The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-02-01


chief of artillery of the Eighth French
army, who came here to confer with
the French officers detailed to Fort
Oglethorpe as instructors, said in an
interview that there could be no eff
fective artillery training in the United
States with the units scattered over
such large territory.
Lexington.-Th executive board Of
the West Tennessee Baptist Sunday
School convention, OF which E. l..
Bass, Memphis, is president, and
Rev Fleetwood Ball Of this place sec
rotary, has prepared program for the,
next session of the convention to be
held in Whiteville, March 1914.
Knoxville rooding over the faet
that he had been listed for cOnscrip-
ton is said to have caused such a
nervous strain as to unbalance the
mind of John W. Felker, 20, garment
cutter for a local manufacturing con-
Germ, who committed suicide at his
home Lere.
Memphis -Cablegrams received by
Mrs. Battle Malone and by relatives
Of a number of the other officers and
orderlies of Major Battle Malone Red
Cross hospital unit brought the cheer
ing news that the entire party have
arrived safely at port somewhere In
France"
Knoxville.-A request to Gov. T. c.
Rye that he call an extra session of
the state legislature to ratify the fed
eral amendment for prohibition has
been prepared by members of the
Knoxville and Knox county chapters
of the w C. T. U.
Nashville.-Gov Tom G. Rye APP
pointed DR.. ]. A. GholsoH of Clarks-
vile member of the state board Of
dental examiners to succeed DR.. G. Fl.
Elliott. DR.. Elliott recently resigned
to accept a commission in the detail
reserve corps, U. S, army.
Lexington.-The hog sale movement
for the county under the direction OF
Government Farm Demonstration Hugh
A. Powers, is going strong and por-
tends large increase In the output
of pork for 1918.
Selmer.-Judge s. ]. Everett OF Jack
son convened the regular January term
of the McNairy county circuit court,
and then adjourned, continuing all the
cases until the regular May term.
Memphis. second OF a series
of war conferences, to be held in Ten
nessee at the call of Gov. Rye, will
take place at the Memphis chamber
OF commerce Monday, Feb. 4.
Johnson City.-Hobart Forbes, aged
10, was sentenced to eight years and
five months in the state reform school
for the murder of his sister, Maisie
Forbes, aged -, on Jan 10.
Nashville.-The state highway do.
partment is advertising for bids on
approximately 100000 gallons OF
bituminous material road oil for tho
departments season work.
Nashville.-Clyde Tate, about q, a
Tennessee volunteer at home on fur
Tough from Fort Thomas. committed
suicide by shooting himself twice on
the streets of Lewisburg.
Trezevant.-The local Baptist church
has decided to have a Bible institute,
beginning on Wednesday night before
the fifth Sunday in March, and con-.
tinulng until Sunday.
Union City. : Complimentary 10
Mayor F. L. Pittman, through the In
fluence Of the national guards. Gov.
Rye has appointed him first lieutenant
of Company A.
Dyersburg-D. w. Moss, county
chairman national council Of defense.
has called conference OF farmers
here for Feb. to discuss increased hog
production.
Knoxville.-More than a hundred
Knoxville merchants and their EN-.
ployes have volunteered to spend the
heatless Mondays cutting wood for the
poor.
Jackson.-Word has been received
In Jackson of the death Of Hamilton
Conger at jefferson Barracks. Mo. re-
sulting from pneumonia
ssss.
Union City.-County Food Admins
traitor Clarence G. Clogs is after the
high price grocer. the food hoarder
and food waster In 0bion county.
Martin.-William Rowlett, aged e,
net instant death at bis home fonr
miles southeast OF Martin, when his
life was accidsataily discharged. TIE
ball entered has right ere and passed
through the brain.
$685.
Camp Sevier. s. C.-6even hundred