Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-11-07
British General Pays American Troops
High Compliment.


High Compliment.
With the Anglo-American Forces
American forces fighting beside the
British armies made total advance of
IL miles in six days of battle in this
sector Field Marshal Sir Douglas
Haig, commanderin-chief of the Brit
ish armies in France. has sent the fol-
lowing letter to the general command
ing the American troops:
81 wish to express to you personally,
and to all officers and soldiers serving
under you, my warm appreciation OF
the very valuable assistance and gall
liant services rendered throughout the
operations of the Fourth British army
called upon to attack positions OF
the greatest strength held by deter
mined enemy, all ranks of the 9th
New York troops) and Both tTennes
see, North Carolina, South Carolina
and District of Columbia troops) divi-
sions under your command have dis
played an energy, courage and deter.
mination in attack which has proved
irresistible
1T does not need me to tell you that
under heavy fighting of the last three
weeks you have earned the lasting es
TEEN and admiration of your British
comrades in the army whose successes
you have so molly shared"
The Thirtieth is the "Old Hickory
division.
Memphis Southern Unitarian
Conference has decided not to hold its
annual convention this year on account
OF war activities. On Sept 20 the min
lister of the local Unitarian Church
sent out a circular letter to all the
| churches in the Southern states, say
ing that everybody is so busy with war
work activities of various kinds that
We ought not take either time or
money for a purely UNCONVENTIONAL
convention. He urged that the Unita-
rian convention which was to have
been held in Memphis, Oct. 1924, in
elusive, be postponed. During the
week the official letter canceling the
convention was received.
Nashville. The week beginning
Monday, Dec. 2, has been selected as
the date for the new home card con.
servation week. On the Sunday before
the beginning of the campaign a mes.
sage from the food administration di-
recting attention to the new home card
will be presented in all the churches
Of the state During the previous
week the food administration will util,
ize the splendid four-minute organiza.
ton of the state in preparing the peo'
pie for conservation week. 1t Is ex.
pected that by the dates named the
epidemic of influenza will be over and
public meetings will again be per-
missable.
! According to the regular weekly re-
| port of DR.. w. E. Hibbett, Nashville
health officer, the death toll taken by
pneumonia and influenza during the
week ended at noon Oct 10 showed a
slight decrease under that of the week
preceding it. The total number of
deaths for the week just ended was
229, of which number 157 were white
and 80 colored.
Nashville and Davidson county went
over the top with huge subscriptso on
Of $12G25,0 900 in the fourth Liberty
loan drive. And as it is estimated that
several hundred thousand dollars re.
main yet to be reported, it is believed
ty that the final figures will show the
people of this section periodically sub,
scribed for total of $13000,000 Of
bonds.
Knoxvile.-Provided Spanish influ
enza does not stop plans, the ninety
fifth annual session of the Holston
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
| Church, South, will convene in Knox
vile on Oct 80. Incidentally it will be
the fourteenth time this city has en-.
tertained the organization. Bishop col
Inns Denny of Richmond, Va, will pre-
side. and the Rev. A. Burrow of
Knoxville will finish his twenty-fifth
year as secretary.
Knoxville-Rev. Joseph B. Oakley
OF Warrensburg, Mo-, has accepted a
call to the pastorate of the First Cum,
berland Presbyterian Church here,
Rev Oakley formerly was pastor of
churches at Dyersburg and Jackson,
|
Paris.-Judge T. E. Harwood of
Trenton, the Judge of this circuit, has
announced the appointment of H. w.
Morton of Paris as circuit court clerk
to succeed A. B. Trousdale, who died
here last week after serving "a years,
Mr. Trousdale had just entered upon
his seventh term, beginning in August
and the appointment of Mr. Morton is
for practically two years, until the