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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-06-14
Mr.. Speaker Shropshire Speaks.

Hon. Clyde Shropshire spoke at
the courthouse in Union City last
Saturday. Mr.. Shropshire was speak
er last session of the house branch
of the Tennessee General Assembly.
He is now Democratic candidate for
Governor and came here to present
his claims to our people.
The audience was not large. 1t is
hard now to interest people in poll
tics, but there were some of our local
politicians present.
Mr.. Shropshire announced that he
would refrain from personalities,
but he tried to put Judge Roberts on
the fence on the question of Prohibi-
ton and to show that he was incon-
sistent in his position advocating re-
trenchment in useless and unneces-
sarily expensive public offices. The
Judge, he says, was the beneficiary
of an extra Office created by the
Legislature for his son to act as pri-
vate clerk or deputy. This appoint
ment was sought by the Judge, Mr..
Shropshire stated, and effects the
Judges claims as reformist.
Mr.. Shropshire also spoke of the
proposition he made to his opponents
to do away with expensive campaign
headquarters and donate the same
amount of money to the Red Cross,
quoting a personal letter from Presi-
dent Wilson commencing him for his
patriotism.
He quoted Mr.. Peay as local
optionist who is standing on the
grounds that the liquor question in
Tennessee is settled.
Then Mr.. Shropshire placed him
self squaroly on the platform of f.
nancial reform in Tennessee and Ma
tional Prohibition. He says that
he favors an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States pro-
hibiting the manufacture and sale of
intoxicating liquors as beverage.
Now all this sounded very good,
except his criticism of Judge Roberts
on the whiskey question and his at
titude on State appropriations. In
the language of the mighty bard,
HE doth protest too much" The
friends of Judge Roberts do not adj
nit this construction on the context
of his announcement. They quote |
the following from Judge Roberts:
with respect to my attitude to-
ward existing temperance and law
enforcement statutes, I desire to
state with emphasis that / have con-
sistently favored these measures,
favor them now, and If elected, will |
enforce them intellectually as one
who sincerely believes in their wis
dom and virtue. So far as statutory
enactment is concerned, the temper
ance question is forever settled in
Tennessee, and will and should be
settled in the Nation by the prompt
by the State Legislatures
Of the prohibition amendment re-
Gently proposed by Congress. 1t
should not be reopened or again
agitated, and will not be if the peo-
pie see to it that men in full sympa-
Thy with these laws are elected to
enforce them"
Then too, when Mr.. Shropshire
was declaring himself on financial
reform, he made it sweeping until
ne got to the old soldiers. He was
very particular to show his devotion
10 the Confederate soldier. There
must be no limit of pensions for
hem.
1t looked a little like friend Shrop-
shire was playing politics.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-06-14

The American casualty list issued
Sunday was the largest of any sim
gle day since the War Department
began to make public the American
losses. 1t contained 1913 names.
Thirty-three men were killed in ac-
ton and nine died from wounds. In
addition eleven men died of disease,
one from an airplane accident and
four from accidents and other causes.
The aggregate OF deaths in the serv-
ice from all causes reported up to
the present is 1927, while 4,O46
have been wounded and 342 are
missing.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-06-14
Gen. Gates Withdraws.

In a statement given to the public
Monday, Charles T. Gates, Jr., former
Attorney-Genera of Tennessee, an
nounced his formal withdrawal from
the contest for the United States Sen
ate. In his withdrawal, General
Gates states that when he announced
his candidacy he believed that he
and the present Senator would be
the only contestants, but that since
that time another candidate has en-
tered the race, so changing condi-
tions that he has decided to leave the
field. This he does without express
ing any preference for either of the
other candidates, but, on the con-
trary, he expressly denies the state
ment that he would withdraw in the
interest of any candidate.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-06-14

Armed Intervention in Russia
would be extremely difficult because
of the hostility of the population,
and coud not improve the allied mill
tary situation, DR.. John Szlupas, of
the Lithuanian Central Committee
told Secretary Lansing. DR.. Szlupas
described Great Russia as territory
lapsing into barbarism under Boil
shevik domination.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-06-14
With the Colors.

The Union City Commercial
Dear Editor: Well, 1 suppose you
get lets Of letters from US soldier
boys, but we like to write letters.
While we like to write, we much
rather receive letters from our home
people. You have no idea how much
good letters from home do a soldier.
Lots of times it will keep him from
INDUCING in things he otherwise
would do.
Since we left Union City, Friday
at 3:06 p. m, lots of things have
come into our lives. We arrived at
Fort Thomas Saturday morning
about $50, got our mess kits, our
dinner, our examination, vaccination
and then our uniforms, all before
supper. And while there we 0bion
County boys so conducted ourselves
that we received the highest praise
from our sergeant in charge. We all
liked him very much. About 4 p. m.
Sunday we were lined up on the
parade grounds and marched about
two miles to the train, something
over 400 of us, all from Tennessee.
We were entrained about p. m. for
Camp Jackson, arriving about 4 a.
m. Tuesday.
md WI tho Pad Crncc
girls were very nice to us along the
way; were served dinner at Erwin,
Tenn, the only place we were allow
ed off the train. Three cheers for
the Red Cross girls. Back them up,
people. They are doing a great work.
They served us hot coffee, which
nerved us up on our long trip. We
were brought roundabout way
up the Ohio Riv@, across corner of
West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee,
North Carolina and into South Caro-
lima, were travelling all the time.
Camp life is not so bad as one
might think. We have very nice
officers over us. They gave us a
chance to rest up when we got here.
They have scattered us Tennessee
boys now. Out of the 100 in our
barracks only about 80 remain. They
were transferred to other barracks
in this camp-are still in artillery
though. About 80 boys from Boston,
Mass, were put in our barracks
Tuesday night. Am thinking they
will find this climate rather warm.
l know we do. 1t was 103 in the
shade the other day. We got our
second inocculation Tuesday evening,
and they were nice enough to let us
off duty till Friday. Guess it is a
good thing, because it has made most
of us very sick. And the one we got |
at Fort Thomas is taking too.
The Y. M. c. A. is grand organ
ization. Here at the "Y" is always
a cordial welcome, lots of things to
help pass away the time in a nice,
pleasant way. If home people want |
to help the soldier boy who is de-
Tending our dear old flag let them
help the "Y" as well as the Red
Cross.
Would like to be back in Obion
County once more, but we are in a
glorious cause. We understand that
they have been ordered to drill us
Tor seventy-two days then to send us
over seas for duty. The Huns had
better watch out for we are many.
Perhaps this is enough for this
lime. With best wishes to dear Obion
County, am Yours truly,
HERBERT M. WELLS.
Bat. c., Camp Jackson.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-06-14

The enormous growth of the
American merchant marine in all
classes of vessels was revealed at
Washington Saturday for the first
time in statistics from the Depart
ment of Commerce, showing that in
the first five months of this year
there have been built in this coun-
try total of 500 vessels of 6S7, O55
tons gross. The merchant fleet of
the United States now amounts to
approximately 100000 tons, and
is second only to the merchant ton
mage of Great Britain.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-06-14

DR.. Isabel Gray, tho first woman
having the rank of an officer in the
United States army, reported for
duty at Camp Grant. Although not
allowed to wear the insignia of rank,
DR.. Gray has the status and pay of
a First Lieutenant. She will be as
signed to the base hospital.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-06-14
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For State Senate.

For State Senate.
CALDWELL.-We are authorized to announce
d. p. Caldwell a candidate for the Senate
branch of the Tennessee General Assembly. to
represent the counties of Weakley. Obion and
Lake, subject to the action of the Democratic
party.l
For Representative.
BRATTON.-We are authorized to announce S.
r. Bratton, Esq, as a candidate for represent
tative from Obion County in the Tennessee
General Assembly, subject to the action OF the
Democratic party.
For Floater.
GRIFFIN.-we are authorized to announce Dr.
j. Frank Griffin as a candidate for Pictorial
Representative in the Tennessee General AS
sembly, to represent the counties of Dyer,
Lake and Obion, subject to the action of the
Democratic party.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-06-14
Democratic Ticket

Chancellor-v. H. HOLMES
Circuit Judge-R. A. EI.KINS
County JudRe-JOEL B. WADDEI.L
Attorney General-THOS o. MORRIS
County Court Clerk-R. H. BOND
Circuit Court Clerk-THURMAN TAI.LEY
County Trustee-T. j. EASITRWOOD
County Register-R. B. MILNER
Sheriff.. M. HICKMAN
New Britain herald., 1918-03-11

used for munitions has been furnished by Sweden.
 Denmark has never been considered overfriendly to the Entente, but con- sidering the fact that she is a small nation living under the muzzles of the German guns and with the mailed fist at her throat, the fact that she is leaning backward in maintaining her neutrality toward the Entente coun- tries is understood to have caused no ilI-fceling
 The latest German move appears to be familiar one. Germany feels that she is now in a position where she is so strong in the north that she need no longer cultivate the friendship ot the Scandinavian countries and that she may make whatever damaging ar ranScmcnts she desires and threaten them. It is the same procedure she followed when she began bonn mbarding undetended British coast towns like ScarDorough, explaining her action on the ground that they were fortified She now attacks the Scandinavian countries with the excuse that they are unneutraI
 Iteventlow writes that as the Swed- iSh Government has become more and more attached to the cause of Ger mans enemies. German feeling to- ward her has cooled and that "Swed- tsh freedom of action has been grcnt- ly limited"
 The Norddeutsche AlIgemeine Zai- tung says that the Norwegian nev-S- papers minimize German successes and that therefore there cannot ne any moro talk of Norwegian neutr2l- itN.
 The Cologne Gazette, in comment ing on the swedish press editorials regarding the occupation of the AL and Islands, says:
 The Swedes have no cause for complaint. They reap simply the re- suit Of their policy of overprudcncc during the War
New Britain herald., 1918-03-11

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New Britain herald., 1918-03-11

greeted each other. Pince Henry looked fiXedly at Dewey and said:
 ''I will send my ships to Manila to see that you behave"
 T shall be delighted to have you do so,'' courteously responded the then American Commodore. "But per init me to caution you to keep your ships from between my guns and the enemy
 Since the European war began the incident in Manila Bay has been dis cussed many times as indicating clear lythe fact that German enmity of America was not of recent origin. It was not, however, until just after this country had entered the war that Senator Smith, speaking at n linnor in Michigan. made public Admiral DeWey's assertion that he at last had come jrto possession of the facts re- garding not only the presence in Ma niIG, of the German squadron. but the reason for von Diederichs actions there
 "Admira Dewey told me-, Senator Smith said, that he had just re- ceived lndispuatable proof that Ger many had arranged for the purchase of the Philippines from Spain and that the bargain had ben concluded except for the final signatures when the Spanish American war broke Ou,. Non Diederichs had been sent to tako charge of the islands as governor. Nd- mlral Dewey told me that if he had had this information four months ago he would have included it in his autO~ biography, but it caIuc tLO late.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-11
LONERGAN DELIVERS
 LITHUANIAN MESSAG
Congressman Deposits With State partmcnt Petition Sent by
 New Britain People.
Especial to the HeraldD.

Washington, March t1.-C'ongrel man Augustine Loncrgan called the state department today and Il with the Hon. Frank l.. Polk, actil secretary of state, a petition contal ing resolutions adopted by more th| 500 Lithuanians at Il mass meeting New Britain this week.
 The resolutions pointed ont that t Lithuanians numbered S,000,000
 people of a distinct history and Id guage, now oppressed by their ncia 'bors but who one time were ind pendent and gave freedom and euu. ity of the law to all peoples with it's boundaries. They had assist materially in checking the inroads the Tartars in the early days
 The resolutions asked that Pre- dent Wilson intercede for the I.itbn nianS at the peace conference with view to their determining for thel selves their form of government n petition was signed by the chairm of the meeting, John Skritulsisy ., the secretary, Miss Eva Kaslalisl,,n
 State department officials Ina evincod decided interest in tho acti of the people of foreign birth in co necticut in asserting the rights tEeir honelands to government
New Britain herald., 1918-03-11

seeking to hang Tom Mooney" he said. But never fear. We socialists will have the last say out in Cali fornia. This meeting is only the be- ginning.
 When the socialists send the mes sage. You dare not hang Mooney, he will be free"
 Officials of the American Fedora ton of Labor were denounced by Sieverman for having failed to join in demanding a general ''interna tionaI labor conference" to create an armis- tice and discuss peace terms.
 Joseph Schlossberg, secretary o6 the Amalgamated Clothing Workers, fred a broadside against the convic- ton Of Mooney and urged q united demand for his freedom.
 Abe Tuvim, a lieuAapant in the so- cialist organization Produced a reso- Iutior which was adopted, demand ing Mooney's freedom. The docu- ment denounced the courts and prose- cutting officials of California for hav- ing convicted him in connection with the throwing of a bomb into a pre- paredness day parade in June l91o, in the streets of San Francisco.
 A contribution in behalf of his de- fense, amounting to about $loo, was made by tho audience at the conclu- sion of the harangues ot the speak CTS. Further meetings In tho interest of ",roru" will be held this week. it was stated.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-11
SCANDINAVIA NEXT
 ON kA|SER'S ROUTE
Gerxan Press Opens Vials of
 Wrath for "Unneutrality"

London, March 1.-The newest dis play of German policy has come in the form of a sudden brOadSide of denunciatiOn of the Scandinavian countries by German newspapers and publicists such as Count gu ReVent- low of the Tageszetung. From the
 similarity of the articles 1t is evident that they are directed by one mind,
 W hich mind apparently is that of the
 German government.
 The articles accuse the Scandlna
 yian countries substantially of being
 ,cconplices of the Entente and warn
 them that therefore they can expect
 10 consideration from Germany. The
 reason for this policy is plain to dip lomats here.
 Germany's dealings with Finland
 thus far seem to be designed to make Finland a minor German kingdom, with the emperor's son, Prince Os- car, on the throne, and to make an other Heligoland of the Atand Islands. This scheme is a direct blow against Sweden, and, in a less degree, against Denmark and Nor
 wax, and is in line with the German cmperor's boast that the Baltic lands have been made permanently Ger | man.
 The Aland Islands, geographically, are as much part of Sweden as l Newfoundland Is of Canada. Through l out the war Sweden has been troubled l hy the fear that Russia would take 1 them. Germany now occupies tn"
 islands tempora rily, but the German | flag nies over the public buildings,
 and no one believes that it will ever l come down except by force. The most practical effect of Ger l man control of Finland and the | A1and Islands is pointed out by Re l Ventlow, who says that they will no ] longer be used as a comm erClal bridge between Scandinavia, and Rus sia This is a bar to American as 1 well as British trade with Russia. l Charge of UnncutraIity Absurd. 1 That the Scandinavian countries l have been overfriendly to the Entente | came here as an amusing charge. 1 Sweden has generally been rated the 1 most pro German of the neutral Flu l Topean nations, except possibly Spain l The royal family, the aristocracy, the | universities and the army have been 1 outSpokenly Dro-German.
 IA For lona time it was feared that 1 Sweden wocad join the Germanic alIi- ! ance According to one newspaper 55 l per cent. of the steel Germany has
New Britain herald., 1918-03-11
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New Britain herald., 1918-03-11
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New Britain herald., 1918-03-11
PUl.l.AR
 X NVEN
COUNTRY CUT INTO MUNITION DISTRICTS
New Haven Is Headquarters for Connecticut and Western Mass

Washington, March 11-War de- nartment plans for the division of the country into intuition districts to bring a bout decentralization and closer contact with the manufactur- CTS of munitions are announced by General Wheeler, acting chief of ordnance.
 There will be ten zones, with dis trict headquarters at New Y ork city, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Rochester, Boston, New Haven, De- troit, Cincinnati, and Chicago. In each of these cities 8 leading business man has been selected to be district chief of the production division of the ordnance department, as follows:
 Pittsburgh-Ralph M. Dravo of Dravo brothers, steel constructors.
 CeVeland-SamueI Scovil who re- signed as president of the Cleveland Illuminating company to head the production division.
 Roehester-F. S. Noble of the Eastman Kodak company.
 Boston-Levi II. Greenwood of the Wakefield Rattan company.
 New Haven-Waldo c. Bryant. president of the Bryant Electric com pany of Bridgeport Conn.
 Detroit-Fred J. Robinson, presi- dent of the Lowrie & Robinson Lum- her company.
 CincinnatNCharles l.. Harrison of the Cincinnati Chamber of Com merce.
 Chicago-E. A. Russell, vice presi- dent of the Otis Elevator company.
 New York-Samue G. Allen, chair man of the Lima Locomotive Works, HOT Broadway
 Philadeiphia-Joh c. Jones of the Harrison Safety Boiler Works.
 Colonel Guy K. Tripp of New York, ex-chairrnan of the Westinghouse company, and now chief of the pro- 6uctlon division of the ordnance de- partTneHt, worked out the details of the plan.
 General W. s. Peirce, head of the bureau In which is the finance di wisdom of the ordnance denartment and Colonel B. W. Dunn, head of the inspection division, have arranred +o fellow the same decentralization nIan and will have their field forces in the same district headquarters as the production department.
 Colonel Samuel McR ofberts, former Iy vice president and executive man ager of the National City Bank, who has been at the head of the procure ment division of the ordnance depart ment for some time, will o-operate with the district officers
 '"The plan," said General Wheeler 'is a logical development of the re organization of the ordnance depart ment It not only brings the depart ment into direct contact with the mu milton industries, so that the work can be followed up more closely, but 1t also assures better inspection facili- ties, quicker payment for work done and more exact information as to the progress of the work. The territory covered has been clearly outlined. and the comparatively few industries not embraced in these districts will deal directly with the production division in Washington as heretofore"
 The New Haven district is as fol- lows:
 Comprises the state of Connecticut and the following counties in Western Massachusetts; Berkshire, Franklin Hampshire and Hampden.