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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-16
-ocAL AND Personal

MISS Louise Lamp IS NlOlIlHS III
Martin this week.
Mr.. Geo. P Hurt, of Martin, was a
Wednesday visitor.
Miss Carrie Schmidt is visiting in
Memphis this week.
Mr.. Abner Taylor, of Jackson, was
in the city last week.
Nj. Gus Carter returned this week
from Greenwood, Miss.
Eat at Forrester's.
Mr.. James Mcdaniel, of Kentucky,
is visiting his mother.
Miss Ruth Moore has returned
from a visit in Memphis.
Mr.. Phil Hyman left Sunday on
business trip to Chicago.
T. H. Dougherty has returned from
his vacation in Johnston County.
Miss Myla Smith, of Kenton, was
in the city Wednesday shopping.
Miss Miller, of Texas, was the
guest of Mrs. ]. H. Wheeler this
week.
Mrs. E. T. Laney and children, of
Trimble, visited relatives here this
week
Mrs. Price Fields and Miss Kath-
leen Redditt were visitors in Obion
A1sis week.
Mrs. l.. c. Arnold left yesterday
for Murphysboro to visit her sister,
Mrs. Dufford.
Mrs. l. P. Fitzgerald, of Nashville,
will be the guest of Mrs. Mittie
Moore next week.
Nice line candy, fruits and cigars
at Forrester's.
Mrs. Henrietta Douglas, OF Wood
land, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Corur1 this week.
Mrs. j. M. Glenn, Mrs. Dan Glenn
anu Mloo Mdl luIhCl lShNO NAOhuoy
for Dawson Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Fate Glover will
return home next week after a sum-
mer spent in Clayton.
Mr.. and Mrs w. R. Glass, of Mar
tin, were guests of the week of Mrs.
]. l.. Fry, Main street.
Shoppers this week were Mr.. Tom
Marsh, of Mason Hall, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. w. Pierce, of Trimble.
Mr.. Ripley Davis, of Washington,
YVES in the city Monday en- route to
Jackson to visit his paronts.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Arm are in
st. Louis this week buying fall hats
for Mrs. Arms Union City store.
Miss Bessie Shatz was in the city
last week en- route to her homo in
Kenton after a visit to Nashville.
Where do you eat and drink After
all Forrester's place is the best.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Brown and lit
tie daughter, Maxine, of Obion, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Hopper
Mrs Ledbetter and Mr.. Mesler, of
Little Rock, Ark, are in the city Wis
iting in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. w. Cowden.
Misses Eva Luther, Theresa Talley,
Messrs. Thomas H. Dougherty and |
G. c. Clogs attended a convention at
Fulton yesterday.
Messrs. Dickie Turner Leonard |
Phebus, Will D. Webster and Wal
ter Mays attended the dance in Jack
son Wednesday night.
As the sun brightens the world
SO do DR.. SCOTS glasses brighten the
eyes of the people.
Miss Flansry and Miss Mabel
Loring left Wednesday for Indian
2polis and other Eastern points to
buy millinery for Miss Flanary.
Miss Ruth Riley, who has COM
plotted course in the Bowling Green
Business University, has accepted a |
position with the Canvas Decoy Co.
IS stenographer and bookkeeper.
Miss Ida Lee Williams, accom-
panied by her uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. William Wilson, of Dallas,
Texas, passed thru Union City Mon
lay en- route to several parts of Ken
lucky, making the trip in their car.
Miss Ida Lee is the granddaughter of
Mrs. Fannie Williams, Second street.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-16
FARM FOR SALE,

have for sale good farm of
about one hundred acres with good
tobacco barn, hay shed and fairly
good residence. A good stock farm.
Terms-Small cash payment and
balance long time vendors lien notes
bearing six per cent interest.
21-2t r. T. WHITESELL.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-16

l have for sale ono Eight Cylinder
Four Passenger Chubby Roadster
Oldsmobilo absolutely new, just
brought from Memphis here and will
sell for $3.50 less than regular price
cost, $1,S35.00. If interested write
or phone and will show you.-T. d.
Samuels, Clinton, Ky. 20-3t
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-16

FARM FOR SALE-Good hill
farm of 1913 acres on Troy and Pro-
temus road. Extra good house and
barn on it. Will sell cheap for small
cash payment, balance by long term
notes. Write or see G. R. McDade,
Troy. Tenn. 20-Gt
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-16
Exchange Street Church of Christ.

Bible study at 1920 a. m. next
Lords day. Preaching at II a. m.
and $3.50 p. M. Come worship with
us. T. M. CARNEY.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-16

Howard & Burney have two small
farms for sale, near city, easy terms.
They also have other farms in diff
ferent parts of the county and if
YOU are in the market for farm of
any kind see them.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-16

$50 cures Headaches, Biliousness,
Loss of Appetite, or that tired aching
feeling, due to malaria or Colds.
Fine Tonic.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-16
You May Have Noticed.

Nothing thing that happens
extensively in most of our lives.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-16

LOST-Betweon Commercial Of
flee and post Office K. of P. pin.
Finder please return to this office
and receive reward.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-16

WANTED-Somebd who has
found bunch of keys lost several
weeks ago to return to Thos. South
worth
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-16

FOR SALE-A pair of mules, 5
and 6 years old, on long time.-Felix
Moore. 2O-2t
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-16
ASSIFIED ADS

WANTED-HouSek Phone
224J, or address Mrs. M. E. Hcmil-
ton. 21-1t
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14

The Grant Parent-Teachers' as
sociation was held yesterday after
noon at the school building. A
very enthusiastic meeting on the
child welfare campaign was held.
Mrs. H. A Weld, a representative
Of the wumen's committee Council
Of National Defense spoke upon
the nation wide movement for
child welfare. The mothers and
teachers responded to the appeals
enthusiastically and a great nuT-
Der volunteered their services foN'
the weighing and measuring of the
children, Sept "a and %. Commit
tees were appointed as follows:
Educational-M Mabel Fret
stat, Mrs Camerly, and Mrs. F. j.
Nessler.
Red Cross-Mrs. F. Ballinger,
Mrs. Zercker and Miss Wich.
Social-Mrs. Van Hecke, Mrs. La
den and Mrs. Mywald
Athletic Mrs. Gordon, Mrs. Tor
rey and Miss Elsie Quaintance.
1t was decided to meet the third
Friday of every school month here
after and to start the Red Cross
work as soon as possible. There
Will be a special meeting next
Monday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14
Y. w. c. A. NOTES

Rev. David A. Johnson, pastor of
the Central Presbyterian church,
viii give a talk at the Vesper ser
vices at the Davis cottage at the
Watch Tower Sunday afternoon.
Services will begin at o'clock.
The y. W. c. A. unit of the Patri-
otto league will meet at the assO-
citation building Monday evening.
supper will be served at o'clock.
Reservations must be in before
Monday noon. The girls will oc-
cupy the time with sewing and will
arrange their winter work
The IA Y members who are living
at the Davis cottage at the Watch
Tower until the dormitories are
complete have invited the Y. NJ. c..
A. dormitory boys to a wienie and
marshmallow roast to be held Tues
day night
The Y. W. C. A. girls camping at
the Davis cottage west of the
Watch Tower are giving a picnic
Tuesday night for the Y. W. c. A.
girls and the dOrmitOry boys of the
Y NJ. c. A Supper will be served
at Z o'clock after which there will
be q weener and marshmallow
roast. All who expect o accept the
invitation must register at the Y.
n c. A. or the Y. W. c. A by noon
Monday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14
Farewell for CIfford Myers.

4 stag party was given last even
ing as Z farewell party for Clifford
Myers, who leaves next Monday for
New York City, where he viii enter
the college Of optometTy at Column
bia university. The affair was held
at the home Of the guest Of honor.
The evening was spent in playing
games, stunts and music At the
close Of the evening the company
adjourned TO the dining room,
where a delicious luncheon was
served Mr. Myers has been asso-
ciated with his father in Myers Op-
teal company and has been man
ager Of the Tri-City Photo company.
He has been active in the work of
the Broadway Presbyterian church
and is president Of the state Inter
mediate Christian EndeavOr society.
Those in the party were young men
who have gone through school with
Mr.. Myers. They were Harry 3.
LyfOrd. John GustafsOn. Arthur
DOdsou, Lester Turner and Thomas
Duffy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14
Observation-Disclosures 1

writing material and at other
times one is so tired that he post
PONIES writing. Right now we are
located about ten kilos behind the
front line in q woods. We nave
dug ourselves in and are resting
quite comfortably on good ola
mother earth, and the earth IN
this country is just one sea OF muu
Il rains almost every day ana u
a fellow isn't walking in mud, j
don't believe he would feel quite
right. Our whole company Just
came back the other day, after a
short spell in the lines, ana gu"
bunch, the intelligence, expect -
20 up almost any day. This war IS
anything but sport Personally
am feeling fine and getting along
o. X. | sure long for home as DO
all the boys here. | really don
believe it is going to last very
much longer and everybody seems
to feel as thought the year OF l9,S
will be the last one Of the war.
we are one Of the most fam
Gus battlefelds of the war and al
one can see is ruin and wrecked
towns. ] have few nice souyen-
IRIS and expect to add more as ! 20
along. | have one Of the German
buckles on which is inscribed the
kaiser's famous saying Colt mt
uns." The other night some OF the
Fritz's planes came over and
bombed the woods we are in, about
fourth of a mile from where we
are located, and did some damage.
Part of the game, you know"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14
LongfeIIoM Pnrent-Teacher.

4 very interesting meeting Of the
Parent-Teacher association was
held yesterday afternoon in the
gymnasium of LongfeIlOw school.
Il was the first meeting Of the new
school year. The treasurer report
ed the Liberty bond purchased last
spring entirely paid for and a good
balance left in the treasury. Stand
ing committees for the year we're
appointed Mrs. F. T. Lindberg was
named chairman of the athletic
committee and Mrs. Wright chair
man Of the social committee. Help
ers and clerks for the coming child
welfare campaign were also ap-
pointed. Mrs. y. W. Ward from
the women's committee. council of
national defense, gave an interest
ing talk on the child welfare cam
pa5gn. explaining the details and
benefits of il. Miss Lou Harris,
county superintendent Of schools,
also gave a very interesting and
helpful talk on the Value Of the
Parent-Teacher association" At
the close Of the afternoon refresh
ments were served. The next meet
ing will be the second Friday in
October.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14
ar School
BROADWAY PASTOR
TO DISCUSS PEACE

Tomorrow morning in Broadway
Presbyterian church the sermon by
Rev J. N. Stevenson will be on the
theme, ''Judgment-Now," with the
text, THE Father hath committed
all Judgment unto the Son, " John
%. The order of the morning ser
vice has been altered by the session
requesting the Sunday school teach
church for the children's sermon,
which has been placed earlier in
the order of worship.
In the evening the subject is
Peace possible" from the text.
Peace, peace; when there is no
peace" Jer. GA. The great dan
ger to the allied cause today" says
DT. Stevenson, "is the premature
talk Of peace. This is illustrated in
the kaiseT's speech d few days ago
al the KrUpp munitiOn works at
Essen. Notwithstanding the excel
Iency Of peace il is in the wrong
order. The bible teaches righte-
BUSINESS first and then peace. Peace
is "A result Of justice being salts
fed. This is not an address on war.
il is an address on religion. on
reconciliation. Using the present
crises 10 illustrate the seriOusn ess
of slip-shod thinking. The evidence
used is garuered from a number of
recent books Of high merit: Ger
many in War by Curtin; OBJ
sraCIes 10 Peace by s. s. Mcclure
The latter covering diplomatic mat
ter
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14
BY F. O. VAN CALDER.

There's this difference between
a Liberty loan campaign and an
election: Repeating" is the chief
virtue in buying Liberty bonds
Just the other way in elections.
Cold statistics give all the proof
needed ON the proposition that Lib
erty bond repeaters are much in
demand. They will be particularly
valuable during the fourth Liberty
loan campaign, which opens Sept
%. One American in every three
ought to be a repeater. No matter
how many times you repeat. The
Oftener the better.
1t is easy enough to show that
repeating on a large scale is very
important. Take any mass of re-
turns from almost any class of
Americans, showing the amounts
bought or subscribed on the first
three Liberty loans, and some gen
eral tendencies stand out clearly.
At first a comparatively small per-
Centage of each group of people
bought Liberty bonds. On the sec
ond loan the percentage was larg-
er, but the amount subscribed per
head was smaller On the third
loan a majority of some big groups
purchased the bonds, but again
there was a dimnution of the per
capita amount
Official figures have been receiv-
ed from the railways operating to,
from and in the seventh Illinois dis
trict, of which Rock Island is a
part, including about $50 600 men.
1t appears that less than II per
cent of the employees subscribed for
the first loan. The average amount
per subscriber was $3.50 This
shows that the most prosperous of
the railroad men saw their duty
and did il right away quick. But
about nine-tenths of the employees
said let George do it" and waited.
This is not a Let George do it."
kind of war.
This is everybody's war. You
have got to fight, if you can, and
if the government wants you. II
you cannot be spared from the Job
you are filling, you have got TO
work In case YOU are not actually
wearing a uniform and fighting, il
is up to you to he buying Liberty
bonds; buying them to the point
where YOU can't raise another cent
to pay for them.
The second loan came along and
good deal of educating was done.
That time just about 90 per cent
Of these employees subscribed for
Liberty bonds. One in five of the
railroad men on these lines bought
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14

Sept. 9.-Thomas Wheelan who
for 80 years was section foreman
on the Rock Island, was struck and
thrown 80 feet into the air last
night by an engine near Columbus
Junction He died almost instantly.
P. Greenawalt has resigned his
position os bookkeeper of the Rock
Island Savings bank. He will be
succeeded by George NJ. Loosely.
who has been cashier of the First
National band, and who is very
capable to take up this new posi-
ton.
George Green were both quite
badly hurt yesterday in Davenport,
when the harness breeching strap
of the horse they were driving
broke The accident caused the
light rig to run on the horses
heels. Immediately the animal be
gan kicking the rig to pieces. Mr.
Zoeckler is up today, but Mr.. Green
will be bedridden for some time.
The residence of Fred c. Denk-
mann on Twenty-sixth street near
Seventh avenue, was entered late
yesterday afternoon and the house
was ransacked. The entry was
made through the window OF the
maids room, which is in the rear
of the building. Several valuable
pieces of jewelry were stolen be
side $40 in cash.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14
URGES ALL LOYAL ROCK ISLANDERS
TO BE REPEATERS WHEN NEXT BOND
DRIVE is LAUNCHED BY GOVERNMENT

or subscribed for second loan
bonds. How about the amount each
man took-that is to say, what was
the average per catpita amount? 1t
was just $82. 50-less than the per
capita of the first loan.
Then came the third loan and a
tremendous campaign of education
to wrench people out of the foolish
idea that this is war which one
man can delegate to somebody else.
The duties of citizenship cannot be
delegated when it is a matter of
life or death. The third loan show
ed nearly 81 per cent of the en-
ployes of these trunk and local
lines subscribed. Several of the
roads showed 100 per cent subscrib-
ers. That was a big improvement
over either of the previous loans,
but how about the per capita
amount? Another drop in the av-
erage amount from $3.50 to S72.
Now this is where the need of
"repeaters" is evident.
Suppose on the next loan the per-
centages of change noticed in the
last two cases go on at the rates
noted above. Suppose 100 per cent
of the railroad men concerned in
this particular analysis subscribe.
and suppose that the per capita
amount subscribed for goes down
at the same rate-$92. so, So. so. $72,
and then around $50 per head av-
erage. The question is. what will
that amount to in helping along the
war to victory for the Americans
and our allies?
Well, it would amount to one
hours war cost
After all the educating railroad
people to subscribe, the net gain in
numbers and the corresponding
loss in per capita would give the
government about enough extra
money to fight for one hour longer
What is the answer?
The answer is: Lots of repeat
ers. Instead of subscribing once
for the fourth Liberty loan, one man
in two or three has got to sub
scribe twice. Or he has got to sub
scribe twice as much.
On the fourth Liberty loan make
it a rule to pyramid a repeat
er-plunge on the sure thing
double your subscription
BY doing that you will make the
fourth loan great success for I'm
Gle Sam and a death blow for BIZ
HohenzoIlern OF Potsdam.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
From The Argus Files of 1888

Sept 12-Yesterday afternoon
while playing around the canning
factory, some boys found a bundle
of bones which those who have
seen them believe to be the bones
of both hands and several others
of a small child. There IS no other
evidence.
Sept. 13-Today the old settlers
of this county are holding their
2Sth annual picnic a Watch
Tower President Daniel Beal con-
Quoted the business meeting.
An accident which might have
been serious occurred yesterday at
the bicycle races which took place
in Davenport. Two of the riders
were near the goal and were exert
ing themselves to their utmost to
outride the other, when an eX-
cited spectator threw his hat into
the line of riders. Whether this
was the cause of the spill or II
there is some other, is not known
However the wheels OF the two
bicycles became entangled throw
ing both riders headlong on the
ground Neither was badly hurt.
Sept. 1i-JOhn Russ was elected
president of the Rock Island Gun
club at the organization of the
club last night. There are As mem
bers enrolled and several more
have announced their intention of
joining.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14
eHeII or Hoboken by Christmas,

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Miller. ll25
Fourth avenue. have some more
interesting letters from their son.
Leslie II. Miller, Of the Rock Island
postofiice, who was among The early
arrivals of the United States troops
in France.
Leslie speaks OF his own actual
experiences in shell fire and OF be-
ing one of a detail that put I'd a
barrage of "A guns, and Of being
sent up near the front lines with
Australian soldiers with o. trench
mortar outfit. when we go into
camp around here" he says, we
dig in about two feet in the ground.
making a shelter, and throw the
earth around outside, so that In
case one Of the Hun shells hits our
dugout and bursts, II buries Itself
in the ground or goes through the
tent, over our heads.
I'VE see and hear a good deal
here and the aeroplane fights that
are constantly going or, are inter
esting." Miller speaks OF the
quaint French villages. Of which
he says he wishes DE could send
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to it.
an avDsrienca in which artsr n Ions
march the troon og which he was
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Sroat Imae,ira r. yo5I can how
nice il is IN mack nm v1ur roll and
drese in the garl- NJ w.. are moi
Derrit-ed m Ifprf any candles on
account Of Tho aeronIqras After
a bard trarn We 7rsf7 went into
-, ~ 49, o,,1o.,i- ,Eo ,or+ rigFt
we We a,a re- off arair ana T,15o5 near
the front lines at 10 o.cIarx Il
sura was an awfu1 sfrhr Our line
comnanies had 10 60 fu fine reserve
trenches which had been held By
the Germans four DAVIS before.
Dead Huns were living aU around.
I mad 10 pull four Of them ont OF
one duooUt before going 10 sleep.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14
StOns at .NYhaIe Lane !.

Irving l.. Wright. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. +. NJ. Wright. 1929 Twelfth
street, commonly known not only
among his fellow soldiers but in
the tri-cities as the Chaser Of
Gloom" has written a letter to his
parents, which is flooded with the
ever budding optimism that
Rosie" is known to have. His
message is appended:
Fourth day at sea-Dear Folks:
Hello, folks. Gee! If you are feel
ing just as good as l am our large
family has no complaint whatever.
Our trip so far has been good. Al
though crowded We all seem TO
stand it fine. However, some of the
boys get quite seasick. So far
have not been sick at all. Feel
just as good as l did on land
knock on wood no joking at all
though, | feel great. One thing
we miss is the Texas dust and sun
However, We have had some strong
winds.
L think we must have hit
sandbar last night near Muscatine
as | saw about fifteen JaCkies car
rying a nice big watermelon this
morning and they not even stubbed
their toes. let alone falling
Sixth day out Somewhere be
tween Sharksyille and Whale lane.
Not much excitement at either
place. | think they must have had
a food. as | could not see street
or building at these two well
known places. Maybe they moved
on account of the war We must
pass all the big cities at night as
| have not seen any as yet Yes
terday the waves were qlite large.
and even this large ship rolled
from side 10 side. while the smaller
ones with us tossed around like
corks. The water so far has not
been rough. SO the crew tells us.
but l don't remember of seeing
any on the Mississippi quite as
large since way back in 40.
Seventh day S a III. and the
weather is cloudy, but clouds have
nothing on us. when we get ured
or looking at them We step inside
and look AT the electric lights ami.
imagine they are the sun. Besides
there are quite few sons on the
ship anyway.
There really is little news to
write as all We see Is water and
you can see that at home. l was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles OhIweiler,
1926 Twelfth street, yesterday cele-
brated their golden wedding ami
versary. The bridal couple of so
years ago, kept open house during
the day and many were the friends
who same to greet these venerable
and esteemed people. A family
dinner was served in the evening.
Mr. Ohlweiler was born in Ger
many. Aug. 8, 1S45. In the spring
of 1S4S the family emigrated to this
country arriving in Rock Island in
June, 1S48. He has lived in this city
ever since. He served in the Civil
war in Company X of the Eighty
third infantry.
Mrs. Ohlweiler was born in Ger