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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-15

haustive study of the subject at
tribute this to imperfect metaboIism
or the process OF digestion. There
are too many starchy foods taken
into the stomach, with no accom-
panying solvents. and the result is
cementing of the particles undi-
gested and resultant Inflammation
between the appendix and the colon.
and then no relief but the surgeons
knife.
But in the face of all this the
mills and the authorities keep on
making the depleted carbohydrates
for the human body.
A fad is it. and yet you go about
with some other scientific propa-
ganda for hogs or cattle, for the
farm; why not the human body.
The physicians, without of course
tracing the disease with anything
like an intelligent and extensive in
vestigation, found appendicitis due to
berry seed, which theory was after
wards abandoned for germs. But all
the while no one seemed to realize
that we were trying to overthrow
nature in its plans. Ancient mama
was not taken as a food after it was
marketed and milled out of its
original state into fine starchy sub
stance. Our pioneer mills did not
grind our grain SO fine and bolt near
ly all of 1t into animal food.
Whole wheat was intended by ma
ture as body building food.
Too late now for this fiubdub, as
far as the last crop is concerned, but
not too late to take care Of the next
crop.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-15
Important Business.

To County Judges, Chairmen of the
County Court, and Justices of the
Peace:
AS the United States is involved
in the gravest crisis in its history,
! deem it my solemn duty to ask
the County Courts of Tennessee at
their quarterly meeting on the first
Monday in April, 1918, to suspend
business for one hour at one O'Clock
in the afternoon, so that people in
every county in Tennessee may as
semble at the courthouse and con-
slider the grave questions involved in
this world war.
The State Council of National De-
Tense has prepared full statement
of facts. This statement is earnest
ly commended to your attention, and
ask that it be read at one O'Clock
by some good reader whom you may
select for this purpose. After this
statement has been read, brief and
appropriate remarks should be made
by citizens selected by you, en-
phasizing the necessity of the patri-
otto fulfillment of our obligation to
our country in this emergency. In
this manner, at one o'clock on the
afternoon of April 1, 1918, will be
held In every county in our State
a great patriotic meeting, where the
problems that confront us will be
considered and explained, and
proper tribute be paid those noble
sons of your county who have Joined
the ranks in our defense.
So important is this occasion that
| wish to charge the responsibility
to each justice for representation
from his district at this meeting.
For your information, the Chair
man of the County Councils of De-
Tense, County Food Administrator,
County Fuel Administrator, Local
Exemption Boards, Legal Advisory
Boards and Medical Advisory Boards
have been directed to cooperate
with you in this meeting, and you
are at liberty and requested to call
upon these for such assistance as
may be necessary to make this meet
ing success.
In meetings of this character. our
forefathers fostered liberty, and in
this manner let US preserve that lib
erty for our children.
Respectfully.
TOM C. RYE, Governor.
Mar. z.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-15
LAND SALE.

o. II. Clemmons ct al. vs. d. e. PEN
dergrass ct al
In Chancery Court at Union City,
Tennessee.
In obedience to a decree OF the
Chancery Court at Union City made
at the October term, 1917, In the
above styled case, | will, on
Monday, the LIST Day Of April, 1918,
at Union City, Tenn, in front of the
east door of the courthouse sell to
the highest and best bidder the
property in said decree described,
being a one-half undivided interest
in certain tract of land lying and
being In -- Civil District of Obion
County, Tenn, and described as fol-
lows: Beginning at the north end
of slough known as the "cut off,
of Obion River, and runs thence
southeast and southwest with the
meandering of said river to the south
end of said slough or 'cut on" where
ii enters and empties into said
Obion River; thence north with the
meanderings of said slough or "cut
off, to the beginning, containing IL
acres more or less and known as
the Bill Robinson Island and being
the extreme eastern part OF said
Robinson home place. Reference Is
made to the deed of the said G.. w.
Murphy to said property recorded In
Book C, No. 8, page 9, OF the Reg
ister's office of Obion County, Tenn.
TERMS OF SALE-Sale will be
made on credit of ceven months
and in bar of the right and equity
Of redemption. Note for the pur-
chase money with good personal se-
curity will be taken from the pur-
chaser. 50-2t
This 9Th day OF March. 1918.
GEO. A. GIBBS,
Clerk and Master.
Lannom q Stanfield, Solicitors.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-15
.(continued next week.
Is the Test Of Time. Many Union
City People Have Made This
Test.


Years ago this Union City citizen
told in public statement, the bene-
fit derived from Doan's Kidney Pills.
The statement is now confirmed
the testimony complete. Instances
like this are numerous. They
doubly prove the merit of Doan's
Kidney Pills. Can any Union City
reader demand more convincing
proof? It's Union City testimony
IL may be Investigated.
Mrs. e. M. Duncan, Todd St., says:
For years ! was bothered by back
aches and pains through my bladder
and my kidneys acted too freely.
Doan's Kidney Pills were highly
recommended and tried them. They
made me WE'LL
Over three years later, Mrs. Dun
can said: Colds sometimes weaken
my kidneys, but can rely on Doan's
Kidney Pills to relieve me. / have
rs much confidence in this medicine
now as when ! recommended it be-
FORE"
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Duncan had. Foster ilburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-15

Entered at the post Office at Onion City. Ten
sssee. as second-class mail matter.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-15
Card of Thanks,

We want to express our thanks to
the many friends and neighbors for
the aid and sympathy given us in the
sudden death Of our dear husband
and father. and especially to DR..
Park, Messrs. Jake Caldwell and s.
r. Bratton who responded so quick
ly to our call for help. Our hearts
go out in deepest gratitude to eash
Of you--Mrs. G. w. Latimer and
Family.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-15

For State Senate.

CALDwELIe--we are authorized 10 announce
D. P. Caldwell a candidate for the Senate
branch Of the Tennessee General Assembly. to
represent the counties of weakiey. Obion and
Lake, subject to the action Of the Democratic
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-15
ALLEGED GERMAN ATROCITIES
CONTINUED from first page. }

kOOullnu6Q lIOll uESlr pdBc.t
while trying to escape. before the
eyes of one of the witnesses. The
Liege Fire Brigade turned out but
was not allowed to extinguish the
fire. It's carts, however. were use
fully employed in removing heaps Of
civilian corpses to the Town Hall.
The fire burned on thru the night
and the murders continued on the
following day, the 21st. Thirty-two
civilians were killed on that day in
the Place de lUniversite alone. and
a witness states that this was fol-
lowed by the rape in open day Of
fifteen or twenty women on tables in
the square itself.
No dispositions ere before us which
deal with events in the City Of Liege
after this date. outrages. however,
continued in various places in the
province.
For example, on or about the 21st
of August, a t Pepinster two W it.
nesses were seized as hostages and
were threatened. together with five
others, that, unless they could dis
cover a civilian who was alleged to
have shot a soldier in the leg, they
would not be shot themselves. They
escaped their fate because one of the
hostages convinced the officer that
the alleged shooting, If 1t took place
at all, took place in the Commune of
Cornesse and not that of Pepinster,
whereupon the Burgomaster of
Cornesse, who was old and very deaf,
was shot forthwith.
The outrages on the civilian popu-
lation were not confined to the viii
lagos mentioned above, but appear
to have been general thruout this
district from the very outbreak of
the war.
Al entry in one of the diaries
says:
I'VE crossed the Belgian frontier
on 18th August, 1914, at 1850 in
the forenoon, and then we went
steadily along the main road till we
got into Belgium. Hardly were we
there when we had horrible sight. |
Houses were burned down, the in
nabitants chased away and some of |
them shot. Not one of the hundreds
of houses were spared. Everything
was plundered and burned. Hardly
had we passed thru this large village
before the next village was burned,
and so 1t went on continuously. On
he 18th August, 1914, the large
village OF Barchon was burned down.
On the same day we crossed the
bridge over the Mouse at 1850 in
he morning. We then arrived at
he town of Wandre. Here the
houses were spared, but everything
vas examined. At last we were out
If the town and everything went in
'uins. In one house a whole col
ection of weapons was found. The
without exception were
hot. This shooting was heart
as they all knelt down and
prayed. but that was no ground for
mercy. A few shots rang out and
hey fell back into the green grass
md slept forever" ["Die Einwohner
vurden SAINT, und sopders heraus-
seholt und erschossen: aber dieses
war direkt herzzerreis-
md vie sic allie knieben und betcten,
der, dies half klein Erbarmen. Elm
'aar Schusse krackten und die fielen
in das grune Gras und
fur immer"l
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-15
A CARD.
To the Voters Of obion County:

AZ tue NOOCAp "a VVAVn ESuhsJs
At the Democratic Primary EIec-
ton, July 2S, 1917, was nominated
as the Circuit Court Clerk of Obion
County. Since that time have en-
listed in the Army. Several Of my
friends have advised me that 1t is
rumored that / will not be candi-
date in the regular election. ! will
be a candidate and hope that my
friends will not forget me during
my absence. If am elected and the
war is not over by the time that /
would go into office, expect to come
home and qualify and then turn the
Office over to some competent man
to act as my deputy until l return.
1t is not anticipated that will have
an opponent, as that has seldom oc-
Cured in the case of Democratic
nominee in 0bion County, but should
someone oppose me | will expect my
friends to look after my case.
wish to again thank the voters
for the majority given me in the
primary, and 1t is great desire that
when the votes are counted in the
regular election, that those for me
will be of such a great number that
my election will be considered al
most unanimous.
THURMAN TALLEY.
Park Field Aviation School, 87th
Aero Squadron, Memphis, Tenn.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-15


Many woI-en write re, mue
do all or patriotic werkSthr
Red Cross? My answer is this
must help the Red Cross. Il isfs
wonderful work and reaches our
bows in ways that we cannot. But
the w. G. T. u. has been in patriotic
service for over thirty years, so can
we'll conduct its own line of patri-
otto service while working in per-
feet harmony with tho Red Cross
and all other patriotic organizations.
There never was time when We
needed closer cooperation OF all eff
forts than now,
1--WE are patriotic first, last and all
the time. w. C. T. c. women, like
all women whose arms have Graded
sons of their tender love. crave peace
and Ioathe war. Our organization
hailed the twentieth century as the
harbinger of peace on earth, good
will to men. We believe in arbitra-
tior and the settlements OF suits by
international courts Of justice. For
this very reason, paradoxical as 1t
may seem, we have sent our best be-
loved to the cantonments and to the
European trenches, that they may
help hasten the victorious day when
peace and safety will be assured to
all the nations of the world" "
The glorious Fag of Freedom that
floats from every house top. almost.
is symbol of the love, law and hope
that our forefathers saw for q larger
Liberty. A worldwide Democracy
is what we are fighting for. Let us
make that Democracy safe thing"
to live. and more than that--to die
by.
Yes. we will work for the Red
Cross and every other organization
that will help to give relief to our
own flesh and blood that is having to
be sacrificed on the altar of our
country.
We will observe our meatless, our
wheatless and fuelless days, and use
every means possible of winning
the war" We will learn thrift and
economy, and pray that all our boys
may come back to homes that have
been made better and purer from
the sacrifices that have been made.
Here is where 1--WE go over the top"
by not only doing our "bit,' but our
best" And when tho horrors of
war are over, we can pick up the
threads Of life and weave them into
one perfect whole of perfect life.
AS the poet says
Let us then be up and doing,
With heart for any fate,
Still achieving. still pursuing
Learn to labor and to watt
With a heart full of love to COM
rades,
MINNIE ALLISON WEIGH.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-15

FRIDAY, MARCH Is, 1918.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-15

Marshall & Baird. Union City, Tenn.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-15
Democratic Ticket

Chancelior-v. IL. HOLMES
Circuit Judge-R. A. EI.KINs
County Judge-JoEL B. wADDELL
Attorney General-THoS o. MORRIS
County Court cierk-R. II. BOND
Circuit Court clerk-THuRMAN TALLEY
County Trustee-T. ]. EASrRRwooD
County Register-R. B. MILNER
Sheriff.. NJ HICKMAN
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-15
For EIoater.

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?, 1918-03-15
For Representative.

BRATTON.-We are authorized to announce S
r. Bratton, Esq. as a candidate for represen
fative from Obion County Ia the Tennesse'
General Assembly, subject 10 the action of tn
Democrats party
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-15

Are your chickens "slackers9" Call
WEHMAN and get a remedy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-26
Notice Regarding
Christmas Shopping
The Council of National Defense has issued the
following:

The Council Of National Defense has issued the
following:
The Council Of National Defense has heretofore |
emphasized the necessity of restricting Christmas buy
ing during the coming fall for certain specific reasons
which it has stated These reasons are in brief the
necessity for saving labor and material in the manu-
facture and sale of Christmas gifts and OF saving the
transportation and delivery facilities necessarily in
volved in the large volume of Christmas purchases
After conference with representatives of leading
industries and retail interests concerned it is found
that the manufacture of goods for the coming holiday
season has been substantially completed that the
transportation of the goods to the point of sale is also
largely done
IhereupCn the Council of National Defense agreed
with the National Chamber of Commerce upon these
rules to govern the sale of Christmas merchandise:
Retail interests are not to increase their working
forces by reason of the holiday business the
age forces employed during the year.
Normal working hours are not to be heightened
during the Christmas season.
Retailers to use their utmost efforts to confine
Christmas giving except for young children, to useful
articles.
Every effort to be made to spread the period for
holiday purchasing over the months of October. No.
vember and December.
Announcements of the new policy to be made by
retailers in their newspaper advertisements
This announcement is definitely conditioned
upon loyal and thorough cooperation in spirit and
inIetter on the part of sellers and buyers through
out the country.
H0ugmon & Simonds will cheerfully
comply with the above conditions.
Most of our Christmas Merchandise is
NOW IN the store. The balance dine us has been
ordered to be shipped at once
Special displays and special announce
meHts of Christmas merchandise will be
made each week.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-26
Smart Separate Skirts

These are the most recently created gar
ments to appear for Fall wear. Women
who are thinking Of supplying their ward
robes with one or more of them for Autumn
wear will be pleased with the assortmenfs
which We present for their choosing. The
assortments are intermingled with models
for street sport and dress wear in all
materials colors and sizes
Novelty Plaid Skirts in the lovely dark
shades, al wool box plated styles aud
half plated with patch pockets, or gath
cred with plaits on the side with wide
belts at $500, s14.75, si6.5O and $3.50
Handsome Skirts of Satin in taupe and
black One model with panels on the
side finished with silk fringe, wide
crushed eirdle trimmed with buttons
at $3.50, $3.50 and S22 rs
Skirts of POplins, Serges and Panamas,
plated ones, gathered styles, many have
large pockets with wide belts, some are
braid and button trimmed. Black. navy
and brown at
ss.99, 5000. $780, $3.50 and S14.75
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-26
A PRESENTATION OF NEW SILKS
AND DRESS GOODS

The store is agoW with gorgeous autumn colorings
stripes and plaids in brilliant hues contrasting with
scores of Weaves in darker and more conservative
shades All the new silks are here-he soft crepes the
messalnes, whose popularity never seems to wane lux
urous satns in exclusive patterns and black silks of
the most reliable kinds
Eva
In dress goods, our leadership is being maintained
there being wonderful colorines although black and
navy blue have been accorded first place this season
There are soft, coatings silvertones llstrous
slkand-wool materials staple weaves such as serges
poplins and broadcloth
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-26

Np
are more attractive than any we
have shown in years. You are sure
to like them-to admire their beauty
and grace of line, and to appreciate
their aristoeratically high qualities
Good values, too, every one of theml
Simplicity and Smartness are the Marked
Features of the New White Wolfe and
Muslin Waists for Fall. For the young
girl, there are many pretty biouses in the
popular slip-on style, with multtudes
Of pin tucks, collars Of both the roll and
fiat type. edged with tiny ruffies, clever
shaped sleeves and pearl buttons. Some
have the new collarless and round uecks.
Other waists are handsomely embroid-
cred in pretty effects have both the roll
and fiat collars, turn back cuffs. aud are
edged with hne lace All sizes from
g to 20 A small lot at csc and hundreds
OF others AT $.3s, Sl.95, S2.4S, S2.96, $3.50
Many New Styles in Tailored Waists of
Crepe, Muslin, Plain and Strined Voiles,
Tucked Batfste and Striped Madras.
Cieveriy designed with convertible col
lars, smart shaped sleeves, turn back
cuffs and rows Of pretty buttons. All
white and white with stripes Of blue,
si9s, s24s, sos, $3.50 and s3.9s
Dozens of New styles in China Silk
Waists. Plain ~and trimmed models,
tneks and pretty buttons All sizes from
80 to 20. Whites flesh, maize. tea rose
and peach. All at S1.95
Good Quality Crepe de Chine Waists, in
pretty styles with flat collars that are
edged with fine lace and collars of the
roll type embroidered in pretty designs
sizes from &c to ~ $3.50
Very Pleasing are the New Biouses Of
Heavy Crepe de Chine, Georgette Crepe
with clusters Of tucks. Roll. flat and
Convertible cellars. Pretty shaped
sleeves and buttons that are different.
Some are embroidered in beautiful effects
and have the popular round necks. In
all the newest shades: White. flesh,
bisque, seal. navy, dark green and black
Sizes from 8 10 10. from 1898 to $500
Among these is an exquisite model Of
seal and bisque combination. with bell
shaped sleeves slender roll collar that
crosses in surplice effect Front and back
are daintily embroidered with silk in
beautiful hues of rose and steel beads
Si2O1
"alsl Oh DARK FidlQS ana stripes IN
Tadeta and Satin are Gaining Great Pop
ularity. There are many pretty style
in assorted colors of navy. tan, green
brown. purple and gray.
From s4es to SIS,
There IS a Wide Selection of Waists fol
the Stout Lady. Very pretty models il
voiles- Some are tucked, others are en-
broidered and lace trimmed.
From St.48 to $50
An Unusual Display In Crepe de Chine.
and GeoTgette Crepe Waists in white ant
flesh In sizes from AZ to s..
S4.o3 to SIS
A Good Assortment Of Flannel Waists
with Hyio neck sport collars and turn
back cuffs. In sizes from SO TO 10.
Only SIG
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-26
Houghton & Sirnonds' Apparel for Women
Excels in Fashion, Quality, Variety, Value

fashionable would
made. NOW
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-26

HE gathering of the splendid and the quantities OF fash
ionabl merchandising achievement of
simply could accomplished without the
activity advance Of the without
of brought this No
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-26
The Warm Wool and Lined.K Kid Gloves Are Here

10 for @ f women nand nansHe
chan n Glove or all NJ winter wear
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-26

NOd1o UUu5IV IlIaIIy IIIUIIIH5 dSU-
market.
Warm Coats of Plush, with large collars
wide belts finished with ornamental
buckles and deep cuffs, $3.50
Coat of Peeo Plush, with fancy Innings
and warmly interlined, wide belts and
shawl collars, 49,
Plush Ccats-Many Smart Models-lined
throughout. pretty belts, deep cuffs and
large collars of Kit Couey,
$3.50 and $500
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-26

Stylish Coats Of peco and Salts Plush,
with full backs, belted all round and
nice big collars of tan plush that fit
snugIy at neck. $3.50 and $500
Extremely Smart Models in Plush Coats,
with collars and cuffs Of brown plush.
fairy backs and wide belts.
$500 ard $500