Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-07-04
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except the dental received their de-
yrees. The seniors, although compar'
lively few In numbers, were imbued
with the spirit OF service to their coun-
try and to their fellow men. a spirit
which dominated the exercises.
The three desperate convicts, Pete
Ship, Henry Roberts and Bush Camp
bell, who staged the most dramatic
delivery from the state penitentiary
in the history OF the prison, are stiD
at large. They are thought to be lay
ing out in the hills several miles south
of Nashville.
Chattanooga-Fu citizenship in the
United States was granted l,160 sol
diers representing % different nations,
at Fort Oglethorpe. The oath of allie
glance was taken at session OF tho
United States district court Of the
northwestern division of Georgia, pre-
sided over by Federal Judge Newman
of Atlanta. a
In a meeting OF Tennessee furna.9
men In Nashvllle for the purpose OF
discussing the 25 per cent increase IN
freight rates and the proposal for an
increase in the price OF pig iron, the
Tennessee pig iron association was or
ganized.
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hn infarnnH Cav
man who was shot down by guard as
he was attempting to escape from the
prison barracks at Fort Oglethorpe,
Ga, died. His body was riddled with
buckshot.
Memphis-Over $4,000 in war saw
ings stamps were sold to audiences at
Loew's Lyceum by Nine. Rita Jolivet,
survivor of the Lusitania, who descrih.
cd to the theatergoers deeds OF nor
ror committed by the Hun and which
she had witnessed. Nearly $1,000
worth of stamps were sold at the war
savings booth, where she also spoke.
More than 200 of the leading women
of Memphis took the field to raise $780,
0G0 for Army Base hospital 81, Mem.
phis unit, somewhere in France" to
be used in providing extra care and
attention for our boys who are sick or
wounded and who are carried to this
hospital for treatment and conyaleD
cence.
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Arrangements have been completed
with the United States government to
send mammoth war exhibit to tho
eleventh annual Tri-State Fair, Frank
D. Fuller, secretary, reported at the
June meeting of the board Of directors
In the Chamber of Commerce building
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| Following a custom of many years,
Flag Day was celebrated with patri.
otto programme under the auspices OF
the Memphis Daughters of the Amert
can Revolution.
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Knoxville.-A miraculous escape
irom death or injuries was that of the
motorman and conductor on Circle
park car here, when their car left tho
track while going down hill at o
high rate of speed The car ran 50
feet after it left the track and then
turned completely over. The motor
man and Conductor crawled out from
under the debris. 1t was also consid
cred remarkable that no passengers
were on the car at the time.
Preliminary arrangements have been
made for the training and housing Of
1900 officers and men of the national
army who will be given special tech
meal training at the University oil
Tennessee and Chilhowee park, begin
ming July /.
Prices of foods sold in the retail
stores of Knoxville are to be regis
tered and limited by the food admins
tration. The fixing of prices, higher
now than the oldest inhabitant has
known since the civil war and said t
smack largely OF profiteering, is to b!
done by price interpreting com
mittee
Huntingdon.-Neill Wright, count!
chairman of war savings for Care!
county, has selected a strong commit
tee of business men and community
workers to help make the drive TO
pledges for War Savings Stamps, june
90, great success in this county. The
women have been at work for some
time, under the direction Of Mrs. Johr
T. Peeler, chairman Of the woman'i
committee.
Jackson.-Rev. E. III. Mariner, {
resident of Jackson, has received no
tice of his appointment as chaplain
in the army service. He will go tt
Camp Zachary Taylor for training be
fore being assigned to regular duty.
DR.. A. T. Barrett has gone to Martin
to accept the post of dean of educa
ton in the Hall-Moody institute. He
has been connected with the Unior
university five years and came here
from Peabody school, at Nashville.
The jury in the case of ]. C. Arm
strong, administrator, VS.. Jackson
Railway & Light Co., damage suit, re
turned verdict for $4,000 in favor ol
the plaintiff In circuit court Plaintiff
was suing for the death of a two-year