The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-07
TENNESSEE
Epitome of Interest
ing Events That Are
Transporting Over
the State = = =


ty-two young men, 157 white and 20
negroes, who have become Fl years old
since June 5, registered for selective
military service in Knox county
Memphis, Nearly $1,000 worth OF
whisky wSs seized and four alleged
bootleggers arrested by Memphis pa
rolmen. The accused were arraigned
ID. police court on charges Of violating
Bs8 liquor law.
&anchester-Miss Rena Bailey ls
the first Manchester girl to, volunteer
in the department of Red Cross nurs-
ing. The first volunteer for this de.
partment in Coffee county was Miss
Rosa Havron of Tullahoma.
Chattanooga.-The second batch of
German alien prisoners, numbering
500, arrived at Fort Oglethorpe from
Hot Springs, N. c. OF the 1900 pris-
oners to be transferred to the post at
Chickamauga, 900 have safely reached
here.
Memphis-M. B. Webster, %, forme
assistant entry clerk at the National
City bank here, who pleaded guilty to
making false entry in the banks books,
has been taken to the federal peniten.
tiary at Atlanta, Ga, where he mus!
serve out five-year sentence.
Lebanon-At meeting OF the exec
utive committee of the Wilson county
chapter of the Red Cross, Gen. w. S.
Faulkner was unanimously elected
county chairman to succeed ]. T. Odun
whose resignation was reluctantly ac-
copied. Gen. Faulkner has long been
especially interested in the work of
the Red Cross.
n Fayetteville.-A party Of sixteen
railroad men returning to Coldwater
had a narrow escape when the car
jumped the track. Silus Cavender, Jr.,
of Smyrna had his left arm broken, He
was brought to Fayetteville for surgi-
cal attention. The rest of the party
were unhurt The men we're making
the trip ON flat car run byAgas motor.
Gallatin.-Capt. Thomas R. Barry,
former Vanderbilt man, in command of
the Vanderbilt hospital uniain France,
has been mentioned in dispatches from
the front for conspicuous bravery in
the fighting nor IL Z lu Siszrg
Capt. Barry is the son ofsREs, Mary
Laura Barry of this place and brothel
Of Lieut. Col. John A, Barry Of the reg
ular army.
ackson-Following wholesale ar
rests in Crockett county q few days
ago, of alleged bootleggers by the Fed
eral authorities, Deputy Marshal Kinl
brought in Ed Craig of that county
He was given a preliminary hearing
before Commissioner Robert l. Chester
and was held under $1,000 bond t.
appear before the federal grand jury
C meet here in October
Chattanooga.-Judg M M Allison
president of the Dixie highway assc
citation, will probably accept the ap
pointment of regional director OF the
highway transport zone, comprising
the states of Tennessee. Alabama
Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, Nortl
and South Carolina. The directorshi'
has been offered Judge Allison by tn:
highway transport committee Of thu
Council of National Defense.
Fayetteville-Oneo of the active agen
cies for war work in Middle Tennessee
is the Lincoln county woman's com
mittee, Council of National Defense
which was organized early in thu
spring at public war conference. The
woman's committee has CHAIRMAN IL
each of the twenty-five civil districts
of the county and each chairman has {
committee of local helpers who assis
her in the various forms Of war work
i Washington.-War department off
Gals make two announcements of il,
terest to Tennesseans: Contractor!
will be asked to submit bids for i'm
provements on the Lotus building II
Memphis, which has been selected b,
government agents for convalescen
hospital.
The government has also approved
the West Tennessee State Norma
school, near Memphis, for an arm.
training corps. The only condition
precedent to establishing this corps Il
the enrolment of 100 students for mil
itary training. These proposed gov
eminent activities in Memphis are i'm
portant The convalescent hospita
will provide for the accommodation .
1000 beds, which means permanent
employment to force of approximate
ly 1000 nurses, attendants (who will
be enlisted mem, and surgeons.
Gallatin-Mrs Mary Sharp, IS years
and little son, Calvert Mcmahon Sharp
4 years, were burned to death at thei
home on the Nashville turnpike. Earl
husband Of Mrs Sharp, had gone int
! a cellar in the yard for some house
hold articles and his wife followed
with lighted candle. Mr.. Sharl
a II