The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-11-08
FROM ALL PARTS
OF TENNESSEE
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.
British General Pays American Troops
Aioh Commitment

Is miles in six days of battle In this
sector. Field Marshal Sir Douglas
Haig, COMMUNICATIVE of the Brit
ish armies in France, has sent the fol-
lowing letter to the general command
ing the American troops:
ct wish to express to you personally,
and to all officers and soldiers serving
under you, my warm appreciation OIL
the very valuable assistance and gal
liant services rendered throughout the
operations of the Fourth British army.
"Called upon to attack positions OF
the greatest strength held by deter
mined enemy, all ranks of the 9th
New York troops) and 3Oth CTennes-
see, North Carolina, South Carolina
and District of Columbia troops) div1-
sions under your command have dis
played an energy, courage and deter
mination in attack which has proved
irresistible.
1T does not need me to tell you that
under, heavy fighting of the last three
weeks you have earned the lasting es-
TEEN and admiration of your British
comrades in the army whose successes
you have so nobly shared"
The Thirtieth is the "Old Hickory"
division.
Memphis.-The Southern Unitarian
Conference has decided not to hold It's
annual convention this year on account
of war activities. On Sept. 20 the min
lister of the local Unitarian Church
sent out circular letter to all the
churches in the Southern states, say
ing that everybody is so busy with war
work activities of various kinds that
We ought not take either time or
money for a purely UNCONVENTIONAL
convention. He urged that the Un1ta-
rian convention, which was to have
been held in Memphis, Oct. 1924, IN
elusive. be postponed. During the
week the official letter canceling the
convention was received.
Nashville. = The week beginning
Monday, Dec. 2, has been selected as
the date for the new home card con-
servation week. On the Sunday before
the beginning of the campaign mes
sage from the food administration dl-
recting attention to the new home cara
will he presented in all the churches
Of the state. During the previous
week the food administration will utll-
ize the splendid four-minute organlza-
ton of the state in preparing the peo-
ple for conservation week. 1t is eX'
nected that by the dates named the
epidemic of influenza will be over ana
public meetings will again be per"
missable.
According to the regular weekly re-
mort of DR.. w. E. Hibbett, Nashville
health officer, the death toll taken by
pneumonia and influenza during the
week ended at noon Oct. 19 showed
slight decrease under that of the week
preceding it. The total number OF
deaths for the week just ended was
229, of which number 157 were white
and so eolored.
Nashville and Davidson county went
over the top with huge subscription
of S12,625,000 in the fourth Liberty
loan drive. And as it is estimated that
several hundred thousand dollars re-
main yet to be reported, it is believed
bv that the final figures will show the
people of this section periodically SUD-
scribed for a total of $13,OO0OOO OF
bonds.
Knoxville-Provided Spanish influ-
enza does not stop plans, the ninety
fifth annual session of the Holston
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, will convene In Knox
Vile on oct 80. Incidentally it Will be
tbe fourteenth time this city has en-
tertained the organization. Bishop col
Inns Denny of Richmond, Va, Will pre-
side. and the Rev. A. Burrow Oh
Knoxville will finish his twenty-fittn
year as secretary.
$500
Knoxville-Rev. Joseph B. Oakley
Of Warrensburg, Mo-, has accepted
call to the pastorate of the First Cum
berland Presbyterian Church here.
Rev. Oakley formerly was pastor OF
churches at Dyersburg and Jackson,
Paris.-Judge T. E. Harwood OF
Trenton. the judge of this circuit, has
announced the appointment of H. W.
Morton of Paris as circuit court clerk
TO succeed A. B. Trousdale, who died
here last week after serving "a years.