Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-07-26
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KnoKVille.-tirst Lieut. l.. w. New
land Knoxville physician. serving
with American expeditionary forces IN
France, is dead from injuries received
while treating wounded in Red Cross
hospital IN France, according to q
message received by his wife. His
wounds we're inflicted by German
bombs In an air raid deliberately
planned and executed by Germans. The
hospital was plainly marked with q
cross 100 feet long. Despite this the
airmen shut off their motors, dropped
to within few hundred feet Of the
hospital, and dropped four bombs upon
the hospital. Two enlisted men were
killed outright and nine of the hos
pital personnel were wounded.
Brownsville The Brownsville dis
trict conference Of the Memphis An.
nual conference, Methodist church,
convened here with Rev. J. v. Free.
man, presiding elder Of the Browns
vile district, presiding. Addresses
were made by Rev. w. J. Mccoy, rep.
resenting Emory University; DR.. T. E.
Sharp, presiding elder Of the Memphis
district, spoke earnestly in behalf OF
an orphanage to be established in
Memphis and supported by the Meth
odist church. Thomas B. King spoke
in behalf of the Methodist hospital.
Rev, Cleanth Brooks represented the
cause of church education, and Dr. A.
B. Jones, a veteran preacher of the
conference, spoke eloquently on mis-
aions.
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Nashville. Commissioner Of Agri-
culture H. X. Bryson, filled the va
cancy caused by the resignation Of
E. H. Ramsey, who is now in training
camp by appointing William t. Ma
gruder, of Davidson county. Mr.. Ma
grader was highly Endorsed by dairy
educators and other authorities of the
state He is a graduate Of Ohio Uni
versity and has been in the dairy busi-
ness for the past six years.
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Chattanooga. Reports Of the sue
cesses of the various counties in tbs
war savings pledge compiled at state
headquarters show that nine counties
have exceeded their quotas by good
percentages and seven have reached
their quotas. OF the four large coun-
ties, Shelby has obtained only SO per
cent Of its quota
1t was stated at headquarters that
the counties that have exceeded their
quotas by a large margin are contin-
uing the drive with the greatest inter.
est and enthusiasm and there is no
telling how far they will go. Wilson
county leads with 122 per cent. Lin-
ooln, the county first to go over. ID
over by 20 per cent.
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The other counties that are over fol-
low In order: Trousdale and Ruther.
ford, 10 per cent; Giles, 1O4 per cent;
Davidson, 103 per cent; Hamilton, 100
per cent; Weakley, 1O2 per cent;
Franklin, 1O1 per cent; Robertson, 100
per cent; Bedford, 100 per cent; Jack
son, 100 per cent; James, 100 pei
cent; Dekalb, 100 per cent; Upton, Zoe
per cent; Smith, 100 per cent; Moore,
80 per cent.
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Nashville. Official figures from thu
office of Resident Engineer E. f.
johnson Of the Old Hickory works,
the governments new powder mills
here, show a total Of $4,000 workmen
employed at the present time, with an
increase to $4,000 operating employees
when the nine units of the complete
plant are put into operation The
weekly payroll is $75O,OOO.
Lexington, Ky.-Four Tennesseans,
retained at Camp Buell. as instructors
and non-commissioned men until called
for an officers training camp, left here
for Camp Gordon, Atlanta, to enter
the officers training school. They are
Clifford Kilmer, Erwin; G. ~ Brown,
Memphis; ]. R. Mewhinney and ]. w.
Hager, Nashville Three other Ten
nesseans have been recommended for
the school They are c. w. Brayton.
P. w. Alexander and ]. R. Whiteside.
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Chattanooga J. r. D. Mathe-
son has arrived at Fort Oglethorpe
and assumed command Of the 6O5th en-
gineers in place of Col. Crosby, re.
Gently transferred to Washington.
Lieut. Col. Philip B. FTemming, also OF
the engineers, has been transferred to
Camp HUMPHREYS.
Chattanooga. Sheriff Bush and
posse are securing the mountains near
Soddy for Fred Chanceey, an alleged
deserter from the army, who shot and
seriously wounded Deputy Sheriff Jas.
Grove, when the deputy attempted to
arrest him.
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Memphis.-Th annual meeting Of
the Shelby County Association was
called to order by DR.. D. A. ellis, mod.
orator, at the Highland Heights Bap
fist church. Devotional services were