The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-06-08
TENNESSEE GLEANINGs
News Of Interest Prepared
In Epitomized Form by
Special Writer'S

Memphis Thirty-one red-blooded
Americans felt the call to arms in sup
port of the liberty OF their country
and applied at the local recruiting sta
ton. 20 of them joining the marines
and IL Of them choosing service In the
navy. OF the 20 men accepted by the
marines nine were University of Mis-
sissippi students who had just finished
the spring term at the university and
had caught the first train into Mem
phis to file their applications that they
might be called on Immediately to
serve on the front. Four Of this num-
Der were graduates of the school this
year.
Nashville.-Bishop w. A. Gambler,
of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, In speaking Of the centenary of
of American missions, said: "The
Centenary celebration of American
missions is timely and inspiring. 1t
is fitting that this centenary celebra
ton should be observed, and in view
of all that has been done In the past
one hundred years, and all that ought
to be done now, 1t is to be hoped that
boarded treasures will yield under the
inspiration Of the celebration.
ashville.-Tennessee will furnish
17,167 men under the new national call
as of June, which has been received
from Washington by Maj. Rutledgs
Smith, executive officer. These will
not be taken at once, but will be In
Quoted in intallments. The number of
registrants Tennessee now has finally
classified in class one and examined
and accepted for military
service is fixed at 30,172.
Memphis. - Thirty-three Germans,
who have been placed In detention
camp by the federal authorities, were
here, accompanied by five guards.
They were being taken from the camp
at Hot Springs, N. c., to Paris, Texas,
where they will work on large farm
They were guarded by five officers,
headed by w. w. Eyster, immigrant in
spector.
Selmer-Jane Prather, a negress,
known to have been 108 years of age,
died at her home one mile east of this
place. She was remarkably preserved
and had retained her faculties till
short time ago, when paralysis struck
her. She was slave of the late Will
liam Prather, one of the most promi-
nent pioneer planters In McNairy
county.
Paris.-Food Administrator John
has made arrangements
to ship at once car Of flour voluntar-
lily rendered from the stocks of the
people of Henry county. The flour Is
for the immediate relief of our fight
Ing forces and the allies, and those
rendering 1t will be paid
for it on the basis of the cost to them.
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Brownsville. - The commencement
sermon for the high school was del!7-
cred in the Methodist church by Rev.
A. U. Boone, of Memphis, and the ex-
ercises continued during the week,
Prof. Ellsworth, the principal, will
leave June to enter the Y. M. c. A.
war work. He will be succeeded by
Prof Dan Rogers, of Morristown, Tent.
Newbern.-Work has begun along
the new right Of way in the Forked
Deer river basin, eight miles from
Newbern. More than two miles of
timber has been cut and removed from
the new line where the river will ex-
tend through the county to Dyersburg.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Is to have the
first annual convention of the Tri
State Retail Shoe Dealers association.
1t will be held in March, 1919. There
after the conventions will rotate
through the three states. Arkansas.
and Tennessee.
Knoxville.-Fire starting from
bursting shell in the munitions plant
Of the w. J. oliver company. whose
output is furnished the United States
government, endangered the 100000
plant, but fortunately only $1,000 dam
age resulted.
Medina.-Medina, aided by West and
Chapel Hill, with other points of dis
trict No. /, Of Gibson county, instead
Of stopping at the quota of $500, has
gone over $1,000 in the campaign for
the Red Cross drive.
Dyersburg.-Capt. e. L. Guest of the
British army, on a tour of the United
States, recuperating from wounds in
action, told the people of Dyersburg
about the war in France and Belgium
IE an address here.
Union City.--The wheat crop in this
county looks extra well and IL moth