The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-06-28

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BrclseS or vanderbilt came 10 dH emu
when tho graduates OF all departments
except the dental received their de-
grees. The seniors. although compar'
aively few in numbers, were imbued
with the spirit OF service to their conn
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 still
at large. They are thought to be lay
ing out In the hills several miles south
Of Nashville.
Chattanooga-Fullc citizenship in the
United States was granted 1,160 sol.
diers representing % different nations,
E/1Fort Oglethorpe. The oath OF ale
A.Ance was taken at session of the
United States district court Of the
northwestern division of Georgia, pre-
sided over by Federal Judge Newman
of Atlanta.
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In a meeting Of Tennessee furnace
men in Nashvlne 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.
rAf, TIM informed Ter
man who was shot down by guard as
he was attempting to escape from the
prison barracks at Fort Oglethorpe,
Ca, died. His body was riddled with
buckshot.
Memphis.-Over SIS 900 In war say.
ings stamps were sold to audiences at
Loew's Lyceum by Nine. Rita Jolivet.
survivor Of the Lusitania, who describ'
ed to the theatergoers deeds of hor'
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,
OC0 for Army Base hospital 81, Mem
phis unit, somewhere IN France" to
be used In providing extra care anu
attention for our boys who are sick or
wounded and who are carried to this
hospital for treatment and GONZALES
cence
Arrangements have been completed
with the United States government TO
send mammoth war exhibit to the
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 patr1-
otto programme under the auspices OF
the Memphis Daughters of the Amerl'
can Revolution.
Knoxville.-A miraculous escape
from death or injuries was that OF the
motorman and conductor on Circle
park car here, when their car left the
track while going down a hill at
high rate of speed. The car ran so
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 cons1d
cred remarkable that no passengers
we're 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 OF
Tennessee and Chilhowee park, begin
: ming July l. .....
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 to
smack largely of profiteering, is to be
done by a price interpreting com.
mittee.
Huntingdon.-Ne Wright, county
chairman of war savings for Carro!l
county, has selected strong commit
tee of business men and community
workers to help make the drive foF
hedges for War Savings Stamps, June
%. a great success in this county. The
women have been at work for some
time. under the direction of Mrs. john
r. Peeler, chairman of the woman's
committee.
Jackson.-Rev. e. H. Mariner
resident OF Jackson, has received no