The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1919-04-25
TENNESSEE
NEWS
Happenings Over Common
wealth Cleaned From
Various Places

was performed by Tennessean. Gen.
Pershing cabled this news and infor-
nation to the war department recently
and asked the department that Cor
poral Alvin G. York, of Fentress coun-
tyLTenn., be given the highest posi-
BILE service medal. Gen. Tasker II.
Bliss says this is the most wonderful
single exploit Of the war
1t was boy from the Cumberland
mountains of Tennessee, Corporal
York, who,- in Argonne forest drive,
found all his company killed but him
.self and five pr1vates, ordered them to
.dyance in the face OF the most deadly
fire of a German machine gun nest,
which had wrought havoc with his
company and was pouring stream OF
bullets toward them. Still he advanced
with his five men 275 yards, dropped
to the ground and ordered his men
not to fire but to save shells. He took
aim with his gun and fired % shots
into this machine gun nest. Then they
rushed the nest and captured 12S Ger
man privates and four officers, includ-
ing colonel When they counted the
dead beside the guns, it was found that
Corporal York had killed exactly 20
men-one for each shot.
Rrownsyille-A recent casualty list
included the name of Miss Mary E.
Hood, Red Cross nurse, and it was
thought to be Miss Mollie Hood, of this
city, who is a missionary sent out by
the Methodist church to China.
A letter has been received by Miss
Hoods mother, which was dated Feb
27, from Serbia, where she volun'
teered for services as a nurse when the
American armies were sent into Rus
STA.
Miss Hood carried with her 10 Chi
nese women as assistants, and after
several months of service they were
returning to Soochow. In this letter
Miss Hood tells of having just received
the message of the death Of her sis
ter. Miss Lillian Hood, who was killed
in Washington in January. Everyone
will be interested to know that Miss
Hood is safe and has returned to her
work in China.
RusseIlville.- William C. Atkinson,
aged SO years, who was tailor helper
for Andrew Johnson in the latter's tai
lor shop at Greeneville, Tenn, died
at his home here. "Uncle Billy" as he
was Familiarity known, left Johnson's
shop to go to the Mexican war in 1916
as a drummer boy. While in Mexico
he saw Santa Anna, celebrated Mex
lean chief, and his family embark for
Cuba. He was also in the Civil War
as Confederate soldier.
Washington-Among the men award
ed medals of honor on recommendation
of General Pershing, whose names
were announced, were two Tennessee
ans. They are Sergt Edw. R. Talley,
117th Infantry, Of .Russellville, and
Sergt, James E. Karnes, 117th In
fantry. of Knoxville. The medal OF
honor authorized by congress, is the
highest mark of recognition which
America awards for conspicuous gal
lantry and intrepidity in action.
Coyington.- K. D. Mcclellan
delivered a speech at the courthouse
in favor of the adoption of the league
of nations. The courthouse was crowd
cd, a number of persons standing, and
Senator Mcclellan was enthusiastically
applauded as he drove his points home.
Nashville.-Gov Roberts appointed
prof. Albert S. Williams of Nashville
as state superintendent of public in
struction and the appointment was ap.
proved by the senate unanimously,
within five minutes after that body
was notified of the appointment.
Jackson.-,Due honor will be bestoW'
ed upon the Madison members OF the
nam and 115th field artilleries of the
Goth division in a big celebration to
be held here April "a.
Lexington.-At the regular term OF
quarterly court for Henderson county
if was ordered that bonds not to ex'
cesd $40 600 be issued for the purpose
of repairing levees and bridges.
Washington.-The following revised
table of casualties among the Ameri-1
can Expeditionary forces was issued
last week by the war department:
Killed in action Including SS1 lost at
seal. S2.2e2; died of wounds. 1920;
died of disease. 22,5O5; died of acct
dent and other causes, 4-06S; wounded
in action (s5 per cent returned), 1885,