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f DR. E. M. LONG 'DENTIST Over Wenman'a Hardware Store Union City, Tenn. Telelphonee Office 144; Residence 689. J DR. K M. LONG DENTIST . Oyer Wehman't Hardware Store Union City, Tenn. Telephone . Office 144, Residence 689-J VOL. 27, NO. 11 UnionCIty Commercial . established 1890 I cjuoudated September 1. 1897 West Tennessee Courier, established 18S7 I v UNION CITY, TENN, FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1918. The Commercial :f - SCHOOL CO"!,!EKCEt,!ENT TBS SCHOOL CUSS Actievementi in Scholarship and In teresting Class Exercises. ' Following Rev. H. A. Todd's splen . did sermon at the Methodist Church, the Union City Training School com mencement exercises proper took place last Thursday night at Rey . nolds Theatre. . The audience was a large one. The stage was beautifully decorated with : flowers and pot plants. The young ladies of the class appeared ' in sweet-girl graduate frocks of . beautiful white; the young men . looked Inspiring in presence and manner. ' - Hon. P. C. Newberry, of Arkadel phi. Ark., a former member of the faculty, was seated with the class, and Rev. J. Randall Farris was also present, to inyoke the class blessing. , The program included the follow ing subjects: . ."The Duty of . Girls in the Present Crisis," by Paulyne Rives; "President Wilson, the Man of the Hour,'! by Harris Bondurant; "Women, the Making of American Citizenship," by Mary . Johnston; "Our Service Flag," by Julia Em- , brey; class address by Hon. F. C. 1 Newberry. It was all very fine, in deed. Misses Paulyne Rives and Mary Johnston contested for essay honors, Miss Rives Vinning by a single point out of an average in which 100 was perfect each in com position, expression and delivery. In ' delivering medals Rev. Farris stated that the decision was the closest he ever saw any Judges make. The class address by Mr. Newber ry, who is now one of Arkansas' fra ternal and political leaders, was both a surprise and pleasure to all present. It was indeed an oration and a classic. To begin itfr. Newberry referred to his former associations in Union City. . especially to those men who had so much influence upon his own life in the persons of H. T. Robinson, Rev. W. C. Sellers, Judge A. J. Law- son and of the younger men, F. C Aydelott, Geo. A. Gibbs, Jr., and Rev. John Harrison. The memory of these men was to him the greatest inspiration of his life. . Mr. Newberry said he came back like a prodigal son. All this was . very pleasant, but when he branched - out upon his theme, "What shall vwe do with Our Lives," the wisdom, .' the eloquence, the genius of the ages were Invoked in dazzling and in viting array to present what has . been proven to be 'best in life to achieve and to pursue. Beyond all peradventure the greatest .success and pleasure in life is in the pur suit and achievement of something that mates for the mental, spiritual and physical structure of the human race. It is not tho pursuit of gold . nor any of its equivalents that makes life worth living, but the ises of these things to enhance the strength of mind and character, to contribute to human and national integrity and , to the glory of God. These are prin ciples for which we are fighting in in the great war and in which the young and the old may and have I - achieved honor. It was a wonderful theme deliv , ered with scholarly smoothness and dramatic effectiveness. Not only the school but the au- . dience was thoroly carried away, under the spell of Mr. Newberry's eloquence. - The diplomas and medals were awarded by Rev, Farris. The medals are as follows: Scholarship medal. Offered by J. P. Verhine for the highest average - on all subjects for the entire year. Won by Charles Hudson, average 96. William Caldwell came sec ond with an average of 96. Ola Akin, . J. G. Smith and Thos. LeRoy Brans ford deserve honorable mention. I ;. Five dollars in gold. Offered by John T. Walker for the highest average in mathematics. Won by i Thos. LeRoy Bransford, average 98. Chas., Hudson came second with an average of 97 . Latin medal. Offered by Brans- ford & Andrews for the highest average in Latin. Won by Ola Akin, average 95. Essay medal. Offered by Dr. H. G. Robinson for tho best essay. Won by Paulyne Rives, who graded only one point' above Mary Johnson. - Scholarship medal, primary de partment. -Offered by F. C. Aydelott for the highest average on all sub jects in that department. Won by Josephine Everett with an average of 98 3-10. Second," Virgina Houser, 97 5-10. - ' Necklace. Offered by Miss Sudie Caruthero for highest mark in spell ing, also for attendance. Won by Bernice Chandler. ' Signet rings. Offered by Miss Caruthers for highest mark is spell ing and for. attendance. Won by Nelle Darnell and Virginia Houser, respectively. GERMAN SUBMARINES SINX AMERICAN SHIPS live Submarines Operating on At lantic Coast. New York, June 3. Ten Ameri can vessels were known to-night to have been sunk by German subma rines off the North Atlantic coast since May 25. The largest to fall prey to the raiders, which are seeking to pre vent the sailing' of transports with troops for the battlefields of France, was the New York, and Porto Rico liner Carolina, of 8,000 tons, which was attacked Sunday night about 125 miles southeast of Sandy Hook The fate of her 220 passengers and crew of 130, who took to the boats when shells began to fall about the vessel, was unknown late to-night, but there was hope they had been picked up by some passing ship or would reach shore safely in the small boats. Not a life was lost in the sinking of the other ships, according to late reports to-night. Besides the Carolina the known victims of the U-boats are the At lantic Refining Company tanker Herbert L. .Pratt, the steamships Winneconnie, of 1,800 tons, and Texel, and six schooners, the largest of which were the Hauppage, a new ship of 1,000 tons, and the Edward H. Cole. Each crew of the eight vessels has been landed at Atlantic ports. SHOWED SOME HUMANITY. The stories told by the Bkippers 'of the schooners Indicated that the com mander of the submersible was un usually humane for a German sub marine officer. In no instance, so far as known, was a lifeboat shelled, and in all cases reported the crews were given opportunity to escape or were taken aboard the submarine, where some of them were kept pris oner for eight days before they were turned adrift to be picked up by a passing vessel. Reports brought ashore by the survivors indicated that the Winne connie and nearly all the schooners were sunk by the same U-boat which had been lurking in the path of shipping off tho New Jersey coast and the Delaware capes since late last month. The schooner Edward H. Cole of Boston has been sunk by bombs, and Capt. H. J. Newcomb, of Boston, with his crew of 10, have been land ed here after being rescued from the boat in which they were given an opportunity to escape. The schooners Jacob M. Haskell of Boston, Isabel B. Willey of Bath, Me., Hattie Dunn of Thomaston, Me., and Samuel W. Hathaway have been sunk. . Tho crew of the Haskell is reported to have been saved, but nothing is known of the fate of the three other crews. The Savvah Line steamship City of Columbus is reported to have been sunk, but no definite news of her fate has been received. SUNNTSIDE. Sunnyside Community Club had its monthly meeting at the school- house Monday night. Rev. Todd, pastor of the Union City. Baptist Church, was present and made an excellent and much appreciated talk on war conditions. Mr. Dougherty and Miss Luther, county agents, were with us and made short talks. The club will meet again the first Monday night in July. We hope the entire community will be in at tendance. Miss Eva Luther met with the Home Demonstration Club Thursday at the home of Mrs. D. C. Maddox and, made cottage cheese. Several recipes using cottage cheese were tried. These meetings are always interesting and those who miss them are the losers. . i . Satisfied with the, progress of events in the Ukraine, Germany has decided to withdraw two-thirds of the German troops now in the East for use on the Western front, ac cording to a Stockholm dispatch. 16 CANDIDATES FOR TEE HOUSE QUALITY Hubert Fisher Has No Opposition in Tenth. Nashville, Tenn., June 2. Only 16 candidates for representative in Congress from Tennessee qualified by filing their nominating petitions up and including June 1, when the time expired. Twelve Democrats and four Republicans. There are two Republican candi dates in both the First and Second Districts, Sam R. Sells, the present member of Congress from the Fir3t District, being opposed by Dana Harmon, and W. R. Austin, present Republican Congressman from the Second District, is opposed by J. Will Taylor. Of the eight Democratic Congress men all have qualified for renomina tion except W. C. Houston of the Fifth. Only one of the other mem bers has any opposition in the pri mary. ' , J. A. Moon, Congressman from the Third District, Cordel Hull of the Fourth, Joe Byrne of the Sixth, L. P. Padgett of the Seventh, Finis Gar rett of the Ninth, and Hubert F. Fisher of the Tenth, all qualified for re-election end are without opposi tion. In the Fifth District, repre sented at present by W. C. Houston, 'who declined to enter the race, Judge Ewin V. Davis and James J. Bean qualified as candidates. In the Eighth District T. W. Sims, the pres ent member of Congress from that district, is opposed by S. J. Everett. A Sammy in France. Dear Mother: The Y. M. C. A., The Stars and Stripes and even our battery commander, has taken care that no man shall forget what day May 12 is. In the Y. M. C. A. scores of placards cqver the walls, all per taining to one thing, and every issue of The Stars and Stripes, as well as other American papers edited in France, Is full of May 12. And our battery commander has ordered, as if it was really necessary, that every man shall write to his dearest 'rela tion, and, of course, to the most for tunate of us this means our mother. Besides the usual Sunday services p great deal more is being done to make the day pass pleasantly for us so that we shall always remember it and hold it sacred to ourselves, re gardless of our place of living or occupation, or whether it falls to our lot to . be numbered among those toiling In some German prison caisp, or, exactly the reverse, to be once more at home with family and friends. I am happy to say that I do not know a single man who is not ready and willing to die for his country, or, from the depth of his heart, his home. We know our cause is Just and that is all we wish to know, and what nation, however mighty, can stand against that. I believe the battles we fight are not against the German people but against Kaiser Ism, and the sooner the Agency -of Hell is blotteM from the face 6f the earth the sooner will the sun shine on suffering humanity and the earth be its own again. The Kalserism which has been drilled Into every German soldier Is all that holds him to his terrible tasks. No longer has he a love for his country. He knows that he is on the wrong side, and that the dawning of every new day finds the German army weaker. He knows it is but a question of time and his heart is not in it. Why should it be? for might is no longer right, but right is might, and that is the reason that everyone of know that we cannot lose but are sure of a glorious victory In the end, and, for the sake of humanity, may it be soon. But I have gotten away off the subject. I started out to tell how the day would be passed. Of course the usual Sunday services will, be had Sunday school and church, with mass for the Catholic fellows, then we will have a morning service and after this dinner, and we are sure of a good one too from the looks of the great pans of good eats in the kitchen and from the way the old mess sergeant Is running about, like a cat in hot ashes, -disturbing the K. Ps. at their work and implor ing them to be diligent. After din ner the entire , battery will be on "bunk fatigue," or simply rest, and can pass the afternoon as each man sees fit,' for there will be nothing further until evening, when the big feature of the day will begin. It, will be held in the Cenema Hall, our opera house and picture show. The hall seats twelve hundred, but holds more in a Jamb, and it is likely to be crowded, for the Y. M. C. A. wo men 'have announced that dough nuts, like mother used to make, will be served. The camp band wi?l furnish the music. There will be solos by camp talent, an address by the speaker of the evening, singing by the whole bunch and the "hoging up" of doughnuts by the same. ' Then there will be a flashlight pic ture to be published in The Stars and Strips. If it is not a grand suc cess there will be none to blame. Just above my bead, tacked to the hut wall, is a large picture of Gen eral Pershing, and below it is his message to his men. I suppose you have read it even more than I, but I shall write It here: . "Hardships will be your lot, but truBt In God will give you comfort. Temptations will befall you, but the teachings of our Savior will give you strength.. Let your valor as a soldier and your conduct as a man be an inspiration to your comrades and an honor, to yqur country." Well, mother, it is almost dinner time and will have "to close. t Wish ing you a happy Mother's Day and many, many a one to follow, and hoping to be with 'you soofl again, as I think I shall be, I am Your loving son, , J. C. WADDELL. A. E. F., May 12.'. ' From France. Mrs. R. M.'W'hippJo, Union City, Tenn. Dear Mrs. Whipple: The-helmet Is eimply fine.- It will be a godsend next fall and winter. You can e rure tho nights are cold and damp here during a good many months of the year. Of course the papers are telling of many .things taking place over here now. ".Many of them 'are speaking as though absolutely confident of an early victory. Please do not let thosethlngs . cause the . people .in America to slack up on their efforts to send an army equipped and with abundance of supplies for them and for the Allies. The papers have in formation from some source, I know not what, but this news is more or less not to be relied on. We are aH hoping for a tremendous "speed up" in preparations of all kinds over there. They aro needed and .neces sary. . . , The morale of American troops here is excellent, all are eager for the .chance. But they are few as compared to the number needed. You would indeed bo amused to see our quarters, location and every thing. Even with it all we are all enthusiastic and anxious for work. We are cared for much better than some other organizations are and ought to be thankful. We have what we consider an excellent section and hope to keep it so. We hope some day to return to our homes and take up the game of civil life again where we left off. Surely things will have changed there much by that time. Probably we will feel like fish out of water. " Again I wish to thank you for the helmet. With best wishes, I am still one of the little boys. SGT. RALPH M. QUINN. France. ". ' . New Automobile Agency. Messrs. W. J. Mays, John George and W. H. Harris have , formed a partnership to be known as the Overland Sales Agency. These gen tlemen have succeeded W. G. Davis, who was called to military service. Mr. Davis was agent for the Willys Knight and Overland cars and had sold about seventy cars since he lo cated here.. The Willys-Knight is a high grade car and the Overland is made in different grades. They com prise valuable sales opportunities and the new firm will go into the work to enlarge the' campaign of possibilities for the .sale of these cars in their territory. The firm Is a good one and will be pleased to serve you. .. , j ' Congressmen from the East and North and-' those representing the South and 'West aro Clearing the decks for a spirited : fight over the new revenue bill to raise $4,000, 000,000 for prosecution of the war with Germany, . Representatives, of the Northern and Eastern States want a consumption tax and a tax on cotton, declaring an increase in in come and profits tax would' cause the East and North to bear the greater burden of financing the war. Preserve Your Eggs With Water Glass Eggs' put up now will keep good until Christmas. i U. S. Government asks you to put up all you can. Can supply you Water Glass for 50c per quart enough to put up one gross (twelve dozen) eggs. Oliver's Drug Store Fancy Recleaned Tennessee Burt Seed Oats Oats will soon make cheap feed will mature in ' ninety days. COTTON SEED We have a car of King's Improved Cotton Seed, direct from North Carolina; early maturing, entirely removed from the boll weevil district A big portion of our native cotton was caught by the frost last season. Beware of frosted seed. They will not germinate. Call at our office and get descriptive circulars and see sample. . , SOY BEANS Strictly nice recleaned Yellow Mammoth. Japan Clover Seed Com Sorghum Seed Red Clover Red Top Timothy Alsyke White Clover Orchard Grass. Prices and samples gladly mailed on request Cherry-Moss Grain Co. We Have the Largest Selection 11FT$ f 4 ffj f Copyriflht. 117 - J. A. COBLE, mm mi mm MONEY TO LOAN On improved Farm Lands in Obion County, Tenn., and Fulton County, Kentucky. 1 ' I am authorized to take applications for loans at 5 per cent, interest, payable annually, on terms of. five to ten years, with privilege to borrower of paying off any part in multiples of $100, or all of loan, at any interest-paying period. Do not know how long this interest rate will continue and I advise all prospective borrowers to see me at once. All negotiations treated confidentially, and loans closed with least possible pub licity. W. E. HUDQINS, Cumberland Phone Office 143, Residence 589 JPjJgrSrSS of Summer Goods J this season that we have ever car ried. We know we can please ; you, both as to pattern and price. The More for Cash Store SON & CO. Union City, Tenn. Tlie Commercial -'V