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I "The Chocolate Soldter," Oscar Strauss' great light opera, will be pre
sented by a company of 80, Including orchestra, on the fifth night of the
Bedpatl) Chautauqua here this season. So great was the success of The
Mikado" last season that the Redpath management decided to present a light
opera Again this year, and In choosing The Chocolate Soldier" selected an
opera which holds a remarkable record for long metropolitan runs. For
jthree years "The Chocolate Soldier" ran at the Casino Theatre In New York,
fend la the Reticath croductlon this year are a cumber of members of the
original Casino company. In the company also are Miss Jeanette Studley,
who appeared In "Robin Hood" with the De Koven company, and Miss Nelle
Fleming, who will be remembered as having taken the part of Plttl-Slng In
last season's Redpath production of '"The Mikado."
The 6tago and lighting effects of "The Chocolate Soldier" will be a reve
lation as to what can be done in this direction on the Chautauqua platform.
The scene Is laid In' wartime In Bulgaria. Love, patriotism and comedy
all figure In this great opera.
The entire production is presented under the personal supervision of Mr.
Ralph Dunbar, who gave the Chautauqua audiences "The Mikado" last season
and the White Hussars and Cathedral Choir the preceding years. Mr. Dunbar
is thoroughly In sympathy with the Ideals and principles of the Chautauqua:
movement as is no other producer of the day and in placing this production
in his hands the Redpath management did so with perfect confidence that
the results would be in complete harmony, with the desires and tastes of Its
patrons. .
Oiauatauqua Week Mere June 21-28
THE COMMERCIAL
Marshall & Baird, Union City, Teni.
Entered at the post office at Union City.Ten
issee, as aecond-clas mail matter.
FRIDAY, JUNE 7. 1918.
If we have got to spend four or
five or eight or ten ycar3 more fight
ing the German military machine
why not put every man to work ot
something that will be of use to the
Government in support of the army.
Why allow the army of saloon men
to continue in a business that weak
ens our defenso and robs it of the
help that must eventually be con
scripted. Why allow men to waste
their energy at baseball that might
be useful in food production and
other helpful vocations. Why not
go to war in earnest and be done
with it. Every unit of our man
power (and woman power too) is
needed. If it is used now thousands
of our boys may be saved from
slaughter and worse than slaughter.
There arc numbers of things in
which men pre engaged, which are
worth nothing whatever to our Gov
ernment in the war, which on the
contrary act as a barrier to it3 prog
ress. Cut out the whiskey sellers
the sports, the loafers and Idlers and
"dig in" now. IJ must bo done some
time and it may save a few great na
tlono and millions of lives to do it
now.
FARM NEWS.
W. M. Warterflcld has forty acres
of very fine Abbruizi rye. This is
the first Abbruzzi rye ever grown in
this county.
Two more pure bred duroc Jersey
pigs go this week to the Boys Agri
cultural Club at Rives. M. T. War
ren and Edward Wright are the boys
receiving these pigs. Mr. Bob Wade
furnished the money for the boys of
the Rives club to buy pigs.
Mr. Charley Everett has Just
bought 200 tons of ground lime stone
for his farm.
J. A. Hughes notices the striking
difference in his wheat in favor of
the land where lime and phosphate
was applied last fall.
Mr. Clarence Fox, of Obion, will
put in a flock of 20 ewes this year.
Walter Warren is hulling this
week a very fine field of crimson
clover.
Big Wheat Crop.
One hundred members of the St
Louis Grain Club held their annual
outing and dinner at the Bellerlve
Country Club yesterday. Frank O,
Watts, president of the Third Na
tional Bank; E. M. Fle3ch, vice presi
dent of the grain administration, and
Bert H. Lang, who assists Flesch in
distributing all the grain marketed
In nine States, spoke at the dinner.
President W. J. Edwards of the
Grain Club called attention of the
grain dealers to the fact that St
Louis has become the center of the
soft wheat growing district of the
United States. He said:
"The bulk of the soft wheat grown
In this country is produced in Mis
" souri, Illinois, Ohio and Indiana and
a large acreage has been developed
in Kentucky and Tennessee. By
reason of its geographical location
St. Louis is the logical distributing
point for this grain.
"In normal times soft wheat is
. greatly in demand for export. Dur
ing war times, however exporters
are giaa to get any juna oi wneat.
St. Louis also is one of the leading
oats markets of the United States,
t wab a am V a fa f V o f T1H nnfa -to
tj j a vaovu vl iuv iavt iuuw aaaauvao 10
: tLo largest oats-producing State in
.the Union; Iowa is second and Mis
souri is third."
The grain men predict that 900,
000,000 bushels of wheat will be
'produced in ' the United States this
year. This is the maximum figure,
based on reliable Government fore
casts and other authentic informa
tion. St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Wheat Harvest.
At a meeting here in the Commer
cial Club rooms last Tuesday, called
by Dr. McRee, County Chairman of
National Defense, a number of wheat
growers were present to confer with
reference to the harvest and to ar
rangements undertaken by the Gov
ernment to protect the crop from loss
or damage.
The Government proposes to aid
in the harvest by seeing after the
necessary labor to harvest and save
the wheat after it has been harvest
ed and to superintend the proper re
pair of machinery, etc. J. R. Brat
ton, of Nashville, was here on be
half of the Government, and Mr
Cloys, of the County Food Adminis
tration, to give Instructions. Mr,
Newt Whipple was appointed chair
man of the county threshing com
mittee to see that the regulations
for harvesting are carried out'. No
farmer, who is within easy distance
of a thresher, will be allowed to hog
his wheat, but he wjll have aid and
advice about the work.
The threshermen are allowed 20
cents a bushel in case3 where it is
Justified. '
The following were present at the
meeting:
Dr. F. M. McRee, W. E. Weather
spoon, J. D. Alexander, W. A. Houser,
A. Coble, Wade Wiley, J. H. Todd,
A. S. Shipp, C. W. Brevard, Luke
Latimer, J. M. Brice, A. H. Mc
Daniel, J. A. Bratton, S. T. Pruett,
C. B. Hale, T. C. Callicott, M. H. For
ester, S. R. Bratton, A. C. Houser, J.
Caldwell, Harry J. Naylor, W. E.
Greer, C. B. Naylor, J. M. Honeycutt,
Oscar Owen, W. H. Latimer, J. A,
Morgan.
Soldier Boys.
Friends were glad to learn of the
promotion of Mr. Elmore Williams
this week. He left a few week3 ago
for camp and has been promoted
twice since he arrived, having been
made sergeant last Friday.
Dentists in War Work.
The Preparedness League of Amer
ican Dentists, thru the State Direc
tor, Dr. O. A. Oliver, writes Dr. Jake
H. Park, this city, director for Obion
County, that there are 425 members
of the league in the State and that
10,000 free operations for drafted
men have been performed. The or
ders are for preparation of the men
of Class One. ' Dr. Park has been giv
ing his time to the quota from Obion
County, and will be ready for the
men as they are called.
Kecruiting Station Notes.
The following young men were
accepted at this station since last
report and forwarded to Jefferson
Barracks, Mo., for enlistment:
Lyman Eubanks, Trenton, coast
artillery.
Buster Parrlsh, Trenton, coast ar
tillery. Joe D. Shaford, Hickman, Ky.,
coast artillery.
Burton Hill, Paducah, Ky., coist
artillery.
Jessie F. Eubanks, Trenton, coast
artillery
NEWS NOTES.
The Western Union Telegraph
Company, thru its president, has re
jected the proposals of the War La
bor Board to settle the dispute grow
ing out of the discharging of union
employes. After various propositions
hen been presented, the president of
the corporation declared that it re
garded its duty to serve best the
Government and the public and that
this could not be done if there were
dealings with the union. Former
President Taft, co-chairman of the
board, in a final appeal, declared
Surgeons agree that in cases of
Cuts, Burns, Bruises and Wounds,
the FIRST TREATMENT is mose im
portant. When an EFFICIENT an
tiseptic is applied promptly, there Is
no danger of Infection and the
wound begins to heal at once. For
use on man or beast, BOROZONE is
the IDEAL ANTISEPTIC and HEAL
ING AGENT. Buy it now and be
ready for an emergency. Price 25c,
60c, 11.00 and 11.50. Sold by Oliver
Drug Co. v "
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Chautauqua
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Chocolate Soldier
SO Pwto
Miss Margery Maxwell
Soprano-Chicago Grand Opera Co.
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Dunbar's Revue
FaaturisgGrud Panda of
Sir John Foster Fraser
Famoot War-writer and Lecturer
Capt Fredlc Campbell
Hero of Royaj Flying Corps
Mrs. CLriitine Frederick
Expat War-tim Howehold
Economics
Croatian Orchestra
Native Tamburlca Orchestra
Raemaekers Cartoons
Many Other Big
Attractions
Sesssa Tickets $150
aad War Tax
Tickets Now on Sal
Chautauqua Week Here
June 21-28
Robert C. Chambers, Huntingdon tnat tne usefulness of the Govern-
Bar of Obion County.
quartermaster corps.
Leo Friel, Union City, coast ar
tillery.
Mark Butler, Union City, infantry,
Wynn D. Williams, Union City,
infantry.
Paul Wright, Little Rock, Ark.
infantry.
George Schroder, Paducah, Ky., in
fantry.
Men above draft age who care to
enlist in the army for services in the
United States only, maydo so by ap
plying at the Army Recruiting Sta
tion, this city.
Hon. Austin Peay, of Clarksville,
Democratic candidate for Governor
of Tennessee, spoke at the court
house in Union City Wednesday af
tcrnoon, June 5. The audience was
small, but some of the leading citi
zens were present and gave the dis
lingulshed gentleman an attentive
hearing. The consensus of opinion
was that he made a fine impression
and by those even who are not to
upport him a fine speech.
Notice to Elks.
All members and former members
of the Union City B. P. O. E. No
679 are specially urged to be pres
ent to-night, Friday, June 7, at a
special meeting called by the officers
of the lodge for the transaction of
Important business. Everyone,
whether holding a card or not, is
urged to be on hand. You will be
welcome. The hour of meeting is
8 p. m.
J. C. BURDICK, E. R.
U. A. Flowers, Acting Sec.
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured.
with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, an they cannot
reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood
or constitutional disease, and in order to cure it
you must take internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, and acts directly upon
mc uiuuu ana mucous sunace. Hall's Catarrh
Cure is not a quack medicine. It was dihoiM
by one of the best physicians in this country for
years and is a regular prescription. It is com
posed oi tne best tonics known, combined with
the best blood purifiers, acting: directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of
tne two ingredients is wnat produces such won
derful results in curing: catarrh. Send for testi
monials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Props., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Total figures for tho recent Red
Cross drive are beginning to take
shape. The amount now is estimated
at $166,439,201, and when a com
plete tally is made it is expected that
the oversubscription will reach
$70,000,000. Five States tripled
their quotas.
ment meditators would be hampered
by the rejection of the proposal
' Complete subjugation of Austria
Hungary to German domination and
the elimination of any hope for even
semi-independence that may have
been entertained by the Czechs,
Jugo-Slavs and other anti-German
elements in the dual monarchy is
seen in Washington as the Certain
result of the new military treaty be
tween Germany and Austria-Hun
gary.
The scarcity of meat in England
ha3 been relieved by the recent large
imports from the United States, and
the meat ration is now back to the
normal allowance under the compul
sory rationing system. Supplies of
butter and cheese are still short In
England, but imports from the
United States are soon expected to
relievs that situation.
American soiaier3 m France are
discussing the part they will take in
the great battle now being fought on
the Western front. There is no doubt
that every available man will be
thrown into the combat when the
French high command deems It
necessary. Repeated attacks on
Cantigny have been repulsed by the
Americans.
The voluntary agreement of the
brewers of the nation to curtail the
production of beer 30 per , cent, ex
pires June 30, and with the an
nouncement that the brewery inter
ests will be called within a few
weeks to meet in Washington with
the Fuel Administration, it is ex
pected more radical restrictions will
be made.
Director General McAdoo in a tele-
egram to labor union heads remind
ed all employes" that they are em
ployes of the United States, and that
a strike means a blow at their own
Government. He called uoon union
leaders to urge upon their men the
wisdom and patriotism of remaining
at their duty.
Testifying at the trial of the 112
Industrial Workers of the World,
Private Frank Wormkee, alias Frank
Woods, told of violence of members
of the organization which spanned a
period of nearly two years, during
a part of which he worked as an
Field Marshal von Hindenburg has
been reported dead or gravely ill,
but a writer in the Lokai Anzelger
says that on last Tuesday the Kaiser
and von Hindenburg took a long
walk on the battlefront at Croanne.
A resolution was adopted by the
Bar of Obion County in a meeting
at the courthouse last Saturday, in
which a number of attorneys spoke
in very high terms of Judge Jones
as a citizen, a man of public affairs
and a judge of the court. The high
est regard of the bar was expressed
for Judge Jones and these remarks
found expression in a resolution as
follows:
Be it remembered that a meeting
of the members of the Bar of Obion
County was held at the courthouse
in Union City on May 31, 1918, for
the purpose of giving expression to
their personal esteem of Honorable
Joseph E. Jones, the retiring Circuit
Judge for the Fourteenth Judicial
Circuit of Tennessee, whereupon the
following resolutions were unani
mously adopted by the bar:
Resolved, That whereas Honorable
Joseph E. Jones, now about to re
tire from the position of .Circuit
Judge, has presided over the Circuit
Court of this county and in this Cir
cuit for more than ten year with"
marked fairness, courtesy and abllln
ty; and whereas, the members of
this bar recognize Judge Jones as a
most amiable Christian gentleman,
and esteem him for his many ad
mirable trait3 of character; there
fore, resolved that upon hi3 retire
ment from the bench, we deem it
proper to givo this expression of our
esteem and respect for him as a gen
tleman and as the judge of said
court
Resolved further, That W. H.
Swlggart, a member of this bar, be
appointed to present these resolu
tions to Honorable Joseph E. Jones,
and request that they be spread up
on the minutes of the court as &
permanent token of respect and es
teem of this bar for our distinguish
ed retiring judge.
We, the undersigned committee.
this day appointed by the Bar of
Obion County, beg to submit the:
above as our report, and recommend
the adoption of same by the bar.
RICE A PIERCE,
SEID WADDELL,
. . F. J. SMITH,
Committee. .
Notice To Drainage Contractors
Sealed bids will be received at the
office of the County Judge of Obion
County, Tenn., at Union City, Tenn.,
until one o'clock on June 29th,
1918, for the construction of the
Free Bridges Drainage District in
Obion and Lake Counties, Tenn., in
volving the excavation of 612,000
cubic yeards of earth and clearing
120 acres of right-of-way. Plans
and specifications may be seen at the
office of W. C. Kelly, engineer for
the district, at Union City, Tenn.
Right to reject any and all bids re
served by Board of Directors. Cer
tified check for $5,000.00 required
on part of bidders.
This June 3, 1918. ll-4t.
P. B. MORRIS,
Secretary Board of Directors,
Free Bridges Drainage District.