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i Defeated German* at Laugezargan and Again Invada
East Prussia
Petrograd, March 18.—The Russian troops are again fight-
German soil. They have defeated the German forces
at Laugezargan, and are advancing into East Prussia.
Petrograd, March 18.—With a battle front six hundred
mile* long the Russian forces are progressing against the Au-
stro-German troops in Poland and Galicia. The Germans are
Ye treating at many point* towards the East Prussian frontier.
ha the Carpathian mountains, the Austrians are being forc
ed back by the Russians, who are capturing hundreds of pris-
IN ADDITION TO PREMIUMS
General Von Hindenburg is giving ground, especially
along the Orzyo river, where the fighting is unparalleled in fe
rocity. ,
The German bombardment of Ossowiec has been ineffect
ive. It is reported that fifteen thousand German soldiers have
fallen there.
The armies in the Carpathian mountains are fighting in
snow waist deep, with the thermometer thirty degrees below
zero.
Berlin, March 18.—Official from German War Office—
French aviators bombarded Schlettstadt, in upper Alsace today.
German airmen bombarded Calais, the French seaport on
the English Channel.
The Russians have crossed the boundary of East Prussia
and are now fighting on German soil.. The Germans will burn
three Russian villages for every one destroyed by Russians.
Paris, March 18.—The Germans are replying to the war
ship bombardment of Westende with their heavy, sixteen-inch
guns. , .
i Wounded French soldiers who have returned here declare
that the meager bulletins give only a vague idea of the fierce
ness of the fighting in the Champagne district. . , ,
There 1s now nearly a quarter of-a million men engaged
in the fighting along the Les Mesnil, Perthes, and Beausejouv
battle line. Thousands of huge guns have been thundering
away, night and day, for four weeks. The battle fields are
covered with the rotting corpses of the slain soldiers and the
ground has been literally torn up by bursting shells and mines.
he tension of Battle, the ghastly stench of decaying flesh and
burning gunpowder mingled with the fumes of poisoned bombs,
"have driven hundreds of soldiers insane.
Rome, March 48.—An extraordinary meeting of the Ital
ian Cabinet, which IS also believed to be a council of war, was
held today.. The German Ambassador is making a'final effort
to prevent war between Italy and Austria, following the refusal
of Emperor Francis Joseph to make territorial concessions tq
Italy by ceding Trent. The German Ambassador is urging the
prolongation of negotiations and the Vatician is urging peace.
Paris, March 18.—Official statement from .French War
Jffice—The Germans continue today the bombardment of the
of Notre Dame- Loretta and the villages of Cerney and
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V The-Belgians continue to advance along the Yser.
Artillery engagements along the rest of the battle front.
' London, March 18.—It fa officially announced here that
three German princes including Prince Leopold, a member of
he reigning famliy, were killed in the battle at Neuve Chap-
Exhibits
Exhibits will consist of regular
School Work, Manual Arts, v Qome3tic
Science, Flowers, Vegetables and
Poultry.
Regulation
Those desiring to enter the con
tests muse, on or before April 15th,
send their names to the departments
they wistt :o enter or to the General
Chairman.
All exhibit■ must be in Tif~on (ex
cept cooking, vegetables and poultry >
two days before the Fair in order
that the judges may pass upon and
lag the articles before the F'dr
opens. * hi judges will be choi-:n
from outside the county, and will oe
required to judge and tag articles
before the day of the Fair.
Prizes will be awarded the day of
the Fair.
Schools are expected to notifv
Mrs. N. Peteivon as soon as possiblo
the amount of space their exhibit will
occupy in order that provisions
may be made for it.
Np exhibit accepted unless guar
anteed to be the work of pupils un
der supervision of teacher.
Nothing that has been exhibitod
before will be allowed to go on ex
hibition.
There will be a splendid program
music, readings, . declamations,
drill, etc., by the pupils. This to
announced later.
Athens, March 18.—^Eighty thousand Turkish troops have
been concentrated near Smyrna to oppose the advance of the
Allies if Smyrna falls under the bombardment of the Allies'
fl’warshlps. > , „ ; ,v’
Paris March 18.—A news dispatch received here states
that the Italian-authorities have ordered the expulsion of the
German subjects from the Italian Riveria.
P* London,- March 18.—A news dispatch received here from
.Petrograd states that the outer forts of Przemysl have fallen.
Athens, March 18.—A lull has developed in the bombard
ment of the Dardanelles today.
l Glasgow, Scotland, March 17.—A German submarine was
I sunk in a collision with the British steamship Apollo, off the
Jjoast of Bristol.
London, March 17.—“Great Britain will maintain Tier
fockade of German ports. The protest of neutral nations will
rose no alterations in England’s plan to isolate Germany,”
was the statement made by a high official here today.
Mexico City, March 17.—Martial law was proclaimed here
today. The Convention troops are patrolling the entire city.
No gatherings of any kind are permitted. The business houses
are opening up, and conditions are rapidly becoming normal.
£ .
You Keep an Exact
of expend tures and a
receipt for each item
if you have a check
ing account with us
and make the merest
memorandum on your
stub. Don’t have to
think, don’t have to remember-~it’s all there in
black and white and the money balance (which you
can tell at a glance) is here in security. Interest
on long time balances by special arrangements.
THE BANK of fNFTQM!
' Tiftoo, -jfL
THE SCHOOL FAIR
Part of List of Offering,.
Coming Later.
More
Lists Already Published. Arrange
ments for Great School Event
in May Rapidly Approach
ing Completion
Rules governing the Fair:
In order that the work might f be
easier, Mrs. Peterson has asked s
of the citizens of Tifton to assist
in raising the money for the pri ses.
Col. Williford has kindly consei
to take charge of the Reading
test and offers the following pri:
1st Prize in Reading, $3.
2nd Prize in Reading, $2.
3rd Prize in Reading, $1.
Having been a pupil and teacher
in Tift county, Col. Williford is ve*?
much interested hi the county’s edu
cational welfare and hopes that thi;
special feature will be one of the best
Mr. J. H. Hutchinson will have
charge of the Music Contest, and of
fers the following prizes:
1st Prize Instrumental, $3; Sec
ond prize $1.
1st Prize Vocal, $2; Second, $1.
1st Prize Chorus, $2; Second, $1.
Mr. Hutchinson has taken a great,
interest in musical training among
the young people of the county, anil
this department is in excellent hands.
The chairmen for Declamation
and Athletics have been selected am 4
will be announced later.
There will also bo a written Spell
ing Contest during the day of. the
Fair end evci^r school is urged to
lake part in this. $2.50 will be giv
en the boy orgirl making the high
est average. *
There will also be a Letter Con
test, these letters to be written in.
the presence of the judges. Prof
Lewis, of the agricultural School, ol‘
fers $2.50 in gold to boy or girl
writing the most perfect letter.
Dr. N. Pjeterson has offered u
prize of $3 to the. pupil fourteen
years of ago and up, for bc3t essay
Home Sanitation. This essay
must not contain over 1,000 word*
and must be sent to him at least
ten days before the Fair. ' The best
will be selected and the prize win
ner will be required to read it on the
day of the Fair. This gives a boy
or girl an opportunity to win two
honors, the prize and also the priv
ilege of appearing on the programme.
The folldwing merchants and
friends have contributed most liber
ally towards the prizes:
Mr. Henry Webb is especially
thanked for his most generous offer
of $25. Mr. J. M. Shaw, First Nat
ional Bank, Golden Hardware Cora-
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EYE SPECIALIST COMING
The Successful Atlanta Eye Specialist
Kennon Mott Coming Again to
Tifton, Monday, March 22
EXAMINATION FREE
This noted eye specialist is doing
wonderful eye work and succeeding
after hope was given up, and eye,
leadoche and nervous stiff crers should
3ce him, no matter how bad their case
is. He straightens cross eyes with
out cutting or pain, gives children's
eyas special enre, and in sor'
curat eyes so that glasses
' .e wornri Ho can only be i
aftygEtand-fom’s store.
’t forgot the date, 2
MONEY IN 15 DAYS
Or It Will B« Sent Back
Atlanta-
$4,550 FOR TIFT PENSIONERS
Judge Graves Received Check Thurs
day. Must Return All Money
Left After Fifteen Days
Ordinary C. W. Graves received a
check Thursday morning for $4,550,
Tift county’s portion of the pension
fund for old Confederate veterans
and widows of veterans for 1915.
This amount will pay the pensions
of seventy-five pensioners in Ttft
county and Judge Graves has been
instructed to return all money not
paid out in fifteen days, as funds aro
short and unless the money is used
at once, the department wants it
back so that they may send it to
some other county.
If you are a pensioner call at
Judge Graves’ office immediately and
get your money. If you are not,
and know some one who is, tell them
that they may get their money. Every
dollar of this $4,550 is needed in
Tift county and we don’t want any
of it to go begging for an owner.
The check received by Judge
Graves Thursday morning was issued
under a warrant authorized by Gov
ernor Slaton Tuesday for $300,975
for the payment of Confederate vet
orans and widows of veterans in
forty-six counties, the total number
of pensioners to receive money be
ing 5,004. This is the second war
rant authorized by the Governor
for the paymenfr^-of 1915 pensions,
the two warrants totaling $576,-
780.
DIPPING VAT
AT AGGIE SCHOOL
Cement Firm Has Donated Ma
terial Thereforj
WILL DE OFFERED TO FARMERS
it Practical Cost for Dipping Their
The Scpond Dipping
County
The. Agricultural Sdhdbl is td put
in a dipping vat for cattle. The ex
cavation was made and the forms put
in several days ago and the vat would
have been finished, but just as Mr.
Thrash and his shop boys were ready
to start tho cement work Prof. Lewis
received notice that tho Dixie Cement
Co., of Chattanooga, would give the
school the cement for tho vat As
soon as the cemont arrives the work
will bo completed.
The increase in milk and butter
and in the growth of. young cattle
should save the school each year
many times the cost ef the vat.
The school will doubtless offer the
use of the vat to the farmers living
nearby at such low charges that they
will avail themselves of tho oppor
tunity of dipping their cattle.
FARMERS MEETING SATURDAY
A Farmer* Exchange at Tifton Topi<
for Discussion
Tho next regular farmers meeting
will be held at the courthouse Sat
urday afternoon at two o’clock. This
is an adjourned meeting, tho regular
meeting not being held last Saturday
on account of Spring Day at the Agri
cultural School.
The topic for discussion at the
meeting Saturday is tho advantage
and disadvantages of a Farmers Ex
change at Tifton and how best to ob
tain one. This is a matter that should
interest every one of the farmers, as
a Farmers Exchange properly con
ducted will open up a market for ev
erything on the farm.
Den’t forget the time and placo.
At the court house Saturday after-
noon at two o’clock.
COTTON MARKET
Receipts Wednesday, 85 bales.
Receipts for tho reason, 30,293.
Good middling, 8.
Fully middling, 7%.
Middling, 7 V*.
Yes—Many People
bsTS told os the eamo atonr—dlrirej
alter es'ang, gases, heartburn. A
5te*s£2: D ffiS la
before and after each meal will relievo
you. Bold only by uo—25c.
MILLS DRUG CO.. Tifton, Ua.
5dilcr, tho Eye-Sight
Sp.ei.li.t-
Will be in hie cilice at tho Mills
Co.. Monday next,
suffaringwrifli headaches, eye-
.ore eyes or the
lould call tod get
CLUB
AGENT FOR TIFT
Mite Rowena Long Hae Been
ADpointetl.
WILL TAKE UP WORK AT ONCE
Agent Secured Through Efforts of
Messrs. Lewis, Hollis and Martin
Paid by State and Farmers
Prof. S. L. Lewis has just received
a letter from the State College of
Agriculture stating that Miss Rowena
Long would receive the appointment
of Canning Club Agent for Tift
county and that $200 would be given
by the National Department at Wash
ington through the State College to
assist in this work. The College first
stated that no funds were available
for this county but later found that
it could appropriate $200.
The committee appointed to lay
plans for securing the agent is com
posed of J. W. Hollis, W. V. Martin
and S. L. Lewis. This committee de
cided to ask oach farmer to sign a
card agreeing to give one bushel of
corn or its equivalent in money by
Oct. 15. Quite a number have al
ready signed the cards and the com
mittee plants to see practically all of
the farmers in the county.
Everything is going to be done to
make the work a success. If more
money is raised than is needed it
will. be kept for the work another
year. The committee asked that the
Board of County Commissioners take
the corn at market prices and that
the Commissioners O. K. payments
of salary made to the agent. The
Board guarantees fifty cents for ev
ery bushel of corn promised.
Miss Long is a sister to Miss Berlie
Long, the popular agent for last
year. Miss Rowena is well known to
many people of the county and a
better choice could probably not be
made. She will enter actively into
the work and prospects are that Tift
will have one of the livest Canning
Clubs in the state.
BASEBALL SATURDAY
Thomasville High School Opens Sea
son in Tifton with Tifton High
The nearer the time approaches
for the baseball game between Tifton
High School and Thomasville High
School Saturday afternoon the great
er the interest in the probable out
come of the game becomes.
Everybody knows Thomasville hud
a good team last season, though they
were a bit weak in the box. What
they have this season no one knows
but the team should be as good
if not better than last year. They
should be able to put up a game
fight at least, and it is probable thal
they will snow the Tifton boys under.
We all know Tifton has a good
team. That is, we have an extra
good pitcher—one of the bestin High
School circles in the whole state. Thi
balance of the team isn’t anything
extra, hardly up to the average in
batting, but if Ralph is in good shape
we can, count on Tifton winning if
our boys are ablo to score two or
three runs.
There should be an extra godd
crowd out Saturday. It is the first
game of the season and in addition
thereto, the boys need your attend
ance to help meet the expenses -f
bringing Thomasville here.
TAKING IN NEW TERRITORY
Mr. M. A. Saxton for North Carolina
and South Carolina
Mr. M. A. Sextoa leaves this after
noon for Columbia, S. C., where ha
will open North Carolina and South
Carolina territory for tho farm im
plements made by the Tifton Farm
Tool Manufacturing Company.
Mr. Sexton is an admirably chosen
man for that work. His extensive
acquaintance in those two states and
his business ability should make him
a valuable man for the company and
insure an extensile sale of the im
plements in the new territory.
Mr, Sexton has beon in the saw
mill business in this section for near
ly thirty years. He was with Mr. Tift
many years ago and engaged in tke
general merchandise business here
about twenty-two years ago. He is
a gentleman of pleasing address and
wide acquaintance and we not only
congratulate the Tifton Farm Tool
Manufacturing Company on securing
his services, but are very glad indeed
to have ^im as a citizen again.
Tte feMss That Oon Net Affsct Tto Rutf
Because of Its tonic and laxative effect^LAXA-
rVrfc* In
look for t
Herbert L. Moor,
Graduate Optomotrut
Two years of eonilnuous practice
in Tifton and scores of satisfied cus
tomers. If you are suffering with
headache, or other troubles caused
by eye strain be sure and Consult—
Had Fingers and Thumb of Left Hand Blown Off and Right
Hand Lacerated by Dynamite Cap
Mr. B. B. Grantham, proprietor of the Love avenue bartor fj
shop, had the thumb and two fingers of hie left hand blown
by the explosion of a dynamite cap this afternoon, about Mga
o’clock and his right hand badly injured.
Mr. Granham was picking at the cap with a hairpin, not is
knowing what it was. The explosion tore off the thumb and. J|
first and second fingers of his left hand and badly lacerated tba J|
third finger. The thumb and two fingers and the palm of hfe
right hand were badly burned and lacerated by the explosion. |
Mrs. Grantham was sitting close by and was slightly injured.
Washington, March 18—Unless the captain of the German
Cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich makes a definite statement within
the next few hours, the State Department will demand a speci
fication of the exact time desired, or his departure within thd -9
next twenty-four hours.
A high government official was declared to state that he
was “tired of these dilatory tatics.”
Washington, .March 18.—The German Embassy lodged a
protest with the State Department today against the arrest of
the German Consul at Seattle and the search of the Consulate.
The Embassy declared that the action was a violation of
international law, and asked the State Department for legal
protection for the German Consulate at Seattle.
Dr. William Muller, imperial German consul at Seattle,
and his secretary, B. M. Schultz, were served with notice of ar
rest yesterday at the consulate. They are charged with con
spiracy in attempting to corruptly influence John Murdock, an
employe of the Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company,
by inducing him to sell business secrets of his employers.
Consul Muller and his secretary are accused by the state
of Washington of offering Murdock a cash consideration to
supply them with information bearing out Ambassador Bern-
storff’s charge that the Seattle corporation was shipping knock
down submarines to the British government via British Colum
bia.
Washington. March 18.—A new experiment in shipping
will shortly be made by the United States Government by pro
viding' army transports for export” shipping from the Philip
pines. The plan has been recommended by the Secretary of
War, and it is expected that the President will approve it imme
diately.
The Philippines are threatened with a commercial paraly
sis unless a move is made immediately to improve the situa
tion.
Huge quantities of hemp, tobacco and other products are
piled high on the quays at Manila, awaiting ships.
Monterey, Mexico, March 18.—The forces of General Vil
la have occupied the towq of Ramunes, in Nuevo Leon, without
firing a shot. They are now preparing to attack Matamoras. It
it reported that the officers of Carranza’s army are fleeing into
the United States.
Cordele, Gq., March 16.—James Hill, convicted of the
murder of Donald Forehand, was hanged in the county jail here
this morning.
London, March 17.—The British Admiralty announced to
day the sinking of the steamers Atlanta and Fingal by German
submarines.
STEVENS HUNG
In Cordele Today. In Last Statement Exonerated the Negro
Convicted as Accessory
Cordele, March 18.—Luther Stevens, the negro who con
fessed to the assassination of T. E. Gleaton, former County
Treasurer of Crisp, was hanged in the county jail here today.
Stevens displayed remarkable nerve and in his last state
ment exonerated Arnor Bivins, the negro who was convicted
of being accessory to the crime. StdVCns was pronounced dead
in twelve minutes after the drop fell.
Luther Stevens had been in Tift county jail since his con
viction until Wednesday at noon, when Sherif# Ward, Deputy
Sheriff Cox and Mr. Sheppard came through in a car for him
and carried him to Cordele.
Stevens was tried on February 25,
last, and sentenced to hang Thurs
day, March 18. Following his arrest
and until the date of trial he was con
fined in the jail at Columbus, it not
being considered safe to keep him
in Cordele. He entered a plea of
guilty. His trial and sentence only
consumed thirty-five minutes of the
court’s time. •
After his sentence had been pro
nounced Stevens was carried to the
jail in Cordele and immediately re
moved and brought to Tifton by
Stevens’ uncle, Arnor Bivins, has
been sentenced to hang on March 22
as an accessory before the fact, a
was with Bivins’ pistol that Stevens
killed Gleaton and on Bivins’ muls
that Stevens escaped after the kilL
'"ff.
Sheriff Shaw to to bo congratulai-.
ed upon keeping the presence of Sta-
vens in Tifton so quiet, the fact that
tho negro was hero being uhlmowB
to nny one not connected with the
i- ‘ sheriff’s office. It was generally snp-
tomobilc, whore he has been ever I posed in Cordele that Stevens was in
since, although it was generally sup-1 Macon and several press notices were
posed that he was in jail at Macon. Isont out to that effect.
