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•IMWJSP ing 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 $grart , y v . - '' , ; '-v4 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- (Continued on Last Page) 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.