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THE TIFTON GAZETTE, T1FTON GA., MARCH 26, 1915.
VOLUME XXIV,
CZERNOWITZ EVACUATED
Petrograd, March 26.6—The Austrian troops have evacu
ated Czernowitz and are now in full retreat towards Hungary.
The Russian forces have defeated the Austrian troops in a
terrific three days’ battle on the Pruth river and are pursuing
the retreating Austrians with great vigor.
Will be Ready for this
J Wheat Crop.
Athens, March 26.—Another great battle between the Al
lies’ fleet and the Turkish forts on the Dardanelles has been
opened. The gale has ceased and the Allies’ warships are mak
ing supreme efforts to smash the Turkish fortifications.
A TeRedos report states that twenty-six thousand French
soldiers have b”en landed on the coast of Asia Minor to attack
Smyrna by land.
The forts are replying to the attacks energetically with their
huge Krupp guns. j
Berlin, March 26.—An official statement this afternoo^
says that the battle of Hartmannsweilerkopk has now continu
ed for four days and is still undecided. The French forces have
made many attempts to capture the German positions.
In the East the Russian troops are attempting to force theft
way to Augustowo along a narrow strip of land between the
lakes, but so far they have been held in check.
London, March 26.—The British Admiralty declared today
that the_ German ring of submarines that was thrown around
the British IsleS: is being shattered.
It is pfeijicted here that the campaign of Germany against
English snipping will soon be' ended 'by the recall of the sub
marines which are being destroyed without accomplishing any
results. V
Athenrij March 26.—Newspapers here today published a
report that the Turkish Government is at the breaking point
with the Germans, and is preparing to sue for peace.
‘ It is asserted that the Turkish Field Marshal has left for
Sofia, returning to Germany.
Rome, March 26.—The negotiations for the cession of Aus
trian territory are reported broken off.
Italy’s entrance into the war is now believed to be immi
nent Austria has rejected all the proposals.
Petrograd, March 26.—A German Zeppelin attacked the
Russian fortress of Lomza, on the Narew river, yesterday. The
Zeppelins dropped fourteen bombs. Nine civilinas were wound
ed.
Paris, March 26—The official statement issued this after
noon says that the heavy rains have caused a lull in the fight
ing along the entire battle front.
The attacks made by the Germans ip the forests.of Con-
senvoye, Caures, 1 to the northwest of Verdun, at Epittfees and
La Petre, have bee* repulsed.
The French forces have abandoned the offensive until the
weather is better.
MACHINERY to be
By May 15th. Will ha Located at;
Pate's Variety Works on G.
S. & F. Right-Of-Way j
! Tifton is to have a flour mill in time
for this summer’s crop.
Mr. W. J. Pate, who runs the va
riety works and grist mill on South
Main street, has been negotiating for
some time for the necessary machine
ry for such a mill. All of his arrange
ments have been completed and the
machinery to be shipped out W»y
16th. He will have the mill set up
and ready for work before the pres
ent wheat crop is ready to be ground.
The Georgia Southern and Florida
railway has offered Mr. Patera site
and building on its right-of-vfay but
he has not yet decided whether to
locate there or to use his' present
building. ^ • *
The mill will be of twelve-barrel
capacity and can take ample care of
the wheat crop of this section.
There is quite an acreage in wheat
pound Tifton and along the lines of
Railroads tributary to Tifton,
flour mill here should be able to get
airit can do and will be a big stim-
s toward j
ulus t
For School Fair. Prof. Potoraon,
Chairman; MUi Paulk Secretary
Representatives of the different
committees for the school fair met
at Mrs. N. Peterson’s Saturday morn<
ing at 9 o'clock to discuss the pre
paration for carrying on the Fair.
Prof. Simon Peterson was chosen
general chairman and Miss Maude
Paulk, secretary..
Misses Kate Wright, Adrian Turn-
ell and Bessie Lundy were appointed
to revise the names for the different
committees which are as follows:
mer is Detier. \ lfuslc^—Messrs. Roy Drunkenmil-
Berlin, March 26—It is officially announced by"tlmeS-'
man War Office that Prince Joachim, the youngest son of the
Kaiser, led the German forces in driving the Russian troops out
of Memel.
Although the German forces were outnumbered by th
Russians, the Prince personally led the charge successfully. The
fighting was terrific and lasted for five hours.
TifliB, March 26.—Turks attacked the American mission
at Urumiah, Persia, Tuesday, assaulting the missionaries and
carrying away the Assyrian Christians that had taken, refuge
there.
The attack was led by the Turkish Consul
The Assyrians were later massacred.
• The Hague, March 26.—Holland has addressed a sharp
protest to Germany on the sinking of the Dutch steamer Medea
which was torpedoed by a German submarine in the English
Channel.
Glasgow, Scotland, March 266.—A British cruiser seized
---the Swedish steamers Vera and Jeanne, and they were brought
here today. Their cargoes of rice were confiscated.
London, March 26.—The British steamer Delmira was tor
pedoed and sunk in the English Channel today.
London, March 26.—The Lloyds are laying odds at four
to three today that the war' will end by September 30th next.
Washington, March 26.—Notice was served today on Gen
eral Carranza that the Port of Progreso must be kept open, and
: that there must be no interference with the sisal shipments out
. •£ Yucatan,
It is reported that the battleship Georgia has been ordered
to Progreso,
Washington, March 26.—Secretary Bryan has called the
attention of Ambassador ,Morgenthau, at Constantinople, to
> reports of the attacks on the American mission at Urumieli
Persia. *}.•••■
Chicago, March 26.—May wheat, $1.52. Corn 72 Yi
Oats.’ 581/4. Pork $17.80. Lard $10.20. Ribs nominal.
•!i. i ± ---BW!
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 an<^e money balance (which you
can tell at a glancdns here in security. Interest
on long time balances by special arrangements.
2-BARBEL FLOUR
FREE SCHOLARSHIP
MILL AT TIFTON
Sr
In Each County Along A. B. &
A. Railroad.
TWELVE PRIZES ARE OFFERER
ard wheat growing.
COMMITTEES NAMED
Hortense Yarborough, Juanita Car-
pentcr and Annie Borland.
Cooking—Mrs. Stephens, Misses
Lundy, Patterson, Sumner, Speere,
Mrs. Willis, Patton and Mallory.
Sewing—Misses Burns, Carlton,
Moates, Sutton, Clegg, Anderson and
Whittaker.
Art—Mrs. Cottle, Misses Bowen,
Overby, McCord, Kersey.
Manual Arts—Prof. A4Bns, Mr.
Rainey, Misses Wright^^urnell,
Barksdale, Dearing and Avera.
Programme—Mrs. Elrod, Misses
Paulk, Taggart, Vinton and Hollings
worth,- Messrs. . Rigflon and Bur*
roughs.
Athletics—Prof. Burroughs, Mes
srs. Joe Lee, Griner, and Allen, Miss
es Jenkins, Willis and Williford.
Maud* Paulk, Sec.
ATTENTION FARMERS
FOR CORNU BOY
CARLOAD SYRUP
FROM TIFTON
On* in Each County th* Road Tfa-
verges. Liberal Offer of Pro/
vious Years is Repoatod
As has been Its custom for several
years, the Atlanta, Birmingham 'and
Atlantic railroad company offers a
scholarship in the State College of
Agriculture this year to the Corn
Club boys in each' county alon^ its
line.
This is fully set forth in thejfol*
lowing circular letter: \
The large number of boys thatlen-
tered the Corn Clubs in the counties
traversed by the Atlanta, Birming
ham A Atlantic Railroad, to compehp
for the prizes offered last year, hi
encouraged the management of the ^hipped from hero, even if wo are not
A. B. & A. Railroad to offer the
same valuable prizes for this year,
via:
Twelve Boys' short course scholar
ships, state College of Agriculture,
Athens, Ga.,. to be awarded to the
twelve boys who make the oest rec
ord in twelve counties traversed by
A. B. A A. Railroad. In accordance
with the Government Requirements,
which takes into consideration four
(4) factors, vis:
1st—Yield.
2nd—Profit
Srd—-Ten-ear exhibit.
4th—Written report aa to how
crop was made.
Only one scholarship will be award
ed in any one county.
The following counties in Goorgia
are traversed by the A. B. & A. Rail
road: Bacon, Ben Hill, Campbell,
Coffee, Colquitt, Coweta, Crisp,
Dooly, Fayette, Fulton, Glynn, Ir
win, Macon, Marion, Meriwether,
Pierce, Talbot, Taylor, Tift, Troup,
Thomas, Taylor, Wayne and Wilcox.
The selection of the prizes winners
will be made by the District Agents,
in charge of Boya f Corn Clubs, of the
Co-operative Dekrbnstration Work
in Georgia.
In the selection of alternates!
boys who are patrons of the A. B. &
A Railroad and who reside immedi
ately tributary thereto will be given
preference, other conditions being
nearly equal.
The announcement of the prize
winners will be made at the Atlanta
Com Show, and it is hoped that the
Com Club of each county will bo
represented at Atlanta by a large
delegation of members.
ARRESTED IN FLORIDA
The Marketing Department of the
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic
Railroad is very anxious to obtain
the names and addresses of all farm
ers in the territory traversed by the
A. B. & A., who have or will plant
any acreage in the following crops:
Watermelons, cantaloupes, sweet po
tatoes, Irish potatoes, tomatoes, pep
per, Snap beans, squash, roasting
ears, etc.
The A. B. & A. Railroad establish
ed its Marketing Department in or
der to stimulate tho growth of money
ops other than cotton. The idea
being, that our farmers would be orly
too glad to plant such crops provided
a market could be found for samo.
Any farmer who has planted or
desires to plant any acreage in these
crops will And it greatly to his inter
est to write Mr. N. E. Mnrshburn.
Market Agent, 613 Austell Building,
Atlanta, Ga., for blanks to be filled
out showing the number of acres to
be planted in each crop enumerated
above, which will enable us to esti
mate on the probable yield, thus giv
ing us some basis on which to work.
W. W. Croxton,
General Passenger Agent.
Notable Shipment of 2,000 Gal
lons Saturday. i
BOUGHT UP IN SMALL LOTS
Shipped by Central Grocery Company
to Atlanta Concern. Sixty-Thr*a
Half Barrels in the Lot
Probably the first carload of syrup
ever shipped from Tifton went for
ward Saturday.
It was shipped by the Central
Grocery Company to an Atlanta con
cern and contained sixty-tbree half
barrels, or about 2,000 gallons.
The syrup was bought by the com
pany in small lota from .Tift county
farmers and the cash paid for it
This is another useful side crop
being turned into mon6y by the farm
ers of Tift county, fiy starting early
next season several carloads may be
lucky enough to get a refinery here as
la proposed,
IN INTEREST OF CANNING CLUB
ProfeMors Breedlove and Thresh end
Mias Long Viaited Schoola
Professors J. H. Breedlove and J.
M. Thrash and Miss Rowena Long,
the recently appointed Canning Club
agent for Tift county, spent Monday
making a tour of the schools of Tift
county, Miss Long making a talk at
each school urging the girls to join
the Canning Club and telling of the
great advantages that being a mem-
zer of the club would afford them.
Prof. Breedlove spoke in behalf of
the campaign to secure corn contri
butions for carrying on the Canning
Club work.
Tuesday Prof. Thrash and Miss
Long visited all the schools, except
three, which had not been visited on
Monday. Miss Long talking to the
girls and Mr. Thrash speaking in be
half of the corn contributions. The
three schools not visited this week wOI
be visited next Monday.
An enthusiastic reception was giv
en the visitors at each school visited
and considerable interest aroused in
Canning Club work by the talks of
Miss Long. Cards were given to each
of the children, requesting them to
get their father to sign the card
pledging a bushel of corn towards the
support of the Canning Club work.
These cards will be returned to the
teacher and then turned over to the
committee having the work in charge.
BOYD NOT THE MAN
Requisition Papers Requested for
W. B. and A. L. Fulgharo.
W. B. and A. L. Fulgham, of Col
quitt county, have been arrested at
Bronson, Fla., on charges of disposing
of mortaged property and of carry
ing mortgaged property beyond the
limits of the state.
It is charged that these parties
bought some property from Foy &
Adams and a mule from I. C. Touch
stone, both being sold under retain
title contract. The mule was after
wards mortgaged to another party,
who was forcloslng the mortgage
when Mr. Touchstone heard of it and
took steps to recover the animal. The
mule was then returned to Fulgham
who it is said carried it to Florida.
Governor Slaton will be asked to
issue requisition papers for tho return
of the two Fulghams to this state for
trial. It was reported hero today that
habeas corpus proceedings were being
instituted in the Fulghams’ behalf and
Sheriff Shaw wired Governor Slaton
this morning asking him to wire Gov.
Trammell of Florida to Instruct
Sheriff Walker, of Levy county, to
hold the prisoners until the requisi
tion papers reach him.
i NORTH
Several Who Knew "Lumber King’ 1
Do Not Think He Was Oliver
Several people who met L. C. Boyd
frequently during kis stay at Ash-
burn and subsequent trial and con
viction in Irwin county of the charge
of swindling do not think the is the
same man that was killed at Lees
burg as A. D. Oliver.
They base this opinion on the pub
lished p»otographs of Oliver and their
recollection of Boyd. Among those
sharing in this belief are Jkdge A.
D. Ross and Mr. George L. Paulk,
of Chula, who saw Boyd many times
when he was in this section.
They argue that there is not a not-
icablo resemblance and that when
Boyd was operating in this section
twenty years ago he was apparently
about as old as Oliver at the time
vas killed. Boyd had a full,
round chin, while Oliver’s chin shows
sharp in his pictures. They add that
during Boyd’s detention in Irwinville
jail he let his beard grow out and
wore a full set of whiskers at liis
trial.
There is a strong possibility that
they are right and that Boyd died in
South Carolina, as has been currently
reported. If so, it but adds another
strange feature to the remarkable
case of Mr. Oliver.
MOVE NORTH GEORGIA
CO|-<
ONY
Mr. ( Smith, of Maysvillo, Brought
/ With Him Seven Families 'v
? /Mr. A. B. Smith, of Maysville, .Ga.)
knted the plantation of Col. John
lurrow, wert of Little river, and
COTTON MARKET
Receipts Thursday, 6 bales.
Receipts for the season, 30,670.
Good middling, 8 7-16.
Fully middling, 8 3-18.
Middling, 7 11-16.
Fully low middling, 6 16-16.
Low middling, 6 3-16.
Just received shipment of Tennis
Oxfords for men, women and child
ren. W. H. Parker. D2t-Wlt.
moved to this county in January.
• Mr. Smith brought with him seven
[families, quite a colony. He has al
ready taken in thirty acres of new
ground for Col. Murrow which he
will cultivate this year.
With the new comers are over
irty children. For these a school
been established at the old saw
site west of the river.
L This is one way Tift county
great An entire schdol
and\hurch congregation in onpmove
is setfluig us up pretty i\
bill i
THE BANK ol TIPTON
Tifton, : Georgia
Herbert L. Moor,
Graduate Optometrist
Two years of continuous practice
in Tifton and scores of satisfied cus
tomers. If you are suffering
headache, or other troubles Cf
by eye strain be sure and coi
and ,sr * ‘
won’t,
in tho Myon Hotel Block every day.
Dr. A. D.
the Eye-Sifht
SpecUIUt.
WM be In his office at tho Mills
Co„ Monday next.
‘ suffering wi+h h&adacnes, eye
* " *.or sore eyes or the
1 call and
« Should i
I get
HOSPITAL DAY OBSERVED
Barbecue Served by Ladies Auxiliary.
Badges Worn
Today is ‘‘Hospital Day” in Tifton.
t noon a splendid barbecue was ser*
[ed by the Ladies’ Auxiliary.
The patronage was liberal and for
o hours the ladies were busy serv-
appetizing cue, salads and oys-
CONVICTED OF ARSON
Curry and Rampey, of Milltown, Given Five Yeara Each !
Burning Ginnery
Adel, Ga., March 25.—In Berrien Superior Court last 1
Virgil Curry was convicted of burning the ginnery at 1
of E. A. Rampey and Rampey was convicted of being i
before the fact.
Judge W. E. Thomas this morning sentenced both Cony
and Rampey to five years in the penitentiary. A motion •
made for a new trial and bond fixed at $5,000 each for the con
victed men.
The case was a hard fought one. John R. Cooper, of Ma-
con, was one of the attorneys for the accused men. The jury
was out a long time before returning the verdict.
Another case of importance being tried today is .that of
Gordon Dampier, formerly assistant express agent, at Nash
ville. He is charged with embezzlement from the express -com
pany, the amount being involved being several hundred dollars.
The case will hardly be concluded today. , , ■
Several students of Sparks Collegiate Institute are charged
with having burned the boys’ dormitory at that school last year
and their trial is set for tomorrow. This case is attracting 4
good deal of attention also.
Albany, March 26.—Judge Samuel Smith, Ordinary ef
Dougherty county committed suicide with a shot-gun in his office -
in the Dougherty county courthouse this morning. He pulled
the trigger with a stick.
It is thought that ill health was the cause of his act
Brownsville, Texas, Maijch 26.—Fourteen thousand Villa
troops are preparing to attack the six thousand Carranza troopa
who are defending Matamoras, which is just across the Rio
Grande river from this city, and it is believed that it will be im
possible to avoid firing across the United States border.
New Orleans, March 26.—The British steamer Parisian
went aground near the mouth of the Mississippi river today.
The Parisian carried a cargo of fifteen hundred mules and over.*
million pounds of supplies.
Sharp Decline in Cotton Futures
New York, March 26.—Opening. May, 9.55; July, 9.88;
October, 10.19; December, 10.38.
Closing: May, 9.46; July, 9.73; October, 10.06; December.
10.26.
Yesterday’s closing: May, 9.61; July, 9.90; October, 10.20;
December, 10.39.
BAR ASSOCIATION
At A meeting of the representatives
tof the legal profession in Tifton yes
terday afternoon in the office of Col.
C. W. Fulwood, the Tifton Bar Asso
ciation was organized, with the fol
lowing officers:
C. W. Fulwood—President.
R. Eve—Vice-President
S. F. Mitchell—Secretary and
Treasurer.
L. P. Skeen and Jas. H. Price were
named as delegates to represent the
organization at the banquet to Judge
Lambdin in Waycross on March 30.
President Fulwood invited the
members to help him celebrate his
fiftieth birthday at Ferry Lake club
house on the 12th of May.
STUDYING RURAL CREDITS
Washington, March 26—Represen
tative Carter Glass, chairman of the • entative Hawley.
i —— —— h*
joint congressional committee author
ized in the compromise which elimi
nated rural credits legislation from
the agricultural bill in the closing
days of the last Congress, has named
sub-committees to work on two dif
ferent rural credit plans during the
summer. Reports will be made to a
meeting of the whole committee one
month before Congress reconvenes.
Senator Hollis, of New Hampshire,
the author of the bill which was in
dorsed by the administration, but
which failed of passage, will head the
sub-committee, including Senator*
Gore and Nelson and Representatives
Phelan, Lever and Hayes, to investi
gate land shortage credits.
Representative Moss will be chair
man of the sub-committee on "per
sonal rural credits,” and other mem
bers will be Senators Owen, Smith,
of Georgia, and Brady and Repres-
Since 1866 The (Losses By Conflagration
5c
In The United States
menning fires involving a loss
of Half a Million or more Dol- •
htrs. have amounted to more
than
Nine Hundred and Thirty-
Six Million Dollars.
The Danger of Conflagration
Is pr*-utnf in every city
and village, and yet
FIRE INSURANCE ( )
Is Available ter Protection AGAINST Financial Lossl
FRANK SCARBORO
'PHONE 18 OFFICE MYON BUILDING TIFTON, GA.
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Tire National Bank of Tifton
TIFTON, Q-A.
The children of the Public School.
invited to contribute a email
m of money each for the hospital
uipment and the response was very
liberal.
Yesterday the school was visited
by several interested in tho hospital
work and badges distributed among
the children.
It is practically certain that "Hos
pital Day” will yield quite a neat sum
to the fund.
NOTICE
This issue of the Weekly Garotte
r lete owing to s shipment of
lost on the i
“In nil my Nat
ional Hemks-^
the stockholders are held lia
ble for double their holdings.
This wise provision amply
safeguards the depositor.
This bank is a member of
the great Federal Reserve ^
System, and is one of m
l ones.