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THE TIFTON GAZETTE, T1FTON GA., APRIL 2,l0l5.
VOLUME XXV, NUMB!
GERMANS DRIVEN BACK
Guns No Longer Within Range of Verdun. Airmen Very Ac
tive in France
Paris, April 1.—The heavy fighting has been renewed all
along the battle front in Flanders, France and Alsace-Lorraine
The French and British airmen are more active than ever
-.-before. They have bombarded twenty cities, towns, railroad
junctions and army camps within the German lines during the
pasf twenty-four hours. Many Germans are reported killed.
The German artillery has been driven out of range of the
outer forts of Verdun.
Severe fighting is reported in the LaPetre forests. Beause-
jour, Perthes, Les Mesnil, Four de Paris and Bagatelle are the
scenes of terrific battle fire.
. An artillery battle is in progress between Vieville and
Buxerelles, in the Woevre river district.
DENY ARMY CUT OFF
Petatograd Says Austrians Are Making Progress in Hungary and
That Army Was Not Cut Off
; Petrograd, April 1.—The war office here claims today
that the Russian forces are winning all along the Carpathian
ha,ttlc front.
. ' The Russian invasion through Dukla Pass has advanced for
thirty miles into Hungary.
The Austrian forces have lost 45,000 men in the last two
weeks.
The Austrian report that they had captured the south end
of Dukla Pass is denied here, although it is admitted that the
Austro-German forces are offering an obstinate resistance, with
both sides being strongly reinforced.
SAY SWOBODA IS GERMAN
Although Man Who is Accused of Trying to Burn La Touraine
Claims to be an American
Paris, April, 1.—It was officially announced here today
that a German observation post was blown up by a mine.
4. The counter attacks of the Germans in the LaPetre forests
H have been repulsed.
A battalion of-Landwehr lost heavily in the fighting near
y.
The Belgian aviators bombarded the aviation camps at
dseme and the railway junction at Corterimack.
The American Ambassador here is investigating the arrest
of William Swoboda, who is charged with attempting to blow
up the French liner La Touraine. Swoboda claims that he is an
American, citizen but the police declare they have positive proof
that he is German.
FORTY-TWO SHIPS
Sunk by German Submarines in Six Weeks. A French Steam
er the Victim Today ,
London, April 1.—The German submarine blockade of
1 England entered its seventh wfkk today. A French steamer
t was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel. Most of her
crew perished. This is the forty-second merchant ship to fall a
* victim to the submarines.
AFTER MONTENEGRO
Another Attempt Made to Destroy the Royal Family at Cettinje
T " with Bombs
Cettinje, April 1.—Another attempt was made today by
an Austrian aviator to destroy the entire Royal family of Mon
tenegro. The aviator dropped seven bombs on the city, wound
ing four civilians. Heavy damage was done. The aviator es
caped.
Wheat Advanced Today
Chicago, April 1.—May wheat $1.57 y». Corn 72 Va- Oats
,7. Pork $17. Lard $10. Ribs $9.87.
THESE! BANK
The relations existing between this
bank and its customers are close and
cordial.
We esteem it a compliment to have
people to lay claim to this institution as
being THEIR bank. Is it also YOURS?
We invite ytfur attention to the fol
lowing statement of condition at the
close of business March 29th, 1915.
Loans $532,668.65
Capital
$ 25,000.00
Cash on band and
Surplus and Un
-
deposited with
. divided Profits 239,501.46
other Banks 124,655.37
Deposits
474,447.56
Advances on cot-
Bills payable
None
ton 81,625.00
Rediscounts
None
Total.... $738,949.02
Total....
$738,949.02
The Bank of Tifton
TIFTON, GEORGIA
DIXIE HIGHWAY
MEET SATURDAY
Important Conference on Route
at Chattanooga.
TIFTON TO DE REPRESENTED
Many Contesting Delegations
From This Section to Se
cure Route
Tifton has a keen interest in the
Dixie Highway Conference which is
to be held in Chattanooga Saturday
for the purpose of locating the route.
The promoters of the Highway or
iginally intended to follow the route
of the National Highway south of
Macon, but a strong effort is being
made by Fitzgerald, Douglas, Ocilla,
Waycross and points esat of here to
have the new route take in those cit
ies, and similar effort is being made
by Americus, Albany, Thomasrille
and other points west of here to have
the Dixie routed through that section.
All the points named have appoint
ed delegations to go to Chattanooga,
and while'the National Highway rout*
is the logical one, and has many ad
vantages over any other that could
be selected, it is up to the towns
along the line to see that they are
represented at the Chattanooga
meeting and £hat the route is not tak
en from them.
The towns to the south of us are
alive to the issue. Secretary Ashley
of the Valdosta Chamber of Com
merce heads a strong delegation from
that city and Dr. R. C. Woodard, of
Adel, will go as a delegate from that
place.
Dr. Woodard will carry with him
a pledge from the County Commis
sioners of Berrien that the Highway
through that county will be brought
up to a standard and that standard
maintained. This is most important,
as the link through Berrien has been
a troublesome one.
Tifton should by all means be rep
resented by a strong delegation Sat
urday. Several have spoken of going
but no positive arangements have yet
been made. The Gazette is war
ranted in saying, “however, that the
city will be represented, perhaps by
several business men.
NEW PUBLIC CONVEYANCE
Mr. O. N. Gregg Will Operate Hand
tome $1,000 Coupe
Mr. O. N. Gregg, proprietor of the
Tifton Buggy Works is going to oper
ate for the benefit of the people of
Tifton and traveling public, a public
conveyance which will meet all trains
and make trips throughout the city.
This conveyance, which is a coupe,
is one of the prettiest which has ever
been on the streets of Tifton. It
finished up with all the latest mater
ials both inside and out, lined with
Russian leather and with French
plate glass finish, the windows are on
slides and it is made up to suit the
comforts of everyone who may ride
n it. This vehicle is a master piece of
work and will attract much attention
when it makes its appearance on the
streets of Tifton, drawn by a beauti
ful pair of horses. The entire outfit
cost Mr. Gregg about $1,000.
Mr. Gregg has been in business in
Tifton for the past fourteen years
and the fact that he will have charge
of the operation of this coupe will be
sufficient guarantee that the public’s
call for it will receive prompt and
careful attention. The charges will
be the same as for other conveyances.
HAS HIS OWN FLOUR MILL
Decatur Farmer Will Grind Wheat to
Make His Own Bread
Bainbridge, April 1.—J. W. White
has erected the first private flour mill
in this county. Last fall he planted
ten acres of wheat for the use of his
family, it being his theory that there
was no need buying high priced flour
in the public market when one could
have at home a much superior article
healthfulness, even though it lack
ed something in whiteness caused by
bleaching.
> well is the wheat growing that
ho ordered a small mill and has set
it up on hi-* farm near Lynn Station.
Mr. White is a north Georgian who
has made a great success farming in
the southwest corner of the state.
PRIMITIVE BAPTIST ^IRVICES
Rev. R. IT. Banvick, editor of the
Pilgrim’s Banner, of Columbus, Ga.,
a Primitive Baptist minister, will
preach in Tifton at the Methodpt
church Monday night.
The public is invited to the cer
vices.
Herbert L. Moor,
duete OptometrUt
Two years of continuous practice
in Tifton and sc.»ros of satisfied
tomers. If you are suffering
headache, or other troubles ea’
by eye strain bs sure and
and aas If glass as prop
won't.
in titoKyon Hotel Block every day.
WHEN HE WOKE UP
THEFORDWASGONE
Roadster Belonging to Mr. Frank
Scarboro Stolen.
$25.00 REWARD IS OFFERED
For Return of Car Stolen from Home
at Corner of College Avenue
and Eighth Street
And now the Ford is gone.
The pranks of the Ford are va
rious and many but the one by Mr.
Frank Scarboro’s roadster last night
beats them all. ,•
Mr. Scarboro drove his car home
at the corner of College avenue and
Eighth street last night and taking
out the plug left the car in front of
the house while H# retired for the
night. When Mr,- Scarboro “woke
up this morning she was gone." In
an advertisement ejtophere in this is
sue he offers a $25 reward for. the
recovery of the Ford. •
Mr. Scarboro's Fonf is a practical
ly new roadster* having been in
for only a few months. It bears a
Georgia license tag No. 11,664. The
engine number is 664,270 and the
body number 622,649. The seats are
covered with dark ta& canvas and the
glass in front lights ih cracked. The
top to the car was up when last seen
here.
Some one thoroughly familiar with
Ford cars made off with Mr. Scar
boro’s car as they were thoughtful
enough to provide themselves with a
plug before attempting the theft Lo
cal officers are making a determined
effort to catch the thief and it won’t
be surprising to see him behind the
bars in a short tin?a.
MORE PRIZES
F0RSCH00L FAIR
Thoie in Declamation Conteit
Announced.
FAIR SENTIMENT IS GROWING
BRIDGES CONVICTED
A PRIZE FOR 'EACH BOY
. —-
Neat Souvenir of Com. Club Work
from Mr. Bank*
Mr. W. W. Banks has presented
through District A^ent Cunningham
a neat pin to eveiy Com Club boy in
Tift county who made a report and
brought a ten-ear exhibit to the coun
ty contest. He believes in the work
the boys are tJoingfWd wanted to see
every Com club boy making an ex
hibit get a premium in recognition
of what he is doing for better farm
ing and for the good of his county
and state.
There were twenty of these pins.
They are in a four-square, with *a
four-leaf clover and four H’s, bear
ing the word “Demonstrator” at the
top and “Boys’ Corn Club” at the
bottom.
Accompanying the badges,
Cunningham sent a lettor explaining
the emblem, which tells o beautiful
story, as fellows.
The Boys’ Com Club Work rep
resents a “Four-Square” training of
its members for the “Four-Squnre”
needs of citizenship and homelifu.
The four H’s represent the equal
training of the head, he^rt, hands
and health of every child. Tho H’e
also have a trinity training value:
Train He*d to—(a) Think, (b)
Plan, (c) Reason.
Train Hands to—(a) Be Useful,
(b) Be Helpful, (c) Be Skillful.
Train Heart to—(a) Be Kind, (b)
Be True, (c) Be Sympathetic.
Train Health to—(a) Resist Dis
ease. (!>) Enjoy Life, (c) Make for
Efficiency.
The book as a background, signi-
s the need of education and defi
nite knowledge on the farm and home
interests in order to make for better
rural life.
The four-leaf clover roprenents
the principles of scientific farming,
rotation of crops, soil-building, and
larger production and greater pro
fits on less acres for the common peo
ple.
The kernel of corn signifies the re
lation of farm products to a happy
and contented citizenship.
The word “Demonrtrator” menus
that every Corn Club boy is a dem
onstrator of the best known methods
in modern agriculture and that they
have rot only agreed to read the in
actions furnished by the State Col
lege of Agriculture and the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture, hut have
followed the instructions.
GAIN OF $86,335,145
In Tax Values Shown by Georgia for
Year 1914
Atlanta, April 1.—A gain of $86,-
336,145 in the tax values of Georgia
is shown in the consolidation of the
1914 tax valuation for this state, just
completed by Comptroller General
William A. Wright. The 1914 values,
which return the returns of the cor
porations, aggregate $953,542,882.
WATCH! WATCH!! WATCH!!!
For the great Easter sale that
starts at Kulbersh’s department store
Friday at 8 a. ra. For ten days only.
. Don't iplM this money wring op-
portunity. Coma early.
Your* for bnljfiiiw
DW-ll. Jjjg.. Sam Kulb«r»h.
Col. Fulwood Chairman of Declama
tion. Teachers Urged to Report
at Once for Contests
Arrangements for the Rural School
Fair to be held May 1st are about per
fected.
It was announced in last week’s pa
per that the chairman for the Decla
mation contest would be appointed at
a later date. Col. C. W. Fulwood has
kindly consented to act as Chairman
of this department and offers the fol
lowing prizes:
1st Prize Declamation, $3; Second,
$2; Third $1.
Col. Fulwood is very anxious that
the boys avail themselves of this op
portunity as he realizes how import
ant it is to them in later life. All
those who desire to enter this con
test will please send their names to
Prof. S. Peterson, Chairman of the
Programmee Committee, Ty Ty, Ga.
Mrs. Peterson states that she has
visited nearly all of the schools and
hopes by the end of the week to have
visited all of them. She feels very
much encouraged over the progress
the schools are making and feels sure
that those who attend the Fair will
be pleased and surprised at some of
the wonderful exhibits that are now
being prepared.
The teachers are urged to report
at once pupils desiring to enter the
spelling and letter writing contests
as well as those desiring to take part
on the programme as we hope to
make up the programme by the 16th
and have it ready for the paper.
RECALLS BOY’S DEATH
May Have Been Due to a Blow In
stead of Water
Adel, March 29.—The arrest of a
negro, Josh Iverson, at Cordele, re
vives interest in a rather strange
death which occurred in this city
about seven years ago. A white youth
who came here from Florida died un
der rather peculiar circumstances and
it was thought at the time that some
one was responsible for his death, al
though there was no evidence that a
wound caused his death, other than
a small abrasion on his head.
The youth came here from Florida
and worked at a mill. One Sunday
afternoon in comps/ny with other
boys, he had taken a stroll on a hot
afternoon and had drank a large
quantity of water. He was taken sick
and soon after died. It developed,
however, that there was a bruise on
his head, and it was said that some
negro had hit him. The coroner’s
jury did not think that the wound was
sufficient to cause death, and it was
decided that he had become overheat
ed and that the large amount of wat
or he drank caused his death.
Now, it is said that the negro Iver
son confided to a negro woman that
he hit the boy and that the blow
caused his death. This woman has
made known Iverson’s statement to
the officers nr.d the negro is under ar
rest nt Cordele. Chief of Police Mul-
lis left today for Cordele to bring
the negro back to face the charges
against him. Citizens here had about
forgotten the death cf the young man
under the peculiar circumstances un
til the story of the negro’s arrest was
received here. The young man’s
name was Johnson.
Of Arson for Burning Dormitory at Sparks and Given Five
Years. Four More on Trial
Adel, Ga., March 31.— (Special to Gazette.)—Phillip ,
Bridges, of Savannah, was convicted in Berrien Superior Court
of arson this morning, the charge against him being the bunting
of the boys’ dormitory of the Sparks Collegiate Institute several
months ago. Bridges was sentenced to five years in the peni
tentiary.
Four other young men are being tried for complicity in the
crime. It is claimed that they conspired together to burn the
dormitory and that they carried out their well laid plans.
Bridges was ably defended and as vigorously prosecuted.
POWDER MILL WENT UP
A HANDSOME STOREROOM
Five Killed and One Muting at Alton, III., Following An Explo
sion this Morning.
Alton, Ill., April 1.—Superintendent James Cobum and
four other persons were killed and one other is missing, when
an explosion occured in the wheelhouse of the Equitable Pow
der Company, five miles out from this city this morning.
The detonation was heard and felt for fifteen miles.
DID NO DAMAGE
Russian Warships
To Forts of Bosporus, Says Constantinople.
Return Northward
Constantionple, April 1.—After shelling ineffectually the
outer forts of Bosporus, the Russian Black Sea fleet has begun
the bombardment of the coal ports in the Ergli districts of Asia
for the second time, sinking nine vessels end causing other dam
age.
The aeroplanes that were co-operating with the Russian
fleet were driven back from the coast by the Ottoman airmen.
After bombarding Sangul Dak, Ergli and Koslu, the Rus
sian fleet sailed to the northward.
The situation along the Dardanelles is unchanged.
55,800 RUSSIANS
Made Prisoners by the Germans During the Month of March.
French Gain at Luneville
Berlin, April 1.—It is officially anounced here today that
fifty-five thousand eight hundred Russian prisoners have been
captured during the month of March.
The German forces have scored successes at Dixmude, but
the French have made gains at Luneville.
WORKING FOR PEACE
Rome Says President Wilson Wants to Secure Peace Through
Mediation
Rome, Italy, April 1.—That President Wilson is continuing
his efforts to establish peace through mediation was reliably
learned here today. Ambassador Page is said to be working
hard to secure the Italian support of the President’s plans.
The Ambassador has declined to make any predictions.
Hall’s Dry Goods Sore Moved Into
New Quarters Wednesday
Contractor Spooner is finishing the
work of remodeling the storerooms
in the Bowen building, corner Love
avenue and Second street for Hall’s
Dry Goods 8toro. The two rooms have
been turned into one. ami make a
very hand onie and attractive store
room. The interior finishing is at
tractive and tho arrangement very
convenient.
Hall began moving into his
new quarters from the Tift building
Wednesday.
THANKS
Mr. and Mrs. 8. M. Cottle, Jr., wish
to thank the people of Tifton and Ty
y for their kindness during tho sick
ness and death of their dear baby.
Two-pound cans Tomatoes six cans
for 40c at Harvey’s stores. D3t-Wlt.
Dr. A. D. Sutler, tha Eya-Sifht
Specialist.
WLI be In his cilice at the Mills
Dru* Co., Monday next.
All differing wiCi heudaches, cye-
rtrain, inflamed or sore eyes or the
failure of sight, should call end get
he proper glasses. ,
He to permanently located In Tifton
but to«£Ua vflea on Mondays only.
Tho Dolly Gozeito for 10c a wooft.
-Ar <;£g.
STOLEH
Ford Roadster—Practically New
License No. 11,664
Engine No. 554,270
Body No. - 522,549
Seats covered with dark tan canvas.
Top was up. Top cover in back of car.
Front light glasses cracked.
$>2 £5.00 Reward.
Frank Scarboro, \ Tilton, Georgia
Tha National Bank of Tifton
TIFTON. GA.
ct In oil my Nat
ional JBanks^>
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
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