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Vol. 9. No. 21. LOCAL AND PERSONAL We are needing some hot weather so the crops can grow. Mr. G. W. Heard and family spent Sunday in Atlanta. Mr. Cliff Vaughan oLßoswell was here Sunday. Miss Fannie Harrison spent Tuesday in the Gate City. Mrs. M. C. Jackson is spend ing sometime with relatives in Atlanta Mr. C. B. Otwell was in the Gate City on business last Thurs day. ! ( Col. and Mrs. L. E. Wisdom of Gainesville announce the birth of a son at their home. The recent rains have been a blessing to the people, and don’t you forget it. Col. C. L. Harris attended Fannin Superior Court this week. The rural carriers are enjoy ing a holiday to day (Wednes day.) Dr. W. W. Pirkle was in the Gate City Tuesday attending the Medical Convention. Mr. G. L. Heard and family spent Sunday with Mr. W. W. Heard and family at Mat. Mr. J. G. Puett spent a day or two last week in Atlanta on business. Mr. R. E. Harrison is up in the mountains this week haul ing Spart Jones with his Ford Mr. G. L. Merritt is spending a few days ill’s week in Lexing ton, Ga., on business. Mrs. M. J. Morehead of Buck head, Ga., spent the first of the week with Mrs. Sallie Tatum. • j - V': 'A /' 1 ianta attended the funeral of aunt Polly Edmondson here Sun day. Mr. L. Edmondson of Atlanta spent the first of the week with relatives and friends in Gum ming. Drs. J. H. Hockenhull, W. E Lipscomb and J A Otwell are attending the Medical Conven tion in Atlanta this week. Mrs. Slaton, Mrs. Westmoreland and Mrs. Grogan of Helen, Ga , visited Prof. T. VV. Seabolt and family Saturday. Rev. and Mrs. Geo. W. Light of Texas are spending awhile with relatives and friends here and in the dounty. Several from Cumming at tended the unveiling of the mon ument of Claude Nalley at Shar on Sunday afternoon. Messrs G. W. Heard and W. A. Sigmun are opening up a garage in one of Mr. Heard’s warehouses on the lower side of the squai'e. Allen & Harrison will receive a car load of 16 per cent acid this week If you need some good fertilizer call and get some of this acid. We are requested to slate that the Justice Court room in the court house has been des-' ignatecl as the place for the j boys to register next Tuesday. Mrs. Mary Summerour and son, Joe, and little Miss Mc- Clure of Norcross are visiting Dr. and Mrs. Marcus Mashburn this week. Mr. H. J. Wolfe left Monday with Merritt & Smith’s big trucks to do a lot of hauling for a lumber Company at Lexing ton, Ga., We are going over our books on June Ist, and all subscrib-j ers who are a year or more be- j hind with us, will be cut off the list. We hate to do this but pa per and everything connected with running the paper is so high we are compelled to take this step. The Forsyth County News Mr. Olen Merritt and family have returned from a visit to relatives at Plainfield, Ga. Col. L. E. Wisdom of Gaines ville is spending several days in town op business. Mrs. G. C. Tutt of Spartan burg. S, C., has been spending a few .1 iys w>th Col. C L. Par ris and family. Rev. A. B. Couch of Holly Springs is visiting Mr. W. M. Tate and family and othef rel atives in the county. Mrs. J. F. Echols and little son, who have been spending a few’ days in Atlanta, have re turned to Cumming. Crops in this county are look ing as well as we found them in Rockdale, Newton, Walton and Gwinnett counties. Rev. J. W. Gober has been very sick for several days but is improving some, we are glad to say. Don’t forget to register next Tuesday. If you are between 21 and 31 be sure to look after this as it is important. Mrs. Laura Wright and lit tle daughter, who have been spending sometime with Mrs. Sallie Tatum, have returned home. The many friends in this coun ty of Mr. M. C. Brown of Gaines ville will regret to learn that he was injured by an automobile : n Gainesville one day last week Mr. Noah Chadwick of near Cuba was in Atlanta Friday where he appeared before the civil service board for position —1- £- c.- }y- - ■ - - ’ ~ * We are requested to announ ce that Rev. G. C. Light will preach at Haw Creek the sec ond Saturday night in June. Everybody invite and to go out and hear him. We are requested to announ ce that sister Harris of Gaines ville will preach at Mr. T. J. Tate’s residence near town on ihe first Sunday in June at three o’clock in the afternoon. Ev erybody invited to come out and hear her. Gone To The Beyond. On last Thursday the angel of death with his shining sycle visited the home of Mrs. John M. L. McClure and as a harves ter gathers the richest grain so took he the spirit of Mrs. Mc- Clure, and from the Christian life, the bright expressions and death bed testimonials we think its choice not in vain. As quiet ly as the day gives away to night, so in the evening of life quietly went the beloved moth er from her family at the ripe age of 75 years. She leaves nine children: Messrs J. M. McClure of Gaines ville, W. B. and J. L., and J. A 'and J C. and F. C McClure of • Chestatee. Mrs. G. P. Brice, | Mrs. L. N. Jay and Mrs. T. R. 1 Brice. Public Speaking. We are requested to announ ce that Rev. John P. Smith will speak at Coal Mountain next Saturday night on the Regis tration Law. Everybody invited, especially the wives and mothers of the boys between 21 and 31 years I of age. Pigs for Sale. I have a few cross bred Berkshire and Poland China pigs for sale cheap. Call at once. Howard Jackson, Gum ming Ga., route 5. . Sunshine in The Home, Power In The Life. HOW TO ANSWER THE REGISTRATION QUESTIONS. Questions will be asked for you to answer in the order in which they appear in this paper These questions are set out be low with detailed information to help you answer them. Do not write on, mark, or oth erwise mutilate these instruc tions. Do not remove them. They should be carefully read so that you will have your an swers ready when you go be fore the registrar. All answers will be written on the Registration Card in ink by the Registrar, who should be careful to spell all names correctly and to write legibly. l.._Name in full. Age in years, This means all your names spelled out in full. State your age today in years only. Disregard additional months or days. Be prepared to say “19,” or “25,” not “19 years., 3 mos,” or the like. 2. Home address. This means the place where you have your permanent home not the place where you work. Be prepared to give the address in this way: “232 Main Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illi nois;” that is give number and name of street first, then town, then county and State. 3. Date of birth. Write your birthday (month, day and year) on a piece of na per before going to the Regis trar, and give the paper to him the first thing. Example: “Au : 'st's 1594. v y~. -w- - If you do not remember the 3’ear start to answer as you would if someone asked you your birthday, as “August sth,’ Then say “on my birthday this year I will be (or was) years old.” The Registrar will then fill in the year of birth. Many people do not carry in mind the year they were born. This may be obtained by the Registrar by subtracting the age in years on this year’s birth day from 1917. 4. Are you (1) a natural-born citizen; (2) a naturalized cit izen; (3) an alien; (4) or have you declared your intention to become a citizen (specify which) ? (1) If you were born in the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii, you are a natural born citizen, no matter what may have been the citizenship or nationality of you parents. If you were born in Porto Rico, you are a citizen of the United States, unless you were born of alien parentage. If you were born abroad, you are still a cit- izen of the United States if your father was a citizen of the Uni ted States at the time you were born, unless you have expatria ted yourself. (2) You are a naturalized cit izen if you has completed your naturalization; that is, if you have “taken final papers.” But you are not a citizen if you have only declared your intention to become a citizen (that is, if you have only “taken out first papers”) ; in the latter case you are only a “declarant.” , You are also a naturalized citizen if, although foreign born j your father or surviving parent became fully naturalized while you were under 21 years of age, and if you came to the United States under 21.- (3) You are a declarant if, al though a citizen or subject of some foreign country, you have 'declared on oath before a natur CUMMING, GA., JUNE IST, 1917. alization court your intention to become a citizen of the Uni ted States. Receipt from the clerk of the court of the certi fied copy of such declarant is often called “taking out first papers.” You arc 1 not a declar ant if your first paper was taken out after September 26, 1906, and is more than 7 years old. (4) You are an alien if you do not fall within one of the three clsses above mentioned. 5. Where were you born? First name the town, then the State, then the country, as “Columbus, Ohio;” “Vienna, A u s t r ia;” “Baris, France;” “Sofia, Bulgaria.” 6. If not a citizen, of what country are yon acitizen or sub ject? This need be answered only by aliens and declarants. Re member that: a “declarant” is not yet a citizen of the United States. If an fiien or declar ant, state the name of your coun try as “France,” “Japan,” “Chi na,” etc. 7. What is yov present trade, occupation, or .•ffice? This does, not ask what you once did, nor what you have done most of the time, nor what you are best fitted to do. IT ASK WHAT ‘'OUR JOB IS RIGHT NOW. >State briefly, as “Farmer,” “Miner,” “Student,” “Laborer (on arm, in rolling mill, in auton ile, wagon, or other factp ,mr - ‘ ‘MjV'himst in >te. Tf you hold an Gj 'we urider State or Federal { government, name the office you hold. If you are in one of the following offices or employments, use one of the names hereafter mentioned: “Customhouse clerk,” em ployed in the transmission of the mails,” or “employed in an armory, arsenal, of navy yard,’ “mariner, actually employed in the sea service of citizen or mer chant within the United States.’ 8. By whom employed ? Where employed? If you are working for an in dividual, firm, corporation, or association, state its name. If in business, trade, profession, or employment for yourself, so state. If you are an officer of the State Federal government, say whether your office is un der the United States, the State the county, or a municipaliy. In answer to the question as to where you are employed, give the town, county and State where you work. 9. Have you a father, mother, wife, child under 12, or sister or brother under 12 solely de pendent upon you for support (specify which ) ? Consider your answer thoughtfully. If it is true that is another mouth than your own which you alone have a duy to feed, do not let your military ardor interfere with the wish of the Nation to reduce war’s mis ery to a minimum. On the oth er hand, unless the person you have in mind is solely depend ent on you, do not hide behind petticoats or children. 10. Married or single (which) Race (Specify which) ? This does not ask whether i you were once married, but I whether you are marred now. In answer to the question as to ' .our race, -tile firefly wheth j •: “Caucas..v„” or “In dian.” 11. What military service have you had? Rank? Branch No matter what country you years? Nation or State? 'served, you must give com- I plete information. In answer | ing these questions, first name your rank, using one of the fol- I lowing words: “Commission 'ed officer,” “Private.” Next, state branch in which you ser ved in one of the following words: Infantry,” “Cavalry,” “Artillery,” “Medical,” “Sig nal,” Aviation” Suppl y,” “Marine,” “Navy.” Next state the number of years’ service, not counting time spent in the Reserve. Finally, name the Nation or State you served. If you served under the United States or one of the States of the United States, name your service in one of he following terms: National Guard (of such and such a State),” “Mi litia (of such and such a State), “Volunteers of United States,” or “Regular Army (Navy) of United States.” Do you claim exemption from draft? Specify grounds. Because you claim exemption from draft, it by no means fol lows that you are exempt. For the information of the War De partment you should make a claim now if you intend to pros ecute it. Some persons will be exempted on account of their occupations or offices, some on account of the fact that they have relatives dependent upon them for support. Your answer touching these things will be im portant in supporting the claim you now intend to make in your answer to the present questions Be sure, therfore, that the grounds yqa ’nf-w state are in eor.&arnv'ty with your, ajvswen to questions 7 and 8. In stat ing grounds you claim as ex empting you, use one of the fol lowing terms: If you claim to be an executive, legislative, of judical officer of the State or Nation, name your office and say whether it is an office of the State or Nation. If you claim to be a member of a religious sect whose creed forbids its mem bers to participate in war in any form, simply name the sect. If you are employed in the trans mission of the United States mails or as an artificer or work man in an armory, arsenal, or navy yard of the United States, or if you are a mariner employ ed in the sea service of any cit izen or merchant within the Uni ted States, so state. If you are a felon or otherwise morally de ficient and desire to claim ex emption on any other ground, state your ground briefly. All Day Services. At Antioch the second Sun day in June. Profs. Wallis, Webb, Mulli nax and Phagan have promis ed to be with us and other good singers and lovers of music es pecially invited. The last les son will be in the Christian Bar mony. Bring well-filled baskets and let us have one more old time singing. Board Meeting The Board of Education will meet Saturday, June 2nd, at 2 p. m. All persons having business before the Board will please take notice and attend. A, C. Kennemore Notice. There will be a singing at Pleasant Grove the first Sunday afternoon promptly at 2:30 o’clock. Everybody invited to attend and don’t forget to bring books. A PROCLAMATION To the People of Georgia : The President of the United ‘States, on the 18th instant, is sued a proclamation fixing June sth, 1917, as a day for the reg istration of all men of the State within the military age, prepa ratory to putting into operation what is known as the selective draft. On the day fixed it will be the duty of all the men ef our State w’ho fall within the prescribed ages to meet at the voting places in their several militia districts for the purpose of being registered in accord ance with the United States law. This day will be a momen tous one in the history of the State, for there will be few fam ilies in our commonwealth that will not be interested, either di rectly or indirectly, in the reg istration that is to be effected at that time. In the language of President Wilson, it is “destin ed to be remembered as one of the most conspicuous moments in our history.” It has been suggested by the War Department of the United States that this occasion be made in some sense a holiday, to be approached in thoughtful apprehension of its significance on which all the people of the State shall cease their occupa tions, and repair to the voting precints, both men and women, those who are eligible to regis-| ter their names and those who are not eligible, to show an en couraging appreciation of the sacrifices made by those who are placed on the roll. TJy)-fty*tt'*r jva r “"bn-iift/Mi fo 1 the State Council of Defense at its meeting on the 15th, inst., and a resolution was unani mously passed requesting the Governor to issue a proclama tion in accordance with the sug gestion of the National author ities. In compliance with this re quest, I, NAT E. HARRIS, Gov ernor, do therefore issue my proclamation to the people of the State over which I preside, suggesting that they carry out the program oulined herein, and that on the day fixed by the President for the registra' tion of the men of military age in this State, they repair with one accord to the voting places of their counties and cities and make the occasion a day for pa triotic demonstration,, seeking earnestly to surround the men who shall sign the military roll withal the enthusiasm, sym pathy and encouragement that it is possible to command. Let the people recall to the young the memories of those other days when the chilvalry and courage characteristic of our soldiery crowned with triumph the banners that Georgians car ried on many a stricken field. Let our men forget the penal ties the law imposes for failure to perform the duties prescrib- ed and come forward in that Georgia spirit which impels her sons to do their duty for the sake of duty and which has al ways kept them in the fore front of patriotic endeavor. To the women of the State an especial appeal is made to be present when their sons and brothers and kindred have gath ered together for the registra tion, to exhibit their patriotism and love of country, so that the yong men may feel that those whom they leave behind are approving their conduct and will give them God speed should they be called to the col- 75c per year. DEATHS Mr. Philip Neese died at his home on route 7 last Friday night, and his remains were laid to rest at Midway Saturday Mr. Neese was about —years of age, and is survived by his wife, several children and a host of other relatives and friends. The little infant of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Thomas died last Fri day night and was buried at Coal Mountain Saturday. A daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Banister of route 7 died last Saturday night and her re mains were laid to rest at Zion Hill Sundaj. Miss Banister was about 17 years of age and is survived by her parents and a host of other relatives. Aunt Polly Edmondson was found dead at the home of Mr. John Edmondson in Gumming Saturday night and her remains were laid to rest in Cumming cemetery Sunday afternoon. Aunt Polly was about 86 years of age. She was a sister of*Mr. L. Edmondson of Cum ming, a cousin of Mr. John Ed mondson. HEARDVSLLE. Diden’t that little rain help the little stulF to grow. The guess at Mr. Bud Tins ley’s Sunday afternoon were jMr. Allen Croy and wife, Dr. W 'W. Pirkle and family, and Mr. ;Lee Smith and family. The infant of Mr. Isaac Sew ell is real sick at this writing, also the little boy of A. B. Fow > •ga ly visillkl at J C. Pirkle’s Sun- day afternoon. Mr. M. V. Hawkins and fam ily visited at Mr. F. L Hawkins Sunday afternoon Mr. Cicero Hawkins and fam ily visited at Mr. John Pruit’s Sunday afternoon. Mr. E. J. Pirkle and family visited at Mr. Edd Gilsti p’s Sunday afternoon. Mr. Ernest Stewart and ife visited at Mr.— Stewarts one night last week. The singing at Mr. J. E. Pir kle’s Sunday night was -ure fine. Miss Ollie Pirkle visited . liss Estelle Sewell Sunday al r noon. Miss Berna Bottoms vis ed Miss Annie Belle Dawson a while Sunday. Miss Belle Sosebee visited Miss Era Pirkle awhile Sunday Mr. Sam Cape has a bo at his home. Brown Eyes. ors. To all the people togetb 1 it is hoped that the day will i ,ke an appeal such as this genera tion has never known and that the cause of our common coun try be made more compl ; oly our own because of the t ori fices which must be incurred in its defense. It is earnestly urged that committees be appointed to at tend every voting precinct and make arrangement for appro priate patriotic ceremonies in dicating approval of the m .men tous step required of their loved ones. Given under my hand and the seal of the Department this the 21st day of May, 1917.' N. E. Harris, Governor. By the Governor. Kaymonde Stapleton, Secretary Executive Department.