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J ’ The Butler Herald Volume XXXXU. BUTLER. TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. MAY 16 1918. Number 27 Taylor County Boy Gladly Doing His “Bit” To My Taylor County Friends: I wish to extend to the local board and other friends in Taylor County my sincere thanks for the many favors shown me since be ing called to help defend my coun try. I feel that it is the duty of every full-blooded American, who is physically fit, to extend a hand toward helping win the great victory. 1 have had about nine month’s training, which I never will regret, and have taken great interest in it so as to be able to defend my self and many friends 1 am leaving .behind. wl have a dear mother, father, brothers and sisters, all of whom I love dearly and will freely shed my blood for them if Accessary. We have quite a number of Taylor County boys here, and we are proud of every one of them. They have done their part, and you may rest assured that they will be heard from again be fore this war is over. Friends, if you will stop and think of what serious trouble we are in, am sure you will wonder how the slackers can face the pub lic. 1 would like to express my opinion of a SLACKER, but know that it could not pass through the mails. No doubt some of you have good reasons for not enter ing the service—a wife and others dependent upon you; also some hate to leave a sweetheart, as I did. 1 think of that little blonde 1 am leaving behind, but will leave with the satisfaction of knowing t that it is for the purpose of pro tecting her, and others, to whom I hope to come back to some day. All of the boys hate to leave some one, but are willing to answer their country’s call to go “over there.” My friend, Tom Carson, is ' so much in love with a little lady that it’s hard to see how he can possibly leave her, however, he says that he is willing to go and when he returns will go into “war” again or win her. We have with us Lieut. Walter J. Butler. We are all proud of him—he is a man of splendid character as well as an excellent officer. We are together and will stick together, like brothers, until death. Wish I had time to tell you about all the boys from Taylor County, but can’t this time as we are getting ready to make our departure. Before closing I want to say that we are leaving thinking of loved ones and friends and hoping that we may be able to return and have the pleasure of being with you all again. With best wishes to all, I am your friend and a soldier as long as my country needs me. Very respectfully, BROOKS POSEY. M. G. Co. 121 Inf., Camp Wheeler, Macon, Ga. LOR SALE. Located in the city of Greens boro, Green County, Georgia, Six stand 70 saw all steel, Murry Cotton Gin outfit, 100 H. P. Boil er, 75 horsepower quick action automatic engine—.Attached to gin new 8-30 American corn mill, and wood sawing and split ting machine-.Outfit cost $10,- 000. On account of bad health the owner will sell cheap. If in terested write ALL STEEL GIN CO„ Greensboro, Ga. THREE DIE IN MACON HOSPITAL ONE NIGHT. Two Victims of Automobile Accidents And Third Ended Own Life Macon, Ga., May 12th—Two victims of motorcycle accidents and one victim of a bullet wound the latteer inflicted with suicidal intent, died at the Macon hospit al. The victimh were: Mrs. Minnie Davis, wife of James Davis, a soldier at Camp Wheeler, who came here from Cedartown, who sustained a frac tured skull in a collision between itwo motorcycles' on the Hous ton road. Beulah May Jones, an 18-year oid negro girl, who was run over by a motorcycle ridden by John George, delivery boy for a local drug store. Marshall Gentry, son of G. F. Gentry, of Sipperton, this coun ty, who shot himhell in the head during a fit of desdondency brought about by ill health. Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Maud Smith were both injured Friday night when they were riding on the rear of motorcyces with men friends. The machine occupied by Mrs. Davis and her friend ran into a post and the other machine, with Mrs. Smith and her friend, coming along behind, ran into the wreck of the first machine. Mrs. Davis was fat ally injured, but Mrs. Smith was only severely bruihed. The two men were not injured and their identity has not yet been learn ed. Mrs. Davis was a bride of last February. She married Davis, who is from near Mont gomery, Ala., and came to Ma con to be near him while he is at Camp Wheeler. Beulah May Jones, the negro girl, was run over on Vmeville avenue while playing in the street with some other negro children. John George, who was running the machine, is now under arrest and will probably face a charge of involuntary manslaughter. Marshall Gentry, the huicide victim, had recently returned to Macon from Florida, where he had gone in the hope of benefit ing his health. He shot him self through the head, the bullet penetrating the brain. He ling ered for several hours, but it was realized from the first he could not recover. He was well known in the Skipperton neigh borhood andhis act proved a shock to his friends and family. Gamp Gordon Soldier Killed By Negro's Gun Woodbury, May 13.—Carl Ware, of the national army at Camp Gor don, formerly a young banker of Pineview, was fatally shot on the highway yesterday by a negro named Coot Mullin. Howard Ware, a brother, was seriously wounded by the same assailant. The Ware brothers, with a third brother, Matison, were riding in an automobile, when they were fired upon by the negro from a buggy. Matison Ware brought his wounded brothers to Woodbury, and Carl Ware, who was shot through the head, was hurried to Atlanta for treatment, where he died. The negro had threatened How ard Ware’s life the day before, and, fearing he might encounter the negro, he placed a a revolver in the car before starting out. This he snatched up, after being shot, and and returned the fire, wound ing the negro, but the latter, ac companied by another negro, made his escape. Bloodhounds have been set upon his trail. Carl Ware only recently was married. He was visiting his mother, Mrs. Sallie Ware, and bro thers here. Another brother, Solon Ware, is at Camp Wheeler. WANTED Good farm 150 to 200 acres in cultivation. Running water re quired. Prefer dealing direct with owner. W. D. STEWART, LaFayette, Ga. Our Chautauqua. The Radcliffe Chautauqua has made its appearance at Butler and gone to other parts of the state to receive, we trust, as hearty wel come as accorded them on this their recent visit to Butler, their program extending over four days —May 11th to 14th. Sunday in tervening was no drawback to the chautauaua as is in keeping with the high personnel of those em ployed by Mr. Radcliffe, the one in charge of the program here is a Baptist minister of no small ability—Dr. D. Lee Fitzpatrick, of Richmond, Ind. He occupied the pulpit twice Sunday, each sermon a gem. We haven’t the time nor the space to mention separately the sessions of the chautauqua, there being three each for each of the three days the chautauqud was in Butler, but in all it was the great est literary treat, musical feast, information getting and pleasure receiving affair that has ever oc curred in our midst. Some thought this or that program the best single entertainment of the chautauqua, however, it was uni versally agreed that any one of the eight or ten entertainments was well worth the price of a season ticket. A Red Cross drive from which the local chapter received sub scriptions to the amount of about $800.00, in connection with the lecture, “When the Boys Come Home,” marked the closing event of the chautauqua. So thoroughly were our people pleased with this their first effort in this direction that forty promi nent citizens were glad to sign the contract for another year. From a financial view point the chautauqua was also a success. There was a nice surplus left in the treasury after paying all ex penses which will be donated to the Red Cross war fund. MRS. COWLES’ APPEAL TO CLUB WOMEN. To the Club women of America: “We are asked to assist in the American Red Cross Drive to raise One Hundred Million Dol lars for War Relief work. We must do so. “The Red Cross must have the money. It needh it because there is a Nation in need of re lief which has stood as abuffer between the English-speaking people and their arch enemy,— the Nation to whom we owe a blood debt, whose women have given everything and whose lit tle chidren have been starved for over three ong years. “We need it for our soldiers and when we say our soldiers we mean not only American men but our English, our - Canadian and all our Allied brothers. “We need it because we have a great military duty toperform both constructive and destruc tive. “We must build up what the Hun has tom down. “By caring for the children in Fiance, we increase the moral and fighting spirit in the tren ches. The better the men fight the fewer of our boys as well as other mothers’ boys will be sac rificed. “We need it for the great canteens whose service is so un- rimitting and so necessary. “We need it to help in the great anti-tuberculosis cam paign in which France has begg ed our co-operation that we may save not only the children of a nation but our own fighting men. “We may sacrifice our boys in action but we cannot endure that they shall die of something we may prevent. “Women of the Clubs, The American Red Cross relies upon your help. (Signed) Mrs. Josah Evans Cowles, President General Federation of Women’s Club. DAY OF FASTING AND PRAYER FIXED BY WILSON. President Asks People to Gather on Thursday, May 30th, in Places of Worship and Pray for Vic tory of American Armies Washington, D. C. May 12th., National Memorial Day 7 , Thurs day, May 30th, is designated by President Wilson in a proclama tion ah a day of public humilia tion, prayer and fasting. The people of the nation are askea to gather that day in their plac es of worship and pray for the victory of the American armies, which will bring apeace founded upon mercy, justice and good will. The proclamation, issued in response to a resolution by con gress, folows: “By the president of the United States. “A proclamation. “Whereas, the congress of the Unit ed State, on the second of April last passed the following resolution: “ ‘Resolved by the senate (the house of representatives concurring), that, it being a duty peculiarly in cumbent in a time of war humbly and devoutly acknowledge our dependence on Almighty God and to implore His aid and protection, the president of the United States, be, and is hereby respectfully requested to recommend a day of public humiliation, prayer and fasting, to be observed by the people of the United States with - re ligious solemnity and the offering of fervent supplications to Almighty God for the safety and welfare of our cause, His blessing on our arms, and a speedy restoration of an honor able and lasting peace to the nations of the earth.’ “And, whereas, it has always been the reverent habit of the people of the United States to turn in humble ap peal to Almighty God for guidance in the affairs of their common life: “Now, therefore, I Woodrow Wilson president of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Thurs day, the 30th day of May, a day al ready freighted with sacred and stim- ultating memories, a day of public hu miliation, prayer and fasting, and to exhort my fellow citizens of all faiths and creeds to assemble on that day in their several places of worship, there, as well as in their homes, to pray Al mighty God that He may forgive our sins anti shortcomings as a people and purify our hearts to see and love the truth, to accept and defend all things that are just and right, and to purpose only those righteous acts and judgments which are in conform ity with His will; beseeching Him that He will give victory to our ar mies as they fight for freedom to those who take counsel on our behalf in these days of dark struggle and perplxity, and steadfastness to our people to make sacrifice to the utmost in support of what is just ans true, bringing us at last the peace in which men's hearts can he at rest because it is fohnded upon mercy, justice anr good will. “In witness thereof, I have hereun to set my hand and cause the seal of the UnitedStates to be fixed. “Done in the District of Columbia this 11th day of May in the year of our Lord nineteen hundi-ed and eigh teen, and of the independence of the United States the one hundred and forty-serond. “WOODROW WILSON.” “By the president, “ROBERT LANSING, “Secretary of State.” CARLOAD OF LIQUOR TAKEN AT SAVANNAH. Savvannah, Ga., May 9—Sa vannah’s greateht catch of liq uor since, the prohibition law went into ecect in Georgia was pulled off last night at a point eight miles from the city on the Seaboard Air Line Railway. A' solid carload of bottled whiskey, valued at $85,000, according to Savannah police, was seized and four arrests made. The men arrested were J. H. Bailey, and C. C. Tuten and two negroes. In addition to the capture of the car, six automobiles, two wagons and three mules were captured. The car wah shipp ed from Jacksonville via the Sea board Air Line Railway. It contiained 900 cases of liqurr billed as “empty brrrels,” each containing twelve quarts. The men were caught while in the act of unloading the car. Red Cross Brive. The United States is asked to contribute one hundred million dollars To the Red Cross War Fund, which amount is greatly needed for reasons that are well explained in other articles in this issue. This amount is to be raised through a drive similar to one cently put or. to carry the Third Liberty Loan, which was go suc cessfully conducted. This drive will last only one week, beginning next Monday, May 20th and continuing through Saturday. The hundred million dollars to be raised has been aportioned to the various Red Cross chapters throughout the United States. The Butler chapter has been asked to raise through its mem bers one thousand dollars. There is no question about the amount being raised, but we are anxious to increase the size of our star on the map by a substantial in crease over the amount we are asked to contribute. In fact about two thirds of our assess ment has been raised. $800 being subscribed the last night of the chautauqua, and the Red Cross officials feel quite confident that the tnousand dollars will be sub scribed before the first day of the big drive May 20. It is the sincere wish of the committee that every good citizen of the county could be so im pressed with the importance of having a part in this great work that is being done for the sake of humanity that they will not be satisfied until they have made a contribution, either large or small, and not wait to be called upon but to see President G. C. Smith, or some member of the chapter and make a voluntary contribu tion. The Red Cross is doing a great work, whether you believe it or not, so give it all the encourage ment you possibly can both by word and purse. JESSUP AND COBB VICTIMS AUTO-TRAIN CRASH AT MAGON Both Men Are Widely Known, the Former Being Fuel Ad ministrator—They Operated Big Insurance Agency. Macon, Ga., May 15.—J. L. Jes sup, Macon’s fuel administrator, and J. J. Cobb, his business part ner in the insurance, real estate and loan business at No. 411 Broadway, were fatally injured at 7:20 o’clock last night when a Ford car in which they were riding and a Central of Georgia passenger train ran together at the Telfair street crossing. Both men were taken to the Williams Sanatorium, where at 11 o’clock Mr. Cobb died. Mr. Jes sup died at 11:15 p. m. Mr. Jessup’s injuries were about the head and the spine. He was unconscious when taken to the sanatorium and died, not regain ing consciousness. A close examination of Mr. Cobb’s body showed that he had several fractured ribs and his right leg just below the knee was brok en. He was able to talk at 9:30 o’clock and recognized his wife who was at his bedside. His first words were an inquiry as to the safety of Mr. Jessup. He also ex pressed concern for the negro boy who was in the car with them. As to just how the accident hap pened is not known. Mr. Jessup was at the wheel of the Ford ma- Mr. J. H. Bryant Dies From Pistol Wound The Shooting Which Occurred Early Wednesday Morning Supposed to Have Been Accidental. The news of the fatal wounding and subsequent death of Mr. J. Horace Bryant, the result of a pistol ball piercing his left breast, the gun being fired by Mr. Bryant himself, was the source of great sorrow to his many friends as the news spread rapidly Wednesday morning. The shooting took place about four o’clock yesterday morning at the home of Mr. Bryant and in a room adjoining that occupied by his wife and child, who were awakened by the report of the pistol. As he had been troubled for sev eral nights by strange dogs about his place, it is the presumption that Mr. Bryant was after these when he stumbled over some ob ject in the room causing the pistol, which he held in his hand, to be fired unexpectedly, as he was in his night clothing and other evi dence about the room giving rise to this opinion. Mr. Bryant was an industrious farmer and one of the county’s good citizens. He resided near Norwich. 12 miles west of Butler, and was about 43 years of age. Besides his wife, who before her marriage was Miss Hattie Me- Ginty, Mr. Bryant is survived by one child, a brother, Mr. G. F. Bryant, of Rupert, and his mother. Wealthy Farmer Is Killed in Auto Crash Macon, May 14. — Robert W. Jones, wealthy fanner of Pelham, Ga., was killed on the Houston road seven miles south of Macon * in an automobile accident this af ternoon, Jones was en route to Macon and had stopped to get some gasoline when another car ran into his. Jones’ automobile was overturned and he was pinned underneath it. chine, his own car. There were marks on the side of the engine, but none in front and it is believed by many that the automobile dashed into the side of the loco motive. Rescuers rushed to the scene and telephoned for ambulances and the police patrol. Dr. A. R. Rozar, of the Williams Sanatorium, was on the train and rendered all aid that was possible at the scene of the accident. Cobb Well Known. Mr. Cobb was prominently con nected with the banking business of Macon at one time; was cashier of the Exchange Bank, organized a dime savings bank and later was instrumental in organizing the commercial National Bank. After its suspension he gave his time to the loan and insurance business with J. L. Jessup. For thirty-three years he has been the superintendent of the Centenary Sunday school. In a small room near College and Shamrock streets he gathered fif teen children and organized a class which he taught himself. This little school grew in numbers, and from it sprung Centenary Church and a flourishing Sunday school; one of the largest in the city. His whole life has been de voted to this church and its work. He was the son of Maj. John B. Cobb, one of Macon’s best known insurance men and a prominent citizen. His stepmother, Mrs. Alice Culler Cobb, who died a short while ago, was for years a member of the faculty of Wes leyan College.