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URGE FURLOUGHS
TO AID CROPS
OOVBRNOR DORSEY SENDS LET
TER TO SECRETARY OF
l' j WAR BAKER
STATE NEWSJIF INTEREST
Brief New* Item* Of Importance Gath
ered From All Part*
I . Of Tho State
Atlanta.—Calling attention to the
fact that the farmers of Georgia have
responded splendidly to the call of the
government for an increased produc
tion of food by planting large crops,
but who are now faced by a shortage
of labor to cultivate them which
threatens a serious situation, Govern
nor Dorsey has addressed a letter to
Newton D. Baker, secretary of war;
Hon. W. S. Gifford, of the. national
council of defense, and Provost Mar
shal General Crowder, asking that
they take all steps possible to release
men on furlough to engage in agri
cultural pursuits during the critical
period when crops are in the making.
In his letter he says: "In the planting
of large crops, the farmers of Georgia
responded .splendidly to the call of the
government for an increased produc
tion of food. These crops are now
needing, and the next sixty to ninety
days will continue to need, diligent
work and attention by experienced
farmers. Unless a more liberal inter
pretation is placed upon the recent act
of congress, allowing a furlough to
men engaged in agricultural pursuits,
and a larger number of boys are re
leased for work on the farms, we are
going to face a very serious situa
tion In Georgia.”
Railroad Commission Files Its Report
Atlanta.—The annual report of the
railroad commission of Georgia to the
governor has been given out. Accom
panying the report, is the commission’s
usual “letter of transmittal and re
view,” which is a summary of the con
tents of the report, the latter being a
very voluminous document, filling a
book. The letter calls particular at
tention to the large number of peti
tions for increased rates which the
public utility corporations are bring
ing before the commission at this
State Goa* Ovar Ita Quota
Atlanta —Atlanta’s Red Cross cam
paign, scheduled for a week has been
completed, the work taking up three
days, and this city stands in the front
rank before the nation in support of
American boys “over there.” Official
anonuncement that Atlanta has over
subscribed its quota of $250,000 to the
second national Red Cross war relief
fund of one hundred million dollars,
is made from headquarters by Edwin
F. Johnson, general chairman of the
campaign. While Mr. Johnson could
give no official figures, it is under
stood that the city’s total will approx
imate $275,000. Of thi3 sum, exactly
$210,000 net, allowing for all dupli
cations, was raised by the Shrlners and
the regular team workers on the first
day. The women, it was stated by
Mrs. Samuel M. Lumpkin, raised $100,-
000. The school children put Atlanta
“over the top.” Their total at a mini
mum will reach $15,000. Many cities
and towns in the state exceeded their
quotas.
Cowpeat Urged As Soldier’s Food
Atlanta.—Calling attention to the
fact that thousands of soldiers have
been drawn into the service of the
United States from the south and mid
dle west, many of whom were regular
consumers of the well known field
pea or cowpea, largely grown m ibis
state, the Georgia State Bureau of
Markets of the state department of
agriculture, wrote the subsistence di
vision of the war department in Wash
ington, urging that this product be
made a part of the army ration. There
are now 'being lield in the hands
of the farmers in this section possibly
twenty-five million pounds of these,
field peas, which make one of the most
nourishing and substantial of foods.
There is danger of this splendid food
product going to watse and of the
fanners losing many hundreds of thou
sands of dollars unless these peas
can find a ready market and reach
the consumer.
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Macon To Become The Flower City
Macon.—Macon is soon to become
a city of flowers. Sigmond Tarnok, the
landscape artist who was employed
several weeks ago by the city, is fast
getting the work of beautifying the
street parks under way and now he is
preparing to turn his attention to a
feature that probably does not exist
in another city in the Unied States.
For a city of this size. Macon prob-
GERMANS MAKE
DOUBLE DRIVE
TWO BLOWS STRUCK BY HINOEN-
BURG’S ARMIES IN EFFORT
FOR DECISION
TEUTONS STRIKE FOR PARIS
On Aisne Front Anglo-French Forcem
Driven From Ridge Of Chemin
Oes Dames
New York.—Germany’s great offen
sive on the western front has been
resumed.
With only brief artillery prepara
tion, two blows have been struck by
the Teuton armies, which have been
reorganised since disastrous losses
were inflicted on them by the French
and British during the Picardy and
Flanders battles in March and April.
One attack was on the line from
Voormezele to Locre, southwest of
Ypres; the other on a 35-mile front
from Pinon, north of Solssons. to
Rheimg. This is known as the Aisne
sector.
In Flanders the Germans gained
virtually nothing. Farther south the
Berlin official statement claims that
the German crown prince’s troops
have carried the whole ridge of the
Chemin des Dames and now are fight
ing on the Aisne river.
The German attack in Flanders is
against positions taken by the French
May 20, when they recaptured Brulose
and Locre and strengthened their line
on each side of Hill 44, which they
had retaken a few days before.
On ibe Aisne front the present bat
tle recalls the fearful fighting of last
summer along the Chemin des Dames,
where for weeks the German crown
prince hurled his men against the
French positions only to see them
crushed and beaten. Last year seven
Taylor County’s
Honor Roll.
'these are only a few of ourboys in
the service of the United States. We
have made and are still making dili
gent effort to secure the names and
addresses of each and every one in
this service. We will certainly ap-
preiate the help of all persons in get
ting a complete and corret roster.
ty-five divisions were engaged in the
German attacks along the line alone. I Shealy, Theodore, 30th Co.,
Hudson, Lieut. J. E-, Co. B. 326 Inft.
American Expeditionary Forces,
France.
IJudson, Willie Pope, Co. D. 121 Inft.
Camp Wheeler, Macon, Ga.
Pierce, James H., Co. C. 106 Engin
eer Regiment, Camp Wheeler, Ma
con Ga.
Pierce, Felix, Co., 329 Bakers, Camp
Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. C.
Garrett, Lieut. S. T., 52nd Inft.
Camp Forrest, Chickamauga, Park,
Ga.
Fuller, Henry Grady, Co. 30,
Department, 157 Depot
Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Ga.
Jenkkins, Sargt. Roy N., Q. M. C.
Tioga, La., P. O. Box 1 1.
Thompson, Henry G., Co. 326 Inft.
American E. F., France.
Fuller, H. G., 1st., Canidate Bat. 4th
Officers Training School, Camp
Jackson, Columbia, S. C.
Hill, Walter, M, G. Co.,304th. Inft.,
Camp Bevins, Mass.
Shine, Tom B., M. G. Co,, 121 Inft.,
Camp Wheeler, Macon, Ga.
Wilson, Thomas F., Co., E. 307th Eng
Regiment, Long Island, N. Y. -
Mathews, Mack, Co. 12, Coast Artil-
ery, Ft. Hamilton, Brooklin, N. Y.
Parr Emery F., Q. M. Detch. Q. M.
U. S. A., P. O. No. 708, France.
8th Tr.
Casual
Brg’d.,
Bat. 157, Depot Brg’d., Camp Gor-
U-BOAT PROWLING OFF 1 don, Atlanta, Ga.
GAPE HENRY, VIRGINIA j \y a[ J sworth) Aima , Co „ 2> JJ C .
Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Ga.
Boland, Herbert C., Co. K. 2nd Pion
PROGRAM
Taylor County Sunday School Convention, Saturday and Sunday
June 22nd and 23rd, 1918 Methodist Church, Howard, Ga.
FIRST SESSION
Saturday Morning June 22nd
10:00 Prayer and Praise Service—Led by Rev. M. W. Flanders
10:15 The Sunday School as a Community Asset.—R. M. Suggs
10:35. The Home Department.—Mrs. Bessie Rogers
10:45. The Week-Day Work for the S. S. Teacher F. M. Foy
11:05. Sunday School Records. Their Valve. How to Keep
Them Miss Janie Neisler
11:15. Hymn
11:20. Four Gates—Miss Daisy Magee, Elementary Supt. of
the Georgia Sunday School Association
11:50. Annoucements
12:00. Adjourn.
Dinner on the Ground. Come and Bring a Basket.
SECOND SESSION
Saturday Afternoon.
1:45. Prayer and Praise Service Mrs. B. Montgomery
2:00. The Worker's Meeting, Its Importance and How to Make
it a Success Rev. J. H. Allen
2:30. Report of County Officers:
President—Mr. Pickens Riley
Secretary—Mr. M. A. Chapman
Treasurer—Miss Elizabeth Neisler
Elamentary Superintendent—Mrs. A. S. Wallace
President Division No. 1—Mr. Herbert Sealy
President Division No. 2—Mr. J. T. Cox
President Division NO. 3—Mr. Eli Gaultney
How to Stop the Leak in the S. S Rev. L. A. Harrell
Hymn i
3:20. The Home, The Bible and The School—Miss Daisy Magee
3:50. Questions Answered
Adjourn
Services Saturday Evening 8 O’clock.
2:45.
3:15.
4:00.
10:00.
10:15.
10:45.
11:15.
11:20.
il:55.
12:05.
12:10.
THIRD SESSION
Sunday Morning June 23rd
Prayer and Praise Service Led by Mr. A. S.Waliace
What We Owe the Young People Rev. M. W. Flanders
What We Owe the Men and YVomen Rev. J. T. Adams
Song
The S. S. a Great National Force Miss Daisy Magee
Freewill Offering for the Support of the Work
Announcements and Appointment of Committees
Adjournment
Dinner on the Grour.d<
Master Of British Steamer Reports
Firing Five Shots At Mys
terious Submarine
time. Other matters mentioned in the ablv 1,as m( > rP " hile wa - v '>F hts lhan
letter include federal control of rail- i anjr otber 'V tbe country. It is Mr.
roads, the proposed consolidation or I I amok's plan to place a concrete
express companies as required bv the | flower box around every white way
federal railwav authorities, tiie dispo-1 P ost and to fil1 "> eni wi,u bright-color-
sition of the Georgia freight rale case “<> flowers. As there are hundreds of
which has been pending two years. | these white way posts in the business
financial results of railroad operation ! portion of the city it can readily be
j9j- seen that the effect will be exceeding
! ly pleasing to the eye.
German Buried In National Cemetery i
Fort McPherson.- -Heinrich Knappe, j Urges Negroes To Fight The Cause
the German prisoner at Fort McVher-J Atlanta.—Replying to resolutions
son who crossed the deadline despite i adopled by the Colored Welfare
the warnings of American soldiers on League of Augusta, in respect to the
guard, and as consequence was shot rP cent lynchings in south Georgia,
and killed, was buried in^the National, Governor Dorsey draws the attention
Cemetery at Marietta. No further de-| the negro organization to the total
in Georgia for the
velopments in the case were reported
at the fort, and the prisoners have
given no expression io their opinion
of the affair. The dead man, il ap
pears, crossed the deadline and al
though, of course, his true purpose is
not known, approached the fence ap
parently in pursuit of a baM with which
he had been playing. He continued his
advance towards the fence after re
peated warnings from the guard and
his death came as a direct result of
his own ignoring of (he rules.
lack of any reference in these reso
lutions. either in condemnation or oth
erwise, to the atrocious crimes which
were the undisputed cause for the re
sold to lynch law. The governor also
draws attention to the vigorous steps
he had already taken before receiving
the resolutions, including the dispatc >
of state guards to Valdosta and the of
fering of large rewards for the appre
hension of lhose who look part in the
lynchings.
GOVERNMENT IS ASKED
TO OPERATE SHORT LINES
Offer Large Wages For Peach Pickers
Macon.—Big wages with board and
room free are the inducements being
offered by the Fort Valley board of
trade for men, women and children
■who will assist Georgia in saving her
peach crop this year. The growers
have tried in vain to get labor, even
to the extent of asking the govern
ment to permit negro soldiers to oh
tain furloughs for a few weeks’ work i Chatham county
during the peach season, and now they
are fast becoming desperate. The
present crop is one of the largest the
peach belt has ever known and with
the heighth of the season drawing near
and few pickers and packers in sight
the peach growers are ahott' the bluest
lot of folks in Georgia.
Ex-Mayor Of Savannah Is Poisoned
Savannah.—Former Mayor George
W. Tiedeman and members of his
family are in a sanitarium suffering
from some form of poisoning. They
became suddenly ill shortly after their
midday meal and were rushed to the
hospital, where the usual treatment,
was administered. Mr. Tiedeman is
flip federal food administrator for
Worthless Check Statute Is Upheld
Atlanta.—In a sweeping decision,
prepared !' v Chief Justice Wade and
Soldiers From Hawaii To Come Soori
Atlanta.—Camp Gordon is soon to
have among her already cosmopolitan
population a substantial representa
tion from the land of ukeles and
“shredded wheat,” is the announce
ment of officials, who explain that 75
graduates from the training camp con
ducted on the war-away Pacific islands
have been ordered here. The men
•re not native Hawailana, it Is added,
but are American boys who attended
the Hawaiian training camp conduct-
ad At Honolulu.
3,000 Selectmen Reach Camp Wheeler
Camp Wheeler.—Three thousand of
thp ten thousand selectmen for Illi
nois and Michigan ordered here to fill
gaps in the ranks of the Dixie division
have arrived, and trains continue to
pour human freight into the receiving
cam t».
Metal Trades In Convention In Atlanta
Atlanta.—More than a hundred
members of the Southern Metal Trades
association from all over the south
were present when the annual conven
tion of that organization met here.
One of the most valuable meetings in
the history of the association was
held.
19 Freight Cars Fall Through Trestle
Wadley.—Nineteen freight ears fell
through the Ogeechee river trestle
here. No one was hurt. Atlanta and
Savannah trains 3 and 4 had to be de
toured another route.
To Frect Memorial To Judge Daniel
Atlanta.—Georgia Odd Fellows in
session here at the auditorium voted
to erect a handsome memorial home
in memory of the late Judge Robert. T.
Daniel of Griffin, who, at the time of
his death three years ago was grand
»jre of the Odd Fellows, the highest
honor that the organization can con
fer. As yet no definite plans for the
location and cost of the home have
been formulated, but steps will be
taken at once to raise a large Ram
of money, and the home when com
pleted will be one of the finest »
eer Inft., Camp Wadsworth, Spart-
anbanburg, S. C.
Newport News, Va.—The master of ! ..
a British sioaraer reported on hi 8 ar-1 Ki, ^ rew ’ Ma J* V * 2nd Tr * Bn.
rival here May 22 that he had fired I Depot Brg’d, Camp Gordon,
five shot3 at a mysterious submarine, j Atlanta, Ga.
150 miles off Cape Henry. The cap-1 shealy, J. J., Co. JK-, 325 Inft. Camp
tain did not know if any of the shots j Goldon> At i anta> Ga
were hits. He said the submarine;
disappeared. The affair was kept se- i Gray. William, colored, 58th Co.,157
crel and only .became known at New-: DepotBrg’d., Camp Gordon, Atlan-
port News later. j ta, Ga.
People with whom the master of the j Robinaon p Co . 21 156 Depot B - d
steamer talked said nothing of the ; T , _ , , _ _
matter until it was reported that the j Gth T ’ B - Cam P Jackson, S. C.
wreckage had been sighted off the | Respess, Corp. J. R., Bat. B. 127th F.
capes. | A . Camp Cody, New Mexico.
The captain, according to his hear- Respcs Zach D xj. S . N Hospital
ers, stated that he was positive the ... , . , „ _
object at which he fired was a subma- ai * ’ c"P° l L R- -
fine. Reports of the presence of sub- Butler, Maj. H. L., Camp Wheeler,
marines off the capes have been rife Macon, Ga.
here for the past ten days and a sharp BuU Lieut . Walt j 054 College
watch has been maintained. „ • . _
Street, Macon, Ga.
Riley, H. L., Remount Department,
Belair, Ga.
Nickson, L. C., 16 Evans Drive, For
Columbia. S. C.-Resolutions ask- McPherson, Ga.
that the United States government
take over and operate the short line j Carson, J. T. Jr., 121 Inft. Machine
railroads are to be presented person-1 Gun Co., Camp Wheeler, Macon, Ga
ally to William G. McAdoo, director | Carson, Robt- C „ 121., Inft, Machine
general of railroads, by a committee | Gun Co c ® Macon, Ga.
representing the railroad commis-: 4
sions of the Southern states. If the I Montfort, 0. E., Co. I. Sec. 3, Reg. 5,
director general replies that this Is j U. S. Training Camp, Charleston,
not practicable a program to put the j S. C.
short line railroads on a practicable j McCants j Morgan, Co., C. 1st., Pri-
basis will be'suggested to him m the T .
near future. raary Inft ” Camp Wadsworth,
Spartanburg, S. C.
Edward W. Hicks, Supply Co., 80th,
F. A. Camp McArthur, Waco, Tex.
Estes, T. H., 128 Abercorn Street, Sa-
Moscow.—Two divisions of German j vannah, Ga.
troops in the Dvinsk region refused to Harris, Otis P., Co. A. 151 M. G. Bu.,
obey orders to proceed to the French j American E. F., France,
front. Prince Leopold of Bavaria came ! _ . T ^ _
Rawls, Joe W., Co. B. 151 M. G. Bu.,
to investigate and many mutineers | . . ’
were hanged and dozens condemned j American E. F., France,
to hard labor foy life. j Windham, Hoke I., H. Q. Co., 151 Mg
Bat., Rainbow Div., American E. F.
GERMANS MUTINY
RATHEJt THAN GO
TO THE FRENCH FRONT
Germans Are Bombarding Paris Again
Paris.—After a long interval, the j
Germans again began to bombard Par- i
is with long range guns at 6:30 o’clock
in the morning.
France.
FOR SALE.
Drive For Paris Aim Of The Germans?
Washington.—Germany apparently
has launched another desperate at
tempt to smash her way through the
allied armies to victory before Ameri
can troops can reach the battle fields
of France and Flanders. Army offi
cials studied the press accounts very
closely for signs of the German pur
pose. The fact that one blow was
launched at the southern end of the
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
ALL STEEL GIN CO.,
Greensboro, Ga.
Picardy-Flanders line and the other mill, and wood sawing and split*
a. almost the extreme north end of u machine .__ 0 utfit cost $10,^
the 200-mile front is taken as evidence ’
of a dash for Paris. j 000—On account of bad health
j the owner will sell cheap. If in-
Over-Subscription To The Red Cross j lel ested Write
Washintgon.—The American people j
answered Germany’s renewal of her of
fensive on the western front with
an outpouring of more than thirty-two
million dolllars, swelling the American
Red Cross second war fund to $144,-
000,000. Greater New York turned la
subscriptions of $33,434,730. The At
lantic division outside of Greater New
York and the Pennsylvania and Moun
tain divisions reported substantial In
creases over first reported totals.
Anatomy and Friendship.
“My dear,” said the host to his wife
ts he started to carve the leg of lamb,
’can’t yon give Mrs. Brown anything
letter than that cold meat?” “Oh,”
;ried Mrs. Brown, “that’s all right so
ong as It Is cold leg and not cold shoul-
ler.”—Christian Herald.
FOURTH SESSION
Sunday Afternoon
1:45. Prayer and Praise Service Led by Rev. M. T. Gaultney
2:00. Teaching Methods.^ O. D. Gorman
2:30. How to Organize and Conduct a Training Class
r Mrs. W. E. Marshall
3:00. Hymn
3:05. The Efficient Sunday School Miss Daisy Magee
3:35. Questions and Answers
3:50. Reports of Committees and Election of Officers
4:00. Adjourn
Points To Be Remembered
1. The Georgia Sunday School Association is a co-operative efforts of all
denominations for more and better Sunday Schools, and is the only organi
zation in the State which aims to help every Sunday School. The work is
by way of suggestion, not by authority, therefore it helps many, it hinders
none.
2. The Association is managed by an Executive Committee of 53 Chris
tian business men. Denominationally they are as follows: 19 Medthodists,
18 Baptists, 9 Presbyterians, 4 Christians, 2 Episcopalians, 1 Lutheran.
3. The Association sells nothing, but is supported by contributions. Its
workers go into every county in the State annually and furnish free on re
quest hundreds of thousands of pages of printed matter on the best meth
ods of Sunday School work.
4. The Taylor County Sunday School Association is one of the integral
parts of the Georgia Sunday School Association. The meeting indicated
by this program is an interdenominational meeting, and every worker in ev
ery white Sunday School in Taylor county is urgently requested to attend.
M. A. CHAPMAN, PICKENS RILEY,
County Secretary County President.
Another Carload
Chevrolets
Just Arrived
These cars. are the latest design
with all the improvements and con
veniences that puts the Chevrolet
Cars among the ranks of American-
made automobiles. •
i
Better Come in Now
and get yours before they are all gone.
The price of these cars are now
$776.81 , delivered in Reynolds.
Used FORDS on hand and
for sale at all times....
C. B. MARSHALL
REYNOLDS, GEORGIA
Substitute for Rubber.
A preparation of solidified’ glue,
vhich cun be used Instead of rubber
tor many purposes, bos been Invented
it • German scientist.
An Endless Job.
8be—“Yon can form no Idea beer
>rlght my little girl Is. She repeats
•very word I say.” He—“She must
jet frightfully tired.”