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The Butler Volume XXXXII. BUTLER. TAYLOR COUNTY. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. JUNE 20 1918. Number 32 Names of Men Who Registered June 5th Names of Taylor County Boy Who Have Become 21 Years Old Since June 1, 1917. Amos, J. T., Butler, 4, \vh., Barfield, Eugene F., Reynolds, wh. Burk, Jim, Reynolds, col. Bazemore, Bonard, Howard, wh. Barfield, Wayne, Butler, wh. Character, Ormon, Howard, col. Carrington, Walter, Howard, 2, col. Cromer, O. H., Ellaville, 4, wh. Croxton, Sebe, Rupert, col. Childree, William J., Reynolds, wh. Culverhouse, Freeman, Howard, wh. Childree, Walter J., Butler, 3, wh. Childree, Tom, Butler, 3, wh. Dent, Dovid, Midway, Ala., col. Guined, Tom, Mauk, wh. Harris, Artie, Mauk, wh. Howell, Sam, Rupert, col. Hillman, Robert Lee, Butler, col. Harris Paul, Butler, 3. wh. Hill Horrace, Rupert, wh. Harman, Jasper, Butler, wh. Handcock, Horace, Butler, 2, wh. James, Greenwood, Reynolds, wh. Jordon, Jesse, Reynolds col. , Jolley, Mimon, Butler, col. Jones, Homer, Reynolds, wh. Jones, Ashton B., Butler, wh. Jarrell, Ralph, Howard, wh. Jones, Ed, Butler, col. Kelley, Alley, Butler, wh. King, B. H., Reynolds, wh. Lawson, Percy, Reynolds, col. Lanster, Sanford, Rupert, fcol. Little, George, Jr., Howard, 1, col. Love, Tommie, Howard, 1, col. Moore, Marvin L., Butler, wh. Moore, Samnel J., Reynolds, wh. Mathews, Perry, V., Reynolds, wh. Mims Curtis, Butler, col. Montfort, Edward K., Butler, wh. Mrris, Oregon, Jr., Rupert, co.l Mills William F., Butler, 4, wh. Massey, Byron, Rupert, 1, wh. McGlothlin, Wm. Henry, Charing, col. McCants, Andrew, Butler, col. Newsom, J. B., Reynolds, col. Neisler, Jesse, Reynolds, col. O’Neal, Zackie G., Reynolds, wh. Pierce, Lonnie H., Reynolds, wh. Peterman, Troy, L., Reynolds, wh. Pickard, Henry, F., Howard, wh. Rawls, Eugene L., Butler, wh. Riley, Lowry H., Butler, wh. Reedy, Sam, Rupert, col. Standridge, Willie, Rupert, wh. Slaughter, T. E., Howard, 2, wh. Small, Jimmie, Mauk, col. Theus, Clarence B., Reynolds, wh. Turner. Arthur, Rupert, col. Turner. Tommie, Howard, col. Terry, Henry, Rupert, col. Terry, Wallace, Ellaville, 4, Col. Williams, O. B., Reynolds, col. Waymond, Willie, Reynolds, col Worthy, Isaac, Butler, 2, col. Williamson, Coley, Butler, wh. Weldon, Dewey, Howard, 2, wh. Wainwright, Jack, Butler, 2, wh. Wall, L. H., Butler, 4, wh. White, Oscar, Rupert, wh. Wilson. Ed B., Butler, wh. Wiggins, Ellis, Mauk, col. Youngblood, Brown, Reynolds, wh. Youngblood, D. A. Jr., Butler, wh. Mathews, Hozie, Reynolds, col. Tuks, Eddie, Reynolds, col. Hill, Jessie, Reynolds, col. LIEUT. MATHIS OF AMERiCUS KILLED Dr. and Mrs. Ev ans T, Mathis Noti fied of Death of Their Son, Slain by the Germans. Americus, June 16.—The War Department today officially noti fied Dr. and Mrs. Evan T. Mathis of the death June 6th of theirson, Lieut. John D. Mathis, who was killed in action in France. He is the first of the Americus soldiers to give up his life for his country on the battlefields of Europe and profound sorrow has been caused by announcement of his fate. His brother, Lieut. Evan T. Mathis, Jr., also is in France, hav ing gone over several months after Lieut. John Mathis, who was one of the first of the large party of American officers sent to France early in the war to'study European methods of warfare. He was a graduate of the first officers’ training school at Fort McPherson and a young man of splendid business qualifications, being a member of one of the most prominent families in this section. esides the local talent, who filled their part of the program very creditably, Miss Daisy Magee a well known and much beloved official of the association, gave a talk on the “Four Gates” which was most excellent and timely. Prof Fields of the Georgia Tech an accomplished gentleman, also an enthusiast in the Sunday Scool work, gave a part of a lecture on training which was completed during a later occasion. This lecture was interesting and educa tive having come from the heart and soul of a well trained and ed ucative mind. This ended the first session of the feast of the mind, and was called from labor to refreshment, to the grove where a table groaned be neath the weight of all the good things which this good people knew well how to prepare and serve, the proverbial baskets full were left, showing plenty. The afternoon and evening ses sions were equally as pleasurable as the one above alluded to, with the addition of one of Miss Magee’s “very best” talks on the needs, and should be the dimonds of the hour. We would that every man and woman of Taylor county hear the message she brings, think we would be better and stronger and more willing to do our bit in the world. Sunday morning the automo biles began to arrive from east, west, north and south until more people had arrived than could be crowded into the house. Equqllv as good program had been planned and carried out as on the preceding day except sev eral on the program did not ap pear, but the substitution of oth ers in their places, probably was an improvement. People and churches of Taylor county who do not take any in terest in this association and are not represented, certainly miss some opportunities of finding ways and means of improvement of their schools. The “Field Force” were re elected except change in the Sec retary. It was conceded by all who have attended these meetings in years past, that this was the best ev er held since organization. FOR 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._.0n account of bad health the owner will sell cheap. If in terested write ALL STEEL GIN CO., Greensboro, Ga. “Class One Week” June 24-29 It having developed that there lare thousands of registrants, un der the selective draft, who were placed in class four by the local (board that should be in class one nd two, the Provost Marshal General, in conjunction with the Governor of Georgia and military (department, has designated the week of June 24 as re-classifica- tion week and the same will be observed by the Taylor County- board, who makes urgent appeal upon all persons in Taylor County to co-operate with them in the performance of that duty that justice may be done all registrants. Corrective measures will be ap plied to all cases of deferred classification when the same ap pears necessary. Publicity is given to “Class One Week” in order that all persons who have complaints to make in regard to the classification of any registrant may make these complaints be fore June 24 in order that these cases may be examined and in vestigated during this time. Particular stress by the military department is placed on the re sponsibility resting on the local board in this work of reclassifi cation, which is one of the most responsible duties ever entrusted to American citizens. As is stated “Class One Week” is the zenith of the operation of the Selective Service System. The local board is instructed that where necessary to re examine under the new standards of physical examination, now be ing issued, all doubtful cases which may have fallen into Group B, Group C, or Group D, either under the orginal examination by boards or upon rejection at camp, with the particular purpose of finding men physically fit for general military service who may have been placed in one of the above mentioned groups, and of removing to Group C as qualified for general and limited military service such men as may hereto fore have been totally rejected or placed in the deferred remediable group. GAPT, WILLIAMS IS KILLED IN ACTION Son of Late Dr. Howard J. Williams, And Married Daughter of Chancel lor Barrow. Capt. Henry Lee Jewett Wil liams, of - Macon, was killed in action in France June 11, accord ing to cablegrams received yester day. He was a son of Dr. Howard J. Williams, who established the Williams Sanatorium and who died last March 1. Captain Wil liams is the first Macon man kill ed in action. Captain Williams is widely known. After leaving the Macon schools, he went to the University of Georgia, where he won the scholarship at Oxford University, England. He spent four years there and upon returning to this country took the pastorate of a church at Milledgeville. Later he went to the University of the South (.Sewannee», where he held the chair of Testament Greek. It was while he was hold ing the chair in this University that the United States entered in to the war. Immediately he of fered his services to the govern ment, but expressed a desire to go with the men, not as a chaplain, though qualified for the Episcopal ministry. He attended the first officers’ training school at Atlanta and graduated with high honors, as he had done at the institutions which attended. He became an officer of the line as he had wish ed to be. It Is Not Enough It is not enough that a man has been born an American. He must show himself worthy of his birthright. It is not enough that an alien has declared his intention. He must prove that intention sincere. It is not enough that he has been grant ed naturalization. He must be worthy of his citizenship. It is not enough that he has for sworn previous allegiance. He must prove that his allegiance is real and true. Every citizen, native or foreign born, must accept the nation’s cause as his own. De feat of the nation means the sacrifice of all that is dear in citizenship. In the final analysis, every dollar in the country is the country's dollar, because without the Government, its dollars would be worthless. Every citizen must support the Government to the utmost limit of his means. The War Savings Stamp is one of the articles of his co-partnership. It is a certificate of good charac ter. It is the bond uniting him to the country—proud to call him son. It is his passport to fair play at home and a square deal abroad wherever his foot steps may lead, with the richest and greatest country in the world behind him. I saw a ship a-sailing, A-sailing on the sea, ’Twas filled with ammunition For fighting Germany; And oh, but 1 was happy That I had done my share Through purchasing War Savings Stamps, To send it “over there.” A PROCLAMATION By His Excellency, Hugh M. Dorsey, Governor. The war has come to our own shores. German submarines are now operating on our Atlantic coast. Secretary Daniels be lieves the situation can be con trolled. Our navy and the na vies of our Allies are our first line of defense against German aggression. May the people of Georgia be grateful that the de fense of our own country is sup- lemented by the navies of our Al lies. The war, started by Germany, and now involving nearly the whole world, is not won, but it can and must be won by every loyal citizen doing his full duty. When the war is over may every qitizen of Georgia have the con sciousness of patriotic duty to his country well done. Should there be those who do less than their full patriotic duties their neigh bors and their own conscience will be their accusers. The President of the United States has designed Friday, June 28th, as National War Savings Day, asking the people to assem ble on that day and pledge them selves to invest during the re mainder of the year in Thrift and War Savings Stamps to the full extent of their ability. He desires that there may be none unenlist ed on that day. Now, therefore, I, Hugh M. Dorsey, Governor of Georgia, do hereby proclaim Friday, June 28, 1918, set apart by the President of the United States, as War Sav ings Day, and our people are asked to assemble on that day, at such places as may be decided upon by the War Savings Organi zations, and to pledge themselves to economize and save systemati- Many Reigistrants Ordered to Camp G. Twenty-Nine First Taylor County Boy Wounded in France Severely ounded in Battle May 28th. r. W. H. Tucker, of Potter- lie, was notified some days ago the serious, perhaps fatal, nding of his son, Sheltie ker, while engaged in battle i the Germans in France on 28. he anxious father is very much erested in receiving further s of his son’s condition, as is the young man’s many friends, nothing further has been re ived. oung Tucker is in the regular y, Co. D. 28th Inft. He eniist- in the service at Columbus eral months ago. r. Tucker has two other sons h the colors in France, whom believes are also on the firing L. Wright Resigns as County Warden. . Wright Goes to Aviation Camp in Alabama, and Will be Succeeded by Mr. G. A. Roberts of Quitman County. making preliminary arrangements | for their departure; Grady Ranow, Butler Emmett J. Crawford, Reynolds Ausey Lee Smith, Ellaville Will Benson, Howard Hugh Jack Byrd, Reynolds W. Columbus Hicks, Reynolds M. T. Gaultney, Jr., Howard Charles F. Cooper, Rupert Henry B. McDaniel, Reynolds Eugene L. Saunders, Reynolds Horace Watson, Howard -e w.. S. T. Crawford, Reynolds Randal Waller, Mauk J. Moley Rustin, Howard cally to the full extent of their ability, and to invest in War Sav ings Stamps in such amounts as they can reasonably do. The record of Georgia is clear ud to this time on all calls made by the Government. The amount to be supplied to the Government by the State of Georgia from the Sale of War Savings Stamps is the lar gest of any of the calls that have been upon our people. I urge and confidently expect that on June 28th our people will have met this call cheerfully and com pletely. (Signed) HUGH M DORSEY, Governor. By the Governor, CLAUDE A. WEST. Secretary Executive Department. Taylor County to Receive $1,085.22 for Roads. Secretary of State Henry B. Strange Monday filed with the governor and the state treasurer the apportionment sheet by which disposition of $225,226.55 is to be made to the counties of the state, frbm the sale of 1918 automobile Despondency Due to Constipation. Women often become nervous and despondent. When this is due to constipation it is easily corrected by taking an occasional doBe of Cham berlain’s Tablets. These tablets are easy to ttake and pleasant in effect