Newspaper Page Text
Wednesday
Edition
Official Organ Ben Hill County,
Capture 0f Riga Immediat
Aim of The Germans
German Forces Urged
To Desperate Effort
London, Sept. 7—The immediate objective of the Austro-German
campaign in Russia becomes clearer with the growing indications that
the invaders need the Baltic port of Riga, not only as a base of pres
ent operations in the direction of Petrograd, but as winter quarters in
case the attempt to reach the Russian capital should be postponed un
til spring.
Field Marshal von Hindenburg is experiencing great difficulty in
bridging the portions of the Dvina héld by the Germans. The cur
rent of the river is too swift for the construction of pontoon bridges
under the Kussian artillery fire. As the rainy season comes on it will
be more difficult for the invaders to bring up supplies for their advance
and consequeutly the seizure of Riga as a base becomes more vital to
the success of Von Hindenburg’s plans.
Ihe urgent necessity of capturing Riga is indicated in an army
order which a Pa-is newspaper credits to General von Buelow. The
general exhorts his troops to one more great effort to capture the
port, making it their winter home preparatory to marching on Petro
grad next spring.
Of Armies of Russi
Announces He Has Placed Himself
At the Head of His Forces
Paris, Sept. 7—ln a message to President Poincare Emperor
Nicholas announces that he has placed himself in command of all Rus
sian armies.
The message was sent from Tsarskeye-Selo, the emperor’s resi
dence near Petrograd, under date of September 6. It follows:
“In placing myself today at the head of my valiant armies, I have
in my heart, Monsieur President, the most sincere wishes for the
greatness of krance, and tne victory of her glorious 4rmy. Nicholas.”
President Poincare sent the following rrsponse today: |
“I know that your majesty, in taking command of your heroic
armies, intends to continue energetically, until final victory, the war
which has been imposed upon the allied nations. I address to your
majesty in the name of France my most corial wishes.
*‘Raymond Poincare.” '
____M“—“*———H_——_—
Bristol, England, Sept. 7.—A resolution against conscription
was adopted unanimously, with great cheering, at today’s session
of the Trades Union congress. The resolution was forwarded to
Premier Asquith, Earl Kitchener, David Lloyd-George and Lord
Northecliffe.
The Congress also declared in favor of nationalization of the
railroads, taking the position that the experience of the govern.
ment in managing the roads during the war was sufficiently encour
aging to justify this step.
§pecial Sale Royal Society Packages at 1-2
Regular 25c¢ to $l--Table full discontinued pieces--complete with thread 15 to 50c¢
Lovely New Dress Goods 50c to $1.98-
s s : Mercerized Madras Goods in Dainty
New Whlte walStlngS 15 & 250" Stripes and designs--Stylish--Washable
* ' A visit to our 2nd Floor Department is well worth while these
Sults——Co ats days---The new things in Dresses, Suits and Coats are coming in
( ® rapidly. Very splendid Suits for Girls this week $8.98
rree tickets to the trand Theatre-Every $3 worth of cash purchases entitles you to free admission to Granam’lTeatre
THE LEADER ENTERPRISE
FITZGERALD, BEN HILIL COUNTY, GEORGIA, SEP. 8. 1915.
Preparing for The Great
Dixie Highway
Road Between Hawkinsville
and Perry Is Being Put In
Good Condition.
The people of Perry should be
vitally interested in the proposed
east branch of the Dixie Highway
by way of Perry and Hawkinsville.
The county chaingang under Supt.
Chapman has been engaged for some
time in rebuilding the road in this
county between Perry and Hawkins
ville via Hayneville, and when com
pleted will be one of the best stretch
es of road in this section; by this
road the distance to Hawkinsvilie
will be cut by at least two miles.
It is proposed to make this stretch
of road a part of the Dixie Highway
' which will follow the National High
!way from Macon to Perry; thence
| to Hawkinsville, Fitzgerald in almost
ia bee line to Jacksonville, Fla.
. With the completion of the Perry
' Hawkinsville link the other work
’ necessary to make this road through
'the county as good as the best. is
some slight repairing and reseraping
|on the Macon road between Perry
land the Bibb county line. It is
thought that this will be done at an
learly day.
| With this work completed there
iwill be a continuous stretch of good
. road through the very heart of the
{county of which we might all feel
justly proud regardless of whether
|or not the road is elected as the offi
cial route for the highway.
Nearly all the counties and towns
from Macon to the Florida line are
working hard toward preparing the
road all along the way for the in
spection of the officials of the Dixie
Highway Association who are to
choose the route at an early date.‘
Perry is interested in the Dixie
Highway and will, through the Perry
Commercial Club, do what it can to
get it though this city.
E The proposed highway comes thru
the very center of the county and
should prove a valuable asset to the
land owners along the routes and
tributary roads.—Houston Home-
Journal.
FIANO FOR SALE.—My new
$350 Piano; won at the contest, for
sale. Apply to Miss MAGURETTE
SPILLER. tf
Casper Hide Co.
Wholesale and Retail
Dealers in
Hides, Skins, Pelts, Wool,
Beeswax, Tallow, Furs,
Metal, etc, We pay the
market price.
J. CASPER,
Pres. & Gen. Mgr.
THRICE-A-WEEK
Great Future n
- The Lap of Time 1
For The South
l or The douth
{ Atlanta, Sep. 6—Crop diversifi
cation is emphrsized as the hope of
the agricultural future for Geor
"gia and the southern states in a
!notable interview by Bradford
'Knapp, of the United States De
‘partment of Agriculture, made
!public today in ‘*The Keystone” a
'magazine published in the interest
!of southern prosperity by the
‘Southern States Life Insurance
)company.
’ “I believe that we are at the
forks of the road” says Mr. Knapp
“‘that now of all times is the time
for us to have a vision of the fu
ture On the one side is an uneco
nomic system, poor markets, pre
‘carious credit and bad agriculture.
"On the other sound cconomics,
|good markets, safety and security
of return, healthy business con
ditions, and suecessful and pros
‘perous agticulture.”
- He is especially anxious to seej
the bankers and credit merclmntsi
of the south support the cropj
diversification movement, and on
this point says, |
~ “If the bankers and credit mer-%
chants still fail to lend their con
structive backing to the establish
ment of self-supporting agriculture
and are still going to make their
loans and finance the agriculture
of the south as a one crop agricul
ture, then we are going to have a
one crop agriculture until such
time as human nature breaks and<
we have- a revolution which will
overthrow the present system.”
The same issue of “The Key
stone” contains interesting articles
by United States Senator Hoke
Smith, by Dr. Oscar Dowling,
Bishop Warren A, Candler, Oscar
Underwood, Robert F. Maddox.
There is a signed statement by
Asa G. Candler, in which he says
of the Southern Life, ‘‘None ofi
Atlanta’s institutions has done
more to impress upon the public
at large the solidarity of Atlanta’s
prominent industrial corcerns.”
Money on Farm
Lands
Terms: 5 to 10 years
and conditions to sut
borrower,
Improved farm lands
only.
CLAYTON JAY
]andy all Wool Serge for 50c a yard
| All the new Shades in this lot, the greatest 50c Dress Goods of the season.
Merchant Marine And
Special to The Leader-Enterprise. :
Washingtoh, Sept. 7, 2:11 p. m.—The Administration rlans for Na
tional defense and enlarging the merchant marine, it was indicated today,
will be co-ordinated in the coming session of Congress.
@rand Duke Nichol '
Special to The Leader-Enterprise.
Petrograd, Sept. 8, 2:11 P. M.—Emperor Nicholas has trans
ferred Grand Duke Nicholas to command of army in the Caucasus.
It is understeod that Czar will now direct all military operations
and that numerous changes are to be made in general staff.
Gen. Funston In
Military Control
Special to The Leader-Enterprise.
Washington, Sept. 8, 2:11 P. M.—Announcement that Major
Gen. Funston, commanding American troops in Texas, had estab
lished military control in lower Riogrande country, was interpret
ted here today as an added precaution against recurrence of Fron
tier disorders. .
More Informati
Wanted on Hesper
Special to The Leader-FEnterprise.
Washington, Sept. 8, 2:11 P. M.—Secretary Lansing today
cabled Ambassador Gerard at Berlin to forward any information
available on sinking of steamer Hesperian.
*
Unhampered in Production
Of War Munitions
London, Sept, 3—Dr. Walter Rathenau, president of the Germam:
Electric Company, delivered a highly optimistic speech at a meeting:
of the company Friday regarding Germany’s industrial and economie
conditions, according to Reater’s Amsterdam correspondent.. Dr.
Rathenau is quoted as follows: )
“Our anxiety concerning raw material has vanished. The block
‘ade no longer afflicts us, On the contrary, England, who heped to
destroy us industrially and ecouomically now suffers the heaviest
from her own blockade, while we, despite the blockade, are able 1o
continue our immense work of producing unprecedented quantities of’
war munitious.
“We see that England works hard to raise the means to meet bills
for thousands of millions, while we, depending on home production,
have escaped economic embarrassment and once more foster the hope
that brilliant subscriptions to the war loan will confirm our independ
ence abroad.”
e )
“One Price To Everybody” Telephone 18
Ei//fl E D sTORE
’ Wm. R. BOWEN, President J. A MURPHY , Manager
The seasons newest fabrics a;id
colorings. Broadcloths, Zibelines,
Ottomans, Serges, Gaberdines. Extra
value at every price. Come and See Them.
Mondayv
Wednesday
Friday
VOL. XX. NO. 107