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Official Organ Ben Hill County,
RECALL OF DR. DUMBA
OF AUSTRIA-HUNGARY
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Ambassador Penfield, at Vienna, In
structed By Cable To Make An
nouncement to Austro-Hungarian
' Government.
Washington, Sept. 9 Ambassador Penfield at* Viénna was in-‘\
structed by cable tonight to inform the Austro-Hungarian governmentl
that Dr. Constantin Dumba no longer is acceptable as an envoy to the
United States and to ask for his recall, ‘
Secretary Lansing formally announced the action.
It was the answer of the American government to Dr, Dumba’s
explanation of his intercepted letter to Vienna outlining plans for
handicaping American plants making war supplies for the'allies,
» School News ¢
Prof. Beauchamp gave the boys
in the manual training classes
something new to think of.
Most of America’s trained me
chanics have, in the past been
brought from Europe. This war
is killing off millions of these
trained mechanics and will para
lyze the industries of Europe for
many years and besides that it
will stop immigration to America
to argreat extent. Thus all of
our American craftsmen for the
next hundred years must "be
trained in America. That means
that the boys of today and their
children must learn the voeations.
The result may be that skilled
woodworkers and mechanics will
be able to cammand as great
salary’s as professional men. It
is certainly advisable for young
men and boys, who as yet have
picked no life work, to turn their
thoughts to becoming skilled me
chanics and craftmen.
‘First Ward, Fifth B. .
Our class started work Sept.
1, 1915, with forty-one pupils.
mostly boys. Miss Pryor is, our{
teacher. Dr. Ford, our new
superintendent, visited ou:%momi
last week and made us an inter
gstipg talk. ;t-le advgig]ed;gu?i jw‘et?
egin r’“fi"’ b, stay right and:swe
would erid 'rr‘ggk.." £ Welike ‘him
because“he is bright and jully.
Our work will be hard this
year, and we expect to put in
more time studying. !
We had. our first ‘composition
Monday, writing about : Steven
son’s “Land of Story Books’’.
The arithmetic is different
from what I had . .in Atlanta.
We’re hgving dtills on the funda
mental® operations, Tommie
Vaughn and T. J. Smith led the
(cllass in quick addition Wednes
ay. o ks 1
This is our first year to study
rart, Schaffner & Marx elothes for Fall are without doubt the best buy for any man-$18.50 to $27.50
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THE LEADER ENTERPRISE
lhistory. We’re learning how our
continent was discovered and ex
plored.
In reviewing North America
we had to draw some maps, put
ng in lakes, rivers, and moun
.- 'ns. Our definite work in
Georgraphy is about the U. S.
Every Saturdav some of the
boys and girls go to Miss Pryor’s
and learn a new song, the next
week these pupils teach it to the
room. Last week we learned
Neidlinger’s, ‘‘Rockin’ in de
Win”’,
HUNTER JOHNSTON,
Reporter.
“DEESTRICT SKULE”
The ‘‘Deestrict Skule” was a
!big success, despite the fact that
the elements objected -to this re
vival of the old customs and there
was a heavy shower -up to fhortly
after 8 o’elock. Therefore the audi
ence altho ‘large was not as large
as it would have been..
, The: playlet ‘ovened” with™ £
pupils; -dressed in the- old ‘style
girlsin pantalettes and full dress
and the boys in clothes of ail des
cription fromn Mike ('Flynns neat
Oliver twist suit to Alex Snooks
rags and barefeet, playing old
fashsoned games . .of . leap-frog,
stick-frog and .drop-the-handker
chief. . The school bell rings and
the curtain: rings down on the first
act. : e ,
* The dot'is the morning session of
school 'whieh is the main act ‘and
is extremely- funny.
~ Act three is the same as act one
the .noon hour. The pupils eat
their lunches, at least they eat all
sooas it gt BN Al »2
- THRICE-A-WEEK
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, SEP. 10, 1915.
That special review of Fitzgerald and Ben Hill county, will be
the most comprehensive newspaper effort ever undertaken in South
Georgia. ’
. Fitzgerald banks and Fitzgerald merchants, along with trade
and professional folk realize the vast import of the Leader-Enter
prise’s ANNIVERSARY and SHORT-ROUTE DIXIE HIGHWAY
NUMBER. Advertising always is a good investment, but nothing
like this opportunity ever has been presented to Fitzgerald and
Ben Hill, ' .
- Remember, this paper covers Ben Hill, Wilcox, Turner, Irwin,
and Coffee counties just like the dew. WE WANT THAT TRADE:
FITZGERALD AS THE METROPOLIS OF SOUTH GEORGIA IS
ENTITLED TO IT. LET’S GO OUT AND GET IT,
If you have not already indicated the amount of space you de
sire reserved, see our Mr. Logan at once.
This ANNIVERSARY edition is s« TRADE-BRINGER and
NEW CITIZEN ‘“‘GETTER”’,
iPhoenix Delivery Runs Into
| Automobile.
I ity
James Murray, in charge of
the delivery truck of the Phoenix
| Grocery Co., headed south on
Lee street near Pine, run into
the Cverland car driven by Roy
Fudge, and having in the rear
seat Mrs. C. W. Showalter. The
truck struck the car with full
force on the rear fender and
throwed it fully fuurteen feet
from its tracks. That the truck
. was going far beyond the speed
limit is fully evidenced by the
distance between the track of
the Showalter car, when it was
hit and the place where it finally
landed. Mrs. Showalter was
throewn out onto the ground and
fortunately escaped without seri
ous injuries, except slight bruises
‘and a serious shock to her ner
ves. THe Showalter car was com
ing at a fifteen mile speed from
W. Pine and had partially made
the crossing on Pine and Lee
when the delivery truck struck
the rear wheel. The accident
was easily avoidable on the part
of the truck driver, as it must
have been in full sight for over
la hundred feet, and the city or
'dinances gives the east and west.
cars the right of way over the
north and south. Murray was
served with charges and supeoned
to appear in the Mayor’s court,
Mrs, Sh°W§4F¢¥'{_MS.fic§rfi3d:tb
her residence and a physician
summoned to attend her;: . - .
that is not stolen by thelr com:
¢ es or used in lien of paper wads
Act four, the concluding set, rivals
two “for fun, being the program
arranged for ‘the benefit of the
visitors on' the tast day of school
The poems. recited « with- the most
approved ‘‘singsong” delivery; the
funny essays all constituted a very
aniusing entertainment. Chlim
The subject of a piano for morn
ing exercises was brought up this
morning. -A good piano may ae
rented by contributions of ‘“five
cents per month from each: pupil
or one could be bought if each
contributed one simoleon. We
certainly need a piano and'if any
one can suggest a scheme by which
we could get one, without bank-'
rupting the entire student body,
we would like to have it,
‘Large School Enrollment
Fors Causes Congestion
! At the request of Supt. A. S.
’FOrd the school board of the city
held a special meeting -of the
‘board Thursday afternoon, to
find ways and means to care for
the increased school attendance.
Despite the fact that the city
added six more rooms to the
ward buildings last year, the
school board finds itself without
sufficient rooms to house the ad
ditional applicants to che city
schools. The board voted to rent
te Ghuild room of the Episcopal
Church on W. Pine, formerly
used for a school room. At the
meeting steps were also taken to
secure private telephone service
between the school buildings, to
facilitate the rapid transaction
of business between the Superin
tendends office and the Ward
gchools. A great deal of valuable
time may thus be saved the
supermtentend which will give
him-more opportunity for direct
supervising. : .
l Picnic
W.R. C.and G. A. R. will
hgéga picnic Wednesday Sept.
15¢h, at Blue and Grey park,
every body welcome. Bring din
ner and enjoy yourselves.
.- “L. L. Hutchinson,
- Pr’ess.Cor.
. CALL FOR ELECTION'
GroreiA Ben Hitr Cousry:” =
- It being -made known to me
that the Ordinary of Ben Hill
county, Georgia, the Hon. C. M,
Wise, died on September 3, 1915,
and that’ there isa vacaney in
the office of the Ordinary in this
county, it is .therefqren ordered,
under and by virtue of authority
vested in me by Section 4782 of ‘
the Civil Code of 1911, an election
is hereby ordered for Ordinary
in and for said county, to take
place on Wednesday the: 22nd.
day of September 1915, to fill the
unexpired term of Ordinary in
and for said county. b
This 9th day of , September
1915, ¢ e =
D. W. M. Whitley,
Clerk Superior Court Ben Hill
County, Ga. |
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The new Gold Medal Shoes for Women &:Girls $2.50 up
The new Piehlers Shoes for Children $l.OO to $3.50
Boygen, Douglas-and Thompson Shoes for Men $3 to $7
Empire Special Solid Work Shoes $1.75 to $3.50
10 GUARD AGAINST BOLL WEEWIL
lSpecial te The Leader-Enterprise. :
| Atlanta, Sept. 9..—An important conference of representa
_tives of every county in South Georgia has been called tg meet
at Thomasville at 10 o’clock Friday, September 17, to make
plans for meeting and minimizing the efforts of the attacks of -
| the Mexican cotton boll weevil. ey
| The coming of the boll weevil to Georgia affects the intey
| ests of every man, woman and child in the infested sectioms
Farmers, merchants, bankers and professional men are alike
interested in checking its progress and reducing the’amount of
damage as much as poseible. hy
| T'o make plans to this end the State Board of Entomology
including J. D. Price, Chairman, John A. Cobb of Americas
and R. C. Berchmans of Augusta, and the Thomasville Board
of Trade, have called this meeting at which every South Geor
gia county should be well represented. A number of state and
gcverment boll weevil experts will b 2 presens, -
Aithough Southwest Georgia will be Seriously infested by
next season, there is no cause for grave alarm, G:orgia has
the advantage of the experience of the other weevil infested
states, and can begin where they are now. [t will stil} be pos
sible, by following well known and established prineiples, 1o
make a good erop of cotton at a profit. The purpose of this
conference is to supply this information so that every cotiom
planter will know exactly what he must do to protect himself.
State Entomologist E. Lee Worsham says the board is pre
pared to lend every possible assistance to the farmer in the in
~ fested territory, and among other things will furnish a limite@
~ supply of wilt-resistant seed of early maturing varieties, for
planting in those sections affected by wilt or black root. .
Attention is called to the fact that it is strictly against the
state law to have live boll weevils in one’s possession or te
transfer them in any manner from one place to another. For
the protection of cotton growers, violations of this law will be
prosecuted.
Grand Duke’s Fall
v
‘ A German Victory
London, Sept B—(Grand Duke Nicholas’ deposition as Kussizm
commander in chief and his transfer to the comparatively unimportant
Caucasus front is the greatest military sensation of the war. s np—
parent cause is seen in the continued retreat of the Russian armies and
the loss of all the Russian fortresses on the first and second line of de
fenses, but there is a possibility that the real cause is far different, se
cording to experts who are closely watching the situation in the Czar’s.
empire. : £ | . ‘
| Grand Duke Nicholas has always been regarded as the leaderof
‘the anti-German faction at the Russian court and there are: those who
see in his downfall the triumph of the inner German cliqgue that has
been working through the Czarina upon the Czar,
¢+ It is plain that for many months the Grand Duke has beerr hawndt
capped. . A government investigation of frauc in army contracls is
uuder way in Russia but, like so many investigations in that coundry
‘nothing has come of it. The supply of munitions for the: Rnssissm
armies failed just as it was most needed. k. Yimyt ey Y
T |of But Little
~ Use to Russians
p - Use to Russians
Special to The Leader-Enterprise, ; 2i3 ; &
London, Sept. 10.—The capture of Tarnopol by the Russiane will *
will prove of but littie value from a military stand-point, as the-city was
entirely without fortifications and had previously -been; in possessios of
the Russians during their Galician eampaigns. Sy, ¢ ¥ 30
4 . : S ee—————— 3 ) (
Savannah, Sept. 9.—Elmer N. Hancock, for .more than thirty yeas
editor of The Savannah Morning News, was found dead in bed this afer—
noon. It is presumed acute indigestion caused. his death. He had not
been feeling well for several days, but his_death came as a great sar
prise to.his.assoeiates: -He wds a native of New Jersey. ;
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