Monday
Kdition -
Official Organ Ben Hill County,
lants g The polls will be open at_the Court House from 6 a. m. to 6
EleCthll NeXt wedneSdaY' p. m. In the country districts the polls will close at 3p. m.
Half Million Russiansln Tr:
The Germans Completely
Surround Czars Army
Special to The Leader-Ente: prise. ‘*
London, Sep. 20, 1:30 p, m.—A half a million of Russians are re
ported in a trap near Vilna. The fall of this Russian fortress has en
dangered the larger part of the Czars army, which must fight its way
through the Teuton Ilines, who are surrounding them at all points,
Toe conditions under which the Russians are attempting to extricate
themselves, precipitate one of the fiercest battles of the eastern front.
Secial to The Leader-Enterprise. G
Atlanta, Sep. 20, 1:30 p. m.—ln an interview granted to our
special correspondent in Atlanta William Randolph Hearst, the great
newspaper ¢ vner stated **The war loan is a menace to the prospelityi
and peace of the United States. It would be better and in keeping
with the high American ideals, if we would take advantage of our op
portunities which God has placed in our hands and end this hedious
war.” Mr. Hearst is stopping over in Atlanta from the Papama Ex
positiun en route to his New York office.
Soecial to The Leader-Enterprise.
Halifax, Sep. 20, I'3o p. m.—A message received to day stated that
the greek steamer Stratrinai was destroyed bp fire at Sea with the loss of
oae life. The steamer Tuscania rescued four hundred and eight passengers
and crew. The steamer Roumonian Prince rescued sixty one others.
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Special to The Leader-Enterprise. i
El Paso, Sep. 20, 1:30 p. m.—A new peace faction has been
formed in Mexico. Mexicans from all factions will unite in asking
pan-American recognition.
Vilna- Has Fallen Bef
One By One Russia’s Large Cities Fall
Fighting In Progress All
Along The East Front
Berlin, Sept, 19—The Russian city of Vilna, at which the armies
of Field Marshal von Hindenburg had been driving, and which was
defended stqbbdrhly until nearly surrounded by hostile forces, has
been occupied by the Germans army-headquarters announced today:
* The statement reads: “Western theater: Southeast of Bray, on
the Somme, & widespread explosion effected in and behind. enemy
positions was successful. During the battle immediately following and
which was successful to us, the French suffered sanguinary losses. A
few prisoners were taken. : : ‘ ‘ ‘
““Directly to the west of the Argonne enemy divisions engaged in
constructing trenches were dispersed by our artillery with heavy
losses to them. P : : :
‘““Artillery combats continue along a large part of the front, ‘
“Eastern theater: , . 1 : 1 ]
“Army gr’o@p of Field Marshal von Hindenberg:
“The extensive attack by General von Eichorn against Vilna has
been crowned with complete success. Our left wing has reached
Mofiodocho, Smorgon and Werjany. Attempts by the enemy to breakC}
through our lines in the direction of Mischalisck with strong forces
hurriedly collected failed completely, i
Because of the uninterrupted progress of our encircling move
ment and simultaneous attacks by the troops of Generals von Schloz,
and Von Gallwitz upon the enemy’s front, the forcesopposing us havei
been forced since yesterday to retreat as quickly as possible along the
entire front. The strongly fortified town of Vilna fell into our hands.
The enemy is being pursued along the entire line. |
“Army group of Prince Leopold of Bavaria: 1
““This army group is also occupied in pursning the retreatmg!
enemy anc has reached the line running through Nierdowioze, Dere
woje and Dobromyal. Enemy rear guards were defeated, 1
THE LEADER ENTERPRISE
FITZGERALD, BEN HILIL COUNTY, GEORGIA, SEP. 20, 1915.
There is more gold in the United
States than in any other country in
the world. The latest Treasury fig
ures show that on Aug. 2 there was
$2,006,398,539 gold cash and bullion
—the greatest stock of gold of any}
country in the world, probably
greater than any other two countries
in the world. *. © .
" +/The supply of gold in the United
States is the greatest in her history
and she is still accumulating it at
the rate of $12,000,000 a month,
which was the amount added to the
stock of gold in July, or between
July 1 and Aug. 2. :
No nation in the world, ancient or
modern, ever had such a stock of
the precious metal. England today
has, it is estimated, $800,000,000.
She has been hoarding the metal
and urging the people to use paper
money. The increase in the stock
of gold in the United States is at
tributed to the uccretions from the
balance of trade, which is now so
largely in favor of the United States.
In 1907, when the United States
had about $1,612.000,000 in gold,
Great Britain had about $564.000,-!
000. The other leading nations held
goid as follows: |
~ Germany, $1,044,000,000; Russia,
$907.000; France, $906.000,000; Au
stria, $303,000,000, Italy, $258,000,-
000.—National Tribune, Washington,
D. C, 16th inst.
EDISON'S UNDER SEA
East Orange, N. J. Sep. 17—
“The batteries which I have de
signed for submarines are not ou
ly gas proof and explosion-proof”
said Thomas A, Edison in his
laboratory at West Orange today,
“but they are ‘fool-proof.’ It
matters not how inexperienced a
seaman may be, he can not make a
mistake with that battery that will
cause corrosion, chlorine gas or an
explosion.” :
Mr. Edison was at work on &
new invention in his laboratory
and did hot wish to be disturbed.
At first he refused to be seen, but
later, when informed that infor
mation was desired about his sab
marine storage batteries, he called
the reporter in-and talked while
he contitiued at his work. Recent~
ly it was said that Mr. Edison had
spent several millions of dollars in
experiments alone on his battery
acd that when he gave it to the
Government he was certain it wis
the perfect battery, but insisted
‘upon the most rigid tests, '
Judge W. W. Lambdin To
Hold Court Iu New York
Macon Ga. Sept. 19.~-United States
Judge W. W. Lambdin, of Savannabh,
who will hold thé October term of
the federal court in Macon, has been
invited to New York to ‘hold court
there for one of the United States
Judges. 'Judge Lambdin' ‘acceptsd
the invitation, and Judge Emory
Speer. will, therefore, ‘hold the
Savannah court,
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Mrs. J. H. Mayes returned this
morning from Gainsville where she
accompained her daughtér Miss Alie,
who again entered Brenau for the
coming year.
THRICE-A-WEEK
FIGHT ON COTTON'S
Organization Is To Be Per
~ fected In Each County. 1
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~ Thomasville, Sept. 17.—With
the appointment of committees‘
in _eécb county infested with the
boll weevil to organize the work;
in their respective counties and
to see that the farmers carry into
effect the suggestions made by
the experts, the actual work of
‘combatting the latest Mexican%
invader on Georgia soil was be
gun at the conference held here
today.
The conference was made up
of about 400 farmers and busi
ness men of more than usual in
teiligence, practically every in
fested county having been rep
resented and a number coming
from counties which the pest has
not yet reached. The men seem
ed deeply interested and it is be
lieved that as a result of the
.wnrk inaugurated here Georgia‘
‘will be better prepared to meet
the evil than any state hitherto
invadad.
Three Points Agreed On.
| On three things the experts
were agreed, namely, that the
weevil has come to stay, that its
advent means that cotton plant
ers must revolutionize the meth
ods of farming or face ruin and
that diyersification of cropsis a
necessity.
The experience of other states
was cited in which lands worth
$75 to $lOO per acre quickly de
'preciated in value until they were
offered for less than $lO and
communities of the population
and wealth of Thomasville were
’reduced to bankruptey.
The meeting was called to or
!der in Mitchell hall at 11 o’clock
by C. W. Cooper, president of
the local chamber of commerce,
who put Lee Worsham, state en
tomologist, in nomination for
chairman. Mr, Worsham made
a brief talk, stating the purpose
of the conference and introduced
Dr. W. D. Pierce, of the United
State bureau of entomology. Dr.
Pierce said that the government
had not expected the weevil to
reach Georgia so early and that
officials of the department had
not anticipated so rapid an ex
tension of the pest. They
thought that the weevil would
not reach the state until just bé-‘
fore frost and that no material
damage would be done until yeflrl
‘.after next. ' , ‘
Money on Farm
j ‘Lands
Terms: 5 to 10 years
' and conditions to sut
~ borrower, .
Improved farm lands
. only.
CLAYTON JAY
Ben Hill National Bank
ANNOUNCEMENT:
‘ “Beginning with next month this Bank will. distri
bute each month in this community a series of foid
ders treating each month a different farming subject. :
The War has brought home to all of us the im
peritive necessity for diversification of crops. Ex
perience has shown that every farmer can greatly
increase the yield of his farm by farming rightly ac
cording to new scientific methods,
Each of these papers will be complete in itself,
and each will give explicit directions for obtaining
the maximum yield of the crop discussed and will
give the proper crop-rotations to be practiced to
maintain and increase the fertility of the farm:
The farmier who follows these suggestions should
DOUBLE OR TRIPLE THE REVENUE
FROM HIS FARM,
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THEM,
SEND US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS ON
A POSTAL CARD:
oottt i
Ben Hill National Bank
E. N. DAVIS, President. T.F. HEMMINGER, Cashier
Enver Basha Says That ¢
- Aid May Be Expected
Berlin, Sept. 18—A message from Constantinople, as given out
here today by the Over-Seas News Agency, quotes Enver Pashs,
Turkish minister of War, as saying that a great German army was ta.
go to Turkey. The news agency says:
A Constantinople telegram states that at a review of troops held?
in honor of Duke Johann Albrecht of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, com
mander-in-chief of the Turkish forces at the Dardanelles. Enver-
Pasha said the presence of the Duke was the forerunner to the arrival:
of a great German army,” 2 ‘
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~ London, Sep. 28—The executive
committee of the Amalgamated
Union of Railway Servants unani
mously endorsed today the state
ment in the house of commons on
Thursday of J. 11. Thomas that
conscription would bring on an
industrial revolution, and that tte
railway workers would stop work.
The resolution adopted by the
committee congratulates Mr,
Thomas, who is the organizing
secretary of the labor body, upon
Germans To Go Thrußulgari
500,000, Troops To Constantinople
Rome, Sept. 19.—Active operations are likely to be under way
soon along the frontiers of the Balkan states, the Tribuna declares
it learns from competent sources. It says that an Austro-German
movement has been planned for the last of October, the plan in
volving diversion of 500,000 men from the Russian campaign to the
Balkans, with the simultaneous securing of Bulgaria’s adherence
in the move to cpen a route from Budapest to Constantinople. |
The Tribuna and other journals argue the neccessity of offsetting
this by the concentration in the Dardanelles of all possible forces
of the entente allies, declaring the issue turns on which side
reaches Constantinople first. ’
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his ‘‘fine statement” and endorses
his views. It adds: '
“The committee instructs the
secretary to immediately summon
his executive committee if the
government introduces any pro
posals 'for “compulsory military
service.” 1
" The executive committee, before
Mr. Thomas made his speech in
the commons, had adopted a reso
luf ion recording its opposition to
conscription,
