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50,000 Is Wars Grim To
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Within Past Week 50 Men Have Fallen
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Every Minute, Twenty-five Per Cent
of Whom Have Been Killed
Special to The Leader-Enterprise.
Paris, Sep. 29, 1:30 p. m.—German losses iu Artois and Cham
pagne region up to date were officially estimated at one hundred and
twenty thousand men here today.
The past seven days of the war have taken a heavier toll of hu
man life than any previous period. Careful calculations show that
not less than half a million soldiers have fallen on Europe’s fifteen
hundred miles of battle lines from Belgium to Switzerland, from trent
to Trieste, aiong the Dunube on the Gallipoli peninsular, along the
Caucasian mountains and from Bukowina to the Baltic. So frightful
has been the carnisge that fifty men have fallen every minute of the
past week; at least twenty-five per cent never rise again.
Bulgarian Cabinet Fall
Special to The Leader-Enterprise.
Paris, Sep. 29, 1:30 P. m.—A Dispatch from Sofia states that
the Bulgarian cabinet, headed by Premier Raders Lavoft has collapsed.
King Ferdinand has asked Malinoff, a friend of England, France and
Russia, to form a new cabinet.
" GIAR REJOICES WITH FRANCE
Paris, September 29.—Emperor Nicholas has telegraphed to
President Poincare from the general headquarters of the Russian
army his congratulations on the French success in the Champagne
region, as follows: .
““On learning the news of the great success won by the .glorious
French army I take the occasion to address to vou, as well as to
your valiant army, my warmest felicitations and most sincere
wishes for the future unalterable prosperity of France,”’
The French president replied:
“I thank your majesty for the felicitations addressed to our
armies on the occasion of the fine success they have just won with
the co-operation of their allies over the common enemy. I beg
your majesty to accept my warmest compliments for the magnifi
cent valor of which the Russian troops daily give example and
which compels the admiration of the entire world.”’
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Ship Shelled And Sunk
Marseilles, France, Sept. 27—The British steamer Natal Trans
port was shelled and sunk by a German submarine Sep. 17, south of
Crete. Its crew of thirty-four was picked up and landed at Piraeus,
Greece. The sailors were taken from there to Malta by the Message
ries Maritimes liner Memphes, which arrived here yesterday,
The Natal Transport was a steamer of 2,655 tons net. She was
last reported to have arrived at Port Said on July 15,
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FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GECRGIA, SEP. 29, 1915.
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Friday William Ansel Adams will assume the duties involved in |
the postmastership of this (ity, the occasion being particularly nota-l
ble because Mr. Adams is the first Democrat to fill the important po-‘i
sition at this point, |
Mr. Adams was born in Temple, T¢ xas, and is 33 years old. Thef
m:jor portion of his lif -, however, has been spent in Georgia, He
his lived in Fitzgerald fcr eight2en ycars, or since it came into cor
porate existeuce. Mr. Adams has followel mercantile pursuits since
attaining manhood, and is held by associates as a man of keen busi
nesss sagacity aud splendid integrity, He is a 8 member of the Chris
tian church, affihates with several so:icties and enjoys high social pc
sition.
One of the strongest proofs of bis splendid commercial and social
rating, is that in the race for the local postmastership Mr. Adams
won out over three other good men.
The appointment of Mr. Adams is for four years, Most of the
local postal employes are under civil service,
Blue Vets Greet
Former Foe With
The “Rebel Yell”
Washington, D. C, Sept. 28.—A
reunion of former prisoners of war
today brought together several hun
dred survivors of Libby prison.
While the meeting was in progress
a veteran who wore no uniform of
blue entered the camp-fire room. In
the lapel of his coat he wore the
emblem of the Confederacy. He
was welcomed with a rousing “rebel
yell.”
THRICE-A-WEEK -
- Fire Monday Night
The fire department responded
to the “‘wild-cat’’ whistle call at
11:40 Monday night, the depart
ment having received no phone
call as to where the fire was lo
cated. The fire proved to be in
the frame building on East
Suwanee Avenue, in an out-of
the way spot, and when the fire
department reached the scene of
the conflagration the building
was a blaze all over. The build-
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British Warship Is
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Berlin, Sep. 27 Oae British warship was sunk and two others
were damaged in the attack by a British squadron on German batte
ries along the Belgian coast, especially at Zz2ebrugge, simultaneously
with the launching of the allied new offensive movement on land, ace
cording tc the German official statement of September 26. After these
losses the British ships withdrew, ‘
The official statement enumerates the capture of more than five
thousand French and British prisoners and a number of machine guns
in the land fighting at various points along the front.
The foregoing claim of losses inflicted upon the British naval
forces attacking the British coast was omitted from the German official
statement as cabled through London yesterday, doubtless having been
struck out by the censor.
ADVANGE; 100,000 CAPTURED
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Washington, D. C., Sep. 28—The new general offensive of the
allies on the western front has resulted in the gain of additional greund
both in the Artois region, near Souchez, and in the Champagnre, ae
cording to today’s French official statement. All the heavy German
counter-attacks are declared to have been beaten off.
French officers estimate that yesterday’s futile attacks by tha
Germsn crown prince in the Argonne brought the losses of his armies
up to 100,000.
Yesterday’s German assault on the Argonne positions is described
by first line of defense, which had neld French military men as break
ing at the up under the preparatory artillery fire of the Germans. The
same thing is declared to have occurred on the threerepeated attempts
‘the ground being left thickly strewn with German dead and wounded.
} The German official statement today differs from the claims made
iby the allies, but admits it has not checked the allies’ offensive.
Baptist Rally Next Sunday
It is State-Wide Go-To-Sun
day-School Day
Every Baptist in Georgia should
go to Sunday School next Sun
day. Itis State Mission Day in
the Baptist Sunday Schools all
over the South.
The Baptist of Georgia are
planning to do their full part and
they have two great aims for
next Sunday’s work. First they
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aim to break their record on at
tendance at Sunday-School; and
secondly, they aim to make a
great offering to help reduce
their mission debt.
Every Baptist in Georgia and
every other friend, who is not al
ready associated with some other
Sunday school, is urged to attend
the Baptist Sunday-School next
Sunday. L
Estray Sale.
One Jersey heifer yearling 12
to 15 months old, with short
horns, black and fawn color, wild
be sold on Saturday, October 9th,
before the city hail at 10 o’clock.
V. O. MEREDIEH,
§-27-2t Chief of Police.
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