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THE LEAD=R-ENTERPRISE. Published Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday By The L.eader Publishing Co. ISIDOR GELDERS ... ... .......Managing Editor. One Doller and Flifty Cents Per Year Entered at the Post Office Fit=gerald, as Second Class Mail Matter Under Act of Congress, March 18th, 1897 OFFICIAL ORGAN gSity of Fismseratdand Rates for Display Advertising Furnished on Application Local Readers 10c per Line for each insertion. no ad taken for less than 25¢. { President Wilson's note to Great Brittain, though belated, meets the demands of the Southern Dictricts. The South has suffered from the arbitrary interferrence with the shipment of cotton to neutral ports and it is for this section most necessary that an open sea should be had to satisfy the demand of neutral countries for the cotton of the South. The piratical action of England enabled that country’s speculators to limit the natural demand for our staple and thus deprive the South of the op portunity to sell in the highest markets. The note sounds good, now let the Government enforce its demands. Letting Him Down Easy The retirement of Lord Kitchener from the British War de partment dyes not come as a surprise to the close observer of inter national affairs.. Idolized by the RBritish Ppublic for his achievements in India against semi-babarian hosts and again for his successes in South Africa against the numerically inferior Boers, his total failure when confronted with organized opposition backed by modern weapons and ample supplies of men and muntions, has long been appa:ent. Like the Grand Duke of Russia, the British idol has been smashed and he is sent into retirement. Kitchener’s mission to the near-East can be of little service to the allies at this time; German warriors and German guns are speeding towards the Dardenelles and Constantinople and within a few days their heavy artilery will decide the fate of the allies in the East. For humanity’s suke the French and English soldiers, yet alive on Gallipoli should be loaded on ships and taken out of the danger zone ere the arrival of the Teuton forces, for they haven’t a ghost of a chance to with stand the oxslough that is sure to come. Itis murder to retain them in their hgpeless position. Kitchener has failed and with his failure will cpme the fall of the British Empire. Start A Bank Accourt This Fall The Progressive Farmer in its last Issue gives the farmers of the South some particular wholesome advice when he tells them to *‘start & bank account,” We reproduce the article in full, not that we haven’t sld as much at different times in the Leader-Enterprise, but because this splendid farnfpaper says it so much better and there can certain ly be no ultirior motive in a national, paper making general sugges tions with regard to this important matter of starting a bank account and getting on a cash basis. Says the Progressive Farmer: “Along with its campaign for bigger crops per acre and better selling methods, the Progressive Farmer expects to hammer unceas ingly the overwhelming need for saving as well as making. We be hieve that every farmer in the South should have a bank account, how ever small, and there will never be a better time than right now to be gin. How will it help you to put your money 1n the bank? Here are some of the ways: 1. A BANKISTIIE SAFEST PLACE TO KEEP MONEY, and it is actually dangerous to keep any considerable sum of money about the home. Doing so is simply an invitation to burgiars and murder ers. Of course it is Important that you put your money in a sound bank, manned by officials in whom you have confidence; but there is vow hardly a section of the South without such banks, and 90 per cent of all our banks are far, far safer than the practice of keeping money at home. ’ 2. IT IS GOOD BUSINESS. Farming is a business; why not conduct it as such? Other business men have their banks in which they regularly deposit their surplus funds, with which they establish their credit and obtain loans at fair interest rates. Is there any particular reason why we shoald not run our business in the same way? On the other band there are dozens of reasons why we should—why, as a matter of fact, it 1s the only sensible way in which it can be conducted, 3. IT ENCOURAGES THRIKT, chat splendid attribute that we usually associate with strength and character. We all admire the man who, with temptations to spend wastefully all about him, can r>solately say NO to them #ll; we know that any nation blessed with m>n of such a breed has in it elements of strength and power that will make it great. One of the finest things you can hope for for your boy is that he be thrifty and strong in self-denial and you yourself can do few better things than set him an example, 4. IT IS INSURANCE AGAINST A DESTITUTE OLD AGE. There is no more pathetic thing in the world than an old couple, broken by toil and poverty, their children gone, little to hope and live. for, condemned to fight on year aftér year for their very bread. Let us in the summer of life and strength so work and save that when the winds of life’s winter blow upon us, we can face them .without fear, 5. IT PROMOTES BUYING ON A CASH BASIS. So long as. we are dragged down by the credit system millstone that curses the cotton country, we must not expect any great progress, in dividual or collective. There is just one way to get away from this evil, and that is to put your business on a cash basis and keep it there. This is going to mean self-denial and possibly some actual wardships, but it is better fora year to do without many actual n2cessities than to go on forever paying tribute to a system that #zrinds men and women down into the dust of hopeless poverty. Put some money in the bank, and when you buy, buy for cash, at 'cash prices. Thenif you haven’t enough money to buy all you need, do without it, we say, rather than go into bondage again. - Get in touch with the banker in your town, and do it now: veryl <often he’s a mighty good man to know. A THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE, MONDAY. NOV. 8, 1915 The English Cabinet Crisis And The Balkan Situation | Though it seems that the endangered Asquith Cabinet will re cover from the first shocks and remain in power, the crisis must keep on until a dicision has been reached in the Balkans. Formally the cabinet crisis may be ascribed to the English failure in the Dardanelles, but the real causes are much deeper ones. » Because of the successful German campaign in the East and because of the egotism to the various Balkan nations, the Balkan governments are no longer controlled by the Entente powers, Bulgaria has openly gone over to the side of the Teutonic allies, Roumania has decided to continue a policy of neutrality and Greece has refused up till now to come to the aid of the allies in Serbia, and thus to the help of the allies at large. This alarming Balkan situation has aroused the English people and caused the present cabinet crisis. So long as the the political situation in the Balkans does not take a turn more favorable to the allies, the erisis in Eng land will continue. But it seems that there are still some prospects for such a turn of events. : There can be no doubt about the sympathies of the Greek {people for the allies. But the policy of nations is not controlled by feelings and sentiments but by material interests. The govern ment of Greece has not seen its way to come to the help of the allies, because in all probability it does not believe that such a help would bring good results to Greece. ’ The allies are anxious to conquer Censtantinople, with the ob ‘ject of turning it over to Russia; Italy wants to conquer Albania; but can England hand over Constantinople to Russia, and Avlona and Durazzo to Italy without keeping Salonika for herself? Can she hand over the Dardanelles to Russia without being herself near the Dardnelles? These questions are asked by Greek states men and answered in the negative. If Russia gets hold of constan tinople and if Italy is master of the Albanian coast, England must keep Salonika in one form or another. Now, what can the future of Greece be if her most vital interests are jeopardized by such three mighty powers? Helping the allies by declaring war on the Teutons and their allies would mean for Greece contributing to her own ruin, But the Greek people on the other hand are in sympathy with the allies” cause. 'thus the conflict between interest and sympathy is evident. Of course, nobody can predict which of those two factors will triumph in the end. For the present Greece is determined not to abandon her policy of neutrality, though England offers her the island of Cyprus as a compensation for joining the Entente powers. But as long as Greece continues to observe a formal neutrality, she must either resist the landing of allied troops in Salonika or come in conflict with the Teutonic allies. Furthermore, as long as Greece sticks to her present untenable position, those allied troops already landed in Salonika are being paralyzed in their movements, because the Greek government must declare sooner or later that it will prohibit a further landing of troops and thus cut off the present allied armies in Salonika from their supplies and from their possibility of getting reinforcements. The allied governments must take such a possibility in consideration. Of course, the Teutonic allies will bring pressure to bear upon Greece either to stick to the rules of neutrality and tofprohibit a further landing of troops, or to declare a state of war, and the Greece government might prefer to remain neutral than to go to war. The Teutonic allies will certainly say to Greece: You ean not be neutral and at war at the same time. If you are neutral, you must not permit the passage of our enemies’ armies through your territory, and if you continue to do so, you are at war with us. But as the Teutonic allies are continuing their victorious march in the Balkans with the object of reaching Constantinople, and as Greece has not the certainty of emerging victoriously from a war against the Teutons, she might lose Salonika to the Bul ‘garians if she takes issue with them. | As a matter of fact the Greece General Staff is of the opinion that the whole Grecian army, if put against the Teutons, Bulgarians and Turks, could in the best case stop their march for a while and prolong the war, but it could not stopthe march definitely. The Servian army is probably outnumbered four to one and is already badly beaten at many points. If it still continues a stubborn de-j fense, it is only possible because of the mountainous nature of the! territory that favors the Serbians and it is only a temporary ob stacle to the Teutons and Bulgarians. 1 With the modern technique of warfare such difficulties of terri- 4 Wit VW QS L A e HICH QRADE—-FROST PROCF / 17 Sy f\'?:;’;f;‘\kz '\\_,/ My plante are well bardencd, strong and kealthy. I guarautee prompt, @_g ;:'\il:k. safe \d:livfian;,(a‘:d A]BSOL{[{TE SA'E!S('I;‘;\C]T?NIL P “\f- \-\-—? \.’ ?n‘:"‘y.l.‘}‘\;:;atyr'\":xklc ‘L\:X\ .‘l“‘.'" Fmr ‘nts: c"a v(mvge g:!'owi!‘iz.“‘ r?r-‘k:sv n c‘rgo Tgrle‘ ':"r:‘ske lfv‘. & 5“%&;&\ A ZE) Bkl i Taraest an st mowe )By mat (125 k) M fo $4.37 500, 53¢ NN /-f J% 24 l‘~v ;‘\[)ress{ (_uoi. paid) 500 ik 1"756; 1000 for $1.25; 5000 to 9000 at $% per 1000; ’_\ Y{ 0 10000 ox over at 90¢ per 1000. Special prices on larger quantitiess (R~ !{ *l5 Cultural directions sent with each Order. %fhfi,‘?\';'.v Pl D- FULWOOD, Box 137-.’ TI"oN, GA. Coal! Coall Coal! Extra {ine quality Coal for domestic use. Delivered anywhere in the City $5.50 per ton cash. Eo So BILL \ ; Phone 145 or 407-L. Coal. Yard corner Central Ah. and Thomas St. tory can in the long run be surmounted, and then the big Teutonic army, the whole Bulgarian army, the most powerful of the Bal kans, and a good part of the Turkish army will face the Greek army and' several corps of all troops. So there is not much chance for the Greeks to be victorious if they openly side with the Entente powers; and defeat for Greece at the hand of the Teutonic allies would mean at least the loss of territories acquired after the second Balkan war. : 'l'his prospect must intensify the crisis in England, because the English people are aware of the fact that the opening of the road to Constantinople for the Teutons means danger and menace to the Oriential British Empire. \ Bonrey Boy, The 1 King of The Herd “Bonney Boy"”, the prize winning bull, purchased by Mn E. K. Farmer for his stock farm, arrived in the city Saturday afternoon and soon attracted quite a crowd of admiring farmers to him. “Bonney Boy” is less than two years old and already weighs 1420 lbs. and every inch of him shows his breeding. He was auctioned off at the State Fair and brought $535.00. Mr. Farmer will have the animal specially cared for at his farm. Bonney Boy is a full blooded Hersford, with every mark of perfection. - : R egistration Notice Notice is hereby given that the Registration Books are now open, and will remain open at the City Hall, until the 9th day of Novem ber 1915. Voters must register in order to qualify for the regular City elec tion to be held December 21st, 1915, David L. Paulk, ei-Nov. 9. City Clerk. Come to Fitzgerald to shop. Money on Farm Lands Terms: 5 to 10 years and conditions to suit borrowers In farm lands only CLAYTON JAY Harvest Festival Atlanta, Ga., November 15-20, 1915 g iit b Southeastern Cattle and Corn Show Atlanta, Ga., November 18-20, 1915 Six Days--Planned for Your Pleasure and Profit —-————'_—————-—*_ Low Round Trip Fares via Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlanticß.R. Tickets on sale November 12th to 19th inclusive, and for trains scheduled to reach Atlanta before noon November 20th. Return iimit November 25th. In order to accomodate the increased business the A. B. & A., will operate on its night trains a special sleeping car between Atlanta and Wayecross, first car-leaving Atlanta November 13th, last ear Nov. 20th, first car leaving Waycross November 14th, last car Nov. 21st, also a special train from Fitzger ald to Atlanta on November 18th, 18th and 20th, scheduled as follows: Leave Fitzgerald 4:15 a. m., Rebecca 4:40, Double Run 4:55, Cordele 5:30. Ar rive Atlanta 11:55 a. m. At smaller stations train will, only stop when flagged. . Passengers desiring to use trains passing stations when ticket office is closed should stcure excursion tickets while office is open. MW For further information ask AB. & A. Ticket Agent, or write ] W. W. CROXTON ; GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT, ATLANTA, GA. Woman’s Clnb Notice. The executive board has de cided to hold our regular meet ing a week earlier, that is on Nov. 10 instead of Nov. 17 to to get it out of the way before the absorbing interests of State Baptist Convention convention come on for which most of our members will be hostesses, and also because of having been two meetings without a business session there are several very urgent matters to come up. Al so Miss Frazier will give a most interesting verbal report of what she saw and heard at the State Federatioh. Let us have a full attendance. : Owing to a meeting at the Central M. E. Church the Wo man’s Club will meet one hour later than usual. Mrs. Gelders, Pres. “MADAM BUTTERFLY” Mrs. McCrory will give “Madam Butterfly” in ‘cos tume readings at the Car negie Auditorium Friday evening, 8 p. m., under the auspices of the Woinan’s Club. We have the best equipped studio in the South snd can give you the best. Call to see us, we show you proofs while you are at studio. Godfreys Studio, 132-3 t.