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VOL. XVII. A Railroad For Homer And Banks County A meeting was held in Homer Saturday and plans laid for the building ol a railroad from Homer to Lula. Messrs. Zeigler and Jones, who w 7 ere present at the meeting, stated that the capital had been found to ti nance the road, but the people of the county, who will be mostly benefitted by the enter prise, are required to show that they are in terested, and by so doing take a small part of the stock. A survey will be made and the cost of the road figured out, then the promoters will make an investigation of the resources of the country the road will traverse, and also of the territory surrounding Homer that will patronize the road, to determine whether or not the road will pay. There are branch roads in Georgia, simi lar to the one proposed here, that pay much larger diyidends than the same number of miles on the main lines, and if this road is built, we feel sure it will be a paying invest ment. _ ! French Estimate German Loss 190,000; Allies 32,000 O London, Aug. 31.—A Paris dispatch to the Daily News says it is estimated there since the outbreak of hostilities the Germans have cost 60,000 killed and 130,000 wounded or taken prisoners. This, it is figured, is a loss six times great, er than the loss of the Belgian, French and French allies, which is placed at les£ than 32.000.--Atlanta Georgian. 80,000 TaKen Prisoner Washington, Sept., I—A German victory at Allenstein in which three Russian army corps were defeated and /0.000 piisoneis, including two Russian commanding generals were taken, ■was reported today to the Goi man embassy from Berlin. The Times correspondent at Amiens re ported that the Germans came over us like a flood raised by a storm. During the first month of the war more than 2,000,000 Ger man volunteers came forward. The chief of the German Sanitary Department officially declares there are many proofs that the Eng lish and French are using dumdum car tridges. The state of health of the German army is good, noted hygienists accompanying the army.— Atlanta Journal. Felder Quits and Throws Toga to T. W. HardwicK Macon, Ga., Sept. 2.—Congressman Thomas W. Hardwick was this afternoon nominated junior Fuited States senator from Georgia to succeed the late Senator A. O. Bacon. His ejection carne on the fourteenth ballot, immediately after the convention had reconvened at noon, and followed the withdrawal in his favor of Hon. T. S. Felder. Mr Felder announced his withdrawal in Hardwick s fa\or as soon as the convention convened. There was wild enthusiasm in the con vention hall as the ballot which named Hardwick was taken. Mr. Felder pesoually appeared on the stage and withdrew his name He declared that he had fought until the present time because the race was between two representatives of progressive Democracy, all having recognized that Governor Slaton was eliminated. The convention had gone into a deadlock between friends, he said, declaring that he was not willing to jeopardize the interest of progres sive Democracy by remaining longer in the light. The enthusiasm of Hardwick and Felder delegates at the con elusion of Mr. Felder’s speech was frenzied. Governor Slaton followed Mr. Felder on the stage and pleaded for his own nomination. Immediately after Mr. Slaton’s speech, the fourteenth ballot began. The winning vote was: Hardwick, 235; Slaton, 133; Hutchens 4. Mr. Hardwick received 48 votes more than the 187 required to nominate. Mr Hardwick’s nomination then was made unanimous. Atlanta Journal. BANKS COUNTV JOURNAL Devoted to Giving the News, Encouraging the Progress, and Aiding the Prosperity of Banks County. Homer, Banks County, Georgia, Friday, September 4 1914. rlaysviile Locals Ktom Our Kogulat ( orn sjnmtlent.) Miss Eula Owen, of Atlanta, spout Sunday night at the Stephens) house. Mr. Herbert Williams a popular salesman from Gainesville, spent Sunday with his patents and friends here. Miss Allie Mae bang, of Athens, was the guest of her parents for the week end. We learn with regret of the ill ness of Miss New tie Hale who has been sick of fever for several days. Mrs. M. I*. Deadwyler has re turned from a two months visit to her mother, Mrs. Gorham, at Crawlbrdville. Little Miss Mildred Underwood, accompanied by her grandfather, Or. I'. (i. Underwood, went to At la'nta and had some adenoids re moved from her nostrils Monday. She stood the operation nicely and returned Monday. Mr. and Mis. l!ob Stephens vis ited Mr. and Mrs. ('rawford Mas sey at Commerce Sunday. .Air. and Mrs. F. Marion (lender son, ol Gillsville, spent a few hours here Monday. Mr. Will Wood and family now occupy the Willbanks house on Homer SI . Mr. and Mrs. H. r. \dams, of Commerce, spent Sunday with the formers parents here. Mr Howe Chandler, of Hull, is aiuomg the boarding pupils who have entered school here, Mr. Chandler was here last term and by his quiet gentlemanly way won the admiration of many who arc glad to know he has returned. Mr. Paul Bryan, Miss Belle Car i rison and Miss Nell Bryan, of ! Gillsvillc were guests of Miss 1 i 1 lie Smith Sunday afternoon. A large number of Maysvilleites attended the meeting of the .Jack son County Choir at Oconee church on last Sunday and a big crowd and good singing were reported. The next meeting will be held at j Jefferson on the tifth Sun lay in November. Mr. Henry Puri', with his wife and littledaughter, left last Sunday for Oklahoma where they expect to make their future home. They went by Camming to spend a short while with Mrs. Furr’s parents be fore leaving. Mr. and Mrs. Furr have made our town their home j this year, and have made many warm fiiends who sincerely regret their going away. Mr. C. A. Meeks left Sunday afternoon for Macon to attend the Democratic Convention which was held there Tuesday. Messrs. H. P. Camp, O. It. Reynolds, J. W. Bacon and John Deadwyler left Monday in a ear, and anticipate the time ol their lives at the con vention and on the road. Dr. and Mrs. W. \V\ Whetsell have returned from a short visit in South Carolina. Mrs. Carolyn Mcltee is on an ex tended visit to her daughters, Mrs. A. G. Boyd, at Gainesville, and Mrs. Arthur Pittman, at Jeffer son. We are sorry indeed to know of the illness of Mrs. Jtal h Parks, who the physicians fear has typhoid fever. Mrs. Parks has helped to nurse her husband through several weeks sickness from typhoid, aud we are glad to know he is recover ing rapidly. Among others from a distance who attended the funeral of Mrs. J. T. White Monday afternoon were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bryan, of Gillsville. Mr. Poss B rase I ton, of Jefferson, Mrs. Ware, and Mrs. Michael, of Athens. A number of people from here attended the funeral of Mr. Hill Randolph at Holly Springs Springs | Sunday afternoon, Mr. Randolph i was a man of middle age, and a I prominent citizen who died sud- New Thirty-third Sena torial Committee i ,1. M. Garrison, Gillsville, Ga. — OH AIRM AN. Charles Gillespie, Homer, Ga. Banks County.—SECRETARY. Hr. W. P. Harden, Homer, Ga. Banks (,'ounty. .1, M. Nix— Commerce, Ga. .lack son County. •I. P. Melley, Jetlerson, Ga. .F.O. Braselton, Braselton, Ga. Dan Mathis, Center, Ga. J. 10. Bedwine, Ir., Gainesville, Ga. M. O. Gilmer, Gillsville, Ga. C. J. Meadors, Gillsville, Ga. Hr. J. A. Bryan, Gillsville, Ga. H. N. Gowder, Lula, Ga. The above is a list of the new committee as appointed at a regu lar called meeting of the Committee held in Gainesville August 29th, HH I. •I. 15. Bed wine, Sec. Fell From Train Near New Holland .1.0. White who lives in this county, near Gailey, fell from a train hut Saturday between New Holland and Gainesville and was terribly bruised about the face. White ays the train did not stop lint lie was picked up by someone and taken to a hospital in Gaines ville where he remained until Mon day. His injuries are not seiions and lie will soon be well. First Bale of Cotton Sold at Naysville The first bale of cotton of the season rolled into Maysville Tues day and was bought by Blackwell Pros., for 10 1-2 cents. It was raised by Mr. J. O. Voyles, LOST On Saturday the 15th, one pocket book. $21.00 in money—4 bills $5.00 ea-h, one $2.00 bill, 2 ones and paper. $5.00 reward if returned to this office. J. W. McClure. Disclosing Pig’s Identity. A small girl learned that her pet had escaped from its lnclosure. She ran down the street looking for ft and seeing a neighbor said: “Oh, Mr Brown, have you seen a little pig what’s name 's Minnie?’’ denly at his home near here in Jackson county Saturday after noon. Our town and community was made sad by the death of Mrs. John Taylor White which occurcd at J o’clock Sunday afternoon at her home near town. Mrs. White had been sick from cholera morbus for a week, but was not thought to be dangerously ill until the day before she died. Mrs. White is the mother of nine children namely: Bob and Dorgan vVhite, Mrs. Lon Pounds. Mrs. Oscar Miller, Mrs. Otis Castellaw, Paul and John White who live here, Mrs. Ches’er Castellaw, ofLocist Grove, and Mrs. Wade Parks. ofTignall. Be fore her marriage Mrs. White was Miss Elizabeth Savilie, she was 66 years of age, lias twenty seven grandchildren, numbers of distant relatives, and unnumbered friends. The funeral was conducted from the Baptist church by her pastor, Rev. L. A. Henderson. The floral offerings were beautiful and pro fuse. Mrs. White will be greatly missed at church, in the commun ity and amorg the large circle of intimate fiieuus who knew her best, but none can miss her as her devoted husband and two unmar ried sons who live at the home where she has presided with such queenly dignity for forty nine jears, to these especially do we ex teud our deepest sympathy. LooK Farmers The following letter has been sent to bankers throughout the country and explains itself: Atlanta, Ga. Aug. 22, 1914. Hear Cashier: If you haye any influence with your farmers, if your board has any influence with your farmers, it your newspaper has any in tlueuoe with your farmers, preach to them, urge them, beg them for the sake of their families and the country at large to PLANT WHEAT PLANT F<>ODSTUFFS PLANT ANYTHING THAT WILL FEED MAN (>U BEAST HO IT NOW, KEEP IT UP ALL THIS WINTER. We wrote you aud your board last January suggest that you do not lend money to farmers who will not raise sufficient corn to do them. What do you think now? Please do not lay this letter down until you have called your board together and talked it over and see your editor. If I were the cashier of your bank, I would call a meeting of the citizens, mer chants, bankers and farmers. I would then organize committees and hold meetings in every district in your county. It is the business of the. cashier and president of the bank, more than that of any other man in the community to take the lead. You have no right to sit down and leave this job to some body else. What the farmer plants concerns you, concerns himself, concerns every man, woman and child in your community. Get the farmer to buy his seed right now for it is going higher. Yours very truly, Ban kicks Trust Company. No More Forever In the name of reason, in the interest of all that is best, for the lake of peace, and for the good of flic people, let’s forever forget that and self seeking man or any set of politicians ever attempted to array the country against the city in good old Georgia. It was ignoble and base, and, calculated to do great harm. We are the same people, the purest strain of American nlood. Our interests are identical, the town needs the country, as the country needs the town. The city man is as good as the country man, and the country man as good as the city man. There is no differ ence in Georgia, and damned is he who suggests a difference. —Em- pire State. NOTICE FOR NEW BRIDGE GK< mu iA —Banks (*ou nty. Banks Court of Ordinary sitting for county purposes, it became necessary to build a lattice bridge across the Webb Greek attheQuii lian Mill site i t said county 95 ft. in length for the traveling public costing more than can be built, by private parties or the convicts: It is therefore ordered by the court that the sam be bl to the lowest bidder with good nod solvent bond. All bids shall be scale ! and filed in the ordinary’s office by 12 o’clock m. on the first Tuesday in October 1914. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids if advisable for the county’s interest. Specifi cations to be seen in the oidinary’s office. This 2nd day of September 1914. T. F. Hill, Ordinary. Stop In Atlanta At Hotel Empire Opposite TJuion Depot on Pryor St. Kenovated and refurnished throughout. Reservations made on application. Hot and cold water, private baths, electric lights and elevator. First class accommodations at extremely moderate rat', s. Euro pean plan 75 cents up. JohnL. Edmondkov, Propietor, Grand and Traverse Jurors September Term 1914 111 i Grand Jurors P. F. M. Furr E. M. Pendergrass A. M. Acrey A. M. Wells Jno F Moss David R Parks J 8 Ballanger J J Duncan N E Watts W T Maxwell D H Griffin J .T Kirasey •Tas W Mitchell Grover C Glnsure T N Wright S N G Brewer M T C Ray W S Meeks ]) N Jordan L B Jones J M Garrison (Wilmots) Robert Henson J N Cash R T Thompson It J Dunson MO Scoggins It N Wright W G J Garrison W Harnp Carlan Jno S Bellamy. Traverse Jurors (J W Oarltou Guy Sewell A F Parker Jno II Scoggins I) W Murray II J McElroy L I) McKlroy L J Ragsdale M S Patton Floyd G Jordan A B Morris I) A Carlan L W Vaughn Fred L Langford F M Henderson J C Denton Walter H Purcell Frank Pool Henry L Sisk J F McDuffy Wilkie Rylee T J Scales Thos M Armour Floyd Lewalieu Albert L Ayers Jas M Wood J L Tucker W R McElroy S B Galley A A White J L Ledbetter Thomas Chambers W M Westbrooks T M Pool C A Turk Arch McCoy. Banks County Young Man Confesses to Forgery Oscar Owens a young white man 23 years old who lives ou Marion .’atterson’s place near J N May i and WT Bellamy, was arrested and brought here Tuesday morning by Scott Jackson charged with forgeiy or ielony under an asumed name that of W H Hoopei he is alleged to have passed several worthless checks on business firms of this place one $lO cheek to H B Ander son and one $2.50 check each on B It Vaughn,Emory Wood and Lev in Brothers. Mr. Anderson lo cated Owens, swore out a warrant, and when Owens came face to face with Mr. B. R. Vaughn, and was recognized by the parties to whom he had given the checks, he broke down and made a clean confess ion. J. W. Sailers, Esqr., bound him over to the Febuary term of Jackson superior court under a $500.00 bond. In adition to the above checks, it is futher alleged that Owens tried to get a ten dollar check cashed at the First National bank of this city. Ou failure to give the required bond, he was sent to Jefferson fail f —Commerce News, NO. 23