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VOL. XVII.
GREAT ARMIES IN
TITANIC STRUGGLE
Battle in Northern France
Undecided
TERRIBLE ARTILLERY DUEL
Strongly Entrenched the Two tirea!
Armies Engage in the Fiercest
Fighting of the Present Terrible
European Conflict.
One of the fiercest buttles of :il!
times, which has I men raging neros
northorn France for a week past with
first a slight advantage on one sidt
and then on the other, remains on
decided.
The two great armies which have
been lighting for a month, with few
if any. intermissions, have dug them
selves into entrenchments on rivers*
and mountain ranges on a front
reach from the Oise to tie Meuse,
and thence southeastward along the
Franco-titrnuin frontier.
Artillery duels such as never before
have been seen are being carried on
will) the hope of compelling the
evacuation **f the strongly held posi
tions, with occasional successes to
the opposing sides, w hite the infantry,
in tin" fae* of a galling tire, have
charged rigid up to the guns, only t<
make tlielr opponents give way
slightly, or to be repulsed with great
losses.
Fighting has been fiercest on the
allies’ left, which lbs on the rigid
bank of the river (>ise. in the vicinity
of itlii inis, the famous cathedral ot
which has been set afire by Gemini
shells and between that town and
the Argonne ridge it lias been givi
and lake all tilt* time.
French official reports again claim
slight progr* ss oil the French left and
that the aides again have repulsed
strong fiontal attacks between t ra
onne and Itlielms.
Around Itheims itself matters Imvi
been about eiiuallzed. as the Gcr
mans have recaptured the heights ol
Brimont. while the French have taken
the defenst s of l.a I'oinpelle.
The French also have scored a suc
cess between Kheiius and the Ar
gull ne.
CATHEDRAL IN RUINS.
Celebrated Edifice at Rheims Re
ported Destroyed.
The minister of the interior, Louis
J. Malvy. announced from Bordeaux
that the famous cathedra! of Kheinn*
hail been destroyed and oilier historic
and public buildings either laid in
ruins or seriously damaged by Her
man arillery.
if the reported destruction of tlie
cathedra! of ftlu inis is true. It is the
greatest loss from an historical and
artistic sense of the present war.
Begun on the site of an earlier church
erected by Robert f>e Courey, In
lb’l J, and continued at intervals down
to the fifteenth century, it lias been
described as “the most perfect ex
ample in grandeur and grace of
Gothic style in existence.”
it was in the cathedral of Rhcimr
that the successive kings of Frailer
from Philip 11. to diaries X. were
crowned, and it was there the Mai*,
of Orleans stood, banner in hand, be
fore the great altar and saw thr
coronation of diaries V 11.. which
marked the fulfillment of her vision
ESCAPED GERMAN TORCH.
Louvain Art Works Saved —Cathedra.
Can Be Restored.
The Nordeutsehe Allegemeine Zei
tung publishes official dispatches t: I*,li
the German administration of Lon
vain stating that though from a fifth
to a sixth pert of the city is in mins
most of the public buildings have beei:
preserved, including the beautiful < ity
hall, regarding which there has been
so much discussion.
The dispatdn s *ay that the dam
age to St. Peters cathedral was s nil
that the building can be restored
rasby and the art works were pro
moted by i '*r* an soldiers. T in* G< r
man officers did everything possdde t<
cheek the lire Many of the residents
are returning and some of the shops
have been reopened. Trains are be
ing operated on the railway between
Louvain and Brussels. The courts
of justice have resumed their ses
sions at Louvain.
Duel in Air Won By French Aviator.
Newspapers related the story of an
air duel between a French aviator and
a German airman at an unnamed
place during a battle. After long
maneuvering the Frenchman ascend
ed above the German. Both men used
revolver*. The German was seriously
wounded and his machine turned
over, falling among British troops.
He was dead when picked up.
Famous Corps Almost Blotted Out.
The Paris correspondent of the
London Exchange Telegraph com pa-
BANKS COUNTY JOURNAL
Maysville Locals
(Front Our Kotiuhif ('orres|Mii'Umt.
Mrs. \V. \\\ Wade spent several
days last week in Atlanta as th>
guest of her sister, Miss Gussie
Carr.
Miss Fannie I.ee Atkins las tv
turned from a weeks visit, to Mrs,
A. U. Boyd at (lainesville.
Miss Mae Wood, of Athens,
spent the week-end with relatives
here.
Mrs, A Hie Bradshaw, of Mont
gomery, Ala. arrived Sunday U*
spend the week with relatives.
Maysville is being well repro
set.tod at Homer this week.
Owing to the illness of the pas
tor, Kev. If. 8. Smith, there was
no services at the Methodist church
Sunday.
Mrs. Evie (irilliu and little
daughter, spent the past week
with relatives near Ciiilsville.
We are glad t * know Misses
Newt it* Hale, and Frances Me
Curdy who have be n sick ltoni
typhoid lever are convalescent.
Miss Annette McDowell, of tt
lanta, arrived last week and took
cargo of the millinery departm *nt
at Mrs. .1. T. Smith’s stole.
Mr. George Benton, the deal
and dumb barber, from Locust
Grove, who has been employed at
the Maysville Barber Shop for
several months, went to Augusta
Monday where lie has accepted a
position. During liis stay here
Mr. Benton made numbers of loyal
friends who wish him well in his
new home.
Mr. and Mrs. Keif Garrison and
little son, of Nashville, Tenn., are
visiting relatives here.
Maysville was well represented
at the Baptist Association at Com
merce Tuesday and Wednesday.
Prof. . Earnst Brockman is ar
ranging the program for a buy a
bale of cotton concert, to be held
at the auditorium in the near fu
ture. Our most talented musicians
will fake part, and we are sure
some good music will lie rendered.
Mrs. Margie Morris West is
spending a few days with her
brothers, It. D. aad J. L. Stoph
ens before leaving for her new
home in Florida.
Rally Day will be observed by
the Baptist Sunday school on the
second Sunday in October, the ex
ercises will take tin- place of the
Sunday school at ten o'cloc k a. m.
The program which is arranged
for the occasion by the State
Board will be used, and a few
selections added by the advanced
classes.
Several young ladies met at Miss
Si Ivey Smith's Monday alteruoon
to organize a club. They decided
to call it “Time Killers Club.”
The motto to be “Don’t do to-day
what you can put off till tom or
row,” colors green and white, alter
the business meeting delicious Oakl
and cream was served. Those
present were: Misses
Margie Adams,
Claudine Henry,
Sallie Miller,
Rubye Porter,
Tailye Parks,
Blanche Rogers,
Blanche Sims,
Inez Suddath,
Lillie Smith,
Silvey Smith.
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days
Yoar druggist will refund money if PAZO
OINTMENT fails to cure any case of Itching,
Blind. Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6 to 14 days.
The first application gives Eaae and Kest. 50c.
nv savs: “.VII accounts received in
Paris agree that the famous Prussian
guards corps, the elite of the empire
and the especial pride of the German
emperor, has been virtually blottei
out in the battles waged along th<
Meuse, Marne and Aisne rivers.”
Austrians Cordoned by Russians.
The Rome correspondent of the
Echo de Paris states under reserve
that reports from Petrograd indicate
that General Dankl’s Austrian army
has been surrounded by the Rus
sians. _
Devoted to Giving the News, Encouraging the Progress, and Aiding the Prosperity of BanKs County.
Homer, Banks County, Georgia, Friday, September 25 i9 14.
GERMANS THRUST BACK.
Ka’i’t'rV. Farces Wavered Before Rush
of .Miiea.
The western wing of the tSertnnr.
line inis been thrust hack about 1
miles during the continuous lighting
day ami night.
Both armies, despite almost super
- human fatigues, show Hie til most de
! termination not to yield an inch ol
! ground without a terrible struggle
1 Imt tin* fresher trooes at ilie disposa
I of Hi*' allied commanders have grad
I unity forced tin* Germans to rei t-dc*.
The Turcos arc adding daily to tlieii
record of daring acliiciemenls. b
* . ostly bayonet eneouatir they broke
j through the German lines without
! firing more Hunt -t few shots and re
captured and brought back four field
guns Hu I'Ve in li troops hud abandon
ed flic previous day. They seemed
to *li lain the murderous rifle mid mu
ebino gnu fire poured Into them, re
fusin - to !is.\ n to the officers who
trbd to lie. p them under cover.
Cold still again played a consul
ernblo part i the battle of the enor
t, .ms busts lighting along the Aisne.
lb, I Use and W*ievre. The t **l re
markable I oin! about the em o,inter.-
is that the troops scarcely sec each
other before they actually come hum)
lo hand.
HORRORS C! BATTLE.
Wounded f olai-rs Left on 1 *ekl—
Women Bury Dead.
On account of the unceasing fin
in tile battlefield along Hie Aisne
many wounded arc lying wliere they
fall. Tin* Ked Cross ambulance!-
coind not venture out to pick them
up because of the heuv.v tire. Many
wounded must, have died upon tht
field for lack of medical attention in
the past week.
It is terrible to imagine what these
wounded soldiers must have suffered
lying upon the wet, soggy ground
with the * ol*l wind and rain sweeping
over them while the pain of a shat
tired leg. o arm, or rib. racked
and tori tired frames. Day and night
bursting sin lls fell around these
wounded, covering their feverish bod
les with showers of mini, In I tie
wake of the battle the task of clear
lug up the carnage g*>* s on slowly
Around Sends women are helping lb<
nn n bury corpses. The streets of
Sends are full of mounds, eaeli eleva
lion marking the grave of a I’renelt
liritish or German soldier. They art
mummed, and in the ollteial report
of the governments they go down as
"missing.”
Similar carnage lms marked the
fierce fighting around Caroline, when
both sides showed I lie fury of fiends
In their attacks.
VALLEY OF DEATH.
Loss of Life Reported as Colossal In
fV ,:icc.
11l the valley of 11i<‘ Meuse an*,
in (he Vosges the figliiing is less
Hpvtrc. but is still going on.
The destruction along the valley
of the Aisne is appalling. Wounded
soldiers, returned officers and pris
oners from the front describe the los
of life as colossal. ’1 he sirctcli oi
lowland between the bids flanking
the Aisne is described as a valley ol
death Mini desolation.
Day and night the botnbardmeiil
goes on. until one wonders in amaze
jneiit how ilie Germans are aide ir
bring from their distil lit. base of sup
plies sufficient ammunition necessary
to keep iiieir batteries In action all
the time.
Anoth-r Prince Wounded.
A message received from Berlin
says prince August William, rh
fourth soil of Emperor William, wan
sliot in the left arm during the bat
t . of the Marne. Emperor Willing
has hi- lowed the iron cross of tht
first, class on him.
All Northern France Devastated.
No matter how tin- gn-ut battle now
raging along the Frem-li frontier goes
all of northeastern France from I ’•*ris
to the Belgian and German border
will have been ravaged, iL-vns'sited
ami scourged. It is as Miot-d ;in
band of God, sweeping in divlnt
wrath, had withered and wasted the
land for the sins of its people.
NOT TIATE FOR PEACE.
Paris Papers on Cessation of Hos
tilities.
According to the semi-official press
the opportune moment for peace ne
gotiations is not in sights The Paris
Journal Des Debates says:
“Treaties, written prohibitions and
restrictions will not suffice. Ail these
the imperial chancellor, Dr. \ on Beth
jnaun-tlollweg, has declared to bt
merely ‘scraps of paper.’
“What are needed are ma’eria)
measures, immediately executed, that
will strike all of Germany and con
stitute guarantees for the future. This
is the destruction of German terri
tory', organizations and instrumeots
of war.”
The Temps aays:
i “No delusive
Hollingsworth
It rained Mite enough.
Every body in this section is
interested in the European war,
and till seems to be against the
Germans. So they just as well
hung up and quit.
Mr. Hoy Moss was in Gornelia
j Saturday on business.
Several from this place attended
the funeral of Mrs. T. E. Antler
son Friday at Damascus. We re
gret very much to learn ol her
deal h.
After spending a few weeks at
his oid home place Mr. John E.
Smith has moved his family back
to Grove River district.
We it aril some news over the
wire,something about a girl Inn ing
a puncture in her heart and she
still living. We have known boys
to live with several “punctures”
in their hearts, and would really
never take to bed, but would often
take to their heels when “datl”
got close by.
Our public roads are like they
was first of the year. Very rough
and then some.
Air. Tom Gailey purchased a
new buggy sometime ago but swap
ped it tor an old one.
Prof. Bell from Homer was in
town this week on business.
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Dalton are
wearing expensive smiles this week
over the berth of a baby boy who
came to their home Thursday.
If eveiy farmer and business
man does as the Journal says
“buy a bale” of cotton in a few
weeks there \yont be any for sale.
8o the “big man” as usual gets it.
Mr. and Mrs. J tines \V. Pey
ton of < ornelia spent a few hours
in town Friday evening.
We have plenty of “possums”
this season but “Inters” are scacc
so it will be bread and possum
this time in place of possum and
tutors. Anyway they are in Hit
woods.
Mr. Francis Watson was in town
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Davis visited
the latters parents Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Stephens Sunday.
The singing given by Miss Les
sie Ninitially Saturday night was
enjoyed by all present the crowd
was rather small but was very
enthusiastic.
Mr. Seaborn Duckett made a
business trip to Gornelia Satur lay.
Misses Callie and Zadio West
moreland spent Saturday with the
Misses Nunnally.
Ginning cotton at this place is
very light so far.
A Live Wire.
Eighth District
Union Singing
Will meet in Moss auditorium,
Athens, Ga. Saturday, Oct. 3rd.
We are expecting uot less than
three thousand people on that occa
sion. This is everybody’s singing,
and evtrybody is invited.
We anticipate a good ami glori !
otis day for all who may attend.
It will indeed boa musical least.
Let all singers lie in hand at 101
o’clock a. m.
Music leaders i in a distance are
especially invited.
J. B. Vaughn,
Athens, Ga.
Cures Old Sores, Other remedies Won't Cure.
The worst cases, no matte: *f how tong standing,
are cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr.
Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. It relieves
Pain and Heals at the same time. 25c, 50c. SI.OO
to pursue it ■ idea —the end of
the militai.'. -mail empire.
Duct' Guise Mourns.
The (lucii! Ice se of Saze Mciningen
has bein - ely stricken by war.
Prince Fr < i ick, the grand duke’t
brother, ai 1 his son Prince Ernest
have both been killed. The Princes*
Frederick D dying from the shock oi
losing htr i ’’and and son, as well
as her co °n*l a nephew. Th
house of Lippe has also lost three
prince*.
At Rest
On Friday morning Sept. 18th,
11)14, the death angel visited the
home of Mr. Tom E. Anderson
and took from them a loving wife
and mother. It was indeed hard
to realize that it was best, but we
know that our merciful heavenly
Father doeth till things well, al
though it causes more grief than
tongue can tell. None knew her
but to love her, for she was ev,cr
patient, loving kind and true.
She was a member of the Harmony
Baptist church, and had lived a
noble ehistriau life. Her remains
were intern da Damascus come
tery, near her home. A large
crowd of friends and relatives left
the cemetery with sad hearts to
think of seeing her bright face and
cherry smiles no more on earth.
Site left a husband and nine chil
dren to mourn her loss. She w r as
ill about six mouths. All that
the best physicians and loving
hands could do w r as of no avail.
Her children sat by the bed minis
tering to every need, site realized
the end was near, knew she must
go, but she was not afraid to die.
Slit* is not dead but only sleeping
for'death is only a dream. She
has passed o’er the swift stream of
life, where she is waiting for her
loved ones. She can not come
back to them but they can surely
go to her.
Weep not dear children, for your
mother has gone to rest up in
heaven with the angels to be for
ever blest no more sorrows pain
nor troubles. All of these are
o’er. For Lis peace and joy and
glial ness on that heavenly shore.
Then weep not brother’s and sis
ter’s and friends for your dear
one that's gone, only follows in the
narrow way that leads to that
heavenly home.
one Wiio Loved Her.
Pruitt
[Last Week’s Letter]
Picking cotton and mowing hay
is the order of the day.
Claud Brady has out the most
cotton, 11 bales, and says lie will
get 25 more. Hurrah for Claud.
Illy Martin it building anew
barn.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Sewell, a line boy.
John Caudell, of South Carolina,
is spending a few days with his
brother, N. H. Caudell.
Mrs. Monroe Cochran, of Pros
pect, is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
ltobt. Boling. *
Dr. Williams, of Cross Roads,
w’as in our burg Sunday.
One More Singing,
if weather permits, will be at the
li nne ol J. N. Adamson, next Sun
day p. m. at 2 o’clock. Now lam
in favor of the Banks County
Singing (lonventiou, but cannot at
tend, and no doubt there are many
singers who will not go to Webbs
Creek Sunday. Ho they are the
ones invited. \ou are cordially
invited to attend this singing if
you have no other arrangements
made. I live one mile liom Mt.
Carmel church, at the place known
as the Rilla Parson place, on Silver
Shoal road. Come who will.
J. N. A.
HOME MADE SYRUP
I have a large quantity of as fine
syrup as was ever made. Put up
in 10 lb. buckets. Price 50c per
bucket. Amounts of 50 buckets
or over will be delivered.
J. J. Caudell,
9-21-St Homer, Ga.
Quarterly Conference
The foil: ill *j ai Icily conference
will be t eld r . Ml Betlu-l Friday,
Oct. 2nd.
SajLj . L. Hagan, i’astor.
PETITION FOR CHARTER
State of Georgia, County of Banks
To the Honorable Philip Coook,
Secretary of State.
The Petition of S. S. Carter, W.
A. Boling, E.B. Chapman, Joel Cof
fee and E. F. Whitworth of the
County of Hall, and J. N. Hill, L.
N. Turk, R. C. Alexander, C. H.
Chambers and E. A. Mize of the
County of Banks respectfully
shows;
Part. 1.
1 That they desire to form n Rail
road corporation pursuance to the
act of the general Assembly of the
State of Georgia approved Decem
ber 20th, 1892 Code Sec. 2159 2179.
Par. 2.
The name of the Railroad Com
pany which petitioners desire to
have incorporation is to bo the
Lula Homer Railroad Company.
Par. 3.
The length of the road as near
as can be estimated will be about
Fifteen miles.
Par. 4.
Said road will run from Lula,
Ga., a Stal ion on the Southern
Railway Company in the County
of Hall and State of Georgia, in a
Southeasterly direction to Homer,
Ga., in the County of Banks,
Par. 5.
The counties through which said
road will run are Hall and Batiks,
and the names of the principal
places from which and to which
it is to be cons'ructed are Lula and
Homer.
Par. l>.
The amount of the proposed
capital stock is Two Hundred
Thousand (#200.000.00) Dollars in
shares of One Hundred Dollars
(#100.00) each, all of said stock
to be common stock of equal dig
nity.
Par. 7.
Petitioners desire to be incorpor
ated as aforesaid for and during the
term of thirty years.
Par. 8.
The principal oiliceof the pro
posed incorporation will be in the
town of Lula, said State and Coun
ty of Hall.
Par. 9.
Petitioners do intend in good faith
to go forward without delay to
secure subscription to the capital
st-*ek, construct, equip, maintain
and operate said road.
Par. 10.
Petitioners show that they have
given four weeks notice of their
intention to apply for charter by
publication according to law.
WHEREFORE, they pray to lie
incorporated under the laws of this
State.
B. S. Carter
W. A. Boliug
E. B. Chapman
Joel C- ifee
E. F. Whitworth
.1. N- Hill
L.N. Turk
R. C. Alexander
C. H. Chambers
E. A. Mize
Petitioner’s.
Oscar Brown J. 14. G. Logan
Petitioner’s Attorney’s.
Card of Thanks
To the neighbors and friends
who so kindly assisted us during
the illness and death of our i‘ear
wife and mother we extend our
heartfelt thanks. May God’s
richest blessings be theirs.
Tom E. Anderson and Children.
Dr. G. H. DUNLAP
DENTIST
Commerce, - - . Georgia.
)ffcrs bis professional services to
he people of Commerce and sur*
■ounding territory. Work don®
.ay or night.
’Phone 126.
NO. 2d