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", .4 'W- * FORTY-FIVE MEN TO DUMP GORDON FIRST SQUAD COMPOSED OF NE GROES—14 WHITES AND 2 BLACKS IN LAST. A squad^of twenty-seven negroes with Ben Brown in charge left here t last Thursday for Camp Gordon, . Some of the best negroes in the coun ty were listed among the number, the majority of them left in good spirits. All were average or above the aver age in intelligence and will doubtless Inake good soldiers. Monday mornings group of sixteen drafted men, in cnarge of Mr. Lee Coney left for the camp—of these fourteen were young white men oht of the best families in the county— ( •The other two were negroes who should have gone forward with the colored .increment but because of some irregularity failed to do so. The men who left Monday were: i BOYS IN 1'* THE U. S. NAVY EIGHTEE 'Unlisted SINCE JAN UARY lV ^THIRTEEN OF THIS NUMBER FROM VIENNA. DOOLY FARMER STUNG BY WEEVILS IDID ATTRACTION TUESDAY EVENING MR. GILBERT FIGURES LOSS AT LOW ESTIMATE TO BE FIVE shawMut MALE QUARTETTE at School auditorium- program BEGINS AT 8. Lee Coney. Luther Williams , Solomon C. ryant J. B. Jones Henry Mclnvale John W. Register Bascolm B. Speight , Jimmie L. Moore "E. C. Settle . Joseph E. Williams John W. Aiken lyillle C.- Abbott- Renzo Jones Wm. F. Deese. The fbllowing negroes made up -Thursday’s movement. Willie B. Baskin Marion Brown Bright King Joseph Harvey Frank Lester Jesse Cherry Jim Barber RufuslfeGrUN Matie Carswell Pleasant LeWjs. Henry Lee Smith Lucius Davis George Adams Frank Elliott Eugene Lester Jim Grant Will Hunt Arthur Clark Zeph Adams ‘ Gilford Beal Robt. B. Leary Ben Brown Abram Holmes Hintin Hodge Oliver Cullers Joseph Jelks Fate Williams Sam Sims Will Campbell Thos. Williams. Through the courtesy of the Lieu tenant in charge-of the U. S. Navy in Recruiting Station at Atlanta, the News is in possession of % complete roster of the names of the young men from Dooly who have enlisted for 'naval service through that station since January 16. All of these are 'splendid young fellows who have gone from the best families in the county Thirteen of the eighteen are Vietina boys, several of whom have enlisted during the past few months. Aside fromthe _^eep and loving in terest of their families and friend^ in the patriotic career which they have chosen, a very cordial interest is entertained for them by the peo ple of the county generally—These Young fellows deserve a place at the top of Dooly'County’s Honor Roll. The News is pleased to make public the list which is herewith appended: Jan. 18, 1915—Swearingen, Ben ton B., A. S., Vienna. April 8, 1916—Mobley, Geo. 0., H. App., Vienna. Aug. 23, 1916—Morgan, Uley, A. S., Vienna. Oct. 25, 1916—Harvard, James D. H. App., Vienna. April 17, 1916-^-Joiner, John G., A. S„ Vienna. Sept. 27, 1916—Powell, LynWood 0., A. S., Vienna. Nov. 16, 1916—Griggs, Joe H., A. S., Unadilla. Jan. 26,1917—Helton, Walton C., A. S., Vienna. . V-«r< April 11,1917—Cone, Willie, A. S. Pinehurst. April 19, 1917—Gunn, Willis J., Painter Sc, Vienna. _ ' ■- May 7, 1917—Dickerson, -William L., A. S., RIchwood. May 8,1917—Midden, Louis J., A S., Pinehurst. ~ June 28, If 17—Joiner, Cecil A, Fireman, 3c, Vienna. a June 26, 1917—Arnold, Burt, A. S., Vienna. July 13, 1917—Hamilton, Guy M., A. S., Vienna. 1 July 13,1917—Kirkland, Clardnco G., A. S., Vienna. ' July 20, 1917—Royal, William D., 'A. S., Vienna. Aug. 17, 1917—Bryan, Chas. Wig gins, A. S., Vienna. Although planting for a harvest of cotton one Dooly county farmer at least, is reaping a diversified crop from his stalks—Mr. Jessie Gilbert in making an investigation' of his cot ton fields has discovered that Ms top crop consists almost • entirely of weevils. Quite a number of the stalks have been brought in by Mr. Gilbert and each, one shows damage to practically every boll it carriesr— Not only to those in the undeveloped stage, but also to those in which the staple is already made, and awaiting only the bursting Of the boll to be ready for harvesting. The condition of the bolls shown by Mr. Gilbert are indubitable proof of the destructive power of the weev il. From the thirty or more acres which he planted in cotton this year, Mr. Gilbert estimates that the weevil has damaged him to the extent <?f four or five bales; which means that thd toll taken by the little pests from this one man is something like $800 or $1,000. It is very probable that other fields have been as extensively damaged as these, there really is no reckoning as to the loss the county has suffered this season because of the weevils' presence, which is a strong argument in favor of starting the fight now to prevent a greater loss next year. number of the Lyceum 11 appear at the school audi- ext Tuesday evening, Octo- These men coine here high ly r$cb«mended and will be one of the sure bits of this splendid course. Its msmbt$a have studied with the finest iristrucU>ra in Boston and are real sihgeri\nspired with a desire to meet every, musical demand. Their ex- tefwTed experience in Lyceum work them a thorough knowledge id of program best adapted and they will present that jrogram witli'a vim and dash which is bound to please everybody. Action songs,, string instrumental music, a musical sketch, a short play in which all the members of the com pany Appear supplement a program of quartet and solo numbers which is thoroughly satisfactory and delight- ful. Do not fail to heal Shawmut Male Quartdt when it comes here next TuesHuy evening, October 16th, Please see Prof. Sams for tickets, season'tickets $2.00 for adults, one dollar for school children. Single ad- 60c for adults, 26c for chil dren. V c NATIONAL ARMY WANTS ABOUT 8,000 SKILLED MEN CARD OF THANKS TAXES DUE Advalorem Taxes for the year 1917 are now due. Property owners are '■ hereby notified to pay tamo promptly. J. W. LYTLE, Mayor, N. A. POWELL, Clerk. A GOOD INVESTMENT 162 1-2 acres land for sale, 125 acres in cultivation, 5-room dwelling, I bam and other outbuildings, one j 3-room tenant house. $30 an acre, l easy terms. 1 D. C. KETCHUM, Vienna. We wish to thank'our friends and neighbors for their kindness and as-' sistance in the burial of our sister, Mrs. H. D. Scarborough who passed away at Waukula, Fla., Friday and was brought here for interment Sun day. , D. A., J. D., J. W., J. H. TAYLOR MRS. J. A. PEAVY, Mrs. J. J. BRYANT, MRS. A. C. BULLINGTON. CARD OF THANKS The National Army is now organ izing 6 Engineer Regiments as fol lows :Railway, Minig, Quarrying, For estry, Camouflage, Mapping. These Regiments abator use in repairing roads and bridges and building rail roads ay the French and English ar mies push forward in.France. '• " There are vacancies for about 8,; OOOrMo ttKCheea rigiments and no doubt they will be filled up in a very short while. The service is hi| ‘ ‘ technical and only handy men skilled workers are wanted for these regiments, so the chance for promo tion is excellent'. Men of education and ability in this branch of . the service should have no trouble in reaching the top. A local department of 54 men, this branch of the service, will be station ed permanently at Camp Gordon, where they will probably remain dur ing the entire war. ' Georgians shoulfi not neglect this branch of the service. The more men who volunteer now, the smaller will be the next draft. If Georgians went the Engineers, they should en list at once. Don’t delay longer, Georgians, we must all go sooner or inter. You gain nothing by delaying a: d you lose the chance of early pro motion. Be wise and get into the En gineers now. G. V. HEIDT, Capt. Inf., R. O. We desire to express our most sin- cere and heartfelt thanks to our friends and neighbors for their many kindnesses and expressions of sym pathy during the sickness and death of our little daughter, Fairy. , Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Pilkington. Bis Aucton Salt For Colored People The O’NEAL 500 ACRES on Blackshear Road—Rich Fel ton Settlement, 8 miles of Cor- deie, 8 miles of Vienna. StTURDU, OCTOBER 13,10 i. M. SHARP Free Barbecue Dinner—Band Concerts. Terms 1-4 Cash, Balance I, 2 and 3 Years at 8 per cent interest. Judge U. V. Whipple and B. P. O’Neal, Owners, Atlantic Land Co., Sales Managers - and Auctioneers. ' PINEHURST DOES THE ROYAL PART TO HAVE SUNDAY TELEPHONE SERVICE GIVES $130 TO SOLDIERS BACCO .. .FUND—MANY TRIBUTE. TO- CON- WILL BEGIN CHANGE Our neighbors at Pinehurst dont do things by halves.- The most recent proof of this is'tha very liberal dona tion aent this week to the Macon Tel egraph to swell the smoke fund for our fighting men. Messrs. Swain and Owen were the leading'spirits in col lecting the Very generous amount which was forwarded with the fol lowing letter to the Telegraph: Enclosed please find list, also check for $130, covering subscriptions by people in and around Pinehurst for the soldiers' tobacco fund you are running in your good and patriotic paper. This part of the country has been blessed and everybody feels good. The streets of this town are crowd ed with cotton unsold by the farm ers, and the fields are full. Mr. 8. F. Owens and myself started this fond only three days ago and everyone approached responded cheerfully and readily, assuring us that if it is nec essary in the future to send more to bacco to call’ oh them again. SECOND ISSUE OF IBERTV LOAN BONDS JANUARY 1ST, 1918. Beginning next Sunday, October 14th, subscribers of the Vienna Tele phone Co., connected with the local exchange will have the added conven ience of Sunday service. The Sun day operator instead of goiig' off duty at 8 a. m., and on again at 6.p. m., at formerly, toll ..remain at her poat until 10 in the, morning end af ter an intermission of fonr- hours toll resume her duties at 2 p. m. This is quite an improvement upon the for mer Sunday service. The need for the change has became so important it could not be satisfactorily post poned. Mr. W. M. Turton, manager of the telephone, company, authoriz- ea the announcement of the change. He states farther that a change in telephone rates toll be made to take effect January 1st, 1918, the partic ulars to bo announced through the News later. GOVERNMENT WILL “TO THE DEATH" Metro Picture For Next Thursday The scene of this Absorbing photo drama is placed on the island of Cor sica, famous as the home of Napol eon in exile. Its quaint streets from the background for a vivid, colorful story of a land where loves and hates are strong, and where the punishment for dishonor is death. Bianca Sylva is a lace-maker who Shows a talent for sculpture. A great artist makes her his protege. While she i saway in Paris winning success, her little sister, Rosa, ineets with dis aster. Bianca swears vengeance. Meeting a secret service agent, she en lists his aid in finding the man who Caused her sister’s death. The trail leads straight to the man she loves, The picture endswrith a genuine sur prise—and sunshine follows the rain. ‘AMOUNT EXPECTED” SET . AT $8,0^0,000,000—IT J3 LARGEST EVER OFFERED PEOPLE. ■ '.Washington, Oct.—The big drive forUM second issue of Liberty Loan bonjtelstsan at noon Monday through- '.country; with-a multitude. o£ activities that toll last four weeks. The campaign is planned to raise at least $8,000,000,000 in subscrip tions, and treasury officials have set the “amount expected at $6,000,000,- 000. Half again as large as the first Liberty Lean, the second offering is the largest the people of the United States ever have been called upon to absorb. Secretary McAdoo formerly open ed the campaign with a speech in Cleveland, the first of "many he toil deliver on his tour of the United States to stimulate interest in the sale of tho bonds. Clubs, chambers of commerce, commercial organizations, schools, patriotic societies and like organizations have been enlisted in the great army of boosters for the loan, and all over the country the pub licity machine set up by the treasury department has been'set in motion. Newspapers, hand bills and posters of every description will advertise the bonds and speakers on the platforms and stage will assist in the great drive. Postmaster General Burleson has ordered that between October 1 and 27 all postage stamps be _ canceled with a stamp bearing the legend: "Back the boys in the trenches. Buy a Liberty Loan Bond. Inquire at any bank or postoffice.” the subscribers the: the tobacco be sent fifty-fifty to the allied soldiers in he trenches and our boys in France. We trust this can be done, also that the subscribers toil have some way of knowing that the tobacco has been delivered. The enclosed list is com posed entirely of white people, \nt I jim now starting a colored list, al ready having some subscribers on that. > I am keeping the list for white people open and you may expect more money from time to rime. Wishing your good paper and the fund success, ( Yours very truly, TOM SWAIN. FIGHT HOG CHOLERA SOUTH GEORGIA MEN CAN ENLIST AT CAMP WHEELER Possibility of Remaining At. This Camp Until Clou of the Wnr. SCHOOLS TO OPEN OCT. 29TH. Tho 29th of October has been set for the opening of the public schools of the county. We suggest that tho trustees of the various schools see that every thing is iu shape for the work to be gin at once without any hindrance of the progress of the schools from out set. Respectfully. J. M. ROYAL, C. S. S. { to headquarters here, DR. J. H. COFFMAN, VET1NAR- IAN, WILL BE STATIONED AT CORDELE. ATLANTA MAN HEADS SOUTHERN RED CROSS Atlanta, Ga.—Colonel William L. Pool, a prominent retired banker and business men, has accepted the posi tion of business manager of the South ern Division of the American Red Cross, in which capacity he will de vote his services to the Government and the esase of mercy without sal- ary or compensation of any kind. Organization of the Southern Di vision with headquarters in Atlanta is now complete. C. B. Bidweil, res ident vice,president of the American Andit Company, is assistant business, manager. Dr. Guy E. Snavely, who has organized hundreds of local chap ters throughout the country, contin ues os director of chapter*. The Southern Division embraces North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and that portion of Tennes see lying east of the main line of the Louisville ft Nashville raDrcmd. AD local chapters in this territory report There is being organized at Camp Wheeler, Macon, Ga., a Recount Station for the purpose of training young horses and mules for Army work; for this purpose a personnel of 293 men is necd&d, 65 of whom will be Sergeants 1st Class, sergeants and Corporals, with pay ranging from $36 per month to $8i per month, clear money. The government fur nishes board, clothing, medicines, medical and dental attention. Men enlisting in this branch mast enlist as privates, pay $30 per month, but they will be promoted according to their merits. Many men who wish to enlist for station in Georgia now have the op portunity for volunteering for Re mount Station ‘and they are practical ly sure to be kept on duty at Macon during the entire period of war. Registered men who have been drafted or whose names have been posted as being ordered for physical examination by their local boards arc not eligible for enlistment in this branch of the service. Married men may be enlisted pro viding the enlistment is made with the knowledge and consent of the wife, and that no aid will bo expect ed from the government for depend ents, a certificate to be signed by the applicant to this effect. If the South Georgia men want to take advantage of this splendid op portunity to volunteer they should r.ot wait longer for only 298 men are needed and that number should ^vol unteer in a few days. 3ee your local postmaster as to di rection of nearest Recruiting officer. G. V. HEIDT. Capt Inf., R. O, EXCURSION FARES ACCOUNT CRISP COUNTY FAIR, OCT. 24-26 The A. B. & A. Railway will sell tickets to Cordeie and return from Fitzgerald, Oglethorpe and all inter mediate agency stations, October 23 to 26 inclusive, with return limit Oc tober 27 at approximately 2 cents per mile distance traveled. Specific fare* can be obtained from A. B. A. Railway Agents. W. W. OFOXTON, G. P. A. Atlanta, Ga. In accordance With the national campaign on food conservation the State and Federal Governments wilt undertake the control of hog cholera 'on a much larger wale than even be fore. More money * and a larger force of trained men are available and while much has been done in the past, the stockment of Georgia are looking •orward to the greatest fight on hog cholera and other diseases af fecting the hog ever attempted in , flay southern state. Statistics show * thpt loss occasioned by hog cholera in Georgia amount to about $2,000,000 annually, under normal conditions. With prices running ns high as they are today this amount toll be nearly • doubled, unless some fight is made to save the hogs. With tho ever increasing interest shown in bog raising as well as the present high prices this wprk toll save the stockmen and the state, as well as the nation, enormous amounts of food stuffs which is of such vital importance at this time. In the past much has been done with the serum alont treatment. Experience gain ed by actual field observations in the past year hap proven the advisabil ity and valtlb of the serum simultan eous, or life, treatment, one adminis tration, of which'confers life immu nity, thereby enabling the farmer to eliminate cholera as a menaco to hog raising. Under the plans to be adopted Dr. J. H. Coffman, Assistant State Veter inarian, trained and experienced in the use-of this treatment will be lo cated at Cordeie and will cover Crisp, Turner, Dooly, Wilcox and Pulaski counties. Farmers'of these counties desiring to avail themselves of Dr. Coffman’s services should get in touch with him at Cordeie. He will keep on hand s supply of serum- and virus, which spill enable him to give the farmers prompt service. The services of Dr. Coffman will be free to the public, no charges, bring made except for the actual amount of serum used. In addition to the treatment of hogs for cholera Dr. Coffman will be in'position to advise as to the bat treatment for other' 'diseases of hogs in his territory. The stock raisers are urged to take every advantage of this opportunity and put the hog raising undostry on a profitable and permanent basis in Georgia. • We xre here to help the farmer, {he amount and quality of service we toll be able to render toll depend ab solutely on the co-operation of the farmers. v For farther information on this sub ject address Dr. Peter F. Bahnsen, State Veterinarian, or Dr. A. L-.Hir- leman, 313 State Capitol, Atlanta. & NEXT SUNDAY— OF PHONE RATES x A GOOD BUY ' 121 acre farm, Veneres in culti vation, 5-room dwelling, one S-room tenant house, arteeltn well, price right and easy terms. , " D. C. KETCHUM, Vtefina.