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VOLUME SEVENTEEN
VIENNA. QA„ THURSDAY. March 14th 1918.'
000
NUMBER 34
95,000 MEN CELLED
UNDER THE DRAFT
TO MOVE MARCH 29—8,926 OF
MEN CALLED COMING FROM
' GEORGIA.
Washington, March 12.—A move
ment of 95,000 drafted men to begin
on March 29 and continue for five
days was ordered today, by Provost
Marshal General Crowder. The order
calls troops from every state in the
union with’ the exception of Iowa and
Minnesota. It concludes mm re
maining from the first draft and those
liable to call in the second.
The orders sent to the states call
for approximately. 70,00,0 negroes.
The negro troops are to he scattered
among the nine camps, including
.Gordon, Georgia.
Just how many men of the second
draft are affected by the order was
not stated at General Crowder’s of
fice. It is understood that the move
ment will virtually complete the first
draft and that it is part of the an
nounced plan to call regiments in
, small groups as fast as they can be
accomodated.
Jf Quotas of Southsrn States
. The apportoinment for southern
states follows:
Arkansas 1,541
Alabama 2,634
Florida 2,506
Georgia 6,925
Kentucky ..1,861
Louisiana 8,573
Mississippi .....; 2,220
North Carolina 6,174
South Carolina —. 343
Tennessee 2,763
Texas 8,943
Virginia 2,173
The war department is prepared to
supply clothing and other equipment
immediately for all the men to be
ailed out. Acting Quartermaster
General Goethals is now pressing vig
orously the deliveries of winter cloth
ing to build up the reserve necessary
for next winter.
The origiHttl issue to men mobilized
*in April would be winter clothing bnt
very shortly thereafter they would be
transferred into summer khaki. Am
ple stores of summer outfits for the
entire army are on hand. Through
out the winter deliveries have proceed
ed regularly on the summer clothing
contracts and huge stocks are avail
able.
Every man sent abroad is equipped
with a complete new outfit before he
boards the transport.
The following is tho quota for
Dooly and adjoining countied:
Crisp, 6; Pulaski, 4; Sumter, 9;
Wilcox, 6; Houston, 10; Dooly, 8.
BRUNSWICK NOT L OSING
PLANT i ' AFTER ONE
i.-.’tf .
Fight in Washington' *’>pn Merits of
Georgia Port OS.^Others
Brunswick, March,—eat injus
tice has been done Bruns: \ k by At
lanta -and Savannah n papers,
which published under large', 'llines,
that Brunswick was about toy ^ one
of her shipbuilding plants, aV^that
Governor Dorsey and other prohvent
Georgians had been urged to L 01 to
Washington to assist in saving it. The
Atlanta reporters and correspondents
unable to get to the bottom of the
story, sent out what i3 considered here
as'a guess account.
The fact of the matter is the meet
ing in Washington Tuesday at which
representative Georgians were pres-
ent, was for the purpose of hearing
Brunswick’s diaim for a mammoth
shipbuilding plant, the fight for the
plant being between Brunswick and
Charleston and Wilmington. One of
the city’s best claims for the new
plant is the great headway made here
Government contracts already
placed with local concerns.
There has never been the least in
dication of Brunswick losing any of
her big plants, all of which are now
working on full time, daily and Sun
day, and one or two of which will,
within a short time, inaugurate'three
8-hour shifts per day.' In this con
nection it may be stated that while no
publicity was given to the matter at
the time, in one single day Brunswick
business men subscribed $130,000 for
building houses to accomodate labor
ers of the big steel plant iq the event
it was decided to locate it here, this
being one of ther equirements of
the shipping board. It is believed
that this port's advantage will win
the new plant.
NOTED LECTURER
HERE WEDNESDAY
ITT. ROLAND NICHOLS TO SPEAK
AT SCHOOL AUDITORIUM ON
WEDNESDAY? MARCH 20.
MRS. HIRSCH LOSES
CHANGE OF VENUE
Atlanta, Ga., March—Judge Ben
Hill, in Superior court here denied the
motion for a change of venua in the
case of Mrs. Herman H. Hirsch, in'
dieted jointly with J. W. Cook of At
lanta, on a charge of attempting to
blackmail Mayor Asa G. Candler.
Cook was convicted of the charge on
February 27. Mrs. Hljscji’s case will
go to trial on Thursday.
Mrs. Hirsch petitioned on the
change of venuo on the ground that
she would be unable to get an impar
tial trial here because of “poular
prejudice.”* In denying the motion
Judge Hill announced ho would give
her counsel the right to question the
talesmen concerning their opinion in
the case, just as would be done in the
trial of acase involving a capital of
fense. The special right Judge Hill
added will be given the defendant’s
'counsel fo “make doubly gure that the
trial is fair and impartial."
MAY FESTIVAL AT ALBANY
MANGUM. URGES SENATE
ASPIRANTS TO WITHDRAW
Albany, March.—Plans are under
way for a May festival to be given in
Albany in May under direction of the
Albany Choral Club. This organiza
tion of local musicians will prepare a
number of high class choruses and
some noted talent from other cities
will be brought hero to take part in
the program, which will continue
throughout sessions of several days.
It is planned to make this a musi
cal event of the highest possible order
of merit, so that music lovers from a
large section of Southwest Georgia
will be attracted here at that time. If
the festival proves the success that
it. is confidently believed it will, its
promoters intend to make it an an
nual event, with the object of making
Albany the musical center of South
west Georgia. '
FIRE FOLLOWS WRECK
MEETING NT
CORDELE MARCH 27
DR. ANDREW M. SOULE WILL BE
THE PRINCIPAL SPEAKER OF
THE DAY.
Dr v Roland Nichols has been sched
uled to deliver an address at the Vi
enna high school auditorium on Wed
nesday evening, March 20. This is
the last number of our lyceum course
end the Alkahest people have prom
ised to give us the best number for
the close. Thus, they are living up
to their promise by sending us Dr.
Nichols.
“Who is this man, Dr. Rolan Nlch
ols and what can he do?” Is the in
quiry which has been heard here
since the announcement that Dr.
Nichols is to appear on the Lyceum
course here. Well, for one thing, he
is tho discoverer of Harold 'Bell
Wright, the distinguished author,
whose novels coiisistently lead the
world’s bests ellers, picking Wright
up as a discouraged sign painter, rec
ognizing his talent, helping him
through college and pointing the
way to success for him. He is also
one of the biggest bodied, biggest
hearted men in the Lyceum work,
who puts his whole soul in his work
he is a lecturer who knows the punch
ing power of a laugh, and thh climb
ing qualities of sunny humor; he
spills pepper with every sentence. He
is a great man and a gifted orator
who always drives home the great
truth of his' message and holds his
cCdience spellbound throughout his
entire lecture.
Don’t forget the date, Wednesday
evening, March 20. The lecture will
begin at 8, o’clock. General admis
sion 50 cents. .
FRANK L. ADKINS DEAD
A telegram was received here Tues
day afternoon announcing the death
of Mr. Frank L. Adkins, which oc-
curred in a base hospital “somewhere
in France.” We are unable to give
detailed account of his death in this
issue but will do so in the next edi
tion. 1
Amerlcus, Ga., March.—Franc
Mangum, leading William J. Harris
and anti-Hardwick man in this section
of Georgia has written an open letter
to John R. Cooper, William D. Up
shaw and Emmett Shaw, in which he
put some pertinent questions concern
ing the senatorial situation. To Mr.
Cooper he says: “Do you really think
you will carry a single county for the
United States Senate?” To Mr. Up
shaw he says: “Do you honestly be
lieve even one militia district will
give you its preference for the Unit
ed States senate?” To Mr. Shaw he
says: “Don’t you know that you
haven't the slightest possible chance
of being elected United States sena
tor?”
He urges them, if they really wish
to compass thed efeat of Hardwick, to
stand aside themselves and help a man
who has a real chance of beating him
MOULTRIE MINISTER
RAPS THE SLACKER
Moultrie, Ga., March.—Rev. Jack-
son H. Harris, of tire First Baptist
church here took a warm shot at the
slackers in his pulpit Sunday morning.
“Those registrants who perjured
themselves and had others to swear
falsely for them in order to get de
ferred classifications, are slackers of
the worst type. If they are ever car
ried to war they will be shot in the
back, for they have such a.streak of
yellow in them that they won’t be
able to face the enemy," Re said.
Mr. Harris also rapped those who
jjrate about their : patriotism and
then refuse to observe the meatless
and wheatless days or do anything
else that would mean a slight sacrifice
for* them.
Steals Sheriff's Car
Fitzgerald, Ga., March.—Auto
theives have made their appearance
in Fitzgerald and the second theft
within a week has been reported
the police department Deputy Sher
iff, Hamilton, of Duvall county, Fla.,
the latest victim.
Cochrap, March.—Three cars were
derailed on the Southern between
tfeochran and Hawldnsville Monday.
The accident was to the'noon train,
which was returning from Cochran,
and was about four and one-half
^miles from Cochran. The train was
made up of box cars and passenger
coaches A gasoline tank car jump
ed the track, turning over and drag
ging two box cars with it The track
was badly damaged.
No gasoline caught fire, but fire
immediately broke out in a bed of
leaves and grass nekt to the track
and spread quickly catching a negro
church located one hundred yards
from the track. The building was de
stroyed. No one was hurt in the ac-
**dent .
GIRL'S STATEMENT WILL HELP
VIENNA
Here is the* girl’s own story: “For
years I had dyspepsia, sour stomach
and constipation. I drank hot-water
and olive oil by the gallon. Nothing
helped until I tried buckthorn bark,
glycerine, etc., as mixed in Adler-i-ka.
ONE SPOONFUL helped me IN
STANTLY.” Because Adler-i-ka
Bushes the ENTIRE alimentary tract
it relieves ANY CASE constipation,
sour stomach or gas and prevents ap
pendicitis. It has QUICKEST action
of anything we ever sold.
FORBES DRUG CO.
A nice home place, 65 acres Of best
land in county, 55 acres in cultivation,
five-room house painted and ceiled,
in 3 miles of Vienna. Write or pl|one
D. C. KETCHUM, Vienna.
GAME LICENSE EXPIRES
IN GEORGIA APRIL 20
The News is in receipt of the fol
lowing letter from Judge U. V. Whip
ple, Chairman of the Crisp County
Council of Defense, announcing a
meeting at Cordcle on Wednesday,
March 27. Dr. Andrew M. Soule,
Federal Food Administrator for Geor
gia, will be present, t and it is hoped
at as many of our people as can will
qHl. v
*fln a letter just received from Dr.
Andrew M. Soule, Federal Food Ad
ministrator for Georgia and Presi
dent of the State Agricultural College
at Athens, he whites:
“ ‘Unless something happens 'un
foreseen and beyond my control, I ex
pect to be with you at Cordele on the
27th .of this month and am looking
'd with great pleasure to meet-
irg«ypu and the other good people of
your county at that time. . *
Very respectfully,
ANDREW M. SOULE. 1
“This assures us of a great day on
Wednesday, March 27th from the
hours of 10 a. m. to 12 noon. The
address and exercises will be held at
the Court house in Cordele, Ga., and
the public generally of Crisp and ad
joining counties are cordially invited
to be present. Dr. Soule is easily the
best informed man in Georgia upon
tho food situation and necessities as
relating to the war, and it will be a
great treat to hear him. Please urge
all yoqr readers to coihe out.
Yours truly, ,
" U. V. WHIPPLE,
Chairman Crisp County Council
Defense.
Atlanta, March.—All game licenses
bought in Georgia prior to April 20,
1918, expire on that dated*
This is a new ruling based on an
opinion from the attorney generdi,
establishes a hunting season in
Georgia, rather than adhering to the
calendar date for a year.
State Commissioner Sam J. Slate
issues the following instructions to
County Game Wardens:
Basing my decision upon the opin-
of the attorney general, I hereby
instruct all wardens in this state that
licenses sold prior to April 20,
1918. All lincenses sold after April
1918, will be good for the season
1918-19, expiring April 20, 1919,
wardens will govern themselves ac
cordingly,”
Mr. Slate quoteB, in bis letter of in
structions, the opinion of the attorney
general, in which Mr. Walker holds
that, though the amendment of 1910
the fish and game act throws some
cloud over the legislative intentions,
is his judgment the language in the
first part of the act indicates that
the game licenses shall terminate at
the end of the season.
Continuing his instructions, Mr.
Slate says:
“This opinion was rendered too
late for the printing of licenses this
season, butrl will ask that all Wardens
instruct the people in their various
counties.
“AH wardens will hold licenses on
hand until March 20th of this yeqr
and then forward them by express
collect to this office with a full re
port for the season 1917 -18. I will
ask the wardens to whom I am mail
ing extra copies of this bulletin to
pleasop ost same and give it as much
publicity as possible.”
AUTS ASSOCIATION TO
MEET IN MACON
FORT A CANDIDATE
icus, Ga., March.—The race
for4gBdtorof_ihe southwestern chr-
cuRMT Knffirt} 1 IfpSiW hire' When
friends of John Allen Fort, present in
cumbent of the office, announced he
would be a candidate to succeed him
self. Mr. Fort has been in office
since his appointment a year ago by
Governor Harris and during his in
cumbency has made a remarkable
record for efficiency and attention to
its affairs.
SHORTAGE OF CARS
EFFECTS FERTILIZERS
Atlanta, Ga., March.—Commission
er of Agriculture of Georgia, J.
Brown, has protested to Federal Di
rector of Railroads W. G. McAdoo,
against the tradsfer of 4,500 cars
the west to haul grain, and lays that
it is paralyzing the movement of fer
tilizers on the eve of the planting
season.
In a telegram to Mr. Mc£doo, Mr.
Brown says:
“This section is largely dependent
upon the use of fertilizers and it
conservatively estimated that there
are a million tons which must move
within the next thirty days in
southeastern states or our production
will be seriously impaired.
“It has always been a problem here
at this particular period of the year
to get sufficient cars to move ferti
lizers, hnd now with the general ex
odus of cars wb are alarmed. What
relief can you offer us?”
BERRIEN COUNTY FARMER
FOUND DEAD IN RIVER
Nashville, Ga., March.—George
Hendley, an aged white man, living in
the northwestern part of this county,
was found dead in little river. J. W.
Stallings, while fishing along the river
found a man’s suit, the trouser pock
ets containing $2.60 and other things
around the place aroused suspicion.
Investigation led to the finding of the
dead man in a deep hole of the river,
his feet and hands securely tied to
gether with strong cord. About his
neck was hung a salt sack stuffed
with sand. Several bruises were
found on the head and neck of the
dead man, and the body showed indi
cations o fhaving been in the river
for several days.
The coroner's jury returned a ver
dict that the manner of the man’s
death was unknown. Mr. Hendley
.was about 68 years old.
"SATURDAY NIGHT SKETCHES”
Stories of Pioneer Days in Wire-
grast Georgia on Sale
"Saturday Night Sketches," “hu
morous, sentimental, pathetic,”
ing fifty-eight of the sketches appear
ing under the title “Saturday Night’
in the Tifton Gazette, are oi
price $2.60 postpaid.
The book has 304 pages and seven
illustrations from original sketches
Tom J.'.Nicholl. It is ap Author’s
Autographed Edition, bound in Ma
roon silk cloth, with gold lettering.
Clear print, large type, a neat and
attractive volue, that should be
every southern library. Sent on
ceipt of price by J. L. Herring, Tifton
Ga.
‘Local agents wanted. Especial
ducement to boys or girls working
their way through school.
IT IS URGED-THAT AS MANY
MEMBERS BE PRESENT AS
POSSIBLE.
The secretary of the local unit of
the Georgia,Adtomobile Association
is in receipt of the following letter
which explains itself:
“The Executive Committee of this
association will hold its March meet
ing in Macon on the night of Monday,
the 18th, at some place selected by
the Motor Club of that city and it is
urged that your club be there in as
large numbers as possible.
“The Committee will reach Macon
by noon of that day and will make a
run to- Camp Wheeler that afternoon,
arrangements for which are being
perfected by the Macon Club. Can
not you arrange for a large delega
tion to join the Committee? This
meeting will be one of great import
ance to your section. Take the mat
ter up with your members and urge
them to join us. Will you not ask
your local paper to give such men
tion of this run as they see fit? I
Will appreciate it. May I not hear
'from you? ; v -
Yours truly,
T. R. GENTRY,
- Chmn. Tours Com.”
WEEK OF PRAYER
Beginning next Monday afternoon
at 3 o’clock, March 18, and lasting
four days, the Missionary Society of
the Vienna Baptist church will ob
serve a season of prayer for home
missions. Interest is already being
manifested and plans bts being made
for a good meeting. -**-
We trust it will prove to be a great
spiritual uplift to the society and
church. All ladies interested in this
work are cordially invited to meet
with us, especially the ladies of the
Bethel, Drayton and ,Mt. Pleasant
societies.
Dis. Sec.
In France Announced By
Red Gross War Council
The Relief work of the America]
Red Cross In France Is already well
under way,’ and appropriations for
this work to the amount of 110,519/
169.60 havo boon made by the Red
Crass War Commit to cover the period
from the time when the United States
entered the war up to April 10,1918.
Of .this amount, 114,019,8119.60 is for
military relief, under which head
comes everything pertaining to hos
pitals and hospital supplies, canteen
service, and arrangements for the rec
reation and comfort of the American
soldiers when off duty.
For civilian relief, including aid to
refugees, care and prevention of tu
berculosis, cure of children, re-educa-
tlon of mutilated and blind soldiers
and general relief work In six districts
of the devastated area, a total of $9,-
656,482.16 has been appropriated.
Tho bureau of supplies and other
administrative bureaus wilt receive
$3,359,641.75. Under this bead come
all transportation facilities, the de
partment of engineering, the expenses
of 27 warehouses and Insurance on
goods stored therein, as well as all
office expenses in France.
Under the head of miscellaneous
activities, for whldh $3,683,346.20 has
been appropriated, come such things
as relief of the families of sick and
wounded French soldiers, all emer
gencies, the American ambulance
fund, food for the French people, the
Red Cross health center and other
similar Work. ,
In addition to this amount, an ap
propriation of $7,063,649.12 has been
made for the purchase la the United
States of supplies for shipment
France.
Of this appropriation, only a very
small percentage goes for salaries as
more than 3-4 of the Red Cross work
ers In France are volunteers, a great
many of whom even pay their own
expenses. It has been estimated by
the War Council that for every dollar
donated to the war fund, $L02 Is spent
In direct reTTtt the 02 being interest
INTOLERANCE” TO
BE SHOWN HERE
In what has been called tl»e “great
est show in the world,” '‘Intolerance,”
W. Griffeth’s new-art ’spectacle
which is to appear at the DeSoto The
atre Wednesday, March 27. Presen
tation is given of four different per
iods of civilization—mighty Babylon
during the prodigal reign of Belshaz
zar; Judea in the time of the Nazer-
cne; Mediaeval' Francis in the 'days
when Catherine dff MedM-plotted tho
destruction of the Huguenots; and
America of the present.
In “Intolerance" Mr. Grjffeth has
bet a standard of collossal production
which it is doubted he himself^ will -
ever be able to outclass.- Never be-
fore, it is said have stage settings
been seen to equal in size or magnifi
cence the tremendous edifices Mr". -
Griffin reared to reproduce the mighty
walls of Babylon, the palace of Bel-
izar and th« temple of Bel. As-
tofindlng art the ancient world splen
dors of the wonderful palace with its
great hall over a mile long and its
golden statue of Ishtar the Goddess
of Love. The seats for this unusual
attraction are scheduled to go on sale
Wednesday morning, March 20, at
Powell Bros. Drug Co.
FOR SALE—One Ford touring car,
in good condition. Apply to W. T. *> nc ® April
Gilbert. than 279,000.
,t in the
1, 1917,
IS NEGRO WOMEN IN
SECTION GANG WORK
Savannah, Ga. March.—Because of
the inability to secure men for sec
tion gang work the Central of Geor
gia has put on a gang of eighteen ne
gro women to serve in that capacity.
They began their labors putting crocs
ties in position to be used in repair
ing the roadbed. The women are
proving excellent laborers and the
first day’s work has been satisfactory
to the management.
NO REASON FOR IT
You are Shown A Way Out
There can be no reason why any
reader of this who suffers the tortues
'of an aching back, the annoyance of
urinary disorders, the pains and dan
gers of kidney ills will fail to heed the
Word of a resident of this locality who -
has found relief. The following is
convincing proof.
Mrs. C. O. Bales, 212 Fourth St.,
Albany, Ga., says: “I have suffered
for a long time from a heavy, dulr
avho in the small of my back. I had
headaches and dizzy spells and was
bo thered by black spots floating be
fore my eyes. Doan’s Kidney Pills,
gave me great relief. I haven’t had
any kidney trouble for quite a while
now.”
Price 69c, at all dealers. Don’t
simply ask for a kidney remedy—get
Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that
have been more Mrs. Bales had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
* Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.