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The Vienna News
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MISS EMILY WOODWARD
Managing Editor
Eatercd at the post offlce in Vien
na. 6a., oa second clan mail matt*
ling to the net of Cong
i 3rd, 1871
THURSDAY, APRIL IS, 1918
THE UNBRIDLED TONGUE
A little book has recently been formed,
published which has this title, “One
Hundred ami One German Lies.”
The little pamphlet is no doubt what
it’s nqmc represents, for the author
has simply compiled a list of mendac
ious statements relating to the war,
that have had their origin, Heaven
knows where, but obviously in the
imagination of persons who arc eith-
erer inimical to the United States
Government or else indifferent to the
truth and.to the welfare of the coun
try. Our enemy is guilty of so much
that is atrocious, that we do not hes
itate to lay any violation of right and
truth to his door, but it is a regret,
table fact that the responsibility .for
many of the false statements that are
given circulation rests not upon our
enemy, the Germans, but upon some
of our own people who without a
thought of the harmful effect, are
careless in the repetition of state
ments, which after getting by several
tongues of this kind arc not recogniz
able to the author. ' ,
This is a time when there is a great
need for guarded speech. It is even
dangerous to talk too freely now, for
tometlmes ail unwittingly harm is
done where nhne is intended by
careless speech. It will be well
think not only twice but several times
before speaking now.
What About THis War?
What Does It Mean To You?
A message recently sent out by W. C, Wardlaw Chairman of
the Liberty Loan Executive Committee of the Sixth Federal Re
serve District is such a powerful argument favoring the support
by the people of the Third Liberty Loan issue that we have tak
en the liberty to make a few changes in the text of it and pass'
its real meaning on to the people of Dooly:
When Noah started building his Ark, nobody would have
paid five cents for a ticket. When the warters started rising
everyone would have been willing to give everything he possess
ed to be aboard; a ticket would have been a bargain at
price.
When the War started, it was three thousand miles away, and
the fighting is still there. How much are you willing to lend
your Government to keep it that far away?
If the Germans come over here you will be like those left out
of the Ark and neither you, your family, nor the property you
have, would be worth five cents to you. ^
The farmer is as loyal to his country and as patriotic as any
other class of people, his failure to subscribe to the First and
Second issue'of Liberty Loan Bonds was because he was not in-
FARMERS UNION
TO HAVE MEETING
MANY PROMINENT AGRICULTU
RAL LEADERS TO DELIVER AD
l BACK UP UNCLE SAM
Get on the firing line for Democ
racy, Be loyal in thought, word and
deed. Have courage to fight for the
right Great principles are at stake
so make your influence count
The world looks to America—fi> you,
American women see this war in its
true light as their loved ones go to the
training camps “over there.” They
take pride in the men who are fight
ing their battles and hold in high _
honor their mothers and wives who’reared ill sacrifice,
display Spartan fortitude under the
severest of all tests of their patriot-
ism. No country begins to fight in
earnest until its women are ardused.
In America the great awakening has
come and timid pacifism will receive
short shift next November from wom
en with votes who realize that a Hun
victory means the degradation of thoir
sexes.—L. B. P.
There are just as many good reasons why other red-bloode'd
Americans should answer this call to come to the assistance of
the Government which furnishes him protection, liberty and
prosperity; but the following reasons have been suggested why
the farmer should support this Loan:
Our boys are fighting hand to hand With the enemy. This is
as much your war as theirs, and as much your country as their
country.
If we had allowed Germany to keep us off the seas, your
crops would have rotted in the field for want of a market, and
prices would have been extremely low, lower than when your
cotton was six cents a pound in 1914.
• Our country is trying to protect your farms from invasion; to
protect your wives, mothers and daughters from being outrag
ed ; your children from being maimed; and your usefulness from
being destroyed.
The United States Government is not calling on you for a do
nation, but for a loan, and for this loan is willing to pay 4 1-4
per cent interest.
The money loaned to the United States and our allies comes
back to you when the Government buys your crops at prices
■never before heard of; you are really investing war profits in
gilt-edged securities.
The Government is calling for this money to be used for
feeding and clothing our boys; to build ships and aeroplanes
to make guns and cannon, shot and shell; and other implements
of war to defeat the World’s worst enemy of Liberty; and
keep the enemy from invading this country.
Our Government is going to raise the money necessary
carry on this War to a glorious victory.; and if the farmers and
others who have the money will not lend if to the Government,
the Government will tax both farm and farmer, cotton, and ev
erything owned by mankind in this country, so as to raise this
money.
If the Government taxed cotton just $10.00 per bale the farm
ers would pay over one hundred million dollars annually into
the'War Fund.
If every farmer would simply invest $10.00 in Liberty Bonds
for every bale of cotton he raises, the farmer would own over
'one hundred million dollars of the best security on earth, pay
ing him 4 1-4 per cent Interest.
A GOVERNMENT BOND IS WORTH MORE THAN A GOV
ERNMENTTAX RECEIPT.
The Stars and Stripes have never trailed in defeat, and.no red
blooded American will l£t it trail so long as he has an atom of
manhood or a dollar in money.
This is no time for penny patriotism,. ancFthere is only one
)kind of patriotism—the kincVwhich is born of unselfishness and
Atlanta, Ga.—On May 1st, 1918,
anylthe Georgia Farmers Union will hold
a State Convention in the ha|l of the
House of Representatives, State Capi
tol, Atlanta, Ga., The purpose of this
meetings will be to enlist the greatest
interest possible among the farmers
of Georgia to the end that all food
crops will be cultivated intensively
in order that Georgia will have the
greatest yield possible this year. AL
stress will be laid on the fact that
much com and other food crops can
be planted yet, and by doing this our
food supply can be greatly increased.
The greater part of the meeting
will be open to the public and all
farmers are urged to attend as well
members of the organization.
National President, Chas. S. Bar
rett, who is so actively identified with
agriculture as it is connected with
the war will pe in attendance and
make one of the principal addresses.
Gov. Hugh M. Dorsey has accepted an
invitation to be present and make an
address and his address promises to be
very instructive and one of the most
interesting parts of the Convention.
'Dr. J. Phil Campbell, the Director of
the county Demonstration work
Georgia will speak to the convention
as well as M. L. Johnson, one of the
most prominent formers of Bartow
County and Georgia.
Hon. J. J. Brown, Commissioner of
Agriculture, will make an address.
Mr. Brown's-address will certainly be
a feature of the meeting as well os
important to the farmers of Ga.
In this state the Farmers' Union is
working to aid in the production
and conservation of food in Gebrgia.
We take this opportunity to invito and
urge ail farmers to attend this meet
ing and help in organizing and agri
cultural effort in Georgia, for the pur
pose of producing the larger, and best
fo.,d crops we have ever produced in
the state.
to
to
' REMEMBER!
"Close up the Ranks” has been the
order of every successful commander.
In battle men fall, but those who
survive dll up the gaps.
Russia may be out of the vyar BUT
REMEMBER—The United States
in this war to win.
HEAR KERR BOYCE TUPPER, D. D., L. L. D„ NATIVE GEORGIAN,
OF PHILADELPHIA, DELIVER AN ADDRESS ON “AMERICA AND
THE WAR” AT SCHOOL AUDITORIUM, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL
22, 1918 AT 8 O’CLOCK.
T he long and constantly
INCREASING LIST OF "ORPHAN”
AUTOMOBILES PROMPTS THE
PRUDENT BUYER TO MAKE HIS
SELECTION FROM AMONG THOSE
CARS WHOSE MAKERS HAVE
PROVEN THEIR STABILITY BE-
YCND QUESTION.
built in Touring
! $1185
Six-Cylindt r models sri
Cars and Roadsters, at
Eight-Cylinder models are built it) Touring ef-Wy-
Cars, Roadsters and Club Roadsters, at * » • »
F. O. B. UNSING, MICHIGAN
DEMONSTRATION OR FURTHER INFORMATION Mf ^
S. L. Ryals
Cordele, Ga.
Street taxes arc now due for the
year 1918. Executions will be issued
May 1st.
3-21-Gt N. A. POWELL, C. & T.
MONEY TO LOAN
Without commission on realty, also
by notes.
A. A. SMOKE,
l-3-6mo. Perry, Ga.
Production of 10,000 new automo
bile trucks is in progress for the Ar
my. (
POTATO SLIPS FOR SALE
I will have a good many Potato
Slips for sale, mostly Portoricp Yams,
a few Hardshell and Triumph.. Prices
made upon application.
3-28-tf A. J. SHELL, Vienna.
New York has 800 school teachers
not naturalized.
Many women arc occupying English,
pulpits.
The Two Most Important Considerations of
=The Day=
BANKS WILL LOAN MONEY ON LIBERTY BONDS BUT NOT
TAX RECEIPTS
The order prohibiting the Bale of
flour in lota of leas than 12 pounds
has been suspended. Licensed dealers
have been advised that they may mar
ket severul sizes of packages weigh
ing less thnn 12 pounds with a 2pound
minimum.
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Over 200,000 applications for insu
ranee by officers and enlisted men of
the naval service had been filed by
March 31^ The average umount of
insurance on each policy was about
7,300, making a total of more than
$1,500,000,000. Payments on war-
risk allotments are now about $ 1,000,-
000 a month.
In Oklahoma county councils of
defense arc securing pledges from au
tomobile owners to furnish transpor
tation to- speakers for community
councils. The pledges provides that
thee hairman of the county council
may hire a car at the expense of any
signer who fails to furnish transpor
tation at a time promised.
The Shipping Board plans con
struction of three launching ways for
three 3,500-ton concrete vessels.
This type of vessel is still in an exper
imental stage, and if found success
ful the board may build 7,500*ton con
cretc ships.
Field and garden seed are uncondi
tionally exempted from all embargoes
according to the Department of Agri
culture. Instructions arc issued to all
railroads to do everything possible to
expedite the movement of seed.
Paint More-Scrub Less
Avoid the hard work and backache caused by scrubbing
floors. Bare wood floors absorb grease and dirt. No amount of
scrubbing will keep them absolutely clean. Paint protects
floors, docs not absorb dirt; no trouble to clean and is absolute
ly sanitary and pleasing in appearance.
ACriE QUALITY
FLOOR PAINT x
will make your housework easier. It is inexpensive, a quart is
enough for one coat on the average sized floor and you can ap-
ply it yourself.
V The Acme Quality Painting Guide Book tells all about paint
ing, staining, varnishing and waxing floors—what to use, how
much will be required and how the work should be done. Free
at our store.
C. A. Thompson
PInehurst, Georgia
Conserving Food and Buying
LIBERTY BONDS
, Another important thing to consider is whei’e will you
buy your Summer Apparel? This will be answered if you
come to ‘
Churchwell’s
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And see the many, many new things we are showing
in at once and Mid-Summer Wearing Apparel. The new
dresses are here in lots of new Styles and are of the most
wanted, materials of today. The suits are here too for your
selection. Come see for yourself the Ready-to-Wear and
Millinery, at reasonable prices here.
Churchwell’s -
Cordele, Georgia
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