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VIENNA. GA ', THURSDAY, OCTQBER 31 IVI8
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DOOLY BOY HAS jDOOLY BOY IS
THRILLING EXPERIENCE MADE MAJOR
HERSCHEL BROXTON ABOARD
TRANSPORT THAT SUNK IN
.. HARBOR—WRITES *" INTEREST
INGLY OF EXPERIENCE.
JAMES HARVEY BUTLER IB
CHIEF OF MEDICAL SERVICE
AT CAMP MEAN.
The first Dooly county boy to at-
Many and varied are the eiper-jtain the rank of Major in the Na-
iences that are coming to the various tional military service is James Har-
COND1TIONS IMPROVE IN CITY.
RURAL SECTIONS GREATLY
AFFLICTED. EPIDEMIC AT ITS
CREST AT BYROMVILLE AND
LILLY.
hoys from Dooly, many of whom,
prior to the outbreak of the war lived
quiet uneventful lives, for the most
ppft within the baundery lints of
Dooly, and so these thrilling, excit
ing experiences will main particularly
strong impressions upon their minds
and lives. Few, perhaps of the en
tire number who participate in the
great struggle will have 1 an exper-
vey Butler who was reared near Lil
ly and is widely known throughout
the county, having lived there and in
this city until about eight years ago
when he entered a medical institute
at Augusta, Ga., Graduating from
there Dr. Bqtler was chosen a mem
ber of the staff and was acting in that
capacity when he volunteered for
service as a physician in the U. S. Al
ienee on this side quite similar to that | my. Dr. Butler was a lieutenant ahd
which recently came to Hirschel Brox- J stationed at Camp Gordon. Several
tailed .description of it: j office of captain and now comes a new
I am in receipt of your paper under | evidence of the recognition of his
JL date of Oct 10, and sure enjoyed the j ability and efficiency, his promotion
home news. It's true I haven’t cross-1 to the rank of Major. He is now sta-
ed the pond yet, but the News was tioned at Camp Meade, Md., chief of
appreciated just the same. I think Medical Service at Evacuation
Mr. Swearingen has started some- pital No. 38.
thing that every true Doolylte will ap-
'ton. The following letter gives a de- j months ago, he was advanced to the
Hos-
preciate and that is sonding the News
to the home boys.
' We landed here four weeks ago
tonight after a very successful trip
through' some of the prettiest coun
try on the eastern coast We only
had one sick man in six hundred and
two in fifteen hundred which our of
ficers say was extraordinary. We
• were fully equipped and ready for
ovorsea duty ten days after arrival,
but on account of transportation we
were held up til the 16th. Then just
before the man were to board the
transport, she went down in her pier,
holding us up til a later date. A few
1 words of explanation: On the morn
ing of the 14th, a detail of men was
* sent to the transport to load our of
fice and officers’ equipment and was
. to remain on board till the rest of the
company arrived which was seven a.
m. the 16th. I was simofig the number
.ynt in advance so had the experience
of being on a sinking steamer. It was
formerly a German passenger steam
er which happened to be in New York
harbor at the outbreak of the war and
was taken over by the U. S., repaired
and put in shape to transport' tho
American troops across the diep. It
was the second largest transport in
the service, haying six huge guns, elec
trie elevators and luxuriously furnish
ed, eight decks and was 669 feet long.
Don’t think they ever found out why
she went down. It began to go down
about 6 o’clock and was soon listed to
one side, thew ater not being deep
enough to hide it alL The soldiers
Were more easily controlled than the
sailors, it seemed, they came down
the avenuo of escape like squirrels.
As . soon as she began to fill the lights
went out and as the soldiers had no
fire drill we did not know at the mo
ment where the exits were so some
few went down with it The Bed
Cross as usual, proved its worth In
Just a few minutes they wero on the
scene with food and clothing. *"’
Major Butler has a wide circle of
friends throughout the county Who
will be genuinely pleased to learn of
his rapid and no doubt well deserved
promotion.
UNADILLA DOTS
FLU TIKES HEAVY
TOLL OF DEATH
TOOMBS MOBLEY HAS {SEVENTEEN ODDLY
SERIOUS ACCIDENT {MEN CALLED TO COLORS
SUSTAINED SEVERE WOUND IN LARGEST CONTINGENT SENT TO
Three funerals in three days—Mr.
Wm. Morris, Mr. Tom Ingram and
Mrs. Mac Peavy. Mr. Morris and
Mrs. Peavy at Pinehurst Friday and
Sunday, and Mr. Tom Ingram at
Ebenezer, Crisp county, Saturday af
ternoon.
Our sick are doing very well and
the flu Is nqt so bad as yet with us as
at other places. Every precaution Is
taken to prevent the spread of the ep
idemic by our board of hehlth.
Our teachers have gone home for
a period of* few' Bay, J, uhtil the
school is opened again.
Mr. Chas. Dinkins of Pensacola,
spent the week-end with homefolks,
he belongs to the marine aviation
corps.
Quite a number of our boys report
ed last week to thee all to arms, going
to cantonments for special training.
We trust that there will not be a
necessity for more to go, as we are
lolcing for victory, armistice or uni
versal peace. We do not want peace
however sweet, at any cost or a peace
which does not mean justice to all, as
far as can be meted out, and will not
mean permanent cessation of hostili
ties and a victory or treaty which shall
forever bar the Central Powers from
taking up arms again So we may
beat our big guns Into plow-shares
and bayonets into pruning hooks, re
turn our boys to us, that they may
enter the marts of trade and feed the
world with bread instead of bullets.
Mr. Drake returned from the'hos
pital In Macon Sunday afternoon
This week finds practically no new
cases of influenza reported within the
city limits. In the country the,, ds-
ease is still working havoc, gripping
the families of whites and negroes in
almost every community. Reports
from ByromviUe indicate a serious
state of affairs there.. The illness of
Dr. Davis adds to the complexity of
the situation. A government physi
cian has been detailed for service
there this week, this action is expect
ed to go far toward relieving the suf
fering as well as anxiety and distress.
Conditions at and around Lilly have
taken on a rather serious aspect dur
ing thep ast week. There the disease
seems to be more active among the
colored people, many of whom are
passing through very trying exper
iences. A large number of deaths
have occurred among the colored peo
ple throughout the county. >,
The following deaths among the
whites have occurred during the past
week:
Terrell Christmas
Mr. Terrell Christmas, a young
farmer living several miles east of
Vienna died Thursday of last week
at his home after a short illness. Mr.
Christmas leaves a wife and several
small children. He was the son of
Mr. Tom Christmas. The funeral
was held at the Lane cemetery Satur
day morning, Rev. Nelson, of Lilly,
officiating.
where he went a few days ago for an
The .operation. He is on the streets today
need of the Red Cross can't be seen nearly well. We are so thankful for
by most peoplo especially those in men and medical surgery which can
make us well by removing the things
or adjusting the organ that impare
our health and destroy our activities.
Our Sunday School convention
which was to have been held with the
Unadilla Baptist church two or three
days of November, has been called
off on account of the flu. We hope
that conditions may soon be removed
that hinder our services and we may
resume our regular work.
CIRCLE MEETINGS
small towns and rural districts, but
please impress the people in my sec
tion with the necessity of it. You
can certainly see Its value in places
liko this. The army and navy would
certainly be handicapped without it
Wo are now waiting till another trans
port arrives to take us over, every
one eager to go.'
I’ve seen the greatest.Liberty Loan
drive ever , put over, everybody here
has from one |60 bond to millions.
Big corporations have signs every
where: “If you work for me you
will have to buy Bonds,” and the small
est child is as patriotic as a full-
grown man. I saw Douglas Fairbanks
while making his rounds in New York
city for bonds, he sold five million
dollars worth in one day and was sent
from Washington by mall, he still
wore the pottage stamp in his coat, he
came over in the mail service airplane
The greatest theater drive was put
on by Caruso, Gali-cruci, John Me- about a mile away. Took the author-
Cormick and one other singer, the ities a week to complete the invest!-
best singing I ever heard. I was at gation.
the Grand Central station when a I Flu has had an awful hold on the
small U. 8. flag waa unfurled. It camp here, and lots of the boys dying,
measured 80x160 feet, that being the.thing though it’s some better here
only place a flag that slxe would hang now.
The W. M. S. of the Baptist church
will meet Monday Nov. 4th, at 8
o’clock at tho following homes:
No. 1. Mrs. J. N. Hargrove.
No. 2. Mrs. J. L. Peavy.
No. 3. Mrs. T. R. Smith.
No. 4. Mrs. S. W. Turner.
All the ladles are urged to be pres,
ent at one of these meetings.
clear. I have visited all places of
, interest and teen some mighty good
shows, the Hippodrome especially,
i X machine gunner on an airplane
was practicising last Monday, hissed
his target and killed one of our men i
Guess we Iwil leave here the last of
the week.
Any time you have an extra News
please send it to me. Best withes and
regards to the folks back home.
Your friend,
and wounded four others, he was
HIRSCHEL BRXTON.
Mrs. Roy Christmas
The death of Mrs. Roy Christmas
occurred last Wednesday night about
11 o’clock nt the home of her sister,
Mrs. Will Morris, from Influenza.
Mrs. Christmas who lived in this city*
was called to the bedside of her sister
who was suffering from an attack of
the disease. After nursing her a few.
days Mrs. Christmas contracted the
disease and after a short illness ex
pired. She was, prior to her mar
riage, Miss Nina Murphy. Her hus
band survives her. She was buried
at Shiloh the following day, Rev.
Soonyers conducting the services.
LEQ FROM BROKEN WIND-
SHIELD.
MondayToombs Mobley, the young
son of Dr. H. A. Mobley, while driv
ing a Ford out on the Camp Ground
road, attempted to pass a buggy at a
rather high speed. In making ’ the
sudden ttrib he steered the car into a
sandbed-causing it to up-turn. The
little driver and his cousin, Fred Mor
gan, a youngster also, were caUght be
neath the > car. Miraculously little
Fred esca|>ed without injury but
Toombs was less fortunate, when the
car capsized the windshield was brok
en and a sharp piece of the glass, sev
eral inches long was driven through
th6 fleshy part of the boy’s leg. The
negro in .the buggy they were at
tempting to pass gave what ' - assist
ance he could, and in a few moments
Miss Ida ^Morgan an aunt of the
children happened along returning to
her home’ from town. The wound by
this time had bled profusely, the lit
tle fellow; had become very weak from
the loss pf blood and lapsed into un
consciousness. He was brought to
town-where the wound was dressed.
His condition was quite serious for a
day or two after the accident, but he
is reported much better today.
PRIVATE COKER HELPS
CAPTURE GERMANS
FORT SCREVEN ON 24.
MEN TO TECH.
NOVEMBER TERM OF
COURT ADJOURNED
JURORS SUMMONED FOR COURT
DUTY NEXT WEEK WILL NOT
BE NEEDED.
Within the past week three drafts,
have been mads; on Dooly's list of
registered men, the first was a call'
for thirteen white men qualified for
general military service. These men
Were sent to Fort Screven. The fol
lowing men made up the quota:
John Clarence Taylor
William Alfred Walters
Hubert Conly White
J. C. McCarty.
George L. Mashbura
Walter Coleman Clewis
Theron Harold Wilkes
Frank Adison Robinson
Walter Judson Clements
Jeremiah Hudson
James Hendon Williams
Charlie Lackey
Tapley William Owen
A call for one limited service man
sent Ben Leonard, colored to Char
leston. Tuesday for service . in the
navy yard there. -
Three men qualified for general
military service were sent yesterday
to the Georgia School of Technol
ogy for special technical training.
These were:
Charles P. Notes
Luther Howard
Eugene Howard Johnson.
Jpdge JX A -R. Crum came up from
Corijele*Saturday to confer with local
members of tho bar with reference
toMhe advisability of adjourning the
November term' of Court in view of
the -presence of thb' “fid" epidemic
throughout the county. After care
ful consideration it was decided best
to adjourn the November term. In
accordance with the agreement there
fore there will be no court until the
regular February term.
Jurors and grand-jurors summoned
to appear for servico during the No
vember term are therefore relieved
from duty and will not be expected
to report at the time designated.
Eddie Cason
Following, an attack of Influenza
and the subsequent development of
pneumonia, Eddie Cason, the eldest
son of Mr. B. T. Cason, passed away
Monday morning at the home of his
father. Mr. Cason was about 30
years old, he leaves a wife and two
small children besides numerous rela
tives to mourn his loss. Funeral ser
vices were conducted from the home
Tuesday morning, Rev. Sconyers of
ficiating, interment followed in the
family burial ground nearby.
- Mrs. Tom Brows
Mrs. Tom Brown, a young woman
of perhaps 80 years succumbed to an
attack of Influenza Monday after
noon. Mm. Brown with her husband
was'living with his father, Mr. Green
Brown. She leaves a babe 3 weeks
old. Thef unoral and interment were
at Mt. Vernon Tuesday.
Below'is a letter from Pvt W. H.
Coker of. this county to his mother.
Private Coker was sent overseas in
June and was transferred to the Rain
bow Division in July.
Text of letter.
Sept. 16,1918.
Mother Dear:
It has been quite a while since I
wrote you, so will write a few words
before going on guafd.' Well, I am
still fiue-and'idandy. Have nad spme
real expediences with the Fritzies
since I wrote you last A corporal
and I, captured seven of them. Our
platoon got twenty-five and you see I
got an Interest in the game.
You should soe the rate give up
when we Yanks get up to them. It’s
real sport to get a bunch of them in
a dugout
We boys are well cheered up now
adays, we feel like we will toon be
going home. I am writing you and
can hear Fritz’s big guns. When I
first heard them it was exciting to me
but not so bad now.
We haveb ten having some rainy
weather for war here of late, but then
we stop and think that whata hard for
us is also hard fdr the Huns. I may
bo wrong but I feel bettor over condi
tions now than ever before.
Row is dad’s crop turning outT On
ly wish I was thore to help him gather
it Tell him I will help him start his
next. Haven’t had a letter from any
of you yet, but maybe I’ll get them
all some day.
Give all the family my love and tell
them to write real often.
Your devoted son,
W. H. COKER,
Co. L., 166th U. S. Inf., Amer. E. F-,
via New York.
EXEMPTION OF EDUCATIONAL
ENDOWMENTS FROM TAXATION
Jim Simmons dies at Camp Merritt
A telegram to Marshal T. M. Sim
mons Monday brought information of
the death of his brother. Private
James Simmons which occurred at
the hospital at Camp Merritt, New
Jersey that day. The remains of Mr.
Simmons will be brought here for
burial. No notice has yet been re
ceived of the time of arrival.
Mrs. M. C. Peavy Claimed by Death
The death of Mrs. M. C. Peavy at
Pinehurst Saturday brought regret to
a large circle of friends in that city.
Mrs. Peavy was a young woman of ap
parently vigorous health, she eras ill
only a short time'and was thought at
one time to be greatly improved A
sudden change came, however, re
sulting in her death in a short time.
Before her marriage to Hr. Peavy a
few years ago she was Hiss Allie Rob
erts, she was widely popular, partic
ularly with the young people who, fre
quently enjoyed her hospitality. She
was a member of the Baptist church.
She is survived by a husband and sev
eral small children. The funeral and
interment occurred Sunday, Rev. Rob
inson officiating.
The United War Work Fund will
not buy a single bullet It bys smiles
Good Citizen Passes Away
Mr. J. B. Watson passed away at
his home near Pinehurst last Thurs
day night following a short but se
vere attack of Influenza. Mr. Wat
son was familiarly known as "Doc.”
He was a splendid Christian gentle
man and held the high esteem of all
who knew him. He leaves a grief-
stricken wife and several chil
dren; He was a member of the Prim
itive Baptist church. The funeral
and interment occurred at Pineridge
Friday, Rev. J. H. Woodward, of
Hawkinsville, officiating.
Mr. W. D. Morris Dim
Mr. W. D. Morris passed away last
Thursday at thq home of his son, Mr.
H. P. Morris, at the age of 77. Mr.
Morris had been in failing health for
many months and his death was not
unexpected. He was a native of
Jones county but had jived in Dooly
for the past 20 years. Rev. J. M.
Kelly conducted services which wero
held at Pinehurst Surviving him are
a wife and five children. Mr. H. P.
Morris, J. T. Morris, Mrs. G. S. Dan
iels and Mrs. J. W. Daniels and Mrs.
Lon MeGough.
Almost every state in the Union
exempts from taxation college en
dowments This Is an enlightened ed
ucational policy. It should be ratified
as a constitutional amendment on'No
vember 6th.
On November 6th, Georgia will
have an opportunity to join the great
majority of enlightened states in ex
empting from taxation college en
dowments by constitutional- amtnd-
In 1917 the Georgia Legislature,
after a thorough debate, voted by
more than a two-thirds majority to
exempt collego endowments from
taxation. Wo believe‘the legislators
took a wise stand in this matter, and
that the constitutional amendmen on
the subject will be ratified without
trouble on November 8th.
The colleges of Georgia are doing
a valuable and unselfish service for
the people of the state, and they rich
ly deserve to have the amendment for
the exemption of college endowments
ratlfie don November 6th.
Some of the institutions that will
be able to do better work for the state
if the constitutional amendment for
the exemption of educational endow-
pients Is ratified on November 6th are
Emory, Mercer, Piedmont, Agnes
Scott, Wesleyan, Shorter, Bessie Tift,
Brenau, Lagrange, Cox Lucy Cobb,
Andrew, Berry School; and many oth
ers.
Georgia ranks far down among the
states in the matter of stamping out
illiteracy. If college endowments are
exempted from taxation by the pro
posed constitutional amendment on
November 6th, more trained workers
can be turned out to help uplift the
general educational conditions of the
state.
Georgia has not as yet made any
provisions for giving to her ’ young
women a liberal college education.
This work has hitherto been done by
denominational or private institu
tions. At the same time, Georgia ha*
A CARD OF THANKS
From Mr. and Mrs.W. M. Felts, of
Ellenton, Ga., to the people of Vlem
and surrounding county of Dooly.
, We, Mr. ,and Mrs. W. M. Felts; of
Ellenton,-^a., father and mother of
F. M. Felton, of Vienna, Ga.‘ deceas
ed, do hereby take this method of ex
pressing oUt deepest and most sincere
heartfelt thanks to the people of Vi
enna, Ga. ahd surrounding' country
of Dooly county, for their -untiring
efforts and tender devotion to Our son
during his recent illness, and also for
(heir Unlimited kindness and sympa-.
thy to the mother and father, sisters
and brothers during tho'lr stay at tho
bedside and funeral of their j loved
one. May the richest blessings that
God can bestow rest upon each and
every one of this great host of friends
“ °V e pwyer of the grief stricken
fnipily.
. Witten .by S. R Felts, brother of
tte deceased in behalf of tho entire
fomily, and respectfully dedicated to
the people of Vienna, Go., and sur
rounding country.
(Signed) MR. and Mix. W. M. FELTS
^ Fptiicr and.Mother of tho de^eased^
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our thanks to
our friends and neighbors who so
kindly assisted us during the last
illness and death of our precious wife
and mother. May God’s richest bless-
ings be upon every one.
N. J. CHRISTMAS AND CHILDREN.
been one of the few states to tax the
endowments of such institutions. This
is an unwise policy, and w» are glad
that a chance is to be given on No
vember 6th tb ratify a constitutional
amendment which will remedy this In
justice.
From early colonial day* down t*
1877, when the present Constitution
of Georgia was made, college endow
ments were exempt from taxation. In
1877 large sums of money were be
ing poured into the State from the
North for Negro college* ahd schools
that were having then a pernicious In
fluence, while the white institutions
were receiving practically nothing.
With this condition In view, the mak
ers of the Consttution put a tax on
endowments. Conditions are entire
ly different now. The tax is proving
to be a burden and handicap to the '
white colleges, and the negro institu
tions are doing a helpful work too.
There I* every reason therefor* for
going back to the original policy of
Georgia. A constitutional amendment
to this end will be voted on next No
vember 6th and we hop* It will be rat-
tiled by * large majority.
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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 6TH
AT 10:00 O’CLOCK.
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