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VOL. 2. No. 04.
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1014.
*1.00 FEB ANNUM.
Series of Disasters May
Disrupt Austria-Hungary
RUSSIANS IN THEIR ADVANCE AGAINST AUSTRIANS, HAVE TAK- ^
EN EVERYTHING BEFORE THEM AND ARE PREPARING TO fj| IjrpT IS f| Jlfl T
GO ON TO BERLIN—RUSSIA S CENTER MARCHES STRAIGHT III 11 r I |i| I |U| T
TOWARD THE GERMAN CAPITAL — AUSTRIANS LOST ONE- ULUUU I I III III L
FOURTH OF THE ENTIRE A RMY WITH ARCHDUKE FRED
ERICK.
London, Sept. 10.—The exultant the Russians on the Austrian rear,
Petrograd messages, and admissions at Rawa.
of disaster from Vienna, indicate a
long series of military misfortunes,
marking the history of the Austro-
Hungarian monarchy, about to be
capped with an unparralleled deba
cle, which may open the road to
Berlin and bring Austria to seek
peace.
The Belgium news indicates that
the Germans are preparing for even
tualities by rushing re-inforcements
southward.
London feels that the capture of
Cracow may result in the complete
annihilation of the Austro-German
armies in the Southeast. 9
The Russian steamroller is now
apparently well under war.
Great interest is manifested in Sir
John French's report, in which it
U£s stated the British were com
pelled to fight against annihilation,
at one time in France. He told how
tlie British iorce faced destruction
by a vastly superior German army,
hut they saved the day by their he
roic stand on the river Oise. ,
(By Associated Press.)
London, Sept. 10.—The silence of
Berlin and Bordeaux, up until the
early afternoon today, emphasizes
the decisive character of the battle
which is being fought east of Paris
today, along a line extending for one
hundred miles or more.
Tills silence Is also believed to in
dicate the Germans are re-lnforcing
their center, which is bearing the
brunt of the terrific onslaught of the
Allies, and whioh is believed to be
making a tremendous effort to re
gain the ground which has been
lost during the fighting of the past
two days.
HOUSE ON PARKER'S DAIRY SITE !
DESTROYED THURSDAY NOON'
—WAS ERECTED BY SLAVE j
LABOR SIXTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
—FIRE CAUGHT IN ATTIC.
War Developments Thursday
Japan Joins war pact, agreeing not to declare peace un
til the other Nations do.
German fleet seen In Gulf of Bothnia, steaming east. Thir
ty-one ships In fleet.
Russians defeat Austrians with tremendous losses In
Oalacla.
March toward Berlin Is started. Russian center already
advancing with that as objective point.
England, France, Spain and China sign peace treaties
with the United States.
Parisians believe decisive battle of war Is now being
fought between Allies and Germans.
England with enlist 500,000 more soldierB, the greatest
number ever enlisted.
Turkey seized Albania and Italy Is preparing to Inter
vene with ships and soldiers.
Frances Joseph said to be up and weP. attending to tbe
regular duties of his office.
One-fourth of entire Austrian army was disabled by
Russian attack in aGlacia.
Servians take the offensive against Austria.
Austria may sue for peace within a few days. If con
tinued reverses befall them.
Terms of peace to end war arc already subject of com
ment In Italy.
S MEETING OF
COUNTY ON TOE COTTON
SEPT. TOTH,
...... ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
ALLIES HOLDING THEIR OWN
That tlie Allies are more than
holding their own is the deduction
df English observers today from the
meagre news of the battle. It is
evident that the Germans' rushing
tactics have been temporarily coun
tered.
Diplomats at Rome are today said
to be discussing points on which a
treaty of peace might be concluded.
Tlie general view seems to be that
peace would most likely be brought
abont thru the mediation of Presi
dent Wilson, In which event, an in
ternational conference would be
held In Washington.
RUSSIANS HAVE MAPPED OUT
PLAN THAT WILL TAKE
ENGLISH “TRIP-HAMMEIt”
GOT IN ITS DEADLY WORK
AMONG KAISElt'S MEN.
(By Associate 1 Press.)
Paris, Sept. 10.—Tile left end of
the Germnns' curved battle line,
which on Monday extended to Seg
ment, in a wide circle, from Meaux
to Vitry-Le-Francois, about one hun
dred miles east of Paris, was hit by
the English “trip-hummer" yester
day mid forced to double back ap
proximately twenty-five miles.
It is believed here that the light
ing of Tuesday and Wednesday was
easily the hottest of the war.
The Germans brought up rein
forcements from their left, but tile
English troops forged abend.
It is believed the Germans retired
toward Epernay, seventy milee from
Paris, The British have crossed the
river Marne, and are now in a posi
tion to follow ap their sucress in
menacing the Germans constantly
Bay Brook, the beautiful dairy home
in charge of Mr. Theroux, was burned
yesterday morning about 11 o’clock.
The fire was discovered In the at
tic, by men around the place, and
they made a valiant effort to put out
the flames in the roof, but the
water was insufficient and it rapidly
Bpread to all parts of the house.
When the department arrived,
they made further efforts to stop
the flames, but could do nothing
without water, which the distance
precluded their getting. The beau
tiful home was destroyed completely
within the space of thirty minutes,
the flames fairly eating their greedy
way through the splendid timbers of
which It was built. The wind was
from the Southeast, and this was all
that prevented the destruction of
the dairy, barns and adjoining out
houses.
Built Many Years Ago.
The home was built sixty-five years
ago by .Mr. Bryan, who at one time
was editor of The Enterprise.
with their turning movement,
The French forces have been sta-
PVTO^HEART‘of GERMANY Uoned the bank * <>f ‘ he <>“««• *»
INTO HEART OF GERM AM hf>ck the Germaiv re-lnforcements.
(By Associated Press.) ' Automobile couriers arrived in
London, Sept. 10.—The Petrograd Paris from tbe fighting lines this
correspondent of the Morning Post, I morning. One reported that the
says:
I A Mass Meeting of Thomas Coun-
jty citizens 1b called to be held in
'Thomasville, at the Court House.
[Saturday morning, September 19th.
I This meeting is called for tha
I purpose of discussing the cotton sit-
iuation, as it affects this county, and
i of devising ways and means of hold
ing the crop until it will bring a
{price more nearly equal to the cost
| of production.
j This gathering is one of the most
'important ever held in the county,
lit is fraught with possibilities of
co-operation and mutual aid that
will become a means of saving!
money for many people In the coun-
ty.
It is a wonderfully potent call,
and should be answered from every
section of the county by every citi
zen who is interested in the mat
ter.
Details and plans will be an
nounced as they materialize.
Every man should consider well
the possibilities of distress, if noth
ing Ir done. Every one who can,
should have some definite idea of
what should be done, and how, and
express it there.
The meeting will be called to or
der at eleven o’clock, and it will be
in session until something definite
is done, with reference to Thomas
County.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS LOWER
RATE TEN PER CENT, JUST AS
THE STATE HAD PREVIOUSLY
DONE—TOTAL RATE IS Ilia,
AS AGAINST 12*1 LAST YEAR.
"The Russian armies are moving
forward, driving the Germans on to
the western banks of the Vistula
river. The Germans have Cracow
behind, in which to rally. Cracow
is on the same meridian as Koenigs-
was made of heart timber, the very
best that could be bought, and was
hewn by slaves, the entire work
taking two years to complete. The
timber was almost as good today as
when It was first Bet, and Its dura
bility and hardness had been tested
sufficiently to allow the statement
that there was no better pine tim
ber In any residence in this part of
the country.
It was purenased by Mr. Hall
Parker several years ago, and he oc
cupied it as his home, making ex
tensive Improvements on the place.
„ u = s of srai
As predicted in The Times-Enter-
prlse, the county tax rate haa been
reduced three quarters of a mill for
next year. The coilnty commission
ers, at their meeting held Tuesday,
formally fixed the rate at seven
mills. It was seven and three-quar-
Xtlter mills last year. The state rate
has been lowered ten per cent, also, gia.
making the total tax this year in
Thomas County 11 Vj .mills as against
12 Vi last year, or a decrease ol 1‘,i
mills.
This will come os welcome news
to the people of the county, espec
ially those who hare stood by and
defended the new tax act and pre
dicted Its success. If properly en
forced. Judge Hart took occasion
to compliment Thomas County, and
to state that It was the enforce
ment In Thomas County and the
spirit in which It was accepted that
made the measure a success in Geor-
, ~ . _ .. erty to Mr. Theroux, who was min
is much greater than Is commonly, n1ng the dalry and llved , n thc
supposed. {house. Mr. Theroux will continue
The courier also said t.iat the; his dairy business, and will make
one hundred thousand German i arrangements to live close to the
troops, who passed Into the Depart-j place until further plans can be
me;it of Solne-et-Marne Monday, are; completed.
NEW COW IS BRED IT THE
THOMASVILLE EXPERIMENT STATION
EXPERTS HAVE SOLVED A LONG STAPLE RESISTANT COTTON
WHICH MATCHES EARLY AN D IS THE BEST FOR THIS SEC
TION—GREAT THING FOR F AIMERS IF THEY WILL INVES-
T1GATE IT CAREFULLY AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE EX-
PERIMBNT8—BOARD MAY COME HERB SEPTEMBER 10th.
PECAN DISEASES ALSO INVESTIGATED,
TREATIES OF
PEACE SIGNED
ENGLAND, FRANCE, CHINA AND
SPAIN SIGN TREATIES WITH
THE UNITED STATES—TWEN
TY-SIX HAVE NOW BEEN SIGN
ED AND OTHERS LIKELY.
The state agricultural experiment do not meet the requirements, as
station, locateo at the Winter place,idoes the e«Tly "Express."
near Thomasville, Is proving be-1 The local people are endeavoring
yond question, its value to the far-'to get the members 0 f the state
mers of this section of the state. [ agricultural board, constating
berg, and the Russians have almost 1 now retiring. A large detachment j Mr. Parker had fifteen hundred j M ” Ira Williams, who has c.iarge the President, of the Agricultural
levelled up to this meridian, with |of German cavalry, which was cut dollars Insurance on the house and| of the co “ on at ““ station has society, the President of the state
their armies in East Prussia, two off from the army, took refuge ln.a ! a thousand dollars on his furniture, 1 l ,lante d eleven varieties of cotton in Horticultural society, E. L. Worsham
forest last night, and are now sur ,in thc place. Mr. Theroux also had| a te8t P atch - J and J. D. Price down here on t.ie
rounded by the French. .some furniture, but it Is not known Ho >*“ usad eaRh >" a nineteenth of this month when the
how much Insurance he carried, if , alte ™ at ^* ‘ 1 ' n h e n s „ t an i„h!l* r ?“ ,0 , tt ° n ma ’ ,i ‘ meet,n « la
; an y # able to demonstrate without doubt j held and have as many as can visit
hundred miles from where the Aus
trians are making their last fight.
When Austria is disposed of.
Russia will begin a westward
march on a front two hundred
milee wide, that will sweep like
a tidal nave across tbe Ger
man Empire.
The key to the tactical situatioa
is at Rawa, where the Austrians are
now making a desperate struggle to
prevent the Russian advance.
GERMANS CLAM REPORTS
OF DESTRUCTION HAVE
IIEEN EXAGGERATED.
Washington, Sept. 10.—A Berlin
wireless to the German Embassy
says:
“The news of the destruction of
la “ ““‘““‘nothlnr ‘he Belgian towns has been greatly
Austrian defeat here means nothing .. 'nrinmnnt
idxoc *h an nnniMioHAri exaggerated. Verviers, Tlrlemont
less than annihilation. an(] char i eri)l arB )ntact , while Lou-
The Russians are also attacking va ( ne and Dlnnnt were only partly
Gerodek, sixteen miles west of Lem- destroyed ”
berg, the fall of which would bring
able to demonstrate
the very best adapted to south
Georgia soil. Mr. Williams is en
thusiastic about the cotton, know 1
as the "Express.” This cotton is a
long staple, about an inch and
three-sixteenths, and is grown ex-
t tensively in Mississippi, as the best
{cotton to fight the boll weevil and
is also a wilt resistant
the place and see what the results
have been. It is clear as day and
row by row, is demonstrated what
each one will do under ordinary
circumstances.
This Is a wonderful opportunity
for South Georgia, and if it resultsI
in the adoption of t:i~ —— —*
(Hy Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 10.— In the
midsi of the European war, England,
France, Spain and China have
agreed to sign peace commission
treatkf- »:»‘j the Lulled States.
One effect of these new conven
tions will be to prevent the United
States being drawn suddenly into
the great conflict.
Germany, Russia and Japan have
signified an acceptance of the prin
ciples of these treaties, though the
negotiations with these countries
have not reached a point of draft
ing the conventions.
Similar agreements with Turkey
and Greece have already been signed.
The first four treaties are ready
to sign, with their signing number.
The pacts of this kind, which have
been negotiated by Secretary Bry
an now number twenty-six.
Secretary Bryan hopes to have
thirty treaties ratified by Christmas,
which he believes will assure the
United States peace, with the whofe
world.
BRITISH GET
REVENUE WILL
HUNDRED MILLIONS BY TAXING
TOBACCO, WINKS, ETC., IN SPE
CIAL WAH ACT BY THE CON-
G It ESS OF UNITED STATES.
Washington, Sept. 10.—The Demo
crat ic members of the Ways and
Means Committee today completed
the War Revenue bill, proriding a
tax of three |»er cent, on all freight
trans|K>rtations, an increase of fifty
cents a barrel on beer, and twenty
I cents a gallon on all domestic wines.
It is estimated this tax will net a
revenue of one hundred and seven
million dollars annually.
The tax on freight was amended,
I after a conference with President
I Wilson, who had expressed opp'.i-
tion to it-
The freight tax bill will include
railroad, steamship and express ship
ments, but not parcels post. The
shipper would pay the tax to the
railroads.
Chairman Underwood said he be
lieved the bill would be approved by
President Wilson and also by a ma
jority of the Democrats In Congress.
SENTENCED THE WHONE NEGRO
lie as a Witness, Hut Was Sent
to the Gang When the Guil
ty Party Was Not Tried.
negr
QUALITY
Medicine to be Good
Must Have Quality
Good Medicines can only be made
from materials of the right quality
pure and fresh.
Such mateiids are used in all
medicines prepared by us.
Every Drug, every Chemical ev*
ery other ingredient entering into
our prescription work is pure, per=
fectly pure; and fresh, positively
fresh, besides being of the very
best quality to be had.
You get medicine of quality here.
AGENTS:
S. & W. Paints and Nunnally’s Fine Candies.
UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS IVILI
MEAN THE INTERVENTION OF
, . T !lR staple j | H ,, est sa)ted lt „„ „
is worth from three to four cents tholl5and tlmeg tho mone spent on |
more t.ian the ordinary short cot-1 | tH maintenance hy the state, ft j
ton. such as Is crown aere. (has also demonstrated that the
This cotton meets all require- North Georgia bleeds of seed which
intents ns so far tested. It is a beau-i ttre so |j down here wont do ns well i
, vtvuv.vtiov m, itlfuI staple ’ reBlsts wilt ’ wl11 9u,;cesK 't as the cotton bred esueclally for,
ITALY IF ALBANIA HvIllFFN i fUlly c ? ,,,pete wlth , the , bo " ' ve e' rl1 1 this country. The station has start-;
j hkiJkiv V I ANIA HAS - and brings more than the ordinary ed under most auspicious drcum-l
I ouiriBv. short cotton In .trice. This fact as [stances and lt lvoll | (i tln „ sp ,| OIls j
j , , „ — . demonstrated conclusively at the • draw-back to this section If the op- j
Home, Italy, Sept. 10.—The Glor-jstation proves the worth of the erutions and experiment -•
jnale d'ltallu, *«>**: i station to this section of Georgia abandoned, now when they
, "Prince Mohammed Burghutu 1211 and will result in wonders for Jlout’.i, needed.
| Eddcu Effendi, the fourth son of ex*{Georgia if proper cognizance is tak-
{Sultan Abdul Hamid, Is to be pro-jen of the tests and the results
j claimed Prince of Albania, under adopted in the general farming op-
I Turkey’s sovereignty." orations.
The newspaper then goes on to. The "half and half test patch is
HALF MILLION MORE TO HE EN
LISTED. MAKING THE LARGEST
ARMY EVER GOTTEN TOGETH
ER IN THAT COUNTRY.
London. Sept. fO.*—Premier As
quith today asked Parliament to add
another hair million men of all ranks
to the regular army
This brings tlie total of all ranks
In the army to 1,186,400 men. a fig
ure never liefore equalled In the his
tory of England.
ta. Sept. 10.- -An Atlanta
as identified hy several wR-
n-‘sses. tried, convicted and sentenc
ed to two >ea-s in the criminal
* onrt yesterday, before it was dis
covered ie wasn't a defendant at
all. but merely a witness in another
Will Russell was In jail, as a wit
ness in a murder case, and another
Will Ru*sell was under indictment
for b rglarv. The bailiff brou lit
tiie wrong one to court, and Mrs.
Robert Viewig, whose home had been
rob’if!. identified hint as the thief.
He was also Identified by others.
The negro sat through the trial
without emotion and was convicted.
Jti^t as he was being taken back to
fall, the mistake was discovered.
Now. the othe r negro must be tried.
say that this would he a direct vio
! lation of the desison of the London
Conference, and may induce Italy to
{intervene immediately.
Ratrle.ships transports aid troop*
not good by any means. Tlie famou
Texas Roll Weevil cotton won’t grow
well In this country. The "Hastings
Rank Account” isn’t a good variety.
There are also several hybrid breeds,
are ready to move at a moment's no. j the result of the state experiments,
tire, it is stated. j which will grow well here, but they
Tests.
The Pc
The station is n!co mi* v 'ng t°*t
of various pecan disease.. Tin
gentleman In charge,
lias all of the insects
and Is making dally
with sprays an* other
which in the long rin will giv
more information than all the hook
ever written cn the pecan culture.
ir. Spooner,
f tin* pecan
experiments
reventatlves
FALL 1914
~!i A T S~
We are Ready, We Know our Selection is as good
as any, The Quanitity numerous, too many in fact
for the times, but it makes your picking easier,
Come and look ‘era over, Glad to Show you.
SMITH-HARIEY SHOE CO.
P. S. New Fall Shoes Galore
Mobilization
of our stock of
Hart Schaffner & Marx
fine clothes is now going on
You may make your advance upon us
from any direction you please, in your demand
for good things to wear.
Suits and overcoats from these greatest of
clothes makers are massed at the most strategic
points; shirts, hats, neckwear, underwear, hos
iery, gloves; everything is ready for you.
The only thing lacking is enemies; we
haven't any; we’re on a friendly footing with
every man in town, we believe. With such
preparations for dressing you well theres noth
ing now to prevent you from marching into
this store and taking possession, at very reas
onable prices, of everything you want.
Louis Steyerman’s
The Shop of Quality On the Comer.