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THOMAS VILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1014.
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Snow and Mud Cause Great
Distress in French Battle Line Rf
GERMANS AND ALLIES HOTh LOSE HEAVILY PROM FXPOSI RE
ALONG THE LONG LINK 0^\ CONFLICT . ADVANCES MADE
BY FRENCH, Aifb GERMANS REPORT ADVANTAGE
IN THE FIGHTING—OEKMIJIS ARE REPORTED COT OFF FROM
DUNKIRK 1»Y EXGESSIVE WAxERd-BATTLE CONTINUED IN
A MODERATE WAY. ,
ed .allroad station, wnere every
traveler and all baggage, are care
fully searched lor anything that
might prove detrimental to the Al-
tliat a "wg' Torre of Gfernuins aroprnd [ lies’ cause. , '
(By Associated Press.)
London, f Vov. 10—In coneeq.i)eni
of the heavy rains, It Is rnmore
according to a Rotterdam* dispatch'
i '* ^ - '
Dixmudc, has been cut off by floods.
KHEDIVE TO TAKE UP
ARMS AGAINST THE ALLIES
“ (By Associated Press.)
Berlin, Nov. HI.—Reports received
here today from Constantinople, say
the Kliedlve of Egypt will leave Con.
stantinuple shortly, to assume com.
mand of tlio Turkish operations
against Egypt.
GERMANS WILL NOT ABANDON
EFFORTS TO REACH COAST.
(By Associated Press.)
Buffering Among Soldiers and
Peasantry, is Horrible.
(By Associated Press.)
London,, Nov. 16.—According to
correspondents writing from the
front, the winter weather Is having
STOCK YARDS
BUSY AGAIN
UNION STOCK YARDS IX CHICAGO
ALLOWED TO SLAUGHTER
CATTLE FOUND TO BE FREE
FROM POSSIBLE CONTAGION
AFTER QUARANTINE.
(By Associated Press.!
Chicago. Nov. 16.—The Union
Stock yards resumed the slaughter
serious effwt on the operation of « l‘v« stock today, after the expira-
the armies. The work in the tren-
ches is described as extremely try
ing, and the writers say that north-
ern Frnace ^‘seems swept with an
epidemic of influenza and colds.”
All the wounded soldleis show
great signs of. suffering, and there
are numerous cases of illness among
London, Nov. 16.—Tue Allied and~ J £em.£ue to exposure. The men in
German armies remained deadlock- 1 JN® trenches are being relieved more
ed today in West Flanders, along j frequently than formerly.
a battle line vhere the snow is ^n- The .recent fall of . snow in Flan- Two More States Under'Quarantine,
kle deep. The adverse weatuer • ders Is turning the roads into mud 1
conditions v.-lll make Ufa In the channels, making them very danger-
— • ■ ous foi- motor traffic.
eral quarantine, which was recently
ordered because of the prevalence
of foot anj mouth disease among
cattle.
Only animals which have been
passed upon as officially free frpm
contagion, and which have been
shipped from districts where the
disease has not been reported, were
allowed to bo killed.
trenches harder, and -jiao increase
the sickness In tile armies
It is expected the .a. t'llery duels
. hind Infantry clashes will lonttnucs,
as' heretofore, but on a much smal
ler scale. c.*>
Germans Determined os Ever.
The Germans have not' abandon
ed their effort to. get to the French
coast, but they have not been able
to advance.
The Allies claim the Germans are
back on the right bank uf the Yser
today, having been forced to aban
don on the left bank which they
took last week. ,
The Germans, In the meantime,
are finishing up their defenses,
which are stretched In row after
row, from Qstend to the Dutch bor
der. Should their present line
FRENCH RECAPTURED'
GROUND FROM GERMANS.
(By Associated Press.)
Paris, Nov. 16.—The official state
ment. Issued here this afternoon,
says: " i
Yesterday, along the Ysei canal,
between Ntoup'ort and Dixmude, the
fighting was limited to artillery ex
changes. 4
Two German attacks, o the south
west of Yrpes were repulsed.
The French captured certain
points of support, which the Ger
mans had recently taken.
Another British Boat Wrecked.
(By Associated Press.!
London, Nov. 16.—Reuter’s cor-
broken, they probably will try to respondent at Christiana, Norway,
winter In these carefully prepared
positions. ’ ■
Preparations on East German
Border.
The Germans are also executing
similar plans In the Eastern theater
of war, even In the face of the Rus
sian advance. It Is said -hat great
German forces have been oncentrat-
ed at Thorn. Posen and Breslau,
with the hloa of keeping the Rus
sians out of the more important dis
tricts in Posen and Silesia.
Petrograd sends a wold of cau
tion to the .Allies, saying they must
not expect the Russians to sweep
on to Berlin overnight.
Russians Imposing Fines.
In East Prussia, the forward
movement ,‘eems to continue. The
Russians are Imposing lines on the
captured cities. |
Their operations against the Turks
has spread like a conuflgration to
the southern entrance of the Red
Sea, where the Indian troops, aided
by British warships, have captured
an Important Turkish fort.
In the Caucasus, the Russians
and Turks are still at death grips,
both sides claiming victory.
Spies Bother England.
The spy agitation has again flared
up In England 1 , and today, all per
sons leaving London for the Conti
nent, must depart- from a deslgnat-
telegraphs that the British steamer
Weimar, from Russia for Scotland,
was wrecked off Norway’s coast.
All .hands were saved and taken
to Tornhjem. Among them were
twenty-three officers. The question
now is, whether these officers have
been Interned or not.
UNCLE SAM KEPT THE SECRET
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov. 16.—The states
of Connecticut and Montana were
placed under Federal quarantine to
day, because of fbot and mouth dis
ease outbreaks.
BEATEN MOH
TRIP THROUGH iJAPS HASTEN IMA COSTING
.SEVERAL ARMY CORPS ARE
REPORTED REPULSED AND
TWENTY’ a THREE THOUSAND j
MEN CAPTURED — BERLIN j
r SENDS OUT THE MESSAGE,
ELLA BELLE DISTRICT HAS
MANY PHOGRES1VE FARMERS
YVHO ARE KEENLY ALIVE TO
THEIR OPPORTUNITIES—WILL
PLANT WHEAT, AND THIS
WILL HE MADE INTO FLOUR
RIGHT IN THIS COUNTY. ,
YY’ARSHIPS HERETOFORE AT
HONOLULU, ARE SENT TO THE
CHILEAN COAST, TO STOP
GERMAN SHIPS.
During the past two weeks,
Tlmes-Enterprlae representative has
' 1 visited that section of Thomas Coun-
_ (By Associated Press.) Ity known as Ellabelle fllstrtct, and
“berlln, Nov. 10.—(By Wireless tojhe found the farmers In that locality
Sayville, L. I.)—Berlin officially an- . ver Y bus Y’ m * kln * “P lUeir syTut>
nounced tills afternoon that the Ger-
Icrop, harvesting their crops, pack
, i lng hay, digging potatoes, pulling
nmn attacks In the Flanders district u . s t uln ps and trading In lands
of Belgium were progressing slowly. | T h c first stop was made with
In Argonne, France, the Germans {Mr. J. R. Carlton, who owns a nice
have obtained' further important! little fnrm, near the forks of the
successes. j Big Ochlocknee and Little Oehlock-
T[jf !* uss J* n ® J inve 1>®®u defeated | ^| Ie nex t place visited ,vas at the
at YYlcdawek, where several army i home of Mr E . M . cnastain. He
corps have been repulsed The Ger- was a „ „ as aa feUo w you ever
mans captured twenty-three thou-| gaw ballng ; my Thcv will have
sand men and much artillery.
ARE DISABLED
REPORTS SAY THAT THREE
SHIPS WERE PUT OUT OF
COMMISSION BY THE GERMAN
BOATS OF THE COAST OF BEL
GIUM.
(By Associated Press.)
Berlin, Nov. 16.—It was an
nounced to the press today that re
ports from Geneva say the British
torpedo boat destroyer Flacon, the
cruiser Brilliant, and the war-sloop
Renaldo, have been disabled by the
Germans guns on the Belgian coast.
(By Associated' Press.)
Washington. Nov. 16.—The Un
ited States Government had known j
officially, for two weeks ct the de
struction of the British superdread-I
naught Audacious, by a mine, off the'
Irish coast, but kept the secret at j
the request of England.
SULTAN SAYS
IT
STARTS WORK
ASKS NO RECOGNITION FROM
U. H., AT PRESENT, BUT WILL
■ MAKE EFFORT TO ESTABLISH
FRIENDLY RELATIONS AND
INTERNAL. PEACE.
upwards of three hundred bales of
'hay.
The other Iioubs was that of Mr.
I (A. M. Whlgham, and, as thc shades
of the evening, were drawing nfgh,
the writer shared the" hospitality of
this genial gentleman, who Is ever
• ;and always ready to make his guests
' (feel comfortable and “at home." Mr.
I Whlgham has a beautiful garden
| and a fine bunch of hogs in the
, field, fattening, for bacon. He also
I talked freely of thoroughly dlsver-
. (By^ Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov. 16.—Eulallo
Gutierrez formally notified the Un
ited States Government of his as
sumption of the Provisional Presi
dency of Mexico today.
Gutierrez, In his formal note,
guaranteed protection to Americans
and all other foreigners.
Two communications from Gutier
rez were laid before President Wil
son today.
After making announcement of
his formal assumption of .office, he
added that he would soon establish
his government In Mexico City, and
stfylng his crops another year.
The next morning, the traveler
proceeded on his Journey and the
homes of Messrs. J. F. and J. H.
Chastain were soon reached. Was
sorry to find Miss Chastain, their
sister, suffering with one of the
dreaded diseases "known as cancer,
but hope thq remedies being used
will have the’desired effect.
Mr. A. A. Carter has just erected
a neat and attractive home adla-ent
to that of h|s mother. Mr. O-ter
Is one of those kind of planters who
believes in making a plenty cf every
thing needed on a farm--and to
say that ne Is succeeding wonder
fully, la hardly necessary.
About noon,' the homo of Mr. W-
R. Culpepper was reached, and af
ter dinner, the host took the writer
out to a house where he had stored
practically all of this year’s crop,
MANY PRISONERS ARE INTERN
ED IN IIRITfSH CAMPS, ON
THE ISLAND, AND MANY ARB
STILL AT LARGE. .
(By Associated Press. 1
Honolulu, Hawaii, Nov. 16.—Tiat
the Japanese government I- rushing
Its naval forces to tue cullean
coast, to jolo the Allies and other
vessels in a search for rlie German
cruisers which defeated Rear Ad
miral Sir Christopher Craddock's
BritlMh squadron. Is indicated by a Oils afternoon that the war
report brought here today by a
schooner from Port Townsend,
Washington.
The schooner’s captain sighted
the Japanese battleship (lizen and
the cruiser Asatna, headed south.
These vessels were recent!;• at Hono
lulu. guarding the German gunboat
Gelrsers, which Is Interned here.
(By Associated press.>
London. Nov. 16.—Premier As
quith told the House of Commons
al
ready costing England from four
and a half to five million dollars
daily. ,
OF
STARTED OX THE SIXTEENTH
OF NOVEMBER, SAID WAR-1
Bt'IUJ, WHEN NEW FEDERAL!
RESERVE RANK BEGAN HI 81-
XESS.
, McKenna (Jive* Number of
I’rlAoners in England.
(By Associated Press.*
London, Nov. 16.—Home Secre
tary Reginald McKenna told the
House of Commons today that four
teen thousand, five hundred Allien
enemies of England are interned in
concentration camps, in the British
Isles. These are in-addition to the
prisoners taken w.ifle 'n action, on
the Continent, and men removed
from the enemy’s merchant ships.
Secretary McKenna added there
were twenty-nine thousand allien
enomles still at large in England.
seek to bring about peace. He madh [numbering a b ol ,t twenty bales. Be
no request for recognition Dy the j sides cotton stored away, he had
United States, hut snid he hoped to| a ], 0 planted a good sired place In
re-establish the cordial relations be- j vegetables, and Is fattening about
tween the two countries, which for-[fifty head of hogs He has three
merly existed. ! brood sows which are beauties, and
Brigadier General Bliss, com-. 0 f the very best stock. He also has
manding the border patrol forces,; a ] argc field planted In oats, and
reports that desultory firing ls ; h as planned to turn his hogs Into
j heard around Naco, both day and this field, later on.
[ night. | Chan-re in Ownership.
— The next night found us at the
J Carranza Jfendy to Quit. | hospitable home of Mr. J. T. Griffin.
(By Associated Press.) i While hero, we learned that ho had
eiu some kills fifteen
(By Associated Presz.)
London, Nov. 16.—The Central
News publishes a dispatch from
Amsterdam saying German news
papers appearing In Brussels today,
declares that a British aviator drop
ped a bomb in Courtral, Belgium,
on the river Lys, killing fifteen of
the local population.
Washington, Nov. 16.—The Un- ; s0 | d h i„ n;)me pi aco to Messrs. W
(By Associated Tress.) Iited States Agent at Aguas Callen- ] A Bustle and W. R. Culpepper. This
Constantinople, Nov. 16.—Tur- tes today reported that General ;f arm consist of nearly one hundred
key’s Sultan has Issued a proclama-; Carranza had notified Gutierrez that ant] fifty acr es of land' and the por
tion to the Army and Navy, accus-'he would resign In his favor immed- : c hase price was thirty-five hundred
Ipg England, France aud Russia j lately. 'dollars. '.Mr. Griffin owns another
of having Instigated war upon Tur- j place adjacent to this, and will move
hey. ' I Hostilities Suspended Today there about the first of the year.
Exhorting the Boldlers and sail-1 (By Associated Press.) Mr. Griffin Is n hustling, up-to-date
ors. to bravery, the Sultan Bays: | Washington. Nov 16.—Hostilities I farmer, and makes a sufficient quan-
“Not only the fate of our own between the warring factions In j tlty of everything necessary
country, blit the future existence of Mexico have ceased, pending the j comfortable living,
thres hundred million Moslems de- outcome of further peaco parties,) Mr. W. \. Bustle’s place was
pends on your victory. [according to a dispatch today from;reached early the next morning and
American Consul Sllllmau, In Mex-: we found him busy, removing stumps
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, D. C., November 16.
Paul M. Warburg, of the Federal
Reserve Board, touay deeiaroii t.iat
November 16th, must be considered
the economic life of.the United
States as marking the foundation
of the nation's financial emancipa
tion.
The new banking system, If wise
ly administered, said Mr. Warburg,
will prove' to De the means, not of
Inflation, but of safety, Independence
und gn.at.ui, aealthy expansion.
’’How soon we are to become a
world power, equal In strength and
Independence, to those on whom we
hud lent until now, will depend on
our ability to avail ourselves of the
opportunity now open to us,” said
Mr. Warburg.
FOOTBALL TEAM
15
GREECE MONEY
EIGHTEEN MEMBERS OF THE
CLEMSON TEAM I1T UNDER
ARREST FOR LEAVING WITH
OUT PERMISSION OF FACULTY.
(By Associated Press.)
Clemson College. 3. C., Nov. 16.
—Because they went to Richmond,
Va„ last Satfirday, to play the Vir
ginia Military Institute, S game of
football, without getting permission
from the faculty, eighteen members
of the Clemson team were placed
under arrest here today.
“The matter Is said to be one
largely of local discipline.
POPE URGES
WORLD PEACE
Turks Claim More Victories.
(By Associated Pres;.)
Berlln, Nov. 18.—(By wireless to
Sayville, L. I.)—An official Turkish
bulletin. Issued here today, claims
further Ottoman operations against
the Russians, who. It is asserted,
have suffered severe losses In men,
ammunition and provisions.
Ico City.
GEHMKNS PH TRIBUTE
TO 110 flOBERTS
130 SHIPS IN
U. S. MARINE
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, ^Jov. 16.—One hun-
■ dred and thirty-one ships were add-
I ed to the American merchant marine
during the month of October,
. in-run, ->ov. io.—lac uermnn through transfers from foreign reg-
press unites today in paying tribute ' Istry and construction of new mer-
to the memory of Lord Roberts, who chant vessels In the United States, I
died In France Saturday, os a direct according to nn announcement made '
result of an attack of pneumonia. | today by the Bureau of Navigation.
•from a field which he Intends to
'plant in oats. He wns pulling the
l stumps with the cable system, and
‘‘ to say the least of It. the-stumps did
not fall to come up. Mr. Rustle
thinks that, If people Intend to pull
up stumps on their places, they
should not try to burn them out
before hand. This work completes
the major portion of removing all
stumps from fcis farm. Re has one
of the prettiest and most comforta-
| hie homes In that section of . the
county.
I The home of Mr. W. T. Willis was
reached and was sorrv to find him
ouite feeble, and had been for some
time. We were glad to note that
he was able to be up.
Mr. W. A. Parks, who made a
(Continued on Page 4.)
Syrup Corks
BEST QUALITY
Hundred
at
EIGHT MILLIONS ADVANCES
WITH WHICH TO BUY WAR
SHIPS, TO HE BUILT IN ENG
LISH SHIPYARDS. ‘
(By Associated Press.)
London, Nov. 16.—The Athens
correspondent of the Exchange Tele
graph Company sends a dispatch to
(By Associated Press.)
Rome, Italy, Nov. 16.—'The Pope
today caused to be published his
announcement Encyclical, urging
peace among the warring nations of
Kuiope.
The pope attribued the war to
four causes, namely: Lack of mu-
, * ■ - •, , iuur jjaniuiy: uacfC oi mu-
day, saying It was announced In the j tua j an( j sincere love among men;
Grecian Chamber of Deputies that | c0 „ tempt of author , t y ; ^justice on
E c n S l . and .„1 aS “ d r, anced th ® 8Um ? f ! the part of one class of people
eight million dollars, to Greece, to asra | nflt an ot',-.er- and the conslderu-
pay for warships for Greece, watch tlon of materlal welfare as the 8ole
are to he built in English s.ilp-yards. | obJect of hlIman actlvUy
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