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THE BANNER, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 4, 191*. JUDGES’ SALARIES BILL PASSES; NORMAL SCHOOL BILL BP TODA REPRESENTATIVE l c, bbqwn active and faithful in LOOKING AFTER IN TERESTS OF CLARKE (Special to the Banner.) ' Atlanta, Qa., August 1—Representa tive Brown of Clarke county appeared before the special Judiciary commit tee this afternoon and in the Interest of a bill providing that defendants In the City Court of Athens should have the right to demand Indictments. A favorable report was made by the committee and It will be reported to morrow In the house with the recom mendation that It do pass. Increase 8alary of Judges. The Brown-Bale-Wheatley bill pro viding for an Increase In the salaries of the superior court judges at Ath ens, Rome, and Americus from three thousand dollars per year to five thou sand dollars per year was passed the senate yesterday and sent over the house today with amendments and was unanimously passed by the bouse. The measure will be tent the governor Immediately and soon as it is signed by Governor Har ris it will become a law and the three Judges located at these places as mentioned will receive the benefit the increase. t State Normal School. Representative Brown of Clarke county appeared before the rules com mittee this afternoon ana secured from that - committee the plac ing of the appropriation for the State Normal School, one hundred thousand dollars, on the calendar which will be made a special order of business tomorrow. The bill provides fftr fifty thousand dollars for a dorm! tory and fifty thousand dollars for an academic building. Representative Brown is one of the most active members in the house and Clarke county is. Indeed, for tunate in having a representative who Is ever looking after every interest pertaining to Clarke county. RUSSIANS HAVE Cl OFF THE AUSTRIANS FROM GERMAN ABBIY ALSO CRITICS SAY AUSTRIANS BETWEEN LIPA AND DNEIS TEIT RIVERS ARE DOOMED (By Associated Press.) London, August 1.—Military critics claim that Russians have Isolated the Austrians from the German armies on tho eastern front by driving a wedge Into the Austro-German positions along the Kovel-Vladlmir-Volynskl line. Critics say Austrian forces between the Llpa and Dnelster river are doomed. However there Is no confirmation of (he report received In Rome that Kovel and Vladlmlr-Volynskl had been evacuated. < The Russians, reaching the west bank of the Stokhead river, have been forced to sustain heavy counter-at tacks. Berlin says the Russians are ex hausting themselves and have seen thrown back three times at Bmolary. Berlin also claims the defeat of the Russians near Porsk, northeast of the Kovel-Revno railroad. Petrograd claims the capture - of 1.000 prisoners on the new advances across the Koropets river In Galicia. The Russians also claim'advances on Armenia. The situation In the Somme region has virtually undergone no change. Near Verdun and south of the Thlaumont works the German’s at tack Is reported repulsed. The Germans on Vaux Chnpltre- Chenols took the French first line trenches but were driven out COMPLETE VICTORY FOR ALLIES SAYS RUSSIAN. . Petrograd, August 1.—The present strategic situation gives ground for the conviction that a complete victory in the European war will be won by the Entente Allies, declares General D. S. Chouvlaeff, the minister of war, in a statement made to the Associated Press on the military situation at the close of the second year of the snig gle. "Uninterruptedly preparing during forty years for an attack upon neigh boring countries, the Austro-Oermans in tho first period of the war,” said General Chouvlaeff, "were naturally superior to their opponents in the quantity of the means of warfare pre pared by them. But a desire to break the enemy created a great spirit of enthusiasm among the people of the countries of the anti-German group, which people, ardently taking up the work of providing their armies with the necessary supplies, built up within a short time new military Industrial enterprises many times Increasing the former production. "The end of the second year of the war was marked by the results of this patriotic upheavel among the Allies which found expression in a success ful adoption of the offensive by their armies, now abundantly supplied with war material and powerful artillery. In complete unity with all the Al lies, the Russian army a month and a half ago dealt a destructive blow from its left flank, and from that time has uninterruptedly continued one blow after another against the Austro- Hungarians. In the same way, our Caucasus troops are persisting In driving the Turks from supposedly Impregnable heights In Asia Minor.' "Thus at the beginning of the third rear of the war, stratglc conditions which have now become favorable for the Allies on all the fronts, more than ever give ground for the conviction that complete victory will be gained over the enemy." Good Roads Backbone of the Country In the recent Issue of Farm and ■’iroside, a writer says about good oads: “No other county 'In Nebraska of- ers a better Illustration of the low ost of building and maintaining good lirt roads than Polk county, especial- y during the time when a county dghway engineer was employed to upcrvlse the road and bridge work n that county. That period began In he spring of 1911 and continued until ho beginning of the year 1915. "During that time 625 of the 820 titles of road In the county were traded. Previous to the services of he county engineer only 168 miles of oad In the county had been graded, luring his term of office, contracts ‘■ere let to grade overy mile of road r 1 thin the boundaries of the county, thieh shows that the crossroads re vived attention as well as the main raveled ones. "It Is true that the county engl- cer worked under favorable condl- Ions, for the soil and lay of the land n Polk county are favorable for eflb lent roadwork; the soli absorbs wa- er rather rapidly, and most of the and Is level. “The cost of grading In Polk conn- y was reduced during the county en gineer's supervision from $84.21 a nlle the first year, when a steam engine and a few teams were hired to do the work, to $43 a mtle In 1914, when two tractors owned by the coun ty were used to do practically all the grading. Grading In adjoining coun ties cost from $65 to $100 a mile with blade and elevator graders. "The use of the tractors In Polk county reduced the cost of the work one half, and In addition gave much more satisfactory results In the type of grading done. The tractor packs the road more than dq teams, and con sequently the highway soon becomes In good condition for travel. "In Polk county no work was done with elevator graders, except In low places or where a high grade was re qulred. All new grades were disked and harrowed Immediately to smooth and pack them. Newly graded roads were in good cotdltlon for travel with In a few days after grading. The slope from the center of the road to the ditches was made one Inch to the foot and the ditch banks were cut down to permit mowing the roadside and thus add greatly to Its appear ance." Anyhow, the card-writing stage has been struck. The straw-ballot era has hardly got a good start yet. And the "J’lnt ’spute" development Is a far call off ahead. It Always Helps says Aire. Sylvania Woods, of Clifton Mills, Ky., In writing of her experience with Cardui, the woman’s tonic. She says further: “Before 1 began to use Cardui, my back and head would hurt so bad, 1 thought the pain would kill me. I was hardly able to do any of my housework. After taking three bottles °* Cardui, 1 began to feel like a new woman. I soon gainedl 35 pounds, and now, I do all my housework, as well as run a big water mill. I wish every suffering woman would give CARDUI The Woman’s Tonic a trial I still use Cardui when I feel a little bad, and It always does me good.” Headache, backache, side ache, nervousness, tired, worn-out feelings, etc., are sure signs of woman ly trouble. Signs that you need Cardui, the woman’s tonic. You cannot make a mistake in trying Cardui for your trouble. It has been helping weak, ailing women for more than fifty years. Get a Bottle Today! IGEORGIA STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY IN SEVENTIETH MELT GOVERNMENT REPORTS COTTON CONDITION 72.3 Damage to Growing Crop Cauaed Reduction of 1,350,000 Bales in Month. (By Associated Press.) Washington, August 1.—Heavy damage to the growing cotton crop between June 25 and July 25 has caused a reduction of 1,350,000 bales In the prospective production. Tbe August cotton crop report of the de partment of agriculture, announced today. Indicated a production of 12,- 916,000 equivalent 600-pound bales, compared with 14,266,000 bales for forecast from the condition of the crop June 25. The condition during the month dropped 8.8 per cent, to 72.3 of a normal. Reviewing condition conditions for the montb, the bureau of crop esti mates said: Tbe month ending July 25 has been only fair for cotton in most of the belt west of the Mississippi river and in Tennessee, and unfavorable east of the river and in Louisiana. Rains in the drouth-stricken south ern coastal region of Texas permitted the planting of a considerable late acreage. The crop In the western belt Is well cultivated and moisture conditions h«Ve been fsrorable, al though the need for rain Is now be ginning to be felt. "East of the Mississippi a severs tropical storm through portions of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi early in July, and an extremely hoary down pour at mid-July In the Carollnai, to gether with heavy and almost con stant rains during July throughout the entire belt, have put the crop badly in the grass, leached out much of the already deficient amount of fertilizer, and greatly facilitated the activity of the boll weevil, where present, and iti continued spread. The ralni at the close of the period In tbe eastern belt were preventing much needed cultivation.'' Condition of the growing cotton crop on July 25 Indicates a total pro duction of 12,916,000 equivalent 600- pound bales the department of agri culture today announced In Its Its August cotton report. That com- pares with 14,266,000 hides forecast last montb by the bnrean of crop et timatea basing its calculations on the condition of the crop on June 25, and with 11,191,820 bales, last year’s final production, 16,134,930 In 1914, 14,156. 486 bales In 1913, and 12,703,421 bales In 1912. The final output, however, will be larger or smaller than above forecast according as conditions here after are better or worse than aver age conditions. Condition of the crop on July 25 as compiled from reports of agents and correspondents In the cotton belt was placed at 72.3 per cent of a normal, compared with DU on June 26, 76.4 on July 26 last year, 76.4 in 1914, 78.6, the ten-year average on July 15. During the month storms caused some damage to the crop. In the first week weather was favorable In most places and the crop made satisfac tory growth, but owing to earlier un favorable conditions toms fields were Irregular tnd In place* the plants were small and backward. Boll weevil were reported damaging the crop In -Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas and Louisiana. tlUgh winds and heavy rains of a tropical storm did serious damage in portions of the central and east gulf states during the second week. Mnch of the crop In the lowlands was flood ed and uplands were badly washed and the crop otherwise Injured. In extreme western Florida the crop {PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS WAS GRIEF FEATURE TESTER DAY; ELECTION OF OFFICERS TO BE HELD TODAY (From Wednesday’s Banner.) One hundred and six years after Its organization originally and seven ty years after Its reorganization, the Georgia State Agricultural Society began Its annual session in the Uni versity chapel here yesterday morn ing, President John A. Cobb of Americus, presiding, and Secretary Martin V, Calvin of Waycroes at his poet. The meeting Is h%ld in Athens at the personal request of Captain Cobb, who la to go out of office at this meeting, and who wanted to preside over the society In his native town. The program la different from that of any former year—Instead of three was damaged from 25 to 50 per cent I sessions a day there being only the by the atorm. Continued reins fa-1 morning session with program of vored boll weevil increase and pre-1 speeches and reports and discussions, vented much needed cultivation. In I and the evening and nights are do- the weatern portion of the belt and I voted to inspection of the State Col northern part east of the Mlsaipalppl, I lege farm and attendance upon weather waa generally favorable and I eventa of the University summer tbe crop made good progress. I school. During the latter part of the month! Yesterday morning the convention some damage was sustained from was begun with an invocation by Dr. floods In the northeastern section. I Troy Beatty. The welcome was ex- The weather west of the Mlsalsilppl I tended by Dr. T. J. Woofter, super- was favorable but In the eaat It wae I lntendent of the summer school, the less ao, especially In the lowland*. I reaponce was by J. D. price, commis Increased damage by boll weevil was 1 8 | 0 ner of agriculture of the state, who reported. I had the unique distinction of re- Statistics compiled by the bureau I spondlng to a welcome address in of crop estimates show the value of I the place where his home is situated; the 1915 cotton crop wae 10 per cent I and the annual address of the presl- more than that of 1914 while the pro-1 dent ductlon was 30 per cent less. Total I yesterday afternoon the entire so- value of the 1915 crop was $794,000,-1 ciety formed a part of tho big audl- 000, compared with $720,000,000, the I ence on the campui which witnessed value of the 1914 crop. The 19131 the unique exercises under the dlrec- crop was valued at $1,027,000,000. . tlon of Howell Peacock, of the phys- Lint was valued at $628,000,000 w. I leal training department of the Uni* the 1915 'crop, paying producer! About I verilty—folk games and dances and 11.22 cents a pound as calculated on | an hour of exhibition drills and oxer- average* baaed upon monthly prices I c i IM by the physical training classes and monthly sales. For the 1914 crop 1 0 f teacher-etudenta. The society saw the lint was valued at $591,000,000,1 nearly one-seventh of the teachers of paying producers 7.33 cents a pound. I t h e state "at play”—but at play which The value of seed of the 1915 crop 11 9 scientifically planned and system- $166,000,006, r paying producer* I attcally executed. $33.60 a ton compared jrlth $129.000,-1 In the evening the society attended 000, the value of the 1914 crop's teed I the entertainment on the lyceum which paid producers $17.90 a ton. I course of the summer school at the The lncreaae In tbe price of the seed I uctagon. over 1914 was greater than the in- Tomorrow therd will be a morning crease In the price of lint. [session with stated addressee, then Comparisons of conditions on July I a trip over the state college grounds 25, by states, follow; land farm and In the afternoon at- Virginia, July 36, 87; June 25, 90; I tendance upon the “Georgia History" July 25, 1915, 79; 10-year average, 82.1 pageant on the University -Campus. North Carolina, July 25, 76; June I The election of officers, occurring 25, 90; July 25. 1915, 79; 10-year av-lonly once every two yean, will be erage, 83. I also a feature of tomorrow* program. Bouth Carolina, July 25, 66; June I Hon. Pope Brown has been promt- 25, 74; July 25, 1916, 72; 10-year av-|nently mentioned for president. Mr. erage, 7T. I Calvin, secretary for seventeen years, Georgia, July 26, 68; June 25, 80; I will be re-elected. July 26, 1915, 76; 10-year average, 78.1 President's Address. Florida, July 25, 82; June 25, 88; I Captain John A. Cobb in hla an- July 25, 1915, 78; 10-year average, 81.1 nual address spoke mainly of the Alabama, July 25, 64; June 25, 7»; I Georgia State Fair, which U the con- July 26, 1915, 71; HVyear average, 78.1 crete demonstration of tha work of Mississippi, July 25, 66; June 26,1 this ancient society, etUl vigorous 86; July 26, 1915, 76; 10-year aver-1 md active in work for the betterment age, 77, I of farm. conditions In Georgia. Ha Louisiana, July 25, 77; June 25, 84; I spoke of the first fair engineered at July 25, 1915. 75; 10-year average, 76.1 Macon by the society In 1868—when Texas, July 25, 78; June 26, 81; I interest bad been aroused In tha July 25, 1915, 76; 10-year average, 79,1 movement by the bush-arbor speech- Arkansas, July 25. 85; June 25, 89; |es of Howell Cobb, Bob Tombs, Ben July 25, 1915, 80; 10-year average, 80.|h!U, followed by.such member! of Tennessee, July 25, 82; Jane 25, 84; I the society as Benjamin Yancey, July 25, 1915, 86; 10-year average, 82.1 David C. Barrow, Dr. John 8. Ham- Missouri, July 25, 80; June 25, 74; lllton, Richard Peters, Mark A. Coop- July 2S, 1916, S3; 10-year average, 82.1 er, David W. Lewis, and others— Oklahoma. July 25, 84; June 25, 84; I who through their efforts made poe- July 25, 1916, 69; 10-year average, 79.1 stole the fair on the grounds where California, July 25, 100; June 25,1 Camp Karris la now situated. 100; July 25, 115, 96; 6-year average, I Captain Cobb reviewed the work of "• I tha Georgia state fairs—in the capital United States, July 26, 72: June I ,tock 0 f which association the society 26, 8l.l; July 25, 1915, 75,4; 19-year I an< j member* of the aociety hold con- average, 78.5. I stderable stock and in the success of The next report will be Issued I whleh , n , re deep i y interested. He Thursday, August 31, and will show I lndu * ted that whUe other ^ pro T . the condition of cotton on August 25. | ^ losing projects In many years the Georgia state fair at Macon had prospered and as an enterprise aside from the vast good done for the agricultural and live stock Interests of the state—had been successful. He recommended a committee to should be kept hr generation and create an ambitl them to emulate and keep up the work. The lavish, loving .hospitality you are now giving us and the noble, self- sacrificing work you are doing In tbe . bulldjng of snch a beautiful city dean- Members of the Georgia State Agrl-1 onstrates that you will emulate the cultural Society: We have assam-1 character and work of your sires, bled here for the seventieth Annual I T he world has never known such a convention of our grand old aociety. complete reetoratlon »- prosperity Our meeting here In this city and and happiness from the disastrous this hallowed spot, connected so condition* that then confronted our much with the history of Georgia, 1* people, as they then «/-<6m. P n,liad doubly gratifying to me. for seventy The men who have held diplomas eight yean ago I was born almost In „f this grand University have gone sight of this building, end my youth into every part of this nation and and early manhood were spent in have done much In making Its his- thls city and it la a Just and com I tory and In developing every branch mendable pride 1 have in coming that ^ to poking the greatness back, after a residence of over fifty I and history of a country, years In other parts of Georgia, to I our annual tain are continuing to the place of my nativity, around | demonstrate to the world and our which cluster so many happy, pleas- „wn people the wonderful resource* ant memories, to preside over the de-1 0 f onr it ate, but the limit has not liberations of one of the grandest or- yet been reached, and as amazing a* ganizatlons that ha. ever existed in , t m , y sound, agriculture In Georgia thle state, and It will be the last time y« In its early stages of develop. I will preside over your deliberation*. m ent and we have yet mnch to learn. For this pleaanre I am Indebted to and our .odety and Its fain *re the yon, as It was In compliance with I medium through which a great dea. my earnest request thst Athens was ot lt wU , ^ accomplished. ■elected for this place of meet-1 j W lll give you the financial state- Ing. The reason for having our con- ment o( ^ raiuRa tha u ventlon at this time and place I. for m4 aDd 1916 held In Macon, da., u. to witness the working of the Uni- by lhe guts pair Azzocls- varsity summer echool and an inspec tkm under the luap < ce , of our tlon of the State College farm, and I ciety. what is being done In connection with ueorgla State Fair Association has agriculture, horticulture and animal L c.p ItoI 0 f $10,000, the shares Industry. ♦ I of which^are worth $25. each. Our The two most Important thing* in I aociety own* $1,260 of this stock and the life and development ot our itate I individual member* ot our aociety Is education and agriculture. They I own an eqal amount; the balance of are twin maidens working together the stock is owned by citlsene ot Ms- for the benefit, uplift and happiness I con. This stock was gotten up not of (Air people. | f or pecuniary gain, but to hare a Thte University of Georgia and the I fund to guarantee the payment of all State Agricultural Society came Into I debts ot the association. The follow- existence almost et the same time I tng statements of the operations of and no other organisations have done 11914 and 1916 will show the wisdom as much in making Georgia the grand I of having this fund on hand, state ehe la. I The financial conditions of 1914 Our forefathers, wise and long- I proved disastrous to many fairs and sighted, recognizing the fact of the I the Georgia State Fair Asioclatlon great Importance of giving encourage-1 Geld the only state fair in any south- ment to what were the main thing! I cm state that paid In full all prona tor the future development and up* I luma and expenses of their fairs. We building of our state, education and I Gad magnificent exhibits, but the at- agriculture, chartered these two lm-1 tendance waa small and the expenses portent organisations and provided I exceeding the Income by several ways end means for fostering them. I thousand dollars. The University of Georgia oontln-l The fair of 1915 being In mors ues to reoeire the fostering care of | prosperous times, brought receipt* the state, which la right, wise and I that paid on* the losaes of 1914 and proper that K should be done, but her I iargely increased the value of the twin sister had that foeterlog care I capital stock of the association, wrested from her during the dark I Financial Statement of Pair of 1914, days of so-called reconstruction, by I Receipts, $28,261.72. tbe ruthless hand of the carpet bag-1 Disbursement!, $39,024.80. ger, tbe yellow black and tan, re- Admlaeloa at gates paid, 40,896. Gently then enfranchised colored dt-1 Admissions free, 40,819. (sens, thereby losing the twenty-five pmancla! Statement of Pair of 1916. hundred dollars that had been given | Receipts, $4841527. her for agricultural premiums, and I no legislature since has been made I to see the Importance and Justice oil restoring a proper appropriation fori this purpose, to this society, although I the Immense amount of taxable prop-1 Disbursements, $40,068.57. Admission at gates paid, 101,808. Admissions free, 26,978. Balance In hand In 1914, $7,800. Balance In hand In 1916, *15,464 Capital stock of fair association, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HELD REGULAR MEETING! erty from which the atate derives I |jo,465. her revenue li due largely to the I There has bean mnch lmprovemsnt work this society has done. I (n the pj ocmulgee Park The Constitutional Convention ot I where onr fairs are held and many 1877 was held, not because e new I important and valuable buildings constitution wa* needed, mainly be-1 have been erected, among otheje cause our people wished to wipe ont I fine brick ladles' cottage. The everything connected with the re-1 eat outlook for the fair of 1916 given construction work ot 1868, and to I assurance of being the best we have have e constitution made by the I ever had, with largely Increased ez> white people of Georgia, but the in-1 Mbits In every department. Justice done this city la tbe only I Our contract with the Georgia black spot ot those left in onr I state Fair Association has one more state’s record. (year after this to run, end it would- Just after the close ot the war, I be advisable to appoint a committee when our brave soldiers who had tol-1 at this convention, looking to a re lowed Lee, Johneton, Beauregard and I newal ot the contract. other great leaders, returned home I We In thle state are Just entering depressed and dispirited and found I upon a period of great advancement the terrible condition our Invaders I In education and agriculture, end had left ns in, who gave the encour-1 what has been accompllshod In tho agament to thorn and demonstrated I peat by tha work of these two great tbe power* of recuperation there was I Institutions, the University of Geor In neT The Orst was the bold, fear-1 gi* and the Georgia State Agricnl- less denunciation of onr oppressor* I tnral Society, ebonld be an encour- In the celebrated “buih arbor epeech-1 agement to tu to Join hands and of Howell Oobb, Robert Toombs I work harder than ever to accomplish and Benjamin H. Hill, and that waa I what we should all hope for, to make' followed 1 quickly by a few patriotic I this grand old state of ours, not ohly members of this aociety, vis.: Ben-1 to retain the title of the EmpireStats Jamln C. Yancey, David C. Barrow, I of the Booth, but to be the Empire Dr. John 8. Hamilton, Richard Pe-1 State of this greet Union of States ter*, Mark A, Cooper, David W. Lew-1 It can be done. Why not do ItT te and other* who reorganised the! (From Wednesday’s Banner.) The county commissioners Geld I negotiate a renewal of the contract their regular meeting* yesterday, I between the society and lhe Georgia transacting routine business. The I State F*lr Association for a term of body entertained a committee of I yean, in view of the tset that the council asking the co-operation of tbe I preaent contract has only one more connty in tbe matter of paving MU-1 year to run. Concluding hi* address ledge avenue, In the same paving I be urged the heartiest cooperation adopted in the Prince avenue paving I between the Society end the State two year* ago. The comRilssion fa I University and the State College of vore cooperation with the city aa I Agrfccltnro. far as possible and will likely In this I The Address In Pull. Instance, as soon as they can get tol Following la tbe address of Cap- lt. Join with tbe city In this paving. I tain Cobh: Georgia State Agricultural Society, sent ont circulars and premium lists | for a fair to be held in Macon, Ga, In October, 1898, which fair was held I at the old Confederate Laboratory (where onr brave soldier boys are now encamped at Camp Harris). The REPORTERS WHO MIS REPRESENT CAMPS TO BE TRIED AND-F1HED Ban Antonio* Texas, August 1.— exhibition at this fair of the varied I Gene „, iruDataQ telegraphed the war products of Georgia In agriculture, [department tonight that ha proposed stock, women’s handiwork In every to rId the mlIItIa ^p, of reporter* branch, wa* a matter of wonder, not I wbo ae nd accounts of camp con- - only to thoie outride ot the state, l d i tlona Ho termed them “pests." bat to onr own people. |Tbey wlll be tried by special court Then began the true, honorable re- miut , a of0ceri ^ u will bo construction of onr grand old state. I 0rdered out The grand part taken In tbe rehab-1 ltnatlon of onr people and state, of I p^tty mod lome of *»w« those whose borne* were in thjd I (>o y s wIU bo taking onr Uncle Asa to beantifnl city. Is a Just cause ot pride I -< (et np „ t0 the drlnk tbat u to her cftlaene tnd these memories! "refreshing and delicious.”