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Interesting Figures In Addi
tion to the Figures of
Just Number of Boys
And Girls.
the
4T
Capt. T. H. Dotler yesterday
nounced the figuna which have been
reported aa the result of the recent
takiag of the school census In Clarke
county—In the dlstricta outside the
incorporated city of Athens.
The total number of school children,
white and colored, within the school
aces, tlx to eighteen, in the county,
are. eccordins to the summary, 2,811
Numbers by Dlstricta.
The Athens district (outside
city) has S3 male and 76 female, to
tal of 139 white children; 66 male
and 64 female, total of 180 colored
children; total children, 269.
Brad berry district has 61 male and
38 feniate, white; total of 89; 99 male
and 103 female, total 203 colored; to
tal children, 291.
Buck Branch (Winterrille) has 106
mate and 95 female, total 201 white
children; 216 male and 202 female, to
tal 418 colored; total children, 619,
Kenny'e has 76 male and 46 female,
total 122 white children; 139 male and
116 female, total 255 colored children
grand total, 377.
Princeton has 45 male and 52 fe
male, white total, 95; 68 male and 83
female, total colored, 141; total child,
ren, 236.
Puryear’s has 39 male and 40 fe
male, total white, 79; 126 male and
140 female, total colored, 266; total
children, 345.
Sandy Greek has 44 male and
female, total white, 91; 165 male and
163 female, total colored, 328; total
children, 419.
White Hall has 74 msle and 67 fe
male, total colored, 124; total child-
ren, 266.
Total: There are in the county 498
white male children; 459 white
males, total whites, 957; 930 colored
males, 934 colored females, total color;
ed children, 1,864—with a grand tout
of 2.831.
Deficients, Ect
There are only Are male Illiterate
children of ten years and older in the
county, tour in Whitehall and one in
the Princeton district, there are four
such female*, two in Whitehall and
two In Buck Branch district; eight
white Illiterates, Are In Whitehall two
In Buck Blanch, and one in Prince
ton.
There a-e 95 colored male illiter
ate children of the ages mentioned in
the county: Atfaeas, 4; Kinneys, 9:
Princeton. 2; Pury ears, 9; Bandy
Creek, 67; and Whitehall. 5. There
are 80 such female illiterates: Athens,
23; Bradbury, 14; Buck Branch, 6;
Kinneys, 5: Princeton. 5; Puryears,
19; Sandy Cross, 6; and Whitehall.
3; total male, 95; female, 80; total
colored, 176; grand total illiterates
in county, 184.
There is one blind white child tn
the county, in Back Branch; no deaf
motes, either race; two crippled
white children (Buck Branch); six
crippled colored children, two in Ath.
ens. three in Back Branch, and one in
Whitehall.
There is only one white feeble mind.
«d child in the county, in Athens dis
trict; and there are 11 colored feeble
minded children, Bradbury, 1; Buck
Branch, 2; Princeton, 2; Puryears. 1;
Sandy Creek, 5._
The total of blind deaf and dumb,
crippled, and feeble minded children
In the county, white and colored, is
18
The total of children ten years and
orer, white, in the county nerer at-
tening school, two; colored, 10.
War Department U To
Brook No Discrimination
(By Associated Press)
Washington, June 26.—When his at-
tentioa wu called today to report*
that draft boards In some districts
are being accused of discriminating
agatnat the colored drafted men, Sec
retary Baker, said that the war de
partment would brook no dlscrimina-
tiosh Any cases of all**®* or w**
pectcd discrimination brought to his
attention will be lnrestlgated and If
any wrong dona It will be righted.
Georgia didn’t waste any time In
ratifying the federal bona dry con
stitutional amendment.
HARRIS OUR CHOICE
LEADING EDITORIAL IN THE
SANDERSVILLE PROGRESS ON
SENATORIAL RACE.
The senatorial campaign In Geor
gia la now a topic of conversation
whenever a group of men gather, and
there is considerable speculation aa
to the cbancea of tbe various candi
dates who are seeking the honor. Not
only in Georgia, hot throughout the
entire country, the people are taking
more than ordinary interest In the
campaign. The question la being ask-
ed If Georgia will sustain our gov
ernment In the war against German
militarism, or will the voters again
tend to the Senate a man who has
opposed almost every measure otter
ed by the administration tor the pro
secution of the war which was forced
upon ua by outrages committed by
the German government
In the present crisis which oar
country faces it is absolutely essential
(hat our people shall work as har
moniously as possible in the support
of the government. It is not so much
a question of men aa It la of measures,
but In order to carry forward the
measure* that are necessary for our
success in the war against German
aggression and outlawry, It is abso
lutely necessary to. elect men to pub
lic office upon whom we can depend
to aid and assist the government in
every detail of the mighty task that
confronts the United States, and the
cause of our alllee, who have held
back the horrible Huns white we
are making preparations to give bat
tle for the cause of humanity.
At one time we were dlspoied to re
sent the suggestion that a man who
has the endorsement of President Wil
son should be chosen as 8enator from
Georgia In the pending primary. But
jbe situation today * such that Abso
lute harmony ihould prevail in the
executive and legiatativ* branches of
the government In order to accom
plish the gigantic tasks which
hare undertaken.
We had hoped that the seriousness
of the situation which our country
face* would cause Senator Hardwick
to change hla tactics and tall In lino
with all patriotic cltlxens In the pro
secution of the war against Germany
but apparently seems determlnad ■ to
throw a monkey wrench into the cy
linder of tb* engine of war at every
opportunity that Is presented. Wc
have publicly defended him against
the unjust charges that have tpen
made by some of the biased editors
of the etste that ha had stolen the
nomination at Macon four years sgo,
as he had done no more there than
President WUaon bad done at Balti
more, as they both went to the con
ventions with • minority of tho dele
gate* and itayed until they got what
they went after. The same thing bap-
pan* at all conventions when no can
didate has a majority of the votes at
the beginning or otherwise no nomina
tion could ever bo effected.
We believe that Mr. Harris, being
thoroughly familiar with the public
affairs of our country, is fully capable
of performing the duties of United
State* Senator in a most e®oieut end
satisfactory manner, and for the rea
sons above stated expect to support
him in the race that is now on and
wfU be finished at the September pri
mary election.
A year ago when Senator Hardwick
was being chided by his SanderaviUe
friend* bn account of hi* opposition to
almost every measure that was pro
posed by tbe gavernment for the »uq--
easeful prosecution of the war ha re
plied that th* people would takes the
same view that ho did when they be
gan to read tho casualty lists. But
in this he was mistaken, just as he
has been in other matter*. The re
port* that are coming from the trench
lines of tho battle front strvo to Inten
sify the determination of our people
that the war ahall bo prosecuted vig
orously and successfully. Our cltlxens
who have aon* or other relatives at
tho front state that they want the
government to do everything possible
for their aid and assistance, and that
no Impediment shall be east In tbe
way of th* wer machinery by the at
tempted embarrassment of President
Wilson and th* policies of our govern
ment.
Mr. Harris appears to be the fsvor-
it* of the voters in this faction of the
state and hi# friend* ere going to work
for hlk triumphal success at the polls
In this issue of the Bonner appears
the announcement of Col. Clarence
Adams, of Danlelsville, for the sen
ate tram this, tho Thirtieth district
It la said on good authority that
Col. Adama will not have opposition
for the place and it wUl be well
that Is the case—that there may
perfect peace and harmony In at least
one Important race this year In which
Athens and Clarke and this senatorial
district are interested.
Col. Adams is an active and able
lawyer of DanielsviU*. He It well an^,
favorably known here and has htmd :
reds of friends in Clarke—as, indeed,
in all the counties of this district Hs
Is a graduate of the University
Georgia and I* devoted to the inter
eats of hie Alma Mater—and to broad
and literal state support of education
for tho coming boys and girls. He
in addition to being • lawyer, a suc
cessful stock raiser, and his stock
farm In Madison has dons much
encourage others to raise their own
work stock, dairy cattle, beef oatilo.
and meat He is very much Interested
In tbe 8tate College of Agriculture
and Its growing work and he 1* in
terested, too, in the progress and con
tinued usefulness of tbe State Normal
school—which la training teachers for
the common schools.
He ha* been cordially backed
hla own people; the papers of the oth
er counties of the district have spoken
in the highest terms of his candidacy
and the general expressions are that
the district and the Interest* of the
state will be well looked after If be
|s chosen to the'position.
by
“German Army Landei
In America, Stormet
New York And On The
Way To Philadelphia”
—BERLIN TELL3 80LDIER8
With the American Army In
Francs, Juno 26c—A German offi
cer captured last night by th*
Americana who were storming
the Balltau section, said that the
German commanders had bean
tolling th* soldiers that the Den
mans had landed an army. In Am
erica, had captured New York and
are now marching towards Phila
delphia and that German submar
ine* had sunk between forty and
fifty ship* In Long Island Sound.
Two Invitations -
From Same Town
On The Same Day
Hon. Thomas. J. Shackleford will
make two ipoocbas in tbe War Sav-
logs camaplgn—In Commerce Friday,
the 28th.
Ho will speok to tho people of the
mill district at 10 in the morning and
to the townspeople in the high school
auditorium at 2 p. m.
The Invitations came to him on the
tame day from two committee* of
Commerce without either committee
knowing of the other committee’s act
ion.
Examination For
Admission to Bar
Judge Cobb yesterday was conduct
ing a regular examination At appli
cant* for admission to tbe bar, two
submitting themselves to tho tests re
quired by the state Uw.
CONSTITUTIONALITY OF
TEXAS DRY LAW TESTED
Austin, Junto 28.—Habeas corpus
proceedings were filed tn the court
of criminal appeals to tost th* con
stitutionality of tho stato-wldo prohi
bition Uw, which want into offset
last night.
In the approaching primary election.
There Is no doubt that ho will re
ceive a majority of tho votes tn the
SanderaviUe precinct and it Is hoped
and believed that he will be victor
ious throughout th* county and also
throughout tho state.
Tho Progress stands nnqusUfledly
In favor of Hon. W. J. Harris tor Unit,
ed States Senator.—SanderaviUe P«o-
UNDER ARMS BY THAT TIME, IT’S SAI
(By Associated Press)
Washington. June 28.—The oppoeL
tlon of the administration to the pro
posals before the senate for immedi
ate extension of tho selective draft
age limits, was voiced today by Se
cretary Baker and General March,
chief of staff, before tho senate mili
tary committer, -and apparently' serv
ed to Increase . the senate controversy
over the amendment to the twelve
billion dollar army appropriation bill
proposing ago limits to be twenty to
forty years. The senate adjourned
after a spirited all-day debate, to
resume the discussion tomorrow.
MILLIONS UNDER ARM8.
The full scopp of the new measure
Is not yet apparent even to officials
preparing It. Secretary Baker die
closed new pUns in explaining rea
sons for opposing the change of the
dcaft age limits.
Later, during the general debate In
the senate, figures were disclosed that
It the highest hopes are realised 1,480,-
men will have fdaebqd Franco
some time in August, and there wiU
bo s total forco under arm* of ap
proximately three and a half mUllon.
Senator Chamberlain, chairman
the military committee, predicted that
.lass one probably would bo exhaust
ed during October; Secretary Baker
and General March were positive that
the reservoir of fighting man-power
would meet all calls upon It under the
beat possible conditions of mobiliza
tion and transportation until congress
has an opportunity to take up the age
extension question latgr, with data
now being compiled by the war de
partment at hand.
Planning Millions More.
Secretary Baker dlscolsed to the
senate military committee today that
within three months an enlarged army
project, now being worked out, will
be presented to congress to represent
the maximum fighting effort of the
Already the calculations upon which
the pending army bfU was framed
have been exoceedod and the war de
partment Is revising its plans on an
enlarged basis that mean* additional
blUlona In money and additional ntt-
Ilona of fighting men.
(Special to the Banner.)
Atlanta, Ga., Juof 26.—Georgia join-
ed her sister states of the union In
voting.for a "bon; dry" United Slates
when, at tbe opetok 'session of the
general assembly Wednesday morn
ing. both branches of the legislature
voted to ratify tho national prohibi
tion amendment to the constitution of
tho United State*. Georgia Is the
thirteenth state to ratify th* amend
ment.
In tho senate the amendment was
ratified In the record time of four
and one half minutes, with only two
senators, Denny anjl Townsend, vot
ing in the negative. In the house
there was prolonged debate, but tho
amendment was finally ratified, after
tbe members had voted down a pro
posal to make the action of tho leg-
Islature contingent on • vote of th*
people.
On the call of the eyes and nayas,
th* senate resolution ratifying . tho
amendment was adopted by a vote of
129 to 24. 4 - '
Those voting against tbe ratifica
tion were;
Arnold of Lumpkin; Atklnion of
Fulton; BagwoU of Carroll; Bale of
Floyd; Brown of Clarke; Clarke
McIntosh; Carroll of Catoosa; Clem
ens of Erwin; CUtton of Lea; Collins
of Union; Cravey of Dodge; Daven
port of Hfil; DefindrifTir Webster;
Fowler of Dlbb; Foy of Taylor; Gil
more of Turner; Hall of Bibb; Haynes
of Stephens; Lancaster of Dooly
Lawrence of Chatham; Pickett of Ter
rell; Roberts of Echols; Stone of
Grady.'
Busy Session Ahead.
It will be a busy aaaalon of tho gen
eral assembly, all right, -and all early
adjournment talk ha* ’faded away.
The house will work tomorrow, ad
journ at 1 o'clock until Monday of
next week and then work through
tho 8rd and. adjourn for the 4th of
July. Whether It Is going to bo agreed
to coma back Friday, after the 4th,
and work two days, one day or stand
adjourned from tho 3rd to the follow
ing Monday ia a point In debate ambng
tho members at this time. Th* way
thing* have started there is more of
a disposition , to work than baa been
aeon heretofore, and chances are fair
ly In favor of the sesalon actually
doing something this year before it
Is four-fifths gone.
Yesterday afternoon at the meet
ing of the work era in the W. 8.-8.
campaign—(or report* of th* day-
thrilling feature marked tho pro-
rram—a feature not on tbe regular
order of business. In the midst of
tbe reporting by companies, a soldier
from the Training Detachment sud
denly shot across tho field near th*
building a»d sounded the bugle call.
suddenly then the two daugh
ters of Mr. and Mrs. John Whit*
Morion, lot dors the bright fold* of
Old Glory—* big flag—from the rail
ing around th* upper floor of the
gym.
And then—Tramp! Tnmp! Tramp!
cam* th* sound of th* marching fast
of the 260 men of th* detachment,
who marched in client order, sav*
for tho regnktr tread, single ill*
through tho building.
Tb* effect'was electrical. It fired
th* company of aoyeral hundred men
and women workers.
Campaign Secretary FOrbe* then
pressed home tbe fact: That th***
men are but a few of the millions now
In the fighting line* or on thslr way.
and the mlllon more soon to be, and
these millions have Invested their
ALL, their lives and carter*, for th*
fight for the FOLKS AT HOME. He
urged that It Is np to US to Invest tho
meant to back thorn.
Capt. Tbwaett, to whom the plan of
this feature was suggested by Mr.
Forbes, cheerfully joined in the plan.
"Anything we can do to help," ho
■aid, "w*Tl do—that’* our business;
that’s oar privilege and pleasure." *
udge Cobb Will Stand For Re-Election
as Judge of the Western Circuit, Georgia
Judge Andrew J. Cobb, judge of the
extern circuit, former supreme court
justice of the state, eminent as
lawyer, a jurist, and patriotic states
man yesterday authorised tbe state-
that his formal announcement
wiU toon be forthcoming-offering for
re-election to th* place be now ao
efficiently flit*.
Judge Cobb aaid that there had
been many suggestions and rsqusats
from friend* in various part* of th*
state that he enter th* race (or th*
United flute* senate. Hs said that
Italy to Celebrate
The Fourth of July
(By Associated Press)
Roms, Tuesday—The coming Fougth
of July, which will bo prociiimed an
Italian national holiday, will b* cele
brated throughout the country. Cities
and villages will be decorated with
American and Italian flags and the
day wiU be marked in Florence by
the granting of citizenship to that
municipality to President Wilson.
Here’s a Handsome
Radish Now For You
Police Officer Harvey Sesgraves
yesterday brought to tho Banner of
fice a radish which-la fully the atae
and almost a perfect replies of a
man’s hand-uncanny and freaky and
creepy, appearance, with dark red-
brown color at the wrist and down
the finger* whitening to a bloodless,
white at. the tips. Tho fingen are
round and well shaped, albeit they
are swoolsn somewhat in the middle*;
there are four fingers, the little fin
ger being lapped under (he others
slightly, and thge are two tiny rudi
ments of finger* instead of tae
thumb. The palm is * good reproduc
tion, awellad up a Uttle. The radish
was dug up near the city by • colored
man who Immediately turned it over
to the police—as an image of the
"Kaiser’s withered hand," he de
clared.
Germans Stunned by The In
tensity of Artillery Fire,
Even After Facing
Drum Fire of British
And French.
Former Head of D. A. R.
Held on Larceny Charge
(By Associated Press)
New York, June 24.—Mrs. William
general of th* Daughter* of the Am
erican Revolntloh, was arrested late
today on'indictments charging her
with grand larceny, petty larceny and
conspiracy In connection. with the
affairs of the national relief society
of which ah*. I* president. She
paroled In custody of counsel pending
a hearing tomorrow.
Indicted with Mrs. Story were her
two sons, Alien, an aiiny lieutenant,
and Sterling, in the government sqri
vice at Washington.
FINAL ARRANGEMENT TO
- VOTE ON SUFFRAGE BILL
(By Associated Prsaa)
Washington, June 26.—Final ar.
rangements tor consideration tomor
row by th* senate of tb* house re*
solution proposing the submission of
the woman suffrage amendment to
the federal constitution were com
pleted today, but some senators said
that the disposition -of the twelve
billion dollar army measure and th*
pairing of senator* for and against the
reiolutlons might force a vote until
Friday.
he appreciated these expressions from
people and press thoroughly sad fully
—but that ha had never considered
following them. He aaid that h* will
offer for tbe cam* place he now holds
and that it be cannot be reelected to
that position, h* does not care to have
or hold any office.
Judge Cobb has given his bast ef.
forts to th* peopleof this circuit since
bo succeeded Judge Brand—Indeed,
the circuit and the state were, won
derfully fortunate In the fact that he
could take the place. Without a peer
the state as a jurist, he brought to
tho place a wonderful aeiet of con
fidence—the confidence of tho people
hla ability and purity; and that
quality, especially in a judge, has rais
ed th* standard of the court* in this
■action of tbe state. He ia alnoare
desiring to hold that place official
ly—to serve his people; end he wUl
hold that ova* higher alwiirs In
tbe hearts and confidence of hie peo
ple.
Not only a* a judge on the bench,
but as a pdtriot, he has bean a tower
of strength to this city, county, cir
cuit, section and state. He has been
fearless in standing for tawfnllaosr,
for loyalty, for service and for right
t ail ltmes, in all circumstances,
and he has given time and energy and
means to every cans* and call cl
country during th* last year.
It is not likely that there will be
any thought of opposition to bis can
didacy for the place he now holds.
♦ ♦♦♦. + l + + 4- + ♦
♦ Paris, June 26.—The acknow- -S'
■f lodgement by Foreign Secretary ♦
♦ Von Kuehlmann that Germany +-
♦ cannot be certain of winning the
♦ war by force of arms caused aa -f
■f undescribable sensation in the ♦
f Reichstag, says a Zurich dis- -s'
•f patch to the Petit Journal. *-
While the Italians hare been busily
engaged In clsanlng up the Piirc §9
tie front, gathering together the -
spoils of war, and making the strag
gling Austrians prisoners, the Ameri
can troops in Bellean Wood, north
west of Chateau Thierry, have gained
entire control of that wood, advanced
their positions materially to the north
west, and captured 264 of the enemy,
In addition to Inflicting heavy losses
In killed or wounded.
The attack was launched Tuesday
night after a hurricane of artillery
fire, the'Intensity of which stunned
even the Germans who had previously
experienced British and French drum
fir*.
The hammering of the guns was
kept up for thirteen hours before the
Infantry sot out to accomplish Us task
and tbe havoc wrought by -the Ameri
can shells was evident from tho num
ber of the enemy dead scattered ever
the ground and the state of gener
demolition that prevailed.
Tho capture of Balleau Wood Is of
considerable strategic importune.-, o«
Ing to the fact that from It the Ger
mans were enabled to rake the Allied
positions on t
»•** *
All positions still held by the An*
trisns on the lower Ptave, constitut
ing tbe Csposlle Breidgehead, have
now been taken by the Italians, and
the entire western bank of the Plavo
Is clear of the enemy.
CONGRATULATES DIAZ. , -
- Washington, June 26.—President
Wilson today cabled General Dlax.
commanding the Italian army, con
gratulation* upon victory over tho
Austrians, saying that America f
that a great blow has been (truck, not
only for Italy, but for the world.
TO REHABILITATE RUS3IA.
Washington, June 26.—The
sided appearance In London U
Alexander Kerensky, former
tonal premier of Russia, together with
the announcement that ho la en route
to America and certain that Russti
soon wUl be again fighting again*
Germany, furnished the subject foi
dlsc -sslon In official and dlplomatl
circle! covering a wide range.
The belief aesma general that ha
will seek the support of Russians I
to rehabilitate Rusal* and
the German yoke, and will die.
subject with officials as well.
SAYS SECRETARY TO RESIGN.
Basel, swltxeriand. June 28—A n
mor has reached here from Berlin
that German Foreign Secretary von
Kuehlmann will resign.
Back From Session of
Ag. College Editors
Mr. Henry T. Maddox, the editorial
director of the bulletin service and
much Other msUer from the State
College of Agriculture, has just re
turned from {Cnoxvllle, Tenn., where
be attended the annual convention of
the agricultural college editors of tha
United States. The next yesrs meeting
will go to Cornell and the year after
an attempt will be made to bring the
convention to Athens.
Mr. Maddox was on the program for
a moat Important discussion and there
nany of the leading bureau
heads and agricultural college "propa
gandists’* present, contributing vitally
Interesting Items to the program.
Georgia may not be able to do as
much as Michigan-which state ap
propriated three million dollars for
war causes by th*
tbe Empire State of the I
all sb* can—and
aBS.