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Vol I- No. 39
ENGLAND, RUSSIA AND FRANCE AGAINST GERMANY
Southern Congressmen Organize to Furnish Relief for Planters During European \\ ar Depression
MEEKS REUNION WAS
A NOTABLE EVENT
hundreds of Members of the Prom
inent Family Met at Nicholls to
Celebrate-Fine Dinner Served
by the Ladies.
Thursday morning of last week all
roads leading to Nisholls were being
traversed by wagons and buggies of
all sorts, and having as the load, peo
tfa from all sections of the county,
going to the Meeks reunion.
When 10 o'clock came around the
’grove at the old Charley Meeks place
now the property of Dr. D. H. Meeks,
was filled with people, some claiming
that as many as 2,000 were on hand.
Several speeches were made during
the day, notably the ones by Mr. J. I.
Summerall and Judge F. Willi
The former spoke at some length on
education and the latter made remarks
of a general nature.
The band from Taylorville was on
hand and discoursed music at fre
quent intervals during the day.
At noon the ladies furnished a bas
ket dinner that did credit to them.
And it may be said wtih all truthful
ness that the dinner was one of the
most bounteous as well as most sav
ory that was ever set before the men
folks of this section. One man made
the remark that the Meeks’ had a fac
ulty of getting mighty good women to
help them make life successful, even
if they themselves fell short in some
things.
Tiie reunion will probably be an an
nual affair, as all those who attended
'this one speak in the highest terms of
it.
Not only were there a goodly num
ber of members of the family from
this county present but from distant
points, some living in other states be
ing there, and Dr. Meeks is to be con
gratulated on the happy outcome of
the occasion which was largely due
to liis efforts.
RANDAL WALKER WILL
SPEAK HERE SATURDAY
Also Will Speak at Nichoils and
Beach in the Afternoon of the
Same Day.
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Hon. J. Randal Walker will deliver
uan address at the court house nere
August 8, at 11 o'clock and
in the afternoon at 2:30 will speak at
Nichoils from where he will go to
Beach to speak at 4:30.
This is the first time that Mr. Wal
4|(,r has had an opportunity to address
the voters here in his race for re-elec
tion to Congress, and he will be glad
to have as many out to hear him as
can possibly come. There are some
vital issues in the race and Mr. Wal
ker will go into detail concerning the
reason why he should be returned to
Congress, and at the same time will
correct some misstatements that have
been circulated by his opponents.
Big crowds, it is expected, will be
out to hear him as he is one of the'
best speakers in the state, and his race
is one that vitally effects every man in
the district.
Congressman
Thomas W. Hardwick
! Candidate for United States Senator
Will Speak at
Douglas, 11 a. m. Nicholls, 3p. m.
Saturday, August Bth.
Come and Hear Him.
Ladies Invited.
THE BIG EXCURSIONS
DUE HERE FRIDAY
A. B. & A. South Georgia Crop View
ing Excursion Will Arrive Here
Friday-Another August
Eleven.
Ihe first of the widely ad/ett’sed
excursions from Atlanta to points in
South Georgia, over the A. B. & A.,
will leave Atlanta tomorrow and the
second will take place on the 11th.
These excursions have been ar
ranged by the A. B. & A. for the es
pecial accomodation of North Georgia
people who want to visit this section
of the state at this season in order to
view' the growing crops. They have
been widely advertised in the peapers
of North Georgia and it is expected
that a great many farmers and others
who are interested in prospecting for
farm lands will be on hand.
The excursions will be run on the
regular schedules both morning and
night out of Atlanta and will be good
foV six days. The primary object of
the excursion is to induce farmers or
North Georgia to visit South Georgia,
and it has been suggested that all the
South Georgians having friends in
North Georgia write them and invite
them to take advantage of these spe
cial rates to come here and visit, thus
killing two birds with one stone
combining a chance to see the grow ing
crops in the fields of prolific South
Georgia and enjoy a pleasant stay
with friends at the same time.
It is hoped that the excursionists
who reach Douglas and other stations
in this territory will be hospitably en
tertained while here and that every
effort will be put forth to make them
realize that this is not only a hustling
section, but at the same time that our
people are glad to welcome newcomers
into the county.
GREAT CAMPMEETING
WILL CLOSE TONIGHT
The annual Gaskins Springs camp
meeting began last Friday night and
will come to a close after tonight's
services.
Presiding Elder I. P. Tyson is in
charge of the meeting with Rev. M.
A. Morgan, of the local church host.
Revs. Scruggs, of Waycross; Austin,
of Brunswick have been on hand from
the first, and Monday added Rev. Wal
ter Anthony, of Cordele, and Rev.
Brooks, of Blackshear, to the preach
ing force.
The tents have been occupied by the
families of Mr. C. E. Baker, Mr. J. A.
Daughtery, Mr. M. E. Vickers. Mr.
Thomas Griffin, Mr. C. N. Field'"'- Mr.
Dan Newbern, Mr. W. T. Cottingham,
Misses Ruth Davis, Lois Street, of
Opelika, Mrs. C. A. Ward, Mrs. M. A.
Morgan and several others occupied
the preachers’ tent, while Mrs. Tom
Davis was the guest of Mrs. Griffin
luring the session.
A good number went out from Doug
las every day and Sunday witnessed
the largest crowd seen there in years.
These campmeetings are often oc
casions of much good and those who
attend regularly are always blessed.
Douglas, Georgia, Wednesday, August sth 1914
COMPLETE PRIMARY
BALLOT IS GIVEN
Guy’t McLendon Comes in at the
Last Moment as Candidate tor
Railroad M.
Roberts Opposes Stewart.
Below we print the official ballot
that will be voted at the primary elec
tion Augustl9th. There are only
two changes from the announced pro
gram; Guyt McLendon having an
nounced at the last moment for rail
roda commissioner against Paul E.
Trammel.
Mr. Z. W. Kirkland decided to stay
out of the race for representative in
this county, and so announced last
Thursday. Mr. J. M. Roberts, a mer
chant of Willacoochee, announced and
paid his assessment last Friday and
is actively at work opposing C. E.
Stew r art, the present representative.
It is likely that there will be a live
ly tussel over this race, and friends
of both men declare that the chances
are even up. Some think that Mr.
Roberts announced too late while oth
ers claim that he still has plenty or
time to get into the game good and
strong. Be that as it may, there w r ill
be some strong work done by both
sides between now and the day of the
primary.
The race for governor is warming up
and it is any man’s race as yet, so
non-partisans claim, with a shade in
favor of Anderson.
The race for Congressman from this
district is about over with, it being
conceded that J. Randal Walker w r iil
carry the district two to one.
Hoke Smith will be returned by the
biggest majority any man has ever re
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TOM HARDWICK WILL
SPEAK HERE SATURDAY
Hon. Thomas W. Hardwick will be
in Douglas next Saturday, Augustß,
and will speak in the inte °st of his
race for the United States Senate
at the courthouse at 10 o’clock. From
here Mr. Hardwick will go to Nichoils
where he will speak in the afternoon.
Mr. Hardwick is a hard worker and
it is said of him that he is one of the
best speakers in the state and that he
never fails to interest his hearers.
It is likely that Mr. Hardwick will
lambast the other tw o men in the race
and judging from all reports, a big
crowd will be on hand to hear him
here and at Nichoils.
CARLOAD OF MELONS
WILL BE GIVEN AWAY
Atlanta, Aug. s.—Tomorrow, Thurs
day, two thousand families of the poor
of Chicago will be given a treat in
the shape of a present to each of a
real Georgia watermelon. The melons
will come direct from the farm in
Georgia in a through car and will be
distributed to those who will most en
joy the luscious juiciness of the Geor
gia melon. The car w r as shipped Sat
urday and should reach Chicago to-
day.
This unique idea of sending a car
load of watermelons direct from the
field to the poor of Chicago wa» origi
nal with the management ot ihe Geor
gia and Florida Farms Company, with
headquarters in Atlanta. This com
pany owns large tracts of land in Cof
fee and Jeff Davis counties. The com
pany is giving the melons, a'd the
Georgia & Florida Railway, ""'.a the
Southern Railway and Monon Route
have agreed to haul the car to Chi
cago free of charge. The same people
are arranging to ship several more car
loads of watermelons to the northern
cities for free distribution to the poor.
The shipment is being made to the
Polish National Alliance, an organi
zation that will see that the distribu
tion is made where it will be of m st
benefit to those who seldom enjoy
such a treat.
On each melon will be pasted a
printed label reading: “This melon
comes from West Green in South Geor
gia.
ONLY 21 MORE DAYS
FOR DOUBLE VOTES
In the Progress Auto Contest and
Workers Should take Advantage
of the Offer Now-Plenty of
Cards on Hand.
There are only 21 days left in the
double vote offer, ar.d the workers
should take advantageof it and make
the gain as much as possible.
There are plenty of cards on hand
and lists also and as many will be sent
the workers as they want, one con
testant took 500 cards this week and
says that she expects to make then
earn her not less than 400 subscribers.
She is going at it in the light way.
and will soon be rolling up votes by
the thousand.
Cotton picking is the order of the
day now and soon there will b< some
of it on the market and that will mean
that the workers will begin to collect
the money that has been promised to
them during the contest.
We expect to see 10,000 votes placed
to the credit of the workers in the
next ten days, and the ones who strive
the hardest now are the ones who
will stand the better clianceto w ! n the
car or other prizes offered.
The vote to date as reported to the
Progress follows:
Miss Lila Sapp 38,475
Mrs. J. B. Cooksey 19,250
Miss Ethel Tanner 03.000
Roy Vinson 34,925
Mrs. Velma Touchton 36,350
Miss Lessie Morris 3,300
Miss Edna Moore 49,625
Horton Christopher 4,750
Miss Georgia Livingston ’29,625
Miss Gussie Roberts 114,890
A. H. Huckabee 4.625
Miss Mary Annie F/rgusoi, . 11,500
MUCH TOBACCO WILL
BE PLANTED IN COUNTY
There will be several hundred acres
of tobacco planted in this county next
year, if all reports are correct. Mr. 1.
J. I. Foreman, of Nichoils, stated to a
Progress reporter that he believed that
at least 200 acres w ould be plan to f
next year in his vicinity. Mr. Fore
man he > made a fwod crop this vmr.
considering the dry weather, and stat
ed that he had already sold his crop
a profit.
It is said that tobacco can be grown
and sold for from 9 to 11 cents a
pound at a better profit than cotton
can at the same price. And that ir
more than these figures is realized,
the farmer can make money raising
the weed.
The tobacco raisers and those who
are contemplating going into the busi
ness will make up a party in the near
future and take advantage of the cheap
excursion rates offered them to visit
the tobacco fields of South Ca - olina.
The raisers in the county are anx
ious to get enough acres planted to
create a market here in the county,
believing that one can be established
very easily providing enough of the
weed is grown here.
FELDER ADDRESSED
VOTERS HERE MON.
Hon. Tom Felder spoke to the voters
of this county at the court house Mon
day afternoon.
Not many people were out to heai
him, but the wmather being inclement
had much to do with this state of af
fairs as Mr. Felder has many warm
supporters in this county. Too, his
coming had not been given much pub
licity and consequently few knew of
his having an engagement here.
Mr. Felder spoke at some length
about his record, quietly attacking his
opponents, but on the whole injected
nothing new into the campaign he is
making for the short term senatorship
against Tom Harwich and Jack Sla
ton.
From here Mr. Felder went to Wil
lacoochee to catch a Coast Line train
for Albany.
PLANS BEING LAID
TO RELIEVE FARMERS
Washington Takes Steps to Furnish
Money to Loan Cotton Planters
to Help Tide Over Depressed
Period-Hoke Smith Heads
Committee
Washington, D. C. Aug. 5.- Public
men and agricultural exp?‘i*. alive tu
the crisis in the affairs of the South
ern cotton farmer which the European
war has precipitated, are devoting ev
ery efforts to protect the cotton in
terests.
Southern members of Congress met
Tuesday in Washington to consider
means whereby the southern farmer
will not suffer through a lack of Eu
ropean markets. Immediate organi
zation of the reserve board may result.
Hoke Smith iuChair
Twelve Southern members of Con
gress,- six from each branch, Tues
day afternoon wrestled with the ques
tion of protecting the interests of the
cotton crop. The meeting was held
in the office of Senator Hoke Smith,
with the Senator presiding as cair
man.
Following the intial meeting held
last night, a committee was named
and it is believed that with co-opera
tion of the Secretaries of the Treas
ury and Agricultural departments that
some plan can be devised whereby
Southern farmers and cotton growers
will not suffer from the lack of a Eu
ropean market for ' heir staple.
One of the suggestions vouchsafed
is that the reserve board organize at
once and loan cotton growers money
sufficient to enable the growers to
hold their product and tide them over
until the market prices are such that
they can sell without a. heavy loss.
Telegrams to Washington from South
ern cotton growers are numerous and
their tenor pessimistic. The steering
committee to devise ways and means
has Hoke Smith as chairman.
This Method is Suggested
Senator Hoke Smith was appealed
to by the Augusta Cotton Exchange
and other exchanges in the South
through the Augusta Chronicle, and
Mr. Smith telegraphed the editor of
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HEAR HON.
J. Randal Walker
Speak in the interest of his cam
paign for re-election to Congress
Saturday, August Bth, at the
Following time and Place:
Douglas, 11 O’clock
Nichoils, 2:30 O’clock
Beach, 4:30 O’clock
This is the first opportunity Mr.
Walker has had to address the people
of this part of his district in this cam
paign and he will be glad to have as
many out to hear him as possible.
He will go into detail in reference
to his claims for worthiness to re-elec
tion and straighten out some of the
misrepresentations that have been put
forth by his opponents.
$1 Per Annum
ENGLAND DECLARES
WAR WITH GERMANY
Joins Her Allies of the Triple En
tente-Three Great Powers at
the Throat of Germany Pro
longed War Looked For
London, Ang.4—The British Foreign
Office lias issued the following .-date
ment:
“Owing to the summary rejection by
the German government of the request
raadehy His Britannic Majesty’s gov
ernment that the neutrality of Bel
gium should he respected, His Majes
ty’s ambassador at Berlin has received
his passports and His Majesty’s gov
ernment has declared to the German
government that a state of war exists
between Great Brittain and Germany
from llo’clock p. m„ Aug. 4.”
London Aug. 4. —Great Brittain de
clared war on Germany tonight.
The monmetous decision of the Brit
ish government, for which the whole
world has been waiting, came before
the expiration of the time limited set
by Great Brittain in her ultimatum to
Germany demanding a satisfactory re
ply on the subject of Belgian neutral
ity.
Germany's reply was the sumamry
rejection of the request that Belgian
neutrality should be respected.
The British ambassador at Berlin
thereupon received his passports and
the British government notified Ger
many that a state of war existed be
tween the two countries.
England Heavy Hearted
Excited and clamorous youths
marching through that area of London
which correspondts to the Broadwav
district of New' York may cause Amer
ican visitors to carry home the report
that England is embarking on war
with a light heart, but those who
know this country realize that the op
positeis the truth.
Young men have been parading
througli the streets, carrying the union
jack and tri-color, with vociferous
cheering, but the busiest section of
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