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VOL. XXV.
WOMAN’S LIBERTY
LOAN COMMITTEE
Doing Splendid Work in Bar
row and Challenging the Pa
triotism of Our Men in an
.Effort to go Over the Top.
The women of Barrow county are be
coming enthused over the Third Lib
erty Loan drive and they are challeng
ing the patriotism of the men in an ef
fort to carry Barrow county over the
top.
Mrs. A. D. McCurry heads the wom
an’s committee in this county, and she
has gathered around her a band of pa
triotic women who are doing things.
Barrow must keep pace with the oth
er prosperous and patriotic counties of
the state. She can if she will, and we
are firm in the faith that she will.
Those of us who stay at home and
enjoy the peace and prosperity of a
splendid and prosperous nation, should
be eager to lend Uncle Sam our sav
ings—yea, we should lend until it
pinches.
This now becomes in fact America’s
war Our sons are falling wounded
and bleeding upon the battlefield. The
fighters must be clothed and fed, and
ije wounded, bleeding and sick must
be tenderly cared for on foreign fields
and in home camps, and these patriotic
women—mothers, wives and sisters —
are determined that the proud baby
County of Barrow shall not slack back
in Georgia.
Cheering reports are coming in from
every militia district, some of the owrk
ers reporting big subscriptions. Get
your button, wear it, proclaiming the
fact that you are behind Uncle Sam in
his effort to safeguard our freedom and
independence, while he helps blot from
the world slavery and the divine right
of man to rule mankind.
In Winder the following ladies are
asisting Mrs. McCurry: Mesdames S.
T. Boss. W. L. Jackson, J. F. Sheats,
T. A. Maynard, I*. S. Roberts, C. M.
Ferguson, W. M. Holsenbeck, W. O.
Perry, Reba Vonderlieth, B. B. Jack
, son, R. O. Ross, G. C. Moseley, L. W.
Hodges, W. H. Quarterman, W. L. De
La Perriere, L. S. Radford, R. H. Kim
ball, and Misses Rubye Carithers, Ada
Hancock, Mary Alice Strange, Ora Lee
Camp, Cleo Bush and Grace Graddick.
is a partial list of the dis
trict chairmen :
Houses-—Mrs. J. L. Harwell.
Statham —Mrs. W. M. Fite.
Chandler —Mrs. A. D. Wall and Miss
Booth.
Bethlehem —Mrs. W. C. Yearwood.
Auburn—Mrs. R. M. Etheridge.
CHRISTIANS IN
GREATREVIVAL
Interesting revival services are in
progress at the Christian church. The
series of meetings began last Sunday
with two fine sermons by Rev. F. M.
Rains. Rev. William Newton Briney,
pastor of the Broadway Christian
church, Louisville, Ky., arrived in Win
der Monday afternoon and preached
his initial sermon on “The Duty of
! Watchfulness, to a very fine audience
Monday evening. Mr. Briney made a
f fine impression on all who heard him.
He is a man of unusually impressive
personality and of great power as a
speaker.
One of the most encouraging features
of religious work in Winder is the ex
istence of the fine spirit of brotherly
kindness among the preachers and
churehes of the community. The pas
tors of the Baptist and Methodist
churches dismissed their services Sun
day night and they and many of their
people, as well as many members of the
Presbyterian church, were present at
the services.
! After the Monday evening service
the ladies of the church gave a delight
ful informal reception to Mr. and Mrs.
Briney and Mr. and Mrs. Wallace in
the pastor's study. Both the church and
the study were beautifully decorated
for the occasion. Delicious refresh
ments were served, and the people were
all cordially invited to stay for the so
*cial hour. Mr. and Mrs. Briney will
be guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Wallace while they are here.
It is confidently expected that these
special evangelistic services will result
in great good to the community at
large. Services begin each evening at
8 :45 war time.
Mr. Harold Herrin, of Camp Wheel
er, spent the week-end with homefolks.
©lie Winder
PERSONAL
Mrs. B. A. Juhan returned to her
home in Athens Sunday.
Dr. and Mrs. G. W. De La Perriere
visited the Gate City last week.
Miss Fay Wilkerson spent the week
end with homefolks at Demorest.
Capt. I). L. Nowell returned to Camp
Wheeler Sunday afternoon after spend
ing several days at home here.
Mrs. A. .1. Wiley, of Cedartown, was
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Lanier
Wednesday and Thursday.
Mrs. George H. Hulme, of Athens,
was, the guest of Mrs. Homer Smith a
few dyas last week.
Mrs. Roscoe Eavenson and little son
are spending the week in Tignall with
Mrs. Cliff Wages.
L Jno. H. Wood filled the pulpit
in the Christian church at West Point
Sunday.
Miss Esther Henson spent last week
visiting her sister, Mrs. Rogers in At
lanta.
Mrs. E. V. Snipes returned from Ab
beville Monday, where she went to at
tend the funeral of a friend.
Revs. W. H. Lord and W. H. Faust
were at Maysville last Monday at the
preacher’s conference.
Mrs. J. S. Hargrove and little daugh
ters have returned from a visit to rel
atives in Stevens, Ga.
Mrs. Thirza Odum and Miss Anna
Odum visited friends in Bethlehem the
early part of the week.
Miss Ora Lee Camp returned home
Sunday from Grayson where she has
I been teaching music in the school.
Mrs. J. L. Williamson has returned
j to Winder after a short visit to her
| daughter, Mrs. J. R. Bullock, of Ath
ens.
Mr. Zach Jackson, of the state uni
versity, spent Saturday and Sunday
here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Z.
F. Jackson.
Mr. C. O. Maddox and wife, Mrs.
Eley and Mrs. Haralson united with
the First Baptist church by letter Sun
, day morning.
Mrs. A. A. Camp, Misses Ora Lee
I and Pauline Camp and Mr. Parks Stew-
I art were guests of friends in Athens
1 Saturday.
Mrs. W. T. Hamby, of Carrolton,
will spend next week in this city with
her mother and sister, Mrs. Ella White
head and Mrs. Reba Vonderlieth.
The second and third grade of the
public school will render a temperance
program Friday morning at the school
auditorium. The public is invited.
Miss Annette Quillian has returned
from Gainesville where she was the
guest of relatives during the Ninth dis
trict school meet.
Married, Sunday afternoon at four
o’clock at the residence of the bride,
j Miss Anna Hamilton and Mr. J. A.
I Ridgeway, Rev. John H. Mashburn, of
i flciating.
Mrs. Paul Broosher, who has been
with her husband in Jacksonville, Fla.,
reached Winder Friday. Lieut. Brook
sher and his regiment left for Frunee
on that day.
Misses Pauline Camp and Mary Alice
Strange and Messrs. Parks Stewart and
Paul Williams were among those from
Winder who witness “Nothing But the
Truth” in Athens Tuesday night.
Mesdames W. C. Horton, E. \.
Snipes, Reba Vonderlieth, Grover Mose
ley and J. M. Aiken formed a congenial
party motoring to High Shoals to spend
Wednesday with Mrs. E. X. Center.
Rev. W. X. Briney and wife, of
Louisville, Rev. R. W. Wallace and
wife and Rev J. H. Wood and wife
were in Atlanta Thursday attending
the Men and Millions Movement.
Rev. and Mrs. W. 11. Faust, Mrs.
Walter Lyle, Hilda Faust and Kinch
Carpenter were among those from
Winder who attended the Ninth Dis
trict School Meet at Gainesville Friday.
Rev. and Mrs. W. O. Foster and little
daughter, of Hartsells, Ala., and Rev.
and Mrs. B. F. Foster, of Cullman,
Ala., spent a few days here with rela
tives this week.
Mr. Sidney S. Thomas and wife left.
Tuesday for Athens to make their fu
ture home. Mr. Thomas holds a lucra
tive position with the Gulf Refining
company with headquarters in that
city.
Mr. and Mrs. Arch Perry had as their
dinner guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Harris and children, of Camp
ton. Mr. and Mrs. Harden Robinson
and children, of Monroe, Misses Estelle
and Rubye Jennings, of Bethlehem, and
Miss Sulu Jennings, of Winder.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BARROW COUNTY
Winder, Barrow County, Ga„ Thursday, April 25, 1918.
GERMANS KNOCK
AT AMIEN’S DOOR
Although Repeatedly Repulsed,
Germans Continue to Attack,
and Finally Capture
Villers-Bretonneux.
(By Assciated Press froyi European
Cables.)
After three weeks of preparation in
the Somme, during which time they
launched an offensive in Flanders, the
Germans have resumed their hammer
ing at tiie door of Ameins. For days
there has been heavy artillery firing
along the northern sectors of the Som
me salient, and finally the German in
fantry began their attempts to advance
on the line passing Villers-Bretonneux,
Hangard, Hailles and Castel. The first
attacks were repulsed, hut subsequent
attacks, centered about Villers-Breton
neux, have caused a Britisli withdraw
al from this village, according to a re
port from Field Marshal Haig. This
marks a German gain of about a mile.
Villers-Bretonneux is about eleven
miles directly east of Amiens and is on
the northern end of the latest fighting
front. It is situated between the Somme
and Luce rivers, and, while it is flank
ed on the south by low lying grounds,
it is backed by rolling hills to the west
and northwest.
No Notable Retirements.
The fighting on the rest of the front
where the Germans have resumed their
drive toward the allied base of supplies
in northern France has not, so far as
known, resulted in any notable retire
ments on the part of the allies. The
German official report issued on Wed
nesday was silent as to events in this
sector of the front.
An attack on this particular part of
the Somme region has been expected
and it is possible that preparations to
meet it had been made. The British
lines held firm in this region during
the last days of the initial drive, while
the Germans were able to forge ahead
further south until they reached the
village of Castel, about 3 miles from
the railroad running to Paris from
Amiens.
Another Blow at British.
This new drive lias been made at the
same time that naother blow has been
struck at the British and French lines
northwest of Ypres. Savage fighting is
reported at various points along the
line from Bailleul to Merville and Ber
lin claims that heights to the northeast
of Bailleul have been stormed.
REI) CROSS WORK.
Several ladies of the Winder Red
Cross were guests of the Statliam chap
ter on Monday afternoon at their work
room, which is nicely fitted with ma
chines, white covered tables and other
appliances for making Red Cross sup
plies. After an interesting meeting to
start off the Statham workers the vis
iting ladeis were served a delightful
salad course with Russian tea.
MR. C. M. FERGUSON IS
HONORED BY ROAD PEOPLE
Messrs. 11. G. Hill and C. M. Fer
guson have returned from Little Rock,
Ark., where they attended the meeting
of the Bankhead Highway Association.
The association elected Mr. M. J. Ab
ney. of Athens, vice-president for Geor
gia, and Mr. C. M. Ferguson, of Win
der and Mr. A. X’. Alford, of Hartwell,
as directors, all three having votes on
the board of directors.
The Little Rock convention was at
tended by more than 1,000 delegates,
representing a paid membership of
more than 17.000. Great enthusiasm
and much solid work was done for
this important project reaching from
Washington to Los Angeles.
The next convention will be held at
Mineral Wells, Tex. The vote was
close between that point and Okla
homa City.
NEW SWINDLE TAKES MONEY
FROM PARENTS OF SOLDIERS
Parents of soldiers in camps are
warned by the war department of a
swindle which has been successfully
opera ted in various camps.
A telegram is sent Informing them
that the soldier has a furlough, and re
questing funds by wire to come home
waiving identification. The rest is a
mere matter of detail.
Parents and friends should be warn
ed of this game and of the similar ones
where the telegraphic request is to
mail money to the soldier, care general
delivery.
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WOMEN COMPLETE
ORGANIZATION
And Lay Plans for Enlisting
All the Women of Barrow in
Some of the Many Forms
of War Work.
The Barrow County Unit Woman’s
Committee, Council of National De
fense, met at the home of Mrs. W. C.
Horton Friday afternoon, April It), to
complete its organization, and to lay
plans for enlisting all the women of
Barrow county in some of the many
forms of war work that are .being urg
ed by President Wilson and our other
national leaders. Mrs. Horton as coun
ty chairman, issued a call to the pres
ident or chairman of every woman’s or
ganization in the county to be present
at this meeting, and sixteen were there
in spite of the unfavorable weather.
The following officers were elected:
Chairman—Mrs. W. C. Horton.
Vice Charmen:
Miss Callie Hammond, Statham.
Miss Alma Cain, Auburn.
Mrs. G. J. Parrish, Auburn.
Mrs. John H. Wood, Winder.
Mrs. Elisha Ridgeway, Bethlehem.
Recording Secretary—Mrs. S. A. Bo
land, Statham.
Corresponding Secretary—Mrs. G. C.
Moseley, Winder.
Treasurer—Mrs. J. L. Lanier, Win
der.
County Chairman of Library Com
mittee —Mrs. T. J. Sykes, Statham.
Local Members—Mrs. Sims, Bethle
hem, Miss Mamla Chesser, Auburn,
Miss Ina Moore, Winder.
An urgent appeal has come from our
forces in France asking that a great
many good books be sent for the use of
our boys “over there.” We feel that
every patriotic man and woman in the
county will be glad to help us answer
this appeal. Send or bring any books
or magazines that will lie suitable for
this purpose to some member of the
library committee or to Mrs. Horton.
This should be done at once. It means
more than we can possibly understand
to our boys.
The early and complete success of
our armies depends not so much upon
their efforts as upon the loyal support
that they receive from those who are
at home. Our enemies realize this ne
cessity and are conserving their every
resource. Surely we who have so just
a cause to fight for should lie willing
and alert to do no less. Not only
should we put every dollar that we can
spare from our actual necessities at tin*
service of the government by buying
Liberty bonds and Thrift Stmaps, but
we should loyally follow every sugges
tion of the government in the matter of
food conservation and production, in
strict economy along ail lines, in pro
viding good reading matter for our
boys and in every way possible, sup
port the government in its efforts for
the welfare of our boys, and in mak
ing them strong for the stupendous
task that we have given them to do.
We must not fail them—they are look
ing to us for support and sympathy and
loyalty. We must be true.
Every womun has an important part
to bear in this great cause—let every
woman in Harrow county be ready to
respond to the utmost of her ability
when she is asked to help in any of
the work the government is suggesting,
and we shall know then that we are
proving true, and that we are bearing
our part in this trying hour. Let “Loy
al, Cheerful, Ready Service” be our
motto, and God will be with us.
WINDER SHRINERS ATTEND
(EREMONLY IN ATLANTA
A big ceremonial was pulled off by
the Shriners in A'tlanta Tuesday night
at the auditorium. Over 100 novices
were carried across the hot sands.
Among the ones from here who at
tended were Nobles .Johns, Faust, Hol
senbeck, Thomas, McCurry, Wilson,
N’iblack, Patmon, Radford. Griffeth and
Robinson.
Nobles Patman, Wilsou and Niblack
crossed the hot sands at this meeting.
Winder has a great bunch of members
in this wonderful order.
DESTROY WILDCAT STILL.
Revenue officers Thursday morning
destroyed a wildcat distillery in Wal
ton county just beyond the line of Har
row, it is said. They also found and
captured sixty galolns of corn booze in
a house in Harrow in the same neigh
borhood, and arrested a Ha row county
man. The officers did not give his
name, but possibly they will report the
matter to the Harrow county grand
jury.
TOLD IN TABLOID
TUESDAY President Wilson signed
: the sabotage bill, designed to further
curb the activities of German agents,
conscious and otherwise.
AFTER walking out of Tift county
jail and enjoying a few days’ freedom,
Jim and Arthur Paulk voluntarily gave
themselves up to Sheriff J. M. Shaw
and are now back in jail. Both are un
der life sentences for the killing of
Wiley Mathews.
THE Grand Council of Georgia Royal
and Select Masons met in Macon Tues
day for a one-day session. The Royal
Arch Masons met Wednesday. There
are 100 chapters and 300 members of
this organization.
BERRY NOYES, a negro who shot
and killed tlie sheriff of Lexington
county, Tennessee, was burned at the
scene of the tragedy this week. And
Louisiana furnished a bunch of masked
cowards "who hanged a negro because
he hail been indicted for assault with
intent to murder a white man.
WHAT promised to be a sensational
fight in congress over the proposal to
turn disloyalty and espionage cases
over to the military court-martial lias
been nipped in the bud by President
Wilson. Champions of the plan aban
doned it for the present at least, when
Senator Overman, of North Carolina,
chairman of the judiciary committee,
made public a letter from the president
declaring unalterable opposition to the
Chamberlain court-martial bill as both
unnecessary and unconstitutional.
FAMILY DAY OBSERVED AT
THE FIRST BAPTIST CHI’RCH
Last Sunday morning the members of
the First Baptist church observed fam
ily day. Every family sat together. An
appropriate sermon was preached by
the pastor after exercises participated
in by the members of the Sunday
school.
Mrs. Holsenbeck wit h appropriate re
marks handed lovely flowers to Rev. S.
W. Arnold, the oldest man present,
Mrs. Eley, the oldest woman present,
and the little baby of Prof, and Mrs.
J. P. Cash, the youngest present.
A large crowd was present and many
declared it one of the best services ever
held in the church.
These days are annually observed by
the church and have proven to be a
source of great spiritual uplift.
Thirty-Third Senatorial Dist.
Attorneys to Render Patriotic
Services During the War
To the Families and Relatives of the
Soldiers and Sailors in the United
States Army and Navy:
The United States congress, having
passed an act establishing the Bureau
of war-Risk Insurance, by which sol
diers and sailors are provided with in
surance according to the terms and
conditions of said act, and the Honora
ble Secretaries of War and Navy hav
ing requested that all patriotic attor
neys throughout the United States ren
der whatever assistance may be neces
sary in presenting the claims upon
these insurance policies in the event of
the death of any soldier or sailor, duly
insured, while serving the government,
we take this means of assuring all in
terested in the Thirty-third senatorial
district of the state of Georgia, includ
ing the counties of Hall, Jackson, Bar
row and Banks, that they can rely up
on the patriotic attorneys of these
counties to render necessary assistance
free of charge.
11. 11. DEAN, Chin.,
Gainesville. Hall County.
P. COOLY,
Jefferson, Jackson County.
W. H. QT’ARTERMAN,
Winder, Barrow County.
J. B. G. LOGAN,
Homer, Banks County.
April 15th, 1018.
$1 EXPRESS FRANCHISE
RETURNS REJECTED
Comptroller General W. A. Wright
has refuse dto accept from the South
ern and Adams Express Companies
their new valuation of their franchises
at $1 each, and has insisted that they
be returned at the last year’s valuation
of $(!12,5.'il and $3,065, respectively.
The companies took the stand that
the McAdoo order for the reorganiza
tion and consolidation of express com
panies has destroyed the value of their
franchise.
Mrs. T. L. Wills is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Troutt. at Madison.
LIBERTY LOAN
SPECIAL TRAIN
Will Arrive in Winder Over the
Gianesville Midland Railway
April 30th at 11 O’clock
for a Two-Hour Stay.
With the irresistible force of a Brit
ish tank going over the top in France,
Liberty Loan Special train will roll in
to Winder April 30tli.
This train consists of a baggage car
and several fiat cars heavily loaded
with relics from the battle scarred
fields of France, including areoplanes
which have been brought down in the
air lighting, German helmets and other
personal relics which have been left on
the battlefields, guns of all kinds, both
from France anil those being used by
the American army, and with these
are a detachment of soldiers from
Camp Gordon, who explains all the op
erations to the thousands of visitors
which crowd the (rains at every stop.
The primary object of the train’s
visit to our city is to sell Liberty bonds.
First, the people of the city are asked
to inspect the relics and get a clear
idea of the war from what they see.
Then, with a full realization of the
need of the government for more guns
and ammunition and more provisions
for the men under arms, they are asked
to subscribe through the local Liberty
loan committee to the bonds which pro
vide all these things.
The fullest co-operation with the
train officials is urged upon all local
committeemen. The time to secure
subscriptions, as stated by the workers
of lurge experience, is at the moment
when the people are brought to a full
realization of what is expected of them.
For this reason, the chairman of the
publicity committee, St. Elmo Massen
gale, and the chairman of the train
committee, W. K. (’. Smith, in charge
of the tour, have made the ruling that
in event full co-operation is not grant
ed by the local committees in the mat
ter of securing subscriptions, no stop
will be made, even though it is sched
uled and lias been widely advertised.
JACK M’DANIEL
IS BOUND OVER
Jack McDaniel, the young white man
who some three weeks ago shot and
instantly killed Obe Duke, colored, on
one of the prominent streets of Win
der, was bound over Wednesday to the
I Barrow county grand jury to answer
to the charge of voluntary manslaugh
ter. Justices Lyle, Haynie and Doster
presided.
The case seems to be shrouded in a
good deal of mystery. No one testified
as to any conversation between the two
men prior to the tragedy.
In a short statement the defendent
said that he called Obe Duke and asked
him to pay him the four dollars he
owed the defendant, but that instead
of doing so, Obe applied a vile epithet
to the defendant, at the same time
throwing his hand to his pocket for a
gun, but that he beat the negro to his
gun and shot him to save his own life.
The most damaging testimony came
from Ola Duke, a negro girl, and a
young negro named Damron. The girl
swore that Jack McDaniel told her
that Obe Duke owed him for fifteen
gallons of liquor, and if he didn’t pay
him that he (McDaniel) was going to
aIII him.
Damron testified that when Obe
Duke was shot he was putting on his
gloves, pressing his fingers into the
fingers of tile gloves. And that Duke
staggered away murmuring “O, boss,”
and fell to the ground.
The negro was armed and the pistol
was in court.
After about thirty minutes’ consulta
tion the justices held McDaniel to an
swer to the charge of voluntary man
slaughter and for carrying a pistol, and
placed the combined bond at SI,OOO.
PATRIOTIC RALLY AT
BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH
Next Friday night there will be a
patriotic rally at Bethel African Meth
odist church in Winder. Every color
ed man in Barrow is urged to attend
this rally. Speakers, both white and
black, will be on hand to explain food
conservation and the necessity of rais
ing more foodstuffs and raising money
to carry on the war and save America
from the ruthless hand of the Hun.
NO. 4.