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VOL.. XXV.
BARROW COUNTY
GOES OVER THE TOP
Enthusiastic Women Rally to
Liberty’s Call, and With a
Rush This County’s Loyal
ty Is Asserting Itself.
Paced b.v the largest quota of any
county with like population, undaunted,
Barrow will go over the top in the
Third Liberty Loan. If there is no let
up between now and next Saturday
night, an honor flag will float in every
militia district in this county.
Chairman Jackson is highly pleased
with the progress of the campaign, and
rejoices that men and women from all
walks of life are participating in the
Liberty drive.
Although we are short of the $209,000
expected of us by about $50,000, we are
headed toward the goal, and with heads
erect we will make the touch-down next
Saturday night when the curtain drops
on the fiual scene. Victory must be
written opposite the name of the Ban
ner Baby County of loyal Georgia.
At first the raising of this amount of
money in Barrow seemed an impossible
task at this season of the year, and
Chairman Jackson scratched his head
and began to think, and —slowly it
Pawned upon his chairmanship that it
was about time to consult the women—
a Barrow 1 asset that knows no such
word as fail, and they are ever ready
to do the work.
And well have they met the situa
tion, and when the clock strikes for
the close next Saturday night we be
lieve we are safe in predicting that
Barrow will be among the counties of
first rank in Liberty Loan patriotism.
No section of the state can boast
prettier, more intellectual or more loyal
women than those of Barrow 7 county,
and, God bless them, they “are a joy
forever” in a time of need. They have
done more to carry the message of pa
triotic duty to the masses in ten days
in this section than all the other agen
cies combined, and the masses have no
bly responded. Well have they preached
the gospel of sacrificial response to our
country's call, and if this doctrine is
continued to the end of the week, few
homes in Barrow able to own a bond,
but will have one of Uncle Sam’s
“promise to pay.”
I We must not fail; we will not fail!
furrow always gets what she wants,
ifdd this time she wants to go over the
top.
MANY GERMAN BONDS
BOUGHT BY AMERICANS
Names of Thousands Who Invested in
Early Issues Will Be
Published.
An official index, which, when com
pleted, will contain the names of more
than 40.000 individuals and corpora
tions, who in the early days of American
neutrality, invested their money in Ger
man war bonds, is being compiled in
New York city. These 40.000 persons
or eoporations purchased more than
$500,000,000 worth of German war
bonds, a great many of the purchasers
owning bonds in two and three and in
some instances four German war loans.
Every part of the Untied States is
represented on the list, with New York
and the middle west leading in the
number of subscribers and the value of
the holdings. IncludaH in those who
invested large amounts are bankers,
manufacturers, lawyers and college
professors, while among the purchasers
of lesser amounts are representatives
of every branch of industry and capital
as well as labor. The value of hold
ings range all the way from a few dol
lars to nearly $1,000,000. A great
many women are included in the list,
some of them well known.
Government to Be Advised.
When the list is completed and in
dexed the original will be retained by
the state and copies furnished the fed
e.ral government in Washington and
the United States authortiies in New
York.
NOTICE K. OF P.
The regular monthly meeting of Rus
sell Lodge, No. 99, convenes tonight
(Thursday, May 2), at 8:30 o’clock,
government time. Business of impor
tance. The iodge is in good shape, and
all ancient knights are invited to pay
vi for one year's dues and renew their
affiiliations with the order. Probable
that the K. of P. city lot will be con
verted into Liberty Bonds at this meet
ing.
G. I). ROSS.
Keeper of Records and Seals.
lUinkr News.
TOLD IN TABLOID
The Ninth District School won the
grand prize in the state agricultural
schools meet.
Palm Beach county, Florida, has
voted 80 to 1 in favor of dipping out
the cattle tick fever.
We take it that if you are spoiling
for a fight you might be accomodated
if you will style some red-blooded
American as “highly kultured.”
If Ton Hardwick waits for invita
tion to speak to Georgia voters we
opine that he will make few 7 speeches
in this state, it matters not how soon
congress adjourns.
Senator Hardwick says all the news
papers are lairs. Well, let him prove
that this is not true: He is going to
have thunder licked out of him in Sep
tember, —Savannah Press.
A. P. Treadwell Go., Atlanta, deal
ers in cotton seed products, have been
forbidden to deal in food commodities
for the duration of war by the Georgia
federal food administrator.
Dispatches tell us that Georgia sen
ators, after amending, wrangling and
obstructing the Overman administra
tion bill turned about to get their
names in the record straight.
Next week w 7 e begin the publication
of the names of Barrow people w 7 ho
compose her Third Liberty Loan Hon
or Roll. Make it possible for children's
children to see your name there.
The eighteenth quadrennial confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal church,
South, representing more than two mil
lion members, convened in Wesley
Memorial church, Atlanta, this mron
ing for a three weeks session.
Gavrio Prinzip, the assassin of Arch
duke Francis Ferdinand, died in a
fortress near Prague. The deed of
Prinzip gave Austria and Germany an
excuse for sending an ultimatum to
Serbia, and the world war followed.
Knowing that the Americans are per
sistent souvenir hunters, the Germans
in the Tout sector have been strewing
No Man’s Land with all sorts of in
fernal devices. These consist of elec
tric wires attached to belt, helmets,
rifles, and other paraphernalia connect
ing with concealed bombs.
The Athens Banner says that How
ard's candidacy is backed by designing
politicians who wish to feather their
own nests. Isn’t it just as reasonable
to conclude that William J. Harris is
backed by at least two editors who
have something on their minds besides
the defeat of our junior senator.
Hugh Rowe, of the Athens Banner,
is so excited over the announcement
of William Schley Howard that he is
throwing daily fits. He has talked a
lot. possibly too much. First thing
Hugh knows someone will be wonder
ing just where he intends to land Wil
liam J. Harris should be wet-nurse
into the United States senate.
The organized farmers of Georgia,
meeting Tuesday in extraordinary ses
sion at the call of J. H. MiHfl, their
president, issued a warning to every
candidate for federal legislative of
fice that any suggestion of his inde
cision upon or favor for the cotton
price fixing propaganda will cost him
the farmers’ vote.
Secretary Baker will carry to con
gress tomorrow the army increase pro
gram mapped out by President Wilson
and his advisers based on the determi
nation to win the war if it takes the
whole manpower of the nation to do
it. There an 1 indications that he will
ask that restrictions on the number of
troops to be raised be removed and the
government be authorized to mobilize
as many men as it can equip, train and
send to the battle front in France.
Bringing the Uattle With Them.
Mr. W. H. Hosch, farm demonstra
tion agent for Barrow county, and Mr.
G. S. Millsaps, who left last week for
Wisconsin to buy up a lot of dairy cat
tle for farmers and members of the
calf club in this county, are now in
Watertown in that state. Mr. Hosch
will buy a lot of cattle for farmers and
members of the calf club in this county,
who placed orders with him before he
left. Mr. Millsaps expects to buy about
two carloads of Holsteins, which he
will bring back to Winder and sell at
auction in about two weeks. They are
selecting their stock from well-bread
and tuberculin tested herds and are
getting only the best. Reports received
from them are that they have already
purchased several head and will finish
buying in time to reach Winder aland
the middle of next week.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BARROW COUNTY
Winder, Barrow County, Ga., Thursday, May 2, 1918.
WAR RELIC TRAIN
WARMLY GREETED
j
When the war relic train pulled iufrb
Winder Tuesday it was greeted /by
crowds of enthusiastic people. }/
Rain had descended and the streets
were filled with mud and water, but
little did the people mind it, and they
stood by the speakers until the end of
the program.
Something like fifteen thousand dol
lars was announced from the speakers’
car. Subscriptions ranged from SSO to
SB,OOO. Little children emptied their
savings bank and bought bonds, wid
ows bought bonds, farmers bought
bonds, and a noticeable feature was
the enthusiasm with which the colored
men purchased bonds.
It was a great day and the gospel of
loyal patroitic duty is spreading in this
section.
NEW FLOUR RULING
Farmers Who Furnish Home-Raised
Wheat Allowed larger Supply.
A special ruling made by Dr. An
drew M. Soule, designed to meet farm
ing conditions in Georgia, and which is
applicable in no other state in the
union, relieves a question lately exten
sively raised by Georgia farmers.
Under the flour regulations the per
mitted quantity is six pounds per per
son per month. Compliance with that
raised the point with farmers whether
they could take a sufficient amount of
home-grown wheat to mill for grinding
at one time to carry their families a
longer period than one month, the ar
gument being made that to restrict
them to a thirty day’s supply would
work a hardship.
Sixty Day’s Supply Allowed.
The ruling issued tonight holds that
Georgia farmers may, on the basis of
six pounds per person per mouth, have
a sixty day’s supply of wheat ground
from home-grown wheat, and have that
quantity of flour on hand at one time.
The matter of providing a method
whereby large quantities of home
wheat could be milled under a certifi
cate plan, for family use only, was
thoroughly discussed and it was found
that the adoption of such a plan, un
der the nationwide wheat regulations,
would be almost certainly followed by
insistence for it in wheat-growing
states and the consequent result would
be a wjieat holding movement under
the cloak of a farmer’s certificate.
The sixty days’ supply ruling, it is
believed in this state, will amply meet
the requirements of the farmers and
will act as a protection to him against
western wheat holding.
GOING AFTER HIS REWARD.
Mr. Woot Sheats was down at Macon
Sunday to see his son, Jack, who is in
the base hospital suffering from pneu
monia. He found his soil getting along
nicely and was assured by the physi
cians that Jack would be up and about
in a week’s time.
Mr. Sheats also received a letter
from his other son, Claud L. Sheats,
stationed at Camp Upton when the let
ter was written. His son said they
were just waiting for full equipment
when they would be off for somewhere
in France. He said he was equipped
with a yeur’s supply of clothing, 200
rounds of ammunition, and all he need
ed now was a month’s training and he
was sure he could get as many Huns
as those who had trained for a year.
He told his father he was .going to
bring him front tooth of a German
and claim the reward he had offered
him.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH REVIVIAL.
The revival meetings at the Chris
tian church continue with increasing
interest. The audience have been uni
formly good, and on Sunday night
when the other churches called off
their regular services and joined in the
services at the Christian church the
audience taxed the capacity of the
church. Rev. W. N. Briney, of Louis
ville, Ky., who is a preacher of un
usual power—thoughtful, earnest and
eloquent—and a man of most impres
sive personality, is holding these meet
ings.
These meetings will continue through
this week and at least a part of next
week. The services begin every even
ing at 8:45 war time. Mr. Briney will
preach at both services next Sunday,
which will probably be the last Sunday
of the meeting, though the services will
continue until the middle or the latter
part of next week.
“CITY OF ATHENS”
RAMMED AND SUNK
Sixty-six lives were lost when the
City of Athens, bound from New York
to Savannah, was rammed and sunk by
a French cruiser qff the Delaware
coast early Thursday morning.
The missing includes ten men and
two women who were passengers, seven
out of twenty-four marines who were
on board and fourteen out of twenty
French sailors and thirty-three mem
bers of the crew.
Both ships were carrying running
lights because of the heavy fog which
hung over the sea. Fortunately the
sea was calm or many more lives
might have been lost.
Captain Forward refused to make a
statement concerning the length of
time his vessel remained afloat after
the collision. Members of the crew de
clared, however, that tt City of Ath
ens sank within four minutes. A
great hole was torn in her side below
the water line near the bow and she
was carried down by her own momen
tum as the water rushed in.
“THE NATION THAT FORGOT
GOl)’’ WILL BE SUBJECT OF
DR. CARTLEDGE’S SERMON
Next Thursdav night, May 9tli, Dr.
Sam Cartledge will fill the pulpit at
the Presbyterian church. He will bring
a special message, applicable to pres
ent conditions, the subject being “The
Nation That Forgot God.”
Dr. Cartledge is a forceful speaker
at all times, and those who have heard
him deliver this message say that it is
the “sermon of his life.”
Ir is hoped that on this occasion the
church will be crowded to hear this
message.
TWELVE-YEAR-OLD BOY
IS SERIOUSLY INJURED
Athens, Ga., May I.—“A. L.” Brooks,
the twelve-year-old son of Mr. Alvin L.
Books, of Pulaski street, and a nephew
of former Chief Lloyd Brooks, was se
riously injured yesterday afternoon
late when he, while riding a bicycle,
ran into an automobile, on Prince ave
nue extension, near the State Normal
School, and was thrown to the ground
upon his head. The car was that of
Mr. Jim Brantley, who lives near Win
der, and in the car with Mr, Brantley
Were his wife, mother, his wife's moth
er, and little girl.
Mr. Brantley carried the child to the
hospital, sent his family to the home
of a friend, and remained with the lad
and his parents last night—anxiously
praying for the boy’s recovery. Once
he begged Mr. Brooks to send for the
sheriff and have the accident legally in
vestigated—asking that he be held un
til investigation could be made. But
there was no doubt as to the accident
being unavoidable; no action was taken.
BARROW COUNTY BOYS
OFF FOR TRAINING CAMP
Last Thursday morning the first of
Barrow’s quota of the second call left
for Camp Gordon. They are:
Hoke Smith Wallace, William Carl
ton Wall, Carlton M. Henson, J. Frank
Burson, John Lewis Phillips, Reuben
O. Thornton, Lee Carlton Kennedy,
Herschel S. Sellers, Arthur John Hay
nie, Walter .T. Sparks, Claud W. Wal
lace, William Embrey McDonald, Pearl
W. Williams.
Saturday morning the following col
orded selectmen entrained for Camp
Gordon :
Hull Sheats, Ernest Patmon, Lloyd
Thomas, John Hayes, Hilly Hosch,
Golden Camp, Sidney Thomas, June
Patmon. Dilmus Hall.
REV. FAUST TO PREACH
COMMENCEMENT SERMON
Rev. W. H. Faust, pastor of the First
Baptist church, has accepted an in
vitation to preach the commencement
sermon for the Bishop High School on
Sunday, May 22nd, at 11 a. m.
Prof. Kelly Is superintendent of the
school and a successful session has
been held.
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH.
Preaching Sunday at 11:30 a. m. by
the pastor. Subject—“ Dropping In, or
Off and On.” Rev John Rowlett, of
Atlanta, will preach at 8:45 in the ev
ening on the subject of “Pentinence,
Consecration and Dedication to Better
Living in This Day of Conflict.”
JOHN 11. MASH BURN, Pastor.
PERSONAL ITEMS
Miss Iris Cox, visited friends in Com
merce Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Ludie Langford, of Norcross, is
the guest of Mrs. S. N. Hill this week.
Miss Mary Smith, of Atlanta, spent
the week-end with her homefolks here.
Miss Hortelle Hood, of Athens, is
the guest of Mrs. Mac Potts for several
days.
Mrs. YV. T. Hamby, of Carrollton, is
spending the week here the guest of rel
atives. ,
The many friends of Mr. Charlie
Appleby are glad to see him out after
a long illness.
Miss Irene Gregory, of Athens, is the
attractive guest of Miss Ermine Thom
as this week.
Miss Willie Chandler, of Carl, was
the guest of Miss Hilda Faust last
Monday night.
Mrs. Arthur Smith, of Gainesville,
was the guest of her mother, Mrs. W.
E. Mathews, Sunday.
Miss Woodie Haynie and litte John
D. Haynie speut Saturday and Sunday
with relatives at Pentecost.
Mr. and Mrs. W. 11. Sheats have had
as their guest the past week their kins
man, Mr. Bob Latimer, of Athens.
Mrs. 11. O. Camp ifnd little sons, and
Miss Ina Russell, of Winder, spent Sat
urday in Athens.—Athens Banner.
Mr. and Mrs. ,7. T. Strange, Miss
Mary Alice Strange and Mr. Edwin
Strange motored to Macon Sunday.
Mr. Chester Moore has enlisted in
the naval reserve and leaves soon for
the (raining station at Charleston, S.
C.
Capt. W. L. Mathews and his bride,
of Camp Wheeler, spent the week-end
in Winder with his mother, Mrs. W. E.
Mathews. /
Mrs. S. P. Ayeock, of Arnoldsville, is
at the bedside of her daughter, Mrs.
Carrie Macon, at the home of Mrs. J.
M. Haynie.
Miss Dora Wilhite, of Atlanta, one
of our former high school teachers,
spent the week-end in Winder the
guest of Mrs. W. L. Bush.
Miss Orien Bello Andrews, of Wat
kinsville, is expected to visit Winder
this week and speak at the B. Y. P. TJ.
meeting Sunday evening.
Rev. and Mrs. W. 11. Faust attempt
ed the Memorial Day exercises at Lex
ington last Friday. Horn. W. M. How
ard, of Augusta, was the orator of the
day.
The ladies of the W. C. T. IT. will
give an ice cream festival Saturday,
May 4th, on the courthouse square.
Come and help a good cause and en
joy a good time.
Revs. W. H. Faust and John H.
Mashburn and Mr. W. L. (Jackson, were
at Auburn at the college auditorium on
last Saturday night and spoke in the
interest of the bond campaign.
A party consisting of Mr. and Mrs.
N. A. Harris, Mr. M. S. Eady and Mr.
W. G. Dobbs, of Atlanta; Mrs. A. Y.
Eavenson and Miss Anna Eavenson
spent last week in Augusta, Ga.
Mr. Page Gregory, son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. Gregory, of this city, arrived
safely in Pittsburgh, Penn., last week
and has entered upon his duties with
the Westinghouse Electric company.
Revs. W. H. Faust and T. C. Buch
anan Mrs. J. F. Sheats and Rev. W. H.
Lord attended the Appalachee Minis
ters’ Conference at Watkinsville last
Wednesday and enjoyed a most delight
ful day.
Miss Jewell Sheats was in Winder
last week, after two weeks at Camp
Wheeler nursing her brother who is re
covering from pneumonia. She will re
ceive her diplma as a trained nurse
Friday night.
Messrs. Leonard Miller, of Auburn,
and Ernest Stewart, of Dacula, accom
panied by Misses Lurline and Annie
Lois Hayes, Snowdelle Kennedy and
Academy Saturday night and attended
Academy aSturdny night and attended
the exhibition.
Misses Jessie and Gertrude Cheney,
of Rome, were the attractive guests of
Miss Willie Mae Sheats last week.
They are daughters of Dr. J. M. Chen
ey, a prominent physician of Rome, and
were former room mates of Miss
Sheats’ at Shorter College.
GERMANS BEATEN
TO A STANDSTILL
Bohemian Troops Desert to the
Italians - Americans Stop
German Attack-French and
British Shell Mt. Kemmel.
(By Associated Press.)
The Bohemian troops are joining the
Italian troops against Austria, accord
ing to The London Mail's correspon
dent at Italian headquarters. Even
now some of the Bohemians are on the
Itlanian line, clad in Italian uniforms.
This information lias passed through
the hands of both Italian and British
censors and would therefore appear to
be authenlc. The detection of the Bo
hemians would in a measure explain
the delay in the proposed great offen
sive, long lieu raided, of the Austrians
against the Italians.
Prague, capital of the erownland
of Bohemia, has recently been the cen
ter of riotous demonstrations against
Germany and Germans. The Austro-
Hungarian foreign minister, Count
Czernin, has been strongly denounced,
and President Wilson and the entente
allies have b“cn cheered. Tli Czech
members of parliament, together with
the Sloven and Serbo-Croat delegates,
have been leaders in the opposition to
German rule.
Having been defeated with enormous
losses in every phase of the fighting
around Ypres, the eGrmans have at
tempted no further onslaughts. Inac
tion prevailed Wednesday before the
positions held by the British and
French troops, especially those in the
bandit of the British, which it has been
the ambition of the Germans to cap
ture.
Since Monday what activity there
has been in this region was carried out
by the British and French, both of
whom have materially bettered their
positions—the French near Loere and
the British at Meteren. On both sec
tors ground was captured and prisoners
taken.
The pause in the offensive, howev
er. apparently is not to be taken as
meaning the end of the German at
tempts to crack the allied line. All
along the front the big guns are roar
ing and shells of all calibers are plough
ing the terrain and the areas fur be
hind them, and fresh German reserve*,
to take the places of thousands of men
killed, wounded or made prisoner, are
being hurried to the front.
Indeed, ail vices from the British
front in Flanders are to the effect that
another furious drive by Von Arnim is
in immediate prospect. Emperor Wil
liam has been at the front delivering
flamboyant speeches to the troops in
an endeavor to spur them on to vic
tory.
Meanwhile British and French artil
leries are sending a veritable rain of
shells on Mount Keminel, the chief
point of vantage gained by the Ger
mans in the Ypres sector. Thus far
the allied guns have held back all at
tempts py the enemy to reinforce his
men on the hill, and if the good work
is kept up the hill is likely soon to
prove to be a death trap for its captorH.
American troops urund Villers-Bre
fonneux, engaged for the first time in
the great battle on the French front,
have repulesd a stern German attack,
preceded by a heavy bombardment, an.l
carried out by three battaloins of in
fantry. The Germans left many dead
and wounded before the American line.
The American losses are reported as
“rather severe.”
MEN AND MILLIONS.
The Mej) and Millions Movement of
the Christian church held an epoch-mak
ing meeting in Atlanta on April 26.
The object of this meeting was to In
terest the southeast in this great move
ment and to organize for a systematic
campaign to raise the churches appor
tionment in this section of tiie country.
The whole amount originally planned
for was $63,000,000 but on account of
war conditions the amount was in
creased to more than $7,000,000. Of
this amount over $6,000,’000 has already
been raised.
The Christian church in Georgia is
asked for the small sum of $15,000.
Barrow county is asked to contribute
SI,OOO which should be easily raised.
Revs R. W. Wallace*.lan. H. Wood,
Messrs. Claud Mayne. IV. A. Bradley,
W. O. Perry and Mrs.Mno. H. Wood at
tended the Atlanta meeting.
Rev. and Mrs. Jno H. Wood and Rev.
Bruce Nay hope to be at Midway Sun
day afternoon at 4 p. in. and at Carter
Hill at 8 p. in.
NO. 5.