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VOL. XXV.
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Contributed by Frank Godwin.
CHRISTIANS HELD
GREATJtEVIVAL
The revival at the Christian church
closed Monday evening. These meet
ings which were conducted by Rev. W.
N. Briney, of Louisville, Ky., continued
for just two weeks.
There were nine additions to mem
ship of the church, and the church was
benefited in ways beyond expression.
The attendance and interest were excel
lent throughout the meeting, the mem
bers and pastors of the other churches
manifested a deep interest, as well as
those of the Christian church. Rev.
Mr. Briney endeared himself greatly
to those who heard him and came to
know him during his short stay in this
community. He is a very forceful and
eloquent and earnest preacher, and his
fine Christian character and spirit add
ed much to the effect of his sermons.
He was accompanied to Winder by
Mrs. Briney and they were guests in
the home of Rev. and Mrs. Richard W.
Wallace. Mrs. Briney, too, left many
friends and admirers when she return
ed to her Kentucky home.
ARM BADLY LACERATED IN
BELTING OF GRIST MILL
Mr. Pink Williams Sustains Painful
and Serious Injuries Thursday
Morning.
This morning about 9 o’clock while
Mr. Pink Williams was rubbing off
some shafting at his grist mill just in
side thb incorporate limits of Winder
on the National Highway, his right arm
became entangled in the belting and
was badly crushed and lacerated.
Both bones were broken just above
the wrist and the veins and flesh of
his hand frightfully torn. No one was
with Mr. Williams at the time, and it
is not definitely known just how the
accident occurred. Mr. Albert Hill en
tered the shop a few minutes after the
occurrence and assisted Mr. Williams
to his home and summoned medical
aid. Two of Winder's physicians an
swered the call and dressed the
wounds. They say it is not possible
to tell as yet whether or not amputa
tion will be necessary.
As we go to press Mr. Williams is
resting under the influence of opiates.
@je TOinkr iXtu's.
NICARAGUA JOINS
FOES OFGERMANY
San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. May 7.
—The Nicaraguan congress today de
clared war on Germany and her allies.
The declaration of war was adopted
by congress at the suggestion of
President Chemorro, with only four dis
senting votes.
Congress also adopted a declaration
of solidarity with the United States
and other American republics at war
wdth Germany and Austria, and auth
orized the president to take steps for
utilization to a full measure of the na
tion’s forces in the war.
GERMAN-AMERICAN CAPTURED
SPYING ON PERSHING’S MEN
(By Associated Press.)
The first German-American to be cap
tured spying on the Americans is safe
ly in custody.
Behind the characterization of
traitor to his country, contained in the
report of his arrest, is the story that
he aided a German prisoner to escape.
Both men donned American officers’
uniforms and entered the line from the
rear in the afternoon late. They said
they were studying the ground be
tween the lines with a view of using
tanks and asked to be allowed to
cross the lines. The officer to whom
they made the request soon discovered
the ruse and ordered them escorted to
the rear. There it was found that one
of the men was a German and that the
German-American was his accomplice.
V. 0. W. SHARPTON ACCEPTS
POSITION AT LAWRENCEVILLE
Mr. Vernie Sharpton left Monday
for Lawrenceville where he goes to
accept a position with the Southern
Express company as agent at that
place.
Mr. Sharpton has been connected
with the express business for several
years, having worked At the office in
this city, and also having filled cleri
cal positions with that company in At
lanta and Athens.
Mr. and Mrs. Sharpton have the best
wishes of friends here for their suc
cess hi our sister city.
Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Ware spent last
Sunday in Atlanta.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BARROW COUNTY
Winder, Barrow County, Ga., Thursday, May 9, 1918.
THE WINDER NEWS, THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1918.
SOUTHEASTERN CHRISTLAN
COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT
The third and most prosperous school
year of Southeastern Christian College
is now nearing a close. A number of
interesting programs are being pre
pared for the commencement week.
Able spenkers from abroad have been
procured and they are looking forward
to a most profitbale and enjoyable time.
They extend a hearty invitation to at
tend these programs to the public in
general, and are especially anxious
that the patrons and friends of
the college favor them with their pres
ence.
WOULD DRAIN BEACH CREEK.
There was an important meeting at
Barrow county court house last Satur
day afternoon.
The people w r ho own lands along this
stream met for the purpose of discuss
ing the plan, and a comittee w'as ap
pointed to investigate and report on the
feasibility of the undertaking and the
advisability of floating bonds for the
purpose.
Mr. J. A. J. McDonald was selected
as chairman of the meeting and Col.
K. I’. Carpenter was made secretary.
The following committee was ap
pointed to look into the matte? and
report at the next meeting.
W. J. Jones, J. C. Payne, W. E.
Young, J. X. Ross. J. L. Wilson. E. I).
Cook, J. H. Giles, C# P. Pentecost and
R. W. Haynie.
If this creek is drained many acres
of the finpst land in Barrow county will
be reclaimed, as well as a blow struck
for health in the community through
which it passes.
THE ADJOURNED TERM
BARROW SUPERIOR COURT
CALLED OFF BY JUDGE COBB
The adjourned term of Barrow Su
perior court has been called off by
Judge Andrew J. Cobb.
It appears that material witnesses in
the Hayes case will not be able to at
tend court, and as there are no other
urgent matters to be disposed of the
court w ill not convene. All jurors sum
moned for the May term need not re
port. The official order cancelling the
session will appear later over the signa
ture of Judge Cobb.
FINE RECORD MADE
BYBARROWWOMEN
Forty-Seven Thousand Dollars’
Worth of Third Liberty Loan
Bonds Sold By Women
Workers in Campaign.
That Mrs. A. D. McCurry, county
bond sale chairman, exercised line
judgment in gathering around her a
bevy of enthusiastic, patriotic war
Workers is evidenced by the wonderful
results obtained by them in the Liber
ty bond sale campaign just closed.
Below we give the results of the in
dividual efforts by militia districts:
Bethlehem—Mrs. W. C. Year wood,
$1,050.00.
Statham, Mrs. W. M Fite, $750.00.
Auburn—Mrs. Etheridge and Mrs.
Hawthorne, $450.00
Houses—Mrs. J. L. Harwell, $750.00.
Chandlers —Miss Booth and Mrs.
Wall, $600.00.
Besides these district workers there
were some twenty Winder women sell
ing bonds, soliciting buyers from all
sections of the county. They went in
teams and single handed. Here is the
result:
Mesdames W. L. De La Perriere,
Reha Yonderlieth, J. J. Wilson and G.
C. Moseley, $3,650.00.
Mesdames It. O. Ross and E. V.
Snipes. $5,150.00.
Mrs. F. W. Bondurant, $1,500.00.
Mrs. S. T. Ross, $2,100.00.
Mesdames P. S. Roberts, T. A. May
nard and J. M. Aiken, $9,150.00.
Mesdames L. S. Radford and W. H.
Quarterman, $1,800.00.
Miss Rubye Carithers, $2,700.00.
Mesdames B. B. Jackson. R. H. Kim
ball and Miss Grace Graddick, $.1250.00.
Mrs. J. F. Sheats, $1,250.00.
Mesdames W. L. Jackson and W. O.
Perry, $9,050.00.
Mrs. C. M. Ferguson, $700.00.
Mrs. W. M. Holsenbeck, $850.00.
Mrs\. I). McCurr.v, $1,200.00.
Mrs. E. E. I)e La Perriere, $200.00.
Miss Ora Lee Camp, $150.00.
Miss Mary Alice Strange. $350.00.
Miss Ada Hancock, $300.00.
WILL RETURN MONEY
CHRISTMAS SAYS DIP
Atlanta. Ga., May B.—A man who
styles himself “the kingpin of dips of
America,” and who appears to be one
of the nerviest of the clan, which earns
its livelihood by easing wallets out of
the pockets of the unsuspecting public,
has written a humorous letter to May
or Candler confessing that he took a
wallet containing $36 from the pocket
of Basil M. Lanneau, cyclorama custo
dian, last Saturday night.
He promises to pay the money back
next Christmas day. Thirty dollars in
war savings certificates, which were al
so in the wallet, together with the wal
let. were returned to the owner in a
separate package.
“On account of pressing financial dif
ficulties,” the letter states, “I was
forced to borrow a small amount of the
city’s funds without the owner’s imme
diate knowledge.
“However, this is no discredit to him,
for I pride myself on being the king
pin of all the dips in America, the best
bar none, and the custodian was no
easier a victim than his excellency the
mayor would have been under similar
conditions.
“Perhaps it will allieviate your cha
grin somewhat to know ere this espitle
recahes you I will lie nigh obliterated
in a uniform of olive drab and, by way
of parenthesis, let me say that I in
tend to make as good a soldier as I
have a dip, liar none.”
Continuing the letter he states: "And
in conclusion let me charge you to
credit the s.‘l6 missing to the caption
of ‘profits and losses,' that is, tempo
rarily, for I intend on the 25th day of
next December to give this amount
back to the city at 8 per cent. There
fore, it also might come under the head
‘Out at 8 per cent.’ ’’
“VENGEANCE AND THE WOMAN”
BEGINS AT STRAND SATURDAY
“Vengeance and the Woman” will be
shown at The Strand Theater Satur
day. This is a serial picture with Wm.
Duncan and Carol Holloway, Cut Deep
Rawls, etc., of “The Fighting Trail,”
and is said to be a greater picture with
more excitement. Of course you know
about “The Fighting Trail”—the best,
picture there will be shown a good two
picture there wil be shown a god two
reel comedy.
HOLSTEIN CATTLE
ATTRACT CROWDS
Wisconsin Cattle Arrive in
, Winder Tuesday—Admiring
Farmers Look Them Over
Wednesday.
The Wisconsin cattle purchased by
Messrs. Millsaps and Hosch arrived in
Winder Tuesday, and attracted large
crowds of admiring farmers all day
Wednesday.
Many farmers came to claim their
purchase from Mr. Hosch who took
orders before leaving for the northwes
tern market.
Late Wednesday afternoon Mr. Mill
saps drove his large herd of milch
cows and heifers out to his farm a few
miles from the city.
There was one large six-barreled
milch cow in the herd which is report
ed to give twelve gallons of milk per
day. The entire lot was the finest ar
ray of cattle ever seen in this codutry
and as they marched along our streets
they reminded one of a beautiful west
ern scene.
The most of them are registered
stock, and were shipped here for the
express purpose of supplying the farm
ers of Barrow county with blooded
milch cows. They hold the blue rib
bon as the most gentle and free milk
ers on earth. <
Mr. Millsaps says he will take a
pride in showing them to any one who
will call at his country home.
THE KAISER, THE HUMAN DEVIL.
This was the subject of an interest
ing lecture utUMie sehol auditorium
Wednesday afternon by Dr. J. M. John
son, the noted “chalk taker.”
Dr. Johnson is the official organizer
of Saving Societies for the South, and
is one of the Americans working for
the government for SI.OO per year.
His lecture was instructive and high
ly pleased a large audience of Winder
people.
He spoke of his early life in the
mountains of Tennessee and his strug
gle for an education.
Today this same farmer boy has en
try into the homes of the Rockefellers
and other financial people of note in
the United States.
He painted the kaiser as the Human
Devil, recounted the atrocities of this
boast and his subjects, and urged the
necessity of stiling the hand of the ty
rant who wouhk set civilization back a
thousand years.
WINDER PUBLIC SCHOOL.
Winder public schools have bought
in thrift stamps, war savings stanujs
and Lil>erty bonds $12,215.66. There
are 175 members of the Junior Red
Cross and the school has 257 war or
home gardens, besides the school is
raising funds to support two Belgian
babies at a cost of $36.50 each per year.
Commencedent will begin Sunday,
May 26th. Dr. E. J. Forrester, of Mer
cer University, will preach the com
mencement sermon. Lawton B. Evans,
superintendent of Augusta and Rich
mond county school, will deliver the lit
erary address Monday, May 27th.
Monday night Winder High will enter
tain and Tuesday evening the gradu
ating exercises will be held.
A NEAR TRAGEDY.
Monday afternoon Messrs. M. J. Grif
fetli, W. E. Autry, Latimer Griffeth
and Cliff De La Perriere had a close
call when the car in which they were
traveling turned completely over.
These gentlemen were on their way
to Athens on business, and were jog
ging along at a moderate rate when the
car suddenly struck soft earth with
which the road is being put into eondi
iton Hnd turned over.
Messrs M. J. Griffeth, W. E. Autry
and Latimer Griffeth were caught un
der the ear, and but for the fact that
the bumpers of the ear rested on high
ground and sustained the major part
of the weight the accident might have
proved fatal.
Assistance soon arrived and the car
was raised and they were all freed
from their iierllous position.
These gentlemen are being congratu
lated on their <flose call, and with the
exception of bruises and strained
shoulders they are all right and thank
fnl that it was no worse.
Col. G. A. Johns has returned from
Little Rock, Ark., where he was called
on legal business.
BATTLE RAGING
IN FLANDERS
Over Five Hundred Thousand
Americans on Battle Line—
Germans Aiming at Scher
penberg Hill.
(By Associated Press.)
What possibly may prove to be the
prelude to the long expected resump
tion of hostilities by the Germans on
the western front is being played.
Southwest of Ypres, from the region
of Voormezzle to La Clyttee, the Ger
mans have launched an attack against
the British and French troops holding
the line and at certain points over tha
five-mile battle front they have met
with some success by penetrating front
line trenches, Apparently, however,
over the greater part of the field of
combat they met with repulse.
As is usual, the enemy began tho
attack after a heavy preliminary bom
bardment. The ground gained is south
of Dickehusch lake and in Ridge wood,
around which places hard fighting was
continuing at last accounts.
The objective of the enemy seems to
he tlie pushing forward of his line in
this region in order still farther to out
flank Ypres on the southwest and press
on toward Poeperinghe and the rail
way line running between that town
and Ypres.
As yet only meager advices have
come through concerning the nature of
the engagement, but unofficial reports
indicate that it was made only In divi
sional strength. Whether it would d(s
velop later into another of the great
battles that have been fought in this
area can not he foretold.
On the remainder of Ihe front in
Flanders and Picardy artillery duels
and small operations continue on iso
lated sectors. The French south of La
riyttc have penetrated German ad-
vanned positions and taken prisoners
and the Australians east of Amiens
have again pinched in and taken over
portions of the German line. The ar
tillery activity has been particularly
heavy on both banks of the Arve,
southwest of Amiens and on the sector
in Picardy held by the American
troops. On the Toni sector the Ameri
can troops for the first time opened
against the Germuns with their heavy
artillery.
On the other battle frouts the opera
tions continue of a minor character, In
Mesopotamia the British have ad
vanced their line to within 80 miles of
Mosul, capturing the town of Kerkuk,
which the Turks evacuated Without
giving battle.
“After a heavy bombardment on a
wide front in Flanders, the Germany
infantry this morning launched an at
tack south of Dickebusch lake, which
lies between Ypres and Kemmel,” says
Reuter’s correspondence at British
headquarters.
“The attack apparently was only in
divisional strength, but it may develop
larger proportions. The enemy seems
to have penfrafed our front line be
tween the lake and the wood and non e
parties of Germans are reported in the
eastern wood itself. The fighting con
tinues in fine weather and under good
visibility.
“We still hold a major part of the
wood and also Kleine Vierstraat. The
technical objective of the enemy opera
tions seems to be an attempt to clear
the way for a thrust toward Jjcher
penberg from the northwest, and it
may prove to be the beginning of fur
ther fierce fighting in this region.”
Secretary Baker Makes Statement.
Washington, May 8. —More than half
a million American soldiers have been
sent to France. Secretary linker today
authorized the statement that his fore
cast to congress in January that 500,-
000 troops would be dispatched to
France early in the present year now
lias been surpassed.
Mr. Buker dictated the following
statement:
“In January I told the senate com
mittee that there was strong likeli
hood that early in the present year
500,000 American troops would be dis
patched to France. I cannot either
jiow or perhaps later, discuss the num
ber of American troops in France, but
I am glad to lie able to say that the
forecast I made in January has becu
surpassed.”
WINDER BOYS HONORED.
Mr. Keith Quarterman and Julian
Ross, of Winder, have been honored by
their classmates, Keith being chosen
vice president and Julian class his
torian.
NO. 6.