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SPLENDID TALKS
TUESDAY EVENING
There are two organizations in Win
der among many others that are very
much alive —the W. C. T. U. with Mrs.
W. C. Horton. President, and the L T.
L, Mrs. Paul Roberts, Leader.
Through the active agency of these
bodies last Tuesday evening Mrs. Leila
A. Dillard, state president of the W. C.
T. U. f and Mrs. Mary Harris Armour
were secured for addresses which
greatly delighted the large audience
present.
After singing America, Rev. John H.
Masliburn read a scripture lesson and
prayed. Appropriate music was ren
dered by the choirs of the city.
The L. T. L. gave a most appropri
ate selection entitled “Prohibition Geo
graphy.’’
Rev. W. H. Faust then introduced
Mrs. Dillard, who in turn introduced
Mrs. Armour, who for an and a half
held her audience spellbound as with
graphic skill and prophetic spirit she
described world conditions in the great
war time, telling of the millions en
gaged in the vast struggle and the im-
I*ortance of food conservation, how that
food goes to sustain the life of our
country and our soldiers is being made
into deadly alcoholic poison, and how
that every brewer and drinker and
Idind tiger agent was a servant of the
kaiser and an enemy of the glorious
I'nited States of America.
Mrs. Armour showed what a great
work the W. C. T. U. was doing thru
its war service, furnishing comfort kits
for the soldiers and sailors, and how
that its members were standing loyally
vehind every move like the Y. M. C. A.,
the Red Cross, the Liberty Loans, and
was doing its task, too.
She stressed the ratification propo
sition, and urged that every represen
tative in the several legislatures
throughout the United States stand
firmly for the absolute abolishment of
liquor.
From the start to finish her address
was packed with startling facts and
figures. She payed her respects to
Thos. W. Hardwick, after apologizing
for mentioning his name in church, and
gave the kaiser Ids dues ns she passed
along, stating that he was wise enough
to see the importance of total abstl
ence among the soldiers for a triumph
ant army and that he was behind the
Gennan-American alliance, which was
doing its best to hold up the great liq
uor traffic.
A splendid offering was taken at
the close of the services for the work.
The Winder local union has over 150
members and more than thirty honor
ary members. Mrs. Dillard congratu
lated the L. T. L.'s us being the first
In the state to provide for a French
orphan.
SERVICE FIiAG UNFOLDED AT
THE BAPTIST CHURCH SUNDAY
Sunday at the 11 o’clock service at
the First Baptist church a service flag
was unfolded with nineteen stars rep
resenting the men of the church and
Sunday school who are in the service
of Uncle Sam.
Appropriate music was rendered and
the congregation was favored with a
duet by Miss Grace Graddick and Mrs.
Mae Autry.
The flag was presented by Judge G.
A. Johns in an appropriate address in
which lie outlined the cause of the
war, and referred to the patriotism of
the people and the final winning of
the war when the boots of a IT. N. gen
eral would be under the table upon
which peace terms were dictated.
The flag was accepted by Rev. W. 11.
Faust with a few well chosen remarks.
The churches of our country are do
ing much to push loyalty and patriot
ism. and our splendid lads at the front
deserve all the good things said about
them on such appropriately observed
occasions.
DEAN OPENS CAMPAIGN
IN ATHENS SATURDAY
Five Active Candidates Now in Race
to Succeed Senator Thomas
MS’. Hardwick.
Hon. H. H. Dean, the Hall county
candidate for United States senator to
succeed Thos. IV. Hardwick, will make
his opening speech in the campaign at
Athens next Saturday, May 25th.
While this speech will mark Col.
Dean’s formal opening of his campaign,
it will be remembered that he has al
ready spoken once in opposition to
Hardwick, when he made an address
In the town square at Carrallton fol
lowing the junior senator's o|en si*eech
there some weeks ago.
Colonel Dean is an able lawyer and
no doubt will have something interest
ing to say why he should be the one
to supplant Senator Hardwick.
IT is going to be u case of work or
light for men of draft age hereafter.
The government is planning a general
round-up of men in deferred classes,
and all who are not usefully employed
will be given work in the trenches.
WAR SUMMARY
(1,380 th Day of the War; Sixty-third
Day of the Rig Offensive.!
AMERICAN FRONT: The offlcial
communique issued from American
headquarters last night said that pris
oners were taken in reconnaissance in
Lorruine and the Woevre district. Ca
des from the Picardy front indicate
that resumption of the German offen
sive may include that region, which is
one of the principal defensive areas be
fore Amiens. This appears to be borne
out by the persistent activity of Ger
man aviators in attempting to spy out
the American positions, by the marked
quietude of enemy artillery fire and by
the fact that the Germans have not dug
themselves in around Cantigny and
Montdidier as they have at other points
in the line.
AMERICAN AVIATION SERVICE:
A Washington dispatch reported Amer
ican naval aviators operating over Hel
igoland bight, the body of water adjoin
ing the famous German naval strong
hold on the island of Heligoland. This
said that Ensign Potter was killed in
action with seven German airplanes
there April 25. A companion of Potter
escaped.
BRITIHH FRONT: Field Marshal
Haig reported successful British raids
southeast of Arras, in the neighbor
hood of the Neippe forest, in the Mete
ren sector and north of the Ypres- Co
niines canal. These raids were widely
scattered over the Flanders front and
on the northern tip of Picardy. He
mentioned hostile bombardments near
Albert in the Nieppe forest and north
of Rethume. A German raid north of
Albert was repulsed.
FRANCE: One enemy airplane was
brought down by anti-aircraft guns
when a raid was attempted on Paris
last night. Several bombs were drop
ped in the suburbs, causing some dam
age. The Matin said that three per
sons were killed.
IRELAND: Webb Miller cabled that
the Sinn Feiners are recovering from
the surprise and shock of the govern
ment's sudden arrest of their leaders in
connection with the alleged pro-tier
man revolutionary plot and are mak
ing preparations for a determined light
against enforcement of conscription.
He saitl that many of the Sinn Feiners
openly boast that companies of their
organization are driling in tin* more re
mote sections. Miller forecast a split
between the Sinn Feiners and the Irish
nationalists, who have been bound to
gether in their opposition to conscrip
tion.
SHORT NEWS ITEMS
RUSSIA and Ukranian peace nego
tiations are said to be well under way.
JAPAN and China, according to a
dispatch, are just awaiting word from
the allies to intervene in Siberia.
IT is stated that the German U-boat
which sank flie Lusitania has entered
a Spanish harbor in a badly damaged
condition.
, .
AS a result of a tornado in lowa six
persons are dead and many injured.
In Wisconsin the town of Lone Rock
was practically swept away.
THE Walton County Singing Con
vention held its second annual meet
ing with Center Hill Baptist church,
at Gratis last Sunday. A large crowd
attended.
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1 >R. A. M. SOULE, announces that
ten million pounds of flour is to be pur
chased for shipment overseas. This
represents the amount wholesalers and
retailers hold as a surplus.
MAJOR GENERAL CROWDER, pro
vost marshal, estimates that three
quarters of a million men will be ob
tained for the army by the June stli
registration.
GERMAN naval authorities are pre
paring to abandon Zeeburgge and Os
tend as U-boat bases because of the re
cent blockade effected by the British
naval forces.
NEAR Brodnax's mill, in Walton
county, Sunday afternoon Oscar Early,
a negro, shot and killed Clarence Go
ber, another negro. The slayer was
arrested by Sheriff Stark, of Walton
county near Loganville and Early is
now in Walton county jail awaiting
justice at the August term of court.
TAX ASSESSORS CALLED
TO MEET NEXT MONDAY
Mr. M. J. Griffeth. chairman of the
board of Tax Assesors of Barrow coun
ty, has issued a call for the hoard to
assemble at the court house next Mon
day for the purpose of taking up tin*
question of equalization of taxes.
All who have not made their returns
had better see the registrar before the
meeting of the board next Monday, as
on that day the books will be turned
over to that body, and all who fail to
return their property, under law, are
subject to duoble luxation.
THE WINDER NEWS, THURSDAY MAY 23, 1918.
* STATHAM NEWS ITEMS *
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hammond enter
tained as their guests for the week-end
their sister, Miss Susie Blaekstock, of
Jefferson.
Miss Ellen Hammond, of Atlanta, is
at home for several days convalescing
from a throat operation.
Mr. Ben Gresham, of Atlanta, was In
the city with friends Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Hale have as
their guests this week Mrs. E. L. Ross,
of Auburn, and Mr. Jewen Thurmond,
of Cleveland, Ga.
Mr. and Mrs. Longino, of Atlanta,
were the week-end guests of Dr. and
Mrs. S. A. Boland.
Mrs. R. J. .Tones is entertaining as
her guest this week Miss Jessie White
head, of Watkinsville.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Lowe nad Mrs.
Herbert Dillard, of Watkinsville, are
guests of relatives here this week.
Miss Louise Martin, of White Plains,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. J. H.
Wall, this week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Burson, Mr. and
Mrs. W. I). McDonald, Mrs. G. .J.
Thurmond, Miss Eva McDonald and
Mr. J. C. Cooper motored down to At
lanta Sunday and went out to Camp
Gordon to see Messrs Frank Burson
and Embry McDonald.
Mrs. W. C. Roberts had as her
guests Sunday her son, Roy Roberts,
of Atlanta, Mrs. Mamie Johnson and
Sherwood Johnson, of Jefferson.
Miss Lollie Mae Hammond was the
guest of Miss Laura Mae Ware com
mencement week.
Mrs. Henry Perry has as her guests
Miss Bridges, of Sandy Cross, and Miss
Lenora Hosch, of Hoschton.
Misses Bessie Wells and Mayrelle
Cronic have as their guest this week,
Miss Irene Cronic, of Hoschton.
Miss Nellie Kilgore, of Winder, was
the guest of Miss Viola Arnold Tues
day.
Statham extends the hand of wel
come to Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Nickelson
who have moved from Atlanta to make
Statham their home.
Mrs. J. M. L. Thurmond very royal
ly entertained the teachers on last
Thursday with a six o'clock dinner.
The table looked very lovely with a
vase of Killarney roses in the center.
After dinner conversation was enjoyed
for an hour or more.
Mrs. C. B. Chambers entertained the
Sunshine club on last Thursday after
noon from sto 7 :30. After an hour of
pleasant conversation and fancy work
the meeting was called to order for the
organization of the club. Miss Annie
Love Thornton was elected chairman
and Miss Inez Cooper, secretary. Af
ter the election ol officers a delicious
sandwich course was served with ices.
The next meeting will be held with
Mrs. S. A. Boland.
Commencement exercises were held
Friday evening. The children did beau
tifully and were well-trained. Sunday
morning's sermon by Dr. D. W. Key,
of Monroe, was enjoyed very much.
Those receiving diplomas Friday ev
ening were Misses Roselle Ross, Mo
delle Hale, Dorris Janes, Irene Lang
ford. Marie Boyd, Assie M. Cooper,
Messrs. Weymon C. Janes and Charlie
Boyd.
Mrs. W. I). Bolton, of Oglesby, spent
this week here with her mother, Mrs.
W. I). McDonald.
On last Saturday evening at the
home of Mrs. J. W. Cody 911 Broad
street. Misses Ida Lee Ross. Inez Coop
er and Louise Daniel entertained for
the teachers who are leaving for home
to spend the vacation, and the visitors.
Punch was served on the lawn from a
bowl embedded with pink roses by
Misses Irene Langford and Roselle
Ross, who were dainty in white organ
die and pink ribbons. After music and
conversation sandwiches and tea was
served. Those present were Misses Ida
Lee Ross, Louise Daniel, Inez Cooper,
Mayrelle Cronic, Bessie Wells, Jessie
Whitehead of Eastville, Lenora Hosch
and Irene Cronic, of Hoschton, Messrs.
Price Harper. Erastus Day, Pierce
Cody. Herschel Lowe, W. 11. Hosch
and Charlie Henson of Winder, Mr. and
Mrs. Longino. of Atlanta, and I)r. and
Mrs. S. A. Boland.
Miss Louise Daniel entertained as
her dinner guests Tuesday Misses Rosa
Rives, Bessie Wells, Irene and Mayrelle
Cronic.
W. D. Wall spent Sunday here with
his parents.
U. S. SENDS 90,000
TROOPS TO FRANCE
WITHIN TEN DAYS
Washington, May 22.—Predicting
that the United States will have be
tween 4,000,000 and 5,000.000 under
arms before July 1, 1919, Representa
tive Caldwell, of New York, member of
the military committee, today gave the
house and official summary of Ameri
ca's fighting strength.
“Within one year after the first
Americans left for France this nation
will have 1.000,000 men on the western
front.” Caldwell, who is close to the
war department, asserted.
During the first ten days of May the
troops movement totaled 90,000 men.
"PLATTSBURGS” FOR
SCHOOL TEACHERS
To Be Held by National Security
League Throughout Country
During Coming Summer.
“Teachers’ Plattsburgs,“ at which
800,000 public school teachers will be
given practical training in patriotic
education, will be held during the com
ing summer in practically every state
in the Union by the National Security
League. The scheme of this elaborate
new division of the League’s Patriot
ism Through Education campaign is
conceived on the same basic idea along
which the League has been working
for some time, concentrating on the
teachers of the youth of the land and
thereby reaching the children through
the teachers and the people through
their children.
The objects of the League’s cam
paign are two-fold—active combating
of German propaganda and awaken
ing a more responsible American citi
zenship.
At Summer Schools.
The Security League will conduct
these “Teachers’ Plattsburgs” through
the medium of the summer schools for
teachers that are held throughout the
country every year. It has not yet
been determined how many centers
will be used. The matter Is being
taken up with all of the 700 summer
schools of the country and probably
between 50 and 75 of the training
camps will be established, the schools
selected being chosen after careful in
vestigation as to attendance, breadth
of influence and convenience of loca
tion.
The training camps will be conduct
ed by leading educators whose co-oper
ation will be enlisted by the League.
The actual Instruction will he under
the direction of Dr. Robert M. McEl
roy, educational director of the
League, and the members of the “Na
tional Patriotic Education Faculty”
which he has organized. The League
already has over 1,000 experienced pa
triotic speakers on its Speakers’ Bu
reau list. A great muny of these men
and women will be detailed to the
“Teachers' Plattsburgs” and their
number will he augmented by volun
teers from the principal colleges and
universities of the country, whose aca
demic duties have prevented them
from taking active part in the patri
otic education work outside their im
mediate field, but who will be free
during the summer months.
Out They Must Go
We’ve Issued the Decree:
“OUT THEY MUST GO. ”
We try never to carry goods over from one sea
son to another, and that’s why.
We have something like 100 Ladies and Childrens
Hats, nice, new, clean hats, all this season’s styles,
but we want to clear out every one of them, and
don’t want a single one left-and in order to do
this we are going to reduce the prices so they WILL
go. So if you want a nice, new hat for less than
it is really worth. Come here.
Then we have a great assortment of Straws, Pan
amas and Bangkoks for men and boys; mighty fine
for these hot days. In order that you may get just
what you want and the size that fits you, don’t
wait but get it now.
And say, we have just what you want in sum
mer Underwear, cool and good. We are looking
for you. Come.
Yours for Comfort,
The Winder Dry Goods
Store
MAJOR MALLET QUOTES
REGISTRATION ACT TEXT
June 5 Date for Enrollment of Men
Twenty-One Since June—Cannot
Volunteer After That Date.
Major Joel B. Mallet, officer in
charge of the selective service law in
Georgia, on Monday called attention to
the language of the act of congress re
quiring all men who have reached the
age of twenty-one years since June 5,
1917. President Wilson has issued a
proclamation formally fixing June 5,
1918, as the date fo rnew eligibles to
appear before their local boards.
Male persons, whether citizens or
not, are required to register. Exemp
tions under the original act, including
men already in the military service,
apply, and to these the new law adds
ministerial and medical students now
pursuing their studies.
The president’s proclamation quotes
WILL BE SOLD
AT AUCTION
At the W. E. Boyd Store on Athens
St. Saturday, May 25, 1918, at 3
o’clock p. m. the stock of groceries
and store fixtures belonging to the
estate of the late W. E. Boyd, dec’d.*
Lee S. Radford
T. A. Maynard
Executors Est. Vi. E. Boyd, dec’d.
Remember the date, Saturday, May
25, 3 o’clock p m.
the law and gives notice to all persons
subject to it in the states and the Dis
trict of Columbia to appear for regis
tration on June 5 between the hours of
7 a. m. and 9 p. m. State governors
and members of local boards are call
ed upon to perform the duties already
assigned to them.
It has been estimated that about
800,000 men fit for active military serf
vice will be made available to the
army by the next registration. Here
after it is planned to have registra
tions oftener than once a year, probably
quarterly.
These men registering on June 5,
1918 under the present will
not be eligible for voluntary enlistment
in the United States army on and af
ter that date. Until that time they are
eligible to volunteer and select the
branch of service best suited to them
if they qualify. Practically all branches
of the service are open to the volunteer
now.