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VOL. XXV.
HOWARD AND DEAN
IN JOINT DEBATE
Gainesville Will Be Scene of
Discussion of the Merits and
Demerits of These Two
Senatorial Aspirants.
* Congressman William Schley How
ard and Hon. H. H. Dean, both candi-
dates to succeed Senator Thomas W.
Hardwick in the United States senate
from Georgia, will meet in joint debate
at Gainesville, Ga„ Saturday, June 29.
at 11 o'clock a. m.
Both these gentlemen are fine stump
speakers, and the fur is going to fly.
Candidate Dean has been “spiling for
a jint fight” and he has at last suc
ceeded. Ever since he hutted in on
Hardwick at Carrollton and spoke to
a good-sized audience, he has been anx
ious for another drawing card to raise
a crowd for him to talk to about the
other fellow's demerits. He challenged
Howard, and Howard was too busy
in his drive against real opponents to
slpare the time. Then Hub denounced
him as a coward and began to nego
tiate with Hardwick for a gabfest, but
about that time Howard reconsidered
and* experssed a desire to meet the
Gainesville man on his own dunghill,
“where the folks know him best.”
And now the date is named—June
29. Possibly this will be the only de
bate pulled off in the ninth congression
al district.
There is fun ahead fo rail who enjoy
a political slugging match.
WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH
MULBERRY RIVER BRIDGE
A gentleman from Jackson county
was in to see us Thursday morning
and he is anxious to know what is go
ing to be done with Mulberry bridge on
the National Highway. He says there
are holes in this bridge large enough
for a one-horse wagon to drop through.
We suggest that the road autliroities
in Jackson and Barrow might be pre
vailed upon to widen the river at this
place enough to permit fording the
stream.
This bridge is getting to be danger
ous and the highway between Winder
and Jefferson is in such condition that
it is a sad commentary on the work
manship of the gangs of Barrow and
Jackson.
PERSONAL ITEMS
Miss Montine Smith has returned
home from G. N. I. C.
Miss Nell McCants returned Satur
day from G. N. I. C.
Mr. W. A. Wills, of Jackson county,
Route 2, was in Winder Thursday.
Miss Annie Thomas is the guest of
her brother, Mr. S. S. Thomas and wife,
in Athens this week.
Mrs. Luther Lanier left Thursday
morning for Summerville where she
goes to visit relatives for several days.
Messrs. C. W. and O. H. Sims, fa
ther and son, from Gadsen, Ala., are
visiting relatives in and around Win
der this week.
Mr. Mark Sims, who has been con
nected with the insurance department
of the North Georgia Trust & Banking
Cos., for several months, will visit his
mother near LaFayette during the
week-end, after which he will report to
the aviation department for service.
Rev. R. W. Wallace left Tuesday for
Nashville, Tenn., where he goes to at
tend an institute under the auspices of
the National Committee on the Church
es and Moral Aims of the War. Mr.
Wallace will return the latter part of
the week.
Mr. P. A. Flanigan and Mr. W. B.
McCants motored down to Athens to
-1 day to attend the state high school
meet there. Mr. McCants will remain
over to attend the meeting of the board
of trustees of the University of Geor
gia.
Those going to the mechanical train
ing class at Georgia School of Technol
ogy Saturday afternoon are John Hen
ry Wages, Auburn. Ga.; Dilmus P.
Jordan Auburn, Ga.; George Whitley,
Winder, Ga., and Ernest B. Brown,
Winder, Ga.
Those going to the district Missionary
meeting at Gainesville from Winder are
Mrs. Eberhart, Mrs. Quillian and Mrs.
McCants representing the Indies Mis
sionary Society, Miss Charlotte Mc-
Cants. representing tfce Young People's
Society and Misses Gladys Eavenson
■ and Lu Lee Mashburn representing the
Juveniles.
®)t tOintar Notts.
BARROW COUNTY
FULL OFSPEAKERS
Rallies Will Be Held in Every
School House in the County
on June 28th in Interest of
War Savings Stamps.
The Barrow County War Savings
Society has been organized by the se
lection of officers, and preparations are
being made for a county-wide drive on
the 28th of June.
In fact, the drive is now on, several
men interested, are busy making sales.
Mr. Walter Cooper, chairman of Di
vision No. 4, reports several large
sales, some as high as $5,000 worth.
Barrow’s quota is $240,000 —a sum
that seems staggering—about $20.00
per capita, but Barrow county has nev
er laid down yet on any proposition,
and the committees are enthusiastic
and believe that Barrow will make
good.
The investment is one of the safest
that could be made, and the money can
be paid any time within the next six
month. The officers of the society are:
IF. O. Perry, Chairman.
■ W. ('. Horton, assistant chairman.
Mrs. Annie Lou Fortson, Fice Chair
man.
Mrs. T. .T. Sikes. Fice Chairman.
L. A. Cook, Secretary.
Executive Committee—W. M. Hol
seubeck, Jasper Thompson, T. C. Flan
igan. W. M. Fite, Mrs. E. S. Harris, P.
S. Rolands, Judge J. N. Ross, C. O.
Maddox, Walter Cooper, J. B. Wil
liams. M. J. Griffeth, I>. B. Maxey,
Rev. Richard W. Wallace, Guy 11. Kil
gore, L. S. Radford, E. A. Starr,
Claud Mayue, J. P. Cash and J. H.
House.
Publicity Committee —R. O. Ross.
Chairman; A. G. Lamar, Claud Mayue,
,T. B. Williams and J. P. Cash.
Division No. 1. —L. A. Cook, Chair
man.
This committee is responsible for
mailing cards to tax payers and prop
erty owners, summoning them to meet
ings on June 28th.
Division No. 2. —W. M. Holsenbeck,
Chairman-
This committee is responsible for
determining the quota for the various
school districts of the county and for
having printed special announcements
indicating the amounts which should
be subscribed iu the various districts
of the county.
Division No. 3.—Mrs. Annie Lou
Fortson, Chairman.
This committee will assist iu getting
subscription cards into the hands of
the school district officers.
Division No. 4.—Walter Cooper,
Chairman; Mrs. T. J. Sykes, Dr. R. P.
Adams, C. T. McDonald and G. J. Par
rish.
This committee will conduct a drive
for one hundred one thousand dollar
pledges in Barrow county and do any
other miscellaneous work as may be
assigned to it by the county chairman.
The committee announces the follow
ing speakers for 3 o'clock on the after
noon of June 28th, at the places named.
This day is known as Pledge Day, and
it is expected that on that day this
great nation will pledge to get behind
Uncle Sam with an amount that will
stagger the kaiser.
Winder J. N. Holder
Bethel W. E. Moore
Carter Hill W. (). Perry
Cedar Hill I)r. R. I*. Adams
Chandlers G. J. Parrish
County Line K. I*. Carpenter
Maddox J. I*. Cash
Johnson L B. Settle
Mt. Bethel L. S. Radford
New Chapel W. 11. Quarterinan
Paradise J. W. Brinsfield
Statham R. B. Russell
Tyro W. 11. Lord
Victory R. W. Wallace
Auburn L. C. Russell
Bethlehem W. H. Faust
Cedar Creek J. H. Mashburn
Central John H. Wood
Corinth S. F. Maughon
Liberty G. A. Johns
Mill School J. M. Williams
Maynes G. W. De La Perriere
Mulberry S. P. Higgins
Oak Grove Julian E. Ross
Rockwell G. W. Woodruff
Thompson’s Mill It. H. Kimball
Union W. F. Harvey
An appeal to the United States and
the Allies to send an expeditionary
force to Russia to repel the German in
vaders, forwarded by the central com
mittee of the Cadet party in Russia,
was transmitted to the state department
today by the Russian embassy.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BARROW COUNTY
Winder, Barrow County, Ga., Thursday, June 13, 1918.
FRENCH BATTER
GERMAN CENTER
Ground, Prisoners and Guns
Taken—Counter Attacks Re
pulsed-American Artillery
men Harrassing Huns.
New York. June 12.—Further gains
have been made by the French troops
in the fighting in the region between
Montdidier and Noyon, where, in ad
dition to the capture of territory near
Belloy and St. Maur, the center of the
line, 400 additional Germans have been
made prisoners and some guns and ma
chine guns have been taken. Numerous
counter attacks have been repulsed, but
the enemy succeeded at one point in
crossing the Matz river.
On the eastern side of the Oise river
the French have carried out a strategic
retirement along the line of Belloy,
Tracy-le-Val and Nampeel, unobserved
by the enemy.
Farther south, north of the Marne,
in the region of Chateau Thierry, the
French have recaptured the village of
Montcourt and a portion of the village
of Bruissiaries.
In violent fighting between the Aisne
river and the forest of Fillers Cotterets
the enemy made slight gains against
the French. The Germans an* attempt
ing to break through and bring their
line west of Soissons toward Com
peigne.
French Evacuate Carlepont Wood.
The French forces operating on the
east bank of the Oise river, south of
Noyon, have evacuated the Carlepont
wood, and the Germans are closely
pressing them southward, according to
Hae German official communication
Wednesday. The communication also
asserts that the territory on the oppo
site side of the river, near where the
Matz entered the stream, has been
cleared of allied troops.
Nowhere else along the baffle front
running from Montdidier to the region
around Noyon is any claim made to
further advances by the Germans. On
the contrary, the latest communication
shows that the enemy everywhre lias
been busily engaged in attempts to hold
back the French and other allied troops
among them some Americans.
No mention is made iu the communi
cation of the allies having advanced
their front east of Mery and the Genlis
wood, or of the repulse of violent Ger
man attacks along the Aronde river,
and at the Loges farm, and Antheuil.
Neither is there any mention of the fact
that the enemy, notwithstanding his
numerous attempts, hsa been unable to
debouch south of the Matz river.
The communication asserts that all
counter attacks of the allied forces
have been repulsed, and that they suf
fered heavy casualties. It is declared
that the number of prisoners taken
by General von Hutier’s army has now
risen to more than 13,000.
It has been admitted that the posi
tion of the defending line on the west
bank of the Oise river was a delicate
one, owing to the capture by the Ger-!
mans of the outflanking hills to the
west, and a successful drive through
the Caris pout wood on the opposite j
side of the stream seemingly would
have necessitated a stragetic retreat if
ttie troops were not to be entirely cut
off.
American Gunners Thrown Into Fray.
Southwest of Montdidier, where the
allied forces on Tuesday, in violent
counter attacks, made notable gains
against the enemy, American artillery-1
men have been thrown into tlie fray j
and are harrassing the Germans with j
their tire. No other Americans thus
far have taken part in the fighting.
To the north of Montdidier the Ger
mans several times have tried to drive
out the Americans from the village of
Cantigny, but each time they have |
been repulsed. One party of forty Ger
mans was routed by the revoler fire
of the defenders of the village.
In the other war theaters there have
been no noteworthy activities.
ARRESTED AS A DELINQUENT.
A young fellow by the name of Boyd
was arrested this week by Henry Mil- j
ler, the revenue man, on a warrant>
from the office of Hooper Alexander.
Boyd and his wife have been hang
ing around Winder for some time. It
is said he is in possession of a soldier’s
uniform, and peddles stereoptican
views.
He has a discharge, it is said, from
the army, having gone with the sol
diers to the border last year. It is un
derstood the charge is for failing to
register June 5, 1917.
PATROL VESSEL
ENGAGES U-BOAT
From Unquestionable Sources
It Is Learned That Patrol
Vessel Fired on Sub and
Dropped Depth Bombs.
Washington, June 12.—An American
coast patrol vessel has had one battle
with a German U-boat raider.
From an unquestionable source to
day came this fact, together with the
fact that the navy has had a mass of
reports from patrol commanders claim
ing submarines were shot at or bombed.
None of these has been made public.
Secret ray Daniels has taken the po
sition that only absolutely authenic
cases of capture or sinking will be an
nounced.
. But it can be stated flatly that one
of the many reports indicates beyond
a doubt that a patrol vessel tired on
an actual submarine and dropped depth
bombs about her.
A second case, not quite so clear-cut,
yet believed by some officials to be au
thenic, is also on record.
Neither of the above-mentioned inci
dents includes the case where a United
States destroyer interrupted a U-boat
in its attempt to sink the liadioleine.
Both the cases cited occurred since
then, but they have been secret up to
today.
Many naval district reports have
come in since the raiders first appear
ed, but the navy has persistently de
nied that it had information concern
ing the submarine situation other than
what it announced.
This was illustrated a few days ago
when the department had news of the
Finland sinking ull day, denied it, and
only reported the sinking at night af-.
ter the crew had landed. j
Some of the patrol boats’ claims are
manifestly fantastic, and for that rea
son are suppressed. The two cases men
tioned above however, are considered
worthy of consideration.
Among the strange occurrences noted
by the patrol reports was that of a hy
droplane which dropped depth bombs
on a supposed submarine. (Submarines
can be seen a considerable distance be
low the water by a hydroplane opera
tor).
Later, however, it developed that the
supposed U-boat was a whale.
FARMS FOR RETURNED
SOLDIERS ARE URGED
Washington, June 11. —Secretary of
the Interior Lane yesterday afternoon
called upon congress to take steps to
provide homesteads for the soldiers
who will return from the present war.
In a letter to every member of the
senate, Secretary Lane outlined the
policy which he believes should be fol
lowed in allowing government grants
of land to those returned soldiers who
desire to take up agriculture. He
pointed out that there are at present
230,657,755 acres of available govern
ment land. Much of this, however, is
not suitable, but could be reclaimed.
Secretary Lane urged that congress
make an immediate appropriation of
“a million or two dollars” for the rec
lamation of this land, in order that it
may be ready for the soldiers when
they return.
JEFFERSON JEWELRY STORE
IS ROBBED SUNDAY NIGHT.
Police are still searching for a negro
said to have been an accomplice of
Percy Long, who was arrested in Win
der Monday afternoon, charged with
robbing a Jewelry store in .Jefferson
Sunday night.
The robbery probably occurred some
time between midnight and 2 a. m.
as the robbers had time to come to
Winder, where one boarded the train,
presumably for Birmingham. Sheriffs
and police followed to Atlanta but as
yet the negro has not been located.
Long, when arrested, did not have any
of the stolen property on his person.
He claims innocence of the crime.
The value of the stolen jew r elr.v
ranges somewhere lietween S7OO and
SIOOO, the exact amount not being
known, as there were many watches
in the shop, awaiting repair. A rob
l>ery of a jewelry store in Gainesville
is reported to have occurred Sunday
night.
Col. G. I). Ross went down to Atlanta
Wednesday to appear before the Geor
gia Railroad Commission in the interest
jof Winder parties.
CONSERVE BABIES
OF THIS NATION
Safer to Bea Soldier on the
Front Than It Is to Bea Ba
by in America—3oo,ooo
Babies Die Annually.
Do you know that it is safer to be
a soldier on the front in France than
it is to be a baby in America? The
mortality rate among children under
five years of age is more than thrive
times as high as among the soldiers in
France. It is stated that .'loo.ooo of
these babies die annaully in the United
States, a large part of them from pre
ventable diseases. Our government,
alive to the imperative necessity for
conserving the childhood of the nation,
is putting forth a concerted drive this
week to weigh, measure and register
every child under live years of age.
The Barrow county unit of the Wo-
man's committee of the Council of Na
tional Defense, in a meeting at Stat
ham last Friday afternoon, appointed
the following committees to take
charge of this important service in this
county:
For Statham and Chandlers districts
—Dr. and Mrs. Daniel, Dr. and Mrs.
Boland, Dr. and Mrs. Holcomb, Mrs.
Sikes, Mrs. Harvey and Mrs. Cham
bers.
For Auburn and Cains districts —
Dr. Wages, Dr. and Mrs. Pharr, Miss
Amanda Chesser and others whom
they may appoint.
For Bethlehem and Jones districts —
I)r. and Mrs. Adams, Dr. and Mrs.
Harold, Mrs. C. L. Sims and Mrs.
Yearwood.
For House’s, Ben Smith and Pente
cost districts—-Miss Arlevia Burson,
Miss Icie Smith, Mrs. Paul Roberts,
Mrs. George Fortson, Dr. and Mrs. S.
T. Ross, Dr. Almond, Dr. Saxon, Dr.
Quillian, Dr. Hodges, Mrs. Jim Sheats
and others who will be* called to help
them.
These committees are arranging for
times and places for mothers to bring
their babies to be measured and regis
tered. The white babies of House’s
district (which includes all of Win
der), Hen Smith and Pentecost dis
tricts are to be brought to the Winder
school building on Friday or Saturday,
June 14 and 15, between the hours of
10:00 a. m. and 7 p. m. where Mayor
House promises to have scales ready
for the weighing, and a competent
committee will be present to measure
and register them. Let every child un
der live years of age, unless too sick to
be taken out, be brought here on eith
er Friday or Saturday. It is not only
a patriotic duty, but it is a privilege
that every mother should grasp, for
the government is planning to follow
up this registration by using every
means in its power to make and keep
every baby strong and well.
Notice—Bethlehem and Jones Districts
Every mother in these districts is
urgently requested to bring their chil
dren under five years of age to the
church in Bethlehem at 4 :00 p. m. on
Sunday, June 10, to be weighed,
measured and registered, according to
the direction of our government. A
competent committee will be p/esent to
take charge of this matter.
At tin* same hour and place a patri
otic rally will be held in the interest
of the War Savings Stamps campaign,
and interesting speakers will he there
to present this important cause. Ev
erybody is urged to be present.
Registration of Colored Babies.
Every colored child under five years
of age in House’s, Ben Smith and Pen
tecost districts should be brought to
the Bethel Methodist church, in north
Winder on Sunday, June 10, at 4:00 p.
m. A committee will he present to
weigh, measure and register these ba
bies. This is very important, and our
white i*eople are asked to spread this
notice among the colored people that
every child may be registered.
Speakers will be present to talk along
patriotic lines. All colored people are
urged to be present. N. C. W.
NO MERCY IN THIS CASE.
Judge O’Rouke of the City Court of
Savannah, evidently doesn’t believe in
mercy when it comes to persistent vio
lators of the Georgia prohibition laws.
Although the jury recommended mercy,
in sentencing H. F. Kuck, a leading
groceryman of Savannah, the court
said : “Your reputation as a law-break
er and your character as a citizen pre
clude any consideration being shown
you by the court.” The sentence was
twelve months on the chaingang and
six months in jail without line.
i
WAR UPON ALL
HUNS DEMANDED
i
New Move Is Made in Congress
to Place Turkey and Bul
garia in the Same Class
With Germany.
Washington, June 11.—Agitation for
a declaration of war against Turkey
and Bulgaria was revived in congress
today as a result of recent develop
ments and will be taken up by the sen
ate foreign relations committee at its
meeting tomorrow.
Reports continue to reach congress,
despite official denials, that the Ger
mans are using Bulgarian troops on
the western front. It also is reported
that both France and Italy have made
representations to the United States
government suggesting the advisability
of an American declaration of war
against Turkey and Bulgaria.
Several resolutions for war against
Turkey and Bulgaria have been pend
ing before the committee for some time.
They have been held up from time to
time at the request of the administra
tion on the ground that there is no
need for a declaration, of war against
those nations at this time.
Tlie question of the Jugoslav lode-
pendence, now occupying the attention
of many members of congress, also
bears a close relation to war against
Turkey and Bulgaria. Jugoslavs have
promised to furnish half a million
fighting men to the American army if
congress will abolish their status as
enemy aliens. Senator William Alden
Smith, of Michigan, lias a resolution
expressing sympathy for tlie Jugoslavs
in their efforts to throw off the Aus
trian yoke.
Much encouragement would he given
the Jugoslavs, it is asserted today, if
the United States would openly de
clare its hostility to Turkey as well as
to all file Central Powers.
Secretary of State Lansing usually
attends the weekly meetings of the for
eign relations committee and it is prob
able la* will be called on for informa
tion on tin* Turkish and Bulgarian sit
uation.
TOLD IN TABLOID
Japan is preparing a declaration of
its attitude toward Russia.
Another effort has been made to as
sassinate Nick Linine, the Holsheviki
premier of Russia. It is said the pro
(Jzar movement is spreading.
Four Georgians were reported
among the wounded in action Tuesday.
Tehy were Lieut. J. J. Lawrence, of
Atlanta; J. W. Moore, M. J. Smith, of
Macon, and William C. Pope, of Toc
coa.
Japan is preparing for a large naval
participation in the war. Authentic
reports indicate that nation plans to
assume a substantial portion of the
heavy patrol work in the Mediterra
nean.
Forty-five conscientious objectors
have been sentenced to 25 years at
Fort Leavenworth for refusing to wear
the uniform of Uncle Sam. The men
belong to the Mennonite faith and are
nearly all from Oklahoma.
Since the German submarines began
their raids off the Atlantic coast on
May 25th, the output of shipyards
building vessels for the shipping board
has exceeded the sinkings of American
ships by more than 100,000 deadweight
tons.
Arthur Hueller, a German spy and
one of the wireless gang that exposed
American ships to the Hun submarine
attacks now lies probably mortally
wounded in Camp Oglethorpe, Ga..
where he was shot Sunday morning
when trying to escape from the Ger
man alien enemy prison.
WINDER MERCHANTS
HAVE THE HABIT
This is an off season with our local
merchant, so far as advertising is con
cerned, but our wide-awake business
men just can’t keep from patronizing
the local press.
j At their own expense they helped
carry the Third Liberty Loan message
to the people of Barrow, and in this is
sue over their own signatures they are
stressing the importance of the Havings
Stamps Sale. These men never tire in
holding up Uncle Ham's hand. Read
every one of these messages in this is
jsue.
NO. 10.