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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS
Vol 44—No. 25
PRESIDENT WILSON CALLS
OUT ENTIRE NATIONAL GUARD
Mexican Situation Along Border
Rapidly Growing More Critical
Georgia National Guard Will Mobilize in Macon—All
Commands Recruiting up to Maximum Strength-
United States Will Be Prepared For Any Eventu
alities —Men Respond to Call Nobly
Washington, June 19 —Virtual-
ly the entire strength of the na
tional guard of all the states and
District of Columbia was ordered
mustered into the federal service
last night by President Wilson.
About 100,000 men are expected
to respond to the call.
This order was brought about
by the crisis on the Mexican
border.
In announcing the orders, Sec
retary Baker said the state forces
would be employed only to guard
the border.
The members of the Georgia
national guard were ordered by
Governor Nat Harris to mobilize
in Macon. It is expected the
men will be ready to entrain by
the last of this week, though the
time limit was given as the 26.
Following the President’s call
for troops, great activity has
been going on in the national
guard of the entire country. The
Georgia militia, several thousand
strong, will mobilize in Macon
and begin preparations for bor
der duty.
The new federal law, which
became effective July 1, applies
to all enlistments now being
taken.
Mr. Jim Moore of Route
Five Sends in Blossom
Mr. Jim Moore, Jackson route
5, one of the county’s successful
farmers, reported a cotton blos
som Tuesday afternoon, this be
ing the fourth one received at
this office.
Join the Colors
Under the new army bill under which men
will be enlisted for duty on the border, the Jack
son Rifles will need a great many men. The
peace footing of the company was sixty-eight
and the officers have been urged to bring the
strength up to 142.
This is a splendid opening for young men
who desire to serve their country. The oppor
tunity to visit different sections of the United
States is one that will appeal to many. T hen,
the idea of patriotism, the duty of every man to
his country, shouldarouse the loyalty of all.
The country calls. When possible young men
should enlist.
Business houses should give their employees
an opportunity to join the colors. Other towns
are doing it and Jackson must not be behind.
By co-operating with the officers business men
can do a great deal toward making the enlist
ment campaign a success.
OFFICERS LEAVE
FOR ST. SIMONS
Annual Convention There
This Week
A DELIGHTFUL PROGRAM
Visitors Royally Entertain
ed by Officials of Glynn
County—Messrs. Craw
ford and Foster on Trip
The annual meeting of the Geor
gia County Officers’ Association
was held at St. Simons Wednes
day, Thursday and Friday of this
week. A large attendance was
present from over the state and
a number of business matters of
importance were discussed.
Sheriff L. M. Crawford and
Clerk S. J. Foster left Monday
night to he present at the opening
session. Local officers have al
ways taken a keen interest in the
affairs of the organization, and
Mr. Crawford was president a
a few years back. The majority
of the annual meetings have been
held at Indian Springs.
The association has been active
in working for needed legislation
and the four year terms for coun
ty officers is among one of the
things accomplished by the body.
The officers for the past year con
sisted of H. E. Allen, Americus,
president, and M. S. Joyner, Mil
len, secretary and treasurer.
Visiting members were hospi-
JACKSON, GEORGIA, JUNE 23, 1916
LOCAL COMMAND
HIGHLY EFFICIENT
Jackson Rifles Fourteen
Years Old
ORGANIZED FEB. 18,1902
r
Company A Can Always
Be Depended on to Give
Good Account of Itself
—One of Georgia’s Best
The Jackson Rifles have an en
viable reputation to uphold. The
company has long been recog
nized as one of the best in the
state militia. That it will uphold
that record in the present crisis
is the belief of all who know the
personnel of the officers and men.
The company was organized
Feb. 18, 1902, and consequently
is now fourteen years old. The
first captain was Dr. W. C. Bry
ant and those who have served in
that capacity are: Bryant, Frank
lin, Newton, McKibben. Watkins.
Mallet, Willingham, Pope, Hen
drick and Russell, the present
commanding officer.
The company is made up of
some of the best known young
men in the county, sons of fathers
who answered the call of the Con
federacy more than fifty years
ago. Without exception the
company has ranked high in every
department of military duty. It
has long been recognized as one
of the best units of the Secdnd
regiment to which the command
is attached.
The people of Jackson and Butts
county are justly proud of the
Jackson Rifles and the company
has always been liberally suppor
ted financially as well as morally.
tably entertained by the county
officers of Glynn county. A boat
ride to Jekyl Island, Dungeness,
Cumberland and Fernandina,
Fla., was an enjoyable feature.
The address of welcome was
made by Judge E. W. Dart, of
Brunswick, and the response was
was delivered by D. W. Whitley,
of Fitzgerald.
JACKSON COPPED GAME
FROM FORSYTH FRIDAY
Jackson’s fast baseball nine
went.over to Forsyth last Friday
afternoon and defeated the team
representing that city by the
score of 9to 8. Batteries for
Jackson were Gelfman and Mc-
Donald. The local team is in fine
shape and is playing winning ball.
Mass Meeting
In pursuance to instructions by
the people who recently assem
bled, the people are called to meet
at the Court house in Jackson
Saturday, June 24, at 3 p. m., to
hear report of committee pertain
ing to vat dipping, the expense
connected therewith and any
other business that may be bene
ficial to the citizens of this county.
June 17, 191 h.
R. W. Mays, chairman.
JACKSON RIFLES GET ORDERS
TO PREPARE FOR BORDER DUTY
Capt. Russell and Lieuts. Pope
and Settle Begin Recruiting
Men Appear Eager to Face Greasers and Many Volun
teers Offer Services to Their Country—New Oath
Required of All Recruits—Build Company Over
Again—Text of Governor Harris’ Order
MANY BILLS FOR
PRESENT TERM
Legislature Convenes on
Wednesday, The 28
FIFTY-DAY GRIND AHEAD
A Highway Commission,
Compulsory Education
and Free Text Books on
The Calendar This Year
Atlanta, Ga., June 22—On next
Wednesday, June 28, the general
assembly of Georgia will convene
in the state capital for its 1916
session of the usual 50 legislative
days, the latter being fixed by
the constitution as the maximum
length of a regular session.
Owing to the fact that practi
cally all business in the house
was blocked last year at the reg
ular session bv the fight involv
ing the new prohibition laws,
there is a very large accumula
tion of bills to be disposed of un
der the head of unfinished
business.
Among these bills of general
state-wide interest and impor
tance are the bills creating the
office of state auditor, providing
for free text books in the schools,
establishing a state cotton ware
house system, exempting college
endowments from taxation, al
lowing women to practice law,
allowing women to vote, requir
ing compulsory education, and
providing for a state constitu
tional convention.
One of the most important mat
ters that will confront the legis
lature is the urgent necessity for
reorganizing the state sanitarium
for the insane at Milledgeville.
This institution, which is pri
marily intended for the treat
ment of persons who have lost
their minds, is very much over
crowded by epileptics, paralytics
and other unfortunates who are
deserving of great sympathy,
but are not insane, and whose
presence at the sanitarium re
duces the capacity of that insti
tution for performing its primary
function.
The sanitarium is also greatly
over-crowded, and several new
buildings must be erected in or
der to provide the right sort of
treatment for the inmates.
The senate's unfinished busi
ness is much smaller in volume
than that of the house, by reason
of the fact that the senate made
|an exceptionally good record at
the regular session last year in
[the matter of prompt transaction
lof the bills and resolutions intro
duced.
Jackson Argus Established 1873 / r ..,„u j
Butts County Progress Established 1882 i Consolidated July V. HIS
The call to duty on the Mexi
can border found the Jackson
Rifles ready.
Capt. H. D. Russell received
orders shortly after noon Monday
to assemble his company in their
armory at 8 o’clock Tuesday
morning. He began at once to
notify the members of his com
mand.
The company consisted of Capt.
H. D. Russell. Ist Lieut., W. D.
Pope and 2nd Lieut, (elect) E.
Smith Settle, and 59 enlisted
men.
Capt. G. E. Mallet, a former
captain of the Jackson Rifles and
widely experienced as a military
man, left Tuesday morning for
Atlanta. He is connected with
the quartermaster’s department
with the rank of captain.
Several recruits were enlisted
the first day. All of the men
seemed eager to go. The orders
were received with the keenest
enthusiasm.
Following is the first order is
sued to the militia of the state
bv Governor Harris:
“You are directed to assemble
your command in your armory at
eight o’clock a. m., June 20th,
! 1916, in field uniform prepara
j tory to their muster in the United
i States service at a later date and
| to recruit up to a maximum
strength of sixty-five and if pos
sible to maximum of one hun
-1 dred and forty-two at once and
report when ready to proceed to
mobilization camp Detailed or
ders to follow.
“J. A. Thomas, Col.
“2nd Infantry.”
REV. D. M. MOVER
CONDUCTING MEETINGS
The series of meetings in prog
ress at the Jackson Presbyterian
church will probably continue the
greater part of the week. Rev.
D. M. Mclver. pastor of the
Druid Hills church. Atlanta, is
preaching in the place of Dr.
Dunbar Ogden, who could not
come to Jackson at the present
time.
Services are being held twice
daily, at 4 p. m. and 7:45 p. rn.
Special music is proving an inter
esting and enjoyable feature of
the meetings.
The attendance has been very
good, the congregations mani
festing deep interest in the ser
vices. Mr. Mclver is an able
minister and has been preaching
a convincing gospel to Jackson
citizens. It is expected there
wili be a number of conversions
during the meeting.
The pastor, Rev. I. H. Miller,
invites the public to attend.