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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS
Vol 46— No. 14
MEETING SATURDAY WAS
A ROUSING WAR RALLY
Vast Assemblage Thrilled By
Patriotic Appeals of Speakers
One of the largest and most enthu
siastic crowds ever collected in Jack
son attended the Liberty Bond rally
in the court house Saturday after
noon. The immense gathering, that
overflowed the court house and
crowded the aisles, was intensely pa
triotic and if there *vas a copper-head
or pro-German in the assemblage he
felt very little and insignificant.
The parade scheduled by the Jack
son Rifles did not come off. The men
were on the rifle rainge in Macon and
it was impossible to secure a leave of
absence for them, according to a
statement made by Mr. R. P. Sasnett
who w.as in charge of the arrange
ments. This was genuinely regretted,
as a large number of people were
anxious to see the military in action.
Addresses were made by Lieut. Robert
Renard, of the French army, and
Hon. H. S. Strozier, of Macon.
Judge H. M. Fletcher presided
over the meeting and introduced the
speakers. In presenting Lieut. Ren
ard, Judge Fletcher sketched briefly
the cause that led up to the war, and
the debt of gratitude America owes
to France for her part in the fight for
independence in the war of the Rev
olution.
The plain, straightforward talk of
Lieut. Renard made a profound im
pression on the audience. He made
no attempt at oratory, but told clear
ly and concisely the causes that
brought on the war. It was Ger
many’s ambition to rule the world,
he said, and he showed their con
quests for the last fifty years, includ
ing parts of Austria, Denmark and
Alsace Lorriane, won from France
in the v<ar of 1870. The Germans
consider themselves super-men, he
said, superior in intelligence, morals,
virtue and courage to other peoples
of the earth. Germany is now trying
to force her autocracy down the
throats of free nations, he said. „
He told of the brutality practiced;
by the Germans in the conquered pro
vinces. Germany is a nation without
honor, he said, and her treaties are
mere “scraps of "paper.” After peace
was made with Russia, the Germans
i
continued to invade and plunder the
country, violating their treaty and
now the Russians were left only 17
oer cent of their wheat, the buns tak
ing 83 per cent, he said. Germany
had agreed not to violate the rights of
Belguim, said Lieut. Renard, but when
the present war broke out Belgian
rights were trampled under foot, her
population treated as slaves, the wo
men and girls outraged, and the sa
cred treaty regarded as a “scrap of
paper.” The world cannot treat with
the German nation in its present
state, he emphasized.
Lieut. Renard warned the audience
hat the German rulers and the Ger
man people are one and the same,
and that' it is a mistake to think the
people are not backing up their gov
ernment.
He said the Germans held all the
manufacturing centers of France,
the coal and iron districts, and that
' ranee was unable to produce enough
foodstuffs to sustain her population.
He said France was profoundly grate
ful for the help America was ex
tending, and predicted the final vic
tory of the Allies. Lieut Renard said
French were hplding two-thirds
of the western line, and he brought a
u Ito the audience when he declar
"they shall not pass!”
After the speaking Lieut Renard
'■as given a great ovation. Many wo
en > children and men, a large num
ber of whom wore the Confederate
Crosses of Honor, surged forward
and grasped his hand. The gallant
Frenchman was very charming in
manners and speech and immensely
pleased the crowd who heard him.
The address of Colonel Strozier
was a logical and brilliant effort, and
a terr-fic arraignment of German per- ]
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
CHOOSE OFFICERS
Sir Knight Fletcher Again
Heads Commandery
BUSY YEAR IN PROSPECT
JUDGE FLETCHER ELECTED TO
LEAD KNIGHTS—REPORTS BE
SUBMITTED AT BUSINESS
MEETING FRIDAY NIGHT
Officers were elected at the meet
ing of Alexius Commandery No. 22,
Knights Templar, Friday night, the
annual elections always coming on
Good Friday. —.
The next meeting which vrll be
held Friday night April 5, will be a
business session and annual reports
of the recorder and treasurer will be
received at that time.
Sir Knight H. M. Fletcher was
again chosen to head the command
ery, an office he has held for several
years. The full list of officers are:
H. M. Fletcher, Eminent Command
er.
H. L. Daughtry, Generalissimo.
J. D. Jones, Captain General.
H. 0. Ball, Senior Warden.
W. H. Mallet, Junior Warden.
D. G. McMichael, Prelate.
L. L. Tison, Treasurer.
C. M. Kimbell, Recorder.
G. C. Evans, Standard Bearer.
F. M. Allen, Sword Bearer.
J. B Hopkins, Warder.
H. F. Gilmore, Sentinel.
fidv and brutality. He sketched the
causes that led up to the war and why
the United States was forced to enL-.r
the conflict to maintain nr hmnu
and self-respect. He' did not think
the United States entered the war
soon enough, but now that the coun
try was aroused, thorough and ex
haustive preparations are being made
to beat down the international bully
and menace to peace and freedom of
the world.
It was a small part the civilian pop
ulation was asked to do to save wheat
and meat and back up the boys in the
trenches, said Col. Strozier. This part
is insignificant to the supreme sacri
! fices the men in the trenches are mak
ing, he declared.
The government is mot asking the
people to give it anything, he pointed
out, only asking the people to lend
their money on which a fair rate of
interest is paid. It vvis a patriotic
duty, he said, for the people to sub
scribe to the Liberty Loan. Anything
the people back home could do, any
sacrifice they might be called on to
make, would be less than what the
boys in the trenches are doing.
With the people loyally backing up
the government, and forces of dem
ocracy aroused, he predicted that the
war would end in favor of the Allies
and that the world would not be forc
ed to wear the German yoke.
Before the speaking the audience
samg the “Star Spangled Banner.”
The invocation was said by Rev. T.
0. Reese and the benediction pro
•ounced by Rev. S. R. England.
CEDAR ROCK SCHOOL HAS
A PROGRAM ON THRIFT
A thrift program was rendered at
the Friday afternoon exercises at
Cedar Rock school. This movement
is being agitated in all schools of the
county. The importance of saving and
helping out in buying Thrift and War
Savings Stamps and Liberty Bonds
is stressed at tnese meetings.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, APRIL 5, 1918
138 STARS IN
SERVICE FLAG
Unveiling Be Held Here
Saturday Morning
IN HONOR BOYS IN ARMY
GOOD PROGRAM ARRANGED AND
LARGE CROWD EXPECTED TO
ATTEND FLAG MADE BY
NORMAL SCHOOL GIRLS
There will be 138 stars in the Ser
vice Flag to be unveiled in Jackson
Saturday morning, April 6, in honor
of the Butts county boys in the land
and naval forces of the United States
The flag was made by five Butts
county young ladies at the State Nor
mal School at Athens. They are Miss
Sara Allen, Miss Bessie Compton,
Miss Elizabeth Fletcher, Miss Sara
Smith and Miss Annie B. Smith.
The exercises will take place at 11
o’clock. Parents having sons in the
army, particularly mothers, are re
quested to be present. It is planned
to make the occasion a patriotic de
monstration and no doubt a large
?rowd will be p resent to witness the
exercises.
All school teachers in the county
are requested to attend and to bring
as many of their pupils as possible.
The schools will sing “America” and
“The Star Spangled Banner” and it
is suggested that they get as much
practice as possible on these patriotic
airs between now and Saturday.
The following program has been ar
ranged :
Invocation—Rev. S. R. England.
“America”—County Schools.
Patriotic Address—Col. C. L. Red
man.
Patriotic Reading—Miss Ina Mc-
Michael.
“Star Spangled Banner”—County
Schools.
Presentation of Flag—Miss Bessie
Compton.
Receiving flag on behalf of county
—Judge H. M. Fletcher.
Two minutes silence.
Benediction —Dr. Robert VanDc
venter.
BUTTS COUNTY
BOND ALLOTMENT
$161,800 Quota Assigned
to The County
FOR THIRD LIBERTY LOAN
$11.87 FOR EVERY MAN, WOMAN
AND CHILD IN THE COUNTY
INCREASE OVER PREVIOUS
ALLOTMENT
The quota of Butts county in the
present Liberty Loan campaign is
$161,800, according to figures an
nounced Monday by Mr. R. P. Sas
nett, county chairman. This informa
tion was given out by District Chair
man, Wardlaw, of Atlanta.
Estimating the population of
Butts county at 13,624, the census
figures of 1910, that means $11.87
for every man, woman and child in
the county.
If Butts succeeds in raising $161,-
800 it will be a splendid showing and
will far surpass any previous effort.
In the second bond sale about $60,-
000 worth of bonds were sold in the
county. It is expected there will be
a more liberal response to this the
third issue. The rate of interest is
higher and the people are showing,
a more patriotic interest in the war.'
Mr. Sasnett has written to Atlanta
for verification of the above figures.]
Talk about Liberty Bonds being
sa fe—Conservative estimates place
the wealth of the United States at
$250,000,000,000. Income $50,000,-
000,000. All this and *nore too,
backs Liberty Bonds. Some backing
—buy one now.
MRS. J. J. HAMMOND
KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Car Turned Over Near Locust
Grove at Early Hour Monday
COUNTY’S QUOTA
NOW COMPLETE
Colored Registrants in a
Jolly Mood
WHITE MEN OFF TUESDAY
COLORED MEN SENT TO CAMP
SATURDAY AND WHITE REG
ISTRANTS LEFT TUESDAY
COMPLETE QUOTA FIRST CALL
Cheering wildly and wiving their
hats and handkerchiefs, thirty-four
colored registrants left Jackson Sat
urday morning for Camp Gordon. A
large crowd gathered at the station
to see the party off, and the men were
in the best of spirits as they embark
ed on their new venture. Some of the
selectmen declared they were off to
get the kaiser. They were a husky
looking bunch of soldiers-to-be, and
will give a good account of themselves
in the army.
The men were given transportation
and meal tickets. They arrived at
Camp Gordon during the day.
The colored registrants sent to
Camp Gordon Saturday were:
Jordan Appling, Bill Buckens, Ray
Carr, Will Buttrill, John H. Banks,
Walter Thurman, Cliff Watson, Flem
ing Ward, Willie Ward, Robert Gunn,
Claud Wright, John Glenn, Henry
Mitchell, Dan Woodley, Thomas
Glenn, Johnnie Crowder, Willie
Wright, Julius Jordan, Bob Smith,
Fred McKibben, Elijah Hendrick,
Mose Holland, Edgar Fears, Van
Thornton, Green Taylor, Walter Bar
low, Dennis Spikes, Willis G.
Barber, Walter Bennett, Jim Shan
non, Matthew A. Smith, Tom Gaston,
Squire Carson, Oscar Fisher.
Four white selectmen from Butts
county were sent to Camp Gordon
Tuesday morning, this number com
pleting the county’s quota of 129
men, less a credit of 61, under the
first call issued last fall.
Those sent to the camp were: Jesse
Caston, Ellis L. Brown, Fred King
and J. J. Plymale.
MRS. MOLLSE POPE
PASSED TO REWARD
Mrs. Mollie Pope, 72 years of age,
died at her home at Worthville Sun
day morning at 2 o’clock, death com
ing after an illness of several years.
Through her long illness she was a
patient sufferer and bore her trials
with Christian fortitude.
Before marriage Mrs. Pope was
Miss Mollie Hooks, of Jasper county.
She was one of the most highly es
teemed women in the county and for
fifteen years had been a member of
Sardis church. She was a consecrated
Christian and was widely known and
loved for her many lovel ytraits of
character.
Mrs. Pope is survived by four sons,
Messrs. J. G. and Dozier Pope, of
Butts county; Mr. Oscar J. Pope, of
Florida, and Lieut. W. D. Pope, of
Camp Wheeler; one sister, Miss Zip
porah Hooks.
i The funeral was held at Sardis
: church in Henry county Tuesday
morning at 11 o’clock, and was at
tended by a large number of friends
and relatives. Unusually pretty and
numerous floral tributes attested thej
esteem of friends. Rev. I. G. Walker!
conducted the services and interment'
was in the church yard.
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Mrs. J. J. Hammond, one of the
most highly respected women in the
county, was almost instantly killed
at an early hour Monday morning,
when the automobile in which she was
a passenger turned over.
The unfortunate accident occurred
near Beerslieba .-Huich, close to Lo
cust G rove, between 12 and 3
o’clock Monday morning. Mrs. Ham
mond v.vts pinned beneath the car and
it is thought her death was instanta
neous, as all signs of life were ex
tinct when medical assistance arriv
ed.
It w as said that the accideifl was
due to a narrow railroad crossing.
Mr. Hammond, with Mrs. Hammond,
Mrs. Swint, the latter’s sister, and
several children were Jin the car,
but none of the others were seriously
injured. The party was returning
home when the accident occurred.
Mr. Hammond had been to Hampton,
where he had a son in school, the
night before, Mrs. Hammond remain
ing with friends at Locust Grove.
The lateness of the return trip was
due to tire troubles it was said.
On either side of the railroad cross
ing the public road had recently been
graded to thirty feet, but at the
point where the dirt road crosses the
railroad the highway is very narrow.
In attempting to cross the track, the
front wheel struck a crosstie, caus
ing a blow out,, and in trying to right
the car it was turned over, pinning
the occupants beneath it.
As soon as Mr. Hammond could
extricate himself he went in search
of assistance, but it was a consider
able time before enough help arrived
to right the car. Mrs. Hammond was
crushed about the neck and chest. A
child she was holding in her arms es
caped unhurt.
At the time of the accident the car
was running at about fifteen miles an
hour, it was said, and it appears the
regrettable tragedy vns entirely due
to the narrow crossing.
News of the fatal accident caused
widespread sorrow to the many
friends of Mr. and Mrs. Hammond.
Mrs. Hammond was an excellent Chris
tian character, a member of the
Worlhville Methodist church, and
was held in universal high esteem.
Before her marriage she was Miss
Anna Hendrick and belonged to a
prominent family of the county.
Mrs. Hammond was 48 years old,
and is survived by her husband and
three children; one brother, Mr. S.
T. Hendrick, and one sister, Mrs. C.
Swint, of Locust Grove.
The funeral was held at Worthville
Methodist church Tuesday afternoon
at 3 o’clock and was largely attended.
The services were conducted by Rev.
Mr. Jones, of Jenkinsburg.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
TO MEET SATURDAY 13
A meeting of the Democratic Ex
ecutive Committee of Butts county is
hereby called for Saturday, April 13,
at 10 o’clock a. m. in the court house
in Jackson. Rules and regulations
governing the approaching primary
and the date for same will be discuss
ed. A full attendance of the members
is requested.
J. M. CURRIE, Chairman.
HON. C. M. CANDLER NOT TO
RUN FOR U. S. SENATE
Issued Definite Statement Sunday
That He Was Not Candidate
A great deal of interest vs mani
fested in the statement of Hon. C.
Murphey Candler, chairman of the
Georgia Railroad Commission, issued
Sunday, that he would not be a can
didate for the United States senate
this year. Mr. Candler is one of the
strongest men in the state and he has
been widely urged to make tne race.
Consolidated July 9, 1915