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Voi 46—No. 15 enthusiasm Many Subscriptions First Day And Committees Encouraged | The campaign to raise $161,800 as rßutts county’s quota of the third Liberty Loan issue is now well under ■way. A substantial number of sub scriptions were received Saturday through the banks, and a committee of young ladies did good work in sell ing bonds. County chairman R. P. Sasnett and the members of the committee are actively at work placing the bonds in the hands of purchasers. The start made the first day was encouraging and leads the committee to hope that Butts county will “go over the top” with her quota in a short time. To do this, however, the committee must have the co-operation of all classes of citizens. The names of those who buy bonds will be published in The Progress-Ar gus. The amounts will not be pub lished, as that would hardly be fair. An encouraging feature of the lo cal campaign is the number of farm ers who are buying bonds. Several sales to colored farmers have been reported through the banks. Reports from over the country are most gratifying. Several progressive towns and counties in Georgia sub scribed their quota first day. Sev eral communities over-subscribed the amounts assessed them. It is so arranged that any person who wishes to do so can buy a bond, j The banks will carry the bonds at a low rate of interest, thus enabling any person to subscribe for a bond; and help out the country in its great- j est crisis. The bonds bear 4% per cent in terest. They will run for ten years. A cash payment of ten per cent is required, the balance to be paid in installments. The following subscriptions are re ported by county chairman R. P. Sasnett: The Jackson National Bank, R. P. Sasnett, J. W. and A. C. Maddox, J. E. L. Stodghill, T. B. Fletcher, S. J. Watkins, M. A. McDowell, J. M. Gas ton, A. A. Howell, J. D. Jones, J. L. Barnes, J. W. Moore, R. N. Etheridge, O. P. Jinks, Angelus Genes, Paul Nolen, W. H. Merritt, E. L. Smith, J. P. Eth eridge, A. L. Bickers, J. M. Currie, Geo. D. Head, W. A. Newton, R. P. Newton, C. W. Buchanan, Miss Es telle Thornton, Thos. E. Watkins, Mrs. Tenella Moon, J. H. Pope, Miss Lula Lawson, Mrs. Annie Lemon, Miss Maggie Cu"rrie, E. P. Colwell, H. M. Fletcher, J. M. Finley, L. L. Colwell, P. B. Yancey, E. L. Pittman, J. R. Hammond, E. L. Lawson, Miss Mar guerite Fletcher, F. M. Lawson, W. F. Stroud, C. L. Redman, Mrs. Nora L. Byron, T. W. Vaughn, A. M. Watkins, J. L. and W. M. Barkley, S. H. Thorn- ton, Jno. M. Moore, Dr. Robert Van- Deventer, L. L. Greer, T. 0. CavJthon, J. E. Wallace, Jr., J. W. Hencely, W. P. Wallace, Pepperton Cotton Mills, Miss Nell Saunders, J. H. Patrick, T. J- Thomason, Jackson Banking Cos., Newt Brownlee, L. P. McKibben, Charlie Kimbell, W. E. Watkins, J. B. Settle, H. L. Daughtry, Mrs. Ethel Carmichael, S. M. Pope, Mrs. R. J. Carmichael, Mrs. J. B. Settle, Mrs. Emma Mallet, Mrs. M. J. Graves, Mar lin Spencer, Hugh Mallet, Dr. J. B. Hopkins, S. H. Mays, First National Bank, Edgar McMichael, Gus Moss, C- A. Pound, Rev. S. R. England, Mrs. S. H. England, E. B. Freeman. CHAPTER MASONS WILL CON FER DEGREES ON THE 22 Jackson Chapter No. 54, Royal Arch Masons, held a meeting Monday ftight, when two applications for membership were received. There be work at the next regular com !r*' nication, to be held on April 22. JACKSON, GEORGIA, APRIL 12, 1918 BOYS TO DEBATE MILITARY ISSUE Seniors and Juniors Will Clash on 19 KEEN RIVALRY SHOWN PARADE WILL TAKE PLACE FRI DAY AFTERNOON—THE EN TIRE COMMUNITY INTEREST ED IN ANNUAL DEBATE The Jackson public schools are all agog with interest over the annual debate between the juniors and se niors which will be held on Friday ev ening, April 19. A subject of timely: interest will be debated. It is: “Re solved, That the United States should have a compulsory system of univer-; sal military training modeled after that of Switzerland.” The senior speakers, Joe Buchanan and Pliny Weaver, champion the af firmative; while the negative will be upheld by the junior speakers, Tay lor Buttrill Smith and Julian Turner. The young debaters have put much time and thought on the subject and it will be interestingly discussed from every angle, and those who attend will not only be entertained but in structed on a problem of nation-wide interest. The colors of the two classes have been flying from the steeple of the school building for several days. There is the usual keen interest in the yells and songs, and the judges will pass upon the yells this year, as well as the debates, in arriving at a de cision. This event is arousing much inter est and the usual capacity audience is expected to attend the debate. The automobile parade will take place on the afternoon of the 19 at 4 o’clock. BUSINESS MEN HELPING IN BIG BOND CAMPAIGN PATRIOTIC DONATION TO BOND CAMPAIGN BEING MADE BY PROGRESSIVE FIRMS—ADVER TISING WILL HELP SALE BONDS I The series of adve) tisements, in the interest of the third Liberty Loan,' appearing in The Progress-Argus, arc a patriotic donation of the business men of Jackson. Arrangements were made b y the chairman of the adver tising committee whereby one of these advertisements will appear each week during the campaign. The ad vertisements are well written and are attracting considerable attention and will be a big aid in helping put over the bond sale. The government has not made pro vision for paying newspapers for their service in pushing the bond sale, but the public spirited business men in almost every town are co-operat ing with the newspapers in placing before the people facts in connection with the Liberty Loan. While the business men who are paying for this series of advertisements may not de rive any direct benefit from this ad vertising, they will have the con sciousness of knowing they are help ing in a worthy cause and their patri otic contribution to the country will be appreciated by all patriotic and loyal citizens. The test is on — German autoc racy breed better men'than American democracy? JUDGE A. J. COBB FLAYS HARDWICK Says He Should Be Flogged For Utterances SCATHING ARRAIGNMENT ATHENS JURIST SAYS HARD WICK IS DISGRACE TO STATE AND MUST BE DEFEATED TO SET GEORGIA RIGHT One of the most terrific and scath ing denunciations of a public man in the history of Georgia was that of Judge Andrew J. Cobb, of Athens, in speaking of T. W. Hardwick, at a patriotic mass meeting of Clarke county citizens in Athens Saturday. Judge Cobb, one of Georgia’s most distinguished citizens, handled the junior senator with “gloves off.” He also severely criticised Senator Smith for his opposition to President Wilson. He referred to Hardwick as a “regu lar, persistent obstructionist, and op nent of the President,” and declared Senator Smith was subject to “spas modic” attacks of the same ailment. He said the issue is clear: “Loyal- 1 ty or disloyalty, and all not for us are against us.” He said that every, pulpit in Georgia, ordinarily quiet; in matters of “politics,” ought to be j bold and fearless in the righteous: championing of patriotism, the op-; posing of disloyal servants and the Support of those who w*ill stand by the Government in its war for right and God. i Judge Cobb read a letter from Sen-; stor Hardwick, written just before the Macon convention, in which the senator gave as his reason for asking for re-election, the fact that he was in thorough accord with the President. “That was what elected him,” declar- j , ed Judge Cobb. The speaker declared there‘are two methods of impeachment, one is by j the people sitting in judgement. Be- fore that tribunal he declared he ar raigned and impeached the junior sen ator from Georgia, “in the name of every sailor and soldier now in the service; in the name of every soldier who has given his life to the cause, on the coast of Scotland, on the fields of France, on the ocean or at home; in the name of every American moth er, viho has given her son to the cause of the country, who waits at home for his return, for those who weep for the loss of their dearest treasure given to the cause of right; in the name of the people of the Uni- ted Stats; in the name of the Consti tution, which he has sought to violate for his own selfish purposes; in the name of humanity which will suffer the longer for conduct of this young man and those of his like disloyalty; in the name of God who gave the ju nior senator the talents which he has used for unworthy purposes.” In the usual time of crisis, the Judge continued, there could be no impropriety in calling attention to the fact that this year this man asks the support of Georgia for re-election. The race on is greater than men—it is one of principle, one of patriotism,, he said, and he declared: “We cannot afford to return the man with the ju nior senator’s record to his ploce—to confess the stigma and shame upon Georgia and delight the enemies of our country in the assurance that Georgia, by returning such a man to the senate, endorsed opposition to the President and the Government.” “I shall lend every energy, give every talent I have,” he said, “to help remove that stain and blot out that disgrace.” “From Rabun Gap to Tybee Light,” he went on, “this young man should, as the arch offenders of the old Brit ish days were treated, be made to v.ilk and flogged every step of the way.” Several hundred submarine chasers, built since the war, have been deliver ed to the navy by 31 private concerns and 6 navy yards; many of these boats have c rossed the Atlantic, some in se vere weather. SERVICE FLAG UNVEILED IN JACKSON SATURDAY t Patriotic Exercises Marked Gift of Colors in Honor Soldier Boys WHEAT CROP TO SHOW INCREASE Condition Winter Wheat Very Encouraging 850,000,000 BU. YIELD FOOD ADMINISTRATOR PLEAS ED AT SHOWING—SAVING MUST STILL BE FOLLOWED TO INSURE FOOD FOR SOLDIERS Washington, April B.—Forecast by the department of agriculture today of a winter wheat crop of 560,000,- 000 bushels this year brought optim ism to the food administration and the prediction was unofficially made that if the spring wheat crop main tained the same ration the next har vest will furnish sufficient wheat to take care of the needs of "this country and the allies next year. Today’s forec:.st indicates an in crease of 142,000,000 bushels of win ter wheat over last year’s winter crop, which was 418,000,000 bushels. As suming the spring wheat crop will yield the same ratio of increase, there vjill be a total crop of 850,000,000, or an increase of about 200,000,000 bushels over last year when the en tire crop was estimated at 651,000,- 000. In addition there is an increase of 26,000,000 bushels in the prospective rye c rop or a total prospective in crease over last year of about 225,- 000,000 bushels of bread grains. There is also hope of an increase of 100,000,000 bushels of wheat over last year in Great Britain and Franco and also an increase in India. The necessity for rigorous saving between now and the harvest time is, however, in no way relaxed by har vest prospects, he public is warned. The department report estimated the condition of the crop on April 1 to be 78.6 per cent of normal. The condition of rye on April 1 estimated to be 85.8 per cent of a normal. Condition of winter wheat in the important growing states follows: Ohio 80; Indiania 88; Missouri 92; Nebraska 75; Kansas 67; Oklahoma 63. FIELD MEET bYhELD HERE NEXT FRIDAY COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL HAVE HOLIDAY AND LARGE CROWD EXPECTED TO WITNESS THE VARIOUS EVENTS The literary and athletic contests of the Butts county schools vuill take place here on Friday, April 19. It is said every school is practicing for the events and there will be a large num ber of contestants for the various prizes. The literary exercises will be i}eld in the forenoon at the county court house. In the afternoon the athletic events will be staged, probably on the Butts county fair grounds. Prizes aggregating more than sixty dollars have been donated by the bus iness men of the community. The exercises will begin at 10 o’clock. The various schools of the county vvll have a holiday Friday, in order that the pupils may attend and take part in the program. No doubt a large crowd will be present to witness the contests. Committees in charge request every school to be present, and make of the event a notable occasion. Jackson Arcus Established 1875; l>utts County Progress Kstublished 1882 | With appropriate ceremonies the Service Flag in honor of Butts county young men enrolled in the country’s armies was unveiled in Jackson Sat urday morning at 11 o’clock. The flag, it will be recalled, was the gift of the young ladies from Butts coun ty at the State Normal School in Ath ens. Possibly due to unfavorable weath er conditions, the crowd was not as large as had been expected, still the court room where the exercises were held was fairly full. Dr. Robert Van- Deventer acted as Master of ceremo nies and introduced the speakers, as well as offering the invocation and benediction. The flag contains 138 stars, one for each boy who has enlisted in the army, navy, marines, medical corps or aerial service of the United States. The flag contains two gold stars, in honor of two deceased soldiers. The stars, of blue, are on a white field supported by a red background. Hon. C. L. Redman delivered a short but inspiring and patriotic talk, extolling the patrioic motives that led the United States to enter the conflict, and predicting final victory for the nations fighting for liberty and freedom. The Butts county boys, he said, could be depended upon to uphold the splendid traditions of a noble ancestry and would be found in the thickest of every battle. Miss Bessie Compton, a student at the State Normal, presented the flag. She declared that the girls, though denied the privilege of enlisting in the ranks, were still consecrating themselves to service in a common cause. Judge H. M. Fletcher accepted the flag in behalf of the county of Butts, lie predicted the Butts county boys would prove themselves worthy of the flag and of the brave hearts and fair hands that inspired the vwork, and that when victory was finally won over Germany the flag would be a flag of honor and triumph. Miss Ina McMichael gave a patriot ic reading, which was well received by the audience. The audience sang “America” and “The Star Spangled Banner.” The people of the county appre ciate the noble service of the girls at the State Normal School who made and presented the flag. Their patri otic efforts are worthy of the highest commendation, and the meeting, held on the anniversary of the declaration of war with Germany, served to kin dle anew the fi res of patriotism in the heart of every loyal and patriotic citizen. 000000000000000 O BURY THE KAISER BE- O O NEATH AN AVALANCHE O O OF AMERICAN DOLLARS O O O O This war is coming home to O O us as the casualty lists grow O O longer with each passing day. O O American boys with eyes goug- O O ed out and throats cut by beas- O O tial foes who found them help- O O lessly wmnded force us to real- O O ize the truth and the horror of O O the Belgium atrocities in which O O non-combatant men, women and O O children were tortured and mur- O O dered in cold blood, deeds over O O which the kaiser calls God to O O share in his rejoicing. There O O can be no safe or lasting peace O O while the monstrous autocracy O O that inspires such crimes cum- O O bers the earth. O 000000000000000 More than 70,000 acres of land in this country has been planted with castor-bean plants to produce oil for aircraft. ~ ,„, z Consolidated July ), 191s