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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS Vol 46—No. 32 LOCAL MEN IN GREAT BATTLE Fight Followed With A Keen Interest CASUALTY LISTS STUDIED ■UTTS COUNTY PEOLE ARE FOL LOWING GREAT BATTLE WITH UTMOST INTEREST—RAINBOW DIVISION IN FIGHT Citizens of Butts county have been following the big battle raging be tween Soissons and Rheims with breathless interest, for a number of our boys are in the rainbow Divis ion, which has been in the thickest of the fight. The 42nd division—the Rainbow Division—was thrown into the fighting several days ago and has done great work in helping to smash and crumple up the German line in the center of the salient. Speaking of the Rainbow Division the official report says: “Have made good their positions against the enemy’s best fighting units. They have met, outfought and forced backward by their fierce ar dor picked PnlSsian and Bavarian di visions brought fresh to the field with orders to hold the line of the Ourcq at all costs. That line has been bro ken!” As is well known, the Rainbow Di vision has a large number of Georgia boys. The 151st Machine Gun battal ion was made up in Macon. This bat tallion is composed of many Macon, Butts and Jasper county men. The division went to France early last fall and has covered itself with glory in the recent great battle. Kirk Biles, Paul Byars, Joe Wat kins, Joe Norris, all boys from this county, are with the 151st machine gun battalion. Mr. M. A. McDowell of the Grocery Cos. has a brother in this battalion. The casualty lists from the recent big battle have not yet come through. Whether any of our men have laid down their lives in the supreme test is not known, but the present is a time of anxiety and quick heart throbs. BUTTS COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO MEET 17 Assessments for Candidates in Com ing Primary to be Fixed There will be a meeting of the members of the Butts county Demo cratic executive committee in the court house in Jackson Saturday, August 17, at 10 a. m., for the pur pose of fixing assessments for the primary of Sept 11. All members of the committee are urged to be present at that time. EXTRA SESSION MAY BE FORCED ON STATE APPROPRIATIONS EXCEED IN COME AND UNLESS COMPRO MISE IS REACHED EXTRA SES SION MAY BE RESULT From the present angle it begins to look as if there would be an ex tra session of the Georgia legislature. Unless the house and senate can reach a compromise over the appro priation bill within a feW days there is sure to be an extra session. The house has passed an appropria tion bill calling for approximately $9,000,000. This is at least $2,000,- 000 in excess of the state’s income, which is about $7,000,000. So un less thejse differences can be threshed out and compromised in conference or unless Governor Dorsey vetoes the bill there is almost sure to be an ex tra session of the general assembly. DISTRICT AGENT STRATFORD SPENT MONDAY IN JACKSON District Agent R. A. Stratford, with headquarters in Bamesville, spent Monday in the county, confer ring with Mrs. C. A. Butner and Mr. J- H. Blackwell over their work. JACKSON, GEORGIA, AUGUST 9, 1918 WINTER WHEAT IS URGED IN GEORGIA FARMERS TOLD TO PLANT AT LEAST TWO ACRES TO PLOW CEREAL WILL BE NEEDED NEXT YEAR Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 8. —“Don’t for get to plant winter wheat,” is the urgent advice of the State Depart ment of Agriculture, “as there will be urgent need for every bushel of it that can be raised.” The deparment is consstently and persistently advising every farmer in the state to put in at least two acres of wheat to each plow, and to give his very best acres to it. It is time now to begin to plan for wheat and oat planting. The State Bureau of Markets stands ready to lend its assistance to any who may desire it in the matter of securing good quality seed for fail planting. Prompt attention will he given to the requirements of those who will write the bureau at the State Capitol, Atlanta. NO COUNTY FAIR HERE THIS FALL Has Been Called oil Due to War Conditions LABOR SHORTAGE ACUTE SCARCITY OF LABOR AND INA BILITY TO SECURE SHOWS AMONG REASONS FOR CALL ING OFF FAIR Due to war conditions there will be no county fair this fall. This decis ion has been reached following a con ference of the officers of the Butts County Fair Association. The suspension of the fair is only temporary and due to conditions brought about by the war. One of the main reasons for not holding the fair is the scarcity of labor, both upon the farm, in the business houses and that needed to run the fair. Some of the directors took the pa triotic view that citizens of the coun ty ought to save all the money they would have spent at the fair and buy War Savings Stamps and assist the Red Cross and other war work. Still another reason why it was de cided to abandon the fair for the present is the difficulty experienced in securing high class attractions. It is almost impossible to get the rail roads to move shows, and without good attractions a fair does not have a strong appeal to the average citi zen. It wa s also urged by some of the directors that since Butts county has furnished more than 400 men to the country’s service, the people back home are not in a mood for fairs. It is possible that heavy casualty lists viill be coming in by fall and this certainly would not have a tendency to boost a county fair, it is held. There will be general regret that no fair is to be held this year, but the action of officers and directors is probably wise. It is in line with ac tion taken by scores of other county fairs. Baseball, largely, has been forced to suspend on account of war conditions, and other lines of endeav or have been seriously crippled. During the time the Butts county fair association has been in existence two very creditable fairs have been held. These fairs have been a finan cial and moral success, stimulating many people of the county to greater effort along better methods of farm ing. Just as soon as normal conditions return annual sessions of the fair will be resumed. For the present ev ery stockholder, director and officer of the association is pledged to help the country win the war. When the American soldiers whip the Germans and return home they will run the politics of the country. The little two by four fellows had bet ter have their inning now or never. WAR COMES HOME TO NORTHERN FOLK Jackson Citizens Report Interest Keen WOMEN IN MEN’S PLACE WAR MORE KEENLY FELT IN NORTH THAN HERE SAY TWO JACKSON BUSINESS MEN JUST HOME The North is in the war heart and soul and intensely patriotic,' is the message that two Jackson business men, Messrs. J. B. Settle and R. N. Etheridge, bring back from New York where they spent several days recently on business. The North and East have felt the war more than the South, these gentlemen state, and on every hand are evidences of activity and patriotism. “A trip to New York will fill any man with patriotism,” said (Mr. Eth eridge. Continuing, he said, “why, we haven’t shot from taw yet. In New York the women are taking the places of men, running street cars, elevators and doing other work. In large part the women are wearing men’s togs, using leggins and making a masculine appearance. “You feel the war, too, when you go into a restaurant. Instead of having the variety one is accustomed to at home, all you get is two small slices of bread, one lump of sugar, a thin slice of meat, a cup of coffee—and the price is 80 cents. You can not get any more bread. Two slices is the limit. On the dining car only corn bread was served. “I was impressed with the interest and activity being shown in the war in New York city. On nearly every street corner the women are selling War Saving Stamps. In many cities from Atlanta to New York the ladies have tables to serve the soldiers lunch, in this way raising moneys for the Red Cross. There are piles and piles of wood stored along the railroad for use at the army camps. “Our people as yet have not felt the war, but they are going to feel it.” Mr. Settle was equally emphatic that the people of the North are doing their bit. “I found the most intense patriotism/’ he said. “Everywhere women are taking the place of men who have gone to the front. There are women running elevators, street cars and serving as clerks in hotels and filling other positions that have heretofore been filled by men. “The people of New York are awake and we are not. The subma rine menacehas frightened the people considerably. New York harbor is protected by a huge net to keep* out the U-boats and there are hundreds of submarine chasers in the harbor. “In Washington where I stopped for a few hours, I found the same patriotic spirit. That city is protected from hostile air raids by an immense searchlight. The people in those cities are showing the keenest intrest in all phases of the war, particularly in the casualty lists now coming in from the big battle in France.” Both Messrs. Settle and Etheridge declared goods to be high and scarce. They say that people in that section are wearing old clothes and making other sacrifices to help the govern ment. NEW COURSES OFFERED AT SIXTH DISTRICT SCHOOL Military Department -Planned ..and Red Cross Work for Girla Attention is directed to the ad vertisement of the Sixth District Ag ricultural and Mechanical School of Bamesville, iq this issue. Prof. T. 0. Galloway is theanew principal, suc ceeding W. H. Maxwell who has re signed after several years connection with the school., A military department is planned at this school and Red Cross for girb is already a feature. This school has always been popular with the people of this county and there are several students from here now enrolled in the Bamesville institution. OPEN BOLL COTTON REPORTED TUESDAY FIRST OPEN BOLL OF SEASON BROUGHT IN BY S. B. KINARD —JACKSON TO GET FIRST BALE NOW SOON The first open boll of cotton of the 1918 season reported at this office was brought in Tuesday after noon by Mr. S. B. Kinard. The boll was found on his Towaliga farm and is an early variety. The cotton was planted April 16, had a bloom June 17 and an open boll was found Aug 5. Cotton in all parts of the county is reported as doing well since the re cent rains and the first bale will probably be b rought to market with in a few days. SPEEDERS WILL BE DEALT WITH Officers Give Warning to General Public WILL ENFORCE AUTO LAW OFFICERS WILL BE ALERT DUR ING CAMP MEETING AND ALL SPEEDERS WILL BE PUNISHED BY LAW Officers of Butts county, a s will be seen from an advertisement in this issue, are putting forth special ef forts to break up speeding on the public highways of the county. During the camp meeting extra of ficers will be on duty between Jack son and Indian Springs and all per sons found violating the speed limit will be dealt wiih. Every precaution will be taken to insure the safety of the traveling public, and when hun dreds of cars are on the roads during camp meeting a reasonable speed must be observed to prevent accidents Notice is being given through the NOTICE With the view of insuring the safety of the traveling public and as a precaution during camp meeting, the speed limit will be rigidly enforced on the public highways of Butts county. Your attention is directed to section 10 of the Automobile Law, passed at the extraordinary session of the General Assembly in 1910: “No person shall operate a motor-ve hicle or motorcycle upon any public street or highway at a speed greater than is reasonable and safe, and not to exceed’ a speed of 30 miles an hour, having due regard for the width, grade, character,, traffic and common use of such street or highway; or so as to endanger life, limb or property in any respect whatever. “Upon approaching any bridge, rail?- road-crossing, dam, sharp curve, dugwajr or deep descent, or in traversing such bridge, railroad-crossing, dam, curve, dugway or descent, the operator of a motor-vehicle or motorcycle shall at all times have said vehicle under immediate control, and shall not operate said vehicle ata greater speed than ten miles per hour. ” Take due notice and be governed accord ingly. This August 5, 1918. L. M. CRAWFORD, Sheriff. Jackson ArirusEstablished 1873 j Butts County Progress Established 188 J < _ Consolidated July 9. 1915 AUTOMOBILES TO BEAR STIFF TAX Gasoline Will Also Help Run The War TO YIELD $170,000,000 CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE AGREE ON TAX AUTOMOBILES MUST PAY—GASOLINE WILL. BE TAXED 2 CENTS GALLON Washington, D. C., July 31.—A federal graduated excise tax on the use of an automobile running from $lO a year on cars originally retailed at not exceeding SSOO, to S6O tax on $3,000 cars and S2O additional for each SSOO above $3,000, was agreed today by the House ways and means committee, which is framing the new $8,000,000,000 revenue bill. The tax applies directly tto the owners, while the tax of 10 per cent on gross sales of automobiles and 5 per cent on gross sales of automobile trucks, agreed to yesterday, applies to the manufacturers, producers and impor ters of cars. The tax on use of cars is based on the original retail listed price of the cars regardless of the year of manufacture. The committee also agreed to a tax of 2 cents a gallon on the production of gasoline and a federal excise tax of $5 a year on the use of motorcy cles. Members of the committtee sta ted that while the manufacturer’s tax and the owner’s tax are differen tiated it is generally believed the owners ultimately will have to pay all the tax, the manufacturers pass ing on the tax in increased prices. The automobile and motorcycle ex cise tax is expected to yield approxi mately $125,000,000 and the gasoline tax $45,000,000. press of the officers’ intentions to break up speeding, and a number of" placards are being posted on the main highways. The co-operation of the public will be a big help to the officers in enforcing the speed law.