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MAN-POWER BILL PASSES
UNITED STATES SENATE
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I Washington, Aug. 27.—The man-
K> ,\ver bill bringing within the army
■raft all men from 18 to 45 years old
Iras passed late today by the senate
Irith a modified work or fight clause.
I All efforts to change the age lim
its or to direct separate classifications
youths under 21 failed, and the
Reasure now goes to conference be-
Iwjeen the house and senate with no
differences for serious controversy
■except the work or fight provision.
It is estimated that the measure
Irill add approximately 13,000,000
Inen to the potential military strength
■of the nation.
|l 50,000 READY TO
FACE THE GERMANS
■That Number of Men Registered in U.
S. Last Saturday
Washington, Aug. 24.—America’s
■ second class of 21-year-old men en-
I rolled today under the selective ser-
Ivice act with the prospect of an early
call to the colors. One hundred and
fifty thousand, it is estimated, were
added to the selective sendee muster
roll with a majority—perhaps t\wo
thirds —going into class one.
The (Registration was the last for
a 21-year-old class as the man-power
bill elihiinated this distinction by
changing the ages.
How soon the new registrants will
be c ailed into service varies with lo
calities, according to the numerical
strength '/of class one-A. ( In many
places, it was expected, the men
would be under arms by September
15.
CONFEDERATE VETERANS WILL
WILL MEET IN TULSA, OKLA.
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Date Is September 24-27 —Low Rates
Promised by Railroads
The annual reunion of the Confed
erate Veterans, Sons of Confederate
Veterans and the Southern'Confed
erated jMemorial Association will be
held in Tulsa, Oklahoma, September
24-27, inclusive. Railway rates of one
cent a mile each way from all parts
of the country have been granted by
Director General McAdoo, of the rail
way administration.
A number of veterans from Butts
Jcounty wifll probably 'attdnd. Elab
orate plans for the entertainment of
the visitors are being arranged, the
citizens of Tulsa having donated an
entertainment fund of SIOO,OOO. This
will be first time a Confederate re
union has ever been held in Oklaho
ma.
GRAND JURY REGRETS THE
DEATH OF MR. TRDY BELL
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Body Pastes Resolutions on Death of
Assistant Clerk
Whereas, the people of this county
have suffered and are bereaved on
account of the unfortunate death of
our friend and citizen, Mr. Troy Bell,
and whereas, we deeply regret this
loss to our county of such an honor
able citizen and noble young man,
and whereas, Mr. Bell was a member
and assistant clerk of the present
Grand Jury now in session.
Therefore, Be it resolved by the
Grand Jury this the 22nd of August,
1918,
First. That we wish to express our
regrets to the community in losing
this young man.
Second. That we do express our
sincerest and deepest sympathy to
his family and relatives in the loss of
one of their number.
Third. That a copy of this resolu
tion be sent to his immediate family
an d that this resolution be made a
Part of our presentments.
(Signed)
J. H. MT r J.S, Foreman,
i R. E. EVANS, Clerk.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, AUGUST 30, 1918
EIGHTEEN YOUTHS
REGISTER HERE
Class of 21-Year-Old Men
Qualify For Service
NUMBER IS SURPRISING
YOUNG MEN TO KNOW STATUS
WITHIN FEW DAYS—EQUAL
NUMBER OF WHITE AND COL
ORED REGISTERED
Eighteen youths who have become
21 years old since the sth of June,
last, registered for military duty in
Jackson Saturday. Of that number
9 are white and 9 colored.
In the first registration held on
June 5, 1917, about 60 per cent of
those registering were colored. How
ever, in the registration of June 5,
this year, the whites were in the lead.
This is the last registration that
will be held for those becoming 21
years old, as the new law of 18 to 45
years will cover that class.
The following is a list of the men
who registered here:
White
Boyd Watson Martin
Harold H. Ham
Joseph Burl Maddox
Carl Holifield
Rollie Williamsom
Hughey Webb jj ; J
William Riley Lynch
Curtis Exray Smith
Chester Arthur Bankston
Colored
Fred Whatey
Robert Walker
Willie Early
Flournoy Scott
Robert Chaney
Charlie Cook
Hugh C. Woodard
Charlie Onard Hardy
Tandis Victrum
STOCK BEING SOLD
FOR ICE FACTORY
About One-THird of Stock Has Al
ready Been Sold
Considerable progress is reported
in the sale of stock for the proposed
ice factory and cold storage plant in
.Jackson. Up to the present week it
is estimated that more than a third
of the stock has been disposed of, and
this too without special effort.
From now on the emterprisjfe will
be pushed vigorously and every citi
zen of the community will be given
an opportunity to buy one or more
shares of stock.
The following pledge is being pub
lished for the convenience of persons
desiring to subscribe. The certificate
should be cut out and mailed to W.
E. Merck at Jackson.
Jackson, Ga., — r 1918.
I hereby subscribe for shares
of stock, of the par value of $ >
in an ice and cold storage plant to
be erected in Jackson, Ga., payments
to be made as follows: 25 per cent
on demand, 25 per cent when machin
ery is deivered and 50 per cent when
plant is in operation.
This pledge is to be in no ways
binding upon the undersigned untu
the full amount of capital stock has
been raised and officers and directors
elected.
(Signed)
NATIONAL BANK RESOURCES
The total resources of the national
banks of the country, a s shown by re
ports to the Comptroller of the Cur
rency under he call of June 29 were
$17,839,502,000, an increase of sl,-
688,462,000 over the same date last
vear Total deposits in national
banks on June 29 show an increase
of $1,249,776,000 over a year ago.
PRIMARY DATE
NEAR AT HAND
Whirlwind Campaign to
End September 11
MANY WARM CONTESTS
WILLIAM SCHLEY HOWARD IS
LEADING IN BUTTS COUNTY
NO OPPOSITION FOR COL. J.
THREATT MOORE
In ten days more—or just a week
from next Wednesday—the primary
for the nomination of state house
officers, congressmen, United States
senator, judges, solicitors and county
officers will be held throughout
Georgia.
The greatest interest centers in
the nomination of a United States
senator to succeed T. W. Hardwick,
who is a candidate for re-election. A
total of five candidates have announc
ed for the place. They are J. R.
Cooper, of Macon, W. J. Harris, of
Cedartown, William Schley Howard,
of Decatur, T. W. Hardwick, of San
dersville, and Emmett Shaw, of Fort
Gaines.
The race is generally admitted to
be a contest between Howard, Harris
and Hardwick, with Shaw and Cooper
running last. The race has been wa
ged with vigor and bitterness by all
the candidates, beign one of the most
remarkable in the history of the
state. Hardwick has been assailed as
being opposed to the government and
its policies with reference to the war.
Howard and Harris pose as the cham
pions of loyalty to the government.
The issue has been tightly drawn and
the candidates are hewing straight
to the line, letting the chips fall as
they may.
Governor Hugh M. Dorsey will be
nominated for another term without
opposition. So will J. J. Brown, com
missioner of agriculture, and a num
ber of other state house officers. A
few lively contests are being staged
for judge of the court of appeals and
railroad commissioner.
In the sixth district there is a con
test on between Walter Wise, who is
a candidate to succeed himself in con
gress, and Ogden Persons, of Forsyth.
This race is second—if indeed it is
not first—in interest only to that of
the race for United Staes senator.
Both of these gentlemen are promi
nent and popular and are waging a
vigorous campaign. Friends of Con
gressman Wise claim he will carry
this county easily, though a stubborn
battle is expected.
There is no contest for representa
tive in this county. J. Threatt Moore
will be nominated without opposition.
Dr. Mays who was a candidate for a
time failed to pay his assessment and
hence his name will not appear on the
official ballot.
The official ballot will be prepared
vuithin a few days and plans made
for holding the election.
TRAVERSE JURORS FOR AD
JOURNED TERM OF COURT
T. P. Bell, W. A. White, J. M.
Moore, R. J Carmichael, R. M. May
field, H H. Colwell, J. E. Hale, Jr., T.
B. Fletcher, T. H. Nolen, J. Pierce
Smith, S. H. Godsey, C. B. Waits, L.
R. Dodson, W. D. Compton, R. P.
Sasnett, W. F. Capps, W. T. Nelson,
J. C. AdamS, D. C. Maddox, Wm. H.
Barnes, W. L. Collins, W. E. Smith,
J. J. Hammond, J. H. Pope, A. A.
Duke, Geo. F. Etheridge, J. W. Cole,
W. M. Treadwell, B. M. Barnes, J. C.
Cawthon, R. B. Torbett, W. C. Red
man, H. G. Asbury, H. W. Turner,
R. W. Watkins, L. B. White, L. B.
Thompson, Frank Ogletree, C. L.
Maddox, L. L. Britton, J. L. Town
send, J. W. Mangham, H. L. Daugh
try, Edmund Hay, F. S. Carmichael,
R. W. Torbett, W. S. White, W. O.
Ham, R. O. Stodghill, G. W. Brooks,
C. W. Fletcher, M- E. Perdue, J. S. M.
Ingram, J. L. Fletcher, C. R. Carter,
B. F. Watkins, Jr., L. L. Greer, L. L.
Tison, J. C. Harper, C. B. Biles.
BAN PLACED ON OPERATION
MOTOR VEHICLESON SUNDAY
HEAVY CALLS ARE
JUST ANNOUNCED
186,773 to Report Next
Ten Days
GEORGIA’S QUOTA 4,227
NATION WILL AUGMENT MAN
POWER BY CALL OF 186,000
GEORGIA MEN TO BE DIVIDED
AMONG SEVERAL CAMPS
Washingan, Aug. 24.—Four sepa
rate selective service calls, constitu
ting the first of the September calls
and requiring 186,773 men to entrain
for training camps between August
30 and September 6, were issued to
night by Provost Marshal General
Crowder. , Every state and the Dis
trict of Columbia is called to furnish
men for training to augment the for
ces abroad. For general military ser
vice) 125,000 wihite men and 21,270
negroes are called; for limited ser
vice 40,503 white men are called.
The calls by states, with the camp
to which the men are to be sent, in
clude:
General Military Service, White
Entrainment September 3, 1918, to
September 6, 1918^:
Alabama, 3,000; Camp Pike, Ark.
Arkansas, 3,000; Camp Pike, Ark.
District of Columbia, 500; 'Camp
Lee, Virginia.
Florida, 500; Camp Jackson, S. C.
Georgia, 2,100; Camp Gordon, Ga.
Louisiana, 4,000; Camp Beaura
gard, Louisiana.
Mississippi, 4,000; Camp Pike, Ark.
New Jersey, 4,000; Camp Humph
ries, Virginia.
New York, 5,900, Camp yAackson,
S. C., and 5,900, Camp Gordon, Ga.
North Carolina, 700; Camp Jack
son, South Carolina.
Rhode Island, 8,000; Greenleaf, Ga.
South Carolina, 900; Camp Jack
son, South Carolina.
Tennesse, 3,000; Wadsfworth,
S. C.
Virginia, 200; Camp Lee, Va.
West Virginia, 5,000; Camp Lee,
General Military Service, Colored
Entrainment September 1, 1918.
Georgia will sent 127 men to Camp
Dix; 500 to Camp Meade; 500 to
Camp Gordon, 500 to Camp Johnston.
Limited Service, White
Entrainment September 3-6.
Georgia will be called on to send
500 men to Camp Wheeler, Macon.
The number of men Butts county
must furnish has not been announced
for any of these calls, though the lo
cal board will probably be officially
notified within the next few days.
GINS HERE CHARGE 60
CENTS FOR THE PRESENT
No Official Order Issued But Gins
Have Agreement
Pending final settlement of prices
by the food administration, practi
cally all the ginneries in Butts county
are charging 60 cents per 100 for gin
ning. Ginneries in Jackson, Jenkins
burg and Stark, as well as others over
the county, have adopted this scale.
The price last year was 35 cents
per 100. The ginneries had recom
mended a price of 75 cents, and the
Farmers* Union urged a price of 60
cents. Dr. A. M. Soule, federal food
administrator for Georgia, has not
yet fixed the price to be charged.
REV. T. J. WEBB OFFERS
TO BUY SCHOOL BOOKS
Rev. T. J. Webb announces that he
will buy school books for any children
in Jackson district, under the 6th
grade, whose parents or guardians
are unable to buy the books. He made
the same offer last year, being anx
ious to see that no child is kept out
of school from failure to obtain the
needed books.
Jackson Argus Established 1873 I
Butts County Progress Established 1882'
Consolidated July 9,1911
Washington, Aug. 27.—The fuel
administration today called upon the
public in states east of the Mississippi
river to cease using all classes of au
tomobiles, with a few named excep
tions, motorcycles and motor boats
on Sundays until further notice, as a
gasoline conservation measure. Only
voluntary compliance with the letter
and spirit of the request will prevent
the issuance of a mandatory order
prohibiting the use of gasoline on
Sunday, it was declared. Automo
biles for hire are included in the cur
tailment program. Motor vehicles to
which the restrictions do not apply
were announced as:
Tractors and motor trucks em
ployed in actual transportation of®
freight.
Vehicles of physicians, used in
performance of professional duties.
Ambulances, fire apparatus, police
patrol wagons, undertakers wagons
and conveyances used for funerals.
Railway equipment using gasoline.
Repair outfits employed by tele
phone and public service companies.
Motor vehicles on errands of ne
cessity in rural communities where
transportation by steam or electric
ity is not available. .
The action vuas taken by the fuel
administration, it was stated, to meet
a threatened shortage of gasoline
for shipment overseas, created by in
creased domestic demands and exten
sive military operations in France.
U. D. C. CHAPTER WANTS THE
NAMES CONFEDERATE BOYS
Names of Lineal Descendants Will
Be Compiled
The Larkin Watson chapter, U. D.
C., of Jackson, is endeavoring to keep
a record of all lineal descendants of
Confederate veterans serving in any
branch of the army and navy, and to
complete this record requests that
the names of all men so connected be
reported to Mrs. J. M. Currie, Jack
son, Ga., by Sept. 15. What is wan
ted is the name, the home address,
the branch of service, the rank, the
date of enlistment, name of Confed
erate ancestor (stating whether son,
grandson or great grandson), rela
tion to U. D. C. member, and U. D.
C. member who filed name.
Such a record will no doubt be val
uable in future years and officers of
the local chapter will be glad to re
ceive the co-operation of the general
public in compiling this historical in
formation.
The Germans are going home —
backwards—but they are certainly
headed for the Rhine.
JUDGE H. D. STRANG ':
RUNNING STRONG RACE
Dorsey Appointee Will Probably Be
Elected Handily
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 29.—Interest
in the race for the secretary of state’s
position, nows held by Judge H. B.
Strange, of Statesboro, who was ap
pointed by Governor Dorsey to suc
ceed Secretary Phil Cook at the time
of his death, seems to have centered
on Judge Strange, the incumbent.
There is very little comment to indi
cate that the people at large have
any desire to change, this being due
to the excellent manner in which
Judge Strange has fulfilled his duties,
as well as to the personal liking for
the fudge.
His conduct of affairs of state has
been very quiet, but the results ob
tained have spoken loudly in his fa
vor. He brought to the office a very
efficient business understanding to
begin with, and in the second place
he has the facility of assimilating at
once the requirements of an office.
His past record as mayor of his
home city and in other public offices
scured his appointment by the gov
ernor, and the indications are the
people will ratify the governor’s
choice in the anoroaching primary,
pow only a few days off.