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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS mol 46—-No. 38 RELIC TRAIN IN JACKSON OCTOBER 8 1,144 BUTTS COUNTY MEN ENROLL FOR MILITARY SERVICE THURSDAY ■liberty loan push grips [ INTEREST OF WHOLE COUNTY [Clearing House Committee Will Tabulate All Bond Subscriptions In the interest of the fourth Lib erty Loan campaign, which begins on September 28, Mr. W. J. Rudland, of Atlanta, will address a meeting of the business men of Jackson Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Chairman W. 0, Ham requests as many of the committeee as can do so to be pres ent at that time and hear he work of the approaching drive explained. Announcement is also made that the Relic Train, which will be used to arouse interest in the Liberty Loan campaign, will visit Jackson on October 8. This will be made an oc casion of great interest to the citi zens of the entire county. Chairman Ham is arranging for a reception of the French and British officers in charge of the relics. These plans are to be worked out in detail and will be explained fully later, i Meetings of the executive com- Imittee are being held every few days and the ground work of the campaign is being laid and everything will be in readiness when the push opens on September 28. The busine s men of Jackson are providing for an exten sive advertising campaign in interest of the bond sale and the people of the whole community are being acquaint ed with the aims and purposes of the bond campaign. When the drive is put on here it is confidently believed Butts county will raise her quota in a very short time. Mr. Ham has appointed the follow ing committee of ladies to act as a Clearing House Committee, and in addition the members of the commit tee will act on the General Sales committee. The members of this committee are: Clearing House Committee —Miss Pauline Mallet, chairman; Miss Lur line Lawson, Miss Mary Newton, Miss Kosa Newton, (Miss Helen Carmichael, Miss Hattie Buttrill, Mrs. Harold Mal- K Mrs. H. O. Ball, Miss Jessie Jones, Miss Annie Kate Ham. County Organization County Chairman—W. O. Ham. Vice Chairman—J. H. Carmichael. Executive Committee—R. N. Eth eridge,Chairman; S. P. Nichols, Dr. A ' F. White, J. D. Jones, J. B. Settle, W. E. Watkins, E. L. Smith, J. P- Etheridge, Dr. Robert VanDeventer, Rev - S. R. England, Hugh Mallet, L. - MdKibben, R. P. Sasnett. Publicity Committee—J. P. Ether ise, chairman; J. D. Jones, W. E. Merck. Speakers Committee—W. E. Wat kins, chairman; H. L. Daughtry, F. S. Carmichael. Automobile Committee —L. P. Mc- Cbb en, chairman; S. H. Thornton, A. A - Howell. Church Committee —Dr. Robert anDeventr, chairman; Rev. S. R, England. School Committee—Hugh Mallet, Jairman; W. P. Martin, W. F. Hud son, J. B. Childs. Local Finance Committee —R. P- Sasnett, chairman; B. K. Carmichael, P> Newton. Special Sales Committee —E. L. chairman; S.- P. Nichols, Dr. *;• F. White, H. C. Childs, J. M. Gas loT'> P- J- Carmichael, J. C. Jones, B. Wright. General Sales Committee— R. N. Iheridge, chairman; J. B. Settle, H. ;• B all, S. O. Ham, J. H. McKibben, J- M. Fletcher, C. M. Compton, T. A. j A ' att . W. H. Mallet. JACKSON, GEORGIA, SEPTEMBER 20, 1918 MANY CONVICTED SUPERIOR COURT August Term Adjourned Friday Night SENTENCES ARE IMPOSED DOCKET PRETTY WELL CLEAR ED—JUDGE SEARCY FINES MANY CONVICTED OF MISDE MEANOR CHARGES The August adjourned term of su perior court completed its work for the session and adjourned Friday night. A considerable number of criminal cases were disposed of,in cludng the following: Posey Cook, having liquor on hand, 12 months or S6O. Will Mayfield, carrying concealed weapons, 12 months or SIOO. Homer Barber, gaming, 8 months or s 4 °. v . / *** Fred Pye, gaming, 8 months*or S4O. George Clowers, worship, 8 months or S4Q. Henry Banks, misdemeanor, 4 months or $25. Haroold Lowe, carrying concealed weapons, 10 months or SSO. Adel Bivins, misdemeanor, 4 months !or $25. Roy Penn, misdemeanor, 4 months or $25. Henry Simpson, misdemeanor, 4 months or $25. Otis Williamson, gaming, 8 months or S4O. _ Tom Flemister, gaming, 8 months or S4O. Quilla Cloud, gaming, 8 months or S4O. . . Edgar Whitehead , gaming, 8 months or S4O. _ jjohn Whitehead, gaming, 8 months or S4O. Henry Stark, misdemeanor, 4 months or $25. John Williamson, public drunken ness, 8 months or SSO. Douglas Porter, carrying conceal ed weapons, 12 months or $75. Andrew Thomas, gaming, 8 months 01 " Bud Bradley, gaming, 8 months or Betty Trimble, carrying concealed weapons, 12 months or * SO, , John Strickland, public drunken ness, 12 months or SSO. John Galloway, gaming, 8 months ° r D s ick Wright, gaming, 8 months Porter, disturbing divine worship, 8 months or S4O. SJge Shepherd disturbing d,- Albert Booker, gaming, 3 months ° r Albert Booker, misdemeanor, four m °X "IT misdemeanor, 12 m Aed°Trimbie. burglary (recom mendation) 12 co ncealed Wi " n *IOO. W6 Wm Mitc'hell, shooting a, another, 12 vSf wise, carrying eonceaied We oCLere°t nt ci4me eonceaied "TrcTWinn”"-"’' ” Wrfl,r ’ ’* TELES OF FIGHTING ON WESTERN FRONT Lieut. Collins Made Talk Sunday Night PRAISES THE RED CROSS BUTTS COUNTY BOY JUST BACK FROM FIGHTING ZONE TALKS TO HOME PEOPLE—VICTORY SURE IF MONEY IS SUPPLIED An audience that crowded the First Baptist church to its capacity listened with attentive interest to the talk of Lieut. Thomas Jefferson Col lins, 320 Feild Artillery, who has re cently returned from France, Sunday night. Not before in a long time has such a large audience gathered in this church, many from the country join ing the town people in hearing the interesting experiences of this young officer. Lieut. Collins gave first hand infor ation of conditions in France. He has been on the scene of battle and know s of his own personal knowledge the conditions that prevail in war tom France and Belgium. He brought home to the citizens of Butts county an intimate picture of the great war, visualizing !the great struggle and giving the people a better insight into conditions than they have had hereto fore. • Lieut. Collins told of some of the great battles, describing how in the fight of Bellau Wood 5,000 German dead were buried in one great ditch. It is his firm conviction that the Allies, with the assistance of the Americans, are winning day by day and that fi nal victory is sure, if America fur nishes the men; the money and the munitions. The men at the front are doing and will do their part, he said, and it only remains for the people at home to measure up to the sublime duty before them. The Red Cross was paid a warm and deserved tribute by the speaker. He said the noble women who are knitting for the soldiers are doing a greater work than they realize. If they realized the importance of the work they are doing, he said, they would knit without stopping. He sketched in a historical way Germany’s past scheme of conquest; how Schleswig-Holstein was taken from Denmark, Alsace-Lorraine from France in 1870, and said the Ger mans were now on their biggest con qust of all. He said he didn’t know exactly what Germany wants in this war —but knew what they would get before the war dogs of America, France, England, Belgium and Italy turn loose. Lieut. Collins spoke for about an hour, holding at all times the keenest interst of the large audience. That his talk will stir the people of hi s na tive county to a higher pitch of pa triotism and a more determined and cheerful support of the war progam is assured. Lieut. Collins wa s sent home only last week to act as an officer in train ing new divisions recently created by the war department. He left Monday ; for Camp Meade, Md., where he will be stationed. He has been recommen ded for a captaincy and will no doubt j receive his commission within a few days. Lieut. Collins graduated from the University of Georgia with high rank, receiving valuable military training, there. Later he was graduated from j the first officers training school at; month sor $75. Robert Winn, assault to murder, 12 months or $75. Sam Jackson, having liquor on hard, fi mor’hs or S4O. 657 WHITE AND 487 COLORED MEN READY TO GO AFTER KAISER Registration in Butts County Falls Short Government Figure BOYS AND GIRLS TO GET PRIZES No Regular County Fair This Year EXHIBIT CLUB MEMBERS CLUB MEMBERS WILL BE WELL REPAID FOR THEIR EFFORTS —COMMITTEES WILL RAISE CASH FOR PRIZES IN NOV. No regular county fair will be held this fall under the auspices of the Butts county fair association. How ever, there will be an exhibit of the work of the boys and girls clubs some time in November, the date to be an nounced later. This was decided at a meeting of the stockholders of the fair associa tion Saturday morning. The exhibit will be held independent of the fair association, which will be in no wise responsible for the exhibit. Permis sion was granted for use of the fair grounds and buildings and the exhibit will be worked up by a committee se lected by County Farm Agent J. H. Blackwell, Home Economics Agent, Mrs. C. A. Butner, S. H. Mays, pres ident of the fair association. Ore member from each district will be ap pointed to assist in colecting money and arranging exhibits. The exhibit will be entirely free to everybody who wishes to attend. The boys and girls will be suitably reward ed fo rtheir splendid efforts in the club work through prizes to be raised by private subscription. This has been a fine year for the club members and due appreciation will be showrn their work by the award of substantial cash prizes and other articles of value The meeting was not largely atten ded, though those present took the position that this is not the time to hold a regular county fair. Th> s ac tion was based on the fact that it is impossible to secure adequate attrac tions, wire, etc., for lighting the grounds, and the further fact that ev ery spare dollar in he county should be invested in Red Cross and Y. M. C. A. work and Liberty Bonds and war savings stamps. It i 8 a matter of sincere regret that no regular county fair will be held this fall. This is in line with the ac tion of many other counties, however. The suspension of the fair is only temporary and due to war conditions. Immediately after the war Butts county will embark upon the fair movement on a larger and broader scope than ever before. Baseball and sports of many kinds have been aban doned for the present, and due to the scarcity of labor and the fact that so many of the men have gone to war it was not deemed advisable to try to hold a regular county fair. In their efforts to have a creditable exhibit of the club members’ work Mrs. Butner and Mr. Blackwell should; have the co-operation of all citizens of the county. Fort McPherson and assigned to the field artillery. His many friends here are watching his career with no lit tle interest and expect him to win new and higher honors before the war i s over. He spent about four months in France. Jackson Argus Established Jlv 9 1918 Butts County Progress Established 1882! ‘ Eleven hundred and forty-four men between the ages of 18 and 45 registered in Butts county Thursday under the recent selective service draft. Of that number 657 are white and 587 colored. This is 236 less than the number estimated by the government, which was 1,480. In the first registration on June 5, 1917, 1,110 men register ed. Since that time men becoming 21 have registered to the number of 85. Altogether Butts county ha g had 2,338 men to register for military service. The registration by districts show the following: Buttill —117. Coody—B2. Dublin —57. Indian Springs—lls. Iron Springs—7B. Jackson —490 Towaliga—ll3. Worthville —92. The local draft board will begin at once the work of classifying the new ly registered men. As soon as they are classified they will be summoned to appear for physical examination and as early as possible will be put in shape for induction into military service The whiie registrants are prac tically exhausted in this county, but there are a few colored selectmen to draw from. The volunteer registrars in the several districts did good work in en rolling the men and the local board appreciates the grateful and cheer ful co-operation extended them. White and colored registrants in the different ages are shown as fol lovas: 18 years old—white, 75; colored 81 19— white, 59; colored, 36. 20— white, 42; colored, 16. 21— white, 2; colored, 0. 22 white, 0; colored, 1. 23 white, 1; colored, 0. 25—white, 1; colored 0. 31— white, 0; colorded, 1. 32 white, 14; colored, 13. 33 white, 36; colored, 33. 34 white, 39; colored, 37. 35 white, 31; colored, 31. 36 white, 43; colored, 35. 37 white, 48; colored, 42. 38— white, 34; colored, 41. 39 white, 40; colored 21. 40— white, 32; colored, 19. 41— white, 34; colored, 14. / 42 white, 28; colored, 10. / 43 white, 35; colored, 18. 44 white, 19; colored, 17. 45 white, 44; colored, 21. MR. T. E. ROBINSON TO ATTEND OFFICERS SCHOOL Jackson Boy Won Drill at Columbia, S. C., Last Week His many Butts county friends will be interested to know that Mr. El wood Robison has been sent to the of ficers training school at Camp Gordon and will be in line for a commission. Mr. Robison was recently sent to the University of South Carolina training school at Columbia and last week won a competitive drill over the entire stu dent body. In a telegram to friends in Jackson he said he had been as signed to the officer* trgnkig school at Camp Gorinon. Mr. Robison re ceived military training at the Univer sity of Georxia, which will stand him in good hanJ in his military career, which his fra-nds are watching with hearty interest.