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(Srror-OjDisAi^ W-PEGPfce-t^ ERVIN WARDMAN, PRIVATE psp|. o 'm most of the situation. He found innnk occasions for passing in and out of the tent, saluting every time he passed’Sentry Wardman, who was obliged by military courtesy to return the salrte. It is said that a broad grin ornamented the features of the reporter everj time the tent flap closed behind him, but Private Wardman took it all in thaine of duty. Later Mr. Wardman was commissioned a lieutenant and sent to I-crto Pico, where he saw fighting and soWell conducted himself that he was men tioned in orders and commended fo gallantry. COSBY TESTS POISON GASES Col. Spencer Cosby, United States - military attache at Paris, has beenj speaking in a hoarse whisper of late, and his friends are congratulating him on losing nothing more than his voice. When the German army begim the use of poison gases, Colonel Cosby shared the keen interest of his brother military invesftjpitors in the new ele ment of warfare, and determined to test the gases on himself. He was given the opportunity by the French army chemists, who had samples of the three kinds used, direct from the front. The two less deadly varieties were tried, and Colonel Cosby found them not especially overpowering. They had now reached the deadly gas which clutches and kills. chemist paused. “You will not try this,” he scß, appealingly. “Yes, all of them,” said the colon* positively. “Then we must be very cautious.lsaid thifhemist. “Place yourself about a foot away from the bottle. I will rae the gtps stopper the slightest possible fraction of an inch, so that only an iugnifleai* portion of gas can escape—but it will be enough. Now, ready!” He drew the stopper the sllghtesparticltj and only for an instant, with Colonel Cosby a foot away. But in tt instaijt the colonel felt he had been hurled back 20 feet. Tongues of fire sre eating at his throat, and ten thou sand needles were darting around hispek. It seemed as though live vitriol had been emptied in his mouth and waoursiDg through his veins. His whole vocal system was paralyzed. This inflesimal portion of the deadly gas hud, in an instant, overpowered him. Sr /jf. i |jg% iff- nn Aueust 6, 18G7, attended New York O e und Columbia university and was admitted to the bar In 1888. He Is associated as member or director ttcally with every Jewish Dhilanthropic organization in New York city. is vice president of the Free Synagogue and a trustee of the Baron de :h fund . Mr fifkiis was married in 1890 to Gertrude less of New York. They have two daughters, Ethel J. and Katharine, an*. son , James Mess Elkt* Madame Bnkhmeteff, the wife of the Russian ambassador, has taken a t jer in fashions, and in Introducing to the rich and exclusive set at Newport the brilliantly colored cotton and s shawls such as the peasants of her adopted country wear, she has at t same time given a stimulus to the co - ton trade which should materially In crease the Russian market for Ameri can cotton. When women of fashion are mo or less taking on the accouterments of war In the style of their hats and coats and the picturesque dress of the peasants of many of the counti esia war, this innovation of Mme. Bakm - teff in the way of a light wrap or either morning or evening has become a charity as well as a fad, or manufacture of these shawls or scarfs helps the cottage peasant industries of Russia, furnishing work to hundreds s=f ; The newspaper life of Ervin Ward man, w'ho became publisher of ;he New York Sun w T hen it was purchased by Frank Munsey, has been for the most port a steady, day-by-day affair. But It had one lively Interlude, during the Spanish-American war. Mr. Wardman, then editor of the New York Press, enlisted as a private, and was sent at first to Chattanooga. Of his stay there a little story is related. Mr. Wardman had ordered one of his reporters to the encampment for instructions on a certain story, and, as fate would have it, the day of the reporter’s arrival at the camp was Private Wardman’s day for sentry duty in front of the commandant’s tent. It also happened that the commandant and the reporter were old friends, and the latter received an Invitation to dinner in the soldier’s tent, with a cold bottle on the side. Naturally the reporter made the NEW ENVOYO TURKEY STARTS A CHARITAI FAD Keeping up the custom of sending ftublic-spirited, broad-minded, pliil hropic Jew to represent the United les in Turkey, the president has ap feed Abram I. Elkus, a well-known * York lawyer, as ambassador to Sjed Henry Morgenthau, who made a tinguished record for himself and h'untry during trying times at Con sthople. f. Elkus, who has a high reputa , a lawyer, is senior member of of Elkus, Gleason & Pros l£a,Vmd is known especially for his counsel for the state factory l nve iting commission, a position held f rora i9ii till 1915. He has \ed some 30 bills, all of which were cted i aw , mitigating the evils c hn d labor, especially in canne and tenefflent houses and prohiti- undue work and night work for wl Mfcus was born in New York h' " THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA NEWS BRIERY TOLD Dispatches ot Important Events Gath ered From All Farts of The World. FOR THE BUSY READER The Happenings of Seven Days Are Given In Epitomized Form for Quick Reading. Mexican News Charges are being circulated in Chi huahua, Mexico that certain Ameri can mining and other concerns with vast properties in Mexico are refusing to operate in order to bring about intervention. Mexican officials assert that with plenty of work to do the laboring classes of Mexico would quit turning to banditry. Mexican officials claim that there are now only small band groups op erating, and that they are few' in num ber, both in bands and the number of men in the bands. American owners of mines in Mex ico are reported to be importing food in large quantities. Domestic No lives were lost in the Lake Tox away, N. C., flood disaster. At Clemson college at Rock Hill, S. C., the Seneca river rose nine feet due to the Lake Toxaway dam break ing, but no damage is reported. Charles E. Hughes, speaking to a female audience in Spokane, Wash., addressed them as “fellow citizens.” This is the first time since his nom ination that Mr, Hugiies has addressed an audience of women. The first Georgia bale of sea island cotton, marketed at Valdosta, Ga., brought 35c a pound. Considerable damage to crops and homes is reported in North Carolina as a result of the dam at Lake Tox away giving w'ay. The Lake Toxaway dam, near Ashe ville, N. C., weakened by the recent floods, broke down sending a great wall of water through the valley to ward western North Carolina. No lives are reported lost. Lake Toxaway, completely drained by the recent North Carolina floods, is an artificial lake, having been built by eastern capitalists, covers 550 acres and has an average depth of 30 foot. The towm of Lake Toxaway, a summer resort, sustained only minor damages due to the breaking of the dam at Lake Toxaway. One version of the breaking of Lake Toxaway is that a’ small spring had seeped away the foundation at a heavily pressed point. Lake Toxaway is the third lake in North Carolina destroyed by the floods. The death toll resulting from a w'reck on the line of the Southern Cambria Traction company seven miles from Johnstow’n, Pa., totals 26 people. A farmer named Palmer, near Na cona., Texas, nearly fainted when, plowing, several days ago, on his farm, he threw up silver bars estimated to be worth $280,000, thought to have been hidden there in the 16th or 17th century by Spaniards. One hundred thousand dollars’ worth of w'hiskey was destroyed at Girard, Ala., by the sheriff. This is the out growth of the raid made by the Ala bama state government some months ago on the “tigers” of Girard, across the river from Columbus, Ga. Thirty-five bodies have been recov ered in the flooded district of W’est Virginia. Food and clothing are being hurried to the Cabin Creek flooded district in West Virginia, and supply bases are being established by the military authorities. Washington Orders for the remaining mobiliz ed units of the National Guard to proceed to the border have been sus pended by the war department. No official explanation has been made, but it is known that the delicacy of the railroad strike situation is the moving consideration. Some of the Kentucky, Ohio and Vermont troops were about ready to go to the border when the order re scinding the movement was received. Congress has virtually completed the national defense program by final ly approving the great increases in naval construction and personnel writ ten into the navy bill and urgently supported by the administration. The threatened strike of the rail ways involving two million men can now be averted only by the good of fices of the president, which controver sy has been laid before him at his own request, after the railroad work ers flatly refused to accept arbitration. The suspension of the movement of the Guard to the border is stated to be based on the fact that the railroad situation might possibly curtail the food supply. Associate Justice Louis D. Brandeis declines to serve on the joint com mission that will attempt to settle the differences between Mexico and the United States. He says the mass of business before the Supreme court is too great for him to spare the time. Nineteen southern cities have ap plied to the farm loan board to be designated as the site of farm land banks under the new rural credits law. The revenue measure as amended by the senate finance committee was approved in the Democratic caucus, held August 14 The Sixty-fourth congress is nearing completion, and the importance of the two hundred million dollar revenue bill is being impressed upon the lead ers of the senate. The Sixty-fourth congress when it adjourns will have exceeded the pre vious high record in appropriations by at least a half billion dollars. More than ninety million dollars for special purposes will have been appropriated by the Sixty-fourth con gress when it adjourns. European War The Russians, after a considerable period of inactivity, are moving ag gressively against the Teutonic forces in that region. Following the taking of Jablonitza, one of the chief gateways of Hungary, the Russians captured a series of heights west of Vorokhta and Adze moy. Over three hundred and fifty-eight thousand men have been taken by Russian General Brusiloff since the 4th of June, when the offensive was inaugurated. The entente allies, after a brisk combat, have captured a line of Ger man trenches on a front of fifteen hundred meters to the north of Mau repas, in the Somme region. German trenches 1,200 meters long to the south of Belloy-en-Santerre have been captured by the British. It is stated that 750,000 Armenians have been murdered by the Turks since they entered the European Arma geddon. Officials connected with the United States government at Washington be lieve that the Turks are planning to destroy other races besides the Arme nians. The Armenian patriarchate in Tur key has been abolished by order of the Turkish government, and this is believed to be a war of extermination against the Armenians. Before the war there were 1,750,000 Armenians in Turkey, but 750,000 are reported to have been killed and 250,- 000 to have fled. As a result Arme nian power in Turkey is thought to be entirely dissipated. A new loan of $250,000,000 to Great Britain, pledged against which are se curities to the value of $300,000,000, is announced in New York. The loan is in the form of gold notes dated September 1, 1916. The British government reserves the right to redeem thb new loan placed in the United States on thirty notice at any time up to August 31, 1917, at 101 and accrued interest. According to German reports one million shells were fired by the Brit ish on the Somme front in twenty-four hours. What the losses in human life resulting from this deluge of fire is hard to estimate. The allies are fighting the Bulgari ans on a front of one hundred miles, and have captured the station at Doi ran and four villages at other points on the front. Paris reports that the Germans are taking over the defenses of Trieste, sending troops especially organized for that purpose. The Italian dreadnaught Leonardo da Vinci caught fire and blew up in the harbor of Taranto, Italy, and 300 of her crew were drowned. The date of the disaster is given as a day in August. The war bill of France at the end of July was 39,000,000,000 francs. The miscellaneous expenses of the govern ment were 10,000,000 francs. The average cost of the war, the figures show, is now 1,987,000,000 francs a month. The Russians have captured Jablon itza, one of the principal gateways from Russia to the Hungarian plains. Farther to the north of Galicia the Russians are continuing their drive against the Austrians with apparent ly uninterrupted success. Premier Romanones of Spain con ferred with the French and Italian ambassadors and the Portuguese min isters. The meetings are considered very mysterious in diplomatic circles. There is no clue whatever to the rea son of the conferences. The Austrians and Germans in Ga licia are still falling back before the advancing Russians. The Russians have captured the strongly fortified town of Tustobaby, northwest of Dniester. The Germans are holding the Rus sians on the upper Sereth. South of Brody, the Germans have checked the onrush of the Russians, and German advices are that the Teu tons have taken 300 prisoners. The Italians in the Isonzo district have captured many trenches and im portant positions in the Carso pla teau. The Austrians says the Italian at tacks in Gorizia have been put down, and that here the advance of the Ital ians has been checked. The Turks in Armenia are retreat ing before the Russians. The Russians in Persia are retreat ing before the Ottoman troops. In Armenia, north of Bitlis, the Turks report repeated successes. Hard fighting continues in all war zones. A German submarine is reported as having been sunk by a Swedish cruis er between Stockholm and Skargaard. The most notable advance was by the British who captured 300 to 400 yards over a front of nearly a mile against the Germans in the Somme re gion. The French southeast of Maurepas gained a further foothold on the slopes of Hill 109. The Russians have captured many thousands of prisoners, especially on the right bank of the Sereth, where the prisoners taken number five thou sand. SfIDMnONAL SUMS* Lesson (By E. O. SELLERS, Acting Director of •he Sunday School Course of the Moody Bible Institute. Chicago.) (Copyright, lUI6. Western Newspaper Union.) LESSON FOR AUGUST 27 JOURNEYING TO JERUSALEM. LESSON TEXT-Acts 20:16-38. GOLDEN TEXT—I commend you to God and to the word of his grace.—Acts 20:32. After his experience in Ephesus Paul went to Corinth, where, amidst much sickness and nfliiction, he cared for the churches, corrected their wrong conduct and probably wrote several of his letters and epistles (II Cor. 4:7-11; 11:28; 12:20). From Corinth he jour neyed by way of Phillipl to Troas where he preached his famous long sermon (v. 5-12), that sermon which had such a tragic result. It is recorded as a witness to the power of the pray er of faith and Paul’s readiness to serve In time of need. In his haste to reach Jerusalem before the Day of Pentecost (A. D. 58) Paul did not re turn to Ephesus, but, in order to save time, he had the elders of that church meet him at Miletus (See a good map). 1. A Great Review (vv. 17-28). Paul’s statesmanship and genius for organi zation is nowhere more clearly set forth than here. He had plans for a great evangelistic campaign of Latin lands, (Ch. 19:21), Before pursuing his plan he decided to visit Jerusalem, carrying with him the collections which had been systematically taken up in the various churches on lids tour (Rom. 15:2G; I Cor. 10:1-5; Acts 24:17) and he was accompanied by a considerable number of pilgrims. (See v. 4.) It is a good thing to pause occa sionally and to take stock, to review our lives and to see what progress we have made. This Paul did, and to this Ephesian delegation he enumerates (1) his character among them (vv. 18-19). They knew his manner of life, how that, as a bond servant, and “with all lowliness of mind,” he had served their church. They also knew that with tears he had wept over their hard and impenitent hearts (v. 31) and all of this amidst many testings; (2) his method of work (v. 20). Paul not only worked at his trade of tentmak ing, but found time for the public proclamation of the gospel und also house to house visitation. He was ufter men, not notoriety. He was al ways and ever at it, amidst trials, self denial and the “lying in wait,” (Am. R. V.) of men; (3) his methods (v. 21). He had the same message for Jew and Gentile, “repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.” Repentance is not for Jews alone. Paul shrank not from declaring all that was profitable for their encouragement, re proof, warning, help, training in serv ice and hard study. He had taught them publicly in classes, and had vis ited them from house to house and had invited them to his own home. Paul’s aim, as is the teacher’s aim, was to make all people patriotic citizens of the kingdom of heaven while on eurth, that they might fight the good fight of faith against all evils, even the prin cipalities and powers of evil. It was a great undertaking, and he knew not what might befall him, but lie did know that bonds and nfliiction awaited him; however, none of these things could move him from his pur pose. He “counted not his life as dear unto himself” if so he he might hold out until the end and accomplish his course and ministry. This epoch-mak ing journey, one of the greatest in his tory, suggests in many points our Savior’s last journey towards that same city (Luke 9:51). Like his mas ter, Paul knew that ahead of him were trials, but he also knew that God was leading him in obedience to the Spir it’s guidance, though it was over the protests of his friends. 11. A Great Charge (vv. 28-38). It is a great experience when one can de clare himself pure from the blood of all men (v. 26), and that he has not shrunk from declaring the whole coun sel of God. Such conduct always brings an obligation upon those who know and hear such men, viz., that it should be emulated. These elders were to return to the church at Ephe sus, not to be servants of themselves but to feed the church of God (v. 28). Paul knew, as a prophet, what would be in store for them (vv. 29-30). There fore he exhorts them to watch, and warns them how by his own hands he had supported himself and had lived a righteous life among them (v. 34). We have here rescued from oblivion a new saying of our Lord Jesus Christ, “It is more blessed to give than to receive,” one not found in the gos pels. It is this giving which produces a higher quality of happiness and a more noble character. It is the blessedness of Christ, of heaven, and of the Christian religion. It is also the blessedness that en dures. Paul then poured forth his prayer on their behalf (vv. 36-39). Blessed is the Sunday-school class and the church which has such a teacher and such a leader. These friends sensed the significance of tlris final separation from Paul (v. 38), and their greater sorrow seemed to be to miss his personality than to lose the help of his teaching. No teacher’s influence exceeds his character. DICKERSON, KELLY & ROBERTS Attorneys at Law Tanner-Dickerson Building, DOUGLAS, GA. W. C. Lankford. R. A. Moore. LANKFORD A MOORE Lawyers DOUGLAS GEORGIA. DR. WILL SIBBETT, Treatment of Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat a Specialty. DOUGLAS, GA. W. C. BRYAN ATTO RNEY-AT-LA W Lankford Building, DOUGLAS, GA. CHASTAIN A HENSON ATTORNEYS AT LAW Overstreet Building DOUGLAS, .... GEORGIA. 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