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“The Enterprise
Covers Every
Nook and Cor
ner of Coffee
County and
Then Some”
PENULT! FOP FAILING TO
REGISTER TUESDAY JUNE 5
We the people of the United States
are at war with the Imperial German
Government.
The Conscript Law is a reality. The
for registration is fixed June 5,
1917. The law'requires every man be
tween the ages of 21 and 31 years to
register. No sort of excuse for not
registering is valid. All who are 21
years old, and who are not 31 must
register. Black, white, yellow, red,
sick or well, must register. It be
comes the duty of every citizen to
notify his neighbor who might not
have opportunity' to otherwise know
that he must register, and that he
must go to his voting precinct in the
Militia. District in which he resides on
June sth between 7 o’clock A. M. and
9 o’clock P. M. and register, that in
dictments are required of those in
authority to be returned in the United
States Federal Courts against all who
do not register, and that a heavy pen
alty is affixed by law against all such.
I am taking this opportunity to
ask all our citizens who take and read
papers to be diligent in informing
those who do not take papers and who
do not or eonnot read, to inform all
such of the foregoing facts.
Let every one contribute to this cam
paign so that not a single charge of
violation of this Act shall be handed
in from Coffee County.
This is a time when w r e should all
stand together as one man and fight
for the liberty of humanity. A time,
w T e trust, when we shall not see a
single man have to suffer for viola
tion of this Act. Let everyone help
to spread the news and finally let not
a single man from Coffee County even
attempt to shirk this responsibility.
Remember that when you register
you are not inlisting in the army. You
may never be a soldier. You may be
disqualified in many ways. You may
he qualified and not called, or you may
be called; but you are simply regis
tering now.
Go to your voting precinct in your
own District on June 5 if you are able
and if not you must send. You MUST
register.
Again trusting that not a single
man will fail to register.
I am yours for an early victory and
permanent peace.
A. W. HADDOCK.
To the Colored people of Douglas and
Coffee County:
June the sth is the day set apart
by our Government as the one and
only day in which to register and
qualify for service in the army and
navy of the United States. Failure
to do so will result in getting you into
serious trouble. Do not treat the mat
ter lightly or indifferently because it
is no joke.
Let our people rally and show their
pat«iotism, let the minister and par
ents of our young men urge this mat
ter. Remember it is Tuesday June
sth. You do not have to pay any
taxes. Let us have a great rush* to
register. J. B. ELLIS.
new scale of pay for u. s.
ARMY EFFECTIVE JNUE 1, 1917
Telegram from Washington announ
ces raise of monthly pay effective
June 1, 1917 as-follows:
Private from sls to SBO. Corporal
from $24 to SB6. Sergeant from SBO
to SBB. Ist Sergeant from $45 to ssl.
AIL other grades $6.00 per month.
CARLOAD OF KEO CARS TO
ARRIVE HERE THIS WEEK.
T. D. Williams & Co., of this city,
agents for the Reo and Oakland au
tomobiles, will receive a car of Reo
autos this week, probably today. They
expect to push the automobile busi
ness and those interested in a car will
do well to see Mr. Williams.
$7.05
ROUND TRIP TO
ATLA N T A
Tickets on sale for all trains June 15,
16 and 17. Good returning until June
25.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
J. S. Bloodworth, T. P. A. Macon Ga.
Douglas Enterprise
AND COFFEE COUNTY NEWS
VOLUME XXVIII, NUMBER I
QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED
OF MEN WHO REGISTER.
The registration card for selective
draft which every man of 21 to 31
years of age will be required to sign
contains the following questions to be
answered: ' '
1. Name in full. Age inyears.
2. Home address.
3. Date of birth.
4. Are you (1) a naturalborn citi
zen; (2) a naturalized citizen; (3) an
alien; (4) or have you declared your
intention? (Specify which.)
5. Where were you born?
6. If not a citizen, of what country
are you a citizen or subject.
7. What is your present trade, oc
cupation or office?
8. By whom employed ? Where
employed ?
9. Have you a father, mother, wife
child under 12, or a sister or brother
under 12, solely dependent on you for
support? (Specify which.)
10. Married or single, (Specify
which.) Race? (Specify which.)
11. What military service have you
had? Rank? Branch? Years?
Nation or state?
12. Do you claim exemption from
draft? Specify grounds.
On the reverse side of the card the
registrar fills out the following des
criptive report upon the person regis
tering:
Tall, medium or short? (Specify
which.) Slender, medium or stout?
(Which?) Color of eyes? Color of
hair? Bald? Has person lost arm.
leg, hand, foot, or both eyes, or is he
otherwise disabled? (Specify.)
Registrars Named
For Coffee County
i
Sheriff W. M. Tanner, Clerk A. W.
Haddock, Ordinary W. P. War'd, and
Dr. Gordon Burns, compose the board
of Registrars for Coffee county, as ap
pointed by Gov. Nat E. Harris,
i This board has already met and or
ganized, and have appointed three reg
istrars for each precinct in the coun
ty, except Douglas, where six have
been named. These gentlemen are re
quired to meet at the court house on
June 1 for rehearsal and final in
structions :
Douglas, W. R. Frier, T. S. Hubert,
B. E. Whittington, E. L. Tanner, E. L.
Grantham and J. N. McDonald.
Nicholls, J. A. Davis, W. P. Axson,
and John Kirkland.
Pearson, H. P. Smith, W. C. Pat
terson and J. O. White.
Willacoochee, J. T. Giddens, J. M.
Roberts adn E. L. Moore.
McDonald, Y. O. Matthews, M. D.
Davis and Joe McDonald.
Pickren, W. B. Courson, S. A. Lott
and J. C. Ellis.
Ambrose, R. J. Yibbert, I. W. Moor
man and M. J. Ferguson.
Broxton, Homer Ricketson, P. L.
Moore and J. L. Sapp.
Mora, T. J. Douglas, Ben Morris
and M. L. Aldridge.
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LOCAL CHERO-COLA PLANT
PREPARING FOR BIG BUSINESS
The Chero-Cola Bottling Co., of
this city, are running a series of ads
in this paper to which we invite the
attention of our readers.
This well known and growing bot
tling plant has increased their busi
ness steadily until they now have one
of the most modern and up-to-date
Chero-Cola bottling plants in the state
Their equipment is all modern and
sanitary and they keep open house at
all times to their trade and will be
glad to have anyone call on them and
inspect their method of bottling at
any time.
j Chero-Cola has become in recent
' years one of the most popular drinks
in the country and its popularity is
increasing all the while.
The Phonograph with a soul at WIL
SON JEWELRY CO.
THE DOUtfLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, MAY 26, 1917.
The Enterprise Publishes the Legal Advertising of the City of Douglas, Cffee County and County Commissioners.
LAND OWNERS
METJONDAT
The meeting of the Georgia Land
Owners Association held here last
Monday afternoon, was attended by a
good number of the largest land own
ers and best farmers of Coffee County
who heartily 'indorsed the movement,
for state wide tick ereadication by
subscribing for membership in the as
sociation. Several thousand acres of
land were represented in the meeting.
Judge J. W. Quincey who presided
was chosen to represent Coffee Coun
ty on the Board of Control. In open
ing the meeting, Judge Quincey made
brief reference to the primary object
of the Land Owners Association, tick
eradication, and spoke of its impor
tance to land owners, stockmen and
others.
Dr. Robins of the Federal Depart
ment was introduced and spoke for
about twenty-five minutes. He gave
an outline of the tick and his life
cycle. The damaging effects of the
pest were illustrated by use of a large
chart showing photographs of tick in
fested and tick free cattle. The il
lustrations were made more interest
ing by the difference in figures, from
actual tests, in beef and milk rpo
duction, also, leather. The speaker
introduced a map showing that fifty
eight counties in Georgia have been
made tick free since the work was in
troduced about nine years ago. Un
der the present system, it will likely
require ten to fifteen years to rid the
state as a whole of the pest, whereas,
under a state wide dipping law, the
work could be accomplished within
two years and the quarantine lifted
from the whole state.
Mr. C. S. Ucker, Vice-President of
the Southern Settlement and Develop
ment Organization of Baltimore, spoke
in conclusion urging the farmers and
business men to get behind the move
ment and thoroughly organize in time
to go before the Legislature which
meets in June and ask for a measure
that will in the shortest time possible
put Georgia on the map as a tick free
state.
43 PINTS BOOZE AND FORD
CAR TAKEN CHARGE OF.
On last Monday, deputy J. P. Strick
land took over 43 pints of booze and a
Ford car in which the whiskey was
found, and it is said to be the proper
ty of Henry Stephens. Both were
confiscated under the new prohibition
law and will be condemned and sold.
A. B. <k A. Railway Changes
Schedule Effective May 27. 1917.
Effective May 27th, the A. B. & A.
Railway will make the following
changes in their schedule: Train No.
4 will leave Douglas 7:80 A. M. in
stead of 7:15 A. M. Train No. 1 will
leave Nicholls 7:05 A. M., Chatterton
7:15 A. M., Douglas 7:80 A. M., Up
ton 7:40 .A M., Bushnell 7:52 A. M.,
Ambrose 8:03 A. M., arrive Fitzger
ald 8:45 A. M- No change in other
trains.
W. W. CROXTON,
General Passenger Agent.
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.
Look at the Label.
Look at the label with which your
paper is addressed this week and ex
amine the date opposite your name.
If it reads May 26, send in your re
newal at once. If your subscription
expires during this month, the paper
will be discontinued to your address
on the first of next month unless your
renewal is received previous to that
time. We are conducting our sub
scription department upon an abso
lute Cash-in-advance basis, and no ex
ceptions will be made to the rule. Send
in your renewal NOW.
W. R. FRIER,
Publisher.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
May 27th.
Sunday School 10:00 A. M.
There will be no eleven o’clock ser
vice.
Evening worship at 7:80 P. M., as
usual, Text, “If I must glory.”
I. R, A. S, El
BE! TONIGHT
The commencement exercises of the
Agricultural School will begin with
the exercises of tonight, a program of
whiih appears on the last page of this
issue.
Below we give the general program
which will be given from day to day
until the closing graduating exercises
|on next Tuesday evening, at 8 P. M.
Program of Exercises.
Friday, May 2oth, 8:00 P. M., Re
cital by pupils of the music and read
ing classes. Auditorium.
Saturday, May 26th, 8:00 P. M., Con
( t£st in Declaration and Reading by
representatives of the classes. Au-
I ditorium.
! 9:00 P. M., Junior “Prom”. Cam
-1 pus.
!_ Sunday, May 27th, 11 A. M., Sermon
by Dr. Bascom Anthony, Pastor of Ist
Methodist Church, Valdosta. Metho
dist Church.
i Monday, May 28th, BP. M., Alumni
( (ae) Meeting, Address by Hoke V.
Smith, 'l4. Auditorium.
I 9P. M., Alumni (ae) Banquet, Din
ing Hall.
i Tuesday, May 29th, 10 A. M., An
nual meeting of Board of Trustees.
8 P. M., Graduating Exercises, Ad
dress by Prof. R. E. Park, University
of Georgia.
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THREE MORE DOUGLAS
BOYS JOIN UNCLE SAM.
Thru an oversight we neglected to
make mention last week of the fact
that Ashley Barnes and Fred Gray,
two of Douglas’ prominent young men,
had made a trip to Atlanta and stood
a successful examination for the hos
pital corps. They were accepted right
• now and put on pay roll. The boys
| returned home for a few days subject
to call at any moment,
i Mr. Howard Stanton has already
left for Atlanta, having been aecept
ied in hte engineering department of
'the work. He is scheduled to leave
'for France about June 1.
LITTLE CHARLES HEATH
HAS PAINFUL ACCIDENT.
A very painful accident happened
to little Charles Heath, son of Col. and
Mrs. L. E. Heath, last Wednesday,
when another little boy with whom he
was playing, threw a brick at him
which cut an ugly gash above his eye.
The little fellow was immediately
rushed to a physician who took two
stitches in the place and the young
man is doing nicely at this time.
GRAND LODGE DELEGATES.
Messrs. A. Overstreet, C. T. Darley
and R. L. Right were the delegates
to the Grand Lodge of I. O. O. F.,
which was held in Atlanta this week.
Mrs. Sallie Wade represented Colfax
Lodge No. 29 in grand assembling of
Rebekah Branch of I. O. O. F. The
delegates report a pleasant and prof
itable trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Stevens left
this week for- Surrency where he will
have charge of Mr. Deen’s drug store
which was recently opened there.
Dr. C. W. Roberts, of Atlanta, spent
a few days this week in this city wind
up some business affairs. His many
friends here were glad to see him as
they always are, and proud of the
record he is making in the capital city
in his chosen profession. He said his
home narrowly escaped the big fire,
being located just one half block away
from the margin of it, although he
had most everything moved out in an
ticipation of it reaching him.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
Owing to the increased price of ma
terial, on and after June Ist 1917, we
will discontinue baking 5c loaves of
bread.
We will make larger loaves to re
tail at 10c and 15c.
DOUGLAS BAKERY.
FOR RENT.—One large five room
house located on Madison ave., near
R. R. shops. Apply to A. J. BANKS.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
UF. DESTROYED SIR,®
FOOD PRODUCTS LAST TEAR
THE ENTERPRISE ALWAYS
SOUGHT EAGERLY ANYWHERE
A few days ago Miss Eveyln Wil
son, of this city, who is now in New
York City taking a special course, had
just received her copy of the Douglas
Enterprise and had it opened and
reading it as she was going up in one
of the elevators connected with one of
the office buildings of that city.
The elevator boy, a negro, kept a
close watch on the procedure, and
finally' asked Miss Wilson if he could
borrow “that paper for a few min
utes,” as he “used to live in that
town.”
The negro boy must be one of the
many negroes who left, this section
and city to procure employment in
the north. At any rate, he quickly
recognized the county paper and was
mighty anxious to peruse its pages,
almost as eager as Miss Wilson who
could not wait until she had arrived
at her destination.
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CLASS IN PHYSICS VISITS
ENTERPRISE OFFICE TO SEE
LINOTYPE IN OPERATION.
Prof. Nash, of the Georgia Normal,
brought his class in physics over
Thursday afternoon, in order that they
might get first hand impression of
the workings of the linotype machine
in this office. The class remained sev
eral minutes while the machine was
at work, and they seem to enjoy the
time spenT.
ONLY EXCEPTIONS
FOR REGISTRATION
Instructions from the War Depart
ment state that every young man
who has attained his 21st birthday
on or before the sth of June, or who
has not attained his 31st birthday be
bore the stlv of June, must register.
The low applies to all classes. Whites,
negroes, aliens and all other classes
are incuded in the list. Nobody es
capes the law.
There are a few limited exceptions.
These are as follows:
Men in the regular army or navy
of the United States, the marine corps
and the officers’ reserve corps are not
to register.
Members of the National Guard and
naval militia actually in the service
of the United States on June 5 are
not to register.
Sickness, physical disability of any
kind or absence from home does not
excuse failure to register.
A year’s imprisonment and regis
tration to be enforced are the penal
ties for failure to register.
A years’ imprisonment is the pen
alty for making false statements,
whether about oneself or some other
person. Where the person register
ing is subject to military law he will
be court-martialed.
The suggestion is made that every
pastor in the county, white and col
ored, mention in his services of next
Sunday the matter of registration and
put the question clearly before the
young men. All persons who address
public gatherings between now and
the date set for registration are urged
to make mention of the law and point
out to young men the necessity of
complying.
BAPTIST ANNOUNCEMENT.
There will be no preaching service,
at either the morning or evening hour,
at Baptist Church next Sunday, 27th,
on account of Commencement sermon
of Agricultural School which will be
delivered by Rev. Bascom Anthony,
at Methodist Church.
Bible School wlil meet as usual at
4 p. m. and B. Y. P. U. at 7:45 p. m.
T. S. HUBERT, Pastor.
LOSt.—McClelland saddle between
Agricultural College and my home.
Finder notify J. L. Shelton and get
reward.
Kelp lls
By telephoning
News Items t
Numbers 1 30
44, or 106. /
Augusta, Ga., May 20, 1917-
Dear Sir: „
During the present national crisis
we are confronted with a shortage of
foodstuffs, and you have been urged
to diversify and increase your acre
age in this community. There is one
feature you have no doubt overlooked,
and that is the question of conserva
tion of meats. If you keep your stock
under fence this* cqn be materially in
creased.
During the past year ending March
31, 1917, the trains of this Railway
killed 649 hogs, 236 cows and 26 sheep
and goats. Figuring on basis of car
loads of stock, our trains killed 7 car
loads of hogs, 7 carloads of cows and
abut one-quarter carload of sheep and
goats. Allowing 100 pounds average
for hogs we have destroyed 64,900
pounds; 400 pounds for cows, 94,400
pounds; 30 pounds for sheep and
goats, 780 pounds. Total number of
pounds 170,080. The last available
statistics of the United States De
partment of Agriculture shows per
capita production of meat 97.15 lbs.
The stock that we have killed in the
past twelve months would have fed
1753 persons one year, or 639,845 per
sons one day, or a combined total pop
ulation of New Orleans and Atlanta.
Figuring from a money value, allow
ing 8 cents per pound for cows, 12
cents for hogs and $2.00 for sheep and
goats, we have destroyed $16,392.00
worth of food products. Do you won
der at the high cost of living.
This is an absolute waste, the public
not being benefited one cent account
of destruction of this stock, and ire
view of the agitation for conservation
of food stuffs, we are appealing to
you to assist us in reducing this waste
by keeping your stock under fence as
much as possible.
Although the Railway is assisting
its neighbors to bear their losses by
paying them a certain amount for
stock killed, however, when doing this
we are taking the money that we
should use to pay for labor, lumber,
ties and other supplies. We have
been conducting a campaign with our
engineers appealing to them to run
carefully and avoid stricking stock.
Notwithstanding this you can see
from the above figures that our loss—-
Iv railroad of 350 miles—is appalling.
As stated above, while you no doubt
secure reimbursement to a certain
extent for the stock killed, this rail
way, as well as the public at large, is
the loser, and you, no doubt, do not
feel that you have been reimbursed
for the value of your stock.
We appeal to you to help us reduce
this waste. Yours truly,
D. F. KIRKLAND, Gen. Mgr.
EXAMINATION FOR
CLERK AND (. ARRIER.
An examination will be htdd at
Douglas on June 23rd for the posit
ions of clerk in the local office and
for one city carrier. Applicants must
be over 18 years of age and under 45
and from the eligible list standing this
examination it is probable that future
vacancies will be filled.
For application forms and instruct
ions to applicants address Secretary
local Civil Service Board at Douglas,
or secretary Fifty Civil Service dist
rict, Atlanta, Ga., and applications
must be filed with the district secre
tary in time to arrange for examina
tions. /
DOG ORDINANCE.
There is an ordinance prohibiting
dogs from running on the streets of
Douglas. This ordinance will be rig
idly enforced from June Ist to Sept
ember 15. All dogs must be in an
enclosure or muzzled. Dogs found on
streets wtihout muzzle will be killed
immediately by order of Mayor and
Council.
Daniel Gaskin, Sr., Mayor.
The literary address of the Braxton
School commencement was delivered
by Rev. B. E. Whittington, of this city
and was greatly enjoyed by those pres