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TWENTY-SIX ift i HE graduating class FELL FROM TRAIN HAD NECK BROKEN Mrs. Gere, En Route Florida to Chicago Instantly Killed Petrograd, May 17.—Russian troops have captured thirty- 'en thousand Turkish prisoners in Asia Minor during the last {' The Turko-German attempt to stem the advance of the Of Second DiftrictfAgricultural Russians has completely failed. j School This^Year. The Russian forces are approaching Mosul. V TurkUh troops are massacreeing all Christians and burning REV. JACKSON WlU DELIVER SCREEN TORN! FROM WINDOW the villages as they fall back. j Paris, May 18.—It was officially announced this morning ’ Baccalaureate Sermon Next Sunday that several gains were made by the French forces on the west j Commencement Program Begin* side'’of the Meuse river last night, General Nivelle’s forces car- Th,t Morn ‘” g End * Tue,<Uy rying a German trench to the north of Hill No. 287, and cap- m The A f icuitural S< ;' 10 ° 1 . com - me5r . , .. mcncement exercises will begin on tur.ng a redoubt on 304 Metre Hill. Sunday, May 2l( and wU1 close Tues . e German attacks on Avocourt wood were repulsed. j day morning, May 23. The program e German troops fought stubbornly on 304 Metre Hill: is as follows: befori they were swept back. he lighting in Avocourt Wood was extremely violent. .erial activity on a grand scale continues at Luneville, Epical and Belfort. Berlin, May 18.—jjhree separate attacks have been de- red by the Frence against the German positions on 304 tre Hill, but all were repulsed, says the official German sta ;ement issued this morning. The assaults followed a vigorous cannonading. The in- try fighting became extremely violent on both sides of the ise river, in the Verdun sector. Amsterdam, May 18.—Twenty thousand fresh German ops have been sent to reinforce the German forces in the reibion of Bethune, where fierce fighting is in progress with the HHEb.;! Amsterdam, May 18.—The destruction of the Dutch sterlmer BataVier Tuesday with the loss of one American life resiRjlted in the loss of over a million dollars. The Batavier carried fifty thousand dollars in gold and a valuable cargo for the relief of the Belgian sufferers. Vienna, May 18—Violent artillery cannonading and sharp 'antry dashes have pushed the Italian forces back to the bor- defr of Italy at some points in the Southern Tyrol and it is con-. gently predicted today that the fighting will soon be progres sing on Italian soil. The Italian forces are retVeating from LaGarino, Adige Vaflley and Astico valley. • ' London, May 18.—Jeremiah Lynch, of New York, and an ar American citizen have been. arreste4 in Ireland in con- 'on with the Sinn Fein uprising, and are being tried by martial. Atlanta, Ga., May 17.—The plant of the Georgia Fibre pany, bleaching linters for ammunition, was destroyed by ilosion this morning. Fire Departments Are Maintained A§ a means of checking Die• as trout Con flag ratio nt Your Individual Prop- erty, However, Ma/ f’o Bt Saved! While a Fire Insurance Policy does not prevent a tire, it restores The Hume to the Site Can You Afford iSS To Be Without ft? g % K X \ K "A 11 BOKO « OFFICE MYON BUILDING Of Irish descent and. a Catholic leader. w Carroll is known as The Father ofReligious * Liberty in America? In signing the Declaration his slake was large in a financial Tien Carroll Signed the Declara tion of Independence arked: "There goes a few millions." ithy. While all the signers ol the Dee- it rich, they were successful men who principles. Your Money Builds Success while you work, play or sleep, and be- a neat sum put aside to protect and lergendes. No matter what you earn, of it. A small account is all you Be in the success parade. F TIFTON E.ORGIA HHHt Sunday, 4:00 o’clock p. m.—Ser mon by ltev. J. H. Jackson. Monday, 9:00 a. m.—Annual Championship Debate. Monday, 11:00 o’clock a. m.—Do mestic Art Exhibit. Monday, 7:30 o’clock p. m.—Class night Exercises. Monday, 9:00 p. m.—Alumni-ae Banquet. Tuesday, 10:00 o'clock a. m.— Graduating Exercises. Kev. J. II. Jackson, of Tifton, is to preach the Commencement Ser mon and Col. A. S. Bussey, of Ash- burn, is to deliver the address at the graduating exercises on Tuesday morning. In the championship debate Pat rick Henry and Erie Phillips will represent the Henry Tift Society and Miss Ruth Tyler and James Whigham will represent the Frank Park So ciety. The subject for debate is “Re solved: That the administration act ed Wisely in the Lusitania case.” A large number of former grad uates are expected to attend the var ious exercises and several will speak at the Alumni-ae banquet. Twenty-six young men and wo men are in the graduating clan. This is one of the largest classes that has gone out from any of the district schools. . A. S. M. ALUMNI-AE Ae School Monday Night Next Week At Nina O’clock . The annual banquet of the Alum- ni-ea Association of A. M. S. will be held at the school Monday night, next, the affair to begin at 9 o'clock. Great preparations are under way to make this banquet one of the me morable ones of the Association and several splendid speakers will be on hand to add to the merriment, among them Borne of A. M. S. graduates of other years. The program as arranged is as follows: "A. M. S. Then and Now—Joel Davia, (’10.) “Farming It.”—Horace Paulk, (’16.) Poem “Old Pete,”—Ethel Schauis, (’13.) “The Gay Life,"—Royce Estea (’12.) “Figures Never Lie,”—Oscar Greene, (’14.) Teaching the Young Ideal How to Shoot—Eva Hinson, (’ll.) “Our Alma,”—Arthur Hasty, (’13.) A visit to A. M. S. in 1924—John Williams (’16.) A Visit to A. M. S. in 1924—Ishic Jones, (’12.) The New Alumni-ae’s—Nonnie Clegg (’12.) Hope”—Rowena Long, (’16.) EXCURSION TO FLORIDA. Lighter This Year Than Last. Twen ty-two Want From Tifton. Patronage of the Georgia, South ern and Florida’* annual excursion to Florida this year was much light- r than in yars bast. The first sec tion, an extra, passed Tifton at 2:10 m., carrying twelve cars. Nine extra cars were carried on regular No 1, passing at 3:30 p. m. There was plenty of room on both trains, the dry law in Georgia not appearing to stimulate travel to wet territory. A total of 22 tickets were sold from Tifton, divided into 10 for Jacksonville; 10 for Tampa, and one each for Miami and St. Petersburg. DECORATION DAY Of Pullman Occupied by’Woman and Child. Fell Off N«»i Enigma and Missed at Macon. From Thursday's Daily. The body of Mrs. K. R. Gore, with a broken neck, was fqund this morn, ing near Heartsease, jbetween Enig ma and Alapaha, on the Atlantic Coast Lino, about fifteen miles east of Tifton. Mrs. Gore, with hgr daughter, a child about twelve yeara old, was passenger on the Dixie Flyer, train No. 94, northbound, which passed through Tifton this morning at 12:30 She had a ticket reading from Gould, Fla., to Chicago, and with her child occupied a berth on the rear Pullman of the train, a combination sleeper and observation car. When the train arrived at Macon this morning, it was found that the screen of one of the windows of the rear Pullman was torn out li.-esti- gation showed that it was .fle window to the berth Mrs. Gore had occupied and that she was missing. The child was still in the berth asleep. A search was made and no clue to Mrs. Gore being found, the railroad people all along the line were noti fied. The body was picked up by the crew No. 91, local passenger train between Albany and Bruns wick, which passes Tifton at 7:20 a. Mrs. Gore was lying beside the track with her neck broken and had been dead .or several hours. The body was carried to Waycross, where it was prepared for burial, and will be sent to Chicago tonight There is no clue as to whether Mrs Gore!s death was due to suicide or accident, but the latter opinion pre vails. It Is said that -she was not well, and an attack of nausea might have caused her to attempt to raise the window, when she fell, or a lurch of the train threw her out. Another theory is that she may have had an epileptic attack, and pushed or kick ed through the screen. Under tho cir cumstances and with the surround ings, a theory of suicide is scarcely tenable. Her daughter went on to Chicngo last night. TIFTON SCHOOLS WILL CLOSE TODAY Best Year and (largest Attend ance on Schools’ Record GREATER EFFICIENCY NOTED T MADE NEW RECORD FOR FARM VALUES Ocilla Farm Land* Have Loan of $45 an Acre TIFT AND BEN HILL COUNTIES All who are interested are earn, estly requested to meet at Hickory Spring cemetery on Thursday, May 25, for the purpose of clearing the cemetery and decorating the graves, making the place attractive for the great union sing which will be held on the fourth Sunday. Bring dinner and tools arm come prepared to work. n ome soon. I'll Be There. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Thompson, of Ty Ty, were in Tifton between trains Wednesday. Peas, Peas, Paast—Seed peas, 200 bushels Brabham, Iron, Whippoor will and Unknown. Graham's Cash [Grocery. 4w. Also Gst New Record Prices od Gi gantic Loan Deal, the Greatest of Which is Maturing A new record was made for land values in South Georgia, from a standpoint of farm loans, when Pea- body.Houghteling & Co.* of Chicago, loaned to J. A. J. Henderson, of Ocilla, $75,000 on 1,700 acres of land, on an approximate ioao valua tion of $45 an acre. This becomes especially notewor thy when it is recalled that long loan companies will only loan approxi mately twenty-five to fifty per cent, of the value of land, and that from five to ten dollars an acre ia usually the top figures at which loans trill bs made. The deal was closed this week. A loan was also closed this week by which the same company loaned $25,000 on 1,100 acres of Tift coun ty lands, an approximate loan value of $21.75 an acre. A'deal was also closed this week, the papers being signed today, by which the same company loans R. V. Handley, of Fitzgerald, $50,000 on 1,800 acres. The lands embraced in the loan to Mr. Henderson lie part inside and part outside of the town of Ocilla and embrace the celebrated cotton farm on which he has produced as high as a bale and a half of cotton to the acre on 1,000 acres. The Handley lands lie just outside the city of Fitzgerald, and are prac tically all In a high state of culti vation, Considered from a standpoint of strictly farm lands, the Tift county loan shows the best values, for this property lies about eight miles from Tifton. The loans were made through Frank Scarboro, who interested the capitalists for the first time In thU section. Col. L. P. Skeen represents the investors as attorney. It la said that investigations are being made on applications aggro- | Faculty for Next Term end Improve ments Contemplated. Com mencement Sermon Sunday From Thursday’s Daily. At 12 o'clock tomorrow the most successful year of the city schools will close. Sunday morning Rev. J. D. Wing, of Savannah, will preach the com mencement sermon at 11 o’clock, and on Monday evening, at 8:30 J. P. Whyte, M. A., Professor of English and Literature at Bessie Tift College, will deliver the address at the grad uation exercises. Both of these exercises will be held at the Baptist church. The enrollment during the year has reached 500.' Last year it was 535. The average attendance and the percentage of promotions will show a remarkable increas^over last year. No epidemic of any kind has hindered the school during the year. For this we are grateful. The lack of an auditorium has been felt constantly, yet the school spirit has been good. This is es pecially shown by the pupil a holding on until the last day of the term. The medical inspection and recom mendations of Dr. Fort will prove of inestimable benefit to those children whose parents will carry out his sug gestions and instructions. No doubt this will bfe done. It is wonderful hot# some children get on so well, with such hindrances as they over come. The pupils are selling their old school books to the city preparatory to inaugurating the systqm of' fur nishing all supplies to the pupils next year, Many of these old books will be exchanged for new books before the opening of school next Septem ber. This plan will prove of great economical advantage to the patrons next year, as their school expense will be much less than this year. The school will charge an inciden tal fee, of course, but this will be far less than the amounts tho pupils have spent heretofore. Those who prefer furnishing their own supplies will be allowed to do The faculty for next year wilt be as follows; Jason Scarboro, Superintendent. B. G. Childs, Principal. Miss Cora Pago, English and His tory. Miss Effie Scarboro, Language. Miss Lillian Spier, 7th Grade. Miss Ethel Adams, 6th Grade. Miss Mary Lou Britt, 6th Grade B, Miss Ruby L. McKinney, 5th Grade A. Miss Ethel Autrey, 4th Grade B. Miss Fannie Shaw, 4th Grade A. Miss Marguerite Durrctt, 3rd Grade B. Miss May Johnson, 3rd Grade A. Miss Ola Johnson, 2nd Grade B. Miss S. B. Fox, 2nd Grade A. Miss Julia Pinkston, 1st Grade B. Miss Annie B. Clarke, 1st Grade A. Miss Maida McWilliams, Music. hjiss Amy Childs, Expression. Miss Olive Bennett, Domestic Sci ence. PEA POD WEEVILS Atlanta, Ga., May 18.—The mails Yesterday brought the state agricul tural department at the capitol t small glass phial containing a species of insects, resembling the Mexican boll weevil. They were sent by T. L. Lumley of Shellman, Ga. The state entomologist diagnosed the insect as a pea pod weevil and no relation to the Mexican boll weevil. The pea pod weevil is almost identical to the boll weevil with the exception that it is of a much darker color, being classed as a brunette rather than a blonde. It is not the cotton pest, ac cording to the entomologist. VOLUME XXVIII NUMBER $500,000 IN BOOZE SEIZED Columbus, Ala., May 18.—Nearly one hundred thousand dollars worth more of whiskey was seized in Girard, Alabama, today. The officers now have over a half million dollars worth of . whiskey, held under military guard. When all-of the whiskey has been seized, it will be poor-., ed into the Chattahoochee river, (Ship us a barrel of Chattahoochee water.) The militia last night took charge of the situation in Girardf Ala., where special deputies under special law ag&M lor the attorney-general of Alabama, yesterday rfiided twelve places and confiscated many thousands pf dollars' worth of. liquor. Martial law was declared at 6:80 last night.’ .v ■ The Opelika Company, numbering seventy men arrived in Girard at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon and at once began pa- i trolling the streets, assisted by 105 special deputies from Mont gomery, Mobile, Birmingham, Girard and Phoenix City, Ala., and Columbus and Atlanta, Ga. The raids began at 8 o’clock yesterday morning, after a special train carrying twenty-two deputies arrived from Mont gomery and were discontinued at 6 o’clock. They wore resumed at 8 o’clock this morning. Great crowds filled the streets of Girard, a town of 5,0 people, and interfered somewhat with the raiders. The Opelika guardsmen were brought to Girard to assist in keeping order and guarding the confiscated liquor and two companies at Montgomery were ordered held in readiness to proceed to Girard at a moment’s notice. One company at Union Spring? and another at Troy also were ordered ready for service. The first body, of raiders, numbering.twenty-two left Mont gomery at 2 o'clock that morning. They arrived at Girary at 5:40 a. m. and remained in seclusion until 8 o’clock, when they suddenly descended upon suspected places. Other deputies arrived during the day. Under the Ala bama law such raids may be made only between the hours of 8 a. m„ and 6 p. m. San Antonio, Texas, May 17.—Jesse Deemer and Monroe Payne, the Americans carried off by the Glenn Springs raiders ten days ago, were rescued Tuesday, and Major Langhorne ex pects to be in contact with the bandit gang today in the region of El Pino. Major Langhorne reports to General Funston today that the bandits were fleeing in two wagons and left Deemer and Payne behind with a Mexican family, where they were found unhurt by Major Langhorne’s troopers. The message stated that there were no Carranzistas about . El Pino and that the natives were very friendly. Marathon, Texa9, May 17.—Six Mexican bandits arc re ported killed and seventy captured by the.United States cavalry near Laguna Del Presno. Later—A confirmed report received here this afternoon states that the Mexicans were surrounded by Majpr Lang horne’s forces in a canyon Monday near Fresno Lake and the surprise was complete. When ordered to surrender some of them made a dash for their horses and were shot, the rest of the band gave up. None of the United States cavalry horses that were stolen, in the Glenn Springs raid were found in the possession of the band. ,' . Birmingham, Ala., May 18.—Over twelve thousand per sons participated in the annual parade of the United goofed-,, erate Veterans, which started at 10 o’clock this morning. A sham battle between the Alabama militia, first artillery;' and the first Texas batallion of the United Confederate Vet erans is being fought this afternoon at the fair grounds. The events of tho reunion have been unmarred by acci dent except the death of John MacKey, a veteran of Birming ham, who dropped dead at the Veteran’s old dances meeting early this morning as the bnnd was playing Dixie. Washington, May 18.—Germany, through Ambassador Von Bemstorflf today informed all German Consuls in America (hat they must immediately instruct all Germans to observe strictly the laws of the United States. Washington, May 18.—Five hundred additional mnrines have been ordered to Santo Domingo from Haiti. gating $250,000 and that still anoth er loan is pending of $100,000. The firm ia interested in large loans only, $50,000 being considered a minimum amount. The Tift county loan was an exception. Herbert L. Moor, Graduate Optometrist wo years ot continuous prac in Tifton and scores of satisfied cus tomers. If you are suffering with headache, or other troubles caused by c?a strain be sure and consult me and see if ghutes properly fitted won’t relieve them. At our office in the Myon Hotel Block every dev. IIERB1NE cures constipation and reestablishes regular bowel move ments. Price 50e. Sold by Mill’* Drug Company., adv. IT IS ft PLEASUR C Trt tie tn "runnc" nnt» rn<vroMER5 AND THEIR FRIENDS IN MAKING FINANCIAL MOVES. OUR BANK IS A MEMBER OF THE "FEDERAL RE.'ERVE” SYSTEM OF BANKS WHICH STAND TOGETHER TO PRO fECT THEIR DEPOSITORS. 7W S WE CAN TAKE OUR SECURITIES TO OUR DISTRICT RE SERVE BANK AND GET MONEY-. WHEN YOU PUT YOUR MONEY IN OUR BANK IT IS SAFE AND YOU CAN GET IT WHEN YOU WANT IT. COME IN. . : ; -4 •JBftNK WjTH «i,is. WE PAY 5 PER CENT INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITT The National Bank pr Tifton, *