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BUCHAREST CAPTURED
Berlin, Dec. 7.—The Russo-Rumanian forces in the cen
tral sector are retreating along the entire front, according tc
the statement of the War Office this afternoon.
Kimpina, the northern terminus of the' Bucharest-Polesh-
ti railroad has been captured by the Austro-German troops
It is officially announced that 106 officers and 9,100 men
•were captured in the Bucharest drive.
Petrograd, Dec.,7.—The fall of Bucharest was officially
admitted by the Russian War Office this afternoon.
ghe Rumanian troops are offering a stubborn resistance
to the Austro-Uermans in all sectors, since the retirement from
ithe Rumanian capital and Ploechti, /
In explanation of the rapid advance of the German Al-
.lies into Bucharest • the War Office says that when Gen
eral von Mackensen was checked to the south of the capital,
he immediately shifted his full weight to the Poleshti-Tiroivis*
jiea-Titu line, breaking through the Rumanian resistance.
London, Dec. 7.—One hundred thousand Rumanian sol
diers have been captured by the Teutons since Rumania enter*
id the war, according to dispatches received here from Copen
hagen today.
Exactly one hundred days after the declaration of war
*;y Rumania against them finds the Teutonic allies in control
f about 50,000 square miles of Rumanian territory—virtual-
y one-half of the kingdom—running from the Transylvanian
Alps northwest of the capital to the Danube south of it, and
a large part of Dobrudja, and probably still on the heels of
the retreating Rumanians and Russian armies, which havd
been endeavoring to hold them back,
WITH A SHOT GUN
HAYES ENDS LIFE
SUNDAY DECilOTH
ANTi-“BUG r DAY
At Home of His Mother-in-Law
Sunday Night
Every Minister is | quested to
SEEMS TO RUN IN THE FAMILY
WORLD GREAT WHIE PLAGUE
Father Killed Himself a Few Years
Ago and John Had Frequently
Threatened to End His Life
John Hayee, a young white man
about twenty-two yars of age, com
mitted suicide Sunday night at the
home of his mother in-law, Mrs.
Gay, about ten miles northwest of
Tifton, by shooting himself with a
shot-gun. Report says the top of his
head was blown away.
Hays married Mrs. Letha Sumner,
formerly Miss Letha Gay, last spring,
is said he and hia wife quarreled
Sunday, and that the suicide follow-
at the home of her mother, but it
also stated that Hayes had fre
quently threatened to commit suicide
during the year. He was a son of
Richard Hayes, who killed himsell
near Tifton a few years ago. There
were several of the Hayes children
and John has a twin sister who is
married and lives at Ty Ty.
Mr. W. W. Timmons, on whose
l Simultaneously with the announcement of the fall of Bu- * arm two mUes north of Tifton John
V ,, ... ' .... , ■ , Hayes had worked this year, says he
oharcst came the news of the capture of the important railroad
Junction of Ptoechti, north of the capital, and conquest of
Which places in the hands of tho invaders the last railroad in
tjhe west and gives to them the head of the line running north
ward to Jassy, where the capital of Rumania is now situated.
ftK f David Lloyd-George is the new Prime Minister of'Great
ritaim After the refusal of Andrew Bonar-Law to accept
ia head of the government in succession to Herbert Henry
squith, King George requeste'd Mr. Lloyd-George to assume
the task of forming a ministry, and he accepted. It is stated
the Lloyd-George cabinet will be coalition.
Additional fortified heights northeast of Budimirtsa, in
a, have been captured by the Servians from the Bulgar-
and Germans, according to the. Salonica war office, while
Bulgarians are reported by Berlin to have expelled the
ans from positions near Gradeishnitza. A heavy borti-
irdmdnt is in progress north of Mohastir,
The Germans have again asscyed-a somewhat intense at-
ck in the Verdun sector, launching it on the slopes east of
6 famous Hill 304, near Avocourt. According to Paris the
ttack was partly successful, the (Germans gaining a footing
some of the advanced French trenches. Otherwise on the
'ench front there have been only bombardments and opera-
by raiding parties.
In the Austro-Italian and Russian theatres the big guns
still doing the greater portion of the work. The Russians
e heavily shelled the Narqyuvka region in Galicia
|. -German submarines have bombarded Funchal, Maderia
nk there the French gunboat Surprise and a British and
i steamer. Thirty-four members of the crew of the
perished.
r December 18, under an order of the British Board
meiG-in evening exceeding three courses, or two
odher time, may be served in hotels, restaurants
y. Meatless days in the British Isles also are
coal in Great Britain to vessels other than
allied craft and neutrals can no longer be
7.—The announcement of the Foreign Of-
gnclition bordering on anarchy exists in Ath
fate that the Allies military authorities in
|ting drastic action.
Bch and British residents of Athens have
violence.
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Only Three Months
In School
ner rote to the highest court in his State
in Congress, where he voted for and sign-
Morton is another example o( the rise of a
prove that nothing is impossible to the boy
nbitious effort.
your’■boy to rise in the world
account here, in his name or in yours. He wiD
i knowledge and acquaintance that will back him
(lakes.
SO. EXHIBIT CARS
IN TIFTON TODAY
PreaCh on Sulfr
Sf
Live Stock and Dairy Display in
Charge of Experts
MAKING A TOUR OF G. S. & F.
was a good farmer, and a man of
more than the average wit. At aoon
he heard of^the suicide, Mr. Tim
mons went to the scene.
Hayes and his wife quarreled Sun
day morning and he ran her off. She
went *o the'home of Mr. S. S. Monk,
near by, and Hayei followed'hei
there. Mr. Monk says he was one
the most enraged men he ever
saw for a time. Then his temper
changed, and he began begging hit
wife to return home. He used all
endearments and made all kinds of
promises, but-she refused to go, it
said because she was afraid oi
him.
That afternoon she went to the
home of her mother, Mrs. Gay, oil
the Wiley Fletcher place, near the
Alapaha river, in Irwin county. That
night, Hayes followed her in an ef
fort to persuade her to return to
him, but she heard he was coming
and with her mother left the place
and went to a house near by. The
same place, by the way, on which
the celebrated Bostick war and
wholesale killing occurred a few
years ago. ,
When Hayes arrived at Mrs. Gay’s
home, only a young man named
Flowers was there. He talked with
FI were for awhile and told him that
he was going to do something that
night which "would surprise the
world.” Soon afterward he went out
to the front gate and shot himself.
He put the muzzle of a shot gun un
der his chin and the whole front of
his face was blown away.
Hayes lay where he fell untl’
some time the next morning, when
his body was taken up and prepared
for burial. He was buried in a set
tlement cemetery near where ho
died.
Mrs Hayes, although a young wo
man, has lost her third husband. She
first married a man named Hender
son, from whom she separated. Sho
then married Jesse Sumner, who was
killed two years ago, and married
Hayes last spring.
Mr. Hayes leaves one brother,
Joseph , and three listers, Miss#
es Mary and Molly Lee Hayes, and
a twin sister, Mrs. Nancy Fletcher,
of Ty Ty.
He was raised and spent his life
in this immediate section.
What is Being Done
Dnrivnd From Sale of
Seals. Details
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. *7—Do you
know what ia going to lie done with
the money that Georgians are con
tributing everywhere tlis week to
anti-tuberculosis work through the
purchase of the Red Cross Christmas
seals?
Probably you know in a general
way, but here are the specific and
interesting details of what has been
accomplished during the past two
years in Georgia and wbat will be
worked toward in 1917, as outlined
in a report made public today by
the W. G. Raoul Foundation of At
lanta, which has charge of the work
in this state.
This foundation, which ia the state
agent in Georgia for the National
Association, is reaching all parts of
this state in some line of endeavor.
During the past eighteen months
James P. Faulkner, executive sec-
setary, has given or supervised the
giving of 216 addresses in 76 differ
ent places in the state. More than
26,000 people have heard one or
more of them.
During the year ending July 31,
Miss Chioe Jackson, executive nurse
of the Foundation, has made de
finite tuberculosis qnd sanitary sur
veys in Brunswick, Albany and
Rome, and work is now being done in
Columbus.
Free literature ia being sent by
the Foundation to every community
in the state, and in this connection
the Foundation has aniwered calls
for information and requests for
special help from every patt of Geor.
gia.
Fully 4,000 patients are being ear-
ed for by the organizations and in
stitutions doing atitf-tubferetfidsli
work in Georgia.
Plans for the future include new
local associations, dispensaries and
open air schools, county institutions
fad - special provision for negro
sufferers and the holding of the tu
berculosis conference for the South
em states in Atlanta next year.
Sunday, December 10th, !■ Ant!
Tuberculosis Day. Every minister of
the gospel, who can conscientious
ly do so, is requested to make the
disease and its prevention the sub-
ject of onp ot bis sermons on that
day.
Dr. A. G. Fort, District Health
Officer, has a supply of the Red Cross
Seals and they are on sale at the
principal drug stores The funds de
rived from the sale of these seals
in lift coonty will be applied direct
ly to anti-tuberculosis work in the
county.
Put one of them on each of yout
letters and help the cause of human
ity.
DOCTOR'S GATHER.
And Affiliated Line*. Show nt Len
ox Tomorrow and Sparlu Sat*
urday. Two Exhibitions Today
The Southern Railway's Live
Stock and Dairy exhibit cara arriv
ed in Tifton last night over the
Georgia, Southern and Florida and
held two exhibitions here today, one
from 10 to 12 in the morning arifl
one from 2 to 4 in the afternoon.
The cara were parked near the
plant of the Tifton Ice and Power
Company.
Mr. G. W. Humphrey, of Birming
ham, Ala., Live Stock and Dairy
Agent for the Southern ia in charge
of the cars. With him is Mr. T. O.
Plunkett, Fariu Demouitrstion Ag
ent for the Southern and Mr. H.
F. Branhan, State Dairy Inspector.
There are two cars filled With
the moat modern machinery and
equipment. This'is explained in de-
tail by the experts in charge.
The cars are making a tour of the
Southern Railway and affiliated lines
giving exhibitions and demonstra
tions of modern methods of dairy
ing. The tour is a part of a general
scheme of the Southern to promote
diversified agriculture, live stock
raising and dairying.
The cars came to Tifton from
SyCamoro and Chula, where they ex
hibited yesterday. They will exhib
it at Lenox tomorrow, at Sparks orl
Saturday, and continue their routs
south on tho \G. S and F. next
week, stopping at Hahira, Valdosta,
and other principal stations.
El Paso, Texas, Dec. 7.—Villista soldiers are performing
daring raids to the north and south of Chihuahua City, with--,
out fear of capture by the Carranza troops.
They defeated the Carranza troops under General Her*
rera near Fresno. General Murguia refused to send help, fear
ing the Villistas were trying to entrap him.
It is reported here that Durango has fallen into the hands
f the Villistas, the Carranza garrison having deserted.
The Villista soldiers robbed a train near Callego yester
day getting three thousand dollars in food and supplies.
General Gonzales returned to the border last night.
El Paso, Texas, Dec. 7.—Howard Gray, an American, was
killed after being tortured by thX Villista soldiers at ParraJ,
according to messages received hero today by the Alvarcdo
Mining Company, for which he worked.
The message was signed by Freeman, another employe
of the company, and reported that all other Americans were
safe.
Washington, Dec. 7.—An official report, established pi
through deserting Villistas and received here this morning,
states that the capture of Chihuahua City was not personal!;
directed by Villa, as the bandit leader was at Albustillo
*>bout 35 miles west of the capital, directing the campaign by
ARRESTED FOR BICYCLE THEFT
Deputy Oscar Oliver arrested Will
Baker, a son of Mr. Albert Baker,
Tuesday, under a charge of steal
ing a bieyclo from Bon Harrington,
The bicycle Was taken Monday
and Officer Oliver followed it
within four miles of Nashville when
he got both the wheel and the boy.
Laker waived a committal trial
and will have a hearing before Judge
Eve today .
Before Judge Eve this morning,
Will Baker entered a plea of guilty
to simple larceny and was sentenced
to twelve monthe in chain-gang. Sen
tenee to be suspended upon payment
of costs and complying with terms
of probation order.
SUPERIOR COURT ADJOURNED
Members Tift County Medical So
ciety Guest* of Dr. Smith.
The Tift County Medical Society 14th., his Honor, W. E. Thomas, pro
December Term Goes Over Until
the Fint Monday in January.
The December term, 1916, of Tift
Superior Court was duly opened on
Monday morning at 10 o’clock by
Henry D. Webb, Clerk of Tift Su
perior Court, Judge W. E. Thomaa
being absent having been unaviod-
ably detained and unable to bo pres
ent At 10:10 a. m. Court we* duly
adjourned until Tuesday, December
5th, at 1 p. m.
Tuesday, Dec. S, 1016.
Court re-convened at 1 p. m. pur
suant to adjournment Mondey, Dec
VILLISTAS RAIDING COUNTRY
wire.
El Paso, Texas, Dec. 7.—A native denial that General Per
shing is moving to attack the Villistas was made here today.
Villa is near Guerrera, which is sixty-five miles to the east
of El Valle, General Pershing’s most advanced outpost.
WHOLESALE CORRUPTION
Washington, Dec. 7.—Wholesale political corruption,
with the general breaking down of the powers of the indiv-/
idual states, was predicted by Mr. Bryan here today as an “in
evitable result” of the plan of the railroads to centralize rail
road control in the Federal Government. Mr. Bryan was testi
fying before the Committee investigating the railroad con
ditions.
Washington, Dec. 7.—Mr. Bryan’s endeavors to dictate
the big issues of tho next national campaign will be met with
strenuous opposition within his own party, was stated by Dem
ocratic leaders here today. These leaders say that Mr. Bryan
made a tactical error lit coupling tho nation-wide dry program
to the proposition for woman’s suffrage by a constitutional
amendment. „
President Wilson refused to comment on the question, but
made it plain that he believes suffrage and prohibition are
local rather than national issues.
London, Dec. 7.—Tho suggestion was made today by tho
WestminsteT Gazette that the Cabinet be reduced to five or six
members.
This paper also stated that Lloyd-George should bo given
the fullest opportunity to carry, out his aims.
The Gazette is regarded as having a great deal of polit
ical influence. *
Washington, Dec. 7.—A protest against the proposed suf
frage amendment “Upon the demand of a minority of wo
men.” was'volced today by Mrs. Arthur M. Dodge, President
of the National Association opposed to woman suffrage.
Mrs. Dodge asserted that the fundamental principle of
Democracy, majority rule, will be applied to the campnign of
"votes for women." « iStpi
FROM WEDNESDAY’S DAILY
OF TIFTO
GEORGIA
BRITISH PREMIER RESIGNS
Lon Ion, Dec. 5.—Herbert H. As
quith tonight resigned the British
premiership, which he had held
through eight stormy yours of do
mestic and foreign history, and the
government erisis found a solution
which hud been considered the least
probable of practical alternatives.
The unionist leader, Andrew Bo
nar-Law, was summoned to the pal
ace immediately after Mr. Asquith
had departed, and the King offered
him the Prime Minister’s commis
sion, which he had just accepted
from Mr. Asquith’s hands.
If he declines, it is considered cer
tain the honor will fall to David
Lloyd George. The continuation of
tho coalition cabinet, with some
changes, and the speeding up of the
war management will be the poli
cy in either event
Grad ax to Optometrist
Herbert L. Moor, —
Two years ot continuous practice
In Tifton and scores of satisfied cus
tomers. If you are suffering with
headache, or ether troubles caused
by eye strain be sura and consult me
sad see if gU-sea properly fitted
won’t relieve them. At cur office
Is the Myon Hotel Block every day.
held its regular meeting at the home
of Dr. W. T. Smith, on Park ave
nue, last evening, 7 to 10. Dr. Smith,
president, presiding.
There being the great majority ot
the docton ot the county present
it goes without saying that the eve
ning was a very pleasant one
To make the evening still more
enjoyable, as well as beneficial, Mrs.
Smith served e most delicious five-
course dinner. She realizing the
tact that nothing could cause the
doctors to “forget the present” and
ro back for a time to their boyhood
days when on the farm, they enjoy
ed ’possum, birds, peas, potatoes,
etc., which make a man “glad he is
living,” did the Society an honot
I which will not soon be forgotten.
Aside from the above good things,
tha regular business meeting was
held.
Drs. A. J. Kr-mp and A. G. Fori
were elected ,iev members of the
Society.
Dr. Irwin WSUis, of Omega, was
elected president, and Dr. A. G. Fort,
vice-president for the year 1917.
Good talks were had, friendly,
brotherly h^idshtkes, smokes an<f
jokes were enjoyed by alt present;
all of which tend to make the pro
fession closer to each other and fur
ther away from the “old idea” of
prejudice and selfishness.
Those who were not present mLs-
td the tr«i» of tho year..
As a doctor’s life is such as to
cause him to see more of the gloom
iness, misfortunes, and sadness of
jM* life than any profession in ex-
isffnre, a better prescription thani
"Mira and oftener meetings like
last evening" eannnt b* prescribed.
M li'ilfT•
siding, with the following officers
of court present, to-wit: J. M. Shaw,
Sheriff; R. C. Shaw, Deputy Sheriff,
and Henry D, Webb, Clerk. The fol
lowing eases were disposed of before
the Court without the intervention
of a jury:
E. E. Youmans vs. Ben Hayslip.
Mortgage foreclosure on realty, Bute
Absolute granted for the plaintiff.
Judge Thomas having previously
decided that he would not call a jury
for this term of court, and there be
ing no further business to come be
fore the court, same was duly ad
journed until the first Monday in Jan
nary, 1917.
Henry D. Webb, Clerk
In today’s municipal election. Tift, Bryan and Phillips
were elected member* of Tifton City Council for two years.
A total of 214 vote* were polled, resulting as follows:
H. H. Tift, Jr., 149j W. W. Bryan, 143; T. E. Phillips,
139; E. L. Ireland. 122.
For Member of City Board of Education, T. A. Mitchell,
unopposed, received 207 vote*.
THE CHILD AND THE PISTOL.
The manv/it
open Bank
iov
It is
his
Duty
ongy^shouFcI
^counts
iidren.
Moultrie, Ga., Dec. 0.—Bernard,
10-year-old son of Mr. and Mr*. T.
W Watts, who reside several milec
wcat of here, shot and instantly kill
ed himself while piaving with a pistol
yesterday.
The boy and one or two other
small children had been left in the
house by Bernard’s parents, who
were looking after some duties out
of doors, when he went to the bed
and removed a pistol from unde:
a pillow, where it was kept He took
out all the cartridges but one, and
wa* snapping it, when it discharged.
The bullet entered his mouth and
lodged in his brain. Death was Instan
taneous.
Attracted by th* shot Mr. and
Mr*. Watt* rushed into th* hoos*
and found the littl* fellow’ lying on
the floor dead. One tiny hand held
the pistol and the other clutched the
fit*/
If you will give your child a toy BANK when he Is a
bo by and teach him to put his pennies Into It, then later
give him a Bank book and teach him to go to the Bank,
you will give him the best Christmas present he shall
ever have, and you’ll start him on the road to wealth.
Try It
Put YOUR money In OUR bank.
■ ••
We pay 5 per centintei
The National Bank of Tifton, Ga./
