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fLEPROSPECT FOR PEACE j)^ 28.—Thm Allies reply to President Wilson’s lutnded to the American envoys within the next Ehouns. i belief in diplomatic circles here that the reply will e lines of Premier Lloyd-George’s recent speech; dude peace terms impossible to Germany, i diplomatic opinion is that Germany wants to Par is of the present war map, which the Allies will The belief is growing here that the war will con -aitely. < - j) ec . 27.—To make her peace terms known w< „ weaken the German position, according to views ’in German diplomatic circles today, note contains nothing new and does not in the sli the situation, except that it gives the Allies an delay their reply as long as they deesire. Dec. 26 Germany, Turkey, Bulgaria and to President Wilson’s peace note today, lies, which are identical, state that “An imme- hange of views seems most appropriate,” and ex- the willingness of the Teutonic Allies to join in a move * preserve the world’s peace after the present conflict is but they do not set forth the terms upon which Ger and her allies are willing to enter a peace conference, low,ever, they propose^" that an immediate conference anged, at a neutral place. Mthington, Dec. 27.—It is intimated in official circles lay that Germany’s reply to President Wilson’s peace far from satisfactory to the Administration. jBhington, Dec. 28.—Until Germany openly states her terms there is not the slightest possibility of the enten- , ers even considering her appeal for a peace confer vas the statement made in diplomatic circles today.; ashington, Dec. 27.—The Mexican situation has grown Mid a meeting of the American Peace Commissioners has ailed for this week. They may confer with President ashington, Dec. 28.—Carranza’s reply to the demand United States that he sign the joint protocol of the an-Mexican Commission was handed to Secretary Lan^ an of the Joint Commission, by Louis Cabrera, the Mex .airman this afternoonjEpc learned that Carranza objects to the right o: troops to cross the border to pursue bandits, and same right to the Mexican troops. Dec. 28.—The confirmation that Carranza ,dor Designate Arrendondo to the United in Mexican circles today, enied, however, that this action was in connec- irranza’s refusal to sign the protocol, the failure States to send Ambassador JpTetcher to Mexico ven fas the reason. ( shington, Dec. 28.—At a' conference between Mexi- imissioner Cabrera and Ambassador Arrendondo, held rnoon, it was decided that Ambassador Arrendondo :air. at his post until the future/of the Mexican-Amer- t Commission is decided. f port from Boston says the presence on this side of the a formidable fleet of Allieji warships was indicated e vessels aj* known officially as commerce protec- are heavily armed and disguised. For obvious reas- disposition is not revealed, but the arrival re ran waters of this jAwest unit of the British and ies was ma^'e known from a source that hard- 27.—The Farm 'Loan Board today dej. there the Federal Farm Loan banks will eld, Mass.; Baltimore, Md.; Columbia, |St. Louis, Mo.; Omaha, Neb.; Wichita, ; Berkely, Calif.; Spokane. Wash.; Paul, Minn. covert North Carolina. South Caro- f The New Orleans district includes district includes Tennessee. Executive Committee Aweite Action of Railroads Before Announcing Location. 10 Per Cent Called. “There will be no unnecessary de lay in prosecuting the work of the Tifton Packing Company,” said Sec- itai-V Frank Scarboro to the Gazette today. This is indeed good news, since it marks the beginning of work .on an institution that means much for Tit- ton, Tift county and all South Geor gia. The Executive Committee is nol yet ready to announce a site for the packing plant, though they have one ready for approval by the different railway authorities. Some days age the committee selected a site, hut the railroads announced that it was inac cessible. The location of the new plant will not be made public until the trasportation companies have signified their acceptance. In order that there may bo no de lay in accepting the charter, which will be granted January 2nd, the Ex ecutive Committee has issued a ca:l for 10 per cent, of the minimum capital stock subscribed, which last it over $100,000. It is understood that subscribers are responding promptly to this ca!L Permanent organization of the packing company will be perfected at a meeting called for January 16 It is said the plant will be in opera- tion by July 1st. Secretary Scarboro said this morning that in order to meet all the needs of the plant as designed, the cost would slightly exceed $100,000. In the construction of the building ro-Inforced concrete will bo used ex cept in the inside walls, which will be onstructed of brick. It is worthy of comment that the lacking plant will be Georgia own- Georgia designed and built and irgia material used, iparations for work on the packing plant follow closely on the mneement that the orders for feed placed, assumes the section that they will hire a home market ne* fall for all the\hogs, cattle,' vejCet beans, com, andyother grain tit^y can raise. The buMhesjjDJur'iJf Tifton have done their part. It is up to the pro- ducer now. Two Were Squirrel Hunting and Whan Brother Wee Loediug Ri fle Hemnter Slipped. Mr. J. B. Free, who operated a saw mill about five miles southwest of Tifton, was shot by the accidental discharge of a rifle in the hands of his brother Christmas morning and died from his wound that night. Prof. F. M. Free, who taught at Sumner schoolhouse, near the Tift county line this term, was spend ing Christmas with Us brother, and the two were hunting in the swamp along Arnold's creek Monday morning. Mr. J. B. Free was walking about six or seven feet in front of hit brother, who was loading his rifle F. M. Free had loaded the weapon, when as he was letting the hammer down it slipped and the rifle fired, the ball entering Mr. J. B. Free’t back below bis right shoulder and passing through the right lung. The accident occured about 10 o’clock in the Morning. Free was carried to the home of Mr. W. I. Du pree near by where,, despite all that could be done for his relief, he died shortly before 10 o’clock that night The body of Mr Free was carried to Cordelia, in Habersham county, for burial,' leaving Tifton Tuesday on the 12.80 train, accompanied by his grief-stricken widow and brother, Mr. R. J. Free, of Ty Ty. Another bro ther, Mr. George F*ee, wss expected to join them at Cordele or Vienna. Mr Free "was about thiityfivc years old. He htd been In the saw mill business near Tifton for some time, coming hero from North Geor gia, although it 1% said he was orig inally a North Carolinian. He leayet a wife but no children. JUDGE A*. First fton CORN CLUB WINNERS Formal Announcement Cording Lest Vear’s Contest. To the Com Club Boysi Each year for several years, the Georgia, Southern nnd Florida'Rail- way Company has given to the Com CTub boys along its line a prize tc each county to be'swarded accord ing to its rules governing the Com Club Work. The first of this year this pro- giesshre and generous railroad offer- ed to the boys of each county along its Hne a scholarship to the Boys' Corn Club Short Course at the State College of Agriculture, Athens, Ga. I herewith make public announce ment of the awards as given below: "■siding Officer of Judicial Circuit. Judg/ R. Eve took the oath ^Fri day ay Presiding Judge of the Super- lor Court of the Tifton Judicial Cir- cult/Ho will take up his formal du- tiey January 1st. first term of court, will be held ln/Tift county, beginning on the see- id Monday in January. Quarterly I irms will be held, beginning on the econd Monday in January, April, Ipril, July and October. The terms in Worth will convene in the fourth Mondays in January, Lpril and October. The terms in Turner will convene Mondays in Ms^eh, June S itor J. Suffers From Regrettable Accident Sustains Loss of Three Toes< But ie Now Doing Nicely. Dr. A. G. Fort, District Health Of, ficer for Tift and Irwin, was acci- dentally shot in the right foot Tuea- day afternoon, necessitating tiie am putation of the great toe and two toes next to it. Dr. Fort and Mr. W. L. Hannan had gone out to Mr. Harman’s farm about two miles south of the city about 2 o’clock in the afternoon fos few hours hunting. While they were walking across -the field, and before the hunt had begun, the lac, lng on Mr. Hannan’s right boot came untied and he stooped to fast- en it, retaining the gun in his hand. As he was drawinb tho string into a knot, his gun was discharged, just how he does not know. Dr. Fort was standing to Mr. Har man's left, only a few feet away. The load struck his right foot, on the outside, just below the instep ing diagonally across. Horrified at the accident, Mr. Har man ran for help ,and a gentleman passing along the road came to hit assistance. The wound was bound up eg well as they could and Dr, Fort carried in the gentleman’s bug gy to Mr. Hannan’s car, and thee hurried to the Tift County Hospit al, where every physician in towr. who could be reached hastened tc give assistance. In the operation, which was per formed at once, the great toe was amputated at the second joint and tho two next to it entirely removed. Dr. Fort stood the operation splen didly, and if there are no compli cations no more serious results than those mentioned are expected. The news of the accident wss re ceived with sorrow all through thlf tion, where our people have grown to love and esteem Dr. Fort both as a man and an officer. Many called at the hospital to inquire as to his condition last night and to day, and many telegrams from dis tant points have asked how the pa- 'ftk-iit was fariiig. Several or these were to tho Gazette. Next only to.the man injured, the aciident is regretted by Mr.'Har man. It was one of those things that could not have been foreseen, but that does not prevent great distress or. Mr. Hannan’s part that hif friend should have been lnjuered at his hands. , ';' Berlin, Dec. 28.—Wednesday brought a full victory to the German troop* in the Rumania theatre of war, the War Office here announced this afternoon. Tho Russian forces were pushed back beyond Rimnik- Sarat. They attacked the Austro-German flank but were driv en off and their lines pierced. Three thousand additional Russian prisoners were cap, tured. Note—Rimnik-Sarat is directly west of Braila, which is or ly a few miles across the Danube river from- Galatz, which must form the pivotal point of the Russo-Rumanian left flank if they make a stand along the Sereth river. This stand would be their last opportunity to save Molda- via, the only remaining Rumanian, province, and the whole left flank of the Russian army facing the Teutons along the Carpathians. The net of the Teutonic allies apparently is fast closing in upon Braila, Rumania’s oil and grain center on the Danube. Having taken Filipeohti. thirty miles to the southwest, Field Marshal vop Mackensen's troops now have captured 'the rail road town of Rimnik-Sarat, relatively the same distance to the east, while the guns of the Dobrudja army still are hammer ing, and with some success, the Russo-Rumanians at the bridge head of Matchim on the east bank of,the Danube, opposite Braila. The demobilization of the Greek army in accordance with Greece's promise to the entente allies is being carried out, ac cording to information received at the British foreign office. The Russian emperor in an order pf the day to the Rus sian army dealing with Germany’s offer of peace.asserts that the proffer of peace was made because-Germany feels that complete defeat is near. The emperor added that the time for peace had not yet arrived and he was confident that no Russian soldier would desire peace until the invader ha'd been driven from Russian soil and had given guarantee to prevent a passible repetition of a treacherous attack. Since December 22, says Berlin, more than 8,900 prisoners and twenty-seven machine guns have been captiued in Ru mania. & In Mesopotamia tho British forces still arejB* quest of Kut-El-Amara in which sector they have madjfcflrtadvances on the right bank of the Tigris and consolidatlcrand extended their positions south and east of the town. Gasaaba fort, twenty miles southeast of Kut. a .base from which hostila^rabs had been operating against the British, has been destroyed. Tho British victory over the Turks at Maghdabfc ninety miles east of the , Suez canal, was of considerable proportions. In addition to making prisoners of 1,850 men of the Turkish force of about 2,000, seven guns, a large number of rifles, much ammunition and large quantities of other war stores were captured. ■ . ngm . >/NorthCarolina, and in the struggle of the Colonies k as an active orkertohif' mciul detriment. ilitant Quaker d a reputation for hon- sent Hewes to Con- ice made his services mark a man’s value to his ntry and his family. ieiiable bank like ours builds men es an experience in banking ana fi le to every successful career. To rise held in high regard among your must have a bank account. JLTIFTON SRGIA Nemei of the Winners of- the C., S. & F. Railway Scholarships. Emory Clay, Macon, ft'2, Blbfc county, 76 bushels, cost 33c.- Lionei Arnold, Powcrsville, Hous ton county, 81.1 bushels, cost 18c. Edward Best, Vienna, Dooly coun ty, 63 bushels, cost 34c. * John Stephens, Cordele, Crisp county, 78 bushels, cost Sic. Robert Brantley, Rebecca, Turner county, 83.63 bushels, cost 37 7-8c. Johnny Conger, Tifton, Tift coun ty, 65 bushels, eost 36c. * Willie Hay, Nashville, R. 1, Ber rien county, 43 bushels, cost 30c. J. D. Studstill, Valdosta, Lownaeg county,_ 70 6-7 bushrie, cost 23 l-2e. A. J. Pierce, Dayton, Echols coun ty, 38 bushels, cost 45c. , Curtis Tomlinson, Stockton, Clinch county, 67.7 bushels, cost 17.3c Cuba Crews, >SL George, Charlton county, 73 1-4 bushels, eost SOe. I know you boys appreciate the in terest taken In your work by thiz public spirited railroad and I hope you will show your appreciation by trying to make the best farmers pos sible. With best wisl.es to you. Sincerely, G. V. Cunningham, Assistant State Agent Miss Beatrice Hutchinson return ed Wednesday from Fitzgerald where she had been visiting friends. Miss Julia Parks, of Ty Ty, is the guest*. The day guest of her sister, Mrs. Roseie' Shaw. FARMERS’ SHORT COURSES SUIT FOR $22,500. PUT TO AC/D TEST Washington, Dec, 28.—President Wilson’s control over Congress will be put to the acid test by the railroad legislation program. President Wilson is determined to put through bills pro viding compulsory arbitration and empowering the President to take over railroads and draft employes and officials to run them in case of a military necessity. The American Federation of Labor and the Big Four Brotherhoods are making a bitter fight to prevent the passage of the measure when Congress re-convenes. At College of Agriculture Bogin on Jonuery 3rd. Athens, Ga., Dec. 27.—The annu al session of Fanners’ Short Courses of tho Georgik State College of Ag- riculture will run from January 3rd to January 14th, 1917. This year boll weevil conferences will be held each night during the short course, which an to be addressed by farm ers who have made a success grow ing cotton under boll weevil condi tions fat antes west of Georgia. Specially low rates have been put into effect by the railroads on ac count of the short course and farm ers conferences. The ten days spent at Athena will give a fanner the best of information about growing cot ton in spite of the boil weevil and the necessary information about va rying farm practices. Two new courses ere offered this year, one tor farm machinery deal ers that they may know the beat ma chinery tc recommend tor‘changed farming conditions and a short course for farm women touching home gardens, poultry, dairying and the like. The short course is believed to be the most important provision for the future success of the Georgia farm- er that to offered in the state. It lr free except tor one dollar initiation fee and is open to ail fanners. CHRISTMAS DINNER. Colquitt County Men Wants Dame- ges for Death of Wife.. The Gulf Refining Company has been made defendant in one of the largest damage suits ever filed in the superior court of Colquitt county, says the Monltrie Observer. Alleging that the corporation wss responsible for the death of hig wife, Robert Hampton, of the Autreyviile district, has brought suit against it in the snm of $20,000. Alec C. Curls, father of the young woman, has also brought suit against the Gulf Refining Com pany for $2,600. In his petition Hampton ■ alleges that the Gulf Refining Company gold to a merchant at Murphy gasoline when the latter had asked for and thought that he had been given ker osene. This was placed in a tank used for tile storage of kerosene oil. Lat er a gallon of the liquid was sold from the tank to a neighbor, who in turn sold it to Hampton. Three or four days lst^r, on thq evening of September 28th, Mr* Hampton put some fuel into her cook gtove, poured in some at the liquid which it is alleged was sold tor ker- tit a match and applied it to the wood. It is contended that an explosion followed the ignition of the match and that as a result of it Mr* Hampton wss set on fire and received burns from which she died. Mr. Curia, the father of the young woman, and her husband were near the house at the time of the tragic occurrence and the former, in his suit for damages, claims that he received -injn ties, while trying tc save his daughter whose clothing aflame, which eentitle him tc the amount sued tor. Mr. and Mr* Hampton had bean married but a few days before she died of the burns. | Mr. Sam Owen, of Sycamore, en tertained with a Christinas dinner at his home Tuesday, Prof. J. M. Thrash and family and Prof. S. L. Lewie of the Agricultural School being his delightfully spent and a most delicious dinner vt* speead. Washington, Dec. 28.—Thomas W. Lawson declared a telegram to Representative Wood today that if a real inves tigation of last week’s leak was ordered. Congress would be without a quorum. Lawson reiterated that the' leak to come with the investi gation would make the other leak look small. Representative Wood stated that the self respect of the Senate and House was at stake, and he will demand a thorough probe. Herbert L. Moor, Gradnato Optometrist Two years or continuous practice in Tifton and scores of satisfied cus tomers. If you are suffering with headache, or other troubles caused by eyo strain be sure and consult me and see if glasses properly fitted won't relieve them. At cur office fai the Myon Hotel Block every dav- vflh money ' iuld advise you ! now io turn over i* new leaf and Bank * some ioney. If you banked your spare change all last year you are now enjoying a Happy New Year. If you didn’t It won’t do any good to talk about it—there’s no use “cry ing over spilt milk.” But you don’t have to make the same mistake you did last year Start a Bank Account Now—RIGHT NOW. Add to It every cent you can. Sooner than you think, you’ll be “A man without money. Put YOUR money .In We pay 5 per cent