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The 1 •1.00 PER ANNUM. THE TIFTON GAZETTE. TIFTON. to*.. FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1017. RULES OF CLUB ARE ANNOUNCED i There Need Be No Mia-undentanding Over a Single Vote. HAS ENJOYED VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR 1916-17 Term a) A M. S. I* Gratifying to All INSTANTLY KILLED OMEGA SECTION IS KHEN1 RAIN BROKE) GETTING IN SHAPE W. J. Holt Thrown From Car ; Com, Beans. Peanut*, Flourish in Neck and Back Broken. j Slorm-Stricken Territory Saturday Night || the next IS IN GOOD SHAPE ' STOCKHOLOEHS SAY —» close hing hit Closing Bank of Enigma Due to i tht voting Troubles of Others bat exper- 1 * WIIT OF WEATHERS SYSTEM Ij;' to thslr [ “ until the 0,l, ® r B,nl «. °t Connection in Trou- I COnfuJt- i **** Brought Bank of Enigma in. Say Affairs Found O. K. o see _ T h* Bank of Enigma was closed s sin- ~ Ul 'sday. official from the State . Bank Exan COMMENCEMENT sermon be body brought here today cotton acreage is reduced D.li*rod Sunday Mining, Oth.1 E»,in«r Shut Off SUam at Top of Fa-W. Hava R^oubl.d Eff-rW 'Ess*sis«» Monday and Toasdny I HUI and Flat Car, Parted. Fun- J and Food Crops Predominate. Twenty-.lx Graduate.. | , r .l be Hold Friday 10:30. I Now. District OrganUed. The commencement exercises at The sad newg was received In Tif- • 11 remains to be seen, of course, the Second District Agricultural t,,,, Wednesday night that Mr. W. J. I whether the two severe hail and rain School will begin Sunday morning Holt, a r^jd^ of clty j n q,, storms that visited the Omega aec- with a sermon by Rev. Lamar Sims, CJnp i oy 0 f t , e Henderson Lumber Ce I tion wer * blessings in disguise, but the well known pastor of the Firrft at Leliaton. had been accidentally I “‘•ring from the way corn, velvet Baptist church of Albany, and end hilled near that place. i beans and other food and feed crops Tuesday morning with ^ths grad- The^remaln, were brought to Tif- are flourinshing now In that terri- uating exercises. " ton Thursday morning accompanied ,or y that wa, so badly devasUted by The*sc]* olhas enjoyed a partlc- by M r. J. D. Paulk, manager of the lhc «torms, one might predict that ularly successful yhar in all depart- m j]i ,t Leliaton and Mr J a i the end will prove favorable to the menta and will graduate twenty-slx Brown, and from'theae gentlemen it P |an ‘ era of the section, members, the same number as grad- waa learned that Mr. Holt was riding I Thc ‘erritory exhausted by the uated last year. This senool ranks on , a unloaded train running out torrcntinl storms covers about thirty 4mong thc leaders in the state In re- D f Leliaton. Thc train consisted of j s 8 uare miles, beginning at Ty Ty tjject to number of graduates and two flat cars and thc engine. Mr ! crc ‘ ,|c on ‘he west and extending to this^ycar the class Is only exceeded Holt Sat on the side of the rear ear i LilUe river on ‘h« ea5t an< l being from three to five miles In width, with Omega about the center. LATE WAR NEWS London, May 17.—Official announcement is made that a#* ter two weeks fighting, the British here captured all at " " court, on the Amu front The Germans stubbornly contested every inch at th* Uss4 soaked, shell torn ground. May 17.—This morning's Official Bulletin WJM Tremendous effort* by tk« Germans aoutb of Laos* l*t night to press back the French line failed. The Germans made six assaults, losing heavily. Hub* masses of the Crown Price's army melted under the v ‘ fire. by four or five school* In the \tato, when the train got to th. top of a of high school tank- • -» , hiij. the engineer shut off steam an,t indlng s 'fluid regret to see «- nan* wa. cloud Th. Commencement S.r*., this wn , done lbl . c»rs”sicked Th « in the territory club Jos* a sin- 1 from the State In view of the fact that Rev. C., linck , 0 quic kly that they broke in I P lsnt ' , < 1 principaUy in cotton. )f some misun- 1 \ ° f . . tak,n * Burden will deliver a commerce- two. Mr. Holt being thrown off and' K " llo wing the first storm they re- and if-the workers will “*"*•" A thorough examination of vent sermon Sunday at Pinehurst, he fell the journnl caught him ( P |unte d largely in the same crop, but read the few simple rules printed ’ "", , th l k,nk wn * ’here will be no preaching at the lo. turning him over several times. ' f ,,ftcr ‘be second rain and hail storm below, all confusion will be avoid- *“ rom - ni ‘-' ma ln Tifton cal Baptist church Sunday morning it i believed that he was instant h*" 1 destroyed the crops they rc- oTthTb^nk wastunl L ~ A. 8t- S. ,y killed „ he Ml. a, hi, skull and velvet beans in |» AH reserve mt*, mue* be polled , u f , j * the ° hW R< " ,J,m * r S,n ”' dd,ver th - e ‘-nuked in on top, evidently striking"’"' 1 ""“ances. the cotton acreage banot box at the Cr-iette of- in _ offic „“ T r ” “ . “° eommenerment sermon for that when h e hit the journal. When pick- 1 greatly reduced. They order to be counted for the " r on hi. condiS Caah- .chool Other, from Tifton have un , . „p by lhe train crew he was life- nre ^r,nu: C now to plant ler on this condihoif- ! invitation to attend the service and , ...... „ They »4y the troubles of the Bank irtrKT'sij'SE St:”,!" •“ r? T r n ? Mr ' fsr*- *••••“• h,M ^ The door, will be closed at Banks of the system at other pointa time and only those who are Wcre pot in the h , niU of ^ St>u - It the office at that time will Bank Examiner, and this brought UAred to-turn in votes and sub- the Bank of Enigma in. ■Bription. after that hour. Local stockholders of the lank . All votes and subscriptions uy will open it for cnsii-esa ■nut besr a ^ial deliveo- stamp if under othfr c0nncct i 0 ns a. soon aa sailed efter aix p. m. Friday. May the state officials relesae it. . 18th. Subscriptions received by The Bank of Enigma wa. opened , .. „ . uaU later than the closing hour will l«t year , a part o{ thfl Weithers ° f Normi,n P “ rk ' Bot b# counted. system. The local directors are Jss. 4. No vote baHot* will be isfued McMillan. R. A. Hammond. J without the name of the club mem- Stewart and E. McMillan Paul WiL bet for whom they are to be voted Ubhm j a cashier. ' appearing thereon. Any vote bal- lets warred or defaced In any min- pwfll be thrown out of »h» count. - up oy me train crew he was life »»» w pimn <■»- nd less an.l subsequent inv.-stigations in peanut* and many other* -»<> showed that his neck nnd hack were 1 T W,U lTy cnou,rh to ,U P- ty - l.rnknn VI. K.».l ..... P * ‘• hc,r own families next year. .be held service* by the V. M. C. XTby the Henderson Lumber Compan) and V. W. C. A.. These services are to send the bo-G to Tifton and this McCRANIE CALLED. •- AH subscription orders must be Com From WilUcoicbos t out with the correct name and Training Cnm; Officers' nr._ », 0f the *°. b ^ ,ber when turn - Mr. G. F. McCranle, Jr. of Will*. I to. No money wfli be accepted or cooch , e , hal ^ honor of bei th# . issued top sny money tost .. tint one from that ^tion .elected : eoeompamed with subscription ,n d w report at Ft McPhc Iking, or job orders, giving full today, the 11th for the Officers' ■ of subscribers. aerve training camp Mr McCranie "Lbo Jadgo*.* is a graduate of the Barnesville Mill- After careful consideration the tary school and was made i Gaiette has aeiectcd toe following of a'company there. He Is well known men of Tifton to act as Mr. ar.d Mrs. G. F. McCfnnie, Sr., judges of the campaign: H. D. Webb, "f Willacoochee and we a) County Cilrk; R. M. Lankford, First bright future is before him. National Bank; J. W, O'Neal of the Bank of Tifton. These men count th* ballot* and sward the, L * es. Their work will be done I dktely nfUr the close ”>f the c Hard at It. c V Members of the club are hard et^V winning the big Overland or will go. up promptly | * Brk ®* k, , nB these I *» t few da y* the other prizes. It i a a close raco those attending I JfJ, * " V0t0 * “ nd ,ubscri P 0on * a "d no one can guess th. outcome, of real value of the prizes to be is causing every one of the J* to put forth special effort^ 'very minute counts they never counted before. Some But in "this, like the race of life Ot course. »re not coming up to their can safely be said that the biggest ' doua records, but running way winners will b* those who work the »nd, and the closing week bid, hardest and who kept on fighting to be the biggest week of th#| right up until the emj. very interesting and the work of the wa* dope Thursaay morning, the re- two societies at the school this year mails being met at Union Station by has shown splendid results. The Y a large number of friends of the de- W. C. A. will send two delegates to ceased, the students’ convention at Blue /The funeral will be held Ridge this yeor>Misses Ruth Butler, home. 104 West Third street. Friday nd Irma Hardy, of morning at 10:30 o'clock. Rev. G. Colquitt Last ^car ohe delegate rep- W Mathcwa conducttog-the services, resented the organixatior. from Ar Interment will be in Oakridge. M. S. her*. | Mr. Holt had been a citizen of Tif- Monday morning, beginning at 10 ton for many years, being formerly o'clorit. a reception Trill be given 1 employed by H. H. Tift, visitors by the Domestic Seienee 1 He is survived by his wife and two Department. Folluwing this will occur daughters. Miss Eula Mae Holt and the inspection of (he exhibits of the' little Lillian Holt, of this city. Three various departments of the school, i brothers: Virgil Holt, of Albany*; J. among these being thc art exhibit,' G. Holt, of Key Weit, Fla., and T. domestic art exhibit and the manual L. Holt, of Savannah, also art exhibit. Then'will come cooking together with a number of nephews lemonstrations t^ be directed 'by and nieces. He wa* about fifty years Miss Maymc Clyj’j " ‘ ' The fine art* tohibit will be-cape- The sympathy of hundreds gog, cialiy attractive a, pic wVk by this | out to Mrs. Holt and the other rela- class this year has been unusually tives at this time, in which the Ga- good. Miss Repags will be in charge zette joins, of iho^exhibit and is anxious jhat as many as can view the work of the This will be the first exhibit e aAs that ha, Bern shown by’ the school and those who havi opportun^ to see some of the work declare it is remarkable* The senior class will present operetta Monday evening entitled •The Masonic Rinf.” The curtain it 8 o’clock and ssured an hour njnyment. - ^ “THIIlfcT” Followfcg the operetta," thc alum- ni-ea association's annual banquet Will bo held in the dining hall. Hon. Levy Rogers, of Ocilli prominent yodfcg attorney, hap *£ i opted the invjt4tion to deliver tha literary address at toe-graduating ercises which will begin In the school auditorium at 10 .o'clock Tuesdcy jnoriting.. Roger,- has the repo- tatioiv of being «ie of South Geor- "fluent speaxers. Follow, ing the sddrej^ diplomas smrdSd to twtoe.boyi and fourteen iris, as follows: Harry >Andei ois Edith Bridge* Eula Estelle Clegg. Hattie Lee Collins,' Ajiijie Dw ell!* Davis, Arthur Gordon Dhvts, N'Alie Dckie, Earneo* Joel Green, Mock Willis. Gibbs. Hugh Grifffifh; Cora Mae Hasty. Euna.Bertha Jones, Emmett* Edward Martin, Carrie Ve-' trice Jennings, Guy Lewi* Manlye Clyde Long. Henry%Rigdon, Charley Lcbn^d Sellers, James Perry -Smith. Willie-Mae Shippe^idrnce Stripliri, Eloise Vickers. Elizabeth Pullen, Ruble .Thelma Wil-' Wheichelj^ames Whig- /tR. ROYAL LOSES HOME The home of Mr. J. S. Royal, t South Park avenue, waa destroyed by fire Wednesday just before noon. The fire originated in the kitchen flue, and the members or the family did not know of it until neighbors called them. Only a few articles of furniture from one of lhe front dcfu^ ^Jlu aa wise Jt ity. RMrssful menbf -M its The natioRCT* for ifeSnomical wisdom • principle of "THRIFT” need* no defe$ Jhs benefits Tuure proven ahe necessity. |aRes*h»v»very strongly advocated its p Me pec$le substitute extravngance foi -•* decay and finallv crumble to their dissolution. . The Sank OF TIFTON encourages "THRIFT," accepts sav- * tegs on account and pays four per cent interest four times eh jfcar. Begin now and later come into the full enjoy- ent thereof. atfdy, .Eloii A&ada PuIIe * ^^ir. Dim ’ JJ^i.e class The house next door occupied by Mr. Fountain caught but was ex tinguished before much damage wi Mr. Royal lugt »2.oatf insurance • the house and urn it tire, which only in part covers*his toss. In the fire which destroyed his home, the little grandchild of Mr. J. Royal had a narrow.escape. Mr. (Royal had just driven to from his farm anfl was unhitching his hors* whrii the alarm waa given. The roof was then in flames. He soon found that all the family were out except the pldest grandchild and ran into fhc house -to find her. She wa. com ing oqt of the kitchen when he met her and aa he carried her out the bia- ‘zing coals were falling from the ccil- th*. floor. Royal saved a few of his pa per* but*thinks that something like $1,000 wxyth of notes and judgments ••--a burned. He estimates the loss the fouse at $3,000 and on thc fur^jture more than $500. There were mapy small items, such a, a good garden, fruit " Bank of Tifton class officer.^im Emw _ president; Charley Sellers, vice-president; Annia. Davis, secre tory. The t annual meeting of thc Board of Trustees will h e held. Tuesday af ternoon. Several members of the Board arc expected to attend. The annual commenfemeftOs al ways bring a ^pimber of people to, attend the various exercises, friends and relatives of the students and those interested in the school as well as many of the former students who come to take part in the pleas ures of t* excises. Th!, year it. Is expeetrto that tho^ffiamber will ex ceed th* of former yeirs. Food Council held in Woodmen hall at that place Wednesday night. The meeting was presided by Mr. C. R^Patrick, and during the evening several speaker, were heard; Col." R. C. Ellis telling the farmers the red of whom there were about icthing of the political and historical status of the present war and appealed to them to be staunch in supporting the government by raising food crops. He was followed by Prof. S. L. Lewis who told of some experiences that the Second District Agricultural School with various food crops. His talk was very interesting and listened with close attention for he was tell- ing of things that farmers had done in a practical way here in this sec tion. Mr. Lewis was followed by Amist- t State Agent G. V. Cunningham who spoke of various crop, that had been profitably substituted for cot ton by South Georgia farmers in sec tions where the boll weevil had run of tho field*. Mr. J. Dans Jones, of the Gazette, spoku in a ger.. way about the patriotic duty had to perform and mentioned tho interest the buainea, people of Tifton and the county are taking in aiding thc farmers it this time. Following these speakers a general n of questions was handled and the meeting adjourned to meet again ext Tuesday night at 7 o’clock, at hich time a report will be had of the crop -census of the district branch of the -nation-wide "--n being perfected for greater food production ia a live one nd they* is not the slightest doubt but that Omega district will do than her bit in helping to win the Specialist omlng Mgy 24 Consultation i„ Tifton st Hotnl Myoo, Thursday, May 24. Vienna, May 17.—Austro-Hungarians captured 2,000 ltal- on the Isonzo front but were compelled to yWd mamma ground. The Italians were repulsed southeast of Gorizia, the Ass- trinn War Office report* this morning. Washington, May 17.—Russia may now be counted ^«a to vigorously prosecute tfe war against Germany, is the opt ion of State Department officials toA;y, following dispatcher from Ambassador Francis, at Petrograd, outlining present con ditions in the new republic. : Francis also confirm* news of Us* appointment of Teewa- (hadenko as Russian Foreign Minister, to succeed Miliukotf, and of Kerensky as Minister of IWar. Rrth favor a vigorous offensive on Russia's part Berlin, May 16.—It was officially’ Mated th*t the German hove captured 600 yard, of trenches near Laneauville, on tto Went front. North of the Aisne river, near Craonne, the artillery fight- is violent The loan ws» made at three per cent. Pjris, May ,5.—General Petain assumed chief command of all the' French armies today. General Foch succeeds Petahi as Chief of Staff. < w'.ip Washington, May 16.—A Treasury warrant for a hundred million dollars, America’sfirst loan to the new Russians Rcpub- I’c, was turned over by Secretary of Treasury McAdoo to a Charge dc Affairs of the Russian Embassy this afternoon. This ended a series of conferences between the Russian diplomats and State Department officials.. The United States was assured that if the loan was made Russia's continuation* in the war on the side of the Allies was assured. The Russian government understood that the loan was contingent on her rejecting all German offers for a separate peace. Root’s mission, which U pow ready to depart for Potto- grad, will have much to say regarding the us« made at ton money id Russia. A large portion Is to be spent for railroad supplies in the United Stain. Chicago, May 15—At a meeting of the Board of Trndn with the representatives of the leading grain exchanges of ton country, it was decided this afternoon to continue the reci tations prohibiting the trading in May grains. Wheat prees here tunhled sixteen cento today. MEMBERS OF THE AUTO CLUB Miss Ruth Rogers, City Mrs. A. B. Blalock, Route I, City Mias Lucile Ayres, Enigm* Ga. Mrs. Jack Gaulding, City Miss Maggie Driver, Adel, 6a Miss Georgia Livingston, Norman Park, Ga. W. Hightower, Tifton J. G. Tom West, Willateochee Miss Ella Robinson, Route I, City Miss Willie Lemons, Sumnc, Ga Miss Wincna McKown, Onega, Ga Mias Stella Bowen. Brookfidd Mrs. Dick Page, City Miss Maud Herndon, Fender, Ga Miss Eleanor Shockley, Fetder, Ga . 614,188 484,908 466,068 468.608 417,008 . 416,508 .415,800 . 411,060 x 832308 . 328,508 287,600 286,000 257.608 239,458 . .244,808 Dr. Hughes, and Kennon Mott,, medical and non-medical specialista on the eyes and chronic disease, of 428 Austell building, Atlanta ar* making marvelous cures of thc eyes and entire body,, and scientifically fitting glasses. They relieve head- many family belongings bard to es-l acke * rcm ° ve floating spots etc., limnte, shut the monetary loss above from the eyes relieve itching burning insurance will not be far from $2,-,!'<!*. treat rhoumatizm, • 10. * inch, kidneys, dropsy, and all chron- Thi* ig Mr. Royal', fifth fire sipci'ic diseases of the eyes and entire he has been koping house and in ad- body, absorb adenoids tonsils, cata- dition he was badly burned when child, carrying scars from same now. Just six years ago this month, hi burned out on Second street, i. front of thc telephone exchange. All of the ten negro gamblers ar rested Saturday night of last week have been Released on bond except • m-Ik.I— • ~ ^and straighten cros* eyes, all without knife or pain. Some eyes are cured so that glasiies need not be worn. Women and children given special care. Don’t forget the date and place as al-ove. Don't htsitote to call or write for information. Herbert L Moor, Graduate Optometrist . year * 01 continuous practice to Tifton and scores of satisfied cue tomers. If you are suffering wm other troubles caused by eye strain . if gh i (ii). to cert and *•* ‘f pn.perfy fltt&r .each box. Oc. ta,th* Myon Hotel Block eviry dav. 4