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3 COMMISSIONERS
ARE TO COME BACK
Washington, June 20 To meet the situation created by
yrea*iooal delay on the food control billj President Wilson
appoint a Board of Control for Exports, with drastic su- Q ne Commissioner Act is to be
the exports of food.
prarl.rn.rimi U expected'to be issued within the next
Bur hours. Th» Board will apt under the recent act pro-
cargoes from 1 earing without a license from the gov
19—The probability of the National
to Frapce without the intensive training that was
igthened today when orders were issued to
ien to mobilize in armories and train there,
guardsmen received on the border and will
French front is regarded as Sufficient
Allied troops have taken all-railway
'occupied all the territory in Lorissa and,
' t * '
—-A wave of patriotism coupled with
^»eparate peace'haf followed the arrival
b German peace overtures and the vote
^^immediate offensive by the army is regard-
alt of the mission’s effort*,
t keeps constantly in touch with political events
1 Scott confers constantly with Minister of War Keren*"
L*> and the army chiefs- It i s expected that the visit of the Am
ericans will be a lcihg one. *
Washington, June 21.—Sin sites were announced to-
dry for the National Guard camps. They are Macon. Augusta,
Spartanbui g, Greenville, Montgomery and Anni*ton-
London. June 21.—Unofficial dispatches from the fc6nt
state that there are indications that the Germans in Belgii
Save fallen back southward from a point West of the Lyg river
p the Warneton sector. /
LoiTdon. June 20—Vice Admiral William S. Sims,/U. S- N..
a been appointed to take general charge of the operations
ihe allied naval forces in Irish waters.
In the Austro-ltalian theater the Italians on/ the Asiago
lateau, southeast of Trentino, are again developing the offen-
tve which last week gave them considerable -territory, but
jj was stopped by the weather conditions- The Rome War
Office reports the taking of formidable positions on the plateau
and the capture of more than a thousand officers and men. be
sides inflicting heavy casualties on the Austrians, who strenu
ously resisted the advance.
The expected -general engagement along the Macedonian
front has not yet developed but on various sectors, notably in
the Cerna bend and north ftf Monastir, the artillery activity has
again increased.
The weakly report of losses to-British shipping sunk by
ines or mines has again reached alarming proportions,
s an icrease over the repPHs of'fhe past six week's of
iage destroyed. The latest figures, twenty-seven vessels of
r 1,600ions and five under 1.600 tons.'placed the losses in
j the first category higher, except during the week ending April
[ 21 and 28. than during any similar period since Germany’s in-
ifled submarine campaign began. During the latter -eeks
r and thirty-eight merchantmen respectively were sent to
the bottom-
Oh the fighting front* in France the British forces-of Field
Marshal Haig have recaptured important positions from the
Germans east of Arras, while the Germans in the Champagne
region have gained a foothold in French first line trenches.
The British gain wa s made east of Monchty-Le-Preux.
where Monday the Germans under cover of a violent bombard
ment drove back the British and occupied their trenches. Be
tween the Aillette'river and Moulin De Laffaux the Germans
in a strong attack'in which huge effectnqea were used raptured
^ section of a trench held by the French.
Near Lens, the Canadians in an assault on a position held
> Germans which was barring the way to the coal city
ted out the defenders and captured the trenches and incor-
1 them into the British lines. The Germans in vicious at-
i endeavored to regain thii lSst terrain, but were beaten
INCORPORATE MILL PROPERTY
Proposed in AdrertSeod
By Senator and Ropro.ontatlTa.
Ravart to Former County J»lan.
According to notice given by Rep
resentative Ellis and Senator Hen
dricks, threec local bill* of especial
interest to the citizens of Tifton and
Tift county, will be introduced at
tie session of the General Assembly
rhich meets n Atlanta nexf Wed
nesday, June 27th.
First of these repeals the act
naming one County Commtssiontfr
for Tift.
The next -creates a Board of three
Dmmissiohcrs of - Roads and Rev
enues apd divides the county into
road districts, it is supposed upon
much ,-fhc same general plan i
■ration two years ago. An addition
s the creation of a Superintendent
.f/roiuB nnd bridges for the county
»fid provision for competitive bids
■for county supplies.
The third bill contemplates tak
ing into the ilicorporate limits of the
city- of Tifton what is known as the
Tift mill property south of Second
street, in the eastern part of the
city. Thig hns been a bone of con-
hetween political factions in
Tifton for the past twenty year*.
The advertisment of the three
bills follows:
NOTICE OF LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is hereby given that the '
three following local bills will be
introduced in the General Assem
bly of Georgia at its regular ses
sion convening the Fourth Wednes
day in June 1917.
W. H. Hradricks, Senator.
R. C. Ellis, Representative.
Slst. College Will be Awarded
Again This Year.
Macon. Ga., June 16.—Short
term eouraea in the State College o'
Agriculture at Athens will be
awarded by the Georgia Southern
end Florida Railway Co. to the
young man in each county traversed
by the line in Georgia who wins in
the Pig Club contests, for 1917.
Vice President and General Man
ager John B. Munson announce#
that prize* to the winners in Bibb.
Houston. Dooly and Crisp countiee
be awarded at the 1917- Georgia
State Fair at Macon nnd that the
prizes to winners in Turner. Tift,
Berrien, Lowndes. Echols. Clinch
Charlton counties will be
awarded at the 1917 Georgia-Flori-
da Fair to be held in Valdosta.
The prizes are to Be competed
ir in accordance with the rules
of the State College of Agriculture.
NAVY ENLISTMENTS
Following a Week of Aggressive
Campaign in Couny
A PERMANENT URBANIZATION
r CiUso
For Tift Proposed. E'
County Allied to AW U Greet
National Movement.
Following an aggressive campaign
for 4h f Red Cross in Tift county,
during Red Cross Week, which be
gan last Sunday, there is to be a
grand rally next Sunday at the high
school building in Tifton, to which
every citizen of the county
otrfy invited, but urged to co
this meeting, a permanent Red Cross
organization will be formed for
Tift county, to continue during t\jg
war.
This was decided on at the mcet-
ng of the joint committees from
Sunday, which
Preparing Already for Meet efSov-
ereign Camp in Jaly.
Atlanta, Jun# 19.—When Atlanta
hat .finished the entertainment this 1
week of Rotarians from the four
corners of the English speaking,’
world, attending the International I
Convention here, and has tent them I >
■"L. TLC, S CONTRIBUTIONS COMING IN
hands will “turn to” and begin ac- . _ .
tive preparations for the entertain- J,w •“* Gr# * kl Flm ** ^ eh *
ment of the Sovereign Caapeonven* , Cdfritt »• ■
tion of the Woodmen pf'ths World,'
which meets in'" AtKnta about the!
Th following young men ............ , ,
here yesterday for the navy and left v «‘ ou * ..... fhureh
las# night, for Atlanta, whore they ■«•«!» Z A
will take their final examination.- Monday afternoon at 6.30. Dr A
and he assigned to tMir training^. Fort was elected chslrmn ofj^
; meeting nnd H. H. Hargrett secre-
A Bill.
To be entitled an Act to repeal
Act creating the office of Commis
sioner of Roads and Revenues for
the County of Tift and for other
purposes approved August 13th,
1916, and Act amendatory thereof
approved August 19th, 1916, and
for other
stations.
Wm. Jones Gautier. i a,.-.
Th,. 'meeting was a very enthusins-
J2* • U M-taJ** SR. J"
On> Willi.m tl.mHInn. ■ mn.l, h, Dr. Dart,,. JO*.-
Frank Ed.„d Wltoa. Dr. Fort. Mn.-or HOT.lt. Mg.
.'hirf Gnnnrr-. MM. W. f. MF- K.nl. E. S-.ttbb,, J. B. Mur.—,
Tif- Mrs. Peterson and others.
“ Tifr County Red Cross or
inn is to be permanent. Il
London, who spent yellerday
Prof. C. W. \
ville, ha* boll we
He picks it over N
tlrday of each week,
going over it four t
half a gallon of infea
of Vance-
his cotton,
lay and Sat-
itd Mb'far in
has found
"Prof. Cooper has jmly six a«H*
of cotton, and It is good. H e hopes'jxuditorium
by hard work to gather a crop, de
spite the weevils.
r purposes.
A Bill.
To v be entitled an Act to create a
Board of Commissioners of R-iads
and Revenues in and for tin County
of Tift, consisting of three mem
bers; to define their qualifications,
powers and duties and to provide for
their compensation; to prescribe
their terms of office, the manner of
their election and the manner in
which vacancies shall be filled;
provide for the division of the
County of Tift into three road dii
txicta and that *on* Commissioner
ghall be elected from each district
by the voters of said district;
prescribe the manner in which the
public 'roads in said county shall be
graded and worked; to provide for
Superintendent of roads
bridges for said county; to
bis. qualification*, powers and duties
and provide for his
to provide for' a repair
pair the roads of said county;
<r provide a Superin tsndent for
same and for his compensation,
Mr. Farmer
The greatest single clement in the successful management of
a Farm is the co-operalion with a Bapk..
We also need this-co-operation and we especially solicit the
v acc&unt» of Farmers. 1
Help us when your yield is plentiful and we Iwill help ,-you
When it isn’t.
Make Our Bank your headquarters whenever you come to
town. *
Bank of Tifton
wilt be bore aicuii Monday, for
purpose of enlisting men for the
. and- will bo stationed at the
liting office at thd postofficc for
day.
e# Georgia
Judge Walter Colquitt, Director
middle of July and which Is exacted i for Geo nP* of the Red Cross, will
to bring not less than SO,000 visitor*' deHver * ddre “ for 0,e Ti ?
to the city. I County Rally, to be held at the high
In point of size the Woodmen's; * cho ° 1 au d 'K>"um Sunday afternoon
nvention will be the largsst ever, * l ® °' c h>ck.
held here, excepting only th, Im-! Jud «° c °kl uitt “ on e »f the states
perlal Council of the Mystic Shrine m “* t rifted speakers and Tifton
which met here in the spring of 1914 ^ ver y fortunate in securing him.
snd will be attended by prominent 1 The P^P'e °f the county should not
Woodmen from every stst* in the | f®*' to avail themselves of the oppor.
well as manv other coun- tunity to hear him.
trie*. News that Judge Colquitt would
' -ound of attractions art being b e v ; : . W«* conveyed to Dr. Fort
arranged , for the Woodmea, among 4 telegram this morning from
these being a mimic sir battle be-'®9*- '" ,U J Snsvcly, in charge of
the Rad Croat work in Georgia. .
Pied-
NORMAL SINGING SCH'5L.
To Begin
county, not a city affair,
continue for the duration o!
DIXIE LEAGUE.
will be i
the war.
Already Tift county has furnish
ed nearly one hundred young men
for the different branches of Undo
Sam’s fighting force*. Under Se
lective Draft it will furnish nearly
fifty more. It is the duty of those
who stay at home to provide for the
of those who go to the
front.
The selection of the high school
admirable one.
There is plenty of room for all, and
grand county rally for Rod Cross
Work Will be n fitting dedication for
Tuesday's RmbIu.
Bainbridge 7-0. Tifton 2-4
Quitman 13, Eufaula 7.
.Moultrie 11, Dothan 8.
Wednesday's Results. ,
Bainbridge 8, Tifton 6.
Dothan 8, Moultrie 2.
Quitman 6, Eufaula 2.
Tbs Steading.
Moultrie 80
Eufaula 22 1
Bainbridg e . . ..22 5
Quitman ..■*T^-.-22 5
Tifton 18 !
Dothan 19 i
Today's Carnes.
Quitman at Dothsn.
Tifton st Eufsula.
Bainbridge at Moultrie.
13 .
DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY
Sam Kulbersh is offering, so
special bargains, in spite of the high 1
cost of living. The goods l must go.
I am still overstocked 1 and
sell new goods for less thnp the old
prltt,
* Genuine Palm Beach abd JCool
Kloth suits, worth from S8\#o’ *10;
now going at *4.98.
Men's Dress Shirts, worth *1.60
vide for competitive bids in the <# nrrw ^mg at TOcts.
...... —-Il- ^ „ onJ
*1.25 to *1.50, going
Tennis slippers going st 39 cents.
Th r very best overall*,
*1.25, going at 79 cents.
purchase of supplies for said'County
and in making contracts for work,
and to provide a penalty for failure
to comply therewith; to.provide for
a clerk for said Board,, prescribe Ha
powers snd duties and provide for
hi* compensation; to provide when
this Act shall become effective, and
for other purposes.
Contributions O
Flfteei r taut*'* liter yesterday's
paper was »ut askisig for contribu
tions Mr. Morris fi. Levy handed
TreasiD-y Ba.rgrett a *6 bill.
Soon afterwards Alex Nicholas mail-
annual summer normal ^ thf Tr( . Murcr B cheek for *6. for
his contribution.
It is of especial interest that Mr.
Levy is a Russian Jew and Mr. Nich
olas a native Greek. These men have
set an example that the people of
Tift will do well to foBow_
Send in. your contribution now,
-ill making check-payable to The Amer-
Ty Ty on Sse-od i »■
of July.
The
singing school will begin
on July 2nd and will run for 20
Everybody in the territory whn*is
interested in)good singing is invjt-
unite therr. Provide* the com
munity raise* th<t necesury funds
to ay for the course by inscription .
tuition will be free. The Khcel
The Tift County Bed Cross Rally
will be held Sunder mfterni
in the auditorium of the high
school building.
There will be * five minutes talk
i the Red Cross work from a re
ligious standpoint.
A fire minute talk on the Red
Cross work from a woman’s stand
point.
A five minute talk on the Red
Cross work from a medical Stand-
Permanent organization.
Music, before and during meet
ing.
The foregoing is the program
outlined for the rally at the meet
ing of the Program - Committee In
the offices of. Dr. Fort Tuesday
night. Practically a full attendance
of the committee was present and
Rev. C, W. Durden presided.
The entire citizenship of Tift
county U invited to the meeting and
Ty Ty. Cfcula. Omega, Brookfield,
and Fender are expected to send
representative delegations. A per
manent organization will be formed
iW ihe duration of the nr,
A speaker of etate-wide reputa
tion has been invited to make
wddmr An extensive advertising
campaign is being planned.
MONEY SAVING PRICES
be taught by Prof. Geo f. Staple- ■ l«*n Red Cross. Then make arrange-
n . menta to attend the big county rally
For further inforaatioe, consult | Sunday afternoon hnd hear what
write either J. F. Rc«, W. H, j *h* R* d Cross means and why it
Willis or J. S. Gibbs. shotald be supported by ell tbs peo-
- | pie, lsrespeetive of nationality, de-
WOODMEN INITIATED. > nomination or ereed.
rery interesting seedm if Jo-1 The Advertising Committee of tAa
niper Camp. W. 0. W.’ ms held at Tift County R« d Cro*a Asaoeia-
the hall Tuesday light I tion has received the advertising
Four candidates were Wtlited ini matter from Atlanta and has already
to the mysteries of th* ortar: A. A, distributed some of the posters
Hutchinson, A. D. Tsylt. J. R. throughout th 4 business section of
Daniels and Frank Goggsm The la- the city. The committee is going
Itiation'wsu conducted hy 9* eamp’e I ahead in
degree team. their part jif th* work.
1-2 to 1
a going
worth }2
at 10 cents.
Best "36-inch Sheeting, worth 16
. ’ 1 cento, now going at TO cents.
1 • . | We also have a beautiful lino of
T. b, •» A« » .».bd! Ciin ,. n
.« Act ..Utlbd "A. A.t to | 5 „ BO ,„ 4 |S •„«
th, c».n,r ot th. City of Tllto. to „ ,
provide n n«w charter for the City,
of Tifton; to define its llmita’) andj^^
for other purposes, approved Auguvij"'"*' s>m
16, 1915, by extending the limits of; m>Jb Su . eft Tifton’ Ga.
of said city so as to includ e and an- i . . *~ _
„ld City .11 ft.t •"■Dtojy, reltU ., ^ „ d
botihdcd to, (Silo-,, Beftin ,t ^ „„ kUo „ of „ ld «*
point where the east line of ■
_ Saturday, June 28rd. we will
The very best dress ginghams, strictly for cash at following prices:
2 packages ''Krumbles” 18*
packages oatmeal
cans pic peaches
cans "Rotedale” dessert
peaches
2 pounds Arbuekles coffee .
pound Lord Calvert coffee.
1 pound Blue Ribbon coffee.
26 pounds sugar *2.48
1 dozen “Giant” jar rubbers.
2 dozen Golden Glow jar
rubbers
bars Clean Easy soap 26c
(Only six ban to one customer.)
Bring us your butter, eggs and
chickens. ^
Five per cant of our cash receipts
Saturday will be contributed to the
. Visit my store nnd see for your-
tnrjr when the same *
t includ-
City i.i,~n. th, h.nh lib, of lid tt i„, on „ r .t, limit, „t
th. nsht ot -y of th, AU.„t„ |th , „„ ,, T „„ d . „ a, _
(OIIK On, R.ilw,iy and ran in 8 jbrimtiCTinn A, tie City of Ttttc, -K«t t:ra„
w K t,,y dni» th, «id;„„ ^ „, d ulTitd ^ wd
n.rth Im, of Mid „«ht of of a,. „ d ln.„,„ I md-
•' “ ™:i„ upon ,11 pc non, .hd prap,n, in
,.,nu. in „ld City; th..,. n.nh ^ „ mdrott. th. fd.y-
■Inn, th, —, line ot aid Tift -- „ „ d p. | nddd , .„ ,, „ ld
to >h, lin. of Sraond w „ d .
i I-' "V iheteof; to. moke ,o,h change, and j Cleveland Ohio, in September,
aloe, th. eonth >». rt »il Sm.nd ^ „ „„ b . "
SU«t tn a point dim,Uy north of; „ ta nadjurtm,
th. portion of rnhi •“ »”,V~df U. | ta)1 , „ h.„in „und,d.
-v— “
square with no excejAions there- oVovn5*T*ftaTELSsewnToKoS»«!««S
from; to strike from said charter th, 22^te2^J h t>^^a» ! a!dSli3m^*?S
The Lcver-Chamherlain bill, which has the support el the
President and which both Houses are considering, provide*:
For the creation af a food dictatorship to be vested by th*
President in Herbert C Hoover.
Drastic punish neat to prevent the cornering of food sup- -
plies;
The President raty seize factories and plants to produce
President may dme the exchange* to prevent speculation.
President may the la re prohibition to prevent foodstuff*
from being made inte alcohol.
A minimum price to be set to assure producer# of a fee*
profit. 1
In a letter to Coagreeeman Borland President WO*oe de*
dared that Congress mut pass the food hill by July"let to pro
tect the people from peculator*. The President stated that hip
object wa, not to contfel the food of the country, hut to r
it from the control of peculators.
£ I
K. P. BAKER sad GO.
dwlt .
Dr. Brooks was again elected d*L
egate to the National Assoc la ton of
Retail Druggists which meet* lit
Herbert t_ Moor,
Graduate Optomot
Two years oi. continuous nract
in Tifton and scores of satisfied c
tomera. If you are suffering wtib
headache.'or other tioublea ca—*
by eye strain be su** and consult
and see If gla-aea properly fitted
Is th* Myon Hotel Block every dav-
..\e man with money wKotiiuLs it
safe'in the Bank can some day buy
thni home. Be a man with money
Don't build "CB»tlte In the air." It Isn’t fair to the
0irk C*et *jght dettp tP ’.'BRASS. TACKS and BANK your
money. Then when you find a bqrgin In a home you
can buy It. /
Money In the bank makes a hoppler Aome- oskany
married man.
. Put YOUR money In OUR bank.
We pay 5 per cent tnterast.
The NationsBank of Tifton, Ga.
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