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The Tifton Gazette.
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THE LATEST NEWS BY~\\IRE
THE TIFTON GAZETTE, TIFTON, GA. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER30^191^
VOLUME XXJX.-NUMBER 34.
London, Dec. 6.—A fleet of thirty German aroplanes raid
ed the southeast coast of England this morning. Fire fought
their way to London. Two were shot down. Many bombs
were dropped, but the damage was small.
•fc. . London, Dec. 6.—The British extended and strengthened
^^Wpeir positions during the night but there were no groat oper-
v!. 0 ^ importance the War Office announced.
* iruro, Nova Scotia, Dec. 6.—The northwestern part of
P Halifax is on fire. Fifty are reported killed, many injured
W ****1 hundred of buildings demolished when aj\ American am
munition ship was rammed amidships by an incoming steamer
and exploded. Both vessels sank, with their crews.
Buildings two miles away were damaged by the explosion,
L which was heard a hundred miles from Halifax.
Fire aid was summoned from surrounding towns. No
effort can be made as yet to estimate casualties or damage.
All energies are bing directed to rescue work.
New Brunswick, N. S., De c. 6.—The death toll at Hali-
, f** •* reported to be four hun dred, with the fire ..till raging.
It is reported it was a British c raise r that rammed the Amo
can ammunition ship. The ere ws of both vesse&l were blown
to atoms.
The menace of a dash by the Austro-Germans down
through the hills and out upon the plains of Venetia has been
provided for. so far as the reinforcements of the Italians by
the British and French troops and the bringing up of fresh
guns is concerned.
In Mesopotamia the British and Russian troops have car
ried out a successful operation against the Turks, but just
where has not been stated. This is the first report of the fight
ing" of the Russians with the British in this region since they
formed a junction after the British captured Bagdad.
Although a British official announcement characterizes
as a "shameful statement” the reports from Berlin and Vienna
•that Rumania has proposed to enter into negotiations for an
armistice with the Teutonic allies, both Berlin and Vienna rei
terate that negotiations are in progress.
Copenhagen, Dec. 4.—The Russian Commanders on the
inthem and Eastern fronts have notified the War Office that
tney will refuse to recognize, any armistice of the Bolsheviki,
according to dispatches from Petrograd today.
Germany and Austria are making fresh withdrawals of
troops from that section of the front controlled by the Bolshe
viki.
Petrograd. Dec. A.—Negotiations for the release of all
German and Austrian prisoners of war fn Russia will soon be
concluded, according to the newspaper, Vido Mosti, today.
Lenine will order the prisoners turned over to their own
srnments. Trotzsky has issued a decree dismissing all the
LAWYERS SETASIDE PLAN PROPOSED FOR j TIFTON PRODUCTS
BUSINESS MATTERS MORE HOUSES HERE HELP FEED NATION
WillDevote Seven Days to Assist Mutual Home Building As«>cia- Carloads Corn and Velvet Beans
:— d— ~t v;r» tjon May be Formed I Forward
mg Registrants of Tift
All COURT CASES -WILL WAIT ROHE PROBLEM IS GREATEST FIRST FROM OUR FEED MILLS
■ Will Be Al
Registrants subject to the selective A mov
draft law in Tift county and in the P rcsSin R
f.on Ciro.it are going to have all of l “ un J; he ?
e legal advice they need during the
ven days when the que-tionaires
e to be filled out .
Judge R. Eve. of the Tifton CJr-
lit. and Judge J. II. Pr : ce. of the
ty Court of Tifton.
ders postponing all
open court and chambers during the ; ”
it to relieve the most
in Tifton today was
meeting in the Board
of Trade offices Wednesday' night,
when 25 of Tifton's business'
ithcred to discuss the house prob- , product
Corn in Bulk Went lo Lynchburg,
V»„ Been Products Wont to
Savannah Find Ready Market.
Tifton is doing her bit toward
feeding the nation.
The Tifton Feed Mills are shipping
this week the first carload of com
tnd the first carload of velvet bean
CONGRESS IN SESSION
. To l.y
1 though
oms goes t
Wouldn’t have j,
so far. would
r of velvet bean products j
The organization of a mu
’j building association was proposed and
a committee - composed of Messrs.
Frank Scarboro. R. Eve. J. F. Ri.lg-
ill. H.'H. Hargrett. Briggs Carson.
B. Y. W’nilace. and H. H. Tift. Jr..
was appointed to work out pliyis. j wm> " moment packing
draw up a constitution and bylaws, oration’ with the new y<
look into the matter of securing a j hc doing " b * ‘
charter and attend to ofber detail [ ,b ® country. All thi
meet j becn made within n year.
•port back I >'*ar. cotton was almost «
»e held atj mon *y rrop.
Friday eve- The Central Grocery Co. gives
notice tothe public that they cannot
he purpose b “y Yokohama beans, because those
of the meeting and sugga ted the fol- j offered are not matured.
matters. This committee
[, this afternoon and will
i general meeting
ar. Tifton will
•ward feeding
i,change has
.RACE NARROWS.
; of the five
days the questionm
be filled out.
The Tifton Bar Association has
adopted resolutions setting aside all
other business during the seven days.
The lawyers will remair
each day for the purpose of assisting
‘""i , .. . ' ning at 7 JO o’clock.
W.th .uck »**, ■ «». ft. Mr Sr , tWo
gist rants of Tift will have no
se for falling to properly fill out ;]owin(f plan
each questionnaire. The organization of a Mutual build-
_ ‘ ing association to build homes. Shares |
Tifl ° n B " Tata. Action. of gtock t „ bc cac h f each ] United Life C.mp.i.n do... on Dee.
A meeting of the Tifton Bar A*-L. ho gub .rribes agreeing to buy one! 20 ' b - °"'t Two Mor. W..k..
elation was called in the office of .hnrejjr more a month for a terra of I Two w ** k ® from Thursday ni K ht
the President. Hon. C. W Fulwood. ] five yMTa- which would make each 1 * 01 "® '“dy wi ' 1 h3vp won nn * ut °.
at A p. m. Monday. ' December ,ted. member a^-J. t o pay $600 in five T’ 1 ® Ford tourinir mr that is being
Those present were: C. W. Pul wood, j ycarSi um |er this plan, 2$0 member* K”"®" • w ®>’ in the United Life
President: T. A. McNichola*, Secre- woul ,i j.j e ld $]o 0 000 injfi ve years. 1 will 1
tary: H. H. Hargrett. Treasurer; i Anv man r0 uld take as n^uch stock as j 1,die ® wbo are competing for it.
B. Marrow; B. C. Williford; R. |he desired, paying $10 a month for! Th ' arrival of the prife car itself.
Eve; J. H Pool; J S Ridgdillj R. D] | each share, except the first aHfeth. which has been on display for ten days
Smith; H. S. Murray; R. C ; . ElW.: when $1 would be ^ded to each '* 1 the Tifton Sales Co has stimu-
J H. Price. j share a s an initiation fe* to meet-ex- j '“ted the enthusiasm of the contes-
The meeting was called to order! penses of organization! The notes tants qgd their friends to a point
by the President who announced, coajd be signed up for the five years I where they are working day and
the object thereof, the same: being and* $2b,000 to $40,000 borrowed u'Kht:
that the members of the bar would be j on these, with which homes could he A prize of this character as reward
railed upon to auist the registrants , built at once. Contract could be let, For a few weeks of pleasant effort
under the Draft Act in answis-ing the I for ten bouses at a time, thereby , fully justifies day and night work
ETkT.’ ‘T , “ UeU a QC ? ree Otammg an me q0 e*ti,mn«irt forroalat( . d by th. Pro- saving money. A. won a, a house i, 'and the ^ce is narrowing down to
I*J1 Diplomats who refuse to recognize Bolsheviki govern- jvost Marshal of the United 8tate. in completed, more money could be bor- ; those who not only “want’’ the prise,
' order that the work of clasaffyiflfc and rowed on this hon*r» and anotherj but want It badly enough to back up
..... . »%- e! onramrinc the new army could be built. This method would continue ' the want with work
American rlesdquarters in r ranee, Dec. 6. An of- j completed \i* rapidly as possible, and in force until from 60 to 100 homes Persons who buy United Life poil-
Statement today gives the details of the recent fight- I in order that the registrant* could were bunt A large, desirable tract'cies between now and Dee. 20th have
J in Which thfe American engineers were assisting the i avail themselves of the sen-ices of of land could be secured and all the the privilege of voting for one of the
Ti > — J • • any member of the bar making an- houses built inthe same section and ladies, whose name* follow in alphs-
*wers properly to the complicated improved along the same lines, but all j betical order: Mr*. Ed. Bussey, of
questionnaire. | of these houses would not be alike, i Omega; Miss Josie Estell Davis, of
After discussion among the mem-' Houses would be built costing from Chula; Miss Eva McAllister, of Har-
ber< present, the following motion $1,500 to $2,000 and rented'accord- .ding; Mrs. C. S. Pittman, of Ty Ty;
was madeby Hon. R. Eve: |ing to eost. Houses would be sold |and Mrs. P. P. Williams, of Enigma:
That the members of the Tifton 1 where a person wns able to make a Or course it will be possible for you
B.~, Association tend;r their scr. .ces ! rued payment and monthly payment*, to buy a United policy after Dee. 20th
ritish. The engineers were unarmed and were caught
l a barrage fire near Couseaucourt and ordered to retire
" Some who had taken refuge in dugouts were cut off.
Numerous casualties were suffered, but some of the men
thus cut off succeeded in making their way to the British
lines where they fought all day with the TommieST In
the meantime others who had retired went back ,to work
under fire, digging and holding trenches.
The conduct of the Americans is regarded by the
British as most commendable, an official statement says
The list of casualties will be issued tomorrow. Loss rela
tively small.
Valdosta. Dec. 3.—The coroner's jury investigating the
death of John T. Bohannon, who died in Lowndes county jail
Saturday night returned a verdict that he camc to his death by
.means of poison administered by his own hand with suicidal
• intent.
Bohannon was sentenced to six .vears in the penitentiary
Friday for bigamy. Last April he married Mrs. George Mi ley,
at Berlin, and took her to 'Florida. Mrs. Milev had $600.
ch he secured. Later developments showed that he had u
wife living at Lake Butler, Florida
free of any charge whatever to any ' The house problem is by all odds
ot who m-y nppl/ f„r same the biggest problem Tifton bas today
assisting him in answering the ques j "nd if the city is to continue growing,
nnaire, and for the space of pie \ this probleA must be solved in the
.-en days in which the registrant j near future. Mr. H. H. Tift is plan-
allowed to complete and fi.e his] ning the erection of from five to ten
w\T to give undiv' -1 ar-i w l olc I new homes in the neighborhood of
:• -taring said tev -lav* l» voch ! MHl avenue within the near future.
'(provided your health remains good),
but unless you apply by that date you
innot vote. ACT NOW.
The United Life is a fine. Old Line,
company of New Hampshire and its
Tifton office is in th^goatright build-
dwlt
HARVEST TIME
is here and the modem, up-to-date firmer feels the need
of co-operating with a good bank.
We earnestly solicit the accounts of fanners at this busy
time, and the courtesies of our institution are especially ex
tended to them at all seasons of the year.
Start a Savings Account with as *
against the Rainy Day.
Bank of Tifton
MEMBER, TIFTON BOARD OF TRADE.
The motion was properly pul by
the president, seconded and una
nimously carried.
Whereupon the meeting adjour
ned.
Ju«I a *a R«U*v« Lawyers.
Hot.. H. Ese.’JtitSge of “the 'Tifton'
Circuit announces that all matters
Withia opeiLcourt or in chambers in
the Tifton Judicial Circuit will stand
wrrttmnfd Utrrtmf Unr seven davs al- ■
lowed for classification of the Selec-
Draft in order that the lawyers of
the Circuit may give their undivided
time to the work of assisting Regis
trants and local boards in completing
the work.
Hon. J: H. Price of the City Court
of Tifton has made the same an
nouncement
C. W. Fwlwood,
Chairman, Loyal Advisory Board
1 but he will not be able to build
. mors at this time. If the houses
i were to be had, 25 homes could be
rented in Tifton today and it ,ta up
to the business mi
vide these houses.
WANT COUNTY DEMONSTRATOR.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
JanipCf-Camp No.--1+4-W. O. W..
held its annual election of officers
Tuesday night, with the following
result:
• B. -W, H«Qiisir, - -
W. H. Abbott. Ad. Lieut.
H. K. Dial. Banker.
R. II. Hutchinson. Clerk.
E. J. Youmans, Escort
Charles Blalock. Watchman.
A. M. Lee, Sentry.
.E. O’Quinn. Jr.. Manager.
The Woodmert enjoyed
supper after the election.
Many Tift county taxpayers have
signed ^the petition l>eing circulated
of Tifton to>ro- to hare the county commissioners
continue the woyk of the county
demonstration agent in Tift
fpunty. Each man signing seta
forth the amount -of taxes he pays-
which will demonstrate tothe commis
sioners who the men arc that are ask
ing for the work to be continued.
The petition will -be inid before the •
commissioners at their January meet-
Washington, Dec. 3.—Both Houses were called to order
promptly at noon for tho second session of the Sixty-Fifth Coo-
gresa
Washington, Dec. 4.—President Wilson in hia message
delivered personally to Congress today at noon recommended
that Congress immediately declare war on AustriA He stated
that Turkey and'Bulgaria were only tools of Germany and n»
declaration against them was necessary.
The President emphatically declared himself in favor of
a ‘peace based on generosity and justice,” after Germany au
tocracy shall first be shown the utter futility of it* claim toi
power or . leadership in the modern world. But, “our first
and loanediate task is to win the war,” he declared and “noth-
•ng shall turn us aside from this until it is accomplished.” “We
| will regard the war as won,” he stated, “when the German peo
ple say to us, through their accredited representatives, that
hey are ready to agree to a settlement baaed upon justice and
eparation of the wrongs their rulers have done.”
“The voice of humanity dviuand!» fhat no nation shall be
•obbed or punished because :lie rulers ot .one single country
" ul rico m - l: * - ml have done abominable wrongs.”. Mr. Wilson continued, “but
is is impossible to apply justice as long as the German ruler*
are undefeated. *
The President declared that peai must free Austria-Hun
gary, Turkey and Bulgaria froO* Prussian menace and permit
them to govern themselves without hjptlrince.
Kefcring to the German people the President stated that
the worst that could befall them would be for them toelect to
reman under the rule of leaders whom the Congress of Nation*
which will follow peace ceuld not trust nor allow to participate
in the world’s affairs.
Mr. Wilson stated that Russia had been poisoned by the
same falsehoods that have kept the German people in the dark.
The exigencies of war force us to regard Austria-Hungary
as a common enemy with Germany and a declaration of war is.
a neemary move toward the efficient carrying on of the war.
The President asked Congress for laws to govern entry
and daparture of people from the United States, also for more
strinjrnt price fixing laws, and for a law to confine enemy
alien in penitentiaries, where they will have to work for a
living
The President stated that he would appear before Can-
gressagain if the railroad situation demanded it.
Washington, Dec. 5.—Th* Inter-State Commerce Commis
sion a a special communication to Congress this afternoon, rec
ommended that the government seixe all railroads. It is ab-
solably necessary, the Commision states, that all railroads be
op«rited as a unit and . e the government finance them to get
them out of their present entanglements.
the Commission*, i letter to Congress was received short
ly after Representative Sabath introduced a resolution calling
for piemmfnt ownership of railroads and coal mines. Sab-
ath’s resolution charged that the railroads had deliberately
broujht about the present congestion of traffic and bad finan
cial Ratus in order to fore* the Inter-State Commerce Commis
sion b allow freight rate increases.
Washington, Dec. 6. Congressional action on the
railr«d situation will come early in the New Year. The
Presilent’s wishes will probably be followed. His decision
will ie made in the light of official reports before him.
Congress is divided into three groups: those who
wantto lend the railroads two billion; those who would
permt the railroads to pool their interests by repealing the
anti-rust laws, and those who want straighout govern-
mentownerahip.
Washington, Dec. 6. Practically half of the indus
trial >lants in the United States must be converted from ,
prodicers of non-essentials to the producers of essentials.
Worito this end commenced today under the direction pf
Georje Peek, head of the Special Industrie 0 Board of the
War Joard.
WANTS TO STAY HERE.
Mr. L. E. Blanchard, of Harlem.
.., wns a' visitor to Tifton on
Thankscivinc Day. Writing Mr. T.
E. Phillips, h* says:
“I never enjoyed a trip so much as
the one to your home and Tifton. I
] just wish that I could come tothat
:turned to the local board country and stay. There is a spirit
days from the time ] of thrift, energy and enterprise that
to Registrants Under Selec
tive Draft Act.
will shortly receive a blank
containing n large number of ques
tions which must be properly filled
out and
within i
tho same is mailed lo you In order captivates me. It is truly a great
thnt you may do' this 'properly' and jsectfoh and promises to be even more
promptly you may call on any law- J so. Such a trip as ours would be
yer in Tifton and he will give you great for anyone. Rember me with
all necessdry assistance and advice kindest regards to all.
relative thereto without charge.
There will be a committee of law
yers in session at the courthouse
from 8 a. m. to 4 p. m. on each of
the seven day* to aid you and you
avail yourself of their services
without cost
No charge will be made by any"
member of the ba r for filling out and
witnessing all neceeMiv affidavits
etc., required of Registrants.
C. W. F -iwood.
Chairman, Loyal Advisory Board
BOX PARTY.
There will be a box party at
Chula on Friday evening December
14 th..
Everybody is Invited to atend.
W. C. Dodson, Prin.
Fin# line of Ladies’ Coat Suita, in
all colon and the very latest styles,
just received and selling at the very
lowest prices at Levy's Department
Store. 14dwtf.
Herbert I- Moor.
Credoete Optewetriet
Two years of continuous oraettee
in Tifton and score* of mtisfied cus
tomer*. If you are suffering with
headache, or other troubles caused
by eye strain be sure and cor.*nlt me
and see if eia. w* pr-perlv fitted
don’t releive them. In our office
In the Myon Hotel Block every day.
The matter of continuing the cc
ty agent's work wa* discussed a
recent meeting of business men
committee composed of T. E. Phill
ips. J. J. Golden. S. A. Martin. J. J.
Phillips and Dr. N. Peterson v
appointed to circulate a petition,
which was drafted at the meeting.
CITY ELECTION WEDNESDAY.
Tifton’s municipal officers seeking
re-election at Wednesday’s election
were honored by .having a total of
cast without a ballot being
scratched.
There was no opposition to th* five
city officers seeking re-election and
the vote of 110 wa* a credit to the
•hr*; and the fact unffi there v
a scratch made was an indication
of the successful manner in which
the officers have conducted the city**
affairs.
The offieen re-elected are: Mayor
. H. Hargrett, Councilman L. E.
Bowen, B. H. McLeod and H. L.
Moor, for terms of two years each,,
and Briggs Canon, member of the
Board of Education, for three year*.
TO ELECT TRUSTEES.
The Board of Education Tuesday
called an election for school trustees
in each school district of the county
for Dec. 14th. This election is to
fill vacancies only, the trustee* being
elected for one, two and three year*.
Beaqtiful Una of Ladiee Coats, aD
style* and colors, at the lowest p
'at Levy's Department Store. 14dwtf ‘
Million* In gold stacked up In th« United States Fed
eral Reserve Bank* and guarded ?by Uncle Sam Insures
the safety of your money when you (have It In our Nat
ional Bank.
Come In and let's get acquainted In a Banking way
and If we can serve you by advising you come In wheth
er or not you are yet doing your banking business with
us. We will welcome you.
Put.YOUR money In OUR bank.
-‘Mi- , »
Wejpy 5 per.cent interest.
Come to ourfbank.