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V The Tifton Gazette. H- 6 ? and Jg.oo PER ANNUM. 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.