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The Tifton
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'HELATEST NEWS BY WIRE
Washington, Dee. 28 At noon all railroads went under
f^ernxnent control. At that time McAdoo was in a confer-
ence with the Railroad War Board which includes Daniel Will-
end Fairfax Harrison. At the conclusion of the co£fer-
* nce McAdoo announced that all reailroad officials will be re-
Qualified to Fill Position With Wide Range of Market for Tifton Some Call Cotton Druu^it sif
Entire Satisfactioa Feedstuffs .But Few Deals
Gunshot Wounds Inflicted by W
T. McCall Prove F^sf
Clerks and AttorneysHave Their
Hands Full
FUNERAL CONDUCTED. SUNDAY
f Operating committees of Vice-Presidents will retain their
FR*** * n< l absolutely no changes will be made at present. .
f ^" or the present there, will be no order unifying all systems,
all of these matters beingheld in abeyance until the Vice-Pres
idents can submit their recommendations to McAdoo regard
ing future operations.
Washington, Dec. 27.—President Wilson and Secretary
McAdoo held a conference for some time today arranging final
details for taking over the railroads tomorrow. It was after
wards learned that McAdoo will devote practicality all of / his
time forthe next three months to bringing the roads to the twgh-
•et efficiency. No general financing scheme will be necessary
*t the present it is believed- Officials declare that the rail
roads can “stand on their own bottoms ”
' -The cordial reception given by the
roads themselves to the Presidents move
-the administration.
New York, Dec. 27.—The Brotherhood of Railway Em
ployees will stand solidly behind the President in taking over
the railroads, its officials declared today.
Government possession and operation of the natioi's rail-
-roada for the war was proclaimed by President Wilson to be
come effective at noon Friday, December 28.
William G. McAdoo, retaining his place in the Cabinet ns
Secretary' of the Treasury, is placed in charge as director gen
eral of railroads.
Every railroad engaged in general transportation, wkh
Appurtenances including steamship lines, is tuken over and ill
systems will be operated as one under the director general.
In a statement accompanying the proclamation the presi
dent stated that as soon as Congress.reassembles he wopld re
commend legislation guaranteeing .pre-war earnings and main
tenance of railroad properties in good repair
Brans Bo„ r ht in Holder. Mo.rd Pr, Up lo 35 and,
Tvrilofjr, Daspile Short Local Held On. Local Dral* Bring
Crop Mills Hava Good Supply Good Mon *
Thr Central Grocery Company , But little cotton changed hands
feed inilU shipped a carload of vrive in Tifton Thursday when the spot
<beaa meal this week to Burlington, market touched thirty cents, which
|N. J. Since beginning operations, by the way was a record fo r the ite-
the Bills have shipped three carloads pie here. There was some cotton
to Savannah, one to Tampa, two to out on call and a portion of this was
, Luachburg, Va„ and one to Macon, ^ brought in, but there wn„ little large
whvh indicates the wide range of trading in spots. As a rule, those
the Barkrt for feed stuffs. who had been holding for 30 cents
The grist mills at the plant are now moved their pegs up to 35, and let it
in operation, special days being set go at that.
| said* for grinding for th»- public. ) Statements of Tifton banks recen-
Dificulty was experi*«\;ed at firat tiy published indicate about three- y
in obtaining experienced .'truer* for fourths of a million dollars worth of
the been grinding nusrhines. _ This 'cotton carried by local doalers amtC’
ho* been overcome by tite nureh;of ^Ihr advance yesterday will not ma-
I Survived by Four Brother, and ation Give, Him Opportunity to
Fi>o Si,tors. J Know What Tift Has to Eot
| Mr. Robert Lincoln Bennett, who Mr. B. Y. Wallace, of Tifton, has
| was shot by Mr. W: T: McCall at been appointed food administrator
'McCall’s home in northeastern Tift for Tift county, the appointment be-
county Thursday afternoon, died at lng ma dc by Ur Andrew M. Soule,
the Tift County Hospital Saturday federal food administrator for Geor-
morning at 4:30 o'clock. Mr. Ben- ^ja.
nett was given tho best medical at | The appointment of Mr. Wallace is
tention and an operation was perfor an ideal one. No man in Tift eoun-
med Friday morning in an effort to ty is
save his life. Hia ,
Mr. Bennett was bom near Cairo, mans;
then Thomas, now Gnarly county, 'pany
November 10. 1882. Hia father, food
Mr. William F. Bennett, died in 1910 him ii
Hia mother, with four brothers, four {count
sisters and a half sister, survives him.
The brothers arc: W H Bennett, of
Tifton; R P and K M Bennett, of
Cairo; B E Bennett, of Jacksonville,
Fla. The sisters are: Mrs P B Gray.
Until 9:30 and Every Blank j
Passed Upon Day Received.
From basment to ceiling, the Tift |
cqupty courthouse is a busy place ■
these days, with registrants and
questionnaires. The lawyers of Tif
ton have been busy two weeks, not
| to mention the Local Board, which is
in session until 9 o'clock every night.
Henry and Elias Webb are in the base
ment under the Clerk's office. Bob
Holder is in the office overhead, and
upstairs inthe courtroom attorneys
are advising registrant, how to fill
out their blanka.
There are few if any slackers in
Tift, and nearly every questionnaire
mailed out, except those not deliver
ed at the postoffice, ha* been return
ed. As quick as the blank is return
ed the Loqal Board passes on it. and
that settles the matter so far as the
registrant is concerned, unless he ap
peals to the District Board.
lip to and including this morning.
135 questionnaires had been mailed
•at. The total draft registration is
1,267. which leaves 532 yet to be
or .a little less than half the
ifrontinc the Board on Dec,
those mailed. 308 have
untry and the ral-
very gratifying to
Wallace's natural busi-
loblic spirit and patrioL
jranee that the position
nistrator In Tift county
filled. As chairman of
the food conservation campaign he
placed Tift ir. the lead in Georgia
[and as food administrator will see to
ker. who was unable to make the it that Tift ranks among the besj.
trip. i Uncle Sam. Georgia and Tiffcoun-
Mr Bennett had been a resident of ty arc lucky to haye Mr, Wallace's
Tifton at different times forten years 'services.
or more, being engaged in the hard- j Following is the letter making the
ware and implement business here appointment:
with his brother, Mr W H Bennett, ijjon B Y Wallace
olW was manager of Bennett's Hard- | Tifton Ga
• ra .7' X "f' I My dear Sir: By virtue of the
Mr Bennett married Miss V.llie authority vested in me by the U. S.
Knight at Tifton in February 1907. Pood Administration, I hereby ten-
„he survives him. jder you the position of food admin-
Mr: Bennett was „ member of tho irtrator for yoUT e0Bnty Your
Ie-.hod.st church andone of the mo «r selection for this position appeals to
prominent young bigness men of me a , eminently wise and proper
Tifton. He also had been in busi- nnd f, VO red by leading citizens of
ness at Moultrie and Cool.dge and is your communi ty. The service which ,
well-known throughout this section. you fovt been asked to rand'? i, im. I
McCall was arrested Friday and I. portae and ea , Pntial every 1
10 ~' here point of view. President WJilson I
The funeral of Mr. R. L. Bennett nnd Mr. Hoover under whom, I am 1
i Was hfId * t ,he Tifton Methodist working believe that food wflL win
,church Sunday after.,oon at 2 o'clock the war. They have so indicated
( thc services being conducted by Rev. this on num „. 0 u« occasions, and a ra-
,G. W. Mnthewj assisted by Rev. C. view of the world's food situation
| W - Dunlen. There was special confirms the correctness of their
■music by the choir. diagnosis.
I The following were pallbearers: ^ qUe , tion of food conservation. |
Perry- MeCran.e. R. M. Lankford. K. thl , c , iminiltion of .peculation, the
r r i- * Mitchell. Walter Sut movement of food directly f*>m the
j* 0 "'/' R ' F ' Dln ® nor * Producer to the. consumer without
i* n iu '** ' unreasonable cost, the prevention of
I T * M ‘ rnan y floral offeri "W sent .by hoarding and the protection of the
.relatives and friends of the deceased pro ducer arfd the fttnily of the man
expressed their sympathy for the of , imited incom( . are am ' onB lhe
ereared family. • more important things which the
[mailed,
task co
15th.
!been returned and passed upon.
The Loral Board has been highly
complimented on thejy)stematie man
ner in which it hay-bandlcd the work,
and the rapidity ^ilh which its busi
ness is being transacted. Within
xevfn days nfter the last question
naire "has been mailed 'V'ly man in
Tift county-who, has JOT'! his ans
wers will know exactlyyftv he stands
nnd what is expected of him in this
way of military serrice.
American Headquarters, Dec. 28.—Three more Ameri
cana, one corporal, and two privates have been killed. Two by
bombs from enemy aeroplanes and another by a shell.
Washington, Dec. 24.—American troops will soon form the
principal body of strategic reserves on the Western front and
will hear th'4 brunt of the fighting, Secretary of War Baker in
timated today, in hia weekly review.
This fact is fully appreciated by the enemy and accounts
for the peace feelers and preparations for a big drive the Secre
tary states.
1 Even granting that the enemy will achieve local success-/
e» he knows, declares Mr. Baker, that his efforts can ha^ no,
Influence on the final outcon^.
Italy is fighting to the limit of her power and has-success-
folly stopped the German invasion.
It is believed that the opposition to the Lenine govern
ment will prevent the enforcement of any peace agreement
QUESTIONNAIRES RETURNED
If Your Name is on lhe List Call <
Local Board at Once.
The questionnaires of the folios
ng -persons have been returned 1
s unclaimed:
Robert Storkes, col.
Willie Anderson, col.
Franklin Carr,' col.
Jim Carter. Col.
•Sam Farley, col.
Julius Cole. col.
Frank Senrles, col.
BIG TIMBER DEAL.
Jesse Hopes, col.
Jim Lunsford, col.
Harry Hnlliday, eol.
Herbert Grant, eol.
Charlie Green, eol.
Alonzo Page, col.
Ranks Jones, col.
Glover Bender Melhpin.
George Williams, eol.
Elijah Wilson, eol.
James Wilkinson.
Jim Price, eol.
Ed Brown, col.
T.ovl Patterson, eol.
Clarence Painter, col.
Emms-tt Sylvester RnUrdge,
These mhy he had by railing
le office of this Board immediate
London, Dec. 27.—The speech of the Austrian Premier,
Count Czerain, to the peace delegates at Brest-Litovsk on
Christmas day, in which he stated that the Central Empires
favor peace without annexations or indemnities is regarded
ker* *» • German offer to all Allied countries, and does not
apply to Russia singly.
Germany and Austria are expected to make known their
real intentions of annexing Russian territory as soon as they
am that the other Allies will not accept the German proposals,
v Paris, Dec. 28.—France was the first to answer the Austrn-
Qh-man peace proposals- Foreign Minister Pichon announced ,
ht the Chamber of Deputies that France will refuse to treat 1
Germany or. that basis. His speech was enthusiastically '
Mehred.
Tifton, Georgia.
privileged in hav-
An American sentry has been found with his ihroat cut
it is officially declared “he must have been killed after
i|*ui e. JI Information concerning this "German savagery
hed the troops in one of a series of bulletins. Here is what
•heard: “After a'WTffl'y'fEe Germans on trenches held
American troops, a lone sentry of infantry was found
1 his throat cut from ear to ear. He had been surprised by
wit$ his throat cut from ear to ear. ,
an Sverwhelming force of Germans and must have been so
killed after capture. Such brutality is familiar to old soldiers
who served against the savages in the Philippine campaign." ,
Bolshevik! troops at Harbin, Manchuria, have been defeat
ed in battle by the Chinese, who captured lhe garrison.
Apparently distrustful of the Rumanians, Ukranian foces
who are opposed to the Bolsheviki, have occupied several Ru
manian divisional headquarters onthe battle front, disarming
those ofthe Rumanians who offered resistance.
An indication that things in Germany are not going in ac-
sordance with the German government’s desires, is the report'
that more than 300 members of the German minority Socialist
■nty were'arrested in numerous cities Christmas Eve. This
■Much of th ^Socialists long has desired peace and refused to
fcquiesce in the government’s war program-
P Once again the Germing htve endeavored t/ break the
French front on the VerdiRi sector, but again have failed.
Two assaults deliyered north of the Cpurieres woods resulted
In the defeat of the enemy and the infliction of heavy casualties.
In Italy the battle is still raging on, the Piave front The v
Dont let thenrj get it;
Keep it safe in Our Bank,
The hands of the world are afterryour’money ail
the time-day and nlght-and they will get It. too. ^IfJ you
carry It around with you, or hide It away. \
■E Why not play the game safe * Deposit your money
n a safe, sound, conservative bank where you can check
[ It out at will, or let It draw Interest for you while Idle.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
Put YOUR money In OUR bank.
We pay 5 per cent Interest.
Come to Pur bank.
The National Bank of Tifton, Ga.