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IA Nil ARY *8.
The Tifton
THE TIFTON GAZETTE, TIFTON, GA. FRIDAY,
THE,
t news by wire BOARD EXAMINING TWO SESSIONS OF
MEN IN CLASS I COURT POSTPONE
, Pershing report* three American
Nc details .of the clash with the en-
I Private Albert Cook, of West Almond,
Now York; Private Harry Garman, of Catawba, Va.; Private
Leo E. Radi of Cleveland, Ohio.
TheM are the fir*t Americans reported killed in action in
two months.
Washington. Jan. 23.—Director-General McAdooi today
declared an embargo on all freight except food, fuel and war
munitions on the Pennsylvania lines to Pittsburg, Baltimore
and Ohio river points, and on the Philadelphia and Reading.
He did this at the request of A. H Smith, A»*i*tant Director
Ge n eral in Charge of transportation in the East It «» expected
the embargo will Last only a few days.
London, Jan. 23.—Two steamships are reported sunk ii
■ the Mediterranean by the Germans or their allies. 718 lives
were loet-
Nottingham. Engaind, Ja n . 23 At the opening session
the .Labor Conference,' Ftank Purdy, President, said that if
my would not accept the terms of President Wilson and
mier 13oyd-George that the Labor Party had determined to
|| ght on. He said that Germany and her allies could no lo n -
r claim that they are fighting a defensive war.
Londan. Jen. 24.—People in the thickly populated sec*
•ns of London have asked the authorities to start to killing
poised to be sold for food. While this may not be very palata-
k the ntfcessity has arises for it.
Stockholm .Jen- 19.—The Bolsbeviki government has con-
! -tented to the partitioning of Russia into several republics,
. these to be locally governed with a central government in
prPetarograd.
The cofiscation of all banks, mines, industries, railways
oad lands is included in the program.
Copenhagen, Jan. 1!*.—Germany is concerting her effort*
'towards making peace with Ukarania. according to informa
tion front Brest-Litovsk .today- It is reported the Germans
have pledged themselves to the following program:
Ukarania shall be given a part of Poland, Galicia and Ru
mania. Austria is to annex a part of Rumania and secure
Urge accessions of territory in the Balkans. Occupied por-
ftioos at Russia are to be set up as independent states under
Cold Weather and Coal Shorts
Stop Mills of Justice
tilVENTHREE CLASSIFICATIONS WORTH AND IRWIN AFFECT-
Sixty Registrants Summoned ou
Each of Four Days-
Ima Rejected and Others Declared
• s Fit for Regular or Specie'
Saraice.
Examination of registrants in
Class l in Tift county was begun at
:30 o'clock Monday morning and in
couple of hours, twenty men had
becq passed on. One-third of this
her was classed as fit for service,
another third classed as fit for spe.
cial service and the remainder turned
down it* physically unfit for any
military service.
Sixty were summoned for examirt.
atioti Monday, sixty more for Tues
day and the same number for Thurs
day and Friday. This will dispose
of practically all men in-Clas* 1, ex.
cept those having claims before the
district board.
Dr. I.. A. Baker ^ examining the
men. Chairman J. M. Shew. Clerk
H. D. Webb and .Assistant Clrrk E.
L. Webb an- attending to the clerical
work.
sals P.
° Adjou r n
Fifty registrants were examined
Monday, Jnn. 21, by the Tift County
Exemption Board.
Of these registrant* nine were pro
nounced physically deficient for any
military service j
Eleven were pronnounfced rl>: *•-
cnllv qualified for sperinl or limited
Four were sent to the Medical Ad.
isorv Board nt Fiixpernld, n« doubt.
Twenty six wer c . passed as physi
cally qualified for general military
ember, of Bar sue
lion Judge.Eva '
Both Tarn,,.
The cold weather, combined w
the coal shortage, is going to cai
the postponement of at least tv
sessions of Superior Court in
Tifton Judicial Circuit.
Judge R. Eve is in receipt of
titions from attorneys and offic
of the court nt Sylvester request
a postponement of the tprni
Worth Superior which >» due to
vene nt Sylvester next Monday,
like petition also requests the po
ponement of the term of Irv
Superior Court, which I* scheiiu
fo convene on the tbiri Monday
Februury.
The cause for each request I
postponement is the cjld wcath
coupled with the coal shortage..
each case it is stated Sint The c.
supply has been exhanXed and Tl
no more can be obtaised. * To i
lieve witnesses, litignntt erd orb
nttenAvnU fr<rm undue hard) hi’
the sessions will be posq->red.
Judge Eve will go ot-r iO Sylv
ter Mondny.to ndiourn V,'o-th Suf
i to Ocllln
February f •
The Ukaranian program is m«ch me
,8*t at the BolshevikL
s imperialistic, than
I^ndon, Jan- 22.—Peace nfigotmtivns at the Brest-Litovak
gfejence have been postponed- A report says that another
late to the Allies is being prepared.
^Mhingten. Jan. UL—Secretary. MeAdoo told the Scn-
Jommerce Committee today that government control of
p ’/gjlroads was necessary to prevent the nation’s credit from
Ing- demoralized and to expedite the movement of war sup-
He said credit through out the country was based lar-
road securities which were rapidly becoming of
.1 value under private management
. Members of the committee questioned him at length but
touth T defended government' control and stated that short
I should be encouraged and no route t".ken over by the
ment unsacessarily.
From the North sea tothe Swiss frontier the lessen
fn the rigors of winter has permitted the belligerents
In to send forth their men in enterprises which seem
ly forecast fighting activity nfbre extensive.
' On their extreme right in North Belgium the Ger-
is have carriecj out an “important raid” and gained a
..ing in French advanced trenches east of Nieuport,
ile along nearly all of the front in Flanders the artiller-
have increased tht? volume of their fire.
the south, around Lens, Arras and St. Quentin, the
ting, although still by comparatively smaH forces,
y regrowing in stre.ierth, while eastward along the
Chemin des Dame3, past Verdun and thence to the Swiss
border, the French and Germans are continuously engager!
on various sectors in artilie.’y fighting and in infantry ac
tivities considerably above tL'e normal, Rs compared with
■ tbr early days of .he war.
In th c physical examination be
fore the Tift County Exemption
Board Tuesday, out of forty-four
gistrants examined, thirty-one w
passed as qualified for service.
Three were pronounced physical
ly unfit for servlee.
Nine were pionounced qualified
for special limited sen-ice.
One was clnwed as doubtful snd
sent to the District Board at Fitz
gerald.
SECOND INSPECTION
OF PACKING PLANT
Probably W. I Be Made Tburs
day by Government Agent
WILL BEGIN KILLING SOON
I Arri.
Tift county's first wotmled son
.return from the batUefelds of E;
rope is Private Wm. -E Tdlum. ■
Co, A. 16th, Infantry, vho retume
home Monday aftemmn with a
honorable discharge frtm sendee.
.Mr. .Tatum's regime® was amon
the first sent abroad ftr service. H.
spent six months in Frinee and whib
in the front line tretches, hnd hi
knee busted. He w»a treated it
Fiance and then returned to Ameri-
ca, spending five week in a hospita
in New York, where his knee was
given special elertrirsl treatment
He is nlile to walk and get nroi-.m
•ery well, although tie knee is stil
i little swollen.
Mr. Tatum won't talk about bit
experiences abroad .string he would,
n't take nnything fortlie experience
he gained, but woulds't give a cent
to go back again.
He is a son of Mn, N. E. Tatum
id a brother of Mr. R. T. Tatum,
both of Route 3, TifWn.
Opening It Held up Ayr,
val of Three Inspectors to be
stationed Here Permanently.
(From Wednesday’s Daily.)
The' scconj inspection of th e Tif-
tos Packing Plant by a government .... • ,, ,
m, —MW* sv WMs twu.ajmet. H.I»J
• / H in France. JunS Ti as a member
Whet Atlanta Says.
Atlanta, Jan.^JU"—Private W. E.
Tatum, thc first Georgia soldier won n
ded in France to be returned home,
passed through Atlanta today on hi.
The first inspector
plant two weeks ago and approved i
it In every detail. He. was very well
plea-mil'an-1 had nn xritic-.-m to make
and “found moil! ftTr 'no suggestions
for .rii'im r:iu-nl.
After lh„ second inspection the
V
As the OWL U the emblem of
wisdom, the
. BANK BOOK
is the badge of success. If you're wise,
join the order today and successfully
solve your tomorrow.
Bank of Tifton
wwuHtrig'thf- arrival' 1 'of Wtiiree
government Inspectors, to be station,
d here permanently before .start
ing up. It is not .known definitely
when the inspectors will arrive and
for this reason n 0 announcement of
the hate the plant is.to start up can
Announcement of the opening of
the big plant is awaited with in
terest by the fanners throughout
this section, -many of whom are
isfng ho_g* for the plant and who
will , supply the porkers for the big
of Compnny A, 116 Infantry.
the French Croix de Guer
Us services'. and_was _hpuorah!y di«- -
charged beenr.se of ire Injured knee,
nlmost'shntter.-d by n German bullet
Tatum's chief-regret—wmr~font" hr: -
•„ ... • , , could not return and continue fight-
plant will be ready to run.mcrcly [|])f _ Ani t rrll: ., irruia ,,. -
MORE HOMES GOING UP.
Architect C. V. Arnold is at work
on a handsome five-room bungalow
for Mrs. George Smith, which is be
ing built on Sixth street, in the renr
of her home on the corner of Sixth
street and Central avenue. The
home will cost .about 84,500 when
completed. It will be handsomely
occupy the home herself. Work is
al.eady underway and . the house
, . joceupy the home herself Worrk is
kdlmg. Ute plant will make each day already unoderway and the house
will be completed in the early sum-
aft%- it starts.
100 QUESTIONNAIRES OUT
It is also reported that a number
of other houses are being contem
plated. Soma will be built for oc
cupancy by the.owners, while one or,
more may be put up fo r rUfitli.
These houses are in addition
This Number Ars Not Returned by
Tift Registrant,.
Clerk Webb, of the Tift County!
Exemption Board, reports that about
100 Tift county registrants have not
returned their questionnaires for flL
Ing with the loca.g. VJ.
A number °f thv W \nestionnalrps
for these registrants wVre returned
b, lh. ftpa-nutt unriel!. Jnd
.end. No»ta, hu b-u be.rri er ch „ rf Mr M A ft ,
the eaer quertleun.!-, end a le' S „ r ,| n be„, „ p„ k „ d
Ta . '"J'' '• "PeleUd -d .III
ed them and failed tf> get them
PRICE PURCHASES HOME.
filled out snd returned.'’
The board has summoned 240 men
In das* 1 to appear next week for
physics] examination. Sixty men
have been summoned for each day
Monday. Tuesday, Thursday and FYi
day. This will Just about dispose of
the men in Class 1, except those
having appeal* before the district
beard.
In as soon as Dr. B. W. Mill, can se
cure another hous e In which to live.
The deal was closed several days
ago, but tha price paid has not been
made public.
Mrs. Libby Bassett has been ap.
pointed Chairman of the Tift County
Unit. Woman’* Committee, Council
of National Defense. Georgia Divi.
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