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The Tifton Gazette. TIFTON, TIFT COUNTY. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1918 VOLUME XXIX— NUMBER 41. ST NEWS BY HIRE Washington. JuB. 31.—Declaring that-a crisis in the war feat band and thatWp achievements this year will determine the ^ Jhos President Wilson today called upon the farmers for Lipnatsr effort and sacrifices. W -The Allies' demands are greater than had been expected f Ad greater crops must be raised. -“Further sacrifices must War be met by farmers and all other business men in America to win die war. as we will,” the President said. Petrogrmd, Jan. 31.—A number of Anarchist delegates to the Pan-Soivet Congress were arrested by the Bolsheviki gov ernment as a result of the threats to hold Ambassador Farncis responsible for Alexander Berlcman's treatment in the United States. Washington, Jan. 31.—With deep snow piled over bracks and rains and torrential streams washing out others of the na lional railroads, the Fuel Administration is almost helpless ii the hands of the elements today. Thp prediction of a bitter cold wave moving toward the coast destined to settle down for a stay of several i od d * to the gravity of the situation. nt has been disast rously held up by I snow storm tie-ups. With American Army in France. Jan. 31.— (By A. \V. ir, United Press Correspondent)—Five American soldiers i been severely wounded recently by chance shells, accor- h to announcement. h ne American officer included inthe list of wounded, hpt. King, was shot in the chest at close range by an Ameri- “bioldier, who mistook him for a Boche inthe darkness. Winnipeg. Jan. 31.—All wheat elevators throughout Can- V aggregating a hundred million bushela was seized by the eminent today. I*ke shippers must cancel all orders inthe United States 1 transfer bills of lading to the government. Washington Jan . 31.—Changes in physical requirements .for men for the National Army by which thousands who were Released under the first regulations can now be received for service was announced today by General Crowder. London. Jan. 31.—Nne ships of more than 1.600 tons, under that figure, with one fishing boat, was the total of sub- manne ’oases announced today' in the weekly supplement. Petrograd, Jan. 31.—“A hard fight for peace remains." said ths Novra Zeema Telegraph Bureau today. “Peace will probably not be concluded at Brest-Litovsk. ‘ In the streets of Vienna and Berlin if Russian revolution “i not betray the principle under wfcch it was bom.” i, Jan. 31.—"Numerous casualties” were caused by last ^a German air raid over Paris, according to the official went today. The first information is said to indicate four Escadrills of ’ airplanes crossed the French lines north of Compeign I approached the city at a great height. Jan. 31 .—No news of any serious strike i except in Berlin, declared a semi- official statement I from Berlin today . |London Jan.. 31.,—The British casualties for the past . were seventy-four thousand and thirty -eight men and a waa announced today,. faahington. Jan. 29.—Many farmers throughout the Dis- V* been applying to me for advice as to whether or not Quia plant watermelons this season on account of the i of railway transportation. I called o n the Director- pi of Railroads for some assurance that cars would ... ble to move the melon crop by summer, and he stated (he did not anticipate any lack of transportation for the ment of melons this summer Frank Park. ijf®* 1 Ja*>- 29.—The capture of fifteen hundred prisoners Sdmg sixty-two officers, in a great drive on the Asiago t was announced by the' War Office today. Witi Amerroui Arm? in France. (By J. W. PetHcrT FOOD ORDERS WILL EFFICIENCY MODEL BE EXPLAINED HERE IS PACKING PLANT Ogden Persons Wilf Deliver Ad- Superiority of Arrangement and dress Monday Afternoon Construction FARMERS NOT TO BE EXEMPT MAKE IT ONE OF BESTOF KIND > Alio Mint Stor*|i MUlio Tifton s packing plant vhcn Uncle Sam is ready. About the plant, squads u f bands e cleaning op, polishing, and put- Hon. J. Ogden Persons, of Atlan ta, rprcaerffing' \h« F ederal h ood Administration, wjll address the peo ple of Tift county at the High School .Auditorium Monday sfter- ting those finishing touch ? always noon on the food situation. He necessary for, the start of any big will cxplnin the purpose of the gov- > manufacturing enlerprie. En- ernment orders restricting the use gincs are being tested cooing rooms of food and the necessity for these tried out. each separate part of the orders. organisation proved, that rhen they Everyone is invited to attend. |are started in co-ordinate vork there The farmers have a special invita-'may be no hitch. All th* will be *i° n - over by Wednesday and the plant Mr. Persons was invited to come only waits the three inspectors the to Tifton by Food Administrator B government requires befirc start- Y. Wallace, who was In Atlanta ing on the work of killins hogs. Wednesday to attend'a meeting of Manager C. L. Broolci has his the wholesale grocers of Georgin. j force organized and on haid. He has j The order placing the sales of'only tried an experienced men, up-1 flour on a 50-50 basis was discuss- Ion whom he can -depend f<r the high j ed from evervy angle by the .100 j est efficiency, such men u are in j wholesale grocers at the meeting keeping with what everyone has : There will he no special exception of | pronounced the best sma! packing WINTER EXTENSION HAS 310 IN CLASS I 'IS SHIPPINOIUS SCHOOL AT A.M.S. 167 READY FOB CALL 1 TOMIDDLE 0LUKG1A Will Begin February 5 and C'n- in Addition to Those Already 1 Three Carloads from Tifton are tinue for Four Days Sent to Camp' j gold at Mfisfiela MANY INTERESTING SUBJECTS ONE FOURTH OPREGISTRANTS THIRD CARLOAD THIS WEEK i the South. This force is: farmers in the purchase of flour and ‘plant they will have to buy a pound of J T. P. Sioltenborgi Siperinl meal, grits, rice, oat meal, beans, etc , dent. Mr. Stoltenborg is a na for each pound of flour purchased. 'of Nofwnv and has bcci in Mr. Wallace says that the govern-'country-sixteen Jears, spading ment order not only compels the ;t--en of thes e in the packbg indua- consumer to buy flour on a ^50*50 try. Will Be Drac«..»d by E.pertt- Spr- ; rial Fe* lure* for Both Women and Men. Following ij the program of win- |, r Extension School to be held at e Second District A. and M. School, Tifton, F'ebruary 5, 6, 8th. Tuesday, February 5, 10 e. m. Invocation. Introductory addrraw, by Prof. S. L. Lewis, principal of A, and M. Explanatory Address, by Prof, Guy W. Firor. supervisor of exten sion schools, Georgia State College of Agriculture. “How to Cooperate With the j Food Administration," Mrs. Bessie 5. Wood.' Emergency State Agent j for Georgia. "How to Buy and Use Fertili- l r.ers Under Present Conditions," | *rof. Geo. A. Crabb, Junior Prof »So r in Charge of Soils. Afternoon Session, 1:30 p. m. 'Garden Management." Prof. Jas If N. N. Malcom, of Ty Ty. Doing >. | Good'Business in New Branch 109 Delinquent.. „f Liv. Stock Industry. Tift county has 310 registrants in j South Georgia, and especially a« 1 and of these lo. hav, passed T ift count y, „ *hi pp ,ng hog, to Mid- e physical examination and are'di* Georgia. ad y for service whenever Uncle t Thl , U as it should be, but will bo Sam call. them. This in addition to surprising to many people, never- thc men already furnished. Also, thrless. ’ for -l**'* 1 * er - | Mr. N. .V. Unicorn, of Ty Ty. has I Vice, but not physical able to serve hl|ipi .j thrc , rar | 0 .d» of hog. to in the rank*. ” ' North Georgia and sold them. The work of classifying the ro ' Nearly a» hoga were improved gistrnnu was completed over a woW Bfld WrI , taught by Mr. Mal- on of ci d the physical examination 4- « thja imasediat* section, those in Class 1 wa» conducted last , Mr Malcom Wt Tuesday for Following is the complete M«„rfif‘l4 { c wkwh place he ship ped hi> Jiird eac of hogs. There were 18(3 hogs \n the «e*r end eome verj- Ane During one of hit trips up there Mr. Melcom sold $1,300 worth of hog, to one men. hut that the retail grower and wholesale grocer also must 'buy e same hash. The situation will be fully ex-, plained by Mr. Persons Monday af ternoon and all who ean should heal him. 9 ng of merchants, hotel and restaurant men wa, held at the Board of Trade office Monday after, noon called by Food Administrator Wallace for the purpose of arriving explicit understanding- of he various rulings fchat have been made recently. Wallace stated that according Rowland Hall. Auditor. J. Briggs, supervisor of lard tanks. Frank Askerman, supevisor of sausage machine, and siailar bi- producta. X- X. M Flannigan. shippiig clerk. J. S. Stokes, day engine*. J. D. Phillips, night engneer. These are only the dgwrVment heads. When running aider full time.the - plant w-.ll empby about 150 men. Manager Brmzs thinks that, incidentally, it wiB Mng 1,800 people to Tifton. Visitora to the plent aw impress- with its ' architectural beauty • Geo. A. Dnited Staff Correspondent.) The American forces suf- ieretf more casualties yesterday from a German raid. Two American soldiers were killed; four wounded, one serious- vi one taken prisoner by the enemy, in a sortie apainst & small American detachment. The Americans sold their “* < * e ® r *y» battling heroically against superior odds. [Peace-of-Mind Security this is the REAL INTEREST th’at daily j^trues from a cash balance in the bank. Monthly bills or RAINY DAYS have no terrors lor those with a bank account. Bank of Tifton to the latckt ruling in regard to the|Five stone-'high, of whit/ brick, the Monday closing; wholesale and re-jmain building is quite mposing in Sail grocerymen might keep open appearance but an ottaidt view lalf a day. Drug stores might j gives no idea- of ita maashe construe keep open for the sale of drug, and tion. Inside the walls, throughout medicines only. All othe r stores it i, built of re-infored concrete are to close all day each Monday. and steel. All floors Wallace stressed the fart' and everything is ■CTupdlously that this move is to b supported by j clean and sanitary—the fovemment the merrhanta and all others invol- , won't have if otherwise, ved from the standpoint of patriot- | The big stock pen- we finished, •sm rather than because of nnv coat of aouth of the man building, force E>tought to bear. (They have a capacity of 4,000 hogs Fo r those who persist, however, and are floored with cement. From in disregarding, the ruling; such j these, a runway 325 fee! long leads should be reported to the adminl*-jto the fifth floor, where the killing trator. If suggestion and request j room is at the entrance tt the butld- ar r then of no avail, stem measur- 1 ing. Hogs and cattle erter by dif- es .will be used. J ferent doors, and the carcasses take The rulings as published were, different routes. A chute from the «d. In substance they are: ; killing room drops the rondemmed Victory in this war for-the .United . hoga direct -te • »ho forriHaar alas bar alii— dw|iomU wow j From the time the hog finn and is primarily upo„ Amrrira'- supply of I swung to the carriers, no one lifts wheat. j him and few touch him except the Dealers are instructed to sell t inspectors, A m< flour and other wheat prodarts only (the killing room, so visitors need •n a 50-St* basis, when the same loot go upon the floor. This is an .uanUTv of meal, grits, rice, dat innovation. Godkin. Georgia State College of Agriculture. “County Organization-." Mrs. essie S. Wood. “Livestock Sanitation." Dr. C. A j Pyles. Georgia State College of ' Agriculture. Afternoon '^Demoni/r,Bobs, 2.30 Menus for Mentless Days, con ducted by Mrs. B. J. Sheppard. Farm Drainage, by Prof. G Crabb. Pruning, by Profs. W. I. McCann and Jas. Godkin. Examination of Horses for Sound ness, by Dr. C. A. Pyles. Wednesday, February 0, 10 “What the Body Needs." Hayle Skinner, Assistant State Agent. 'Grain Smuts and Their Control by Prof. W. I. McCann. Specialist Cereal Diseases, U. S. Depart- nent of Agriculture. “Soil Purveys and Soil Fertility.’ Prof. M. W. Lowry. Afternoon Session. I JO p. m "Management of. Home Orchard, Prof. Jaa. Godkin. “Home Demonstration Clubs,' Mi» Hayle Skinner. “Barnyard Manure and Organic Matter," Prof. W. M. Lowry, Prof essor of Soil Chemestry. • Afternoon Demonstrations, 2:30 War Economy Bread, Mr*. B. J. Preparation of Spray Materials, rof. Jas. Godkin. Soil Types and Their Identifica tion. Prof. M. W. Lowry. Thursday, February 7. 10 a. m. “Insects of the Orchard,and Gar- ■n." Prof. Jaa. Godkin. "The Ral-iog of .Hoga a* a Basi ss Enterprise." Prof, Milton P.. Jamagwi, Georgia State College , of Agriculture. Moisture," Prof. W. M. Low- Registrants called for physical Registrants qualified for -gen eral Military service 11 Registravs qualified for Hmi ted or special military service t . 1 Kegi»tra«ita disqualified for any nilitory service ' Rcgratraht-S transferred to other Boards for examination . . : Regi«trnnts that did not appear for physical examination meal, etc., is bought at the order was effective TttT rule only be made upon specific ruL ing ofthe Administrator. ThU ar- •nngement was made at first by the idministration as an appeal to the patriotism of the people. Now it a rule. It mu«t he obeyed, or vere penalty will follow. The cooperation of patriotic mer chants was asked in detecting vio lators* . The individual who deals with a dealer *ho violates the law is equally guilty. Dealers and con sumers will be dealt with alike. The is not mote than $5,000 or im- xnment for not more than both. The hog is carrlfd through a scald Dem Afternoon Seeilon, 1:30 p. m- "The "Future of Beef Cattle in 'Georgia. Pr^f. Milton- P. Jamagiir. if w a. , ~>« ■ei.e.L w- on rqnways operated aj-nmatirally ^ to th e different workmen each of ,r ~ whom does his ihar P toward conver ting the aninal into various pro duct*. Aa the hog progresses down .rd through the building he is near ready for puhliF consumption un til he emerges at last on the lower (Continued c Page 5) will t off fi om buying, t rough the wholesalers. In this ru'ing the hoarding of food by the DiTividual is branded as (reason. No favoritism- is to be shows, -r, -rich' poor in the prosecution of vio- lat/.Ls. The penalty for such hoar- dirg '» equally sevore with that mentioned above. Monday and Wednesday of each week are to be wheatless days. Not even bsker’s brand should be Every product of wheat •hoalfi be conserved for the sold iers and allies on these day*. On Tuesday no meat should be served. Chicken flah end oysters are not construed in thla order and may be eaten on Tuesday. This ruling ap plies in ciyial meaur e to hotels tauranta.. ard .homes, Saturday is orklewr day. One wheatleaa and ne meatless meal should be served Offending retail- I Herbert L I Two year* of continuous prmctleo In Tifton and scorns of aatUled eus- If you are suffering with besdache. or .ether trrmblee ran sad bv -re strain be sure and consult me (f rla at pr-periy finw don’t releive them. Ix our office the Mvon Hotel Block grery dav Wallace stated that' the Food Administrator, contrary to the opinion of ome, is not receiving one cent of salary. The worlds be- dqnt rntireiy Uhroogh patriot ism. He said further that he was in receipt of certain secret infor mation from time to time which he was under oath not to dirulge. He •aid however that the food situation in tjiis country right now presents a sinister outlook. U will be only through the earnest snd patriotic ef forts of every person, Ulan, woman boy and girl to conserve the supply snd est the things that there are plenty of, particularly dart; that this war ean be won. Wheat b and forms one (rf.the heat fighting food* Mr. Wallses called on the bssL men for even more cooperation to help carry opt the intent of the lnistrsdon for the benefit of us »n. This support wa, pledged tm- qualiflediy by all present Vtth a ris- reU * I 8. T. T. ty- u. 2:30 How to Save Fats and Sugar, Mrs B. J. Sheppard? - Selecting a Dairy Cow, Prof. Mil- n P. Jamagxn. Friday, February 8. 10 a. m. Demonstration in Spraying, Prof. | Jaa. Godkin. “Marketing Products," Prof. Mil- ton C. Gay, Specialist in Marketing. 'Veterinary Work in Georgia,' Dr. W. M. Burson, Prof, of Veteri nary Medk-ine, Georgia State Col lege of Agriculture. "The Hue of Milk a. Food." Miae Hayle SJcmner. “The Principal Factors ir. Success, ful Farm I Management, Prof. John R. Fain, Prof, of Agronomy. Afternoon S»**ion, 1:30 p. m. GEORGE IVESTER DEAD Wa, Injured F.w Month. Ago Whil. Ploying at School. George Ives ter, the eight-year-old non of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Ivester f the Old Ty Ty section, died at the hospital in' Tifton Friday morning “* 'dock. The body will l Total number ■ of . registrants 1 Tift county J267 Number of registrants in Number of registrants in Clans 3 < Number of registrants in Number of registrants in "lass 5 . . s' 'Cli delinonjAt regis trnta ^ ^ ' 1 Number of registrants sent to Army Number of registrants died since registering 0 interred at Old Ty Ty cemetery Sat. urday morning at 10 o’clock. Rev. I ’. M. Willis conducting the lervieee. George wa* injured while playing at the Old Ty Ty school about two months, ago. He had a nail In hia ocket and while playing was thrown, the nail puncturing his kidney. Every ponmble medical attention was given him 1 and he was taken to the hospital three weeks ago for treat ment. Besides his bereaved parents, he is survived by the following brother* wWorne. R-tb^WimilU. gene, Annlg Mae, Nell, Gunde, Dew.. “tar*- Marvin, Blanch and Total 1287 The 98 in Class 6 includes the 25 physically disqualified for military service and also those who have been sent to the army cantonment under Selective Draft. A full list of the delinquents will be -published soon. These are com ing in every day or so. and the pub lication of the names will doubtless bring in others. The Tift County Exemption Board Wednesday afternoon ro- a report from the Medical Advisory Board at Fitzgerald eight Tift county registrants re ferred to tliv board for ita opinion ■of their -physical fitness for mlitary TO SUBSCRIBERS TO “SATURDAY NIGHT/ iw« books were shipped from the bindery in Boston last wsek. Under present conditions, delays may be expected, but as soon a they arrive the public will be noti fied and books .mailed to those who have already subscribed. It has required nearly a year to get them out, but we consider the style and finish of the work, worth the time. Subscriptions ar e now being taken The price is $2.50, postpaid only when books are paidTor in advance. Gibba Were declared fit for special or limited service. Wm. Ollie Gibbs, of Brookfield; B. C. Wiinford, Albert Harris Tay- • negro. James Crumley, Abraham Levi and Iks Cruger were placed In Class 6. being declsr- wer e placed in Class I. |ed physically unfit for military »cr- Gcorge Floyd Guest and Sam Y. vies.' Skinner. ity Cooperation," by C. Gay, S(Wialist in Marketing. 'Farm Mlujagement,” Prof. John R. Fain. Afternoon Demonstration*. 2:30 MiDc and Milk Products, Mra. Good and Bad Points of H and Mules, Dr. W. M. Burson. CINNERS REPORT. The government ginnera' report for January 15th,' shows a total of 10, 951 bales ginned in Tift county of the crop of 1917, compared with 19,- SS2 bales ofthe crop of 1916 on the ie data last ysar. oiovn TASTXl eas rkin TOXIC. Srtvm «- EVERY WOMi SHOULD, HAVE 5 (COME IN And open an OUR BANK 1 If you’ll giv« your wlf« a bonkd&ount she will save you money. She can pay her bills %«(h checks and have a check on her bills. She will take good care to see that bank account grow with the small gums that might oth erwise be fiddled away for unnecessary tiffles. It will give her a feeling of pride In helping you. . That money will come In handy some day. Put YOU^ money in OUR bank. We pdy5 per cent Interest. Come to our bank. The National Bank of Tifton, Ga.