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The Tifton Gazette.
TIFTON, TIFT COUNTY. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, IBIS.
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iT news BY MIRE HOUSEHOLD FOOD
Feb. 21 Gen. Allenby’s force*, continuing the
4rfve -g-"—» the Turk*, hare adruked to within four mile* of
i>|.^ wu officially announced' today.
F«d> .21.—Pressing Eastward fron’Wwk and
w oaa front of more than 400 miles, we hare cleared the
ntn of t he enemy taking prisoners several Divisional Com-
Oder*. 475 officers, and 8.700 men, the German war office an
nounced.
New York, Feb. 21.—"The Germans mar bend our line in
icme places but <■■■ never break it,” was the message brought
back to America today by Major-General Greene, commaiio-
mg the National Army Division at Camp Lewis. Washington.
"The British will stop any drive made against them; so
will the French,” he said. “As for the Americans, it goes with
out saying that they will bring to a halt any thrus^made at them
by the enemy.” Major-General Greene ha* just arrived from
France.
The Hague, Feb. 21—German dispatches received today
declared that Germany will make no peace with Russia until
" * Isjffia guarantees the independence of the Russian Poles.
Klisp&tch says that Germany desires a guarantee of the
t to the Central Powers
iOndon, Feb. 21.—Successful raids by the New Zealand
s eativ today in the neighborhood of Poliygon Wood in
which a prisoners were taken, was report_-d by Gen Haig.
Near Flesquyeres the enemy’s artillery was active yester
day evening, the report slated.
• Paris, Feb. 21 That a formidable German spy ^rganiza-
•**■», the object of which was to create an inquisitioi# in Prance
e the German offensive was in full swing, has been discov-
d in Saint Elienne. was announced today.
The organization is said to have been directed by a Ger-
i barkeeper. Many arrests have been made, including
t factory draftsmen.
Washington, Feb. 21—Warning against over-confidence
imt the cold weather exterminated the boll v weevil is given
’• othem farmers by the Agricultura Department. "No mat-
, ter how cold the winter, there is always enough boll weevils
surviving to produce enough offsprings to destroy all'but the
earliest crops” the warning stated
Washington. Feb. 21.—Through passenger service be^ ’
tween New York and Chicago will soon be limited to one fast
train each way, day and night, was officially stated by Railroad
Administration officials today, as exclusively forecast by the
United Press. *
This marks the inauguration of a nation-wide curtailment
Ld# the passenger service between practically all the big cities
"to this country.
H Investigations are being made today in McAdoo’s office
determine from passenger traffic connections at all points
t what service .may be discontinued and what conditions
t first be altered to permit the sweeping curtailments
leh eventually will come.
Waabrnston, Feb. 21—Predicting that America will be
0 to fight for Alaska and Hawaii, Senator Lewis of Illinois
r demanded government ownership of railroads as a pre-
pess measure.
5 private ownership of roads continues, he said, we will
One of Six Counties in Georgia
Selected for Investigation-
MISS BOMAK IN CUABOE HERE
Will Appoint Others to Asiiit. Hi
k-opert Should Corporate
Six counties have been select)
Georgia for the purpose of getting a
detailed household food survey ..\a It
"Cjiis is required by the F- : iMl
Fend Administration under ditcclion
of the President himself The six
unties selected as being represen-
ti.-e of the state are; Tift S-mter,
Muscogee, Bibb, Hall and Elbert.
The survey for thia county has
been placed in the hands of Mia*
Bomar; the Home .Demonstration
Agent, who will appoint others to
issist in this work.
In the present emergency it is es-
ential that the Governmqpt and the
people know how much food then* is
hand, how much people are using
and how it is being used. This in
formation is desired as a guide in the
conservation and utilization of food
supplies for the United Suites and
for the countries associated with us
Housekeepers complying with this
request and furnishing the infor
mation will be rendering a real pa-
stic service. The figures given
the schedule ETC t® be used only
for combining with sinttlar n*'. 1
from other families for^the purpose
of making an estimate of foods and
their uses for the eiltir{ country- In
instance will data regarding Indi
vidual families he published-
BOYS' ARE ENROLLING.
Many Offer to Help UncU
Working on Farm.
Several applications were
Wednesday for enrollment
membership jf the United States
Boys Working Reserve An effort
is now being made to get in touch
with farmers and others who will
use these boys during the
summer.
> Every boy in Germany
teen is a producer. The concrete
question for young America to an
•-•■r is “Shall we counteract this'
Every boy who enrolls in the U. S.
Boy* Working Reserve for
the farms and other places where
needed in productive work ' this
PETERSON-TATUM.
Wed. Narso Who
■ io Hospital.
nance which began
E. Tatum was'ta-
r Hospital^4f*w
York City, for special treatment for
wound in the knee, received on
the battlefront in France, culminated
lorning when Mias
count the wife of
was a nurse in tbe
and was jn charge
is* while he
:y met for the first
he friendship
and the marriage
lit.
-giment was among
the first sent across the Atlanttfc *nd
tbe first wounded
Americans to return U the United
States. Likewise hs was among the
first soldier* to be Sent to the Flower
Hospital for treatment and ’
l*M notoifty by the corps of nurse*
at the hospital, but New York peopli
it to France about
urned to Americh
woundwl early In Decwnber. He l*
jurt to nave received hi* wound from
i German bullet in • charge across
•No Man’s Land.”
Mr. Tatum and the other wounded
American soldier* sent to the Flower
Hospital in New York are said to
have received so much attention there
that it was feared it would interfere
with their rapid recovery from their
woiinds, -tn < they were transferred
after a short time. This transfer
: brisk up the romance that
had already begun, however, and the
wowided soldier and hi* nurse con
tinues tt K *'r friendship. By the time
r. Tatum hid , .-covered sufficiently
return to his horns** Tifton, they
had plighted their troth and tfieS*’
riage was only delayed until Mr.
Tatum could return her* and ascer
tain if he would be'lhls to continue
his work as m carpenter. After
month's work, he wired his fiancee
transportation and she joined him
here. We wedding ceremony being
performed by Rev. D. C. Rainey at
his home near the Agricultural
School at 8 o’clock Saturday norning
The bride is as agtflartivv
woman of charming manner,
home is New Milford. Conn., where
her parents residf. Mr. Tatum is a
of Mrs. N. E. Tatum and a brot£-
of R. T. Tatum of this county.
They are at present with Mr. and
Mrs. W. I. Harvey, on Second street.
The Gazette joins the groom's
many friends in congratulations.
SITE IS PURCHASED
FOR BA.-FLA. FAIR
Stockholders Secure Fifty-Six
Acres Near Heart of Va dosta
UST OF PRIZES IS ANNOUNCED
MUST SELL FLOUR
ON CERTIFICATES
Refusal to Accept Same Viola
tion of Regulations
FARMERS NEED NOT BUY CORN SOU RlfEl OBI AND CATTLE
> adequate means of rushing transports to the points j grill offset the work of o
X defense.
V Senator Lewis declared that German intrigue will incite
‘‘a to seize Alaska in order to force the United States to di-
i forces, minimizing its assistance to the Allies on the
n front.
jetrograd, Feb. 21. (By Joseph Shaplen. U. P.
_espondent of 20th, delayed.) American Ambas-
jr*Francis and all Allied envoys are preparing for a
k departure from Petropjad. They declare however
t a separate Russian peace would not mean a break be-
i Russia and the Allies. ^-labor delaying industry.
London. Feb. 21. A German detachment twenty
9 easft of Vitebsk is distributing proclamations declar- Tif,on Pl '
' ing that resistance to Germany is futile and that the Ger-
boy behind the enemy'
Parents and teachers should tali
this over with eligible boys um
will be helping our country in thi
time of need by so doing. Rather
the boya should enroll at once than
that within a year or so this coun
try should come fully to the neces
sity that England has of letting the
girls do the work that was formerly
done by
EIGHT SCHOOLS HAVE PIGS
Tift County Schools are Organising
Clubs. Prixa Of fared
Eight Tift county schools have
• clubs.
They are: Brookfield. Oalcridge.
Omega. Fletcher. Bay. Camp Creek,
and Harding.
Mr. J. D. Cook, of the Tift Coun
ty Board of Education, saya that he.
will present a pig to the winning
licapped for Lack
of Sufficient Labor.
sun liras are preparing ^ -rTT^rf 3 ' ITr-ftrli T“^iSTj|i8ittfuTi a.
jo agency dispatches from .Batroepxi today. - us,- u.~
days. Practically all are ihort of
hands and it is almost impossible
get more. |
'Matters were bad enough before
the packing plant opened, but since
the opening of this big enterprise,
the ^abor' problem has been even
worse. The packing plant is moving
along all right, but other enterpri
ses are not getting along so well.
• Manager B. Y. Wallace, of the
Central Grocery Company, reports
that their big new feed mills have
not been able to run half time, and
demurrage is being paid on ear
beans berauae ther# arc, no hani
unload them The mills have h«—•
seriously crippled on account of the
labor shortage and has several big
orders that can not be filled on ac
count of being unable to secure cars.
The mills started up last fall and
ivc bought about fifty cars of vel
vet beans, with more in sight. At
leant a haH doren ears are now on
the tracks waiting to be unloaded.
Mr. Wallace says the miHg, will be
on double time as soon as hands
be secured, as the mills are' not
able to ATI the orders, they are eoto-
to rapidly. - V
PINE VIEW SERVICES.
Service* at Pine View chuAh
will be at 11 o'clock in the morn-
ng instead of 2 o'clock in the after,
noon on account of Ihe Executive
"Board meeting in the church to
transact' some associations! busl-
■at
They arc expect ng some good,
mrrtintr* at Pine View and a cordial
invitation is extended to Hi* public.
Your Bank Book
i£ more than merely an account
or YOUR. JAV1NGJ, IT 1S A RECORD IN
JELF-CoNTRoL and..systematic plan.
NING THAT HAS MADE SUCCESS
THROUGH THE TRAVEL OF T,HE YEAR J.
SATISFACTION, SECURITY AND THE
RESPECTOF YOUR FELLOW-MEN, THESE
ARE THE REWARDS OF THE THRIFTY.
The Improvement Club of the
Harding school will not give their
Washington program Friday evening
February 22nd, as planned. Th#
date will be named later.
Bank of Tifton
Liberal Awards Offered far Coast;
Sod Individual Exhibits. Tift
Should Sand Display.
Valdosta, Feb. 20.—The executive
committee of the Georgia-Florid*
Fair, pursuant to the resolution
td ' at the annual meeting of the
stock-holders, has sold additional
setok in the association amounting
935,000, and has purchased fifty-
acres of land only three-quarters
a mile from the center of the city,
desirably located ‘on’ several
steam railroad and street railway.
Plans for Sevan buildings of modern
design and pleasing effect are ne
in the hands of constructors ai
work will begin 'on 'the new fair
grounds the first of March.
The committee has also approved,
the list of prizes mentioned below
for agricultural exhibits and has
dered same published in advance of
the complete catalogue ,so that far-
mera and other* who might be inter
ested in making exhibit*, may be In
formed before planting time.
The prizes offered are very
tractive and exhibitors from Sc
Georgia and North Florida are if£
vited to look the Hat over carefully
and write the Fair Association for
full particulars. The new agricul-
tural building will have twenty-two
thousand square feet of floor space
and there will be ample room for all
exhibits, both large and small.
Couxfty Exhibits.
JUnlay of farm products,
other than live Vw^’., deluding
canned goods, preserve*, and oth?f‘
conserved products of the farm col
lected from a single county, same to
be judged according to quality, va
riety and artistic arrangement:
First Prize $£00
Second Prize $200
Third Prize *150
Fourth Prize ' $100
Fourth Prize $100
Fourth Prize $100
— Individual Farm Exhibit*.
For a display of farm products,
other than live stock, but including
canned goods, preserves and other
conserved products of the farm
grown on a single farm, same to be
judged according to quality, variety
and artistic arrangement:
First Prize $100
Second Prize
Third Prirv
Fourth Prize
Fifth Prize
Sixth Prize
SURPLUS I
tr Has Plenty Left forf H
self and Tenant.
n Order to Buy Flour if Tboy Com
ply With Requirement, ood
Obtain Certificate,.
It havingJ>*en reported to County
Food A dminUorator Wallace that
tome dealers in the county have re
fused to accept certificates that a
farmer had the required amount of
cereala on hand and sfcU him flour
without requiring him to purchase an
equal amount of other cereals, Mr
Wallace took the matter up with the
State Food Administrator.
He received a reply tV»iv morning
stating that a refusal tr acetyl such
certificate from a farmer and t
refuse to sell him flour except on a
50-50 basis was a direct vislatio i e
the regulations of th* Food Ado.-
i strati on. Mr. Wallace was also not!
fled that if such rases came U>
Produces Fund and Feud First, thea
Cotton. Buy lag Liberty Beads
sad Thrift Stamp*.
Hannon C. Baker and hi* so*
Chester Baker, brought six loads of
hogs to the Tifton pecking plant
Saturday for which they revolved
$1,650. Mr. Baker’s portion amount
ed to $800 and that of his son $850.
They were of their own raising, and
a surplus crop.
Harmon says the boy beat him by
$50 hot he does not think be earn
<»,- behind, ax he sold between 404
and 500 bushel* of corn during th*
past flew months, whils Chaster fed
his com to his hogs.
Mr Baker has sold $M<X> worth
of eattll* h
he and all of his tenants h
iJ meat
knowledge in the future to Immediate through the year. He is doing Ms
lv report same to the State Food-part towards the war also; returned
Administrator and the violators wil^his ineora* tax for payment; ‘
be dealt with accordingly-
BUY YOU* PHINimr. IN TIFTON Thrift Stamp*.
of both Issues of Liberty Bonds and
id his family are now buying
London, Feb- 18.—Germany’s declaration against the Bob
skeviki has caused a most serious sebum between Germany
and Austria, tbe Copenhagen correspondent to the Exchange
Telegraph wired today.
The Austrian press is protesting against reopening hostili
ties in which Austria does not desire to participate, the corres
pondent says. The newspaper Diesit, “Count Czernm’s speech
outlined aproximate peace terms” and hopes Germany won't
interfere with it.
Washington. Feb. 18.—If Germany again strikes at Rne-
-fM now that the armistice between the two contriea is.ended,
lh e will deliver a dangerous blow at himself, official dip
lomats here heli£fc^,°^ I l r '
The resmnption of atti^F* °* 1 the d ** nor * ,ix ' Kj “ d def- “"
seless Russian people it is bettered 'XZ**** with f
position by the Teuton people and drrre harder in 5? wedge
between tbe Austrian people and German Junker*.
London, Feb. 18.—An enemy submarine h mill itwl Dow
er this morning killing a child, and injuring three men and wo
men and three children. Lord French Director of Home Defan-
Unless
1 THE DAILY GAZETTE—12 CENTS A WEEK
D Tifton and
omen. If you are suffering with
headache, or other troubles caused
“ by eve strain be sore sod consult me
' and see if giajws pr-perly fitted
don't releiv*
ir. Nos*. Throat and Ni
itod without Knife or Pa
Drs. Hughes and Mott, tho Medical,
Non — Medical and. Optometry,
Specialists, of 428 Austell Bldg.,
Atlanta, will be in Tifton Wed-
r.'cwiay, Feb 'JTth at the Myon
Tlotci ami will give Consultation
Free for thia Day only.
They are representing their “Dia
mond Disc'' Lenses and “Idokure"
Remedies.
They are making many cures of
the eyes and entire body by their
methods and remedies. Their glasses
relieve keadsches and ' give good
sights, ease and comfort They are
absorbing many Adenoid*, Tonsils,
Cataracts removing growth* from
the Eye#, straightening Cross Eyes,
all without khifs or pels. Some
eyes can bs cured to that glasses are
needed. Women and children
given special care. Glass syss
ordered.
- Don’t forget the dote and hour*
above, and call early, rain or shine,
as they can only stay on* day this.
SOUTH MUST FEED
«. Section Will 1
Burden to N*tioa.
'If Tie So- th Neglect! This Y<
to Fronds Hot Own Food end
Food She is Likely to Suffer Sori-
ous Privation and She Will Pi
Burden on lb* Notion Which May
Prolong the War and Eve. Imperil
Our Victory. I Am Aware
these Sre Strong Words but They
sro Non* Too Strong.”
This is an extract from a letter re-
eirerf Tuesday from offltrt* 80OTTI
The letter, went on to back up the
tatemenl with hard cold facta,
is is the first round in the new
campaign which is being waged *H
■or the United States for greater
production.
Tif* county must do it s part,
a starting point it is neces*v7
know where wo stand now. *It
ascertain how much
food and feed we gre producing or
will produce this season and if the
plana are not sufficient, to arrange
produce more.
The Tifton Board of Trade has un
dertaken to assist the Department of
Agriculture and District Agent Wat
son In this campaign. In as much as
this county has not a county farm
demonstrator, every man In th* com
munity, must he called on.
A preliminary meeting will be held
the office of the Board of Trade
Thursday night at seven thirty. Not
only every loyal citizen of Tifton is
to he at this meeting, but s number'
of representative men from all parti
of the county have been asked to
Copenhagen, Feb. 16.—Warsaw has be
martial law by the Germans as a result of high feeling of tbe
Polish population against the Centra] Powers, dispatches here
today declared.
New York. Feb. 18.—Tbe striking marine carpenter* in
I he shipyards in Now York‘and vicinity, to the number of 2,-
000, will be beck at their place* at noon today, according to
John Stewart, in charge of the local marine woodworker*.
The President having requested the men to return to work
Stewart said that members of the local board are getting to
to.:ch with the men, advising them to resveoe Work.
NOTE:—President Wilson’s refusal to confer with Presi
dent Hutcheson, of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners,
and the emphatic endorsement of the President's war aims and
the recognition that the war against Prussian ism is s working
man's war, by the American Federation of Labor, wiiintly
brought the strikers to a realization of their attitude before the
COME
r OUR BANK
AN£> CET ONE
At this meeting more 'definite plans
will be laid for the furtherance of
the campaign which will in all prob
ability, include s big mass meeting
Saturday and community raise meet
ings at the various school hi
next week. What b to he done must
be done at once. Uncle Sam expects
in to do his part. 8. T. X.
trip.
NEW GROCERY BUSINESS -Will
appreciate your trade. J. T. Dick
ens. next door to B. H. Bankston’s.
Main street. Tiflffi, Ge. __ 1 Sw4t 1
Th« oak grows from ths acom--you can start a vast
fortune with that first doNar*.
If you'll op«n a bank account you’ll find what an In
terest you'll tak« In s««lng your balance grow. You'll find
us willing and glad to serve you at all times and advise
you about your money matters. Come in and see us
Put YOUR money In OUR bank.
Ws pay 5 per cent Interest.
Come to our bank.
The National Bank of Tifton, I
