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THE TIPTON GAZSlTE, TIPTON,
CA. FRIDA T,
ZEbc tifton (^ajette
Published Wmmklj
THE TEUTONIC OBJECTIVE.
military experts
"The battle ia still young,
r~ Katarwl p* tha Postofflce at Tifton, Georgia, I remind us.
•• Sacond Class Matter, Act of March 3, 1879 ( The truth of which ia more evident when wc
remember that the dash for Paris in 1914 went
fao. L. Herring Editor and Managor
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PAROLE FOR DRAFTED FARMERS.
The Tift County Exemption Board is in re
ceipt. through the Adjutant General, of a copy
of a telegfam from Provost Marshal General
Crowder which seta forth in plain terms who
shall be paroled under the order of the Presi
dent that they may assist in food production,
how they shall be paroled, and why.
This order makes it plain that only those ex
clusively engaged in farming shall be placed
in deferred classification, and that when they
cease to be so engaged, or are trifling with the
privilege so granted, they shall immediately be
called into service. The order- applies only to
those men who are in Class.I. and who are in
cluded in the new quota.
Ttfw is the order in full:
"The situation arising from the scarcity of
farm labor demands that the* call to the colors
of men actively, completely, and .assiduously
engaged in the planting or cultivation of a crop,
but who are in Class 1 and within the new
quota, should be deferred until the end of the
new quota. Please instruct your Local Boards,
therefore, that the President directs that, in
filling this Emergency call, they shall pass the
order numbers of such men and defer their call
N for the present. It must be borne in mind that
4his step is taken solely in the need of the na
tion. and not for the benefit of any individual.
Therefore, while boards should consider it a
grave duty to exercise this power to conserve
' and augment the agricultural production, they
should observe closely the conduct of those de
ferred. ancf immediately upon becoming con
vinced that any person so deferred is not giving
for three weeks and that the retreat to the
Marne was made in three days. Much more
territory was overrun then than would be neces
sary now, but tho Allies were not so well pre
pared. Modem armies in this greatest of all
wars are numbered by millions instead of
thousands and the fate of nations is not decided
in a day.
With the great battle seven days Old, spec
ulative opinion turns to the real German objec
tive. It is inconceivable that the purpose is to
recover the territory abandoned by Hindenburg
last year, for what that leader “was ready to
give up in 1917 cannot have^tyeconie of such ®»*i ,or,un ‘
transcendant importance in 1918 as to be worth
unlimited sacrifice?* Aside from this, the “part
of the line which is now in contention is not in
itself of first-rate strategic importance.”
Military writers consider the present cam
paign as merely preliminary. Probably the
first prime objective is Amiens, the winning of
whieti would pretty well separate the British
and French armies, leaving the Teutons, if still
superior in numbers and equipment, at liberty
to turn on cither the British or the French.
Should Paris be the objective, the next blow
may be expected at Rheims, the great elbow
with Laon as the hinge, offering possibilities for
a terrific outward pressure on both sides. The
tremendous force exerted against, the French
lines, which have in turn been forced to retire
from Chauny and Noyon, both cehtral points of
converging roads, would warrant the opinion
that Paris Is the object.
Should the objective be the Channel ports.^--
Arras will be the next storm center. To t!M»
reports yesterday from Berlin that the fighting
had shifted to Flanders and that British troops
brought up from Italy had been defeated, giv
basis for opinion also,
At the . resent stage of the fighting, tide ofj
battle may turn either north or south (the pres- i:.
nt line runs practically in these directions) if
Miss Emma R. Suttcn
Editor
TyTy Department
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1 WHAT » OUBUNfll Monday morning. with exciMent ovrr
_ _ . ; tho war wn *1 fever beat and every
Tj T> < orrespondent man rnorr than willing to aacrifice hla
It ia not easy to deride Juet where ,, rJ lut for ^ ..
camblinc barna. though the definition tr<in lrft „ OM D ,w,p.p.r IW
aaeme to ba that it U an/ fame of j think lbat thu
KASTKR PHKFARATI0N8.
would include
juat t
"Are juu prepared for Beater?* take
big headline in a dry goode advertiae-
_rnt. It referred to clothe*, of
waa a bu»- ( , , that ia aU that Haste,
r.: It mai
1 word of re-: t, app ,
orthodox N.rbofton wr
Ido rain* Newe, and J. F. Nicholson nunority-to
W. E. WI
DEALER IN- A|
Hlgll CIU&GMtfll Milt!
I of boy* who had
in "matching i*en-
»•* I be only one till the three oclock of K,
trlun brought the afternoon paper*. ; night
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THE S TORE
WtaeYuirOoIJar GossFurttw
Courteous Treatment
V
there ia only one opinion (aside from
what the bo}a. thetnaeUea. think) about
the offleer who arrested
them for gambling: he waa plainly in
the right.
ba» even !•—• claim
rooideratioa among law-abiding |>co-
Ihan ->me of tb, other gan
"« mu anew - by boya and
time. Mr.
popular man in
town, and places in his immyilaU eicini- coin, Q f Maundy Thursday. Ilia solemn ,
“"*■ v ‘ ‘ Good Friday, the awful latmj
*. or. aa 1'rotestanta now call '
. ... cramcuijjf'the lunl'i S'lifier. ' t
Mi«e L-ouiae I*ickett. from Beaaie Tift The i*eo|de had^rfmfeaae,! and been ab-iol- v __ . _ . .
dirge, ha. betli s|>ending a few days ved—part oMhe time, war at them had ‘OUT 1 rade Will Be Appreciated 1
home thia work. j worn aarkcloth and a-bra. Thia U
* * * * ‘ early renluriea of the — — _ _ ,
thrift .tamp*? Kristian i:bureh to hr prepared for, Jj\ Jjf FSHTISTS SllDOljf CO
been in Ty Ty j •
•ly. The *>-h<ad children are on the At <be prerent day. with ihe majority ■
'bcuer^oie. Pickett, President.
hi, entire time and eaniest allentioij inredmj-1 8hou(d fa || lmo the hand, of thdenemy.
turn dutv. or that he is trilling with the deter- .... Sr-i-L -r
- - - * But first Amiens must be taken, ajru the Ten-
ment thus granted him. the Board should forth
with call him to the colors. All citizens should
assist in making thia expedient effective, and m . __ ...
bringing to the attention of the Boards cases p re8en t the ultimate objective of the thrive
meriting deferment, as well as oases in which
deferment is bring abused."
THE GREAT GERMAN DRIVE.
tonic advance, according to Berlins own state
ments. is still far from that city. Bb-for.the
speculative.
In either event, it is satisfactory to J
to know that the American communica'
|not in danger. The porLs at which »
That the lung-ejjbected German drive against, ,antl supplies are far to the south, near the (
the Allied line, in the went would, by sheer border ot Spain. The railroads which supply .
(ore. of shook and weight of artillery prepare-! oar troops are lines rebuilt by onr own engiijf ers
don. forte a temporary yielding nt the pointa!during the pant year, ronn.ng «w hranee *
Kristen. waa expected.' That the British or “me diatanee south of Parts. should Amiens
French front would bend but not break, was and even Para fall, the American commnmcn- p: sjj
jtions for a time at least would be in no danger. •
prophesied.
But such^bnipiete breach in the defense as ‘
the fighting of the’first four days developed
was tyeyond the worst fear of the lay mind. The
British up to Monday night had been driven
back on a front of more than twenty-five miles
a distance of more than twenty .miles and
strongly fortified towns, and positions of great
strategic value, taken by the Allies at heavy . , . . . .
..... . , place where we can buy American tobacco and
cost during tho post two yenrs. fell into th.l^_ mg™ i. lib. i, ••
hands of the enemy. British losses in men.
guns, tanks anil supplies, according to frank
statements from their own sources, tire little
short of appalling.
The French, compelled to sustain attacks
along their entire front, came~fo the aid of their
Ally, and now almost the whole line, from the
A Tifton hoy, with the American Expedi
tionary Forces in France, in commending a rela
tive for her Red Cross work, writes: “There is
not but one organization bcl.,r Ihu.. the Red
Cross, and'that is the V. M. C. A. If it was
not for the Y. M. C. A.. I don’t know what we
boys over here would do. as that is the only
' : sweets to eat. There is nothing like it.
Parents or friends of those who are doing our
' fighting should not forget that the Y. M. C. A.
(represents about all of’home that the boys
^ I “Over There" have and that the Red Cross is
their ever-present friend in time of trouble.
English Channel to Switzerland, is engaged.
While much hardly won territory and sup
plies and munitions <m* value have be**n lost,*>ne
assault does not make a battle, arid the end is
not yet.- Part of the loss was expected; much
of it was feared. Significant above, news ..of
disaster stands out the assertion that the British
have maintained their morale; that each retire
ment has been made in order, and that the
t stubs
A total attendance of 702,000 enlisted men
was shown*at the Army Y. M. C. A. buildings
during tiie month of- Febru*cy,,hi-h- tins w
shortest montJPnf the year. This’ gives some
idea of the men who come within the moral in
fluence of the money von spend in this <■
army work.
A NOTEWORTHY ADDITION TO SOUTH-
From the Atlanta Journal.
"Saturday Night Sketches." by J. L. Herring.
„„ „s.,., A ". i " tere " lin * * nd rtajisUc account of life in
- . u j .u li . the wiregrass section of-Georgia fifty years ago.
the force put behind the blow and The boo j| Mr Herring's first, though he is w-ell
known all over the state as a gifted newspaper
writer, is a noteworthy addition to Southern
literature. The joys of cane grindings, fodder '
pullings, candy pullings, and other old-time |
forms of relaxation and pleasure are recounted ,
in»enjovable style.
.-■fighting, continues the
born of the war.
Sooner or later, every military drive loses the
force of its initial momentum. Just how far
an army can go into an enemy’s defenses de
pends.!
the resistance.encountered. Every student of
the situation has known from the first that, if
the British but held their armies intact, sooner
or later the foe would be brought to a stand
still. Then would be offerefl an opportunity to
retaliate, just how great an opportunity would
depend on the British strength to strike back.
Anxiously for three days we have scanned
)each bulletin to learn if the drive had reached
its apex, only to be disappointed. But if the
British armies d^e^still^pflicient fighting forces,
the end of the German offensive must soon be
. .reached. Yeaterdav it was said that the Teuton* .
were already beyond the protection of their ,ntense
artillery. They cannot bring up heavy guns
over broken .and shell-torn ground. Today or
tomorrow news of a check may come, andthen
we may expect a turn of the tide. "
ERN LITERATURE.
"OF INTENSE HUMAN INTEREST.”
It all depends on just how well the
British
From the Covington, Ga., News.
The ■editor of The News acknowledges ap- [
preciated receipt of a handsomely bound auto
graph copy of “Saturday Night Sketches.’’ by ^ - -- kl - -
Editor J. L. Herring, of the Tifton_Gazette. Of iH?i oH
intense human fntere.it are these delightf uf ^o cu d r. — —-
tales of Old Wiregrass Georgia and no sensible £“'* ,rh - **air« CatxnhCin*
person can read without loving God better and •{SS«”i”c»2S7h l bSSg
“—— -—‘ire » witmiwil tr**t-
Catarrh Cura U taken In-
- lUractlr upon th. blood
ot th* ayratem. thera-
armies have withstood the shock of contact and
the'strain of initial defeat This no one but
their leaders know at this writing.
Secretary McAdop has fixed the amount of
the Third Liberty Loan at three billion dollars
and. the interest rate at four and a quarter per
. cent. At this, the new issue of bofltls is an
usually attractive investment to those who are
willing to put away a few dollars at good in-
t against a rainy day, and at the same time
s a blow at the enemies of their country.
IS E? SS s*
j'cHXJIgT** OO.. ToUda,'
T*k (UaU' 1 * eonllflUi
for the good, the true and the beautiful in life. t =JP- s!!jr .
The memories of Sunny Childhood are dear vr <S l !ror’n* J thi*^fouadaUon"f n t'h* 1 dj^
to us all and the historic State of Georgia of- “
fers unlimited tradition and sentiment to fully oatur.1 a_2oi»*
charm a facile pen into entertaining roaming., ” """" *'" k *" " **
and Editor Herring, himself one of the most
thorough products of the Wiregrass section,
possesses the gift of absorbing expression.
There is obviously something radically wrong
with the person who can peruse "Cane Grind
ing Time." “A Candy Pulling In the Wiregrass."
“Cat Fishing in the Olden Time." “The Old
Time Circus Day.” “Log Rollin’. Quiltin’ and
Frolic" and tha other selections unmoved. The
book has been pronouned by competent critics
the equal ,of Longstreet’s famous "Georgia
Scenes" and ’'Major Jones’ Courtship," than
which qo higher compliment could be paid.
G©G
GIVES QUICK RELIEF FOR
COLDS and
LA GRIPPE
Ur. 1‘ituoan left
"rt Ofletboire. where he will rre j Then
ire bin final ordera before aaihng for | al->
crowd of relatim anil frienda out Ihe ace
railed Sunday afternoon and even mg to I noire mrrertl
aay gondl}je. and there wax only an i
fecting leave-taking. That wax only
very -mall number of Ihoxe
him “God-xipeed.” for the circle of liii
friend* in thia community ruvenr almoei
the entire area. They are xure that bi
account of hitAxrlf ax ■
xurgrsio in the* ITnitnl Slate* Army —a ^ -- r
4r*iiger—ju-I*a* KeYaa'ilone •“a "TtfUoR- TeffiMIS
i own little riirlr. where e ' *
aew him well, and many
them bad loved h m «ine* his eaVl
E. J. COTTLE.
SHINGLES FOR SALE
to lie part tbrt BUY DIRECT FROM MILL
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ten rent* a |«.
l-arU. Ty T.».
TIFTON Mi AND
JUNK COMPANY
Wholesale and Retail- Dealers
in All Kinds »f Junk
Wm Pay Highest Price*
W. F. SIKES /
dealer in
H*aey and Fancy Cr*c*He*. Fretb
Maat.', All Kind, of Plant.
S. C. Brown Leghorn*, fiarkihire
Hogx. Al*o bu y .nd SJh Beef
and Milch Cow*.
NOTICE.
I nave l»ouEhj g *«lie mill of W. 8.
Scott and willflrrind com Friday and
Saturday of each week. Give me
your custom. **v
CMAS. BOWMAN,
M. T, Ty.
Is paying for tkiyfpaca.
Ty Ty, Go.
CITY CASH MARKET
G. W. Willi*, Propriotoe
Fresh Meats. Fish and Produa*
Swift’s produ*ts a specialty
“Tho Sanitary Markot”
Ty Ty, - Georgia.
DR. F. B. PICKETT,
Physician ai d Surgeon
T - Ty. Ga, '