The Tifton gazette. (Tifton, Berrien County, Ga.) 1891-1974, July 05, 1918, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Texta "v; :ette* • PER ANNUM. TIFTON, TIFT COUNTY, GEORGIA. FRIDAY, JULY *. 1»1A VOL. XXX NO. 14. ! LATEST NEWS BY WIRE the tabu Armies Afield, July 5.—The on the lower Pure river yesterday by one of the molt formidable bom- of the present campaign. Some of the Austrian’s small bridges were set floating burning patrol boats down the riv- Larger bridges were destroyed by artillery. The Italian trobps surrounded and captured several groups of the enemy among the many can- * als of that region. London, July S.—German counter attacks on Hemel, which Was captured by the Australians and Americans yesterday warning were repined last night, Field Marmbal Haig reported Way- Prisoners taken yesterday^ in the advance along the Somme rivp exceeded 3,000, the statement said. A German 100 machine guns and a number of trend\ mortars were cap- tad. . - London, July S.—Ten German airplanes were account- QT far by the British Wednesday, according to the official aviatis Communique. During the night and day 16 tons of bombs we | dropped on enemy targets. ■*- With the American Armies in France, J-my J The. Ameri- fl negro troops proved their value as fighters e’n thda^ne east Verdun June 12th, it is now permissible to state. The Germans attempted to raid that sector but were com- dy repulsed by the negroes. Amid an inferno of shell fire cooly stuck to their posts, nperatin&^machine gui& aytomatic rifles and keeping up such a steadj^larrage that lh * "“* r 0, th 1 ^ Mnr "‘' infantry failed to penetrate the Ameriian lines. on, i*“r- *• rr e Americans miraculously sustained only two'woun.ded. ^Washington, July 3.—Five hundred prisoners, the virtual “ lation of a German regiment and a heavy capture of j. booty was recorded by American troops near Chdteau f Monday, General Pershing reported today, lie Americans in capturing Vaux, Boise de LaRoche and -hboring woods advanced a mile and a half on a front of 9 depth of a thousand yards. .Heavy counter attacks were ulMd. London, July 3.—Forty-three German airplanes and three rmtion balloons were accounted for Monday. Monday night 4eaday, according to official aviation Communique. Eight h planes are missing. THE SITUATION n a surprise attack yesterday, Australian and American * captured the. village of Hgmel, Hamel wood, and Vaire id, east of Amiens. They droVe a mile and a half into the i lines, on a width of four mi km Tanka co-operated, r _ _r l.fcOO prisoners were taken. \ , Further south, the Rrench st^jpck the German lines af Au- •iBS, winning terrain and taking over 1.0<y> prisoners. In h Operation-, the Allies gained vaRi^t ‘high VoirntT. t the same time, the Italians continue theirfper.^tfon of g the Ausir*'ns from the iower Piave^reySbo winning rffheir ri. . flank, in the mountainfa^mf* f. ..r ra hammed V, Sultan of Turkey, is reported to have died/ night A cousin. Yussef Izzeduno, is to be his sue- ' CIVIL DOCKET OVER IN SUPERIOR COURT Adjournment Thursday Until Monday Morning,10 O’Clock PHILLIPS WON FLORIDA CASE lavoivfeg Two Niro Patau of Low. (ViataJ Tern of Cowl Berios Next Monday. "—, Thursday morning about 0 o'clock, the Coort directed a' verdict for the defend ant in the rone of Bank of Commerce rs. T. FI Phillip*, suit on note*, in trial aU day Wednesday, runninc over voiced waa about. *5.000. the suit brine her Company, J. R. Kobinaon. Manaxer. or 51 than -umbA ft 3 i the 1 Manufacturing (Company-, and Royal were'in thr naval ^■Usinesa at Gardner, Fla., and.on- (oyal's death a partnership * as formed between T. B. Phillips and J. K. Robinson, under the title of the llardner i ot FENCE WON EASILY BYV0TE7WTQ283 Majority Against Stock Law Be ing Nearly Two-Third EVERY DISTRICT IN COUNTY ft roanty wont overwhelmingly foi Wednesday, the teajoritj acainat stock law beint nearly two-thirds. Tho total vote was 1,002. there being 71 votes for fence and 2fB for nn-frnre. The vote was consolidated before tl Ordinary Thursday at noon, the follow ii being the official consolidation. I »istrict Fence N,-Fence Tifton IS2 FUdorado 52 Rrviuk field 7» Brighton 01 Cbnla 110 Ty Ty 10b Doris Tt Omega (7 Total 710 the llardner Lumber I to protect Ibe firm froi Tampa Tie 4 Timber Con absorbed by ibe Tampa Lumber ft Mai the (Fardi lumber On., took a minority interest affairs of the Tan Lumber ft Manufacturing Co., w. rather seriously involved and the firm was indebted to the Gardner Lumber Co. *111.000. J. R Robinson, manage. Gardner Lumber Company, bought on additional ibe Tampa Lumber ft Manufacturing Co, at about J87 per share giving in payment therefor notes signed by the Gardner Lumber Co_ apd himself *< manager. It was not‘disputed that thii transaction was without the knowledge if Mr. rhilllpa. the other parti dr. Rims was indebted to the Bank of 'ommeror and the notes given for thi stock, together with the stock as coils deposited to take np Sim. obligations. It was when the notes wrr paid that suit was hmegbt agaiss Phill.!*. He set up that Robinson net ad without authority and beyond the • of the partner-hit stock, ond aim without Phillips knowledge or consent. ’ Two very interesting legal point! nvMted; Just bow far a part: lable for ibe- acts of his a^ociate. when i- Bank 0 C f 24 of the 258 persons including 14 women I the Canadian hospital ship Llandovery Castle idoed by a subma^^off Fastnett Jnne 27. have WHO WINS? . Ofttimes the plodder is more successful than the swift one, be cause Bucceaa is a matter of per sistency; it does not come over night. This Bank encourages the hab it of thrift, and offers every oppor tunity to those who save a LITTLE AT A TIME. ie Bank of ^lfton. More Thin {1,0 i W. Y.raman* vs. The Bank ta. Sait for damages verdict for tiff for B10AV This sail ws II. K. Ragsdale was Cashier of tbe Bank of Omega It was originally brought in with a a time r e of d these Items were separated under direction of the Court. A verdict w obtained for tbe *800. which waa sc tamed by tbe higher coort. Tbe rlai ■lavage* grew out Jr the deposit with the hank of warehouse receipts ■ of cotton by Yoamans, whi was shipped to Savannah a v per pound advanced thereon. Said m was to he sold at Yonman a dit He claimed that he Instructed tbe bank pas January 15th. 1910, l. but that this was not done until time later. In the meantime th- prict of cotton declined, and suit sis brought for the difference between the price obtained and the price pooled on January 15th. alao for interval- The bonk claimed that no notice had been to sell tbe rotten, as alleged, and that there waa little or no difference be- i tbe price obtained and tbe price ruling on Janaary 15th. Hofmayer Pry Goods Co. vs. J. A. Pirn. Jr. Suit on account; judgment for plaintiff for *-491.28. E. B. Wooten v*. 8. E. Walters, de fendant ; Mrs. Edith Conger. Adminis tratrix. claimant, fi fa levy and claim, •verdict in faror of Claimant. 0:30 p. m.. nil cases haring been wvT of that could be tried by a Jury. Judge Ere expressed to the jurors his appreciation for their efficient aerricew and. excused all jurors and witnrwsrw in attendance upon the Court for the term. Court was held open on account of the GramVJury being tu session. The Grand Jury took a recess W U at noon nntil Friday morning. Tip Grand Jury had returned 18 true lie up to Friday morning. It was ex pected tS coneisde the work of tbe term Friday.,but aa a number of aubpeoneas j*">ie"J«f”i. -w* » - here are three murder rases for trial hjveek. ail of tbe defendants being in Eyhc7 (re WT. McCall, white, charged with the dee of . R L. Bennett on Dec. 30, . JOE OONfl CLASS IAAMDBT Wart GaOad far a£ Drtewrud rwnn aa WAR NOT EXPECTED TO END BEFORE 1920 Say* Col. William*. Unless Un foreseen Happens WE MOST BET REN INTO CAMP With Artillery. Airplanes and -Supply ta Bark Them I p. Wart af Tranv ports is Wonderful. "We need not expect tbr end of the wi before lUap." said Colonel FI. *J. Williams this morning. "We^fcould say ItAflII take artillery to wria ibe s that it will take airships to wia tbe war. for will* i to gi • all. a the w "We can concentrate and train now faster than we hare la the year past because we are prepared for it. but with the very best we can d« it will the middle of next year befure we h. tbe necessary superiority ia men insure sucrose. Xho' tarn oaf comr I fall, or the coApae of Auscrii may . the war at any time, but figuring fr a standpoint of military certainty, ww cannot expert tbe fllll derision before WOO Tbe enemy now -bn* 210 divisions on tbe Westrra front, with 40 in reserve. Tbe French have 100 divisions a.nd the British 70. Tbe Americans bare approx imately 50. baaed on ruaparative num- btrs... Sojou josjukoe ast-yrt an equal Dumber, and tr must bare such sutieriority before tbe general advance begins that lives will not I* uselessly wrifirrd. as was tbe rase with the British and French last jear. The rapidity with which men are be- -ondrrful. Jv.me of the mplith details eould be given .have no rotapai ~'n in Iran*-Atlantic travel When the advance begins, the American soidiei will be found tbe finest offensive fighter in tbe worty. It may be safely left with bun to insure us victory." «'*■! Williams arrived ,a Ty Ty this dm,ruing from Ft. Worth. Texas, for a brief visit to his parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. FI. Williams. He leaves tomorrow morning for New York. Hr ia in splen did health and looking fit as a fiddle. RAI8KD IIIJU IN TEN MINUTES. Alapnhn District Loot Ne Time is Gaimg Over tbe Tap In W. 8. 8. That good old town of Alapaha. ia the state of Berrien, where Urary Moore. George Paulk, Mac'm McMillan. Shade Dormiay. and a lot of other people lire who are the salt of the earth, last aa littu time in raising iu quota of War Saringa Stamps as it did of the Third Liberty ' oan. Alapaha district's W. 8 S. portion was IL235. and this waa raised la ten min- ra after the meeting was called to or- T. The district will go between *1,. 000 and *1.500 over its quota, several subscriptions bring yet to add In. There. nearly every other part of this sec tion. the colored people did a liberal part •-wards raising the fund. TIFT COUNTY SINGING The executive committee of the Tift County Hinging Convention ia railed for Saturday afternoon at 3:00 at the court boose. The committee is. J. 8. Gibbs. J. a HuteWnaon. Dan Gaff. W. C. Mob ley and J. F. Boon Tbe arraagaaaaat committee. John Marrow. J. M. Stow. Judge Pries, W. J. Warren and W. H. ~™- ■- asked to be prrsrnt alao. -mportent buainem la to come be fore the committee and all members of mlttee are aakrd to be present. - ; T. ft Rig dam. Secretary. Tifton February 22. 1*18 Scott Johnson, colored, charged with the murder of Henry Cobb, colored, near Chris March 10, 1*18 °* WT a!ri" M " ““'’ d bT r,r w properly fitted don't relieve them, in amt — in Iks Myon Hotel Block .-cry toy. FATAL FALL FROM A TELEGRAPH POLE Joe Lmmb Dios From lojurtno Re cmreii Thursday Morning POLE BMKE flFF AT BIBOND When an old. telegraph pole fi which' be was removing a cable box Thursday morning at 7 :45 o'clock. Joa Lamb, a young shite man. was thrown to the ground on his bead and receivad a frsetur* nf the base of tbe skull, from whieh he died at tbe Tift County Hospi tal at 11:15 o'clock yesterday morning. Laroh was a member of a construction gang of Western Union telegraph line men who have been working out of Tif ton for four weeks. They are potting In a new line of |wle* along tbe Atlan tic Coast Line and be was on top of tbe pole in fropt nf tbe A. C. 1.. freight house taking down the cable box. Tbe wire, bad been removed and lmmb and hi. foremen both tried tbe pole before he went up. lie had the cable bog thout half off. when tbe pole broke off even with the ground and fell. The guy wins *■** th* T*Te s twfsi and Lamb «a. thrown off and fell on his bead in tbe middle nf tbe ban! roadway, which run. alongside the freight house He picked np and given medical attention at J. C. Allen, f r lim i broke an of tbe cou be ground Bea and Willis < Lamb fall. There was a report that Lamb fastened to the pole, bat Mr. Allen this was not correct, aa Lamb «« tbe cro» bars at the'top of the Had be been fastened to the |Mile, be probably would hase been i-nish neath it. I-amb's borne i. at Spem. N. 6.. bis mother. Mrs. Nannie lmmb. : Ha ia survived bf six brother, a mater. One brother ia ia the Lamb waa eighteen year* old and feri type of manhood, wrigbin pounds. He bad been with Mr gang for six months, but had worked for the Western Union some time before join tog this gang. TV 1 body was taken to kia old leaving Tifton at 12:25 o'clock Friday afternoon. Willie Ulapp, am man whose home is at Spero. ai the body DEDICATION OF SERVICE FLAG Af Excelsior School A July 7th. at 4 Ten boys have gnm o the s uxedsior the * school will dedicate a service Sunday afternoon next, the following pro gram beginning at 4 o'rloek : Song-Ttae Star ^patljtled Banner.' Scripture lewon. . Prayer. Antbem—"All Hail tbe Power Jeans Name." Reading—"The Boys Have Gone tbe Army." by Eosloa Jones. Solo—"I'll Keep Mother's Bible N, My Heart." by Mrs. W. I.. Harman. Marwellaise Hymn quartette "As God 1-eads." Mesa Ford. F>tnn Tucker. Warren Tucker. M. Goodman Son—"America'i Mean age." Reading—"Tbe Little Bine Star." by Bessie Patrick. Solo—The Little Blue Star in Window." Dr. I,. A. Baker. Reading——The Service Flag." Miaa Nells Murray. Presentation of Service Flog. Song—"God Save Our Men." Quartette—"Send Pease. O God. Peace Agaia." MradamJa Harman. Peter- sno. Dr. Baker and Mr. Smith. OBSERVANCE OF FOURTH A Day af Sunday Quiet In Tiftew. Many The Fourth of July was observed' with almost Sunday qniet in Tifton. Many eaa bouses were dosed all day and practically all were dosed daring the af- Ty Ty gave her usual Fourth of July Tbe Conger family two miles north of »wn. had their uroal barbecue on the national holiday. At Fitxgerald there waa aa all-day cele bration. with speaking by Emmett Shaw. Bunk Cooper. Bill Howard, aod U H Stephens At Americas there was an exhibition of air-craft flying in tbe afternoon by aviator* at Souther Field. ' Macon and Atlanta had gigantic pa ries of soldier* from all countries now ■erring under the American color*. TIFTON BU1CK COMPANY MOVES The Tifton Hoick Company ha* movad rom their place on Main strort to th* Yarehooa* on Third etraet, formerly oe- apied by Barn Rlgdoa. where they have been employed and they will he I > any kind sf'repair work on al They will continue to handle tr* and also win sell Peerieaa a THE LATEST NEWS BY WIRE Washington, July 5.—America today com pleted its greatest propaganda effort of the war, following the pledge of allegiance by the foretgn- bom in this country yesterday at Waxhingtoa’s tomb and the gigantic parades throughout tbe na tion staged in testimony of the faith of many nati onalities in the cause of tbe Allies. | Newt of the event it being sent into every corner of the world. Throughout last night and today cables, wireleu and every meant of commu nication at the disposal of Ibe government are be ing utilized to s end to all neutrals and belligerents the pledges of the foreign-born here, the Presi dent’s message at Mt. Vernon and details of the great 4th of July celebration in the United States. Messengers are carrying the ne-vs into Russia and isolated corners of the globe. At every point of access word is being carried into Germany and Austria. Allied aeroplanes are dropping the President’s speech back of tbe enemy hues. The purpose of the government is to see that all people are shown the trend of all opinion towards the Prussian menace. Washington. July 5.—Presi<lFnt Wilson has sent a special request through the Congressional leaders that the House and Senate pass before the recess a resolution empowering him to take over the telegraph, telephone, radio and cable s y*tems in ■ this country. The President’* action is expected in administration quar ters to result in the passage of the measure. If persisted in, opposition to the legislation may hold Congress from a recess indefinitely. Des Moines, July 5.—Three Alabama soldiers were hanged ^t Camp Dodge for attacking a 17-year-old white girl in the cantonment preserves. The men were Fred Allen,' Robert Johnson and Stanley Tramble. All three were negroes. Washington, July 5.—Senator Salisbury, of Delaware, to day introduced a resolution asking the United States, Japan and Great Britain to form an agreement to prevent German aggres sion on the Pacific coast. Syracuse, N. Y., July 3.—Forty-eight are dead at the coun ty morgue todaj^and some are believed to be still in the ruins as a result of the fire and explosion in the T, N. T. plant at Split Rock last night. More than 60 are injured, of whom ten to fif teen are so s eriously hurt that their recovery is doubtful. The property loss is estimated at $750,000. Washington. July 3.—War Department officials hope to n ? a *" tai n for at least one or two months more the great troop shipment records whereby 1.019,119 men had started overseas up to July 1st Secretary of War Baker today decided to comment definitely on the prospects. Stockholm, July 5.—Finland is reported to be on the verge of declaring war against the Allies. Reports from Moscow that the Bolsheviki government ia Russia had been overthrown have not been confirmed. The Senate yesterday defeated the propoeition to extend the draft age limit 20 to 40 years. The matter is considered disposed of for this session. The Germsn War Office claims 191,454 prisoners from the Allies since March 21, the beginning of the great offenrtve. e bundle. *125 : with frau.ro. read; to put on the bed. *228 LavFa De partment Store. Bdwtf. 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The Tifton gazette. (Tifton, Berrien County, Ga.) 1891-1974, July 05, 1918, Image 1