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The Tifton Gazette.
0 AND $2.00 PER ANNUM.
TIFTON, TIFT COUNTY, GEORGIA. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER IS, 1918.
VOLUME XXX.—NUMBER 34.
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Washington, Nov. 11—At 6 o’clock this mom COMMITTEE PLANS
■bd States Eastern Time, tlie gmtert war of SINGING MEETING
. ante to an end, the State Department ofli-
f announced early today.
“ ■ Plen ipotentiarie* signed the United
i armistice terms at General Foch's
i at 5 o’clock this morning.
Hostilities ceased at 11 o’clock, both French
Wide the armistice merely halts the war and
•doesn’t end it, the terms laid down by General Foch
*are such as to prevent Germany from renewing hos -
^$ns .
The war therefore may be considered as den-
lyover. '
There now remains only the great problems of
t Peace Conference and the gigantic work of re-; ■;
r the fighters to their home lands. J
cva mid Brussels are mentioned as the
r points for the peace negotiations. pji^£ ppj2£
A COURTHOUSE FAIR
HELD ON SATURDAY
$1,569 IS RAISED
FORU.W.W.C.
Judge J. n. Clement*. of IrwInrJUF. Mr. J. W. Ilolli* eondurted one of the] More than
president of the South Georgia Union first courthouse fair, for Tift Saturday.
Singing Convention; Mr. T. J. I.nke, of The exhibit was displayed at the western
Kitxgerald. secretary, and Mr. W. J.l entrance of the courthouse.. It was
Royal, of Mystic, a nfember of the ese-1 brought in and displaye.1 at noon, the
eutive committee of the convention, met majority of it being gathered that
Campaign i
Tift County Singing Oonvention.
and a number of other prominent citterns
in Tifton Wednesday to discuss plans fi
holding the 1010 convention at Tiftoi
The meeting will be held in Tifton the
third Sunday in June and Friday and
Saturday before.
Sixty delegates are expected and in
addition there will be visitors from all
over South Georgia. It is estimated tiuit
ing.
t exhibit was
I fair in itself e
beans several varictii
North Carolina seed
peanuts, field peas, sen
wheat. Soudan grass, beggar wee
I,«Mq..|esn, two exhibit* of hay, Hi
grass, giant beggar weed, Cal
carpet grass, bea
inuta, Spanish
i of Tift ci
for the United War
subscribed at a
the First Hapttat
Sunday night.
Stirring patriotic s|>rccbrs that
ed the hearts of every member of the
udlencr were made by Her. C. W. Dur-
Irn and. Rev. G. W. Mathews. The talks
tlao reached the poeketbooks of the
hearers and the sum of flJiGO wan aub-
ribed for the U. W. W. C. The crowd
as small for a union service, the church
'ing only about two-thirds full. With
representative crowd, it is believed that
i* Tifton district’ '
; Tifton
MOO.
mph a
. red a
id To
o Ric.
committee. H. 11. I
oro and II. Y. Sco
executive board.
e General Staff has already completed plans
abon.
GEORGIA STATE FAIR
sashmgtdn, Nov. 11.—Germany’s surrender
t as announced "by President Wilson an ad-
s to Congress in joint session, include:
'The cessation of hostilities.
The evacuation of invaded territories, indud- j = ;
ing Alsace-Lorraine and Luxemburg.
The surrender of vast amounts of gnns and »■- ■
equipment
The evacuation of the left bank of the Rhine. ■ «
The surrender of vast amounts of rolling stock ■»«
I occupied territory. j «iL
The abandonment of the Bucharest and Brest; -i
irgia Slate Fair, the aunounr
•g made by the judge* Weitoewh
ling to the Macon Telegraph.
A g
I •carl onion*, re^ multiply
n’any tatereatol farmers call-
Mr. Ilollia waa kept I
tide.. *He haa^hjd a life lime exj
cure in handling fair rihibiUi and
was shown in its neat and attractive
The unconditional surrender of all German 1
• in East Africa.
’■Bagration for damagi
The surrender of scores of submarines and
r war crafts. -
The concentration of air craft at stipulated
.STILL WITH MISSING
IS SHELLEY L WEBB
n the Bril
Mai-
The evacuation of all Black Sea ports.
The restoration of all Allied and merchant
vessels.
The duration of the armistice is to be thirty
lays. ~ '
of Mr. J. T. W.
Ray City and brothel
Webb, of Tifton. w
transport Otranto when it was ramie
ind sunk by the companion transport Kli
morn of Sunday, Octc
. Durden
-aised.
handled the
I *124 additional «»■
lot inn FUlrd the
America followed by pray
prayer
i then
pone of the meeting, slating tfcal he hai
Searboro. county chairman
when be left for Chicago that he was go
raise Tifton’* quota, U he lived.
He said he wasn’t ready to die
: up to the audienc* to fin <!»
Mr. Mathews make OBe of t
tribntiuns w
first spoke n
of thirty ye,
told how the
i the n
Hr I
it., fort
ird of Trade
her (!. A few
that 3S0 Am
1. but it is
M. H. Tatten: "My jjpaolsh groni
•ns planted to June sfter oats are
•tier than yours planted in August."
Judge Graves: "With three other
.miritJti help we could hold one o
•st county fairs to Georgia."
ft. F. (Iverstreet: (Those two bnnehes
of |>eas are worth more than any n
time. This is all a fine showing from
A plckle-cnred bam caused much co
ment. it was so firm with no outside
wsste. Many asked whieh was the b
velvet bean. Georgia red ground peas
were-admitted a new variety and for
hnga, feed and hay are said to be far
ahead of others. California clover re
ceived its share of attention and J. W.
Davis said It made the most and beat
hay of any wild growth be knew of W.
North. East and West had become among
r soldiers and the great
loyalty they had shown to the midst of
battle. t
Getting down to the subject in hand,
i told of thbe ministrations of the rep-
srutstires of the T. M. C. A, Y.
. A.. K. of C.. Salvation Army and
her orgaulattons. He said the boys
France recognised no dlffecaAce and
that we should not.
Mr. Mathesrs’ talk touched the hearts
and patriotiion of evsry one of hit bear
ers. bringing them not only
■heir country, bnt also closer to God.
In rinsing he told of the grei
the worktin helping the boys withstand
the temptations that will come «'''
peace.
Marries Audience to Caanpald
Mr. Durden followed Mr. Mathews,
plaining the drive and its purpose,
closing his talk, which was brimful of
patriotic utterances, Mr. Durden |>erfoi
Washington, Nov. 14.—The Rainbow and
New England Divisions are believed likely to be
back in the States by Christmas. With the excep-
tion of the First Regular Army Division they were
CS the first troops landed in France. The War De-
Apartment however has made no aniHMgicement yet
as to the probable time of the return for any unit
and the plans are not settled.
With the American Armies in France, 2:10 p.
m. -Nov. 11—Motorcycle couriers tore along the
roads today shouting “It’s Over, Boys!”
Marching columns, tired and mud’spattered,
were galvanized into new life. They shouted,
laughed and sang.
1 saw several doughboys under full packs fox
trotting in the middle ot the road. Cheers rang
from column to column.
In the race back to tl nearest cable office 1
passed many detachments who had not heard of the
armistice. It was easy to tell by their appearance
who had heard the news and who had not.
Shortly before 11 o’clock the American gun
ners stood with watch in hand. They fired right
up to the last second, saving shell cases of the final
h,"!,,.., rounds as souvenirs,
xplnlnlng j Washington, Nov. 13.—Chairman Charles J.
Ch™! Brand of the Cotton Distribution Committee of the
War Industries Board has telegraphed the New
"i™„" Orleans and New York Cotton Exchanges to prohi-
bit speculative short selling of cotton futures.
Chairman Brand said this action was taken because
the speculative interests were taking advantage oi
the war situation.
London, Nov. 11.—The Express estimates th« casualties ia
the European nations purine the war as follows.
~J!S_
‘^’’he honest policy of Abra-
-VI/ ham Lincoln is empha
sized in how we conduct the
affairs of this institution.
If you wpuld truly enjoy
equal rights, affiliate yourself
with us by depositing part of
your earnings regularly.'
nterest paid on time deposits
;.INJUN!
Al
Turns
r. the folio*
ie. Bank of Tilton.
AND SURPLUS $300,000
ST-
“oh the Otranto atlll unarmuu
Shelley I.. Webb ia among the*
J. R. Walker.”
’. J. Webb waa advised of tl
g distance telephone ai
ify Tuesday ;
n I he
lety.
JUDGE SPEER REVERSED
Fnnn the-ValdoaU-Times. —
ease which haa run its
through the local courts of Berrii
ty into the United States court
district apd then the United S ate*
of appeals, waa decided b]
r court at Naw Orleans Monda
m back into Georgia for aettl a
either to the bankruptcy court efore
Judge J. F. MeCrackln or before th
court of Nashville.
It ia the rase of Mrs. Effle R germ.
Nashville, against W. R: Bruit i.
Nashville, and the Chirkamauga 'i
of Chattanooga, and Involve
disposition of something like four t
id dollar*.
Property belonging to Mn
Is claimed, waa sold by
nith, of Nashville, as agenl
FILED S
PACK’G CO £
m-ludnig tw
«r Hive
ceded t.
Board i
inrning did i
if Tift county have brought petition' rtereirts
u In Tift Superior Count j, Thu!
•t the Tifton Parking Company" to a| | y inrr ,„
ut said company from discharging „ )m riug bees raised in the Uni-
r from iis plant into the waters of |<d W ar Work Campaign, The Tifton
titipnr
dose proximity to Ni
igablr stream ;
own land through which it flowa and hai
the right to the use of its wstrra in tbeii
France, 4,000,000
Turkey, 750,000
Austria, 4,500,000
Greet Britain, 2,900,000
Belgium, 350,000
Bulgaria, 200,000
The unestimated casualties of Russia and a
ed in the Express estimates bring the e.m.ltl^ t
according; to this newspaper.
.Washington, Nov. 11.—The American rssiislties i
public up to the hour of cessation of hostilities total
Of these 12,460 were killed in action. *
Paris, Nov. 14.—Allied armies on the West front f
"njtad War Work Cam- the evacuating Germans are reported to have started fqi _
thi * mornb **'. Straesburg, Metz, Colmar and various towns i
Alsace Lorraine are expected to be occupied Sunday.
The Americans are marching towards Metz and S
Marshal Foch, in behalf of the Allies, will take (
those two cities in the presence of ftwrident Poincaire, I
Clemenceau and other French Ministers.
A largo part of Briey iron districts already have 1
evacuated. American troops are co-operating with the Fre
in the work of repatriation. The Germans have officially c
nlained P f frwtile attitude of the inhabitants of Alsace I
*imke. II* then per-
>t matrri
tNrVn!
they ,
•* inrrva**d to $4,000 oi
that th* defendant rot
pany discharge* into the'ilraam ’’aewi
age. washings from hog pen* and waste
from slaughtered boga” and othar filth
snd offer.
Several of the committee* reported in-
•ased subscription*, while the reports of
.^Qlbtrs ,weyy dyeirmsed, due to dnplicatioo
That said stream ia naed for wattring
live stock to the pasture* of *aid petition
er* an<T for fishing and that the contami
nation and pollution of its waters molt
ing from the dlwharge of aaid sewerage,
etc., render It unfit for stock to driak and
for any other naefnl purpose . and ha*
killed the fish thereto: thgt a green.'
filthy mm cover* the wsl/r *nd anof-
fenaive stench arise* therefrom which
contaminate* Ibe sir fyr a mile;
Th*t ** a rr*ult of anch conumtoat'on
there ha* bred in. the *tre»m “large and
for Yhv' untold number* of mo*quito**, which *n
d>f | infest the land* and borne* of petitioner*
thousand dollars. It yjthat sleep,,pence, comfort nod health of
claimed that he would not disburse thiV j„ ur petitioner* are. geriona'r affected.”
money'to ffin. Rogers and a suit *a>\ |.- ( , r these and other reason* wet forth,
brought In the city court for It. The V injunction 1(
case ws* transferred lo the T’nlted Suie*|,|^J
court, and came before Judge Emory i tioo
Speer. The idalntilf
United States court ha
but Judge Speer ruled
The case was then enrriad to the United
States court of appeals at New Orleans
and on Monday that codrt rendered
decision to the effect that the United
SUte* court did not have jurisdiction.
This brings the case back to Georgia and
at present iU end ia not certain. R hang
ing between bankrui
fora MeCrackln and a trial, before the
city rolrt at Nashville.
Attorney* interested in the
not yet certain which of the t
mentioned will bear the next phase of
this case, but it is believed that this will
be settled within the next few day* and
proceeding* roamed to order to bring the
•ntrnded that the!
id no jurisdiction Saturday, Nov. 82rd.
the contrary.
■ Mercantile Oe.
tritmlii.fi*, some contribution* made
at the service Sunday night being repor
ted by fommlttec* also.
The High School reports $181.00 rais
ed among the pupils attending school at
the new building. The Cotton MIHa has
made a contribution of $200 to the fund,
and it it reported that other Urge boai-
nraa concern* will make like contributions
Up to Thursday morumg, the Brighton
district waa the only country district
that had made a report.
Tift la asked to give a minimum of
$11,000. The Tifton district haa more
than done its part, but the county will
not go over the top nnleas the country
districts do their part.
Brighton Raise* SISS.M.
The Brighton district-.waa th* oplp'
rural district that had reported «ff> to
10 o'clock. Messrs. Kano Goff ami Wal
ter Button, and Rev. J. E. Hardwisk.
colored, raised $180.-10 in the Brighton
district. Of thia amount. $ir.,03
contributed by the negroes.
The Tifton district ha* already gone
-er the top with Ita quota and every
dicution point* to the county raising
during raine as they withdraw.
French officials replace the Geraum civil administration hi
the evacuated towns and villages.
__ . Nov. 14.—The Revolutionists are $*•—*—i~g ntm
firmly micwiesd ia power in Germany, reports from varieoa
ms indicated today.
Independent Socialists will demand the trial of Admkal
T ff^itz and othar Jankers beld4o bo respoooffila for the
an Amsterdam dispatch stated.
Paris, Nov. 14.—The Americans have aen^M Brtey,
only three miles from the Gorman frontier and twelve mOes
barest of Metz.
Washington, Nov. 14.—The nnw Prn*
COOK COUNTV FOOD FAIR
Adel. Ga. Kov. 8.—Hstuntoy Novem
ber 30th. U th* date for the Cook County
Food Fair to be held under the direction
of the Adel Woman’* Club In the room*
War Service Button. Th* w
i county are very enthudaati
the subject.
Following
district*:
Brighton
Man'i snd Boys’ Work Shoes, guaran
teed solid leather. Boy*’ Shoe*. $2.48
to CJ8. Mm'. Shoes, $198 to $8. Try
a pair. You will like them. Whitley
Brother* Department Store.
JOK OOM
r CLAM L
■ the u
uncut by n
$ 900.00
..00 00
700.00
confiscated the entailed property of the Pnsnu Crown, Beriia
wireless dispatches announced.
TIFT DRAFT CALI3 ARE CANCELLED
Clerk. Wfehh. ai the Tift GouatY.J^>caI_Board, received a
*gram from Selective Draft Officer Mallet Tuesday morn^Lg
instructing the Board to induct no more men into service
under Selective Draft until further noti<#.
■Tift founty had been called upon to furnish 28 white S
men this week and 6 negroes on the weSIruf Novi BOi—^oOcm
were sent out to 28 Selectmen and 7 alternates Monday n
ing calling them to appear before the Local Board Thursday a
ternoon for entrainment to Camp Wheeler Friday I
The telegram received automatically cancels tb<a and the ■
summoned are hereby notified to accept pal
fleial notice that they need not appear.
All calls under draft and induction into Mn
suspended for the present except for the Navy i
Corps, where a few men are to be supplied. Tift «i
calls for either of these. While the Local 1
more mm into service, it has been I
classification of all registrants of fk
ages of 19 apd 9
It wfis ann
i announced that on the day
i with kv,*—>- „ I American army had
i by «t* erato h* and of that number
'[and Russia. Sh
AM* to tte Him HoM ■