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b Rumanian army corps are said to k»»s creased the
w into Eastern Galacia. Stuhlweissenljurf is thirty-fire
southwest of Budapest, and Raab is sixty-seven miles
taking Our Medicine.
We Think it Wise to Take Our
Loss Now. Cotton Goods
At Great Reduction.
We Have Been Very Busy
For the Past Few Weeks
Marking Down Our Goods.
We are Listing Just a Few
Items to Show You thdt
Goods are Cheaper
at Our Store.
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We Invite You to Call
and Inspect Olir
Georgette, Crepe
and Taffeta Dresses
Our Capes and Dolmans are
the Prettiest We Have Seen.
New Line House Dresses
and
Wash Skirts Just Received
*** p ** c > lymmame
, ^ 4 lor speeds
tasks* iBclIas Whre matt fin It to the rtllrosd sms of Eng- 1 -iIt wss to*
Plsat Butaed | land for that. We were illa.jiimintod ire rreebad <*-—n
Chsttanoogt, Tenn., ltareh 23— The acsln, onr trip betas mads at nlfht and destination. Wood sd<tka (set,
power stolon of the Chattanooga Ball- “>* • chance to see the country. I say we were. ror, tired and worn oul
way and Light Company, on ths east Jo *t before we left Urerpool, ladies of from frarri, was tbs condition of the
brow of Lookout Mountain, whiebb was the British Red Cross banded each man 348th. IPe were exactly twenty-two dayi
used for operation of tbs incline rail- * letter from King Georgs, which was on ths way from Cams Green North
way to the heights was destroyed by Are to be sent back boms. • I Carolina, to Camp 5 '
early today, entailing a loss of $80,000.' The American Bad Cross met »» a-' Franca. Aa soon as ths train came to
Besides the building and all the machla-l **•» at Birmingham, England with cot- a halt wa wars permitted to fall out and
ety, including aq expenilre electric hoist, ftt * nd cake.. Oh that coffee did drink go orer to the 318th Supply company
an adjoining building occupied by a sou food! It was the first real coffee ws where we got hot coffee and sandwiches
renlr store and restaurant was coaeurn- *»t e'oee we left New York. Wa passed which seemed to do n. more good than
through aereral large towns and some any thing yet.
One of the Incline earn whlcfiwae near Important ones. We were bound to t the; It was not tong till day and we were
the power station was burned and anoth-| American rest camp, Woodley, which not In the least sort? because ws aim
er one broke from Its moorings and <• located at Bomsey only a few miles* ply wanted to get straightened out We
plunged like a rocket down tbs sheer Inland from Southampton, a Southern found otrrselres lucky In that we did
... - * — * — English seacoast town about seventy pot hare to build our barracks there
miles southwest of London. were suHdent empty ones.
Camp Woodley la a beautiful place. It was raining and had been raining
We only remained there a day and night, for a month or more and mud was most
being fanned by a high wind which scat- Took a bath, cleaned up and prepared plentiful. We were thankful for the
tered burning debris over the top of the, for further travel. | good barracks which happened to have
mountain. • Hornsey Is also a grand little town, bunks already built In them. And we
Although, she looked very lonesome. Not lost na time In making our beds where
many men to be seen, and most all the we were happy to lay down and stretch
women wore black. We were told that out for a good night’s rest once more,
tbere were more boys from that little, Hostilities Ceased.
descent, acting as a fire brand and set
ting s long trestle ablaxe at many points.
The fire, thousands of feet above the city,
made a spectacular scene from below,
HAD GOOD MEETING
Rev. W H Buddy Mr. and Mra.. Geo
Baker, Messrs. J N Horne and J N town killed in the war than anj other! it was at the 11th hour of the 11th
Brown, who represented the Tifton Me- one place in proportion to site in Eng-: day x>f the 11th month of the year that
tbodist church lit the Centenary Con- land. the last shot was discharged on the fir
ference in Valdosta Tuesday report a Saturday morning we left Camp Wood- { D g line. A great hurrah of yells were
very enthusiastic meeting, with every ley. Something we did not want to do heard for the rest of the day when the
charge in the District represented and too, for we certainly bad fallen in love news reached our camp. From that day
an unusually larga attendance of Lay- ( with her. We marched to the station onward business seemed to grow duller
men. Mr. Budd reached home Wednes- and boarded a train for Southampton an d duller. Every division of works ap-
day afternoon, spending Tuesday night where we were to take steamer for, p Car ed to lose Its spirit of swiftness at
Nashville. The others return- France. In the afternoon we crossed ODCe and lag along on a drag. Even
ed Tuesday night. | the gang plank of the Narraganaett, an ^ ,ky overhead, which was flooded
Concerning the meeting, the Valdosta American passenger boat built for calm ( cve ry day with French and American
Times says: | water travel. Soldiers were placed on aeroplanes in their dally rehearsals of
The conference of the ministers and her as if we were only going a short wlr atunts, seemed to be thinned out
others of the Valdosta District was held distance to engage in battle. German a bit
yesterday concerning plana for the cen- submarines had been playing havoc In! The fact was, and is yet, that mosi
tenary movement of the Methodist those waters, which made it necessary everybody naturally wants to go home
church. The conference was presided to be very precautions. Therefore, not realising the fact that the war is over
over by Rev. Whitley Langston, presld- a spark of light was permitted to show aa d not caring much what becomes of
ing elder. Twenty-five out of the twen- from the ship. All port boles and wind- this salvage junk that bolds us busy ev
ty-six ministers in the district were in ows had to be closed We thanked, our cry day sorting and warehousing, or tak
attendance, and about forty-five other stars that it dhL not .take more than 8 ing care of.
representatives were In the meeting. Mr hours to cross th& English channel at fto not understand me to mean that it
B. F.' Burden, of Macon, and D r J H that place, fori that . kind, of,travel was i n Absolutely immaterial with ug as to
Scruggs, of Quitman, made two especial- not totally satisfactory.^, | what becomes of the stuff that Unde
ly strong centenary talks during the Those cheese -aandwtabes and coffee Sam ia bringing back from the front,
conference The plans of the work were certainly ate good the, peat morning at the war material that he did not use.
discussed and according to all reports the breakfast, for we were over-joyed over j 8 not that, it is simply home sickness,
prospects are that the drive will be a the fact that we had not come in con-' Camp Montierchaume, located near
most highly satisfactory one and that the tact with tho enemy. t he thriving little town of Chateaurou,
Valdosta district will “go over the top’’i j n ^ Last. I might have seen a somewhat bad Christ-1 Perry, of Cordele, and Mrs. Randolph
in its share of the work. Great interest Southampton about 0 o’clock mas had it not been for the good men Causey, of Vienna; one brother. Green
at night and slipped quietly into the port » nd women of the YMC A who certain-1 L Sheppard, of Albany, also survives
of Le Havre, France, about 5 the fol- lj did a good part In preparing programs He was here when death came.
MR SHEPPARD’S FUNERAL.
The funeral of Mr. Geo. W. Sheppard
who died at the home of his daughter!
Mrs. W T Perry, in Cordele, Wednes
day morning at 6:30, was held Wednes
day afternoon at 5 o’clock and the re
mains were laid to rest in Snnnyside
cemetery Rev. Wallace Dear and Rev
T B Stanford conducted the funeral at
the home. The services were then in the
hands of the local lodge of Masons, of
which he was a member.
George W Sheppard was CO years of
age. He was born in Washington cotta
ty and came to the upper Gum Creek
community of Dooly when he was a
little boy. As he became more widely
known for his good dtixenship he was
asked to offer for sheriff of Dooly county
and there he served until Crisp was es
tablished. He served the new county a
number of years in this capacity and
was sheriff sixteen years. • ‘
Soon alfer she. quit this place he was
made county n f»o*misaionw: and in. .that
office he worked faithfully and regular
ly till his death. ■’ r!
The children who surtiuerare John S;
Ren F.; W. Lee; Rome S,; .William;
O. D and George T Sheppard, of Cord
ele; Mrs T L Sanders and Mrs. W T
is being shown in the movement.
FEED OUT TOUR HOGS
lowing morning, Sunday, November 3rd. °* entertainments, b«sid<
SIX WEEKS EARLIER AH of us were anxious for a view Of, ooldier in the *
France.
We noticed many sub-chasers, torp
edo boats, destroyers, and various other
small vessels of war ploughing the wat
ers of this port , < i 1 '
Two train loads of Wounded men from
the front came in while We waited to
move to camp. Chi| of the wounded sol
i gifts for every
In cvery lot of hogs ou sted two’<
three fatten quickly and ’actually ea
less than others. If all would fatten
like these, the entire drove would be
ready for the market six weeks earbek
and to save sit weeks’ feed is an Item
that you fully understand.
The hog that fattens easily must br
in prime physical condition. The B. A.
Thomas Hog Powder is a conditioner for
hogs., It keeps their system dean an*’
Sgt J. A. Crisp,
Address Hdq Co 348th Lsb Bo. A P O,
738, American E. F.
The sons served as pallbearers at the
funeral this afternoon. Out of respect
for the deceased places of business in
Cordele were closed this afternoon from
S to 0 o’clock while most people attend-
ed the funeral.
WE’RE GLAD OF- THIS
Washington, March .28—Effective April
1, the war department will stop issuance
. • . . of the casualty Hot*, in Washington,
diCT * " ** 40 w0 "7 fcr Chicago and Rao rrandaco fo r n>ailln,
MARRIAGE AND DEATH
was about over.
1 to newspapers- under,a release datf.
We Appreciate Your Business
Whil. oarehla, threart th. Mmm. Practically all the fighting naualtin
.treca of tho’ big citj WrjbodT a«-cd b , vo be( „ , nnounMd .
Under the new plan casualties. of the
health; and. enable, them to fatten to (K ,t us with smllea-of welcome from
quickly without falUn, •> prey to the! window and torfife. Wa were not
usual dlaeaees of huge. Tho B. A. Thornes strangers to them) Mr thousands of sol.
Ho* Powder is not stoek food. Ira (tiers had trod those ifreetsMnokt axery
straight medicine nnd we took the a*sns, d „ v the star betfan. -f- -
because ’it ..enables: yau.-to./esd out «-n. ’„ n upper window'd n email two
k0C«!,touch c earlier. Rlckcrson, Grocer* st <iry building further*down the street
On-:'-iarr ■, '- - ’ : ■ v , if priest stood with bihle in hand repeat- h^'teleeranh*
«;«! " >««M »--« 1 : ini word* of blessings tS-lie a« we march- * * p
Itot DOSS-SOI SiisCt the lied «| hlmig. lie prs.ved God’s blessings
E. F. will be announced, in Wash
ington for immediate relegsc. Copies
will be given press associations for. mail
ing.
Aa a result of tlpt new- plan, it is prob
able that only the deaths will be k»4M
taring ta bead; - Remember tbs IuU.dmcc aqd
n& toc ths slgsatore ol ft.W^gQVg. ,^
■O' xxxmtvvwt >:<
ujHin tis and seemed fo'dbubt it tiot. eveu
though death should*overtake on.-
We passed a cathedral that was fly*|
ing the' flags of the AHied nations that j
Were iri War against tlfc Central powers.!
Her bells sounded as ^If tolling n wel
come to us.
UNSHAKEN
TESTIMONY
The following unusual incident ia from
the Pearson Tribune:
Mr A Grover, and Mrs. Keys, one day
last week and, after securing the neces
sary license, sought the offices of Pain
tor Rahu of the Methodist church, and
were joined in the holy bonds of ma
trimony. They came on the 8:30 train
and returned at 10. It ia stated that
wjdle the couple was away to consum
mate their betrothal, the 10-yeafr old
daughter of the bride was claimed by
DfA^.b- When the mother waa prepftt-
itn- for the trip to Pearson, she knew the
child h^ss ill, but did not think it serious
enough to postpone her trip and es
pecially when ebe- was to be gone
only about two hours. ^iBpt it was u sad
heme-going. \
“The Georgia crop of tobacco this yearTl
will probably amount to .twenty million
pounds,” *aid Mr. Q $ Eunice, Agri
cultural Field Agent for the Atlanta, .
Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad, w£o
was ia Tlftou Thursday, aftetnooa the
guest of Countt Agen* A M Dickson.
“This' la nearly all in Bputll Georgia, '
and if the price remains anywhere near
the present figure, it will bring m good
sum of money to this aectlon the cominig
summer. Tobacco beds are A little ■ 1
but ere looking fine, and with
weather for planting .out. I
the growers have promise of •
tobacco growing seaton;" * Mr. ‘fi>
continued. {jt-
Mr. Eunice is giving attention
tobacco growing along his line of
and is very much gratified ftt the m
of tobacco warehouses that are
established, for a warehouse is tho great
est stimulating factor in developing the -
industry. The acreage is very large in.
this immediate, section, Mr. Eunice ee- ,'
timating that Coffefc county will have
10,000 teres, Tift 2,000; Bm Hill, Btr-
•rien. Irwin tnd Turner about aa equal ■
amount, while Colquitt xrHl hare a amall- -
cr Acreage.
The yield of toheeeo pet mere le rel,
heexy end (he eroO totturea eetly leaxiug
the land ready for a lata crop. . .
BOX 8UPPKB, OLD
Then will be a Boy- Supper at
T, Tf School Thureday night,
at 8 o’clock, the proceeds to go to
upbuilding ot the acbool.
All era cordially toritod to attend.
BOX 8UPPER A* NOTSS,', ga
There will be a Box Sopper.et i
School houie on Saturday night Harch 7
29. EkeiynM la inxlted to come end '
help the ached. ti
TAX RECEIVER’S tUd lHNTND.''
county taxe. for Abe y»r„ JM$! .
. , Bstuxdsy, 79 *
Brixhlon 1 HqqdMKM»rel, jO^
..George 1
For
Weak
Women
Time is the test^ truth. And Doan’s
me to us. 1 I Kidney Pills have stood the test in ,
It we. n British rest camp. We got K# aHHon who <uff , n
there for late dinner, and we were plenty blekt( . hf or urint nu
hungry too h.xlng not had a rea meal nm , 1n ubconxtoced by thi. twice-told
left Bomsey the day before. ’ tretimony
The boys got plenty: of booxe at this,
ramp, though it was’ purchased from 1
kids .cross the fence who raid It from
Mrs. A. Conger, E. Main St., Tifton,
■ays: ''For two or three yeire I suf-
25c to $5 per bottle regardless of also.
my back which bothered me mostly it
night when I went to bed Often, when
la ute lor oxer 40 yarn!
Thouj»ndsol voluntary
letter* from women, tell
ing cl the good Cardul
hu done them. Thi* la
the best proof of the value
of Cardul. It prove* that
Cardul I* a good medicine'
lor women.
There are no harmful or
habit-forming drugs la
Cardul. It to composed
only of mild, medicinal
Ingredient,, with no bad
alter-thecta.
And some of the boyh got it free of
cheree. but unintentionally on Urn part , , work or ret
hewwted tnow down „ rJ . |onf , tbis „ n0 ,.
ths difference between an American tub- .. K * m “ . , _
. . ancs would change to s sharp, piercing
acre coupon and silver,.certificate , hat Bhot acr0M mJ btck whtn
; ,® n , „'«ot down. I could hardly get back up
. .About th„ middie of tbe .itern^n on „ , b , d d| „ d h(ad .ch„
Monday we nmrehed out at the ,ntr.my , #wd d ^ nnt mcdWnMj but
ot the camp and down-the street ip toe ^ unU l I breed of
opposite d ! rection to that in which W« Kidney Pille end .took reme. The
raino. -Many more people were to . be . .....
carao. -Mnuy more Ptople w,™ u, « bol h .,^ me „ mucb> , , ot more
seen. We n,arched «»ld the sonud ol ^ me tnd b „
5*"«"*'»'« »*»«»( f 0r mo« th. n »
der had reached that place, and the bell* ■ fM
.« oxer town began ringing rerly. | u „ ci th , aboTe Bt . tcmCDt
o- Mer 15. 1015 nnd on M.rch 13
the depot. A train made up reWe JM8 lh( tdd(d . -Do,,,., Kidney Pills
car. wa. ready to receix. us. The orter ^ tta ,
was for forty men to ert In a cart The mi ' . cb4nce
cars were small, which made it very mend thpm „
crowdrt and uncomfortable. The first dH , <n . Fo , te -. U llburn
night wc fared rcasougbly well, but it p Mf w v
tho Krt.h rtotipi\>il Hr). U> ” Buffalo, N. Y, td
TAKE
CARDUI
The Woman’* Tonic
You can rely os Cardul.
Surely It will dolor you
whatit hat done lory
■lay thousands d other.
It should help.
“I wa total tick,
to bt. ..
writes Mrs. Mary E-Vetie,
ofMadbou Heights, Vb.
1., ’
HONESTLY BUILT - FIT GUARANTEED **
I am prepared to do the very highest grade Auto'
Work, Re-covering, Painting, etc., and guarantee to i
you a job that will compare with the work done h
automobile, factories. All tops put on by me fit pe
ly, ath wrinkles being taken out scientifically. Rr-cov«
ing is done in the most up-to-date and approved
manship manner, only the best materials being u
painting is second to none. See the carp turned, c
my shop and 1 you will agree with me that the work i
I excelled anywhere. Let me yake you a bid to to
I and re-cover that old car of youra. "' v
L. V.
PAINTING AND PA
Third Street
SUPPLIES
Tifton,
Ga,
was not altogether the ; best railroad rid
ing aa we had no seats and that engineer
teemed not to care hoto hard he buihped
those cars. All of ua seemed glad to
see daylight come whity on that trip aa
the nighta were long And tiresome. No
where to lay down. Sleep appeared to
be oat ot the question, v |
made good use* of our day-time
traveling, since all wer^ eager for a view,
of the country, keeping the window*;
open aU the time and noticing every-;
thing that came in sight! And we saw,
lota that waa certainty interesting to
look at We saw dwellings dag into the
rides of great rock clifcs two and three
stories high; great vineyards stretching
brer level acres of fertile land aa far
aa the eye could radge; many herds
of cattle feeding on pasture lands of pic-
taresque beauty that were bounded by
great thorn hedges fbr fence; canals
need fbr the transportation of heavy
freight draw* by horob power. On one
occasion it was comical to see a big
twelve-hundred pound! mule hameooed
up betide a small thijw-handred pound
loakay pulling one of throe cinal boats.
*i In addition .to these t and Many other
acenes wt.oaw many historic buildings
that reminded ua ot ogd bible pictures.
These buildings Were erected years ago
of stone 4ml mortar, which lasts for
centuries.. They hafa • no timber over
hero to amount to anything, therefore
then a? leases of wood to be seen,
'the good old Bed Cross again treated
cake and coffee at Tours, which
FREE VULCANIZE
HOOD TIRES and Tl
for fix month» after purchase.
Fisk, Goodyear & Goodrich
Ninety days after purchas*. <
•t:-
Export repairing on all makes of Cart. Oar Shop is the best in tho South. %
nnd ma irnn/sv nnlv emnd Mechanic*, tlinn m fiMvh. C f ' "
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