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Y.M.C.A.For Griffin Proposed
Reds and Government Troops
Engage in Street Scrap in
Which Former Suffer Casual¬
ties—Government Losses Not
Known.
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SPARTACANS ARE AGAIN
BOMBARDING STATIONS
Fighting is Extending and is Now
Within Six Blocks of Royal Palace.
Strike Develops Into Actual Coun¬
ter Revolution—Munich in Terror
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BERLIN, March 7.—Thirty Sparta
cans were killed and sixty-five woun
ded in street fighting between the
Beds and government troops, it is
announced today. Losses off (the gov
eminent troops are not known.
The Spartacans are again bombard¬
ing the police headquarters with ar¬
tillery. A few government troops
bottled up in the building are? stand¬
ing the siege. The Reds are using
tanks, and are constantly receiving
reinforcements.
The fighting is extending. This af¬
ternoon it was within six blocks of
the royal palace.
Government troops supported with
machine guns, were sent to Alexand
er-Platz at dawn, but refused to fire
against the Rfeds.
Strike leaders declare that the
strike has developed into an actual
counter revolution.
THE SAILORS ARE HOLDING
MUNICH IN TERROR TODAY
AMSTERDAM, March 7.—Fifteen
hundred sailors are holding Munich in
a reign of terror, it is reported to¬
day. There is much pillaging.
CZECHS AND UKRAINIANS
IN SCRAP AT LUXEMBURG
GENEVA, March 7.—There is a
great battle on between the Czechs
and Ukrainians near Luxemburg, said
a Vienna dispatch today. The fight¬
ing is ranging from Behamia to Alac.
CONSIDERABLE COTTON
BEING SOLD HERE
Few Big Sales, But Frequent “Bunch
Lot” Sales Are Reported.—Cotton
Report for Past Week.
Considerable cotton is being sold
in Griffin now, it is stated by local
buyers. There' are few big sales, but
frequent sales of “bunch lots” of from
five, ten and sometimes twenty bales.
The price quoted for spots Friday
was 25 5-8 cents.
Griffin received for the week end¬
ing Thursday night, March 6ith, 400
bales, according to the official cotton
report tabulated by J. D. Williams.
For the corresponding received. week last year
413 bales were
, The stock on hand was 10,046 bales
as agfunst 3,104 bales last year.
The shipments were 477 bales , as
againait 596 bales.
The total receipts for the season
were 23,874 bales, as compared with
21,843 bales the corresponding date
last season. i
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FOURTEEN NATIONS
ENDORSE LEAGUE,
PRESIDENT MAKING EVERY EF¬
FORT TO LAY ALL FACTS BE¬
FORE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND
LET THEM KNOW CONSTITU¬
TION IS APPROVED.
On Board (the- George Washington
withthe Presidential Party, March 7.
President Wilson is making every
possible effort to lay all facts about
the league of nations before the
American people to let them know
that the constitution as proposed rep¬
resents the combined opinion of the
fourteen nations interested.
PROGRESSIVES MEET SOON
TO SELECT CANDIDATE
Will Probably Assemble in Chicago
Latter Part of Month to Formu¬
late Program and Select Runner.
WASHINGTON, March 7.—Pro¬
gressive leaders in tha Republican
party expect to meet, probably in Chi¬
cago, the latter part ofithe month for
the purpose of formulating a pro¬
gram agreeing for progressivmdjJP camnaat te slation who will and
upon a
have the Progressive support in the
1920 campaign, it became known to¬
day.
Mercury 76 on February 11.
OKLAHOMA CITY, March 7.—
February 11 was the warmest day in
the history of the local weather bu¬
reau—twenty-nine years. The ther¬
mometer registered 76 in the' after¬
noon 35 degrees above <the early morn¬
ing registration.
BEWARE OF MAKING
FALSE STATEMENTS
Section 1319 of the internal reve¬
nue law reads as follows: That who¬
ever in connection with the sale or
lease, or offer for sale or lease, of
any article, or for the purpose of
making such sale or lease, makes any
statement, written or oral, (1) intend¬
ed or calculated to lead any person to
believe that any part of the price at
which such article is sold or leased,
or offered for sale or lease, consists
of a tax imposed under the authority
of the United States, or (2) ascrib¬
ing a particular part of such price to
a tax imposed under the authority of
the United States, knowing that such
statement is false or that tax is not
so great <as the portion of such price
ascribed to such tax, shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and upon convic¬
tion thereof shall be punished by a
fine of not morethan $1,000 or by
imprisonment not exceeding one year
or both.
J. A JONES WILL CONDUCT
THRIFT WORK IN SCHOOLS
Griffin Superintendent is Selected for
Campaign Here by State School
Superintendent.
Prof. J. A. Jones, superintendent of
the Griffin Public Schools, has been
appointed by State School Superin¬
tendent M. L. Brittain as & member
of the committee to plan thrift work
in the schools here. This appoint¬
ment was made at the request of the
government.
Prof. Jones will conduct an active
campaign in the schools here, encour¬
aging the children in the matter of
thrift by the purchase of govern
ment securities and in other ways.
Thcwork is being carried on in the
schools throughout the State and the
nation.
Prof. Jones will attend a conference
vhich will be held in the senate cham¬
ber in Atlanta S**"- ' morning at
which the d-’ (>(£ thrift
drive in Gent > kod out.
PLANS FOR IMPROVED HIGHWAYS AID
GOMMITTEE REPORTS ON Y. M.G.L
Lively Session of Griilin Friday Lunch Club Shows Sen¬
timent Here is For Concrete Roads and Christian
Organization For Young Men—Commissioners Favor
Big Bond Issue and Will Improve Dixie Highway.
U. S. WILL BUILD
IT IS NECESSARY
DOES NOT PROPOSE TO REMAIN
AT MERCY OF OTHER NATIONS
IN FUTURE SO FAR AS CABLE
COMMUNICATION CONCERNED
| PARIS, March 7.—The United
States does not intend to remain at
the mercy of other nations in the fu¬
ture so far as cable communication is
concerned. This fact stood out plain¬
ly today following initial discussion
of the situation by the peace dele¬
gates. The American envoys toofc
the position that America can not af¬
ford to risk being cut off from com¬
munication with the other part of the
world. If necessary the United States
will lay her own cables, the American
delegates stated.
BACK WITH OTHER MEN
Released Prisoners Who Were Mem¬
bers of British Steamer, Walk
Down Gang Plank in Boston.
BOSTON, March 7.—Twenty-one
Americans who were token prisoners
by the German raider Moowe and who
saw from the inside the rise and fall
of Teutonic arrogance, walked down
the' gang plank with 2,292 home-com¬
ing soldiers from the White Star li¬
ner Vedic here today.
The returning prisoners of war
were all members of the crew of the
British steamship Eamersides, which
was sunk by the Moowe on March 10,
1917.
The released include John Martin
and Jesse Wallace, of North Carolina.
THE
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must expect big things. It has pro
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serting itself and better days are
ahead for this splendid city in the way
of marked improvements and |ig ‘ bus
iness.
At a lively session of the Griffin
Friday Lunch Club, this sentiment
was manifest. A large number of
representative citizens were seated
around thefestlvebanquet board
topics of vital concern to Griffin's fu¬
ture were taken up, discussed and aet
ed upon.
Will Improve Dixie Highway.
Chairman Wallace, of the board of
county commissioners, was among
those present and outlined the plans
of the county officials for improved
highways in Spalding, as stated in the
News and Sun a few days ago. Com¬
missioner Wallace said the commis¬
sioners were in favor of 9 bond issue
for $750,000 for building good roads
all over the county, but whether or
not the voters called an election (the
county board was determined to take
adantage of federal funds and build
a concrete highway from Experiment
to the county line by putting up a
similar amount. The county’s quota
of the federal fund is nearly sixty
thousand dollars and the commission¬
ers will put up a similar amount on
their own hook said Mr. Wallace.
Y. M. C. A. Is Favored in Griffin
Rev. J. Marion Stafford, chairman
of a committee appointed to investi¬
gate the feasibility of establishing a
Y M. C. A. in Griffin, reported pro¬
gress. The people appear to be in fa¬
vor of the proposition, much encour¬
agement having been received by the
committeemen. Mr. Stafford stated
Thomas W. Johnson, State Secretary
of Y. M. C. A., of Atlanta, had con¬
sented to visit Griffin next Friday and
address the lunch club on the matter.
At that time it is believed definite ac¬
tion on establishing an association
here will be taken. Mr. Stafford was
appointed as chairman of the next
meeting and it is hoped there will be
a big attendance and rousing meet¬
ing.
CONSTITUTON DRAFT
BE RADICALLY MENDED
This is. Belief in Paris ss Result of
American Opposition, According
to Dispatches Today.
PARIS, March 7— That the draft of
the constitution of the league of na¬
tions will be radically amended, thus
discounting American opposition, is
the strong belief in certain circles
here today. American opposition has
caused a big sensation in Paris. Re¬
sponsible Americans in Paris agree
that the opposition of Senator Lodge
and others will be worn down by the
force of American public opinion.
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JULIA O’CONNOR READS SCORES
OF MESSAGES BACKING HSR
IN’ FIGHT TO COMPEL POST
MASTER GENERAL TO ACT.
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WASHINGTON, Much 7.—Juli»
O’Connor, carrying the complaint of
the Boston Telephone and Telegraph
operators to Postmaster General Bur¬
leson in Washington today,
numerous telegrams from all soetio&a
of the country assuring her that he
cal organizations are backing her ha
her fight to compel the
general to take action in the settle¬
ment of agreements between the com¬
panies and operators.
A delegation of girls from Buffalo
* also here to convince Burleson of
their right to organise, alleging that
any attempt to do so wiD bring dis¬
charge from the Buffalo companion. ,
“Mr. Burleson’s attitude and no¬
tions foster Bolshevism,’’
John J. Purcell, at the office ofthe In
ternational Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers today. “By his neglect in
handling leaders have the been situation wiped conserva|iva tha
out and
radicals given full sway.”
More than 135,000 workers are
ready to strike, according to PurcdlL
CITY COURT COMPLETES
WORK AND WILL UM
The city court again took up civil
business Thursday afternoon, being
engaged that afternoon and most of
today in the trial of the case of Blan¬
ton versus Huff. It was stated at
noon that co^rt would finish all busi¬
ness and adjourn this afternoon for
the term.
FORMER I. W. W. MEMBER
AWAKENS, THEN REPENTS
SPOKANE, Wash., March 7.—Jas.
Nevin, convicted of criminal syndical¬
ism last July, has agreed to renounce
all connection with the Industrial
Workers of the World and support
the Constitution of the United States
and the Declaration of Independence.
In an affidavit filed in the Superior
Court Nevin asks that his appeal from
the syndicalism conviction in the po¬
lice court be dismissed and the
be sent back to the lower court.
Nevin declares he never again will
become a member of the L W. W. and ..
will be a loyal supporter of the gov—,
eminent.