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THE NEWS, Established 1871.
SPALDING COUNTY OVERBUYS ITS
FIWOTOWOJK
J MOST CREDITABLE SHOWING
City and County Go "Over the Top” in Third Liberty
Loan Campaign by Big Margin—Total Sales Were
$322,800 to 1,305 People—Woman’s Committee Sold
Over SIOO,OOO Worth and Boy Scouts $30,000.
Griffin and Spalding county re
sponded to the last ca’l on the Liberty
Loan in a creditable manner and roll
ed up a total of $322,800 actually re
ported officially at noon Monday. The
county’s qpota on the revised allot
ment was $192,450. The bonds were
sold to 1,305 people and the county
went over its subscription practically
sixty-eight per cent, which is highly
gratifying to Chairman Drake and
the other members of the Liberty
Loan committee.
The Woman’s committee, of which
Mrs. W, E. H. Searcy, Jr., was the
efficient chairman, sold over SIOO,OOO
worth of bonds and the Boy Scouts
did not stop until they had $30,000
to their credit.
When the third Liberty Loan drive
ended Saturday night, among all the
notable things which distinguished
thi s particular campaign in Griffin,
the remarkable record made by the
woman’s committee was, perhaps, the
one which occasioned the most com
ment and received the highest com
mendation.
At the beginning of the drive, when
the woman’s committee, under the
leadership of Mrs. Searcy, met to
formulate plans for the campaign,
the question of the goal—the amount
at which to aim came up for discus
sion, and upon the advice of some of
their friends, it was decided the wo
men of Griffin should endeavor to
raise SIOO,OOO. They went consider
ably beyond that figure and they de
serve cordial congratulation and have
the hearty appreciation of the mem
bers of the Liberty Loan committee
for their zeal and energy and splen
did showing.
The Liberty Loan committee, un
der the direction of Mr. Drake, also
deserves praise for it s untiring ener
gy and indefatigable work, though
each member feels that he has only
done his duty and would be willing
to have done twice the work if neces
sary.
The News and Sun desires to ex
press its hearty appreciation of the
splendid showing made by the loyal
and patriotic people who subscribed
cheerfully and unstintingly, standing
squarely behind the government. For
to the citizens, after all, belongs the
credit for Spalding’s magnificent re
sponse to the call of the government.
WE NINES
IN MOM'S CUSUMES
Fifteen Reported Missing Six Killed
jn Action, Three Dead from Wounds
and Nine from Diseases.
Washington, May 6.—Today’s cas
ualty list contained further names of
American soldiers believed captured
in the recent fighting at Seichoprey.
Fifteen were reported missing, six
killed in action, three died from
wounds, nine died from disease, there
were two deaths from accident, one
death from other causes, four were
severely wounded and forty-eight
slightly wounded, making a total of
eighty-eight.
Washington, May 6.—With French
an 1 British fresh reserves now avail
s' 1 r the allied situation is “consider
a’. :y improved,” although certain to
“be anxious for some time to come,”
the British war mission announced
today.
SCOUTS ARE PUT TO TASK
i)F FINDING WALNUT TIMBER
Washington, May 7,—President
Wilson in a letter to the public here
ha.Z assigned three hundred and fifty
thousand. Boy Scouts of America to
the task of finding walnut timer for
war day. • ,
AMERICAN GUNS
SHELLINGMOUNT
DIDIER MONDAY
Towns Which Were Recently
Captured by the Germans Are
Being Heavily Bombarded by
Americans West Mont Didier.
TWO ENEMY PLANES ARE
SHOT DOWN, ONE TAKEN
Germans Using New Method of
Spreading Gas, Using Bottles Fired
by Springs Which Burst, Liberat
ing the Deadly Fumes.
With the American Armies West
of Mont Didier, May 6.—American
guns are shelling Mont Didier, Can
tigny, St. George and other towns
and roads in this vicinity which were
captured by the Germans recently.
Mount Didier is badly damaged, but
the churches are still standing. The
church at Cantigny is also standing,
although the Germans are using it as
an observation post. The American
artillery blew up an ammunition
dump near Cantigny, There is great
aerial activity in this sector. Two
German planes were shot down and
one captured. The Germans are us
ing a new method of spreading gas,
using glass bottle s fired by springs
which burst, liberating deadly fumes.
A patrol encountered forty Huns in
No Man’s Land, but fought its way
safely back to the American lines, in
flicting heavy casualties on the Ger
mans.
New York, May 7.—Eleven mem
bers of the American steamship Ly
ier’s crew were killed when the ves
sel was torpedoed and sunk off the
French coast on May 3, according to
word received in marine circles today.
HUNS PLANNING FOR DOUBLE
OFFENSIVE.
Amsterdam, May 7.—German press
declares the resumption of the west
front offensive will be aided by a
huge offensive on the Italian front, it
was learned here today. The news
papers say a combined effort will
bring the longed for German suc
cess.
BARTLETT SEARCY JOINS NAVY
Bartlett Searcy reached his twen
tieth birthday a few days ago, and
immediately volunteered in the ser
vice of his country. He left Tuesday
for the camp at Parris Island, S. C.
Bartlett is the son of Judge Searcy,
of our superior court. He is an in
telligent young man of fine Christian
character and excellent business qual
ities.
His grandfathers, W. E. IL Searcy,
Sr., and J. G. Drake, were both sol
diers of the Confederacy in the six
ties and his great grandfathers, Col.
Abraham Drake, Daniel Searcy, Jesse
Hughes, Jesse Lane and David Lock
et, were all soldiers of the Revolu
tion of 1776, while another grand
parent, Dr. Jas. Thweatt, was a sur
geon in the war of 1812. Col Lane,
honorable secretary of the interior of
the United State.-, is a great grand
-
ray of loyal defenders of their coun
try as ancestors, we expect to see our
young friend, by his manly discharge
of duty, pull to the front.
I Mr. and Mrs. E. M. McCoy, of Ma
icon, .arrived in the city Tuesday aft
jernoon and are visiting Mrs. M. J.
Barham, mother of the latter.
GRIFFIN, GA, FRIDAY, MAA 10. 1918.
MILITARY BAND TO
GIVE CONCERT FOR
THE RED CROSS
Eighth Field Artillery of Camp
Wheeler Will Give Entertain
ment at High School Auditor
ium Next Friday Night.
200 SOLDIER BOYS WILL
ACCOMPANY MEMBERS
Arrangement Made to Entertain
Band in Private Homes and Visit
ing Soldiers Will Be Served Re
freshments on Streets.
The Eighth Field Artillery of Ma
con will give a grand band concert at
the High school auditorium in Griffin
next Friday night under the ausnices
of the Griffin Chapter of the Ameri
can Red Cross, which promises to be
a most delightful occasion and to
which the people of the city generally
are cordially invited. The price of ad
mission will be 50 and 25 cents and
the proceeds of the estertainment
will go to the Red Cross.
There will be thirty members in the
band aggregation and they will be
entertained at supper in the private
homes of Griffin.
About two hundred soldiers from
Camp Wheeler will accompany the
band boys on the trip to enjoy an
evening’s outing and arrangements
have been made to serve them with
lunches on Hill street Friday night
previous to the concert, at which they
will be guests. The young men of
Griffin are also arranging for a
street dance to be given after the
concert at the school auditorium.
The ladies of the Red Cross chap
ter are anxious to have a large at
tendance at the concert and hope to
realize a goodly sum for the Red
Cross work here.
Allies On West Front
Improving Positions
The allies still retain the initiative
on the western battle front, Field
Marshal Haig reported today. In
Picardy the British advanced on a
“considerable front” along the Som
me, Haig said. The British encoun
tered strong opposition, but inflicted
heavy casualties on the enemy, while
the British losses were slight. The
French official statement say s a Ger
man attack following a violent bom
bardment failed. Southeast of An
chin farm the enemy left numerous
dead and reconnoitering parties cap
tured many prisoners. The French
troops in the Champaigne region pen
trated the German positions, inflict
ing serious losses and capturing a
quantity of material.
With the American Army in Lor
raine, May 6.—An American patrol
penetrated the German line s in the
village of Ancor-Villier to a depth of
three hundred yards, overcoming the
observation post, taking four prison
ers and killing three. Elsewhere
everything is quiet.
Washington, May 6. —The State de
partment received a protest today of
the Russian republic soviet that the
American consul at Vladivotock had
improperly encouraged the movement
for establishing an autonomous Si
berian government.
Washington, May 6.—From the
White House it was announced today
that President Wilson had ordered at:
official probe of the charges made by
Gutzon Borglum against the air craft
production board. The president or
dered Secretary Baker to inquire into
the possible need of a courtmarti ii
and asked the department of justice
to co-operate with the senate military
committee to determine the need for
grand jury prosecutions.
With the British Armies in France.
May 6.—The British troops have ad
vanced twelve hundred yards on a
mile front between Anere and Somme
and north of the somme the Austral
ians have advanced hundred
yards on fifteen hundred yards front.
SPLENDID PROGRAM
FOR BAND CONCERT
HERE FRIDAY NIGHT
ENTERTAINMENT TO BE GIVEN
AT HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
FOR BENEFIT OF RED CROSS
OF UNUSUAL INTEREST.
A splendid program has been ar
ranged for the band concert which
will be given at the High school audi
torium Friday by the Eighth Field
artillery band of Camp Wheeler, un
der the auspices of the Griffin chap
ter of the American Red Cross.
Mrs. Roswell H. Drake, chairman of
the local chapter, has received from
S, C. Sands, the band leader, the fol
lowing program:
March Battle of Shilo
Overture Oberon
(Webber)
One Step “Over There”
(Cohn)
The Evolution of Dixie (Lake)
(A fantasia depicting the gradual evo
lution until slowly through the crea
tion the melody is developed until
there emerges the tune “Dixie”; this
in 'turn becomes a waltz, then rag
time and last grand opera).
Trombone .... Anovelty Rag
(Fillmore)
Daijce of the Serpents .. (Baccalari)
American Patrol (Meecham)
Star Spangled Banner.
The concert is an occasion of much
interest and is being looked forward
to with a great deal of pleasure by
Griffinites generally.
OH. TUSKER 10 DELIVER
SPEECH IT DULLY HERE
Council of Defense Announces Dele
gate from England to Methodist
Conference Will Be City’s Guset
Editor News and Sun—Rev. Dr. Jno.
Tasker, delegate from England to the
Methodist conference now in session
in Atlanta, will speak at the patrio
tic rally at the monument in Griffin
at two o’clock in the afternoon of
May 11, 1918,
Dr. Tasker is ex-president of the
Wesleyan Methodist Conference of
England, and at present principal of
handsworth college, Birmingham,
England.
Our committee is delighted on ac
count of securing Dr. Tasker as the
speaker for next Saturday, and we
urge our people to come out and hear
this distinguished Englishman, who
comes from one of those loyal coun
tries we number among our allies.
All community councils of defense
in Spalding are requested to attend
this rally and advertise it and bring
with them as many of their neigh
bors and friendg as posible.
David J. Bailey, chairman,
W. H. Belton, Jr.
Mrs. W. E. H. Searcy, Jr.
L. P. Goodrich
B. C. Head,
Council of Defense Committee.
jrmyWtlFgTls
FOR BIG EXPENDITURES
March Says 83.378,000,000 Will Be
Needed for Light Ordnance and
$7,000,000,000 for Heavy Guns.
Washington, May 6. —The army
program for the next year of war
alls for expenditures of $3,378,000,-
fiOO for light ordnance. General
March chief of staff, told the hou.-e
. ilitry committee today. Th'- heavy
• cdnance expenditures are expected
total $7,000,000,000 and and the
arterma-ter corps will require s■'>,-
7-0,000,000.
\LL WORK ( E\SES IN AUSTRIA
ON MAY DAY.
C penhagen, May 7.—Ail work in
Austria-Hungary ceased on May day,
according to intormation received
here today.
COUNTY SCHOOLS
GOING “OVER TOP’’
FOR WAR SAVINGS
Aggressive Campaign Being
Waged by Children in Rural
Districts in Promoting Thrift
Stamp Sale.
NEARLY TEN THOUSAND
DOLLARS SOLD SO FAR
Ringgold School is Leading With
Credit of Over Three Thousand
Dollars, While Midway is Close Be
hind With Sales of Nearly $2,000.
The rural schools are “going over
the top” in the sale of war savings
thrift stamps, having sold nearly two
thousand dollars’ worth in a most en
ergetic and aggressive campaign
which is being waged and in which
there is keen rivalry among the va
rious schools. Ringgold school is
leading in the big drive, having a
credit of over three thousand dollars
worth of sales. Saturday this school
purchased $1,990 worth of stamps at
one time. Midway is a close second
with sales aggregating nearly two
thousand dollar s and all the schools
have made a creditable showing which
is highly gratifying to Superintend
ent W. H. Bolton, who is encouraging
all the school children to do their lev
el best for the government.
The following tabulation shows
what each school has done, and the
campaign is still being conducted
most energetically:
Ringgold '•53,006.28
Midway 1,824.60
Rehoboth 884.10
Mclntosh 648.00
Teamon 614.86
S. S 496.88
Mt. Zion 434.97
Rising Sun 360.00
Orchard Hill 273.50
Pitts 265.00
Rover 213.75
East Griffin 189.75
Vineyard 183.66
Hand 81.12
Total $9,516.47
SUNNY SIDE SCINTILATIONS
Sunny Side, May B.—Sergeant Phil
Patterson, of Camp Wheeler, spent
Sunday with friends here.
Mrs. N. P. Ruff, Mrs. G. P. Elder
and Hartwell Elder, visited friends
at Birdie Sunday afternoon.
Mr. L, S. King, of Atlanta, spent
last Thursday with home folks here.
Mrs. H. G. Wesley entertained Sat
urday evening at an ice cream party.
All that were present had a very
nice time.
Misses Nettie and Margaret Minter
went to Augusta Tuesday to attend
the Sunday school convention.
Miss Nina Minter returned from
Decatur where she has been a teach
er in one of the schools there Friday
afternoon, accompanied by Misses
Ruth and Mary' Thompson.
Mrs. H, O. Mitchell visited friends
in Griffin Monday afternoon.
Miss Ruby Barfield is spending the
week at Towaliga.
Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Gay, who have
been visiting friends in South Geor
gia have returned home.
Mr. L. D. Miller has purchased a
Buick and is enjoying riding very'
! much these days.
Sergeant Phil Patterson, Mr. W. E.
Barfield, Misses Alida King and Miss
! Ruby Barfield spent Sunday after
noon in Griffin with Mr. and Mr- . ('.
I. Farmer.
Messrs W. B. and L. D. Miller
THE [Si il'JI UPHELD
HI THE SUPREME COURT
1 Washington, May 6.—Drafted men
can be sent anywhere in the world to
fight for the United States, the su
preme court decided'today. This act
ion upholds the draft law in every'
particular.
THE SUN, Established ISTt.
FIRST GRIFFIN
MSN INDDNDLD
IN GREAT WAR
Private John Phillips Slightly
Wounded According to Re
ports From the Front From
General Pershing.
WEDNESDAY’S CASUALTY
LIST CONTAINS 75 NAMES
Thirteen Were Killed in Action, Three
Are Missing, Two Deaths From Ac
cident, Three From Disease Thir
teen Severely Wounded.
Private John Phillips is the first
Griffin man to be wotrtided in the Eu
ropean war. Advices today stated
that he had been slightly hurt while
in action in battle. Mr. Phillips was
formerly connected with the cotton
mills here and resided at 306 Palace
street. He enlisted in the army and
was serving with the expeditionary
forces when he was among those in
jured.
The news that a Griffin boy has
been wounded will send a thrill
throughout the community and espe
cially among the friends of the young
men back here at home.
The casualty list as sent out from
Washington Wednesday contained a
total of seventy-five names, including
thirteen killed in action. Three were
reported missing, two deaths occur
red from accident, there were three
deaths from diseas. Thirteen were
severely wounded and forty were
slightly wounded.
WLUIBLE PROPERTY
EXOHINGES HERBS HERE
Mrs. A. Ruskin Buys One Third In
terest in Storehouse, C. L. Elder
Purchases Sams Property.
Tuesday was legal sales day in
Griffin, and several sales were mada
involving big deals.
Mrs. A. Ruskin, who already own
ed two thirds interest in the store
house at 103 Hill street, bought the
remaining one-third interest at exec
utor’s sale, the purchase price being
$5,000. This is considered one of the
most desirable business lots in the
city of Griffin.
An undivided half interest in a par
cel of land in Union district contain
ing forty acres, the property of Mrs.
Mattie Sams, deceased, was sold at
administrator’s sale to C. L. Elder
for S6OO.
The property of Mrs. Annie Mal
lory, in Upson county, containing 163
acres of land, was sold at adminis
trator's sale to John H. Ward for sl,-
125.
ZETELLA NEWS.
Zetella, Ga., May B.— Miss Ella
Touchstone spent the past few days
with Mrs. Marion Minor, of East At
lanta.
Mrs. L. M. Harkness and daughter,
Lucy, of Hampton, spent Sunday with
relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Shepherd and
little daughter, Melissa, spent Tues-
■ lay with Mr. Shepherd, of Griffin.
Richard Rivers spent last weekend
i with his sister, Mrs. Marcus Fackler,
lof Meansville.
Miss Corrie Bennett visited friends
pn Atlanta Sunday and Monday'.
i W. N. Copedge spent the week end
w.th rfia‘;v> - in ( anullton and Bre
men.
The ladies have organized a Red
auxiliary club, Mrs. Walter
f a b ■••ne is chairman and Mrs. Lee
■ Freer:. tn, secretary. Quite a large
crowd attended the meeting at Mrs.
i Freeman's last Thursday. Work was
.riven out and we are glad to note the*
enthusiasm the ladies are showing.
We want every one to join that is
er has enabled excellent observation,
will be held at Mrs. J. D. Touch
stone’s on May' 14.
Mr. Rhoderic Smart, Misses Chris
tine and Esther Smart, of Griffin
visited friends here Sunday after
noon. .