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THE NEWS, Established 1871.
.WILSONADVOCfiTESPfINfIMERICfIN
PICT FOR ILL AMERICANS FOR
SELF PROTECTION, IS THE REPORT
This Fact is Developed by Authorized Publication of
President’s Recent Address to Group of Mexican
Editors'Dictating That Monroe Doctrine is to Be the
Case ofjTelling Central America We Are Going to
Be Big Brother to Them.
Washintton, June 11. —A Pan-
Americanism pact of all Americans
lor self-protection purposes is advo
cated by President Wilson. This fact
developed today with the authorized
publication of President Wilson’s re
cent address to a group of Mexican
editor.-; visiting here dictating that
the Monroe doctrine be the case of
telling Central America we are go
ing to be a big brother to you wheth
er you want us to be or not. The pres
ident said the policy contained noth
ing that protects Mexico from aggres
sion from us. He said that these
countries need not be uneasy, as he
proposed a common guarantee that
all of us will sign the declartion of
political independence and territorial
integrity.
THE H UNS ENGAGE
THIRTY DIVISIONS
IN THE W DRIVE
A Feed Battalion After Bataliion
With Prodigality Unequaled
in Any Previous Phase of the
Present Great Offensive.
HEROIC FRENCH CHANGE
COMPLETELY HUN TACTICS
The German Losses Are Reported to
Have Been Frightful—Press Dis
patches Announce That Heaps of
Dead Boehes Found Evet£. where.
With the French Armies Afield,
June 11.—The Germans engaged be
tween twenty and thirty divisions
in the new drive up until midnight,
feeding battalion after battalion with
a prodigality unequaled in any pre
vious phase of the offensive. The
Heroic French resistance which ne
cessitated this constant feeding
changed completely the German tac
tics which largely insured the suc
cess of the previous drives. The Ger
fan losses were frightful. Every
where heaps of Boche dead were
found.
■INWSMTfIY
mmols 17 mills
Washington, June 12.—The marine
corps casualty list issued today show
ed eleven killed in action, two death
from wounds and four seriously
wounded. Fred E. Lomax, of Hohen
wald, Tenn., was among those killed
in action. *
. CONTEST COMING IN 6TH?
Jackson Hears of Three-Cornered Race
This Year.
kon. June 12.—1 t is likely there
vs be a three-cornered race for Con
, s from the Sixth district this
yea.".
fIP The incumbent, J. W. Wise, of Fay
c-.tcville, will probably be opposed by
Judge C. L. Bartlett, of Macon, who
represented the Sixth district in con
s for twenty year's, and G. Ogden
Persons, of Forsyth, forfer president
of the State senate.
So far no formal announcement has
been made, but Congressman Wise
will be a candiate to succeed himself,
and Judge Bartlett and Mr. Persons
are advising with their friends and
are likely to enter the contest at any
time.
PIKE WAGING WAR
SAVINGSCAMPAIGN.
C. T. SMITH APPOINTED CHAIR
MAN OF WAR SAVINGS CAM
PAIGN A N 1) ANNOUNCES
PIKE’S QUOTA IS $428,820.
Concord, Ga., June 12.—Hon. C. T.
Smith, one of our most prominent
and inbuential citizens, has been ap
pointed chairman of the War Sav
ings campaign in Pike county. Mr.
Smith announces that Pike county’s
suota, based on the population of the
quota, based on the population of the
a most active and energetic drive to
sell that amount in war savings
.-tamps.
The quota for each district in Pike
county is as follows:
'Zebulon district $ 40,560
Barnesville district 106,040
Milner district 45,400
Concord district 38,960
Williamson district 27,430
Second district 34,780
Hollonville district 27,060
Molena district 37,980
Eppinger district 22,060
Meansville district 31,180
Piedmont district 17,380
Total for county $428,820
Chairman Smith announces that
this is the largest loan Pike county
has had the opportunity to take. It
is the largest amount ever handled by
the county in any way. It is almost
twice as much as the capital stock
of all the banks of Pike county. It
is much larger than either of the Lib
erty loans that were floated so suc
cessfully. This will impress the peo
ple that it is an undertaking of some
size and one that will require united
effort of all the people of the county.
It i s nearly half a million dollars,
which makes a pretty large sum.
The county is now being organized
for this campaign. There will be a
committee in each of the eleven dis
tricts of the county and it is the pur
pose of these committees to see every
person in the county and get their
subscriptions. It« is especially de
-1 sired that every person in the county,
1 vho possibly can save up some mon
ey by December, make a liberal sub
scription to this fund. When you
get ready for the certificates, you
will pay for and get them from your
bank or post office, any time before
December 31st.
There are 300 people in the county
who should take $1,000.00 each. There
are hundreds more who should take
$500.00 each and many others who
should take $300.00, $200.00, SIOO.OO
or less, according to financial ability.
Every man, woman and child should
take something. If desired the com
mittee will help you decide about'the
amount you should take.
BUTTS ISN’T WHEATLESS.
Jackson, June 12. —So far as wheat
is concerned. Butts county farmers
are in a position to feed themselves
for another year. Without doubt, the
largest wheat crop since the Civil War
has just been harvested. The yields
were unusually good and a large
number of farmers not only have
enough wheat for their own needs,
but have a surplus to sell their neigh
bors and the government.
Since wheat growing has been re
sumed here on a large scale there is
agitation for a large new flour mill
for the convenience of wheat plant
ers.
GRIFFIN, FRIDAY. JUNE 74, 1918.
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American Marines
Completely Clear
Belleau Os Enemy
Paris, June 12.—The Germans,
striking along the entire Oise front
yesterday evening and last night, were
blocked at every point by desperate
French resistance. The battle is still
raging, the war office reported to
day. Simultaneously tin attacy on
the western portion of the Marne
front was thrown back.
Washington. June 12.—American
coast artillerymen, said a high au
thority today, may be assigned to aid
in the defense of Paris if the Boche
invaders get within range of the big
guns before the capital. A consid
erable assignment of these trained
fighters are in France and others are
being trained for overseas. These
rank high among heavy artillery
men.
With the French Armies in France,
June 12.—The American marineshave
completely cleared the important Bel
leau wood, five miles west of Chat
eau-Thierry, of the enmy forces, it
was established today. The German
defenders were slaughtered in great
numbers and those who survived fled
in big droves.
About two hundred and fifty pris
oners were taken by the marines. The
prisoners are the most gladly lot yet
seen. Many are extremely youthful
and were drafted from all parts of
Germany. Many of the German regi
ments, they said, are recruited from
the Jews. These men, unwilling to
fight, are compelled to go into battle
by the machine guns placed in the
rear of their lines. After they have
entered the fighting line they are
chained to the guns and wagons.
iFRIMmIiTSIOL
BATTLES WITH U-BOAT
Washington, June 12—An Ameri
can coast patrol vessel has had a bat
tle with a German U-boat raider.
From an unquestionable source today
came this fact, together with the fact
that the navy had a mass of reports
from patrol commanders claiming that
the submarines were shot at or bom
barded. None of these were made
public.
Somewhere in the U. S. A.
U. S. ARTILLERY IS
POUNDING HUN
LINES FAR IN REAR
WHILE FRENCH AND HOCHES
GRAPPLE IN STRUGGLE ON
NEW FRONT EASTW ARD—U. S.
OBSERVERS DIRECT BIG GUNS.
With the American Armies at Mont
dider, June 12.—The American ar
tilery is pounding the German lines
of communication far in the rear as
the French and Hoches grapple in a
struggle on a new front to the east
ward. Flying French airplanes with
American observers directed the fire
of the big guns today. The Huns at
tempted two determined raids on the
American positions Monday night.
The Germans flung a handful of men
into the front line ditches, but these
were thrown out in hand to hand
fighting.
griffinscouWping
IT LIFSEY SPRINGS NOW
Quite a Number of Citizens Pay Them
\ isit W ednesday Morning and Re
port They Are Enjoying Outing.
With Griffin Scouts in Camp, Lif
sey Springs, June 12.—An early
m rning visit to the Scout camp
f< nd Scout Master Berry very busy
W dnesday superintending pitching
tv t s and making camp. A large
number of Scouts were enthusiasti
ca’ly busy getting ready to camp.
'fhe Griffin Scouts are a fine bunch
of boys and Prof. Berry is an ideal
scout master and deserves not only
th praise but the sympathetic co
operation of parents in his unstinted
a i unselfish endeavor to develop the
manly quantities in our boys.
Mesdames J. R. Berry and W. H.
Wheaton will remain at camp for a
few days. Among the early visitors
at Camp Wednesday morning were
Messrs. W. H. Wheaton, W. P. King
J. V Chunn, Harry Rogers, W A Mur
ray and sevral others.
OEm COMES 10 GHIFFIN
BOY IN HE N IN FBINtF
Telegram From General Pershing to
Relatives Here Announce Aubrey
Wynne Died June 1.
Aubrey R. Wynne, a Griffin boy
with the expeditionary forces abroad,
died on June 1 of spinal meningitis.
The news of the death of the Grif
fin soldier was contained in a tele
gram Tuesday night from General
Pershing to the young man’s mother,
Mrs. Esther Wynne. General Per
shing expressed tender sympathy in
the passing of j’oung Wynn.
Aubrey Wynne enlisted in the army
last April one year ago. He was a
member of Company F., of the Six
teenth Infantry, being enlisted as a
private. He was only sixteen years
of age. He is survived by his moth
er. Mrs. Esther Wynn, two sisters.
Mrs. R. B. Stanfield and Miss Clara
Wynne. The family residence is at
the Georgia Mill No. 2.
10C0ST M CNUNEES
INFO NIIUTim SCHOOL
Government Is Asked for Establish
ment of Junior Officers’ Reserve
Training Corps.
Ix>cust Grove, June 12.—1 t has just
been announced by the trustees that
Locust Grove Institute will be chang
ed into a military school. The intro
duction of the military featuro will
begin this fall. Application has been
made to the government for the es
tablishment here of a junior officers’
reserve training corps.
The following faculty ha.- oeen se
lected for the coming year: Clyde
Gray, president; W. T. Smalley, vice
president and teacher of Latin and
Greek; Ernest Gray, history and ath
letics; R. B. Ply male, mathematics; J.
E. Guillebeau, science; Mrs. John W.
Jerkin-, English; Miss M. L. Shel
don, commercial department; Miss
Lorena Combso, piano; Miss Nettie
Gray, stringed instruments; Miss Lu
cy Pace, expression and domestic
science; Mrs. R. H. Brown, arc.
B JLFOU RIEEES SIIRE JM
Will COME TO NELIES NIC
London. June 12.—“1 am sure that
if the conflict require s us to call up
on the allias for a fresh effort Japan
will give up her obligations,” Fore
ign Secretary Balfour declared today
at a luncheon of the Japanese mis
sion here.
THE SUN, Established 117 T«
CITIZENS GIVING
| ORDERS FOR GOAL;
i DEALERS ARE BUSY
Effect of Observance of Early
W eek by Griffin People Evi
dent in the Increased Orders,
Says Mr. Nichols.
GEN ER A L OBSER V AN< E
WILL AVOID SHORTAGE
i
I In Order to Accommodate Themsel»e s
to I se of Broken Coal. Save Fuel
and Enhance Their Comfort
Citizens Are Installing Plants.
“The effet of the observance of
“early order week' by citzena of
Griffin is evident by the increased or
ders for coal received by the local
iealers,” said W. G. Nichols, city
committeeman in an interesting inter
view with a News and Sun reporter
Tuesday.
“Oi course,” continued Mr. Nich
ols. “not all the orders will be filled
at once, as this is not the expectation
of the fuel administration, which is
only seeking to get orders placed
with retailers s o that the dealers may
be able to get in their coal and dis
tribute it before cold weather. It
would be unreasonable to expect tha
dealer to pile up coal indefinitely in
his yard with no knowledge of when
or where he could sell it, to say
nothing of the unfairness of looking
to the dealer to finance the coal busi
ness of the entire community.
“The National Fuel Administrator
estimate s that to meet the demand
for domestic fuel there will need to be
an increase of about 15 per cent over
last year, which is about eight weeks*
output of the mines. He ij trying
to meet this by keeping the mines ia
full operation during the summer.
“The fuel administration in Waah-.
ington state announces that in case
there is a coal shortage next winter,
the consumer who has storage apace
or who could have provided for the
storage of his coal and did not, will
not be supplied until all booked or
ders have been filled and then he will
be obliged to take his chances.
“The general observance of the
workings of the administration will
avoid the possibility of discomfort
from enforcement of any such order
here.
“The local dealers make a reduc
tion of 50c per ton in price to those
who haul their own coal from the coal
yards, the dealers loading same on.
wagons. There is also an extra
charge of 50c per ton for carrying
coal up stairs.
“The price allowed the mine ope
rators by the government for the
lump coal, from which fine coal has
been sifted, is about the same as for
run of mines coal and as a conse
quence there will not be as much lump
coal this year as in the past. Fur
thermore, on account of the shortage
of labor as well as the low price, more
work is acomplished by blasting, and
the coal i 9 broken into smaller pieces
—the lumps are smaller. In order ta
accommodate themselves to the use
of the broken coal, save fuel, and en
hance their comfort, a number of
citizens are considering the installa
tion of heating plants in their
homes.”
HOLLONVILLE HINTS.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Scott spent
Tuesday in Atlanta.
Mrs. Patten, Mrs. Harrison, Mrs
Dunbar and Mrs V«. J. (Foggin spent.
Wednesday in Griffin.
Miss Eliza Carreker, who has been
sick i s better.
Miss Annie Claire Johnson is vis
iting her sisters, Mrs D. A. Yar
brough and Mrs. C. B Scott
Mr.<? Chaffen is visiting Mrs T. B.
Patten
Clifford Yarbrough, Mrs and Miss
.McGhee vi-i'ei Mr-. Josephus Cog
gins Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. O. P Scott entertain
ed at dinner Sunday Mr and Mrs.
I Paul Evans. Mr. M S. Johnson and
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Banks.
A crowd went to Stone Mountain
Sunday from here
Miss Lucile Scott, who has been vis
iting relatives and friends in East
Point hag returned home
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Patten spent
Sunday in Griffin with the latter’s
mother.