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THE NEWS, Established 1871.
SECRETARY WANTS
QUICK ACTION ON
THE WIRE SYSTEMS
Advocating Permanent Govern
ment Control of All Commu
nicating Lines, He Urges the
House Committee to Report
Quickly on Question.
He Sees No Necessity for Turn
ing Back to Companies if Na
tion Can Operate Them to Bet
ter Advantage Than Private
Corporations.
Washington, July 2.—Advocating
permanent government control of all
communicating systems, Secretary of
War Baker today urged the house
commerce committee to report quick
ly, as well as a resolution empower
ing the president to take over the tel
egraph, telephone, radio and cable
systems. He urged the committee not
to put a time limit into the resolu
tion.
Replying direct to the question as
to permanent government ownership,
Secretary Baker declared he saw no
necessity of ever turning back the
companies if the government could
operate them to better public advan
tage than private corporations.
Secretary Baker also said he saw
no reason for hearing from the own
ers of the telegraph and telephone
lines at this time.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels voic
ed the same sentiments as Secretary
Baker.
ieiisiitS Tub
' ADJOURNMENT FOR ffl
House of Representatives Adopts
Resolution and Senate Amends It,
With Regard to Adjournment.
Atlanta, July 2. —After consuming
upwards of an hour on yesterday in
an effort to decide whether or not to
adjourn from Wednesday until Mon
day in honor of the Fourth of July,
the house of representatives adopt
ed a resolution providing for such an
adjournment, and then the senate
amended it to provide for an adjourn
meitt over Thursday only. The reso
lution now comes back to the house
for its concurrence or non-concur
rence in the senate amendment. Un
der the constitution neither branch
of the legislature can take an ad
journment for more than three days
without the joint action of both of
the branches.
The general appropriation bill for
the support and maintenance of the
departments of government was in
troduced yesterday in the house in
skeleton form, and the appropriation
committee will get to work on it at
once, so as to report it back to the
house at the earliest possible mo
ment.
A special committee of two mem
}>.: s of the house and three members
' ?ie senate will shortly begin an
,■ .estigation of an alleged trust
■ ig automobile dealers and ser
x . c station concerns in the matter
(if charges for automobile repair ser-
A large advertisement appear
ed a the Atlanta papers Sunday pub
ic-hing resolutions by the Atlanta
\u imobile Association fixing charges
f, e repair service, and calling on au
t . ibile owners “as a patriotic duty"
, . imply with the same. Represen
tative George Davis of Laurens, an
ti-. -of the probe resolution adopted
yesterday, asserts that some of the
boldest holdups on record are being
perpetrated in the name of patriot
ism.
HLN \ND FINNISH TROOPS
CONCENTRATE at viberg
Washington, July 2.—Between 35,-
(. • > and 40,000 German and Finnish
mercenary troops are concentrating
•around Viberg. preparatory to what
is believed by military officials here
to be a drive on the Mirman coast
;.nd Kols. (A few scares of Ameri
can sailors are reported to be with
fke British and French at Kols).
Rejected
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IJ.S. SOLDIERS TAKE
400 PRISONERS IN
A WIDE ADVANCE
Inflict Heavy Losses on Enemy,
West o f Chateau-Thierry,
Capture Village of Vaux Hill,
Larche Wood and Penetrate
Clerembaut Woods.
Perfect Co-Operation Between
Artillery and Infantry, Mak
ing American Advance Possi
ble on the Marne Battle Line.
Germans Were Well Adapted.
With the Americans on the Marne,
July 2. —American troops advanced
on a two mile front west of Chateau-
Thierry last night to a depth of about
a half mile, taking four hundred and
fifty prisoners and inflicting heavy
losses on the enemy.
The American casualties were ex
tremely light. Our men took the vil
lage or Vaux, Hill 192, Larche Wood
and penetrated Clerembaut Wood.
Combined French and American at
tacks on Hill 204, conducted simul
taneously with the American attack
on Vaux, are reported to have been
successful after a bitter battle. These
hills are very important in dominat
ing Chateau-Thierry as well as the
country to the left.
There was perfect co-operation be
tween the artillery and infantry. This
made the American advance possible,
as some portions of the German line
were unusually well adapted to de
fense purposes.
SENUfORILiffIIES
FROM PMC ITO
Death of South Carolina Senator
Marks Passing of Unique and
Interesting Character.
Washington, July 3.—Senator Ben
R. Tillman, of South Carolina, died at
4:20 o'clock this morning. Senator
Tillman had been ill for some days
as the result of an attack of paralysis
and all hope for his recovery was
abandoned last Sunday. Members of
his family were with him at the end.
The death of the South Carolina sen
ator marks the passing of one of the
most unique and interesting members
who ever sat in the upper branch of
congress. He represented his State
there for twenty-four years and as he
hoped died in action.
GRIFFIN, FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1918.
SUGftR BUYERS MUST
PRESENT GERTIFICUTES
Dr. Andrew M. Soule Issues Rul
ing Yesterday That Individual Pur
chasers Must Have Certificates.
Atlanta, July 2.—Under a ruling
issued yesterday by Dr. Andrew M.
Soule, federal food administrator for
Georgia, all individuals purchasing
sugar must present a certificate to
show that they are not exceeding the
maximum allowance of three pounds
per month per person. This certifi
cate reads as follows:
“I hereby apply for purchase of. .
. .pounds of sugar for household use
at .... street, city of There
are .... persons in my family, includ
ing servants. I hereby certify on
my honor that I will not attempt to
purchase sugar elsewhere in excess
of three pounds per person per month
for home consumption, in conflict with I
this statement. I further certify that '
this purchase, including sugar now I
on hand or in my possession or un- '
der my control, will not exceed a
thirty days’ supply on the above bas
is. (Signed
“Date ”
All manufacturers are limited to
70 per cent of the sugar they used
last year, and no individual will be ;
allowed to purchase more than two I
pounds of sugar at a time.
CENffimY
PAYS BACK WAGES
( HECKS FOR $125,000 ISSI El) TO
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA EM-
PLOYEES ON $700,000 BACK;
PAY DIE THEM.
Savanna’;, Ga., July 2.—The Cen-1
tral of Georgia Railway Monday made I
the first payment on approximately I
$700,000 back pay due to its clerks i
under the recent federal wage scale, ■
which allowed an increase retroac-1
tive to January 1. The payment to-I
day included more than $125,000 so.
the one month of January.
Continuing the payments, the vario.:-,
• a< k months portions are to be paid .
every Monday through five weeks.
Sixty thousand checks must be ex< ,
cuted and issued under the plans of ■
the company to distribute this back I
Pay.
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NOTICE. RED ( ROSS Al NII.IARY
GIRLS.
The Red Cross auxiliary girls, Sat
urday at their regular meeting will
give a jelly shower for canteen ser
vice. Each child is requested to brine I
a mould of jelly at this meeting.
NEGRB SHOUTS ANOTHER
18 DEATH IN ODNGORU
Ector Alexander Killed by Oliver
Warner in Front of Braswell Shop
Early Tuesday Morning.
Concord, Ga., July 2.—Ector Alex
ander was shot fatally this morn
ing by Oliver Warner in front of
Braswell’s shop.
Both are young darkies and bad
blood had existed between them for
some time, and threats had been
made. They met early this morning,
and Warner pulled an automatic pis
tol and fired six shots all of which
took effect in the body, arms and legs
of Alexander, and he is not expected
to live but a short time,
Warner made no effort to escape
and was promptly taken in tow by
Sheriff Slade and is in jail at Zebulon.
WORK OR FIGHT ORDER
WAS EFFECTIVE MONDAY
Atlanta, July 2.—General Crowd
i er’s famous work or fight order be
came effective yesterday, and already
scores of places in Atlanta hitherto
filled by men are now in the hands
of women. Practically all the down
town office buildings are breaking in
girls to run the elevators, and the
soda fountains are teaching them
how to dispense the festive chocolate
; ice cream sodas. The department
[stores are putting women in the
places of men within the draft age.
The telegraph companies are using a
number of girls to deliver messages.
•MY OWN UNITED STATES”
I M SI ALLY APPEALING
HISTORICAL PI( TI RE
“My Own United States,” sched
uled for showing at the Alamo thea
tre in Griffin Tuesday. July 9th, i.-,
' <me of the finest of the patriotic pro
i ductions. Every foot of the specta
cle is full of patriotism. Arnold Daly,
I veil known on stage and screen, se
cures an artistic triumph m the lead
img role. Hi< part calls for four char-
I acters or rather the same men in four
i litferent ages of his career, and in
I his hands there is nothing the por
trayal lacks in the enactment.
I "My Own United States” is not ;<
- r picture, but an historical drat..a.
' resident Woodrow Wil-o::, Presi.: ■ t
i' incoln and other national heroes are
. -sown in inspiring scenes.
I Our president is shov.u delivering
[an address to a multitude of people .n
p •-%,« ning scenes of t ture i
| the other heroes are shown in set-nes
ivltal in American history. Amonir
I those who are represented with ut-
Imost fidelity in characterizations are
i I 'resident Abraham I.im >i:. President
i Thomas Jefferson, Gem ral U. S.
.Grant. Admiral Steph- n !«•'• atur, An
■ ilrew Jackson. General Aaron Burr
j and Colonel Alexander Hamilton.
I "My Own United States” reminds
us of our hero,;.-.
SPALDING MAKES CREDITABLE
SHOWING IN WAR SAVINGS DRIVE;
5364,244 WORTHOFSTIIMPSSOLD
Report of Chairman Smith Shows That While Quota
Was Not Quite Raised, People Subscribed Liberally
And Will Yet Meet Expectations of Government by
Subscribing $425,800 and Probably More.
Spalding county did not quite raise
its quota of .$125,800 in the recent
war savings campaign, but it made a
creditable showing and will yet “og
over the top.’’ Chairman J. Henry
Smith, in announcing the result of the
drive today, states that the work of
pushing war stamps sales is proceed
ing and he expects within the next
few days to be able to report that
the county has more than met the ex
creditable showing and will yet “go
has instructed the committees to con
tinue the sale with energy and re
newed vigor. The fourth of July—
national Independence day—will be
spent by the committees in prosecut
ing the sale here of war savings
stamps and it is believed the people
will rally to the call with liberal pur
chases.
Chairman Smith has received re
ports of liberal subscriptions since
thrift day last Friday and says grati
fying reports are still coming in.
Mr. Smith has prepared the follow
ing tabulation of the result of the
drive ending last Friday night, which
is as follows, showing that the county
subscribed to $364,244 worth of war
savings stamps:
Chairman Smith's Report.
Owned
and
Quota Pledged
City of Griffin .. .$164,500 $185,000
Cabins 39,000 42,000
Mt. Zion 24,240 24,425
Line Creek 12,820 13,770
Aiken 35,780 25,567
Union 39,600 12,873
Africa 66,320 29,424
Orrs 51,080 29,915
Total owned and pledged, $364,244
County quota $425,800
Balance $ 61,556
The colored people pledged approx
imately .$21,000.
Co-Operation is Appreciated.
Chairman Smith greatly appre
ciates the hearty co-operation of the
people and the splendid work of the
different committees in the campaign,
which was well organized and splen
didly carried on. The ladies and gen
tlemen assisting in the work were
tireless in their efforts to make the
creditable showing that they did, and
Mr. Smith is very grateful for the
effective work done. He urges every
body to join now in helping to raise
the quota assessed Spalding county
and more than the allotment if possi
ble.
for™ dead
AND SCORES INJURED
IN A BIG EXPLOSION
TERRIFIC CONCUSSIONS OL
POU ERF IL WAR POWDER
WRECKS T. N. T. PLANT AND
ENTAILS LOSS OF *759.000.
Syracuse, X. Y.. J;.k.- .. - FYrty
<• A'i ' dead parser, ar- a: •' * coun‘y
morgue today, some are b -lieved to
be stil in the ruins, more than sixty
are injured, of whom r. to lift .e”
are so seriously hurt that their re
covery regarded as do htfu! and
property loss m estimated a. $750,-
000, as a result of -.everal explosions
in the T. N. T. plant - at Split Rock
i last right. Firemen and - ores of
workers were close to tne .- vne when
the blast came.
THE BUN, EatabLwhM IM.
Wms STAMPS ■
SUES IN PIKE COIINTI
i
Chairman Smith Announces Quotas
of Each District and the Amount
Subscribed in Recent Drive.
Chairman Charles T. Smith, of the
war savings committee of Pike coun
ty, hand- in the following table giv
ing the names of the districts and
the chairman of each district. Also
the quota of each district and the
amount subscribed, the number of
subscriptions and the number of sl,-
000 subscriptions.
Concord—R. H. Strickland, chair
man; quota. $38,960; subscribed, $40,-
000; subscribers, 485; SI,OOO subscrib
ers, 10.
Zebulon—P. M. Sullivan, chairman;
quota, $40,560; subscribed $44,050;
subscribers 298; SI,OOO subscriptions
16.
Barnesville—C. O. Summers, chair
man; quota $106,040; subscribed $lO7,
270; subscribers, 809; SI,OOO subscrip
tions 34.
Milner—G. P. Wheeless, chairman;
quota $45,400; subscribed $46,210;
subscribers 450; SI,OOO subscriptions
6.
Second—H. T. Sikes, chairman;
quota $34,780; subscribed $35,755;
subscribers 450; SI,OOO subscriptions
5.
Williamson Alvi n Dickinson,
chairman; quota $27,420; subscribed
$27,450; subscribers, 291; SI,OOO sub
scriptions 4.
Hollonville—Emmett J. Scott, quo
ta $27,060; subscribed $27,410; sub
scribers 198; SI,OOO subscriptions 4.
Molena—J. C. Wilkes, chairman;
quota, $37,980; subscribers, $37,980;
subscribers 377.
Springs—J. W. Story, chairman;
quota. $22,060; subscribed $25,575;
subscribers 224; SI,OOO subscriptions
n
Meansville—H. G. Langford, chair
man; quota $31,180; subscribed $35,-
445; subscribers 229; SI,OOO subscrip
tions 15.
Piedmont—J. W. Elliott, chair
man; quota $17,380; subscribed, $lO,-
560; subscribers, 205; SI,OOO subscrip
tions 1.
Pike County Totals
Quota $428,820
Subscribed $437,705
Subscribers4,ol6
SI,OOO Subscriptions ... 100
C. T. SMITH. Chairman.
MH HILL SOffl
IN MURINE CIWKS
| Marine Casualty List Includes Thirty-
Three Killed in Action and Per
shings List Eighteen.
M ushingtop, July 3.—Forty ma
rine casualties listed today included
thirty-three killed in action. G. I.
('handler, of Waverly Hall, Ga., was
among those killed in action.
Washington, July 3.—General Per
-’ring’s casualty list of eighty-five to
day included eighteen k.lled in actien.
PULLMAN COMPANY TO BE
I ND ER FEDERAL CONTROL
Washington. July 3.—The Pullman
Company will be operated under fed
' eral control, the Railr aadmin’stra-
Ition announced today.