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HUN CASUALTIES HUNDRED THOUSAND
SPALDING SECOND
IN GEORGIA IN WAR
SAVINGS ACTIVITIES
Report .Just Issued by State Di
rector Hugh Richardson
Shows That $93,786 Worth of
Stamps Were Sold for Cash.
TH IS IS sl.lO PER CAPITIA
AND IS SPLENDID RECORD
Chairman of War Savings Commit
tee J. H. Smith Says Total Number
of Pledge Cards in City is 2,289,
and in the bounty 3,787
Spalding county has made a most
creditable showing in war savings
activities, of which the entire citizen
ry is justly proud. The report just
issued by State Director Hugh J.
Richardson for the State of Georgia
from December 3, 1917, to June 30,
1918, shows that Spalding stands sec
ond among all the counties in the
State in the sale of war savings
stamps. Clarke county stands first
and Chattooga county stands third.
In the report of Mr. Richardson, J.
H. Smith, chairman of the war sav
ings committee of Spalding county,
is given credit for the sale of $93,786
Ito June 30, which is $4.40 per capita.
The sales during the month of June
were $46,721. This does not include
pledges for the purchase of war sav
ings stamps, but cash sales only.
Spalding is now listed as an agency
county as well as a selilng county,
the war savings stamps being on sale
at all of the banks of the city.
Many Pledges Secured.
Chairman Smith anounces that
pledge cards will be distributed as
soon as instructions arrive from
Washington. He says it is a big job
to count and classify the work. In
the meantime, he urges citizens gen
erally to continue to buy W. S. S. The
pledge cards can be taken up or cred
ited with the purchases later by the
subscriber showing the number of
stamps purchased against their sub
scriptions.
Mr. Smith states that the total
number of pledge cards signed in the
Griffin district to June 30th includes
I. whites and 693 colored citizens,
making a total of 2,289. The total
number of pledge cards signed for
the entire county is 3,787 whites and
1,743 colored citizens, making a total
of 5,530.
The number of persons represented
by the cards referred to are approxi
mately 17,500 out of a population of
approximately 21,000.
BRUSHY BRIEFS.
Brushy, July 17.—Miss Doris Ki
nard has returned from her camp
ing party at Jester’s Mill.
Mrs. Fannie McElhenry’s friends
were grieved at her death last Wed
nesday. Those from a distance at
tending the funeral at Fellowship
cemetery Thursday afternoon were W
D. McElhenry, of Birmingham, Mr.
and Mrs. Emmet Coggans and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Haisten, of Brooks,
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Reese, of Zebulon.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Huddleston and
Miss Elberta Davis spent the week
end at Forsyth and Smarrs with rela
tives.
George Bell is at home on a fur
tough from the U. S. N. He is sta
tioned at Philadelphia.
Mesdames J. C. Jester and C. W.
Helms, of Griffin, are visiting rela
tives at High Falls.
J. R. Hatcher is installing a roller
tnill.
TY COBB TO QUIT BASEBALL
AT THE END OF THE SEASON
Washington, July 13.—Ty Cobb,
•“Georgia peach,” will quit baseball at
the end es the season until after the
•var, he said today when he visited
fri.nds at the white house executive
office.-
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PENALTY FOR TREASON
Paris. July 17.—M. Duval, former
manager of the newspaper Bonnet
Rogue, convicted of treason, was exe
cuted by a firing squad early today.
SOIL WEEVIL CLOSE 8' :
1 MILESMI fflffl
State Board of Entomology Makes
Investigation and Announces Pest
is on Farm of W. A. Kendrick.
J. F. Maness of the State board of
entomology, heard of the proximity of i
the boll weevil to Griffin and came ■
to make investigation. Through the ■
secretary of the Board of Trade Mr. ‘
Maness got in communication with!
the interested parties and after mak
ing thorough examination made the
announcement that he found the pest
on the farm of W. A. Kendrick, about 1
eight miles from Griffin on the Zebu-1
lon road.
Mr. Maness reported to the Board
of Trade that precautions were be
ing taken to prevent the spread of
the weevil in this section and warned
all farmers to be on the lookout for
his appearance and take steps to have
them gathered and killed as rapidly
as they appear.
This is the first really certain ap
pearance of the boll weevil in this im
mediate section and the farmers will
certainly take the precautions which
are recommended in cases of this
kind.
SERGEANT JOHN PEURIFOY
WRITES BACK FROM FRANCE
Mrs. A. W. Peurifoy is in receipt
of a interesting letter from her
son, Sergeant John Peurifoy, who is
fighting ‘‘over there,” in which he re
ports that he is enjoying the best of
health and having a fine time. He
says the Americans are being well
treated by the French and the only
trouble which he experiences is in not
being able to speak the French lan
guage, However, he can beat the next
one making signs and is getting on
all right even in that respect. The
many friends of Sergeant Purifoy
Here at home will be glad to hear he
is in fine health and spirits.
MORRIS-TARPLEY.
Mr. Sank Tarpley and Miss Anna
Lena Morris were married Tuesday
night by Rev. J. E. Sammons at his
home on West Poplar street.
GRIFFIN. GA. FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1918.
BATTLE IS RAGING
ON VARIOUS SECTORS
OF FIFTY WLE FRONT
FIGHTING PARTICULARLY VIO-
LENT SOUTH OF THE MARNE,
WHERE AMERICANS, AFTER
CLEARING OWN SECTOR AIDED
Paris, July 17.—The battle is pro
ceeding furiously on various sectors
along the whole fifty-mile front in j
Champagne, the French war office
reported today. Fighting is particu- j
larly violent south of the Marne,
where the Americans, after clearing
their own sector of the Germans, are
aiding the French to their right. Oth
er battles are proceeding between the
Marne and Rheims and east of
Rheims. At no point have the Ger
mans made any considerable gains.
MB. PSWIBCLS
MIK FISH HEES
After Careful Survey of Sixth Dis
trict Well Known Legislator of
Monroe County Gets Into Race.
Hon. Ogden Persons, of Forsyth,
Monroe county, announces his candi
dacy for congress from the Sixth con
gressional district today. For some
days this announcement has been ex
pected and it will be received with
pleasure by Mr. Person's friends
throughout the district.
Mr. Persons has represented his
county in both the house and the sen
ate in the State legislature, and bas
es his candidacy for congress on his
record as a State legislator. He is
one of Georgia’s most prominent and
influential citizens and has scores of
friends who will support him in his
latest ambition.
The formal announcement of Mr.
Persons and a declaration of the 1 hings
for which he stands wil be found in
another column of the News and Sun
today and in all the weekly newspa
pers throughout the district.
Derivation of Word “Prophet"
The Hebrew word for prophet is de
rived from a verb signifying “to bub
ble forth” Ilk* a fountain.
Look Out! Red Ring
i Headed This Way
I '
I Which, According to the Weather
Map, Means Georgia Is in for
More Sweltering Nights.
Macon. June 17. —Weather Observ
er Richard M. Geddings yesterday ex
plained the recent cool nights. ‘‘No,
fall has not put in its appearance
yet,” he said, “and we will in all likli-
Ihood have another season of hot
nights, as the weather map shows an
area of low barometer gathering and
j spreading just north of Georgia
(where the recent high barometer was
( formed.
I Mr. Geddings explained the recent
cool evenings by the red rings on the
weather map. Three days ago the
weather map showed a large high
barometer ring up in Ohio and Ken
tucky. The next day this ring broke
|into two rings and begun traveling
toward Georgia. Now there is a ring
which shows an area of low barome
ter in the same region, and while this
particular ring may not mean any
thing to the fellow who does not make
lit a business to study weather maps,
Mr. Geddings says that its presence
means that there are more sweltering
nights coming.
“Macon has not suffered from a
severe summer this year compara
tively,” said Mr. Geddings, “but hot
weather did not come suddenly this
spring. Some of the hottest days were
last May. The hottest day we had
so far was when the thermometer reg
istered slightly over 98 degrees on
June 2. On July 14 there was a tem
perature of 61 degrees lacking just
about one degree of being the cold
est day on record here in July.”
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VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
I
Allotments Totalling $2,370,460 Made
By- Federal Board for Fiftcal Year.
1 Georgia’s Part is $50,948.
Washington, July 17.—Allotments
1 totalling $2,370,460.44 have been made
by the federal board for vocational
education for the fiscal year. Under
the law the States .are required to
, duplicate this sum. Tennessee’s al
. lotment is $51,011.12 and Georgia’s
allotment is $60,948.84.
American Troops
Annihilate One
German Battalion
Fighting On the Marne July 16th, Our Boys Kill, Wound
Or Capture Every Man in Enemy Force, Says Gen
eral Pershing--Greatest Day in American Aviation
Closes When Our Airmen Come Winging Homeward
With Boche Planes.
London, July 17.—The German cas
ualties in the new drive have reached
a total of nearly one hundred thou
sand, according to authoritative esti
mates made today.
FIVE ATTACKS ARE KEPI LSED
London, July 17.—Five severe at
tacks on a sixteen-mile front between
the Suippe valley and Main-de-Mass
ings yesterday evening were repuls
ed with heavy losses, it was learned
from an authoritative source today.
The French and Americans lost no
guns and their casualties were ex
tremely light. The Germarl estimate
of thirteen thousand prisoners is de
clared grossly exaggerated.
AMERICANS ANNIHILATE
BATTALION.
Washington, July 17.—American
troops, fighting on the Marne on July
15th, completely annihilated one Ger
man battalion, killing, wounding or
capturing every man of the force.
General John J. Pershing reported to
day. This slaughter, accomplished
when the Americans counter attack
ed, resulting in the enemy being
thrown back on the river and the
counter blow was a complete success,
Pershing added.
AMERICANS DOWN Hl N PLANES
With the Americans on the Marne,
July 17.—The greatest day in the
history of American aviation closed
this evening when our airmen came
winging homeward after having ,
downed six Boehe planes and an ob
servation!. balloon in twenty-four
hours. In addition to this they straf
ed the roads in the rear of the Ger
man lines, photographed the enemy
positions and worked in conjunction
with the artilery and infantry.
Hl N PRISONERS ARE DISCOL R
AGED.
With the French Armies Afield,
July 17.—German prisoners taken in
the Champagne fighting were fatigued
and discouraged at the failure of the
new drive. Some of them blame their
officers for lack of success.
ENEMY SWEPT BACK 3,000 YARDS
London, July 17.—American and
French troops, counter attacking on a
four-mile front south of Dormans,’
back three thousand yards, bringing
the enemy bridges across the river
under artillery fire, it was learned
authoritatively this afternoon.
IMlllCiwiiTßifM!
BUCK IND TIKE PHISONEBS
Five Trench Raids Attempted by
Enemy East of Chateau-Thierry
Broken Down. Says Pershing.
Washington, July ts —General
John J. Pershing today, cabling under
date of July 15th, reported that east
of Chateau-Thierry, where the Ger
mans crossed the Marne, the Ameri
can forces counter attacked and drove
the enemy back, taking five hundred
prisoners in Vosges. Five trench
raids attempted by the enemy were
broke down under fire, General Per
shing added.
THE SUN, EiUbliduri UK
AMERICANS AIDING
FRENCH TROOPSQN
SOUTH MARNE
Having Thrown Enemy Across
Marne on Own Sector They
Are Helping French Troops
Farther Eastward.
( LEAR CONDE WOOD AND
TAKE SEVERAL VILLAGES
Now Develops That Americans Haviag
Never Completely Evacuated Mesey
One Plattoon Hiding in Cellar as
the Boches Rushed In.
With the Americans on the Marne,
July 17.—American troops having
thrown the Germans back across the
Marne on their sector east of Chateau-
Thierry, are now aiding the French
to clear the enemy from the south
bank, farther eastward.
Co-operating with the French, the
Americans have partially cleared
Conde Wood and have re-taken Hill
No. 231 and the villages of LaChap
pelle and Mont Modon.
The Americans, operating alone,
have entirely cleared the south bank
of the Marne in the region of Mesaey
to the Quilfonny front for two miles.
It now develops that the Americana
never completely evacuated Mesey.
One plattoon hid in the cellar as the
Boches rushed in.
As the enemy flowed past them in
a seemingly never ending flood, this
tiny garrison held out, fighting des
perately and inflicting great losses.
The main force of Americans fell
back slowly, contesting every inch of
ground with the gray clad infantry.
The little group in the cellar fought
on like an islet in a rushing torrent,
then the Americans counter attack
ed and drove the Germans back upon
the river.
The plattoon—what remained of it
— riddled the ranks of the retreating
Boches with machine guns.
There was a joyful reunion when
the little garrison joined its com
rades.
SOCIIL ®LE SMIEB
REPOBTEn KILLED 1001!
One Hundred and Seventy-Three Cas
ualties Reported by Gen. Pershing,
Including 39 Killed in Action.
Washington, July 17.—One hun
dred and seventy-three casualties
were reported by General John J.
Pershing today, including thirty-nine
killed in action. None of these are
of the latest offensive. Corporal
Dave Davis, of Sidney, Tenn., Claude
Rox Harper, of Social Circle, Ga., S.
R. Nichols, of Talahoma, Tenn., and
James H. Poe, of Laurel, Tenn., were
among those killed in action, Torbert
A. .Roper, of Memphis, Teftn., was
severely wounded. i
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