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ROBERT L. DI KE.
Editor and Publisher.
A. G. JONES. Superintendent
Entered at the postoffice in Griffin, 1
Georgia, us second-class mail mutter.
Griffin, Ga., August 2, 1918
What Germans are left after the i
war will probably die from overeat- 1
ing and drinking, after their long
fast.
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Savannah wants its city limits ex
tended. Might fill in the gaps of the
present area first to advantage before
broadening out.
It was evidently an unintentional I
oversight on the part of the city fath*'
era at their last regular meeting in’
failing to order the Spalding Grays’,
armory repainted. It is confidently,
believed action will be taken on this
matter at the next session.
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We have found out at. last why the
Columbus Enquirer-Sun misses the
News and Sun occasionally. Some
times the mailing man is too modest
to print the name on the outside of
the wrapper and of course Uncle Sam
doesn’t know what to do in that case.
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"We have turned the corner in
food production,” says- Mr. Hoover,
which is equivalent to saying the
war can be successfully carried on as
far as the question of food is con
cerned. And it begins to look as if
we have also “turned the corner” on
the battlefield.
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“Judge Andrew J. Cobb is doing his
part toward enlightening Georgia.”—
Savannah Press. Judge Cobb will
speak in Griffin August 2d and 3d and
every citizen of Spalding county
should take advantage of the oppor
tunity to hear him. He has a mes
sage that none can afford to miss.
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A FALLEN SOLDIER’S PRAYER
The prayer which follows was
found in the pocket of a British col
onel after he was killed in action in
Flanders on October 11, 1917. It was
sent to the New York Evening Post
by one of his friends:
Father of all, Helper of the free,
we pray with anxious heart for all
who fight on sea and land and in the
air to guard our homes and liberty.
Make clear the vision of our leaders
and their counsels wise.
“Into Thy care our ships and sea
tnen we commend; guard them from
chance sown mines and all the dan
gers of this war at sea, and ns of o'd
give them the victory.
“To men on watch give vigilance,
to those below calm sleep. Make
strong our soldiers' hearts and In ace
their nerves against the 'ig
shrapnel and the unseen tire that .ays
the next man low.
“In pity blind them from the . 'ght
of fallen comrades left upon ‘he field.
“May Christ Himself in Paradise
receive the souls of those who pass
through death.
“Let not our soldiers ever doubt
that they shall overcome the fir.es
of that king who “seeks to wade
through slaughter to a throne and
shut the gate of mercy on mu: kind.
“0 God of Love and Pity, have j
compassion on the wounded, make ,
bearable their pain or send nnc<
sciousness.
“To surgeon; • 1 dre ■• -
strength that knows no *.■ .w n.i
skill that sufTm-s not fr< m d ■ er. ’
haste.
“To tired men give time !> n L [
"Pity the poor beasts of ser
vice who sutler for man .'' wrote.
“For us at home, let not that op“n
shame be ours, that we forget to ease
the sufferings of the near and dear
of brave men in the fighting line.
“0 Thou, who inakest human hearts ■
the chanel of Thy answers .•> oai ,t
prayers, let loose a flood of sympa .
thy and help children and their moth-
m 0 wander desolate and suffer ,
[ing, leaving wrecked homes and fields II
and gardens trodden under ruthless I
' feet.
I “With Thee who H.uff crest more |
than all, may we reverence Thy bur- j |
den share, for all are Thine and in !
Thine image male; they, too, are;
Thine who caused the wrong.
“O Father, may this war be man
kind’s last appeal to force. Grant
' from the stricken earth, sown with
Thy dead, an everlasting flower of
| peace shall spring, and all Thy world p,
’become a garden where the flower of I
iChrist shall grow.
“And this we beg for our dear El
pier Brother’s sake, who gave Him-ij
self for those He loved, Jesus Christ, •
■<»ur Lord, Amen.” p
LOY \LTY TO (Ol N TRY THE (
ISSUE.
The newspapers of the country, re- j
’fleeting the sentiment of at least nine- (
i
ty-five per cent of the American peo- j
i pie, are patriotic and loyal to the core, i
Lavs the Columbus Ledger. Their ‘
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columns for months and months have
I been filled with matter pertaining to (
war activities, boosting the Red Cross, i
pressing the claims of Liberty bonds, <
urging the importance of the War
Savings campaign and in other ways
contributing to the great cause for .
which the civilized nations of the <
world are fighting, by supporting the 1
government in every movement look
ing to the vigorous prosecution of the j
war, as they should. j
And the government has not been ]
blind to the hearty aid and co-opera
tion of the press, either. It is frank
ly admitted by those in authority that i
the press is a great factor in the pro- ,
secution of the war and its great val- -
ue and patriotic work is recognized
not only by the government but by I
the people. This being the case, it is
not at all surprising to find Senator
Hardwick and his co-worker, Hon.
Schley Howard, numbered among the
five per cent of the people out of ac
cord with the newspapers, and also ;
fined up with those constantly nag
ging at Wilson and the administra
tion regarding the country’s war pol
icies.
In his speech at Elberton, Ga., Sat
urday, as in others, Hon. W. J. Har
ris declared that the issue in the sen
atorial contest was plainly one of loy
alty to country, and most people will
agree with him here. The fact that
Hardwick, who has been “barking”
at the president and vigorously op
posing his war policies ever since
this country got into the world con
flict, is stalking about over Georgia
abusing the press and criticising the
newspapers everywhere because they
do not uphold him in his disloyal op
position to the chief executive, very
clearly demonstrates a lack of patrio
tism and loyalty, which makes the
average Georgian blush with shame.
And the fact that Mr. Howard is find
ing the press his most formidable
“enemy” in Georgia shows very con
clusively that he is in perfect accord
with the junior senator and that nei
ther have any claim upon the loyal
vote in this State.
Like Mr. Harris says, loyalty is the
real issue. This being the case, we
can see little hope for the two anti
administration candidates with assur
ances of only that five per cent re
ferred to.
As we see it, no real loyal Geor-1
gian can afford to vote for either of i
the candidates out of accord with'
their government in this grave crisis. I
We greatly admire the Xmericanj
! soldier who, after getting the best of’
la German in a hand to hand tight ami |
hearing him yell, "Kamrad. don’t kill
me, I have a wife at ’ Idren,” |
replied you are a damn lie ->u are’
[leaving a widow and five orphans. [
I • it. M ■■ m eh ted this • ie
n dis •- here tuf other <1 .y. It
'occurred .in-t after the Germans had :
[horribly mutilated one of our menj.
'and carried him near the American I
lines.
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Ihe president is planning to gojc
without his usual vacation this sum- f
mer. America is a self-sacrificing' i
nation, and doubtless many a man,y
could be found who would willingly Ic
take the president's vacation for him. |\
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HALF OF 1918 CLASS’
GOING TOCLASS ONE
PROVOST MARSHAL GENERAL 1
CROWDER INSTRUCTS BOARDS’
TO SEE THAI PERI ENTAGE IS
.MAINTAINED.
Washington, July 27. Provost Mar- I
sial General Crowder yesterday in-;
formed state draft executives that ;
more than 50 per cent of the 744,500 I
registrants in the 1918 class are ex- |
pected to be placed in class one as i
physically qualified for general mili- ’
tary service and instructed them to
give “special scrutiny to the report
of any local board which fails to
classify this percentage.
This estimate, General Crowder |
said, is based upon a study of the ope
ration of the draft and the only ex
ceptions which will be recognized are
in cases of communities having a
large alien population, or which have
released large numbers of tire 1918
class to the navy, marine corps or
emergency fleet.
“The national average should be
much higher than 50 per cent because
industrial, agricultural dependency
deferments and physical rejection
should be much lower,” General Crow
der’s message said.
Local draft boards have been in
structed by Provost Marshal General
Crowder to refuse the release of reg
istrants in class one for enlistment in
the navy, marine corps or the emer
gency fleet, until it has been determ
ined that there will be a sufficient
number of such registrants physical
ly qualified for general military ser
vice to fill promptly all August calls.
State adjutants-general have been
notified that the August requisitions
will be approximately equal to those
of July, when 367,961 registrants
were called.
DRAFT AGE MAY BE
EXHAUSTED SOON
SEVERAL STATES ON VERGE OF
DRAWING LAST MEN IN CLASS
ONE AND TO KEEP FROM TAK
ING DEFERRED CLASSES.
Washington, July 27. —There is a
possibility of the exhaustion of draft
class one before congress can finally
act and extend the draft ages.
Some States have wired Provst
Marshal General Crowder that they
are on the verge of drawing the last
men in the first class.
To rescue the situation so as not to
necessitate the invasion of the de
ferred classes further it is likely that
the call for men who have turned
twenty-one will be issued before Jan
uary 1, 1919.
That, however, may not prevent the
invasion of the second class, unless
congress acts hastily upon the exten
sion of the draft ages when it con
venes at the end of August.
MASON COMMISSIONED FIRST
LIEUTENANT IN THE ARMY
J. Porter Mason has been commis
sioned first lieutenant, quartermas
ter’s corps in the national army. Mr.
Mason offered his services to his coun
try some time ago and has been ac
cepted, and Griffin, while it must lose
a valued citizen, congratulates Lieu
tenant Mason and feels honored in
the honor he has received. As a
prominent shriner, a commis -ioner of
the Board of Trade and in the com
mercial life of the city he has been
active and useful, ami as a courteous
gentleman he will be missed in its so
cial life. The good wishes of a host
lof people will go with hill when he
leaves to do his part in the winning of
I the war.
Keep the Blood Stream Pure.
j Rheumatic pains, backache, swol
len joints and sore muscles often are
[the results of impurities in the blood
'fathering in the region affected, a re
’ suit of failure of the kidneys to elimi
|nate waste products from the blood
I stream. Foley Kidney Pills heal,
-trem'then and invigorate weak, dis
’ eased kidneys and bladder. W. IL
’H 'I. Justice i f the Peace, Detroit.
I x.. writ 's: “I used Foley Kidney
T Us and say unhesitatingly that of
all I have used they are the best, and
have done the work where the rest j
failed.” Sold everywhere.
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t roposi s to show tb.e Georgia editors
one of the most gorgeous cucumber
farms in existence when they meet
in that progressive little city next
ymr. but in view of existing prejudi
ces lie will not require them to eat
: SUGAR ALLOWANCE '
I CUT TO TWO POUNDS
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'GRIFFIN PEOPLE ASKED TO USEI
ONE POUND LESS EACH IN.
Al GUST—ALL PUBLIC EATING
PLACES RESTRICTED. i
In accordance with orders received '
fiom the national food administration, I 1
’Local Food Administrator R. F. (
| Strickland has issued new instructions 1
I regarding the use of sugar. They are I '
.as follows: | (
“Beginning August 1 the people of '
’Spalding county are asked voluntarily I
to reduce the consumption of sugar I
to two pounds per capita per month. ; (
j “Hotels, restaurants and eating ; ’
’ places are required to observe this (
■rule and to furnish only two pounds 1
’ of sugar to every ninety meals.”
At present individuals are limted
[to three pounds each. The hotels, res
jtaurants and eating places are limited
I to three pounds to every ninety meals.
WlSE'is ENDORSED
FOR RENOMINATION
SIXTH DISTRICT CONGRESSION
AL COMMITTEE FAVORS IN
CUMBENT AND CALLS PRI
MARY SEPTEMBER 11.
Macon, July 29.—Resolutions en
dorsing President Wilson and his ad
ministration and Congressman J. W.
Wise were passed unanimously by the
Sixth congressional district commit
, itee Saturday afternoon, and Septem
ber 11 was fixed as the date for hold
; ing the primary.
Both candidates, Hon. J. W. Wise
and G. Ogden Persons, of Forsyth,
were in the city but did not attend
the convention. Mr. Wise was host
to the members of the committee at
dinner at the Dempsey.
The meeting was held in the ball
room of the Dempsey, with John R.
1 L. Smith, chairman, of Macon, pre
siding. W T . H. Wheaton, of Griffin,
secretary, was in place. W. K. Y’oung
; was elected to take the place of C. E.
. Stroberg, deceased.
It only took the committee a few
minutes to transact its business.
There was not the slightest discord.
The resolution calling the primary
' provides that in case there shall be
more than two candidates and no one
shall receive a majority of all the
' votes cast that the two candidates
1 [receiving the highest number of votes
' shall run over in a second primary.
A sub-committee composed of the
’ chairman and secretary, and Walter
■ DeFore, of Macon; B. H. Hardy, of
- Pike, and W. M. Harris, of Henry,
1 was appointed to arrange for the sec-
- ond primary, if one is necessary.
Stella - Vitae
THE GUARANTEED TONIC
FOR WOMEN
Stella-Vitae has been in success
ful use in the treatment of thosediseases
peculiar to women for more than s
third of a century.
For nearly ten years it has been
sold under a plain, positive guarantee
to benefit. JLess than one bot
tle out of every one thousand
> sold has been refunded for, and every
claim for a refund has been satisfied.
Thousandsof letters like this praising
1 Stella-Vitae and telling of benefit tc
, suffering women have been received,
firs. E. Fl. Russell, of Mill Springs
N. C.,gratefully writes us as follows:
“I was in a most wretched condi-1
1 tion; had palpitation of the heart
! and would swell and bloat in a most
distressing way. When I began
using Stella-Vitae I weighed 108
pounds. Now I weigh 135. I am,
' I more thankful than I can ever tel!!
ydu for the great good this won
derful medicine has done me.”
Mrs Russell was at that critical
period, the “change,” and her sincere
gratitude for the blessed relief will be
' understood and appreciated by every
woman who reads her letter.
Stella-Vitae has proved a boon tc.
suffering womanhood, to young girls
approaching their first vital period, t<
n omen approaching the anguish of
'hiklbirth, to women approaching the
•change of life.” Stella-Vitaestrength
ns tiie female organs and promotes
legv.larity in the monthly function.
No ri-'k cf loss is taken by any suf
fering woman who tries Stella-Vitae
on our guarantee of the first bottle.
I All dealers sell Stella-Vitae and will
I return your money if it does not bene-
I fit you. Don’t put oil' a trial.
BROOKS DRUG STORE.
RED CROSS AMRICO fdOTH PASTE
i An antiseptic refreshing paste, that
' leaves a delightful after-taste. Clean-
I ses the teeth without injuring the
I enamel. The antiseptic properties aid
in keeping the teeth and gums in a
healthy condition. This and more than
one hundred other Red Cross Remedies
and Toilet Preparations sold and guar
anteed only by
Evans Pharmacy Co.
Ugh! Calomel Sickens; Salivates! •
Please Try Dodson’s Liver Tone
T am sincere! My medicine does not upset liver
and bowels so you lose a day’s work.
Calomel loses you a day! You
know what calomel is. It’s mer
curv: quicksilver. Calomel is dan
gerous. It crashes into sour bile
like dynamite, cramping and sick
ening you. Calomel attacks the
bones and should never be put into
your system.
,When you feel bilious, sluggish,
constipated and all knocked out and
believe you need a dose of dangerous
calomel just remember that your
What kind of oil are
■ you using in your motor ?
It’s a very Im porta 11 qaestion— y i , n
A question that shouL' have your most seriousr . j
consideration, if you nave any regard for t ' le b’‘7‘ ft /jll IS
life of your motor, and its satisfactory run- vVQ W . ■■
ning qualities. Motor Oil is one of two vitals 'I RB
V that make for trouble or satisfaction. The I I B
other vital is gas. You can not control the \ W
gas situation. You have to buy what is of-
K sered you. There’s no choice. The lower the ff iv
gravity of gas, the more carbonization. Same ■ 11
way with oil. “GREEN I - LAG” IS A HIGHLY il
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engine troubles due to inferior oil.
We urge you to use “GREEN FLAG MOTOR OIL, because «
it is a thing guaranteed; a quality that has to stand up and
protect an established name; and a product we could not
hope to be able to continue to sell, and have called for by
Illi name, if that name did not everlastingly qualify the prod-
uct. Anything advertised and sold by trade name is a con-
stant protection to the consumer; because manufacturers
are not spending money on experiments, or something that
will not live up to their guarantee. It costs thousands of
■ dollars to establish and advertise a name. That’s what we
j® are doing with “GREEN FLAG” OIL. That’s why you
should buy it in preference to any other motor oil.
There is but one dealer in your city who is authorized to
distribute “GREEN FLAG” MOTOR OIL. He does not sell
H any other kind. You’re sure of getting what you ask for
when you patronize him.
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109 E. Solomon Street Phone 732
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tative newspapers have been completely mystified by their
inability to tell the living voice from its duplication by the
New Edison.
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you may rest and feed your soul on the most glorious music
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druggist sells for a few cents a large
bottle of Dodson’s Liver Tone, which
is entirely vegetable and pleasant to
take and" is a perfect substitute for
calomel. It is guaranteed to start |
your liver without stirring you up ’
inside, and can not salivate.
Don’t take calomel! It makes you
sick the next day; it loses you a day's
work. Dodson’s Liver Tone straight
’ ens you right up and you feel great.
Give it to the children as well.
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re-creates the human voice and
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