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THE NEWS, Established 1871.
SPALDING COUNTY LIBERTY LOAN
CDMMITTEEORGANIZEDANDNOW
READY FOR ON AGGRESSIVE DRIVE
Colonel Welborn of Sixth Federal Reserve District Reap
points Committee That Did Effective Work in Re
cent Campaigns and Chairman Drake Asks Co-Oper
aiion of All Citizens in Approaching Drive.
Spalding county is organized and'
ready for the approaching fourth Lib
erty loan drive, which begins Sep-1
tember 28th. The old Liberty Loan ■
committee, which did splendid work '
in the recent drives,making it possible '
with the patriotism and liberality of'
the sturdy citizenry in Griffin and
Spalding county, to “go over the top,”
has been re-appointed by Hon. M. B.'
Welborn, of Atlanta, chairman of the
Liberty Loan committee for the Sixth }
federal Reserve District. The mem- 1
hers of the committee include some of I
Spalding county’s most prominent, in- ■
fluential and patriotic citizens and ■
they wil render faithful and efficient
service.
The Liberty Loan committee for ;
Spalding county follows: i
Roswell H. Drake, chairman, R. F.
Strickland, J. C. Brooks, J. E. Drake,
B. R. Blakely, E C Smith, J P. Nich
ols. Sr., J. H Smith, James M Brawn
er and R. L. Duke, publicity chair
man.
The County Committees.
Aiken district: Carson Crawley, J.
B. Bell, W. H. Kinard, T. J. Biles, A.
G. Swint.
Africa district: W T. Minter, R.
J Manley, T. G. Barfield, N. G. .Bar
field.
Cabins district: Dr. T. J. Phillips,
E. L. Phillips, T. R. Nutt, T. W. Fu
tral, Jos M Parham, John W Parham,
J. J. Walker, J. E. Wallace, Walter
Buntyn.
Line Creek district: F. M. Scott,
M. S. Johnson, Franklin Huff, J. A.
Putman.
Mt. Zion district: J. T. Freeman,
J. D. Touchtone, J. W. Touchstone, L.
P. Blanton, C P Prothro
West Orrs district: J. W. Travis,
J. A. Burnett, T. M. Carmichael.
East Orrs district: W. C. Maddox,
W. G. Hutson, Jno. R. Lindsey.
Union district: B. C. Head, J. E.
Elder. Y S B Gray, Jno N Touch
stone.
Will Wage Active Campaign.
Chairman Roswell H. Drake stated
Tuesday that he is expecting attrac
tive advertising matter within the
next few days and will wage a most
active and aggressive campaign in
which he cordialy invites the co-opera
tion of the people of the city and
county generally.
IK THt m UNO SHM|
Little Pest is Eating Vegetables and
Cotton and Causing Much Anxiety
Among the People.
The “army” worm is reported as
playing havoc in this city and sec
tion.
Reports reaching the News and ;
Sun state that the little pest is eating j
vegetables of all kinds and lately has
taken to the cotton patches, eating
the cotton off the stalks. The worms
go in great droves and make great on-|
slaughts on vegetables of all kinds, in
cluding soy beans, and have even ,
tackled Bermuda grass.
Ti ■ people are becoming greatly .
concerned about the destruction of ■
I things of value by the army wonl
mid are socking remedies to eliminate ■
Pirn, but so far have not for.:: 1 m *-
thing that will kill the n . de lit- j
tie pests.
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REPORTED by THE CONSUL
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[KWH GETTING HI
FORPRINimSEPT. 11TH
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in Each District Will Name Man
agers for the Election.
I F inal arangements are being made
jby J. D. Touchstone, T. J. Brooks and
|R. I'. Strickland, sub-committee of
the Spalding County Democratic Ex
ecutive committee, for the approach
ing primary on September 11th. The
■committee in the differnt militia dis
tricts, it is announced, will appoint
| managers for holding the primary.
Tickets, tally sheets, voting lists and
registration lists will be furnished the
managers in ample time.
The election will be held in the fol
lowing districts: Griffin, Africa, Ex
periment, Akins, Cabins, Line Creek,
Mount Zion, Orrs, Georgia Cotton
Mill No. 2, and Union. The polls will
open in the city at 7 a. m. and close
at 6 p. ni. In the country districts
the polls will open at 8 a. m. and close
at 3 p. m.
Members of Executive Committee.
Members of the executive commit
tee are:
Griffin—C. G. Mills, chairman; R.
L. Duke, secretary; Lloyd Cleveland,
R. F. Strickland, T. J. Brooks, A. W.
Greer.
Africa —Ira Greer, E U. Snider, R.
A. Stewart.
Akins—W. W. Duke, A. G. Swint,
J. F. Futral.
Cabins—W J. Burks,. G W. Patrick,
S J. Bailey.
Line Creek—W. H. Scott, C. E.
Samson, J. A. Parham.
Mt. Zion—J. D. Touchstone, M. A.
Thomas, W. R Crowder.
Orrs—J W. Travis, G. W. Freeman,
T. M. Carmichael.
Union—P. D. Ellis, RO. Maddox,
C L. Elder. ’ !
THREEIRIGHT GRIFFIN
SCOUTS WIN MMEOALS
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| Joseph Persons, Leon Powell and Will ;
Janes Are Honored by Government
• for Selling War Savings Stamps.
It has been announced that three |
'other Griffin scouts have been honor
ed by the national war savings com
mittee by having awarded to them
Ace medals and Palms. The scout?, I
who, by persistent effort, have been j
lsuccessful in winning these coveted]
I trophies are: Joseph Persons, Leon I
Powell, and William Janes. The
■scouts have met with success in their i
sale of stamps and will soon begin to]
renew their efforts.
liWIMN I
I DEATH SENTENCE TODRY
\ttenipted Give Informatio- t >
Enemy of Larding of American
i Troops and Location of Cam;:-.
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GRIFFIN, FRIDAY, Al GI ST 30. 1918.
Cole Blease Snowed Under
By South Carolina Voters
And Dial Gets Senaforship
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Columbia, S. C., Aug. 28.—With a
total of 84,899 votes accounted for,
former Governor Cole L. Blease is de- ■
seated for the United States senate
to succeed the late Senator Ben R. i
Tilln in by twenty thousand votes.
This is the latest tabulation today.
Robert A. Cooper, of Laurens, has
been elected over all opponents for
governor. Nat B. Dial, who defeated
Blease, is also from Laurens. Junius
Liles has been nominated for lieuten
ant governor.
WHAT WsfilO KNOW
ABOUT “THE GREAT LOVE”;
I, I
Great Picture VI ill Be Shown at Alamo
Theatre in Griffin Next
Friday.
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“Great Love” was personally direct
ed by D. W. Griffith, the master of
screen craft, and produced abroad.
Queen Alexandra herself and many
other titled women of England appear
in the picture. The wonderful cast in
cludes Lillian Gish, Henry B. Wal
thall, Robert Harron, Gloria Hope,
Maxfield Stanley, George Fawcett,
oßsemary Theby and George Seig
man. An air raid on London is shown
in detail with some remarkably di
rected scenes, showing the aeroplanes
and Zeppelins in action. The scenes
have been filmed in the exact locale of
the story, with many views of actual
warfare. The story is of timely inter
est, dealing with events of the great
war and the preparations of the same.
Inside views of one of England's great
munitions plants shows how the air
raid warning is given and what hap
pens to the people of London when
such a raid occurs. It shows how
German secret agents attempted to
operate in England and how their
plans were frustrated. It follows the
life of a young American from the ]
time he leaves home to enlist in the
Canadian forces until he is honorab
ly discharged. Close-up views of me
thods employed by the Huns to drop
bombs from Zeppelins are shown.
Many intimate views of fighting men
are shown, and trench warfare pictur
ed in detail.
FARMERS OF STATE
BACK BILL HARRIS
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Atlanta, Ga., August 28.—William '
]j. Harris is convinced of one thing in
jthe senatorial race; and that is that
I he will get the vote of all the farmers
jin the State, as his opponent, T. W.
I Hardwick has so muddled the situa- 1
tion as far as his chances are con- ]
cerned that no sensile farmer could '
reasonably be expected to cast his
ballot for Hardwick.
I The quotation that has gone the
■ rounds of the State in which Hard
jwick linked the farmers of G orgi.. '
Ito a lot of young birdlings with tir i:-'
] mouths always open waiting for son? - ;
I body to drop something in for noth- !
|ing, has had its effect in making the
jfarmers realize that, as far as their]
■interests are concerned. Mr. Hardwick j
jwould fall far short <f being their,
■representative in the national senate.;
As the other candidates onpos-4 to]
;Mr. Harris have been s'.e ijly ' sing!
what little strength tl y had A the
ther i ... rw«: t ■ b
li. v•, say M:-. f”i- • ‘ ' id ■
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MANPOWER BILL IS
PASSED BV SENATE
OMA C HANGE MADE IN MEAS
URE AS RECEIVED FROM THE
Hol SE IS IN THE “WORK OR
I•!( :1T” CLAUSE.
Wa. idngton, Aug. 28.—The man-
I power bill bringing within the army
idraft all men from IS to 45 years old
was passed late yesterday by the sen
jate with a modified work or fight
■ clause.
i Ail efforts to change the age limits
or to direct separate classifications of
youths under 21 failed, and the meas
ure now goes to conference between
the house and senate with no differ
ences for serious controversy except
the work or fight provision.
The senate was recorded unanimous
ly for the bill. Senator Gore, of Ok
lahoma, who cast the only negative
vote on the roll call, withdrew it and
was excused from voting.
gbiffOinTs MSEII
ST. Mini'S COMMISSION
j Captain Grantland. Representative
f irom Spalding County, to Visit
Washington With Others
Griffin has been honored in having
one of :ts citizens appointed as a
member of the St. Mary’s Canal com
] mission, which is composed of Presi
jdent Oliver, of the senate; Speaker
I Holder, of the house; Senator S. C.
I Townsend and Representatives Spen
cer R. Atkinson, Seaton Grantland
and R. H. Frobock. The governor is
a member ex-officio.
The appointment of this commission
lis one of the most important acts of
the last legislature. The United States
government is cognizant of the ca
nal’s importance and has shown it by
having several surveys made of it. It
begins at St. Mary’s and runs across
the peninsular of Florida until it
reaches the Gulf of Mexico at St.
Mark’s. It gives an inland passage
for vessels, thereby making them safe
from submarines during war time and
making the distance from Atlantic
coast cities to the Gulf cities several
Ib’.wdred miles shorter and opens near
communication with the great Missis
sippi river. It also opens water com
munication from the coal and iron
! mines of Alabama to the cities along
I the Atlantic, avoiding the long trip
I around the southern end of Florida.
i It is estimated that the cost of the
canal will he about forty millions of
dollars which is a bagatelle in these
days when this country is spending
fifty million dollars per day to carry
■ r>': the war and the world is thinking
ii: terms of billions instead of mil
j lions.
| The commission will visit Wa-hing-:
iy in the i’ffeTost of the canal and j
I;■ pri bahly tnnt ivany Georg : an-]
It? * members will also go there in the |
|i'.* >rest of it.
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MIME MMS Bltl
ENEMY IS FALLING
BACK TO-DAY FROM
LASIGNY TO SOMME
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Peronne and Hamailses Making it So Hot For Germans
It is Doubtful if They Can Establish Strong Defen
ses-American Troops Participating in Great Pi
cardy Battle—Germans Throw in Reserves to Stem,
British Advance.
London, August 28.—French troops
attacking north of Soissons have cap- !
tured Chavigny and reached the west
ern outskirts of Juvigny, it was
learned here this afternoon.
BIG LINE IS CRACKING.
Paris, Aug. 28—(4 p. m.)— The line ;
is cracking along the whole fifty mile
front from Lasslgny to the north of]
Arras and the enemy is falling back ]
hastily upon the Somme, the center of i
which is marked by Peronne and Ha- ]
mallses pursuing them so closely it is
extremely doubtful if they can sue- '
teed in establishing any strong de
fense in those positions.
Allied airplanes and the artillery
are bombarding Somme bridges ov
which the Germans must cross to the
east bank.
The infantry at some points is only
two kilometres from the Somme. They
have passed five miles east of Chaul-1
nes.
The French cavalry is now operat- I
ing in the region of Nesle.
Fiercest fighting is going on to the
southward, where the French are
threatening the Noyon-Neale road and
canal.
Enormous booty is being taken. One
army corps captured eighty addition
al guns.
AMERICANS IN PICARDY
BATTLE.
Paris, Aug. 28.—(4:50 p. m). —
American troops are reported to be
participating in the great Picardy bat
tle. General Mangin’s army, with
American co-operation, is attacking
northwest of Soissons, between that
city and Chavigny, according to bat
tle front dispatches received here this
afternoon. The Temps declares that
at Mont Renaud one battalion in de
fense of Noyon has been captured and
that Noyon also has probably been
taken. t
CROWN PRINCE'S RESERVES
CALLED.
With the British Armies in France,
Aug. 28.—The Germans, in their des
perate efforts to stay the British ad
vance, are strongly increasing their
front line forces by recklessly draw
ing on Ruppercht’s reserves. Several
divisions of fresh troops are reported
to have been thrown into the battle
south of Bapume.
BUY WAR SAVINGS
THIS MEANS YOU!
]ON PLEDGE REDEMPTION DAY
i NEXTSATIRDAY EVERYBODY
j IS ASKED TO GO THE LIMIT IN
Pl RCHASLNG BABY BONDS.
I .Atlan*::. G: , Augu ■*, 2«. —Saturday
(Aur. ust 31, ? ■ reden ption day
]f .r :.!?_• thrift and war savings stamps,
Im.d t ■■ whodv in tl State is urge !to ]
• ing as uv«».;y A- r»o-siule in the r. rr
cn.:.." >.,p<. I
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THE SUN, Established
Gin TAX RATE
FIXED AT 51.40
ONTHEHUNDRED
; ARRANGEMENT PROVIDES FIF
TEEN MILLS FOR THE CITY
SCHOOLS MORE THAN IN 19n
i AND RAISES TAX 10 MILLS.
—
I he city council at its regular ses
sion last night fixed the city tux rate
for the year 1918 at $1.40 on the hun
dred, divided as follows:
Bonds jjg.
Schools >s q
• General Fund ................. .35
■ Relief
i Lights and Water ©5
I Library ©3
Street improvements
Total $1,40
This arrangement provides 15 mills
more for the schools and at the same
time only raises the rate 10 mills over
last year.
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GRIFFIN SOIUILR «
REPORTEDJOUNDEO
CHARLES M. BARNETT. SON OF
JAMES H. BARNETT. THE ONLY
GEORGIAN MENTIONED IN
ARMY CASUALTY LIST OF 303,
Charlie M. Barnett, a Griffin boy, is
the only Georgian mentioned in Wed -
nesday’s casualty list in the fighting
in France. Young Barnett, whose
home is at 717 North Thirteenth
street and whose father is an employe
of the Griffin Mill, is reported severe
ly wounded. His relatives received a
communication sevral days ago an
nouncing that he had been hurt.
The Latest Casualty List.
Washington, Aug. 28.—The follow
ing casualties are reported by the
commanding general of American
expeditionary forces:
Killed in action, 27.
Missing in action, 96. ' "'■’V
Wounded severely, 118.
Died of wounds, 9.
Died from accident and other cans—
les, 6.
Died of disease, 5.
Wounded, (degree undetermined.)
42.
Total, 303.
Marine Corps Casualties.
Washir.'Zton, Aug. 28.—T:?? follow
ing c'i-ualt:- < are 1? ■ >•*<■ 1 by the
commar.din.r general of tee American
jexpedition::! y forces, i» clmied in
above total:
! Killed in action. 4.
D’> ! ■ f wounds re ■: ir ■■ ti m. 7.
j Wound.-i in a-*' : 3.
Woon'le ’ ir :- :i ■ ■■ . - ur.deter—
rnine-D 4.
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