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THE NEWS, Established 187 L
. DEMOCRATS OF GEORGIA WARNED
OF REPUBLICAN ELECTION TRICK
TO REWORKED INSTATE TUESDAY
Opponents to Democratic Nominees Plan to Have Their
Tickets Appear as Form Furnished by Governor Dor
sey and Democrats Are Uiyed to Be on Their Guard,
When They Cast Their Ballots in Tuesday’s Election
ATLANTA,' Oct. 29.—A warning is
sounded here today to the Democrats
of Georgia. A clever little political
election trick is said to have been
worked out by the Republicans and
opportunists for use in the general
election on Nov. 5, in the interest- of !
the Republican candidate for the
United State's Senate and Republican
candidates for two congressional seats.
That the people of the state should
be posted on it is admitted here as
a necessity, as well as a party safety.
In the preparation of the form of
ticket to be used in the general elec
tion, over which there has been an
unusual amount so parley and con
ference, the final conclusion was that
the- state would have no tickets for
actual voting into the ballot boxes |
printed at all. An official form— j
which is a form only—was prepared I
and sent to every ordinary in Geor- {
gia, with this heading on it: “Form
of offeial ballot n the general elec
tion, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 1918, furnish
ed by the governor, under Section 86
of the Code.”
That form indicated at the top
where the names of candidates should
be printed, and the offices for which
those candidates are running. At the
bottom of the ticket was the form
for the fifteen constitutional amend
ments.
I It is contemplated each party hav
ing candidates to be voted on in the
general election have its own tickets
printed, in conformity with the
“form” sent out by the governor, and
carrying the constitutional amend
ments.
Nine Republican Candidates.
There are candidates of but two
parties to be voted on. The Repub
licans have, all told, nine candidate-s
to be voted on, but only one to be
voted on by the state at large. Two
others are in congressional districts,
one in a state senatorial district, and
five in individual counties. In the
preparation of their ballots, it is
learned today, the Republican party
of the state has had the ticket print
ed from the form given out by the
governor, inserting the names of their
candidates in the places where they
shoukl go and heading the ticket with
the words “Form of.” That is, the
Republican tickets will go to the vot
ing precincts with this wording at
their head: “Official ballot in Gen
eral Election, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 1918,
Furnished by Governor Under Section
86 of the Code.”
To the unenlightened, therefore, the
impression, by glancing only at the
heading of the ticket, will be, on the '
part of the voter, that he is voting 1
the “official ticket” of the state ad
ministration when, as a matter of
fact, he will be voting a straight Re
publican ticket, and voting against
both the state and national admin
istration.
A> a political “stunt it is clever. I
The candidates put out by the Re
publican party are:
1' United States senator, G. H.
Vv ' "..S. of Dublin, Lauren- county.
Fwo in Congress Race.
i rj'ongrcss in the Ninth district,
■ '-I. Johnson, • f Hiawassee I
county, and in the Seventh dis-11
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Whit ■■’<l county.
• slate semitc.”. ■’ t ■' '
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or the state It ■>i>ki‘i.ir<-, S V y >
t I’ickens county; 11. C. y-
D :i cou!“W. W. Wood'-
’ ' «L F. < ‘oliins, Unio: •.. . t
•. •' • • K. Jackson, Towns <• ip • j .
In he upper part of the si:.;? th ' i
are veral < ottntii sin which th< R<
publican voting strength is quit Js
noticeable factor, ami renorm J
from Laurens and a few other conn-I
ties that there are indications of eer- ! (
tain of the so-called “anti-administra- * 5
CHPEBffIEmSION
■K IB MUMUE
—
■ “More Wheat Is a Necessity.” Advises
M. T. Bennett, New County
Agent of Spalding.
W. T. Bennett, new county agent for
Spalding, in announcing that the Geor
gia State College of Agriculture and
the United States Department of .Ag
riculture are co-operating >vitn the
Sixth District A. and M. School in co
operative extension work in agricul
ture and home economics, advises the
1 farmers of Spaldng county to plant
■ more wheat. It is a war necessity,
■ says Mr. Bennett. His letter address
ed to the farmers of this county is
full of interest and information. He
says:
More Wheat Is a War Necessity.
Plant enough to feed your family
and a soldier, and urge your neigh
bors to do likewise.
Our government has asked Georgia
to grow 540,000 acres of wheat this
year as a *var measure. Spalding
county’s quota of this is 3,000 acres.
The records show Spalding county go
ing “over the top” in all other forms
of war activity; we must not fail in
this undertaking.
Napoleon said: “An army travels
on its stomach.” This is still true.
Our boys in France must be fed or
they cannot fight.
Increase the acreage in the Liberty
crop in 1919. Get a high-yielding va
riety. Work hard to get the highest
yields per acre. Select the best wheat
land on your farm for this crop. Pre
pare the soil well for this crop; disc
before the plow and after; roll before
seeding. Fertilize liberally. Use good
limestone, phosphate and manure.
Treat the seed to prevent smut be
fore planting. Suggest the following
treatment: Mix one pint of formalde
hyde into a barrel containing 40 gal
lons of water (sufficient to treat 40
bushels of grain). Spread seed grain
on tight clean floor, and sprinkle with
the above mixture. Shovel into a pile
and cover for several hours or ever
night, using sacks, sheets or blank
ets for cover. Then spread in a thin
layer to air, stirring frequently. Plant
when dry. Avoid freezing moist
grain. Disinfect both drill and sacks
with the above mixture.
Help your county and community
raise their quotas of increased acres.
Put your boys and girls in the
Wheat Club and send their names to
me right away.
Take your position on the nation’s
second battle line—the bread line.
My services are free to the farmers
of Spalding county, so if at any time
I can serve you, call for me at the !
office of the Board of Trade.
Very truly yours,
V. T. Bennett. County Agent.
tion” vote in tl:<> recent white primary j
now preparng to bolt that primary re
sult and vote for Mr. Williams, the'
Republican m - v for tb,- United :
States Senate.
In the ma'.tc” of the r- .-u'at ’ -n J
e erning the ream ;,r emotion, the
>day dir ct attentior
the facU-anl 'ask that all ordi- |
tian- ar-, -our.:.’' authorities con- 1 •
c< i ; in t.■ ■■ c . : j
election t.;ke nmwc—that th-m
candid for Judge- <.f -he sever:-] ' i
superior srt circuits : 1 sobei ;
general of those circui' - are voted for <
not only i n the circuits, but by th.;- 1
state as a whole. ! (
— —— , i
A. E. Rich, representative of the ! <
‘ re-'-?u's Association, of Atlanta. ’
spent Tuesday in the city. • i
GRIFFIN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER b 1918.
—W „ n ■
CLAIMED BY DEATH MONDAY.
Mr. Henry H. Bass, distinguished Griffmite, who passed
away at his heme on College street Monday morning.
ALLIED ADVANCE
ON ITALIAN FRONT
15 SWEEPING ON
; Progress Has Been Greatly Ac
centuated on the Right Flank'
North of Treviso, it is An
nounced Today.
More Than One Hundred Villages and
Communities East of Piave Have
Been Liberated—Fifteen Thousand
Prisoners'Counted; Many More.
WITH THE ITALIAN ARMIES
AFIELD, Oct. 30.—The Italian and
British armies, completely piercing
the Austrians’ last line of resistance,
are advancing rapidly eastward be- ;
tween the two railway lines feeding
the Austrians on the Piave front.
They have cut off the lines of com
] munication on the Venetian plaints.
WITH THE ITALIAN ARMIES
Ah lELD, Oct. 30.—The allied advance
continues on the whole fifty-mile
front from Brenta to the Reviso-Od
erseo railway today.
Progress has been greatly accen
tuated on the right flank north of
Treviso.
The American troops, comprising
the Ohio units, have crossed the Piave
and are ready to take up the advance
with their Italian and British com
rades.
Mere than one hundred villages and
communities east of the Piave have
been liberated.
The Italians occupied Conggliano,
an important railway and communica
tion center fifteen miles north of
Treviso, yesterday.
Bicycle corps first entered the city.
Airplanes signalled their arrival and |
the Rome brigade completed the oc
cupation, the Tenth army, advancin'' {
rapidly eastward, employing many I
abandoned Austrian k.ti< to sh ell i
ti ■> retreating army.
King X i tor Emanuel ; ro.-wed the
Piave with his regime nt at Bers tg
lerl. lie was greet>. d with rimers. .\
iarge contingent of Austrian prisn-i
-->■’ com ng up also i m ■ fl him.
Tne constant surge of the Italia:,
a:: 1 British troops across ti.e I’iaw
is one of the most sm ct.m-ular f« u
of the war. The Austrian artillt ■
is making incessant < ’Arts to destr ■. I
th ever increasing number of b ’de
os. Many large calibre ’ml’s Arik'
In the middle of the rushing current
exploding on the reeky bed ar. 1 send
ing great columns of water hun.-Jni.
of feet skyward. The stretch of thi
ty miles resembles a va t field of g .
sers.
THE ITALIANS AND
BRITISH CAPTURE
TEN BIG VILLAGES
i Italians Are Advancing on Continuous
Front of Thirty-seven Miles East of
Mont Spinoncia to Pocandelle—Pa
trols Cross Montican River Ten
Miles Beyond Piave.
SCORES OF ADDITIONAL
PRISONERS ARE CAPTURED
Six Austrian Divisions Lose More
Than 15 Per Cent of Their Effect
ives in Anglo-Italian Offensive—lf
Austria-Hungary Stays in War Al
lies Can Easily Push Battle Line
Into Enemy's Country Once More.
NEW YORK, Oct. 29.—(8y W. T.
XMASON). ■— The Austro-Hungarian
army is beginning to crumble before
the British and Italian attacks along
the Piave, suggesting that if the
Hapsburg pleas for an armistice are
not granted an unconditional surren
der ,n the field may reseult. The al
lied advance across the Piave has car
ried the Anglo-Italians half way to
the Livenza river. A stream forms
midway between the Austro-Hunga
rian defenses towards the famous
Tagliamento positions. Beyond these
there is a clear sweep to the Italian
in the war but little longer it will
require no insuperable effort on the
part of the allies to push the battlei
line well into the enemy’s country!
once more.
—
CONSTANTINOPLE PROPOSES
i PEACE FOR TI RKEY TODAY.
COPENHAGEN, Oct. 29. -fAr.-t.-.'
■ ople has proposed separ.i'c pc , I
i' -r Turkey, according to inform:.-’An 1
■ rived h< r< • . j.
i ’ proposal was made i> iepcm ; < I
' by tiie Porte.
I RENCH ADVANCE I XI! !’
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CONSTITITJON APPROX
COPENHAGEN. Ori. 2A -Ac f. <
■ al council has approved the b/1
amending the German conn Ait'-m a '
passed by the rrichstag. according • '
a Berlin dbpatch to-day.
2.000 GURIONS RECEIVED Bt RED
CROSS RERE WILL BE FILED WITH
CHRISTMAS CHEER FOR SOLDIERS
Every Man in the American Expeditionary Forces From
lais City and County Mill Receive a Christmas
Package From Home if Friends and Relatives Will
Co-Optrate V ith Local Chapter by Calling For Boxes.
The local chapter cf the American
Red Cross has just received 2,000 car
tons whereby men in the American
expeditionary forces in France will re
ceive Christmas remembrances. Red- >
atives and friends of the soldier boys I
are requested to call immediately and i
secure these little paper boxes for pre- '
paring ( hristmas presents for the nn-n
overseas. As has been stated in the
News and Sun. the Red Cross will
furnish boxes of standard size for!
these packages and will attend to the j
inspecting, wrapping and mailing of
each one. .As Nov. 15 is the last date
on which any package may be mailed
interested parties can readily sec that
prompt action and efficient organiza
tion will be necessary for this task.
Mts. Roswell H. Drake, chairman
of the local chapter, and her co
workers are anxious that all the sol
diers from Griffin and Spalding coun
ty now overseas may not be over
looked Christmas and urges the im
portance of their relatives and friends
in calling for the cartons at the earli
est possible date.
It is announced that only one pack
age may be sent to each man, en
closed in a standard carton furnished
by the Red Cross.
No packages may be mailed after
I Nov. 15, 1918,
The label issued to the man over
seas by the army authorities and for
warded by him to some relative or
friend in this country will entitle the
holder to apply to the local Red Cross
organzation for one carton.
The cartons must be packed by the
relatives or friends and delivered un
wrapped and unlabeled to the Red
Cross to be weighed, inspected, wrap
ped, labeled and delivered to the post
office.
No package may weigh more than
three pounds.
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Certain articles prohibited by the
postal authorities must be omitted.
The sender must furnish the neces
sary postage from place of mailing to
Hoboken, N. J.
Each parcel must bear the label re
ceived from abroad with the name
and address of the soldier and the in
spection label of the American Red
Cross.
Inspected parcels must remain in
the custody of the Red Cross until
delivered by its representatives to the
postoffice.
In the- event of a Christmas parcel
label being lost, no duplicate can be j
issued. This rule cannot be altered i
by anybody.
j Articles not mailable in Christmas
i pa, kages:
i 1- All spirituous, vinous, malted.'
| fermented or oth<-r intoxicating liq
| uors.
2. All kinds of nois.-a | .p
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THE SUN, Established 1871,
HENRZ H. BASS DIES
AFTER LOBB lIIBESS
One of City’s Wealthiest. Most Prom*
i inent and Influential ( itizenx
Passed Away This Morning.
Mr. Henry H. Bass died at his home
on East College street at 10:50 o’clock
; Monday morning. He had been in
feeble health for several years, but
his death came rather suddenly and
was a great shock to his devoted fam
ily and many friends.
Mr. Buss was one of Griffin’s weal
thiest, most prominent and influential
citizens, whose passing brings sad
ness to many hearts. He had long
been identified with Griffin’s business
and social life, and was held in the
highest esteem by all who had the
pleasure of his acquaintance. He waa
a man of sterling character and ge
nial disposition who had the happy
faculty of making friends and hold
ing them by his many acts of kind
ness and courtesy. He was one of
the most successful business men ia
Griffin and one of its most useful cit-
Hfnry H. Bass was bom in Dow
elltown, Tenn., and was about 60 years
of age. He cam e to Griffin in 187 S
from his native home town and for
some time clerked in a store for Baas
& Heard. After leaving Bass & Heard
ne and his brother, Mr. J. L. Bass,
established a mercantile business un
der the name and style of Bass Broth
ers which was successfully conducted
unt.l Jan. 1, i 9 when it was suc
ceeded by Bass Brothers Company la
January, 1913, the firm of Bass Broth
ers Company was succeeded by the
L f riff 'n McTcanti,e Company, of which
Mr. Bass remained at the head as
president, though he retired
from business at that time on account
of his health. Mr. Bass was
president of the Merchants and Plant
ers Bank, and was largely interested
in several cotton mills, the Norman
,I Company and various other
business enterprises here. Mr. Base
was a member of the First BaptM
Church and took an active interest m
religious affairs.
The deceased is survived by his
wife, formerly Miss Ella Harris; one
daughter, Mrs. DeWitt Pritchett, o f
Ark., and one son, TJcnt.
Haskell 11. Bass, of Rockwell Cams
San Diego, Cal. He also feaves five
! ~rotflers , J. L. Bass of Atlanta. J. C.
I and E. M. Bass, as Carrollton, C. C
I Bass, of Rome, and Thomas D. Bass
| of Dowelltown, Tenn., and two sisters'
A:!'*. H. H. Arnold, of Rome, and Mrs’
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■•'.ifi'faclory Market.
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