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THE NEWS, Established 1871.
.UNITED WAR WORK CAMPAIGN
PROGRESSING FAVORABLY HERE;
OVER 52,000 IS SUBSCRIBED
'*♦ Griffin and Spalding County, However, Are Asked to
I Give SIO,OOO and This Amount Should Have Been
Raised in One Day—Committees Are Now Hard at
Work and Patriotic People Are asked to Put Griffin
Over the Top,
The work of the committee in
charge of the united war work cam
paign for Spalding county is pro
gressing favorably. The country dis
.- tr;?ts are beginning to get down to
work and two of them report that
they will “go over the top.” ,
City committees are hard at work
and the showing is good, considering
the condition of affairs since the
great peace news came Monday. This
campaign is for the welfare of the
hoys over there and the boys over
here. There will be great calls for
funds to aid in the work as the arir
es begin to disintergate and the
money to be raised by this campaign
will be most judiciously invested in
comforts and care of the soldiers of
the United States who have done their
'art so nobly on the fields of battle
m foreign countries.
Up to Noon Tuesday only $2,600
J been received in cash by the
treasurer. We must not only do our
bit in this matter—we must do our
best, and the report from Spalding
( must be as usual.
Griffin should have raised its quo
ta of ten thousand dollars in one day.
will be a reflection upon our pa-
if we do not go over the top,
and everybody is urged to see the
committee immediately and give lib
rerally. Let’s put the drive over.
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TRANSFERRED TO METZ
Strong Probability That Peace Con
ference Will Be Held in Versailles.
Allied Premiers Soon to Meet.
PARIS, Nov. 12.—That the French
general headquarters will be trans
ferred to Metz within ten days, was
the general belief expressed here to
day. The Petit Parisian says it un
q derstands that the allied premiers
will soon meet in Versailles to con
sider peace problems. It is believed
there is a strong probability that the
peace conference will be held there.
CONFL'CTNG REPORTS
' ABOUT THE GROWN PRINCE
Stated in Berne Body Has Been Found
on Train Riddled With Wounds.
German News Agency Denies.
COPENHAGEN, Nov. 13.—The
Wolff Bureau, official German news
agency,’announced today that the
former Crown Prince is. with his troops
at the front.
BERNE,. Nov. body of
Frederick William, former German
crown prince, has been found with
bayonet and bullet wounds on a mili
tary train bound for the Dutch bor
der. it was reported here today.
PARIS, Nov. 13.—The former
crown prince arrived in Maastright
• yesterday afternoon, according to a
dispatch from' Rotterdam today.
WOMAN’S CLUB WILL MEET
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
The Woman’s Club will meet at the
residence of Mrs. B. B. Brown Thurs
day afternoon at 3 O’clock. Mrs. C.
B. Thomas' will talk on "Artists of
the War.” All members are request
ed to be present ami prepared to pay
dues.
GRIFFIN BUNKS IB GIVE
PHIZES TO MING M
—
Girls Will Be Presented With Pass
Book With $5.00 Prize to En
courage Habits of Thrift.
I lhe Griffin banking institutions,
| evidencing their interest in the pro
i grt-ss of agriculture in Spalding coun
l ty and with a desire to aid in instili-
I ing the habits of thrift in the young
|er generation, have each give n as
I prizes a credited bank account to four
j of the prize winners, in the Spalding
| county canning club contest, which
I takes place at the curb market in
Griffin Saturday, November 16th.
Each one of these prize winners will
be awarded a pass book with a $5.00
prize credit and a check book anti will
become a regular customer of the
bank giving the prize.
The only condition or restriction
placed on the prizes is that the
amount of the prize credit shall not
be withdrawn from thes banks for one
year from the date of the contest,
leantime the winners are to add such
amounts to the accounts as they can.
No restrictions whatever being plac
-1 on any additional deposits made
by the depositors. They will be en
be withdrawn from the banks for one
mercial transactions and to study and
become familiar with bank rules and
regulations.
The banks offering the prizes are:
Merchants and Planters Bank, R. F.
Strickland, vice president, $5; Sav
ings Bank of Griffin, B. R. Blakely,
president, $5; The City National
Bank, R. H. Drake, president, $5;
Griffin Banking Company, J. P.
Nichols, president, $5.
Prizes wil be awarded at the pig
show in Griffin, Saturday, November
16th.
THE BIRTH OF A NATTON
IN GRIFFIN NEXT WEEK
Griffith’s Spectacular Production Will
Be Shown at Alamo Next Monday
and Tuesday.
D. W. Griffith's wonderful and spec
tacular picture, “The Birth of a Na
tion,” comes to the Alamo Theatre
Monday and Tuesday of next week.
This is conceded to be the moss mar
velous picture that has ever been film
ed, and one never grows tired of it.
Some people have seen it a dozen
times and say they see new charms in
it every time. It will be shown here
at very low prices, 25 and 50 cents
and no one can afford to miss this
great treat. Northing so stupendous,
so prodigally detailed and so thrill
ing has ever been produced in any
country in the world. The Alamo
orchestra will furnish appropriate
music for the production.
W. B. ,M. U. CONVENTION TO
MEET IN ATLANTA SOON
The W. B. M. U. convention, which
was to have met in Cedartown this
week, wil be held in the First Baptist
church, Atlanta, on Nov. 19 and 20.
The opening session wil be at 3 p. m.
on Nov. 19. Although the Baptist
women of Atlanta asked for the privi
lege of entertaining the delegates, it
was the decision of the executive
board that cm account of the short
ness of time for preparation it will be
best for all delegates to come at their
own expense.
GRIFFIN, GA_ FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1918
DANIELS WANTS
HUNDRED MILLION
FOR BATTLESHIPS
LEAGUE OF NATIONS WILL RE-
QUIRE OF UNITED STATES
LARGE CONTRIBUTION OF W AR
VESSELS FOR PATROL DUTY.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.—Secre
tary of the Navy Daniels today sent
congress a request for six hundred
million dollars to be expended in
building ten battleships, si.'C battle
cruisers and on hundred and forty
smaller vessels. Secretary Daniels,
explaining his reasons for going ahead
with the program, stated that the
league of rations would undoubtedly
require of the United States a large
contribution of war vessels for inter
national patrol work.
BIG CELEBRATION
IN GRIFFIN MARKS
CEOSE OF THE WAR
Greatest Demonstration City
Has Ever Known Began Short
ly Before 7 O’clock and Con
tinued Until 12 Monday Night.
IMPRESSIVE PATRIOTIC
EXERCISES WERE HELD
Only Outward Event Was Reckless
Shooting on Streets by Over En
thusiastic Celebrants, Local Th li
tre and Cables Being Damaged.
Griffin’s celebration Monday night
marking the close of the war was the
greatest in the history of the city. AH
Griffin participated, marching in a big
street parade and attending patriotic
exercises at the Confederate monu
ment, which were most impressive and
in keeping with the occasion. Mayor
Hammond, David J. Bailey, chair
man of the local council of defense,
and other prominent citizens occupi
ed seats on the stand and the speak
ers were Judge W. E. H. Searcy, Jr.,
and Col. Frank Flynt, both of whom
delivered interesting and timely pa
triotic addresses, though many could
not hear them on account of the in
cessant firing of guns and outbursts
of enthusiasm. Prayers were said by
Revs. J. E. Sammons and Firley
Baum, and patriotic songs were sung.
Thousands were on the streets and
nearly everybody was in the parade,
which was headed by the Boy Scouts’
drum corps in the absence of a band.
Flags were flying, whistles blowing,
bells ringing, auto horns tooting and
the people generally making great
demonstrations. It was a night of
nights, celebrating in a fitting manner
one of the most memorable victories
in the world’s history.
The only untoward happening was
the reckless firing of pistols on the
streets as a result of which the Ala
mo Theatre was riddled with bullets,
many telephone cables punctured and
other slight damage done. The tele
phone company announces that ow : ng
to the extensive damage done its ca
bles by parties shooting holes in the
lead sheathing something like
telephones are out of commission and
that it will be some time before com
plete repairs can be made. This reck
less shooting is generally regreted,
but it is fortunate no serious damage
was done.
TIME IS F XIF NDE9 Tffl
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LONDON, Nov. 13.—A wireless
dispatch from Paris today announc
that the allied high commend had in
formed the German high command
that a supplementary 24 hours has
been added to the time for the evac
uation of Belgium. Luxemburg and
Alsaw-LoYrair.".
GERMANY URGES
PEACE PARLEYS
BE HURRIED DP
GOVERNMENT ANXIOUS TO BE-
GIN NEGOTIATIONS IMMEDI-
ATELY BECAUSE OF THE DAN
GER OF A FAMINE.
BERLIN (via London), Nov. 12.—
The German government requests the
United States arrange for the opening
x>f peace negotiations. The govern
ment is anxious to begin these nego
tiations immediately because of press
ing danger of famine.
GNFffl THiit FIRST
GUSS BUSINESS HJUftt
G. M. Land. Experienced Business
Educator. W ill Open Thoroughly
Equipped College in This City.
The- United States civil service
commission announces a shortage of
stenographers, typists and clerks for
work in Washington. The commis
sion is advertising in 20,000 picture
shows for stenographers. Business
houses and corporations all over the
'United State are begging for stenog
'phers and clerks. Thousands of
high-salaried positions are now open
to young men and women. In order
to meet this demand business colleges
all over the country have been asked
to do more and to make a greater ef
fort to induce young people to take
up this branch of work. Mr. G. W.
Land has decided to open a college in
Griffin thereby giving every young
person in Griffin and adjacent towns
an opportunity to get Aiis training in
the shortest possible l time and at the
least expense.
The school will be modern in every
way ami thoroughly equipped with all
the latest devices, such as electric
dictating machines, adding machines
and the stenotype. A large faculty
of expert instructors will be brought
to Griffin. The instruction wil! be
by the private instruction method
thereby enabling students to complete
the prescribed course of study in less
than half the time required in any
other business college. For the bene
fit of those who are employed during
the day a night school will be con
ducted. Students may thus learn
while they earn. “We can train you
and place you in position in thirteen
weeks,” says Mr. Land. “If you are
interested and want to prepare for
an attractive position call on, write
or telephone Mr. Land, Griffin Hotel.
A special introductory rate to the
first twelve who make application for
enrollment.”
MRS. GARDNER REJOICES
OVER LETTER FROM SON
At the great peace cerebration here
Monday night no one was better pre
pared to rejoice than Mrs. I*. L. Gard
ner, who, at the moment she heard
the words, “World war stops,” receiv
a letter from her son, Sergeant John
B. Gardner, whom she had not heard
from since March sth. Mr. and Mrs.
Gardner have two sons and four
grand-sons who at the call of their
country volunteered. Two sons and
three grand-sons went “over there."
One grandson, William E. Bankston,
was killed on July 21, and while Mr.
and Mrs. Gardner deeply mourn his
death they can rejoice to know that
none of the other boys will fall in the
battle against the barbaruos Huns. In
his letter to his parents Sergeant
Gardner stated that he had been
wounded but was getting on fine and
not to worry about him. The sergeant
says he only received a flesh wound
on his left arfn above the elbow. He
expressed a desire td soon see his
friends back home, declaring that the
war in his opinion was nearly over.
His letter was dated September 28th.
AUSTRIAN MINISTER ADLER
IS REPORTED DEAD TODAY
COPENHAGEN, Nov. 12—Aus
trian Foreign Minister Adler is dead
ia Vienna, a dispatch announced to
day.
NORIN GEORGIA ;
CONFERENCE NOW
HOLDING SESSIONS:
ANNUAL MEETING OPENS IN|
ATLANTA WITH PRESENTA
TION CEREMONY OF SERVICE
FLAG FOR MINISTERS’ SONS.
ATLANTA, Nov. 13.—The fifty
second session of the North Georgia
annual conference formally opened
here- today at the Wesley Memorial
church at 9 a. m., with Bishop War
ren A. Candler presiding. After de
votional services by the bishop, the
conference organized for business
with Rev. John F. Yarbrough re-elec
ted secretary. Other officers were I
also chosen and the quadrennial
boards elected on nomination of the I
presiding elders.
The most interesting event of the
opening session occurred at 11 o’clock
when a mammoth service flag with 69
stars on it was presented to the con
ference by Mrs. Alonzo Richardson,
of College Park. The huge service
flag is in honor of the preachers’ sons
who have been in active service for
their country during recent months.
The flag, which is 12 by 18 feet in
size, was made by the ladies of the
College Park Methodist church at the
suggestion of Rev. John F. Yarbrough,
the pastor. Bishop Candler accepted
the flag in behalf of the conference
and delivered an address. Os the
sixty-nine stars carried by the em
blem, one has turned to gold, repre- j
senting Wilbur S. Sewell, who fell at
Chateau Thierry. The fallen hero was
the son of Rev. John M. Sewell, a su
perannuated minister residing at
Eatonton.
1,061 CASUALTIES
ANNOUNCED TODAY
NINETEEN GEORGIANS APPEAR
ON THE TWO LISTS REPORT-
ED BY THE AMERICAN COM
MANDER IN FRANCE.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.—A total
of 1,061 casualties are announced by
commander of the expeditionary forc
es in France today.
The names of nineteen Georgians
appear in the two lists, being Lieut.
Carl Goldsmith, Atlanta, Privates
James E. Hunter, Kensington, Mack
Martin, Alto, Russell G. O’Kelley,
Murrayville, killed in action; Bee
Morris, Lula, wounded, degree unde
termined; Bryant E. Nuckolls,
Branch, Philip T. Kell, Rabun Gap,
missing in action; Harry G. Garvin,
Savannah, Sam Christopher, Monroe.
John Atkinson Webb, Habira, John
B. Duggar, Pembroke, George Grah
am, Ocilla, Lacy Oliver, Oliver, John
D. Wilson, Elberton, Josenh Wood,
Ivey, died of aeroplane accident; M.
D. Weeks, Meigs, wounded in action,
degree undetermined; Kenneth W.
Aides, Macon, slightly wounded.
speculSTcWn
SELLING PROHIBITED
War Industries Board lakes Action
Because Speculative Interests Are
Taking Advantage of Situation.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.—Chair
man Charles J. Brand, of the cotton
distribution committee of the war in
dustries board, has telegraphed the
New York and New Orleans cotton
exchanges prohibiting speculative
‘short selling in cotton futures. Chair
man Brand said that action has been
taken because speculative ’ interests
were taking advantage of the war
situation.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Shackelford
and children are attending the Ma
icon fair today.
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THE SUN, Established 1877«
WILSON WILLING
TO FEED HUNGRY
GERMAN PEOPLE
r
If Assured Order Continues Will Send
Reply That Food Stuffs Will Be
Supplied in Answer to Appeal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.—Presi
dent Wilson is ready to consider fa
vorably the supplying of foodstuff*
to Germany if he can be assured that
order is being and will continue to be
maintained there. This reply will be
sent to Germany in answer to her ap
peal for food. The only other condi
tion placed upon the matter was that
there be a guarantee of equitable dis
tribution.
UNITED WAR WORK
LEADERS SEND OUT
VERY URGENT CALL
Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, All of.
the Men and All of the Wo- *
men of Griffin Asked to Help
With Drive Here.
I
NOT HALF OF QUOTA HAS
YET BEEN RAISED HERE
Shouting Over Peace is Over Now and
Committee Wants Subscription* in
Proportion That People of District
heel Over Good News.
An urgent call was sent out from
| headquarters of the united war work
campaign Wednesday morning. Man
ager Baum calls it the "S. O. S.’*
call. The Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts,
all of the men and all of the women
in Griffin and in Spalding county are
urged to help with this drive, which
must go over by Saturday night.
It is stated that $3,300 is the
amount which has been paid in, up
to going to press today and this is not
half of the quota which has been as
signed to Spalding county.
The shouting over peace is ovee
now and the committee wants sub
scriptions in proportion to the enthu->.
siasm that the people of this district
feel over the good news.
The boys are not coming back to
day or tomorrow—they will need the
watchful care of the organization*
which are in the field and which are
catering to their necessities and will
continue to do so for months and
maybe several years; there is no tell
ing. Now is the time to show patriot
ism and thankfulness for the noble,
brave work our soldiers have done
for us.
Meetings will be held at the Board
of Trade at four and five o'clock Wed
nesday afternoon. An urgent call hast
been made and everybody interested
in the great movement is requested
to attend.
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PLMEIIIH GEOBGA
> Season WiU Open November 2tth
With Most Abundant Game State
Has Known In Many Years.
ATLANTA Nov. 12.—Georgia’s
hunting season will open November
20 with the most abundant game the
State has known since the days be
fore breech loading guns began ta
make inroads upon the birds and ani
mals.
CAR FOR SALE.
1918 Model Chevrolet, 5 passanger, .
!in perfect condition, run 2 months. Ad
dress Box 600, Griffin, Ga.