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THE NEWS. Established 1871.
’GRIFFIN LUUNGHES CIH FOR
REDGROSSGHHISTMASBOLLGftLL ;
WORKERS CANVASSING COUNTY
Citizens Are Urged to Join Great Mercy Organization in
Great Nation Wide Drive For Universal Member
ship Starting Monday and Continuing Until Decem
ber 23 —Heart and a Dollar All That is Asked.
At an enthusiastic meeting held at
the Board of Trade Monday morning
the various committees for the great
Red Cross Christmas roll call were
't given definite instructions and full
equipment for a thorough canvass of
trie city and county for membership
in the great mercy organization in
tre nation-wide drive for universal
membership starting Monday and
lasting until December 23.
Immediately the canvassers started
to work and will be busy all the week
<7 soliciting memberships. EVery man
and woman in the city and county will
be given an opportunity to become
members of the splendid organization,
w ich it is proposed to maintain per
manently. All those who joined prior
to September 1 will be considered
as enrolled already in the Red Cross.
, * Children of school age will not be
asked to join, though they can become
members of the Junior Red Cross.
Miss Rossie Bell Newton is serving
as treasurer in the absence of Mr. J.
P. Nichols, who is ill. She has estab
lished an office in the Board of Trade
and requests all the committees to
make reports of the progress of the
solicitation each day during the drive
it 12 o’clock and at 4 o’clock.
The following is a corected list of
. those who are canvassing and holding
* booths for the registration of mem
bership:
I In the City of Griffin.
Mrs. R. H. Drake, Brooks’ booth.
Carlisle & Ward booth.
Mrs. J. H. Newman, First ward,
south of Central railroad.
Mrs. J. W. Fowler, First ward,
north of Central railroad.
Mrs. Ben Cpnnor, Second ward.
Mrs. W. E. H. Searcy, Jr., Third
ward.
Mrs. H. H. Baker, cotton mills in
West Griffin.
Mrs. W. G. Norman, cottou mills
in East Griffin.
Mrs. R. P. Shapard, hosiery mills in
Griffin.
In the County Districts.
Miss Maria Price, Experiment, low
er Africa and Kincaid mill.
Mrs. 11. 0. Mitchell, Sunny Side, up
per Africa.
Mrs. W. C. Miles, Orchard Hill,
Aiken.
Miss Elsie Manley, Griffin, R. F. D.,
Cabins.
Mrs. Harvey Scott, Brooks, R. F.
D.. Line Creek.
Mrs. Walter Touchstone, Rover, Mt.
Zion.
Miss Imogene Slade, Griffin, R. F.
I).. East Orrs.
Mrs. 0. G. Moreland, Rover, West
Orrs.
Mrs. J. E. Elder, Griffin, upper Un
ion.
Mrs. Frank Dupree, lower Union.
Colored People Will Help.
Carrie Goldwire, city of Griffin.
Lizzie Wilkins, and Dolly Jankins,
country districts.
MIWtMOYS
HOLO FIRST CONFERENCE
President Meets Other Representa
tives This Afternoon—Spends Busy
Day Studying Reports.
PARIS, Dec. 18.—The first confer
; • « of the complete American peace
relegation will be held at five o’clock
t - afternoon when President Wilson
x-s to the Crilion Hotel to meet with
t e other representatives.
The president was busy today study
ing reports and data on the recent
? niferencea. He conferred with
French Foreign Minister Hanotau to
duy and despite rain planned to take
a motor trip this afternotm.
THE PRESIDENT IS
ANXIOUS TO GET
DDWNJO WORK
Wilson and Premier Clemenceau
Exchange Ideas on the Course
of Procedure at Peace Table in
Conference on Sunday.
THE PRESIDENT MOTORS
TO VERSAILLES MONDAY
———
! With President Poincare He is Ea
| corted to City Hall for Official Re
ception, Following Which He Is
Made a Citizen of France.
PARIS, Dec. 16.—President Wilson
has indicated to the allied leaders his
desire to get down to work as early as
possible. President Wilson and Pre
mier Clemenceau exchanged ideas on
the course of procedure in a confer
ence yesterday. It is understood the
American delegates favor the preli
minaries being conducted by Presi
dent Wilson and one representative
each from France, Italy' and Great
Britain. The question of the voting
powers of the representative nations
vill probably be one- of the biggest
problems, for which no definite plan
has yet been developed.
President Wilson motored this
morning to Versailles, where the
peace treaty wil be signed. He brief-
I ly inspected the palace and park.
President Poincare, with a cavalry
escort, escorted the president and Mrs
Wilson to the city hall for an official
receptirfi.
Following the ceremonies making
President Wilson a citizen of France
he was presented with a special scroll
declaring his citizenship.
CHARLES 0. HARRIS
KILLED IN ACTION
CONFIRMATION OF NEPHEW’S
DEATH IN FRANCE IS RECEIV
ED BY SENATOR-ELECT W. J.
HARRIS.
ATLANTA, Dec. 17.—That Captain
Charles D. Harris, nephew of Sena
tor-elect William J. Harris, of Geor
gia, was killed in action in France has
been confirmed by wires received in
Atlanta from Senator Harris.
Far several days the fate of Cap
tain Harris, who was reported missing
in action, has been the occasion for
much apprehension on the part of his
friends. It was known that he W'as
wounded just before all traces of his
whereabouts seem to have been oblit
erated, and this added to the fear that
he had paid the supreme sacrifice.
The definite information that Cap
tain Hai-ris had been killed came from
the litter-bearers who were taking him
from the field. These men were cap
tured at the time and upon their re
lease related that Captain Harris ex
pired shortly after receiving his
wound, and had been buried. The
grave has subsequently been found
and marked.
Captain Harris was a son of Ma
jor General Peter C. Harris, acting
adjutant general. He has the distinc
tion of being the youngest captain in
the- United States army, being only
20 years of age.
GRIFFIN, GA- FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1918.
7,080 NAMES ON
CASUALTY LISTS
TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY-
THREE KILLED IN ACTION, 119
DEATHS FROM WOUNDS AND
SCORES WOUNDED IN RECENT
FIGHTING IN FRANCE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—The fol
lowing casualties are reported by the
commanding general of the American
expeditionary forces today:
Killed in action 263; died of wounds
119; died of acident and other causes
19, died of airplane acident 2, died of
disease 271, wounded severely 2,468,
wounded degree undetermined) 1,379,
wounded slightly 2,002, missing in ac
tion 537. Total 7,080.
Georgiana on the Lists.
Killed in action—Corporal Roy L.
Eslinger, Dalton; Privates Marshall
Towns, Hogansville; James Young,
Lafayette; James W. Finley, Jackson;
Walter Heard, Griffin; Jefferson D.
Strom, Meigs.
Died of wounds—Private Harry
Brown, Valdosta.
Died of disease-—Sergeant Albert
Dial, Tallapoosa; Privates Albert
Posey, Brooks; Arthur Sturghill,
Dewey Rose; George Griffith, Carl
ton; Thomas H. Gruber, Baxley.
Wounded severely—Lieut. O. D.
Hooper, Columbus; Harry M. Barfield,
Macon; Alva R. Hutchinson, Haral
son; Clifford H. Claghorn, Savannah;
John J. Taylor, Thomaston; Privates
William R. Brown Ayersville; Ern
est 11. Williams, Columbus; Jimmie
W. Lampkin, Atlanta; Arthur Worley,
Cordele; Willie Pate, Sharon; Thomas
O. Southerland, Cedartown; Chesley
H. Jones, Cumming; Louis G. Stearns,
Atlanta; Israel Stein, Atlanta; Ludy
Came, Atlanta; Obe Pruitt, Com
merce; H. T. Walters, Atlanta; James
Frances Buri, Atlanta; James Estea,
Douglasville; Emmett L. Robinson,
Lafayette.
Wounded, degree undetermined—
Private George Arthur Sturgess, Au
gusta.
Wounde-d slightly—Private William
Butler, Waycross.
Missing in Action—Privates Carl
Davis, Rome; James W. Butler, Car
tersville; Fred H. McGaillard, Com
merce; Newell T. Seay, Marysville;
William J. Bryant, Pinepark; Dave
Akins, Vienna; Joel T. Arthur, Rut
ledge.
Wounded severely—Lieuts G. (L.
Edwards, Crawfordville; Corporals,
Green A. Jones, Blairsville; G. C.
Ratcliff, Argyle; Privates, T. H. Par
pen-, Differee; C. Padgett, Bull
Ground; W. C. Cox, Climax; Rufus
Johnson.
Wounded (degree undetermined) —
Lieut. R. H. Pridgen, Towns; Buglers
Medford Atkinson, Pelham; Privates.
Hiram Murray, Colbert; T. W. Bell
otte, Carlton; Frank Mann. Monroe;
Robert L. Lester, Hiram; Zellie- Ma
thews, Dallas.
Wounded slightly—Corporals W. J.
Glover, Harlem; C. W. Ivie, Toccoa;
Athan Whearry, Acree; Ed Stapleton,
Wrens; Otis Evans, Stilmore; Olin
Jordan, Wadley; James C. McGuire,
Valdosta; Spurgeaon Carlisle, Sparta;
John W. Toles, Fairburn; E. C. Stew
art, Dawson; C. B. Thomas, Atlanta;
L. L. Woodson, Macon; Oscar Young,
Summer; R. W. Coffer, Grayson;
Moses Moore, Cunsle; W. E. Quattle
baum, Rochelle; G. C. Reagan, Li
thonia; W. R* Thompson, Fairfax:
Lope Oliver, Montezuma; John Bugg,
Mount Pleasant; Robert Hobbs,
Wren; B. M. Moore, Buena Vista.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
IS INDISPENSABLE
DECLARES WILSON
PARIS, Dec. 1 18.—President Wilson
today declared he not rrnly favors the
league of nations, but believes the
formation of such a league is abso
lutely indespensable to the maintain
e-nce of peace. He made the state
ment denying the authenticity of a
dispatch published in American news
papers declaring that he favored the
plan of a league to enforce peace.
CHINA ®L OPPOSE
MNROEDOCTRINE
ALL FACTIONS IN CHINA UNI
TED AGAINST JAPANESE AG
GRESSION ON ASIATIC MAIN
LAND, IT IS ANNOUNCED.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—The
Chinese delegates to the peace con
ference will strongly oppose the Japa
nese Monroe doctrine in Asia, it was
learned in far Eastern diplomatic cir
cles here today.
It was declared that all factions in
China are united against Japanese ag
gression on the Asiatic mainland.
Japan is expected to ask for recog
nition of special commercial and other
interests in the East.
u. sTasked TO
SETTLE UNSTABLE
MEXICOTNDITIONS
RECENT CLASH IN TAMPICO AND
OTHER LAWLESSNESS AS
SIGNED AS REASONS FOR
PROPOSED CLEAN-UP IN MEX
ICO BY LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—The pro
posed league of nations may call upon
the United States to settle the unsta
ble conditions in Mexico. This de
velopment was foreseen here today by
men in touch with Mexican and Amer
ican government affairs. Some of
ficials believe Great Britain may ask
that stable government be establish
ed without waiting for the creation of
a league of nations. The recent Tam
pico clash and other lawlessness is as
signed as the reasons for the proposed
clean-up in Mexico.
“BARRELSOFTAR”
SEIZED BY REVENUE
AGENTS AT MACON
I
MACON, Ga., Dec. 18.—Thirty bar
rels of whisky from Cincinnati, Ohio,
I and Louisville, Ka., were seized here
yesterday by federal officers. The
liquor had been placed in containers
and over these pitch tar had been
poured to make it appear as if they
were barrels of tar. The shipments
were to persons who have not been
apprehended.
A negro who had handled large
shipments of tar reported to his em
ployer that the tar was not as heavy
as it ought to be, which aroused sus
picion. The seizure is under section
No. 240 of the penal code. The whis
ky delivered at the federal building
last night attracted hundreds of civil
ians and soldiers to the scene.
SLEUCH RESIGNS
AS WAR MINISTER
BERLIN, Dex 1 . 17.— (Night)—The
conflict between radicals and the Eb
ert-Haas government which broke out
again yesterday is still undecided. The
demonstration by the soldiers took
place outside the* reichstag first. Gen
eral Sleuch has resigned as war min
ister. He is blamed for disorders
throughout Germany.
pimsirmfiiH
BEISMIE FAILED
WASHINGTON, Dec. is.—Plans
to form a new monarchial government
for Russia with Grand Duke Alexan
der Michel Uivitch as czar have fail
ed because the secret leaked out, State
department reports today said.
SCORES OF MEMBERS ENROLLING
IN AMERICAN NEO CROSS HERE;
GAMPAIGNMEETINGWITHSUCGESS
Red Cross Buttons Are Upon the Lapel of the Coats of
Scores of Griffin and Spalding County Citizens—
Canvassers Having No Trouble in Securing a Heart
And a Dollar From Those Upon Whom They Call.
Hundreds of members are being en- ’
rolled in the American Red Cross here,
the canvassers for memberships in
this great organization meeting with
gratifying success in the nation-wide
Christmas roll call that is being wag
ed here from December 16 to 23. Up
to noon Tuesday nearly 300 people
had become members of the Red Cross
and the canvass at that time was not
fully under way.
Booths are located in various parts
of the city and throughout the country
districts, being in charge of enthusias
tic Griffin and Spalding county ladies
who are always eager to do anything
for the Red Cross or their country.
Each new member is given a Red
Cross button and these buttons are be
coming very conspicuous upon the
lapels and coats of the men and wo
men here. If you haven’t a Red Cross
button you have an opportunity to ac
quire one and become a member of
the great mercy organization that has
done so much for your boy over there
and in the training camps. The sol
diers will think more of you if they
return home and find that you are
wearing a little Red Cross button,
which is significant because of the
fact that it shows you are interested
in them and in the cause of suffering
humanity.
The Roll Call will last until Christ
mas eve and during that time every
man and woman in Spalding county
should join the Red Cross. It is an
nounced that school children are not
to be solicited for membership, but if
any desire to become members they
may do so and be enrolled as others.
The canvassers are delighted at
the ready response with which the
people are enrolling as members and
confidently believe at least ten thou
sand in this county will answer the
roll call. It is a golden opportunity
that is being offered citizens and a
blessed privilege to be a member of
such an excellent charitable organiza
tion.
Answer the roll cal. If you have
a heart and a dollar you cannot afford
to do otherwise.
GEORGIAMffIS
SPECIAL MAIL DEVICE
ATLANTA, Dec. 17.—Letters car
ried by airplanes in the great new air
service shortly to be inaugurated by
the government of the United States
will be tried with a special device in
vented by David Comfort, of Mariet
ta. It consisted of a braided cotton
cord with a small metal head, and its
use does away with jute cord. It
holds a package of letters together *
more securely than cotton cord, oc
cupies a smaller space because of its
flat shape, and can be much more
easily taken off than a jute cord,
w’hich has to be cut. The govern
ment has recently placed an order for
several million of the new tying de
vices.
s«oWw
MILES HUI TERRITDRV
WITH THE AMERICANS ACROSS
THE RHINE, Dec. 16.—(8y Courier
to Nancy)—The third army now oc
cupies a strip of German teritory of
more than forty-five hundred square
miles. It is supervising the adminis
tration of several hundred vilages and
operating hundreds of miles of rail
’ ways and street car lines.
THE SUN, Established ItTK. 1
THE PRESIDENT OF
PORTUGAL KILLED
BY AN ASSASSIN
DR. SIDORIO PAES SHOT THRBR
TIMES WHILE IN RAILROAD
STATION WAITING FOR TRAIN.
SLAYER LYNCHED IN LIBSOR
LONDON’, Dec. 16.—Dr. Sidorio
Paes, president of Portugal, was shot
and killed by an assassin shortly bo
fore midnight Saturday, while he wa*
in a railway station at Libson wait
ing for a train to Oporto. Advice*
from Libson, reporting the assassina
tion, say that he was struck by threw
bullets.
President Paes died within a fewr
minutes after he was shot.
The president’s assailant, named
Petene, was killed by the crowd.
KHA W RATED
HIGH BY COLLEGE
GEORGIA STATE COLLEGE? EX
TENDS SPECIAL PRIVILEGES.
TO THE BOYS WHO HAVE REN
DERED COUNTRY SERVICE.
ATLANTA, Dec. 17.—0 f interesttn
all Georgians and others in this sec
tion of the country will be the an
nouncement made here today by tha
Georgia State College of Agriculture
that any young man who has been in
the service of the army, navy or oth
er branch wil be given the privilege of
entering the college of agriculture in.
January, just as if it were September
and in recognition of the valuable ser—
vice he has rendered his country ther
college will give him credit for a full
collegiate year’s work if he makes,
good during the winter and spring
terms.
Every man who left college or higli
school to do his bit in the great
struggle- will find the doors of the col
lege of agriculture opened wide to re
ceive him now. Those men who weref
not so fortunate as to be able to enter
the service may also enter now but
will be required to make up the work
of the fall term.
The college of agreiulture has madn
an enviable war record for an insti
■ tution that has had only ten years” to
grow since its reorganization. It has.
given thirty-four of its faculty mem
bers to active war service, and its
service flag shows more than 300
stars. The college will open Wed
nesday, January 1.
tEMMM TAKING STEPS !
TO RUSE INDEMNITIES
German Government’s New Taxation
Program Includes Two Loans. One
of Which Provides Indemnities.
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 17. —Germany
is already taking step# to raise money
for it* war indemnities which the al-,
lies are expected to demand. The
German government’s new taxation
program according to reports receiv
ed today, includes two loans, one oC
I which will provide for funds for war
indemnities. _ .