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‘The RnFFni
IHE NEWS, Established 1871.
WILSON WILL DEAL
WITH PEOPLE 0 F
ALLIEDjfIUNTRIES
*Vthls millions will partici
pate IN PRELIMINARY CON
FERENCES AND MAKE THEIR
INFLUENCE FELT.
PARIS, Dec. 23.—President Wilson
pursuing his policy of the freest dis
cussion of peace covenants, will deal
directly with the people of the allied
countries.
Thus millions will participiate in the
preliminary conferences and make
'lthcir influence felt at the Versailles
congress. /
To reach this vast audience the
president will make public speeches
in England and Italy, in addition to
speaking through the columns of the
press.
President Wilson believes such a
f* course will clarify the American po
sition and make plain America’s peace
aims.
sewIT W
■ CFEIBEB BI RULING
Attorney General Walker Renders
Important Opinion on Constitution
al Amendment on Senatorial
Districts.
ATLANTA, Dec. 23.—1 n a state
ment given wide publicity here be
cause of the very great public inter
est throughout the State, Attorney-
FGeneral Clifford Walker has again
cleared up the tangle resulting from
)he formation of new State senatorial
districts by a constitutional amend
ment ratified in the general election
November 5. The particular points
vindicated by him are as follows:
1. Every State senator elected in
the general election will serve the
district he was elected to serve, re
gardless of the fact (as’in some in
stances) that the county in which he
live? was placed in another senatorial
district by the rearrangement.
2. Counties taken out of one old
district and put into another old dis
trict will be represented by the sena
tor elected to serve the old district,
and will not participate in any new
or special elections by reason of their
re-location.
3. New senatorial districts will
ciect their senators on January 7, at a
special election called for that pur
pose, and these elections will be held
without reference to the election of
senators for the old districts.
GIRROLLTON Mlllf
BUSINESS DISTRICT
■ Al LANTA, Ga., December 23—The
I paving- of the business district of Car-
I rollton, which was started in Novem
' ber. is being pushed to completion un-
' dcr favorable weather conditions, ac
cor ling to Knox T. Thomas, the At
lanta engineer, who is in general
charge of the project.
Although this improvement was
plained some time ago it was delay
ed by war conditions .until the day the
armistice- was signed. Since them all!
restrictions on construction work have I
bee- removed by the government, and
labor conditions are showing signs of
improvement.
V> hen the work is completed Car
rollton wil lhave a permanent pave
,m mt throughout her business section.
The work should be finished by the
ea Gy part of the new year.
NEL SI’APER SUSPENDS ON
ACCOUNT OF THE I LT
ROCK HILL, s. C., Dec. 32.—Be
cause the entire force is down with
influenza The Daily Herald was forc
ed to suspend publication today. The
papiv- will resume as soon as its force '
rec perates.
'CHRISTMAS ROLL
CALL BRIVE ENDS
3 WH 928 NAMES
—
CAMPAIGN HERE HAS NOT BEEN
AS SUCCESSFUL AS IT SHOULD
—RED CROSS HAS GOOD MEM
BERSHIP-WORK CONTIN UES.
The Red Cross Christmas roll call
drive ends this afternoon with 928
names enrolled in Griffin and Spald
ing county. There were 778 names
reported enrolled Saturday and 150
more names were reported Monday,
making the total membership 920. La
ter reports will probably increase the
* * - —“ivicaoc cue
number.
1 he campaign here has not been as
successful as the- noble cause deserv
ed, still the Red Cross now has a
good membership and the splendid
work of the organization will be con
tinued.
Chairman Sammons, of the solicit
ing committee, requests all canvassers
who have not made reports to turn
them in at once, so that the campaign
may be finally closed.
Chairman Goodrich and all those
assisting in the drive extend their
thanks to the people for enrolling as
members.
08, Fill SEMS IMIS
CBEETIMS TO FBIENDS
Griffin Physician in Service of Uncle
Sam Says Griffin News is Best
Thing He Has Seen in France.
n The following letter will be of gen
ii eial interest to the many friends here
I of Lieutenant A. H. Frye:
Toul, France.
i Editor News and Sun: Enclosed
s you will find a clipping which I cut
from the Griffin News, which by the
i way, is the best looking thing that I
, have seen since leaving the U. S. You
don’t know how much one enjoys his
home town paper when he is so far
; away' from home,
I I have seen quite a bit of the big
game since I left the States. I am in
i the surgical service of U. S. Base Hos
pital No. 82, which is now located at
Tout. We have been .to several places
since I have been over here. We I
would go to the most active front. We >
did work, mostly surgical and gas, fori
the Verdun drive, St, Mihel and for
the Toul sector near Metz. We have
always been in the zone of advance
and have had frequent air raids. The
day before the armistice was signed
a Hun plane was shot down while fly
ing over our hospital ami I was one
of the lucky ones to get a souvenir.
1 got a part of the propeller.
(>ive my best to everybody in Gris
-1 fin and wish them a merry Christmas
< for me, and long live the Griffin News.
Yours very truly, |
AUGUSTUS H. FRYE,
Ist Lieut. M. C. Surgical Service,
U. S. Base Hospital No. 82,
Amex. Forces.
OCMULGEE OKHFLDWS,
MING MUCH ■!([
River Still Rising This Morning But
Believed Crest Would Be Reached
About Noon.
.MA’ ON. Dec. 23.—Considerable
property damage is said to have re
sulted from the Ocmulgee river ris
ing above flood tide last night. The
liver was stiil rising this morning but
but it is believed the Crest would be
reached by noon. The State fair
grounds and Central City Park are
flooded.
W HEA TLESS AN D M EATI. ESS
DAYS THING OF THE PAST
WASHINGTON, Dee. 23,-Wheat
kss and meatless days, together with
other food restrictions placed upon
eating places by the food administra
tion. were declared off today.
GOOD HONS FEAR
CONFERENCE WILL
FIND 'EM GUILTY
RECEIVES RUDE SHOCK WHEN
IT HEARS OF PRESIDENT WIL
SON’S SPEECH IN PARIS FAV
ORING PUNISHMENT OF WAR
MAKERS.
BERLIN, Dec. 23.—Germany re
ceived a rude shock of'
President Wilson’s speech in Paris
favoring punishment of the war mak
ers.
The fact was made clear that good
5 Germans fear the peace conference i
- will confound them with the guilty. I
i Germans have been getting ready
I to have their delegates at the peace
conference and received President
Wilson’s terms with enthusiasm, be
lieving him the only man capable of
saving the world from future wars.
Hence the jar when he mentions pun
ishment.
German peace delegates, it appears,
will object to any penalty for the kai
ser which would make him a national
hero. They do not want a ‘‘return
from Melba” in his case.
CHMMBNITISIIUIM TO
EFMOMENTTBSOEOIEBS
6 Dublin to Combine Chamber of Com
merce, City Auditorium and Y. M.
C. A. as Memorial.
DUBLIN, Dec. 23.—A community
■ building as a monument to the men
from Laurene county who fought in
the great war has just been projected
by the Chamber of Commerce here
which has had the matter under ad
visement for some time.
Under the plan now proposed, a
Liberty Building would be erected
combining three buildings which are
now badly needed in Dublin. It would
have rooms for the Chamber of Com
merce, a city auditorium, which is al
so badly needed, and a gymnasium or
M. C. A. AU three could be ar
ranged in one large building with
I ease. In this building also, it is pro
j posed to place tablets with the names
! of the men who gave their lives in the
I service of their country, or who were
wounded, and also a memorial to all
the men who went from Laurens coun
ty.
The plan is regarded favorably by
the Chamber of Commerce, combin
ing a monument to the Laurens coun
ty soldiers and a most useful building
which will be used for community
service and development strictly.
THE FARMERS MUST GET
PRTISH FROM IMEBItI
Mar Trade Board Rules There Will Be
No Shipments to This Country
from Germany Until Peace
Treaty is Signed.
Al LAN FA, Dec. 23.—Farmers will;
have to get their Potash for the com
ing season entirely from American
sources, as they have done for the past
four years during the war.
The war trade board has ruled that
there will be no shipments to this
country of German potash until aft-:
er the proclamation of peace.
While American supplies of potash '
will probably be considerably below
the amount needed for fertilizer next)
year, it is believed that they will ap-1
proach it more nearly than ever be
fore. Last year the United States
made approximately 60,000 tons of,
commercial potash, and for the com
ing season it is anticipated the pro-'
duction will be double.
There is at present only one con
cern in Georgia making potash for ,
fertilization purposes—located at
Portland, Ga.
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GRIFFIN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1918.
NATIONAL GUARDS
ML NOW REVERT 10
CIVILIAN STATUS
N IF NATIONAL GUARD IS TO CON
.- TIME DECISION RENDERED
BY GENERAL ANSELL WILL
Ri NECESSITATE ORGANIZATION
1 OF NEW UNITS IN ALL STATES
_ WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—Mem
f be-rs of the national guard drafted in- 1
s to army service by President Wilson’s
. proclamation on July 3, 1917, will re- ’
veri. to civilian status when dismissed '
1 from the army, according to a ruling 1
’I by General Ansell, acting judge ad
vocate, today.
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borne questions have been raised as I
to whether or not these men would
revert to their former status as mem- c
cvmuut btdius as niem
bers of the national guard.
it the national guard is to continue
this decision will necessitate organi
zation of new units in all the States
of the Union.
TIFTIENEMYU-BOSTS
TO BE SUBBEMEBEO SOW
Giving I p of Additional Submarines
Mill Increase Total Surrendered
to One Hundred and Seventy-Four
LONDON, Dec. 24.—Fifty German
submarines, including some of the
largest types, will be surrendered
soon, it was learned today.
The surrender of fifty additional
submarines raises the total given up
to one hundred and seventy-four, 1
which exceeds the number believed to i
be in Germany’s possession.
CBOffIIBIESniBKUE j 1
LIQUOR FARM GUTTER:
MACON, Ga., Dec. 24.—One hun
dred and fifty' gallons of whisky seiz
ed a few days ago at the local freight
depot, being a shipment from Cincin
nati which arrived here in barrels of
tar. were poured into the sewer to
day near the courthouse, the opera
tion attracting a big crowd.
As the whisky poured down the
gutter on its way to the sewer, a
crowd of negroes secured bottles and
pans and scooped it up, despite the
fact that the precious fluid had pass
ed through the usual refuse of the
gutter.
It was finally necessary to call out
out the fire department to turn the
hose on the whisky to keep the crowd
from rACPiiincr If
SJMNIMH RIVER fIEHCHES
MOD STRSE )i FEET
Farming Sections Above and Below
\ugusta Inundated and Ham
burg, S. ( .. Stihmprcrpd
AUGUSTA, Dec. 24.—The Savan
nah river reached a flood stage of
thirty-five feet this morning, but la
ter m the day appeared to be slowly
dropping. Large farming sections
above and below Augusta are inun
dated, while Hamburg, S, C., is almost
submerged.
cßLflliiisum
TO SRGC-EEO li’IDOO
*
WASHINGTON. Dec. 23 -Ex-
Prvs rte-fN* C fir l jy Gray, of the West
ern Maryland railroad, is reported to
be slated to succeed William G. Mc-
Adoo as director general of railroads. I
weekly news
; of fundamental purpose.
i “It happens that it was the privi-
I lege of America to resent chart for
> peace and now the process of settle
- ment has been rendered comparative
■ ly simple by the fact that all the na
tions concerned have accepted that
chart, and the application of these
principles laid down there will be their
application. The world will now
know that the nations support this
war as well as the soldiers who rep
resented them, are ready to make
good not only in the assertion of their
own interests, but make good in the
establishment of peace upon the per
manent foundation of right and of
justice.”
IflTlHll GRIND NOT
TO Os USED IN FUTURE
General Staff Recommendations for
Country a Future Military Prepar
edness Favor Regular Army
Regulation.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.—General
staff recommendations for the coun
try s future military preparedness
will not include the use of the na
tional guard, is the belief of some of
the war department groups today.
General staff men favor regular army
organization on a system which cen
tralizes in the war department rather
than in the States. However, it is
felt here that political situations and
local community pride will result in
an effort to revive the guard in many
place.,.
Wilson Pays Tribute
To American Troops;
Leaves For England
President Declares That He Does Not Find Any Differ
ence of Principle or Funuamental Purposes Between
American Troops and Great Leaders T™™ a
readers— 1 roops Are
Fold of Longing of American People For Their Return
CH A nunvr rv.... .... ■ ~~ -— ~—■»
CHAUMONT, Dec. 26.-(Havas).-)
President Wilson reviewed the Ameri-i
can troops at Langres, southeast of
Chatumont yesterday afternoon, in I
accordance with the pre-arranged pro-1
gram. The review took place on the!
Langres Plateau.
Accompanied by Mrs. Wilson, the
president returned here and took a
special train of North Coast, whence
he will embark for England.
In his address to the American sol-
diers, President Wilson said that he
did not find in the hearts of the great
■ leaders with whom he was co-operat
ing, any difference of principle or of
fundamental purpose.
President Wilson said in part:
“General Pershing and Fellow com
rades, I wish that I could give to each
one of you the message that I know
you are longing to receive from those '
at home wh olove you. I can not do '
that but 1 can tell you how every one 1
has put his heart into it. So you i
have done your duty, and, something ,
more. You have done your duty and
you have done it with a spirit which ’
gave it distinction and glory. ’
U. S. Troops Conquered.
“And now we are to hail the fruits
of everything. You conquered when
you came over what you came over £
for and you have done what it was 4
appointed for you to do. ” t
Everybody at home is proud of r
you and has followed every movement r
of this great army with confidence 1
and affection.
“The whole people o f the United
States are now waiting to welcome
you home with an acclaim which
probably never has greeted any other
army, because our country is like this
country, we have been so proud of the
stand taken; (of the purpose) for
which this war was entered by the
United States.
No Fundamental Differences.
knew what we expected of
you and you did it. I know what you
and the people at home expected of
me; and 1 am happy to say my fel
low countrymen, that I do not find in
the hearts of the great leaders with
whom it is my privilege now to co
operate any difference of nrincinU nr
SUN, Established 18?*,
TROOPS IN BERLIN .
JOINING REVOLTING
S AILORSJS REPORT
DISPATCHES IN COPENHAGEN
TELL OF CONSIDERABLE DE
STRUCTION DURING HEAVY,
FIGHTING.
< OPENHAGEN, Dec. 26.—Troops,
and civilians are joining revolting'
sailors in Berlin, according to dispat
ches from there today. Details re
ceived here tell of considerable de
struction during the heavy fighting.
Rebels, it is said, are demanding the
resignations of Ebert and Haas in fa
vor of Lederbour and Liebknecht, rad
ical leaders.
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 26.—Street
fighting occurred Monday and Tues
day in Berlin, according to dispatch
es here today. Sailors laid seige to
the foreign office and other govern
ment buildings in that vicinity. Many
persons were killed and further dis
turbances are feared.
CHEERING CROWDS
GREET AMERICA’S
RETURNING FLEET
In Swirling Snow Storm Specta
tors V iew Victorious Ships ax
They Pass Up Bay Past Stat
ue of Liberty in New York.
REVIEWED BY DANIELS
ON DECK OF MAYFLOWER
As Each of Incoming Ships Draw
Abreast Mayflower Secretary Sa
lute of Nineteen Guns Roars Forth.
Greatest Naval Review in History.
NEVt ORK, Dec. 26.—America’s
battle fleet, returning victorious, waa.
welcomed home today by cheering
thousands.
In a swirling snow storm w hich at
times cut off the spectators’ view of
the ships the fleet moved slowly up
the bay past the Statue of Liberty,
where Secretary Josephus Daniels, on
deck of the Mayflower, reviewed the
.. V -1
spectacle.
As each of the incoming ships drew
abreast of the Mayflower the secre
tary salute of nineteen guns roared
forth. The Mayflowers’ response
sounded like a toy cannon.
The aircraft assigned to the task
of escorting the fleet had consider
able trouble on account of the snow.
One naval hydroplane was forced to
land in Gravesend bay and coast
guard cutters were sent out to look
for it.
The snow ceased falling before noon
and by the time the sailors started
the parade down town the sun was
shining. Secretary Daniels reviewed
the marching columns at Fifth ave
nue and Fifty-sevohd street.
PRESIDENT WILSON CALLS
UPON PREMIER CLEMENCEAU
PARIS. Dec. 24.—President Wilson
called upon Premier Clemenceau this
afternoon apparently to clean up cer
tain matters before leaving for Lou
don.