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ALLIES MUST MAKE
QUICK PEACE IF THEY
WANT INDEMNITIES
GERMANY MUST HAVE PEACE
AT ANY PRICE, DECLARES A
PROMINENT SOCIALIST IN IN
TERVIEW PRINTED TODAY.
BERLIN. Dec. 24.— If the allies
expect to collect indemnities from
Germany they must conclude peace
immediately so that the Germans can
get down to work and earn the money,
Emil Bartah, a prominent Socialist,
declared in an interview given out for
publication today.
Bartha said he was convinced Ger
many was the whole blame for the
war, but it would be unwise for the
entente to strangle its debtors.
Germany must have peace at any
price, declared Bartha.
FOURTEEN MILLION
BED CROSS MEMBERS
WASHINGTON. Dec. 24.—Approxi
mately 14,000.000 members had been
enrolled by sixty per cent of the
chapters of the country* when th«|
American Red Cross’ annual Christ
mas roll call ended last night, said
to reports received at national head
quarters here. If the same ratio
should be maintained the total en
rollment will exceed 20.000.000. Bad
weather and influenza have so handi
capped the roll call in many sections
of the country that some chapters
have determined to carry the cam
paign through Christmas eve although
officially ended last night. To furnish
:.n idea of the extent to which influ
enza had interfered with the work, na
tional headquarters announced that in
one State in the Middle West a stretch
of territory with a population of about
(500,000 was inaccessible as a result
of quarantine regulations.
Returns from all divisions last night
were far from complete and officials
said it probably would be another
week before the final reports on the
enrollment would be in hand. The
central division continues its lead with
more than 4,000.000 members and the
Atlantic division was second with
more than ">,000.000 members. Re
ports from other divisions showed: '
Lake, 1.641,500; Southwestern, 1,-
228.400; Pennsylvania-Delaware about
I, and New England 985,000.
The Panama Canal Zone scored 100
per cent in the drive, according to a
report received at the headquarters
of the fourteenth division, which has
jurisdiction of all Red Cross chapters
outside the continental United States.
J. A. COPPEDGE SENDS
AN INTERESTING LETTER
W. N. Coppedge, of Zetella, is in re
ceipt of an interesting letter from his
son, Private J. A. Coppedge, of Com
pany M, 16th Infantry, who is now in
Germany. Private Coppedge relates
many incidents of the war and tells
of personal experiences since enlist
ing in Uncle Sam’s service. He was
called from the plow handles last Aug
ust, spent a short while at Camp Gor
don in Atlanta and at Camp Merritt.
N. J., and was soon in France. He
participated in the last great battle
on November 11th, and came through
without a scratch. He is now in Lux
emburg, Germany, for the Christmas
holidays.
BAGGAGEMASTER GRAY SLAIN
SAVANNAH, Dec. 24.—Barney-
Cannon shot C. W. Gray to death at
union station tonight, both baggage
masters on the Seaboard Air Line lo
cal train from Jacksonville. Having
quarreled all the way, upon the train
reaching Savannah, Cannon pulled a
pistol and shot Gray through the body
just below the heart. Gray died ten
.minutes after being taken to the Sa
vannah hospital.
WANTED AT ONCE, to learn of
good Georgia farm or business for
sale. Address, A. M. Denton, Hart
selle, Alamaba. 4t
Worth Attention of Women.
When you feel too tired to work,
when dark puffs appear under your
eyes, when you wake up weary, with
backache or pains in sides and loins,
when muscles and bones ache, when
you suffer rheumatic twinges, when
lumbago puts you down, then you
know the kidneys are weakened or
disordered. Mrs. T. J. Bucknell, Route
1, Hardy, Neb., writes: “I am recov
ering from an attack of lumbago, by
the aid of Foley Kidney Pills. They
surely have helped me.” Sold every
where. —Adv.
'PRESIDENTIAL SHIP
BRINGSBD2S MEN
TRANSPORT GEORGE WASHING-
TON, WHICH TOOK PRESIDENT
WILSON AND PARTY TO EU
ROPE, ARRIVES AT NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—The U. S.
transport George Washington, which
took President Wilson to France, and
the steamship Cedric arrived here
yesterday, bringing 6,025 men from
overseas in time to celebrate Christ
mas in the United States.
The Cedric, from Liverpool, with
65 officers and 2,168 enlisted men.
docked first and was accorded a rous
ing reception, but the welcome to the
George Washington, which arrived an
hour later, from Brest, was perhaps
the most enthusiastic the city yet has
given a returning transport.
The big liner had on board 331 offi
cers and 3,461 men, more than half
of them members of the “Cyclone di
vision” made up of Indiana, Kentucky
and West Virginia national guard
troops. The George Washington’s
968 sick and wounded, contrary to cus
tom, were in possession of their hon
orable discharge papers when the
transport landed. They received them
with cigarettes and candy, as a novel
Christmas celebration arranged by
Chaplain P. F. Bloomhardt of the
George Washington.
BOMS TOPKniTi
IUHKD IN H I INOIS
SPRINGFIELD. 111., Dec. 24.—Illi
nois is going to •‘kill two birds with
one stone” by taking care of its sur
plus labor resulting from the w ar’s
end and at the same time building a
$60,000,000 system of hard roads.
State leaders foresaw that the end
of the war would create a labor sur
plus. At the same time there was an
agitation on foot for a statewide sys
tem of hard roads.
The two propositions were com
bined in a hard road bill and passed
by the last general assembly. The
legislative act immediately was re
ceived with favor because it not only
was planned to solve Illinois’ after
the-war labor problem but at the same
time satisfy the demand of thousands
of autoists, farmers and manufac
turers.
The proposition was planned before
the voters at the November elections 1
and was adopted with but little op- ■
position.
It is planned to construct approxi
mately 4.600 miles of hard roads
touching every county in the State.
The division of highways now is lay
| ing plans for the opening of work I
probably next spring or as soon there- j
after as labor and material conditions I
warrant.
MORE WAR HEROES.
DALLAS, Tex., Dec. 24.— Perpetu
ation of the record of heroic service I
rendered by American women in win- 1
ning of the world war, and founda
tion of a huge industrial home for
orphaned children of men who made
I the supreme sacrifice, is the dual ob
■ iective of a plan launched here by
i Texas club women.
IN JiraOMV PLAN FOR
PROVINCE OF CATALONIA
BARCELONA, Dec. 24.—The Ca
talonian deputies who recently with
drew from the Spanish parliament
have drawn up an autonomy plan for
the Province of Catalonia which will
be presented to the government, it
was reported today.
Cut This Out—lt is worth Money.
DON’T MISS THIS. Cut out this
slip, enclose with 5c and mail it to Fo
ley & Co., 2835 Sheffield Ave., Chica
go, 111, writing your name and address
clearly. You will receive in return a
trial package containing Foley’s Hon
ey and Tar Compound for coughs,
colds and croup; Foley Kidney Pills,
for pain in sides and back; rheuma
tism, backache, kidney and bladder
ailments; and Foley Cathartic Tab
lets, a wholesome and thoroughly
cleansing cathartic, for constipation,
biliousness, headache, and sluggish
bowels.. Sold everywhere.—Adv.
Colored Preacher Called Here.
Rev. K. D. Kough, a well known
colored minister of Lavonia, has been
called as pastor of Heck’s A. M. E.
church here. He comes will recom
mended by the white people of La
vonia as a worthy colored citizen who
has been very helpful in war work
and religious affairs in that citv.
WILSON WELCOMED
TO LONDON TODAY
AMIO ENTHUSIASM
President’s Arrival in English
City is Heralded by Booming j
Cannon and Cheering of Enor-|
mous Crowds.
KING GEORGE GIVES
HEARTY HANDSHAKE
Queen and Princess Mary Greet Mrs.
Wilson Smilingly—All Along Route
to Royal Palace President is En
thusiastically Cheered by Throngs.
LONDON, Dec. 26.—Amid the
booming of guns and the cheers of I
enormous crowds, President Wilson
was welcomed to London this after
noon.
King George and Queen Mary met
the president at the train. The king
quickly stepped forward when the,
president appeared. They shook hands ■
with great cordiality. Then Mrs. Wil-!
son advanced, bearing a Hugh bouquet. ■
The queen and Princess Mary came!
up smilingly and were introduced.
Between the ranks of the United i
States troops the president and party I
passed through the station doors cur
tained in scarlet, thence went to the
court yard, entered the royal carriages j
and started for Buckingham Palace. *
All along the two mile route to the!
palace the way was lined with deeply'
packed masses cheering, the presi-,
dent being given an ovation, the like
of which has seldom been known in
London.
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CREEL KIGKD BECAUSE
KIS MK IS FNISHED
Persons in Touch With Relations Be
tween President aad Chairman of
Public Information Do Not
Doubt Reason for Quitting.
I .. -
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.—Persons
in touch with relations between Pres
ident Wilson and Chairman Creel of
the committee on public information,
said today they doubted if Creel re
signed for any reason other than the
lone assigned in published reports in
> New York and Washington to the es-
■ feet that his work had been finished,
land he was anxious to return to pri
vate life as soon as the government
work was completed.
[ MR. .1. P. WALLACE WEDS
MISS MARVIS L. FUTRAL
Mr. J. P. Wallace and Miss Marvis
Lillian Futral were united in marriage |
[ Christmas day, the wedding taking;
; place at the First Baptist church at i
, 1 o’clock. The ceremony was per-I
j foi med by Rev. J. E. Sammons in the
I presence of intimate friends and rela-j
I tives of the contracting parties. The,
■ groom is a son of County Commission- i
ler J. E. Wallace and the bride is al
[daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fu-1
Ural. Immediately after their mar-1
, riage, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace left on al
I bridal trip to points in Florida.
OFFICER DOBBINS SHOOTS
% NEGRO RESISTING ARREST
| Officer Dobbins shot and slightly;
wounded Henry Fuller, a Monroe!
county negro, Christinas eve about;
five o’clock. While Fuller was being'
carried to the station house two of;
I his sons came up and attempted to i
. prevent his arrest. Fuller was in pos
session of a gun and Was shot in the
head by Officer Dobbins while he en
gaged in tussel with Officer Atkinson
and ready to fire. The shooting oc
curred in front of the police station on
East Solomon street.
W. R. JONES DIES AT HIS
HOME NEAR ORCHARD HILL
W. R. Jones died at his home near ;
Orchard Hill at five o'clock Wednes-1
day morning, age fifty-nine years. He'
is survived by a seven-year-old son.)
one step-daughter, two sisters and;
three brothers. The funeral and in- I
termenU took place at Bolton school
house cemetery at 11 o’clock Thurs-'
day, Rev. G. W. Wood, of Sunny Side, •
conducting the obsequies.
CONSUL IS DETAINED BY
BOLSHEVIK I IN TURKESTAN
WASHINGTON. Dev. 26.— State
department advices today confirmed
reports that Consul Treadwell is be
ing detained by the Bolsheviki in Tur
' kestan. The department was inform
. led that Treadwell was being confined
jto his room but not ill-treated.
MUTINOUS MARINES
ARE ENTRENCHED IN
THE ROYAL PALACE
UPON RECEIVING ORDERS TO
LEAVE SEA SEVERAL REGI
MENTS REVOLT. KIDNAPPING
MILITARY COMMANDER AND
HOLDING HIM PRISONER.
BERLIN, Dec. 23.— (Night). Mu
tinous marines who revolted when or
dered from the sea are entrenched in
the Royal Palace here after a furious
battle with military guards.
Upon receiving their orders several
regiments of marines revolted, kid
napping the military commander am.
holding him prisoner.
FIVE PERSONS DEAD
IN WESTERN WRECK
( Hl( KASHA, Okla., Dec. 26.—Five
persons lost their lives and 27 were
injured, ten of them seriously, when
a St. Louis and San Francisco freight
train crashed into a passenger train
at Norge, Okla., six miles southwest
of Chickasha yesterday.
The passenger train had been at a
standstill for some time because of
frozen pipes, when the freight struck
it, telescoping three of the coaches. A
flagman, sent to the rear of the pas
senger train to flag the on-coming
freight, it is reported by the station
agent, stoped to warm himself.
Among the dead was Second Lieut.
J. H. McLaren, address unknown.
To Guard Against Influenza.
Don't let the dread influenza get
you. If you have even the slightest
cough or cold, better begin using Fo
ley’s Honey and Tar at once. Henry
Willis, Sandy Point, Texas, is one of
many thousands who consider this
remedy “just fine.” He says: “1 suf
fered severely with a bad cough; af
ter using four or five dollars’ worth
of different medicines divided to try
Foley’s Honey and Tar. One bottle
gave relief. Best -medicine I ever
used.” Contains no opiates. Sold
everywhere.—Adv.
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What to give a man perplexes some people,
though it should not, for a man almost invariably in
clines to the practical and useful things to wear.
Naturady you w ould go to the store for these
things that the man himself prefers. The beauty
about coming to this “man's store' for a man's gift
is the fact that we study men’s wants and needs,
you can be sure of the quality that gives long ser
vice.
In our Boy’s Department you will find a large se
lection ot the most useful gifts for boys, the kind
that will please him most.
Byway of suggestion we give below a list of
the most popular gift articles.
NECKWEAR HOUSE SLUTERS
HOSIERY BATH ROBES
HANDKERCHIEFS SMOKING JACKETS
BELTS PAJAMAS
uirtivMv SWEATERS
Mt IT LEKS
FANCY VESTS
SHIRIS COLLAR BAGS .
’ M BRKLLAS CIG A RETTE CASES
CANES JEWELRY, ets., ets„
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Value Is The Demand
Os The Day
VALUE has been our creed ever
since we opened our doors years
ago.
I his year we have made special
efforts in our purchases to get for you
clothes that have both of the essen
tials of desirable clothing—
Quality and Style
()ne without the other would be a
mistake.
Overcoats from $25 up
Suits from $25 up
Thomas J. White