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CITY
EDITION
• oRTIETH YEAR
GERMAN LINE BROKEN
AMERICANS IN BELGIUM PUSHING ENEMY BACKWARD
PRESIDENT IN ADDRESS TO LABOR SAYS WAR IS LABOR’S OWN
HINDENBURG LINE
BROKEN AND MANI
PRISONERS LIKEN
DI BRITISH- AR MI
DR(H <H RT-QUENT SWITCH LINE,
CONSIDERED VITALLY IMPOR
TANT TO MAINTENANCE OF
HINDENBURG POSITIONS HAS
BEEN PENETRATED, AND VIL
LAGE OF f AGNIUOURT REACHED
LONDON, Sept. 2. —The British have
penetrated the vitally important Dro
court-Queant switch of the Hinden
burg line, according to reports from
the battle front this afternoon. They
have eached the western edge of Cag
nicourt, about two miles northeast
of Queant.
Le Transloy, the important point
on the line between Bapaume and
Peronne, where the Germans have
been holding stubbornly, is consid
ered by the British today as virtually
. hands They have captured
village of Villers-Au-Flos, to the
north, and Le Transloy now is out
flanked on both sides.
hTe capture of Moreuil, northeast
of Bapaume, was reported this morn
ing.
Be'ween 3,000 and 4,000 prisoners
were taken by the Australians in
the important sector north of the
Scarpe and the Arras region. The war
office in its announcement this morn
ing reported that good progress was
being made.
To the northwest of Queant, the
village of Reincourt Lez Cagnicourt.
and the ground south of that village
were captured last night by the Brit
ish. together with several hundred
pt isoners.
SPAIN HAS TAKEN
OVER GERMAN SHIPS
MADRID, September 2.—The Span
ish government has decided to take
over all the German steamships in
terned in Spanish ports in accordance
with Spain’s recent note to Berlin, be
cause of the torpedoing of Spanish
vessels by German submarines.
Foreign Minister Date announced
at a meeting of the cabinet that the
Spanish steamship Ataz-Mendi, carry
ing a cargo of coal fro mEngland to
Spain has been torpedoed and sunk
by a German submarine.
DODSON NAMED AS
| MEMBEROF STAFF
iri J. E. Pottle, commander of
Sons of Confederate Veter
ans. has just named his staff, and has
honored W. A. Dodson, of Americu
by naming him to command the Fifth
brigade. Mr. Dodson has long been
an enthusiastic member of the Soi
of Veterans, and has done much for
the furtherance of the interests of
the organization in this section
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MIFJ- AOATHB O. fTSWAKT
Seldomsdn the history of the United
States hag a cabinet officer selected a
woman for private secretary, but Sec
retary of Commerce Redfield has
chosen Miss Agathe O. Stewart for
that position in his office. He says
she is making good.
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FIGHTING HUNS
IN BELGIUM—
VEOHMEZ’E FALLS
GERMAN REAR GUARDS DIRECTED
MACHINE GUN FIRE AT ADVANC
ING AMERICANS FROM EVERY
SORT OF COVER, BUT THESE I
WE»E SOON SILENCED—COIN- 1
TER ATTACKS FAIL.
WITH TH EBRITISH ARMY IN
FLANDERS. Sept. 2.—ln their first
fighting in Belgium, the Americans
captured Voormezeele and several
strong German positions in that im
mediate vicinity. On their entrance
into Voormezeele, the invaders found
that ail that remained of the town
was piles of derbise. for the shell fire
had been so intense that hardly one
brick was left standing upon another.
As the Amerians advanced the Ger
man rear guard from what little
cover remained opened up with their
machine guns but these were quickly
silenced without much trouble. Else
where in the same locality the Amer
icans also advanced the line, keeping
in contact with the retreating enemy.
Counter attacks by the Germans re
sulted in their gaining little more
than a slight foothold which in every
case was quickly loosened by British
and American re-attacks.
In most places the Germans did not
even get a foothold for the advanc-
I ing formations melted away under
hurricanes of fire. There has been
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AMERICUS, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON. SEPTEMBER 2, 1918
WANT IIOLBNTEERS
FOB REGISTBATION
DFIB-45 MEN SEPT.
12-GEHN DDL!
( HAIRMAN MAYNARD AND SECRE
TARY NESBIT ARE BUSY AR
RANGING DETAILS FOR REGIS
TRATION OF OLDER MEN BEING
CALLED TO SERVICE.-HONOR
ROLL OF VOLUNTEERING TO BE
KEPT,
Chairman Walter Maynard and Sec
retary E. A. Nesbit, of the Sumtei -
County local exemption board, are
ready to receive the written assur
ances of all those who will volunteer
to assist in the registration of men
between eighteen and forty-five on
September 12th, the day fixed by Pres
ident Wilson for the enrollment.
In this connection, it is announced
that all persons who give assistance
in the great registration on September
12, of men between the ages of 18
and 45 years who have not already
registered and who ask no compensa
tion for their services, will have their
names inscribed on an honor roll to
be kept in Washington in the per
manent historic record of the war.
Details of the great registration a
now being mapped out by the local
boards throughout the state. In cities
of more than 30,000 population the
several local board swill form a cen
tral committee t 0 arrange the genera!
plan.. There will be a sufficient num
ber of registration places to accom
modate every man included in the
new draft age limits. It is estimated
thaht 300,000 men in Georgia will be
affected by the registration.
SERIOUS AUTO
ACCIDENT NEAR
RICHLAND MAY
RESULT FATALLY
News reached Americus Sunday of
a serious and, perhaps, fatal accident
which occurred at Richland, and in
which Miss Audley Elrod, of that
place, was critically, if not fatally,
injured Her sister, Miss Evely El
rod, is sugering from a broken arm
and numerous buises about her body,
and Enest Elrod, of Cuthbert, who
was driving, is badly bruised, but able
to be about usual duties. Mrs. Ernest
Elrod* another member of the party,
sustained abr o ken arm. and was
otherwise injured. The accident oc
curred when the steering gear of the
car failed to work as the vehicle
reached a curve in the road, while
going at moderate speed. Two Misses
Elrod be ng caughht beneath the car,
while Mr and Mrs. Elrod were caught
beneath the tonneau.
especially heavy fighting in the whirl
pool of the battle round Bullecourt
and Henecourt.
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INTEREST IN SALES
BEFORE COBBTHO'E
TIIESOB; IIAEUABEE
PROPERTY OFFEBEB
ESTATE OF LATE LEE ALLEN
WILL BE OFFERED TO HIGHEST
BIDDER IN ADDITION TO A NUM
BEE OF PARCELS TO BE
BY MARSHAL POCNCEY FOR
CITY TAXES.
Tuesday is legal sales day and there
Will be a number of valuable prop
erties offered before the court house
door <o the highest bidder for cash.
Principal among the land parcels to
be sold are those constituting the
estate of the late Lee Allen, which
will be sold by the administrator for
division among the heirs. This es
tate comprises, in addition to a valu
able farm of 667 acres in Lee county,
several parcels pf city property lo
cated in Americus, all of which will
be sold tomorrow.
The handsome Lee Allen home at
ihe bead of Jackson street, on Col
lege. one of the most desirable resi
dences in Americus, will be sold, and
it is anticipated that the bidding will
be spirited. There are also two
houses of Jackson avenue to be dis
posed of by the administrator, and
one home on Horne street will also be
sold The sale will be conducted for
cash under an order granted by the
Court of Ordinary.
City Marshal C. B Pouncey will sell
several small parcels of negro prop
erty under tax fi fas, and it is ex
pected there will be a good attendance
at the sale.
LLOYD S. DUBOSE
AMERICUS MAN IS
AMONGCASUALTIES
The following Geogians are on the
latest casualty list:
Died of Wounds, —Amost Hardin,
P. F D. No. 2, Dalton; Ira Jackson,
R F. D. No. 1, Babcock.
Wounded Severely—Sergt, William
J. Middleton, Lumpkin; Loyd S. Du-
Bose, Americus; Chester A. Logan.
Harlem; Paul Sammons, Gibson.
Wounded (Degree Undetermined)—
Farris W. Gilman, Milledgeville; Lue
Winn, Abbeville; Lieut. Shores, E.
Clinard. Atlanta; Hershell Shores, R
F. D. No. 4, Rome.
Missing in Action —Lieut. Vivian
H. Roberts. 451 Center street, Macon;
Kimse y Dyer, Ellijay; George 1.
Chatss worth; George H. Hickss
Clarksville; Major Howard, R- F. I).
No. 4, Alpharetta; Bugler Jack An
derson. Jr., Cordele; Willie K. Bar
lar, Columbus; Luther D. Crowder.
Griffin; Frank L. Folkelman. Macon;
Kimsey Dyer Ellijay; George Edgins.
cave Springs; Jesse Eller Summer
ville; Ellard E. Farmer, Mineral
Bluff; Wylie Y. Johnson, 124 Charles
street. Macon.
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A year ago Mrs. Esther L. Lawton,
daughter of the late John H. Mc-
Manus, member of the House of Rep
resentatives from Massachusetts, was
a happy bride. She was married to
Thomas G. Lawton. Company B, 102 d
Machine Gun Battalion. He died June
8 of wounds, and as he went over
the great divide he said, ‘‘l am go
ing home to Esther.’ Now the gold
star ;>IU' entitled to is worn over
her 1 ear:
SERVICE FLAG IND
HONOR ROIL GIIIEN
CONEBEGATION BI
BAPTISTBABACAS
THIRTY-THREE STARS ADORN
HANDSOME SILKEN BANNER
AND HONOR ROLL WILL BE DIS.
PLAYED DURING CONTINUANCE
OF WAR.—LARGE ATTENDATI E
AT SERVICE.
At First Baptist church Sunday
morning a notable feature of the ser
vice was the presentation of a hand
some silken service flag, with thirty
three stars thereon, the gift of the
Baraca class of the Sunday school to
the congregation. The presentation
remarks were by W. A. Joyner, of
the class, and the flag was received
by the pastor, Rev Carl W. Minor.
James Lott, president of the Baraca
class read the roll of honor, and there
was an appropriate musical program
rendered.
A companion gift from the Baraca
class is a handsome honor roll, with
the names of alt those who have gone
from the congregation into the mili
tary and naval service of their coun
'ry. Os these thirty were members
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THIS WAR 15 WAR
OF LABOR WILSON
IS IN MESSAGE
ON LABOR OAI
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••LABOR AS MUCH NEEDED” AS
SOLDIERS, AND THIS WAR IS LA-
BOR’S SAID PRESIDENT, WHO
ADDED, “THE SOLDIER IS LA
BOR’S CHAMPION AND REPRES*
ENTATIVE
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Sept. 2.
All Americans are addresssed as fel
low enlisted mten of; a single army, of
many parts, but commanded by a sin
gle obligation by President Wilson in
a Lattor Day message made public
last night at the White House. That
object is to win the war, “the war
of all wars which tabor should sup
port with all its concentrated power."
At first the president says, this
haidly seemed more than a war of
defense against military aggression;
now it if clear that it is more than a
War to altar the balance of power of
Europe, that Germany was striking
a! what free men everywhere desire
and must have, the right to determine
their own fortunes. Labor day. 1918,
therefore, is supremely significant, he
declares, because:
"The labor is not only as much
needed as the soldie. It is his war.
The soldier is his champion and rep
resentative, To fail to win would be
to imperii everything that the labor
er has striven for and held dear since
freedom first had its dawn and his
struggle for the justice began.’’
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DR. SAM WISE IS
MADE A CAPTAIN
The friends o' Dr. Sam Wise, of
plains, will be interested to know
that he has been ommissioned a cap
tain, and is already stationed at the
big base hospital at Houston, Texas.
He left last week. Dr. Wise was first
made a lieutenant, but before being
ordered into active service he was
given a promotion. Although a young
man he has a wide reputation as a
surgebn. 'The Wise santiarium at
Plains is now being conducted by Dr.
Thad Wise, Dr. Bowman Wise, the
third of the brothers, being a lieuten
ant at Camp Wheeler.
of the class, and aa others go either
from the congregation or the Sun
day school, their names will be added
to the roll.
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