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DAILY
CITY
EDITION
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NEW THRUST IS
MADE AGAINST
GERMAN SYSTEM
RE DEFENSES
ATTACK OYER FRONT OF THREE
MILES RESULT IN HAIG’S ARMY
GAINING POSITIONS WHICH
THREATEN SCHELDT CANAL.—
FURTHER FORWARD STEPS
TAKEN WEST OF MESSI NES.
LONDON. Sept. 21.—English troops
attached the German lines midway
between Havrincourt wood and St.
Quentin at half past five o'clock this
morning on a front of from two and
one half to three miles.
Field Marshal Haig’s thrust was
made toward the strip of high ground
in front of the Hindenburg defenses
which cover the Scheldt canal.
Further steps forward have been
taken by the British on the Flanders
front. Field Marshal Haig's state
ment • announces the improvement of
the British positions west of Messines>
to the souts of Ypres, where a strong
point was captured.
Northwest of St. Quentin the Brit
ish continued their progress through
the Hindenburg main line, advancing
their front northwest of Bellenglise.
Turkish forces along the line from
ibe Mediterranean sea to the Jordan
nor of Jerusalem, appear to have suf
fered a serious defeat. If the situa
tion deveops as favorable to the allies
as it is indicated by the reports of
the opening phases of the fighting,
the sultan’s forces may suffer disas
ter.
Attacking over a front of sixteen
miles in length, the allies have vir
tually overrun the whole Turkish de
fensive system along the Mediterra
nean sea coast.
More than three thousand prison
ers have been captured by the allies.,
who have also taken great quantities
of war materials.
British. French, Serbian and Greek
.forces are pursuing their successes
in the Macedonian theatre of the war.
CARTER LAUNDRY
TO BE OFFERED
HIGHEST BIDDER
Having made a comfortable fortune ■
in the business in which he is now
engaged, Will C. Carter, proprietor of|
Americus New Steam Laundry, has!
decided to retire from active busi- j
ness. and in another column an- ■
nounces his entire interest here for I
sale The splendid modern steam |
laundry installed by him only a few I
sears ago will be offered along with j
ether real estate owned by Mr. Car-!
ter, and it is expected there will be I
1 vely bidding for this valuable prop- j
er y. The property is to be offered |
to the highest bidder before the court i
Louse door on the first Tuesday in I
October, and Mr. Carter will sell!
either fo r cash or extend terms to!
the purchaser. The laundry thus of
fered the public is considered on e of;
the most valuable industrial busines
investments in Americus, and enjoys:
a splendid business. Other property,
to be offered fo r sale includes a fi
building lot. on Lee street and a simi
lar one in the business section.
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"UVEST LITTLE DAILY IN GEORGIA."
UMS WILL 110
REGISTRANTS HERE
ELLIGIBLES ASKED
1 TO ASSISTJ MK
NECESSARY THAT REGISTRANTS
RETURN QUESTIONNAIRES
PROMPTLY IN ORDER TO SE
fl RE PROPER CLASSIFICATION.
[ —DELAY MAY MEAN CLASS ONE
FOR WRONG MEN.
The number of new registrants
runs into the thousands, and about
ten per cent of the questionnaires are
being mailed out each day. The law
' yers have volunteered their service
j to aid registrants in this work as
they did before. bu£it must be re
membered that it is absolutely im
possible for all the lawyers to write
out all of the answers to the ques
' tions for each registrant.
It has) been discovered that somt>
registrants before were put in class
one who did not belong there. This
must have been caused by the very
great rush and the lack of time for
the lawyers to get all the informa
tion properly written in the question
naire. The same thing will occur
again in some cases unless regis
trants themselves do their part of
the work in filling out the question
naires.
The remedy; Each registrant, as
soon as he receives his question
naire. who can read and write, will
get his pen and ink and go through
his entire questionnaire and write
the answer to every question he pos
sibly can. When he has done this,
he will then take it to a lawyer who
will gladly- go over it with him and
aid him in getting it in proper shape.
This is important and must be done
if this work is to be completed in
the time given for it.
Next: If the registrant is married
and claims deferred classification be
cause of dependants, when he goes
to the lawyer, take his wife and all
of his children who can write their
names all of whom are required to
sign the affidavit.
Next: If the registrant is engaged
in an industrial enterprise beneficial
' to the government or in an agricul-
I tural enterprise for which lie is ask
! ing deferred Class, he will take two
other persons besides himself to the
! lawyer to sign the supporting affi-
I
davits, which is necessary to have his
; claim for deferred Class considered i
I at all.
The lawyers have volunteered their,
I sei vice to aid the registrant in this i
I work and not to do all the work him- j
I self. If the registrant does not thus !
. assist, many are liable to suffer and
1 will have themselves only- to thank:
I for It.
Each registrant has seven days to
I fill out and return his questionnaire.
; It is his duty- to look after it. as soon
! as he receives the questionnaire from
' the Local Board. If he is too busy,
; to attend to it until the sixth day. he ■
! ma v find the lawyer too busy to stop i
I his own business for him on the sixth I
' day. It will be the policy of the, law- ,
1 yers to give preference to the reg
i; trant who does all the w-ork he can
I on his own questionnaire and then
! presents it for proper assistance im-
I mediately. The fellow who himself
I delays, roust concede the same priv-i
I ilege to tie man who is to assist him j
WHO’S MTH"
IN SUMTER COUNTY?
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 22, 1918
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Gorgas. surgeon general of the Unit- i WC!UK,e d in the trenches and invalided
home. The photograph shows a
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wounded man learning how to make
Hospital in Baltimore, watching tie! rugs.
LAWYERS ASK
REGISTRANTS TO
MEET AT 7:30
Members of the Americus Bar, upon
whom falls the burden <tf filling in
questionnaires, say that they must
have some system of doing this work
that will not take them entirely
from their business.
Besides the City Court will be in
session th's week, and of course the
attorneys will be engaged upon the
court and the courl room will be oc
<’-;pied.
/All registrants in the 27th District
are. therefore, requested to meet at
the court room each night this week
at 7:30 and have their questionnaires
filled out. It is thought that separate
days will be reserved for doing this
work in each district of the county.
This matter can not be neglected
nor delayed.
Let every capable person who j
| can tender his services to the attor
, neys assist in this work.
FIRST BAPTIST ' ;
MUSIC PROGRAM
I
The program of music at First
Baptist church today is an interesting
one and will be enjoyed by all who
attend services at that church. It
is as follows:
Organ Prelude. —Stainer.
; Voluntary, "How Wonderous Thy
i Love.” Sealy.
Anthem, Teach Is O Lord.”;
I Marks.
Organ Prelude.—Hach.
At the evening hour the service
will again be featured with splendid
music, a special feature being that
Miss Olivette Gandy will sing a solo.
| The entire program follows:
I Prelude. "Prayer,”—Morris
i Voluntary. “Jesus. The Ixiwly."—
Simpson.
Offertory.—Chopin.
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MtSStITA-X LEIGHTON
Miss Leighton, who attained a na
tional reputation in the school world
for her work in vocational training in
•he schools of Passaic, N. J. is now
< vie secretary of the National Se
cnntj League. He r efforts are being
devoted principally toward carrying
the league's message of militant pa
trio,, sm into the elementary schools
of the country. In this she has been
eminently successful. One of the
methods oi promotion originated by
her whicn hag attracted particular at
tention is a Correspondence Course
fir ?eachers, in which she is supply
ing teasers in the plementary grades
with i . actical suggestions for patri
otic instruction.
Solo. Selected. —Miss Gandy
Organ Prelude.—Stainer.
Constituting the choir will be
Mrs. .1. W. Harris Jr.. Miss Sara
Sims. Mrs C. A. Ames, C. A. Ames.
Marvin Everette Mrs.’’ H. O. Jones,
organist, will direct the music at both
services.
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WHO’S WHO
IN SUMTER COUNTY!
NEARLY 2,000,000
Ain TROOPS
HAVEEMBARK’O FOR
MM FRONT
LORRAINE FRONT HAS NOW BE- I
COME STABILIZED AND AMER
HAN GUNS FIND EXCELLENT
TARGET IN FORTS OF METZ.—I
NEW LINE STRETCHES FROM
MAIZERAY TO THE MOSELLE
RIVER.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 21.—1
Embarkation of American soldiers j
for all fronts overseas, has now' pass- j
ed the 1,750,000 mark, General March
announced today. He said military
news during the past week from all
fronts has been continuously good. I
On the Lorraine front where Gen. :
I’ershing’s first American army has i
completed its operation to eliminate I
the St. Mihiel salient, the situation
became stabilized, with the enemy |
hurriedly perfecting a new line in l
front of the Americans.
This line stretches for 20 "miles
from Maizeray to the Moselle at Van
dieres. The Americans now are ten
miles from Metz, and an equal dis
tance from Conflans.
WAR TROPHIES AT
MACON STATE FAIR
MACON. Ga.. Sept. 21.—Closer in-,
sight into what America has accom- j
plished in prosecution of the war |
against the Hun and what remains to |
be don e will be given the thousands ;
from Georgia and neighboring states I
who will attend the Georgia State;
Fair here October 30 to November 9.1
The home folks will see implements !
with which their kinsmen in France 1
are clearing the road to Berlin, how
the navy is driving the submarine |
from the s.ta. and how the great sup- !
porting i-rmies at home are feeding I
and clothing the fighting men and the I
civilian population.
The government is sending a large I
exhibit < < ntainlng articles ranging ■
from trench helmets, machine guns
grenades, and gas masks to movies
showing many important, activities to
a limited number of affairs. The
Georgia State Fair is among them
Every branch of activity will be j
shown. Im addition the British gov
ernment will send an exhibit.
They will be "added features.” The
thousands and one other features that
have made the state fair one of the (
hest in the south have been enlarged
Merryland will be just as full of big ;
attractions. Increases in purses and |
premiums for exhibitors have brought;
promises of faster horses, better Hv p |
stock and larger exhibits of all kinds. ■
Reduced fares of one and a halt,
fare have been ordered by the railroad •
administration on all lines, and ev-1
er v indication points to the greatest |
fair in this part of the country in
Macon this fall.
Many improvements have been
made at the grounds. Buildings have |
been enlarged. space increased. 1
grandstands made more comfortable.!
and many other improvements
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10 INTER JSBICOL
TURIL SCHOOL HERE
IF UNITJSCREITED
MORE STUDENTS HAVE ENROLL
ED HERE ALREADY THAN DUR
ING THE CORRESPONDING PER
IOD LAST YEAR IN SPITE OF
WAR CONDITIONS AND PROS
PECTS ARE BRIGHT.
I War times and wa r conditions it is
I true—out of the ordinary and unusu-
I aj difficulties everywhere—and yet,
j the Third District. Agricultural and
Mechanical school here enrolled
more students for the first four days
this week than for the same period
I last year, and last year at the end
!of May 191 had enrolled. At the end
i of next week the prospects are that
more will enroll than did the second
I week of last year.
Many students under rule fixed by
! the War Department, who have fin
ished High School, have been able to
enter the colleges of the state where
military training units save been au
thorized and established. While
thousands have been turned away
during the past week from these
schools for lack of room, students
iros the A and M. school who hate
finished only the junior year have
been admitted, students over eighteen
i years of age. As high as three units
have been given on account of mjji
tury training received at this sd*
Ti.c War Department has prom""”
it, establish 400 Units for Sti
Mtlitaiy Training. Thus far. pos>.
106 have been established, to whicu
no hlndent who has made less than
1 i -imta has or can be admitted.
Under date of August the 28. the War
Department suggested the establish
ing additional units at secondary
schools. The district school here
comes under this head for considera
tion. and application and plans are
now before the department for con
sideration. The fair buildings can be
easily fitted up as barracks to ac
commodate about 4iio students. Supt.
Gollum estimates that more than 500
letters and messages, telephone and
telegraph, and personal consulta -
tions have been received or held sir
A ptember 11th.
ELLIS IS BACK
FROM WEST AND
SAYS SCHOOL IS
TO CONTINUE HERE
George R. Ellis who went several
days ago to Kansas City to attend an
important, meeting of farm lean rep
resentatives. has returned home.
While en route Mr. Ellis stopped in
Atlanta where he conferred with
Governor Dorsey relative tp the stn*
tus of the Third District Agricultural
and Mechanical school here. He
states that the governor gave him ev
ery assurance that the session will
continue without Interruption, and
that the school here will under no
circumstances be permitted to
pend its sessions. Conditions in th»
west he described as prosperous,
both commercially and in an indus
trial sense
WHO’S WHO
IV SUMTER COUNTY?
NUMBER 22ft