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day,
MAY 17. 1» 17
emu.
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a Fine Meal
Loziannf Goarantec:
er usini if" co "! e !i^
n you sre not satisfied
„ y respect, your gro-
ill refund your money.
What could be better than a
cup (or two) of good, old
Luzianne? The aroma will tickle
your nose; the taste will tickle
your palate; the price will please
your purse; and all will live hap
pily ever after. Luzianne tastes
all the way down. If it doesn’t
taste better and go twice as far
as any other coffee at the price,
go get your money back. NOW
—get a can of Luzianne and
make it do what we say. Do that
Ask for profit-sharing catalog.
,coffee
the Reily-Taylor Company, .New Orleans
nited States Government
LIBERTY LOAN OF 1917
tVe cannot urge you too strongly to subscribe for some
sbove bonds. There is every reason why you should.
t government muft have money as well as men and
rs you the beft security in the world today. The
alth of the nation is back of them. We want to see
:ry man, woman and child own one 01 more of these
nds. We offer you our services without any compen-
j on . Cali and see us for particulars.
Bank ol Commerce
V. Sheffield, Pres. E. D. Sheffield, Cashier
nit Sheffield, V-Pres. Lee Hudson, Asst. “
URRY! HURRY! HURRY!
BRING ALL OF YOUR OLD
YOU CAN’T BEAT OUR PRICES
cated back of Harrold Bros., Hampton St., Near
Central of Georgia Depot.
ERICUS FISH ft OMR MARKET
216 FORSYTH ST., WEST
ne 778 N. BOLDE & CO.. Prop.
ire in receipt of a fresh shipment of Spanish
Trout, Red Snapper, Crockers, Mullet and
jf mixed fish. We will dress them if you wish.
Jew Fast Train
Between
MACON AND ATLANTA
Effective May 6th.
icon
lanta
~T
... 11:05 a.m.
.... 1:55 p. m.
tops, Forsyth, Bamesville and Griffin
ll ol Georgia Railway
THE RIGHT WAY
mi force; impose
lEMf FINES ON ALL
I
FROM THE PULPIT TO THE
OFFICERS TRAIMXG 8CII00I
ATLANTA, Ga., May 15— From the:
pulpit to the Officers raining School at
Fort McPherson, from the garb of the,
minister to the uniform of the fighting
man, was the remarkable transforma j
tlon which took place yesterday in the
life of Rev. J. Wade Conklin, pastor of
the First Unitarian church of this city
and one of Atlanta’s most brilliant and
popular ministers. j
At 11 o'clock in the morning DrJ
Conklin preached his farewell sermon
to a large congregation, and at 3
o’clock in the afternoon he reported
| for duty at the Officers’ Training
School at Fort McPherson. |
In giving his reasons to the congre-
WITIi THE FRENCH ARMIES.—
Germany’s efforts to “Kulturlze”
the occupied distiicts of France and
Uelgium by tho introduction of Ger
man ’“system and organization”
reached such a degree that the civil
iop-ulation was subjected to fines of
the most extortionate amounts if their
watches and clocks did not agree to
within a few seconds of the official i m ~ -
time as established by the “Kommand- gation for resigning the pastorate to
ateur." enter the training school, Dr. Conklin
Every new town retaken by the said that as a graduate physician and
French armies reveals fresh facts re- pharmacist of two universities, he felt
garding the Almost Incredible system that he could serve the government j
employed by the Germans to "German-'more usefully as an officer than as a i
ize” the local Inhabitants. minister, while some other man could *
Officers had the right to stop any take his place In the pulpit. |
civilian on the street and demand that Dr. Conklin has a wife and one child.
Le show his watch. If the hands vari
ed even to tho slightest degree from
ed even to tho slightest degree irom ^ 8lJpBBiaB c0URT
the “German official time” as carried lt4llM »i »iru»
by the officer, the unfortunate civilian
was heavily fined.
Officers could also enter private
COMPLETES MAY TERM
Lee county superior court,
“Cured”
Mr#. Jay McGee, o! Steph-
enville, Texas, writes: ‘ For
cine (9) years, I suffered with
womanly trouble. I had ter
rible headaches, and pains to
my back, etc. It seemed as if
I would die, I suffered so. At
last, I decided to try C-rBtd.
the woman’# tonic, ajd St
helped me right away. The
full treatment not only helped
me, but It cured me.”
TAKE
Cardui
Cardui help# women In time
ol greatest need, because it
contains Ingredients which act
specifically, yet gently, on the
weakened womanly organs.
So, If you feel discouraged,
blue, out-of-sorts, unable to
do your household work, on '
account of your condition, stop ™
worrying and give Cardui a
trial. It has helped thousands
ol women,—why not you 7
Try Cardui. B-71
which
Odlcers could also enter private ^ ^ |n ge88i0n for lhe pa8t wock ,
homes to look at clocks? If the latter adjourn ed Friday night In tlmo for
did not have enough ''German system JU(Jge uttleJohn and Solicitor-General
and organization" In their mechanism J()hn A]lcn p„ rt t(J the train and
to register the hour as fixed by tho home QultB a nulnber ot cascB
"Kommandatour," the unfortunate wcr(> dlsp0Bcd of tho grand Jury u„ d .
house owner was subjected to a lino so (ng many b|||a wh|ch were lurncd ove r
severe that It amounted to confiscation y tr | a j tk | 8 term Macon county su-
of property. . p-erlor court Is tho next court on the l
While the system of fines originally , n tho c , rfult , and wl „ con . |fl flfin nnn ||p|n
was ostensibly for the purpose ot yene Mond> raornln g, the 14th. The III II(III II[III
bringing the civil population up to tho ^ (wQ wcek , t and then comes IUjUUUjUUU
German standard of "discipline, sys- ^ term , n Sumtpr county .
tem and organization,” this pretext has |
now been completely abandoned. I
Forced as the Germans are to real- NEED FULLY 100,.00 SMALL
I
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MONEY SPENT IN YOUR
OWN HOMETOWN HAS
{SOME CHANCE OF FINDING 1 j
llTS WAY BACK TO YOUll
| eCe
T HE money you spend in your own home town helps
to make your town a better place to live in and
some of the cash thus spent has a chance of finding its
way back into your own pocket. You can purchase
good, dependable furniture of us for less money than you
will pay for catalogued, out-of-town offerings.
Value plus Quality multiplied by efficiency tends
toward success. Nobody likes to trade with a dead or
sleepy merchant, but the Live Wire carries the current
We are alive to your needs in the furniture line and can
serve your beft interest in an efficient pleasant manner.
Try us.
Allison Furniture Co.
J. W. RtNFRUE, tfgr.
Ize that they cannot hold indefinitely
the occupied districts of France and
Belgium, the line Bystem is now beln
HOUSES IN ENGLAND
I .ON DON, May 15.—To keep pace
WILL BE SUBJECT
TO CONSCRIPTION
WASHINGTON. D. C., May 16.—'T*n
u«cd for the open purpose of extorting with the Increase of population.
,he , “ t -.m™ w»states
r,r nower to e ?orce h extortion Ismail houses should be built In Eng-Jbe subject to tho seleetlvo conscrip-
their power to enforce tnc exi report tion on July 1, within tho ages agreed
"foZllTL —t and nature the ..resent shortage «s close to 500,- the census bur_eau_ announcedIJatur
of these fines can be secured from the 000.
following cases in towns recently re
taken by the French. -THE GOOD OLD TIMES” (total estimated population of between
At Guivry. two horses were In some A HUNDRED YEARS AGO, u , 3 „„„ 000 and 104i ooo,000 on July 1,
mysterious manner Injured in a| | m »
ATLANTA, Ga., May 15.—Read these
manner Injured in
stable. For this four Inhabitants who| ATLASTA> Ga ., May 15,-Read these I*"', lhosc con , crll , tlorl cllglblcs the
knew nothing about the affair were markt , t quotations, from a newspaper | fcureau cst |rnatcs Alabama will have
found guilty, and forced to pay 3,000 printed In Georgia 100 ycara ago, andL 09900 . Arkan-as, 156,600; Florida.
..... -bp nillh thn mnn whn KrPflk.T ! — . ... ...» .. . i nnO
i, Rags. Brass. Copper, Zinc, Aluini-
i, eabbilt, Lead, Bones,Refused Cot-
All hinds Scrap Nubber.Auto Tires,
cle Tires and crocus Sacks.
arks. sympathize with the man who speaks ( , „ 00 . Ccorgia 255,400; Kentucky, 202.-
At Ugny-lc-Gay a house was burned Qf ., thc good old t | ra es." Here thej. 2(| ’ 0 . ,' ou i s j ana . 171,000; Maryland 121,-
down by the Germans themselves. are; 500; Mississippi 175.100; North Car-
Nercrthelcss, they charged that the, whlgkey> 87 ccntg per gallon; cotton,| o . |na ls4 400 . South Carolina, 137,100;
owner hnd set fire to the structure. The 2( . j_ 2 ccnt8 a pound; tobacco, 13 cent |T Cnn es: ee 195.080; Texas, 420,200; Vlr-
village as a wholo was held rcsponsl- a pound . nour , , c .50 per barrel; pork, i g)n|a lfC 400 '
ble and forced to pay 10,000 marks. I g ccnt8 a pound; corn. 75 cents a bush- j" Thc ofll( .| a j machinery to be employ
At tho same vlllago a civilian »« d . nno pcat . h brandy, Jt per gallon I . ln maklng t ho registration prepara-
heavily fined for driving a horse whicnI .jai.i— shot sh«.«ni - ••
At mo - — ei; nne pcacn urunu;, pc. the registration prepara-
heavily fined for driving a horse which I addWon to showing that these tc[y to th0 drart , has been practically
the Germans declared was not sufllcl- were co nsldered the principal com 'l arrang e d . and with final passage of
ently currycombcd. As a search of “^modules of the time, tho prices are of |18n „ nlvAraal service bill, no tlmo will
man’s premises failed to reveal suffle- j rtcregt j u8t now | n comparison with
tent money to pay thc fine, he waa th( , h eart-brcaklng pTlccs of present
given fifteen days In prison.
ericus Junk Co., Phone 271-J
yder, Prop. B. E. Rumney, Manager
Failure In every Instance to produce| Th|nk of llquor at s7 cent8 a gallon,! LEONARD A. WOOD
tho amount of cash fined by the Ger- )n bono dry Georgia. And of pork at ‘ ' ‘ ‘ ' ‘J lT , Filin\Y
mans Is Invariably followed either by g cent8 a p<)Und And ot filing cot-1 T0 ' IS,T A “‘ A ,A
derortatlon or long prison sentences. (on al 26 j. 2 ccn(8 a p0U nd. And of
. . ikr.n •.mminont citizetli _ >. j._ ... •« nn
day. This number of men between
tho ages of 21 and 30, inclusive, repre
cent very nearly ten per cent, of the
[day necessities.
_ r passage
tho universal service bill, no tlmo will
bo loft in putting the plan Into op
eration.
“The good old time” Is not such an
empty phrase as some of the leather-
lunged optimists of 1017 are fond of
making It appear.
No. @66
At Channy, three prominent citizens peack brandy at $1.00.
imprisoned. An oiler was then
made to release (hem upon the sur
rinder of a certain amount In municl-
ro l bonds. These the three men fin
ally secured, whereupon the Germans
deciding they wanted lhe amount de-
n anded In cash instead of bouds. re
fused to accept the latter, and confined
tho three men in a humid room without
lire, light nor bedding and a diet of a
pint of coffee In the morning and
■lece of bread in the evening.
Tho men .
until friends succeeded in raising
the neighborhood villages the sum de
manded.
I'p to date five cemeteries have been
found at llray Saint Chrlstophe, Amy.
Ileuraignes and Crapeauroesnll where
all of tho moro promising looking
tombs had been dynamited and the
coffins stripped not only of the metal
lining but of any objects of silver that
Jorned them. Not In a single Instance
,vcro the bodies over placed back In
tho tombs and It can only be supposed
thut tho remains were scattered to tho
four winds.
ATI.ANTA, Ga., May 15.|—General
I-oonard A. Wood, commanding tho
Department of the Southeast with
headquarters In Charleston, and known
as tho "father of preparedness," will
be the guest of Atlanta next Friday
and will raise the Stars and Stripes to
the mast head of tho steel flag polo er
ected at Five Points by popular sub
scription.
Tho raising of the flag has been
The Wagon You Can’t Overload
In this day and time with graded roads throughout the
country, it is not a question of how much can my mules
pull, but “How Much Will My Wagon Carry?” We have
used four of these famous wagons in our business for the
last eleven years without even having to shrink a tire.
Call and see our complete stock of the numerous mod
els and different width tires.
HARROLD BROTHERS., Agents
“Ask the Man Who Owns a Mitchell.”
P O. BOX 1223.
Phone*, Ivy 4531. Ivy 3250.
LONG DISTANCE! 9322
C. H. ARTHUR
303-304-305 CANDLER BUILDING, ATLANTA, GA.
Correspondent of
A. HOUSMAN & COMPANY.
Established 1884.
20 Broad Street
NEW YORK.
ORDERS EXECUTED ON:
New York Stock Exchange.
New York Cotton Exchange.
New York Produco Exchange.
New York Coffee & Sugar Exchange.
Chicago Board of Trade.
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Thil ii a prescription prepared especially
! F 0 We M 0* L .ixd!^ Or wm H breik S .n A y ea^d | po^Voned In “order that General Wood
the evening I lakcn lhcn 0 lonic lhe ^ cvcr wil1 no1 might preside over tho exercises. The
, . t« »$,ia Pnmlltion' re,urn - ■ ctl cn ,he . ,iver *!i a . n fiat; polo stands in tho very heart of
district. , n . ^0«
Five Points In front of tho Fourth Na
REMAINS of track victim
KENT TO LOUISAN A HOME
The remains of D. C. KOand, who was
killed on Thursday night near Richland
bv being crushed under the wheels ot
a’ G. K. & A. freight train, were Bent
U his homo ln Shreveport. La., on Fri
day afternoon by Nat LeMaster, of tho
Amerlcus Undertaking Comrany.
Filand. who waa about 65 year* of
aB e' was cn route to New York, but
through a misunderstanding, failed to
leave the train at Richland, where he
should have changed cars. Getting off
the train at the next station above
Richland on tho C. P- & A road ' h ®
Started to walk back to Richland and
«truck br » lraln wh, ' h
MISS BESSIE WINDSOR,
Insurance.
Bonds.
office Forsyth St. 1‘lione 284
PARTNERSHIP
INSURANCE
The most Important asset of a
firm? Thc business ability, or
special technical skill of tlio
Individual members.
Why not Insure against the loss
of this asset?
Insurance upon partners or off.
tltnal Bank building, and was paid
for with a fund raised by ono of the
Atlanta newspapers by popular sub
scription.
It Is planned to have General Wood
review a great parade composed of
the regulars at Fort McPherson, thc
Atlanta organizations of the yAtioruil
Guard, the men of tho Officers Train
ing School, tho Boy Scouts, military
cadets from schools In Atlanta and
vicinity and other organizations.
COLE SAYS SINGLE BULLET
MAY END GREAT WORLD WAR
ATIJANTA, Ga., May 16.—Tho report
of an attempt to murder the German
kaiser recalls tho -prediction of Prof.
W. J. Cole, of Atlanta, that a single
ranee upon partners or - ^ „ ke th a t which began
cers of corporation. I. furnished t war> may end , t more effec-
at lowest net cost by the Unlon i t ,| nl | y ,e.n all the million, of .rtlllery
Central Life Insnrance Com- ‘ &nd bombardmt . nU . Had the
bullet which IdUed the Archduke Fer
dinand of Austria, on June 28, 1914,
mined It. mark, the war would prob
ably been avoided, and In any event
postponed. And had the pistol shot
fired at the kaiser found Its victim in
stead of going wild, the probability U
that Prussian militarism would have
The War Will Make Us
Feed Ourselves
A nation with short crops Is aislly conquered. Uncle Sam reports
that wo must supply a large part of tile world with food during the
years of PJl’.-PJlS. i
The result of this will bo a sho tage in food products and higher
prices than usual. How con we help to overcome this condition?
Plant every available piece ot land Including your garden or book
yard.
It is essential that you secure good seed to get the best results
from your horvesL WE HAVE A LOT OF SHED AND CAN OET
MORE OF CERTAIN KINDS. Get busy and help your country and
kt us furnish you Bced that will produce good rcaults.
Allen’s Drug & Seed Store
Phone 148, Forsyth St
pany. •
Write for facts and comparative
LEE II. HANSFORD, Agent
Americus, Ga.
UNION CENTRAL LIFE
INSURANCE CO.
, Is Your Mattress a Good One to
Sleep Upon
If not we will make it a good one, orjnake you
a new one.
killed him instantly.
ante Great Aminat Dividendco.laprod and brought «h. war to an
_ end.