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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (May 17, 1917)
®lj? 4®otttta. VOL. XXXII. MAY MAKE A SEPARATE PEACE Russia in Fair Way to Yield to the Demands of Germany. Special Service to Monitor. Petrograd.—The Council of Soldiers and Workmen’s Deputies has issued an appeal to the army in which it declares that German imperialism is seeking to destroy revolutionary Rus sia and enslave the Russian people. It appeals to the soldiers to defend Russia with all their power and de clares that a separate peace is im possible. Russia May Make Separate Peace New York. —Russia still looms in the eyes of the world as a portentous obstacle to an early successful issue of the war for the entente nations and the United States over Germany and her allies. NVith a far from satisfactory state of affairs existing between the coun cil of workmen’s and soldier’s deputies and high Russian government officials, which in the last few days has re sulted in the resignations of the com mander of the forces in Pertograd and the minister of war and marine, comes a renewal of the rumor that Turkey is following in the foosteps of Ger many and Austria-Hungary and is en deavoring to effect a separate peace with Russia. The compensation said to have been offered by Turkey embraces a thing that has been the life dream of Russia —the complete opening of the Darda nelles to Russian ships, both mer chantmen and men-of-war, Turkey also would be agreeable, if Russia would consent to lay down arms, to consider a satisfactory settlement of the Armenian question, long a thorn in the side of mankind; and likewise deal with her various subjects on the prin , ciple of nationality. Mrs. Mattie Adams Is Freed by Jury. Macon, Ga. May 15.—The jury in the case of Mrs. Mattie May ] Adams, accused of the murder of : Capt. E. J. Spratling, of the Fifth Georgia Infantry, last August, last week returned a verdict of not guilty, after being out two hours. The defense based its case al most entirely on Mrs. Adams’ statements, in which she accused Capt. Spratling, who was also a practicing physician, of wrecking her life while she was a patient in his office in Atlanta. Judge Mathews received the jurors’ decision without a com ment, but in discharging them he remarked, “I cannot criticise your verdict. I suppose you made it according to your con sciences.” The testimony in the case was concluded within three hours, the state introducing only six witnesses and the defense only one, the latter being Mrs. Adams herself. Most of the morning was spent in securing a jury, an entire panel being exhausted be-; fore twelve men were able to qualify. Mrs. Adams intends returning to Atlanta within a few days. On arrival in Atlanta she will en deavor to secure possession of her three children, now in the Home for the Friendless. She j states that she does not intend to live with her husband again. She has made many friends in Macon and they have arranged for Mrs. Adams and her children to live here. Stapler—Boswell. Dr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Stap ler, of Penfield, Ga., announce the engagement of their daugh ter, Alma Ethelyn, to Rev. Hal R. Boswell, of Newport News, Va., the wedding to take place the latter part of June, at home. For several years Miss Stapler has been a member of the faculty of The Brewton-P§rker Institute, in charge of the department of expression. During her stay here she has won the hearts of the people of this section, where she is admired by all with whom she is acquainted. She is a lovable young woman, and her departure will bring regrets to many friends and associates. llosemont School. j Special Correspondence. After a successful year, the Rosemont Rchool closes on Tues day, May 22nd. Everyone is cordially invited to attend the prgram, which will be rendered at the school house on the night of the same date at 7 o’clock. Song—ls we were you and you were us. Drill—The jolly farmers. Play—The sick doll. Song—School. Play —Red Riding Hood. When we are men—Twelve boys. What happened to Bill—Male quartet. Drill —The sunbonnet girls. Play—How he poppoed the question. Play —The joker joked. The pretty widow Brown- Male quartet. Play—The mischievous nigger. Poor Ole Joe—Male quartet. Play —Who stole the chickens? District Conference. The district conference of the Mcßae district will be held in Claxton June 12th. Delegates from the Mt. Ver non Methodist church are Mes srs. S. J. Elliott and D. W. Fol som. _ • SUDDEN DEATH OF PROMINENT CITIZEN Mr. Thos. H. Johnson Meets Death Last Saturday Evening. Mr. Thos. -H. Johnson, one of the most prominent citizens of Montgomery county, died very suddenly at Uvalda Saturday night. Death came to Mr. John son as he and his wife were leav ing their store about nine o’clock, and as he was cranking up his machine. Without warning, he was stricken with a form of apoplexy and died almost instant ly. . . Mr. Johnson was in his fifty ninth year, and leaves a wife, two daughters and a son to mourn their loss. Daughters are Mrs. A. P. Fleming of Hawkinsville and Mrs. T. J. Aycock of Aycock, Fla., and a son, Mr. T. H. John son, Jr. He leaves one sister, Mrs. Mary Clark of Guthrie, Okia., and one brother, Mr. Peter Johnson of Longpond, being the youngest member of what was once a large family. Two older brothers were killed in the late war and a third brother died of sickness in service. The other brother, Hon. J. C. Johnson, died about three years ago. They were sons of Alexander Johnson, remembered by many of the older citizens. » For more than twenty years Mr. Johnson was engaged in business enterprises in South west Georgia, and for several years served as chief of police of Cordele, where he made many strong friends. During recent years he was in business in Vi dalia, having moved to Uvalda, near his old home, the first of the year. He was born Nov. 14, 1858. During recent years Mr. Johnson had not been entirely well, and while death came very suddenly, it must have afforded I him a pleasure to spend his last days in his native county, sur-! rounded by his friends and loved j ones. Interment was at the family cemetery at Longpond Monday morning, witnessed by a con course of friends and relatives. The funeral service was conduct ed by Dr. J. C. Brewton of the Mt. Vernon Baptist church and Rev. David Lastinger of the; Uvalda Methodist church, close friends of the deceased. The Masonic service was participated in by members of Milligan’s Creek, Alston, Mt. Vernon, Vi dalia and other lodges of the order, of which he was a promi nent member, having first united with Aural Lodge, Mt. Vernon, and having been transferred to Cordele, where he retained his membership until death. Mr. S. D. Morris of Vidalia Lodge acted as worshipful master. Nephews of the deceased acted as pall bearers. Mr. Johnson was a man of commendable virtues and strong personality, and in his death Montgomery county loses one of its most valued citizens. MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. MAY 17, 1917. Successful Meeting of Preparedness Committee. Committees from the Mont gomery County Preparedness and Co-operative League held a meet ing in Mt. Vernon Saturday last, pursuant to a call issued at the initial meeting on the 7th inst. A majority of the committeemen from the various militia districts were present, and much interest was manifested. The public will understand that the county organization, as far as purpose and effect are con cerned, is identical with and a part of the plan recently pro mulgated by the State Agricul tural Council, and that while cer tain citizens of this county who attended the convention in Macon were commissioned by the gov ernor, the committeemen since appointed under the new organi zation will likewise be commis sioned by the governor. The membership of the county organization embraces every citi zen whose patriotism and activity arouses him to the need of action, that steps may be* taken toward remedying the impending food shortage in this county. Such organizations are in effect in all progressive counties, to the cred it of the citizens who are willing to spend a little time preparing for a crisis which seems to be be fore the people of the South as never before. That there will be a food shortage, during a state of war, there is no doubt, hence the need of raising as much food stuffs as possible and preserving it by proper and safe methods. At Saturday’s meeting the fa cilities committee and mark eting committee were consolidat- j ed, that all efforts may be united, i Each district in the county is' supposed to have a minimum of five members, or as many more as may be found desirable. Those which do not include as many as five should be filled in by the chairman at once. The revised ;* (i in inn 'J’luh iiew iiio<l>jl Stliiß-Uler gun uwd by the t'rtncli llr<*n three «helU h minute and has a range of ten miles. Kqch projectile weighs 210 kilos. Revival Meeting at the Methodist Church. Beginning Monday evening af ter the first Sunday in June, re vival services will be held at the Mt. Vernon Methodist church, Rev. John N. Hudson, pastor. The pastor will be ably assisted by Rev. J. P. Dell of Unadilla, and by the Presiding Elder, Rev. L. W. Colson, of Mcßae. The public is cordially invited to at tend and participate. The exact date of the opening of the meet ing is June 4th, and it will doubt less continue for eight or ten days. The second quarterly con ference of the Mt. Vernon cir cuit will be held here on the Bth of June. list of committeemen from the several districts of the county is as follows: Higgston—B. Mathias, B. A. Conner, J. W. Linder, J. R. Carr. Kibbee—ll. K. Lanier, H. B. ! Braddy, Jr., J. B. O’Conner, G. j W. Hamilton. | Lothair- Mack New, W. H. ! Dukes, D. S. Barnhill, M. H. Newsome, A. T. Miller. Orland —A. R. Davis, J. M. ; Spivey, M. R. Davis, W. B. Greenway, D. E. Walker. Tarry town- C. A. Holmes, D. F. Warnock, J. P. Mixon, M. L. Currie. Tiger—J. D. Tavlor, E. Willis, M. Wilkes, C. J. Phillips. Ailey—W. T. McArthur, Jr., M. H. Darley, Lewis Roberson, J. M. D. McGregor, W. J. Peter son. Longpond—E. J. Wells, J. W. Calhoun, Clifford Mcßride, F. M. Sharpe, F. F. McArthur. Soperton —R. E. Ward, Wjllie Gay. J. E. Hall, A. Estroff, W. H. Moxley, Jas. Fowler. Mt. Vernon —S. Z. Salter, D. W. Folsom, H. L. Wilt, M. E. Fountain, E. G. Smith, F. M. Mcßae, W. A. Peterson. Another meeting of the county committees is called for Satur day, 19th inst., at Mt, Vernon, 2p. m. It is important that all members attend, as it is through the committes that the plans may be made operative throughout the county. The success of the plan will depend on the degree of in terest manifested by the people at large. It is not an effort to force men, farmers especially, to [ plant this or that. The need of 1 food crops is too evident for fur ! ther discussion. It now remains for each and every farmer to grow as much food as possible. The visible supply is daily grow ing smaller, while the demand is rapidly advancing. Foresightand action will save for future needs. j Calf Clubs Organized In Hall County. Gainesville, May 12. —Eugene Baker, county agricultural agent, is organizing a calf club among i the boys and girls of the county. Valuable prizes are to be offered at the big fair next fall for the best stock in three classes, known as junior and senior calves and junior yearlings. A corn club of 200 members, a pig club of 40 members, and a girls’ canning club of 100 are al ready organized and working, and it is Mr. Baker’s purpose to organize a big calf club, so that Hall will be one of the counties where agricultural preparedness i will be pushed with a vengeance. Hack Branch News. Spocial Corrußpondciiee. | We are having some cool weather now-a-days. Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Hughes and Mrs. Amanda Gibbs attend ed the funeral of Mr. Tom John son Monday. Miss Alma Gibbs visited Sharps Spur Monday. Mr. Cleve Byrd and Miss 'Neoma Wood visited Miss Lorene Hughes Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Burch visit ed at the home of Mr. J. W. ! Gibbs Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Price of Sharps I Spur visited the home of Mr. J. W. Gibbs Sunday. We are sorry to note the illness of Miss Zelle Mcßride. We hope j for her a speedy recovery. Miss Viola McDougald visited Miss Marie Lett Sunday. Messrs. B. 0. Chambless and W. D. McDougald made a flying I trip to Ailey one day last week. Everybody has a special invita tion to attend the picnic at Hack Branch school house Saturday. We’ll be glad to have everybody that can to come out and enjoy the day with us. Miss Bessie Lou Wood spent Monday night with Miss Della 1 Hughes. Miss Alma Gibbs was the guest of Miss Zelle Mcßride Saturday. NO CENSORSHIP AND GRAIN RESTRICTION After Three Weeks Debate Senate Passes Bill 97 to 6. Special Service to Monitor. Washington.—After nearly three weeks of debate, ranging over Innum erable problems of the war, the sen ate, by a vote of 77 to 6, paaaed the adminiatratlon espionage bill, pro l nounced one of the moat drastic and all-inclusive measures in American congressional history. A similar bill has passed the house and virtual redrafting of many of the most important provisions is expected in the conference. During the final consideration the senate stripped the measure entirely ' of provisions for newspaper censor ! ship and restriction upon manufacture of grain into intoxicating liquors, and i rejected an amendment designed to j curb speculation in food products, al ! though sentiment obviously was over whelmingly in favor of such legisla tion later. Authority for the president to em bargo exports when he finds that “the public safety and welfare so require,” was added to the bill. Zeppelin Destroyed By British Planes London. British naval forces de stroyed Zeppelin in the North sea according to an official statement is sued by the admiralty. A Zeppelin with three gondolas, enveloped In heavy smoke, was sighted at Terschel ling, Holland, a Reuter dispatch from Harlingen, Holland, reports. When the smoke disappeared 15 minutes later the Zeppelin was no longer to he seen. 116,455 More Men For Regular Army Washington.—Orders to bring the .regular army to its full war strength of 293,000 men were announced by the war department, and the organlza- I tlon of 44 new regiments will begin at once, with further efforts to stimu late recruiting and bring in the 116,- 455 men needed to fill up the ranks. Crime Decreases With Decrease of Liquor. Waycrosß, May 14. Judge J. I. Summerall, of the Waycross circuit, believes 95 per cent, of crime is caused by intoxicants and pistols. He said his obser vation of conditions as acquired in court cases had convinced him crime was showing a big falling ofF since Georgia went in for real i prohibition. He cites as some of the improvements he has noticed the time taken for clearing crim inal dockets as compared to days in time gone when prohibition was more or less a joke. In Charlton county only half a day was required for criminal cases, i as compared to three and four days formerly; in Clinch county only three hours’ time was need ed for the criminal docket, where- : as in former years most of a week had to be given to the crim inal cases. In Pierce countv the criminal docket was blank and | only civil cases were tried. | BREWTON=PARKER COMMENCEMENT Closing Session Has Been a Most Successful School Year. After a very successful term, The Brewton-Parker Institute is drawing to a close, the Com mencement exercises beginning this (Thursday) evening with the Music Recital. The recital will be given by the graduates of the : Music Department, Misses Theo ! dosia Geiger and Catharine Cur rie, being assisted by Miss Dana Lowry. This promises to be an i interesting feature of the com mencement program, and lovers of music will avail themselves of this opportunity to hear the young ladies perform. i Friday evening the Glee Club i and Orchestra, under the direc -1 tion of Mrs. Tyler, will appear. With this will come the .Oratori | cal contest. Both these depart ments have done splendid work | this year, and the program ren dered will be unusually interest ing. The program will consist of violin solos, violin duets, mixed quartets, choruses, orchestra I numbers and recitations. Misses j Gertrude Hudson, Freda Segall, Eileen Tyler and Ara Lester are the contestants in the oratorical contest. For this number a small adnjission will be charged. The annual champion debate between the Damon and Pythian literary societies will come off Saturday evening, the subject be ing: Resolved: That, the Presi dent of the United States Should be Elected by Popular Vote. The Pythians, being represented by Messrs. Willie Wood and Elmer Braswell, are to champion the affirmative side of this subject, and the Damons, whose repre sentatives are Messrs. Clement McArthur and Jim McCullough, | are to take care of the negative (side. Great interests is being manifested in the debate, and the usual full attendance will be on hand. A charge of ten cents ad mission will be made to meet the expenses of decorations, etc. The commencement sermon will be preached Sunday by Rev. J. S. Hartsfield of Eastman. Rev. Hartsfield is a very force ful man and he will have many fine things to say to the boys and girls as well as to the older peo ple. Services also Sunday even ing. Through kindness of the church people in the towns, the regular services will not be held next Sunday, and all the people will worship at the auditorium. The graduating exercises will be held next Monday at 11 a. m. Hon. E. C. Collins will make the literary address, and his many friends are glad to have him ap pear at the local platform. The following pupils of the literary department will receive diplomas and certificates this year: Misses Cadie Belle Adams, Bertie Lou Adams, Eva Conner, Gertrude Hudson, Winnie Smith, Lucille Mcßae, Messrs. Worthan Chap pell, Pierce Calhoun,-Albert Sid ney Johnson, Jim McCullough, Cecil Lee, Ben O’Conner and Otis Rackley. Uncle Sam Needs First Class Clerks. Atlanta, Ga., May 15.—A civil service examination for clerk will be held in Atlanta on May 23, to fill approximately ten vacancies at SI,OOO per annum in the quar termaster and other services, and other vacancies as they may oc cur and which are now in pros pect. Men and women of 18 years or over are admitted to the exami nation, which consists of: Spell ing 20 words of more than aver age difficulty, arithmetic, pen manship, letter writing, copying and correcting manuscript, geo graphy and civil government. The title of the examination is “First Grade—Clerical.” Infor mation and application blanks, Form 1371, can be obtained from the secretary, fifth civil service district, room 202, Post office building, Atlanta. Thorough selection of high class stock for the fresh meats on sale at our place. Delivery at the correct time. Place your or ders for the best service. Morrison & Hughes, Mt. Vernon. NO. 3.
