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VOL. XXXII.
ATTEMPTING TO
RALLY RUSSIANS
Minister Kerensky Faces
Task of Putting Men
to Fight.
Special Service to Monitor.
Copenhagen.—Alexander F. Kerens
ky, the man of the hour in Russia,
the man who early in July started the
brilliant offensive against the Ger
mans and Austro-Hungarians in Gali
cia which gave the Russian notable
gains—has been made virtual dictator
In Russia and given the tremendous
task of putting down the disaffection
of the troops which has resulted in a
retreat along the front in Galicia, and
otherwise to end the anomalous sit
uation that prevails in Russia.
By an almost unanimous vote the
council of workmen’s and soldiers’
delegates and the peasants’ congress
realizing that a man of ability of the
highest order was required at the pres
ent juncture to strengthen the morale
of the Russian troops, has given “un
limited powers’’ to M. Kerensky and
his government, and he already is on
his way to Galicia, where he soon may
be expected to use all the force at his
command against the recalcitrant
troops and bring them again face to
face with the foe.
In a fierce attack between Smorgon
and Krevo the Russians drove a wedge
into the German line to a depth of
two miles at various places and took
more than a thousand prisoners. The
Petrograd war office communication
announces, however, that the lack of
morale of certain detachments of the
Russians is placing the success in
Jeopardy, while the latest Berlin of
ficial communication, which admits
that gains were made, asserts that al
ready most of the captured positions
have been retaken.
German Airmen Aim
At Bank of England.
An American Port, July 23. —
German airmen made strenuous
efforts to destroy the Bank of
England in the great air raid on
London July 7, according to pas
sengers arriving from England
today.
A squadron of nearly twenty
planes swooped down upon the
bank while anti-aircraft guns
from high buildings in the neigh
borhood poured in a hot fire. The
Germans threw down dozens of
bombs, but none of them struck
the Bank of England. One struck
the Swiss Bank, where a number
of persons had sought refuge,
and injured several persons.
One bomb fell into St. Paul’s
Church yard, broke several of the
stone monuments and destroyed
the iron railing on the north side.
Another was dropped in front of j
the main entrance to the Cathe
dral, but failed to explode.
Protracted Meeting to
be Held at Ailey.
Protracted services will be held
at Ailey Methodist church, be
ginning on Monday night follow
ing the sth Sunday in this month.
The pastor, Rev. J. N. Hudson,
will be ably assisted by Rev. M.
W. Carmichael, of Vidalia. The
public is cordially invited to at
tend these services.
Boy is Stabbed at
Holy Roller Meeting.
Fitzgerald, Ga., July 24.—At
the revival meeting of the Holy
Rollers Sunday night, a 16-year
old boy stepped up to a 15-year
• old boy named Wheeler, and,
claiming a personal insult, stab
bed him in the abdomen. The
injury is serious, but not neces
sarily fatal. The assailant is
still at large.
French Break Up
German Attacks.
Paris, July 22. —The Germans
continued their furious assaults
on the Aisne front last night,
bringing up fresh troops. To
day’s official statement says the
attacks were broken up by the
French, who inflicted great losses
upon them. The Germans also
attacked on the Verdun front,
but gained no success.
lUflntgmnTnj Utmtffair*
Lightning Kills Three.
Fitzgerald, Ga., July 20. —Late
Wednesday afternoon during a
heavy thunderstorm, four men
; were killed at Philips’ sawmill
several miles east of Firzgerald.
Some twenty of the mill hands,
both colored and white, were ga
thered at a small house to get out
of a storm when a bolt of light
ning struck a tree standing near
the house and then jumped to the
house, shocking every one in it.
Lawrence Philips, a white man,
and three negros were instantly
killed, and Mr. Philips, owner of
the mill, was seriously burned
and is not expected to live.
Several others are in a critical
condition.
The storm was generally severe
along the Ocmulgee river, near,
which the mill is located.
German Court Plaster
Peddlers Are Arrested.
Harrisburg, Pa., July 23.
Three Germans, suspected of
peddling court plasters supposed
ly poisoned, are being held at
New Germantown, Terry County,
until further investigation can be
made. The men were arrested
'-while circulating among the farm
ers in that vicinity.
INSURANCE ON THE
LIVES OF FIGHTING MEN
Policies at Peace-Time Rates
With Goyernment Pay
ing Extra Premium.
Special Service to Monitor.
Washington.—The federal govern
ment’s plan for insuring officers and
men of the army, navy and marine
corps against death and injury while
in service has broadened into a com
plex program, which would provide
government allowances for families of
soldiers and sailors and the rehabili
tation and training of injured men to
fit them for making a livelihood after
the war.
The program was discussed at con
ferencea among officials of the war,
navy, treasury, commerce and labor
departments, the labor committee of
the council of national defense and
the presidents and other high officers
of leading insurance companeis of the
United States.
Issuance of insurance policies from
SI,OOO to SIO,OOO to officers and men
at ordinary peace-time rates, the gov
ernment paying the extra cost, indem
nities for total or partial disability and
administration of the entire scheme
by the government’s war risk insur
ance bureau which iB at present in
suring officers and crews of Ameri
can merchant vessels are among the
. outstanding features of the proposed
program.
I “The plan has not yet assumed def
j inlte form,” it is said in a statement
j Issued at the treasury department,
“but, when it has been worked out in
all its fundamentals and details, Sec
t retary McAdoo will present it to the
j president for hjs approval, and If ap
proved the recommendation will be
| submitted to congress at an early
date for its consideration.
‘“The whole proposition Is based on
the fundamental idea that the govern
ment should, as a matter of justice
and humanity, adequately protect its
fighting men on Tend nad sea and
their dependent families.
“It is proposed to impose on the pub
lic treasury the obligation of indemni
fying justly the men who have enter
ed or are about to enter the Ameri
can army and navy."
General Wood Upholds Ft. McPherson
Charleston, S. C. —Maj. Gen. Leon
ard Wood, U. S. A., commanding the
southeastern department, sent a let
ter to the war department in which
he protested against dropping of Fort
Mr Ph*rson, Ga., and Fort Logan H.
; Roots, Ark., as officers’ reserve train
; jng camps. General Wood holds that
I none of the places substituted is as
good as either of those dropped and
; that it will be a mistake. He argues
that the South is the proper place to
| irain the men.
Speech Os Michaelis For United States
Washington.—Senator Lewis de
clared in the senate that in his opin
! ion, the recent speech of Doctor Mi
chaelis, the new chancellor of Ger
! many, was a direct invitation to the
[ United States to use its influence for
: peace. He said he believed the cen
tral powers would be willing to accept
peacp without victory. “I interpret it
to mean that the mere asking for peace
: by the allies would be the occasion for
Germany agreeing to discuss terms,”
| said he.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. JULY 26. 1917.
MINE CRATER HIDES SAUSAGE BALLOON
A “sausage balloon,” much used by the French for observation purposes,
is shown here in an Immense mine crater, about to rise with observers. There
are many such craters in the territory where the British blew nine miles of
German trenches into the air.
Motors Collide,
Woman is Killed.
Moultrie, Ga. July 23.—Mrs, !
Monroe, 60 years old, of Morven,
was killed to-day when the road
ster in which she was a passenger
collided with a high-powered
touring car driven by John Len
nox of Sale City.
The accident occured on a
straight stretch of road about two
miles west of Hartsville. Mrs.
Monroe was thrown through the
windshield of the car of which she
was an occupant, and as she
struck the ground the front
wheel of the other machine pass
ed over her head. She was killed
instantly. The other two occu-!
pants of the roadster, a man and
a woman, were injured, but not
seriously.
There was a washout in the
road between the two machines
when the drivers first caught
sight of each other, but it was
visible only to Mr. Lenox. In
order to miss the rut he held to
the center of the highway and
the other driver thought that the
touring car did not mean to give
him any road, so he pulled out on
the wrong side to let the big ma
chine by. In the meantime Lori
nox had passed the washout and
swerved his car out of the high
way and the two automobiles
went together.
Ex-Gov. Harris to Ask
$2,000,000 for Defense.
Macon, Ga., July 23. Former
Governor N. E. Harris, in a state
ment given out here today, advo
cated the issuance of $2,000,000
worth of bonds by the state of
Georgia to care for her soldiers
and to provide pro Der defense for
the state.
The governor’s remarks were
made during a visit to Camp Har
ris, the troops of which he had
not inspected since he visited the
troops at El Paso last winter.
“The legislature should autho
rize bonds to take care of Geor
gia’s soldiers and to defend the
state if it is invaded,” he re
marked to Colonel Hall, of the
Fifth regiment. “New York re
cently appropriated $32,000,000
for defense and other states will
have to do the same. In time of
war the legislature can issue!
bonds without submitting it to a
vote of the people and I think it
should be done immediately.”
Tne ex-governor stated he will j
ask Governor Dorsey to make f
such a recommendation.
f
I Fordham Convicted
of Wrecking Bank.
Alamo, Ga., July 21.—J. B.
Fordham, cashier and a director
of the now defunct Bank of Ala
mo, was today convicted of the
offense of bank-wrecking, the
jury having returned a verdict
after being out only a short time.
On June 23, 1915, the Bank of
Alamo was placed in the hands
of the state bank examiner and
! Fordham was later indicted. The
case attracted a great deal of at
! tention in this part of the state,
and it was stubbornly fought by
the attorneys on both sides. Be
cause of relationship to some of
the stockholders of the bank,
i Judge E. D. Graham and Soliei
! tor W. A. Wooten were disquali
fied. Judge Crum of theCordele
circuit presided for Judge Gra
ham and S. D. Dell of Hazlehurst
acted for the solicitor. Judge J.
K. Hines of Atlanta and W. W.
Bennett ot Baxley represented
the defendant.
Drinks Containing
Caffeine Barred to Minors
A bill, introduced in the house
on Monday by Representative
Trammel, of Harris, would pro
hibit the sale to miners of coca
cola, chero-colaand all soft drinks
containing caffeine.
The bill provides:
“That from and after the pas
sage of this act it shall be unlaw
ful for any person, firm or cor
poration to sell, give, or furnish
or cause to be furnished, or to
permit any other person in his,
their or its employ to sell, give or
furnish to any minor in any coun
ty in this state any coca-cola,
chero-cola or any other drink con
taining caffeine in any quantity
except coffee, tea or chocolate.”
This bill goes to the temperance
committee.
Protracted Meeting
at Presbyterian Church.
Protracted meeting is being
held at the Presbyterian church
this week and will continue until
Sunday night next. Morning
services 11:00 a. m. Evening
; services at 7:30 p. m.
Rev. D. F. Sheppard is being
assisted by Rev. Geo. W. Stradt
man of Savannah. Everybody is
[cordially invited to attend these
i services.
Sugar Refinery To Help.
Savannah, July 24.—That the
I Savannah Sugar Refinery will be
la contributing factor in the
I war against Germany was shown
I by a statement from President
|B. A. Oxnard, that Black Strap,
a molasses by-product of sugar,
I can be used in making alcohol
which in turn will be used in
, making munitions. Mr. Oxnard
[is very much pleased with the
! workings of the big plant since
‘it started ten days ago; the sugar
I was put on market Tuesday, and
the whole supply to date has
been consumed by jobbers at
once. Sample hags of the sugar
! will be exhibited in the windows
|of the Savannah Press office and
: the windows of the Savannah
Electric company’s building.
Fisherman Forgets
Car and Walks Home.
Albany, July 23.—A remark
able instance of absent-minded
ness was brought to light here
when an Albany fisherman who
motored down to Hickory Level,
14 miles from Albany, had such a
big time that he walked back to
Albany —14 miles —and forgot his
flivver. He had to send a man
back after the car next day.
The fisherman is said to have
walked into Albany with a big
gar swung over one shoulder and
an empty “bait” can grasped in
the other hand. His friends jok
ingly tease him of having baited
himself as often as he baited the
hook.
WILSON’S GREETING TO
GEORGIA PRESS.
Appreciates Hearty Co-ope
ration of Georgia Week
ly Papers.
No finer compliment could be
paid the newspapers of a state
than that embodied in President
Wilson’s greeting, transmitted
through Hon. Wm. J. Harris,
chairman of the federal trade
commission, to the Georgia Press
association at the opening of its
recent convention atThomasville.
“I hope,” wired the president
to Mr. Harris —
that when you address the
Georgia Press association
next Tuesday you will con
vey to its members my very
cordial greeting and an ex
pression of my warm and
sincere appreciation of the
generous support they have
been giving the administra
tion. I would not without its
assistance know how to in
terpret the attitude of Geor
gia.
Cordially and sincerely yours,
Woodrow Wilson.
Be it said to the credit and
glory of the press of Georgia, the
state’s newspapers do correctly
reflect the sentiment of the peo
ple of the state—and the press,
without a single deflection, is
solidly back of the president and
the country.
And how fortunate it is so;
otherwise the president and the
public would rightfully misunder
stand the state, if its attitude
were to be judged by its official
spokesmen in the senate.- At
lanta Constitution.
Train Strikes Auto;
Kills J. T. Corley.
Augusta, Ga., July 24. —J. T.
Corley, of Berzelia, coming lo
Augusta in an automobile, was
killed at a grade crossing of the
Georgia railroad at the 18-rni!e
post, when his automobile wis
struck by a locomotive.
Mr. Corley did not appear to le
seriously injured when attended
by physician at Harlem a short
time after the accident, and he;
was placed aboard an accommo
dation train to be brought to the
hospital here, but died before the
train reached the city.
The deceased was 45 years of
age and was engineer at the
plant of a local brick rnanufactur
| ing company.
INFORMATION TO
i
REGISTRANTS
Local Board Makes an Ear-
I nest Appeal to All
I I Concerned.
I 1
, For the information of those
i who have registered, we wish to
•'say that our duty as members of
l i the exemption board are duties
; that are very unpleasant, but as
' patriotic citizens we enter upon
, those duties at the command of
l our chief executive, the presi
dent of the United States.
And we hope- our friends (for
hoys you are all our friends) will
not expect us to turn neither to
the right nor to the left for be it
known unto all that we have on
ly one set of rules, those pre
scribed by the president of the
, United States and those rules
will apply to all classes of citizens
to the rich and poor alike, we
1 cannot show any favoritism to a
man because he is our neighbor.
We have a bulletin of informa
tion for persons registered that
can be had by applying at the of
fice of the board, this will give
you the directions you should pur
sue in case you are drawn.
We will not have the official
list in time to have it published
in this weeks issue, hut all that
are drawn will be served with
notice by mail, so be on the look
out for your mail as those notices
are likely to be mailed any day.
And in the meantime we hope
that every man will make an ef
fort to assist us in any way pos
sible to facilitate this important
business as rapidly as possible.
Again asking your co-operation
I we beg to remain.
July 25, 1917.
I. J. Davis, Ch’m,
M. L. O’Brien, Clerk,
J. E. Hunt, M. D.
$30,000 is Bequeathed
to Mercer University.
Macon, Ga., July 23.—An
nouncement was made here to
day of a bequest of $30,000 to
Mercer University by the will of
the late Miss Carrie Sanders of
Wilkes county, who died a few
days ago. Miss Sanders was the
daughter of the late Rev. Billing
ton M. Sanders, who was the
first president of Mercer, and in
hor will she expressed a desire
that her gift be made a memorial
for her father. The original will,
drawn in 1880, provided that the
income from the estate be for the
maintenance of the department
of theology. Since then the de
partment of theology has given
way to the chair of the Bible.
The will carried a codicil meeting
that change. The executors
named in the will are Judge A.
I). Freeman of Newnan, R. C.
Norman of Washington and Ed
gar A. Callaway of Wilkes coun
ty. The estate is invested in
gilt-edge securities.
Hall Indicted for
Shooting Harry Davis.
Moultrie, Ga., July 24. —J. S.
Hall, a farmer, who on the night
of July 13 shot Harry Davis, a
prominent young man of Moul
trie, was today indicted for as
sault with intent to murder.
Hall probably will go on trial to
morrow.
At the time of the shooting
Hall claimed that he was half
asleep when young Davis rapped
on his door with the intention of
' getting help in fixing a puncture
|ofan automobile tire, and that
he fired two shots before he real
ized what he was doing. Davis
declared that Hall was fully
dressed when he appeared at the
door armed with a shotgun, and
that the farmer fired a second
shot after the first went wild, al
though he begged him not to
I shoot.
NO. 13.