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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (July 26, 1917)
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.
