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VOL. XXXII.
CHANGES MADE IN
KAISER’S CABINET
Dr. Von Kuehlmann, Who
Succeeds Von Zimmer
man, Opposes Warfare.
Special Service to Monitor.
Amsterdam. —In a character sketch
of Dr. Richard von Kuehlmann, just
appointed German secretary for for
eign affairs. The Nieuwe Courant of
The Hague says that Dr. von Kuehl
mann has always been a vigorous op
ponent of ruthless submarine warfare.
He is also a disciple of the policy of
doing everything possible to avoid the
further alienation of Great Britain,
says The Courant, believing that af
ter the war friendship between Great
Britain and Germany is necessary to
the latter.
Dr. von Kuehlmann, The Courant
adds, is an anti-annexationist, and the
newspaper expresses the opinion that
in the foreign secretaryship he will do
his utmost to bring about an under
standing with England at the earliest
possible time.
New Ministers Named
Berlin.—Official announcement was
made today that five ministers of state
—including Foreign Secretary Zimmer
mann—and four secretaries of state —
including Finance Minister Lentze and
Interior Minister von Loebell —had re
signed their portfolios.
Dr. Richard von Kuehlmann, the
German ambassador to Turkey, has
been appointed secretary for foreign
affairs in succession to Mr. Zimmer
mann.
Landrat von Graevinitz was appoint
ed to succeed Arnold Wahnschaffe as
chief of the imperial chancellory. The
ministry of economics will ultimately
be separated from the ministry of the
interior and Herr Waldraff, mayor of
Cologne, will be appointed minister of
the interior, and Herr Schwander,
mayor of Strassburg, minister of eco
nomics with the titles of excellency.
In addition to the appointment of
Dr. von Kuhlmann as secretary for
foreign affairs, Herr Ruedlin was
made director of railways and minis
ter of posts, and Privy Councillor von
Krause was named secretary of jus
tice. Over-President von Waldow was
appointed chief of the department of
the army nourishment.
Architect A Suicide.
Augusta, Ga., Aug. 6.—Harry
T. E. Wendell, a prominent local
architect, committed suicide at a
late hour last night by leaping
over the stairs of the Albion
Hotel, landing on his head and
causing concussion of the brain.
At the time of the rash act,
Wendell was in the custody of two
police officers, having been arrest
ed on a state warrant charging a
a serious offense. He had been
arrested at his room in the hotel
and the officers were accompany
ing him down the rear stairs
when he threw himself over the
rail to the ground which was only
about six feet below. When ar
rested, he made no denial of his
guilt of the charge preferred
against him, but appeared to be
distressed over the humilliation
and publicity that was to follow.
The coroner’s jury this morning
found that he committed suicide.
Wendell was 55 years of age.
He was one of the most skillful
architects in this section. He
came here many years ago from
New York, where his relatives
reside.
The Reason Why.
"It is plain enough how we
were forced into the war. The
extraordinary insults and aggres
sions of the Imperial German
Government left us no self-re
specting choice but to take up
arms in defense of our rights as
a free people and of our honour
as a sovereign government. The
military masters of Germany de
nied us the right to be neutral.
They filled our unsuspecting com
munities with vicious spies and
conspirators and sought to cor
rupt the opinion of our people in
their own behalf. * * *
"Much as we had desired peace,
it was denied us, and not of our
own choice. This flag under
which we serve would have been
dishonoured had we withheld our
hand.’’ —Woodrow Wilson, Presi
dent of the United States.
Drafted Men Allowed
To Aid In Harvest Work.
Washington, August 6.—Pro
vision to protect harvesting from
shortage of hands, due to mobili
zation of the national army, has
been made by the government i
in regulations now going out to
district exemption boards.
Men needed in fields to complete J
harvesting will be permitted to ;
remain at work until the need for
, them passes, when they will join
the colors. Local boards will de- j
termine what men are necessary
, in this class.
Application for delay on this'
ground may be submitted to the
district boards. The local boards j
are authorized to arrange their
quotas in five divisions or incre
ments, which will be ordered out
for service in order. Harvest‘
hands who are needed will be'
placed in the division which will
I not be called until after the need
for them in the fields has passed.
Wealthy Planter Is
Murdered in Swamp.
Dothan Ala., Aug. 6. John j
Childes has been arrested and is'
held in the Houston Couny jail
here on a charge of murder in con
nection with the assassination of
J. R. M. Williams, a wealthy
planter, Friday morning in a
swamp near his home, about nine
miles northeast of Dothan.
Childres is about 25 and single.
He has been implicated in several
affairs before and is said to have
been a fugitive from Dale County,
where he is wanted on a minor
charge, at the time of his arrest.
He denies any knowledge of the
killing of Williams.
MARKET BUREAU
BILL IS PENDING!
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Farmers are Asked to Urge
The Passage of
Bill.
Atlanta, Ga., August 6. Ifthe
Georgia legislature adjourns with
out enacting the pending market
bureau bill, it is going to mean a
serious situation for many Geor
gia farmers who have loyally re
sponded to their country’s call
and grown more food crops and
feedstuff’s than ever before in the
history of the state.
It isn’t a question of consump
tion, for there will be need for
every pound of food produced for
man and beast. But it is an im
perative problem of proper dis
tribution—of getting surplus
foods to the markets that most
need them.
Georgia faces the problem of
properly marketing more than
$200,000,000 worth of foods and
feedstuff’s. The department of
agriculture has planned an effi
cient system for bringing about
the most satisfactory distribution.
The successful operation of this
system will require both legisla
tive authority and funds to meet
expenses. To meet these ex
penses the legislature has been
asked to appropriate from the
fund now paid into the state
treasury by Georgia farmers, less
than one-fortieth of one per
cent, or 25 cents on SI,OOO of the
value of the Georgia produce to
be handled.
There is real danger that in
the rush incident to the close of
the session, this bill may not
come up for action at all, which
would mean it would have to go
over to next year.
If the farmers of Georgia want
this bill passed now, so that they
may be assured of efficient as
sistance in the marketing of their
food crops, they should get busy
at once and insist upon action on
the part of their legislative mem
bers. It is their bill and their in
terests which are at stake, and
there is not a day or even an
hour to lose.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. AUGUST 9, 1917.
I RUSH WORK ON AVIATION CAMPS
Carpenters working on now hangars at out? of tho aviation training schools
“somewhere in the United States.'' Each day as more men join tho air service
the need for greater training camps becomes pressing. Every camp is being
enlarged for the great corps of flyers Uncle Sam is training.
Stenographers Badly
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Needed by Uncle Sam.
Atlanta, Ga., July 30.—Great
numbers of stenographers are
badly needed in Washington, and, !
in lesser degree, to carry on gov-;
iernmental work at other points,!
I
according to an announcement
i
Friday of the civil service divis
ion in Atlanta.
Because of the need the exami
nations have been simplified. J
Persons versed in typewriting j
alone are being accepted at an
annual pay of SI,OOO.
Examinations for posts in
Washington are being held week-
Ily and for field assignments at
| frequent intervals at the civil
service headquarters, No. 202
Federal building.
Put in Rape this Month.
An excellent crop for grazing
during late fall and winter is rape.
It should be planted on well-pre-
I pared land from August 15 to Sep
tember 15, and in from 60 to 75
!days from planting it is ready to
be grazed upon by hogs. The
: land should be plowed well, then
j harrowed and reharrowed, and
| the seed planted either broad
j cast or in row s. If sown in drills,
make the rows about 2 1-2 feet
apart, and from three to five
pounds of seed is required to
plant an acre. About twice as
much seed is required when sown
broadcast.
A liberal application of stable'
manure should be applied before j
planting, and this should be
thoroughly worked into the soil.
; If the soil is acid, an application
of lime is very beneficial. The
Alabama station recommends 400
: pounds per acre of acid phosphate,
in addition to a liberal application
lof manure. Rape must have a
fairly rich soil in order to do well.
—Southern Farming.
Longpond Dots.
j Special'Corroapondcuce.
Miss Minnie Wells has returned
! from the summer school at
Athens.
Miss Annie Johnson spent the
week end at Alston, guest of her
uncle, Mr. Jack Daniels.
Mrs. H. H. McAllister visited
her sister, Mrs. H. J. Wright, at
Mt. Vernon last Friday and Sat
urday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Johnson
and daughter, Gertrude, and Mrs.
B. A. McArthur were visitors to
Dublin last Wednesday.
A ten days Union revival meet
ing begins here next Saturday.
| Revs. J. D. Rabun of Lyons and |
David Lastinger of the Bapbist
and Methodist churches respec
tively officiating. We will be
; pleased to have every one with us. |
Local U. S. Marine in
First Overseas Contingent.
Honored by being one of the
first of our fighting men to carry
the Stars and Stripes into battle
in France, Harold C. Geiger of
Mt. Vernon has left with the
first contingent of IJ. S. Marines
for service overseas. Only pick
!ed men have been selected to
| represent the Marine Corps in the
I first division.
In sending these highly trained
and seasoned sailor-soldiers the
Government is following the
precedent established by over a
i hundred years of warfare. Dur
ing this period the “Soldiers of
the Sea” have been first to fight
for the flag in Tripoli, Mexico,
China, the Philippines, Haiti,
Santo Domingo, Cuba, Nicaragua
and elsewhere.
Harold, who is a son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Geiger of Mt.
Vernon, enlisted in the United
| States Marine Corps at its Sa
! vannah recruiting station on
| April 17, 1917. He is with the
47th Company.
Would Satisfy Him.
A costumer had overhauled a
large number of clocks of all
shapes, sizes and descriptions,
but nothing seemed exactly to
suit his tastes. At length the
jewier, in despair, fetched out a
| massive timepiece of complicated ;
! design.
I “Here, sir, is a clock which
will, I think, suit your aesthetic
taste. At precisely ten o’clock |
every morning the tiny bells
chime and a bird hops out and
sings a carol.”
“I will take that if you will;
make a few changes in it.”
“With pleasure,” the jewier.
said.
“I have a daughter,” went on
the customer, “and I want the
clock for the room where she en
tertains her company. Make it 1
so that at 11 o’clock at night a
milkman’s bell will ring and a
newsboy will skip out and shout,
‘Morning papers!’ ’’—Chicago
News.
Unanimous Georgia Press
Verdict.
Mr. Winn, of Hart, deserved
the slap in the face which former
Governor Slaton gave him, but j
he more richly deserved the
stinging rebuke which the House
administered to him as a result of
his amazing denunciation of the
former chief executive of the
State. Mr. Winn is in position
now, as he probably never was
before, to. appreciate the state of
mind of the more or less cele
; brated little boy that the calf sat
| on.—Albany Herald.
Refused by the Army,
Virginia Man Ends Life.
Stanton, V., Aug. 6. — “Jim”
E. Browning, who was told he
wasn’t fit to march to martial
music and who drank carbolic
acid after they told him, was ac-1
companied by a military escort!
and lots of mnsic to thecemetary \
late yesterday. Today officers
wondered whether flattened feet,
mattered so much after all.
And He Was Right.
Mr. Jones lived in a surburban
town. His wife asked him to
purchase a shirt waist for her i
while in Chicago. After telling
the salesgirl what he was after 1
she displayed a number.
“Here are some very pretty'
ones. What color do you pre
fer?” she said.
“It don’t make any difference!”
replied Mr. Jones.
“Doesn’t make any differ
ence!” exclamed the salesgial,
"Why, don’t you think your wife
would like a certain color?”
“No it makes no difference
what color I get or what size. 1
shall have to come back tomorrow
to have it changed.”
To Preach Here Sunday.
Rev. Edwin Barnhill will oc
cupy the pulpit of the Methodist I
church in Mt. Vernon on Sunday
morning next, and the public is
invited to hear him. The pastor,
Rev. John N. Hudson, will be
away helping in a meeting at
Unadilla.
ALIENS WELCOMED IN
NEWLY DRAFTED ARMY
I
Provost Marshal Crowder
Orders to Accept Men of
Friendly Countries.
Special Service to Monitor.
Washington.—The ranks of the new
national army have been formally open
ed to friendly aliens as volunteers. A
ruling by Provost Marshal General
Crowder communicated to the local se- j
lection boards directs that all such j
aliens who waive their rights of ex- j
eruption on nationality be promptly j
accepted for service.
General Crowder’s office issued also
instructions to guide registered men
who are either at officers’ training
camps or who have applied for admis
sion to the second series of these
camps which will open this month.
There lias been considerable question
in the minds of these men as to how
they should proceed.
The instructions to local boards di
rect that where a candidate at a train- |
ing carnp is called by his local board j
; for physical examination, he may pro
cure a certificate from his command |
j ing officer showing that he has been J
examined and file that with the board
instead of making personal appearance
!in response to the summons. The j
' board will thereafter treat him as
found qualified for service, unless ap
plication of exemption is filed subse
quently in his behalf.
! If the candidate wins a commission j
at the carnp after he has been called
by the board for examination, but be
► fore he is actually drafted, he is re-
J quired to furnish a certificate from j
his commanding officer showing his
appointment. The state adjutant gen
eral then will credit the board with j
one drafted man.
U. S. Credits Wanted By Allies
Paris. —The Journal des Debats, in
a prominent review of finance calls at
| tention that it is America’s impera
tive duty to recognize obligations to
ward France which It cannot escape !
and that, it must open credits to the
! allies as large as may be required,
without which they cannot continue
j the war. The article points out that j
| the status of the United States is dif
ferent now that she Is In the war and
1 says that it must not expect the same
j securities as when her standing was
on a private basis.
No Time To Talk Peace—Wilson
Washington. President Wilson had
a long conference with Senator Lew
is, the Democratic whip, urged haste
In the final enactment of the food con
trol and revenue bills, and is under
stood to have indicated that be does
not consider the present the time for
discussion of peace negotiations with
Germany. Senator Lewis would not
discuss the latter phase of his confer
ence, but it was believed the presi
dent indicated that he did not consider
Germany’s recent peace feelers to be
at all genuine. ’
SUPERIOR COURT
ADJOURNED OVER
Judge Graham Calls off Aug
ust Term Until
September.
Judge Graham came over Mon
day morning and adjourned the
1 August term of Montgomery Su
perior Court, and ordered that
the court he held on the third
Monday in September.
The Judge’s order follows:
It is ordered that Montgomery
Superior Court be now recessed
’and that said court reconvene on
(third Monday of September at 10
a. m., further ordered that the
'grand and traverse jurors drawn
for this term attend the court on
said date for further service.
Granted in open court August
6th 1917. E. D. Graham,
J udge.
What the Girls Accomplish.
Ruth Anderson, Etowah Coun
ity, Alabama, in her second year
of club work had an excellent
plat of one-tenth of an acre of
beans and tomatoes. She is the
second girl in a family of eleven
and takes a great interest in her
club work. The family home
was small, dark and crowded and
somewhat unattractive. One day
a carpenter friend of her father
saw her one-tenth acre and said
he wished he had time to plant a
garden. She told him she would
furnish vegetables in exchange
for some of his time. Thinking
she was joking, he began to
figure how many beans it would
take to build a house but Ruth
told him about her canner and he
l saw then that she was in
earnest. After a while a bargin
was made by which the carpenter
agreed to begin work on the re
modeling of the house if Ruth
would furnish him with fresh and
canned vegetables for the season.
The other members of the family
were soon interestd in the under
taking and worked willingly to
I contribute their share to its suc
cess. When the house was part-
Ily finished Ruth won a canning
club prize given by a hardware
merchant in Gadsden, the county
seat. Silverware was offered her
but intent upon completeing the
new house, she asked the mer
chant how much a front door of
glass would cost and learned that
she could get the door, side lights
and windows for the price of the
silverware. In this way Ruth
( brought light and joy to her fam
ily with her windows and door.
To-day they live in a pretty bun
galow that she helped to build
with her gardening and canning
work. At the age of fourteen in
the second year of her work, Ruth
put up seven hundred cans of to
matoes and seven hundred and
fifty cans of beans.
During the last four years the
girls in the clubs in Etowah Coun
ty put up one hundred and seven
ty-two thousand five hundred and
fifty-five cans, the approximate
value of which is twenty-nine
thousand four hundred dollars.
They have secured the co-opera
tion of the Gadsden Chamber of
Commerce and all the products
not needed for home use have
been marketed. Agric ull ur a l
Year Book.
18-Months-Old Baby
Is Killed by Train.
Buford, Ga., Aug. 6.—The 18-
months-old baby of Mr. and Mrs.
Hoyt Cain was run overby South
ern freight train Saturday after
noon. The child was crossing the
track with a little wagon and got
frightened and sat down on the
track and the train was so close
that the engineer could not stop.
The child was instantly killed.
NO. 15.