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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1918)
gffo iMmttqmnrrg Utomtar. VOL. XXXII. INSTITUTE FOR COLORED SCHOOL Exercise to be Held Here by State Supervisor From 21st to 25th. There will be held in Mt. Ver non from the 21st to the 25th a colored teachers institute, con ducted by Prof. Geo. D. Godard, one of the special state super visors. The occasion will be held at the Mt. Vernon colored institute, and the public is invited to attend any or all of the exercises. The ; colored teachers of the county | will be expected to attend, and bring as many of their pupils as possible. Dinner will be served on the ground, and all the colored people are invited to carry baskets. Particular stress will be laid on the industrial features of the work. The local school, under the charge of Prof. S. C. Murph, has made progress along the in dustrial lines, and should be en couraged by the authorities and white people generally. The coming occasion has the endorse ment of County Superintendent Conner. The colored school here, it is understood, is the beneficiary of a certain fund for industrial edu cation, and the work should be carried to more effective ends. The principal is to be congratu lated on his success. He insists on the white people attending the exercises. Relatives of Fighting Men Reimburstd. Washington, Jan. 15. One [ hundred and twenty thousand wives, mothers, or other relatives of America’s fighting forces will begin to receive today an aggre gate of approximately -12,500,000 in checks from the Bureau of | War Risk Insurance. A large force of workers labor ed until nearly midnight Friday dispatching checks to enlisted men’s families. All enlisted men, under the law, must contribute not less than 50 per cent of their pay to ward the support of their im mediate families. On application the Government adds to this al lotment an allowance of from $5 to SSO a month, according to the size of the family, if the man will contribute an equal amount. WILSON’S SPEECH ANGERS GERMANY War Lords say Peace Terms Cannot be Met by Germany. The Hague, Jan. 12.—Presi dent Wilson’s speech setting forth the war aims of the United States has received a hostile re ception in official circles at Ber lin, according to information reaching diplomatic circles today. The principles enunciated by the American executive came as a shock following so closely on the terms laid down by Premier Lloyd George last Saturday. But this was not the only blow. The statement given out by Ar thur Henderson, the British la bor leader indorsing the terms given by the British Premier proved a stunning surprise, for the German people had been led to believe British labor wa3 out of sympathy with the war aims of the Government. A German Socialist, whose name was not given, but who was said,to be a member of the Reichstag, was quoted in a Ber lin dispatch as saying: “We would never consent to such a one-sided arrangement as is proposed in the Lloyd George program.” i Numbers of Areicles Used by Soldiers. It is estimated that 50,000 dif ferent articles are needed in modern warfare. The clothing equipment of but one infantry man for service in France in cludes the following: Bedsack, three wool blankets, waist belt, two pairs wool breech es, two wool service coats, hat cord, three pairs summer draw ers, three pairs winter drawers, pair wool gloves, service hat, ex tra shoe laces, two pairs canvas leggins, two flannel shirts, two pairs of shoes, five pairs wool stockings, four identification tags, summer undershirts, four winter undershirts, overcoat, five shelter tent pins, shelter tent pole, pon cho, shelter tent. Listed as “eating utensils” the infantryman receives food to be carried in his haversack during field service, canteen and canteen cover, cup, knife, fork, spoon, meat can, haversack, pack car rier, first aid kit and pouch. His “fighting equipment” con | sists of rifle, bayonet, bayonet scabbard, cartridge belt and 100 cartridges, steel helmet, gas mask, and trench tool. BODY MAJ. GARDNER REST IN ARLINGTON “ * Preferred Military Service to Congressional Honors and Gives Life. Macon, Ga., Jan. 15.—Prepara tions were complete today to take to Washington the body of Major Augustus Peabody Gardner, for mer representative in congress of the Sixth Massachusetts dis trict, who died of pneumonia at Camp Wheeler here late yester- j day. It was planned that Mrs. Gardner, accompanied by Major Keenan of the 106 sanitary di vision, should leave here at 11 o’clock, taking the body to Wash ington, where it will lie in state. Burial will be made later at Ar -1 ngton cemetery. Shortly after the outbreak of war Mr. Gardner gave hp his seat in congress, where he was known as a staunch advocate of military preparedness, to go into the army, and was commissioned a colonel. At his own request he was reduced to the rank of major in order that he might see more active service. Major Gardner contracted a severe cold a fortnight ago on the rifle range here and last week; pneumonia developed. Mrs. Gardner came here from her home in Hamilton, Mass., and was with him until shortly before the end came. She suffered a temporary collapse and was placed under the care of a physi cian. Western Senator is Stricken by Death. Washington, Jan. 15.—Senator James H. Brady, of Idaho, died at his home here last night from heart disease. He suffered an acute attack a week ago yester day, while on his way to Wash ington from Idaho, and had been in a critical state since. Senator Brady was a member of the military and agriculture committees, and was vitally in terested in conservation in the West. He took a special interest during the last session in war legislation and was a freauent speaker during the debates on the food and war revenue bills. Blames Railroads. Washington, D. C., Jan. 15. — Placing the blame for the mail delays on the railroads, Post master General Burleson today fired back at his critics, and de nied that economy has been practiced to the detriment of the postal service. MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. JANUARY 17. 1918. FOR GOD AND FOR NATIVE LAND —Who Serves Best? Throughout the boundless range of human endeavor, true ser vice should be the chief and noblest aim of mankind. God and na tive land: to serve, to protect, to strengthen, to honor. Next in importance to the service of God is the service of one’s country. Service to the Creator began with the birth of man: it is continual in character, in purpose, in result—in peace or war—and the reward is as fixed as the heavens, from everlasting to everlasting. | In the eternal kingdom, encompassing Heaven and earth, lifei makes the opportunity, and the service is great or small, according to the degree of faith and zeal of the soldier. We are all soldiers, each in his way. The reward for this service is happily removed from the hands and lips of men. The value of service is enhanced when the servant is removed from self or fellowmen, as far as reward is concerned: the heart- j beat is fullest when the thought is for another, and the arm strong-! est when wielded for the helpless. It is the unselfish service that, counts, and the scroll of time is filled with actors who have employ ed this lofty plan. They live most who serve best. Service to country, broadly speaking, is determined by man made conditions. And whatever the taste or ambition of the indi vidual, it is more or less subservient to governmental demands. In serving country, the patriot can still lose sight of self. Today, as never before, we live under conditions more tense than the world I has ever known, and opportunities for service, to God and man, j were never greater than now. The world-wide struggle, in which America is playing a noble part, naturally quickens our thoughts of temporal things—the op portunities for service under a government whose powers seem to have been enlarged, and whose demands are so great, that service is required of all. Verily it is a drama in which all actors can play a role, from the tot by the wayside, still cuddled to a mother’s breast, to the grim-visaged general directing action on a bloody battlefield. The opportunity for service is before us. The warm, impelling 1 blood of true Americanism wil] not allow the call to service be si-! lenced; conditions have assigned a part to every one, and conscience i is prompting action. The gateway for service is broad and open, 1 and those who do not enter, or who cannot see the pathway, lit as it is by the light of opportunity, and resounding with the call to duty, are victims of indifference and cowardice. And, when the struggle is over, these moral cowards and un patriotic, lecherous idlers should have no part in the spoils of bat tle—with America nothing but the satisfaction of having wrenched from devilish hands the peace and future welfare of struggling na tions. Coming home with this endless and all-important theme, —to Montgomery county, to Mt. Vernon,—the call is just, as strong as it falls on responsive ears in other sections of the nation. This coun ty is furnishing its quota of fighting men, some of whom are hard enend soldiers on the battle-front; others are training for the ser vice of country. But your part—those who cannot go. What is it? j Here is where conscience must dictate; here is where the gate is' open, as far as we are concerned; here the cause may be aided by j prayer for a righteous cause; here economy may be practiced; here may be summoned new vigor to strengthen the cause of Ameri j can arms. The theme is too clear for elaboration. There are a thousand and one ways in which the cause may be aided. Right now the tak ling of government bonds and saving stamps by the citizens is most important; the work of the Red Cross deserves every co-operation; the enlistment of able-bodied men is imperative; economy is in or der; individual effort and responsibility makes lighter the national burden and hasten peace. All can play a part to swell American patriotism and effectiveness toward the great and enduring end j national peace and unity. But the one duty, the call to which should spring from every American breast, is timely honor to the fighting men. Theirs is the heavier burden, and to them should be given the praise. Every ■ home should feel honored by the vacant chair; the unfilled chair of' every American soldier should be bedecked with the stars and stripes, testifying that such a home has furnished manly arms for | the defense of a righteous cause. Montgomery county has many | such empty chairs. | Honor to the soldier! Honor to the home which sent him forth! Happv should be the kinsmen and friends when his name is called from a roll of honor, and happy and stronger is he when he knows that he fights for native land with the approval and constant thought of those who love and cheer him on. These little acts count for American victory, and should be continued through the end. So, when his name is called, let the proud response ever be: “An American soldier, in his line of duty.” If he falls, it will be for that which must still be ours—liberty and peace. H., B. F. Children are Barred From Macon Movies. Macon,' Jan. 14. —The small boy in Macon has received a jolt, i the saddest thing that has come into his life since the Christmas holidays ended and he had to re turn to school. He is not allow ed to enter any moving picture theater, as a precautionary meas ure against the spread of spinal meningitis. Dr. C. L. Williams, in charge of public health work here, is sued an order this week prohibit ing any child under 16 years of age from entering any theater, for an indefinite period. Three or four cases of meningitis were discovered in Macon among chil dren, and rigid measures were immediately adopted to guard against an epidemic. Postmasters Told to Push War Stamps. Washington, Jan. 12.—Instruc tions were issued yesterday by the Postoffice Department autho rizing postmasters to take active personal charge of the war sav ings stamp sales at their respec tive offices and to stimulate the interest of all postal employees for an energetic, systematic, con tinuous campaign. Broke an Arm While Cranking a Car. While cranking his car a few days ago, Mr. John W. Mclntyre suffered a broken right arm. The ways of the automobile] are hard to understand. Mr. Mc- Intyre’s car was supposed to be j as gentle as an old cat, and yet, j under the peculiar weather con- 1 ditions obtaining for the past few days, became very unruly. It appears that the unlucky man had done everything that could be done to a well-ordered car, from flooding the carbureter to priming the cylinders, and from adjusting the spark lever to opening the gate. But, summing it all up, it appears that he may j have over-furnished the gas and exercised too much liberality with the electricity. ] The injury to his arm, while painful, will doubtless not result in permanent injury. Heavy Artillery. Paris, Jan. 15.—Violent ar tillery duels took place in the Beaumont and Caurieres sector of the Verdum front during the night, the War Office announced this afternoon. In upper Alsace, French troops raided German trenches, captur-j ing some priton^rs. Visitors and Students I Throng Classic City. Athens, Jan. 12. —Athens is thronged with visitors and stu dents, a short course at the Ag i ricultural College having begun January 2, which will last through the 17th. Hundreds of men and women are here to take I advantage of the ten days’ short course in agriculture at the State College, and in addition there are about 225 extension agents also in attendance. The meeting here i is primarily in the interest of the I great campaign that is being j waged for food production and i food conservation. Killed by Overturned Car. Blackshear, Ga., Jan. 15. J Wallace Easterling, age twenty ione, was instantly killed near here last night by the overturn ing of his automobile on the Blackshear-Way cross highway. Mark Jordan, who was with him, was badly bruised. Young Eas terling is the son of Hamp Eas terling, a prosperous farmer liv ing eight miles from this place. His neck was broken. MAY REPEAL HOSTILE STATE LAND LAW Government Refuses to Buy j Georgia Lands Under Drastic Terms. Atlanta, Jan. 15. —The state law passed at the recent session of the Georgia general assembly I relative to the acquisition of land iby the government is one that apparently ought to be repealed. This was the opinion of Gover nor Dorsey when his attention was called to the fact that be cause of this law the United States forestry commission has declined to purchase any more Itndin this state “until sympa- I thy of the state of Georgia is : shown with the undertaking of the government by the with jdrawal of hostile legislation.” The law referred to is an act introduced in the senate by Sen ator T. L. Bynum of Clayton, ! representing the Fortieth district, ! composed of the counties of Ra bun, Union and Towns. The governor signed the bill, he says, because it had passed both houses with only two votes recorded against it and because it was his understanding that the purpose of the bill was merely to protect the homestead against condemna tion by the government. He has since been told, he says, that the law already protected the home stead. He will ascertain the facts in the case and if they are ]as he understands them at pres lent, he will urge in his message to the general assembly that the j law be repealed. i The government, in enunciat ing its policy with regard to Georgia, specifically declined to buy $205,000 worth of land in North Georgia. British Destroyer is Wrecked on Rocks. London, Jan. 13. —The British j destroyer Raccoon struck rocksj off the Irish coast on Wednesday | and foundered, it was announced officially. The Racoon was built in 1910. She was 266 feet long and dis placed 715 tons. She was armed with one four-inch and three three-inch guns and two torpedo tubes. Her normal complement was 105 men. All those on board the Racoon when the vessel sank were lost. Nine of the crew were left be hind at the last port of call and ] those are the sole survivors. : Seventeen bodies have been pick-, ;ed up by patrol craft and five; ; more bodies were washed ashore. f SAVINGS STAMPS NOW ON SALE Work Will be Pushed by Chairmen From Each District. County Chairman W. A. Peter son of Mt. Vernon has just made a canvass of the county, with a view of stimulating interest in the sale of War Savings Stamps, Thrift Stamps, etc. To further the work he has appointed the following committeemen from the several districts of Montgom ery county: H. G. Martin, Uvalda. J. A. Walker, Alston. M. B. Calhoun, Mt. Vernon. J. H. Peterson, Ailey. Jas. R. Carr, Higgston. J. W. Tanner, Kibbee. G. B. Parsley, Tarrytown. B. H. McLarty, Soperton. T. L. New, Lothair. C. D. Greenway, Orland. While another bond issue is looked for in a few weeks, the purchase of a certificate through the stamp plan makes it easy for all to buy them. The rate of in terest is 4 per cent, compounded quarterly. The Thrift Stamps are of the value of 25 cents, do not bear interest, but sixteen of them, ($4.00) to which may bead ded 12 cents in January (1918) will be exchanged for a Savings Stamp, worth $5.00. In buying Savings Stamps during the year, say one a month, 1 cent is added each month throughout the year. Thus, if you buy a stamp each month during the year 1918, (but more or less, as you choose) each stamp will be worth $5,00 Jan. Ist, 1923. This is the most unique plan ever offered the American public for aiding the government. The Thrift Stamps should appeal to the children and those in very or dinary financial shape. The Sav ings Stamps should appeal to all who care to adopt a systematic method of saving, without in vesting any considerable amount. Almost any one can buy a few Savings Stamps a month. With each stamp worth $5 January Ist, 1923, beginning with $4.12 this month, the purchase price will in crease 1 cent a month through December, 1918, the price of this stamp being $4.23. The stamps increase in price as the interest value increases. The various members of the committee will be able to offer the purchaser a more detailed de scription of the plan. The above is only a general outline. It is hoped that each school in the county will organize Savings Stamps clubs, beginning with Tririft Stamps. It is the safest ! plan on earth. These stamps can be surrendered at any time be fore maturity if the purchaser de sires, the interest being computed up to the date of surrender. The 1 sooner you buy, the better. The starnbs are on sale at all postoffices and banks, and may be found on sale by individuals or business firms who are dis posed to aid the work in this manner. Take your boy or girl to the bank or postoffice at once and start off with a January stamp, explaining that on Janu ary Ist, 1923, the stamp will be redeemable in cash, by Uncle Sam, for $5.00, a profit of 88 cents. The best plan ever put before the American people. Simple, easy, profitable and safe. Card of Thanks. The family and kindred wish to express their thanks to those who ministered during the illness and death of their loved one, Mrs. J. W. McGahee. Mrs. H. E. Gibbs and Family, NO. 38.
