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Elp Monitor.
VOL. XXXIII.
SUBMARINES RAID
AMERICAN COAST
At Least Ten Ships Sunk and
Many Lives Lost—Five
Subs Reported.
Special service to Montgomery Monitor.
• Washington.—Official confirmation i
that the German submarines actually i
have carried the war into American
coastal waters came from the navy
department. It authorized the an
nouncement that American vessels
had been sunk by enemy submarines
off the Atlantic coast.
Practically the entire naval strength
of the Atlantic fleet now on this side
of the water is in pursuit of the sub
marines. ,
Nine Vessels Reported Sunk
New York. —Nine American vessels
were known to have been sunk by j
German submarines off the north At
lantic coast since May 25.
The largest to fall prey to the raid
era which are seeking to prevent the
sailing of transports with troops for
the battlefields of France, was the
New York and Porto Rico liner Caro
lina of 8,000 tons, which was attacked
Sunday night about 125 miles south
east of Sandy Hook. The fate of her
220 passengers and crew of 130, who
took the boats when the shells began
to fall about the vessel, is unknown,
but there is hope that they have been
picked up by some passing ship or
will reach shore safely in the small
boats. Not a life was lost in the sink
lag of the other ships, according to J
late reports.
Besides the Carolina the known vic
tims of the U-boats are the Atlantic
Refining company tanker Herbert L.
Pratt, the steamship Winneconnie, of
1,800 tons, and six schooners, the larg
est of which were the Hauppauge, a
new ship of 1,000 tons, and the Edward
H. Cole. The crew of these eight ves
sels have been landed at Atlantic,
ports.
1 Reports brought ashore by the sur
vivors indicated that the Winneconnie
and nearly all the schooners were
sunk by the same U-boat, which had
been lurking In the path of shipping
off the New Jersey coast and the Del
aware Cape since late last month. I
The stories told by the skippers of
the schooners indicated that the com
mander of the submersible was un
usually humane for a German subma
rine officer. In no instance, so far as
known, was a lifeboat shelled and in
all cases reported that crews were
given opportunity to escape or were
taken aboard the submarine where
some of them were kept prisoner for
eight days before they were turned
adrift to be picked up by a passing
vessel.
Forty-eight survivors of vessels
sunk by German U-boats, brouhgt to
port by a coastwise steamship, were
landed. About half of tffSm had been
prisoners for several days aboard the
submarines.
The survivors were from the steam
ifcip Winnieconnie and the schooners
Hattie Dunn and Edna. Twelve more
survivors of the schooners Tauppage
and Isabel B. Wiley, who were making
for shore in a motor yawl at night,
were believed to have landed some
where further down the coast.
Capt. Charles E. Holbrooks, com
mander of the Hattie Dunn, said that
his vessel had been sunk May 25, and
he and his crew taken prisoner by the
submarine.
Scores of United States warships
are scouring the seas in search of the
submarines.
Five Submarines Said To Be Raiding
Norfolk, Va. —Naval officers here
said their reports indicated five Ger
man submarines had been operating
along the Atlantic coast and that two
had been sighted off the Virginia
capos. Rear Admiral Fechteler, com
mandant of Use Norfolk navy yards,
said two U-boats had been sighted off
the Virginia capes, and Rear Admiral
MoUean. commandant of the fifth na
val district, said In addition to these
two others were reported off the New
Jersey coast, and one off the coast oi
‘North Carolina.
Some Cotton Blooms.
The cotton crop of Montgomery
county, while late, will no doubt
result in a full yield. A number
of blooms have been sent to this
office, and before another week
they will be too numerous to
mention—in fact, time and pos
tage will be conserved by with
holding them from the public
prints.
Donations of this nature, for
the season, will close with this
week, with the following named
con triba tors:
Mr. M. D. Kirkland, Alston.
Mr. A. D. Hughes, Mt. Vernon.
Mr. E. E. Burch, Longpond. J.
D. Jasper, (colored) Longpond.
IN THE SERVICE OF AMERICA TO THE END: FOR VICTORY, FOR REACE AND FOR WORLD-WIDE LIBERTY
Judge Harwell Here.
Judge Frank Harwell of the'
State Court of Appeals was a
visitor to Mt. Vernon yesterday
afternoon, having driven down
from Dublin. Later in the after
j noon he visited Vidalia.
; Judge Harwell is a gentleman
|of pleasing personality, and has
attained an enviable record on
the appeals bench. He will doubt
less receive strong support from
the state at large. He is a native
of LaGrange.
Yesterday Registration
Day in United States.
Yesterday was observed as
registration day throughout the
United States, and as a result
about 1,000,000 more men will be
available sor service under the
selective draft system, which was
put into effect just one year ago
yesterday, when something like
ten million young men registered
for service.
Thousands of the men of last
year’s registration are now on the
battlefields of France and thous
ands of others are in the training
camps.
In Montgomery county the
registration was comparatively
light, the total number being
probably less than one hundred.
Their names will be published
later.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CON
VENTION JUNE 28-30
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Meeting to be Held Magnolia
Springs Baptist Church
Normantown.
The following program will be
rendered by the Sunday Schcol
Convention of the Daniell Asso
ciation, to be held at Normantown
June 28 30:
Friday, June 28.
10:00 a. m. —Devotional Ser
vices—M. E. Burns.
10:30 a. m. —Organization.
11:00 a. m—“ls the Sunday
School Worth While? -J. D. Ra
bun, T.- J. Ainsworth, E. M.
Joiner.
12:00 m.—lntermission.
1:30 p. m. “Should Sunday
School Teachers be Selected from
the Members of the Denomina-
H. Oliver, J. W.
Witherington, T. B. Conner.
2:30 p. m. “Some Qualifica- :
tions of a Teacher. J. E. Tay- j
lor, Dr. J. W. Palmer, J. R. Hart
ley.
8:30 p. m. Sermon Rev. S.
D. Walker.
Saturday, June 29.
10:00 a. m.— Devotional—H. T.
Blount.
10:30 a. m. “How to Develop
the Sunday School.” —O. 0. Wil
liams, Geo. W. Meadows.
11:00 a. m. “The Effect of the
Sunday School on Preaching Ser
vice. ”—H. W. Williams.
12:00 m. —lntermission.
1:30 p. m. Song Service.
2:00 p. m. —“Soul Winning in
the Sunday School.” —Dr. J. C.
Brewton, J. D. Rabun.
3:00 p. m. “What to do With
Disorderly Pupils.”—L. H. Dar
by, H. T. Blount, Lester William
son.
Sunday Morning.
10:00 a. m. “Sunday School
Mass Meeting. ”—J. C. Price, V.
B. Herring, Dr. J. W. Palmer, R.
L. Page.
11:00 a. m.— Sermon—Dr. J. C.
Brewton.
12:00 m. Dinner.
I While speakers have been ap
pointed for each subject, the dis
cussion will not be limited to
these, but open to general dis
cussion.
Every church and Sunday
School in the Daniell Association
is urged to send representatives.
H. W\ Williams,
D. J. New,
I J. W. McWhorter, Com.
MT. VERNON,' GEORGIA. THURSDAY. JUNE 6. 1918.
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Make It i on Aiinsrs 1
Children ssa.'ss.'i dsOik Under-
First 1 nourish
MILK is one of the most important food sources the
human race possesses. For the proper nourish
ment of the child it is absolutely indispensable
and its use should be kept up in the diet as long as possible. ;
Not only does it contain all the essential food elements in
the most available form for ready digestion, but the recent j;
scientific discoveries show it to be especially rich in certain
peculiar properties that alone render growth possible. This
essential quality makes it also of special value in the sick
room. In hospitals it has also been shown that the ;
wounded recover more rapidly when they have milk.
FOR THE PURPOSE OF STIMULATING GROWTH.
AND ESPECIALLY IN CHILDREN, BUTTER FAT AND i
OTHER CONSTITUENTS OF MILK HAVE NO SUBSTI
TUTES. Therefore every parent owes to himself and to
his family the duty of providing requisite amounts of milk,
butter, cheese and other dairy products. During this last
winter, when much agitation was had in some of the larger
cities over the price of milk, which was advanced from two
to three cents per quart by reason of the rapid rise in the ,
cost of feed and labor, many families among the poor were |
found giving their children tea and coffee instead of milk, j
Such methods of feeding fail to nourish the child properly.
The Food Administration desires to bring these essen
tial facts to the attention of all mothers.
In spite of the shortage of milk in Germany, that coun
try ‘has at all hazards maintained the milk ration of the
children and in the hospitals, even though to do so has
meant that the adult population has had to forego largely
its use. In a “safety first” health campaign it must be
remembered that it should be “children first.”
I (SfALLI f il United States
■vnHEAa foncHASE or Amh&sb.
vhiainounsus bomiusi fwfe&fASl r a. . ... ..
ssssssr Food Administration
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ANDREW M. SOULE,
Federal Food Administrator for Georgia.
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PLANNING FOR WAR
SAVINGS DRIVE 28TH
People Urged to Assemble
at School Houses for
Exercises.
There will be held throughout
j Georgia on the 28th inst. a drive
for raising Georgia’s quota of
War Savings Stamp sales before!
the close of the year. The quota !
assigned to Georgia is $57,500,-'
000, and to datff but a small per
cent of this amount has been sold.
June 28th will be known as :
“pledge day,” and every man,'
woman and child is expected to
say on that day what amount can
be bought by December 31st,
when the sale date closes. Every
county in the state will observe
the day with appropriate exer-!
eises at all school houses, and the
people of every town and com
munity are expected to assemble
at their school houses, prepared
to take part in the exercises.
County Chairman W. A. Peter
son is arranging for the drive for
Montgomery county, and a de
tailed program will be given next
week. Arrange to be at your
school house on the afternoon of
the 28th. Your interest in the
success of the American cause is
to be judged by your interest in
the purchase of War Savings
Stamps.
Dwelling for Sale.
Seven-room dwelling and large
lot, located in Mt. Vernon. De
sirable home for family. Large
garden plot. Convenient toschool.
One of the most modern homes
in this section. For particulars
inquire at The Monitor office, Mt.
Vernon.
SPECIAL TRAINING IS
OFFERED BY U. S.
Montgomery County Will be
Allowed Three Men for
Ga. Tech.
The local board is in receipt of
a call for men for enlistment in
special training service at the
j Georgia School of Technology.
I Atlanta, the call to remain open
! until June 7th.
Os the 165 local boards in the
state each is allowed three volun
! teers under this call, the first 71
! boards having four volunteers
under the call being allowed this
number. Men having passed the
grammar school grades and hav
ing had some experience along
mechanical lines are mostaccept
| able, and the local boards are
advised to make such selections
from applicants.
“Only white men physically'
qualified for general military ser
j vice are to be furnised under this
call,” reads the order, arid par
ticulars should be secured from
the local board at once. It is
understood that three or more
men have already applied to the
Montgomery county board, but
this should not deter others who
contemplate the service from
making application at once. In
case of disqualification of one
man, another may take his place.
This is a splendid opportunity,
and should not he overlooked by
young men qualified. It is train
■ ing of the highest order, furnish
ed by the government.
Picnic Yesterday.
i j The Sabbath school classes of
Capt. M. I). Hughes and Mr. W.
i!C. Mcßae united in a picnic at
i Ochwalkee yesterday. A goodly
number were present, and the
day was enjoyably spent.
Went to Dublin.
The farm tractor demonstra
tion held in Dublin Tuesday and
yesterday was well attended by
people from Montgomery county.
It was possibly the largest assem
bly of power farm machinery
ever had in South Georgia, and
will he productive of good results.
The following are among those
who went from this place: Mr.
IF. M. Mcßae and family and
Mrs. D. S. Conway, Mr. and Mrs.
C. A. Mason and Francis Brew
ton, Mr. D. A. Mcßae and family,
Mr. M. E. Fountain, Mr. J. A.
| Stacy, and others,
U-Boat Captured After Sinking Ship
An Atlantic Port. Hovering for j
two day* over the sea where the Amer
ican tanker William Rockefeller had I
been sunk by a German submarine, a j
flotilla of destroyers and two sea
planes finally succeeded in capturing !
the U-boat, according to naval officers,
survivors of the disaster who landed
here. The sea for miles about the
spot where the fatal blow struck the
tanker was closely watched by destroy
ers and their accompanying seaplanes
for any sign of the U-boat speeding
from the scene of its encounter.
“Accident” Hides Numerous Things
Washington.—Death among the ex
peditionary forces as n result of ac
cident, suicide, homicidal attack and
military execution hereafter will be
included in the casualty lists undei
the heading “accidents and other
causes,” Secretary Baker announces,
after having consulted with his ad
visers as to whether the exact cause
of death should be made public in
each case. Officials were unanimous |
ly against such action, holding that It
would humiliate unnecessarily the rel
atives in some instances.
CONSUMERS SUGAR
TO 30=DAY SUPPLY
No Candy Needed for Use
of Soldiers, Says the
Governmrnt.
Atlanta, June 4th—Soft drink
manufacturers who have at this
time used up their allotment of
sugar, and on pretext that hot
weather has created an additional
demand, will not be permitted to
secure further supplies until after
July 1, and then only in the pro
portion that now obtains.
Any one who admits the pos
session of enough sugar to carry
them through until July 1 with
out going through the formality
of a requisition, und£r the rules
of the administration are sugar
hoarders. No consumer is en
titled under the rules to more
than 30 days’ supply. In making
requisitions, all consumers are
expected to make an affidavit as
to their requirements, purpose,
name and tow n, and all such cer
tificates not properly prepared
will be ignored, and licensed dis
tributors will withhold any sugar!
supply from them.
The Food Administration does
not at this time consider it neces
sary to ask manufacturers of
candy to discontinue. The ad
ministration does insist however,
that the people who are subsist
ing on the 3 pound per month
| ration, should not be subject to j
■ the discrimination necessarily in
volved in the practically unlimit- j
ed sale of candy to those able to I
buy, which candy, in a large
measure, consists of sugar. The
food administration further
frowns on the-practice of making
candy for soldiers. It is announc
ed officially that army officers do
not favor the practice of sending
such supplies, and that the United
States government is seeing to it
that the sugar requirements are
being guaranteed every man in
the service. This wholesale con
signment of candy to men in
camps and cantonments is de
scribed by the food administra
i tion as being a device on the part
of the candy manufacturers to
sell their goods rather than any
patriotic purpose to meet neces
sary requirements of the soldiers.
Fudge parties Dr. Andrew M.
Soule says are disloyal and should
be so regarded.
iMANY RETURNS
TO TAX BOARD
/faxes are Returnable to Tax
Receiver and Not to
Equalizers.
! I The Act of 1913, providing for
! county boards of tax equalizers,
I did not change the method of
returning taxes to the tax re
ceiver under the law in effect for
the past half century or more.
The duties of the county boards,
! under the new law, is simply to
j scrutinize the returns of each
! taxpayer, as made to the tax re
j ceiver, with a view "bf equalizing
values. Thus, if a man returns
at an undervaluation, it is the
duty of the board to raise the
| value to what in their judgment
is fair and correct; if a return is
made at a higher value than the
board deems proper, it will be
lowered, equalization being the
end sought.
In Montgomery county and pos
sibly in other counties, this law
has been sadly perverted, in that
the work of the board is made
expensive to the county and very
annoying to the board by hun
dreds of people refusing to return
taxes to the reeciver, and when
the board is in session consumes
the time of that body by making
i returns directly to them. This
relieves the tax receiver of official
duties, for which he is paid, and
puts double work on the board of
equalizers.
In other words, the tax receiver
receives his regular commission
for receiving returns and the
county pays three competent men
$4.00 per day to perform the same
work, necessitating delay in their
regular duties of proportioning
taxes according to a fair standard.
This condition has obtained for
several years, and with the per
mission of the board attention is
called to it. These men are ren
dering good service, and they
appreciate the value of time, both
for themselves and for the county.
They are really sacrificing their
time in order to serve the county
in this very important capacity,
but unless some direct method is
adopted before another year the
same unsystematic plan will ob
tain, with resultant loss to the
county.
The board, while not required
to do so by law, is this week
mailing out hundreds of notices
to taxpayers who have made no
return whatever, a custom which
the people have been gradually
led into by the peculiar condition,
which, if not remedied, annuls
the effectiveness of the plan of
j equalization.
Preached Last Sabbath.
Rev. and Mrs. Chas. Montgom
ery and three sons'arrived a few
days ago to visit the family of
Mrs. Janie Mcßae and other
r lativcs. They were residents
of Mt. Vernon until removal to
Ridgeway, S. C., where Mr.
Montgomery is pastor of the
Presbyterian church, two years
iago, after having served the
church at this place many years.
Many friends are glad to greet
. them again.
Large Potato.
Mr. (1. F. Garrett, living a mile
southeast of this place, this week
presented The Monitor with a
huge Irish potato.
! The specimen brought in by
Mr. Garrett weighs between one
and two pounds, and is the
largest ever brought to this office.
No difficulty in producing abun
dant yields in Montgomery county
soil. .
Corn for Sale.
■
Several hundred bushels good
corn for sale at once. See me.
W. G. Williamson,
530 Alston, Ga.
NO. 6.