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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (June 13, 1918)
Shp Mmxtmmra illmtitiir. VOL. XXXIII. OVER 700,000 MEN NOW IN FRANCE Autoritative Figures Given in Statement Secretary Baker. Special aervice to Montgomery Monitor. Washington.—More than seven hun dred thousand American soldiers have gone overseas to carry France the en couragement and assistance which La- Fayette and Rochambeau brouhgt to America, Secretary Baker told the French Alpine Chasseurs in bidding them farewell here at the base of the Washington monument. The war secretary’s last announce- | ment some weeks ago concerning the j size of the American forces abroad ! was that live hundred thousand men had sailed for the battle front. The Alpine Chasseurs, better known as the “Blue Devils," came to Amer ica lust month to assist in the third Liberty Loan campaign, and since' have toured the South and middle West. They were reviewed and re ceived by the secretary of war be fore leaving for Baltimore, Newark, New York and Boston en route back to their native land. Attending the exercises were M. Jesserand, the French ambassador, representatives of the French high commission, Mr. Ba ker’s staff and many government of ficials. “You soldiers of France,” said Mr. Baker, in addressing the chasseurs, “came to this country in order that the people of America might see with their own eyes in your persons the kind of men who have written a new page in the record of human heroism and success. You are welcomed in this country from one end of it to the other. The hearts of our people went out to you and to your people. As the embodiment of the determina tion, the courage and the heroism of France you have been accepted and re ceived. Nearly all of you, 1 am told, are battle-scarred veterans. You are members -of an army which has never known defeat, and you are representa tives of a peaple who would rather die than not be free. "You are going back to your own country—still, thank God, your own— and when you get there you will find that the small beginning of our army which you left there has grown into a mighty manifestation. When you left France the American army was there in small representation, but now more than 700,000 Americans have sailed from yieir shores to carry back to your army and your people the en couragement and assistance which La- Fayette and Rochambeau brought to America in the early and struggling days of American freedom.” Brains of German Army. Amsterdam, June 9.—The “brains of the German army,” according to The Lokal Anzeiger, consists of seven German officers, none of them of higher rank than colonel, and four of them men who have risen from the ranks and belong to the “lower classes.” “It is they,” says the newspa per, “who are at Ludendorff’s elbow and are in charge of the western offensive. They are the inner high command, being Ludendorff’s personal and imme diate war council. ” Their names are given under the caption, “Men of Action.” They are: Colonel von Merz, Lieutenant Colonel Wetzell, Lieu tenant Colonel Bauer, Major Frahnert, Major von Bockelberg, Major von Harbou, Captain Geyer. It is hinted that Wetzell is chief of the intelligence department. “Lieutenant Colonel Bauer’s forte is intuitive divination of Luden dorff’s intentions,” says the newspaper. All of these seven men, it is said, have come to the front since the beginning of the present war. They are characterized as “men of untiring energy, drive and capacity for quick decision.” Massmeeting Called for Third Monday. A meeting of Montgomery county Democrats will be held in the court room during the noon hour Monday, June 17, 1918, for the purpose of electing a Demo cratic Executive Committee to have charge of the coming pri mary. J. E. Hall, Chm. M. C. Dem. Ex. Com. June 11, 1918. IN THE SERVICE OF AMERICA TO THE END: FOR VICTORY, FOR PEACE AND FOR WORLD-WIDE LIBERTY • | Longpond Dots. Special Correspondence Mrs. J. C. Adams and children of Vidalia were the guests of Mrs. H. H. McAllister last week. i Mr. L. N. Thompson of Savan nah visited relatives here Sun day and Monday. Miss Thelma McAllister has returned home after a weeks visit to relatives in Vidalia. Miss Minnie Wells, who has been teaching at Hazlehurst, is at home for the summer vacation. Messrs. A. H. and Homer Johnson were business visitors to Savannah Thursday last. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Goff spent last week-end with relatives in Charlotte. Mr. H. H. McAllister was a visitor to Savannah last Thurs day. The many friends of Miss Annie Johnson, who has been attending school at Athens, are glad to see her* home for the summer. JUDGE U. V. WHIPPLE TO SPEAK MONDAY Comes Here in the Interest of Candidacy Hon. W. J. Harris. Judge U. V. W’hipple of Cor dele w ill visit Montgomery county on Monday, June 17th, and will speak at the court house at the noon hour in the interest of Hon. W. J. Harris, candidate for the United States Senate to succeed Mr. Hardwick. Jude Whipple comes at the in vitation of a large number of Harris supporters, and will be heard with interest. He is one of the most forceful speakers in South Georgia. His address will probably be made during the noon hour of court, and the entire pub lic is invited to hear him. Mr. Harris will probably visit this county later, but in the visit of Judge Whipple will have of ficially opened his campaign in this county, which friends of Mr. Harris already claim for him. Normal Cotton Crop Account Labor Conditions. Information which comes to the state department of agricul ture indicates that Georgia will make no more than a normal yield of cotton this year, despite a slight increase in the aereage planted. This is accounted for most largely by the labor short age, the result of which will be that many crops will be unculti vated, and in a few cases, prob ably, will they receive even ordi nary attention. There are con ditions which cannot now be remedied, the department con siders, will reduce Georgia’s yield to a normal one or even less, notwithstanding the small acreage increase recorded.! Four Men Volunteer for Service at Tech. Montgomery county has four volunteers for the special training offered by the government under the call announced last week. They are Messrs. H. G. Mc- Bride, H. K. Carpenter, W. A. Hughes and S. H. O’Neal. If accepted, these men will leave tomorrow for Georgia Tech. Montgomery county quota for the next draft, scheduled for about twelve days, is 40 whites and 7 colored. j Remember that National War Savings Day is June 28. Pledge yourself on or before that day j to save to the utmost of your : ability and buy War Savings Stamps that there may be more i money, labor and materials to back up those who fight and die ■ for you. MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. JUNE 13, 1918. PLANS FOR NATIONAL WAR SAVINGS DAY WILL HOLD EXERCISES AT EVERY SCHOOL HOUSE IN THE UNITED STATES JUNE 28 TO RECEIVE PLEDGES TO RAISE AMOUNT NEEDED FOR GOVERNMENT’S WAR USE.—- ORGANIZATION IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. To the Loyal and Patriotic Citi izens of Montgomery County: I wish to call the atteution of the entire citizenship—both white and colored —to the proclamation of the President, making June 28, next, National War Savings Day, over the entire United States. This movement is timely and in keeping with the spirit and characteristics of the American people. When a thing is good and needs to be done, do it by making a clean job of it. It is the purpose of the Nation al War Savings Committee to hold a massmeeting of the people in every community in the United States, using the school district as the unit and the school house in that district as the place of meeting, for the people to assem | ble at the appointed hour. It is ! expected that the entire amount, 1 two billion dollars, will be pledged at this hour. It is not expected ; that the whole amount of War Savings Stamps will be actually be bought at this time, but each individual will be expected to pledge himself or herself to buy j a sufficient amount to make the uuota allotted to their school dis trict by Jan. 1, 1919. In order to carry out the plans of the National War Savings Com-' mittee, acting under theSecre-! tary of the Treasury, a most' comprehensive and complete or ganization is mapped out for each county. I give below the j complete organization for Mont-1 gomery county. The county is to j be divided in two as nearly equal parts as the militia districts will permit. The northern division will consist of Orland, Lothair, Soperton, Tarrytown and Tiger. The southern division will consist! of Longpond, Mt. Vernon. Ailey, j Higgston and Kibbee. For the | northern division there will be a | lady vice-chairman to he assisted j by a gentleman vice-chairman. j In the southern division a gentle- j man vice-chairman to be assisted by a ladv vice-chairman. Each militia district has a chairman, i Each school district a supervisor to be assisted by a committee, as many as needed. Beginning with the county chairman on down to the school district each official has a specific duty to perform. The success of the campaign will depend in a great measure upon the faithful discharge of this duty. In the; name of our common country, ! and the great cause in which we! are all so vitally concerned, I therefore cail upon each individ-j ual to give to the Government! for the time being the very best( service of which he, or she is capable. In behalf of the various committees I ask of the public its sympathy and hearty co opera tion. The members of the com mittees are giving their time to this work. Not a one is being paid a cent. It is all for love of country, and to help our hoys who are giving their lives for their country. When you are asked to do a thing by a member of the committee, do it quickly and gladly. We are going to separate the sheep from the goats in Montgomery county before this campaign is over. It is to be hoped that not a single old Billy or Nannie will be found. The following is the organiza-l tion for Montgomery county, with| the allotment for the county and the militia districts. The school districts will have quotas alloted ; to each later. Montgomery County. War Savings Stamps allotted, j *270,860.00 1 ( County Chairman —W. A. Pe | terson. Northern Division. Vice-Chairman —Mrs. Jas. C. (Fowler. Assistant Vice-Chairman I -Mr. J. E. Hall. Militia Districts Northern Division. Orland. Quota for Orland dis trict, S2O, WO.OO. District Chairman, Mr. C. D. I Green way. Red Bluff District Orland School District Thigpen School District Orianna i School District i! Lothair. Quota for Lothair, > District, $32,000.00. District ; Chairman, Mr. T. L. New. 1! Lothair School District. Mr. T. L. New, Supervisor. B. A. i [ Mosley. A. Jones, Mrs. Bill Tap i; ley, J. B. Branch, Committee. I; RosemontSchool District. Mr. D. S. Barnhill, Supervisor. Mrs. ■ W. D. Martin, R. F. Brantley, E. B. Purdue and John Adams, Committee. Violet Hill School District. Mr. Green Brantley, Supervisor. Wil , I lie Williams, C. A. Sole 9, Shelley Smith and Green Smith, Com mittee. ■ j White Oak School District. Mr. ijW. H. Fowler, Supervisor. A. T. 1 Miller, George McLendon, J. D. McCrimmon and F. E. Jones, j Committee. ■j Soperton. Quota for Soperton District, $40,880.00. District Chairman, Mr. Will Stallings, ij Soperton School District. Mr. |R. E. Ward, Supervisor. L. Ses sions, C. T. Waller, Mrs. John D. | Durden, Mrs. Herbert Gillis, j Mrs. J. R. Fisher, Mrs. J. E. Hall, Mrs. J. L. Lowery and Miss Blanche Mishoe, Committee. Zaidee School District. Mr. i Perry Blount. Supervisor. H. J. Right, J. I). Calhoun, Henry Moxley, and J. D. Sammons, | Committee. Willis School District. Mr. J. jT. Moxley, Supervisor. J. H. Claxton, G. D. Beasley and W. M. Phillips, Sr., Committee. Hutcheson School District. Mr. M. Hutcheson, Supervisor. R. A. Griffin, C. C. Hutcheson and I Geo. Beaslev, Committee, j Tiger. Chairman Tiger Dis trict, Mr. Chas. J. Phillips. 1 Quota for Tiger District, SIO,OOO. Taylor’s Springs (New Hope) School District. Mr. J. I). Tay- I lor, Supervisor. Itoscoe McQueen, Mrs. Roscoe McQueen, A. J. Dickey and Mrs. Austin Willis, Committee. Oak Grove School Dist. No report. To be filled later. Tarrytown. Quota for Tarry town District, $22,500.00. Dis trict Chairman, Mr. J. M. Phil lips. Kemp School District. Mr, Lester Canady, Supervisor, it. D. Itiner, George Radford, Miss (Minnie Canady and Miss Monnie (Coleman, Committee. Tarrytown School District. Mr. M. E. Burns, Supervisor. C. W. Warnock, W. B. Cadle, E. J. | Simons and P. P. Waller, Com. Poplar Head School District. Mr. J. P. Mixon, Supervisor. Alex Conway, B. S. Warnock. Oscar Ruis and D. H- Phillips, Committee. Southern Division. Vice-Chairman, Mr. Henry A. Johnson. Asst. Vice-Chairman, Miss Belle McAllister. Militia Districts Southern Division. Kibbee. Quota for Kibbe Dis trict, $15,320.00. District Chair man, Mr. Geo. W. Hamilton. Kibbee School District. Mr. J. B. O’Conner, Supervisor. Ar ] tnur Hamilton, J. I. Dixon, Missl (Serepta Palmer and Miss Gene j va Hayes, Committee. Ruth’s Chapel School District, i ' No report. Mt. Vernon and Ailey Militia Districts. Quota for Mt. Vernon and Ailey, $54,380. District * (Chairmen: Mt. Vernon, Mr. H. L. Wilt. Ailey, Mr. J. H. Peterson. < Mt. Vernon-Ailey School Lis- > i trict. Mr. J. Wade Johnson, Su pervisor for Mt. Vernon. W. A. McQueen, Miss Winnie Smith, Miss Jeddie Cockfield and Miss Viola McLemore, Committee. Dr. J. W. Palmer, Supervisor j for Ailey. E. A. Blount, Mrs.' I Charlie Frizzelle, Miss Jessie Pe ! terson arid Mrs. Lila Futrell, Committee. Hancock School District. Mr. J. E. Horn, Supervisor. M. C. Graham, Geo. M. Ladson, W. W. I Grirnsley and U. G. Moore, Com. I | Ailey. Special Correspondence. Little Miss Sara McLeod of Ly ons is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Allen Kitchens, Mrs. Holmes of Sparta spent last week with her sister, Mrs. T. A. Peterson. Mrs. B. F. Sessions of Dublin has been visiting the family of Mr. Lewis Roberson, and her son, Mr. Bill Sessions. Miss Malvina Phillips of Vidalia !is spending a while with her brother, Mr. Elijah Phillips. Mrs. James Sharpe spent part of last week with relatives in Savannah. Mr. and Mrs. Wilder of Collins spent last week at the home of Mr. Arlia Yeomans. Mrs. Herman Futrile spent Sunday in Vidalia. Miss Effie Lee Currie spent (Sunday with Miss Winnie Stan ford. Miss Jessie Peterson has re turned home after a short visit with friends in Springfield, Ca. Mrs. James Sharpe has retain ed home after a short visit with Mrs. J. B. Brewton of Brooklet. Mr. James Sharpe went to Sa vannah on business Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Peterson spent Friday in Savannah. Higgston. Quota for Higgston District, $22,380.00. Dist. Chair man, Mr. J. R. Carr. McGregor School District. Miss Erin McArthur, Supervisor. Mrs. It. D. O’Neal, Miss Abbie Joe Cordon, Miss Isla Conner and Miss Alice Morris, Committee. Higgston School District. Mr. J. W. Linder, Supervisor. B. A. Conner, J. R. Dixon, Miss Josie Thompson and Miss Gladys Johnson, Committee. Swift Creek School District. Mrs. I. M. Morris, Supervisor. L. C. Mills, Lucien Graham, Archie Morris and Mrs. Florence I Hilton, Committee. Sadie School District. Mr. Roy Peterson, Supervisor. S. J. Clarke, Miss Lee Peterson, Miss Mary Peterson and Miss Leona Knight, Committee. Longpond. Quota for Long pond District, $53,400.00. Alston Division. District Chair man, Mr. John T. Walker. Sharpe Spur School District. Dr. J. M. Smith, Supervisor. F M. Sharpe, Frank Sharpe. Mis- Eula Sharpe and Miss EstelU Still, Committee. Hack Branch School District. Mr. A. I). Hughes, Supervisor. D. N. Hughes, J. C. Morris. Mrs. F. Gibbs and Miss Zelle Mcßride, Committee. Alston School District. Mr. W. C. Williamson, Supervisor. Clifford Mcßride, Henry Sharne Miss Lula Sharpe and Mrs. P. Dixon, Committee. Uvalda Division. Dist. Chair man, Mr. H. G. Martin. Uongpond School District. Mr. Albert Sidney Johnson, Super visor. M. T. McAllister, Miss Mary Louise McArthur, Miss Willie Gertrude Johnson and Miss Annie Johnson, Committee. Uvalda School District. Mr. Idus Jones, Supervisor. H. A. Moses, Miss Cleo Mathis, Mist- Bernice Jones and Miss Maggie Lanirford, Committee. Charlotte School District. Mr. W. F. Glosson, Supervisor. J. C. Adams, Bruce Conner, Miss Li I la Adams and Miss Ora Lee Vaughan, Committee. Seward School District. Mr. C. M. Jeans, Supervisor. Carl Jeans, Cullen Lowery, Mrs. D. Q. Coleman and Mrs. O. J. Whip pie, Committee. When our young men from twenty-one to thirty-orie ar* drawn for service in the army it is not left with them to say whether or not they are willing to go. I have seen nearly ali of of them leave. I have yet to see the first down-hearted, gloomy countenance, or raven hearted one leave. Please remember thi- No excuses will be accepted except for providential reasons. Please get the magnitude of the job on your minds and hearts, but remember that it is easy if |we will all do our part. Very ' few counties in Georgia will fail !to go over. Montgomery county i must not be one of these. If you will all throw your whole souls into the campaign she will not be i one of these. W. A. PETERSON, County Chairman. CRUSHED ICE RESTRICTIONS Important Conservation Rule Passed by State Food Administrator. The Federal Food Administra tor for Georgia, Dr. A. M. Soule, has issued an order against the i use of ice under certain condi tions, as a conservative measure, and this order became effective June Bth, without further notice. Briefly stated, the order is as follows: "I. The use of cracked, crush ed or shaved ice is prohibited in service of individual soft drinks or beverages over the counter or at table by soda founts, soft drink dealers, clubs, hotels and public eating places. “'t his is intended to apply and prohibit the use of ice in individ ual glasses of beverages or soft drinks as has commonly been the custom at fountains in the coun ter or table service and at resorts in similar service; to the use of cracked or crushed ice in individ ual glasses at table in the service of table waters and beverages served in hotels, clubs and pub lic places. Its purpose is to elim- ; nafe the unnecessary use of ad ditional ice in all cases where re frigeration in quantity is equally serviceable. It is not to be con strued as prohibiting the service of ice water to guests in their i rooms in hotels and clubs by pitcher or other container ser vice, in which cracked ice is used. However, numerous hotels have adopted guest room thermos bottles for ice water, which vast- I ly reduces the room service of ice, and this is particularly en couraged by the administration. - All dealers in and manu facturers of ice are prohibited from delivering, by daily deliv ery or otherwise, any quantity of ice greater than 75 per cent of the daily average amount de livered during the week begin ning May 20, to any soda foun tain, soft drink dealer, club, ho tel or any public eating place. This notice is given at the re-' quest of County Food Adminis trator Underwood and in co operation with the service. ONLY ONE WEEK OF JUNE ADJOURNED TERM The Criminal Calendar Will Include Cases Parties in Jail. Contrary to anticipation, the 'Jay adjourned term of Montgom ery superior court will last only one week, beginning Monday morning, 17th. Jurymen were drawn for the .ecood week, but under the ex isting order, this part of the list j not published. The civil cal endar not having been prepared in time for nublicatin, it is omit ted from this issue. The official order governing the court is follows: The civil docket will be called next week according to calendar as arranged. No criminal cases will be called this court, except where defendants are in jail. These cases will be called at the neel of the civil docket. There will he but one week of court for this term. E. D. Graham, Judge. W. A. Wooten, Sol-Gen. You may not be able to fight, hut you can save and buy War Savings Stamps. Serve abroad or serve at home. Buy War Savings Stamps. Every time you buy anything people work for you. Save labor and materials for the use of the Government. NO. 7.
