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VOL. XXXIII.
AUSTRIANS ARE
BADLY DEFEATED
Italians Choke River Piave
With Defeated Enemy
in Flight.
Special service to Montgomery Monitor.
New York. —The defeat of the Aus- j
trian armies on the western bank of
the Piave river is complete. Admis
sion is made by the Austrian war of- |
flee that the troops of Emperor
Charles have been forced to evacuate
the Montello plateau, over which they
had hoped to press their way and gain
the Venetian plain, and “some sectors”
of the positions they attained recently
on the bank of the river between the
plateau and the point where the stream
empties into the Adriatic.
Bad weather and the rising of the
Piave under the heavy rainfalls are
assigned as the reasons for the with
drawal of the Austrians. But the Home
war office asserts that it was the im
petuous attacks of the Italians that
brought about the failure of an opera
tion which was started with the inten
tion of crushing the armies of General
Diaz and forcing the Italians, like the
Russians, to accept a Teutonic allied
peace.
All along the river the Italians have
pressed back the invaders of their ter
ritory until only small units remain
on the western bank, and across the
stream King Victor Emmanuel’s men
are keeping well on the heels of the
retreating enemy, who is fleeing in
disorder. Again the cavalry has been j
thrown into the fighting and is sorely !
harassing the enemy, while machine j
guns from the ground and from air- j
craft, some of the latter operated by
American aviators, are working havoc
among the fleeing Austrian columns.
The losses to the enemy are describ
ed as enormous, both in men killed,
wounded or made prisoner. An of- j
fleial statement from Rome to the Ital
ian embassy in Washintgon asserts j
that the Austrians have lost over for
ty thousand men in prisoners alone.
The river was swollen out of bounds
and most of the few bridges that had
not been carried away- by the freshet
had been shot to pieces by the Italian
guns, compelling the enemy either to
surrender or take his chances of being
able to swim the turbulent stream.
So hurried was the retrograde move
ment of the Austrians at some points
they did not take time even to at
tempt to save their guns and stores,
great quantities of which are now in
Italian hands.
National Food Survey
To be Taken July 1.
The third National War Emer- j
gency Food Survey will be taken |
as of July 1, 1918, of stocks of:
food in hands of dealers and
manufacturers. Some 600,000
blank schedules are being sent;
out by mail and it is expected
that they will be in the hands of
the reporting concerns by July 1.
Completed schedules are to be
mailed to the Chief of the Bureau
of Markets within three days
after they are received.
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in the: service: of America to the end: for victory, for peace and for world-wide liberty
Waynesbo Policeman Killed.
Waynesboro, Ga., June 23. |
While raiding the home of John j
Cooper, an alleged notorious blind
i tiger five miles from Waynesboro;
this morning, Policeman Jack j
i Samuels, of Waynesboro, was •
j shot and killed by the negro, and 1
;Ed Jeffcoat, one of the posse, is j
I believed to have been .fatally
• wounded. Policeman John Grubbs
and Deputy Sheriff Canady es
! caped injury. The officers found j
Cooper up a chimney and ordered
him down. He reached the fire- 1
place firing a revolver. Cooper
was instantly killed.
Flour Mill Soperton
Running Double Time.
Attention is called to the roller
mill operated by the Fowler
Warehouse Co., Soperton, Mr. j
James Fowler, manager.
This plant was put in opera
tion last year, but not in time for
the season’s local product. This
season the mill is operated day
and night in order to serve its
patronage, expert millers- being
in charge. The mill is run ac
cording to government regula
tions, and the product 13 said to
|be unsurpassed in volume and
! flavor.
Mr. Fowler operates a truck in
| connection, and by arrangement
will carry and deliver wheat and
flour. This is a new enterprise
for this section, and should be
i an inducement for the farmers of
Montgomery county to increase
the wheat acreage. This year’s
crop will surpass all records in
the county, and the Fowler
Warehouse Co., is to be con
gratulated on anticipating the
demand for such a plant.
Proclamation by Mayor.
To the Citizes of Mount Vernon:
Friday, June 28th, is officially
designated WAR SAVINGS DAY
j by the President of the United
j States and the Governor of Geor
gia. All loyal citizens of this
| community will accordingly de
! vote the said day to subscribing
for WAR SAVINGS STAMPS,
land otherwise promoting their
sale in large amounts. It is re
quested that all business houses
close during the time the meeting
for W. S. S. is being held.
All who are able should pledge
themselves to save and invest to
the limit allowed by law.
M. B. Calhoun, Mayor.
'June 25, 1918.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. JUNE 27, 1918.
The Last Call on Great
War Savings Drive.
By Proclamation ot the Presi
: dent of the United States, as
: well as the Governors of all the
States, and the Mayors of all the
! cities and towns in the several
States, June 28th has been set
apart as a National War Savings
Pledge Day. This means that
every loyal American citizen is
expected to be in his place that
day. The place each one is ex
pected to be is their school house,
or if the local committee finds
the school house too small at a
church, or even in the open air at
the school house, in each school
district. Every loyal person will
consider it, ‘ not a burden, but a
privilege to he in his or her place
and answer to the roll call of
their country. It is expected :
that every person in the county ;
sign a pledge card on that day;
agreeing, first, to buv all the
War Savings Stamps possible
before Jan. Ist. Second, to save
and economize to help win the
war. What smaller pledge could
be asked?
The roll will be called at every
mass meeting. Your presence
and the signing of a card for
Stamps in keeping with your
ability will indicate loyalty,
faithfulness, and a purpose to
back our boys “over there”
fighting for you. Your absence
will indicate, to say the very I
least, indifference toward the
welfare of your country, or it
may indicate disloyalty. So letj
us make National Pledge Day a
National Division day also. Let j
us all get on the side we belong |
BOLL WEEVILS ARE
IN MONTGOMERY
Secretary A. J. Fleming Says
Gather Forms and Burn
Forms at Once.
As stated last week, Montgom- (
ery county has a sprinkling of!
boll weevils, the effect of which
will materially reduce the cotton j
production unless immediate ac
tion is taken.
Secretary A. J. Fleming of the
State Farmers Union, represent
ing the Department of Entomol
ogy, was here Friday, and in
icompany with Mr. F. M. Mcßae
land others, visited a few fields
where the weevil was found, |
with a view of advising the farm
ers. They visited the fields of
Messrs. F. M. Mcßae, A. S.
Brown, J. W. Adams, F. Lee I
Mcßae and possibly others.
Mr. Fleming advises that where
forms have fallen to the ground, I
by reason of the sting of the I
weevil, they be gathered up at
once (every few days) and
burned. This prevents the young
! insect from hatching out, and
thereby curtails the development
of the pest. It is said the egg of ,
the weevil will hatch in eight, 1
days, and that each weevil is
capable of laying fifty or more
eggs.
Picking up and burning the!
young bolls, as they fall to the
ground, seems to be the only
remedy for checking the prog
ress of the boll weevil, and this 1
remedy is urged. Authorities
say that cotton can still be raised
to a profit where the forms are
diligently picked up and destroy-1
ed during the growing season, !
otherwise the weevil will spread
to such an extent that it cannot
be controlled.
Secretary Baker says 1,000,000
of our boys have gone to the
front. Help bring them back
quickly by saving to the utmost
of your ability and buying War
Savings Stamps.
.
on. The time for shouting and
waving flags is over. The time
for grim action has arrived.
The time set for all the meet
ings is 2 o’clock in the afternoon.
Do not be late. Be on time. Roll
call comes first.
IT IS HEREBY REQUESTED
THAT EVERY BUSINESS!
HOUSE IN THE COUNTY BE ,
CLOSED AT NOON, and all
business of every kind suspended
until after the meetings are over.
IT IS NOT EXPECTED that
Stamps be purchased on the 28th.
You are only exnected to say on
your card how many you promise
to buy before Jan. Ist, next.
The aged, infirm, or sick will
not be expected to attend meet
ings. Many of them will doubt
| less wish to be represented by
j their cards.
No pledge should be accepted
for less than $20.00 for each
member of a family except in
cases where the local committee,
knowing the circumstances,
knows that this amount would
work a hardship.
A person able to buy the limit,
SIOOO.OO, has not done his full
duty when he buys only $500.00
worth. A person able to buy
$500.00 worth has not done his
duty when he buys only SIOO.OO
worth. COME ON IN, BOYS,
ITHE WATER IS FINE. You
will feel better when you have
hit as as hard as you can.
W. A. PETERSON,
Chairman Montg. Co. War
Savings Committee.
GERMANS LAUNCHING
PEACE PROPAGANDA
President Wilson is Seeking
Unity of Purpose For
Allies.
Special service to Montgomery Monitor.
; Washington.—Germany is preparing
j for a vigorous peace move at the
I expense of Russia government au
j thorities here are convinced.
To meet this anticipated move a
tremendous effort is being made to
bring about unity of purpose between
the United States, France and Eng
land on the question of aid for Rus
sia. England and France today are
carrying on the strongest possible
propaganda to swing the United Slates
government to favor America Japan
ese or allied intervention.
President Wilson is said, upon ex
cellent authority, to have made no
' change in his determination not to in
; tervene in Russia now. He is deter
mined to save Russia, if possible, from
Germany. But lie wants a concerted
effort that will succeed when made,
i it appears likely now that this c.oun-
I try will soon suggest an allied mis
j aion to 80 to Russia, mingle "With the
people there and try to learn just how
Russia needs and wants to be helped.
The need for some agreed policy is
admitted. Germany, by launching a
I peace offensive, offering to give up
Belgium, northern France and make
satisfactory settlements with Italy,
provided she be allowed to expand in
Russia, would confront the French and
British governments with a serious
’ problem.
Submarine Sinks Another Allied Ship
Washington.—German submarines ;
operating on this side of the Atlantic j
ocean have sunk their first troop ship |
The navy department announces that I
a British transport, under charter by
the American government and bound
to this country, had been destroyed
June 18 some 700 miles east of the
Delaware capes and that sixty-seven
members of the crew are missing.
There were no troops aboard. The
troop ship apparently was not under
convoy. The submarine was not seen
until a torpedo had struck the ship.
Treaties On Draft Ratified By Senate
Washington—Treaties between the
! United States and Great Britain for
reciprocal operation of army draft
laws to their citizens, including Cana
dians, were ratified by the senate with
out a dissenting vote. British subjects
in the United States between 20 and
44 years of age, the British draft ages,
and American citizens in the British
empire between the ages of 21 and
31, would be subject to draft under
the treaties, but they would be given
the option of returning to their own
countries for service.
Mailing Questionnaires. I
Washington, D. C., June 22.
"Draft executives of all states to
day were directed bv Provost
Marshal General Crowder to be
gin on June 25, and to continue
for three days thereafter, the
mailing of questionnaires to
registrants of the class of 1918
Twenty-five per cent, of the
registrants of each board will be
provided with questionnaires 1
each day. Boards were instructed
to leave serial and order number
spaces blank until classification
takes place, probably some time
in July.
List of Cases Eisposed
of During Court.
The following cases were dis
posed of at the May adjourned
term of Montgomery superior
court:
W. B. Cadle vs J. T. Braddv;
judg. against plff. for cost.
Mayor and Council Soperton v
Daley; plff pay cost.
Jeff J. McArthur v Ashford: elm
dismissed.
Wilson Taylor v Verdie Taylor;
total divorce.
Ruth Flanders v Marvin Flanders;
plff. pay cost.
Bank of Soperton vs Lucinda
Williams; judg. for plff,
Soperton Guano Co. v J. A. Wil
liamson et al; plff. pay cost.
Murfreesboro Live Stock Co. vs
J. F. Partin et al; judg for plff.
W. G. Thompson, vs Florence
Hilton; deft, pay cost.
Jack Fountain vs L. Williamson;
ver. for deft.
J. C. Dixon vs J. H. Griffin; plff
pay cost.
B. J. O’Conner vsE. B. Register;
plff pay cost.
T. B. Kitchens vs Minnie Kitch
ens; total divorce.
West Dis. Co. vs M. Co.; deft,
pay cost.
I. H. C. Co. vs W. J. and J. S.
Higgs; judg for plff.
W. A. Peterson, rec. vs Faircloth
et'al; gar dis.
CRIMINAL CASES.
State vs Hon Burch, murder; life
sentence.
Iff la Mills, murder, guilty man
slaughter; 20 years.
Another Opportunity for
Special Training.
The Montgomery county local
board has received another call
for volunteers for special training
at the State University, Athens.
This county allotment will be two
men, assuming that it comes
within the first ninety counties
to respond. White men, physi
cally qualified for military ser
vice will be accepted, and the
instruction will be for auto me
chanics, blacksmiths, electricians'
and radio operators. After train
ing men will he assigned to regu
lar army.
Applications must be filed by
July Ist and men accepted must
report at Athens July 15th. See
local board for detailed instruc
tion. Notice refers to call No.
1 805. _
Ailcy.
Kpeeiul Correnpondence.
Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Snooks
made a business trip to Savannah
Tuesday.
Miss Sara Lizzie Smith of
Higgston is visiting her grand
mother, Mrs. Smith, this week.
Mrs. Purcell and children of
Pembroke spent part of last week
with Mrs. Arlia Yeomans.
Mrs. Palmer of Zaidee is visit
ing her son, Dr. J. W. Palmer,
! this week.
Mrs. Mattie Dukes and grand-'
children of Milan spent Sunday
with Mrs. J. H. Hudson.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. F’rizzelle
and Mrs. J. M. D. McGregor
spent Tuesday afternoon in
! Lyons.
PLANS MADE FOR
WAR SAVINGS DAY
Montgomery County Must
Pledge Quota of Stamps
Tomorrow.
As far as plans are concerned,
the Montgomery county organi
! zation for conducting the War
Savings campaign tomorrow has
been perfected, and there is not
a citizen of the county but who
has had ample notice to appear at
the local school house for the
purpose of engaging in a busi
ness meeting for the purpose of
pledging the county’s quota of
War Savings Stamps.
Committees have been appoint
ed for executing every partof the
work, and a speaker has been
assigned to each gathering point.
Descriptions of the plan have
been given from time to time,
and now there remains but one
thing —definite action. It is just
as important for every citizen to
respond to (his call as it is for a
man to respond when called to
the colors, and those who fail to
respond, either in person or by
card, are liable to meet with un
pleasant consequences.
Let it be understood that no
one, unless he prefers, is expec
ted to buy any special number of
stamps tomorrow, hut pledge the
amount to be bought before Dec.
31; and no pledge will be accepted
for less than S2O, face value,
i There are scores of men in the
county, who are expected to buy
the limit—slooo.
In this issue will be seen an
urgent appeal from Chairman
W. A. Peterson, who has sacri-
I ficed more time and effort toward
the cause than any man in Mont
gomery county. II is card, to
gether with what has been given
in the county paper, and vast
amounts of literature furnished
by the government, has left little
unsaid.* Tomorrow must find it
DONE.
Montgomery county’s quota,
purchaseable before Dec. 31, is
$270,860, and if this sum is not
pledged, the county has not only
lost ari opportunity—it has failed
in a duty due the government,
and the soldiers who are giving
tl,< ir lives for the sake of liberty
for all people and for all time.
Be at your school house to
morrow, 2 p. m., ready and wil
ling to do YOUR part.
Stereopticor Exhibitions
Benefit of Red Cross.
The Presbyterian Sunday school
series of war pictures was shown
lat the court house Thursday
evening to a woll-tilied house, and
a neat sum was realized for the
Red Cross. The pictures were
very interesting, and the lecture
1 bv Rev. F. M. Paldwin made the
exercise very complete and in
structive.
Tuesday evening an exhibition
was given at the Baptist church
at Longpcrd, and many were
present. This occasion was also
well patronized, and a part of the
proceeds to go to the Red Cross.
This evening (Thursday) an
exhibition will be given at the
Baptist church at Uvalda, and
the public is invited to attend.
The pictures are well worth see
ing. giving as they do an insight
into conditions in France and
Belgium as a result of the bloody
German.
Thrift Stamp Party.
Mrs. A. G. Brewton entertained
the Red Cross ladies Friday af
ternoon last with a “Thrift Stamp
Party,” the proceeds of which
will he used for the benefit of
the Red Cross.
Admission was gained by the
use of a thrift stamp, the value
lot which is 25c. While novel.it
was an enjoyable occasion, and
I quite a number were present.
NO. 9.