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VOL. XXXIII.
GERMANS MAKE
BIG OFFENSIVE
Made Attack on Sixty-Five
Mile Front, but Lose
Heavily.
Special service to Montgomery Monitor.
New York. —The expected renewal
of the German offensive in France
has begun. Fierce battles are in prog
ress on both sides of the famous Ca
thedral City of Rheims, which, since j
the last offensive along the Marne, has !
stood the apex of a sharp salient into
the German line.
West of Rheims the Germans, with
the pressure of large numbers of
troops, the unleashing of which was
preceded by a veritable hail of high
explosive and gas shells, have been
enabled to cross the Marne at several
places. East of the city, however,
they have been held for the smallest
of gains by the tenacious resistance of
the defenders of the line. Altogether
the two battle fronts aggregate about
66 miles in length.
American troops fouhgt valiantly on
the sectors they have been holding and
*t two points have met with notable
success.
At Vaux they not only broke down
a violent attack by the enemy, but
drove him back several hundred yards
and only returned to their former po
sitions when the advance of the Ger
mans southeast of Chateau Thierry
across the Marne mhde the reoccupa
tion of their trenches of strategic
value.
Along the Marne, between the town
tot Possoy and the River Surmelin,
whare the Germans crossed the Marne,
the Americans in a strong counter at
tack forced back the enemy to thei
right bank of the stream. At other!
points along the river they used to
the greatest advantage their machine
guns against enemy elements, which
were crossing the river on pontoon
bridges, 'killing and wounding many I
tot them. In the counter attack near
Possoy between 1,000 and 1,500 Ger
mans were made prisoner by the
Americans.
Takes Vacation.
Rev. F. M. Baldwin, pastor of
the Presbyterian church, left
Monday afternoon for a trip
North, where he will attend a
series of Bible conferences.
While away he will visit New
York, Washington City, Phila
delphia and other points, includ
ing his old home in Indiana,
where his son resides and where
Mrs. Baldwin has been for the
past month.
Mr. Baldwin is a very active
man, has labored very faithfully
for the upbuilding of the interests
of the several churches of the
group, and the membership and
friends generally feel that he is
entitled to the vacation trip, as a
result of which his congregations
will no doubt be benefited through j
the inspiration gained by the
pastor in contact with advanced
methods and plans for Biblical
instruction and church extension.
I
Red Cross at Charlotte.
There has just been organized
a branch of the Red Cross at
Charlotte, and the new branch
comes mainly through the efforts
of the Red Cross at Longpond,
which is one of the most active
in this section of the state.
The membership of the new j
branch at organization was as
follows:
Messrs. W. F. Glosson, C. F.
Gordon, A. D. Combee, Mesdames
L. C. Adams, W. C. Adams, C.
F. Gordon, J. H. Gibbs, (L.
Adams and W. F. Glosson, trans
ferred), and Misses Mary Morris,
Sadie Conner and Pauline Young
blood.
The Charlotte branch begins
work under very promising con
ditions.
Card of Thanks.
We wish to extend our heart
felt thanks and appreciation to all
who administered to the comfort
and for every kindness shown
our son and brother, Steley Cal
houn, in the last days of his ill
ness. May the God of all grace
be with and bless every one of
them. J. J- Calhoun
and Family. 1
in the; service; of America to the end: for victory, for peace and for world-wide liberty
Flour and Farmers.
“It appears that at many points (
in the South farmers have grown !
a certain amount of wheat in a
patriotic attempt to make them
selves self-supporting in localities
where there has been, hitherto,
no wheat grown and where the
milling capacity is either non
existent or very limited. Also
that the rule allowing only a
three months’ supply until Octo-'
ber first will work a hardship as
the miller is not able to store and
the farmer is afraid to keep the
wheat on account of weevils, j
Therefore, plans are making!
whereby a farmer may be allowed
!to draw a full twelve months’
supply to meet these cases, at the
rate of twelve pounds per month
per dependent, It may be desir
able to encourage the creation of
some flour milling capacity in
centers to serve those communi
ties, by the conservation of corn
mills or otherwise for this pur
pose.”
Family Reunion of
the Goff Family.
On Monday, Bth inst., the fam
ily of Mr. John Goff assembled
at his home near Charlotte for a
family reunion, and a happy day
was spent by them.
The children present were Jesse
; Goff and wife, Longpond; Horace
! Goff and family: Tarry town; Wi
ley Goff and wife, Soperton; Mrs.
Vol Horne, Dillon, S. C., and
Miss Pauline Goff. Mrs. Horne
has returned to her home in i
South Carolina.
Bond Subscribers
Can Get Exchange.
Subscribers to the Third Lib-1
erty Loan Bonds through the Mt.
Vernon Bank are requested to
call and receive them, or possibly
arrange for the safe-keeping in
the bank’s safety vaults.
Parties owning Second Liberty
Loan Bonds, and who desire to
have them converted into Third
Loan bonds, may have the trans
fer made at this bank. The last
loan pays four and a-quarter per
cent., whiie the second pays only
four, with the option of trans
ferring into the higher rate.
The Mt. Vernon Bank will
gladly have the transfers made
for its patrons, and those inter
ested are asked to call at once.
Geo. M. Wilcox Died
Tuesday in Mcßae.
Advices of the death of Mr.
Geo. M. Wilcox at his home in
Mcßae were received here yester
day morning. Mr. Wilcox had
been ill for about two years, suf
fering from the effects of a can
cer of the mouth, from which he
died at 10 o’clock Tuesday night.
He is survived by his wife,
who, before her marriage, was
Miss Leila Calhoun, a daughter
|of the late Thomas Calhoun of
this county, and a sister of
Messrs. John C. and M. B. Cal
houn of this place, and other
members of a large family.
As a native of Telfair county,
Mr. Wilcox was one of the most
prominent men in this section,
was well and favorably known,
and his untimely death will bring
sorrow to a large number of
friends.
Twelve years ago Mr. Wilcox
served in the state senate from
the Fifteenth district. During
the past twenty or more years he
was a successful traveling sales
man, with other business con- 1
nections.
Messrs. J. C. and M. B. Cal
houn attended the funeral service
in Mcßae yesterday.
If the men in our Army and!
I Navy can do without luxuries we
at home certainly can.
MT. VERNON. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. JULY 18. 1918.
Another Call Gets
Boys from Montgomery-
The following is a list of white men called by the local board
to assemble in Mt. Vernon 4 p. m., Sunday afternoon, July 21st,
preparatory to departure to Camp Gordon Monday morning, 5:20:
White List.
John Wesley Chappell, Wm. West McNeal, Troy Whitaker,
i Curtis Canady, Henry Grady Odum, Otis Cody, S. Columbus Cole
man, Rufus Lester Todd, Willie Smith, Lonzie Lawson, Cheatham
M. Flanders, C. M. Jeans, Jr., J. E. Hayslip, Brown Jenkins,
Owen C. Tharpe, Morgan Wilson, Bruce Calhoun, Henry T. Sharpe,
[Joseph Otto Milligan, John Smith, Joe Hardy, F. M. Galbreath,
• Angus McQueen, Allie Levada Mitchell, Dessie Dixon, George Hern
don, John Daniel Price, Fred Dukes, Willie Cauley, Lum Newsome,
Daniel L. Gordon, Bill Morris, M. D. Humphrey Wiley Erwin Goff,
John C. Lett, Willie M. Jackson.
It will be noticed that that there are only 36 names on the list,
which is accounted for by the fact that all names in Class No. 1
have been drawn. The call is for 59 men, and the board finds itself
unable to secure additional men until the reclassification is finished.
It is understood that the county Legal Advisory Board has gone
over the list and made recommendations to the District Board,
which meets in Savannah on the 23d inst. Until these men have
been passed on by the District Board, it appears that the call for
59 men will have to be filled with the above men.
Colored List.
Tne following is a list of colored men who go away this morn
ing. Sixteen colored men were called, and from the list of 21 men
they will be taken:
Jake Dixon, Eddie Brown, Eddie Bell, Will Lee, Annias Kemp,
Wm, Wright, Boss Baker, Charlie Davis, Jas. Bell, Driver Freeman,
Jr., Will Bellamy, Edgar Hall, Isiah Clarke, J. W. Byrd, Boisey
McAllister, John C. Collins, Geo. Dallis, Mack Kelley, Willie Tur
ner, Geo. Currie, Marshal Wooten.
As soon as the list of re-classified men is secured, it will be
published in full in The Montgomery Monitor. The Monitor has
endeavored to keep the public posted in matters of this nature, and
has otherwise co-operated with the local board in every particular,
receiving in return the assistance and co-operation of the board and
the very kind consideration of the chief clerk, Miss Anna Morrison,
and her assistants in the preparation of lists, etc.
Prepared by Federal Foud Admin iteration for Georgia
Cabbage Possesses High
Nutritive Value For Hogs
Don’t waste or burn your garbage.
It is valuable for many purposes, but
may be used to best advantage as feed
for hogs. One ton of garbage, if used
as a feed for hogs, will produce one
hundred pounds of good, firm, first
quality pork.
One ton of garbage, also, will pro
duce enough glycerine for the explo
sive charge of fourteen 75-millimeter
shells; will provide enough "fatty
acids” to manufacture one hundred 12-
ounce cakes of soap; and will furnish
enough fertilizer to grow eight bushels
of wheat.
Refund Ordered On Cotton Seed
Under an order issued by Dr. A. M.
Soule, federal food administrator, to
all local administrators and all buyers
of cotton seed in Georgia, notice is
given that refunds are to be made
to farmers in this state in cases where
too great deductions were made by
buyers in the purchase of cotton seed,
under certain conditions, and empha
sis is laid on the policy that all cot
ton seed should be paid for at full
value, with a warning to buyers
against taking any advantage of open
ings to buy seed below their value.
The order is as follows:
“The weather conditions of last sea
son resulted in the production of some
damaged seed, or seed producing less
than the official yields. These seed
were purchased at less than the stabil
ized price.
“It is now brought to our attention ;
that in a number of instances the de-1
duetions or dockage has been exces- ‘
Hive. We have found it necessary in
certain cases to order refund of such
amounts as were deducted in excess of
the proper value of the seed.
"We would suggest that all buyers
who found it necessary to make deduc
tions during the past season shall now
review such deductions and satisfy
themselves that they were fair as
based upon the experience of working
the seed, if, upon investigation, it Is
found that an injustice has been done,
we urge that a voluntary refund be
made to the shipper in advance of any
action that may be taken by the food
administration.
“We are hereby instructing buyers
and sellers to keep complete records of j
%ny future transactions in which a de-
LOST—A brown leather card:
case, between home of J. L. Ad-1
lams and Mt. Vernon postoffice.
| Contained two S2O bills, three $1
i bills and photo of husband. Lib
eral reward if returned to Mrs.
Will Bruce, Mt. Vernon. 711
duction on account of the quality of
cotton seed is made. Such records must
include full information justifying
these deductions and be subject to re
view by the food administration from
time to time.
“We wish to emphasize the principle
that all cotton seed should be paid for
at its full value.
"We caution all buyers against tak
ing advantage of any opportunity to
buy cotton seed at less than such val
ue. We reiterate that to make the
cotton seed serve its greatest purpose
in the present emergency through co
operation of all elements is absolutely
necessary.”
Serious Sugar Losses
The submarine depredations off the
Atlantic coast e,arly in June resulted
in the loss of 13,854 tons of sugar from
Cuba and Porto Rico. This represents
nearly one-fifth of the total weekly
consumption of sugar in the United
States, and is more than the recent
total sugar allowance of Great Britain
for jam making this year.
Although the cargoes were fully cov
ered by insurance the loss of the sugar
emphasizes the need for additional
conservation of this important com
modity.
United States
Exports of Oats
The extent to which the United
States is now supplying the Allies with
wheat substitutes is shown by a sum
mary of oat and corn exports an
inounced by the United States Food
! Administration. More than 101,000,-
000 bushels of oats and oatmeal were
exported by this country from July 1,
1917, to April 30, 1918, and of this
amount more than 93,000,000 bushels
were sent the European Allies.
Exports of corn and corn meal for
the fame period were more than 39,-
000.000 bushels, of which more than
37,000,000 bushels were for the Allies.
More Rigid Canadian Regulations
New Canadian food regulations now
in effect limit the amount of fats and
sugar which may 1/e used in the man
ufacture of pastry, confectionery and
ice cream. The manufacture of some
of these products Is entirely prohibit
ed and the sugar consumption of candy
manufacturers is limited to one-half
j the monthly average used by them last
year.
Remember that the soldier’s
chance of life depends upon the
support given him by the folks
back home. Help! Save and buy
War Savings Stamps.
May Ration Out
Tobacco for Soldiers.
Washington, July 15.—The sol
dier’s demand for his cigarette
I mav lead to the rationing of to
bacco among civilians, the war
■ industries board announced. In
vestigations are now under way
to determine the amount of to
bacco that must be conserved in
1 this country to supply the needs
of the soldiers.
Comparisons have been made
of the rations issued by Great
Britain, France, Italy and Bel
gium. The estimate of the
amount available for 1918 in the
United States from the 1917 crop
is 850,000,000 pounds.
BRITISHAIHERICANS
TAKE MERMAN COAST
Russian Troops Successful
After Clash With the
Bolsheviki.
Special service to Montgomery Monitor.
London. American and British
troops have occupied the whole of the
Murman coast, in northern Russia,
says a dispatch from Moscow to the
Central News Agency byway of Am
sterdam.
After capturing Kern, a railroad sta
tion on the White seacoast, the dis
patches add, the American and Brit
ish forces advanced toward Toroki,
tlie Russion Bolsheviki authorities
having withdrawn to Nirok.
The commander of the entente al
lied forces have issued an appeal to
the population on the Murman coast
requesting help against Germany and
Finland. It is declared that the Mur
man coast Is Russian territory under
the protection of the entente powers.
Kazan is on the Kazanlca river, near
where it joins the Volga. It is a
manufacturing and commercial center,
and is the entreport of the commerce
between Siberia and European Russia.
Kazan is about 100 miles north of Sim
birsk, where the Bolsheviki govern
ment troops were reported to have
defeated the Czechs.
40,000 AUSTRIANS DESERT AND
FLEE TO THE INLAND POINTS
London. —Forty thousand deserters
from the Austrian army fled inland af
ter the Plave disaster, The Zurich
correspondent of The Daily News has
learned from neutral sources.
Some of these are armed and are
hiding in the mountains.
Three thousand deserters were ar
rested in Budapest.
German Chancellor von Hertling’s
■•ecent statements were the result of
Austrian pressure, designed to bolster
up the tottering dual monarchy.
Haiti Declares War Against Germany
Port-au-Prince, Alaiti.—The council
of slate, acting in accordance with the
powers given it under the new Ilatien
constitution, has unanimously voted
the declaration of war upon Germany
demanded by the president of the re
public. Haiti is the twenty-second ha
lion to declare war on Germany. Seven
other countries have broken diplomat
ic relations. Germany severed diplo
matic relations with Haiti in June,
1917, after Ihe West Indian republic
had protested against Germany’s un
restricted submarine warfare.
Germany’s Last Big Drive Under Way
Washington. -Germany’s fifth drive
was viewed by many military men as
probably the last, offensive action. Its
location indicated that Germany has
elected to try for Paris anew or to
trike so heavily as to draw strength
,'rom the north. Their former inten
on appeared to be the former. If,
however, the German is seeking to
divert strength from farther north, !
then he eventually hopes to strike the
channel ports. Military men agree that
difficult days are again ahead.
The Red Cross Play
A Wonderful Success.
The play, “Claim Allowed,”
which was presented here
some time ago, and afterward |
given at Glenwood and Alamo, i
has been pronounced a marvelous
success by all who have witnessed
it. |
Miss Young, under whose able
charge the play was given, de
sires The Monitor to express ap
preciation to all who contributed
toward the success of the plav.
The proceeds from the three
places amounted to about S2OO,
which was given to the Red
Cross.
ORGANIZATION
JR. RED CROSS
Large Number Young Folks
and Babes Sign Up
for Work.
The Junior Red Cross is soon
to be organized, the membership
, i for a strong organization having
recently been secured through
, the efforts of Miss Frances Watt.
Miss Watt and Miss Callie Rogers
were appointed a committee from
the chapter to organize the little
folks, and during the absence of
Miss Rogers for the summer,
Miss Watt has secured the enlist
ment of practically all the young
folks of the town and section.
In addition to the young folks,
ages from fifteen or sixteen down,
there has been prepared a cradle
roll, some of the members of
which were yet without names,
and in order to get on the roll
had to have their names supplied
hurriedly for the occasion. The
dues are only 25 cents per year,
pro rated according to usage just
as other Red Cross funds.
Miss Watt, in behalf of the
committee, wishes to thank the
children, and their parents, for
the hearty response to the call.
The list contains between 140
and 150 names, and they will be
given in full next week. If your
child, however, young, is not on
the roll, place the name there at
once—and make it an even hun
dred and fifty for the organiza
tion. _
Spring Hill News.
Hpocittl (lorrcHponilewß.
M isses Ruth and Sallie Burnette
of Lumber City were in Spring
Hill Sunday afternoon.
Mr. H. E. Burkhalter and fam
ily were the guests of his mother,
Mrs. M. C. Burkhalter Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. Luther Allison and chil
dren of Americus are visiting
Rev. and Mrs. R. M. Allison.
Miss Ella Mae Miller wbb the
guest of Miss Ruth Anderson
Saturday and Sunday last.
Spring Hill Camp Meeting will
begin Friday before the fourth
Sunday in this month. We are
planning to make the camp meet
ing a good one and one that will
he long remembered. Several of
the best preachers of the South
Georgia Conference will preach
for us. Also Rev. .1, E. Sumner,
a former pastor of this place,
will lead the singing. Every
body is invited to come.
i iiINDENBLRG IS DEAD
AFTER OFFICIAL ROW
Reports Say Field Marshal
Had Fracas With
Kaiser.
I Amsterdam, July 15. — Field
Marshal von Hindenburg is dead,
according to the newspaper Les
Nouvelles. His death is said to
have occurred after a stormy in
terview with the German emper
or at great headquarters at Spa.
The emperor and the field mar
shal are declared to have had
1 serious differences of opinion
concerning the German offensive
toward Paris. The field marshal
died from congestion of the brain.
The violent interview between
Von Hindenburg and Emperor
William occurred on May 16, Les
, Nouvelles says. It was followed
by an apoplectic stroke which
ultimately resulted in the field
marshal’s death.
The newspaper says its infor
matipn was obtained from “good
sources in the occupied districts
1 of Belgium.”
NO. 11.