The Montgomery Monitor.
VOL. XXXIII.
GERMAN SUBS
NOW USING GAS
Six People off Carolina Coast
are Overcome by
Fumes.
Special service to Montgomery Monitor.
wasmngton.—Gas rrom oil discharg
ed on the water by the German sub
marine operating off the middle At
lantic coast, overcame six men in the |
coast guard station and lighthouse on j
Smith’s Island, North Carolina, the
navy department was advised by the
commandant of the sixth naval dis
trict.
If the gas attacks were deliberate,
as most officials believed, it constitut
ed a new and ingenious form of
"frightfulness” and, so fare as has
been reported, was the first direct ef
fort of the German raiders to harm
persons or property on American
shores.
The gas was said by the command
ant of the coast guard station to have
much the same effect as the mustard
gas used by the Germans on the west
ern front. The men were laid out for
more than half an hour, but apparent
ly suffered no serious after effects.
Those who suffered at the lighthouse
are understood to have been the keep
er, his wife and one other, composing j
the crew of the lighthouse, while three
of the coast guards at the life-saving j
station also suffered. A brood of j
chickens on the reservation was kill- i
ed and other animals on the place !
showed signs of the gas.
Kaiaer Now Cashiers Three Generals
London. —Three German generals re
cently commanding near MontdiJieV
have been cashiered for neglecl of
duty, according to Belgian reports re
ceived in Amsterdam, and transmitted
by the Exchange Telegraph company.
Allies Continuing To Gain Ground
New York. —Although the Germans
are employing fresh forces of re
serves in efforts to hold back the al
lied troops who are pressing them
from the region of the Somme to the
Oise, the American, British and
French armies continue to make prog
ress. August 12 witnessed gains of
ground at various points along the bat
tle front of high importance for the
further prosecution of the endeavors
of the allies to drive out the Germans
from the old Amiens-Montdidier sec
tor.
86 Persons Killed By Mexican Bandits
El Paso, Texas. —Twenty-six passen
gers and forty soldiers of the train
guard of fifty men were killed and
gevtny soldiers and civilians wound
ed when the northbound train on the
Mexican Central railroad was held up
at CoDsuelo, Chihauhau, 50 miles south I
of Chihauhau City, Mexico, according !
to word received here. The bandits
were Villa followers. The dead were |
stripped of their clothing and valu
ables. A military train carying a I
itrong force of soldiers was rushed to j
the scene.
The Fourth Liberty Loan.
The campaign for the Fourth
Liberty Loan will begin Septem
ber 28 and close October 19. The
result of the loan will be watched
with keen interest in Europe, not
only by our associates in the war
against the Teutonic powers but
bv our enemies. It will be re
garded by them as a measure of
the American people’s support of
of the war.
The Germans know full well
the tremendous weight and sig
nificance of popular support of
the war, of the people at home
backing up the Army in the field.
As the loan succeeds our enemies
will sorrow; as it falls short they
will rejoice. Every dollar sub
scribed will help and encourage
the American soldiers and hurt
the enemies of America.
The loan will be a test of the
loyalty and willingness of the
people of the United States to
make sacrifices compared with
the willingness of our soldiers
to do their part. There must be
and will be no failure by the peo
ple to measure up to the courage
and devotion of our men in Eu
rope. Many of them have given
up their lives; shall we at home
withhold our money? Shall we
spare our dollars while they spare
not their very lives?
It is a great disadvantage to
own a car for which you cannot
get parts when you need them.
This is not the case with the
Maxwell car. We keep the parts
in stock, and can make repairs or
furnish supplies at a moment’s
notice. Hicks Bros., Mt. Vernon.
IN THE SERVICE OF AMERICA TO THE END: FOR VICTORY, FOR PEACE AND FOR WORLD-WIDE LIBERTY
I
Ladies Invited to
Go to Work Room, !
Officials of the local Red Cross!
insists that all members, some
time during each week, partici
pate in the sewing at the work
rooms, where much material has
been cut out ready for the stitch
ing.
Thursdays have been observed
as regular sewing days, but the
work is now urgent, and it is
thought that it may be conven
ient for some to give time to the
work on days other than Thurs
days.
BACK DOOR THIEVES
MAKE LARGE HAUL
One Negro With Many
Names Found With
Goods.
I
Last Thursday night the store
of Mcßae Bros. & McLemore, 1
Mt. Vernon, was entered by rob- j.
bers, and between S3OO and S4OO
worth of goods were removed.
The stolen goods consisted of;
clothing, shoes and furnishings,
| the better grades having been
chosen by the thieves in a very !
discriminatory manner.
Entrance was gained through
the rear bv forcing the door. A
negro, Hezekiah Morgan, alias i
Thos. Stone, was arrested by the
Vidalia marshal Saturday, plenti- (
fully supplied with the goods,
having two suit cases full. He j
was returned to Mt. Vernon and,
placed in jail.
The negro has told enough tales
about the affair to puzzle a
Philadelphia lawyer, the only l
statement that seems to have had |
any semblance of truth was his
direction to a certain bridge, |
where several pairs of shoes were
found, otherwise his testimony;
|
has been a wonderful piece of
fabrication.
It is thought that there were 1
others connected with the rob
bery, but to date this has not|
been determined. The negro’s:
statements are so conflicting that!
!no information can be gained
from him.
CALL FOR COLNTY
LABOR ORGANIZATION
—— _
Citizens to Meet at Court
House Here Thursday
Ten a. m.
To the people of Montgomery
County:
It is evident that we have made
good crops throughout the county,
and there are many reasons why
we should make every effort pos-:
sible to gather and save the!
product made.
Quite a lot of labor has been
taken away from the county, and J
inducted into military service.
These are abnormal times, and it
is the duty of every citizen to?
! put forth his best effort along all
lines when conditions are as they ,
now are.
We believe that there is enough j
labor here to gather and house!
the splendid crop made if it is
properly utilized. It is the duty
of the employer to pay a fair
price for labor done; and it is
equally the duty of the employee
to put forth every effort to help
gather and save the product
made.
We hereby suggest, that the
people from all sections of the
' county meet in convention, at the
1 county seat, on the 22d day of
Aug. for the pumose of discuss
ing the matter and formulating
plans for the effectual gathering
i and housing the products made
; throughout the county.
Meet 10 o’clock a. m., Aug.
: 22d, 1918 at court house.
, C. H. Goff,
M. C. Coleman,
i G. I. Radford,
, I L. C. Uunderwood, et al.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. AUGUST 15, 1918.
PRESIDENT WILSON
IS POSITIVELY FOR
WILLIAM J. HARRIS
From President Wilson.
My dear Mr. Howell:
Allow me to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of July 24th,
which has been supplemented by a number of others from promi
nent citizens of Georgia bearing the same inquiry as to the attitude
of the national administration with regard to the pending contest
for the United States senatorship in Georgia. Your own letter, I
observe, is addressed to me by you in your capacity as a member of
the national democratic committee, and I assume that it is is your
feeling that it is proper for me to answer the question in the inter
est of the party as a national unit.
I must say, however, that I have been surprised by the Ques
tion, because I had supposed that the people of Georgia fully under
stood my attitude. The recent correspondence between Mr. Wil
liam Schley Howard and myself, which I understand has been pub
lished, is surely self-explanatory. I have never undertaken, and I
never would presume to undertake, to dictate to the voters of any
state the choices they should make, but when my views have been
sought by those who seemed to have a right to seek them, I have
not hesitated to give them. I gave them most frankly to Mr.
Howard when he asked for them.
Senator Hardwick has been a constant and active opponent of
my administration. Mr. William J. Harris has consistently and
actively supported it. In my opinion the obvious thing for all those
to do who are jealous of the reputation of the party and the success
of the government in the present crisis is to combine in the support
of Mr. Harris. Very sincerely yours,
WOODROW WILSON.
The White House, Washington. Aug. 7.
Mr. Howell’s Letter.
The letter from Mr. Howell, as member from Georgia'of the
democratic national committee, was as follows:
My dear Mr. President: .
I am calling your attention to the senatorial situation in Geor
gia, for I cannot believe that you are acquainted with conditions
here brought about by several candidates appealing to the loyal
sentiment, of the people against one who is practically defying vour
administration in justifying his antagonistic course both before and
i since his country entered the war.
Nothing could be more deplorable than to have this state placed
jin the attitude of refusing to uphold your course, when the senti
■ ment of the people overwhelmingly indorses every step that has
been taken to put the whole force of our country back of our men
| now at the front.
I am taking this method of communicating with you to give
expression to my opinion that the best solution of the problem here
!is for you to take the people of the state into your confidence and
give them the benefit of your view of the situation.
I If this fight can be centered on to a straight-out contest between
the loyalists on one side and the out-spoken or half-hearted tories
on the other, there will be no possible doubt of the result.
But it is going to take a bold stroke to bring about such a con
centration and nothing would so admirably serve this purpose as a
| direct expression from you.
Should you see fit to send such a message, I will be glad to pre
sent it to the people of Georgia.
With cordial personal regards, I am, with best wishes,
Sincerely yours,
CLARK HOWELL,
Member of the National Democratic Committee from Georgia.
To Hon. Woodrow Wilson, the White House, Washington, D. C.
Atlanta, Ga., July 24.
The Issue Definitely Established.
The above correspondence between Hon. Clark Howell, member
of the National Democratic Committee from Georgia, and President
Woodrow Wilson, will serve to settle forever all question as to the
attitude of President Wilson toward the Georgia senatorial race, in
which several candidates are concerned in the point in question,
The public is already familiar with the embarrassing position
Mr. Howard placed the President, and how it grieved him to learn
that Mr. Howard entered the race against Mr. Wilson’s expressed
pleasure, and how he still refuses to withdraw from the race.
The majority of the voters of Georgia have long since under
stood that Mr. Harris enjoyed the friendship and esteem of Presi
dent Wilson. „ ~ ~ . A ..
Likewise, the people of Georgia understood full well that Mr.
Hardwick has actively opposed administration measures.
Therefore, there remains no further question or argument, pro
or con. The word of President Wilson is sufficient. The people of
i Georgia can be guided by it, in the support of Mr. Harris, despite
; the arrogance of both Hardwick and Howard, or they can disregard
it to the eternal shame on the fair name of Georgia incident to such
' utter and intolerable indifference.
’Tis a pity that Mr. Wilson, encumbered with the cares of a
(nation upon his shoulders, and having the love and esteem of the
peace-loving world, should find it necessary to explain to the people
of Georgia that one of its senators has repeatedly antagonized the
national administration. This does not come as a complaint from
Mr. Wilson; it is simply wise counsel from the nation’s head, direc
ted at a people who have allowed themselves suspended over the
brink of civic disgrace, and we trust that Mr. Wilson will never
'again be called on to convince the people of Georgia how near dis
! honor has stared them in the face. In the by-word of a noted Geor
gian. “My God, what a record!”
Two weeks ago, in a front-page editorial in this same space
(commended from every section of Georgia, and in some instances
out of Georgia! we put the issue on the very status it today occu
pies—loyalty to the national administration, to country, and to state.
There it must remain. On this issue Georgia’s record will be for
ever tarnished, or its purity will be forever established. Such a
condition will not come again. May it never. H. B. K
From Douglas.
Profs. W. P. White and A. G.
Overman, members of the faculty
of the Eleventh District Agricul
tural and Mechanical School, <
Douglas, were in Mt. Vernon i
Tuesday afternoon.
They visited other points of the
county, conferring with prospec
tive students. During the past
year Montgomery county has
! been quite well represented in
| this school, and it is probable
; that others will attend this term.
LOST DOG. —Black arid white
? spotted terrier, answering name
of “Snowball.” Ears clipped;
tail bobbed. Suitable reward for
information leading to recovery.
Notify H. L. Wilt, Mt. Vernon.
Alston Ginnery.
.. . !
The Alston Ginnery is in trim
for operation, and during the
season will trive the best service
possible. Prompt service is our
motto. Highest market prices
for seed. G. A. Sammons,
814 Proprietor.
Jury Commissioners
To Meet Tuesday. 1
The Monitor is requested to
announce that the Board of Jury
Revisers will begin its session in
Mt. Vernon Monday, August 19th.
The board was to have met
some time ago, but on account of
inconvenience to some members,
the above date was agreed upon.
Those concerned may take due
notice.
BOLSHEVIK REGIME
IS NOW TOTTERING
German Ambassador Skips |
and Leaders Reported
Killed.
Special Service to Monitor.
London.—Premier Lenlne and hia
chief assistant, Leon Trotzky, have
fled to Kronstadt, the naval base near
Petrograd, according to a dispatch aeut
out by the semi-official Wolf bureau of
Berlin and printed in Zurich newspa
pers, says a Havas report from Paris.
Reports received in London that
the Bolshevik leaders intended to flee
to Germany lend color to the German
report that they already have gone to
Kronstadt. Copenhagen dispatches
said that the anti-Bolshevik movement
in Russia was growing rapidly and
that the Bolshevik government vir
tually had gone to pieces. These re
ports were taken from Russian news
papers.
Lenine and Trotzky have been in
power since the overthrow of the
Kerensky cabinet last November.
They negotiated the Brest-Litovsk
peace.
Bolsheviki Regime in Serious Position
Amsterdam. - The position of the
soivet government in Russia is con
sidered very serious by the Moscow
correspondent of The Taggeblatt of
Berlin. He announces that the Czecho
Slovak forces have increased to 300,-
000 and are being reinforced by Ser
bians, Cossacks and counter revolu
tlonists.
The Bolsheviki government will
shortly leave Moscow for Kronstadt,
The Berlin Lokal Anzleger states, l’re
mier Lenine and War Minister Trotz
ky have already reached there, the
newspaper adds.
German Ambassador to Leave Moscow
Amsterdam.—Dr. Helferich, the Uer
man ambassador to Russia, is inform
ed the soviet government that he will
move the embassy from Moscow to
Pskov because he fears for the per
sonal safety of his staff, says an of
ficial telegram from Berlin. This ac
tion, it is added, was decided upon be
cause of a proclamation of the social
revolutionists that they were about to
begin a reign of terror at Moscow.
Pskov was selected because conditions
at Petrograd are almost as bad as at
Moscow.
NR. JOHN A. SELLERS
DIED LAST SUNDAY
Buried With Masonic Hon
ors in Mt. Vernon
Monday.
Mr. John A. Sellers, a well
known citizen of Ailey, died Sun
day last, after ari illness lasting
practically a year, during which
he had gradually declined.
Deceased was a native of South
Carolina, but came to this county
many years ago and located on
the west side, now Wheeler coun
ty, where he married Miss Grimes,
a daughter of Mr. Jackson Grimes.
He is survived by his wife and
an adopted daughter.
Mr. Sellers has, during his
residence in Ailey, operated a
blacksmith and repair shop, and
was a constant worker. He was
a man of quiet manners, and en
joyed the friendship of a large
circle of friends. He was justice
of the peace of the Ailey district.
He was a member of Aural
Lodge of Masons, Mt. Vernon, an
Odd Fellow and a member of
other orders. Funeral services
were conducted in Ailey/by his
pastor. Rev. J. D. Rabun, of the
Baptist church. Monday morning,
and the body was laid to rest in
the new Mt. Vernon cemetery.
The service at the grave was
1 conducted by Aural Lodge of
■ Masons. Peace to him.
Mrs. J. B. Johnson of Soperton
1 spent Saturday with the family
of Mr. H. C. Davis.
EXECUTIVE COM.
MET THURSDAY
Adopted Plans for Holding
Primary Election
Sept. 11.
The Montgomery county execu
tive committee met Aug. 8, 1918.
Called to order by chairman.
The following rules and regula
tions were adopted by the com
mittee assembled:
1. That each precinct be paid
SIO.OO for holding election, in
cluding the returns.
2. That each candidate for
representative or the senate be
assessed $25.00 each to cover ex
penses incurred in holding elec
tion.
3. That time for entrance into
the race for either of the above
offices be limited to Aug. 20th,
and further, t» qualify them
selves to enter, fee must be paid
to chairman by midnight, Aug.
20th.
4. That managers of election
in each precinct consist of the
Justice of Peace, or the Notary
Public, if Justice of Peace is un
able. The committeeman from
the precinct abd they to select
the third manager.
5. That the voting and count
ing of the ballots be done with
open doors and that under no
circumstances the ballots be re
moved from the place of voting
during this time. The ballots to
be sealed and ready for return
before removal.
G. That the voters list be pre
pared by the county registrars
for distribution, together with
necessary blanks for holding the
election.
7. That all voters be given
until the 31st irist. to have their
names appear properly on regis
tration list.
8. That the plurality vote wil
govern the election—the man
getting the highest vote to be
declared the nominee.
9. That the election to open
at each precinct at 8 o’clock a. m.
and close at 3 p. m. at all pre
cincts except the county site,
which will be open from G a. m.
until G p. m.
B. A. Conner,
Secretary.
Important Message to
W. S. S. Committees.
All the members of the War
Savings Stump Committees of
Montgomery county are hereby
notified to attend a meeting in
the court house at Mt. Vernon on
Saturday the 17th at 3 o’clock p.
m. This includes division chair
men, militia district chairmen,
school district supervisors with
every member of each school dis
trict committee.
It. is imperative that every one
be in their seat at the appointed
hour. Questions of great i*npor
| tance will be placed before the
body for its determination. The
roll will be called and all absen
tess noted.
W. A. Peterson,
Chairman Montg. Co.
Sheriff Sule.
Georgia Montgomery County.
Will ix; sold before the court house door in Mt.
Vernon on the* firtit Tuenday in Sept., 1918, be
i tween the Ifetfal hourn of Hale, to the highest bidder
for cash, certain property, of which the followin#
| ih a complete description:
10(1.000 No. I shingles and 90,000
1 No. 2 shingles. Also one (taw und
I shingle mill and all fixtures of the
, Maine, being the property of the Dur
i den Lumber and Timber Co. Bald
property located on the train mad of
naid company, at its mill site near
the Town of Hoperton. Maid County
and slate. Said property levied on
and will be sold a* the property of
'l'li. Durden Lumber and Timber Co.
to satisfy a lien foreclosure issued
from the superior court of said county
in la \or of George Walker &. Co., vs
Dni den Lumber and Timber Co.
This the (ill) day of August, 1918.
I. ,J. Davis, Sheriff, M. C.
Larsen & Crockett,
I A ttys, for Pltf.
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