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RED CROSS GIFTS
$400,000,000
War Council on Retirement An
nounces Cash and Supplies
Contributed.
WORKERS WILL “CARRY ON.”
Five Big Societies in World Wide Plan.
H. P. Davison Heads International
American Red Cross Commission.
Dr. Livingston Farrand Permanent
Leader of Peace Organization.
Washington.—(Special.) —Henry P.
Davison us chairman issues the follow
ing statement on behalf of the War
Council of the American lted Cross:
“To the American People:
“The War Council of the American
Red Cross appointed by President Wil
son on Muy 10, 1017, to carry on the
work of the American J.led Cross dur
ing the war, at their request and by
vote of the Central Committee, ceased
at midnight, February 28.
“Immediately the armistice was
signed the War Council instituted
studies to determine when the strict
ly war work of the organization would
have been sufficiently matured to en
able the direction of affairs to lie re
sumed by the permanent staff. Henry
P. Davison, being in Paris when tbe
armistice was signed, summoned a
conference there of the heads of all
the Red Cross Commissions in Europe
to canvass the situation. After con
sidering all the factors it was con
cluded to make the transition on
March 1. The very fortunate choice
of Dr. Livingston Farrand as the new
chairman of the Central Committee,
and thereby the permanent chief ex
ecutive of the Red Cross, makes possi
ble the consummation of this plan un
der the most favorable conditions.
Accounts Audited by War Department.
“Detailed reports to Congress and a
complete audit of its accounts by the
War Department will constitute the
final record of Red Cross activity dur
ing the war. Although it has been
the rule to make public all expendi
tures when authorized and to give de
tailed information relative to all work
undertaken, the War Council in turn
ing over its responsibilities to Dr. Ear
rand and his associates desire to give
a brief resume of Red Cross war time
activities to the American people, to
whom the Red Cross belong, and whose
generous contributions have made pos
sible all that has been accomplished.
“During the past nearly twenty-one
months the American people have
given in cash and supplies to I lie
American Red Cross more than $400,-
' 000,000. No value can be placed upon
the contributions of service which
have been given without stint and of
tentimes at great sacrifice by millions
of our people.
“The effort of the American Red
Cross in this war lias constituted by
far the largest voluntary gifts of
money, of hand and heart, ever con
tributed purely for tbe relief of hu
man suffering. Through the Red Cross
the heart and spirit of the whole
American people have been mobilized
to take care of our own, to relieve the
misery incident to the war, and also
to reveal to the world the supreme
ideals of our national life.
“Everyone who has had any part in
this war effort of the Red Cross is en
titled to congratulate himself. N'o
thanks from anyone could lie equal in
value to the self satisfaction every
one should feel for the part taken.
Fully 8,000,000 American women have
exerted themselves in Red Cross serv
ice.
Has Over 17,000,000 Adult Members.
“When we entered the war the
American Red Cross had about 500.000
members. Today, as the result of the
recent Christmas membership Roll
Call, there are upwards of 17,000,000
full paid members outside of the mem
bers of the junior Red Cross, number
ing perhaps 0,000,000 school children
additional.
"The chief, effort of the Red Cross
during'the war lias been to care for
our men in service and to aid our
army and navy wherever the Red
Cross may be called on to assist. As
to this phase of the work Surgeon Gen
eral Ireland of the U. S. Army recent
ly said: ‘The Red Cross has been an
enterprise as vast as the war itself.
From the beginning it has done those
things which the Army Medical Corps
wanted done, hut could not do itself.’
“The Red Cross endeavor in France
has naturally been upon an exception
ally large scale where service has
been rendered to the American Army
and to the French Army arfd the
French people as well, the latter par
ticularly during the trying period
when the Allied World was waiting
for the American Army to arise in
force and power. Hospital emergency
service for our army in France lias
greatly diminished, but the Red Cross
is still heing called upon for service
upon a large scale in the great base
hospitals, where thousands of Ameri
can sick and wounded are still receiv
ing attention. At these hospitals the
Red Cross supplies huts and facilities
for the amusement and recreation of
the men as they become convalescent.
Our Army of Occupation in Germany
was followed with Medical i' , 'iis pre
pared to render the same e.niwge.icy
aid and supply service which was the
primary business of the Rod Cross
during hostilities. Tim Army Cnntfen
service along the lines of travel bus
dually Increased since the armistice.
“As for work among the French peo
ple, now that hostilities have ceased,
the French themselves naturally pre
fer us far us possible to provide for
their own. It lias accordingly been de
termined that the guiding principle of
Red Cross policy in France henceforth
shall be to have punctilious regard to
Its every responsibility, but to direct
Its efforts primarily to. assisting
French relief societies. The liberated
and devastated regions of France have
been divided by the government into
small districts, each officially assigned
to a designated French relief organi
zation.
“The American Red Cross work in
France was Initiated by a commission
of eighteen men who landed on French
shores June IS, U 717. Since then
some 9,000 persons have been upon the
rolls in France, of whom 7,000 were
actively engaged when ttie armistice
was signed. An indication of the pres
ent scale of (lie work will be obtained
from tlie fact that the services of 6,000
persons are still required.
“Our American Expeditionary Force
having largely evacuated England, the
activities of tile Red Cross Commis
sion there are naturally upon a dimin
ishing scale period. Active operations
are still in progress in Archangel and
Siberia.
“Tlie work in Italy has been almost
entirely on behalf of the civilian pop
ulation of that country. In the critical
hours of Italy’s struggle the American
people, through their Red Cross, sent
a practical message of sympathy and
relief, for which tlie government and
people of Italy have never ceased to
express their gratitude.
Supplies and Personnel to Near East.
“The occasion for such concentra
tion of effort in Italy, England, Bel
gium and even in France having natur
ally and normally diminished, it has
been possible to divert supplies and
personnel In large measure to the aid
of those people in the Near East who
have hitherto been inaccessible to out
side assistance, hut whose sufferings
have been upon an appalling scale.
The needs of these peoples are so vast
that government alone can meet them,
but tlie American Red Cross is making
an effort to relieve immediately the
more acute distress.
“An extensive group of American
workers lias been dispatched to carry
vitally needed supplies, and to work
this winter in tlie various Balkan coun
tries. In order to co-ordinate their ac
tivities, a Balkan commission has been
established, with headquarters at
Rome, Italy, from which point alone
all the Balkan centers can be reached
promptly.
“A commission lias just reached Po
land with doctors and nurses, medical
supplies, and food for sick children
a lid-invalids. An American Red Cross
Commission lias also been appointed
to aid in relieving tlie suffering of Rus
sian prisoners still confined in German
prison camps.
“An important commission is still
working in Palestine. Through the
war special co-operation lias been
given to the Armenian and Syrian Re
lief Commission, which was tlie only
agency aide to carry relief in the in
terior of Turkish dominions.
P.ed Cross Will Continue.
“Red Cross effort is thus far flung.
It will continue to be so. But the
movement represented by this work
has likewise assumed an intimate place
in tlie daily life of our people at home.
The army of workers which has been
recruited and trained during the war
must not be demobilized. All our ex
perience in the war show's clearly that
there is an unlimited field for service
of the kind which can be performed
with peculiar effectiveness by tlie Red
Cress. What its future tasks may be
it is yet impossible to forecast. We
know that so long as there is an Amer
ican army in tlie field the Red Cross
will have a special function to perforin.
“Nothing could be of greater impor
tance to the American Red Cross than
the plans just set in motion by the five
great Red Cross societies of the world
Lo develop a program of extended ac
tivities in tiie interest of humanity.
Tlie conception involves not alone ef
forts to relieve liuinan suffering, but
to prevent it; not alone a movement
by tlie people of an individual nation,
but an attempt to arouse all people to
a sense of their responsibility for tlie
welfare of their fellow beings through
out the world. It is a program both
Ideal and practical. Ideal in that Its
supreme aim is nothing less than ver
itable “Peace on earth good will to
men," and practical in that it seeks to
take means and measures which are
actually available and make them ef
fective In meeting witiiout delay the
crisis which is daily recurrent lu the
lives of all peoples.
“For accomplishing its mission in
tlie years of peace which must lie
abend of us the Red Cross will require
the ablest possible leadership, aud
must enjoy tlie continued support, sym
pathy, and participation in its work
if the whole American people. It is
particularly fortunate that such a man
ms I»r. Livingston Farrand should have
been selected as tlie permanent head
of the organization. The unstinted
fashion in which ail our people gave
of themselves throughout the war Is
the la st assurance that our Red Gross
will continue to receive that co-opera
tion which will make Its work a source
of pride and inspiration to every Amer
ican.”
Mr Davison, ns chairman of the In
ternational Commission of the Ameri
can Red Cross, lias undertaken to rep
resent tl e American' Red Cross in the
preptiration of the program for extend
ed Red Cross activities, and will spend
tl t xt several months In Europe In
const ’‘alien with other Red Cross socl
4
etixe for Mat purpose.
TIIE WAR COT'NCIL OF THE AMER
ICAN RED CR?>SS.
Henry P. Davison, Chairman.
THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR-THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1010.
Sheriff Sale.
Georgia—Montgomery County.
Will be sold before the court house
door in Mt. Vernon on the first Tues
day in April, 1019, between the legal
hours of sale, to the highest bidder
for cash, certain property, of which
i the following is a complete descrip
tion :
Ten acres of land situate, lying and
heing in the 1386th G. M. district of
Montgomery countv, as it existed
prior to tiie formation of Treutlen
county, and now within tlie bounds
of Treutlen county, and bounded as
follows: On the north by lands of
Spencer Coleman, on tiie east by
lands of Samtnie Davis, and on tiie
south and west by lands of Harmon
Willis, being ten acres carved from
tiie northeast corner of said tract and
known as the Harmon Willis home
place. Levied on and will be sold as
the property of Harmon Willis to
satisfy a tax II fa issued by H. C.
Davis, tax collector Montgomery
county, vs Harmon Willis, for state
and county taxes for the year 1918.
Levy made and returned to me by
J. T. Beuguot, constable, and written
notice of levy given in terms of the
law. This the 4th day of March, 1919
E. E. Burch, Sheriff.
Sheriff Sale.
Georgia—Montgomery County.
Will be sold before thecourt house
door in Mt. Vernon on the first Tues
day in April. 1919, between the legal
hours of sale, to the highest bidder
for cash, certain property, of which
the following is a complete descrip
tion .
Ten acres of land situate, lying and
being in the 1386th G. M. district of
Montgomery county as it existed be
fore the formation of Treutlen coun
ty, and now within the hounds of
Treutlen county, bounded as follows:
On the north by lands of J. C. Clax
ton, east by lands of Harmon Willis,
and on the south and west by lands
of W. R. Willis, the same being ten
acres cut. from the north-east corner
of the W. R. Willis home place.
Levied on and will he sold as the
property of VV. R. Willis to satisfy a
rax fi fa issued hv H. C. Davis, tax
collector of Montgomery county, vs
W. R. Willis, for state and county
taxes for the year 1918. Levy made
and returned to me by J.T. Beuguot,
constable, and written notice of levy
given in terms of the law. This the
4th day of March, 1919.
E. E. Burch, Sheriff.
Sheriff Sale.
Georgia—Montgomery County.
Will be sold bofoie thecourt house
door in Mt. Vernon on the first Tues
day in April, 1919, between the legal
hours of sale, to the highest, bidder
for cash, certain property of which
the following is a complete descrip
tion :
Twenty-five acres of land situate,
lying and being in the 1687th G. M.
district of Montgomery county as it
existed prior to the formation of
Treutlen county, and now within the
bounds of Treutlen county, and
-bounded as follows: On the north by
lands of M. I). Davis, east by lands of
M. D. Davis, south by lands of Mrs.
J. E. Tharpe and west by lands of
M. D. Davis, and better known as the
M. I). Davis home place. Levied on
and will be sold as the property of
M. I). Davis to sat isfy a tax 11 fa is
sued by H. C. Davis, tax collector of
Montgomery county, v«M. I). Davis,
for state and county taxes for the
year 1918. Levy made and returned
to me by John T. Beuguot, constable,
and written notice of levy given in
terms of the law. This the 4'h day
of March, 1919. E. E. Burch,
Sheriff.
Sheriff Sale.
Georgia—Montgomery County.
Will be sold before the court house door in Mt.
Vernon on the first Tuesday in April, 1919. l>etween
the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder for
cash, certain property, of which the following is a
complete description:
One lot with house thereon situate, lying and
being in the Town of Uvalda, said state and coun
ty, and hounded as follows: On the north by
lands of John B. Conner, east by Broad street,
south by lands of Kaplin and on the west by land 6
of Rube Conner, and better known as the W. S.
Partin home place. Levied on and wilil be sold as
the property of W. S. Partin to satisfy a tax fi fa
issued by IL C. Davis, tax collector vs W. S. Par
tin, for state and county taxes for the years 1917
and 1918. Levy ma'e and returned to me by i. C.
S. Berner, special bailiff, and written notice given
in terms of the law. This the 4th day of March,
1919, E. E. Burch, Sheriff.
Sheriff Sale.
Georgia—Montgomery County.
Will be Bold before the court house door in
Mount Vernon on tlie find. Tuesday in April,
1919, between the legal hours of Hale, to the
highest bidder for cash, certain property* of
which the following i« a complete description:
That certain lot of land situate, lying and being
in the Town of Uvalda, said slate and county, to
gether with the houses thereon, and bounded as
follows: On the north by Church street, on the
east by lands of Molton Smith, on the south by
lands of John Reid and on the west by lands of
Ned Williams, and better known as the J. E.
Hoffman home place. Levy made and returned to
me by I. C. S. Berner, special bailff, and written
notice of levy given in terms of the law. Levied
on and will he sold as the property of J. E. Hoff
man to satisfy a tax fi fa issued by H. C. Davis,
tax collector of said county, vs J. E. Hoffman, for
state and county taxes for the years 1917 and 1918.
This the 4th day of March, 1919.
E. E. Burch, Sheriff.
Highest Prices Paid
for Live Stock.
We are constantly in the mar
ket for cattle and hogs. Many
years experience qualifies us to
offer superior advantages to the
producers of this section. We
are in position to handle your
business in a most satisfactory
manner. Get our prices.
W. D. & C. W. Peterson,
9192 m Ailey, Ga.
Cotton Seed for Sale.
Covington’s Toole Early Wilt-
Resistant Cotton Seed. Forty
per cent, lint; 99 per cent, wilt
resistant. None better. $1.75
per bu. unsacked; sacks furnished
$1.85 per bushel.
J. T. Walker,
363 Rt. A, Uvalda, Ga.
S MONEY IN THE ||
BANK I
® The public is hereby advised that I have per- £)
fected arrangements to make a few short term *
cj loans, running until the fall. If you need e $
c) money to hold your cotton, for investment, or
for other immediate use, see me at once. S J
If You can got the money the same day you
\ $ make the application. Supply limited. €)
\\ SEE ME AT ONCE \\
| J. Wade Johnson §
| MT. VERNON, GA. §
Sheriff Sale.
Georgia—Montgomery County.
Will be sold before the court house 1
door in Mt. Vernon on the first Tues- '
day in April, 1919, between the legal
hours of sale, to the highest bidder
for cash, certain property, of which
the following is a complete descrip
tion :
Five acres of land situate, lying
and being in the l(!H7th G. M. district
of Montgomery county, as it existed
prior to the formation of Treutlen
county, and now within the bounds
of Treutlen county, and bounded as
follows: On the north by lands of,
VV. R. Green way, on the east by
lands of the Interstate Land and Im
provement. Co., on tlie south by road
known as the Rockledge road or M.
I). & H. railroad and west by lands
of Mrs. Martha Davis and better
known as the Martha Davis home ]
place. Levied on and will be sold as
he property of Mrs. Martha Davis to j
satisfy a tax fi fa issued by H. C. J
Davis, tax collector Montgomery
county, vs Mrs. Martha Davis, for;
state and county taxes for the year |
1918. Levy made and returned to me j
by John T. Leugnot, constable, ana j
written notice given in terms of the!
law. This the 4th day of March. 1919.!
K. E. Hutch, Sheriff.
Notice to Contractors.
Sealed proposals will be received by the Com
missioners of Montgomery and Wheeler countie*,
Ga., at the Court House Mount Vernon, Ga., until
11:00 o’clock a. m. May 0, 1919, and publicly opened, !
for the construction of a county line bridge over
the Oconee Kiver two mile* from Mount Vernon, i
Ga
The work ha* been divided into three contract*
and proposal* will be received on any one or all of j
the contract*. A certified check must accom
pany each proposal a* follow*: SI,OOO on Contract j
No. 1; SB,OOO on Contract No. 2, and $4,000 on Con- i
tract No. 3.
Contract No. 1 consist* of 6 acres of clearing and
grubbing, and 28,108 cubic yards of earth embank
ment.
Contract No. 2 consist* of 8 100-ft. steel spans
with concrete floor* complete, 1 180-ft. steel draw
span complete, and piers contain! g approximate- j
ly 600 cu. yds. of wet excavation; 9,000 lin. ft. of
wooden piling; 685.6 cu yds. Class A concrete
under water; 006.1 cu. yds. Class B concrete In ;
piers; 21,000 lbs. reinforcing steel; 29,000 ft. of
lumber in place.
Contract No. 8 consists of 1,126 cu. yds. dry ex
cavation; 48 cu. yds. wet excavation; 946 cu. yds.
Class B concrete; 2,070 cu. vd*. Class A concrete;
566,773 lbs. reinforcing steel; 3,100 lin. ft. wooden
piling; 4,210 sq. yds. sand tar surfacing, and 1
bronze name plate.
Work is being done with Federal Aid. Payments
will be made in cash.
The right it reserved to reject any and all bids
and to waive all formalities.
Plans and specifications on file at Mount Ver
non. Ga., Alamo, Ga., office of the State Highway
Engineer, Atlanta, Ga., and with the Project
Engineers, Messr*. Garrett A Slack, Bell Building, ,
Montgomery, Ala.
Plan* can be obtained from the Project Engi
neers for the coet of blue printing
A. B. Hutchkhon,
Clerk County Commissioners
Montgomery County, Ga.
W. E. Cukkik.
Clerk County Commissioners
Wheeler County, Ga.
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Sheriff Sale.
Georgia— Montgomery County,
j Will be sold before the court house door in Mount
i Vernon on the first Tuesday in A aril, 1919, be
tween the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder
for cash, certain property, of which the following
is a full and complete description:
Five acres of land situate, lying 1
and being in the 12215 t district <i. M
of Montgomery county as it existed
| prior to the formation of Treutlen
county, and now within the bounds
lof Treutlen county, and hounded as
follows. On the north by lands of
Lamar Holmes, on the east by lands
of B. A. Rowe and south and west 1
b.v lands of Josh Collins, the same
| being five acres carved from the|
I northeast corner of a sixty-five acre
tract owned by said Josh Collins.
Levied on and will he sold as the
property of Josh Collins to satisfy a
tax ft fa issued by H. O. Davis, tax
collector of Montgomery conunty, vs
j Josh Collins, for state and county
’ taxes for the year 1918. Levy made
land returned to me by J.T. Beugnot,
j constable, and written notice of levy
given in terms of the law. This ihe
• 4th day of March, 1919.
E. E. Burch, Sheriff. J
Sheriff Sale.
Georgia*-Montgomery County.
Will in* sold before the court hoi»«e door In Mt.
Vernon on the first Tuesday in ▲ p 11, 1919, be
tween the legil hours of *ale, to tne Highest bidder
for cash, certain property, of which the following
is u complete description:
One lot of land situate, lying and
being in the Town of Soperton and
in the ISKfldi (i. M. district of Mont
gomery county as it. existed prior to
the formation of Treutlen county,
and now in Treutlen county, and
bounded hh follows: Oil the north
by lands of C. A.Sumner, on the east
by Second street, on the south try a
1 street, and on the west by an alley,
facing 150 feet on Second street and
: running back 187 1-2 feet to an alley.
Levied on and will be sold as the
pr iperf.v of Geo. Ft. Tyler to satisfy
a lax II fa Issued by H. C. Davis, tax
collector of Montgomery county, vs
(J. K. Tyler, for state and county
taxes for tho year 1918. Levy made
and returned to me by J. T. Beugnot,
constable, and written notice given
in terms of the law. This the 4th
| flay of March, 1919.
E. E. Burch. Sheriff.
