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Newspaper Page TextI I .__. ,a/‘a‘~- -,.,.. .‘ - ,.’ “p.4— ‘1‘ V a‘ ' A, I I —____.___. VOLUME III. CENTRAL POWERS TO CRUSH ROSSIA GERMANY AND AUSTRIA STILL AT WAR WITH RUSSIA—ARMIS¬ TICE EXPIRED FEB. 14 MAY ADVANCED PETROGRAD Russian “No Peace, No War," Will Have No Effect On The Cen tral Powers Amsterdam.—That Germany and Austria were still at war with Russia was the belief expressed by Dr. Rich¬ ard von Kuehlmann, the German for¬ eign secretary at the concluding ses¬ sion of the recent peace conference at Brest-Litovsk after Leon Trotzky, the Bolsheviki foreign minister, had made his final statement that Russia was out of the war and her armies would be demobilized, but that she would desist from signing a formal peace treaty. The acts of war, Dr. von Kuehlmann said, ended when Russia and the Teu¬ tonic allies signed the armistice, but, when the armistice ended, the warfare must be revived. He added that be¬ cause one or two of the contracting parties had demobilized their armies, this fact would in nowise alter, the situation. Dr. von Kuehlman said that Rus¬ sians should have no fear that Ger¬ many held any designs on Russia. Dr. von Kuehlmann said the Ger¬ man idea in drawing the frontier lines for Poland, Courland and Lithuania was to “observe the racial point of view as suggested by the Russian del¬ egation, and we have done this in ac¬ cordance with historical demarcation and ethnographical position. “As regards the future lot of these peoples,” Dr. von Kuehlmann contin¬ ued, "although we believe their wish¬ es already have been expressed in ac¬ cordance with the principle of self determination, we are ready, by a sys¬ tematic extension of existing repre stutative bodies, to provide for the possibility of a further expression of the national will on the broadest pos¬ sible basis. The determination of the time and form of this expression of popular will must be decided by exist¬ ing representative bodies in those ter¬ ritories.” 8 U-BOAT CHASERS ARE SUNK BY RAMPANT TEUTONS German Destroyers Make Daring Dash Into Dover Straits, Sink British Craft—Escape Uninjured London.—Eight British craft, which Were hunting submarines have been sunk by a raiding flotilla of enemy destroyers, it is announced officially. After having sunk these vessels, sev¬ en of which were “drifters” and one a trawler, the enemy destroyers re¬ turned rapidly northward before could be engaged. The destroyer raid took place in the Straits of Dover, the official announcement states. The miralty statement reads: “A swift raid was made by a flotilla of large enemy torpedo boat ers at one o’clock, February 15, on our patrol forces in Dover Straits. The following craft, which were pied in hunting a submarine, which had been sighted by the patrol, were sunk: Trawler James Pond, Drifters Jamie Murray, Clover Bank, W. liott, Cosmos, Silver Queen and Christina Craig. After sunk these vessels the enemy destroy¬ ers returned rapidly to the north fore any of our forces could them.” Men wounded during the German naval raid on British drifters and trawlers in the channel were to Dover and are housed in the ket place, which has been converted into a temporary hospital. The firing lasted for forty-five minutes and was plainly heard on shore. Franchise Extended Canada Women Ottawa, Ont.—The extension of the franchise to Canadian women was an¬ nounced by the government as a part of its established policy. It was stat¬ ed that woman suffrage would be an established fact in Canada before other election is held. Vernon Castle Killed When Plane Falls Fort Worth, Texas.—Capt. Castle of the Royal Flying corps, who brave death for more than a year the German lines with only a wound, met death on a peaceful field here in an effort to avert a lision with another aviator. The aviator with whom he was flying, R. Peters, was only slightly injured. tain Castle, widely known as a dancer, was killed when he prevented would have been certain death him, the cadet with him and an tor in another plane. TIMES-COURIER NORWAY REFUSES DEMANDS Declines To Restrict Export Of Her Products To The Central Powers Washington.—Norway, in her reply to the proposals of the United States for a food rationing agreement, made public here by Dr. Friedtjof Nansen, head of the Norwegian special mis¬ sion, offers to guarantee that no Unit¬ ed States products shall go through Norway to Germany, but declines to meet the full American demands for a restricted export of Norwegian prod¬ ucts to the central powers. “In her commercial policy,” it is de¬ clared, "Norway cannot break off com¬ mercial relations with one of the bel¬ ligerent parties without the serious danger arising that it will not be pos¬ sible to maintain the political neutral¬ ity of the country much longer. Nor¬ way may justly claim that she shall not through the prospect of being de¬ nied daily bread be placed before the choice between actual need and the acceptance of an agreement which would involve danger to her position as a neutral and possibly expose her to a war. • * * “In order to maintain her economic life Norway also needs supplies from the central powers and it is therefore necessary that it shall remain in a neutral position to render services in compensation for such supplies.” 2,340,000 GERMANS ARE LINED UP IN THE WEST TO STRIKE THE ALLIES Experts Say That Number Represents The Maximum Possible For Germany , New York.—Although under the good weather the terrain in France and Belgium is fast drying out and the Teutonic allies are continuing to pour thousands of troops to positions behind the battle line, there still has been no indication that the enemy is ready to begin his much advertised offensive. Bombardments and patrol encounters along the entire front are still taking place, as for many days past, but the roar of the big guns no¬ where has reached that volume of diuniSiie, iu iiw pajt art way.;, bar heralded an infantry attack of great proportions. While the German reinforcements have been coming up, the entente commanders have not been lying idle and waiting for the offensive to be¬ gin. On the other hand, they every¬ where have strengthened their posi¬ tions to meet any emergency and optiApm is expressed both from Brit¬ ish afad French sources that should the Germans strike, no matter how early the moment, they will meet with most stubborn resistance from gun and man-power. The Associated Press correspondent with the French headquarters says the French authorities consider that the total number of the enemy now facing the French, British, American and Belgian troops or held in reserve aggregate 2,340,000 men. Recent state¬ ments from the British military au¬ thorities in Great Britain have been to the effect that the preponderance of weight in both man and gun-pow¬ er still lies with the entente armies. AMERICANS COMING, IS THE WARNING ISSUED BY GERMAN NEWSPAPERS Amsterdam.—The Americans are coming and it is useless for Germany to hide from that fact, the Breslauer Volswacht warns its readers. “They are coming” is the title of the warn¬ ing. As a certain percentage of provi¬ sion ships are torpedoed, the article says, so may a certain percentage of the American troop transports be tor¬ pedoed. One Killed, Many Hurt, By Lightning Montgomery, Ala.—The fact that the men were mounted at the time prob¬ ably saved a score of lives at the ar¬ tillery range north of the city when a bolt of lightning from an almost clear sky struck battery D, 134th field ar¬ tillery, killing one man, seriously in¬ juring two others and severely shock¬ ing several. Six horses were killed and others were injured. The dead man is Private Thomas Hawthorne of Dayton, Ohio. Sergeant Pearl De¬ wees was seriously injured and Pri¬ vate Paul Decker were seriously in¬ jured. Hoisting German Flag Caused Arrest Houston, Texas.—Bonds aggregating $69,000 were furnished late by eleven residents of Fayetteville following a hearing before United States Com¬ missioner A. L. Jacks on, when each was held for federal grand jury or for further examination under individual bail ranging from 2,000 to $10,000, for the unlawful raising of a German flag over the entry of the Fayetteville Ger¬ mania Club for the third time this year Personal checks were given by the men to cover the amounts of their bonds. “We Push For Prosperity—Give Us a Pull” EL LI JAY, GrA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1918. BOLO PASHA FOUND GUILTY OF TREASON SPENT GERMAN MONEY LAVISH LY IN EFFORT TO CORRUPT FRENCH STATESMEN DEATH SENTENCE IMPOSED _ Tentacles Of Plot Reached To Unite* States, Where Bolo Secured Funds Through Bernstorff New York.—Paul Bolo Pasha must face a firing squad. The ftrst man of the /coterie of French and other propagandists favor¬ able to Germany, who by their machi¬ nations sought to disrupt the soldiers and populace of France and bring about a separate peace between tie public and the Teutonic allies, his been sentenced to death by a French courtmartial. Through lavish expenditure of Gor¬ man money Bolo aided in a conspiracy which in some instances met-.with suc¬ cess, to corrupt French statesmen end political leaders and to subsidize the French press into expression of Tks idea that Germany was invincible at arms and that France should take time by the forelock and cease ber military activities against her eneahre* in order to save herself from ultimate vanquishment. The tentacles of the conspiracy reached even to the United States. Here money was transferred to Bolo through the intermediary of Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassador to this country, and it was mainly upon evidence of the operations of Bolo and several of his followers in the United States that Bolo was convicted. Political reputations in France ha re been blighted as a result of the con¬ spiracy, and several additional per¬ sons are under arrest and doubtless soon will be courtmartialed. Notable among these men is Joseph Caillaux, a former prime minister of be repub¬ lic. Bolo Pasha Calm When 'Sentenced Paris.—Without the sliph ivvn nr Bolo Pn'ha. convicted'of' Ij^PFjEa son, heard Colonel Voyer, president of the courtmartial, pronounce sen¬ tence of death upon him amid an im¬ pressive silence in the court room. Bolo Pasha’s activities were of pe¬ culiar interest to Americans, because it was charged that of the funds at his disposal $1,683,000 was transferred frr-m the Deutsche bank in Berlin to France by way of New York. It was as a result of the discovery of his manipulation of this fund through five New York banks that the New York state attorney general was able to ob¬ tain information which was forwarded to M ; Jusserand, the French ambassa¬ dor at Washington, and which brought about Bolo’s arrest in Paris. MAN AND WOMAN INDICTED ON AN ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO EXTORT A HALF MILLION J. W. Cook And Mrs. H. H. Hirsch Charged With Trying To Com¬ promise Mayor Candler Atlanta, Ga.—Indictments charging them with an attempt to blackmail Mayor Asa G. Candler out of $500,000 were returned by the Fulton county grand jury against J. W. Cook, a real estate man, and Mrs. H. H. Hirsch. Their bonds' were assessed at $5,000 each, and they were arrested and lodg¬ ed in the Fulton county tower. The indictments were the direct re¬ sult of testimony given before the grand jury by Mayor Candler himself, who declared that on February 6, Mrs. Hirsch and Cook endeavored to place him in a compromising position in his office at the Candler building and af¬ terward threatened to take their story to Mr. Hirsch unless Mayor Candler sent Mrs. Hirsch out of town and gave her half of the sum he donated to Emory university, which was one mil¬ lion dollars. In his testimony. Mayor Candler went into full details of the scene in his office with Mrs. Hirsch and Mr. Cook and described how, through his friends, the man and the woman were “led on” to make their demands. Mrs. Hirsch had come out openly once and demanded money, said Mr. Candler, and he at once ordered his Reuben R. Arnold, to take the matter before the grand jury. Spring-Rice Dies Of Heart Failure Ottawa, Ont.—Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, former British ambassador to the United States, here, of heart failure, at the government house. Lady Spring Rice and his son and daughter, An¬ thony and Betty, aged 11 and 9, re¬ spectively, were with him. The dip¬ lomat passed away while virtually in his sleep. Sir Cecil had complained of not feeling well, and Dr. Thomas Gibson was summoned shortly after midnight, but the patient expired from heart failure not long after he ar¬ rived AMERICANS BATTLE ON THREE SECTORS PERSHING’S MEN BECOMING BUSY AGAINST THE GERMANS ON , THE WESTERN FRONT FRENCH PRAISED. S. TROOPS Skill Of Pershing’s Men In Use Of Artillery Is Specially Noted By Observers New York.—American troops in France are in battle on three sectors —on their own line east of St. Mihiei and with the French in Champagne and on one of the most famous battle fronts in the world, where ruined vil¬ lages and the devastated country gen¬ erally tell the tale of hard-fought bat¬ tles when the Germans pushed for¬ ward their line and ultimately were driven back by the French. And everywhere the Americans are proving themselves fighters of the highest caliber, winning enconiums from high French officers for their business-like methods of warfare, and especially their skill in the use of ar¬ tillery. Already the men are veterans, for nothing the Germans have in stock remains to be shown them, except a great mass attack. Thus far every¬ thing that has been tried by the ene¬ my against them has been discounted, and in some instances doubly discount¬ ed. Stories from the front tell of the intrepidity of the men in trench-oper¬ ations, of their coolness under fire and in returning fire, the accuracy of aim of the gunners and the intense watch¬ fulness at observation posts to see that the enemy obtains no undue ad¬ vantage in a surprise attack. • The only criticism thus far heard regarding the Americans is their de¬ sire to be up and at the enemy. Like their brothers in the north—the Cana¬ dians—they are hard to hold in re¬ straint. As one distinguished French officer expressed it, “They are too anxious fc get at grips with the ene !uy* ' v Aside from their daily task of knocking down the German trenches and dugouts with their guns, the lat¬ est experience of the Americans, and a thrilling one, was a night patrol raid during which the Germans, after the Amricans had passed their first line of wire entanglements, heavily charg¬ ed tfee wire behind the patrol with electricity. Coolly the Americans lay down until the danger was passed and returned to their trenches, nobody being injured. WAR AGAINST GERMANY WAR OF WORKING MAN SAYS LABOR COUNCIL Willing To Work To Win War, But Not For Private Profiteering Say Workmen Washington.—American labor’s in¬ dorsement of war aims as stated by President Wilson and recognition that the war against Prussianism is a working man’s war is recorded in a declaration issued tonight by the exec¬ utive council of the American Federa¬ tion of Labor at the close of a seven day session at headquarters here. The declaration says the peace par¬ leys between Russia and Germany have shewn the futility of diplomatic negotiations until the German mili¬ tarists are convinced they cannot sup er-impose their will on the rest of the world, and that spontaneous uprisings in Germany have demonstrated that the militarist government still is stronger than the movement for emancipation. A gigantic struggle lies ahead, and now is a time when all workers must soberly face the grave importance of their daily work, says the declaration which adds: “Give workers a decent place to live, protect them against conditions that take all their wages for bare ex¬ istence, give them agencies whereby grievances can be adjusted and indus¬ trial justice assured, make it plain i that their labor counts in the win¬ j ning a war for greater freedom—not I for private profiteering, and workers j can confidently be expected to do their part. Workers are loyal. They j want to do their share for the repub¬ lic and for winning the war. : Secretary Baker On Inspection Tour Atlanta, Ga.—Secretary of War N. D. Baker and a party of prominent military officials paid a formal visit of inspection to Camp Gordon and Camp Wheeler, during which they carefully looked over the most import¬ ant branches of work on the reserva¬ tions. Accompanying Secretary Baker as members of his inspecting party were Maj. Gen. Wm. C. Gorgas, surgeon general of the army; Lieut. Col. C. L. Forbush, executive officer of Gen¬ eral Gorgas and prominent in mili¬ tary affairs, and Maj. W. F. Welch. Newsy Paragraphs Of State Interest Atlanta.—The registration of Ger¬ man aliens in Atlanta closed after 89 German natives now residents of At¬ lanta had registered. The registra¬ tion began February 3. It was plan¬ ned to have the period close on Feb¬ ruary 9, but for various reasons it was extended to February 13. The city registration was conducted at police headquarters. Local postal authorities registered the out-of-town Qermans through the mail carriers. Columbus. — Local manufacturing plants are competing tor unskilled la¬ bor, and the large fertilizer plants in Columbus and vicinity are putting in a particularly lively bid at this sea¬ son, when their requirements along this line are unusually heavy. One fertilizer plant located two or three miles out from the city advertises for labor at $2.25 per flay, and runs a free bus for the transportation of the workers to the plant and back again. Macon.—“Aunt” Harriet Grass, 105 years old, for many years a family servant for Mrs. Cora Nesbit, is dead at the latter’s home on First street. “Aunt” Harriet was a former slave and at one time belonged to Henry Solomon of Twiggs county. After freedom she came to Macon, where she worked as a family servant until her advanced age made it impossible for her to get about. In her declining years she was shown every attention by Mrs. Nesbit. Brunsjrick.—The chances are that St. Simons Island will be without a big hotel this summer as a result of the fire on the island, when the hand¬ some new Hotel St. Simons, together with the bathhouse, pavilion, etc., was destroyed. While nothing has as yet been heard from the owners of the property, the Bunns, o' Fairfax, Ga., still the general con .ensus of opinion in this city is that the hotel will not be rebuilt in time for this season’s opening. Waycross.—While making repairs on the main road between Waycross and Ruskin Commissioner Youmans acci¬ dentally discovered a roadbuilding ma¬ terial which promises to prove very Yaiukuie to tliiii AneHtmi V found in the ponds, and when used for surfacing roads it has the appearance of having a big per cent of cement in it, as it becomes very hard with a smooth surface as soon as dry. It will be given a thorough test as to its durability, and if found satisfactory in this respect will be used extensive¬ ly in Ware county roadbuilding. Atlanta.—More than $10,000 was raised for Jewish war sufferers with¬ in thirty minutes at the Rosenblatt concert at the auditorium, following an appeal which simple to the unitiat ed was plainly a succession of tugs at the heartstrings of the vast assembly of orthodox Jews whose religious fer¬ vor was aroused by the sacred son¬ nets, effectively sung by the greatest Jewish cantor, Josef Rosenblatt. Most of the donations were in small amounts. The donors were not from the wealthy alone, but from men and women of small means. Atlanta. — Two million dollars’ worth of state school warrants were contracted for at a specified discount irate of 5.74 by a syndicate of Atlanta banks composed of the Atlanta Na¬ tional, Third National, Fourth Nation¬ al, Lowry National and the Trust Company of Georgia. Each of the banks mentioned acquired an equal in¬ terest in the transaction and partici¬ pated in the arrangement that was made with the stock and bor 1 de partment of the Trust company of Georgia to handle the warrants for the syndicate. Thomasville.—The pupils of the Thomasville schools are going to be gardeners this year and there will j be model gardens planted on the grounds, in which it is anticipated that many fine vegetables will be grown. The ladies of the garden club have taken up the matter and will help to push it. C. B. Culpepper, county farm demonstrator, is much interested in the work of the children, who will be allotted squares to cultivate, and it I is expected that there will be great rivalry among them to produce the best and earliest vegetables. Americus.—Announcement that the federal government will establish a potato-curing plant in this section of Georgia has been received here, and a strong effort will be made to have the plant erected in Americus. Sum¬ ter county farmers produce large quan¬ tities of sweet potatoes and last sea¬ son several solid car load shipments were sent to Atlanta, Macon and other Georgia cities. In addition to these car load shipments numerous smaller quantities were dispatched to other points and the enormous local con¬ sumption completely supplied. This is, in fact, the very heart of the south Georgia potato-producing belt and is felt to be the logical place for the erec¬ tion of such a plant. s“ m“ ‘O-R‘ "‘ ‘gk "g . ‘ ’ 5n \A \ , NUMBER 8. IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL SlINMTSdE Lesson (By E. O. SELLERS, Acting Director of the Sunday School Course of the Moody Bible Institute, Chicago.) (Copyright. 1917. Western Newspaper Union.) LESSON FOR FEBRUARY 24. JESUS TEACHES BY PARABLES-. THE GROWTH OF THE KING. DOM. LESSON TEXT-Mark 4:21-34 GOLDEN TEXT-The earth shall be lull of the knowledge of Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea.—Isa. 11:9. DEVOTIONAL READING—Isa. 11:1-10. ADDITIONAL MATERIAL FOR TEACHERS-Matt. 13:24-60 (w. 31, 32); Isa. 2:3-4; Ezek. 47:1-12; Rev. 21:1-8; 22-27; Chap. 22:1-6; Rev. 21:1-8. PRIMARY TOPIC—Jesus telling a story about sowing. MEMORY VERSE—Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and man.—Luke 2:62. INTERMEDIATE TOPIC-The import¬ ance of small beginnings. Jesus is now revealing to his disci¬ ples the kingdom in secret which they were later to reveal in public. Noth¬ ing which he now reveals should be hid, and he Is also teaching that. If we do not use that what Is committed to ns, we lose It. I. Hearing (vv. 21-25). It Is an ob¬ ligation resting upon each of us who has the light of truth that he should so set It before men that it can be seen that men may be enlightened, cheered and served by It (Matt. 5 :14- 16; Phil. 1:15-16). The secret things of our lives will be brought to light some day. Ears are given with which we are to hear, and possession of heat¬ ing involves the responsibility as to what we hear. “The Gospel Is thp power of God unto salvation to every one that belleveth” (Rom. 1:16), but believing comes through “hearing” (Rom. 10:17). In this there is a mis¬ sionary suggestion for our teachers, but there Is also a caution ns to what and how we hear. “Take heed what we hear.” Many today are being swept into all kinds of damning here¬ sies because they do not follow this warning (2 Tim. 3:1-18). Not only are \v«Jto be ....t. uic.'j, 1 bat jjittsi be doers as well (Jas. 1:22). This parable of the lamp follows closely upon the parable of the sower In our last lesson. “God, who first cre¬ ated light, and Christ, In whom was life, and the life was the light of men,” both together are ones whom we are equally obliged to see, and hear and obey. To impress the duty of this seeing, hearing and using of light upon his disciples, Jesus reminds them of some familiar things. A can¬ dle Is not placed under a bushel nor under a bed, but on a candle stick, where It may be seen of all. If our virtues go not forth from us, It will be as though we had hidden them from the world. “To him that heareth right shall more be given,” (v. 24) Jjut for him that hath not and seeth not, from him shall be taken. He that hath not is he who neglects his opportunities, and “from him shall be taken even that which he hath.” In this we see a spiritual multiplication, and also a spiritual subtraction, de¬ terioration. II. Growing. (1) Secrecy vv. 26-29). This is a parable of faith and hope, found only in Mark. Again the good seed is referred to, but in this case unseen growth receives the emphasis, for the seed will spring and grow up, though we know not how. It Is com¬ forting to think that, if we sow the true seed, it grows while we sleep (v. 27.) The best selected seed (the holy word) Is essential for results. All of our seed must have this silent pe¬ riod for growth. It Is the earth that brings forth the fruit of herself through the energies and powers with which God endows it. These powers are wonderful. We do not understand them, but there is order and symmetry in growth. First the blade, then the ear, and after that the full corn in the ear. Then is the harvest, the purpose of the seed having been ac¬ complished. Mark alone gives us this parable, and it is given in close rela¬ tion to the parable of the sower and of the wheat and tares. Jesus is the great harvester (v. 29), and knows the right time to reap the grain, the mo¬ ment when it is “ripe” (v. 29 R. V.). Then he putteth in the sickle. (2) There is also a marvelous out¬ ward growth of the kingdom (vv. 30- 32). There is the closest relation be¬ tween the parable of the mustard seed and the two parables that pre¬ cede. In Matthew the parable of the mustard seed is used in relation to the kingdom of heaven, which is the sphere of the Christian profession. Here it is used of the kingdom of God. which is spiritual. Why is it used of both? The explanation, according to Doctor Scofield, lies in the fact that the kingdom of God in this age and the kingdom of heaven have this In common, that from an insignificant beginning they had a rapid growth.