The Covington news. (Covington, Ga.) 1908-current, August 16, 1917, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text»> a ;KONIZK OUR ADVERTISERS— mention the news. 1. IX, NO. 38 Ml MOBLEY IS fROM BORDER 'ivfTON BOY TELLS OF ARMY l1FE in TEXAS CAMP IN INTERESTING let¬ ters. are pleased to publish below two rrom Mr. Rupert Mobley to his ; Ui I*. i Mobley: Laredo, Texas July 10, 1917. Papa: I uy and answer your letter as i ;| 1( ' tiuie uow. V\ e have been au d shooting for the-last ten Touiono\v is pay day. Before i the army 1 thought ail we go, i ear but it 1- not. We have to , ,,veK -nap. tooth brushes, etc. ybody uii'dit to -ave at least $2f> month. are going into town next .Satin d stay a week, then go. to Zapatn ud duty a month, guarding tin ,i bridge that crosses over fron 8. into Mexico. what I can hear we will hav> ver in Mexico and guard the o [or the Mexicans are going ti ; and the Allies fight the Get peri we will go over to Franc I September, 1 t and finish train er there. We have all got ou ication tag', sa when we get sho died or wounded, they look on th d it teii- who we are, wtiat con, ind regiment, and our home an j have made arrangements fo ad letters for 2 cents, same a country. j; - are goin to 'hoot a soldier fo iug Friday 13th; he was oi calking up and down the river * down his gun and swam aers e\i,»>. he finally gave himsel jiad a good time the fourth of Ju "as holiday with us. We wen hi same net ween the 37th infant the 14rh Cavalry. Outside c 1 that tame from Georgia, th laukees that came from N. Y and ail up ninth, We have fight i about the Civil War and th and South. There are 7 or • iu our camp. We call then aw tilings in Georgia? Ha ?ot to lie Governor yet?. I se cas |,apei where in .Savanna 1 aeon Jeff was held up aud no 1 lo lie delivered, lieequse he wa ihe Army Draft Bill. Thei ,ho V:; iu my tent from Thomsot - ) sive him thunder, 'von't give anyone g ftirioug) ■ness 'mu,- „f i,j. people are sict ’ i'Ut I am ning to try tty com iiikmas. if i am in America. 1 Covington News \0. K seuit me ‘cine more some tiuie rationally semi me an AtTanti 1 1 can see what is going on ii i'ienty to eat out here, all ex e "liter We b beer, bit ( . aI1 U y '"■trie a day and no wtylske * ' 1 “ m,t touch none of it,, play ’’ IH,t hiim of the kind. gertli,; after anybody fo 1 hiiiw ■ 1 thought negroe '"‘"there but there’s not but ‘ Mi the p*jpl e we see an 115 and Japs. ' itarned to "peak a little Span ' 11 "unk this is jumble, ^ a ui I am writing it just i 1 something. as 'j lliKtl ' wh, ‘U "e go to bed am hear wolves and coyote 'around o« r t , amp llt ^ * lf nl better quit foi Ur 11 1 time for jj, i supi>er remain your son, Ruj>err Mobley. _ 1 a redo, Texas, ather; July 23 ' 191 ^ tet you i.p « Me r ° m me a>raln ah,m th e s ame as usual rh no, to write. ’ ' amp tiflei ' f fr,,in swim In It j a thr W ' 'I"' , ’' 1 ' ! un 4 fi mUe swift widp and f 11 i. n>! . as the es i n ( dorado aud flow* s°«thern ’ "ns forming the ' line of the ^ ’’brine and Mexi<s> have Ima > s It’s so swift in . to B half mile order a up ^ to ■r hack to where ia - Who, 1 studying was in school kfaphy, i never Canington AMERICAN RED CROSS AMERICAN BUT HUMANE -- ;j Jperaies Only With America and Its Allies But Succors All Wounded ^ In Its Path. Many questions have arisen as to the attitude of the American Red Cross toward German wounded on the battle¬ field, and also toward Americans of German origin affiliating themselves with the Red Cross hospital units go .ug abroad. To make clear the att, tide of the Red Cross, Henry P. Davi on. Chairman of the War,Council, au horizes the following statement: When war was declared between tin nited States and Germany, the neu rality of the American Red Cross of ouise ended automatically. The Amer can Red Gross can co operate only he Hind the lines of the armies of tin United States and its allies. But rite Red Cross knows no such hing as the nationality of a wotinde, (tan. Any wounded enemy Homed over ,0 the care of the American Red Cros vill receive as kindly treatment as any triend. Tlic Red Cross will not only extern •very aid and comfort to the armies o America and its allies, hut will assis it every possible way the stek, wound d, and atficted among the civilian pop nations among our allied countries. This is in conformity witty the prae ice of the Red Cross Society in every ountry. As to the policy of the Red Cross it his country toward those of Germai rigin: The Red Cross knows no differenci nd makes no distinction between an Imerlean citizen. insofar as base hospital units art mcerneti, the Red Cross equip anil en sts tl, < i*ersotinel of those to be sen . Europe to operate not only with ou >wn armies but with those of our al tes. Once enlisted anil mustered inti ervlee these units become part of tin Vrtay of the United States, and there s of course no discrimination by thi led Cross or the American arm,' r ain-f any loyal American citizen, nr tatter of what national igin. Our allies in Europe, however, hav» equested the American State Depart iient not to permit persons tynrn in en my countries, or of parents born in ai nemy country, to travel as civilians ii ny of the Allied countries. Repuesen ations. however, have been made by tie Red Cross, which it is hoped wil dtimately prove effective, whereby lay 1 American citizens on Reil Cross ser •Ice my be exempted from the opera ion of tliis rule, no matter what tie ountry of their origin. The Red Cross wants it clearly uh 1 erst cod that it welcomes the co opor f ion of every loyal American, and that f does not legp'd that loyalty a' neasured by liii' country of tyis origin hought 1 would ever see the Rii .ramie. There are guards on both Ides of rhe river and if we attempt to ome out on Mexican soil, we are shot tom ambush. Them blame Mexicans ore hate Americans. We had a good shower of rain her, esterday, first here in six months, a I only rains about three times a yeai How are the cotton crois gettin tiong Die re. The people around hen re ginning cotton already. How is tiie draft law affecting Cov ngton? At San Antonio. 170 miles above her, .! Fort Sam Houston, they are build tig quarters to house 40 thousand con rii,ted soldiers. The ones that volunteer wil be treat d lots better than the others. 1 know t will and am being treated fine. We sure are gettlug plenty to eat am wear, hut I guess when the time comes ’or us to fight we sure will have to do ur part. 1 sure get enough potatoes here bu hey’re not cooked like I like tVem They don’t hake eggs either We drill and march by the band ev ry morning The music makes us lei ike sticking our head in a German can non. Tiie boys here don’t -eein to be afraid >f war the least bit: if any thing they’re ‘•earing to go to France, After they are through drafting, the uen that are left will have to get busy raising stuff to feed the soldiers. Enclosed I am sending you a picture. Write uie soon. Lovingly. Rupert. Go. I. 37th Infantry, Laredo, Texas Fort McIntosh. Send me another Covington News. COVINGTON, GEORGIA, AUGUST 16, 1917. Ml ORE ACCEPTED FOR NEWTON COORD a. ■ _ LOCAL BOARD HAS PASSED ON THAT NUMBER. HAS NOT PASSED ON EXEMP¬ TIONS YET. The following twenty-one names are those who have been certified a> the first who will serve in the drafted army as part of Newton county’s quota of • >s> men: Serial Order No. No. 1*82 Genius Tuggle, Covin.ion, 127 Ga„ R. F. D. No. 4. 939 Levie Gaither, Hayston, Ga. 270 319 Willie Benton, Newborn, Ga. Ill 940 Richard Ashby, -Starrsville, 17 Ga., R. F. D. No.l. 3(>0 Julius Henry Harrison, New- 203 born, Ga. 1077 Joe Collins, Covington, Ga. 297 1-707 Ornest Heard, Covington, Ga. 322 tTT Ethan Allen Melton, Porter- 327 dale, Ga., R. F. J). No. 2. 130 Harold William King. Porter- 331 dale, Ga.. R. F. D. No. 1. 85s John Campbell. Social Circle *)Oft • >*.»«. Ga., R. F. 1*. No. 1. 840 R. A. Aaron, Social Circle. 339 Ga., R. F. 1>. No. K 1 240 » name McHenry Walton, 345 Porterdale, Ga. 339 Pied Ricker Stokes, Coving¬ 353 ton, Ga.. R. F. D. r!9o Will Greer, Covington, Ga. 300 557 Curtis Burner Johnson, Cov¬ 393 ington, Ga.. It. F. D. No. 5 494 Grady Johnson, Covington, 399 Ga., R. F. D. No. 4. 439 Guy Rogers, Covington, Ga. 331 Wilson Stephens Thompson, 393 Porterdale, Ga. 599 Holiert Banks. Covington. Ga 4o0 407 Harold Iias«. Covington. Ga. 40.8 148 Love Harwell, Porterdale, Ga. 122 In order to secure the necessary 158 jen. rhe first call for this county was >r 319 men. On the 7th instant, when uore than 20o hail been examined phy ically. it was believed that the 158 rould not tie secured from the first call, to 100 more were called, making rhe fo¬ al 417 men. Something like 25 or 30 of these 417 ,ave failed to appear for examination. \ll of the remainder have been examin d and 47 have both qualified in the ihyslcal examination afid‘failed to ask or exemption. Many have filed claims for exemption tint it is believed that the county’s quo¬ it can be secured from the men already ailed without the necessity for a third all now. We hope next week to publish the list if the full quota selected and Ihe list f rhP claims for exemption. We are not able to do so this week. realise rhe local board has not been ihie to prepare these lists as yet. The hoard for Newton county is. Dr. .tike Robinson. Chairman, Dr. N. J. Boswell and Mr. J. S. Peck. Clerk. These gentlemen have given much of heir valuable time to the work and heir task involves a tremendous tmount of work. These gentlemen have demonstrated their patriotism in a aiis-f practicable way by making this 'aerifiee and they deserve the gratitude ,if our people and of the nation. Mr Albert Meador has been assisting ’lork Peek w ith tiie office work, The medical examiners have been: |>r. W. D. Travis, Dr. N. J. Boswell. Dr. p H. Parliament, Dr. J. T. Gibson, and >r. S. L. Waites. prospect news notes come. regular , iw I I Winhurn filled his ipjs.intuient at Bethel Sunday. carrying on a Rev. W E. Long I" series of meetings at Gladesvllle this week. Miss Annie Gene Jones highly enter aim'd her Sunday School class at her home Friday evening. Several games were played. enter Missr. Mabel and Gladys Long their home Wednesday in mined at of nice honor of their birthday. Lots presents were received. At a late hour refreshments were served. Mr Willie C/nard and family, of Griffin, and Mr. Bannie Ozhurn. of At¬ lanta. are visiting relatives in our ville this week. xtr ur. Willie xvune Hardeman filled his regu sight. ku appointment at Mansfield ^ Saturadyj SOUTHEAST IS AUVE WITH MUCH ACTIVITY -MANY NEW CORPORATIONS OR¬ GANIZED ANDARMY CANTON¬ MENTS GOING I P MAKE UN¬ PRECEDENTED ACTIVITY. .. The Industrial Index, published al Columbus. Ga.. for the Southeast, says; "How is war affecting industrial aud construction couditii its and prospects in the Southeast? “A site fm a ship building plant that will cost approximately $9,000,000 has been purchased at Mobile, Ala., by a company allied with the United States Steel Corjioratiiiii. "A deal has been closed for the es¬ tablishment at Brunswick, Ga.. by New York men of a ship httiidiug plant that wilt begin work as soon as completed upon an $18,000,000 ship building con¬ tract. “Other new shipbuilding plants will lie established in the two cities named as well as in other seaports of the “A contract has been awarded foi the erection in Atlanta, Ga., of an s story office building to co't$5tl0,000. “A company has been organized with capital stock of $300,(too to develo] phosphate deposits in Florida. “Twenty seven corporations have been formed in the week with minimum capital stocks aggregating $1,934,800. “These arc some of tiie items of the reports for the week that may lie offered in answer to the question above. The construction of army camps and the establishment of ship dmilding plants are bringing many additional millions into the Southeast, and there is more than seasonal activity getter ally "Among the items of const met ioi work to lie done, as reported this week are. "Bridge. Bradentown. Fla: church buildings. Boaz. Ala.. Canton. G-imi-l and Hattiesburg, Miss., and Jackson ville, Fla.; factory buildings. Lakeland Fla., and Meridian. Miss.; garage (mild ing, Centre. Ala.: paving. Gulfport. Miss.: hospital building, .Mobile, roads, Lake county. Florida, and Jack son county, Alalbama ; school buildings. Alcorn and Columbia, Miss.. Binning bam and Glencoe. Ala.. Mount Pleasant S. (and New ton. Ga: sewers. Clarks, dale. Miss.; street improvements, De eatur. Ala: tract development. Palm Beach. Fla. ■ “Construction have been contracts awarded as follows: i “Aiiartmenf house. Orlando. Fla.; 1 church building. Tamiw. Fla.: drninagi near Greenville, Miss.; grain elevator. Moultrie. Ga.; factory building. Macon Ga.: fruit packing plant. Frostproof. F.a.: garage building. Jacksou. Miss.: 1 laving. Gad sen. Ala; p-ostortice building ing; Jasiier. Fla.: school building. Haines City, Lake Wales and Pensa¬ cola. Fla. “Industrial plants w ill tie established as follows: "Cotton seed oil raid, ginnery, and fertilize/' mixing plant. Spartanburg. S. C.: creamery, Florence. Ala.; teed and grist mills. Eason ville. Ala.: feed mills, Moultrie and Washington. Ga.: iee and cold storage plants to lie en larged. Anniston. Ala.: Savannah. Ga.; lumber plant, Demopolis. Ala.” Messrs. Leonard Moore and Bryan Hodge went to Montieello Saturday. Mr. Albert Dooley sjient Saturday in Montieello on business. Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Redd's little McCullough. Little Miss Gladys Dnote,- ........... to her home Saturday at Godfrey, after spending several weeks with her grand parents. Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Dooley. She was aeoompanied home by her aunt,. Miss Elva, and cousin. Little Miss Grace Dooley, 'jho will s|iend some time with her. Mrs. J. A. McClendon has returned to her home at Mansfield, after spending several weeks with her daughter. Mrs. IVssie Ozburn. Mrs. Minnie Lee Ozburn and sen. of Rocky Hill, and Mrs. Annie Floyd spent one afternoon last week with Mrs. Hen¬ ry Ozburn. Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Jeffries, of FrankfiinvUie. spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Goodman. MR. 8RA0SKAW MADE SECOND Messrs. Fraser and -Melton, of Oxford, Appointed Captains at Officers Re¬ serve Training Camp. Suhiti- Lieutenant J. (Vllii* Bradshaw. That is now his Idle in the quartermas¬ ters liianeb of Uncle Sam's great Army. Announcement of the names of the uien who received commissions at the Officers' Reserve Training Cutup for Georgia. Florida, and Alabama, at Fort McPherson w as made Monday evening. Lieutenant Bradshaw was made sec md lieutenant and will be assigned to Juty after being given about two weeks leave. He has worked hard at the training 'amp during the three mouths training period and made a splendid reeord. And it is also Captains Young H Fraser and tjuiiuby Melton now, as hose Oxford gentlemen received eoiu ni-sioiis of that rank at the sa me camp Captain Fraser is a son of Dr. B. F. Fraser, presiding elder, and Captain deiton is a sou of Dr. W. F. Melton, of tnory University. These three Newton eounly men are plendid gentlemen, with rare intellee tual and iiersonal gifts, aud they enjoy i wide popularity throughout the State ■Ye are proud of them and their friends here and elsewhere are congratulating ‘hem on their high honors worthily won. Another Emory hoy who is populai n Oxford and Covington is Mr. Chans¬ on Williams, recently Editor of th< Vinerieus Times-Recorder. He receives a commission as second lieutenant in he regular army. This is an honor for which only a few men from the whole camp mere se¬ lected. Lieutenant Williams is a son *1" the Hon. .1 (’, Williams. Editor of Ik* Greensboro Herald-Journal, and i* ■t splendid y oung man. deserving all tin ’ouops which he has won. Begin now to realize that we arc aisiug a real army, whwu our boys o! a year or two ago now are being reeled as captains and lieutenants. UR. HENRY BRANHAM MAKES FINEST OF READING CLERKS Uncle Henry Branham, the hcw read tur clerk of the House, has more than nade gmai on the job. He is unanimously agreed to be tin most vociferous reading clerk extanl -well-known Boifenllets and M< ’ hi 1 1 hey s to the contrary notwith fa in I ing. "The parson" is most deservedly pop tlar with the members of the House He performs bis tasks in due and an ienf form- reading every word plain ly, when that seemingly is in order m*I skipping great gobs and patehe n bills that nobody w ishes to hear read anyway. Mr. Branhaui has also become an ex [•erf parliamentarian in pretty quick >rrie,\ Ilo endeavors to exik'dite mat ters in every way possible, which is ; treat help to the Siieakev aud clerk d eoitcse. It would seem that Clerk Moore made no sort of mistake when he selei led Henry Branham as Ids reading •ierk. -Atlanta Georgian. SOME OF COVINGTON’S SOLDIER BOYS VISIT HOME FOLK Sergeant Charley Clark and Messrs Brooks Pennington and Tom Swann have been at home again for rite past several day s. Sergeant Clark is now first sergeant of hi* company, now stationed at Ma ■••ui. This is the highest uon-commis ionisl office in the company and the fact that Mr. Clark has risen so rapidly to this high rank is a testimonial of bis real merit. Mr. Pennington is a member of Troop K.. Georgia Cavalry, and is now sta¬ tioned with his troop at Camp Gordon at Silver Lake. He is making an ox cellcnt soldier and is sure to be heard from in the service. Mr. Swann has just completed a training course at the University of • .corgia and has been accepted in the quartermasters' department, but has not been assigned to sj»e<ial duty yet. H** w ill probably Login the service as a sergeant. Covington is proud of these and all her soldier boys and always delights to have xhen return for their visits. COMMERCIAL AND JOB PRINTING A SPECIALTY. $1.50 A Year In Advance CHART OF SHIM III UNITED STATES PROBLEM STATED WITH METHOD FOR ITS SOLUTION GIVEN IN ILLUMINATING DETAILS. GREAT TASK. 'I he Problem. 1. World food shortage. 2. We must feed Population United States.............192.000,000 British ...... 50,000,000 Frem-h ................... 40.000,000 Italians ............... 35,000,000 3. The 'wheat situation. U. S. car/v over 1916.... 100,000,000 bu U. s. crop J917..'.......678,000.000bu ''auadian crop 1917.....250.000,000 bu Total ............. Ii028.000.000 bu 4. Our needs: Flour U. S. and Canada . 550.000.000 bu Seed ................ ,. 90,000.000 bu industry and caray over. 70JMM1.000 bu Total ............710,000.000 bu Available for export 300.000,000 bu By conservation... 100.000,000 bit Grain need abroad 1,000,000.600 bu Wheat .......... 550.000.000 bu Fodder grains.... 450,000.000bu 7. Bread substitutes at home and abroad. 8. Our interest in flic matter. Importance of Food Admmitdraftton. 1. What should he undertaken. 2. Stabilize production. 3. Eliminate speculation. 4. Make the supply go around. 5. Maintain satisfactory prices. 9. Control shipments abroad. 7. Organize essential. Food Conservation. Food: 1. Buy it with thought. 2. Buy it with care. 3. Serve just enough. 4. Save what will keep. 5. Eat what will sjioil. 9. Home-grow n is best. DON'T WASTE IT. Food D’Vtrihution. 1. (jVade —quality counts. 1. LSave best. 2. -‘Feed the rest. 2. Do not waste—-Save. 1. Potatoes—Storage house. 2. Meat— Smokehouse—-Abbatoir. 3. Farm crops—barn—warehouse. 3. Filmmws—business man—banker, 1. Provide marketing facilities. 2. Advance money on products. 3. Accept for debts. 4. Buy for cash. 4. Sell. 1. Small Lots- Home Market. 2. Car Lots-—Distant Market. A Individually. B Co-ojteratively. AVhy We Must Save. 1. War cost at least $4,090,009,000. 2. Antebellum savings $1,500,000,000 3. Who must pay the bill. 4. What two cents a meal will do. 5. Bread as bullets. 6. German's International situation. 1. Starvation improbable. 2. Ammunition supply. 3. Man supply. 7. War's duration. F'*fcht Waste. 1. Annual food loss $7<K».000.000.00 2. Ninety js»r cent food handled by women. 3. Keep jierishables cold. L Keep food covered and dean. 5. Guard against vevniiu. 0 Store vegetables and fruit prop "Fly. 7. Cun and dry surplus. 8. Save Ihe scraps. 9. Eliminate garbage. Our Food Creed, t. Save the wheat. 2. Save the meat. 3. Save the milk. 4. Save the fats. 5. Save the sugar. 9. Save the fuel. 7. Fse perishable food. 8. Use home-grown food. What to Do Now. 1. Save seed. 2. Plant a Fall Garden. 3. Plant cereals and <*over crops. 4. Save the Fodder. 5. Plow under Cottou Stalks and Rubbish. 6. Fall plow the I .and. 7. Fertilize Intelligently. 8. UTush Cotton Seed. 9. Feed Cotton Soe<| Meal. 10. Increase Meat Supply. Id- Increase Milk Supply. 12. Increase Egg Supply. 13. increase Opp Production.