The Covington news. (Covington, Ga.) 1908-current, August 16, 1917, Image 5

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Newspaper Page Textffi ,HK ( oviNOfON okttitM.4, THtHMlA* tna *T id, Ml. "* r (U tut ittgtutt N t lu a published Every Thursday, Srgan j \ewton County and City of Covington, Georgia. 0 n K KEAGAN, Editor and Publisher. ecm*l- cla ' < matter December 2. 1908, at the Post Office at Cor ' s ' l he Act of March 3, 1879. L“ l under a) \ 1NCTON, GA., AUGUST, 16, 1917. VJiKAh FIGHTING FRONTS ll the lighting fronts are not beyond the sea. |VV a many battle lines already drawn up in our own land. . already heard times the cl,U ^. ,, e you have many story a ' s have some times availed themselves of the 11 ^to V ph their trade m one all the part people of town to that when section a fire r t ui the town arcw -;: ., m the scene of the burglars’ operations, beiore the burglar and highway robber on the lio en the scene of action, this has been thi'one came upon lie irich in the fighting between armed forces, me jj m , to attack may start an apparent conflagration Eery aiul other activity in one spot, but to detract the a ttentioa from an entirely different part of the en where it is intended to make the real uu„tu ..... > ulu \ve are sending our boys in khaki to France, v. e are prof feeling that we are not threatened vvitn uuy , . ick save by the armed forces df the Kaiser on the bai¬ ls is a dangerous error in which to indulge and it in [state of mind in us equally belief, dangerous, i as true as gospel, in our that we are pursuit..• ■lur the preservation of our very government itself i e sont character of a government of liberty and lree wc to allow Germany to win, that statue of Liber ; htening the World in Mew York harbor would cease to zt a tree living and uomiifating people, preserved in joyment of such principles of liberty and equality and and would become instead a monument to the memory ai l personality, no longer holding aloft the torch of give light to all the world, but bearing instead the ished torch, lit remind* r of a “light that failed.” :reix a possibility of our winning this war but to find have lost our land of liberty and found in its place a tyranny and oppression hardly more endurable than ression of the German Emperor, there is but one successful way to wage this war. We aras one people. And that means that the millions resend across the ocean shall serve as soldiers there ►than we at home must serve as soldiers in the great Kiich must embrace us all, while we must use different re subtle and noiseless weapons in our fighting here, i toon shall have to endure sacrifices and hard living, loiild win this war. Of course we have already read ] pi the and self furnished denial which other we supplies must practice sufficiently if the army enable is to > do the best fighting. Sometimes the poet ta(kes up ue ami his rhyme and i hythm rouses us to the heights prgetfulness and self sacrifice. And all the while ma¬ il maid make the clidk of the knitting needles keep ih the rhythm. in a very great and very urgent and very important very on*- ot us who do* s not shouldr ea gun or wield a mst belong to the quartermaster’s department of our tdid you realize that the great mass of the people, we won-people, must also belong to the ordinance depart so.ut a great and necessary branch of our army. We itli furnish the munitions and fight to preserve this 1Sa fit filnce for the common people to live when the oad is. ended. I* 11 this branch of warfare every man who does not ‘[, lls just I s bur enemy, even though he votes as a citizen ™on as we do. at do wc gain by fighting the enslavement of the mind 1 we return to find ourselves industrial slaves at Itovotne to a concrete example or two. F«eek w t - spoke of the watered stock grab bv eorpo R ‘ rapid increase of such concerns, as they convert Iter of 0111 S treams into liquid gold with which they f uual ' s Poured into ihe streams, so that they come T' instead of dollars, to be loaned to us in the form power aiul transportation at most unconscionably inf u.s L ' S ;n, . n* where interes once t,—their .increase cannot king. but make Jiis every man was overdevelopments waterpower is but one of the storm Sl1 "beholds within our own borders, which we ^ , tree . i Probably after a long siege, and capture if we people. ^Gindass billT 0 a| d them, of people rob the are even people attempting this nation, now to use of j lS K eii introduced and is now pending there for rno i ! * S ^ nown the Stephens-Ashurst bill, is b ii as f' lit ,''V .' )l ! 1 1(t ;! rticles a ** (nv the to “prescribe manufacturer of prices trade-mark and or sot!! the man Uc h trti q at wholesalers and fetailers shall- 1,111 *V' at n ,urers el ^ or t have to legalize already some practices of which w j i been guilty, ftain Jf '*! , Concern ot ' * n Memphis had bought a quantity inuf. 1 s °ap and had received it and paid for it. Wvi U1 ' yl ' and seler of this soap to the Memphis con ded of a r * se in prices, raised their own prices and k!s s ,, i j "lesale concern that it raise the prices on ier,, U i* emphis 1 threatened c °ncern alredy had. goods F'vho| urer to refuse to sell more K'The \r' . '/’’hhis '' .^ e latter failed to comply with the fixed de |iij ktoi— am concern refused to have its prices whole an( l the latter would not fill the ^ r finen!' H< i tUrer ustice . * a now and will being doubtless investigated be prosecuted. by the hed Qothei'. I (l ', h nuf;u ‘t has rendered against it a for ***? a ! .' urer just had whole & the sl ft)r ‘ n a suit instituted against it by a h§ COns similar . practices. ^Presl- , Ks 1,1 Ibe freedom one whom these practices at strike. to write It senator it behooves us once I’thp,. ‘ representatives in Congress protesting l^expect fhosair„ ^^T -ave ul this measure; of it. ° s ay Sa _ „ i] more to say °ur fighting is in France ? PURPOSELESS PARAGRAPHS ‘Painful But Not Serious,” Are you on the hunt for a dear “dependent?” Have you a little slacker in your town? * If you have been drawn you may soon be quartered. And Hoover 11 get you if you don’t watch out how you eat. These “drives” are making us dizzy just reading about them. V\ hoever now has that Hand wine in custody is violating Geor- gia s criminal laws. Covington can come and Covington kan Teep klean. Let’s begin and keep it up. “Looney Case to go to Jury,’ reads a news story. We hope the jury isn't loony too. Senator Reed has made Missouri no longer the “show me” fate, but the “hear me” state. Japan tells us she is “heart and soul with America,” but what ibout the head and hand and arms? Which way do you prefer to die at German hands, by lockjaw ourt plaster, or by bullets at the battle front ? Man has no monopoly of oratory. We heard some time ago of 1 young lady s making her maiden speech. We are sure it was an ■loquent one. Well we guess those labor delegates to Stockholm will have to )e swimming delegates and not walking delegates, as Sammy and md Tommy and Poilou wii Inot give them the key to the boat house. We read in the papers that “Armed Robbers Steal Romanoff Statues.” There must he a mighty poor “stand” in the stealing rop in Russia. " The Missouri Reed “shaken by the wind” of gab has tired us. >ut we would love to send a certain strong (?) Winn of the Georgia egislature up there or '‘somewhere” else. Some officers recently seized liquor .being transported in a tearse. No doubt it was intended soon to change the container of he liquor but the hearse would no doubt in time get the new con ainer as well. The army has at last recognized the sweet potato. If it had teen an enemy, instead of a friend, hanging around camp awaiting ecognition all this time, there might have been a dead sentry or wo at his post. . We wonder whether those cards used in the game over which i soldier in France was killed were furnished by our own womei. "-ho are putting a deck of cards in the comfort bags they are senrt ng to our boys. Some American newspapers are willing to “let George do it.” 'hen it comes to writing their war news and some would crucify reel. Take your choice, blit you have to take your news as Uncle >am serves it to you. Can anybody in Covington tell us whitt to do with a perfectly food book of ice tickets we have? In these hot days, they read to 'lij like the history of some earlier era in history, and how we do mvy those people who know what ice is. Mayor Bridges Smith, of Macon, saw two little nine year olds *alute a soldier and was led by the incident to suggest in the Ma on Telegranh that “everybody do it.” Spare the poor soldiers Mayor, and thus conserve the supply of arnica they would need for sore arms. To Thee---America, My Boy! My hoy bon* in the pride of love’s sweet thoughts; My boy bred in the love <>f purest hearts, Long have most glorious lnqies las.....line. But now. America, he is all thine! My heart is trembling lest thon should'sf take now! I ltore him and 1 kissed his infant brow And nourished him to give him strength to walk; And taught his baby lips to lisp and talk; Can'st thou not wait?—he seems as snel) a child How ean lie tight-Miis manners are so mild? I trained his hands to do no tin*- an ill, - Think'st thou/that lie can ever learn to kill? i: ‘J. - Jlv boy 'be sis-nis as but a tender youth— Aiiieriea. I taught film t«od ami 1 1 lith , -If thou-most have. ! give him all to thee! He’s lirav*T- Pin bravg. and yet—O woe is me - That.something iH m.v breast still holds him fas-t; Tis mother IbyC a t!#*That's made to last! Tho' thou wo^W'st (ake him tar across the sea Thoncaii'si"not take Hhs mother love from me; Thoif hast liis ManhoOd in its i»erfeet tiowei— Aly l«oy your Man. will serve thee in this hour. Thou ean'st not know the anguish in my heart - Though brave I am. 1 fear the hour to part; Vet not a tear shall show within mine eye, And I shall 'title every sob and sign. America. I give hi...... to thee! Flesh of my flesh heart of my heart is he! And In- shall leavemrine arms to he a Man To light for tins 1 and do the best he ean. Peep in his eyes there is incipient tire, And in his heart molding thoughts inspire; And I. his mother, understand them all.— He hears he heeds. au*l answers to thy call! So short a while u|m-ii breast be lay: 1 rocked and crooned ami sang the day away, i’.ut now he hears the luring of thy voice. \nd I. his mother, have no other choice Than give him up to tlo-e with all my heart: - God grant that h.* may do a noble part: | surrender him. America, to th.se Mv babe—my hoy—thy *'biier M«« to —AGNES NEVILLE DAVIS, in Atlanta Coastitatioa X. The Home Garden T. h. McHatton, Prof, of Horticulture State College of Agriculture. Never before in he history of this country has Uie home garden been of more vital importance to the w-P fare of the nation than a\t this pur ocular time. This is not the time to plow up the home garden and plant it in cotton. The farmers with the .arge homo garden should be able to produce sufficient supplies for the faintly for the whole year. Where the garden is large, enough Irish potatoes and sweet potatoes 'hould be made for the winter use The ever-present Georgia collat'd should lie on hand in great abundarce this year; cabbages should be a prom siiont fall crop; turnips also should be in the fall garden. If one has not planted carrots in the spring, carrots -hould be planted in the late summer >r early fall for winter use. In most sections of Georgia salsify or oyster plant planted now or later in the sum mer will remain in the ground and •an he used all along. The abund ■ nee of tomatoes and string beans, md other vegetables that demand a arm weather for their maturity hould be put into cans. There is not i woman in Georgia v.ho should not ry to put up and can all of the vegeta¬ bles of various kinds that she expects o use on her table during the fall,, vinter and early spring months. Any voman who overlooks tips at this itne cannot be considered a patriot anned goods of all kinds are going to >e extremely high thi* year, even if he war is over. It is a man’s place ibout the home to see that enough tuff is raised so that the good woman vi 11 have it to can. The home garden s geing f o be the most valuable small piece of g ound or the farm, and any >ne who neglects it this season is cap .ble of ‘selling his birthright for a ness of pottage.” Fall Irish Potatoes J r. H. McHatton, Professor of Hortl culture. State College of Agri. The farmers of northern Georgia should lay their plans to put in a arge crop of fall Irish potatoes. If oansportation is tied up this fall and .vinter, it will not be possible for us o call on Maine and the other pota o producing states for our supplies. They will have to be produced at borne. The North Georgia farmer can make a good fall Irish pota f o crop; ind if tbe farmers of this section will ■■'We this matter due consideration, ■ve should he able to produce in our mountain sections enough potatoes o carry Georgia through until "the taring crop comes in from the south¬ ern portion of ib* st«te. This is be tjme to show to ♦he rest of the ountrv what the mountain soils of forth Georgia can do. PATRONIZE OCR ADVERTISERS: D. A. THOMPSON Lumber Co;, Covington Ga. F loourg- Ceiling Weather boards Shiplap Storm sheeting Shingles Laths Lime & Cement Doors & Windows Roofing I, 2, 3 Ply Paint 6c Oil 8 and 10 inch Coping Valley I in Brick Front Doors $5.00 to $20.00 10 Bbls Lime at $1.15 40 Bbls Lime at $1.40 Anything in tbe building lime, Come to see us. We will treat you "white. We stand on service and good Quality. D. A. THOMPSON. LUMBER COMPANY. QUICKEST TIME AND BEST SERVICE TO Fortress Monroe, Va. Norfolk, Va. Portsmouth, Va. Richmond, Va. Petersburg, Va. Ra‘eig\ N. C. And other points F-asts. Through all-steel trains, with dming-observation-parlor car and Pullmans. For l ullman reservations and information call on nearest SEABOARD ticket agent or write. C. S. Compton. F red Geissler Trav'I Pass’r Agent. Asst. GenM Pass’r Agt. S. A. L. Railway. S. A. L. Railway. Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. RAOfc Fivti r EIDORA NEWS NOTES Mrs. .JoelA. McClendon, who has been spending some time here with her ohil dreu, returned to Mansfield Saturday. She litis many frionds here who regret to learn that she is quite feeble. Mrs. inis Kelly and three children spent Saturday night tutd Sunday with Mrs. .1. M. Cook. Miss Lurline Cunard is visiting her sister, Mrs. George While, of Jackson. Mrs. c. i,. Ilodge and daughter, Miss Gladys Hodge and Mrs. John McClen¬ don spent Saturday in Mansfield. Mr. Otis Paris, of Lovejoy. was a visitor here Sunday. Quite a crowd was present at New Rocky Creek Sunday, when Rev. Jim Hodges occupied the pulpit. Mi's Elva Dooley left Saturday for Godfrey, where she will sjiend several days will) her brother. Mr. Wilbur Doo¬ ley. Mr. Homer T.uyson. spoilt Friday night and Saturday with Mr. Emory Ozburn. Mr. and Mrs. Aubie Allen ami daugh¬ ter. So I lie. x]len t Saturday night aifd Sunday with Mr and Mrs. Albert Al¬ len. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Cunard, of Grif¬ fin, are visiting relatives here. Messrs. Howard McClendon. Howard T*iyxf*i. anil Joel Hodge spent Satur¬ day night and Sunday at Indian Spring. Mrs. Neal Aaron and children, of At¬ lanta, arc .s[H>ti(ling some time here with Mr. and Mrs. I*aul Aaron. Mr. Emory Ozburn, of Gaither’s, s|x-n1 Saturday night with Mr. Homer Layson. The man ,a friend* of Mrs. Marvin Hodges are sorry to know that she Is quite ill. ' Messrs, Harvey Hodges and Bryan Hodges motored to Mansfield Sunday night. Mr D. S. Ilodge, of HapevTMe. spent from Monday until Friday with his knottier. Mr. C. 1. Hodge. - Messrs; Howard McClendon, .Toe! Hodge, and Seals Hodge, and Mit«s Ex¬ it 1 Cunard attended the singing con¬ vention at Bethel Wednesda. Miss Exie Cunard was the gutsst of Mis' Gladys Hodge Tuesday night. Mrs. Buck Yancey and son, of South Georgia, arrived here Tuesday, fo he the guests of relatives for some time. Cotton is beginning to open in ottr viile. Mrs. J. M. Cook and daughter. Mrs. It. L. Ozburn. spent one day last-week with Mrs. Co.rhan Ozburn.