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It's “lay-by” time with many
of the farmers.
It is a myth in these parts—
those yellow-legged chickens.
Crops throughout this part
of the State are in good condi
tion. Many recent rains have
helped vegetation considera
bly. i
We rather think that the
German new peace feeler be
ing sent out now will get its
wings singed before its return
to the Boche ark. ;
By his fruits only do we
know him—General Foch is a
wonderful fellow. He is
very busy nowadays outwitting
the Hun. That he may suc
ceed to the fullest is the hope
of every American.
Verily, consistency, thou art
a jewel. Hear this: The
Huns are now protesting
against the use of the Ameri
can shot gun on the battle
fields. In the common vernac
ular, “Did you ever?”
President Wilson’s plans to
succor Russia are about com
plete, it is stated. Soon it may
be that the land of the big
bear will know the true mean
ing of “the home of the free
and the land of the brave.”
It is said that fifty thousand
tons of native grass are used
in India each year for the man
ufacture into paper. We sug
gest as a means to help the
paper shortage in this country
that the paper mills plant some
India grass.
It may be in a short while
that General Foch will find
himself in a like position with
the “old woman who lived in a
ghoe”’—the only difference be
ing that if Foch catches the
Boches he will have so many
rats instead of children.
The war scenes have been
shifting so rapidly in the last
few days you have to be very
alert to keep up with the
actors. American soldiers are
taking a main part in the
scene-shifting we are told.
Anyway, the word-pictures
which we are getting each day
from ‘“over there” are super
fine, yea, they are grand. |
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The St. Mary’s-St. Mark’s
canal project is. getting up
steam. The house committee
on the state of the republic
has recommended that Geor
gia appropriate $3,000 with
which to send a committee to
Washington to further the
project. The opening of this
canal will. mean much to
Georgia and every effort
should be made to bring it to
pass. -
To say the least of it, At
]Mg?’s plan to give soldiers a
bath is a splendid one. One
which all tired and dusty sol
diers traveling through that
city will welcome with delight.
The plan is to erect shower
baths along the tracks in the
railroad yards for the use of
the boys who are enroute either
to camps or overseas. The
eredit for this stunt is due the
Red Cross workers. :
Since baseball has been de
clared non-essential a host of
good men will begin cither to
work or fight for Uncle Sam.
‘While baseball is a great game
and one which the Nation al
‘most as a whole enjoyed for
many years, this is no time for
such diversion and American
“fans” will gladly deny them
‘selves of the thrills of the game
‘BO long as more important and
fgmldenbly more grim events
{ranspire overseas. '
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lished in Georgia. Th m]
meeting which was held in
News received third prize,
running the winner of second
prize a mighty close race, the]
difference being only 1% per
cent. The issue which we cn-]
tered for the contest was pub
lished July 5th,'1918, and was
100 per cent linotype composi
tion, that is, every line of type,
advertisements, borders, etc.,
was set on our Model 14 Mer
genthaler machine. Not a
gingle foundry type was used
in* the entire issue. We men
tion this that our readers may
[better appreciate the efforts
that we are making to give
them a first-class newspaper
each week. Our motto is “If
we please you, tell others; if
not, tell us.” So we will thank
you to tell others that they
too may enjoy the fruits of a
good, clean publication which
stands branded as one of the
top-notchers in Georgia jour
nalism.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF
MR. ODGEN PERSONS
Hon. Odgen Persons, of
Forsyth, has flung his hat in
the ring and is now waging a
vigorous campaign against
Congressman J. Walter Wise,
of Fayetteville, for Congress
from this district.
Col. Persons is no stranger
to the people of Jasper county,
and his announcement as can
didate for Congress will be re
ceived with considerable in
terest by all who know him.
In his card to the voters of
the sixth district Mr. Persons
points to his constructive work
while a member of the Georgia
'legislature in the halls of
which he served both as rep
resentative from Monroe coun
ty and again as senator from
his district. During his last
term in the Genéral Assembly
of Georgia he was president of
the senate which position he
held with distinction and abil
ity. ;
Mr, Persons is a lawyer of
state-wide reputation. He
possesses a genial and winning
personality and is in every
sense a formidable candidate.
RETURN WISE UNOPPOSED.
There is a very general sen
timent throughout the Sixth
district that Congressman J.
Walter Wise should be re
elected without opposition.
The feeling is not confined
to the Sixth district that po
litical contests should be re
duced to the minimum until we
have finished the one great
task on which we must con
centrate all our energy and en
thusiasm, and that is to lick the
Hun. It is a feeling entertain
ed by the administration at
IWashington, and thence on
down the line.
‘ There is absolutely no rea
son why we should change
‘horses while crossing the
stream. The great war in
which we are engaged calls
for every ounce of our
strength. It is no time for us
to be diverted by petty poli
tics, Congressman Wise has
deserved well at the hands of
his constituents and he should
be re-elected without a con
test.—Macon News.
The above editorial in the
Macon Evening News sets
forth tersely the position of
the News-Gazette which was
given recently and we believe
it is the position of a vast ma
jority of the voters of the Sixth
District at this time.
Regardless of the ambition
of other very able and worthy
men, whom the people might
ordinarily delight to honor
with election to Congress, weé
are at war now and President
Wilson has stated “that poli
tics was adjourned until after
the war,” except, of course, in
such instances where there is
the very best reasons for
making changes. As the Ma
con Evening News says, there
is no reason for a change exist
ing in the Sixth district.
Congressman Wise has
made a good congressman,
he is now one of the most in
fluential and useful congress-
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JUDGE FRANK HARWELL, OF
LA GRANGE.
Appointed by Governor Dorsey in Oect.,
1917 Judge of Court of Ap}reals to suc
ceed Judge George, Judge Frank Harwell
announces for re-election to the unexpired
term,
He was re-elected by the people of his
home county (Troup) for four consecu
tive terms of four years each, Judge of
the City Court of LaGrange, and resfgned
that position te accept this place on the
Court of Appeals,
He has made a splendid record on the
Court of Appeals since his appointment
in October, and his work on the.Court
is commended and endorsed by the mems
lbers of the bar throughout the State.
He is prominent in fraternal circles,
being a Mason, Knight of Pythias, Red
Man, and Odd Fellow,
. 'He was Grand Master of Odd Fellows
| of Georgia 1915-1916.
| He is a member of the Board of Trus
tees of LaGrange Female College.
. He was a schoolmate of CGovernor Dor
sey, and managed the campaign of Gov
ernor Dorsey two Years ago.
Judge Harwell was not a candidate for
Judge of the Court of Appeals in the
primary or in the convention of 1916,
and is not responsible for the many past
defeats of his only opponent in seefinz
this and other elective oflices,
He says in his annodncement, *“lf I
have faithfully, intelligently and impar
tially discharged the difficult duties of my
office, I feel that I will be accorded, under
{)recedent, the endorsement I am geek
ng. }
“My experience upon the bench has
emphasized my conviction, in which I
am sure you concur, that judges should
be selected solely from the standpoint of
personal character, legal ability, judicial
experience, and temperamental fitness
for the place.
“While I would like personally to pre
sent my candidacy to the voters of the
State, the duties of my present position
are heavy and exacting and will prevent
the making of such a campaign, I must
therefore rely upon the fair-minded citi
zens of Georgia who will participate l,{
the primary, to investigate the record
have made and to judge me by the re
sults I have accomplished.
“If, as the result of such investigation
or inquiry, dyou should deem me worthy
of your endorsement, I will deeply ap
preciate your aid and support.”
(Advertisemeng.)
‘men from Georgia, and in po-i
gition to be even more useful to
‘his constituents’ and under all
the circumstances we do not
believe it is right and fair to
turn him out merely that some
other good and worthy man
may be honored.
The people are fair and just
and we are confident that they
are going to tak the same view
of the matter and re-elect Con
gressman Wise in the Sep
tember primary.—Barnesville
News-Gazette.advt.
HILLSBORO MAN ROBBED
OF CASH IN MACON
A man giving his name as
C. D. Skinner, soda dispenser,
is held at the county jail on a
charge of robbing Alvin
‘White, a farmer of Hillshoro,
of $24.50. Skinner denies the
charge, however, and says that
the robbery was committed by
‘another man who was in com
pany with White. .
~ White charged that uhder
pretext of showing him a
‘“good tirge” Skinner and
another man decoyed him into
a house and after gagging him
with a handkerchief relieved
him of his money. Officers are
looking for the other man in
the case who, White said, be
came friendly with him but
whose name he did not learn.
~—Thursday’s Macon Tele
graph.
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See “The Girl by the Road
gide” at the Lyric on Friday
night.adv.
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Watch label.on your paper.
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iSALEM CAMP-MEETING
I BEGINS AUGUST NINTH
(Continued from page 1.)
the leading preachers of the
South Georgia conference, will
occupy the rostrum at 9:00
o'clock every morning and at
3:00 o’clock every afternoon.
Inspiring Music.
The music will be under the
able direction of Rev. W. R.
Mackay, pastor of the Monti
cello Methodist church, a
singer of note, who is a native
of Ireland, having been reared
near the historic city of Bel
fast. Mr. Mackay will be as
sisted by R. L. Hicks, of Cov
ington, and the singing of the
large choir will be an inspiring
feature of the services.
Tent Holders’ Meeting.
An important meeting of
the tent holders will be called
for an early date for the pur
pose of completing the details
of holding the meeting and the
transaction of other business.
While Salem is a Methodist
camp ground, the services are
non-denominational and the
invitation is wide-open to
everybody. Persons desirous
of securing tents are request
ed to negotiate with W. 8.
Marbut, of Almon, secretary
and treasurer of the Board of
Trustees, who will be glad to
extend his helpful co-opera
tion.
Large Crowds Expected.
Advance reports- indicate
that all the tents will be oc
cupied and that the attendance
will eclipse any of recent
years. The camp ground is
ideally situated in a coel
grove and the large spring
furnishes refreshing water of
purest quality. ' Every pro
vision will be made for the
icomfortable entertainment of
ithe tenters and visitors. Many
of Methodism’S most famous
preachers have been heard at
Salem during the last sixty
years.and a number who were
later elected bishops were or
dained at its sacred altar.
Often has the gospel of the
Nazarene been preached h}
the fullness of its power, as i
will be again next month and
many more tfmea in the com
ing years.—Covington News. .
NEW ARMY HEIGHT AND
| WEIGHT REGULATIONS
New regulations affecting
the physical fitness of young
men for the Army have been
issued from the War Depart
ment. These regulations will
affect several of our Jasper
county boys who have been re
jected because of underweight
and height. We quote here
with the telegram announcing
the new regulations so that the
public may understand the
action of the Local Board in
the future. .
“The War Department has
again amended 'the physical
examination regulations con
cerning minimum height and
weight requirements, so that
the minimum weight for se
lective registrants is sixty‘
inches instead of sixt'y-threel
inches, and the minimum
weight is one hundred and ten |
pounds. I
“You are hereby directed to
group registrants as to physi
cal qualifications in accordance
with these amendments, both
as to registrants examined
hereafter and registrants
heretofore examined who may
have been rejected as .not
qualified for general military
service on account of former
regulations as to weight and
ANNOUNCEMENT
You are cordially invited to attend our FALL TAILOR
ING INAUGURAL July 26th and 27th, to be held at our
store by a special representative of Isaac Hamburger &
Sons, Merchant Tailors, Baltimore. : '
They present The Only Line In America Backed by
Real Merchant Tailoring. Styles and Fabrics DeLuxe.
Respectfully, %
HATFIELD DRY GOODS CO.
(We also represent Ed. V, Price & Co., Tailors, of Chi
cago. The same firm formerly represented by Mr. Oscar
Hatfield.) § i,
A WHALE OF A MAN.
With the American Forces
in France.—The biggest sol
dier in any of the allied forces
now serving in France has
been discovered. Heisa U. S.
‘Marine! His name is Q. M.
Sergeant Pat Grealy.
Grealy has always had the
reputation of being a “whale
of a man,” but it wasn’t until
he got to dodging Boche shells
in France that his fellow fight
ers fully realized just how big
he was.
' The first time an “alert”
iwas sounded after his company
got up front, Grealy made a
dash for a dugout and got
‘wedged tight in the entrance.
All efforts to get him out were
of no avail, until six former
football stars in the company
were called upon to ‘“rush”
him through. i
They had to enlarge the en--
trance before they could get
him out.
height.
“Call attention of this tele
gram to medical examiners im
mediately. -
Major W. C. Lyle,
; Medical Aide.”
The public will take due
notice accordingly.
Local Board, Jasper County.