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FOE IS SLOWLY EVACUATING
FRANCE AND BELGIUM. HIN.-
DENBURG LINE A MEMORY.
Oblivious to the peace talk and the
diplomatic note writing b‘ehind them,
the allied armies in northern France
continue to drive the defeated Ger
man armies toward the Belgian fron
tier. The past week has been large
in successes, some of the strongest
positions held by the enemy in north
ern France falling before the Brit
ish, French, American and Belgian
arms. Furthermore, the Germans do
not appear to be bettering their po
sitions by their wide retreat. The
allied victory is not yet complete.
With the fall of Laon and La
Fere the Hindenburg line became a
memory. It has been taken in its
entirety by the allies; its principal
cities, Douai, Cambrai, St. Quentin,
Le Catelet, La Fere and Laon again
fly the French flag. Meanwhil e the
Germans. still withdrawing troops
from various sections of the 200-
mile long battle line, are attempting
to form a new line of resistance be
tween the Hindenburg line and the
Belgian frontier.
. Despite occasional show of increas
ing resistance on the part of the
German forces there is but one
thing that can prevent the allied
armies from clearing all of northern
France of the foe this year. This is
the weather. There are at the most
not more than three weeks of fight
ing weather remaining, if the aut
umn season adheres to its wusual
schedule in northern France. The sea
son of the autumnal rains is very
near at hand, and., once they start,
the entire region will be transform
ed into slippery quagmire in less than
a week’s time. Roads will become
impassable, espe@ially for the artil
lery and supply trains, and the allied
troops will suffer a check from na
ture, while the Germans will gain a
respite to reorganize their shattered
forces.
Generalissimo Foch, however, is
making the best of the good weather
remaining. He is hammering hard
on every section of the front, but
partcularly hard on the two flanks.
British, French and Belgian forces
have been sweeping eastward in
northern Belgium during the week,
reclaiming hundreds of miles of Bel
gian territory and taking German
prisoners by the thousands every
day.
What Germany Has Lost.
The German army, since the be
ginning of the allied offensive on
July 18, not only has lost all the
gains it had made since March 21,
when Ludendorff began his much ad
vertised “victory drive,” but it has
been compelled to yield half the
French territory it held prior to
March 21. The Germans now hold
less than 4,000 miles of French ter
ritory, whereas they held 8,000
square miles on March 21. And in
losing this territory the German
command has lost 300,000 prisoners,
3,200 guns, uncounted number of
machine guns and millions of dollars
worth of war supplies, to say noth
ing of a casualty list that reaches
perhaps 500,000 men.
In Serbia the few German and
Austrian divisions left to battle, fol
lowing the surrender of the Bulga
rian army, are being driven steadily
northward by Gen. d’Esperey’s allied
armies, headed by the Serbians. Nish,
the old Serbian capital, has begn
taken, and more than half of the lit
tle kingdom now has been freed from
the invader. The Berlin-Bagdad rail
way has been cut, and Turkey now
is isolated. Meanwhile, the demob
ilization of the Bulgarian army con
tinues, although Turkey has issued
an appeal to Berlin for help, declar
ing that a Bulgarian army is form
ing to march on Constantinople.
Registered
Spanish
At Public
. WE WILL SELL AT THE
COURT HOUSE IN DAWSON,
TC THE HIGHEST BIDDER,
N THE— ;
First Tuesday
In November
A THORCOCUGHBRED REGIS
TERED SPANISH JACK,
SOUND AND IN GOOD CON
DITICN. HERE IS AN OP
PORTUNITY TO GET A FINE
ANIMAL CHEAP.
irawson Breeders
Association
Southwest Georgia Boy Fired the First
Shot Against Germany for America
On a sunny morn nearly a year
ago—on October 23, 1917, to be
precise—the first American shot fir
ed in the war for world democracy
went screeching across the hills of
Lorraine into the German lines. The
cannon which fired it is on exhibi
tion at the ordinance museum at
West Point. The story of the red
headed corporal who pulled the lan
vard has frequently been told. But
not until now has it been recorded
in Georgia that the officer of artil
lery whg gave the command, ‘“fire,”
was a Georgia boy.
Idus R. McLendon is his name, and
his home is in Bluffton, Clay county.
He is captain in the Sixth field ar
tillery of the regular army, which
sailed for France in July, 1917, one
of the first commands to follow
Black Jack Pershing overseas. He has
J. B. DAVIS, RECENTLY COMMIS
SIONED SECOND LIEUTENANT,
IS VICTIM OF PNEUMONIA,
News of the death of Mr. J. B.
Davis, of Sasser, which was receiv
ed early Friday morning, caused
genuine sorrow among his many
friends in this, his home county. He
developed pneumonia, and died after
a few days’ illness at Camp Upton,
N. Y., on Thursday, Oct. 16th.
Mr. Davis was among the first of
the Terrell county boys to volunteer
for service, and was with the hospi
tal corps on the Mexican border.
Only a few weeks ago he graduated
from the officers’ training school at
Camp Wheeler, and was commission
ed second lieutenant. He was twen
ty-four years of age, and unmarried.
Before enlisting the young man
was associated in the drug business
with his brother, Mr. Lyman E. Da
vis, of Sasser, filling the position of
prescription clerk. He was reared in
Sasser, and his friends speak in the
highest terms of his fine character
and genial nature, which made him
universally -popular;
This young soldier who laid all
on the altar of his country was just
as much a hero as if he had died on
the firing line in France. !
He is survived by his mother and
three brothers and many other rela
tives and friends to whom the an
nouncement of his death came as a
terrible blow. |
Red Cross Notes
A box of linens containing sheets, |
towels, handkerchiefs and napkins,l
valued at $lB9, was recently shipped
in response to an appeal from the‘
hospitals of France.
The next special allotment is 130
property bags, one yard of figured
cretonne will make three bags. They
are to be shipped overseas and then
filled. If you want to have a part in
this call Mrs. C. A. Wall will give
directions for making according to
specifications.
The Juniors are getting busy, sav
ing and collecting nut hulls, peach
stones, tinfoil and waste cotton. The
reason Germany has held out so long
is because she conserves everything. |
Our boys and girls are learning it. I
The month’s allotment is 236 irri
gation pads. We need more workers
for this task. They are easy to make.
The club house is light and airy, and
all who come will spend a pleasant
and helpful hour or two.
The surgical dressing department
has been complimented on their
shirment of two boxes. They were
marked standard, and being well
made and so neatly packed will be
shipped direct to France. P
Mrs. W. H. Cobb’s circle, of the
Baptist Missionary Society, gave on
last Thursday a pretty finished quilt,
made from the scraps saved in the
work room.,
We are also making influenza
'masks for local use. If you wish aj
‘mask or desire to help, phone Mrs]
B, B. Durham or Mrs, R 1. Savllle.i
~ Mesdames Johnston, Lamar; Da-|
' vie and Grier, of Sasser, brought in|
' a liberal contribution of hospital lin-|
| ens donated by their chapter. i
! Many garments, all nicely made by
‘thn Parrott ladies, were brought in
by Mrs. Marvin Pierce Thursday.
BOYS FROM GEORGIA INDUS.
\ TRIAL HOME GIVE CONCERT
L
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{ Manly Looking Little Fellows Made‘
I a Favorable Impression. |
i The band boys from the Georgia
Industrial Home gave a concert at
the Palace theatre Sunday afternocon
at 4 o'clock. These boys are favor
it2z in Dawson and have always
played to good crowds, but owing to
t the influenza scare the attendance
i Sunday was not so large as usqal.
“hey attended in a body the union
_ervice at the Methodist church Sun
day evening, and the offering was
donated to them,
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured
«ith LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
‘«nuot reach the seat of the diseaca
( atarrh is a local disease, greatly in
duenced by constitutional conditions, and
i order to cure it you must take au
internal remedy. Hall’'s Catarrh Med:
ine ig taken internally and acts thru
tiie blood on the mucous surfaces of the
vstem. Hall's Catarrh Medicine was
orescribed by one of the best physicians
in this country for years. It is com
pised of gome of the best tonics known
oribined with some of the best blocd
| purifiers. The perfect combinatioin of
‘ lie ingredients in Hall’'s Catarrh [iedi
| cine is what produces such wond rful
| results in catarrbal conditions Seni for
| testimonials, free,
| F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toled), O.
, All Druggists, 7he.
Hall's lFamily FPills for constipativa.
A sister in Atlanta, Miss Lila Mec-
Lendon, office manager for John K.
Gewinner, who received a letter
from him a short time after the
United States entered the war re
lating the story of that first shot,
for which he gave the direct com
mand. ;
Young Mclendon was graduated
from Emory College some years ago.
He had hoped to go to West Point,
but his father objected to military
training then, so the boy took an
academic course. But when he left
Emory he promptly enlisted in the
regular army. By the time the Unit
ed States decided to get into the
war he had won his commission. He
was made a captain after his arrival
in France. News came a short time
ago that he had won the Croix de
Guerre for gallantry in action in the
recent Soissons-Rheims offensive.
ASKS FOR OPPORTUNITY TO AR
RANGE FOR EVACUATION.
DENIES INHUMAN ACTS.
" The German reply to President
Wilson’s note says Germany hopes
the United States will approve of no
demand which would be irreconcila
ble with the honor of the German
people and with the opening of the
way to a peace of justice.
Germany has asked a neutral
government to inform President
Wilson that Germany is prepared to
agree to a neutral commission to in
vestigate charges of devastation.
The German government suggests
to President Wilson that an oppor
tunity be brought about for fixing
the details of the evacuation of oc
cupied territories.
Denies Charge of Inhuman Acts.
Germany protests against the ref
erences of President Wilson to illegal
and inhumane acts. Denial is made
that the German navy purposely de
strowed life boats with passengers.
The government proposes that the
fzapt§ be cleared up by neutral com
missions.
Germany has dispatched orders to
submarine commanders precluding
the torpedoing of passenger ships.
Germany claims the sanction of in
ternational law for carrying out de
struction of property during retreats
and says her troops are under strict
instructions to spare private proper
ty and care for the population to
the best of their ability. Where trans
gressions occur, the note says, the
guilty are being punished.
Change in Constituticn.
Announcement is made of a funda
mental change in the German consti
tution providing for a represenation
of the people in the decisions con
cerning peace and war, and it is said
the present government has been
formed in complete accordance there
with.
Germany has agreed that condi
tions of an armistice should be left
to the military advisers and that the
actual standard of power on both
sides in the field should form the
basis for arrangements.
CARELESSNESS RESULTS IN
FAILURE,
That is why we say “Feed B. A.
Thomas’ Hog Powder according to di
rections.” DO NOT FEED IT SLOP
PY, but mix it with ground feed and
moisten with just enough water to
make a crumbly mass. Then each
hog gets a beneficial dose. See full
directions on package. Your money
back if you are not satisfied. WALL
BROTHERS, Daw:zon, Ga.
Men’s Overcoats, special for $lO,
Herman'’s.
Our County Commiscioners
We are candidates for County Com
missioners in the election to be held
on the first Wednesday in November
next, and respectfully solicit the sup
port of the wvoters of the county.
H. A. COOK, J. L. McLEOD.
I am a candidate for County Com
missioner, subject to the election in
November, and will appreciate the
support of the people. W. L. PACE.
|
Don’t Stay Gray! Here's an'
Old-time Recipe that Any
body can Apply. I
I —— l
The use of Sage and Sulphur for re
storing faded, gray hair to its natural
color dates back to grandmother’s
time. She used it to keep her hair
beautifully dark, glossy and attrac
tive. Whenever her hair took on that
dull, faded or streaked appearance,
this simple mixture was applied with
wonderful effect.
But brewing at home is mussy and
;out-of—date. Nowadays, by asking at
any drug store for a bottle of “Wyeth's
' Sage and Sulphur Compound,” you
|wm get this famous old preparation,
improved by the addition of other in
gredients, which can be depended up
on to restore natural color and beauty
|to the hair. °
{ A well-known downtown druggist
| says it darkens the hair so naturally
and evenly that nobody can tell it has
been applied. You simply dampen a
sponge or soft brush with it and draw
this through your hair, taking one
strand at a time. By morning the
gray hair disappears, and after an
other application or two, it becomes
beautifully dark and glossy. 2
Wyeth’s ggge and Sulphur Com
pound is a delightful toilet requisite
for those who desire a more youthful
appearance. It is not intended for
the cure, mitigation or prevention of
disease,
THE DAWSON NEWS
' STATE OF GEORGlA.—Executive
- Department, Atlanta, August 24,
‘ 1918.
-~ A PROCLAMATION
. Submitting a proposed amendment
'to the Constitution of Georgia, to be
' voted on at the general election to
be held Tuesday, November 5, 1918,
'said amendment to amend paragraph
' 2, section 1, article 11, of the con
stitution of Georgia, so as to lay out
‘and create a new county from por
‘tions of Coffee and Clinch counties,
'to be known as Atkinson county, with
the city of Pearson as the county
seat. |
By His Excellency, ‘
. HUGH M. DORSEY, Governor. |
. _— 1
Whereas, the gencral assembly at
its session in 1917, proposed an
amendment to the constitution of this
state as set forth in an act approvedi
August 15. 1917, to wit: i
An act to propose to the qualified
electors of this state an amendment
to paragraph 2, section 1, article 11,]
of the constitution of the state of
Georgia, as amended by the ratifma-[
tion by the qualified voters of this|
state of the acts approved July 19,
1904, July 31, 1906, July 30 and
Aug. 14, 1912 July 7, 17. 27 and
August 11, 1914, and for other pur
poses. -
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the|
general assembly of the state of
Georgia, and it is hereby enacted byl
the authority of the same, that the
following amendment is hereby pro
posed to paragraph 2, section 1, arti
cle 11, of the constitution of the
state of Georgia, as amended by the
ratification by the electors of said
state of the acts approved July 19,!
1904, July 31, 1906, July 30 and'
August 14, 1912, July 7, 17, 27, and
August 11, 1914, to wit: By adding|
to said paragraph the following lan
guage: ‘‘Provided, however, That in
addition to the counties now provided
for by this constitution, there shall‘
be a new coynty laid out and created
from territory embraced in Coffee
and Clinch counties within the fol
lowing boundary lines: Beginning at
the point where the southern boun
dary line of lot of land No. 334, in
the fifth land district of Coffee coun- |
ty interesects the middle of the run
of Willachoochee creek, then followl
said land line directly east to thel
southeast corner of lot of land No. |
15, in the sixth land district of Cof-|
fee county; thence south along the
eastern boundary of lot of land No.
16, in the sixth land district of Cof
fee county to the southwest corner
of said lot of land; thence along thel
land line directly east to where it
interesects the middlc of the run of |
the Satilla river; thence, in a south-i
easterly direction along the run of |
the said Satilla river to where the |
same interesects the northern boun-|
dary of lot of land No. 250, in the
sixth land district, thence directly
east along said line to where it in
teresects the Ware county line;
thence in a southerly direction along |
the Ware county line to the sputh-|
east corner of lot of land No. 234, in
the seventh (7) land district of Clinch
county; thence directly westward |
along along the land line lot of land|
No. 234 on the south, to where it in-l
tersects the middle of the run of |
Alapaha river; thence in a northerly
direction along the middle of the run
of the Alapaha river to the mouth of
Willachoochee creek; thence along
the middle of the run of Willachoo-'
chee creek to the point of beginning.
That said new county shall be known
as ‘““Atkinson county,” and the “City
of Pearson” shall be the county seat
thereof. That said “Atkinson coun
ty”” shall be attached to the Eleventh
congressional district, the Wayecross
judicial circuit and the Fifth sena
torial district. That all the legal vot
‘ers residing within the limits of the
county of Atkinson, entitled to vote
for members of the general assembly
under the laws of Georgia, on the
first Wednesday in December follow
ing the ratification of this proposed
'amendment shall eclect an ordinary,
‘a clerk of the superior court, sheriff,
coroner, tax collector, tax receiver,
county surveyor and county treasur
er for said new county, said election
to be held at the militia district court
houses at Willachoochee, Pearson and
' Axson, in the manner now provided
by law for holding elections for coun
'ty officers, and said county officers
shall qualify and enter upon the dis
charge of their respective duties on
‘the first day of January following
their election, and shall hold their
offices for a term of two years or
‘until their successors shall be duly
elected and qualified. That the su-.
perior courts of said Atkinson coun
ty shall be held on the fourth Mon
' days in January and June of each
!year. That the congressional and
senatorial districts, the judicial cir
cuit to which said county of Atkin
son is uttachegl, the time of holding
the terms of the superior courts and
the limits of the county, shall remain
as designated above until the same
shall be'law, Provided, That the laws
shall be charged by law, Pro-l
vided, That the laws applicable
to the organization of new coun-}
ties, found in sections 829 to|
848 ,inclusive, code of 1911, are‘
hereby made applicable to the county
of Atkinson whenever the same mayl
be created by the proposed amend
ment to the constitution, and that
said county, when created, shall be
come a ‘‘statutory county,” and shall
be at all times subject to all laws ap
plicable to all the other counties in
this state.
SECTION 2. Be it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That,
whenever the proposed amendment to
the constitution shall be agreed to by
two-thirds of the members elected to
each of the two houses of the gener
‘al assembly, and the same has been
-entered on their journals, with the
| yeas and nays taken thereon the gov
,grnor shall and he is hereby auth:or
ized and instructed to cause the pro
| posed amendment to be published in
|at least two newspapers in cach coi.-
| gressional district in this state for the
i period of two months next precedine
|the time of holding the next general
| election, and the governor is further
iauthorized and instructed to provide
for the submission of the amendment
proposed for ratification or rejection
to the electors of the state at the
next general election to be held after
said publication, at which election ev
ery person shall be qualified to vote
who is entitled to vote for members
of the general assembly. All persons
voting at said election in favor of
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TOMORROW’S WIRTHMOR DAY. NEW STYLES ON SALE.
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adopting the proposed amendment
shall have written or printed on their
ballots the words: “For the amend
ment to the constitution creating the
county of Atkinson,” and all persons
opposed to the adoption of the pro
posed amendment shall have written
or printed on their ballots the words:
‘“Against the amendment to the con
stitution creating the county of At
kinson.” If a majority of the elec
tors qualified to vote for*members of
the general assembly voting thereon
shall vote for the ratification of the
proposed amendment, then the gov
ernor shall, when he ascertains the
same from the secretary of state, to
whom the returns from said election
shall be referred in the manner as in
cases of election for members of the
general assembly, to count and ascer
tain the result, and issue his procla
mation, for one insertion in one daily
paper of the state, announcing such
result and declaring the amendment
ratified.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Hugh M.
Dorsey, governor of said state, do is
sue this proclamation hereby declar
ing that the foregoing proposed
amendment to the constitution is
submitted for ratification or rejec
tion to the voters of the state, quali
fied to vote for members of the gen
eral assembly at the general election
to be held on Tuesday, November 5,
1918.
HUGH M. DORSEY, Governor.
By the Governor:
H. B. STRANGE, Sec'y of State.
Miller’s Antiseptic Oil, Known as
WILL POSITIVELY RELIEVE PAIN
IN A FEW MINUTES.
Try it right now for Rheumatism,
Neuralgia, Lumbago, sore, stiff and
swollen joints, pains in the head,
back and limbs, corns, bunions, etec.
After one application pain usually
disappears as if by magic.
A new remedy used internally and
externally for Coughs, Colds, Croup,
Sore Throat, Diphthéria, Tonsilitis.
This oil is conceded to be the most
penetrating remedy known. Its
prompt and immediate effect in re
lieving pain is due to the fact that
it penetrates to the affected parts at
once. As an illustration, pour ten
drops on the thickest piece of sole
leather and it will penetrate this sub
stance through and through in three
minutes,
Accept no substitute. This oreat oil
is golden red color only. Every bot
tle guaranteed—2s¢, 50¢ and $l.OO
a bottle—or money refunded. Sold
only by Collier Drug Co., Dawson,
Georgia.
Government Sends
An Urgent Call
The president of the Civil Service
Commission recently wired:
‘““Need for stenographers and typ
ists at Washington grows more acute
daily. Increase effort all possible.”
The Government and business con
cerns are short FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND office assistants. Sala
ries never before heard of are now
being offered.
We have PERFECTED and COPY
RIGHTED charts and lesson sheets
that enable us to teach you, at your
home, BY MAIL, in THIRTY LES
SONS, a system of Shorthand used by
about NINETY per cent. of the gov
ernment stenographers, and to teach
you BY MAIL IN EIGHT WEEKS a
Bookkeeping Course that is SUPE
RIOR to any SIX MONTHS’ course.
The Government drafted our Civil
Service Bookkeeping Set. Clip, fill
‘put. and mail the COUPON follow
ing:
DRAUGHON’S COLLEGE, At
lanta, Ga.: Send FREE book on
Home Study and tell me why a
Home-Study Course, given by
your new method, is as good as
a course at college; also, tell me
about the contract that you will
give me to secure for me a good
position. I clipped this notice
from The Dawson News,
(Name)
(Address)
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@ until washday before you
3 N\ order a package of GRAND.
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A 7"\& so many things around
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(i fiz}%g every day. Once you use
£ :' b hg GRANDMAyou’llnever goback
s Bob 'Z to bar soap again. No more wast
g - A,Pflgmé,;“‘ ing of soap like that. With
‘E x", -4 GRANDMA you just measure
out what you need. No more
- bother of chipping or slicing
i and no more tiresome hours
spent over a rubbing board.
Wash the Woolen Socks GRANDMA is fine for shecr,
You Knit with Grandma silky fabrics.
GRANDMA'S Powdered Soap
Your Grocer Has It!
JUST RECEIVED
A CARLOAD
Field Fence
A Fstahl
Barb Wire, Hay Ties, Etc.
BETTER GET YOUR
SUPPLY NOW
Battle Hdw. Co.
PHONE 311
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1918