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FRIDAY
YEDITION
Ofiicial Orgarr Ben Hill County and City of Fitzgerald
Carranza’s Men, Three to Two,
* In Striking Distance, Wait-
Result of Demand
El Paso, Texas, April 13.—Gen
eral Pershing’s expeditionary
force of fourteen thousand men is
today surrounded by approxima
tely thirty thousand Carranistas,
who are waiting for the diplomat
ic showdown that must follow
the Carranzanote.
Twelve thousand of the Car
ranzistas arewithin striking dis
tance of the United States ad
vance forces and ten thousand
have taken up positions between
the United States troops and the
berder, with several other Mexi
can commands scattered along
the border.
These movements were made
ohviously to back up the demands
of Carranza that the United
States troops be withdrawn from
Mexico. 2 |
Woman’s Missionay
Society at Central
Methodist Church
The Woman’s Missionary
Council Meeting is now in session
in Atianta. It is a happy An
niversary occasion, as the Foreign
Missionary{Society of the Metho
dist Episcopal Church, South
was orga‘?ffZLd in Atlanta in 1878. t
One ofthe most Important fead
tures of this meeting is a Prayer
Room in charge of Mre, G. W.
Mathews. Prayer is being offered
constantly for the speakers and
the work in progress in the Coun
cit Room. All the officers of the
South Georgia Conference are pre
sent at the meeting.
The members of our auxillory
are requested to pay their pledges
for the first quarter to the Trea
surer, Mrs. W\ F. Jones, not later
than May Ist. On Monday after
noon, April 17th. the devotional
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Judge Horton Weds
Swell Couple.
Accompanied by Dr. E. A. Rus
sel Mr. Frank V. Heabof Atlanta,
the groom, and M rs. Robert
Brown, of St. Joe. Mo., appear
ed before his honor Judge J. R.
Horton on Tuesday to secure
marriage license and have the
Judge to tie the legal bonds that
made them man and wife. Mrs,
Brown who spent the winter
in Florida, arrived .in the city and
by appointment met Mr. Heab
here, who represents an Atlanta
Optical house. Dr. Russell, who
is an old friend of his, volunteer
ed his services as best man and
witnessed the ceremoney. Mrs.
' Brown is reputed to be a milliona
ress and heir to additional mulli
ons thru a wealthy uncle, now
living in Missouri. Mr. Heab
has made this territory for several
years representing his firm. The
couple wiil make thelr home in
St* Joe in summer and spend theiri
winter in the South, |
" Raymond Davis has made ex
tensive improvements in his store
and will have one of the neatec:t
grocely stores in the city, when
the workmen get through with
their plans.
meeting will be in charge of Mrs.
R. I. Maffe.t and Mrs. R. E. Lee,
subject:
_The School Brings Lignt.
China, ‘Mountain and Rural
Work, il
At this meeting a delegate must
be elected for Cordele District
Conference to meet in Unadella
May 2nd. 3rd. and 4th. Having
sent no delegate to Valdosta, 1t is
imperative one be sent to this
Conference. :
The Mission Study Class will
meet April 23rd and study the
last chapter of the book. .
The King’s Highway.
Mrs. A, H. Denmark,
Publicity Supt.
THRICE-A.WEEK
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, APRIL 14, 1916
CTTIN
SPEGIAL MEETING
FOR MEN SONDAY
Service for Men Only at First
Baptist Church Sunday
Afternoon ;
There will be special services
for men only at First Baptist
church at 3:30 Sunday afternoon.
Every man, young and old, of ev
ery walk and avocation is most
cordially invited and urged to be
present at this hour.
The theme of the sermon will
be “Adam in Town Again.”
Mr. Wolslagel will have charge
of the music, and you will sing
those old familiar songs that you
love so well. Mr. Wolslagel wilf
also sing a solo.
Come, you are wanted and wel
come. BARACA CLASS.
NEWS FROM EBROPES
With an abatement in the hat
tle before Verdun and a state of
comparative quiet reigning in all
the other war theaters, diplomatic
issues growing out of the war are
promptly to the [ore in the news
of the day.
The cases of the Chicago ment
packers against Gieat Britain “or
the holding up of cargoes valuo
at many millions of doilars havc
been amicably settled by represern.
tat'ves of the meat packers an
the British government. Great
Britain will pay for the seized car
goes.
Pefore Verdun the infantry has
remaired marve and only in the
sectorsi of the oathwest, endra -
ing TRIT 304 aid the front
Le Mort Licmie to Cumeries, ‘il
thége L'een heavy work for the 01-
tillerv. Berlin Icports that mo:av
orable weather s hindering :n
-fantry operaiions, j
The Germans in the Lake Narocz
and Iskull bridgelead positions o
the Russian iront have attempted
te advance agairri the Russiats
bur m each iasi:unce, according 19
Petrograd, they were repulsed.
Near Baranovu hi the Russian iz
itry escaved an attack on :ie
Germans but were driven back.
Mr. James Watt, President of
the Watt Holmes Hardware Co.,
of Thomasville, spent the day in
the city looking after business
matters.
And Press
BOARD OF EDUCATIGN
10 MEET TONIGHT
A large number of the patrons
of the schools having expressed
a wish to be present at to nights
meeting of the Board, the meeting
wili be held in the assembly hall of
the Highschool building. Mr.
Turner, President of the Roard
wishes us to state that the meeting
will be open to all citizens and wll
be glad to have a large attendance
Five Ships Sunk
Five additional vessels have met
with disaster as a result of mines
or submarines. The British steam
ers Robert Adamson and Angus
‘and the British bark Inverlyon
have been sunk by submarines,
while a Danish vessel named Dor
thea has been sunk by a mine and
the Dutch steamer Columbia dam
aged by a mine.
A semi-official dispatch from
Berlin calculates the French loss
es in the fighting around Verdun
at 130,000 officers and men.
The British losses in the fight
ing with the Turks at Sannay Yat,
April 9, are declared officially to
have been much below 3,ooo—the
figure given in the official Turkish |
statement announcing the defeat
of the British column.
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Mrs, Davidh L. Paulk left for a
short visit to her sister, Mrs. Wm.
Beailey, at Douglas. l
Card of Thanks
. We wish, ,:go extend our heart
felt thanks to our kind friends
and neighbors who so lovingly
stood by us during the illness
and death of our darling mo
ther. Especially do we wish to
thank Mrs. Babb, Mrs. Osborn,
Mrs. Ezzell and Dr. W. Dormi
ny for their untiring efforts of
love during our mothers pro
tracted illness. May God bless
them as they deserve. '
Geo. T. Tay]or.
Mr. and Mrs- J. C. Peavy
| H. H. Taylor.
~ Mr, and Mrs L. L. Mercer.
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Dorothy Dodd Pumps, Colonial, Oxfords! |
Grovers Hand made Shoes of style and momfort
Piehlers fine wearing Childrens Shoes! -
Hammonton Mary Jane Pumps for Girls!
If there were shoes to be had for Ladies and Children you maybe sure the
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Cordele Host 3d
District Highschools
Thursday several students and
teachers left for Cordele to at
tend the 3d District meet which
opens in that city Friday morn
‘inp: and cntinue over till Satur
day noon, when the festivities
will close with a dinner on the
school grounds. Prof. Beau
champ, Mrs. Beauchamp and
Miss Geddes left on the roon
train Thursday with Stewart
Gelders, who enters for the es
say contest for the boys of the
Fitz Hi, and Miss Ida Me-
Millan who enters for the girls,
and Miss Zassie Morris who en
ters for the Spelling Contest.
These contest begin Friday
forenoon too early f r the A. B,
& A. morning schedule so the
advance guard of the Fitzgerald
High school left a day earlier.
The program for Friday is:
Sgel ing contest 9 a. m.
Essay Contest 10 a. m.
Athletic coniest 3 . m.
Recitation and Music 8 p. m.
Saturday:
Highschool conference 8 a. m.
Declamation contest 9 . m.
Annoancement of winners and
awarding of prices. Dinner on
the School grounds 12 noon.
The Fitzzerald entrees to the
several events are:
I'rank Pryor-—Declamation.
Vildred Tisdel—Recitation.
Mildred Shafer—Musie. '
Zessie Morris—Spalling.
- Stedant Galders—Boys’ Lssay.,
Ida McMillan Girls’ Essay.
ATHLLTICS
Dugas Frazer—Short put.
Robert Innis—Low hurdly.
J. L. Pittman, 100 and 220 yd.
dash.
Ddwards Griffin—Broad and
high jump.
Wilford Burkhardt.—44o yd.
race.
The relay will be run by four
picked from the above.
A special car was attached to
the regular passenger train this
tmorning to accomodate the large
crowd of pupils and teachers, who
are attending the contests.
Mondavy
Wednesday
Friday
VOL. XXI, NO. 45
WAND
MEXIGANS DERiA
HITHORABIL OF
U. 3. SOLDIERS
Mexicans Demand Withdrawal
of United States Troops
At Once
Washington, April 13.—Gener
al Carranza’s note, demanding the
withdrawal of the United States
forces from Mexico, was received
this morning by Mexican Ambas
sador Arrendo and delivered to
Secretary Lansing.
The note is now being studied
by the officials, who are gravely
concerned over the demand.
The communication is a long
one, and goes into all of the dip
lomatic exchanges regarding the
United States expedition.
[t was briefly stated that Car
ranza claims that this country
misrepresented his former com
munications, and that no recip
rocal agreement exists whereby
the United States and Mexcan
troops can pursue bandits who
cross the border after committing
depredations.
The note states that Villa's
band has been scattered and that
the Carranza forces can extermi
nate what remains or it. It asks
that the United States forces be
withdrawn at once, and also asks
that the “negotiations for a re
ciprocal agreement” he ended, as
there is no longer a necessity for
such an agreement.
Mr. Will V. Jones, formerly
with the Tifton Gazette, has ac
cepted a position as machine op
erator at the Leader nterprise.
His family will move to the city
as soon as he can secure rooms
for light housekeeping.
e M Supetior Cotirt ad
journed today, after a two weeks
session, during wheh the court
disposed of a large number of im
portant cases.
$350,000.00 TO LOAN
On Ben Hill, Irwin & Wilcox Counties
FARM LANDS
Money on hand and no delay
in making loans.
I assure you prompt and effi
cient service.
Liberal Terms and Reasonable Rates.
CLAYTON JAY
FITZGERALD, GA. o