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“Americanism” is a good slogan, but “Americanism and Com
munityism” is the best one of all.
It is all over now but the campaigning and the voting and the
counting and the shouting. ’
e
. It is no trouble at all to elect a good man to office, but-it is a
whale of a job to keep him good after he gets there, .
The road to success is a hard one to travel, but we'll get there
just the same if we keep right on stumbling along. '
If there is one single instant in this life when we love our neigh
bor as ourself it is’ when he comes in and planks down the price of
his subscription. :
Our unpreparedness in the matter of national defense is in most
part attributable to our notorioms state of congressional pre
tense.
Macon has our best wishes in her laudable ambition to become
#he capital of Georgia. If we can help bring the capital to the north
ern terminals of the Central Route of the Dixie Highway, Macon
can count on our help. ’
An auto show, where the “three path trail” held sway a year
ago is an achievement of which any one may justly be proud. The
_fhree path trail predominated on most of the distance between Ma
con and Jacksonville but these few months past and now through the
great work of the Central Route association, many of whose most
active members Fitzgerald will entertain next Friday, this trail has
been made into the most perfect gystem of roadway in the state of
‘Georgia. There can be no greater honor paid these builders and
«levelopers of the wire grass, many of whom will be in our city Fri
-day than to link their names with the history of the Dixie Highway.
Fitzgerald must turn out next Friday en masse and bid these “help
wrs” welcome to our city.
1 COMBINING BUSINESS WITH PLEASURE
The Central Route Convention called for Friday, 11 a. m., at
the court house and the convention for the new senatorial districts
called for Friday afternoon will make that day of the Auto Show
one of spacial importance and lasting value to this entire section.
The Highway meeting will perfect its organization to continue the
mmprovement of the Central Route and to stimulate travel through a
systematic plan to advertise the advantages of our route. The pas
senger agents for the different counties will work together to make
the route the most popular highway through Georgia.
The importance of the afternoon meeting, at which the leading
politicians of the several counties will be present, has been stressed
in these columns; several delegations have already made their res
ervations in the city, and the hotel lobbies will remind ene of the
Dempsy during a state convention.. Fitzgerald must do herself
proud by gtving our visitors a rousing reception.
WAR SEEMS TO BE APPROACHING CLIMAX
Iram the Atlanta Georgian:
Jwine is barely half gone and has already witnessed five mil
iary events, either one of which would have been sufficient to decide
nine ot of ten former wars. There are, in the order of relative im
portance: i
1. The capture of Fort Vaux. : i s .
2. The sea fight off Jutland. e oy
3. The Russian offensive in southeastern Galicia. 5
4. The Austrian offensive aainst Venetia. :
5. The Turkish offensive, under Mackemsen, in the Cacasus
region and Turkish Armentia.
In four of these huge operations Germany, Austria and Turkey
have been victorious. In the other one, Russia has been victorious.
ft will be noticed that severe fighting has occurred simwdtaneous-
Ay on the sea and on all the fsonts, with the exception ofthe German-
Rusisan contad on the Riga lines. And it is no secret that Von Hin
denburg is ready to launch a most powerful assault upon that line,
with Petrograd as the fina] objective.
Praetically the full strength of #l the combatants has been flung
into the emormous battles now in progress, and if neither side decis
ively defeats the other in this campaign the most inveterate optirfiists
west admit that no decision is pessible.
What we are witnessing is the last desperate effort of each, into
which cach is putting every available ounae of strepgth and striking
power to gain a decision or to accept a stalemate.
The war has reachefl its chmax of power and intensity, and when
#is summer’s campaign is over neither side can again duplicate its
supreme effort.
The conilict will ekther end suddenly with shis campaign, or it
whill steadily dwindle to less and lass proportions ffom sheer lack of
yesowrees on both sides. Because it is perfectly evident that none
of #ie combatants can go on burniug up wealth and destroying men
amd resoluiraks at the rate they ame now going for an mdefinite period.
There always comes an end to the time when any people will
cndyre further punishment, and Europe will reach that period at the
wlose of this summer’s huge and frightfnl fighting, unless reasonable
geekoning is all wromng.
THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE AND PRE!SS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21. 1916
TIFTON WILL BE WELL
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HEPRESENTED AT SHflWi
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EDITOR HERRING HAS IS
SUED CALL FOR CO-OP
ERATION OF TIFT COUN-1
TY AT CONVENTION. l
Hon. J. L. Herring, chairman of
the county Democratic committee
‘has issued a call for Tift county’s
co-operation “*in the senatofial
conyention to be held here Fri
day afternoon. The call as pub
lished in the Tifton Gazette reads:
As per request of those Issuing
the call to ‘the citizens of Tift,
Turner, Crisp, Irwin, Ben Hill
and Wilcox counties, to meet in
Fitzgerald, Ga., on Friday, June
23rd, 1916, at 2 p. m,, for the pur
pose of organizing the movement
for the creation of a Forty-fifth
Senatorial District from the coun
ties of Tift, Tur/ar and Crisp, and
of a Forty-sixth Senatorial Dis
trict from the counties of Wilcox,
Ben Hill and Irwin, the following
delegates are hereby appointed to
represent Tift county at said
meeting : g
B, Wi Mills, R. Postell, J. S.
Taylor, L. P. Thurman, L s
Royal, W. W. Banks, W. H. Hen
dricks, M. E. Hendry, J. H. Hut
chinson, R. E. Hall ‘and C. W.
Rickerson.
In addition to these, the follow
ing are included in the call for the
meeting issued last week: .
Members of the House of Rep
resentatives and the Senate.
The Mayor and members of the
City Council.
All county officers, County
Commissioner, and members of
the City and County Boards of
Education.
Members of the County Dem
ocratic Executive Committee.
All of these, as well as the dele
gates named above, are individu
ally and collectively urged to at
tend the meeting.
This is the second day of the
Fitzgerald Annual Auto Show
and delegates to the meeting can
combine pleasure with service to
their party. The people of Fitz
gerald say they expect at least
forty from Tifton.
This, June 20, 1916.
J. L. HERRING,
Chm. Dem. Ex. Com., Tift Co.
Huntsvile, Ala., June 20.—The
city of Huntsville was aroused to
a high pitch of excitement late to
day with the news that S. S.
Pleasants, an attorney of state
wide reputation, had shot and
killed himself in his office here,
lecaving a note that the act was
caused by sumpicion derected
against him in connection with
the murder here last week of Pro-
Pate Judge W. T. Lawler. The
suicide became known shortly be
fore it was learned that Charles
M. Nalls, clerk of the circuit court
of Madison county, had surrend
ered on a warrant charging him
with complicity in the murder of
the probate judge. Nalls and D.
D. Overton both were sought on
warrants in connection with the
murder. Overton had not been
found late today according to
Sheriff Phillips, who left for Bir
mingham with Nalls.
The mystery surrounding the
death of Pleasants vgas heighten
ed by an announcement by Mr.
Tate, who has had charge of the
murder investigation, that at no
time had any supicion been held
by any of the officials toward Mr.
Pleasants. It was explained that
the attorney was a Republican in
politics, and had taken no part in
the recent Democratic primary in
which a bitter contest resulted in
the late Judge Lawler defeaghg
Overton for &c Democratic nom
ination for probate judge.
Bolly Found in Office
The body of the attorney was
found in his office this afternoon
by I#s stenographer, Miss Kate
Sanford, when she returned from
lunch. It was at first thought he
had been murdered and such a
crowd assembled around the ofi
ce that the militia on duty here
since Judge Lawler’s body was
found last Saturday was placed
on guard in front of the building.
Acting Solicitor Tate announced
that Pleasants had left a note say
ing that he killed himself because
he had been suspected of Judge
Lawler's murder.
Dealer Of Tbe Famous . i
CHEVROLET CARS
Royal Mail Roadster ’ “ $760.00. :
Special Roadster ‘ : $790.00. i
Baby Grand Touring Car - $790.00. :
Model No. 490 Touring Car - $585.00. @
Model No. 490 Roadster . $585.00. :
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These Cars are 1917 Models. See them
on Display at the Auto Show 22-23-24 '
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and the boys all expect to have
use for their rifles sooner or later,
no one seemed down-hearted.
In fact, maybe the folks who said
the boys joined the militia for the
fun of the thing, rather than from
motives of pure patriotism, may
be mistaken after all. ‘
Since the calt to mobilize went
out a number of young men have
enlisted. Among those who en
listed Tuesday morning are:
Horace Buckalew, William Craw
ford, Albert Stone, Daniel Smith,
Roy Wright and Earl Thurston.
At the rate they are now enlisting
it is probable that the company
will be up to the maximum
strength allowed, 142 men, by
Sunday when they leave for<the
‘Macon concentration camp.
- Two members of the local com
lpany who were out of town when
ithe orders to mobilize came, and
‘who arrived Tuesday morning
are Tom Bradley and Les Nor
ris. Both boys received a big
ovation when they blew into the
armory hall. The coming of Les
Norris mighty near broke up the
Quitman ball club as Les was
their stellar light, playing first
base for them and putting pep in
to the team all the way round.
Les reports that he is not the only
one on the team who had to leave.
Altogether five men on both
Bainbridge and Quitman clubs
were called to join the colors.
The boys leave for Macon to
get some training wish the regi
ment for a few weeks or so and
then—who knows?
IF. W. Hawse, representing the
Cadillac agency at Jacksonville,
i 3 the first on the ground with an
exposition car,
AFFAIRS IN MEXICO
A declaration of war by Gen.
Carranza upon the receipt of the
reply to his ultimatum would not
surprise Washington.
The reply will be handed to
Carranza's ambassador im Wsash
ington today.
From coast to coast the Mexi
cans are being aroused against
the United States by means of
posters calling them to arms,
which have 'been scattered
throughout the country, in many
instances, by Carranza’s agents.
Gapve fears are felt for the
;4:u'cgir of Aniericans in Mexico
Caty. Tn the event of open hos
ulities a relief expedition of 100,-
060 men probably woul be rushed
‘throngh the country to the Mexr
ican capital. '
Mobs formed by half-starved
natives, who have been told ail
their troubles are tmaseable to the
Americans, are believed to be on
the verge of rising to avenge
their “wrongs” on Americans in
Mexico.
An American seaman was se
riously injured yesterday amd
several Mexicans were killed or
wounded when a landing was at
tempted by bluejackets from a
‘warship at Mazatlan.
- The Mexican governor of the
state of Yucatan hams issued a pro
clamation declaring that a state
of war exists between Mexico and
the United States. '
Over 100,000 National Guards
men alk over the Unitad States
are being hwrriedly mebilized, But
no marching orders have been is
sved. |
MEXICANS IN TEXAS
ARE GIVEN WARNING
Austin, Texas, June 19.—1 n re
sponse to a request from Gen.
Funston, Governor Ferguson to
day issued a statement to Texas
Mexicans, in which he urged ab
solute obedience and respect to
laws of the state, and guarantee
ing them protection if they would
report to officers the names of any
Mexicans in the state who are
back of the secret movement to
foment trouble. He also promis
ed a liberal reward in gold to any
Mexican who will furnish sheriffs
and ranger captains reliable in
formation and the names of any
trying to arouse Mexicans to take
up arms against Americans or
destroy their property.
The governor also appealed to
“the Mexican press and Mexican
leaders to warn their people
against the strange Mexican who
comes to this country te stir up
trouble.” By doing this, the state
ment said, “you can render a
great service to your people and
vou will be the means of promot
ing peace and good will between
Texas and Texas Mexicans.
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SENATORIAL CONVENTION
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The outlook for a large atténd
ance at the Senatorial convention
at the courthouse Friday aftga
noon begins to look bright. L&-
ters from leading citizens of East
man and Mcßae were received
here stating that a delegation
from Dodge and Telfair counties
will be on hand to give their co
operation to the new senatorial
divisions. Telfair, Dodge and
Montgomery are logically situat
ed for a district of their own,
bringing Wilcox, Ben Hill and
Irwin, all on the same side of the
Ocmulgee in closer harmony with
each other.
The fairness of the propogitioa
appeals to all who have given it
investigation and the conventiql
will develop a regulation love
feast, since the unanimous con
sent of all the counties to the re
division has practically already
been secured. A strong delega
tion from the convention will be
sent to Atlanta to present the ar
guments before the proper com;
mittees of the legislature. ‘