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BRITISH AND RUSSIANG. MAKE
GAING: BOLGARIANS ADVANGING
Striking simultancously, the
British and French have . made
substantial gains on the Somme
front, according to Paris and Lon
don.
Maurepas has fallen to the
French, who have pushed forward
more than 200 yards beyond the
town on a front of a mile and a
quarter. The British report a
300-yard advance south of Thiep
val and the capture of many pris
oners.
The capture of Maurepas leaves
Clery almost surrounded and
brings the French directly in
front of the important railroad
town of Combles. Thiepval is
in about the same position as
Clery and the auied front, as de
scribed, now resembles the teeth
of a great saw between which the
Germans are tenaciously bolding
the rujns of several villages.
Dispatches from the Somme
front indicate that the French are
preparing to extend their offen
sive for a distance of thirty miles
south of the present battle line.
They are reportey to have open
ed a tremendous cannonnading
from Estrees to Lassigny and
the bombardment is said to have
reached an unprecedented inten
sity the last two days. _
No change is reported from the
cast, but the Russian offensive in
Armenia apparently is assuming
powerful proportions. Petro
grad reports the reoccupation of
the important Armenian town of
Mush and the capture of 2,300
pgsoners at Rachita.
The situation on the Salonki
front remains obscure, but appar
ently there has been no impertant
change since the allied flanks
were forced back by the Bulga
rians at the opening of the offen
sive. There have been no further
reports as to the attitude of Rou
mania, and main interest is cen
tered now on Greece. Athens
dispatches report Greek volun
teers rushing to Seres to take up
arms against the Bulgarians.
Conflicting reports are being re
ceived as to whether or not the
Greeks and Bulgarians actually
have clashed. Reports to the
Greek capital state that fighting
has been going on.at Seres for
aiays
The Italians who are pushing
their offensive on the extreme
north of the Austro-German line,
claim the capture of several Aus
trian positions. There has been
an increase in artillery activity
along the Isonzo, but no infantry
actions have been reported.
Sofia, Aug. 24.—Bulgarian
troops advancing on the western
The Empire Store AUGUST SPE(‘I ALS At the Empire Store
Saving you money | J Take Advantage!
ONE more week in August. The Empire Store is offering specials for thislast week that youcan not -
afford to miss. It will pay you to supply your needs far in advance at these special prices on: the
very things you will nced most during the fall months. : ' ‘
Clean-Up Sale on Piece Goods
You wi(l find in this department piece goods worth
twicé the price on todays market. ' -
A few bolts of Linen and Cotton Crash. These are
15¢ materials for Sc.
Special table Wool Brilliantine and other Wool mater
ials we are closing out at almost Half Price.
50c Material on thistable...... ...c..............39¢
$l.OO Materials on this table-......................49¢
Many orher_ pieces reduced accordingly.
School Dress Materials
The best, fast colored Zinghams ......... 10c and 15¢
Chambry and Cheviots, the Empire kind. . ..........10¢
Percals with an Empire Guaranttee .....12;¢c and 15¢
THE LEADER ENTERPRISE
THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY
INCREASES IN SOUTH
Washington, D. C., Aug. 23.
Eight hundred and twenty-seven
textile plants, carrying 9,863,248
spindles and 214,467 looms, in op
eration on the lines of the South
ern Railway, Mobile and’' Ohio
Railroad, Georgia Southern and
Florida Railway and associated
lines—that is the record present
ed in a textile directory for 1916
just issued in booklet form-by the
industrial and agricultural depart
ment of these roads to show the
rapid growth of the textile indus
try in the South and its possibili
ties for future development..
~ The directory shows a tetal of
635 cotton mills, 152 knitting
mills, 33 woolen mills and 7 silk
miliey with eleven new téxtile
plants under construction at the
time the information was compil
ed. The knitting mills have 23,-
579 knitting machines and 2,635
[séwing machines. The names
and location of the different
plants, with information as to
cquipment, power used and char
acter of product, are given.
~ According to the most recent
statement of .the United States
census bureau there aré 13,245-
148 cotton spindles in the cotton
growing states. Of the spindles
shown tributary to Southern
Railway lines, 68,000 are in In
diana and Missouri, while all the
rest are located in the Southern
statés. These mills with addi
tions since made to the equip
ment of established plants, make
the total number of cotton spind
les in the South on the Southern
Railway 10,000,000 or five-sev
enths of all the spindles in the
cotton growing states and almost
one-third of all the cotton spind
les in the Unit}gd States.
© In 1915 you could not buy a
bushel of the Petway seed after
November the 15th.
C. B. Teal and M. M. Stevens
returned from a business trip to
Baltimore.
end of the Macedonian front de
feated the Serbians and compelled
them to retreat, the war office an
nounced today. They captured
several positions.
Paris, Aug. 24.—French troops
today completed the occupation
of Maurepas and carried their
line 200 meters beyond the town
on a front of two kilometers, ac
cording to tonight’s communica
tion.
THRICE-A-WEEK
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, AUG. 25, 1916
AT VETERANG REUNIGN
Buena Vista, Aug. 24—Govern
or Harris, on his first visit to
Marion county, spoke this after
noon to several hundred voters
in a big tent. He was introdggs
ed by Col. George P. Monr@@
who spoke of him as a leadi
figure in the legislature with hin
The address was a review of his
record as governor and an appeal
for the second term given every
governor for nearly fifty years.
At Americus carlier 'in the day
Governor Harris created tremen
dous sensation when he address
ed the Georgia Veterans’ reunion.
He did not talk politics, but deliv
ered a stirring patriotic address,
and at the close the veterans
thronged up to shake hands and
offer support unti) ¢ *broke up
the meeting for ten minutes.
‘They begged him to visit their
home counties, and he promised
to speak as often as possible in
the next two weeks.
Spends Night At Americus
The governor was driven to
Ellaville and Buena Vista by Lee
G. Council, of Americus. He re
turned to Americus tonight to
speak at Preston and Lumpkin,
tomorrow.
Assurances that Governor Har
ris is gaining strength cofqe every
day from travelers who have vis
ited many counties, Sumter and
Marion are claimed for him by
good majorities. His recption at
Americus, where hundreds greet
ed him at the hotel, was a striking
contrast to Dorsey’s visit a short
time ago, when only four persons
spoke to him in the lobby and
dining room.
GOV. HARRIS INTERESTED
IN DISAPPEARANCE OF
; LESLIE MAN
Americus, Aug. 24.—Gov. Har
ris while here today ordered the
executive office to issue a procla
mation offering a reward of $250
by the state in* the Walter H.
Wade mystery. The young Les:
lie business man has been missin}
since one week ago tonight. Pub
lished notices also have bheen
made that $250 will be paid at the
bank of Leslie for the discovery
of the dead body of Walter H.
Wade.
The total rewards amount to
nearly $750. Beliefs that the
body of the young man may have
been thrown in the - Flint river
near Oglethorpe, which is on the
Dixie Highway, where clues have
been found, has set that section
in active search for Wade. The
police state that they have no an
nouncement to make.
Dodge county, thé home of the
Petway seed, will buy 25 per cent
of all the seed the Petway Secd
Farm grew this year.
Manhattan Shirt Saie
The following prices good until September 2nd
All $1.50 Manhattan Shirts.... ... ................. $l.lB
il ) s L Sit mik v R
“ 2.50 and $3.00 Manhattan 5hirt5............51.95
“ 3.75 and 4.00 v ok it s s B
*“ s.ooand 6.00 ' M ek e R
After September 2, New Fall prices prevail.
Hart, Schaffner and Marx
New Fall Suits are here. You are cordially ‘invited
to come'in and see the new things for men.
They are great. Quality, shade and style better
tha:" ever.
MR MAYES LEASES
Mr. J. H. Mayes will leave for
Hawkinsville Saturday, where he
has leased the cotton mill and will
take charge of it next Monday.
Mr. Mayes has a host of friends
in the city whose best wishes for
his welfare go with him to his
new field of operation. Mr. May
es is a successful factory manager
with twenty years experience and
will make a valuable acquisition
to Hawkinsville’s commercial in
terests. His family will continue
to make their home in this city
for the present.
NO MATRICULATION FEE
FOR FITZGERALD SCHOOL
The Board of REducation has
officially announced that no en
tranece fee will be charged to any
of the grades in the Fitzgerald
schools. This decision will be ap
preciated by the people of the
city, as the idea of paying an en
trance fee to the school was not
at all popular.
The schools will open on Sep
tember 4th and it appears that the
largest attendance in the history
of the school will be attained this
year. The teachers are begin
ning to arrive from their summer
vacations, better fitted for their
work as most of them attended
some summer school specializing
in the grade work mapped out for
them by the board.
If you want any of the Petway
seed this year buy them ecarly or
you may not get them.
MR. DORSEY TO SPEAK
HERE SEPTEMBER 1
Hon. Hugh M. Dorsey, candi
date for Governor of Georgia will
address the voters of Ben Hill
county at [Fitzgerald, on Friday,
September 1, at 3 o’clock P. M.
~ Mr. Dorsey is conducting a vig
orous campaign over the state, it
being his determination to cover.
every county before the primary
on September 12. He has been
everywhere cordially received
and has won many adherents to
his ranks as a result of his force
ful and convincing arguments.
Mr. Dorsey will discuss the is
sues of the present campaign for
governor on the occasion of his
visit here, and in addition will be
glad to answer any questions that
may be put to him by the voters.
His present tour will cover Mit
chell, Thomas, Brooks, Lowndes,
Tift, Ben Hill, Monroe and
Spalding counties. Tt is expected
the voters of this county will turn
out in large numbers to hear what
Mr. Dorsey has to say.
The Petway Cotton will stand
more adverse conditions-than any
other variety ever planted in
Georgia.
INCREASED FREIGHT RATES TO
OFESET THE EIGKT-HOUR DAY
VETERANS ARE TO VISIT
ANDERSONVILLE TODAY
Americus, Aug. 24.—At their
own request more than seven
hundred vetetans will view the
national cenretery at Anderson
ville between 8 and 20 o'clock
Friday morning. This @ ature was
not included in the plogram, but
because of a spontanecus desire
to view the famous spot of the
Andersonville prison caused the
entertainment committee to ar
range for one hundred and fifty
automobiles to carry” the veter
lans, ;
E. F. Brimberry, of Albany, is
acting adjutant general for Mayor
Bridges Smith, of Macon, who is
ill. Actual registration of veter
ans'shows this to be the largest
reunion since the organization
was formed eighteen years ago.
To Select Meeting Place
A change of program was made
whereby the veterans will select
their next meeting place and
choose the commander of the di
vision at an extra business ses
sion at 8:30 o'clock Friday morn
ing. :
Col. W. B. Burroughs, of Bruns
wick, was ill and could not de
liver his address, but the speech
of Martin V. Calvin of Waycross,
was greeted with enthusiasm. It
is likely that the business ses
sions will be so arranged Friday
as to allow the veterans to begin
returning to their homes on the
carly evening trains,
Convention Called to Order
The convention was called to
order at 9:30 o’clock by Com
mander H. T. Davenport, of the
Georgia division, whose home is
in Americus.
The welcome addresses were
made by M. B. Council, on behalf
of the local veterans: Thomas O.
Marshall, on the part of the city ;
E. A. Nisbet, for the A. S. Citts
camp, Sons of*Veterans, and Mr.
Frank P. Harrold, for the U. D.
C. The Sons of the Veterans are
hosts for the reunion. :
Gov. Nat E. Harris responded
to the addresses of welcome in be
half of his comrades.
A social feature at 5:30 o’clock
this evening was the reception at
the Winsdor hotel to the official
ladies, tendered by the Americus
chapter of the Daughters of Con
federacy.
Miss Mildred Rutherford, his
torian general of the U. D. C,, of
Athens, delivered an address at
8:30 o’clock. .
The Confederate veterans ball
was held in the Rylander building
where the business sessions were
held. The grand march started
Look through our Rug Department
We can save you monéy in this department. Our rugs
were bought before the advance theretore we are in
Yosition to handle your rug needs at a saving to you.
n order to give fyou a chance to buy your rugs cheafi)-
er we are are offering our entire stock of rugs at the
old price and then 10 PER CENT OFF for the balance
of August. Come inlook them over. We can please
you. | I\
Ladies Ready-to-Wear
The new things in ladies suits, coats and dresses just
arrived. Come in and get a correct idea of the new
Kall and winter styles. S
F MPIRE MERCANTILE CO.
One Price to Everybody =
Monday
Wednesday
Friday .
VOL. XXI, NO. 103
Washington D. C., Aug. 24
Objections which developed. to
night at a meeting of the railroad
presidents and managers to points
in the tentative plan evolved by
the committee of eight presidents
considering ways to avoid the
threatened general strike resulted
in a further postponement of final
‘acEl'{on.
he conference adjourned to
meet again tomorrow, and as one
president phrased it, the situation
is such that “it may be settled in
twenty minutes or the matter
may go over I.til next week.”
A statement issued by the rail
road executive tonight summed
it up this way:
“At the invitation of President
Wilson, Messrs. Hale Holden,
Judge R. S. Lovett and Daniel
Willard went to the White House
at noon and held a short confer
ence with the President.
“A conference of the railroad
executives was held at 3 o'clock
and a new phase of the situatiom
of some importance was laid be
fore the conference by the special
committee.
“After a considerable discus
sion without definite action an ad
journment was taken until 1%
o’clock tomorrow morning. Im
the meantime the special commit
tee of the presidents will continue
its labors.”
The special committee’s plam,
drafted after a week’s considera
tion, would provide for granting
an eight-hour “basic” day to the
trainment, but with assurance
that every effort would be made
by the administration to secure a
freight rate increase for recom
pense the roads and the further
assurance that Congress would be:
asked to enact legislation to im
sure settlement of future labor
disputes through an investigating
commission.
if you want any of the Petway
sced this year buy them early or
you may not get thenr. '
Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Green an
nounce the arrival of a baby boy
at their home on . South Main
Thursday morning. .
In 1915 you could not buy a
bushel of the Petway seed after
November the 15th.
- J. C. McCowan, of Macon, mo
tored down on the ' Dixie High
way to make Fitzgerald a visit.
at 10 o'clock tonight, heing led
by Commander H. T. Davenport,
of the Georgia division, and Mrs.
Frank P. Harrold, president of
the Americus chapter, U. D. C.