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Official Organ Bm
Providence, R. I, Nov. 1.-
The Providence Journal publish
ed this morning the folowing
message which was refused cable
transmission in London October
14, but reached the Journal by
mail ;
“A careful estimate of the prob
able duration of the war from
sources which include the best
brains of the military organiza
tions of France, Great Britain
and Russia, and which also re
flects the personal belief of Gen
eral Joffre, in supreme command
on the western front in Europe,
has established the belief “among
the allied governments that there
?an be no possible cessation of
hostilities during the next two
years. It is also the belief of the
military authorities among the
Allies that the only contingency
which will shorten this period is
the possible disintegration of the
Austrian empire.
“While conditions on the west
ern front are more than satisfac
tory to the Allies, they do not
believe that they can force the
German lines back over the con
quered territory, under any cir,
cumstances. ¢ The remarkable
growth of aircraft observation
among the allied forces has put
them in possession of every fact
concerning the condition and
-strength of the German denfen
ses confronting them.
"“These, deferges, of a most mas
{sive character, spread back from
the present line over a distance
of fully eight miles, encompassing
wnetwork of parallel trenches,
of which there must-be fully sixty
between the front line of the Ger
mans and the rear fortifications.
/ British Losses Great
s “It is rapidly becoming under
stood that the losses of the Brit
ish in their recent victories which
have put them in possession of
about five miles of enemy trench
es have been very great. The con
clusion has been reached that it is
not worth while to sacrifice men
in this fashion again and that
there is really no necessity to do
so in order to bring about final
victory. b
“The plan of campaign, as out
lined by General Joftre, will. be
steadily adhered to from this time
forth. It is to hold the present
lines along the entire front and,
by pounding operations toward
points like Thiepval and Doua-
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THE LEADER ENTERPRISE
Mrs. Womble
is Acquitted
Colquitt, Oct. 31.—1 n the Su
perior- Court here today the jury
returned a verdict of not guilty
in the case of the state against
Mrs. Matilda Womble, charged
with murder. Mrs. Womble was
charged with the murder of her
husband, D. B. Womble, in Sep
tember, 1915. The defense claim
ed that Mr. Womble committed
suicide. The evidence against
Mrs. Womble was circumstantial.
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LANDSEN LOST
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IN THE SWAMPS
H. B. Lansden, the well known
judge of poultry shows, of Man
chester, Tenn., accompanied his
friends J. A. and Red Jones, on a
squirrel hunt Tuesday down in
the river swamp and soon lost
sight of his companions. When
the trio had arranged to return
td the city it was impossible to
locate Judge Lansden and though
the Jones brothers made every ef
fort to attract his attention, shoot
ing and calling for him, the lost
was not to be found. Ammuni
tion becoming exhausted, the
Jones’ returned for a new sup
ply of ammunition and something
to eat and returned to the river
to take up the search. Not until
nine o’clock Tuesday night did
they get in touch with their
friend, who had walked all” day
up and down the river in search
of signs of habitation or familiar
land marks. When they found
him at last he was almost ex
hausted. This is his first trip to
this section of Georgia and as he
states it will'be one remembered
as long as he lives.
Mr. Lansden is a popular judge
at poultry shows all over the
South, and has thousands of
friends in the state.
WILSON LEADING ON LAST
STRAW BALLOT RECEIVED
President Wilson is leading on
the last straw ballot report re
ceived by Denmark Drug Co.,
from Rexall headquarters in Bos
ton.
The report, dated October 28,
shows Wilson has 283 clectorial
votes against 248 for Hughes, a
majority of 25 votes. .
Up to October 28th the presi
dent had received 150,327 votes,
and Judge Hughes had received
110,475, giving Mr. Wilson a
clean majority of 39,852 over his
opponent.
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FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, NOV. 1, 1916
Distinctive Men’s Wear
SUAK BY DL
London, October 31.—The loss
of six drift net boats, in addition
to the sinking of the ttansport,
Queen, and the torpedo boat des
troyer Flirt, in the recent raid by
German submarines in the Eng
lish channel was admitted by A.
J. Balfour, first lord of the ad
miralty, in the house of commons
today. In answering questions
in regard to the raid on the chan
nel transport service, the first lord
said that while the raiders had all
the advantages in choosing the
moment for attack, in this case it
certainly failed. '
The only cross channel steamer
to be attacked, Mr. Balfour said,
was the empty passenger vessel
Queen and she would have been
saved, he added, had the captain
realized that she would float six
hours after the attack. .
U-53 Safe In
German Port
Berlin, October 31.—The Ger
man submarine U-33 has return
ed safely to a German port, ac
cording to the official announce
ment.
LOSES HIS MIND
RESULT OF ATTACK
Waycross, Ga., Oct. 28—J. R.
Bourn, for a number of years
county school superintendent, .in
a serious condition for several
months as the result of an attack
by unknown parties at his home
cight miles west of Wayeaross,
was today adjudged a luratic and
ordered sent to the State Sanita
rium, :
At the time of the attack upon
Mr. Bourn, during the summer,
his property, valued at over $7,-
000, was destroyed by fire.
John Lee, of Waresboro, men:-
ber of the County Board of Edu
cation, was appointed by the
board to fill the unexpired term
of Mr. Bourn. - |
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MONEY TO LOAN by own
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for three to five years on well lo
cated farm.s Apply addressing
OWNER, care Exchange Nation
al Bank. '
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J. B. Brovard and a party from
Miami, Fla., passed through the
city en route to Sessar, 111., on the
Central Route.
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The Lauer Tailors,
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Atlanta, October 30.—Interests
promoting the proposed electric
interurban line from Anderson, S.
C., to Atlanta have begun the ad
vertisements of the petition for
charter preparatory to actuai
work of construction.
The promoters propose to pro
ceed with the construction of the
line as soon as the charter has
been granted. '
The new electric line is to he
called the Atlanta and Anderson
Railway. At Anderson the new
line will make connection with
the interurban electric line from
Charlotte, N. C. making a through
electric railway line from Atlan
ta to Charlotte.
From Charlotte the electric line
is projected, but not constructed
in a northeasterly direction to the
Carolina coast at a point near the
Virginia line. The line in Geor
gia will tap and develop a rich
territory.
S T e L
1,000 Negroes In
Macon Fieeced
Macon, October 30.—Gathered
at the central depot here this
morning, believing they would
leave on a special train for the
North to secure work at high
wages, more than 1,000 negroes
learned that they had been fleec
ed out of 50 cents apiece. They
had been charged that much by
a white man who claimed to be
an agent of a Northern concern.
City detectives have been un
able to locate the supposed agent
so far. The negroes could only
be made to leave the depot after
several had been arrested.
They said they had been offer
ed transportation to the north and
high wages.
Negroes have left here under
similar circumstances in large
numbers during the last two
months. |
From the statements of those
arrested it seems the man had
been at work here only Saturday
and Sunday. :
NOTICE :
You are cordially invited to at
tend the special week of Prayer
Service of the Central Methodist
Missionary Society, November
5-11, 1916.
Program will appear in Friday's
issue of the Lecader-Enterprise.
Look for it.,
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H. Garber/bought the J. G=Wil
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Slayer Is Given
Life Sentence
Moultrie, October 31.—\W. H.
Johnson will have to serve a life
sentence for the murder of Sam
Collier, if the verdict returned
against him by a jury in Worth
Superior Court is not reversed.
He and Collier quarrelled last
June and this led to Johnson
striking the latter over the head
with a cant hook. +
REAGH FT. BLISS
4 Paso, Tex, Qot. B--Thé
Georgia Hussars moved out of Ft.
Bliss early this morning and de
trained. The work of erecting the
tents began at once), and tonight
they are once more comfortably
sleeping in pyramid tents.
The troop was placed in a pro
visional regimental formation un
der Col. Morgan, U. S. A., with a
squadron of Massachusetts caval
ry.
Two troops of North Carolina
cavalry and one troop from Ten
nessee and South Carolina are al
so in the regiment, but left a few
days ago to take turn at border
patrol duty. The other four
troops of Georgia cavalry, form
ing the Second *Squadron, are in
temporary camp awaiting the-de
parture of the Massachusetts
squadron, whom they will relieve.
The Hussars found no camp
waitng them and were compelled
to pitch tents on a rocky and hard
strip of land with plenty of cac
tus brush to make the work of
clearing away a camp site diffi
cult. The other four troops of
Georgia cavalry, however, will
have an ideal camp site when they
move into the camp now occupied
by the Massachusetts troops.
Horses are expected to be receiv
ed in a few days and cavalrymen
will get down to hard work.
LOCAL MERCHANT GETS
CONSCIENCE MONEY
One of our mercantile establish
ments received a money order
from one of its former employees
now living in a distant city advis
ing them of a theft committed
during his employment and en
closing a money order for $3.60
to _cover the shortage.
“ The letter advises the firm that
the sender “got religion” and that
he desires to square his con
science.
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We carry a full and
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times from infants to
the largest, with an
absolute guarantee of
satisfactory wear. Let it be silk
lisle. cotton or fancy, they are
guaranteed to wear you. Espe
cially are we strong in nur mens
hose of the above brands in all
colors and fancies.
The prices remain the
Same--
10c to $l.OO
VOL. XXI, NO. 132
London, October 31.--Six A
ericans were killed in the simimng
of the British steamer Marime, ae
cording to a telegram. receisesd Tywr
the American Consul at Cuesss
town, says the Press associatisg:.
The telegram deelared thaz ot
one Americans have hewm saeswd.
The Americans reposted falfedl.
the Press association says, weme
two men named Browre, twi szoms
ed Thomas and one named #aß
dleton, and one named R olwsisr.
Men named Miller and Daxis, it
is added, were injured.
Consul Frost has arranged o
take the depositions of twesdg
eight American survivers sl
have proceeded to Dubfir. ¥
ty-four more survivors; trecitding
fifteen Americans, are expeciosd
to arrive at Cork tonight.
An Exchange Telegraplti s
patch from Skibbereerns wiffere
some of teh survivors of the #a
rina have arrived, says that e
steamer was attacked Dy twoessails—
marines.
Have Narrow Es
cape from Deatix
Cordele, October 30.—T Yeuengits
the automobile in which tdxw
were riding was reduced teo dliers
when it was struck by a Sea
board train in the local yardls, #:.
S. Dunlap, vice president eff ne
Cordele National bank, andl -
little daughter of his Broter. ¥._
W. Dimlap, escaped akmost wlt—
out a scratch. The awtomoliic
was jammed between twes fieaslion
cars, when a string of hox s
being backed by a yard engimer
struck it centerly:
DECLINE OF §7 BALE
ON GOTTON MONBAY
New Orleans, October
Liquidation of long contracts, #m
spired chiefly by the report off =
British vessel being sunfk wath:
Americans on board, caused = die
cline of something ever $2 = hualle
in cotton on this market tselas:
At the lowest of the sessizm Sl
active months in the contrme
market were 41 to 44 points daass.
The close was steady at @ met
loss of 34 to 40 points..
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