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For President of the Unitc'd States
Woodrow Wilson
For Vice President
Thos. R. Marshall
For Governor
Hugh M. Dorsey
For Congress :
Chas. R. Crisp
Next Tuesday is clection day. All America will give its ap
proval to the administration of Pr esident Woodrow Wilson. From
every corner of this great country comes the vhécring news that with
the clearer understadinng of the National situation, the people are
rallying o the standard of Peace and Prosperity. Until the Repub
lican orators failed to find arguments with which to assail the Demo
cratic position on the present world issues, so far as they relate to
the people of this country, some doubt as to the results of the elec
tion were generally expressed, but now with the well known failure
of breakimg through the solid fine of defense of Democracy, the Re
publican leaders are routed and their offensive broken down. The
states counted as doubtful through the large population of foreign
bormn citizens, realizing the better advantage of a known quantity
gather than chance it with new problems, of whicly they can only
guess by the experience of the past and definite expressions of the
men foremost in the Republican ranks, are coming to Democracy’s
banners and will cast their vote for the Prédsident, who at least has
kept actual warfare out of the country of their adoption. The spec
tacle presented in Europe is sufficient to make the fairly radical wish
to leave the affairs of this nation in the hands of the more conserva
tive guidance of one who has steered clear of.the- hreakers. during
these critical times.
ANOTHER LIE NAILED
¥rom the Savannah Evening Press: ;
The most heartless, uncalled for and unkind attack that has been
made upon Woodrow Wilson in the present campaign for_the presi
dency came from the pen,of a resident of Georgia. It was a severe
criticism of the President for the alleged neglect of the grave of his
wife in the cemetery at Rome. And what made it all the more des
picable and all the more hurtful was the fact that the charge was
wntrue. It came from a source that many of us in Georgia have
ceased to regard seriously because so many charges emanating from
this direction are, upon inquiry, proven untrue, but it is calculated
to do great harm in those parts of the country where the nature of
the man making the charges is not thoroughly understood. Every
body does not know that when he wishes to score a point the editor
of the paper in which this criticism of Woodrow Wilson appeared
does not let a little thing like ‘truth and fact stand in his way.
“The Macon Telegraph was the first to call attention to this latest
wtterance of one who has no liking for the President, and it answered
the charge rather completely. And now it has been replied to more
fully by Mr. J. D. McCartney, Editor of the Rome Tribune-Herald.
Mrs. Wilson was buried at Rome and her grave is there now—but it
s mot a neglected grave. Mr. McCartney is quoted by the Tele
graph as saying: 4
©ver a year ago representatives of the President came
10 Rome and made a survey of the section of the cemetery
in which Mrs. Wilson is buried, with a view to designing |
wnd putting up a memorial over her grave thdt would har
monize withs the general scheme of the cemetery, which
is very pretty there, and at the same time create a design |
that would be personal and individual to Mrs. Wilson's char
acter and the esteem in which her husband held her. This
isn’t just hearsay, because it is a matter of record in the city
government offices of Rome, where the request to make the
survey and study the grounds was filed and, furthermore,
the city engineer of Rome co-operated in the work. Since
that time 1 understand the creation of the memorial has come
along to an extent that it will soon be set up. A yearis a re
markably short time for such a memorial as 1 understand is
1o be put there to be conceived and executed. '
This should silence forever one who has, through the means of
misrepresentation—to use so mild a term-—done the president such a
wrave injustice, but we doubt if it will do so.
A bhealthy mind is conducive to a healthy body. A healthy
Judy produces eénergy and the ability to accomplish things. Start
w. _th the mind. :
‘Under the Federal-aid road act, within the next five years $160,-
£.3000 will be spent by Federal and State Governments in improv
vy romal roads. :
No Tiquor to dealers may be shipped over the government rail
woad in Alfigsfi. The prohibitive order is signed by the'AlaS\;a En
% g B RSIRR AR oy p hbnßiiimaidreee. ot
BANCORUAE SIS 5. b i . e
~ Another good argument for Government ownership. : |
THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE . AND PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1. 1916
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SUBJECT OF PAPER :
FOR WEEXLY PRESS
Atlanta, Ga., October 28 —~The
meeting of the Georgia Weel iv
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be of wnusual and particular im-
A4Cce: TO €VErY Weekly nhews
aper publisher in Georgia. The
srincipal feature of the business
ion of the meeting—which
vene at 10 o'clock on that
date ot fthe Ignrer Hotel—will
be an effort to find a solution of
the white print paper problem;
an attempt te arrive at some con
clusion which will lead to a relief
of that condition now obtaining
which has nearly made it impos
sible for smaller publishers to get
print paper supplies, with which
to carry con their business.
A plan has been devised, it is
understood, that has to do with
obtaining the output of three or
four mills in this section—at least
two of them in Georgia—to be
used entirely among the weekly
newspapers. | '
Following conclusion of their
business program, the Georgia
newspaper men will become
guests of the State Fair Associa
tion, and for the occasion an es
pecial invitation has been extend
ed by the fair committee, R. L.
McKenny and P. T. Anderson, to
every weekly newspaper editor
and “the” lady to participate. For
them the fair committee is pre
paring a special Georgia barbecue
dinner, which will be served at the
fair grounds.
REGISTRATION NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the
Registration Books are open, and
will remain oven at the City Hall,
until the 14th day of November,
1916. ’
Voters must register in order
to qualify for the reguiar City
IFlection to be held December 19,
1916, for the purpose of clecting
four Aldermen, one from each
ward; a member of the Water,
Light and Bond Commission, a
City Tax Assessor, and a member
of the Board of Education from
the Second Ward to fill the un
expired term of J. T. Liles.
DAVID L. PAULK,
ded Nov 13. City Clerk.
Political Announcements
Sy 1
TO THE VOTERS OF THE
CITY OF FITZGERALD
I hereby announce my candi
dacy for the position as Alder-‘
man for the City of Fitzgerald
from the second ward, subject to
the primary to be held on Novem
ber 28th, 1916. |
I will appreciate your votes, and ‘
if elected 1 promise a faithful and
conscientious discharge of the du
ties of the office. |
ev-is MOSE McCALL. i
TO THE VOTERS OF THE |
CITY OF FITZGERALD
\
I announce my candidacy for!
re-clection as Alderman for the
City of Fitzgerald from the first|
ward subject to the primary to be
heldon the 28th day of November.
L trust that my active and con
scientious work in behalf of the
city has convinced you that E
have appreciated the honor con
ferred on me, and 1 desire my fit
ness for the office measured by
this work. |
[ wili again appreciate your
vote, and if elected promise to
continue faithfully and cncrgcti-‘
cally to perform the duties of the
office. ¢ ‘
eyis, o A. E. CARNEY. 4
FOR ALDERMAN |
I hereby make announcement
of my candidacy for Alderman for
the city of Fitzgerald from the
Fourth Ward, subject to the city
primary to be held on the 28th of
November, 1916.
Your vote and support will be
appreciated, and the duties of this
office will receive from me the at
tention which they deserve an®
merit. j
ev is. J. C. BREWER.
FOR ALDERMAN ‘
Announcement is hereby made
of my candidacy for Alderman"
for the City of Fitzgerald from
the Third Ward, subject.to the
city primary to b ‘hg_id,.ou the
28th of November, %91 ;
I will appreciate your vote and
active support, and I pledge my
self to a conscientiqus,perform
ance of the duties ofsthis-office.
ev-is. C.S. ISLER.
!.,"'aL?.";’SS SEE TWOC MORE |
; YEARS OF GREAT WAR
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mont, to drive triangular wedges
L sible. The purpose of these :z:;‘w.-
i m s not to secire any tem
porary strategic advantage,_ but
| while holding the German lines
-lithin their present limitations to
lincrease the a tual trench area
| which must be defended by tix
| Germans. In other words, the
I plan is ‘to substitute the zigzag
|and irregular line wherever it
{ runs straight 2cross.
' “The allied generals rgalize that
| every adaitional mile of ground
ii,u be defended by the Germans
|lm(‘.ol' the present circumstances
imposes a much greater strain on
the enemy and compels the con
stant presence of great numbers
of troops which the: Germans
would otherwise utilize along the
Balkan frontier.
Real Move in Balkans
“The real- movement of troops
is to come through Greece and
Serbia into Austria and French
officers in command at Saloniki
have never doubted their ability
at any timg during the last two
months to move forward and oc
cupy Serbia whenever they are
prepared to begin the campaign.
But they have been held back by
the knowledge that facilities at
Saloniki for dockage for the
transports and the arrival of sup-l
plies, guns and ammunition hzn'c;
been entirely inadequate for sup
port of am advancing \'ictorinusi
arimy, gradually getting farther
from its base. ]
“In order to change these con—'
ditions the leading dockage engi- |
neers of Great Britain and Francci
have been for months working |
l\\fith thousands of laborers nnl
plans which, when completed, will |
l create at Saloniki the greatest and
most complete system of wharves |
and receiving sheds in cxistcncc.{
The wharves, each over a mile
and a half long, are already under
construction, and wheg these
plans are completed it is estimat
ed that fully fifty transports can
discharge side by side without
difficulty or confusion.
“The Allies, however, are facing
the fact that the completion of
these plans will take at least an
other eight months, and it is de
clared that until that time no real
advance into Serbia will be made,
but that when it is made the in
vasion of Austria will become a
certainty in a few weeks after the
word is given to move forward.”
NINE ESCAPE JAIL
Nashville, Oct. 28.—A whole
sale delivery at the county jail
occurred here last night. Nine
prisoners, including one negro
woman, picked a hole in the wall
and made their escape by tying
blankets together and swinging
down to the ground. Ira Maxwell,
convicted of murder and sentenc
ed to life imprisonment, had just
received word that hiffl' case had
been affirmed by the Supreme
Court. Only one prisoner, a young
white man named Kinard, refused
to go with the bunch.
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TELL YOU ANYTHING
;. YOU WANT TO KNOW
ABOUT FARM LOANS,
FREE OF <COST AND
WITHOUT OBLIGATION
UFON YOUR PART :
CLAYTON JAY
FITZGERALD. CA.
F T. James, Pres. & Mgr. Wm. R. Bowen, V-President. John D. Dorminey, Secy. W. L: Stovall Treas.
The Planters Warehouse & Loan Company 0
COTTON WAREHOQOUSES G U et
216-218-220-222-224-226-228 E. Central Averue e ;
. 29,000 SQUARE FEET FLOOR SPACE . ot
MANUFACTURERS of HIGH GRADE FERTILIZERS N
DEALERS IN LIVE STOCK ol * ,
TO THE FARMERS OF BEN HILL COUNTY: b r
Our Mr. James has returned from the market with two carloads of fine
Mules. Before purchasing clsewhere come and give us a call. The mules
were bought right and will be sold on & .small'é'fifmrgin, Cash opCredit.
o Rfis'l’et‘-tfllnr‘iours toserve,t © :
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ACTIVE, LIGHT, CARRIES 17,
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RECKLESS DRIVERS WILL
RECEIVE NO MERCY
Atlanta, Ga., November I—A
warning that persons convicted of
reckless driving of automobiles
should expect no mercy in his
court was sounded yesterday by
Judge Andy Calhoun of the crim
inal court of Atlanta when W. H.
Algood faced him on conviction
by a jury of reckless driving when
he ran over Cleo Hughes, the 6-
year-old daughter of a policeman,
and broke her leg. Judge Cal
houn sentenced = the. . defendant
to—serve twelve month in
the chaingang or pay a fine of
$lOO, and took occasion to issue a
general notice to automobilists
that he will not deal leniently
with any who are brought before
him on conviction of reckless
driving.
Atlanta has had more than her
share of automobile accidents in
the past few weeks. Mrs. W. H.
Gibbs was instantly killed in East
Point by a large touring car which
ran past a standing street car at
a high rate of speed, and the driv
er of the car has been indicted
for murder. C. I. Sewell,’a prom
inent merchant of Atlanta, drove
his car into a street car in a head
on collision this week and killed
himself and a negro with himn.
The accidents seem-to rur in
waves. Weeks wili pass without
a single one of a serious nature,
and then several fatal accidents
will occur in the space of two or
three days. - An accident wave is
always followed by strict orders
to the police to exercise the ut
most vigilance in the enforcement
of speed régulations, and this
usually stops reckless driving un
til the police relax again.
Capt. Mcßary, of the A.'B. &
A., is not only a popular conduc
tor but he is making a success in
raising Rhode Island Red.chick
ens. He won some fine prizes at
the Valdosta Fair last week.
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FARMERS!?
Attention!
WE have plenty of money
to loan on five year terms
on FARM LANDS in Irwin and
Ben Hill Counties. If you are
in nced of .uoney, it will pay
you to see us, for ’we are pre
pared to make quick loans,
McDonald & Bennett
m
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
This is legal notice to all par
ties that on and after this date I
will not be responsible for any'
purchases or contracts made by
my wife, Mrs. N. H. Ball, except
on orders signed by J. O. Pres
cott.
Fitzgerald, October 23, 1916.
dl3 G.C. BALL.
NOTICE
Buy your wood and have it
sawed at your door by A. W.
Armantrout, 409 East Magnolia,
Phone 415, A St-p
NOTICE .
This is to notify the subscrib
ers of the Leader-Enterprise that
the city carrier boys are authoriz
ed to accept payments on sub
scriptions. A receipt will be mail
ed from the office. If you do not
receive same within two days
please notify us. :
ti. The Leader-Enterprise.
City Primary November 28th.
Registration books close Nov.
14th.
W. RAINE
222 EAST PINE STREET
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