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.| §w Orleans; Dec. 21.—The
. @rof cotton tumb H(
. gi%et for a net Joss.gBil Fbale
Mo the weakest mordtid | Ay .on
| @ tremendous sell:ng ¢ | which
¢ folowed receipt of Secryjary Lan
% };{s"statement. explaming ' the
iteasons for President Wilson’s
y to the belligerents. .
© From the highest to the lowest
~f.‘the day there was a fall of 115
' to 147 points, almost $7.50 a bale
.on the most active months.
¢lt was one of the most scveré
,s: eaks of a season of wide flucta
© tions and one of the wildest de
" chines for a single session in the
.~ history of the cotton trade.
¢ The market closed wecak, al
ugh officially termed “unset
® tled” at a net loss of 80 to 100
| points, which was about the low
fest of the day. Only the closing
fgong checked the great selling
L wave and the accompanying de
feline. Brovers were vnable to
fhandle the immense volume of
fbusiness thrust upon them and
thad their hands full of orders
iwhen theiclose scunded. ;
. The lafter part of the session
L was mockery for the bulls, for the
Lmarket opened strong after three
f weeks of liquidation of long con
:fftijacts_iand heavy short selling.
I Thce PBresident’s note, construed
L as a peace measure, appeared to
£ give the bulls control of the mar
£ ket at the opening, which was at
. the advance and before noon the
g;;i'isc was:widened to 40 to 48
L points above vesterday’s clase.
MERCER BUILDING
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- DAMAGED BY FIRE
- Macon, Ga!, Dee. 20—The main
‘builging of Mercer university was
(Camaged to the extent of hetween
£slo.ooo and $15,000 by fire which
pstarted at 12:25 o’clock yesterday
s ternoon and burned until night
@ The Joss was covered by in
@lrance.
™ The origin of the fire is still un
determined. Twé thories as to the
«cause hava been advanced by the
firemen; defective wiring or a de
fective flue. Dr. B. D. Ragsdale
stated last night that the fire was
due fo a defective flue. He de
nied the report that the dropping
of ‘a match into the waste paper
in the tower room had causcd the
blaze: - . T
. President Pickard in Tifton
President and Mrs. Pickard are
in Tifton, but their daughter,
‘Mrs. Karsten, is occupying the
‘mansion. . \Vith the aid of stu
dents,” the valuable paintings of
EiMrs. Pickard and the president’s
. We, the undersigned merchants agree to close our places of
“business. all day December 25th,1916, for Christmas Holiday.
J. H. Churchwell.
* Abram Dry Goods Co. :
MecCarty-Johnstone Co. :
. Empire Mercantile Co. _
# 1. Goldenberg. i :
¢+ . Surprise Store, i
CHRISTTIVIA S GREETI. JGS: '
THE Empire Mercantile Company extends to_its many friends and patrons the compliments of the
~season. We thoroughly appreciate the liberal patronage given us the past year and assure our
- growing patronage the most careful catering to their mercantile wants. :
- That all may have a joyful holiday season is the sincere wish of the , i
e ~ Empire WMlercartile Co.
This Store will be closed Monday % - ' - |
Uhrl tri ¥of Fitzgerald
CA&US LAST NIGHT
' Eight}&{;the nine aldermen of
the city and' Mayor Drew .
Paulk, after lunching at the: Hotel
Aldine, held an executive session
for the pufpose of making such
disposition of the various appoint
ive offices for the year 1917 as a
majority of the aldermen might
agree upon. The city attorney,
police and fire department, health
’ofiiccr, clerk of the city, street
:cqmmissioncrs and sexton are all
elected for one year, making an
clection at this time necessary..
Attorneys J. B. Wall and Jesse
Grantharh’ were unanimously re
clected city attorneys.. The cau
cus failed to agree on the Chief
of Police and the Health officer.
B. T. Strickland, present incum
bent, and Chas. F. Dixon were
applicants for the former office,
and for the latter Drs! J. M. Luke,
present incumbent and L. S. Os
borne were candidates. It being
impossible to agree on one of
these the election was postponed
until the first meeting in January.
The entire fire department war
re-elected.
- For day police Officer Carter
and Mr. T. H. Pigue, and for
night police "Officer Herman
Smith and J.-H. Gibbs were se
lected. R. B. Fletcher - was re
clected street commissioner and
M. S. Hopkins sexton of the
cemetery. ' ‘
Alderman J. L. Pittman was
honored by his colleagues with
the position of Mayor Pro-Tem. i
Despite the differences of opin
ion in regard to some of the offi
cers, the caycus was harmnniuusi
and more or less of a social suc
cess. \
BRYAI\WAT WAYCROSS
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26
Waycross, GA., Dec. 21 —=Wil
liam J. Bryan, former secretary of
state, will lecture in Waycross
Tuesday at the Central School
auditorium. His subject will be
“Lessons of the‘War and Pros
pects for Early Peace.” | Mr. Bry
an will come to Waycross from
Miami, Fla., where he has beeh
spending some time and from here
will go to Kentucky.
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library were removed without
damage. All the furniture was
also removed.
The students aided in carrying
the records of the college from
the president’s office to safety.
The chief damage to the struc
ture comes through the water,
which leaked through the wall,
from the fifth floor into the presi
dent’s mansion, destroying the
plaster and ruining woodwork in
every room, Water also rushed
down the stairs of the building in
to classrooms on the west side of
the structure. ;
LEADER ENTERPRISE
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, DEC. 22, 1916
Mr. Waldrop, the honey-man,
accidentally lost the tips of three
fingers and part of his thumb
when he thoughtlessly rested his
hand upon a joiner in motion at
the Standard Supply Company's
shop this morning. Mr. Waldrop
was giving an order for some ex
tra hives for his bees when the
accident happened.
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FELL FROM TRAIN
B. L. Pratt, of Boston, Mass.,
in attempting to steal a ride on
the southbound freight on the A.
B.and A. Thursday evening miss
ed his footing and was bruised
up badly in the fall.
In a statement made by Pratt
to claimr agent Chas. Taliferro be
fore witnesses, he admitted hav
ing ridden in on a freight train,
and stated that he was on his veay
t 0 I'loriqd, tsing “sice doorsleep
ers” ail the way. He exonerated
the railroad from all blamd for the
accident. Pratt is being looked
after at the sanitarium at the ex
pense of the city.
CITY TAX NOTICE
The city tax books will close on
January sth, 1917. ;
deds G. P. Mingledorff.
J. H. Milholland, - Mr. Moore
and Mr. McClure and their fami
lies from Broxton, are in the city
today doing their Christmas shop
ping. '
THRICE-A-WEFEK
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|.- a hearty Christmas Greetings and :
- every Good wish for a Happy i
; ' New Year ,
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FIRST NATIONAL BABK
OF F ITZGERALD, GA
' E.K.FARMER, President :
M.W.GARBUTT, Vice-President ; A.H. THURMOND, Cashier
J.C.BREWER, Vice-President D.A.BRAGG, Asst. Cashier
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New York, Dec. 21.—1 n the re
gion of Dobrudja,Wwhere the Rus
so-Roumania forces have turned
upon the invaders, the Teutonic
allies have been driven from
heights in the region of Balaba
nica and Dachkoi, and the Rus
sians and Roumanians are disput
ing with them in a violent battle
for the possession of other posi
tions along this linc.
In Roumania proper the Teu
tons are advancing along both
sides of the Insu-Racovitzeri raad,
but are meeting with steady resis
tance from the Russians and Rou
manians.
Along the Pirlita-Stankuca
front the Teutonic allies have
pushed back the advance guard
of the defenders.
Except for the battles in Rou- |
mania, in the Carpathians, south
cast of the Kimpolung-Jacobeni
Railway, where the Russians
have captured several heights,
and at various points on the Rus
siant front where attacks by the |
Russians have been repulsed 1)}-"
the Germans, little infantry activ
ity is being displayed.
On the Verdun scctor, where
the I'rench made a notable ad
vance last week, the Germans
have viclently bombarded the
Louvemont-Vaux front.
Snow and rain are falling ini
Macedonia, and aside from an en- |
gagement in the Cerna river bend
region, no infantry fighting has
taken place. In this sector Ber-¢
lin reports that the Teutonic al-e
lies have held the heights east « g
Paralova against the Strong Ru:fli
sian atgacks, S I
Leader-Enterprise Printing Pays.
Washington, Dee. 20—Officials
here regard with concern the
questions raised by the announce
ment of Lloyd-George that all
British shipping will be taken in
to the national service.
The officials believed at first
glance that it would turn over the
majority of the world’s shipping
to specific war putposes.
Ity effect on .*\g)lerican com
merce is problematical. It was
thought the cffect on the subma
rine situation would be to remove
the confusion between public ves
sels not entitled to guaranties and
private ships entitled to warning,
Washington, Dec. 21.—The
British mule transport Ursula,
from Montreal for Salonica, was
torpedoed without warning on
Dec. 12th, according to a cable
oram received here {rom United
States Consul kebiinger, at lals
ta.
Six Americans who .were on
board were saved, but four Brit
ish me@bers of the crew weze
L I : C‘mfi‘é*m,,, by
fond mass. i,
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M. W. Wooten, of Senota,
is visiting friends in the city for a
few (la?"'.\‘. .
Mondavy
Wednesday
Friday
VOL. XXI, NO. 154
Washington, D. C. 20.—Presi
dent Wilson has appealed to ali
the belligerents to discuss terms
of peace.
Without actually proposing
peace or offering mediation, the
President has sent formal notes to
the governiments of all the war
ring nations suggesing that “anm
early occasion be sought to call
out from the nations now at war
such an avowal of their respective
views as to the terms upon which
the war might be concluded, and
the-arrangements which would be
deemed ag satisfactory as a guar
antee against its renciwal or the
ll\'indling of any similar conflict
in the future, as would make it
possible frankly to compare
them ” .
Wholly without noiice and en
‘tireiy contrary to what adminis
tration officinals have described
'as his course, the President last
(night dispatched notes to all the
‘hellicorents and: ta ollithe news
Il‘ra]s for their information. Sum
marized in the President’s own
words, as contained in the notes
his attitude is as follows:
“The President is not propos
ling peace; he is not even oftering
gediation. He is merely propos
l; - that soundings Dbe taken in
%1 that we may learn, the nen
me . ‘ .
siqd nations with ‘the belligerent,
near the hayen of peace may
v which all mankind longs
485 1 intense and increasing
SE- ® . He believes that the
’.\';, v which he speaks and the
’ul)) which he sceks will be
undc. ftood by all concerned and
:]u' confidently hopes . for a re
sponse which will bring a new
light into the affairs of the
world.? ;
It was a most distinet surprise
to all ofticial Washtagton which
had been led to believe that with
the Tormal trevsmittal of the pro
posals of the Cautral powers, the
affices of the United States would
await moves between the hellige
rents themselves,: and sthat ¢er
tainly, in view of the spesch of
Premier Llovd George and the
aunouncement in Russia, France
and italy depend upon the next
careful and delicate moves,of the
belligerents.
JUNIORB. Y.P. U. PROGRAM
Song.
Prayer. -
Song. ]
Seripture reading, Luke 2:1-26.
Songe. :
Christmas Story—Leader.
Song, “The Birthday of a King™
—Louise Bartley.
“Christmas Everywhere"’—Zes
sie Gaskin, Angell Pounds, Dore
thy Thurmond
Memory verse—by all.
Sentence Prayer. :
Solo—Lily May Hughes.
“What Christmas Mecans™—
Eldridge Powell, Edwin Stoval,
Eugene Strickland. ' :
Offering.
Song. i
Mica deposlts'sumcienfly large fo de
velop exist in twenty states.