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FRIDAY
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Official Organ Ben Hill County and City of Fitzgerald
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Berlin, Jan. 4—Dobrudja has
been cleared of Russian and Ru
manida defenders with the ex
ceptioi of a Russian rear guard
which occupies a narrow strip of
land leading toward Galatz, says
the war ofhce announcement to
day. About 1,000 prisoners and
ten machine guns were captured
in the taking of Matchin and Ji
jila. The official statemnet says:
“Western war theater: Fight
ing activity has been limited ow
ing to rain and fog.
“lastern war theater:
“Front of Prince Leopold:
Northwest of Dvinsk companies
of the Oldenburg reserve infan
try regiment No. 239 pushed
across the Dvinsk river on the ice
and captured an island from the
Russians, taking more than forty
prisoners and bringing back sev
eral machine guns.
“Front of Archduke Joseph: In
the wooded Carpathians Russian
detachments succeeded in gaining
a foothold in most advanced po
sition north of Meste-Canesci.
“Army group of Field Marshal
von Mackensen. Above Odobech-
U, northwest of Folkshani, out
troops were victorious in the
Milcov river sector. A strong
force of Russian cavalry attempt
ed to advance west of the mouth
of the Buzeu river but was re
pulsed. German and Bulgarian
regiments, fighting shoulder to
shoulder, stormed anrd captured
J 1t ~ s
1. yand-to-hand fighting the ten
acipusly defended towns of Mat
‘l(‘;,'l\l and jijila. About one thou
oand prisoners and ten machine
guns were brought in.
“Dobrudja was thus cleared of
the enemy except for a narrow
strip of land leading toward Ga
latz which still is Held by Russian
rear guards.” :
George P. Morris returned this
morning from Jacksonville where
he went to get Joe Sanders, a ne
ggu tenant who absconded from
wre with Morris’ car, after hav
ing feloniously appropriated the
proceeds of the sale of consider
able farm products and tools, left
in his charge on the Henry
Brown place.
Mr. Morris was advised that
Sanders was headed for Jackson-
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Empire Mercantile Company
| L.eading Department Store of Flitzgerald
"WE are closing out our Seasons line of ‘Ladies Ready to wear, consisting of Coat Suits, Coats, Dresses, and
Millinery at One-Half the original price- We have among the stock on hand some of our prettiest and best
% numbers. You can save by calling and buying now.
Coat Suits One-Half price what
they formerly sold for--
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BUILE 1200 that sRIETOr. .(./. ). .vvis i iiiiio o SR
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Beautiful line of Waists—l-4 off Georgette, Crepe de
Chine, Wash Silk and Voiles—ranging from $1 up to s6—at
One-Fourth Off. 5
You are invited to call and inspect the lines of merchandise and prices above referred to, We are sure you be pleased and can save for yourself erough
: _ to pay you well for your so doing.
Phone 18 for Groceries
and Supplies
THE LEADER ENTERPRISE
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WEXIGD SOO
Atlanta, Ga., January 4.—The
Georgia troops on the Mexican
border will not be there much
longer, if the petition of Ciovern
or Harris and Mayor Candler, of
Atlanta, and some thousands.of
other citizens are’ of ‘any . avail
with President Wilson in induc
ing him to itclude the National
Guard of this state in the next
units to be ordered home.
The petition launched in Sa
vannah by Rev. John S. Wilder,
pastor of the South Side Baptist
church of that city and chaplain
of the First Regiment of Savan
nah for sometime, was brought
to Atlanta yesterday and present
ed to the governor, and he very
promptly joined with the 1,000 or
more citizens who had signed, re
‘questifg an carly return of the
(Georgia troops to their homes.
} It was altogether in harmony
with Mayor Candler’s personal
desires to add his voice to the
general petition, as he has two
nephews in the Fifth regiment of
this city.
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Fifteen Children Killed;
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34 Others Are Injured
Muskogee, Okla., Jan. 4 —Fii
teen children were killed and
thirty-four injured, when a torna
do wrecked the Lee-Baldwin
Schoolhouse near Blocker, Okla.,
today, according to J. Stett, a city
official of Blocker, who telephon
ed the news to this city this after
noon.
Another report was that eight
of the fifty children who were in
the school house when the storm
broke were killed, and more than
a score injured. The majority of
those reported killed were girls.
Miss Vera Williams, a teacher, is
missing.
THOMASVILLE LANDMARK
SOLD
Thomasville, . Jafn. . 4-—The
Mitchell house property here sold
yesterday at public sale to Mit
chell Realty Co. and brought $24,-
604.
ville and followed him several
days ago, after wiring the Duval
county authorities to apprehend
the negro should he make his ap
pearance there. Sanders was nab
bed before Mr. Morris reached
Florida and was still in possess
ion of the stolen car. Mr. Mor
ris brought the car and Sanders
back home and landed his man in
jail.
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, JAN. 5, 1917
FOUNTAIN BROTHERS JNLED
- KERE: GHARGED WITH PIOTING
East Pine Strect was the scene
of a near riot Wednesday evening
when Charlie Fountain and Henry
Fountain, Jr. took charge of about
a block of that noted thor yaghfare
and thorcughly controlled the sit
nation for about two hours. Arm
¢d-with pistols and a rifle. they
practically had it all their own
way, intimidating pedestrians and
assaulting unsuspecting passers
by. In the store of the Fitzgerald
Fruit company, a casual visitor to
the city irom Hawkinsville was
knocked down and the clerks of
the store frightened half to death
by the discharge of a pistol in the
melce. Others on the sidewalk
were knocked down.
Later in the evening they took
possession of Wiley Williams’
place and made it’s clerks close
the shop, after which they landed
on the establishment of George
Davis and took possession of it.
The police all this time seemed
powerless to interfere, Smith and
Pigue being the only ones on duty
and the latter being a new man on
the force. Sheriff Dorminey was
appealed to and with the help of
A. F. HODGES SEEN
Mr. A. F. Hodges, who disap
peared from Ocilla several weeks
ago under mysterious circum
stances did not meet with foul
play as some of his friends were
led to believe.
Mr. G. L. Taylor, of Ocilla, for
whom young Hodges worked at
the time of his disappearance,
was in the city today, and in con
versation with a reporter for the
Leader-Enterprise stated that he
had received a letter from an
uncle of the young man saying
that old schoolmates of Hodges
had seen and talked with him in
Tifton and Bainbridge since he
left Oxcilla, but Mr. Taylor stated
that no reason was given for his
leaving without advising his
friends of his intentions.
According to Mr. Taylor the
young man had always borne an
excellent reputation and his many
friends in this section will be glad
to learn that he did ngt meet
with any accident, as was first
thought.
The application for the 23¢
penalty for delinquent telephone
users is not meeting with very
serious opposition, as the Com
pany is giving twenty days in
which to pay the phone bill.
Empire Mercantile Co.
THRICE-A-WEEK
Dresses and Coats One-Half price
as long as they last--
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Ergakes §9.7% that aolad Tor. .. ouco6 v biv. o 0 v o STERD
SOTOREDE: S7OO THAC SOl SOF .. ... ... e e
Dresnes slo.oothatgold for. .. .. .00 .. .. .. . . 82000
SOAIR BN Shat SOIE AP, .. .. 0 il i e e s 000
Soats B/.00 shat sold for. . . .. ouiaai. oy i 81800
SSORES BIORD that SOM FOr. ..\ .. .iii..cvvrvinnas o 92000
CORtS 51250 that sold for. . ... L., 000 SaR a 0
Millinery--
One-Half Price on Millinery.
Sherifi Tucker, of Irwin and his
brother, \W. A, who happened to
be in the city, the pair were nnally
overpowered and placed in jail.
Seven warrants were sworn out
against cach oi them: assault and
battery, resisting an officer, riot,
carr_}'in;; concecaled knucks, car
ryithd pistol without license, car
rying knucks without license and
being drunk and disorderly on a
public highway.
It is alleged that they came to
the city 'intoxicated from cast of
Osierfield soon after. noon and
gradually hecame worse until the
climax was reached in George Da
vis” esfablishment.
The case will be heard before
Jll(]gé""r. ' Luke this afternoon.
" Warrants have been received by
Sherifft Dorminey for Charlie
Fountain from Coffee county,
where he is wanted for assault
with intent to murder, which wae
sworn out some time ago.
Both parties are still in custody
of the Sheriff, their bonds being
assessed at $1,400, or $209 in each
case. and thus far they have been
unable to procure hondsmen.
Quitman, jan. 4—M. Goodson,
a farmer, who came here two
years ago from Springfield, Mo.,
is 50 pleased with his success and
with the prospects for agricultur
al development in South Georgia
he has established a sort of bu
reau of information for the bene
fit of his neighbors in Missouri.
He has gone into cattle raising
and declares this is the best cat
tle country he has ever scen. He
also says if the farmers of the
northwest had any conception of
the real character of this section
they would pour into this country
in search of farms.
He has received numerous in
quiries from his former neighbors
and is writing them that farmers
can raise two crops a year here
on the same field, and the land is
the lowest in price he has ever
seen, considering its quality. He
says also that coming from the
northwest he has been agreeably
surprised at the delightful cli
mate, which is no hotter in sum
mer than it is in the northwest.
And the mild winters make it
ideal for cattle.
The Fitzgerald_ Drug Co., on
East Pine, installed a new foun
tain for colored people this week.
PRIGE OF PAPER SERIOUS
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PROGLEM FOR THE
P ÜBLISHERS
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 4—For the
purpose of mvestigating the news
print paper situation, which has
become acute with him as with
thousands of other editors and
publishers, G, P. Browne, pub
lisher of the Daily Mail, of An
derson, S. C., was in the city yes
day, conierring with paper deal
ers and others.
Mr. Browne, whose paper is
one of the leading dailies of the
Palmetto State, with a large cir
culation and a wide influence in
public affairs, declared that the
aewsprint problem with him, as
with practically all other publish
ers, is the most acute in his pa
per’s history.
NOTICE
There are 89 persons registered
for the School Bond election to be
held Jan..lsth, 1917, This notice
5 in accordance with section 33
of the City Charter.
This the sth day of Jan. 1917,
| DAVID L. PAULK,
| 1t City Clerk.
Fitzgerald Lodge In
stalls 1917 Officers
Fitzgerald lodge, Colony City
Camp No. 239, Woodmen of the
World, has elected and installed
the following officers:
R. J. C. Spell, Consul Com
mander.
L. L. Smith, Adviser Licuten
ant.
0. R. Crawley, Banker.
IX. P. Keefer, Clerk.
S. lE. Davis, Escort.
R. C. Brown, Watchman.
J. W. Vaughn, Sentry.
Des. E. A, Russell, M, S, Co
hen, T. E. White, Physicians.
H: D. Vaughn, G. C. Player, A.
C. Stephens, Managers.
In the absence of the former
Consul Commander J. W Pass,
the lodge had as their installing
officer Sovereign Charles Fitz
gerald, District Deputy, who plac
ed cach office-holder under oath
of their office with full authority
to exercise their official capacity
in carrying out the Rules, Regu
lations, and by-laws of the fra
ternity. The regular meeting
be held every first and third Wed
nesday nights in each month.
Mr. fand Mrs. John W. Row
land and son, ('ccfiil,,»f(a\'e return
ed from Ludowici and Savannah,
where they spent the holidays
with friends and relatives.
Men’s Clothing 10 per cent Off
Beginning today we will give ten per cent reduction on cloth
ing. We have some choice Suits left which will move quick
ly. Call before they have been picked over and get
yours. Hart-Schaffner & Marx, Sonneborn & Co.s lines.
The best made. You will find in above suits.
10 per cent Off!
THANGPORT SUNK
1 GERMANG [N
MEDTTERANEAN
London, Jan. 4-—The Britishk
(ransport Ivernia has been snnk,
it was officiailly announced to
night. One hundred and fifty
military oticers and men are
missing.
A supplementary report issued
by the admiralty says that thirty
three of the crew of the Ivernia
and 120 men are missing.
The text of the announcement
reads as follows:
“The Ivernia was sunk by aw
enemy submarine in the Mediter
rancan on Jan. 1 during bad
weather and while carrying
troeps. At present four military
officers and 146 men are missing,
“The casualties among the lv
ernia’s officers and crew are not
yet definitcly known, but hopes
are entertained that the only of
fcers of the ship missing are
the surgeon and chief engincer,”
The . Cunard liner Ivernia, a
14,278 ton steamer, has been for
some time in the British govern
ment service as a transport,
GENEROUS WELCOME 18§
1 EXTENDED TO FAMILY
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A real neighborly welcome was
given the family of Mr. Chas
Tach Thursday ecvening by the
residents of the neighborhon
northeast of the city where My
Tach recently purchased and lo
cated. Among those who parti
cipated were members of the fam
ilics of Messrs. C. W. Kimbali, |
A. George, Chas Hitch, D. F
Null, L. N. Chasteen, Watkins
and several others whose uarucs
we arce unable to obtain, The
meeting was wholly informai ang
intended to dispel as far as pos
‘sil)lc the fecling of isolation g
newcomer is apt to have nnder
such circumstances. A very pieas
ant time was had by all and Mr.
Tach and family seemed to great
ly appreciate the courtesy and
kindly interest shown them.
4157 LIQUDR SHIP-
According to the records in the
Ordinary’s office 4,151 shipments
of liquor have been received im
this city through the express of
fice since August. August has
0n1y.127 to its credit but husiness
seems to have steadily increased
as September shows 686 pack
ages, October 766, November 1013
and December 1557,
Phone 18 for Dry Goods
Notions, Shoes, ete.
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
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