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WEDNESDAY
EDITION
Official Organ Ben Hill County and City of Fitzgerald
(cerman U-Boat Crews
Refuse To Carry On
~ Inhuman Warfare
I
FIFTY CREWS GIVE
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, Aug. 7.—Over fifty Ger
man submarines surrendered their
crews after the officers had been over
vowered, or were sunk in neutral wa
ters as the result of a wide-spread
mutiny in the German navy. '
Twenty-threz of the ringleaders
were courtmartialed and shot says a
news dispatch from Amsterdam this
afternoon.
Many German seamen have been
voluntarily interned in neutral ports
rather than carry on the inhuman sub
marine warfare. Many have been ar- :
rested at Wilhelmshaven and are be- |
ing held for trial.
Chief of the German Naval Staff
von Holtzendorff, summoned by the
Kaiser, was dismissed after a stormy
half-hour’s interview.
The Kaiser’s expected visit to the
fleet was abandoned because of the
general unrest among the German
sailors, o
Chamber Of Commerce
To Back Tobacco
Warehouse
The Board of Governors of the
Chamber of Commerce held an im-|
portant meeting Tuesday evening, at
which Mr. W. E. Fenner, of Rock
mount, N. C., a prominent tobacco‘
warehouseman addressed the board
on the prospect of the tobacco busi
ness in this section: =~ - - e
Mr. Fenner quoted some startling
pgfisibilities in the tobacco business.
predicated on the success of some of
the smaller growers of tcbacco in
this and neighboring counties this sea
son. A thorough canvass of the farm
ers of the county is to be made by the
Chamber of Commerce and every op
portunity offered the farmers to cul
tivate at lest five acres per plow thel
next season. It is proposed to have
three to four thousand acres planted
in Ben Hill county and to build a
warehouse of sufficient size to care
for the entire tobacco crop in the
section. The tobacco culture has pass
ed the experimental stage in South
Georgia, and ample capital is prom
ised to make Fitzgerald the largest
tobacco market in Georgia and Ala
bama.
(By International News Service.)
London, Aug. 7.—(Official)—All
ground lost to the German at Merlan
Court has been regained. The British
have advanced astride the Claranco
river. The British carried out a suc
cessful attack at Merlan Court this
morning.
EMPRE SPECIAL SALE EYpRE
On Slippers, Ladies’ Spring Suits and Wash Skirts
Al Wash Skirts Now on Sale :flae hwe
t Shoes, including Men’s, Wo- H
gl(lfl}%wagg Ghi1dren5at.................................10% 0
Fancy Parasols - One-Fourth Off.
Many other items at special reduced prices which you cannot afford to miss. Come to the Empire Store every
day for there is something of interest here for you. REMEMBER, all Wash Skirts at ONE-HALF PRICE
“WHY PAY MORE, TRADE AT THE EMPIRE STORE”
One Price to
Everybody
THE LEADER=ENTERPRISE
PEMBERTON’S ADVERTISING
CAR ATTRACTING
ATTENTION
General Passenger Agent W. \\".|
Croxton writes that he has seen the
Fitzgerald advertising car in Birimne
ham. surrounded by great crowds and
ic displayed in every show house
fine work for this section, distributing
the literature furnished by the Lead
er-Enterprise, and getting the patriot- |
ic slides lisplayed in every show house |
along the route. ‘
The Montgomery Advertiser, Bir
mingham News. Age-Herald and The |
Ledger carried a good writeup for our
“boosters.” They will pass throughl
eleven states and stop in hundreds ofl
towns and cities to tell of the pos
tSibilities in farming in this section. ‘
(By International News Service.) ‘
Washington, Aug. 7.—Diamond
Shoals lightship off Cape Hatteras
was shelled and sunk by a German
submarine late yesterday. The crew
reached shore safely. The suhma-l
rine came within one-half mile of the
beach. ;
GERMAN ATTACKS FAIL
(By International News Service.) 1
- PARIS, Aug. 6.—(Official)—Sharp !
German counter attacks north of the
Vesle failed completely, the German |
charges going to pieces. The French
maintained their positions north of}
'the Vesle river despite desperate ef
forts by the Germans to drive them
back across. |
North of Montdidier the French
have advanced near Brascheq, cross
ing the Avre river. The Germans at
tempted a surprise blow at Montdi-‘
dier but ‘were repulsed, losing many |
.prisoners.
Long range bombardment of Paris
was resumed this morning.
- Von Capello May Resign |
The resignation of Marine Minister
Von Capello is believed imminent as
a result of the failure of German ruth
less submarine campaign, according
to German newspapers.
MANY DEATHS AND PROS
| TRATIONS FROM HEAT
‘ (By International News Service.)
New York, Aug. 7.—The weather is
the hottest in history with one excep
tion. Sixteen have died of heat here
in the past 24 hours, and there are
many prostrations. Chicago and oth
‘cr cities are suffering intensely.
25 KILLED IN WINDSTORM
(By International News Service.)
Lake Charles, La., Aug. 7—Twenty
five fatalities and several million dol
lars damage resulted from the eighty
mile--an-hour windstorm which swept
this section last night.
The Gerstner aviation camp was
badly damaged.
EMPIRE MAéI:IR'I;I!#I;]R COMPANY
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, AUG. 7, 1918
H. T. TROUPE MAKES FIRST
BALE OF BEN HILL COUNTY
Ben Hill county's first bale of ¢ot
ton was harvested by Mr. H. T.
Troupe, six miles west of Fitzgerald.
The several hundred pounds of fleecy
staple was wrested from the jaws of
Mr. B. Weevil the first day of the
week, Monday, August sth, and Mr.
Troupe says there are plenty more
bales a-coming. The boll weevil is a
hard fighter but the Georgia farmer
is a better strategist and can beat it
every time, if he tries to.
+ This bale weighed exactly 494
'pounds on the Fitzgerald Cot
ton Oil company’s scales, where it
was ginned. It is stored in the Ben
Hill warehouse where, like money in
vested in Thrift Stamps, it is grow
ing more valuable every day.
- J. K. Livingstone & Co. bid in the
1 494 pound bale at 30c.
GERMAN SAILORS
! (By International News Service.)
- London, Aug. 7.—An uprising by
sailors of the German fleet at Wils
chelmshaven is reported in a dispatch
from Amsterdam today. The uprising
‘is attributed to the increasing etfect
iveness of the Allied measures against
‘the submarines. The sailors are agi
‘tating a stoppage of submarine war
fare. Crews of departing submarines
were urged to attack officers and sur
render or sink -Üboats in neutral
waters.
\ -
| FRENCH MAKE GAINS
__PARIS, Aug. 7—(Official) —The
French have made gains in the Mont
‘didier sector, south of Framicourt and
' southeast of Mennill-St. Georges.
| BT A R
. DOUGHBOYS ADVANCING
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{ (By International News Service.)
(By Henry Wales)
With the Americans on the Marne-
Vesle Front, 8 A. M.—North of the
Vesle river the Germans are resisting
‘the onslaughts of the Americans, try
ing to gain time, but the doughboys
are slowly progressing towards the
heights beyond the river.
Airplanes are active, with sunshiny
weather.
American troops silenced a number
{of German machine gunners and
Krupp batteries yesterday a»n the
heights north of the Vesle. The Ger
mans. _have removed their long ravge
guns beyond the Aisne river.
CAP?T. i. E. RYMAN TRANS
FERRED FROM GORDON
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 6—Captain Glenn
B. Ryman, one of the “old settlers”
~of Camp Gordon and one of the best
known and most popular officers of
lthc forces located there, has been
transferred to Washington for other
;duties, according to annokncement
'made yesterday at headquarters. :
' .Captain Ryman’s home is at Fitz
“gerald, Ga. He attended the Univer
« sity of Georgia, graduated from the
'first training camp at Fort McPher
| son and for some time acted as receiv
ing officer at Camp Gordon. Some
! weeks ago he was transferred to head
| quarters and made assistant adjutant
of the replacement camp.
ALLIES LAND AT ARCHANGEL
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! London, Aug. 6.—The Allies have
|landed at Archangel, in the northern
i part of Russia, assisted by naval for
i ces and the active concurrence of the
i Russian population. They were enthu
siastically greeted.
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Griner motored
to Tifton and Valdosta this afternoon.
Sccretary E. Y. Clarke had three
tor four hour conference Tuesday night
with Mondula Leak, President of the
Southeastern Exhibit Association, at
his home on Peachtree street, going
over with him the matter of co-oper
ation of the Southern Exhibit As
sociation with the Fitzgerald Cham
'ber of Commerce in connection with
:th.c staging in November in Fitzgerald l
of the Animal Industry Exposition. |
‘ After leaving Mr. Leak’s home Mr.
Clarke, when scen by a representative
iot one oi the Atianta Daily papers,
said:
l “1 have thoroughly aroused Mr.
Leak over the opportunity for all con- |
cered in the Exposition and he has‘
promised unlimited backing in the
work. In fact, he said as [ was leav
ring his home that | could rest easy
and feel confident that the Animal In.
’(lustr_v Exposition in Fitzgerald in
'November would be the greatest event
ever staged in the South of its kind
and would be worth at least one
hundred thousand dollars to the mer
chants of Fitzgerald. He plans a se
’ries of conferences here in Atlanta on
‘the exposition in the next icw weeks.”
Mr. Clarke also stated that he had
an engagement this week in Atlanta
with the manager of the largest Ex
position show company now on the
iroad in America and he expected to
close with him to furnish the high
class amusement for the exposition
and that it would take not less than
thirty or forty cars to bring the shows
to Fitzgerald, all ot which will be
of the highest class and above moral
criticism. |
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Rev. Grahl Given Big -
° ®
Promotion By Bishop
Rev. J. S. Grahl, for a lopg tme
pastor of the First M. E. Church hére,
has been promoted by the Bishop
to be district superintendent over a.
territory embracing Georgia, and
parts of Florida and Tennessee. The
Rev. Dr. E. J. Hammond, who was
ipastor of the local M. E. Church for
several years and was appointed
thence as District Superintendent, has
been given supervision over the church
work in all the army camps in Geor
gia, Florida, Alabama and South Car
olina, thus giving Rev. Grahl the
opening. These changes will take ef
fect on October Ist.
During Rev. Grahl’s successful pas
torate at the First M. E. Church he
has made many friends among all
sects and has gained a reputation for
earnestness and ability - second to
none. Although the official board of
his church expressed its deep regret
at having to lose so able a shepard,
Monday night they reluctantly agreed
tto the change as being for the good
of the church as a whole.
’ Rev. Grahl states that he will main
‘tain his headquarters in Fitzgerald
for the present although his work will
keep him traveling back and forth to
his many charges most of the time.
' His decision to remain here is in
fluenced partly by his reluctance to
|leavc his friends and by the desire
to keep his children in Fitzgerald’s ex
cellent schools,
l A new pastor will be appointed by
the annuarConfercnce of the church.
'AMERICAN CONSUL RELEASED
Washington, Aug. 7.—Felix Cole,
the American Consul at - Archangel
who has been held in jail by the
Bolsheviki was released when the Ai
lies occupied Archangel. No expla
‘ nation was given.
for - -oring Suits Now On Sale )ne-Fourth Off
plany and se on 19¢ and 29¢ yard
BEN HILL THE “PROMISED |
LAND” OF HOMESEEKERS;
Five {ormer citizens of Fulton
county, whose farms were on the
present site of Camp Gordon and
were leased by the government when
the cantonment was located, are
“prospecting” in Ben Hill county for
homes. They motored here over the
Dixie Highway in the auto of John
Gay and are now visiting at the home
of his sister, Mrs. W. S. Hyde, while
looking for a favorable location. The
others farmers are Messrs. Purcell,
Westbrooks, Wright and Bolten. It
was the great Ben Hill county “See
ing Georgia Tour” that influenced
them to come here rather than to any
other section of Georgia.
Another group of homeseckers pass
ed through Fitzgerald this morning
and immediately fell in love with it.
They were Mr. and Mrs. ]. A, Mec-
Avoy and daughter, of Pittsburg, I’a.,
and are enroute to Florida via the
Dixie Highway. The Leader-Enter
prise supplied them on request with
all available literature on hand con
cerning Fitzgerald and Ben Hill coun
ty. Mr. and Mrs. McAvoy declared
that the Central Route of the Dixic
Highway was the best stretch of road
they had struck since leaving the
North and both expressed themseclves
as absolutely charmed by Fitzgerald
and this section of the country.
(By International News Service.)
PARIS, Aug, 7—on ' the Vesle
front the French last night repulsed
Germa attacks in the District of La-
Grange farm, capturing the railway
station at Sergy-Salonne. The French
icaptured one hundred prisoncr east
of Braisnes. East of Rheims the Ger
mans were repulsed in a local attack.
GERMANS USE GAS SHELLS
IN ATTACK AT MERRIS
(By International News Service.)
London, Aug. 6.—A German attack
at Merris was repulsed. North of
Villers Brettenux the Germans used
gas shells. The British took prison
‘ers and machine guns last night in the
'Nieppe forest.
FOCH HALTS OFFENSIVE
Generalissimo' Foch has halted his
offensive on the Aisne-Marne front
temporarily to organize new positions
and bring up heavy artillery necessary
‘in opening the way for fresh infantry
assaults. Meanwhile, rear guard en
gagements continue.
The French are renewing their pres
sure on the Picardy front. Some Eu
ropean experts believe the extension
of the Allied attacks portend a great
general offensive before the summer
is over and that it will extend all
‘along the Western front from the
‘North Sea to the Alps.
~ It is also belicved that Allied oc
cupation of Albert will result from the
\(ivrman retreat on a large scale to
shorten their lines and secure badly
needed divisions of man power.
BRITISH AT VLADIVOSTOCK
London, Aug. 7.—British troops
have arrived at Vldaivostock and are
aiding in guarding the great stores of
war material there.
RED CROSS KNITTERS NOTICE
A mecting will be held at my resi
dence Thursday, 5 P. M., when an in
structoress will attend to teach the
Kitchener style for knitting sox for
the Red Cross. All ladies interested
are invited to attend.
l MRS, J. C. BUSH,
Supervisor for Knitting.
MONDAY
WEDNESDAY
and
~ FRIDAY
VOL. XXIII, NO. 112
(By Internationa! News Service.}
“ (By Bert Ford)
With the British Army, Aug. 7.
Three German battalions attacked
the British at Villers-Bretenneux cap
turing some of the ground won by
the Australians astride the Cobbie-
Bray road a week ago.
The Huns advanced five hundred
yards over a thousand yard front.
An American aviator on this front
downed four German machines in one
day, and shot two others out of con
trol, making forty in one month.
P C i
hone Companies
*
To Be Consolidated
(By International News Service.)
Washington, Aug. 7.—Consolidation
of the phone companies under federal
control was indicated today in a state
ment today by Postmaster-General
Burleson. Several telephone compa
nies are negotiating for consolida
tion.
The faculty selected for the Fitz
gerald Public Schools for 1918-1919
is as follows:
John W, Barnhill, Superintendent.
High School Department
D. S. Dennard, Principal; Mrs. C.
I, Shewmake, Mrs. Rosena Howe,
Miss Evelyn Wilson, Miss Onie Hall,
\lliss Vella Ash, Miss Mary McDoug
ald. . %
Primary and Intermediate Grades
Mrs. G. R. Womble, Mrs. M. E. El
lars, Miss Mary Cradvford, Miss Julia
P'rentiss, Miss Louise Few, Miss Nel
le Tyler, Miss Dorothy Jones, Mrs.
C. C. Persons, Miss Allene Kilgore,
Mys, 1. H. Burke, Miss Sadie Reese,
Miss Cleo Rainwater, Miss Fthvl
Shelor, Miss Nellie Averitt, Miss Hat
tie Clark, Miss Lillian Dorminey,
Miss Lillian Thurman, Miss Marion
Ragan, Miss Blanche Camp.,
» Music Department
Miss Genevieve Spier.
At the last regular meeting of the
‘Board of Iducation it was ordered
that all childrén who are members
of the present Seventh Grade shall
attend school in the second ward, and
that the rooms previously occupied by
them in the high school building shall
be used to relieve the usual conges
tion in the third ward primary grades.
The grades, or parts of grades, trans
ferred to the high school building
will depend upon the necessity as
shown after the schools open.
The registration of pupils will be
gin on August 12th and continue
through the 24th. The superintendent
will be in his office from 8:30 to 12
a. m. and from 2:30 to sp. m. As the
registration proceeds pupils will be
assigned places in their respective
wards until all seats in the room to
which they are assigned are taken, af
ter which it will be necessary to trans
fer pupils where accommodation can
be had.
’ It was further ordered that all
'schools shall open at 8:30 on the 4th
'day of Septecmber.
Mail Orders
Promptly filled