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VOL. 1 CSRTERSVILLE HIGH WtfSJpCTION Break Records In Athletics And Take Cup And Es say Medal. I . :t > eighth annual meeting of the enth District High School Associa te was held at Dalton last Friday and Saturday with a large attendance from the various high schools through out the district. The session was one of the most successful ones ever held and was at .i('d by more than three hundred jates, teachers and visitors. Dal • , planned extensive ©reparations ;j ,'.d most successfully carried out a _rain of entertainment which was ed by every visitor who came hin its hospitable gates. There was great enthusiasm an! ulendly rivalry displayed by the var jo:is schools who attended and at. the c'ose of the first day the Cartersville ;,:esentatives had every reason to nibused and greatly elated over their success in athletics. With Pinckney Daves as the star rf i nter, but well supported by Nor n an Shaw, Linton Waldrup, Hueland Tomlinson, Henry Granger, Joseph Scheuer and C. T. Conyers, the high school emerged from the field day ex erci.-es the winner of the cup, scoring thirty points to Dalton second with eighteen and Rome third with fifteen; besides which, Pinckney Daves lower ed a state high school record In the 4to yard run, while C. T. Conyers tied the state high school record in the Wo yard dash. In the literary contests, Cartersville v. as not so successful, but Lewis Peeples was declared the winner of the essay contest and thus brought home the medal which Superintendent Sewell and the teachers more highly prize than any other literary accom plishment, A large delegation from Cartersville attended.the meeting and furnished chi rs and school spirit that made for them friends throughout the entire district. Their return to Cartersville on Saturday afternoon furnished oc casion for a hearty welcome home and the successful contenders in the ath letic and literary contests were show ered with congratulations. Those attending from Cartersville were: Supt. H. L. Sewell, Principal C. M. Davis, and Misses Annabel Con fer, Lizzabel Saxon, Minnie King, teachers in high school, Miss Jessie Daves, and the following contestants: Lewis Peeples, C. T. Conyers, Joseph Scheuer, Pinckney Daves, Linton Wal drup, Hueland Tomlinson, Henry Granger, Misses Cora Kitchens, Ben nice Collins, Marihill Jolly, Alice Mor ris. Also Misses Caroline Knight, Mar garetta Womelsdorf, Cornelia Tinsley, Ruth Tinsley, Isabel McCauley, Caro line Field, Sarah Vaughan. Stella Brown, Mary Peeples, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Daves, Mrs. H. J. Jolly, Mrs. A. J. Collins, Miss Aileen Jackson, Guill Monfort, Hampton Smith, Paul Gilreath, Jr., Chas. Young, Dixon Jackson, Clarence Jolly, Fred Smith, John Kelly, Edgar Kelly, Warren Granger, James Knight. ROME TO ENTERTAIN PREPAREDNESS CONVENTION. I Rome, Ga., April 17, 1917—0n Sat urday, April 28th, a great rally of pa triotism and preparedness will be held h. Rome for the people of the seventh congressional district. State and coun ty officials from each of the thirteen counties in the district have been In cited to attend. An interesting program for the day > been mapped out and will include addresses from distinguished speakers he state and nation, on topics of 1 ent interest and particularly the leased production of food crops, A ! ’" a ire of the day will be a great ude with military companies, colie re and school children and mculties and secret orders in line. The aiII be followed by the raising 1 r immunity flag near the Forrest ment with apporpriate exercises. ‘ ions are that there will be -incir of people present for the esting occasion. THE BARTOW TRIBUNE ( i JNE VOL 7, NO. 8) CARTERSVILLE K. OF P. ARE OISTRICT HOSIS Distinguished Pythian Of ficers And Many Dele gates To Be Here. Cartersville Lodge No. 42 will have as its guests on Thursday, April 26th, (Memorial Day) the delegates from all the K. of P. lodges in the district to the Seventh Congressional District Convention of Knights of Pythias. On this occasion the local lodge will have as its guests of honor Grand Chancel lor Geo. C. Schaufele and Grand Keep er of Records and Seals Wm. H. Leopold. Quite an interesting program has been, arranged by the committee in charge and the meeting gives promise of being one which will dwell long in the memories of those who are to at tend. Cartersville Lodge No. 42 is known throughout the Pythian domain as be ing the best equipped K. of P. lodge in the south, and this reputation is largely due to Supreme Representative C. M. Milam, who was Chancellor Com mander of the local lodge for many years, and has worked untiringly for his lodge since he first became a mem ber. " The program for the day is given as follows: 2:30 p. in. Meeting called to order at, Cherokee Club auditorium by Chan cellor Commander J. M. Field, Jr. Invocation by Rev. W. T. Hunnieutt. Address of welcome. Responses. Business meeting of the Seventh Congressional District K. of P. As sociation. 4:30 p. m. Business meeting ad journs. Entertainment of delegates at Dixie Theatre. 7:45 p. in. Special meeting Carters ville Lodge No. 42, work in first and third ranks. 10:30 p. in. Banquet. The officers of the local lodge have made April 26th “Home-coming Day” for those members who have been pievented from coming to the lodge regularly in the recent past and every member of the lodge is urged to at tend. The public is invited to the prelim inary meeting at the Cherokee Club auditorium. W. M. U. DIVISION TO MEET AT BAPTIST CHURCH. The north-west division of the W. M. U. will hold its annual meeting with the First Baptist church of Carters ville on the 26th and 27th of this month. The program will be in charge of Mrs. D. B. Hamilton, of Rome, who is divisional superintendent. Mrs. W. J. Neel, Miss Evie Campbell and Miss Pearl Todd, superintendent of the young people’s work with other prom inent leaders will take part in the program. Mrs. W. T. Townsend will have charge of the music assisted by Mrs. A. B. Cunyus. Dr. L. B. Warren will deliver the sermon on Thursday evening, which all are invited to hear. A program of unusual interest to mission workers will be given and all missionary societies of the town are cordially invited to be present. GRAVE PLOTS AT EUHARLEE TO BE BEAUTIFIED MAY 1. Citizens interested in the grave yards at Euharlee are urged to meet May Ist for the purpose of cleaning them off and making them attractive and beautiful. All who cannot actively participate in person but who desire to help can do so by sending SI.OO to Mr. J. Lowry, who will engage the necessary labor with funds contribut ed. C H. S. DEFEAT SOLDIERS AT BASEBALL 14-11. C. H. S. base ball team defeated Wednesday the team from Company B. Fifth Regiment, made up from de tachment guarding the railroad bridge over Etowah river by a score of 14 tc 11. The feature of the game w r as Julian Jolly’s pitching for Cartersville, strik ing out 15 men—also the heavy hitting of Cartersville team. The local boys play Tech High Fri day. THE CARTERSVILLE NEWS CARTERSVILLE, GA.„ APRIL 19, 1917 COUNTY ORGANIZES TO PRODUCE FOOD STUFFS FOR 000 NEEDS Every School In County Addressed By Bus iness Men And Farmers And Civic Clubs Endorse. On last Thursday at a meeting held at the court house attended by promi nent citizens from all over the county, it was determined to enter upon a campaign throughout the county to in ciease the production of food stuffs, gardening, the raising of meat and beef cattle to meet the ever growing high prices and the needs of our coun try engaged as it is in war with Ger many. Several score of prominent citizens over the county became earnest cham pions and advanced the soundest rea sons why the people of the county should be aroused and brought to a realization of what confronts us, un less * methods are changed which makes this state a purchaser to the extent of eighty-five millions cf dollars a year of food stuffs from other parts of the country, which could just as well be raised at home. The national government itself, through President Wilson, and members of liis cabinet, are asking the people of Georgia and o’ the south to simply relieve the rest of the country of the duty of feeding us so that the surplus corn and meat and various food stuffs raised in the north and west can go toward feeding our army to be raised, and the allied nations of Europe who are fighting our common enemy. Mayor Paul Gilreath presided, who himself several weeks ago took the initative in advancing this question. He was closely seconded by Mr. J. W. Vaughan, who for several, weeks has foreseen the difficulty under which this country labors. These men say that we ourselves of Bartow county are offenders in this respect and buy away from here entirely too much food stuffs that we would well pro duce upon the fertile fields of the county. A talk was made by Mr. P. C. Flem ister, who stated that he has enough food stuffs in stock to, perhaps, supply the demands of his trade for three weeks, after which there were many things he would have to pay more for and to demand therefor a much in creased price. An interesting discus sion followed with Mayor Gilreath, J. W. Vaughan, Joseph S. Calhoun, G. M. Boyd, of Adairsville, and others taking an active part. Committee Appointed. The result of the meeting was the appointment of a committee composed of J. W. Vaughan, W. A. Dodd, W. T. Burton, J. C. McTier, G. M. Boyd, C. H. Cox, P. C. Flemister and Paul Gil reath. for the purpose of formulating a plan to bring this matter to the at tention of the pfiple of the county. The committee met on Thursday night and decided to send committees of business men to every school in the county and to thereby enlist the sup port and interest of the boys and girls. The plan proved to be a most ac ceptable and happy one and on Mon day and Tuesday of this week the fol lowing committees went to the follow ing named places and visited the schools of the county as follows: Visit the Schools. Adairsville —G. H. Aubrey, P- C. F.'emister. Halls, Barnsley, Cunningham— O. L. Williams, J. W. Vaughan. Stoner, Mineral Springs, Folsom— F. W. Gould, O. T. Peeples Kingston, Ransom —L. G. e3 > W. C Henson. Cassville, Oakdale, Pettit R. B. M’PKERSON MU OGLETHORPE 10 BE MADE TRAINING GAMPS It is announced that the l nited States government has definitely de termined on the selection of Fort Mc- Pherson at Atlanta and Fort Ogle thorpe at Chickamauga, .•• train ing points for the co soldiers to be equipped and spared and trained for war and that at For‘ McPherson will be assembled the sol diers from the states of Alabama. Flor ida and Georgia, and at Fort Ogle thorpe will be assembled the soldiers Harris, A. W. Fite. Emerson, Allatoona, Rock Hill—W. T Burton, J. G. Ix>gan. Smithville, White, Stamp Creek — W. C. Walton, L. F. Shaw. Atco, Rebecca, Cass Station, Liberty Hill—H. W. Howard, Hon. Paul Gil reath. Pine Isig, Oak Hill, Slate, Mt. Pleas ant—W. H Lumpkin, W. T. Town send. Adams Chapel, Euharlee, Gillam Springs J. S. Calhoun, T. W. Tinsley. Cak Grove, Ligon—C. H. Cox. Pine Forest, Davis, Stilesboro —Paul E Akin, J. W Knight. Five Forks, Dewey, Pleasant Valley —G. Shaw, Z. M. Jackson, J. P. Adair. s Big Pond, Taylorsville, Cross Roads —W. A. Dodd, H. J. Jolly.* Center, Rowland Springs—W. W. Ciilaway, C. C. Pittman. Macedonia, Corbin —F. E. Matthews, G H. Gilreath, Euharlee Farmers' Club Pass Resolu tions. Circulars have been printed and sent broadcast over the county. The farmers’ clubs have been appealed to, and at a meeting Friday the Euharlee Farmers' Club adopted strong resolu tions expressing their sympathy and pui*]K)se to raise more food stuffs than necessary for their own use, the mem bers of the club individually pledged themselves to this end. Euharlee Woman’s Club Endorse It. TbeWoman’s Club of Euharlee pass ed similar resolutions, having been ad dressed by Mr. Henry Milam and Mr. O. T. Peeples at a meeting held at the Bartow Rural High school building. Cherokee Club Favor the Cause. The* Cherokee Club of Cartersville acted previous to the meeting by the men at the court house on last Thurs day and adopted strong resolutions and appointed committees of women to co-operate to bring about more gar dening and raising of food stuffs and forage on the farms. Children Enlist. The children in the various schools have manifested the keenest interest and have showed their willingness to volunteer as soldiers in this cause; the Bartow Rural High school boys and girls volunteering to the number of 66 to raise more food stuffs than was nec essary for their and their families’ use. Altogether the campaign seems to be under a full head of steam and ev erybody is busy at this time planting gardens and setting areas aside on farms in which will be planted corn, sugar cane, sorghum, peanuts, cow peas, Irish and sweet potatoes, soy beans, kidney beans, and all sorts of forage crops consisting of velvet beans, peanuts, cow peas, soy beans, beggar weed and Soudan grass. Plans are being discussed whereby mills can be established to crush vel vet beans and to build and maintain a canning factory so that vegetables and fruits, of which each year there has been a great loss, may be saved for consumption. Thus Bartow county is preparing to aid its country and to furnish food stuffs sufficient, to feed ourselves and tr, supply a surplus. The committee in charge will con tinue their efforts throughout the sum mer and fall and by next year a won derful transformation will have taken place in Bartow county. from the states of North and South Carolina and Tennessee. This insures that at each one of these places there will be from twenty to twenty-five thousand soldiers in training during the existence of the war with Germany and that during that period, perhaps, as many as 2 ;, 0,000 soldiers will spouu much time at these places. Aside from the patriotic interest that Bartow county feels in the gov- (NEWS VOL 34, NO. 17) BARTOW COUNTY BOYS JOIN THE COLORS Army Enlistment Includes Brave Sons Of North ! Georgia. i Already a number of Bartow <ounty young men have joined the colors of the American nation and are taking their places In the army, navy and marine service. Among those who have gone forward and enlisted from Cartersville are: James Uren, Ben Mills, Foster Smith, Rufus Powell and perhaps others. All these'enlisted in the army and after examination were accepted as physically and mentally tit for service. Many friends of these young men are sure that they will cieditahly represent Bartow county under the Hag, and the warmest ex ! pressions of friendly interest and | good cheer have been expressed for each and every one. The war spirit is gaining ground each day, and it. would not at all be surprising If it should be announced that a company had been organized made up of volunteers, j should the government decide to ac cept companies thus made up. In the meantime there are many who are reaching conclusions to join the regu lar army, navy or marine service and before many weeks it is probable that there will be scores of volunteer en listments in these departments of mil itary service. In the meantime, congress has pass ed a bill authorizing the issuance of seven billion dollars of bonds for war purposes, three billion dollars of which will be an extension of credit to the allied nations of Europe en gaged at war with Germany. The al lowance of this credit and the arrange ment of the budget for war expenses are placed in the hands of the presi dent, who, under the constitution, ts commander-in-chief of the armies of the United States. Throughout the country the patriotic meetings are being held and the peo pie are possessed with a pride of coun try and national spirit which is the foundation of a determination to pre vail in our conflict with Germany. The American flag has found its way to the front in Europe and has been made the emblem whereby the soldiers of the allied nations have been cheer ed on toward making greater gains against the Germans. The British and French have within the past three or four weeks retaken much French terri tory formerly occupied by the Ger mans and each day is registered a gain and triumph In arms. The Ger man losses within the last few days is estimated to have been one hundred thousand men, besides prisoners and guns captured, and the fighting in France and Belgium at present i3 bloody and desperate. The president strongly advocates selective conscription of an army of five hundred thousand men and the matter is now before congress for de cision and will likely be acted upon within the next few days. GORDON LEE ACTIVE FOR WORTHY PENSIONERS. As the result of an amendment to the government pension laws, widows of soldiers who fought in the Mexican and Civil wars, now drawing sl2 per month, are entitled to an increase to S2O per month, if they have reached the age of 70 years. Congressman Gor don Lee desires all pensioners entitled to this increase but who are not re ceiving it to write him at Washington and he will gladly take the matter up with the Commissioner of Pensions. If there are any widows of Indian war soldiers in this county, who have reached the age of 70, and who are re ceiving but sl2 a month, they should also write him, as it is possible for an increase to be secured for them. ernment’s preparation for war, our location, in view of the effort being made to raise vegetables and other food stuffs, places us midway between these two camps and makes secure the consumption of all vegetables and food stuffs that we can raise beyond our own needs. In other words, there will be found a ready market for all vege tables and perishable food stuffs, In dependent of canning facilities which are in contemplation. RURAL SCHOOLSiKERL FOR COMMENCEMENT Fifth Regiment Band To Lead Parade Friday To Fair Grounds. The county school commencement will be held in Gartersville tomorrow, Friday, and children, with their teach ers, parents and friends, will be here from everywhere. The Fifth Regiment band will fur nish music for the day and the popu lar war songs of America and the allied nations of Europe will be ren dered. These will Include, with others, Dixie, Yankee Doodle, Star Spangled Banner, Tipperary and the Marcelle. Patriotism will characterize the exer cises and decorative features to be fol lowed. Shortly after noon a parade of the different schools will take place head ed by the Fifth Regiment band and yarious civic and school authorities in automobiles. These will be followed by the several schools under their re spective banners. There will be hun dreds qf school children in line and the entire population of Cartersville should line the streets along the line of march. In the morning the literary contests will be held between the various schools of the county a ;d in the af ternoon at the fair grounds the field day sports will he carried on. This will likewise be a contest between the schools'and ■ rivalry and school spirit will bring forth the best results. Dur ing the afternoon and evening each child and teacher will be admitted free of charge to the Dixie Theatre, where moving pictures of an educa tional character will be put on as well as travel, how farming is conducted at other places and many funny pictures Lor the amusement of the children. The committee of Cartersville citi zens who visited the various schools during the week for the purpose of urging the children to take an inter est in the campaign for food products, gave cordial invitation and urged the children at each school to attend the commencement exercises tomorrow and these found the children very anxious and eager to conne, and doubt less the commencement exercises this year will be more largely attended than ever before. In the meantime, every Cartersville citizen, every official and every busi ness interest should, laying all other things aside, manifest interest in this occasion and do everything possible toward extending welcome and hospi tality of treatment. Superintendent J. W. Jackson, as sisted by Mr. E. E. Adair, have seen the merchants and business men of Cartersville and have collected a for midable fund to be spent in entertain ment. NATIONAL CHERO-COLA DAY PLEASANT OCCASION HERE. An unique advertising scheme with a strong educational feature was that employed by the Chero-Cola bottling plants all over the country on Wed nesday, April 18th, which was termed “National Chero-Cola Day ” The day was universally celebrated In towns and cities where Chero-Cola bottling plants are located. It was the occasion for ‘‘open house” to consum ers, dealers and the public in general. Reports received here tell of thous ands of visitors being entertained that day as the guests of Chero-Cola bot tling plants, and the Chero-Cola peo ple all over the country demonstrated to these visitors that they not only advertise sanitation and cleanliness but that they practiced it as well. The day was in reality an educational fea •ture and showed a fairness to con sumers who -were invited to the var ious plants to personally Inspect the way Chero-Cola is bottled. Thousands and thousands of dollars were snent to show and prove to the public ‘hat there Is merit to the claims of the Chero-Cola bottlers relative to the sanitary drink they are making and the sanitary plants to which the drink is bottled. “National Chero-Cola Day” was an unique advertising scheme and proved very nopular everywhere it was cele brated. s NO. 3