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VOLUME VI. NUMBER 51.
GERMANS DRIVING
AGAINST RUSSIA
INVADERS ARE PURSUING THE
RUSSIANS AT VARIOUS
PLACES
LAND ON ISLAND OF OESEL
Russian Fleet Is Trying To Defend
The Gulf Os Riga Against
Onrushing Germans
Berlin. —The German forces which
landed on the island of Oesel at the
head of the Gulf of Riga, have captur
ed Arenburg, capital of the island, and
are pursuing the Russians at various
places Aiding the operations as far
as possible are German cruisers and
torpedo boats, which have shelled the
coast batteries and towns. Attempts
by the German fleet to enter the Gulf
of Riga or to operate in the waters
between Oesel and Dago islands, how
ever, met with resistance from the
Russian land batteries and Russian
naval units. In the latter region the
Germans declined to accept battle and
retired in the face of the Russian war
ships.
No attempts have been made to ef
fect a landing on the coast of Estho
nia and harass the right flank of the
Russian army, and neither has any
effort been made to penetrate the
Gulf of Finland, the waters of which
are heavily mined and will require
intensive mine sweeping operations
before a naval demonstration can be
made against the important part of
Reval.
In Flanders no military operations
on a large scale have been attempted,
but the big guns are carrying out re
ciprocal bombardments of ' great vio
lence, like those which always pre
ceded the starting of an infanttry of
fensive. The British troops have car
ried out several successful raids, in
which severe casualties were inflict
ed on the Germans, and prisoners and
machine guns were taken.
PRESIDENT WILSON ADDS
TO THE WAR BLOCKADE
Putting Into Operation Os "Trading
With Enemy Act” Erects New
Obstacles For Germans
Washington.—President Wilson’s ex
ecutive order putting into operation
the “trading with the enemy law,”
added another substantial obstacle to
the German cause. It effectively
blockades channels through which Ger
many recently has received much “aid
and comfort.” More than anything
else, officials say, the new law now
effective will emphasize to the Ger
man millionaires and commercial
caste leaders that the United Stfetes
is in earnest in its war plans.
Although the new law is extremely
technical, officials stated that, briefly
speaking, it provides:
For complete control of all exports
and imports.
Censorship of mails, cables, radio
and telegraph messages passing out
of the United States.
Regulation of foreign exchange.
Licensing of insurance and reinsur
ance companies of enemy or ally-en
emy control.
Regulation of the use of enemy-con
trolled and ally-enemy controlled pat
ents.
Licensing of foreign language news
papers.
Defining powers of alien pioperty
custodian to act as trustee for enemv
controlled property.
An alien property custodian is also
created to be nominated later.
The new’ war trade board under
the law is the former exports admin
istrative board made up of Vance Mc-
Cormick, chairman; Dr. Alonzo E.
Taylor, Thomas D. Jones, Beaver
White, Frank C. Munson and a man
to be selected who will represent the
treasury department. It will have as
an advisory body a war trades coun
cil made up of cabinet officials repre
senting the departments affected,
Chairman Hurley, of the shipping
board, and Food Director Hoover.
Liquor Ban Put In Constitution In lowa
DesMoines.—With a majority esti
mated at 30,000 to 35,000 lowa voters
decided to prohibit the manufacture
and sale of liquor in this state by
constitutional amendment.
Coal For Communities At Lower Rate
Washington. — Communities really
In need of coal can get it at govern
ment prices, Fuel Administrator Gar
field announces, and the supply is am
ple to meet immediate needs even in
the Middle West, where an acute con
dition arose through failure, he said,
of cities to specifically state their
needs. Aupeals should be made to
the fuel administrators in each state,
Dr. Garfield says, but where there is
no state administrator, communica
tion should be direct with the fuel ad
ministration here.
She Uullctin
DUTCH ANGRY WITH U. S.
Leading Editor Asserts That Wilson’s
Course Is Distinctly
Unfriendly
Amsterdam.—After accusing Great
Britain of attempting to bully Hol
land by stopping all commercial ca
ble ftmmunication with Holland until
The Netherlands government places an
absolute restriction on transit of sand,
gravel and scrap metal through Hol
land from Germany to Belgium, the
influential organ, The Handelsblad,
bitterly terms the refusal of the Unit
ed States to give bunker coal to Dutch
ships as an unfriendly act and an act
of bad faith.
The newspaper remark^ that a re
fusal by Holland in like circumstances
would be regarded as a hostile act. It
contends further that the seizure of
Dutch ships by the United States
would be an act which, according to
the law of right, might lead to a decla
ration of war.
ADMIRAL MAYOU AND STAFF
CONFER WITH ALLIED POWERS
Commander Os Atlantic Fleet Back
From Visit To England, And Will
Make Full Report
Washington.—Admiral Mayo, com
mander-in-chief of the Atlantic fleet,
and his staff have returned from Eng
land, where they participated in a na
val conference with the allies. This
announcement w r as authorized by the
navy department.
The statement authorized by the sec
retary of the navy follows:
“Admiral H. T. Mayo, United States
navy, and his staff have returned from
England. The purpose of the visit of
Admiral Mayo to England was to per
mit him to confer with officials of
the allied navies to become intimate
in every detail with the situation as it
is at present, what had been done be
fore, and to discuss the plans for the
future.
“The British admiralty extended ev
ery courtesy and every facility to pro
mote the success of the mission.
“Admiral Mayo will proceed immedi
ately to Washington, and will there
make a full report to the secretary of
the navy.
“Admiral Mayo visited the English
fleet and our own forces in British
and French waters in order that he
might familiarize himself with the
conditions under which the allied forc
es are operating.”
The fact that Admiral Mayo had
been sent to England for a conference
with Adnjiral Sims and the British and
French was disclosed to the press at
the time of his departure with the re
quest of the government not to men
tion the trip in published statements
until an authorized statement was is
sued. Except in one or two instances,
the request was generally carried out
by the American newspapers.
No details of Admiral Mayo's con
ference have been made public nor
is the nature of his instructions
known.
Bernstorff Broke American Neutrality
Washington. — Secretary Lansing
drew upon his collection of secret Ger
man diplomatic correspondence to
shed further light upon what the Ger
man foreign office and general staff
were doing in this country while nom
inally at peace with the United States.
He gave to the public, without com
ment as usual, three brief ca’'egrams,
disclosing that more than a ear be
fore submarine piracy drove, merica
into war with the Berlin go\ „.nment
the Germans were instructing Ambas
sador von Bernstorff to arrange for de
struction of Canadian railroads and to
use Irish-Americans in caiTying on
sabotage in their own country. They
showed, too, that Von Bernstorff on
his part was even at that early date
seeking authority to support a cam
paign to “influence” congress.
Crop Estimates Are Further Reduced.
New York. —The appearance of kill
ing temperatures in pajt of the west
eyi belt has caused a further reduc
tion of crop estimates and a further
sharp advance in the cotton market.
The recent report of the census bu
reau showing a very small amount of
cotton ginned prior to September 25,
had emphasized the lateness of the
yield and increased the sensitiveness
of the market to the reports of early
frost.
Coalition Government For Canada
Ottawa, Ontario. —With the swearing
in of nine new cabinet ministers the
members of the Liberal party who see
in compulsory military service the
only solution for bringing forth the
full strength of the Dominion in the
prosecution of the war have joined
' hands with Sir Robert Borden and
completed the rupture between them
selves and Sir Wilfrid Laurier, which
started with the introduction of the
compulsory military service bill tn the
house of commons.
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IBWINTON. WILKINSON COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1917.
PROCLAMATION IS
ISSUED Bf WILSON
PRESIDENT FIXES OCTOBER 24 AS
DAY FOR POPULAR
RALLY
CALL SOUNDEDJOR BONDS
Calls For Mass Meetings To Pledge
Government Fullest Measure
Os Financial Support
Washington.—President Wilson, in
behalf of the Liberty Loan, has issued
a proclamation setting aside October
24 as Liberty Day and urging the peo
ple of the nation to assemble on that
day in their respective communities
and pledge to one another and to the
government that represents them the
fullest measure of financial support^
“Let the result be so impressive and
emphatic that it will echo throughout
the empire of our enemy as an index
of what America intends to do to
bring this war to a victorious con
clusion,” the president urges.
The proclamation follows:
“The second Liberty Loan gives the
people of the United States another
opportunity to lend their funds to their
government to sustain their country
at war. The might of the United
States is being mobilized and organ
ized to strike a mortal blow at au
tocracy in defense of outraged Ameri
can rights and of the cause of liberty.
Billions of dollars are required to arm,
feed and clothe the brave men who
are going forth to fight our country’s
battles and to assist the nations with
whom we are making common cause
against a common foe. To subscribe
to the Liberty Loan is to perform a
service of patriotism.
“Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Wil
son, president of the United States of
America, do appoint Wednesday, the
24th. of October, as Liberty Day, and
urge and advise the people to assem
ble in their respective communities
and pledge to one another and to the
government that represents them the
fullest measure of financial support.
On the afternoon of that day I re
quest that patriotic meetings be held
in every city, town and hamlet
throughout the land, under the gen
eral direction of the secretary of the
treasury and the immediate direction
of the Liberty Loan committees which
have been organized by the federal
reserve banks.
“The people responded nobly to the
call of the first Liberty Loan with an
oversubscription of more than fifty
per cent. Let the response to the sec
ond loan be evtn greater and let the
amount be so large that it will serve
as an assurance of unequalled sup
port to hearten the men who are to
face the fire of battle for us. Let the
result be so impressive and emphatic
that it will echo throughout the em
pire of our enemy as an index of what
America intends to do to bring this
war to a victorious conclusion.
“For the purpose of participating in
the Liberty Day celebrations all em
ployees of the federal government
throughout the country whose services
can be spared, may be excused at 12
o’clock Wednesday, the 24th of Octo
ber.
“In witness whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
“Done in the District of Columbia,
this 12th day of October, in the year
of Our Lord One Thousand Nine Hun
dred and Seventeen, and of the Inde
pendence of the United States of Amer
ica the One Hundred and Forty-second.
(Signed)
“WOODROW WILSON.”
GERMANS PRESSING
TO SECURE CONTROL
OF FINNISH GULF
Petrograd.—The German forces
which landed on Oesel island, in the
Gulf of Riga, under the cover of nine
ty war vessels, have occupied the
whole northern and eastern part of
the island, and were within twelve
versts of Arensburg, on the southern
shore, the Russian naval general staff
announces. The Russians still occupy
Serel Point and the Svorb peninsula,
on the southwestern coat. It now de
velops that the Germans did not occu
py Dago island.
Blue-Gray Reunion In Vicksburg, Miss.
Vicksburg, Miss. —Formal notifica
tion was sent to Secretary of War Ba
ker by Col. W. D. Newbill, U. S. A.,
officer in charge of the camp grounds
in the Vicksburg National Military
park, that arrangements were com
plete for caring for 12,000 veterans to
attend the national memorial reunion
of the Blue and Gray here. Arrange
ments also have been made for twen
ty thousand visitors. Gen. H. H.‘Whit
ney arrived from Camp Shelby and
assumed his duties as commanding of
ficer of the camp during the reunion.
COME TO DUBLIN
TO THE
12 th District Fair
OCTOBER 22nd TO 27th
ONE WHOLE WEEK OF
Amusement and Instruction
A FAIR FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE 12TH DISTRICT
Showing Big Displays of Live Stock, Agricultural Products,
Farm Machinery, Poultry, Woman’s Work from Home and
Garden.
DON’T FAIL TO SEE THE GREAT
FIRE WORKS DISPLAY EACH NIGHT
A REAL MIDWAY
Full of Gaiety, Music, Free Acts and Fun For All
COME TO THE 12TH DISTRICT FAIR
Dublin, Oct 22nd to 27th
Write for a Premium List or Further Information to
E. ROSS JORDAN, Gen. Mgr. or N. G. BARTLETT, Sec’y.
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SI.OO A YEAR
