The bulletin. (Irwinton, Wilkinson County, Ga.) 191?-19??, November 02, 1917, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextVOLUME VII. NUMBER 1. GOVERNMENT TO HELP CONSUMERS PROFITEERING BY RETAIL GRO- CERS TO BE MADE IMPOSSIBLE IN FOODSTUFFS PLAN TO CURTAIL SUPPLIES Washington Advices Are That Retail Food Prices Will Be Con trolled Absolutely Washington. — Profiteering by retail dealers in foodstuff:s will be made impossible the food administrator an nounced, under a plan to cut off sup plies to those not satisfied with rea sonable margins. Manufacturers, wholesalers and other handlers of foods, whose business will go under license, will not be permitted to sell to distributors who seek undue prof its. ‘ This/’ the announcement said, “is one of the most sweeping safeguards against high prices which will be in corporated in the licensing system, for which complete rules and regula tions will be made known within a few days.” This plan, food administrators be lieve, will give the government entire control of retail prices. Wholesalers and others who continue to sell to re tailers after they are forbidden to do so by the food administration, will be denied the right to sell goods under license. Authority for extending control to the retailer Is cited in the announce ment as follows: “The small retailers of food, of whom there are several hundred thou sand in the country, while exempt, from the licensing provisions, are, nevertheless, subject to other provis ions of the food control act. Every retailer, as well as other handlers of food, is forbidden, under the law, to make any unreasonable charge, to hoard, to monopolize, waste or destroy food, to conspire with anyone to re strict the production, distribution, or ♦supply, or exact excessive prices on any necessities. There are no penal ties provided, but the food administra tion hopes that the arrangement of re stricting supplies to violators of the law will be of some effect, for the re tailer will find himself unable to buy goods from any wholesaler or manu facturer. AMERICAN BOYS IN TRAIN ING ARt EAGER FOR THE FRONT Secretary Baker Says That Nearly All Drafted Men Are Anxious For Speedy Service in France Washington. — Most of the young men called for service in the National army want to go to France as fighting men and they want to get there quick ly. Reports from five or six of the big training camps. Secretary Baker an nounced, show that when ask ed what they want to do the great 'majority of the selectmen say they dont care what their job is, just so they get to France among the first, and then when given a choice between the combatants and non-combatant branches most of them elect to be fighters. “The boys at the front and those getting ready to go there arc all right/’ is the verdict of the secretary, who recently visited several training camps in the east and south. "Our nation need have nothing but mount ing pride at the spectacle they pre sent.” German Killed By Pershing's Men Paris. —The first German prisoner of war taken by the American expedi tionary forces died in an American field hospital, having been shot when lie encountered an American patrol in No Man’s Land in front of the Ameri can trenches. He, with another Ger man, was discovered at night by the patrol and was called upon to halt. The Germans ran, the patrol fired and one of the ehemy hit. The prisoner was treated at a dressing station and removed to a field hospital, where the combined efforts of several surgeons failed to save his life. U-Boat Commander Denies Pledge Amsterdam, Holland. —A semi-offi cial statement, referring to the es cape of the German submarine UC-293 from Spain, says the commander of the submarine, in the name of him self and his officers, declined to give a pledge not to escape. The Span ish authorities requested him to sur render important parts of the machin ery, and the commander replaced these with reserve parts. The statement adds that the commander gave his word of honor only regarding a proposed jour ney to San Fernando ©he bulletin U.S. SHIP FIGHTS SUBMARINE American Steamer Limps Into Port After An Engagement Lasting Forty-Eight Hours A French Seaport.-—Escaping from a German submarine after a bitter fight lasting nearly four hours and with seven of her crew wounded, two of them seriously, an American steam er arrived here from an American port. The timely intervention of an Ameri can torpedo boat alone saved the ship from being sent to the bottom. A few hours after the vessel had en tered the danger zone a lookout sight ed a submarine on the port bow, but before he had time to report its pres ence the submarine fired a shot which missed the stern of the ship by only a few yards. The captain immediately sent out a wireless call for assistance, as the position of the submarine was such that escape was nearly impossi ble. The gun crews of the submarine and the steamer then began to ex change shots. The chief gunner of the steamer opened fire at a range of 9,000 yards, but all the shots fell short. The submarine kept maneuvering to keep out of the range of the steamer’s guns, at the same time maintaining a run ning fire in an effort to disable them. ’The merchant ship, after altering her course, started at full speed in an at tempt to escape. After the fight had continued for about two hours and several shots had struck the ship, wounding four men, one shell hit the vessel and exploded in the engine room, putting the engines out of commission and rendering the ship helpless. The German commander then approached nearer and the sub marine continued to rain shells upon the disabled craft. A high sea was running at the time and there seemed little hope of saving the ship, when a low streak of saving the ship, when a ed on tire horizon. It later proved to be an American destroyer coming at full speed, rumring right into the sea and at times nearly disappearing from view. The destroyer had heard the calls for aid and traveled at a speed as high as 30 knots to come to her assistance. She immediately made for the subma rine. which dived and disappeared be neath the surface. RAISE MORE PORK. IS HOOVER’S PLEA Pound Os Fat Better Than Bullet, And Hog Os More Value Than Shell, He Says Washington.—ln a statement review ing the world food situation, Food Ad ministrator Hoover said the fight against the submarine would be won if the United States and Canada could stimulate production and effect econ omies so as to feed the allies from this continent without sending a ship farther afield than the American At lantic seaboard. Ships, wheat and hogs are the great needs emphasized by Hoover. He said deepest concern had been caused by the fact that in spite of high prices this country’s pork consumption had increased during the war until produc tion had been outstripped; a situation that must be changed. “If we discontinue exports,” ’Mv. Hoover added, “we will move the Ger man line from France to the Atlantic seaboard. Pork products have an in fluence in this present world situation wider than any one would ordinarily at tribute to them. The human body must have a certain amount of fat. We must increase production of hogs if we are to answer the world’s craving. “Every pound of fat is as sure of service as every bullet, and every hog is of greater value to the winning of this war than a shell.” Church Chief Victim of Kidnapers ? Cincinnnati. Ohio. —Herbert S. Bige low, head of the People's church and prominent as a member and leader of the People's council, whose pacifist utterances brought about the raiding of his office by federal authorities re cently, was seized in front of the Odd Fellows' hall in Newport, Ky., across the river from here, shoved into a waiting automobile, handcuffed and driven quickly away. As Bigelow step ped from his automobile in front of a hall where he was to address a meet ing of Socialists, four men rushed up to him, inquired as to his name, and, before his friends could interfere, he was being speeded away. U. S. To Lend Italy 25 Steel Vessels Washington.—The shipping board has agreed to charter to the Italian government approximately 25 Ameri can commandeered steel ships or an aggregate of 100,000 dead weight tons, to relieve Italy's shortage of shipping to transport vitally needed supplies. This action is announced by Chairman Hurley of the board. Great Britain has been supplying France and Italy with shipping to meet their emergency needs, but cannot continue to do so in vi“w of increasing British require ments. IRWINTON. WILKINSON COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1917. PRESIDENT SEEKS WAR INFORMATION MEN WHO HAVE MADE- OBSERVA. TIONS ACROSS WATERS WEL- COMED AT WHITE HOUSE ALLIES TO CONTINUE WAR President Getting Testimony About Conditions Among Civilian Popu lation Os U. S. Allies • Washington. —From a number of prominent Americans recently return ed from European war fronts Presi dent WHson is gathering first hand testimony concerning conditions there and among civilian populations of the United States’ allies. Men who have made observations within the last few weeks across the water have been wel comed visitors to the white house, where they have been plied with ques tions by the president. Os special interest to Mr. Wilson, ac cording to most of these callers, are reports on the spirit of the civilians whose morale has such tremendous ef fect on the enthusiasm of their ar mies. “How do the people talk?” “What do they think?” “How strong is their determination to win the war?” These are typical queries io which the pres ident is reported to be seeking full an swers. So far the answers almost universal ly have been that the great mass of civilians of France, England, Russia* Italy and other allies want no cessa tion of the war until Germany’s men ace is removed. Peace agitation, food riots and other seeming indications of dissatisfaction, reported occasionally by cable occcasionally by cable from allied countries, are said to be caused by only small proportions of the peo ple and represent the spirit of the nations no more than cases of draft resistance represent American’s ideas. Russia holds the president’s special interest. Dr. Frank Billings, the Chi cago physician, who headed the Amer ican Red Cross special mission to that county, gave him strong assurance that the Russian common people wish passionately for the defeat of German militarism and intrigue and have little thought of courting eace until that result is accomplished. 100,000 ITALIAN PRISONERS TAK EN, WITH MORE THAN SEVEN HUNDRED GUNS Many Units Comprising Second Italian Army Ran Without Firing a Shot. And Others Surrendered New York.—The Austro-German ar mies, under the command of Emperor Charles, who has as his chief assist ant the brilliant Field Marshal von Mackensen, are shaking the entire Italian line from the Julian Alps re gion to the Adriatic sea. Pressing back the Italians at several points on Italian soil, the combined enemy forc es have pushed forward on the Italian left wing and captured Cividale, lying to the northeast of Udine, and are nearing the plains beyond. In addi tion. the Austrian town of Gorizia. a point of great strategic value, on the Isonzo river, has been retaken from the Italians. According to the Berlin official com munication one hundred thousand pris otiers have been taken from the Ital ians and in excess of seven hundred guns have fallen into Austro-German hands. The second and third Italian armies are declared to be in retreat. Rome admits the falling back of the second army, asserting that cowardice similar to that shown by the Russians in Galicia, was exhibited in the face of the foe, the Italians surrendering or retreating without giving battle, per mitting the breaking of the left wing and thereby offering easy access to the town of Cividale. Prior to falling back, however, the Italians destroyed all their depots and stores and Civi dale was on fire when the Austro-Ger mans entered it. If they do not and the enemy is able to keep up westward the fast pace that has been maintained since the com mencement of theoperation, the great er part of the Italian forces along the northeastern line will be threatened with capture. Break With Germany Urged In Mexico Mexico City.—Great excitement has been created through the publication in EI Universal of a statement by Gen. Pablo Gonzales, former commander of the Carranza forces in Mexico City, and a well known Constitutionalist, favoring Mexico Mlowing the example of other Latin-American countries ami severing diplomatic relations with Ger many. The entire front page of the newspaper was devoted to the state ment. thousands of extra copies of which were printed in order to supply the demand. GERMAN HAMMER ITALIANS Ground Taken By Heroic Italians In Summer Campaign Retaken By Central Powers New York. —The Austro-German ar mies on the Isonzo front are fast de veloping their offensive against Gen era) Cadorna’s forces. Already the Italians on the northern wing of the twenty-five mile front have been forc ed to give ground and at several places are back across the Isonzo north and south of Tolmino, where the battle is waging on Italian territory. To the south the situation of the Italians admittedly is precarious. Even the Italian war office announces that the evacuation of the Bainsizza-Heli gengeist plateau is necessary—a re tirement which will render null in a great measure the brilliant advance of the Italians in the summer campaign. The German retreat along the north ern Russian front still continues. Rus sians endeavoring to take up the pur suit have reached the Riga-Orel rail way, but have not. come within sight of the enemy. On the Esthonian coast the Germans again have endeavored to make a landing in the Werder pe ninsula to reinforce the troops suc cessfully put ashore there last week. The Russians, however, drove them off. Fresh gains of terrain by the Brit ish and French forces on the A’pres sector, by the French north of the Aisne river and by the combined Ger man and Austro-Hungarian armies in the Austro-Itallan theater are record ed in the official communications from London, Paris and Berlin. The new gains of the British and French in Flanders were made in another swift and decisive offensive launched in the early hours of the morning over the front between the southern edge of the Houtholst wood and the region of Gheluvelt. With the important railroad junc tion d's Laon their objective, the French troops are continuing their pressure against the forces of the Ger man crown prince north of the Aisne river. In another attack on the right the village of Filain has been captur ed, a footing has been gained on the olateau north of Epine de Chevregny. and the enemy has been forced to give ground north of LaChapelle Saint Berthe. WAR DECLARATION AGAINST GERMANY BY BRAZIL CONGRESS Action Os Deputies And Senate Wat Practically Unanimous —The Vote Was 149 To 1 Rio Janeiro, Brazil. —The chamber of deputies by an almost unanimous vote declared that a state of war ex isted between Germany and Brazil. The vote was 149 to 1. The tribunes of the chamber were filled to capacity. After a debate on the opportuneness of proclaiming mar tial law, the president of the diplo matic commission spoke in favor of a law worded as follows: "A state of war between Brazil and Germany is hereby acknowledged and proclaimed. The president of the re public is authorized to adopt the measures enunciated in his message of the 25th of October and to take all steps tending to insure national de fense and public security." The virtual unanimous vote of the deputies was received with general acclamation. The senate unanimously approved the proclamation of a state of war with Germany. President Braz has sanctioned the proclamation of a state of war with Germany. Senators On Way To Europe Attacked London. —The steamer on which were United States Senators John D. Kendrick of Wyoming and William S. Kenyon of lowa and Representatives John J. Rogers of Masachusetts and James S. Parker of New York was attacked by a German submarine off the coast of Wales. The gunners on the steamer opened fire immediately, and the submarine submerged before having time to launch a torpedo. $320,000 Gift Made For Camp Libraries Washington.—A gift of $320,000 to ward the work of providing camp li braries for America's soldiers and sail ors was announced by the war finance committee of the American Library as sociation. Indiana Fuffrage Law Declared Invalid Indianapolis, Ind. — The Indiana woman's suffrage law was held to be unconstitutional by the Indiana su preme court. As a result, thousands of women who expected to vote at. the municipal elections to be held next month will not be permitted to do so. The supreme court held that under the Indiana Constitution, which defines voters as “male citizens,” the legislature did not have the authority to confer the right of franchise on women as it attempted to do when in session in 1917. UDINE CAPTURED BY THE TEUTONS ITALIAN HORSEMEN FIGHT IN REAR GUARD ACTIONS AND DESTROY BRIDGES ALLIES FLANJO AID ITALY Reported That Teuton Reinforcements Are Being Hurried For Offensive In Trentino Sector New York. —The drive of the Ger mans and Austro-Hungarian armies, begun over a week ago against the eastern and northeastern fronts of the Austro-Italian theater, continues una bated, with the Italian cavalry fight ing rear guard actions to cover the retreat of the Italians to positions chosen for a stand and the Teutonic allies also being impeded by the flood ed conditions of the Tagliamento river. Udine, former headquarters of the Italian army in eastern Venetia, has been captured by the invaders, who also are pressing the Italians west ward from the Isonzo front and invad ing Italian territory from the north through passes in the Carnic Alps. The invasion of the province of Ve netia from the east, with Udine the apex of the drive, already is many miles deep, but as yet no definite in formation is at hand from which it is possible to judge the extent of the advance of the Teutons in the other districts. If the movement from the north keeps pace with that from the northeast and Ihe east, however, the predicament of General Cadorna's forces necessarily will be a serious one, and it is not beyond the realms of possibility that unless the eastern armies are able to make a stand on the plains of Friuli a further consid erable number of the Italians will be captured. Nothing has been vouchsafed in either the Italian, German or Austrian official communications to indicate what the situation is in the Trentino sector, which lies to the west and to the northwest of the present zone of activity, but it is not improbable that if, as unofficial advices have stated, the Austro-Swiss frontier has been closed, reinforcements, both from Ger many and Austria, are being hurried up for an offensive of great magnitude in this region. The driving back of the Italians southward in this region might seriously affect the plans of the entente allies to send relief to Gen eral Cadorna if the route chosen for this purpose were across the Franco- Italian border and eastward by rail. INCENDIARY FLAMES EAT ALLIED SUPPLIES ON BALTIMORE PIERS Many Sailors And Workmen Are Re ported Missing, And It Is Feared They Have Been Drowned Baltimore. —One of the largest fires in Baltimore since the great conflagra tion in February, 1904. that destroyed the business section of the city, rag ing on the big piers of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at its extensive ter minal at Locust Point on the south side of the harbor. Piers S and 9 were stored with vast quantities of munitions and supplies for the Ameri can forces in France and their allies. Within ten minutes after the flames were discovered the entire structure was ablaze. Fifteen of the crew of a British steamer lying at the pier leaped over board, and it was feared some of them were drowned. A dozen or more men employed on file piers also are miss ing. On one of the piers were some cases of Shells, which exploded at intervals. The fire was of incendiary origin. ac cording to first report. The Baltimore and Ohio grain eleva tors are only a short distance from the burning piers, which are the main ter minal in this country of the. Fuerness- Withy English line of steamers. Pier S was tile former North German Lloyd line pier. The two piers which were destroyed cost about one million dol lars each. United States secret service men went to the scene to investigate ru mors that suspicious looking men were seen hurrying from the vicinity a few minutes after the fire was discovered German War Losses Six Million Men Washington.---Germany lost six mil lion men in three years of war. accord ing to the declaration made in the reichstag by the Independent Social ist Ledbour. A report of his speech reaching Washington through Switzei land states that, contemplating the prospect of a fourth winter campaign, the Socialist said: “Yon have not evi dently, gentlemen, an exact conception of what war means. We have 1.500.000 dead: three or tour million wounded, of of ( whom 500,000 are crippled for lite; 2.000,000 absolutely invalided.” SI.OO A YEAR STATE ITEMS CONDENSED Moultrie, Ga. —Fifteen carloads of peanuts have been shipped from Moul tries in one week. They sold for more than a hundred dollars a ton. Columbus.—The Chattahoochee Val ley fair, which came to an end recent ly, was a distinct success and Colum bus people are gratified over the out come. The weather was ideal and at tendance was good. Dalton.—James and Cynthia Ledford, aged twenty-one and nineteen, respec tively, children of Mrs. J. W. Ledford, of Deep Springs, this county, both died of typhoid fever and were buried in the same grave. Albany.—Doughterty county will have a thorough health survey soon, under the direction of the federal gov ernment. The expenses of the survey will be divided among the county, city and federal governments. Hazlehurst.—The fifty-first session of the South Georgia Conference, to be held in Albany, November 14-19, will mark the fourth annual gathering of the hosts of Methodism in the “Ar tesian City,” located at the head of navigation on the Flint river. Savannah. —W. B. Stubbs, a Savan nah attorney, has agreed to get two million Methodists in the South Geor gia conffence to sign food conserva tion cards He will speak in behalf of the movement at the coming South Georgia conference at Albany. Atlanta. —The official inspection of the properties on the Coosawattee river, near Ellijay, sixty-one ■miles north of Atlanta, where it is proposed to construct a watershed to furnish the city’s water supply by gravity in stead of by pumps, will probably be made soon. Atlanta. — Anticipating conditions that will arise after November 1. when the war revenue tax act goes into effect, the railroads of the coun try are issuing bulletins setting forth how the tax applies to railroads and how passengers may co-operate with the roads to avoid confusion. Dalton. —John London, a farmer of Catoosa county, has set a mark for turnip growers to shoot at. Mr. Lan don this year planted one-fourth of an acre in turnips and he has been selling out of the patch for several weeks. Already he has disposed of $120.40 worth and there are many tur nips left in his patch. Camp Hancock. —General Frederick W. Stilwell, who has been in command of the Fifty-fifth infantry brigade, has been placed in command of the camp during the absence of Peneral Clem ent. who is away on a special mission during the absence of General deni al Wm. G. Price has been in com mand of the camp since General Clement left in September. Atlanta. —A meeting of the entire staff, of Governor Dorsey was called by Albert Howell, Jr., chief of staff, to be held at the Governor’s mansion. October 29, for the purpose of select ing uniforms and acting upon other matters in which the staff is interest ed. This was the first meeting of the staff since its members were commis sioned by the governor. Waycross.—Waycross’ potato curing and storage warehouse has been com pleted and was ready for business November 1. It was constructed and equipped under government specifica tions, and was pronounced by the gov ernwent representative of the eleventh district as the most complete plant of its kind in this section. The plant has a capacity for curing 5,000 bushels ev ery ten days and also has a large storage capacity. Atlanta —Following the receipt of an appeal for aid in the protection of negroes in Houston and Crawford counties from “night riders,” who are said to have ill-treated negroes who have been buying and driving automo biles. Governor Hugh M. Dorsey has offered a reward of SSO for the capture and conviction of ony person partici pating in such mistreatment of ne groes. * • Atlanta. —Secretary of State Phil Cook, who has charge of the admin istration of the state automobile li cense law and the sale of license tags, has had more than 1.700 applications already for Tag No. 1 for 1918. The tag cannot be sold before the first of the year. Mr. Cook has not yet set tled the problem of how he will de- , cide who gets the number, but prob ably will put all the names of the ap plicants in a basket and have a dis interested party draw the lucky name. Augusta.—-Tom Johnson and Harris Miller, two negroes, were given a pre liminary bearing before U. S, Commis sjpner C. J. Skinner, Jr,, on the charge of shipping dynamite, by freight, with out the boxes being properly matked. It is claimed by government agents at work on the case that Johnson shipped 260 pounds of dynamite from Edgefield, S. C„ to Augusta. Ga., in a barrel together with 150 pounds of lead, some cast iron, wire and steel and that he had labeled the contents “stove parts.”