The bulletin. (Irwinton, Wilkinson County, Ga.) 191?-19??, February 22, 1918, Image 6

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Newspaper Page Text.■— SOUTH IS URGED TO FEED ITSELF BY the united states depart ment OF AGRICULTURE IN REPORT SHOULD RAISE MORE FOOD Cut Down Cotton Acreage And In crease The Production of Hogs And Food Crops Washington. — Planting of an in creased acreage of spring wheat and the production of an increased supply of other food products and live stock, especially bogs, is recommended in a supplementary food production pro gram issued by the department of ag riculture. It re-emphasizes and am plifies the program for 1918 issued by the department last August and later suggestions regarding increased pork production and increased production of foodstuffs in the South. The South is urged to provide food for its own people and feed for its live stock and then to plant as much cotton as can be cultivated and har vested. To raisers of hogs and beef animals the world need for meats and fats is made clear. Farmers are urg ed to join with the men on the ranges in providing sheep whose wool is needed to equip the soldiers. ‘‘Notwithstanding an increased pro duction of staple crops in the United States in 1917, there is need for more food,” the statement says. “Taking into account our own needs, the needs of the nations associated with us in this war and the needs of friendly neutral nations, our best efforts will be required to provide enough food in 1918. Whether the war continues or not, the demands on this country be cause of the increasing population and the needs of Europe will be great. AUSTRIANS AND GERMANS ARE SPLIT ON RUSSIA The Renewal Os A State Os War Is Resented By Germany's Ally, Austria-Hungary London. —A deep, serious schism has been created between Germany and Austria-Hungary by the termina tion of the armistice between the cen tral powers and Russia and the renew al of a state of war, according to the Copenhagen correspondent. The Austrian press, continues the correspondent, is warning Germany against the reopening of hostilities in which Austria does not wish to par ticipate. The semiofficial Fremden blatt is silent, but the Neue Freie Presse is quoted as pointing out that the Austrian monarch no longer bor ders upon Russia and is not, like Ger many, compelled to resume warfare. The only thing Austria might do against its will, says the newspaper, is to protect the free connection between the monarchy and the Ukraine. Ine Zeit, which has intimate connec tions with the Austro-Hungarian for eign office, is reported by the corres pondent as contending that Count Czernin, the foreign minister, can con tinue to act as a negotiator with the " west. “For our monarchy,” it says, “the -war is in the main finished, and for one of our antagonists it has vir tually not begun. Millions of think ing people now point to Count Czer nin and President Wilson.” The arti cle concludes with a sentence which the correspondent interprets as being plainly addressed to Germany, read ing: “From our side the pre-disposition to positive negotiation has never been interrupted, and it is to be hoped that the negotiations will not be interrupt ed from the other side.” ' The Austrian press is protesting against a re-opening of hostilities in which Austria has no desire to par ticipate, the correspondent says. The newspaper, Die Ziet, hopes /‘The Czernin-Wilson rapprochement con tinues,” and that Germany won’t in terfere with it. Bolsheviki Losing Power In Russia Stockholm. —That the power of the Bolsheviki in Russia slowly is wan ing, is the conclusion of an American who reached Stdbkholm from Petro grad, where he had resided for eigh teen month. This man left Petrograd February 7. Kaiser’s Troops Cross Dvina River New York. —With Russia in the grip of internecine strife and her battle line denuded of men as a result of the peace declaration .of the Bolshe viki, Germany already has begun the carrying out of her threat of an in vasion because of the failure of the Bolsheviki to sign a peace compact with the central powers. A dispatch from Berlin announces that German troops have crossed the Dvina river, pushing into Russia's two remaining Baltic provinces—Esthonia and Livon ia. Ensign Sturtevant Shot While Flying Washington.—A naval seaplane on scout duty in European waters has been shot down and its pilot, Ensign Albert Dalton Sturtevant, of Washing ton, D. C., is missing, the navy depart ment was advised by cable from Eng land. No details were given in the dispatch, but the department's an nouncempnt said it feared the en sign bad been lost. Ensign Sturte vant enlisted in the naval reserves shortly before the war was declared last April and was sent to England for duty in September. ENORMOUS FUND FOR WAR Urgent Deficiency Bill Offered In The House Carries Appropriations Os $1,107,220,082 Washington.—The largest urgent de ficiency bill ever presented to the Unit ed States congress has been introduc ed in the house by Chairman Sherley of the house appropriations commit tee. It carries deficiency appropria tions totatling $1,107,220,082.46. One of the most important appropriations is one carrying $8,152,000 for the con struction of new buildings to house government departments in Washing ton. The appropriations carried in the bill are for running the war activities of departments whose previous appro priations have fallen far short of their needs to the end of the present fiscal year. The largest appropriation in the bill is that for the military establish ment, which totals $579,232,975. The navy department is given $49,387,822. One hundred million dollars is pro vided for the acquisition of storage and shipping facilities. Under this appropriation, it appears from the testimony of Major General Goethals before the committee, the war depart ment contemplates the outright pur chase of the Bush Terminals at New York City and the construction of modern warehouses at practically all Atlantic seaports. Some warehouses also are to be constructed inland. THREE SHIPS SUNK BY GERMAN U-BOATS FOR EACH ONE BUILT Startling Fact Disclosed By British Chancellor Os Exchequer In The • House Os Commons Washington.—Ship tonnage sunk by submarines in 1917 was nearly three times as great as the total of produc tion in the United States and Great Britain during that year. ' This was disclosed by the announce ment of Andrew Bonar Law, chancel lor of the exchequer in the British house of commons that Great Britain produced only 1,163,474 tons of ship ping last year. The output in the United States was 901,223 tons, a com bined tonnage of 2,064,679, while sink ings by submarines last year general ly are reckoned at 6,000,000 tons. While complete figures on construc tion in Japan, Italy, France and other nations in 1917 are not yet available, officials here do not believe their ag gregate equaled that of the United States. If that is the case, submarine sinkings more than doubled all new tonnage produced. Both American and British officials expect a very different story in 1918, however. The United States and Eng land are speeding up their building programs and naval officials of both countries have confidently predicted that the submarine will be cured this summer. Secretary Daniels believes that effectual results will be obtained in the early summer. Admiral Sir John R. Jellicoe, former chief of the British naval staff, recently predicted that by next August it could be said that the “submarine menace is killed.” How ever, he predicted dark months before that time. The output of ship tonnage in the United States in 1918 has been vari ously estimated at from 2,500,000 tons to 4,000,000 tons, with shipping board officials confident that at least 3,500,- 000 tons will be completed. No esti mate of Great Britain’s output has been received, but that country is ex pected to materially increase its 1917 figures. Swiss Comment on Message Favorable Berne. —The Swiss newspapers com ment on President Wilson’s address to congress in most favorable terms. The Berne Bund says: “The word of the United States sounds more clearly and rises higher than the rhetoric of Eu ropean statesmen. Passionate love of justice and freedom penetrate Presi dent Wilson’s speech and portray the United States’ attitude.” Trade Board To Blacklist Germany New Means. —Directors of the New Orleans board of trade voted in fa vor of referendum No. 23 conducted by the chamber of commerce of the Unit ed States. This referendum relates to a proposal to discriminate against Germany in trade after the war, if necessary, for self-defense. Submarine Sunk By American Vessel An Atlantic Port. —An American steamship arriving here reported hav ing sunk a German submarine in the Mediterranean January 18 last, after a running fight. The steamer was not hit. On the outward voyage the same craft was attacked in the Mediterra nean by two submarines. One was sighted off the bow of the steamer, and when the captain attempted to ram the undersea boat it submerged and made off. At the same time the gun crew fought off another submersi ble from the stern. Millions Asked By Railroad Workers Washington.—The first official indi cation of what proposed railroad wage increases would cost was given at a hearing before ihe railroad wage com mission, when J. A. Franklin present ed the claims of the railway employ ees’ department of the American Fed eration of Labor. “Figuring an aver age of 33 1-3 per cent increase, on the flat increases asked, the additional cost would be $82,000,000 annually," Secretary Lane, chairman of the com mission, computed. ON THREE SECTORS AMERICANS BATTLE PERSHING'S MEN BECOMING BUSY AGAINST THE GERMANS ON THE WESTERN FRONT FRENCH PRAJSEU- S. TROOPS Skill Os Pershing’s Men In Use Os Artillery Is Specially Noted By Observers New York.—American troops in France are in battle on three sectors —on their own line east of St. Mihiel and with the French in Champagne and on one of the most famous battle fronts in the world, where ruined vil lages and the devastated country gen erally tell the tale of hard-fought bat tles when the Germans Pushed for ward their line and ultimately were driven back by the French. And everywhere the Americans are proving themselves fighters of the highest caliber, winning enconiums from high French officers for their business-like methods of warfare, and especially their skill in the use of ar tillery. Already the men are veterans, for nothing the Germans have in stock remains to be shown them, except a great mass attack. Thus far every thing that has been tried by the ene my against them has been discounted, and in some instances doubly discount ed. Stories from the frtmt tell of the intrepidity of the men in trench-oper ations, of their coolness under fire and in returning fire, the accuracy of aim of the gunners and the intense watch fulness at observation posts to see that the enemy obtains no undue ad vantage in a surprise attack. The only criticism thus far heard regarding the Americans is their de sire to be up and at the enemy. Like their brothers in the north—the Cana dians —they are' hard to hold in re straint. As one distinguished French officer expressed it, “They are too anxious to get at grips with the ene my.” Aside from their daily task of knocking down the German trenches and dugouts with their guns, the lat est experience of the Americans, and a thrilling one, was a night patrol raid during which the Germans, after the Amricans had passed their first line of wire entanglements, heavily charg ed the wire behind the patrol with electricity. Coolly the Americans lay down until the danger was passed and returned to their trenches, nobody being injured. WAR AGAINST GERMANY WAR OF WORKING MAN SAYS LABOR COUNCIL Willing To Work To Win War, But Not For Private Profiteering Say Workmen Washington.—American labor’s in dorsement of war aims as stated by President Wilson and recognition that the war against Prussianism is a working man’s war is recorded in a declaration issued tonight by the exec utive council of the American Federa tion of Labor at the close of a seven day session at headquarters here. The declaration says the peace par leys between Russia and Germany have shown the futility of diplomatic negotiations until the German mili tarists are convinced they cannot sup er-impose their will on the rest of the world, and that spontaneous uprisings in Germany have demonstrated that the militarist government still is stronger than the movement for emancipation. A gigantic struggle lies ahead, and now is a time when all workers must soberly face the grave importance of their daily work, says the declaration which adds: “Give workers a decent place to live, protect them against conditions that take all their wages for bare ex istence, give them agencies whereby grievances can be adjusted and indus trial justice assured, make it plain that their labor counts in the win ning a war for greater freedom —not for private profiteering, and workers can confidently be expected to do their part. Workers are loyal. They want to do their share for the repub lic and for winning the war. Secretary Baker On Inspection Tour Atlanta, Ga. —Secretary of War N. D. Baker and a party of prominent military officials paid a formal visit of inspection to Camp Gordon and. Camp Wheeler, during which they carefully looked over the most import ant branches of work on the reserva tions. Accompanying Secretary Baker as members of his inspecting party were Maj. Gen. Wm. C. Gorgas, surgeon general of the army; Lieut. Col. C. L. Forbush, executive officer of Gen eral Gorgas and prominent in mili tary affairs, and Maj. W. F. Welch. Poles In Revolt Against The Teutons London. —The very weapon which Germany and Austria were at such pains to forge in the hope of deriv ing military benefit —the Polish army —bids fair to be turned against them. Reports in the German newspapers, which express dismay and alarm over the Polish situation, indicate that the Polish legions, now an effective mili tary force, are on the side of the prevalent Polish sentiment of bitter ness against the central powers. The situation -has grown so serious that the military are patrolling the streets. TEUTONS TO CRUSH RUSSIA Germany And Austria Still At War With Russia—The Armistice Expired February 14 Amsterdam.—That Germany and Austria were still at war with Russia was the belief expressed by Dr. Rich ard von Kuehlmann, the German for eign secretary at the concluding ses sion of the recent peace conference at Brest-Litovsk after Leon Trotzky, the Bolsheviki foreign minister, had made his final statement that Russia was out of the war and her armies would be demobilized, but that she would desist from signing a formal peace treaty. The acts of war, Dr. von Kuehlmann said, ended when Russia and the Teu tonic allies signed the armistice, but, when the armistice ended, the warfare must be revived. He added that be cause one or two of the contracting parties had demobilized their armies, this fact would in nowise alter the situation. Dr. von Kuehlman said that Rus sians should have no fear that Ger many held any designs on Russia. Dr. von Kuehlmann said the Ger man idea in drawing the frontier lines for Poland, Courland and Lithuania was to "observe the racial point of view as suggested by the Russian del egation, and we have done this in ac cordance with historical demarcation and ethnographical position. “As regards the future lot of these peoples,” Dr. von Kuehlmann contin ued, "although we believe their wish es already have been expressed in ac cordance with the principle of self determination, we a,re ready, by a sys tematic extension of existing repre sentative bodies, to provide for the possibility of a further expression of the national will on the. broadest pos sible basis. The determination of the time and form of this expression of popular will must be decided by exist ing representative bodies in those ter ritories.” 8 U-BOAT CHASERS ARE SUNK BY RAMPANT TEUTONS German Destroyers Make Daring Dash Into Dover Straits, Sink British Craft—Escape Uninjured London.—Eight British craft, which were bunting submarines have been sunk, by a raiding flotilla of enemy destroyers, it is announced officially. After having sunk these vessels, sev en of which were “drifters” and one a trawler, the enemy destroyers re turned rapidly northward before they could be engaged. The destroyer raid took place in the Straits of Dover, the official announcement states. The ad miralty statement reads: "A swift raid was made by a flotilla of large enemy torpedo boat destroy ers at one o’clock, February 15, on our patrol forces in Dover Straits. The following craft, which were occu pied in hunting a submarine, which had been sighted by the patrol, were sunk: Trawler James Pond, Drifters Jamie Murray, Clover Bank, W. El liott, Cosmos, Silver Queen Veracity and Christina Craig. After having sunk these vessels the enemy destroy ers returned rapidly to the north be fore any of our forces could engage them.” Men wounded during the German naval raid on British drifters and trawlers in the channel were brought to Dover and are housed German Soldiers Reported In Revolt Petrograd. — German soldiers at Grodno and Kovno, according to a re port received here from Moscow, have refused to obey a command to move to the French front. The troops have entrenched themselves under the pro tection of their own artillery and have defeatea a detachment of loyal forces. Japan Names Ishii For United States Washington. — Viscount Kikujiso Ishii has been appointed ambassador for Japan to the United States, and will soon reach Washington. He suc ceeds Ambassador Sato, who takes a place on the unassigned roll of diplo matic representatives in Tokio. Franchise Extended Canada Women Ottawa, Ont. —The extension of the franchise to Canadian women was an nounced by the government as a part of its established policy. It was stat ed that woman suffrage would be an established fact in Canada before an other election is held. Vernon Castle Killed When Plane Falls Fort Worth, Texas.—Capt. Vernon Castle of the Royal Flying corps, who brave death for more than a year over the German lines with only a minor wound, met death on a peaceful flying field here in an effort to avert a col lision with another aviator. The cadet aviator with whom he was flying, R. Peters, was only slightly injured. Cap tain Castle, widely known as a dancer, was killed -when he prevented w'hat would have been certain death for him, the cadet with him and an avia tor in another plane. Increase of 75 Per Cent In Prices Washington. — Average wholesale prices have increased 75 per cent since the world war began, according to a review made public by the bureau of labor statistics. Most of the advance has been within the last two years. From January to December of 1917 th wholesale prices of farm prod-' ucts increased 39 per cent; food 23 per cent, clothing 28 per cent, lumber 27 per cent, drugs 60 per cent, house furnishing goods 37 per cent. Almost the only relief afforded the house holder was in fuel and lighting. AMERICA FORCED UNIFIED CONTROL LLOYD-GEORGE TELLS COMMONS THAT U. 8. MADE STRONG PLEA AT VERSAILLES ALLIES TO ACTJN CONCERT Delegates Os All The Powers Were Re. solved To Make Changes So Effort Might Be Co-ordinated London. —In his statement to the house of commons regarding the re cent army changes, Premier Lloyd- George said that the conclusions reach ed at Versailles were the result of very powerful representations by the dele gates of other governments, notably the American government. If he should read the documents submitted by the Americans, Mr. Lloyd-George said, there would be no need to make a speech. “The case is presented with irresisti ble power and logic,” he added. “What , happened? We altered the proposal here and there. There was a good deal of discussion which took some hours. There was not a single dissentient voica so far as the plan was concern ed.” “I hesitated for some time,” said the premier in referring to the American representations, “whether I should not read in the house of commons the very cogent documents submitted by the American delegation, which put the case for the present proposal. It is, one of the ablest documents ever submitted to a military conference. “The only reason why I do not read it to the house is that it is mixed up with the plan of operations.” He said the government was anx ious to retain the services of General Sir William Robertson as chief of staff so long as it was compatible upon the policy decided upon in common with Great Britain’s allies. The premier said the policy of the government was based upon the as sumption that the allies had suffered in the past through lack of concerted and co-ordinated efforts. It has been decided to set up a central authority to co-ordinate the strategy of the al lies. The general principles laid down at the recent session in Versailles of the supreme war council were agreed to by all, the premier told the house. It was also agreed that there should be an inter-allied authority with executive powers. The only difference which arose was as to its constitution. The first proposal at Versailles, he contin ued, was that the central authority should consist of a council of chiefs of staffs, but this was abandoned inas much as it was- regarded as unwork able. BOLSHEVIKI CONSENTS TO PEACE UNDER COMPULSION Lenine And Trotzky Say Treaty Will Be Signed On Terms Dictated By Central Powers Conference New’ York. —The Russian Bolsheviki government has capitulated and an nounced its readiness, although pro testingly, to sign a peace compact un der the hard terms proposed by Ger many. Notwithstanding this fact, Teutonic troops are advancing eastward into Russia over a front of four hundred miles, from Riga in the north to Lutsk, a scant fifty miles from the East Ga lician border, on the south. The north ern reaches of the Dvina river have been crossed by the enemy; the im portant railroad town of Dvinsk, whence roads run north-eastward to Petrograd and eastward to Smolensk, has been captured, nad Lutsk, one of the famous fortresses of the Volhynia triangle and forming the gateway lead ing eastward to Kiev, has been enter ed without the Russians attempting to stay the foe. The official announcement of the capitulation was signed by Nikolai Le nine and Leon Trotzky on behalf of the people’s commissaries of Russia. It protests against Germany attacking a country which has declared the war at an end and which is demobilizing its armies on all fronts. Georgia Camps Are Lauded By Baker Washington. — Secretary Baker is sued a statement on his return from inspecting army camps at Atlanta, Macon and Augusta, saying he found the health and living conditions at the camps satisfactory with disease and sick.rates steadily decreasing. “The general health of aU these caihps was excellent,” said Secretary Baker’s statement, "and at Camp Wheeler, , where the worst sickness occurred, the improvement was marked and steady.” The clothing equipment was found adequate and the food excellent. Atlanta Public School Building Burns Atlanta.—Fire, which it is believed originated from a defective flue, total ' ly destroyed the Boulevard school building here at the corner of Irwin street and North Boulevard. When the alarm was. turned in the flames had ■ gained such headway that all efforts ■ of firemen to save the structure were unavailing. The interior and frame work was of wood construction and burned so furiously that the inside ol the schoolhouse had become a seething furnace of flames, which was soon be yond the control of tife firemen. VILE TASTE BLISTERED MOUTH Oklahoma Lady Had Dreadful Time Before Finding The Right Remedy—Black-Draught. Seward, Okla.—Mrs. Annie Bowlby, of this place, says in a letter written, for publication: “I have used Black- Draught for two years, or more, and will never cease to be grateful for what it did for me and mine. Some time ago. my mouth brqke out with blisters. I had a vile taste in my mouth, all slick and disagreeable. I seemed to have a great deal of fnward fever I suffered with my back and kidneys. . . . I was so nervous, it was dreadful. I would airpost cry—l suffered so.-I had gas on the stomach and pains but, as I said, the pain and . . . trouble was most severe. I had the doctor and used several medicines without result. Still hurting and suffering, I began to use Thedford’s Black-Draught, making it Into a tea, and using a teaspoonful dose at a time in hot water. I gradually got better, my liver began to act, the fever went down and I have never had any more trouble of this kind. There is no other medicine so good as Black-Draught.” You will say that, too, w’hen you have given Thedford’s Black-Draught a trial. It is a good medicine. Buy a package today. All druggists sell Black-Draught.— Adv. Lesson in Pronunciation. Harry Lauder told a story at a Rob ert Burns dinner in Chicago. “A new minister preached his first sermon in a little Scottish village,” he began, “and at the end of the services the preceptor came to him and said: “ ‘So ye call ’em Sawms, do ye? tosh, noo, we never knew what to make o’ that there P hereabouts. W» always called ’em Spasms.’ ” AND NOW THEY ARE COOKING TOBACCO TO MAKE IT BETTER • '> For a good many years The American Tobacco Company have been conducting a series of experiments [having as their object the improvement of smoking tobaccos. And it is interesting to know that one of the greatest of their discoveries was one of the simplest, and that was, that cooking or toasting tobacco improved it in every way, just as cooking most foods improves them. They took a real Burley tobacco, grown in this country; toasted it as you would toast bread; moistened it to replace the natural moisture driven off by toasting; made it into cigarettes, called them "LUCKY STRIKE, the toasted cigarette,” and offered them to the public. The result has been the greatestdemand ever created for any tobacco product in a similar length of time. The change produced by toasting is not only most wholesome, but the flavor is greatly improved, just as cooking improves meat, for example.—Adv. Not a Hero. “A fellow came into my office this morning and persuaded me to give him a dollar. He said he had seen service on a British tank.” "That’s interesting. Did he tell you about his experiences at the front?” “No, and for a good reason. I dis covered later that he had merely helped to paint the thing before it left the factory.” BOSCHEE’S GERMAN SYRUP will quiet your cough, soothe the In flammation of a sore throat and lungs, stop irritation in the bronchial tubes, Insuring a good night’s rest, free from coughing and with easy expectoration in the morning. Made and sold in America for fifty-two years. A won derful prescription, assisting Nature in building up your general health and throwing off the disease. Especially useful in lung trouble, asthma, croup, bronchitis, etc. For sale in all civil ized countries.—Adv. Advice. “My son, it is easy enough to be & promising young man.” “Yes, father.” "But the trick in life is not to prom ise, but to perform.” Catarrh Cannot Be Cured by LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a local disease, greatly Influ enced by constitutional conditions. HALL’S CATARRH MEDICINE will cure catarrh. It Is taken internally and acts through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System. HALL’S CATARRH MEDICINE Is composed of some of the best tonics known, combined with some of the best blood purifiers. The perfect combination of the Ingredients in HALL’S CATARRH MEDICINE is what produces such won derful results in catarrhal conditions. Druggists 75c. Testimonials free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Props., Toledo, O. England enthuses over our first ‘ Overs. But wnit till she sees all our ’ boys in the line. J THIS IS THE AGE OF YOUTH. You will look ten years younger if you darken your ugly, grizzly, gray hairs by I using “La Creole” Hair Dressing.—Adv । > All girls sing like birds—but there , are many kinds of birds.