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: U . . ... mm — neg ■ ■■— MIELS EVAPORATORS SYRUP CANS [Belgium And France To Remain Neu*. tral As German Province : Breaks Away From Nation HAYWIRE ■ The above in stock for immediate deliv ery and your patronage will be appreciated ► B, H. ANDREW & SON PERRY, GA. Aix-la-Chapelle, Prussia.—A Rhine land republic was proclaimed here. Rhinelanders occupied the public 'buildings early in the morning with* out opposition from the security po* lice. They propose immediately to begin an extension of their control through put the Belgian area. 1 Berlin, Germany.—The proclama : tion of a Rliineldnd republic at Aix- la-Chapelle is regarded in official cir cles in Berlin as a purely local affair* engineered by separatists with the support of the Franco-Belgian authori ties. It is considered as not likely to spread to. other Rhineland and Ruhr towns. ‘ Brussels.—Armed separatists of Aix-la-Chapelle have proclaimed “The Rhineland Republic." The long-heralded coup for the cre ation of a new Rhine state began re cently when citizens of the frontier city seized public buildings and issued a republican proclamation. A provisional gbvornment has been set up, The'flag of the Rhineland re public files over the town hall. In the proclamation announcing the republic, the Separatists forbade re sistance or demonstrations, and de clared they would ruthlessly suppress pillaging. It IS also announced that the sepa ratist forces Intend to march north- word through the Belgian zone, and later the British zone, In an effort to swing the entire Rhineland to (heir support. The burgomaster of the city and all local authorities co-operated in the coup, which Is said to have been led by a local merchant named Decker. Dispatches report that the coup was bloodless. Police offered no resistance. Not a shot was fired. The Belgian cabinet met hurriedly here when the proclamation of the republic became known. The Belgian government ordered the military to preserve strict neutrality, and' to In tervene only to protect life, in the event of disorders occurred. San Francisco, Calif.—John R. 0-5 Was Built During War But [ ready Was Obsolete Except For Harbor Defense , . „vj Washington.—The United States Quinn’ of Delario, Kern county, Calif., submarine 0-B was sunk in Llmon Bay, whs elected national' commander of •Canal Zone, after a collision with the ithe American Legion at the fifth an- ’united Fruit company’s vessel Abaft* jnual convention here, on the eleventh ’garez, the navy department was noth ballot. fled by radio. Five members of the i Quinn was; elected, when Pennsyl-- submarine's crew were reported miss* 64 votes from James :j n g, j The Ahangarez was undamaged. Ift ■the belief that the five men- missing {went down witff the submarine, divers Vania, !Aj Drain to Quinn on the evelentli ballot and Indiana switched 26 from Metcalf to Quinn, giving tho Califor nian 602 votes. Ezra C. Clemans, of Minnesota, Was elected national chaplain of the American Legion hgre by acclamation, [rence Brown, chief electrician’s mate, The five following national vice iTyugsboro, Mass.;' Clyde E. Hughes, (immediately began efforts to recover their bodies, i Those reported missing were: Law- commanders were elected: Rygn Duffy, Wisconsin,. 749 votes; .Thurman Mann, North Carolina. 739 Votes; William B. Healy, Pennsyl/ •vania, 686 votes; Celers M. Stod dard, Arizona, 626 votes, and Lester Albert, Idaho, 646 votes. ■ On Motion of Frank J. Good, of (Massachusetts, the election of the five vice commanders waB made unan imous. - The first communication | received ,by the newly-elected commander was[ ’a letter signed by M. E. Savlile, for-: jnerly colonel of the 91st division, in .which Commander Quinn was urged; to drop his plan to fight tor the {bonus. Saville Bald in part: "The hope of the legion in demand ing a bonus from the federal treasury Is a forlorn and hopeless one, because lit is not sound. Drop the federal .bonus Idea. It 1b a state proposition. As I understood it, the legion could; [motor machinist’s mate first class, Manite, Ills.; Henry Dreault, torpedo •man, second class, Grand Isle; Ver* imont; Thomas T. Melzer, fireman, 'Philadelphia, and Fred C. Smith, mess [attendant, first class, Cristobal, Canal 1 [Zone.* j The, commanding officer of the sub marine, according to navy records, j was Lieutenant Harrison Avery, of {Pennsylvania. Only one other officer ,was listed as attacker to the vessel, -Lieutenant A. H Bamberger. The [collision occurred off Buoy 3 in Llmon {Bay, which is at the eastern terminus {of the Panama Caual. , The official dispatch to the depart ment announcing the accident was the jonly one received jip to a late hour [and In the absence of further details, ’officials here said they were unable to suggest the cause. The opinion was expressed however, that contributory, factors of weather, incorrect course, lawI on. its roll, and now It has dropped to something like 400,000 paid up." (MOTHER! Fletcher’s Castoria is a harmless Substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Teething Drops and Soothing Syrups, Drepared to relieve Infants in arms arid Children .all ages of ‘ iWind Colic To Sweeten Stomach Constipation Flatulency Diarrhea. 'Regulate Bowels Aids in the assimilation of Food, promoting Cheerfulness, Rest, and • Natural Sleep without Opiates* * -To avoid imitations, always look fOr tlie gignatafe of C&iWrfile&AW Proven. directions on each package. Physicians everywhere recommend it. Money to [Loan ion Farm Lands in Houston County a A Low Rate of latere* If you wvM-'Jjnoney quick write orcaT ?V'' Mffichj|r-Turpm Co. 1235 Mulberry St. Bavarian Genua! In Open Rebellion London.—A Reuter dispatch from | Berlin says General von Lossow, who was recalled as commander of the iReichswehr troops in Bavaria, Is In [open uiutlny against the central gov- jerument in Berlin, and evidently Is [under the protection of the Bavarian I government.’ It appears, says the dis patch, that when Defense Minister iGoBsler ordered General von Lossow to suppress the newspaper Voelkische {3eobaohter by forge of arms if nec essary, von Lossow, in , an opgn tele- jgram to General von Seeokt, German [ chief of [staff, refused to carry out this order aqd gave notice that he | would refuse to enforce any order that [might bring him Into conflict with j Bavarian government. s j , No Interference Planned By The U. 8. Washington. — President Coolldge believes that the United States, <n [view of its traditional policy of non-: interference in the internal affairs of. [ other countries, : cannot trap's |' jfcdg- | ment on the changes tending toward I disintegration in Germany. The only I phase of the situation which the Amer- llcan government can take into ac count, in the opinion of the president, relates to what might result from the, effect of any disintegration upon the. treaty of peace and other treaties, I concluded with Germany since the; 1 world war. once show a couple million nameq. or inaccurate interpretation of navlga- ix .. ---• 41 - * J [tlon signals would be found. At the time of the accident, offi cers familiar with operations in caual .waters Bald the tropical sun would have been well up and it was improb able that a collision would have oc curred in the perfectly charted bay Under ordinary conditions. If the 0-5 was running, submerged or “awash," regulations require that extreme cau tion be taken in selection of tho place of such maneuvers In, order that other craft may be avoided. The 0-6, although launched’ during the war, was one of . a class already considered practically obsolete and re stricted to coast and harbor defense. Built at the Foro River Shipbuilding company's plant at Quincey, Mass., in 1917, the submarine displaced slightly more than 620 tons and measured 176 feet, in length with 18 feet beam. Her motive plant gave 14 knots on the sur face and 10.6 submerged. Four tor pedo tubes and a 3-inch gun comprised the offensive armament. Next Dry Moves Are State Meets ' Washington.—Formulation of prohi-i 1 bltion enforcement programs by the Various states will come as the next step In the campaign of the federal' government to make the dry laws more effective. Governors of two- thirds of the states of the. union, who attended the conference here with' President Coolldge on enforcement of the immigration,- narcotic and prohi-t bition, laws, left for their homes plbdg-; ed to call , two kinds of conferences,: One will Include municipal, county) and state officials, while the other Will embrace the prosecuting attor-! neys of the various counties of each; state. Maeon, Georgia. Red Cross Standards Adopted In Great Industries . Scottish Rite Meets In Charleston Washington.—The supreme council^ thirty-third degree, Ancient and Ac-! cepted Scottish Rite, southern juris- 1 diction, will hold its next meeting in Charleston, S. C., the last week of nbxt Septehiber. The council was in; session here recently. In. announc-' ing that the 1924 meeting, would be held in Charleston', the council, said that “a|sentimental interest attaches to this choice because the Supreme council of the southern' jurisdiction, which 1b the mother council of the world and by recognition’ thereby all other supreme councils receive their regularity/’ was organized at Char leston, S. G„ in May, 1801.” N. Y. Appeal To German-Amerlcana New York.—An appeal to the 7,600,- 000 German-born residents of the Unit ed States to go to the aid of the crumbling German reich was made recently by Itev. Dr. William Popelte, president of the United German soci eties, at a meeting in celebration of German day. The speaker urged, ac tion before the German republic? was overwhelmed in the raging seas of in ternational troubles and engulfed by, the cruel French bayonets which men-i aced the Rhur and the Rhineland and threatened to split Germany up into a serise of independent units.” Moros Plot War To. Stop Grafting Manila.—O. E. McKeehan, wealthy, cattle ranchman of Mlndanai, and Bon* in-law of the /sultan of Sulu, told tho Associated Press on his arrival in .Ma nila that the spirit of unrest and re volt and widespread throughout Min danao and that talk of . an uprising on a larger scale than ever before was general among the . MoroB. .McKeehan marriad Sabang, one of the sultan’s daughters. He has lived Among the Moros and fought them for 17 years, i •Town* Join Tour Of Davit Fitzgerald. — Every along the route of the Jefferson Da yiB highway from here to Savannah Will be represented by a large dele gation of leading citizens in the mo torcade, which will go to Savannah’ for. Jefferson Davis Highway Day, Oc tober 81; to; attend the official open ing of''the Savannah division- and! take part in the parade and pageant. ......iway community! ’flit vour Farm, For your Store, For your ice, For your Shop rood Advertising >ays to Advertise US HAVE YOUR ORDER FURRY, First aid in an emergency which assures the Injured competent atten tlon until the doctor arrives is making marked headway through the work of the Chapters of tho American Red Cross. In populous centers S14 chap ters conduct first aid classes and last year awarded 9,600 certificates to stu dents. Eight big telephone companies have enlisted their worker* in tost aid classes, police and fire departments in large cities are making the course compulsory In their training schools, •ad through colleges and high school* large groups of students receive in struction. The Red Cross also give* this course through Boy Scouts, Girl Borate, T. 1*. O. A. and similar orgaai cations, and Its standard method* have been adopted by railroads, elec trie and gas companies, mines and to the metal industries. The aim of tbl* Red Cross service is to cut down radi cally the average of 60,000 accidental deaths per year in the United States. “Our c<$intry could secure no hlghei commendation, no greater place in bin tory, than to have it correctly said Youth Is Klllek In Football Game Puylallup, Wash.—Allan R. Johson, 16 years old, died here recently, half an hour after he was hurt In a football game. He was a member of the high school team from Bremerton, Wash ington/which was playing the Puyial- lup high school. His neck was broken In a scrimmage. .Communists Losjng In Rural Distrlet* , Moscow.—Thbugh the communists .continue in the majority in the city, [and factory, as the result of the elec tions just held, the rural soviets in 1 the Moscow district show the non- party members to be in a jtremendous majority. From 646 rural soviets, .84- communists, 48 young communists and* [ 2,894 non-party members were elected. 19 Persons Injured In Express Wreck .[ Montreal.—Nineteen people were In jured, four seriously, when 8tormy Debate OVer Wet Issue , .. „ 1. v . - , West Baden, Ind.—A formal resolu- ! coac . he ® °* Canadian pacific \an- tion pledging President Coolldge the[ !“^: Toro “ to 1 , ex P re ? s tra «* 'fullest co-operation” in the enforce-; . ^rough a broken rail near Savanne,. ment of prohibition was adopted by!, T* 6 ln the Wtoenth annual governors con-; 001011,81 carB 0,1 th ® according. terenoe ,U>rmy ^ Man And Bride Confess Hold New York.—Trapped by chauffeurs Into bolding up a decoy, Edward Mo- Donald sad his bride are reported by the police to have confessed that they had robbed seventy-five tail drivers and stolen their cabs in the . last two; months- The cab drivers Identified tbe couple as tbe man and woman who, u fares, directed them to quiet sections of the city, robbed them and drove off with their'cars. When cap tured the woman was covering a vic tim with a glass pistol while bey bus- that tbe Red ,Cross is truly Amerlsan- i turned out big. pofikstii .Coal Operators Scored In Report ;v [Washington.—Anthracite to being sold by some Pennsylvania mine op-[ Orators, the federal trade conuniaslba declares, at “prices which are neither, reasonable .nor necessary.” The con clusion Is announced In the second pf a series of weekly reports on the anthracite price situation as It baa developed since the short strike. It .was grounded on tbe finding that 6.7% of anthracite to sold by operators to whqtoealers at $9.60 to $9.99 per ton;] 1 i amounting to U.9%. at $12 iltfS mm