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Exemption Hearings Next Move in Drafting Great Army
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Officials Now Getting Out Lists
for Use of Local
Boards.
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standing of SIRINIES i+ well unde
wry. The oficßY lits Rué Being sont
T ronrd. 8o poop 8F ey wre in the
hanfls of e ORIZIBIA the work ol
phydical cxapiinatior will L& com
nencen, THe hoarde alko will consl
of the afndavite, Which In Innny Ca
will apel! exemption |
The new prmy, however, will not
e ralied up for severit! weaks Bone
ime in Eeptembar was the thimd sy
eated In officin! elrales today. And
flflk;:y l‘l,fl e ‘wall along toward
The fast of that mdnth before (he fhen |
o' gaEsembled AL the canips vhere |
'K&) are 1o be Mhipbed tato shape ap
B real fighting force ]
Ornwin(f Pleases Officials ,
Officials thday wWere n?h?;' Qulight- |
gyver he sactesg of the dralt)
Wrawing A new ambh‘.su had boen |
Snet and zdived. fhlle the original |
# Had Yeen übser by fatlure of |
itlals to absr Ve conctete {nstruc-
Hons, Licre was a ferhing U 'fl‘./flml’
) es thot Maybe, alter ail, the plin
Bt througi yesterflay was the heyt
AL leax’' \t gave ench Individual his
| apporianity | tnstend Ls RAvlng
éhttysen “on- hioe.”
T ‘praliminary advices are sny oni-
Pon, there &l not be the rual that
@ expach-: for extmption. JFrom
Byery sécuion bf the rountry sale-
Erfims weic zgmvm here toflay dnd
they indicated that the "mmuawn
o education” put through by \
AdTinigtration 10 remoye the m.xfmu
ARUALY ttached 1o Viralted™ hag betn
Fuctrssiul The reports say that the
ajority of the men called in the frst
_' ‘%'lvv‘ have atcepted ' the fact
}3s‘. bsnzmh'nl!} and thit in most cales
, ¥ have Welcomed the opportunity |
for" service, This fact is' esg eotulty
aming to oficials Who, now that the
Qrast ¢ an Keteality, damit that they
ve been more O léks apprahensive
i the {flufi;. x ‘
w’i’ Orts bydrm;aflnm fi% at
periain o Laees 10 ;Q‘iflfl the draft have
1;&»";-: firmution here. It {x admitted
th j;', qrgag'iu be o cerpain 01;0)“),1%2
of fuen talled Who'w AVor
Keep mwrvlnt, ) 5 not ex
pecked that any ¥u et |
b Sorpuidale. ‘”c is aware
thi WAL Ul aght to'a fih
is ind p ¢ “ppiniop ”1s goligl,
Biaped pow Ib saver of the present
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Per Man in Obwg' 0
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RACING ENTRIES.
AT TORONTO FOR MONDAY
FIRaT 341 gar-old a 1
Vietroin 92 Astrolog 108 pha 2
?/“\“'f SB, K Mambuce 97, Harwow
; CONT A & Qi FUTio s
itow Bland 138, Comnacho 138, KaS
erty Pray WOO, My Gracle 130 Pt
{ll2, Fenovh Gl 1o
" THIRD «Thire« yeor oMy and g 5
Ligriong i Life 02 DELention Wl
[Marmpton Dame 108 Erjtaviale 98, Mels
Fabn 100, Mal' of Framme 348, Dand
{ P 108, Tixeid! 90 Heela's Fanie 13
T Giigte 105, Dave Cumphet! 90
| FOURTH «Three your-olds and u
| fariong Zinkand 113, A 3 r
152 ¥« Cantril! 112, Altabia i
| Anple 07, Stiton Campbel!t 11
{ fivdon 118 B " 0%, N
{Ha Y il, HMawthorn 188 Private
Petat 106 Yankes 113 } Loug
(1%, Jobert Mantell 113, Biret s
{ Bargtte 106, Galeswinthe 108, Shrallie!
| 108
! ~.g‘ 3 l‘{" ‘("4’: ;ufl,; is»,n' (.;, "
| tactbrige severly Japiex YlB, Chptaly
I Ben s Plank G Hogan il SAtey
| Muck 116 Buth Suleklans 313, Tank
ara 1Y Thctle®r 111, Niikhway 150
! % an 113 imbetly 304 Copperiown
AMI A R |
bie Pawr 108, KMzabeth T pson Al
Wil Was 1 Gray Foot 112, Curlicue
114
B 8 T yards LAdY Hptridetle 9% Min
gtrel 39, Bunto @, Brown Prince 8
Sheban &, Amulet 10!, Early Mot fo‘
Captaln Frederiize 102, Bempsills ¢
| Badte T 811, Paxer 16, 8y Otfver 1
BEVENTH Three-yant -okis and up
giite xnd 50 Adl I, A
MntAEne! 108 Lo g ie Da
RN (‘{\,."K,, hen W 7, Ghor
taw L 4 Treowen 50, Consaler WOB, Col
Okl MaNah! 108, Colona! Mollo 106
Frosty Face 108 Richard 1.4?110:.0‘ o~
| Hthr Birl 112 lmguista 106, PRI Mol
| 1o
I Weather clear Track Last
| AT EMPIRE CITY
| FIRST —Ahoul £ OURlongs: 2 yeas s
sh:;" i”' Phoenix 118 ‘r‘n:er‘x’),: 1S mt'.
| edrer U 1 XIS, Paster 115, Minte A 115,
| Laixiip 1%.’ t;g‘:n}l Gyt ;;'.,(» J.u:;«:
| Hin age LS, Flara heh 110
il;‘::l.r'v!v:’.h}é';i" 110 ‘f‘rflgfi’.y LD, Zovn v
116, Ydarbur AB, Bdrry sShammop 215,
Gun RBodk Imp 18, Sandataone i Itnp
118 ,?!,'«d:;mf* Curl” Ttip 110, Bandhle
Imp Y 6
7il';(“.(Zl:ll‘-'l,v Two years. selling. 5
p,gn:mf,‘ Mids Gove lmfi 108, Billet
Doy 106 xt';ugmzn! 106 xir Ma 97, {ng
Bug 104 ¥daith F 112 2Tumble In §
:éflhhn Bchorr 108, George Washington
"f’l‘;iuu’ r;[hru' ’;.r;;u'.; 4 T{N‘ AI]!:AV&'
Staker salling., abt wrlonge’ 4
«: ;Y’w .}fm‘ntfi‘t 13,5 ul"llidy Wh‘:r.k AZY,
Guarty 113, ffi” Aurst 111, Yankee No
tions 108, hwrfimr 104, " Zouave 99
Mary Powall 3. %3 J. Lilllg 106, Kl
dee 106 Pally J 94
FOURTH ~Three years up, mile: Xy!
on lmf 118, Wiseman 112 Ormaly 113
Doread 107, Bally 102, Daddy's Ghoice
1% Moratorium lg:‘ Judge Wingliald
M 2, Goldén BRog 94 Corp Tasss! lmp
10, George Smith VIY, - Julfa ™ 1 ;&?
Lr-#{'t&: Sflp‘ Imp 107
FRH nur;mrfl up um%m‘ 14
fli“{! I%ON' SOP, Vl):'!n?flh' !'.‘gtfifi
§ aVE,n‘h, 7. xitgadito 104, Pastmaster
Og'lfé‘mvwh earg, & furlongs: ¥Fran
cés Gurwood 142 *&la’ '&&m 312,
aih 3 12, k‘um! 2, Ya | Rises
‘rm: 142, Aiiy*mnn L 4 gmp 12. Ben
lmgg 10 Pirefly 112, Bup, rmw 1121
ta 112, Killarney l{lz,’ fatlle ;fimu,
02, vil,ly 117, ,uthui 12 Wro-|
f p xczli«l!ow.’afirrtnltix d |
: ! > led. -
Weather olear, trank xa}? .-'
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Objectors Against
~ Draft in Capital
( proatio uu.‘m'.,!."f.‘)
chilfimagnfi July gl.“m(!ven
“conscientions objectors” from New
York ll‘na sppeared at the While
{{yvu tofay "so appeal to President
ison agminst copscription Thr)‘l
did not see the Pmsu:{u. Who I 8 on
Lhe Potomac River o the Maysower.
hey Jramcd a letter appealing Lo the
regident for esemption and present -
u?'% 10 his secrelary Joseph 9 Tum -
be you en clajmed they had
b(em tsetx;i {? v}guhlngton as ltbe {;?fé
BENIALIYER of B s mecting he
{n i‘xew ?oiqk ity ?:tgf night. ‘
Millionaires' 8o
Drafted in Bt, Louis
(By Internatiopal N w.g‘.ttvin.)
S 8 ! 4'1,1‘ Sj oil
Honaires' sons to Jahorers, "ht rday's
draft list rap the gamut of Lhe clty's
pmatgon- On the Nst of drs; num -
y; were xhg names of Morgan .
ugent, gon o !)z{nlel 2. Nugent, mil
uunuge n;or(‘h nt: 1. N. Kingsland,
irb'l rébc‘t IA«; llt}!;crg, {lt “ ¥
0, o ‘ 88 AlB and
Arthug srécamq W A
FFouk meinbers of the Browns base
b:}«“ m;xcl‘i) &;U(‘; uulleg‘-f -Pagfi ‘Dgfflh
pOIL, pHcher, George Hale, Yale Bloan
:na ‘gaby Dun& S‘cublou.
tg jonal News Service.)
- «*2‘«!& Suur zt.’-—‘lfu‘ ¥ sons of
en bosq ”'}3‘{s" arg lgl aq;%nm }n
the récord of Chicagh's growth wetd
ready to answer the call to atms to
ong those drafted were Bdward
?A g:m“fi ts&m"c? i g&‘ ¢ %u M&
. fr?u?utq&, | dip n {’% lugnu
! san. Hal . Me-
R Wik i
.sgfl g_ lgt Sowles,
okt Sliec an nperasion W (00 AR
Mes calfad. . . .
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Filim Hero Is A
@ T'z‘éu 31 News Bervice\
\gr% 2c'kgzée W’p ikt fi%\‘,w
) ) ¥ H ce
el ,?;. ‘gawwx,%g (fiom& ‘:3 or
At —“the hero of many a fihm, was
: ‘cheer wp: mavbe othy .
yenpor %qr m‘s- Rc&{u “‘lfia
t\é?win'? ath Toe L
Seven Chinamen Ave |
Drafted in Chicago
(By International News Service.)
\‘“{\'.\l‘!(.\ ULy 21.~~"Rhe ~U‘;-Z!.‘;uxl|
will save somie trouble calling this
role of names’ Hong Wam, T Your
Young. Chung Lee. Youlg Qak Augh 1
Moy Goon, Show Jun., Moy Yin |
The seven Clidamen were amoug
the fiest 1,000 ; |
IMPORTANT CHANGE
OF sOHEDULE.
Blecglve S , Suly 33 L. &N.
waty yfiix \L\L‘T&“ érrh:%\.u.wum ?‘Hs
;x& Pl Na 33 will arrive Atlauta
1035 o}l Adh erviasiudar
Divigion Ko. 1 Will Have to Fuc
nish Heaviest Shace of Any
Distriot in the City.
Allants 12 cadled wpen 30 supply 582
saldie )y e seloctive dqratt, it was
stimatod unolicially Batucday by the
Bt waiiarities, and the Plate of
Gourgln's quota was 15,387 Thess
were net fgure, aller Ml credits
Lor volunlesry had bDesn mads The
Gy s eriminn queta was 2,352, bhat
siir was crodited wilh 1,87, while the
Blate's grose quota was 37,182
- The Adjulant General’s office had
nat reained (he matter of gity dl
vidivnge Ballirday. Lot e best Agutes
t&t‘wul'u:‘ gave the tollawin Ar the
‘:.u;,\",r: of man o e called l‘:!um each
| divislon, each number peing twice th
nutnber of men desired, In order to
adl tor exemplions
i Total
| No. Reg. Reg. P.C. Called.
E 2 A 0 315 508
| Xo. ALY 125 pET
No. 2 AZY 125 330
| Np. A 2,48 36
N o Pl hA i
| No. 8 . 14861 10 16
No. 1 2 s 14,6 254
L T otal AP AT Wi 1,764
! Caunty's Quota %
| Bhe counly, altalde city, must Lur
| nish 284 men, 50 528 will be called Cor
| eXauiinaklor
These l’?cww wate reached by
doubling the cily’s quota, In order to
alow for 40 per cent of ux(aur!.zm
and finding the proportion of the
number registered in edch divialon 1«
the total reglstered in she oily. -
vislog No. 1 containg 176 phr cent
of the total, so M must furnlah 175
per cent of the 1,764 men W be calléd |
for examination. ‘The figures will be |
e¢loge Lo the offlcial announcements. i
It & easy, Ltherofore for ALy man
whose name was arawn Lo ascertaln |
whether or not he s Y;ixdl Lo be called !
for examinillon soob. N’ his numbesr
dig not fall W the fest 308 he o |
hirdly » chance (obe lncluded in the
first call. If he Uves in Division ’\\'ui
6 lie s safe i he ds above 176 o the |
drawlng 1
It will be & week, probably, hctg\re]
the official lists are xwxy and the
nwen 1o be examioned notified by mail
They will be seleeted o the exact or- |
der in which tMeir numbers were!
sdrawn, the sune ;wiw.ubn«‘ applylng
o all divisions. Fallwe to receive
this official notification will be no ex
cuse, 50 registercd men should 100 k !
up thelr nwnbers in The Georglan !
and sec whether theéy ate Loward t.b,ei
'he%}l of the st i
¢ men will' be examined by the
division exemption bogrds, and it is
here that their claimns for éxcmplion
will be heard and consideted. In a:fiv
tbe nunber called at st proves }
sulliclent, because of more than 60
per cent. of exemplions, ufi board
Wil call as many more as decinsg
necessary, Lu'w:u-dmfi exactly o the
crdeg ol ihe lists published foday. |
Must ort in Beven Days.
Men ordered to exomination must
report within seven duys or be posted
ag called aud pol exempfed and be
su%{lecl Lo pwfih_\x
e War epartment c-smz;ucn
that 687000 men will be pecded for
the frsi coptingent of the new army.
BQ the number 10 be ordered up for
exgmination in the Uplied States will
be 1,874,000
local exemptiop hoards will pass
upon aims beked on physical condi
top and dependent familigs, but
clafms based on ihe pature of one's
CMPIOYIMERt must gu to the district
boards, upless such gmployment or
cecupation 18 specifically exempted in
\lhc Sclectjve draflt n{l,
THOMASVILLE, duly 31— Lumber -
men here say that :.:,rlueu are of the
best now, and the demapd all that
cuuld be wished, }ml they are getling
a litie ?E“uf, or ts£r they are
threatene pr A car shortage. Gov
&rpmenl; orders must n{u and t:urs are.
auppuc for kbeu}‘. hut for other ap
ors cars are harder to get. |
'{BQHASVKLLE‘ July ;t.—uo t
;l 8, just n;;ou be“luu g‘a -nr
a, ;e ‘pregar ng 1o erect a ‘ raln
levator, the work ég heflg at once,
mur years Je m;:ou ‘ounty, of
ch Monlicello 18 the caunty site,
as vgtm c%upu county, but =
euq}hv he}m ot“n}}v anted. Tast
year the boll waevll virtual x}l stray -
ed the entlye cotton crop of Jefferson
County.
‘Tht Theaters
At th e,
rry Holmua, \hrki :ud ral -
me s % ou‘a & ‘ %
"‘nuo R h‘“ :‘n Rn ]
AT Pt T
X%i exi Jvuek. our
VLY H
¢ sho 1 today feat
auug* O“tm“ % g b%fir ,
lancers o @ u,{ ;§l‘ & r,
o w\t‘ ot %g!‘- é Y 4 .
ÜB, un escaptiona at =
\\% wuslelans: er 08
AR R, Vgl A
10 Vie P th %&r 4
\"m\"‘g& B&tul “oum‘ i a&i&“‘
t the Gr 4
li’tur Ly u@fl:m \‘2% “r‘ ORBOTLU \u‘
to §e¢ the 19\%&&“0 & 3‘_ Hawallan
10 YTt el
it Loew's a 4 Theater. ha .
fonces, too, E'e tallet i ava K
ety hte by Picer kol
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B e kit vy Sl WA Meaoh
AAR R e }.\ o
forlzantil bats. v Metsetiai ab-
RN Ibt vttty Whcohk, "o
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kel - e g ~,‘* "_—._. - Q_A‘-'"' ); i ———
i "! Witecl ¥ ens £A4 'fi;f et
5 Avl N T R o 7h o &
‘ r HE Judge had a sboe bax full of something under his arm
| and e Reiall Man naturafly accused him of having re
ceiver & package trom Chatlanooga or Lonlavilie But the
tudge had an allh
JUst gOU Dode Wrom hat barbecue
- ¢ Gown at Grihn,’ e sdic Lhis & soe of
e the lett-aver Uucle Bam ¢ advising w
o - not o wasie loor you Kpow, awl I'n
| y tving W do mvy shave™
Grifin!” sald the Colonel, who had
& i been HWetenlng. “What on earth did you
2 y go dn Griffin lan’t that the tawn the
\ @ vautgavilie comedians choose far all lae
P WA slaali-lown gage’
it admitted the Judge "Some
L
body started it in the dave when the min
‘ ) strel show was a noveity, and the cometl
| ‘ ane would as 000 Introduce 8 new joke
ag 8 new sown for @ local gag. And all of
us would sit hack apd laugh, not Because
i { it wag especially funny or because we Kiaw
anyvthing bad about Griffin, it begause 11
‘ Wik axpecied o us
i . a
‘Ba! pald my fiest visit o What wown
this week, except for speeding through o
i a friend s car on the way W Maoo And
aftar the barbecue the eftizens came Rlong
| in handsome new auomobilies and WOk us
| | tor o ttp through the town. It Kinder woke
| 4 | some of ue up
| 3 ; { Mayor Woods Hammontd sbowed me
i around, LY chisnoe He Wor our paniy over
PR the modery busineks distriet, with ite vitel
ik fled brick paving aud it wide atreets with
— parks o the middle, and then out the resi
5 dence streets lined with roomy, comforia
- - = bledooking houses
We are gotting ready 1o pave these home stroets all the
way out, several wties in all,’ he told me We have the boud issue
put thuougb, and the wmoney all raised. Don't you think we have
a ulce little wown dowan here?
And 1 answered bim very sincerely when [ told him it looked
good encugh t¢ move inte Lo stay, provided a uan could see &
way W wake & living, which 1 couldo’t in oy line . \
But Grifiin looked 80 clean and s 0 placid and s 0 entirely happy
over lite shat it offered something particularly attractive. There
was & wedding poing on somewhere dowao the street. and the guests
ware passing in new automobiles. They were dressed just the
palie a 8 any guests at a Druild Hille wedding would dress, and they
all seemed to kiow each other and be triendly. And it made me
almost wish 1 could move right into one of those homey-looking
houses a block or 80 awey frow the maiv street and be friends
wilh everybody in towan
“Houest, 1 thiuk they oughi to arrest the next alleged come
dlan that cracks a cheap gag sbout Griffin, and send bim to Hve
there thirty days. It wouldv't be a punishment so much as 4
reformation. He'd find some other place 10 poke fun of if he went
back into vaudeville—but probably he'd look around and find a
vacant store 1o reot—if there is one-and seitle down into & nice
little business. 1 know that's what I'd do.”
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Kaiser Answers Draft in U, S, by
Calling Out Big Class of
Youths,
(By International News Bervice.)
WABHINGTON July 1. 4388
many's reply to the American drait
is L 9 call her younger classes Lo [ .
colors
Copfidential infggmation reached
War T partinent oficials today thai
8 decree wag signed yeslerday in Bes
Hu which wihll make availabie for mii
Hary purpuscs hearly 2000006 Ger
man youths. They will he calied to
report 1o the cplors next Maich, oF
about the time that the national army
of the United Slates can he expected
o be aboul ready Lo bhe transferred to
Frauge. |
()M..iuh decling to say what classes
are to he callied up, but it is heligved
that they will he well below 21 years
of age
|
(tosthals Denies
{&!{ laugnn}anal News Bervice.)
ASHINGTON, July 21.—'f have
ot resignag,” »;:u the sharp reply of
Majar General W. Goethals, chafl'man
of the Bmergency Bhipping Corpara
tian, today to queries as f\. the ay
g‘lxenuulu al rufiuns publishied Avst in
he New ¥Yark Eveéning Post, and
also In ather papers loday.
(General Gaethals deelined ta slab.
ordte on his statempnt aor to say
whether he plans further conferences
with the mombers of the Federal
Bhipping Boeard, which is halding up
Wls construciion plan that invelves the
bullding as all possible sfeal vossels
and (he creation of twa Government
awned shipyard
Shlm:u-f Board offiglals sald they
balieved that the majority of General
Guethal's plans will he appraved in the
near future.
Ex-Atlantan on U, 8,
Indemnity Board
ahn L. Shutt, of Cinglaaail, was ia
.‘\du.m Su\ur&a\‘ ?m ‘M» way o \‘untv
inglon 1o atlend a meeting of the na
tional hoard twmusm\ by Secretary Mo
Adoo to devise means of indemnifica
tlon for officers and eulisted men of the
Ualted States avway.
M. Shu?! ’tu 4 former Atlanta man
Hfi‘ and ulne olhers forn the board
which Wil work out the iuaemuh.v plan
for the nation's army,
kON?“niF,‘l JgN IN
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amine PILGE king { ¥y
lgfln weok “\'\:? ,_ wn%ufle&m “tu
\lillen u& mong them was
oue W‘&M ) pands,
Negro Chauffeur Charged With
Killing Mahama Woman to
Know Fate Soon, *
MOBILE, ALA. July 21.—'The rase
of Albert Sanders, a negro taxi chauf
feur, charged with belng an accessory
in the sensational murder of Mre. Ju-
Ha May Hess, of Fulton, Ala., on May
21 last, which oceupled the atteation
of the Cireuit Coyrt since July 19
went to the jury today,
Fisher Brooks, the condemned mur
derer of Mys. Hess, was the star wit
ness for the defense In his testi
mony Brooks took al ithe blame upon
himself, hul at the evening session
Fred Bush, a prisoner at the jail,
blasted the whole story as told hy
the condemned man
Bush was Introduced on hehalf of
the State. The withess testified that
when Sanders returned to the jail
Thursday afternoon after the trial in
‘mm courtrovm Pisher Brooks asked
i how thlngs were looking, te whieh
query Sanders repiied: It looked
brighter.”
Brocks Takes Blame,
Brooks then sald, the wituess con
tinued, that he would go on the stand
Friday and help Banders aut, and that
he would tell the truth an thc\"&.‘al‘lold.
in his testimony, Brooks, who gave
his real name as Mose Opptoan, took
all the hiame an himself, and said
that Sanders had nothing te do with
the crime. He was an unwilling wit
ness, while the courtraom was filled,
and kept nayini GVET & aver again,
T'm 80 crasy dan't ow what is
passing in my mind."
When counsel far the defense tried
to deaw aut of him the stary of the
wmurder, he hegged to \‘w\a taken out and
hanged, saying that he came in the
courtraom o clear an innocent man
and didn't want to go through the ov
deal of namating the frightful story
as his awful erime.
Courtraam Oleared.
Brooks was tn the aot of being dis
missed fram ‘lw stand when Judne
Lelgh asked him if he would tell the
Jury the full story If the courtroom
was cleared. He consented to do se,
and all spectators were sent m‘t.
Brooks immediately changed his de
meanor. He stralghtened up in his
chalr, stopped twisting his fingers and
hid his face behind his hands, ceased
his wmawmbling and Ais stubbornness
vanished.
In ¢lear tones, without hesitation,
and net tripping once oF repeating
himsell, he told a practically new
stary, which makes about the sixth or
seventh he has related.
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~ RED OROSS DAY IN MILLEN.
| MILLEN, July 31-Tuesday, July
4, has been chflflu.tod as Red Cross
¥ i Millen, ; em%e? of the iwg
TOSS organization, both en an
Women, wfi canvass the cn,le;»: nmem
bers and contributions,
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Wirs. Emma Manchester Ratains
~ Her Titie of Supreme Guardian
After All the Warfare.
The decisive battie in the fight be
weenn Mrs. Emma B, Manchester,
Supveme Guandian of ‘the Woodmen
Ciele, amd her opponents, who ave
atlvocaling a vepresentative form of
governmen!, was fought at the Satar
day ‘morning wsession. When the
smoke had cleared the latter were
uecordied with the wreath of vietory,
whtle Mrs. Manchester still retained
her title of Sapreme Guarimn t
The anticipated controversy over
the appomument of fieid agents and
the managing of the fieldd work_of
the owder burst i all fts fury anffh
Ditter war of words enlivened the
discusiben r
Six roll cafls were necessar to de
cive the question. /bt at jast the
opponents of ‘Mre. Manchester gdined
their point, SArrying by a vate of 40
o 27 the vecommendation that the
management of the field wotk be ta-
Sen trom the bantis of Mrs Manches
ar and vested in the Supreme Coun
¢ll. & befiv composer of thirteen wo
men Antl elected by the Supreme For
est. which s composetl of all members'
of the ortier.
The sirongest ground for the appo
slUon of the aeg'me was Dasetl on
the mapagement of the Reld work
furing the last ten yvears
Mres. €. M. Mendows. in a statement
mate public iaagt week, bitteriy con-
Cemned Mrs. Manchester for hring
ing porsonal differencves into the orfier
ant hiring and firing fielt! agents Tor’
personal veasons Mrs. Meatdows
stated that she was one of those
banished from office “to the official
graveyard” by Mres. Manchester on
acoount of personal differences.
Mre. Meatiows chavged that Mes.
Manochester deposed from office some
of the most valuable field agents the
oruer ever has, who had done much
for the upbuiiding of the (-z'#umniun.
According Lo reports the Texas flald
agen! was feposed several Years Ago.
end as & result the membershly from
that Stete dropped off to an alarm-/
ing extent. The delegates from Tex
ag are the strongest opponents of Mrs. |
Manchester a 1 the copvention, \
Leading in the first against the su-|
preme suardmn have been Miss Dora
Alexander, of Omaha, supreme clerk, |
and Mrs. Mary E. !‘:Rmca. of Min
nesota, supreme adtiser -
On accoynt of the many controver
sles, the business of the ecircle has
been moving slowly. The convention
hg yet 1o congider the reports of the
officers and receive and adopt resolu
tions :
Oune disagreement hetween the op
posing factions that will not be de
ciged gt the comvention is whether &
majority vote of the circle can amend
’fi\e lawe of the order. The opposi
tion ecleim that this provision is em
hodied in un constitution, while the
cleim of Mrs. Manchester is that a
two-thirds vote is necessary,
The Woodmen Circle has been in
volved in eeurt litigation for the last
ien years, and it is believed that Mrs.
Menchester will appeal from the vote
of the order in the Supreme Court of
Nebraska.
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Woodmen Adjourn |
Their Last Session
8 8881011‘
Most of the Woodmen of the World
who attended the Atlanta convention |
Saturday were on their way back
bapine The last session of the con
vention in Test Hall ended early Bat
irday morning shortly after 1 o'clock,
The Woodmen provided for the de
pendente of war vietims during the
last hours of the convention by levy
g & monthly tax of 10 cents on all
the members of the grder l
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American Girl Is
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Missing in Havana
HAVANA, jJuly 2} Fearing that
Mise Ruth Armstrong, pretty Ameri l
can school-teacher, has fallen into the
hands of Spanish white slave agents,
detectives bhegan a systematic seareh
of the city today.
Miss Aymstrong, who is 28 years 14,
came here from Youngstown, Ohio.
BShe was a tesacher in a high school
in Los Angeies in 1914, but was anx
ious to leern the Bpanish language, !
and obtained a position as a 4 govern
ess here two weeks ago, She did not
lke the family and obtained employ
jent elsewhere in a respectable
Spanish family,
Monday night she disappeared mys
terfously under eircumstances sug
gesting that she had met foul play.
She went to her home at about 9
o'cloek, and an hour later told mem
bers of the family that she would
take a stroll, as the night was (lune
wirmi. She has not been seen ln%e.
All her belongings were left in the
house
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Br}i'tish Papers Say
(By International News Servige.)
LONDON, July 21— HBritish news
papers, in commenting today upon the
speech of the new German (Chancel
lor in the Reiohstag on Thursday, de
clare that it isg a “triumph for pan-
Germanism.” 1t was accepted as a
foregone conclusion that the Chan
vellor has destroyed all hope for an
early peace and that the war will con
tinue indefinitely.
Whitfield Superior
Court Opens Monday
DALTON, July 20.—Jurors have
been obtained and the valendar ar
ranged for the July term of Whitfleld
Superior Court, which opens Monday
morning at 10 o'clock at the court
house, Judsge M, . Tarver will pre
side. The calendar, as arranged, calls
for eight days of court
sl.w«VSundag Rate to
Athens Now On. SEA.
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. RAMLROAD PRINTING
Must Pay $1,250 in
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Fines or Go to Jail
ALBANY, 88, July 21.-~linless Her
bert sutton, « whike man (ried and
convicted on two eharges of violting
Lise momlg.n Jaw @t the laat term of
Joougherty Bupetior Gourt, pays Tihes
mmnmm 31,2600 ‘beiore noon lodaAy
he ol Me 0 ametve weniy<fonr
months on the gm i Dougherty
County. He bas sot under bond
:-_‘hxfi motion: for awew trial, hut thie
beern denied.
Satton’s trial was the most sensation
! blind m case aver (rtied heve.
Evidence & ftie sl at the trial showedl
that he had conducted a wWholesdie
Jiguor business, ta\ting ordeps in Houth
west Mrfinm many thousapt doliars’
svorth -of liquor, vrhich wls to be
shipped into the State 'hy a Jackeon
vilke Brm.
Rail Lines for Camp
At Annisten Are Up
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ANNISTON, ALA., July 21—A
number of BSouthern and Louiavilie
and Nasghville Raliway officials were
in the city Feiday comnferring with
army officers and the Chamber of
Commerce rélative to the transporia
tion of treopeand supplies to the mew
camp.
It is believed that rrangements
will soon be made to b ulid another
short pranch from the Southern ‘to
‘the mew camp Site, or ‘some point
atong the Jacksonvilie pikke, near the
camp site. If this is done. an attempt
will be matie to have a sliuttie train
service inaugurated betwes u the camp
jand the city.
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Dougherty Assessors
Conclude Their Werk
ALBANY GA.. July 21.—" Work .of
the Dougherty County ‘tax cgualizers
has besn compietet], with the exeeption
of one veturn, which will ‘be looked
after when the city assessors compiste
their work Generally speailing. the
equatlizers diff noi incorease any ve
turns, merely gtriving to keep the prop
eriy up to assessments of DPrevious
veavs. 1t i believed that the twotal of
the county will ghow an increase.
WMILLEN GIRL N WMOVIE.
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Parker. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.
C. Parker, of Millen, this wesk went
to Brunswick to play in & fve-rasl
motion picture film. T™he picture is
10 he mafe entirely own Bt Simens
lsland and will be compeosell entirely
of Georgia girls.
Savmg Time in Domg
»~ Your Banl(mg :
We are alwayl on the lookout for wWavs
to save time both for ourselves and our cus
tomers.
If we can find a sound metl'xod tlnt leslena
labor and shortens the time of doing it. we
are pretty sure to ulopt that method.
Quic'k action, provided it is also accurate
action, 1s of vast importance to both sides of
the counter.
Co-operation with our customers is the
kcynoto of our service. s siad
Fourth National Bank
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IN the North are many pleasant places
where the delightful breezes and diversified
enjoyments make you forget'the heat and burden
of the summer. You will find rest and recreation in
' Northern Michigan Wisconsin
Eastern Canada New England
; Adirondack Mountains altlantic Coast,
Thousand Islands hite Mountains
and many other northern resorts most easily reached
by the splendid up-to-date train service of the ;
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fom Cilncinnati
““The Gateway to the North” ' .
Direct connections made with trains yrom the Soath
in Cincinnati Central Union Station. : 3
Your local ticket agent will be giad te ticket you via this roate and obtain sleep-
Eeformation Gveired. wmi ron dum carcianti, or 2 Sugeeet Canghefl Toan,
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Hundreds of Atlanta Attend Firg:
Sale, Which s Made Gala
Dccasion. -
Huieeds of Atlante peopie went (¢
Dece qur Saturday tiorning to attene
the surb market
T ae” Lecatur people decitied to meake
the day ¢ gale wccasion, so they a
reaged for several speeches, the prir
Gtral one being delivered by Charies
Jd. Haden, presitient of the Georgi
Chambr of Commerce.
Mr. Haden made an interesting tal
on the conomic wvalue of the our
inmrkm as o means of keeping th.
Soutit’'s products in the Houth 1o
home consumption and raising vep:
tabies in back-yvard gartdens as @
weapon against the “wolf at the @loor *
Frank McMasters, who launched tne
curh market antl who 4 & membe:
of the organization, was highiy com.
mentet by Mr. #Hatlen, who saif the:
he intendef to offer the originetor of
’eh« market for Congress to succee!
“HI" Hardwick when that gentlemar
'men “of oid age” Mr. Haden was 1.
|troducef to his eudience by €. ¥
MdEenna.
As & methof of creating more ir.
terest in the market ant encouraging
the resifents of Decatur to grow mor:
ant better food crops, prizes will be
offered for the most suevessful
The first prize will be awarfied tor
the most attractive display Bt the
market, the jutging of the displavs 1o
inclutie quality, guantity ans attrac.
| tivenese of arrangement e first
fpnze emblem will be a ribbor
the second prize 2 red ribbon and =
‘nther prizeg white ribbons.
ALABAWLAN IN AIR CORPSE
HUNTSVIRAE ALA, July 21 -
James Wattg, won of Dr. . P. Watis
of this ¢ity and during the st few
years 8 clerk and carrier in the
Huntevilie postoffice, has enlisted -
the svigtion corps and has Seen uc
vepted.
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