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; | » Continued From Page 1. satisfactory way, although German reaction is expected to day. . ° Montdidier Pocketed When . . French Gain on Both Sides : (By International News Service.) - PARIS, Aug. 10.—Montdidier has been ‘“pocketed’’ by the French, according to the communique issued by the War Office to day, which chronicled a further advance and the capture of several more villages. Gains were made by the French both north and south of Mont didier. North of Montdidier the French captured Davenscourt. To the south of Montdidier the French conquered Rubescourt and Assainvillers, reaching Favrolles, over tw omiles east of Mont didier. y The text of the communique follows: “‘French troops operating on the right of the British forces (in Picardy) continued their success during Friday evening and last night, "“The French made progress east of Arvillers and captured Davenscourt. (Davenscourt is about three miles north of Montdidier.) ‘‘Attacking south of Montdidier, between Ayencourt and Le- Fretoy they (the French) have conquered Rubescourt and Assain villers and have reached Favorelles.’’ LONDON, Aug. 10.—(11:28 a. m.).— ‘The Allies are wreaking havoc behind the enemy lines where the utmost confusion reigns,”’ says a Havas dispatch from the Picardy battle front. ‘“The German supply columns are pressing in disorderly _fashion towards the Somme bridges, which the British artillery " and ar forces are heavily bombarding.”’ Y.M.C.A. Announces | i < Committee at Macon MACON, Aug. 10.—Malcolm Lock-| hart, campaign director of Georgia for } the Y. M. C. A\ war work council, ‘ announced today his Macon cam paign committee for the handling of ‘ the next war fund drive of the Y, M. | C. A. The chairman of the committee | is to be announced later and will probably be selected by the committee itself, the selection being ratified by b Mr. Lockhart. ~ The committee appointed is as fol lows: George S. Jones, M. E. Goode, W. D. Anderson, R. F. Burden, F. L. | Mallary, Broadus Waillingham, Jr., ‘ Francis Herring, W. E. Dunwoody, R. L.. Anderson, R. C. Corbin, C. B. Lewis, W. R. Rogers, Jr., L. H. Burghard, R. H. Mason, R, F. Willing ham, A. R. Willingham, E. 8. Davis, | <. G. Hardeman, J. F'. Hart, J. Clay Murphey, L. P. Hillyer, M. F. Hatch er, F. E. Williams, J. D. Crump, 8. R. Jaques, Jr., W, H. Roper, Harry I"'owl er, C. T. Willilamson, T. R. Ellis, R. E. Douglas, G. L. Yates, R. F. Gibson, 4J. B. Hart, George B. Clark, E. B. Harrold, G. E. Paine, Morris Harris, E Morris Michael. Gates Waxelbaum, ‘ sD. C. Horgan, C. R, Jenkins, F. X, Daly'and Glen G. Toole, ‘ e T I » . ! All Applicatiopns for > | Training Are Stopped Forwarding of applications for en trance to officers’ training camps was stopped Saturday by Colonel Hub bard, commandant at Georgia Tech, upon instructions from the War De partmeit. Applications previously acted upen will not be affected. The order is intended to prevent a rush of men between 18 and 45, en gaged in essential cccupations, who' hope ot avoid the draft by entering! vthe service through the training‘ camps. To Loan Ch * 0 Loan alrmeni At a meeting Friday afternoon of the Liberty I.oan zone chairmen, St. Elmo Massengale outlined plans for publicity in the fourth bond cam paign, to take place in September and October. The conference was continued at 9:30 o’clock Saturday morning in the assembly hall of the Atlanta Cham ber of Commerce. » ’ Paul Crane Is Last - Atlanta Volunteer The last Atlantan to enlist before the order went into effect suspend ing all enlistments pending the pas sage of the new draft bill was Paul Marshall Crane, 19, adopted son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel C. Crane, of Peachtree Heights. Paul enlisted Friday, just in time to get in before the suspension took ffect. He is now on his way to Fort Oglethorpe, and considers himself ex tremely Ilucky. 5 y . . Boy, 3, Playing With . Knife ,Loses an Eye A severe injury to the right eye of Joseph( 3-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. oJhnston, of West Ponce Del Leon avenwe, Decatur, has result ed in tne loss of the sight in that eye, L ,and may necessitate the removal of flt.he eveball. The child was playving with a pocket knife Trursdav and in some wayv wounded himself with it. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN IS WA KD'S AT FIVE POINTS S ES oA SHOE 0 \ELAAE S 4 A o;. BN EvE N I S A N B e S RR [P2 .-._ i ee e/ -_..N\j o b % I § BT eSR = =l a S B 2| . E\_?.n:_zl- N R .—— I’, : ‘ifl <~ ( il e 1 ’z; i O e s_, RS =] I|| -1 ) ¢ X !5" ) B ?l SE\AN =\ E\ )£\ N Wg ' SR\ —— =\ & E\\‘ 3} N 28~ L S ISR RS M 8 EVERY PAIR ¥ | 240 > 0 RB | 2%~ OF LOW SHOES WILL G 7 We have absolutely decided to turn loose EVERY PAIR of ladies’ low shoes in the next few days. Most of them will go at half price. Ever}.' pair at great pick up bargain prices. There will be record crowds, so come early if you want to take part in this great shoe-buying opportunity. . * Half Price— 720 Pairs SPECIALS @ Ladles’ valuc: the very latest styles in Pumps 59 & 510 such ;)opular"shades s4y 85 ; ® field e, brown nd % g R ik e e and $7 &$8 values, ab;ué iOOdpairs of fine in patent, calf,pSir:ipiicain—an :hoardest' $3 85 OXiordS of brown, etc., during sale, at..... » WARD,S 57 &$8 values, 425 pairs of white kid . x Oxfords and Pumps, H l T E in White Canvas, in high or military heels. One of $3.45 ? W G Metal d the best pick-ups in the sale, at... ey 800 T S un € an ss &SG values. Here is a dandy lot of 8 Fine white canvas Patent Colt. Low summer shoes, in #8 boots, nine inches high, : blacks, browns, whites, comprising $2.95 8 with full covered Louis and ngh Hee]s. a number of the most popular styles B 8 heels. These sold at $5 EES —— b a pair. During this B 8 Values up to $5 NEW FALL SHOES i creat sale— B and $6 — Our stock of new fall shoes is on display ” ‘,JJ/',..-;,;_.}.«"‘ R and we have made very attractive reduc- |} §O o a tions on the fall shoes as an added in- B R ,';’;’4 B iRy $1 15 ducement to attend this sale. b ,fi":" '," ;3, e ® e e’ [ UL R e : iy UEa . og b 4 ’ A R T R ;s;’!, f WARD’S S | R : gl 8 ; ! | ' S B % (/408 d i ) b 8 LA FEPCIALS TN N i O % W oxiords | We have made great ki 2y b M 375 pairs of Sam- B 3 big reductions on every 0(- S i 08, in fine P s B pair in our large stcok /,.:{ BP r m()‘; f()‘:‘l?lp: 5 of men’s shoes. There ° Vbl A ] | BY anc S. 8 are some wonderful val- A Pall‘ 45 A‘s"“ uj/ 3 B These are the sea ues in low cut blacks A N s B b P : and tans—shoe that TRy = T - o sSon s > are selling regularly at - " blacks, whites and 5 f:i;",d_ s|Dllrlflgthla $2.95 s3‘Bs all shades of brown, in the very N latest and most popular styles. ] SEE THE GREAT BARGAIN WINDOWS N 21 Peachtree, Next to United Cigar Store. . ’ L Garrett Heads U. 8. . 7 ¢ War Prison Envoys e (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.—George W. Garrett, American Minister to The Hague, will head the American com mission which will confer at Berne next month with a German commis sion on the maintenance, treatment and exchange of prisoners of war of the two countries, it was announced vesterday afternoon. i > } : Defends His Vote on War Meas ures and Ridicules Opponents Before Habersham Voters. CLARKESVILLE, Aug. 10.—Sena tor Thomas W. Hardwick spoke here Friday to about 125 people from sev eral different parts of Habersham County. He was introduced by M. A, Ivester, justice of the peace of this county. Mr. Hardwick spoke in behalf of his candidacy in about the same way as he hag heretofore. He spent most of his time in defending his vote on war measures, and on several occa sions brought forth applause on pa triotic utterances as well as humor ous ridicule of Howard and Hairis. It was evident that a majority of his hearers were in sympathy with his eandidadcy. He declared that in his announcement for Senator to suc ceed himself he had had assurance from nearly every militia district of Georgia that he would be successful on September 11. ‘ Mr. Hardwick declared that he was as patriotic as anyone else, but be lieved in free speech, and that he ex-i ercised this privilege afforded by the Constitution of the United States in support of the volunteer system in stead of the selective service. =g said that the volunteer system had proven !: success in Canada and Australia, 'and that had his amendment been passed by Congress from 5,000,000 to 6,000,000 volunteers could have been reised in the United States. __ A Clean Newspaper for Southern Homes Committees Will Work for Greater Production and More Regu lar Employment. Committees of representative Geor gia negroes Saturday were at work on plans for bringing about greater pro duction on the part of negro labor and for providing more regular and remunerative employment. The United States Department of Labor was co-operating in the work, and il)r. George E. Haynes, director of negro economics of that department, was in charge. i Dr Haynes was elected at a meet iing held Friday at Big Bethel Church, called'by Governor Dorsey and ad dressed by Judge Price Gilbert. of the Supreme Court, chairman of the cen tral committee of the Georgia Council of Defense, A State advisory committee with representatives from each of the twelve congressional districts and four from the State-at-large was chosen to take up the details of the work. It has the following members: State at Large—Dr. G. N. Stoney, P. J. Bryant, H. A. Hunt, T. K. Gibson. Districts—Sol C. Johnson, First Disctrict; G. R. Hutton, Second Dis trict; A. B. Cooper, Third District; A. W. Bryant, Fourth District; H. H. Pace, Fifth District; Dr. Richard Ca rey, Sixth District; J. Q. Gassett, Seventh District; Dr. W. H. Harris,, Eighth District; Dr. N. A. Doyle, Ninth District; Dr. R. C. Williams, Tenth District; Tom Hudson, Elev enth District; B. F, Allen, Twelfth District. ~ To Take Vacation The Red Cross workroom at No. 15 Peachtree street will be eclosed after Saturday, August 10, until September 1, to give the workers a little vaca tion in which to rest and recuperate. During the intermission the rooms will be gone over and improved and the returning workers will find more convenient and pleasant surround ings in which to resume their labors. | | 1 | Lawson Fields, Marietta Printer, Fears Serious Slump in His Printing Business. Lawson Fields, the poet-printer of‘ Marietta, is distressed by the fewness; of the prospective candidates for the Legislature from Cobb County. Law | son runs a print shop, and the more canaidates there are for anything, the lmore announcements and platforms and declarations and discusgions of these issues he has to print on his 8 by 12, which, as he modestly asserts, “has printed more dope for success ful c&ndidates than any other press lsince Old Ben Franklin pocketed his rule and laid down nis stick, away back in Seventeen Hundred and Something.” In his famous ' publication, The Booster, Lawson urges a number of noble and worthy citizens of Cobb to get in the going while the going is good. lawson plays no favorites. He says: “There’'s Old John Boston and Eph. Ruality is Economy This is the Sign of a Hood Dealer Work Called for and Delivered “SERVICE CARS” Phone Ivy 405 Vulcanizing Prompt Attention to Tire Chang ing and Repairs. John K. Gewinner, Inc. 33 Luckie Street, Atlanta, Ga. 'STILL GREATER BARGAIN “PICKINGS” «WATSON’S Overtopping and ‘‘outstripping” all former bargain ‘“‘events,’’ comes this merciless price-cutting on all summer goods. It's a genuine old-fashioned Watson House cleaning. You know what that means, so come, and come early. Big crowds of wise buyers will go away Al l DA Y sATu RD A Y from Watson's loaded down with unpar. alleled bargains. Good goods! Fine goods-—clothing and shoes for men, women and children, and plenty of dry goods and notions, things for the WHOLE FAMILY, and a big fine saving on every item. Come Sat. urday, if possible, or come next week. There's plenty here for everybody. ‘‘Pick’’ and ‘‘choose’’ as you like. You can't miss getting a bargain—this is an ALL-BARGAIN STORE. MEN'S SUM MER SUITS Hart Schaffner & Marx genuine brand. One lot $6.89 Better Ones $9.89 & $12.89 GINGHAMS and CHEVIOTS all colors, yard 25¢ Inly Watson can do it One g lot $1.50 to $2.50 Ladies’ White andFancyCheck ed Wash Skirts. They all must go, and here's the price to sell them. Choice of |pick of the whole table.... 690 One big lot LADIES' HAT SHAPES Values to $2. All go at. ... D¢ One big table HATS pick of choice .. 25(‘ MEN’S PANTS Heavy Work R $1.69 Blue Serge—Good Ones $2.99 Blue and Black Wool Serge—A Big Selection $3.69 The Finest Woven—Al| sizes—all styles $4.89 MEN’S WORK SHIRTS ‘will go for ; Watson's ~ only. - “See?”’ Big lot LADIES’ BEST KNIT UNION SUITS, SI.OO values 39¢ MEN’S BALBRIGGAN UNDERWEAR The very scarcest thing made. 49¢ B. V. D. style Underwear 49c 12| WATSON'S ..., STORE |=] Right on the Corner of Decatur and North Pryor Sts. Roberis, Boyd Moss and Bill Attaway, Gordon Gann and Cam, Wallace, J. Abbott and G. Anderson, Jim Brum by and his little brother Bolan, Til Connor and Geo. Montgomery, Mor ’ gan McNeel and Dr. Perkinson, George Sessions and Bob Hill—oh, the woods are full of 'em! Don't get your feel ings hurt, gentlemen, if I failed to in. clude you as good and available tim ber; any of you will do, and 1 like you all, “But, on account of your alifired modesty, I'm going to help you out by making one nomination, letting the chips fall clattering wheresoever they will. “I hereby, then, nominate Colonel ', Marion Dohbs for one of the places Feing made vacant by the retirement of Col!s. Cheney and Morris, the pres ent incumbents “Know C. M., don't you? Pretty clever sort of a chap, I should say, with sufficlent mule in him to make & conscientious ‘“gentleman from | Cobb.” Got plenty sense, too. Also | safe” ad sane is Marion. He has never asked for political preferment, and probably never will, unless his friends do just as I am doing and get in behind him with a sharp stick and make him run, I say, there are no filigree fixings and furbelows about Dobbs. He's as plain as brogan shoes and too honest ever to wax rich, and too proud to let out a yell when the luck’s against him. He smacks of the soil, and would represent the farmer as well as the town folk, except per haps a leetle more so. “Let's bundle him up and ship him on down to Atlanta next term and sec what he can do as rart and parcel of I the notoriovs Georgia Legislature.” BIG LOT LADIES’ DRESS HATS 99¢ Values up to $5.00. Here's where we “cut them loose” for fair. LADIES’ WHITE CANVAS PUMPS and Oxfords, Values to $3.00 99c¢ Sure is some sweet pickings for pecple who care. A big lot of GIRLS AND CHILDREN'S at same pricei 99c¢ | One lot LADIES’ BLACK SATIN SLIPPERS LADIES’ GAUZE VESTS, 25¢c values, Or Two for a Quarter. Vests at half price. Watson's only. SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1918. BOYS' WASH SUITS Saturday slaughter | \ $1.69 Values up to $3.50, and plenty of them. Great piles of them, T ———————————. Out They Go! BOYS' STRIPED “PANTS"” 25c PAIR This is lower than “old prices” ever known. Get your boy new trousers. LADIES’ BLACK COTTON HOSE 10c Watson's only for such bar gains. PAJAMA CHECKS By the yard 19C a yard Value 30c¢-35¢ LADIES’ WAISTS Just a littie soiled 69c¢ Hendeérson Held for Killing Hightower Carleton Henderson, 30, an em ployee of the Gate City Cotton Mill at Fagan, Saturday was being held in the Tower awaiting action by the Henry County Grand Jury at Me- Donough for his slaying of J. Wal ter Hightower, 60, of Stockbridge. Hightower died early Friday in "m | P R L b anhicoce el S i A—p - [ { fll_-l [ N u-qu . I | ; ;’\Ww‘fim—m | ~\ PUT MUSIC IN YOUR HOME e[ \ umbia il e ,: = @l 3 oA\ ’l'c i \ ™ » S L 1 AP s 8 n':‘;zi"_r‘f Note 5 ““““\'\’ {/‘ ’ ‘ = i""‘f;""‘ %$3" 'N : g '€=’ /) . % - ill ! — CASH ///%] '/-"".\ i | ,Li ' Will D‘eliver ‘/%gflfm'fi/m,‘,,“v 8 k ;’,‘b" ‘ g This i, I‘ i ’ . Vacation IR, AT I ’ : | Columbia | “’”’”’} \ E Grafonola 20 4R | f Outfit F | J | | and 8 Columbia P pe ! j record selections ! i | A §to your home. N [:l i | -“"—-‘v ' : ' $4.00 — 2L I -~ . Sey f "‘n a: 1 oT i (e AWITK D R (X 5 PAYS L @ e :‘ U v B For IT. LD—LJ ; W Oak or ~ f ‘ : A lMahogany 3 | — 15 f' TN S 5600 = D—| el | A 4 N({ Cash | { i\;‘“ B Then = Q// 31,00 i= e e A Week | will pi his Mod «L ‘ and fita(c‘:lltm‘:)iu ons"ml‘)(l ':nl}:\t:}:ir()n:n::’ { N | your own choice. The total value is \l $64.25, These terms are so easy any | un? (-atx'x now ]ui‘.}'nl:) Columbia Grafo .‘ nola 1e world’s best. \ E ZABAN'’S \ L},S \ 119 Whitehall St. s \ " rds at Qe reco \\ \\ Come he-?cr;.Rtxzor:gLAs" i 1 HEADQUARTER / \~ W § L l ‘\ ”I"/’,},—JI ) ety l \_,:; ' We carry all sizes and prices. LADIES’ SLIPPERS (Soiled) 25¢ ano 49c¢ Just a price to “ciean house.” PP Ladies' fine quality Slippers, tan, patent, gunmetal, the finest in quality. Here's a lot tobe cleaned out, cho!ce...usgc A second oo $1.39 Still another lot, very fine quality. 4 sl'69 The bes of a11.....,51°99 INFANTS' AND CHILDREN'S SLIPPERS Tans, blacks, reds, whites—all colors e That's less than old prices. ‘ The next lot goes for In larger sizes. Men's $1.19, $1.23 and $1.39. For hig girls and big boys. It will pay you to “lay in" your chil dren’s wear. ! an Atlanta sanitarium, to which place he had been removed in the hope that an operation might save his life. Henderson was brought to the Tower for safekeeping. The shooting occurred near Stock bridge and was declared by Hender son to have been the result of drink ing and gambling. He said he acted in self-defense. Henderson bears a cut on his necl, which he declared was given him by a relative of Hightower following the shooting. We sell 10c Handkerchiefs r for ')c each Some Standard Items on Sale Not Advertisedj Clothing, Suits and Pants, TABLE OIL CLOTH All colors and white 33¢ TENNIS SLIPPERS Values $1.25 69c MEN’'S LOW SHOES | Gun metal, tan, etc. Florsheim’s are $5.00 to $6.00 val e . 2159 Underwear— LADIES’ UNION SUITS Slightly soiled, SI.OO values, go for 19¢ ano “OUT THEY Go" is what the price means MEN’'S “PALM BEACH" AND MEN'S STRIPED “PANTS" $1.19 That will make them hump. Values up to $3.00. ““COATS” go for same. $1.19 5 BOYS’ SUITS In all sizes. A good, every day suit— s 2.69 Next lot Blue Serges and fancy woven— s 2.99 A Better Line $3.99 The best in style and service— s4.B9 MEN’S KHAKI PANTS $] 069 AND $1.99 At Watson's only. Hsee?fl WINDOW SHADES Fresh and new 65¢ MEN’'S ' LOW SHOES Very choice. All sizes and kinds. $2.99 EXTRA SPE CIAL Be sure to look over the big win dow filled with a variety of art. icles—your pick and choice for 25c Values up to SI.OO in m'"%- in stances. hese lots are “put in” to “close out.”