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Vol. 52. No. 46. WORLDPEACEATLAST Thrones and Emperors Go Into Scrap Pile; Victori ous Allies Make Future » ' Safe THURSDAY, NOV. 11 SHOULD BE WORLD’S THANKSGIVING DAY Entire County Awakened at 3 A. M. . By Whistles, Bells, Guns and @ Fire Alarm In Marietta At three o’clock Monday morning, when thie bells and whistles turned loose every citizen within miles of Marietta knew that an armistice had been signed-—that Germany had sur rendered—that the war was over. By previous arrangement it had been agreed that immediately upon o nfirmation of the news, the whistles and bells were to announce it, and in mediately the citizens were to as cemble on the square as rapidly as possible. Long before daylight the streets around the square were alive with scething humanity. Every possible means of producing noise was hreught inte play. Guns and pistols were discharged so rapidly that it weuld have made the men from the front line trenches seem at home. William S. Hart, nor any other gunman in the movies, ever excelled the speed and skill of some of the young men and girls in the use of revolvers. But just at daylight came a quiet and serious moment. The big flag was brought out and instantly the cowd surged around the flag pole in {te park. For a moment silence pre viiled, then the folds of Old Glory were hauled up the staff to the top, while heads were uncovered and “America’” was sung by the assem bled throng. Then a wild burst of cheering and the noie making pro ceeded as before. The occasion and sceme was an impressive one, as it vas unusual, the silent assemblage around the flag at the break of day. A new day had indeed dawned for the world. The rights of humanity had been made secure. Autocracy bad been overthrown, and the world was free and safe to live in once more. No longer could it be said “Right forever on the scaffold, Wronz fcrever on the throne.” No longer free men trembled at the tyrant’s wrath. In the history of the human race, November the eleventh will be fixed as one of the milestones. It will stand out on the calendar in letters of red. It should become the inter national holiday. Locally, before daybreak, a holiday Lad been declared. The president said something about it later, but we Leat him to it. All business was sus vended and the entire day given over to» celebration and thanksgiving. The latest reports seem to estab- Ish the Kaiser in Holland, whither he had managed to escape the fury (Continued on Page Eight) MORRIS HAS ACTIVE SPEECH-MAKING TOUR Judge N. A. Morri¢ made a tour of eight counties last week, speaking in each of them in the interest of the Urnited War Work Campaign. He wound up the week with a meeting at Cedartown on Saturday evening at 7:30, and just as he was zoing on the stand to speak, he was somewhat disconeerted by the mnews that N. A. Morris, Jr., had arrived at his home during his absence. Assurances, however, that the Young man had come to stay, enabled the Judge to put some of his en “thusiasm into his address. 3 He returned to . Cartersville on }M."“dfly and spoke to an outdoor au dience of several thousand people, the f'courthouse being too small to hold the crowd. The Judge reports an active -inter &t taken by the people in the cam- Paign in all counties visited. JOHN RUSSEL DODGEN, OF SMYRNA, DIES IN FRANCE In the Tuesday’s easualty list ap- Pears the name of John Russell Dod #l, of Smyrna, as having died of deease in France. No less honor at “tiches o his name, than those of our b 3 Who died on the battlefield. er. Dodgen was born Deec. Ist, lf,{,;,‘ He was married to Miss An t}f Belle Medlock on Qect 28th, 1917, ,"(“d)"-"i‘f:t into the service at Camp ‘Tdon on August sth, 1918. Lo Vas the son of Mr. N. W. B. 1 “2¢. of Cobb County, living be ¥ Smyrna, His name is added to Cr Jist of heroes, THE MARIETTA JOURNAL Warehouses Bare of Cotton Goods Washington, Nov. 13.—(Special.) —Our committee of the cotton states’ marketing board has been in confer ence here today with government of ficials relative to the cotton situa tion and the unjustified decline in the cotton market during the last twe days. Mr. Charles J. Brand, chairman of the government committee on cotton distribution, issued a statement late this afternoon which, in our opinion, will strengthen the cotton market. Mr. Brand points out that the ship room which may be devoted to cot ton should increase very rapidly as a result of the armistice, thus re lieving the congestion at the ports. He also shows that the world’s warehouses and shelves outside the United States are bare of cotton goods, and that Europe’s consump tion of raw cotton during this sea son should exceed the consumption of last season by not less than two n:illion bales. This statement, coming from an of ficial of the governmentin charge of cotton distribution, should bear out fuily the action taken at the recent ccnference of cotton producers where ir the farmer was advised to refuse to sell a bale of cotton for less than 75 cents a pound. . L. B. JACKSON, Director Georgia Bureau of Markets. GR§AT WAR, OUR ARMY The American army had reached a total strength of 3,764,677 men when hostilities ceased, according to cflicial figures at the war department Of that -number, 2,200,000 had been sent to France, Italy or Russia. The remainder were under arms in camps in this country. Congidering the number of men ir our armies our casualty list is sm.all: Army casualties to date— Total Killed an aébion - . 7 :..."18,838 SO R Bey . o o 293 Died of wennds. .......... 5,636 Accident or other causes _.. 1,248 Dikenae oo o o e oy B b 6 Tatal deaths . ... .. ... 26,120 Bounded ... -5 3E 868 Missing, including prisoners 8,942 Grand tofal .. &= . oo 73,0986 Marine Casualties to date— Total Pegtha A o o cie o T Rg6D Mennded - o S Al gimesbnene. o 2 e 33% Total marine casualties .. 4,112 Total army casuvalties ... 73,936 Grand total army and marine cacutilhies sol 0r 7048 Of course this list is yet incom plete and many will yet be added. Canada wilth little more than one twelfth of our popnlation had a cas uzlty list of more that 211,000, but Canada was in the war for more thar four years, while we were in only a year and seven months, and in the f:ghting for only a few months. ‘ In this connection it may be inter asting to recall the countries at war with Germany and dates of their en tiance: Bbasta ... ... KAugust 1, 1944 Tesnes .. ... August 8, 191% Belgium _..___-. August 3, 1914 Gt. Britain _.__. August 3, 1914 Servia .._...-..- August 6, 1914 Montenegro -.--- August 9, 1914 dehan s.. August 23, 1914 San Marino --_--.- May 24, 1915 Yortugal .. - March 9, 1916 Hely: - - August 28, 1916 Pumania __.__--- August 28, 1916 SN Al & 1917 Cub iol AP 1918 POnaie oo April 19, 1917 Crelbe . eanen- U 0 29, 1917 S o July 22, 1917 liberia -.....--- August 4 1917 Phlae . ..o ANEWE 14, 1917 Braptl: el s October 26, 1917 FEouador - December 8. 1917 Gautemala - ----- April 23, 1918 fiedgo s o . July 35 191¥ In addition to these the following countries severed diplomatic relations with Germany on the dates given: Belivin -.~ a<= April 13, 1917 Nicaragua ---—------ May 18, 1917 Santo Domingo ——--- July, 1917 Costa Rica --- September 21, 1917 Pers . - October -6, 1917 Uruguay ------- October 17, 1917 Honduras —-------- July 22, 1918 Se E e Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sams at tended the funeral of Licutenant Springer in Aztlanta on Saturday. Lt. Springer was 2 cousin of Mrs. Sams. He died at the officers training camp at Cornell. The family resided in Marietta for a number of ytais and have many friends here. Marietta, Ga., Friday, November 15, 1918. PROVISIONS WON'T DECLINE IN PRICE FOR SOME TIME At least four years more of high prices is J. Ogden Armour’s prophecy, following the advent of peace. The Chicago packer was quoted today as saying: “I do not think provisions will go any higher, but at the same time they are not likely to de cline for some time to come. There will be a big trade for the next four years. It looks to me as though prices for grains will not recede rapidly and the same applies to other things. It will be some years before prices get down to normai. It is fortun ate that we have good stocks, as Europe will need a lot, the home supplies being used up.” Instead of the regular Red Cross Notes this week, the following mes sage has been furnished us by the publicity department: = By proclamation of President Wil son the week of November 11 to 18 has been set aside for a campaign for funds by the seven recreational or ganizations which have been endorsed by the government. These organiza tions—the Y. M. €. A,, the Y. W. C. A., the National Catholic War Coun cil, the Jewish Welfare Board, the War Camp Community Service, the American Library Association, and the Salvation Army—are doing very important work, and every Red Cross Chapter and member throughout the Socuthern Division is asked to co-oper ate in this campaign to the_greatest pessible extent. . But it can not be*too strongly im pressed upon Chapters that no appeal for funds or members for the Red Cross must be made, either directly or indirectly, in connection with this campaign, nor must the Red Cross Christmas Roll Call be confused in any way with a campaign for funds. The object of the Roll Call is uni versal membership, not the raising of a large sum of money, and this can, not be combined in any possible way with a campaign for funds by any organization or group of organiza tions. ] In making this perfectly clear to all members and to the public at largq Chapters will be conforming with the request of the President of the Unit ed States and with the resolution adopted by the War Council of the American Red Cross. In recognition of the importance of the activities of these seven organi zations Chapters are also requested| to withhold from the papers all Red Cross publicity except that necessary to the successful carrying on of their work until after November 18. November for the United War Work Drive; December for the Red Cross Christmas Roll Call. T APrs , i A SN , S £ Cosme?l/ 7" 4, ‘ | il e 0 i X r ',-2"' , 3 1‘ 1; ./fl ’ ';/"/;‘; RW 7~ ,“i; ’I e ‘ 7 S\Zep O ’: ’)t \"\_3 : ’/ i & N e J ! ' ]g X & ‘M} I’ Says General Pershing, referring to jz! { one of the war work ordanizations : ,"H !7 ¢;\ SENSE of cbligation for the varied | "hi and useful service rendered to the Hi army in France ... . . prompts me to il : join in the appeal for its further financial zi!‘“ { = support. I have opportunity to observe xMH | i its operations, measure the quality of its il l personnel and mark its beneficial influence »fi‘;‘ it upon our troops, and I wish unreservedly i it - * to commend its work for the army. 2 i ‘i, | —General Pershing fi"i‘ l'; ; it e UNITED WAR WORK CAMPAIGN Wik __‘ A ovER (K [— QL THEIRE i p THE BOYS WILL BE OVER THERE UNDER GENERAL PERSHIN( FOR MANY MONTHS YET. WON'T YOU RESPECT AND SUPPORT HIS OPINION? None Are Being Inducted Into Service; Men Over 36 Need Not Fill Out Their Questionnaires ! i The offices of the local board is still & scene of activity as the men between 19 and 36 years of age on Sept. 12th are being physically ex amined. | This, however, is nearing comple tion, after which the men who are between 18 and 19 years of age on! Supt. 12th will be taken up, and thesc men will complete and return the ¢ estionnaires sent them. None are being inducted into the guryvice or sent to camp however, an‘ prabably will not be at all. The board desires us to say to the men who were over 36 years of age on ' Sept. 12th, that they need not fili out or sign them at all, but are to put them in the envelope which was sent them at the same time and re turn to the local beard. ~ It is not yet definitely known just what will be ‘done about all these things but it is safé to assume that ro more men will be taken and those in the camps will be returned to civil life as rapidly as possible. ‘ . . . List of Burials in z " National Cemetery Below we give the names of the scldiers buried in the National Ceme tery at Marietta since the begin ning of the war. These have been furnished us by the Kennesaw Chap ter, U. D. C. Private Leonard Bekaerts, died at Camp Gordon, cause not stated. Private Joe Barnes, (col.), died at Camp Gordon, Lobar Pneumonia. Private Orazia Cornett, died at Camp Gordon, Lobar Pneumonia. Private Lanier Droke, died at Camp Sherman, Ohio, cause not stat ed. Private Clifford Hightower, (col ), died at Camp Gordon, Spinal Menin gitis. l:rivate Frank Jackaekeck, died at Camp Hancock, Lobar Pneumonia. Private John E. Lindenburg, died at Camp Hancock, cause not stated. Private Sephus Madson, shipped from Camp Hancock, cause of death not stated. Private Americo Manti, Camp Han ¢ ck, Lobar Preumonia. Private Zacharigh Miller, died at Fcrt McPherson, railroad accident. Private Tom J. Pantazes, died at Camp Gordon, of pneumonia. Private William J. Pratt, died at Csmp Hancock, of influenza. Private Robert Perry, (col.), died at Camp Hancock, of influenza. Private Jeff Richardson, (col.) died #t Camp Hancock, of influenza Private John A. Stein, died at Camp Hancock, cause not stated. Private Dock Stone, (col.), died at Camp Gordon, cause not stated. (Continued on Page Eight) All War Work Committees Busy On Monday morning Chairman Legg was up before day, working 2mong the crowds of joyous men who ruashed down town at 3 a. m. to cele brate the peace signing. He secured many good subscrip tions and reports from all over the county show that a fine start was made on that day, Austell goine away over the top with her quota by 10 ¢’clock. ; Acworth, Smyrna and other * dis ‘tricts have followed with oversub s riptions, and of course the whole county will do so. It is only a ques tion of how much over the top we go, and it is our hope that our quota may be doubled before this paper is in the hands of our readers. In town the activities of the War Work organizers for the past week have been continuous, and a number o' good meetings have been held. The thanksgiving meeting on Mon day evening at the Methodist Church was an enthusiastic one. The house was filled to overflowing and many of our citizens made fine talks, On Wednesday evening the Ladies United War Work Committee held a great meeting at the Court House, giving screen pictures and the cause of each of the seven divisions of the war work was presented by some one in a short talk. On Thursday as we go to press the great one day drive of the Ma rietta district by committees is in ] -ogress. | THE WORK-FIGHT RULE HAS BEEN DISCARDED Cancellations of all draft calls has practically nullified the celebrated work-or-ficht rules of last summer. Thizs rule caused thousands who might have remained idle to seek employment in the essential indus tries of the land, and thus speeded up production to some extent. With draft calls stopped the gov ernment loses power to enforce the rule and aside from the fact that this may cause idleness among a worth legs class of negroes, ne harm can be done. By degrees all normal working conditions will be resumed. GOVERNMENT URGES W. S. S. PLEDGES By T. L. Wallace, Secretary Men’s Patriotic League During the War Savings Stamp drive last June there was some fif teen hundred people pledged them selves to purchase War Savings Stamps during the remainder of the year. These pledges represent only the people in the Marietta District and tctaled $lOO,OOO. There was pledges in the county of $300,000 and of this amount orfly $150,000 has been bought. The Government is urging the peo ple to fulfill their pledges and pur chase these stamps at once. Although the armistice is signed with Germany the Government is ex pecting all these pledges to be re deemed, as this money has already b een spent. All of the pledge cards designated some place at which the party sign ing the crad wanted to purchase these stamps. Some people designated one of the three banks in Marietta and others designated the post office. Owing to the fact that the Chair man for the Marietta District became ill shortly after the drive was made, the cards were not distributed to the banks and post office as they should have been and for this reason the cards have not been properly credit ed when the stamps were brought. The banks also have been very busy with Liberty Bond applications and etc., and they have not been able to properly credit the cards. The three banks in Marietta and the post office have a great many cards that are upaid and that show ne credit, and the Committee who has this matter in charge feel that quite a number of these cards have been taken up and in many instances some purchases have been made that are not credited. The committee who has this matter ir charge have taken from the banks and the post office ail the unpaid cards and have turned them over to the Mens Patriotic League Office to get them ready for the Government auditor’s inspection. It is necessary and urgently re quested that yeu at once take this matter up with the League, and if you have purchased your stamps co notify them that your card may be stamped paid. If you have purchasel a part of your stamps you should im mediately notify the League that the proper credits may be made on your card. If you eannot call in y%erson; got in touch with-the League oflice by telephone, 292. Establiched 1866 FARMERS ADVISED BY MARKETING BUARD TO HOLD THEIR COTTON Agr. Com’r. Brown Tells the People to Put Themselves In Accord With Board’s Action Following the meeting of the Cot ton States Official Advisory Market ing Board, just held in Atlanta, and attended by governors of cotton states, commissioners of Agriculture, market bureau directors and Farm ers’ Union pesidents, Commissioner J. J. Brown, who is president of the board, feels that he must put it squarely before the farmers of Geor gia and the south, that their salva tion in the matter of cotton prices is in their own hands, if they will only put themselves in accord with the board’s action. At this meeting, which was one of the most eanthusiastic and largely at tended the board has ever held, reso lutions were adopted unanimously de claring that the recent break in cot ten was wholly unjustified, and strongly urging farmers, bankers and merchants throughout the cotton belt to organize firmly for the purpose of holding all cotton, until it reaches a price which will cover the cost of production plus a reasonable profit, Particularly were producers of cot ton urged not to sell a single pound of cotton, until it reaches 35 cents or more, because it has been found that the average cost of making this year’s crop thirougout the cetton belt was in excess of 3b cents. - Responsibility for the drop in the cotton market was put upon the war industries board; and in a separate rezolution it was demanded that the war industries board be dissolved im mediately upon the declaration of an armistice in Europe. ; President Brown, who presided, oordially favored the resolutions adopted, sgpeaking in their behalf; and stated at the conclusion of the meeting his firm helief that its ac tion would result in a holding move ment throaghout the South, that will soon bring te the producer a just and fair price for the staple. While cotton occupied most of the time and attention of the marketing hoard, the meeting did not overlook the important situation in the pea nut market to which the Georgia State Bureau of Markets has been devoting its attention for some weeks, in the effort to secure a more satis factory price to the producer. Following the refusal of the Geor gia Food Administration to remove the restrictions governing the mar keting of peanuts, the matter - has been taken up with the food admin-’ istration at Washington; and the marketing board, at the instance of Director L. B. Jackson of the Geor gia Market Bureau, appointed a com mittee which includes in addition to himself, Commissioners of Agricul ture J. A. Wade, of Alabama; W. A. Mcßae, of Florida and Fred W. Davis of Texas, to go to Washington to present the matter to the feod ad ministration there. Already the effect of the activity of the Georgia market bureau has been felt in the receipt from Nor folk, Va., of an offer for peanuts to net the producer approximately $llO per won, f. o. b. shipping point. The quantity desired, however, is limit ed. The government regulation prohi biting buyers of peanuts from holding them longer than 60 days, before selling them to the millg, has forced this product along regardless of the . law of supply and demand, resulting in extremely low prices. It is the confident belief of Direc tor Jackson that when the matter is properly presented to the food ad ministration in Washington, it will remove this objectionable restriction, and that peanuts will soon bring the producer $l2O or more, for which figure the bureau urges the farmer to hold, as a minimum. hop s THE FIRST DAY OF WAR WORK DRIVE - The initial returns from the Unit e«. War Work Drive on Thursday morning were rather disappoiuting. - It was clearly evident that any dc not attach so much importance to the need of this fund as the; did before the war ended, while it is real ly more important than ever. Many who should have givén twen tv-five dollars were giving only five, and many who should give five werz giving only one, while a few who were amply able to give twenty-five gav: rothing. To the latter class, we can only say that they fail to appreeiate the ( kristian land in which they held citi; zenship. They are certainly nof en-, titled to any place in the catalogue. of patriots, and that they are con-. d mned to remain within the Fourds - of their own narrow lives is L a 5 severe a reilribution as we <»oid - wish them,