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PEARSON#TRIBUNE VOL. 15-. NO. 15. COFFEE COUNTY News Items Gathered from Various Sources Broxtou has the honor of receiv ing the first bale of Coffee county cotton of tlie season of 1917. It is a week later than last year’s first bale. This cotton was grown by M. G, Hall near Broxtou. Mr. J. B. Strickland, who has been serving as Deputy Sheriff of Coffee county for several years, has resigned. The reason for his resignation. He made a good of ficer and the Tribune wishes for him a successful future. Preston Ricketson, a young white man of Douglas, was indict ed at the May Term of Ware superior court in connection with the disappearance of some auto supplies at Tel mo re. He was ar rested at Douglas last week and carried to Waycross and lodged in in jail. The Tribune has been requested to announce that a protracted meeting will begin at Mt. Zion Baptist church on Friday before the first Sunday in September. It is understood that Elder Wil liams, of Laurens county, has been invited by the church and will do the preaching. There h;us been a series of bur glaries committed at Douglas wfth in the past month. The burglar or burglars prefer to rob stores and, as they have carried away only a few small articles, it is believed money was the object of the bur glary; the cash register or drawer in every place was tapped. The August Term of the City Court of Douglas will he held at the regular time. Judge Bryan is convinced that the opposition to the Court is not personal, but to the irregular and uncertain man ner in which the court has been held and the loose practice allowed there, and he is making a new rec ord for the court. The August Term begins the third Monday and continues two weeks —tin- first week for civil business and the second for criminal ami such other business as can be handled. Carl McDonald and S. D. An derson, who claim Niebolls, Coffee county, as their home, was arrest ed last Saturday a few miles south of Waycross charged with a violation of the “bone-dry” law. They were enroute from Jackson ville with an automobile load of the ardent, consisting of ninety four quarts of whiskey and twenty-six bottles of beer. The automobile had broken down and when Sheriff Sweat and Deputies Cannon and Mattox appeared up on the scene the “contraband” had been transferred from the car to the bushes, but the tracks of the wagon used in making the trans fer betrayed the young men. Since tobacco selling at Doug las commenced the growers of Cof fee county have sold numerous of ferings at auction. The Douglas Enterprise summarizes last week’s operations as follows: E. Moore, Jr., Nicholls, 400 pounds at the average price of 20.5 cents per pound; J. J. Meeks, Nicholls, 522 pounds at 20.6 cents; R. L. Thomp son, Nicholls. 824 pounds, at 20 cents; Dr. W. M- Carter, Nicholls, 758 pounds, at 27.6 cents; James Tanner, Douglas. 500 pounds, at 23.1 cents; J. E. Trowel 1, Broxtou, *1,432 pounds, at 23.9 cents, and J. A. Boone, Axson, 1.400 pounds, at 25.2 cents. This is practically 23 cents j>er pound all round. From this summary the farmer can easi ly calculate whether or not tobac co is a profitable crop. An aver age crop of tobacco per acre is said to be 450 pounds which, at 23 cents per pound, would produce a gross income per acre of $100,50. From this amount deduct the cost oi fertilization, preparation of land, cultivation, harvesting and marketing and the result will be your net profit per acre. The following marriages in Cof fee county are of interest to Tri bune readers: Miss Let ha Star! ing and J. Audio Wall, on July 28th in Douglas, Judge J. M. Fret man officiating. Both of the con tracting parties were born and reared on the south side of ('ol'fee county, where they have many relatives and friends who congratu late them and bid them bon voy age on the sea matrimonial . Miss Louise Smith and W. C. Wooten, both of Broxtou, on July 29th at the Methodist parsonage in Doug las. Rev. B. E. Whittington officia ting. The bride is well- known at Axson and Millwood where her father, Mr. Alvah Smith, lived for several years. She has visited Pearson frequently and is highly regarded by the young people here. The groom is the assistant cash ier of tin-Citizens Bank of Doug las and is highly esteemed by his associates. Under an Act passed by the present legislature and signed by the Governor last Saturday, the “Nine Commissioners" law for Cof fee county was repea led. The new law provides for five commissioners and named as such commissioners until the next general election the following gentlemen: B. 11. Tan ner, chairman, Daniel Metis, James Harper, F. M. Merritt and S. J. Stubbs. The new commissioners were sworn in Monday, and enter ed upon the discharge of their du ties. It is well known that the chairman, Mr. B. H. Tanner, as evidenced by his recent published cards, is in favor of rigid retrench ment until the county's indebted ness is wiped out, anil there can be little doubt that the policy of this Board of Commissioners will be along the line of retrenchment. In the mat ter of a suit of Chicka mauga Trust Company against Joel Wilcox for sums aggregating about $7,000, Judge Emory Speer of the United States district court has rendered a judgment in favor of the Plaintiff and ordered the land covered by mortgage to be sold to pay the debt, provided settlement of the indebtedness is not made prior to October 15, 1917. The defendant, Joel Wilcox, set up the defense that as the notes and mortgage were executed on Sunday they were not enforceable. Referee Sessoms, as well as .Judge Speer, held the defense was not good. The land mortgaged lies in Irwin and Coffee counties, aggre gating 442 acres. Wednesday was a red letter day for Douglas, the advocates of to bacco growing and Coffee county fanners-who attended the tobacco exhibition at Douglas on that day. The tobacco harvest season is at its zenith, and the people of Doug las, backed by the officials of both of her railroads, planned and car ried out an attractive “Tobacco Boosting Day” program. Invita tions were extended to the farm ers of Coffee and adjoining coun ties to attend and see how the bus iness is handled. The feature of the day was an auction sale of to bacco. The railroads arranged for special rates and schedules for the occasion and quite a number of in terested people attended. PEARSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1017 PROGRESS OF THE WAR M. Kerensky has been declared military dictator in Russia to the extent of having plenary powers to work out the problems of democ racy in that hitherto ill-fated na tion. The fruits of his labor are already apparent. The retreat of the Russian army has slowed dow n and along the battle line from Riga to the Carpathian mountains Rus sians and Roumanians have shifted from defensive to offensive and checked the Austro German ad vance. The consensus of opinion now is, that the Russians are back into the fighting to stay. The iron hand of Kerensky against spy and traitor is having its saving effect on Russia. In Germany there has been an upheaval in official circles. Dr. Zimmermanu and nine others of the Kaiser’s official family have been forced to resign, and their places filled with men less radical in their views of the world .situa tion. A neutral newspaper says of Dr. Richard von Keuhlmann, the newly appointed Secretary of Foreign Affairs, that h<- has always been a vigorous opponent of ruth less submarine warfare, and that his policy will be to avoid further alienation of Great Britain, believ ing that the after-war friendship between Great Britain and Ger many is necessary to the best inter est of the latter,and he will under take to bring about an understand ing with Great Britain at the earliest possible moment, In view of this pronouncement President Wilson has indicated his opinion that t hose (lerman peace feelers are not genuine, and that it is now the duty of the American govern ment to prosecute the war with all possible vigor, and the time had not come whim a profitable discussion of peace could be had. The British, French and Bel gians are pressing the battle on the western front, in the sector southeast of Ypres and, notwith standing the recent rains in this vicinity have made it exceedingly difficult, they are forcing the cue my back. This is believed to be the beginning of a Hank movement of gigantic magnitude and which has for its objective the destrec tion of Germany's submarine ba ses, and thus defeat submarine warfare. The Tribune is of the opinion that the entente allies are busy developing an offensive in Belgium and France that will ef fectually destroy the Hindenburg line and cut off Germany's support of her submarine stations on the North Sea coast. At any rate, the British tloops, notably Canadians, are pressing tight against the City of lams, in t he centre of the iron and coal dis tricts of northern France, and its capitulation is daily expected. The Germans are struggling hard against what seems to be the inev itable. The American embargo on food stuffs going to the so--called neutral nations to the north of Germany has had the effect of making the governments squeal, and Norway and Sw eden have sent commissions to America for the purpose of con vincing President Wilson and Un- American government that the German government is not receiv ing supplies from those countries and, if possible, to secure the lift ing of the embargo. Norway and Sweden have to import practically all of their foodstuffs, and the em bargo has brought about the pinch of famine. The condition of affairs will be rigidly investigated before the embargo is lifted. The Germans are working des perately for a mi fitary decision on the w-estern front before cold weather sets in, but the present indications are that their hopes BAPTIST SPECIAL MEETINGS Tic u I®!'- Ei.ber T. S. Hubert, • Who will do the preaching at the Baptist protracted services, Pearson, beginning next Sunday night. The Sunday night meeting will be preparatory service, con ducted by the Pastor; the subject of hi.s discourse will be “Prepared ness.” Let everybody (urn out to the meeting. Elder Hubert will arrive from Douglas on Monday. lie comes strongly recommended as a gospel preacher and one who dings to Bible truth tenaciously, using no claptrap measures to enlist re cruits in (In- Lord’s army. His preaching w ill be beneficial to all who hear him. Gome to the meeting. S. E. Bi, itch, Pastor. BERHICE F. BULLARD Former Pearson Citizen Passes into the Great Beyond The Savannah News, of Monday, brought to the people of Pearson the sad intelligence of the death of their former fellow cit izen— B. F. Bullard —who came to Pear son from Graham, Telfair county, in 1881 and engaged in business in partnership with the late Alex anilcr Sessoms under the firm name of Bullard & Sessoms, and it was here he laid the foundation of his most extraordinary business success and comfortable fortune, lie made Pearson a splendid citi zen, was liberal and progressive, took an active part in religious af fairs and for several years was superintendent of the Methodist Sunday School. Mr. Bullard had married his first wife at Graham, Ga,, before he came to Pearson, and they were living here when she died. Her remains sleep in the Antioch cemetery, seven miles northwest of the city. Ho was deeply grieved at the death of his wife and, al though he had married his second wife, many of his friends believe that the selling out of the business here was for the purpose of remov ing himself from the atmosphere of his great sorrow-. For many years after moving to Savannah he made annual pilgrimages to Pear son and Antioch to sec that her tomb was kept in proper repair. The older citizens of Pearson learned to regard P>. F. Bullard with sincere affection and the news of his death was a distinct shock to them. will be shattered. Their attacks are growing weaker as their re serves dwindle and the guns and munitions of the Entente allies grows stronger. SOUTH GEORG A News of Our Neighbors Told in Short Paragraphs The 1917 tax values of Lowndes county is $10,008,482, an increase of $573,559 above that of 1916. Owing to Dougherty county’s large negro population it is report ed that quite two thirds of her drafted soldiers will be negroes. Tifton received her first bale of new cotton August 2nd. It was raised by J. W. Hogan, ginned at Ty Ty, and sold to a local ware houseman at 26 cents tier pound. There was an election held in the rural districts of Wilcox coun ty a few days since on the subject of local taxation for the support of (he schools. The result was against taxation. Among the bills passed by the present General Assembly is one to transfer Irwin county from the Cordele to the Tifton • judicial cir cuit, and one cutting-the annual terms of Tift superior court from four to two. In Berrien county the valuation placed upon automobiles for taxa tion is nearly as much as that placed upon the general merchan dise in the county. This is evi dence of the popularity of automo biles in that county. Berrien county has several young men doing business for Thi ele Sam in France, but the only one in Pershing's army is Sammie Mathis. son of Mis. Annie Mathis, and who was born and reared west of Nashville near Cottle, A negro fanner of East Dough erty county carried his first bale of cotton to Albany one day last week and sold cotton and seed for $175.40. He says South Georgia is good enough for him; hasn’t lost anything up North and no rea son to hunt for it. Two negro life-termers have es caped from the Wilcox county chaingang. < >ne goes by the name of Australian Frazier and was sent up from Ghat ham county, and the other is known by the name of Jack Miller and was sent up from Brooks county. The home guards of Thomas villi- are faithful in drilling, and have improvised wooden guns with which to learn t he manual of arms. The sham is hard to detect, but they can’t fire a volley. This same stunt was pulled off by Thomasville boys in the sixties. Justice court for the Itabbitville (1061st) District of Clinch coun ty was held last Friday morning. Judge A. J. Lock Hear presided, perched upona pile of fence posts — the courthouse having been burn ed some months ago —and held his initial court and passed upon his first case. The board of t rustees of Du Big non Institute, Homerville, will undertake the experiment of giv ing free tuition to all high school pupils throughout Clinch county. In this hazardous undertaking they are promised strong support from the Clinch county board of education. Agriculture, kitchen gardening and domestic economy will be a part of the curriculum. The Tribune wishes them success. “Beech Haven, the plantation in Baker county formerly owned by the famous Georgian, Hon. B. H. Hill, and comprising 5,500 acres, has been sold by Mrs. M. A. Mcßaney to a Mr. Pettway of Eastman for $33,000 to lie util ized as a stock farm to w hich it SI.OO A YEAR is admirably adopted, located as it is broadside to the Chiekasa watchee creek. Mrs. Mcßaney is the widow of M. A. Mcßaney, who came from North Carolina a poor boy about a quarter of a century ago and worked as a labor er at the Sparks turpentine place of Mr. A. C. McLeod, where the Tribune editor became acquainted with him. He was a hustler, and after about a year’s stay at Sparks he drifted to Baker county, en gaged in the turpentine business and farming largely on credit. By indomitable energy and close attention to business he prospered, and was numbered among the rich men of Baker county- Ho eschew ed liquor, tobacco and dissipation of any sort. Ordinary Musgrove, of Clinch county, has called an ele< lion for August 25th on the question of county-wide taxation in aid of the public, schools. The Tribune is outside that county but feels an abiding interest in Clinch county people and their children and hopes they will decide the ques tion in the affirmative. If the children of Clinch county are to get a worth while education Clinch county people will have to pay t he bill, and they should do it cheer fully. The roller mill at Sycamore has increased its grinding capacity to one hundred -barrels i>er day. Eight thousand bushels of wheat have already been ground and fresh shipments are received daily from all parts of South Georgia. Ail increased impetus is being given to wheat raising in South Georgia, as farmers are beginning to realize its possibilities. An unofficial dog poisoner is do ing business in Waycross and some of the most important and valuable dogs of the city have been sent to an untimely death. The owner of the dogs are indig nant and have gone on the war path for the miscreant who shows such a pronounced antipathy for dogs. Mayor < hlen, of Blaekshear, says the report, charging that Fierce county parents are arming them selves “to keep their sons from being taken for the army,” is un true. lie says it is true an anti draft meeting was held in the northern part of the county, but it was adjourned sine die without any action being taken. A heme guard has been organ ized at Albany. Some of the mem bers have been drilling under the regular army officer in charge of the Albany recruiting station. Af ter drilling for some time it is the Intention of the members to secure complete military equipment, in cluding uniforms, Tuesday a terrific wind and rain storm passed over t he western side of Berrien and the eastern side of Colquitt counties, blowing down hundreds of pine trees boxed for turpentine, battering corn and cot ton in the fields and wrecking barns and other out houses. A bellowing snake is disturbing the equanimity of Colquitt county citizens living in the vicinity of Warrior creek. His snakeship subsists on small dogs, sheep, pigs and other domestic animals, num bers of which are missing. This reminds the Tribune of Maj.fj. W. Hanlon’s discovery, the wilfapus wallapus, over in Quitman. That “varmint” also subsisted on dogs, sheep, pigs aud similar animals.