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FALL ANNOUNCEMENT (||T] WISH TO ANNOUNCE to my friends FT* 1 and customers that my FALL GOODS t-LjfcfO ar( , corning in by express and freight and my stock w ill Ire complete in every depart ment. I want to extend to you a cordial in vitation to come in and buy your bill of goods from me, H. L. Lankford SPECIAL OCCASION FARES VIA - . THE ATLANTIC COAST LINE •THE STANDARD RAILROAD OF THE SOUTH" VICKSBURG, MISS National Reunion and Peace Jubilee. Tickets on sale (let. Dili and 15th. Limit Oct. .'{lst, l!)l 7. BIRMINGHAM,ALA Alabama Stale Pair. Tickets on sale (from stations in Alabama only) < >et. (i to 13th. Limit Oct. loth, 1017. MACON, GA Georgia State Pair. Tickets on sale Oct. 30th to Nov. Bth, Inclusive. Limit to Nov. 12th, 1917. Por information as to fares, schedules, etc., call on or w rite: A. R. HOUSE, Ticket Agent PEARSON, GA. GEORGIA & FLORIDA RY. ' Schedule Effective August 26th, IUI7 Trftlnti lr:e. c Wlllni'oochce tor Pouelns. I v,, i Ihr.'.lulmim, VMiitlii. suitni.irc, i *'' <>- “ '*.lll> LIO.I, 111. (li'Kl, Mllltii. SwiiliiKlioro. Mldvllle. ! Ki'.\ a tile, VnsrusUi IIIKI lute micilntu () Daily ex. .Sun. 6:03 |I. 111. point*. Trains leave? Willncoochco for Nash- i \* - 0,,;i, r . v me. \del. spnrkK. Moulnic. \'ni- •' Dailj 4:26 p. fiL iloxtn, Nl.i.llsou, I'm., unit liucrnn.- dinu points. j No. i Daily ex Mon. 7:0 p. m. T. E. HARRIS, L. J. PARKS, General Passenger Agent Traveling Passenger Agent. Augusta, Ga. Augusta, Ga- WF WISH TO ANNOUNCE T hat we have bought out t^le Whitley market fix tores and have opened up ' n the same building an up-to-date market in ev ery respect and will ap predate the patronage of ' the genera! public. WEST & DUKES PEARSON, GEORGIA TAKE YOUR HOME PAPER* | | ’THE.PROGRESSIVE FARMER Realizing that this year, the next and the next maybe, the American farmer will be called upon to feed the major por tion of the peoples of the Earth, we have arranged for our readers to also receive The Progressive Farmer. We rec ognize it as the South’s leading exponent of the now vital doctrines of crop diversification and farm products con servation. ' So important have these problems appeared to our Pres ident that he has issued an appeal to the South to not only feed itself but have something more for our sorely needing friends across the Seas. As your patriotic duty equip yourself by using the advice and guidance of this standard farm weekly which sells for one dollar a year and may be had with our paper for the amount named below. SEND US $ 1.50 FOR BOTH PAPERS. PEARSON TRIBUNE, OCTOBER 5, 1917 PROGRESS OF WAR. German airships have made night ly attacks on various sections of British soil and, while no serious damage resulted, exasperated Brit ons swear “We shall bombard Germany with compound interest.” America is preparing to do that stunt, but will Groat Brittain make good the Hi real? German submarine warfare on AI lied vessels shows a sharp decline the past week. Eleven ships over 1,600 tons and two under 1,600 tons were the sum-total of victims. More than two hundred vessels of various tonnage arrived and de parted, to and from, .America and i Allied ports. British and Russian activity in the Mesopotamian war zone the past week resulted in gaining a large area of territory and many Turkish prisoners. The scene of activity was about thirty miles northwest, of Bagdad. An entire Turkish division were surrounded and forced to surrender. It is learned from prisoners that the Turkish army is heartily sick of the war and would make peace if it was permitted to do so by the Allies. Pope Benedict, according to a Rome dispatch, has addressed an other peace note to England, ac conijianying it with copies of the replies from the Central Powers to his first overture. He hopes the Allies will give the Germanic reply deep consideration. But whenev er (lie world is ready to enter upon peace negotiations,says the British foreign war minister. Lord Grey, the United States will be present and actually dictate the terms. America has much invested in this terrible affair, so far only in treas ure, later in blood. 'The canard that a separate peace afc the expense of Russia was about b» be negotiated bet ween Germany and France and England has been dissipated. German emissaries in Russia are talking without know l edge or w isdom. Such an arrange men t would have been in bad faith with America and couldn’t have succeeded even if it, had been tried. The Russian offensive in the Riga sector of northwest Russia have caused the Germans to mass much heavy artillery for the de tense of Riga. Gen. Cardona, with his army of I talians, British and French, are pounding away at the Austro- Hungarian defenses of Trieste, slowly approaching the city. Dis patches state that the city of I. ricste is almost depopulated of iI scitizens. The British advance in Flanders are becoming alarming to Germans, a, few more miles gained and Gen. Haig will force the Germans to evacuate their entire English chan nel positions. Hence, intense efforts are being made by the Germans to stay Haig’s further advance. it is learned from prisoners that t he morale of tlieGer man army is weakening, because of the recent. German policy of sen ding them into action without oflieial leadership. No German commissioned officers,according to prisoners, are sent into a hand-to hand tight. The privates and non commissioned officers a lv resenting this policy. Violent artillery fighting con tinues on the Verdun front, but no important infantry operations have occurred during the week. The Germans gained 1200 yards of French trenches east of the River Meuse on the slope of llill 344. When the chest feels on fire and the throat burns, you have iudi gest ion. and you need HEREIN E to get rid of the disagreeable feel ing. It drives out badly digested food, strengthens the stomach and purifies the bowels, l’riee 50e. Sold by Morris Drug Co. B ; ack Don’t Show to Advantage. “Yaas’m!” said Miss Gladys Wash ington, a Vine street belle, in reply to the saleslady’s repetition of her re quest. “1 wants a pa r o’ silk stock ings, and—loogy yuli! What’s dent things yo’ showin’ me? Say. ’ooman, what kir.duli display would black sills steckin’s make on a cuilud lay s legs?”—Kansas City Star. LET GEORGIA DOUBLE HER WHEAT ACREAGE Must Safeguard Our Food Supply And Help Feed Allies In accord with the war agricultural program recently announced by United States and State Agricultural officials, the farmers of Georgia are urged to double their wheat acreage over the amount sowed last fall. With the ex ception of some of the sandy soils of the southern part of the state, wheat can be raised to advantage on most farms in the State, and wherever wheat can be grown farmers are urged to seed an area sufficient to safeguard their own food supply. Wheat is best adapted to the loam, clay loam and heavier types of sandy loam soil where a firm hut friable seed bed can be prepared. Wheat makes its best yields follow ing some legume crop, but it can also be sown to advantage after cotton and corn. Where wheat follows cotton the stalks should be turned under as soon as the cotton is all picked. A roller can then be used to compact the seed bed and the seed put in with a disk drill. Where wheat is to follow a clean cultivated crop a good seed bed can be prepared by the use of a disk harrow. Wheat should be sown early enough to allow the plants to get well start ed before winter. If the Hessian fly is present, seeding should be delayed until about the time for the first frost. Late seeding should be avoided, how ever. From tests conducted in different sections of the state the following va rieties are recommended: Fulcaster, Dietz Mediterranean, Leap Prolific, Georgia Red (also known as Bluestem, Purple Straw and Red May). The principles to be followed in sowing fall wheat may be summed up pas follows: (1) Plow early and give khe land time to settle before sowing. 5f possible. (2) Use a roller and har frow to compact the late plowed land. (8) Where wheat is to follow a culti vated crop that is removed from the land, prepare the seed bed with a disk harrow. (4) Make a good seed bed. The increased yield will pay for the trouble. (5) Use a grain drill, using sound, plump, clean seed of one of the varieties recommended. (6) Make the soil fertile with manure or fertiliz ers applied judiciously where needed. (7) Use formaldehyde to prevent losses from smut. The State College of Agriculture has i just issued a bulletin on growing wheat and rye which is available for free I distribution.—(R. R. Childs, State Col lege of Agriculture.) MARKETING DEPENDS ON ANNUAL SUPPLIES Don’t Have To Buy Back Product* Sold At Beginning Of Season In disposing of his products the farmer should first answer the fol lowing questions: (1) Is the commod ity to be sold an actual surplus con sidering his annual needs? (2) Is it in condition to market? (3) When is the best time to sell? Influenced by the lure of high prices and the desire to hear the cash ’’Jin gle in his jeans,” the average farmer is often induced to sell not only the surplus products from his farm, but much that Is needed for home con sumption, Many farmers in this State sold corn at less than a dollar a bushel during the fall of 1916, and in less than six months bought it back for more than double that price. When there is no guarantee that each succeeding year’s crops will suf fice for its needs, it is the part of wisdom to conserve a little more than one would ordinarily expect to need for home use during the ensuing year. One of the most important factors in marketing farm crops is their prep aration for market. The Southern farmer is a rather shrewd buyer, but a somewhat inefficient salesman. Our principal money crop having been cot ton, we have not given much attention to the sale of other products, and, as a consequence, we have not learned how to prepare them for market. It Is true that there are a few special crops, such as peaches, which go on the market in good shape; but it has taken years to develop the peach growers in the matter of grades and standards. We must realize the im portance of quality and appearance in the sale of our products. A point seldom stressed in connec tion with farm business practice is the distribution of the sale of commodities throughout the year. To illustrate : Suppose we knew now that before an other cotton crop should be harvested there would be urgent need for thir teen million bales and that this year's crop would amount to only twelve mil lion. Under these conditions it would seem that the present crop could be harvested and sold immediately to a good advantage, but we have long since learned that, no matter how short the crop, It must be sold gradu ally if we expect good prices. Why is it we cannot realize that the same fundamental principle holds'true in the handling of other crops? The United States Bureau of Mar kets has in its employ over four hun dred men. the Georgia State College of Agriculture over a hundred. All of these are at your service.—(M. C. Gay, State College of Agriculture.) ATTENTION PUBLIC! I have just received a full line of Fall Goods, at which I bought be fore the prices advanced. I am going to give my customers the benefit of the Bargains. Call around and let us show you our stock before you buy. * PEARSON BARGAIN HOUSE I. I’ASSON, Prop. PEARSON, - . . GEORGIA Every Person Should Consider In The First Pface The ability to save is one of the very first rules in the game of success. In The Second Place Did you ever meet a successful man who at some time did not owe his success to liis cooperation with some Bank? Our success depends on your success. Think it over and start an account with Pearson Banking Company A Business Change I beg to inform the general public that I have bought the stock, fixtures, etc. of Pat terson’s Pharmacy and take this method of extending a cordial invitation to all oi the old as well as new customers to visit this store as you will always find a hearty welcome awaiting you whether you wish to make a purchase or not. It is our aim to carry a full line of every th ng usually kept in a first-class drug store. DEAN’S PHARMACY OLIVER DEEN, Proprietor EXCURSION ARES VIA. G. S. & F. Ry. To Atlantic Beach, Pablo Beach, Jacksonville and White Springs, Fia. Tickets at following round trip Excursion Fares; can be purchased from Tifton, Ga., via. G. S. & F. Ry. SEAS< )X TICKETS Sold Daily Atlantic Beach .$7.30 Pablo Beach * . ...$7,25 White Springs $4-75 WEEK-END TICKETS: Sold for Saturday trains and train No. 3, Sunday's limited Tuesday following date of sale. Atlantic Beach or Pablo Beach 54.6 A White Springs $3.30 FIFTEEN DAY-TICKETS: Sold daily, limited 15-davs from dalij of tsale. White Springs $3.80 SI'NDAV-ONLY TICKETS: Sold for G. S. & F. Ry. train No. 3, each Sunday morning, limited to return on train No. 4. date of sale. Jacksonville $3.00 White Springs _ $1.50 For full details as to schedules etc., call on W . FA Dodge, ticket agent, Tifton, Ga., or address J. W. JAMISON, T. P. A. or C. B. RHOEESS. P. A. MACON, GEORGIA