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PEARSON#! RIBUNE YOL. 3—NO. 31 COFFEE COUNTY News Items Gathered from Various Sources There is plenty of game in Cof fee county this season, which opened Tuesday, but you had bet ter procure a license from game warden, T. J. Wells, before ventur ing out to kill any of it. According to an advertisement published by Sheriff Tanner in the Enterprise, Clem Davis of Willa eoochee and the Union Pharmacy at Douglas, hold license from the United States to deal in whisky, beer, etc., in Coffee county. Two marriages of interest to the young people of Axson were those of Miss Lena Sears, of Millwood, and Mr. Lonnie Davis, a son of Judge M. I>. Davis, of Axson, and Miss Julia Boone and Mr. Willie Adams, both living near Axson. Both couples are excellent young jK'ople and the Tribune joins their numerous friends in wishing them long lives and much happiness. The spunky little city of Nich olls entertained the Eleventh l)is trict Knights of Pythias meeting last Tuesday. The program for the meeting included addresses by Grand Chancellor Joseph D. Smith, of Barnesville; Supreme Represen tative, B. P. Brantley, of Black shear: Past Grand Chancellor, Clifford Walker, of Atlanta, and Grand Keeper of Records and Seal, W. H. Leopold, of Savannah. The meeting was an interesting one. The Coffee county fair has been, pronounced a big success, but all arc agreed that the finest display —the one that means the most to the future of Coffee and Atkinson ceunties —was the three thousand or more school children admitted to the grounds on Tuesday. The Tribune feels an abiding interest in t hese young people and proud of the effoits being expended to give them an education that will fit them for tliedutiesof life. Solo mon, the wise man, advises that we “Receive knowledge rather than choice gold,” and the Tri bune passes the admonition on to the school children of (toffee coun ty. A number of Xicholls citizens have organized and applied for letters of incorporation under the name and style of “Planters'Ware house Company,” and will build a large tobacco warehouse. The capitol stock is $5,000, with tin 1 privilege of increasing to $15,000. The company will engage, not withstanding the building is to be a tobacco warehouse, primarily for the purpose of handling next sum mer’s tobacco crop, in a general brokerage business, handling and dealing in farm products and sup plies, and will operate in connec tion with the State Market Bu reau. Something of this kind is needed in Pearson and in every town and city, where the farmers can keep in touch with the mar kets and get the best prices for their products. When the farm ers prosper the entire commercial world prospers, and vice versa. PIEDMONT INSTITUTE j In the Breezy Metropolis of South Georgia I 1 aim mmm Offers thorough business courses. -*■- -ver Rare teachers, delightful locations, splendid opportunities •«*■ -**• •*► Boy Scouts for younger students. Christian spirit thru all. -tie ———— For further particulars address —— ——— M. O. CARPENTER, Pres. Waycross, Ga. Editor Ricketson, of the Coffee County Progress, has recovered from the injuries received in the automobile collision a short time ago. The only trace left is an ug ly scar under his left eye, which has about healed. Ira Ricketson, who is now on the police force at Douglas is not much the worse for his duel with the blind tiger, Hutchinson. His injury was only a slight flesh wound near the wrist of his right arm. Hutchinson was made to give up 43 pints of whiskey and a Ford car. The November term of Coffee superior court opened Monday for a two weeks session. The grand jury was organized with Hon. E. 1). Douglas, of Xicholls, as fori' man. The calendars, civil and criminal, are composed entirely of business transferred to it from the defunct City Court of Douglas, ex cept that all divorce cases on the superior court docket were given the right-of-way on Monday after noon. The court will be unable to dispose of more than one-third of the cases on the civil calender dur ing the week and; it is understood, next week will be devoted entirely to misdemeanor'-casesappearing on the criminal docket . Coffee county, the Tribune is informed from the Department of Animal Industry, with seventy eight other counties, nearly all of which is in South Georgia, is tin der the ban of cattle tick quaran tine. I’mler a recent act of the legislature, which becomes effect ive with the beginning of the new year, cattle dipping becomes com pulsory. This brings up the ques tion of facilities. People without facilities cannot dip their cattle, and many of them are not finan cially able to provide the necessary vats. There area number of private ly owned vats in the 900 square miles of Coffee county, and these are widely separated. To accom plish tick eradication in Coffee county not only should these pri vately owned vats be open to the public but many others provided at public expense for the use of the public. The county treasury is depleted; what can be done about the matter? H. G. HARDING & CO. Byron, Ga., April 11, 1917. Old Kentucky MTg. Co., Paducah, Ky. Gentlemen: 1 had cholera in my herd of hogs recently and begun feeding the B. A. Thomas’ Hog Cholera Cure and stopped losing my hogs at once. I was losing from four to five each night until I began the use of this preparation. I raise about 300 head of hogs per year and never expect to be without your remedy. Yours very truly, 11. G. Hardison & Co. Sold by Pearson Hardware Store. PEARSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 10IT TWO IMPORTANT MEETINGS STATE BAPTIST CONVENTION. The Georgia Baptist Convention, which held its 1917 session at Newnan, adjourned Thursday night after a most harmonious and busy session. All the reports showed denomi national interests in the state were in a healthy condition. Among the most important mat lei's which claimed the attention of the convention was missionary work among the soldiers; in this critical period of their lives the soldiers need more than all things else that the gospel be preached tO t Ill'll). In providing 144 chaplains for the army the result is there are 53 Catholics, 34 Methodists, Hi Baptists, 8 Presbyterians, 4 Epis copalians and 39 scattered among till' other denominations. The war department did this. 'the Convention endorsed the work of missions to the soldiers and will appeal to the churches for a great contribution to carry on the work. Many Baptist preachers, seeing the great opportunity to preach Christ to the soldiers, have re signed pastorates and given up other important work in order that they could preach to the sol diers and endeavor to lead them to Christ. Notably among the number is Dr. T. W. Calloway, who resigned the pastorate of the wealthy Tabernacle Baptist church of Macon, with a large salary, and is now engaged in preaching the Christ to the soldiers at Camp Wheeler, not knowing what his financial support will be. Here is a work that calls for our pray ers and our strongest financial help, x x x SOUTH GEORGIA CONFERENCE. The nine young preachers ap plying for admission into the con ferenee were accepted and will be given work. Only one of these, Leroy l’ilcher, was from the Way cross district. Six young preachers, including Carey M. Infinger who was raised in Douglas, were given Elders or ders. Norman S. Camp, of Forsyth, and \V r . C. McGill, of Butler, sur rendered their credentials aud re tired from the Methodist minis try. The case of Dr. Ed. F. Cook took an unexpected turn when he requested that he be located, which was done. The conference refused to place him as leader of missions at Moody Institute, at Chicago, and insisted that he ac cept work in the conference. lie has declined to work in the con ference and his being located will practically eliminate his influence in the conference. I). A. Lastin ger was also located at his own re quest. Judge Levi O’Steen, of Douglas, was one of the lay membeas chos en as a delegate to the general conference. The appointments were read out Monday night. Those for the Waycross district are as follows: E. F. Morgan, presiding elder; Alma Circuit, F. A. Ratcliffe; At kinson Circuit, to he supplied by H. C. Griffin; Blackshear, J. B. Webb; Broxton Circuit, J. P. Dick inson; Brunswick First Church, L. J. Ballard;Brunswick McKendree, N. 11. OI instead; Douglas, B. E. Whittington; Folkston Circuit, J. W. Walker; Glenmore Circuit, to be supplied by H. G. Vanisaral; Granberry Circuit, to be supplied by J. A. Cook; Hinesville Circuit, W. J. Cburehwell; Homerville Cir cuit, John S. Sharp; Jesup, J. M. Lovett; Ludowici Circuit, M. W. Meeks; Merslion Circuit, A. A. PROGRESS OF THE WAR. The past week lias been replete with stirring events along the bat tle front in Europe and Asia. British troops in Mesopotamia are pressing on towards Constan tinople, while those in Palestine are rapidly encircling the ancient city of Jerusalem. Neither army is meeting wit li any decided re sistance. Efforts to save Jerusa lem from a bombardment is being made in all the warring countries. The Italians are making a de termined and successful stand on the Piave river, and so far have prevented the enemy from cross ing. A division of Austro-Ger mau troops crossed at a point above Zenson, but the Italians threw them back into the river, liayonetted, drowned and killed; ijb fact, complately obliterated the entire force. The Italian right flank is being ably defended, and all the efforts by the Austro Ger mans to get in the Italian rear from this direction has failed. Gen. Haig’s British army has smashed the German line from St. Quentin to the Scarpe river, ad vancing five miles on a front of thirty-five miles. The Germans were taken entirely by surprise and never sufficiently recovered to prevent the British from com pletely establishing themselves in the new lines. The British losses were much smaller than that of the Germans. French activity, save periodical bombardments, is very slight. Close observation of German movements are being kept anil all attacks promptly repulsed. The new French cabinet, under the leader ship of M. Clemenceau, has re solved to redouble the efforts to whip <iermany. Nothing of importance trans pired along the American front beyond brisk cannonading. An incident is fold of a woolly pup straying from the German trenches nearby into the American t renches in search of food. Helms been adopted by the Americans and is known as a German-American without the hyphen, lie is a German prisoner that will never see Germany any more. Tlii' latest from East Africa is (hat the allied British and Portu guese forces have swept if clean of Germans. It is now conceded that Russia and Houmania are out of the war for the present and, perhaps, for the remaining period of the war. Russian efforts to secure a separ ate peace is unavailing, the Kaiser has refused to discuss peace terms with the peace party so long as White; Nichols Circuit, G. J. Ty ler; Patterson Circuit, L. R. Pil cher; Pearson Circuit, O. B. Talley; St. Mary’s Circuit, L. C. Gray, T. B. Kemp, supernumerary; Town send and Darien,.!. E. Barnhill: Waresboro Circuit, M. B. Boykin; Waycross, First Church, C. A. Jackson; Waycross, Trinity, W. E. Arnold; Waycross, Deenwooil, to be supplied by G. R. Smith; Way cross Mission, to be supplied by W. C. Rahn; WhiteoakCircuit, W. W. Hill; Woodbine Circuit. R. F. Owen; Missionary to Korea, James W. Hitch. Former pastors at Pearson have been provided with work, viz: Rev. Moody Booth, Willacooehce, in the Valdosta district’ Rev. 'l' A. Mosley, Washington circuit, in Macon district; Rev. E. L. Pail rick, Eureka Circuit, in Savannah district. Rev. N. T. Pafford will go to Blakely in the Americas district, anil Rev. B. A. Pafford to Wood - land circuit in the Columbus dis trict. The 1918 meeting will be at A’aldosta. SOUTH GEORGIA News of Our Neighbors Told in Short Paragraphs For tin' accommodation of their pat rous the several banks at Bruns wick will be open one hour from 7 to 8 o’clock, on Saturday nights. Dr. J. L. Walker, whose friends posted his entrance fee in the race for Mayor of Waycross, declines to run and leaves the field to S. T. Wright. E. J. Berry, C. W. Parker and D. T. Cowart. Mr. Sam 11. Rountree, farm demonstrator for Charlton coun ty, is to be married in the near fut.uie to Miss Marie A. Galloway, of Camilla. The wedding has been announced by the young lady's fat her. The Woman’s Fair of Thomas county is being held in Boston in stead of Thomasville. The reason is t he City Council of Thomasville had granted license to a carnival to be in that city on the dates se lee ted for the fair. Plucky wom en! The mill of the Brandon Lum ber Co., at St. Marys has been sold to the Bertha Mining Co. This deal insures the extension of the Atlantic, Waycross and Nor them railroad five miles west of Kingsland, in the direction of Folkston, in order to reach the Mining Company's recent timber purchase. At the- recent term of Camden superior court Sheriff Higgin botham obtained an order from Judge High,smith authorizing him to destroy about 400 quarts of "liquid devilment” that had ac cumulated on his hands. The stuff was promptly poured upon the ground. He has on hand also an assortment of cars which will Ik' confiscated and sold to pay costs. the i(resent unsettled political conditions exist. This situation may mean that Russia will have no separate peace fora long time if at all. II is definitely stated that Russia is now controlled by the Cossacks who arc opposed to a separate peace. A perceptible falling off of sub marine activity Is reported. This may result from an inability to secure men to man the undersea craft. A dispatch states that there was a desperate food riot in Ber lin last Sunday. Both sides used fire arms and knives freely, and thenuinber of killed and wounded are appalling. In the southern training camps, especially in Georgia, there are epidemics of measles anil pneu monia and quite a number of cas ualties are reported. This con dition has been attributed to va rious causes —one because of a lack of winter clothing and over coats. The Tribune attributes it to the indiscretion of the men themselves, and for the same rea son that pneumonia is prevalent throughout middle and South Georgia. Lax discipline prevail at the camps and the young men are permitted to roam around at will amid the night air. Such conduct is not conducive to health. However, the Tribune has here tofore attributed this condition to the fact of lack of changing of clothes. The men are taken out for drill and exercise until they be come hot and wet with perspira tion and when turned loose they soon become chilled. They should have changing of underwear and be required to exchange the wet for dry apparel. # 1.00 A YEAR The Folkston canning plant has shipped two carloads of canned sweet potatoes to market, anil are now eagerly awaiting the result of sales. An effort was made by an un known fire-bug to burn an Alma business block last Tuesday night. The fire was set under a wooden stairway between two stores, but it, went out before making much headway. Solicitor-General \V. F. Slater, of the Atlantic circuit, will be in the race for congress in the first district regardless of who or how many may run. Of course, lion. J. W. Overstreet, the incumbent, will try to succeed himself. Not exceeding one-fourth of the Sea rsland cotton crop of South Georgia has been marketed. The farmers are in podtion to hold it and are “bulling” the market. Some say they will sell at 75c. per pound, and it is expected to go to that price next week. It is stated that game is more plentiful in Ware county this sea son than usual. This not only ap plies to partridges, hut squirrels, rabbits, raccoons a., . opossums as well. The open season began last Tuesday and will continue until the first of March, 1918. Charlton county farmers have raised enough provisions to feed their families and some to spare. They don’t have to take their money out of the bank to buy their supplies of flour, coffee, etc., they just carry some of the produce from their farms and ex c liange them for what they want. An effort was made one night last week, by a gang of robbers, to crack the safe of the Bank of Ock lochonee, in Thomas county. En trance to the building was made by prying open the front door. The vault door knob was knocked off, three efforts made to blow open the door with explosives but failed. The party had traveled in an auto and could not be trailed. The Elks lodge room, a beauti liful t.wo story structure in Way cross, has been accepted as a Red Cross, home, and the Red Cross flag floats from above its portals. Mrs. T. J. Gurr, the well-known principal of the Quarterman street school, will be the instructress. It is open to all who desire to take training in the surgical dressing course. Since the hunting season opened there has been reported two acci dental shootings. J. H. Tankersly of Darien was shot in the shoulder aud seriously wounded. He had leaned his gun against a fence and was in the act of climbing over — the fence went down anil in some way the gun was fired off. Dr. W. Q. Garter, a dentist of Odum, was shot in his right-arm and wrist as he was iu the act of removing his gun from his buggy. The Beasley Contracting Com pany. of Savannah, has asked for a franchise from the commissioners wf Camden county, Ga., and Nas sau county, Fla., to build and operate a toil bridge over the St. Marys river at Wilds Landing on tlic Dixie Highway. The Camden county commissioners has granted a franchise conditioned that the Nassau county commissioners ap prove the project. These coun ties will have an option of buying the bridge at the expiration of five years,