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PEARSON TRIBUNE. I’ubllahed Weekly by Tribune Publishing Company. KernSier 11th District Press Association I!. r l'. ALLEN, Editor. X— Entered at the Ihwtolflce In I’earson. Georgia. •M mall matter til the aeccmd el ana. Subscription price, 81.00 a year In advance. ll is stated as a fact that hogs will not eat velvet, beans as long as they have access to other food. Look out over there, Bro. Free man, or that “frisky” will powder her nose again without you catch ing her in the act. Hon. W. <'. Wright, of Newnan, has been nominated to succeed Ifon. W. Adamson in Congress from the fourth Georgia district. He was not a candidate in the primary elect ion. Beading an exchange the other day, saw a letter from a soldier lauding the Army Y. M. <’. A. be cause he could buy anything from the Manager on a credit. Is this the old Army Suttlcr under a new name? Faith without works is dead. The members of the Atlanta Tab ernacle Baptist church devoted last Saturday night praying for actual money to relieve their prop erly from debt. If that is all they do —well t Every section of the country is complaining of a scarcity of salt. If tin 1 famine continues the people will have to resort to the plans adopted in tin- eighteen-sixties — manufacture it from the waters of t lie briny deep. The newspapers are saying, “Not this time, Mr. Candler," and he will do well lo heed the advice. It appears (hat unite two thirds of the rural newspapers are leaning toward, if not actually espousing thy cause of the lion. William .1. Harris. Many youngsters are "champing the bits" in their eagerness for the Yuletide season to dawn on them. Some of them are already setting off their little stock of fireworks. Tlie Tribune wishes for all of them a real lmpp.v time and freedom from accident. Bro. Flanders, of theOcilla Star, says “chitterlings” are a favorite dish with him. Sad to state that the butcher failed to fill his last order for the f. d. because, in his hurry, he made a mistake in spell ing it, vi/.., "chittlins.” Well, sor ry for his disappointment. The contribution basket lias been passed around in this vicinity so much lately that the Tribune hesitated asking for a Christmas offering for the poor children of the community. However, I’earson people have never forgotten the poor during the happy Yuletide season, and w ill not now. Some one lias truthfully said: "The happiest people in the world are those who keep out of debt, out of polities, out of office, shun notoriety, make an honest living by honest means, humbly serving tlie living God, quietly pursue the even tenor of their way and neg lect no Opportunity to do good to their fellow men." That congress has adjourned for the holidays is pleasing both to the people and their public serv ants, the congressmen. Both get a rest from thinking about great questions of national importance— such as the conservation of cloth in the building of women's dresses, how to win the war with money, and how to hoodwink the country press into printing something for nothing. The Tribune is patriotic, but of the opinion there is much silliness in high places. Happy Yuletide Season. The year 1917 is fast hastening to its close. Tomorrow begins the regular holidays of the joyous Christmas time, and ushering in the new year. The little people have been awaiting its arrival and the annual visit of Santa Claus —the ancient gentleman, with long white beard, who is so generous with gifts and good cheei —with much anxiety and not a little curiosity. The grown folks have been look ing forward to il as a time of re laxation from their year's labors, straighten out the ledger of the old year, draw a balance sheet and freshen up for the work of the new year that is just ahead of them. Continuing the time-honored custom the Tribune will notap pear next week. Editor, printers and office boy will go on a strike for fun, take a respite from labor, and get all the joy possible out of the occasion in accordance with their several peculiar notions. The Tribune will next appear under date of January 4, 1918. The Tribune, at the beginning of the "Ilappy Yuletide Season," expresses the sincere wish that all its patrons and friends may enjoy the incoming holidays free from care and sorrow; that their several retrospects of the old year bring tlieir minds no pangs of bit terness or regret; that they can instinct ively join in the psalm, “Peace on earth, good will to men." Finally, A Merry Christinas and a Happy New Year to one and all ! Election of Officers The local Camp of the Woodmen of the World elected officers last Tuesday night. The officers eh os on are: Henry O'Brien. C. C. L. L. McNeal, A. L. .1. It. McNeal, Banker. Ivey McNeal, Clerk. T. G. Hamilton, Escort,. J. M. Roberts, Watchman. O. T. Hawkins, Sentinel. J. E. Lee, Auditor. il. P. Smith, Camp Physician. The Tribune is pleased to learn that this secret beneficiary order is growing in popularity in the community and that it is rapidly adding to its membership. Kaplan’s Minstrels This troupe of merry makers gave a performance here Wed ties day night. It is exclusively a ne gro troupe managed by white men. The repertoire was unobjectionable and well rendered, in the negroes' inimical laugh producing style. The music was good, the dancing excellent, the singing was mirth provoking. All in all, it is a real good show of its kind, and would be better patronized should it come tli is way again. Letters to Santa Claus Dear Santa Claus: lam a little boy 9 years old. I go to school and learn fast. 1 like my teacher fine. 1 want you to bring me some apples, oranges, ba nanas, nuts and some airgun shot. Please do not forget my little brother, Bennie, bring him a toy train and some fruit. So goodby. Lay Corbett. XXX Dear Santa: Pleas bring me a new dross like sister’s and some fruit, for 1 have been a good girl and learn fast in school. Your little Beulah M.vixok. xxx Dear Santa Claus: 1 want you to bring me a ring and a necklace, and some fruit and candy. I am a little girl 7 years old. Igo to school every day. 1 like my teacher fine. So goodby, Jauxita Corbett. XXX Dear Santa Claus: 1 want you to bring me a doll and a go-cart, and some oranges, apples and candy. Bring my lit tle brother Bennie some toys to play with. So goodby, Muriel Corbett. PEARSON TRIBUNE, DECEMBER 21, 1917 Your Income Tax. Jn a communication received by this paper Collector of Internal Revenue A. O. Blalock announces that a federal income tax official will be sent into this county on Jan. 14, 1918, and will be here un til Jan. 26. He will have his office in courthouse in Douglas and will be there every day ready and willing to help persons subject to the income tax make out their returns without any cost to them for his services. How many in come tax payers will there be in Coffee county? If you can guess how many married persons living with his wife or husband w ill have net incomes of S2OOO, or over, and how many unmarried persons will have net incomes of SIOOO, or over this year, then you know. The Collector of Internal Revenue es timates there will be 600 taxpay ers in this year. Returns of income for the year 1917 must be made on forms pro vided for the purpose before March 1, 1918. Because a good many people don't understand the law and won't know how to make out their returns, the government is sending in this expert to do il for them. But the duty is on the taxpayer to make himself known to the government. If he doesn't make return as required before March I lie may have to pay a penalty ranging from S2O to SIOOO, pay a fine or go to jail. So if you don’t want to lake chances on go ing to jail, you better call on the income tax man. If you are not sure about being subject to the tax, be* ter ask hiiuand make sure. Whether you see the income tax man or not, you must make return if subject to tax. ‘Of course, persons resident in other counties may, if they want to, come and see the income tax man who will be at courthouse. The collector suggests that ev erybody start figuring up now his income and expenses so as to be ready with the figures when the expert arrives. Expenses, how ever, don't mean family expenses, money used to pay off the princi pal of a debt, new machinery, buildings, or anything like that. They mean what you spend in making your money —interest, taxes paid, hired help, amount paid for goods sold, seed, stock bought for feeding, rent (except for your dwelling), etc. income includes about every dollar you get. Progress of The War. The news from the ban tie front this week has been very meagre. I'here seems to have been little or no lighting anywhere. The British in Palestine seems to be content for the present with the capture of the ancient city of Jerusalem. Nothing concerning the Palestine has been heard from that sector since that event. On the Mesopotamia front all is quiet. No tidings from that front in two weeks. In Russia all is chaos. It is hard to tell what are the real de velopments there. The Bolsheviki keeps the public informed of its peace movements, but its effort to enlist the Entente Allies has met no response except that Russia "must be saved for Democracy." On the Italian front the Teuton are making a desperate effort to turn the Italian left flank but are making no progress. They are con fronted by sturdy British and French divisions that easily out class them. On the British and French front the activity is confined to artillery engagements. The Germans are reported as feeling the western line to discover a weak point at which to make their next drive. Announces Engagement Mrs. M. A. liieketson announces the engagement of her daughter, Lula, to Mr. J. A. Pressly, a prom inent young business man of Mont gomery, Ala. Owing to the fact that Miss Lula is bound by a eon tract to teach in the high school at Stockton for the 1917 18 session the marriage lias been mutually postponed. KILL mUi AND WOMEN Massacred in North Sea Battle by the Germans. Norwegian Papers Tell of Attacks on Lifeboats and Firing on White Flags. London.—An appalling story of cold blooded massacres by Germans of the crews of British North sea convoys in a recent .battle is told by the Norwe gian papers. The Tlilenstegn said the German cruisers were observed at six o’clock In the morning and were thought to be British vessels, but at seven o’clock, when there was more light, they sud denly began shooting and the convoy was terrified to see the British de stroyer at the stern of the convoy be gin to sink, although It fought to the end. The German cruisers, after signaling the vessels to stop, advanced on each side of the convoy, which they swept with all their guns at a range of less than two hundred yards. The German destroyers came np and helped to spread death and destruc tion on the defenseless ships, shells falling thick and fast. Tlie Germans were not content to sink the ships, but shelled the lifeboats, and every living thing coming their way was merci lessly slaughtered. The survivors owed their lives to the high sea which was running, making the boats a diffi cult murk. In the midst of the massacre an other British destroyer came up and Immediately attacked, but was soon sunk In the unequal struggle. TJhe Ger man flotilla then cruised backward and forward along the siuking steamers, pouring a fresh and terrible ruin of shells at a range of 100 yards. One shell went through the Swedish ship Wlrndar, exploding In the life boat on the other aide and killing ail Its occupants, fourteen men and throe women. The other lifeboat rowed back to rescue the captain and two waitresses from the wreck. A shell struck the boat and killed five of the occupants, only the mate escaping by swimming. The Wlrndar was a mass of flames and the two girls Jumped Into the sea. The eaptuln was saved by clinging to wreekuge. As the two young women were sinking an English ship hoisted the white flag. The answer of the Germans was a shot which killed both girls. Twelve men of another ship had Just got Into the lifeboat when a shell killed them all. SOME CAMOUFLAGE TIT Sarg can be all peevish, ' j Or th’ Cap kick up a row. But we forget them troubles When the bugle blows for chow. We got the greatest cookee In all th’ camps I’ll vow-. Y’oughta see the way that He cun camouflage th’ chow. Tho’ beans Is beans most anywhere, You'd never know 'em now'. I'll tell th’ world that prunes taste fine When th’ boys line up for chow. Sometimes a fellow’s homesick. But It’s a wonder, how It smothers all your worries When th' cookee hands out chow. NEW TYPHOID SERUM FOUND Entente Forces In Salonlkl Virtually Free of Disease, Say Health Authorities. London. —It Is announced that the health and sanitary condition of the entente forces in Salonikl are better than ever before. There is no epi demic, no plagues and no typhoid. In the suppression of typhoid use has been made of a new serum based on oil, which has given very satisfac tory results. A French army report estimates that for the whole French army the average number of typhoid cases has been reduced to less than thirty. Estranged Forty Years. Findley, Oat. —William A. Mellen, aged sixty-nine, of Lima, and Miss Sa rah E. Rhodes, aged fifty-six. of this city have been married here. They were lovers 40 years ago, but became estranged. In the meantime Mullen had twice mai-rled. Miss Rhodes never forgot her first love, and recently met him for the first time since they part ed. Past differences were soon patched up and proposal, acceptance and mar riage soon followed. PEARSON TRIBUNE PUBLISHED WEEKLY B. T. ALLEN, ~ Editor SUBSCRIPTION: SI.OO a Year 50c Six Months If you receive a sample copy, it is an invitation for you t" subscribe. You will find The Tribune a newspaper worthy of your patronage. ADVERTISING RATES: 15c for single column inch each insertion. Reading no tices, in regular type, 5c per line. In black type 8c a line. JOB PRINTING Every description of printing done at lowest price ’n keeping with the high prices of material used. AGrerd Line of o&dep®M! today WILL BE FOUND AT PEARSON GROCERY CO. WHEN IN TOWN Gome in and inspect my line of Boy’s Youth’s and Men’s Suits. Children’s Misses and Ladies’ Coat Suits. Also a fresh shipment of Dress Goods, Shoes and Hats for Misses and Ladies H. L. Lankford Every Person Should Consider In The First Place Ihe ability to save is one of the very first j 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 bis co-operation with some Bank? Our success depends on your success. Think it over and start an account with Pearson Banking Company THE CITY CAFE T. KIRKLAND. J’ropr. Tables Supplied With the Best MEUS *T ALL HOURS REASONABLE RATES Up-To-Date Grocery Store Run in Connection YOUR PATRONAGE WILL BE APPOIATEO