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made known on up plication.
A RESOLUTION.
Ilecognlzluc tile lad. Ilia' Up i.dn<
d coiplncllni' a . *«: apu: 1 on. <-a:
riel on so ns t make tatcli a cailliic c
lllcieiil, an iiossinln. flic inciiiinn's of tin
mth •' in -<■ lo .'ln trial
soclatlon, at a regular inectinc In lit ii
WnycroSH. May 27. adopted I In; lollowine:
ItcKolvrat, That the niemtiers of this At
dictation', liefrlnntnK October I. 19111. do ov
L-rythimr In tbclr potter to Imtueurale a
"paid 111 advance” policy for subscriptions.
It was also directed that notice ol this
action lie published by eaeli member ol
the Association continuously until such
day as Indicated. This notice Is gjven
with the hope that all subscribers will un
derstand that tills innovation In made
■icci sKiiry bj tin- unusual conditions now
prevailing in all parts of the country.
Tile Tribune in one < ieorgia nows
paper that does think is treason to
vote for either Howard, Shaw or
“Hunk'’ < 'ooper. The voter can lie
absolutely loyal to bis country by
easting his ballot for either one of
them.
Distinctive Americanism is well
illustrated in Hie rigid of the citi
zon to east an untrammelled ballot
in the selection . f file officials
charged with administering the
affairs of the government. Any
effort to abridge this right is the
beginning of anarchy. The watch
word should be ‘‘So far and no far
ther.”
If is a fact beyond contradiction
that the legislature, which adjourn
ed last week, measures far above
its immediate predecessors in the
matter of progressi veuess and fair
dealing. Every interest of the
State has received just recognition
at its hands, and the effort to ren
der tlie St ales i list i tut ions efficient
was as strong as its limited means
would permit.
S. (!. McLendon is a South (Icor-
gi a man, born and reared in Thom
asville, is of good report among
those who know him best, well
qualilic to till the oflico and would
make ail efficient Secretary of
State. lie has shown himself, in
the face of terrific bulldozing, In
lie a true and unselfish friend of
tlie people of Georgia. Why not
elect him Secretary of State, and
in some measure repay him for
steering us iway from “port rates.”
The burden of winning tlie wor’d
war is upon American shoulders,
and tlie first task of her people
should be to press on to victory;
Hie second task comes with peace,
the restoration of tlie industrial
interests and the adjustment of tlie
civil establishment upon the foun
dation laid by the fathers of this
.Republic. As trained men are nee
ossary to the accomplishment of
t lie first, just so trained men will
be necessary to perform tlie second
task! Tlie Tribune regrets that
strong men equipped statesmen,
are not finding their way to tin
l nited States' senate to engage in
this most important work. The
country needs Ren Hills and Joe
Browns for this difficult task, but
we are not getting them.
So far as the Tribune has heard
the question discussed Atkinson
county people are in favor of tak
ing no part in the selection of a
representative in the legislature
from Coffee county, it istruothoj
will be citizens and voters at the
time of tlie primary aud their right
to vote is not disputed, but the
candidate eliosen at the primary
will not be their representative
unless Atkinson should fail of rat
ification. Such a contingency is
hanky probable as nobody is try
ing to defeat it; if there is, it is
too feeble to get anywhere. Tin
legislature lias provided a re pro
sentative for Atkinson and all the
new counties, to be elected in Jan
nary so. as the Tribune sees it, it
would be a neighborly act to hands
off. But if some of the Atkinson
county citizens are going to vote,
then all should vote, and vote their
clean-cut convictions.
PEARSON TRIBUNE, PEARSON, GEORGIA, AUGUST 23, 1918
To Tribune Patrons
The Pearson Tribune has been
under tlie present management
dace May 15th, J 917. The owner
lias conducted it along plans and
policies of economy which fifty
cars of experience, off and on.
;as laugh! him would bring suc
lle is satisfied with the
• ross made in increasing its
b-culaiion and the foundation
ul b/i ‘■net ess. lie has put much
onsciciitious labor into it.
Notwithstanding all this the
.(Vernnient. through its War Ac-
vities Boa« 1, Ims taken charge of
l lie paper and will dielate its poli
for the remainder of (lie war.
!Is rules goes into effect Septem
ber 15fii, are imperative and
mist be obeyed regardless of
\ hut our experience has taught
us is best.
As to subscriptions, effective
• ictober Ist, all complimentary
pipers must be discontinued; ad
vertisers must be subscribers also
if they wish the paper for their
families —one copy can be sent to
advertisers to prove the insertion
of advertisements; discontinue
sending the paper to anyone
whose subscriptions have expired,
everybody must pay in advance to
get tlie paper. There is also a
.suggestion that the subscription
price of the paper be raised fifty
per cent ; this is not compulsory as
yet, and will not lie done until
this pok, >■ is changed. However,
in order to prevent any sort of
friction, the editor requests that
all subscribers in arrears and any
one who desires to receive the pa
per to send us a dollar promptly
by October Ist. A raise in the
subscription price may be forced
upon the paper at any time, and
you should take advantage of the
lower price.
Another order to be enforced
by the War Activities Board is
that no new publications shall lie
commenced until one year after the
war has ended, lienee, the Tribune
is the only newspaper the people
of Atkinson county can have for a
long time in the future. Its poli
ey will be to treat all sections of
the new county with courteous
impart iality, and the editor solicits
a w hole hearted support from all
sections.
As to advertising, a new r line
has also been forced upon the pa
per. Matter which the Tribune
has heretofore published free will
have to be paid for in fi t ire: such
as Cards of Thanks, Tributes of
Respect, obituaries other than
what the editor publishes as news,
special notices of meetings, etc.
Hie editor lias no discretion in
the matter.
Tlie object of all this is to con
serve news print paper, make the
newspapers more efficient and to
injure their prospects of success
as little as possible. It is just as
important to tlie welfare of the
country as the American Red
Cross, the Army V. M. C. A. and
the National Loans. The news
papers have been and will be used
by the government for publicity
purposes, just as it is using the
railroads for transportation pro
poses, until such time as they can
release them.
Let the people do their duty by
their newspaper.
A llomerville boy, Lieut. Seward
M. Smith, has been transferred to
Camp Taylor, Kentucky', and pro
moted to Battalion Adjutant. War
h;!d just been declared between
the Cnited States and Germany
when Lieut. Smith was graduated
from the University Law School at
Athens, where he also received
military training, lie came home
and prepared to open a-law office,
but suddenly changed his mind
md volunteered in the service of
his countly, went to a training
amp and soon received a Lieuten
mt s commission. He was recent
ly detailed to go to Chicago and to
take charge of a troop train, a most
responsible position in the army.
I he Tribune is glad to hear of his
promotion.
PRIVATE INSTRUCTION ON
Piano. Twelve half hour lessons
a month. $3.00.
Eugenia Allen,
WEEKLY WAR NEWS REVIEW.
The activity on the Western
battle front has been exceedingly
strenuous during the past week.
Field Marshal Foch, in com
mand of the entire Allied forces,
is pressing an offensive all along
the line, and giving the Germans
no rest nor opportunity for plan
ning an offensive. He has the
largest and best disciplined army
the Allies have had since the war
began, and is growing larger by
not less than 300,000 per month.
Considerable advances have
been made during the week, a
number of villages and thousands
of prisoners have been taken from
the Germans.
The morale of the enemy troops
is growing from bad to worse, and
many desertions are being report
ed. According to news received
it has become a frequent thing
that entire detachments, ranging
as high as 75 men, surrender to a
handful of Allied troops; these are
desertions, and they come across
in order to get food to stay their
hunger.
It is now given out as an en
couraging fact that the Allied
forces are not only superior to the
enemy on land and sea but in the
air, and that tons upon tons of de
struction are dropped on German
concentration camps and suppply
depots every day.
Much interest is centered upon
the eastern front, which has been
transferred from Western Russia
to \ ladivostok, a Siberian seaport
opposite to Japan.
At this jxirt have gathered
Russian, American, Japanese,
British and French troops, and
they —under the comnand of a
Japanese Major General —will be
subject to the authority of the
(‘z.eeho-Slovak government of Rus
sia. Those people seem to be the
most intelligent and conservative
of all the Russian factions, so
PROPER TREATMENT FOR OAT SMUT
Atlanta, Oa., AMwt—< Special )
The loose an at at a*U wkiok u
inon in Georgia nay -urn a greet
Of damage to the oat cro* under ty
vorabta weather roadltteea. la aena
ranee the lees fro at thie Aaeaae may
be from 10 per seat to SO per cent.
Since It ie to eaer to central there
Is no excuse tor plaeUfag untreated
seed and riiniag the risk of having dis
eased oata.
Formaldehyde Treatment
Take one ptat of omujeercte! few
maldehyde to 30 gaUma at water ;
place the seed in heaps an a tight
floor and sprinkls thoroughly with this
solution aa the seed are sheeeied beck
and forth so as to wet every grain;
cover the pile with sacks soaked in
the solution and leave for twe or three
hours and then spread eat to dry.
GEORGIA & FLORIDA RAILWAY
Schedule Effective July lit, 1918
Trains leave WlUacoochee for Dourlhh, H&zle
hurst. Vtdalla, Ntilliuore. Garfield, Ml He a.
Swainsboro. Mldvllle. KeynvlUe, Augusta
and intermediate points.
Trains leave WlUacoochee for Nashville, Adel.
Sparks, Moultrie. Valdosta, Madison, Fla.,
and intermediate points.
T. E. HARRIS, G. P. Agent, C. W. GREENE, Agt.,
Augusta, Ga. Willacoochee, Ga
Georgia Southern & Florida Ry.
EFFECTIVE MAY 12TH, 1918.
TRAINS LEAVE TIFTON:
7:25 a. m. —For Macon, connecting for points North.
12:25 p. m.— For Macon, connecting for points North.
12:55 a. m. — For Macon, through train for Atlanta, Cincinnati,
Chicago. “The Southland.”
1:10 a. m. —For Macon, through train for Atlanta, Nashville,
Chicago. “Dixie Flyer.”
6:17 a. m. —Local for Valdosta.
3:30 p, m. — For Valdosta, Jacksonville and Palatka.
4:40 a. m. —For Valdosta, Jacksonville and Palatka.
Shown as information to the public, not guaranteed.
J. W. JAMISON, C. B. RHODES,
Agent Pass. Traffic Department, General Passenger Agent.
MACON, - - GEORGIA.
Patronize Tribune Advertisers.
much so that Great Britain has re
cognized it. The Czechoslovaks
seem to be in earnest in disregard
ing the recent Russo-German trea
ty; it has not less than 150,000
men under arms, and comes nearer
giving promise of a stable demo
cratic government.
It now appears that the inac
tivity in Palestine, Mesopotamia
and Macedonia is due to the fact
that large numbers of seasoned
British and French troops have
been withdrawn from these fronts
for service in France and Belgium.
The sinking of Spanish merch
ant vessels by German submarines
have stirred that country to re
sentment, aud the German govern
ment has been notified that for
every vessel sunk a German vessel
in Spanish ports would be taken!
It seems to be the purpose of
the American government to place
.3,000,000 men in France by early
spring. To this end Secretary Ba
ker and his aides are bending
every energy. The allied policy
is to push the present offensive
without cessation until winter ai d
bad weather shall call a halt. All
during the winter, however, troop
movements w ill continue, and by
the time activity in the spring can
be resumed there will be a force of
trained men at hand to continue
the pressure toward Berlin.
The reader must not lose sigh!
of the fact that although it is ap
parent that Germany is weakening
and the morale of her troops is
bad, she lacks much of being “down
and out.” They may expect much
hard fighting before peace is forc
ed upon the world. The (ask is a
stupendous one and must be ac
complished with energy and pati
ence.
It is expected that Congress wil
soon extend the draft ages from 18
to 45. This will insure a force ol
at least 6,(KM),000 selective men foi
service whenever needed.
Caaiiae: The »«e<l ikMiU not be
Ml U ptM tM tun*. or the term I
ot the need map be
Mured It Ike aeed to to be lews
by bead hrMkui it way be (own
el ow» Patera oUeviag te dry. As
eves after drying Ike neede ate swollen
seanewbei. It u best le set tba m&
rbltte m w to plant enough Bar* seed
le make by to this swatted ooodlMon
ot the (rota.
Treat man* a# deed Wheat
It le n good ptea te treat ell teed
wheel with formaldehyde solution be
Twee planting it, ns this will' destroy
the spores eeasta* Ike slinking tikut
ot wheel, hi Creeling wheel.
ewer. «se only owe plat of formoldv
hyde te M (ekeae of water, otherwise
the method ef Creamiest Is the twe
as ter oats
No. 4 Daily 9:35 a. m
No. 6 Daily ex. Sunday..6:o3 p. m
No. 5 Daily 3:26 p. in
No. 7 Daily ex. Sunday..7:47 a. m
Walker On the Job?
Congressman Walker, in his announce
ment, says he has helped the President in
the vigorous prosecution of all his war aims
and policies, and that he feels that he should
stay at his post of duty at this time.
He regrets very much that he cannot
see the people of his district now, and asks
them to advance his candidacy in his absence.
He dated his announcement "Washing
ton, D. C., August 5, 1918,” and mailed it
from Washington, D. C., to prove to his
people that he is actually on the job. This
all sounds good but what are the facts?
Mr. Walker, after mailing his announce
ment immediately caught a train for Geor
gia and reached home before his announce
ment could be published. He has been away
from his post of duty from that day to this,
although nearly two weeks have elapsed.
Not only is he away from Washington, hut
he is trying to deceive the people he repre
sents.
"Oh, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practice to deceive.”
Wonder if this is a fair indication of the
way Mr. Walker staid on the job before the
date of his announcement? —Douglas En
terprise.
CONTROL HESSIAN FLY, SAYS
STATE BOARD OF ENTOMOLOGY
Atlanta, Ga., Augus*..—(Special.)—
“Plant wheat, but do not let the Hes
■ian Fly eat it up," says the Geor
gia State Hoard of Entomology.
Food crops are more Important than
ever, and every effort should be made
to get each acre to produce as much
ss possible, and not let 10 to 20 per
cent be destroyied by insects and plant
diseases.
The Hessian Fly, says the State
Board of Entomology, is one »f the
most destructive insects Georgia wheat
growers have to contend with. This
insect has been known to destroy from
10 to 75 per cent of a wheat field. This
damage may bo avoided without great
expense; hence the board urges upon
ail who are going to plant wheat this
fall, that they folkxw the suggestion*
given herewith;
The State Hoard of Entomology has
wwrked out the life history of the lies
elan Fly, and mode sowing experi
ments covering three y stars. There
are two broods of the Hessian Fly
each year The spring brood emerges
between February 21 aad March 23.
Ihe fall brood emerges betw-een Sep
tember 28 and October 30. Hessian
Flies were found flying In a field at
Ringgold. Ga., on October 23.
Date of Sowung.
The following valuable information
in avoiding the Hessian Fly was de
rived from sowing tests made as stat
ed: Wheat sown Septeiaber 28 at Ring
gold shewed 94.4 per ci-nt of plants
Infested on December 9. Wheat sown
At Ringgold October 2L- showed less
LOOK OUT FOR THE ARMY WORM!
Atlanta, Ga,, August.—(Special.)—
The army worm is now occurring in
different sections of the state on
young corn and other crops, says the
Georgia State Hoard of Entouioiogy.
Hence, it is important that a close
lookout be kept for it, and that treat
ment for control be applied ar the
first occurrence before it has a chance
to destroy the crop.
These worms can be easily con
trolled if the work is begun in time.
When they are advancing, efforts
should be made to check their prog
ress and prevent the infestation of
other fields. The remedy is simple
and inexpensive. The most satisfac
tory remedy is arsenate of lead.
The powdered form of arsenate of
lead should be employed in fighting
the army worm. It can be used at
the rate of one pound of arsenate of
lead to four pounds of air-slaked lime.
It should be applied by dusting it over
the crop attacked. A simple method
of applying it is by putting it in a
—JOB PRINTING—
Best Materials and Work. Come See what We Can Offer
Y cu In the Line of Commercial Stationery.
than 1 id r cent infested oa Decem
ber 9.
Wheat sown at Adairsville the some
year on October 2 showed 89.8 per
dent infested on December 12; while
wheat sown at the same place Ooto
ber 19 showed less than 1 par cent
of infestation on December 12.
Wheat sown at Pomona, Oa., o« Oc
tober o, showed 25 per cent of the
stalks infested on December 1L Wheat
sown October 24 at Pomona showed
no infestation at all on December 12.
From these tests and others cov
ering different years, it may be con
eluded that, as a rule, wheat sown
in North Georgia from October 24 to
October 30 will escape damage from
the Hessian Fly. In the southern part
of the state, the date for sowing
should be probably about seven to
ten days later. The proper time for
sowing will vary with the season.
As a general rule wheat sown Just
after the first killing frost will es
cape serious damage from the Hessian
Fly, provided that all of the volunteer
wheat is destroyed in the fall before
the flies emerge, or not later than
September 1.
Summary
To summarize, in order to avoid
damage from the Hessian Fly. we
would recommend:
Ist. Plant late, October 20th to Oc
tober 30th.
!nd. Burn the stubble of infested
fields, soon after the wheat is eut
3rd Plow under all volunteer
wheat not later than September L
4th Practice rotation of crops.
sth. Plant good seed on land w*ll
pre; ared and properly fertilized.
I w ashed out flour sack and shaking it
over the crop so that the dust will fail
j upon the leaves.
i rhe best time to dust is in the
early morning or late afternoon, but
satisfactory results can be obtained,
if application is made at any time
during the day.
Write for Bulletins
The Georgia State Board of Ento
mology is anxious to assist everybody
: in state w ho desires it, in the
! control of serious insect pests ana
pi nt diseases. Those needing such
on any Insects or diseases
which they do not kjiow how to con-
| trol, should write us for it
The board has ready for distribution
a circular on the Hessian Fly and its
control, and also a bulletin on the
control of the army worm.
Parties desiring these circulars er
bulletins, or information on any sub
ject along these lines, should write for
it to A. C. Lewis, State Entomologist.
Atlanta, Ga. -