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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-05-20
A Plea For Broader Education

One of the most hopeful indica,
tions in the educational affairs OF
Georgia in recent years is the in
terest manifested Of late in the
question Of compulsory education
will broaden the influence OF edu-
cation in Georgia by bringing with
in the sphere OF the schools a vast
number of children who are now
without the advantages that only
an education can give.
The consideration Of q bill to
provide for compulsory education
in Georgia has been greatly hinder
ed by the claim that the negro
child is a menace in this particular.
But when the word of such men as
Governor-E Elect Harris and State
Commissioner Of Education Brit
tan are given that tins IS no longer
to be regarded as. q menace, the
people Of Georgia should be salts
fed.
No class Of people in Georgia
should feel more interest III COM
pulsory education than the far
mers. Probably eighty per cent Of
the children OF the state are educat-
ed in rural schools, 1t is these
schools that will be benefited by
compulsory education, Let the
people of Lee county and Of Geor-
gia realize this fact clearly and they
will be ready to lend all possible
influence toward the framing and
passage of a bill to provide COM
pulsory education in the state.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-05-20
Pull Together and Phil For You
Home Town

Enthusiasm is a powerful force.
1t is what makes towns and coun-
ties grow. 1t is what is needed to
make Leesburg and Lee county
grow.
Leesburg and Lee county are
growing and improving, but, there
is room for more growth and inn
provement. A more active, united
public spirit is one thing that is
badly needed.
A live town is sure to have live
merchants and business men.
Live merchants and business men
are sure to advertise. Now do
Leesburg merchants advertise as
they should? If they did would mt
we have liver and more progress
sive town here?
The Journal wants to prove Of
the greatest possible service to the
town and county in every way, but
we need cooperation in this work
The merchants and business men
should aid us in every possible
way. Ne are anxious to help
boost business now and always.
Have you tried advertising tomake
things 81 better2
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-05-20

1t is gratifying to observe that a
great many German Americans
severly condemn Germany for the
barbarous act in sinking the Lusi-
tania without giving any warning
or time for the passengers and crew
to launch and enter the life boats.
Still there are many Germans, the
hyphenated Americans, who gloat
over the act just as the savage bar
barians did two thousand years ago
when women and children were
slaughtered the same as the SOL
diers. Any American citizen of
German blood who approves of the
sinking Of the Lusitania is unwor-
thy 10 live under the stars and
stripes that wave oyer the land of
the brave and home Of the Tree.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-05-20

Y dollar will buy twenty nickel
smokes, and you'll puff them all
away within week or less. And
that same dollar would buy an
encyclopaedia of knowledge if in
vested in a subscription to this
paper. Mount little higher on
the ladder, brother, and toss us a
plunk,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-05-20

The queerest political plank ever
incorporated into platform in
Georgia is that of c. B. Scott and
L. d. Tonge, who are running for
city council in cambridge. It
calls for the public distribution at
the expense of the city Of two
pounds of fresh meat daily to
every family in Bainbridge.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-05-20

The merchants who advertise in
The Journal wart the people Of
Lee county to do their trading in
Leesburg. They have the goods
and are not ashamed to ask you to
come see for yourself.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-05-20

Mexicans are doubtedless Won.
dering just what type of New
Yorker Huerta is preparing to be-
come-a financial operator, u plain
citizen or a gunman.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-05-20

Justice Hughes further enhances
his reputation for wisdom by his
determination to let well enough
alone.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-05-20

Our sympathies go forth to the
lady petitioner who accuses her
husband of carousing with other
women. Every right-minded man
viii do his carousing at home.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-05-20

British Cabinet to act on Ii
quor, !" which, OF course, is better
than to haye liquor act on the Brit
ish cabinet.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-05-20

Girls are said to excel men in
making war munitions, their life
long experience with powder Civ.
ing them special skill.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-05-20

Champ Clark says the idea that
any American boy can be Presi-
dent is wrong, How about it Mr..
Bryan.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-05-20

The last thing wise politician
needsisa course Of instruction IN
ready letter writing.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-05-20

1t begins to look as though the
biggest to be made in the present
war will be by Uncle Sam for keep
inP out of it.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-05-20

"A Missouri news item reports
hail stones over 8 inches in dame
ter but we'd prefer to be shown.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-05-20

Heated discussion of 1912 war
booze instills a desire to partake Of
the evidence.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-05-20

Anyhow. our enlarged trade with
iceland makes nice summer read
ing.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-05-20

No contributions will be considered
unless written plainly upon only one
side Of the paper and writer's name
furnished the Editor. We assume nc
responsibility Tor views expressed IN
communications.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-05-20

4 BUSINESS FIRM who is
not public spirited enough to
spend a few. dollars with the
local paper, asking the public
for their patronage, and quot
ing prices on their goods, does
not deserve the patronage Of
the buying public. The man
who advertises is the one who
escapes the bankrupt courts.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-05-20

Advertising rates reasonable and
viii be furnished upon application All
bills for advertising muct be paid by
the 9th Of each month To insure fll-
ture insertion.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-05-20

Obituary notices, cards OF thanks,
resolutions Of sympathy and all SINH
lar notices, other than those given
In the paper as news items, must be
paid for at the rate OF five cents per
printed line.
The Seward gateway., 1915-07-22
TURKS SEEKING PEACE
 ARE NEARING GENEVA
GERMANS NEAR WARSAW.

BERLIN, July 22-Our army is now attacking the fortified city of NOvO GeOrgevSk the NiStula river less than twenty miles from Warsaw In another quarter our artillery is Sheng the outer defenses of the Polish capital and its fall is predicted within fortnight We have closed in on all sides and still closing more tightly our hold on the defenders of the city One of the most important of our successes is the capture of the city of OStrOenka which was entered by troops yesterday This city is to the northeast of Warsaw and the river Narew which runs through flows down to the Visua so giving us a splendid means of transportation It was strongly fortified but fortified Russian positions now fall easily into our possession
 By dropping directly south from OShoenka we can threaten the rear of the Warsaw defenders unless they decide to retreat quickly which they reported to be doing already In the south and west our successes con-
 nue in an unbroken ne while in the north we are carry ing all before us So serious has the situation become for the enemy along the south shores of the Baltic that the Russian archives have been removed from Riga to Pero grad in anticipation of the fall of the first named city Our capture of Windau makes the capture of Riga itself seem imminent After PetrOgrad and Odessa 1t IS the greatest shipping port of Russia and the capital of E yonia It has population of more than quarter of million and would give perfect base for operations along the rest of the Baltic coast towards PetrOgrad itself
The Seward gateway., 1915-07-22
GERMANS SHELL OUTER OFFENCES OF WARSAW
a : * * * :: * * * .: < {" # ALL-ALASKA REVIEW TO * % BE READY ON MONDAY. <

The third issue of the All-Alaska Review will be off the presses and on sale next Monday. Included in the contents of this issue will be a review of the whole territory by Governor Strong, an outline of the road work for this year by Colonel w. P. Rich ardson, the story of the first hanging in Alaska told by one who was pres ent, biographical sketches of the members of the Government En- gineering commission, condensed news, and hundreds of other interest ing and instructive articles as well as illustrations. The Review is now a firmly established periodical which is already gaining an extraordinary standing outside and inside the terri tory.
The Seward gateway., 1915-07-22
COME TO SURVEY NEW
 CITY LOTS IN SEWARD.
Men Whe Surveyed Lots in New City of Anchorage Say Things
 Are Fine There.

The engineering crew that survey ed the townsite of Anchorage and were selected to survey some land here arrived here last evening on the Admiral Evans The party is in charge of J. F. Warner and the other members are A. J. Bradford and ". G. Wilhelm. They take exception to the statement that Anchorage is half a mile away from the railroad and that people are not moving to the new city or preparing to build there in. The new city is a little less than a thousand feet from the railroad, they say, and people are moving fast to their new lots. Several building contractors have already secured con tracts for house construction. One contractor alone has a contract for nine buildings.
The Seward gateway., 1915-07-22
P. J. FRIDELL MAKES
 DISCOVERY ON SPRUCE.
Mining is Reported Active in
 Various Places

That P. J. Fridell has made a new discovery on Spruce creek, IS the statement of Harry Ellsworth. Mir Fridell and John Bergstrom are a' present working on the claim and the ore is of high grade.
 Mir. Ellsworth also states that Fred Johnston is making preparations for bringing in some of his ore from Mile seven.
 The assay office has jus! finished work on a shipment of ore from Val dez and will today start work on a shipment from the Grant Lake dis trict.
 A rich discovery was made near th" Terminal tract few days ago by a party who came to Seward recently. The same party also made a discovery on Tonsina creek several days ago.
 The Kenai Alaska Gold Company did not start milling ore today as was their intentions. Something happen ed to the Tramway and they were un- able to use it. They have ready for milling about 1SO tons of ore, and eight men on the job.
The Seward gateway., 1915-07-22
STEAMER BERTHA BURNED
 TO THE WATERS EDGE,
Struck Rock Near Kodiak Island on Eighteenth and Burned
 Up Next Day.

The steamer Bertha, of the Pacific Alaska Navigation Company was burned to the waters edge on the morning of the 18th. inst. but Captain GlasscOck and the crew are safe at Larsen bay. The vessel, of course, is a total loss. She struck rock on the morning of the 18th. near bay of the island and on the follow ing morning took fire. She was un- der charter to the Libby, McNeill & Libby Company and was bound for Bristol bay. The Bertha was a staunch ship and one of the famous ones of the Alaska trade.
The Seward gateway., 1915-07-22

That the place to be surveyed and divided into city lots by the govern ment is without doubt the bit of vacant property known as the termin- al tract, and not any new place at the head of the bay or elsewhere, is the statement made this morning to the Gateway by Chairman William C.. Edes of the Engineering Commission. This terminal tract, it may be men toned for the benefit of outsiders, Is in the heart of the city and is patch of some sixty acres which was sup posed to belong to the Alaska North ern railroad but which, it is said, was never transferred from the public domain and would be, therefore, still government property if such IS the case. Mir. Edes, when asked no" the fact could be explained that the cable to the Gateway mentioned eighty seven acres, said he understood that the government had some more ground in the neighborhOod. He stated, however, that he has received no executive order but of the fact that the terminal tract is the place to
The Seward gateway., 1915-07-22
BECKER LOOKS LIKE A
 DEAD MAN ALREADY.
Governor is UnmOyed by Statements of Himself and His
 Friends.

NEW YORK, July 22.-The gov ernor has remained entirely unmoved by the statements of Becker and his friends who are now at the eleventh hour trying to save him from the chair. One of his statements made to the governor was that Tim Sulli- van was interested in the Rosenthal case. and the other was the statement of Sullivan's secretary that Becker had protested when Rose had sug- gested Rosenthal should be "crOaked". There appears to be very little hope that the former lieutenant can escape death.
The Seward gateway., 1915-07-22
SIXTY PEOPLE WORKING
 ON STREETS OF SEWARD.
Lowest Wages Paid to Any Employees of the City Fifty Cents
 per Hour.

J. P. Mantell, the contractor, has at present about 60 men working on the streets of Seward, grading Fourth Avenue and putting in cement side walks on Washington Street. The lowest wages paid any of the (n- ployes is fifty cents per hour and some of the employees get as high as one dollar per hour.
 The officials of the work are:
 J. P. Mantell, president.
 Jack Blake, general foreman.
 G. D. Grant, engineer.
 Gus Manthey, timekeeper.
 James Long, head concrete man'
 R. Kerr, foreman of carpenters.
 A. H. Tut, shift boss.
The Seward gateway., 1915-07-22
THE SEWARD "ALKI BEACH"

Last night about seven o'clock a party of young people went out to the head of the bay for a swim About thirty persons were in the water at one time, as we'll as about forty onlOokers who enjoyed them selves watching the others have a good time.
 The "Alki Beach" is located on the point extending opposite Brown X Hawkins powder house at the head of the bay. The beach is in every way a fine place to go in swimming Last night the sight there surely rivaled the famous Alki Beach of Seattle, both in the size of the crowd and in the fitness of the place for the bathing.
The Seward gateway., 1915-07-22
HARRY HOBEN RETURNS.

H. V. Hoben returend overland yes terday afternoon from business trip to Anchorage. He reports matters there are going nicely and the rail road commission at the present time employing in the neighborhood of 2,- 900 men. Not much hasbeen accOmp- 1ished as far as the length of road is concerned, but they are erecting sev- eral warehouses. Although the town is booming not many private parties are building. He does not expect many of the business men to remain permanently.
The Seward gateway., 1915-07-22
SALE OF ANCHORAGE
 LOTS BROKE RECORD.
F. B. Wood Sends Budget of News
 From the New City.

"The first sale of lots at Anchorage commenced the afternoon of JuIy 10th. and lasted two hours and ten minutes" writes F. B. Wood, former ly of Seward, to Dr. J. H. RoiBig. During that time 72 lots were dis posed of at a cash consideration of $42,OOO. This breaks all records of the Interior Department for one sale. The sale of lots at Anchorage to and including July l5, numbered 655 Iots' for a total consideration of Sl47235.
 "The S. S. Sinaler sailed from Panama July Sth with approximately 2,5OO tons for Seward and Anchorage. The freight consists of a general line of equipment and material. All the equipment has been thoroughly over hauled and will be ready for use when it arrives. There are locomotives and dredges and other heavy machinery coming. Filing has been driven in the mouth of Anchorage creek to as certain if there is depth of soil to permit the dredging of a channel ,OOO feet long, 100 feet wide at the bottom and 300 feet wide at the top.
 Ut is not expected that the town site of Matanuska will be opened this year.
 "Mr. Rainey, of Seward, has taken several contracts for work on the railroad, which have netted him and his associates $5.45 and $5.65 day.
 "It is reported here that the Canadian bunch of the Alaska North ern railroad, consider the road sold, and no doubt the government will be in full control before fall.
 "It is reported here that all the surveys of the government coal fields will be completed this fall. The gov arnment has reserved 75,OOO acres in the Matanuska coal fields, 55,OOO in the Boring River coal fields and half of the Nenana coal fields.
 "The surveys north of Broad Pass are reported as progressing rapidly, there being two parties surveying All the survey this side of Broad Pass are making excellent progress. The general feeling in Anchorage is that both Anchorage and Seward will be good towns.
 "The street cleaning and wharf work continues day and night and they are certainly making a fine show. Water is being piped over to the new townsite, and the weather is ideal. It is estimated that two thirds of the present population will remain and build homes"
The Seward gateway., 1915-07-22
DESTROYER FLOTILLA TO
 TOUCH AT ALL HARBORS'
Four of the Warships Have Left BremertOn for Alaska and Will
 be Joined by a Fifth.

BREMERTON, July 22.-The Destroyers Paul Jones, Perry, Preble and Stewart leave today for Alaska waters. They go direct to Sitka ac- cording to the information given out and will be overtaken by the Whipple at Dutch Harbor. They will cruise around the Aleutian group as we'll as other parts of the coast and will enter every open harbor.
The Seward gateway., 1915-07-22
REMINGTON STRIKERS
 START WORK MONDAY.

BRIDGEPORT, July 22.-Keppler, the president of the International Machinists,, Union, stated this after noon that the strikers of the Reming- ton Arm factories will start work again next Monday. The men have received about all that they asked for as the company could not afford to stop work when all the great war orders are coming from the European belligerentS.
The Seward gateway., 1915-07-22
MEXICAN GENERALS ARE
 ON TO THEIR JOBS.
Red Cross Reports That Provisions Raised For the Armies Are
 Sold by the Leaders.

WASHINGTON, July 22.-The Red Cross officials report that the Mexican generals, while pretending that all the provisions raised in Mexico are used for the armies, export the sur plus and pocket the high export duties themselves. According to the report this practise is so general that Mexi- cans are now compelled to import food from foreign countries at a very high cost and this makes the supply so limited that great hardship IS visited on the poorer people.
The Seward gateway., 1915-07-22
U. s. NOTE READY.

WASHINGTON, July 22-The note of the United States in answer to Germany has been completed The chief statement in is that repetition of the Lusitana incident would be regarded by this government as an un friendly act It also includes the statement that this cOun try willing tOact as an intermediary in matters relating to marine warfare President Wilson rejects the pro- pOsa of Germany that ships would be rendered immune from attack if they were distinguished by mark that would show they did not carry cOntraband of war because he believed such procedure would be surren der of the rights of neutra to travel with conraband
 they did not resist Wilson is confident that Germany will not offend again and that peace will be maintained
The Seward gateway., 1915-07-22
EMPRESS AT FRONT.

BERLIN. July 22-The latest news from the north of Russia is that the officials are preparing to leave Riga to avoid capture when the city falls into our hands as 1t now sure to do very soon Riga is about midway between Petrograd and Warsaw and far out of straight line between the two capitals and for that reason military men believe there exists splendid chance to cut off the Russian armies now defending Warsaw In the retreat from Warsaw the Russians will have to retire to the east ward where our northern armies will be on their flank The kaiser is now with Marshal Hindenburg at hls headuuarters somewhere in the Baltic area and ne will be joined by the kasern there next Friday sure IS Germany now of remaining in permanent possession Of that region.
The Seward gateway., 1915-07-22
PETROGRAD HOPEFUL

that the strategic advantage offered by the position of Warsaw will enable our forces to keep back the enemy The great advantage comes from the fact that in the War saw area we can shift troops quickly from one point to meet the Germans wherever they attack and meet them with superior forces at all points. No fear exists here that the outcome will be as disastrous has been predict ed The Duma will be asked to authorize the floating of government notes for billion rOubes and the request is expected to be granted immediately.
The Seward gateway., 1915-07-22
AIDS FLOOD VICTIMS.

COLUMBUS, July 22.-The state is now planning arrangements for aiding the people who have been marooned by floods. They will be transported at the states expense to places of safety.
The Seward gateway., 1915-07-22
TWENTY MILLION FRANCS
 FOR A FRENCH PAPER,

PARIS, July 21.-The Letellier family has sold the Paris Journal for twenty million francs. The immense price paid for the newspaper is re- parded as an indication of confidence in the future.
The Seward gateway., 1915-07-22
DUNKLE GOES OUT.

w. F.. Dunkle, the engineer who has been representing the Guggenheims in the Broad Pass, passed through on the Evans last evening on the way to the outside. It is assumed that he completed the business about taking up the options in Broad Pass before leaving.
The Seward gateway., 1915-07-22
WENT ON EVANS.

The following went out last night on the Evans:
 Mrs. Mckenzie, Mrs. E. A. Darrell, Len Adist, Glenn Darlington, A. Shy man. Mir. Cox, A. Hegstrand, Mir Hewitt. c. B. Whitehead, Mrs. White head. Architect Kingsley Fred Arrgert, P. Nelsvitch and four steer age.
The Seward gateway., 1915-07-22
ROOSEVELT NOW TALKS
 ON PACIFIC POLTRO0NS.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 21.-ln an additional statement this afternoon Theodore Roosevelt stated that no na- ton ever amounted to anything when it's population was composed ot pacifsts and poltroons.
The Seward gateway., 1915-07-22
STANDARD OIL SENDS
 ULTIMATUM TO MEN.

BAYONNE, July 22.-The Stand ard Oil company has sent an ulti- matum to its striking employees in which it states it will not consider the proposals at all unless the strikers return to work in the morning. The men have refused to comply with thiS demand and a great lockout is in prospect.
The Seward gateway., 1915-07-22

WASHINGTON, July 21.-WiIson signs withdrawal two tracts eighty seven acres adjacent Seward. Exact location not reported Engineer Commission to select what needed for railway. Remainder be surveyed townsite lots blocks"
 The area of the ground mention ed shows that no new townsite was intended Mir. Warner who came on the Evans from Anchorage last even ing to do the surveying says that Mr. Edes will have the selection of the place but he said this before he had seen the commissions chairman and, as stated, Mir. Edes had received no executive order at the time he was interviewed this morning.
The Seward gateway., 1915-07-22
THREE BUILDING PERMITS.

No less than three building permits were granted yesterday oy the city They were to Brown & Hawkins Brosius and Noon and G. B. POin- dexter.
The Seward gateway., 1915-07-22
LUSITANIA VICTIM
 FOUND IN SHANNON.

QUEENSTOWN, July 21.-The body of Herbert Stone, son of Mel vile Stone, who was lost on the Lusi- tania was found today in the river Shannon. The body was washed along the coast for miles and taken up the river by the tide.
 Melville Stone is the head of the Associated Press.
The Seward gateway., 1915-07-22
GIRL MOONSHINERS.

LOUISVILLE, July 21.-Three girl moonshiners were arrested near this city today. They are said to be amongst the most skillful and daring members of the calling.