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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-07-29
PERSONALS

Miss Mamie Ruth Harris return
cd recently from an extended
visit to BROOKLYN, New York and
other Points.
Miss Mary Lizzie Forester re-
turned Sunday from a pleasant Wis
it to Cobb.
4 Misses Louise Webb and Kate
Mckinney of smithville, are the
charming guests Of Miss Willie
Powell.
Mrs. II. A. sewell Of Temple
has been the guest Of her sister Mrs.
z. v. Blanton.
Mrs. w. ]. Brown returned We'd
nesday to her home in Boston after
several days visit with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. 2. v. Blanton.
Mrs. Uric King and two child
rem, returned Monday from a visit
Of several weeks to relatives in Col
umbus.
Judge w. G. Martin was a BUSH
ness visitor to Americas Monday.
Messrs. j. G. Pruett, Charlie
Common, Mack Tracy. B. E. Fouche,
Joe Terry, Fred Moreland, J. E.
Player and Sheriff Moreland formed
a fishing Party to Panacea Springs
and St. Mark, Fla, where they
will spend several weeks.
Misses Fannie Kaylor Of Chokee,
and Lila Killingsworth, of TT.
Gains have been the guests Of Mrs.
7. R. King.
Messrs. Harry Powell and Joseph
johnson were the visitors to Edison
Sunday.
Miss Theresa Forrest, of North
Carolina is the guest Of Mrs c. G.
DeBerry.
Mr.. Johnnie Paul of Albany was
here Sunday.
The Journal desires to ask its
correspondents to mail their items
a little sooner than heretofore.
Several interesting items in the
Central news had to be left out on
account of press Of time, and a
communication from Rift also.
In the advertisement of Nature ,
Aid appearing elsewhere we forget
to put for sale by City Drug Co. "
This serves however to put you on
notice that they have it, and any I
thing else in the drug line.
Mayor S. J. Woman has had
the weeds cut on the streets and
vacant lots in the last few days.
This indeed was a wise move as it
helps to keep down sickness and
also gives the city a much better
appearance.
Mrs. S. A. Jackson, after her long
stay among relatives here, is to
leave tomorrow for Columbus.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-07-29
Special Notice.

The City Drug company
wishes to thank its friends
and customers for past favors
and also wishes to announce
that it has gone on strictly a
CASH BASIS and will in no
wise let out anything without
the money.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-07-29

FOR SALE-0n account of my
health 1 will sell my house and lot,
store house. stock and lot, and is
acres Of land within the city limits
Of Leesburg. Win exchange for de-
sirable country property. See me
Miss Jennie Ford,
Leesburg, Ga.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-07-29

NoTIGE---Al parties in
debted to US viii please call
and make prompt settlement.
We are not financially able to
carry your account any longer
and ask that you pay us now.
All work, gas and accessories
CASH to all from this date.
TRAcf BROS.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-07-29

atlanta, Ga. July 26. Friends
Of Judge Dick" Russell, Of the
court Of appeals, are conqratplating
him today upon the rather ridicul-
Gus failure Of the charges brought
against him before the legislature
by w T. Meyers, a young lawyer,
who formerly was the Judge $
stenographer and was discharged.
The house of representatives APP
pointed a committee to probe the
charges, which were briefly sum-
med up as follows that he stole a
typewriter: that h stole Georgia
map, that he held out a part Of
Meyers salary that he gotta steno-
grapher to write some Of his legal
opinions.
Meyers conducted the examine
ton OF dozen witnesses he had
called, including justices Of the
court of appeals, but they all proved
to be witnesses for Judge Russell in
stead. At the close, without calling
on the defendant, the committee de-
cIared the charges were ridiculous
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-07-29
INTERESTING NEWS FROM
CENTRAL SETTLEMENT


short. Showers don't count when
corn is making.
Speaking aboAt washing, it is al
most impossible to get laundry
work done while the country is full
Of idle negro women.
Mr. English has stalk Of corn
with eight small ears on it.
Mrs. Smith Of Macon county Wis
tied her mother Mrs. English Sat
urday.
Most farmers are through laying
by and the rush is over until gath
ering time.
Mr.. Carl Campbell and family,
Of Plains, Ga, visited his father
and mother last Sunday
The legislature is still killing time
on the liquor question. 1t should
enact local option and quit. Men
have been taking stimulants ever
since Noah, who God selected to
manage the big boat during the
shower at the deluge, got drunk
With local option people could get
something to drink tina: is better
than the poison now sold by boot
leggers and blind tigers. II a ra5-
bit took a couple Of drinks Of it,
he would spit il a bull dogs face.
Mr.. Oscar English and family,
Of Albany, spent the day with his
parents here last Sunday.
There is very little agricultural
progress in counties where the me-
groes are in the majority over the
whites, such counties as Lee, Nc
Intosh, Glynn, Liberty, Camden
and Bryan. In Carroll county
there are only a few negroes and
the white farmers have nice homes.
silos, plenty Of hogs, cattle, etc.
They also have fine schools, chur-
ches and clubs. Tie people are up
to-date and well educated. Down
IN the negro sections they pul
down the whites in every way. Ii
Lee county some white children
talk just like negroes.
Mr.. Hines is assured that tobac-
co will grow as well here as any
where in Virginia or North Caro-
lima. | have it now four and five feet
high and have already began crop
ping it. Fill up the county with
working tobacco and other farmers
and things will be better.
I hope the legislature will enact
the compulsory school law at this
session. II is badly needed in
Georgia.
Unless the County Demonstration
who works under the direction Of
the State and National Agricultural
Departments gets local support Of
the people, heis badly handicapped,
and cannot do what he wants to do
for the good Of the farmers, and
what helps the farmer helps the
business man.
What has become of the county
fair? Is it dead? If there is go
ing to be fair this year it is time
t. do something or quit.
There has been sickness in our
section the past week. Mr.. Wig
gins, his wife and children have
been sick with chills and fever.
Mr.. Barber has also been sick, but
not seriously.
Mr.. Christopher has some family
medicines for his own use, but will
divide with his nelghbors when not
convenient to send to town.
Mr.. Zeb Carter has three acres Of
corn that will make 25 bushels to
the acre. If the seasons had bit it
right he would have made one hun
dred bushels on the three acres.
is to be hoped that before
another grain season rolls around
somebody in this section will put in
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-07-29

Atlanta, Gals Georgia now
without living" public men Of
statewide or national importance?
This unsual and maybe beatifc
condition exists, according to a
prominent South Georgia editor.
In a recent editorial he declares
that every Georgia public man Of
statewide consequence is polite
ally dead" and specifically consigns
Hoke Smith, Joseph NJ. Brown,
Thomas W. Hardwick and John NJ !.
Slaton to the political morgue. He
says that it is up to Georgia togrow
o. mature a new crop Of stat smen.
Perhaps he is right. Who knows?
But political corpses have a strange
faculty for returning to life-Wil-
liam Jennings Bryans, for instance.
The funeral dirges being sung for
some Of the eminent statesmen
named by the South Georgia editor
sound very much like those which
have been sounded about every four
years for the Nebraskan.
Atlanta, Ga. While small town
merchants complain Of the mail or
der houses taking away their trade,
the Fourth Estate, a publication
devoted to newspaper work, has
made an investigation which shows
that lack Of publicity on the part
of local merchants is principally re-
sponsible.
The investigation showed that
farmers received mail order catalog-
uer regular, while comparatively
few local merchants advertised in
their home papers to any extent,
and then only with old standing
ads which were lacking in attract
iveness, quoted no prices, and were
not calculated to produce a desire
for goods. In those towns where
the merchants advertised literally,
the influence of the mail order
house was hardly felt.
Elberton, Ca. July 2S.-George
c. Bond, president Of the Rural
Carriers Association, has received
the following from United States
Senator Thos. Hardwick:
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-07-29

Elberton, Ca. July 2S.-George
G. Bond, president Of the Rural
Carriers Association, has received
the following from United States
Senator Thos. Hardwick:
4 have just lad a long consuita-
ton With Postmaster General Bur-
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-03
Athens and Bucharest Hear Per-
sistent Reports That An I'M
mense Army Of SIavs Is En-
Route To Front In the Levant
OFFICIALS IN PARIS
I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY
Should Rumors Prove True En-
tente Allies Will Have Complied
With RumaMan Demand For
100000 Troops In Balkans
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.
~ ARIS, December 3.--Persistent
but unconfrmed reports are in
= circulation in Athens and Bucha-
rest that the Russian advance upon
Bulgaria by way of Rumania has been
begun, and that a Russian army Of
400, 900 men is already across the Ru-
mR an border and on its way to the
ID abe. 3,>
Cficial circles refuse to discuss the
report, which appear to DO generally
believed. The Rumanian demand that
the Allies divert half a million men
for the Balkan campaign before Ru-
mania should east in her lot with the
Entente appears to have been met, if
the force of Russians said to be acyoss
the line is as reported. The Anglo
French forces in the south are now
nearly one hundred thousand, while an
italian force is on its way to SalOnika
and another ia landing ON the Albanian
coast. t'1a. ~. ...
The Serbians are still holding out in
Monastir, but are conducting praeti-
eally hopeless defense, being outnum-
bered ten to one by the Bulgars. y.
The Italians for Albania, to reinforce
the Montenogf f5ns' and the Serbians, are
discriminating at Avlona.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-03
BRITAIN REQU|ST|ONS
SEIZED SHIP HOOKING
Admiralty Takes Over Vessel
While Protest Ponds
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IAhbOClAJeu W ApuNAeA "AASASeS's
WASHINGTON, November 3.--Evan
E. Jones, the American consul general
at Halifax, Nova Scotia, in a despatch
o the state department states that the
.ritish admiralty, which ordered the
seizure of the steamer Hooking and
under which order the vessel was taken
TO Halifax, has now requisitiOned the
steamer for tho use of the British gov
ernment, without waiting fOr~any prize
court proceedings,
The seizure of this steamer, which
was flying the American flag and which
had been granted American registry,
has been protested against by the Am
erican government, Secretly Lansing
having ordered Ambassador Page to
demand an explanation for the seizure
of this ship at time when she was
proceeding under the American flag
from one American port to another.
The reply of the ambassador was to
have formed the basis Of the American
contention Of the illegality Of the sci
zure when the case came before the
Halifax prize court.
Pending the reply of Ambassador
Page, the United States will take no
action in the matter of the recent re-
quisitiOn.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-03
CARRANzETAS MUST
PROTECT AMERICANS
Admiral Winslow Issues Ultima
tum To General IN SinaIoa
ASSOCIATED Pres. sy FEDERAL wireless,

ASSOCIATED Press BY FEDERAL WtrelessD
TOPOL0BAMPO,s Mexico, December
3-Admirai Winslow reached here yes
terday, laying an immediate demand
before the general in command Of the
Carranza troops that he furnish ample
protection to, the American residents
throughout sinaloa. General Munoz
stated in reply that he was doing and
had done all that lay in his power and
that he would continue TO protect the
Americans so far as was possible.
Admiral Winslow finds that when
they raided the American homes at
Los Morhis the Villa Yaequis confs-
Gated thirteen Kindred mules, looted
and burned the houses and barns of
the Americans, including the consulate
and the home of the consular agent,
and captured and carried away as a
hostage an American named J. D. Dill
bingham.
Dillingham; was captured on NovPm-
ber 20, but escaped and reached this
port yesterday, where he took refuge
on the cruiser San Diego. He says that
the Indians forced him to act as their
chauffeur for machine they had
stolen.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-03
Won MAckENsEN RETIRING

'SALONIKA, December 2.-That the
menace of the big Russian armies be-
ing modified in Odessa and elsewhere
for descent on the Balkans has caused
a sudden shift in the Teuton campaign
is the news conveyed in despatch
here from the interior.
The despatch reports that Field
Marshal Won Mackensen, the cOmman-
der.inrchief of the Teuton campaign
in the Balkans, is Withdrawing his
forces from Serbia to Bulgaria. The
Serbian campaign Is regarded as con
eluded, and the move is interpreted as
the counter to the imminent Russian
offensive. ~
The Teutons and Bulgarians, it is ex.
-pected, will establish new line in
Bulgaria TO meet the Slavs.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-03
GRANULATED SUGAR
OUTPUT INCREASES
lssfVgslFs Is--l ;. -, . 7 n . " Il
Beet Sugar Factories On Main
land Break 1914 Record
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tAbsoclateo Ftosb ~ EouohaA "hoAoboJ
WASHINGTON, December 3-The
beet sugar factories of the United
States turned out 10000 more tons Of
granulated sugar this year than IN
1914, the total production being $685..
200 short tons, according to an an
nouncement made yesterday by the de-
partment Of agriculture. -. N
Colorado lead in production amongst
the beet sugar States, its total output
for this year being $4,000 tons, with
California good second with 20S,S00
tons. ~. ~
The average consumption Of sugar in
the United States for the past five
years, ending June 80, 1914, according
to tho department of agriculture re-
port, is 3,957,000 short tons, or nearly
eighty-three pounds per capita. Ap-
proximately half the sugar consumed in
the mainland United States is imported
from foreign sources, Hawaii and the
insular possessions and the sugar beet
section of the mainland about equally
dividing the other half in their supply,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-03
YOSHIH|TO
OPENS IMPERIAL DIET
Tokugawa Leads Upper House
kaaege Lower Branch
Especial oabiegram to Nippu JiJi)

TOXIC, December AIT the first
meeting of the diet here today, Count
Tokugawa was elected speaker Of the
Kizoin, the upper house, and M. Kane,
go of the Doshikai, the government
party, speaker of the lower house.
There was on outbreak by the oppo.
sition on the questions which the gov
eminent expects to be causes of
trouble.
The thirty seventh imperial diet
opened at ten-thirty o'clock this morn,
ing. His Imperial Majesty Yoshihito
read the address, which was well re-
ceived by the members present,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-03
INDIAN REv0LUTI0NISTS @s.,tz
LOST TRACK OF IN Japan
Especial cabisgrAm TO Nippu Jiji.l

TOXIC, December g. Two Indian
revolutionists, who made their way to
Japan from India, have been ordered
by the Japanese government to leave
the country, but the time allowed was
so short that they could not take q
steamer for the United States before
it expired, and they have disappeared,
presumably into hiding. The British
government requested that Japan expel
them from the country. Mithru Toya-
ma, noted liberal of Japan, who has
been connected with Chinese revolu-
tions, urged the government to permit
the refugees more time in which to
leave the country, but his request was
denied. 81: 'E"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-03
CENTRAL POWERS WARN
GREECE AGAINST ALLIES
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ATHENS, December 2.-Diplomats
Austria and Germany have
Informed Greece that they cannot con.
slider Greek Macedonia friendly terri
tory in the event that the demands Of
the Allies are complied with by Greece.
These demands the Central Empires
hold, are a menace to Greek neutrality
if complied with.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-03
BRITISH ARE ROUTED
!. BY YTURKsNEARBAGDAD
Expeditlonary Force In Mesopo-
tamia Meets Disastrous Defeat
(As.oola.ed Prsss by EsdsraI WirsIsss.l

BERLIN. December 8,-tThe British
expeditiOnary force invading Mesopo-
tamia with Bagdad as its objective has
been disastrously defeated and is in
full retreat, according to an Overseas
despatch from ConstaDtinOple, -
This despatch quotes Turkish head
quarters as announcing that the Turk
ish troops are now pursuing the British
along the Irak front, making the re-
cent defeat cohplete. The British
losses in the lighting between NOvem,
Der and NOvenber 26 amount to
more than FIVE thousand, the British
having removed 1900 wounded to their
rear in one day. .L.gif lAE.
Among the wounded is Sir X. Omel,
the political agent attached TO the
British headquarters. F
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-03
NEW SHIPPING BILL
READY FOR CONGRESS
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(Associated fress py federal Wireless)
WASHINGTON, December 2.--Secre
tary. Of the Treasury McAdoo and Sec
retary of Commerce Redfield have
drafted new shipping bill to replace
the Ship Purchase Bill defeated by the
last congress. The new bill provides
for congressional appropriation of
$50, ,000,0 for the establishment of a
merchant marine, the vessels to be
available as naval auxiliaries in war
time. The bill also created federal
board, with jurisdiction over sea
traffic, similar to the jurisdiction Of
the interstate :, commerce commission
over the countfy's railroads.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-03
SCHMIDT'S HANDWRITING
EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM
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, Associated Press by Federal wirelsSs)
Los ANGELES, December 2.--H. F.
Wood, an Indianapolis bank teller, who
is a handwriting expert, testified to-
day in the trial of Matthew Schmidt
for murderous conspiracy in the blow
ing,up of the Los Angeles Times build
ing in. 1910 Wood declared that
Schmidt wrote the order for the ex,
plosives that the Mcnamara brothers
used in destroying the Times building.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-03
GERMAN WASP SUNK
OFF EGYPTIAN COAST
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LONDON, December 3-Athens de-
spatehes announce the sinking of a
German submarine, which had been
operating near the Egyptian coast.
The U boat came to the surface within
range of the coast defense guns of
the British and was riddled before II
could submerge. The crew was drowned.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-03
TEuToNs PRESSING FORWARD

LONDON, December 2.-Although
the Germans announced that the Bal
kan campaign was Mt an end, they are
still pressing forward wherever the
scattered remnants Of the Serb army
has retreated. Today they are reported
MS driving westward, capturing Plevijs
and Jabuka, towns of Montenegro. -
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-03
TURKISH SUCCESSES .
REPORTED BY.PORTE
T.
20 az
MosIems Turn Situation Against
81 ! AngIo-F -Fehch On GaiEpeIi y.
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IABDocihteu FToBB Dy fUubTAI WIItIUBB'T
OONSTANT1NOPLE, December s.
An official statement of the fighting on
Gallipoli records h number of Turkish
successes. ~.
."Near Anafarta, on the Allies left,
we have captured a section of the en-
tanglements and seized n section Of the
trenches, taking a number Of prison
ers," says the communique.
"Near Ariburna our artillery de-
stroyed several ammunition cars, while
the attempts of the enemy to rebuild
their shattered trenches at Kanlis and
Kule were frustrated
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-03
SECOND AERO SQUAD
ORDERED TO MANILA
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SAN DIEGO, December 3.--The Sec
ond Aero Squadron has received orders
to sail for Manila on the January
transport. This squadron is made up of
six junior military aviators and thirty
five meehanicians, with four hydro
aeroplanes, all under the command of
Capt. William Lay Patterson.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-03
ASQUITH ANNOUNCES ,
BRITISH CASUALTIES
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(ABsociated Press BY Federal WireIess,]
LONDON, December 2.-Premier AS
quith, in the course of a speech in the
House of Commons today, gave the to-
tai British casualties in all branches,
from the beginning of the war up to
November 0, as 5l0,23O. The British
casualties on the French battle front
are given as 379,95S.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-03
MANY SUMMERS BEFORE
PEACE is ESTABL LISHED
lAssocistsd Press BY Federal wireless

LONDON, December 3. - Bernard
Shaw, addressing meeting here last
night, discussed the possibility Of an
early peace by saying: ..,.: u.
"Dismiss this peace idea from your
heads. It SiI ~, -, ' summers De
fore therO u Issrv SsAta In EurOsA, /"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-03
JoFFRE is ELEVATED
TO SUPREME COMMAND
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PARIS, December 3.--General Joffre
was yesterday placed by the war of.
fce in complete command of all the
armies of France except those in North
Africa. This gives Joffre the command
of the forces in France, Belgium, Al
SAGE, the Balkans and Gallipoli,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-03
JAPANESE VILLAGE ON
SACRAMENTO BURNS UP
Especial oablsgram to Nippu Jiii)

SAN FRANCISCO, December g.
Isleton, an Oriental town on the Sacre-
manto river, was burned Tuesday
morning. Twenty Japanese and thirty
four Chinese houses were destroyed
The Japanese loss is $4,000.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-03
NAVAL PRoJEcTILES .,
TO BE MANUFACTURED
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SEATTLE, December 3. - Orders
have been received at the BremertOn
navy yards from the navy department
to prepare to begin manufacturing
naval projectiles on March l. The first
order upon which the navy yard shops
will work calls for $500 six-inch shells
and 10000 three inch shells.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-03
CHINA DENIES ALL
RUM0RS OF ALLIANCE
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ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wireless.)
PEKING, December "a formal de,
nial was issued by the government to-
day of the statement that China has
been requested to become member of
the Entente group, or that China has
considered the possibility of joining
the Allies.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-03
YoSHIHITo REVIEWS
HIS FIGHTING MEN
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TOXIC, December Emperor Yo-
shihito today reviewed a parade Of So,
900 troops and large amount Of
equipment, including aeroplanes and
dirigible war balloons. The review
the greatest military spec
tacle in peace times in the history of
Japan. American officials witnessed
the review. ..
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-03
PANAMA SLIDES STILL COME

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WASHINGTON, December Cen.
George W. Goethals said today that it
Is impossible to predict when the Pan
anna canal will be reOpened. The
slides are continuing.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-03
LONDON BOARD OF TRADE
REPORTS VESSELS SUNK
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ASSOCIATED Press by Federal Wireless.)
LONDON, December 2.-The London
Board of Trades report today shows
submarine campaign losses as follows:
Fifty-three British steamers sunk,
643 lives lost; thirty.fve sailing ves-
sells sunk, six lives lost.
During November the Germans sank
twenty steamers and ten were sunk by
striking mines.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-03

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