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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-03-23
Cotton Seed.

: Winn's Improved Rnaden, grown from selected
aye-isek bolls; natures early; long limbs, small
Srouth proef; extra large bolts; easy to pick;
IN improving this cotton. Price slice per bushel.
.. r. WiNN, Reyston, Ca, RI. z.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-03-23
Sweet Potato Plants.

Nancy Hall, Porto Rico and Norton YAM a,coO
Or more S1.50 per Lose, less than 1000 $3.50 per
strong vigorous plants. References, Ths Citizens
Bank. Ashburn, ia
J. NJ HANNAH, r
AmbOy. Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-03-23
Statesmen Wanted
a Letter from
=. G. WALL, Grocer,
917 Broad Street. Augusta. Ga.


1nlrty7s1x years left to
go o h gocery business began by soliciting the Wool
got It, giving them
worth dollar
ana by selling them
and good wishes their
Heoel soldier business
coming and if don't will
old Southern
Remember Wade Hampton plain
ls nameake, longer it
always
Respectfully
3. g. WALL.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-03-23
For Sale.

For Sale.
80 Day Velvet Bean at 81 95 bu~hcl. No. Brah-
ham Peas az 81 so bu ahel. No. Iron Peas at s175
bushel. Good Mixed Peas at 81 As bushel. No.
.Speck Peas at $l.s0 bushel, All prices I. 0. b.
COFFIN BROS. & CO.,
Rich'and, Ga
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-03-23
CAN ANY OF OUR FLORIDA
FRIENDS HELP THIS MOTHER
LOCATE HER SON?

Can anyone give me information
Of my son, Louie Lowery, aged 20
years? When last heard from he
was at Homestead, Fla. Any infor-
nation will be thankfully received
by his mother Mrs. J. M. Cason,
Route 1, Arab, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-03-23
Plant a Patch

Georgia raised bright tobacco
seed sent postpaid at Is cents per
package, pound rs cents. Made
enough smoking tobacco on four
Short rows last year to last me two
years. Leaf tobacco IS cents per
pound.
W. T. CHRISTOPHER,
Montezuma, Georgia.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-03-23

Tom Watson Watermelon Seed.
Genuine Tom Watson Water
melon Seed for sale at 6Octs per
pound.
In. HALL, r. F. D. No. 3, Gordon, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-03-23

MRS. Josephine Lowell of Temple, Ga,
widow of Jasper Lowell, a Confederate
soldier who was in Company D, goth
Georgia Infantry, wants pension, and
would like tohear from some one who
was with him in 1864 ard 1865.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-04
HORSES SHAM so
THEY WON'T BE
SENT TO FRONT

PARIS. July 4.--Shamming by war
horses 10 avoid the battle front. dis
credited at first. seems now well es-
tatlished.
French army veterinaries have
found from close observation that
certain horses fatf. most unreeoaBs~
ably i'll when in bomhardmeut re
gions They lie down and seem too
weak and nervous TO move, or go
lame
When they are sent back TO the
veterinary camp in the rear in day
or two they are all right again.
This has happened in so many
cases that IL has become a matter
sham sickness 20 get away from a
spot where they have 10 do strange
work under strange conditions and
where constantly horrible things
make terrifying noises.
one veterinary who has trained
race horses says that maligering
among blooded animals is fairly
common and that horses have been
known 10 sham lamepess 10 be left
in the stable or to start a cough TO
avoid going out 10 practice.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-04
CARS KILL
IL ON STREETS
(Continued from Page onel

police regulation. wiling 20 give
consideration 10 any plar that will
tend 10 reduce the number OF street
accidents.
II drive a car myself. and can
think OF no reason why a driver
would want 10 dash about the
streets O, the city at speed ex-
ceeding Is miles an hour" sail
Chairman Krimmel. The police
ought 10 compel every motorist 10
pass a rigid examination before be-
ing allowed TO operate a machine
on the city streets. There are
scores OF people driving machines
in Detroit that are physically. and
even mentally. incapacitated 70
operate a sewing machine Compar-
atively few drivers are familiar with
all the traffic rules. Night school
for automobile drivers would not
be a bad idea"
Aid. Charles W Burton. who Is
anxious 10 have Aid John Lodges
one-way traffic plan divided on Csss-
ave. and John R-st.. so that the
trafic will flow south in the morn
ing and north in the evening. de-
clares that speed Is not essential
for the accommodation OF motorists.
a few years ago a man had 10
ride to and from his once in a
street car. IL be was fortunate
enough 20 live near line" said
Aid. Burton Now he thinks he's
simply got 10 dash 10 and from his
Office in an automobile al a high
rate Of speed. There Is no sane
reason for all this speed on city
streets. More drastic legislation Is
needed 20 stop H."
The traffic court. advocated ~
Supt OF Police Msrquardt. finds
favor with a number Of CRY hall
offcials These courts have been
established IN other large cities
They are devoted 20 the trial o.
trafic cases exclusively.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-04
Or. Lewis Gets Commission.

DR. George 3. lewis. son OF A. b.
Lewis, Of No. 30l Ouellette-ave..
Windsor. has been appointed medi-
cal officer, with the honorary rank
Of captain. Of the new Highland bat
alton 10 be recruited in Windsor
Or. Lewis was educ ated In the
Windsor collegiate institute. after
wards attending Toronto university.
where he was graduated as a medi-
cal practitioner. Preparations for
the camp for the battalion are pro
crossing rapidly. and ut-Col.
Walker L. McGregor says that re-
cruiiiHg will begin "a soon AZ the
accommodation =:e ready.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-04
FRENCH ARE
NOW BAKING
VICTORY BREAD

4 PARIS. July 4.--"victory bread" is
he name By which the French are
calling the new bread which the
government has asked the bakers to
make.
The French love their white bread
End boast OF IL. They eat bread at
every meal and all through the
meal You see IN enormous yard OF
bread brought to the table and when
the meal ls over not q crumb il left.
,fHas found that the French were
paying enormous sums to foreign ma.
lions Tor Hour and that while in
T.cNInn and brussels four IL made
with only twenty-five per cent OF
waste, In Paris. 10 make the -four
white and tasty. there was waste
~ shirty-nve TO forty pcr cent. The
INV rueasef- win practically allow
Fynwce TO dispense with importing
aour and make q national saving OF
rsverai hundred million francs a
Dnnn. nt
The Detroit times., 1916-07-04
BY Ed. 1. KEEN

CS:rG Correspondent CrttcG Press }
LONDON. July 4-Thc Anglo
French forces made further progress
ia their great offensive last night
and now bold practically all the Ger
man second positions on a ten.mile
curv.ng front from Montauban 20 the
village OF Estrees south OF the
SoWme
The French war once snnouncen
today that the night passed with
no important hgbiing on the French
front, but dispatches from Brit.s,
headquarters reported that the Brit.
ish continued TO improve their posi-.
lions north Of the Somme.
The Germans have shifted large
hf,tiies of reserves from the aOrth 70
the south bank u tho Somme 20 de-
fcnd the railway town Of Peronne.
In on amazingly rapid series OF ad-
vances the. French under Gen. Fochs
The Detroit times., 1916-07-04

the island. The music was greatly
enjoyed.
Among the big community cele-
brstious was that OF the West War.
son park In the morning. eloquent
speeches were made by Washington
l. Gardner. Ira ". Jayne. superin.
tendent OF the recreation commits
sion. and R. II. Morrison. president
OF the association. Games OF all
sorts formed the program in the
afternoon. and for the evening
spectacular display OF fireworks
was planned.
Many cast end resideuts celebra.-
ed the day at Water Works park. un.
der the auspices OF the kercheyal
ave Business Mems association. In
the morning there we're games and
a parade. Children from the
Scripps. Munford. Van Dyke and
Chandler Fairgrounds participated.
All all-day celebration was sue
cessfully carried out by the Fern.
dale -SpringWells-aye association at
Ferndsle-ave.. west OF Springwells
ave. Music. games and other diver.
siors provided plenty o: entertain.
mcnt
Fifty-oue Detroit Fairgrounds held
safe and sane cele brarioLs. in which
literary exercises and athletic con
tests were featured The girls OF
tue Bishop school presented a play.
let called "Pocahontas." written by
Vera II. Brown, a Fairgrounds d.
rector
Two thousand children aud adults
Of The mort heasterr district were en-
tertained al the Greusel school cen
ter Warren j Frye ard Lawrencc
J. Lines. OF the recreation commis-
sion. had charge of the program. The
George, Lincoln, Russell and Gar
field centers celebrated in Gold berg
field
Many brave patriots celebrated
Independence day by getting mar
ri.d. All records for the county OF
Wayne were smashed In the mar
rage license bureau. no few er than
i38 permits 10 marry being issued
Monday by Matt Eefu, marriage H.
cense clerk. and his corps OF assist
ants
The lake and river steamers did
an enormous business. svarms OF
humanity leaving the city foi the
| many accessible resorts. Many pat.
ror1ge records were broken.
The rolice and FIRE departments
made amric preparations for busy
/ day Extra reserves were assigned
to various districts. AMI patrolmen
I had orders 10 supervise all fireworks
, displays and TO conGscate all fire.
/ arms found IN the possession of cele-
brants Emergency men also wero
IN readiness TO answer any call for
tetanus sntitoxin
Every man in the fire. department
was ordered on duty by Chief Brod-
erick, and extra companies were sta.
toned in engine house No S. Baker
and SiSth-sts No. 80. East Jeffer
son and Hart ayes: No 20, West
jefferson and Solyay ayes: No. II
Gratiot and Graad-ayes.. and Hook
and Ladder 20. No. ). Russell and
I Erskine-sts.
There were no serious fires last
Fourth of July. though Is calls were
responded to.
Nicholas Weber refused 30 permit
his s-yearo toy. Jefferson. 10 cele-
brate the dsy with fireworks, and
Compounded BY buying him n beau
tiful American flag. which Gies fror.
the halyards OF a spar attached TO
I the peak Of The roof OF The Weber
residence. No 23o0 Jefferson ave
Capt Frank Sccnter IiEged the out
nt In nautical style. and the boy Is
happier than II lie had fireworks.
g
The Detroit times., 1916-07-04

some one 70 come in here and do
the peaches and finish the washing.
Trust me.
She was gone In FIVE minute =
she Was back. victorious. You:
mex, door neigh Dor, Mrs Bell, l.
going 10 see 10 things And she wi
look after your husband while yoa
are away. Now. where is the dress
You wish 10 pu, OF Don't protest
rs useless know What In.
about.
Mamie Was altogether 700 III g
protest She allowed Olive 10 max
her ready and 20 lead her out anc
tuck her among The luNurious r.
cushions OF the h.E car \ word
the chauffeur and they were O;
raising the hreezes and coaNinc co.
or into NAMES white face.
Two hours later she lay On four
post bed. breathing OF ROSE leaves
eating her be,ated e.eahta>, from
silver tray.
II vas three weeks before she I'd"
turned home In thai tine she ft"
taken on aesh and color and spirit
Size feiy renewed in body ARD S0't'
And yet, although owes home Va.
so lovely and olive SO Kind 20 re-
she lcuged for her owr home, sf.
own little domain. 7, Vas therefor.
in nerfect content on that rcd t'
tober evening that she retur1e-
TO II.
Bert was frying something TIA,
smelled very nice. the kitchen W.
clean and bright and the table SCI
neatly. He looked UP as she en-
tered and the Joy OF welcome flush
ed into his face Wife" he said.
That single word confessed 20
Mamie more than al he atter~srd
said. What you frying, Bert she
inquired
Salt pork. I've got 20 be quite
a cook since you've been gone Mrs
Bell has been sick ever since ne
third day and I've had 20 MANAGE
aloae Set right down, Mamie, ana
I'll fetch your supper. Things clean
enough 20 suit you
''Everything's al right, Bert.
she sat down and let him Wall
upon her. Each had learned much
She had found that most wives hei7
70 make their husbands selfish, he
what life would mean without her
The lamp upon the table she'd It's
yellow glow over their faces as they
sat AZ opposite sides ot he tao.e
and ate their evening meal. To Ma
ME its light was az once halo ana
a beuediction and q promise Of hap
pier. better knitted lives IL the tu-
ture.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-04
FOURTH IS. VERY
NOISY, But SANE
oContlnu~d from Page on.l

no gathering wall be addressed by
Judge Alfred J. Murphy and rdRin
Denhy former congressman An At.
tack 81 lumbago will prevent the ap-
pearance OF Mayor Marx. WHO vas
70 speak AZ tho island and a,so 10
The thousands ot Ford employees
who sang America" In from, ~, he
cts hall in tho morning The mayor
passed The day ~ his home. 40.
So East Gram. blvd.
Tho Ford exercises in front ~ The
city ball, aroused Wild enthusiasm.
Accompanied by The Ford band. r..
puJ voice. rose IN EvrfttrE vol
ume AZ they intoned Tho strains OF
America The parade started AT
Woodward and Warren avcs.. and
after the exercises AZ the city hall.
The ceiebraurs vrn'-'o f4-ii.- isfe,
whore they spent the day In ath.
letic contests.
iu the afternoon. Schmeman's mil.
liary band contributed a concert at
The Detroit times., 1916-07-04
Mother and Child Escape Death.

Mrs. Julia Payne. wife OF William
Payne. or East Sandwish. and her
infant daughter narrowly escaped
death. Monday morning. when the
automobile which Mrs. Payne was
driving went over an embankment
into a drainage canal containing six
feet OF water and turnsd turtle. Mrs.
Payne was pinned in her seat. the
baby being thrown out and under
the car. A. Druillard. fishery in
spector for North Essex. saw the &C
cident and but for his ready assist
ance both mother and child would
have been drowned
The Detroit times., 1916-07-04
Will Recruit Russians.

Becaucs II is Impossible for Rus
SLAMS in the United States and Can.
ada TO reach their own country.
Canadian military authorities have
been given permission 10 call upon
all Russian residents To enlist In the
Canadian army. A Russian unit Ia
being formed at the camp where the
first Canadian contingent gathered
Twenty men have applied for sdmis.
sion at Windsor In the last two days.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-04

Germans are pro pairing for fur
Their retirement before the Anglo.
French offensive. but declared that
no one In Berlin considers the siiua-
ton al all desperate.
All German correspondence report
that the allies probably have A.
their disposal the greatest supply
of ammunition ever massed benin 2
any army.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-04
eoy Burned by Fire Crackers.

Grabbing ut some iirocrackers
thrown by friend. Jack Purple was
painfully burned when the hrecrsck.
ers went of in mis- hand He IL IL
years old and lives al No, POI High
st.. east. YOUNG Purple Was pls ying
with group Of boys at the corner
or -wUudward-sEa, and Highest he
was treated by Or. Grifith Thomas,
police surgeon.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-04
Or. Huoet Recovering.

The Rev. j. Percival Huget. pas.
tor III the First Congregational
church, who was operated on In Hsr.
per hospital for appendicitis. is rap
idly recovering from the effects OF
the operation. the house physician
reported. Tuesday morning.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-04

Mrs. Stronghold had the fam
fly skeleton you have I wouldn't pa.
rade II before the neighbors
Mrs Getback-If you had a family
skeleton you'd probably sell II TO
medical school.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-04

This country's demand for crude
dyes IL being met IN part by greatly
increased imports Of clutch from
Burma.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-04

New Haven road reports operating
revenue for May. ss,S66,::9 against
s1.T5i SOS last year. Net corporation
iurome s5asat5 against s333,03O for
IL months shows Increase - about
q 10000 in operating revenue and
s: 100000 In the net corporation in
come.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-04

United states government said to
be feeling around In Ptttshurg
among wire makers as to how much
larb wire and staples could be OBJ
tanned on rush orders
The Detroit times., 1916-07-04

Orders for machinery and steel
mill equipment totalling more than
SIS 600 O0O have been let OI' arc now
being let to firms in. Pittsburgh ter
ritory by agents OF Japanese govern
ment. WORK has already been start
cd In the mills upon 81 900 nco of or
ders The orders are being placed
with Westinghouse Electric & Man
Ifncturing Co. and Cambria Iron 4
steel Co.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-04

Department OF agriculture esti-
mates 1915 beet sugar acreage at
Iss. 800 acres or 10000 more than
last year and 2bt. 900 more than In
1914
The Detroit times., 1916-07-04
Financial Notes

United Verde Copper Go. has de-
clared monthly dividend Of - cents
a share.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-04

have captured several villages held
by lie Germans and thrown their
advance lines 10 within three miles
OF The out Airts OF Peroune.
In the - hours OF hghtin-. the A.
lies have wrested nearly 80 miles OF
French territory from The kaiser's
haAls.
How desperate is the lighting
along the British frcnt was indicat-
- II = headquarters dispatch TO-DAY
revealing for the first time that the
British actually captured the strong
~ fortified village of Thiepval.
northeas, Of Albert. but were after
ward driven out.
The concentrated fire OF scores OF
British guns pounded Thiepyal 10
ruins before the British advance be-
gan Saturday morning During
SUNDAYS fighting British detach-
menr entered the village and pre-
pared tc fortify itself behind the
ruined bits OF masonry.
Late in the afternoon several hun
DIRE Germans suddenly clsmbered
mp from the cellars and labyrinth OF
underground works OF the village
where they had remained in con-
cealment and drove the British out
b. a surprise attack The German
Sun retain Th.epyal, which was un-
der a terrific bombar1meuJ all dag
yesterday
All Indications today were that
the French would achieve the first
striking success OF the offensive
movement by the capture OF
Peronne. unless German reinforce
mrnts check Gen. Fochs' advance.
The French forces souta Of the
Somule are fighting Ike demons and
/ hive fough, their way through forth
fed villages and German defensive
positions ~ the greatest strength.
With Pe-caao IN The hands Of the
. French and DE British exer;ins
/ pow erful n. u-e northwest Of the
town, the Germans Viii face theft
I eraycst defensive problem since
/ they retired trOrl the Marne.
PARIS. July 4-Nel'her ne
French or Germans made any in.
fant-y attacks along the French
rront north and south OF the somme
last night. the war Office announced
bis Afternoon.
Norra and south Of the somme
,ae night Wa calm" {, was Official.
~ stated There were no infantry
attacks
1t has been established that the
! booty captured by the French in re-
cent Sighting is of the create, i'm.
portance. Including ;hree nea Ger.
man batteries.
-On the Verdun front six German
attacks were repulsed
The Detroit times., 1916-07-04

American Can Co announces an
other advance In can prices. the
third In 10 weeks.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-04

The maintenance OF a market on
the stock exchange Tor a one dsv
interval between sunday and the
Fourth OF July found the street with
larger list of absentees than has
been known on any preceding oc-
cssion since the beginning OF the
year. IL was commented on that
railway trains coming from nearby
resorts to the city this morning
were almost empty.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-04

and n day...--------------
Uncle Sans MAIDEN speech In De
troll was cheered to the echo. Then
shouted Mr.. Dewitt: Uncle Sam
won't let us light; he won't let us
20 to war! Now, everybody give
him the Ford yell. Zip! Boom.
BAN! Hurrah for Uncle Sam" And
everybody with <air OF lungs did
%,
The Ford parade reached the city
h211 ut 10. f5am., marching down
Woodward-ave.. from the corner OF
Warren-ave. A platoon Of mounted
police headed the PRECISION. Then
came the Ford band. followed by
Uncle Sam in a suitably draped
auto. Thousands of employees on
foot were next in line. and teachers
Of the Ford school--l6s in all
brought up the rear Of the interest
Ing line.
The teachers bore banners inscrib-
ed with the Ford motto. Help the
Other q siiovs." arh nearly everyone
IN the parade carried small Ameri-
can flags. Under the direction OF
Nessrs. Dewitt. Beck. wooley. Rob
ms, King and others. the employees
were grouped toward the south end
Of the woodward-ave. side OF the
building. and with Mr.. Dewitt lead.
ing. and accompanied by the band.
they burst into the inspiring strains
Of america"
There were voices In the throng
with only limited acquaintance
with the English language. but the
spirit was there, and they caught
the air. though they didn't always
stick to the words. from the copies
Of the anthem that were freely dis
tributed.
Some OF them were timid, and
others were chary OF risking their
7 vocalixation in the open air. saving
/. them. possibly. for grand opera. Al
any rate. there wasn't the volume
that was expected.
VA Mr.. Dewitt explained 10 the crowd
that Mayor Marks Illness prevented
him from addressing them. There
didn't :eem to be anyone present
z % represent his honor. With "rah,
z nhs." for Uncle Sam. for the Ford
school. for Ford himself and for
Z pretty nearly everybody else. the
procession reformed and marched
to the river. where the Ford men
boarded boats for Belle Isle. Here
the celebration was continued.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-04

From June I 10 June 10. Empire
Gas q Fuel Co. the subsidiary Of
cities Ser.tce Co. operating on Kan
so and oklahoma oil and gas nslds
marketed sSS,?5s barrels of oil from
the Augusta and Eldorado oil nclds
Indicating that for the month. sales
Of the company from these relds
we're in excess OF ZOO. 900 barrels
There were sls,e0o barrels marketed
from these fields sy Empire Gas &
Fuel in Nav
The Detroit times., 1916-07-04
New Citizens Join In
Singing National
Anthem
SPEND HOLIDAY
AT BELLE ISLE
Demonstration Is Fea-
ture of American
izatiOn Day
Zip, Boom. BAN!


Thousands Of throats yelled lust.
lily the Ford slogan OF patriotism
In front OF the city hall, Tuesday
morning.
The yells, which were participant
ed In by $4,000 of the Ford EN-
ployes and crowds OF citizens
niassed around the building and
grounds. on the Soldiers and Sail
ors' monument and in every avail
able nearby space. followed short.
spirited speech by no less a dis
ttnguished person than Uncle
Sam himself. CARRIED in the regula'
ton costume. tall white hat chin
whiskers and all
Lee Schnorr. the living embodi-
ment OF your Uncle Samuel. appear
Ing In a striking makeup. was In
troduced to the immense crowd by
Clinton Dewitt. superintendent OF
the Ford English school
MY friends" said Uncle Sam, Il
am glad to be with you on this glori.
Gus occasion. II pleases me greatly
10 see such Q remarkable spirit OF
and loyalty to the Amer
lean nag. and all that 1t represents.
hope that this demonstration will
me repeated In even grexter degree
next Fourth Of July. and that 10y
atty to your country and the Ford
will continue forever
The Detroit times., 1916-07-04

mence In January. This heavy con-
strurlion program nnds the mills
heavily booked In some lines re-
duired for ship building. Heavy
movement OF American pig iron TO
ltslN makes ocean freight room
scarce and retards further business.
Southern resale iron can be had for
delivery next year at {it Birmins-
ham.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-04
TheEpenine Story
Peaches

cOpyrrgh'. 1916. sy ", Werner
The Detroit times., 1916-07-04
GERMANS
RECAPTURE
VILLAGE

tcoatInued from Page Op.J
The Detroit times., 1916-07-04

The Daily Iron Trade says. Amer
lean Steel makers are deeply con-
earned over a proposed program FOR
the navy's increase which viii re-
qutre nearly $50 900 tons OF steel
material with deliveries to COM