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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-17
HEAVY BOMBAROMENTs
IN The SOMME BATTLE
BRITISH CLAIM TO HAVE
CAPTURED FIVE BIG
HOWITZERS

London, July l6.-With the ex-
ceptlon of heavy bombardments
there were no events OF import
ance in the Somme battle front
since the last report, says the
British official statement issued
this evening, Five heavy howitz-
ers and four Il milimeter guns
were captured by the French yes
terday. A British detachment
which was Strengthening this
morning to the main line, the
statement adds, with molestation
from the Germans.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-17
SOUTH CAROLINA
RIVERS RISING
RAPIDLY
GREAT DAMAGE FEARED
NEW TROUBLE EXPECT
ED FOR STORM-RID-
DEN SECTION

Columbia, S. c., July 16.-Rap-.
idly rising rivers, caused by the
heavy rains in the Piedmont and
mountain country, have gravely
threatened power plants and Grip
pied railway communication in
many sections of South Carolina.
The western part OF the state, es-
pcelally, has suffered, all raii COM
munication between Columbia
and Spartanburg being cut. Cons
munication with Charlotte, N. c..
by train is doubtful.
The damage to bottom crons.
it is believed, will be heavy, bur
thus far there have been no de-
pendable estimates on property
loss. There have been no further
adVices Of fatalities in this state.
The rise Of the rivers threatens
new trouble for the lower section
OF the state, already swept by a
destructive wind and rain storm
IN the latter part Of last week.
Railroads in that section are still
handicapped by weakened brid-
9es and Washouts, bit have heea
gradually restoring orGerS<s
1t is feared that the food crest
which is expected IS reach the
low country and Pee Dee see
tons tomorrow or next day, WIFI
mean a return to chaos, as the
lowlands are already flooded and
the new burden Of water will
cause more damage to communi-
lcations.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-17
GUESTS NARROWED IN HO-
TEL; TWO LOSE LIVES
IN ATTEMPT TO GET
FOOD TO THEM

Charlotte, N. c., July 1918
men, IA construction officials and
employees of the Southern Rail
way and linemen of the Western
Union Telegraph Company are
missing tonight and are either
drowned or marooned in trees
on the Catawaba river, about II
miles from Charlotte. The river
is rising rapidly. The men were
swept into the river late today
when the Southern Railway
main line bridge was washed
away. The known missing are:
H. P. Griffin, supervisor.
Joseph Killian, resident engi-
neer.
c. S. Barbee, section foreman.
r. O. Thompson, section fore
man.
w. L. Fortune, section fore
man.
G. c. Kale, H. c. Gully, c. w.
Klutz, derrick men.
n. Gorson, car Inspector.
A. B. Blackwell, line crew boss.
Three linemen.
Five negro laborers.
Taking a toll Of FIVE human
lives, with property loss esti-
mated from 100000 to $10,-
O00,000 and with hundreds Of
people rendered homeless by the
destruction of more than 100
A1es, the worst food in the his
tory Of the state swept the river
sections Of .fssbeviIle and the
French Broad valley early ills
morning. At s O'clock tonight the
waters OF the Salamanca and
French Broad rivers were fifteen
feet above their banks although
believed to be receding.
Reports from towns in the
French Broad valley, covering a
territory from the Lake Toxaway
section to Hot Springs, near the
Tennessee line, pit the property
loss at 100000. Reports from
these sections are hard to obtain,
owing 10 the interruption of tele-
graph and telephone conmunica-
ton, lines being down every
where. At l o'clock today the
Western Union Telegraph Com
pany succeeded in looping up a
telegraph wire to Atlanta, thus
getting the only line of comuuni-
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-17
TRAINING FOR THE NAVY

Washington, July IA mill
tary-naval camp for the training
of citizen volunteers in the two
fold duties of the United States
Marine Corps, will be established
at Landsdowne, Pa, a beautiful
suburb OF Philadelphia, on July
ri, and will continue for six
weeks.
The course in training will ex-
tend over a period of three weeks,
which may be taken continuously
for the whole period, or men May
come to the camp for two weeks
of continuous training with the
privilege of taking the remaining
seven days on succeeding week
ends.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-17
FIVE KNOWN DEAD

The dead so far known are:
Capt. C. Lipe, Nellie Lipe, an.
unmarried daughter; Mrs. Leo
Mulholland, "a married daughter,
all OF whom were drowned in the
Swannanoa river at Biltnore,
while efforts were being made to
rescue them from their flooded
home near the river bank. Two
others, Lonnie TreXler, a white
laborer. and Luther Frazer. a ne
gre, were drowned this evening
while attempting to carry food to
marooned guests at the Glen
Rock Hotel. At noon today the
water had reached the second
floor of the hotel, driving all Of
the guests to the third and fourth
floors. The Southern passenger
railway station, opposite the Glen
Rock hotel, has eight feet of water
in it. All train service in and out
Of the city has been supended.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-17
CAVALRY CAPTAIN IS
SUICIDE IN TEXAS
BRAND DESTROYS SELF
WITH BULLET IN
HEAD

San Antonio, Tex, July 10
Captain Christian B. BRAND, of
the Twelfth cavalry, committed
suicide today at Hachita, N. NJ,
shooting himself in the head.
The report of the incident to
departmental headquarters indi-
Gated that the officer was mental
ly deranged.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-17
FROM MIAMI ON THE
DIXIE HIGHWAY

Mr.. and Mrs. f. H. Kunkle and
family OF Miami, Fla, passed
through the city Saturday on
their way to Arkansas. They re-
port the roads to Waycross in fair
condition, but had to detour from
there via Midtown and Willacoo-
chez, and report that stretch OF
road all right.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-17
forging the name Of Leila Per

forging the name Of Leila Perry
colored, to a money order.
Shade Green, of near Sumner,
was indicted on charges Of Illicit
distilling. Green appeared before
Commissioner George IT, White
a short time ago and was placed
under bond.
District Attorney Earl M. Dom
aldson and Assistant Wallace
Miller attended the deliberations
OF the grand jury and were very
courteous and helpful TO that
body in reaching conclusions.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-17
FIRST OPEN COTTON
OF THE SEASON

Mr.. A. E. Ennis brought this
Office the FIRST open cotton Of the
season. This is the first open cot
ton reported in Georgia this sea-
son.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-17

Mrs. Walter Hoyle, of Thorn
aston, ,.and Mrs. F. NJ. lowers, Of
Lagrange, have returned to their
homes after a weeks visit to rel
atives here.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-17
U. c. v. DELEGATES

Comrades NJ. Luke, David
Ewing, f. J. Stone, L. p. Hyatt
and j. r. McCook have been APP,
pointed delegates to the annual
reuion Of the Confederate Veter-
ans at Americus August 24-25.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-17
FEDERAL GRAND JURY
FINDS NUMBER BILLS

Albany, Ga, July 16.-Indict-
ments against eight individuals
were returned by the grand jury
in United States court, which
made its report Saturday after
noon at 5 o'clock. The parties in
dicted are: Ansel B. Cook form
erly president and cashier of a
national bank at Fitzgerald; ]. w.
Ray and Mrs. Mary f. Ray, the
latter postmaster at Philema; H.
w. Wise, of Warwick, and two
negroes, Stella Perry, of Rebecca,
and Shade Green, of Sumner.
The indictment against Mr..
Cook is lengthy article, contain
ing something over twenty type
written pages. Approximately
fourteen or fifteen counts for vio-
lations of the national banking
laws are set forth in the indict-
ment. The alleged violations are
said to have been committed
while Mr. Cook was cashier and
president of a national bank at
Fitzgerald, which failed. This
bank was later consolidated with
the Ben Hill National Bank,
which is now reported to be in the
hands of a receiver.
Mr., Cook is charged with alb
straction and false entries on the
books of the banks. The short
age from distractions is alleged
to be approximately $4,000, with
considerable alleged shortage
from other sources.
Ray and Wife are Indicted
John w. Ray, of Philema, was
indicted on three counts on
charges Of failing to deposit, in
the designated depository at Al
bany. $2,450.12 from the money
order funds of the postoffice at
Philena.
Mrs. Mary +. Kay, his wife,
who is postmaster at Philema,
was indicted for having failed to
deposit the same sum in the de
pository
Mr.. Ray was given a commit
tai hearing a short time since and
was placed under bond. An or
der was taken in court yesterday
afternoon requiring him to make
a new bond. The marshal was
instructed, on motion by Attor-
Iney Donaldson, not to place Mrs.
Ray under arrest or boad until
she RECEIVERS from her present i'll
ness.
Three Other indictments
II w. Wise, OF Warwick, was
indicted for failing to account for
charges due on a number of G.
10. D. parcel-post packages receiv-
cd at the Warwick postoficc,
where Mr. Wise is employed as
assistant postmaster.
Stella Perry, colored, of Rebec-
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-17

cation to the outside world at that
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-14
HOW BATTLES ARE PAINTED
Distinguished French Artist Follows
Troops and Tries TO Oct Details
on Canvas.

France, in order to preserve the
acts OF horoism OF her soldiers, has
sent many OF her best artists to the
front Among them Is Charles Fou.
queray, noted principally for his ma.
rine paintings. To an interviewer for
Cartoons Magazine 81. Fouqueray ex.
planned how he worked.
II keep" he said. two or three
miles in the rear, and when the fight.
ing is over, 1 rush to the battlefield,
make quick sketches Of various points
before the bodies and the debris have
yet been removed; and the soldiers
who have taken part in the battle ex.
plain TO me the positions and the very
attitude OF the fighters. often even
mimicking them before me, ami point
ing out on my sketch the changes /
ought TO make"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-14
TIMBERlNG MINES IS COSTLY
Owners Compelled to Put thillions of
Dollars Underground Every Year
Of Operation.

! Nearly 90,0OO,0OO cubic feet of tim.
Der are placed in the anthracite mines
OF Pennsylvania every year, if an esti-
mate III the Colliery Engineer, lately
acquired by Coal Age, that the amount
OF timber in anthracite mines is ap.
proXimately one cubic foot for every
ton OF coal mined, is correct The tim,
bered gangways and drifts cover "a
vast extent exceeding 1900 miles, and
the closely timbered shafts with THEN
miles OF heavy guide timbers which
must be constantly replaced, form a
large item. The total output since the
beginning of anthracite mining is over
2,500,0 100000 tons
A billion tons of water, or over II
I times as many tons as the coal pro
duced during the year, must be pumped
out OF the anthracite mines every year.
According to the chief OF the PennsyI
vania department of mines the timber
ing is an even greater expense than
the pumping. The cost OF placing this
vast forest below ground is stagger.
ing
The cost of the material is given as
ABOUT 6.b cents per cubic foot for
round timber and 20 cents per cubic
foot for sawed timber At the lower
figure this would make 1000, 600 cubic
feet cost $3.50 900. In addition to this.
there are millions of mine ties. and
heavy white oak is used for the mine
cars. The use of steel timbers. which
are being adopted on account of their
longevity for main gangways. turn.
outs. pump rooms and shaft and slope
bottoms, will add to the total cost of
mining for the next few years. but win
effect final saving. Most OF the tim
Der now used in the anthracite mines
Is yellow pine from the South.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-14
Delicious PIIaH,

There are some dishes upon the
Turkish bill OF fare which the re-
turned Westerner never wholly ceases
to regret. Pilaff is one. 1t is a. food
as national with the Turk as the DO.
tato with the Irish, as the cabbage
with the German. 1t takes a multi
tude of forms, but its basic quality,
its quality of being pilaff, is derived
from rice being cooked in such a way
as to preserve each grain firm and dis.
unct. The rice is unpublished. and, in
the cooking, takes on a gelatinous
coat. Sometimes, it is boiled in NUT
ton fat, rich. smooth. inviting dish.
Sometimes bits OF roast mutton are
mingled with it, when it becomes a
meat pudding of delicious flavor. II
is cooked with small currants and
pine nuts. fragrant and spicy. 1t is
stuned with dates and favored with
orange peel; but. whatever its form,
1t is one of the treasured memories
OF visit to the near East.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-14
African Fashion Notes.

The prettiest dress of the Mpongwe
woman is cloth drawn up under the
arms, a scarf on the shoulders, and a
handkerchief folded over the coiled
hair in a high stiff fold set well up
on the head, rather like child's idea
of a crown, writes Jean Kenyon Mac
kenzie in the Atlantic. There is a
great fancy for puppies and lavenders
set off with shades of rose and red
and sudden keen note of gilt With
black there will be touch of most
delicate bright green. A cloth and a
scarf worn by a woman of beautiful
gesture--and a Gabonnaise is always
that-have certain mutable charm:
the movements of the body. the wind
that blows from the sea-these re-
new and display the folds of the gar
ment so that the eye is intrigued.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-14
EVIDENTLY HAD GOOD THING!
Judging From Late Owners ExperI-
ence, Northern Man Had Been
Made the Goat"

Beguiled by the attractive wording
OF an advertisement appearing in a
trade paper, a trusting investor from
the North bought sawmill in south
ern state. When he went down to
take over his ewly-purchased prop
erty and to assume it's management
the recent owner met him at the
railroad station and bade him well
come.
AS they climbed into the natives
buggy to drive through the woods to
the spot where the plant was located,
the stranger said:
Il wish you'd give me few hints
right of about how to run this busi-
ness profitably. You see, I'm a little
bit green at this line I've been a
lumber dealer all my life but never
undertook to handle the raw material
before"
We'll, mister" stated the late own
er, frankly, Il wish l could give you
the advice you want, but I reckin |
jest don't know myself My father.
in-law died and left me this here mill
in his will. My two boys helped me
TO run her and there wasn't no other
hands, and so ] never had to pay out
nothin' for wages. stole all the tim
ber ] cut, and my stepbrother, who's
the division freight agent for the
railroad, used to slip all my lumber
out for me, so | never had to pay no
freight charges-and last year come
out s2.i00 behind. Saturday Eve
ming Post,
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-14
Uses and Abuses OF Fertilizers
ey Fro r. u ~ De Loaen Director
Z INTELtIdENT USE OF FERTILIZERS IN GERMANY
The Second of Series of SIX Articles

All state institutions have Ostered origin
In the early hies state lively
part m IN @ c%ns @ up up @ trade and in Later the states have taken
every where ezer is sold in a9eo nuantieS ,%s have been
s 'Sries le trade oYerambious might its obligation to
,z % ana onr for sale inferior material under the name Of fer
s,aGe @ | mh9u fear Of successful contradiction that theI
fertilizer trade " ''N Spe 0 'he rise ana ''u"e {" 'e
has long been recognized many
er i1an m discovered that mineral salts applied to growing
ynr can 6 immensely and gave time and study to the under
sbe @ m @ has 5gSTed to the Other parts Of the world many u
f on modern agriculture has made known Germany
um@n nm German agricultural scientist meadow
the sSiammoac a seraS % @ same hi @ @ OF b % % n % aoe
the acre ~ 'e'O 0' O'D O''' ''
quite IN css3nn qmmG1F @ o this Won so has
ammonia % eo @ Gh iii iaEer % ia an nmakaOe was played by he
or nt carbonate and nitrate Of ammonia show that of ammonia
to @ in To pounds % Of su'n0 and employed und'F
Fertilizer Experiments n Germany
smpormen, of the soil
the soil plays in it. The compartment of the
the earthly phoSn m M " % oum @ ana OF nitrate OF soda towards
This statement @ % % on' % or one Of their actions on the growth of plants
and vo e came @ ] m m mineral manue % greater yield was obtained
this o added material to the liberation of
aSh @ beds Were WERE dseov and by rapid leaps bounds
the potash in the so as noT m removed na
e p @ %on @ h WAS found in the use of the nitrate soda and
claim however that Tbasic phosphate
soysd % & by constant study of the
@ phesPoe ] acid in the form of earthly phospha and
eermanys Create Thano Other Nations
We have here hints of
applied the soil phophor acid ammonia and
fTss eFfs oasa have been the s'H"
Today Germany per acre to her crops than
wo facts s m f SO CROPS % than ANY other 9TH naon is significant that
has learned the lesson good
% h Tse @ y mS s msne SSe n 1t m also be
proa's with sers Any s"'' " fertilizers
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-14
Turkish HOSPITALITY.

The Turkish people. like most 9TH
ers, are of mingled yarn" and have
their virtues as we'll as their faults.
Writing about visit in a Turkish
home an Englishwoman, Miss Grace
Ellison, says in no other land have |
met with such lavish hospitality 1t
is the custom, too for the master OF
the house OF pay all tire visitors bills
That should have proposed to stamp
my own letters hurt my friends The
Turkish bathroom is described as am
improv on the western European
one, for it is "a marble basin like a
fountain" enabling the bather to wash
always in running water instead of in
a vessel more or less soiled by INNER
sion.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-14
Naval Erbiems.

A basket slung from the mainmast
mead is a sailors sign to notify that
the cargo has been loaded or dis
charged as the case may be. and
That the ship is ready to start on her
next trip. A generally mysterious EN-.
olem is a besom lashed to a main.
mast or bridge railing. This is to
SIGNIFY that the vessel is for sale Oc.
casionally dark blue stripe may be
seen running fore and aft on a vessel
as matter of fact this is sign of
recent bereavement. Blue is the sail.
ors mourning. and the stripe of this
color takes the place OF the black
margin or band used by the lands.
man as notification OF death.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-14
"GIVE THE BOY A LANTERN"
Sound Advice for the Farmer, and
Also Works Well Along tho
Lines Of Education.

A writer in one of the farm papers
has a suggestion for fathers who
wish to keep their sons on the farm
Give the boy q lantern" he says
His idea, as he expands II, is that the
boy. once the lantern Is his own prop
erty. viii make his work pleasanter
by using 1t. He will do work before
dawn and>after dark more cheerfuliy
because his lantern takes away the
darkness and the sense of drudgery.
We do not have lanterns in the
city, but the Gary school system
Gives onr boys something to light
their lives with. II shows them that
there Is something In life besides poll
parrot study, street corner loafing and
the perfunctory search, later on, for
a job 1t is lantern that shows
them what is suited to their temperal
rhents and tastes. Instead OF look
ing forward with dread to the day
when they must go out and End a
Job, they look with eagerness to the
time when they can use their knowl.
edge and their skill in lines of work
TO which they have become attached
"A Job becomes the job and
the job is eagerly waiting for the boy
New York Mail
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-14
Asthma Catarrk !.
and Bronchitis
Can BE Greatly Relieved by .h., J, N.,,
External Vapor Trestmen..

Don't take internal medicines or habit.
forming drugs for these troubles Vi.n,-
"Vap-O O-Rub" Salve Is applied externsllv
aud relieves By inhalation an A yanor Az
BY absorption through the skin. FOR
Asthma and Hay Fever, melt 4 little yick's
"a spoon and inhsle tho vapors, also rub
wen over the spinal column 10 relax tbe
neryous tension. s5c, SOC, or 41.oO.
W0S W5oeugS AIK
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-14
TRAVEL IN ARMY FORMATION
Observer Has Told Of Peculiar Hap-
its OF Grabs Found in Philip
pine Islands.

On SOM of the sand-fiats OF the
Philippine islands, uncovered at low
tide, there are often to be seen huge
numbers of the grayish-blue crabs
called Myctiris. The body has the
shape and size of cherry, and the
legs are set close. DIR. r.. p Cowles
has given us a lovely picture OF the
ways OF these creatures.
They move about like diminutive
armies. though the individuals seem
to be scrambling along rather awk.
wardly.
But what is most remarkable is
their power of intrenching themselves
with extraordinary rapidity. At one
moment there are tens OF thousands
on the sands, the next moment there
are none
By approaching very slowly and
carefully, Doctor Gowles was able to
see what happened. When he got
near enough and stamped with his
foot, every crab dug into the sand
with the legs on one side. and at the
same time rotated its body, so that
IL sank out of sight in a spiral.
n two or three seconds the army
had buried itself. After a few minutes,
T. the sand was not shaken, they be.
gan TO dig themselves out again and,
reforming their ranks resumed their
march.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-14
Sermons in Unoainly ThInos.

No, it isn't hard to brighten up your
life II you try to see beauty in com.
monp!ace things. There's very little
that couldn't seem beautiful, IL YOU
pick out the best points and ignore the
disagreeable ones. There isn'tta swamp
that hasn't some beautiful flowers
growing in II. and there are mighty
few unpainted, weather-stained barns
that haven't got a swallow or two
keeping house under the caves. II you
open up the dullest gray oyster you
may lind pearl In 1t, and II you look
at a buzzing, biting mosquito In the
right kind of light you will see
what gauzy. chiffony things its wings
are.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-14
The Retired Life.

Indeed, none enjoys truly himself.
but those that live to themselves, as 1
do, and it is better to be self lover
in a retired life than a self seeker in
a wandering humor like a vagabond,
for they go from place to place, from
one company to another. and never are
at rest in their minds nor bodies.
Indeed. they have no constant dwell
ing. for going much abroad, they dwell
everywhere, and yet to speak meta
phorically, nowhere-From "On My
Retired Life," by the Duchess Newcas-
tie.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-14
Long Life In Rural France

A remarkable record Of longevity is
to be found in some of the rural par.
ishes of France. In the village of St
Thomas de la F1iche there have been
only fourteen parish priests in 800
years. The parish of st. German du
Val, In Paris, has had only three pas
tors IN 30 years, while that OF Givry
en- Argonne has aad but five in 1876
years.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-14
NV. Rule OF Life.

Avoid extremes in living. Be gen
erous tai generous as you CAM get
ting as much pleasure as possible out
OF life. and take care that proper pro
vision Is In some way made for the
future.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-14
Mans Inherent Rioht.

Man is that name of power which
rises above them all, and gives TO
everyone the right to be- that which
COG meant he should be.--Henry Ward
Beecher.