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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-08-21
GERMANS REPULSE
BRITISH ATTACKS

Berlin, Aug. 20 British attacks
on the Somme front yesterday
We're repulsed, says today's off
"ial statement. On the Nerdur
front the French penetrated the
village OF Fleury. The announce
ment reads:
North of the Somrne the fight
ing gradually decreased in inten-
sity. Near OVillers hand to hand
fighting continued until evening.
Northwest OF Pozieres and on
both sides of Foreaux wood iso-
lated British attacks were repuls-
ed.
Information is now at hand
that at least eight British and
four French divisions (about
100000 mem took part in Fri
days attack.
On the right bank of the Mouse
(Verdun 'front.' the enemy yester-
day evening repeated his attacks
in the Thiaumont-Fleury sectors
and again penetrated the village
OF Flcury. Elsewhere he was re-
pulsed. Northwest of THAI
mont wood and in Chapitre wood
the enemy made unsuccessful at
tacks with hand grcnades.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-08-21
EXPRESS COMPANIES
VIOLATING PROM LAWS

Atlanta, Ga, Aug IL EFisssk, !,
IN wholesale quantities is crnainae
into Atlanta under fictitious 7satz2-
es and is being delivered to pafr-
chasers shortly after It arrlres.
according to evidence urscarafEafi
by the local police authorifie@s
1t appears that some .Atlsnzta
men are SO keen to get 1i1eir sig
uor, and the limit of two QUARTS
per month imposed by the p7x9zi-
bltlon law is SO entirely iaaseae-
quate, that they have figured CAT
a scheme to secure almost iuzna5-
date deliveries through the .arfa
of certain agents who make a gsus-
mess of taking orders.
These agents, according 9cs afee-
evidence in the hands of fa9. yyt,-
lice, send large number of dali q
orders to liquor houses outside XII
the state, and use fictitious nxnks.s;
in directing how. to ship. AZ 7azsf
as the shipments arrive, sine
agents send negroes the azozher
to pay express charges, and Fur-
nlsh each negro with the rgarnt fn-
shall use i'll applying fc~ hI.s r.
shipment
In this way the agents arc s9g7-
abled to keep on hand quite
large supply and to secure x EzT.sEs
supply every day. Purchasers
pay the agents and the agents de
liver to the purchasers wiEhlm a
short time after payment Is nraGs,e-
The police got on to the scheme
through some negroes who furzx
ed states evidence, and they ere
eXerting every effort to qua 1Elc
agents out of business, ia mHzsc8s
event the members of the A1TcicrE1
and Honorable Order of BURNING
Thirst will be compelled to cru4-
We from their fertile brains an7-
other scheme to cincuulrenxr sflz-
law
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-08-21
BIG REVIVAL

The Central Christian Church
will hold two weeks revival be-
ginning. Sunday morning, Sep
TENDER 3rd.
Plans have been perfected for
the meeting and it is believed by
the members of the church that
it will be the most successful re-
Vival ever held in the city. All
committees have been appointed
and will commence active work
this week.
Rev. E. G.. Orahood, who held
the meeting last year with such
good results, will do the preach
ing. Rev. Orahood expects to
put the New Testament doctrins
squarely before the people of
Fitzgerald and will deal largely
with the fundamental principles
of the Christian Religion.
The Musical features of these
meetings will be above the usual
high standard set by the choir OF
this church.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-08-21
FARMERS BENEFITED
BY ADMINISTRATION
Legislation Affecting Them Out
lined by President

Washington, Aug. 2O.-What
Congress and the administration
have done for the farmer is out
lined at length in a letter from
President Wilson to Representa-
tive Lever, of South Carolina
Chairman of the House Commit
tee of Agriculture, made public
today by the White House. The
President formally announces the
signing of the agricultural appro-
priation bill, marking the prac-
teal completion of an important
part OF the program for the bet
tcrment of rural life, which was
mapped out at the beginning OF
the administration" and conveys
to Mr.. Lever and his associates in
both houses his appreciation OF
their services to the nation.
Summing up the record, he
mentions increased appropria-
tions for the support of agricul-
ture; efforts to foster production
the cooperative agricultural ex-
tension act, creation of the office
OF markets and rural organiza-
tons, the cotton futures act, the
grain standards act, the federal
warehouse act, the good roads
law, and the federal reserve and
farm. loan acts.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-08-21
MR.. MCCARTHY RETURNS
FROM EASTERN MARKETS

Mr.. ]. Il McCarty returned
Sunday morning from the eastern
markets, where he was for the
past ten days making his fall Sc
lections. The McCarty- John
stone Co., according to Mr.. Nc
Carly, will this season be in bet
ter shape than ever to serve their
increasing demand for fine wear
ing apparel, especially is this
true in the ladies' and children's
line The famous Wooltex line of
ladies' ready-to-wear, for which
the McCarty-J ohnstone Company
are exclusive agents in this sec
ton of the state, is especially
strong this season and Mr.. Nc
Carly assures us that his firm has
the largest selection of this sty-
lish line of ladies suits and skirts
that they have ever carried.
Il could not see any scarcity of
Merchandise IN the markets" said
Mr., McCarty this morning to a
Leader-Enterprise reporter. at
is true that the general lines may
have been affected some in price
and quality through these unset
tied conditions, but the speciality
houses, the firms from whom
most Of the McCarty-J ohnstonc
Co.'S selected lines come, are not
appreciably affected, as their. ef-
forts have been to maintain their
styles, prices and quality up to the
standard set for the lines in the
past and upon which they have
built their immense business. Al
ready our goods are beginning tc
arrive and the attractive advance
shipments in all of Our lines will
be displayed for the benefit of our
customers as soon as opened up
The policy of Our firm to make
this establishment one of service
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-08-21
CHILD LABOR LAW
Goes TO PRESIDENT

Washington, d. c., Aug. 49,
Without debate or record vote
the child labor bill was accepted
by the House today with the
Senate amendments and sent on
its way to become law with Presi-
dent Wilson's signature.
1t represents the result of years
of struggle in Congress between
forces urging the conservation of
child life and those opposing on
many grounds, chiefly that it was
question for the state and not
the federal government
1t would not have become a
law at this session of Congress
had not President Wilson after
the Democratic caucus decided
to eliminate it from the admins
tration program, visited the CAPT
tol and insisted upon its inclu-
sion.
AS it originally passed the
House it proposed to bar from in
terstate commerce products on
which child labor actually had
been employed. AS amended by
the senate and now perfected, it
prohibits shipments between the
states of all products of any es-
tablishment which employs child
labor.
1t bars products of any mine
or quarry employing children un-
der sixteen and products of any
mill cannery, workshop, factory
or manufacturing establishment
employing children under four
teen and sixteen more than ten
hours a day, more than six days
a week or earlier than 6 o'clock
in the morning or later than I
o'clock in the evening. It becom-
es effective one year after the date
of the Presidents approval.
Opposition to the bill was led
by Southern Congressman and its
sponsors charged cotton mill
owners with being the principal
directors.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-08-21
NEWSPAPERS RAISING
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Cost of White Paper Going Sky
High

Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 19.-News-
papers all over ire United States
are raising the price of sttbscrip-
tons by the year and by the copy,
according to reports received in
Atlanta. This is forced upon
them, it IS stated, as a result OF
the increased cost Of white paper
and all other material necessary
to get OFT paper.
At the present time, according
to local publishers, the cost OF
white paper is twice what it was
at the same period last year. The
same is true of metal, type and
ink. The newspapers in Atlanta
up to recently have kept their
prices the same, but few weeks
ago were forced to raise the price
per copy from two cents to three
cents, at which they are sold by
the neWsboys on the streets. The
advertising rates have remained
normal, but it is only a question
OF a short time until the publish
ers will have TO advance the rates.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-08-21
COURT OF APPEALS WILL
RELIEVE SUPREME COURT

atlanta, Ga, Aug. 21.-Here-
after the congestion and delay in
disposing OF cases in the state SUI
preme court and the court of APP
peals which have greatly retarded
the administration of justice in
Georgia, will be relieved by the
addition OF three Judges to the
court of appeals, making a total
of six, and the harmonization OF
jurisdiction between the court OF
appeals and the state supreme
court.
In many cases the rights of lit
'lgants have gone by default be
cause their appeals from the low
er courts to one or the other OF
the higher courts could not be de
cided within the limit allowed by
law. And the reason the court OF
appeals and the supreme court
were unable to decide the cases
was the fact that they were liter
ally overwhelmed with work.
Since the passage OF the bill in
creasing the number of appellate
court judges from three to six, a
number of candidates have an
nounced for the newly created
places. The latest of these is
Judge A. w. Cozart, of Column
bus, one of the best known law
ycrs in the state and a favorite
speaker at meetings of the Geor-
gia Bar Association.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-08-21
CAME OUT BUT RETURNED

London, Aug. 21-The British
light cruisers, the Nottingham
and Falmouth, were sunk Satur-
day in the North sea by German
submarines while the vessels
were searching for the German
high sea fleet according to an Of
fetal announcement issued by the
admiralty shortly before mid
night. One German submarine
was destroyed by the British,
while another was rammed and
possibly sunk, according to the
admiralty statement, which fol
lows:
Reports from Our lookout
Isquadrons and other units show
ed that there was considerable ac-
tivity on the part of the enemy in
the North Sea Saturday, the 10Th.
"The German high sea fleet
came out, but learning from their
scouts that the British forces
were in considerable strength, the
enemy avoided an engagement
and returned to port.
'In searching for the enemy we
lost two cruisers by submarine
attacks-H. M. S. Nottingham,
Capt. C. B. Miller, and H. NJ. S.
Falmouth, Capt. John Edwards.
"All the officers of the former
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-08-21

were saved, but thirty-eight of the
crew are missing. All the officers
and men of the Falmouth were
saved, but one leading stoker,
Norman Fry, died of injuries.
AN enemy submarine was de
stroyed and another was rammed
and possibly sunk.
There is no truth in the Ger
man statement that British des-
trOyer was sunk and a British bat
tleship damaged"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-08-21
ATTENTION, PROPERTY
OWNERS

This is to notify you that I shall
enforce the Weed and Garbage
Ordinance to. the letter. Within
fifteen days all the weeds on pri-
vate property must be cut and
placed in some convenient place
by the property owners for the
garbage wagon to collect. If the
weeds are not cut by the prescrib-
ed time I shall be compelled to
make cases against the offending
parties. The trash and accumula
tons behind the business houses
must be gathered daily and placed
SO that the garbage wagons can
remove it.
DIR. ]. G. M. LUKE,
IF Health Officer.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-08-21
THE BEN HILL SINGING
CONVENTION

A large number Of Fitzgerald
ties joined the rural popuiaflo1 sd
Ben Hill county at the c0ra1ax
singing convention at Ssl8ezzE
church Sunday. More tfrar fl
teen hundred people are said To-
have been gathered at the church
where the aII-day sing was cu511y-
ed by all present Dinner, a.
usual, was served OF tie grvna9.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-08-21
THE FITZGERALD PURLTk
SCHOOLS OPEN MON
DAY, SEPT. 4, tgT6-

All pupils who have NOT 7,ecTs
SUCCESSFULLY VACC9Nlk1g'-
ED will be refused adnissioq1 nm
til they have been re-yacc I7fz1x.H-
The superintendent MiIg Ee a41
his office at the High eSc3sEKSg
building for one week. hefoaz aEze
opening day.
L. S. OSBORNE.
IF Ggrzk-
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-08-21
DIR. ]. G. M. LUKE,
Health Officer.

The local merchants all report
a record business for last Satur-
day. More cotton was brought in
and sold than any previous year
on the same date and the city was
full of shoppers from this and the
surrounding counties. About 200
bales alone were ginned at the To-
cal gins.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-08-21
ROANOKE SCHOOL TO
ELECT TRUSTEES

There will be a meeting Of the
Roanoke School for the purpose
of electing trustees "Wednesday,
August Is, at I: 80 p. m.
A large attendance is request
led.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-08-21

F. F. Doroughty, wife and son
of Live Oak, Fla, and Mr.. and
Mrs. B. H. Drew, of Macon, pass
ed through the city this morning
en- route to Live Oak.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-08-21

to the swell dressers of this sec
ton has been accumulated this
season and Our friends will fully
agree with us when they see the
results of our purchases in every
department"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-08-21

D. T. Paulk, messenger for the
House, returned home Friday and
is again in the race for another
term. Uncle" Dan is fixture
at the Capitol and no doubt will
land his job again next session.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-08-21
INJUNCTION SUIT DISMISS
ED

Mcdonald & Bennett dismissed
injunction proceedings against
Wiley Williams and G.. E. Davis
Saturday, the date set for a hear
ing of the case at Vienna. The
attorneys were compelled to take
this method, as the evidence upon
which the case was predicated
failed to be ft'. | them. Tenn,
porary restraining orders had
been granted against the parties
and the case was to be tried out
before Judge George Saturday,
but as above stated, no hearing
was had.
The parties are said to have
opened their places of business af-
ter the dismissal of the suits.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-08-21

L. L. Griner and family return
cd from St. Simons after a week S
play in the surf.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-23
A Stubborn Husband,

A most interesting phenomenon is the stubborn husband. He is not bad man. He is contrary, and he has to be managed. He is usually married to a clever little woman, who is constantly devising schemes to accomplish the things which make their joint lives a success.
 He has no suspicion of this. If he had he would be so mad he could un- doubtedly eat her. So all through life she goes on swinging a turnip ahead of his nose to make him go the same as though he were a balky mule. She is a cheery httle-t-c and she chuckles in her sleeve when he is not by. The stubborn husband is as. interesting as a bug.-London Standard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-23
WAS RUN DOWN AND NEEDED A
 SPRING TONIC
MT. Edw. A. Warner, 1926 East Main Street, This City, Says Lax Tone a Spring Tonic of Great Value.

To those in need of spring tonic the formula and process in the n1anu- facture of Lax-a-Tone should convince most anyone that it is unsurpassed. In the first place it is purely herbal and the juice is squeezed from the herbs by heavy pressure which makes it almost a pure herb juice. In the second place it contains dandelion, mandrake, ye1lowdock, gentian, sassa- fraS, ,cascara and other herbs of known value This remedy has made a, won derfuI success and has been highly in- dorsed as the greatest stomach rene- dy of the age. It is absolute fact that a normal stomach, an active 1iv- CT, and kidneys that are working prop er1y will produce pure blood and pure blood will rebuild the waste matter in the system If you have spring fever, feel tired out, rundown, drow sy, sleepy and need a, spring tonic, you will feel like a different person.
 Mr. Warner says:-"I was badly run down and in need of a spring tonic and one that would take hold quickly. had been suffering from indigestion, gas and blOat and had heard of the great success Lax-a- Tone had accomplished with stomach trouble, so began using it. I must say I never saw anything like it as it not only cured my stomach trouble, but it's tonic effects are wonderful and I will surely use it every spring. It will pay anyone to try it as it is worth it's weight in go1d.''
 Lax-a-Tone is for sale at Hartigan's s drug stores. S1 Fairfield avenue and Main and Congress streets.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-23
TMaaI,sa Wnrda

Some years ago the circulation de- pertinent of a London newspaper of fered a prize for the longest sixpenny twelve Word-te1egram that could ac- tuaIly be sent to fts office. This won:
 @Admin1strator generals counter revolutionary intercommunications un- circumstant1ated- Quartermaster gen. erals disproport1onablenes character istdcaI1Y counteFdistinguished uncOn- stttutionaHstic incomprehensibi1zte ''i
 These twelve words contain exactly 200 letters, and the telegram needs two periods, two apostrophes and one hyphen to make it proper English. And it does not contain the. longest possi- bility in the language. -pr0ant1transsub- stantia1onist5ca11y,' either.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-23
EXCURSION TICKETS ON
 SALE AT DORSEN STORE

Tickets for the special train excur- sion, which will be held from this city on Tuesday of next week to Roton Point park, South Norwa1k, are now obtainab1e at Dorsens big department store These tickets are good for a round trip to the park as well as for special prizes which are offered by Charles A. Goettler of the New York Hippodrome, who is in charge. The special train will leave Bridge port at 1O:21 o'clock sharp and will arrive at South. Norwalk shortly be- fore II. The excursionists will leave Roton Point for home at 6 o'clock in the evening.
 Marie Thelin, the marvellous fire diver, will be one of the principal at fractions of the day. In addition there will be boating, bathing and dancing, while the roller coaster,-carousel, cir cles wing. ski ball and other park amusements will be running and shore dinners and dairy lunches will be served. Those desiring to bring basket lunches will have the freedom of the grove.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-23
DRIVES RUNAWAY
 MOTORCYCLEINT0
 FENCE OF STONE.
Control Wire and B r a k e Broken, Racer Takes Big
 Chance and Lives.

Michael c. Hickey of the Yonkers Motorcycle club and widely known as a motorcycle racer, was severely in jured while riding from Yonlers to this city yesterday. He was thrown from his motorcycle and his left ear was split open. He also suffered se- were contusions and abrasions about the face and head.
 MT. Hickey with William H. Raf- ferty of this city was following an au- tomobiIe in the detour this sido of South Norwa1k. He was riding at the rate of about 30 miles an hour. At curve in the road the control wire for his gasoline became diastr- ranged and he could not reduce s2ecf!. When he attempted to apply tce foot brake this broke also and, as & lest resort MT. Hickey rode his motor cycle into low stone fence.
 He was thrown off into the rocks and bushes on the other side Of the fence. Although stunned, MT. Hickey pluckily set about helping his friend repair the motorcycle and he rode it back to this city where Dr. r. J. Quinn dressed his hurts, It is the third ac-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-23

rendered by an orchestra furnished by the Bridgeport Musical union, all being donated for the benefit of tne cause Admission will be free, chill dren under 14 must be accompanied by parents, and a collection will be taken during the evening.
 The objects of the meeting will be explained by the chairman, and the speakers will be Judge J. J. Rooney of the Court of Appeals of New York. and John Sp1ain UA New Haven. Judge Rooney is an orator whose fame has extended over the country and he will have many things to tell of the recent uprising which have not yet been published. It is hoped Bridgeport will respond generously, to the appeal for assistance
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-23
How Portuquese Entered Africa.

Portuguese Africa was a byproduct of the long efforts to discover and maintain a maritime route to India, in- dependent of the services of Turks and Moors as commercial intermedi- aries. This was the primary object alike of Prince Henry the Navigator, of Vasco da Gama and of all the Portuguese explorers and coIonizers, and the Portuguese empire in Africa east and west, the colonization of Bra gil, the conquest of Mexico and the navigation of the strait of Magellan were incidental results. The fascila- tion of India has been second to noth- ing in it's effects upon the map. It drew Columbus to America and Eng land to South Africa.-London Mail.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-23
Portugal the Polite.

Portugal has been acclaimed as the polfteSt country in the world Were asked, wrote the Earl of Carnarvon after visiting that country in 1927, what society had reached the most polished, form should say that of Portugal Portuguese pofiteness is de- nghtful because it Is by no means purely artificial. but flows in a great measure from a natural ffndIiness of feeling and extends to all classes and affects all relationships London Standard
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-23
EXCELLENT SINGERS TO
 AID IRISH RELIEF FUND

Miss Katherine M Lom bard, Miss Walsh. Miss Loretta c. O'Connor, Miss Julia Sullivan, Albert Lapke and George Rajotte will be the singers at the concert Sunday evening in the Plaza theatre under the auspices Of the United Irish Relief Fund com mittee to raise cash for the relief of distress in Ireland following the re- cent rebellion in that country. Harry ?, Maloney will be the accempanist and the ingtrumental program. will hs, hse,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-23
MoRTON-PAYNTER.

A pretty wedding was quietly sol ennized Wednesday evening at St. Johns Episcopal church when Miss Florence Beatrice Paynter and MT. Hubert Norton were married by the rector of St. Johns, the Rev. Stephen F. Sherman, Jr. MT. Norton is a popular architect of the city, and the bride has but recently arrived in Bridgeport from Yorkshire, England, her recent home. MT. and Mrs. Nor ton were sweethearts when in Eng land together. They will reside at S84 Dewey avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-23
ADMINISTRATION.

Miss Lillian Atkinson, daughter of MT. and Mrs. John Atkinson, was married on Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock to MT. Leslie R. Barnes, at the parsonage of the Washington Park M. E. church, by the Rev. Everett A. Burnes. Miss Elsie Parry, cousin of the bride. was maid of honor, while Perry Barnes was his brothers best man. A reception at the home of the brides parents. followed the cere- mony. Mr. and Mrs. Barnes will re- side in Stratford where a new house is being completed for them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-23

shamrock TOT good is familiar to ali from Lovers pretty and once popular song, the speaker in which pictures what she would do should she find the magic plant:
 would play the enchanters part and scatter bliss around, And not a tear or aching heart should in the world be found
 London Globe.