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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-06-22
Official Organ Ben Hill County and City Of Fitzgerald
CALLS FOR SPEED.
IN BUILDING Of
WARSH|PS

Washington, June 2l.-Uncle Sam
was stirred to action today by the
London announcement that U-boat
sinElngs last week were the heaviest
for nearly two months
Secretary of the Navy Daniels sent
kilograms to all shipyards where new
destroyers are under construction,
urging topnotch speed. Generous
bonuses will be paid for all destroyers
completed before the date scheduled
for delivery. The shipping board
and emergency feet corporation Off
Gals met to discuss methods of Sc
curing even greater speed on the
food feet" construction.
Government officials did not CON
ceal their fear that sinkings may con-
tinue on the upward trend. Before
the crest of the present tide is reach
ed, it is possible that the record Of
forty sinkings of vessels over 1900
tons for the week ending April Fl
may be surpassed Last weeks rec
oFd showed twenty-seven vessels of
more than 1000 tons sent to the bot
tom.
The revelation of the British Ad-
miralty regarding last weeks sink
ings were not new to the shipping
board. That body has been kept fully
informed of the inroads being made
on the worlds tonnage during the
past seven days by U-boats.
Chairman Denman's opinion that
the aKiser's undersea craft were call
ed into port during the month of May
for repairs was shared today by all
the officials of the government
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-06-22
GERMANY LOSES
HOPE FOR PEACE
WITH RUSSIA
Especial to the Leader Enterprise)

Especial to the Leader Enterprise)
PETROGRAD, June 22.-"I find
the citizens of Petrograd pessimistic,
but l think the situation in Russia is
improving" declared former Senator
Root, chairman OF the American mis-
sion to Russia, today.
THE only danger comes from Ger
many The incident of the deporta-
ton of the Swiss Socialist, Robert
Grimm, is very significant. Through
the failure of his efforts Germany has
lost all hope of separate peace.
~The Petrograd press today was fill
ed with enthusiastic comments over
lie extremely eager reports indicat-
ing almost revolution for demo-
crazy in Spain. The people are eager
for all details
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-06-22
For The
Red Cross

Postmaster w. A. Adams is author
lied by headquarters to receive sub
scriptions to the National Red Cross
fund. A number have already made
their donations and others should do
SO, as this is way where all can
conscientiously help in the war. If our
boys are to contribute their lives to
the cause it is small sacrifice for the
older people to sacrifice small
amount monthly to the cause of main
tanning efficient supplies and men to
care for their physical well-being in
the service of our country.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-06-22
MASS MEETING AT
BAPTIST CHURCH

AS one step for the union meeting
to be held in our city the last of Au-
gust and the first weeks of September,
there will be mass meeting at the
First Baptist church Sunday, p. m.
All of the members of all the evan
gelical church and all other persons
interested are wanted at this meeting.
Committees will be appointed and
other matters of importance discuss
ed.
Ministerial Association.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-06-22
NO INDICATION OF OIL

Fuller's Earth, deposit of which
is alleged to have been found on some
land in the county, is in no wise con-
nected with the presence of oil, as
it is we'll known that England is the
largest producer Of Fuller's Earth and
there are no oil wells in England, so
far as anybody has ever heard of.
It's Of little commercial value, sub
stitutes for its use in the cleansing of
cloth, its main use, having been dis
covered.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-06-22
FIRST GALL FOR
VOLUNTEERS IS
FOR 10000 MEN

Washington, D. C., June 20-Presi-
dent Wilson issued a: proclamation to-
day designating the week of June %
80 as recruiting week for the regular
army and called upon unmarried men
without dependents to enroll for war
service in order that the ranks of the
regulars might be filled promptly.
This was the Presidents first call
for volunteers in the present war. The
proclamation follows:
Proclamation by the President:
Il hereby designate the period of
June % to June 80, next, as recruiting
week for the regular army and call
upon unmarried men between the ages
of Is and 40 years, who have no de-
pendents and who are not engaged in
pursuits vitality necessary to the pros
ecution of the war to present them
selves for enlistment during the week
herein designated to the number of
10000.
(Signed)
aIx1n'nnn nI11 y1yrr cnNru
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-06-22

News of interest to many in this
city is the marriage of Miss Ella Girl
fard, of Winchester, to Mr.. Marshall
Hawkins. The marriage occurred on
Monday the 18th. Miss Griffard was
guest of Mrs. Robert Mckay some
time ago and has many friends here
who wish her happiness. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hawkins are making their home
in Panama.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-06-22
LIVE STOCK TAXES RAISED

Waycross, June 2O.-Pro. .ty own
ers in Clinch county who failed to re-
turn their cattle at $l2 head and
hogs at So each are having their re-
turns raised by the board of tax equal
izers. The board has adopted a rule,
fixing the value of So and cattle at
$12, and no lesser returns will get by
them.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-06-22
200 BALES OF COTTON SELL
AT rs CENTS IN MoULTRIE

Moultrie, June 20-Two hundred
bales of cotton were sold in Moultric
yesterday The lot brouht rs cents
pound without grading. The 200 bales
drew a check for nearly $4,000.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-06-22
"WOODROW WILSON"
10000 Men Short.

The President acted at the request
of army officials who have been Sc
riously concerned over the slow rate
of recruiting for the regular army. 1t
had been hoped that the regular SER
vice could be brought to it's whole
war strength of approximately $780,
600 men up to July 80, which would
have permitted the war department to
carry out its plans in regard to the
training of all forces to be raised and
also as to the dispatch of armies to
France. For several days, however,
the average enrolment for the army
per day has been little more than l,
600 men instead of the 5000 or more
the department hoped to obtain.
Today's recruiting bulletin shows
that since April l, 1855 men have
been enrolled as war volunteers of the
l83,8o8 necessary to bring the service
to war strength. The army, therefore,
is now in the neighborhood of 10000
men short of war strength.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-06-22

Georgia's politicians will begin to
journey to the capitol next week as
the legislature will begin it annual
session. Hon. w r. Walker will
leave here Tuesday to put in Fifty days
of hard labor for his constituents.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-06-22

Mrs. Ed Brown, of Waycross, is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D.
Mashburn.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-04

Shoots
Athlete.

Omitted Press Leased Wire,
NEW YORK, Aug. "A
mothers love, hot anger of
Latin blood when scOrned,
wealth and romance were
mingled today in the tragedy
of the killing of John Longer
de Saulles, former Yale foot
ball captain, by his beautiful
divorced wife, u Chilean heir
ess.
81 killed him and ! am glad [
did it. He had refused to give
me my child"
This was the statement of Mrs.
Blanca de Saulles, charged with
murder, as she talked with Deputy
Sheriff Thorn in the Nassau coun-
ty jail here today.
Child Wants Daddy.
In the meantime, little John, jr.,
four years old, was just awakening
in his crib at de Saulles' home.
The innocent cause OF one of the
most gripping tragedies in years,
The child asked for his father soon
after opening his eyes this morn
ing.
He was told he had gone away.
Holding his baby hands to his
ears to shut out the sound of
shots, little John last night had
seen his mother kill his father.
Quarrel.
Clutched in the arms of his
aunt, Mrs. Caroline Degner, the
child watched his father, former
Yale football captain, reel as a
bullet entered his back, and then
pitch headlong thru an open
front window as four more shots
were fired.
1t was at the summer home of
de Saulles, in Hampstead, l.. l.,
last night that the romance of the
dashing young athlete and the
beautiful Chilean girl came to its
end.
Mrs. de Saulles had motored
over from her home in quiet Ros-
Ign to demand her child from its
father.
De Saulles refused. There was
a quarrel.
Then this is the only way" the
mother declared, and with the re-
mark drew rev Oliver from a
handbag. She fired.
De Saulles dropped at the first
shot, struck in the back. Four
more shots rang out and the man
lay dying at her feet.
Mrs. de Saullees was accom-
panied by her maid. They fled
from the porch, hiding in hedge
near the house.
I De Saulles' father and sister
hurried from the house at the
Continued on rage Five.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-04

bottle of spoiled catsup. In a
whole nights search found
scarcely enough to take away the
sharpest pangs of hunger.
This situation cannot last
mueh longer. We cannot permit
our dogs to starve. Since people
have begun to cut out what they
call waste there is nothing for us.
We have no poorhouse to go to.
There is no refuge for us.
I'VE are considering a ma
tional convention at which an at
tempt will be made to devise plans
for feeding American dogs during
the war.
Our American dogs are as pa
triotic as could be wished They
are willing to make any necessary
sacrifice gladly, but they are not
willing to be starved to death by
the acts of people who, tho they
may mean well enough in keeping
food out of the garbage cans, are
causing dogdom to travel the
brink of starvation.
Something has ODE done
Something has to be done
IF we would live on tin cans,
as goats do, 1t would not be so
bad. But we must have food.
Dogdom demands relief. We
hesitate to coerce; we don't want
to bite If barking will get us food;
but bite we will, If bite we must!"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-04
Don't Side With Wilhelm, Mr:=G riggs

wards settling the Underwriters strike will read and devote
their Sunday thinking about it.
Also these paragraphs with which Dr. Suzaa cnched his
point
1--WE must weld individual power into the solid ham,
of united nation. We submit to leadership with
feuda loyalty mcharacest of democracy for speed and
cert of action essential in this
'We not allow either capital labor to make huge
profits this Nor permit labor
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-04
$4,000 PAID
OUT AT LAKE

With approximately $500 men
employed, and an estimated pay
roll of $4,000 for the week, Sat
urday closed a banner week of
work at the American lake canton
ments.
The first contingent of the Sc
lective army is expected to arrive
Sept. /, and it is said the infantry
barracks will be ready to receive
1t.
A new company of coast artil-
lery from Fort Worden, comprls-
ing one officer and 100 men, will
arrive Saturday night for guard
duty at the post.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-04
8 HOURS AT
CREAMERlES

The butter and egg men of the
city will go on an S-hour basis
Monday morning, il was an
nounced Saturday.
Practically all the creamerie3
have agreed to the new arrange
ment, under which work will be-
gin at S o'clock and stop at D.
Creameres which announced
Saturday they would adopt the
eight-hour plan Monday were
Miller Bros. Co, 1881 Broadway:
Sound Creamery, 1910 Jefferson
st; Tacoma City Creamery, 1920
Pacific ave-, and the Lake Park
Creamery, 1920 Commerce st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-04


Americas dogs are starving,
Dogs of Tacoma declare that is
true, basing their statements on
word received from leading dogs
in all the large cities.
A. Fido Bowser of South X st.
today told a reporter for The
Times the situation has reached
such a serious condition that re-
taliatory measures may be neces-
sary. He limited they would he
drastic.
Right here in Tacoma" said
Bowser, thousands of our best
dogs are getting insufficient food.
am personally acquainted with
many dogs that have not had a
decent meal in a month.
I'm most of the alleys running
off from South 18th street there
is no longer a decent meal to be
found for even a small dog, let
alone the big dogs. Garbage cans
that used to be good for fat bone
any day in the week now seldom
procure one week.
I'm the old days most of the
cans also contained bits of meat
chunks of bread and often vari-
Gus finer delicacies. These are
seldom found now. Just last night
visited one of our best known
garbage cans and found in IL
nothing but piece of string,
some onion tops and broken
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-04

It IN the car.
But when Howard started his
engine, and tried to drive down.
town, the machine backed up
when he tried to make it go ahead.
and it went forward when he
threw in the reverse.
He could have driven all the
way in reverse, with his car head
ed down town, but that was too
slow. Sc he turned his car about,
and backed to town, his motor
running in high gear.
The mechanic who repaired his
axle had inverted the entire me-
chanism.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-04

Commercial club.
Charles Edward Russell, noted
journalist and lecturer, and spe-
cial writer for the Tacoma Times
and sister papers, who is a mem
Der of the commission, told a
Times reporter the American pub
lie has the wrong idea of Keren-
sky, the new Russian premier and
minister of war.
Not Dominant.
Russell has had opportunity to
study Kerensky at first hand.
"Kerensky," he said, lis not the
dominant individual he is gener-
ally pictured. He is a man of
ordinary appearance, tho pale and
slight and apparently not in the
best Of health.
1.-THE Russian people resent any
belief that a strong man must
arise from their midst and save
the government. The Russian
people do not want a Moses, and
they do not want the world to
think they accept Kerensky as a
Moses.
"Kerensky has accomplished
wonderful results because he has
gone about his task sanely and
because the people are anxious to
cooperate with him. True, he has
marvellous gift of oratory, but
the secret of Kerensky's success
is not his oratory nor his personal
magnetism, but the fact that a
vast majority of the people of
Russia want the new government
to succeed and are doing every
thing in their power to make 1t
succeed"
Socialistic.
New Russia is socialistic, Rus
sell said.
There are two great branches
Of the socialist party in Russia, ;"
he said, 1.-The radical and the
moderate. The moderates are in
the majority.
THE red flag waves from one
end of Russia to the other. The
moderates are sane and willing to
wait until the end of the war for
the establishment of socialistic
conditions. but the extremists in
sist that the socialistic common
wealth be instituted at once, re-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-04
Wrong Hunch on Kerensky
MURDER IN 400"
Has To Run Auto Backward
Downtown From North End

Forced to drive his automobile
backwards all the way from his
home in the West End to a down.
town garage was the unusual ex-
perience yesterday of Officer
Claude Howard, a member of the
police motorcycle squad.
1t all happened because me-
chanic got part of the machinery
in Howard's car reversed.
The motorcycle officer broke a
pinion bar in the differential of
his machine the other day, so he
removed the rear axle and left 1t
at a garage to be repaired. The
axle was delivered to his home
later and he confidently replaced
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-04

Union officials here today de-
clared a number of employers are
willing to concede the eight-hOur
day and are ready to agree to run
on union basis, IL they can be
assured of logging crews and a
supply of logs.
The |. w. w. organization,
Which has majority membership
among the loggers, is refusing to
go back to camps even II the eight
hour day is granted.
Open Headquarters.
The timberworkers union Sat-
urday sent out call for men to
work in eight-hour day camps nn-
der union conditions, and has
established employment headqpar-
ters at the union headquarters,
733 Commerce st.
Members of the union said Sat-
urday they had convincing proof
that the lumbermen's protective
association is squirting on the !.
w. w. in an attempt to break down
the union organization.
l. w. w. members have been
sent to union meetings for the pur-
pose of trying to disrupt them, II
is declared.
The difficulty In guaranteeing
millmen supply of logs and
crews to handle them is the only
thing now standing In the way OF
a victory for the eight-hour day,
officers of the union say.
The union is making no effort to
hinder the operations of mills
which have already granted the
eight-hour day, but which so far
have not signed up to employ only
union men.
Snyder Busy.
The deadlock Saturday in To
coma was between the organized
union underwriters who are anx-
ious to see the lumber industry re-
sumed under good working condE
lions, and the employers who with
the /. w. w. are willing to see the
industry crippled rather than Mt
tempt to bring about peaceful
settlement.
Edgar C. Snyder. federal me-
diator, was attempting TO bring
about some kind of an offer Of
arbitration from Aberdeen lumber
men Saturday. II any kind OF an
offer is obtained. 1t will be sub
mitted to the timberworkers Nom
day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-04
NOW ACCUSER
IS ACCUSED

A warrant charging ]. L. Mar
tin, a bus driver, with reckless
driving, sworn out by Capt. G. y.
Puffer, is another developments In
the case In which Miss C0rnoIi1
Ripley was arrested Friday on 4
complaint by Martin charging her
with reckless driving on the road
to American lake.
Capt. Puffer was In the autom0-
bile driven by Miss Ripley. ].
Neither Martin nor Miss Riploy
has been arraigned.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-04

SO CHARGE
UNION MEN

Lumbermen who are in on the 100000 jackpot to
fight the eight hour day have joined with the l. w.
w. in blocking settlement of the timberworkers'
strike and the establishment of the eight hour day in
camps and mills in and about Tacoma, it was openly
charged today by striking union underwriters.
While the big mill owners the one hand refus-
ing to confer with union representatives medators
the l. w. WIS on the other are blocking attempts Of
the underwriters to open up camps for mill
who are ready to concede their demands, declared
Arne Jones, secretary Of the union.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-04
Judge Writes to Himself
to Remind Himself of Paw

airy list this week had almost en-
pired when the Judge, playing
dominoes at the Commercial club,
suddenly remembered it.
He Immediately picked up paper
and ink.
Don't forget salary list" he
wrote. Then he sealed the en-
velope, and addressed it to Frank
II. Graham, Police Judge, City
Hall.
Judge Graham received the let-
ter next morning, much to the
amazement of Court Clerk Hacket,
who recognized his honor's hand
writing on the envelope.
The salary roll was prepared ir
time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-04
Brisbane Gives
Willie a Tip

WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. A.
The Washington Times, owned by
Arthur Brisbane. today editorially
advises Mr.. Hearst most earn
estly" not to accept the mayoralty
accorded him by New
York Independents.
Brisbane still maintains his con
nection with the Hearst papers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-04
Militianen
Are Exempt

Procedure for obtaining exemp-
ton under the army draft of all
men enlisted In the naval militia
was outlined in a letter to Ensign
Rex. s. Roudebush of Tacoma from
Commander Miller Freeman Satur-
day.
Enlisted men will appear before
the boards and ask for exemption
forms numbered 10 and 116.
One form simply claims exemption.
and the other form proves the
claim by certifying that the man
is enlisted In naval body.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-04

When a man writes letters to
himself. he is usually accused of
absent mindedness.
But Judge Frank Graham, Ia
coma's police court magistrate, did
that very thing this week in order
to cure himself of his forgetful
habit.
One of Judge Graham's clerical
duties is to prepare a salary list
for his office each month and send
it to the county auditor. He in
variably forgets the task until the
last minute, and has nearly lost
his salary several times as a re-
suit.
The time for preparing his sal
CARELESS of the menace of Ger
man militarism.
THE situation had improved
considerably before the commits
sion left Petrograd, and more and
more the Russian socialists were
beginning to realize that the world
must be made safe for democracy
before any sound progress can be
made in the line of social better
'ment."
Enjoys Free Speech.
Russia, after three centuries of
suppression, Russell said, is now
enjoying to the full its opportunity
for free speech.
THE country is an active vol
cano of talk" he said. Every
body talks about everything un-
der the sun. and the ordinary
Russian peasant, let me tell you,
knows how to talk just as well as
his unrestricted neighbor. The
average Russian peasant has a
passion for words, and his vocabu-
larry is much larger than that of
the average educated American.
His Expulsion.
During Russell's absence, he
was expelled from the socialist
party in this country. He declar-
ed Saturday his belief that the
party took this action in an effort
to discredit the Root mission.
"The constitution of the social
list party" he said, provides that
no one may be expelled without n
hearing, SO l consider that l have
never been expelled; but have no
interest in any organization that
is disloyal." -
win Resume Writing.
Russell will resume his writing
for the Tacoma Times and it's as
ISOLATED newspapers after the mis-
sion has reached Washington and
made Its report to the government
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-04
CARMEN IN BUTTE
GO OUT ON STRIKE

FUhfttu FFtFE ftHscH WIN
BUTTE, Mont, Aug. 4. - The
city street car system here was
paralyzed this morning with gen.
eral walkout of all car men.
Not a car moved. Operation of
the mines is seriously interfered
with by the lack OF transportation
facilities.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-04
100 Pheasants
to Be Released

A hundred pheasants from the
state game farm at Walla Walla
will be liberated in Pierce county
by Game Warden Ira Light next
week. Some will be set free In
the Puyallup valley, some in the
country around Roy, and others
elsewhere in the county.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-04

living has increased capital because the cost of labor has
creased to bear the burdens of the conflict alone We must learn
the lesson of England and bring both parties into conference In
dusral differences shall not split this people,
THE UNION MEN ARE READY, HAVE ALL THE TIME
BEEN READY, TO MEDIATE THIS STRIKE Mr.. Grggs and
his 100000 hour fellows have only suked and
fused to meet either their former employees official medato
If America is set back year in its navy development
if its cantonment construction further handicapped the public
will know who the traitors
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-04

ers to Russia,
headed by Elihu
Root, spent their
first day on
United States
soil at Seattle
Saturday. They
arrived on the
transport Buff
falo from Vladi-
vostOk Friday
night.
The commits
sion was enter
tanned at a pub
lie luncheon at
the Arena by the
Chamber O I
Commerce and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-04
1000 JAPS ENLIST
IN CANADIAN ARMY

united Frcss LeaEed Wire.J
SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. 4.--One
thousand Japanese have enlisted
with the Canadian forces In British
Columbia and are now serving In
France, X. Takeuchi, editor Of the
Great Northern Daily News, said
today