Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-07-20
PAUL HARDER CHOSEN As
HEAD OF WEEKLY EDITORS
General Wood Tells Newspaper
Men How They Can Help
in War
Especial Dispatch to The Journal

TOWNSVILLE, Ga, July lS.-Ihe
Officers Of the Georgia Weekly Press
association elected this morning are:
President. Paul Harder. of the Com
merce ObseTN er; first vice president. j..
Kelley simmons, of the Teitair Enter
prise. second vice president. W. q.
suJlive. OF tke savannah Press: corre-
spending secretary. h. NJ. Stanley, of
the Dublin Courier Herald. recording
secretary, Z. r. Beems. of the Butler
Herald
J. ]. Howell. of the Cuthbert Leader.
was elected treasurer of the association.
A committee was appointed to go before
the legislature and protest against any
chanse in law regulating the price OF
advertising. The committee consists of
Franc Mangum, chairman; Kelley Sim
mons. Volney Williams, Trox Bankston,
]. 7. Burkhalter J. d. burden.
The next place of meeting was left to
the executive committee.
Nest of the meeting was devoted to
discussions on various topics, giving the
members at random a chance to eX-
press their views. After adjournment
the association attended the speech Of
General Leonard Wood at the Eastside
auditorium, the general addressing the
association as we'll as the citizens OF
the town. After the close of the ad-
dress Z. McAuliffe, in behalf of the
association, introduced a resolution,
adopted by rising vote. endorsing Gen.
sral Wood ara his efforts at prepared
ness, ard tbErking him for his visit at
this time After the singing of the
star Spangled Banner General Wood
was introduced in short speech ny
Rev. W. h. Harris. of this city.
GENERAL WOOD SPEAKS.
General Wood was received with a
great demonstration, the audience ris-
ing and according an enthusiastic well
come to the distinguished officer.
In his speech General Wood urged
Iublicity for every policy and effort
on the part Of the government, except
those that might give information to
the enemy He stated that France mo-
bilized her troops of over a million men
in four days. and that the United
States has been at work four months
and yet there are none but regulars
and national guard troops in the field,
and they are short the requisite num-
Der. War must be won with men, he
said. no matter how many inventions
there are to help, men must be behind
them He told how We had learned
American history in the wrong way and
quoted from Washington, jefferson and
Adams that they all favored military
training.
The selective army plan is the only
feasible plan and only democratic one,
he said. stating that men should be
trained each year as they came of age,
taking a short while in spring and fall.
and that then they. would be ready if
ever needed for service.
Fran e modified an army Of over
a million men in four days" said Cen
eral Wood, land four million were
s, ala
States has beenat war four months and
yet there are none but regular and ma
tional guard troops in the field. The
regular army needs seventy-five thou
sand to compete its quota and the ma
tional guard one hundred and nifty thou
sand. This war must be won with
men"
He urged upon the south to heed the
call for service. service on the battle
field. the farm, the marts Of trade and
funition factories, all standing Shout
der to shoulder as they could best
serve and all giving to the support Of
the man in uniform who represents the
ideal of heroic sacrifice, the giving of
his blood for his country.
Parents should give their boys to
their country but must not let any polit-
ical pull be used to advance them, the
general said. and then the fact that
pldCeu al men Oll dll
equality and produced a higher type of
manhood. Prohibition in the south had
been a wonderful aid to military train
ing camps, he said. He wanted to hear
the old rebel yell in France, and felt
when the war was over this country
would be united as never before.
The whole speech was a stirring call
for preparedness and was delivered in
a plain, practical maner that won the
Nha al
could have done.
General Wood said he found great
enthusiasm in Georgia and the south.
He was entertained at luncheon o.
J. H. Merrill, and left this afternoon
with his staff for Albany.
Another resolution unanimously
adopted by the association was one
authorizing a telegram to President
Wilson. endorsing the administration
unqualiiedly in the Colossal work It is
doing in the present situation
At the meeting last night, W. T. An
derson. Of the Macon Telegraph, gave an
| inspirational address on The Newspa-
per Industry in the South" J. Kelley
simmons. of the Telfair Enterprise, fol-
lowed with an address on Uniform Ad-
vertising Rates" Lively discussion fol-
lowed both addresses and it was the
sense Of the delegates that the estab-
lishment OF an advertising office to look
after the business Of the association was
not feasible.
Major John S. Cohen, editor of The
Atlanta Journal, in an impromptu
speech. said his paper desired to serve
Georgia and her every interest. He
pledged it's influence to the upbuilding
Of the state.
The last meeting Of the association
was held this morning. delegates then
going to Brunswick for the weekend.