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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-12
FLAG DAY Will Be
APPROPRIATELY OBSERVED
Present National Emblem Designated
and Described by an Act of Con-
gress on June Ia, 1777.

Flag Day, June 18th, will be APP
propriately observed in Dawson,
though no plans have been made for
public exercises. Flags will be dis
played from the homes of the Daugh-
tiers of the Revolution and the Doro-
thy Walton Chapter, D. A. r. has
arranged the following program:
Patriotic music-Misses Daisy and
Kitty Allen, Nellie Laing, and Mes
danes Wiley Baldwin and R. B. Nc
Lain. Paper on>"The Flags of Our
Allies" Mrs. W. H. Gardner, Jr.
Reading, cold Glory" Miss Virginia
Hollingsworth. Etiquette to the
Flag" Mrs. Capitola Wooten. A
plea for the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution for Flag Day, Mrs. C.
NJ. Couric.
1t is well to keep in mind the facts
of history regarding the day we cele-
brate. The American flag being de-
signed shortly after the conclusion of
the American revolution, the Ameri-
can congress on June IA, 1777, pass
ed a resolution declaring that the
flag of the thirteen United States be
stripes, alternately red and white,
that the union be represented by
thirteen white stars on field of blue.
The blue field in which the stars ap-
pear denotes fidelity the red cour-
age, and the white stripes faith.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-12
Tonoline Is Beauty Aid,
Announces Specialist
Mildred Louise Talk of Interest to
Women.

Mildred Louise Talk of Interest to
Women.
AS health is a first aid to beauty
this story, told by Mildred Louise,
beauty specialist, of Boston, Mass,
is of unusual interest.
81 can recommend no better health
giver than Tonoline," said Mildred
Louise.
81 was for many months victim
of stomach trouble and nervousness.
l had suffered terribly from pains
that followed eating. Headaches al
so would add to my worries. Poor
digestion finally brought nervousness.
"Relief came, however, when
took the advice of several women
who said, "Take Tonoline.'
"Not long after started the Tono-
line treatment, my patrons began to
remind me of the improvement in
my condition. And because health
is the quickest way to beauty, the
improvement was particularly notice
able in my face.
What Tonoline really did for me
l cannot say. I am so grateful that
l am very willing to recommend Ton
cline publicly"
Tonoline is a purely vegetable
preparation which goes to the seat
of common maladies-stomach and
kidney trouble, catarrhal affections
of the mucous membranes, liver all
ments and impurities of the blood
and quickly restores proper action.
Tonoline is being explained daily to
many people at Dawson Drug Co.,
and Williams Pharmacy, Shellman.
Notice AS Tonoline is wonder
full flesh builder it should not be TAX
en- by any one not wishing to in
crease his weight ten pounds or
more. Although many reports are
received from those who have been
benefited by Tonoline in severe cases
of stomach trouble and nervous dys-
pepsia, chronic constipation, etc.
SOC BOX FREE
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-12
BRANNON CONVICTED ON
THREE FORGERY COUNTS
Cashier of the Late Georgetown Bank
Is Tried in Savannah, Where Note
Was hypothetical.

SAVANNAH, Gal. G. Brannon,
cashier of the defunct bank at
Georgetown, Quitman county, was
found guilty of forgery on three
counts in the superior court here
Saturday, and sentenced by Judge
Meldrim to pay a fine of $4,000 and
serve eighteen months in the Chat
ham county jail. He was found gull
ty Of having forged the names of the
directors of his bank to a note for
$4,000, which he discounted with the
Citizens and Southern Bank, of Sa-
vannah.
Just before the case went to the
jury BrannOn read a long statement
in defense of himself denying the
charge, saying that he had been
mayor of his town six times, clerk
of the superior court of his county
six years, and was respected by the
whole community.
Attorneys for the defense have fl
ed a motion for a new trial. The
motion will be heard by Judge Mel
drim July 9. Brannon has made bond
for $4,000.
1t was contended by the defense
that it was impossible for the de-
PENDANT to have defrauded the Citi-
zens and Southern bank of this city,
with whom a note for $4,000 was
discounted, or the Farmers and Mcr-
chants bank of Georgetown, whose
paper the note was. Brannon wrote
the names Of the directors of the
Farmers and Merchants bank to this
note after Mr.. Grower, vice presi-
dent of the Citizens and Southern,
said he would not take the note I'M
less it bore the names of the bank
directors in addition to the collateral
offered.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-12
The Evils of Continuation.

Constipation is one of the main
reasons why the average human life
IS below 40 years. Leaving waste
material in the body, poisons the sys-
tine and blood and makes us liable
to sick headaches, biliousness, nerv-
BUSINESS and muddy skin. When you
note these symptoms, try DIR. Kings
New Life Pills. They give prompt
relief, are mild non-griping in act
ION, add tone to your system and
clear the complexion. At your drug
gist, 25c.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-12
GOVERNMENT HAS ORDERED
ONE MILLION ARMY RIFLES
viii Cost Approximately Twenty
Five Million Dollars.

Contracts are being closed by the
government for 100000 army rifles
which will cost approximately $685.
600, 900. About half of the contract
Will be taken by the Midvale Steel
company and the guns will be made
at the Eddystone plant. The Win
chester Arms company and the Rem
lngton plant will take the remainder
of the order.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-12
BUFFALO BILL is LAID
TO REST IN BIG ROCK
Vast Throng at Final Rites For the
Famous Scout and Plainsman.


Famous Scout and Plainsman.
DENVER, Colo.-Last tribute was
paid to the memory of Col William
F. Cody buffalo BilD by an assem-
blage of 10000 people when the body
of the famous scout and plainsman
was laid to rest in vault blasted
from solid rock on top of Lookout
mountain, twenty miles from Denver.
The ceremony at the grave was not
elaborate, only the Masonic ritual be-
ing used. AS the last shovel of earth
wa sthrown into the grave bugler
sounded taps.
When the last note had died out
battery of Colorado national guard
artillery fired a salute of thirteen
guns and the stars and stripes were
broken out from a fagpole.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-12
DAWSON WOODMEN BUY Gov
EMINENT LIBERTY BONDS

The Dawson camp of the Wood
men of the World have exhibited
their national spirit by investing
$500 of their surplus in liberty
bonds. This will be not only a di-
rect aid to the government, but will
help every American, especially those
sent to Europe SIS soldiers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-12
$4,000 WORTH OF WHISKY
is BURNED AT GEORGETOWN

Whisky worth $4,000 was burned
here to-day by the sheriff of Quit
man county on order from the supe-
rior court. This is the stock of block
ade whisky which was recently cap
tured from a launch on the Chatta-
hoochee river enroute from Tampa
to Columbus. James Smith, of Colum-
bus, owner of the whisky, is confn-
ed in the Cuthbert Jail awaiting trial
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-12
FARMER PLANTS OVER
THOUSAND ACRES OF CORN

J. o. Eubanks, a tenant farmer
near Mariana, Fla, reports having
1925 acres in corn, all of which is
above the average for the time Of
year and bids fair to make record
breaking crop. He expects to har-
vest crop of 10000 bushels. Eu-
banks also has 500 acres in velvet
beans, peanuts and other stock food.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-12
SUMTER GRAND JURY RECON-
MENDS SALARIES FOR OFFICERS

The Sumter county grand jury,
which has Just adjourned, recon-
mended that all county officials be
placed on salaries instead of fees,
and that the city court of Sumter
county be abolished.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-12
CITIZENS BANK AT PLAINS
HAS CLOSED ITS DOORS

The Citizens Bank, at Plains, in
Sumter county. has been closed by
the board of directors and turned
over to the state bank examiner. L.
0. Benton was president and r. w.
Zimmerman cashier.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-12

Photographs and descriptions of the
baby were being sent throughout the
country, it was understood, although
even that could not definitely be
learned.
In response to an anonymous let
ter received here Friday the baby's
father drove through the storm Fri
day night carrying $4,000 with which
to purchase the little fellows free
dom, but either the intensity of the
gale or the fear of capture prevent
ed the kidnappers from keeping their
appointment.
The heartbroken parents, fearing
that harm will come to their little
boy as a result of the searchers' eff
forts, refuse to discuss the contents
of letters and apparently desire to
come to speedy terms with the alb
ductors.
The first letter stipulated that a
failure to observe every provision
would cost the father $4,000. 1t
was intimated that the child would
be tortured, but no explanation was
offered as to the method to be en-
ployed. Enclosed with the letter was
small piece of the youngsters night
gown.
Author a Woman
Detectives assert the author of the
letter is a woman. Grammatical ex-
pressions are purposely made incor-
rect, it is believed, for the handwrit-
ing is remarkably plain,
Mr.. Keet a few days ago resigned
as vice president of the Holland bank
ing company in order to manage his
mothers estate. which is roughly es-
timated to be worth $3,000,000.
The Ozark mountains hold Spring
field within a tight embrace. For
many miles they extend in all direc-
tons, mostly low scraggling hills, yet
largely timbered, sparsely inhabited
except along the railroads and near
larger streams. In years past moon
bands of thieves and others
hid in the caves of the almost in
accessible backwoods. But of recent
years the law has reigned through
out the hills, the mountaineer feuds
of decade or more ago seemed all
to have died away, and Springfield
had no fear of those who live in the
hills.
But the Keet kidnapping has arous-
ed the fears of many.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-12

A bilious, half-sick feeling, loss of
energy, and constipated bowels can
be relieved with surprising prompt
ness by using HERBINE. The first
dose brings improvement, a few dos
es puts the system in fine, vigorous
condition. Price soc. Sold by Daw-
son Drug Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-06-12
Drives Out Malaria, Builds Up system

The Old Standard general strengthening tonic.
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out
Malaria, enriches the blood. and builds up tie sys
TEN. true touic. For adults and children sec
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-10

On none of the battle fronts Of Europe has the fighting activity of the past 24 hours been marked Tn Flanders, however, the great artillery battle continues most violently, seem- insly preparing the way for further heavy infantry activity.
 The only infantry enga cement in sFlanders has taken place on the line between Ypres and DiXmude, with the French troops the aggressors in both instances. Northwest of Bixschoote the French have enlarged further the gains made on Wednesday. South west of Bixschoote in the region south of Lansemarck, the French have made some progress into the German line.
 Terrain conditions in Flanders made more difficult by the rains Of the past ten days. are such that without the destruction of enemy defences by artillery fire it is nearly useless to throw forward infantry attacks. There are indications that the Ang.o- French guns of all calibres are engaged in leVelling the German defense posi- tions. The German general staff re- ports the artillery fire in Flanders is
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-10
LITTLE JACK DE sAULLEs
 SPENT HOUR WITH MOTHER.
Boy Was Brought 10 the Jail by B8s-
 mess Associate of His Father.

Mineola. %. Y.. Aug a-r,iffTe Jack De Saulles, the four year old boy f1r whose custoday Mrs. Blanca De sagrrH shot and killed her divorced husband. John Longer be Sauiies. apent an h11r with his mother iu her room at fHa Nassau county jail here Iafa today. The visit was unexpected 1y ffa mother. who had been aek.rE Cor fHs child almost necessarily alrrr her are rest after the tragedy at Le aauftea summer home at Wes-uHrr.
 Mrs. De Sauliea and her son uern left 10 themselves and tle child r1m5- was not holdlng him in her 4rfrr aHr wept when the time Tor parting came. out was cheered by asFuraucer traf r-- visit would be repeated
 The boy was brought t1 fhe home st Westbury of Maurice e ffa~rr-r- -.E- was a business ase0cfafe 1f rs- r.tta- and whose wife is 5u agr- rF f-r arrIH man. The visit Of Jack Dc ealIr- f1 his mother was deciJed Juon at a cone ference of the Dc Sau'lra fmur af- tended by Major Arthur re asHf-- father of the slain man and rrarleh De Saulles, a brother. according fr a statement given out by tHe family to- night.
 I've decided, The et-+aus-t --f4 that the family should arf a- r1-- l.. De Saulles. fhc 5oy's father. would nave wished. in showing The h1lE mother every p1se. 1I- 1ener0r .fv~ .,d LT. Guy r. Cleshorn. county ptvsf- clan, reiterated today nIs staFr~erf that Mrs. De S5uller ia -arI11sfg Hf She is suffering from ma lady fha nature Of which has not trrT deter mined and Dr. cteRhar1 Haif ar r r-- examination would oe made .1 Feg days.
 The coronerE inquest Info The fe-fe or De Sdulles, which started hero ta. day was adjourned urtu Aug. fF gf. 'orts to find Mise EurHrna rf4-frar. Mrs. De Saulles' maid wrr ar-r1rrz. nied her mistress 0r the r.-lf as se- tragedy, were unsIoceafffI up fl fH- time of adjournment
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-10
BODY OF LITTLE ALICE
 BRADSHAW FOUND.
Little Cripple Who is Believed to Have Been Murdered at St. John5bury, Vt.


 St. Johnsbury, Vt Aug. 9.-The body of Alice Bradshaw, the little cripple believed to have been murdered on July ,, was found tonight on the border of a swamp. about a mile ft,.n her fathers house in Lyndon. The discovery was made by F. A. Gray, who was moving along the edce Of the swamp, after organized search virtu- ally had been abandoned. ArcOrf:- = to Gray, the body had not been GOV cred, and was seen readily as soon as he had cut down the tall grass.
 Search for the little girl was begun on July after the county officials had stated that Miss E,tta May Hicks housekeeper for John Bradshaw, the child's father, and Mrs. Alvin Kennis- ton had confessed that they had killed the child because she was a bother The two women have been under de- tention eince the and. according to the officials. made contradictory statements concerning the case.
 It was dusk tonight when the body was discovered. It was in such a con dition that 1t could not be told from preliminary examination what had caused death. The body was rem3-ed to an undertaking rooms. A strict guard was placed about it and pending the outcome of the examination by the county officials all information was withheld.
 Alice Bradshaw was left a cripple as a result of an attack of infantile paralysis a year ago. Her mother died when Alice was a baby and since her illness the child had been in the care of Miss Hicks, her fathers house keeper. According to the county off cials, both Miss Hicks and her friend Mrs. Kenniston, admitted killing the child. but for a while they refused to divulge where the body was hidden Later. however. first one woman and then the other. the county authorities sah, agreed to lead searchers to the spot where the body was ,.'dden. and several times posses beat through th- swamp, woods and fields near the Bradshaw home without result. digging Up various places under directions given by the women.
 Finally organized search for the body was given up County Attorney James B. Campbell ,announced this week that the case would be presented to the September term of the grand jury. Ii was understood that pl1~r were under consideration to have haz4 Miss Hicks and Mrs. Kennston trans- ferred to the state prison at WindsorT for observation as to their mental con ,lition.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-10

very great and says it has been ee- pecialiy heavy on the Belgian c0ae- and from Bixschoote tJ the HltIe- beke. The latter sector taEer il m1st of the important Ipres salient
 Except for several local TI-lr by the French. there has been r9 .rraH- try activity on the louz line from Et Quentin to the Swiss border The French and German euus. h0rerE or are hammering the opD1aIrE unrr along the Aslne front. la Ch1muarna and on both banks or the Wa1ra ll the Nerdun region
 Apparently the Russians have checked greatly the &uatIo-cSerrraa advance in Galicfa and Bus0Hira. as no notable advances have been made by the Teutons since The Rursi1n fiue stiffened To the south ir rrriIa the Russians and RumanIana arc as- tempting to reoccupt tHe ru4It.1ra north of Fokshanf IOs- to f-IcId -far- shal Von Mackensrn'E men. They have attacked the Austro- Germans u1th strong forces but Berlin says Che ef- fort failed. The number af rrIrrrera taken by the TeutouE lu -hig region la reported to have reached $500.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-10

station, that all are few regularly and that no liquor is furnished to them. When within six hours of the camp he will file a telegram to the camp adjutant general notifying him of the time of arrival. Immediately on the departure of the train the local board will send a similar message.
 Every precaution has been taken to Should a train be delayed by accident, the commander of each party will have proper telegraph blanks to report the fact to the camp adjutant general and ask instructions.
 Will Gather Up StraqgIers.
 After the departure of the levy for camp, the local boards will turn to gatt ering up stragglers. If there is evidence Of wilful violation of orders the offender will be reported to the adJut2nt general of the army as a de- serter and the local police will be asked arrest him on sight and turn him over to the nearest army post for trial where there was no intention to de- sert, however, and the missing man reports Of his own will the board will send him on to the camp with an ex- planatfon and a recommendation as to his degree of cu1pability.
 Arrived at the camp, the party will undergo final physical examination by army doctors. If any are rejected. the local board will be notified and an e1ILerhaLe sent forward for each such case. The net quota of a board will be regarded as filled only when the full number of men called for have been finally accepted.
 Provision is made also for a strict tccounting as to quotas between the federal government and the adtutants general in the first instance and he tween the adjutants and the To1~1 boards in the second. Reports to show the standing of such accounts will be 1ied every ten days until every quota has been filled. 4''0'A
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-10
DISAPPROVE SENDING
 OF TROOPS TO RUSSIA
Favored by Only One Member of the
 American Mission to Russia.

Washington. Aug 9-Emphatic dis approval of the suggestion that Amer 1can troops be sent to the eastern front was brought home by all except one of the members of the American mission 10 Russia.
 It was authoritativeIy stated tonight that Charles Edward Russell is the only commissioner who believes it de- sfra ble to put soldiers from the Unit ed States in Russia and that the oth- CTS are convinced that their presence would be detrimental rathSr than helpful to the armies of the new democracy
 Elihu Root and his associates on the mission lunched with Secretary Lans- ing today and told him of their ex periences and conclusions
 Organization and encoura cement and are Russia's needs. Wfth 10000 900 men under arms. they think. Russia requires no more soldiers Of the 1,t most importance, is constant en- couragement from citizens and the newspape< of the United States. An t1-American propagandists. he added. py former residents of this country and now financed by German n1onev' are seeking to paint Americans in the olackest shade and thus discoura ge Russians from accepting their good o1hces. These propa gandists com posed chiefly of socialists favorable to abolishing all present forms of gov ernment and esta ablishing without de- lay rule by the brotherhood of man returned to their native land soon aft CT the outbreak of the revolution and began berating the United States Germans, quick to see the advanta ee of controlling these agitators. beee1 they are going through Russia spread ing the most vicious canards
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-10
TO REDUCE EXEMPTIONS
 FOR DEPENDENCY
o Very Neeessitous and Clearly De-
 fined Circumstances"

Washington, Aug. g. whoIesale le claims for exemption from the army oraft, reported from many sections caused Provost Marshal Genera Crowder to telegraph the governors of the states tonight directing that To- cal boards reduce discharges for de- tendency to a, far more restricted class and to very necessitous and clearly de- fined circumstances"
 The message to the governors fol- lows: Aoi-
 Section of the se1ectfve service law exempts no person from military ser wee on the groundss of dependency. It only authorizes the president to ex clude or discharge from draft Those In a status with respect to persons de- pendent upon them for support which renders their exclusion or discharge advisable.' 90
 .he controlling necessity is to raise an army. It is advisable to dist11rh dependents just as little as the necesi- " or raising an army will permit. TO this end section IS of the regulations was complied carefully and after the most earnest consideration. If expe- rlence is to prove that the generous conditions presofibed by section 1S or any abuse of them, will interfere with the raising of an army, then it is no longer advisable to discharge so wide a class and the conditions stated therein will have to be restricted until an advisable rule is reached.
 Abuses of Exemption Clause.
 Sthing has happened to change .ne pel!ef that the persons enumerated m sectlon eighteen could be discharg- su without interfering with the rais- ing or an army, but there are indica- tons that abuses of section IS may Visable.
 Reports are to the effect that. in some districts as high as 80 per cent Of persons called before local boarTs are hing claims for discharge on the ground Of dependent relatives. Such d percentage of claims when viewed H. tH coi.nectlon with all available statis- ucs, Indicates beyond question that adVantage is being taken to thz provi- slons or the law and regulations which were intended to reduce to a r1inirn11y, the misery at home normally attendant upon war.
 Hundreds of Unfounded Claims.
 There is a moral certainty in the extra vagance of this percentage, that hundreds of unfounded claims are iT cluded in these totals
 This state of affairs greatly in creases the burden of local boards for. If so high a percentage of registrants claim exemption, only the uncono promising action of local boards can prevent a new regulation on the sub Ject of dependency which shall re- duce discharges for dependencv +o :. far more restricted class and to VerV necessftous and clearly defined cir 
 'In the absence of stern repression by local boards of unmeritorious claims this result is inevitable since any such percentage of exemptions as | reports of claims indicate would nuJ- l1fy the law and prevent the raising of | an army.
 Tt Is thus apparent that the filing of these improper claims will react di- | rectly and injuriously on persons ] whom the presalnt regulations were de,
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