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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-09
EARLY GROWING OF AT
NOT KILLED

Having examined closely floats
in several fields from the first wing
to the latest sowing. | find thnnly
about 10 to Is per cent of thIarlv
sowing is really dead. If theoats
are left alone they will showb in
few days if the weather is favble.
Farmers, will make a mistake link
to plow these up and sow agaiI
Late sowings, however. are-ac-
tically all dead. In Few he of
the late sowing 25 to so per cekill
live. In fields of this loss, it is bod
idea to SOW over, or to sow lew
acres of oats somewhere.
!. T. PITTMAl
County As.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-09
Let Us Do Your Job Work.
CALF CLUBS OF GEORGIA.

A movement has been launched by
the Department of Animal Husbandry
of the Georgia State College of Agri
culture to organize calf clubs Tc
make it possible for as many to be
long to the clubs as possible, the con
tent that will first be promoted vii
be On feeding grade calves. The
boys showing the best records Of
handling and feeding for a given pc
riod will win prizes. Exhibitions are
to be made at county, state and other
important fairs in the state.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-09
DO NOT FOLLOW
COTTON WITH COTTON

The practice of following cotton
with cotton is considered a poor farm.
ing practice, but in weevil territory
it is considered dangerous to the crop.
The College CT Agriculture is urging
through county agents and others that
the farmer be persuaded as far as
possible to use cotton fields for othe:
crops and put the cotton where it did
not grow the previous year.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-09

Mrs. j. B. Seanor, who has been
visiting her son, Preston, in Atlanta,
returned home this week. Preston
has been under the weather but is
again able to resume his studies at
Tech
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-09

Mrs. l.. and Mrs. D. are adjoining
neighbcrs in Il suburb near New YORK.
Each had just finished hanging out her
~ce!:'S wash.
Il declare" remarked Mrs. L. as she
hung up the last sock, Ito look at ala
thosc stockings one would think thai
washed foI Il "entipede."
Ne. too" returned Mrs. D. "JuSs
look AZ those shir1s '-Christiah Herald
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-09
Our READ ems BUY what they
SEE ADVERTISED. What HAVE
YOU TO SELL?
Sponge Growth.

Fragments of sponge transported to
another locality, heal i'll about three
months, when they again begin to
grow. Irregular bits soon become
spherical and rapidly increase in size,
adding twenty-five times their OWE
value in the course of four or five
years. The growth is. of course, slow,
especially during the first year, main
ly because of the necessity for heating
the wound caused by the tearing OF
of the fragment from the main body
for transplanting.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-09
Problem of the Electric Eel.

Invention during the next two or
thce centuries will probably be in the
direction of initiating the wonderful
economy ana the simple, direct meth
IDS OF nature. Take the electric eel. It's
electric organ is in no sense a storage
battery, but a contrivance by which
electric energy is liberated at the mo
mcnt when it is required. At rest thu
Of&an shows so small an electromo.
tiI2 force that a good galyanOmeter il
required to detect it, but sudden,
nervous impulse from the eel's spina
cord raises Il potential of many volts
with very little heat and so small all
expenditure of matter as to defy tho
la0st expert chemist to weigh it
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-09
B. Y. P. U. PROGRAM, FB. 18th

Song, Every Day I Nd Thee
More"
Prayer
Roll call
Business.
Song.
Scripture reading. l Cor. 5:5l-58,
by Mrs, Grady.
Quiz-Edwin StovaE.
Paul's Life at Corintil-Frtie Is
Ter.
First Corinthians-Jcssie Gkins :
The Lords Supper-MablAlber-
son.
Lovc-Clifford Davenport.
The Second Electromagnetic
The Second Letter-by 1gelle
Pounds.
Song.
Sword Drill.
Closing Prayer.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-09

Visiting caluo, lol ladies or
gentlemen, Sl.00 per 100. De-
livered the same day ordered at
the Leader-Enterprise. II
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-09

Knicker-My wife is always praisir2
the men she rejected for me. Booker
Never mind; she will praise you to h2E
n. md husband New Norl. Sun
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-09

Use good seed OF carly maturing variety adapted thu
locality.
s. Cultivate shalow-otcn and until late in
Carefully pick up and destroy wcevil infested squares
pccaly during the first month
you follow these YOU when the wecv
reduced acreage continue grow cotton potab If in adj
you grow necessary o1s-haye good gar
den produce your own milk eggs with
plus arkctyou viii live better and perhaps clear
money than you did before
people who have under boil
wccvii conditions Maybe they will help you:
4 sandy soil fertility When possible
break the land deep the fall and II unable do this
break shallow spring cndavo prepare seed bed early and
becomes compact loosen up little with sprng-tooth
harrow just before planting seed OF quick maturing variety
and select seed from the earliest maturing fruit of this
plant very early sometimes March, always by the fifteenth
April Plant rather thick plants
succumbng cold Do thin until late nordc select the
most vigorous plants and make that all danger Of cold past
leave the plants fairly thick the twelve eighteen inches
according the strength OF the land Frequent shallow cu
tvation is then in order endcavor being produce rapid
growth but only medium sized plant that will and
early
The above outlined accomplshes purpose
unless the weather conditions during
rang growth and consequent frung
wecv becomes enough by the fifteenth trte Of
July destroy practically all the fruit the plant produce
rness well toward maturity before this date your
chances for profitable yield are very small.
T. II. McNeey, Cofax Louisiana.
Kind OF soil Sand loan Bayou lean Rapdes
rsh Louisiana Amount OF land, twelve
Broke land in II feet wide in March broke about
inches deep then disc planting
ed 18th day of April.
Cultivation: First side harrow then chopped
cotton 10 nhes drill then broke mddles shallow with
turning pow then side narrowed then Planet
and side then powc mdde shallow turning pillow
then narrowed then used solid sweep then used Planet Jr
kept cotton clean all the time Did pick up any squares
hcr conditions favorable for making good crop with thu
exception OF some rains in July.
Brought cash SOS29 Seed brought S205O0 total
hnt and seed $S9 The paid for ginning baggiae
and ties deducted from the above amounts"
S. w. Hines, Boyce, Louisiana.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-09

THE LEADER ENTERPRISE
GETS THERE. ARE YOU IN 1T?
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-09

The United States Department OF Agriculture advise, that
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-15

Washington, Dec. l5.- Secre-
tary Baker today came to the re-
lief OF the thousands of men who
have volunteered for the regular
army, but have been rejected be-
cause OF the breakdown of the re-
cruiting machinery, by ordering
that all qualified applicants who
presented themselves before noon
today should be accepted, even
though their examinations and
other details could not be accom-
plished until later.
ihousahds OF men seeking to volun-
teer before the new draft regulations
went into effect at noon had been
turned away because the recruiting
stations were swamped.
Recruiting officers in many sections
round themselves without means of ac-
commodating thousands enlisted ves-
terday and the stream which continued
TO apply The discharge of many
forced upon recruiting offices mean,
Continued on Page Two.J
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-15
Incomplete Returns Received
by Director Turner Indicate
Large Sales in the First Two
Weeks of Campaign. Butte
Contributes $4,000.

incomplete estimates received by
State Director Harry w. Turner in
dictate that between $4,000 and 500
ooo worth of stamps have been sold
IN Montana during the first two weeks
OF the war savings campaign. OF
.his sum Butte contributed nearly
$4,000.
That the campaign will increase in
intensity after the holidays was pre-
dicted by Director Turner and posi-
master Goodwin. Indications to This
effect are borne out by the number Of
inquiries about the stamps receivea
at the postoffice. Not only have The
seiiing agencies in the city been in
creased to 5S during the past week
through the untiring efforts OF B. T.,
Gaikins and Charles S. Henderson in
eContinued on Page Two
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-15
THRIFT STAMP SALES IN
STATE APPROACH 100000
BUY THE STAMPS NOW
WHILE THEY'RE CHEAP
ADVICE OF VANDERBILT

Nsnsas City, Mo-, Dec. 15.-"Buv
war savings stamps now when tb.v
are cheap and buy iuxuries, which
are high, later, when they are
eheap'' was the plea TODAY of
frank A. vanderlip, chairman Of
me war savings committee, in an
address at luncheon here.
war savings stamps are
security everybody can, invest in.
ne sa'd. Never before in the his.
.ory OF the country have all the
people had chance to invest
sma' sums in a siItedsed security.
And SO ! would say to WI, \.
wise investor at the same t;ms
invest your money now in war
savings stamps while thev a..
cneap and buy yoursslf doubl. ~
eo'e sne amount Of luxuries ~hsr
'u<or'ss become cheap again"
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-15
AMERICAN OFFICIAL IS
ARRESTED BY RUSSIANS
Chas. S. Smith Of u. S. Rail-
way in Russia is -
Arrested.

. Petrograd. Friday. Dec. 1t.-Charles
5. smith of st. Louis, a member of the
stan of John +. Stevens, head of the
American railway commission of Rus
sia. rs reported to have been arrested.
Mr.. smith is reported to have been ar
rested at Tchita. Siberia, in company
with NJ oustrougoff, former minister
of railways.
me latter is held by the Bolsheyiki
as member of the provisional gov
eminent
Ambassador Francis has telegrapbed
to the American consuls at Harbin
anu Nladivostok to intervene. Al the
Smoiny Institute. the BoisheyIki
headquarterS. it is stated that if the
American had been arrested it was n
mistake and he would be Immediately
released.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-15

The heaven Of kindly souls will bring
cheer to hundreds Of needy homes in
Butte this Christmastide. With a di-
rectness which has been characteristic
of the organization since it's inception
moro than 13 years ago. the Butte
Joshers have delved into the work OF
preparation. and their activities in pro-
viding the good things of the season
Tor those who are temporarily in want
are on more gigantic scale than ever
before. ....
The annual Joshers' club entertain
ment will be held Tuesday evening.
Dec. IS. at the Impress theater tho
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-15

management having very kindly do
mated the use Of the house. Every
professional vaudeville act In the city
has gratuitously donated its services.
Were more acts required they could
be available. AS il is. there will be a
continuous four hours Of entertainment
at the modest price of 81. The show
starts at s O'Clock. Needless to add,
the entertainment deserves cordial and
hearty support not alone because Of
the intrinsic value of the offerings but
because Of the charitable object.
The Joshers Ia a unique organization.
The members are well known good
fellows around town, good feIlOws''
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-15

The first questionnaires were
mailed today by the city and
county draft boards to S per cent
OF their registered men. The city
sent out 420 of the forms and the
county 1875. Returns from some
OF the registrants are expected as
early as Monday. The boards
have arranged for the use of the
rotunda of the courthouse for the
attorneys who will aid regis
trants in filing out their forms
The attorneys will work in shifts
beginning Monday morning. No
physical examinations will come
before the middle or last of next
week.
The offices to be used bv tho ioi,t
city and county draft boards have heon
changed again. County Superintendent
OF schools Julia Shea this morning or-
rered to the boards the use of her
suite Of rooms on the lower floor or
Vcontinued on Page Two.)
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-15
LUTEY CALLS
ATTENTION tn
RESTRICTIONS
Three Pounds of Sugar Per
Person q Month is to Be
the New Rule.

In signed statement issued TO-DAY
william lutey. county chairman n,
the merchants division of the food
administration, defends Federal Food
Administrator Hoover and takes ;s.u.
with a statement made by Pres;den,
Spreekels of the Federal SUGAR Re.
f'n'ns company before the senate
committee that there is no sbort.os
OF sugar and that the famine is ,oc.I
to the Atlantic seaboard.
Mr.. Hoover's information is s,n
Posediy more authentic than thar ~
any one sugar refiner," recites Mr.
Lutey in his statement. The nov
nome cards to be issued shortly limit
the sugar allowance to three nounds
per month for each person. II is in :
conceivable that the food administra :
tion should place unnecessary re-
serictions upon sugar or any other
article Of food"
chairman Lutey recites that but for
the work of the United States food
administration sugar would be SELL
(Continued on PAGE Tvelv. \
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-15

In the two senses. Their names never
appear in the papers in connection
with the annual Christmas well doing.
The reporter who dared to use the
name OF a member. with the exception
OF Billy GemmeD, who has been dubbed
BY his companions as the goat" be-
cause some name had to be used.
should better seek some other cline.
The Joshers make no pretensions.
They do big things in quiet way. and
while a goodly sum is realized from the
annual entertainment, the private
money OF the members is the big item
IN securing the great stock of eatables
REQUIRED for the distribution
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-15
THE WAR SUMMARY.

Germany and Austria-Hungary are
continuing their military drive south
ward from the Alps and coupling this
threat of the crushing of Italy with
the menace of German offensive on
the western front a menace rendered
morc serious by the release of hum
dreds OF thousands of troops from the
russian front because of the virtual
elimination OF Russia from the war.
The attack in lis present phase is cen
terns upon Monte Bcretta. northwest
Of Monte Grsppa and just to the east
Of the Brenta. Advices from the front
repert only very slight yielding in
the face of several attacks in which the
enemy sacrificed large numbers OF
troops.
The tentative thrusts which are being
made by the Germans OH the Franco.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-15
U. S. CONGRESSMAN HURT
IN WAR ZONE ACCIDENT
Auto Of Rep. Tinkham Skids
Over Precipice on ltaI-
ian Front.

Italian Headquarters in Northern
Italy. Friday. Dec. 14.-(By the asso-
ciated press. AN army automobile in
which Congressman George II. Tink-
nam of Boston was riding today on a
visit to Monte Grappa. on the north
ern mountain front, skidded over the
mountain side and dropped 20 feet
The automobile was crushed to pieces
but the congressman and the other
occupants escaped with bruises, the
chauffeur being seriously but not
dangerously injured.
Congressman Tinkham. who fired
the first American shot against Aus
tria, received slight injuries.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-15
|PR||uGIPAL
HOT 0iES IN
cleveland ARE
CLOSED down
/ 11l,oolk Hospitals and Public
ulIllties May Have to
Close at Once.
IDl M|REs URGENT
NP0t TO WASHINGTON
s. = t& for Quick Shipments
to Cleveland From
BE Ohio Fields.
INKS POOR ARE
FERiNG BY SHORTAGE
!! rs Of Thousands of Tons
Nal at TideWater Can
81 E not Be Moved.
Z IN for Quick Shipments
i. to Cleveland From
BE Ohio Fields.
INKS POOR ARE
ERiNG BY SHORTAGE
OF Thousands of Tons
Nal at TideWater Can
not Be Moved.

& Stls, Ohio, Dec. 15.-Thou-
= II Ohio men were out of en-
1 temporarily today be-
~ the coal shortage in this
~ Indications were that
ousapds would be laid off
- tomorrow unless GER
elDns of the state obtain an
~ supply of coal. The
~ I'll administration in
~ ef4g everything possi-
El ~ obtain coal and rush
ITS affected most. In
Aeclaring that Cleve-
hospitals and other
have to close unless
coal immediately, Gov
today pleaded to fed
ifies for priority order
- permit quick coal
to Cleveland from
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-15
IDS OF MEN es4s
OWN OUT OF WORK

o, Dec. 15.-One hun
lnd men were out OF work
ls Of Cleveiand's manufac :
r. were shut down today
The shortage Of coal.
panies affected. many of
ng out rush orders Of war
epend upon the Cieveia nd
Eliminating company for
lWer. Late yesterday the
ge caused the illuminating
shut on electric current to
Al manufacturing plants.
manufacturing plants will
eration Monday morning
al now being rushed to the
= company's plants is not
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-15
ING IN NEW
FOR LACK OF COAL

FIX. Dec. 15.-With half of
= coal yards empty and suf-
creasins in the unheated
the poor. the fuel admins
day eSerted all their efforts
thousands of tons of coal
J tidewater.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-15
KAISER WILL
MAKE ANOTHER
PEACE OFFER
If It's Unaccepted, He
Says, Blame for the
Bloodshed Is With
Foes.

London, Dec. 15.-EmperOr
William in his Christmas mess
age proposes to make a final
peace offer to his enemies con
whom, in case of rejection, will
fall the responsibility for blood
shed in 191S," according to an
unofficial Berlin telegram for
warded from Geneva by the
Exchange Telegraph company.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-15
elly Normal Production
ped in District. Ana
Company H0iSted More
1900 Tons of Ore
2rday. No Trouble at
lines.

zen thousand men are now
at the Butte mines. This
y normal production has
ied and that the district can
ga upon to furnish its quota
ana zinc needed by the
e.es government in its war
aahy. production is now GO
'out hindrance and it is ex-
y II viii be gradually in
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-15
ITALIANS AGAIN
FORCED TO GIVE
. GROUND BEFORE
TEUT0N ATTACK
Rome Admits Loss of Positions
Upon Col Caprille
Mountain.
BERLIN CLAIMS CAPTURE
OF 5000 PRISONERS
Menace Against Italy is Re,
neWed in the Latest
Attacks.
BERLIN CLAIMS CAPTURE
OF 5000 PRISONERS

Berlin. Dec. Is (via LOndon) More
than 5000 prisoners have been taken
by the Austro-German forces during
the fighting of the past few days on
the italian front between the Breuta
and the Piave, army headquarters an
nounced today. Some captures of can
non and machine guns also were ef-
feoted.
Italian counter attacks against posi-
tions taken were repulsed
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-15
in New York; Factories Close in OF
NICHOLAS ESCAPES
from CONFINEMENT
y SIBERIAN town
BoIshev. 'patch Special
Train G. Tiers in
Ph II.

Petrograd, Dec. l5.-FOrmer
Emperor Nicholas of Russia has
escaped from his confinement
at Tobolsk, according to advices
received today at the Smolny
institute, the Bolsheviki head
quarters. A special train
manned by sailors has been dis
patched from Petrograd for the
pursuit of the former emperor.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-15
AMERICANS WOUNDED
BY 4 BURSTING SHELL

With the American Army in France.
FRIDAY, Dec. 14-(By the associated
press).-A bursting shell has wounded
Two American railway engineers
working behind the British front. ac-
cording to reports received today. The
projectile struck in a pile of ricks
Shovels and other tools
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-15
GIVE GROUND

Rome. Dec. 15.-After an all-day bat
tie yesterday on the Italian mountain
front the enemy reached Col CaprilIe,
the war office announced today. Night
TALL stopped the fighting The Italian
troops held firmly on positions little
to the rear of Col Capriile.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-15
AMINE DUE
TO CAR SHORTAGE

Eton. Dee. 15.-After a con-
ith Fuel Administrator Gar
u, Chairman \. w. Thomson
peratine committee of the
allroads declared the coal
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-15
NO THOUGHT Of
REV|V|NG OLD
SILVER ISSUE
Government Denies it is Inter-
eSted in BimetaIIism
Question.
ONLY PURPOSE is TO
DETERMINE FAIR PRICE
Present Negotiations Afford No
Opening for Revival of
Old Theories.

Washington, Dec. 15.-Reports that
the government was considering un-
limited coinage of silver or revival Of
the bimetaIIism issue were offic;,Ilv
denied today. Ray T. Baker, director
OF the mint. issued a statement ex.
,ptainins that the propossd qovercrsc.
acquisition Of the soo.nt~y'ss silver ov..
put 70 only to stimulate prpduct, IN
and stabilize the market, and Il w..
offsc'a''y explained that the adnju;s-
trstion 10 not supporting Senator
Snatrcth's resolution providing for
creation Of a oomwissior to study Ia
tsrnatienal silver monetary oue.t;on.-
Referring to the governments s:iver
negotiations. Director Baker said:
The Governments Proposal.
Il desire to state emphaticaliy that
the sole purpose of the government is
10 ensure an adequate supply OF sill
yer at price which will be fair to
me small producer as well as to the
large producer. which will stimulate
the production OF silver and gold and
other metals yielding silver as a by-
product. which will stabilize the
american silver market and which
viii render foreign exchange more
Stable. The negotiations afford no
opening for a revival OF economic in
sue and should be regarded purely a.
an effort to secure an adequate sun
ply and to place American silver pro-
ducton on more satisfactory and
scientific basis
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-15
Local Food Official Defends the Food
administrator In Sugar Controversy
QUESTIONNAIRES GO OUT
TO THE REGISTERED MEN.
ACTION FOR VOLUNTEERS

thousands OF Men Desiring to Enlist Before the Draft Reu
,a0ns 10 Into Effect and Who Have Made Application Are
C!ty and County Exemption Boards Send Out Pamnhet
6lanks to Per Cent Of Men Registered in This City.
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entinued on Page Two.)
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-15

CONTINUED on Page Twelve, ,
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-15

ONTANA-Generally fair tonight and
Sunday, except, probably rain or snow
west of divide. Nh .Aa
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-15
WILL CLOSE CONTRACT
 TO FINISH OIL WELL
Reese Bul4xs of Jefferson Oil C0m- pany Goes 10 Shreveport to
 Meet Driliers.

R. N. Burks, secretary of the Jef- ferson Oil company, left early this morning for Shreveport, La, whe:e he will close contract with the Rich ardson Oil company, for the latter to complete the work of drilling the Jefferson company's well on the Rutherford place, southeast of the city.
 Mir. Burks said the arrangements for this have virtually been complet ed, and that about all he will. have to do will be to sign the formal; con- tract. It is expected tine Richardson company will begin the drilling opera tions in ten days or two weeks. :,
 The Richardson company is drilling we'll at Faith, and it is stated that work is progressing steadily, with prospects considered very bright for a successful outcome.