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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-05
DAUGHTERS STAND PAT
ON KELLY ADDRESS

Macon, Ga, March 3.-The Sidney
Lanier Chapter, United Daughters Of
the Confederacy voted this afternoon
to stand pat" on their invitation to
Bishop Kelley, OF Savannah, to de
liver the Memorial Gay address in
Macon. despite the fact that sixty
Confederate veterans had signed pc
tition addressed to the Daughters
asking them to reca;i the invitation
on the ground that Bishop Kelly is
"a Catholic and not patriot" The
meeting of the chapter this afternoon
voted 90 to against recalling the
invitation.
Just what the Confederate veterans
who signed the petition will do is not
known, but they have heretofore de-
clared that if the invitation should not
be withdrawn they will select a speak
err of their own and hold a Memorial
day service separate from that OF the
Daughters of the Confederacy.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-05
FITZGERALD MINISTER is
HELPING TO RAISE $500,o09

Atlanta, Ga, March 5.-Thirty dis
trict managers in charge of the thirty
districts into which tire state has been
divided nyesterday launche d the
whirlwind campaign to raise 100000
among Georgia Baptists to pay the
debts of the three principal Baptist
institutions of the state. which are
Mercer University, Bessie Tiff Col
legc and the Beorgia Baptist Hospital.
1t is planned to raise the full amount
in not less than sixty days by concen-
trated effort. and the first meetings
yesterday were very encouraging. &C
cording to c. J. Hood, of Commerce,
who is in general charge of the cam
paign.
Rev T. w. Galloway. of Dublin
and Rev. L. A. Cooper OF Fitzgerald
are in charge of the thirty district
managers. The Macon district will
undertake to raise 100000 or one
fifth of the total amount, and the At
1anta district will be expected to raise
an amount approximately the same
as the Macon district.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-05
LIQUOR DRINKING IN AT
LANTA SHOWS DECREASE

Atlanta, Ga, March SIS Atlanta
really getting over the liquor drink
ing habit as the result of the laws
which make it more difficult to get?
There seems to be some ground for
belief that she has, for figures just
verified show that during the month
of February just closed, the liquor
shipments into Fulton county dropp-
ed very materially under proceeding
months, in spite of the pending nat
ional legislation which might bar it
altogether.
A total OF 34,353 packages. contain
ing usually two quarts each, were
shipped into Fulton county, which
means principally Atlanta, in Febru-
airy. as against figures ranging from
$4,000 to 10000 packages for Novem-
Der, December and January.
1t is said that a great many people
have gradually given up drinking ow-
ing 10 the Inconvenience which the
present method of getting it put upon
the individual
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-05
President Is Without
Authority to Arm
u. S. Merchantmen

Washington. d. c., March 5.-Pres-
ident Wilson tonight informed the
country in a statement that he may
be without power to ar mmerchant
ships and take other steps to meet
the German submarine menace, in the
absence of authority from Congress.
An extra session Of Congress, Pres
ident says, is required to clothe him
with authority, but il IS useless to call
one while the Senate works under the
present rules, which permit small
minority to keep an Overwhelmingly
majority from acting.
The President proposes, therefore,
that the special session Of the Sen
ate which he has called to meet to-
morrow, revise the rules TO supply
tie means OF action and save the
country from disaster"
"a little group OF wilful meg Says
the President in his statyIt, rep
rcsenting no opinion but their own,
have rendered the great government
of the United States helpless and
contemplate"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-05
BRITISH WARSHIP LOST;
ALL on B&hRD PERISH

London, March A. British de
stroyer was sunk in the North Sea
Thursday and all on board persisted,
the admiralty announced today. It is
believed she struck a mine, the an
nouHcement states.
Transport Sunl, by German U-Boat
Berlin, March An armed trans
port steamer of 34.494 tons. with about
500 colonial troops, artillery and
horses on board, was sunk by a Ger
man submarine in the editerrancan
February "a, the admiralty announced
today. Some of the troops on board
were lost.
A troop-ladcn transport of about
5000 tons was sunk February q, it
was also announced.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-05
Pres. WILSON'S ARMED
NEUTRALITY BILL y|ES

Washington, d. G., March Az
senators, led by Senator La Toilette
and encouraged by Senator Stone.
Democratic chairman OF the foreign
relations committee, IN tilibuster
denounced by President Wilson's
spokesman as the most reprehensiblc
in the history Of any civilized nation,
dehod the will of an overwhelming
majority in Congress up to the last
minute today and denied to the
President a law authorizing him to
arm American nmrchant ships to meet
the German submarine menace.
Unyielding throughout twenty-six
hours Of continuous session to appeals
that their defiance OF the President
would be Illuminating 70 the country,
uncompromising in a crisis described
to them as the most serious to the
nation since the War Between the
States, La Toilette and his small
group OF supporters refused a ma
jority OF their colleague an opportu-
nifty to vote on the armed neutrality
bill, and it died with the Sixty-fourth
Congress.
TO fix responsibility before the
country, sevcnty-six scnators-thirty
Republicans and forty-six Democrats
signed manifesto, proclaiming to
the world that they favored passage
of the measure.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-05
CHINA TO BREAK
WITH GERMANY

Pekin, March 1.-The cabinet to-
day decided that China should join
the United States in breaking off re-
lations with Germany. This decision
was submitted to tie president, who
refused to approve tae cabinets ac-
ton, saying such power rested en-
tlrely with him. Premier Tuan Chi
Iui immediately resigned and left for
flemish accompanied by several
other members OF the cabinet.
The resignation of the entire cabi-
net is expected.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-05
TEMPERATURE BELOW
FREEZING LAST NIGHT

The temperature DIS marked by the
thermometer at the local weather sta
ton last night was so degrees farcn-
heit or two degrees below freezing
and Slight damage vas done to beans
which were we'll up, but indications
are that the temperature will be even
lower tonight in which case radishcs
lettuce, peas and potatoes may be
nipped. However, heres hoping
"Old Horeas' will be consideratc and
spare us.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-05
AUSTRIA IS SEEKING
TO PREVENT A BREAK

Berne, Switzerland, March 2.-(Nia
Paris. 1.-The recent reports that the
Austro-Hungarian government has
determined to make every effort TO
maintain diplomatic relations with the
United States is corroborated by in
formation reaching here from Vienna
The strong impression prevails
that striaHunGary intends to make
every sacrifice which it regards as
reasonable to avoid a rupture, al
though such action apparently would
mean flying in the face OF Germany.
An American in close touch with
Austrian diplomatic affairs, who ar
rived in Berne today, said that opin-
ion was divided among those who ex-
Dect Austria TO attempt to placatc
America as to the causes underlying
the divergence from the policy Of
Germany One group, he said, be
lievcd Germany was acquicscing for
the purpose Of preserving unbroken
and Indirect bond between herself and
the United States. w:i,e the other
group was convinced that Austria was
asserting independence Of Germany
+ That the american embassy at VI
emma is not expecting an immediate
break is perhaps indicated by the &C
ton of Joseph c. Grew. counsellor Of
the embassy, who today telegraphed
to Mrs Grew to go to Vienna She
will depart tomorrow.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-05
laps KNOW NOTHING
OF GERMANY'S PLOT

Toxic, March 5-Japan has received
no proposition from either Mexico or
Germany, directly or indirectly, to
join iii a possible war against the
United States, Viscount Motono, ia
panese foreign minister, informed the
Associated Press today
discount Motono said he consider-
ed such an idea ridiculous, it being ba-
sed on the outrageous presumption
that Japan would abandon her Allies
If Mexico received the proposal, Wis
count Motono added, that country
showed intelligence in not transmit
ting it to Japan.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-05
VALDOSTA BICAMIST IS
GIVEN TWELVE MONTHS

Valdosta, March q NJ. Manning,
indicted here for bigamy, entered a
plea OF guilty in the Superior Court
this morning and was sentenced by
Judge Harrell to welve months in the
penitentiary
Two OF his wives were present in
court Wife No. ? was in tears and
visibly affected when sentence was
passed.
Manning has frequently expressed
his love for her while confined in Jail
here and declared he wished to re-
marry her if he could settle the charge
against him.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-05
FATHER OF % GRANTED
LENIENCY BY. COURT

Mobile, Ala, March 3.-Judge r.
T. Erwin, of the United States court,
showed leniency yesterday afternoon
to Elisha Aaron, father of % child
rem Aaron lives with his family in
Conccup county, Alabama. His at
torney asked that his case be con-
tinued saying your honor my client
is the father of % children, 20 by
his second wife I think he should be
given some leniency." The prosecut-
ing attorney concurred and Judge Err
win granted the continuance.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-05
SHERIFF COLLARS AUTOISTS
WITHOUT LICENSE NUMBER

Atlanta, March 5.-The sheriff will
most certainly SIT YOU today if you
ride around in an automobile which
hasn't got its new license number for
1917.
Something was said at the capital
about enforcing the law but nobody
took it quite that seriously until a
sheriff down in Terrell county actual
ly collared an owner who had no new
license Following his example many
other sheriffs have announced that
they would arrest al offenders
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-05
NEGRO IS ARRESTED AS
TRAIN WRECKER

Thomasville, Ga. March ga me-
gro was arrested at Boston yesterday
charged with an attempt to wreck
the work train OF the Kirby mills,
about eight miles below Boston this
week The train, wiicn was running
at good rate of speed. ran into the
switch al the Mitchell crossing. The
engineer shut off the engine as quick
ly as possible. but the work car LETT
the engine and jumped into tree,
going almost its whole length into
the tree before it stopped
THE LEADER ENTERPRISE
GETS THERE. ARE YOU IN TIP
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-05
PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH

Elder J. NJ Thomas, formerly OF
Indiana but now of Jennings, Fla, ar
rived in the city today and will preach
at the Primitive Baptist church TO-
night at 1880
The constitution Of a church will
take place tomorrow (Tuesday) al
1890 These services will continue
through Wednesday night. Every
body invited.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-05
MAYORS MONDAY MATINEE

Six hayward descendants Of Adam
faced His Honor. Mayor Paulk, at
this mornings session of police court
and answered to the charges of drunk
and fighting. When the gavel fell at
the close of the session it was discov-
cred that the city haG just $4,000 adj
ded to its cash balance.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-05

Wilcox county is putting in a steel
bridge with concrete abuttments over
Cedar Creek on the Central Route and
finishing the three miles of road to the
Pulaslsounty line.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-05
BRITISH LINER
. DRINA IS SUNK
Especial to Leader Enterprise

Buenos Aires, Ma.c;l 5.-The Brit
ish liner ,Drina, carrying passengers
and cargo OF meat from Argentina
to England, has been sunk. Pre-
sumably she was attacked by sub
marine. Passengers and crew were
landed on the English coast,
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-05
DECISION EXPECT
Ed FROM ATTORNEY
GEN. IN "a HOURS
Especial to Leader Enterprise)x

Especial 70 ef-EnteTprlseJN
Washington, D. c., March s.
President Wilson has referred to his
legal advisers his doubts OF his power
to arm American ships in the absence
of direct authority from congress.
Some decision is expected from the
attorney general within the next
twenty-four hours.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-18
SAN CARLOISTS TO GIVE
Big FAREWELL CONCERT
To Wind Up Successful Season at the
Belasco Tonight.

The Belasco box once 10 open all day
today for the big grand opera concert
to be given tonight as q fitting close
to q remarkably successful and beau
tiful season" by the San Carlo Grand
Opera Company. A program Of rare
presario Fortune Gallo. All twenty Of
the leading singers will be heard-all
the way down from the Dig" artists
to the third row chorus.
Signor Carlo Peroni, chief musical d.
rector. will conduct. assisted by Signor
ugo Barducci The program will open
with the Overture from Martha" Don
izettfs famous Sextet will close the even
tng's music
A scale Of popular prices has been ar
ranged.
The program in detail is as follows:
Part l: Overture from Martha" (Flo-
tow). orchestra: Prayer" from ''Caval-
leria Rusticana" CMascagnD. Mile. Luisa
d'Arclee and chorus; Aria" ''Che Gelida
Mamma" from La Boheme' (PuccinD,
signor Giuseppe Agostini; Aria from
"Samson ct Delilah" (Saint-Saens), Nine.
kaddalena Carreno; "Caro Nome" from
"Rigoletto" (CerdD, Nine: Edvige Vac
carl; prologue from ''Pagiiacci" Geonca-
vallo), Signor Angelo Antola; Nile Scene,
(Act lid, from Aida CverdD, Nine.
Kaestner. Messrs. Salazar and De Biasi.
Intermission.
Part II: Act II with Barcarole),
Tales Of Hoffman" (Onenbach). Mines.
d'Arclee and Carreno; Messrs. Sciarettl
and Antola: complete chorus: aria from
"Herodiade," Fleeing Vision" (Masse-
neO. Mons Giuseppe Battistini: aria 20
Mic Fernando" from La Favorita" (Don-
izettD, Miss Stella Demette: aria, ''E
Lucevan lie Stelle." from La Tosca"
PuccinD, Signor Salvatore Sciaretti:
Dance of the Hours, from La Giocon-
da' Ponchielle). orchestra; Sextet from
Lucia" (Donizetti
Mines. Vaccari and Homer.
Messrs. Agostini. Silva, Rossini, Cervi
Complete chorus
The Washington herald., 1917-03-18
LEAGUE Will PRESENT
-FOUR 0NE-ACT PLAYS
Shows to Be Given Early in April BY
Drama PLAYERS.

-Four original one-act plays. all by
Washington authors. constitute the pro-
gram for the April Performance OF the
Players Drama League. The plays will
be given early In April in the auditorium
Of the James ormond Wilson Normal
School
The authors are Esther GaIbrafth.
Evelyn Won Emig, Miss Kirkup, and Bert
ram Bloch. Miss GaIbraIth and Miss
Won Emig are employed In the ofices OF
the National Geographic Society. Miss
Kirkup Is an artist.
Miss Won Emigs play, ""rraIns," IN q
tragedy of a mining town In Il will be
Ethel Taylor. Dorothy Pasch and Laura
Wessells
The Brink Of Silence" by Miss Gal
braith. reflects the playwright's interest
In geographic subject because it deals
with Antarctic exploration. The cast will
include @. A. Lyon. william Remper,
Ralph A Hayes and Edwin +. Ludwig.
Miss Kirkup has adopted a Bohemian
folk tale. II Is a whimsical sketch deal
ing with an unusual contract In this
play will be seen Finley s. Hayes. Mau-
rice Jarvis. Dorothy Wood. and the
Misses Moneyway. Haiding. shutteriy
and Stair.
The fourth play Is a semI-pantonine.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-18
LITTLE PICCANnNNY BAND
BIG FEATURE AT P0LI,S

Manager Fred Berger of Polls Theater
has discovered the only piccaninny hand
extant. which will be one of the Feature,
OF the Poll Players production of the
neiodrama classic. In Old Kentucky. :,
II Is Washington band. OF course, with
ntteen strumentalists-count 'em-nf-
eeen-and the best drum major ever. who
is naturally proud Of the fact that ho
toured the country Tor two seasons as
the drum major in a travelling In oId
Kentucky Company. 'O
AND there will be a street parade. fo-
In Old Kentucky would be incompIete
without that and there will be a cavaI-
caoe OF race horses. all OF which will be
used In the big production.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-18
TINY zIEGFELD DANCER
WILL STAR IN DRAMA
Anna Pennington. of the ''FoIlies." to
Appear in The Dancing Craze"

Anna Pennington. the tiny dancer with
the "Ziegfeld Follies." which is TO be
shown at the New National Theater this
week. shortly will desert the musical
comedy world and make her debut as a
dramatic actress. Miss Pennington is 10
be starred next season, under direction OF
+. Ziegfeld, jr.. in a comedy with music,
entitled The Dancing Craze" Gene
Buck is the author Of the piece. Dave
Stamper will supply the music
Despite the fact that she Is only %
years old, Miss Pennington's professional
advancement has been remarkable. At
the age Of Is she made her initial stage
bow as dancer with Raymond Hitch
cock in The Man Who Owns Broadway"
The following season she created a small
dramatic role in Cohan & Harris pro-
duction Of the Polish Wedding
Three years ago she was engaged by
Mr.. Ziegfeld for The Follies" and has
appeared with the Institution ever since.
Last summer the little dancer appeared
successfully in two screen plays. Her
dancing this season has been one Of the
substantial hits OF the performance Miss
Pennington ts q native OF Camden, n. J.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-18
SCRAMBLE To PRODUCE
rich MAN, POOR MAN
-Four theatrical Managers Tried to
Get Rights to Poll Play.

A wiseacre of Broadway recently re-
ferred to the Saturday Evening Post as
the cocktail before the play. That Is be-
cause SO many playwrights OF late have
found in the magazine good stories that
were susceptible of dramatization.
George Broadhurst, famous as author OF
Bought and Paid For" found such a
story In Rich Man, Poor Man." the
serial by Macmillan Foster which ap-
peared In this magazine a year ago. Mr..
Broadhursts dramatization Of Rich
Man. Poor Man" will be presented by the
Poll Players
Rich Man, Poor Man" appeared in the
Saturday Evening Post in seven INSTALL
ments. and with the very first INSTALL
ment 1t established a record For i'm
mediately after that appeared, four
prominent figures in the theatrical world
made offers for the dramatic rights.
Every one Of the four saw in the first
installment a novel view Of the Gin
derella story. which has always been a
tavor1te the world over. and especially on
the stage. As George Broadhurst said
recently:
Il took it for granted that Mr.. Foster.
being the writer that he is, would make
q good story In the other instalImeuts,
but even II something had happened 70
prevent the other instaIlments from ever
coming out. there was enough in that
nrst one to give the idea Of a good
play
|, And Mr.. Broadhurst secured the right
at once. Strangely enough, Mr.. Broad
hurst had never met Mr.. Foster. though
ne was well acquainted with his work.
But he did know Mr.. Fosters attorney
In San Francisco. Joseph Reddling, ano
II was to him that Mr.. Broadhurst wired
the advance payment of N,Ooo.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-18
b F. Keith's-vaudeviIie.

Two co-stars, Elsa Ryan, supported by
William Roselle; and Maud Lambert and
Ernest Ball, will divide the first stellar
position in the B. r. Keith Theater bill
this week, reinforced by nine other at
fractions which are held to be of near
star magnitude. Elsa Ryan is the pop
ular young emotional comedienne OF
Peg o. Ny Heart" fame, and the one
act vaudeville sketch, Peg for~ Short
In which she will make her premiere
here. In the two-a=day. Is said to- give
her q role exactly similar In charm
apd humor to her first Peg
Charles, otherwise Chic Sale, is one
Of the very first Of washington's IA
vorites by reason of his originally and
simplicity in the impersonation of rural
types dug up by the roots in 'rhu-
barban" districts. This time he viii offer
IN amended edition OF his Rural Sun
day School Benefit" An innovation will
famed as the Boy Comic" fellow
of infinite jest He will announce the
acts as they come along. Another, de-
parture will be introduced by B. st
Denis, the brother and manager Of Ruth
St Denis. He will present The Dancing
Girl of Delhi" with Wanda Hon. sup
ported by Betalo Rubina and a company
Of dancers.
Other attractions will be the Melody
Six Maids in vocal and instrumental tune
fulness, Max Cooper and Irene Ricardo
in "Ah, Gimme the Ring" a singing
comedy skit; Parish and Peru. the dane.
ing concertina players and Jumping mar
vels; the pipe organ recitals, and "WaI
in the Dooryard," the tenth episode OF
'Patria," starring Mrs. Vernon Castle.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-18
WHO'S WHO IN THE PICTURE.

Ann Pennington the dinutve feminine appears
"Zegfelfs Fofles" at the National this
Nazmova and Edith Lucket from "Cepon Shoals" at
the Belasco. '--
J. Maude Lambert featured with Ball. B. F. Kehs this
William P. Carleton, leading with the Poll Players
5. Same Howe the head of his show a
g. Ruth Curtis, feature the Cosmos this
Pauline Frederick the title role of "Sapho
Nine Olga Petfova "The Mooes Garden
Enid Bennett The Princess of the Dark Moores Strand
The Washington herald., 1917-03-18

"ould Snanse Ndne.
Emma Mabel Haig, the dancer with
"Ziegfeld Follies," which comes to
the New National Theater this week,
is dissatisfied with her name and has
recently made numerous threats to
change the same. Miss Haig asserts
that the name of "Haig" is detri-
ment to her professional advance
ment, and she has repeatedly asked
Mr.. Ziegfeld to supply her with an
other cognomen. The manager sug-
gested that she switch to Wilson,
but inasmuch as the dancer never
partakes of either Scotch or rye she
prefers a stage name other than one
which appertains to stimulant. Dur
ing the Washington engagement OF
the "Ziegfeld Follies," Miss Haig will
doubtless select another name, as she
has declared that she will not con-
tinue to appear under the name OF
Haig. The dancer, who is just I8
years old, gives every promise Of be-
ing a musical comedy star. She made
her stage debut last season with the
"Follies," and as Mr.. Ziegfeld has
placed her under 6ve-year contract,
she will be seen with the institution
for some time to come.
"'Ception Shoals" and Nazimova-
1t is an unheard of thing when any
attraction can go into a Broadway
playhouse for single week and show
a profit, as New York theatergoers
look with a suspicious eye on any
attraction which can secure so short
tenure of any theater as six nights.
So when Nazimova, forced out of the
Princess Theater at the apex of her
success with "'Ception Shoals" be-
cause the management of that house
desired to substitute musical COM
edy of their own exploitation, was Of
fered a week at the Fulton Theater,
and succeeded, with but two days ad-
vance advertising. in playing to close
to $4,000. it established new
record for the Metropolis. Messrs.
Charles Bryant and Walter F. Wan
ger, Nazimova's managers, have ar
ranged for another theater to con-
tinue the sensational run of "'Cep-
ton Shoals" at the close of her brief
four weeks tour. q.
{ Nazimova was born in the Russian
Crimea, in a town on the shores of
the Black Sea, but as child she was
taken to Switzerland and in Geneva
was instructed on the violin. At II
she returned to Russia, and made her
FIRST public appearance playing vio-
I'm solo at = Christmas concert IN