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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-14
w. H. HOLIDAY

Mr.. John Earnest, Secretary of the
Maccabees, received a letter Thurs
day from Mrs. w. H. Holiday,
Jacksonville, Fla, informing him of
the death of Mr.. Holiday on Mon
day evening at his home in South
Jacksonville. The remains were laid
to rest in Evergreen Cemetery, Jack
sonville, last Wednesday forenoon.
Mr.. Holiday was one of the early
Colonists, formerly lived near the
Roanoke school house and moved
from there to South Jacksonville
abuot twelve years ago. The family
has number of friends in the coun-
ty who will regret to learn of his
death. The deceased was a member
of the local lodge of Maccabees.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-14
DR.. BROUGHTON
TO SPEAK HERE
TUESDAY NIGHT

DR. Len G. Broughton, the famous
Baptist Divine, who recently served
charge in London, England, has
been secured by Mr. ]. c. Brewer,
Campaign Manager of the Red
Cross Christmas Drive, to speak on
the war and the work of the Red
Cross Tuesday evening, December
18th, at 7:30 O'Clock, at the First Bap-
fist church.
If you are member of the Red
Cross, come and hear him and learn
how your money goes to help win the
war; if you are not member, come
and hear him, and decide to enlist in
the work and help swell the list to
500 new members by Christmas Eve,
which is our share of the nations
Christmas gift to the boys in the
trenches. No admittance charge.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-14
AMERICAN RAILWA YENGI-
NEERS KILLED IN FRANCE

With the American Army in France,
Dec ia number of American rail
way engineers have been killed Big
German aerial bombs in town
somewhere behind the British front
Details are not known.
1t now is permitted to be announc-
ed that German bomb fell ina strcet
in town through which Americas
troops were passing. Pieces OF the
bomb shattered the windows OF a
house in which there were officers,
showering them with glass, but hurf-
ing no one.
Two American soldiers have died
in hospitals frop...PunShot wounds
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-14
COLORED PEOPLE
ORGANIZE FOR
RED CROSS

County Chairman J. C.. Brewer and
l. Gelders met with the colored minis
tiers of the city at the Salem Baptist
church last night and outlined the
work of the American Red Cross for
the benefit of the colored people as
sembled, urging their cooperation in
the Christmas membership drive for
the Ben Hill chapter. Mr.. Brewer in
detail explained the purposes of the
Red Cross.
A campaign committee consisting
OF Rev. c. L. Jackson, H. Bunchanan,
Rev. w. A. Tucker, Rev. N. H. Thorn
as, Rev. L. S. Golsby, G. T. Cason and
Rev. F. G. Clifford, was elected with
c. L. Jackson chairman, and L. S.
Golsby, secretary for the campaign
among the colored people of the
county. A soliciting committee con-
sisting of Mrs. H. r. Mcmillan, Dol
lie Fleming, Marie McLain, of the
c. M. E. church; Ole Jefferson, AL
lie Graham, Ethel Stubbs, Addie
Johnson, Gertrude. Jackson, Alice
Miles, Della Shaw, Fannie Tucker,
Kathie Clarke, Loie Sumner. Belle
Smith. Hattie Madison, from the
Baptist church, Annie Harper, Addie
Elliott, Nettie Mcleod, Clifford Jer-
nigan, Rosa King, Martha Williams,
Viola Dixon, Eunice Coffee, Alice
Crumley, Ola Jones, Pinkie E. More
land and Viola Williams.
Each of the ministers present
pledged himself to preach a Red
Cross sermon next Sunday and Or
ganize their special committees to
begin the drive for members among
the colored people next Monday
morning. Each of the committeeman
will be in charge of their own solicit
tors and will vie with each other to
secure the larger number of mem
bers, to be enrolled at the general
headquarters in the Ben Hill National
Bank building.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-14
CARRYING HOME PURCHASES

Atlanta, Ga, December 13-Atlan-
ia women in a few brief days have
forgotten their old aversion to carry
ing packages when they make shop
ping tour, and now are taking home
practically everything they buy OK
cept large handles which they cannot
handle. Not only do they secure de
livery great deal quicker than il
they waited for their purchases to be
sent out, but they are helping the
Red Cross by the use OF the bundle
seals on tap at all the stores. Every
time a merchant puts seal ON 4
package taken home by the purchaser
he pays the Red Cross the amount III
would cost him to deliver the pack
age.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-14
DRAF TED MEN
WILL LEAVE FOR
CAMP GORDON

The following young men have
been notified to report for duty at
the Office Of the County Exemptions
Board at $3.50 P M, Tuesday, Deem
Der 18th, and will leave Fitzgerald for
Camp Gordon Wednesday morning.
via the A. B. & A.
w. D. Harden.
J. P. Minshew, Jr.
Robert Smith.
G. w. Manon.
]. B. Bearden.
T. ]. Cooper.
Albert Gibbs
Johnnie Parsons.
Emory ]. Ennis.
S. T. Stone.
Mcdaniel Odum
A. W. Weaver.
]. r. Garrison.
r. K. Willis.
George W. Boney.
L. T. Myers.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-14
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

Sabbath School at $50. All the
'hildren are urged to be present. The
Christmas pageant and carols will be
practiced, Morning sermon at II
by the pastor.
Sunbeam Band at o'clock. A full
attendcane is earnestly requested.
Junior B. Y. P. U at E o'clock. Sc
Nor B. Y. P u. same hour.
An interesting debate will be given
as special feature of the program.
Evening sermon at 7 by the pas
tor The subject of both morning
and evening sermon is given else
where in this paper.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-14
LAYMEN MAY VOLUNTEER

Owing to the limited number of at
torneys who can serve, we are re-
quested to issue this call for laymen
to volunteer their services to assist
the registrants in making out their
papers. We shall be glad to publish
any such volunteers name and will
be glad if they will either phone this
Office or hotify US otherwise.
LEADER-ENTERPRISF.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-14
British Troops Captured

Berlin. Dec 13.-Via London
Several British shelters and ninety
prisoners were taken by German
troops yesterday on the Cambrad
front east of Bullecourt. army head
quarters announced today.
The artillery firing increased this
morning the statement adds, betwecn
Moeuvres and Vendhulle on the same
front.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-14
c A r P E Err is
SHOT TO ATH
Marion Henderson, of South Caro-
lima Killed at McRae

McRae, Ga. Dec 13-Marion Hen
derson, carpenter, whose home is
in South Carolina, was shot and ia
tally wounded here tonight, accus-
ing, in his dying statement, Bruce
McCloud, local plumber. No wit
nesses to the trouble between the
men have been found. but Hender-
sons statement is accepted as cor
rect. Henderson lived thirty min
uteS.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-14
FIGURING OUT INCOME TAX
HASN'T WORRIED US
ANYWAY


have to figure out your income tax at
all by yourself hereafter. The gov
eminent is going to send out men to
help you. 1t will be up to- you to
hunt up these men, who will be sent
into every county seat town, and
some other towns besides, to meet
the people. Postmasters, bankers and
bankers and newspapers will be able
to tell you when the governments
income tax man will be around, and
where to find him. He will answer
your questions, swear you to the re-
turn, take your money and remove
the wrinkles from your brow. Re-
turns of income for 1917 must be
made between January land March
l, 1918.
The government recognizes Col
lector of Internal Revenue BIalock
said today, that many persons ex-
perience a good deal of difficulty in
hlling out income tax forms. 1t rec
ognizes too, that taxpayers resident
at points where collectors officers are
not easily accessible find it hard to
get proper instruction in the law
Next year, when every married per-
son, living with wife or husband and
having a net income of $1,000, and ev-
cry unmarried person not the head of
family and having a net income
of ST 900 for the year 1917 must make
return of income on the form pre-
scribed, there will be hundreds in
every community seeking light on the
law, and help in executing their re-
turns. My own and every other col
lection district in the nation will be
divided into districts, with the coun-
ty as the unit, and a government Of
nicer informed in the income tax as
signed to each district. He will spend
hardly less than week in each coun-
ty, and i'll some counties a longer
time, very likely in the courthouse at
the county seat town. In cities
where there are collectors branch
offices, he will be there, and in other
cities possibly at the city hall. Ny
Office will in due time advise post
masters and bankers and send out
notices to the newspapers stating
when the officer will be in each coun-
ty. t will be unnecessary for pros
pective taxpayers to ask my office for
forms on which to make returns. The
officers who visit their county will
have them.
1t may be stated as a matter of gen
eral information that net income is
the remainder after substracing ex-
penses from gross income. Personal
family, or living expenses is not cX-
pensc IN the meaning Of the law, the
exemption being allowed to cover
such expenses.
The new exemption of $1,000 and
$1,000, will add tens of thousands to
the number of income taxpayers in
this district, inasmuch as practically
every farmer, merchant, tradesman,
professional man and salary worker
and d great many wage workers will
be required to make return and pay
tax.
The law makes it the duty of the
taxpayer to seek out the collector.
Many people assume that if an in
come tax form is not sent, or a gov
eminent officer does not call, they
are relieved from making report. This
is decidedly in error 1t is the other
way round The taxpayer has to go
to the government and if he doesn't
within the time prescribed, he is a
violator of the law, and the govern
ment will go to him with its penal
ties"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-14
Canadians Held Line

Canadian Army Headquarters in
France, Dec. 13.-The past few days
have been marked by increased az
tivity along the Canadian front, cul-
minating in German raids in some
strength in a sector where not fewer
than three enemy parties unsuccess-
fully endeavored to penetrate Canz-
dian trenches
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-14
HOW THE MAYOR HANDLED
THE, SABBATH BREAKERS
WILL BE SUBJECT OF DR.
BAKERS SERMON

Sunday morning the pastor of the
Baptist church will use as his subjec4,
How the Mayor Handled the Sab
bath Breakers
Evening Sermon, Did He Gen
Away With It,"
1t will be interesting to know how
Dr. Baker will treat these subjects
Come.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-14

OF race or color.
In conclusion we earnestly request
and urge that the members OF the To-
cal board appointed herein promptly
report for duty on the days named,
and that they remain on duty at, the
courthouse from $50 o'clock A. NJ.
until 5 o'clock P. NJ, with the excep-
ton of reasonable intermission at
the noon hour.
ECHOLS GRAHAM,
w. A. WOOTEN,
H. J. QUINCY,
Legal Advisory Board 18th Senatorial
District. If
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-14
ID
w LII RE BULL
H U M A N RECK S
Elks Give Hospital to Army for
Such Work

Washington, December l3-Arneri-
cas- first great hospital for the recon
struction of wounded men was &C
cepted today ~ lie :. ,:rarlent fro,
the Benevolent a'ld Protective Orie-
of Elks, The hospital buildings will
of Elks. The hospital buildings will
be erected on Parker Hill. near the
Robert Brigham, Hospital, in Boston,
at cost of $25O,OnO. The money was
taken from the Elks' war relief fund.
With American wounded being ac-
tually carried back from the fighting
front, Surgeon General Gorgas' Office
declared itself equipped and ready to
rebuild human wreckage into able
bodied men.
String of Hospitals
A string of reclamation hospitals
extends from the French lines to the
shores of this country. Every de-
vice and resource known to science is
at hand to rebuild nearly every part
OF the human frame. Men with half
their faces shot away by shrapnel
will get new jawbones from their
ribs and new noses and new cheeks
from the cartilage and tissues on
other parts of their bodies.
The surgeon Generals staff be-
lieves the value of this service to
America cannot be estimated. Thous-
ands of men who would be wrecks
without proper treatment will be sent
back to the fighting, and others will
be rebuilt and taught trades that will
make them economic assets instead of
liabilities. Even man deaf, dumb,
blinded and paralyzed from the waist
down. will be taught a trade at which
he can work,
For the Totally Disabled
Plans are being completed for big
base hospital in this country where
all totally disabled men will be sent
after the European hospitals have
done all they can for them. In this
hospital additional efforts will be
made to improve their condition.
In re-educating the deaf, dumb or
blind they will be sent to private in
stitutions at Government expense.
Those desiring technical training will
be sent to technical schools. Others
will be trained for civil service, agri-
cultural work, or whatever they
choose.
Gen. Gorgia's idea is to build few
hospitals in this country exclusively
for this reclamation work. The
greater part of such surgery will be
done just behind the lines.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-14
BEAUTIFUL ANTHEM

We are indebted to the Literary
Digest of November 3rd for the fol-
lowing beautiful anthem which all
school teachers and Sunday School
teachers are urged to teach the child
rem to be sung with the Christmas
Carols on Christmas Eve. This was
introduced in Winnipeg, Canada, dur
ing Presbyterian Church Conven-
ton by Mrs. Aiken, and is Now
sung in all the leading churches. By
teachers cooperating in this manner
it will work no hardship on any one
person in training a large number of
children.
The words follow, to be sung to the
tune of America"
God Save Our Splendid Men"
God save our splendid men,
Send them safe home again,
God save our men.
Keep them victorious, patient and
chivalrous,
They are SO dear to us.
God save our men.
God bless our splendid men.
Send them safe home again,
God save our men,
Happy and glorious, dauntless, vic
torious,
Winners of freedom,
God save our men.
Mr.. f. L. Dorminey leaves tonight
for Camp Gordon to report in the
4 i.n 60. -L--..- L z
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-14
ST. MATTHEW'S CHURCH

Third Sunday in Advent.
Holy Communion, 7:30 A. M.
Sunday School, 10 A. M.
Morning Prayer and Sermon II
o'clock.
Subject: "Cramped Enmonment."
Evening Prayer and Sermon us
p. M.
Subject; "The Coming of the
Kingdom"
]. w. BLEKER.
GINNERS' REPORT
Ginners Report Shows We Are Run
ming o99 Bales Short for 1917
l9l7-Bales Ginned to Dec. 1--1l.039
l9l6-Bales Ginned to Dec. 1-12,038
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trants in answering the questions re-
quired by the War Department to be
answered.
In order that no undue hardship
may be worked upon any of the above
named board, and in order that the
work d&volving upon the board may
be handled with dispatch, it is ordered
that Col. ]. B. Wall, Col D. E. Crit
2 fin, Col. c. w. Russell and Col. Clay
ton Jay Serve in the Grand Jury room
at thu court house on Mondays We'd
nesdays and Fridays of each week,
beginning on Monday, December
hat Col. A. ]. Mcdonald, Col. D.
Paulk and Col. E. P. Keefer serve
in the Solicitors room at the court
house on Mondays, Wednesday and
Fridays of each week.
That Col. Eldridge Cults, Col. ]. H.
Dodgen, Col. w. H. Horne and Col
U. ]. Bennett serve in the Grand Jury
Room on Tuesdays, Thursday and
Saturdays of each week
That COL Jesse Grantham, Col O.
H. Elkins, Col. D. B. Nicholson, Jr.,
and Col j. w. Haygood serve in
the solicitors Office att the court
house on Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays of each week.
1t is the purpose of the undersigned
to see to it that each registrant is
furnished with proper legal advice as
to the manner in which the question
aire should be filled out, and in the
event that any of the advisory board
above named are unable to serve on
any particular day they are requested
to communicate as early as possible
after they are informed of their in
ability to serve on any particular date
with Col. F. M. Powers, and he will
arrange for a substitute to act for
them on the particular date when the
inability exists. When any member
VI tHS DOdlu - CACuSCu LOT one Gay
he will be required to serve an addi-
tional day in lieu thereof However
hevery member of the board is earnest
pTequested to serve on the days
Aabove specified. in order that the plan
outlined may be carried out.
Registrars arc requested to famil-
iarizc themselves as far as possible
with the questionable in order that
the labor of the local Advisory Board
may be reduced to a minimum. No
registraHt is entitled to have any
paticu1ar member of the local board
to assist him in filling out the ques-
tionaire, and when any division of the
local board or any particular member
thereof is busy with another regis
trant, the registrant applying for as
sistance and is required to repair i'm
mediately, to another division of the
local board for assistance.
When registrants apply to the To-
cal board for assistance it is hereby
made the. duty of any member of the
board who may at the time be en-
gagged in assisting another registrant
to direct the person so applying to
another division of the board, or to
another member of the board.
: I'd all cases it is the duty of the
goard to assist the registrants in the
pbrder in which they apply, regardless
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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-14

Mr.. f. L. Dorminey leaves tonight
for Camp Gordon to report in the
Quartermasters Department for duty.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-14

To BEN HILL
REGISTRANT IS

Iii accordance with the regulations
and instructions adopted by the War
Department of the United States the
following named gentlemen are here
by appointed as members of the Lee
gal Advisory Board for the county of
Ben Hill:
Col. ]. B. Wall.
Col. D.. E. Griffin.
Col. c. W. Russell.
Col, Clayton Jay.
Col. A. J.1McDonald.
Col. Drew w. Paulk.
Col. E. P. Keiffer.
Col. Eldridge Cults.
Col. ]. H. Dodgen.
Col. w. H. Horne,
Col. U. J. Bennett
Col. Jesse Grantham.
Col. 0. H. Elkins.
Col. D. B. Nicholson, Jr.
Col. J. w. Haygood.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-02
A DARING RESCUE,

Kansas City Star: The science Of
jurisprudence again has been preserv-
ed in all its integrity A Chicago
Judge has quashed an indictment
against a son-in-law Of Roger Sulli-
van, charged with fraud. because the
character e. was left out Of the cor
porate name Of the Arm Of which
the defendant was member. Tie
omission was held to be a fatal error.
Jurisprudence certainly has some
hair-breadth escapes and its nervous
system must be a wreck. but it is still
alive and with us. Luckily there al
ways has been q hero standing round
to leap off the dock and rescue It
when 1t was going down for the third
time. to carry 1t down the ladder out
Of the reach Of red-tongued flames
and to cut the cords that bound it to
the railroad track Just as the express
thundered round the curve. The lat
est escape was one Of the most thrill
ing that has been witnessed by a
wildly cheering country. II tho fatal
error had not been discovered jur-
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-02
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Earning Ones Way Through School,

ment and u good social position: and
a mediocre equipment and long pun
uphill.
There arc many schools which Of
fer work scholarships or loan fands or
both. and almost every locality affords
satisfactory work for number OF
young people. Girls who wish to 50
through htsh school aud to give SER
vice IN return for room and eoatN'
should always have a clear under
standing tust what services are to re
rendered in return: and what hours
can be depended upon as free ones
for study: otherwise misunderstanding
and disappointment may arise.
One college has a special short
course for students desirous OF enter
ms business life, prepared to render
expert service in general merchandise
retailing. These students enter in the
supply and demand. textiles, the care
Of stock, the best way to meet ana
please a customer, how to manage
department and get alonE with help,
and other necessary requirements ot
executive work. AS the holiday season
approaches. the students so into the
large department stores OF the city
certain days of the week. These stores
are glad to obtain such service at
SaISiACtCIN Ia&S 0A pay NtCAe ftisN wy
money helps the student. The greatest
trouble is that there are not enough
OF them TO SO around. BY March OF
April most Of these workers are ready
for fine positions which are waiting
specialists in every line, as there ts
always room q; the top.
To work ones way through school
truly tests the courage and earnest
ness OF the individual. but in the end.
a surprisingly high percentage of
those who are SO trained make good.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-02

There are Thousands Of ambitious
young people all over the country who
cannot have the education for which
they have longed, unless they earn
their own way through school. There
are those who have done it who de-
clare that the game Is not worth the
candle. as they had to deprive them
serves OF all pleasures, foreEo the So
cial affairs. the polish Of which they
needed. and grind early and late. 9th
ers come forth strengthened and rea-
dy to overcome the greater difficulties
| to be met through life as the years so
on.
There are q number Of things to be
taken into consideration in plannins
to earn ones way through school. The
first is the health. An individual who
IS not strong, who grows nervous un-
der pressure or thoroughly discourag-
ed and blue whenever tired. will be
doubly handicapped. On the o;he:
hand, student who is able to COLI
centrate. who is resourceful in turn
Ing to account, and naturally optimis-
tic, will find that nearly all doors will
open readily when they are approach
ed.
The next factor is that OF time. In
less the wage-earning task secured is
especially favorable, it is much better
Ior tne WORKING student TO take an
extra year to make the course, what
ever 1t may be. II the outside work
done Is exacting in time and strength,
either ones studies must be neglected
or recreation unduly curtailed. An ex-
ira year in school Is better than a ner
vous breakdown, or having no time to
take advantage Of the real school life.
or simply squeezing through with the
narrowest kind Of margin. Very Of
ten that extra year will mean the diff
ference between a first-class equip
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-02

Chicago, March 2.-Foliowing the
death OF his mother and sister py e1-
posure after the torpedoing Of the
Laconia, Austin Young Hoy. Chi
cagoan. now in London. cabied Pres-
ident Wilson an emphatic demand for
retribution on Germany. Himself the
son Of a Civil War veteran. and de-
scendant Of long line OF fighting
ancestors, Mr. Hoy also rendered his
services AZ the first volunteer in the
United States volunteer army.
At the same time Mr.. Hoy cabled
the Sullivan Machinery company OF
Chicago, which firm he represents in
London. asking indefinite leave Of abb
sence ITO carry out plans To avenge
the deaths OF his mother and SITTER"
AS an alternate Mr.. Hoy an
nounced in his cablegrams that he
will enlist in the British army IL the
United States does not take steps To
avenge the deaths Of Its citizens.
CabIegrams from London tell OF
the young mans grief. He is now
under the care Of physicians. Mrs.
and Miss Hoy were placed In an open
boat when the LAconia sank. but died
from the effects Of cold and exposure
after 1t swamped ana they were
picked up by another small craft.
They were buried at SEA.
Mr.. Hoy is 80 years old and un-
married.