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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-10-24
FOOD CAMPAIGN STARTS IN
GEORGIA NEXT MONDAY

Atlanta, Ga, October 23.-Organi-
zation Of the food conservation cam
paign for Georgia is now complete
throughout the state, and next Mon
day morning, October %, hundreds
OF men and women will launch the
statewide canvass to secure the sig
natures of Georgia housewives to the
food pledge card, which is simply
a promise to use the practical means
at their disposal to AID the nation in
conserving food.
Major ID. F. McCiatchey, secre-
tary of the Georgia state senate,
who as secretary of the Georgia cam
paign has been in charge of head
quarters in Atlanta since the cam
paign opened, has completed the
enormous task of distributing among
the county chairmen $4,000 food
pledge cards, 100000 kitchen cards
and 650,000 membership cards. These
cards have been distributed accord
ing to population, there being one of
each card for each family in each
county.
The housewife signing the pledge
card will receive membership card,
showing that she is enrolled as a vol
unteer in the great food-saving army.
which the government 81 now or
ganlzlng to help win the war. This
membership card is inscribed with
the shield Of the United States and
IS meant to be hung in the front win
dow of the home. The housewife
also receives when she signs the food
pledge card kitchen card contain
ing valuable suggestions for the con
servation of food, which is meant to
be hung on the wall of the kitchen.
Men and women in every county
and city and town will make the
canvass. They will carry pledge
cards and membership cards, to be
left in every home where the house
wife signs the food pledge. After
signing the food pledge, the house
wife will receive at weekly intervals.
from Washington, bulletin contain
ing valuable information on ccono-
my in food purchasing and the con-
servation OF the nations food supply.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-10-24
Duty of Public
In Wartime
By DR.. SAMUEL C. DIXON
Commissioner Of Health Of Pennsylvania

1t would seem as though the general
public ought to be fully informed on
most Of the horrors of war, judging by
the amount that is printed on this sub
ject. Nevertheless, there is.apparent-
~ one phase that is not generally ap-
preciated I refer to the danger from
communicable diseases acquired dur
ing the hardshlps of a soldiers life,
especially If he happens to be taken
prisoner and is thus exposed In con-
iinement with hundreds of his mates.
These diseases are carried from place
TO place wherever soldiers are trans
ported, and often, when soldiers are
invaded and sent home, they bring
these communicable diseases with
them to distribute among the civil
population.
Already we have felt the lack of
enough physicians to protect the health
of the people at home, and the health
officer is somewhat at loss to know
how to enforce his health measures.
The only solution Of the problem Is
for the individual to give time and
attention to taking care of himself.
He must put himself in receptive at
titude toward the suggestions of the
sanitary Officer, even though he may
think some of the suggestions so
tritiing as not to be worthy OF, serious
consideration. There is one thing sure,
and that is that he will consider 1t q
serious matter If the disease warned
against should happen to come his
way.
If the writer We're to think over
some of the most trifling daily habits
Of everyone, and select the very hum
drum subject of complaining about the
habit many men have of drawing their
trousers over their boots in undress-
ing, instead of taking their boots off
first, no doubt there would be readers
who would take it as an instance of
giving weight to trifles.
Yet they would be wrong. am
sure that one product Of this habit is
the common, yet always annoying and
often dangerous boil. A moments
thought will convince you that there is
something in the theory. During O
days walking your boots have gone
through miles Of filth. When you slip
your clothing off over them, you are
taking the chance of transferring to
YOUR clothes and thence to your body,
Whatever disease germs you boots may
have picked up in this filth
So these "trifles'' are not always tri-
lies. II we are going to do our duty
An preserving the health of the civil
population, we must have less cases
of sickness than ever before, because
we have decidedly less doctors at
home to take care of whatever comes
up. Later on, when wounded soldiers
come home with unsupported commune
cable diseases, we must know how to
do the best thing for them and the best
thing for ourselves, so that we may
not have here, as they have had in for
eign countries, widespread epidemics
among the civil population to be a
Train on the vitality Of our military
,fforts.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-10-24
RECEIVES LIFE SENTENCE

Atlanta Ga, October 23.-Josepll
f. Kirke, private in the Seventeenth
u. S Infantry, stationed at Fort Nc
Pherson to guard German prisoners
was sentenced yesterday to life i'm
prisonment for killing his wife, Mrs.
Matte Kirk, last June.
His attorneys entered a plea OF in
sanity at the commencement of his
trial, but Withdrew it when Kirk
pleaded guilty. He found his wife
walking at night with another sol
der and shot her dead with his army
rife.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-10-24
WOMAN CURES HORSE coL1c

The men were away as usual. The
horse was bad. A lone woman could
not "drcnch" in the old way, She
called up neighbor and her men
were away-but eve have Farris
Collie Remedy that you drop on the
horses tongue says Mrs. Neighbour
So she came over and dropped Far
ris Collie Remedy on the horses tom
que and the horse was we'll when the
men came home. Moral: Get Farris
Collie Remedy SO the women can cure
horse collie We sell it at 50 cents
bottle on the Money Back Plan
Watt & Holmes Hardware CO. adv
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-10-24
JENNIE WAS A GENIUS

Atlanta Ga, October 23.-Jennie
Hickman, colored cook for we'll
known family on Peachtree street,
has been caught in series Of THEY
cries SO complicated that her exploits
make her a marker for the celebrated
]. Rufus Wallingford of magazine
fame
Her scheme was daring and sue
cessful and the only trouble was that
She kept it going too long. Several
weeks ago when the mistress of the
house was absent, Jennie called up
big grocery store in the lady's name
and opened an account 1t was
different store, of course, from the
one where the lady purchased her
provisions, Every day Jennie order
ed large supply of groceries in the
lsdy's name. She received them from
the deliveryman, hid them until the
ice man arrived, and turned them
over to him in a croker sack She
intercepted the bills from the grocery
store and likewise the letters urg-
ing payment, so that the lady of the
house knew nothing about the game.
After getting several hundred dollars
worth of groceries in this manner,
Jennie extended her operations to
shoes and other things she needed.
Finally an irate groceryman went
to see the husband at his downtown
Office and demanded payment of the
bill. Of course the husband wanted
to fight, but the groceryman showed
him receipts for the delivery of the
goods. Upon investigation it was
discovered that Jennie, the cook
had been getting them all, and when
arrested she made a complete breast
of the whole transaction.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-10-24
LIBERTY BONDS OFFER SMALL
INVESTOR DISTINCT ADVANTAGE

The second issue of Liberty Bonds
now being offered to the public is OF
exceptional interest to the small inves-
Tor for the reason that they bear four
per cent interest and are exempt from
al state, county, city. income, excess
profit or war profit taxes that may now
be In force or that may be levied later.
Fhfa is only true where the amount of
bonds held by an individual or cor
poration is not in excess of 100000.
Where the value of bonds held is in
excess of that amount. they are not
exempt fnom income, excess profit or
Wat profit taxes.
This is one time where the small
investor gets the best of it. and this
feature is expected 10 make the bonds
very popular with those who have d
comparatively small amount Of money
10 invest
AS a matter of fact, a -four per cent
Investment under existing conditions
that is free from tax is more attrac-
tive than mortgages or other high
class investments bearing much
higher rate of interest The Govern
ment very properly considers that any
one who is able to buy large numbers
Of bonds is able to pay higher tax
han is the person who can only invest
4 small amount
South Should Buy Heavily
The South is more prosperous than
i any time in recent years. Every
thing that is raised here can be sold
readily at price that few years
ago would have been considered un-
reasonable No section OF the country
has been more liberal in its contribu-
ton of men, but this contribution of
flesh and blood will be wasted unless
we are equally liberal with our money.
When the first Liberty Bond issue
was sold, the South's subscription was
not what ii should have been. This
Was largely because of the fact that
Southern people have never been in
the habit of buying bonds of any kind
10 the extent that prevails in the
North and East We are now more
familiar with securities of this kind,
and it is expected that our record on
his second issue will be very much
better.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-10-24
j. A. McCoRD TERMS
LIBERTY BONDS THE MOST
CONSE INVESTMENT

Liberty Loan bonds are the safest
investments in the world, and the most
conservative bond buyers in the coun-
try will be the heaviest purchasers Of
every loan floated,' says j. A. McCord,
governor Of the Sixth Federal Reserve
Bank He added, however, that these
specialists would not have the field to
themselves in the present war loan, as
they did to a large extent in the first
issue.
The great majority of the American
people were al that time unacquainted
with bonds and securities, according to
Mr.. McCord, and needed to be educat
ed That they have received this edu-
cation, he said was evidenced by the
interest shown by our laboring class
in the Second Liberty Loan.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-10-24

Why not give real machinists the
up-keep OF your bicycles? We do ex-
pert repairing at moderate prices,
New and secondhand bicycles, sun
dries and all makes of tires on hand.
H. H. TOELKEN, Where Main and
Central Meet" Few
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-10-24
LIBERTY BONDS WILL
HELP TO SOLVE The
nnnnI
CHRISTMAS GIFT PRO

LF1 KITS WINS OTF FNObLE N
The sale of the second Liberty Loan
bond issue at this time has been hailed
in many quarters as being particularly
timely This applies especially to peo-
pie who are anxious TO make Christmas
will be able, by making small payments
from time TO time, to acquire Liberty
nonds before the arrival of the holiday
season
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-10-24
REGtSTRn ION NOlILA

Notice is hereby given that the
Registration books are now open, and
will remain open at the City Hall, I'M
Ill the 18th day OF November 1917.
Voters must register in order to
qualify for the regular City Election
40 be held December 18th, 1917.
DAVID L. PAULK.
dcdAi5. Clerk
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-10-24
NOTICE

To reduce the price OF meat Oh and
after November lst, 1917 ] will aot
deliver any more meat.
II. L. BEAUCHAMP,
st. Prop. Pine St. Market.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-10-24
Try. Leader-Enterprise Classified
Ads. They are business getters.

Wedding ard party invitations
Style and quality the best.
Prompt service. Leader-Enter.
prise. IF
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-10-24
NOTICE

All Daily Papers will be Csc per
month after November 1st unless paid
i'll advance. E. F. VERY, Local
Agent. Nl2
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-10-24

= r r r p = 8 p 3 = p = p r
+
+ Here are some straight from
! 4 the SHOULDER and interest.
r ing facts about the bonds of
r the Second Liberty Loan now
r offered for sale:
! r l. A LOAN.--You lend your
r money at interest, you do not
r give it.
= 2. EASY PAYMENTS. - A
4 few dollars down buys bond.
r Bankers and employers every
= where arrange payment of bal
+ snce out CT savings.
T. g. SUPERLATiVE SAFE
+ TY.-The promise to give you
r your money back, promise
4. signed by all our 100000
r people, including the signature
r of every muIti-niIIonaire in
j. America. Your bond is like a
r mortgage on the whole United
r States.
+ 4. SAFE KEEPlNG.-Abso-
r. uteIy safe in any honest bank
+ er's vault; safer anywhere than
r currency, for it is plainly re-
r ceipt for money you deposited
r. in the Treasury of the United
= States. ---.--
3 5. TAX FREEING tax as
r long as yen live on any pur-
4. chase not above 5000.
r 6. MARKET VALUE.-You
r can sell your bond or borrow :
+ on it on a moments notice.
4. Z. THE GOVERNMENT is
r NO RICHER than the people. 1t
T. needs the $50 of the average :
= man. All patriots must help.
4. 4. l. 4. a, Il =. 4. l. 4. a 4. .
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-04-12
Watch Big Contracts
For II, S. Army
Local Manufacturers May be Called
Upon to Furnish Many Provisions
for the Army and Navy.

Local manufacturers are watching
with great deal of interest the letting
Of mammoth contracts for supplies for
the United States army and navy and
it is certain that Kenosha factories
will be kept busy during the coming
months supplying the things needed for
Uncle Sans army. Great contracts
are to be let on April 23rd for wagons
and automobiles and harness and cloth
ing supplies and it is expected that a
lot Of the needs of the government will
be filed in Kenosha It is improbable
that any of the contracts will be let
directly to the Kenosha plants, but
they have been offered big sub
contractor in connection with other
manufacturers throughout the country
1t is understood that all other business
of the manufacturers of the city will
be held in allegiance until the actual
demands of the government have been
met. Tt is expected that the letting
of these great contracts will bring a
demand for more men to handle the
business of local industries.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-04-12

Shipments Of liquor into dry territory
in the county will be watched pretty
closely. In all parts of the country
the federal officials are cooperating
with local authorities in the enforce
ment of the prohibition laws and it is
certain that the same cooperation can
be counted on in this territory. 1T is
not thought that any of the saloon
men will seek to sell liquor without
getting a federal license. Many of
them have been willing to take chance
with local authorities, but there has al
ways been considerable respect for the
federal officials among the saloon men.
The locker club feature is going to
be closely watched in both of the
towns and any clubs which may be
organized will have to conform to
every provision of the law and they
will be watched so closely that it
is certain that within week after
these clubs are ready for operation
most of the members will be in Jail.
Tt is declared that several local
brewery agents have announced that
they will have no part in any efforts
which may be made to defeat the en-
forcement of the law in these two
towns which have been voted dry
and that these men will refuse to sell
their product to men who may be plan
ming to violate the law
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-04-12
LONG PROMINENT IN CITY
Was Member of One Of the Pioneer
Kenosha Families and Son Of the
Late Thomas English-Remains to
Be Laid at Rest Here Saturday.

The Rev. John English, aged sixty
two years, most noted of the men
whom Kenosha has contributed to the
priesthood of the Roman Catholic
Church, died at st. Rose Hospital in
Sioux City, Iowa, ON Wednesday fol
lowing an illness which had extended
over period of three years. At the
time of his death, Father English was
pastor of st. John s Church at Hub
bard, Nebraska. He had kept at his
work as pastor of the church until a
little over a week ago when his weak
ened condition forced him to give up
and GO to the hospital. At the time of
his death, two sisters, Mrs. John Rice
and Mrs. Oliver P. Hoye, both of
Kenosha, were at his bedside.
Father English was widely known to
Kenosha people, for though he had not
lived in Kenosha for a great many
years he had made it his cutom to
spend some time in the city every sum-
mer, recalling old friendships He was
one of the best known of the priests
Of the great church in which he had
worked for so many years.
Born in Kenosha, April Is, 1856, he
was the son of the late Thomas Eng
fish, pioneer harness maker of the
city. The English family was one of
the oldest and most prominent in the
life of Kenosha. Father English was
educated in Kenosha. He was one Of
the graduates of the old Kenosha high
school and had been one Of the active
members of the Kenosha High School
Association. When he left the high
school he decided to consecrate his life
to the work Of the church and he con
tinued his education at st. Francis
Seminary, at Baltimore, Maryland, and
vas graduated from the Niagara
Seminary He was ordained for work
in the diocese Of Omaha and for many
years he was paster of one of the larg-
est churches in that great city. The
work of the parish proved q great
drain on his resources and fifteen years
ago he asked the archbishop for a
parish which would not offer such
strenuous labor. He was transferred,
to the diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska,
and later assigned to the church at
Hubbard. He had served this church
for fifteen years and was greatly be-
loved among the members Of the parish.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-04-12
Death Ends Romance
Of Former Ker1oshor
Edward Balm Drops Dead After Wait
ing Thirty Years to Realize
Plans for Marriage.

A telegram from Waukegan tells the
interesting story of the ending of a
thirty year romance of a Kenosha man
by the name of Edward Balm.
The man $ name does not appear in
the present city directory of Kenosha.
The Waukegan message says:
More than thirty years ago Allie
Hunter, daughter of Mrs. Arthur Hun
ter, Waukegan, promised her mother
she never would marry while her moth
er lived. Miss Hunter, however, except
company" for thirty years with Ed
ward Balm. A few months ago the
mother died and the couple began to
plan their marriage.
Balm purchased furniture and plan
ned to live in Chicago. He went from
Kenosha, where he worked, to make a
customary call. He left the house and
just reached Waukegan when he col
lapsed on the street of heart disease
anG died shortly afterward."
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-04-12
D. A. r. MAKES APPEAL.
Through It's Acting Regent, Mrs. s. G.
Newman D. A. r. Asks Every Loyal
Citizen to Fly Flag.

"The Daughters of the American
Revolution ask every loyal citizen of
Kenosha to display our flag" said
Mrs. S. G. Newman, acting regent of
the D. A. R. in the absence of Mrs. Roy
K. Dorr, regent, this morning.
Mrs. Newman called attention to
other cities which since the war situa-
tion became. tense have been bright
with fluttering flags and suggested that
this outer semblance of patriotism
should be observed by Kenosha's peo-
pie who surely are as patriotic at heart
as any.
Mrs. E. L. Grant, member of the
D. A. r., just returned from Cali
fornia, spoke of the difference between
the Californian cities and Kenosha.
She said that in the west practically
every home displayed its flag and it
was the exception to find residence
without the colors floating from it.
Mrs. Newman called attention to the
proper manner Of display Of the flag.
It should be raised at sun-up, she said,
and lowered at sunset in accordance
with the rules of the U. S. government.
of these rules when the
flag is displayed constitutes disrespect
to the national emblem.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-04-12
MRS. GARvELINK GETS DECREE.
Court Settles Long Contested Divorce
Action in Short Hearing on
Wednesday Afternoon.

In a short session of the Circuit
Court on Wednesday afternoon Mrs.
Maude L. Garvelink was granted d.
vorce from her husband, Charles L.
Garvelink. The case has been pending
in the courts Of Kenosha county for
some time. In her complaint the wife
alleged failure to support. Before the
case was brought to Judge Belden for
a final decision, stipulation had been
made as to alimony which provided
that the husband pay Mrs. Garvelink
$4,000 in cash, make provision for the
education of the one daughter, little
Maude Mabel Garvelink, and pay $3.50
as the costs of the case Under the
order Of the court the custody of the
little daughter is placed with the
father, but with the understanding
that the child shall remain under the
custody of the court
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-04-12
County Board Committee In
Session Today Consider
the Application of Price
County Man.
is URGED BY UNIVERSITY

Griffith Richards of Price county,
Wisconsin, an expert as a county
agricultural agent, has been suggested
to the special committee of the County
Board of Kenosha county for this posi-
tion in this county and the committee
in session today, made arrangements to
have Richards come to Kenosha within
the next few days at which time an
effort will be made to complete plans
for an immediate start of this work in
the county. Richards has been recon
mended by the department of agrieul-
ture of the University of Wisconsin as
one of the best qualified men in the
state for the position. He has had wide
experience in this line of work
Richards came originally from Column
bia county, but for the past ten years
he has been active as a student and O
q practical expert in work along these
lines. He was graduated from the
Racine high school and later entered
the University of Wisconsin where he
was graduated from the agricultural
department in 1911. For two years he
served as a dairy tester 1t the univer-
sity after which he went to Little
Falls, Minnesota, where he was in
charge of the agriculture department.
of the high school there. He had an
experimental farm of twenty acres
which was successfully managed. He
was in Little Falls for a year and
half and returned to Wisconsin to be
come the agricultural expert for Price
county. The cost of this office in Ke-
nosha county will be in the neighbor-
hood of two thousand dollars a year.
Provision for the establishment of the
office was made at the last session of
the County Board, but the matter has
been held open on account of the trouble
in finding a man fitted for the position
in this county. The Price county man
is strongly recommended by the
department., but the committee of
which William Luke is the chairman,
decided not to employ any one with
out a personal interview.
It is the plan of the committee to
have the new man commence his work
in the county by the first of May
Since the Kenosha board acted many
of the farmers of the county have sent
in requests for the services of the new
official. It is claimed that in other
counties this Office is one of the most
popular maintained by the county.