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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-27
GREAT BRITAIN WILL GET
FIRST LOAN FROM AMERICA

Washington, D. c., April 25-The
United States today stepped into
Great Britain's former role of banker
Tor the Allies with a 100000 loan to
Great Britain herself and the promise
OF other speedy financial relief to
Italy, France and Russia.
lhe British loan was notable as the
first made by the American govern
ment since its entarnce into the war
Whether England, Italy, France,
Russia or Belgium is to get the next
loan had not been decided tonight.
Secretary McAdoo expects to imme-
diately study the situation in each
country, as represented by the visit
ing officials here, with view to CO.
ordlnatlng their requests and formu-
iating definite program.
AS soon as definite idea is OBJ
tanned Mr.. McAdoo will place. the
data before President Wilson for his
approval. The British loan made to-
day was authorized by President Will
son yesterday it was said,
The money was transferred by Sec
rotary McAdoo to Sir Cecil Spring
Rice, the British ambassador. by
treasury warrant-the largest single
warrant ever issued by this nation and
probably in the history of the world
and after Endorsement was turned
over to John Burke, treasurer of the
United States. by the ambassador
with the request that THE money be
deposited in federal reserve banks to
Great Britafn's credit.
In return for the treasury warrant.
Sir Cecil delivered to Secretary Nc
Adoo the British Governments note
for $200o0o00o bearing interest at 3
per cent, the same rate as the certi-
ficatcs bear, and the lowest at which
Great Britain has borrowed for many
day, due June 80 next, the date the
certificates will expire. On that date
the certificates probably will be re-
placed with bonds and the British
note replaced by British three and
onc-half per cent bonds.
Italy has presented an urgent plea
Tor consideration. Her needs are said
TO be pressing, and indications are
that a loan will be extended her
promptly.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-27
SHERIFF'S SALE

GEORGIA-Ben Hill County.
Will be sold first \ uesday in Nav.
1917, said county, within legal hours
of sale, to highest bidder for cash:
City lot of land number p in square
No. 6, in block No. II, in the city of
Fitzgerald, Ga, as shown BY the or
iginal town site plat of said city on
file and of record in the Office Of the
Clerk Of the Superior Court OF irwin
county, Georgia, together with all inn
orovenents thereon.
Said property levied upon as the
property of Solonan RIGGS, 20 salts
~ execution issued IRON City .ourt
% Fitzgerald favor Calvert Mortgage
company against Soloman Riggs, and
found i'll his possession.
This April 6, 1917.
7. II. DORMINY,
At Sheriff.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-27
FARMERS CAN DISPOSE OF
FOOD CROPS EASILY

Atlanta, Ga, April 26-Georgia
farmers who raise food crops this
year will be assured of nearby mar
ket for all their surplus products if
the government locates an army con-
centration camp in Atlanta which is
now regarded as practically certain
II sites for all the concentration
camps could be secured as easily and
as reasonably as they have been in
Atlanta, this detail OF preparation for
war would be one Of the War De-
partments simplest problems, Cap
tain James w. English, president Of
the Fourth National Bank, an ex-
mayor of Atlanta, and a Confederate
veteran, has offered 5000 acres of
land near the city free Of rent, and
other citizens, following his patriotic
example, have offered sites either free
or at price to be fixed by the gov
ernment
Already the War department. has
issued orders for uniforms and otheA
equipment for an army of 10000 men
to be shipped here and placed in the
great storage warehouse already talk
EN- as the supply depot for the south
eastern territory. and this move is
generally regarded as confirmation OF
the repeated reports from Washing
ton hiatt Atlanta would be chosen for
the concentration camp in the south
east.
Such camp will bring to Atlanta
at least 10000 men, probably upwards
of 100000, and the feeding of this
army will require thousands of bush
els of corn and wheat, thousands of
pounds Of meat and thousands of doz-
ems Of eggs, as well as vast quantities
of forage Of all kinds.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-27
IRWIN COUNTY HELD SCHOOL
EXHIBIT LAST WEEK

Irwin county held its school Exhibit
in DELLA Friday and Saturday. Under
a large tent the exhibits OF the va;
rous schools were very attractively
arranged, some excelling in one thing
and some in another. While there was
"a good part OF written work the
greater part was Industrial and r.
win county has the 1;gnt to be proud
of the excellent work done in this
line by her boys and girls. Enter
ing on the right we first saw the Oak
Hill school exhibit. Their essays,
drawings, paper work fancy work
were remarkable for the children in
the lower grades.
Wray school expressed a great deal
Of originality in the work exhibited.
Fine penmanship papers, wood work,
a fine paper house completely fur
nished with paper furniture, even to
the telephone; paper cutting and bas-
kerry
Frank school, domestic science,
wood work, essays, cut-outs and paper
work and the work OF the Canning
Club girls.
Irwinvil1e had splendid work in
their written work, drawing, inc1ud-
ing their book covers. The model for
bird house and fly erap were espec-
tally good.
The Nixon school maze us stop and
admire their fine exhibit of industrial
work While their written work was
good, the work of the girls, in sewing
and fancy work the boys models
were especially fine
Tucker was close in step along the
same lines and / am sure the judges
had hard time deciding the winner
of the first prize for the one-room
school.
Mystic and Lax tied on their ex-
hibits. They both had fine maps, and
manual training work Botany, ma
ture studies, fancy work, cooking and
manual training work. Lax produced
garden products.
Bushy Creek had splendid essays,
maps, paper work, basket weaving.
Abba had fine language and cut-out
work while Harper had good wood
work, paper flowers, book covers,
sewing and fancy work and a model
fly trap.
Nixon School won first, Tucker sec
ond prizes for best exhibit from one
room schools; Frank first, Bushy
Creek second prize for two-room
school; three-room and over was
tie between Mystic and Lax, with
Wray carrying off second.
VISITOR.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-27
CITATION

GEORGIA-Ben Hill County.
To All Whom 1t May Concern:
D. E. Griffin, as County Admins
traitor, having in proper form applied
to me for Permanent Letters of Ad-
ministration with will annexed upon
the estate of Will H. Wolcott, late
Of said county, this is to cite all and
singular the creditors and next of kin
of said VIII H. Wolcott to be and
appear at the May Term, 1917, of the
Court of Ordinary of said county, and
show cause, if any they can, why
Letters Of Administration with will
annexed should not be granted to said
D. E. Griffin, as County Administra-
tor, on the estate OF said VIII H. Vol
cott.
Witness my hand and official sig
nature, this the 9th day Of April, 1917.
FTP J. R. HORTON, Ordinary.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-27
LEGAL SALE
GEORCIA-Ben Hill County.

GEORCIA-Ben Hill County.
Whereas, Eddie L. Rouse, on the
9Th day Of February, 1910, made and
delivered to the Calvert Mortgage
Company, for the purpose Of securing
loan OF Four Hundred ($400) Dol
lars, a deed to the land hereinafter
described and which is recorded in
Deed Book Is, Folio l28, in the Office
OF the Clerk OF the Superior Court Of
Ben Hi county, Georgia, to which
reference is hereby made: and
Whereas, it was provided in said
deed that in the event said Eddie L.
Rouse fails to pay any OF the notes
given for said loan, all executed con
temporaneously with said deed secur-
ed thereby, then the said Calvert
Mortgage Company might proceed to
sell said land at public outcry, at the
Courthouse door in the county in
which said real estate is located, to
the highest bidder for cash, to pay the
Indebtedness secured by said deed,
after advertising time and place of
sale, once week for tour weeks, in
any newspaper published in Ben Hill
county; and
Whereas, default has been made in
the payment of said notes. that have
matured, and
Whereas, by reason of said default
the Calvert Mortgage company has
declared due and payable the entire
debt secured by said deed, the amount
wherefore on the 4th day of February,
1917, was Four Hundred Twenty Six
and 26-100 ($42626) Dollars, and ev-
cry part of which remains unpaid, al
though dema d has been made there
for.
Now, therefore, notice is hereby
given that the said Calvert Mortgage
company under and by virtue Of the
power Of sale contained in said deed,
will on the first Tuesday in May, 1917,
before the west courthouse door of
Ben Hill county, Georgia, at public
cutlery, within the legal hours Of sale,
to the highest bidder for cash, sell
the land described in said deed, as fol
lows:
The following tract or parcel Of
land, to-wit:
City Lot No. IA, in Square 6, and
in block No. 2, in the city OF Fitz-
gerald, Georgia, as shown by the rec
ordcd plat made by the American Tri-
bune Soldiers Colony Company, now
ON file in the Office of the Clerk Of the
Superior Court Of Irwin, county,
Georgia, said property formerly in
Irwin county, now in Ben Hill coun-
ty Being same property conveyed to
f. L. Rouse by ]. M. Lee by War
ranty Deed dated May 20, 1918, and
recorded in Book II, page A.
This April 2. 1917.
Calvert Mortgage Company,
Attorney in fact for Eddie L. Rouse.
Clayton Jay, Attorney-at-Law. At
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-27
SUBMARINES TAKE HEAVY
TOLL OF SHIPS PAST WEEK

London, April 25.-The weekly
statement OF vessels sunk, as made
public this evening, shows that FORTY
vessels OF over 1000 tous each were
sent to the bottom by mines or sub
marines.
The statement reads:
Weekly shipping returns: Arrivals
ESQ, saiiings, 2.621.
Sinking by mine or submarines
over 1000 tons, forty, including two
sunk in the week ending April IS; I'M
der 1000 tons, fifteen, including one
sunk in the week ending April /.
Vessels unsuccessfuIly attacked, 81,
including one attacked the, week end
ing April s.
Fishing vessels sunk, nine, includ-
ing one sunk the week ending April
Is"
The above report shows the great
est number Of merchant vessels re-
ported sunk by mine or submarine in
both categories-1, 600 tons and over,
and under 1000 tons-made public
by the British government since it
has issued its weekly statement of
shipping losses.
The previous reports were as fol-
lows
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-27
CITATION
GEORGlA-Ben Hill County
To All Whom 1t May Concern:7

GEORGlA-Ben Hill County.
To All Whom 1t May Concern:1
Y NJ. Bowles having in proper
form applied to me for Permanent
Letters Of Administration on the
estate Of Mrs. Irene c. Bowles, late
OF said county, this is to cite all and
singular the creditors and next of kin
Of Mrs Irene c. Bowles to be and ap-
pear at my office within the time al
lowed by law, and show cause, if any
they can why Permanent Admins
tration should not be granted to Y.
M. Bowles on Mrs. Irene c. Bowles'
estate.
Witness my hand and official sig
nature, this End day of April, 1917.
At. ]. r. HORTON, Ordinary.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-27
CITATION
EORGIA-Ben Hill County.

GEORGIA-Ben Hill County.
To All Whom 1t May Concern:
L. L. Griner having III proper form
applied to me for Permanent Letters
of Administration on the estate Of
Mrs T. L. Grincr, late Of said county,
this is to cite all and singular the
creditors and next of kin OF Mrs. T, L.
Griner to be and appear at my Office
within the time allowed by law, and
show cause, if any they can, why per-
manent administration should not be
granted to L. L. Griner on Mrs F. L.
Griner's estate.
At. J. R. HORTON, Ordinary
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-27
SHERIFFS SALE

Will be sold first Tuesday, May
next, at courthouse doc, said county,
within legal hours of sale, to highest
bidder for cash:
One Monograph machine. six of
flee tables, six office chairs, 49 file
boxes, four Y and 2 office files, one
electric fan, one stationary case, and
any other fixtures that have not been
mentioned in Office at 210 Garbutt-
Donovan building. Also one model
I Ford Touring car, Motor No.
l531057.
Said property levied upon as the
property OF S. L. Smith, to satisfy
execution issued from Ben Hill Su-
pcrior Court favor T. J. Brooke,
against S. L. Smith rhis April 6,
1917.
f. H. DORMINY,
1T. Sheriff.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-27
CITATION
GEORGIA-Ben Hill County.
To All Whom 1t May Concern:

GEORGIA-Ben Hill County.
To All Whom 1t May Concern:
James Fletcher having in proper
form applied to me for Permanent
Letters of Administration on the es-
tate of Mrs. Julia S. Fletcher, late of
said county, this is to cite all and
singular the creditor ana next of kin
of Mrs. Julia S. Fletcher to be and
appear at my office within the time
allowed by law, and show cause, if
any they can, why permanent admin
istration should not be granted to
James Fletcher on Mrs. Julia S,
Fletcher's estate
Witness my hand and official sigma
ture, this End day of April, 1917.
4tp ]. R. HORTON, Ordinary.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-27
Sheriff.

COTTON -PEARCE 81 BAT
flz4, the Savannah Cotton Fac
tors, are substantial, reliable and
energetic. Their e<tonsive ware
housing facilities ana superior
craftsmanship are at your COM
mand. They are abundantly able
to finance any quantity of cotton
shipped them. Isn't it to your
interest to try them? Do it now
and be convinced. ev Fri ONO
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-27
SHERIFF'S SALE
iEORGIA-Ben Hill County.

IGEORGIA--Ben Hill County.
VIII be sold at the Courthouse
door in the county of Ben HILL Geor-
gia, on the first Tuesday in May, 1917,
within the legal hours of sale, to the
highest bidder for cash, the following
property, towit:
All that tract or parcel of land
known and described as Lot % in
Block D of the Williams Monitor
Drive Addition to the City of Fitz-
gerald, said county, as shown by the
recorded plat of said addition, with
improvements thereon, said land lev
led on as the property of Mary S.
Stroller to satisfy an execution is
sued on the 21st day of June, 1916,
from the Justice Court in and for
1537th District G. M, said county,
by D. P. Adams, N. P. and Ex.-Off.
J. P. of said district, in favor of Fan
ME Wilcox against said Mary S.
Stroller, said Mary S. Stroller in
possession. Written notice given to
defendant as required by law.
This the 9th day of April, 1917.
Z. H. DORMINY,
FTP Sheriff Ben Hill County.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-27

LEGAL NOTICE
RGIA-Ben Hill County.
Sheriff Ben Hill County

GEORGIA-Ben Hill County.
Notice is hereby given that applica-
ton will be made to the Court of Or
binary of Ben Hill county, Georgia,
at the May term, 1917, for leave to sell
the bank stock of the estate of ]. H.
Goodman, deceased This the End day
Of April, 1917.
MRS. J. H. GOODMAN,
At ADMINISTRATORS
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Over Under
1000 tons 1000 ton.

Tie report also shows that more
vessels were successful in eyading at
tack the figures beng Y, as against
49, the previous high figures during
any week.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-27

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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-27
Calvert Mortgage Company.

Attorney in fact for Eddie L. Rouse.
Clayton Jay, Attorney-at-Law. At
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Evening star., 1917-04-08
BOOKS RECEIVED.

MAKING GOOD WITH An INVENTION,
BY W. o Stoddard. jr., author of
THE Farm That Jack Built" etc
illustrated by George Narian. New
York: u. Appleton e. Co.
THE FREE MAN AND THE SOLDIER
Essays the Reconciliation Of LIB
erty and Discipline. BY Ralph Bar
in Harvard University. New York.
Charles Scribner's Sons. Washing
ton: Brentanos
WAR AND LAUGHTER. BY James OPP
penheim, author of Songs for the
New Age. New York: The Gen.
tury Company.
ENGLAND's WORLD EMPIRE, Some
Reflections Upon Its Growth and
Policy. BY Alfred Hoyt Granger.
Chicago: The Open Court Publish
ing Company.
THE WHITE ROAD TO vERDUN. BY
kGthleed Burke, knight of St Sava.
Serbia, Officer de llnstruction Pub
iiaue, France. New York: George
II. Doran Company.
INDER GERMAN, The
Only Way to End War. and Other
Essays. BY Max Eastman. New
York: Mitchell kennerley.
HEROES OF THE AMERICAN RESO-
LUTON. BY oliver Clay, author OF
The Treasure Finders" New York
bullieid g. co.
ADDRESSES or CHARLES EVANS
HUGHES. I9O0-19I6. With an IN
reduction by Jacob Gould Schut
man. president Of Corneil Cniversit. d.
Second edition. Revised, with new
material. including the address "f
acceptance, July 81, 1915. New YORK;
q. r. Putnam's Sons.
Evening star., 1917-04-08

cities what vaccination has been to
mankind. 1t extinguishes their great
est danger" He says he considers
torpedoes a very valus BILE means for
the defense of harbors. but 1
have ever looked to the submarine
boat as most to be depended on for
attacking them - torpedoes - "and.
though | see no mention of it in your
letter. or your publications, / am in
hopes 1t is not abandoned as unprac-
tica bic. | should wish to see a corps
of young men trained to the service i
When minister to France he writes. Il
have laid my shoulder TO the opening
of the markets of this country 10 our
produce, and rendering its transporta
tion nursery to our Seamen. \ mari
time force is the only one by which We
can act on Europe John Adams said
he always believed the navy 10 be JET
ferson'S child.
On suspension of the right Of deposit
at New Orleans his cry for prepared
ness rings out. He emphasizes the
needs of the situation in which the
country would find itself in case of hos
tjliticS when he says. 'N hile we are
endeavoriug to obtain by friendly
negotiations a peaceable redress of the
injury and effectual provision against its
repetition, let us array the strength OF
the nation, and be ready TO do with
nronmtitude and effect whatever re
Evening star., 1917-04-08

Chesapeake. n frigate Just leaving her
port for distant service. when the
English ship, Leopard. poured a broad
side into the unprepared vessel killing
three men, Wounding eighteen and car
rNtng away four sailors charged with
deSertion from the British navy. JET
fersou sent II frigate to England with
a demand for reparation. and forbade
the naval vessels of Great Britain all
access to the arbors of the United
States-eNcept those in distress and
those bearing dispatches. He had 1000
militia posted on the coast to prevent
English ships from obtaining supplies.
Every vessel in the navy was made
ready for active service and every
preparation for war was rushed with
Nigor.
Decatur, commanding at Norfolk.
was ordered to attack with all his force
If the British fleet. which was anchored
enter the inner. Mr.. Jefferson privately
notified members of Congress to be
ready to respond TO his summons on
the instant of the return Of the frigatc
from England.
However. jefferson did not wait for
the assembly of Congress before max
ing certain preparations he found
would be necessary at once in case of
IA unfavorable reply from England.
He says. ".Fhe moment our peace was
threatened by the attack on the
Chesapeake. | deemed it Indispensable
TO secure greater provision of those
articles of military stores with which
our magazines were not sufficiently
furnished And again, ITO have
awaited u previous and special sanction
by law would have lost the occasions
which might not be retrieved. l did
not hesitate, therefore. to authorize
engagements for such supplements to
our existing stock as would render IL
adequate to the emergencies threaten
ing us"
In his seventh annual message he eX-
presses the hope that Congress will
approve his taking the exigences OF
affairs into his own hands, and, when
writing of another matter. expresses
himself clearly as to what the action
of citizen ought TO be where a Ques
ton of country was involved: "A strict
observance of the written laws is
doubtless one of the high duties of
a good citizen. but il Is not the high
est. The laws Of necessity. of self
preservation, of saving our country
when in danger, are OF higher obliga-
ton
In speaking of the suspension OF
foreign commerce i'll 1905 he urges
that every means should be taken to
safeguard the country and the rights
of its citizens on land and sea. He
believed strongly in a well organized
and armed militia. calling the atten-
tion of Congress to the difficulty of
procuring arms abroad at that time,
8 and emphasizing the necessity of di-
recting the whole efforts OF the United
Evening star., 1917-04-08

gard to justice and our future security
may require"
In February. 1903. Jefferson writes
James BoWdoin: Although our pros
pect is peace, our policy and purpose
are TO provide for defense by all those
means to which our resources are COM
petent." And in his fifth annual mes
sage he again sounds the call to pre-
paredness when, in speaking of the
course of Spain in the territories OF
Orleans and Mississippi. he orders
troops to the frontier to protect the
citizens and says:
Should any nation deceive itself by
false calculations, and disappoint that
expectation tof justice nations are
bound to eXpect) we must join in the
unprofitable contest of trying which
party can do the other the most harm
Some of these injuries may permit
peaceable remedy. But some of
them are of a nature to be met by force
only. | cannot, therefore. but
recommend such preparations as cir
cumstances call for. The first object
is to place our seaport towns out of
danger Of insult.
!. x
He Recommended augmentIng the
number of gunboats and preparing de-
Tense by land. He advocated calling
first for the service of the younger men,
Evening star., 1917-04-08

throwing the power into the underwater
engines and going ahead with the horizon
tai rudders set to steer her gradually under.
But this method takes longer time and
throws the stern up. exposing IL to fre
and If great care is not taken she Is
turned down too suddenly, and, in CON
sequence. stands upon her nose with her
propellers exposed If, as has been said
some of these submarines are nearly 3Ou
feet long, in shallow water the angle of
the running dive must be small. or It's
nose will be broken on a hard bottom or
stuck in the mud if that happens to be
what it strikes.
In this connection it has been surmised
by some that the real mission of the
Deutschland was to learn the actual con-
waters Of Chesapeake bay. on which are
located ship-buildng plant, the anchor
age of tho Atlantic fleet, the Norfolk navy
yard and all the shipping about the city
of Baltimore. On her second trip she en-
tered the harbor at Bridgeport, where so
many of the great munition plants are III
full blast. and now her pilots could lead
Il feet into that port if called upon to
do so
In the same way. the C-53 entered New
port harhor. No one knows how long she
had been fooling around the bottom be-
fore making her appearance on the sur
face. but no one in authority believed that
stle entered that bay, which is The rendez-
vuus of the Atlantic fleet for the sole
purEose of delivering diSpa tclleS 10 the
GeIman ambassador
IL they came to investigate, their mis-
sion was successful. FOR there was nothing
to step them IA uleir search for informa-
Evening star., 1917-04-08
Foot Work.

THE late Jack London once fell be-
u hindhand in a story which he had
promised the editor of a New York
magazine.
The editor. after repeated efforts to
get the story, at last called at Londons
hotel and sent up the following note:
Dear Jack London--If ] don't receive
the story within twenty-four hours, I'll
como UP to your room and kick you
down stairs. And I always keep my
promises.
London replied:
Dear piCk-If l did all my work with
my feet, I'd keep my promises, too"