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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-08
MRS. ARMOUR NOT COMING

The members of the w. c. T. u.
will be disappointed to learn that on
account of illness in the family, Mrs.
Armour, the Georgia Cyclone, who
was booked to speak for the cause of
temperance in this city on the 18th
will not come. Mrs. Armour had to
cancel all her speaking dates in the
state.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-08
ARBOR CHURCH NOTICE

Services at Arber church will be
changed this month from the second
to the third Sunday as il is impossible
for me to be there on the Second Sum
day.
Every member is earnestly request
ed to be present to help plan the
work Of the church for the year.
c. A. COZART, Pastor
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-08
HELP MAKE COMFORT Pill -
LOWS; TUESDAY NIGHT, 1880

Every young lady in town is invited
to assist in the making of comfort
pillows next Tuesday night at 7:3O
o'clock in the library room, under the
direction of Mrs. G. Z. Kicker.
A new shipment of food for sweat
ers has just been received. Mrs. Will
son, who has charge of the knitting
will be at the Red Cross work room
Tuesday, February IL, to give out
wool to those desiring to knit.
+. r. Parker, of Atlanta, spent the
day in the city, representing the Hol-
land Automobile Company.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-08
PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH

Rev. V. F. Agan, of indianapolis,
Ind, arrived in the city this morn
ing and will preach at the Primitive
Baptist church tonight.
Everybody invited.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-08

Judge J. R. Horton oficiated at the
marriage of Mr.. A. C. Stephens to
Mrs. Mamie Nix this week.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-08
MRS. ROBERT E. LEE ON
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE

Governor Hugh M. Dorsey, State
Chairman of the Council of Defense
for Georgia, has designated Mrs.
Robert Z. Lee a member of the
County Council of Defense for Ben
Hill county.
Arizona republican., 1918-05-03

Thomas E. Campbell will be a can fidate for the republican nomination for governor of Arizona this year.
 On the eve of leaving for Chicago to testify for the government at the trial of the l. w. W.s, he gave out an announcement of his candidacy and 8 statement of the principles on which he stands.
 His statement is a challenge to George W. P. Hunt and other political leaders. His platform is a straight forward declaration of his American ism and a denunciation of the I. w. W.s and all other enemies of the na- ton.
 In announcing his candidacy, he gave out the following declaration of patriotic principles:
 First Duty to Win the War
 There is no issue but the war. The one duty of every American is to win inc war. Political parties have but one duty, which is to win the war This is not the presidents war, it IS not congress- war, but it is a war waged by the people of the United States for the welfare and safety of America and for the civilized world. We as a nation are pledged to put the war through to the hilt without finch ing, until we win the peace of over
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Arizona republican., 1918-05-03
HUN OPERATIONS BROUGHT TO PAUSE
 UNLIMITED ARMY, PRESIDENTS PLEA
OFFICIAL STATEMENTS
 FRENCH
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 PARIS, May 2.-The war office announcement today says:
 Both artIIeries were quite ac- tive north and south of the Avre. Last night our troops made an appreciabIe advance in Hangard wood.
 "This morning We carried out local operations which enabled us to occupy Baune wood, southwest of BailIy RainevaI. We took 30 prisoners, including one officer and captured five machine guns.
 "There was artillery action be- tween Parroy forest and the Vos- ges.
 North of the Avre a German attack on French positions in the region of Themes was broken up by the French fire.
 "Other German efforts, north of Changnon and northwest of Rheims, gained no greater sue cess.
 "The French carried out a num- Der of raids, especially near Lem oncheI, west of Coucy le Chateau and north of Pont- Mousson and brought back twenty prisoners.
 "On the remainder of the front the night passed in quiet"
Arizona republican., 1918-05-03
BOMB WITH GAS BUT
 FAIL ID FOLLOW UP
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BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE, May 2-(Via Ottawa)-Early this morning the Germans heavily bombarded with gas shells and high explosives the allied positions west of Morris and the area around Villers- Bretonneux. There was no infantry action.
 The allies have been profiting by the lull to prepare to meet any fresh enemy effort.
 During Wednesday the British car ried out a successful enterprise south of the Ancre, advancing the front over a width of nearly half mile to a depth of 400 yards.
 The weather has improved and the airmen are doing deadly work over enemy positions.
Arizona republican., 1918-05-03
|. W. W. MOVE FAILS
 PAPERS TAKEN WILL
 BE USED IN COURT

CHICAGO, May 2.-The government began presentation of testimony in the trial of 112 leaders of the I. W. w. late today, after Frank K. Nebeker, special prosecutor, had said it would be shown the organization entered a widespread conspiracy to upset Amer ica's war plans.
 Pointing to the decision of the Uni ted States supreme court in the case of papers seized by the government from the files of Henry Veeder, coun- sel for Swift & Co.,, Attorney Wander veer moved that all papers seized in the raids on I. w. w. headquarters be immediately returned. Judge Land is overruled the motion, and later overruled a motion that a letter seized from the files of William D. Haywood general secretary treasurer. which the government offered as an exhibit, be returned.
 Tells of l. w. w. Campaign
 The activities of the leaders of the organization from it's creation were briefly reviewed by MT. Nebeker, who said it would be shown that shortly before Americas declaration of wal on Germany, an intensive campaign opposing war was begun by the I. w. w. He said:
 "The leaders of this anti-war cam paign took the attitude that should America lose the war the ultimate result would not be contrary to their aims. Indeed, they said: if the Ger man kaiser comes here and helps us overthrow the political institutions our real aim-strength to his arm."
 Therefore they encouraged opposi- tion to war, they called strikes tc break down America's munitions pro- duction plans, to stop production ot wood for airplanes and metals for can non.
 Like Shot at Government Tt will be shown their action was similar to obtaining a giant cannon and training it on this government while we were at war.
 "Of late months they have been in- creasing their membership by visiting jails and recruiting all inmates by promises of rosy future." MT. Nebeker said the government would show that sabotage, or direct action, had been practiced by the or ganization in nearly every industry that this practice ranged from tho disabling of industrial plants to tho spreading of bed bugs in exclusive hotels where employees had not beer granted certain demands
Arizona republican., 1918-05-03
BALLOON BURSTS. TWO KILLED AND
 18 ARE BURNED
Balloon School at Fort Oma-
 ha Is Scene of Its First Serious Accident; Big Shed Is Badly Damaged
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OMAHA, Neb., May 2-Two soldiers were burned to death and IS men were burned seriously when a captive ob- servation balloon of the Cacquot type exploded tonight at Florence field, the army balloon school at Fort Omaha, near here, according. to a statement by Col. H. B. Hershey, post commandant.
 In the fire which followed the ex- plosion one of the balloon sheds was badly damaged.
 Official Statement
 Colonel Hersheys statement fol- lows:
 "A serious balloon explosion oc- cured at Florence field tonight, when one of the observation balloons ex- ploded as it was being stored away for the night. Static electricity, gen. erated by friction of the balloon fab rics, is believed to have caused the ex- plosion.
 TWO men were killed, burned so as to be unrecognizable, and a roll call in the morning will be necessary be- fore it is possible to establish their identity beyond question. Eighteen men were more or less injured in the blast, and a few quite seriously, but not fatally. The men burned received immediate medical attention by sur geons at the fort hospital. Everything possible is being done for them by an ample staff of surgeons"
 Tonights fatalities were the first since the balloon school opened several Nuonths ago.
Arizona republican., 1918-05-03
HALF IF RESERVES IF HUN USED UP IN
 GIGANTIC ATTACKS
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FRENCH ARMY HEADQUARTERS, May 2, (Via Ottawa)-Under the Ger man blows the allied armies seem to be welded together as never before. There now is no point of junction at which the Germans can thrust. The process of welding together the two armies is complete, but it will not stop there. Franco-British divisions will be moved about on a solidly knitted front at the wish of the allied high command as freely as German di- visions.
 Has Used TAO Divisions
 Against the enemy's territorial gainS must be set the fact that he had to throw 40 divisions into battle in five weeks. A considerable number of these have been twice engaged and some thrice. Adding these re-appear- ances together there is a total of 1S6 engagements of divisions, equivalent to a mass of two and one-half million men whom the enemy has already put into battle As a German division is never withdrawn until it has sustained se- were losses, on an average of 2,500, it is reasonable to reckon the enemy's loss since the beginning of the battle at not less than 350000.
 Reserve Half Gone
 The Germans began the offensive with a reserve of 650000 in depots in France and at home. Behind these there is only the 1919-20 class, consist .7g of youths, half of whom are under IS. The enemy's genuine fighting re- serve is thus half exhausted before he has covered anything liKe half the dis tance to his goal. His reckless em- ployment of divisions has left him with a total of 66 out of 206 in France which has not yet been engaged. Of these 12 are landsturm divisions which cannot be used for the purpose of an offen- sive. The Germans thus can have little hope that the remaining SO divisions can accomplish what the first 40 failed to achieve.
 Already the German staff is most anxiously realizing that their reserves of fresh troops are not greater than those under General Foch.
Arizona republican., 1918-05-03
CASUALTY LISTS ID GIVE ADDRESS
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WASHINGTON, May 2.-The war department will resume tomorrow the publication of the home. addresses of men reported on the casualty lists from France. Orders to that effect have been issued and the list given out to- morrow morning will be in the old form followed prior to Secretary Bakers in struetions sent from France early in April.
 This action means that it has been determined that any military informa- tion the enemy might gain from the lists would not be of sufficient value to justify the added anxiety among the relatives of soldiers occasioned by suppression of this aid to positive Identification. It ends a controversy that was waged in congress for a time. which caused an open rupture of friendly relations between the war de- partment and the committee on public information, and which President Will son himself was called upon to take a hand in settling.
Arizona republican., 1918-05-03
LANSING TELLS WHY
 TWO ARE LEFT 0UT
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W WASHINGTON, May 2-Reasons why the stale department does not con siedr war declarations against Turkey and Bulgaria necessary at this time were given the senate foreign relations committee in executive session today by Secretary Lansing. He is under stood to have stated that the soldiers of neither of these allies of Germany have come into action against Ameri- cans and that American life is being protected in both countries.
 Without making any recommenda- tion against or for action, the secre- tary Is said to have contented himself with a statement of the department $ attitued and of he confidential in- formation in it's files. Some members Of the committee took issue with MT. Lansing but after the hearing Sen ator Hitchcock of Nebraska, acting chairman, said he saw no occasion for immediate action by congress.
 The secretary was invited to appear before the committee as a result of agitation at the capitol in favor of formally recognizing all of Germany s allies as enemies
Arizona republican., 1918-05-03
SOUTHERN ARIZONA |S NOW OVER TOP
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DALLAS, May 2.-The eleventh fed eral reserve district has subscribed its minimum quota of s80,000,000 and lis still going strong was the announce ment this afternoon by J. W. Hoopes, deputy governor of the Dallas reserve bank. The announcement was based, he said, on official returns of subscrip- tions to the third Liberty loan of s7S,- 700,050 and upan unofficial returns showing additional subscriptions suffi- cient to place the district above ESQ., 0000,000.
 Arizona and Louisiana have over subscribed their quotas, Fl Paso has subscribed 52 per cent, it was stated.
 Dallas still must raise s2,249,450 to reach it's quota.
 Official subscriptions by states and percentages follow:
 Arizona, S2,5S0,700 and 116; Louis- jana. s5,621 .505 and 1O9; New Mexico, s2,574,300 and 99; Texas, s66,15S, ,15O and 90; Oklahoma, $1,765,S50 and ST.
Arizona republican., 1918-05-03
SATURDAY PARADE
 FULL OF FEATURES
 AND ALI AMERICAN
Lift up your voice and sing.

Lift up your voice and sing.
 One of the big outstanding features of the 100 Per Cent American parade on Saturday evening, the closing rally of the third Liberty loan campaign in Phoenix, is to be the singing. It is 10 be a singing marching exhibition, a community affair different from any thing ever held in this city.
 Led by a chorus of 300 singers under the direction of William Conrad Mills and who will be accompanied by the Indian school band, songs, all set to marching time, will be sung all along the line of march. Following are the marching songs:
 What They Will Sing
 "GoodBy Broadway"
 Battle Hymn Of the Republic"
 Joan of Arc"
 Red. White and Blue"
 Hail Columbia"
 Tramp Tramp, Tramp"
 Whenever the parade comes to a halt the marchers will sing The Star Spangled Banner" and My Country tis of Thee"
 One thousand leaflets containing the words of these songs will be furnished by the McNeil company for distribution uAAblN AAlG lldItutIS.
 William Conrad Mills, the director, who is well-acquainted with musical Phoenix. states that there are several hundred men and women in this city who are good singers and in issuing the call for singers for this parade feels confident. that at least 300 will re- spond.
 Women Have Big Part
 That the parade may be more sight ly, it is requested that the women and girls who volunteer to sing, dress in white. and that the men aud boys in that section dress in light trousers and ! dark coat.
 The parade, which will be in charge Df Col. James II. McClintock, grand marshal, is to be in four divisions and will start at o'clock as follows:
 First division. form on North Fifth avenue. with right on Washington.
 Second division, form on North Fourth avenue, with right on Washing ton.
 Third division, form on South Fifth avenue. with right on Washington.
 Fourth division, form on South Fourth avenue, with rignt on Wash ngton.
 The line of march will be as follows: From Fourth avenue and Washing ton street, east to Second street; north
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Arizona republican., 1918-05-03
WILLIE RITCHlE OUT
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CAMP LEWIS, Tacoma, Wash. May 2.-Private G. A. Steffens, better known as Willie Ritchie, former light weight champion, has been discharged from the service, it was announced here today, because of a defective ear. Ritchie has been Camp Lewis boxing instructor for some months and it Is understood that he will continue i'll that capacity. Ritchie is deaf in one ear, due to a fractured drum received during his boxing career.
Arizona republican., 1918-05-03
GERMAN
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BERLIN, (Via London), May 2. German forces have occupied SebastopoI, the great Russian fortress in the Crmea. Accord ing to the official communication from headquarters the town was taken without fighting.
 The text of the statement reads:
 "On the battle fronts the situa- tion is unchanged. The artillery duel increased in the Mont kem- mel sector and it repeatedly re- vived between the Somme and the Luce brook, near Montdidier, Las signy and Noyon.
 "The French artillery was lively during the afternoon hours on the Lorraine front; minor enemy thrusts were repulsed.
 "In Ukraine we have broken the enemy's resistance before Sebas- topoI and occupied the town We'd nesday without fighting"
Arizona republican., 1918-05-03
RAINS IN RIO GRANDE
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas, May 2.- Good rains fell generally over the low CT coast country and lower Rio Grande valley this afternoon. This makes the second rain in this section within the last week. The long drouth in the western section of Texas for two years extended as far as the valley and coast country and the recent rains will be of great value to crops and cattle ranges.
Arizona republican., 1918-05-03
AVIATOR PLUNCEs
 ID DEATH AT CAMP
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LAWTON, Okla, May 2-Lieutenant Willard Den Thompson of the 253rd Field Artillery, student observer at Post Field, was instantly killed and Lieutenant Foster Bailey, pilot. was injured seriously today when their plane fell 300 feet The engine stopped when the men were doing a spiral and as the pilot attempted to coast to a landing, the machine went into a tail spin, falling to the earth.
 Thompson was married three weeks ago and his bride has been with him at Lawton. His mother lives at Eagle Pass, Texas.
Arizona republican., 1918-05-03
Minimum Goal Close

WASHINGTON, May 2.-Only s249,- 100000 remains to be subscribed to the third Liberty loan to reach the three billion minimum goal and a headquar- ters statement tonight said:
 "The prospects for an over-s -subscrip- tion are considered hopeful" The total reported tonight was s2,751, ,360, 700, which did not include subscriptions ob- tained today. It was an addition of SIP, 100000 in the last A hours.
 The multitude of small subscriptions pouring into local headquarters today, stimulated by the appeals to ''buy an other bond" and match the president created genuine enthusiasm among treasury officials who consider the moral effect of a big subscription roll quite as much as a huge pool of na- tional credit. The movement to get individuals to buy $50 bonds to keep pace with President Wilson. who sub scribed for baby bond" after already buying all they felt able to pay for, grew beyond bounds planned by origin ators of the feature and telegrams re- ceived today chara cterized it as the distinctive campaign feature of the third loan"
 Dallas Is Over Top
 The Dallas district tonight entered formal claim to having subscribed its quota, although official reports showed it only 94 per cent subscribed
 We are still going strong" was the cryptic postscript of the Dallas report
 The San Francisco district also claimed to have gone $40,000,0O0 be- yond its predetermined goal, but of ficial returns replaced it's standing al 95 per cent.
 Following is the treasurys report by
Arizona republican., 1918-05-03
American Aviator Brings Down His Fourth Plane In Fight l5,OOO
 Feet In Air; Colonel Dies


XX7ITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, w May 2.-(By the Associated Press )-Lieutenant
 Colonel Richard H. Griffiths, commanding bat taion of infantry has been killed by shell fire in Pcardy He emerged from dugout just German shell arrived and exploded directly in front of him.
 Lieutenant Colonel Griffths was with the Fourth Tennessee volunteers He served also mao the Phil ippine constabuary. He was appointed major in the national army after resgnng from the British army. His widow is a Red Cross nurse.
 American Aviator Nearly "Ace''
 An American aviator has brought down the fourth German arpane along the American front northwest of TOul. Lieutenant James Messner whose home is in Brooklyn after thrilling battle at about 900 feet shot down an Albatross scout which fell in flames.
 Lieutenant Messner is 21 years of age and graduate of Cornell. He came to France few months ago and qualified as pilot here.
Arizona republican., 1918-05-03
ENGLISH
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 LONDON, May 2.-Field Mar shal Haig's report from British headquarters tonight says:
 "A raid which the enemy at tempted this morning in the neighborhood of Hebuterne was repuIsed. Except for the usual artillery activity on both sides there is nothing to report"
Arizona republican., 1918-05-03
I. [. CAMP BELL
 ANNOUNCESH|S
 OWN CANDIDACY
Former Governor Will Run
 for Republican Nomina-
 tion; Platform Is One for 100 Percent Americanism
Center Shots in Mr. Campbell's An nouncement of His Candidacy.
re is no issue but the war


 There is no issue but the war. The people of the United States are waging this war.
 I stand by the president.
 The logical method of adjusting labor differences is arbitration. am not in sympathy with the strike breeder and agitator. am not in sympathy with the profiteer.
 I believe in organized labor, but not in the domination of labor or ganizations by narrow, selfish and unpatriotic leaders.
 I detest the I. w. W. and their doctrines.
 There must be no catering to traitors.
 We should punish purveyors of enemy propaganda and advocates of sabotage as felons.
 Every able bodied man should be compelled by law to work at some useful calling.
 We must run down and stamp out the enemy within our gates and crush his ally. the l. w. w.
Arizona republican., 1918-05-03
RED CROSS ATTENTION!

Red Cross workers from the Central Chapter and from every branch and auxiliary in the valley are urged to march in the great parade Saturday evening. The sur gical dressing workers are asked to wear the uniform and all others to dress in white, without hats. The time and place of meeting will be published in the papers.
Arizona republican., 1918-05-03
LIBERTY INTEREST
 MAY GO FUR STAMPS
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NEW YORK, May 2.-Holders of the second issue of Liberty bonds were asked today by Secretary fo the Treas ury William G. McAdoo to invest the first dividend, due May 15, in war sav- ing stamps and certificates.
 The secretary pointed out that by this investment $16O,OOO,O00, which the government must pay in the next two weeks, will be placed at the disposal Of the government for the prosecution of the war.
Arizona republican., 1918-05-03
PERSIAN SHAH UPON LIBERTY LIST AND
 MINIMUM |S CLOSE
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WASHINGTON, May 2-The shah of Persia has applied for $1OO,OOO of Lib erty bonds.
 No legal obstacle having been found officials have decided to accept with thanks the proposal Of Ahmed Mirca. Tie offer is taken as an indication of the friendly disposition of the Persian ruler as well as his conviction of the soundness of an investment to this extent in American government se- curities.
Arizona republican., 1918-05-03
AVIATOR IS DEAD TReptibIjcan A. D. Ieased wIre1

LONG BEACH, Calif., May 2.-Good- sail Christofferson, pilot of an air plane which fell here April IS, killing Lawrence Reel. Christofferson's pupil, died of his injuries today.
Arizona republican., 1918-05-03

In the San Francisco district the total subscribers is S53,443, including 15,2S2 in Arizona
 The Chicago district leads in the number of honor flags awarded, it's honor roll tonight being S,S2S.
Arizona republican., 1918-05-03
At Least 3,oo0,o 900

The army appropriation bill this year, MT. Baker said, should provide for approximately 3,OOO,OOO men in cluding the nearly two million now under arms, but this should not be ac- cepted as any fixed limit to the num- Der of men to be called within the year. Supplemental appropriations, he said, will be submitted as the army is increased.