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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-24
&c. M. GAMBLER TO
!. SUPPORT HOWARD.
IN SENATE RACE
Writes Letter to Mr., Howard
Denying Statements Made
by w, ], Harris in Speech
at Dalton

In reply to what he characterized as
the petty, unfounded and absurd state
mentS of William J. Harris in his speech
at Dalton Wednesday," William Schley
Howard, candidate for the United States
senate to succeed Thomas w. Hardwick,
Thursday gave to the press letter from
C. Murphey Gambler, chairman OF the
state railroad commission, denying the
statements made by Mr.. Harris and an
nouncing that Mr.. Gambler intended 10
support Mr.. Howard in his race for the
senate.
Mr.. Gamblers letter, which makes tho
first declaration of his intentions in ref
erence to the senatorial race, follows:
Decatur, Ga, May 90, 1918.
Hon. William Schley Howard, Kirk
Wood, Ga.
My dear Bill: In this afternoons
Journal L notice the following state
ment as having been made by Hon.
William j. Harris in a speech at
Dalton this morning:
Mr.. Howard was criticised foE
trying to get Murphey Gambler into
the race; for wiring Mr.. Gambler to
get in Immediately after Mr.. How
ard had left the president, and yet
in the wire never intimating to Mr..
Gambler what had transpired in the
interview with the president"
That" said Er. Harris, was
simply double dealing with neigh
Dor"
1 do not see how Mr.. Harris could
make the statements reported. be-
cause they are not true. You never
wired me after seeing the president
or at any other time to get in the
senatorial race. Fne only wire l
received from you on the subject
was one stating that if I desired to
become a candidate 1 need not con-
slider you in the matter.
This message was sent several
days before your reported interview
with the president. Mr.. Harris
charge of double-deaiing is absurd.
1t is quite unnecessary to reassure
you of my interest in and purpose
to support the candidacy of my
friend and neighboT.
Sincerely yours,
(Signed) C. NJ. GAMBLER.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-24
German Towns Bombed
BY AViatOrS of Allies

NEW YORK, May 23.-t Summary OF
European Cables to the Associated
Press Infantry operations on the
western front continue at a minimum
and neither side gives any indication
that intensive fighting is about to be
resumed Immediately The artillery fire
is normal on the various sectors. In
the air, however. the hostilities are at
a high pitch, as they have been for
the past week or more.
Between Arras and the Somme, where
there has been no heavy fighting in six
weeks the British and Germans are
carrying out raids evidently for the
purpose of gaining information as to
their opponent plans. North of Albert
the Germans have been repulsed in an
attempt to rush the British positions
southeast of Mesnil. Further north
Field Marshal I1aig's men continue their
raids and have penetrated the enemy
lines near HcDUterne as well as at
other points southwest of Arras.
On the French front and on the
American sectors, as on the British
front the lull is unbroken and even raid
ing has quieted down.
British airplanes are harassing Sc
riously German airdromes and billets
behind the lines in Flanders and Picar-
dy. The Germans are seeking unavail-
fighting Tuesday eighteen enemy ma
chimes, sixteen of which were Destroy
cd. were accounted for by the British.
At night the enemy is raiding behind
the British lines and two of his ma
chimes were brought down by gun fire
Tuesday.
Far to the rear of the German lines
British bombing squadrons have visited
eastern Belgium and the river Rhine.
Three fires resulted from bombs drop
ped on a chloride factory at Mannheim
and large conflagrations were caused
railway property near Liege, Bel
GUM. Bombs also were dropped on rail-
wsv stations at Metz and Thionville.
Northwest of Toul, American aviators
are busily engaged but although they
took part in several aerial contests
Wednesday, no more enemy machines
have been brought down.
Lively fighting continues in the
mountains of northern Italy with the
Italian and British troops on the Of
fensive. Along the Piave, the artillery
firing has increase
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-24
NEGRO HANGED NEAR
CORDELE FOR MURDER
OF A FARMERS WIFE
Body Riddled With Bullets
Had Beer Paid Out of Gang
by Husband of Woman He
Killed

CoRDELE. Ca. May a3.-James
Cobb. the negro who was taken from
The jaH here by a mob shortly after
midnight this morning. was carried TO
the scene where he ATTACKED ana Killed
Mrs. Roy Simmons. seven miles east of
CordsIe. and hanged. The body after
wards was literally shot TO pieces
Following the lynching, the mob num-
berfng less than 100 persons, il is said,
quietly disappeared. The Negroes body
still was hanging TO the tree on the
fremont road at s o'clock this morn
ing.
Cobb's crime was said TO be one Of
the most brutal ever committed in this
section Of the state. After attacking
his victim, the negro apparently killed
her with a blow which crushed her
head The body also had been stabbed
in many places with two silver table
forks. The blood-stained forks were
found in the yard.
The negro had been paid out of the
changing by Mr.. Simmons and n negro
farmer living nearby about ten days
ago. Yesterday he failed to show up
for work and later in the afternoon the
men at the Simmons home had gone
out TO work. Cobb is said TO have re-
turned to the house where Mrs. Sim
mons was alone with her two-year-old
child.
VIII Gibbs, white boy employed by
Simmons. discovered the body and no
titled the husband
The negro. IL was rumored, denied his
guilt to the last The leaders of the
mob apparently spent somt time in their
efforts to wiring from him a confession
The community is quiet this morning
and there is no likelihood of further
violence
The funeral Of Mrs. Simmons will be
held today. She was the daughter OF
Elijah Tyson. prominent farmer living
in the community
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-24
u. S. Colonel Awarded
Highest British Honor

AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS ON
THE BRITISH FRONT, Wednesday,
May o2.-(By the Associated Press.)--
Colonel ]. n. Hodges, of the American
engineer corps, has been awarded the
British distinguished service order in
recognition of his services during the
period from March p to April 8.
Colonel Hodges is one of the first
American officers to receive the d. S. O.
From March 81 to April 8, was the pc
riod during which the British were
stenlning the tide of the German often
sive begun on March Il. The latest
published United States army list gives
John n. Hodges as Il captain in the first
engineers.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-24
FIGHT Or WORK IS
NATIONS ULTIMATUM
To EXEMPTED NEW
Latest Order of Crowder
Rounds Up LoaferS and Reg
iStrantS in NonSSential La
Dor Protected by Dependents

WASHINGTON, May 23.-Atter a
Chairman Dent, of the house military
committee. today. the committee arrang-
ed to have Secretary Baker appear late
this afternoon at an executive session
in behalf of his plan to give the presi-
dent unlimited authority in the army
bill as to the number of men he may
call out.
All men subject to select service here
after must "Do a mans work or fight"
TINS rule, operative July 1, provides
that all loafers and men not in use
full occupations listed in deferred classes
must engage in useful war work or be
called into the lighting service.
Provost Marshal General Crowder an
nounced today plan for this new sys-
TEN. 1t will seize at once upon gam
blers, race track men, walters, bartend-
ers, club, hotel and apartment attend
ants, persons engaged or occupied in
games. sports and amusements with
some exceptions, domestic servants,
sales and other clerks of department
stores and other mercantile establish
mentS.
Dependency exemptions will not pro-
tect men thus classified.
Local boards will conduct the weed
ing out process. They are empowered
to summon before them the idlers and
the non-essential workers listed above,
give them a chance to explain the pur-
suance of no useful war occupation, and
if they fail, call them into the army,
Eject on Baseball
F~,r Ni,k tim
would practically break up professional
baseball, officials admitted, as sports
is one of the classes from which the
players now granted dependency exemp-
ton are barred. The plan, however, is
framed so that practically all of the
men thus shifted or sent into the army
can be replaced by women
Provost Marshal General Crowder de-
clined, however. to give = specific rul-
ing as to whether the order affects base
ball until a case had been presented
to him by a local board or until Sec
rotary Baker had made a statement of
policy thereon. other war department
legal experts said the order could not
be ~onstrued otherwise than as taking
ball players in the arutS ages. Sec
rotary Baker was not available as he
was testifving.
Theatrical performers were excepted
from the regulations at the direction OF
Secretary of War Baker, who is said
to feel that the people cannot do with
out all amusement in war time and that
the other amusements could be dis
pensed with more readily.
The new order does not state specific
ally what will be done in case of strik-
ing workmen. The only approach to
this delicate subject made is found in
Crowder's statement that temporary
absences from regular employment not
to exceed one week." unless habitual
and frequent. shall not be considered
as idleness.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-24
Drastic Prohibition
Amendment Adopted

WASHINGTON. May 23.-Dry forces
in the house today won a second Skin
mish in favor of national prohibition
during the war when on a preliminary
vote an amendment was approved refus-
ing any of the S11,346, 400 appropriation
in the food production bill until Pres
ident Wilson issues a proclamation pro-
hibiting the use OF food in the manu-
facture of intoxicants.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-24
Armored Airplane Put
Into Service by Huns

WASHINGTON, May 23.--Germany
has developed an armored airplane.
Official reports received here show
that it is covered with a plating one
quarter to one-half inch thick, making
it proof against machine gun fire.
America is now trying to develop ord
nance to meet this situation, and at the
same time is developing a low-flying
machine such as the Germans used in
connection with the last drive.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-24
Twenty Negro Soldiers
Charged With Assault

ROCKFORD, H., May 23.-Military
authorities at Camp Grant early today
ordered twenty negro soldiers arrested.
charged with assaulting a young wom-
an on May II. The negroes will DC
tried by court-martial. One hundred and
fifty soldiers, armed with loaded rifles
we're detailed to guard the prisoners.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-24
Deny Kerensky Was
Passenger on Liner

AN ATLANTIC PORT. May 23.-Re-
ports that Alexander F. Kerensky was
aboard the Scandinavian liner Hellig
Olav, which reached here yesterday were
denied by port officials. They made an
inspection of al laboard the steamer
and announced positively that Keren-
SKY was not among them.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-24
Deny Rumor of Attempt
On Hun Chiefs Lives

LONDON, May 23.--RumorS of re
cent attempt on the lives OF Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg and General LII
dendorff are denied in a Berlin dis
patch to the koelnische Volkszeituns.
according to the Amsterdam correspond
ent of the Morning Post.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-04-18
COUNTY AGENT ASSISTANT

C. f. Cramton Of Rutland, is assist
ing County Agent Shaw part Of the
time. Mr.. Cramton has had consid-
cradle experience with official COW
testing work in the state and has been
connected with the State School of
Agriculture at Randolph, and should
help greatly in making the Farm Bu-
reau more valuable TO the farmers.
With this assistance many more farm
ers can be reached and more individual
attention given, and a greater variety
of work carried on Mr.. Cramton's
services are expected in the county
one half time from now until July lst
and one half with the Rutland County
Farm Bureau.
The greater part Of his time will be
spent with boys and girls club work,
but at present he is devoting his time
TO the seed situation and 10 taking
farm records
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-04-18

nomic theories. Butter and milk came
la cans from Denmark before the war.
There are still few cans in the coun-
try We get what they call Motor
Brand" butter in tins, do not know
whether the name signifies that autos
have superseded cows as well as
horses or that the product is intended
primarily for the greasing of autos
We can get meat here. but it is pretty
poor stuff. The other day punched
some more holes on the short side of
my belt This keeps the trousers in
place fully as well rs real New Eng
land cooking.
Here in Rangoon you cannot secure
as good or as cheap tropical fruits as
you can in the ordinary city at home,
1t is poor methods Of cultivation and
We, however, have found
one rich treat, Mangoes. Never tasted
a more lucious fruit, They are also
juicy. When you eat you take off your
coat, roll up your sleeves, tie a sheet
under your chin, place dishpan under
your mouth and wash basin under
each elbow and let the juice take care
Of itself. | do not object to all this,
nor to washing my hands, arms and
face afterward, but do hate the
washing the juice out of my ears and
from the back of my neck. But the
fruit is worth it all. They are ordin-
arily not served at stylish dinner
parties.
The stock of paper in Burma is run
1ing low SO l guess | will have to
terminate my epistle until after the
var
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-04-18
SITE, 900 ASTHMA CURE
COMPANY AT RUPERT

The j. II. Guild Company, Inc, Of
Rupert, has filed articles Of incorpora-
ton with the secretary Of state for
the purpose Of manufacturing and
selling the Guild asthma treatment.
The capital stock is sl75,000. There
are II subscribers, 6. N. Null and J.
NJ. Rising Of Granville, ~ Y, Ella
Roberts, NJ. F. Roberts, {. V. Roberts,
II. d. Flower, Martha s. Roberts, NJ.
b. Joberts, Jennie s. Haye, T.. +.
Haye and S. NJ. Sheldon OF Rupert.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-04-18
May 25, 1917.

May 25, 1917.
Well, we have been in Rangoon for
almost a half year. This letter | am
making circular to my friends and am
holding it until | get an opportunity
to send it through with some good
prospect Of its reaching its destina-
tion. Important letters we send in
duplicate and take a chance Of one
copy reaching its destination But this
not being Of any consequence, | am
going to hold until | can send it by
some missionary via the Pacific.
We are just beginning TO feel settled
in our work and in our home. Life
is very interesting here. | could tell
you terrible stories about the extreme
heat, but the truth is that we are just
finishing the hot season, the rains
have broken and with our large open
house and our light clothing, we have
not felt the heat much more than in
an ordinary summer at home, but we
did miss the winter | could tell you
fine stories about how hard we work,
but the fact is we have servants to do
most everything for us, and we take
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-04-18
January Is. 1918.

January 10, 1918.
Well here it is over a year in Burma
and | learn that in two weeks ] will be
able to send these letters to America
by returning missionary, with good
prospects of their reaching their des-
tination. If friends in America will
address us: "Rangoon Baptist College,
Burma, India, via Pacific" the chances
e the mail reaching US will be good.
1t is slower but more sure.
We are getting along well, are
learning to secure and to use the foods
of the country and find that we can
live pretty well. We have each had
one run of tropical fever but are well
again. We have had our first vaca-
ton, spent December in the hills. 1t
was almost as cool as October at home.
How we did enjoy it. Then since we
returned we have had a spell Of what
the papers described as "Arctic'weatn-
er. The thermometer went as low as
&c degrees some mornings. / have
seen as hot days at home as any have
seen here, but the trouble is the awful
sameness of it. We had not had a
breath of cool air for twelve months
when we went to the hills. From now
on it grows hotter each day, no vari-
alton, just triie each day. BY April
and May every day is as hot as the
hottest spell we ever have at home.
Then happens the one thing which
makes life possible here, the rains
break. For six months it rains and
rains practically every day. Then in
November it stops and we do not see
another drop until the end of the fol-
lowing May. But we are becoming ac-
climatized. We find ourselves shiver-
ing on a morning when the thermom-
etcr goes down to 10. They explain it
by saying that the blood becomes thin.
ner after you are here for awhile !
think we will learn to like the climate
but we will always be lonesome for the
cold.
We hear about how the war is pinch
ing you all at home. would not won
der if we were feeling the pinch less
than you do. All Of the Englishmen
here are training in the India defense
force, but as yet they will not take
Americans. We have been refused
twice.
There is little left to tell, but as
have bored you most TO death now,
will stop for time.
Very sincerely yours,
WILLARD w. BARTLETT.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-05
LOCAL OFFICERS
ARREST DESER7ERs

Louis Martin, registered in Irwin
county as we'll as in Duval county,
Fla, was taken in custody by Off
Ger Thos. Hendrix, having failed to
answer call from the Irwin county
exemption board in July. Martin
claimed that he was registered last
i'll Duval county and was waiting for
call from the Florida board He
will be turned over to the military
authorities at Camp Wheeler.
Chief c. F. Dixon took charge Of
Sam Lucas, indicted into the service
by the Ben Hill county board and
who served with the army up to June
18th. Lucas arrived here without any
uniform and when arrested admitted
that he deserted. Instructions for
his disposition are wired for and he
will no doubt be turned over to au-
thorlties at the nearest army depot.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-05

ger in town as he has frequently Wis
tied this church. And those who have
heard him will be glad to seize this
great opportunity to hear him in these
series OF meetings.
During these pcrilous times it seems
that it would be great thing and one
that would prove profitable for each
of us to turn aside from the things of
this world and spend much of our
time i'll prayer, preaching and praise
unto Him who has done so much for
us, and from whom we look for all
our blessings
This meeting was advertised to
have begun the last OF May, but on
account of the sickness of Elder w.
M. Blackwell, the pastor, the meeting
was postponed until the time given
above
The hours will be 1890 a. NJ. and
BIS p. NJ. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all. Come, the spirit and
the bride say come"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-05
FISHES RE-TAKEN
BY GERMAN TROOPS

(By international News Service.)
With the Americans on the Aisne,
Aug. 5.-The Americans reached Fis-
mes practically unresisted Saturday
evening surrounding the town during
the night.
Sunday morning the Germans at
tackled from Perles through Fiammat-
to, sweeping back into Fismes over
the Vesle bridges, which they had
not found time to destroy. Only a
small advance guard had been post
ed in Fismes on account of mustard
gas. Pioneers following the German
shock troops preparing to dynamite
the bridges were hotly harassed by
the American machine gunners and
artillery. The Americans then attack
ed, debouching along the Rheims
scissors highway.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-05
COUNTY EXECUTIVE
COMMIT TEE CALLED

Chairman J. d. Dorminey OF the
County Executive Committee has is
sued a call for meeting of the Coun-
ty Executive Committee at the Ex-
change National Bank Thursday,
August 0th, 3 P M. to adopt rules
for the coming primary and to as
sess the usual entrance fees for the
candidates. At this election one U. S.
Senator, a Congressman, represent
ative for the Legislature and three
members of the Board of County
Commissioners are to be nominated.
At meeting of the 1537th District
Executive Committee, Mr.. J. D. Dor
rniney was reelected chairman for
the district and thus will also be
chairman for the county executive
committee.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-05
TWELVE-THOUSANO
AMERICANS ON
CASUALTY LIST
Since JULY 10
(By international News Service.)

(By International News Service.)
Washington, Aug. 5-American
casualties in the present great often
sive on the Western front have been
estimated at twelve thousand killed,
wounded and missing General Per-
sling SO reports to General March
who informed the Senate Military
Committee today.
Casualties week ago were aver
aging II out of each thousand men
engaged, but now increased to about
twenty per thousand, which indicates
the intensity of the fighting The
stiffening German resistance is due
TO their throwing shock troops in
against the Americans
One million three hundred thousand
American troops are now overseas.
General March stated that the deep
est German retirement in the Sois-
sons Rheims district to August End
was sixteen miles. The battle line
has been reduced to forty-eight
miles, General Pershing now has
over orc million men Over three
hundred thousand went overseas dur
ing July.
The Germans are retreating so fast
they are unable to bury their own
dead.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-05
Sec. Clarke Appoints
Commissioners

AS he was about to leave the city
Secretary Clarke issued the following
announcement regarding the handling
of the work OF the Chamber OF Com
merce during his absence:
"In order that the work of the
Chamber of Commerce may move
smoothly while l am away ] am di-
viding the work into sections and the
assistant secretary, Miss Ethel
Schroll has been instructed to refer
all matters concerning the work to
the various commissioners named for
the particular divisions of the work;
Commissioner of aviation: w. A.
Adams, who will handle all matters
relating to aviation.
Commissioner OF Agriculture: l..
c. Montague, who will handle all mat
tiers relating to agricultural inquiries
and develop along these lines.
Commissioner of Publicity: 1sidor
Gelders, who will handle all the pub
licity work of the organization during
the absence of the Secretary except
such special publicity as the Secre-
tary himself may handle from a dis
lance.
Commissioner OF Memberships: ].
c. Brewer who will handle all mat
tiers relating to new members, with
drawal of present members and the
collection of outstanding membership
dues now payable.
Commissioner of Finance: ]. H.
Hayes, who with his finance commit
tee will supervise the disbursement OF
funds of the organization and will as
sist in the collection of unpaid dues.
"The president of the organization,
Mr.. L. L. Griner, will continue in
general charge of the work and will
handle particularly any matters not
falling under the above special head
ings and the assistant Secretary will
confer with him in all matters in re-
gard to the work requiring his at
tention.
"Any matters needing attention by
the Chamber of Commerce should be
promptly taken up with the Assistant
Secretary, Miss Ethel Schroil, and if
, she cannot handle same it will be
promptly c;,:1ed to the head OF the
division of TIE work under which it
fa;'s and be given immediate atten-
ticu
ask the public to CO. operate to
the limit of their ability with the as
sistant secretary in the handling of
, the work of the Chamber of Com
merce during my absence"