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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-02
President Issues Proc
lamation on Aviators

Officials of Souther Field, Ameri-
Gus, have forwarded copy OF the
proclamation of President Wilson for
the publlc's information:
Urges Public to be Cautious
1T a military aviator is forced
through motor trouble to make d
forced landing, the public is cautioned
as soon as it is asccrtained that the
aviator IS not lnJu I'd, to keep clear
OF the machine, no, to touch the con-
troll wires, instruments, etc, as an
unframed person may so disarranae
these as to cause serious accident
Wnen the aviator starts to leave the
field.
If there is a military post or en-
campment near the scene of a forced
aanalng, guard will at once be sent
to the spot. If no military organiza-
ton is available, the police OF the
nearest town are requested to pro-
vide a guard at once tor the machine.
his will enable the aviator to leave
his machine to telephone to his pro-
per headquarters, secure supplies for
repairs, etc.
In Case of Wreck
landing, or has fallen out of control,
the military authorities, if present,
otherwise the police, will prevent the
pubic from approaching the wreck.
If it is possible, in order that the
cause of the accident may be deter
mined, to leave the machine as nearly
as possible in the same situation as
found after its fall, after having done
as much moving of the parts as it is
necessary to tree the aviator.
An railroads and steamship com.
|panles are requested to instruct their
employees to render all the assistance
possible to aviators who may be fore
ed to land in out-of-the-way and re-
mote places, or in the water, and to
stop any and all trains or steamships
to pick UP the aviator, and to stop
again for the purpose of letting him
down at any station where his duties
require his presence without regard
to whether such place is a regular
stop or port of CALI
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-02
FRENCH take
0URCQ-A|SNE
WATER SHED
(By International News Service)
(By Earl Reeves)

London, p. NJ, Aug. 2.-The most
important Allied advance since the
German retreat started on the Marine
was made when the French captured
the Ourcq-Aisne water shed it was
learned this afternoon.
The Allies advancing a maximum
depth OF three miles over a front of
five miles between Lcplessiere- Helen
and Arcy woods. The French have
captured Goussan Court. French and
British troops have pushed the lines
well down the north slopes dominat-
ing Crize valley where reserves Of
German infantry and field artillery
are held
The Allied advance has extended
northeastcrly, tightening the pocket
south of the Aisnc-Veale line through
which the Germans are retiring and
which must be held open if the whole
German front is maintained.
1t is believed today that the Ger
mans will be forced to retire shortly
to the Vesle.
The situation on the whole western
front is entirely satisfactory to the
Allies. 1t is believed that Foch's
counter offensive was the turning
point of the summer campaign and
possibly of the war itself. The Ger
mans have employed seventy-two di-
visions of eight hundred and sixty
four thousand men since July IS.
Gcrmany's numerical strength is
now only slight.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-02
SYSTEM OF HIGHWAYS
PLANNED FOR STATE

ATLANTA, CATO levy a
special tax of one mill for the con-
struction and maintenance of state
highways in Georgia in cooperation
with the Federal Government in its
appropriations for highway construct
ion, is the plan embodied in bill
introduced in the senate yesterday by
Senators Field and Carswell. The
bill would lay the foundation for a
great system of state highways ira
versing the entire state, and would
enable the state to take full advan-
tage of the assistance held out by the
Federal Government.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-02
ANIMAL INDUSTRY EXPOSITION
NEXT Bic EVENT IN FITZGERALD;
TO TAKE PLACE IN NOVEMBER

In fact, the hog show end of the ex-
position will be one of the most no.
table of all the divisions of the ex-
position.
Division number three of the ex-
position will be poultry show and
two breeders of blooded chickens
who have swept first, second and
third prizes at every show at which
they have exhibited are getting birds
in shape for the poultry division of
the Fitzgerald Animal Industry Ex-
position.
Division number four of the expo
alton will be an agricultural exhib-
ition largely of the agricultural prod
ucts necessary to the successful pro-
duction of live stock of all kinds. 1t
will of course embrace exhibits OF
corn, oats, wheat, peanuts, velvet
beans, and dozens of other agricul-
tural products virtually necessary to
successful live stock production.
Division number five will be de-
voted to women's exhibits and those
of special interest to and for the COM
fort and pleasure of the woman on
the farm will be featured. 1t will en-
brace exhibits not only of fancy work
but also include exhibits on home
economies and there will also be a
section devoted to the model home in
every way from architectural and
other standpoints, and several min
ATTIRE homes will be on exhibition in
this division. In fact this division it
is expected will attract the interest of
thousands of women in every part of
South Georgia and north Florida.
Division number six will be min
ature land show giving specimen soil
exhibits and complete analysis of
soils in this section, with instructions
how to put the various soils into pro-
per condition. In this section also
real estate firms having lands for sale
in South Georgia will have booths
where visitors to the show can find
attractive lands for sale at reasonable
prices, and statesmen will be on hand
to take those interested by auto or
train to the property here shown and
offerered for sale. Only reputable
and responsible real estate men will
be allowed space in the land show di-
vision of the exposition.
Division number seven will be war
exhibits showing various phases of
the present war equipment both of
the army, navy and also of the avia-
ton branch of the service. Hundreds
of photographs of the war zone in
Europe, some of them will be en-
larged to tremendous proportions and
will show scenes on the battlefelds
showing the dead and wounded still
on the ground. Some of these pho
tographs will be exhibited for the
first time in this country at Fitzger-
aid.
Amusements of All Kinds
The Secretary is now in cores
Continued on Page Three
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-02
PEMBERTON HEARD FROM IN
ALABAMA

The Gadsden (Ala.) Times gives a
front page notice of w. G.. Pember-
ton. the Chamber of Commences pub
licity agent, who is now making a
tour to Kansas City, Mo-, and back to
Fitzgerald in his motor car. The
Times says:
There is a large acreage of land
in Ben Hill county, Georgia, which
can be cultivated but there is no one
to work it, according to w. G. Penn
berton,. of Fitzgerald. the principal
town of that county. Mr.. Pemberton
was in Gadsden today enroute to
Kansas City, Mo. He is making the
trip in the interest of securing home
seekers to settle in Ben Hill county.
Mr.. Pemberton declares that there
is large acreage available but be-
cause of the scarcity of men the land
is not in cultivation. The county is
offering inducements to farmers to
settle there" ..
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-02
AMERICAN STAKE FIELD
GUNS AT MEUNIERE

With the American Army on the
Marine, Aug. 1.-The Germans have
been driven from Mcuniere wood
southeast OF Fere-En- Tardenois. At
the point of the bayonet the Ameri-
cans then advanced through the
southern edge of the wood and found
German field pieces and machine guns
abandoned by the Boches.
The Americans defeated fresh di-
visions flung into the fighting by Cen
eral Won Schiller which arrived at
Georges yesterday morning.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-02
WIFE rides RODS"
WITH INFANT IN ARMS

OMAHA, NEB.-Mrs. Myrtle Neal,
twenty-five years old, of Cheyenne,
Wyo., arrived here in mems clothing
recently. She said she rode the
rods" on a freight train, holding her
three-yearold baby in one arm, part
Of the way to Omaha She said her
husband mistreatcd her. She was
wearing ovcralls and said she had
been employed in the Union Pacific
shops.
She expected to go to work here
as an engine wiper, but her husband
arrived later and they were recon-
ciled.
Sell that old car by advertising it In
the Leader Enterprise
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-02
FHZGEKALD BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, AUG 2.
LOCAL LEGISLATION
SIGNED BY GOV. DORSEY

The bill to fix the salary of the
Solicitor General for the Cordele
Circuit fixes the same at $4,000 per
year, each county in the circuit con-
tributing $1,000 towards the same.
Another bill in which the people of
Fitzgerald are interested in the
change in the city charter authorizing
the City Council to fix the salaries
of the officers heretofore fixed by the
charter, and also authorizing an ad-
ditional IL mill for school taxes in
the city, making the maximum tax
that can be levied in the city for our
schools 5 IL mills.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-02
WAR FORCES WOMEN
TO DO MEMS WORK

ATLANTA, GA.-The white wo-
men of Georgia are not only doing
their share in Liberty Loan, Red
Cross, Y M. c. A., Y. W. c. A. and
food conservation work to win the
war, but they are going further They
are working the fields that the food
production may not be cut down by
the shortage of labor occasioned by
the army drafts.
Moreover, they are doing their
washing and ironing, the scrubbing,
and other hard manual labor in the
spirit of patriotic service; and their
willingness and cheerfulness are be-
coming the topic of comment OF. trav-
oilers and public speakers.
The labor problem becomes more
serious daily, but an effort is already
being made to organize and system
atize the volunteer work OF the wo-
men. t....
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-02
WOMAN JUROR FLIPS CANDY
TO DECIDE MANS GUILT

Olympia, Wash, Aug. because
a woman juror toyed with a stick
of candy while considering verdict
and then tossed the candy up and
voted guilty" when the stick lighted
red side up, is not sufficient to make
the verdict worthless or require a
new trial. the Washington Supreme
Court has ruled, affirming the con-
viction of Frank Millory, of Seattle,
for obtaining money by false pre-
lenses.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-02
ENEMY ALIEN PROPERTY
IN us. IS TAKEN OVER
(By international News Service.)

New York, Aug. 2.-Half billion
dollars of property and money own
ed by enemy aliens throughout the
United States has already been taken
over by Mitchell Palmer, alien pro-
perty CUSTODIAN, it was announced to-
day, Every dollar taken or realized
from the disposition of alien-owned
property goes to the purchase of
Liberty Bonds.
TO LET-For his feed, one all
round good driving horse. Work
anywhere. See T. S. Graham.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-02

At its last meeting the Board OF
Governors of the Chamber of Com
mercc authorized Secretary Clarke
to go ahead with his plans for the
proposed Animal Industry Exposi-
ton to be held in Fitzgerald this
coming November, and for the past
two days Mr.. Clarke has been hard
down to the detail of the preliminary
work on the exposition. Friday
morning Mr.. Clarke issued his first
formal announcement regarding the
exposition, which is as follows:
The Animal Industry Exposition
90 be held in Fitzgerald this fall will
be joint undertaking OF the South
eastern Exhibit Association of Allan
ia Pand the Fitzgerald Chamber of
Commerce. The whole city of Fitz-
gerald will be turned into an eXposi-
ton grounds for one week, as the
various departments and divisions OF
the exposition will be scattered
throughout the city rather than being
centered within the confines OF a
small fair grounds.
"The city of Fitzgerald is peculiar
ly adapted for an arrangement of this
kind as it has city parks in four dit
ferent parts Of the city, parks down
the center of nearly all the business
streets and number of large vacant
lots in the center of the city. All the
city parks, the street parks and vacant
lots will be utilized for various exhi-
billions of the exposition"
Varied Exhibits
Already seven different divisions of
the exposition have been decided up
on and other divisions will later be
added, and list of prizes covering
every kind of exhibit will soon be
announced by the prize committee
which is now at work on list of prizes,
and it.ts expected that the prizes will
run X into the thousands of dollars
before the committee has completed
its work. In addition to prizes offer
ed by the exposition itself, and local
people, the committee is at work Sc
curing prize offers from all over the
country from those interested in par
ticular lines of exhibits and already
over one thousand dollars of prize
money of this kind has been pledged.
Division number one of the expo
sition will be cattle show, at which
will be exhibited cattle the like OF
which this part of the country has
never before witnessed. The Amerl-
can Hereford Cattle Association will
have exhibits and sale at the ex-
position and large breeders in Geor-
gia, Florida, and Alabama have begun
to make arrangements to have lnd1-
vidual exhibits of cattle of various
breeds, though it is anticipated that
the Hereford will have the best ex-
hibit of any breed at the exposition.
Division number two of the expo
sition will be a swine show, and al
ready thirty-one breeders of Hamp-
shire and other kinds of hogs are pre-
pairing exhibits of hogs for the show
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-02

Amusements of All Kinds
The Secretary is now in CORES
Continued on Page Three
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-02
PEACE CRY IS HEARD
AGAIN IN GERMANY
(By International News Service.)

(By International News Service)
Erich, Aug. 1.-The demands for
peace and political freedom are grow
ing louder and NOSE insistent in the
German empire.
Peace cry dominates" says the
Frankfort Gazette. I'VE cannot see
the end of the war In the meantime
American legions are daily crossing
the ocean and our fight becomes I'M
easy. Germany cannot win while
her people are half absolutist and half
democratic in principle, but must have
true political freedom. The Gazette
demands the retirement of Chancellor
Won Hertling.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-02
AMERICANS TRUSTING
GERMANS BACK AT
MOUN|ERE WOOD
(By international News Service.)

With the Americans on the Marine.
August 2.-Despite heavy rain the
Americans have continued their oper-
alton northward OF the Mouniere
wood, tlsfusting back the Germans.
Air observers report that Fismes,
the great German base on the Sol
ssons-Rheims railway. is in flames.
Following thirty-six hours of con-
tinual fighting an American battalion
Of lurnherjacks. after throwing the
GeNens out of Cierges, has consol-
idateW the new position beyond the
village.
Following sanguinary hand-to-hand
fighting the Germans have been
swept out OF Mounierc wood at the
point OF the bayonet. The Boches
have abandoned field pieces, machine
guns and wounded.
Eight Hun airplanes were downed
by American aviators.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-02

by international, News Service.}

by International News Service.}
Paris, Aug 2-The capture of Vile
En-Tardenois from the Germans is
imminent, and the slow retirement of
the Boches to the Vesle river is pre-
dicted by military critics this after
noon. Cutting into the German lines
on the heights north of Fere- En- Tar
denois, the Allies continue their slow,
steady advance, giving the Allies ar
tillery command OF all roads leading
from scissors to Rheims.
Fismes, Beeochies and Braisne, all
important railway points, are now
under harassing fire from the AL
lied guns.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-02
JACKIE MUSICIANS EAT
Sc WORTH OF ICE CREAM

St. Louis, Mo-, Aug. Part OF the
Great Lakes Naval Band was sent
out on parade here one evening.
John Ring, Jr, was with them. He
invited them to have some ice cream.
The invitation was accepted by twen-
ty-hve.
The bill was SO, or twenty-four
cents for each jackie.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-02
Urges Passage Of Susan
B. Anthony Amendment
(By International News Service.

Washington, Aug. 2-President
Wilson today continued his drive to
round up supporters of the Susan B.
Anthony equal suffrage amendment in
the Senate. In a letter to Senator
Baird. of New Jersey, the president
urged him to support the measure, ex-
pressing the belief that the position
of the United States in international
affairs would be greatly strengthened
by the passage OF the amendment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-01
New York, Aug. /.


The confidence United outlook which made the
disappeared night today those who bought Steel
selling
their holdings.
the initial trading
action of the
ect attack declining point
!
Reading yielded S6& There
unusually n n
evidence
stock declined than 43
rallied
the with selling chiefly
The position a
the
bullsh
specates without although
continued evidence manipulation those
General Motors about
Tobacco to
bonds
demand
9a52 advanced to 1886. The 314s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-01
LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS

,,.C Chicago: Aug: 1:aaaaaoGs.Rsesipts. :aaa q. .ooo
20c higher than yesterdays average. Top,
i99aa5si; bssvX sie.4o.;, Rsdiam and iiEst
ana sis ishs hogs. msHa% sfs.e
CATTLE-Receipts. 1850 head. Beef.
steer and good butcher cattle strong: other
classes slow. steady: calves. steady.
SHEEP--Receipts. 5000 head Steady to
stronger.
Pittsburgh. Aug. 1.-HOGS-Receipts, eOeO
Heaa HeafsrI .oTs Hsayes 6 III,
SHEEP AND LAIBs-Receipts. $50 head
Steady. Top sheep. $ll. so; top lambs. 1i6
CALvEs-Receipts. so head. Active. TOP
$3.50.
RsSsD ssis. Sssa heas sirons .HS,sc
HoGs - Receipts. Zoo head. strons.
Heavy. $2O.25 q 90 81; mixed $50. 35 % 90. so;
workers.. $40 40; light yorkers. 500 % 6p 20. 40:
pigs. s29d9S20,a5; roushs' si7.7b01s:
sHEEP p y AND Nj LAMBS - Receipts, 100
head. Active and strong. Lambs. GAG
1850; others unchanged.
Kansas City. Aug. 1.~-CATTLE-Receipt
II. 900 head. Best steady: others lower. Z
H0GsIReceipts. 1000 head. Market goo
sHEEP-Receipts. 5000 head. Steady.
$500 head; i0e to s6c higher.
CATTLE-Receipts. 45OO head: steady to
easier.
sHEEP-Receipts. 11.7oo head; steady. Z
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-01
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

New York, Aug. lin the early
dealings in foreign exchange today
pesetas displayed weak tone, while
Swiss showed moderate improvement
Quotations on Stockholm were slightly
higher. Other neutrals were steady and
unchanged.
Quotations were:
Demand sterling 4.75k cables
4.76Is sixty-day bills 4.73; ninety day
bills 4.70.
Franc checks 5.71A cables 5.6s%.
Lire checks sol; cables s.
Swiss checks 3,94k cables 3.92h
Guilder checks 81 1a cables So
Pesetas checks 1915; cables 1855,
Stockholm checks 35.40 cables $3.50,
Christiania checks 1920; cables 81. go.
Copenhagen checks 31.l0; cables l50.
Ruble notes were quoted l390@l4
for the 500s and 14@14,10 for the zoos.
In the afternoon pesetas declined to
26 20 for checks and $3.50 for cables,
but they rallied subsequently, closing al
26. 40 for checks and $3.50 for cables.
The remainder of the market was
steady and quiet, with no changes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-01
Financial Briefs

Testifying in the suit by the Consoli-
dated Traction Company. an underlying
company of the Pittsburgh Railways
Company. in Pittsburgh. to break away
pendently, J. A. Mead auditor for the
receivers of the railways company, said
in the United States District Court that
under the new and cent zone carfare
lost II per cent of its passengers, with
an estimated loss of more than 100000
annually
s187 900 from the banks yesterday, maxi
7SS, 900. '
Richard L. Austin, chairman of the
Federal Reserve Bank, has returned
from trip to Colorado.
Special meeting of stockholders of the
Southern Pacific Company has been
called for October at Anchorage. KY,
to authorize, approve and ratify the con-
tract to- be made between the COM
pany and its proprietary companies with
the Federal railroad administration and
to take such other action as may be nee
essary in matters pertaining to Federal
operation of the companys lines Books
close September "a, reopen October 10.
For six months ended June 80, Ameri-
can Steel Foundries Company shows
surplus after charges and war tax of
s2,96S,924, equal to $17.27 share on
stock, against $21,44 a share In the cor
responding period of 1917. Net income
for the period increased $239.258.
Frank r. Rutheri ford and Leo Friede
have been elected to membership on the
New York Stock Exchange. Proposed
transfer of membership the seat Of
Thomas l.. Manson, deceased, to Harry
G. Sieligson, consideration $53,0OO. Mon
roe o. Rothschild to Jesse A. Roths-
child, partnership transfer. Proposed
substitute of membership of James s.
Gross, to take the place of Alfred j.
Romary. of the firm of Gross. Romary
& Co. Harold l.. Robinson, to take place
of Anson w. Hard, Jr, Of the firm of
Taylor Smith g. Hard.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-01
INCREASED ACTIVITY is SHOWN
BY SOME OF LEADERS ON CURB
Large Volume of Business in Aetna Explosives-Air-
craft Stocks Improve-Motor Issues Develop Better
Tone-Mnes Attract Attention
New York, Aug. /,

There increased
of
at 36R and 81 Wright Martin
at
361k.
The stocks showed better Chevrolet
mand with 13 1885,
for
interests, but, after selling 33a
in
demand selling
Tungsten firm with sales 1916
a to
bonds
US at and5
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-01
OTTON CROP sHRINKs
616{si Production Forecast Places Esti.
& n,sted Yield at 100000 Bales

Z NIashlngton, Aug IA loss of 1 ,706,-
401Sba1es in the prospective cotton crop,
~ principally to droughty conditions
~ xde western part of the cotton belt,
NareGlally in Texas. was shown today
~ the department. of Agriculture's Au-
%5Dt production forecast, placing the
60(fnated crop at 13.Gl9,000 equivalent
QSpound bales, compared with 49,
2H11oo bales forecast in July.
[*X eQpdition of 1876 on July 25 fore
= yield per acre of about lT7.3
and total production allowing
<lut from planted areas for aban-
~. OF about 1853 900 bales. Last
pfoduction was 11.300.254 bales,
sXGars ago l1,449,930. three years
[l,3H.s $40 and four years ago 49,
Il. 4 eendition by States follows: vir-
476: North Carolina, 81 South
iIHn so, Georgia, IT; Florida, 70 !;
6ina, 7S; Mississippi. 81; Louisi-
t1f Texas. 81; Arkansas, TT; Ten
6s.s6: Missouri, 90; Oklahoma, as /;
<<nta. D5 Arizona. 95.
Ike department. gave out the follow
&9fement. The Bureau of Crops
f6ld that the area planted to Sea
ard Egyptian cotton in 1918 Is
SkG0Q0 acres. of which 27S.0O0
afe Sea Island and $4,000 acres
~. This compares with $4,000
t@ II q heavy decrease in the acre.
the older Sea Island sections in
~ and Florida. where the boil
y very active, and a correspond
1fSase in the Egyptian acreage in
and California. The production
1aHt as Of July rs at 10, 900 run
-. OF which $4,000 are Sea
~ $4,000 Egyptian, as against
1fofuction Of 100000 running
~ H.