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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-09-13
SHERIFF TUCKER
CAPTURES STILL AND
THREE MO0NSH|NERS
TWO OF THE FIVE SINNERS"
MADE GOOD THEIR ESCAPE.
BUT IDENTITY is KNOWN BY
SHERIFF TUCKER.

Sheriff Tucker, of Irwin county,
and Chief of Police McGinnis formed
triumphal; procession through Fitz-
gerald yesterday with a big copper
still and three captured moonshiners.
The still and 'stillers were scooped
up near Bone Pond in Irwin county.
Two escaped of the five men who
were operating it at the time of the
coup, but Sheriff Tucker says he
knows them and that they will be
caught in the drag net before long.
All were white. Sheriff Tucker had
poured out quantity of whiskey and
beer that had been manufactured by
the moohshiners.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-09-13
REVIVAL AT KENNEDY
MEMORIAL CHURCH

A series of Revival meetings will
start Sunday night at $50 at the Ken
needy Memorial Baptist church to con-
tinue through the week The services
will We every evening at $50. Rev.
c. A. Cozart will assist Rev c. A.
CHM.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-09-13
BABY BOY IS
ACCIDENTLY SHOT
LITTLE SON OF REV. AND MRS.
COZART IS ACCIDENTALLY
SHOT WHILE PLAYING WITH
PARLOR RIFLE.

Cecil Cozart. the four year old son
of Rev. and Mrs. Cozart accidentally
shot himself while playing with par
lor rifle, which an older child had left
loaded in the room. The shot entered
the child's lip, knocked out two teeth
and cut his tongue. The child is re-
ported as doing well today.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-09-13

General Pershing's forces in
their attack on the southern side
of the St. Mihiel salient have adj
vanced for a distance of eight
miles. The assault was made on
a front of fourteen miles.
The Americans this morning
were making rapid progress in
the continuation of their drive.
German prisoners say the, Ameri-
can attack was expected but that
it was delivered so rapidly that
they had no time to put up stub
born resistance when they were
ordered to.
Panneslin Pannes, which was
energetically defended by the
Germans, was easily captured by
the Americans. The Americans
are reported to have captured
Vigneulles, seven and one-half
miles north of Xivray, through
which the former line ran.
Blowing Up Ammunition Dumps
Latest reports on the territory TAX
Ell by the Americans indicate that the
neck of the salient has been narrowed
to less than six miles If two Ger
man divisions still remain in the
pocket their escape is decidedly i'm
probable.
General Pershings troops also are
said to have captured Beney Heudi-
court and the Boisde-T hiacourt.
The Germans are blowing their am
munition dumps at Batonnville and
Domboux.
General Pe-shing's troops so far
have captured nine thousand and five
hundred prisoners and have taken &C
cannon.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-09-13

FALLS SHORT Of
EXPECTATION
BEN HILL IS SHORT 1903 OF
GOVERNMENTS ESTIMATION
OF 1851 FOR THE COUNTY. ~

The big draft registration of all
men between the ages of 18 and As
who had not already registered re-
suited in total of 1928 in Ben Hill
county who signed UP with Uncle
Sam. This was 1903 short of the gov
eminent estimate of 1851 fc- the
county.
The registration by districts in the
county was
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-09-13
CROWD TO Triton TO
BOB JONES PREACH

About two dozen cars containing
over aNhundred people motored over
to Triton this evening to hear the
evangelist, Bob Jones. preach. To-
night is Fitzgerald night" at his Tiff
ton revival meeting.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-09-13

Mrs. ]. W. Reid has returned to her
home in Atlanta after a brief visit to
her mother, Mrs. Mary James on w.
Pine streetr
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-09-13
NOTICE TO HUNTERS

Although it has been rumored that
the legal squirrel season will open
earlier this year than last, there has
been no such change. The squirrel
season opens October 1st. The pos.
sum season opens on the same date
Let no man be deceived by -umor, as
| will prosecute anyone who breaks
the game laws.
B. r. STRICKLAND,
Game Warden.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-09-13

Mrs. w. B. Hammock, of Valdosta,
is visiting relatives and friends in the
city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-25
Poor Couple Also Give $40 to
Red Cross War Fund.
They Couldn't Afford 1t, but 1t
Was for the "B0ys."
AND THERE'S ANOTHER COUPLE
They Also Had Sent Two Sons
to Military Camps.
They Have Money, Too, but
They Are Keeping 1t.

1t happened in Oakland. Topeka
suburb.
Mother, what are we going to give
the Red Cross this time" said a grey
haired man, taking off his spectacles
and looking up from the paper he was
reading. His wife sat by the table
on the other side of the lighted lamp,
knitting for the boys 'over there"
why, father, you know all we can
do now for Jimmy and Jean is thru
the Red Cross and the Y. M. c. A,
let's give all we can. Don't you think
we could spare SO a month-part
of it could come out of your pension,
she said.
"I believe we can" said this veteran
of another war Well try"
And this is why when the Red Cross
solicitor came to their home, $40
was pledged by the old couple, willing
to do their bit for everyone's boys
over there"
In another home in the vicinity
the same question was asked by
a husband of his wife, well to do, as
money goes these days. and she reply
ing with narrowness of soul from which
grief had driven out charity bitterly
replied, I've given my two boys, isn't
that enough, what more do they
WANT"
Here the Red Cross worker went
AWAY saddened. Two boys in the war.
selfish personal grief and a blank
pledge card.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-25
SALE A BIG SUCCESS
Sal was Raised at Valencia Despite
Downpour of Rain.

The Red Cross sale held at Valen-
cha on the 23d was a great success.
Despite the heavy rain the day before
and the rain during the day the peo-
pie showed that they meant business
Judge Dawson gave an interesting
TAX on the Red Cross work, which lie
mad to cut short on account of the
neavy downpour of rain. 1t looked as
tEo the sale would have to be called
OIL but the Rock Island railway,
thru ITS agent, r. W. Albright, i'm
nedlately came to the rescue and Of
fered its building.
Inc articles for sale were speedily
transferred and with the building
damned inside and large crowd
sstanding under the caves of the build
ing Col. C.xM. Crews soon livened
tnem up and kept the clerk, d. A.
kendall. of the Willard State bank.
on the hump to see who was who.
me proceeds of the sale, which
amounted to s741 clear of expenses.
were the combined efforts of districts
% ana los to raise their combined
quota Of $500. Each district went
over its quota $50 per cent. Dis
tr1cts 81 and 100 will back the Red
cross to the limit. when called upon.
Wnicn limit is the sky.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-25
Mein dear SON Heine:
MONDAY.

Mein dear son Heine:
Your letters requesting money sound
like a stadtmendts from der Aircraft
Appropriation Board, only more so,
und ISIS chust as easily understood
However, heremit ISIS der weekly
check Weekly, Heine, nodt weakly.
Say, Heine. did you efer stop und
notice chust vot a automobile tire re-
pair shop really iss? Usually idt ISIS
small sized imitation Of a life sized
store, stuck away some blaze in vun
story building. und init dirty windows.
on der front, grease on der floor, und
mortgage on der roof. You vouldt
pass idt puy many times a day und
nodt efen notice der blaze. But, Heine.
suppose you vos away ouidt puy der
country in, say perhaps twenty or fif-
teen miles. und init only four wheels
on der autcmopile. und nit lots off
clouds in der sky. nit greadt possibih-
ties off rain und snow und sleet und
hail und things. und all adj vunce you
shouldt gedt on der tire a puncture!
Say Heine, den vot vouldt you think
off dot insignificant. mooch neglected,
contemplate little old tire repair shop
know vot you would think You
vouldt Gift der oder three wheels
chust to be with reach off dot shop.
und iff idt vos only in der range OF
vision idt vouldt suddenly look as fine
as der new east wing off der stadt cap
Dot ISIS der idea, Heine. Idt ISIS nodt
vot We half dot ISIS appreciated, but
vot ISIS needed. Und efery day vile
walking or riding mitouidt trouble ven
We go past dot tire shop idt isn't missed,
but ven a nail shumps oop und bites
your tire. den ISIS idt realized vot a
wonderful invention ISIS der tire shop.
No. Heine, L am nodt selling tires.
neider am I going to repair oder
peoples tires. / am simply oxplana-
tioning dot way to camel-fudge an idea
apoudt der Red Cross. Idt ISIS chust
der same only somevot different
While We are adj home, here in our
own country nit der Germans und
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-25
TO Give RECORDS
Board of Health Will Register
Births Prior to 1911.
Many Soldiers VIII Have To
Have Certificates.

Because of a previous lack Of atten-
ton to vital statistics in the state OF
Kansas. the people born in Kansas
prior to 1911, when the law was passed
for the compulsory registration OF
births. are handicapped in many ways
To overcome the disadvantage from
which they may suffer. the state board
of health has provided for the filing
of birth certificates ante-dating the
Kansas law. Many cases are known
in Kansas where the failure to have
definite birth records has prevented
inheritances, and in some cases has
prevented the payment of various
kinds of claims. A birth certificate
is now required to obtain passport
to a foreign country. to obtain a SOL
can citizenship. 1t may be required to
establish identity, to enter school, to
employment under child labor laws.
to inherit property, to vote, to hold til
tie, to buy or sell real estate. or to
marry. Following the war there will
be hundreds of claims. in many of
which birth certificates will be re-
CURED
May File Certificates.
According to the arrangements now
in force to help out those whose birth
was not recorded before Kansas had
its present law, certificates will be &C
cepted by the board of health, and
filed with them. showing name. sex.
date, place, residence, full name of
father and maiden name of mother.
and a certificate by the attending ply
sician or midwife. If the signature of
the attending physician cannot be OBJ
tanned, the board will accept the GER
tificate of reputable persons who may
have definite knowledge of the birth.
This service and record will be avail
able to any native kansan. Any ply
sician will furnish a blank copy OF
birth certificate on request, or they
may be obtained from the city OF
township clerk. These certificates,
properly filled out, will become a per-
manent record and final proof of ma
tivity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-25

bullets und oder insects so far away
idt ISIS hard to realize der necessity off
der Red Cross. While we are riding
around IN ease und comfort in Ford
Limousine, away from all oder
dangers, und are peacefully Watching
der Kaws winning der pennant. und
occasionally mixing der joys off life
nit a game off go1luf, we wonder vot
ISIS der use in all dot Red Cross push
ness. But, Heine, idt ISIS chust like
der ge-busted tire. Away off some
blaze somevere ISIS lot off poys who
ISIS making targets off demsellufs, und
thousands und hundreds off dem are
needing dot Red Cross assistance a
million times more dan any automo-
bile tire efer needed a tire repair shop
Idt took Hughes seferal days to rea-
lie dot he vos beaten puy Mr.. Wilson,
but finally he woke oop to der skitua-
ton, und likewise ISIS idt nit der Red
Cross. Heine. Idt don't seem possible
dot all der Red Cross nurses, der
bandages. der doctors, der medicine
ambulances, hospitals. und andsoforth
are needed, but Heine, iff We don't
realize idt NOW und come across nit
a few more dollars than We can spare,
we WILL realize idt ven our sons
und brothers. und neighbors und
friends come home. nit missing legs
und arms, und some nodt come home
adj all, und nodt SAY anything only
chust LOOK adj US NIT sorrow und
regret dot We adj home, in safety und
comfort didn't do our part. HEINE,
spendt der whole weeks allowance for
der RED CROSS und I will sendt
anoder check, efen iff I am ge-busted
Hoping you are der same.
Your fader,
LOUIE SCHNITZ.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-25
Y. M. C. A. WORK
Plans for Summer Hikes and Group
Activities Here.

A meeting of the boys work COM
mittee of the Central Y. NJ c. A. was
held Thursday to outline a program
of the departments summer activities
Hikes and group work in the gymna-
sum will receive special attention.
The summer camp of the Y. NJ. c. A.
boys will be held at Elmdale in con-
nection with the boy scout camp. Ono
big camp, instead of two smaller ones,
will be held this year
The program for the summer
months will be as follows: Younger
juniors and P. J. G class, Mondays
Wednesdays and Saturdays: older
junior class, Mondays, Wednesday,
and Fridays; intermediate and high
school classes. Mondays. Wednesdays
Fridays and Saturdays; high school
class, afternoons and evenings. One
day a week will be devoted to group
games and gymnasium work, one day
for swimming, and Wednesday of each
week will be devoted to hikes. A
special class for non-swimmers will be
held each Tuesday during the summer
to teach swimming.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-25
BULK SALES DECISION
Kansas Supreme Court Action OF Spe-
ciaI Interest to Business World.

supreme court decision in the
"bulk sales" law in which Kansas
highest tribunal upheld the constitu-
tionality of the law in every particu-
lar, is of special interest to Kansas
business world, the case being the first
test of the statute in the supreme
court. In his decision Judge West
held that:
The bulk sales act (1s15) is a con-
stitutional expression of police power
and is valid under both state and fed
eraI constitutions;
That it does not conflict with the
constitutional inhibition against i'm
prisonment for debt except in case OF
fraud;
That it includes all creditors-not
only those who have sold merchan-
disc to the vendor;
the goods may be sued by a judgment
creditor of the vendor to subject the
property to his claim and that such
creditor is not restricted to remedies OF
attachment, garnishee or levy OF exc
cution.
Judge Vests decision was a rever-
sal of a decision in the Howard coun-
ty district court where the case had
been dismissed on a demurrer. The
plaintiffs brought the original suit
against a merchant at Whitewater. to
satisfy two promissory notes held
against a FORMER owner OF Ihe fneI-
chandise stock. The former owner
sold the store to the defendant, Janu-
airy 5, 1917, and eleven days later the
plaintiffs secured judgment against
the former owner on the notes, for
1857. The sale was made without
observance of the bulk sales law. it
was alleged. which requires that the
seller notify his creditors of the sale
by registered mail, seven days in ad-
vance or give bond in lieu of such
action. The law also requires that the
seller give the purchaser a full list
of his creditors. For false statement
in these particulars. the law provides
maximum penalty of 500 fine or
ninety days in jail. But, the court
held, the failure of a vendor to OBJ
serve these provisions does not auto
matically prove him guilty of criminal
violation of the law. Judge West re-
manded the case to the Howard coun-
ty court for further proceedings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-25
HEAR ARMY CALI
Editors of Liberty Bell Jayhaw.
ker To Enter Service.
Harry Morgan and Donald Da.
Wis Have Bright Future.

WEDNESDAY.

Lawrence, Kan, May 25.-war in
spired the form and content or the
1918 Liberty Bell Jayhawker, the an
nual senior year book, just issued at
the University of Kansas by Harry
Morgan of Alta Vista and Donald Da-
Wis of Downs. And as a climax to
their work as editors of the book, both
Morgan and Davis are to join the col
ors as soon as school is completed this
spring 1t is the thirtieth volume to
record the passing of a college gener-
alton from K U.
Harry Morgan will be called into
service in the national army May rs
and will report to Camp Funston. He
postponed enlisting because of the
job of getting out the annual as edi-
tor of the book. Last summer he was
refused for service in all branches of
the military service for which he ap-
piled for enlistment on account of de-
fective hearing.
Morgan Newspaper Man
Morgan was formerly on the staff
worked on the Pittsburg, Kan, Head
light previous to that time.
Morgan has been a member of the
Kansan board for four years and was
editor-in-chief of the Daily Kansan,
the University daily publication, last
Chi, honorary national journalistic
fraternity; member of Sachems. hon.
or senior class organization, and be-
longs to the Alemannia club. He is
editor of the Jayhawker.
Donald Davis. manager of the book,
is not registered for national service
but expects to enlist this summer. He
has his application in for an officers
training camp this summer. In his
sophomore year at K. U, he was man
ager OF the annual Soph hop and this
year he had charge of another sue
cessful all-university party-the
beauty ball at which the winners in
the Jayhawker beauty contest were an
nounced.
He is a member of Sigma Delta Chi.
a member of Phi Gamma Delta and
belongs to Phi Beta Kappa, national
educational fraternity for seniors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-25
THE SERVICE FLAG ANTHEM

e-America-
Our Service Flag. to thee,
Great Gift of Liberty;
We raise our song.
Gift of the nations pride.
Gift of the Crucified,
Gift of the men who died,
For-uS-for all.
Each star a sacred life,
Gifs of a-mother-wife;
In travairs hour.
For thee. on Bonded knee,
We ask Great God. of Thee.
On land or on the sea,
Thy keeping power
Thy stars cannot be furled,
Until they save the world,
Great Service Flag.
To thee, when battle grim,
when fire and smoke bedim,
Thy blood red banners rim.
We lift our song.
Flag of the Red and/white.
Stars of our tears at night.
Great Service Stars.
Pledge Of the iation's might,
Pledge of her sons to fight,
Till Victory Crowns the Right.
Our Service Flag.
Copyright. 1917. by John R. Paddock. sr.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-25
GARFIELD PARK CONCERT
MarshaIFs Band Will Give a 9-Num-
Der Program Sunday.


The following program will be given
Sunday afternoon at Garfield park by
MarshaIrS band:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-25
OFFICES ARE MOVED
Santa Fee Watch Inspector Is Now on
East Fifth Street.

Owing to the crowded condition of
the Santa Fe railway general offices
here, the office of the general watch
inspector. H. S. Montgomery. has been
moved to the Office Block building on
East Fifth street.
The Time Service office will remain
in It's new quarters until such a time
arrives when it will be possible to
build the new general office building.
planned two or three years ago but
held up because of war prices of ma
terial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-25

Paul Hennig Of Brooklyn. N Y, me-
chanical expert, accused of tampering with
horoscopes for TOT pedoes and charged with
treason. was acquitted at the request of
the district attorney. 1t cost Hennig So
900 to defend the suit, taking all his saw
ings and compelling him to mortgage his
home. The government is asked to recon-
pense him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-25

The war. tax of the United States Steel
corporation this year will be nearly a quar-
ter of a billion dollars
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-25

Kansas farmers started campaign
vest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-25

% s ] % = as H.a h s s s Hs
@ .o the
acreage bab cal o be largest hve
men from the towns and cities must enroll for
Iditarod pioneer., 1918-05-18
DR, DAVIS TELLS OF BERLIN

suit in a curtaimert of an Americans privileges. A friend of mine criticised mildly an article in a Berlin news paper. He thought only friends were about Next day he was sent for, ad- monished and required to report to the police twice daily and to remain in his quarters from s o'clock in the evening until 6 in the morning virtual conhne- ment. Tho most privileged Americans must report to the Berlin police twice weekly and have their papers stamped. These papers show just what the bearer of them is permitted to do, what hours he must keep and where he is permitted to go.
 "There are not half q dozen Amer jeans in Berlin who are not anxious to get home. Many of them are having trouble to get permission. 1 first ap- piled to leave last August: but was re- fused. Some time later l managed to obtain permit for my wife and child and they came to America long before l was permitted to leave. 1 had about made up my mind l was to be kept in Germany for the duration of the war when 1 received word my request had been granted. 1 did not take the risk of informing even my closest friends that I was leaving. l was afraid up to the last minute that something might be said against me, some anonymous letter might reach the police and re- suit in a revocation of my permit. The story that I traveled on a special pass signed by the kaiser is wrong. l had the same police authority granted to every other American who has left within the past few months. And, like those other Americans. l did not feel happy until 1 landed here in New York, where intend to remain.'
 Dr. Davis said a German offensive in the west had been freely talked about in Berlin since last November.
 "Many people have suggested to me that if Germany really intended an of fensive she would not be talking about it so much," he said. That is a wrong theory. We heard about the Italian offensive for months before it began. Stories got around in the same way and am convinced Germany intends to strike several hard blows, even if she does not have an idea of definitely breaking the Allied line"
Iditarod pioneer., 1918-05-18
FLEW A MITE TOO HIGEI
Seward Gateway.

Claude T. Boyles, since May, 1916, accountant of the telegraph and tele- phone department of the Alaskan En- gineering Commission at Anchorage, has been arrested on the charge Of having embedded S4, ,759.07 of the con- missions funds according to advice re- ceived ln Seward. Boyles is held in the anchorage jail.
 According to John H. Robinson, Spe- cial investigator for the Alaskan Eo- gineering Commission, who arrested Bovles, the prisoner admitted having embedded the commissions funds, re- ceipts of both the telegraph and tele- phone department and the lighting department, but was not certain as to the amount of his peculations.
 The money, it is said: was taken in sundry amounts since August, 1916, the first dedication for less than Sl0O oc- curing about three months after Boyles had come here from Valdez to take the accountancy position. Now that his accounts have been accurately checked it is declared that they show he pilfered almost every month, the thefts ranging in sums from as low as $50 monthly to as high as Sl,5OO monthly.
 His manner of living in Anchorage while not noticeably extravagant, was