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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-12-31

This is, thus far, mild winter. The pre-
diction is that, comparatively speaking, it
will continue so. A citizen of Dawson who
frequents the woods and streams hunting
and fishing obtained the information from
the squirrels, who told him, and he pointed
to their as yet untitled storehouses as proof.
This hunter and oberver of nature has great
faith in the meteorological wisdom Of the
squirrel, and until some other denizen Of
the woodland introduces rebutting testimony
what the squirrel says "goes" so far as
this locality is concerned.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-12-31

There ought to be a generous response
from the public to the appeal for funds to
care for the orphaned children of Belgium
No wreckage of all the German barbarism
comes so close to the human heart as the
condition of the 100000 helpless sufferers
who had no voice in the war, and no OPP
portunity to strike down those who made
them dependents. The cries of the manned
and starved children of Belgium ought to
haunt every man and woman in Germany
both in life and eternity.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-12-31

Secretary of Agriculture Houston has
counted 'em, and in his annual report in
forms the country that American hens laid
1921 10000 dozen eggs during the year.
OF course Mr.. Houston does not know how
many eggs the hens have laid. 1t goes to
show on what silly things the peoples money,
hundreds of thousands of dollars of it, is
wasted by public officials
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-12-31

1t is undoubtedly the general opinion that
Henry Ford is taking himself too seriously
in retiring from business that has made
him one of the richest men of the world
to publish weekly periodical for the bene-
fit of humanity. Mr.. Ford's jitney contri-
button is about enough for any one man.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-12-31

Editor Herring's delightful Saturday
Night Sketches" continue to appear in the
Weekly Triton Gazette. They bark back to
the good old days when people took time to
live, and were really human. The high
geared people of today know little of the
joys of simple and neighborly living.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-12-31

when he appointed Hon. John T. Dor
sey solicitor of the Blue Ridge circuit,
to succeed Herbert Clay because the
appointee had been pardoned for
criminal offense in violation of the YER
dict of a jury.-Conyers Times
Not knowing who the other aspirants were
The News is not prepared to say whether
we would have appointed John T. Dorsey
(who is not in any way related to Governor
Dorsey to the Office of solicitor general.
We might or we might not have done so.
But the appointment was in no sense bad
one. Solicitor John T. Dorsey has attained
success at the bar, has so won the esteem
and confidence of the people as to be elected
to represent Cobb county, one of the largest
and foremost counties in the state, in the
legislature, where he was placed on some
of the most important committees, and has
more recently rendered his state and nation
splendid service in important work in con-
nection with the war; so satisfactory was
which that he was promoted to the rank of
major. 1t is unfortunate, therefore, that a
desire to "knock" Governor Dorsey should
cause a regrettable incident in the life of
to be dug up and paraded in print. How
much better it would be to commend him
for mastering great obstacles, and to help
and encourage him to attain still greater
success.
There was sufficient doubt as to the re-
sponsibility of young Dorsey for the death
of the man with whom he and youthful
companion were engaged in an alteration
as to cause Governor Hoke Smith to grant
him full pardon. Time has abundantly
demonstrated the wisdom and righteousness
of the executive action, and it is more
than unfortunate that political prejudice
should, after all these years, cause the mat
ter to be made the subject of political news
paper discussion.
Major Dorsey is widely known and popu-
lar throughout the state, and will make the
Blue Ridge circuit an able prosecuting of
fcer
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-12-31

The Madisonian issued 32-page Christ
mas edition, the largest that came to our
sanctum from any of the country offices. 1t
was chuck full of bright and attractive
reading matter and advertisements, too, and
was a splendid paper in every respect.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-12-31

Why not try gas attack on the boil Wee
vii? We notice that the government is GO
ing to dump into a river millions of dollars
worth of the stuff it had manufactured to
smother Germans, and it might be a good
thing to try it on the pestiferous little cuss
that menaces the worlds cotton supply.
Maybe it has not discovered the advantages
of Gas masks.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-12-31

We may be surprised to find how easily
this country win run along with no man
in the white house. After all, we are more
of a self-governing people than many real
ize. Even a president is not as essential as
we make him appear in the newspapers-or
themselves.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-12-31

1t is much too early to begin newspaper
discussion of the next senator. It's long
time before another senator can be elected
and, anyway, there's so many things folks
want to read and hear about besides any
body's senatorial aspirations. Let's wait.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-12-31

Watch your meat, Mr.. Farmer" ad-
monishes the Butler Herald In other words
save your bacon. It's mighty good and time
ly advice, too. The Herald advises cold
storage, which is being generally used by
the farmers of this section now.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-12-31

Lynching is no longer a southern prob
lem. In Iowa last week mob of 500 took
a negro who had killed a white man from
jail and lynched him, and every few days
we read of mobs pursuing negroes in the
eastern city of Philadelphia.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-12-31

In justice to all it can be said that con-
gress is wasting as much time talking about
the presidents waste of time as the presi-
dent is actually taking from his duties at
Washington.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-12-31

A wag remarked that it looked as though
womens dresses were higher this winter
than they were last.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-12-31

ga 100000 ice cream plant for Savan-
nah" is a newspaper headline. Are we to
infer that the Savannahians are going to
forsake the seductive julep for frozen milk ?
If so a miraculous change has been wrought
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-12-31
ooh, BOYp

From the Los Angeles Times.
Cloth made out of banana fiber is the latest
move in conservation Of material. What
Nmonos is ought to understanding to
slip on.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-12-31
Colds Cause Grlp and Influenza

LAXATIVE BR0M0 QUININE Tablets remove the
cause. There is only one "Bromo Quinine ="
E. w. GROVES signature on box. SOC.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-12-31

The government announces the produc-
ton of a non-infammable gas That's moth
ing. There's been billions of feet of non
infammabe gas produced on the street
corners for years.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-12-31

Editor w. C. Kelly, of the Fort Gaines
Georgian, has returned from the war, and
our contemporary is again scintillating with
his paragraphs. We welcome you back,
neighbor
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-12-31

should be conducted has made his appear
ance again. This time he is explaining
what should be done at the peace confer
ence.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-12-31

President Wilson will attend formal
dinner in the old throne room of the French
monarchs. VIII the shades smile or scowl?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-12-31

To test the quality of sermon ask the
average church-goer ar hour after its close
what the minister talked about
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-12-31

England has cut down her claims agains
Germany to only forty billion dollars.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-12-31

We could write an editorial about the
passing of the old and the advent of the
new year, but out of consideration for our
readers we won't
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-12-31

A newspaper headline says the influenza
has taken on new life, but most people
thought influenza took on new deaths
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-12-31

Just why the president did not select
Henry Ford as one of the peace commission.
ers is not apparent
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-12-31

We wish everybody happy and prosper
Gus new year.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-12-31

A Washington dispatch says that friends
of Speaker Champ Clark in congress say that
he will be a candidate for the democratic
presidential nomination in 1920. At the Balti-
more convention Mr. Clark had clear ma
jority over all the other aspirants for many
successive ballots and accordiay to prece-
dent and party custom was clearly entitled
to the nomination for president at that
time. He is an able man, and deserves well
at the hands of the democratic party
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-12-31

'The way to make the world brighter is
to smile at it," says CHEEKY writer in a
Christmas magazine. If that is a good slo-
gan for the holidays wouldn't it be mighty
fine to carry it on through the new year?
Selfish indulgence is not a promoter of
smiles, and these times of all others throw
wide many doors of opportunity for service
which we may enter and find peace and
abiding joy.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-12-31
BELOW THE BELT.
tunity.

The Dalton Citizen is of the opinion
that Governor Dorsey was inconsistent
when he appointed Hon. John T. Dor
sey solicitor of the Blue Ridge circuit,
to succeed Herbert Clay, because the
appointee had been pardoned for a
criminal offense in violation of the YER
dict of a jury.-Conyers Times
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-10-10
Text of the Note.

Amsterdam, Oct. 6.-The text of
the note forwarded by the imperial
German chancellor, Prince Maximil-
ian, to President Wilson through the
Swiss government, follows:
"The German government requests
the President of the United States to
take in hand the restoration of
peace, acquaint all the belligerent
states of this request and invite
them to send plenipotentiaries for
the purpose of opening negotiations.
TT accepts the programme set
forth by the President of the United
States in his message of January 8,
and in his later pronouncements es-
pecially his speech of September ~,
as basis for peace negotiations.
with a view of avoiding further
bloodshed, the German government
requests the immediate conclusion
of an armistice on land and water
and in the air."
It is announced that Turkey will
take a similar step.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-10-10
FORMAL OFFER OF PEACE
GERMAN CHANCELLOR ASKS
RESTORATION OF PEACE.
Macedonian Front Has Crumbled
and We Offer Peace, Kaiser Tells
Army.-'Hour is Grave"

Copenhagen, Oct. 6.-Prince Max
imilian, of Berlin, the New German
imperial chancellor, announced in
the reichstag yesterday that he had
sent note through the Swiss gov
ernment. to President Wilson in
which he had requested Mr.. Wilson
to take up the question of bringing
about peace and to communicate
with the other belligerents regarding
the subject.
The chancellor told the reichstag
he had addressed his note to the
President of the United States be-
cause Mr.. Wilson in his message to
Congress on January 8, 1918, and in
his later proclamations particularly
his New York speech on September
27, had proposed a programme for
general peace which Germany and
her allies could accept as a basis for
negotiations.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-10-10
Kaiser's Proclamation.

Berlin, Oct. 6.-Emperor William
today issued a proclamation to the
German army and navy in which,
after announcing that the Macedon-
ian front had crumbled, he declared,
that he had decided, in accord with
his allies, to again offer peace to the
eAemy.
The text of the emperor's proc1a-
tion reads:
"For months past the enemy with
enormous exertions and almost with
out pause in the fighting has storm
ed against our lines. In weeks of
struggles, often without repose, you
have had to persevere<and resist a
numerically far superior enemy.
Therein lies the greatness of the
task which has been set for you and
which you are fulfilling. Troops Of
all the German states are doing their
part and are heroically defending the
fatherland on foreign soil.
lizard is the task
"My navy is holding it's own
against the united enemy naval
forces and is unwaveringly support
ing the army in it's difficult struggle.
'sThe eyes of those at home rest
with pride and admiration on the
deeds of the army and the navy. 1
express to you the thanks of myself
and the fatherland.
"The collapse of the Macedonian
front has occurred in the middle of
the hardest struggle. In accord with
our allies I have resolved once more
to offer peace to the enemy, but /
will only extend my hand for an
honorable peace. We owe that to the
heroes who have laid down their
lives for the fatherland and we make
that our duty to our children.
"Whether arms will be lowered Is
a question. Until then we must not
slacken. We must, as hitherto, ex-
ert all our strength unwearily to
hold our ground against the on
slaught of our enemies.
''The hour is grave, but trusting
in your strength and in Gods gra-
cious help, we feel ourselves to be
strong enough to defend our beloved
fatherland.
(Signed) WILHELM"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-10-10

and with every sale of wheat flour
he must sell a combination of some
one or more of these in the propor-
ton Of one pound of substitutes to
each four pounds of wheat flour.
No dealer may force any other
substitute in combination upon the
consumer, and these substitutes
must conform to these standards fix
ed by the Food Administration.
There are some localities where
other substitutes are available and
which retailers may wish to carry on
in order to meet this situation. The
following fours may be sold in such
combination in lieu >of the above
named -four, if the consumer so de-
mands on a ratio of one pound to
each pound four pounds of wheat
flour: Kafir -four, Milo flour, Rice
-four, Oat -four, Peanut -four, Bran
flour, Potato -four, Sweet potato
flour and Buckwheat -four.
Pure Rye flour or meal may be
sold as a substitute, but must be sold
in proportion of at least two pounds
of rye with three pounds of wheat
flour.
The foregoing rules apply to all
custom and exchange transactions as
we'll as sales of flour to farmers.
Victory Mixed flours, conforming
to the standards set by the Food Ad-
ministration, may be sold without
substitutes.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-10-10

barley -four, corn meal or corn -four
stream, they look like any Of these
modern destroyers whose pa they are.
There is nothing modest about them.
They make no effort to conceal their
purpose in life. Their four rakish
stacks lift >abaft their crouching
bridge like the hair on the back 6f a
snarling dogs neck. And that, sub
NIT, is the trouble with all Destroy
ers; they know they are destroyers
and they don't care who else knows
it. It's not the proper spirit in which
to go after the enemy submarines, for
there are times when the Hun is very
shy; there are times when you only
frighten him under by brandishing
your intentions at him in your every
line. In fact, the best way to WOO
the harried Hun-and this is pious
notion with which to temper the de-
stroyer enthusiasm which has seized
the worlds to go up and down the
seas in a casual, absent-minded fash
ion, as if your owners had nothing
whatever on their minds but ocean
freights and the price of fish.
However, torpedo boat destroyers
were built long before destroyer cap
tains became the darlings of the gods.
These five were authorized as result
Of the Spanish-American war in 1898,
and when Neafie & Levy launched
them at Philadelphia in 1900 the seas
were kept by what the navy calls the
battle-wagons, and a destroyer COM
mand was held to be harmless way
of killing time. The department ban
ished them to the Asiatic station in
1908, and if the department supposed
that they were headed for the scrap
heap, doubtless the department was
justified.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-10-10
SPANISH INFLUENZA.
Public Health Service Offers Some
Suggestions.

The following relative to influenza
was prepared for the Greenville Pied
mont by the Public Health Service:
No other communicable disease
which assumes epidemic proportions
spreads so rapidly or attacks indis-
criminately so large a proportion OF
the pop .lation as does Spanish inf1u-
enza; therefore, while statements
that eight million persons have been
attacked in Spain alone may be ex-
aggeration, it is probably true there
has been a wide prevalence of the
disease.
Past epidemics have been charac-
terized by profound prostration out of
all proportion to the intensity of the
disease; hence it is not improbable
that the disease has impaired for a
time the efficiency Of the German
army, as reported.
The present outbreak appears to be
characterized by a peculiarly sud-
den onset, the victim being struck
down with dizziness, weakness and
pains in various parts Of the body,
while on duty or in the streets. There
is a sharp rise of temperature of lO5
and lO4 degrees, complaints of head
ache, pains in the back and photo
phobia. The throat feels sore, there
is a congestion of the pharnyx, and
in some instances laryngitis and
bronchitis. Something also similar
to trench fever is sometime found
in the influenza patient.
The fever generally falls in three
or four days and the patient recovers
rapidly. Few fatalities are reported.
When there is death, it is usually
from acute bronchitis, with terminal
failure of the right heart.
There was an epidemic of this dis
ease in 1889 and 1892 in Great Brit
ain.
Treatment-Rest in bed, warmth,
fresh air, abundant food, Dover's
powders for the relief of pain. The
convalescent requires careful nursing
to avoid serious consequences.
Sources and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
of the throat and nose passages, con-
,veyed on handkerchiefs, towels,
drinking cups and messgear or other
methods. Infected persons should
be kept separate as much as possible
from those not infected. Beds should
be screened. There is no practical
quarantine, and disinfection can be
only general. Attending nurses
should wear gauze mask. During
the epidemic, persons should avoid
crowded assemblages, such as street
cars and working places. Treat as
a bad cold.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-10-10
PUTS 1T UP TO GERMANY.
President Must First Know For
Whom Max is Speaking.

Washington, Oct. 8.-President
Wilson has met Germany's peace note
with move which will, at one stroke
develop whether her proposal is sim
cere or merely a pretension, and If
a pretension it be, fully justify for all
time before the world the prolonging
of the war with force to the utmost,
force without stint or limit. At the
same time the president has left wide
open the door to peace.
Declining to propose an armistice
while the armies of the central pow
ers remain on invaded soil, the pres
ident today called on the German
chancellor to state, as an absolutely
necessary preliminary to reply from
the entente allies and the United
States, whether Germany accepts the
principles of peace as repeatedly laid
down, or merely proposes to accept
them as the basis of negotiation"
and whether the chancellor speaks
for the German military masters con-
Quoting the war or the whole Ger
man people.
Following is the text of the note
as sent by the secretary of State to
the charge d'affaires of Switzerland,
to be transmitted to Germany:
Departmental of State, October 8,
1918.
"Sir:-I have the honor to ac-
knowledge, on behalf of the presi-
dent, your communication of Octo-
Der 6, inclosing the communication
from the German government to the
president; and I am instructed by
the president to request you to make
the following communication to the
imperial German. chancellor:
"'Before making reply to the re-
quest of the imperial German gov
ernment, and in order that the reply
shall be as candid and, straightfor-
ward as the momentous interests in
volved require, the president deems
it necessary to assure himself of the
exact meaning of the note of the i'm
perial chancellor. Does the imper-
ial chancellor mean that the imperial
German government. accepts the
terms laid down by the president in
his address to the congress of the
United States on the 9Th of Janu-
ary last, and in subsequent addresses
and that it's object in entering into
discussions would be only to agree
upon the practical details of their
application?
"'The president feels bound to
say with regard to the suggestion OF
an armistice that he would not feel
at liberty to propose a cessation OF
arms to the governments with which
the government of the United States
is associated against the central pow
ers so long as the armies of those
powers are upon their soil.\ The good
faith of any discussion would mani
festly depend upon the consent of the
central powers to Immediately with
draw their forces everywhere from
invaded territory.
" The president also feels that he
is justified in asking whether the
imperial chancellor is speaking free
ly for the constituted authorities OF
the empire who have so far conduct
ed the war. He deems the answer to
these questions vital from every point
of view
Accept, sir, the renewed assur-
ances of my high consideration.
(signed) ROBERT LANSING"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-10-10

can and see how long you can look
him in the eye.'
I learn that those best acquainted
with the men of Supply Train No.
1O7 have long ago ceased to call
them out of their names. These
men are just Americans.-Herbert
Corey in Columbia State.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-10-10
so PER CENT. FLOUR.
New Regulations as to Amount of
Substitutes to be Purchased.

Under the new regulations pro-
mulgated by the Food Administra-
tion regarding the wheat conserva-
tion programme, effective September
i, which supercedes the "ifty-ifty"
rule and which permit the use of 80
per cent. of wheat -four to 20 per
cent. of substitutes, the retail dealer
dealing in standard wheat flour is
required to carry in stock either
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-10-10

If your subscription expires
1 Nov. 1S, please renew be-
fore that date. This is ac-
cording to instructions from
the War Industries Board.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-10-10

All sizes of electric lamps, includ-
ing automobile lamps, at Faulkner
Electric Service Co.-adv.