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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-27

Mrs. Carl F. Preston Jr., and two
children left Tuesday for Ocilla,
where they will visit her father, Mr..
John Gibbs.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-27

We are prepared to do general cleo
trio welding on all machinery parts
on any kind of metal. Charges rea-
sonable and work is guaranteed.
Winn's Garage. If
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-27

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Re
heves Rheumatism, Sprains, Neural
gia, etc. ded Ap4
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-27

Miss Cora Stevens, of Triton. was
the weekend guest of Mrs. c. A.
Fretwell.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-27

Mrs. George A. Smith, OF Birming-
ham. Ala, is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. H. o. Benton on South Lee
street.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-27

Judge and Mrs. ]. w. Haygood
spent Saturday in Moultrie on bust
ness
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-27

Mrs. Alderman and children, of
Winter Park. Fla, are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. S. M. Whitchard.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-27

Mrs. J. r. Alderman and son, Dr.
Alderman, of Douglas, motored to
Fitzgerald Monday and were the
guests of Mrs. Rowland Griffin.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-27

Bicycles, Tires, Sundries and Ex-
pert repairing Herman H. Toelken,
Where Main and Central Meet"
Phone S8l. If
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-27

Miss Annie Laurie Jolly, of Balm
bridge, spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Jolly.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-27
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Lieut.. R. ]. Prentiss, Jr., has re-
turned to Camp Gordon after a short
visit to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R.
]. Prentiss.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-27

Miss Ruby Tolbert, of cambridge,
was the weekend guest of her uncle,
Mr.. Adkins, and Miss Annie Laurie
Jolly.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-27

Break your Cold or LsGrippe with
few doses OF 666. dedAp4
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-27

Judge and Mrs. J. w. Haygood at
tended the golden wedding Tuesday
of Mr.. and Mrs. Russell in Abba.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-27

Miss Tyson Fitch left Tuesday for
Abbeville, where she will visit Mrs.
Robert Nixon for few days before
going to Macon, where she will
spend the weekend.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-27

Mr.. Earl Hodge motored to Ma
con Sunday and spent social after
noon at Wesleyan College.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-27

FOR SALE-Seed Irish Potatoes.
Phone 402. St
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-27

Misses Lillian Taylor, Kathleen
Ethridge. Maggie Langford, Mrs.
Jamie Ethridge and Mr.. Drew
Swords motored to Triton Tuesday.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-27
Drs. Holtzendorf
and Turner
DENTISTS
Upstairs, next door to the
National Drug Company
PHONE 81

Mrs S. M. Whitchard returned
home Saturday from Atlanta where
she transacted business.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-27

TAKEN UP-One black horse
mule. blind in one eye. Owner may
have same by paying for this ad. and
feed. H. II. James, Phone 344, 3l9
w Magnolia st. 1t
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-27

Miss Lillian Taylor will leave soon
for Atlanta, where she will visit rela-
tives for sometime.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-27

Mrs. Mittie Harper is spending
sometime in Osierheld with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mcmillan.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-27

Full line of Ford repair parts made
10y the Ford Motor Car company at
Winn's Garage. If
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-27

Mrs. Mittie Harper. is spending
sometime in Osierheld with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mcmillan.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Clark, of Oak
Mount, Penn, are the guests Of Mrs.
Jennie L. Shallenberger on West
Roanoke Drive.
Mrs. Blackwell, of Rawleigh, N. G.,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Watson,
on West Roanoke Drive.
Always on the job for quicker and
letter service shat will stick" 1--WE
DO it now" You will NOT be over
charged Tourist Garage, Billy Keim,
Prop Il
Mrs. r. A. Cason, Of Brunswick,
is visiting Miss Nancy Lott this week.
Mrs Cason was formerly Miss Lula,
Garry, of this city.
The many friends of Miss Agnes
Neva McKinna will be delighted to
know that she will spend Friday in
Fitzgerald.
Full line of Ford repair parts made
10y the Ford Motor car company at
Winn's Garage If
Misses Lillian Taylor, Kathleen
Ethridge. Maggie Langford, Mrs.
Jamie Ethridge and Mr.. Drew
Swords motored to Triton Tuesday.
Observation-Disclosures, Re-
icves Rheumatism, Sprains, Neural
gia, etc ded Ap4
Mrs. J. R. Alderman and son, DR..
Alderman, of Douglas, motored to
Fitzgerald Monday and were the
guests of Mrs. Rowland Griffin.
NA1SS Lillian AdyiOt VIII lcdFC SOOH
for Atlanta, where she will visit rela-
tives for sometime.
TAKEN UP-One black horse
mule. blind in one eye. Owner may
have same by paying for this ad and
feed. H. II. James, Phone 344, 319
w. Magnolia ST. 1t
Miss Tyson Fitch left Tuesday for
Abbeville, where she will visit Mrs.
Robert Nixon for few days before
going to Macon, where she will
spend the weekend.
EhR CA ECaaI Ir,eb Dato4@oc
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-27

The many friends of Miss Agnes
Neva McKinna will be delighted to
know that she will spend Friday in
Fitzgerald.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-27

Mrs. r. A. Cason, Of Brunswick,
is visiting Miss Nancy Lott this week.
Mrs Cason was formerly Miss Lula
Garry. of this city.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-27

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Clark, of Oak
Mount, Penn, are the guests of Mrs.
Jennie L. Shallenberger on West
Roanoke Drive
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-27

Mrs. Blackwell, of Rawleigh, N. c.,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Watson,
on West Roanoke Drive.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-27

Always on fhe job for quicker and
letter service shat will stick" 1--WE
do it now" You will NOT be over
charged Tourist Garage, Billy Keim,
Prop r1 d
The Washington times., 1918-04-21

member, was that Germany had con-
sidered America also in its aims OF
conquest, and that it fully believed
at the beginning Of this war that it
would crush England and France
easily, then reach forth for our own
country. But the danger OF active
invasion is past now-it stopped at
the battle OF the Marne. What we
must battle against is the more in
sidious invasion Of Germany's spies
and their name is Legion! There
fore, gentlemen, have the honor TO
announce TO you that Chief Flynn has
accented our offer OF services and
that the Criminology Club is now and
henceforth devoted TO the defense OF
America and the outwitting OF the
paid tools of imperial Germany who
seek to use our nation as battle
field"
A cheer that resounded through ,
the great rooms of the Criminol-
ogy Club echoed Grants speech.
Then the members gathered into Z
little groups to discuss the new
development and to plan for the /
future. AS for Harrison Grant
He shifted from his position and
veered toward Cavanaugn, his
most trusted operative.
Billy" he announced, "our first
blow in this matter falls to you
You have seen the advertisements IT
/ the newspapers advising passengers
not to sail on the Lusitania?"
"Of course"
The Washington times., 1918-04-21
The Lusitania
Doomed

office. to send the following cable
gram to Europe:
81. II. Guertz-Amsterdam Hol-
land.
Lucy has entered last phase
OF illness. Doctors say progress
until Thursday normal. A,tsr
that, difficult to diagnose.
"THERBOLD."
Already the message was travelling
under the sea, while the spy report
ed to Won Lertz, and while another
spy in Amsterdam anxiously awaited
its arrival. And when he received it,
his educated eyes read an en-
tirely different message from that OF
a mere announcement OF an illness,
a message which thrilled his craven
soul with the information:
"Lusitania has sailed. Course
until Thursday normal. After
that unknown"
A hurried ten minutes in which
the spy ,urned to a specially In
stalled telephone, sent the message
TO Nauen and thereby to CuXhaver
and to every other U-boat base o'
Germany, where waited the scaven-
gers of the sea, Germany's sub
marines and their commanders. More
I from Naucn the message flashed tC
/ hundreds of men on the Irish coast
apparently fishermen, who arranged
to speed forth as far as possible
into the ocean, and to wait day anc
night for the sight of the vessel
that they might spy it to its doom
/ Expensive-of course! But all bat
ties are expensive, and Germany wa
planning the death of women ant
children in what it would call on
Of the greatest victories Of tn
war;. Were not the medals tha
would be issued to commemorate tn
victory" already being struck of
And had not even the date bee
placed thereon in characteristic Ger
man efficiency" Germany ha
named May fifth. And May fit
lthsy would be distributed Eo
The Washington times., 1918-04-21
The Secret Workings of Bern.
stOrff, Won Papen and
BOy-Ed Exposed

room, Harrison Grant again leaned
forward.
"That telephone againl" he an.
nounced. 81 wonder what It means!
Boy-Ed always answers it. There
he goes again. Guess he'll humble
into it, Just as he's done all day
no, he's talking louder this time
it's something about a ship
His hand clenched.
II can't get it." he grumbled. "B
he'd only talk louder-what's that
the Lusitania?"
"Lusitania? ?" The two other oper-
atives looked up quickly. Harrison
Grant nodded slightly.
ayes. Heard him say something
about the Lusitania. Seems to be
getting some kind Of a report over
the telephone, as though some spy
were telling him something that had
happened. Now he's left the tele-
phone-he's gone back to the others
good GOd!D
The two operatives leaped to their
feet at the ejaculation from their
chief. Their staring eyes saw that
his cheeks were white, that the
blood was slowly leaving his lips,
leaving them purplish, CHASTITY.
They've ordered a toast to the
Kaiser!" he announced eoldlS "a
toast-in eommemoration Of Ger
many's victory over the LusitanIa!
It can mean only one thing!
The Washington times., 1918-04-21
How the Sinking of the Lusi-
tania Was Plotted and
Achieved

Below great painting Kaiser Wilhelm in the imperial Ger
man embassy Washington slightly wrnkled sat al
dictionary before him. his fin
running figuring the numbers then running them
again repeating of scattered sheet Of
then matching those numerals
numbers and numbers Of the old dictionary
Quite still except for the whrr of the and the
sheets of he referred from to
little need for reference however for
numerals the written onglom
apparently meannglessven
had brought them this wrned
painting of the Kaiser And enough
those mbd
nothing than the muggd code by which Will
helm Hohenzoern Emperor imperial Germany daily
Nauen,
spiders spy activity United States
Bernsorf, imperial ambassador
The Washington times., 1918-04-21
NewsbOys
Shout
Disaster
Scareheads

the headlines Of the first "extra:"
"Lusitania sunkl Lusitauia sunk
by German submarine! Klein, Van
derbilt, Hubbard, and thousand 9TH
ers missing. Extry paper! ExtTy
paper, all about the sinking Of the
Lusitanial"
So that was the German victoTyl
The Lusitania sunk Weariiy Grant
sank into a chair, the dietograph
receiver still to his ear. On the
other side Of the wall three men
had raised their stems to the pic.
ture of the Kaiser, toasting him toI
the idea which had enabled the fish
ing smacks to wireless the news Of
the Lusitaria's course to the waiting
submarines, for the distorted brain
which had devised the messages Of
fishermen into instruments Of death
for the ungodly, demOnhke cunning
that had conceived the death Of wom'
en- and children to be a German
victory" Droningly the words
came over the dictograph:
ITO the Kaiserl May he continue
his glorious victories, abroad-ano
/ heren"
"Abroad-and here!" murmured
Harrison Grant between his c!enched
teeth. -And, here means Amer
| ica!"
The Washington times., 1918-04-21
Billy Places
the
Dictagraph

is only one way to learn. Won Pap
en-, Boy-Ed, DR.. Albert Heinric Won
Lertz, their unofficial agent in New
York-and even Ambassador Bern
storff himself-make a habit Of
lounRing at the Hohenzollern Club.
We want a dictagraph in those club
rooms"
Billy Cavanaugh twisted his al
ready tightly waved mustache and
smiled, ever so slightly.
"ITl attend to the Details" he an
nounced quietly.
And while Harrison Grant gave
his orders, four men were gathered
about the big table in the imperial
German embassy in Washington.
One of them was Bernstorff. An
other was Albert, with his ever
present portfolio in which he carried
the reports OF spies operating in
every city of the United States. A
third was Boy-Ed, and the fourth
was Captain Won Papen.
The meeting, incidentally, seemed
to have been a very happy one. A
supercilious smile SKINNED the lips
of Franz Won Papen as he gazed at
his co-plotters. He waved his cigar
slightly before him.
These idiotic Yankees will wake
up next week" he announced. 1t
will be something for them 10 think
about"
1T will be something for the
world to think about" echoed the
fastidious Boy-Ed.
do you suppose" DR.. Albert was
rummaging in his portfolio, 1t could
possibly act as boomerang,
America has had its eyes shut, you
know. For instance, ! think Capt
Won Papen recently reported the
burning o! several million bushels o.
wheat in it's elevators, as well as /;
train wreck or two that have so fal
been classified as accidents. Now
my query is, will the deliberate, pre-
arranged killing of Americans ant
the fore-announced destruction o
American property on board tn,
Lusitania, cause this country TO opel
its eyes and inquire about othe
things that have happened? O
will it.
The Washington times., 1918-04-21

NEXT SUNDAY-The attempted
bombing of the Hotel Ansonia, dur.
ing the naval review ball Of 1919
in which it was plotted to send 500
navigating officers of the great At
lantic feet to their death and make
the naval protection of the United
States in the East useless.
The Washington times., 1918-04-21

They must take care Of themselves
-9tter we have done all we can dc
to keep things running smoothly
The point is that the Lusitania must
be sunk! We have a lesson to teach
America! If we sink a few of their
citizens, perhaps they'll be more
chary about sending their represen,
tatives abroad to sell goods to the
allies. 1t may make them stop anG
think awhile before they ship their
goods to the allies too-and that's
what we're after"
Suppose America objects to the
loss of its citizens?" Albert wa:
smiling in a quiet, quizzicsl way.
The Washington times., 1918-04-21


Lusitania to escape?
Nor did the
fact that May
- RoSa.o % SS;n fifth passed with
JS SrnT no message from
the u = b o a S
cause Germany
to hold back those medals. On they
went TO the populace, while flags
huttered in Berlin to announce the
victory" that had not yet happened.
Everywhere were the U-boats. Ev-
where were the fishing smacks,
flashing out the supposed business
message that carried the code word
of the position of the great ship.
Time and again the sleek greyhound
of the sea lodged destruction only
through her speed. But in the dis
tance more U-boats were lurking.
The end was inevitable.
May sixth. Then May seventh.
Into the rooms of the Criminology
Club hurried Billy Cavanaugh to
seek out Harrison Grant and to re-
port with a little smile:
There's something interesting for
you in a room adjoining the Hohen-
zollern Club"
Harrison Grant raised his eye
brows.
Got it fixed, Billy?"
"Yes, sir. Broke a water pipe
leading into the club, then hurried
for the plumber shoD that always
attends to their work. Good fellow
there-thorough American. He let
me fix the leak. And while | was
fixing it, also fixed the dictogarph
just behind the picture of his inn
perial majesty, William HohenzOl-
lern."
Harrison Grant laughed happily
and reached for his hat. A half hour
later he lifted the receiver OF a die
tOgTaph to his ear. Stewart, the
Irelief operator. watched him.
I've just been listening" he an
nounced. Think Won Papen, Boy.
Ed and Wolf Won Igel just came into
the club. Couldn't swear to II
though"
Harrison Grant nodded slightly
the photograph still to his ear. Then
he started. Hurriedly he turned:
Put this down:
The Washington times., 1918-04-21
kOenig Buys
Some AllbiS

guns Also that an affidavit will be
given that she was loaded with con-
traband. Dumba can be counted on
to espOuse our cause"
What does It mean?" Cavanaugh
stepped forward Grant frowned.
Cant tell Won Papens doing the
talking. Now Boy-Ed has Joined
him:
"'Surely We should have heard be-
fore this. Do you suppose anything
could have gone wrong? Surely they
were prepared But tOday's May
:. and it should have happened May
,. If"
An right. What's the rest: 80
Stewart looked up from his copying.
Grant shook his head.
They're mumbling-I can't hear.
They seem to have all gotten over in
"a corner with their heads together
and are trying to talk so that no one
around the club will hear them. But
wait minute-they're talking
louder now-nO. they've settled down
to that buzzing again. think l hear
a telephone ringing-von Papen has
Just told BOy-Ed to answer It. Wait
nOw-Wait-"
4 strange silence IN the dictograph
room. Harrison Grant adjusted the
receiver closer TO his ears. lie press
ed hand strsiningly against it, as
though TO aid him in the hearing OF
what was going on in the next room
But impossible
The Washington times., 1918-04-21
Like a Bolt
From the Blue

strolllng happily about the decks
after a jOyial luncheon. Some one
looked at his watch to absently note
that the time was 2.32. And as he
raised his eyes
The deadly, gray serpent-like form
of a periscope as it raised itself
above the waves. The wake OF a toT-
pedo as it Kissed its way through
the water. Then a great, rolling
roar. a shock that trembled through
the whole vessel, a sickening lurch
and plunge, the thunder Of an ex-
IplosiOn-.
Hours later. in the dictagraph
The Washington times., 1918-04-21

LaIA AAAOA AAAAAE
p.,..orH since the war be-
Receives gan 'oiI Dei II
Wireless sUoLIL nau
neral inscribed
pages, caught On
wireless outfits owned privately
throughout the United States by
German spies, who had been
placed in America for that
very purpose. Each day the instruc-
tions had come from Berlin-in-
structions for the beginning Of prop
aganda campaigns, for connivance
against the allies, for the handling
of the thousand and one methods by
which Germany sought to strike its
enemies through neutral America
Each morning at o'clock, Ameri-
can time, those messages flashed
from the tremendous wireless tower
at Nauen, Germany TO find spies
waiting everywhere in America for
them. On interned ships, in shacks,
built far from the roar and hustle of
the city, even in Fifth avenue resi-
dences, were wireless outfits con-
cealed, each equipped with its Audi
en- detector, so necessary to the
catching Of wireless waves from a
great distance. Nor had the men,
bers of the embassy itself neglected
to take a part in the reception OF or
ders from across the sea. Nearly
every morning at O'Clock found
Capt. Franz Won Papen, military at
tache of the imperial German embas-
sv. and Capt Karl Boyd. naval at
tache, at a secluded part of Long Isl
and, standing beside a racing motor
car, to which was attached antennae
detectors, and receiving apparatus,
that they might personally assure
themselves that the code messages
from overseas were received and
started on their way to Bernstorff,
the master spy.
So it was that one day in April,
1915, Count Johann Won Bernstorff
worked hard at his task of decipher-
ing the maze of numerals that had
come to him during the night. One
by one he traced out the numbers
matching them first with the page
OF the old German dictionary, then
with the words of the aged book
each of which was carefully num-
bered for easy transcription. When
he had finished, his head bobbed
slightly, he pressed a button, and
almost snapped an order at the hur.
rying man servant.
"Send DR.. Albert in" he an,
nounced.
"Yes, your excellency."
A moment later a tall, dark,
haired man, his left cheek SCARED
from a School-dsv dval at Heidel
berg, stepped mo the room. He
was DR.. Heinrich Albert, fiscal spy
for imperial Germany and second
only to BernstorfT in what he term
ed 'the battle on the American
front" Just a second he hesitated
and then:
you sent for me, SIR"
The Washington times., 1918-04-21

yield the point. Now, regarding the
Lusitania, when is it destined to
sink?"
Bernstorff rummaged in some pa
pers, at last to bring forth a code
message.
"POtsdam plans the sinking for
next Wednesday, May 3. 1t has al
ready ordered medals struck on to
commemorate the victory"
/ And while the arch-spies of i'm
perial Germany continued to plot the
murder of American citizens on the
high seas, a 1.-THE, dark-eyed girl
walked 10 the stenographer's desk
of one of the largest hotels of New
York city, with apparently no pur-
pose in life save to be pretty and at
| tractive and likable. Spirited she
was, with dash of animation which
caused people to look at her more
than once, with a sparkle in those
| big eyes which told of love of life
and a zest for adventure "A tilt TO
/ her chin that spoke of determina-
ton, a smooth grace about her which
spelled birth and breeding and aris-
| tocracy. Time was-and not so
very far in the past-when her name
had glittered in the electric lights
of Broadway, But the love of ad,
venture had been too strong and
Dixie Mason, daughter of Brentwel.
Mason of Sou Car'lina, sur, had
forsaken the stage to take her place
as a quietly commissioned captain
of women operatives in the Secret
Service. And now
Now she was walking toward the
public stenographer's desk, smiling
and speaking to friends in the lobby
apparently thinking of nothing II
the world, but in reality strainini
with every nerve to catch the mes
sage in the Morse code that thu
stenographer was ticking off on tn
space-bar of her typewriter:
This go. Is go. the .... mai
80. | 80. spoke 80. of. .... HI
=. thinks 80. he's 80. .... lad,
.... killer"
Dixie Mason
Il Gil 1I1-,cIs sense Of hume