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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-09-20
been rescued as the result of pigeon

been rescued as the result of pigeon
messages.
There are several cases OH record
in which bird has successfully de-
livered his message even when Sc
verely wounded. In the British army
lofts, the inquisitive American SOL
diers have found several birds still
at work who bear the marks of bat
tie, including several veterans who
are still flying regularly though mi
nus leg lost in action.
The British pigeon officers tell OF
an historic pigeon, known in the ser
vice as the "V. c." which arrived
torn and bleeding and with tie CYL
inder containing his message actual
ly forced into his breast by the force
of an exploding shell. This stout
hearted flyer fell dead when his mes
sage was delivered.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-09-20
CARRIER PIGEONS HELPING
ALLIES TO WHIP THE HUNS

Behind the British lines in France
For the American soldier newly ar
rived in the lines in France, there is
always great interest attaching to
the now widespread use of carrier
pigeons. Little crates of the birds
are found in many frontline dug
out, and they become great pets OF
the men, who watch their work with
close interest.
Normally information in wartime is
transmitted by wire, but sometimes
occasions arise when the wires prove
insufficient or break down altogether
Every frontline unit must be pre-.
pared for such an emergency. So the
pigeons are always kept handy, and
from time to time are tried out" to
be sure that they are ready for their
work.
The pigeons quickly become accus-
toned to shell fire and they will car
ry important messages through a
heavy artillery barrage and through
gas clouds when no other method OF
communication is practicable.
Pigeons were first employed by the
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-09-20
THE FARMERS ORGANIZATIONS.

The brought the Importance agricu eec
period history The human Early in tie present strng
the bankruptcy the farmers
in the face and fully admitted by those authority that the total
effective organization among the farmers of the South
pnbe for the da that them 1914 Grad
uay the leaders the farmers became that
uas the Government could give them the cooperation the
millions engaged the industry could be reached only skee
organizations here and there available through which
deal with the problems arising from the conditions which rapidly
place the burden of eng the world upon
farmers National committees consisting of Uus of the farm
naons began be formed
work done behalf of Agriculture. Among the
organizations which have done for the farmers Che
Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union headed by that whole
souled patriot Charles Barrett who
the councils the Government when affecting the
be passed Though for numbers
the State have continued effective county South Georgia
especially the has been allowed The organization
of this section being perfected and organizers
lively the field bring this helpful organization the support
of the farmers Every patriotic farmer who loves home
should be loyal member of this organization both the
ds be himself especially good
them sto win the War"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-09-20
MOB-PHYCHOLOGY.

Nest Of through enthusiasms When to
distinguish between judgment and zeal mistakes
1t is pleasanter to let emotions guide We get
with thought Most of thoughts wrong but life
one long five reel feature.
Enthusiasm has it's 1t stimulates to persevere when
MS resolution has been taken If his decision has
wisdom we'll that his enthusiasm should
tism, which has its foundation logic finest manses
tation Of enthusiasm
The mental processes of the weakest half emotion and
half imitation. 1t case of Monkey see, monkey do"
This the logic of mob violence Here the quality
which inspires the nchng bee poses patriotism 1t animates
sabotage anarchy and n yet mssquerades spirit of de-
mocracy
When half half to blow up muniton fac
tory initiates effectively against liberties as when
it leads hundred manacs to hang suspect any cause
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-09-20
THE WARTIME PRoFITEER
By JESSE F. GELDERS.
Oklahoma City, Okla.

OkldnOma lily, Okla.
OF all the creatures ugly, and de-
spised and insincere,
Not one has less OF honor than the
wartime prohteer.
While the khaki men are toiling-
while they bleed in cave and
ditch,
Prohtcers are bleeding" others, to
the end of growing rich.
They de5ase our very baner with
their hypocrite salute,
They degrade our ev'ry standard,
they devitalize, pollute!
And thcl. flag is but mock'ry, Civ
ing all their purpose true,
For instead of stars, there's money
in the field of navy blue!
When they howl the nations an
them, evry lis (ener's heart is
chilled,
For each note nllNt bear them in
terest, and with greed each tone
is filled
Ev'ry bar they reach is sounded with
a harsh metallic ring,
For they wish that it were bullion
as they stand and falsely sing.
They accentuate with pleasure ev'ry
chance to make slur,
And the whole is but a discord-
just raucous sort of blur.
All the.i' faces show their feelings
they are grim and dire and
dark,
They've replaced the clef of music
with the writhing dollar mark!
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-09-20

British army in October, 1914, when
an experimental shipment of fifty
birds were brought to France Their
value was Immediately recognized
and the service rapidly grow to enor-
nous proportions.
Under present war conditions, the
pigeons are most largely employed
tor two purposes-to bring back in
formation from the front line trenches,
and during an advance to bring mes
sages from the advancing tangs and
infantry. Generally speaking a 100
mile flight is the outside limit
fcr military purposes, even when mes
sages are sent in duplicate For dis
tances of ten miles, single birds are
relied on constantly, and there are
very few failures,
In war mobile lofts must take the
place of stationery ones. These are
usually small automobil etrucks and
contain from 90 to 20 birds. An i'm
portant feature of the trucks is a
good lookout cage on top so that
the birds can easily learn the to-
biography of the neighborhood before
being liberated for their work.
In the Battle of the Somme in
1916, about 1850 operation messages
were brought in by carrier pigeons
over a period of three months.
Carrier pigeons are very success.
fully used in connection with aircraft
in flight, and for distances up to 20
or 80 miles in fine weather can be
relied upon to reach home with their
messages. They are released in such
a manner that they will first move
with the wind, the airman throwing
the bird forcibly downward and side
ways in the direction the wind is
blowing so that the wind will assist
it to clear the machine. With sea-
planes, number of cases have oc-
Cured where pilots in distress have
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-09-20
IN TINE OF WAR PREPARE FOR PEACE

Wise preparing for the after problems and OBJ
The with will fortune after the
There will be works reconstruction repair and
Europe and the Americas The arpan duplicate the ran
growth the automobile industry discussed Merchant
Marine will into its what left of the Public Domain will
disappear the ownership of the andn movement
by returning soldiers Pan-Amercan increase ire
ndoy epocha political events domestic and international
Ill crowd anoher heels the oceans far as their sost
function will international brotherboos
associations will spring and econom
e will be born and grow rpd In fact world is going to
some in the twenty FIVE following this The wise
prepsrpg special opportunity when
shall
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-09-20
Expert at Tribal Sport,

One method the Zuni practice for
keeping in trim is their tribal sport,
which was witnessed for the first time
by a number of Americans at the re-
cent ceremonies. The game is known
as "kick-the-stick," and is a sort Of
hockey played with the bare feet. The
stick is bit of wood three or four
inches long, and each team tries to
Kick it down a long course to goal
So expert are the players and so fast
do they travel, that a number of spec
tators wore out their horses trying to
keep up with the game.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-09-20
Goat Meat Good Human Food.

The goat is said to be the cleanest
feeder of the live stock world. 1t will
not eat straw or hay that has been I'M
der foot. 1t nibbles the choicest bits
OF foliage and rejects all uncleanness.
Its meat therefore, is equally fit for
human food with the flesh Of the sheep.
Present prices Of goats for the range
are well up to the prevailing figure
for sheep.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-09-20
Some Sions of Rain.

The sweating of water pitchers and
coolers indicate that much moisture
prevails in the air. 1t is worth MOTTO
ing and using in connection with 9TH
er signs of rains. The dripping of
caves troughs is Of the same origin,
md is of some value.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-25
No Reserva, Called Yet.

Washington, Mar. 25.-Field Marshal
Haig is holding the great German drive
of ninety seven divisions with only
twenty seven divisions of battling Tom
mics, it was stated by British military
men here today.
According to the British strategy, it
is believed here, Haig will not rush up
greater concentrated forces until he IS
ready to assume the offensive at the
break of the German onrush. During a
bombardment it is not well to over
concentrate men, it is pointed out.
British officials estimate the Ger
man losses at approximately 100000
men day in killed, wounded and cap
tured. At this rate, they hold, they are
justified in optimism and in the belief
that the Germans are defeating them
selves by their enormous losses.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-25
The Morning Story

With the British Armies in the Field,
Mar. 24.-Under the eyes of captain and
kings the great battle presses on with
out pause.
Haig and others are lingering its
pulse on this side. The kaiser, Crown
Prince Friedrich Wilhelm, Crown Prince
Ruppreeht, Hindenburg and Ludendorff
are in consultation on the other.
The struggle widens in the night time
and contracts during the day.
In the moonlight of sufficient bril-
lance to permit the reading of news
papers, bombing and war planes swarm
out. carrying high explosives, far behind
the baytle zone. They broaden the area
of doath scores of miles, few villages
escaping. ~.
when the sun rises, the bombers, like
nrowling night birds return to their
roosts; ground fighting speeds up, and
seour fleets, succeeding the bombers, tiy
low over the clashing infantry, harrass-
inc enemy columns and observing the
artillcry.
i;ntish air men have smashed records.
The, FORTY seven German alrplane
Inwned Friday were equalled again
saturday and probably today, The bat
ltlrp is almost exclusively between the
(, aTne and the Disc. While the strug-
Gle continues throughout the hne, II
Iis hottest on the British right
Prussian cavalry, hurled forward al
various points, attempted to haeE
through the British lines, but was toii
I'd everywhere. Terrific encounters with
mour ted and unmounted enemy IN the
repion between the Tergnier canal ano
liieo, resulted in driving the Germans
back. A.,
hough making some progress th'
Germans have been unable to MAINTAIN
all their gains. -,
In the midst g the most stubborn
FIGHTING the British cannot resist smll
inc at the wireless German claim tha'
n considerable portion of the Brltlsi
army is defeated. -, a,
Extraordinary thing that we dldn ,
know it ourselves, exclaimed BRITISH
officer.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-25
WILLAD AND FULTON
SIGN AGREEMENT FOR
BATTLE JULY FOURTH
Willard Gets rs Per Cent Of
Net Receipts anu FultOn
$4,000

Chicago, Mar. 25.--Jess Willard and
Fred Fulton signed an agreement here
today to meet July for the heavy
weight championship of the world. The
place was not named in the articles. Full
ton is to get $4,000 as his share and
Willard seventy per cent of the net
receipts.
The meeting of the two giants was de-
void of hostilities. Sitting at either side
of tPromoter j. @. Miller, they serawled
their signatures on the fight articles
without word about the coming fray.
Willard was first to appear. A few
tinutes later, Fulton and his manager,
Like Collins entered. Jess spied the par
ty and rushed to the door.
'FHello Mike, was the greeting.
Then to Fulton, "Hello Freddy-how
are you?"
The two shook hands warmly. Fred
in dark cutaway coat and striped
trousers, shifted walking stick to his
left hand to shake.
"You re getting to be quite a sport,
remarked Willard.
Yeah, gTlnned fred. carrying
cane and everything
The time honored ceremonial of pho
tographing the group was carried out
and the party broke up without the
| fighters indulging in farewells.
The agreement provides that they
shall meet at such place and hour OF
July 4 as the promoter may designate
and that training camps shall be estab
Iished near the zone one month before
the battle. Miller reserves the right t.
sell the match without releasing th'
serappers from their obligations t.
which they are bound by $1,000 guaran
tees.
Miller announced new offer o.
$I35,000 from New Haven, Conn, tn,
bidders name being withheld.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-25
BOOSTS RED CROSS
CONTINUED from. page one)

information of enlisted men for their
families.
A special branch maintains headquar
tiers at Washington, and is able by this
means to locate any enlisted man quick
er than can be done by a private indi-
vidual. This is but one phase of the
work done by the home service sec
tion, and the work requires a worker to
every eight or ten families. As there
are 600 Marion county men in the ser
vice, the local home service section
should have around 60 workers, but it
is believed that half of this number viii
do for the present.
WIN Talk Tonight.
Mr.. Foisie will speak again this even
ing at the Commercial club and the
meeting will be open to the general pub
lie. Mr.. Foisie S talk this afternoon was
for the home service workers, but at
the meeting this evening he will speak
more generally, explain what the home
service section expects to do in Salem,
ana tell of the work of the inteli-
genee department.
The home service work in Salem has
been in charge of Mrs. +. X. Buell., who
has been selected as secretary. The Of
flee is located at the Commercial club,
and since revival of interest few
weeks ago, the local work has more than
doubled. The need for a chapter course
was seen by Mrs. Buell., and she brought
the matter before the Red Cross Off
eials with the result that the course
was decided upon.
Several well known speakers are to
appear during the course which viii
last about three weeks. Mr.. FOisie viii
speak twice, his next address being on
April 2eth. DR.. B. W. DeBusk viii speak
on April first on Child Welfare. DR.. De
Busk is at the University of Oregon, and
is one of the state rs foremost special
lists in child welfare work. Miss Mabel
Cunningham, head of the department OF
phvsieal education for women at the
university of Oregon viii also speak
/ and DR.. Joseph Shafer, head OF the his
tory department at the University oi
| iOregon is also scheduled for an address
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-25
Beaten at Many Points.

London, Mar. 25.--German forces
crossed the Somme river south Of Peron
ne. between the city and ideourt, out
were driven back to the east bank by
counter attacks, Field Marshal Hang re-
ported today.
The first hostile attacks this morn
ing developed north and south OF Ba'
paume, Haig said.
(Bapaume is Is miles west OF Gam
brai and more than six miles south
west of the nearest point held by the
Germans before the present otefnSve.(
The battle continues with great vio-
lence on the whole front.
North Of Bapaume yesterday evening
powerful attacks were repulsed with
heavy enemy losses. At only one point
did the Germans reach the British
trenches. They were Immediately thrown
out.
Elsewhere, the enemy s attacks We're
stopped by rifle and machine gun fire
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-25
Admit British Bravery

Amsterdam, Mar. 25.-German cores
pondents unite in paying tribute to the
stubborn resistance of the British, es-
pecially the artillerymen covering the
retreat, who left their batteries when
the Germans were only a few hundred
wards distant, according to copies OF
German newspapers received here to-
day.
The correspondents claim the British
counter attacks with tanks was lneffec-
tive as the machines were demolished by
the German artillery.
Allied air squadrons also covered the
British retreat, it was stated.
The booty taken is said to have IN
cluded many motor cars.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-25
AMAZING FORD FACTS

1t is amazing the bigness of the
daily operations of work at the Ford
Motor company. Fairly takes one 5
breath away to learn that the taiiings
or steel trimmings that come from the
lathes and other machines average lOO
tons daily; east iron borings, . tons
and sheet steel clippings to % tons
daily. Why. this is as much and more
than most automobile factories con
sumo in fresh raw materials. Think OF
it! The total sales of serapmateriai
from the Ford factory the past year
approximated S3,0OO,0O This is in ad-
dition to an enormous amount Of east
iron borings and haled sheet steel clip
pings consumed in their own foundres
These figures indicate that for every
Ford car manufactured, the waste ma
terial averages about 50.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-25
HEAD STUFFED FROM
CATARRH OR A COLD .
Says Cream Applied in NOstrils
Opens Air Passages Right Up.
s.ssss*.s.4.s.s...a4s4s*-..s.s*a.ss.'

Instant relief-no waiting. Your
clogged nostrils open right up; the air
passages of your head clear and you can
breathe freely. No more hawking, snuff
fling, blowing, headache, dryness. No
struggling for breath at night; your
cold or catarrh disappears.
Get small bottle Of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist now. Apply
a little OF this fragrant, antiseptic,
healing cream in your nostrils. 1t PEN
etrates through every air passage of the
head, soothes the infamed or swollen
mucous membrane and relief comes in
stantly.
It's just fine. Don't stay stufed.up
with q cold or nasty eatarrh.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-25
nt every other attraction.

The affair was considered the mcst
successful enterprise the Salem organ
ization has attempted. 1t is believed
that close to 10000 attended during
the two days, and as the dances cost
10 each, more than 1900 must have
danced.
Brother Bill, the much heralded Red
Cross ram, failed to put in his appear
ance, but II pigs donated by local
man, brought in a good sum. The auc-
tioneering business Saturday afternoon
was especially good, and most cf the
goods brought in were sold.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-25

Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. Druggists
refund money if it fails. 25c

by the British, and he was driven back
with great losses.
(This may be regarded as the most
optimistic official statement issued by
Field Marshal Haig since the German
offensive began. According to the Brit
ism commander, the enemy S advance has
been stopped all along the line-tempor-
arily at least.)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-25
Just Advertising
a Rather silly Book

Seattle, WASH, Mar. 22.--Thrce ar
rests and the seizure Of more than 1000
volumes of "The Finished Mystery" "
were the fruits Of police raids last night
on the homes of members of the Interna-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-25

tional Bible Students Association for
copies of the book which was placed
under ban week ago by Special Assis-
tant Attorney General Reames. The
members held for federal investigation
are Elder Frank E. French, Deacon A.
K. Winquist and his brother H. w. Win
quist.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-25
England Waits Calmly.

London, Mar -''The empire STANDS
calm and confident in its soldiers,
was the message King George wired
10 Field Marshal Haig today.
~ assure you the fortitude, courage
and self sacrifice of the troops you
command, which continue SO heroleaiiy
to resist greatly superior numbers, Is
realized by me and my people.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-25
NEW COAL PRICES

Washington, Mar. 22-New maxi
mum prices on coal for fields in IlIi-
nois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and
West Virginia were announced by the
fuel administration today. They are
effective at Z a. m. tomorrow.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-25
Air Raids Kill Some.

Paris, Mar. 25.-Several casualties
resulted from yesterday s air raid on
Paris, it was officially announced today
A number of enemy airplanes succeed
ed in crossing the battle lines at high
altitude and attacked the city. They
were pursued Immediately by French
airplanes rfom the front and those at
taehed to the Paris defense. They were
driven off after dropping several bombs.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-25

into four figures. The jitney dance the
last night brought in over $3.50, the
rattle brought in a goodly sum, some
1900 people were fed at the restaurant
and rushing business was continuous
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-25
County Fair Will
Show In -Four Figures"
Jitney Yielded $l5O

The report of the committee in
charge of the Country fair had not
managed to count up the collections at
q late hour this afternoon, but from
present indications, the total will run
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-25

Field Marshal Haig, i'll his official
statement, admitted the Germans cross
ed the Somme south Of Peronne, near
Licourt but declared they were driven
back. 1t is not plain whether the Ber-
lin war office and Haig referred to
the same action.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-25
prnsident commend.

Washington, Mar. 25,-President Wal
son TODAY cabied Field Marshal Hang a
message of Confidence in his forces op'
posing the German offensive.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-25
TERRIFIC FORCE
CONTINUED from page one)

ing revolver and crying that the Huns
were on his heels. He was cought and
proved TO be a German.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-25
This Story Denied.

Berlin, via London, MAJ 25.-Passage
of the Somme river was forced below
Ham, the Berlin war office announced
today.
n'We mounted the heights west of the
Somme." " the statement continued.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-25
Claims Made Bv Berlin.

Berlin, via London, Mar. 25--The Ger
man war office today announced the
capture of Bapaume.
Divisions freshly brought up failed
to bring a decision in favor of the en-
emy, the statement said.
In the evening, they were defeated
and streamed westward" it was deciar-
ed.
Near Bapaume, the enemy was again
defeated.
Northeast of Bapaume, German troops
broke through and drove the enemy
back by way of Ytres and Sally.
Hot fighting is in progress for the
possession of Combles.
Nesle was stormed during the even
ing.
Strong positions west of Crozat can.
al were captured.
Ytres and Sally are southeast, rath'
er than northeast of Bapaume. 1t is
probable that the German statement
meant the British retreated in the d1'
rectiOn of these two towns.
Haig admitted the enemy gained g
slight foothold in the new British lines
north of Bapaume during powerful at
tacks Sunday evening, but declared they
were later driven out.
Guiscard and Chauny have been cap
tured, the statement said.
Enemy losses are unusually heavy.
Forty five thousand allied prisoners
have been taken, together with mor'
than 900 guns end quantities of Othel
4 war materials.