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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-06-28

ZONES. Mrs. Jim Mathews, Miss Thelma
Paul.
Chokee District No. Wv. P. Mar
tin. Chairman; B. ]. Harris H. r.
pope, John Jordan, H. E. Laramore, }
R Davis, Mrs. Frank Crews, Miss Nora
Davis Mrs. W. P. Martin.
Red Bone Districts. M. Stocks
Chairman; w. w. Mcdonald, r. L
Graham. N. L. Palmer, J. B. Paul, jim
Coston. Mrs. N. L. Palmer, Mrs. S. NJ
Stocks Mrs w. w. Mcdonald, Mrs. }
B Paul.
smithville District Negro Commit
teel-A. r. Robinson, chairman
Nance Williams, James Johnson, John
SON Adams, General Jackson, Mary A
Harris, Edgar Ford, n. w. Wilson.
The publicity committee for LIE
county is composed Of W. H. Sorrell:
t. w. Love and B. R. Jones.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-06-28
MISS Ida GREEN AND MIR.
S.E. PACE QUIETLY MARRIED

The marriage of Miss Ida Green
to Mr.. S. e. Pace, of Montgomery, Ala,
was quietly solemnized Wednesday at
noon, June 10, in the Methodist church
at Leesburg Rev. Marvin Vincent
officiated, using the impressive ring
ceremony
Just before the bridal couple en-
tered, Mrs T. G. Tharpe and Mrs. =
B. Martin sang my Dear" They were
accompanied on the piano by Mrs. r
E. Howe.
The bride and groom entered to-
gether to the strains of Mendelssonhn's
Capt. c. A. Hope, from The provost
marshal generals Office in Washington
was here yesterday in conference
with the selective service officers OF
Georgia and the representatives of
the Georgia district boards. He talked
along the lines of the requirements OF
the boards and the efforts TO standard
ize the work Of the service and ex-
emption. He will make an inspection
of the adjutant generals office in Ala
bama and Florida in addition to his
inspection of the Georgia military de-
partment.
Every county in the state is now
ready for the assignment Of the order
and serial numbers of new regis
trants, so that those who registered
on June will be in line for call to
service.
AS the essential and non-essential
regulations go into effect on July ],
the state military department has been
overwhelmed with inquiries as to rul
ings and interpretations of the new
law
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-06-28
344,525 MEN TO
CO TO TRAINING
CAMPS IN JULY
SIXTY.SIX HUNDRED WILL b.
DRAWN FROM AMONG GEORGE
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TO G.
OF VARIOUS CANTONMENTS.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June &C.
Draft calls announced by Proves
Marshal General Crowder during tn
mast twelve hours show at least 344,
525 men will go into various tralnln
camps during July.
Entertainment of white selectmen or
dered for July SO will include on
Georgians for Fort Oglethorpe, an
25O others for Fort Screven, and 2,5O'
Tennesseeans for Fort Thomas.
Between July 18th and 18th, fur
Their entertainment of white selectmel
will include $50 from Florida, VIII
will go to Camp Shelby; 500 from
Georgia, to Fort Oglethorpe; $50 Geor
CLANS, to Fort Screven, and 1000 other
to Camp Greenleaf, and 800 Tennes
seeans, who will go to Camp Shelby
Entrainment of colored selectmel
under these calls will begin July l6tl
and between that date and the 2Otl
inst 1000 Georgia negroes will go tt
Camp Gordon and 1000 Tennessee col
ored registrants will be sent to CAM
Sherman July 1881 there will be
further entertainment of negroes, tax
ing an additional 1000 from thi is state
, to Camp Wheeler and 600@from Ten
nessee to Camp Taylor.
Altogether Georgia will be require
to furnish total of siXty-siX hundre
selectmen during the remainder of this
month and next, of whom fiv
thousand will be negroes and the re
mainder whites.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-06-28
MANY GEORGIlNS
To Be CALLED TO
COLORS IN JULY

ATLANTA, Ga, June 26.-Approx
imately ten thousand men, distribute
among both white and colored regis
trants, will be called into the service
from Georgia during the month o
July.
The calls have not yet been tabulat
ed and will not be definitely announc
ed until tomorrow. Eight thousand
Georgia registrants were called dur
ing the month of June, four thousand
colored and four thousand whites. The
negro contingent has already reported
at Camp Gordon, and the whites will
report there this week.
The additional July call illustrates
that the government is wasting nc
time in getting the young men availa
BILE for service, under the selective
service act, into khaki as rapidly as i
is practicable to transport and formal
ly induct them into the service.
wedding march, rendered by Mrs
Howe, who softly played Melody o
Love" through the ceremony.
The bride wore handsome tailore'
dress of navy blue taffet, with acces
series to match. Her corsage was o
brides roses.
Mrs. Pace is the daughter of Mr.. A
F. Green, ordinary Of Lee county, AM
has a. host of trends over the state
She has been an efficient teacher il
South Georgia for many years.
Mr.. Pace is a prominent business
man of Montgomery, although he wa
reared in Georgia. and has man!
friends here as well as well as in hi
present home city.
Many handsome presents received
5,- This copJe attested their popularit
After a short stay at Warm Springs
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-06-28
Charlie Cannon Enters Army.

Mr.. Charlie Cannon, the efficient and
accommodating clerical man for Sto
vail & Woman, at their garage, leaves
Thursday morning in answer to III
country's call. Mr.. Cannon has been
living in Florida up to about ] . months
ago. He gave up his position in New
Smyrna, Fla, and Went to Jackson
Vile but was turned down On ac-
count of being too light, and later re
made another unsuccessful. attempt to
ioin the colors and was again rejected
on account of his weight. Mr. Cannon
is highly elated over his acceptance
this time, and will make nne show
inp with the other boys from old Lee
county when he gets over there
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-06-28
GERMANS PEACE
OFFENS|vELOOKEO
IN As |NS|NCERE
STATE DEPARTMENT AUTHORI
TIES WILL GIVE Won KEUHL
MANS UTTERANCES SCANT CON
SHERATON.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 26.-
The latest peace offensive by tn
German chancellor, Won Keuhlmann, is
regarded officially here as like its pred
ecessors-unacceptable and insincere
State department authorities, there
fore, have given it scant thought
consideration.
They did, however, make clear tn
thought that the United States will no
harken for moment to an appeal Xix
this, which apparently has the plum
der of Russia as its principal founda
ton.
Won Keuhlmann's declaration that h
does mot believe any responsible MAI
in Germany, nor even the emperor
members of the imperial government
ever for moment believed they coult
win the domination of Europe by start
fng this war;" and that 1.-THE idea
world is domination in Europe is utop
ian, as was proved by Napoleon" i
not regarded as convincing proof her
that the Germans are even now ready
to abandon their plan for making tn
rest of the world subservient to Teu
ton arms
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-06-28
New Sector Taken Over.

WITH THE AMERICAN Army in
France, June 26-An American unit
has taken over new sector in German
Alsace it is now permissible to an
nounced. Already this unit has repeil-
ed several German raids. The new
sector is in the vicinity of Gebewciler
and is the second to De taken over by
the Americans in German territory
route to America, where he is expect
ed to make his first public utterance
on the situation in Russia.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-10

. An epidemic of Spanish grip has in- vaded Switzerland and is spreading rapidly, attacking particularly persons under forty years of age.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-10
WHEAT FORECAST SHOWS
 REDUCTION OF 4o,oco,ooo Bu
Because of UnfavorahIe Weather Con-
 ditions During June.

Washington, July 9.-Governmeat hopes for billion bushel wheat crop received a setback today when the de- partment of agriculture's Jui.- fore cast showed a reduction of 40,000 coo bushels in the prospective crop. Un-
 favorable weather conditions during June cut the estimates harvest D S91.
 c00,000 bushels from the 93! .0G1.00]
 bushels forecast in Une. Production
 estimates On other crops also wSrt
 slightly reduced.
 A record production of corn. the
 most valuable of all the country's
 crops. is promised with an estimate oi
 3, ,160, coo, 600 bushels.
 Although June weather was some
 what unfavorabIe for most crops, in dications are that the seasons har vest will make this a bumper year. 1T
 addition to a record crop of corn. bar
 ley, rye, sweet potatoes an drice arc forecast to exceed all previous yearly production and the harvests of oats white potatoes, tobacco ard hay .wil be larger than the average of the five years, 1912-16.
 Wheat. notwithstanding the reduc tion caused by the months poor wea l ther. will have a larger production i than the five year average of 309,000, GOO bushels. Government crop eXnert explain that the final output of tn crops will be 4arger or smaller thal ! forecast by them today as conditions i from now to time of harvest are bet 1 ter or worse than the average.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-10
12O Prisoners are on S'trikeatWetIlersfieId
REFUSED TO GO TO WORK IN THE
 SHIRT SHOP
PLACED ON WATER DIET
It is Stated That the Prisoners Are Not Satisfied With the Meals They Had Been Getting.

Hartford, Conn.,, July 9.-One hum dred and two prisoners in the state prison at Wethersfield spent the day in their cells without food today because they refused to go to work in the shirt shop in the morning. Warden Charles c. .McClaughey said he had no official knowledge up to nocn of why the pris- oners decided to strike, but he. had learned indirectly that they were not satisfied with the meals they had been getting. The prison bill of fare, he said, was ample not only in quantity and quality, and was also approved every week by the prison physicians.
 No Excitement.
 No excitement attended the strike The entire number did not strike to- gether but in small groups during the early morning hours. and as fast as they stopped work they were returned to their cells and put on a diet of water. There are 995 prisoners work ing in the shirt shop and when they reported at their machines after breakfast this morning 15 of them re- fused to begin work Warden Me Claughey was notified and he had then taken to the office. He did not asl their reasons tor refusing; he simply asked each one if he intended to worl today. and each one replied in tht negative, said the warden.
 Meals Are Good.
 "There is absolutely no justification l for their objection to their meals, i said the warden. They live highe ! than many men who are free in tn i world to buy what they please ant the boys in the trenches would thinl 1 they had reached Utopia if they ha, the same fare day after day.
 The fare they are getting is sub stantially the same as it has been, ex cept that have caused a more sci entiic distribution made of it tha . was formerly the case
 f They have meat nearly every day ! and plenty of variety After they g back to work we will get down to tn bottom of the matter and find ou where it started. Mass movements whether in the German army or i any other party of the Bolshevik, ar not desirable"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-10
CBy The Associated Press.J


 While waiting for the German high command to show it's hand in begin ming a new assault, the allied forces on the western front are giving the enemy little opportunity to perfect his arrangement for launching his ex- pected attack.
 From the Lys sector on the north to the Champagne front in eastern France there have been sudden thrusts at the German lines, at least one of which has made considerable ground. This particular blow was struck by the French west of the Disc and north of the M~tz river, on the battlefield where the Germans were stopped short in their attempt to hew their way through to Compiegne early in June.
 The French advanced along the COmpiegne road northwest of Antheuil and occupied the Loge and Porte farms on each side of the highway. The ground they have taken is important from a defensive standpoint and cuts down the area in which the Germans must manoeuvre in this part of the battle area
 There seems to have been some spirited fighting on the British front along La Bassee canal, northwest of Lens. and north of the Somme, in the Picardy sector. Berlin announces that the British were repulsed in frequent ly repeated attacks in the former re- zion, and adds that their attacks north of ts Somfns broke down, ss The Trench attack at Antheuil is merely mentioned in the official German state nent. which says. however, that at-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-10
". U. PRESIDENT APPEARS
 BEFORE SENATE COMMITTEE
Houss Resolution is to Be Reported in Senate Without Amendment.


 Washington, July e.-After a three hours examination of Newcomb Carl ton. president of the Western Union Telegraph Company the Senate Inter state Commerce committee today vot- ed to 3 to report without amend ment or further hearings the house resolution authorizing government control during the war of telegraph, telephone, cable and radio systems.
 Chairman Smith plans to report the resolution to the senate tomorrow, but it is undetermined whether to urge immediate consideration and thus re- place the S11, ,000,0 900 emergency agri- cultural appropriation bill with it's wartime prohibition rider. While ex- pecting a bitter contest. senate leaders believe a vote can be reached soon and that further hearings will not be order ed in view of the presidents insistence that early action be taken.
 After the senate yesterday rejected the committee report on a point of or der that a majority of the committed members and not of those present must vote to report legislation, Chair man Smith today mustered all mem- bers of the committee in Washington the senators finally attending the ses- sion. President Carlton was in towr and he was examined behind closed doors. It was explained later that sen- atOrs and newspaper correspondents were. excluded through a misunder. standing.
 Mir. Carlton told the committee thar he did not think there was necessi. tv for the government taking over tel egraph wires, but that he would no oppose it unless the design was tt unionizs the employees.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-10
PROHIBITION WAS BRIEFLY
 DIscUssEDIN THE SENATE
Norris Amendment Prohibiting Man ufacture and Sale of Intoxicants Not Reached.

Washington, July 9-Although< na- tional prohibition as a war measure was discussed briefly in the senate to- day the amendment to the $11, 900 900 emergency agricultural appropriation bill under which the manufacture and sale of all intoxicants would be pro- hibited during the war was not taken up.
 There were no indications tonight when consideration of the amendment would begin as the agricultural meas ure may be replaced by the resolution authorizing the government control during the war of telegraph and tele- phone lines. When the amendment is reached, Senator Penrose of Pennsyl- vania is expected to press a point of order which he made today against the inclusion of it in the bill on the ground that it is general legislaJ2n at- tached to an appropriation measure ir violation of the rules
 Prohibition leaders charged it slow progress was due to efforts of op- ponents of the prohibition section tC delay action in the hope that the tele- graph conaSol resolution would bC
 brought before the senate Opponent: denied any such intention. After MT. Carlton was heard, Sen ators Pomerene of Ohio and Gore O l Oklahoma, democrats and Kellogg 0 Minnesota, republican, insisted upo' further hearings, but were votet | down.
 Sharp criticism Of the majority
 course was planned by those advocat l ing further hearings, but they sai' 1 they did not expect to be able to re open the hearings
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-10

Jacks in the Villers Cotterets and Chateau Thierry sectors were repulsed by the Germans.
 While the fighting on the Macedonian and Albanian frontiers must remain a side issue to the great battles that are expected momentarily in France, and possibly northern Italy, the progress of the French and Italians along the Albanian coast brings that theatre of the war into consideration.
 Rapid strides have been made since the French and Italian assault was launched north of Avlona on July 6. Strong Austrian positions have been stormed and it appears that the allies have been successful in turning the Austrian right wing. An official state ment from Rome says that Italian cav airy have gained the Austrian rear and destroyed bridges across the Semini river, which parallels the Voyusa, where the attack was begun. This marks an advance of about Is miles.
 Dr. Richard Von Kuehlmann, the German foreign minister, has retired from office, it is announced and the German emperor has accepted his res- ignation. This has been expected since Von Kuehlmanns address in the Ger man reichstag on June 25, in the course of which he said that victory by purely military decisions could hardly be expected.
 General Pershings official statement of operations along the sectors held by Americans makes especial mention of heavy German troop movements near Mulhouse. in Alsace. It is also report | ed that German airmen are very active in that sector of the front
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-10
ISLAND OF GUAM DEVASTATED BY STORM
 Crops Destroyed and Half the People Left in Destitute.

Washington, July g (by A. P).- The Island of Guam was devastated by a typhoon on July 6. Capt. Roy Smith, Governor of the island and commandant of the naval station, re- ported today to the Navy Department He said half the inhabitants are des- titute, crops have been destroyed. and much material damage he. Steps have been taken to feed the destitute.
 The Navy Department issued this statement:
 The Navy Department has received a despatch from Capt, Roy c. Smith Governor of Guam stating that Guam was swept by a typhoon on July 6. Personal injury and loss of life so far reported are small, but public property ashore and af1oat was materially dam aged
 Half of the inhabitants are desti- tute and hQmeless crops destroyed, and food scarce Gov. Smith states. I'm feeding destitute natives, as neces- sary, from naval supplies and com mandeered fcQd stocks; making re- pairs as soon as possible"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-10
THIRTEEN INDICTMENTS BY
 FEDERAL GRAND JURY
Returned. to u. S. District ceurt.~at
 Hartfor d--Ten Fos Espionases.,s

sl Y " v S'ss fiNt ASss1Assz1A
 Hartford-Ten Fol Espioneses.ss.
 Hartford, celssa. zgulS5 9-Thirteen eral grand ilii9 Ray so the United States district couH herS ten of them charging Nialation HS prdgisions of the espionage act. A1n8Ag. those indicted under the espiona g& act were Rev. Theodore Buessel. asHerman Lutheran pastor of Bristol, preFfously indicted for seditious utterances, and against whom additional findings were made today, and Cornelius Lehane, novel, ist, formerly Of Cork Ireland, but more recently of Ansonia. Buessel pleaded not guilty. Lehane was not in court but will be arraigped on bench war rant. He is charged with having made seditious utterances in street speech here.
 Others indicted under the espionage act were: Herman Schurer, police officer of Meriden pleaded not guilty to charge of seditious utterances; Ed ward Sorenson of Meriden, who will be arraisned on bench warrant: Theo- dore l.. Thomas of Bristol pleaded not guilty of seditious utterances; Danie o. Hornfeldt, of West Hartford, vii be arraigned on a bench warrant; George 0. Hornfeldt, Of West Hart ford, will be arraigned on a benct warrant: George Tedford, of Meri- den, will be brought in on a bencl warrant; James Fakourey and Solo, man Nasif entered the pleas of not guilty: Mathilda Hauser of New Ha. ven, will be arrested on a bench war. rant and Hubert S. Buckingham O Deep River, who is charged with hay. ing asserted that the war was "e capitalistic war" and that the United States had no business in it.
 John J. Sullivan and Harold D. Fran l cis, indicted for thefts from freigh
 cars in interstate transit, pleaded no
 guilty, as Svaa Nelson, of West Hart | fora, who was indicted on a charge O
 harboring deserter.
 I Judge Harlan B. Hough of St Johnsbury, Vt, is presiding at thi
 session of the court. Referring to tn
 appointment of counsel for some of tn
 accused, Judge Hough urged the coun
 sel to take time to look into the case
 of their cliants, saying that he desir | ed the trials in the cases of those who's
 pleas indicated they intended to g before the jury, to be real trials"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-10
MAJOR MlTCHEL'S BODY
 HAS REACHED NETWORK
Funeral Services Are to Be Held in St. Patrick's Cathedral Thursday Morning.

New York, July 9.-The body of Ma jor John Purroy Mitchell, former mayor of New York city, who was killed at Gerstner aviation field, La, last Sat urday and which reached here today, will be taken from his mothers home tomorrow afternoon to City Hall where it will lie in state under mili- tary guard until the funeral cortege moves on Thursday morning.
 The public will be admitted to city hall from 5.9O D. m. tomorrow until S.30 a. m. Thursday. when the procession will move to St. Patrick's Cathedral Announcement was made tonight that no automobiles or carriages will be permitted in the funeral cortege. The honorary pail bearers and city officials will walk from City Hall to the cathe- d.al.
 President Wilson tonight sent the following message to Mrs. Mitchell: May I not express to you my very deep and sincere sympathy. The tragic death of your husband has been a shock to the whole country, and I am sure that I am speaking the feeling of the multitude in thus expressing my personal feelings"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-10
FOOD SHORTAGE IN AUSTRIA
 IS GROWING MORE ACUTE.
Crowds of Hungry and Ragged Men
 and Women in Vienna.

Paris, July 9.-The food shortage in Austria is growing more acute, ac- oording to Herbert Mayer of Chicago, secretary of Charles J. Vopicka, Amer ican minister to Rumania. MT. Mayer has just returned from Jassy, by way of Austria and Switzerland.
 At Vienna the train .on which he travelled stopped in the railroad yard and crowd of hungry and ragged men and women employed in the yard scrambled aboard and begged for food. All looked emaciated and underfed. When the passengers threw out scraps of food the Austrians made a rush and devoured it ravenously. They declared that the government was giving them only enough food to keep them from actual starvation.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-10

Nashville, Tenn, July s.-At least 100 persons mostly negroes, were kill ed, and as many more injured, a score seriously, in head-on collision today between two passenger trains on the Nashville, Chattanooga and ST. Louis Railway at Dutchman's Bend, five miles from this city.
 Most of the killed and injured were on local train from Nashville which carried several coaches full of work men going to a nearby powdcc plant. The other train was an express from
 Memphis and the west and after the two engines had reared and fallen be- side the track the heavy coaches of the express ploughed through the baggage car on the accommodation tram and demolished two other coaches.
 Many of the dead were killed al most instantly. but others wace pinned beneath the wreckage and could rot be removed before they succum0ed Dictors and nurses were rushed to tie scene from Nashville and sisted in rescuing the injured as well as caring