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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-27

A food map of Europe today shows
not single country in which the fu-
ture does not hold threat of serious
difficulties and only small part which
is not rapidly approaching the famine
point. With the exception of the
Ukraine only those countries which
have maintained marine commerce
have sufficient food supplies tc meet
actual needs until next harvest, and
even in the Ukraine, with stores accu-
mulated on thee Farms, there is famine
In the large centers of population.
Belgium and northern France, as
we'll as Serbia, appear on the hunger
map distinct from the rest of Europe
because they stand in different rela-
ton from the other nations to the peo-
pie of the United States. America has
for four years maintained the small
war ratiOnS of Belgium and northern
France and is already making special
efforts to care for their increased
after-the-war needs, which, with those
Of Serbia, must be included in this
must have immediate relief.
The gratitude of the Belgian nation
for the help America has extended to
her during the war constitutes the
strongest appeal for us to continue our
work there. The moment the German
armies withdrew from her soil and she
was established once more in her own
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-27
BROWN WRITES OF
CHICAGO PEACE
CELEBRATION
Zion City, ILL.,, Nov. 10, 1918.
Dear Brother Alvin:

Zion City, ILL.,, Nov 10, 1918.
Dear Brother Alvin:
Well, Alvin, went into Chicago
last Monday and of all the fool peo-
pie / ever saw they certainly took
the cake. cannot begin to describe
the scene to you for it was one of
those occasions that must be seen TO
be appreciated. | got into Chicago
at about 400 p NJ and went went
immediately to State Street where the
crowd seemed the thickest. and saw
man, talk about mob! | thought of
our little old street carnivals in Fitz-
gerald and what an awful lam we
used to have on Pine street, only
there were thousands, yes, tens of
thousands on the streets where there
were hundreds in Fitzgerald And
every person had something to make
noise with. l never heard such
din in my life. Why, they even had
these little alarm clocks and electric
door bells. | saw women with little
ten cent frying pans with little stones
IN them and they would walk along
shaking them and seemed just as hap.
Ply as though they had good sense;
others had two tin kettles lids and
they beat them together like cvmbals,
and all kinds of horns and whistles.
and II man was lucky enough to get
up against an iron post with a good
piece of iron he could just stand there
and beat to his hearts content. Ev-
cry auto had their horns footing, be-
sides most of them had a big piece
OF steel or gong of some kind beat
ing on it for dear life. There were
two streams OF people on the move
all the time, one up the street and
one down the street and when one
got tired going one way you could
Just step over about a foot and away
you and half the time you would not
be touching the walk at all The
beauty of it all was that | was all
by my lonesome and i did not have
to worry about getting lost from the
other fellow See if | wanted to hike
to the other side of the street all
| had to do was just to hike and stay
just as long as wanted to, then |
would take notion to go up three
or four streets why just lit out and
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-27
FOR S A L E

One o-horse international Gasoline
Engine, with 20-inch grist mill
ready for making nice table meat.
First cost, $3.50, my price $225.
One Portable Gasoline Engine, s.
horse power wood saw attachment
on iron trucks. Will cut Is cords OF
4-foot wood day into stove blocks.
10 head Cattle that have been on
velvet beans. Average $4,000 per
head now ready for the market.
4 Hampshire sows in fine shape.
All bred one Hampshire male, regis
tered stock, all 10 months old. SOS
per head.
20 head of meat hogs, weigh Is
pounds. 5000 for the lot
One Carbide Light Plant, worth
5000. Good as new, with all the pipe,
globes and burners. Price, SIS.
One Ford Roadster in fine shape,
1915.
One 5-passenger Ford, $4,000.
If. See the Editor.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-27

went, and once in while | would
drop into lite with a crazy bunch
marching down the middle Of the
street, then all at once big bunch
would take a notion to form a ring
right i'll the middle of the street and
dance around like mad for few mo-
ments. All street caIs and autos
would have to wait until they got
ready to let them pass Every auto
truck and street car was loaded with
everybody yelling at everybody else,
and sailors and soldiers everywhere
and they were having the times of
their life for everybody did all they
could to ma ke them feel at home and
as general thing they are not very
backward anyway. Nearly every au-
to had All old tin bucket or a string
of tin cans dragging behind on the
pavement-just anything to make
noise. Every little while great lot
OF paper torn up into little bits would
come fluttering down from four or
five stories up for someone would
empty waste basket full OF paper.
And confetti was lying like snow on
the ground. | really believe it was
two or three inches on the streets.
1t must have taken hundreds of wag-
ons to haul it away. They got to
knocking off everybody's hat and it
got so bad that a person could not put
on one at all, and had to stand round
bareheaded. Quite number lost their
hats, and all some had of their hats
was the rim and they would wear that
round their neck. The women and
girls got to swiping the sailors little
white caps to keep for souvenirs. [
suppose. | felt sorry for some OF the
poor guys for | know it was mighty
chilly without a hat for I chased
around with mine tucked under my
wing about half the time. Well one
thing certain, there will never be an
other such occasion and they just
made the most of it. All the police
tried to do was to keep the people
from running over the street cars. I
only saw three or four that got mad.
but | tell you they soon had to get
in good humor again or else a half
dozen would be rolling them all over
the walk | went around to see CLAIR
ence Brown but he was so busy that
| didn't get to talk to him at all. for
here was an awful lot OF hungry peo-
pie in that mans town that night. |
got home at 2;30 a. m. and was pretty !
tired, l tell you.
Your brother,
w. B. Brown.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-27
HOOVER is BUSY
FEEDING BELGIAN PEOPLE

Washington, Dec. 26-Physical dam
age wrought in Belgium by the Ger
man armies is described in a cable
gram received by the food administra-
ton from Herbert {. Hoover, who.
with VIM. B. Poland European, di-
rector of the commission for relief
in Belgium, has just completed a sur
vey OF conditions in this liberated
country.
On the basis of DR.. Hoover's re-
port, the food administration annourc-
ed today that hereafter $4,000 tons of
supplies including clothing would be
shipped to Belgium each month. As
this program will require 100000 dead
weight tons of shipping in addition
to the 100000 tons now on charter to
the relief commission, application for
additional tonnage has been made to
the shipping board.
The cost of the entire relief pro-
gram will be borne by the Belgian and
French governments from loans made
by the United States Government.
Frances part OF the expense will be
for supplying the people of Northern
France as well as several hundred
thousand refugees who were forced
from that section into Belgium during
the retreat OF the German forces.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-27

giOns, with conditions most serious in
Finland
Bohemia. Serbia, Roumania and
Montenegro have already reached the
famine point and are suffering a heavy
toll of death. The Armenian popula-
ton is falling each week as hung1es
takes its toll, and In Greece, Alba B
and Roumania so serious are the t#
shortages that famine is near.
though starvation is not yet imm
Italy, Switzerland, Bulgaria ant
key are in the throes Of serious
gencies. ~ q
In order to fulfill Amerie ST
in world relief we will havs :.
every ton Of food which caE n
died through our ports. ThiS%
the very least minimum of q Sv,uUO
tons compared with 100000 tons pre-
war exports and 11,S2O000 tons ex-
ported last year, when we were bound
by the ties of war to the European
allies.
If we fail to tighten the black spots
on the hunger map or if we allow any
portions to become darker the very
peace for which we fought and bled
will be threat Revolt and anarchy
inevitably follow famine. Should this
happen we will see in other parts %S
Europe repetition of theII,nssi;,n S \
bacle and our fight for world peach
will have been in vain. ----SN
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-27
A TONIC

1t has been said, with wag OF head,
That stimulants should not be fed
In any shape or form
To those who pout they're tired out;
Because such drugs will whip and
flout,
And madly rage and storm,
The sinews worn and pulled and torn,
draggled-worried- forlorn.
And yet at times a stupo climbs
Upon our brain and kills our rhymes
And makes our vigor tame.
The dust and heat, they fly and beat
And tire us from head to feet,
And batter down our frame.
Ii we'd succeed it's then we need,
A stimulant, some vim to breed
With care besot, believe or not,
A strain of music hits the spot
And drives the Beast away.
1t sets up hep and gives us pep, a
And puts the action in our step
And fits us for the fray
A tune is great to stimulate NJ
doubles strength and helps our gait =
SO here's to music-any tune!
A tonic-stimulant- boon!
Intoxicant that never kicks
too-the flavor sticks.
Jesse F. Gelders in The Oklahoma
Daily News.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-27

With the exception of few changes
which may be found necessary in one
or two counties, practically the entire
route from Macon to Jacksonville may
be said to be ready for surfacing. In
other words, the work Of the past few
years has resulted in the preparation
of foundation, while some counties
have gone ahead and completed the
highway. But even in the counties
where the best roads exist today long
wet spells cause trouble, and travel.
while possible, is not looked upon as a
certainty the year round During the
past week various roads have bcen
so badly washed by the heavy rains
that automobiles could not use them
at all.
Sentiment through this section five
years ago was dead agin" anything
that sounded like bonds Now, the
benefits Of permanent roads are so
well known that few men who form
erly opposed bond issues would fight
any movement looking to the COM
plction OF highway that would be
open the year round, and bring to this
section hundreds Of visitors from ali
parts OF the United States. One adj
vocatc OF the highway today said he
looked upon the Dixie Highway as a
railroad the difference being people
who use the highway make their own
schedules and spend more money
along the route than those who travel
| by rail
IF communities make So many con-
! cessions to get a new railroad, why
| not go to work along the same priil-
| ciplc. 10 get highway ?" lie asked
Plans Were Outlined at Fitzgerald
During November plans were out
lined at Fitzgerald for a Dixie High
way meeting for mapping out pro-
gram for work next year The cpl
demic of influenza checked the move
ment almost at its beginning, but the
gradual Improvement in health con-
ditions has made possible a renewal
of the agitation, and good results may
now be expected
Secretary J. S. Elkins, of the local
Chamber of Commerce, said today he
was at work on a program for the
hi p,May rpeet;nC and ,,ro,,IJ ;ec,,a "a
formal call shortly. Every county,
from Bibb to Duval, in Florida, will
be urged to send official delegates to
the meeting, and when the program is
adopted each county organization of
INC Dixie Highway Association viii
get busy and push the plans local
ly until what is desired is accom-
plished.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-27
Gardens for Railroad Men.

Sugar shortage, flour fluctuations,
potato paucity soon will have no ter.
rors for the 1000 railroad workers
members of the Chicago Y. NJ. G. A.
The plan is to utilize lots and prairie
lands for gardens. The purpose is to
assign certain amount of ground to
each department, get the land plowed
and turn it over to railroad men and
their families for gardens during
spring and summer months.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-27

Till each hut was still as a newly
made grave
AS the boys, filled with joy at the
gifts they received.
Rugged them and kissed them, as
though they believed
Those gifts were most human. And
Santa looked on
Tight gripping his wheel and loot
ing his horn, )
Still bow ing and smiling; then
turned to the right
And said merry Christmas" and
"to all a good night
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-27
Americas Pledge of Food
Gave Heart to the Allies
In Their Darkest Houl

Whatever is necessary America will
send. That was Americas pledge ia
the interallied food council. And be
cause the American food army had
hitherto made good they took hear,
and went forward
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-27

them some rather cough punches
When what to their wondering eyes
should appear
But convoy deep loaded. with
Christmastide cheer
Parcels and boxes and everything
good
While high on the pile old St. Mich
olas stood,
Allowing, and smiling, and beck
ming to all
And easily looking as though he
might fall.
His face was familiar to all within
sight,
He was given no challenge, so great
was delight.
With wink Of his eye and twist
Of his head
He gave all to know they had moth
ing to dread,
For pausing a moment, he went
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-27
B IND ISSUE PLANS
FOR DIXIE HIGHWAY

Waycross, Dec 25.-Concerted ac-
ton on the part OF the Georgia and
Florida counties through which the
Central Dixie Highway passes with
the view of eliminating all possible
cause OF complaint by constructing
a permanent highway from Macon to
Jacksonville is now being sought by
highway enthusiasts here 1t was
learned today that conference of
county officials will be called early in
the new year to adopt program that
can be successfully carried out dur
ing the next II months.
Plans have not naturcd sufficiently
to outline them except in a general
way The idea that prcdominatcs is
the time has come for mass meetings
and barbecues to be stopped and in
their place have roads built and suit
able bridges constructed Bond is
sues in each OF the counties are con
each county 10 ascertain
from a survey made by an engineer
the amount needed for a permanent
highway. and the work to be done
jointly although separate action will
be needed on the public Improvement
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-27
no more fair conductorette

&41, szs. Will fill tlflkwforker's places;
sizes who have tatt slightly alters cases.
be public or the goveodier is coming back,
It is not unlikelN get the jofrfc wishes;
ourse NAV c,,,se ca workers ass -with bobbed'
-, hair
hat laid the golden e ton. = .,sh cha d;.,..
arrn, in the factory
conditions if tt men will take the thread OF Life
cies OF the control1:p whereabout they dropped it.
heading the large'd m'rthiui mad and welded we
Jmay be the apo -. my '"''s"' '"''
Noihois uurlnS SO women doing mans work
connection, in & Had just we'll to drop it:
8ockefeller, Jr1 Or else by some queer legal qurk.
" Your Uncle Sam will stop it
"Now aides fair, take my advice
9l uetioll' am Get out and stand from under;
problems Some men will treat you awful nice
the lattfA While are mean as thunder
,on1v act But millions soon will turn back home
- md bro, And bread-wcll they eat it,
AsA So ere they the brny foam
I'll @.oi. VI | think that would beat it.
II (which
6Al l think I'd drop little hint,
& a IN tbe- To nice little fellow
: I. | !. i.
ss i lr tn That would be his "in a mint
I# a w. If he yellow"
eaA S I'd have cottage built for two,
%g d And feed milk and honey;
3sJSA just let your hubby" work for you
III f8kI lor, While you take all his money.
M@WI Dalton Citizen
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-27
BACK TO THE KITCHEN, MARY

{The War Industries Board fired
$50 women street car employees in
Cleveland TO satisfy the male en-
ployees and end strike The board
decided women employees were no
longer necssary)
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-27
Most Valuable Garnsts.

The oriental garnets are the most
valuable and beautifully They come
principally from Pegu; and the town
OF Sirian having formerly been the
chief mart for them, they are hence
BY corruption known among lapidares
BY the appellatiOn of Sirian-garnets
They appear to be the camuncle of the
RRcients; their color is crimson, very
ing into q very red violet; they are
transparent. and havs a conchoidaI
fracture.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-27

S trai g h t. to
work,
And selecting a
package h e
gave it a jerk
And sent it a.
flying. while
ca Ii ng a
name,
AS the boy it
was sent to
was answ ring
the same;
Then to one and
another a par
eel he gave,
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-27
January 9th should b,

January 9th should be
Ben Hill county. Withc
funity is offered them to 5
carload prices by bringing
other farmers in making Il
Eiogs will be assembled ~
On East Jessamine street /
houses in Georgia and Flor
Xoh can't have too many
raf9rr ship a trainload av
yo q. hogs and let's make
4 over with your neighbor
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-27

probably less imam OF.
OF operation at least
reduced when once ii
tile railroad stocks ar
hands. High wages
country. 1t is mism
which mostly is at +
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-27

Optimistic Thought.
then one science is learned others
me easy.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-27

We present today I
Matt Cook, of Telfair co
the status of Ben Hill, 1
and we urge the voters O.
OF the high-handed presu,
who would place Ben Hi
cd strong support in Irvi
home county, Telfair. hal
believing in his ability
common people.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-27
St. Nicholas
In Camp

Twas the night before Christmas
and all through the camp
Not sound could be heard but the
sentry's tramp, tramp.
The boys were all sleeping quite
snug in their hunks
With occasional snoring in good
solid chunks
Some were adj sarnir 2 Of homes far
away
And mothers preparing for the
worlds holiday;
Others of sweethearts and what they
might send
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-27
Just So.

Just So.
To be successful farmer has to
be sharp as "a raiser Tran
script.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-27
Everything
organized labf

organized labf
further the
tration. 4
Cor organize
sources we
President
ior democ
warning n
oppositio
itiative h
~ 49,
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-27

TO brighten the
day and hap
pincss lend
When all Of a
sudden there
rose such a
CHATTER,
All sprdng up to
see what the
world was the
matter;
They rushed to-
W ard t h G
trenches ex.
pecting t h {
Boches,
A chinr to rirn
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-27
GoVERNMl

Swiss
rates, ev-
If aboy
ithority Fl
both for p
ownership,
torionsly h
countered i
alton. ON
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-19
Today's War Sum mary

ing killed and dozen wounded in
street fighting
Another halt in the Russo-German
peace pourparlors is reported in a
news dispatch received in London
from Petrograd. which says that the
Russian delegates are returning to
their capital. The German emissaries
at Brest- -Litovsk are said to be en-
deavoring to force the Russians to
break off the negotiations finally on a
minor point so as to cast the blame
on the Russians.
Relations between the Bolsheviki
and Rumania are at the breaking
point The ninth Russian army has
, demanded that the Rumanian army,
on two hours notice, permit the. Rus
SLAMS free passage through Jassy.
King Ferdinand. whose arrest has
been ordered by Premier Lenine. is
reported to be under the protection Of
the entente allies.
In Italy as in France the fighting
fronts have settled down to the usual
winter routine of raids and artillery
duels at various points.
| Tn Austrians have made another
attempt to force the Italian right
flank on the Piave river line and push
away to Venice close to the Adriatic
coast. Rome reports an attack on =
wide front in this sector on Thursday
night. The Italians met the attack
determinedly and arrested the enemy
! effort. .A
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-19
(By the Assooiated Press.)

The Bolsheviki' government met
with a defeat in the first test OF
strength when the 'long-awaited open
ing OF the constituent assembly took
place in Petrograd, yesterday. Its
candidate for chairman was defeated.
l51 to 244, by the nominee OF the
moderate social .mvoNtionists M.
Tchernoff, minister of agriculture in
the Kerensky cabinet.
This defeat was administered with
out the help for the, constitutional
democrats, whoses members did not
attend the opening session.
Much uncertainty exists as to what
effect the convenihg Of the new body
will, have upon the. foreign and do
meStic policies of Russia.
There have been intimations from
the Bolsheviki side that the new
body would be ignored by the Boil
sheviki and an Independent legislative
body set up IL the assembly should
definitely challenge the Bolsheviki
power.
Z II is recalled that the chairman OF
the assembly. M. Tchernoff, was un-
der fre as a member Of the Kerensky
y government, being accused OF pro-
sGermanism and of having relations
with the enemy. He was afterwards
srehabttated. 1852 y ass
Some disorder preceded the open
ing OF the assembly, fve persons be-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-19
THEATRES ALLOWED
TO CLOSE TUESDAY
INSTEAD OF MONDAY
Amusement Houses Asked
to be Allowed to Oper-
ate on Mondays.
PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
PLACES INCLUDED
Monday Being Holiday,
Many People will Have
Time to Enjoy Selves.

Washington, Jan. 1s.-The fuel ad-
ministration today issued a definite
order changing the heatless day for
theaters from Monday to Tuesday.
The regulation reads:
I'm order to accommodate public
holiday attendants. fuel may, be
burned on, any of the Mondays be-
ginning January 21, 1918. and con-
tinuing up to and including March
rs, 1918. for the purpose of supply
ing heat for theaters, moving picture
houses, bowling houses, billiard
rooms, private or public dance halls
or any other. place of public amuse-
ment, but no fuel shall be burned on
any Tuesday beginning January %.
1918, and Continuing up to and in
cluding Tuesday. March 26, 1918 (ex-
cept to such extent as is essential to
prevent injurJ to property from,
freezing) for the purpose of supply
ing either heat, or light for any Of
the places ;of II tapansement.aforesa on
any OF the Tuesdays above specified.
To the extent indicated herein. the
regulation of the United States. fuel
administrator. dated January r., 1918,
is hereby modified"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-19
CHISHOLM, MINN.,
TO MAKE MONDAY
A REAL HOLIDAY

Duluth. Minn., Jan. 19.-Chisholm
and business men will not
only stand behind the governments
closing order cheerfully but each
Monday for the next ten weeks will
be holiday in Chisholm and the en-
tire population, business men and
laborers alike, under the direction of
squad captains will spend the day
gathering wood from the many burn
ed over tracts around the village.
This procedure was decided upon
last night at a mass meeting Of the
village officials and citizens when
resolutions endorsing the closing order
were adopted. A copy will be sent to
Fuel Administrator Garfield.