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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-23
HInNS INCREASES LEAD
II AMERICAN LEAGUE

Burns, of Philadclphia. made the best
showing OF the leading batters in the
American League. He Increased his
mark to .3G2. Gi!hoolcy, New York.
dcthroncd Hooper. of Boston. as run
Ecttcr The !it;lc New Yorker has
registered forty-onc runs. Babe"
Ruth added another circuit drive to
home runs. Peck inpauEh. Of New
York. has taken the lead among the
sacrifice hittcrS with fifteen. and Sis
Ter, OF ST. Louis leads the base stealers
with twenty-four. New York leads in
team batting with .275. Leading bat
tcrS are:
Burns, Philadelphia. .3Ge; sisler, St.
Louis. .34l; Baker, New York. $40:
Walker. philadelphia, .335 Hooper.
Mmiiin: Chicago. ..3l2: Pipp. New York.
,33l: Milan, Washington. .30S; Speaker
Cleveland. 800.
Flagstcad. of Chattanooga. with $50.
leads the Southern Association i'm bat
tng, according to averages published
today and which include games of
last Tuesday. Leach his team mate
has scored the mos; runs. forty SIEVE EN-.
Ham Hyatt. of Little Rock. leads in
home runs with five, while Cruthers,
Of Memphis. with mark of twenty
leads the sacrifice hitters and Moran
81 Little Rock, with eighteen thefts
leads the base stcalers. Little Rock
leads in team batting with EOS
Leading batters arc: Flagstead
Chattanooga. 800; Bargcr. Memphis
$40: Southworth. birmingham. .325
Baker. Nashville, .319; Compton. New
Orleans. .3l7; Bates. Mobile, .3ll; AL
Little Rock and Mobile. .305 Marshall.
Nashville. 200
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Ml:S1 End GIL 4 Us.

West End Grays ....o1oo0l -
Summary: Three-base hiis-Wood.
Johnson. Stolen bases-Dunn. Sims.
Lewis. Hits-off Wood /; off Powell.
. Bases on balls-ofr Wood, G: of
Powell. 4. Batters hit-by Powell,
tO'Connor). struck out--by Wood, s;
BY Powell O.
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DANCE

ARMY AND NAVY CLUB HALL
Seventh and Franklin Streets.
Friday. June rs. at g p NJ Music by
3Gjth Aerial jazz Band Admission
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MERKLE AND BURNS STILL
LEAGUES BATTING LEADERS
Burns, of New York. Takes Nationals
Scoring HOnors-t.iIaoolcy Junior
Leagues Itun-GcttinE Leader.
lBy Associated Press. !

CHICAGO. June 20. = Very little
change has taken place among the
leading batters of the National League
during the past week, according to
averages published to-day. including
games OF last Wednesday.
Paulettc, OF ST. Louis, and Paskert.
of Chicago, stepped out OF the FIRST
ten class" and Young, OF New York
and Chase. OF Cincinnati. joined the
leaders Fred MeTkle, OF Chicago. con
tinued at the head of the list. with
an average OF .314.
George Burns. OF New York, nosed
out his team mate. Benny kaur, for
scoring honors Burns has registered
th!rty-cieht runs to kaun's thirty
seven. The mark Of five home runs
set by Cruise. Of ST LOUIS. last week.
remains high. Carey, OF Pittsburgh.
took the lead from Burns ia the see
saw race for stolen base hono-s. Carey
piltered twenty five bases. O'Mara, OF
Erooklyn, Young, OF New York. and
Roush. Of Cincinnati. are tied for sac
rince honors, cach with fourteen. Chi
caeo leads in team batting with .275.
Leading batters are Merkle. Chicago.
.31i. j. l.. Smith. Boston. .35l; Dau-
bert Brooklyn, .3i4; Kaun New York.
.3aa. Groh. Cincinnati, 32S; Hol1ochcr
chicago, 327. Wickland. Boston, .32I. .
Mann, Chicago, .3l6; Young, New York.
III: Chase. Cincinnati. 3ll.
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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-12-20
The Red Cross Ready for Peace

TNHE following message has been telegraphed by the
1 War Council of the American Red Cross to each
Of the 1857 chapters:
con February 10th, last year, nearly six weeks be-
fore the United States declared war; National Red Cross
Headquarters advised its chapters to prepare for
That which has followed in the record of the Red Cross
in helping to win this and TO relieve the suffering
growing out OF it, constitutes something of which every
American citizen has right to be proud Every Amer
Red Cross worker must fee. sense Of gratitude in
having had share in it ALL
"The moment is now come to prepare for peace.
Until peace is really here and soldiers home there
can be no relaxation in any Red Cross effort incident to
active hostilties.
"But even with peace, let no one suppose that the
work OF the Red Cross is finished Millions of American
boys still under Thousands of them are sick
and wounded Owing to the shortage in shipping it may
take year to bring boys home from France
But whatever the time protecting must be about
them and their families the whole period which
must eapse before the normal life of peace can be re-
Sumed.
"Our soldiers and sailors are enlisted until the Com
manderin Chief tells them there is no work for
them to do in the Let every Red Cross member and
worker-and this both men and wotnen-show
returning soldiers and sailors that care for their
health welfare and happiness enlisted for no less
period than they
"The cessation of war will reveal picture of misery
such as the world has never seen before especially in
the many countries which cannot help themselves The
American people will expect the Red Cross to continue
to act their agent in repairing broken spirits and
broken bodies. Peace terms and peace conditions will
determine how may best minister to the vast stricken
which have been narrowed by war, and for this
great act of mercy the heart and spirit of the American
people must continue to be modified through the Amer.
lean Red Cross.
ION behalf of the War Council we accordingly ask
each member of splendid body of workers through
out the land to bear in mind the solemn obligation which
rests upon each to carry on We abate one
instant in efforts in spirits. There will be
abundance of work to do, and specific advices will be
given but at the of peace let no Red Cross
worker falter.
"Our spirits must call us to show that not the
of the blood of alone directs our
activities but that great people will continue respond
greatly and freely to it's obligations and opportunity to
serve"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-12-20
Commissioners Draining
Court House Basement

The Commissioners are having
the water drained from the base
ment of the Court House this week
go it can be heated for Superior
Court Jan. 1st
The recent rains had put two or
or three feet of water in the base
ment making it impossible to fire
the furnace, and it was necessary
to cut q ditch the depth OF the base
ment and make hole through the
bottom of The foundation in order to
drain it. They cut a ditch to the
street ditch at the Journal office
corner and are putting in piping
which will provide against a similar
occurance in the future.
Everything will be in readiness
for Court Jan. LIST.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-12-20
Worth Thousands To
Farmers of County

Since coming to Lee County this
year as Farm Demonstration Agent
Mr.. w. H. SorfeIs has inoculated
1879 hogs with hog colora serum.
Where incubation is not used the
loss from bog Cobra is from So to
s. per cent. Under the very best
sanitary conditions the per cent Of
loss from this source where the SER
um Is not use is as high as 35 and
in this county the per centage has
been much higher. Valuing these
hogs AT $1,000 they represent a COM
merical value Of 500. $50, fifty per
cent Of this amount, which is about
the average loss from hog colora in
this county, and we have the neat
sum Of $40. 100 saved to the farmers
of Lee County through the Demon
stration Agents Office on this item
alone.
We expect to see Mr.. Sorrells
and get something of summary of
his years work for next week or the
first week in January.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-12-20
WHAT WOMEN ARE DOING
FOR SOLDIERS IN FRANCE
Fight in the Ranks of the Red Cross Against
Pain, Disease and Death.

Through three takings of Beigrades
first when the city was taken BY the
Austrians, again when it was retak0n
by the Serbians, and still again when
1t was taken back by the Germans and
Austrians together, an American Req
Cross nurse, Mary Gladwln. worked
in the operating room. In that first
capture, when nine thousand wounded
crowded the wards and halls and yard
of the thousand-bed-hospital and doctor
and nurse worked together for daHt
and night without stopping, giving tUl
each operation an average Of six MINI
utes, and employing emergencies I'M
spired by the desperate need Of the
moment, they did not know that the
city had been tnken untn all tie
stretchers brought Austrian wounded,
and Austrian doctors came to their
relief. .
Several hundred women are work
ing over there In the American &ed)
Cross canteenR. There are about tvs
hundred Of these canteens along the
French and American lines Of COM
munication, and the women are work.
Ing under great pressure, feeding
thousands Of soldlera The Red Gross
b also establishing canteens by mill
tAry request at q number Of Aviation
Camps American women cOnducs
these stations, comprising canteen and
club and reading room. Everyone Of
these canteens has something Of the
genius of home about It; and it ID
because Of this, no less than the t.
cilities for cleanliness and rest and
refreshment, that the French govern
ment has given the responsibility for
maintaining canteens for both armies
to the hands Of the American Red CroSs.
In large numbers women are going
abroad as hospital hut workers, also;
and al social workers for trained
service among the refugees and this
Fepatriatsd. AZ each base hospital the
Red CresB IL eQuipping. a. fast ~ they
can be bu11t, recreation huts Zee cens!
valescsnt sOlA1erA
Clerical workers have steadily ineI
creased In number for the adrninls-
trativo oMc&s. From that original
group Of eighteen, which ~ the nrstI
American BED Cross Commission tPl
France sailed about June 1st 1915,
the organization he's grown to q work.
ing force Of more than A.0Oo men and
WomeR
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-12-20
VAST AMOUNT OF
GUM CHEWED BY
men OF A. {. F.
Y. NJ. C. A. Supplies 77Ia Tons Of the
country's Favorlte "Jaw Developer"
to Soldiers in One Month-That
Was 100000 sticksl

Paris, Dec. by Mail.)-The Y.
M. C. A. furnishes most of the chew
ing gum for otir soldiers and sailors
overseas. For one months delivery
recently it ordered 771a tons of Amer
ica's favorite jaw developer.
When one speaks of chewing gum
in tons. the human mind starts to
miss fire and skid, for it takes con.
siderable gum to weigh 1000 pounds.
There are 16,92O,OOO sticks in 771a
tons.
Figuring the length Of stick Of
gum as three inches, this means 49,
$50 900 inches of gum. Dividing by
IL we have 100000 feet Of the sue
culent sticks. When you reduce this
to miles you have just plain 771.5
plus.
But even more stupendous figures
are to be had when you compute the
number Of "jaw-miles" that this much
gum represents. It was found that
the average man Of phlegmatic TEN
permanent chews 70 times a, rninu 9.
while an energetic, Woodworking, AM
bilious young man will make 80 round
trips with his Jaws in the same length
Of time.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-12-20
A GOOD WOMAN
PASSES AWAY

There has been several deaths In
Leesburg this year Of people that
we didn't see how we could we'll get
along without.
It is rather remarkable that death
has claimed 80 many OF our most
useful citizens recently. But the
sadest death that has occurred and
one that touches more hearts than
any that has occurred was that Of
Mrs Il. B. Lee Wednesday morn
ing about 10 O'Clock from influenza
which developed into pneumonia,
and having given birth to II child
Sunday morning she did not have
sufficient strengths to combat the
disease.
Mrs. Lee is universally spoken Of
as one of-the most lovable charac-
ters in I.eesburg, and few deaths
have been so keenly felt and so
deeply regretted. She will be
missed in every circle OF life, in
the social life of the town, In her
church, and as neighbor in her
ooo,,oun;tv. hut where she will be
missed most is in the home where
she leaves a husband and seven
Children.
She was to Mr.. Lee all that the
term "wife" implies a helpful,
loving sweet spirited companion.
To her Children she was truly a
real mother, no task was too great
for her to undertake for their h+p-
piness nor none of their childish
grievances too trivial for her to con-
slider.
She was 33 years of age and had
been a consistent member OF the
Baptist Church since early girlhood.
The following relatives survive
her, her husband, E. B. Lee ST..
her mother, Mrs. NJ. B. Heath, one
half brother, Hon. S. j. Yeoman,
of Leesburg; two brothers, w. B.
Heath, of Leesburg and Robert Fl.
Heath in the American Army in
France; one sister Mrs U. F. King,
III Leesburg and seven Children;
Marion, E. B. Jr, Annie Blanche,
sharles, Robert, Minor and an in
ant girl Of three days.
1t can be truly said Of her that a
bod women has gone from among
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-12-20
Y. VA. C.. A. Conducts
Glasses While Men
Wait For Discharge

discussing questions of Importance to
the men attending the classes.
Special historical topics will be Be-
lected for discussion, and speakers
will be borrowed from schools and
colleges to speak in the camps and
cantonments.
1t is also planned by the Y. NJ G.
A. to keep in touch with the men
even after they leave the service. This
will be done by correspondence. and
will be undertaken in the cases Of
illiterates and naturalized Americans
unfamiliar with the English language.
The city Y. M. c. A. secretaries will
aid in this work.
Since the signing Of the armistice
the duties of the camp soldiers are
not so strenuous, and they naturally
have more time at their disposal This
time will be used to advantage by at
tending the new Y. M. c. A classes
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-12-20

They have known very we'll the risks
they were taklng--the two thousand
and more women who have gone to
France for varied services under the
American Red Cross, and the more
than nine thousand nurses whom the
American Red Cross has assigned to
foreign duty under the United States
Army and Navy Nurse Corps.
They went under orders, as soldiers
DO; prepared for any emergencies, as
soldiers do; they assumed many
strange and unforeseen tasks, as SOL
diers do. Literally, they went as
fighters, against pain, disease and
death.
A mobile surgical unit" of nurses
those words don't mean very much,
perhaps, the first time we hear them.
But see such an unit follow an army
up to an advanced post; see how the
nurses work with steady hands beside
the surgeons as the stretchers with the
newly wounded are brought in See
thousands of them in evacuation hos.
pitfalls, base hospitals, cOnvalescent
hospitals, tuberculosis hospitals some
of them in French military hospitals
where sometimes our men are sent |;
see them with their specialized skin
In head surgery, or fracture work, or
psychiatry ali these women who
keep head and hand cool and steady.
when the ambulances unload great
harvests of wounded. Then we say
the words "Our Nurses" as we say
"Our Soldiers" sour Sailors" "our
Marines"
On the night Of March 25th, when
the Germans were fast advancing, and
already within six kilometers Of
Annel, an outpost of Complegne, two
American doctors remained, who an
der order of the French government,
had sent the patients and personnel
of their hospital farther back the
night before. The artillery was deaf
ening, but the Americas Ambulance
sections kept bringing their wounded
to Annel. These doctors said that az
long as the American boys brought
them wounded they would operate.
Two nurses volunteered from Com
piegne, and so In the deserted chateau
the two surgeons, the two nurses and
the ten drivers worked calmly on,
while the buzz Of aeroplanes shook
the air, and the blasting guns shook
the earth.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-12-20

Atlanta, Ga, Dec.-While the
soldiers and sailors in the various
camps of the country are waiting to
be demobilized, they will be given an
opportunity to take advantage of en-
larged educational programs which
will be. operated in all camps by the
Y. NJ. c. A.
In the Southeastern department,
which includes the states Of Georgia,
Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisi-
ana, Tennessee, North Carolina and
South Carolina, Prof. A. M. Souby, de-
partment educational director, has ad-
vised a plan to better prepare the sol
diers for civilian life when they are
discharged from the service.
Under Mr.. Souby's new program OF
educational activity, the number Of
classes in various subjects viii be in
creased and speakers will be exchang-
ed by the different camps, all OF them
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-12-20
OFFERING DATE FOR
WESLEY HOSPITAL

Atlanta, Ga, Dec, Is, 1918.
Sunday the 22nd inst, has been
set aside as the day for an offering by
the Methodists of Georgia for the
charity work of Wesley Memoenl
Hospital. On that day offering will
be made in the Methodist churches
to the fund that is used in paying
part of the cost incurred in taking
care of patients who are treated at
the Wesley Memorial Hospital and
who are unable to pay for the SEES
vices rendered. The cost of such
work done each year is far in excess
Of the amount contributed by the
churches for this purpose.
Patients are admitted to the hos
pital from all parts of the state
upon certificates from the attending
physician and from the pastor of
the Methodist church in the COM
munity or, if the pastor of the
Methodist church is not familiar
with the circumstances, from some
o.her pastor, stating tLN Ehe appli-
cant is unable to pay hFNs' her ex-
penses. This protects the hospital
and insures careful expenditure of
the money intrusted to it for chart
ty work.
The hospital closed its fiscal year
October 21st, having been admitted
during that year the largest NAM
Der Of patients of any year during
its history.
As the hospital is the property of
the Georgia Conferenc of the Meth |
odst Episcopal Church, South, |
those most interested i'll its success
are DESTROYS that the members of
that denomination throughout the
state will, on the date indicated
show their interest in the sick and
suffering poor by contribution to
to the fund which will enable the
Hospital to minister to them.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-12-20
HAVE YOUR HOME BRIGHT
WHEN THE BOYS COME BACK
You Can Do This With The Wonderful
ALADDIN LAMP

The Aladdin gives soft, white light and twice as
much light less than half the OIL Nearer to daylight
in color than any artificial light known Beats Gas Etc
tricty and much cheaper than the old style lamps,
But why go here telling you about this wonderful light
when just post card to you the lamp in your
home and Judge for yourself The Aladdin makes beau
tfuI Christmas resent don't wait write me card and | will
bring you lamp right to your home
full stock of supplies Claude Bridges.
hand at all times, Leesburg, Ga.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-12-20
|. NJ. CA. NEEDS ONLY
'TRONG men OVERSEAS
Indicates for Duty Over There Must
Be True Christian Leaders.

Atlanta, Ca, Dec.--What type
/ men are now needed as Y. NJ. C. A.
Drkers overseas? Only men Of es-
bished Christian character, culture
I'D leadership, ministers and men
no have had experience in relig-
as work in the church and the
Sung Mems Christian Associations.
In addition to this particular group
\ men, all of whom would naturally
alify for hut leadership, there is a
IL, according to Information just re-
lived from New York, for educational
ministrators, such as school super
tendents, high school and grade prin-
1als and college and university pro.
ssors.
There is still a call for good chauf-
lrs, mechanicians and entertainers
: overseas duty, all Of whom must
of good moral character.
II is stated that the Y M. c. A.
no longer in need of such men as
lrehouse superintendent and work.
!. store-room clerks, bookkeepers,
tnsportation and construction super.
tendents, carpenters, electricians,
ambers. However. a number Of high
grade stenographers. accountants and
motion picture operators can be well
used by the Y. NJ. c. A. overseas at
This tine.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-12-20
Mrs. D. 7. Sawyer Dies
At -FOrSythO

Mrs d. II. Sawper formerly OF
Leesburg died at the residence of
her son Mr.. Fletcher oh Forsythe
Monday, Mrs Sawyer was we'll and
favorly known during her residence
here, she was the widow of the late
d. T.. Sawyer, she was the mother
Of Mrs Mamie Galloway Williams.
The funeral and interment occur
ed of Dawson Tuesday.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-12-20
KEEP AHEAD OF
THE BOIL WEEVIL

Toole's Early Prolific Cot
ton seed has been in the lead
for 20 years for Productive
ness and is still leading under
Boil weevil and all other con-
ditions. Price of seed So. 90
per bu. F. 0 B. Augusta, Ga.
w. w. TooIe breeder and
Grower. Augusta, Ga.
Box 873
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-12-20

FOR RENT-FieIds Place, Lee
County 5 1-2 miles FROM ALBANY
Goood land.
l. G. Fields, Albany, Ga.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-14
Waltham. Elgin and

Headquarters for Watches and Diamonds, WaIth
Howard Watches.
Our Jewelry Department specializes on Watches-W
the largest display Of wrist watches ever offered here
We have Ladies AK. Gold, Waltham and Elgir
Watches.
Gold-hlled Bracelet Watches from $40 to $40 each
Specially large stock of Wrist Watches for men, Wal
than and Elgin, Silver Wrist Watches, Square Cas-,
Wrist Watches. all Radio Dial (see at night from
$500 TO $4,000 each. All prices between.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-14
LARGE ATTENDANCE
ASSURED FOR MEET
OF CITY OFFICIALS
Letters Being Received From May
IT and Attorneys From Differ.
ent Towns; All Say New Laws
Necessary.

CITY officials and attorneys from
practically cYoty Incorporated town
In the state, nnd many from villages
not Incorporated. are expected 80 at
tend the meeting Of mayors TO be held
at the Chember Of Commerce building
here on December -.
The city commissioner have been
receiving kilograms and letters from
different parts of the state which
gives assurance that the conference
viii he we'll attended. =. .. Blood,
mayor Of Las Vegas. wrote the COM
m%issiOncrs as follown.
we must do something to assist I'm
raising mora revenue or go ap we have
in ,he past. Under the present Laws.
we can do nothing am Interested
In water supply. better lighting, street
paving ana keeping our streets In or
der. Here IN Las Vegas our people
are anxious to go ahead and build up
"A city All QUE big interests and all
citizens are in favor 81 doing THESE
things. ana viii welcome changes in
our laws to allow us To- spend some of
our own money. This We cannot do
under the present laws
a large number ~ other city off,
cials write they viii attend the con
ference. Members 81 the legislature
are invited TO attend ana hear ~ the
important problems facing municipali-
;ies.