The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-10-11

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rights of way The annual loss of live
stock through this sort of accidents
was brought out at the meeting and
emphasis put upon the need for con-
servation of beef and leather for war
purposes.
Seven Georgians Win At Camp Taylor
Atlanta.-The following men from
Georgia and the Southeastern States
have been graduated from the field
artillery officers central training camp
at Camp Zachary Taylor, Kentucky,
and now are rated as eligible for ap-
lpointment as second lieutenants in the
field artillery: Georgia-Ernest Her
bert Acker, Jr., Marietta; Rufus FL
bert Anderson, Glennville; Robert
Toombs Brown, Decatur; Lewis Ruth
erford Eden, Senoia; Lois Aloysius
Gattman, Savannah; Clayton Hills
Hollingsworth, Dover; Praleau Clan
ton Moore, Savannah,
Camp Gordon To Lose Allied OtHcers
Camp Gordon.-It was officially an
nounced from camp headquarters that
all of the British and French officers,
who have been engaged here for sew
eral months as instructors and Observ-
ers at the various military schools OF
lthis gssFap, have been ordered to report
to their embassies at Washington for
sew assinIlens Tic 11osss Of the al
lied missions from Camp Gordon is
deeply regretted by officials of the
camp as they have been of great serv-
| ice in helping to train Uncle Sans
officers at the central officers train
ing school. the trench mortar school,
the gas school and the bayonet school.
Grenade ExpIodes; Soldier Injured
Thomasyille.-C P. M. Feltham
happened to very unfortunate acct
dent few days ago, while practicing
at throwing a hand grenade. Just as
Captain Feltham was preparing to
throw the grenade it exploded in his
hand, blowing off several of the fin
gers of his right hand and burning his
face. He was taken to military hos
pitaI at Washington, D. c., and hopes
soon to be out again.
Hope Of Meeting Coal Demands
Atlanta.-Word from Washington
that 1892 cars of coal, containing 1884,
600 tons, had been sent to Atlanta by
| 49,. o,,41.or;4;ar ~ c11un1xy tho o;+1y,c
needs. was hailed by H. B. Kennedy,
city fuel administrator, as the promise
of relief from conditions that brought
about the acute coal famine last win
A.. ter.
Boy Loses Life When Boat overturns
Newnan.-Carey Joseph Hardaway,
who. was in the navy, is the "Aonfy
Newman boy to lose his life since the
+, war began. His father, Rev. ]. S.
/ Hardaway, received message from
THE navy department, stating that a
3Emotor boat in which young Hardaway
/ was riding was overturned and Carey
was among the number of sailors lost.
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j Award Contract For Columbus Camp
!, Columbus. announcement is ex-
pected almost daily now of award of
contract to construct the infantry
4 school of arms here, the cost of which
may run to fourteen million dollars, it
4 is reported. Maj. ]. Paul Jones, con
structing quartermaster, has practi-
Fcally completed the temporary camp.
Six Cent Street Car Fare Refused
Atlanta.-The second effort of the
Georgia Railway and Power company
to secure authority to charge Scent
street car fare and make a 2-cent
charge on each transfer issued on
its lines, was frustrated by an order
handed down by Judge George L. Bel
of the Fulton superior court. denying
the company's petition for a writ d
mandamus against the state RAILROAD
'ccmmission- to compel that body to as
sumo jurisdiction in the matter Of
street car fare increases.