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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-07-05
AMERICANS HELP
DEFEND ROAD
To AN|EDS
(By International News Servicc.)

Wy international news Serricc.)
Americans are now helping the
British defend the road to Amicns,
down the Somme valley. Americans
are on the vital part of the Picardy
front with the Australians, attacking
'thc enemy, while England and France
are helping the United States cele-
brate the birth of American ndepen-
dcnce
The Americans gave good account
OF themselves when, with the Austria
'lians, they stormed the village of Ha-
mel, sweeping on 70 the east Of that
place, where they repealed counter at
tacks last night
Americans are now brigaded with
French and British in all important
zones of fighting in France On the
Marine front, before Chateau Thierry
they are helping defend the road to
Paris. Holding part OF the line near
NMontididier, on the Somme front be-
side the Australians. For sometime
the American force has been i'll train
ing behind the British line in F1and-
ers ready to spring to the aid Of the
British should Hlndenburg attc.npt
another drive toward the English
Channel.
The French army has confined it's
latest operations to raids and harass-
ing the German. lines with artillery
and patrols. Local fighting in which
the Italians have made further gains
continues over great extent of the
southeastern front. This is most Sc
we're on the lower Piavc. near the
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-07-05

out single hitch. The band led the
procession in Homer Waters truck,
the unique Leader Enterprise float
with the Leader Enterprise slogan OF
Work for Your Country As You'd
Fight for Her" painted around the
top and genuine press mounted and
running, on the trailer.
The Boy Scouts marched next, COM
manded by Fire Chief Wilkerson, the
juvenile sailor girls, led by Mrs. A. H.
Ihurmond, as captain; the juvenile
sailor boys, led by Mrs. A. H. Yate-
man, as captain; the junior Red Cross,
led by Mrs. G. f. Kicker, as captain;
the Senior Red Cross led by the pres
ident of the chapter, Mrs. J. A. Day;
the staunch old veterans of the Blue
and Gray, the heroes of the sixties,
led by Comrade Louis Thayer. Then
came the fraternal order societies, the
senatorial candidates, the Hons VIM.
Schley Howard, Emmett R. Shaw and
J. K. Cooper, who spoke at the Blue
and Gray Park; then the Chamber
of Commerce, led by Chairman L. L.
Griner; the city officials led by May
or Clayton Jay; the county officials,
led by George Dorminey, and finally
the wonderful array of floats and dec
GRATED automobiles led by the beau
tiful Carnegie Library Float of Miss
Louise Smith, the Chairman of the
floats division of the Grand Parade.
Grand Array of Floats
The committee appointed by the
Chamber of Commerce as judges on
the floats and decorated cars which
was composed of Mrs. Tom Dickey,
Mrs. J. c. Brewer, and Rev. R. NJ
Mann, on Friday morning turned over
to Secretary Clarke their report
which was as follows:
The committee appointed to judge
the floats applied three tests in their
work: First, originality; second, sig
nificance, and third, beauty.
The committee unanimously
awarded the prizes as follows
First-Loyal Temperance Legion.
Second-Very's decorated car.
Third-Watt Holmes Company
float.
Respectfully submitted,
Mrs. Tom Dickey.
Mrs. ]. c. Brewer.
R. M. Mann.
Committee of Judges.
Lack of space forbids detailed de-
scription of the floats in today's paper
but it will be given Monday.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-07-05
Germans Attack
Red Cross Hospital

Paris, July 5.-A Boche aviator at
tackled Red Cross hospital behind
the linse with machine gun, wounding
two American ambulance men. The
Hun airmen flew fifteen feet above
the hospital firing upon the French
wounded
Macon beacon., 1918-11-15
"cALlFoRNlA SYRUP OF FIGS"
CAN'T HARM CHILDREN AND
THEY LOVE IT.

Mother Your child isn't naturally
cross and peeylsh. See If tongue IL
coated; this is sure sign the little
stomach, liver and bowels need n
cleansing at once.
When listless, pale, feyerlsh, FULL of
cold, breath bad, throat sore, roesn't
vat sleep or act naturally, has stom.
4ch-ache, diarrhGa, remember, n gen.
lie liver and bowel cleansing should
always lee the first treatment given.
Nothing equals california Syrup Of
Figs for chlldren's ills: give ten.
spoonful, and in few hours all the
'oul waste, sour bile and fermentinr
food which Is Clogged In the bowels
passes out of the system, and you
nave a well and playful child again.
All children love this harmless, deli
ciouS fruit laxative" and 1t never
fails to effect a good INSIDE" cleans.
ing Directions for babies, children
OF all ages and grown-ups are plainly
on the bottle.
Keep 1t handy In your home. A little
given today saves sick child tomor.
row, but get the genuine. Ask YOUR
druggist for bottle of "Californio
Syrup of Figs" then see that II Is
made by the California Fig Syrup
Company."-Adv.
Macon beacon., 1918-11-15
IffHP RHa@R
VILE IASIE
BLSTERED MOUTH
Oklahoma Lady Had Dreadful
Time Before Finding the
Right Remedy-BIaCk.
Draught.

Seward, Okla.-Mrs. Annie Bowlby
OF this place, says In a letter writer
Tor publication: Il have used Black.
Draught for two years, or more. and
Will never cease to be grateful for
what 1t did for me and mine.
Some time ago, my mouth broke out
with blisters. had vile taste In my
mouth all slick and disagreeable. I
seemed to have great deal of inward
fever. l suffered with my back and
kidneys. -.
1 was so nervous, 1t was dreadful.
would almost cry-I suffered So. T
nad gas on the stomach and pains but.
as said, the pain and trouble
was most severe. l had the doctor
anu used several medicines without
result.
Still hurting and suffering, l began
to use Thedfords Black-Draught
making it into a tea, and using a
teaspoonful dose at time In hot
wafer. l gradually got better, nv
liver began to act, the fever went
down and l have never had any more
trouble of this kind.
There is no other medicine so good
as Back-Draught."
you VIII say that, too, when you
nave given Thedford's Black -Draught
. trial.
1t Is q good medicine.
Buy a package today.
All druggists sell Black-Draught
Macon beacon., 1918-11-15

pound my husband wanted me TO try il.
l took it fora week and felt little bet.
ter. kept itup for three months, and
l feel fine and can eat anything now
without distress or nervousness - Mrs.
): WoRTHLME, 2S42 North Taylor St,
Philadelphia Pa.
The majority Of mothers nowadays
oVerdo, there are so many demands
upon their time and strength; the result
Is invariably a weakened, rundown,
nervous condition with headaches, back.
ache, irritablity and depression = and
soon more serious ailments develop.
II IS at such periods in life that Lydia F.
Pinkham's Negotiable Compound will
restore normal healthy condition, as
1t did to Mrs. Worthline.
Macon beacon., 1918-11-15

a SIoyak butcher working a
some German headquarters IN the ST
Mthiel salient aud blissfully ancon
ScIouS Of impending doom, had brcozec
INTO Ihiaucourt, where there was the
equivalent of depot quartermaster
10 huy him some supplies, when he
found himself gazing on three Yankee
sharpShuuters.
i was mighty scared at first" he
SAID, but they had no sooner spoken
thah ! found they were SIoynks, too
You must have MI nntlonnlitlcS I'm your
"Iliiy' Neu' they gave me an orange,
they gave me a piece of chocolate. they
gave me cigarette, ana here | am"
--Paris Stars and Stripes.
Macon beacon., 1918-11-15
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

Dy LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat Of the disea Sc
Catarrh is local disease, greatly infiu.
enced BY constitutional conditions HALL s
CATARRH MEDICINE will cure catarrh
It Is taken internally and acts through
the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the
System. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
Is composed OF some of the best tonics
known, combined with some Of the best
blood purifiers. The perfect combination
MEDICINE is what produces such won
derful results in catarrhal conditions.
Druggists 75c. Testimonials free.
+. ]. Cheney & Co., Props, Toledo, O.
Macon beacon., 1918-11-15

war terms now penetrate all classes
OF society," said Judge Allen f. Nc
Cumber of Charleston.
"A Herculean woman had her hus-
oand, small, frail man, hailed before
me for desertion.
Wen, sir, what have you got to
say 1or yourself? l asked the man.
Me deserter, judge? he whined
pltifully. Look at these here Jumps
on my head. Look at this black eve.
amt no deserter, judge. I'm a
refugee"
Macon beacon., 1918-11-15

slckIy most Of the
time. ] went TO q
doctor and be said
! had nervous indi.
gestion, which ad.
ded to my weak
condition kept me
worrying most OF
the time and he
said if | could moi
stop that, ! could
not get we'll. ]
heard somuchabout
Lydia E. Pinkham .
" Vanofah1a Cn
Macon beacon., 1918-11-15

When Baby Is Teethjnp
GROVES BABY BOWEL MBDICINM w,u cor-...
tne stomach and Bowel troubles. Perfectly harm.
less See directions on the bottle 0S'A' "@tlA
Macon beacon., 1918-11-15

II Worms or Tapeworm persist IN vorr
system. 1t Is because you have not yet tried
the real Vermifuge. DR.. Peery's Dead shot. /"
One dose does the work Adv
Macon beacon., 1918-11-15

Keep your liver active, your bowels clean nv
Keep healthy, wealthy and wise. ADV.
Macon beacon., 1918-11-15

A spinster's ideal man Is one who
will say the word.
Macon beacon., 1918-11-15

There are times when the lovsliest
spot on earth looks susplclouSly like
an ace.
Macon beacon., 1918-11-15

1t sometimes happens that the guy
who hesitates doesn't get lost.
Macon beacon., 1918-11-15
He Knew.

Mrs. Oldwed-"Am l dearer to you
than ever? Mr.. Oldwed-"Su thing
Everything is dearer nowadays"
Macon beacon., 1918-11-15
VETERANS GRANDSONS
GO TO FRANCE TOGETHER

Ia Grange, Ga.-On Septem-
ber %, 1863, Jack Thornton and
: W. A. Galloway, eighteen, set
, forth to join the Confederate
army.
September %, 1918, Jack
Thornton Kontz, grandson of
! Jack Thornton and w. A. Gala
way, Jr.. grandson Of w. A. Cal
lawny, left together for the
world war.
Friends of the ais boys"
feel sure they will be in the pa
rade down "Unter den Lin
den"
Macon beacon., 1918-11-15
THIS WEAK,
NERVOUS MOTHER
Tells How Lydia E. Pinkham',
Vegetable Compound
Restored Her Health.

Philadelphia, Pa.-'T was very weak
always tired, my back ached. and | fell
Macon beacon., 1918-11-15
a gutter.

Even good luck can't do anything for
a gutter.
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Laughing Gas for Prairie DOGS.

What will be the effect Of laughing
gas administered by Or. Houston to
prairie dogs? The question cannot
be lodged, filibustered off the earth.
sneered to death. 1t Is a national
problem. 1t affects the conduct Of the
war, prohibition, and, rs only n little
study reveals, Is charged with good
or evil In respect to the principles
involved in the Susan Il. Anthony
amendment to the Constitution.
The bill to stimulate agriculture
being before the Senate the dstin-
guished Mr.. SHERMAN of Illinois as
serted without warning that there
were lurking in IT. among q great
variety of items one to exterminate
prairie dogs. Then he exploded his
bomb by adding, Nitrous oxide, or
laughing gas, once saw specified in
prescription for their extermina-
ton"
Senator REED, first to see an i'm
measurable menace in the subject, in
terrupted to warn, II think the re-
marks Of the Senator on prairie dogs
and laughing gas are of such inter-
est that We ought to have n fuller
attendance" He heartlessly made the
point Of no quorum; clerk began
calling the roll in cloak rooms, res
taurants, through the marble halls
Of the Senate office building. in bar
Der shops, silver bells tinkled, sum.
mOning Senators to their duties. Pres
emily fifty-five Of them answered 10
their names. Seeing who, learning
what, was up they remained fixed,
breathless in their chairs.
"The prairie dogs in the West"
spoke the fearless faunal naturalist
from Illinois, "nre sometimes quite
offensive; they burrow holes In the
plains and render it unsafe to ride
beyond mild trot."
The secret was out. Western Sena-
tors-the inference was ineluctable-
during their vacation times do not
adorn county fairs, do not lolter at
crossroads chucking unfortified babies
under unoffending chins. The popy-
lar belief n that effect comes from
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and most of them are content with
nm occasional story or an attempt to
write a best seller. Those who are
writing to-day seem to keep rather a
too anxious and observant eye on the
movies altogether to fall in with the
lelsurcly ways Of older English fic-
ton. The more adventures, automo-
bile chasings. hairbreadth escapes
and daredevil rides they can intro
duce the better their chances for roy
alties from the moving picture man
ager. Such novels have their place,
hut evidently they are not quite the
choice one would make for drowsy
summer afternoon In a hammock or
by the seaside. 1t is sedatlve, not
stimulus, the average holiday or
summer vacatiOnlst desires for his
outing companion.
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Merit Wins.

Among the nominations made by
President, WILSON yesterday appears
that Of Brigadler-G General HARRY L.
ROGERS, to be Quartermnster-Gen eral
with the rank Of Major General. No
promotion that has been made since
the war began has been better de-
served by the man on whom 1t was
bestowed; none has been more com
pletely in the public interest.
General ROGERS has been the right
hand Of General PERsHiNG since the
American Commander in Chief landed
In France. He has organized and
directed the stupendous institutions
for maintaining. moving. feeding and
clothing the army in France, institu-
lions that have grown from literally
nothing a year ago until they meet to.
day the complex needs OF more than
a million soldiers 1900 miles from
their base. and on the unanimous tes-
timony of all observers meet them
adequately and unfnilingly.
To accomplish such n marvel of in
dustrial, civil and military coordina-
tiOn as was essential to success in
the task that was laid on General
ROGERS, tact, diligence, vision, fore.
sight, forbearance, the acuteness Of
q merchant prince, the endurance Of
Missouri canary. the capacity to
see with other mems eyes and make
them see with single pair Of eyes,
were necessary. General ROGERS had
all these qualities and has them now ;
and as General he will
continue to exercise them for the vel.
fare Of the United States in general
and the victorious troops in Europe.
whose victory rests largely on the
foundation he has built.
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outside of scientific facts. And, true. r
In myself In regard to mesmerism Al
ways experimenting in street cars. the
aires and public places, l finally cams
to the conclusion that Mesmcr was righ,
in affirming that our bodies were eIe'-,-
cal and also were alive with magHC ,
properties.
/ discovered that contact was rot r.-
cessary. nor violent exertlon in passes
with the hands. to make a person rgE
asleep or do things without their oN'
Will. found, to my delight, MAT {
succeeded in making strangers. una~ ~.
OF my Intentions. drop their eyelds ard
succumb to sleep by my merely gait
at them in way ! will divulge to 'ee
public when I write my monograph. '"rha
Elshemean Electrical Tactics to Contro,
Humans and Animals"
One illustration in conclusion Buver
Lytton dreamed OF "Vir," an ele,,r'
spark emanatlng from the eyes to con-
tr,N others. My power makes his dream
trla for l command my concentrated
electricity in my body to flash in bod es
at ,Sry distances away from me. ard
on tins invisible wire can send my
Thoughts to them. But walt FOR re
appearance OF my pamphlet noura"sl
that WIN prove yours truly peerless In
Louis VI. EILsHEmlus,
Su1A eme Spirit Of the Spheres.
NEW YoRhl, July 10.
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useful service. True, we could 20 to
the insurance company's office and
apply for policy, just rs we could
go to the grocery and carry home our
food. But would we do It? Almost
every policy sold Is n monument to
the ingenuity, patience, persistence,
eloquence and logic Of an agent.
Some friend" puts him upon your
trail. or perhaps he picks up the scent
through bloodhound instinct. You
are carrying nll you can? He will
prove you mistaken. You nre healthy
and need your money foS Liberty
Bonds? He will put you in nppre-
tension with the story of JONES
sound as dollar; ate n pound OF
beefsteak every day for breakfast
until Mr.. Hoover arrived. when he
shifted to q dozen eggs; athlete
looked n good deal like you. Well,
sir. he dropped dead reading "Spoon
River in the sanctuary of his own
''"'"'s' ohis just sOuT dHt.
There is no escape. He walks to the
subway with you in the morning,
catches you on your way to luncheon,
he gets n card to your club, belongs
to your church. In the end you sign
on the dotted lire.
Work or fight? They work twenty
four hours a day, these chaps, and
life for them Is one long battle,
a succession of victories of strong
minds or~r weak. The true explana-
ton. Of course, is that the army Is
jealous of the agents prowess and
wants them for Its own. A brigade
Of life insurance agents can win the
war with perhaps little help from
the book agents who sell sets. The
strategy is to let them be captured.
Once the GermapI intelligence sarylce
begins to question them they have
their opening. The rest is Inevitable.
They will talk their way to Potsdam
and sell disadvantageous peace to
the Kaiser himself.
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n stealthy, whispered scandal Of the

stealthy, whispered scandal Of the
Money Devils. No: mounted upon
fiery steeds they range the limltless
prnlrIes pursuing ely coyotes, fierce
wolves, foxy foxes, shy badgers, feet
footed rabbits; attacking them ruth
lessly with franks, leaves to print.
committee reports and other deadly
weapons. But silence the Halloo; there
comes cropper when gallant charg-
er's foot sinks fetlock deep in a prai-
rie dog burrow!
On the other hand, where the plain
has been tickled with hoe and laughs
n crop Of rye. Of barley, of corn,
prairie dogs, with bone dry despera-
ton, destroy the crops, reduce the
makings Of shameless quantities Of
the demon. Prohibltlonists should dip
into this. Yet, again, II these de-
signs are frustrated by lethnl oratory
or otherwise; II crops are abundant,
minimum prices alluring, the Senate
would be drowsy with delights and
the Anthony amendment would 70
traipslng through to final favorable
vote with no more offending than IL
1t were IN appropriation.
How would nll these possibilities
be affected II the puzzled plains were
peopled by millions Of prairie dogs
laughing their heads off from the
effects OF nitrous oxide gns?
We call upon Senator SHERMAN. II
the task of making another speech
would not weary him, further to eiucl-
date. Must nationwide teetotallsm,
must woman suffrage be sacrificed to
make safe Western Senatorial holt
day? And what Of the lamentable
effects upon the owls and snakes who,
MS every child knows, share with
prairie dogs their squire annoying
burrows? We hope the question has
been referred to the Senate calendar
Of. unfinished business.
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LOUIS THE RY.pNOTIST.
He Makes n Human Fly Of q Chum
at College.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SvN--Sir = Thi.
time l will not speak abdul my own
proper person, but ! shall relate to your
readers things concerning my former
powers as a hypnot!st.
At Ithaca in the long dead wear OF
1883 attended a performance of Pro
lessor Reynolds, the then foremost Amer
lean hypnot!st. To my young junior year
this science was unknown to me. tina is
to say as practical reality. After ,the
show, during which the professor tried to
control me but did not succeed as "a
ready then | possessed an adamantine
will. my experimental proclivities asserted
themselves to the full, and at once
called my young chum, 16 years old
to my room. As he had been with me
TO the show, he willingly allowed me
TO hypnotize him. Remembe ring all the
passes. &c. of the professor. l went
through all Of them. and behold. ten
minutes afterward he was my subject.
asleep and subdued. was startled
virtues in my composition.
The next day in the afternoon we
continued our private seance. Bolder, l
asked him, while in my hypnotic power,
to 90 things no one in a normal state
could perform. My room was only ten
by twelve feet. In the centre was a
round table four by six feet. While my
chum was standing near the wall /
called out: Look back OF you See, a
bulldog is charging you. Run, jump
over the fence!''
He made the four foot table at one
leap. with only three feet Of run!
Stop The dog has gone. :" Had ]
not said so tnstantaneously he would
have leaped out OF the window. sThen
l brought him to, fearing too much of
good thing might prove harmful
We had our performances twice a
week. At another seance I told him
he was walking along a rockbound
beach. I screamed "a huge breaker is
dashing up-quick, climb a rock!'
At once he bounded across the room,
took hold OF the wall and climbed up
as though he had the adhesive hands
and feet OF fly. l saw him nearing
the ceiling. l did not know what would
result As every one knows, a hypnotist
must not lose his head. and surely, al
though l was a practitioner OF only a
month. I must say that my quick wit
tedness saved his life. In fash said:
BE calm; climb down" And he did
When he came to he said he did not
know what he had done. And Atty other
displays Of feats no normal body could
do, proving that mesmerism is not a
phantasm in the annals OF science
After leaving college / lost my sub
1ect. While summering enthusiastically
entertained the hotel guests Of evenings.
on and on l hypnotized artist friends
in Paris. especially the author OF 1.-The
King In Yellow" He thought that only
weak minded persons were good sub
jects. To disprove his assertion ! mes
merized him, strong minded and Wig
orous young man. Succeeding. I caused
him to lose his sceptlcism. After four
years I gave up mesmerzing persons,
as was aware that II enervated me
and I was losing weisht. Too much OF
my magnetism was given to others.
However. all the while my mind was
dwelling IN tho domain OF phenomena