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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-17

If you want people to know what
you have got to sell or buy, adver-
tise in The Lee County Journal. 1t
always pays.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-17

A letter from Mr.. Grady Harris to
his brother, Mr., Bert Harris, an
nounces his safe arrival in France.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-17

DR.. Geo e. Crouch, of Smthville,
was a visitor here last week, Wiling
business engagements. Dr. Crouch has
an extensive dental business in Lees
burg.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-17
neesburg. Ga. May I, 1918

We, the committee on feneral pre-
entments, have carefully gone over
he presentments of the grand jury and
I'D that it contains an accurate and
Il report of business tranacted by
GOODE PRICE, Chairman.
J. L. WELLS.
JNO. w. JORDAN.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-17

Mrs. Cheny Moreland and little son,
Jack, were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
r. w. Moreland this week.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-17

Mr.. Clarence Hale was among tne
numerous visitors from SmltnVille iase
week
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Massey, or
Bronwood, was the guest Of relatives
here Saturday
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-17

A party exceeding the speed limit
came by the Dixie highway like a
fash last week. They were said to
be from Moultrie. and they were stop
ned in Albany and arrested. They gave
bond for appearance at the July term
of city court The names of those in
the party could not be learned.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-17

Mr.. Goode Price and Rev. Bridges
visited Albany Monday,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-17

There will be meeting Of the school
trustees at the school auditorium We'd
nesday night All patrons of the
schools are earnestly urged to at
tend.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-17
LIP. Committee Report.

we. your committee appointed to eX-
nine Justice of the Peace books, beg
ave t, report all books found cor
city nd neatly kept. except of Judge
mes, in which instance we find that
ne cases were failed to be docket
b; also the books of one district,
lat ri Chokee, were never returned
nination.
A. r. BESSINGER, Chmn.
4 J. L. WELLS,
W. H. PHILLIPS.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-17

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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-17

Farmers round here say they are
going in strnoger than ever on the
peanut crop.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-17

Z. the committee of public docu-
:, have looked over the books
found same being neatly kept
SO far as we know, correctly kept.
n r. S. PRYOR, Chairman.
E F. CHRISTIE,
4 H B. KENNEDY.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-17

Ne, the committee on public build
g. make the following report:
We recommend that the panes oct
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-15
CZECHS IN BALTIMORE
BACK UP UNCLE SAM

The Czecho- Slovaks have been buvinr
war savings stamps. On the occasion
Of Prof. Masaryks recent visit to the
Czech people Of Baltimore SIS. 900 worth
Of the baby bonds were subscribed In a
single day by them. And this was NOT
ALL The campaign In Baltimore is not
ended and new subscriptions are pour-
ing In regularly.
According to available figures, the
czecho- sloyaks hold third place among
scriptions to government loans. They
bought about $1,000, 900 worth Of third
liberty bonds, exclusive of the subscrip-
tons Of workmen in mines ana other
outlying places. So 1t appears that the
Czechs are not willing to rest on the
laurels won by their fighting men in
Russia and Siberia. They are making
their dollars work, too.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-15
AUSTRIANS SAY ALLIES
EMPLOY POWERFUL GAS
Vienna Paper, IN Explaining Re
suits, Declares "Huse Flames
and Explosions" Produced.
to The Sunday Star an
Chicago Daily News. Copyright. 1915
BY W. ]. L. KEEL

Cablegram tQ Tho Sunday Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyrieht, 1918,
THE HAGUE, Holland, September
14.-The Vienna Neue Freie Presse
ascribes much Of the allied success
to q new and powerful gas employed
by them which creates huge flames
and explosions. The paper continues:
"Gen. Foch now has great technical
resources with more than 1000, 900
American troops, SO that he can keep
up the offensive. He thinks he can
tire out the German army and compel
the higher command to call upon its
reserve. However, the higher com
mand IL trying to spare men and
applies the tactics Of an elastic de-
tense and strong counter attacks"
The Frankfurter Zeitung complains
that during the recent air attacks
householders refused admission into
their houses of persons. including
children. who sought shelter from the
bomb explosions, In the interests of
public safety the general commanding
the 18th army corps and the governor
Of Mainx have ordered all house,
holders to open their garden gates
and house doors to those seeking
shelter during air raids.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-15
HUNS MAY TURNTO OFFENSIVE
IF THEY HAVE RESERVE POWER
Much Depends Whether Foch Has His Purpose
Of SCATTERING Their Armies Such Extent That They
Cannot Be Regrouped for Effective Stand-Further
German Retreat Though, Is Indicated

brief time. Ludendorf is substan-
TALLY back on his last line, from
which he can strike back IL he Is to
attempt to stay in France short OF
the Meuse and Scheldt line for the
rest Of the year. He may have been
SO closely pursued, so heavily beaten
upon that he will be unable to under
take a counter blow at the linden
burg line, accepting this as mean
ing the whole German front from
the sea to Switzerland. II this be
the case, then Foch will have accom-
plished all that he sought to accom-
plish when he began the series of at
lacks which opened with Rawlin-
sons thrust along the Somme on
August s.
The whole clash Of the rival strate-
gists for the past five weeks has been
over the condition in which Luden-
DORIS armies would arrive at the
Hindenburg line. All the swift blows
Of Foch have been directed at accom-
down the resources Of the Germans
and at shaking their morale. In 1917
Hindenburg retired to his new posi-
lions behind the Somme battlefield
with absolute freedom Of movement.
The pursuit was not organized until
the escape was accomplished. He did
not leave 5000 prisoners in drawing
an army of nearly a million back
over a front of hundred miles and
to depth of twenty-five miles in va
rious places. He thus retained free
dom of action and when Haig attack
ed at Arras and Nivelle, north of
scissors. the Germ ns were able to
beat both attacks down by counter
attacks. And the morale OF his
troops was not affected, for they saw
the retreat as piece of successful
strategy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-15

mission. He pictures the glorious fu-
ture that lies before the central pow
ers and urges the people to remain
firm. How we'll he will succeed re-
mains to be seen, but there is general
belief that the German peoples. under
the continued hamnering and loss of
territory on the western front, Will
weaken.
Americas armies, those h00ted.
jeered. minimized and dOuted by the
German high command, today ARE Mt
the threshold of a victory upon Ger
man soil. Should they succeed and
press over the frontier lines and pen-
citrate any considerable distance into
German territory the blow to Teu-
tonic prestige will be tremendous.
Undoubtedly the present wave Of de-
preston will increase tenfOld in its
intensity. American Invasion of Ger
many may he the straw that breaks
the back of TeutOnfc patience and
popular will to do. That 1t would
bring about systematic and definite
dcxiSt from further war endeavOrs on
penalty of complete overthrow IL a
possibility. This might be termed a
fantastic dream, but, / reiterate, it Is
a possibility.
According to best informed adyices
from Austria Hungary, Bulgaria and
Turkey the spirit of revolt is being
famed into a white heat by the ex-
tremely distressing economic conditions
and the dawning realization that once
roseate dreams of territorial conquest
are to result in naught. Austria is held
together by a thread. The crystallization
of Czecho-Slovak and Jugo Slav nation
alistic sentiments and concrete action
will break the cord that ties the dual
monarchy together and probably the
chains that now SO closely bind Vienna
and Berlin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-15
shallow and leading only to their own
utter downfall

shallow and leading only to their own
utter downfall.
1t is feared that general massacre
may be attempted against the Jews
of Russia, because the present lead
ers of the bolsheviki are Jews. rms
would come as a means of retaliation
for the crimes of the bolsheviki. 1t
is declared that Trotzky and Lenlne
today would have no power Whatso-
ever were it not for the fact that
they are perpetuating themselves
with the gun and sword, two weapons
which Kerensky did not use, and he
was overthrown. The bolsheviki are
intent on keeping the reins of gov,
eminent by fair means or foul, and
owing to the disintegration of their
once great following, foul deeds are
deemed best in serving their ends.
While Russia is bleeding from myr-
lads of wounds-German inspired
the allied armies operating in Siberia
and in the regions below Archangel
are making steady progress, partIcu-
larly so in the far east. The allies
during the past week have captured
several important towns on the usu-
ri front to the north of Vladivos-
tok, while a junction has been eff
fected between the two largest
Czecho-Slovak forces in the region
of Chita.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-15
Line Has Become Historic.

The Hindenburg line has imposed
itself upon the min9s Of the people of
the western nations for more than
year and a half it seems to be as
irrefragable an obstacle as the Alps
or the Atlantic. but the truth rs that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-15
Having been forced back upon the
Hindenburg line practically over Its
whole length from
Recent Fighting north OF fpres to
on west EIOAt' lost a great por-

on West Front. lost a great por-
ton Of the territory which the Ger
man command much desired to hold
north of the vesle, unquestionably the
glorious victory which the Americans
have scored in the regions to the
southeast Of verdun will shake the
German nation as It has been shaken
at no time since the war.
On the day that fourteen million
men were registering in this country
their will to scotch Germantc pr1n-
ciples and military power Gen. Per-
shinE's forces went "over the
top" on both the southerly and west
eriy sides Of the salient which had
its apex to the southwest of st. Mihiel.
The salient was twenty miles across
the mouth and fifteen miles deep.
Pershing's men at dawn on Thursday
leaped forward on twelve-mile front
on the southerly side and an eight
mile front on the westerly side where
the line follows the heights Of the
Mouse around Verdun. The operations
on the western side were developed
to q twelve-mile front, while those
on the south extended to fourteen.
A tremendous eight-hour barrage
nre did its work well and when the
hLueT1C4ub eWcps VA SSAeJ oASs SVAA@p~Ao
lively little resistance from the enc
my. The advance was rapid during the
first day, more than eight miles Of
territory being traversed and 5000
prisoners captured. At the close Of
Friday the Americans had not only
closed the salient, but practically ex-
terminated two German divisions
Captures alone were moro than $4,000
men Other casualties were proper
tionately heavy.
The Germans were no match for
the impetuous American fighters who
today are within striking distance Of
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-15
Bulgars and Turks
Appear Near Clash.

. BreSt-LitoVSk treaty.
The Rumanian pact giving Bulgaria
only part of the Dobrudja and arrang-
ing settlements with Turkey have been
SO unsatisfactory as to whetten the
already extreme rivalry between the
kaiser's southeastern aids. In fact, it
Turk armies have moved toward the
Bulgarian frontier.
A clash between these two nations
would mean only complete forgetful-
ness Of alliances with Germany and
would 50 distract the attention Of Bull
garia and Turkey from the cause Of the
moment as to precipitate far-reaching
events in Austria and the central pow
ers.
That any dissatisfaction on the part
Of Turkey and Bulgaria would material
ly assist the allied armies in Macedonia
in retaining of Serbia and Montenegro
Is admitted. 1t should make the march
on Vienna an immediate possibility.
As Germany strives to smooth down
discomfort at home and rebolster popu-
lar enthusiasm in the present struggle,
! officials Of Turkey likewise are making
lit appear that the allies are in error in
phasizing. Of course, Turkeys gains in
any event, carefully hiding the truth
as far as possible.
The present Bulgarian government, it
with the alliance with Germany, and
the absence Of King Ferdinand lends
color to the idea that possibly he is alb
sent because he sees that his word to
| the kaiser is to be smashed by popular
| will and that he personally cannot be
held responsible in case the anti-German
government in his absence begins con-
crete moves looking toward Bulgaria 8
withdrawal from the struggle. The ex-
cuse Of illness covers multitude OF sins
in diplomatic and Official life Of Europe.
! 4&
Utter chaos. with ruthless s1augh-
ter Of political enemies. marks the
course Of the
Blood Marks boi'hevtk re-
Trail Of Trotzky. cow cow - vhs us.
since the attempted assassination OF
Premier Lenine, Trotzky holds forth,
with no one to stay his diabolical ac-
! lions. Hundreds Of social revolution
aries and bourgeoise have been slain
at the orders Of the war minister. who
! is melting the anarchistic element all
over Russia to ruthlessly exterminate
all those who in anywise might has
ten Russia's resurrection.
Property is valueless, because It Is
constantly at the mercy Of the boil
| shivik torch. Old men, even women,
are being shot down in the streets OF
Petrograd and Moscow; thousands OF
political enemies as well as subjects
| Of allied nations today are herded
into military reservations: The policy
| Of war to the bitter end between the
various factions Of Russia is being
carried out and no quarter is being
| shown.
Everywhere the peasants are de-
sorting the bolsheviki, and the work
| tic doctrines Of Lenine and Trotzky.
| today are finding the preachments
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-15
GERMANY BLEEDING
RUMAN|A'S LIFE
Many Put to Death and Thou
sands Starved by Hun
Seizures.

Take Jonescu, the Rumanian states
man, is coming to America to tell us
what the Germans have been doing in
his country. Washington already has
heard part of the story. And while,
so far, Russia has been the standing
example of what happens to land
which, in Germanys own words,
"bows to her WILL" it appears that
Rumania can teach us even more.
In Rumania Germany has been able
really to work her will. She has put
to death at will hundreds of the prin-
cipals in the war. Bratiano, the war
premier, is at present awaiting trial;
and with him are most of Rumania's
pacif1st-socialist leaders, the majority
OF whom opposed the war
The occupation of the country d.
mlnlshed the population by about $780,
OO0," writes DR.. Fritz Karl Mann, in
a recent official report to Berlin. And
in another place we learn that this
decrease in population means lust
plain deaths since Germany entered
the country. most Of them from dis
ease and starvation. Also, even in
one of the richest food countries in
the world, the starvation is easily ex-
planned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-15
Retreats to Regroup Forces.

Az a consequence we have now to
face this situation: Ludendorfr has
made a long and desperate retreat,
not with the idea OF reaching the
line and. once behind it,
of hating and checking his pursuers
in that line. Only the advent Of bad
weather would make any such tactics
possible. What he has sought has
been to retire to a new position, and
while retiring to regroup his forces
for the express purpose of attack
when the right moment came, Just as
Joffre sought to retreat from the
frontier to the Marine, solely to reor-
eanize his forces and strike back.
Now we are coming to the great
test of the present year within a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-15
The Czecho-Slovak force operating
to the southwest Of the trans-Baikal

The CZeChO-SlOVak force operating
to the southwest Of the trans-Baikal
region, which
r...h. c1ovoL was believed to
Armies Join Hands.bas arrived. at
the omanga river. where 1t has Joined
hands with Gen. Dietrich's forces,
which moved from the Manchurian
line. The Czechs operating toward the
northeast moved more than 600 miles
in recent weeks. AS a result of the
union effected by these forces prac-
tically the whole of the Transsiberian
railroad now is in their grasp.
The presence Of allied armies in ST.
IBERIA has created CONSERVATION in the
ranks of the opposing bolshevik
in all directions. According to reliable
information. the allies operating in ST.
IBERIA and below Archange1 could
march to Moscow in an Incredibly
short time were they not bent upon
restoring economic conditions in the
country which they traverse, so or
ganizing affairs that but little trouble
will be encountered in the future.
The actions of Trotzky make It more
apparent, however, that the allies may
be forced to drive straight through
and forever GUST this traitor to human
liberty in order to protect their own
nationals. French and British sub
jects have been arrested without num-
Der and 1t is feared that many have
been slain by bolshevik orders with
out the formality Of trial. Even the
former Empress Of Russia and her
daughters, who long have been pris-
oners, are said to have been assassi-
mated.
Trotzky, It would appear, is pursuing
a definite policy Of removing for all
time all elements which in anywise
might endanger his continued grip on
Russfa, But that his grip through the
course Of events is growing weaker
each day Is plain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-15

Horne's exploit the other day. the
successes of the Germans in March
before st. Quentin and In May on the
Afsne clearly demonstrate that lines
can be taken. broken. swept aside by
well prepared and .skillfu1 attack.
Now. it is idle to hazard any fore
cast at the moment when we are en-
tertng the critical period Of the cam
pafgn, and yet 1t seems to me that
Foch has 30 far imposed his will upon
Ludendorff that any long pause at
the Hindenburg line will be impos-
sible. The German has too nearly ex-
hausted his reserves
II there Is acute danger for the Ger
mans In merely undertaking to hold
the Hindenburg line. and no one can
fail to perceive that there il such dam
ger. then Ludendorff is just as certain
to give up the line Of the Somme and
Disc in August. 1914. and go back be-
hind the Marine to enable his reserves
10 reorganfze. LudendorH has got
such a start upon his pursuers that
he may reach his next line in such
shape that he cannot there take the
offensive.
Must Retire Further.
Ludendorfr cannot accept an abso-
lutte defensive; to do this Is to fly in
the face OF all German and French
military principles. He must retire,
whether to the Hindenburg line, the
line OF the Scheldt and the Mouse, the
line OF the Mouse or that of the
Rhine. until he gains a sufficient free
reserve to enable him to strike back.
II his retreat to the HtndenburE line
has been as successful as he hoped.
as successful as was necessary, he
Will shortly be able to employ his re-
serves and We shall have q German
counter offensive which will. for the
moment, pin down the allies and pre-
vent further allied offensives for the
few weeks that remain Of the pres
emit campaign. We are going to know
about this in very short time. This
offensive, too, may come anywhere
between Newport and Belfort.
But II. as all signs would seem to
indicate and as believe, the German
successful because in the course of
the retirement the reserves that were
to have been used at the end of the
operation have been consumed. them
Ludendorff will go back to the Bel
gian frontier and stand on a line
from the coast either north or south
of Lille, through Va1enciennes and
the Mouse near Mezieres, and there
after behind the Mouse to the Yer
dun front, where 1t will follow the
present line. Such a retirement, sue
cessfully conducted, would free the
Germans from the present close pur-
suit Of Foch and enable Ludendorff
to organize his counter offensive. or.
now and the end of the fighting sea-
son and enable the German comman-
der to prepare for the next cam
pafgn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-15
Has Been Less Lucky.

In the present case, however. Luden-
dorzf has been less lucky. We may as
sumo that after the second Marine he
knew that he must draw in his troops
in Picardy, whether to the line of the
Canal du Nord and the upper Somme
or to the Hindenburg line Is imma-
terial, but his own purpose was to ef-
feet the retirement in his own time
and way. We saw him begin this in
the first days of August by drawing
the Avre and starting similar limited
and local retreat in the Lys salient.
But the moment he began these with
drawals Foch was upon him with a
tiger spring.
What has happened since has been
cred all along the line, which have
compelled the German to halt and
fight, to abandon his plan of an or
derby retreat to check an enemy whose
further advance would bring disaster.
Foch has overrun the retiring forces
before they could organize their with
drawal, and the result has been bat
ties in which German infantry fought
without the aid of German artillery
and under the most unfavorable con-
ditions. We may gather how unfavor-
able these conditions have been by the
fact that between August and Sep
TENDER SHAT is. in the period Of a
single 900 German prison.
,ers have been taken. But this is only
a detail. Remember the main purpose
of Ludendorff was to get back to the
selected line and to have there, when
he got back, a strategic reserve,
mass of maneuvre, an unexpended bal
ance of fresh divisions, call the thing
what you will. which would enable
him to do what Joffre did at the
Marine. and Foch on the same battle
field four years later, namely. take
the offensive again.