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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-26
SAILOR BOYS AND
GIRLS HOLD MEETING

An enthusiastic meeting of boys
between the ages of six and fifteen
gathered at the Central Methodist
church at 400 O'Clock Tuesday after
noon in answer to the call OF the
Chamber of Commerce for them to
meet Mrs. Yaetman, the chairman
of the Sailor Boys divisions of the
Liberty parade. The boys present
were:
Sanford Davenport, Raymond Lilies,
Morrison Lilies, Clifford Davenport,
Mark Cratz, Paul Beauchamp, John
ID. Williams, John S. Curry, Harold
Brochinton, Vernia Ray, Domangus
Kelly, George Henry Chapel, Samuel
Echols, J. c. Brewer, Ashley Brewer,
Luther Cobb, Clyance Palmer, Earl
Moody, Bob Ware, Thomas Pete Lif-
ter, J. E. Massey, Luther Hussey,
Leroy Williams.
They will have another meeting
next Tuesday at the same place and
hour and every boy in Fitzgerald who
desires to be in the parade and have
his picture in the motion picture,
which is to be made OF the parade,
must positively be at the meeting next
Tuesday or he will not be given a
place in the parade.
Sailor Girls Meeting
The little girls of Fitzgerald between
the ages of six and fifteen met Mrs.
A. H. Thurmond Tuesday afternoon
at 400 o'clock on the lawn of the
First Baptist church. About IS en-
thusiastic little ladies were present
and assured Mrs. Thurmond that they
would bring at least IS more to join
the parade. Those present were:
Catherine Clark, Julia Turner, Ed
ma Paulk, Margaret Thurmond, Eliz-
abeth Maffett, Ida nellie Turner,
Katherine Brown, Ruth Ricketson,
lnez Leath, Evon Echols, Ruth Web
ster, Pearl Hall, Estelle Hail. Grace
Hornsby, Alice Denmark, Frances
Denmark, Clarabel Drummer, Verna
May Drummer, Dorothy McPhail,
Marguerite Huff, Abbie Vassie, Kath-
leen Reid, Jeanette Davis, Vera May
Chaple, Blanche Morris, Mamie Joe
Babb, Etralia Garcia, Ceferina Gar
cia, Felina Baton, Fay Adams, Ruby
Stephens, Verna Stever, Carrie Will
kerson, Willie Belle Ross, Pauline
Palmer, Roswell Rhinewart, Carol
Mcdonald.
Mrs. Kicker has called another
meeting of the Junior Red Cross
Girls Friday afternoon.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-26
GETHSEMANE COMMANDERY
HELD CONCLAVE TODAY

A number of out-of-town Masons
are being initiated today into the mys-
teries of Knighthood by Gethsemane
Commandery No. TO- Commander
John D. Dorminey is presiding and a
full attendance of the local Knights
is anticipated.
Messrs. Sol Wixon, I. c. Smith, of
this city, Drs. John Russell, VIM. w.
Pruitt and w. D. Coffee, of Rhine;
and Messrs George Brown, George L.
Loumans, George A. Steele, J. O.
Walker, Griffin Mizelle, of Rhine,
John A. Mccall, DR.. B. B. Russell, of
Rochelle, will take the ranks.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-26
ACCIDENT AT D1cKEY's MILL

J. D. Smith, sawyer, employed by
the Dickey Lumber Co., at Mystic,
was seriously injured when a pulley
broke loose and fractured his skull
The wounded man was brought to the
sanitarium in this city, where an op-
grafton was performed, taking sew
eral pieces of bone out of his brain
Besides the injury to his head, Mr.
Smith was also considerably scalded
by escaping water from a steam pipe
which was knocked in two by the fall
ing pulley. The injured man is said
to be doing we'll and is expected to
recover.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-26
PRICES OF MANUFACTURED
CLOTH BE FIXED BY GOVT

Washington, June 22.-Prices for
manufactured cotton cloth will be
fixed by the war industries board July
LIST it was announced today. All sales
June Fl to October lst will be on
this basis. Lower than present mar
ket prices will be used after October
first
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-26
MERCHANTS TO MEET AT
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
BUILDING TONIGHT, 8 P. M.

An emergency call has been sent
out for a meeting of the merchants
of Fitzgerald tonight at the Chamber
of Commerce at p. m. Every mer-
chant in the city is invited to be
present regardless of whether he is
member of the Chamber of Com
merce or not, as the matters to be
discussed are of vital Importance to
every merchant in the city.
The increasing shortage of labor
and the demand of the government
that every method of economy pos
sible be adopted by citizens, and bust
ness houses during the period of the
war, has brought acutely to the front
at the present time the necessity for
the merchants to eliminate the pack
age delivery system. The matter will
be gone into thoroughly tonight and
If the matter is deemed in line with
government wishes it is possible that
rigid rule will be adopted by the
merchants eliminating the delivery
system for the period of the war
The advertising of the Fourth OF
July by the merchants will also be
discussed and plans will be formulate
ed for the holding OF Merchants
Clearing Sale Week in Fitzgerald the
latter part of July.
Every merchant is therefore urged
to attend the meeting tonight as it is
one of the most important merchants
meetings held in Fitzgerald for long
time.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-26
ADDITIONAL $1,000 WAR saw
INGS STAMP SUBSCRIBERS

The following additional names
have been added to the list of pa
triotic citizens who have subscribed
for $1,000 worth of War Savings
Stamps: G. w. Mclean, Planters
Warehouse & Loan Co., Mrs. ]. l..
Dornliney, Lon Dickey, Mrs. J.. D.
Mashburn, Mrs. A. J. Mcdonald,
Mrs. E. A. Sealey, J. A. Justice, Ben
Hill Company.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-26
RURAL SCHOOL CENSUS
FINISHED BY BULLARD

Prof. ]. H. Billiard finished the ru-
raj school census this week and re-
ports 1890 white and 1906 colored
school children of school age in the
rural districts of the county. This is
a considerable increase over the last
census taken five years ago. The
apportionment of the state school
fund for. 1918 will be based on this
years census.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-26
PRESIDENT WILL SPEAK AT
TOMB OF WASHINGTON
JULY FOURTH

Washington, June 25.-President
Wilson will speak at the tomb of
George Washington on independence
Day it was announced at the White
House today. 1t is indicated that the
President will speak very frankly of
the Russian situation and the policy
of the limited States toward Russia
He is also expected to deal with
the Turkish situation.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-26
BOARD OF Gov
ERN0RS MEET

"A called meeting of the Board of
Governors was held at 500 P. M. in
the Governors room of the CHAM
Der of Commerce. Those present
being: L. L. Griner, c. A. Newcomer,
N. N. Litt!eheld, J. H. Mayes, w. A.
Adams, L. c. Montague, S. G. Pryor,
.Jr., J. D. Dorminey, A. H. Thurmond.
|. Gelders and J. c. Glover. The
board had as guests, Wadley Gar
butt and c. A. Fretwe1l.
Mr.. w. A. Adams outlined the pres
ent status of the Fourth of July cell
ebration and vote was taken as to
the matter of whether or not the
fireworks should be secured for that
occasion, and by unanimous vote it
was decided to have fire works, to
cost not in excess of $4,000 and the
secretary was instructed to order
same. y
Wadley Garbutt, N. N. Littlefeld
and {. A. Fretwell were appointed
for Fourth of July funds, to include
the cost of the fire works and adver-
Using of the event
The secretary called attention to
communication from the A. B. & A.
Railroad to Agricultural Agent w. R.
Tuckef, in which he had been in
structed to confer with the secretary
on the subject of a general Back to
the Farm" movement in the state.
The board passed resolution ap-
pointing Secretary Clarke, w. R.
Tucker and L. C. Montague as COM
mittee to handle the proposition with
power to act and secure as much pub
licity for Fitzgerald out of the pro-
position as possible.
Secretary Clarke called attention to
the extreme Importance of the au-
tornobile tour into North Georgia and
asked for the appointment of an ex-
ecutive committee of five to have
charge of the tour The board voted
unanimously for L. L. Griner to be
chairman of this committee and gave
him power to appoint, in consultation
with Secretary Clarke the other men,
bers of the committee. At the re-
quest of Secretary Clarke w. R.
Tucker was named as publicity agent
of the tour.
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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-26
OFF FOR NORTH GEORGIA

Sec. E. Y. Clarke, w. R. Tucker
and ]. c. Bush will leave Thursday
morning for points in North Georgia
TO make arrangements for the See
ing Georgia Tour" of the Chamber
of Commerce. They will make the
entire tour as outlined previously
and make arrangements for the pro-
per reception of the tour when they
make their trip about July GOTH
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-26
KNOCKED DOWN WHITE-WAY
POST AT PINE AND MAIN SITS.

Three young ladies in hivver on
Tuesday afternoon lost control of
their car and ran into the white way
on Main and Pine streets.
Besides breaking the glass in the
windshield, of the car, knocking
down the post and breaking the
globes, no damage was done.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-26
CHRISTIAN KILBURN
TAKEN TO ALBANY

Sheriff E. H. Dorminey accompa-
MED deputy U. S. Marshal, in
charge of Christian Kilburn, to AL
bany this morning. Mr.. Kilburn will
be given preliminary hearing be-
fore U. S. Commissioner on a
charge of uttering seditious state
ments, alleged to have been made in
the presence of Curtis E. Hamilton,
agent for the S. A. L. railroad in
this city.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-26
ICE AND LUMBER OUTPUT IS
COMMANDEEREDB BY
GOVERNMENT

Washington, June 22.-The gov
eminent has Communicated the en-
tire ice and lumber output of the Pa
cific, northwest and yellow pine out
put of the Southern states.
After all war needs have been pro-
vided for essential industries will be
given supplies. Whatever is left then
will be, apportioned to commercial
buyers.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-26
WOMAN CUTS THROATS
OF HER FOUR CHILDREN

Leetonia, Ohio, June 25-Crazed by
financial troubles of her husband,
Mrs. Veronica Simon, agoed %, cut
the throats of her four children and
attempted suicide last night. She is
in serious condition.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-26
PRAYER MEETING TONIGHT

Mld-week prayer meeting at First
Baptist this evening at s o'clock, serv-
ices conducted by Mr.. ]. F. Ricket-
son. You are urged to be present.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-26
GERMAN RAIDER
LURKING AROUND
THE WEST INDIES

Norfolk, Va, June Is. Reports
brought here are said to reveal the
presence in West Indian waters of
a German raider. The craft is
heavily armed and capable of at
least 10 knots an hour.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-26

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The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-05
PEACE WITH RUSSIA REGARDEDNAS Il
MASTERSTR0 kE BY dERhIAN PRESS

NEW YORK, March 5-(Associated
Press while the German terms of
peace which have been accepted by
Russia have not been made public it
is evident that Germany secured about
all that she asked which is practically
everything. In Berlin there is a great
rejoicing and the war party is more
firmly than ever in the saddle and pre-
pairing to ride the country under a
tight curb with a large number of for
mer opponents swinging back to it in
the hour of success.
See Master Stroke
Articles and editorial comment in
the German press, copies of which
reached Amsterdam yesterday greeted
the advent of the Russian peace as a
- master stroke on the part of Ger
many.
Cessation of hostilities was ordered
from Petrogr1d yesterday by General
Krylenko, commander in chief of the
Russian forces in dispatches which he
forwarded to the field staff at MOhl
lev.
The Austrian advance through Pda
liza continued and apparently met with
| no resistance.
Signing of supplementary treaties by
Lenine and Trotzky were reported tc
London from Brest Litovsk. These re
ports said Lenne and Trotzky, afte
the signing of the treaty were pro
ceeding to Petrograd where the trea
ties would be submitted to the cabine
of the commission for first ratitica
ton on Thursday and then taken t
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-05
CALIFORNIA WOMAN
I!.R!EDF0!R MURDER
Slayer Alleges Man She Shot Had
\ Ruineda Life BY Telling
pelamatory StOfiess =.

yISAL1A, California, March 5-(As
sdeiated Pfess)-In q court room that
was crowded and contained more than
q sfnattering Of women there was
started yesterday a trial which prom
ises to be the most sensational that has
ever been held in Visalia. Mrs. Orlean
B. Howe was brought into court, the
preliminaries quickly ended and the
work Of selecting a jury given a good
start before adjournment was taken.
Mrs. Orlean B. Howe, thirty five
years old, was arrested following
the shooting of Will H. Brooks, a Por
terville, California, orange grower, in
the lobby of Porterville hotel the af
ternOon Of November 10, 1917. She
was charged with murder. When ques
toned Immediately after the shooting
by the sheriff, into whose custody Mrs
Howe gave herself, she is alleged to
have said; "He ruined my life"
Story Of Shooting
Brooks was seated in the lobby OF
the hotel talking with several friend.
and acquaintanees when shot. Three
bullets took effect one of them passin ne
through his heart. He fell forwart
from the chair dead.
The State will seek to show tha'
Mrs Howe left her apartments shortly
after noon on that day and went to
sporting goods store where she pur
chased D heavy caliber automatic re
volver which she asked the clerk t,
load for her. It is then contended tina
she went to the hotel, entered the lobb,
and fred four shots at Brooks from
distance of four feet.
Her husbands Friend
After Mrs. Howe was put in Jail sh,
made q detailed statement in whiel
she dated the inception of her ALLEGED
trouble with Brooks as eleven year
ago. At that time, she said, Brook
and her husband w. C. Howe, were in
innate friends. They had grown u
together. Shortly after her marriage
Mrs. Howe said she accepted a Dime
invitation from Brooks. They went t
well known San Francisco cafe. A
the close of the meal, she declared, h
insulted her. She refused his advance
and, she said, few days later Brook
went TO her husband with the first o
a series of stories which reflected o
her morality. These stories, she sale
were told by Brooks, not only in Sa
Francisco but in Los Angeles and othe
parts of the State where she had AZ
quaintances, with the result, accort
ing to the story, that she was shunne
by former friends.
Hears Old Stories
Mrs. Howe is the owner Of an Orang
grove near Porterville, to which ,proI
erty she gave her attention during
portion Of the year. She went to Pc
terville from her home in Oakland earl
in October and shortly after her a
. rival, according to her story, she foun
evidences that the malicious stories r
fecting on her character were still b
ing told. Her mind, she said, was
blank from the time she bought I'll
revolver in a Porterville store until 81
came TO herself after being lodged
Jail
e For some years Mrs. Howe was pror
9 inent socially, in Oakland. Her hu
e band W. G. Howe, is representative
an Eastern manufacturing concern al
J for some time prior to this tragedy hi
] been stationed in South America.
+ the time of the shooting
n was making his home in Buen
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-05
STRONG WIRELESS
PLANT IS SEIZED
INNEW YORK CITY
Apparatus Strong Enough To
Communicate With Germany
-, Found In Tower Office
OWNED BY FORMER
' SAYvILlE MANAGER
Pfund Resisted Taking Over of
German Plants Months
Ago BY United States

NEW YORK, March 5-(Associated
Press )---Strong indications of the ex.
.istence Of a German source OF nforma-
tion right in the heart Of the business
district were found in a raid which was
carried to a successful conclusion here
yesterday. In an Office high up in the
tower of q Broadway skyscraper the
secret service men found a wireless out.
fit which was strong enough to com,
municste with Germany direct. At the
same time they arrested Richard
Pfund.
Pfund was in possession of the Office
and he claimed to be in the employ of
the navy. It was verified that he has
been doing some work for the United
States navy but the arresting officers
and United States officials decline tC
make any statement.
Before the war Pfund was the man,
ager of the Telefunkun Company
| plants at Sayville and Tuckerton and
when the United States took over and
closed those plants he resisted the ac
tion strenuously.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-05

Moscow for final ratification by the
All Russia congress which will be held
March IL.
In the advance of the Austrian fore
es in the east it was reported that
more than ITO guns had been taken.
Mittel- Europa Shadow
Again the Mittel Europa shadow
could be seen yesterday in the occu-
patton Of the Aland Islands, between
Sweden and Finland which it was said
were to be base for the landing Of
forces on the Finland mainland with
the avowed intention Of bringing or
der from chaos, in that country.
Finland appears on the tentative
map of Mittel Europa which included
also the strip of Russia which Germany
has exacted as a part of the price Of
peace.
The Aland Islands formerly belonged
to Sweden and although ceded many
years ago their population has always
remained preponderantly Swedish, that
language being the language general,
, Iy spoken. The Islands were recently
occu pid by Sweden and it was report,
ed Yesterday that the Swedish govern.
ment has presented q strong protest
to Germany against their occupation
! Negotiations for peace between Ru
mania and the Central Powers which
were reported to have gone on the
rocks have been successfully resumed
Official reports from Berlin last even
ing said Rumania had accepted the of
fer of an armistice for the considera
tion of peace terms and to proceed Will
! negotiations for q treaty.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-05
OPERATIONS GROW Y
MORE SlG lGNIFICANT y"
! Il. /. OF BIC OFFENSIVE,
PrOhibifionisfs.
May Determine On
EDisbandin q Party

, CHICAGO, March g. (Asso-
.cihted Press) Whether the Ma
ttonhl Prohibition Party will
maintain its separate political en-
tity under which IL has fought
the hquer trafflc for many years
or win merge with . proposed
new party 10 the question which
n TO be determined here today ut
the convention Of the Prohibition
party. =
Expectation prevailed last
night Judging from the express.
sion Of delegates to the Prohibi-
tion convention that the decision
viii be 10 disband and to unite In
the new Nationalist Party which
viii open its convention on We'd
nesday.
Tho plans for the Nationalist
party have from the outset looked
for the support Of the old Prohi-
ibttton party. The new party
would unite with the Prohibition
lists In securing the adoption Of
the nationwide prohibition con-
stitutional convention In the va
rious States starting campaigns
for the adoption at an early date.
Many prohibitionists last night
expressed the belief their cause
could be fuTthered better by this
course.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-05
RAILROAD BILL IS
NOW IN CONFERENCE

WASHINGTON, March 4-(ASsO-
ciated Press)-The conferees of the
house and senate on the government
railroad bill today agreed that no al
Iowance is to be made to the roads for
the improvements they carried out in
the few months preceding federal con,
troll. This will reduce the compensa
tions to the roads about $4,000, 900 an
nually. Important points of the bill
are still in dispute, including the au.
thority to fix rates and the period Of
government control after the war.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-05
COURT IS
NOT.FOR DR|DERS
Ninety y-nine Indicted In CipoiD-
natti Case WIN Not Have ~ %, !.
g.S.lsA. Il To Stand Trial 3. ,.a4,. ~,

WASHINGTON, March 5--(Associat
ted Press Federal courts have no jur.
isdiction over charges of bribery. The
punishment for the, offense lies within
the province of state courts. This was
the burden of decision handed down
by the United States Supreme Court
yesterday,
The decision rendered yesterday was
handed down in the Cincinnati Elec
tion Fradds Case" Ninety. nine de
PENDANTS were indicted on bribery
charges and demurred to the complaint
claiming lack of jurisdiction in the
federal courts. The appeal was carried
to the Supreme Court and under the
opinion rendered yesterday the defend
ants will not have to stand trial
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-05
GERMANY BOUND TO
HOLD TO BELGIUM
Would Only Discuss Giving Up
After Being ForCibIy EviCt-
ed, Says Zeitung

AMSTERDAM, March 5-(Associat
ed Press -" Decision as to when peace
negotiations shall begin rests more with
President Wilson Of the United States
than with the Entente Allies or any of
their leaders," is the expressed opin
ion of the Frankfurter Zeitung in com
menting on the recent speech of Bal
four the text of which has reached Ber
lin.
The editorial regards the tone Of
Balfour's speech as moderate but II
says that Germany will never consider
or discuss seriously the evacuation OF
the territory it has acquired in Bel
GUM or making any reparation to Bel
gium until she has been forcibly evict
ed from those lands.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-05
NORWAY LOSSES FOR
WAR GROW HEAVIER

LONDON, March - (Associated
Press)-Norway heavy shipping loss
es during the war are told in a report
which reached here yesterday.
Since the beginning Of the war the
known submarine and mine losses to
Norwegian shipping have been 726
ships and 900 scamen. At the same
time the report shows fifty three vessels
missing and seven hundred men.
Norway yesterday protested the
seizure by Great Britain of the German
steamer Dusseldorf
The British steamer Arrino, 2S4&
tons, was lost while en- route to the
United States, having encountered
submarine.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-05
DANGEROUS ENEMIES
WILL Be ROUNDED UP

WASHINGTON, March 4-(Asso,
ciated Press)-A roundup has been or.
dered of all the alien enemy disturberS
in the Pacific Northwest.
These persons are spreading the doc
trines of and encouraging sabotage and
anarchy. The department Of labor is
in charge Of the roundup and has or
dered that aliens preaching these sedi
tious doctrines, whether members of
the I. w. W. or not, be confined for de
portation.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-05
GREAT ORDNANCE BASE .,
TO BE BUILT IN FRANCE

WASHINGTON March 4-(Asso-
ciated Press)-Announeement was
made by the war department today of
plans for the building Of a huge ord
nance base in France, costing $25,00o,-
900. This will include twenty store
houses, 100 shops and magazines and
machines, tools and equipments costing
$5,OOO,000.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-05
PNEUMONIC PLAGUE GETS
TO SHANTUNG PROVINCE

SHANGHAI, March AZ Associated
Press) News comes here that the epl-
demic Of pneumonia plague has reached
Shantung province and that four deaths
have occurred at Tsinanfu.
American medical missionaries are
making a brave fight against heavy
odds to check the spread of the dis
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-05
WOMEN WILL APPEAL

WASHINGTON, March 5-(Associa
ted Press)-In the local court of ap-
peals yesterday the conviction of the
women who picketed the White House
in the campaign for woman suffrage
was reversed.
In this case the women went to Jail
in most instances, in some they carried
on hunger strikes and they won an ap-
peal which restored them to a Jail from
the cleaner quarters to which they had
been sent.