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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-02-06
SECRETARY or WAR
PROTESTS AGAINST
THE SALE OF VESSELS
Baker Asks That The Matter Of Dis
posaI Be Taken Up With
President Wilson

Washington. on bids for 80
of the former German liners seized in
the United States was deferred by
the shipping board as a result of a
protest from Secretary Baker against
the sale of such of these vessels as
have been included by the war de-
partment in its army transport re-
serve.
Mr.. Baker not only has protested
to Chairman Payne with the request
that the matter be presented to Mr..
Wilson, but has taken the question
up with the senate commerce commit
tee, which is now undertaking to for
mulate a permanent policy to gov
ern the American merchant marine.
Chairman Payne on receiving Mr..
Bakers protest promised that no ac-
ton would be taken until he could
confer with war department officials.
In his letter to Chairman Payne the
war secretary disclosed that the ship
ping board, the navy department, the
war department and the department
of commerce had agreed, with the APP
proval of the president, upon policy
to be followed in connection with the
former German ships which contem-
plated the building up of the army
transport service.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-02-06
very WEAKLY FOR
several YEARS
North Carolina Lady Describes
the Symptoms From Which
She Suffered and Which
She Says Cardui
Relieved.

Trap Hill, N C.--Mrs. Eudora Hol-
brook, recently made this statement:
II was very weakly for three or four
years with womanly troubles. was
much worse at special times. Every
month I would have to lie in bed for
three or four days.
MY chief suffering was in my back.
/ could not tell how badly it ached,
hut it seemed as if it could not pos
siblv ache worse. Whenever I would
get tired, or if 1 was much on my
feet. it would ache. Cardui was all
the medicine I took.
/ saw, with the first bottle, that !
was being benefited, but I kept right
on for five bottles regularly. BY this
time was so I could do all my own
work. which for some time had not
been able to do.
That is the only time ever took
it regularly, but I always have it on
hand to use when I do not feel well
and it always helps me-"
With q successful record of over 40
years to it's credit, Cardui has proven
it's merit in the treatment Of many
of the simple ailments peculiar to
women.
Try it. At your. druggists.-Adv.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-02-06
SPEED INDUSTRY
URGES MEREDITH
FARMERS ARE URGED TO DO
THEIR SHARE TO SOLE VEx.
ING PROBLEM.
SAYS EVERY ONE MUST HELP
Edwin 7. Meredith, On Taking Oath As
Secretary OF Agriculture, Says Il
is Necessary To Work Hard

Washington. Elimination OF useless
employees in non.productive business,
the speeding up of all lines OF indus
try commensurate with the present ac-
tivity Of the farmers and determine
ton Of retailers and jobbers to exact
only reasonable profit, are recon-
mended as a solution for the high cost
Of living problem by Edwin T. Mere.
dith. who took oath OF office as seere-
tary oi agriculture February 2.
The high cost of living problem, the
new secretary asserts, cannot be soly-
ed through the efforts of one class,
but all business and all labor must
recognize the solution as common
duty or less and less will there be
of farm produce 10 divide among the
whole people and higher and higher
will go the price of that which is pro-
duced.'
"The farmers of America says Sec
rotary Meredith, ARE willing to as
sumo their part Of the responsibilities
as American citizens in meeting any
problem threatening the welfare and
stability of our country, but this high
cost of living problem is a mutual one,
and they ask that it be approached
by all the people as a common prob
lem. They ask that those engaged in
distribution eliminate the lost motion
and not put so great a burden upon
production as there is upon il today.
IN other words, they ask that there
be an adequate number of producers
OF wealth, and this includes property
of all kinds, and only such number
of distributors as is necessary to per-
form the services required They ask
that the banks, railroads, wholesale
houses, retail establishments, factories,
all of which are vitally necessary to
the farmer and recognized by him
as such, be speeded up along with
him. that the work now done by three
men may be done, if possible, by two,
and the burden of transportation and
distribution be thereby lightened."
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-02-06
SONS OF EX-KAISER
FORMER PRINCES, ARE
WANTED BY THE ALLIES
field Marshal Hindenburg And GEN.
eraI Ludendorff Are Included
In The List

Paris.-The draft of the note to be
sent to Germany with the list OF per-
sons whose extradition is to be de-
manded by the allies was. approved by
the council of ambassadors. The note
and the list will be handed at once
to the German representatives here.
The list of Germans accused by the
allies of war crimes and whose extra
dition is to be demanded, is headed
nv former Crown Prince Frederick
William and several other sons OF the
former German emperor.
Included in the list are DIR. Theo-
bald Won Bethmann-HollWeg, former
German imperial chancellor; Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg; General Err
ich Ludendorff, formerly first quar-
ternaster general; Field Marshal Won
Mackensen, Crown Prince Rupprecht
of Bavaria, the Duke of Wurtemburg
and a. number of other princes and IT,
tied officers.
The total number of names on the
list is about eight hundred, and it is
divided into eight sections. The first
section is a common list of all the
accused. Then follow seven other
lists. giving the names, rank and ac-
cusation of persons whose names
we're supplied by Great Britain, Italy,
France, Belgium, Roumania, Jugo-Sla
via, and Poland.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-02-06
MARTIAL LAW
RULES IN CUBA
FOR SIXTY DAYS

Havana, Cuba--A presidential de-
cree suspending the constitutional
guarantees for period of sixty days
was published in an extra edition OF
the Official Gazette here. This action
followed refusal of the striking dock
workers to accept the plan OF arbitra-
ton demanded by President MenocaI
and agreed to by the employers.
Accompanying the decree was
proclamation of President Menocal,
saying that "the hour for deliberation
has passed for the government" and
adding that the honest laborer had
nothing to fear from the suspension OF
the guartnees, but that enemies OF
order shall feel the full weight OF the
law"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-02-06
II You Need a Medicine
You Should Have tho Best

Have YOU ever stopped to reason why
Il Il that so many products that are ex-
tensiyely advertised, all at once drop out
of sight and are soon forgotten? The
reason is PLAINTIFF article did not fulfill
the promises of the manufacturer. This
applies more particularly to medicine.
A medicinal preparation that has real
curative value almost sells itself, as like
an endless chain system the remedy is
recommended by those who have been
benefited, to those who are in need Of it.
A prominent druggist says Take for
example Dr. Klmer's Swamp-Root, a
preparation / have sold for many years
and never hesitate to recommend, for in
almost every case it shows excellent re-
sults. as many OF my customers testify.
No other kidney remedy has SO large q
sale"
According to sworn statements and
verified testimony Of thousands who have
used the preparation, the success Of DR..
Kilmers Swamp-Root is due to the fact,
so many people claim, that it fulflls al
most every wish in overcoming kidney,
liver and bladder ailments; corrects 1ri-
nary troubles and neutralizes the uric
acid which causes rheumatism.
You may receive sample bottle Or
Swamp Root by Parcels Post. Address
DR.. Kilmer g. Co., Binghamton, N. X,
and enclose ten cents; also mention TINS
paper. Large and medium size bottles
for sale at all drug stores.-Adv.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-02-06
BRITAIN DENIES
PLANS FOR LOANS
POSITIVE STATEMENT TRANSMIT
TED THROUGH BRITISH
CHARGE
HOPE FOR Joint ACTION
United States Has Been Asked To
Cooperate With Great Britain
In Relief Measures

Washington Positive assertion that
the British government does not plan
TO seek further loans in the United
States, but, on the contrary, is de-
sirous Of reducing the obligations 1t
already has incurred here, is included
in statement from London transmit
ted to Secretary Glass through r. c..
Lindsay, British charge d'affaires, and
made public here.
The statement also denies emphat-
ically repeated allegations in the
press that the British government de
sires to borrow large sums in the
United States"
Secretary Glass, in a letter to
Charge Lindsay in connection with the
statement, directs attention to the sub
stantial agreement between the two
governments with respect to finance,
and points out also that Great Brit
ain contemplates relief measures
similar to those which he recently pro
posed to the house ways and means
committee.
The British statement follows:
"In view of repeated allegations, in
the press that the British government
desires to borrow large sums in the
United States, his majesty's govern
ment states that as has been explained
more than once in the British parlia-
ment, it is entirely contrary to the
policy of the British treasury to in
cur a fresh Indebtedness in the United
States. Since June, 1919, the whole
expenditure of the British government
in the United States was financed
without fresh borrowing and the first
step has been taken to reduce out
standing Indebtedness. The loan is
sued in the market on November l,
1919, by the British government was
issued solely for the purpose Of meet
ing maturing Indebtedness.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-02-06
RUSSIANS REVOLT;
TAKE VLADIVOSTOK
DEMAND THAT ALLIES CEASE TO
INTERFERE IN SIBERIAN
AFFAIRS
OPPOSITION TO Foreigners
Outbreak VIII Not Delay Departure
OF American Troops
For Home

Washington. revolution
has occurred in Vladivostok, the ST.
berian port through which the United
States expeditionary forces are De-
ing returned home.
Major General Graves, in message
dated January 81, received at the war
department, reported that the out
break was purely local in character
and that the revolutionists were IN
control of the city.
The platform announced by the rev.
olutionists, the general said, declares
against civil war in Siberia, and Tor
the end of foreign interference in 81
berian affairs.
In announcing General Graves mes
sage. Secretary Baker said the reVo-
luton would not interfere with the
departure of the American troops, be-
gun last month. The secretary sald
the American army stores in Vladl-
vostok were not large, but that there
was considerable quantity OF army
material at Vladivostok which had
been sold to the Russian cooperative
society.
General Graves message said the
crowds in the city were orderly and
that the allied forces were patrolllng
the streets to protect innocent people
and to prevent looting.
General Graves said the revolution
lists had announced that no one would
be molested unless he had commit
ted an offense or crime, in which case
he would be tried by the civil court
No one will be tried by court-martial,
according to these advices. la
The uprising, General Graves SAID,
is in no way connected with the Boil
sheviki.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-02-06
AMERICAN PEOPLE NOT
TO BE TAXED TO HELP
EUROPE OUT OF CHAOS

Washington.-T United States
treasury does not look with favor up
on certain features of the proposed
international conference, recently call
ed by the coterie of nationally known
financiers and commercial leaders IN
an effort to lead the world out Of the
financial and commercial chaos into
which it was dragged by the war.
Secretary Glass declares in a let
ter to a committee of the chamber
of commerce of the United States,
which had sought government eX-
preston on the meeting, that such
a conference would serve ito cause
confusion and revive hopes, doomed
to disappointment, of further govern
ment loans"
With note of some finality, Mr..
Glass sets forth the governments pol
icy with respect to furnishing credits,
stating that the treasury lis opposed
to government control over foreign
trade and finance and even more OPP
posed to private control 1t is con-
WINGED that the credits required for
the economic restoration must come
through private channels" In this
respect, this government fears the pro-
posed conference would mean many
Europeans would assume that the
United States was about to shoulder
more of their burdens, Mr.. Glass ex-
plains.
"If the chamber of commerce of the
United States Ito which were left
details of the conference calD con-
siders it advisable and desirable to
designate representative to attend
an unofficial conference" Mr.. Glass
says, "the treasury department does
not offer objection provided the scope
and character and limitations of such
conference, as well as the impOssi-
bility of the United States government
taking any action are clearly under
stood. But there are numerous sug
gestions contained in the memorial
sent broadcast by the leaders which
are clearly not appropriate for con-
sideration, such as cancellation Of
some or any obligations of foreign
governments held by the United
States, or even the deferring of obi
cations of foreign governments to
liens created in favor of loans here
after made for reconstruction pur
poses"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-02-06
UKRAINIANS TAKE ODESSA
General Pawlanko's Forces Have Cap
tured City BY The Black Sea,
II ls Reported

Vienna.-The capture OF Odessa by
Ukrainian forces commanded by Gen.
eral Pawlanko is announced by the
Ukrainian Press service.
A committee Of Ukrainian, Russian
and Jewish citizens succeeded in re-
storing order, the advices state, and
in improving the provisioning of the
city and the administration of its af'
fairs.
BoIshevik Advance Halts In Siberia
London-Difficulties Of supply have
probably stopped the advanced of the
Bolshevik troops along the trans-Sibe-
rian railroad west of Irkutsk, accord
ing TO a dispatch to the war office.
All resistance seems to have disap-
peared. Detachments are reported to
have reached the Chinese frontier.
southeast of Bliak.
Latest reports seem to show that
relations between the Czecho-Slovaks
and the new anti-Bolshevik govern
ment, which succeeded that of Admi-
raj Kolshak, have become worse and
that bolshevism appears to be gaining
ground as a result Of the arrival of
red agents working in front of the boil
shevik army.
On the eastern half of the front
the threatening red advance along
The western shores of the Caspian sea
has been checked and thrown back,
In the center General Denikine's units
have fallen back, but in the Don re-
gion the anti-Bolsheviki are maintain
ing their positions.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-02-06
Must Be a Fine School

The siX-year-old granddaughter OF
Judge D. w. Henry of Terre Haute
had started to school in the training
school of the Indiana state normal.
William G. Ball, who lives across the
street from the little girl, is trustee
for the Indiana state normal and
great friend of the little girl. One
morning, when her mother was taking
her to school, she noticed Mr.. Ball go
ing up the steps to the main building.
Looking up at her mother she said:
"Gee, this must be a fine school il Mr..
Ball goes TO school here. "-lndianapo'
lis News.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-02-06
HELP FOR STARVING PEOPLE
Glass Presents Letter From President
To House Ways And Means
Committee

Washington. President Wilson has
asked Secretary Glass to make another
appeal to congress for authority to
lend one hundred and fifty million
dollars to Poland, Austria and Arme-
mia to relieve their desperate food sit
uation.
The president wrote the secretary
that it was "unthinkable" to him that
the United States should withhold
from the stricken people Of those coun-
tries the assistance which could be
rendered by making available on
credit a small portion Of our exporta'
bic surplus OF food
The presidents letter follows:
with considerable regret, | have
noticed from the press that congress
is delaying the granting of authority
for the extension Of prompt and gen.
erous relief TO the stricken portion of
Europe, the urgency and importance
of which especially in respect to
Poland, Austria and Armenia - you
have fully explained to the ways and
means committee.
1T is unthiEkable to me that we
should withhold from those people who
are in such mental and physical dis
tress the assistance which can be rem
dered by making available on credit
small proportion of our expOrtable sur
plus of food which would alleviate the
situation. While / am sure that you
must have explained fully to the ways
and means committee the appalling sit
uation in those parts Of Europe where
men, women and children are now dy-
ing of starvation and the urgent ne
cessity for prompt assistance, ! beg
of you that you make another appeal
to congress.
Il am informed that through the
published reports of hearings before
the ways and means committee, the
congress has now been furnished with
incontrovertible facts showing the ne
cessity for immediate affirmative ac-
ton. This prosperous republic ought
not to bear any part of the RESPONSE
bility for the moral and material chaos
that must result from an unwillingness
on our part to aid those less fortunate
than ourselves.
I'VE cannot, merely to husband a
small proportion of our surplus, per
nit the happening of this great ca
tastrophe."
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-02-06
Back to the Old Home.

He had just vacated one house on
the street for another farther down.
4 few days later he came hurrying
home. and when he came to the Ola
place went in as usual. Passing into
the living room he sat down. but when
he came to himself he was gazing at
three total strangers "Oh, beg your
pardon!' he exclaimed. TO their amuse-
!nent. He departed hastily, but The
joke leaked out to his great eniDar-
!aSSment
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-02-06

1--WE have heard a lot about the
BOYS of the A. f. f. whose pay was
long time coming, and of course NO
one blames them for kicking" said
Senator Penrose, "but in justice to the
military paymasters, it must be sald
that they. too, had their troubles. Like
the case In Company B.
BEG pardon" said the sergeant
but what is your name?'
"Name!" echoed the private, Who
had just scrawled his cogpomen on
line 10 of the pay roll. Don't you
see my name on that blank?"
yes" said the sergeant. THAT Is
what aroused my curi0sity.'
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-02-06
Two Sets OF TripIets In is Months

Two Sets Of TripIets In is Months
Albany, Ala.-Six children. two sets
of triplets. within fifteen months, is
the birth record in the family of Mr..
and Mrs. Posey Livingstone of Alba
nv. The second trio of children was
born February 2, and all are well.
When the first triplets arrived fifteen
months ago, Mr.. and Mrs. Livingstone
appealed to President Wilson to name
them. Failing to get reply from the
national executive, they called upon
the governor of Alabama to help them.
Now they have the same problem to
solve again.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-02-06
Cotton Growers Need Better Seed

Washington.-Ma Marketing of cotton
seed for planting purposes should be
made more highly specialized in
dustry than it is, and the term, plant
ing cotton Seed" should be made to
represent a product of infinitely great
err intrinsic and potential value than
ordinary cotton seed, or the average
planting cotton seed of today, the de-
partment of agriculture has concluded
after thorough investigation of the
subject.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-02-06
WOMEN WONDER Ar
Her MANY CLOTHES
Dyes" Make Faded, Old,
Shabby Garments New.

Don't worry about perfect results.
Use Diamond Dyes" guaranteed to
give new, rich, fadeless color to any
fabric. whether it be wool, silk, linen,
cotton or mixed goods,-dresses'
hlouses, stockings, skirts, children's
coats. feathers-everything!
Direction Book in package tells how
TO diamond dye over any color. TO
match any material. have dealer show
YOU "Diamond Dye" Color Card.--Adv.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-02-06
Canal delegates Are Now Organized

Washington.-Delegate from south
ern and western states in attendance
at the congressional hearing of the st,
Marys-St. Marks canal, together with
interested men from various sections
of the country, met and organized the
Atlantic-to-Mississippi Canal associa-
ton. the purpose of which is to carry
on a campaign of publicity and infor-
nation concerning the project, as well
as to crystalline sentiment in favor of
he proposed canal
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-02-06
Banks Are Losing Government Cash

Washington. -Drastic reduction in
the number of national banks desig-
mated as government depositaries is
being made by the treasury depart
ment. with the result that less than
400 of the 1881 such institutions
holding federal funds on June 80, 1919.
are expected to survive the pruning
knife. Changes in the governments
financial situation, brought about by
the wars fiscal operations, it is said
officially, have made it necessary to
abolish hundreds of the depositaries
and revise the plan for the distribu-
ton of government moneys.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-02-06
MAYGARs ARE BENT
ON MoNARcHIcAL FORM

Budapest Procedure necessary
for the possible appointment of a re-
gent and selection of king is out
lined in general order by Admiral
Horthy. head of the new Hungarian
army. published in newspapers here.
The order was issued as a result of
the extremist movement, which has
been advocating the substitution of
the old Friedrich cabinet for the Hus-
gar government, now in power Fried
rich is reputed to have been an ardent
supportcr of Archduke Joseph.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-02-06
Demands of Miners Before Commission

Demands of Miners Before Commission,
Washington.-With concluding argu-,
ments presented before the coal strike
settlement commission by spokesman
for the operators and mine workers
in the central competitive field, the
fate of the reiterated demands of the
workers for a so per cent increase in
wages and a thirty hour week was sub
mitted to the final decision of the
commission. Each side, however, was
granted permission to present within
five days a written brief discussing
the opposing evidence.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-02-06
Mexico Frees United States Airmen

San Antonio, TeXas.--LleuIs. q. f.
Davis and G. E. Grimes, United States
aviators who have been held by Mex
lean authorities ten days, after they
made forced landing near Guerrero,
have been released at Nuevo Laredo.
and have crossed the Rio Grande to
Laredo. Texas. Col ]. E. Fochet,
Southern department air service Off
Ger. makes this announcement. The
aviators were released by order of
Gen. Reynaldo Cara, commander of
the garrison at Neuvo Laredo, after a
conference with MAJ. Julian F. Saenz
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-02-06
Rhodes Scholars Chosen At Large

Washington.-Robert P. Hamilton,
Jr., University of Virginia graduate,
Charlottesville, Va; Paul Robinson
Norton, Princeton University gradu-
ate, Princeton, N. j., and Theodore S.
Wilder, Oberlin College graduate, 1875
East Twenty-fourth street, Cleveland,
Ohio, have been selected as the three
Rhodes scholars at large allotted to
the United States by the Rhodes trus-
tees because Of the unprecedented
competition for the sixty-four schol.
arships filled last November
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-02-06
ST. Augustine, Fla. Damaged BY Raj

Jacksonville. Fla.-Damages run
ming into the hundreds of thousands
of dollars at st. Augustine, Fla, have
resulted from tremendous downpour
of rainfall, which amounted to 1855
inches in forty hours, according to
advices from that city. The causeway
TO Anacostia island has been washed
away and heavy loss has been expert
enced by docks and small shipping.
The potato section is under water and
loss to that crop alone is estimated at
several hundred thousand dollars,