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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1918
Page
1
County fund drive notes $138200 raised of a $192?150 bond allotment with $50950 still due. War bonds urged with call to strong effort, unconditional surrender stance, and push to send men, money, and munitions to France.
Rail commission grants an approximate 15 percent increase to Georgia Power Company, raising Jackson consumption costs. Beginning September first the city faced a higher bill with a service charge of 225 per month and total monthly rate about 516.66, $581 for September, and the timing of the new schedule remains uncertain after January 1.
The notice asks families with men in France to send their sons or husbands names to R. VanDeventer, Chairman Red Cross, urging action now to ensure Christmas boxes reach them. Prompt submission is emphasized.
Uncle Sam urges tin and carbon salvaging to aid soldiers. Citizens are asked to save tinfoil from chocolate, tobacco, toothpaste, and nut shells to make carbon for gas masks. Mrs. F S Carmichael and Miss Helen Carmichael lead the Conservation Committee. send savings to them or to the court house packing room, or phone to arrange pickup.
The article states rates for power and lighting will rise, justified by war conditions and a sharp increase in labor fuel and material costs faced by the utility.
President Wilson purchased a $1,000 fourth Liberty Bond at a theater last night. The action helped trigger a rally that led to $40,000 in bond sales. Bay Liberty Bonds
In Butts County at the school auditorium, $51,250 was pledged toward a $189,150 Liberty Bond quota on Monday night. Hon. Roland Ellis of Macon warned that German peace feelers aim to undermine the fourth Liberty Loan, while Hon. W. E. Watkins urged support for wartime funding and front-line sustenance. Subscriptions ranged from fifty to twenty thousand dollars.
Dr. A. M. Soule announces several food commodity changes for Georgia. Ice cannot be delivered on Sundays starting next Sunday. Cotton seed buyers must report all purchases before Sept. 5 with $68 wagon seed and $71 seed in car lots. October sugar allotment drops by a million pounds from September and thrift in sugar use is urged. Bulk roasted coffee price may rise but awaits approval.
The War Relics Train visit in Jackson drew an estimated four to five thousand people and $80,000 in Fourth Liberty Bond subscriptions, with $51,250 raised at the auditorium Monday night. The campaign aims to reach roughly $60,000 more, aided by a late-arriving, inspiring display of weapons and speeches by wounded officers.
Paris reports Allied forces in France and Belgium captured 2,844 officers and 120,192 men from Sept 10 to Sept 30. From July 15 to Sept 30 the totals rise to 5,518 officers and 248,494 men along with 3,669 cannon and over 23,000 machine guns including mine throwers.
Men who registered on September 12 in class A-1 will receive a physical next week starting Monday. Summons issued this week, tests start Monday. Class counts not yet consolidated, but most new registrants likely in deferred classes. Spanish influenza spread delayed calls. once exams finish, new men ready for duty.
Washington reports a maximum price of 12 dollars for shoes set after meetings with manufacturers and retailers. Production above 12 dollars must stop by October 15, with contracts honored until January 1. Retailers have until June 1 to sell existing stock, and violators risk supply cutoffs. Shoes will receive internal ratings and stamps.
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