The Leader Enterprise and Fitzgerald Press, 1915-11-12

Attack On Kitch London, Nov. 11 - A bitter attack was made upon Lord Kit Kitchener, - chener, Kitchener, the absent War Secretary, in the House of commons this afternoon. A. A. Lynch, a Nationlist from West Clare, Ireland, ''de ''declared - clared ''declared Lord Kitchenr's blunders stand out like the Rock of Gi Gibraltarin - braltarin Gibraltarin the world of blunderdom."' Premier Asquith, in answer to a question denied Lord Hal Haldane - dane Haldane is assisting in] the administration of the War Office. There is much hostility to Lord Haldane because of his pro-German views before the war broke out, '-- - _' - _ - - - - _-_-- - _ - -"_ - - - - - - - "____ - _?__ - - - -___ - ; - - _: Hocking Owned By Foe, Says England Washington, Nov. 11. - Ambassador Page, at London, cabled the State Department to-day that the British Foreign Office has informed him that the steamer Hocking, which was seized by a prize crew from a British warship and taken to Halifax while flying the Ameriecan flag, is being held because it is "enemy own owned." - ed." owned." The State Department will now call 'upon the 'owners of the vessels - the American Trans-Atlantic Steamship Company -to prove that the vessell is owned by American interest. If that is proved a demand will be made upon Great Britain to release the vessel at once.

Important Notice Monday afternoon the Delegates to the State Baptist Convention will begin to arrive and the Entertainment Committee finds it necessary to call on the owners of automobiles to help them meet these delegates whep they arrive. ; They will need every available car and any owner will confer a favor if they will notify any of the following men that they can be depended on to meet the a'fternobn trains Monday and the early morning train Tuesday. Most of the visitors will arrive on some one of these trains. Your co-operation will be very much appreciated. Committee - L. A. Cooper, T. J. Griffin, D. B. Nichol Nicholson, - son, Nicholson, C. B. Teal, G. W. Cole, B. W. Mayo, E. G. Hale, John H. Jones, U. J. Bennett, A. H. Thurmond. Gzl = - ~ - - ~ - - - - - - - __ - _*__ - - - - - __ - ________'__ - _ Copenhagen, Nov. 11 - A naval battle is reported to have been fought in the Baltic Sea off the German island of Fehmp.m: Wednesday. Heavy cannonading was heard for twenty minutes,: but suddenly ceased. '

lies' New Sui 8.9 Ladies' New Suits at $8.98 to $3O AT ~ 2 R. 98, 2 ' : Waists at °1 to *s°; Skirts at *3® to *lo°° THE Second Floor Department grows in interest---New items arrive almost every day, and so a visit when you're down town will always prove interesting---Some Splendid Coats for children and ladies in the last few days, also. Special Selling New Mill THE new White new Reédy to Wear Sailors---The new Shapes! Mid- Seasou pricing here now, and the styles are as smart and retty as possible. Ready to Wear Hats at $1.98 (values to $4), New Shapes $1 to $£.75. Hristmas Novelties 25°to°'4* C . HAND MADE Novelties---Manicure, Sewing and;Embroidery Sets; Silver Sets; Cut Glass Novelties; Military Sets---a lovely collection at every price. .]:b : i N EMPIRE MERCANTILE CO. Wm. R. BOWEN bi § . J. A. MURPHY * PresideneOme Price to Everybody Manogis

Madam Butterfly A former and favorite Ex Expression - pression Expression teacher Mrs. Lucile Me- Crory will give a- delightful en entertainment - tertainment entertainment in the .Ci:mexie auditoruim Friday night 8 p. m. Japanese stage effect and Japa Japanese - nese Japanese costumes will be vsed for the readings from '"Madam But Butterfly'' - terfly'' Butterfly'' and these will be inter interspersed - spersed interspersed with the best musieal numbers from home artists. The prices will be 15 cent for children and High School pupils, and 25 cent for adults. The proceeds will be shared by the Woman's Club and used for a piano fund. (A piana for'the. auditorium.) Mrs. Gelders, : Pres. Wom_gn's Club. .. J. 'D. Dorminy and L. L.. Griner leave for Atlanta to at ati\tend-the - i\tend-the ati\tend-the Football game between Georgia and the Tech.

Shriners Celebrate In Montgomery Atlanta, Nov. 11. - The Yaarab Temple Shriners of Atlanta, headed by Potentate Forrest Adair, have accepted the invitation of Alcazar{ Temple to go to Montgomery today, to participate in the special Shrine ceremonial there. They left last night in a special train. The train carried the Yaarab band, the patrol, and fifty nobles, all of whom will take part in the big parade at Mont Montgomery - gomery Montgomery which will be part of the ceremonial. The program also in includes - cludes includes concerts and drills. Invitations were sent out to the Shrines of practically every city in the south, and it is expected that over 1,000 nobles will be-assembled;' ~ Mr. and Mrs. 'G.'W. Cole and Miss Jeffie Persons will 'motor to ilMacon this evening for the week: end. : i

b ¥ N The "FROG" and a BIG_BANK The morning's fog was heavy. Little son came in and said: "Mama, heaps er spider-webs this mornin' on the trees!" "No more webs than usual, son, but the heavy fog settled on them and you see the fog more than the web." "Mama, where do the 'frog' come from?" But this bank HAS MORE STRENGTH as the days go by - byit it byit has always been a mighty strong bank - but WE GROW STRONGER day by day. You see our steady increase of de deposits, - posits, deposits, don't you? These very large deposits are the FOG THAT SHOWS UP THE PRESENCE OF UNDOUBTED SUPERIOR STRENGTH. The fog advertised the presence of the webs. Largest deposits advertise our greater strength. _ The Exchange National Bank Deposits running over the Half-Million Dollar Mark.

Thanksgiving ,___, o~ Sale of et Boys' Suits g at 1070 off! /AN Al DERHEIMER-STEIN E AN \ £ : xtra JAW| g\ ig'- E e s 52 g h&; = 3 corr_e'z: and best fabrits-Y-Rggu- . ' '}? lar prices range $3 to $l2. Our _ Sgecia] Thanksgiving offer is | Wi p ' 109% off any Boy's Suit in stock. } g: l/ .ts Boys'Union Suits 50c X[ \ A special elastic Sea Island Suit Ll ABl 1% in ages 8, 10, 12 and 14, Clleg \ Douglas Shoes $3 to $3.50 //}}, mn o= e | Empire Special Shoes $2 to $3 | i / \% and Shoes for the smaller boys, i ?' % in Patents, Kids and Gun Metal, "&; # at sl.to $2,50. All Solid! W) i See our Boys' Caps at 25 & 49(: il

all the while keep the boy en entranced - tranced entranced with the wonderful yarns he could spin. B. T.'s early habits are still clinging to him. !) Members of the Woman's Club :are you personally interested in the entertainment of Friday night given under our auspices? You may well be since it is of a cultural nature giving a very fair concep conception - tion conception of the dramatic features of the popular opera, '"Madam But Butterfly" - terfly" Butterfly" and showing Mrs. Mec- Crory who is well known here as both reader:and teacher in some of her best lines.