The Leader Enterprise and Press, 1915-12-24

0 Fitzgerald Must Take The Lead Boys it's our fight. Fitzgerald started the 'Short Route" movement and it is up to us to land it. Our associated cities and counties have built their roads and they have manfully kept the faith. They are looking to us to lead the fight and will stand by us to the finish. Fitzgerald's progressiveness has been the inspiration for our sister cities in the past and now, when the goal is about to be reached, they are looking to us to lead them to a glori glorious - ous glorious victory. To the end that the fight for the Dixie Highway may be won, we urge the immediate organiza- ' tivn of an Auto club, which will take the organization of the 'short route" forces in hand. No time should be lostl our opponents are strong financially and numerically and they will leave nothing undone that may lead to their success. It's up to Fitzgerald o get busy and lead the procession. : Berlin, December 23. - Officials who stand high in Germany's military establishment expressed the belief to-day that Lord Kitchener would in the near future retire from the post of British Secretary of war. | "'The retirement of Sir John French,"' said one, ''will not save ' Ritchener. French followed the orders issued directly by the l}itish War Office, and that is well known in England as well as inl Germany. ' "It is possible that no change in the British Cabinet will be anounced for some weeks, but when it comes we believe that I{'itchener, at least, will go."' l m Augusta, December 23. - Burglars broke into the rear of the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Store in the heart of the city last night, took the safe from the office into a back room and broke it open with hammer and chisel and escaped with $375. The police have no clew. 'SERBIA PROVEN PARTY TO ARCHDUKE SLAYING Sofia, December 23. - 1 n an interview in the newspaper Dnevic, 1 Dr. Tshaprashkov, formerly Bulgarian Minister to Servia, declared that the Bulgarian Government has in its possesion proof in writing' that the Serbian Government was a direct accomplice in the as- 1 sassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne, in Sarajevo, in 1914, I e - - 30,000 TURKS JOIN GERMANS IN BELGIUM | b | Amsterdam, December 23. - Thirty thousand Turkish soldiersj are reported to have arrived in Belgium to ficht with the Germans. ' Information received to-day from Russels stated the Turks are stationed at Bruges,

To Our Fellow-Beings: We have searched our hearts and, now at Yuietide, we feel the deeper emotions of a FRIENDSHIP that is pure, free and untainted with claims on you for business gain; and we greet you as never before in the spirit of Him whose birth brought forth a song from God's angel choir in Heaven to His loved ones on earth that night out on the commons near the city of David and whose mission on earth was to establish in the hearts of men a STATE of PEACE on EARTH and GOOD WILL TOWARDS MEN. . As business men we turn from thoughts of worldly gain and catch and speak out the deeper feelings of love toward God and man. for the gift of His son to save us, and the manifest friendship of those who have labored around;about us and with us in earning livings by the sweat of the brow. It comes to our knowledge that thisis an age when men of great note and worth turn their gold into morality and religion bettering the life of others. When all men shall dispense of personal greed and seek to make others happy as themselves, there shall be the better end of that pro prophetic - phetic prophetic song of the angels: " PEACE ON EARTH GOJD WILL TOWARD MEN." Thus, concerned for others and being in the spirit of Thanksgiving, wishing we may do more to serve and make happy our fellow man as our years roll away, may YOU HAVE A HAPPY CHRISTMAS and BETTER LEARN WHAT THE CHRISTMAS SEASON EXACTS, OF US ALL AND WHAT IT MEANS TO THE WORLD. : THE EXCHANGE NATIONAL BANK By its Officers and Directors.

X'mas Cantata To-Nignt First M. E. Church FREE TO All l The annual Christmas Cantata }of the First Methodist Church will :be rendered tonight at the church, ?on the corner Lee and Magnolia. iFrom'the final preliminary render rendering - ing rendering of the playlet last night, it may be said that it is fully up to the Thigh standard set by the X''as Can Can;}tata - ;}tata Can;}tata of this congregation inthe past. The title of the play is ' Sunny Jim, Santa's Advance Man," and helps to 'explain the marvelous efficient dis distributing - tributing distributing system of the patron saint of all children. An all-star cast of about forty, ranging in age from three to older than twenty, will carry out the interesting 'story with the aid of many cute mnsical num numbers. - bers. numbers. :__Everyone, regardless of denomina denomination, - tion, denomination, is cordially invited to attend, Play starts promptly at seven-thirty o'clock TO-NIGHT. Knowles And Gant In Great Shape Douglas, Dec. 24 - The feature ring encounter on Xmas day at the Grand Theater in Douglas bet e n Kid Knowles, of Douglas and Lonniz Gant of Tampa, Fla,, is made certain by viewing the way the two boys are training and the condition they are in, The battle will go ten rounds to a decision starting at 2 p. m. and the milling is expected to be fast all the way through. Each boxer is confident of wiuning and Joeal fans are enthusiastic over the bout Ady.

I WRITE FIRE INSUR INSURANCE - ANCE INSURANCE in old, strong compa companies, - nies, companies, 1 don't risk young, companies. J. E. TURNER, at Exchange National Bank tf S - - - - - - HEREAFTER 1 shall deposit in the EXCHANGE NATIONAL BANK. I surely can make no mis mistake - take mistake to deposit my money where many other people have deposited thousands and thousands until the bank has larger deposits than any other bank in this portion of the state and where the HONORABLE TREASURER of the UNITED STATES deposits U. S. Government 'moneys.~~Mr. Prudent.

HEREAFTER 1 shall deposit my money in The Exchange National Bank. I see in recent sworn state statements - ments statements published in Fitzgerald papers that it BEARS EAR-MARKS of GREAT STRENGTH. I understand, also, it is an HONOR ROLL BANK. I don't know exactly what that means, but evidently it has done something EXTRAORDINARY for the benefit and protection of the pub public, - lic, public, or else it would not have AT ATTAINED - TAINED ATTAINED THIS HONOR. - Mr. 'Reasoning Mind. m i Come to Fitzgerald to shop.