The Marietta Journal, 1918-12-06

' We present herewith the picture of Private George E. Benson, Jr., pos possibly - sibly possibly the youngest regularly enlisted soldier in France. | George is the only son of Mr. and 'Mrs. George E. Benson, on Waddell 'Street, Marietta, and at the time of 'his enlistment, May 25th, 1918, was employed in the press room of the Atlanta Journal. _He is unusually well-developed for h}S age and had no difficulty in get getting - ting getting inte the service. Leaving home on the day of his enlistment, he took his lunch, but did not show up for work, and has since been putting in full time for Uncle Sam. George was 15 years old on August Ist, 1918, the day he landed in France and will be one of the youngest veter veterans - ans veterans of the great war who has seen service with our boys in France. George is the kind of boy Uncle Sam can count on, and you will see by his picture he wears a smile that won't come off. Although he didn't escape the in influenza - fluenza influenza epidemic, he has entirely re recovered - covered recovered and in his letters home states that his parents need not worry, as he is well and happy; has learned enough French to get along with all the pretty French girls, and is hav having - ing having the time of his life. The Journal, as well as his many other friends in Marietta wish for George the best o' luck and hope the day is not far distant when he will return to Marietta. CORPORAL TALLEY INJURED Mr. A. H. Talley has just received a letter from his son Corporal Clar Clarence - ence Clarence Talley of the aviation service, stating that he is in a hospital in New York suffering from a seven inch wound in the head, a broken leg, and broken nose all received in the service in France, on June 16th. He states that he is doing well but not yet able to make the trip home.l GUY ROBERTS NOW A CA!'TAINi \ A cablegram received from Lt. J. 'G. Roberts last week tells of his safe safety - ty safety in France, and also bears the news that he has been promoted to a Cap Captaincy. - taincy. Captaincy. Captain Roberts has been in some of the most severe fighting over there and his many friends rejoice to know that he has escaped through it all un unhurt. - hurt. unhurt. ol 'JUDSON L. STANLEY IS WOUNDED IN ACTION Through a letter received by his parents in Kirkwood this week, we learn that Judson L. Stanley, of the Marines, was wounded in France, and has been in a base hospital there since the early part of October. Mr. Stanley was associated with the force of the Marietta Journal for several years, leaving it to enlist in the Marines, early in May of this year. No word had been received from him since the 10th of August and even the wherabouts of his company was not known to his parents until the letter from his own hand in the hospital was received. He states that his wound was not ' serious (a 2 flesh wound in the hip) but has confined him for some time .in the hospital, and he hoped to be ' sent home as soon as able to travel. { He wrote under date of November 6th and his arrival home is expected at any time now. Mr. Stanley will 'receive a 2 warm greeting from his friends in Marietta, and especially in 'The Journal office.

DISABLED SOLDIERS AND e o That the Government is resov' to do its best to restore him to health, strength, and self-supporting activity. That until his discharge from hos hospital - pital hospital care the medical and surgical 'treatment necessary to restore him to health and strength is under the jurisdiction of the Military or Naval authorities. That the vocational training which may be afterwards neecessary to res restore - tore restore his self-supporting activity is un under - der under the jurisdiction of the Federal Board for Vocational Education. That if he needs an artificial limb or other orthopedic or mechanical ap appliance - pliance appliance the Government supplies it free upon his discharge and renews it when considered necessary. 1 That if, after his discharge, he again needs madical treatment on ac account - count account of his disability the Govern-! ment supplies it free. That any man whose ability entitles him to compensation under the War-' Risk Insurance Act may be provided by the Federal Board with a course of | vocational training for a new occupa-' tion. That the Government strongly re-' commends each man who needs it to undertake vocational training and put himself under the care of the Federal Board, but the decision to do so is optional with each man. ' That if his disability does prevent him from returning to employment without training and he elects to fol follow - low follow a course of vocational training provided by the Federal Board, the course will be furnished free of cost, and he will also be paid as long as the training lasts a monthly compensa compensation - tion compensation equal to the sum of which he is entitled under the War-Risk Insur Insurance - ance Insurance Act or a sum equal to the pay of his last month of active service, whichever is the greater, but in no case will a single man or a man required by his course of instruction to live apart from his dependents re receive - ceive receive less than $65 per month, exclu exclusive - sive exclusive of the sum paid dependents; nor will a man living with his dependents receive less than $75 per month, in inclusive - clusive inclusive of sum paid to dependents. That if his disability does not pre prevent - vent prevent him from returning to employ employment - ment employment without training and he elects to follow a course of vocational train training - ing training provided by the Federal Board, the course will be furnish free of cost to him, and the compensation provided by the War-Risk Insurance! Act will be paid to him, but no al allowance - lowance allowance will be paid to his family. That in addition te the above the! family or dependents of each dis - ' abled man will receive from the Gov Gov(Continued - (Continued Gov(Continued on Page Ten) | THE PRESIDENT ACCEPTS GARFIELD'S RESIGNATION Washington, Dec. 4.- - Fuel Com Commissioner - missioner Commissioner Garfield has resigned and President Wilson has accepted his resignation. This was announced to tonight - night tonight at the White House.

The Cotton States Marketing Board does not propose to let its ef efforts - forts efforts in behalf of holding cotton for a living price, stop with mere reso resolutions. - lutions. resolutions. Much work has been done by the organization in support of its ap appeal - peal appeal to the producers to held cotton for not less than 35 gents a pound, and now the active work of organiz organizing - ing organizing each county in the cotton belt is in progress. President J. J. Brown of the Cot Cotton - ton Cotton States Marketing Board, has just writen to well known and progressive men in each county in Georgia, urging them to issue at once a call for a mass meeting with a view to ferming an organization to press the cotton hold holding - ing holding movement. It is suggested that each county select a chairman and a secretary, and appoint a committee | for each militia district which will go 'actively to work and see to it that no cotton is sold for less than 35 ecents a pound, basis middling. "Show the spinners of Europe that you are not going to sell your cotton for less than this figure, be because - cause because it is worth more," urges Presi President - dent President Brown, and he continues: "This same work of organization is going on all over the belt and this office is securing the names of the district committees that your county organization appoints, in order that we can correspond with them and keep their efforts stimulated. "We ask you to act quickly and ene y. Don't lay this letter i ting someone ejse will at attend - tend attend t This is a matter on which we must all take a firm stand. Your county's action will strengthen and encourage others to act." Similar work in the matter of coun county - ty county organization has been set on foot in all of the cotton states. Members of the Marketing Board in other cot cotton - ton cotton states have been asked to furnish the names of committees in each of their counties, so that correspondence may be had with them in further furtherance - ance furtherance of the general plan. It is specifically requested by Pres President - ident President Brown that all correspondence relating to the holding campaign, be addressed to the State Bureau of Markets, State Capitol, Atlanta, Ga., where it will be given attention by Secretary L. B. Jackson of the mar marketing - keting marketing board. SERGEANT E. W. DAVENPORT - KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE On Monday a message from the War Department announced the death of Sergeant Earnest William Davenport, of Acworth, on the battle battlefield - field battlefield in Farnce, October 15th. Sergeant Davenport was the son of former county commissioner S. H. Davenport, and had many friends and relatives in Cobb County, who grieve to learn of his death. ' On the flag his star is made of gold, and his name goes on the honor roll of heroes, where it shall endure for forever. - ever. forever. ;

GEORGIAN'S PATENT IN An order has just been given by the Post Office Department to The Comfort-Bennor Tie Company of Tif Tifton - ton Tifton for two million patented tying devices to be used by the mail service in tying letter packages in the mails. These ties are to be shipped at once to the larger post offices all over the country 55,000 of them going to the Atlanta office, 225,000 to New York 192,000 to Chicago and the others distributed over the country in other cities. This device is a very simple small metal head on a braided cotton cord and by its use in the Post Office De Department - partment Department it supplants jute cord now used. The Department through several years has thoroughly tested the de device - vice device and it is no longer an experi experiment - ment experiment but a real economy as well as making for efficiency, being much more rapidly tied and untied than twine. The device was invented by Mr. David Comfort of Marietta who is president of the company receiving the contract. It was designed especially for the 'mail service use but can be used in a practical way commercially. PRESIDENT APPOINTS ' M'ADOO'S SUGGESSOR McAdoo's Resignation as Secretary Takes Place as Soon as His Successor Is Appointed Washington, December 4. - Repre 4. - Repreisentative - isentative 4. - Repreisentative Carter Glass, of Virginia, chairman of the house banking and Icurrency committee, is understood 'to have been offered the post of sec sec|retary - |retary sec|retary of the treasury by President | Wilson and his nomination is ex ex| - | ex| pected to go to the senate immedi immediiately - iately immediiately if he decides to accept. | Members of the house said today | that Mr. Glass' reluctance to sur sur|render - |render sur|render the seat in congress to which {he has just been re-elected after 18 | years of service was the only con con| - | con| sideration holding up the appoint appoint{ment. - {ment. appoint{ment. Mr. Glass himself would not | take further than to say that he was (not ready to make any statement. | The understanding both at the capi capi| - | capi| tol and in official circles generally is that President Wilson had the nomin nomination - ation nomination prepared last night after a con con| - | con| ference with Mr. Glass. If Mr. Glass ' accepts, he will go in possibly after | Secretary Tumulty communicates by | wireless with the president aboard the transport George Washington on | his way to France. | Secretary McAdoo's resignation as head of the treasury is to take effect upon the appointment'of his succes successor. - sor. successor. He continues as director gener gener|2] - |2] gener|2] of railroads until January 1, or until a successor is named. The indi indi| - | indi| cations now are that a new director | general will not be named imme imme'diately. - 'diately. imme'diately.

Motor truck mail service has been established between Atlanta and Montgomery, Ala., via Rome, Gads Gadsden - den Gadsden and Birmingham, and the system is receiving the hearty co-operation of farmers and business men through throughowt - owt throughowt its entire length. This statement was made Friday by B. E. Strope, government representative in charge of the installation of new motor truck routes in this territory. The Montgomery-Birmingham link of the system was put into operation Thursday,®and Mr. Strope, who ar arrived - rived arrived in Atlanta Friday morning, de declared - clared declared that within a short time the trucks would be operating at their fullest capacity. The farmers are utilizing the system to market their produce in the cities and towns through which the trucks pass, and the business establishments are mak making - ing making use of the route to serve their rural customers. It is proposed to established a mo motor - tor motor truck mail route in south Georgia, linking Atlanta, Macon, Columbus and" Albany, and thus relieving rail congestion in the mail service and at the same time affording better rural service in the parcel post depart department. - ment. department. Preliminary surveys are now being made for this latter route, and it 18 considered probable that definite | action will be taken as soon as suf sufficient - ficient sufficient interest is shown by the com communijties - munijties communijties along the proposed route. - Atlanta Journal. This service has been in operdtion between Atlanta and Rome for some time, but the P. O. Department gave it no publicity here. Under the schedule the truck leaves Atlanta at 6 a. m., passing through Smyrna, Marietta, Acworth, Carters Cartersville, - ville, Cartersville, and Rome, arriving at noon, and a truck leaves Rome at 1 p. m., and returns via the same route, reach reaching - ing reaching Atlanta at 7 p. m. We understand the department is doing this in order to try to relieve the mail cars of some of the parcel post, some packages of which are not easily handled on the cars.

HON. WM. BUTT TO BE ASSISTANT SOLICITOR Hon. Wm. Butt, of Blue Ridge, to Be Assistant to Soliticor Dorsey During His Administration Solicitor General John T. Dorsey will have Hon. Wm. Butt, of Blue Ridge, associated with him as assis assistant - tant assistant solicitor during his administra administration. - tion. administration. Mr. Butt is an able attorney and has many friends in Cobb County and throughout the Blue Ridge Circuit, who will be delighted to know that he will be the assistant prosecuting attorney of the circuit. Court will be held in Gilmer county next week, and Solicitor Dorsey will have the responsibility of prosecuting one or two parties charged with murder, along with many others charged with lesser crimes. Mr. Dorsey's friends predict that he will make an able prosecuting attorney. He has receiv received - ed received many letters of congratulation over his appointment. LT. HERBERT DOBBS LANDS IN NEW YORK Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Dobbs were re rejoicing - joicing rejoicing on Tuesday over a telegram from their son, Lieutenant Herbert Dobbs, announcing his arrival in New York from overseas. Lieutenant Dobbs had not been heard from since the fighting ceased, and news of his safe arrival and prospect of an early home-coming overjoys his family and friends. He is expected in Marietta at any time now, possibly by the time this is printed. Lieuteant Dobbs was one of the fiyers with the Italiane on the Aus Austrian - trian Austrian front, and being one of the first to go over, has seen long and active service, Few have been through the exper experiences - iences experiences of so long an air service, and escaped injury or death, so doubly great will be the welcome awziting him back home.

The loss of the L. & N. R. R. to Marieta, as a through line, now not only seems eminent, but it is all but an accomplished fact. It has long been the purpose of this road to build a cuff off from the line above Cartersville down through the corner of Cherokee and through Cobb into Atlanta, not only to short shorten - en shorten the line but to secure trackage over its own rails into Atlanta, in instead - stead instead of using the W. & A. tracks as at present. Some time ago the agents of this road made an effort to secure right rightof-way - of-way rightof-way so that it would bring this line through the city of Marietta, but some of the property owners made this so difficult that it was finally abandoned and for some months they have been buying outright the prop property - erty property on a line running north and south four miles east of the city. | A survey has been made of this, and it locates the line as follows: Leaving the L. & N. track at Whites in Bartow county ten miles above Cartersville, it runs through the corner of Cherokee and thence south through Cobb, crossing the old L & N. railroad at Oakhurst, the Marietta and Roswell road at the Sewell place, four miles east of town, and the Chattahoochee river above the waterworks and thence into At Atlanta. - lanta. Atlanta.

Washington, December 4. - Be Between - tween Between 300,000 and 350,000 deaths from influenza and pneumonia have occured among the civilian popula population - tion population of the United States since Sep September - tember September 15, according to estimates'to estimates'today - day estimates'today of the public health service. These calculations were based on re revorts - vorts revorts from cities and states keeping accurate records and public hea}lth officials believe they are conservative. The epidemic persists, but deaths are much less numerous, according W reports reaching here. A recru recrudescence - descence recrudescence of the disease is mow oc- Qring in many communities through throughit - it throughit the country, but this is believed 0 be sporadic and not to indicate a Zenera]l renewal of severe epidemic tonditions. Insurance companies have been hard pit by the epidemic, govern- Ment's reports indicate, although there are no figures available here l 0 show total losses sustained by these "mpanies, The government incurred labilities of more than $170,000,00 I connection with life insurance car - by soldieyd in army camps, not Ncluding those in Europe. About <%,000 deaths occured in the camps Mthe United States, war department cords show.