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YOUNG MEN’S LEAGUE TO
MEET AT ARMORY AT 7:30
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THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR
GERMAN FORGES RESUME
OFFENSIVE IN ERANGE
(Special to Times-Recorder.)
LONDON, Oct. 21.—A comparison at j
the reports emanating from French
and German official sources made here
today by London military critics who
are observing closely the progress of
the war on the continent, leads to the
conclusion that the German forces ir.
Belgium and the north of France have
resumed offensive tactics in the cam
paign there.
The fiercest fighting during the past
twenty-four hours, apparently, has
been along the long battle front in
France, thought there have been severe
skirmishes reports in parts of Belgium,
more especially along the coast coun
try, where the Germans seem to be ,
concentrating large bodies of heavy
Artillery. I
The supreme effort of the Germans,
lowever, appears to he directed against j
the Allies lines in northeast France,/
while fighting the vicinity of Lille is |
reporting as being especially severe,
with heavy losses to both sides. Mil
itary advantage to either army as a re- ;
suit of the recent fighting is not ap- j
parent, say local observers this as-1
temoon.
TURKS REFUSE TD
ALLOW WARSHIPS
TD ENTER GULF
(By Associated Press.)
COPENHAGEN, Oct. 21. The Frank-!
furter Zeitung today prints a dispatch J
from Constantinople saying that the I
Porte has notified all foreign ambas- J
sadors there that warships will be for- [
bidden to enter the Gulf of Smyrna as- I
ter this date, and all foreign vessels 1
of war now there have been asked to
depart without delay.
The order is believed here to have j
teen issued by the Turkish government
at the instigation of Germany, and is
looked upon as being directed against ■
the Mediteranean fleet of the Allies.
AUSTRIANS REPORT
SUCCESSES AGAINST
RUSSIANS IN EAST
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, Oct. 21.—An Amsterdam
dispatch to the Reuter’s Telegrapu
company, says announcement has
been made at Vienna that the battle
in central Galicia between the Rus
siansand Austrian forces is increasing
in its intensity, larger bodies of troops
being engaged on both sides.
Austrian troops, says the Vienna re
port have met with successes in the
reoent fighting and are now forcing
the Russians to retreat slowly. At- j
tempts made by the Russians to regain |
the heights at Masieria were repulsed, j
heavy losses being inflicted.
Many Russian prisoners have bean
taken, these including one general, ac
cording to reports emanating from
Austrian sources.
JOHN BULL WARNED
TD LET AMERICAN
STEAMSHIPS AEONE
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 21.—The
United States has formally protested
to England against the forcible seizure
of the American tank steamer John D.
Rockefeller hv a British man of war.
Acting Secretary Landis, of the state
department, announced today that the
United States had warned England that
such action on the part of their battle-
I ships might cause international com-
plications just now.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Oct. 21.—The Standard
Oil Company’s tank steamer Platuria,
| formerly of German registry, has been
| sei td by British warships off the
j coast of Scotland, according to cables
received here today from the captain
of the vessel.
The company has asked the govem
men to protest to England and the mat
ter is now before acting Secretary Lan
dis, of the state department, who will
act promptly.
(By Associated Press.)
PARIS, Oct. 21.—The French war of
fiee at 2 o’clock this afternoon issued
an official statement the text of which
is to the effect that German attacks at
j nnmeious points in he north of Franc ft
i have bron repulsed by the Allies,
j i lie statement says that at NieupoU,
i Dixmunde, Laßasse and elsewher’
l where fierce fighting prevailed yester
| day, the relative situation of the op
. p: ung armies was unchanged at noon
today.
The statement indicates that heavy
! Kiniorcements have recently been
added to the German left wing aud
that offensive operations in that area
have been resumed by the invaders.
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WILSON CONFER
oiui m
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 21-
Representative Underwood, charman of
the house ways and means committee
and Sepator Simmons, chairman of the
senate finance committee, held a lung
c lierence this morning with PresT
dent Wilson, at which efforts wero
madeTo reach an agreement upon dis
puted items in the pending war rav
tii'it measure.
j a tentative proposal to reduce the
| senate tax on beer and restore the
j house tax on gasoline is still being
considered this afternoon, and congres
ional leaders are hopeful both house
will reach a final agreement in time
to permit of adjournment not late
than Saturday.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 21. 1914.
MOST IMPORTANT OF THE TSING TAO FORTS
Situated on the high hill at the right of the photograph is the most important of the German forts at Tslng Tao,
China. It is also a signal station. The entire hill is covered with intricate entrenchments and the emplacement*
for big guns are cleverly concealed.
GERMANS SURPRISED AND
DEFEATED BY A SUDDEN
ATTAGK FRENCH SOLDIERS
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, Oct. 21. —A news dispatch
toi the Daily Mail from its Rotterdam
correspondent says that the Germans
were surprised and defeated early this
morning by the Allies in Belgium. The
Germans were on their way from Os
tend to Dunkirk, unaware that the Al
ies had drawn up a strong force across
their line of progress.
The Germans calmly walked into the
trap and before they could recover
from the sudden attack they had been
driven back several miles. The defeat j
turned into a rout and the soldiers fell
back on Ostend in great confusion.
English and French warships co-op
erated with the land forces in the en
gagement. The heavy guns of the big
ships threw shell after shell among
the Germans and helped make the
rout complete.
INDIANS SENT 10 NACO TD
BEINPOICE MEXICANS THERE
(By Associated Press.)
GUAYMAS, Mex., Oct. 21.—Six hun
dred Yaqui Indians under command of
the rebel General Mendez, left here
this morning for Naco, where they will
reinforce the force commanded by Gov
ernor Jose Maytonera, and which re
cently attacked the federal garrison
under Gen. Hill.
The sendng of re-lnforcements to
Maytorena means that an active cam
paign is about to be commenced by
the rebels in the north of Mexico la
an effort to overthrow Carranza’s au
thority.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 21.—Dis
patches received this afternoon at the
state department from Aguas Calientcs
where the Mexican peace conference io
now in session states that all Ameri
can demands in connection with the
forthcoming evacuation of Vera Crus
by United States troops have been
agreed to by all factions.
The convention is still continuing its
erosions and hope is expressed that a
peaceful settlement of the entire Mex
ican Internal problem will be reached
before adjournment.
FRIENDS OF FEE
ALLEN HOLD AAEETING
AT A. L I. ARMORY
CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR PAYS RE
SPECTS TO MR. COUNCIL AND
CHARGES NEWSPAPERS WITH
NOT “TOTING SQUARE” WITH
HIM.
PUTS MR. COUNCIL IN
CLASS WITH PHARISEES
; Touches on Campaign’s Issues and
Quotes Statistics to Support His,
Claims That He is the Logical Man
For Mayor
:
Friends of Mr. Lee Allen, candidates ,
I 1
for mayor, held a mass meeting at the .
A. L. I. armory last night in the inter- 1
est of their candidate. A goodly num- I,
|
her turned out, and the meeting was ■
an enthusiastic one.
i
Mr. Allen acted as chairman, secre-1
tary and major domo of the meeting. | ■
i
The chief address of the evening was
delivered by the candidate, and most
optimistic notes came from him. Mr. ,
XV. P. Wallis addressed those present <
at the conclusion of Mr. Allen’s talk. (
Mr. Allen paid his respects to Mr. i ]
Council, one of his opponents, in dras- (
tic terms. He placed him in the class .
of the Pharisees of Biblical times, by ,
stating that he vaunted his charity be
fore the people of our good city. (
That Mr. Council practically bank- . (
rupted the city during his term on the f
finance committee, was also alleged
by Mr. Allen. He also announced that
Mr. Council has refused an invitatioi I
to debate with him before the meeting, j I
“Newspapers Won’t Give Me a Square
Deal.”
“And I don’t get a square deal from
the newspapers,’’ Mr. Allen charge!.
“They are both supporting Mr. Council.
I have built a magnificent school f&r;
your children and the papers even re- <
fuse to give me credit for that.” Such 1
was the charge thrown at the papers I
of the city by Mr. Allen.
A sprinkling of both Lockett and 1
Council supporters were present at the i
meeting and heard the address of Mr. i
Alien and his scathing attack on his I
opponent, Mr. Council.
NEGRO MAID SPRINGS
SENSATIONAL GRARGES
CARMAN MURDER TRIAL
(By Associated Press.)
MINEOLA, N. Y., Oct. 21.—Cecelia
Coleman, a negro maid in the Carman
household, sprung some sensational
testimony against Mrs, Florence Car
man here this morning when she was
called to the stand by the prosecutio i.
The negro house girl testified that Mrs.
Carman ran through the kitchen, where
she was with a smoking revolver in
her hand shortly after the shot was
fired which killed Mrs. Louise Bailey.
The negro girl further testified that
the morning after the crime was com
mitted that her mistress came to her
room and begged her to stick by her
and not “give her away.”
While adverse testimony from the
negro girl was anticipated by the de
fense, lawyers representing Mrs. Car
man were surprised at the startling
nature of her statement.
The Coleman negress testified in an
swer to a question by counsel for the J
prosecution that Mrs. Carman said to I
her the day after the murder:
“Oh, Celia, why did I kill that wo- !
man. I hope God will forgive me.”
The Coleman negres continued:
“Mrs. Carman told me to forget I’d
seen her the night before. I told Mrs.
Carman’s lawyer I didn’t know any
thing. The same day, Mrs. Carman
burned a lot of old letters and told me
to summon her father from the bars
as she wanted him to get her revolver
out of the house.
“I didn’t tell the truth at the cor
oner's inquest,” the negress finished
testifying Just before court recessed
for dinner at 2 o’clock.
ALLIES LOSE HEAVILY
NEAR EIELE SAYS
DUTCH DISPATCH
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 21.—The
German embassy here issued the fol
lowing statement, received by wireless
from Berlin, today:
'Official headquarters here reports
that fighting west of Lille has contin
ued since October 18th. The Allies have
made repeated assaults on our lines,
but have been repulsed with heavy
lOftMft.” ‘ , , .1 | T ”
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ISS MEETING OF MIIG
ID'S DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE
TIGHT AT TOE ARMORY
Every Voter in Americas, Whether a Supporter of Mr. fonneil or Not, i s la.
vised to Attend a Big Meeting To-night at 7:30 Addresses hj Prominent
Men of the City Who Are Supporting n . Young Men’s Candidate.
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CAMPAIGN WILL CLOSE
TONIGHT: BATTLE BF
BALLOTS TOMORROW
Candidates Are Active Today Inter
viewing the 941 Voters Registered
and Ready for the Fray—Two Politi
cal Meetings Tonight Will Close the
Interesting and Heated Campaign -
Candidates Are Good Claimants.
Nine hundred and forty-one white
democrats of Americus are registered
and ready for the battle of ballots to
be waged tomorrow in the most fer
vid and exciting municipal primary of
recent years. The election is for
mayor, three members of city council,
clerk and treasurer, and two members
of the police board, for which several
offices a host of aspirants are actively
in the race.
The mayoralty candidates, Messrs.
L. G. Council, A. E. Lockett and Lee
Allen, are actively at work with their
friends and supporters and the claims
of each aspirant for the office are be
ing strenuously urged.
For aldermanic honors, Messrs. H.
B. Mashburn, T. L. Bell, George Oli
iver, the retiring members, and Messrs.
Macon Dudley, E. L. Bell and H. O. i
Jones are making a red-hot race, while
for city clerk the honors are being
contested by Messrs. H. W. Weaver
and Samuel Harrison. B. C. Hogue is
| the only announced candidate for po
j lice commissioner.
j The campaign will end tonight with
| a meeting of the Allen forces at the
J Bell studio, while the Council support
ers will hold another rally at the ar
mory, to which everyone is invited.
The candidates and their friends will
discuss features of the campaign from !
their respective viewpoints. This will
be the final meetings or the respective
forces before the issue is *ried out at
the ballot box here tomorrow.
The polls will open at 8 o’clock and
close at 6 p. m. The election mana
gers are Justice W. T. McMath, pre
siding; Managers, W. M. Humber and
James T. Cotney; Clerks, Robert Haw
kins, Irving Giddings and A. W. Kelly.
NAVAL BATTLE IS
RAGIN6 IN BALTIC
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, Oct. 21.—The silence in
the Baltic was broken this morning by
the report that the German torpedo
flotilla, which has been cruising in
those waters recently, has been attack
ed by hostil submarines.
A Central News dispatch from Stock
holm, says the battle is now in prog
ress off the Prussian coast, but gives
no details, while Copenhagen advices
also state a naval engagement is be
ing fought In the Baltic, the result of
which is’ unknown at this hour.
There will be a meeting of the Young
Men’s Democratic league tonight at
the armory at 7:30. Every voter in
the city, whether a friend of Mr. Coun
cil or opposed to him in invited to at-
Itend the meeting, and hear the ad
dresses.
Mr. Council himself will be present
and deliver an address to the meeting.
. Other prominent citizens will also
i speak in support of the league’s candi
. I date. The meeting will be in the na
; I ture of a big pre-election celebration.
' j The forces that are backing Mr.
| Council have been hard at w r ork for
, 1 him since he announced his candidacy
I and they are sure that success will
, crown their efforts. That Mr Council
. will be a decidedly popular candidate
> has been assured since he was first
. announced by his friends. His workers
claim that his victory tomorrow will
. be sweeping and that he *nr go into
the office with the largest majority that
has ever been rolled up for a candidate
for mayor.
The fact that 900 or more voters will
stride to the box tomorrow and ca3t
their ballot makes tihs election all the
more interesting. The Council sup
porters state that a large majority of
these voters are staunch supporters of
Mr. Council.
ALABAMA LAWYER
INIS IB HELP THE
COTTON GROWERS
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct 21.—W. P.
G. Harding, of Birmingham, Ala., re
cently confirmed as a member of the
federal reserve board, went to Near
j York today to confer with prominent
( bankers there con cerning a proposed
loan of about a hundred and fifty mil
lion dollars which will be used to taka
care of the surplus cotton produced ia
Die South this year.
New York bankers, it is understood,
has recently expressed a desire to con
tribute to the fund, provided they can
be secured by first liens on cotton
etoied in bonded warehouses.
GERMAN CRUISER
RAIDING MERCHANTMEN
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, Oct. 21.—Reports reaching
the 4dmirality today indicate that the
German cruiser Emden, last heard of
in the Indian ocean, Is again busy in
terfering with British commerce n
that quarter of the globe.
Three British merchantment hare
been captured and sunk during the
past week off the Indian coast, and
English warships have been dispatched
In search of the German cruiser with
orders to seek and destroy her.
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