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ENGLISH BATTLESHIPS JOIN FIGHTING AT OSTEND
GERMAN ARMY IS FORCED TO TAKE DEFENSIVE IN BELGIUM
LANDSLIDE WILL ELECT COUNCIL MAYOR
CIhEY AMERiaiSTTNES-MDRDER CS3EY
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR
JOHN BULL SENDS SHIPS
TO BELGIAN GOAST TO HELP
LAND FORCES ALLIES THERE
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, Oct. 22. —At last the English navy has gotten into action on
the Belgian coast. Authentic reports from there state that the English
ships are taking active part in the fighting today. The admirality an
nounced this morning that three monitors are bombarding Ostend an the
German positions south of that city. In addition to shelling the positions of
the enemy, the ships have landed marines on the coast, who have joined the
Allies in their land assaults.
The monitors draw but nine feet water and are able to run in close
to shore. From here their machine guns are able to do great damage to
the city and the German breastworks south of Ostend.
Several German submarines are inthe harbor of Ostend and have been en
deavoring to sink the British warsripc The presence of the eGrman subma
rines cannot be explained by the Admiralty. So far at least a dozen tor
pedoes have been fired at the monitors, but none of them have done any
damage.
With the English warships there to help the Allies, the Germans face
a serious problem. It now looks as thought they must evacuate Ostend
and retire upon Antwerp, unless tht little submarines are able to sink the
monitors, and the Germans defeat the Allies.
The Admiralty announces that other battleships were in the vicinity
of the fighting and would be sent to the aid of the monitors if necessary.
English Ships
Shell Ostend
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, Oct. 22.—A dispatch from
Berlin states that British warships are
shelling Ostend, which is occupied by
the Germans. Great damage has al
ready been done by the heavy guns of
the English monitors.
Allies Drive
Germans Back
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, Oct. 22.—A1l reports from
the front indicate that fighting along
the North or Belgium canal, contin
ues furiously. The Germans are put
ting up a stiff opposition, but the Al
lies are slowly forcing them back. At
one place the Germans have been driv
en as far back as Thourout by the Al
lied army.
The offensive movement begun yes
terday has been abandoned by the Ger
mans.
Allies Maintain
Positions.
(By Associated Press.)
PARIS, Oct. 22.—A French official
statement made public this afternoon
declares that advanced positions occu
pied by the Allied forces in Belgium
and northern France have been main
tained, notwithstanding furious as
saults by the Germans.
The situation along the entire battle
line, says t the statement, remains prac
tically unchanged at noon.
Germans Publish Casualty
List 11,000 Dead at Front
(By Associated Press.)
BERLIN, Oct. 22.—The German gov
ernment today published an official
casualty list containing 11,000 names of
soldiers killed, wounded or reported as
missing. This brings the total casualty
list so far up to a large figure, rough
ly estimated as 150,000.
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UNITED STATES TELES
JOHN BULL TO
BELEMPS
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 22.—Act
ing Secretary of State Landis this
morning announced, that the United
States had protested to Great Britian
against the forcible seizure of the
American steamership Brindilla, now
at Halifax, where she was conveyed by
English warships two days ago, as un
justifiable, and demanded the imme
diate release of the ship.
The steamer John D. Rockefeler,
which was seized by British cruisers
off the Scottish coast recently, under
circumstances similar to those under
which the Brindilla was detained, was
released from custody today and pro
ceeded to her destination.
WAR DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES
WEST POINT STUDENTS
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 22.—The
war department today announced the
appointment of several young men to
the Military Academy at West Point.
The list includes Jas. A. Fuller, of
Huntsville, Alabama; Clarence R. Da
vis, of Leesburg, Florida; with Hamil
ton Dowling, of Jacksonville, and Jul
• ian C. Stanley, of DeLand, as alter
nates.
ITIII.IN MARINES
LANDING AT AIILONA
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, Oct. 22.—A dispatch to the
Evening News from Venice today states
that Italian marines have been landed
at Avlona. Further details were not
contained in the information received
Sere.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 22, 1914.
' CITIZENS ZION CITI
' READY FOR REBELL
: ION HOIST STATE
' I
WILL RESIST VACCINATION OR-1
DERED BY THE STATE BOARD OF
HEALTH EVEN IF THEY ARE
FORCED TO USE FIRE ARMS
FOLLOWERS OF MODERN
ELIJAH READY FOR SCRAP
Slate Milita Will Be Called Out To En
force tite Rule of the State Board of
Health, if Necessary.
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, 111., Oct. 22.—Wilbur
Glenn Volivia, who claims to me tho
modern Elijah, ordered his followers
to resist vaccination by the state board
of health, even if they are forced to
use fire arms. This edict by the man
who controls Zion City with a czar
like authority, was issued following an
order isued by the state board of
health that all citizens of the city
must be vaccinated. ;
Smallpox has broken out in Zion
City and the state baord of health saw
fit to order all citizens vaccinated to
prevent a spread of the disease.
Volivia has declared that it will re
quire the state militia to force them to
submit to vacicination, and that even
then the authorities may expect trou- ,
ble from his faithfull followers. i
CARMAN LAWYERS
SAY MAN KILLED
PHYSICIANS PATIENT
(By Assciatoed Press.)
MINEOLA, N. Y., Oct. 22.—George
M. Levy, counsel for Mrs. Florence
Carman, on trial in supreme court
here for the alleged murder of Mrs.
Louise Bailey, declared this morning |,
when the trial was resumed that the!
defense would prove that the crime;
was committed, not by Mrs. Carman,
but by a man, whose motive for the
murder is unknown.
Mr. Levy, addressing the court, said
that Mrs. Carman, when placed upon
the stand, will tell the jury that she
heard the shot fired that killed Mrs.
Bailey after she had gone to bed, and
that she was alone in her bedroom at,
the time of the murder.
This announcement on the part of I
Mr. Levy, was the first intimation giv- j
I
en the court that the defendant would
testify in the case.
Celia Coleman, the negro housemaid
employed in the household of Mrs.
Carman, who gave sensational testi
mony on the stand yesterday afternoon,
was examined by counsel for the de
fendant during the morning session of
the court, and subjected to a gruelling
cross-examination, which failed to
confuse tha witness.
The case continued to occupy the at
tention of the court this afternoon, and
a verdict is not expected to be reached ,
before Saturday.
CONGRESS ID ADJOURN
AT SIX O'CLOCK TONIGHTj
WAR TAX BILL AGREED ON
LITTLE HOPE! COTTON
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 22.—The
war revenue bill as framed by the joint
commette of the house and senate, was
agreed to by the house today.
Congress Adjourns at 6 O’Clock.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 22.—A
resolution authorizing a committee to
j notify hte presiden that congress was
ready to adjourn w T as forced through
the house by a vote of 141 to 85 and a
resolution authorizing final adjourn
i ment at 6 o’clock tonight also passed
I by a large majority.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 22.—Con
gress will adjourn tonight at 6 o’clock
according to the plans of administra
tion leaders. A formal resolution has j
already been prepared and will be of- J
sered at that hour. It is sure to pass I
and the lawmakers will begin to leave
for their different homes a few hours
after the motion goes through-
Southern Members to Fight
There are indications here that cer- .
tain Southern members are preparing (
to conduct a filibuster against ad- (
journment unless their cotton relief ,
bill is passed. They are a resolute 1
bunch headed by Congressman Henry, j
of Texas, and Congressman Crisp, of
Georgia. While their strength is ac
knowledged, it is not thought that they
will be able to delay adjournment.
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hilllesidence
SUFFERED FROM
ACCIDENTAL FIRE
The handsome Hill residence on
Hill street, one of the pretty old
homes of the Southside, narrowly es
caped destruction at noon today when
a 6park fell upon the kitchen roof and
quickly started a serious blaze.
The fire department, upon arrval,
found smoke pouring from the build
ing, which for a time, seemed doomed.
Good work saved it, however, at a
probable property loss of a few hun
dred dollars. It was not necessary to
remove furniture from the dwelling,
hence there was no damage from that
source.
CLINCH COORT WILL
BE CONVENED MONDAY
Large Number of Civil and Criminal
Cases Will Be Taken Up.
(Special to Times-Recorder.)
HOMERVILLE, Ga., Oct. 22.—The
fall term of Clinch superior court will
convene at Homerville next Monday,
October 26th. A large number of
cases, both civil and criminal, are on
the docket for trial. There are several,
| civil cases on the docket which have
jFEOERAL RESERVE BANKS
ILL OPEN FOR BUSINESS
0V NOVEMBER TWENTIETH
SOUTHERN MEMBERS OF BOARD
FAYOR EARLY OPENING AS IT IS
THOUGHT THAT THE NEW
BANKS WILL HELP SOLVE COT
TON PROBLEM
MAT OPEN AS EARL)
AS NOVEMBER SIXTEENTH
Federal Reserve Board Working to
Perfect All Details Before the New
Banking Institution is Ready For
Business
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 22—The
Federal Reserve Board is working ov
ertime to perfect plans for the opening
of the reserve banking system for busi
ness. Members of the board are san
guine over the opening of the new
• banking institution. It was announc
-ed today that everything would be
| ready for the opening by November
16th or 20th.
Will Aid Colton.
Southern members of the Federal
Reserve Board are anxious for the
new institution to open as soon as
practical. They see relief for the pres
ent stringency due to a surplus cotton
crop and no market, in the new in
stitution. It is thought by them that
the Federal Reserve banks will aid the
handling of the crop throughout Dixie.
PANAMA CANAL PAYING
OUT SAYS COLONEL
COETHALS
PANAMA, Oct. 22.—Notwithstanding
that the war has largely curtailed ship
ping activities, the canal traffic for the
first six weeks was greater, says Col.
Goethals, than had been expected, and
indicates that within a year the tolls
may be sufficient to pay all operating
expenses, unless other slides more
dangerous than the recent one whicn
has temporarily tied up traffic in the
waterway, occur.
The canal has thus far earned $359,-
706 j« Between August 15 and October 1.
eighty-one self-propelled vessels made
use of it. Most of these were ships cf
American registry; those flying the
British flag being second. There were
no German ships, nor Italian, French
or Japanese vessels. Four Norwegian
ships have passed through and one
each from Denmark and Holland. The
Peruvian torpedo boat Tentienta Rod
diguez was the first, and thus far the
only, warship to use the canal.
been there for several years, some as
far back as 1903 and 1904, Judge J. W.
Quincey, of Douglas, will preside. This
will be Judge Quincey’s last term of
court In Clinch as he was only appoint
ed to serve until another judge could
be elected.
The case against Mitch Langdale,
found guilty at the last term of the
county court of sellng liquor, has
been appealed to the superior court,
and will be tried next week.
L G. COUNCIL LEADING THE
FIELD IN CITY ELECTION
Candidate of the Yonng Men’s Democratic League Will Go Into Office By
Large Majority, if Early Vote is Any Sign of the Way the Count Will Be
suit—Looks Like a Landslide For Council.
SAVANNAH LAWYER
SUCCEEDS TAFT AS
PRESIDENT OF BAR
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 22.—Gen
eral Peter W. Meldrim, of Savannah,
Ga., was today elected president of the
American Bar association to succeed
William Howard Taft, fromerly presi
dent of the United States.
General Meldrim was nominated by
the General Council of the association
and his election was unanimous. |
Savannah People Pleased.
(Special to Times-Recorder.)
SAVANNAH, Ga., Oct. 22.—Friends
of General Peter W. Meldrim today
learned of the elevation of this dis
tinguished Georgian to be president of
the American . Bar association, and
generous appreciation of the honor
thus bestowed upon Savannah, was
expressed. Gen. Meldrim has for a
number of years made his home in this
city, and has long held a high place
in councils of the democratic party in
this section of Georgia. He is now in
Washington.
BANKERS COMETO AMEftICUS
UPON TOUR OF INSPECTION
i
Greatly Pleased With Conditions in
Sumter
Two interested visitors in Americus
today are Mr. F. G. Young, of Lancas
ter, and Mrs. S. W. Buch, of Lelitz,
Penn., who have come south upon a
| tour of inspection and, very naturally, <
: came first to Amertcus. Both are
bankers, and are interested in the <
SCHOOL BUILDING KOI COMPLETE;
OPENING IS AGAIN DEFERRED
First Monday in November Is Now the Date Fixed Upon For the Opening of
Furhm School—lt is Believed That All Finishing Touches May Be Added
By That Date and the Doors of the New Building Opened to Pupils.
The 700 or 800 Americus kiddies
who will attend the new Furlow school
building are assured still another week
of the summer vacation which started
in May, as the school will not open
on Monday next, 26th, as had been ex
pected. There yet remains some work
to he done, Supt. Mathis stated today,
and this will require a few days more
time in completion. The building in
the main, is practically finished and
desks are being installed in some of
the rooms, but it has been deemed ad
visable to defer the formal opening of
the new building until all is in readi
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Americus is today in the midst of th*
most strenuous and warmly-contested
municipal primary witnessed here ia
recent years, and while at this hour—
-3:30 o’clock—nothing of a definite na
ture can be ascertained, members of
the Young Men’s Democratic League;
and friends of Mr. L. G. Council en
thusiastically declare that his election
as mayor is already fully assured in
the large lead which he is said to have
at this hour.
At 3 o’clock over 600 votes had been
cast out of a possible 942—the total
registration—and workers about the
polls counted upon the polling of
200 votes more, or a total of 800 .be
fore the polls close at 6 o’clock.
* Friends of the other mayoralty can
didates, Messrs. Eugene Lockett and.
Lee Allen, were likewise busy about
the polls all day, but to the casual ob
server it seemed that the Council
forces had a lead which could not he
overcome. Automobiles manned by
willing friends of the many candidate*
brought in voters from the outlying
districts of the city thus insuring an
unusually full primary vote.
All of the mayoralty aspirants were
about the polls, as were the six alder
manic candidates, and those for the
other offices likewise,
i In the aldermanic contest, in which
Messrs. E. L. Bell, Macon Dudley, H. O.
| Jones, George Oliver, T. L. Bell and H.
B. Mashiburn are candidates—three ta
be elected —it still seemed at this honr
a free-for-all, although the election of
, Mr. E. L. Bell seems generally conced
ed. Not until the early hours tonight
will the result of this heated contest
be definitely known.
progress of the South. w»w-n they are
now seeing to advantage. Messrs.
Bush and Young are both highly ples*-
ed with what they have seen of Ameri
cus and Sumter county and will re
turn here after having visited several
other localities in south Georgia.
ness. Supt. Mathis thinks now that
this work will be completed next week
and the building opened by Monday,
November 2nd. In the meantime aft
of the other schools here are in fu3
operation, and with record-breaking
attendance in all of the different
grades.
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