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ALLIES HAVE SURROUNDED GERMANS AT OSTEND
FRENCH CRUISERS JOIN BRITISH MONITORS ON BELGIAN COAST
L. G. COUNCIL ELECTED MAYOR OF CITY
ClffiY AMEfWrRWEMEEORDER CHEST
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR
FRENCH WARSHIPS JOIN
N BRITISH MONITORS NOW
BOMBARDING GERMANS |
(By Associated Press.) j
LONDON, Oct. 23—The British Admiralty at noon today announces
that the British naval forces, consisting mainly of monitors mounting |
heavy guns, now firing on the German land forces between Ostend and j
Nieuport on the Belgian coast, have been reinforced by the addition of sev
eral French cruisers, who are rendering efficient service in the fighting to
day.
The Allies apparently have a great advantage over the Germans by
reason of the co-operation of British and French naval forces in the
present Belgian coast campaign and 'heavy losses have already been in- i
flicted on the invaders. Muddy roads have made it impossible for the Ger- j
mans to bring any of their heavy artillery into use in the coast towns and
the long-rangs guns of the Allies naval vessels are constantly shelling !
their positions
The German line of communication south of Ostend, says an unconfirm
ed report reaching here this morning, has teen cut by the Allies land forces
and the Germans are reported to be retiring. Should this report be ver
ified by later dispatches, it means that the Anglo-French forces have ex
ecuted a brilliant coupe, and that the German coast expeditionary forces
are practically surrounded by the Allies.
News from the eastern theatre of fighting indicates that the German
defeat before Warsaw is of a decisive nature, and the Russian forces in
that part of the world have resumed a defensive campaign.
At noon Paris has not yet issued the usual official announcement, de
tailing the previous day’s fighting, and British censors have likewise fail
ed to make public any statement concerning operations on the continent.
SPANISH STUMER
RAMS FRENCH
CRUISER
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Oct. 23—Officers from
the Spanish steamship Telesforas,
which landed here today tell of run
ning afoul of the French cruiser Des
cartes during a heavy fog off Castries,
St. Lucia, early this week.
The warship was damaged to such
an extent that it was forced to put in
to Martinique for repairs. The Teles
foras was slightly damaged by the col
lision, but was able to continue her
journey to New York.
Immediately after the collision the
captain of the Telesforas was forced
to give ben I for the cruiser’s repairs.
GERMAN CRUISER BUSY
SINKING MERCHANT
SHIPS OP ENGLAND
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, Oct. 23.—A dispatch to
the Daily Mail from the Canary Is
lands states that the German cruiser
Karlsruhe was harrasslng shipping
there. A report from Tennerffe states
that on yesterday thirteen British mer
chant ships were sunk by the German
cruiser.
The German steamed Crefeld arrived
[n Tennertffe today at noon with the
, re ws of the thirteen British ships on
joard.
PORTUGUESE MONARCHIST
ATTEMPTS TO THROW
COUNTRY INTO
REVOLUTION
(By Associated Press.)
LISBON, Oct. 23.—Announcement
was made here by the Portuguese war
ministry that on the nights of the
twentieth and twenty-first of the pres
ent month monarchists attempted an
uprising at various points in the re
public, all the disturbances being sup
pressed by the authorities.
At Mafra a sharp conflict between
civilian partisians of the deposed King
Manual and soldiers of the republic,
many of the latter being injured.
The plans of the monarchists appear
to have been well laid and cleverly
concealed from the authorities, who
w’ere not aware that disaffection w r as
being fomented throughout the re
public.
Leaders in the revolutionary move
ment, many of whom have been
brought to Lisbon under military ar
rest, are prominent in their various
sections, and except for prompt action
by officials of the republic, the rebel
lion might soon have assumed formid
able proportions.
MISS ALLEN IS NEW
POSI MISTRESS ELLAVILLE
ELLAVILLE, Ga„ Oct. 23—Miss Dol
lie Allen was yesterday confirmed as
postmistress at Ellaville vice Mrs. J.
N. Cheney, the present incumbent.
Miss Allen is a most worthy young
lady, well fitted to discharge the du
ties of the office. She will be asisted
by Mrs. Addie S. Munroe.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 23, 1914.
COUNCIL ELECTED MAYOR OF AMERICUS
THREE NEW ALDERMEN ALSO SELECTED
RECORD VOTE POLLED IN CITY PRIMARY
;THE YOUNG MEN’S
CAIIDITERECEIIIES
RECORD BREAKING
VOTE FOR MAYOR
HARVEY WEAVER RECEIVES THE
RECORD VOTE OF PRIMARY.
JOHN ED CHAPMAN AND S. L
SILLS ELECTED ON POLICE
COMMISSION
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
♦ OFFICIAL VOTE CAST IN ♦
♦ DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY *
♦ ♦
For Mayor ♦
♦ L. G. COUNCIL 437 ♦
A. E. Lockett 254 ♦
♦ Lee Allen ICI ♦
+ For Aldermen ♦
♦ E. LYNN BELL 601 ♦
♦ H. 0. JONES 535 ♦
4- N. M. DUDLEY 532 ♦
♦ H. B. Mash burn 385 -f
♦ Geo. Oliver 277
♦ Thos. L. Bell 206 ♦
♦ For Clerk *
♦ H. W. WEAVER 617 ♦ ,
4- Samuel Harrison 227 +,
4- For Police Commissioner. ♦
♦ JOHN ED CHAPMAN 532 +|
4 S. L. SILLS 409 -f]
♦ B. C. Hogue 397 4j
♦ Loring B. Smith 326 4|
444444444444444
L. G. Council, candidate for mayor on
the Young Men’s Democratic League
ticket, was elected to office yesterday
over E. A. Lockett and Lee Allen by
the largest vote that has ever been
given a candidate for mayor in a city
primary. Mr. Council was elected
mayor with enough votes to more than
total the combined vote received by
Messrs. Allen and Lockett.
The official count, made public late
last night, gives Mr. Council a total of
437 out of 852 votes polled. Mr. Lock
ett was second with 254, and Mr. Allen
ran third with 161 votes. The vote
given Mr. Council was both a majority
and a plurality of the votes cast. The
vote accorded Mr. Council was even
larger han that expected by his most
ardent supporters. His election was
the result of a veritable landslide,
which started when the polls were op
ened yesterday morning and lasted
up to the last moment they were open.
While the chief interest in the elec
tion centered in the race for mayor,
still the aldermanic contest was inter
esting to the many friends of the can
didates. All six of the aspirants had
their friends who worked for them at
the polls and predicted their election.
The three new candidates for these
places, Messrs. N. M. Dudley, E. Lynn
Bell and H. 0. Jones, were elected by
1
Hon. L. G. Council.
Candidate for Mayor on Young Men’s
Democratic League ticket, who was
elected yesterday by a landslide of
votes.
a large vote, although their race was
closer than the mayor’s contest.
Weaver Polls Largest Vote
Harvey Weaver, popular clerk of the
city, was elected by a vote of 617 to
227 over his opponent, Mr. Samuel
Harrison. The vote given Mr. Weaver
was the largest polled by any candidate
during the day.
The quartette of candidates for po
lice commissioner all made nifty
sprints for the position, but the final
count showed that John Ed Chapman
and S. L. Sills were the successful as
pirants.
With the new city officials selected
and their election in the November
general election already assured,
Americus is ready to enter into a new
era of prosperity. The personnel of
the newly elected city council is grati
fying to the progressive citizens of
Americus. The fact that L. G. Council 1
will head the city affairs assures Amer- j
icus of a progressive business admin-1
istration. The entire ticket as elected j
is highly gratifying to the city as a 1
whole.
ONE KILLED TWO
WOUNDED IN EIRE
"IT MONTGOMERY
(By Associated Press.)
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Oct. 23.—One
man was burned to death and two fire
men injured this morning in a disas
trous fire w'hich almost totally destroy
ed the Terminal hotel.
The blaze, which originated from
causes as yet unknown, spread rapid
ly and the building was practically a
mass of flames when the fire depart
ment reached the scene. The loss, es
timated at fifty thousand dollars, is
; partly covered by insurance.
GREAT RIG NIGHT TONIGHT
GET-TO-GETHER WILL 8E
SLOGAN OE THE MEETING
HATCHET WIENIE BURIED
Americus is going to celebrate to
night. Every man, woman and child
in the pity rig invited to attend a big
apen-air mass meeting at 8 o’clock.
The meeting will be held to stimulate
interest in a greater Americus. Good
times are ahead for the city and
Americus feels like celebrating.
At the meeting tonight all factional
feeling will be forgotten. All candi
dates in yesterday’s election, whether
successful or defeated are Invited to
be present. For the next two years it
means all together for Americus. The
J proverbial hatchet will be buried deep
in Sumter soil tonight and the greater
Americus movement set afoot.
The meeting will be called to order
in front of the city hall. Immediately
after that a parade will be formed with
Lilly’s brass band leading. The pro
cession will move to the Windsor ho
tel, where the meeting proper will be
held. A band concert will be given be
fore and after the meeting.
Especial courtesy will be extended
■the ladies who care to attend. As far
as possible seats will be provided for
them near the platform. Every woman
iterested in the forward movement of
the city is urged to attend.
While the meeting is being planned
by the Young Men’s Democratic League
It will not be partisan in its nature.
Tonight all pre-election lines are to be
forgotten. The only issue will be
Americus and a better city.
Chairman Marshall, of the League,
has issued the following card to the j
voters and citizens of Americus:
To the Citizens of the City of Ameri
cus: The Young Men’s Democratic
League wishes to assure the people of
Americus of its appreciation of the
magnificent support accorded its candi
date at the polls in yesterday’s elec
tion.
We felt in presenting the name of
Mr. Council that he was the one man
for the place and his majority is, in
deed. gratifying ,as an endorsement of
our choice. We further believe that
the endorsement given the ticket of the
Young Men’s Democratic League is a
| plea by the people of the City of Amer
icus for peace and harmony and to
this end shall be directed our efforts
in the future.
The utmost confidence has been
placed in this ticket. Not one single
pledge has been required of it. We
beiieve that it will have as its guiding
star the prosperity of Americus, and
we shall support it to the utmost of
our power.
The Young Men’s Democratic League
is a permanent organization for the
good and upbuilding of the City of
Americus. In our first campaign we
have conducted a clean, open fight for
our ticket alone. We have enmity for
MRS. CARMAN ON
WITNESS STAND IN
OWN MURDER TRIAL
I
(By Associated Press.)
MINEOLA, N. Y., Oct. 23.—Mrs. Flor
ence Carman smilingly stepped Into
the witness stand this morning to un
dergo a cross examination in her trial
as the slayer of Mrs. Louise Bailey, a
wealthy patient of Dr. Carman, the
husband of the accused woman.
She told a straightforawrd story of
her suspicion of her husband’s atten
tions to other women and of fitting up
a dictograph in his office so that she
could overhear his conversation with
his women patients.
The wife of the doctor was subject
ed to a severe cross examination b.
the state’s lawyers, but remaineu
smiling through the whole ordeal. The
lawyers were unable to make her
change a single word of her statement
of events on the day of the murder.
At the afternoon session of court
the defendant’s daughter, who was her
constant companion during the period
immediately preceeding and since the
murder, testified at length, sustaining
in the main Mrs. Carman’s testimony
as given yesterday.
Mrs. Carman’s aged mother was al
so placed upon the stand by the de
fense, and substantiated the facts of
her daughter’s testimony..
Interest in the trial continues at a
high pitch, and many curious persons
crowded the courtroom during the en
tire day, all eager to catch every word
of the testimony, which, however, was
entirely devoid of sensational features.
The case, it is believed, will be sub
mitted to the jury tomorrow, and a
verdict may be returned before night.
SENATOR LORIMER AND
BANK OFFICIALS LOOT THE
LA SALLE RANK
Former United States Senator Will He
Arrested on Criminal Charge, To
gether With Other Officials of the
Defunct Bank
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, Oct. 23.—Capaises are
being prepared today for the arrest of
former United States Senator William
Lorimer for allegel participation In
the looting of the LaSalle Street Bank
here. An indictment was returned yes
terday against the former senator and
several other officials of the defunct
bank, charging them with wrecking
it and several allied institutions.
That the arrest of these prominent
bankers will occasion more than a
flurry In western banking circles is
admitted by all. The case as drawn
up against Lorimer and his associates
Is a strong one, it is stated here.
no one and we have no debts of re
venge to pay. Our slogan is Americus,
Harmony and Prosperity, and to that
end, we invite the co-operation of all.
T. O. MARSHALL,
Chairman Young Men’s Democratic
League.
CONGRESS STILL IN
SESSION-ADJOURN
UNTIL TIORPOIAI
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 23.—A1l
efforts to adjourn congress failed this
afternoon and the senate and house
adjourned until noon tomorrow.
Throughout the morning congres
sional leaders and the president en
deavored to reach an agreement to ad
journ but without success, and It was
said by several members of congress
that unless an adjournment resolution
is passed immediately or further leg
islation actively attempted, of which
there is little prospect, the president
might his constitutional privilege and
adjourn congress.
Both houses were sitting throughout
the day without a quorum present, and
Southern senators and representatives
continued fighting against adjourment
unless some measure for the financial
relief of the South’s cotton planters
can be agreed upon.
WILSON sign! WAR
TAX Bill AND IT
BECOMES A LAW
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 23.—Pres
ident Wilson signed the war tax bill
last night after congress adjourned,
and today it is a law of the country.
The tax palced on wine and beer Is ef
fective today. On November Ist, the
tobacco levy goes into force. The
stamp tax will make its appearance on
December Ist.
Leaders of the administration forces
are today congratulating President
Wilson on the co-operation given him
by congress, which adjourned last
night. The whole session was har
monious and all legislation proposed
by the administration was passed.
FRENCH CLAIM CONTINUED
SUCCESSES OP ALLIES
(By Associated Press.)
PARIS, Oct. 23.—The French war
ministry this afternoon issued an offi
cial statement declaring that through
out the battle area in the north of
France, the Allies has generally main
tained their positions, notwithstanding
violent night attacks made by the Ger
mans.
Reports from the eastern fighting
front reaching here this afternoon say
the Germans still command the Vistula
river, and that the efforts of the Aus-
Jh
trians to cross the River San north of
j - ; m . -
Jaroslau have been repulsed by the
Russians. Losses have been heavy on
both sides in the eastern theatre of the
war.
► THE WEATHER 4*
4- ♦
For Americus and Vicinity— ♦
Probably rain. ♦
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