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OSS' AMERIBJSJftTOiMIRDER CS3EY
THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR
> PROPOSITION TO
STRAIGHTEN OUT
BDUNDRY LIS
A wider Lee street at the narrow
est point of that important thorough
fare, near the artesian well, where it
contracts to a width of little more
than thirty-three feet, is the desire
of city council as well as of the gen
of city council as well as of the pub
lic, and at the meeting of council
last night a proposition was consid
ered which may result in setting back
certain wooden structures on the east
side of Lee, thus adding a width of
six feet to the present roadway.
Mayor Council and Aldermen Bell and
Jones will investigate the matter ful
ly this afternoon.
At the point designated the street
contracts to a very narrow width, and
oftimes is so crowded with teams as
to well nigh block traffic. If the
street is ever to be widened, the
present time, it would seem, is most
opportune, the councilraen think.
Under certan conditions, it was
suggested last night, the owners of
property on the east side of Lee
would be willing for the city to en
croach six feet upon their property
lines. This, if accomplished, would
give to Lee street a width of very
nearly forty feet at the point desig
nated. One of the old frame struc
tures there would be condemned and
removed, while the fronts of two other
old structures could easily be set
back, and without tearing them
) away.
City Engineer Ansley presented 10
council a drawing of the street at
that point, with the proposed improve
ment, to which, it was said, property
owners would agree.
The widening process would begin
at the Easterlin or former Hudson
property, and extend nearly half the
block towards Church street. In due
time the widening process could be
extended on that side all the way to
Church street, thus greatly improv
ing the beauty and utility of this
very important thoroughfare. Oftimes
in its present condition, it is so con
gested with teams that drivers of cars
and other vehicles are forced to turn
back and go some other route.
After a discussion of the matter
a committee consisting of Mayor
Council, Alderman Jones and Bell,
was appointed to confer with heirs of
the Hudson estate with a view, if pos -
sible, of securing the concession de
sired.
BBITIsfsW TIE
CARGO WILHELMINA
(By Associated Press.)
BAMOtfTH, Feb. 11. British author
ities today formally seized the cargo
of the American steamship Wilhel
mlna, at anchor here. The seizure was
made after the question had been thor
oughly discussed in high official circles
and the final disposition of the car-,
go must now go before a prize court.
The Wilhelmina carried a cargo of
| foodstuffs consigned to Hamburg, and
r intended solely for German civilian
consumption, according to a statement
of the owners.
(By Associated Press.)
NORFOLK, Va., Feb. 11.—The for
mer German-owned steamer Dacia,
now owned by Americans and flying
the United States flag, sailed from this
port for Germany today. The Dacia
carried a cargo of cotton and will
proceed to her destination via Rot
terdam, notwithstanding threats of
British authorities to seize the vessel
as soon as she enters the war zone.
RUSSIANS PUSH -
FORWARD DESPITE
HEMUBS MEN
(By Associated Press.)
GENEVA, Feb. 11.—The battle in
the Carpathians which began Febru
ary 7th is still raging along a sixty
mile front, according to the latest in
formation reaching here, and com
manders of both armies are ruthless
ly sacrificing their men in the effort
to conquer.
Much of the fighting has centered
about Baligrod, 30 miles south of
Sanck, in Galicia, where terrible loss
es are said to have been sustained by
both armies. According to Russian
sources the Austrian army in that
area has been recently augmented by
the addition of more than 300,000 Ger
mans, whose officers are directing the
movements.
The Russians are marching slowly
into Hungary by the valleys of the
Thiess and Ung rivers, in the face of
most stubborn resmtance. Taking
the offensive at Koresmezo, they suc
ceeded in inflicting severe losses on
the Austrians and during yesterday's
fighting advanced five miles in the
direction of Borkut, in the Lyutta val
ley. The Russians progressed south
ward as far as Turja-Remnte and
Pereczeny on the railroad from Turja
to Ungvar. In one charge against
Austra-Hungarian trenches in this
area eighteen hundred Russians were
killed during three hours’ fighting, but
the victorious invaders could not be
checked and continued to advance, de
spite the severe punishment inflicted.
fEIMUTICEO
TO EVACUATE LODZ
(By Associated Press.)
PARIS, Feb. 11.—News despatches
from Belgrade early today say the
evacuation of Lodz by the Germans
has been accomplished, the Teutons
hastily i (.treating to Kalisz, where
feverish activity attends the constr .c
--tion of iortified lines. This work was
commenced by the Germans before the
Russian retreat from Lodz, but when
that important position had been won
through sacrificing thousands off
brave Germans, the work of prepar
ing Kalisz to resist an enemy was
abandoned.
The evacuation of Lodz is believed
by French military observers to in
dicate the success of Grand Duke Ni-
Lcholas’ flanking movement directed
| against Von Hindenberg’s column,
j which has recently extended as far
! north as east Prussia, presenting a
continuous hostile front along the
entire German eastern frontier, and
bowing westward into parts of east
Prussia.
There has been little fighting along
the Warsaw front since events in
I
the Carpathians and east Prussia as
sumed such momentous proportions,
t
and recently many Germans troops
were transferred from Von Hinden
berg’s command to re-inforce the Aus
trians.
England To Tahs
Strenuous Steps To
Damage German Trade
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, Feb. 11—Premier Ac
quith addressing the house of com
mons this afternoon, stated England
is about to take more stringent meas
ures to damage German’s foreign
. trade, but declined to divulge details
of the forthcoming commercial at*
i tack upon Great Britain’s enemy.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON. FEBRUARY 11. 1915.
KAISER WITS
VICTORY BUT
DREADS THE
PRICE
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, Feb. 11. —The eastern sit
uation is occupying the serious atten
tion of Berlin military leaders, accord
ing to dispatches from the continent
late this afternoon. Emperor William,
it is said, has returned hurriedly from
Poland and held a conference in Ber
lin with Von Moltke and other high
military authorities, the purpose of
which could not be ascertained.
Correspondents of Danish newspa
pers confirm reports of the Kaiser’s
presence in the German capital in
brief dispatches. The war lord is re
ported by these correspondents are
generally hopeful over the eastern sit
uation as he found it, but is depressed
over the terrible price in men Ger
many has paid for the limited ad
vances scored against the entrenched
Russians.
The fighting along the banks of
Bzura and Rawka rivers, and in the
intervening country, has been most
sanguinary, according to Paris re
ports, and fully 45,000 German dead
are believed to lie upon the battle
fields in that part of Poland. Corpses
in huge piles remain unbur’ed and
uncared, so terrific has been the fight
ing.
AIMED WILL
CELEBRATE THE
STATE HOLIDAY
Tomorrow is “Georgia Day” and a
legal holiday in the “JEmpire State
of the South,” commemorating as it
does the founding of the Georgia col
ony by General Oglethorpe on the
bluffs of the Savannah river, and the
beginning of the march of civiliza
tion there.
In every Georgia city “Colony Day" j
will be observed with appropriate ex
ercises, and more especially in the
public schools of the state.
In all of the Americus schools inter
esting programs appropriate to the
occasion will be rendered during the
morning hours. In each grade the
pupils will be instructed upon Georgia
Day and its full meaning, with songs
and recitations.
The following program is announo-;
ed by pupils of the Seventh grade. Fur- ■
low school at 10:30 o’clock tomorrow'
morning:
Program.
“What Constitutes a State" —Class
Recitation.
"The Founding of Georgia.”— Ger-j
trude Davenport.
“The Map of Georgia.”—Carltou
!
Shy, Mary Azar, Hazel D’Avignon,
Anne Ellis, Will Hammond, Agnes
Gatewood, Eugenia Warlick, Ralph
Rodgers, Bennett Williams, George
Ball, Harry Sullivan.
“The Red Old Hills of Georgia.”—
Song.
"Song of the Chattahoochee”—Class
Recitation.
“The Rain Cong”—Madre Rodgers.
"How Georgia iis Governed.” —Joe
Fred Hamrick, Emory Jones. Charles
Smith, Rufus Godwin, Lauren Cham
bliss, Henry Dan Stevens, Joe Thomas,
DeWitt Glover.
“How Brother Bear Lost His Tall”
' —Eugenia Collins.
.in
Negro Lullaby—Song.
Uncle Sam Will
Assist You In
Getting a Job
Are you looking for a job ?
Don’t all speak at once. If you are,
your Uncle Samuel will help you lo
cate the “lucrative position." Postmas
ter Fred Davenport will tell you how.
Local postal authorities have been
furnished with a supply of blanks by
the department of labor which is en
deavoring to bring the job and the un
employed together. These blanks can
be secured from Postmaster Davenport
at his office in the government build
ing.
As fast as the applications are filled
out they will be sent to the branch
station of the immigration bureau” lo
cated in Jacksonville. They will be
filed according to positions wanted and
the government will make an effort to
find jobs open for the applicants.
This novel innovation was started
a short time back by the‘administration
in an effort to supply werk for the un
employed. Statistics show that in nor
mal times there are more Jobs than
men. It is a hard matter to get the
(wo together as the unemployed are
usually bunched together in the cities
and the jobs are in remote parts of the
country. Recently the farmers of the
west found it difficult to secure enough
hands to harvest their great wheat
crop, while in other sections of the
country there were thousands of men
wanting work.
Uncle Sam wants to care for all his
people and he stands ready to land -a
job for anyone that wants one. While
the first workings of this new venture
are more or less theoretical still It’s
advocates ibelieve that it will rap
idly gain in favor and efficiency.
The blanks can be secured of Post
master Davenport.
UNCLE SARA WANTS
TO UNDERSTAND
KB’S RULING
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—United
States official early today confidently j
awaited messages from Germany and
England setting forth regulations to!
secure the safety of Americus ves
sels operating in the new proclaimed
war zone surrounding the British
Isles.
Notes were sent to both nations
yesterday concerning the unusual con
ditions which have arisen by Germa
ny's unprecedented action in declar
ing the submarine blockade. Both
notes were brief and friendly in
tone.
The communication sent tae British
government was (based on the state
ment of that nation’s foreign office
justifying the use of neutral flags by
merchant ships in order to escape
capture. The note pointed out that a
continuance of this practice might
endanger ships really entitled to fly
the United States flag.
The German note was wholly one
of inquiry, its text being confined to
the effort to ascertain definitely what
steps German naval commanders will
take to identify vessels flying neutral
flags in war zone waters.
In the note sent to Ambassador Ge
rard for presentation to the Germau
foreign office, there Is a frleidly but
! pointed statement that American ves
sels must have free and unrestricted
passage’ through the high seas, in
j all unblockaded waters, and that the
j destruction of American vessels might
j change the present friendly relations
existing between the United States and
SENATE LEADERS
THINK EXTRA
SESSION
SURE
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 11.—The
fight over the administration ship pur
chase bill was renewed in the senate
early today under conditions which
convinced most leaders that an extra
session is now a certainty. Some, how
ever, expressed hope there will yet be
opportunity before March 4th to pass
the big supply measures which are be
ing held up until the shipping bill is
passed.
The senate adjourned last night af
ter a continuous session lasting fifty
four hours and eleven minutes, the
longest in the history of the nation.
The republican filibuster against the
shipping bill appears to be holding up
exceedingly well, and when physical
limitations forced democratic leaders
to consent to adjournment, speakers
on that side of the chamber were
ready to continue their attack.
The action of Senator Hardwick, of
Georgia, and other democrats in de
serting the party caucus, makes im
perative the securing of progressive
republican support if the administra
tion measure is to be passed during
the present session and democratic
leaders this morning are determined
to press the Fletcher motion to re
commit with instructions to amend, sc
as to win this support.
SUMTER TROUNCES
I. A M. TEAM
(Special to Times-Recorder.)
SUMTER, Ga., Feb. 11.—The fast
Sumter basketball team took the
measure of the A. M. C. team this af
ternoon to the tune of 56 to 14.
Below is the box score:
A. M. C.(14) Positions
Levy (8) Right Forward
Rosenvelt (2) Left Forward
Johnson Center
Overby (2) Left Guard
Callaway (2) Right Guard!
Sumter (56) Positions '
Chappell (10) Right Forward
McDonald (14) Left Forward
Webb (22) ' Center
Countryman (8) Right Guard (
McDonald K. (2) Left Guard
Germany.
The note to Great Britain is not
based on the Lusitania incident, but!
on the statement of the London foreign
office justifying the use of neutral j
flags by belligerent ships.
The pronounced stand taken by the
United States has created a profoundi
Impression In diplomatic circles.
ENGLAND MUST DESIST;
GERMANY WARNED BY U. S.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 11.—Late
this afternoon, an official note was
sent the British foreign office by
Washington authorities the purport of
which is that general and continued
use of the United States flag by bel
ligerent vessels Is viewed with grave
concern by this country, and that the
practice must not be encouraged. At
the same hour the United States offi
cially notified the German government
that the destruction of any American
vessel within the newly prescribed wir
zone would lead to serious complica
tions.
i OCCASION OF
MUCH INTEREST
THURSDAY NIGHT
Pupils of Miss Helen Argo’s music
school, and of Mrs. Allie Hayes Rich
ardson’s school of expression, will
unite this evening in the presentation
of a program of rare interest and ex
cellence, to which the public is cor
s dially invited. Following is the en
. tertaining program announced for the
> evening:
i Programme—Part I.
i Piano Solo—
The Balloon Florence Martin
i Gladys Smith,
i Reading—
By Courier O’Henry
Gladys Dunn.
Piano Solo—
(a) Waltz Faelton
(b) Undismayed, Op 197, No. 7
Claire Harris.
Reading—
(b) Try Smiling. .Mary Jordan Lea
(a) Plaidie Mary Jordan Lea
Ellen Estes.
Piano Solo—
Balancelle Wachs
Carilu Harvey.
Reading—
’ Jean Valjean and the Bishop. .Hugo
Susie Stallings.
Piano Solo—
In the Boat Max Franke
Rohoma Glanz.
Reading—
Her Letter Bret Harte
Grace Beck.
Piano Solo—
■ Valso Arasbesque Luck
Alice McNeill.
Reading—
Tommy Adkins Rudyard Kipling
Frank Harrold.
j Piano Solo—
Humoresque . Dvorak
Eugenia Parker.
Reading—
(a) L’Envoi Rudyard Kipling
(b) The Blind Archer..A C. Doyle
Mary Hudson.
Piano Solo—
Polish Dance, Op 3, No. 1
Reva Dupree.
Programme—Part 11.
“Six Cups of Chocolate,” by Edith V.
B. Matthews. A piece of gossip in one
act.
Persons In the play:
Adeline von Lindan, a German girl
—Gladys Dunn.
Marion Lee, a transplanted Southern
girl—Mary Hudson.
Dorothy Green, a New Englander.—
Floyd Johnson.
Hester Beacon, a Bonstonian Su
sie Stallings.
Beatrix von Kartlandt, a New
Yorker—Grace Beck.
Jeannette Durand, a French girl—
Ellen Estes.
Maid —Mary Parker,
i Scene—A college town in New En
i gland. Time —One afternoon.
The dual program will be rendered
at the Bell studio, and friends of the
teachers and their charming pupils
will be accorded a welcome.
LADIES OF W, 0. W. CIRCLE
MEET ON FRIDAY NI6OT
WILL ELECT A REPRESENTATIVE
TO STATE W. 0. W. CON
YENTION.
The ladies of Minnie Vann Grove,
1 Woodmen’s Circle, an auxiliary to
Americus Camp, 202, Woodmen of the
World, will assemble at W. O. W. hall
Friday night for the purpose of se
lecting a delegate and alternate to
the Georgia State W. O. W. conven
' tion which assembles in Athens in
April. All members of the Circle are
requested to attend.
JAIE BREAKING
ROBBING CARS
' BOLD BURGLARY
•
e Mannie Carter, regarded as one of the
- boldest black vrooks who has ever op-
I erated in this section, was brought to
l Americus yesterday evening by Sher
- iff C. M. Christian, of Webster county,
- who had secured his former prisoner
- in Savannah. Christian was
» taking Carter back to Preston, from
whence he escaped jail several months
ago by cutting the steel bars of his
cell with the spring taken from hi 3
i shoe. Carter joined the birds and has
since been operating in other towns.
Last April, working single handed,
■ Carter Is alleged to have entered the
railroad station at Preston, and Wes
ton, in the same county. Carter was
i then arrested by Sheriff Christian and
placed in the Webster county jail.
While waiting to be tried on sev
eral charges of burglary, he made his
escape from the jail in Preston in a
i sensational manner. Taking the
springs which he had In his shoes, he
made small saws and working day af
ter day, managed to saw loose the
bars of hie cell without the attaches
of the jail discovering it.
One night after he had made all
arrangements he broke the bars loose
and made his escape, which was not
discovered until several hours later.
Carter had a good start and has not
been seen since that time. Word was
dispatched to the different police de
partments and railroad po'lce forces
to be watching for him.
Carter at different times has be-in
centenced to convict camps At both
Millen and Statesboro and has made
j escapes from both of them. The usual
reward for an escaped convict from
a con,'let camp has been offered for
Carter in each case, but he has mm
aged to elude arrest for several
months, even after he had made tae
t scape from Preston Jail.
Special agents on railroads claim
that Carter, has been convicted twice
of car breaking and has always shown
himself to be a desperate man, never
hesitating to take advantage of any
opportunity afforded him to escape.
Elaborate Meal
For Six Cents
(By Associated Press.)
PARIS, Feb. 11.—The meals which
Ihe labor unions of the Seine have
succeeded in giving for 6 cents at their
popular restaurants are now quite
elaborate.
At noon, soup, a plate of meat, a
glass of wine and bread without limit.
At night, a soup, a vegetable, a glass
of wine and bread without limit.
For 10 cents they give soup, plate of
meat, plate of vegetables, a cheese or
a dessert, a glass of wine and all the
bread one wants.
GORE’S SUBSTITUTE TO
BE SUPPORTED IN SENATE
i By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 11.—Ad
ministration forces reformed to con
tinue the shipping bill fight at a con
fereqee held today between the pres
ident, Senators Fletcher and Simmons
and Representative Kitchln. The con
ference decided to support the Gore
substitute In further efforts to pass
the measure.
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