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DIXIE HIGHWAY
CELEBRATION WAS
BRILLIANT SUCCESS
Record Crowd Enjoys Entire
Day. Fully 6,000 Out Os
Town Visitors.
PROGRAM* PLEASES ALL;
PARADE AND BALL FEATURE
Macon Drum and Bugle Corp and
Soldiers of Second Georgia Regi
ment Make Hit. Dawson and
Montezuma Split Ball Games.
The Dixie Highway Celebration was r
a success from start to finish.
From the time the first train arriv
ed in the morning until the dancers
grew tired and stopped the electric
street ball the celebration was a gilt
edge success.
Americus on yesterday demonstrat
ed that she could handle a crowd and
entertain them.
Conservatively estimated there were
over 6,000 visitors in Americus for
the celebration. This, with the num-1
hers of Americus people that joinei
them in the merry making, pulled the
crow’d well over the 10,000 mark.
Three special excursion trains in
addition to the regular trains, brought
the crowd to the city. Every coach
■was filled and the railroads did a land
office business. The visitors were
here in force from all sections of
southwest Georgia.
The morning started out clear and
cool but by dinner time a heavy rail
broke loose. This was the only sea
ture of the program that was not ap
preciated, and the committee in
charge did not have anything to do
■with bringing the rain here. The fes
tivities went merrily along despite the
rain and by three o'clock everything
was dry again and the sun was shin
ing out in all its glory.
There were so many features on the
program that many a person is sport
ing a stiff neck this morning, the re
sult of trying to see in too many direc
tions at the same time. Ball games,
parades, majnuevers by the militia,
speaking, band concerts .special stunts
by the Macon Drum and Bugle corps,
dancing and numerous other features
made the day a success.
Everything was a success and every
visitor was pleased. The Chamber
of Commerce engineered the whole
occasion and deserves much credit for
the success of the Dixie Highway Cele
bration. Secretary-Manager E. H. Hy
man worked like a Trojan to make the
occasion a go and yesterday’s celebra
tion stands sponsor for his ability as
a booster. He was ably assisted by
several committees appointed by Pres
ident Carr Glover of the Chamber of
Commerce.
Drum and Bugle Corps Feature
A special feature of the celebration
was the Macon Drum and Bugle Corps.
The boys from the Central City were
talk of the town. Their noise was
stirring, their music was inspiring,
their uniforms were dazzling, and
their drilling was spectacular. Presi
dent Lane Mulaley and Abe Abrams,
together with the forty members will
find the doors of Americus open to
them whenever they care to come this
way again.
Soldiers’ Here.
The entire Second Georgia regiment
was here as guests of the Americus
Light Infantry. Three companie from
Macon, one from Albany, one from Col
umbus and the A. L. I. compose the
Second Georgia militia.
The soldier boys marched ini the
floral parade and staged a parade of
their own that was effective. Their
contests in wall-scaling, tugof-war
and equipment races, were interesting
and the source of much merriment.
Ball Games Draw.
The two ball games between Daw
son and Montezuma drew a record
crowd. Twenty-eight hundred people
paid to see the morning game, and 3,-
100 the game in the afternoon. Daw
son won the morning game 1 to 0, and
Montezuma turned the tables and took
the afternoon game 18 to 2. Dawson
and Montezuma turned out en masse
for the celebration, and probably 2,500
of the crowd here were from those two
cities.
Rain Kills Speaking.
Just as the crowd was gathering for
the public speaking, J. Pluv got busy
and put the quietus on the orators.
Artillery Ear Acquired
By Soldiers At Front
BERLIN, July 6. —The war has de
veloped what might be termed an “ar
tillery ear” especially among the sol
diers in this branch! of the service,
which enables them to judge accurate
ly what kind of a shell is being fired at
them, and whether or not it is aimed
at their battery or at some other spot.
Many lives have been saved by this
gradually developed oral alertness.
The artillerist, explains an officer,
who has been in the field for months,
is able almost instinctively to tell
whether a shell is headed for his bat
, tery or not. The men have learned to j
pay not the slightest atention to a shot
that gives off the peculiar sound indi
cating that it is aimed at some other
battery or position.
Because of the confusing noise of
the artillerist’s own battery, the squad
tending it usually is divided into two
groups, one of which listens for the
shells of the opponents, and gives the
warning to dive for the shelters back
of the guns. The men learn to talk
with pauses between each word, listen-
AMERIEUSTIMES-RECOROER
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
Col. E. A. Nisbet welcomed the visit
ors for the city, and Prof. J. E. Ma
this for the Chamber of Commerce,
before the rain got busy, but Mayor
Council, Field Secretary Gilbreath of
the Dixie Highway association, and
Mayor Tarver, of Albany, were all
“rained out.’’
Floral Parade Beautiful.
The floral parade was a brilliant
spectacle. The pretty floats and au
tomobiles formed -a line over a mile
long and the entire parade was the
prettiest that has ever been seen in
Americus.
First prize for the prettiest decor
ated automobile was won by Miss Lil
lie Glover .whose car was decorated
with fresh cut flowers. Second prize
was won by J. J. Hardy, whose car
was a huge mass of white chrysan
themums.
First prize for the prettiest float
went to Churchwell Bros., whose huge
white float was beautiful. Second
prize was won by Furlow Gatewood,
local agent for the Georgia Chemical
Works.
The decisions in this parade were
made by Mrs. G. E. Strupper, of Col
umbus; Mrs. B. F. Winston, of Val
dosta; W. C. Henderson, of Chatta
nooga, Tenn; J. S. Morton, of Gelim,
Ohio, aind F. E. Campbell, of Macon.
The first prize in each event was $25
in gold. The second prize, sls in gold.
Queen’s Float Lovely.
The queen’s float was a pretty fea
ture of the parade. A huge white
float drawn by white horses was used.
Miss Ruth Hodges, queen of the Dixie
Highway, with her attendants rode on
this float. Miss Hodges selected for
her attendants Misses Mary Belle
Hixon, Mildred Hollis, Mattie Sue
Taylor, Cordelia Gatewood, Ruth
Brown, Louise Williford and Mrs. Wal
ter Rylainder and Mrs. Tom Vereen, of
Moultrie.
The queen and her attendants were
dressed in white and each carried a
huge boquet of flowers. The queec’c
boquet of American Beauties was pre
sented to Miss Hodges iby Dr. E. L.
Murray, local agent for the Idle Hour
Nurseries, of Macon.
Riding on the prize-winning float
of Churchwell Bros., were Misses Ju
lia Mae Horne, Mamie Brown, Eunice
Royal, Addie Taylor, Flora and Kath
leen Denham, Thelma Easterlin, Helen
Smith, of College Park, and Mitch
Payne. This bevy of pretty young la
dies added their presence to the float
and made it possible for Churchwell’s
to win first prize.
Other floats and automobiles that
were given special mention by the
judges were the automobiles of Mrs.
S. A. Daniels, Mrs. W T . A. Joyner, S.
A. Moses, Mrs. Clarence A. Niles
ing meantime for the tell-tale whistle
of the dangerous shell.
Only in the case of the small field
cannon, fired at a range of say 2,000
yards, is it impossible to hear the shell
in time to dive into the security of
the sheltering “understand.” Those
shells have reached their mark about
as soon as the sound of their discharge
The 12-centimeter flat-trajectory
guns on the other hand gives just
enough warning so that the men can
make one dive. There isn’t one frac
tion of a second to be wasted, but by
quick action the artillerist can save
himself.
The big howitzers however give
nearly half a minute's warning. As
the officer puts it, one can hear the
, shells from these guns, and still cut
I off a slice of wurst and take a swallow
from one’s “field bottle” before seeking
shelter. The shelter in this case must
be a genuine shelter, consiting of
about three layers of heavy wood, and
two yards of earth and stone. Else
the shelter and artillerists ire gone.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA. TUESDAY AFTERNOON. JULY 6, 1915
MU LD-B E ASSASSIN
OF IP. MORGAN IS
I RAVIIIB_NIANIAC
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK CITY, July 6.—Frame
Holt, who dynamited the capital at
Washington, and who shot J. P. Mor
gajn Saturday last, lies in the Mineola
county jail, a raving maniac. He has
collapsed completely and this morning
agreed to tell everything when ar
raigned before the court or Glencove
tomorrow, it is feared that his phy
sical condition is critical and that he
may never face a judge.
Latest reports from Mineola state
that Holt attempted to commit suicide
Monday night by opening the artery of
his left arm with a lead pencil. He
had lost considerable blood when
Mineola jail officials discovered him
lying on the floor of his cell.
Morgan Resting Well.
Latest reports from the bedside of
J. P. Morgan state that the financier
is resting nicely and is out of dangej.
He will be able to attend to business
within a few short days.
SOME DAMAGES TO BRIDGES
II COUNT! IS FEARED
HEAVY RAIAS RECENTLY ARE
THREATENING STRUCTURES
4
Heavy rains during the past few
days have threatened damage *o
bridges on the Sumter-Terrell county
line, but so far none of the structures
have collapsed ,or become impassable.
Farmers have had all the rain meeded,
and more, for their crops, and will be
glad to see a period of sunshine now.
MINT BOMBS IN AMERICUS
ANO LOADED FDR BEAR
NOT GERMAN ARTI( LE BUT HOME
PRODUCTS.
The Americus market is suplied
abundantly today with watermelons,
the first of the crop, and possessing
the fervid intensity and high power ot
the regulation German submarine tor
pedo. The first are the worst, and
after a week or two the next melons
will be of that saccharine intensity
that is calculated to even make a
married man forget his misery. Verily
the meloncholis days be in our midst,
and the Americus fire department and
the floats of the Americus Construc
tion company, the Chesterfield Club
and Sheffield Hardware Co.
Dance Enjoyed.
The electric street ball that wound
up the program was enjoyed by a
large crowd of*dancers and sightseers.
Music was furnished by the Bronwoo>
Concert band. Perfect order was pre
served and the cancers enjoyed them
selves. A noticeable feature of the
dancing was the presence of the best
people of the city.
Decorations Pretty.
’ The decorations for the celebration
added color to the occasion. The offi
cial decorator, Col. A. Rousseau and
the decorating committee, W. D. Phil
lips, chairman; John Flournoy and
Chas. Rogers, deserve es’.ecial men
tion for their work. The electric ef
fects used for the street ball were
donated by the Levy-Morton companv
and the Public Utilities corporation.
The Dixie Highway Celebration is
a thing of the past. It was a success
and Americus will long be remem
bered by the many visitors that were
here on the Fifth.
BRITISH AEROPLANE
MID WAS FAILURE
(By Associated Press.)
BERLIN. July 6. —An aeroplane rain
was directed against German positions
in Agerman Bay on the North Sea
Sunday by the English, according to
an official statement issued this morn
ing by the government. The English
inflicted little damage and their air
craft was driven off.
SIG, 100 gnei
THIRD DISTRICT
“AGGIE" COLLEGE
LEGISLATURE MADE LIBERAL AP
PROPRIATION FOR AMERICUS
INSTTUTON TODAY
(BY L. K. STARR.)
ATLANTA, Ga„ July 6. —(Special)—
The legislative house today passed a
resolution appropriating $16,000 for
the construction of a dormitory and
acadenic building for the Third Dis
trict Agricultural College at Ameri
cus, to icplace the building destroyed
by fire in April.
This is gratifying intelligence, in
deed, to the people of Americus and
of the Third district, as it fully in
sures two additional handsome col
lege buildings here. The $16,009 thus
appropriated. together with something
like $24,000 to be raised locally, will
create v fund sufficient to erect ar.
academic building and dormitory as
well.
510 lai
MENG BATTLE
CARRANZAISTAS ATTEMPT TO
TAKE VILLA SRONGHOLD AND
ARE SLAUGHTERED
(By Associated Press.)
LAREDO, Tex., July 6. —Six hun
dred Carranzaistag were killed in a
battle Monday in a fruitless attempt to
capture Paredon, a Villa stronghold,
according to reports received here this
morning. Eighteen thousand men
were engaged in the battle. Two thou
sand were injured or killed.
Swiss Defray Expenses
Os Mobilizing By Tax
(By Associated Press.)
BERNE, Switzerland, July 6.—An]
amendment to the Swiss Federal Con- j
stitution, providing ofr the levying of
a special tax to meet the expenses in
cident to mobilization of the army for
the maintenance of Swiss neutrality,
which was submitted to a referendum ]
vote of the entire people has been ac-1
cep ted by an overwhelming majority,
the vote being 435,500 to 26,500.
The new taxes are both on property
and income. Persons possessing less
than $2,000 worth of property or earn
ing less than SSOO a year are exempt.
The rate of tax is progressive, ranging
from $1 to sls per thousand on prop
erty and from $5 to SIOO per thousand
on incomes.
Stock companies will be taxed at a
rate rising from $2 to $lO per thousand
dollars of capital. The rate will vary
according to the rate of dividend paid.
The campaign on behalf of the war
tax amendment to the constitution
had the support of all political par
ties. The tax is expected to yield
SPLENID ORDER
WAS MAINTAINED
IF CELEBRATION
While ten thousand enthusiastic
good roads boosters and carnival mer
rymakers thronged Americus’ streets
yesterday, the mosts excellent order
was maintained throughout the day,
and it was reported at police head
quarters at 11 o’clock last night that
not an occupant was there, nor had
there been an arrest for drunkenness
all day. Thousands came here for a
good time, and had it, without getting
intoxicated or boisterous. Last night
police led one lone reveler off the
lighted plaza, but he promised to be
good, and was released from custody.
It was a good-natured, jolly, jostling
throng of thousands of happy people
and all enjoyed the holiday in a safe
and sane manner.
GET 520.088
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, July 6.—Four robbers
blew open a big safe at Midway Gar
dens early Tuesday morning and es
caped with $20,000. They did their
work thoroughly and left no clew. The
night watchman of the building from
which the money was taken exchanged
Shots with the robbers as they left in
an automobile.
EVELYN NESBIT MW
REFUSES TO TESTIFY
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK CITY, Jul y6._Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw arrived in New York to
day in response to a summons issued
by the court commanding her to ap
pear against her husband, Harry Ken
dal) Thaw in the case to determine his
sanity.
Immediately on arriving in New
York the wife of Harry Thaw an
nounced that she would not appear as
a witness against her husband. The
state’s attorney holds that the pro
ceedings are civil and will ask the
court to order her to testify or be
fined for contempt of court.
| about $10,000,000. The remainder of
. the Swigs indebtedness on account of
I the war will have to be funded
through the issue of bonds. The pres
| ent cost of the war to Switzerland is
I estimated at nearly $5,000,000 a
month.
I
UTILE BOY IS HURT
BY WHEELS DE GAR
HIS INJURIES, IT IS HOPED, NOT
SERIOUS.
I Stovall Hightower, the little son of
i Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Hightower of
i Cuthbert, who are visitors here, was
I painfully hurt yesterday by a passing
r automobile. The lad’s injuries, it
. hoped, are not serious, though he is
r confined to his bed today and endures
i considerable pain. The accident is
- greatly regretted by occupants of the
1 car.
riTv
V EDITION 1
UNCLE SAMUEL
AND KAISER
WANTPFACE
UNDERSTANDING WILL LIKELY BE
REACHED BETWEEN UNITED
STATES AND GERMANY BEFORE
KAISER DICTATES SECOND RE
PLY TO U. S. NOTE.
Favorable Settlement of all Difference?
Between Two Countries Over Ger
many's Submarine Policy Will Be
Easy Now.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C.. July 6.—Ths
outlook for a favorable settlement ot
all issues between the United States
and Germany, growing out of Ger
many’s submarine warfare, is growing
brighter every day. Official Washmg
ton believes that all likelihood of a
diplomatic breach between the two
countries has been removed.
This /belief expressed today by
prominent government officials arises
out of the news that Ambassador
Girard has cabled that Germany wants
to discuss certain matters aind submit
them to arbitration before she con
cluded her reply to the second Lusi
tania note.
Germany’s determination to submit
several issues to arbitration is re
sponsible for the delay in answering
President Wilson’s second Lusitania
note.
RDSSIANS CHECK
GERMANS ADVANCE
TOWARDS WARSAW
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, July 6. —The Teutonic ad
vance on Warsaw has met with stub
born resistance on the part of the
Russians. Official reports from both
Berlin and Petrograd state that 3
hard battle is raging along an eighty
five mile battle front.
The Russian lines are holding every
where except at Krasnek, where the
Archduke Ferdinand’s army has brok
en through and continued its advance.
In France the Germans continue to
hammer French positions without suc
cess.
Rome reports a satisfactory offen
sive campaign against the Austrians
on Carnec plateau.
YETERANi HELD
JULY MEETING
THIS MORNING
Camp Sumter, U. C. V., held its
monthly meeting this morning with a
goodly attendance of the men who
wore the grey in the sixties. Agii in
teresting feature of the meeting was
the report made by Commander H. T.
Davenport, covering his recent trip
to the annual reunion at Richmond. Io
an address of some length Gen. Dav--
enport talked to the old soldiers of
his visit to the Virginia battlefields
and scenes of historic interest during
the sixties. Several members of Camp
Sumter went to the reunion at Rich
mond and made short talks Way of
that splendid occasion.
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