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TRIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR
GERMAN ALLIANCE
PROBABLY BECOME
INVOLVEDINSCANDAL
Situation is Liable to Result in Grave
Diplomatic Complications for
Austria and the Tue
tonic Alliance.
DAMGER BERNSTORFF
MAY SOON BE RECALLED
SENSATION MM
BE GABBED Bl
INIESTIGATION
WASHINGTON, D. 6. .Sept. 10.—
President Wilson’s recent request to
the Austrian government to recall
* Ambassador Dumba, who now repre
sents the Vienna government at
Washington, it now appears, has pre
cipitated a situation which contains
grave possibilities of involving other
diplomats affiliated with the Teptonic
alliance, and caused a sensation in
official circles here as well as in sev
eral European capitals.
Information on which the president
requested the recall of Ambassador
Dumba merely confirmed reports from
London that the Austrian diplomat has
used James Archibald, an American
news writer, to carry his objectionable
communication to Vienna, whereas
more recent developments indicate a
much more serious situation. Today
it was unofficially stated that Archi
bald also carried a message for Cap
tain Va Apen, military attache of the j
German embassy here, the contents of
which have not yet been revealed.
Ambassador Bernstorff and other
officials at the German legation de
clined to discuss the case with an As
sociated Press representative this af
ternoon, bet it is learned on reliable
authority that Secretary Lansing has
begun an investigation of the new
est phase of the international scandal
through the medium of the state de
partment and that the whole affair is
to be sifed to the bottom.
Both Ambassador Benrsorff and
Consul General Von Lumber, of Aus
tria, are alleged to be involved in the
despatch of the Dumba note by
Arcibald, though to what extent it is
impossible to state at this time. Mil
tary Attache Von Papen’s connection
with the transaction, it is said, was
confined to the sending of a private
message to his wife, this being alleg
| ed to contain uncomplimentary re
marks concerning American officials
and the Washington government. The
fact that such language was used in a
private communication by a diploma* I
accredited to the United States gov
eminent would make no difference,
however, since the statements contain
ed therein have been publicly known,
and would likely be taken cognizance
of by President Wilson and his ad
visers as quickly as if used in an
ordinary communication.
Count Dumba’s letter, which is now
in the hands of the Dutch government
authorities at Rotterdam, is alleged to
RUSSIANS TAKE
150D0 PRISONERS
NEAB TARNOHDL
LONDON, Sept. 10. —In victories at
Tarnohol and Trembow, twenty miles
farther south in Galicia today, the
Russian defeated their German ana
Austrian opponents, taking fifteen
thousand Teuton prisoners, together
with a number of field pieces and
thousands of stands of small arms.
The victory was not followed up, ac
cording to Petrograd advices, owing
to the lack of adequate artillery. The
Austrians were pushed back as far as
the river Sereth, however, before the
pursuit was abandoned by the victor
ious Russians.
Basing their judgment on reliable
reports that the Germans are busily
engaged in fortifying and strongly en
trenching their armies near Viina.
together with like precaution being
taken further southward and the slow
progress of the German center, Brit
ish military critics now’ feel that a
cessation of the German offensive in
the east is near at hand, and that a
fortnight will witness the end of se
rious fighting in that section. Such
a development wmuld mean, it is point
ed out, a victory for that faction in
the German staff which has argued
persistently against the lengthening
of German lines along the Baltic and
in White Russia. The argument has
been advanced recently that further
lengthening of the German lines be
yond the border might result in the
interruption of communications with
serious results certain to follow.
French and German versions of the
day’s fighting in the W’est are so varied
as to make it practically impossible tn
get any clear idea of happenings in
northern France. The German ’claim
that Crown Prince Frederick has made
substantial gains in the Argonne re
gion appears to be the one outstanding
feature of the news from that theatre
of fhostilities today, with the prospect
of bitter fighting throughout the whole
western sector during the next ter
days.
contain an enclosure referring to cer
tain secret negotiations between num
erous editors of newspapers publish
ed in foreign languages at New’ York
and el se "’here, concerning the foment
ing of labor troubles and the causing
of strikes in the works of the Bethle
hem Steel Company qnd other Amer
ican industrial concerns now engaged
in the manufacture of munitions and
war supplies for the Entente Allies in
Europe.
AMERICUS TIMES-RECOROLR
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
CROWD OF 2,080
MAKE MERRY AT
LESLIE TODAY
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An enormous crowd estimated at
2,000 are spending the day at Leslie,
where the business men and citizens
of that thriving city have planned a
day of pleasure and instruction.
A grand sight was the parade this
morning at 10 oclock of evary school
child in Leslie, carrying floats an 1
headed by the Americus Chamber of
Commerce band.
The speaking exercises began a:
10:30 oclock when Rev. E. E. Gard
ner delivered the address of welcome
in behalf of the citizens and E. L.
Wilson, in behalf of the merchants.
E. A. Nisbet, of Americus, re
sponded to the address of welcome on
the part of the visitors, and Thomas
G. Hudson, of Americus, for the farm
ers.
A magnificent address, recounting
the history and progress of Leslie,
was delivered by Captain John A.
Cobb, of Americus, and president of
the Georgia Agricultural society.
Judge Charles R. Crisp, congress
man from the Third district, made an
instructive address on “Our Country 1 ’
in which he took up the great national
questions which are confronting the
nation today.
At 1:30 o’clock, the visitors assem
bled at a mammoth barbecue, provided
by th e promoters of the gala day.
The Americus Chamber of Commerce
band entertained the assemblage at a
concert during the afternoon.
The two teams will meet again this
afternoon at 4 o’clock, when it is ex
pected that another interesting game
of ball will be witnessed by the larg
est gathering ever had in this section
of Georgia.
CADETPARKER~
RETURNS FROM
EXTENDED TOUR
AMERICUS BOY IN SERVICE OF
UNCLE SAM.
Cadet Leonard Parker, a student of
the Vnited States Naval Academy, ar
rived here today from Annapolis,
where with several hundred cadets, he
has just returned recently from a tour
of 10,000 miles aboard three of the
finest fighting chips in the navy. The
cadet corps, it will be remembered,
left the Academy in July for a trip
through the Panama canal and tour
aling the California coast to Frisco,
where they spent some time sight
seeing. The homeward tour back to
Annapolis has just been completed, and
Cadet Parker has come home upon a
short leave of absence before getting
down to hard study again at the Acad
emy. The recent long tour was most
enjoyable and gave to the 400 cadets
a foretaste of their future "life on the
ocean wave” aboard Uncle Sam’s
dreadnaughts.
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4- COMING TO ADJUST ♦
♦ FOREIGN EXCHANGE. 4
4- NEW YORK, Sept. 10.—An An- 4
4- glo-French financial commission 4
4 of six members sent by England 4
4- and France to adjust the foreign 4
♦ exchange situation arrived aboard ♦
♦ the Lapland this morning. They
4 were met at Quarantine by ♦
♦ J. Pierpont Morgan. <■
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 10, 1915
4 CARRANZA'S REPLY 4
4 EXPECTED TOMORROW 4
4 WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 10. 4
4- —Gen. Carranza in his reply to 4
4 the Pan-American conference, it 4
4 is said, will agree to discuss the 4
4 international aspects of the 4
4 Mexican situation, but will refuse 4
4 to discuss Mexico’s internal as- 4
4 fairs. The answer is expected to 4
4 reach Washington either late to- 4
4 day or early tomorrow. Carran- 4
4 za gave practically the same re- 4
4 ply as indicated above to the A. 4
4 B. C. conference. 4
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COTTON BRINGS
TIPTOP PRICES
KIMS TODAY
NEARLY SSO PER BALE FOR THE
FLEECY.
At Americus warehouses today cot
ton for the first time since Bill Kaiser
started his fireworks last summer, is
again almos at the SSO a bale notch
while the price of seed from a bale
brings about one-fourth that amount
on a basis of $25 per ton. Receipts a‘
the warehouses today ar efully up to
the Friday average, while top-note’
prices around 9 1-2 cents, or even
better, are being paid. Farmers are
readily accepting this goodly figure
which nets them $47.50 for a 509
pound “bag” of the fleecy, and cotton
money is very much in evidence
among Americus merchants today.
T.-R. fIECEIIIIs CALL
WITH ENORMOUS BOLLS
Mr. H. N. Jones, who resides in
Harris county, near the Troup county
line, paid the Times-Recorder office
a visit Thursday afternoon, treating us
with a dazzling show of several stalks
of cotton which contained no less
than thirty bolls on each stalk. The
cotton is a special kind, and Mr. Jones
states is being raised extensively in
Harris county.
CALL OF CIVIL DOCKET
FOR HE CIH GOURI
Judge William M. Harper of the
city court of Americus, will call the
civil docket of the next quarterly ses
sion Saturday morning at 9 o’clock,
and the attention of attorneys is di
rected thereto. The next session of;
city court convenes on Monday, Sept.
20th.
No COMMENT ON ARABIC
NOTE IN WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 10.—At
the white house today there was no
official comment on the Ge.rman note
on the Arabic incident, but it was In
dicated that the explanation given is
“disappointing.” President Wilson
spent several hours today studying the
communication, and it is understood
this afternoon that the United States
while willing to submit to The Hague
tribunal the amount of indemnity to
be paid, is unwilling to submit the
quesion of he principle involved to
arbitration.
Dumba and Bernstorff Confab.
NEW YORK, Sept. 10.—It became
know’n late today that Count Von Bern
storff and Count Dumba, the Austrian
ambassador, held a conference at the
latter’s hotel b<Ms4kis morning. I'
is impossible to nature of
matters discussed by the two diplo
mats.
CONFERENCE BOLL
ML CALLED AT
THOMASVILLE 17TH.i
EVERY COUNTY IN SOUTH GEOB I
GIA REQUESTED TO BE REPRE
SENTED AT CONFERENCE CON
CERNING PEST.
ATLANTA, Ga., Sept. 10.—An im
portant conference of representatives
of every county in South Georgia has
been called to meet at Thomasville at
10 o'clock Friday, September 17, to
make plans for meeting and minimiz
ing the effects of the attacks of the
Mexican cotton boll weevil.
The coming of th e boll weevil to
Georgia affects the interests of every
man, woman and child in the infested
sections. Farmers, merchants, bank
ers and professional men are alike
interested in checking its progress and
reducing the amount of damage as
much as possible.
To make plans to this end, the State
Board of Entomology, including J. D.
Price, chairman; John A. Cobb, o'
Americus, and R. C. Berckmans, oi
Augusta, and the Thomasville Board
of Trade, have called this meeting at
which every south Georgia county
should be well represented. A num
ber of state and government boll wee
vil experts will be present.
Although southwst Georgia W'ill be
seriously infested by next season,
there is no cause for grave alarm
Georgia has the advantage of the ex
perience of the other weevil-infested
states, and can begin where they are
now. It will still be possible, by fol
lowing well known and established
principles, to make a good crop of cot
ton at a profit. The purpose of this
conference is to supply this informa
tion so that<every cotton planter will
know’ exactly what he must do to pro
ect himself.
State Entomologist E. Lee Worsham
says the board is prepared to lend ev
ery possible assistance to the farmer
in the infested territory, and among
other things will furnish a limited sup
pjly of wait-resistant seed of early
maturing varieties, for planting in
those sections affected by wilt or
black root.
Attention is called to the fact that
it is strictly against the state law tj
have live boll weevils in one’s posses
sion or to transfer them in any man
ner from one place to another. Fo'-
the protection of cotton growers, vio
lations of this law will be prosecuted.
COTTON MAWCTUBERS
HOLDING THEIR MEET
NEW LONDON, Conn. .Sept. 10.—The I
effect of the European war on Ameri
can cotton industry, particularly in
the matter of dyestuffs, is the feature
of the program for the semi-annual
meeting of the National Association of
Cotton Manufacturers, beginning here
today and continuing through Satur
day.
Aside from the address of the presi
dent of the association, Albert Greene
Duncan, of Boston, which is on the
program for today, the later sessions of
the convention will discuss technical i
subjects, among them “The Preventiofn
of Accidents in Cotton Mills,” by John
Calder, of Boston; “The Development
of the Use of Natural Dye-Stuffs,” by
Edward S. Chapin, of Boston, and “The
Scarcity of Dyes and Chemicals Dur
ing the Present War,” by Dr. I. V.
Stanley Stanislaus, of Philadelphia.
In addition to the business meetings
the program committee has arranged
for c®tests at golf, baseball and ten
ues, in each of which tropb'es are
provided.
DUMBA CONFERS WITH
BERNSTOROFF AND
GOES SUMMER HOME
Persistently Rumored That Dumba
Has Secluded Himself in the Suite
Os Rooms Where Spent
Last Night
FRENCH KILLED AND BURIED
WITH GERMAN WAR HONORS
NEW YORK, Sept. 10. —The Austrian
ambassador, Count Dumba, left for his
summer home at Lennox, Mass., this
morning, according to Information
given at the hotel where he spent the
night after a long conference with the
German ambassador, Count von Bern
storff.
It is persistently rumored, however,
that Count Dumba has secluded him
self in his suite.
The morning papers carried dis
patches in which Secretary of State
Robert Lansing announced that the
had requested American Ambassado
Penfield, at Vienna, to request the gov
ernment of Austria-Hungary to recall
Count Dumba because of the letter
written concerning labor in the United
States.
The information was given out on
this side of the waters after it was
thought the note had time to be reciev
ed and delivered at Vienna, but noth
ing has been heard from Ambassador
Penfield.
SOFIA, Sept. 10. —For Bulgaria to
attack Serbia now while Bulgaria has
treated with both sides in the great
war, as predicted, would be a catas
trophe, and not contemplated, accord
ing to Premier Radoslovof in an in
terview with the Associated Press.
The territory ceded by Turkey will
soon be turned over and in the mean
time Bulgaria will continue to treat
with both sides.
I
GENEVA, Sept. 10. —Two French
aviators were killed when their ma
chine struck barbed wire entangle
ments in landing, causing an explosion
of the bombs in the machine. They
were buried with military honors by
the Germans.
FORNIW AMERICUS
CITIZEN DIES IN
EL PASO, TEXAS
Mr. Hugh Gray, until seven years
ago, a resident, of Americus, died yes
terday at his home in El Paso, Texas,
following an operation for appendi
citis.
Mr. Gray was 37 years of age, a
member of the Baptist church and
highly esteemed and loved by his
many friends whom he knew from
ooyhood to maturity when he left fo r
the west. In his new home he was
tuccessful and well known among a
wide concourse of friends.
Mr. W. C. Gray, a prominent citizen
3f Americus, survives his ton, and
nany friends sympathize with him in
he loss.
The funeral and interment will be
eld at El Paso.
Wedition 1
AUTO ACCIDENT
BELOW LESLIE.
QUIT£ SEOIOUS
CAR TURNED TURTLE WITH OC
CUPANTS.
(BY CRANSTON WILLIAMS.)
LESLIE, Ga., Sept. 10.—An automo
bile conveying a party from Warwick
to Leslie this morning turned turtle
at a point five miles out of town. The
accident was said to have resulted
from a failure of the steering gear t>
respond to the wheel.
R. C. Collier was rendered uncons
cious, his head was severely bruised:
S. R. Britt, Chas. Rouse, Fred Raines
and Dorsey Odum, all occupants of
the overturned car, sustained bruises.
The injured men were picked up by
Dr. P. W. Hudson, of Americus, and
carried to Leslie, where their injuries
received attention and they were re
vived sufficiently this afternoon to per
mit of their return home.
KILL IMPROVE
FELDER STREET
WITHOUT DELAf
Felder street from Rees Park to
the eastern limits of the city, a dist
ance of nearly one mile, will next com
mand attention of the street depart
meat, and the improvement contem
plated will be mos appreciaed. Begin
ning at a point near the residence of
Mr. W. M. Jones, on Rees park, this
fine residence thoroughfare will b»
graded and granite-curbed to the
residence of Mr. J. W. Harris, far out
Felder street, thus greatly beautify
ing and improving it to Leslie road.
City council has directed that the city
chaingang be put to work to Felder
street as soon as work now in prog
ress elsewhere is completed. At ths
same time some work will be done in
and about Rees park by the city's
forces.
METHODIST WILL HAVE
BALLI DAV ON 19TH
This space is left for the benefit of
the Rally Day for the Methodist Sun
day school, which is to be held o<
September 19th, 1915.
From time to time items will appear
here, which will be of great interest to
all the Sunday school and to the pub
lic as well. THE COMMITTEE.
NUMBER 218