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THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR
THREE CLASS GREEK
RESERVISTS CALLED
COLORS OCTOBER IST
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Petrograd Now Admits Retreat Near
Where Germans Claim Capture
of Pinsk, Which Opens Way
KAISER HAS ONLY 14
SEA GOING SUBMARINES
Kaiser Has Offered Bulgarian King
Crown of Byzantium for His
Neutrality
PARIS, SEPT. 17.—Three classes of Greek reser
vists have been called to the colors for Octobei Ist, ac
cording to the Balkan agency.
LONDON, Sept. 17.—The Germans
h a ve lost twenty submarines since the
war began, according to an editorial
note in the Motor Ship and Motor Boat
while the British losses have been
seven.
At the beginning of the war Germany
had eleven sea-going submarines, and
ten were added to the number on June
Ist. Now the Kaiser lias only fourteen
seagoing submarines.
Sant Anna Ship is Safe.
LONDON, Sept. 17. —The Fabre liner
Sant Anna has arrived at the Azores,
according to Lloyd dispatches. The
fire has been extinguished. Six hun -
dred and five passengers were trans
ferred to the Italian steamer Ancor.a
for Naples.
LONDON, Sept. 17. —Petrograd ad
mits that the Russians are falling back
in the direction of Pinsk, which citv
the Germans announced that they had ;
captured yesterday. The occupation of I
this place may be expected to facili
tate the progress of Field Marshal Von
Mackensen's forces in their march
through the Pripet marshes.
Owing to the prorugation of the
Russian Duma, the domestic affairs
of Russia are occupying the attention
of the White Empire. The effect of
this incident on the military situation
is feared.
General Rusky has stated in his
proclamation calling upon the work
men not to slacken their efforts to
supply the army with munitions of
war.
Severe fighting seems to be under
way in Gallipoli, although no official
reports have been received recently.
The Turks claim several successful
Secretary Sheddon of
Albany Y. M. C. A. Here
In Interest of Local
Secretary Sheddon, of the Albanv
Young Men’s Christian Association, is
spending the day in Americus in the
interest of the campaign being waged
for the maintenance and continuance
of the Americus Y. M. C. A.
The directors of the association are
making a special effort among the cit
zens to secure members in order that
the association may be maintained in
attacks In the Anafarta region.
Athens and Rome continue to send
reports saying that the defensive
power of the Turks is weakening, al
though there is no official confirma
tion.
Dispatches from Greece express the
strong belief that Turkey and Bul-
I garia have definitely reached an agree
i ment. In the near east it is not be
lieved that this will lead Bulgaria to
participate in the war on the side of
the Germans.
There are artillery duels under way
in the west, and the Germans reply to
the French guns with increasing in
tensity.
Germany Promises Bulgaria.
TURIN, Sept. 17. —The Stampa says
it has learned from diplomatic sources
that Germany has promised King Fer
dinand, of Bulgaria, that he shall have
i the crown of Byzantium, if his nation
I will remain neutral. This would in-
I dicate a radical boundary extension
■ has been promised.
The ancient Byzantine empire in
cluded all the Balkan states and Eu
ropean Turkey.
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Germans Capture Vidza
BERLIN, Sept. 17. —The war office
announced the capture of Vidzya
thirty-five miles south of Dvinski, by
the forces of Field Marshal Von Hin
denberg.
Austria Gets British Transport.
VIENNA, Sept. 17. —(By wireless to
Tuckertown, N. J.) —An Austrian sub
marine torpedoed and sank a large
British transport recently in the
southern. Adriatic, is the announce
ment made here.
this city.
Secretary Glenn M. Colby states that
with 200 members, and occupants for
the rooms in the Y. M. C. A., the fi
nancial aspect of the association wi’.i
be provided for.
The business men are urged to en
tertain the proposals and do their best
for the Y. M. C. A.
A meeting of the business men of
AMERIEUSTIMES-REGOROER
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
U. S. SOLDIERS
BATTLING WITH
MEXIG BANDITS
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Sept. 17.
Another battle between United States
soldiers and bandits is reported near
Sebastian last night. Four or five
soldiers put an equal number of
Mexicans to rout.
In another encounter near Los Fres
no, one Mexican is thought to be
wounded.
The United States cavalry patrol
was fired on today from the Mexican
side near the city limits. About 50C
shots were fired.
FACULTY WILL
MEET SATURDAY
FURLOWSCHODL
SESSION IS CALLED THEBE TO
MORROW.
Ther e will be ameeting of the fac
ulty of the Americus public schools,
incvluding those of the High School
Furlow Grammar school, East Ameri
cus and Prospect Heights schools
Saturday morning at 9 o’clock. The
faculty meeting will be held at Fur
low School and attended by all the
teachers of the four departments men
tioned. The city schools will resume
on next Monday, after a vacation
season of almost four months, and
the reopening will be under most
favorable auspices.
DEMONSTRATORS ORDERED
TO GEORGIA AND FLORIDA
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Sept. 17.—The
department of agriculture has ordered
every available cotton demonstration
worker into southwestern Georgia and
Florida to aid in halting an advance of
the Mexican boll weevil, which has
brought the pest to the edge of the
valuable sea island territory.
The wind attending the Galveston
storm of a few weeks ago is blamed
for the surprising advance. Coming
just pt the beginning of the migration
period, the storm carried the weevil
from Alabama, seventy-odd miles :n
--to Georgia, in a fgw days. Ordinal ily,
the average is from thirty-five to fifty
miles a year.
For years efforts have bean made to
save sea island from the ravages o f
the weevil. The low lands are recog
nized as an ideal location for the wee
vils to hibernate.
hinety” killed IK
WEST TBAII WRECK
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LAREDO, Tex., Sept. 17.—Ninety
wer e killed in a wreck of a military
train near Satillo, late Wednesday, ac
cording to advices here.
Americus was hald at the Y. M. C. A
Friday, and plans laid for the secur
ing of members to the Y. M. C. A.
Lee G. Council stated that he would
take ten memberships, which amounts
to SIOO.OO, and Secretary-Manager E
H. Hyman, of the Chamber of Com
merce, subscribed to two member
ships.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 17, 1915
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4- WASHINGTON ,D. C., Sept. 4-
* 17.- —William J. Bryan, for- ♦
4 mer secretary of state, and Dr. 4
4- William Fargo, representing the 4
4- editors of American newspapers 4
4- published in foreign languages, 4
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NOTE TO ENGLISH
HEIDI, BUT IS
HELD UNTIL THE
KIISERJPEIKS
SECRETARY LANSING CONFERS
WITH PRESIDENT, AND THEN
LEAVES FOR VACATION OF TEN
DAYS
WASHINGTAN, D. C„ Sept. 17.
President Wilson and Secretary of
State Robert Lansing conferred on
the international situation this morn
ing, and then Mr. Lansing ’eft for a
vacation of ten days. Nothing press
ing is expected during that time.
Secretary Lansing has announced
that the new note to Great Britain has
been completed, and will not probably
be forwarded until Germany settles
the submarine case.
The note to the British is very long
and enters objection to the British
attitude that the burden of proof lies
upon the owners or shippers of car
goes. The note holds that it is the
duty of the British government to
prove the guilt of shippers.
FISHERMEN REPORT
SPLENDID SUCCESS
AMf RICUS PARTY RETURNS FROM
FLORIDA WATERS.
Back from Ponacea Springs, with
glowing stories of phenomenal sue •
ces§ in cornering the finny tribe, came
Arthur Rylander, Frank Sheffield, L.
P. Gartner and Thad Glover today. The
quartette did not reach the snapper
banks because of storms on the Gulf,
but had great sport with rod and reel
in the rivers of that locality.
MH. LITTLETON IS BETTER
NOW IT CITI HOSPITAL
will recover from recent se-
VERE INJURY.
Friends oi Col. Ed Littleton, who
was very seriously injured two weeks
ago in being thrown from his buggy
in a runaway accient, will be pleased
to know that his condition is now sat
isfactory. He was carried yesterday
to the Americus Hospital where care
ful treatment and attention will soon
restore him to normal conditions.
SERVICES IT CILVIRI
CHURCH IT 8 O’CLOCK
——
Evening prayer will be said in Cal
vary church tonight at 8 o’clock. Af
ter the services the choir will rehearse
the music for next Sunday.
FOURTH ROUTE
FOR AMERICUS
RURAL DELIVERY
SERVICE IS NOW IN EXCELLENT
CONDITION.
h« rural mail facilities out of
Americus have been further increased
by the addition of a fourth mail route,
in the establishment of which thj
county ig now afforded an adequate
mail service, it is said. The addi
tional route allowed was the result of
a visit here recently of an inspector
of the R. F. D. service, who investigat
ed local conditions, and with Postmas
ter Davenport, made request for an
other carrier.
The four automobile routes now
cover the county in manner, perhaps
as satisfactory as it could be done
with four automobiles taking the place
of the six buggies discarded.
In the re-adjustment of routes out
of Americus, and the addition of a
fourth car in the service, 350 families
who did not receive rural mail here
tofore, are now afforded daily service.
It is believed that the car service win
in time, measure up to expectations
of the postoffice department,
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TO ITTEIID BIS
MEET 111 FLORIDA
RALLY THERE IN INTEREST OF
DIXIE HIGHWAY.
Mr. J. E. Mathis left this morning
to accept an invitation extended him
by citizens of Tallahassee, Fla., to at
tend a great public meeting to be held
today in the interest of good roads
construction in that section of ths
state which is traversed by the Dixie
Highway. Prominent Floridians and
invited guests from Georgia and
Alabama will address the great as
semblage in the interest of good roads
construction.
Mr. Mathis will be the guest of Mr.
George W. Saxon, president of the
First National Bank, of Tallahassee,
and one of Florida’s two Dixie High
way commissioners. Mr. Saxon is a
Dixie Highway e'nthusiast, and to his
indefatigable efforts is due much for
the success in locating the Chicago to
Florida route via Americus and Al
bany.
A great barbecue feast will be a
feature of the occasion at Tallahassee
today, which will be attended by a
vast multitude. Leon county, of which
Tallahassee is the county site, as
well as the state capital, will hold an
election next Tuesday to determine the
issue of $200,000 of bonds for good
roads improvement. Two hundred
thousand dollars will build a magnifi
cent system of good roads in Leon
county, and indications point strongly
to the success of the bond proposition.
More roads and better roads, the Flor
idians want.
Mr. Mathis will be prominent among
the speakers advocating road improve
ment there, and will tell them what
Sumtre county has accomplished in
road construction; how the roads have
been improved, how land values have
increased, and the county thus
brought to the attention of the world
at-large. Mr. Mathis is essentially a
good roads enthusiast, and has done
much in locating the Dixie Highway.
Mr. Saxon, with his wife and daugh
ters, will come to Americus in their
car next Tuesday, maaking the trip
over the Dixie Highway, as do hun
dreds of tourists coming this way since
the new route was established.
EXPLORER HEARD
THUM IN ARCTIC
NOBTH JGIDNS
OTTAWA, Canada, Sept. 17.—The
government headquarters here have
announced that Vilhjamar Steffasson
the Arctic explorer, has been heard
from, and was safe.
The explorer had not been heard
from since April, 1914, and it had been
generally believed that he and several
companions had been lost.
In 1914 the members of the Steff
asson Canadian Arctic expedition com
pleted a coast survey from the Alas
kan boundary to the Mackenzie river,
while others made tidal observations
at Demarcation Point, Martin Point
and Humphrey Point, which mav
throw additional light on the Arctic
tides.
NOME, Alaskka, Sept. 17. —Steffas-
son, the Arctic expxlorer who was
thought to be lost, arrived yesterday
on the Banksland schooner Rcby, with
dispatches from him to the Canadian
government, stating that he had dis
covered a new land southwest of St.
Patrick's land, and is now preparing
to continue explorations eastward to
ascertain the full extent of the new
land.
KIRMESS WILL
DELIGHT GREAT
THDONGTOHIGHT
Americus anticipates with greatest
interest and pleasure the presentation
tonight of the Kirmess or dance of
nations, at the opera house, and the
audience will be among the largest
that has ever crowded that historic
structure. More than a hundred peo
ple will take part in the several fea:-
ures, and an occasion of novel in
terest and rare enjoyment is fully
assured.
The kirmees will be given for the
benefit of the Americus and Sumter
County Hospital, and will be directed
by Mr. John A. Mahler, of Atlanta, who
has had wide experience in the pres
entation of such spectacular plays.
Seventy-five of the lads and lassies
of Americus will appear in the several
dances representing a half dozen na
tionalities, while a bevy of beautiful
young ladies will appear in Italian
dances. The costumes, to be worn are
those of the several nationalities rep
resented.
Another interesting feature, added
since the official program was pre
pared will be the drill presented by
sixteen men of the Americus Light
Infantry'. The celebrated bayonet
drill, in which the A. L. I. excels, wil
be presented upon the stage tonight
and will greatly interest the aduience
The musical numbers as well as the
dance of nations will delight the aud
ience.
The cause is one that appeals
strongly to the people of Americus.
The hospital needs the city’s generous
support, and the ladies who have
worked untiringly in preparing the
girmess will fully appreciate a cord
ial patronage this evening.
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4- WEATHER REPORT. 4
4- September 17, 1915. 4
4- FOR AMERICUS AND GEOR- 4
4> GIA: General fair tonight 4
♦ and Saturday. 4
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Aj EDITION 1
50BGIGIL WONDERS
WORKED AMONG
WAR WOUNDED
VICTIMS
ONE SURGEON USED A PORTION OF
BACK FOR REPLACING CHEEK
ALL PARTS OF BODY USED FOR
OPERATIONS.
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LONDON, Sept. 17.—Some remark
able instances of Surgical science have
been brought to light during the pres
ent war, but the following story tell
ing how a horribly mutilated soldier
was "reconstructed from his own
ruins,” adds one more miracle to the
list. A French newspaper correspon
dent was admitted to the Rothschild
hospital to see for himself the miracle
in question after the surgeons had
completed their work. The corres
pondent was shown a photograph of a
man wounded in the French trenches
It was a terrible picture. The face
of the man locked the lower portion
of the left cheek, the chin had gone
and also the lips and nose.
While the correspondent was look
ing at this appalling picture one of the
hospital assistants made a sign to one
of the patients who was just going out
to spend an afternoon at a picture
show.
"Here is Our man,” said the assist
ant.
The correspondent stared uncompre
hendingly, but the assistant added
with a smile, “Yes; I assure you, this
is the patient whose photograph you
have in your hand; the man who was
brought into the hospital without his
cheek, jaw, lips, chin and nose.”
The correspondent at first thought
the assistant was fooling him, but
the patient who was just going out
bore few signs of the dreadful wounds
depicted in the photograph. His right
cheek W’as the twin brother of his
left cheek; he had an excellent chin;
lips that opened in a genial smile,
and a nose of perfect contour. His
face only bore the rapidly vanishing
traces of some cuts and a few white
marks occasioned by surgical sewing.
The patient himself proceeded to con
firm the assistant’s assertions, talk
ing in the slang of the French infan
tryman.
"Yes, it’s myself; twasn’t any good
for the Germans to spoil my portrait;
the doctore tricked them after all. As
you see, he manufactured for me a
very decent face. For myself, I think
he has improved it, and I believe they’ll
find me more of a knut when I get
back into the country.” Then he lit
a cigarette and went off to see the
show.
The surgeon had taken a portion of
the patient’s back and used it to re
place the cheek. With the skin of the
back he fashioned lips. Then he took
a portion of the man’s short ribs to
make the nose and the substance of
the chin. From the forehead he took
the skin for the nose, and from the
stomach the skin for the chin. Final
ly, When the man was practically re
fashioned and could be permitted to
look at his new face, the doctor ash
ed him if there was anything he re
gretted. The soldier replied: “Yes,
1 ray moustache.” “Oh, don't you worry
about that,” said the doctor, and with
out even applying an anaesthetic, he
took from the hairy nape of the neck
a small strip of skin and grafted it
on the upper lip. "I can’t promise
you,” said the doctor, “that you will
have as victorious a moustache as
that which you left in the trenches, but
'in any case you won't be hairless.” I
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