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THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR.
PEACE PROPOSAL
DECLINED WHICH
GERMANY MADE
ROME, Feb. 9. —Giornale D’ltalia, a
leading afternoon newspaper here, says
separate peace proposals have been
made by Germany to Belgium, and
the proposals have been rejected. Os
.of the authenticity of the statement
■there remains not the slightest doubt,
and the proffer of proposals for peace
by the Berlin authorities is being gen
erally commented upon today. The
efforts to effect separate peace conven
tions with Japan and Belgium, is inter
preted here as indicating the anxiety
of the Germans to reduce their exten
sive battle fronts. The Central Pow
ers are now believed to be short of
men t o fill the enormous gaps cut in
their armies during the past gear’s
fighting.
The latest peace proposals were sub
nitted through the medium of Monsig
lor Tocci Porcelli, Papal Nuncio to
Belgium, who presented them to the
Belgian government, now established
at Havre, France. The proffer of peace
guarantees the restoration of King Al
bert’s government, without material
alteration of frontiers existing at the
beginning of the war, and includes the
payment of a large indemnity by Ger
many. The sum offered as indemnity,
it is proposed, would amply reimburse
the Belgians for all material damages
sustained as a result of the Germanic
invasion and occupation of Belgian
territory, including loss of import du
ties, and individual property destroy
ed. The loss sustained through the
destruction of historic buildings and
relics, is not to be included in the in
demnity, and war fines levied on Bel
gian communities, are not mentioned.
In return for guarantees contained in
the proposals submitted through Mon
signor Porcelli, Germany demands
many economical and commercial priv
ileges in Belgian territory. Such priv
ileges as are demanded have hereto
fore been held only by Belgians, and
to grant them would transform Ant
werp, the chief city of Belgium, prac
tically into a German traffic center.
Freedom of navigation upon the river
Scheldt is among other privileges
sought by Germany.
On the formal presentation of these
proposals at Havre, the Belgian cab
i let declined to even consider them,
unless first approved by England,
France and Russia. The Belgian re
fusal to accept the German offer of a
separate peace reiterated the an
nouncement made months ago, that
Belgium will adhere to the plans of the
Entente Allies, and no separate peace
negotiations will be entered into until
all of the Allies have been consulted
and approval of such a peace is re
ceived from these nations.
Russians Meet Defeat.
BERLIN, Feb. 9.—(Wireless)—Con
stantinople official reports given out
ty the Overseas News Agency today
i tate Russian forces operating in Per
sia have bet a severe defeat. Details
of ths fighting are not given. Persian
tribesmen attacked the Russian col
t mns in such strength as to force a
precipitious retreat. The Slav army,
the report asserts, continues to fall
back in a disorderly manner.
Germans Send New Troops.
LONDON, Feb 9 —Six hundred thous
and fresh troops have been sent into
northern France recently by the Ger
mans. Information to this effect is
;cnvey.?d in reports from the Belgian
frontier to the Central News corres
pondent at Amsterdam.
The moving of this immense body of
« (Continued on Page Six.)
COUNCIL GRANTED
W. OF W. REQUEST
The city council granted the request
of a committee from the Woodmen of
the World lodge in Americus that a
carnival under their auspices be allow
ed to .exhibit here during the week be
ginning February 21st. It is under
stood that the Reynolds shows will
appear here i-jder the W. 0. W. aus
pices.
Around 1 he
World Is Via
Americus
J. F. Bellan has been in the city,
on his way around the world, and he
is making the trip on the rather large
amount of thirteen cents.
But if he keeps on at the rate he has
been going, his trip is over in a short
while, because his trusty feet have
already carried him nineteen thousand
miles, and from the build of the young
man, they seem able to carry him
many more. His long walk is on a
wager that would stagger such men as
Rockefeller, and as he is no wtwenty
.seven days ahead of his schedule, his
chances of riding around the streets of
the national capital, his home are ex
tiemely bright.
The wanderer will .end his travels in
1920, on the 18th of January, and at
9:13 a. m. And by that time, no doubt,
his two songs will be “Home, Sweet
Home,’’ and “America For Me.”
COUNCIL SELLS LOT
1,000 Bills STAPLE
L. G. Council made sales of cotton
Tuesday and Wednesday numbering
1,000 bales, which is one of the largest
deals consummated in this section. The
prices ranged from 11c to 11 l-2c per
bound. The purchasers of this large
lot were the Georgia Cotton Co., J. K.
Livingston & Co., and B. B. Ford &
Co.
Mr. Council handled this cotton for
customers of his warehouse.
STRIKE OF JEWELRY
WDRKEHSJN GOTHAM
NEW YORK, N. Y„ Feb. 9.—A gen
eral strike of jewelry workers in New
York was inaugurated this morning,
following a mass meeting of the men
affected. The strike will affect two
hundred shops in this eity alone.
Twenty-five hundred men, some of
whom have been earning as much as
SIOO weekly walked out when the
strike was declared. The strikers are
satisfied with the wages paid them, and
their only demand is for the estab
lishment of an eight-hour day.
BIG MASON DEAD
IN MACON TODAY
MACON, Ga., Feb. 9.—W. A. Woli
hin, grand secretary of the Grand
Lodge of Georgia, Free Masons, died
at his home here this morning. He
held many high Masonic offices, and
news of his demise will be heard with
general regret throughout the state.
AM LRICUSTIMES-R EID ROER
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
wMERICUS. GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 9, 1916
PITTSBURGH MADE
PLANS OTHER WAYS
BEFORE WE ASKED
Americus cannot get the spring
training camp of the Pittsburg Na
tional baseball team this year—but she
may get this team in 1917, or others, if
the old city will awake to her many
advantages when the time is ripe.
The following communication has
been received by the .editor from Presi
aent Barney E. Dreyfuss, of the Pitts
burg Baseball club:
“This is to acknowledge receipt of
your wire of this date, inviting the
Pittsburg club to make Americus their
training quarters this spring. I
would state that we have a similar in
vitation from your mayor, Mr. L. G.
Council.
“I can assure you that we appreciate
very much the cordial tone of those
telegrams, but regret to advise that
Sur plans have progressed too far in
other directions for us to now' make
any change.
“Thanking you very much, however,
for the opportunity offered us to make
Americus our spring home.”
Press dispatches several days ago
stated that the Pittsburg team had not
completed arrangements for their
Southern training camp, which caused
Americus people to communicate with
the magnates. It was Celt at the time
that the time had grown most too late,
a s the teams will report for training
about March Ist—but Americus is out
after a big league team in 1917 now.
SHE SHOOTS ~ NTS
ANO KILLSJTERSELF
FORT WORTH, Tex., Feb. 9.—Mrs.
Nina Kelley, an attractive young w'o
onan of 28 years, today shot and killed
jier eleven-year-old son, dangerously
wounded a younger son, aged nine, and
then committed suicide. Mrs. Kelley
had conducted a boarding house here
during some time past, and was well
known.
Neighbors hearing the shots rushed
into the Kelley establishment and
forced open the room of the woman’s
apartment. The three bodies lay
prone upon the floor, blood gushing
.from ugly wounds. The younger boy
•will recover, doctors stated this af
ternoon. The other two victims died
before medical aid reached them.
Mrs. Kelley and her husband had
ben living apart during several months
and financial ambarrassment, added
tc domestic troubles is believed to be
responsible for today's tragedy.
FARRAR IS SENT
OUR CONGRATULATIONS
ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 9.—Numerous
telegrams of congratulation were sent
yesterday to Geraldine Farrar, the
American prima donna, from Atlanta
friends on the occasion of her mar
riage to Lou Tellegen, the famous ac
tress.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Peel, Mr. and Mrs.
John E. Murphey and several direc
tors of the Atlanta Music Festival as
sociation were among those w'ho wired
their well wishes.
Atlanta is looking foreward with
keen pleasure to the coming South of
Geraldine Farrar, now Mrs. Tellegen,
along with the other Metropolitan
stars ,for the 1916 season of grand
opera here in April and the first week
in May.
I ♦ JUDGE ATKINSON SOON ♦
■ ♦ TO QI IT CLAIMS BENCH ♦
♦ WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 9. +
* Judge W. Atkinson, of the United ♦
* States court of claims .announced ♦
* today his intention to retire from ♦
♦ active service within a month. He ♦
|> is past seventy years of age, and ♦
♦ will continue to receive full pay. +
♦ Judge Atkinson, who was ap- ♦
+ pointed to the Court of Claims ♦
♦ bench by President Taft upon the *
♦ creation of the court, is a republi- ♦
* can, and resides at Charleston, +
+W. Va. His successor will be ♦
* named by President Wilson. ♦
•♦♦ + ♦ +
AMERICUS WINS
CONVENTION IN
1817 FOR GUY
Americus will entertain the South
Georgia Woman’s Missionary confer
ence during the first week in February,
1917. This announcement was greeted
with much pleasure by the citizens of
Americus, and adds another convention
to the fame of the city.
The invitation was extended by the
three delegates from the society of
the First Methodist church, who are
attending the conference at Valdosta
this week. The delegates are Mrs. Lor
ing B. Smith, Mrs. George M. Acree
and Miss Madge McAfee.
Women high in the councils of Meth
odism throughout the South Georgia
conference will attend the meeting in
Americus next year, besides prominent
visitors from different sections of th
South.
Several other south Georgia cities
extended invitations, but Americus
won easily over all other claims.
FIGHT STARTS WITH
LOUIS DJMEIS
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 9.—Clif
ford Thorn, a member of the railroad
commission of lowa, was the first wit
ness examined by the sub-committee
of the senate judiciary committee, to
which has been referred the nomina
tion of Louis D. Brandeis, to be a mem
ber of the United States supreme court.
Thorn is opposed to confirmation of
Brandeis nomination.
During his examination the witness
declared in his opinion Brandeis is un
fit to fill the exalted position of jus
tice, because he is “guilty of infidelity,
breach of faith and unprofessional
conduct.” The alleged breach of faith
occurred during the hearing of the so
called five per cent rate cases during
1913, when Brandeis was employed as
counsel in the cases.
Thorn declared on the stand today
that during the hearings of the five per
cent cases Brandeis in open court com
mitted himself to the proposition that
an accumulation of 7 1-2 per cent
above all expenses, including interest
on debts and capital stock of railroads,
was inadequate. Later, when Bran
dels was acting as special counsel for
the railroad commission he held such
accumulation adequate. The “change
of front” was related by the witness
as in support of' his sensational
charge above stated.
The sub-committee will continue its
hearings several days before reporting
tc the full committee, and it will prob
ably be two weeks before a report on
the nomination reaches the floor of the
senate.
HEW FEATURES FOR
THE Y.M.CJ. ASSIST
THE lIHI£ FOLKS
The new features of the Y. M. C. A.
include lessons in boxing and wrest
ling, and free at that. And soon the
beys of Americus may be able to doubt
jless Willard’s claim to the champion
ship title.
The recent additions to the corps of
assistants at the Americus association
are helping to make that institution
worthy of Americus and the work the
mon in charge are doing is attracting
the attention of associations all over
the state. These men believe in
youngsters, and they mean to make
young Americus vigorous in body and
active in mind.
And to accomplish these ends they
have established sports that are par
ticularly beneficial to the lads. The
f>Tt of boxing is a thing that is abso
lutely essential to the health of the
growing boy; it teaches him the
science of self-defense; it builds the
body and helps to put the boy in per
fect physical trim, and lastly it gives
him some form of recreation from the
tedious grind of the school-room.
The establishment of this new fea
ture at the Y. M- C. A. will not be at
the expense of any other pastime. They
will be carried on just the same, and
will be pushed even more vigorously
than ever. Mat work, tumbling and
pyramid-making for half an hour, then
they will spend thirty minutes in the
jiu-jitsu, wrestling and boxing, and
the day’s practice will end in a snappy
basket ball game.
Tlse parents of the city who desire
tneir boys to figure in the benefits
derived from these wholesome exr
cises should make arrangements at
once, as the wor kwlil be begun within
a few days.
The juniors of the local association
are whooping things up .under the
able charge of Asa Tift, in athletic
lines, and the boys are taking an un
usual interest in all the proceedings.
Friday night a basket ball game will
be held between the Americus juniors
and the Aggie scrubs. The price of
admission will be only ten cents, and
the proceeds of the game will go to
make this department of the “Y” a
model, indeed. So let’s all come out
and show the youngsters we are in
terested in their work.
CHANGES IN WORDS
OF HIC[ DISPUTE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 9.—One
change in the Lusitania agreement
suggested by Secretary to
Count Bernstorff, the German ambas
sador is the substitution of the words
“recognizes liability,” where the Ger
man draft reads “assumes liability”
The substitution of the word “recog
nizes,” is is confidently predicted
would remove all danger of further
friction in the negotiations. It is not
definitely known whether the United
States will insist upon the substitu
tion suggested.
MR. HOWELL NOT
BL CANDIDATE AGAIN
Mr. John T. Howell, tax leceiver of
Sumter county, announces today
through the columns of this paper that
he will not be a candidate again this
year. His many friends express re
gret, as he would have been warmly
supported in his race.
BISHOP HEESE TO
BEJERE SUNDAY
Rt. Rev. Frederick F. Reeae, Bishop
I of Georgia, will arrive in the cito yn
Saturday and will officiate in Calvary
church on Sunday. The confirmation
service will take place on Sunday
morning at 11 o’clock.
While in the city, Bishop Reese will
be a guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
George W. Riley.
__________________ '
Allies Bound
To Find In
The Future
ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 9.—Ultimata
| victory for the Allies is predicted in a
letter just received from Paul Rock
well, formerly a student at Tech and
?. local newspaper reporter, but for
more than a year a member of t he
foreign legion in France, where he has
seen much fighting.
His brother, Kiffin, he says, is doing
splendid work in the aviation equad,
and is now driving one of the fastest
machines in France.
In the .early part of the war Kiffin
Rockwell was one of the gunners in
charge of a big gun at the front, and
told of interestin ' experiences of ac
tual warfare. Later his battery was
charged by the Germans, and he him
self suffered a wound from which he
has since entirely recovered.
INDICTMENTS FOH
NEUTRAUTY WRONG
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Feb. 9.
Ti e United States district attorney
here stated today that indictments had |
teen returned against fifty nine per-!
sons, thirty-two or whom are charged I
with having violated American neutral
ity laws. Indictments have been re
turned against several German con
sular officers, including Consul-Gen
eral Bopp, stationed at San Francisco.
The Turkish consul-general here has
also been indicted. Warrants are be
ing served today, but tfie consular of
ficers indicted have not been taken in
to custody.
Several of the indictments returned
were against immigration officials who
are charged with conspiracy in connec
tion with the attempted smuggling of
eighty-six Chinese into the United (
States last November. The celestials, j
as is well known, were brought from
tlhina on board the liner Mongolia, but
were arrested and deported by United
States officials shortly after their ar
rival.
SENATE PASSED FOH
NAVI FIND MONET
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 9.—The
senate today passed the resolution
which makes available immediately six
hundred thousand dollars for the
equipping of the Mare Island, and New
York navy yards, for construction of
largest battleships. The resolution
passed the house Monday and was
favorably reported by the senate na- 1
val affairs committee late yesterday. 1
The senate also passed the naval
Academy bill, which provides for the t
entrance of three hundred cadets at
Annapolis in the spring classes. This <
bill had been previously passed by the <
house, and both measures now i
to go into effect at once. t
CITV
edition!
.BOND ELECTION
CALLED MARCH
lISTH FOR ACTIOH
r
I The election for the people of Amer
icus to vote on the issuance of bonds
to the amount of $30,000 for street
work and improvements has • been
called for March 15th by the Mayor
and City Council. They acted on th*
matter at their regular meeting Tuee.
day night.
k The bonds are to be issued in de
nominations of SI,OOO each, bearing in
terest at not more than 4 1-2 per cent,
5 and will be retired at the end of thirty
1 years.
The date for the bond election comes
■ on the same day as the county pri
mary, the date having been recently
i agreed upon by the Sumter County
i Democratic Executive committee.
The details and arrangements for
: the election will be announced I»tw
, The Mayor and Council have devised
: this way of securing money for neces
sary improvements on the streets, and
the people will be called upon to vote
their approval on March 15th.
Other Matters of Business.
J. E. Sheppard, representing a client,
i>a 8 granted a request as to a change
in fi fas relating to the Scrutchena
■ property.
Dr. Douglas B. Mayes, city physician,
presented four ordinances to the body,
as was forecast in this paper severdl
days ago. They refer to the quaran
tine o f contagious diseases; the prac
tice of mid-wltery; the cutting down
of weeds in the city, and the inspec
tion of milk and dairies. The propou.
ed ordinances were referred to the ordi
nance committee.
The request of M. W. Reddick, pria
| cipal of the Americus Institute, that
| the city donate the water supply for
J the school during the year 1916 was
granted, as has been done for the past
several years.
A change in the city license tax on
writing insurance as to the companfaw
and their branches of writings, was au
thorized by the body. •
Arc lights at the corner of Bell and
Hancock streets, and in front of the
Amerirus Hospital, were ordered in
stalled, fqllowing a recommendation
from the light committee by Aidermaa
Dudley.
Alderman Dudley read the report Os
the finance committee that the Ameri
cus hospital be given SSO per month,
pud the Carnegie Library SIOO month.
fThe report was agreed to and adopted
by the council.
Notices-of suit, unless settlement
was made, from Mrs. C. C. Evans and
Mrs. S. E. Alexander, were read to the
body and referred to the city attorney.
The petitions allege damages to prop
erty by th,? grading of a street.
Preacher Gets
Auto —Surprise
ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 9.—The admir
ing members of the flock of Rev. J. S.
Lyon of the First Presbyterian church,
Atlanta, gave him a surprise party yes
t.?rday, and it turned out to be a sur
prise party sure enough.
Probably he imagined the usual giftn
of flour and meat, and, maybe, a bar
rel of apples, and some tinware.
Instead they gave him a magnificent
automobile.
The car had been bought several
days in advance, with complete secre
cy, and the delighted minister know
nothing about it until it was presented
t o him.
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