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THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR.
Much Damage Wrought By
Destruction of Munition of
War Plant in Teutonic Land
Prussians Losses to
Go Over Two
Million Mark.
BULGARIA CLAIMS
RIGHT TO INVADE
Figures on Losses
of Prussians is
Large
PARIS, Feb. 10. —A Bucharest dis
patch to the Balkan news agency
here, which was delayed five days in
transmission, says Rumanian official
circles have received confirmation di
rect from Vienna of a report that all
cannon and plans for heavy gun con
struction were destroyed in the re-
Jjtnt explosion at the Skoda armament
factory in Bohemia. The damage creat
ed by the explosion is now known to
have been vastly greater than has been
admitted by the Austrian authorities.
Nearly three hundred persons, many
of them the most skilled munitions
workers in Austria-Hungary, were
killed outright by the explosion, while
several hundreds others were injured,
more than a hundred of these probably
fatally. The Austrian authorities pro
fess to believe the explosion was caus
ed by “criminals,” but whether these
criminals are believed to have been
spies, is unknown here. All news cf
the explosion is being vigorously sup
pressed by the Austria-Hungarian au
thorities, and newspapers in the Cen
tral Empires have been forbidden to
make further mention of the occur
rence. "
Prussian Losses 2,377,378.
LONDON, Feb. 10. —The Amsterdam
Ccuraht, publishes today an estimate
of Prussian losses sustained during
the progress of the war. The Cour
ant bases its estimate on most reliable
authority available, including official
casualty lists, and places the number
cf dead, wounded and mission at two
million .three hundred and seventy
seven thousand, three hundred and
seventy-eight.
The estimate includes only Prussian
losses, and not those sustained by
other kingdoms composing the Ger
man Empire. Saxony, Wurtemburg
and Bavaria have furnished large bod
ie-s of troops for service during the
war, and have sustained heavy losses,
not incorporated above. The naval
casualty lists are also excluded in
summarizing the Courant’s estimate.
Austrian losses are likewise omitted
from the calculation.
Prussia, which is the largest of the
German states, includes the city of
Berlin, and much of the Baltic coast
country. Emperor Wilhelm is king of
Prussia, by virtue of which office he
rules over all the empire.
Bulgaria Claims Rights.
SOFIA, Feb. 10.—The government
organ Narodni Prava today publishes
a leading article asserting Bulgaria
,has the right to invade Greece for the
purpose of attacking the British and
Trench before Saloniki. The article
forecasts an attack upon the Entente
postions in Greek territory by Bul
garian forces.
Narodni Prava boldly declares Bul
garia is not responsible for the fact
that its enemies have violated Greek
neutrality. Miliary necessiy is the
plea under which the newspaper urges
the Bulgarian forces to attack the Al
lies on Greek soil.
Report From London.
LONDON, Feb. 10.—Indications that
important military operations in the
Balkans are impending is furnished
by the Bulgarian government organ,
Narodni Prava, at Sofia, which in a
leading article today asserts Bulgar
ians have a right to invade Greece to
attack the Entente Allies. The news
paper declares Bulgaria cannot permit
these foes to nernain near the country’s
borders, and they must be driven out.
Activity on both the eastern and
western fronts recently is more mark
ed than for some time. An important
movement may be developing near the
rorthern end of the Russian line,
where heavy artillery firing has been
reported. Especially in the vicinity
of Dvinsk have these operations been
noticeable during the past twenty-four
hours.
The Russians are now confident of
the security of their line there, and
in aGlicia the Slavs are on the ag
gressive again. At one point along the
river Dneister, a strong Russian force
Jias crossed the stream, but a firm foot
hold has not yet been obtained on the
west bank. Fighting for possession
of ground there is in progress today.
In the w.est the Germans evidence a
spirit of aggressiveness along the
whole of the line. Heavy guns, sup
ported by smaller ordnance and infan
try charges. An occasional gain at
scattered points is reported in des
patches from France this afternoon.
The French official sattement say an
artillery duel continues in the Artois
district. The Germans have attacked
.French positions between Neuville and
Lafolie, these attacks being undertak
en during last night. Though the at
tacks were repulsed, the Germans suc
ceeded in holding one mine crater
German Official Statement
BERLIN, Feb. 10.—An official state
ment issued this afternoon reports the
capture from the French of a large
section of trenches at Vimy in the Ar
tois region, after heavy fighting. A
mine crater near Neuville has been oc
cupied by German forces.
A French force has gained a foot
hold on a small part of one German
first line trench south of Somme. The
fighting to eject the enemy from this
position is still proceeding.
Germans About to Move.
BERLIN, Feb. 10.—(Wireless.)—The
German government is about to issue
a memorandum to neutral countries
defining the status of armed merchant
ships. The memorandum will declare
sue armed merchant ships vessels of
war and assert the German intention
to tr.eat such vessels as warships.
hvman elected io
OFFICE 10 MftCDN
MACON, Ga., Feb. 10.—E. H. Hyman,
secretary-manager of the Americus
and Sumter County Chamber of Com
merce, was elected secretary and treas
urer of the Georgia Association of Fair
Secretaries ,at a meeting of the offi
cials Thursday morning.
It was this signal honor for Mr.
Hyman, w’ho formerly resided in Ma
con, where he was secretary of the
Macon Chamber of Commerce.
The gathering of officials was to ar
range plans for the many fairs to b?
held in Georgia this year, and the
outlook is good for one of the best
! years in the history of fairs.
AMEF®KIMEStRKOROER
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
BIS EVENT IT THE
1.M.C.1. THURSDAY
Tonight is the night and the Y. M. C.
A. is the place for those desiring a
hot time. Because the big masked
carnival is to be held there Friday ev
ening, and the plans have all been per
fected that will make this party tire
most brilliant ever hid in the history
of the association.
The skating starts promptly at 7
o’clock, and for two hours masked peo
ple, full of joy and fun will reign su
preme. But after 9 o’clock those de
siring to skate, but who neglected to
provide costumes .will be permitted to
enter into th eglad occasion and have
fun and fall to the strains of a spec
ially selected orchestra.
BRANDEIS HEMINK
WTIIIIIB TOM!
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 10.—
James Carmel, chief examiner for the
Interstate Commerce commission, to
day testified at the hearing by the sen
ate sub-commitee investigating the
nomination of Louis D. Brandels, to
the supreme court bench.
Carmal declared that Ford Thorne,
of the lowa railroad commission was
aware of Brandels’ intention to con
cede that the railroads needed more
woney while acting as special counsel
for the commission during the 1913
hearings on rate cases. His testimony
contradicts that given yesterday by
Thorne.
BUY SCOUTS INCREASE
15146 PER EENT
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 10.—Re
ports submitted to the annual meeting
of the National Council of Boy Scouts
of Americus, in session here, were read
at the morning session. These reports
show a remarkable growth in the or
ganization's membership. A total en
rollment of 182,622 boys is shown by
these reports. Membership in the or
ganization is scattered throughout ev
ery state in the union. The member
ship increased during the past year
146 per cent.
BIG TELEGRftPH MAN
DIED ON THURSDAY
NEW YORK, Feb. 10.—Belvidere
Brooks, vice president of the Western
Union Telegraph company, died sud
denly at his home here today. Heart
rouble was the immediate cause of
death.
The dead man had been in poor
health during several months past, and
had litle active connection with the
Western Union company since his
physical condition impaired his abili
ty perform accustomed duties.
PANAMA PRESIDENT
WELCOMES DELEGATES
PANAMA, Feb. 10.—President Porras
in behalf of the Republic of Panama,
today officially welcomed delegates to
the Congress on Christian Word in
Latin-America. The principal Protes
tant denominations of the United
Slates and Great Britain are represent
ed among delegates present.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 10, 1916
You May Cure
That Bald Head
Without a Hat
ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 10. —A number
of Atlanta men are going to try this
spring, the experiment of going bare
headed all the time as a cure for ap
proaching baldness.
It is declared that baldness in men
is due entirely to the fact that they
wear air-tight hats. Hats also affect
the hair by compressing the arteries,
veins, lymphatic vessels and nerves
that supply and nourish the hair. The
principal trouble they say is the tight
hat-band. And if you examine a man
partly bald, noting the shape of his
heads, and the places where his hat
presses most tightly, you will find, it
is said, that the beginning of the bald
area corresponds with the pressure
spots. If the head is round and the
hatband presses tightly and uniform
ly around the whole circumference, the
hair is likely to fall out uniformly
over the top of the head Y’JJ Mf~»
MRS. TURPIN STANDS.
OPERATION FINELY
The many friends of Mrs. Wjll Green
Turpin will be interested to learn that
she was operated on at the Americus
hospital Thursday morning, aiid is
resting well, having stood the opera
tion very successfully.
HIGHTOWER IS IN
COMMISSIONER RACE
Joel W. Hightower, of Americus, an
nounces his candidacy for county com
missioner in today’s issue of the
Times-Recorder. Mr. Hightower is a
well known business man and planter,
and his friends will greet his candi
dacy with much pleasure.
DUDLEY BUYS THE
BAGLEY RESIDENCE
N. M. Dudley purchased from Mrs.
D. W. Bagley her residence on Taylor
street, where Mr. Dudley expects to
reside in the near future. This trans
action was handled through T. B.
Westbrook, real estate dealer her.e,
W. G. GRAY IN THE
TAX RECEIVER HUGE
W. C. Gray, of Americus, announces
his candidacy for tax receiver of Sum
ter county, in this issue of the Times-
Recorder. Mr. Gray has lived in
Americus for a number of years where
he is well known. Many friends will
support him in his race.
MAY BECOME THE '
WORLD ORICK CENTER
ATLANTA, Ga., Feb .10.—Georgia
may become the brick center of the
universe, as an accidental result of
the new prohibition law. That is, it
Alabama doesn't gain that distinction
first.
It seems that Georgia’s new anti
shipping law was patterned exactly af
ter the Alabama law, which is already
in operation in that state. Now o ne
of the provisions of that law is that a
man can't receive more than two
quarts at a time.
NURSHALL WILLING
TO TRY IT AGAIN
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 10.—
President Thomas Marshall, of In
diana, is willing to run for a second
term, provided the democrats of the
nation want him. He will not ask a
second nomination, however.
A letter from Mr. Marshalls’ sec
retary, Mark Thistlewaite, addressed
to Postmaster Meyers here, and con
taining information as above set forth,
was mode public today. Postmaster
\Meyers some time ago wrote Mr. Mar
shall, asking if he would again permit
the use of his name in connection with
the vice presidency, and the reply au
thorized announcement of his willing
ness to accept another term.
miffllMS
MMITTE£LEITEfI
NEW ORLEANS, La., Feb. 10— Dr.
Paul F. Roh, German consul here, to
day admitted to a representative of the
Associated Pr.ess that he wrote the let
ter to Captain Franz Von Papen, found
in the latters’ effects by British au
thorities at Falmouth, and signed with
tbe initials “R. V. M.” Disclosures con
tained in the letter created a sensation
when published. The authorship of
the letter was ascribed by the British
to B. Von Mysenburg, former German
consul at New Orleans. .
DTT COMES HERE
ON FEBRUARY 12
Edward Amherst Ott will Lecture at
the Americus High school auditorium
February 12th, under the auspices of
the Americus and Sumter County Hos
pital association, he being one of the
attraction of the lyceum course, which
this worthy institution has furnished
Americus.
Mr. Ott has lectured in Americus on
previous occasions, and he is well
known. The public will miss a treat if
they allow this attraction to pass with
out attending.
TD SETTLE WITHOUT
STRIKES IS ASKED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 10.—The
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States today adopted resolutions call
ing upon railroads and their employes
in future to settle all wage controver
sies arising by arbitration.
Interruption of traffic and inconven
ience to business interest would ba
avoided by such a course, in the opin
ion of delegates attending the con
gress here, and it is believed the in
terests of all concerned would be
equally protected by such an arrange
ment.
WILL HAVE NEW
• EYE ARRANGED
Dr. J. F. Lunsford, of Preston, was
in the city Thursday morning. He ac
companied Richard Lowrey, the
young man, who was so unfortunate
as to lose pne of his eyes several
weeks ago. The left eye was removed
by Dr. Grubbs about ten days ago, and
he came over to have one fitted in by
Dr. Grubbs.
Life May Be
One Thing After
Other Things
Jesse Bridges, an employe of the
Sapleton garage, says he is more than
6\er convinced that life is just one
herd knock after another. He bases
his opinion on the fact that some
the prize jinx seems to take hold
cf him and presents him with all the
iiard luck in Christendom. This time
the jinx decided that this young man
should have his arm broken, and as
Bridges' arm was just recovering from
a like accident inflicted some time ago,
Jesse naturally thinks that he is be
ing handled just a bit too roughly.
But the doctors think that no serious
■complications will result from this
latest accident and very soon young
Bridges will be able to again proceed
|with his work.
WANT WILSON TO
\ COMLID GEORGIA
ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 10.—Atlanta
democrats are making every effort to
bring president Woodrow Wilson to
Georgia during his speaking tours. The
Young Men’s Democratic League at its
annual meeting passed resolutions
looking tp this end, and Col. Walter I*.
Andrews! the newly elected president
bt the league, has sent a telegraphic
invitation to Mr. Wilson.
In his speech Colonel Andrews* at
the annual meeting called attention to
the fact that four years ago when he
presided at a league breakfast when
the then governor of New Jersey was
tbe guest of honor, he introduced him
as the next president of the United
States.
Colonel Andrews was also one o f
the Wilson managers for Georgia in
the national presidential campaign,
ard is regarded as one of the strong
est Wilson men in the South.
Colonel Andrews believes that Wil
son today is absolutely without demo
ciatlc opposition in Georgia, and that
many Southerners who lean nationally
toward republican principles have al
bo been converted to the Wilson ad
ministration policies.
GLOVER IS FIRST
CANDIDATE NOW
J. S. Glover, of Americus, familiarly
known as "Doc,” is the first Sumter
county candidate to formally throw his
bat in the ring. His announcement for
tax receiver appears in this issue of
the Times-Recorder. He is well
known in the county, and will be
v. armly supported by a host of friends.
HUDSON LOSES ONE
OF HIS HORSES
Charlie Hudson, proprietor of the
Hudson Transfer company, lost one of
his fine dray horses Thursday morning
v. hen the animal broke its leg on the
pavement near the Seaboard Air Line
railway depot. In order io end the
beast's agony he was shot.
MARSHALL ENTERS
SOLICITOR RACE
i T. O. Marshall, a prominent lawyer
of Americus, has announced his candi
dacy for solicitor of the City Court of
Americus. Mr. Marshall is well known
ir. the city and county, and will be
warmly supported by many friends in
his race.
CITV
editionl
HAND OFDEATH IS
PUCEDONEMDHT
MATHIS, NEW M.
Americus was grieved to learn <£
the death of ML Emory Mathis, at Al
buquerque, New Mexico, Wednesday
afternoon, the news reaching Prof. J.
>E. Mathis, of Americus, the father at
Mr. Mathis last night.
Mr. Mathis left for the west several
months ago, where he hoped the cli
mate would better his health. Ftar th a
past several years he has been in iB
health, and with a valiant spirit Im
fought to stay the hand of a ravaging
ceisease.
When quite a young man, Mr. Mathlv
decided that he would make the reahe
of engineering his chosen field, and
v ith this in view he served his apprea
tieship with the Seaboard Air Line
railway shops in Americus. At one
time he was master mechanic of the
Georgia and Florida railway, with,
headquarters at Douglas. Later he
became superintendent of the Ameri
cus Public Service Company, whir*
position he was compelled to relin
quish because of falling health.
successful in the world at
affairs which he chose for his life*
work. He was a man of many excep
tional fine traits of characetr. He was
honored, esteemed, loved and admired
by all who knew him and crumHeev
scores of friends bow with ber eave
bent by his loss.
The arrangements have not been
completed for his funeral, but his re
mains will be brought to Americus for
interment.
Mr. Mathis is survived by his wief
arid three children; William, Carolina
and Ruth; his father, Prof. J. E. Ma
this, of Americus; five sisters, Mrs.
Dan McKay, of Clearwater, Fla.; Miss
es Sarah, Rebecca, Mary and Carobe!
Mathis, and two brothers, Walter and
Edward Mathis.
WEIGHING OF MAILS
STARTSJN FEO. 15
ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 10.—On next
Tuesday, February 15, the quadrien
nial weighing of the mails by the
postoffice department of the United
states government will begin, ac
cording to announcement of transpor
tation officials of railroads .entering
Atlanta.
The result of that weighing will re
termine the basis on which the r*U
roadg are to be paid for transporting
-the mails for the next four years, and
there are some actual facts in con
nection with the handling of the malls
by the railroads, that the railroad offi
cials want the public to know.
They say that while the railroads
are paid for transportation of mails <m
a basis of weight carried, the mail*
are only actually weighed once is
each four years, with the result that
the railroads carry the increase from
one weighing period to the next with
out any compensation whatever. The
normal average Increase in weight of
mail is eight to ten per cent, per year,
but since the establishment of the par
cels post that increase has been more
than 15 per cent, each year. The se
rious results to the railroads, they
paint out, is therefore evident.
Furthermore, they say, the railroads
are paid for transportation of mails
only, but are required to perform *
great deal of service for which they
get no compensation whatever.
7 he railroad companies declare they
are willing and anxious to let the in
terstate commerce commission decide
a hat is a reasonable rate of compen
sation to be paid for tl e transportation
g" mails.
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