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THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR.
TWO FIRES KILL
ANO DESTRQY MAY
BE ENEMY WORK
TORONTO, Ont, Feb. 16. —The home
of the American club here was burn
ed this morning, the fire following an
explosion, the cause of which is as
yet undetermined. The fact that all
of the club members were certainly
j.ro-ally, and the further circumstance
that the Ninety-Seventh Canadian
Overseas regiment, popularly known
as the American Legion, had its birth
in the club rooms, leads the police and
military authorities to suspect the
fire was caused by an alien enemy.
One unidentified man, whose body
was found just inside a window on the
third floor of the building, was burned
to death, and two others, employees
of the club sustained injuries. The
police, at noon today, stated several
explosions occurred immediately pre
ceding the discovery of the fire, and
a search for the alleged incendiaries
has been storted.
Captain Asa Minard, an officer of
the American Legion, was badly in
jured during the progress of the fire,
and the caretaker of the building also
sustained probable fatal injuries.
Three members of the caretakers’ fam
ily, it is reported, found escape im
possible and perished in the flames. It
s impossible at noon to verify this re
icrt, however.
Million Dollar Loss.
NEW YORK, Feb. 16.—Three steam
ers, the Bolton, Castlean and Pacific,
'.ogether with nine hundred feet of
piers at the foot of Pioneer street,
Brooklyn, were burned early this
morning. Their desruction was
wrought by a disastrous fire which
swept the river front at an early hour.
The steamer Pallazia was damaged by
the flames and about twenty-five scows
and lighters either destroyed of bad
ly damaged.
All but two persons known to have
been in the vicinity when the fire was
discovered have been accounted for by
the police, and hope is expressed that
these escaped in small boats and will
yet be found. The property loss in
volved will amount probably to a
million dollars, with an mtonown
amount of insurance.
Some of the vessels destroyed and
damaged were loading munitions and
war supplies for the Entente govern
ments to Europe, and the o’ igin of the
fire is uncertain.
$2,000,000 Loss at Fall River.
FALL RIVER, Mass., Feb. 16.—Two
million' dollars property damage was
done today by a fire which swept the
whole of Fall River’s business dis
trict. ' The origin of the conflagration
is unknown.
A score of big buildings including
the city’s chief hotel were burned, and
several others severely damaged. No
live were sacrificed during the fire, and
so far as known, no person sustained
more than trifling injuries. ,
PRESBYTERIAN EADIES
TD SERVE LUNCHES
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church will conduct a lunch and rest
room during the week of the carnival
of the Woodmen of the World which
begins Monday, February 21st. These
features will be held in the Presby
terian Sunday school room on Jackson
street. Hot lunches and coffee will
I'e serced each day, and the public is
;ordially invited to visit them.
BOOT TUES KNOCK
KT WILSON ANO BIS
POLICY IN SPEECH
NEW YORK, Feb. 16. —The policies
of President Wilson and the Democrat
ic administration toward the interna
tional situation arising out of the Eu
ropean war and the Mexican disurb
ances, and as relating to domestic con
ditions toward the tariff, were attacked
by former United States Senator Elihu
Root today to his address as tempor
ary chairman of the New York State
Republican Convention, in assembly
here.
No other presidential election since
1864 has been so fraught with conse
quences so vital to national life as the
ore now approaching, Mr. Root said,
and all ordinary considerations whicn
play so great a part in Presidential
campaigns” are and ought to be dwarf
ed into significance.” He promised that
ii the Republican party is returned to
power the people may expect a foreign
policy which will leave “no doubt any
where in the world of America’s pur
pose and courage to protect and de
fend her independence, her territory
and the lives and just rights of her
citizens under the laws of nations;”
and that the people may expect, also,
that “the government will stand for
full and adequate preparation by the
American people for their own de
fence."
Mr. Root charged the present admin
istration with “the lack of foresight to
make timely provision for backing up
of American diplomacy by actual or
assured military force;” with “the for
feiture of the world’s respect for our
assertion of rights by pursuing the
policy of making threats and of failing
to make them good;” and with “a loss
of the moral forces of the civilized
(World through failure to truly inter
pret to the world the spirit of
American democracy in its attitude
towards the terrible events which ac
companied the early stages of the war. ’
These, said Mr. Root, were the admin
istration's “three fundamental errors.”
ELLAVILLE MAN
DIES AT TABLE
ELLAVILLE, Ga., Feb. 16.—J. T.
Stewart, a well known citizen of Ella
ville, died Tuesday at his home here,
his demise being attended by unusual
ly sad circumstances. Death was sud
den and unexpected, coming while the
deceased was seated at table with
others of the family, partaking of the
midday meal. Apparently in good
health uptil a few minutes before his
death Mr. Stewart relaxed in his chair
while eating, and in a few minutes
was dead.
The dead man was about seventy
years of age, and had long been a
resident of Ellaville. He was a man
of much piety, having been superinten
dent of the Ellaville Baptist Sunday
school during many years past. He is
survived by one daughter, Mrs. R. C.
Trammell, and three sons, Messrs. Ed,
Ford and Charlie Stewart. The fun
eral was conducted Wednesday from
Ellaville Baptist church, interment
being in the local cemetery.
CARLOAD BOTTLES
FOR PLANT HERE
J. T. Warren, general manager of
the Coca-Cola company here, has just
received a carload of new bottles. He
says that business is increasing, and
that the recent warm weather has
made it much better for his business.
AMERIBSTIMES-RECOROER
AMERICUS. GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. FEBRUARY 16, 1916
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♦ WILLARD-MORAN BOLT 4
4 DEFERRED TWO WEEKS *
♦ CHICAGO, Feb. 16.—Jess Wil- ♦
4 lard and Tom Jones today stated 4
4 the bout between the champion 4
4- and Frank Moran must be pont- 4-
4- opned two weeks. The bout was 4
4 originally set for March Sth. 4
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ENVOffO RUSSIA
HAS RESIGNATION
PETROGRAD, Feb. 16.—American
Ambassador Marye bas resigned his
post here and will return to the Unit
ed States as soon as his successor is
named.
Ambassador Marye was appointed
to represent the United States at the
Russian court by President Wilson, and
assumed high rank among diplomats
here. Mrs. Marye returned tc the
United States several months ago, ow
ing to the health of her young son.
who' it was found would be unable to
withstand the rigors of the Russian
winter climate.
gebmFbm
LOCI MATTEO HERE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 16.
Count Von Bernstorff, the German am
bassador, at noon today, laid before
Secretary Lansing German’s revised
draft of the American memorandum
designed to settle the Lusitania con
troversy. The communication was
received in Washington last night, be
ing transmitted from Berlin by cable
via Copenhagen, in code.
On apparently authentic authority
it. was said today the communication
adopts all changes suggested by the
American governmment with a single
exception, and in this instance little
controversy is anticipated. The Teu
tonic officials, it is reported, are not
altogether in accord with Washington
authorities concerning the manner in
which reprisals should be conducted
by belligerents, but are seemingly
certain the note presented Secretary
Lansing today will prove satisfactory
to the United States. The nature of
the exception above noted has not been
officially disclosed,, though the forego
ing information is thought to be en
tirely reliable.
BerastorfPs Visit Was Brief.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 16—Af
ter formally presenting the German re
ply in the Lusitania negotiations this
morning Count Von Bernstorff re
mained in the office of Secretary Lans
ing’s office less than ten minutes. Fol
lowing the ambassador’s departure
neither he nor Secretary Lansing
would discuss the communication.
Secretary Lansing, it is believed, is
satisfied with the vergabe of the Ger
man note, but the communication will
be submitted to President Wilson be
fore announcement concerning it is
male.
FLEMING ELECTED
CRISP ORDINARY
CORDELE, Ga., Feb. 16.—With all
precincts heard from W. P. Fleming
was elected yesterday to fill the un
expired term of the late Judge S. W.
Coney as ordinary of Crisp county.
His opponents were W. R. Harris, J.
P. Hughes and J. A. Collins. Flem
ing’s majority was 197 over the next
highest.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
SPECIAL TERM 10
INDICT WON
MAY BE CALLED
MACON, Ga., Feb. 16.—That there
will be a special session of the Bibb
county grand jury to investigate the
death of Miss Rosa Lee Eubanks, who
was killed Monday night by “Doc”
Branam is very probable.
Judge H. A. Mathews stated last
night he is seriously considering call
ing the grand jury together within the
next day or two to investigate Miss
Eubanks’ death. He would allow no
positive statement to the effect that
the jury would be called together to
be made; but it is thought that the
call will be made today.
“If 1 decide to call the grand jury to
gether, it will be within the next day
or two that the body will meet,’’ Judge
Mathews stated. “It is my intention
in the event the body is called to
gether, to have the case ready for
trial next week.”
The judge stated that the November
term grand jury, which adjourned last
week, would be the set he would call.
Judge Mathews looked up the law in
regard to their power to act in this in
stance and satisfied himself that the
jurors would have full power to render
an indictment against Branam.
It is practically certain that the
grand jury will be called together. In
view of the fact that there is a criminal
session of Bibb superior court during
the next two weeks, Branam could
be tried then.
On Charge of Murder.
Following the decision of the cor
oner’s jury yesterday in finding from
the .evidence that D. B. (Doc) Branam
should be held for murder, Coroner P.
W. Stubbs swore out a warrant in
the Macon Municipal court charging
Branam with the murder of Miss Rosa
Lee Eubanks. Branam is held in the
Bibb county jail without bail.
Marvin Jones, the taxicab driver who
witnessed the murder, is held under
bond of $250 in accordance with a
resolution of the coroner’s jury. Jones
told the jury that he “might leave town
at any time.” He made bond and was
released immediately.
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► WEATHER REPORT. 4
♦ FOR AMERICUS AND GEOR- ♦
♦ GlA—Continued fair Wednes- 4
4 day and Thursday.
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Fairs Mean Much In Learning
For The People Os District
Georgia has no greater educational
institution within her borders than her
fairs. They mean the production of
greater revenue to the commonwealth;
they mean the exploitation of advanc
ed ideas; they mean prosperity to each
section of this Agricultural District;
it means better homes and farms; it
means better markets.
The Third Agricultural District Fair
stands for the education in every de.
partment. In the woman’s department
it stands for the betterment of the
home, the child, the grown-up. It deals
with the health of the people; it treats
with industrial education. It gives out
many hundreds of lessons in domestic
science. It giv.es practical demonstra
tions from bread making to soap mak
i:.g. It deals with horticulture, the
.kitchen, the garden, the conservatory.
It furnishes instructions to the child,
the young girl, the woman. It teaches
jtlie simplest and best methods of em
ployment for hands and mind. It deals
4TWENTY-ONE DEATH TOLL 4
4 IX MONTANA MINE DISASTER ♦
♦ BUTTE, Mont., Feb. 16.—The 4
4 bodies of six more miners have 4
I 4 been found in the twelve hundred 4
4 foot level of the Pennslyvania 4
4 mine of the Anconda Copper Co. ♦
♦ The recovery of these bodies 4
4 brings the total number of dead 4
<■ as a result of Monday night’s fire 4
4to twenty-one The search for ♦
4 other bodies continues today. 4
UNCLE SIM”FACES
1 CRITICALFUTURE
NEW YORK, Feb. 16.—The United
States faces one of the most critical
periods in its history and the destiny
of the republic for a century to come
may well be determined by the con
duct of the government and the senti
ment of the people as exercised and
expressed during the next four years,
United States Senator James W. Wads
werth, Jr., of New York, told the
New York state republican convention
here today. Senator Wadsworth ad
dressed the convention as its perma
nent chairman. He declared that only
the European war had saved the coun
try from being now “in the depths of
the blackest kind of industrial de
pression,” and declared that unless a
protective tariff is created there will
come from foreign sources, after the
signing of peace, an industrial invasion
such as the country has never yet ex
perienced.
Senator Wadsworth touched upon
the democratic policies toward the
Mexican and Philippines questions, de
claring that “rightly or wrongly,” the
people of other nations regard America
today “as lacking in determination,
lacking in virility, shrinking from
those responsbilities and obligations
Kvhlch must come to every great na
tion.”
HOUSE COMMITTEE
REPORTS FAVORABLY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 16.—The
house committee on rivers and harbors
today voted to report favorably the
bill carrying appropriations aggregat
ing $39,608,410. Only projects already
under way are included within the bill,
with a single exception. The East river
channel at New York is this exception,'
$700,000 being provided for deepening I
rd otherwise improving the ship chan
nel at that point.
with the handiwork of women. It deals
with subjects that are essential and
paramount to all others in home mak
ing. The woman’s Department is first
it importance.
“What does it mean to the Schools? ’
It means much to the city and coun
try schools of the 18 counties con
prising the Third Agricultural District
and exerts a wholesome influence upon
all who participate in their control.
No study is more entertaining and
more useful than those branches of
agriculture dealing with plant and
animal life as will be shown at the
Third Agricultural District Fair, and
it is worth quite as much to the young
and those who are older and whose
minds are less reespective.
The committee of the Sumter County
Chamber of Commerce is working
hard to make this fair a big success
and there is not a citizen in Sumter
County but should feel it his duty to
support this big Fair.
C'ITV
’ EDITIONS
SUMTERNOTINTNE
FIRST PENSIONS TO
8E PAIDJY STITE
ATLANTA, Ga., Feb-. 16.—Warrants
for the first installment of the 1916
pension appropriation will be signed
by Governor Harris on Saturday and
■checks will be immediately mailed out
to the various counties which are to
share in this installment.
This first installment will amount to
$449,160 and will be distributed among
61 counties. The counties which are to
share in this first payment are those
which were paid last in 1915. Os these
Fulton county, with 1,123 pensioners,
will receive the greatest amount, $67,-
590; while Mclntosh county, with but
19 pensions, will receive the smallest
sum,. $1,140.
It is expected that the second and
last installment of pensions will be
paid about the middle of March, when
all the remaining counties will come
in for their share of the pension fund, 1
which this year amounts to $975,000. 1
The second installment will, thereofre,
amount to $525,840.
None of the new pensioners added
to the rolls this year will be paid In
either of these installments, and none
of the increases in pensions provided
by the last legislature will be Included.
This i s due to the fact that the number
of the new pensions and the amount
of the increases run higher than was
anticipated by Pensioner Commissioner ■
John W. Lindsey, who will apply to
the legislature this summer for an ex- I
tra appropriation of between $50,000
and SIOO,OOO to cover these items. In '
the event the extra appropriation is
allowed the payments will be made
some time next fall.
Those counties which will partici
pate in the first payment of pensions
Appling, Banks, Ben Hill, Berrien,
Butts, Carroll, Chattooga, Clarke, Clay,
Clinch, Coffee, Columbia, Crawford, De
catur, DeKalb, Dodge, Early Effingham,
Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Franklin, Ful
ton, Gilmer, Glascock, Gordon, Grady,
Greene, Hancock, Harris, Hart, Heard,
Houston, Jackson, Jenkins, Johnson,
Liberty, Lincoln, Lumpkin, Marion, Mc-
Intosh, Morgan, Newton, Paulding,
Pierce, Polk, Quitman, Randolph, Rich
mond Talbot, Taliaferro, Tattnall, Tel
fair, Towns, Turner, Walker, Washing
ton, Whitfield, Wilkes, Wilkinson and
Worth.
fflIN GOES AFTEfi
THE REDUCED RATES
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., Feb. 16.—E.
H. Hyman, secretary and manager of
the Americus, Ga., Chamber of Com
merce, spoke to thirty-two general
passenger agents of Georgia railroads
at their meeting here Wednesday, re
questing reduced rates on their rail- 1
roads because of the state convention
of Elks to be held in Americus on
April 27th and 28th, and the state re
union of United Confederate Veterans.
The outlook is favorable that these
reduced rates will be granted for these
occasions.
GDOOYEAB TIRE
AND RUBBER MAN
T. R. Thomas, representing the
Goodyear Tire and Rubber 00., is in
the city. He is here in the interest of
stimulating interest in motorcycles, <
and encouraging the commercial field <
for this sport with the dealers. Mr 1
Thomas is delighted with Sumter 1
county’s roads and hopes to organize <
a motorcycle club? i
RUSSIAN FORGES
'OCGUPYFfIONTDF
NEWS FROM WAR
I
>
1 LONDON, Feb. 16.—Russian opara
l tions in the;Caucasus region continue
■ develop notably at interesting points
> today, though the chief interest tn th>
war news centers in the battlefields o?
i France and Flanders, where heavy
; fighting continues over a wide stretch
> of front.
> From Petrograd comes the an
• uouncement that nine of the forts about
, Erzerum, the chief Turkish city la
Armenia, were captured by Russia w
late during January, the Turkish de
fenders being driven into the mam
fortress, where eighty thousand me*
are completely surrounded and with
i only two weeks' food supplies.
British military critics in London,
commenting on these operations today
refer to Russian advances in Persia
and the British invasion of Mesopo
tamia. These critics profess to see a
I possibility of an early junction be
tween the Russian and British ce»-
umns with the resulant cutting off of
a tremendous area now under contra!
oi Turkey.
Berlin Announces Enemy Repulses.
BERLIN, Feb. 16—(Wireless.) —The
I German war office announced this as-
I ternoon the repulse of three British at
tacks designed to recover ground lost
| in the recent fighting about Ypr.es, and
j the failure of French attamps to re
| capture lost ground northwest as T»-
hure in the Champagne country. The
attacks resulted in heavy enemy losses,
says the announcement.
Russians Take Ezerum.
LONDON, Feb. 16.—Reuter’s Petro
grad correspondent telegraphing late
this afternoon, says the Russians have
captured Erzerum, the great Turkish
Armenian fortress.
COUNSEL HIRED II
BRINDEIS HEARING
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 16.
Counsel to represent both sides were
today appointed by the senate judiciary
committee investigating the nomina
tion of Ixiuis D. Brandeis for the su
preme court bench. The scope of the
investigation has been so enlarged as
to make the presence of counsel nec
essary, it was stated.
W. Winslow, president of the United
Shoe Machinery Company, resumed
his testimony before the committee to
day, and was on the stand when the
afternoon adjournment was taken. He
accused Brandeis yesterday of unpro
fessional conduct in connection with
his relations to his company.
Hunting On
Decline Because
Os the War
BERLIN, Feb. 16. —The war has
evidently had a marked effect in reduc
ing hunting in Alsace-Lorraine, as ap
pears from a recent decree of the
Strassburg authorities. Wild hogs
have increased in some parts of the
country to such an extent that the
government has given to the local au
thorities the right to order the hunting
of the animals at frequent intervals
during the winter months. This ap
plies to cases where the owners of
hunting rights fail to shoot off the In
crease of the hogs, and the latter com
mit ravages upon the crops.
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