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THIRTY-EIGHTH TEAR.
HUNDREDS OF MODERN
WOODMEN OF AMERICA
GATHER IN THE CITY
Many Events To
Mark Program
For The Day
HLAD OFFICERS OF
OROER VISITORS
Pictures of M. W.
Os A. To Be a
Feature
The Modern Woodmen of America
are here today.
Hundreds of the members of this
order through south Georgia were vis
itors in Americus today.
Much interest had been created in
the event by a wide advertising plan
through this section of the state, and
Thursday afternoon marked the pres
ence of a large body of Modern Wood
men in the city.
The program arranged for the af
ternoon ana evening entertainment of
the gathering was:
Band concert, 3:00 to 3:30.
Parade, 3; 30 to 4:30.
Class Adoption, 125 candidates, 4:30
tv 7:00, by Atlanta degree team, the
cracck team of the state.
Banquet to all members and candi
dates, 7:00 to 8:00 p. m.
Toatsmaster, E. H. Hyman.
Public Meeting in Opera House. F.
R. Korns, Des Moines, la., will speak
on “Fraternalism.”
W. E. Good, Cedartown, Ga., soloist.
F. B. Caughlan, “The Past and the
Present.”
Moving Pictures, showing the Mod
ern Woodmen sanitorium, Colorado
Springs, illuttrating ‘‘The Man Who
Came Back.”
miim elnter of
SHIII[B_ TOMI
ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 17. —Atlanta ! s
today the capital of Shrinedom and
the temporary center of the universe
for all loyal Shriners. Imperial Poten
tate J. Putnam Stevens, head of the
Shrine of North America, accompanied
by his honorary escort and by a dele
gatoin of noibles of the imperial coun
cil, arrived in the city today, and is
being elaborately entertained by Po
tentate Walter Andrews and the mem
b bers of Yaarab Temple.
The imperial party is making an ex
tensive tour of the Southeast on busi
ness connected with the order. One
important feature of the visit to
Georgia is to make arrangements for
the annual imperial council session
which will carry some 100,000 Shriners
to Buffalo in July.
Atlanta is planning to send a large
delegation, with uniformed patrol and
band. Atlanta is particularly interest
ed in the big feathering as not long ago
this city entertained the same enorm
ous concourse of Shriners, in a con
vention which was by far the largest
ever held in the Southeast.
CHARGES BHANDEIS
WITH 1 WRECKING
>
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 17—Louis
D. Brandeis helped wreck the New En
gland railroad during 1892-1893, Moor
fleld Story, a Boston lawyer declared
before the senate committee investigat
ing Brandeis’ nomination to the United
States supreme court today. He charg
ed Brandeis with having filed a suit in
tiehalf of minority stockholders which
Resulted in the New Haven railroad
taking over the New England line, to
the detriment of the owners of the
property and the country served .by its
operation.
Story told the committee Brandeis’
reputation as a lawyer at the Boston
bar was that a “very capable and very
energetic advocate, and when neces
sary to advance his objects he isn’t
scrupulous as to his methods, neither
is he to be trusted.”
MRS.SMDOT’SUDNDITIDN
REPORTED VERY CRITICAL
Friends of Mrs. and Mrs. Richard
Smoot will learn with regret of the
very serious illness of the latter, whose
condition at 3:30 o’clock this after
noon as reported as critical in the
extreme.
Mrs. Smoot has been ill during sev
eral weeks at her home in East Amer
icus, and recently was refoved to the
home of her sister, Mrs. W. C. Barrow,
ii being thought the change would
benefit her. Anticipated improvement
not being realized, the patient w r as
again taken to her pretty suburban
home, where she now is.
Attending physicians and loved
tme s gathered about her bedside this
afternoon patiently awaited the end,
which hit was said, is very near. Mrs.
Smoot has long been a resident of
Americus, and news of her serious
condition comes as a distinct shock to
her large circle of friends.
CBEDITTsmT
IS TOG POINT
ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 17.—Georgia’s
credit abroad was emphasized in the
speech made by former Governor Sla
ton before Rockefeller’s Bible class in
New York. He showed that the state's
credit has been top-notch in the time
oi greatest stress.
"At the time when a conspicuous
member of the New York constitu
tional convention declared that easy
incurrence of debt had neariy driven
its great metropolis into bankruptcy,
the constitution of Georiga attracted
the financiers of the nation to bid for
her bonds. And a native of the state
outbid the bankers of the North ana
East and bought them mall at a price
that surpassed that paid for the bonds
of New York.”
The former governor also told the
New Yorkers that Georgia’s law
making bodies as he served more than
seventeen years in the legislature, as
representative, speaker of the house,
senator, president of the senate and
finally as governor.
AMERHSOHESfRHDRDER
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
ALMOST HALF OF
POPULATION FOO
SOUTH WIM
PANAMA, Feb. k. —C'ne-fourth to
one-half of the populations of South
American countries are illegiimate, ac.
cording to Dr. Robert E. Speer, secre
tary of the American Presbyterian
board, who is presiding over the Con
gress on Religious Work in Latin-
America in session here.
Dr. Speer’s statement is included in
the report of the Commission on Wo
men’s Work, which was presented to
the congress today.
Terrible pictures of the lot of the
women of the poorer classes in Latin-
America are drawn in the report. Re
ferring more particularly to the west
coast of the southern half of the conti
nent, the commission says:
“The birth rate is large, but the
death rate among infants is also great.
From forty to ninety per cent die un
der two years of age. The causes are
fin unguarded milk supply, an appall
ing diffusion of venereal diseases and
r. state of morals which leaves half
of the children to be raised by an un
married mother without aid from the
father.
“Miss Florence E. Smith speaks of
the women of Colombia, as they work
with pickaxe and shovel on the high
way, or stagger under burdens too
heavy to be home—of the sixty out of
every hundred women in the whole
continent who have lost honor, self
respect and hope—of the mothers cf
the 40,467 babies who died in Chile
alone in 1909, less than one year old,
because of alcoholism and anti-hy
gienic conditions.”
As a further illustration cf the enor
mous death rate among infants in the
southern republics, the commission
flraws a comparison with the rate in
the registration area of the United
States where, in 1911, eighteen per
cent: of the total deaths are those of
infants. As against this forty-one per
cent, of the total deaths in Chile in
the same year were of infants; in Val
paraiso the official figures were 333
per thousand, in Concepcion, forty-six
per cent., Valdivia forty-three per cent.
In striking contrast, to the condi
tions prevailing among the poorer
classes of the populations the com
mission finds that the Latin-American
v. omen of the wealthier ranks of so
ciety live on as high a plane as any
of their sisters in the North, or in Eu
tope.
GEDBGE MAY ENTER
Hi CONGRESS RACE
CORDELE, Ga., Feb. 17.—That he
had under serious consideration the
question of entering the congressional
race irom the Third district states
Judge W. F. George.
“I am being urged by numerous
friends to enter the race,” said Judge
George, “and I have informed them
that 1 will let them know my decis
ion in the matter within a few days.
That he had held several conferences ,
with close friends relative to his pos
sible candidacy in the congressional
race Judge George admitted.
“I notice,” said Judge George fur
ther, “that newspaper reports ema
nating from Americus express the pol
itical opinion that the race will lie
between two Sumter county men, the
pret.t-nt incumbent, Chas. R. Crisp, and
Mr. T. G. Hudson, since lhere will
probably be no other candidate to an
nounce. The purport of these re
ports doubtless are in the hope of
keeping other candidates out of the
running.”
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 17, 1916
SEARGH RUINS FOR
LOST IT MI,TEX.
MEXIA, Tex., Feb. 17.—The search
of the ruins of the old Mexia opera
house and several adjoining structures
continued today in an .effort to ascer
tain whether more than nine persons
perished when the opera house -col
lapsed.
A gas explosion set fire to the ruins
shortly after the collapse, destroying
several nearby structures, and en
tailing heavy financial losses. Nino
persons are known to have lost their
lives in the catastrophe, and it is fear
ed others were sacrificed.
The property loss occasioned by the
destruction of the opera house and ad
joining structures is conservatively
estimated today at between $75,000 and
SIOO,OOO. The amount of insurance re
coverable is unknown.
FLDRIOASPECIAL 15
WRECKED AGAIN
RICHMOND, Va., Feb. T?.—The
Seaboard Air Line’s Florida Special
wag wrecked at Bellmood, near here
this morning, nine persons being in
jured, none fatally.
The train was running at high speed
when wrecked, endeavoring to make
up time lost. Today’s wreck is the
third occasion within two weeks the
same train has met disasters.
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE
HELD THURSDAY
The first quarterly conference for
the year 1916 will be held at First
Methodist church Thursday night at
7.30 o’clock, presided over by Rev. T.
D. Ellis, presiding elder.
A meeting of much inerest is anti
cipated, as work for the year will be
planned. The new Lee Street Metho
dist church enterprise wlil be discuss
ed, and work for same mapped out,
tentative plans having already been
made.
The official members of the church
are expected to be present and a cor
dial invitation given to any one desir
ing to attend.
TAKES A VACATION
FIRST J II YEARS
C. W. Clarke, the genial manager of
the Western Union Telegraph Co., at
Americus is on one —that is, a vaca
tion. This is the first time he has in
dulged in such pastime in eleven years.
He will scout over Georgia during the
two weeks allotted to him, putting all
wires in good condition.
The vacation is in line with the pol
icy of the Western Union in giving
their employes a period of vacation
during each year.
GEORGE 0. JONES
FOR TAX RECEIVER
George D. Jones, of Leslie, an
nounces his candidacy for tax receiver
of Sumter county in today’s issue of
the Times-Recorder. He is a weil
known citizen and will be warmly sup
ported by his many friends.
► WEATHER REPORT. *
FOR AMERICUS AND GEOR- ♦
♦ GlA—Continued fair Wednes- ♦
day and Thursday.
PRESIDENT AND
LANSING HEADS
LOGM'ME’
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 17.
Secretary Lansing this afternoon stat
ed that the revised Lusitania agree
ment as communicated from Berlin
through Ambassador Von Bernstorf!,
is acceptable to the United States, in
so far as it relates to the attack on
that ship only. The decision to accept
the German proposals was reached af
ter a lengthy con'erence between Sec
retary Lansing and President Wilson.
Following formal announcement
as above stated, Secretary Lansing re
fquested Count Von Bernstorf! to give
Upon behalf of the Berlin government,
further assurances that in future Ha
fers carrying passengers will not be
attacked without warning by submer
sible warships.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 17.
President Wilson and Secretary Lans
ing spent most of this morning in the
executive offices scrutinizing the lat
est German proposals touching the
Lusitania dispute. The Teutonic note,
which on yesterday, was thought
would result in ending the negotiations
is not looked upon in such favorable
light today, and in diplomatic circles
much doubt remains concerning the
fate of the controversy.
The president and Secretary Lansing
are trying to determine today whether
or not the terms of Germanys’ newest
note are not entirely nullified by the
Teutonic announcement that defen
sively-armemd enemy merchant ships
will be sunk without warning after
February 29. Notifications of such in
tended policcy on the part of Germany
and Austria was served on the United
States and other neutral nations sev
eral days ago, and this development,
Washington authorities hold, has done
much to interrupt the progress of the
negotiations with Berlin.
The opinion prevails in American
official circles that the submarine con
troversy, which underlies all the Lusi
tania negotiations, cannot b.e closed
until definite assurances concerning
the safety of neutrals and non-com
batants at sea are given by belligerent
nations, and this, it appears now, is
not intended by Germany and Austria.
That the mere Issuance of a procrams
tion of warning to neutral citizens
is sufficient to authorize the destruc
tion of merchant ships carrying n>
more armament than has heretofore
been permissible by international law.
seems wholly at variance with can
ions held by President Wilson and his
advisers today.
As a result of Germanys' attitude in
tids respect, it is now feared the long
series of diplomatic interchanges on
the loss of American lives occasion
ed by the sinking of the Lusitania
may yet come to naught. This morn
it was stated by a person is close
confidence of diplomatic officials that
the situation has again reverted to its
position of several weeks ago, when
the pending controversy was officially
described as “grave.” A reply to the
German note has not yet been drafted,
•’nd at noon it wasim possible to state
with accuracy the course of action
that is contemplated.
Berlin Asks Assurances from U. S.
WASHINGON, D. C„ Feb. 17.
Count Von Bernstorf!, the German am
bassador, was a caller at Secretary
Lansing’s office early this afternoon.
He visited the state department to in
form officials there regarding Ger
many’s declaration on the subject of
armed merchant ships, and in connec
tion with the Lusitania negotiations as
well. The German representative told
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CARNIVAL ALLOWED
SHOW ON STREETS
The city council granted permission
for the George H. Reynolds carnival
coming here Monday, February 21st,
under the auspices of the Woodmen of
the World, to show on the streets of
the city. The final plans for the loca
tion have not been announced.
GEORGIA HANKS
SECOND STATE IN
FHEEINGALL TICK
It will he of interest to Georgia
farmers, cattle owners and others, to
know that of the ten states actively
engaged, the state of Georgia ranked
second in freeing farms and counties
during the year 1915 of the serious cat
tle tick. Great headway was made in
thi s state, resulting in the release from
state and federal quarantine of 6,221
square miles of territory, comprosing
20 counties, with 111,794 cattle. Ala
bama was first, with release of 7
counties, a total area of 6,742 square
miles, and 172,579 cattle; South Caro
line third, with 6 counties, 5,689 square
miles and 44,579 cattle.
This good showing was made possi
ble by active interest of county anl
state officials, farmer's, cattle owners
gnd the co-operation of the United
States bureau of animal industry, to
gether with all other agencies inter
ested in developing the cattle indus
try, to which the state is especially
(suited.
The movement to eradicate ticks in
Georgia is a farm-improvement propo
sition, giving the people an opportunity
to gradually improve and maintain
more and better cattle on the farm; it
means an opportunity to produce a
home supply of beef and butter; It
means an opportunity to improve the
soil permanently and market farm
forage and pasture grasses by means
of cattle. The movement to eradicate
ticks means freeing the state of a
serious cattle disease which has hin
dered and menaced the cattle indus
try for centuries.
Since 1906 work in the state of Geor
gia has made steady headway from
year to year, resulting in more than
one-third of the job being now com
pleted. At this time he work, at
some phase, is being extended in ev
try remaining county in the state.
By continued effort in the way of lo
cal funds and thorough co-operation
in plans the cattle fever tick will be a
thing of the past in the “Empire State
of the South,” within the next five
J ears. The arsenical bath, applied to
cattle by means of the dipping vat,
regularly every 14 days cnosecutively
for 12 to 14 times, eradicates ticks for
all time, and forever, and will be a:i
everlasting benefit to the state.
"The guy who dips the tick; he’s the
guy.”
E. M. NIGHBERT,
Inspector in Charge.
SOCIAL MEETING OF
BOARD OF MISSIONS
The Board of Missions of the First
Methodist church will hold a social
meeting Friday night, at 7:30 o'clock,
at the Americus Chamber of Com
merce offices.
The members df the board, their
wives, sister or any lady, are espec
ially urged to be present. There will
be several short talks on benevolence.
Hiv
Veditionl
WAR NEffi SCENE
SHIFTS WITH THE
MOVES OFRUSSIA
LONDON, Feb. 17. —Interest in war
operations temporarily shifted today to
iArmenia, Persia and Mesopotamia.
With the capture of Erzerum by the
Russians, the campaign in that quarter
is exxpected to be notably influenced.
This stronghold is, perhaps, the great
est defensive bulwark against the
Russion invasion, and the loss of the
army surrounded and forced to sur
render, will prove of serious conse
quence to the Ottoman government.
The current Turkish official state
ment does not record the fall of Er
zerum, the only mention of operations
there being-contained In a declaration
that the Russians lost heavily during
three preceding days’ fighting. The
capture of the fortress was announced
in despatches from the Russian capital
late yesterday, the number of prison
ers being estimated then at 100,000,
together with many heavy guns and
enormous stores of munitions of war.
Petrograd unofficial advices this af
ternoon say the Turkish army is flee
ing westward through Erzerum, their
route being through a very difficult
p ountalnous country. Military observ
ers here regard Erzerum as the key to
Asia Minor, and expect the most re
cent Russian success to greatly facili
tate the capture of Treblzond. on the
Black Bea. The fat! of this Turkish po
sition would give Russia possession of
the main Turkish hgateways from Asia
into European territory. ,
100,0(10 Men and 1,000 Guns Taken.
PETROGRAD, Feb. 17.—The official
Messenger today estimates the Turk
ish garrison captured at Erzerum at
100,000 men. he number of guns tak
en with the surrender of the fortress
is placed officially at 1,000, including
many of giant calibre.
Allies’ Losses Heavy in Asia.
Constantinople, Feb. 17.—The
British losses in Masopotamia during
a battle with Turkish forces near Ba
tiha, west of Korna, recently amount
ed to two thousand officers and men,
say 8 a Turkish war office statement
issued today. In the Caucasus region
the Russian losses have exceeded even
those sustained by the British, the
statement says. During a three days’
battle along that front, Russian cas
ualties were five thousand officers and
men, the slaughter created by Turkish
machine-gun fire being ter::ficc.
THIRD DISTRICT
CLUBSJ MEET
The second annual agricultural ral
ly of the Third District Woman’s clubs
will be held at Vienna, February 26th.
Mrs. Nellie Peters Black, of Atlanta,
and J. D. Price, commissioner of Agri
culture, will be the principal speakers
for the day. A large gathering of far
mers from the section is expected and
Vienna is preparing to give them a
hearty welcome and entertainment.
JUDGE HARPER IS
CANDIDATE AGAIN
Judge W. M. Harper announces his
candidacy for r.e-election as judge of
the City Court in today's issue of the
Times-Recorder. He is well known
and has made an efficient official. Many
friends will support him for re-elecc
tion.
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