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THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR.
SITUATION WITH GERMANY IS
CONSIDERED STILL GRAVE AS
NO ASSURANCE FOR FUTURE
Discussion Over Lusitania Only
Treats With the Past on Question
NEW ORDER AGAINST THE
MERCHANT SHIPPING NOW
Uncle Sam Wants to Know About
the Future as Well as the Past.
WASHINGTON, D. C.» Feb. 21.
State department officials said today
Jthey considered the submarine issue
with German still in a “grave” state.
This attitude has been assumed in the
light of the newest law introduced as
a submarine policy by the Teptons
contains no assurances for the future.
The situated created by their announc
ed intention of sinking all armed mer
chant ships without warning after
February 29th, remains in the ab
stract today.
The Lusitania agreement deals only
with occurrences of the past, and much
anxiety is expressed concerning t he
probable outcome of the proposed new
Teuton submarine policy. Washington
officials viewed the situation today with
no little fear, inasmuch as the agree
ment just concluded gives no definite
assurances against another such dis
aster as sent the Lusitania to the bot
tom off Fastnet.
Lansing Wants Answer.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 21.
Secretary Lansing this afternoon ask
ed the British foreign office for prompt
replies to the recent American notes
protesting against seizures of neutral
mails by British authorities and the
application of the “trading with enemy
act” against American firms.
Germany Objects to Marshals.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 21.—The
German embassy today made formal
representations to the State Depart
ment against the continued uresence of
United States marshals aboard the
prize ship Appam at Newport News.
No action has yet been taken regard
ing the protest and the marshals are
still on board the Appam.
DftiLfmnftVE
GREAT DAY AHEAD
FOR THE SCHOOLS
ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 21.—The At
lanta public schools and high schools
are directing the attention of pupils
more and more to the daily newspa
pers, and it is predicted by some ad
vanced educators that before long the
daily newspaper will become one of
the regular text books in every up to
date public school.
The reason is not far to seek, inas
much as there is as much history in
the newspaper every day as you can
fwd in a book. There are more big
issues pending, more tremendous
movements, both of war and peace,
than the world has ever known at one
time before, and as a newspaper man
is quoted as saying, there will be more
news during 1916, and more history,
than in any one year since A. D. 1.
Schools that are alive to the situa-
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4- —The supreme court today decid- 4
4- .ed habeas corpus proceedings 4
4 brought by Victor Innes and wife 4
4- under arrest in Texas, on war- 4
4 rants charging larceny after trust. 4
4 the alleged crime occurred in *
4 Atlanta, Ga., and the Supreme 4
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TUBSriIfEWT
TO REFORM FOR
Fllßffl_ FIGHTF
LONDON, Feb. 21. —Turkish efforts
to re-form scattered forces in Ar
menia have been greatly complicated
by the rapid Russian advance follow
ing the fall of Erzerum. From the
iriffis Russian Caucasus headquarters
comes a report that two Turkish army
corps on their way to relieve Erzerum
turned back when it was learned the
fortress had been stormed. Assuming
this to be true, it now seews the Turks
in eastern Armenia have now lost their
last prospect of extricating themselves
from a perilous position.
Unofficial accounts of events in that
region report Russian forces arvancing
rapidly north and south towards Diar
b.?kra and the Bagdad railway. In the
latter instance, efforts are apparently
being made to cut off the retreat of
Turkish troops operating along the
Black Sea coast in the direction of
Constantinople.
Petrograd despatches late this after
| noon indicate definite results are anti
cipated from the north, where another
Russian force is moving toward Treb
izend.
British Are Repulsed.
BERLIN, Feb. 21.—The German war
office this afternoon announced the re
pulse of a British hand grenade at
tack against the new German position
on the Yser canal, north of Ypres.
Russians Continue Advance.
LONDON, Feb. 21. —Russian forces
have occupied the entire Lake Van
district in Armenia, and the Turks are
retiring south, says a Petrograd dis
patch.
tion are using the daily in their class
rooms. Otherwise they are teaching
geography and history that are both
out of date. The papers every day are
literally loaded down with matter that
i,i not only making future and present
history, but is changing and putting a
different aspect on history of the past.
AMERBI&IMEStfIffIRDER
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
ATLANT* AWAITS
TURN IN DISPUTE
OF POLITICIANS
(BY CRANSTON WILLIAMS.)
ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 21.—According
to well founded explanations vouched
for by prominent men and observers
in Georgia politics, a uombshell will
be thrown into the camp of Georgia
politics when the reply of people in
volved in the famous controversy with
Dr. G. W. Eichelberger, a prominent
prohibition leader and editor of the
Georgia Commonwealth, is given to
the people.
The explanation of the conference
alleged to have been held with all the
details is in the hands of Georgia
newspaper men, but they have not yet
seen fit to print the story. It is
likely that the time will be selected
after the next charge or reply from Dr.
Eichelberger.
Atlanta is seething with gossip over
the situation. The contents of the re
ply to the charges are not secret, as
they are being given the passing poli
tician in Atlanta, with no promise to
secrecy.
Burwell in Atlanta.
William H. Burwell, speaker of the
Georgia house, is in Atlanta, and the
prospect of his candidacy for gover
nor, is creating much talk in the cap
ital city.
People close to candidates already
announced attach much significance to
the controversy with Eichelberger. It
would not be surprising if his an
nouncement was made at any time.
Clay’s Appointment.
The people of the state generally
commended Cliff C. Clay, of Sumter
county, who was appointed assistant
commissioner of agriculture Saturday
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Dan Hughes.
Many friends of Mr. Clay urged his
appointment, and it was made with the
least amount of ceremony possible. In
fact, it came as a surprise to the cap
ital and those persons in Georgia pol
itics who are said to “know” every
thing that is going on.
Mr. Clay has assumed his new duties
and the routine of the agriculture de
partment will continue without inter
ruption.
P. 0. S OF 1 HERE
FOIIRTIIJ JOLY
In a letter received today by Secre
tary-Manager Hyman the information
is conveyed to this office that the Pa
triotic Order Sons of America will
told their State Convention on the
Fourth of July in Americus. Presi
dent Geo. L. Williams of Americus will
assist in making this one of the larg
est conventions they have ever held.
They will participate in the Fourth
of July celebration which the Cham
ber of Comemrce will again this year
pull off, and which was such a big suc
cess last year. Many new and novel
things will be introduced this year that
will eclipse all former efforts in that
line in Americus.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON. FEBRUARY 21, 1916
Do You Want to Help Her Build a Battleship?
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Marjorie Sterrett.
Marjorie Sterrett, aged 13, of 360
St. John’s Place, Brooklyn, wants
the children of the United States, es
pecially the girls, to give their spare
dimes toward the construction of a
great big battleship for Uncle Sam.
Marjorie, who reads the newspapers,
Las learned considerable about pre-
Great Interest Among Boys
In Agricultural Work Is
Encouraged By Mr. Oliver
The work among the boys of Sum
ter county through Agricultural
Agent J. G. Oliver of the agricultural
demonstration department of the Sum
ter County Chamber of Commerce, is
being brought up to 100 per cent stand
ard of excellence.
At nearly all the schools of Sumter
county, the boys have been organized
into agricultural clubs, with a presi
dent, vice president, secretary and
treasurer. There will be thirty minute
periods twice a month in each school
for the study of special topics on
agriculture, only one subject being
taken up each period. This work is
bound to bring results and make the
boy love the farm.
There have been 79 boys enrolled in
the Sumter County Pig club, each of
whom has a pig to raise, and the fight
to a finish of the boys to win the granl
prize, which goes to the boy raising
the greatest number of pounds at the
lowest cost, is now the topic of con
versation in the county. Forty-five of
these pigs have been furnished
through the Third Agricultural Dis
trict college, of Americus, while the
other 34 boys have thfeir own pigs.
Each boy is to return to the college
two pigs for next year’s club boys.
There are 49 boys busy in the "Four-
Crop” club. These boys are growing
four crops on three acres of ground
under the direction of Mr. Oliver and
are contesting for a short-horn bull
from the Central of Georgia railroad.
There are also 42 boys enrolled in
the “Sumter County Corn” club. These
beys have one acre each and are try
ing to win the state prize for greatest
number of bushels of corn grown on
one acre at the least cost.
.There are also many prizes to be of
fered by the Third Agricultural Dis
trict fair this fall. Among these
prises are several scholarships in the
agricultural colleges of both Athens
paredness. So she started a fund
with a dime. Theodore Roosevelt has
not only written her a letter of com
mendation, but sent her $1 for four
grandchildren, and for “six more
grandchildren who are not born yet.”
Many children have sent their dimes.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels has re
turned all contributions.
and Americus.
In speaking of the work this morn
in, Agricultural Agent Oliver stated to
Secretary-Manager E. H. Hyman, of
th< Americus and Sumter County
Chamber of Commerce that: “The
boys have fully come up to my expec
tation and then some. I have never
seen as much interest in our club work
before as our boys are displaying and
we’ll make a big showing at the Geor
gia State Fair in Macon, November 2
to 9th.”
Tries To Hang
Hinrelf Before
Law Comes
ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 21.—Did you
ever hear of a man trying to hang him
self in order to escape hanging? That’s
what David Pruit did Sunday in the
Fulton county tower, and today extra
g :ards are watching him to prevent
hiip from carrying out himself the sen
tence pronounced by the court.
Pruitt, who killed his wife, was
sentenced to be hanged on March 10,
still several weeks off, and Sunday he
got tired of waiting. So he cut up his
blanket and made a rope out of it, and
made a slip noose in one end. He was
well on the way toward carrying out
Lis project when a deputy happened to
observe him.
Afterward h.e made a rush for the
cell door when it was being opened
and tried to kill himself by jumping
over the railing into the concrete
paved court several stories below, but
again he was stopped before he could
hurt himself.
‘T’d just as soon die today as any
time,” Pruit told the sheriff.
They have adivsed him to try to be
more patient.
QUAKER GOES TO
CHAIR FDHIUBDEB
BELLEFONTE, Penn., Feb. 21.—Rol
and S. Pennington and George H.
Marsh were electrocuted in the new
penitentiary here today. The two men
were put to death for the murder of
S. Lewis Pinkerton, the crime being
committed in Delaware county, in No
vember 1913.
Pennington, who is said to be the
first person of Quaker extraction ever
legally executed in Pennsylvania, met
death bravely, being pronounced dead
after the second application of current.
Marsh also went to the chair unflinch
ingly.
DESIRE FDD THE
SPOTLIGHT IS A
CLUE CAPTURE
NEW YORK, Feb. 21.--Adeaire for
publicity shown by Jean Crones, the
Chicago anarchist, for whom police in
many cities are searching, it is be
lieved here will soon result in his cap
ture. Crones is wanted in connection
with his attempt to poison Archbishop
Mundelein and three hundred guests
at a banquet in Chicago recently. Ho
is charged with having mixed white
oxide of arsenic in soup served the
guests, many of whom were made vio
lently ill.
Crone’s latest exploit was the call
ing up today of a local newspaper to
announce his intention of remaining in
New York until Thursday. He did this
twice, but succeeded in throwing the
authorities off his trace each time. In
announcing his intention to remain
Jier.3 until Thursday, Jean Crones
uttered threats against the safety of
his brother, Paul Crones, who gave an
interview to the newspapers concern
ing Jean Crones’ anarchistic tenden
cies.
POULIN "THE
COUNTYWARMING
FDR THE FINISH
Sumter county politics is at the siz
zling point, and much interest is cen
tered in the race for the several coun
ty affices. The last day for candidates
tc enter the race and pay their as
sessments is March 4th. The date of
the primary has been named as
March 15th.
The announced candidates are:
Judge City Court—L. J. Blalock and
M. M. Harper.
Solicitor of City Court—Zack Child
ers, T. 0. Marshall and C. R. Win
chester.
Ordinary—John A. Cobb and F. A.
Thomas.
County Surveyor—R. R. Howe.
Clerk of Superior Court—H. E. Allen.
Sheriff—Lucius Harvey.
Tax Collector —I. B. Small.
Tax Receiver—Omer S. Bass, S.
Hugh Ferguson, C. W. Henderson,
George D. Jones, A. E. Lockett, Will
H. Chappell, J. P. Chapman, Charles M.
Williams. W. C. Gray, J. 8. Glover.
County School Superintendent.—W.
S. Moore.
County Commissioner—S. R. Rod
,gers, N. A. Ray, S. E. Statham, Joel W.
Hightower, E. L. Wilson, R. S. Oliver.
Coroner—Ed Jenkins.
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EDITIONS
HIGH SCHOOL TO
OBSEHVF DAY OF
NATION’S FATHER
The pupils of the Americus High
school will render a special program
Tuesday, February 22d, in honor of
George Washington’s birthday. The
exercises will begin promptly at eleven
o’clock, and Immediately upon the con
clusion of the program the students
will enjoy a half holiday.
Speeches, essays, songs and piano
solos will be rendered by the students
cf the institution and an interesting
program is in store for those who at
tend. The following selections will
be rendered:
Debate. "Resolved That Washing
ton Was a Greater Man Than a Gen
eral.” Affirmative, Edna Monahan, Eu
genia Parker, Reva Dupree; Negative,
Gladys Hutchinson, Anna Murray.
Catherine Argo.
Music—Alice Perry.
Recitation—Verna Johnson.
Patriotic Reading—William A. Dod
son, Jr.
Declamation—Frank Harrold, Jr.
Songs (Senior Quartette)—Chris
Sherlock, Clark, Bolton, and Wheatley.
Music—Ellen Estes.
It is very probable that the pupils
of Furlow Grammar school will at
tend in a body and the public is very
cordially invited to attend the exer
cises.
SUPBEME COURT IS
MUM BODY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 21.—1 n a
decision handed down today the United
States Supreme court upheld the or
der of the Georgia railroad commis
sion requiring certain alterations In
the tracks of the Seaboard Air Line
railroad at Lawrenceville in that state.
The order of the Georgia commission
instructs the Seaboard Air Line to es
tablish and maintain a physical con
nection between its tracks and those of
the Southern railway at Lawrence
ville, and to provide suitable side
track facilities at that place. The case
was taken into the federal courts by
the Seaeboard, which resisted the or
der and sought to be relieved from
complying therewith. The sidings were
ordered installed in order to facilitate
the delivery at Lawrenceville of coal
and other supplies brought over the
lines of the Southern railway from Vir
ginia and other eastern points.
BIG DELEGATIDN
GOING TO BUFFALO
ATLANTA, Ga„ Feb. 21.—As a re
sult of the visit of Imperial Potentate
, T . Putnam Stev.ens, of the Shrine, At
lanta and Georgia Shriners ar? plan
ning to send the largest delegation in
history to the national convention at
Buffalo in July.
MRS. FRICKER GOES
TO D. I. R. MEET
Mrs. Charles A. Fricker went ts
Columbus Monday morning to attend
the annual conference of the Daugh
ters of the American Revolution,
which convenes in that city on Tues
day.
Mrs. Fricker is a member of the
mate executive board.
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