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| Jeweler and Optician |
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I Doings of The Market
Americus, Ga., March 9.—The
Americus spot market was quiet to
day, quoted: :
Fully good middling 11 3-8 c
Good middling 11 l-8c 1 (
Middling 10 7-8 c 1 (
The Futures Market.
The futures market was quoted
steady and prices Thursday were:
Open Noon Close
March 11.55 11.60 11.72
May 11.76 11.79 11.9)
July 1195 11.98 12.08
October 12.10 12.14 12.24
December 12.42 12.28 12.30
Hide and Rubber Market.
Quotations made oy A. Cohen &
Son, Americus. Per Lb.
Tallow 05 *
Beeswax 22
G. S. Hides 14
Green Hides 12
Dry Salts .20■
Dry Flints 22
1 amaged Hides Half Price
Rubber Prices.
Poots and Shoes 07
Mixed Auto Tires ..4 l-2c
Solid Tires 03
'ticyclo Tires 1 l-2c
Mixed Inner Tubes 09c
Mixed Auto Peelings 06
Mixed White Scrip 06
OUR SPECIALTY
ELECTRICAL
WIRING
Levy-Morton Co.
Call No. 46 for an estimate
LOW RATES
VIA
SEABOARD AIR LINE
“THE PROGRESSIVE RAILWAY OF THE SOUTH”
TO
NEW ORLEANS PENSACOLA MOBILE
Account Mardi Gras Celebration
MARCH 2ND-7TH, 1916
Tickets on sale Feb. 28th to March 6tb with final
limit to reach original starting point prior to mid
night Maich 17th, unless extended by depositing
ticEe* at destination ana payment of SI.OO when same
may be expended to April 3rd, 1916.
Full information from nearest Seaboard Agent
or write
L W. SMALL. Ohls! on Passenger Agent, Savannah, Ga.
White Wringers 05
Mixed Red Scrap 04 l-2c
Mixed Black Scrap 01
Matting and Packing . 00 l-2c
Garden Hose 00 l-2c
Cotton Fire Hose 01
Large Hose 00 l-4c
AMERICUS SHOWS
ALCAZAR. .
Thursday.
Fanny Ward in “The Cheat.” 5-act
Paramount picture.
Warren Kerrigan in “Son of Stars."
2-reel drama.
Friday.
“Red Circle,” chapter 7.
William Garwood in “Lord John’s
Journal.” 3-reel drama.
“When Aunt Matilda Fell,” comedy.
Saturday.
“In Dreamy Jungle Town.”
King Baggot in “The Soul Mon.”
"The Wise Man and the Fool.” 2-
reel drama.
OPERA HOUSE.
Thursday.
Daddy Long Legs, a recital.
Friday.
Soul of Broadway, Valiska Suratt.
THE AMERICUS DAILY TIMES-RECORDER
FIVE HUNbRED VILLA BABOITS
RAID AMEBIGAH CITY; 9URIIIN6
AND SLAYING IN GUERILLA WAY
(Continued From Pare 1.)
::on with the de facto government in
that country, thus avoiding a ruptur.?
of existing relations.
The American Dead.
COLUMBUS, N. M., March 9.—Six
American cavalrymen were killed and
.even other wounded during the fight
vitii Mexican bandits here early to
day. The civilian dead are:
C. C. MILLER, druggist, shot while
• ntering Hoover hotel.
MILTON, a guest at Hoo
’ er hotel.
MRS. MILTON, wife of above named,
also a guest at Hoover hotel.
L. JAMES, merchant, shot in streets.
J. S. DEAN, merchant, shot from
I mbush.
A. L. RITCHIT, proprietor of Cen
tral hotel, killed while attempting to
tr.cape.
W. R. WALKER, guest at Central
hotel, killed while leaving hotel.
The Hoover hotel, an adobe strur
ti re, furnished shelter for more than
t score of American women and chil
iren while the bandits surged through
lolumbus streets, applying the torch
Mi every side and shooting wreckless-
Jy into residences and business build
ings. The earthen construction of
this building prevented its being fired
oy the bandits.
Authentic accounts of the attack on
Columbus, sent out at noon state the
Mexicans first attacked the camp of
he Thirteenth United States cavalry
regiment, killing six troopers and
wounding seven others. During the
•xcitement incident to the surprise at
\tack a number of cavalry horses were
'ridden off and probably taken into
Mexico. The raid on Columbus fol
lowed the attack on the troopers’
camps, both being undertaken Just
before daylight.
The attack came as a complete sur
prise to the military and civil author
ities alike. Villa, it appears, deceived
the United States border patrol and
other authorities by sending a tele
gram to Ouachita, New Mexico, early
last night, stating he was at the No
gales ranch in Chihuahua, near the
border and approximately 44 miles
Horn this place. Another telegram
signed by the American caretaker at
the Nogales ranch stated Villa was
personally at that place.
Meanwhile, Villa, together with a
band of followers estimated to number
five hundred, all well armed, was hur
riedly making his way from the Bos
ques Grandes ranch, 25 m’Jes south
west of her, in the direction of the
bord?r. Under cover of darkness, the
bandit chieftain crossed into United
States territory and successfully car
ried out [ lans to raid this community.
Early Report of Raid.
COLUMBUS, N. M., Mqrch 9.—Five
hundred Villa bandits crossed the in
ternational boundary and attacked this
little town at half-past four o’clock
this morning, a pitched battle between
the raiders and civilian citizens of Col
umbus taking place during the semi
darkness prevailing at that hour. The
attackers adopted guerilla tactics and
murdered several citizens as they
emerged from their homes. The
American dead include a number of
white women besides citiezns who
lest their lives during the battle with
the bandits.
The Mexicans swooped down upon
Columbus suddenly, there being no
warning before the attack commenced.
Quickly securing possession of the un
defended town the outlaws applied the
torch at numerous points, and soon
a great conflagration was in progress.
Alien the fire alarm sounded citizens
rushed out of their homes, and were
shot down ruthlessly, while the ban
dits hid behind buildings and other
protections. The Mexicans remained
in full possession of Columbus one
hour and a half before being driven
out by three troops of the Thirteenth
cavalry, hurried to the scene of the
disturbance following a telephone mes
sage from this place. The departing
'bandits left the business center of
Columbus enveloped in flames.
A large number of Mexicans were
killed during the battle which resulted
OPERA HOUSE
1 TOMORROW
MARCH 10TH
; The Soul of
Broadway
: Featuring Valeska Sauratt
and William E. Shay. A
magnificent Fox production
. Matinees, 3 & 4:30
Night, 7:15 & 8:45
ONLY 5c & 10c
Saturday
The Strange
Case of
Mary Page
in their flight from Columbus, their
bodies dotting the streets where they
had been posted to pick off Americans
as they emerged pell-mell out of
dwelling, and the town’s one hotel,
among the first buildings to be fired
I by the incendiaries. Several bodies
were found crouched beneath buildings
near the burned area, where, evidently,
they had wrought deadly work among
Columbus’ civilian population befor.e
the troops arrived.
Several guests at the Central Hotel
were burned to death, being suffocated
and escape cut off before danger was
realized. The largest number of
American dead was found near this
building, the proprietor and one guest
being among the number. Among the
Mexicans there appeared to have been
no wounded, all of the bandits having
either escaped or been killed when the
cavalry appeared on the scene. The
pursuit of the bandits was continued
within sight of the international line,
and the country is still being scoured
for stragglers who may have partici
pated in the massacre.
YOUNG Mil Ml
BECOME OFFICER IN
NOT BY.NEW ROUTE
Until June '3O, 1914, a commission
in the navy as a line officer could only
be gained by first getting an appoint
ment to the Naval Academy at Annap.
olis, Md., through a congressman or
senator, or by promotion from the en
listed force after serving a number of
years.
Now there is another method. The
road to a commission as a naval offi
cer is now open to any young Ameri
can between the ages of 17 and 19.
The Naval Appropriation act, ap
proved by the president on June 30,
IM4, contains the following clause:
“Hereafter in addition to the ap
pointments of midshipmen to the Unit
ed States Naval Academy as now pre
scribed by law, the secretary of the
navy is allowed fifteen appointments
annually from the enlisted men of the
navy who are citizens of the United
States, and not more than twenty
y. ars of ;ge on the date of entrance
to the Naval Academy, and who shall
have served not less than one year as
e:. listed men on the date ot entrance.
Provided, That such appointment shall
be made in order of merit from candi
dates who have in competition with
each other passed the mental examin
ation now or hereafter required by law
for entrance to the Naval Academy,
ad who passed the physical examina
tion required before entrance under
existing law.”
This means that any young American
citizen of sound body and possessing a
common school education who will
regularly enlist in the navy, will ibe
eligible to take the examination for one
cf these appointments to the Naval
Acaddemy after he has served one year,
if he is then under 20 years of age. The
minimum age for enlistment in the
navy is 17 years.
The requirements of candidates for
entrance to the Naval Academy are
briefly, as follows:
<a) Must be of good moral charac-
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(b) Physical: Sound well-formed
body and robust constitution. Must be
free from any disease, deformity or
result of injury that would impair effi
ciency; must have 20—20 vision in
each eye without aid of glasses, and
have perfect color sense.
(c) Mental: Candidates will be ex
amined mentally in punctuation, spell
ing, English grammar, geography,
United States history, arithmetic, al
gebra through quadratic equations, and
plane geometry (five books of hau
venet’s geometry or equivalent). De
ficiency in any one of these subjects
may be sufficient to insure the rejec
tion of the candidate. Maximum mark
4.00; passing mark 2.50. Certificates
from colleges and high schools will
not be accepted in lieu of entrance ex
aminations.
After passing the above examination
satisfactorily the candidate is admit
ted to the Academy, bearing the title
of midshipman, and he is paid by the
government $600.00 per year. The
course at the Academy lasts four
years. On graduation the midshipman
is given a commission by the president
o'. the United States as an ensign,
which is the first rank of a regular na
val officer and corresponds in rank to
a second lieutenant in the army. The
pay of an ensign is $1,700.00 (with cer
tain additional allowances) per year.
From this rank officers are regularly
promoted in accordance with the laws
of congress. Information on any
branch of the navy may b.e obtained
from the Navy Recruiting Station, Sa
vannah, Ga.
INTEREST GROWS Ih CHILD
REN’S FAIR BUILDING
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the school has collected and sent to
the general office of the Third Agricul
tural District fair their collections for
stock in this building, his will show
that your school is co-operating, along
with the other schools in the nineteen
counties comprising the Third Agricul
tural district.
Teachers, do not neglect this matter
nor delay your school sending in its
portion of the money we will need to
erect this building. This building will
be devoted entirely to the needs of
the children. The first floor will be
used as a play room in one-half and a
r.est room for the young ladies in the
other half. Your school can get a
room all to itself in which to make
your exhibits. This building will be
built of brick and be handsome in ap
pearance. Get your children to send
in their stock subscriptions at once,
tand be sure and send us a list of them,
together with their ages. Send all
money to E. H. Hyman, General Man
ager, Third Agricultural District Fair,
Chamber of Commerce Building,
Americus, Ga.
Americus Undertaking Co.
FUNERAL UIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS
Mr. Nat LeMaster, Managei.
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Agents for Rosemont Gardens
Day Phones 88 and 231 Night 661 ana 136
RAGS! RAGS! RAGS
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I us for prices. [
A. COHEN & SON
Americus, Georgia.
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Exclusive Agents in Americus
HARROLD BROTHERS
TELEPHONE 2
Wc also sell Blue Gem Jellico Coal and Eureka
Coal
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DRUG & SEED STORE:
First, We have the largest, best assorted and most complete stock [
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dries, Garden, Field and Flower Seed, ever shown in Americus. »
Second. We offer the best service in polite and obliging salesmen i
' and prompt delivery of all goods. [
Third. Our prices are as low as can be found in Americus or the [
i State of Georgia. I
If you are not already a customer of ours we invite you to call and J
; let us take you through our splendid stock and show you how well [
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