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THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR.
UNCLE SAM IS QUIET
UNTIL GERMANYTELLS
WILSON HER ANSWER
German H o liday
May Delay the
Reply
ANOTHER BOAT HIT
womo OFF
Lansing and Wil
son Confer On
Matter
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 21.
Secretary Lansing conferred with
President Wilson before the cabinet
meeting this morning, anil later said
no action should be expected until a
reply is received from Germany on the
submarine question, or another ship
carrying Americans is torpedoed by
German submarines.
Secretary Lansing stated that in the
event diplomatic relations are broken
the United States probably will cease
looking after German interests in other
countries.
A series of religious holidays rigid
ly observed in Germany and starting
today may delay the note in answer to
the American communication, No word
has yet been received from Germany,
though it is unofficially reported the
preliminary draft of a reply has been
sent to the German foreign office for
correction and revision.
Italians Fortifying in Albania.
ATHENS, April 21. —Italian military
forces have occupied and are fortifying
Ti.ansy Fagheon and Kiorka heights in
northern Epirus, near the Greek-Al
banian frontier.
Willing to Return Von Igle’s papers.
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 21.—The
state and judiciary departments this
afternoon announced the government’s
willingness to return to the German
embassy all papers seized in New York
with the arrest of Wolfe Von Igle,
provided Count Von Bernstorff can
identify the same as official documents.
Photographs have been made of the
documents seized.
A. B. Nations Back Wilson.
RIO DE JANERIO, April 21—The
publication of the United States’ note
tc Germany created a deep impression
on public opinion here. La Press
Epocha, commenting upon the situation
boldly says that in case of war, no
doubt the United States would rally to
its support all of the principal South
American countries.
Austrian Kills Nine of Comrades.
LONDON, April 21.—Nine soldiers
Were killed and many wounded, in
cluding several civilians, on the out
sikrts of Vienna late yesterday by
Leopold Fichter, a landstrum infantry
man. who became insane while in
charge of the police, says an Amster
day despatch to the Exchange Tele
graph. Firemen turned the hose on
Fichter, before the fusilade from his
rifie ceased.
Dutch Vessel Sunk by Sub.
LONDON, April 21.—A Lloyd’s dis
patch from Yinuiden, Holland, says the
Dutch steamer Lodewijk was sunk yes
terday by a submarine. The ship went
down in a few minutes after being at
tacked.
Five of the crew of forty-one aboard
the Lodewijk w r ere drowned, thirty-six
others landing safely at Ymuiden.
French Continue Progress.
PARIS, April 21. —French forces in
the Verdun sector continued their
progress in the region of Dead Man’s
Hill last night, the war office reports
this morning, he bulletin reports the
capture of German trenches, four offi
cers and a hundred and fifty men.
East of the Meuse, a fierce German
attack directed against the French de
fensive positions there was repulsed af
ter sanguinary losses had been inflicted
upon the enemy.
WINS FIRST ROUND
IN SUIT FOR 930.900
In the case of Welbur R. Smith vs.
the City of Dawson, Mr. Smith won the
first round. The case was heard in
Dawson before the City court, Judge
Edwards presiding. The defendants
had filed a demurrer, which was over
ruled. The status of the case now will
operate to carry the matter before the
Court of Appeals before the actual
jury trial occurs.
The case is one in which Mr. Smith
has instituted suit against the City of
Dawson for $30,000 damages for al
leged injuries, sustained while working
on the telephone lines in that city. The
wire on which he was working came in
contact with a highly charged electric
wire owned by the city, and which re
sulted in maiming for life the plain
tiff as alleged.
The plaintiff, who is an Americus
boy, is represented by O. S. Pace, J. A.
Hixon and L. J. Blalock. The defense
is represented by Yoemans & Wilker
son, of Dawson,
The outcome of the case will be
watched with interest by the friends
of the plaintiff in this city.
QUAKER DAIS COMPANY
ESCAPES ANTI-TRUST LAW
CHICAGO, April 21.—The United
States Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting
as a district court, today decided the
case brought against the Quaker Oats
Company under the Sherman anti
trust law. The court decided the
Quaker company was not operating in
violation of the federal statutes, dis
missing the action. The history of the
case is a long and interesting one.
PRIMARY AND CRADLE ROLLS
TO HUNT EASTER EGGS
There will be an Easter egg hunt by
the primary department and the cradle
roll department of the Methodist Sun
day school on the lawn of the First
Methodist church tomorrow afternoon
at 4 o’clock.
A fine time wll be had by the little
folks.
AMERttBIWfRKORDER
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VILLA IS LOCATED
FLEEING SOOTH OF
PARRALWOUNOED
PERSHING’S CAMP AT FRONT,
April 21. —(via aeroplane to Columbus.
N. W.) —After the Parral fight, Col
onel Brown’s Tenth cavalry troopers
obtained fairly reliable evidence that
Villa had been wounded and was be
ing carried by an escort southward to
ward Durango. This escort and the
wounded bandit later passed ihtrough
El Valle, and when observed consisted
of 150 men.
General Losano, the Carranza com
mandant at Parral, has reported that
he attacked another Villa band near
Parral, killing forty-two of the ban
dits. The date of the fight is net
given in his report.
Americans Wait Developments.
EL PASO, Tex., April 21.—Move
ments of troops from border points to
the army base at Columbus continues
today. Dispatches from the front in
dicate that the Americans forces are
awaiting developments at Washington
before making further efforts to cap
ture Villa,
Carranza officials at Juarez this af
ternoon asserted there is no basis for
persistent reports that uprisings are
imminent in northern Durango and
southern Chihuahua, and that Car
ranza forces there are in full control
of the situation.
Andres Garcia, the Carranza consul
here, has issued a statement in
which he asserts the Americans’ work
in Mexico is now comjftte and ex
presses the hope that the United States
forces there will soon be withdrawn.
LONE ROBBER ENTERS SAFE
ANO RIFLES MAIL POUCHES
ALEXANDRIA, La., April 21.—A
lone unmasked robber entered and
robbed the safe and mail pouches of
a Louisiana Railroad and Navigation
train arriving here early today. The
hold-up and robbery occurred at Man
sura, La., and the bandit secured only
about $350. The express messenger
in charge of the safe was badly beaten
during a fight with the road agent.
SCHOOL TEACHERS ARE
MEETING IN MACON
Profs. W. J. Noyes, C. G. Clement, B
L. Deßruyne, C. M. Hale, Kinchen Wor
thy, of the High school faculty, and
Prof. C. H. Witt, left Friday morning
to attend the convention of the school
teachers of the state. All of these, with
the exception of Prof. Noyes, will re-'
turn Saturday, but Mr. Noyes will stay
through Sunday, the guest of his son,
Mr. W. W. Noyes ,at his home there.
LADIES OF PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH OPEN TEA ROOM
The ladies of the Presbyterian
thurch have re-opened their tea room
(n Jackson street, next door to the
church and two doors below Carnegie
Library. Here you can find dainty
lunches and toothsome viands of every
description, and at prices you can af
ford to pay.
The surroundings are cool and invit
b g, the service the best there is, so
when your hunger needs to be satisfied
snd thirst assuaged you wiil do well
o visit this tea room.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 21, 1916
HUNTS GOLO AT 104
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J. A. Russell, who has a ranch at
Lampasas, Texas, is, perhaps, the old
est gold hunter in the United States.
Despite his 104 years he is hunting
gold which he believes is buried in
his ranch. He began to hunt gold
as a forty-niner in California, and he
has not quit.
“J am good for ten years yet,” said
be, “and I am going to hunt for the
gold until I die.”
AMMO TIPS
THE BILL SEASON
The boys representing Columbus In
dustrial High school are in Americus
for the series of hall games with the
athletes of the Americus High school.
The Columbus boys, fifteen strong,
seem to be husky lads, and the Ameri
cus tossers will have to go some to
take their measure, and the same as
sertion applies for the Americus boys.
Prof. Holst, of the Americus Higli
school and director of athletics, an
nounced his line-up for the opener as
follows: Catcher, Bill Dodson;
pitcher, Johnson, first base, Mathis;
second base, Bolton; third case, Webb;
shortstop, Chambliss; outfield, Poole,
Hammond, Andrews, Monahan.
Friday evening the Columbus boys
will be the guests of the locals at the
dance in the Bell studio. And the
players from Muscogee will be the
guests of the Americus boys Friday
night and Saturday at their homes.
Bennie Webb will pitch for the locals
in Saturday’s contest. The price of
admission is only twenty-five cents,
and that’s cheap enough for the brand
of tall these boys play.
DR. SIMS COMES TO CITY
PRACTICE DF MEDICINE
Dr H. A. Smith formerly of Williston
Fla., but recently from Atlanta, where
he took a two year course in medicine
ai.d surgery at the Grady hospital, has
moved to Americus for the practice of
bis profession.
He is located in the Miller building,
office with Dr. W. S. Prather, and re
sides at 601 Lee street. Dr. Smith
ccmes to Americus well recommended
in his profession, and is welcomed to
the city.
DE MOLAY COMMANDERY
ELECT OFFICERS TONIGHT
DeMolay commandery, No. 5, Knights
Templar, will meet totnight in regu
lar session for annual election of offi
cers. Meeting will be in Masonic hall,
promptly at 7 o’clock. By order
F. G. OLVER, E. C.
JAPAN ENVOY IN
CONFERENCE FOR
LABOR CLAUSES
WASHINGON, D. C„ April 21.—Ba
ri n Chinda, the Japanese ambassador
at Washington, conferred today with
President Wilson regarding certain
provisions of the pending immigration
bill. The pending bill proposes to en
act into law’ the so-called “gentleman’s
agreement” to restrict Japanese labor
emigration to this country, and It was
upon the issue thus presented that Ba
ron Chinda talked with President Wit
sen,
A memorandum touching the subject
discussed today has already been pre
sented at the state department, and is
under consideration by diplomatic rep
resentatives of the United States and
Japan.
L S. PRINTING COSTS
OVER SEVEN MILLIONS
WASHINGTON, April 21.—Printing
Required for all branches of the Gov
ernment service cost $7,111,075 last
year. All except $883,009 worth was
done at the Government Printing Of
fice.
WORKING ON BUST
OF VON HINDENBURG
BERLIN, April 21. —Professor Hein
rich Cauer, a well known sculptor who
has been engaged for some time on a
bust of Hindenburg, contributes to
the Bauseitung a pen picture of the
popular military leader.
“Hindenburg’s entire figure,” he
writes, "from the crown of his head to
the soles of his feet, measures a trifle
over six feet. He holds himself with
soldiery erectness, but his head is
usually bent forward, a habit which
one always notices in big men accus
tomed to speak with those of lesser
stature. He gives you the impression
of a knight in armor. Hish deep voice
and his remarks, often whimsical, but
never injurious or ironical, are full of
kindness and friendliness.
“If you look at Hindenburg closely
Jou will notice a furrow over the
nose drawn between the swellings of
the brow. This furrow has been grav
en by the gigantic responsibilities of
the present war. You get the impress
ion of strain and even suffering, an
impression somehow heightened by
the yellow color of the skin.
“The Field Marshall is lean. Photo
graphs had led me to expect a fat
man. But he is actually thin, and this j
thinness increases the impression of
energy in the face and ia certainly
preferable from the artist’s point of
view.
Uncle Jim To
The Rescue
ATLANTA, Ga.. April 21.—“ Uncle
Jim’’ Woodward, 'Atlanta’s celebrated
mayor, has had more different kinds
ot experiences than befall the average
man, but he had a new one yesterday
in the role of renting agent, which he
maintains on the side, when an old
negro woman suffering with pellagra
moved into one of his houses without
even asking permission or getting the
front door key.
“If that don’t beat the Dutch!” ex
claimed “Uncle Jim.” Then “Let her
stay,” he told his rent collector. “Any
negro woman that’s got that much
nerve is entitled to some consideration,
and I’ll be hanged if I make her move."
War Increases
I Candle Uses
WASHINGTON, April 21.—War has
increased the demand for church can
dles in Russia where a shortage of
bees wax for making them is reported
by American consular officers. Ger
many before the war supplied almost
three quarters of the bees wax im
ported by Russia for this purpose and
the cutting off of this source of supply
has left Hussion church candle fac
tories with a shortage of 7,22,561
pounds for the coming year.
SAM SMALL TD BE
IN AMERICUS AT
COURT WOE, 22
Sam Small, of Georgia, the noted
preacher and temperance lecturer, will
speak in Americus tomorrow after
noon, Saturday, at the courthouse.
Dr. Small is a native Georgian, a
newspaper man by profession, but
early in his career forsook newspaper
work for a broader and larger sphere,
that of the ministry, and later drifted
on to the platform where he has won
most enviable laurels. As a speaker
he has few peers. Fluent in speech,
graceful in manner and convincing in
argument he never fails to hold his
audiences in wrapt attention.
At present Dr. Small is in the ser
vice of the Anti-Saloon League, as one
of the league’s national lecturers. His
theme here will be “Law and Order in
Georgia.” That he will handle his
subject in his usual masterful man
ner and with gloves off, goes without
the saying. Large crowds have greet
ed him at other places in the state,
where heh as spoken, and without
doubt the same kind of reception will
be given him here.
Remember the time and place, at the
courthouse in this city tomorrow af
ternoon at 2 o’clock.
HIGHER PRICES ON
SUGAR IN PANAMA
PANAMA, April 21. —Higher prices
and improvements in the method of
manufacture and better transportation
facilities are having their effect on the
sugar production of the Republic ot
Panama. Heavy sugar shipments are
beginning to come from the large
Santa Rosa mill near Aguadulce in
the Province of Colce. This province
is now the center of the sugar indus
try of the republic but probaoly will
have a serious rival in the Province of
Chiriqui when the new railway is in
augurated there.
The indications are that the present
season’s run will be fully 30,000 sacks
as compared with 17,000 last year. The
product finds a ready market at $5.50
per hundred weight for the best
grade, the brown sugar bringing
something less. Most of the sugar
production is consumed within the
borders of the country although a
small quantity is exported to neigh
boring republics.
Considerable progress has recently
been made in sugar cane cultivation
in Chiriqui Province where several
Americans have acquired large tracts
of land. Preparation are now under
way for the construction of a large
sugar mill in that vicinity. The new
railway which President Porras opens
to traffic next month probably will I
stimulate both the sugar and coffee
production of that section of the coun
try. t
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V EDITION I
AUBURN-MERCER
GAMES ARE WITH
THE CHAMPIONS
Tlie Elks themselves will be a great
attraction in Americus on Thursday
and Friday, April 27th and 28th. ’
But to sport fans the series of base
ball games between Mercer and Au
burn gives added interest. It is a
championship series, by the way.
If you have followed the games this
season you will note where Mercer has
bested everything or split even in all
her games. Auburn has done the same,
and by a clean cut victory over Geor
/ gia Tech, stands high with Mercer.
The admission prices are: Grand
stand, 50c;
25c. The mofning game on April 27th
starts at 10 o'clock, and afternoon
games for April W and Wh begin at
3 o’clock.
These two colleges are leading in the
contest.
Never in the history of the game was
there a chance like this to see clean,
well-played and high-class amateur
baseball.
Thousands of people will be here t»
witness the games. The city of Amer-
H us will be decorated as never before.
The big Moultrie concert band will fur
nish the music on the 27th at both
games.
Nothing too good for the fans of
Americus. We always produce the
goods in balldom. Hot stuff, right off
the griddle, and plenty of excitement
dished out to the crowd. Remember
the dates. Don’t fail to be on hand
early.
MISSIONARY FROM KOREA
WILL RETURN T 9 AMERICUS
About June Ist, Miss Hortense Tins
ley, a missionary in Korea, will ar
rive in the city. She expects to leave
this far-away land about May Ist,
reaching here about the time above
mentioned, thus taking approximately
a whole month in which to make the
trip.
Miss Tinsley is a native of this
county. She has been in the foreign
missionary service for several years,
and her coming will be a source of de
light and pleasure to her many old
friends.
Her work and maintenance while in
Korea has been taken care of by the
ladies of the Foreign Missionary so
ciety of the First Methodist church of
this city.
How long she will remain in this
country is at yet undetermined. It is
expected, however, she will stay tor
some time, and while here will deliver
many lectures, telling o f her work and
the manners and customs of the people
among whom she has been living.
METHODIST CHURCH REJECTS
PROPOSAL FDR NEGRO BISHOPS
CHICAGO, April 21.—The Methodist
Episcopal church has rejected the
pioposition to create negro bishops for
the church organization, according to
an announcement by Dr. Joseph B.
Hingely, secretary-general of the con
ference, today.
A resolution providing for the negro
bishops was submitted to the confer
ence and received 4,921 favorable votes,
with 3,481 opposed. A two-thirds ma
jority is necessary to create new bish
oprics, and the resolution lost there
fore by 680 votes.
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