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1 he Times-Rccorder is the ONLY paper in the r j bird Congressional District with Associated Press service. 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 ’ ... . . . ~ w I' ;' ' ' ' V L. > ;z • • f t.;. It “ ' r I Ij J. A. Bussell. 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 htv 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. NUMBER 96