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THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR.
AMERICUS AWAITS ELKS
| AMERICUS PAYS TRIBUTE TO CONFEDERATE HEROES WEDNESDAY
MERCER AND AUBURN BEGIN ITS SERIES
ELKSCOME
HERE FOR
A BIG MEET
Official Americus has discarded the
keys of the city.
The city council in regular session
paid tribute to the glories of the state
Elks’ convention, and with a watch
word of “Safety First’’ promulgated by
Chief Marshal W. T. Mayard and
heartily approved by Mayor Council,
the city fathers ended their session in
glorious preparation for the good
things which begin Thursday morning.
Already a number ol Elks "have ar
rived and by early Thursday morning
the vanguard will have been strength
ened so as to allow a formidable ag
gregation. Thursday morning will
witness the arrival of a majority of
the Elks.
Americus has been ready. She is
resting on her oars. In winsome and
attractive preparation she awaits the
coming of the greatest gathering of
Elks which Americus ever saw.
Traffic Laws Urgent.
In another part of today’s paper *s
found the streets of the city which can
and cannot be used for parking auto
xrobiles. In the prohibited area no cars
will be allowed to park. This is no
announcement. It is a stringent and
necessary regulation which must, be
observed.
Mayor Council with Chief of Police
Johnson, has given orders for the
strict observance of these regulations.
The safety of the people is placed
above all else. So everybody is ex
pected to do their duty—and will be
made to do it.
The Program of Doings.
The program for the full stay of the
Elks is brim full of action*. The doings
in full are printed elsewhere in today’s
paper.
Miss Mary Elza Sheppard is queen
of the convention. With her maids of
honor they will grace the occasion with
splendor. Miss Sheppard has tire
honor of being the first queen which
any Elks’ convention ever had. This
signal honor is deserved, and all
Georgia will join in paying tribute to
their queen.
TWOOUmS RECORDED
IT GEORGETOWN TOM?
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 26.
Two earthquakes during the night
were recorded by the Georgetown uni
versity seismograph. The first of the
shocks began at 9:27 p. m., and lasted
until 10:07 o'clock. This was the most
severe of the disturbances.
The second shake began at 2.23 a.
>n., and continued until 3 o’clock this
morning. University observers esti
mated the shocks centered a distance
of about 2,200 miles from Washington,
probably in mid-ocean.
CID COUNCIL IS
STANDING PAT Oil
INSURANCE RATE
The city council did not take any
action on the fire insurance rate ques
tion in Americus, maintaining the po
sition that they had nothing to act
upon. No communication was before
them, or has been received.
The city council placed a special li
cense tax of S3O per year on all in
surance companies at the first of the
year, this following a conference with
local insurance people. Up to this time
the council has heard no objection,
except through the columns of the
Americus newspapers in publishing
letters, interviews and stories.
The almost unanimous opinion of
the city council seemed to prevail that
they would sit steady in the boat until
they were shown to be wrong, and
from the general impression they be
lieved themselves right.
The regular meeting of the council
convened Tuesday night with every
member present, including Mayor
Council, Aidermen Bell, Dudley, Hor
ton, Jones, Kalmon and Poole.
The streets along the line of march
o.' the Elks parade were ordered to be
sprinkled, upon request of the Elks of
the city.
It was decided that the city council
would not participate so far as they
were concerned, in the special edition
of the Macon Telegraph, which ts seing
prepared.
The committee composed of Aider
men Dudley, Horton and Kalmon re
ported that they attended a conference
held Tuesday morning concerning the
proposed changes which the Central of
Georgia railway will make in their
passenger station in Americus. They
slated that they objected to the plans
as originally presented and reported
the action of the meeting which was
told in Tuesday afternoon’s Times-Re
corder.
The sealed bids for the bond issue of
$20,000 which was voted by the people
of Americus on March 15th will be op
ened at the next meeting of the city
council. It was announced that num
erous inquiries and bids had been re
ceived.
The finance committee was empow
ered to act in the matter of paying a
judgement against te city held by Bol
ton & Brother, originally in favor of
Waiting For You Bill
Bill's coming and we’re glad to have you, Bill.
The Times-Recorder will not leave a single stone unturned to ac
commodate the Elks and the thousands of visitors. In keeping with the
policy of this paper to give every it-’in of local news first, and then the
news of the state, the United States and the world, The Times-Recorder
on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons will contain an extra
service of the Associated Press furnished by wire each day. This
news will be contained in the afternoon Times-Recorder and with
America on the verge of war we’ll keep you posted on everything—and
not forgetting the Elks’ convention, which we promise to give you in
good style.
The Associated Press wired u« today: “Glad to comply with
your request for extra matter.” Si Bill can get the news from the
Times-Recorder.
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AMERICUS. GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. APRIL 26, 1916
Mil fESTIML beer
PLANNED BUGHOOL
The May Festival to be given by the
pupils of the Furlow Grammar school
under direction of Miss Lena Hardy of
the department of music has been ar
ranged and the program follows:
March, school, Minuet, Miss Thorn
ton’s room. May-Pole Dance, Seventh
Grade Girls. Miller Boy, Oats, Peas,
Eeans, First Grade. Flag Drill, Sec
ond Grades. “I See You”—The Snail
by Third Grades. Hansel and Gretel,
by Fourth Grades. Dance of Greeting
by Fifth Grade. “Reap the Flax,” Sixth
Grade Girls. Gymnastic Stunts, Sixth
Grade Boys. Country Dance, by Sev
enth Grades.
The Queen of the Maye-Pole is Miss
Lena Mae Finch, a beautiful and
charming student of the Seventh grade.
Her maids as chosen are Misses Isabel
Wheatley, Mary Frances Lane, Hen
rietta Ball, Mattie McNeil, Hattie Pope
Morgan and Sara Horne. These little
ladies are numbered among the most
charming of the younger set of Amer
icus. Edward Everett, Jr., will act
officially as crown-bearer. Te guards
tor the occasion are Elton Parker,
Joseph McMath, Hubert Denham, Ro
land Broadhurst, John Butts and
Louis Morehead.
The cushion-bearer is Miss Ruth
McMath. The pages are John West
Sheffield and LaVerne Eason. The
ponies for the occasion have been nam
ed as follow: Walter Reeves, James
Collins, William Gatewood, John E.
Kiker, G. W. Harris and George Ellis.
‘ Columbia” will be portrayed by Miss
Winifred Hopkins, one of the most
beautiful girls in the school. Marvin
Giddings will portray “Uncle Sam.”
In addition to this delightful pro
gram other features have been added
in the form of art display by Miss
Martha Wheatley's art pupils; Prof.
Hoist’s display of woodwork, which I
sc greatly aided the Americus High I
school to capture the pennant for
school exhibits at the exposition in
Cordele recently.
Miss Lena Hardy, of the Grammar
school faculty, has been very active for
some time arranging this entertain
ment. and the program promises to be
most interesting.
L O. Gammage.
The city council took official notice
of the coming of the Elks state conven
tion and a general good time was made
the order of the approaching occasion.
The city officials were invited to all of
the functions of the occasion.
MEMORIAL DAY
IS FITTINGLY
OBSEIffI HERE
Another Memorial Day has come and
gone. To say that it was fittingly ob
served in this city would fall far short
of expressing it. The day has been all
that could be asked for with the re
sult that large crowds have participat
! ec in the observances.
The program as was published in
these columns was carried out in full.
At 10 o’clock the parade was formed
in front of the Carnegie Library and
I proceeded to the soldiers’ monument
where reverent hearts and loving
hands bedecked it with flowers and in
nong honored the memory of the he
roes who wore the gray. From here the
procession moved to the High school
auditorium where the rest of the exer
cises were rendered.
The speaker of the day, Dr. C. B.
Vilmer, of Atlanta, delivered a moat
appropriate address. His remarks
throughout were pleasing and meat for
tbe occasion. He dwelt at consider
able length ui>on the virtues of the
Lost Cause and in words of tender
pathos he reviewed the trying times erf
the Sixties, and pictured to the minds
of his hearers the bitter ordeals under
went by the heroes of the gray. Nor
did he forget to pay tribute to noble
womanhood who did so much in those
dark days, and who are now ever to
the front in keeping green the memory
of a lost, but noble and just cause,
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FIGHTS BATTLE
WITH MEXICANS
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 26.
The Mexican situation will remain in
I status quo until General Scott and
| Obregon have concluded their coming I
Conference.
Villa Coinniaiid is Routed.
FIELD HEADQUARTERS, Nami
qvipa, Mex., April 26.—A Villa com
* mand under four chiefs, Baca, Cer
vantes, Dominguez and Rios, all noted
bandits, was surprised by American
troops late yesterday afternoon and
routed. A quantity of horses, arms and ‘
military equipment was abandoned by,
the bandits and fell into possession of ■
,Col .Dodd’s men.
Two Americans Killed in Battle
FIELD HELIQUARTERS, Nami
quipa, Mex., April 26.—Two Americans
■were killed and three others wounded in
I a battle between a detachment of Col.
-Dodd’s cavalry and two hundred and
i sixty Villa bandits at Tomachio, April
i 22. Six Mexicans were killed during
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NEBROIIIIS GREEN
WITH Flit BULIEIS
Welton Mortor, a young negro man,
shot and instantly killed Lee Green,
another negro, in Head's alley below
Jefferson street, Wednesday morning
about ten-thirty o’clock. It is not
known what brought about the alterca
tion, but Morton fired five times and
several of the bullets entered Green’s
head.
Morton, after the murder, attempted
to enforce the service of a buggy on
the streets and make his escape, but
li.ially ran away on foot, Taking pos
session of Solicitor Williams’ Maxwell
car later Morton sped away in the di
rection of Ellaville. Sheriff Harvey
teiegrahed ahead of the fugitive,
however, and when lie reached the
Schley capital officers awaited him.
Morton will be brought back to Amer
icus this afternoon and locked up in
the Sumter county jail to await trial.
Lee Green, the dead negro, former
ly worked for the city of Americus, !;»
the street department, and Morton is
employed by Solicitor General J. R.
Williams.
JODIE HUDSON IEL IT
HOME OX CHURCH STREET
Judge J. I. Hudson is seriously il)
at his home on Church street.
This will be sad news to his many
friends in Americus and surrounding
section, where he is so well and favor
ably known. It is hoped that his ill
ness will be of brief duration.
Safety First-Watch Your Step
Watch out for the traffic polnsman when he blows his whistle.
Move on. Step lively. Get out of the way. Safety First. Watch your
step. Ft g doings.
Automobiles can be parked >u the following streets and left as
long as you like: Lee street south of Forsyth; Forsyth street, east of
Lee; Lamar street, east of Lee street; Lamar street, west of Cotton
avenue; Church street, west of Lee street; Jackson street north of For
syth street. No cars will be allowo ’to stand still longer than five min
utes on any of the shopping streets. This is asked of the public on ac
count of the congestion, and the mayor insists that the rules of the traf
fic men be observed rigidly.
A PROCLAMATION.
During the two days of the Ells’ convention, which will be held in
Americus Thursday and Friday, Apri' 27th and 28th, persons driving
automobiles or vehicles of any description will not be allowed to park
the same in streets designated as follows:
ON JACKSON STREET—Front Furlow School to Sheffield Hard
ware Company.
ON LAMAR STREET—From tbe Artesian well to Buchanan Gro
cery Company;
ON COTTON AVENUE—From J. W. Harris’ Hardware store to
Americus National Bank building.
ON FORSYTH STREET—FrMi Parker's Warehouse to Court
house.
ON LEE STREET—From Courthouse to First Baptist Church.
ON TAYLOR STREET—From First Baptist Church to Brown
Street.
THE WHOLE of Brown Street.
ON CHURCH STREET—From Brown Street to Lee Street.
CARE AND VEHICLES may be parked on all the other streets of
the city, the only requirement being that a driveway be left between.
Citizens are respectfully requested to comply with these require
ments and avoid the confusion that v ill necessarily arise by a violation.
L. G. COUNCIL, Mayor.
AIR FIGHT VERY
SPECTACULAR IN
EUROPEAN WAR
Heavy fighting in the vicinity of
Dead Man's Hill, northwest of Verdun,
lias again halted.
The Germans are employing artillery
vigorously west of the Meuse. Last
.night this fire centered on the French
first line trenches north of Hill 304 in
the Avacourt and Woevre region.
General military compulsion in Eng
land is foreshadowed, unless unattest
ed unmarried, men enlist in sufficient
numbers to satisfy the military author
ities. i
Premier Asquith the British parlia
ment in secret session yesterday that
unless fifty thousand unattested un
married men enlist by May 25th, and
that if thereafter at least 15,000 are not
secured each week to fill wastage in
the ranks the government will ask for
power to force general enlistment It
fe proposed by .Asquith to force recruit
ing as indicated until 200,000 additional
unattested troops are enlisted.
Premier Asquith, addressing the
house of commons today slated that
drastic measures are being taken to
suppress the rebel movement in Ire
land. Outside of Dublin, he said, the
country is tranquil. He added that
steps are now being taken to acquaint
neutral countries with the real signifi
cance of this most recent German cam
paign directed toward creating dis
turbances in Entente countries.
LONDON, April 26.—One hundred
CHY
BASEBALL
IS ON FOR
BIG GAMES
♦ THURSDAY’S GAMES ♦
♦ PLACE—Dudley Field. ♦
♦ TIME—IO A. M. and 3P. M., ♦.
♦ Thursday. ♦
♦ TEAMS—Mercer and Auburn. *
♦ UMPIRE—GIenn Colby. ♦
♦ ADMISSION Grand Stand,;*
♦ 50c Bleachers, 35c; Children, 25c. *
♦ COACHES—Mike Donahue, of ♦
♦ Auburn, and Jake Zellars, of ♦
♦ Mercer. *
The cohorts of Auburn and Mercer
arc on the scene, prepared for the
struggle of Wednesday afternoon and
the two battles of Thursday with morn
ing and afternoon games.
Coach Donahue brought his Auburn
understudies to the city late Tuesday
afternoon, and they were in high
smrits anticipating the battles wita
the Macon Baptists. The bunch seem
ed confident of two games out of the
series, with their hopes excellent for a
clean sweep.
The Mercer team arrived Tuesday
night, chaperoned by Coach Jake Zel
lars and Professor W. E. Godfrey.
Tliey brought their regular squad, and
many friends of Mercer are in the city
for the series.
Coach Donahue told the Times-Re
corder that he would pitch Milligan in
the first game of the series. On this
dope, Suggs will likely draw the sec
ond game.
Jake Zellars was undecided as be
tween Bloodworth and Fuss for the
first game in the box representing Mer
cer. There is a strong possibility that
Fuss will draw the card, and listen—
Fuss must know it, for he was be
moaning the fact that he couldn’t eat
today.
The series is of much importance la
college baseball circles. Auburn has
defeated every team which they met,
while Mercer has suffered defeat in
only one mix-up, and that with the
“thin red line of ’eroes” over on Ala
bama’s line.
It’s baseball coming. There's plenty
of stuff.
Meet you at the game.
bombs were dropped by Zeppelins in a
raid over England Tuesday night. No
casualties resulted, says thef official
press bureau in a bulletin late this af
ternoon.
LONDON, April 26. —Twenty-five
casualties, including dead and
wounded, resulted from the bombard
ment of Lowestoft by the German war
ships, and the running fight that fol
lowed. British light cruisers and de
stroyers chased the raiders into the
mined area of the North Sea, after
wards returning to port safely. Two
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