Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, May 16, 1916, City Edition, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text7he I imes-Recorder is the ONLV paper in the Third Congressional District with Associated Press service rHIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. REDISTRIBUTION OF TROOPS BEGAN ON BORDER NOW WASHINGTON, D. C., May 16. . The net result of the El Paso confer ences between Generals Scott and Funston and General Obregon, was to convince the Carranza government that I the United States has no other motive ' in going into Mexico than to stamp out brigandage. This much became known at noon today when General Scott con cluded a lengthy interview with Sec retary Baker at the dar department. At the beginning of the conferences, , General Obregon professed to be una ble to understand why so large a force,, of United States troops, acompanted by artillery, should be sent after one man. Finally, however, when a full statement of the position of the United States was laid before the Mexican leader, he became satisfied with the , explanation), and consented to divide , territory in northern Mexico to be pa- , trolled until brigand bands are forced to surrender, and an unwritten con vention to this effect, was concluded be fore the last of the conferences ad journed. • This unwritten understanding be tween the United States and the de facto government in Mexico, provides that Carranza will police the entire Parral district, where Villa is believed to be in hiding, and continue the hunt for him. Carranza is also to throw ten thousand men toward the border to run down other bandits, thus demonstrat ing his ability to preserve order be fore the United States troops now in Mexico are withdrawn. In consideration of the agreement Generals Scott and Funston agreed on I behalf of the United States, not to dispose American troops in Mexico in such manner as to embarrass Carranza officials in their operations. General Olregon also agreed not to move Mex icon troops into the rear of General (Pershing's column, the prospects of which had already begun to cause con cern in American military circles. The agreement, which is generally looked upon: as satisfactory to the Wilson administration, is regarded in Washington as removing the last reas onable possibility of war between the United States and Mexico. Villa His Recovered. , FIELD HEADQUARTERS, Persh- ' ing’s Volumn, in Mexico, May 16. — ( Pa.ncho Villa has now fully recovered from his wounds and for some weeks past has been attempting to raise a pew army in Durango state. Informa tion to this effect was oatbined from , a captured Mexican bandit being held by United States troops here. One of three Mexicans killed dur ing a fight Monday by a foraging par ty when brought into camp was found , to wear clothes indicating he was in the Columbus raid. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., May 16. —The re-distribution of troops under new plans designed to afford the greatest security to the whole border country began here today. Official orders di recting the distribution of troop units were sent out to various commanders by General Funston from his head quarters at Fort Sam Houston. The national guardsmen of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, called into the federal service by President Wilson, will form a portion of the increased border patrol. Details of the re-distribution of I troops have not been made public, but ii is known military authorities plan to place heavy guards at all bridges and in towns along the line of the Southern Pacific railroad This, it is (stated, is necessary, because of the 44444444444444* 4 SEARCH OF RUINS -4 4 REVEALS NO BODIES 4 4 AKRON, 0., May 16.—N0 more 4 4 bodies have been found in the 4- ♦ ruins of the Crystal restaurant 4 4 which collapsed last night, the 4 4 result of a dynamite charge be- 4 4 ing exploded underneath the 4- 4 structure. All of the injured are 4- ♦ still alive this morning, and sev- 4- 4 era! investigations of the affair 4 ■H'.ave been begun. 4 44444444 4 4 4 4 4 ♦ 4 LOCAL P, 0.5. OF I. GETTING READY FOR STATE MEET . The Georgia state camp cf the order F. O. S. of A., will pitch tents in this city July 4. At a joint meeting of the local camps last might in their hall in the city preliminary steps were taken looking to final arrangements for the entertainment of the delegates from various camps of the state that will be here on that occasion. A general committee was appointed composed ot members from each local camp to look after the general details ot the arrangements. Other commit tees will be appointed later to assist in maturing the plans. The commit tee appointed is as follows: Lee Allen, chairman; E. J. McMath, George M. Fragg, from Camp No. 24; Messrs. E. F. Wilder, J. R. Statham and E. C. Speer, from Camp No. 14. It is expected that a large crowd will be here to participate in the pleas ures of the meeting and to enjoy the hospitality of the local Patriotic Or der Sons of America, and the city of Americus. Features pertaining to the entertain ment of the visitors have as yet not been arranged, but it is safe to say they will be ample and attractive. Americus never does things by ' halves, hence those who contemplate ; visiting here at that time may rest as sured their coming will be worth while. RURAL ROUTE NO. A TBJE EXTENBED Rural Route No A, from Americus, which was recently formed by the combination of routes Nos. 1 and 2, is to be extended about five miles, af fording mail accommodations to twen jty-eight additional families. The ex tension takes in the Gus Pressley neighborhood, and the route goes via Pleasant Grove, Gus Pressley’s home, and comes into the regular route at the C. S. S. Horne place. This extension was secured by Con feresman Charles R. Crisp, on the sug gestion and recommendation of Ameri cus postoffice officials. tremendous stragetic value of the rail way line. At Gen. Funston's head quarters before noon today it was stated, officials there were without in formation concerning two additional expeditions reported to have crossed into Mexico. Bandits at Work in Texas. E PASO, Tex., May 16.—Bandits, be lieved to be Mexicans from across the J) ;rder last night removed spikes from the tracks of the Southern Pacific railroad near Fort Hancock, Texas, causing the derailment of the east bcund Sunset Express. Six persons were hurt in the accident, three of these seriously. A posse of Texas Rangers and a number of deputy sher iffs left El Paso at daybreak today on a wrecking train, bound for the scene cf the wreck. They will pursue the bandits as far as the trail leads, even l s it carry the posse into Mexico. THE TIMES-RECORDER IS THE ONLY AMERICUS PAPER WITH TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE AMERBMMESffiSORDER MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS RAIN HELPS THE CONDITIONS AT U. C. V. REONION ——.. . ... .... BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 16.—Late 1 this afternoon it is stated by those in j authority that the sugestiom that this £e the last reunion to be held by Con - [ federate Veterans, is unlikely to meet ' with success. Much agitation favora ble to an abandonment of the annual national reunion of the veterans has recently been indulged in, but the old soldiers appear still unfriendly to the ' idea. Rain Cools Atmosphere. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 16.—Heavy rain during last night made the tem . perature more pleasant today for the ! Confederate Veterans in reunion here. The Bijou Theatre was packed at the opening session of the veterans’ asso viation. The crowd at the business session , : this morning was enlivened with mar- ■ tial airs, several bands being in at- I ■ tendance. One of these struck up a ■ particularly lively tune early in the , session, and the strains of the music . so electrified two of the lady specta- . tors, each about seventy years of age, | . until they invited two veterans pres-! ent to join them in an “old fashioned 1 I Southern breakdown.” Birmingham’s streets from the union i station at Filth avenue and Twenty- ■ Eighth street to the L. & N. station at : ’ First avenue and Twentieth street, are one seething mass of humanity today, ■ beautiful women, staid business men, ; buys and girls, all here to do honor to ’ the grizzled veterans who are promin ent figures among the crowds every- ■ where. ■ General Homer T. Davenport, com- ■ mander in chief of the Georgia divis ion of veterans, is a prominent figure at the convention, and with the mem bers of his staff, is receiving many at tentions. His home is at Americus, which city is also well represented with Miss Mary Belle Hixon, as spon sor for Camp Sumter; Mrs. Frank P. Harrold,- matron of honor for Camp Sumter, and Mrs. Clarence A. Niles, official chaperone. COURT HOUSE NOTES | When: the regular May term of Sum ter Superior court convenes Monday, May 22nd, Judge E. D. Graham, of the Oconee circuit, will be presiding. Be ’ cause of an exchange of judges which was agreed upon by Judge Z. A. Lit tlejohn, of this circuit, he will open the regular term of court of Dodge county, at Eastman. Judge Graham was solicitor-general of his circuit before going on the bench, and is dis qualified in a number of cases. It is for this reason that the change has been agreed upon. Shriners Meet Tuesday. A meeting of all the Shriners in Sumter county will be held at the courthouse in the office of Sam R. Heys, the amabssador from Alee Tem ple, Tuesday afternoon at 6 o’clock. At this time it is expected to complete arrangements for the Shriners’ cere monial which will be held here on I June Bth. Busy With Subpoenaes. Sheriff Lucius Harvey and Deputy ■ Sneriff Bob Price are busy this week serving subpoenaes for the approach- 1 ing term of Sumter Superior court. The first week will be allotted to civil business, and the second week to crim i inal business. It is likely that Judge i Littlejohn will return from court in i i Dodge county in time to serve during \ the week of criminal cases. < AMERICUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 16, 1916 ► 444444 + 44 4 444* ♦ MACON DANCERS ARE 4 4 AHEAD OF ATLANTA 4 4 ATLANTA, Ga., May 16.—Macon 4 4 society has got it all over Atlanta 4 4- society, when it comes to varia- 4 ♦ tions of the modern dance. At- 4 4 lanta girls returning from visits 4 4- to their Macon friends have dash- 4 4 ed the vanity of Atlanta boys by 4 4 telling they they had better start 4 4- all over again and learn how to 4 4 dance. Inquiring why, the boys 4 4 have been cooly informed that 4 ♦ they look like thirty cents com- 4 4 pared to the young bloods of 4 4 Macon in action on a ballroom 4- 4 floor. -4 4 It seems that dancers of Ma- 4 ♦ hon, which prides herself o4' 4 rivalry with Atlanta in more 4 4 ways than one, have invented a 4 4 dip for the hesitation waltz that 4 4 dancers here are raving about. 4 *44444444444444 718,0011 IS PEACE STRENGTH NEW FEDERAL ARMY I '—■— WASHINGTON, D. C., May 16. Revised figures of the army blil as agreed upon in conference shows it will provide for a maximum peace strength of seven hundred and eigh teen thousand troops, including every arm of the service, and national guard reserves. Two hundred and sixty-one thousand men, representing all branches of the service will constitute the re-organ ized army at full eace strength, with four hundred and fifty-seven, thousand organized national guardsmen as a re perve. Ample funds are provided in the bill for training and equipping both regulars and national guards. REAL ESTATE DE»L IS CLOSED 8N PROPERTY A real estate deal has been closed by A. C. Crockett, by which Miss Kate | Thornton comes into possession of the six-room dwelling house on Hampton street, formerly owned by W P. McArthur. Mr. McArthur has purchased from F. M. Wimbish the residence on For rest street formerly occupied by him, and known for many years as the Bell property. Mr. McArthur will make the Forrest street residence his home in the future. OH. BURROWS 15 ST BAPTIST CONVENTION Dr. Lansing Burrows, pastor of the First Baptist church, is a prominent attendant at the Southern Baptist convention which opens its sessions in Asheville, N. C„ on May 17th. He is statistical secretary of the conven tion and one of the prominent and i learned figures of the assembly. BANKRUPTCY PETITION FILED FOR C. M. BRAGG The notice of first meeting of cred itors of George M. Bragg, of Americus, who has been adjudicated a bankrupt, appears in today’s issue of the Times (Recorder. The first meetiing of the (Creditors will be held May 27th. DATE IS CHANGED FOR MEETING OF THF CITIZENS In deference to the entertainment of the Third District A .& M. College on Wednesday night when “Tales From Hoffman” will be rendered, the mass I meeting of citizens has been postpon- ’ ed until Friday night from Wednesday right. A call has been issued for a meet ing of the citizens of Americus Fri day night at 8 o'clock, at the court- , house, to discuss the matter of raising , te electric rates of the Americus Pub- ( lie Service Co. The notice appears in ; today's issue of the Times-Recorder , with no other signature than “Many ( Citizens.” It is known that a petition has been | circulated in Americus opposing the , ■ raise in rates, and this petition will ■ ■ likely be presented the railroad com- 11 mission of Georgia when the petition J t'f the Public Service Company is I heard in Atlanta on May 23rd. It is likely that a committee from the citi zens who signed the petition will go up to protest against the raise in rates. The people of the city are familiar with the terms of the contract under which the Public Service Compay is , operating and all features whch have led to the request for a raise in rates , The matter was taken in hand several ! nienths ago by the mayor and city council, and the light committee from I the city council investigated the mat , ter. A tentative agreement was drawn up whereby the committee pro posed a sliding scale of rates which would be increased, and the city coun . cil by a vote of 5 to 2, agreed not to object to the raise. At that time it was talked that the j, rates would be reduced after the plans | were .fulfilled, but it is said that fea ture was only a “gentleman’s agree- Iment.” The public is interested in the mat- I ter, and although the call for a meet ing bears the signature of no party or parties known to be connected with : the affair, it is likely that they will , have a large meeting. i NAVAL RECRUITING STATION TD CLDSE MAY 20 C E. Smitherman, chief gunner's , mate in charge of the naval recruiting station in this city, gives notice that the station will be closed permanently after May 20th. The station here has been open for some time, a large number of appli- , cants have been considered, but a I very small percentage have met the , ' required standard, and been accepted for service. Since coming to Americus, Mr. I Smitherman has conducted himself In an admirable manner and saw after the interests of Uncle Sam in such a ,way as has commended him to all. Those who are inclined to service in this branch of Uncle Sam's fighting | forces should avail themselves of the ■ ppportunity before the station closes. After May 20th, when this station closes, Mr. Smitherman can be found at the Atlanta recruiting offices, No. 514, Postoffice building, Atlanta, Ga. < -♦444 4 444444444 , 4 DAILY WEATHER REPORT 4 4 4 , * FOR AMERICUS AND GEOR- ♦ 1 4 GIA: Probably fair today ♦ t ♦ and tomorrow. ♦ i J 444444444444444 t 444444444-44444* ♦ CONVENTION TO HAVE 4 MUSIC ’TWIXT SPECHES 4 ♦ CHICAGO, May 16.—The time 4 between speeches and committee F ♦ reports at the Progressive con- 4 4 vention here will be filled by mu- 4 4 sic. Fifty musicians have already 4 4 been engaged for the occasion and 4 ♦ grand opera stars are under con- 4 4 sideration for engagements dur- 4 ♦ ing the convention. 4- *444444444444444 COWPEA WEEVIL IS THE LATEST TO WOBRY FARMERS The report is current that the farm ers all over the southern part of the state are very much worried over the appearance in the cotton fields of a bug which generally was taken to be the boll wevil, but which has been proved to be nothing more harmful than the comparatively innocent cow pcas-poll weevil. Letters from planters have been pouring into the office of the state en tomologist in a veritable stream’—so many of them, in fact, that stereo typed replies have been prepared with which to answer them. Most of the farmers’ letters , too, contain speci mens of the insect, and judging from J.e tone of them, the section whence they came is in the throes of a near panic. The entomologist’s letter tells the farmers to be calm, because, while the cause of their alarm resembles the dreaded boll weevil strikingly in ap pearance, it is not to such an extent as to warrant any terror, and it is practically of no kin to the cotton boll destroyer. It might, he says, do slight damage to very young ■ bo.ls: and if they become too thick, he I advises the scattering about of a little powdered arsenate of lead. NORTH GEORGIA CITIZEN LIKEaTHIS SECTION BEST Dr. G. W. De La Pierre, of Winder, Ga., was a pleasant caller at the Times-Recorder office today. Dr. De- LaPierre is an extensive landholder ir this section, owning and operating several large farms in Sumter county. He is likewise very prominent in his home town as a physician and business, man. Being a physician and druggist and a director in the Winder National Bank, the North Georgia Trust and Banking Company, Farmers Bank, Bar row County Cotton Mill, and the Bell Overall Co., makes him a most im portant citizen, one ot influence and worth to his community. He spoke in glowing terms of Amer icus and this section, and said that were it not for his holdings in 'Winder, he would certainly make his home in Americus, thus indicating this sec tion’s superiority. WESTERN UNION MANAGERS TD GDNFER AT ALBANY In Albany, at the New Albany Ho tel, at 10 o’clock on the morning of May 23, a managers’ conference of the Western Union Telegraph Co., will be held. Managers from the several cities in the southewestern and middle tiers of counties as well as officers from the district manager's office in Atlanta, will be present and take part in the deliberations of the conference. Upon the completion of the work that will come before the meeting, those in attendance will be treated to an outing to Blue Spring, a near-by resort, and where they will be enter tained right royally. riTv V edition! GERMAN FLEET IN BALTIC; NAVAL BATTLEJS LIKELY German activities on the Verdun front continued energetically today. West of the Meuse the activity was es pecially noted, the French positions there being subjected to an incessant bombardment. There is also a hint of impending important developments east of the fortress, heavy shelling of the French positions there being reported. No im portant Infantry movements have yet been noted, however. News is awaited anxiously from the further movements of the German fleet, which, is reported to have left the Kiel canal last night for Riga. Petrograd despatches recently indi cated the expectation of a powerful German offensive on the Riga-Divnsk front, and interesting happenings are looked for in that region during the next week. Italy is following the example of France in prohibiting the importation of bulky articles uncensored. The government assigns as a reason for the action that more freight room for gov ernment use is needed. Big Crowd at Casement Trial. LONDON, May 16.—A great crowd stood for hours today before t he Bow street police station here, awaiting the opening of the second day preliminary hearing of the case against Str Roger Casement, charged with high treason lin connection with the Irish revolt, j The little courtroom was crowded to its utmost capacity five minutes after the doors were opened and hundreds of persons were unable to gain ad mittance at all. PEACHES WILL BEGIN TD MOVE FEW DAYS ATLANTA, Ga., May 16—The first car of Georgia peaches will go forward the latter part of May ,or about the same date as last year, according to novices received here by the Georgia Fruit Exchange. These will consist of a few Mayflowers and Other early varieties. The first car in 1915 moved from Byron on May 25 and the next from Fort Valley, on May 27. The early movement, however, will not be so extensive as that of last year as the crop of Mayflowers is very short. Extensive movement will set in about June 10, with the Greensboros and will keep up well into July. General Manager B. J. Christman of the Georgia Fruit Exchange, who has just returned from a week’s inspection of the orchards in middle and south Georgia, states that his investigation bears out the advices received with regard to the crop. Approximately 3,000 cars will come from middle and south Georgia and not over 350 form north Georgia, making the total crop a little more than 1,000 cars short as compared with last year. Damage from weather conditions is in spots; some of the orchards have full crops, while others are almost a total loss. “The peach crop is in excellent con dition,” Mr. Christman said, “and the indications are that the fruit is of fine quality. The peaches are considerably larger in size than at the same time last year. “Continued good reports as to mar ket conditions come from the territory in which the Georgia fruit is marketed, and the autlook is that the Georgia crop will be sold at satisfactory prices.” NUMBER 117

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Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, May 16, 1916, City Edition, Image 1