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THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER
THIRTY-EIGHTH TEAR.
AMERICAN TROOPS CROSS DEAD
LINE ALONG BORDER AND MEET
HOSTILE FORCES FROM MEXICO
Mexican Situation Shows Signs of
Being Worse Than at Any Time
Since The Days ot Diaz
CARRANZA HURLS A DEFI
AT FORCES OF PERSHING
Washington Does Not Propose to
Yield to Any Demands Coming
From General Carranza
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♦ HANNAH AND SILLMAN 4
4 ORDERED TO U. S. SIDE 4
4 SAN ANTONIO, June 17. —It is 4
learned here that Phillip C. Han- +
4 nah and J. H. Sillman, consul at 4
4 Saltillo, have been ordered to the 4
♦ American side by the state de- 4
♦ partment, 4
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SAN ANTONIO, Tex.. June 17.
American troops crossed the border
lelow Brownsville, Tex., this after
noon, and immediately engaged in
lighting.
General Parker who is in command
of the column which crossed the bor.
der at Brownsville, reported the occur
renced to General Funston at Fort
Sam Houston, at 5 o’clock this after
i.oon, but failed to say whether ban
dits of Mexican troops had opposed-the
troopers after they crossed into Mex
ico.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ June 17.—The
■warning from Mexico to the command
ers that movements of American
troops except for retirement towards
the border would precipitate hostili
ties will not change the purpose of the
United States to keep the expedition
in Mexico or prevent General Per
shing from insuring the safety of his
column and dealing with the bandits.
No further southern advance is con
templated. Direct word from General
Pershing is awaited.
Diplomatic officials here are inclin
ed to believe that the Mexican warn
ing is for home sonsumption and is
not a prelude to hostilities. They think
it is possibly a move to head off anti-
American agitation.
Secretary of State Robert Lansing
said that the situation was unchanged.
The officials of the Mexican embassy
are not informed that Trevino sent
any message. They declared upon
examination of what purported to be
the text of the warning published
this morning was sufficient proof
that it either was a badly garbled
translation or fabrication.
The embassy did not doubt that
seme warning had been sent.
All of the United States regulars are
on the border or in Mexico. The mil
itia of three states are in service, and
the guardsmen of other states were
notified weeks ago to be erady if
called.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ June 17.
Major General Frederick Funston,
whose headquarters are at Fort Sam
Houston, at San Antonio, Tex., reported
to the war department today that
Brigadier General Bell, who is in com-
THE ONLY PAPER PUBLISHED IN AMERICUS AND THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WITH TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE
mand of the border patrol about El
Paso, reports that General Pershing,
who is at the head of the punitive ex
pedition with headquarters near Nami
quipa, Mexico, has been warned by
General Trevino, the Carranza com
mander at Chihuahua City, that any
movement by the American expedi
tionary forces south, east or west, will
be the signal for an attack by Mexi
can forces. General Funston in re
porting the warning to the war de
partment, informed Washington offi
cials that he is without direct word
from Gen. Pershing touching upon the
crisis brought about by the attitude of
the Carranza forces.
Officials here were inclined to credit
newspaper despatches telling of the
alleged threat before Gen. Funston’s
message arrived. Gen. Pershing is
ready, however, to deal with any Mex
ican forces that may be sent against
him, in the opinion of administration
officials. He will probably hold the
present lines of communication, but
I lake no move that will precipitate hos
tilities, until further instructions are
forwarded from the war department
here.
General Funston also reported todav
that Major Gray, who was in command
of the troops attacked by bandits at
San Ignacio, Tex., has returned from
an effort to follow the bandits’ trail.
Two prisoners were taken during the
chase o fthe outlaws and one body
was found, evidently that of one of
the fleeing Mexicans.
Quiet at Monterey.
LAREDO, Tex., June 17.—Phillip C.
Hanna, United States consul general at
Monterey, and one of the two remain
ing American consuls in Mexico, ar
rived here today. He reported condi
tions quiet at Monterey when he left
that city. Half a dozen American ref
ugees accompanied Consul Hanna here
and will remain within the United
States indefinitely.
LOREDO, June 17.—Texas Rangers
and armed citizens rushed to Islitas,
twenty-five miles up the river, on a
report that Mexican bandits were
seen approaching. Few details are
known as to the body of troops in tha’
vicinity.
Interest In Carranza.
SAN ANTONIO, June 17.—The atti
tude of the Carranza troops is at
tracting greatest interest of General
Funston and his staff. The bandit ac
tivities have, however, been given
careful atention.
Army officers regard the warning of
Trevinos to General Perishing as a
little less than a declaration of hos-
A PAPER FOR ALL THE PEOPLE
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING JUNE 18, 1916
REMAINS OF MRS. S.
A. M. OAKLEY REMOVED
Mrs. S. A. M. Oakley died at her
residence, 709 Jackson avenue,
day morning at 2 o’clock, after fin
illness of five months. Mrs. Oakley
had been a resident of Americus for
about four years, moving here from
North Carolina.
Mrs. Oakley is survived by her hus
band, C. M. Oakley, and three little
daughters, Ruth, Edith and Eunice, the
eldest about ten years of age; her
father, Samuel Thompson, of Thomas
ville. N. C„ two brothers, Robert
Thompson, of Thomasville, N. C.; Si
las Thompson, of Greensboro, N. C.;
one sister, Mrs. Emma Aldred, of
Greensboro, N. C.
Mrs. Oakley had endeared herself to
all who knew her in Americus, and
her many friends join in sympathy to
the bereaved ones in their irreparable
loss.
The body, accompanied by the fam
ily and friends left on the two o’clock
train Saturday afternoon for Greens
boro, Mrs. Oakley’s former home,
where the funeral and interment will
take place Sunday afternoon.
AMERICUS ROYS PENETRATE
INTO THE JUNGLES DE ELINT
Led by the gallant Edward Mathis,
a party of Americus youths, some of
them fresh from the confines of col
lege walls, leave for the wild and
wooly around the Flint river jungles.
They leave Monday, a declaration of
war having already been sent to the
leaders of the mosquitoes in their
stronghold. The Americus lads will
place their trenches at Fortune Far
mer’s Blufl, in Darkest Flint, and woe
to the luckless wild-cat who snickers
around the campi—for those boys can
surely run, and no nice wildcat wishes
to admit being outrun. Plenty of "the
meat that made the hog famous,” will
be taken along to guarantee all kinds
of indigestion and other delicacies of
undertakers’ particular delight will
be included in the list of agony pro
ducers.
Those in the brigade are Prof. John
George Holst, Robert Crittenden Lace,
George Earl Ansley, fresh from Tech;
Otis Carter, who safely stood the sand
spurs of Florida for some time; Willie
McNeill, another unsophisticated Tech
ite; James Edward Mathis, who leads
the band; Robert Hodges, who braved
the terrors of a freshman the past
year at the University of Georgia, and
Algernon Hodges, a youngster who at
tended the Aggie school at Americus—
he is fully qualified.
The boys have arranged for a big
fish fry Wednesday night, and several
Americus people have been invited to
come down and see how a nice case o’
indigestion is found.
tilities since it may be necessary to
send detachments to pursue bandits
menacing outposts at any time. Des
pite warnings as to any troop® cross
ing the border will be'tattacked, thev
will cross if on a hot trail.
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4 HAS PAPER PRINTED ♦
♦ IN MEXICO IN 1847 4
4 Ga., June 17.—8. 4
4 P. Galt, of Gadsden. Ala., is the 4
4 owner of a newspaper having ♦
♦ much interest right at this time. ♦
♦lt is the Daily Star, printed in 4
♦ Mexico City, December 14, 1847, 4
4 and carrying the text of a report 4
♦ from Major-General Scott to the 4
♦ war department covering battles 4
♦at Churubuco and Contreror. 4
4 Mr. Gait’s uncle, Patrick Henry 4
♦Galt, was military governor of 4
4 Mexico City at that time. 4
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.ad
RUSSIB still
CENTER DE LIGHT
IN THE WAR ZONE
The defeat of a Russian cavalry force
sourfh of the river Dneister, in Gali
cia by the Austro-Hungarians and the
starting of general fighting along the
Volhynian front, is announced from
the Austro-Hungariaii field headquar
ters, according to a statement sent by
wireless from Berlin late Thursday.
Along the Verdun front in France,
the Germans attacked at Avacourt with
grenades during Friday night, says a
French official statement, and also in
the Dead Man’s Hill region.
There is an intense bombardment in
progress in the Vosges.
After violent artillery preparation,
French infantry on Saturday penetrat
ed the first and second line trenches
and brought back a number of Ger
man prisoners at Hill 425, east of
Thann:.
The British destroyer Eden was sunk
during Friday night, says an official
British statement, thirty-three of the
crew being saved. Three officers of
tl<e Eden are still missing.
The Germans yesterday engaged the
Russians in the Stokhod and Styr sec
tors, says the German war official
statement. Parts of the army under
General Bathmar are fighting the
Russians north of Przselmo.
Coppenhagen says that a Swedish
fisherman reported that two large
German steamships were torpedoed
and sunk in the Baltic sea last night.
PUBLICITY COMMITTEE IS
NAMED FOR THE REUNION
A meeting of the chairman of the
several committees in charge of the
state reunion of Confederate Veterans
to be held in Americus in August, was
held late Friday afternoon at the
court house. The plans of the gath
ering were discussed and each com
mittee had its duties outlined.
A publicity committee was appoint
ed composed of E. H. Hyman, chair
man; W. E. Taylor and Cranston Wil
liams.
GARAGE BUILDING GOING
UR ON LAMAR STREET
The Americus Automobile Com
pany’s new garage is climbing its
heighth, having reached the third
story. The wall work will be com
pleted within another week, and the
inside work begun. The building is
being pushed rapidly, being superin
tended by Arthur Rylander himself,
and it will be ready for occupancy by
I the latter part of September.
8108 INSTITUTE
WILL HOLD RALLY
AMERICUS SOON
Americus will be the scene of one
of the largest farmers institute rallies
ever held in the state, when the Bibb
county Agricultural and Live Stock
Institute convenes in Americus to be
the guests of the local Chamber of
Commerce. While in Macon recently,
Farm Agent J. G. Oliver and Secretary
Hyman, of the Americus Chamber, ar
ranged the following program:
Benefits of the agricultural institute
in Bibb county for ipast seven years—
Dr. E. P. Frazier, president.
Results of consolidated rural schools
in Bibb county and how it has helped
club work of boys and girls in county
—Farm Demonstrator W. G. Middle
brooks, of Bibb.
Manifold blessings the fair will
bring to farmer and his, family, and
the lesson to be learned at a fair—
General Manager Harry C. Roberts, of
Georgia State Fair.
Soil building—Prof. H. H. Parrish,
State College of Agriculture.
After dinner, the entire party will
adjourn to the Opera House and see
the “preparedness for boll weevil”
slides. The Opera House was obtained
through the courtesy of W. H. C.
Dudley. The delegates and farmers
will hold a basket dinner in the Cham
ber of Commerce building.
OLD VET GOES TO SEE
ABOUT THE GREASERS
ATLANTA, Ga., June 17.—There
arrived this afternoon in the city of
New Orleans, unless his schedule mis
carries, a 75-year old veteran of the
Civil War who is on his way to Mex
ico to “give them greasers hell.”
His name is George Davis Roberts,
he hails from Nashville, Tenn., and he
is determined that Uncle Sam shall
not prevent him from enjoying the
satisfaction of one more real scrap
before he dies.
He claims that he was denied the
privilege of an engagement with the
Spaniards in the Spanish-Ameri
can war because he was kept in camp
at Tampa, Fla., and was never al
lowed to go to the fighting front.
The old man passed through Atlan
ta yesterday with a pocket full of
money, and a large crowd that gath
ered around him in the Terminal
station were delightfully entertained
with his reminiscences of the Civil
War and his anticipations of the fight
ing he expects to enjoy across the
Rio Grande.
CHY COURT MEETS
MDNDAYJUNEI9TH
The City court with His Honor,
Judge W. M. Harper presiding, will
convene Monday morning at 9 o’clock
at the regular June term of court.
Much civil business has been set for
the court, which will likely consume
the greater portion of two weeks.
FIRST FIGHT IN SOME
TIME STAGED YESTERDAY
Two female descendants of Ham
met in a fight in Americus Saturday
afternoon, and they are now reposing
in the city bastile. It is said that one
used a knife to her own advantage on
the other party to the affair.
The police authorities state that thir
is their first fight in some time.
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♦ ROLLING STOCK RELAYS 4
♦ IMPORTS TO THE SWISS. 4
♦ BERNE, Switzerland, June 17. 4
♦ Swiss imports from America 4
4 are meeting great difficulties. 4
4 There are 2,460 carloads of Amer- 4
♦ ican corn and oats billed to Swit- 4!
♦ zerland, awaiting forwa'rding at 41
4 Marseilles; also 3,600 cars of 4
♦ American wheat at Bordeaux, and 4
4 800 cars of American sugar at 4
♦ Cette. Lack of adequate rolling 4
♦ stock is the chief cause of the 4
4 delay. 4
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A MG WHITE
GUILD IS FOUND
NEAR AMERICUS
A young white female child was
found Saturday afternoon in Mucka
lee creek, near the old bridge below
the concrete structure on the road be
tween Americus and Smithville. The
remains were found by a negro, Le-
Roy Smith, who was fishing in the
creek. He promptly notified the au
thorities of his discovery.
Coroner Ed Jenkins was apprised of
the finding of the body, and Deputy
Sheriff Bob Price assembled a cor
oner’s jury composed of Cranston Wil
liams, foreman; Claude Forrest, L. D.
Lockhart, W. L Johnson, H. T. Castle
berry and T. B. Westbrook.
Dr. R. E. Cato testified concerning
the remains, and the negro Smith
swore to the facts which he knew.
The coroner’s jury refused to ren
der a verdict or adjourn, taking a re
cess until Saturday morning, June
24th, at 9 o’clock.
CHANGES TH BE URGED IN
NEXT GENERAL ASSEMBLY
ATLANTA, Ga., June 17. —A general
re-organization of the state of Geor
gia’s acocunting and fiscal system and
the establishment of a budget in, place
ot the present haphazard method of
appropriations and expenditures, will'
be strongly urged in the next general
assembly, which meets the 28th of the
present month, as the result of dis
closures and recommendations con
tained in the report of an audit which
has just been finished.
Although the auditor’s report was
. laced in the hands of Governor Har
ric and will not be published by him
until he submits it to the legislature,
it is known that the auditors severely
criticize the present method of appro
priations and expenditures as being ex
tremely wasteful and extravagant.
The state is practically without any
system of checks and balances and the ,
result is that hundreds and thousands
of dollars are expended every year that
could be saved, says the auditors.
4 “CHECKERS* POPULAR 4
| 4 GAME IN ATLANTA NOW 4
♦ ATLANTA. Ga., June 17.—At ♦
♦ lanta has never been on the map ♦
4 as a checker center, but a num- ♦
4 ber of the middle-aged Atlantans ♦
4 seeking to recall their earlier 4
4 days, are beginning to play, and 4
4 may inaugurate contests with sis- ♦
4 ter states. 4-
♦ It was announced today that ♦
♦ local checker players contemplate ♦
4 bringing here Capt- F. B. Fish- t
4 burfie, of Columbia, S. C., the ♦
4 Southern champion and blindfold 4
4 expert. Capt Fish has recently 4
4 defeated several champions in Ro- 4
4 anoke, Va. ♦
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CRISP TO STUMP
THE DISTRICT IN
RAGE FOR HONORS
Congressman Charles R. Crisp will
“stump” the Third district in his cam
paign for re-election.
He makes the formal announcement
of his candidacy in this morning”*
1 imes-Recorder, and states that u
s-'or. as congress adjourns, or as soas
as public business will permit, he as
pects tc canvass the Third district aed
“meet the people personally, and talk
to them face to face, both individually
and on the stump.’ ’
The executive committee of the dis
trict has adopted the popular vat*
plan; set the primary for September
12th, and named September 19th as the
date for the congressional convention
to be held in Americus.
Congressman Crisp is the first can
didate to make his formal announce
ment for congress from this district,
although Thomas G. Hudson is in the
race.
Hudson Will Speak.
Mr. Hudson will speak throughout
the district, opening his campaign te
Americus, according to an exclusive
news story printed several days ago in
the Times-Recorder. He has not de
cided upon a definite date, but it is not
expected to be far off.
FAM9US GASES BROUGHT
BACK FrniUUGHT NON
ATLANTA, Ga., June 17.— While
there is talk of famous cases in which
candidates for one office or another
have participated, friends of Judge W_
E .Thomas, of Valdosta, candidate fur
congress in the eleventh district, arc
recalling the fact that he prosecuted
the members of the Rawlings family
for the murder some years ago of the
Carter children io Lowndes county.
Judge Thomas was solicitor general
of his circuit at the time this meet
outrageous murder was committed
and the trial lasted through several
weeks with the final result that old
man Rawlings and a negro who as
sisted him were hanged, and the three
Rawlings were sent to the penitentiary
for life. They have since been pard
oned. At the time this was one of the
most celebrated cases in the history
cf the state, and its details are still
recalled with interest.
According to reports received 1*
Atlanta. Judge Thomas has organised
his campaign and opened headquar
ters. He is now engaged in tourfag
the district, and expects to apeak t»
the people in every county in U be
fore the primary on September U.
His Atlanta friends are closely water
ing the progress of his campaign. He
is well known here because of the
fact that he has frequently presided
o v er criminal trials in Fulton superior
court. He usually gave them the
maximum sentence and criminate
were careful not to let their cases ge
before him whenever they could heiy
it.
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4 FRENCH TAKE PLACE OF ♦
4 THE GERMAN DENTISTS ♦
4 PARIS, June 17.—A number ot ♦
4 maimed French soldiers have ♦
4 learned the trade of mechanical 4
♦ dentists and are filling places oc- ♦
♦ cupted mostly by Germans before ♦
4 the war. It is a lucrative trade ♦
4 in France and will furnish an oc- ♦
4 cupation to p. considerable mini- *
4 ber of soldiers who have lost a ♦
♦ leg in the war.
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