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FUNSTON WANTS THE GUARDS AT ONCE
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IHIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR.
UNCLE SAM
READYFOR
WORST IS
THE NOTE
Sharp Tone In
Note to The De
Facto Head
CRISIS GOMES WITH THE
NOTE TO GEN. CARRANZA
Wilson States We
Are Ready For
Grave Turns
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 20.
The Mexican situation came to definite
crisis today when the American gov
ernment, acting through Secretary
Lansing, of the state department,
handed its final communication to the
Mexican government, s ambassador
Senor Emelio Aredondo, who brought
Carranza’s demand for a withdrawal
of American troops from Mexico to the
state department several days ago.
The note handed Senor Arredondo to
day is not an ultimatum, and sets no
date upon which the cte facto govern
ment in Mexico must comply with the
desires of the United States.
In clear, concise, definite and unmis
takable terms, the American govern
ment informs General Carranza, that
it has no intention at this time of
withdrawing United States troops
from Mexico. It makes no demands
upon the Carranza government, but
maintains the right and purpose of
the government of the United States
to maintain its national rights and to
perform its full duty in preventing fur
ther incursions of the territory of this
country by Mexican bandits.
After flatly rejecting Carranza's de
mand for a withdrawal of United
States troops from Mexico, the note
sharply rebukes the Carranza govern
ment for the discourteous tone and
temper of the last communication
sent to the Washington government. It
then recounts a number of long-con
tinued outrages against American
citizens and property, both in Mexico
and on American soil by Mexicans and
gives warning that United States
troops will be kept in Mexico until the
de facto government there actually
performs that duty which the United
States has not sought, viz., the pursu
ing of bandits, who ought to be arrest
ed and punished by the Mexican gov
ernment
Concluding, the note says that if the
de facto Mexican government contin
ues to ignore its obligation to defend
American territory from depredations
of Mexican bandits, and carries into ef
fect the threat to “defend its territory
bj an appeal to arms against American
troops," the gravest consequences
must follow. “While this government
would be ready to greet such a result, ’
the note says, “it cannot recede from
its determination to maintain its na
tional rights,” and to perform its full
duty in preventing further incursions
nto the territory of the United States
** (Continued on Page Six.)
AMERIUJS TIMES-RECOROER
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
FOURTH OF JULY
10 OF OCCfISFON
FOO CELEBRATION
Americus will celebrate the Fourth
of July.
Foremost will be a Preparedness Pa
rade during the afternoon, in which all
the people of the cities and towns with
in fifty miles hereabouts will partici
pate.
July 4th comes on Tuesday, and this
day will be made a gala one for Amer
icus and southwest Georgia.
At a meeting this morning of the
retail merchants of Americus, the
plans for the day were decided upon,
and they are now’ busy carrying on the
work in preparation for the Fourth of
July.
Cordele and Fitzgerald will play in
Americus on the Fourth of July. Two
games are scheduled for the day. The
morning game will be called at 10
o’clock and the afternoon game at 4
o’clock. This occasion will draw many
people to the city.
A Ford Day will be one of the fea
tures of the occasion. Two hundred
dollars in prizes will be offered for
different events connected with Ford
Day and the wonderful machinery.
The Preparedness Parade will be in
keeping with the spirit of July 4th,
and in line with parades over the en
tire country.
Paine’s firew’orks will be a feature
of Tuesday night, and after this event
will come a dance.
Other plans and details will be an
nounced later.
GEN. NASH PROMOTES. E.
T. MURRAY TO LIEUTENANCY
It is Lieutenant Edwin T. Murray
now. Adjutant General Van Holt Nash
telegraphed the good news of hie
elevation to Lieut. Murray last night.
For two years past he has been acting
quartermaster sergeant of his com
pany the Americus Light Infantry. He
will now rank as second lieutenant of
the Georgia National Guard. As yet
it. is not known to what command
Lieut. Murray will be assigned. It is
enough to know, however, that he has
been elevated to the position he is
eminently fitted to fill, owing to his
long, capable and efficient service to
his company at home, and his devotion
to the military affairs of the state.
The promotion of Lieutenant Murray
comes, perhaps, as a direct result of
an inspection by Capt. J. H. Kim
brough at the annual inspection of
Company I this year. A most satis
factory report was made of his work,
commending him in the highest degree
for his efficiency and strict adherence
to duty. Not only has he proven effi
cient in the various duties of quarter
master sergeant, but has demonstrate!
his ability as a rifleman, becoming an
expert, to the extent that on the lo
cal range in 1915, he made a score of
228.
The news of the promotion of Sergt.
Murray to the rank of second lieuten
ant comes not so much as a surprise
to his many friends, for they know of
his deserving qualities, but it does
come as good news and fills their
hearts with a deep sense of gratifica
tion that his worth is recognized just
on the eve of the time when the ser
vices of good and true men are needed
to defend American rights and Amer
ican liberty.
Together with his large circle of
friends, the Times-Recorder congratu
lates Lieutenant Murray on his de
served promotion.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 20, 1916
EOVERNDR HARRIS
TO REVIEW TROOPS
ATLANTA, Ga., June 20. —Governor
Nat E. Harris states that as soon as
the state militia is mobilized in Ma
con he intends to go to the camp and
visit them and address them. The
governor was deeply moved at the pa
triotic spirit with which the men of
Georgia, especially, the young men,
are responding to the call for recruits
for the national guard, and he spoke
of them today in terms of endearment
as “my boys.”
The governor further states that
when the Georgia troops go to the
Mexican border it is his purpose to
visit them again there and to see to
it that they are taken care of in the
best possible manner.
The governor is a distinguished vet
etan of the civil war and has always
shown a great interest in the state
militia.
“If I could get away,” said the gov
ernor, “I would go with my boys.
That’s what they are—my boys, and I
love ’em, every one of ’em. If it was
my state that was being threatened, I
would go with them. I'd get right
out of the governor’s chair and you’d
find me right in the trenches, fighting
alongside of them.
“I am determined on one thing, and
that is that the Georgia boys are going
to be taken care of during their serv
ice as well as any soldiers who serve
the nation. I am going to Macon to
see the camp and to talk to my boys.
And when they go to the border, even
it they are then troops of the United
States, rather than troops of Georgia,
I am going to the border and see that
they are properly cared for there.
“It does my heart good to see them
respond to the call with such readi
ness and patriotism. I know beyond
doubt that my boys from Georgia will
reflect honor on their state under all
circumstances, and that they will do
their duty to the full limit, no matter
what the demand made upon them.”
BILLY PARKER RELB
FBHTH ITCOIIBT HOUSE
Billy Parker held forth at the court
house last night. Billy is a good talk
er and entertained his small though
appreciative audience with some very
sailent and trenchant remarks.
He represents what he terms a great
secret order, and which is in opposi
tion to Roman Catholicism as relates
to its interference and domination of
American politics and antagonism to
our public schools. He is fresh from
the wilds of Florida where he has been
actively engaged in the campaign
which has resulted in the nomination
of Sidney J. Catts for governor of that
state, and which, he says, means the
O’ erthrow of Catholic domination of
politics in that state.
Billy is a red-hot number, a past
master in the use of English, well in
formed, fearless in his denunciations
of Roman Catholicism, a hard hitter,
knowfaug when and how to hit, and
never fails to interest his hearers.
He will appear again tonight at the
courthouse, and without doubt will
have a much larger crowd to hear him
than last night. Ladies are invited to
night, but on Wednesday night he will
speak to men only.
If you want to hear something rich,
rare and racy, hear Billy Parker to
night and tomorrow night.
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4 WEATHER FORECAST. 4
♦ June 20, 1016. ♦
4 FOR GEORGIA: Partly cloudy *
♦ with probably local thunder 4
4 showers tonight and Wednesday. 4
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♦ RUSSIANS ARE Pl SHED BACK 4
,4 BERLIN, June 20.—The Ger- 4
4 man official report today records ♦
4 the pushing back of Russian forces
4 the pushing back of the Rus- 4
♦ sians northwest of Lutsk, in 4
4 Volhynla. 4
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4 German Attacks Fail. 4
♦ PARIS, June 20.—The French *
4 official reports today records the 4
4 repulse of three German attacks 4
4 during last night along the Ver- 4-
4 dun front. 4
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COTTON ■’ OF
1815 WENT OVER
ELEIENJILLION
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 20.
The total cotton production during
1915 totals 11,190,828 equivalent 500-
pound bales, according to final statis
tics for the season, issued today by
the Census Bureau of the Department
of Agriculture.
The statistics show last year’s cot
ton crop to be the smallest produced
since 1909, a decrease in production
being noted in all of the cotton-grow
ing states of the south. The states of
Texas, Georgia, South Carolina and
Alabama produced almost two-thirds
of the total crop grown during the
year, as shown by statistics made
public here today.
SPECIAL BRAND JURY
OFFERSJIG REWARD
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., June 20.—The!
special grand jury convened to probe
the murder of Probate Judge Lawler,
last week, today offered rewards for
the arrest and detention of David Over
ton, who is missing and Circuit Clerk
Charles Nall, who disappeared follow
ing the discovery of Judge Lawler’s
body. Governor Henderson was re
quested by the grand jury to appoint
an ad interim successor to Nall, that
the business of his office may be con
tinued.
TIMES-RECORDER FORCE
ENJOYINGJIIE PEICHES
The Times-Recorder force are in
debted to Lee M. Hansford for a bas
ket of luscious peaches. The gift was
indeed a most delightful treat, and
the peaches were thoroughly enjoyed
and appreciated by the boys of the
office.
The peaches were of Mr. Hansford's
early variety, and were beauties,
sweet and juicy, the eating of one pro
ducing a longing for more. Mr. Hans
ford informs us that he has just fin
ished packing and shipping this va
riety, but ere long will have the cele
brated Elberta in considerable quan
tities.
The entire force of the Times-Re
corder returns thanks to Mr. Hans
ford for his kind remembrance.
ATLANTA THINKS SHE HIS
THE FAMOUS RIPPER MAN
ATLANTA, Ga., June 20.—1 n the per
son of Russell Wootson, an epileptic
negro who ran amuck and slashed his
wife to pieces with a butcher knife,
and then turned the knife on himself
and inflicted nine wounds that will
prove fatal, the Atlanta police be
lieve they have captured at last the
MIME MEET JO
BE 1 BIC 08015100
It is predicted that the live stock
conference and hog and cattlashow to
be pulled off at Moultrie, June 27 and
28, will be the biggest thing in this
line ever held in the South.
The only event of its kind to any
way approach the meeting to be in
Moultrie is the one held in Tampa, Fla.,
in February of this year. The benefits
derived from this meeting were so far
reaching that it was decided to hold
another nearer the center of the cattle
and hog-raising belt, and Moultrie be
ing the place, and also the possessor
of a large packing plant, she was se
lected as the place for the meeting.
The conference will be held under the
auspices of the Southern Settlement
I and Development organization and the
Moultrie Chamber of Commerce, co
operating with the Georgia Dairy and
Live Stock association, State College of
Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Indus
try, and the transportation lines run
ning into Moultrie.
The direct management of the af
fair will be under the control and di
rection of R. M. Pindell, vice president
oi the Southern Setlement and Devel
oj ment organization with headquarters
in Baltimore.
Backed by the organizations men
tioned above and ample money having
been furnished, the affair promises to
be a huge success from every angle.
Large crow’ds are going to be there and
Moultrie will do the honors of the oe
casion in grand style.
No program has been arranged
and no long set speeches will be in
cluded, but instead everybody who has
something good to say or tell will be
given an opportunity to do so; in
short, the affair is to be what its
name indicates, a conference for the
vrpose of considering Ways and means
whereby this great and important and
growing Southern industry may be fos
tered and benefited.
The subjects to be discussed at the
conference are as follows: Breeds and
.Results, Sizes and Weights, Dairying
arid Dairy Products, Pastures, Range
conditions, Forage Crops and Rotation,
Silos and Silage, Grade Stock and
Thoroughbreds Tick Eradication, Dis
ease—their control and prevention—
Finishing at Home, Packing Conditions
and Possibilities, Transportation of
Live Stock and Packing House Pro
ducts.
Sime of the big railroad men who
are deeply interested in the confer
ence and who have made arrange
ments to be present are David War
field, of Baltimore, president of the
Seaboard Air Line; President E. T.
Lamb, of the A. B. &A. Railroad;
President Winburn, of the Central;
President Wickersham, of the West
Point and Georgia Railroads; Presi
dent Fairfax Harrison, of the South
ern ; W. S. Witham, president of many
banks in Georgia; Fuller Callaway, of
LaGrange; Dr. Peter Bahnsen and
others.
This meeting is of more ord
ii ary importance to the people of this
section, and without doubt a large
number from here will attend.
terrible “Jack the Ripper,” who is gen
erally credited with a series of shock
ing murders of negro women that
threw the darkey population into a
panic of alarm several months ago.
Almost every night for several
months a negro woman was murdered
in cold blood in some dark alley or
semi-darkened street, and in every case
the slayer used a knife to cut his
victim’s throat from ear to ear. The
victims were harmless negro women
who worked for their living, and most
of them were cooks in white families,
and were slain on their way home at
night.
1.1.1. ANSWERS
READY IT 8 A.M.
THIS AAORNING
The Americus Light Infantry assem
b»ed at 8 o'clock Tuesday morning, act
ing under orders of Col. J. A. Thomas,
of the Second regiment, to Captain
James A. Fort, of the A. L. I. With
few exceptions they were mustered in
to service, taking the formal oath of
three years with the colors and three
years in the reserve.
The troopers had their heavy field
ejuipment manned and they are ready
for service. A few minutes’ drilling
was done by the men, and they dis
banded subject to call at any time.
It is understood that Captain Fort
has complied with all orders yet re
ceived by him. He will not announce
“ready to move” until he has secured a
full enlistment of sixty-five men. This
will likely be done today, and the A. L.
1., known in official quarters as Co. I,
2nd Regiment, will be ready to move
t > the mobilization camp at Macon.
The men presented a fine sight, and
every one is expected to qualify for
service under examination.
Guards Keep Positions.
Patriotic Americus, in fact, all
America have joined in the call for the
“second line” of the fighting force of
the United States.
Manager Paul E. Westbrook, of the
Southern Bell Telephone Co., was ad
vised lated Monday afternoon by the
head officials that all men in the em
ploy of the company subject to call
could go on an indefinite leave of ab
sence and assume their positions with
the company on their return.
Ira Hallman, assistant pressman of
the Times-Recorder, is a member of
the A. L. I. He is subject to orders,
and can resume his work with the pa
per at any time upon; his return.
AMERICUS COCA-CDLA CO.
TO EXCHANGE BUILDINGS
The Warren-Haley building on lower
Cotton avenue has been repaired and
made ready to be the new home of
the Americus Coco-Cola company. The
fk jO-Cola Company, under the man
agement of J. T. Warren, will move to
these quarters on Tuesday of next
week. The floors of the building has
been concreted and the walls will be
painted as soon as the machinery is
placed therein, and the front windows
will be made of plate glass. The
building is made especially for the'
convenience of the Coco-Cola plant,
ard is a much more commodious
building for the plant than their pres
ent quarters. The building inside will
be painted in an enameled finish,
while some popular color will be de
c’ded on for the outside.
BUTCHER SHOPS ADOPT I
SCHEME FOB THE GERMANS
BERLIN, June 20.—The suburb of
Grunewald has adopted butcher shops,
by announcing that it is to give to each
of its citizens a number, according to
which each inhabitant will be enabled
to buy meat on specified days.
The butchers will be notified regul
arly that on Monday meat may be sold
to a given set of numbers (dependent
in size upon the available of meat
s >pply on hand) and on Wednesday to
another specified set, and so forth. The
plan, it is believed, will result in an
absolutely equable distribution of thej
supply.
citv
Veditionl
FUNSTON
ASKS FOR
TROOPS TO
HURRY UP
Order Expected
Before Night to
Move Guards
SPECIAL THUN FOR VEHI
CRUZ HELIEF IS HEART
Stretch New Sold
iers All Along
The Border
EL PAM), Tex., June 20.—Mexicans
who fired on the American expedition
n tiring from Mexico near Matamoras.
Saturday night were Carranzaistas, ami
not bandits.
Admission of the Identity of the
u!tackers was contained in a message
addressed to the Mexican consulate
here today by Director Abreau, of tho
de facto government's consular ser
vice.
Funston (’ailing For Troops.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., June 20—Gen.
Funston this afternoon requested the
war department to send as soon as pos
sible a large part of the militia forces
to the Mexican border. The guardsmen
are to be stationed at border points
between Brownsville and the Pacifio
Ocean, and will relieve regulars who
will be sent to protect Pershing’s lines.
To Rush Militia to Border Tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 20.
Orders to entrain all units of the na
tional guard organization reporting as
ready for service are expected to be
issued before night, and militiamea
may be pouring into Brownsville and
other Texas towns before Wednesday
night.
Such action is forcast today in the
sending of telegrams to brigade com
manders in certain states asking when
their troops would be ready to en
train for the southwest. These tele
grams were despatched following re
ceipt of an urgent message from Gen.
Funston requesting the immediate
sending of additional troops to the
border.
Americans Leaving Mexico Today.
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 20.
Special Agent Rodgers, who is at Mex
ico today advised the state de
partment that a special train is being
arranged for there to carry Americans
and other foreigners from that city to
Vera. The exodus from the capital
will be in full swing before night.
MASDNIG LODGES TO
MEETJIEHE TONIGHT
The members of the Americus Lodge,
No. 13, and the M. B. Council Lodge.
No. 93, F. and A. M., are requested to
meet at the hall tonight at 8 o’clock.
I Business of importance in regard to
I Memorial Day.
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