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FUNSTON WANTS THE GUARDS AT ONCE The Times-Recorder is the ONLY paper in the Third Congressional District with Associated Press service. 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. ♦4444444 * 44 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 4 WEATHER FORECAST. 4 ♦ June 20, 1016. ♦ 4 FOR GEORGIA: Partly cloudy * ♦ with probably local thunder 4 4 showers tonight and Wednesday. 4 44444-44444444444 > SAME OLD THING AT VERDI N > ♦ 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 4 ♦ 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 ♦444444444444444 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. NUMBER 147