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I'HI RTY-EIGIWIH TEAK.
TRMNS IN
EAST ARE
DELAYING
THE MOVE
Florida Is Asked to
Move Out at
Once
NEW ENGLAND STATES TO i
RUSH QUOTO TO BORDER
Capt. Morey Is
Found in Ranch
House Wounded
•FIELD HEADQUARTERS, Persh
ing's near Namiqhipa, Mex., June 26.
(Wireless to Columbus, N. M.) —Twen-
ty-three American soldiers are known
to have perished upon the Carrizal bat
tlefield, acording to a report from Ma
jor Jenkins, commanding the Eleventh
United States cavalry, which body of
troops is searching for survivors. In
his report to Gen. Pershing today, Ma).
Jenkins states he has secured evidence
that nine enlisted men perished, in ad
dition to those previously reported as
killed.
Captain Lewis S. Morey, who was in
command of one of the Tenth cavalry
troops attacked by the Mexicans, was
found late Sunday, hiding in a ranch
house and severely wounded. Captain
Morey, who is being brought here, re
iterated in a statement to Maj. Jer
kins the facts contained in a note pen -
ned while lying upon the battlefield
and subsequently brought into camp by
a straggler . When Capt. Morey wrote
this epistle he admonished his men to
leave him and save themselves, as ha
had little hope of escaping alive, so
numerous and severe were his injur
ies. The note told of the troops being
tteacherously attacked by the Mexi
cans under cover of a parley, and
agrees in substance with the stories
brought into Pershing’s camp by strag
glers two days ago.
15,000 Guardsmen Move to Border. |
NEW YORK, June 26.—Fourteen reg-'
iments of National Guardsmen, const!-I
tuting altogether about fifteen thous-|
and men from the department of the
, east, today received orders to start be-'
sere night for the Mexican border. The I
nien are all well equipped, and ready
for active service.
Difficulty is being experienced to
day, however, in securing special trains
for transporting these troops overland
to Texas, and this may delay the de-
I arture of a portion of the first con
tingent until early Tuesday. Army
transports now’ in New York harbor
are ready to take on board as many
units of the Guardsmen as it may be
determined to send 1 to the border by
water, but military| authorities here
say the first troops ttlgo will travel by
rail.
The National Gurfß regiments of
f ew Jersey, Vermel'Band Massachu
setts reported to tj*flar department
last night their rel f flss to entrain,
• having been r<«| ■ to full war
(Continued' fl>ge Six.)
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AMERIHKBMESSMRDER
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
SOUTHERN BELL HAS A
SPECIAL OPERATOR AN
ATLANTA, Ga„ June 26.—T0 keep
militia headquarters in constant touch
with the units throughout the state, the
Southern Bell Telephone offices have
put a special operator on duty at the
central office in Atlanta giving Adju
tant General J. Van Holt Nash more
expeditious service.
Calls pertaining to militia matters
are given preference over all others.
This enables the adjutant general to
obtain instant communication with the
commanders of all organizations.
APPLING COUNTY
FARMERS WILL BE
HERE Oh TOUR
The 1916 schedule of Appling coun
ty farmer’s tour includes Americus on
their visits. They will be here for
Wednesday night, June 28th, arriving
at 5 p. m. and leaving at 7 a. m., on
June 29th. The party will be register
ed at the Windsor hotel.
The advertising literature of the Ap •
pling county people states that they
will visit the most interesting farms,
live stock, etc., in and near each of the
counties through which the tour will
be made.
Appling advertises herself as “first
in name and first in agriculture.”
Secretary E. H. Hyman, of the Amer •
icus and Sumter County Gfaamber of
Commerce, together with prominent
citizens, will greet the tourists from
Appling. Their schedule includes the
following:
June 27—Leave Baxley, 6:00 a. m.r
Douglas, 10:00 a. m.; Ocilla, 12 noon :
Tifton, 2:30; arrived at Moultrie 4:3C
p. m. and spend night.
June 28—Leave Moultrie 10 a. m :
Albany 3:00 p. m.; arrive Americus
5 p. m., and spend night.
June 29—Leave Americus 7 a. m.; Og
lethorpe 8:30 a. m.; Montezuma 9 a.
m.; Fort Valley 11:30 a. m.; Macon
4 p. m.; arrive Milledgeville 5:30 p. m„
and spend night.
June 30—Leave Milledgeville 9 a. m.;
Sandersville I 1 a. m.; Dublin Ip. m..
taken dinner and leave for Baxley at
2:30 p. m.
CELEBRATION AN
FOURTH OF JULY
IS UNDER WAY
Americus, together with this section
of the state, will celebrate the Fourth
of July in Americus. It will be a gala
day—another red letter event for the
city.
Rochelle and Eastman will play two
games of baseball in this city on Julv
4rh, one game in the morning at 19
o’clock, and one game in the aftet
noon at 4 o’clock. These events will
be a great attraction in themselves.
Ford Day will prove a feature. Al
though Henry Ford himself is not in
the very best standing with the Ameri
can people today, his car is very pop
ular —and its sale might be affected by
his unscrupulous tactics. Ford Day
will be events for prizes to be an
nounced later. Messrs. Arthur and
Walter Rylander have arrangement?
for this feature in charge.
A street dance will be held similar
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 26, 1916
MORE RECRUITS
ARE NEEDED FDR
A.LI. AT NACAN
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4 RECRUITS FOR A. L. I, •»
4 The men who enlisted today 4
+ with Lieut. Hogiue at the armory 4
4 were: 4
4 JAMES HINES HAMMOND. *
” CHARLES BRYANT LOVETT. 4
♦ CHARLES HENRY’ SINGLE- ♦
♦ TARY. 4
4 .MATTHEW MACK POWELL. ♦
♦ WILLIAM MADISON HOWARD 4
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The next minute may bring an order
for the Second regiment, National
Guards of Georia, to move towards the
border—and that is the regiment where
Co. I—The Americus Light Infantry
—forms a unit. •x
A number of Americus people visit
ed the mobilization camp at Macon
Sunday, and found the boys of the A. L.
If in high spirits and making the best
of camp life. They are standing their
new ordeal well and will be heard from
if they reach the border, much less
Mexico.
Lieut. B. C. Hogue is in Americus,
with offices at the armory, where he is
recruiting the company to war
strength. He hopes to bring the com
pany to 142 men before they are or
dered to leave Macon.
The last request of Captain James A.
Fort was: “Don’t keep us waiting
Icng.” He requests all patriotic
Americus citizens to exert their influ
ence for enlistments among boys who
can go without affecting dependent
relatives. The United States faces a
crisis far more serious than when the
tocsin of war sounded in the brush
with the Spaniards. The engulfiing
god of war has already extended his
limits throughout every section of the
globe, and America wants to protect
herself against whatever the future
niight hold in store.
The office hours for recruiting of
Lieut Hogue at the armory are: 8 a.
m. to 12 noon; 1:30 p. m. to 5:30 p. m ;
7 p. m. to 9 p. m.
The Americus Light Infantry is a
part of Americus, and the people are
urged to extend this magnificent array
of citizens the co-operation which they
so justly deserve.
May Be Mass Meeting.
Prominent patriotic Americus people
Jrave suggested a mass meeting looking
|o the military situation in Americus
as it affects the National Guards. There
tvill be good speeches and a genera)
good time for the cause of America and
“Old Glory.”
The full details of the meeting will
ye announced in Tuesday afternoon
Times-Recorder. Do your part for the
A. L. I.
GIB COURT IS ON
BUM MONDAY
The City Court of Americus opened
cn its second week Monday morning,
with His Honor, Judge William M.
Harper, presiding. The business of the
court is being dispatched at an aver
age rate, and it will take a recess Wed
nesday afternoon in order to allow the
session of Sumter Superior court which
Judge Z. A. Littlejohn has called for
Thursday, June 29th.
to the events of last Fourth of July.
Bands will be here to furnish music
and every minute of the day will find
something to occupy the time of the
most restless.
♦ GIRI. SENT TO SALOON ; ♦
♦ 6 MONTHS FOR MOTHER 4
♦ INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June 26. 4
♦ —Judge Lahr of the juvenile 4
♦ court, promises no leniency for 4
4 men and women who use their 4
♦ children as messengers to sa- 4
4 loons. He imposed a fine of SSOO 4
4 and six months in the woman’s 4
♦ prison on Mrs. Nora Sheehan for *
♦ drunkenness and for having e*>- 4
4- ployed her young daughter in ob- 4
4 taining liquor for her. 4
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ND HOME GUARDS
NOW; WANT MEN
FDR MICE
No “Home Guards” for Americus.
And the reason is that the recent
Home Defense Act, passed by congress
specifically forbids such.
Captain G. L. Williams, retired, of
Americus has received a letter from
Adjutant General J. Van Holt Nash
concerning the matter, which said:
“Replying to your favor of the 21st
inst. in which you inquire as to
whether a 'home guard' can be organ
izedd at your station, I beg to say that
the home defense act, recently passed
by congress and approved by the pres
ident on June 3, specificaly prohibits
the organization of any troops other
than National Guard.
“Would suggest that the patriotic
citizens of your vicinity lend all their
influence to Captain Fort, of Americus,
tc enable him to recruit his company
to the maximum strength of 150 men at
the earliest practicable date.”
The reply of Adjutant General Nash
is in line with the spirit of several
prominent Americus citizens who are
endeavoring to have the A. L. I. re
cruited to its full strength before auv
measures or steps are taken to organ
ize other companies .
YDUNG PEOPLE HUD
CHARGE OF SERVICES
The services at Furlow Lawn Bap
tist church Sunday night were con
ducted by the Baptist Young People’s
union. A delightfully appropriate pro
gram had been prepared, an unusually
large attendance was present, and the
evening was a season of splendid en
joyment and spiritual benefit to the
young people taking part in the exer
cises, those present as listeners as weli
as for the older people who were
there.
PARTY OF HILLSBORO
PEOPLE WERE HERE
A party of Jasper county people were
in Americus Sunday visiting Prof. J.
E. Mathis and D. R. Andrews. The
party was from Hillsboro being com
posed of J. T. Garland, C. H. Geer, J.
11. Barrow, C. L. Ridley, H. B. Ridley.
H. B. Ezell, W. H. Myers, L. Fullerton.
G. E. Fullerton, E. Middlebrooks.
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4 RESIDENT TO RECEIVE ♦
♦ MESSAGE FROM KAISER 4
♦ PARIS, June 26.—A Madrid dis- 4
♦ patch to the Temps quotes the Ih- ♦
4 parcial as reporting that Pres- 4
♦ ident Wilson will shortly receive 4
♦ a message from the German Em- ♦
♦ peror in the same manner as did ♦
4 King Alfonso. ♦
TEDDY SUPPORTS
HUGHES FOR THE
PREXY OF U. S.
OYSTER BAY, N. Y., June 26.—Theo
dore Roosevelt, nominated by the na
tional progressive convention for the
presidency of the United States, ha?
formally deejined to accept the nomi
nation in a letter to the progressive
national committee made public to
day. Roosevelt will support Hughes
for the nomination and says: “I ear
nestly bespeak fn?m my fellow pro
gressives their ungrudging support of
Mr. Hughes.”
The letter of Roosevelt’s is quite
lengthy and reviews the progressive
and republican parties of 1912, and in
the intervening years. He is faithful
to the principles of the progressives by
stating that “sooner or later the na
tional principles championed by the
progressives in 1912 must in their gen
eral effect be embodied in the structure
of our national existence.”
In closing his statement, Roose
velt said:
“Mr. Hughes has shown in his ca
reer the instinct of efficiency, which
will guarantee that, under him, the
grvernment will once more work with
vigor and force. He possesses that
habit of straightforward thinking
which means that his words will be
correlated with his deeds and trans
lated into facts. His past career is the
warrant for our belief that he will
be the unfaltering opponent of that
system of invisible government which
find expression in the domination of
the party boss and the party machine.
His past career is a guarantee that
whatever he says before election will
be made good by his acts after election.
Morally, his public record shows him
tc be a man of unbending integrity; in
tellectually it shows him to be a man
of original and trained ability. We
have the alternative of continuing in
office an administration which has
proved a lamentable failure, or of put
ting into office an administrataion
which we have every reason to believe
will function with efficiency for the
interest and honor of all our people. I
earnestly bespeak from my fellow pro
gressives their ungrudging support of
Mr. Hughes.”
CHUBCHESTT Gift
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The First Methodist and First Bap
tist churches of Americus will furnish
Bibles to the members of the Ameri
cus Light Infantry, who have left this
city in the service of the National
Guaards, and those who will leave
from time to time.
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