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1 he Times-Recorder is the ONL¥ paper in the 't hird Congressional District with Associated Press service. THIRTY-EIGHTH TEAR. GEORGIA STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY MEETS Captain John A. Cobb, president of the Georgia State Agricultural so ciety, has announced the program ol the annual convention of the body to be held in Athens on August Ist and 2nd. It is the seventieth anniversary since the re-organization of this so ciety, and the 106th year since the original organization. Captain Cobb will not stand for re election as president, and it is likely that J. Pope Brown, of Hawkinsville, will be selected. The following program has been ar ranged for the meeting: Tuesday, August I.—The conven tion will meet in the University Chapel at Ji o’clock, A. M., Eastern time, and win be called to order by Judge John A. Cobb, President. Prayer will be offered by the Rev. Troy Beatty. Dr. T. J. Wooster, superintendent of the University Summer school, and his honor, R. A. Arnold, mayor of the city of Athens, will welcome the delegates. On the part of the society, Hon. Jas. Price, commissioner of agriculture, will make response to the spirit and ords of generous welcome. A recess will then be taken in order that delegates may register. This having been done, the annual address will be delivered by President John A. Cobb. At the close of the address, an nouncement will be made as to the time when, and the place, where, the delegates will meet for the purpose of carrying out the program for the af ternoon. Resolutions and new business will be in order. Adjournment. Afternoon Session—ln lieu of the customary business meeting and ad dresses, the entire afternoon will be devoted to an inspection of the work of the University Summer school. In the event of an assembly of the student body, a crisp three minutes’ talk will be made by each of the fol * sing gentlemen; Gen. Meldrim, Capt. Millikin, Dr. Burroughs, Col. Conner, Mr. Stanley, Col. Park, Dr. Stockbridge, Col. Hudson, Maj. Mc- Gregor, Mr. Miller and Hon. John W. L. Brown. These gentlemen are mem bers of the Executive committee. There will be no night session. Wednesday, August 2. —The conven tion will meet in the auditorium of the Agricultural College at 10 o’clock, A. M. Eastern time. An address by Mrs. Nellie Peters Black, 'The Part of Woman in Agri culture and Education in Georgia.’’ Discussion. An address by Dr. David C. Barrow chancellor of the University of Geor gia, ’’Building Up Georgia.” Resolutions, etc. Lunch will be served in the college building. Afternoon Session—At 5 o’clock, P. M . the students of the Summer schocl will give a pageant illustrative of the great state of Georgia. Previous to this evest the delegates willV it the several departments of the college and the college farm. At the close of the foregoing func tions, the convention will meet for final adournment. As many of the delegates as possi ble will be entertained in private femes. Athens’ hospitality is proverb ial. In reference to this particular subect, write to C. O. Heidler, secre tary of the Chamber of Commerce, up on receipt of this program, informing him of the time of your probable ar- THE ONLY PAPER PUBLISHED IN AMERICUS AND THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WITH TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE (TWO YOUNG MEN ARE HOW_BY_STATE BUR Lewis Ellis and Blake Bivins, two prominent young men, who stood the state bar examination several weeks ago before Judge Z. A. Littlejohn, have received favorable news from the re , cord on the examination. Both of the young men passed the exam, and many friends will join them in best wishes in their legal profes sion. DR. BURROWS HAS RESIGNED FROM CTEJEWICE The resignation of Dr. Lansing Bur- Tows, as pastor of the First Baptist church was formally accepted by the church Sunday morning. Dr. Burrows took this step under the advice of physicians, and several ■ weeks ago he made known his inten tions to the church. After a brief va cation, he decided to request that the church accept his resignation. On next Sunday, Dr. Burrows will have served the First Baptist church exactly seven and one-half years, and has now completed over forty-nine years in the active ministry. Dr. Burrows will retain the presi dency of the Southern Baptist con vention, a distinct honor which he has had conferred on him for several years. He will also retain his Sun day school class and continue his writings on church subjects. His res i ignation affects only his active min istry with the church. The noted Baptist divine has served his church and the cause of religion faithfully during his stay in Ameri cus, and the church regretted to relin - quish him from active service to the church. He is a minister of wide learning and prominence. The church has not yet called a min ister to succeed Dr. Burrows, but it is expected that some action will be taken at the next meeting of the members of the First Baptist church. JUOGECfIISP COMES BACK FROM CAPITAL Congressman Charles R. Crisp re turned to Americus from Washington last night, and will be in the Third district until the congressional party primary if the party leaders do not call him back to Washington for vot ■ Jng in an emergency. The house of representatives have finished their program for the present term, and will content themselves by recessing each three days until the senate gets their legislation under way. Then the conference reporta between the two branches of congress will follow. Congressman Crisp stated that he considered the legislation just en , acted by the house as the best in the history of the party and the nation. He will make his first speech of the , campaign in Stewart county on July 28th, at a barbecue. > rival in Athens. The rates at the Hotel Georgia are ' 82.50 to $3.00 per day. Come to the convention prepared to ■ remain throughout the sessions. ; JOHN A. COBB, President. MARTIN V. CALVIN, Secretary. AMERIEUS TfMES-RECOROER MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS Censor for Mexican War Operations | Jf J -■ I IB w I «I WK-* ' f • £ £ |Ly \ f gh // Jl ?Mr x \ \ • ■ / X- ?> I I—, Jfc £ ' * 8 X: Major Douglas MacArthur. Major Douglas MacArthur, of the general staff of the army, has been designated by Secretary Baker as official censor during Mexican opera tions. The information, w’hether of operations in Mexico or along the border, or of the mobilization and Americus Party Reaches the “Home Port" After Series of Vivid Experiences in Storm Storm battered, and much wiser through experience, a party of Ameri cus tourists reached this city Sunday after passing through the tropical hurricane off the coasts of Georgia and South Carolina during Thursday and Friday. The party was composed of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Brown, Miss Elizabeth Brown, Miss Evelyn Crews, Misses Annie and Claud McLaughlin and Armstead Dodson, of Plains. The Americus people were on board the Suwanee, a pasesnger boat of the Merchants and Miner’s Transportation Co. It suffered more than any other passenger boat along the coast, and at one time was within a mile and a half of the U. S. Naval collier Hector which was a total loss off the coast of Charleston, S. C. The Suwanee heard the calls of distress from the Hector, but the S. O. S. signals did not give her location. The Suwanee first felt the lashes cf the heavy sea during Thursday, but the severest strokes of the waves came from 9 o'clock Thursday night until 10 o’clock Friday morning. The captain stood at the wheel during the heaviest gale, sending his ship to sea to avoid the perilous coast line. Miss Crews talked very interestingly of the experiences of the Americus party. She said that the ship was given up, but the captain maintained a cheerful composure until after the storm had wreaked its worst veng ence when he told the passengers of his thoughts home and the terrible waters. Miss Crews said that the dining room and kitchen were destroyed, and the heavy water beat strongly and i severely against the cabins. Miss An nie McLaughlin was slightly bruised, but otherwise the Americus party weathered the experience with no oth er losses than a good portion of their clothing. Mr. Brown saved the wear ing apparel of Mr. and Mrs. Brown by holding it aloft in his cabin. The Suawanee reached Savannah at 2 o’clock Saturday morning, and they presented a worn sight, according to the press dispatches concerning the AMERICUS, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 17, 1916 * - mustering in of National Guard, will i pass through Major MacArthur’s s hands. He will decide what portions ■ ot the information in his possession 1 are to be given out, but will make ! no effort to control the manner in I which the information is used. ■ experience of the Suwanee. The Americus party were returning , from a visit to the narth and east. They visited the Canadian mobilization i 1 camps; Niagara Falls; came down the ! Hudson by boat, and enjoyed a pleas ant outing. Their thrilling experiences ( on the boat brought their trip to a very thrilling close. i Several Are Injured. The following appeared in the Sun- I day Savannah Morning News, an ex tract from an account of the Suwa nee's experience: "The steamer Suwanee of the Mer chants and Miners Transportation ■ company, suffered more than any of , the other vessels bound for Savannah that went through the storm. Of ficials of the company yesterday de clined to place any valuation upon . the damage to the cargo, by breakage in the shift during the storm, and by salt water, with which a large part of the cargo has come into contact. The damage, however, is understood to be heavy. I I “Four of the crew of the steamer are in the Marine hospital from injuries suffered during the storm, the first of ficer, the boatswain and two sailors John H. Diggs, the first officer, is suf fering from a broken rib; Charles Wil son, the boatswain sutained a cut on the head and a number of other minor injuries; and the two sailors. Andrew Tomish and Henry Lassiter, are but I I slightly injured. Wilson was found unconscious on deck, where he had been hurled against a corner of 6 cabin.” NIRS. LOWREY. OF NE«B PLAINS, lj VERY ILL Mrs. T. M. Lowery, of near Plains, is reported seriously ill. She has been very sick for several days, and her ■ condition is such now that she will be carried to Wise's sanitarium this af ternoon. The many friends of this good woman in Americus and else > where will trust for her an early re i covery. FLOOD SCATTERS I PATH OF DEATH IN ‘ LAND OF SKY” ASHEVILLE, N. C., July 17—Eight persons are dead, two others are re ported missing and property damage estimated at from six to ten million dollars has been caused by the floods along the Swannanoa and French Broad rivers in this section. Both streams were reported as receding early today, and the danger point has passed. One woman is reported to have been drowned at. Biltmore and a negro and one white man lost their lives in the floods here. Two persons are report ed to have been drowned at Marshall, N. C-, twelve miles south of here, and three are missing at Biltmore, with two others unaccounted for at Mar shall. The bodies of Miss Kathleen Lipe and Mrs. Leo Milhollan, of Biltmore, reported as drowned last night, were found today in a tree top far down the stream. Asheville is still without gas or electric power, owing to the flooding of these plants, and all railroad traf fic is suspended. Lake Toxaway dam, above Asheville, was reported early to doy as still holding, though gravest fears are entertained for the safety of the structure. Fifty-two houses are reported to have been washed away at Marshall, and the bodies of two additional wo men victims have been recovered near Biltmore. A committee of citizens is now searching for the body of a man reported to have been drowned in the Swanannoa river this morning. Worse Flood Since 1908. COLUMBIA, S. C., July 17.—The flood situation throughout South Car oline today is rapidly growing serious. Livers in every part of the state con tinue to rise and millions in property damage has already been sustained. Railroad tracks everywhere have been inundated and the roadbed ser iously damaged, while many trestles and bridges have been washed out al together. Train service is almost to tally suspended and wire service is badly crippled. The situation here is the worst ex perienced since the disastrous floods of 1908, which cost this section mil lions in property loss, besides a num ber of lives sacrificed. The overhead National highway bridge over the Broad river here, it is expected, will collapse before night, and it is ex pected the bridge will carry away with it another overhead highway bridge and two railroad bridges spanning the river within a short distance each cf the other. No loss of life has as yet been re ported, though fears are entertained i for the safety of persons living in out lying districts, many of whom are known to be surrounded by the rapid ly rising waters. Hundreds Are Homeless. RALEIGH, N. C., July 17.—At least nine persons are dead and hundreds homeless, with forty reported missing as the result of Sunday’s floods in North Carolina, South Carolina, Vir ginia, Tennessee and West Virginia. The property damages sustained is conservatively estimated ut betwee.i ten and fifteen million dollars. The worst flood conditions are in Western North Carolina, where greatest dam age was inflicted, and a majority of the fatalities sustained. It will probably be several days before the number of dead or the total damage can be ac- i curatey stated. Many rairoad bridges near Raleigh SEVEN ARRESTED ON I GAMBLING GHARGE Seven ebony-hued citizens were ar rested by Sheriff Harvey Sunday after noon when he rushed an alleged game of chance, well known under the title of "craps.” They were lodged in the county jail, and await the committ . ment hearing. It is said that several of the same , colored species made their get-away in the raid. RUSSIANS WITH ALLIES ON WEST FIGURE IN NEWS German, attacks in the Lorraine dis trict were repulsed last night, says the French war office. Russian troops in the Champaign country repulsed with heavy German losses an attempted raid on their trench today. Comparative quet reigns in the Ver dun sector, no German infantry at tacks being recorded, and the artil lery actions having lessened in inten sity there. Another body of Russian troops have landed at Brest, France, it became known today. Amsterdam dispatches to London say Emperor William is now on the Somme battle front. The Berlin semi-official news agency says Petrograd official reports say that from the beginning of the Russian offensive to July Ist, fourteen thous and, nine hundred Russian officers and two hundred and forty-eight thousand men were killed. The Germans have announced the withdrawal of troops under Gen. Von Linsingen, southeast of Lutsk to a point behind the river Lipa, whiie Petrograd announces Russian ad vances in this region, together with the taking of nearly fifteen thousand prisoners in Vdlhynia. British Storm Second Lines. LONDON, July 17.—German second line positions northeast of Easenton, in the LePetit wood were captured by British forces today in a storming at tack, says the war office. The state ment further records the capture as a "further important success,” over a I front of fifteen hundred yards. Strongly held positions on the Wa- I terlet farm, east of Longueval were also taken by the British, while the remaining German strongholds in Ovillers and Laßoiselle were aslo tak en during the day’s fighting. D. PEARLMAN SERIOUSLY ILL IT DIS HOME IN CITI The friends and acquaintances of , Mr. D. Pearlman will be sorry to learn ( that he is seriously ill at his home in , this city. ( It will be recalled that he has only ( recently returned from a sanitarium ( in the east, where he had been treated. . Since his return home he has grown ( worse until now grave apprehension ( is felt for his recovery. It is hoped ( however, this will not be true, and that he will soon be restored to his , usual health. have been wrecked and tracks washed 1 cut. Telegraph service is crippled ev erywhere, especially in southeast Vir- ' ginia. In other sections of the flood swept area railroad bridges and tracks have been inundated and crops de stroyed. riTv V EDITION I GEORGIA FAIRS ARE INTERESTED UN BILL UP NOW Secretary E. H. Hyman, of the Geor r gia Fair Secretaries’ has written ev ery member of the Georgia general assembly concerning a proposed bill in regard to fairs and shows in the state. The measure has been intro | duced by Ben J. Fowler, of Bibb county. * The circular, which is being sent the members of the general assembly is. “The county, district and state fairs I are channels of education of our farm | ers and the ‘show window’ of the re- I sources of the county, district and state of Georgia. There is no way tj estimate the value of the publicity giv en to the communities by these fairs. They have been the principal means of putting Georgia on the map. They should be given due consideration n ‘ the matter of taxation. “The following bill has been intro duced by Hon. Ben J. Fowler, of Bibb county: “An act to amend Section Nine Hun dred and Seventy (970) of the Code of 1910, Volume 1, by adding thereto the following proviso: Provided that should Midway combinations be held in connection with a county, district or state agricultural fair and under the direction and within the grounds at the time of holding said fair, the whole amount of the tax shall be $25 per week or fractional part thereof; and for other purposes. "Section 1. —Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, that from and after the passage of this act, Section 970 of the Code of 1910, Volume 1, be and the same is hereby amended by adding to said section the following proviso: ’Provided that should the said midway combinations, or any of them specified above, be held in con nection with a county, district or state agricultural fair of this state, and un der the direction of and within the I grounds at the time of holding said fair, the whole amount of tax, for said attractions when so held, shall be $25,00 per week, or fractional part thereof.’ And said section when so amended shall read as follows: ‘Up on every midway or every midway combination of small shows, or street fair or street carnival, the sum of ten dollars each week or fractional part thereof, for each separate tent, enclos ure, or place where an admission fee is charged or collected, either direct ly or indirectly, to witness or hear any performance, or where anything may be exhibited for admission or ticket. Upon every merry-go-round or flying horse accomponying any mid way combination, street fair or street carnival, the sum of twenty-five dol lars in each city or town in this state in which it does business, or in each county where they operate out side the limits ot any city or town in this state; provided that should said midway combinations, or any of them (Specified above, be held in connection with a county, district or state agri cultural fair in this state, and under the direction of and within the grounds at the time of holding said fair, the whole amount of tax for said attrac tions when so held, tw'enty-flve dol lars each week or a fractional port thereof.’ "Section 2. Be It further enacted by authority aforesaid, that all laws anl parts of laws in conflict with this act be and the same are, hereby repeal ed.” This is an important bill just now. NUMBER 169.