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IHIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR.
EIGHT HOUH GM
PUN MUI STOP I
NITRSTDIKE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 15.
After a conference between President
Wilson and representatives of the Rail
v. ay Managers’ association today, it be
came known that a proposal is under
consideration by the railroad repre
sentatives whereby the operating com
panies may accept the principle of an
eight-hour day, leaving its application
to be worked out by the interstate
commerce commission, or some special
commission may be organized to put
into effect the details of the princi
ple agreed to.
Early today union leaders had is
sued no further statement relative to
the situation, but the fact that the rail
road managers are known to have un
der consideration the proposal referred
to in the foregoing paragraph, it is
believed in certain quarters that rep
resentatives of the four brotherhoods
on Monday indicated their willingness
to accept such settlement as that now
proposed.
Plan May Be Referred to Board.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 15.
Whether President Wilson’s plan for
an acceptance of the eight-hour day
principle by the railroads and its ap
plication to be worked out by a com
mission later will avert a strike will
rot be definitely known until the pres
ident submits to the brotherhood lead
ers today. These leaders went to the
white house early this afternoon, and
failed to appear optimistic when they
learned informally of the plan. It is
indicated at this hour, however, that
the leaders will probably refer the
I lan to the Brotherhoods Board of six
kindred members, all of whom are now
in New York.
HUSTRIHN FLEET IS
LEAVING_TBIESTE
GENEVA, Switzerland, Aug. 15. —The
Italian advance guard on land having
reached a point within thirteen miles
<f Trieste, the Austrian fleet, rendez
voused there since the beginnig of the
war with Italy, today sailed for an un
known destination. News of the fleet's
movement reached Geneva late today
irt a press dispatch from Buchs, Swit
zerland, near the Austrian frontier.
The strength of the Austrian fleet at
Trieste is nearly as great as that of
the Italian fleet guarding the Adriatic
and a great naval battle may occur
unless the Austrians decide to seek
another harbor in which to hide from
the Duke of Abruzzi’s men-of-war, re
inforced by an unknown number of
French battleships and cruisers.
ANOTHER DIVIOENO
ORDERED FOR BANK
A dividend of 10 per cent, has been
ordered by Judge Z. A. Littlejohn, of
the Southwestern circuit ,to be paid to
the depositors of the defunct Bank of
Southwestern Georgia. The order was
addressed to Receiver L. G. Council,
and a week's time was allowed to pre
pare the checks and necessary de
tails.
This is the second dividend of 10
per cent, which is to be paid to the de
positors. The order also requests pay
ment on some of the claims of unse
cured creditors.
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NAVAL BILL AGREED TO
BY CONFEREES TODAY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 15.
The house today adopted all of the
naval bill as agreed to by the house
and senate conferees and proceeded to
vote upon it. The big building pro
gram and increased personnel of the
navy were the only disputed points in
the orignal measure.
POLICE AT WORK
ON MAN HUNT FDR
AGENTS OF LIBOR
The police department has not re
lented in their watchfulness and efforts
.brought to a climax Saturday in an
effort to ascertain the parties who are
in charge of the movements of ne
groes out of Americus and Sumter
county. It is expected that there will
be interesting developmen’s within a
short time.
The exportation of the negroes is a
topic for interesting conversation
throughout the city and county, and
the farmers are particularly interested
in the outcome of the investigation.
Northern Work Unsuited.
The work of emigration agents in
the South is attracting attention over
a wide section of the country, and the
following interesting article appears in
the Manufacturer's Record, of Balti
more, a well known publication:
“An exodus of negro laborers from
Savannah, Ga., to the number of 1000
in one movement is arousing the or
ganized opposition of Savannah’s city
officials to the activities of Northern
corporations, who have sent agents in
to the South to lure laborers North
with the inducement of higher wages.
More than 2500 negroes were at the
railroad station when the 1090 labor
ers were put on board two special
trains destined for points along the
Pennsylvania railroad, in whose in
terest the movement was instigated.
“Other railroads in the North, where
a shortage of labor exists on account
of the drain the European war has
made, are also reported as having rep
resentatives in the South, and grave
alarm is expressed over the results
which are likely to follow in the wake
of a serious shortage of labor in parts
of the South.
“The strict enforcement of present
laws and ordinances and the enact
ment of still more stringent regula
tions are proposed in the places threat
sued with labor depletion. It is de
clared that the invading agents have
inspired the negroes with a sort of
frenzy for work in new fields, in spite
of tlie fact that negro laborers from
the far South almost invariably find
that they are unsuited for the rigors of
winter in the North.”
INTESTiGAfmO
UP TO THE GOVERNOR
ATLANTA, Ga., Aug. 15 . —Roman
Catholic convents and monasteries
will be subject to inspection by grand
juries in Georgia, if Governor Harris
signs a bill which passed the senate
Monday by a vote of thirty to eight.
The bill went to the senate from the
house, after passing that body by a
very large majority, and it will now
be sent to the governor for his ap
proval or disapproval
This bill, introduced by Representa
tive Veazy, of Warren county, at ad
mirer and follower of Thomas E. Wat
son, was said to have been inspired by
the "Sage of McDuffie,” and its pas
sage by the legislature is the outcome
of the fight long waged in Editor Wat
son’s magazine against the Catholic
church.
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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
LARGE ITALIAN
WARSHIP SINKS
IN HOME HARBOR
PARIS, Aug. 15. —The Italian
dreadnaught Leonardo Da Vinci was
sunk today in the harbor of Taranto.
| Italy by an interior explosion. The
concussion originated in the kitchen
of the warship, and resulted in the
death of three hundred of the crew
who were on board. The full comple
ment of the Leonardo Da Vinci was
nine hundred and fifty-seven, includ
ing officers and men.
Press dispatches telling of the dis
aster say the los of life was minim
-1 ized by the fact that many of the crew
1 of the battleshiy were ashore when
the explosion occurred. The Leon
ardo Da Vinci was one of the finest
dreadnaughts possessed by the Italian
! navy, displacing twenty-two thousand
tons and carrying a main battery of
thirteen twelve-inch guns. The warship
' iwas heavily armored and recognized as
1 one of the first-line ships of the
' royal navy.
On the French, Russian and Italian
land fronts today Allied armies con
tinue their drives, with the Teutons
resusting stubbornly and yielding
positions slowly. The French war of
fice announced this afternoon the cap
ture of German trenches on the right
bank of the Meuse river near the Ver
dun units.
BRITISH RETAKE
TRENCHES LOST
TO THE GERMANS
, The London war office declares to
day that British forces have retaken
( nearly all of the trenches northeast of
Pozieres which the German re-occu
, pied Sunday.
, Petrograd announces officially that
, Russian troops in Galicia are engaged
, ir. crossing the western branch of the
Zlota Lipa and the upper Stripa, where
the Kaiser has gone to the eastern
front. The Austro-Germans are strug
gling desperately to withstand the
Russian onslaught in the territory
about the upper Stripa, while the Slav
advance in oldynia is now about at a
standstill.
The Rome war office announces that
the Italians have captured additional
Austro-Hungarian entrenchments on
the Carso plateau, southeast of Gorizia,
and also position forther north-to-east
of Gorizia. These advances place the
Italian advance within thirteen miles
of Trieste, Austria’s only seaport of
imgortance on the Adriatic, except
Pola, located at the entrance to the
bay and fortified as a naval base.
The Austro-Hungarian war office at
tienna this afternoon announced the
repulse of a strong Italian attack on
the heights east of Gorizia.
Turin despatches late today state
Italian troops have entered the su
burbs of Tolmino, which the Austro-
Hungarians are speedily evacuating.
WILSON TO MAKE NO TOl’K;
WILL ACCEPT INVITATIONS
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Aug. 15.
If is announced today that President
Wilson will not make a campaigning
tour this fall, but probably will accept
several invitations to speak at differ-I
ent places. I
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 15, 1916
COMMITTEE TO MEET
ON SATUmv HEBE
The County Democratic Executive
committee is expected to meet in
Americus at the courthouse Saturday
to arrange the plans for the county
primary for legislators. They will at
tend to any other business which
comes before them.
0. OF G. URGES
CITIZENS’ HELP
FOR VETERANS
The committee of the Daughters of
Confederacy in charge of securing
homes for the Confederate Veterans
who will attend the state reunion here
on August 24th and 25th, has requested
the Times-Recorder to aid in the mat
ter, and urge the people of the city to
open their homes to these heroes of
the ’6o's who will be the guests of
Americus, and for the last ime possi
bly that a reunion will be held
here.
One of the ladies prominent in the
campaign for homes has stated that
some of the people of the city who it
was thought would be the first to as
sist have failed to respond to the call
for homes for the veterans.
Americus has a duty to perform,
which should be an honor. These grey
warriors are anticipating the grandest
time in their lives on their visit to
this city. Chairman H. E. Allen and
Commander E. A. Nisbet expect be
tween 500 and 800 veterans to attend
the reunion.
The committees request that the peo
ple 'phone the ladies assigned to their
section of the city, stating the number
of veterans which they will enter
tain. The matter is urgent, because
cf the closeness of the reunion.
The Times-Recorder joins heartily in
the movement. It urges the people to
respond to this worthy call.
The ladies in charge of the work
are:
Lee Street North of Railroad Bridge,
East Side —Mrs. Egbert Allen.
Lee Street, North of Railroad Bridge
West Side—Mrs. E. L. Carswell.
Lee Street South of Railroad Bridge,
East Side—Mrs. H. B. Mashburn.
Lee Street South of Railroad Bridge
West Side—Mrs. R. S. Broadhurst.
College Street. West of Lee—Mrs C.
M. Williams.
College Street, East of Lee—Miss
C'aude McLaughlin.
Church Street, West of Lee —Miss
Madge McAfee.
Church Street, East of Lee—Mrs.
Daisy Gnosspelius.
Jackson Street, West Side Mrs.
C'eve Davis.
Jackson Street, East Side—Mrs.
Charlie Davis.
Barlow Street —Mrs. Joe Poole.
Forrest Street —Mrs. W. P. Wallis.
Hancock Street —Mrs. L. A. Mor
gan.
Jackson Avenue —Mrs. L A. Mor
gan.
Furlow and Hill Streets—Mrs. R. S.
Broadhurst.
Harrold Avenue Mrs. Walter
Brown.
Felder Street —Mrs. Robert McAfee.
Taylor Street—Mrs. James Daven
port.
Brooklyn Heights—Mrs. Loring
Smith and Mrs. W. M. Riley.
East Americus —Mrs. Mitt Edwards.
Hampton Street —Mrs. Roy Parker.
Brown Street—Mrs. R. L. McLeod.
Horne Street Mrs. W. R. Lips
comb.
Elm Avenue —Mrs. W. R. Estes.
Forsyth and Prince Streets.—Mrs.
ORDERS HELD UP
FOR MOVING THE
NATIONALGUARDS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 15.
The war department today suspended
orders issued this week for all remain
ing mobilized units of the National
Guard to proceed without delay to the
Mexican border. Department and bri
gade commanders were informed early
today of the determination of the war
department to leave the troops at their
respective stations for the present, and
will be guided by instructions sent
them.
The concellation of previous orders
to proceed to the border is interpreted
here as being a precautionary meas
ure and not that an unfavorable turn
has been encountered in the railroad
strike situation.
Americus is interested in the latest
announcement which suspends the or
ders of the war department for the
movement of all mobilized units of the
National Guards towards the border.
It was confidently expected in Ameri
cus. and by soldiers visiting here from
Camp Harris, that the orders for the
moving of Georgia troops would come
in a few days, and the actual movement
be under way.
The suspension order deters the
Georgia troops in their expected hike
towards the border.
f. f Ines is a
CANDIDATE FDR
LEGISLATURE
F. P. Jones, a well known cotton
I n an of Leslie, has announced his can
didacy for the legislature. He author
ized the Times-Recorder to say that he
would be a candidate.
Mr. Jones will make his formal an
nouncement later. He is well known
to the people of Sumter county, and a
prominent citizen. His business ex
perience would weU qualify him to rep
resent Sumter in the legislature.
The announcement of Mr. Jones
brings two candidates in the race with
two representatives to be elected. The
friends of Representative Crawford
Wheatley have announced him for re
election.
Sumter county politics is now ex
pected to get under way with inter
esting developments.
PAGE HAS NUT ASKED
FOR DISCHARGE VET
Corporal Stephen Pace, Company I,
Second regiment, has not requested his
discharge, as has been reported in the
city. He is ,n Americus on sick leave,
and expects to return to the camp and
join his company this week.
Pace has been suffering from his
side as the result of an operation for
appendicitis several years ago. His
intentions a - e U remain with the flag,
but should his condition render him
unfit for further service, he will be
given his discharge.
Robert Edwards.
Finn Street and Brannon Avenue—
Miss Ruth Britton.
Lamar, Dudley and Spring Streets—
Mrs. G. W. Riley.
WILSON TO BE TOLD ABOUT
NOMINATION SEPTEMBER 4.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 15.
It was definitely decided today that
Senator Ollie James, of Kentucky will
formally notify President Wilson, of
hit nomination for president by the
democratic national convention, the
ceremony to be at Long Branch, N. J.,
on September 4th
NEW MAN GOMES
TO AMERICUS TO
SUCCEED HYMAN
A telegram received by President
Frank Lanier, of the Third Agricul
tural District fair, and also one by
Secretary Hyman, notifies them that
P. A. Fenimore, of Macon, Ga., will
accept the position of secretary-gen
eral manager of the fair, and will also
act as secretary of the Americus and
Sumter County Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Fenimore was highly recom
mended by Secretary Hyman to take
his place. He is a very active man
and one who will step right in and
carry on the work of promoting the
fair in the same aggressive manner as
it has been started by Mr. Hyman.
The citizens of Macon give Mr. Feni
more a very fine recommendation and
they are loud in their praise of his
work in Macon. He has conducted the
Macon Jubilee for two years and has
done numerous other specialty work
along civic lines.
Editor W. T. Anderson, of the Ma
con Telegraph said that he would be
the right man in the right place. He is
familiar with carrying on fairs and
expositions for a number of years, and
has been connected with several of the
largest shows in the United States.
For the past four or five years he h«s
made his permanent home in the city
of Macon, and his congenial spirit and
hustling ways have made him many
friends in that city.
At the present time he is finishing
the wind-up of the big $21,000 fund
that was raised for the Y. M. C. A. in
Macon, under the direction of E. W.
Stetson, president of the Citizens Bank
of Macon.
Mr. Fenimore will report for duty
August 21st, and will be inducted into
office by Secretary Hyman before he
leaves.
The work of the fair under the man
agement of Mr. Fenimore will go right
on with a rush, and before many days
there will loom up a real “White City”
at the fair grounds.
HARDWICK TO I
uck at mh. hughes
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 15.
Senator Thomas W. Hardwick, of
Georgia, speaking before the senate
today charged Charles E. Hughes, pres
idential candidate of the republicans
and former justice of the supreme
court, with attempting to stir up nas
sion and prejudice against the South.
Senator Hardwick’s assertion was
prompted by Hughes speech delivered
recently at Butte, Mont., in which the
republican standard bearer said South
erners dominated congress and all of •
the congressional committees.
The Georgia senator, in the course
of his address, deplored Hughes
statement, saying that committee
chairmanships are attained through
seniority, a fact with which Hughes
should be well acquainted. He de-1
nounced as unworthy to occupy the
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V EDITION I
GASOLINE TRUST
HOLOS SWAT HERE
AS EWME
Americus is chafing under a similar
complaint to Atlantta in the matter *f
gasoline. The difference is that ■*
cut has been made recently by Ob»
retailers, and for this reason each nf
the three companies represented tew
furnish gas without any restrirtfam
The price to the public droppet te
25c last week, making a reduction at Te
rer gallon. In some quarters if is
hinted that a further reduction 5s like
ly to come.
But Americus has the same ch
plaint as Atlanta in the matter nt
price. She is paying 25c for gasoline,
while other cities of other states are
paying less for the life of the bus>-
vagon.
Atlanta centered an attack hi the
strength of the combine on basoSm
and they won the fight through the as
sistance of William J. Harris, of Gw
gia, a member of the Federal Trade
commission, who was in Atlanta.
Mr. Harris will cut short his vac*-
tion in this state and hurry his re
turn to Washington to take the matter
up with the commission. They iatead
to begin a thorough probe of the ™t
ter.
Dropped Together Here.
When gasoline dropped 1c a galta*
here, each of the three concerns wart
down together. They are the Gulf Re
fining Company, the Texas Company
and the Standard Oil Co.
Several months ago the America*
Automobile Co. had trouble in Tcwteg
gasoline when they cut below the re
tail price among other distributes*.
Every retailer in Americus is selling at
the same price now.
ALBANY TAKES THE
FIRST GAME THERE
The first ball game in several year*
between Americus and Albany wa*
staged Monday afternoon in the Dough
erty county city with the count result
ing in their favor by the markers of <
and 3. Until the seventh inning
Americus had things her way to a 3
and 1 score.
The Americus team did not have her
expected strength, because of several
men who could not get away for the
game—but we are not offering an alibi.
There's no excuse, and out only hope
is for the return engagement of twe
battles which will be played here <aa
I August 24th and 25th, when the C«*-
federate Veterans reunion is under
way.
The line-up which did service for the
Muckalee city at Albany was: Rm
tone, p.; Burman, c.; R. Lane, lb.; t
Lane, 2b.; Hale, ss.; Colby, 3b.; Ste
this. If.; Webb, sf.; Mathews, rL
Score by innings: R. FL K.
Americus 010 200 000—3 3 3
Albany 010 002 lOx— 4 S 3
INFANTILE PARALYSIS
EPIDEMIC INCREASES
NEW YORK, Aug. 15.—Despite pre
vailing cooler weather the epidemic as
infantile paralysis today showed a teg
increase, with thirty-nine deaths and
one hundred and sixty-three new case*
reported to the health authorities.
office of president, any candidate wh*
seeks votes by appeals to sectional
prejudice, such as he declared Hughe*
is now doing.
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