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IHIRTY-EIGHTH TEAS.
MAJOR MARTIN V. CALVIN NADE
THE NEW COMMANDER AND VETS
SELECTED THOMASVILLE FOR 17
Grand Parade Was a Brilliant ; Event
With Hosts of Veterans And
Official Ladies
ARTILLERY PROVED PRETTY
FEATURE OF LONG MARCH
All Brigade Commanders Were Re
elected By The Veterans
This Morning
Thomasville will entertain the
Georgia division of the United Confed
erate Veterans in 191". The invitation
of the Thomas county city was accept
ed. Augusta extended an invitation for
the body to meet in their city next
year, but it was graciously declined in
accepting Thomasville.
Major Martin V. Calvin, of Waycross,
was elected as commander of the divis
ion for the new term, to succeed Com
mander Henry T. Davenport, of Ameri
cus. General William M. Crumbley, of
Atlanta, was nominated for comman
der.
A general outburst was apparent,
looking to the re-election of Com
mander Davenport, but the Veterans fi
nally chose Major Calvin.
Mr. Calvin is secretary of the Way
cross Chamber of Commerce and well
known tbroungout Georgia.
The brigade commanders were re
elected by the veterans, they being.
Eastern Brigade—General J. A.
Thomas, commanding.
North Georgia Brigade—General W.
C Martin, commanding.
South Georgia Brigade—General W.
J. Horseley, commanding.
Western Brigade—General L. W.
Mobley, commanding.
General Gilmore will head the Cav
alry brigade for another year.
The eighteenth annual reunion of
the Georgia division of United Confed
<: ate Veterans came to a close inform
ally tills afternoon, marking the larg
est attendance in the history of the or
ganization. Over seven hundred veter
ans registered during the two days,
which did not include the Americus and
Sumter county warriors.
A business session was held at 8:30
<’clock this morning, the change being
made from the proposed program by
the action of the veterans at their busi
ness session Thursday.
Barbecue at One.
The hour for the big barbecue was
held at one o’clock. The feast
was enjoyed by several thousand peo
ple.
The reunion comes to an informal
t iose this afternoon, although the ofifi
tial ladies will have a reception at
the home of Mrs. Eugene A. Hawkins,
i n Church street, tendered by Council
cf Safety chapter, of the Daughters of
the American Revolution.
The Sons of Veterans' dance will be
held at the Rylander building at 10:30
onight, and the 1916 reunion will have
j-assed into history.
Pass Resolutions.
The reunion at the business session
his morning thanked the people of
\mericus for the grand time which
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! key have had at the largest reunion
in the history of the organization,
which was formed eighteen years ago
Over seven hundred veterans regis
tered at the Y. M. C. A., which did
not include many stopping at the
Windsor hotel, and the veterans of
; Sumter county.
Parade Was Brilliant.
The long paraae circled the artesian
well at the intersection of Lee and
Lamar streets, and on their return
I passed in review before the newly
elected commander, Major Martin V.
Calvin, of Waycross, and the retiring
, commander, General H. T. Davenport,
. of Americus.
Guttenberger’s band struck up the
mighty air of “Dixie” as each brigade
. passed before the music, and the old
I war horses of the ’6o’s danced with de ■
light and glee, voicing their approba
. tion of the wonderful enthusiasm dis
played.
The pretty official ladies were in
each automobile beautifully decorated,
while some few chose to march with
their brigade commanders and the
. flag.
The striking feature of the entire
. parade was the cannon belonging to
the city of Americus, drawn by two
. steel grey horses, decorateu with the
colors of the Confederacy, and seated
• on the ammunition boxes were Miss
Mary Parker and Miss Elizabeth
. Brown, of Americus, tw’o pretty spon
. sors for General Gilmore, of the ar
. tlllery.
The Red Cross nurses, from the city
, hospital, formed one section of the
I parade.
The order of march for the grand
i parade is interesting. The details of
- this feature and the line of marcu is:
Grand Marshal W. T. Maynard and
Staff.
Band.
Official ladies of the Georgia Divis
ion.
Commander H. T. Davenport of the
Georgia Division and Staff.
Division Banner.
Official Ladies of the Eastern Brig
ade.
Eastern Brigade—General J. A.
Thomas, Commanding.
Official Ladies of the North Georgia
Brigade.
North Georgia Brigade—General M.
C. Martin, Commanding.
Official Ladies of the South Georgia
Brigade.
South Georgia Brigade—General W.
J Horsley, Commanding.
Official Ladies of the Western Bri
gade.
■Western Brigade—General L. W.
Mobley, Commanding.
AMERIBOTESsRHRDER
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
Red Cross Nurses.
Official Ladies with General Gilmore.
Commanding Cavalry Brigade.
Artillery.
Official Ladies, Sons of Confederate
Veterans.
Sons of Confederate Veterans.
Mayor and Aidermen of the City of
Americus.
Officers and employees of the city of
Americus.
Americus Board of Education.
Sumter County Board of Education.
Citizens of Americus and Sumter
County in Automobiles.
The line of march was:
Commencing on Lee street, at Con
federate Monument on corner of For
syth and Lee streets, moving South on
Lee street to Church street; thence
West on Church street to Jackson
street; thence North on Jackson street
to Forsyth street, thence West on
Forsyth street to Cotton avenue, thence
South on Cotton avenue to Lamar
street, thence East on the North side
of Lamar street to Artesian Well circl
ing the well and countermarching
West on South side of Lamar street to
headquarters at Rylander building.
Chero-Cola Served.
Unanimous thanks were offered the
Chero-Cola Co., who served their fam
ous drink free of charge to the veter
ans in the convention hall. The place
was popular and the veterans drank
to their heart’s content.
won mi wis
FIBSTTO SUGGEST
SOUTH'SMEMORIAL
Maj. Martin V. Calvin, of Waycross,
a member of General Davenport’s staff,
was introduced. Major Calvin said
that before entering upon his address
a description of the battle of Murfrees
boro, Tenn., Dec. 31, 1862, he would
make a statement of fact personal to
Confederate veterans and himself.
He said he believed, from all the in
formation he had gathered that he was
the first person in the South to pro
pose and to reduce to writing plans
for the preservation of the memories
of our hero dead. October 25, 1865, he
ottered, in St. James, M. E. Sunday
school, at Augusta, resolutions with
that object in view, and made a speech
in support of the same. Under these
resolutions, committees were appoint
ed by Wm. C. Denny, the then super
intendent of the school. These com
various kinds, through the agency of
niltteeg endorsed entertainments of
which by Dec. 25th, about the sum of
$2,200 was realized. The finance com
mittee loaned the money out for a stat
ed time, and when the time expired
the fund amounted to $3,000. with
which a beautiful marble cenotaph
was erected on Greene street in front
cf St. James church. Not only the
names of the twenty-four young men
who went out from St. James Sunday
school and lost their lives in battle,
but the name of every Confederate
l.ero from Richmond county who had
been killed in battle or died from
(bounds received in battle, were in
scribed on the cenotaph. It was not
Claimed that the cenotaph aas the first
erected, but that the movement was
AMERICUS. GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AUGUST 25, 1916
WTIIES WANT THE
ISLANDS SOLD U.S.
ST. THOMAS, Danish West Indies.
Aug. 25.—-The local legislature in ses
sion here today unanimously adopted
resolutions urging the Danish home
government to expedite negotiations
for the sale of the islands to the
United States, and to arranged the
transfer to that country as speedily as
possible. The resolutions "earnestly
request” the Danish parliament not to
reject the sale to the United States,
unless the intrenational situation de
mands it.
WATTS MIS
ANO WILL GIVE
DECISION SOON
The Sumter County Democratic Ex
ecutive committee has been called to
meet Saturday morning at the court
house by Chairman Hollis Fort. This
call follow’ed a formal petition of
Treasurer H. D. Watts, which relates
to the action of the committee at their
last meeting in placing a question on
the state primary ballot, which will
allow the voters of the county to say
whether they want the treasurer to
receive a salary of S6OO annually, or
continue to serve on the present com
mission basis which amounts to about
$3,000 a year.
Treasurer Watts states that he ob.
jects to the question being voted upon
in this form; second, that it forces a
salary of S6OO, if the people believe in
a salary;, and, third, that the office of
ti easurer has been singled out, and
not any other county office.
Mr. Watts said that he believed all
county officers should be put on a
salary basis, but that he objected to
being made the sole object of a
change.
It is said that Mr. Watts will lay 3
letter from the chairman of the state
executive committee before the Sum
ter county committee which states that
the question cannot be attached to the
county ballot, and must be voted on
separately.
The people await with interest fur
ther developments in the matter.
MPT. SPRBTLING IS
KILLED KT MACON
MACON, Ga„ Aug. 23.—Capt. E. J.
Spratling , of the Fifth Georgia In
fantry, was shot and killed at Camp
Harris at noon today. The cause of
the shooting had not been ascertained
kt 3 o’clock this afternoon.
Mrs. H. S. Adams, a well dressed
woman giving her address as Atlanta,
was arrested, following the shooting,
and is being held on the statement of
several men that she fired the shots
that ended Capt. Spratling’s life. The
woman in her ceil at the Bibb county
jail this afternoon declined to be in
terviewed, or to discuss any phase of
the accusation against her.
the first projected.
Major Calvin then exhibited and ex
plained a chart, which he had pre
pared, showing the work of Confeder
ate Veterans in restoring the property
values which had been destroyed by
(Continued on Page Five.)
A. L. I. BOYS IN
VARIOUS MOVES
AT GAMP HARRIS
BY CLIFF WHEATLEY.
(Special Staff Correspondent.)
CAMP HARRIS, Macon, Ga., Aug. 25.
—Engineers’ corps, attention! Judge
ment on that last abuttment. So said
Lieutenant Hogue, as he superintend
ed the building of the mammoth bridge
over the river at the bottom of I Com
jany street. It is a model bridge, and
it spans the river caused by the Al
bany boys, who wash their clothes al
most once a week. The bridgeway is
built of strong trees, brought in from
the swamp near the hospital corps by
Sergeant Holst and others in his
squad of huskies. Over the branches
a thick cutting of sand and weeds
were placed, and it is a safe bet that
the two hundred and forty pound
rookie in the Columbus company could
cross in safety. Lieutenant Hogue
before coming to Camp Harris, had
seen much service in construction, and
his work as a contractor while in
Americus is being recognized by offi
cials at the camp. His latest triumph
is the construction of the large theatre
near brigade headquarters, which is
named Hogue’s Theatre, in honor of
the builder. In this place every night
are held concerts which do much to
help matters in the camp. At this time
most of the soldiers are beginning to
feel the pinch in financial circles, and
as a rule a dollar is as scarce as
guards during a rainstorm in camp.
Those who have not the money to catch
a car to Macon usually stay in “Mex
ico” and the free entertainments are
well attended. Tuesday night’s show
was featured with a wrestling match
between Private Thames and Sergeant
Holst, both of Company I, "Americus'
Own.” The bout was referred by Jake
Zellars, and was one of the cleanest
mat contest held since the theatre
opened. After fifteen minutes clever
wrestling, Zellars called the match a
I draw, and the crowd dispersed, sat
isfied.
Time: Just after morning drill’
Place, Top Sergeant’s tent; Characters I
Sergeant Hawkins, who looks out for
the eatin’s; Nance, of the headquarters
company; Company Clerk Bostwick,
and “Special Staff Correspondent.;
Topic, Going to Mexico.
Nance. —I’m getting desperate, am!
home never seemed sweeter.
I Hawkins.—We’d better stay, because
| tarantulas and rattlesnakes simply
Continued on Page 5.)
iwfWEO
FOB DISTRICT Fllfl
Secretary P. A. Fenimore, of the
Third Agricultural District fair, has
signed-a contract with Irving Pollack,
of the Rutherford Shows, to bring this
attraction to the fair, to be held here
on October 23-28th. Fourteen big
show's are included and it will prove
one of the features.
W. .1. SPEER IS MIXING
AMONG HIS FRIENDS
W. J. Speer is one of the well known
figures of the state capital in the city
for the Confederate Veterans' reunion,
of which he is an honored veteran. He
is acquainted with many people and
was renewing old friendships with the
veterans. Mr. Speer is a candidate for
state treasurer.
NEGRO WK BURIED
; ILIIIE IN DEEP WELL
Frank Jenkins, a negro well digger.
I 60 years old, is dead, having been suf
focated to death in a well on the Wig
gins farm, near Andersonville.
Jenkins was buried alive about 9:30
o'clock Thursday morning when the
. well in which he was at work began
- to cave. The sides below the top
I curbing first began to slip, and as he
■ was at the bottom, the water and dirt
! soon brought about his death.
It will require several days to re-
I cover his body.
WILSON CALLS A
MEETING OF THE
HAIL MEN AGAIN
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 25.
The railway strike situation appeared
somewhat confused today, and ex
pressions of optimism on both sides
were less free than during yesterday.
The feeling among the managers is
that the president’s plan, including the
eight-hour day will not be found to
be so popular. Some of the more op
timistic, however, hoped for a decis
ion by tomorrow night.
Conferences held this afternoon be
tween the president and representa
tives of the brotherhood men, and be
tween the president and representativs
ol th railroad executives, apparently
centered on the length of the working
day to be finally decided upon, and
that collateral issues have been rele
gated to a secondary position in the
deliberations.
When the heads of the railroad
brotherhoods called at the White
House early this afternoon they went
into a conference lasting an hour and
a half, during which President Wil
son explained his plan of settlement,
cabinet members beign kept waiting
while the conference continued.
i At the conclusion of the conference"
|A B. Garrettson, head of the Order!
of Railroad Conductors, and spokes
man for the brotherhood leaders in I
Washington, said the situation remains ]
unchanged, so far as the men are con I
erned. Brotherhood heads, however, I
I sent a report of the meeting to the
I Ten, notwithstanding their insistence
there was nothing particularly com
municated.
W. G. Lee, chief of the Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen, this afternoon
gave out copies of an alleged order
he said the Union Pacific Railroad
Company had sent its station agents,
instructing them to induce local inter
ests along their line to telegraph Pres
' ident Wilson protesting ugainst set-
I tling the controversy, except through
arbitration. Lee declared the rail
r< ads paid for the telegrams, many of
which have recently reached Wash
ington.
Men and Managers Summoned.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Aug. 25.
President Wilson again summoned the
railroad employers and representa
tives of their employes to the white
house today.
The employes’ comittee, consisting of
the four brotherhoods officials, will go
to the executive mansion first, and it
it. understood President Wilson de
sires to present his views on certain
proposed legislation, the purpose of
which is to prevent future controversy
between transportation companies and
their employes concerning the question
vs wages and hours of labor.
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RUSSIANS COME
TO FRONT WITH
ISIATICJOIES
Although the Balkan situation still
occupies foremost place in the war
observations today, the Russian cam
paign in Asia has again come to the
fore with the reported evacuation of
Bitlis by the Turks, Petrograd making
announcement to this effect. The Rus
sian war office statement says the
Czar’s troops advanced along the en
tire Asiatic front.
The British war office states officially
that in a Zeppelin raid on the British
east coast six airships participated,
I and nine persons being injured. The
report says, however, that full details
cf the raid have not yet been received.
A news dispatch passed by the censor
late today, says three persons were
killed during the raid.
Paris reports the repulse of German
counter attacks near Maurepas, which
town was occupied by the French dur
ing Thursday.
Intimations in press dispatches of a
possible extension of the French of
fensive south of the Somme, thirty
miles from Ectrosa to Lassigny soon
were further borne out today by offi
cial announcement of a heavy bom
bardment in that section. German de
fenses are being heavily shelled in the
vicinity of Roye and Lassigny.
The Serbian official statement, re
cording Wednesday’s events and issued
this morning, tells of the capture of
a number of positions in Macedonia
fiom the Bulgarians.
Petrograd official dispatches say
Teutonic forces before Kovel, in Vol
hynia, tried unsuccessfully to take the
offensive Thursday.
The Rome war office issued a state
ment today saying bad weather is hin
dering Italian attacks in the Dolo
mites.
Zeppelin Raid Killed Eight,
LONDON, Aug. 25.—Eight persons
were killed and thirty-six others in
jured during last night’s Zeppelin raid
over the English east coast.
NOTHING NEW IN
WADE CASE MADE
KNOWN DN TODAY
Almost eight days have elapsed
since Walter H. Wade, the prominent
young Leslie business man, dropped
cut of sight. At ten o’clock last night,
exactly one week had passed since
Wade was last seen by any one, so far
as the authorities have been able to
ascertain.
Today may bring some developments
because of one line of search which
the officers are making.
Thr- large rewerds have caused re
newed interest in the case, and hun
dreds of people have been warned of
possible places where some clues
might be found.
Another $250 Reward.
Walter Clopton, of Leslie, a rela
tive of Wade, has offered a reward of
$250, which brings the total amount to
$750. It is said his reward reads, “for
ti e arrest and evidence to convict the
party or parties who murdered Wade.”
The formal announcement of the re
ward will be made later; also that
from the state of Georgia, through
GdfWFnor Harris.
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