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rHIRTT.EIGHTH YEAH.
HUMANIANS HAVE
INVADED LANDS
OF BULGARIANS
Rumania’s stroke in throwing a
force across the Danube into Bulgaria
continues the outstanding feature of
the war news today. Should this army
prove of formidable size, it constitutes
a serious menace to Field Marshal Von
Mackensen’s left, and might easily
force a Germanic retirement from the
present front along the Constanza-Te
hernavoda railway. The German-Bul
garian army there is being subjected to
heavy pressure already, and it Is re
ported in unofficial dispatches from
Rome, received via London, that Von
Mackensen has already ordered the
avacuation of Silistria and Turtmtai,
fortified Rumanian towns recently cap
tured by armies of the Central Powers.
The Rumanian troops invading Bul
garia numbered several battalions of
field artillery, the Bulgarian war office
says today. The Sofia statement also
admits a Bulgarian retreat before Ser
bian artillery fire in Macedonia, where
Paris announced a Serbian advance
during Monday.
The Sofia government claims the re
pulse of British attacks in the Struma
district, while Paris announced that
Bulgarian attacks there hau been re
pulsed by British troops.
There is violent fighting in progress
on the Somme front today, and the Pa
ris statement this morning announces
that artillery and Entente machine gun
fire stopped a German night attack.
Russians Bag Many Teutons.
PETROGRAD, Oct. 3.—Russian
troops advanced west of Lirstk during
stubborn fighting today, the war office
announced. The German attempt to
advance south of Dvinsk, though sus
tained, was repulsed.
In .the Zlota Lipa district and other
sectors along the Galician front des
perate fighting continues today with
Russian troops on the offensive there.
In one sector along during yesterday
more than one thousand Teuton pris
oners were taken, and in the Coniuvka
region, a total of prisoners since Fri
day amounts to one thousand, men
Destroyed Bridges Behind Rumanians.
BERLIN, Oct. 3. —The German war
office announced this afternoon that
Teutonic monitors in the Danube have
destroyed pontoon bridges left behind
by Rumanian troops invading Bul
garia. The statement admits that Ger
man troops in Transylvania are re
treating before Rumanian armies there.
GEORGIA BOYS ARE
LEAVING MACON NOW
MACON, Ga., Oct. 3.—The First Bat
talion Georgia Field Artillery mobiliz
ed at Camp Harris, entrained here this
afternoon, leaving for El Paso, Tex., in
three special trains. Battery C was
the first unit to get away, leaving Ma
con at 1 o’clock, the other departed
at half-hour intervals, and are expected
ot reach El Paso in the same order.
The personnel of the artillery bat
tallion numbers approximately five
hundred officers and men, with twelve
fl|guns.
FIRE BOYS MAKE RI X
TO SUMMERS HOME
An alarm was answered Tuesday
morning at 11:20 o’clock by the fire
boys to the home of Tom Summers, on
Forsyth street. A slight damage was
caused by the blaze.
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JACK POLLARD, WHITE LIFER,
GIVEN FREEDOM BY GOVERNOR
ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 3.—Jack Pou
lard, a white man, convicted of mur
der in Cow'eta county, sentenced to a
life term, and who has been on the
Gwinnett county gang since September
I.L 1910, has had his sentence commut
ed by Governor Harris to present ser
vice. The order was sent to the pris-
L cn commission immediately after be
( ing signed, and Pollard was released
, today.
■ Mill GROWS IT
LEESTREETCHURGH
I '
The revival services at Lee Street
l church have begun in earnest. Rev.
i Leroy Brown, of Shellman, arrived
> yesterday and had charge of last
, night’s service. His subject was the
. “Character of Christian Witness,” and
he handled his subject well. Mr.
. Brown is a well equipped man and
’ not only preaches eloquently, but with
> power.
> “It had been feared by some that the
. congregations would be small on ac-
> count of the church being some dis-
> |ance from the business section of the
city, but the congregations both Sun-
. day night and last night showed that
i such fear was certainly groundless.
: The house was packed on Sunday night
. and comfortably filled last night.
The hours for holding servises are
i 10:00 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Rev. Brown
will preach tonight on the subject of
i ‘ Sin When It Is Finishes Bringeth
Forth Death.”
The roll of members that is to form
teh membership is rapidly increasing
and the indications point to a marked
i increase in Methodism Oi American on
; account of organizing the Lee Street
i church.
i Mrs. Mary Kate Heys sang a beau
tiful solo, “His Eyes Are on The Spar
row,” last night. She has charge of
1 the choir during the revival, and Mrs.
Joe Johnson is at the piano.
gompanyTo try
ID HUN GARS IN
iwnoon
ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 3.—Trolley ser
vice here, which was discontinued ear
ly last night because of alleged strike
disorders in the outskirts of the city.
Officers of the operating company
announced this morning that an ef
fort will be made tonight to continue
operation on schedules in effect before
the strike began.
Cars To The Barns.
ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 3.—A1l cars
were ordered into the barns by the
company at 7 o’clock last night, be
cause, as stated from the company’s
cfflces, minor rioting had started on
the outskirts of the city on the suburb
an lines, particularly in the hollows.
The men operating cars were threat
ened, rocks were thrown at the cars
and in a number of instances the win
dews were broken. The company held
that it could not accept responsibility
for injury to passengers under such
conditions, even though it might be
willing to risk its equipment with the
expressed willingness of the men to go
cn trying to operate.
By tonight new arrangements will
have been made, it is stated, to put at
least two guards on each of the cars,
for the purpose of protecting the pas
sengers and the rolling stock, thus
AMEWSOWfitWOER
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
LIEUT. M'LENDON
STARTS OFF THE
CAMPAIGN FUND
«
The ’ big push” is on.
' Lieut. J. E. B. McLendon, of Com
pany I, Second Georgia regiment, at
Camp Harris, as we know it—the
, Americus Light Infantry, has sent his
dollar to the Wilson campaign fund.
His check came in today, and he is the
first to subscribe since the hevival of
the campaign launched some time ago
in Americus. Lieut. McLendon be
lieves in Wilson—and the evidence of
t his interest is displayed in his dona
. tion.
1 Who will be the next?
t It takes money to run a campaign,
! and especially a great national cam
l paign.
Wilson and the democratic party is
I bucking the big powers of the east,
i Wall street has girded up her loins in
an effort to beat Wilson. It takes
! money—and Americus and southwest
■ Georgia should rally .
Send your donations to the Times-
> Recorder and they will be publicly ac
• knowledged, or to Cranston Williams,
t who is treasurer of the committee for
. this section.
: All of Southwest Georgia should
help. Send your contribution in. Any
> amount will be appreciated. From a
i dollar up—that’s what is wanted.
■ What’s your part?
i Previously subscribed $31.00
Lieut. J. E. B. McLendon 1.00
; Total $32.00
FARMERS HOLD GRIP
ON CITY’S MILK
NEW YORK, Oct. 3. —Dairying farm
ers throughout the state tightened
their grip upon the city’s milk supply
today, it being announced that the pro
ducers are holding back supplies in
order to compel the distributors to pay
higher prices for their product.
The distributors, who have organized
and are fighting the demand ror in
creased prices by the farmers, claimed
1 this afternoon that sixty per cent, of
[ the city’s normal supply had been re
ceived today, but this statement is re
futed by representatives of the farm
ers’ union who said that not more than
25 per cent, the usual quantity of milk ,
came into New York this morning.
Reports from all parts of the state
tell of thousands of gallons of milk be
ing spilled and lost in combats be
tween dairymen and employees of the
distributing companies, who are pick
eting the roads leading to railroad sta
tions. It is alleged that many farmers
who refused to deliver their usual .
supply of milk to the distributors were
held up by agents of these concerns
and beaten, several being seriously in
jured.
BRITISH LOSE AEROPLANE
1
IN ATTACK ON BRUSSELS
LONDON. Oct. 3. —British naval ae
roplanes yesterday made another at
tack on the German airship sheds in
the vicinity of Brussels. The official
announcement ot the raid admits that
one British aeroplane was lost,
leaving the motormen and conductors
unhampered in that respect. ;
Reports have come to the company, it
is stated, of plans made in a closed
meeting of the strikers yesterday, to
turn their attention to the property of
the company, if they cannot win the
strike in any other way.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 3, 1916
I t
I ♦ EYES OF WORLD GLUED ♦
♦ ON NEXT SATURDAY, -t
> NEW YORK, Oct. 3—lt was an- ♦
nounced here this afternoon that ♦
♦ the first game of the world’s se- >
♦ ries will be played next Saturday, ♦
♦ October 7th, at Boston. ♦
♦ The series will be played under ♦
♦ the rules of the national com- ♦
♦ mission, as in former years, and ♦
♦ the attendance, it is indicated, ♦
♦ will break all records. ♦
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MOZO LEAVES WORK
DE SUMTER COUNTY
John F. Mozo, for several years in
charge of one of the gangs on the
Sumter county roads, resigned late
yesterday following an investigation
by the board of county commissioners
of the escape of Austin Miller, a
white convict, several weeks ago.
Guard Holloway, on duty when Miller
escaped, had already ended his service
with the county.
The commissioners found, after
hearing the testimony concerning the
escape, that it was carelessness which
permitted the act.
The latest escape of Miller is his
third offense, and on the last trip he
has not been caught.
GOURI WEEK MAKES
MECCA FOR PRESTON
FORJMY PEOPLE
PRESTON, Ga., Oct. 3.—After the
organization of Webster Superior court
Monday morning, Judge Z. A. Little
john began on the civil docket, and
quite a number of consent verdicts
were made before noon. The civil
docket is heavy, and it will probably
take two or three days to clear the
docket.
Judge Littlejohn’s charge to the
grand jury was forcible and interest
ing. The grand jury began work at
once with L. J. Blalock representing
J R. Williams for the state, to aid
them.
Many Visiting Lawyers.
The following attorneys were pres
ent, besides Judge Littlejohn and Sol
icitor Blalock: W. A. Dodson, J. E.
Sheppard, G. R. Ellis, G. C. Webb, H. O.
Jones, Hollis Fort, W. T. Lane, C. R,
Winchester, J. B. Hudson, of Ameri
cus; George Y. Harrell, T. T. James
and Attorney Butts, of Lumpkin; At
torney Gillen, of Richland; Attorney
Walker and J. F. Souter, of the Pres
ton bar. There were also present
from Americus Dr, T. M. Merritt,
Thos. G. Hudson, Dr. R. E. Cato. Con
gressman Charles R. Crisp. Messrs.
Chakley and Rigsby, two Americus
policemen, were also there as wit
nesses.
The visiting attendance was larger
than usual, but the attendance from
throughout the county did not seem to
be as many.
Judge J. R. Stapleton held his us
ual monthly term of the court of ordi
nary Monday morning, but little busi
ness of interest was transacted.
The Hotel Kidd was crow’ded, as
usual. It is always the delight of the
traveling men to visit this hostelry
and the lawyers are always glad to at
tend court at Preston, on account of
the excellent fare they get at the
Kidd hotel.
There are several cases on the crim
inal docket to be tried, and court will
probably last all the week.
’» l VUIjIX O, 1711)
287,813 BALES IN
MUNITIONS FOR
UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 3.
Two hundred and eighty-seven thous
and, seven hundred and thirteen equiv
alent five-hundred pound bales of
bleached cotton fibre of the growth of
nineteen-fifteen and from stocks car
ried previously, had been used to June
30th last in the manufacture of explos
ives in this country. Announcement
of these figures was made today by the
United States census bureau, having
been gathered by correspondents in
every munitions manufacturing dis
trict in the stotes.
A comparision of these figures with
those for 1915 is interesting and
shows a notable increase in the use of
cotton for making explosives. During
that year a total of two hundred and
forty-four thousand and three equiv
alent five-hundred-pound bales were
consumed for such purposes, the cen
sus bureau announces, the consump
tion during nine months of the present
year exceeding the W’hole consumption
for the making of explosives during
1915.
It is figured by experts of the cen
sus bureau and of the department of
agriculture that cotton bleached for
the manufacture of explosives is thir
ty-five per cent lighter than the un
bleached fibre, which would indicate
that the actual consumption of cotton
used in making explosives is really
nearly greater than the
figures above show.
GRIEF PARKER URGES
MERCHANTS ON TRASH
Chief Parker, of the fire department,
made an investigation today in rear of
the Americus business houses to find
that a large amount of trash, which is
extremely dangerous, has been thrown
back of the stores. Chief Parker, with
the slogan of "Safety First” requests
the merchants to place their trash in
the front of the stores in order that it
may be hauled away by the scavenger
department.
The fire fighters say that it is much
harder to handle a fire where trash is
accumulated behind the houses as the
fire plugs are all in’front.
It is urged that the business men
look after this matter, and minimize
the danger from fires.
MRS. MARTIN AN ARDENT
SUPPORTER OF WILSON
ATLANTA. Ga., Oct. 3.—Although,
she cannot vote, because the state of
Georgia has not yet progressed to the
point of woman suffrage, Mrs. Emma
Martin, of this city, is taking just as
active and enthusiastic an interest in
the presidential campaign as she
would if she were going to cast a bal
lot on election day.
Mrs. Martin has opened headquar
ters in Atlanta to raise funds among
Hie women of the state for the Wood -
row Wilson campaign, and is receiving
hearty support from suffragists and
non-suffragists who want to see the
president re-elected.
Mrs. Martin invites every woman in
the state who feels an interest in the
Wilson campaign to send a contribu
tion, addressing her at 316 Empire
building, Atlanta. Every dollar thus
laised will be forwarded to the na
tional campaign headquarters of the
democratic party.
| XKW PHASE OF SUNDAY LAW i
VIOLATIONS AT COLUMBUS
COLUMBUS, Ga., Oct. 3.—lt devel
| oped today’ that the Muscogee county
grand jury at its recent session indict
ed the Columbus Power Co., on the
I Charge of misdemeanor, it being alleg
| ed that the company served electric
’ current for the operation of moving
picture theatres on Sunday. The war
rant was served on the company’s
manager, and the case will come up at
the next term of court when the local
j law and order league will make a fight
j on Sunday movies.
a
ATTDBIEY DENIES
3
: LOWREY JIS TRIAL
An exclusive story in the Times-Re
corder several days ago has caused
{ much interest in which it was said that
paper had it on reliable information
j that a new trial would be granted to
Mathew M. Lowrey, former cashier of
a the Americus National Bank, now un
der sentence in the federal court.
The Macon Telegraph this morning
( has the following story:
"Although denied by Assistant Unit
r ed States District Attorney Wallace
Miller, it is persistently rumored in
Macon that Judge W. W. Lumbdin, of
f Savannah, judge of the United States
, district court, has given Mathew M.
Lowrey, former cashier of the Ameri
cus National bank, a new trial.
“A representative of the Telegraph
( asked Mr. Miller yesterday if he had
received any word as to the new trial
s being granted. He replied that he had
heard the rumor, but was inclined not
to believe it, as Judge Lambdin, he
stated, will probably make his an
nouncement public when he decides
the case.
“The case against Emmett Hawkins,
one of the bank officials now under in
dictment, has been postponed on ac
count of the illness of his leading
counsel, Roland Ellis.”
CfiWLHY MAY HE
IN AMERICUS TO
PITCH THE TENTS
It is reported in Americus that there
1 is a possibility that the Savannah cav
' airy may come to Americus to camp
until they are ordered to the border,
or are discharged from further active
service with the government under the
National Guards in the field.
Major Harrold, of Macon, in charge
, of the hospital corps at Camp Harris,
and Captain Maclntyre, of the Savan
i rah cavalry, were in Americus Sunday,
• spending some time at the home of
Major Harrold's brother, Frank Har-
■ rold, on College street. They spent a
while at Andersonville, and were ac
companied by their families.
Rumor has it that more or less
; trouble has been brought about at
Camp Harris between the cavalry and
; other branches of the service, which
I gives a partial theory that Americus is
3 being investigated as a site for the cav
alry in case they are moved from Ma
i con.
! It is known that Americus was men-
■ tioned for the mobilization point when
) the National Guards were called out.
) but Macon had already been selected.
Should the troopers come to the city,
) they will be heartfly welcomed, and
Americus will be glad to play the host.
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NUMBER 23®
JEWISH HOLIDAY
OF ATONEMENT
BECINSJIDIY
The Day of Atonement or “Yom
Kippur,” the tenth of the month of
Tishri, begins at sunset Friday, Oc
tober 6 and ends at sunset Saturday,
October 7. The though underlying the
day is expressed in the scriptural
words “On this day He will atone for
you, to purify you from all your sins.”
It is a day, therefore, of reconciliation
of man with his fellow-man and with
God, and comes as a climax to the hol
iday season which began Wednesday
evening, September 27, with the New
Year’s Day and continued through the
ten days of penitence. On New Year’s
Day of Judgment of ordinary people,
who had been neither completely right
eous not utterly sinful was left un
decided and the opportunity was given,
them for repentance; now the Day of
Atonement provides all men with the
possibility of returning to their God'
and of finding reconciliation with Him
through prayer.
The Day is the most solemn of all
days in the Jewish calendar. It is pass
ed in fasting and prayer. The whole
day is spent in the synagogue. In the
evening there is the service which
commences with the chanting of the
well-known Koi Nidre prayer. The day
proper has four services. Os these the
Mussaf or additional service contains
a description of the atonement rites
as practiced in the ancient days in the
Temple at Jerusalem; and the Neilah
service is understood to be held at the
time when decision is finally made as
to man’s fate, and thus the Neilah
prayers instead of having the usual
phrose, “Inscribe us In the book of
life,” uses the expression: “Seal us in
the book of life.”
According to Jewish tradition ex
pressed in an ancient law-book, the
Day of Atonement, when spent in
praying and repenting, will bring par
don for sins between man and God;
but as for the sins committed by man
against his fellow man the Day can
not bring pardon until he has appeased
bis fellow man. This idea is the basis
of the effort always made before the
Day of Atonement to bring peace be
tween such friends who have become
estranged and are on unfriendly terms
with one another, and in this way the
Day will put the worshipper at peace
not only with hia Maker, but also with
his fellow man.
NEGRO SLAYS A WHITE
FARMER IN CALHOUN
ARLINGTON, Ga., Oct. 3.—E. M.
Melvin, a well known fanner of Cal
houn county, was instantly killed on
his place near Leary yesterday morn
ing by one of his negro farm hands. A
posse had been organized and is
searching for the negro.
Mr. Melvin ordered the black to go to
work, and upon the latter’s refusing to
do so, the negro's mother interfered
and took his part. Mr. Melvin and the
woman became engaged in a difficulty
and the young negro secured a weight
with which lies truck Mr. Melvm a ter
rific blow on the forehead. The white
man fell to the ground and expired in
a short time.
The is much feeling here over the oc
currence. Assistance has been sum--
moned from Leary and a posse formed!
to hunt the slayer. Up to a late hour
the negro’s whereabouts had not been
located. The woman is in jail at
Leary.