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<HIBTI-EIGHTH YEAR.
DO WUR PART TO
HELPWILSDNAND
THE party
This section of the state is slow
in responding to the urgent appeals
for financial aid in the Wilson cam
paign. Georgia is a bulwark of dem
ocracy, and she should aid in the fight
of the party for re-election.
Wall street, with bushels of money,
is fighting Wilson, and to off-set this
must come the spontaneous aid of the
Southerners and Georgians.
The women of Georgia have been re
quested to aid —and it’s a good cause.
Send your contribution to the Times
kecorder, whc is acting for the local
committee and forwarding it to the na
tional fund in New York.
Part of Women.
The following letter is from Mrs.
Emma T. Martin, chairman of the Wo
man's Work for Woodrow • Wilson’s
Campaign Fund for Georgia. It’s foco
lor thought
“Hon. John D. Walker, chairman
democratic national committee for
Georgia .heartily endorses a “Wilson
Day” throughout the state.
"The plan is this—to have in every
town of any size one general day on
which to sell Wilson buttons, and we
want one good active in each
town to take charge of this work, she
1 1 appoint her own helpers. Will you
act for us in your city and section? If
this is impossible, will you appoint
some one and have her write at once,
B gnifying her willingness to co-operate
with us?
“It is important that this work be
done and done promptly, if .Georgia is
to do her part in raising funds for the
national democratic campaign ex
penses in the doubtful states. No en
thusiastic democrat, no loyal Georgian
can sit idly by and not take part in
this work.
“It is the purpose of the campaign
committee to furnish the buttons,
sending them in time for “Wilson
Day,’’ the lady in charge giving the
buttons out to her helpers, who should
be supplied Wjth a sealed box or
bucket with a hole in the top through
which to drop the contributions, noth
ing less than 25c being taken in ex
change for a button —however, all over
that amount will be gladly accepted.
Many will give large amounts.
“A prize will be offered to the girl
or woman raising the largest amount
of money. This prize will be some
thing worth working for. There may
be several prizes. These details will
be announced later. The main point is
to raise funds for Georgia’s contribu
tion to the Wilson campaign fund, to
woman s work for this fund, and every
woman in Georgia should be an en
thusiastic worker.
“If desired, 10% of the fund raised
by you can be kept for your trouble,
given by you to your club work, or
allowed to remain in the Wilson fund
—you to decide this.
“Let me know rt once if we can
count on you.
“Mr. Wilson is the only man who
has occupied the presidential chair
since the civil war who has given the
South recognition in the councils of
the nation, the only man who has been
-s president of the entire people, the
only man to make democracy supreme
in our land. Will we see him defeat
ed? Certainly not! Then get busy
and help to re-elect him. He will be
defeated unless the masses stand by
him—the classes, the money powers,
are against him.
“Please let me hear from you at
once, as it is important that all these
plans for “Wilson Day’’ be perfect
ed at an early date.”
Previously subscribed .$40.00
T. L. Bell 1.00
Total $41.00
KEV. U. IK RAGSDALE WILL
PREACH AT BAPTIST CHI R< H
Rev. B. D. Ragsdale, of Mercer uni
versity, will arrive in Americus Satur
day, and while in the city will be the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hawkins,
at their home on College streer. Rev.
Ragsdale will fill the pulpit at the First
Baptist church, both morning and
( veiling, Sunday at the usual hours. He,
will interest all those who go out to
bear him.
BIG SWEET POTATO
FROM COUNTY FIRM
A big sweet potato, weighing 5 1-2
pounds, was presented to the Times-
Recorcer office by Clerk J. A. Pink
ston of the county commissioners, it
having been raised on the excellent
county farm, about two miles from the
city. The farm is an excellent means
of producing much of the county’s
foodstuffs, and their yield of large
cabbage this spring attracted much at
tention.
SMITH GETS! YRS.
ON PIEJOE GUILTY
ELLAVILLE, Ga„ Oct. 13.—After
pleading guilty to a charge of em
bezzlement while tax collector of
Schley county, J. B. Smith was sen
tenced to two years in the yenitentiary
by Judge Z. A. Littlejohn, in Schley
Superior court late yesterday after
noon. Smith made a short statement
in which he said that he nad wronged
the best friends he had on earth by
his action in Schley, and during the
intervening two years after his disap
pearance and his arrest in Portland,
Oregon, he had been miserable.
It is likely that a request will be
fi’ed with the prison commissioners to
have Smith transferred to the state
farm. He has only one arm, and this
was one means of locating him by a
description through the Burns agency.
Smith arrived Wednesday night in
company of former Sheriff Lumpkin,
of Schley, who met officers from Ore
gon in Chicago with the prisoner.
Schley court adjourned late yester
day afternoon.
Other Court Cases.
Late Tuesday afternoon Charlie Per
ry, a negro, plead guilty to carrying
concealed weapons, and was fined SBO
and costs.
Roy Black, Fort Black, Charlie Res
pess, Turner Shellen and Cliff Burt,
all negroes, plead guilty to gambling,
and were sentenced to twelve months
on the gang, or the payment of S6O
each.
Wednesday Bob Trice was tried for
murder and the jury returned a ver
dict of not guilty. Jim Seay was sen
tenced to twelve months for stabbing.
Joe Aldridge was fined $75. Stonewall
Williams was sentenced to twelve
months or S6O fine. Hoyt Edwards was
fined $65, and John Taris was fined
S6O.
AGGIES WALLOPED HIGH
SCHOOL BOYS IN GAME
The Americus High school boys or
ganized a football squad and played
A. & M. Aggies Thursday afternoon.
The game was called at 3:30 o’clock.
The Highs had practically no practice,
but the sport crossed with the Aggies.
The score was: Aggies. 24; High
School, 0. The High school boys are
going to practice up and meet the
Columbus Industrial school about two
weeks from now.
Starring for the Aggies were Sears
and Moran, and for the Highs, Duna
way and Rodgers. The Aggies put up
| a scrappy game and made a touchdown
' nearly every quarter.
| The Highs expect to meet them
, again some time in the near future,
I v'hen they will be in condition to put
I up a much better game.
< HARLESTON’S COAL EXPORTS
SHOW INCREASE LAST YEAR
CHARLESTON, S. C„ Oct. 13.—Con
struction of the Southern railway’s
■ modern coal tipple having made
| Charleston available as a coal port,
i the first year of its operation has clos
, ed with a record which promises great
expansion and prosperity for the city.
During the year w'hen there was an
abnormal scarcity of ships, 98 steam
ships have taken coal from the South
, ern’s Charleston pier for movement
overseas, 7 taking cargo, 14 cargo and
i bunker and 77 bunker only. Os the
| cargoes, 14 moved to Cuba, 6to South
■ America and 1 to Spain.
The export movement amounted to
i 63,123 tons while 40,086 tons were bun
kered. There was a coastwise move-
■ ment of 46,255 tons, making a total of
j 149,464 tons of -:oal dumped over the
pier. In addition 2,066 of iron ore and
2.114 tons of coke were exported.
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AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 13, 1916
WAD IN THE AID
15 FEATURE FOR
DAY OF EVENTS
PARIS, Oct. 13. —Forty French and
British aeroplanes dropped four tons
of high explosives on the Mauser
works at Oberndorf, Germany during
last night, says a French war office
announcement. The Mauser plant is
engaged in the manufacture of muni -
tions for use by the Germany army,
and extensive damage is believed to
have been done by the raiders. Six
German aeroplanes which opposed the
Entente aerial squodron were show
down within German territory.
Vienna reported officially early to
day heavy fighting along the Italian
front, the Italians ocucpying Novavas
their drive toward Trieste. The state
ment, however, says Italian losses are
heavy and that 2,700 Italian prisoners
have been taken to date.
Heavy artillery firing, probably in
preparation for renewed infantry ad
vances, is reputed on the Somme front
in Paris news dispatches.
When Entente armies in northern
France and in the Austro-Italian thea
tre are driving at the Teutonic lines,
the Austro-Germans continue to deliver
crushing blows in Transylvania,
where the Rumanians are being forced
back, according to current reports.
The Vienna war office statement says
Rumanian resistance has been broken
on both sides of the Maros river, where
encircling movement was in progress.
Berlin during yesterday announced an
The French are apparently prepar
ing another drive in the Morval and
Buchavesnos regions on the Somme
front. The British today reported
progress made between Geudecourt
and Lesbefs and northwest of Geude
court.
Petrograd dispatches say that dur
ing yesterday's fighting the Germans
captured one Russian trench north of
the Pinsk marshes in Russia, but later
were expelled.
POLICE ■ ABOUT
ANTI-SPITTING LAIN
Chief Olin Johnson, of the police de
partment, requested the Times-Re
corder to remind the people of this
city that an anti-spitting ordinance is
on the law books of the city, and that
the statute will be strictly enforced
under orders to the policemen. Noth
ing is worse in a city than dirt, and
by this little thoughtfulness the city
can be made one of cleanliness. In
view of the warning given the people
on the subject, it is expected that the
recorder’s court will have no leniency
on those who are haled into court for
a violation of the anti-spitting law.
The crusade is on, and together
with speeders, they might as well be
mindful of the arm of the law.
Aiderman Horton mentioned the
anti-spitting ordinance at the last
meeting of the city council and urged
its obeyance.
FUNERAL OF lillflS. E.
8. EVEREH TUOAY
The funeral of Mrs. Edward B. Ev
erett was held this morning at 10:30
o’clock from her late residence on Lee
street, attended by many friends who
knew her in life as a lovable Christian
woman.
The services were conducted by Rev.
J. A. Thomas, pastor of the First
Methodist church, and interment took
place in Oak Grove cemetery. The
pallbearers were Lee G. Council, E. L.
Bell, T. E. Bolton, H. B. Mashburn, N.
M. Dudley and Arthur Rylander.
The funeral arrangements were in
charge of Nat LeMaster.
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* FOR AMERICUS AND VICIN’- ♦
* ITY: Generally fair tonight and ♦
<• Saturday. ♦
If Everybody
Did Likewise
Would be Bad
CHISHOLM, Minn., Oct. 13. —Because
friends say he believed the “funny’’
sections of Sunday newspapers were
making him a subject of ridicule, and
that persons were deriding him because
of his resemblance to a funny page
character, Charles Marila, 25 years old,
a miner, unmarried, committed suicide
today by blowwing himself with dyna
mite.
RUMANIA PLEADS
TO ALLIES SAVE
GREAT COUNTRY
LONDON, Oct. 13.—King Ferdinand,
of Rumania, in an interview with the
London Times this afternom appeals
to the Entente Allies not to permit
Rumania to suffer the fate of Serbia
and Belgium, at the same time declar
ing the intention of the Rumanians to
stick to the Allies to the last. The Ru
manian decision to enter the war,
King Ferdinand says, was based on the
highest principles of nationality, but
that the need of reasonable assurance
of protection for her hundred miles
of almost unprotected border delayed
Rumania’s actual entry into the war.
BUSINESS COLLEGE
MAY OPEN UP HERE
S. P. Dixon, principal of the Troy,
Ala., Business College, is in the city.
It is reported that he is looking into
the matter of beginning a school in
this city. He was formerly principal
of the Athens business college, which
is a well known institution in that
section of the state.
GEORGIA TRIO ST
AUDITORIUM TONIGHT
The ladies of Calvary Church Build
ing society invite their friends and the
public generally to attend the enter
tainment tonight at the High school
auditorium, and all who attend are
promised by these ladies an evening ot
splendid enjoyment. Miss Ruth Brit
ton. reader; Miss Agnes Thomas, so
prano soloist, and Miss Mildred Lide,
pianist, are the young artistes who
will give of their talents to this fund,
and the public is asked to supplement
this contribution by a generous at
tendance.
The advance sale of seats, already
large, is a testimonial to the esteem in
which Misses Britton, Thomas and
Lide are held here, where their abili
ties are so well known and recog
nized. Later these young ladies will
tour Georgia, and, perhaps, ether states
in the South under the name “The
Georgia Trio,” and it is expected they
will receive a cordial welcome wher
ever they appear.
A substantial portion of receipts at
the High school tonight goes into the
building fund of Calvary church, and
it is hoped that response to the ap
peal of the ladies of the parish will
prove even more generous than is now
indicated.
DAWSON TD OPEN STOCK
FARM NEAR THE CITY
R. F. Dawson, of Alston, Dooly coun
ty, is a new Americus citizen. He and
his family will reside at the corner of
Mayo and Jefferson streets, and near
the city he will conduct a stock
farm.
This is another strong blow to the
boll weevil, and everywhere the inter
esting news is coming of determined
efforts along, lines except cotton.
Americus welcomes this new family.
VASON GETS THE
LIMIT SENTENCE
□TABBING T.BOSH
ATLANTA, Ga„ Oct. 13.—G. K. Va
son, doorkeeper of the Georgia house
of representatives, who w r as convicted
yesterday of stabbing Thomas B. Fel
der, was today sentenced in Superior
court to serve one year in the chain
gang, six months in jail and to pay a
fine of one thousand dollars.
Vason was arrested following an at
tack on Felder in a hallway of the
Kimball House, the allegation being
set up that the difficulty was the re
sult of political differences. Felder
was for a time thought to have been
dangerously injured, but subsequently
recovered. The case attracted much
attention because of its political as
pect, much interest being evinced in
the trial of Vason.
Judge Hill, ia imposing sentence
upon Vason stated the jury in return
ing a verdict of “guilty of stabbing”
showed leniency of unusual degree,
and the court, therefore, imposed the
maximum punishment allowed under
the statute for this offense. It is
probable the case will be appealed.
THIS TALE TELLS ABOI T
CARROLL CLARKE’S DOG
Carroll J. Clarke, Jr., has an opos
sum dog that it s some dog, and when
hunting with this dog Carroll seldom
ever fails to make one or more catches.
Last night the dog decided that he
would go ’possum hunting by himself
and strayed away from home. Coming
through town, he loitered away a little
too much of his time, and was finally
arrested by Officer Lowrey and put in
the pound. Friday morning, Carroll
I found out his dog was in the pound,
and he lost no time in paying the fine
and have the ’possum dog released. He
was sent home, and will no doubt re
main there, and will not start out
again after 'possums without an escort
ALLIES PUOMISE 1
CHANGE IN MAILS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 13.
Radical changes in treatment accord
ed mails on neutral ships is promised
in the French and British replies to
American protests against interfer
ence with such mails.
The Entente Allies, it is known, re
gard these changes as sufficient to
meet the United States’ wishes. They
do not, however, abandon their con
tention for the right to search for
information of value to the enemy and ;
to prevent delivery of such informa
tion.
COPIES ARE READY NOW
OF YEW GEORGIA LAWS
ATLANTA, Ga„ Oct. 13.—The re
cently enacted laws, passed by the last
session of the legislature, have just
been published and copies may be se
cured from the state library at $1.35
per copy,
ORDERS COME FOB THE
GEORGIA BOYS TO MOVE
MACON, Ga„ Oct. 13.—While three
regiments of Georgia infantry and a
second squadron of cavalry were on
a fifteen-mile hike last night orders
reached brigade headquarters at Camp
Harris from Governor’s Island for the
Second squadron of cavalry and Troop
A, field hospital corps No. 1, brigade
headquarters and the First, Second
and Fifth regiments of infantry to
move to El Paso as soon as railroad
equipment is available. The railroads
expect to have the necessary cars in
this city to begin moving troops to the
border by the first of the week. There
are three thousand five hundred men in
camp here.
I ( ROCKETT FARM OF 383
ACRES SOLD TO UPCHURCH
A. C. Crockett has traded his pretty
far mnear Americus for property in
Hemy county, Georgia. Mr. Crockett
in the trade received some difference
in cash. The farm of Mr. Crockett
contains 333 acres, and is known as
the old Davis Holt place, five miles
west of the city. T. J. Upchurch, of
Henry county, is the new owner of the
Crockett farm.
GRUISEBS HANGING
OFF THEJ.S. COAST
BOSTON, Oct. 13.— A. fleet of for
eign cruisers and destroyers were
stationed off the American coast out
side the three-mile limit last night, ac
cording to Capt. Linderoos, of the
Russian steamer Hesperus, which ar
rived at daylight from Huelva, Spain.
The skipper of the Hesperus told!
the harbor pilots bringing his vessel!
up the bay that a number of these!
warships passed him off Cape Sable
Wednesday, headed southwest in the
direction of New York. Waterfront
authorities here express the opinion
that the warships are British destroy
ers sent to these waters to convoy
merchantmen!, as a precaution
against further submarine raids on
shipping in American waters.
Sub Sighted 2IHI Miles East of Coast.
BOSTON, Oct. 13. —The steamer Bo
vie, in a wireless message received
here today reports a submarine of an
unidentified nation being sighted two,
hundred miles east of New York. The
submarine’s course was not stated, ■
the message saying the warship was
“eastern,” but whether pursuing the!
Bovie or keeping an independent
course is not known. It is probable
the word "eastern” should have read !
"astern,’’ indicating ths Bovie was
speeding away from danger.
Patrol From New York to Galveston.
BOSTON, Oct. 13.—1 tis stated here!
late this afternoon that American de
stroyers have been ordered to patrol
the Atlantic coast from New York to
Galveston, as a precaution against!
neutrality violations. Theere is no
official confirmation of the order to be [
obtained, however.
JUDSON HAND IS SICK !
AT ATLANTA HOSPITAL
Many friends in Americus will regret
the illness of Judson L. Hand, of Pel
ham, who is sick in Atlanta. He is
veil known here, having married Miss I
Kate Hollis. The Atlanta Constitution
today had the following article:
Judson L. Hand, member of the Wes
tern and Atlantic railroad commls
i sion and one of the best known and
most prominent men of southwest
i Georgia, is critically ill at the Pied
mont sanitarium.
Mr. Hand was brought to Atlanta
from his home in Pelham on Sunday
and was at once taken to the hospital
where he has been under the care of
three physicians and where he has re
ceived every attention. He is suffering
from acute Bright’s disease,
night it was stated at the hospital that
there was no improvement in his con-1
dition.
Mr. Hand is one of the richest men I
of southwest Georgia. He is the head.
of the Hand Trading company, one of!
the big concerns of that section of the !
state. He has served as a member of I
the house and senate. Recently he
was appointed a member of the newly!
organizd Western and Atlantic com-!
mission which will have charge of the !
disposition of the state road.
MRS. HOLLEY RECOVERING
FOLLOWING OPERATION
Mrs. J. W. Holley, who was operated
on at Wise’s sanitarium at Plains, two
or three weeks ago for a serious trou
ble, has so far recovered as to be able
to be moved from the sanitarium to her
residence on Felder street. She was
brought over this morning by Dr. B.
T Wise, and he reports that she is I
getting along fine. The many friends'
of Mrs. Holley will be glad to learn
I that she is able to return home and will
j wish for her a complete and perma
nent cure.
CIT"V
edition!
TO BUY HDDS AND
MARKET PRODUCE
IN THIS MN
Two heavy licks at the boll weevil in
a day, is not bad for Americus and
Sumter county—but that’s it.
The announcement is made that
George Adams and Grey Tillman, with
the ice plant in this city, are ready to
buy at market prices, dressed and un
dressed hogs. For the dressed, these
gentlemen say that they will give the
best price that the market demands,
and for the undressed they promise
the same good service.
The feature of the value of the en
terprise of the two prominent Ameri
cus young men is that they will buy
from one hog to a car load and more
j lots. Their connections in disposing
| of the meats allow a magnificent new
market for Americus.
Pens are being constructed for the
undressed hogs which may be bought,
and excellent facilities have been pro
vided by Messrs. Adams and Tillman
for their new business.
So the farmers of Sumter county see
the living evidence of what the busi
ness men are doing to help them meet
the boll weevil situation, and the far
mers can only do their part.
At the Postoffice.
The Americus postoffice announces
the planning of a market for home
products, and this feature will prove
very attractive.
Postmaster D. F. Davenport has al-
I ready arranged a marketing plan, go
ing hand in hand with parcel post de
-1 livery, and it attracted attention
throughout the nation, especially
’ among large farm journals.
The following statement was made
by Postmaster Davenport today, which
deserves the consideration and imme
diate atteniton of the people:
“In view of the spreading of the boll
i weevil into this section, it is consid-
I ered of vast importance that local
business men, bankers and farmers all
join hands in locating buyers for any'
produce that Sumter county nas to
offer.
“The plan is so well thought of that
columns have been written about it
approving the method in such old
journals as the ‘Country Gentleman,’
'The Manufacturers’ Record,’ and oth
ers.
“Call at the Americus postoffice
investigate.”
UNCLE SI MEN
FES ENEMY BESE
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 13.
Admiral Mayo, commanding the Atlan
tic fleet, notified the navy department
today that he had ordered a survey
of the whole New England coast to in
vestigate reports that an unnamed bel
ligerent ship had established its base
there, and that wireless plants are be
ing operated there in violation of
American neutrality.
Secretary Daniels, before whom the
report was laid this morning, imme
diately approved the plan, and every
assistance will be given Admiral Mayo
in the effort to complete the survey,
which is to be made unusually thor
ough, in view of recent submarine op
erations in these waters.
In announcing Admiral Mayo’s ac
tion Secretary Daniels stated several
destroyers had already been dispatched
from Nowport northward. Naval au
thorities, however, placed little cre
dence in the reports that neutrality
violations are being practiced by the
belligerents in the United States.
Patrol of Coast Established.
NEWPORT, R. 1., Oct. 13.—A patrol
ot destroyers to enforce neutrality and
save lives in the event of further sub
marine raids on shipping, was today es-
I tablished from Bar Harbor, Me., to
! New York. Official authority for this
statement was obtained here this morn
ing. Eleven destroyers are engaged
' in patrolling waters adjacent to the
coast hereabouts.
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