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THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER
•HiRTF-EIGHTH TEAR.
CHANGES OF WILSON GOOD
TO RECEIVE A TOTAL OF 288
ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES
SMALL LEAD IN MINNESOTA
GIVE CHANCE FOR BORDER
GUARDSMEN TO DECIDE—CLOSE
STANDING IN THE HOUSE
FIRST WOMAN IS ELECTED TO
CONGHESS—REPUBLICAN CHAIR
MAN WILLCOX DOES NOT CON
CEDE THEIR DEFEAT.
♦ NO CONCESSION YET ♦
FROM LEADER WILLCOX ♦
♦ NEW YORK, Nov. 11—Repub- *
■> lican Chairman Willcox today >
♦ still refused to concede the elec- "F
*■ tion of Woodrow Wilson over +
Charles E. Hughes. ♦
The latest events on the national
election, compiled from the dispatch
es of the Asosciated Press, by the
Times-Recorder just before going to
press show the following facts:
Woodrow Wilson has 27J votes;
Charles E. Hughes, 243 votes. This
gives New Mexico and New Hampshire
to Wilson, which he has carried ac
cording to the best available informa
tion. These figures leave Minnesota as
the only doubtful state, having 12
votes. Hughes lead in Minnesota has
been cut to 298, with the Minnesota
gcardsmen vote to be counted on Mon
day, with a strong likelihood of a
Wilson majority.
Republican Chairman Willcox still
refuses to concede Wilson’s election.
Charles E. Hughes, the defeated Re
publican candidate, had no statement
1 1 make during yesterday.
Miss Jeanette Rankin, of Montana,
ft Republican, has.beeir elected to con
gress, which mar’ . the first woman to
receive this honor in the national
house.
The Republicans have 216 members
in the house; Democrats, 213; other
parties, 6. According to Congress
man Charles R. Crisp, of the third
Georgia district, this does not allow a
working majority.
Wilson in Lead
CONCORD, Nov. 11.—The certified
returns from all but three New
Hampshire precincts, not including
289 Wilson votes omitted by error in
one Dover ward, gave Hughes a l|ad
of 190.
Cutting Hughes’ Lead
ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 11.—The
Hughes lead in Minnesota has been
cut to 298 by the discovery of a 394
vote error in the Ramsey county re
turns.
Wilson Leads in N. H.
CONCORD, Nov. 11.—Wilson has 63
votes plurality in New Hampshire
with one small precinct out. This
includes the vote from Dover which
was left out in earlier dispatches to
day.
Soldiers May Decide
ST. PAUL, Nov. 11. —With thirty
eight precincts missing the Hughes
plurality in Minnesota was 514 this
afternoon. The missing precincts
polled about 400 votes in the last el
ection. The votes of 2,100
sota guardsmen on the border will
be counted Monday.
It is reported from sources said to
be fairly well posted and trustworthy
that the guardsmen from Minnesota
cn the border gave Wilson a majority
of several hundred, which if true,
might turn Minnesota's 12 votes to
Wilson.
Von Mackensen on Run mi Doumdja.
LONDON, Nov. 11. —Field Marshal
von Mackensen’s forces continued their
retreat in Dobrudja today, and the Bul
garian population in that section of
Rumania is fleeing into Bulgaria, ac
cording to a Bucharest dispatch for
warded from Rome to the Wireless
Press Bureau here. Great fires have
been observed in the direction of
Tchernavoda and Constanza, the dis
patch said, and it was thought possi
ble the retreating Teutons set fire to
these towns before evacuating them.
Constanza, Rumania's chief Black Sea
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ALLIES DRIVING
TLUTONSBACKON
DOBRUDJA FRONT
The situation in Dobrudja where
the entente forces have apparently
attempted to regain possession of
the Constansea-Tisernavoda rail
road again seems to hang in the bal
ance. The entente troops have ad
vanced from the north upon the Teu
tonic left flank at Tisernavado and
others are close to the town along
the route of twelve miles of long
bridges and viaducts across the
Danube river.
Sofia has reported that Bulgarian
artillery has drove back the entente
troops which reached the west bank
of the Danube.
The fighting on the Somme front in
Northern France has apparently been
resumed on an important scale with
the return of favorable weather.
I Paris has announced the repulse of
i German attacks at Denicourt and Ber-
I lin has admitted that the British have
entered the advanced German position
northeast of Courcillet.
Berlin has announced advances
against the Rumanians in the Predeal
I sector on the Transylvanian front
and the repulse of German attacks in
Baranovichi.
German Trenches on Somme Stormed.
LONDON, Nov. 11. —The war office
announced today that German trenches
over a thousand yard front in the
Somme sector of the French front
were stormed by British troops during
last night.
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NURSES WANT TO WIN
A NEW AUTOMOBILE
The nurses, especially at the City
Hospital, want to win the automobile
in the Americus Automobile Co. They
i request the Times-Recorder to notify
their friends that they are in the race
to the finish and urge that the votes
be saved for them.
WIFE SAYS HE WAS DRUNK
FOR SEVENTEEN YEARS
ATLANTA, Ga., Nov 11. —He may
-have been drunk for seventeen years,
as the wife of J. R. Steele, who fol
lows the trade of an “exterior dec
orator,” alleged in her divorce peti
tion yesterday, but he wouldn't be
alive to tell the tale if the liquor he
is accused of drinking had been the
kind the blind tigers are peddling
around Atlanta, as a deputy sheriff
remarked when he scanned the peti
tion.
GAOET CORPS WILL
PARADE ON STREETS
The cadet corps of the Americus
High School will parade on the strets
of the city of Americus Monday morn
ing about 8 o'clock, for the first time j
since its organization in September of j
I.his year, according to Commandant
Edwin H. Agnew. Mr. Agnew is proud
of the progress made by the cadets
and they will be greeted with ap
plause by the people of the city when
they swing into steady marching
order in their uniforms of Chancel-
Icrsvilhi grey.
port, is an important railroad termi
nad, while Tchenavoda is situated on
•the Danube river, at the site of the
only railroad bridge crossing the 1
stream between Belgrade and the Sea. 1
and both are cities of great import
ance.
A PAPER FOR ALL THE PEOPLE
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 12, 1916
RE®. WOULD
NOT HAVE WORK
LEAD FOR HOUSE
The latest reports on the complex
i ion of the national house of represen
j tatives in which it is said that the
I Republicans have 216 members; the
(Democrats, 213, and other parties, 6,
was conveyed to Congressman Charles
R. Crisp, of the third district, by the
Times-Recorder. Congressman Crisp
said that this standing would not give
the Republicans a working majority
as the membership of the house is
435, which would require 418 mem
bers to control on a full record vote.
The Republicans now have 2 short of
this number, although the latest As
sociated Press dispatches say that the
official count may change some of the
districts.
A dispatch was sent out of Washing
ton to some of the Georgia morning
papers yesterday by a special repre
sentative in which it referred to pos
sible Georgia losses on committees
should the Democrats lose control.
Congressman Crisp is a member of
the powerful Ways and Means com
mittee, but is not the “lowest mem
ber” as the dispatch said. There is a
congressman from Pennsylvania and
also the West who are Democrats and
rank below Congressman Crisp.
The Ways and Means committee has
21 members, of which 14 are to the
majority party, and 7 for the minority.
Should the Democrats lose a full con
trol of the hause, it would not mean
the loss of Mr. Crisp’s membership on
the committee necessarily. He was
chosen by one of the largest majorities
ever given a member for the seat.
It will readily be seen that certain
handicaps will confront President Wil
son and the Democratic party with a
short membership in the house, al
though their enemies would not have
such a commanding majority as to
force their own legislation.
The senate is in the hands of the
Democrats, and with a close align
ment in the house, Wilson and Dem
ocracy could command much legislat
ion, committee memberships, and
other necessary actions.
CARRANZA SPLITS TO
GET VILLA’S BANDS
CHIHUAHUA CITY, Mex., Nov. 11.—
Two columns of Carranza troops under
command of General Murgia, are pro
ceeding northward along the line of
the Mexican Central railway today in
an effort to cut off Villa from the
north. Official announcement of the
departure of these columns was au
thorized late today.
One of the columns under Gen. Mur
gia is engaged in repairing the rail
road wherever this has been damaged
by the Villaistas, while the other is
searching for bandits. Military au
thorities here stated this afternoon
that Villa had been seen near the Du
rango border and that if the movement
from Juarez did not cut him off entire
ly, he would certainly be caught be
tween Gen. Murgia’s force and cavalry
which set out from this place recently
and his since been close upon the trail
of the bandit leader.
Towns Are Recaptured.
EAGLE PASS, Texas. Nov. 11.—
Carranza troops under Geieral Mur
gia have recaptured Parral and Santa
Rosalia according to reports from
Torreon.
FISHING PARTY OFF ON
( AMPING TRIP OF WEEK
A fishing and hunting party com
posed of Arthur Rylander, Sr., Frank
Sheffield and Charles R. Crisp, will be
joined today by United States Marshal
J. A. Davis and others, being the
guests of Mr. Davis at Blue Beard Is
land, where they will enjoy the sport
of shooting deer, wild turkeys, ducks
and fishing. The party expects to re
main on the island about a week be
fore returning to their respective
homes.
BIG NEW ELEVATOR NOW
READY FOR OPERATION
The large elevator of the Amerivus
Automobile Company has been placed
in position, and is now ready for bus
iness. The placing of this large ele
vator required about two weeks’ hard
work by experienced men. The ele
vator delayed the occupancy of the
new building, but now all is well, and
the company is now in their new
quarters. It will require several
weeks’ time to get moved and per
fectly at home in their new quar
ters.
LADIES TO HONOR
STATE PRODUCTS
on WITH DINNER
Americus and Sumter countv will
celebrate Georgia Products Day on
Saturday, November 18th, with a
huge cinner, composed of Sumter
county products, to he served by Lie
ladies of the Americus and Sumter
County Hospital association, in the
armory of the Americus Light Infan
try.
The menu announced by the ladies
of the organization has almost every
tning raised in Summer county, which
wii prove a delightful feature.
Two meals will be served during the
day—the noon meal, from 12 o’clock,
noon, to 1 p. m., and the second from
6 p. in. to 7:30 p. m., with special at
tention to the business people, who
will stay down town for supper Sat
urday afternoon.
The tickets for the day will be on
sale at the Chamber of Commerce < t
fices on Forsyth street, beginning
Monday, and the public is urged to
purchase their tickets early and join
in ceelbration of the supremacy of
Georgia and in observing and envy
ing her products.
The farmers are invited to send in
whatever products they desire to pre
sent the ladies of the Hospital asso
ciation. The Times-Recorder intends
to give full publicity to the occasion,
and honor to those who make it possi
ble for this great event.
The menu for the dinner on Satur
day is:
Cream of Tomato Soup.
Breadsticks.
Roast Turkey Chestnut Dressing
Country Ham Candied Yams
Rice.
Apple and Grape Jelly
Jelly Pickles
Barbecue Gravy.
Cosmopolitan Salad. Cold Slaw
Biscuit. Country Butter
Buttermilk. Coffee
Charlott Russe.
Cake.
SUNITER TUES BIG
BLOCK JHBDS
Six prizes out of thirteen exhibits
was Sumter’s record at the State fair,
according to Demonstrator J. G. Cli
»’ei. The awards have been made as
follows:
Judson Morgan and Neal Ray, Jr.,
won premiums in the Corn club.
Sumter county won the fourth prize
in the state for her Corn club exhibit
and work.
Judson Morgan won first prize
among the pigs in the under six
months class.
Miss Elizabeth Bass won first prize'
in the open show class, over both boys
and girls.
Fort Parker and Vernon DeLoach
won third places in the under six
months class of pigs,
Ross Jennings won fourth prize in
the under six months' class.
This is a fine record for Sumter and
shows the progress of the boys and
their work.
Mrs. R. A. Shy won second prize in
embroidery work at the State fair,
which is a distinct compliment to her
design.
SUMTER LENOS J
CAMPAIGN ON THE
U. 5. ROAD HELP
Every county from Macon to Thom
asville, via the Dixie Highway, has
been invited by Secretary J. A. Pink
ston for the Sumter county board of
commissioners, to meet in Americus
on Friday, November 24th, at 11 a. m.,
to take up the matter of federal aid
to this link of Georgia's highway.
This road between Macon and Thom
■ asville has been ignored by the state
I highway in their parcelling of the
fund at the first meeting.
Sumter has led the way, and‘it is
believed that she will have the full
co-operation of all of the counties
along the highway in her battle for
recognition. Only Macon was repre
sented at the meeting her Friday, but
it was due to the short time inter
vening between the call and day of
meeting.
The Americus and Sumter County
Chamber of Commerce took the first
notice of the matter, and a commit
tee from this body appeared at the
last meeting of the commissioners. At
this time the plans for carrying on the
investigation and fight were laid.
Secretary Pinkston is sending the
following letter to the board of coun
ty commissioners between Macon and
Thomasville.
"Macon and. Sumter counties, in
meeting today to devise some plan, by
which to secure federal aid for the
Dixie Highway from Macon to Thom
asville, decided to ask the commis
sioners of each county from Macon to
Thomasville to meet in Americus on
November 24th next, at 11 o’clock, to
gether with the state highway com
missioners and the state highway en
i girieer. The above commissioners
wish the writer to stress the import
ance of this meeting, and insist on
every county from Macon to Thom
asville to attend. One county’s fail
ure to respond would break the
“link.” Please let me hear from you,
signifying your intention to be pres
ent, and oblige. Yours truly,
“J. A. PINKSTON.”
DOCIDRS MEET HERE
IN IMI YEAR
The Third District Medical Associa
tion wil meet in Americus on June
18th, 1917, having accepted an invita-'
tion extended by Dr. W. S. Prather.'
of Americus, the retiring president of
the organization. The body met at
Cordele last week, and meets semi-,
annually.
Dr. J. T. Stukes, of Americus, was
elected vice-president, which is inter
esting to many friends. Dr. Prather,!
who has presided with distinction in |
the office as presidency, is succeeded
by Dr T. F. McArthur, of Cordele. Dr.
Charles A. Greer, of Oglethorpe, was
re-elected secretary.
TWO NEGROES (AUGHT ON
MISDEMEANOR CHARGE
Lou Schell and Crawford Clarke
ave been arrested by the city author
ities on warrants charging misde
meanors. They are said to be con
nected with a purse at a negro res
taurant, which was found with the
cash remarkably absent.
SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS
BUSY WITH SUBPOENAS
Sheriff Harvey and his deputies'
were busy yesterday in serving sub
poenas to jurors and witnesses for
the Sumter superior court which con
venies at he court house on the fourth
Monday in this month.
LOOKS LIKE REPUBS.
HAVE ENOUGH IN HOUSE
NEW YORK. N. Y., Nov. 11.—The
present indications are that the Re
publicans have 216 congressman, and
the Democrats, 213, with other parties
6. The official count may change
some districts.
JOLLY PARTY GO TO DEAD
LAKES FOR BRIEF OUTING
Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Humber and
daughter, Marjorie, and Mrs. J. D. I
Singer, of Lumpkin, were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Humber Friday,
leaving Saturday for Columbus, where
they took the boat for Dead Lakes,
Fla They will remain there for sev
eial weeks. Besides Dead Lakes be
ing a famous fishing resort, Mr. Hum
ber has a beautiful orange grove there
and the party will, no doubt, have a
most enjoyable visit. Mr. J. D. Singer
will join them next week.
TMGROESARE
HELD ON CHARGE
MOVING CLACKS
Tedee Jones and Will Butler are two
negroes lodged in the Sumter county
jail last night, after being brought
from Macon by Chief of Police John- 1
son. They are charged with being
emigrating agents, which is a misde- '
meaner. '
These two blacks are the first ar- 1
lests made in connection with whole- 1
sale transportation of negroes to the
nerth, although it is said that the pres- 1
ent case may not prove to be a plain !
case of going to the north with the ’
sole purpose. Some say that Jones
and Butler secured small sums from
three negroes with the promise of '
providing transportation to the north. 1
This failed the negro deluded negroes 1
and they were forced to leave the pas
senger train between Americus and 1
Macon, at Bagley, and make their way
to the Bibb city on foot. Here the 1
trio told on the pair whom they
charge with scheming the expedition '
to the states beyond the Mason and
Dixon line. The three negroes will be '
used as witnesses in prosecuting Jones
and Butler. 1
Solicitor Zach Childers talked with ’
the negroes last night, and they were
quizzed by Sheriff Harvey and news- 1
paper men. They deny any knowledge 1
of regroes being used in the north for 1
voting, and deny that they are engag
ed in the emigration work. Jones '
says he is from Damascus, and Butler ’
states that he was born and raised in '
Americus.
Negroes Fear Whites.
Several reliable sources have inform- *
ed the Times-Recorder that some of
the negroes are becoming disturbed 1
over reports that they are to be run f
cut of the South. One negro said yes
terday that he had been told of men >
who w anted them to leave the South |
that thej would be run out by March
(Ist. and others say by May Ist. In!
i eighboring counties, the unfounded r
reports are working havoc. j e
The more intelligent negroes among ■ t
their race should fully’ apprise their 11
brothers of these malicious charges r
and accusations. The Times-Recorder ’
intends to deal more fully with the sit- I
i. iticn ir the interest of both races,
and expects to bring to light some
facts in this section which may startle q
the people. r
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DEWITT PICKETT MAF ■
BE A CANDIDATE TOO ‘
Dewitt Pickett, newly elected rep
resentative from Terrell county in the
Georgia house, and retiring senator
from that district, was in the city late
Friday, and told a representative of!*
the Times-Recorder that he was con
sidering making the race for congress' 1
from the third district two years
hence. |
Mr. Pickett made this statement in
Macon during the state convention,
according to a story carried in the
state press at that time. He is well
Known in this section and throughout P
1 JI
the state.
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DEUTSCHLAND READY TO
SAIL FROM NEW LONDON <
NEW LONDON, Nov. IL—The Ger
man merchant submarine Deutschland 1
is ready for her return voyage to
Germany and the boat showed signs
of departure this afternoon.
CELEBRATION OF
WILSON VIGTORT
PLANNED IN GIFT
Chairman W. W. Dykes, of the na
tional Democratic campaign fund
committee, has called a meeting of
those members for 9 o'clock
Monday morning at the Chamber of
Commerce, to devise and make prep
aration for the celebration by the
people of Americus for the wonderful
victory of'Woodrow Wilson in his
race for re-election as president of
the United States. The Times-Re
corder sugested to Chairman Dykes
that his committee should properly
take charge of the plans or name a
committee, and in acocrdance with
this request in which Mr. Dykes
heartilly agreed he has made a call
for the meeting.
When the result became sure that
Wilson had won there was a general
sentiment that some form of celebra
tion should take place. The Times-
Recorder only manifested that desire
of almost every person In Ameficus,
the deep interest of the paper heartily
commends the movement.
It has been suggested that several
short speeches be made, something
snappy and appropriate to the occas
ion. Among the speakers suggested
is Congressman Charles R. Crisp, of
the third district, who sent his hearty
congratulations to the president yes
terday. Mr. Crisp made an appeal for
support to Wilson in last Monday’s
Times-Recorder— the day before the
election, and the substantial majority
which the third district gave Wilson
bespeaks his interest in the campaign.
It is expected that the cadets corps
of the Americus High School will be
invited to participate in the celebra
! JAon and take part in the parade.
It is expected that the committee will
urg-e every person to secure a torch
or flambeau and join in a big parade.
There will be music and singing;
whoops and yells, and everything to
prove that Americus believes ia
Democracy and Woodrow Wilson.
The people of the neighboring cities
will be invited, and the definite day
is expected to be made as nearly con
venient as possible for all the people.
Albany has had her celebration, and
Georgia cities are everywhere showing
their interest.
The committee is urged to bear in
mind the call for the meeting at 9
o'clock Monday morning.
MISS RANKIN, FIRST WOMAN
CHOSEN MEMBER OF CONGRESS
HELENA, Mont., Nov. 11.—Latest
returns from Tuesday’s congressional
election in Montana, assure the elec
tion of Miss Jeanette Rankin, as a
member of congress. Miss Rankin, a
republican by political faith, will be
the first woman to hold a seat in the
United States congress, and will take
her seat next March.
Congress being the sole judge of the
qualifications of its members, and the
narrow democratic majority in the
next house, has given rise her to much
speculation concerning Miss Rankin’s
disposition when she appears before
speaker to be sworn into office, and
whether or not the question of admit
ting women as members of congress
will be seriously debated at that time.
WILSON IGNORES THE
GAME OF POLITICS
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., Nov. 11.
—President Wilson is ignoring poli
tics and spent the day quietly with
his family. He leaves for Washing
ton tonight.
OFFICERS SEARCH FOR
UNIDENTIFIED NEGRO
ROME, Ga., Nov. 11.—Officers and
posses are still searching the country
around Rome for an unidentified ne
gro who attacked a twelve year old
girl yesterday.
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♦ WEATHER FORECAST. *
♦ FOR AMERICUS AND VICIN- *
♦ ITY: Probably fair, Sunday; ♦
♦ stationary temperature. ♦
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