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LONDON, Nov. 14. —More than four
thousand prisoners have been taken
by the British during the fighting in
the Ancre sector of the Somme front,
which began Monday. The war office
announcement of these captures aso
records the occupation of Beaumont-
Hamel by British forces.
New Offensive Continues.
(By Associated Press.)
With important ground on a five
mile front already won from the Ger
mans on the northern edge of the
Somme front and at the Ancre river
in northern France, the British con
tinued their new offensive today.
Berlin admits the British have cap
tured Beaumont-Hamel, which London
officially announced this morning, and
also St. Pierre Division, together with
connecting lines between. Berlin dis
patches say the Teutonic forces suf
fered important losses there as the re
sult of their stubborn defense.
The British objects, apparently, are
Miraumont, on the Albert-Bapaume
railway, and ultimately Achiet le
Grand, an important railway junction
northwest as Bapaume.
The French reported German activ
ity in the Champagne region.
In the Carpathians on the eastern
front, Petrograd reported the repulse
of Teutonic attacks.
Entente Allies Lose 104 Planes.
BERLIN, Nov. 14. —The Entente Al
lies one hundred and four airplanes
during October on the western, East
ern and Balkan fronts, while the Ger
mans lost only seventeen, according to
today’s official statement.
WOMEN CAUGHT 81
flttll ORDER
ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 14.—How
many women in Georgia were caught
by the fake mail order concern in a
western state which offered to give a
$4.50 silk petticoat to every woman
who would send 10 cents and forward
a letter to five of her friends recom
mending it.
The number will never be known,
but there were doubtless as many in
proportion to the population as there
were in other states.
Hundreds of dead letters in the dead
’ter office in Washington bear evi
dence of the fact that the concern has
gene out of business, and postoffice in
spectors have discovered that it stayed
in business only long enough to clean
up a few thousand dollars and get out
before Uncle Sam could put its pro
moters in jail.
A few women got their petticoats
alright, but they were simply bait for
the other suckers who followed. A
number of Atlanta women who sent
their dimes have learned a lesson on
the subject of trading with a non-ex
istent mail order concern.
BUSINESS SCHOOL TO
OPEN ON NOV. POTH
Two office rooms have been engaged
by the Americus School of Business in
the (Times-Recorder building, which
will open on November 20th, with a day
and night school. The management is
in charge of Prof. S. P. Dixon and
Prof. John M. May, the former to have
charge of the day school and the latter
will work with the night school.
Much interest is being manifested in
the school, and Prof. Dixon has been
furnished information to many inquir
ers.
MISS HOWARD WINNER OF
FIRST PRIZE AT STATE FAIR
Miss Lula Howard, of this city, was
awarded first prize at the Macon State
lair for the best piece of embroidery
displayed. This young lady is only
fourteen years of age.
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Will You Give
A Little
Sum
ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 14 —Who would
like to contribute a dime, or a quarter,
or a dollar to purchase Georgia col
ors for the Second Squadron of Caval
ry, National Guard of Georgia, now
stationed at Fort Bliss, Tex., near the
Mexican border?
The boys haven’t got any Georgia
colors and are the only unit of their
size on the border who haven’t the
colors of their state. They are willing
to chip in and buy the colors them
selves, but their commander, Major J.
0. Seamans, thinks the folks back
home would like to buy them. The
cost will be about SIOO.
Friends of the National Guard who
desire to contribute can send their
contributions either to Governor Har
ris or to Adjutant J. Van Holt Nash,
in Atlanta.
GEORGIA EMEUS
ID GO TO MAJ
Georgia will send a large delegation
to Palatka, Fla., November 21 to the
national convention of the Farmers’
union, according to information receiv
ed by Andrew J. Fleming, of Jenkins
burg, secretary-treasurer of the Geor
gia divisoin.
J. J. Brown, next commissioners of
agriculture, will head the Georgia
delegation. Arrangements have been
made for the train to stop at the im
portant points along the line for other
delegates.
The farmers are expecting the
largest convention in the history of
the union. Palatka is making prepara
tions to show- the visitors a good time.
The entertainment program includes a
i ide on the St. Johns river on a Clyde
Line steamer; a barbecue and an auto
r,de to St. Augustine, the oldest town
ia the United States. Special rates will
be offered by the railroads.
Non-members of the union and la
vited to attend. Important business
will be handled by the convention.
The executive committee of the
Georgia division, President J. H.
Mills, Jenkinsburg; Vice President J.
S. Dean, Buchanan; Secretary-
Treasurer A. J. Fleming, Jenkins
burg; Assistant Secretary-Treasurer
Fred T. Bridges, Jenkinsburg, Thos G.
Johnson, Jefferson; Thos. G. Hudson,
Americus; C. H. Kittrell. Dublin; W.
D. Nelson, Hepzibah, and J. W. Slade,
Washington.
MERCER STUDENT GUEST OF
PARENTS ON VISIT IN AMERICUS
Robert Lane, a student at Mercer,
is the guest of his parents, Col. and
Mrs. W. T. Lane, while visiting in the
city. He is suffering from a carbuncle
and came home for medical treatment,
being incapacitated from pursuing his
studies. A slight operation performed
Tuesday morning, has greaty alle
viated his suffering, and the friends
of this popular student will learn with
peasure that he will be able to retur i
to college after a brief sojourn at his
home her'.
WORK ON PAINTING OFFICE
BEGAN DURING YESTERDAY
The office of the Americus Automo
bile Co. is to be painted overhead ceil
ing in white and the remainder of the
office will be painted to correspond
with the mahogany fixtures to be
used. The painting of the office was
commenced Tuesday afternoon F. T.
Ansley being the contractor.
GEORGIA CAPTAINS WHO MAY
SUC CEED MAJ. CATRON OF FIFTH
EL PASO, Tex., Nov. 14. —Captains
Asa Candler, Company D; Eugene
Schmidt, Company G; Homer Weaver,
Company B, and Quillian, are mention
ed as candidates to succeed Major I.
T. Catron, resigned, at an election to
be held in the Fifth regiment of Geor
gia Infantry Wednesday.
All of the four mentioned are ex
ceedingly popular and well known.
AMERIttSHMKffIROER
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
YEOMANS TEXT BOOK LAW
UNDER FIRE BEFORE BOARD
SAVANNAH, Ga., Nov. 14. —The ques
tion of the policy of the Chatham
county board of education under the
Yeoman’s text book law, enacted by the
recent general assembly and operative
January 1, 1917, is under consideration
by the board of education. It is possi
ble that under the law the community
will have to furnish the books for some
oi the pupils. The outlay for the Sa
vannah schools aggregated in estimate
twelve thousand dollars.
VILLA IS LEAVING
BIG MEXICAN CITY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 14.—Bor
der officials reported to Secretary
Lansing today that Villa forces around
Chihuahua City, are withdrawing, and
that more Carranza troops are being
sent into that section.
Recently there was fear expressed
for the safety of Chihuahua, owing to
the increased number of Villaistas
gathering there, but the despatch of
tw-o strong Carranza columns, one
from Juarez on the north, and an
other from the south, has apparently
driven the bandits toward the moun
tains again.
DEPOSITION HALTS
THE PEACEHTCHES
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Nov. 14.
Vigorous opposition by Luis Cabrera,
chairman of the Mexican representa
tion, prevented a formal agreement
by the Mexican-American commission
today on the principal and essential
points of a proposed plan for the with
drawal of American troops from Mex
ico and other questions which arisen
between Mexico and the United States
The commission has been organized
several weeks and held many sessions,
but little progress has yet been made
toward solving the problems vexing
both governments along the border.
NORWAY STIFFENS
IN HER HIM RIGHTS
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Nov. 14.
A Norwegian torpedo boat fired upon
a German steamer which refused to
step when passing Stavanger, accord
ing to the newspaper Morgened-ad.
When the vessel finally stopped the
Norwegians boarded her and dismantl
ed the ship’s wdreless, the neutrality
regulations providing that no foreign
vessels be permitted to carry wireless
e ’uipment when in Norwegian waters.
CANCER ON INCREASE IN
STATES OF THE SOUTH
ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 14. —Cancer is
on the increase in the Southern states,
according to the report of a committee
o: the public health section of the med
ical men’s convention now in session in
Atlanta.
In order to promote the study of the
dread disease, the committee strongly
urges the importance of more complete
vital statistics by municipal, county
and state health authorities.
The medical profession has not yet
discovered the cause of cancer. In
older to determine whether or not it is
hereditary, a record must be kept of
every case, so that new cases in the
future can be traced back to old cases
in the past, if any relations or connec
tion exists between them.
AUTO AND FOIST COLLIDE
WITH SMALL DAMAGE DONE
An automobile driven by Robert
MeeNill ran into a post on Cotton av
enue Tuesday morning, the accident
occurring in front of the Quick Lunch
restaurant and was unavoidable.
Outside of the post being knocked
down, no other damage was done. The
car driven by Mr. McNeill was a new
Buick Six.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 14, 1916
ONLY ID P. C. OF
FARMERS ARE IN
FIGHT ONMIL
Not more than ten per cent, of the
farmers in this immediate section have
done a single thing to head off the
devastating approach of the dreaded
boll weevil, was the astonishing state
ment made today by J. G. Oliver, of
Americus, to a Times-Recorder repre
sentative. Mr. Oliver is in charge of
the state fight, and with C. B. Burley,
of Albany, they are attempting to get
the battle under way.
In this ten per cent, some have done
a small amount of work, while others
have started the campaign as laid
down by the governmental authorities.
Ninety per cent, of the people have
done no fall and winter work, but
seemingly have been languishing in a
dazed the high price of
cotton.
“Turn under the stalks, and do it
quick,” was what Mr. Oliver shot at
the newspaper man. He states that the
farmers moving and arranging the
agents to demonstrate the crops under
the boll weevil conditions.
Mr. Oliver said that the business men
seemingly had lost their enthusiasm,
and stated that something would be
done in a short while in an effort to
bring them back to life.
Turn under the stalks first, and start
the campaign against the boll weevil
immediately was the earnest advice of
Mr. Oliver. His figures of ten per
cent, have placed a striking phase of
the subject before the business man.
A.M. JOHNSON DIED
HEBE LIST NIGHT
A. M. Johnson, a well known farmer
residing on the Godwin place, four
miles southeast of Americus, died
Monday night. Mr. Godwin had been
ill for some time, and his death was
not a surprise to those w’ho knew of
his illness. He was sixty-two years of
age, and a man whom everybody loved
that knew him.
Mr. Johnson leaves a wife and one
brother, J. Johnson, of Americus, and
one sister, Mrs. Voney Wallis, of Sum
ter county.
The funeral services will be held at
7: 30 o’clock Wednesday morning at his
residence, and the remains carried to
Plains for interment in the Plains
cemetery at 10 o’clock. Rev. R. L.
Bivins, of Americus, will officiate at:
the funeral.
The funeral arrangements are in 1
charge of Nat LeMaster.
FIRST DISTRK T FAIR OPENED
AT SAVANNA;! MONDAY MGHT
SAVANNAH. Ga., Nov. 14.—Pitching
tents and clearing the grounds was in I
progress all day Monday at the Savan
nah Fair association in anticipation of
the formal opening of the district fair;
Monday night. A record breaking j
crowd was in evidence for the opening, j
Some very attractive shows have been'
provided, and an excellent display of
country products and poultry. The
fair will last all the week.
AMERICUS NEGROES HELD
HERE ON SERIOUS CHARGE
Blume Brown and Peter Marshall are
two negroes lodged in jail late yester
day afternoon on a charge of kidnap
ping. It is said that they escorted two
negro girls to Albany without permis
sion.
♦ DAILY WEATHER FORECAST. ♦
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< WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. ♦
♦ 14.—The weather bureau forecast ♦
♦ for Americus and Georgia indi- ♦
♦ cates: Rain tonight and Wednes- +
+ day. possibly turning to snow in ♦
♦ extreme north portion; much ♦
♦ colder with cold wave and brisk ♦
<• north winds. ♦
PLENTY OF TURKEYS READY
FOR THANKSGIVING SLAUGHTER
SAVANNAH, Ga., Nov. 14.—With at
least a thousand “holiday birds” al
ready on hand, poultry dealers are
of the opinion that there will be a
plentiful supply of turkeys this year,
but it is, nevertheless, obvious, that
the Thanksgiving dinner, which the
great American people annually enjoy,
will cost thi syear—how much more is
still upon the knees of the gods. Tur
keys are selling today at thirty cents
per pound.
GOLD LESSENS FOH
TRIP IN THE SOUTH
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Nov. 14.—Cold
wave warnings for the east Gulf coast
and South Atlantic States, except
southern Florida, were sent out by the
weather bureau today. The cold wave
originating in the Rocky Mountain re
fion continues to move eastward to
day, apparently with lessening inten
sity, than at first indicated.
Coldest at Lander, Wyoming.
LANDER, Wyo., Nov. 14. —The ther
mometer here today registered below
zero, the lowest reached anywhere in
this section.
1 OEJB AND MANY
IUUBEDJI WRECK
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 14.—Nine i
passengers were injured and the engi
neer and firemen killed when the en-
I gine and tw’o express cars of north
bound Southern Railway passenger
train No. 32, were derailed near Char
lottesville, Va., this morning. Traffitc
was temporarily blocked by the wreck.
| Dr. D. B. Johnson, of Rock Hill, S. C„
president of the National Education
association, was a passenger aboard
the wrecked train and sustained con
cussion, and a sprained neck. The
ether passengers injured sustained on
ly slight hurts.
HILE MILLION BILE
CONSUMPTIOh NOW
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 14.—Five
hundred and fifty-five thousand, three
hundred and forty-nine running bales'
cf cotton, exclusive of linters were us-1
cd during October, the census bureau
announced this morning.
This compares with 500,672 bales
consumed during October 1915.
ber 31st, 31,643.293 bales were con-j
For the three months ending Octo-'
sumed, which compares with 1,463,892
for the same period a year ago.
On hand at various establishments
on October 31st, the census bureau re
port shows a total of 5,395,143 bales,
including cotton stored at consuming
establishments, warehouses and com
•zesses.
SAVANNAH FOLKS CELEBRATE
DEMOCRATIC TRIUMPH TONIGHT
SAVANNAH, Ga., Nov. 14. —A mon
ster parade will be held in Savannah'
tonight as an evidence of the happi-1
ness felt by the people here over the
re-election of Woodrow Wilson to the
presidency. Every democrat in the|
city, big and little, has been invited to
take part. Senator Hoke Smith will
be the guest of the occasion, and will
make the principal address at the Lib
erty Theatre. The paraders will be
provided with torches while every
band and drum corps in the city will
be in line. Prizes have been offered
for the best transparencies.
AMERICUS PHYSICIAN GOES
TO ATTEND ATLANTA MEETING
Dr. R. E. Cato left Sunday night for
Atlanta, where he will be in attend
ance of the Southern Medical associa
tion in convention in Atlanta, from
Monday, the 13th, to the 17th.
Sprinkle Here
Is Help To
Folks
Americus and this section was visited
with a light shower last night about
9’30 o’clock, and this morning about
10 o’clock another sprinkle came to
help the situation. The people are
anxious for rain, and only hope that
the showers are a forerunner of a
nigh deluge.
The storm signals have been hoisted
on the coast, and the weather man sent
his warning for a cold wave yesterday
in the Times-Recorder.
The clothiers are putting their over
coats in the show windows, and the
advertising in the Times-Recorder
shows the latest styles, all in prepa
ration to meet the demands of Mr. Cold
Weather.
HUEE MBME HELD
ITEM STREETS
ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 14. —Woodrow
Wilson’s victory in the presidential
election was celebrated in Atlanta last
night with a monster street parade in
which Democrats of Fulton county and
the state at large participated.
United States Senators Hoke Smith
and Thomas W. Hardwick headed the
procession, followed by Congressmen
William Schley Howard and W. C.
Adamson; W. J. Harris, of the fed
eral trade commission, who is men
tioned as a candidate for the United
States senate to succeed Senator
Hardwick; Governor Nat E. Harris,
who strongly supported President Wil
son; Governor-elect Hugh M. Dorsey,
"ho participated for the first time in
a Wilson demonstration, although sev
eral times invited prior to the elec
tion; John D. Walker, of Sparta, chair
man of the Democratic campaign in
Georgia, which was the third largest
southern state in contributions to the
Wilson fund, and the editors of the
three Atlanta papers, James R. Gray,
of the Journal, who was chairman of
the Georgia delegation to the St.
Louis convention; Clark Howell, of
the Constitution, who has been Demo
cratic national committeeman from
Georgia for more than twenty years,
and James B. Nevin, of the Georgian.
Besides these notables. Mayor James
G. Woodward and Mayor-elect Asa G
Candler, together with the membersl
of the city council of Atlanta, march-,
ed in line.
The marchers assembled at 6 o’clock
at the Henry W. Grady monument and
paraded through the principal business
streets with brass bands, red fire, a
steam ealiepe and other paraphernalia
oi enthusiastic celebration.
GODWIN REMEMBERS WHEN
“HIGH LI LI,” WAS IN AMERICUS
Cowper W. Godwin, the purser on the
steamer City of Jacksonville, Jackson
ville, Fla., is in the city the guest of
relatives. Mr. Godwin came to attend
the Wheeler-Reser wedding. He will
be in the city for several days. Mr.
Godwin was reared in Americus, and
is an interesting talker of what hap
pened years ago, and even remembers
when the “High Lulu” passed with
Coop’s circus some years. He has a
nice position in Jacksonville and is
doing well, and his many friends here
will be glad to see and converse with
him while in the city.
building progress notable
DURING OCTOBER AT SAVANNAH
i SAVANNAH, Ga., Nov. 14. —Savan-
I nah led all the principal cities of the
' country in percentages of building per
mits for the month of October. Sa
yannah led the field of 115 cities in
cluded in the comparative statement
filed by the American Contractor, pub
lished in Chicago. The gain for Octo
ber over the same month of 1915, was
575 per cent. That of Jacksonville
was only 123 per cent., while Atlanta
proved a poor third, with only 23 per
j cent, increase. The permits for Octo-
ber in Savannah aggregated $373,065.
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ajeditionl
SENATE TO LOOK
INTO MH FONO
OSE IN ELECTION
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 14.—Ad
ministration officials early today an
nounced definitely that a senatorial
investigation into the alleged misuse
of money in the recent presidential
campaign will be made. Preliminary
plans for starting the investigation
have been completed, and a resolu
tion providing the necessary machin
ery to press the probe to a speedy
conclusion is ready for introduction
when congress meets early in De
cember.
Charges that republican campaign
managers flagrantly violated election
laws by the illegal use of money in
their endeavor to influence voters,
have been openly made since the re
cent presidential election, and it is the
purpose of the Wilson administration
to piobe these to the bottom. The in
vestigation will be especially thorough
in certain states where the vote for
presidential electors was extremely
close, and where it is asserted the
republican managers used money op
enly in the effort to defeat President
Wilson for re-election. The probe is to
be non-partisan, and the investigating
committee wil be composed of both
democrats and republicans, though a
majority’ will likely be adherents of
the administration party.
Reports concerning the use of
money in certain states have come to
both democratic and republican head
quarters, and evidence is being col
lected by party managers representing
both sides. Late today it was planned
to call all those actually in charge
of campaign finances, democratic ana
republican alike, before the senate
committee to facilitate the investiga
tion of details of certain transactions
alleged to have been illegal.
‘‘DEESTRICK SKULE”
ISJLOTS OF FUN
A Chicago dramatic paper says "The
‘Deestrick Skule’ has created more fun
and raised more money for charity than
any other amateur entertainment ever
given.”
Miss S. C. Battaile, who owns her
copyrighted arrangement of the “Dees
trick Skule,” has given it in all the
large cities of the South. She gave it
two night in succession last winter in
the big auditorium in Atlanta, under
the auspices of the Shriners.
The Woman's Club, of Rome, has se
cured Miss Battaile for the last two
weeks in November. The “skule” will
be given there in the new auditorium.
Everybody is going to the entertain
ment here on Wednesday night, Nov.
15th.
ATLANTA COMES OUT IN
THE FRONT FOR SHOWS
ATLANTA. Ga., Nov. 14.—Not only
Atlanta but other southern cities are
rapidly coming to the front as contnd
ere for "the best there is” in the way’
I of the theatrical amusement, according
to J. J. Murdock, general manager of
the United Booking offices in New
York, who is here on a winter vacation
in the South.
The same vaudeville acts that play
' in the Palace theater in New York are
J sent to the Forsyth in Atlanta, and to
ether southern cities, Mr. Murdock
states, and Southern dramatic houses
also enjoy the reputation of demand
ing the very best.
This season’s booking at the Atlanta
j theater and the first-class dramatic
ileuses in the large cities of the South
| are among the best in years, and al
. ready the season bids fair to fulfill
the prophecy which has attracted muck
attention in theatrical circles of late,
that the public is turning from the
movies to the speaking stage for an
other taste of the old-time drama.
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