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'HtKi Y-EIGHTH YEAR.
MUGHINOHKBEEN
DONE FOBYEAR IN
IST. MUSCH
The last quarterly conference for
the First Methodist church held last
night brought the conference year’s
work to a close, in preparation for the
annual south Georgia conference, to
meet at Thomasville on November
28th.
Thomas O. Marshall, for several
years a fine teacher in the First
Methodist church Sunday school, has
been selected as superintendent to
succeed T. M. Furlow, who goes to
the newly organized Lee Street Sun
day school. Both officers are splen
did organizers.
The stewards selected for the First
Methodist church were: L. G. Coun
cil, S. R. Heys. J. M. Bryan, A. D.
Gatewood. John Sheffield. C. F. Gid
dings, Neon Buchanan, R. L. McMath,
D. F. Davenport, C. M. Hale, Wible
Marshall, Stephen Pace, H. E. Allen,
G. R. Ellis, J. W. Shiver, C. M. Wil
liams W. A. Harden and Cloyd Bu
chanan.
The stewards for the new Lee
Street church are H. M. Stokes, D. B.
Mayes, E. B. Everett, T. M. Furlow,
H. H. Glover, Jr., J. B. Ansley.
It is likely that T. M. Furlow will
be selected to head the new Lee Street
.Sunday school, which was organized
some time ago. The new church has
53 members and bears the unique dis
tinction of the only church in Method
ism which was built without a con
gregation.
Dr. T. D. Ellis, residing elder ot
the Americus district, w r as here last
night, and stated that the district
k would make a splendid showing at the
r conference, having fulfilled all obli
gations.
Rev. J. A. Thomas, pastor of the
First Methodist church, goes with the
knowledge that he cannot return to
Americus, because of the limit of four
years as pastor having been served
here. Americus regrets to lose him.
I ut some other city in the conference,
will gain him.
Rev. Thomas and4dr. T. M. Furlow,
the district delegate, will leave on
Monday, November 27th, for Thomas
ville, which is the day before the con
ference.
Rev. George M. Acree, of the Amer
icus circuit, and Rev. A. W. Quillian,
of the Lee Street church, will go to
Ihe conference at the same time.
WANTS COMPETITION
IN THE COAL FIELD
CHICAGO Nov. 17.—-Giving as a
premise tin ,ct that the coal indus
try has been built up and must to
some extent at least, be maintained by
rate adjustments predicated on com
petitive economic and commercial
conditions, as well as on transporta
tion conditions, R. W. Ropiequet of
St. Louis, gave the American Mining
Congress today some sugestions for
governing conditions. He favored an
organization similar to that recom
mended for adjustment of mining leg
islation questions, and said:
"Let each of the competlting fields,
considered from the standpoint of
larger units, form its own organtza
n which shall adjust smaller minor
. ,al differences, and represent this
field in all traffic matters and in the
larger joint body.
$ “Let these representatives of the
smaller organizations form such a
|l joint body representing the whole com
petitive industry, which latter shall
consider the rate adjustments as be
tween the larger units, and represent
the industry in traffic matters affecting
coal interests generally.
"Both of these bodies might grad
ually secure from the carriers adjust
ments between the competitive fields
which would not ignore the competitive
relativity of the inter-related fields.
"Only when no adjustment could be
secured through either of these bodies,
and in case of the smaller body, until
the matter has been passed upon by
the larger body, should recourse be
had to the regulating commFsions.”
CAPTAIN COBB SICK
FROM HOMECOMI'G
Captain John A. Cobb, president of
the Georgia Agricultural society, has
returned from Columbus, where he at
tended the Home-Coming events at the
capital city of Muscogee county. Cap
tain Cobb went primarily to attend the
exhibit of the state board of entomol
ogy, he being a member of the state
board.
Captain Cobb states that the parade
was a mile long, with floats of all the
different enterprises and organizations,
prominent among them being the boys’
corn clubs and the girls’ canning
clubs.
SEARCHING FOR RELATIVES
OF ROBERT MITCHELL NOW
ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 17. —After at
tending the Inman Park church of
this city for thirty years contnuously,
and after being elected an elder in
the same, Robert Mitchell died with
cut a single member knowing the
name of a relative surviving him. He
was an upholsterer of furniture and
lived a retired life, working hard ail
the week and attending church regu
larly on Sunday. Members of the
church are searching for relatives who
are believed to live in Cincinnati.
BOYETT URGES I
LARGENUMBEROF
HOTS IN GLOBS
Demonstrator W. J. Boyett, of this
county, who has taken charge of the
local work to relieve Demonstrator J.
G. Oliver in his fight on the boll wee
vil, urges all of the boys in the county
to identify themselves at once with
the four-crop club. He states that a
minimum membership of 25 is neces
sary to compete for the prizes, and in
sists that the boys advise him imme
diately of their determination to go
into the club, rather than wait unth
they are called upon personally.
Mr. Boyett plans to visit all of the
schools in the county before Decem
ber Ist, carrying on the work which
he has set his heart upon, and to give
valuable service. His record in Ran
dolph county’ was a continual state
ment of great achievements.
It is time that oats were being
planted, according to Mr. Boyett The
cour-crop club consists of planting
oats, corn, cotton and another crop
of peas to take the place of the oats.
Mr. Boy’ett attended the exercises
at Shiloh school this afternoon, in the
nature of a school fair. Miss Rowena
L< ng, the new home extension agent
for the county, was present; Miss Bes
sie Wood, the state agent, attended,
and it is the old school of E. J. Mc-
Math, who will assume his duties a;
county school commissioner on Jan
uary Ist, 1917.
CHARLES IL HARPER
GIVEN A COMMISSION
Governor Harris has commissioned
Charles Hamilton Harper a second
lieutenant of coast artillery, Savan
nah, to succeed Second Lieutenant J.
F Ross, who has been transferred to
the unassigned list. Lieut. Ross was
with the recruiting station here.
SPECIAL SERVICES ST
METHODIST CHURCH
Special services will be held mornr ■
ii'g and evening on Sunday at the
First Methodist church. The musical l
program arranged is splendid, and
the paster, Rev. J. a. Thomas, will;
deliver special sermons.
Interesting reports will be made at
the Sunday services, and the public I
is cordially invited to attend.
Di J. E. Dickey, former president
of Emory college, now pastor of the
First Methodist church, Atlanta, will
o"rvnv the nu’nit here in December.
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CRISP WEATHER SIGNAL FOR
HOG-KILLINGS IN SUMTER
Several farmers from near Americus
took advantage of the weather and
killed hogs Thursday and Friday
morning home-made pork sausage was
offered for sale on the streets and
disposed of readily. There were also
chitterlings, spare ribs and backbone.
newhWmen
OF DISTRICT MAY
MEET IN THE OUT
The newspaper publishers of the
Third Congressional district may hold
a meeting in Americus in the near
future, more likely after the Christ
mas holidays.
This comes in line with a sugges
tion from Editor Charles E. Benns,
of the Butler Herald, who has the
following comment addressed to the
Third district editors in this week’s
paper:
“If there ever was a time when
1 üblishers of weekly newspapers
should stand together it is now. The
state organization has been beneficial
to the craft in many ways, but we
confidently believe that the ‘milk In
the cocoanut’ would be found through
an organization of newspaper men of
thi Third congressional district, and
for this purpose here and now sug
gest a get-together meeting of the
brethren at Americus or some central
point, Immediately after the rush of
the Christmas holidays are over.’’
The newspaper men of the Twelfth
congressional district will meet soon
at Dublin, the main interest being
the present extraordinary high price
of newsprint paper. Recently the
Georgia newspaper men met at Macon
on Press Day at the Georgia State
fair, and devised tentative plans.
The district organizations will make
the working more compact and much
good is expected to be aroused ny
the close workings of the neighbor
publishers.
Further announcements are ex
pected from time to time concerning
the plans and purpose; also the meet
ing time at Americus.
GERMANS CLAIM
MORE VICTORIES
IN RUMANIA LAND
(By Associated Press.)
The Rumanians have suffered fur
ther reverses at the hands of Von
Falkenhayne's invading forces, ac
cording to German announcement, the
Teutonic forces on yesterday in a bay
onet charge capturing the summit of
Hungul mountain on the Moldavian
frontier of Rumania, penetrated Ru
manian positions in the Predeal re
gion and scored advances south of
Rothenthurn Pass. According to the
Berlin statement, the Teutons took
more than 2,100 Rumanian prisoners.
Berlin said the Rumanians along the
i orthern part of the Moldavian boun
dary were withstanding the Teutonic
attacks.
London reported a further British
success last night in renewed attacks
on the Ancre front, while Berlin de
clared that British attacks in this re
gion last night failed and recorded
the repulse of an assault on the
Somme front, west of Lesare, and de
clared the British were forming back
along the Flore-Thilly road. Berlin
also reported the repulse of Entente
attacks in Macedonia.
Rumanians Retrea’ing.
PETROGRAD, Nov. 17.—The Rus
sian war office announced today that
Teutonic troops had captured Liresht,
in the Campulung area of Rumania,
and that the Rumanians had evacuated
attacks.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NOVEMBER 17. 1916
DEUTSCHLAND IN
COLLISION WITH
TOG IN “RACE”
NEW LONDON, Conn., Nov. 17.
Five members of the crew of the
tugboat T. A. Scott, Jr., were drown
ed when the tug and the German
merchant submarine Deutschland col
lided in the “Race,*’ twelve miles
from this port before aayoreak this
morning. The tug was convoying the
Deutschland, which sailed for Bremen
uneypectedly at 1:30 o’clock this
morning. The tug sank quickly after
being rammed by the Deutschland,
which returned here. Officials of the
Eastern Forwarding Co., American
representatives of the Deutschland, re
fused to say how badly damaged the
submersible merchantman is.
Capt. Fred Hinch of the interned
German liner Neckar. was the only
person aboard the tugboat saved. Capt.
Fred Garney, of the Scott, went down
with his vessel.
Capt. Koenig, of the Deutschland,
refused to discuss the collision, but
a member of the submarine’s crew
said the tugboat got in front of the
Deutschland and was struck squarely
in the stern. The blow was of suffi
cient strength to lift the Scott far
out of the w-ater, her nose going down
quickly, and soon afterward the boat’s
boiler exploded.
The Deutschland, it is learned late
this afternoon, was not seriously dam
aged, and probably will be again ready
to sail within a few days. Several of
the ship’s bow plates were bent and
rivets loosened, but the interior of the
vessel was not damaged. The crew of
the submersible will make such re
pairs as are necessary without as
sistance.
The submarine and tug struck in an
“eddy"’ which twisted them out of con
trol, according to Captain Harry Ba
ker of the Tug Cassie, -which was also
convoying the Deutschland.
Only Slight Damage Apparent
BALTIMORE, Md„ Nov. 17.—The
Deutschland, apparently, was only
sligly damaged in the collision with
the T. A. Scott this mornin, North
German Lloyd officials here announc
ed at noon. A thorough examination
of the submersible will be made at
once, how-ever, to determine the full
extent of the injury sustained.
No Hostile Motor Boat Invobed.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 17.—Offl
Hal reports from the New London col
lector of customs received late today,
contained nothing to substantiate the
■published report that a hostile motor
boat attempted to ram the Deutschland
Secretary Daniels, because of this re
port, has called for an official report
by naval officers bearing upon the ac
cident to the Deutschland.
KO? NAMES
THANKSGIVING
ON EOFI NATION
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 17.
President Wilson today formally pro
claimed Thursday, November 30th, as
Thanksgiving Day. The proclamation
naming the day urges Americans to
render thanks for the blessings of
peace and unbroken prosperity which
have been bestowed upon our country
in such unstinted measures, to think
deeply of the peoples of the world up
on whom the curse and terror of war,
has sopiteously fallen, and to contrib
ute to their sufferings.
ENTERED APPRENTICE
DEGREE ON AT LODGE
M. B. Council Ixidge, No. 95, F. & A.
M., will confer the Entered Appren
tice degree tonight at 7 o'clock, at the
Masonic Hall, and the membership of
Americus Lodge, No. 13, is invited to
attend. Al! visiting brothers are urg
ed to attend. There are four candi
dates for the E. A. degree.
ENOUGH SALINE IN OCEAN
TO COVER UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Nov. 17.
Saline matter in the ocean is estimated
at a little more than 4,800,000 cubic
miles, which according to the United
States Geological Survey, is enough to
cover the entire surface of the United
States to a depth of 8,500 feet.
NOVEMBER 20TH
MARKS THE OPEN
SEASON GN BIRDS
Monday, November 20th is being an
ticipated with great delight by the
huntsmen of this section, as it ushers
in the open season for many kinds of
birds when they can be hunted with
in the law.
The old flint-locks are being oiled,
and all preparations being made for
the great day. But, some say they
will not go on Monday, being super
stitious of the first day in the week.
Quail, doves and wild turkey arc
the species laid down in Georgia’s
official law as the birds which can be
sought by the nimrod, beginning De
cember 20th.
Game Warden W. T. McMath can
issue licenses, and it is said that he
will vigorously prosecute all viola
tors of the law:
The open season and daily bag for
various species, is as follows:
Quail, November 20 to March 2;
25 in one day.
Doves, August 1 to 31, and Novem
ber 20 to March 1; 25 in one day.
Wild turkeys, either sex, November
20 to March 1; 2 in season.
Cat squirrels, October 1 to March 1;
15 in one day.
Deer, either sex, October 1 to De
cember 1; 2 in season.
Summer, or wood, duck, September
1 to January 1; 25 in one day.
Migratory duck, September 1 to
April 20; 50 in one day.
Woodcock, December 1 to January
1; 25 in one day.
Plovers, November 20 to March 1;
25 in one day.
Marsh hens; 25 in one day.
Snipe, December 1 to May 1; 25 in
one day.
GLOVER STATES
PURPOSE OF PLAN
FOR ASSISTANCE
I
Official announcement was made yes
terday by President Carr S. Glover
of the re-organization movement of
the Chamber of Commerce.
A complete civic survey has been
made and the plans, in so far as they
have been outlined, call for the es
tablishment of a strong, active Cham
ber of Commerce by the end of the
month.
At a meeting held at the Chamber a
campaign committee was appointed to
take charge and put through plans for
the securing of the membership to the
organization upon the new and en
larged basis.
The personnel of the committee it
considered one that reflects confidence
and assurance, and the officers of the
Chamber believe that when the work
Os the committee is finished Americus
will be proud of the achievement.
President Glover in discussing the
movement stated:
"We are determined to make this
movement a success. We have all
been hoping for an efficient commer
cial body and the time has arrived
when good intentions and hopes must
give fay to actual achievement. I can
say for the board of commissioners
that we will make whatever sacrifice
is necessary to give the time, effor:
and personal service required to give
merce. However, we must have the
Americus an active Chamber of Com
co-operation of every one ft this is to
start off with the impetus ft must hhve.
i bone that when the time arrives for
FIDE BURNS 1 PARI
OF CBOXTOI HOME
The two-story residence at 121
Hampton street, occupied by Lee L.
Croxton and family, was partially de
stroyed by fire early Friday morning.
At 2:45 o’clock Friday morning the
fire whistle blew, sounding the fire
alarm. The fire department made a
quick response, but when they arriv
ed found that the roof of the second
floor was too far gone to save. The
fir e is thought to have started from a
closet on the second floor, which soon
gained headway into the roofing.
It was fortunate for the inmates
that they were awakened in time to
escape from the flames. A young man
boarder in the house, who came in on
the Seminole at 1 o’clock, and who
had not. gone entirely to sleep, heard
the noise of the fire plunging out on
the porch and gave the a’arm, thus
giving all time to get out of the build
ing. It is stated that most of the fur
niture was saved, although quite a
deal of it w r as damaged.
The residence was the property of
J. J. Hardy, and was insured.
But for the timely arrival of the
fire department, the entire residence,
no doubt, would have been a total
loss, and surrounding property would
have likely suffered loss.
MISS LONG HERE
TO TAKE UPINOHK
IN THIS COUNTV
Miss Rowena Long is the new home
extension work superintendent in the
county, succeeding Miss Ellen Brook’,
who has gone to her home in Craw
ford.
Miss Long comes from Tift county,
■where she worked during the past
two years, and the condition of the
schools in Tift verify the statement
that she is an artist in her work.
The term of ten months has begun
in the work, and it will be the pur
pose of Miss Long to visit all of the
schools—staying right among the girls
whom she will endeavor to assrst. In
turn, the co-operation of all organ-1
izations is urged. The Chamber of
Commerce, the demonstration depart
ment and other features, have co-op
erated with the work in the past, and j
it is believed that renewed life has|
been brought about by the coming of
Miss Long.
Most of Miss Long’s time will be'
spent in the county. One day in the
week—Saturday—she will be at her
tffice in the courthouse, while the re
naming five days will mark her work
among the girls.
Miss Bessie Woods, of the state de
partment of the work, being supervi
sor for the home extension depart-1
ment, is in the city with Miss Long.:
Miss Woods talks interestingly of the
work and the plans, and assures the I
people of the splendid success of
Miss Long in Tift county.
MW FUTURES WENT
ABOVE 21 CENTS
NEW YORK, Nov. 17. —May cotton
futures reached a quotation of twenty
one cents on the New York cotton ex
change here today, trading in the op
tion being lively. Other active months
were quoted well above twenty cents
before the exchange closed.
personal service in the developing of
this organization others will give gen
erously of their services.
"In view of the fact that the results
of a diversified campaign have been
so appreciated all over the state and
country, the movement will embrace
Sumter county in its entirety. This
will be brought about if the farmers
will all co-operate with us, and we are
i going to invite them to do so.
“ ‘For Americus and Sumter Coun
ty’ is the slogan adopted by the cam
paign managers.”
riTv
EDITION a.
NEW RAILROAD IS
ON THE HORIZON
IN NEW INTEREST
The city of Americus may never
secure the new railroad being built
from Byromville to Methven’s store in
the 28th district of this county, but
it can never be said that it w’as not
thoroughly discussed pro and con for
a very long time.
The latest development comes with
the visit of H. W. Campbell, of Detroit,
Mich., representing two bond houses
and life insurance companies, who de
sire to handle the road for the exten
sion from Methven’s store to Ameri
cus. It is said that possibly $350,000
is involved in this proposed extension.
The civil engineer for the proposed
road estimates a minimum cost of
SIO,OOO a mile, but this does not whol
ly take into consideration the high
prices of material needed for this
work. For instance, railroad spikes
are said to be selling at 5c a piece.
J. S. Morton, representing the
Georgia Lumber Co., well known here,
where he often visited in the interest
of the railroad, is in the city, accom
panying Mr. Campbell. '
The railroad proposition was laid
before the commissioners of the
Chamber of Commerce at their meet
ing late yesterday afternoon. It was
discussed backwards and forwards,
through the middle and around the
sides.
It was called to mind that the mat
ter was thoroughly entered into some
time ago, when tentative assessments
to secure the Americus stock for the
road were made. After these as
sessments were made and the parties
notified, nothing further was done,
and it is hoped that the latest visit of
the parties will bring more interest to
culminate in the building of the
road.
FORESTRY BOARD GIIIES
RULES TO MINE CONGRESS
CHICAGO, Nov. 17. —The Forestry
Relations Committee, in its report to
day to the American Mining Congress,
outlined the rules for prospecting on
forest reserves. Commenting on com
plaints, the committee, through its
chairman, Carney Hartley, of Denver,
said:
"The interest of the forestry service
is being well carried out by field offic
ials. In some localities where there
had been some complaints the difficulty
has been that unfair advances has been
taken of the rules compelling forestry
officials to exercise the letter of the
law in order to carry out instructions.
Ii: some cases this has been due to a
lack of appreciation of the spirit of the
law and in a few cases through an at
tempt to take unfair and illegal ad
vantage of the situation. It is gener
a'ly believed. however, that by this
time the situation is well understood
and the principal need for the regula
tions is to show the prospector what
his rights are under them.”
MUST STRIKING MOTORMAN
CONTINUE TO PAY ALIMONY
ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 17. —If the fact
I that a man is on a strike, being de
| priced thereby of his usual income, a
sufficient excuse for failure to pay
alimony?
j Arraigned before Judge J. T. Pen-
I dleton, of Fulton Superior court, on
a contempt charge brought by his for
mer wife on the ground that she was
not getting the sls per month which
he had been ordered to pay alimony,
Garland Robinson, of this city, made
the defense that he left his job with
I the local street railway company
when a number of conductors and
motormen recently went on a strike,
and, therefore, he could not keep up
his payments.
Judge Pendleton held that a man
who is making no money can pay no
alimony, and excused the defendant
temporarily with notice that he must
resume his payments, and pay the full
amount he owes in arrears, as soon
as he secures employment.
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