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The Times-Recorder is the ONLY paper in the Third Congressional District with Associated Press Service. WHIRTY-NINTH YEAR. •MANY PROJECTS FOII 1015 CITY ARE APPROVED • The construction of a city auditor ium, the promotion of the Americus & Atlantic railroad, the improvement of sanitary conditions in Americus, the securing of better train service be tween this city and Atlanta and the discour® gement of itinerant beggars operating in Americus, were among the matters discussed last night at the first meeting of the Business Council <f the Chamber of Commerce. Each one of these items on the pro gram of activities to be pursued by the chamber was approved by the council and referred to the commis sioners of the trade body for further, action. The Business Council, which is com-! posed of 40 men, representing the 20’ classes of business enterprises in the! Chamber of Commerce .organized by j * electing G. T. Cunningham chairman ■ and Stephen Pace vice chairman. It, was decided to held the monthly meet- ■ ings of the body on the third Thursday of eahc month, and it is planned to ■ have these meetings take the farm of a luncheon, although this feature was j not definitely decided upon last night, j The council is the initiative and. referendum body of the Chamber of; Commerce, and all proposed activities of the Chamber are first discussed at these monthly meetings. During the discussion of the city, auditorium project. Secretary P. A. Fenimore announced that a citizen of. Americus had promised to float a bond ! issue of $60,000 on an auditorium building, provided $15,000 Is raised by flLmblic subscription to start the con struction. Several have pladged them selves informally to dcnate from SSOO to SI,OOO each toward an auditorium, said Secretary Fenimore. In recommending the auditorium project to the commissioners of the chamber, the Business Council regis-' tered its hearty approval and advanced the idea that the plan can be carried through successfully within the next few months. Carr S. Glover, president of the 1 chamber, announced during the dis cussion of the Americus & Atlantic, railroad, that only $2,000 is yet to be 1 secured in stock subscriptions in this! city to bring the road through to Americus. The committee in charge of this work feels confident that the i project will be put through within the> next week or two and the actal con-' 1 struction of the first link of the road 1 begun. The council went on record as fav-. ! oring vigorous measures being taken . to secure better and more convenient 1 train service between Americus and 1 Atlanta, since the present connections 1 at Macon work a disadvantage on ' travelers from this section. The commissioners of the Chamber 1 were also urged to make a strong com plaint to the Central of Georgia rail- ' ‘ 1 way relative to the poor train equip ment used in the service between 1 Americus and Macon. It was charged ; in the discussion than ancient passen-; ! ger coaches, in bad repair and most ! unsanitary, are in use on certain trains i and an effort is to be made without de- ■ lay to remedy this condition of affairs. ' The council further urged the hear- ( ’ tv co-operation of the Chamber of Commerce with the city authorities in the sanitation campaign to be waged t it this city. The full enforcement of | the sanitary ordinances was recom-l mended, as well as the passage of ad-j optional ordinances to improve the situation. The continuous influx of itinerant• into Americus and the conse-! i.uent annoyance to residents, was j ; another topic under discussion and'; v. bile no definite action was taken on } this point, it was evident that the sen- ! t timent of the council is opposed to j encouraging indiscriminate begging on, t the streets of the city. I s The approaching date of the meet- j r in g of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fel- t 1. ws brought on considerable discus-, t sion. this convention being scheduled ir for May 22-23-24. The advisability of j asking the state officers of the Odd Fellows to hold the convention in some ether city was brought out. since A mericus is unable to provide a satis-. v factory convention hall, where the 1.-t TRY A WANT AD IN THE TIMES-R ECORDER. ITS PULLING POWER WILL SHOW YOU THE BEST MEDIUM VERY QUICK AMERIttCTMWORDER OENYTHETIIUTH OF ■ CASEHUMORS Emphatic denial is made by the au thorities here of the statement ap pearing in some of the state newspa pers to the effect that the famous Wal ter Wade case is to be transferred to the Muscogee county Superior court on a change of venue. In a news story published in a Col umbus paper, it was announced that a suggestion had been made to Judge Z. A. Littlejohn that a change of venue to Muscogee county in the Wade case might be advisable and that this sug gestion had been favorably received. Judge Littlejohn denies that any suggestion has been made and states that no steps have been taken toward declaring a change of venue in the noted case. It is understood that the counsel for the state would bitterly oppose any attempt to transfer the case to Muscogee county for trial. As a matter of fact, the jury box of Sumter county has not been exhausted, although Dr. C. K. Chapman, charged with the murder of Wade, along with five other defendants, has twice been tried in this county and a disagree ment of the jury resulting in both in stances. The defense has given no indication that it will move for a change of venue and such action must be sug gested by the defense unless the jury box has been exhausted. Judge Littlejohn will tomorrow morning hear arguments by counsel on the petition of Dr. Charles K, Chap man, Charles Chapman, Jr., Walter Johnson, W. I. Johnson and John Ethridge to be granted bail. It is understood that the state is prepared to introduce new evidence discovered since the last trial of the case, in the event it is necessary to do so, to prevent the admission of the five defendants to bail. CONVICTS ESCAPE IN MARION COUNTY I Five negro convicts, all serving life I sentences, escaped yesterday afternoon I from the Marion county chaingang | and thus far none have been recap- I tured, although track dogs are being used in an effort to locate them. I It is understood that the five con | victs were in charge of a single guard I who was armed with a pistol, but in I the abscence of the other guards, the ' convicts overpowered the white man, I taking his weapon as he bent down to ' get a drink of water. The authorities followed the fugi -1 tives until midnight Thursday, the track dogs finally becoming exhaust -led after the chase had led to the depths of a swamp several miles from Buena Vista. The dogs belonging to the Sumter county chaingang were sent to assist the posse, and this morn ing Sheriff W. F. Miers asked Sheriff Harvey to send additional dogs to help in the chase. The animals were sent without delay and the convicts 1 are being trailed by a large force of guards. All five of the fugitives are under-■ stood to be desperate characters, and P is not improbable that if surrounded they will give battle :o the. posse. GUOAN REBELS »ME S SUiTHEOEREO FORCE HAVANA. Cuba. March 30. —Virtual- ly all of the soldiers and civilians com prising tlie rebel force of Rigoberto Fernadez, in Oriente province, consti tuting aboue five or six hundred in all, have surrendered to government au thorities at Guantanamo. The rebels' surrendered about thirty thousand rounds of rifle ammunition and twenty thousand rounds of machine gun am- ’ munition in addition to sixteen dyna- ‘ mite bombs. Fernandez, their leader.' is still at large. .00 delegates may meet. This matter was referred to the commissioners of the chamber for final action. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AMERICUS. GEORGIA. FRIDAY AFTERNOON. MARCH 30, 1917 SENTIMENT FOR STATE OF WHO IS NOW INJPIIIL WASHINGTON, D. C., March 30 When the cabinet met this afternoon, lit was the concensus of opinion that ' the United States is about to enter I actively upon war with Germany. Georgia Battery Ordered to Colors. WASHINGTON, D. C„ March 30 Battery A, Georgia Artillery corps: two regiment of infantry and one cav alry squadron of New York guardsmen and two Connecticut batteries were to day ordered into the federal service. Sentiment Favors Entering War. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 30 I President Wilson has had offered him recommendations from his principal I cabinet advisers and in a general w-ay has head the sentiment of the country, and the preponderance of opinion for warded to the White House is for a ' declaration by congress that a state ’of war exists between the United I States and Germany. The president, . however, continues to receive a large .number of-telegrams of advice, many ’ of them couched in identical language, 1 and favoring the maintenance of peace. Contracts For Steel Submarine Nets WASHINGTON, D. C„ March 30. ' The navy department today placed or ders with the American steet and w-ire 1 Company, of Philadelphia for the im , mediate construction of one hundred steel rope submarine nets. CIRCUS IS ALIVE TO THESPRINGMOVING There is a restless spirit among the j animals out at the winter quarters of j the John Robinson show’s these days. ! The large herd of lumbersome ele j phants flap their ponderous ears and i trumpet joyfully in accompaniment to i the screeching of the monkeys and | roars of the mighty king of the forest | - even the workmen seem to be filled I with the same glad spirit. The cause |of it all is the fact that the cold ! winter months are a thing of the past, ! and it will be but a few days now un l til beautiful pastures where yesterday jg.azed the peaceful cow will be con ! ’ erted into a veritable city of tents. I One advance car has already left the | city, and another will be on the way I shortly to herald the coming of this — I the oldest, as well as one of the larg- I est circuses in the world. Two big I tr: ins, comprising fifty gaudily paint | ed cars, will leave Americus for Ma- I r-'>n on April 14th, where two days' re jl earsals will be given before the real I opening, Tuesday, April 17th. That | the show will be the largest in its his- I tory is embodied in the fact that near ! ly one thousand employees will be car ; rie® The tour will cover practically miles during, the season, and | will embrace the entire United States | from coast to coast. I Strange people from strange lands are pouring into the city daily, and ■ by next week all of the two hundred |p<;»!ormers will be mobilized here,! j when preliminary rehearsals will be' J held daily at the winter quarters out, on the district fair grounds. On ! the road three rings and two elevated ! stages are required to give the massive ! performance. Since last November the ■ work of preparing this gigantic enter- ■ prise for the 1917 road tour has been parried on at the winter quarters in! a quiet and orderly manner, and the| ! citizens of Americus feel very kindly ! toward the owners, Messrs. Mugivan! . and Bowers, extending them a cordial invitation to make this city their per manent home. QUARTERLY CONFERENCE AT NEW POINT METHODIST CHURCH Quarterly meeting was held at New 1 Point Methodist church Friday, Rev. B. Chester, presiding elder of the Americus district presiding at the fathering, which was well attended by m embers of the congregation. Dinner was served on the grounds and a most ! 'e'ightful day was spent. INCREASE IN BUIES GIVEN FEIN' THINGS WASHINGTON, D. C.. March 30. The Interstate Commerce commission today approved a general revision of freight rates on vegetables from the Southern states to the northern and middle western markets. The revision was authorized in order to bring these rates to a parity with those from other producing sections to the same mar kets. Many rates were increased by the action of the commission, while in some sections reductions will result. CONDUCTED EXAMINATION OF PHARMACY CHOIDITES Dr. E. L. Murray returned this morning from Atlanta, where he at tended a meeting of the State Board of Pharmacy for the purpose of examin ing 119 candidates for license to prac tice in the state of Georgia. Sixty-seven w-ere successful in se curing licenses. Dr. Murray conduct ing the examination in the pharmacy department. The candidates repre sented 27 states of the Union and na tives of several European countries also took the examination. SHRINERS OIGK FROM MEETING AF DOTHAN,ALA. A party of 11 Shriners from this city returned this morning from Dothan, Ala., where they attended the cere monial session of Alcazar Temple yes terday. About 500 Shriners from Alabama, Georgia, Florida and Mississippi were in attendance and the meeting was one of the most successful ever held by Alcazar. A class of 62 candidates crossed the hots sands, the parade which preceded the initiation being featured by the outlandish costumes worn by the nov ices. A big banquet formed the closing feature of the gathering. The Americus delegation included L, A. Morgan, S. R. Heys, P. E. West brook, R. H. Horton, J. R. Parker, F. F Olver, J. E. Hightower, W. E. Mitchell, George McDonald and Byrd Pulliam. AGGIES WITT OPEN THE BASEBALL SEfSOFI The Aggie nine will engage the Columbus Industrial boys in a game of baseball Saturday afternoon on the Aggie diamond. The game will be called at 3 o'clock. All indications point to a harl fought game. Reports say that the Columbus boys are in fine shape, but the Aggies are confident of defeating them. The visitors will likely receive a warm reception, in sact —a very warm one—for their entertainment (?) hxs been provided for. The Aggie team is in good shape and we know no plausible reason why it should not come out victorious. Sev eral of the bdys who starred last seas on have their old positions, and there is some mighty good new material on the line-up. Captain L*’ie is confi dent of a great victory and Managsr Dorman says that at last his dreams will lie realized. Let’s all who can go out and root for "Aggieville.” N'SBET MENOBUL OIY ORAIGR AT CORDELE E. A. Nisbet of this city has accepted an invitation from the United Daugh ters of the Confederacy at Cordele to driver the Memorial Day address in that city on April 26th. Mr. Nisbet’s oration will constitute the principal feature of the program in commemoration of the dead heroes o; the Confederacy, although several other events of interest have been ar snged for this occasion. WITHDRAWALS ON WESTERN FRONT 8Y THE GERMANS i NEW YORK, March 30—(Compiled by j the Associated Press from European | cables during the day.)—Additional i . withdrawals by the Germans on the i i’arronne front are announced by the' J | ! Germany war office, which says also that Frepch attacks on the canals east of the Neuville-St. Vaast line were re pulsed. The French war office announced the rest of the front is calm, except fori grenade fighting near Maisons de Champaigne. British Advance in France. 1 LONDON. March 30. —British troops operating in France today captured the 1 I town of Ruyalcourt, about 8 miles east of Bapaume. NICARAGUAN REVOLUTIONIST IS HELD AT NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS, March 30.—Infor mation from sources usually consider ed entirely erlable, says Juian Irian, former presidential candidates of the liberal party in Nicaragua, is held here' on a technical charge of illegally en tering the United States. Irian is real ly being held, however, pending inves- | ligation of his possible connection with 1 an alleged conspiracy to overthrow si-| multaneously the government of all Central American republics, establish f ing in their stead a union of states un ! der German influence. JILL IS QUIET FOR SPAIN SATS REPORT WASHINGTON, D. C„ March 30. The revolutionary movement which re sulted from the calling of a general strike, was directly responsible for the suspension of constitutional guarantees in Spain yesterday, according to an of ciai dispatch Ambassador Riano re ceived from Madrid early today. The dispatch said that the government au thorities had arrested all of the sign eis of the strike manifesto, and that tranquility now prevails throughout the kingdom. STANDARD SEWER PIPE CO. COMPLAINT WAS NON-SUITED Judge W. M. Harper yesterday as : ternoon declared a non-suit in the ! case of the Standard Sewer Pipe Com ’ pany, of Rome, Ga., vs. the Mayor and City Council of Americus. This ac- j ' tion was brought by the plaintiff to I recover $945.28 claimed to have been i due since 1911, when the present sew erage system in Americus was extend ed. Complications arose over the non-' ! fulfillment of contracts and the suit heard yesterday in the City court was ' the resut. It is understood that the 1 case will be carried to the higher' I courts. _______________ ALL SOUTHERN RAILROADS JOIN IN CRY FOR INCREASED ! RATES BEFORE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C., March 30. j Traffic officials representing practical | 1} every southern railroad, at a meet ing here’today, decided to join in the j request already presented by eastern and western ines, asking a freight rate advance averaging ten to fifteen per cent. WAR ADVERTISEMENTS SEEN IN LONDON PAPERS LONDON, March 30. —The following appeared in the Morning Telegraph. "FOUND, outside Officers' Shell Shoes Hospital, a lady’s pocket handkerchief. If the owner will write me I will tell her where she may send any others she, even uncomfortably, can do with out. We need at the London hospital every scrap of old linen we can get and by this time this precious bit has been put to better use. Address "Par cels,” Viscount Knutsford. Linen Room, London Hospital. OFFICERS CHOSEN FOR NEW COMPANY The permanent organization of the' Americus Lighting Company, successor; to the Americus Public Service Com- 1 pany, was perfected this morning at a meeting of the temporary officers and directors of the corporation. The charter for the new company was granted a few days ago by Judge' Z A. Littlejohn, of the Superior court and the formation of a permanent corps of officers and directors aunches' the Americus Lighting Company in formal style. The officers are Robert E. Steedle, of Philadelphia, Pa., president; W. A. Clader, Philadelphia, Pa, secretary treasurer. The directors are L. G. Council, Frank J. E. Johnson, H. C. Davis and Robert E. Steedle. Mr. Steedle arrived in Americus this! morning to attend the meeting and to make an inspection of the plants op- ! erated by the company. Mr. Clader, the secretary-treasurer, was in this' city a few days ago and installed a' new system of accounting in the offices ' of the corporation. After the meeting this morning it' was announced that the company will; spend $25,000 in rehabilitating the gas' and electric plants here, a new 400: horse-power boiler to be installed at j the electric plant immediately, while a large turbtne is also to be added to the present equipment. The service | lines are to be considerably extended, ! while in the gas department the equip- ! ment is to be improved and brought up to a high standard of efficiency. The . gas mains are also to be extended in certain sections of the city. Mr. Steedle stated that the Americus Lighting Company Will endeavor to af-' ford to the citizens of Americus the' best service possible by the use of up-to-date equipment and the mainte nance of a high standard of efficiency. ORDUNAOELAYEDTO : CLEAR ■ NUNES 3 (EDITOR’S NOTE—Conforming to a request of American naval au ’ thoritiee, this news article is pub lished with the port of arrival of ■ j the Orduna omitted.) i The fact that the Cunard liner Or ; duna had been stopped off the Irish court while enroute to America and hurried into the nearest port by a British torpedo destroyer, while the i' North Channel was cleared of a great float if German mines, was revealed . by the vessel’s officers on their arrival . late Friday. The vessels came into . I an American port three days overdue,. I the officer stating the mines sank two .' vessels before being removed entirely. >' Five American airplane experts who j' have been engaged in receiving con . I struction intruction with the French . government, returned on the Orduna to assist in the development of the . United States aerial service. .1 ; GERMANS TO RECRUIT IN POLAND AT ONCE | COPENHAGEN, Sweden, March 30. . ' Warsaw dispatches received here today ! show that recruiting ig evidently about I to be introduced in Poland by the Ger-! man authorities there. GERMANS HEAD BIG REIGN OF IERRDR GALVES’SON, Tex.. March 30.—A' reign of terror in the oil fields near! Minatiten, Mexico, is said to have re sulted because of German influences !at work there, according to passen gers arriving here from Mexicaco, on board a tanker which docked at Gal veston today. Several of the passengers said oper ations in the oil fields had been en tirely suspended as a result of the dis orders. It was also reported that W. H. Buckingham, general manager of the A. Guiltar Company on the penin sula of Tehuantepec, and his cashier, named Bannerman, had been killed by rioters. Buckingham and Bannerman ’ were both British subjects. CISY CIRCUS GETTING READY TO LEAVE FOR LONG TOUR The first advance advertising car !of the Robinson Shows which have , been wintering in Americus this sear I son, left today to begin a 30 weeks tour I of the United States ahead of the big i circus, which will soon leave this city to commence is annual schedule of performances. The second advertising car leaves in about one week, following the route taken by the first and placing adver tising matter in the cities to be vis . ited by the Robinson Shows. > Both the cars have been thoroughly I overhauled and newly equipped during I the winter months and as they start I thir long tour of the country, they rep , resent the best type of rolling stock I of this character. The big circus, which this year com , bines both the John Robinson’s Shows j and the Howe’s Great London Shows, ! will leave winter quarters in this city lon April 14th to open the season nt j Macon, where the first performance j will be given on April 17th. j Full dress rehearsals of all the arts I comprising the circus program for I this year will be held at the winter I quarters at the Fair Grounds here on i April 11th and 12th. These rehearsals i will be open to the public and no ad , mission will be charged. i Many new acts have been secured and the best features of the two shows j last year have been retained again for , the present season, so that the Robin i son Shows on the 1917 tour will pre i sent a top notch program. The menageries of both shows have been combined and the elephant herd consisting of 15 huge pichyderms, with the herd of 10 dromedaries and com i els, furnish special features in this in»- i portant department of the circus. The exact routing of the Robinson I Shows for the entire season has not been as yet fully determined, although it is not improbable that the schedule v ill include the states along the Pa> cific coast as well as the middle west The circus will work northward on leaving winter quarters and turn to the west as the season advances. Fifty cars will be required to haul the im mense amound of paraphernalia used i by the Robinson Shows. I There are now about 200 workmen engaged in putting the paraphernalia I in readiness at the fair grounds, while this force will be considerably lu ; crcsed within a few days. I About 50 of the performers have al ' ready arrived in Americus to prepare tor the rehearsals, and every morning I u hen the weather permit, the riders are busy at the grounds, limbering up j and practicing their acts. Next week I t he artists will begin to arrive in eon | siderable numbers, all being on hand i several days before the big show leaves I on its summer tour. WEBSTER SUPERIOR COURT TO CONVENE ON APRIL 2ND On Monday, April 2nd. .Webster Su perior court convenes for the spring ' session, and Judge Z. A Littlejohn. 1 Solicitor General John Allen Fort and Court Reporter Trad Glover will go over to attend the session. Quite a number of Americus lawyers will also attend, as will several from Lumpkin, Columbus, Richland and other places. This court generally lasts for about a week. After Webster court comes Schley, the second Monday in April, then Stewart, the third and fourth Mondays, Lee the first Monday in May, then Macon county, the second Mon ; day in May. which winds up the cir , cuit. and Summer will be reached on j the return from Macon county Su i perior court. ♦ DAILY WEATHER FORE! t>i ♦ • ♦ ♦ The weather forecast for Amer- ♦ ♦ tens and vicinity follows: ♦ ♦ FOR AMERICUS: Fair Friday. ♦ ♦ SATURDAY: Fair and clear ♦ 4- “Weather or No” — Rubber heels ♦ ♦ won't save you any shocks if you ♦ ♦ tread the primrose path.—Old ♦ ♦ Man Sage. * .•♦♦♦44444 NUMBER 77