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VHIRTY-NINTH TEAR,
REBUKE IS SENT
ID LARSEN FROM
1 CONSTITUENT
VIDALIA, Ga., April 27.—F. F. God.
dard has replied to Congressman W.
W, Larsen of the Twelfth congressional
district, for what he termed the lat
ter’s attempt to array the rural dis
tricts against the cities and intimate
that the president and his advisers are
particeps criminis with corporate in
terests, wealth and a subsidized press.
Wire From Larsen.
The incident came about through
a telegram sent by Congressman Lar
sen in which he charged that the ad
ministration bill placed the burden
of conscription on the poor and the
rural disrticts. while the committee
bill would place the burden on rich
and poor alike, and scarcely touch the
rural districts. He asked Goddard to
place the matter before the voters of
conscriptive age in his district, and
wire him their views, stating that it
vas a question of corporate interests,
wealth and subsidized newspapers
against poverty and poor young man
hood. The voters of the district had
previously sent to him a petition urg
ing that he support the administration
bill.
The Telegram.
The telegram from Congressman
Larsen to Goddard follows:
“Washington, D. C., April 25. —Do
the people of Vidalia know that both
majority and minority report is
against the administration bill, which
seeks to conscript all ages between
19 and 25, and that the committee
recommends the conscription between
21 and 40? The majority favors the
raising of an army, first by volun
teers. then conscription, if necessary,
and the minority, led by a republican,
favors conscription only.
“The committee bill puts the bur
den on rich and poor alike from 21
to 40, and the administration bill puts
it on those from 19 to 25,. which you
know are poor folks. Do the people
understand that for an army of 2,000,-
000, Georgia’s quota will be about
50.000, or 4,000 to a congressional dis
trict, and that from 19 to 25, 15,000
would come fiom the cities and 30,-
000 from the rural districts, whereas
over 70,000 can'be raised from 21 to
40, without touching rural districts?
"How do the boys between 19 and
25 view the situation, corporate inter
ests, wealth and subsidized press
against poverty and poor young man
hood? Show to and confer, with
signers of petition yesterday and wire
me. W. W. LARSEN.”
Goddard’s Reply.
Goddard replied as follows:
“Vidalia, Ga., April 26.—When you
attempt to array Die rural districts
against the cities, and intimate that
the president and his advisers are
particeps criminis with corporate in
terests, wealth and a subsidized press,
to place an unjust burden on poor
young manhood of the country, you
place yourself beyond pale of any fur
ther consideration at my hands.
”F. F. GODDARD.”
CLUB WOMEN HELD
ROM MEETING
The members of the Home Econom
ics Club of Cobb held a most enthus
iastic meeting yesterday afternoon at
which about 30 ladies from that vicin
ity were present.
Dr. W. B. McWhorter, county health
commissioner, delivered an address on
•Malaria—lts Causes, Treatment and
Prevention.” He also explained the
operation of the Ellis health bill un
der which his office was created.
Mies Sarah Cobb', of Americus,
spoke on the work of the Red Cross
and described the progress ifiade by
the Americus Cliapter. It was decid
ed that a Red Cross chapter be org
anized at Cobb as soon as possible.
Miss Rowena Long, Home Economics
c.nmtcr county, spoke on
preservation and conservation of food
products.
Miss Zera Cocke is president and
Mrs. John Statham secretary-treasurer
of the Cobb organization.
HEAVY EARTHQUAKE
FELT BY ITALIANS
•
LONDON. April 27. — A. violent earth
quake occurred Thursday in the prov
inces of Tuscany and Umbria, accord
ing to a Rome news dispatch receivedl
here early today. In the province of
Arezzo, the dispatch states, near Mon
terchi, principal city of the department,
many persons were killed and much
property damage sustained during the
continuance of the quake.
YOUNG MOTT CHILO
HAS PASSED AWAY
Friends in Americus will learn with
regret of the death of Willie Ann Mott,
the two and a half year old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Mott, who re
side on the Arles plantation, east of
the city. The young child passed peace
fully away, following a brief illness.
Thursday morning at 9:30 o’clock, the
news reaching Americus late that af
ternoon. The remains were taken to
Buena Vista Friday morning for in
terment, the burial being at 9:30
o’clock this morning in the cemetery
at that place.
REVIVAL TO BEGIN
BY THEJVIETHOOISTS
The revival meeting of the First
and Lee Street Methodist churches will
begin at the First church Sunday and
continue through Sunday, May 20th.
The preaching will be done by Rev. Ar
thur Moore.
The aiagiag will consist of chorus
choir work, solos, duets, quartets, etc..
and will be led by O. W. Stapleton, one
of the greatest evangelistic singers in
America. The pianist is C. D. Kidder,
and in his line he Is unsurpassed.
Hours of meeting will be 10 a. m.
and 7:45 p. m., daily. The public is
cordially invited.
GERMAN DESTROYERS
(TTAGUHE COAST
LONDON, April 27.—A flotilla of
German destroyers attacked Ramsgate,
on the east coast of England, during
last night, announcement of the at
tack being made early today. The ene
my warships threw a number of shells
into the town, which is unfortified,
killing many women and injuring one
man, and two women. Twenty-one
houses, many of them residences, were
damaged before the attackers were fin
ally driven off.
W. L. WEST, AMERICUS MAN.
ACCEPTS POSITION AT ALBANY
W. L. West, formerly a Sumter coun
ty resident, and son of J. P. West, of
Americus, has secured a position with
the Seminole Drug Co., of Albany, and
entered upon his duties there. He has
lecently traveled this territory for the
H. R. Mulford Company, of Ph'ladel
p.'ifa lining headquarters at Colum
bus. and has many friends in Ame-icus
and Sumter county, who will learn
with interest of his decision to locate
at Albany. He is a drug man of ex
perience, and is no stranger to Albany
people, having resided in that city
some time ago during a brief period.
I IKE DESTROYS FARM
BUILDINGS NEAR AMERICUS I
The farm of Frank Joiner, a well
known citizen of Sumter county, resid
•ii'g near Myrtle Springs, was visited
by fire yesterday, the flames destroy
ing the dwelling, barns and outhouses.
The fire occurred shortly after noon
and in spite of the efforts of the owner
cud his hands, practically none of!
.the household goods were saved.
About $250 in cash was also lost by
the conflagration. The insurance car
ried on the contents of the buildings
was small.
RECRUITING OFFJCEJFOR AMERICUS.LIGHT INFANTRY IS'NOW OPENIIN THIS CITY—THE NATION CALLS
AMERiEUSTIMES-REEQRDER
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
GERMAN PAPERS
ARE FILLED WIIH
I DEEP ANXIETY
•
COPENHAGEN, Sweden, April 27.
All Germans newspapers received here
today indicate there is deep and wide
spreda apprehension in that country
that a revival of last week’s strike is
imminent. The leading papers are
literally filled with a chorus of expos
tulations, while the appeal of Imperial
Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg, ad
dressed to the federal states, is in
reality to have its chief effect upon
the working men. The appeal warns
the states against the danger of
strikes, especially among the four big
miners’ unions and issues an addi
tional warning against rioting accom
panying strikes, it being shown that
actual violence has already occurred
in Westfalen and Silesia. At the same
time' is it officially announced that
further strikes among munitions work
ers will be taken as justifying the gov
ernment in summarily sending strik
ing workmen, although exempt from
military service, to the front ranks.
NEGRO PLEADS GUILTY
ON CHARGE OF LARCENY
Robert Smith, a negro charged with
larceny from the house, this morning
entered a plea of guilty and was sen
tenced to pay a fine of $125 or serve
10 months on the chaingang. The negro
stole $4.05 from the establishment of
Josh Simmons, a negro undertaker
o this city.
MOTOBFIBf TRUCK
HIS Pffl TEST
The new motor pumping engine re
cently installed by the Americus fire
department at a cost of $8,500 yester
day afternoon successfully passed the
endurance and capacity testa imposed
by the Southeastern Underwriters’ as
sociation.
The organization of fire insurance
companies sent a representative to this
city to supervise the test, upon which
depended the acceptance or rejection
of the apparatus by the City of Ameri
cus.
On Wednesday an effort was made to
| bold the test but on account of the
“stiffness” of the engine, due to the
fact that it hard just come from the
factory, a nd had been run but a few
times, considerable difficulty was ex
perienced. Several minor alterations
lan i repairs were made and yesterday
I afternoon the pump had been “tuned
I up” to the .point where it was ready
I for the test.
j For two hours the machine register
ed a pump pressure of 120 pounds per
square inch, then for half an hour the
•pressure was jumped to 220 pounds
; and tor the final half hour a pressure
lot 260 pounds pump pressure was
•maintained. Throughout the test an
(average of 931 gallons of water per
minute vas maintained at the nozzle.
The test was conducted at the city
•pumping station.
The Southeastern Underwriters' as
sociation will formally announce its
favorable report on the pump and the
city council will then accept it _
The installation of the pumping en
gine was one of the requirements fixed
by the insurance companies for the
securing of lower insurance rates in
Americus.
ENGLAND’S TOBACCO
EXPENDITURE WAS
PER HEAD FOR THE YEAR
LONDON, April 27.—Despite the
government’s restrictions against to
bacco importations, last year showed a
heavy increase in the amount consum
ed in Great Britain. A total of 48,-
090,000 pounds sterling was «j*nt last
| year for 130,700,000 pounds of tobacco,
as against 40,000,000 pounds sterling
on 126,000,000 pounds the previous
year.
England’s tobacco expenditure per
head for the year was $5.25.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 27, 1917
NEW DEMURRAGE LAW
IS EFFECTIVE MAY FIRST
WASHINGTON, DJ C., April 27.
Representatives of the railroads of
the United States and the chief ship
jiers of the nation, attending the con
vention of the National Industrial
Traffic league here, agreed today that
the new demurrage rites provided to
become effective May Ist will consist
of a charge of $2.00 dully for the first
four days each car is detained by a
shipper after arrival a®d delivery, and
that $5.00 daily be charged after the
expiration of that
iieterisT Hedge
SUPPORT TD FLIG
The strong sentiment of loyalty to
the flag of our country possessed by the
Confederate veterans of Sumter coun
ty was admirably shown yesterday at
the Memorial Day exercises in the High
school auditorium, when by a rising
vote, they adopted a resolution, intro
duced by Capt. John A. Cobb.
The resolution was as follows: “Re
solved, That our thanks are hereby
extended to Judge John Ross for his
able, patriotic memorial address, and
particularly as to the sentiments of
loyalty due from all of use to the Stars
and Stripes, the flag waving over a
united nation.”
NMIL PLINS
Will DfFOLIM
The committee appointed by Mayor •
L. G. Council to have charge of the(
permanent organization in Sumter)
county in the matter of increasing the
food production in this section, is pre
paring to announce' the list of sub
committees to carry on the work in the
various districts of the county.
The members of the permanent com
mittee are W. M. Jones, G. R. Ellis, Ar
thur Rylander, J. Ralston Cargill, N.
A. Ray.
The members of the various sub
committees to conduct the food produc
tion campaign throughout the county
will be announced on May 2 at the
I mass meeting to be held in Americus
lat which Dr. Andrew M. Soule, presi-j
' dent of the State College of Agricul-j
' ture, will be the principal speaker.
The permanent committee on organi
' zation has adopted the plans advocated )
•by the national and state commissions (
(entrusted with the task of directing!
' the work of increasing the food produc
(tion in the nation. These plans will
(be fully discussed at the big meeting
■ on Wednesday next, and it is expected
• that the farmers and business men of
I this entire section will be on hand at
! that time to become informed as to the
. methods to be used.
DISTRICT MEETING
BEGINS SESSIONS
The district Sunday school conven
tion opened this morning in Ellaville
Tfor a two-day session which will be at
tended by delegates from every Sunday
school in the Americus district.
Dr. J. H. Therrel. field secretary of
the state Sunday school organization,
will be present and deliver several in
teresting talks on various phases of
the Lee Street Methodist church in
Americus, will direct the singing dur
ing the convention.
T. M. Furlow, superintendent of the
Lee Street Methodist Sunday school
and chairman of the state executive
committee, will preside at the ses
sions.
Many interesting features have
arranged on the program and plans
will be made for the pert the Americas
district is to take in the- state Sunday
school convention, which is to be held
in Savannah next month.
Many Sunday school workers from
Americus will be in attendance at the
sessions.
NEW PREMIER OF
SPUN TO SHIELD
HBNIBMTIIIN
PARIS, April 27.—Marquis Prieto,
Spain’s new premier, in an interview
granted the Petit Journal correspon
dent at Madrid today, declares Spain
cannot adopt a policy of neutrality
when the national honor and Interest
is involved. Incidentally, he Indicated
his administration would support en
ergetically the vigorous note sent by
its predecessor to Germany. "Who
can have any consideration for a na
tion which is disposed to swallow any
affront ” he said, and then added he
would soon lay the entire matter be
fore the Spanish parliament.
TO OFFER FREE GRAZING
LANDS IS ST. PAUL PLAN
: ST. PAUL, Minn., April 27. Fou
million acres of land in northern Wis
consin and Minnesota will be offered
free for grazing to farmers and stock
men of the middle west in the hope of
releasing farm land for raising war
crops. The St. Paul association is com
piling the list which will be given
widet publicity in an attempt to get
stockmen to use this land and release
more fertile land for crops. Farmers
owning only small herds would or
ganize, send a representative to select
a tract of grazing land, and ship their
herds to be cared for by a herder. Com
munity action of this kind w-ould be an
conomy to farmers and would increase
materially, it was pointed out.
lEOMDBGE bis,
U-BOJT PLAN NEXT
LONDON, April 27.—1 nan import-j
ant speech delivered at Guild hall here ,
today, Hon. David Lloyd-George, the
British premier, declared that British
preparations are already beginning to
show their effectiveness in land war
fare. The next job, he said, would be
to deal with Germany piracy on the
high seas, to which step army condi
tions had driven them, and expressed)
(confidence that the Entente Allies, as-.
(sifted by the United States, would
i ultimately handle the situation com
( pletely. He appeal to tho patriotic cit.
■ mens of the empire to help the gov
(ernment in its effort to settle the ir
irtating Irish question.
( The premier, before concluding, said
i a satisfactory settlement of the Irish
(question is essential to the peace of
j the world and a speedy victory for the
(Entente. He added then that prior to
(.lune, 1917, the British lost 84 guns
on the French front, and none had
been lost since that date. The British,
he asserted, are now capturing ten
times as many prisoners as the Ger
mans.
Submarine Warfare Declured Success.
BERLIN, April 27.—1 t is officially
announced that Vice Admiral von Ca
pello, minister of the navy in the Imper
ial Germany cabinet, told the Reich
stag main committee today that the
success of Germany’s submarine cam
paign continued great, with the losses
sustained small. The naval minister
predicted that Germany's expectations
at the time ruthless submarine war
against England was declared, will ul
timately be realized.
ROOSEVELT -CALLED DOWN”
IN TELEGRAM FROM LEITER
WASHINGTON, D. C.. April 27.
.Joseph Leiter, president of the Army
League, has telegraphed Col. Theodore
Roosevelt, asking him to desist from
fata agitation for a volunteer division
for servUre in France, because his
attitude was “giving aid and comfort
■tc the enemy” in congress.
“I do not. believe any one questions
yG«r pa-tr»Gt»®ui Os yOiiT Auivricaiiisui
ir. the present crisis,” said the mes
sage, “yet I regret that in your ef
forts to p-ut our flag on the firing line
at the head of a force of volunteers you
are giving aid and comfort to the ene
my in congress.”
BRITISH EMPIRE HAS
KEWJAOE TARIFF
LONDON, April 27.—Andrew Bonar
Law, imperial chancellor of the ex
chequer, announced in the house or
commons today that the imperial war
conference had formally endorsed pro
posed preferential trade tariffs be
tween different porta of the British
Empire. There is to be no change,
however, during the continuance of
the war, existing tariffs remaing as at
present until peace is declared.
COMMISSION STARTS
WORK ON MAY FIRST
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 27.
Hearings on the petition for a general
increase of freight rates will start be
fore the Interstate Commerce commis
sion here on May Ist.
The petition is that filed first by
eastern railroads, following the su
preme court decision upholding the 8-
hour law, their petition being more
lecently supplemented by like appeals
from southern and western railroads.
The increases asked vary between 15
and 25 per cent.
INFANT’S REMAINS
TAKEHD HELENA
The remains of little Sarah Frances
Tapley, 18 months old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. M. Tapley of this city,
were takmk noon to. Helena, Ga.,
for interment.
The child died this morning at 1
o'clock at the Tapley restdenee “-on
Felder street, after an illness of only
four days.
The funeral will be held in Helena
on Saturday morning at 10 o’clock,
I with interment in the cemetery at
(that place. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Phil-
I lips and Mrs. A. B. Tapley, the child’s
grandparents, reside in Helena, the
former home of Mr. and Mrs. W. M,
Tapley.
WELL KNOWN WOMAN
WILL SPEAK HERE
Mrs. Nellie Peters Black, president
of the Georgia State Federation of
Women’s clubs, has accepted an invl
i lotion to deliver the opening literary
; address during commencement week at
(the Third District A. & M. college.
I Mrs. Black will speak at the exer
| vises to be held at 11 o’clock on the
; morning of Monday, May 14th, at which
(time the events arranged for the com
; mencement week will be formally be-
gun.
The acceptance by Mrs. Black of the
(invitation extended by Supt. J. M.
(Collum, is a matter of extreme grati
, f.cation. not only to the officials of the
i institution itself, but to the citizens
lof t his community generally, for her
| reputation as one of the foremost wo
, men of the South is generally known,
j On a previous occasion only a few
I weeks ago, Mrs. Black delivered a
(splendid address in Americus, and her
(appearance here on May 14th, will be
I learned of with nleasure throughout
this section.
ANOTHER RECRUIT HAS
LEFT TO JOIN U. S. NAVY
I Cecil W. Walters, of Plains, left
(this afternoon for Atlanta, to stand
j his final examination for enlistment in
(the United States navy . A. M. Fer
irillo, in charge of the Americus re-
I cruiting station, passed Walters on his
! preliminary examination.
♦ DAILY WEATHER FORECAST ♦
*- ♦
r Tne weather fortcast for Amer- ♦
♦ icus and vicinity follows: ♦
♦ FOR AMERICUS: Overcast ♦
♦ skies today. ♦
♦ SATURDAY: Cooler and prob- ♦
♦ ably showers. ♦
CIXY
fl RITISH BEGIN
ADVANCES AFTER
GEBMffi HILT
NEW YORK, April 27.—(Compiled by
the Associated Press from European
cables during the day.)—Having with
stood all of the violent attempts of
the Germans to drive them from the
commanding positions they previously
captured on the Arras battlefield, Brit
ish armies have again begun to forge
ahead. Advances are announced today
on two of the most important sector*
in that region, one in a drive towards
Bouai, and the other near the Arras-
Camb rai road.
The French along the Aisne are al
sc employing infantry to good effect,
and have gained ground in the Hurte
bise region, where German possession
of Craonne menaced the French. It is.
also announced the French have im
proved their positions near Cerny anti
that they advanced near Moonvilliers
and elsewhere in the Champagne re
gion.
A grand total of one hundred and
thirty German cannot have been taken
since April 16th, according to authentic
announcement.
The British campaign under General’
Maude in Mesopotamia continues t<>
score marked progress, with anothed
Turkish retreat recorded today. Ther-t
is little news concerning the Russian
column supposedly operating in con
junction with five British in the Tigris
region.
The German war office announced
late today that along the Aisne and in
the Shampagne region the artillery
actions are gradually developing
greater violence.
Hindenberg Threatens Workers.
AMSTERDAM, April 27.—Berlin
newspapers received here today publish:
an appeal signed by General Goener.
German director of munitions and sup
plies, saying: “Our army needs arms
and munitions. Did you read Hinden
burg's letter? How dare you defy
him.”
SUBMARINE MENACE GRAVE,
BUT IT WILL BE OVERCOME
I WASHINGTON, D. C.. April 27.
Rear Admiral Sir Dudley R. S. deChair,
the veteran naval officer of Great Brit
ian’s war commission to hte United
States, has given a group of Washing
to newspaper correspondents a first
hand story of some of his experiences
during the two years he commanded a
patrol fleet chasing German subma -
j rines. Without minimizing the danger
of the submarine menace to shipping,
he'confidently predices that it will be
overcome.
The admiral said a German subma-
• rine campaign on the American coast
I would not be profitable from the Ger
(man point of view, without extensive
(supply bases on this side of the At-
I lentic. He spoke of the memorable
lessons the Allies had learned in the
war, and said he and his colleagues
had come to place them at the dis
posal of the American government.
AMEHIGUS SHHINERS
I
MADE FINE SHOWING
The Americus delegation of Shrin
ers attending the big ceremonial ses
sion of Alee Temple in Albany yester
; day carried off the honors of the
II grand parade which was one of
Jday by their excellent showing in »hv
.: prime features of the occasion.
. Fifty-five Americus Shriners were
jin line, dressed entirely in white.
with the exception of the regulation
Shriners’ fez. and carrying jaunty
’) swagger canes with the Shrine colors
•. attached.
► j Four candidates. T. C. Tiiiman, Sam.
►|L Cohen, M. M. Jennings and Dr. ff.
’' P Wise, were taken along by the
• Americus delegation to cross the hot
■ sands. The entire quartet made the
• trip in safety, suffering nothing more
• serious than blistered pedal extrem- ■
’ 'ities.
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