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KHIRTY-MNTH YEAR.
COMMITTEES TO
HANDLE MATTER
HAVEBLENMMED
The committee on organization ap
pointed at a meeting held at Americus,
Georgia, to consider the food crisis re.
ports that it is necessary in order that
the local situation shall be taken care
of, to form an organization according
to the plans adopted at the National
Conference held at St. Louis under di
rection of the United States Govern
ment.
We, therefore, recommend that the
Americus and Sumter County Society
ot Food Production and Conservation
be formed immediately to work in
harmony with and under the direction
of the United States Council on Na
tional Defense and the Georgia State
Council, and by authority given this
committee by the resolution under
which, we were appointed we have
selected the following men and women
of Sumter county to serve on the sev
eral committees named and call upon
those appointed to perform this patri
otic duty.
The committees appointed for this
service are:
1. —An Executive Committee of sev
en to be in general charge of the Food
Campaign in Sumter county:
Crawford Wheatley, Chairman; .1.
Ralston Cargill, G. R. Ellis, Thomas
Harrold, E. H. Bradley, J. E. Mathis,
W. J. Boyett.
2. —A Committee on Conservation:
Hugh Mize, chairman, Americus; W.
O. Easterlin, E. C. Parker, C. C. Shep
pard, Americus; I. B. Dupree, Route
C. Americus; Will L. Chambliss, Route
A, Americus; Dr. H. A. C. Bagley.
Route A, Americus; J. J. Grant, W. J.
Slappey, Andersonville; J. J. Wilson,
B L. Dell, W. T. Anderson J. T. Bolton,
Leslie; W. L. Thomas, Sam Jennings,
Plains; John D. 'Williams, Smithville;
E. C. Webb, Sumter; Mrs. Frank Har
rold, Americus; Miss Sara Cobb, Amer
icus; Mrs. T. R. McLendon, Route B.
Americus; Mrs. Jno. Methvin, Route A,
Americus; Mrs. Jennie Morrell, Route
C, Americus; Mrs. Thad Wise, Plains;
Mrs. F. L. Wilson, Leslie; Mrs. Sam
Rogers, Sumter, R. F. D.; Mrs. B. T.
Johnson, Huntington; Mrs. B. F. East
erlin, Andersonville.
3. —A Committee on Markets:
W. M. Jones, Americus, Chairman;
Frank Lanier, Carr S. Glover, J. E.
Poole, Arthur Rylander, Neon Buchan
an, G. W. Riley, Frank Sheffield, L. G.
Council, R. E. McNulty. Americus; T.
W. Timmerman, R. S. Oliver, B. W.
Bacon, Plains; Leon Griffin, Leslie; W.
J. Hill, Cobb; George Bagley, DeSoto;
W. T. Calhoun, Arles Plantation; B. F.
Easterlin, Andersonville; E. R. Chap'-
pell, Americus, Route B; W. A. Chap
pell, Americus.
4. —A Committee on Publicity:
Mrs. Daisy Gnosspelius. Americus,
Chairman; Mrs. Minnie Hearn, Ander
sonville; Mrs. J. C. Logan, Plains;
Mrs. R. E. Howe, DeSoto; Miss Leila
Ranew, Leslie; Miss Delia Parker,
Americus. Route A; Miss Annie Driver,
Americus, R. F. D.; G. C. Thomas,
Cobb; J. E. Bacon, Americus, Route C;
C. A. Ames, J. M. Collum, Paul E.
Westbrook, Americus.
5. —A Committee on Home and School
Gardens:
Capt. John A. Cobb, Americus,
Chairman; Dr. D. B. Mays, G. T.
Cunningham, J. C. Brown, Americus;
A. W. Buchanan, R. F. D. C; Dr. Bow
man Wise, Plains; Jno. W. Peel, Route
2, Leslie; Frank Wilson, Jr., Leslie;
J. L. Glawson, Sumter; J. J. Smith,
Route 4. Smithville; Wallace Carter,
Andersonville; Mrs. Frank Harrold,
Americus; Mrs. George Van Riper.
Americus; Mrs. C. C. Sheppard, Amer
icus; Mrs. R. L. Jennings, Plains; Mrs.
V/. J. Hill, Cobb; Mrs. A. F. Hodges,
Andersonville.
6 A Committee on Production and
Food Survey:
W. A. Dodson, Americus, Chairman;
N. A. Ray, Gordon Heys, J. W. High
:ower, Chas. L. Ansley, C. C. Hawkins.
J. C. Carter, R. P. Stackhouse, W. E.
Brown, Americus; R. L. McNeil, R. F.
D. A, Americus; W. S. Morgan. Amer
icus R. F. D. D; J. M. Buchanan, R.
F. D. C, Americus; O. B. Daniels,
Route C, Americus; W. T. Calhoun, A.'
F Hodges, Andersonville; Dr. Sam
Wise, T. M- Lowry, Plains; W. E.
Mitchell, S. A. Rogers, R. S. Williams, !
BUILDING BARRACKS FOR NEW
OFFICERS CORPS AT M’PHERSON
ATLANTA, Ga., May 3.—Every
morning the sentries on duty at Fort
McPherson rub their eyes and marvel
at the appearance of another new
building which sprang up over-night,
for they are building them so fast to
house the students of the officers re’
serve corps training school that one
has to keep careful count on the car
penters. In ten days no less than fifty
barracks houses have been erected on
the grounds, and still there are nearly
twenty more remaining to be built be
fore May 8, the date on which the
school is scheduled to open.
J. P. BRITTON RESTING
COMFORTABLY TODAY
J. P. Britton, who suffered a second
paralytic attack at his home on Bran
con avenue on Wednesday morning,
was reported today as resting more
comfortably.
His condition is, of course, quite crit
ical, on account of the previous at
tack which occurred about three
E.onths ago, partially paralyzing his
right side, but strong hopes are enter
tained for his recovery.
Mr. Britton is well known through
out this section, being a member of
Camp Sumter, U. C. V., and a host of
friends in this city and vicinity will
join in sincere hope for his contin
ued convalescence.
WOODMEN ARRANGE FOB
BARBECUEJKXT week
/Americus Camp, No. 202, Woodmen
of the World, decided at its regular
meeting last night to hold a barbecue
and smoker next Wednesday night at
the Woodmen hall on Lamar street/
Committees were appointed to nave
charge of the affair, which is designed
to attract the large membership and
promote the best interests of the or
der. It is expected that special fea
tures of interest will be presented on
tbis occasion and further announce
ment will be made within a few days. •
( H AMP ( LARK STARTS FIGHT
ON ADMINISTRATION SPY BILL
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 3.
Speaker Clark relinquished the chair
this afternoon to open the fight on
the Wilson administration censorship
bill. Clark will lead the opponents
of the censorship paragraph of the
measure.
DR. COUPLAND HAS
DECLINED BISHOPRIC
ATLANTA, Ga.. May 3.—Dr. R. S.
Coupland, rector of Trinity church.
New Orleans, today formally declined
to become Episcopal bishop of At
lanta, to which position the recent Ma
con diocesan council elected him while
he was ill at hs home in Louisiana.
This action leaves the vacancy occas
ioned by the death of the recent Rt.
Rev. Cleland Kinloch Nelson, bishop
of the diocese, still open.
A B. Connors, R. J. Sims, Sumter; E.
R. Bolton, Leslie.
7.—A Committee on Public Meetings
and Education:
E. J. McMath, Chairman, Americus;
V.'. S. Roach. E. A. Nisbet. T. O.
Marshall, J. E. D. Shipp, Dr. W. B.
McWhorter, Americus; Jesse Timmer
man, Plains; Paul Easterlin, Ander
sonville; Prof. R. E. White, Sumter;
Tom Markett, Sumter; G. W. Walters,
Americus; R. L Wilson, Leslie; Jno.
Methvin, Americus; Eugene Drane,
Americus, Route C; W. H. Liggins,
Cobb; Jno M. Prance, Americus; Hom
er Prance. Americus; J. W. Cole, Route
2, Americus; Miss Rowena Long,
Americus, Mrs. Logan, Plains; Mrs.
Oscar McLendon, Mrs. Will Spann,
Plains; Mrs. Wallace Carter, Mrs. W.
J. Slappey, Andersonville; Mrs. E. C.
Webb, Sumter; Miss Cora Cocke, Les
lie; Mrs. N. A. Ray. Mrs. Ed Morgan,
Americus.
RECRUITING OFFICE FOR AMERICUS LIGHT INFANTRY IS NOW OPEN IN THIS CILY--I HE NAI ION CALLS
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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 3, 1917
INTEREST GROWS
IN REVIVAL FOB
TWOOFGHURGHES
Rarely has interest grown so rapidly
in a meeting as has been been in the
revival now in progress ts the First
Methodist church/ Evangelist Moore
has improved ggeatly sinse his last
visit to this place. Moore believes in
the gospel that he preaches and with
his intense manner and eneregtic ges
tures, he commands the attention and
interest of his hearers from the first to
the last word of his messages.
Last night the choir platform was
nearly filled, and some very fine sing
ing was heard. The song book which
the party is using has some very fine
ongregational songs, and the choir and
congregation are fast learning them,
and it is predicted that this meeting
will see some of the greatest religious
singing ever heard at a revival. Mr.
Stapleton knows his business, and as a
chorus leader his work is fast showing
results. He has organized a junior
choir also, and the young people are
singing the songs in a manner not to
be outdone by their seniors.
Last night Evangelist Moore preach
ed on the “Lost Christ." He showed
where people lost Christ in this world,
and how easy it was to do so. “Mary
and Jesus thought Christ was with
them in the temple,” said the speaker,
“bvt he was not, and they had lost him
for a full day before they knew it.”
They lost him at the most unlikely
place in the most unlikely time. Many
of you folks here tonight I have seen
with the light of heaven on your faces,
you were willing to talk religion and
pray with your friends, but you have
lost Christ. Where did you lose him?
Not in one great act of wickedness, 1
know, but you have gradually drifted
away, neglecting prayer meeting, neg
lecting Sunday services and things of
that sort until now some of you are
many days’ journey from him, and do
not know it, for you are going on the
supposition that he is with you. I tell
you that you have got to go back to
the place where you lost him, find him
and make up your minds that never
again are you going to lose him.” This
was a great message, and was listened
to with wrapt attention.
Services will continue each day at
10 a. m. and at 7:45 p. m., and every ■
cue is cordially invited to attend. Sing
ers of all denominations have a cordial
invitation from Mr. Stapleton to take
part in the singing and their work will
be greatly appreciated.
BRITISH OPEN IIP
HOLES IN LINES
DE THEJERMAKS
NEW YORK, May 3. —(Compiled by;
the Associated Press from European
cables during the day.)—New breeches J
are being made) in the already badly I
battered German line on the Arras
battlefield by a heavy British assault
launched along a twelve-mile front
this morning. The first official reports
announce a number of strong German
positions have already been captured,
while unofficial accounts specify that
the British also made progress to
wards Fresnoy. which seems likely tn
force the Germans to speedily evacuate
the town of Oppy, also that the Brit
ish advanced towards Cherisy and in
the Bullecourt region, which is south
of the river Sensee.
The French are not pressing ahead
on any wide front, but are giving the
Germans no resL They are employ
ing artillery vigorously and captures
of strong positions in the Champagne
region last night are reported.
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4 DAILY WEATHER FORECAST ♦
♦ 4
♦ The weather forecast for Amer- ♦
♦ icus and vicinity follows: 4
♦ FOR AMERICUS. Cloudy to- 4
4 night. ♦ ’
♦ FRIDAY: Probably SHOWERS. 41
♦ MANY SETTLERS FROM U. S. 4
4 AKE GOING TO CANADA 4
4 ♦
4 WINNIPEG, May 3.—Nearly ♦
4 three hundred freight cars were 4
4 required to transport the effects 4
4 of settlers entering Western Can- 4
4 ada from the United States during 4
♦ the past four weeks it was learn- 4
4ed at Immigration hall today. 4
4 The effects are valued at $558,757, 4
4 records showed. 4
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OFFERS SOO OGRES
FREE FOHIMTINO
I
W. M. Humber of the Empire Guano
; Co., which recently sold their plant to
the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co., in
. this city, offers free the use of 841
i acres of land in one large farm, about
[ three miles from Leesburg, to persons
, who will plant foodstuffs.
• j Mr. Humber made known his willing
i ness today to the Times-Recorder. It
. is a great opportunity and the patriot
i ism of the concern will likely call for
; volunteers to handle this land. No
• charge will be made for the use.
: During the days of the War Be
» tween the States, south Georgia was
known as the ‘granary of the Con-
• federacy,” and the same section has
I been called upon by President Wilson
. to furnish foodstuffs for the world.
r Any person interested is urged to see
i Mr. Humber immediately.
i
VITER INSINE IS
:PLEA FOR DEFENSE
I CHRISTIANSBURG, Va., May 3.
I The defense at the trial of Pro, Chas.
- E. Vawter, a Virginia Polytechnic In
i' stitute instructor, charged with the
s murder of Stockton Heth, Jr., intro-
> ducted physicians to prove Vawter in-
> sane. On the stand yesterday the de-
I fondant testified he killed Heth be-
> cause of alleged improper relations
t between him and Mrs. Vawter.
’ Letters introduced by the prosecu
-1 tion yesterday, written by Vawter, said
I that knowledge of Heth’s relations
with Mrs. Vawter would not interfere
1 with their friendship, and asked Heth
- to advance money with which Vawter
■ proposed to pay certain of his debts.
I These letters, it is explained, induced
s the introduction of the insanity plea,
II it having been announced previously
that the defense would rely upon the
"unwritten law" to clear the defend
ant.
| Later in the afternoon the attorneys
I for the defense indicated they had no
purpose to rely on the insanity theory
but wanted to prove Vawter was in .
1 sane when he wrote the letter to ■
I Heth, thereby destroying its value toi
I the prosecution.
I i IARMERS SHOULD APPORTION
SURPLUS SEED AMONG OTHERS I
-
i ATLANTA, Ga., May 3.—Every far-j
'i mer in Georgia who has more corn or:
' I potatoes, or peas, or velvet beans, or .
I syrup cane seed, or anything else ini
1 tire food crop line for planting purposes I
t’ an he actually needs for his own use. \
is urged as a patriotic duty to jtis.
' country to apportion his surplus
among brother farmers at the fair mar ;
1 ket prices, so that they can plant food
crops.
That there is a very serious, not to
' say alarming, shortage of seed for
planting in the state was developed at
the meeting of the Georgia Farmers'
union held yesterday in Atlanta, and
farmers throughout the state who have
more than they need were requested
to share with their fellow farmers in
the manner above stated.
SNAKE HAD HALF SWALLOWED
A FULL GROWN RABBIT
ATLANTA, Ga., May, 3.—J. 1. Cotey,
while hunting on the Natiosal High
way near Tifton, killed a rattlesnake
which was 5 feet seven inches in
length and had ten rattles.
The snake had half swallowed a
I full grown rabbit when Mr. Cotney
fired on it.
NORWAY MAY PUT
HER GAUSE WITH
KAISER’S ENEMY
NEW YORK, May 3.—(Compiled by
the Associated Press from European
cables during the day.)—Brazil has
now been drawn one step nearer war
with Germany and is one of three
countries hovering on the brink of tha
maelstrom which has convulsed, two
thirds of the whole world already.
Norway and China are the other two
rations which may shortly be added to
Gerhnany’s ever-lengthening list of
enemies.
Dr. Lauro Muller, the Brazilian for
eign minister, tendered his resigna
tion on the eve of the day set for the
Brazilian congress to determine
whether to declare war, and at the
same time President Braz, learning
that German authorities had detained
the Brazilan minister in that country,
ordered that the German minister to
Brazil be stopped en route to Uru
guay. Muller had persistently attacked
the president’s program as an impos
sibility.
The probability of Norway throwing
its strength to the side of the Entente
is based on the havoc wrought by Ger
man submarines on Norwegian ship
ping, which has aroused great bitter
ness in that country, as well as the
smouldering resentment against Ger
many for the annexation of Schles
wig-Holstei many years ago.
All reports from China agree that
advocates of war in that country are
in the majority and a formal declara
tion of hostilities may come any day.
HFTEEN DAYS TO COMPLETE
CONSCRIPTION REGISTRATION
WASHINGON, D. C., May 3.—Regis
| tration of approximately 7,000,000 men
! for military service will be completed
j within 15 days after the war depart -
i men machinery has been set in motion.
State election systems will do the work
under the federal government, the vot
ing precincts being the units. Regis
tration cards have been distributed by
the census bureau to mayors and the
most remote sections will be supplied
before the registration day, to be set
iby presidential proclamation. A pe
' rod of 15 days will intervene, probably
between the issue of the call and the
opening of the registration. Five days
will be allowed to complete registra
tion, and within thirty days the com
pleted roll will be in Washington.
CAMPAIGN IS ON
TO OUST HOLLINEE
US I CHANCELLOR
COPENHAGEN, Sweden, May 3.
Such German newspapers are have
been permitted to reach here indicate
the campaign against Chancellor von
Bethmann-Hollweg is again in full
swing. Opponents of the socialist on
indemnity peace plan arc telling the
workmen that unless a heavy indem
nity is exteted Germany will face a
debt of 120,000,000.000 marks at the
end of the war. I
GEORGIANS
IF COLD STEEL IS TO BE EMPLOYE® AGAINST THE ENEMY
WOULDN’T YOU ADVANCE WITH MORE CONFIDENCE IF YOU KNEW
THE MAN ON YOUR RIGHT AND ON YOUR LEFT HAD JOINED THE
COLORS FROM THE FIELDS OF Si MTER?
OTHER MEN MAY BE JUST A-’ BRAVE, BUT THE FIRING LINE
IS NO PLACE TO EXPERIMENT.
SERVE WITH MEN WHOSE INTERESTS AND SYMPATHIES ARE
IN COMMON WITH YOUR OWN.
APPLY FOR ENLISTMENT IN .
THE AMERICUS LI( HT INFANTRY,
CO. 1,2 D. GA, INF.
ORGANIZING motorcyclists
( OKI’S AMONG ATLANTA RIDERS
ATLANTA, Ga., May 3—Motorcy
clists of Atlanta, of whom there arc
several hundred, are preparing to or
ganize several companies of motorcy
cle minute men and tender their ser
vices to the government whenever thy
may be needed. Officers of the Fifth
regiment, Georgia National Guard, sta
tioned in Atlanta, are training the
men in handling motorcycles equipped
with machine guns, and in other mo
torcycle maneuvers, such as despatch
riding, directing movement of troops
and supplies, etc.
C. OF GA. MEETS
SOUTHEBN CHANGE
• Although the Central of Georgia rail
way declined the request of Americu
for better train connections out of
Macon in the morning for Atlanta, the
Souther railway made a change which
provides a convenient service.
Now the Central of Georgia comes
back with a change in their schedule
which shows a train, effective May
6th, leaving Macon at 11:05 a. m., ar
riving at Atlanta at 1:55 p. m., with
only a few stops. The new Central
train will make it possible for a per
son leaving Americus at 6:40 a. m., ar
riving at Macon at 9:30 a. m„ to leave
via either the Southern or Central
within a short time.
HOW THE NEW ARMY
WILL BE SECURED
/ President Wilson will at once order
registration of males between ages
provided by law, sheriffs, county offi
cers and postmasters conducting reg
istration./
Impris/nment,of from three to twelve
months provided for refusal to regis
ter; heavy penalty for regisration offi
cers making false returns.
Eight million or more will be regis
tered. From this number first 500,000
will be selected by lot. Wheels of for
tune, or jury wheels, may be used in
this process.
Selected men will be divided among
sixteen training camps, sites for which
aro practically decided upon.
Those not selected for first increment
may be taken for subsequent incre
ments.
Registration to be completed by Au
gust 1. Training to begin about No
vember 1. First 500,010 Tady for war
July 1, 1918.
Pay, allowances and pensions to be
same as in regular army.
ANOTHER AMERICUS
BOY GETS PROMOTION
/Winifred Peters, who enlisted a
few weeks ago in the United States
Navy has been promoted to the rnki
of petty officer in the recruit com
pany with which he has been con
nected since his entrance to the
training school at Norfalk, Va/ He
was a member of the senior class of
the Americus High School and his
military training in the high school
cadet corps proved instrumental in
securing his promotion.
Many of the Americus boys who
enlisted in the navy a few weeks ago
have sailed on a training ship for
points in the West Indies, while a few
of the recruits from this section are
still quartered at Norfolk.
C IT V
Sedition!.
U-ROAT SERIOUS
AAENACEANDFOOD
CHIEF HIS GOME
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 3.—That
the submarine menace and ways to
combat it by increased shipping re
strictions on non-essentials exports to
Europe, and naval co-operation with
Entente sea forces is the main inter
est of the British mission here. It
became known this afternoon that the
British do not regard the situation as
in any sense fatal, however.
Hoover Here From England.
NEW YORK, May 3.—Herbert C.
Hoover, chairman of the commission
for relief in Belgium, arrived today
and said he would go at once to
Washington, where he will assume his
new duties as head of the nation’s
food board. He said the submarine
menate rendered the food situation in
Belgium and northern France desper
ate. He said also that adult deaths
in the industrial regions there tripled
during March and April, as compared
with previous months. The children,
he explained, were fed first by the
commission.
279 Drowned When Transport Sana
LONDON, May 3.—A German sub
marine sank the British transport Ar
cedian April 15th, and it is Relieved
that 279 missing persons were all
drowned.
3 Drowned on Rockingham.
LONDON, May 3.—Three persons
were drowned when a German subma
rine sank the American armed ves
sel Rockingham, according to survi
| vors. Thirteen men in one boat un
accounted for this afternoon are still
missing.
SMITH FAMILY LEAD IN RANKS
OF U. S. ARMY AND NAVY
ATLANTA, Ga., May 3.—Do you be
long to the Smith family? If so your
kindred are the most widely repre
sented family in the ranks of Uncle
Sam's Army and Navy, according to
statistics recently compiled and
shown by recruiting officers here.
The "Tommy Atkins” of British
fame would be “Frank Smith" it
American soldiers were ever given a
name title, for out of the 2,000 Smiths
now serving their nation’s flag, there
are 181 Franks, as against 165
John’s and 160 each of Charlies and
Williams.
Murphys take the lead among those
of Irish'descent, with 322 and though
the Hebrews have never been fam
ous for military genius since the
days of the Maccabees, the Cohens
are patrioticly to the forefront with
; 122 soldiers and sailors.
CITY TREASURER OF
WAYCROSS GETS A
SALARY OF 91.00 A YEAR
ATLANTA. Ga.. May 3.-The Way
cross city government has taken the
bull by the horns on the high cost of
j living, and lias today the lowest sal
! aried city official in the world in the
person of City Treasurer E. A. Stubbs,
who gets the munificent sum of SI.OO
per year.
This means that Mr. Stubbs gets a
fraction less than one third of a
i cent per day for his services, or about
two cents per week.
He doesn’t need the money—it
wouldn't pay for shoe leather in walk
ing to and from the office anyway—
and has taken the job purely from
civic patrotism. the doller being
tacked on to make the arrangement
legal.
WAR SOON TO RESULT IN
CURTAILED RAILROAD SERVICE
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 3.—Ad-
Id: essing the national defense confer
ience of governors and state repre
sentatives, Daniel Willard forecasted
immediate curtailment of passenger
and train service in the United States
and the shipment to the allies of this
coutry’s entire output of rolling stock
and rails.
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