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ITHIRTY-NINTH YEAR.
CANDLE SERMON
WAS I FEATURE
OF THEJIEVIVAL
Last night at the First Methodist
church, to what was probably one of
the largest gatherings of children and
young folks ever had in Americus, O.
W. Stapleton delivered his famous can
dle sermon.
It would be useless to try to describe
this wonderful illustrated sermon, and
it is the universal verdict that this
lecture was the most original and
unique services ever held under relig
ious auspices.
To commence with, Stapleton pro
duced a large American flag from what
seemed to be a great bundle of flags of
different nations. Then producing a
small flag from apparently nowhere.
Stapleton invited a small boy from
the congregation to the platform, to
hold the flag for him, but, presto! the
flag disappeared, but shortly afterward
was produced from a tube where a mo
ment before Stapleton had put a lighted
candle. These two acts of ledgerder
main greatly amused the congrega
tion and assured Stapleton of their
wrapt attention for the remainder of
the evening.
A large table was on the platform,
on which were many candles of differ
ent sizes and colors. A large candle
in the center represented .Jesus, and
from tlie light of Jesus, all the other
candles were to be lighted. But in ail
cases there was some hindrance to the
candles receiving the light, and this
hindrance had to be removed before
the candle would receive the light.
Some candles would not receive the
light on account of a deck of cards,
others because their heads were in a
whiskey bottle, while money, temper,
obstinacy, pride, unclean hearts, and
many other things prevented them re
ceiving the light. Among those of spe
cial mention was the church baby, who
cried every time that the preached
stopiied petting him. Also the church
member who w’ould have hs own way
or split the church wide open, was very
unique. Space does not permit giving
a detailed account of this lecture, but
it can safely be said that the lessons
derived will long be remembered by
those who were present.
Stapleton will give another one of
his illustrated lectures Friday after
noon at 3 p. m., at which all are
cordially invited to attend, and he has
many surprises in store for that ser
vice.
This morning Stapleton and C. D.
Kidder visited the High school, where
they entertained the pupils with songs
and readings. Kidder is fast winning
for himself a warm place in the hearts
of the young people of the High school,
for his readings and parodies are
greatly enjoyed and appreciated. Kid
der is quite a humorist and some of
bis musical monologues, in which he
introduces local characters, are highly
amusing.
Services will continue daily at 10 a.
m. and 7:45 p. m.
WOODMEN OF WORLO
' ID SHE BARBECUE
Tomorrow night at Woodmen hall,
the Americus Camp, No. 202, W. O. W ,
will give a big barbecue, every member
being invited to attend the function,
v.hich is one of the regular social
events arranged during the season by
the entertainment committee.
An old-fashioned Georgia feast is
promised by those in charge of the ar -
rangements, and it is expected that a
large percentage of the 350 members
of the local camp will be in attendance.
In addition to the gustatorial fea
tures of the program, there are to be
several informal speeches on various]
phases of Woodcraft, Rev. R. L. Bivins, ■
W. T. Lane, J. M. Tobin, Gordon How
ell, W. A. Dodson, C. J- Clark. Stephen ■
f ace and Zach Childers being slated
to deliver short talks.
Quite elaborate preparations have
been made for the event and every
members of Amricus camp. No. 202. is
urged to be on hand at the short busi
ness session which will precede the
xrbecue.
TESTIMONY ALL SUBMITTED
IN VAVVTER MURDER TRIAL
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va„ May B.
The taking of testimony in case of
Charles Vawter, charged with the mur
der of Stockton Heth, was concluded
here today, and consel for the state
began summing up in the first argu
ment to be delivered since the open
ing of the famous case.
3,081 Will TO KEI
111 miOINE CAMP
ATLANTA, Ga., May B.—More than
three thousand applications for places
in the camp for Georgia, Florida and
Alabama officers at Fort McPherson,
have been received by the authorities
in charge of the camp, and it is an
nounced that the first five hundred ap
plicants selected to be trained for com
missioned officers places will be noti
fied of their acceptance tomorrow. The
camp, it is expected, will have been
fully organized and training well un
der way by May 15th.
WANT A BILLION TO
BUILD A 818 FLEET
WASHINGTON, D. C., May B.—Con
gress is to be asked to appropriate sl,-
000,000,000 for building a merchant fleet
to overcome the submarine menace.
The shipping board program, just
announced, contemplates the diversion
cf all steel mill products to govern
ment uses, even to cancelling private
contracts, if necessary, and the board
estimates that through application of
these measures the government will bs
enabled to construct between 5,000,000
and 6,000,000 tons of shipping during
the next two years.
MRS. E. H. LIPFORD EXPECTED
TO LIVE BUT A FEW HOURS
Reports from the bedside of Mrs.
L‘. H. Lipford, who is critically ill at
her home on Barlow street, are that
her condition is decidedly worse and
that the fatal termination of her ill
ness is expected.
Mrs. Lipford has been confined to her
home for some time past and during
the past few days the attending physi
cians have entertained grave fears for
her recovery. •
Mr. and Mrs. Lipford have many
friends throughout this section who
will regret to learn of her critical con
dition.
COMPILING DATA FOR
ARGENTINE TRUANT OFFICERS
BUENOS AYRES, May 8. —The edu
cational authorities have been taking
a census of Argentine children of
school age. The plan is to compare
i the total number of children who ar
[tually are in school. The officials are
| understood to suspect that the com-
I pulsory education law is being widely
j disregarded. There is no question that |
[considerable illiteracy exists.
FEELING NO ILL EFFECTS,
COMMISSION IS HAPPY ON WAY
TERRE HAUTE. Ind., May B.—Mem
bers of the French •commission, who
were delayed by a slight wreck at
Acrola. Ills., last night, resumed their
journey eastward today. None of the
distinguished visitors felt any ill ef
fects of their shaping up today.
GEORGIANS
WOULD YOU WAIT FOR THE DRAFT AND SERVE IN A REGI
MENT WHERE SOME OF THE MEN WILL BE UTTERLY LACKING IN
THE SOLDIER SPIRIT?
DO YOU REALIZE THAT THE MOST RIGID DISCIPLINE WILL
BE NECESSARY TO WHIP THESE MEN INTO SHAPE
WOULD YOU SERVE WITH SOME REGIMENT YET TO BE NAM
ED WHILE THERE IS STILL A CHANCE TO SERVE WITH THE SEC
OND GEORGIA?
THE AMERICUS LIGHT INFANTRY.
Co. I. 2d Ga. Inantry.
RECRUITING OFFICE FOR AMERICUS LIGHT INFANTRY IS NOW OPEN IN THIS CITY—THE NATION CALLS
AMERIEUS TIMES-RECDRDER
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
MAY UNITE COUNTY
AND CITY OFFICES
At the regular meeting of the city
council tonight one of the principal
questions to be considered is that of ef
fecting a combination of the offices of
the county health commissioner and
the city physician.
The county board of health, as well
as the city board of health, has recom
mended that Dr. W. B. McWhorter,
county health commissioner, be desig
nated by the city council as city phy
sician, so that he may discharge the
duties of both offices, and so secure
more satisfactory results than could
be obtained were the two departments
to be operated separately.
Dr. McWhorter was recently elected
to his present post, under the provis
ions of the Ellis public health bill and
has general jurisdiction throughout the
county in matters pertaining to the
public health.
Dr. D. B. Mayes, who for some time
past has been city physician in Ameri
cus, appeared at the last regular meet
ing of the city council to recommend
that Dr. McWhorter be designated as
city physician, thus combining the two
offices. Dr. Mayes declared himself
ready to step down in favor of Dr. Mc-
Whorter, believing that better results
can be obtained under this pan.
At the meeting tonight the question
will be thoroughly discussed and it is
not improbable that a combihation of
the two offices will be effected, giving
Dr. McWhorter authority both in coun
ty and health matters.
RAILROAD SHOPMEN MEETING
TO CONSIDER WAGE INCREASES
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May B.—Offi
cials representing the mechanical de
partments of practically all railroads
operating southeast of Wahington are
meeting here today to consider the
question of increased wages and re-ad
justment of working hours. The decis
ion reached will affect 25,000 shopmen,
engaged in various railroad depart
ments, and it is understood the wage
increases to be demanded will involve
the expenditure by the railroads or
$12,000,000 annually. The meetings are
secret.
HOUSE FLIES TO “STICK
AROUND" SWEDEN THIS YEAR
LONDON, May 8. —House flies will
“stick around” Sweden this summer.
The government has prohibited the ex
port of fly-paper.
STUDENTS PAID VISIT
TD LOCAL GfiS PLANT
The girls of the domestic science
class of the Americus public schools
this orning made a tour of inspection
of the gas plant of the Americus Light
ing Company, being instructed in the j
intricacies of gas-making by J. H. ‘
Haines, who is in charge of the gas de- ]
partment of the company.
The girls were accompanied by Missi
Nina McKean, directress of the domes- I
tic science department of the public
schools.
They received instruction as to the
methods employed in the manufacture
of gas, many of them previously hav
ing no idea as to how this commodity
is prepared for use in the homes of
Americus citizens.
The girls were also instructed how
to read a gas meter correctly, and how
to get the best results from a gas
range, such as is used in the domes
tic science laboratories at the school
building.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 8, 1917
* DAILY WEATHER FORECAST ♦
*. ♦
> The weather forecast for Amer- ♦
* icus and vicinity follows:
* FAIR TONIGHT. ♦
4- Wednesday: COOLER. ♦
IISPMsIIO
CONDITIONS GOOD
That the citizens of Americus are
taking special precautions in the mat
ters of conforming to the sanitary or
dinances of the city, is the report made
by the sanitary inspectors who have
been working for the past 10 days or
two weeks in various sections of the
community.
City Marshal W. T. Maynard and Po
lice Officer W. W. Rigsby have been
making personal inspections of private
premises throughout the city and thus
far less than half a dozen prosecutions
have been necessary to enforce the va
rious ordinances governing the situa
tion.
A few days before the sanitary in
spection was commenced, the author
ities gave notice that all private prem
ises were required to be cleaned up,
and that all violators of the sanitary
ordinances would be prosecuted. As a
‘result of this notification, property
owners evidently got busy with a ven
geance, for only a few cases were
found where drastic action was neces
sary.
The inspections have been practi
cally completed in the white residen
tial section, and within a few days the
inspection of the negro districts of the
city will be taken up.
This summer the authorities will
take special measures to prevent the
breaking out of epidemics and the en
forcement of the sanitary ordinances
will be pressed with determination.
DELHO SUBS.
CHARGED TO THE
DIG GHIJGELLOH
COPENHAGEN, Sweden, May B.
Conservatives and pan-Germans have
begun agitation in parliament for the
dow’nfall of Chancellor von Bethmann-
Hollweg. The conservative newspaper
Deutsche Tageszeitung declares that a
day’s delay in the German mobilization
due tc the chancellor’s hesitancy, lost
the battle of the Marne, and further in
the same article declares he threw
way a second chance to win the war by
opposing institution of the ruthless
submarine campaign. w
HUNDRED MILLION
! IS LOANED FRANCE
j WASHINGTON, D. C!, May B.—A
treasury warrant for $100,000,000 was
today transferred by Secretary McAdoo
to Ambassador Jusserand, as the repre
sentative of the French Republic. The
warrant represents the full amount the
Upited States recently decided to lend
France to meet that government’s ex
penses in America during May.
DR. AND MRS. DANIEL TO
RESIDE AT TAMI’A IN Fl Tl RE
Americus friends are interested in
the announcement that Dr. and Mrs. B.
a. Daniels left today for Tampa, Fla..
and that in future will make their
home in that city. Dr. Daniels having
accepted a very atractive offer which
induced their removal to the Florida
metropolis.
Dr. Daniels during his residence in
Americus, enjoyed as plendid pracflcA
and while he regretted very much to
leave Americus, the proposition offer
ed him was such an attractive one he
could not well decline IL The Times-
Recorder joins many friends in wish
ing for Dr. Daniels and bis charming
wife much happiness in their new
heme.
U.S. ENGINEERS ID
GO TO T| FRONT
WASHINGTON, D. C., May B.—Nine
new regiments of army engineers, to
be composed exclusively of highly
trained railway men, with be the Arts
American troops to be sent to France.
They will go “at the earliest possible
moment,’’ the war department an
nounced today, for work on communi
cation lines, but speculation as to ex
actly when or to what points they
will be sent is forbidden, because of
the submarine menace.
The new forces will be volunteers
raised at nine great railway centers of
the country. Each regiment will be
commanded by an engineer colonel or
the regular army, aided by an adjutant.
All other officials will be railway engi
neers or officials.
The entire expedition will have a
total strength of between 11,060 and
12,000 men, each regiment being com
posed of two battalions of three com
panies each. Every branch of railway
workers necessary to the building or
operation of lines will be represented
in the ranks and the war department
<,>pects a response to the call that will
permit a careful selection to be exer
cised and insure a force already train,
ed to the minute, an army of experts
in railway’ txperation.
Atlanta a Recruiting Point.
Recruiting for the regiments and the
organization of each force will be di
rectly under the colonel of each regi
ment. Recruiting machinery of the
regular service or the national guard
will be placed at their service, and it is
hoped the enrollment of the troops will
take little time. The recruiting points
will be New York, Chicago, St. Louis,
Boston, Pittsburg, Detroit, Atlanta, San
Francisco and Philadelphia.
Officials believe the great railroad
brotherhoods will co-operate, throwing
the strength of the unions behrnct the
recruiting efforts. The railway com
panies already are so organized under
the council of national defense that
their co-operation is assured. The en
gineers and officials of the lines who
offer themselves will be selected in
such manner as not to cripple the op
erating forces of any company. I
The decision to send the engineers
is understood to have grown out of
conferences here between government
officials and members of the French
and British war missions.
One of the greatest problems of the .
war has been that of maintaining ade
quate supply lines, and the railroads
are the vital element of the system that ,
feeds men, shells and food toward the
fighting front
ROOSEVELT DIVISION
HOLDSJJP THE HILL
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May B.—Tim
house and senate conferees on the war
and army bills failed to reach an agree- ]
ment after another conference today,
and recessed unti later. The chief dif
ference between the. confres arose
over the senate amndmnt prmitting
Col. Theodore Roosevelt to raise a vol
unteer division for service in France,
the house conferees opposing this bit-1
terly.
Another point on which the conferees |
failed to agree is the age limit for con !
scription. the house bill placing the ’
limits at 21 and 40, while the senate I
measure would take youths between IS I
and 27. It is probable, however .the |
house w’ill recede in its position and
accept the senate age limits.
BITTINSKIE, FINED FOR
TOTIN’ LIQUOR SAYS NEITHER
HIS NAME OR FINE IS A JOKE
ATLANTA, Ga.. May’ B.—When a doc- ,
tcr’s orders conflict with the law, it ;
seems up to his patient to choose
whether he will disobey the doctor and j
die, or disobey the law. and go to jail. ’ i
The higher courts have teen called up-!
on to pass on the case of Tony Buttin- ]
skle, whose name is real though it I
sounds like a joke, and who, when J
caught with liquor in his possession i
explained that his doctor had ordered <
him to use it in sparing quantities for c
his health. Tony was fined and given,.®
thirty days in the stockade. and
he’s going to take up his case, and see e
what the higher courts have to say on ! c
his dilemma. |c
BILLIE DAVIS ESCAPED FINE
BI T LANDED IN BRITISH ARMY
LONDON. May 8. —William Davis es
caped a fine as an army absentee on
the plea that he didn’t know England
was at war. His inability to read or
write supported his alibi, and he was
not fined, but given a suit of khaki. He
is now in training for service at the
front.
GREEK ETEAMER lb
SUNK BU U-BOAT
NEW YORK, May B.—The Greek
steamer Parthenon, bound from New
York to Havre, France, was sunk off
the French coast by a German subma
rine April 30th, with a loss of $4,000,-
000, including vessel and cargo, ac
cording to a dispatch to th eowners
here. The Parthenon was operating
under a charter to the Royal Belgian
Lloyd’s, and carried a Greek crew. It
is not known whether the crew was
saved.
11. S. VESSELS IRE
RIDER DIRK STDIN
WASHINGTON, D. C., May B.—At
the navy department today, authorities
admitted that the government is inves
tigating the activities of the steamer
Manitowoc and other vessels owned by
the American Trans-Atlantic company,
which, it is alleged, carried supplies
to German submarines in violation of
lhe neutrality of the United States, be
fore the declaration of war with Ger
many, and probably since then as well.
Three ships of the line, including the
Manitowoc, are now held by United
States authorities at St. Thomas, Vir
gin Islands, which were recently pur
chased by this country from Denmark.
J. P. BRITTON SINKING
RAPIDLY THIS AFTtRNDON
J. P. Britton, who several days ago
suffered a second attack of paralysis
at his home on Brannon avenue, is re
ported this afternoon as sinking rapid
ly, his condition being such that the
attending physicians hold out no hope
for his recovery.
Mr. Britton, who is well known
throughout this section, is a Confed
erate veteran and has a host of friends
who will learn with sorrow of his crit
ical condition.
RAINES HERE TO INTBGDI ( E
“LUCKY STRIKE" CIGARETTE
V\ G. Hames, a well known tobacco
'salesman, is here today introducing]
| the new’ cigarette, “Lucky Strike,”
which furnishes a delightful aroma in
toasted tobacco.
Smokers have found a real delight,
in the new cigarette ‘Lucky Strike’
which is now being announced through
one of the largest advertising cam
; I signs ever inaugurated in connection
i with the sale of cigarettes. Through
I the process of toasting the manufactur
■ ers have added a most delightful flavor
jand the tremendous sales indicate the
j I opular approval of Lucky Strike ci
garettes are enjoying.
How toasting will readily improve
the aroma of burley tobacco can be
ascertained by any one. Take a can
of any burley tobacco, pour a little
iof it in a pan; hold the pan over a fire
-the kitchen stove will do —and toast
it for two or three minutes, being
careful, to shake the pan so that the]
tobacco does not burn; then smell it. |
It will immediately be noticed how
toasting improves the flavor.
MINTER WHEAT CONDITION
IS THE LOWEST SINCE Kw*
WASHINGTON. D. C., May B. In
the face of an alarming world short- i
age of foodstuffs, the winter wheat I
crop show the lowest condition re- j
c< rded since 1888. and promises the .
smallest yield since 1904. The depart- (
went of agriculture estimates the yield f
at 366,116,000 bushels, and places thej
condition at 73.2 of normal. Other food , s
crops have good outlooks.
CHY
GRIP IS SLOWLY
BEING FORGED HF
ALLIES ON LINES
♦ FRESNOY, BLOODY TROPHY ♦
♦ IS WRESTED FROM BRITISH ♦
+ BERLIN", May 8. —Ary head-
♦ quarters announced today that <F
4 German troops have re-captured 4F
♦ Fresnoy, which town has been in ♦
♦ possession of the British during 4F
♦ two days past. 4F
♦+ > +
NEW YORK, May B.—(Compiled by
the Associated Press from European
cables during the day.)—The great hu
man nippers forged by the British:
arbund both ends of the Drocourt.
Oueant line are steadily closing, an*
the fall of this important section cT
the German defenses now appears tx»
be a matter of few days. The Dro
court-Quent line was hastily improvis
ed by the Germans ’to protect the
Douai-Cambrai line after the British,
smashed the original Hindenburg line.
The German resistance on the Dro
court-Queant defenses is now centering
about the village of Bullecourt, al
ready three quarters occupied by th>
British, and its fall is expected mo
mentarily. The fall of the Drocourt-
Queant line, which forms an eighteen
mile salient in the British front means
the loss of Germany’s grip on the Lens,
coal region, and the imperilling of the
entire German line in northern France.
“LIBERTY LOAN” BONDS TO BE
IN DENOMINATIONS LOW AS SM»
ATLANTA, Ga., May 8. —“Buy a Baby
Bond,” and help the government win
the war against the Germans will soon
be the slogan among salaried men and
women threughout the South, as weH‘
us throughout the country, when Un
ci y Sam puis on the market the first
issue of lhe “Liberty Loan."
Announces “nt is made here tiiat the
bonds will be issued in denominations-,
as low as SIOO each, in regular cou
pon form, for. the special benefit of
small investors, and all business and
manufacturing concerns employing a.
large number of people will be asked
to buy a supply of these “baby” bonds
and re-sell them to their employees on
the installment plan in weekly or
monthly payments to suit their con
venience.
As Atlanta brokers point out, the
average salaried man or woman’s poc
ket change would buy a bond, if saved,
instead of spent.
SENATE GIVES DISTINGUISHED
VISITORS A GREAT OYATIOK
WASHINGTON, D. C.. May B.—For
eign Minister Balfour, Admiral Sir De-
Chair and General Brings, of the Brit
ish commission, visited the senate isa
session here today, and received a tre
mendous ovation.
FRIENOSHIF WOMEN’S
AUXILIIIRY IB MEET
The annual rally service of the Les
lie district of the Woman’s Missionary
auxiliary to the Friendship Baptist as
sociation will be held with the Pleas
ant Grove church Friday night. May 11.
at If o'clock. Mrs. Hugh Speer, of Les
lie, secretary of the district organisa
tion. will be in charge. The following
•program will be carried out:
Morning Service, 10 o’clock. Devo
tional. Mrs. E. L. Carswell.
Personal Service. Mrs. Geo. F.
brown.
Open Services, at 11 o'clock. Pre ach
ing by Rev. R. L. Bivins.
Lunch
Afternoon Service, 2 o'clock. Devo
tional, Mrs. I. A. Perry.
The Grace of Giving. Mrs. R. L. Bhr— j
ins.
Notes From Tifton, Mrs. H. L. Speer-.
A Task Titanic. Miss Bessie Sunatner
ford.
How the Morleighs Became Mis
sionaries, Mrs. Ham West.
Round Table.
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