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tHIKTY-NINTH YEAR.
“SIN” WAS TOPIC
FOR MOORE’S BIG
DISCOURSE HERE
After a stirring song service, led
by 0. W. Stapleton, Evangelist Arthur
Moore preached last night on "Sin.'’
His remarks showed that he was thor
oughly acquainted with his subject, and
no one could have listened to Moore
last night without knowing when the
sermon was over that sin was the thing
to be avoided at any cost.
In the course of his remarks, the
evangelist said: “Sin is death to the
conscience, death to character, death to
the physical body and death to the
soul. There are mAny listening to me
here tonight, whose minds are on
their business of tomorrow. The first
time thhy ever heard a sermon on sin,
they were moved and afraid of this
awful thing, but they have put off sal
vation so many times, listened to so
many sermons without making a move,
that now a preacher, even with the
eloquence of Isaiah and the logic of
Paul, could not move them. I ask
you, where is that ‘something’ that
moved them once, gone to? It is deact,
or if not dead, is nearly so, and I ex
hort every man or woman here who
has the least flame of interest still
burning, to not put it out, but accept
Christ before your conscience is en
tirely dead.”
Then taking death to the physical
body, Moore portrayed what stn could
do for a person’s body in a short time.
He gave illustrations that had come
under his personal notice, where beau
tiful attractive women had gone into
sin, and at the age of thirty were noth
ing but hags, sin had destroyed every
thing that was beautiful in them.
Death to The Soul.
In the last place the speaker spoke
of sin being death to the soul. God
has said that sin must die, and if we
are to believe God, we know, that there
will be no soul stained with in that
will live. At the close of the service
the evangelist gave an invitation for
those who were interested in their sal
vation to go to the inquiry room and
be prayed for. Over fifty people re
sponded to this proposition, and after
prayer and help from the personal
workers, under the leadership of Mr.
Stapleton, a great number of these peo
ple were brightly converted. This was
the greatest service of the revival so
far, but Moore stated that from now
on an invitation would be given each
night, assuring his listeners that he
was not here to trap anyone into mak
ing a profession of religion, but to try
to lead them into a safe, sane experi
ence.
The morning services are especially
helpful to church members, and every
one who can should avail themselves
of the opportunity to hear these ser
mons on the deeper things of a Christ
ian experience. The services are for
one hour only and all who attend are
assured that they will be allowed to
leave at 11 prompt. Busness ben are
especially urged to attend these morn
ing services, and they will be amply
repaid for coming.
VICTOR CARLSTROM. BIRDMAN,
FELL 3,500 FEET TO HIS DEATH
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., May 9. —Vic-
tor Carlstrom, aviation instructor at
the Atlantic coast aeronautical tation
here, and Cary D. Epes, a student avia
tor, were both killed when their air
plane fell 3,500 feet today.
ND OPPOSITION MADE
TO BOND PETITION
A hearing was held yesterday before
the state railroad comipisslon on the
petition of the Americus Lighting
Company to issue $250,000 in bonds
and SIOO,OOO in stock.
W. A Dodson appeared for the cor
poration, while the interests of the
city- of Americus were represented by
City Attorney El A. Nisbet and Aider
man I. J. Kalmon.
No opposition was made to the is
suing of the bonds and stock and the
commission took the matter under ad
visement to make a decision later.
I AMEIWSSMESSffIRDER
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
SMALL BOATS WORK
A GREAT DISASTER
MANCHESTER, Eng., May 9.—(Cor
respondence of Associated Press; by
mail to New York.) —A committee of
shipping experts from the Manchester
board of trade has adopted a report
against the building of small ships
of wood in preference to big ones to
offset submarine damages. The report
declares that to adopt the policy of
constructing small wooden ships would
have disastrous effects on the shipping
industry.
fhednohdi IN
IN IRE HANDS DE
THE CANADIANS
NEW YORK, May 9.—(Compiled by
the Associated Press from European
cables during the day.)—With massed
reserves, the Germans are striving to
halt continued British assaults on the
Drocourt-Queant line, the last barrier
protecting the Lens coal regions, to
day.
Germans during yesterday recaptur
ed Fresnoy from the Canadians, but,
London announced, the lost ground in
the vicinity of Fresnoy was regained
last night.
Paris reports say the French dur
ing last night captured German first
line trenches over a front of three
quarters of a mile northeast of Chev
deux, near Craonne.
In announcing the capture of Fres
noy yesterday, Berlin indicated that
British troops were closer to the sou
thern end of the Drocourt-Queant line
than London had claimed. Berlin re
ported heavy fighting yesterday near
Reincourt, a mile and a half from
Qu eant.
Fighting is constantly developing on
the Macedonian (Balkan) front, and
indications are that the Entente Allies
may be beginning a new offensive in
that region.
COALITION MINISTRY TO BE
FORMED BY THE RUSSIANS
PETROGRAD, May 9.—The Russian
provisional government today issued a
declaration favoring a coalition minis
try. It is believed the council of sold,
iers and workmen will be given ade
quate representation and that a strong
ministry thus formed will prove a
forward step in the settlement of
Russia’s internal strife.
ALIEN ENEMIES DAN
NOT SUE AMERICANS
Alien enemies of the United States
have no rght to sue American citizens
in American courts during the period
of the war, according to a decision
handed down by Judge Emory Speer,
oi the United States district court, sit
ting at Macon. The Plettenbury Hol
thans Company filed a suit against I.
J. Kalmon and E. C. Parker, of Amer
icus. The defendants demurred to the
suit on the ground that the plaintiff
company was owned by Germans, and
was without right to sue in the United
States courts. Judge Speer sustained
the demurrers. The rights of the plain
tiff company, however, are preserved
and the suit may be brought at the ter
mination of the war.
GEORGIANS
WOULD YOU WAIT FOR THE DRAFT AND SERVE IN A REGI
MENT WHERE SOME OF THE ME < 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 S?ME 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. I nan try.
RECRUITING OFFICE FOR AMERICUS LIGHT INFANTRY IS NOW OPEN IN THIS CI FY—THE NATION CALLS
AMERICUS. GEORGIA. WEDNESDAYAFTERNOON. MAY 9, 1917
COUNCIL DEFERS
ACTION ON PLAN
DE COMBINATION
On account of the fact that two mem
bers of the board were absent from
the meeting of the city council last
night, the proposal to combine the
county and city health departments
was shelved until the next regularses
sio nos the city fathers. Aidermen
Kalmon and Mize were not in their
seats and it was decided to put the
matter over until a full membership
of the council is present.
Dr. D. B. Mayes, chairman of the city
board of health, and also city physi
cian, appeared before the council with
Dr. W. B. McWhorter, county health
commissioner, to urge the combina
tion. Dr. Mayes presented resolutions
pased by the board of health recom
mending the proposed merging of the
tw’o departments, and both gentlemen
explained the situation in detail.
A’derman Poole, however, uggested
that the matter be deferred until the
entire council was present, ana his mo
tion prevailed without opposition.
Aiderman Bell, chairman of the
s.reet committee, reported that the pav
ing operations on Taylor street have
been seriously handicapped by the lack
of gravel, although the other materials
are on hand in sufficient quantity to
finish the work. The shortage of ears
in which to haul the gravel from the
pits in Alabama is assigned by the rail
road as the cause of the delay. Steps
will be taker, immediately to secure the
recescary cars so that the gravel may
be available for the continuance of the
paving work here.
Mr. Bell also stated that the dirt
surfaced streets of the city have been
considerably damaged as the result of
the terrific storm of last Friday, and
much patching must be done in various
sections of the city to make the thor
oughfares passable without difficulty.
Aiderman Horton reported that the
work of repairing and overhauling the
vault in the office of the city clerk and
treasurer is proceeding satisfactorily.
ei.d that within a few days will have
been completed.
SLAYER OF SPRATLING IS
ON TRIAL IN MACON TODAY
MACON, Ga., May 9.—Mrs. Mattie
Adams, placed on trial for the murder
of Captan E. J. Spratling, of Atlanta,
pleaded not guilty today. The woman
testified Spratling had mistreated
i and accused the dead man of ruining
her domestic happiness. The killing
occurred at the concentration camp
here during the national guard inobil
zation for service on the border. Mrs.
Adams gave birth to a child five
months ago in the Bibb county jail.
FIVE HUNDRED MILLION POUNDS
CREDIT ASKED BY BONAR LAW
LONDON, May 9. —In moving for a
vote of credit for five hundred milion
pounds in the house of commons to
day, Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor
of the exchequer, said the alarming
feature of the figures 'was that they
represented a total daily expenditure
of seven million four hundred and fif
ty thousand pounds.
JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS WOULD
INVOKE SENATE CLOTURE RULE
WASHINGTON. D. C„ May 9.-Sena
tor John Sharp Williams, of Missis
sippi, is leading an attempt to invoke
the senate’s recently adopted cioture
rule to force passage of the Wilson
administration’s espionage bill, with
both the censorship and embargo ecs
tions demanded by the executive au
thorities.
WILL THEY KEEP THE
PIGS IN THE PARLOR
COLUMBUS, 0., May 9.—Any Buck
eye boy or girl who wants to raise a
pig will receive substantial encourage
ment from the state of Ohio. Hundreds
of children are planning to have pigs
for pets, taking them at the age of 12
weeks or younger am! feeding and car
ing for thenl until they become un
wieldly. County fairs will offer prizes
for the pigs with the best manners,
miml at
TAKEN TO HELENA
The remains of Mrs. E. H. Lipford,
who died last nigfft at her home on
Barlow street, after an illness of only
a few days, were taken this afternoon
to Helena, Ga., for interment.
The funeral services were held this
morning at 11:30 o’clock at the Lip
ford residence, Rev. Paul W. Ellis, of
the First Methodist church officiating.
Mrs. Lipford was 37 years of age
and during her residence in Americus
bad made a large circle of warm
friends, to whom the news of her death
comes as a shock. Before her mar
riage she was Miss Kate Palmer, of
Wadley, Ga.
She is survived by her husband, two
children, Clifford and Emma Joyce;
her father, A. Palmer, of Helena, Ga.;
one sister, Miss Minnie Palmer, of this
city; one brother, Clarence Palmer, of
Dublin, Ga.
I
The funeral arrangements were in
charge of the Americus Undertaking
Company.
TEACHERS RE-ELECTED
KT LEESBURG SCHOOL
LEESBURG, Ga., May 9.—At a recent
meeting of the board of trustees of
the Leesburg High school, the follow
ing teachers were elected to serve for
the next year, beginning with the Sep.
timber term:
H. M. Shaver, of Atlanta; re-elected
principal.
Miss Fae Hill, of Stone Mountain,
and Miss Maude Sewell, of Summer
ville, were both re-elected as teachers
The new members of the faculty are
Miss Lila Gren, of Graves, and Miss
Cathrine Shaver, of Atlanta.
Miss Jessie Forrester, of Leesburg,
i was re-elected to the head of the music
I department, and Miss Fae Hill to teach
I expression.
Prof. Shaver, who has been principal
for the past year, together with his
assistants, have given general satsfac
tion to the patrons of the school, and
it is with pleasure that the an
nouncement is made that, the selected
ones will be with the school for an
other year. The closing exercises for
Leesburg High school this term will
he interesting, and will be held the lat
ter part of this month.
19 RECRUITS IDW II
TRIIHING FOR I. L I.
There are now 19 recruits for the
Americus Light Infantry in training at
the receiving camp in Macon, four more
men having been forwarded yesterday,
three from Montezuma, and one from
this city.
The recruiting for Company I, which
is recognized as one of the most effi
cient organizations in the Georgia mil
itary will continue until the maximum
peace strength, 100 men, has been at
tained. Present orders authorize only
recruiting to this number, although ad
ditional orders providing for recruiting
to 150 men, maximum war strength,
are expected.
The four new recruits are James H.
Baggett. Lucedale, Miss.; William
Smith, Enterprise, Ala.; William
Hammond, Newark, N. J., and Herman
A. Forth, Plains. Ga.
F DAILY WEATHER FORECAST ♦
> The weather forecast for Amer- ♦
♦ icus and vicinity followa: ♦
♦ FAIR tonight and Thursday ♦
♦ WARMER Thursday. ♦
PATRIOTISM FDH
IDE OHAUIADQUA
la THEJ’RDCRAM
This morning S. P. Allison, the ad
vance man for the Redpath Chautau
qua, arrived in Americus. He comes
from Winston-Salem and Newberry, S.
C., where he has heard the program
and he assures us that the Chautauqua
this year surpasses anything ever pre
sented before. Since the circuit open
ed in Jacksonville, Florida, on April
12th, the entire program has been pre
sented in some fifteen different paces,
and everywhere the verdict has been
• Better Than Evr.” In Winston-Salem
the initial attendance of 1200 increased
daily, and in Newberry, in spite of
rainy weather, the first day the big
tent was full.
Mr. Allison tells of the way the
Chautauqua is working hand in hand
with the movement for greater patriot
ism and a better national organization.
This is the time when we must face
facts and do things we have hereto
fore neglected. Public opinion is be
ing shaped along new lines, and there
is great need that it be properly
moulded. The Redpath Chautauqua
with its various circuits presents the
cream of the speakers and thinkers of
the nation in some 2400 places, and
on this circuit to over 130 places. On
April 5, 1917, the managers of the Red
path Chautauquas met in Chicago and
sent to President Wilson resolutions
pledging him the whole-hearted sup
port of the organization.
The lecturers have been selected
with especial reference to the na
tional situation. On the opening night
Dr. Martin D. Hardin, of Chicago,
delivers his address, ‘'America and
the World of Tomorrow.” Dr. Har
din has long been a close student of
international affairs, for which travel
and study in Europe has peculiarly
fitted him. During his lecture he of
ten has to pause on account of the
applause called forth by his remarks.
He pleads for peace, but peace on a
basis which every sane-minded Ameri
can approves. A member of congress
hearing this address remarked: “Sure
ly that is no peace advocate; he
would make a good prize-fighter.” Dr.
Hardin believes that world peace can
be realized only after the overthrow
of the spirit of German militarism.
The Second Night.
On the second night, Harry L. Fo-!
gleman, the business and salesman-1
ship expert of New York, speaks op
the topia, “Business Building and ’
■ Salesmanship.” The principles which
’ he sets forth are those which need to.
■ be applied in the lives of every citi-.
zen in order that our nation may b»-I
I what it should.
Then there is George L. McNutt, the
j food conservation authority, speaking
on “How to Meet the High Cost of
Living.” During a period of over
fifteen years Dr. McNutt has perform
ed over 20,000 experiments with food
fluffs. He tells how to get greater
food values out of less food, and how
to use corn for purposes for which
wheat is now used. When his Chau
tauqua engagement is over he will as
sume a responsible position with the
New York State Food Commission.
Even while touring he is experiment
! ir.g for the Federal government.
On Friday, May 25th, Robert Bow
man, for eighteen onths in the Amer
| Scan ambulance corps in France, will
| tell of his experiences there, and
| what America will have to face. Mr.
' Bowman has applied to the French
government for a release in order that
Ihe may enter the American army. He
■ has several times been decorated for
I conspicuous bravery in carry ing off
: wounded while under fire.
However, Mr. Allison, points out
| that while there are these things to
I stimulate thought, there are also many
‘ offerings designed to give the mental
relaxation and diversion so needed in
every time such as this. It is a well
known fact that in England the play
houses are more crowded now than
they were before the outbreak of the
war. The people must have some
thing to relieve the train. Noted
musicians and entertainers are, there
fore to appear under the Redpath
management, among whom may be
mentioned Nevada Van Der Veer,
Myrtle Thornburg, Reed Miller. Fred-
RECEIVE ORDERS 10
REPORUT RIG GUMP
John Mathis and J. E. Kemph, of this
city, received orders this morning from
the war department to report at the
officers’ training camp at Ft. McPher
son on Sunday, May 13, to begin the
course of instruction to prepare them
for commissions in the United States
army.
The camp opens on Monday, May
14th, and for three months 2,500 men
will receive instruction to fit them for
officers’ billets in the military service.
iNILSON gTiLS 1
NUMBER OF THE
LEADERS JO HIM
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 9.—Pres
ient Wilson began taking congress into
his confidence on the administration
plans today by summonng thirty lead
ers to the White House. It is said the
piesident has recognized the criticism
that congress was not being taken into
his full confidence. Among the sub
jects discussed were the $1,000,000,000
appropriation to build a merchant fleet
and disputed points in the army bill,
now deadlocked in conference, princi
pally over the senate amendment to
permit Col. Theodore Roosevelt to
raise a volunteer division for service
in France.
Congressional leaders, it was learn
ed later, assured /President Wilson,
while at the White House that the
$1,000,000, asked to construct a en
chant fleet would be provided by con
gress without delay.
Scientists Working on New Device.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 9.—ln
formation on a device for combatting
submarines from scientists working in
dependent of the naval consulting
■board, has been received at the navy
department. Following receipt of the
information several conferences were
held, and experts who attended the
conference at Secretary Daniels’ home
last night remained to continue the
work. Officials attending refused to
day to discuss last night's conference.
HARRY K. THAW NOT TO BE
EXTRADITED TO NEW YORK
HARRISBURG. Pa., May 9.—Gov
j ernor Brumbaugh today refused to per
, ir.it the extradition of Harry K. Thaw
to New York, where he was indicted
lor assaulting a Kansas City youth.
I Thaw is now in a sanitarium in this
I state, having been placed there by
I relatives following an attempt at sui-
■ cide, when officers arrested him on
I request of New York authorities.
(LEAVE AMERICUS 10
i JOIN FRENCH ARMY
Charles Ayash, Sam Nassar and
Salem Nassar, all three- of whom re
sided in Americus for several years,
left last night for New; York to sail
I for France, where they will enlist in
j the French army.
The three men are Syrians by birth
■ and as they have never taken out nat
-1 utilization papers in the United States,
i were ineligible for enlistment n the
■ United States military service.
Through efforts of the French consul
|at Atlanta, they secured passage to
France, where they will be admitted
into the ranks of the “Foreign Legion,”
; which has done such valiant service
(during the European war.
lick Wheeler. the Indian Prima
( donna. Princess Watahwaso. The clim
ax of the week will be reached in the
presentation of the comic opera “The
Mikado," and in the concerts by Crea
tors Band.
The Chautauqua is made possible
for Americus by the efforts of the
ladies. Plans are being perfected for
e campaign which is to make this
Chautauqua a record breaker.
CXEY
, MR. J.P. BRITTON
ANSWERS FINAL
CALLON EARTH
I -
Mr. James Polk Britton, who for
the past twenty years has been one of
j the best known and most highly es
■ teemed citizens of Americus, died at
. his home on Brannon avenue at 11
o’clock last night
It will be remembered that Mr. Brit
ton suffered a paralytic stroke while
i al tending a deacon's meeting of Fur
low Lawn Baptist church on the night
I of January 1, this year. He recovered
, from this attack sufficiently to go about
the streets, but a return of this trou
ble a week ago confined hm to his bed,
, and was the direct cause of his death.
Mr. Britton was born in Butts county,
Georgia, December 8, 1844.
He enlisted as a soldier in the Con
l federate army March 4, 1862, and
though exceedingly young, he made a
brave and faithful follower of Lee and
• Jackson throughout the remainder o*
> the war. He was wounded in the bat
i tie ’round Richmond, and again in the
- bcttle of Fredericksburg, and still
J again in the battle of the Wilderness,
i ’Twas true of him that wherever the
> fighting was fiercest there with stern
• fidelity, and dauntles scourage, stood
I the valiant and intrepid young soldier.
: Mr. Britton was converted while in
, the army and joined the church in
- camp near Orange Courthouse, Vir-
> glnia, Oct. 3, 1863.
> For fifty-four years he has been as
; true a soldier of the Cross as he was
of his country, and wherever duty has
- called there this devout and Godly
, man could always be found.
s For twenty-three years he was super
- intendent of the Sunday school at In-
- dian Springs, and for more than half
a century he has been a faithful dea
con of the Baptist church.
God was ever first in his thinking,
. and until failing health prevented, he
, was always in his place at preaching,
at Sunday school and at prayer meet
, ing—a member dear to his pastor’s
, heart, because this golden-hearted
, Christian was always and everywhere
, dependable. True to his God, true to
> his church, true to his country, trde
, to his family, true to his friends— may
> this friend bear tribute of his worth
—a man who was pure gold, without
that dross or weakness which would
mar the beauty of his unsullied, char
acter.
; Mr. Britton was married Oct. 5. 1865,
to Miss Ann E. Rowland, of Indian
Springs, who died Jan. 23, 1889. To
. this union came seven children, three
-of whom, James N. Marina and Eugen' 1
I have passed away. Four survive, J.
R. Britton, Miss Annie Britton, Mrs.
. Jennie B. Gammage, all of Americus.
r and Mrs. Kittie B. Fuller, of Ft. Davis,
Ala. Mr. Britton’s last wife, to whom
, he was married in July, 1891, was Miss
Mattie Parrott, of Greene county. She,
together with the surviving children
at.d grandchildren, have the heartfeb<
sympathy of the entire community.
The funeral services will be held at
his late residence on Brannon avenue
far. 10 o’clock Thursday morning, and
will be conducted by Rev. Robert L.
Bivins, who for many years was Mr.
Britton’s pastor, assisted by Rev. Geo.
j F. Brown, pastor of Central Baptist
- church. The pallbearers will be Dr. E.
T. Mathis, W. T. Lane, R. L. Maynard,
1 E. L. Bell and E. Y. Andrews. Camp
I! Sumter, Confederate Veterans, will
firm an honorary escort.
’ 48,879 NECROES IN
: NORTH FROM GEORGIA
il
IV RICHMOND. Va.. May 9.—James W.
i row, president of the Colored Citizens
' Patriotic league here, has gathered
i statistics which show that 211,296 ne
-*groes have left the South during the
s past eight months. Poe says that most
? of these emigrants sought eploy man t
-1 in northern “war” plants, 73,000 of the.
(number going to Pennsylvania alone.
J The number of negroes leaving Geor
s gia, according to the statistics an
■ nounced by Poe, were 48,879, while
J South Carolina lost 27,560, and Florida
10,892.
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