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ffHIRTY-NINTH YEAR.
TWO NEW NAMES
TO BE PRESENTED
FOR JUDGESHIP
Another move is about to be made in
the political game now being played
at the national capital relative to the
selection of a successor to the federal
judgeship in the south Georgia dis
trict made vacant by the death of
Judge W. W. Lambdin.
The Macon Telegraph this mornin?
carries a news story containing sev
eral interesting facts concerning the
complicated situation which has de
veloped. The special correspondent
of the Telegraph writes as follows:
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 31.—The
white house, it was learned here to
day, will within the next week again
open up the question of who is to be
the federal judge for the southern dis
trict of Georgia in the place of Judge
Whipple, of Cordele, recently rejected
by the senate, because of the opposi
tion of Senator Hardwick.
It has been rumored here quite re
cently that this matter would again
take shape with all of the sidelights
that attended it about six weeks ago,
tut it was not until today that the
Telegraph correspondent was able to
secure from a man who is familiar
with the situation sufficient facts to
give the story
Barring the names of the parties
who will be nominated, the Telegraph
correspondent’s information is that the
president will again nominate some
one for the place. This nomination
will go through the regular channel
and will be opposed by Senator Hard
wick. After this is done, another
name will likewise be submitted, and
this also, will be rejected after it, too.
has gone through the regular chan
nels.
Oust why the president w ill send to
the senate two nominations of this
Jsmd, knowing in advance that Senator
Hardwick has indicated that he would
oppose them, is not known here, nor
was the Telegraph correspondent’s
informant willing to say why he be
lieved this would be done. He was.
however, most insistent that he had
the facts and that both of the names
which would soon go to the senate
would be rejected because of Senator
Hardwick's opposition.
At the same time, the party who
gave the Telegraph correspondent
this information asked to be excused
from giving the names of these per
sons.
It will be seen from this that the
judgeship situation is most interesting
and Georgia politics are to come to
the front again, although it seems that
the present move is peculiar.
CHIPS REHM TO
MOWJMSES
WASHINGTON, 1). C„ .June 1. —it is
explained at the war department this
afternoon that the decision to reduce
the number of army cantonments to
be erected from 32 to 16, and to quarter
men in tents where buildings are not
.provided is due to the fact that the
erection of these cantonments will cost
fully twice as much as was expected.
So far as possible tents will be used
in camps to be located in the South,
the sites for which have not yet been
definitely determined.
f hange in Policy.
CHARLESTON, S. C„ June I—lt
has been announced at Southeastern
headquarters here that due to a change
ir. policy of the war department, by
which the national army is to go into
training before the national guards
men, three camps for the regulars,
probably Atlanta, Augusta and Colum
bia, would be completed first, but that
the other nine camps in this depart
ment. which will be needed this fall,
will have to be started on about as
soon, so that little difference will re
sult in construction plans.
AMERIEUS TIMES-RECDRDER
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
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4 FRENCH SOCIALISTS HAVE 4
4 HARD ROAD BEFORE THEM 4
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♦ PARIS, June I—Premier Ri- 4
4 hot announced in the chamber of 4
4 deputies today that the govern- 4
♦ ment would not facilitate the voy- 4
♦ age of French socialists to the ▼
► conference at Stockholm. Depu- 4
♦ ties cheered the announcement 4
4 heartily. 4
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SECOND PANEL OF
JURORS IS DRAWN
Judge E. D. Graham has drawn an
.additional panel of jurors to serve
during the consideration of the crimi
nal calendar in the superior court now
in session here, 38 names- being added
to the list of 48 talesmen already sum •
moned.
The supplementary panel contains
the following names:
J. T. Holley, G. E. Daniels, W. W.
Cranberry, J. L. Peel, J. E. Hodge, E.
k. Chappell, E. R. Bolton. D. R. Can
Qon. S. T. Bradford, J. R. Mashburn, J.
R. Ross. G, O. Loving, W. T. Myers
H. J. AVebb, E. B. Council, G. W. Is
rael, Jr., AV. A. Joyner, A. H. Jennings,
J. E. Gyles, H. T. Mayo, J. T. Israel
C. J. Sherlock. E. D. Young, J. M.
Johnson, O. S. Bass, J. C. Brown, L.
J. Coogle, B. J. McNeill, J. L. McMath,
E. R. iLane, E. A. Bowen, AV. A. Wil
son. J. C. Hoffman, J. A. Mills, Sr..
AV Homer Wade, J. H. Price, W. B.
Mims, J. C. Carter.
The consideration of civil cases con
tinues, with the probability that the
civil calendar will be completed to
night. Judge Littlejohn will return
to preside on Monday, when the crim
inal calendar will be taken up.
Yesterday afternoon a jury rendered
a first verdict for divorce to the plain
tiff in the case of I. A. Harris vs. Ad
die Lee Harris.
In the case of Mrs. T. A. Bass vs. J.
L. Jones, an action brought to settle a
land line dispute, the verdict of the
jury was in favor of the defendant.
The grand jury reconvened this
morning and committees are conduct
ing their regular investigation of the
various departw.nts of the county
government.
COTTON CROP NOW
BUT OSyOOMII
WASHINGTON, D. C., June I.—The
unprecedented cold weather prevailing
in the South during the months of
April and May severely injured the
cotton crop in those states, according
to figures announced today by the bu
reau of the census. These figures give
the crop condition as 69.5 of normal,
an especially poor showing, plants
everywhere being reported as small
and at least two weeks late. The Geor
gia crop condition is given in the re
port as 69. that of South Carolina 70,
and that of Florida as 76 per cent, of
normal.
MERGER EWRESIDEIT
TO FRENCH AT LESLIE
Dr. S. Y. Jamieson, ex-president of
Mercer University, will preach at both
the morning and evening services at
the Baptist church in Leslie on Sun
day. Rev. C. S. Durden, pastor of the
church, has arranged a special pro
gram for these services and large
congregations are expected.
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♦ FOOD BILL MAY NOT BE ♦
♦ PASSED BEFORE SATURDAY 4
♦ 4
♦ AV ASHINGTON. D. C., June 1. ♦
♦ —The first of the AATlson admin- 4
♦ istration food bills, being consid- 4
♦ ered by the senate* probably will 4
♦ not be passed before tomorrow 4
4 night. The delay was caused by 4
♦ consideration of several amend- ♦
♦ ments offered while the senate ♦
♦ was in the committee of the ♦ ■
♦ whole. *
RECRUITING OFFICE FOR AMERICUS LIGHT INFANTRY IS NOW OPEN IN THIS CITY—THEJNATION CALLS
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 1, 1917
ANOTHER DRIVE
BY FRENCH MAY
SDDN DM PENED
NEW YORK, June I.—(Compiled by
the Associated Press from European
cables during the day.)—Dispatches
from the French front today indicate
an early renewal of the Entente of
fensive movement in that region, with
conditions seemingly more- ripe for the
attack than at any time this sum
mer. The French now occupy more
advantageous positions than when they
started their offensive in April and
are constantly improving these by
small minor thrusts.
The British are again reporting gains
after a period in which only raiding
operations figured. The latest advance
gained was in the Cherisk region, be
tween Croiselles and Arras on the
Cambrai road. During the big Arras
battle the British were reported as
having reached Cherisy, but were un
able to hold the village, and they are
now pushing forward a little to the
west of the position, evidently with
the object of enveloping it.
registrarT td
MEET HERE NEXT
MONDAY NIGHT
I
On Monday night at 7:30 o’clock at
■ the courthouse, there will occur a
meeting) of the county registration
. 'board, together with all those citizens
who have been sworn in to assist in
■ the registration on Tuesday, June sth.
as well as all members of the Cham-
; her of Commerce and any others who
are willing to volunteer their assist-
■ ance on this occasion.
Sheriff Harvey, who is by virtue of
his office chairman of the county
board of registrars, is anxious to de
liver final instructions to his corps of
assistants, who will conduct the op
erations on June sth, and it is partic
: ularly urged that the attendance at
the meeting be as large as possible.
The commissioners of the Chamber
of Commerce have taken action on th a
request of the authorities for volun
teer assistants on registration day and
have recommended that the members of
the trade organization co-operate to
’ the fullest extent in making the reg
istration operations as comprehensive
and efficient as the federal and state
authorities desire.
It is planned to call on the Red
Cross chapter and the ladies of the wo
men’s organizations of Americus to
assist in the registration work and
arrangements toward this end are now
I being made.
| The distribution of khaki arm badges
i to all men registering on June sth is
i the latest feature of the plans now be -
sere the country registration board and
’ AdjL-Gen. A'an Holt Nash has been re
quested to supply the necessary ma
terial for such bandgtes at once, so that
they can be made ready for use on
Tuesday next.
NEGRO ARRESTED FOR
SHOOTINCJIT ™ER
Oscar Crowder, a negro employed
on the plantation of John M. Council
was arrested last night in Columbus.
Ga., on a warrant charging him with
assault with intent to murder.
Crowder is alleged to have shot at
Bob Wilson, a well known farmer of
this county and also to have made an
attempt to kill a negro employed on
the Council plantation. The affair hap
pened some time ago and Crowder dis
appeared before he could be appre
hended by the Sumter county author
ities. He was located on a farm in
Muscogee county a few days ago and
the authorities there took him into cus
tody without delay.
♦ BRITISH AIRMEN BOMBED ♦
♦ THREE BELGIAN CITIES 4
♦ 4
♦ LONDON, June 1, —British air- 4
4 men, it is announced, dropped ♦
♦ many tons of bombs on the Bel- 4
♦ gian cities of Ostend, Zeebrugge 4
4 and Bruges. 4
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SToOIC
PLACED IT /I
ST. LOUIS, June 1.4-Belated reports
from the storm swept area in South
eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois
reaching St. Ixmis early today, swell
the death list to seventy-nine, with
hundreds of others hurt and home
less as a result of the devastation
wrought l)y the storm. The relief
workers as relieving much of the suf
fering, however, and ample supplies
are now in hand to provide for the im
mediate needs of the homeless. Tele
graph wires are slowly being repaired
and communication throughout the
whole of the ruined area it is expect
ed. will be re-established before night
fall.
“NO BUTTER WHATEVER
SHOULD BE WASTED.”
WASHINGTON, June I.—ls every
one of the 20,000,000 American house
holds should waste 1-3 ounce of butter
daily, the loss would be 114,062,500
pounds a year, the product of over
half a million cows, according to de
partment of agriculture figures today.
I If only one in every 100 homes wasted
that 1-4 ounce, the loss would total
over 1,000,000 pounds annually. The
department issued these statistics to
show why no butter whatever should be
wasted.
THREE SME
VESSELS SUNK
LONDON, June I.—The British ad
miralty statement today reports the
sinking of three American sailing ves
sels by enemy submarines, all of them
being small ships of slow speed, and
unarmed. John Day, third mate of the
sloop Dirigo. was drowned when that
vessel went down, but the crews of
the other two vessels* were landed at |
a British port today. The other ves-1
seis destroyed were the Francis M. and |
the Barbara.
I
FEAR INFANTILE PARALYSIS
HAY BREAK 01T AGAIN
NEW YORK. .lune I.—lnfantile par
alysis may break out this summer in
cities where it was quiescent last
{year, according to a bulletin issued by
| the board of health today.
I The department does not expect an
other epidemic here for some time. In
the past they have come four or five
years apart. Health Commissioner
Emerson is experimenting to see
see whether the infection may origin
ate in decayed teeth. as has been
sug.ested by Dr. Louis Fischer. a
specialist in children’s diseases.
'“EAT LESS BREAD." IS
SLOGAN IN ENGLAND NOAV
LONDON, June L—ln connection
with the food economy campaign. 35,-
! 000 placards bearing simply the
'words: "Eat less bread” have just
' been distributed io churches through
out the country. Ten thousand cards
have been issued to London restaur
arts for public display. They read:
"Don’t waste bread. If half a slice
is enough for you. please cut the
slice in half; do not break it. Every
one must save bread. It is a national
duty. Will you help’”
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♦ LOSSES OF ( EREAL SHIPS ♦
♦ LESS THAN CALCULATED. ♦
4. ♦
♦ LONDON. June I.—British loss- ♦
♦ es of cereal ships have been 6 per ♦
♦ cent., it is officially announced. ♦
♦ Admirality officials had calculat- ♦
♦ ed that 25 per cent, of vessels of ♦
-♦ this class would be sunk.
U. S. WILE MAAE
ITALY ANOTHER
BIG LOAN SOON
WASHINGTON, D. C., June I.
Conferences between the members of
the Italian mission in the United
States and American officials reached
a stage today where it seemed proba
ble that another loan of 1100,000,000
will be made to Italy for the month of
June.
It is announced in this connection
that the first loan of 100,000,000 made
to the Italian government some time
ago, will have been spent in this coun
try within a few days.
ENGLISH BILLIARD CHAMPION
CALLED TO BRITISH ARMY
LONDON, June I. Melbourne In
man. English billiard champion, has
been called up to join the British
Army and has been granted fourteen
days in which to arrange his affairs
The call notice was received while the
champion was in the midst of a close
match with a local expert.
EAGTDRIB iNILI
RE PARALYZED BY
GENERAL STRIKE
» LONDON, June 1. —Strikes or other
measures that will result in a paralysis
of production have been decided upon
by the w-orkers in more than a hun
dred and twenty of the largest Petro
grad factories, most of which are en
gaged in war work. Reuter’s corres
pondent at the Russian capital tele
ITaphs today that after failure of the
conciliation board to reach an agree
ment concerning existing difficulties
with the staffs of factories affected, it
was resolved by the men to tie up all
work. The date of the tie-up and the
form the strike will take is to be de
cided by the workers in each factory.
I\NOTHER RECRUIT FOR
U. S. NAVY LEAVES TODAI
I
] Lorin C. Hodges of Sumter county.!
I enlisted! today in the United States
I Navy, passing the preliminary exam I
I ination at the local recruiting station |
I '
iHe has been located in Florida for I
I some time past, but returned to this
I city a few days ago.
Voluntary Rationing Ocsened.
LONDON. June 1. —American house-;
wives in England are generally ob
serving Lord tDevonport’s voluntary
| rationing system. Nearly every
American home in London is now re
stricted to the prescribed four pounds
■of bread a week, 2 1-2 pounds of meat
land 3-4 pound of sugar. American
husbands, how-ever, are suspected of
‘cheating a little bit at noon by patron
izing restaurants noted fcr their lib-]
< i al helpings. I
AMERICUS BDY WILL
FIGHT SUBMARINES
I
Ed Everette, Jr., son of E. B. Ev
erette, of this city, has been ordered
to leave the battleship Connecticut, on
which he has been stationed for sev
eral weeks. Since his transfer from,
the naval training school at Norfolk,
A a., to become a member of a gun
criw which will be placed aboard
trans-Atlantic merchantmen to defend
these vessels against the attacks oi
German submarines.
Os late the navy department has
been mounting naval guns on mer
chantmen, furnishing navay gun
crews to operate them and young Ev
erette, although only recently enlist*
<d in the navy, has by conspicuous
ability, been selected for duty in this
branch.
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♦ GRAVE DISORDERS OCCURRED 4
♦ AT BARCELONA, SPAIN, TODAY 4
4 ♦
4 MADRID, Spain, June I. 4
,4 Grave disorders participated in ♦
4 by soldiers occurred at Barce- 4
4 lona early today. Several officers, 4
4 suspected of inciting the army to 4
♦ rebellion, have been arrested and 4
4 imprisoned in the fortress at 4
♦ that place. 4
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JOHN I. SHEPPARD
15 BODIES TODAY
Capt. John Abn?r Sheppard, of Bu
ena Vista, and one of the best known
residents of Maricn county, wi.l be
laid to his last rest this afternoon at
1:30 o’clock in the Baptist cemetery
at Buena Vista. His death occurred
this morning at 2 o’clock after an ill
ness of about a month, following an
attack of paralysis.
He was 76 years of age and was
born in Marion county, where he spent
the greater part of his life. His wife
«ied about three years ago, but he is
survived by one daughter, Mrs. Minnie
S. Weaver, of Buena Vista, and one
son, J. E. Sheppard, of Americus.
Capt. Sheppard was a devout Christ
ian, being a member of the Baptist
church. He served with honor during
the four years of the War Between the
States, and took an active interest in
the affairs of the United Confederate
Veterans.
The funeral services this afternoon
will be in charge of the Masonic lodge
at Buena Vista, the deceased having
been affiliated with that order.
One of the most prominent planters
of Marion county for many years, he
retired from, active business life some
■ years ago. but retained his interest in
; public affairs. He was mayor of
i Buena Vista at the time of his death.
His death removes one of the oldest
residents of this section and a host of
friends throughout south Georgia will
learn .with sorrow of his passing.
SERMMIS NERVOUS
ON FRENCH FRONT
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD, June 1. —The staff cor
respondent of the Associated Press is
lii formed that between April 15th and;
, May 24th. French troops took a total I
|of nearly 32,000 Teuton prisoners, of
this number 28,000 being unwounded.
I Notable confidence in the outcome of
the war is now shown by the French
officers and men, while the German ap
pear increasingly nervous. Casualties
sustained by the French, undoubtedly
| are much lower than .those inflicted
upon the Germans.
BOY HAS NARROW
ESCAPE FROM DEATH
I
| Beaufort Blalock, son of J. A. Bla
ilock, of this city, had a narrow es
cape from death or serious injury last
night at the Central of Georgia depot,
when an automobile driven by Henry
Johnson passed completely over his
body, althou-h none of the wheels
touched him.
The boy attempted to pass in front of ■
the car when he stumbled an dfell di
rectly in its path. The car was so
close that Mr. Johnson was unable to
stop it and in an instant the spectators
were horrified to see the boy’s body
apparently crushed un<Z' the wheels.
Fortunately, however, the lad fell in
such a position as to lie lengthwise;
with the chassis of the machine, and
although the nnchanism of the car'
scratched and bruised one shoulder <
while passing over him. young Blalock
was practically unhurt.
American I'luh to Take In Officer*.
PARIS, June 1. —The Amenican ;
Club of Paris has decided to permit all
American army and navy officers onj
duty here in future to become honor
ary members of the club without pay
ment of fees, until the war ends.
CHY
FEDERAL AGENTS
HDT AFTER ALL
PROPAGANDISTS
WASHINGTON, D. C„ June I.—With
the day set by President Wilson for
registration of all male citizens be
tween the ages of 21 and 31 years to
register under terms of the selective
conscription law only four days off.
department of justice authorities are
exerting every effort to stop anti-draft
activities. These activities have al
ready resulted in a number of arrests,
in different parts of the country, and
serious charges have been made
against all of the defendants. In addi
tion United States district attorneys in
every state in the union have announc
ed they will prosecute relentlessly all.
persons who may be indicted in con
nexion with anti-draft activities, re
gt rdless of whether or not they may
be connected witn the alleged organ
ized conspiracy to interfere with the
registration.
War department officials have als<»
taken up the qnestion of conscription
ai.d are engaged in threshing out a
number of minor questions that have
arisen in connection with the decision
to allow certain exemptions from mili
tary service. Thousands of inquiries
pouring into the war department in.
regard to the registration are being
answered as rapidly and fully as pos
sible. but it is apparent that many or
these must remained unanswered until
after the date for registration, and au
thorities here hold the opinion that
wherever doubt exists, the person in
doubt should register on June sth, af
terward presenting his case before the
exemption board.
ITALIAN WAR DEPARTMENT
BUILDING NARROW GAUGE
ROME, June I—The1 —The war department
m.ent states that 240 miles of narrow
gauge railway lines have been com
pleted on the Italian army front. The
soldiers and sailors in Albania have
laid sixty miles of narrow gauge lines,
this being the first railway system in
that country, and have further built
180 miles of macadam or dirt wagon
roads within the past year. All these
roads running over mountains and
through swamps, are also the first
■ good roads known in this region
[since the days of the ancient Roman
j empire.
ALLOW NO VESSELS
TO LEAVEJNEWYORK
NEW YORK, June I.—The port of
New York was formally closed at day-
■ break today to all out-going vessels
iof every description, and since that
I hour not even fishing boats or barges
: have been permitted to pass out of
I the Narrows. The usual guard there
has been doubled, and every precaution
is being exercised, by port and naval
authorities to enforce the order agains.
shipping.
Shortly after the order closing the
harbor was issued, preparations were
made to close the gate in the subma
line net which stretches across the
; harbor, several light-draft naval ves
sels assisting in the work. This gate
has not been closed during daylight
since it was first laid shortly after
diplomatic relations with Germany
were severed, and many rumors fill
the air regarding the probable cause
for its closing today. Officials would
I give no explanation of the order re
quiring the poJt to be closed to out
going navigation.
At 3:30 o’clock this afternoon, the
harbor was re-opened to vessels, but
no explanation was given conoerninr
the closing of the Narrows.
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♦ WEATHER FDREI’AST. ♦
♦ Probably THUNDER SHOW- ♦
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