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The Times-Recorder is the ONLY paper
in the Third Congressional District with
Associated Press Service.
khirty-mnth year.
OPTRA HOUSE TO
BE SCENE OE BIE
MASS MEETING
The big patriotic mass meeting at
which Judge Walter T. Colquitt, of At
lanta, will deliver the principal ad
dress, will be held tonight at 8 o’clock
in the Opera House, instead of in the
First Methodist church as was first an
nounced.
Judge Colquitt has only recently re
turned from an extended tour of France
and England where he studied condi
tions resulting from the prolonged
struggle that has been in progress in
Europe since August 1914. His inves
tigations as to the economic status of
things in the Allied countries are made
the basis of his address to be delivered
tonight.
Judge Colquitt, who is one of the
best known jurists of the South, is con.
sidered to be an orator of extraor
dinary ability and his patriotic address
tonight should attract much attention.
The Americus and Sumter County
chapter of the Red Cross is responsible
foi his coming to Americus to speak
on the vital part our nation is taking
in the world war and his address will
deal particularly with the phase of the
situation as affected by the operations
of the American Red Cross.
A special program has been arranged
for the meeting tonight and every citi
zen of Americus and vicinity is invited
to be in attendance.
LOIS REEVES BROUGHT
BACK 10 STAND TRIAL
Lois Reeves, who a few months ago
was placed under bond after having
been indicted by the grand jury on 1
charge of keeping a disorderly house
in this city, was brought back from
Rome, Ga.. on Saturday night by Lieut.
J T. Bragg, of the Americus police
. force.
She was lodged in jail and up to the
present has not succeeded in making
b< nd, her previous bondsman having
withdrawn his surety. It is under
stood that she contemplated “jump
ing” her bond in the misdemeanor
charge, and upon information being re
ceived that she was in Rome, she was
apprehended by the police there. Ha
beas corpus proceedings were attempt
ed by an attorney retained by the
Keoves woman in Rome, but these.
were dropped, and she returned to
Americus without further legal steps
being necessary.
( ITY I'NION MEETING IS
POSTPONED ONE WEEK
Tl’.e meeting of the City Union of
Baraca and Philathea classes of Amer
icus. which was to have been held to
night at the First Baptist church, has
been postponed until Monday night
June 25th, on account of the Red
Cross mass meeting to be held in th?
Opera House tonight.
New Zealand Distinguishes Volunteers
HOBART, New Zealand, June 18. —
For the purpose of facilitating army
recruiting the people have adopted dis
tinguishing names for the two lots of
men now serving. Those who volunteer
pre called “The Wents,” and those who
are called up by ballot or conscription
• The Sents.” On arrival at camp there
is little or no friction between the
two.
PROMINENT GEORGIAN
DIES AT iMASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 18.—
Commissioner Judson C. Clements, of
the interstate Commerce commission,
tiied here today .following a brief ill
ness. His was a native of Rome, Ga..
and was sixty years old. Before his
appointment to be a member of the
commission by President Grover Cleve
land. Commissioner Clements—served
live terms in congress representing a
Georgia district.
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BEING TAKEN BT
GERMAN “SOBS”
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 18-
The German submarine toll of British
merchant shipping since February 17tb,
as shown in offiical British figures com
piled here, is 322 vessels of more than
1600 tons each, and 135 of less than
1600 tons. Seventy-eight British steam
fishing, vessels were sunk during the
same period.
The record of sailing fishing vessels
lost during the period is as yet incom
plete, but a three weeks’ total was 78.
With these figures, officials today
estimated the total losses at 1,745,000
tons, or about 250,000 tons less than
the entire world’s shipping output dur
ing 1910.
F. W. GRIFFIN SELL'S 650
ACRE FARM TO J. E. D. SHll’l’
The sale of a 650 acre farm near
New Point by Fletcher W. Griffin, of
this city, to J. E. D. Shipp, was an
nounced this morning. The property
adjoins the plantation of Mr. Shipp.
The consideration has not yet been an
nounced. the deal being handled by W.
5. and R. M. Andrews.
MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR
O.R.C. ANO B.R.T. SUNDAY
/The annual memorial service of the
Order of Railway Conductors and the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen was
held yesterday morning at the Central
Baptist church, Rev. George F. Brown,
the pastor, delivering the memorial ser
mon. /
The members of the local lodges of
both organizations attended the ser
vices in a body to do honor to those of
our number who have passed away dur
ing the year.
Two deaths have occurred in the
ranks of the Order of Railway Conduc
tors since the last memorial service,
the deceased members being the late
W. O. Hicks, of Savannah, and George
W. Poole, of Americus. No deaths have
occurred in the local lodge of B. R. T
$330,565,628 PAID
IN INCOME TAX
WASHINGTON, D. C„ June 18.—In
dividuals and corporations throughou*
the country paid an income tax during
the fiscal year now closing of $330.-
6,
Os this total $170,037,040 was paid
by individuals. The total yields ex
ceeds the estimates of officials at the
time of framing the income tax sched
ules last September. The total is sub
ject to revision and with other re
turns expected during the ten days'
grace allow’ed by law may reach $35,-
000,000.
As usual. New York state leads the
list in the total returns, with a yield
of $110,431,480, or slightly more than
one-third of the entire yield of the
nation. New York’s payments were
divided $41,810,264 for corporations and
$68,621,216 for individuals. Pennsyl
vania was second, with a total of $39.-
888,919. Illinois was third with $21,-
911,727. Ohio furth with $19,893,528.
and Massachusetts fifth, with $19,646,-
909. Georgia's income tax receipt;
were $1,708,693.
RECRUITING OFFICE FOR AMERICUS LIGHT INFANTRY IS NOW OPEN IN THIS CI IY--THE NATION CALLS
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AMERICUS. GEORGIA. MONDAY AFTERNOON. JUNE 18, 1917
SPANISH STATUS
GROWINGSEHIDUS
US TIME PASSES
MADRID, June 18. —The movement
for a radical rebuilding of the whole
political edifice in Spain is gaining ad
herents everywhere throughout the
kingdom and following the actions of
the soldiers, defense committees are
springing up everywhere among pro
sessions, trades and government ser
vants. The officers of these defense
committees are demanding rewards
proportionate to service, promotion by
the merit system with due regard to
seniority and other concessions.
Political observers agree that the
situation continues one of extraordin
ary difficulty.
Internal Situation Discussed.
PARIS, June 18. —Some light is
thrown on the present situation in
Spain, w’hich has been the cause of
misgivings recently, by a special cor
respondent of the Petit Parisien, who
has been making an investigation here.
He wires the following summary of
the situation, which made the position
of the late cabinet untenable, and pre
sents an acute problem for the new
ministry.
First of all the situation in Catalonia
is critical. The inhabitants are arous
ed against the government and are agi
tating insistently for complete inde
pendence. One faction openly declares
in a Barcelona newspaper that it will
obey no law not passed by Catalonia
for Catalonians and demands independ
ence at any price.
Aside from this local situation, the
correspondent finds that the economic
state of affairs in general demands
speedy action by the cabinet. Strikes
are imminent, especially in the Astur
ias and may break out tomorrow.
Strikes are under discussion by all
railroad employes and most of the in
dustrial workers. The cost of living
has advanced 15 to 25 per cent in the
last three months and now the poor
can no longer endure the strain.
The supply of coal is so scanty that
it is almost impossible to operate
trains. Stagnation of export trade, ow
ing to the submarine warfare, is re
sulting in growing irritation.
Finally there is the external situa
tion, which everywhere is recognized
as grave for Spain, and which, th*
correspondent says, is made infinitely
more troublesome by German espion
age, German intimidation and the Ger
manophile press, which has wounded
and antagonized Spanish pride.
Notwithstanding these difficulties, the
correspondent wires, Spain believes
confidently the new premier will be
able to find a solution
BRITISH WILL MAKE
REPRISALS ON GERMANY
LONDON, June 18.- —Replying to
I interrogatories regarding probable re
prisals to be taken against Germany
! in retaliation for air raids upon unfor
tified British cities, Chancellor Bonar
Law announced in the house of com
mons today that the British govern
ment intends taking adequate steps in
the premises. These steps, ia is known
contemplate not only damaging the
enemy, but also the prevention of fur
ther air raids upon England.
FAMOUS GERMAN ( RAFT
SOLD TO NORSE BIDDER
LONDON, June 188. —The Germania,
a famous racing yacht formerly owne.i
■by Lieut Krupp von Bohlen and Hal
bach, of Germany, which was seized by
the British government at Cowes at
the beginning of the war. has been
sold for $50,000 to Capt. Hannevig, of
Norwa.. The Germania has twice won
Emperor William's cup at Cowes. She
cost $225,000.
ithptain Hannevig also purchased
the racing cutter Paula 111., for SB,OOO.
The Luca 11. sold for $19,500. Bott,
these yachts formerly were owned by
Germans, but were seized at Cowes
when the war began.
10 DELAY TRAINING
of mwnw
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 18.—
Inless there are unforeseen develop
ments to hurry construction of the
sixteen cantonments for training the
new national army, the first increment
of six hundred and fifty thousand men
will not be in training by September
Ist, as has been generally supposed. In
fact, unless the present outlook is ma
terially altered, the recruits may not
get into concentration camps until six
weeks later than the date originally in
tended, of the middle of October.
wTiHffiE
OF WAR'S HAVOC
RETAINS PLACE
WASHINGTON, D. C.. June 18.-
Noyon, the once picturesque French
town of 7,500 inhabitants which has
been “adopted” by Washington, D. C.,
with the idea of restoring it to its be
fere-the-war prosperity, is the subject
of the following war geography bulle
tin issued by the National Geographic
society from its headquarters here:
“While there is little left of Noyon’s
thriving trade in live stock and grain,
and although its sugar refineries, lace,
cloth and leather industries have been
practically destroyed, ruthless war
fare cannot rob this little city of its
proud place in history, which extends
over a period of nearly two thousand
years.
“Originally a Roman camp under the
ponderous name of Novisrunum Vero
manduorum. Noyon did not begin to
play a conspicuous role in world af
fairs until the middle of the eighth
century. Tn 752, however, an event
took place here which was to affect
western civilization for many centu
ries. It was in that year that Duke
Pepin the Short, having deposed the
Merovingian king Chilperic, with the
approval of the Pope assumed the re
gal title. He was already the nominal
head of the Franks, just as his fatehr,
Charles Martel, the hero of Tours, had
been before him. The coronation at
Noyon was a double one, Peppin as
suming the title of king of the Franks,
and his young son. Carloman, being in- 1
vested with the title of ‘King of •
Noyon.’
“Having become a king through the i
consent of the Pope, Pepin now sought
to repay the head of the church for
the honors bestowed at Noyon. He
therefore, crossed the Alps, expelled
the Lombards from certain cities and
province- of northern Italy and pre
sented the captured territory to the
Holy Father, thus laying the basis for
the temporal power of the Popes which |
| was to influence the history of Europe I
I ter hundreds of years.
| "After the death of Pepin. Charles j
I who was to become known to historv
I as Charlemagne, was crowned at Noyon
lin 768. It was he who gave his name
|to the famous line of Carlovingiar. I
I monarchs.
"During the Hundred Years’ War.!
Noyon felt the heavy hand of the Eng-}
lish and Burgundian invaders, being
sacked by their armies.
“One of Noyon s proudest distinctions
is as the birthplace of John Calvin, who
next to Luther himself, was probably .
the greatest force of the Reformation,
his influence being strongly reflected
among the Huguenots of France, the
Covenanters of Scotland, the Puritans
of England and the Pilgrim Fathers of
New England. Jacques Sarrazin, one
of the active promoters in founding the
French Academy, and the painter
whose finest work adorns the great
portal and dome of the western facade
of the interior court of the Louvre, was
also born here.
“Noyon is situated on the small river
of Verse, just a mile from its conflu
ence with the Oise. It is on the Paris-
Brussels railway line, 67 miles north- .
east of the French, capital.”
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19,000 IN NOTES
RETURNEDINNEW
RAILHOAO_ DEAL
Notes aggregating $9,000 given in
payment of stock subscriptions for the
new Americus & Atlantic railroad,
which is to be built into this city from
Games, Ga., on the line of the A., B.
&. A. railroad, have been returned to
Americus citizens who supported the
campaign inaugurated several months
ago to bring the road to Americus.
The road is to be constructed through
to Americus as soon as material can
be secured, and other necessary de
tails ‘perfected. The grade has al
ready been completed as far as the
Methvin store in the 28th district, and
the trestle across Flint river at Cop
peras Bluff has been finished for some
time. Trains are now’ operated from
Games as far as the Sumter county
bank of the river, and watermelon
shipments will be moved from the 28th
district this season.
The return of the stock subscrip
tion notes is made possible from the
fact that the directors of the road,
who comprise some of the best known
business men of this city, have taker,
up the amount of stock required by
the promoters in order to bring the
road to Americus.
This is, perhaps, the first time in the
history of railroad construction in the
South, or possibly the entire country,
that stock pledges have been volunta
rily returned by the promoters.
Negotiations for the construction of
the Americus & Atlantic as far as this
1 city have been in progress for many
months, the Chamber of Commerce
taking the proposition up and handling
' the various phases of the matter. The
' final conclusion of the arrangements
' for the new road was brought abou:
' only a few days ago, and it was found
that the return of the $9,000 in stock
subscription notes would be possible,
| without affecting the success of the
j deal.
SURPRISE AWAITS MISS
ARMSTRONG AND HUBBY
ATLANTA, Ga., June 18.—Miss Ruby
Armstrong, of this city, intended to
surprise her mother on returning from
a visit to San Francisco by bringing
home a husband, but an enterprising
newspaper man in the Golden Gate citv
I tipped off an Atlanta newspaper to the
j fact that she was married, and now
[Mrs. Armstrong is preparing to sur
prise her daughter with a wedding
feast when she arrives. Miss Arm
strong went to see an uncle in 'Frisco
and Dr. G. Koenigstein, of that city
persuaded her not to cross the conti
nent without him.
CONTRACTS GLDSED FDR
STEEL AND WODDEN SHIPS
WASHINGTON. D. C., June 18.—
•Major General Goethals. head of thei
I federal shipping board, announced late j
'today that contracts for ten additiona'
i standardized steel vessels, complete,
and for twenty-four additional stand
I ardized wooden hulls had been closed.
Chairman Denman of the shipping
board, in signing the contracts for ten
*steel vessels fixed the basic price for
steel plates at $56.20 per ton, instead
of the previous price of $95 a ton.
ROTARIANS PROPOSE TO AID
GOVERNMENT DIKING WAR
ATLANTA, Ga., June 18.—Ways and
means of aiding the government in th?
war against Germany is the principal
subject, to be considered by the Inter -
national Convention of Rotary club*
which opened here today. It will no* |
be a gathering featured by entertain- ■
ment, declares President Arch Klumph.
but a gatherin* featured by service.
24 Cents a Week for Shoe Repairs
LONDQN, June 18—The 29,600 po
licemen in the metropolitan area of!
London have just been given an addi
tional allowance of twelve cents a week
to keep their shoes in repair. This
makes the total allowance 24 cents a
week. The men buy their own shoes. I
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WINNING SCHOOL
CLOSED SESSION
THIS afternoon
The canning school, which has been
so successfully operated for the pass
ten days by the Americus Lighting
Company, under the excellent super
vision of Mrs. J. W. Haines and Miss
Rowena Long, county home demonstra
tion agent, came to a close this after
noon.
The benefit received by the women
of Americus, and hence the great com
munity benefit received cannot be esti
mated. Much that it. good, practical
and of economic value has been learn
ed by the enthusiastic classes which
have assembled, and in addition to
tliat, is now being put into actual prac
tice.
While many of our housewives have
undertaken to preserve their fruits
and vegetables heretofore, in many
cases they have felt no assurance that
they would keep. This has been espec.
ially true of the vegetables. Under the
method taught at these classes, if di
rections are followed, not a single can
should be lost. The economic value of
this fact alone to the community is
very great.
GRIMSHAW NAMED AS
GENERALSUPERINTENDENT
NORFOLK, Va., June 18.—Harry B
Grimshaw was today appointed to fill
the new office of general superintend
ent of the Seaboard Air Line railroad,
with headquarters in Savannah, Ga.. R.
S. Marshall succeeds Mr. Grimshaw j
a: head of the Georgia division.
The foregoing is of especial interest
here, where Mr. Grimshaw has many
friends, having lived in Americus dur
ing several years when he was sue
cessively trainmaster, and then sup
ei intenendent of this division of the j
Seaboard. Since leaving Americus he'
lias filled the position of general mana-1
ger of the Macon, Dublin & Savannah ■
a feeder line of the Seaboard, and is I
recognized as among the foremost rail |
road operating officials in the South.
iCEmi MAY CUT
COLUMBUS SERVICE
The discontinuance of trains No. 5
and No. 6 on the Central of Georgia
railway, operating between Americus
and Columbus, is aimed at in the pe
tition now before the railroad commis
sion to permit such a reduction in the
passenger service of the road.
The train designated arrives here at
a. m. and leaves at 3 p. m., and
since the elimination of the mail ser
vice on this schedule the officials of
the road have considered discontinu
ing the run. The present campaign
started by practically all roads in the
country to cut down passenger service
in order that better facilities may be
available for the transportation of
t'oops, war material and shipments of
this character, brought the matter of
passenger senice between Americus
an 1 Columbus once more into the lime
light.
It is possible that the train will not
be discontinued, and that the road w ili
withdraw its request now before the.
railroad commission, but indications'
are that an effort will be made to cut
down the service to this degree.
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EXPECT ENTENTE
TO MAKE DRIVE
ON U FRONT
NEW YORK, June 18.—(Compiled by
the Associated Press from European
cables during the day.)—Development®
of some importance, apparently, ari
impending on the Macedonian front,
following clarification of the military
situation in Greece, co-incident with
the abdication of King Constantine.
The most pronounced movement is
observed in the British withdrawal,
with pressure from advanced positions
along the Struma, and pronounced re
connoitering activity by Entente mili
tary forces at other places, notably
along the Vardar river. Military ob
servers have heretofore frequently
pointed out that the only practicable
route for a successful advance that
would cut the lines of the Centra)
Powers and reclaim Serbia would be
up the Vardar valley, and had this been
decided upon it would seem natural
enough for the British to retire from
advanced positions along the Struma.
Both the Russian army and navy is
giving more evidence of activity, ac
cording to German statements today.
After heavy German attacks this
morning, British forces abandoned
some of their newly won positions in
northern France, but held to their
main positions.
GITY COURT CONVENES
RUT JAKES RECESS
Judge W. M. Harper this morning
( convened the June term of the Sumter
City court, but immediately took a re
cess until Saturday morning at St
o'clock, when the civil docket will b»
called and the calendar arranged for
the disposition of civil business at this
term.
The fact tliat the convention of the
Georgia County Officers' association
opens here on Wednesday to continue
through Thursday, caused Judge Har
per to postpone the actual operation of
the City court until after this gathering
■ has been held.
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PI AWING TO RE-BUILD
ATLANTA’S BURN TDISTRIUT
ATLANTA, Ga., June IS. Plans for
i ebuilding Atlanta's burnt district have
been formulated by the commission of
citizens appointed for that purpose and
jhave been approved by the property
'owners, who are standing together in
| the movement to make the district
I more beautiful and valuable than ever
■ before.
The plans provide for widening the
I principle streets of the district, ex
tending streets which are now too
short, establishing parks and -play
grounds and separating the races. Ap
proximately SBO,OOO will be raised by
I assessing property owners along the
I prinicpal streets of the district, and
Atlanta and Fulton county will be
called on pay the remainder of the ex
pense of carrying through the plan.
To Inquire Into Civic Aerial Transport
LONDON, June 18.—The civic aerial
transport committee, to inquire into
aerial communication after the war,
has been officially announced with
Lord Northcliffe as chairman, and Ma
jor Baird, deputy chairman. Represen
tatives of the postoffice. India office and
dominions on the committee indicate
tlie intention of adapting air transport
ar a means of improving commonica
tion throughout the empire.
GREET RELEASED
IRISHJ’RISDI FRS
LONDON, June 18.—Large crowds
gathered in Dublin this morning to
'welcome the released Irish prisoners,
all of whom reached the Irish capital
today, except the Countess Markie
'viez. There was much singing and
cheering when the former political
prisoners entered the city, but no dis
order of any kind.
NUMBER 145,