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VHIRTY.NINTH YEAH.
*FINJL APPEAL FDR
DISTRICT FAIR 15
ISSUED TO PEOPLE
At the meeting of the stockholders
of tlie Third District Fair held at the
office of the Americus Chamber of
Commerce on last Friday night, the
15th inst., Frank Lanier, C. S. Glover
J E. Poole, L. G. Council and Craw
ford Wheatley were re-elected as di
rectors.
The directors met and elected the
following officers: G. R. Ellis, Presi
dent; Frank Lanier, Vice President:
Lee Hudson, Treasurer.
Information was furnished to the
stockholders at the stockholders'
meeting to the effect that it is neces
sary to raise the sum of $4,000.00 be
fore the fair to be held this fall can
be properly financed, and a resolution
to the effect that this sum be raised
by Saturday, June 23rd, 1917, or that
’the fair be forever postponed, so far as
this corporation is concerned.
The directors took similar action,
and the newly elected officers agreed
to serve only on condition that this
sum be raised by the date named. If
the matter is longer postponed, the
fair cannot be held.
The necessity for raising the fun J
mentioned is due almost entirely to
unpaid stock subscriptions. Some of
the subscribers for this stock are dead,
have moved away, or financially una
ble to pay, while others who shouli
have paid have not done so. The un
ipaid subscriptions wfiich are good will
- J)e collected, whether the fair is held
or not, as it is necessary to make these
collections to pay some outstanding in-
► debtedness.
* Under the facts mentioned, it is nec
essary to obtain new subscriptions for
•stock where the subscribers are dead,
have moved away, or are financially
unable to pay. This can be satisfac
torily arranged so far as the former
subscribers are concerned. Every one
who has given the matter proper con
sideration, is fully acquainted with the
benefits that Americus, Sumter county
and the district will receive from the
educational value of the fair, which
will bear fruit for years to come, as
well as immediate profits to arise from
trade, etc., and that by promoting tha
fair, every one helps himself as well
as his community, and we are asking
those who can to double their stock
subscriptions, so that the necessary
sum may be raised within the time
mentioned. We have not had time to
see the stockholders who have paid for
their stock, except a few who gladly
agreed to double their subscriptions,
and the amount of new or additional
stock which they agreed to take is as
follows:
Frank Laniers2oo.oo
C S. Glover 200.00
L. G. Council 200.00
Crawford Wheatley 100.0)
Harrold Bros 100.0)
Moreland-Jones Coloo.oo
L A. Morgan & Co. .... 100.00
C R. Ellis 100.00
C. L. Ansley 100.00
J. A. Hixon • • 100.00
The par value of a whole stock is
SIOOIOO, but may be
made for one-half share, one-fourth
share, or one-eighth of a share.
No one will see or urge you to sub
scribe for additional stock as the fair
is fo r the benefit of all and every man
should do his duty by subscribing ac
cording to his ability.
You will please let us have your
check for the amount of additional
stock which you are to take by or be
fore Saturday of the present week, to
b- used only on condition that the
(necessary amount is raised, and you
will please so write on the face of
the check.
If not convenient to send check,
please let us have your note payable
within thirty, sixty or ninety days, with
interest from June 25, 117, to cover
the amount of your subscription.
Please do this at once, for if you post
pone it. the fair win not be held ' Th '
responsibility is on you.
Unless the necessary amount to hold
the fair is raised by Saturday, June
03rd 1917, your note, or check, as the
"ase may be. given for this additioaa
• tock will be promptly returned to you.
The checks and notes may be sent to
Lee Hudson, Treasurer, or to the
writer G - R ELUS.
president Third District Fair.
SMALL LIETIILEBS
BEING WHIM
CHICAGO, June 21. —Unfair compe
tition, according to a report to the
National Wholesale Grocers’ conven
tion in session here today, is driving
small retailers from business in in
creasing numbers. The report states
the alleged unfairness consists in man
ufacturers selling large consignments
at wholesale prices direct to “chain
stores,” mail order houses and de
partment stores.
EXCESS PROFITS TAX
MAY BE EXTEHOEO
WASHINGTON, D. C„ June 21.—An
extension of the excess profits tax in
the war revenue bill to include individ
uals engaged in trade or business, as
well as corporations and partnerships,
was decided upon by the senate fi
nance committee today.
GRAZED MAN KILLS .
WIFE AHO CHILDREN
NEW YORK, June 21. —After a quar
rel with his wife over money matters,
Richard Barrett, a well known athlete
residing in Brooklyn shot and killel
his wife today. He then shot his two
sens, Hilton, aged 4. and Donald, ageu
IP, months, both the children dying be
fore assitance could reach them. Af
terward the crazed man committed sui
cide.
An unusual incident connected with
the tragedy is round in the fact that
Barrett, who is a Spanish war veteran
did not harm two other children who
were in the room where his wife and
the others were killed.
A.L.I. MOBILIZED ONE
YEAR ACO YESTERDAY
One year ago yesterday morning at
8 o’clock the members of the Ameri
cus Light Infantry assembled in their
armory in response to the mobiliza
tion orders which resulted in their
transfer to the main camp at Macon
and their subsequent departure for the
Mexican border.
The boys reminisced yesterday on
the events that have transpired since
the morning of June 20, 1916, wrier
they lined up on the drill floor of the
armory and speculation as to wher.e
the outfit will be on June 20, 1918, was
rife among the officers and men.
It is anticipated that within a very
short time the Americus Light Infantry
with the other units of the Georgia
guard, will assemble in mobilization
camps, since orders for such concen
tration have been issued by the war
department although not yet trans
mitted to the regimental headquar
ters.
REMAINS IQ BE TAKEN
ID HELENAJOR BURIAL
The remains of Clarence E. Balmer,
aged 43 years, w’ho died at 1:30
o’clock this morning at the Plains
hospital, were removed to this city
this morning and this afternoon wen
taken to Helena. Ga ~for interment.
Mr. Palmer had been ill about two
weeks. His home was in Cairo. Ga,
where his wife, two sons and a
daughter reside.
His father, A. Palmer and a sister.
Miss Minnie Palmer, both of Americus,
survive him.
The funeral will be held at 11 o’clock
Friday morning at Helena. Rev. Wil
liam Mallory officiating
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/With the result of the campaign
in Leslie still unreported, the tabula
tion of returns from yesterday’s can
vassing for the Red Cross fund shows
that thus far ?1,415 has been contrib
uted in Sumter county this week./
Canvassing committees of ladies vis
ited Plains, Leslie and DeSoto yester
day, while other committees continued
their work in Americus, soliciting con
tributions for the $100,000,000 fund
that is asked by the national organiza
tion to carry on the relief work across
the Atlantic.
The committees reported SSOO in do
nations yesterday, including the con
tributions from Plains and DeSoto,
while the report from Leslie will be
compiled today.
This morning another committee
left for Andersonville to solocit con
tributions from the residents of that
community and during the remaining
days of Red Cross Week, which ends
on Monday, June 25th, the various sec
tions of the county will be visited by
special committees so that every resl •
dent may be given an opportunity to
subscribe.
A Red Cross booth has been erected
at the intersection of Lamar ani Jack -
son streets and pretty girls in Red
Cross uniforms will solicit donations
from the denizens of the business dis
trict.
While the results achieved thus far
have been gratifying, the total contri
butions fall considerably short of the
sum apportioned to this county as its
share in the great work. The officers
and members of the Americus chapter
of the Red Cross are anxious to see
Sumter county measure up to its full
duty in this matter and every possible
means is being used to attain the de
sired goal of SIO,OOO in contributions.
The various convassing committees
have until today been working on -t
card system, soliciting citizens whose
names had been selected by the exec
utive committee as particularly inter
ested in the Red Cross work. This
morning a general campaign of solici
tation from the public was begun and
every man who cannot show a Red
Cross campaign button as evidence
that he has contributed to the fund, is
liable to be held up by successive com
mittees of ladies who are covering the
city systematically.
The canvassing committees expect to
make a special effort during the re
mainder of the week and an increased
force of solicitors will be pressed into i
service on Monday, the final day.
SfIYSSOGim
HEREARENEUTRAL
STOCKHOLM, June 21.—Dr. Max
Goldfarb, one of the American social
ists who arrived here for the socialist
conference, in a report to the Dutch-
Scandinavian socialist committee,
which is asking the creation of a per
manent peace, declared that American
socialists are neutral in the world
war and that Samuel Gompers pledge
of organized labor’s support was ‘in
no way an expression of sentiment of
the workers of America.” Goldfarb
arrived without a pasport of any kind
and declares he will return to Amer
ica. notwithstanding the United State?
authorities declined to permit his de
parture from that country, to attend
the socialist conference.
_____.
Socialist leaders in this country said
recently that Goldfarb is without any
credentials from the socialist party in
the United States, and this is sub
stantiated by his declaration that any
person is authorized to represent the
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 21, 1917
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airmeFof west
FRONT FIGURE IN
FIERCE FIGHTING
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES
uune 21.—Fighting with machine
guns and even with revolvers , pilots
of battleplanes are today making the
clouds as hotly a contested battle
ground as is to be found on the earth
below. Summer skies and fine weath
er have forced fighting in the air on a
large scale.
Ore British pilot attacked by a Ger
man Nieuport, found his machine gun
jammed. Immediately he ut down
his nose and dived fixing his gun at
the same time. Relieving the jam he
climbed back to fight and tore off
every round of ammunition he had for
the machine gun. The German, still
appaiently unharmed, continued to
fight, so the English boy—less than 21
- -drawing his Colt’s automatic pistol
charged straight at the German firing
seven shots at him at close range. Th-
German toppled and fell, his machine
breaking in two in the air.
Here is the official report of anothe>
air fill’it which happened the same day.
Names and numbers are omitted:
"Capt. Blank, with three others of
the same Squadron, dived at a German
aeroplane which they riddled with bul •
lets and drove down. Then they saw
four red Albatross Scouts and Capt.
Blank engaged one at close range.
Eventually the German machine got
into a favorable position and Capt
Blank immediately put his machine
into a spin. On shaking oft the Ger
man he at once regained height and
dived at another Scout with whom be
fought for a considerable time. He
finally outmanoeuvered his opponent
and the hostile machine crashed.
Shortly he engaged another machine
cf the same type, but he was shot
through the wrist and the top of his
control-lever was carried away. Al
though in great pain and flying at a '
disadvantage he succeeded in landing
his machine undamaged on our side
of the lines and then fainted.”
While this was happening at one
part of the front another battle was
taking 'place gt another only a short
distance away. A photographic recon
naissance. with a small escort was at-'
tacked by seven German planes. A■
Captain drove down one of the hostile ■
machines out o fmontrol and theni
dived at three others which were fol
lowing one of our machines down. He:
was unable to catch up in time, how
ever. and our machine was forced to
! land in a field, but he eventually suc
| cedded in engaging one of the German :
I machines which crashed quite near
'■ ours.
I 2nd Lieut. B. opened fire at a large I
white two-seater which went down)
and was seen to crash by other pilots i
Lieut. C. drove down a blcak-and-|
white German scout which was als<>|
seen to crash. A third hostile machine
was destroyed by Lieut D.
The Germans are painting them
machines all colors of- the rainbow
and some of the shades not to be found
there. And not satisfied with solid
reds, sreens, blues and so forth, var
ious combinations are seen. There are
yellow-topped wings with green un
derneath; white wings with violet
bodies; blue and gold wings and re.l
noses; silver wings and striped bod
ies; canary-colored bodies with blue
tipped wings and more curious com
binations still. German pilots, it ap
pears when supplied with machines ,
can then do pretty much as they
please with them, painting them any
desired colors and even changing the ,
shape.
On the other hand the British flyers
are more modest Their machines are ,
khaki, white or cream.
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socialists after a two- year membership i
in the party. He is said by American 1
socialists to be a Russian citizen, who I
formerly lived in New York.
corny OFFICERS
CONCLUDEOrHEIR
TODAY
The annual convention of the Geor
gia County Officers’ association came
to an end this afternoon after a twe
day session which all the visiting offi
cials agree has been one of the most
nteresting and enjoyable meetings ever
held by the organzation.
An old-fashioned Georgia barbecue,
served at the Glessner street grounds
of the Americus “Cue” club, was the
feature of today’s entertainment pro
gram, while this afternoon the visitors
were taken on an automobile trip to
the national cemetery at Anderson
ville.
The association will hold its 1918
convention at Valdosta, an urgent in
vitation being received from the
Lowndes county capital. It was also
proposed to bold the next convention
a: Indian Springs, but the vote was
overwhelmingly in favor of Valdosta.
. The election of officers resulted as
follows: President, J. R. George, or
dinary of DeKalb county; First Vice
President, Bob Wynne, clerk of Dodge
county; Second Vice-President, J. Z.
Turner, sheriff of Terrell county; Sec
' retary-Treasurer, J. C. Cooper, clerk
of Baldwin county.
The principal feature of the morn
ing sesion of the association was the
' symposium conducted by Attorney-
General Clifford Walker on the uni
formity of county records. Mr. Wal
ker directed the discussion along line?
■ ot vital importance to the county offi
cials and gave some valuable informa
tion as well as advice relative to the
uniformity of fees both for ordinaries
’ and clerks. Several technical points
r are to be worked out by special com
■ mittees from the association and rec-
• ommendations will bo made from the
• attorney general’s office as soon as
correspondence has developed the best
methods to be pursued.
Resolutions expressing the gratitude
of the association to the citizens o F
Americus, the local officials and partic
ularly to the ladies who assisted in en
tertaining the visitors, were passed by
the convention before adjournment.
The convention was one of the most
successful ever held by the association,
the representation from all sections of
the state being more general than here
: tofore.
•BIRTHDAY PARTY” FRIDAY
NIGHT FOR ORGAN Fl Xi
There will be a ‘birthday party” at
■ the home of Mrs. Joseph Perkins, on
i Harrold avenue tomorrow evening. To
’ this party, the guests will bring as
' many pennies as they are years old.
j the money thus donated to be applied
to the fund for the purchase of th?
new organ for the Central Baptist
church. A delightful program has been
arranged and the public is invited to
j come.
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STILL JT DULSE
James Guerry, a negro serving a a
year sentence on the Sumter county
chaingang, made his escape from the
county farm last night and after a
long chase in which track dogs were
used by the guards, he has thus far
eluded his pursuers, and remains at
liberty.
The negro had been- used as a plow
hand at the county farm and late yes
terday afternoon, just at sundown, he
left his plow in the field and decamp
ed without the formality of a farewep. 1
Track dogs were soon brought to the
scene and Guerry was trailed for sev
eral miles, but in the darkness he i
made good his escape. i
The negro has quite a criminal re- i
cord, having been arrested when a i
mere boy on a misdemeanor charge, ;
tried and found guilty. Pending an i
appeal to the higher courts, he made
tend and on the very day that he was 1
to have been sentenced, left for part? ]
unknown, forfeiting his bond. He,’
CROWD ONCE MORE
DE&TRBYSJAIRERS
WASHINGTON, D. C„ June 21.
Suffragist sentinels brought another
banner to the white house gates today,
and another crowd tore it down. The
police did not interfere.
The banner today was similar to yes
terday's, declaring that President Wil
son and Elihu Root are “deceiving Rus
sia” in saying the United States is a
democracy, and urging the Rusisan
mission to demand the enfranchisement
of the women of America.
MORE ARRESTS FOR
SEDITIBUSLITERATUBE
PHILADELPHIA, Pa„ June 21.—Sev
enteen young women were arrested
here last night for distributing litera
ture, which the police authorities de
clarey contrary to the government’s
welfare. All of the women are hell
in jail, without bond, the hearing in
th'eir cases being sev for Saturday.
SINN FEIN REBELS
RIOTINNN DUBLIN
DUBLIN, June 21.—Sinn Ferners,
who caused several demonstrations
since the release of those arrested In
connection with last year’s uprising,
caused more disorders here today.
Carrying Sinn Fein flags, some five
hundred rioters attacked the homes of
former soldiers over which -the Union
Jack was flying. The smashed win
dows and stone the police, following
which eight men and five women were
I
arrested.
VALDOSTA CHIEF IS
BOOSTERJB AMERICUS
Chief of Police Charles Dampier, of
Valdosta, is a confirme dtooster for
Americus since his attendance at the
county officers' convention here He
left for home this afternoon, after cam
paigning for Valdosta as the next
meeting place of the association, and
in speaking of the convention to a rep
resentative m the Times-Recorder.■
said:
"On departing from the beautiful and
progressive city of Americus, I desire
to express on behalf of the officers’
convention the cordial appreciation of
its members of the countless courte
sies extended by the people of Amer
itus. Memories, happy memories o f
our visit, will linger with us forever,
and we wish the people to know that
e are grateful. We especially appre
ciate the generous and unselfish kind
ness of Mr. M. N. Dudley, who so
bountifully laid himself out for our
pleasure and comfort.”
FINANCIAL INFUENGE
ONE OF BEST WEAPONS
KANSAS CITY. June 21.-The ex
tension of credit to small and weak na
tions is one of the most powerful in
fluences the United States and the
Entente Allies may develop against
Germany and Austria, Dr. Edward E
Pratt, chief of the federal bureau of.
foreign and domestic commerce, told i
the National Retail Credit Men’s asso
ciation convention here today.
dropped from sight for about 5 years I
and last summer re-appeared in the 1
guise of a highwayman operating in
this vity. wtefe he held up sevemi ne-’
groes and relieved them of their val
uables.
He was finally captured and sen-j
fenced to 5 years on the gang, where'
he had proven a model prisoner until L
I his escape yesterday.
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CALL GOES FORTH
FOR 70,000 MEN
TO FIILJJP HINAS
| WASHINGTON, D. C„ June 21
President Wilson has issued a procla
mation designating the week of June
23-30 as recruiting week for the regt,-
lar army and called upon unmarried
men without dependents to enroll for
Var servicer:in order that the ranks of
the regulars might be filled promptly.
This was the president’s first call for
volunteers in the present war. The
proclamation follows:
"Proclamation by the President.
“I hereby designate the period of
June 23, to June 30 next, as recruiting
week for the regular army and call
upon unmarried men between the ages
of 18 and 4o years, who have no da
dependents, and who are not engaged
in pursuits vitally necessary to the
prosecution of the war, to present
themselves for enlistment during the
week herein designated to the number
cf 70,000.
The president acted at the request
cf army officials who have been se
riously concerned over the slow rate
of recruiting for the regular army. It
had been hoped that the regular ser
vice could be brought to its whole war
strength of approximately 300,000 men
up to July 30, which would have per
mitted the war department to carry
cut its plans in regard to the trainin':
of all forces to be raised and also as
to the dispatch of armies to France.
For several days, however, the averag
■ enrollment for the army per day has
• been little more than, 1,000 men, in
stead of the 5,000 or more the depart
‘ ment hoped to obtain.
’ Today’s recruiting bulletin shows
1 that since April Ist, 121,363 men hav
’ been enrolled as war volunteers of the
I 183,898 necessary to bring the service
Jto war strength. The army, there
fore, is now in the neighborhood of
70 000 men short of war strength.
Georgia Must Furnish 5,000 Men.
ATLANTA. Ga., June 21.—Capt. G.
v. Heidt, because of full realization of
the seriousness of the war situation
and the necessity for completing or
ganization of every kind as quickly as
possible, particularly that of filling
the vacancy in the regular army quo
tas, is straining every energy to bring
Georgia's full quota up at the earliest
! possible date. Today he issued the fol
lowing statement, to which he urgent
ly requests attention all over Geor
g.a:
"Since April 1 Georgia has furnished
' only 2,885 recruits for the regular
I army, or little better than 50 per cent,
ot her quota of 5,300.
“It is expected that this quota will
f e tilled by June 30. The time is near,
and unless men respond far more free
ly than for the past few days. Georgia
will be lacking about 40 per cent, of
filling her quota by the required time.
“I believe that if the men of Geor
gia knew more about the seriousness
of the war, and more about the ad
vantages offered them by enlisting at
this time, and the honor of being a
volunteer, there would be no trouble in
procuring the required quota in the
required time.
“Sunday July 1, has been set aside
by the International Sunday School as
sociation as patriotic Sunday. The
war department has instructed recruit
ing service to take such advantage of
tire assemblies on that occasion as the
interest of recruiting demands. With
this in view, I have written letters to
hundreds of ministers throughout the
state of Georgia, giving certain statis
tics and data regarding recruiting i«
the state and suggesting that a spec
ial sermon on "The duty of the young
man to his country,' be preached on
that date, if such a sermon should ha
' deemed appropriate."
LEAVE ON PICNIC 01 TING AT
5:30 O’CLOCK AFTERNOON,
All members ot First Methodist Sun
day school classes taught by Mrs. Paul
'w Ellis and Mr. Wible Marshall, arc
: requested to meet at the church to
morrow (Friday) afternoon at 5:3‘- •
o clock. The classes will picnic a
I Myrtle Springs, leaving the church ar
the hour indicated, and it is the desir?
of those in charge that ail the mem
bers be present promptly at that hour.
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