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The Times-Recorder is the ONLY paper in the Third Congressional District with Associated Press Service. rHIK’TY-MNTH YEAR. MARKET BUREAU ORGANIZED WITH ETE TO RESULTS 1 Atlanta, July 17. —The State De partment of Agriculture solicits the assistance of bankers and merchants in every comunity in the state in organizing as promptly as possible local market depots where farmers may dispose of their food products on a cash basis. Already these market depots have been organized in a dozen or more county seats throughout the State, including Rome, Carrollton, LaGrange, {Dallas, Law renceville, Albany, Valdosta and Thomasville. Others have signified that they would perfect similar or-, ganizations at once. Thus, even in advance of receiving official legislative sanction, the State Market Jlureau has already paved the way for the establishment of a marketing system which ultimately must insure the farmer as well as the consumer of Georgia, proper and satisfactory distribution of the food products made in the state. But the market bureau has done more than this. It has lined up the wholesale dealers and jobbers of Georgia to the point where nearly all of the principal houses in the State have signed an agreement under which they will give Georgia pro ducts the preference in purchasing their supplies for distribution through the retail trade. Wholesale grocers in Atlanta, Macon, Augusta and Sa vannah have agreed that they will take Georgia canned goods in perf erence to those from other states. A similar agreement has been made by wholesalers in reference to feed products for cattle and stock. It is apparent, therefore, that the organization of the market bureau has been undertaken on a carefully planned, systematic basis and there is every reason to believe the legis lature at the session will promptly recognize it and give it the support which it needs and must have to do efficient work along the lines indi cated. There is every reason why this financial Support should be given, because the money which it was proposed to use to support the department is derived from the fees for inspection of fertilizers and oils, of which Georgia farmers are the chief consumers. Out of the proposed investigation of the hog cholera sprum situation in Georgia there may be set apart by legislative action a sinking fund to be used in supplying this serum to the farmers of the state at actual cost While Commissioner of Agriculture J. J. Brown has taken no direct part in the controversy which has arisen with reference to hog cholera serum and the price at which it is furnished Georgia farmers, he believes the whole matter ought to be thoroughly investigated and a decision reached by the legislature itself as to what should be done about it. Senator Odom, of Baker County, has announced his intention of intro ducing a resolution to bring about this investigation, and to see what can be done toward getting the serum down to the lowest possible price. Although when hog cholera serum was; first manufactured in Georgia, it was sold to the farmer at the rate of about $12.50 per pint, it is said the State Veterinary Department by going into open market, succeed ed in getting this price .down to $3.50 a pint, which amounts to 40 cents per hundred pounds for the treatment of animals. Belief has been expressed in some quarters that this oan be further reduced. The plan will involve an additional investment or sinking fund to be appropriated by the state, sufficient to enable it to be carried out on the basis of lowest cost. It is proposed to place this sink ing fund under the direct supervis (Continued on Last Page.) THE NEWS WHILE IT IS NEWS-COMPREHENSIVE LOCAL AND TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE—THE HOME PAPER PAR EXCELLENCE RUSSIAN CABINET MENIBERS_ RESIGN PETROGRAD, July 17.—Three mem bers of the Russian cabinet resigned today at a special session convoked to avoid a crisis. The minister of finance, minister of education and the head of the depart ment of public aid announced the severance of their relations with the cabinet recently formed by Kerensky. The registration of the three minis ters followed a disagreement over questions affecting Ukrania, an extens ive region embracing portions of the territories of the old kingdom of Po land. The premier has requested the ma jority of the cabinet to meet at his res idence in an effort to readjust the dif ferences. The three members resign ing today constituted the minority in ' the cabinet. ( ALI ED TO SERVICE IN I . S. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS Dr. Mark E. Perkins, of Millen, Ga.. who is a brother of Mrs. J. B. Wheeler of this city, has been called to active service in the medical corps of the United States Army. Dr. Perkins is quite well known in Americus, having visited here on several occasions. HUGE AVIATION BILL RENTED FAVORABLY WASHINGTON, D. C„ July 17.—The Senate military affairs committee to day made a speed record, in the' consid eration of the House aviation appro-, priation bill which calls for an expen diture of $640,000,000. In just 45 minutes of actual discus e’on, the committee decided to report the measure favorably without any amendments whatever. WELL KNOWN CITIZEN OF SCHLEY COUNTY DEAD Jeff Myers, (one of the best known citizens of Ellaville, died Monday night at 10 o’clock, after an illness of a week with pneumonia. Mr. Myers was in his 85th year, and up until a few days ago when he was taken ill, was apparently in the best of health. Mr. Myers leaves one son, W. T. Myers, of Americus; two daughters, Mrs. J. V. Pilcher, of Schley county, and Mrs. John Hart, of Ellaville. The funeral was held this afternoon at his late residence, with interment in the Ellaville cemetery ,'I DGE I NI OVERS A NEW BRAND OF SLACKERS NEW YORK, July 17.—Judge Mcln tyre has uncovered a new brand of t.lackers and announced he is going to do all in his power to thwart the: icheme to avoid military duty. Because of the large number of men within the conscription age who have ■ecently shown a .willingness to plead guilty to petty crimes, Judge Mcln tyre is convinced this action is taken to get on the exempt list. Forty de ft ndants in a row pleaded guilty yes terday. When asked why they committed the crimes, most of the defendants said hey could not find work and were starving. “I do not believe,” said udge Mc- Intyre, “that this excuse is true. There Is work for all who are willing to work.” He added: “There is a mistaken idea that a conviction of crime automatically works exemption from military serv ce. “I am going to make an investigation o f every case in wnich a plea is taken by a man within the draft age. If the plea is not well taken it will not be ac cepted. “Any man who will commit a crime, not for personal gain, but to escape doing his duty to his country, is the worst form of slacker, and I am going to expose that type of citizen if it is possible.” AMERIttS.’SNESiSESORDER MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS | 4 FOUR GERM AN SHIPS ♦ ♦ TAKEN IN NORTH SEA 4 I 4 LONDON, July 17.—The British ♦ I 4 admiralty today announced that a 4 4 a British destroyer had captured 4 ♦ four German steamers in the 4 ♦ North Sea. ♦ HUSSIM CAPITAL SCENE OF RIOTS (NO ULDODSHED PETROGRAD, July 17.—(Delayed)- Two demonstrations against the gov ernment resulted in a number being killed or wounded in the Nevsky Pros pekt at midnight Sunday. The rioting was 1 started by agitators from the ranks of the Socialist-Dem ocrat faction and after crowds of anti-government demonstrationists had paraded the streets, a few stray shots fired by the police in an effort to break up the mob, caused a panic in which machineguns and rifles were us i cd with deadly effect. The military forces were called out and the demonstrators produced from some unknown hiding place, several machine guns which were brought into play against the troops. The soldiers replied with several volleys of rifle and machinegun fire and the casualties on both sides were were numerous. The rioters were dispersed finally and no recurrence of the demonstra tions is expected, as stringent pre ventive measures are being taken. Gin COURT Will RESUME_IUESDAY The City Court will reconvene to morrow morning at 9 o’clock, after having taken a recess yesterday after noon at the conclusion of the day’s business. No session was held today. Several cases were disposed of on the civil calendar, as follows: N. M. Dudley, Receiver, vs. Edgar Shipp, Jr., consent verdict for defend ant. Schneider Marble Company vs. Mrs. Anna Williams, verdict of $125 for plaintiff. J. A. Bishop vs. Home Laundry & Dry Cleaning Company; breach of con tract, dismissed. Manufacturers’ Finance Company vs. J. O. Suggs; complaint on account, dis missed. Thomasville Chair Company vs. J. O. Suggs; complaint on account, verdict for plaintiff of $82.13. Standard Chair Company vs. J. O. Suggs; verdict for plaintiff of $17.00. Pleas of guilty were received by Judge W. M. Harper at yesterday’s session of the court from Robert Sam uel on charges of carrying concealed weapons and carrying a pistol without a license. On the concealed weapons charge he was sentenced to serve 10 months on the gang, while on the other accusation he must serve 8 months. C. E. Underwood, who was found ■ guilty early in the present term of violating l prohibition law, was sent-1 enced this morning by Judge Harper to j pay a fine of S2OO or serve 60 days in ' jail. The fine was paid. IRON AND STEEL WORKS AT BERLIN SHOWS GREAT LOSS AMSTERDAM. July 17.— According to the Cologne Volks-Zeitung the an- 1 nual report of the Hortung Iron and | Steel Works of Berlin shows a loss of, 1,410,000 marks which is equivalent to • six-sevenths of its capital. More than I a third of its total capital has been lost j io the last five months. ♦ ♦♦-*.♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦4 4 ♦ PORTO RICO VOTES TWO 4 ♦ TO ONE FOR PROHIBITION ♦ ♦ * 4 ♦ SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, July ♦ ♦ 17,- With returns received from ♦ ♦62 of the 76 voting precincts in 4 ♦ the island, it is apparent today ♦ that prohibition has carried by a 4 ( 4 vote of more than two to one. 4 ♦.♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦A-* AMERICUS, GEORGIA. TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 17, 1917 (SSDCMTED PRESS SCORES IMPORTINT VICTORY IN COURT NEW £’ORK, July 17.—Although the United States circuit court of -appeals some weeks since rendered : an opinion granting on every point submitted the injunction sought by : The Associated Press to restrain the i International News Service from pi | rating news belonging to the former organization, the entering of the order has been postponed by the attempts of the defendant organization through I their counsel, Samuel Untermyer, to obtain a stay, first, from the circuit I court of appeals; second from the j district court, and third from a justice Jof the supreme court of the United I States. All three requests having been refused, the order has been ' entered by direction of Judge Augus l tus N. Hand, of the United States district court of the southern district 'of New York, restraining the Interna tional News Service from thfee I practices: “(A) From inducing, procuring or permitting any telegraph editors or other employes or agents of the complainant or any of its members or of any newspaper or newspapers owned or represented by them or any of them, or any such member, to communicate to defendant or to per mit defendant to take or appropriate, for consideration or otherwise any news received from or gathered f complainant, and from purchase receiving, transmitting or using an news so obtained. “(B) From inducing or procuring directly or indirectly, any of com newspapers represented by them, to violate any of the agreements fixed by the charter and by-laws of the complainant. “(C) From copying, obtaining, tak ing, selling transmitting or otherwise gainfully using or from causing ■ be copied, obtained, 'taken, sold, transmitted or otherwise gainful’- used the complainant’s news, either bodily or in substance, from bulletins issued by the complainant or any its members, or from editions newspapers published by any of the complainant’s members, until its com mercial value as news to the <• plainant and all of its members has passed away.” Although the court found that Th Associated Press was not guilty r‘ ahy such form of piracy, it havjp voluntarily offered to 1 submit to a like injunction to that contains paragraph it is ordered that such a counter injunction also issue in that particular. GERMANY CLAIMS NEW YORK FIRM LOWERED EXCHANGE AMSTERDAM, July 17.—The Rhein ische Westfaeliseche Zeitung of Essen, Germany, in a leading article headed "New Offensive Against our rate of Exchange,” deplores the decline in the exchange rate of the mark and says: “The enemy has every interest in keeping the rate as low as possible, not only in order to increase the cost of imports into Germany during the war, but to hinder reconstruction of Germany’s economic life after the war.” The campaign against the rate of exchange of the mark is at tributed to a lar?e New York banking house and to the recent increase in the number cf Germany’s enemies, which has narrowed the scope within which Germany can take measures to improve the exchange, while the re- | iction of securities of hostile coun tries in German hands is declared to be impossible. ♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 4 WEATHER FORECAST. 4 ♦ 4 4 PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 4 4 PROBABLE THUNDER SHOW- ■ ■ ♦ ERS TONIGHT AND WEDNES- ♦ s 4 DAY. ■ 4 i 4 GERMAN LOSSES HEAVY 4 I 4 FOR PAST THREE MONTHS 4 4 > ♦ ON THE FRENCH FRONT, 4 4 July 17. —A conservative estimate A 4 of the German losses during the 4 ’A Franco-British offensive of April, 4 i 4 May and June is 350,000 men. 4 I 4 A A 4 A44AA44 4 INDIGATIONS OF NEW OFFENSIVE BI RUSS TROOPS I NEW YORK, July 17. —(Compiled ( from Associated Press dispatches dur ing the day).—While the Russian forc e■ in eastern Galicia are continuing their vigorous offensive, there are in dications that vast forces are being prepared at other points along the 800 mile front to spring into activity. While everything appears to be run ning smoothly in the Russian military machine, the government affairs have become ruffled again. Three ministers are reported to have resigned from the cabinet because differences over the controlling of Ukrania. Coincident with this report come statements regarding disorders in Petrograd, where many shots were fired during demonstrations organized by radical Socialist-Democrats. Despite the change in the chancel lorship in Germany, the Reichstag re volt is apparently unchecked, the ma jority favoring a peace declaration This faction will present a resolution on Thursday, when the new chancel lor is expected to make his first speech. The French last night captured a po sition near hill 304 which the Germans gained recently in a series of fierce counter attacks. The Teutons were beaten black in several assaults in the Champagne region. BOND ELECTION IS CULLED Off At a meeting of the county com missioners this morning, it was voted I to abandon for the present at least,; the idea of calling a bond election to j secure the approval of the voters of this county for a bond issue to be used in the construction of new roads and bridges. It had been planned to issue bonds to the extent of SIOO,OOO for road and bridge purposes and a tentative pro gram of construction had been mapped cut, providing for a comjprehensive system of good roads and bridges throughout every section of the county. The discussion of the bond issue during the past few weeks has been more or less active throughout the county, but it has become apparent that considerable opposition exists. In view of the fact that the construction program as outlined dealt exclusively v ith the country districts, the rural opposition to the bond issue was taken by the commissioners to mean that the residents in the country did not care to see the proposed improvements made. For this reason the bond issue elec tion. was called off indefinitely and all necessary funds for road construction will be secured by levying a special tax. A TAX (IF 20 PER ( ENT PLACED ON M ATCHES IN MEXICO 1 • f MEXICO CITY. July 17.—A tax of 20 ; I ircent of the original selling price was j placed on matches in Mexico July 1. ] This is in the form of a stamp tax, stamps to be affixed to each cartoon by the manufacturers. To protect the match industry a tax of one peso im- i pert duty has been placed on each meal lighter brought into Mexico after July 31. The metal lighters most of which operate on the old flint and steel principle are widely used in Mex ico and are manufactured in foreign MUIS IW St MADE THIS WEEK WASHINGTON, D. C., July 17.—With only ten states remaining to be heard from and with the serial number lists 1 complete in all except 649 exemption districts, Provost Marshal General Crowder announced today that the preliminary stages of the preparations for the selective draft will be com pleted within the next 48 hours. It is now expected that the drawing will be made on Friday or Saturday. Returns from all the southeastern states are complete. FRAM E HANTS TO DISPOSE OF THE DEBRIS OF THE WAR LYONS, France, July 17.—The de bris of war has accumulated to such an extent in France that the govern ment has decided to begin disposing of it without waiting for the end of hos tilities. A commission has been ap pointed to inventory all materials and equipment tliat have been discarded by the army and navy, to classify them and ascertain how they may be sold to the best advantage. The commission is asked also to determine where the second-hand material may be used to best facilitate the economic revival in France after the war. TWO KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK DN SOUTHERN CHARLOTTE, N. C., July 17.—Two persons were killed here today when I train No. 26 on the Southern Railroad | tumbled down an embankment near Caldwell station. Fireman Kisler and a negro pas senger are dead and several passeng ers were hurt. An official statement declares that ■ spikes were removed from the track. KING GEORGE GRANGES ROYAL FAMILY NAME LONDON. July 17. —King George I announced today at a meeting of the- I privy council that the name of the ’ royal house of England had been ■ i changed to the “House of Windsor.” | The Teutonic name of the “House of Saxe-Coburg,” for centuries the name of the English royal family, has been discarded. MRS. J.A. GDLLINS DIES AT AGEJtf 11 YEARS Mrs. J. T. Collins, of Ellaville, died Sunday morning at 10 o’clock, after an illness of only twelve hours. She was' taken suddenly ill Saturday night at nine o’clock and developed pneumonia, I which caused her death. She leaves four sons, T. A., S. C., W., M. andVE. E. Collins, of Ellaville; one; daughter, Mrs. W. R. DuPHest, of ■ j Thomasville, Ga.; one brother, A. C. Murray, of Ellaville; one sister, Mrs. i Joe McCants, of Butler, Ga. 1 Funeral services were held at o’clock Monday afternoon at the Ella ville Methodist church, and interment took [ lace at the Ellaville cemetery, 1 Rev. Marshall Heisler, pastor of the Methodist church, officiating. Mrs.' Ccllins was in her 77th year, and was a member'of the Methodist church for seventy years. Her husband died three years ago. at the age of 77 years. HALF MILLION WORKERS WANT ADVANCE IN WAGES LONDON, July 17. —If the demand for a ten shilling advance in the wages of half a million semi-skilled and un skilled workers in the engineering in- ' dustry, which id now being considered by the Committee of Production, is conceded, the employers will have to pay an additional 13,000,000 pounds: sterling a year in wages. CSJoY REGISTERED MEN URGED TO STUDY BOLES OF DRIFT WASHINGTON, D. C„ July 17. With drawing of lots for the selective draft army awaiting only completion of exemption machinery in a few scattered sections of the country, officials here are anxious that regis trants take every opportunity between now and the day of drawing to inform themselves thoroughly regarding ex emption regulations so as to reduce to a minimum the confusion to be cleared up after designations are made To this end attention is being direct ed to various sections of the regula tions over which questions have arisen, and it was suggested that the local hoards and the press co-operate dur ing the week or so remaining before’ lots are drawn to insure that the reg istered men know just how to per form their part in the great task. So that easier access may be had to the lists of registration numbers in the hands of local boards, Provost Marshall General Crowder has tele graphed the governors of all states ask ing that instead of posting the lists at the board offices, they be placed in some safe, central office such as police headquarters. Only eleven states have not reported their organizations complete and in many of these only a few district boards had not finished numbering reg istration cards. When the governors of the missing states telegraph that all the boards in their jurisdiction have j filed their lists, the drawing date will be set. Officials think it will not. be I earlier than Saturday. Local Board's Power Limited. Officials here are anxious that local beards make it clear everywhere that no question of exemption of any regis tered man for any other cause than physical disability or dependent rela tives can be taken up before the local boards. The whole matter of industrial exemptions is left to the superior boards. No individual case where exemption is desired because the registrant is en gaged in any industry classified as vital to the conduct of the war will be I taken up until that individual has been I called up for examination, by his local , board, found to be without dependents jand physically fit for military duty, and j certified to the superior board After I the application to the superior board | for exemption on other grounds will ■be admissable. The registrant or his j employer may file necessary affidavits with the superior board seeking exemp tion and the case will be heard prom ptly. Status of Absent Registrants. Another point on which there ‘ has been much doubt is the status of reg istrants absent from their registration districts Scores of requests have come from men in this situation, asking if they will have to return to their home towns for examination. They have been ’informed that if they are selected for examination, each will be notified by mail by his local board and then can ap ply to the local borad for permission ■to undergo examination in the tow where he is located. Such action can not be taken, however, until the regis trant lias actually been summoned by his local board. The Government has distributed to ali local boards complete sets of blanks to cover appeals, transfers and any other matters in connection with the proceedings. Registrants may examine these at quarters of local boards, but every effort has been made to prevent the filing of affidavits or other docu ments/ that do not apply to a case ac tually under consideration. Otherwise the boards would be swamped with ef forts to get a decision in advance. No Exemption as a Class. Probably the point in the whole pro cess which has led to the greatest mis understanding and confusion is the sys tem by which industrial exemption is to be granted. Many persons have re garded it as certain that men in muni tion-making or other strictly war in dustries would be exempted as a class. That is not the fact. What is to gov ern the process is the importance aS the individual in such an industry. i To make this policy effective, the su (Continued on Last Page.) NUMBER 16!>