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IBIRTY-MSTH YEAR.
■ ONLY NINE DAYS
. LEFT FOR SOLONS
IO DO BUSINESS
ATLANTA, Ga., Aug. 6.—With only
nine more days left for the 1917 session
of the general assembly and with no
bills of general nature yet in the
hands of the governor, it seems pretty
certain that only legislation for which
there is an immediate pressing need
will stand any chance of getting
through this year.
Os course, the most pressing matters,
concerns which, if neglected, will nec
essitate an extraordinary session, are
the general tax bill and the general
appropriation bill. The house has al
ready been working on the first of
these two since last Wednesday and
its completion will probably consume
at least one-half of this week. .
The appropriation bill will be ready
to take up just as soon as the tax
bill has been passed. There are some
features of the tax bill, particularly
section 14, which requires county
cltrks to file with the tax collectors
each year a complete list of mortgages
and judgments of record in their of
fices, which will very likely meet with
stubborn opposition.
Committee is Winning.
Although a numner of the items of
the bill have already been bitterly con
tested, the ways and means committee
has won its point substantially in every
case so far.
A number of war measures, two by
Senator Andrews, of the Thirty-fifth
district, have passed the senate, and
every effort will be made to get them
through the house before adjournment.
One provides for a state council oi
defense and the other for an investi
gation into the high cost of livin#.
Another war measure which has
been favorably reported by the house
committee on military affairs would
give a legal status to the home guard
companies which have been organized
in various communities to take the
place of the national guard which has
been mustered into the United States
S?rvice.
A measure of timely interest is the
bill by Representative Fowler, of Bibb,
to amend the law passed last year pro
viding for special registration for
county bond elections so as to make it
effective.
The Barfield bill, adopting in Geor
gia a form of the Torrens system of
land title registration, and the Neill
primary bill, which have already pass-|
ed the house, are expected to pass the
senate this week.
FRANCE STRONGER
TODAY THAN EVER
WASHINGTON, D. C., August 6.
France is stronger today in fighting
men and war material than at any i
time during the war, despite three
years of terrific combat of which the
greatest share among the Allies has
fallen to the French armies.
This is the cheering messa e given
to the American people by Andre
Tardieu, French high commisisoner to
the United States in a formal com
munication to Secretary Baket, set
ting forth a detailed statement of
what the devotion of the French peo
ple has bade possible.
It contains stunning figures as to the
men, guns and money they have con
tributed to the war. It breathes the
sprit of confidence and high courage
M that still animates the nation.
“Such is the situation,” says M. Tar
dieu in conclusion. “Severe was th# j
ordeal; stronger is the national en
ergy.”
“Now it is a question of striking the
last blow to the adversary. You will
help us.
■ But at the moment when American
soldiers arrive in France, it is proper
tr let them know they will find to
receive them, in a country which to
day as well as during the past three
years, bears the principal exertion of
our dreadful foe; a country which
maintains to the maximum of her
power, without hesitation and without
weakness, her strength, her means and
her will.”
THE NEWS WHILE IT IS NEWS--COMPREHENSIVE AND TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE—THE HOME PAPER PAR EXCELLENCE
EMMS TO
BEGIN TOMORROW
The physical examination of men
drafted in this county for military ser
vice in the new national army will
commence tomorrow morning at 8
o’clock in the courthouse under the
supervision of the Sumter Exemption
Board Drs. R. E. Cato, H. A. Smith
and D. B. Mayes will conduct the ex
aminations, using the jury rooms on
the second floor of the building
Dressing rooms will be arranged in
opposite corners of the main courtroom
and every facility for expediting the
examination will be provided.
One hundred and sixty-seven men
are scheduled to be examined tomaor
rew, a like number on Wednesday and
166 on Thursday, it having been plan
ned to complete the examination of
the entire 500 men summoned on the
first call within three days.
There have been 25 notification cards
returned by the postofflee authorities of
this city and county, investigation hav
ing failed to discover the whereabouts
ol the individuals to whom the cards
were addressed The notices were re
addressed and re-mailed, so that a
second attempt might be made to find
the men summoned for examination. In
the event the notices are returned
again and the men do not present
themselves for examination as direct
ed, their names will be posted as lia
ble for military service, without being
given the opportunity to offer exemp
tion claims. This procedure is in ac
cord with the regulations promulgated
by the war department.
GERMAN CABINET
MEMBERS RM
BERLIN, Ausust 6.—lt is officially
announced that five ministers of th*.
German cabinet, including Foreign I
Minister, and four secretaries of state,
including Finance Minister Lentze,
have resigned. Dr. Richard Kuhlmann
succeeds Zimmermann as foreign min
ister.
CLAIM SUBMARINE
NEAR NM YORK
WASHINGTON, D. C„ August 6.
A preliminary report from the master
ol' a merchant shi who thinks he
I sighted a periscope off New York yes
terday is being investigated by the
I navy department today.
As a precautionary measure, the
rets at New York were closed from 1
t 6 o’clock this morning.
GETS COMMISSION
US FIRST-LIEUTENANT
Friends in Americus of J. L. Wil
liams, who for several years past has
been connected with the Associated
Press in Washington. D. C., will be in
terested to learn that he has received
his commission as first lieutenant in
the signal corps. Mr. Williams has
been a visitor in Americus recently,
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Tar
ver. He will enter the training camp
at Monmouth, N. J., within a short
while.
W. H. JUSTICE DIEO THIS
MORNING AT HIS HOME
W. H. Justice, a substantial farmeh
residing in the Bumphead district, died
suddenly this morning at his home.
The deceased was sixty-six years old
and was born and reared in Sumter
county, and has spent Ms entire life
here. He is survived by six sons ant
| five daughters.
I The funeral will be held tomorrow
morning at ten o’clock, interment be
ing made in the family burial ground.
AMERILUSTIMES-RECOROER
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
MEMBER OF RUSS
MISSION VISITS
TRAINING_GAMPS
ATLANTA, Ga., August 6. —Lieuten-
ant General Vladimir Roop, of the
Russian war mission to this country,
with his aide, Captain Cornelia Shutt,
and Major N. J. Averill, of the United
States army, arrived in Atlanta Sun
day afternoon for a two days’ visit.
The Russian notables displayed the
keenest interest in the South, and es
pecially in the training camps in this
section of the country, and most of the
afternoon was spent motoring over the
city, including a visit to Fort Mc-
Pherson.
The mission was escorted to their
apartment at the Georgian Terrace
and early in the afternoon were taken
for a motor trip over the city. |
The party stopped at the governor’s
mansion and paid their respects to
Governor Hugh M. Dorsey, who joined
the escorting party for the remainder
of the afternoon.
Motoring to Fort McPherson, the vis
itors were tendered an informal recep
tion at the home of Coolnel Charles R.
Noyes, commanding the fort and were
introduced to the various army officers
on duty at this point.
Returning to city the party was tak
en to the capitol and from there upon
a sight-seeing tour through the burned
district of the city.
At 9 o’clock this morning the party
were taken by automobile to Camp
Gordon, at Silver Lake ,where Colonel
Noyes joined them. They also visited
the site of the officers’ training camp
to be located some ten miles beyond.
This afternoon they inspected the
supply depot.
From Atlanta the visitors will go to
Chattanooga, the hour of their depar
ture not having been announced.
KEBMhII
Bras leader
PETROGRAD, August 6.—Alexander
Ktrensky, premier and minister of-war
in the provisional government, has
practically completed fprmation of a
new government, constitutional demo
crats having agreed to participate in
the coalition cabinet.
A list of the new cabinet members
has it is understood, been agreed upon
but announcement of ther names is
withheld, owing to the absence of
some of the new ministers from Pe
trograd.
Russian General is Executed.
LONDON, August 6. —General Maeov
iksy, commander of the guards, which
headed the recent Russian retreat in
Galicia, has been ordered shot by a
ccurtmartial, the death sentence being
passed because of the general’s diso
bedience of orders to shoot all de
serters, according to a news dispatch
from Petrograd.
Kerensky Back in Petrograd.
PETROGRAD, Aug. 6—Premier
Kerensky has returned to Petrograd
and withdrawn his resignation. He at
tended a ministerial meeting on Sat
urday evening and afterwards con
ferred with various political leaders.
M. Kerensky has issued a manifesto
declaring that he considers it impossi
ble when the country is threatened
with defeat from without and disinte
gration within to refuse the heavy task
again entrusted to him, which he re
gards as an express order from the
country to carry out the principles al
ready laid down.
“At the same time,” says this
Manifesto, “I consider it inevitable to
introduce changes in the order and
distribution of the covcrnnient work
without allowing myself to be influenc
ed by the thought that these changes
will increase my responsibility in the
supreme direction of the affairs of
state.
By a vote of 147 to 46, a joint meet
ing of the cexcutives of the Workmen's
and Soldiers and Peasants’ Councils
confirmed the Decision of the all-night
political conference of continued con
fidence in Premier Kerenskiy.
The Maximalists strongly protested
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON. AUGUST 6, 1917
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♦ SOCIALISTS WILE MEET
♦ STOCKHOLM 15 SEPTEMBER ♦
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♦ STOCKHOLM, August 6—The -r
♦ date of the international Socialist ♦
♦ conference to be held here has +
+ been definitely fixed for Septem- ♦
♦ ber. ♦
DEATH PENALTY
TO BE ASKED FOR
DRAFT RKISTEHS
MUSKOGEE, Okla., August 6. —Dis-
trict Attorney McGinnis announced to
day that the men arrested as draft re
sisters in this district will be tried on
charges of treason, and that the gov
ernment will ask that the death pen
alty be imposed on ail who are con
victed.
Twenty-Six Resisters Surrounded.
HOLDENVILLE, Okla., Aug, 6.—A
band of twenty-six alleged draft re
sisters are reported surrounded in the
brush eight miles south of here. Sev
eral members of the posse surrounding
the outlaw’s brought in twenty prison
ers from that locality today.
Resistants Holding Out.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.. August 6.
—Draft resistants began the fourth day
ol their activities in this region with
scattered bands still hiding in the
hills of Seminole and Hughes countes.
Late reports from there, however,
cause officers here to believe with with
the arrest of two hundred objectors,
including some of the leaders, officials
have the situation in hand
Officials Oj timistlc.
WASHINGTON, D. C., August 6.
Attorney General Gregory today be
gan personal consideration of the anti
draft agitation reports from Okla
homa, North Carolina and other states.
Reports received here do not deal with
the latest phases of the outbreaks, and
more complete ones are awaited. These
are expected after investigations now
under way are completed. Officials in
Washington are still carefully studying
tl.e situation.
FOUR om WEEK
The increasing demand by the resi
dents of Sumter county for free vac
cination against tyi hoid fever has
led Dr. W. B. McWhorter, County
Healh Commissioner, te fix additional
hours during which he may be found at
his office in the court house to admin
ister the anti-typhoid serum.
On every Wednesday and Saturday,
from 2 until 5 o'clock p. m., the white
residents of this county may receive
free vacination against typhoid fever,
while on Mondays and Fridays, from 3
until 5 p. m., negroes will be vacinated
free of charge.
It is desired that if possible, every
resident of Sumter county, both white
and colored, be vaccinated with th«
anti-typhoid serum and although the
campaign in this county has only been
in progress for a few weeks, the num
ber of persons vaccinated is something
more than 3,500. '
The white, residents of the county
are exhibiting much interest in the
campaign and it is particularly desired
that the ne?ro servants in white homes
be vaccinated without delay The close
association of negro servants with
white residents make it necessary that
the employers insist upon the vaccina
tion of their colored employees.
and sixty-two of the members of this
party abstained from voting.
The Duma con mittee also has con
firmed the vot ’ of confidence in M. Ke
rensky.
FOOD CONTROL IS
PRINCIPAL TASK
BEFORE CBNGBESS
WASHINGTON. D. C., August 6. —
Leaders in both houses of congress are
working for a congressional recess
during September or at least six
duration.
The house, it was announced today,
has determined to take a series of
three day recesses until the senate
clears its calendar of work.
Attacks on the food control bill in
the senate were continued today, Sen
ator Reed, of Missouri, being the
chief speaker.
The revised war bill carrying big
increases in appropriations for war
purposes, was reported to the senate
today.
Hot Debate Anticipated.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ August 6.
Final enactment of the administration
food control bill is the principal task
ahead of eongress this week. When
this long contested measure is out of
the way the senate will begin debate on
the $2,006,000,000 war tax bill with the
leaders hoping for a vacation recess
in September.
The entire war legislative program
is again contested in the senate where
the debate on the conference report on
the food control bill was resumed to
day.
Administration leaders expressed
confidence today that the food legisla
tion will be sent to the president be
fore the week-end, though not until
after another bitter fight in the sen
ate.
Upon passage of the Revenue meas
ure, and other minor legislation a re
cess of six weeks may be granted.
Among the less important measures
schedule for early senate consider
ation are the conference report on the
bills increasing the interstate com
merce commission’s personnel and au
thorizing the president to fix priority
in railroad shipments
The administration trading with the
enemy bill, passed by the house, will
be considered today by the senate
commerce committee, but senate action
may be postponed until after Decem
ber. The commerce committee will
seek confirmation of Bainbridge Coiby,
cf New York, as a member of the
shipping board. The bill proposed by
Secretary McAdoo for government in
urance of American troops sent abroad
may also be presented this week.
Peace Discussion Coming.
Further senate discussion of peace
is promised. Senator Stone, chairman
of the foreign relations committee, has
declared that he expected to deliver a
speech on the peace situation, but
probably not offer any concrete pro
posals in the form of a resolution. His
address promises to lead to considera
ble discussion cf peace in foreign cap
itals as well as of America’s war
aims.
Woman suffrage is another subject
scheduled for continued agitation
Senator Weeks and others advocating
a congressional committee to supervise
war expenditures, expect to continue
their fight. Senator Weeks will offer
his resolution as an amendment to the
war tax bill.
Senator Chamberlain hopes to obtain
consideration of his resolution to draft
all aliens, except Asiatics and enemies
who live in this country. The military
committee also is scheduled to soon
report a war department bill to create
a board of aircraft production. The
senate audit committee will meet today
and probably will report Senator
Sherman’s resolution for congression
al investigation of the East St. Louis
riots. Attention in some form also is
expected to be given by congress to
the anti-draft disturbances.
CAPITALIST GETS
PLAG-EJN BOARD
WASHINGTON, D. August 6.
Thomas D. Jones, the Chicago capital
ist, whose appointment to the reserve
board was rejected by the senate after
charges had been preferred that he
was closely connected with big busi
ness, has been appointed a member of
the exports examination board, sue-
EXPECT TROUBLE
111 PIEBCE GDUNTY
WACRO6S, YGa., August 6. —Possi-
bly by tonight but most likely not be
fore Tuesday some idea of what the
reported plans for armed resistance of
the draft act in Pierce county will
amount to can be gathered in the opin
ion of Sheriff Robertson, of Pierce.
Four farmers who have boys within
the draft age, and whose boys are
among those to appear for examination
either tomorrow or next day, are alleg
e to have purchased arms and am
munition for the express purpose of
resisting any attempt to force their
sons to serve. The farmers reside in
a community where it is said Tom
Watson has always had staunch fol
lowers, and their attitude is based al
most wholly on his articles declar
ing the draft law was unconstitutional
and that the citizens did not have to
obey it. The sheriff is prepared for
whatever emergency may arise but
failure of the men to present them
selves for examination automatically
causes them to be posted as accepted
and their future conduct is answera
ble to the government.
The names of the men who have pre
pared to prevent their sons being draft
ed are known and authorities are un
derstood to be fully armed with all
the facts in the cases. No warrants,
as far as could be ascertained, have
been issued, and no move is anticipat
ed until some of the boys whose fathers
have gone to such an extreme fail to
answer the summons sent them by the
Pierce Exemption oßard.
ftpPßmws
DECISION FOR i.R
f
PEKING, China, Aug. 2. (Delayed
in transmission) —Acting President
Feng Kwo Chang, has approved the
unanimous decision reached at a spec
ial meeting of the Chinese cabinet to
declare war on both Germany and
Austria-Hungary. Ministers represent
ing the Entente powers here, probably
will meet with Chinese officers Sat
urday to discuss the declaration, which
is expected to be formally promulgated
early next week.
TRIAL OF TEXAS
GDYERNOR BEGUN
AUSTIN, Tex., August 6. —Sitting as
a committee of the whole, the Texas
house of representatives today began
consideration of charges aiming at the
impeachment of Governor Ferguson.
The proceedings were halted later,
however, when the governor refused to
take the stand, saving it was his right
to hear the evidence against him first.
ARRESTED ON CHARGE
Os SELLINWGANTS
Mitchell Attayh, a Syrian operating
a fruit stand and grocery store on
Forsyth street, was arrested today
on a warrant charging him with viol
ating the prohibition law in the selling
e. "grape cider” which caused the in
toxication of two negroes.
The negroes, Will Majors and Nona
Thornton, were arranged in the re
corder’s court this morning ton
drunkenness and declare:’ that they]
purchased the beverage which caused
them te become intoxicated, at Attay’s
place, from the proprietor himself. Re
corder Marshall instructed Chief of Po
lice Johnson to take out a warrant for
Attayh, which was done immediately.
He made bond.
Attayh was tried in the City Court a
few weeks ago on a similar charge, but
was cleared on a technicality
cteding Edward Hurley, appointed
chairman of the shipping board. The
exports examination board is regarded
as the right hand of the exports coun
cil is keeping supplies from reaching
the enemy.
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V editionl
COUNTY BOARD
CONSIDERS BAD
ROAD CONDITION
At the regular meeting this morn
ing of the Sumter county commission
ers, a set of resolutions from the
Americus and Sumter County Cham
ber of Commerce was presented rela
tive to the bad condition of the Dixie
Highway link passing through this
county from the Macon county line to
the county boundary on the south.
The resolutions set out that the es
tablishment of a military training camp
a* Macon to accommodate 30.000 men
will mean a vast amount of travel
along the roads leading to Macon and
that the highways must be kept in
good shape to afford proper transpor
tation facilities for this class of tour
ists. The necessity for using the roads
for hauling supplies to the ct-mp was
alos brought out, as the congestion of
railroad traffic, once the troops are
mobilized, will prevent the free move
ment of supplies, except by public
highways
The county commissioners were urg
ed to take immediate action to put
the Dixie Highway link in this county
in first class condition.
Every member of the board declar
ed himself in favor of the plan to im
prove the Sumter county link of the
Dixie Higthway and plans were dis
cussed for the alteration of the pres
ent program of road work so as to
permit the convict gangs to be plac
ed on the Dixie Highway at the ear
liest possible moment.
The commissioners also voted to
appropriate the sum of $350 toward the
fund required to purchase equipment
for the newly organized Sumter Light
Guards, formed to provide military
protection for the citizens of this sec
tion during the absence of the Amer
icus Light Infantry, mustered into the
federal service.
The matter was brought up by
Chairman Arthur Rylander and receiv
ed the approval of the board, the un
derstanding being that if the bill now
pending before the legislature to ap
propriate $25,000 for home guard or
ganizations is passed the $350 appro
priation by the Sumter county commis
sioners will not be taken up.
GEBMANS Fill 111
COUNTERATTACKS
NEW YOR, August 6. — (Compiled by
the Associated Bress from European
cables during the day.)—A tremendous
; bombardment on the Flanders front
' yesterday was followed last night by
I two German attempts to break the
I British hold upon newly won positions
[there. Both attempts failed, London
reports.
Near Hollebrook, where infantry
charges were made, the Germans did
not even get to the British positions.
Later, the Germans laid down an ar
tillery barrage at Westbrook, but fail
ed in the infantry attack launched un
der this cover.
German troops also attacked on the
French fronnt, at Doville, Avocourt
Wood and in Alsace. Paris news dis
patches say French guns were able to
cope with each of the attacks.
CDTTBN MARKET
August 6, 1917.
AMERICUS SPOT COTTON.
Good Middling 24 3-4 c
Fully Middling 24 l-2c
Middling 24 1-4?
Futures Market.
The New York cotton futures market
was quoted at the open and noon to
day : Open Noon.
January 24.70 24.31
March 24.90 24.45
October 25.10 25.70
December 24.75 24.32
Monday’s Closing.
January 25.67
March 2;>.80
[October . 26.06
iDecember ..25.69
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