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The Times-Recorder is the ONLY paper in the Third Congressional District with Associated Press Service. 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 *♦♦444444444 ♦ SOCIALISTS WILE MEET ♦ STOCKHOLM 15 SEPTEMBER ♦ ♦ * + ♦ 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. riTv 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 NUMBER I*6.