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KKIRTT-N'INTH YEAR.
SEVEN KILLED DR
WOUNDEDDUEIING
TARGETJACTISE
MARIETTA, Ga„ August 9.—Seven
spectators were killed or wounded late
yesterday afternoon at the close of
artillery practice by the student offi
cers from Fort McPherson, when a
shell from one of the field pieces
struck the side of Mount Kennesaw and
then richocheted off.
One of the victims was a white wo
man, named Mrs. Harris, who was on
her way home in a buggy when the
shell was fired. The other victims were
negroes, three of whom met instant
death, and three serious injuries which
may result in their death.
The artillery practice was a part of
the training of the three batteries of
artillery, which, with the companies
o f infantry and cavalry composing the
student officers’ regiment at Fort Mc-
Pherson, are now engaged in making
a ten-day hike, which is the final fea
ture of their training for commissions
in the new draft army. Since the
government has not yet supplied these
student officers with field pieces, they
are using the guns belonging to Bat
tery B, which is a part of the Georgia
field battalion.
The squad in charge of the gun was
located on the north side of the moun
tain, and it was believed was entirely
cut of range of any of the inhabitants
oi this section.
It was some time after the shell,
which was of the compression type
shrapnel, had been fired, before it was
known that a fatal accident had oc
curred. The students then rendered
every assistance in their power to the
injured.
The infantry and cavalry had been
encamped at Smyrna the greater part
of the day, while the three batteries of
artillery had indulged in their target
i ractice against the side of old Ken
nesaw since early morning.
The targets were located at the foot
of a knoll which is one of the spurs
of Kennesaw mountain. The projectile
missed the targets, it was said, and
struck the top of the knoll, ricochet
ing when it did so over towards a
road which was lined with spectators
v.ho were watching target practice.
Mrs. Harris, the white woman who
was killed, was taking a negro servant
home in a buggy. The bomb, which
struck the buggy, killed both Mrs. Har
ris and the negro woman who was with
her and broke the lek of the horse.
The others who were injured were
among the spectators.
The dead are:
Mrs. Seth Harris, about 55 years old.
wife of a section foreman of the W. &
A. railroad.
Charles Martin, colored, about 35
years old.
Fifteen year old son of Jim Holla
man, a negro.
The injured:
Jim Hollaman, both legs torn from
body; one arm severed, badly cut about
face and head.
Jim Coleman,' badly cut about body,
and has chance to, recover.
RUSSIAN CABINET
VERY ACCEPTABLE!
LONDON, Au-ust 9.—Newspaper cor
respondents in Petrograd all agree that
while the new ministry is not an ideal
one, it is probably as strong as could
be obtained under the circumstances,
and one wholly satisafetory to the ma
jority element. All correspondents re
fer to the tremendous task before the
ministry, while one refers to the fact
that many factories are partially clos
ed already, with ethers shutting down
one by one, because of the lack of
fuel. This condition, it is explained, is
due to inadequate railroad facilities,
while lengthening lines of people be
fore the shop doors are beginning to
murmur about the coming winter.
Teutons Driving For Odessa.
LONDON, August 9.—Recent reports
that Odessa, one of the chief Russian
Black Sea ports, is the objective of the
present German offensive in southeast
1 HE NEWS WHILE IT IS NEWS—COMPREHENSIVE LOCAL AND TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE—THE HOME PAFER PAR EXCELLENCE
I AMEFKDSSMEMffIRDER
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
BOLL MIL PARTY
ARRIVES MTURDAY
On Saturday morning at 11 o’clock
there is due to arrive in Americus a
party of farmers and business men
from Sumter county, South Carolina,
now engaged in touring Georgia and
Alabama investigating the effects of
the Mexican boll weevil.
■The party is known as the Sumter
County (S. C.) 801 l Weevil Commis
sion and is composed of some of the
most prominent merchants, bankers
and planters of that section. The
threatened invasion of the boll weevil
has aroused these men to the necessity
of getting a fund of first hand informa
tion relative to the effects of the pest
and the best methods of fighting him.
For that reason they are making this
comprehensive tour of Georgia and
Alabama, visiting the infested sections
of both states and investigating for
themselves the condition resulting
from the infestation.
In this manner they expect to be
able to prepare the farmers in their
section of South Carolina for the invas
ion oftha weevil, which is practically
certain to occur late this fall or next
spring at the latest.
It is planned to have the visiting
delegation meet the business men
and farmers of this county when they
arrive here Saturday morning and a
tour of various sections of the county
has been arranged for their benefit.
The Chamber of Commerce, which
has the arrangements in charge, urges
that as many business men and farm
ers as possible be on hand Saturday’
morning to meet the South Carolina
commission on its arrival in Americus.
sehh Trouble
811. W. OILITERS
MUSKOGEE, Okla., August 9.—Six
alleged members of the Industrial
Workers of the World were arrested
here today and several others driven
away, as the result of an attempt to
dynamite a number of freight cars in
a minin. district in Ottowa county, ac
cording to a statement issued by the
United States marshal’s office here.
WILL APPEAL EVERY
EXEMPTION CLAIM
NEW YORK, August 9. —The gov
ernment will appeal every claim of ex
emption from draft granted by local
exemption boards in New York city.
This determination was announced to
day after organization of the district
board had been completed with Charles
E. Hughes, former republican presiden
tial candidate, as chairman. Roscoe I
Conklin, who is in charge of examina
tions in the city, stated this afternoon
that thirty-three per cent, of men sum
moned for examination are being pass
ed and accepted for service.
11 S.lomiKE
INTEREST 111 WORK
AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP, in
France, August 9.—The deepest im
pression obtained after three weeks in
the American training camp here is
the absolute earnestness and serious
ness with which these splendid young
men take the tasg before them. There
exists no disposition on their part to
under-estimate the meaning of the
work cut out for thepi, and all appear
eager to absorb all war knowledge
possible. When called upon to act as
instructors, it is believed that many
wili be found eminently qualified to
fill these positions.
Russia are strengthened today by a
London Times news dispatch from
Odessa, saying the belief is growing
there that the Teutons hope to take
the port.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AUGUST 9, 1917
QUIET PREVAILS
ALONG LINED ON
WESTERN FRONT
NEW YORK, August 9—(Compiled by
the Associated Press from European
cables during the day.)—News from the
Flanders front today is scarce, al
though the British reported that
French troops made a gain there. Noth
ing was said, however, about the artil
lery activity which yesterday indicat
ed a growing intensity.
Quiet reigns along practically all of
the line in northern France.
The stiffening Russian lines, appar
ently, are slowing down the Teuton ad
vance in that country, and checking
it altogether in some places.
Paris reported the loss of four ships
last week of more than 1,600 tons, the
submarine losses showing a light in
crease over those of last week. *
QUESTIONABLE WOMEN
ARE FLOCKING TO ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga., August 9.—Although
it is two months or more before the
national army will begin training at
Camp Gordon, women of questionable
character who have flocked to Atlanta
in anticipation of a rich harvest off
the soldiers are finding the way of
the transgressor hard and stony and
full of thorns. They can hardly alight
before a plain clothes representative of
the United States government waits on
them with the information that they
had better move while the moving is
good. To be seen in company with a
soldier in uniform means certain ar
rest. The mercy enjoyed by Magda
lene in Holy Writ has no place in Un
cle Sam’s program of absolutely clean
and moral surroundings for the sol
diers who are to train for the firing
line in France. Though Atlanta was
the Mecca for thousands of scarlet wo
men followin'? the announcement that
a big concentration camp would be lo
cated here, it is said that they are
shaking the dust of the city from their
feet and seeking other fields where sol
diers do not browse.
NEW WAREHOUSE BEING PUT
IT BY TENNESSEE CHEMICAL CO.
The Tennessee Chemical Company is
erectin a large storage warehouse, 28
x 80 feet, fronting the Seaboard Air
Line. It was necessary to build this
additional storage warehouse to take
care of the increasing business of the
plant. The work is being done by
John W. Shiver.
SECOND STAGE OF
WAR COMMENCES
LONDON, August 9. —The correspon
dent of the Times at the headquarters
oi the Seventh Russian army talked
with General Korniloff on the eve of
his departure to take over supreme
command. General Korniloff said:
“The first stage of the war is over.
The second stage begins today.”
The correspondent says that the Rus
sian commander repudiates the possi
bility of the Russians surrendering. He
holds that if Russia ccncludes a dis
honorable peace to which traitorshave
been driving her, she will become a
German colony forever.
The new government must realize
the necessity of inviting the allies to
help in re-organizing the railway serv
ice for warfare. If Germany has decid
ed, as all signs indicate, to transfer
the main pressure to the Russian front
it would be hopeless to rely on meth
ods that availed against the inferior
Austrian troops.
Russia is full of splendid fighting
men. Ten millions have already besn
enrolled, but they are scarcely trained.
They are too busy attending meetings,
instead of drill. These millions sug
gest the necessity of being helped by
British and French officers as Serbians,
Rumanians, Greeks and Americans al
ready have bene a'ded.
!c. WEATHER i<»RE( AST. ♦
* PROBABLY FAIR TONIGHT ♦
♦ WITH SHOWERS FRIDAY. ♦
today” winds up
EXAMINATION OF
M DRIFTED MEN
Tonight will see the wind-up of the
physical examinations conducted by the
Sumter Exemption Board of the 500
men summoned on the first call under
the military draft act. While there
have thus far been about 25 men who
failed to appear for examination, the
per centage of those who did not re
spond to the summons is considered
comparatively small.
Y’esterday the physicians examined
160 men, two or three of those who
failed to show up on Tuesday coming
in to be examined. Thirty-seven men
were rejected for physical disability,
while only 9 of those accepted did not
file notice of their intention to claim
exemption.
During the past two days 28 men
have filed no claim for exemption, out
of 229 accepted by the examining phy
sicians.
The officials of the exemption board
believe that they will begin the con
sideration of exemption claims early
next week, as it will be practically
impossible for them to tabulate the re
sults of the physical examination with
jn two or three days.
Ten days are allowed for the filing
of exemption affidavits, but as fast as
these claims are presented, the board
plans to pass on them, in order that
no congestion may occur in the pro
ceedings. The local board will not
pass on industrial exemptions, these
claims going before the district board
at Macon.
The men who failed to appear for
physical examination yesterday in an
swer to the summons of the board
were:
John Ernest Harp (Enlisted)
John Henry Brown.
Will Davis.
Fred Harrison Bowden.
Genie Walls.
Willie James.
James Tharton.
Griffin Birch.
Ed Crawford.
Albert Cooper.
Those who were rejected by the ex
amining physicians yesterday were:
Willie Lee Harrison.
William Cullen Brown.
Stick Bell.
Evans Ray.
Sy Brown.
Fad Williams.
Jessie Jackson.
Willie Hooks.
Robert Smith.
Willie Jones Bass.
Ed Cherry.
George Leonard Gartner.
Charlie Darby Poole.
Ephriam Hardy.
Eston Molittle Parker.
Judson Key.
Thomas Baldy Scratching.
James Alva Grant.
Lemon Patterson.
Geore Moore.
Budd T. Finch.
Mark Westbrook.
Arthur Willie Tomlinson.
Gus Lowe.
Jim Woods.
Heys Edward McMath.
Charles U. Rodgers.
Oby Lee Passmore.
Boisclair Kiker.
Taylor Scott.
Samuel Paul Law.
Weldon Moton.
Thomas Oliver Marshall.
Earnest Brooks.
Arthur Kleckley.
John Casey.
Locis A. Battle.
1329 —Prince S. Hawkins
Those accepted as physically fit for
military service yesterday were:
William Bl Vinson,
Homer Chappell.
Windsor Walton.
Cage Hammonds.
Love Thomas.
(Continued on Last Page.)
SENATE PASSES
FOOD BILL AFTER
LENGTHHIEBATE
WASHINGTON, D. C., August 9.
The food bill passed through the last
stage of legislative enactment late
yesterday afternoon when it was final
ly adopted by the senate in form prev -
iously approved by the house. Presi
dent Wilson’s signature now makes it
law. The vote was 66 to 7.
Those voting against the measure
were: Democrats, Hardwick, Hollis
and Reed; republicans, France, Gron
na, LaFollette and Penrose.
Immediately after the final vote on
the control bill, the senate by a viva
voce vote, also approved the conference
report on the first administration food
bill,'providing for a food survey and
appropriation to stimulate production.
Both bills are to become laws Fri
day with President Wilson’s approval.
The delay was caused by the adjourn
ment of the house until Friday, and
necessity for the signing of the bills
in open session by the presiding offi
cers of both houses. The senate re
cessed last night until Friday, so that
after Speaker Clark signs the bills
upon reconvening the house they may
then be signed by the senate’s presid
ing officer and immediately sent to the
white house.
Prompt appointment of Herbert Hoo
ver as fcod administrator and immed
iate operatioh under the legislation is I
expected to follow. In addition to its I
comprehensive provisions fort control
O' food, fuel, fertilizer and farm equip-|
ment, the control bill carries drastic I
prohibition features. Thirty days as-1
ter it is approved it will be unlawful
to use foodstuffs in the manufacture
of distilled spirits for beverage pur
poses, or to import distilled spirits
for beverage purposes, and the presi
dent will be empowered to comman
deer for military purposes distilled li
quors now held in bond and to regulate
or restrict the use of foods in the man
ufacture of wine and beer.
The senate’s action actually con
cludes the work of congress on the
administrative food legislative pro
gram initiated last May. It puts into
the president’s hands for personal use
or delegation the most unusual and
comprehensive powers, and according
to many members of congress, marks
the innovation of national socialistic
experiment.
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READY FDR DORSEY
ATLANTA, Ga., August 9.—The sen
ate late yesterday passed the Neill
primary bill, which was vetoed last
year by Governor Harris. The bill has
already passed the house and now
awaits the signature of Gov. Hugh M.
Dorsey. This will be the first import
ant general bill, and one of the very
few to come to the governor’s desk
at this session.
The senate declined to accept the
substitute of Senator Brown, which
would have provided for nominations
by popular vote, instead of by the
county unit system, as provided by
the Neill bill, and the Neill bill was
passed by a vote of 34 to 7. The fol
lowing senators voted against the bill: '
Senators Brown, Beck, Council, Denny,
Ficklen, Stevens and Wohlwender.
The Bibb delegation, backed by many
strong members of the house of repre
sentatives, including a number of new
advocates of the measure, introduced
ii the house the bill providing that,
the people of the state shall have the
right to vote cn the question of I
whether or not the state capitol shall'
be moved to Macon, or remain in At-i
lent*.
Prior to this time, there have been
numerous insistent requests on ac
count cf other pending legislation that|
the bill not be urged upon the legisla-l
ture until the way could be cleared. 1
From this period on, however, it is the I
purpose of the backers of the bill to'
push it to action, with the confident!
belief by them that it will be the
principal question submitted to a vote;
ot the people in the next general elec- 1
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BUSINESS HOUSES
SLOW TO RESPOND
A day or two ago the Cnamber of
Commerce sent out to every business
house in Americus a request for cer
tain data regarding which is to be used
ii making representations to financial
nterests connected with the new Amer
icus & Atlantic railroad which is be
jng constructed from Games, Ga., on
the line of the A., B. & A. railroad, to
Americus.
The figures asked for were to be
furnished on blank forms and consol
idated by the secretary of the Chamber
of Commerce so that the financial en
terprise backing the new road might be
enabled to form some accurate basis
of estimate as to the value of the in
vestment.
Thus far only about 10 per cent, of
the business houses of this city have
furnished the desired data and it is ur
gently requested that the blanks be
filled out and returned to the Chamber
of Commerce offices at once. Only a
few days remain in which to consol
idate the figures, and it is absolutely
necessary that the information be se
cured without delay.
The data will be held in strcitest con
fidence and the individual sheets de
stroyed, as soon as the consolidation is
made. Only Secretary P. A. Fenimore
will see the data from the individual
ccncerns.
GERMAN mu IN
M IK MEETING
AMSTERDAM, August 9. —A meeting
of eight thousand miners held at Es
sen, Germany, for a discussion of coal
problems as associated with food and
wages, developed into an impressive
demonstration for peace by agreement,
and democratic i reforms. Essen, is
the center of the famous pan-German
propaganda.
BRITISH HORSE SHIP
SB 81 SUBMARINE
NEYPORT NEWS, Va„ August 9.
The British steamer Argalia, sailing
from this port July 18th for a British
port with a cargo of horses, has been
torpedoed and sunk with the loss of
Captain Morris and ten members of the
ciew, according to a message received
by the ship's agents here today. The
survivors were landed at Glasgow, but
it is not stated where the vessel went
down. Forty American muleteers sail
ed on board the steamer, and their fate
is unknown. The Argalia was in the
British admiralty service when tor
pedoed.
THOMASVILLE MAY GET
NEW AVIATION GAMP
THOMASVILLE, Ga., August 9.—The
government is looking very favorably!
upon Thomasvilh as a sit? for an avia
tier turning <>•:.:,? tie require-!
r. ■ ::ts I?: on. have l.i . filed with the:
i ■i. :i a.-.M here by the I
signal corps of the war de artment at l
Washington,
i
That Tnoma \tLe has the most de
lightful climatic cu.ditUns. tor the pur '
I. ■? c. any . ... te wtu-.u with the ex-|
< i.ticn of Sa:: Diego, Ca’., is the re
i>.:t < the authorities at Washington,
who have been making a careful exam
ination into the matter with a view tc
establishing an aviation camp here,
and if other requirements can be met
i- will not be Ion? before the bird
men will be practicing in south Geor
gia. One of the requirements is a tract
of land 440 acres in extent, and at
least a mile wide. This, it is under
stood, can be obtained near here, and'
a committee is at work on the matter
and data has been forwarded to the
signal corps.
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MEN SEPT. IST
TD GO INTO GAMP
WASHINGTON, D. C., August 9.
More than 200,000 men of the selective
draft forces will be called to the col
ors September 1 to go into their divis
ional training cantonments. This will
bring the strength of the United States
army on that date to practically L,-
000,00 b men.
Brigadier General Crowder, provost
marshal general has dispatched the
following telegram to the governors of
the states cautioning them to make
certain that the first one-third of their
quota of the first increment of register
ed men is ready in time.
“New regulations governing mobili
zation and the certification of men
from district hoards to adjutants gen
eral will be mailed to you on August
9th. In the meantime, local boards
should certify to district boards daily
those who have been called and who
have not been exempted or discharged
either because they failed to file any
claim or because their claim has been
deejded adversely.
“Strict compliance with this rule is
necessary since on September 1, the
war department will call for not to ex
ceed one-third of the quota from each
state to be entrained for mobilization,
camps between September 1 and Sep
tember 5. Unless we wish to be put in
a position of not furnishing men ns
fast as the war department is ready to
receive them, each state should have
accumulated by September 1 a mini
mum of one-third of its quota not ex
empted or discharged. This can only
be attained if local boards certify these
lists up with great expediton.”
Watching Eyes.
General Crowder also sent this ad
ditional caution to examining physic
ians of the local boards:
“Surgeon general advises that in or
der to prevent the terrible ravages
which result from the introduction in
to the army of that dread disease of
the eyes known as trachoma, the lids
o” every recruit of this disease and that
any border line or suspicious cases be
referred to an opthalmic surgeon es
pecially qualified in this line."
The messages were followed tip by a
new ruling regarding exemption be
couse of dependents which is expected
tc decrease considerably the loss of
men from the military service for this
reason. Boards are authorized here
after to deny exemptions to married
men whose wives are solely dependent
upon them, but where the parents or
other relatives of either wife or hus
band are willing to assume the burden
oi her support uuring his absence. The/
I same course is to be followed where
I any drafted man’s employers agree to
[continue his salary as a patriotic doty-
DROP IN PRICE OF
COAL PJEDICHB
WASHINGTON, D. C„ August St-
Sharp reductions in coal costs predict
ed as a result of the senate’s passage
of the food control bill, carrying a pro
vision for government fixing of fuel
prices.
The federal trade commission, which
the measure authorizes the president
tc designate as an agency to enforce
the prevision, is ready to make nut a
price scale at Short notice.
Bituminous prices to the General
public were fixed at $3 in a recant
agreement between producers, mem
bers of the commission and aclter
government officials. This price was
to hold until a final price was rteter
mined upon. Investigation has convinc
ed members of the commission that
the price is too high and that coal can
be sold at a much lower pries iand
still leave a handsome profit to ths.
producer.
President Wilson probably wifi issue
an executive order at the time he
signs the bill authorizing the conttes
sion to proceed with price fixing.
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