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fRIRTY-NINTH YEAR.
UM ACCEPTS
34 DRAFTED MEN
FOO FIRST ULF
The Sumter Exemption Board has
officially accepted 34 men from this
county as eligible for military service
under the draft law, the first session
of the board for the consideration of
exemption claims having been held
yesterday afternoon. No session was
held this morning, but the board is
again sitting this afternoon to take up
in order the various claims for ex
emption''filed by'men who have been
drafted for service in the first call.
Five of the 34 men accepted have
been posted because they failed to ap
pear for physical examination as re
quired, while several others filed no
claims and thus signified their inten
tion to make no effort to secure dis
charge.
The board acted adversely on sev-|
eral claims at its first session, ad- j
hering strictly to the instructions as I
laid down by the federal authorities
for the government of such cases.
Although the time limit for filing af
fidavits in support of exemption
claims has not yet passed, the board
i > taking up the consideration of such
claims as have already been filed, al
lotting time to those who have filed no
tice cf intention, but not their proofs.:
The ten days allowed for filing proofs,
will expire on Sunday, August 19 and
after that date the board will consider'
every case which has hitherto been
passed for lack of proof.
The board has as yet received no in-;
structions as to what methods will be I
to apprehend those men who;
bailed to appear for examination and ■
who have, therefore, been posted as !
eligible for service. The supposition j
is that such delinquents have left for.
parts unknown, and it is not yet cer-j
tain whether the federal or local au-j
thorities will be charged with the task,
of bringing them in to fulfill their mil-!
itary duty.
The following cases have been con
sidered thus far by the local board:
1. Edward McCord PratSbr. En
listed.
2. Julius Statham Laramore. Pass
ed for further investigation.
3. Elijah Brown. Physical defic
iency.
4. Robert Johnson. Passed for fur
ther investigation.
5. Arthur Watson. Accepted for
service.
6. Will Merritt. Proofs not filed.
7. John Engram. Accepted; no
claim filed.
8. Monroe Paschal. Proofs not filed
9. Lucius Thojnas. Accepted; no'
claim filed.
10. Willie Blanche. Accepted; fail
ed to report.
11. Aolphus Tullis. Accepted; no
claim filed.
12. Josie Napier. Proofs not .filed.
13. Geor e Croxton. Accepted; no
claim filed.
14. Louis 'Simmons. Physical defi
ciency.
15. Fred Fester. Accepted for ser
vice.
16. Fred Ruleford. Physical defic
iency.
17. Jake Crittenden. Proofs not filed.
18. Cleave Mack. Physical deficien
cy.
19. Ananias Lockhart. Passed for
further investigation.
20. James E. Kemph. Enlisted.
21. Joel Roach. Discharge granted.
22. John W. Westbrook. Accepted:
no claim filed.
23. A. D. Mitchell. Physical defic
iency.
■ 24. Claude Adams. Physical deficien
cy.
25. Molittle Martin. Physical defic
iency.
26. Thurable Burke. Physical defic
iency.
27. Henry Mumford. Proofs not fil
ed.
28. Benjamin Jackson Accepted for
service.
29. Alvin J. Timmerman. Physical
deficiency.
30. Gilbert Judson Sheffield. Accept
ed; no claim filed.
30. John Anthony, physical defic
iency.
32. Lynn Daniel Mashburn. Accept
ed; no claim filed.
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SPAHISH _TRDIIBLE
MADRID, Spain, August 15. —The
city today is like an armed camp, as a
result of the general strike inaugurat
ed here yesterday. Soldiers are run
ning street cars and baking bread, as
well as carrying on every other in
dustry that is not completely paral
yzed.
Senor Guerra, Spanish minister of
interior affairs, said early today that
the strike agitation had increased but
that troops are being effectively used
ir quelling disorders.
Serious ( lash at Barcelona.
PARIS. August 15. —Six persons were
killed and nine others hurt in a clash
between strikers and soldiers at Bar
celona today, according to a statement
by the Spanish captain-general pub
lished in Le Petite Parisienne.
LOCAL now
SHffIIOGJTESEST
Local motorists are manifesting
much interest in the effort to organize
an Americus and Sumter County Auto
mobile club, which will be affiliated
with the Georga Automoble association
and the American Automobile asso
ciation.
The movement was started yesterday [
when W. G. Kean, of Fort Valley, rep
resenting the national and state or
ganizations, began operations in this
city looking toward the formation of a
club in this section. He appeared be
ioie the commissioners of the Cham
ber of Commerce yesterday afternoon
and after outlining the proposition, re
ceived favorable consideration, al
though no formal action was taken by
the commissioners.
Several members have already been
secured for the local organization and
it is expected that a club of not less
than 50 motorists will be formed with
in the next few days.
In discussing the movement this
morning, Mr. Kean said:
“Every movement for better high
ways has been initiated or fostered by
automobile associations or clubs.
“Every unfair automobile law knock
. d out in recent years was killed by
; utomobile clubs. %
“Every struggle against unduly se
•. ere prosecution by petty officials has
been waged by automobile clubs.
“Every just prosecution of reckless
drivers and other offenders has had
the support of automobile clubs.
“Every movement to insure the mo
torist a square deal has originated in
automobile clubs.”
GOOD PRICE FOR FIRST
1917 BALE ST PLAINS
The first bale of the 1917 cotton crop
was received yesterday at Plains, be- I
ing brought in by J. J. Dozier, a wel< 1
known farmer of the 17th district of
fcumter county.
The cotton was received at the Bacon
A Wi’liams warehouse and was sold
for 35 cents per pound, this price in
cluding a premium offered by the citi
zens of Plains for the first bale of the
new crop.
Several other bales, it is expected,
will be brought into Plains this week,
and within a short time the warehouses
ir that city anticipate an active move
ment of the 1917 crop.
THREATEN I.W. W. STRIKE
IN WESim STITES
SPOKANE, August 15. —Unless cer
tain specific demands are granted by
August 20th, a general strike of all
Industrial Workers of the world in
the states of Washington and Oregon
and the Montana mining district will
be called, the secretary of the general
organization announced here today.
AMERICUS. GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AUGUST 15, 1917
ENGLISH PRESS
REGARDS PEAGE
PROPOSAL COLDLY
LONDON, August 15. —Some of the
morning papers published here refrain
ed altogether from discussing Pope
Benedict’s peace proposals, while those
discussing it generally found the gene
sis of the movement in Austria, and
either are inclined to reject the pro
posal altogether or indicate that the
official text when received will prove
wholly unacceptable to the Entente
nations.
Benedict Wrote Own Proposal.
ROME, August 15. —It is announced
today that Pope Benedict’s peace pro
posal to the belligerent nations was|
written by his own hand after a con
ference with a number of his eccles
iastical advisers and despatched to Eu
ropean capitals by couriers. The pro
posal was sent in .triplicate to London
for cabling from that point to Wash
ington and Tokio.
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Benedict’s Proposal Not Received.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ August 15.
Benedict’s peace proposal has
not yet been received by the United
■States government. Secretary Lans
ing said today the Associated Press
summary was substantially the same
as the unofficial outline he had re
ceived. No change since the first im
pression that the Allies would reject
the proposal has occurred, and it is
now probable they may refuse to con
sider it altogether.
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GOUWGFL DENIES
DSE OF STREETS
FOR INTI-DRIFT
Already denied the use of the coun
ty courthouse for their proposed meet
ing on Saturday, the anti-drafters are
row prohibited from holding any ■
meeting in opposition to the draft law!
on the streets of the city of Americus
or on any city property.
This action was taken at the regu-1
lar meeting of the City Council held
last night, a resolution to that effect |
being unanimously passed by the al
dermen.
The resolution is as follows:
Whereas. It appears that a public
meeting for the purpose of protesting j
against the operation of the Army ■
Draft law has been arranged by certain
opponents of said law to be held in '
Americus, Ga., on the 18th day of
August, 1917; and,
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City
City Council of Americus, without
meaning to interefere with the fight of
free speech, is convinced that such op
position to the law of our land in the
manner contemplated, is unpatriotic
and absolutely seditious as to the draft
method of raising an army, for war
with Germany has been enacted into
law by the Congress of the United
States and it is the duty of every cit
izen to support the government in this
perilous hour; therefore.
BE IT RESOLVED; That the Mayor
and City Council of Americus oppose a
meeting in the city of Americus for
the purposes which have been indicat
ed and that the use of any property
belonging to the city, including the
streets, for such purpose is hereby de
nied.
The meeting was comparatively
short, the passage of the anti-draft
mass meeting resolution constitutin?
about the only important feature of
the session. The Council received a
communication from Miss Bessie
Windsor, requesting that a portion of
the insurance on the municipal build
ings be carried with the companies
she represents here. The request was
referred to the finance committee.
It was expected that a statement re
garding the financial condition of the
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I > GUARDSMEN TO BE MOBILIZED
» NATIONAL GUARDSMEN TO 4-
i* MOBILIZE AT MINEOLA. L. I. 4
■ 4 4-
♦ WASHINGTON. Aug. 15—All ▼
I * cf the national guard troops com- ♦
; * posing the division to be sent to ♦
4 France, will be mobilized at 4-
4 Mineola, L. L, it is announced r
♦ here today. 4-
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geohgiinT will
PARTICIPATE IN
GRAIN CONTROL
WASHINGTON, D. C., August 15.
With the approval of President Wilson
the food administration corporation
will take over control of this country’s
grain supply on September Ist. Sev
en executive officers of the corporation
were named today with Herbert Hoo
ver chairman. The personnel of the
wheat price fixing commission includes
Charles J. Barrett, of Georgia who is
president of the National Farmers’ un
ion, and R. Goodwin Rhett, of Charles,
ton, S. C., president of the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States.
Twelve men were also named to rep
resent the grain division of the food
administration corporation at termi
nals. while the milling interests have
named a committee to co-operate with
the food administration corporation in
negotiating voluntary regulations for
control of the milling industry during
continuance of the war.
That the government will purchase
enough of the present wheat crop to
stabilize prices is forecast in the form
ing of the corporation which is capi
talized at $50,000,000. The government
has sold all of the stodk.
RED GROSS BRANCH
FORMED IT MS
The Plains branch of the Americus
and Sumter County chapter of the Red
Cross was formally organized last
night at a well attended mass meeting
of citizens held in the Plains Baptist
church. Rev. C. S. Durden acted as
temporary chairman of the meeting
adn Miss Agnes Thomas as temporary
I secretary. A petition was addressed to
! the Americus and Sumter County chap
ter for authority to organize the branch
lat Plains, the following committee of
■ organization signing the request.
| Charles Lunsford. Mrs. M. M. Jennings,
]t. M. Lowry, Mrs. L. D. Wise, Walton
D. Walters, Mrs. J. R. Logan, Mrs. R.
H. McGee, Dr. B. T. Wise, Mrs. R. L.
Jennings, Mrs. AV. L. Thpmas. The
permanent chairman is Rev. C. C. Phil
lips; vice-chairman, Mrs. AV. L. Thom
:as; secretary, Mrs. O. A. Williams;
, treasurer, Charles Lunsford.
Foity members were enrolled for
the bianeh organization and great en
thusiasm manifested in the Red Cross
work. Classes will be organized .with
in a few days for the preparation of
surgical supplies and material for use
in the military service of the United
States, instructors being provided by
the Americus chapter.
The Plains branch begins operations
with a splendid spirit of interest in
the work and the Red Cross workers
in this city are much gratified at the
results already accomplished.
OEPOiliffl IS
SEKT TO SIBERIA
PETROGRAD. August 15—The semi
official Russian news agency says for
mer Czar Nicholas and has family
have been taken from the palace at
Tsaiko Selo and it is reported they
are being transported to Tobolsk, Si
beria.
city would be presented by the auditor
who has just completed an accounting
of the records in the office of the city
clerk and treasurer, but this was de
layed and will come up at the next
■ regular meeting.
LONDON WILDLY
ENTHUSED OVER
0. S. SOLDIERS
LONDON, August 15. —American
troops marched through London streets
last evening, and today’s papers com
menting thereon says that in order to
find parallel scenes of enthusiasm it
would probably be necessary to re
call the return of British forces from
the South African war.
Tremendous crowds of citizens and
soldiers on furlough lined the streets
through which the “Sammies” parad
ed, and a meeting of the cabinet was
adjourned so that Premier Lloyd-
George and his colleagues could pay
their compliments to the Americans.
The parade was reviewed first by Am
bassador Page and later passed before
King George at Buckingham palace.
ATLANTAINS CAME NEAR
BEING LOST IN OKEFENOKEE
ATLANTA, Ga., Aug. 15.—A party
of Atlantians back from a fishing and
hunting trip in the Okefenokee swamp
tell an interesting story of how they
were nehrly lost with a grizzled guide
who has been piloting parties through
the mazes of the swamp for forty
years. AVhen they finally returned
safely to land the party wanted to
know if their old guide had ever been
lost. Taking a puff on his corn cob
pipe and thinking a moment, the griz
bled hunter said:
"Well, no, I’ve never been lost, but
I’ve been powerful bothered for three
and four days at a time to find my
way out.
AFIIED ATTACK
NEARLENSMAKES
CID UNTENABLE
NEW YORK, August 15.—(Compiled
by the Associated Press from Euro
pean cables during the day ) —British
and French forces renewed their at
tacks in northern France and Belgium
last night, preliminary reports indi
cating with considerable success.
The principal blow struck by the
British was on a front of four thous
and yards, extending from the north
ern outskirts of Laney to Bois Hugo,
northeast of Lens. General Haig re
ports that British troops carried the
German first line at all points, and
are making satisfactory progress.
All of the positions dominating Lens'
have now been captured by the Canad
ians. Since the beginning of the at
i tack on the northern end of the west
I ern line, Canadian forces have been
j making considerable progress about
I Lens, the new attack immediately
I north of Lens evidently being design
; ed to close a military cordon around
'the city from the north. If this is
I successful the Germans might be
I forced to evacuate the city without
; difficulty and avoiding a costly frontal
attack.
The French made gains near the
coast in the vicinit of Dixmude.
The Germans are still very busy
with artillery on the Aisne front, but
did not renew their infantry attacks
last night.
Two additional ships of the Norwe
gian merchant fleet, both unarmed
have been sunk.
The Teutons continue to advance,
though not so rapidly, on the Russo-
Rumanian front. Petrograd reports
that Teutonic forces last night took
a height west of the Rumanian town
of Ocka in southeastern Moldavia.
New Japanese Minister for Mexico
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 15.-Baron Fu
jitaro Otori has been named as Jap
anese minister to Mexico. Baron Otari
formerly was Secretary to the Japanese
’embassy in Rome and it is expected
that he will make a journey to Tokio
J before coming to Mexico.
W.l. WEBB PASSES
AWAY Jljllim
The death ot William Andrew Webb,
one of the best known farmers of this
county, occurred at 9:15 o’clock Tues
day night at his home in Sumter. He
had been in poor health for several
months, but only for the past two
weeks hadJiis condition been consider
ed serious.
Mr. Webb 68 years of age and
wag born in Sumter county, spending
all his life here and becoming one of
the leading figures in the activities of
his home community.
He is survived by his wife, his
mother, Mrs. John R. Webb; one sistev,
Mrs. Georgia Johnson, of Plains; six
brothers, T. G„ .J. 8., R. K„ G. F.. H.
G and E. C. Webb, all of Sumter coun
ty; ten children, J. R. Webb, of Daw
son; W. T. Webb, of Sumter; Mrs.
Joe Poole, of Americus; Mrs. Annie
Lou Fain, of Bluffton, Ga.; Mrs. Alvin
McLendon, of Dawson; Mrs. Kate
Wells, of Webb, Ala.; Ruth, Benjamin
Frank and Vera Webb, of Sumter.
The funeral will be held this af
ternoon at 4 o’clock at the Baptist
church at Sumter, Elder J. M. Murray,
cf Ellaville, officiating. Interment will
be in ths family cemetery at Sumter.
The pall bearers will be his six broth
ers.
DIREGT FREIGHT SERVICE
ARRANGED FOR AMERICUS
Direct daily local -freight service on
the Seaboard Air Line railroad has
been arranged between Americus and
Leslie. DeSoto, Cobb and Coney in the
eastern portion of Sumter county, the
altered schedule taking effect today.
For several months past it has been
the practice to handle local freight
shipments originating at the stations
e: st of this city by sending them on
to Cordele, where they were trans
ferred into a through car for Ameri
cus. This arrangement entailed more
er less inconvenience and delay in sev
eral instances, and Superintendent Pat
ton of this division has accordingly is
sued an order altering the schedule so
as to provide direct service to Ameri
cus without any haul to Cordele and
transfer at that point.
Under the new arrangement, freight
shipments to Americus from Leslie, I
DeSoto, Cobb and Coney will be han-'
died by the local freight train reaching
this city late in the afternoon, so that ;
the shipments can be delivered to the
Americus consignees the next morning.
The alteration of the schedule will op
erate to much better advantage and is
very gratifying to the business houses
of this city.
OR. BURROWS PREACHED
111 AUGUSTA SUNDAY
Rev. Lansing Burrows, D. D., who'
has been spending several days in Au
gusta, where he was for seventeen
years pastor of the First Baptist
church, filled that pulpit last Sunday'
morning, preaching to a large congre-1
ration. At the close of the service:
Dr. Burrows was greeted by dozens of,
his old friends seeking to express their
pleasure at having him among themj
again. While in Augusta. Dr. Burrows!
is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Twigs.
Dr. Ashby Jones, who for several
years past has been pastor of this
church, has recently accepted a call to
the Ponce de Leon Baptist church in
Atlanta.
BANNERS TORN FROM
HANDS OF SUFFRAGISTS
WASHINGTON, D. C., August 15,— 1
Tearing banners from suffrage pick-'
ets at the white house and attacks on
the woman’s party headquarters ir.
LaFollette Park continued here to
day. The good natured but determined
crowds seized the banners as rapidly
ar- they appeared.
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EXTRA SESSION
MAY BE WED
BY HOT MESSAGE
ATLANTA, Ga., Aug. 15. —Governor
Hugh M. Dorsey jumped into the legis
lative breach yesterday with a sharp
and pointed message to both the House
and Senate, in which he handled the
two bodies some plain talk, an~d has
most likely saved the State of Georgia
an extraordinary sesson.
The Senate appropriation committee
had held another meeting, prior to the
Senate convening, and out of it had
come the report that the common
school figure would be cut, the Mil
ledgeville school would be given a
straight appropriation of $20,000 from
the State treasury, the full $40,000
would be given back to the State Col
lege for agricultural demonstration
work as heretofore, and that the other
special appropriations would be passed
up as they came from the House.
In the Senate there has already
sprung up two factions, one opposed to
the enormous House bill and another
of- more or less firm determination to
stick to the House bill. On the House
side of the situation the reports from
the Senate appropriations committee
appeared to serve further to get up the
backs of the radical wing, and, if any
change had come since the night be
fore, it was more danberously inclined
to force the extraordinary session. In
deed, even among the conservatives in
the House, there was expressed little
hope ot that hour of obviating it.
Governor Dorsey went to his office
after viewing the situation and dis
patched to both bodies his special mes
sage, in which he expressed “appre
hension that the taxpayers of the State
will be further burdened with the ex
pense of an extraordinary session” un
less the differences in the Legislature
can be adjusted and a reasonable mon
ey sheet passed. The purpose of the
message, he said, “is to impress upon
you the injustice you do the people of
the State.” and needless embarrass
ment of the State officials, departments
and institutions of which the Legisla
ture is guardian—
"lf you forget the principle applied
by every conservative business man to
his own affairs, and which should be a
fundamental canon of State financing,
that one should not expend more mon
ey than he has in hand or has any
reasonable expectation of being able to
get.”
This language accompanied a financ.
ial statement from the Governor show
ing that the plan put on by the lower
House means a deficit for the State* of
$1,358,133.60.
The message was read in the House
immediately upon its receipt, while in
the Senate it was read seme little time
after it was’handed in. In the House
the effect was electrical. For the first
time since the fall of the gravel when
the session convened on the first day
the House was in absolute order and a
silence was maintained from the be
ginning to the end of the reading that
has not been heard in that hall this
year.
Leaders of the radical wing of the
House admit frankly that the message
has made such serious inroads on their
ranks they doubt ability now to carry
out the plan to fight for the $4,900,000
to the very end of time, as they had in
tended to> and it is evident, on inquiry,
that the document has brought a split
among the standpatters for a $4,000,000
fund or no bill.
It is not to be taken that the sudden
and decidedly favorable turn in the
situation has entirely killed the fight
that will be made by House members,
or that all danger of an extraordinary
session has passed.
tkyin gto interest
BUYERS IN SUMTER LANDS
F. L. Allison left today for another
section of the state, where he has lo
cated twenty-five or thirty families
who have recently sold their lands to
the government and other interests
and have cash money to invest. Mr.
Allison hopes to interest these people
in Sumter county farm lands, and will ■
return to Americus within a few days,
bringing some representatives of these
people to look over lands in this sec
tion.
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