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fHIRTT-MNTH YEAR.
WILSON BACKS KERENSKY; SITUATION IS ALARMING
PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT TO USE BAYONETS
$350,000,000 TO BUILD GREAT FLEET OF TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYERS
ASSURANCES OF
SHIM SENT TO
RUSS GOVERNM'T
WASHINGTON, D C.. August 27.
President Wilson has sent to the na
ional Russian conference at Moscow
emphatic assurance that the govern-1
i
ment of the i'sited States is willing at
this time to extend every material an 1
moral assistance to the new Russian
government headed by Premier yeren
sky. In announcing this assurance
had been despatched to Moscow, the
state department made no official com
inent on Premier Kerensky’s speech. It
is known, however, that the declara
tii n that the provisional governmen’
intends to use a firm hand in suppress- '
b ir.g disturbances has aroused confi
dence here.
No Single Group Satisfied.
LONDON, August 27. —The Ex
change Telegraph correspondent at
Moscow telegraphs today that Pre- :
mier Kerensky’s speech at the open- i
ing of the national conference there 1
aid not satisfy any single party of
the various gorups represented. He
advices these are expected to voice
their aspirations today, and that much
depends on whose words find an echo
i” Kerensky’s own aspirations.
When the national conference as->
scmb’led yesterday. Kerensky declar- |
e.l that any attempt to take advantage
t 0. the conference for an attack on
the national power as embodied in
the provisional government would
repressed pitilessly “by blood and ]
iron.’’ The conference is holding its •
sessions in Grand Opera House here!-
and the ope? i '-g was characterized by I <
much solemnity and pomp. High dig-lj
nitaries of the Greek Orthodox church!
are in Moscow, attending the ecumeni- 1,
cal conference of the church, but their
presence has its influence upon the de- ■
I liberations of the conference. L
General Korailoff, commander-in- ,
J chief of the Russian armies, is the on-',
I ly high official of the provisional gov]
I ernment not attending the opening?
| session, but he is expected to arrive ■
| today. Gen. Alexiff and Gen. Brussil
| off, both former commanders-in-chief, ;
[ occupied prominent positions on the 1
! elevated stage, with Premier Keren-
I sky seated opposite them. The build-,
| ing in which the conference sessions I
| are proceeding, is surrounded by nine
L cordons of soldiers, and only author -i
■ ized persons are permitted to enter
! the structure.
Early in 'lis address, Premier Keren-,
; sky declared that "all attempts with '
I armed force against the people's power
g will be crushed with blood anr iron.” J
I, the declaration being greeted by con-p
| tinued applause. Again he was ap-:'
■ plauded when hinting at a counter-, 1
|r volution lie exclaimed: "Let them ' 1
Ebe warned, who think the time has. !
■ come, they can overthrow our revo I ■
Elution." Later in his speech. Kerensky J
■ rebuked the Finlanders and other st-
E ceding nationalities. a menacing note?
(Continued on Last P«ge.)
I t —U.IX- ■ 1
THE NEWS WHILE’IT IS NEWS-COMPREHENSIVE LOCXL AND TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE—THE HOME PA r ER PAR EXCELLENCE
ATLANTA’S DRAFT
QUOTA FILLED BY
iGITHLOMDS
ATLANTA. Ga., August 27.—Atlan
ta’s quota of 882 men for the first
national army has been filled by the
seven local boards of this city, an 1
the boards will have no further draft
ing until the government issues the
call for the probable second army of
500,000 men. Official dispatches from
Washington state that the call for
the second army, if if comes at all. will 1
r.ot be issued for six months. Mean
while. the first army will be intrain
ing in the sixteen great cantonments
located in the Southern states.
Whether there will be a call for the
second army appears to be somewhat
,’i doubt. In the past few weeks the
prospects of peace stem to have
brightened very considerably. Many
well informed people believe the war
will end in a year's time or less. The
dispatches from Washington do not
state that the calling of the second
array is certain. They only refer to
the second army as a possibility.
HOSPITAL COMPANIES
BEGIN TRAINING Al
FT. M'PHERSON TODAY
ATLANTA, Ga.. August 27 Two
hospital companies organized by At
lanta doctors reported for duty today
at Fort McPherson near Atlanta,
where the men will go in training at
once for service behind the firing line)
in France.
The companies have been organized
for two months and the men were be
ginning to be afraid the government
would never call them, although they
were organized with the approval and
at the direction of the war depart- '
ment.
One of the companies will be pat
ronized by Yaarab Temple of Atlanta
which already has contrib
uted $2,500 for the purchase of two 1
automobile ambulances.
SUIT FOR DAMAGES
ENTERED TODAY
I
Fillmore Suber, by his next friend. I
J. F. Suber, has filed suit against!
the International Agricultural Corpor-1
ation for $25,000, for personal injur ■
ies sustained on .July 3d, when a scaf-I
folding on which he was working at j <
the plant of the company fell. The 1
svit has been filed in the City Court of?
Americus, and the case is returnable <
the third Monday in September. James ?
A. Hixon, Harry Hawkins and Shipp
Sheppard represent the plaintiff in the I
case. <
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AMERICUSTIMES-RECORDER
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEVERAL CHANGES IN !
THE BUSINESS DISTRICT
T. J. Wallis hag Amoved his gro
cery store from 103 Lee street to 111
Lee street. B. H. Allen will continue (
his business in the rear of the storoj
untill Sept. 1, when he will move else
here. L. T. Turner has moved his
electrical business into the store with
F G. Olver. Mr. Wallis will use all
of the building at 111 Lee street, and
will increase his stock considerablj'.
FIRST QUOTA ill
GD SEPTEMBER STH
The local exemption board has re-1
rdeived notice that five per cent, of!
Sumter county’s quota of men drafted j
for the army, will be required to re-j
port at. Camp Gordon in Atlanta ou :
September sth. This will mean only
nine men to leave here at that time. |
A former notice called for 30 per cent, i
on the first call, but it has probably
been found expedient to reduce the
liumber. Forty per cent, more will re ,
pert on September 19th; forty per. (
cent, more on October 3d. and the re
maining 15 per cent when called for, I
no date having been set for the last 1 ,
lot.
Four men have already come forward |
| and requested Sheriff Harvey to al- .
j low them to go in the first quota J
which will be selected from white men?
only. These four are John W. West
brook, Robert Earl Statham. Walker (
Grady Carter and James Rufus Bram- 1 ,
lett. L
All appeals for exemption are now in 1 .
the hands of the district board and
will probably be acted upon within a'
short time.
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UNITED STATES ID SELL
WAR SAVING CERTIFICATES
WASHINGTON. D. C.. August 2,. -
Details of the war savings certificate!
plan to be inaugurated by the govern-j I
ment, probably will be announced soon.' 1
The plan is modelled after the Brit- 1
ish method whereby certificates may 1
be purchased in stallinents with stamps ■
scld by all postoffices. It is said,'
some of these will be issued in denom-,
imtions as low at five dollars.
JUDGE CRISP RETURNS
TO WASHINGTON SATURDAY
Hon. Charles R. Crisp left on Satur-?
day night for Washington, to resume':
his duties in congress Judge Crisp 1
stated that he would attend a meeting i
o{ the ways and means e to- i
day. when the advisability of floating |
another huge bond issue, probably to i
tailing five billion dollars, would be i
I
discussed. G
AMERICUS, GEORGIA. MONDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 27, 1917
WANTS 5350,000,000 FOR
NEW DESTROYER FLEET
WASHINGTON. D. C„ August 27.
Secretary aDniels, of the Navy de
partment, expects to submit to con
'gress this week estimates providing the
appropriation of $350,000,000 for the
building of a great number of destroy
ers, which would make the United
States leader among the nations in
this type of warship. The money is to
be spent partly in the extension of ex
isting shipbuilding plants and the
erection of new engine and boiler
plants, the existing plants all work
ing to their full capacity in carrying
out the present program of the naval
authorities.
GRAVE CONCERN
FELT BECAUSE
NEGFIDESCDMING
ATLANTA. Ga.. August 27. —Al-
though no action has been taken in
the way of a protest, grave concern is
i felt in Atlanta with reference to the |
probable assignment of several thous
and negroes to Camp Gordon, the can
tonment near this city, where 40.000 j
to 50,000 soldiers of the new national
army will be trained.
The recent riot in Houston. Tex.,
where negro soldiers mutinied againsi
their officers and ran amuck through
the city, shooting down people right
and left, has created a fear that train
ing of white and colored soldiers in the
same camp in Atlanta might lead to 1
friction and possibly violence. At
lanta citizens and civic bodies are
loath to make a protest which mighr
i
embarrass the government in its plans
for creating an armv. but at the same
, ~ i
time they feel that 10.000 negro sold
iers at Camp Gordon coming regular
ly back and forth to Atlanta, would be I
a serious menace.
I
So far as the governor and the adju
tant-general of Georgia have been ad- ,
vised, the government is not making
plans to send the negroes to separate
training camps, but is planning to send 1
them along with which men to the
.
camps of their respective states, and j
planning to segregate them in sepa
rate buildings in these camps.
ID REPLY TD POPE'S
PEACE PROPOSAL SOON
WASHINGTON. D C„ August 27.- ,
\ reply to the pope's message may be
made by the United States this week.;
Secretary Lansing stated today it was 1
to be made soon, but declined to indi- ;
I
cate either its character or the time
o; its probable despatch.
Reports frem the Entente powers in -,
I
dieate the authorities of these nations
I
may be waiting to permit the Unite !,
States to reply first.
iIsMALL GIRL BREAKS
ARM WHILE PLAYING
Litle Sarah Wilkes, the nine-year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. C.
Wilkes, residing on Crawford street,
suffered a fracture of her arm on
!
Saturday afternoon. While playing on
a pole between two posts, she fell to
the ground, breaking her arm. Medi
l
cal attention was at once summoned,
i
and the broken member set. She is
* >
how reported to be getting along
nicely.
LOCAL COTTON MARKET
SHOWS MARKED ACTIVITY
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The Americus cotton market today
Mas fairly active, considering the
fact that September is four days in
' the future, and receipts were satisfac
tory, with spots quoted at 22 l-4c for
i good middling.
A total of ninety-six bales were re
ceived at the various warehouses, am:
I ■ with only thirty bales sold. This indi-
I cates that planters are disposing of
■I their holdings judiciously, and are in
| no hurry to let the staple pass out of
I I their hands. Buyers were active dur
ing the day. with all offerings quickly
taken, and with prices considered
gcod. This date last year spots sold
1 J in Americus at 14 1-2 for middling,
\with the market quiet.
New York futures showed little ac
tivity during the morning session. Jan- I
uary being quoted on the opening at ;
21.85.. and stood at the same figure at i
noon, as was also the case with the I
i
March option. October scored a gain |
of 8 points, opening at. 21.75. and be-1
ting quoted at 21.83 in the noon report. 1
■ December opened at 21.82 and rose!
: only to 21.87 at noon.
At the close January options were l
i
quoted 22.05; March, 22.25, October,
22.00 and December 22.08. all months
i
scoring a slight net gain during the
afternoon session.
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RAISING U FUNOFOrI
FAMILY DELATE MINISTER
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ATLANTA, Ga., August 27.—A fund
Jof $2,000 for the wife and baby of the!
late Rev. Rollin Wooster is being l
raised in Savannah by William I).'
I Upshaw, editor of The Golden Age, of,
I Atlanta. Mr. Wooster was a minister ,
land a philanthropist without means,
; which is to say that he devoted his life
to relieving distress and helping peo-
I pie in trouble. “As is so often the
case with men of his character," said’
Mr. Upshaw today, "he died without
I provision for his own family, h|.vin4
!given his life in helping others.” Mr.
I j
I Wooster died at Cedartown, Ga.. and
Mr. Upshaw was with him at the end.'
, i
I The subscription list was headed by
,a donation of SSO by Mr. Upshaw, and
h" is now in Savannah to secure sub-
I '
scriptions from th# friends of Mr.
j Wooster in that city.
CeditonlT
ILOMI MENKE
FOR FmCBOPSTO
BE ESHBUSBEB
1
A movement is on foot to establish
1
in Sumter county a local market ware
house, where surplus food products,
; grown. The farmers of this section
can be combined into larger lots for
shipment to the most advantageous
market, and to establish such rela-|
, tions with the State Bureau of Agri
culture as will insure a aready cash
market to our farmers at all times.
1 A recent act of the Legislature es
tablished a State Bureau of Markets,
which authorizes a local market ware
house or depot in each county in the
, state.
i In response to repeated requests
from the United States government to
. plant more food crops, the farmers of
this section have produced this year
more of these crops than ever in the
history of the county. Naturally the
f question of a good market is now a
, most important one, and farmers will
be much relieved and encouraged to;
continue to plant food crops, if this I
market is provided for them.
Hon. Stephen Pace, representative
from Sumter county, is much interest
ed in this movement, and has taken
the matter up personally with the com-!
missinner of agriculture.
MM FAVORS
MONIBCNIWLFOBM
OF GOVERNMENT
I ATHENS, August 27. Premier Veni-:
zelos, discussing in the chamber of'
deputies the possibility of establishing
; republic in Greece, said that despite!
I the weakness of the fallen king, he I
believed that monarchical institutions'
should be riven another trial in
I Greece. The premier's statement was
j made necessary in order to protect an
lopposition member from personal at
i
tacks after he had stated former King
Constantine did not abdicate, but was
dismissed by the Entente nations.
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ICOROELE SENTINEL
I HAS CHLNGEB HANDS
.1. U. Llrwn an I Gradus T. Christ-:
|ian have rec nt'y purcha ed the Cor-'
’dele Sentinel, the oldest paper in Cor-' 1
I
dele. The paper will be continued as:
a weekly publication. A new lino-;
1
type and other machnery has been pur-;
chased by the new owners, and they
expect to make it one of the best pa-!
pers in south Georgia.
Mr. Brown is well known in Cordele,
having been in the newspaper field
there for several years. His partner,
Mr. Christian is an experienced news-
FRENCH HOLDING
GAINS IN FACE OF
COMUAGKS
NE WYORK, August 27. (Compiled
by the Associated Press froth European
cables during the day.)—The French
continued to hold their gains on the
; Verdun front today against formida
ble counter attacks. The French com
mander reports the repulse of strong
attacks last night against the newly
won positions.
In the fighting there late Sunday, the
French took a total of eleven hundred
prisoners, when they advanced two
thirds of a mile on a two and a half
mile front in the region of hill 304.
; I
The Germans continued their as-
>
J sauts on French positions along the
Aisne front today, but with no better
success than formerly. All of the as
saults were repulsed, after the Teutons
had sustained sanguinary losses.
The British continue their system
atic air attacks against aviation and
I other bases behind the German lines in
Belgium, but British infantry activi
ties today and yesterday v ere confine 1
to unimportant trench raids.
A desperate battle is waging on the
; Bainsizza plain north of Goriza, on
; the Isonzo front, with the advantage on
: the Italian side, the Rome war office.
I announced this afternoon. Unofficial
dispatches via Amsterdam, say the
| Austrian army headquarters admits a
; retreat in that sector.
PROPOSE WAR LEVY ON
PAPERS AND MAGAZINES
WASHINGTON. D. August 27.
, The senate today began discussion of
the war tax bill sections proposing a
j levy on newspapers and magazines. At
| noon no agreement on the section had
ken reached.
The effort of Senator Simmons to
'-et unanimous consent to vote on the
'measure Saturday failing, a petition
was circulated calling for ent'orcemen.
oi the cloture rule, this being signed
by the required number of senators.
Advocates of higher taxation, however,
raid the cloture rule would not be
adopted.
Inkhe opening debate today, Senator
| said it was unfair to in
' ’ rase letter postage when second class
I rates are making a continual postal
deficit.
WILL FEAGIN GOES TO
I OMMEKI IAL WAREHOI SB
Willie Feagin has accepted a posi
tion with the Commercial warehouse,
ias cotton shipper. He has enerted up -
on his duties and can in the future be
found at that establishment.
1 paper man. and his former home is
, Elberton. Ga. Mr. Brown was a visitor
• in Americm. Sunday.
M MBER 204.