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iHIRTI-MNTH YEAR.
GEORGIA TROOPS
LEAVE MACON TO
FIGHT INFRINGE
MACON, Ga., August 30.—Macon’s
contribution to the "Rainbow” division
that is going to battle the Germans in
northern France, left the city yester
day afternoon in two special trains
running thirty minutes apart. There
were 591 officers and men aboard the
trains. The railroads provided tour
ist sleepers for the soldiers though
the men will be only one night on the
road before reaching their training
grounds at an Atlantic seaport.
Both soldiers and civilians waved
strengthening farewells to each other
ir a manner that needed not the aid
of a psychologist to discover that a
complete understanding was present.
Even the "Old Grey Bonnet” Band,
the pride of the Second regiment for
all the months of hardships at Camp
Harris and at the border, seemed to
feel the heartaches which the en
training soldiers prompted and play
ed the Hawaiian Aloha Oe (Farewell
to Thee).
The first section, consisting of the
battalion headquarters company and
the Macon Volunteers, left at 2 o’clock,
the second section consisting of the
Hussars and the Floyd Rifles, leaving
a half hour later.
Every soldier seemed as like a lit
tle boy being left behind when all the
rest of the home folks were going to
some place. All were outspoken in
their choice to go along with their
comrades. A call for volunteers
would have meant the last one of the
members of the First, Second and
Fifth regiments going along.
As the last section pulled out the
Second regiment band seemed to
realize that the very tenseness of the
situation must be relieved, so burst
into the “Old Grey Bonnet” tune with
a speed never heard before. Mothers,
sweethearts and friends whose loved
ones had been snatched away from
them by the outgoing train, applauded
the music—its association with those
on the train seemed to soothe them
with a sympathetic kinship.
Both General Harris and Colonel
Thomas were out of the city, and could
rot bid farewell to what were for
merly parts of their commands. Col
onel Butler, of the First re?iment,
was in command of the brigade and
Lieutenant-Colonel Beck in com
mand of the Second regiment.
All the baggage cars were stocked
high with food which had been con
tributed by the people of Macon for
their soldier boys. Cakes, fruit and
lemonade enough to last until the
soldiers are well out of the state were
supplied. Two magazines were placed
in every seat Gs the fourteen coaches
by the secretaries of Camp Harris Y.
M. C. A.
DURDC HOGS SOLO
AT FfiNGY PRICES
Probably the most notable sale of
Duro'c-Jersey hogs ever held in this
section of the state occurred yesterday
afternoon at the Arles plantation near
this city, when S 3 thoroughbred, regis
tered animals were sold at public auc
tion. r
The sal/ attracted farmers and hog
breeders/from all over this territory,
five adjoining states being represented
in the crowd of 500 people attending
the auction. One of the well known
breeders in attendance was James Mc-
Kee, of Versailles, Kentucky, of the
firm of McKee Brothers, noted Duroc-
Jersey breeders, who are the pioneers
in developing this now well known
(train of hogs in this country.
Forty four-months-old pigs were sold
It an average price of $42 per head,
while 43 sows and gilts brought an
average price of $132 each. A junior
yearling boar topped the sale at $325,
while several sows were knocked down
rt figures well over S2OO, McKee
Brothers bought in one sow to be used
in connection with their foundation
lierd at Versailles, Ky.
The animals disposed oi at the sale
•esterday were scattered throughout
THE NEWS WHILE IT IS NEWS—COMPREHENSIVE LOC \L AND TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE—THE HOME PA r ER PAR EXCELLENCE
I AMEMEKRMfMMRDER
POTATOES TO 8E
MARKETED AT COST
CHICAGO, August 30.—The middle
western section of the national food
administration, it is learned today,
plans to purchase and store for use
after January Ist, five million bushels
of potatoes, to be sold to consumers
at exact cost. The price at which
the tubers will be disposed of will be
fixed after all costs, including interest
on the amount expended in their pur
chase have been determined.
SINGER SEWING MACHINE
COMPANY CHANGES LOCATION
The Singer Sewing Machine Com
pany has rented the store room in the
Dodson building formerly occupied by
S. A. Daniels, and will move into this
location on Nov. Ist. They are busy
today moving stock into the new quar
ters, which will be used as a storage
room only until Nov .Ist.
AHNIIESIdW ST
DEADLOCK ALONG
WESTERN FRONT
NEW YORK, August 30. — (Compiled
by the Associated Press from Euro
pean cables during the day.)—Opera
tions on the Franco-Belgian front
continue to be of minor nature only
when cgntripsted with the stirring ac
tivities in Flanders during last ~Week.
A temporary deadlock exists on the
French front with nothing more than
artillery duels in progress, trench
raids and local infantry engagements
varying the monotony.
German troops were active in the
tactics in the Champagne and Verdun
regions, but were repulsed, Paris as
serts.
Petrograd reports that one regi
ment which left the trenches and re
tired in the Fohschani region during
yesterday has been dispersed, a«d
measures taken to restore positions
lost in the resultant battle. Fighting
continues in progress there.
The Romp war office reports that
the Austrians attacked in force on the
front /ibout Gorizia, where until re
cently the Italians had been pressing
forward. The Austrians were driven
back at all points and the Italians
scored net gains, according to the
official statement.
RETURNS FROM TRIP
TD NORTHERN POINTS
Rev. A. D. Kendrick, pastor of the
First Baptist church of this city, re
turned last night from a month’s va
cation spent in New England. He made
headquarters in Windsor, Conn, but at
tended the Northfield Bible conference
at Northfield, Mass., one of the most
notable events of the religious activi
ties of the country during the summer
months.
On Sunday night Rev. Kendrick will
deliver an illustrated lecture at the
First Baptist church on the Northfield
conference, having secured many beau
tiful stereopticon views which depict,
the activities of the great religious
gathering most attractively.
several states, a good portion of the
stock going to Florida points, while
hogs will also be shipped to Alabama,
Mississippi and the Carolinas.
The total proceeds of the sal,e
amounted to $7,360, and Manager W.
T. Calhoun, who has developed hog
breeding at the Arles plantation to a
high degree, stated last night that he
Was well satisfied with the result of
the auction.
On July 19th a sale of Hampshire
(hogs was held at the plantation and a
| distinct success was scored, over 100
thoroughbred animals being disposed
,of at fancy prices.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
AMERICUS, GEORGIA. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AUGUST 30, 1917
GOES TO ASSUME
NEWPASTDRATE
•Rev. R. L. Bivins and family leave
today for Forsyth, Ga., where he will
assume the pastorate of the First
Baptist church, preaching his first ser
mon there on Sunday morning.
For almost 20 years Rev. Bivins was
pastor of the Furlow Lawn Baptist
church in Americus, resigning last
winter to take charge of five suburban
churches, which he has served since
that time. A few weeks ago he re
ceived a call from the First Baptist
church of Forsyth, Ga., and after some
deliberation, decided to accept, al
though hS refused to assume the pas
torate until he had completed a series
of revival meetings in each of the five
churches under his charge.
Rev. Bivins came to the Furlow
Lawn church in this city fresh from
college, it being his first charge,
while he was also the first pastor of
the church, it having been organized
only a few weeks prior to his coming.
His work in Americus and adjacent
territory has been such as to stamp
him as a man of marked ability in his
chosen calling as a minister of the gos
pel. Os strong character, his influ
ence has ever been exerted in move
ments calculated to elevate the stan
dard of community life and his minis
trations among his people have been
such as to endear him to hosts of
friends to whom his departure for
other fields of lobar will cause sor
row.
The First Baptist church of For
syth, one of the oldest churches in
the state, acquires in Rev. Bivins and
his family a group of new residents
whose influence in the community will
be distinctly felt and while regretting
exceedingly their departure from
Americus, the citizens of this city will
heartily congratulate Forsyth upon
their acquisition.
J. 8. HUDSON DIED
HEBE EARLY TODAY
Joseph B. Hudson, one of the best
known attorneys in the state, died at
his residence, 504 Rees Park, this
morning at 3:30 o’clock. He had been
in poor health for the past several
years, and on Tuesday afternoon suf
fered a stroke of apoplexy from which
he failed to rally.
Mr. Hudson was born in Ellaville,
Ga., and was 66 years of age. He liv
er. and practised law in Schley and
Webster counties before moving to
Americus, reading law under his
father the late C. B. Hudson, who was
for years solicitor general of the
Southwestern circuit.
He represented Webster county in
the legislature in 1881 and 1882, and
was a member of some of the most im
portant committees. He had resided
in Americus for the past 24 years.
Surviving him are his wife, one
brother, Judge Victor B. Hudson, of
Texas one sister, Mrs. John Edge, of
Ogerton, Texas. He was a member of
the First Methodist church.
Funeral services will be held from
his residence at 10:30 o’clock Friday
morning. Rev. J. A. Harmon, of Ma
con, will conduct the services. The
following members of the Americus
ar association will act as active pall
bearers: Hollis Fort, Z. S. Childers,
Robert T. Hawkins, Harry M. Hawk
ins, E. A. Nisbet, Stephen Pace. The
general membership of the bar asso
ciation will act as honorary escart to
the remains.
BELIEVE SUBMARINE
SUNK BY GUNFIRE
PORTLAND, Ore.. August 30.--ln a'
letter written to his parents here, a
member of an American medical unit
now in France states that en route to
Europe the vessel on which he trav
eled was about to be attacked by sub
marines when a shell from one of the
defensive guns aboard struck the
periscope of the submarine. The sub-'
mersible thereupon disappeared be- |
neath the water and not a l ain seen.;
PARED MEN MDST
MEET SET KE
> WASHINGTON, D. C„ August 50
Government authorities today ordered
: the International Paper Company to
■ furnish news print paper for use in
printing “The Official ulletin” at two
i and a half cents a pound, and publish
: ers see in this order a chance to
: have their prices reduced.
The International Paper Company
i recently informed the government they
• could not sell news print paper at
. less than three cents a pound, and
i the price reduction order was issued
- after an investigation into the cost of
■ production.
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AMERICAN NAHAL
OFFICER ROYALLY
YOKOHAMA, Japan, August 30.—A
■ notable demonstration of friendship to-
■ ward the United States was given here
recently when the citizens of Yoko-
’ hama who arranged an elaborate en-
■ tertainment in honor of Admiral Aus-
■ tin M. Knight, and other officers of the
United States Asiatic fleet.
■ Admiral Knight came to Japan to
i conbey to Emperor Yoshihito the
I thanks of the United States for the
■ honors shown to George W. Guthrie,
I late American ambassador.
; The festival was held in the public
i gardens- which were beautified by the
I pink and white lotus blossoms of the
i season. The distinctive feature of the
unction was the presentation of a mag
nificent silver flower bowl to Admiral
Knight by Mayo Audo, in behalf of
I the citizes. The souvenir bore a suit
able inscription in Japanese and con
tained a scroll, signed by leading resi-
I dents, asserting:
"The existence of friendly relations
between your country and ours is tra-
Iditional. Yet, by the entrance of the
United States of America into the pres
: ent war our interests have become
■ more closely linked together than ever
>' before; the friendship existing between
1• us has so matured that today we are
['not only friends but allies.
"We deem it a fitting occasion
i therefore for us to s how our high re
gard for you, and through your warm
, | feeling for the American people, by
•'presenting to you this bowl. May it
I serve both as a mark of our respect
• I for jou and as a token of our sincere
> freiendship for your fellow country
i j men.”
>; Admiral Knight accepted the gift as
|an an expression of the good feeling
i1 borne for the United States by the peo
-1 I pie of Japan.
■; The entertainment consisted of jugg
illery and Geishe dances. Japanese
laritsts painted fans before the guests
‘' and later presented them to the Ameri
’ cans as souvenirs.
' I ’
TEUTONS HAD N|
THDUGHTSJN ISIS.
I PETROGRAD. August 30. Ger
| many’s intention to declare war dur
ling 1909, and again in 1913, was known
' I to the Russian war ministry, General
’ Michelson testified today in the trial of
I General Soukhomlinoff, charged high
treason. The hearing of the ease con-
; tinues.
AMERICAN SCHOONER IS
’ SUNK BY SUBMARINE
I •
LONDON, August so.—The Ameri
can four-masted schooner Laura C.
, Andersen was sunk by bombs from a
: submarine during Thursday. The
• I members of the crew were picked up
I and landed at an English port to-
Iday.
MACON OFFICERS
OHM SUSPENSION
f
MACON, August 30. —Detectives
Newberry, Roland and Turner were
found guilty of two of the thirty-three
charges preferred against them at
the conclusion of the third day’s hear
ing of the case at 11:45 o’clock last
night.
The detectives were convicted on
charges Nos. 6 and 16, as follows:
Charge No. 6. —“Selling without au
thority copper still and the apparatus
of illicit distillers to junk dealers in
violation of the law of the United
States.”
Charge No. 16 —“Appropriating to
their own use and selling ninety-six
(96) pounds of leather belting, same
having been recovered from thieves
and being the pruporty of the Union
Seed and Fertilizer Company, the
Buckeye Cotton Oil Company, Massee -
Felton Lumber Company, et al; this
property being sold while cases
against the suspected thieves were
still open on the docket of Record
er’s court, continuations having been
granted upon request of these de
tectives.”
While the Civil Service commission
deliberated in their private office at
the city hall hot words passed be
tween Commissioners Ellis and Chap
man, the excited exchange of words
being overheard in the courtroom. It
is reported that the two commission
ers almost came to blows.
The commissioners took the case at
9:45 o’clock last night. Two hours
later it was announced that a decis
ion had been reached.
Detective Newberry is suspended
from the force for a period of sixty
days, under the decision.
Detectives Roland and Turner are
suspended for a term of thirty days
each.
A large crowd that remained in the
court room throughout the trial re
mained for the verdict.
ASK DAMAGES FDR
DEATH OF NEGRO
I
Claiming damages of $10,000.00 for
I the death of her son, Seymour Adams
■ from a gunshot wound sustained on
I July 31st, at the hands of “Pawnee
I Bill” Hughes, at the Opera House in
this city, Catherine Adams, colored,
has filled suit against Hughes and W.
H C. Dudley, proprietor of the Opera
House.
The negro boy, who was about 12
years cf age, was shot in the abdomen
by a 22 calibre bullet fired by Hughes,
who nosed as a “wild west” perform
er and advertised that he would give
a sharpshooting exhibition at the
Opera House on the night of July 31.
He hired the negro boy to stand be
hind the scenes and blow out candles
as he (Hughes) fired at them with a
rifle. Wlrtte engaed in carrying out
his part of the contract, the boy was
shot in the abdomen, dying several
hours later.
In the meantime, Hughes left town
by a night train immediately after the
affair a S2O check ’given by him to a
local physician for medical attention
to the boy afterward being found to
be worthless, it is alleged.
The suit is brought jointly against
Hughes and W. H. C. Dudley as mana
ger of the Opera House, it being claim
ed that Mr. Dudley is responsible for
the accident. The plaintiff is repre
sented by Shipp & Sheppard and
Hixon & Hawkins and will be tried
at the January term cf the City Court.
PRESIDENT ASKED TB
FIX WHEAT PRICES
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Au ust 30.
After failing to agree after a three
days’ session, the committee appointed
to fix a price for the 1917 wheat crop
today decided to submit a report to
the president with recommendation.
This action indicates that president is
to be asked to cast the deciding vote
at what the figure will be.
DECLARES YELLDIN
PERIL 15— UNREAL
WASHINGTON, D. C., August 30.
Tn presenting Viscount Ishii, head of
the Japanese mission, to the senate to
day, President Pro Tern. Salisburg
said:
“Japan joins our great young nation
ia pledging a new continuance of our
old friendship, which the trouble-mak
ers of the earth tried hard to inter
rupt.” In conclusion he added “the
yellow peril was made in Germany.”
Viscount Ishii in has address said
that Japan aind America have many
thinbs in common by which can help
each other, and deplored the slanders
which ha<i been circluated, designed
to cause friction between the na
tions. t
KftISEH OFFERED
SEPARATE PEACE
TO NEW RUSSIA
COPENHAGEN, August. 30.—The so
cialist, nespaper Vorwaerts in its is
sue today states that a proposal of
a separate peace has recently been
made by Germany to Russia, as was
brought out in Premier Kerensky’s
statement to the Russian national con
ference, saying suck a proposal had
recently been rejected. The Vorwaerts ■
together with the Tageblatt and Vossi-'
sche Zeitung in commenting on the ex
posure call attention a trick-denial
published recently in the semi-official
Norde Deutsche Allemain Zeitung, say
ing that former Chancellor von Beth
mann-Hollweg made no such proposal
before he left office.
f _
| RUMOR THAT KITCHENER IS
STILL ALIVE AGAIN REVIVED
LONDON, August 30. —The curiously |
wide-spread belief -in England that ‘
Kitchener is still alive has now taken i
a new form, namely the belief that i
Kerensky is Kitchener. “Everybody in
our street is saying so. writes a cor-1
respondent to one of the London news
papers. The paper in reply points out
taat Kerensky is a young man of thirty,
I but remarks that this fact* probably
' will not weigh much with the people;
| who like to believe this kind of thing. I
FILER SUIT FDR
535.808 DAMAGES
I
the third damage suit against thej
' International Agricultural Corporation
las the result of the fatal accident'
I which occurred at its plant in this city
lon July 3rd, has been filed by Charles
; R Gammage, who sustained serious,
| injuries.
The plaintiff is represented by W
T. Lane. The petition alleges that |
the plaintiff has suffered injuries I
i which will permanently incapacitate
him. his lower jaw having been frac->
tured in four places, many teeth]
knocked out. one ankle broken in two
j daces, his back wrenched and bruts-,
ed and his interna! organs also per
manently injured.
Earnest Slappy was instantly killed,
while Gammage and Fillmore Suber,
we: • injured in the accident, which re
silt'd wjen the painters’ scaffold on
which the- wete working, fell 85 feet'
irem the roof of the defendant com
jany’s plant. It is claimed by the ,
plaintiff that a rope furnished by the
defendant was of inferior quality,
having deteriorated by being exposed
to the fumes of sulphuric acid stored
at the plant.
Mrs. Eva Slappy, widow of Ernest
Slappy, has filled suit for $25,000
damages, while Fillmore Suber has.
also filled suit for a like amount on
account of injuries received in the
accident. All three of the suits will
be tried at the January term of the
City Court.
C£KY
TO USESOUTHERI
PORTSIN SENDING
FOOD TO EUROPE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Augssx 34b
Diversion to gulf and south Artawtir.
ports of virtually all movements
foodstuffs destined for export to £■-
rope is planned as a government. war
mieasures to relieve nongestiaa oft
railroads and ports iir the east.
New Orleans, Savannah <'hsMcatrns
and Bort Arthur, Tex., are 84k -ports
which will be made the chief krm&ae:
points. The plan will be worked m’t
by the shipping board in co-operatia*
with shippers, ship-owners 4ni port
authorities. The shipping beard wHL
appoint soon a general traffic dfereetw
who will be put in charge of tte pro
gram. It was said today the jriwe itr&-
bably would go to Benjamin sk. WtK
c'lell, cf Chicago, now traffic director
of the Union Pacific railroad.
The shipping board hopes- to
I the plan working by winter
snow and bad weather have •mafie
trans-continental freight trains .'taroter--
Ito move. Officials who have the.
I subject thought declare the
■ will add 25 to 30 per cent, to t'.iu effi-
I ciency of* American railway syateins.
| and will do away with the presort «»
gestion of freight in nonk-eanirm
ports.
The chief advantage claimed fbr the
arrangement suggested is thas
I ood, largely a western and middle wes-
I tern product will get a shorter itsmi last
, that munitions and other n»»s®factnr
ed products turned out largely to the
I east will not be delayed in sfeipjnrafe: .
i while awaiting their turn with rapr
producers.
| Under the traffic director if*? ship
ping board will name three sfiijspwg dS
rectors—one for trans-Atlantic irsufe,
another for South American trade and
a third for the Pacific. These anK
will be chosen on the recosttnendatlo®
of the traffic director himself
names at present are under cossider*-
tion.
j In all the important ports it e- pfsts
' ned to appoint voluntary terminal ciraj.
I mittees to assist the traffic direcuw me
I expediting the loading and saalfrsg off
I vessels. These committees waSJ he
I chosen soon and will be caHefil 4®>
; Washington for consultation witfi the
I shipping beard as to the facffltißß a.i
their several ports.
MERCHANTS WILL
I OISWCHKE.
On Friday afternoon at < aV£fs;:fc
I there will be held at the offices wl the
' Americus and Sumter County
] of Commerce a general meeting of aK
] the merchants of this city, wstfsocn re-
I gard to whether or not they axe imb
-1 bers of the trade organization.
The meeting is called for the pwninßE
lof deciding upon some plan of srttiosa
! to be taken by the business inUmats ar
' Americus relative to the petitatm fiied
■ ! by the Seaboard Air Line railroad with
the State Railroad Commission die
-1 continue trains numbers 13, fl. V and
16 between Americus and Sacamaaffi,
'and Americus and Columbus rwaepe
tively.
Traittf Nos. 13 and 14 arrive frarn Sa
vannah at 11:30 P- m. and leas* al
'2:30 a. m. respectively, and tiatas Noa.
' 15 and 16 constitute the “shoo-Sy” ser
‘ vice, which it is proposed to difccß
tinue between Americus and CoinmtaK-
It is intended to continue the
fly" service between Americus aitoi
Helena.
The hearing before the RaaKwaedi
Commission is to be held on Sep'liasa
ber 12, and at the meeting tamnriw
plans will be formulated for ite ac
tion of the local business men regard
ing the’ stand to be taken. The City
Council has already decided not. to
oppose the discontinuance as trass US
and 14 but to oppose the diHesefffliai •
ance of the “shoo-fly” service.
♦ WEATHERFORECAST. ♦
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♦ PROBABLY FRIDAY ♦
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