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DAILY
IHIRTY-NINTH TEAK.
GEORGIA FACES
GREhI EST V EAR
OF PRJSPEfIin
MORE' MONEY IN THE STATE THIS
FALL THAN EVER BEFORE—THE
BUILDING OF ARMY CAMPS HAS
HELPED MUCH.
ATLANTA, Ga., September 20.—Nev
er before in its history has Georgia
stood upon the threshold of such an
era of prosperity as that which looms
up in the immediate future.
Georgia farmers this year, accord
ing to State and Government crop re
ports, will make a normal cotton crop
at practically a normal cost, and will
sell it for twice as much as cotton
has ever sld since the Civil War.
In addition to cotton they will
raise more corn and wheat and other
grains, and raise more cattle and
hogs and poultry and dairy products,
and raise more forage of various
kinds, than they ever raised before, so
that their purchases of supplies from
other sections will be smaller, while
their cash revenues from cotton will
be enormously increased.
The building of sixteen army train
ing camps in the southern states has
put in circulation more than $50,000-
000 for material and labor, a good
proportion of which was spent for
labor at exceedingly good wages.
The pay of soldiers and the salaries
of officers stationed at the sixteen
southern training camps will run to
the neighborhood of $20,000,000 a
month, while the cost of supplies to
feed and clothe the armies, and the
cost of forage for the animals, will
run to additional millions.
LEE G, COUNCIL IS NOT
IN BANK HI ELLAVILLE
M. B. COUNCIL TO OPERATE THAT
INSTITUTION—MR. L. G. COUNCIL;
HAS NO INTEREST WHATSOEVER
The statement that Mr. Lee G. Coun
cil will operate the new bank at Ella
ville, which wil be known as The
Council Bank, is without any founda
tion in fact.
Mr. L. G. Council will have abso
lutely no interest in the bank nor any
connection with it.
Mr. M. B. Council of Americus his
uncle, will be the owner of the institu
tion. having organized it. Mr. M. B.
Council is the purchaser of the fixtur
es of the Ellaville branch of theßank
of Southwestern Georgia, this pur
chase being made from L. G. Cou.ncil
who was acting as receiver.
Mr. .1. (’. Rainey will be actively in
charge of the bank, representing Mr.
Council.
FIERCE BUTTLE IE
FOUGHT]T YPRES
BRITISH BEGIN INFANTRY OFFEN-
SIVE IN FACE OF WICKED FIRE
GREAT IRTILLERY DUEL RAG
ING
LONDON, Sept. 20. —The’British re
newed an infantry offensive on a wide
front at East Ypres this morning, and |
for a time made much progress and :
took several important positions. The
Germans poured a wicked fire itno the
advancing lines. Every elevation and
al! the woods were choked with Ger
man guns. The fighting was terrific
and disastrous. The artillery duel ex
tends for fifteen miles from south Dix
riude to the river. It is reported that
the Germans are moving the civilian
population hack of their lines, in anti
cipation of falling back.
Last Barbecue Today.
The last barbecue of the season for!
the Americus Barbecue club was given
this afternoon with a full attendance.
The next 'cue will be on the last
Thursday of April next year.
I AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER
CAMPAIGN WILL PROBABLY BE UNDERTAKEN SOON TO
PUT THE AMERICUS Y. M. C. A. ON MORE SOLID BASIS
Fi ''l 1 Li
& as d-H I Lil:
SjfiL-s . ,s 24
Those most interested i’i the welfare of the Americus Young .Men's Christian Association are contem
plating a campaign which will put this institution on a more solid basis, both as to membership and as to
< , eratirg income. Tlfe departure of so many young men for the war has reduced the membership consider
ably. and new life and new members are needed. It is probable that at an early date definite plans will
be announced tor the prose cution of a campaign which will make the Y. M. C. A. a much stronger institu
tion than it now it.' The building is one of the largest and best-equipp d of any city the size of Americus
in the South.
Kaiser Planned to Make Himself
Ruler of Vv'orld, Letters Disclose
Documents Found in Private Archives of Ex-Czar N : cholas
Showed that German Emperor Had Been Planning World’
War Many Years
■ WASHINGTON. D. C., Sept. 20.
i Self-evident proof that the German
i Kaiser planned a war that would make
I him ruler of the world thirteen years
ago has just come to light through
I the publication of a series of remark
i able confidential letters and telegrams
I which passed between Kaiser Wilhelm
jand Czar Nicholas.
The correspondence, published in a
copyrighted series in the Washington
Post, was found in the private arc
hives of Czar Nicholas at Tsarskoe
Selo after he was deposed. Previous
to that time not even his most trusted
ministers knew of its existence. The
letters recently came into possession
of Herman Bernstein, correspondent
in Russia.
The telegrams, exchanged during
the years of 1904, 1905. 1906. and 1907,
bear a crafty plan of the Kaiser to
I gain world power by tricking the eas
| ily led Czar, crushing France, and de
! straying England.
| The part the deposed Czar played
i in the game of world is proved
I. his own tele rams to have been
that of a mere pawn, to be moved by
the master player, Wilhelm, this way
or that ac ross the board, as best
served his game.
First, Russia was to be cajoled into
a secret alliance with Germany, in
order, the Kaiser pretended—and
Nicholas evidently believed —that the
letter might be protected against an
Anglo-Japanese menace which the
German ruler crea’ed out of his im-
agination to serve hi sends.
The Kaiser then planned to use his
contemplated alliance with Russia as
a club to force France to break with
England and join with him and Rus
sia.
Then with two powerful allies, he
| lanned to swoop down on England
and destroy her.
The the actual campaign of the at-
I tack was partly mapped out, the cor
respondence shows. The preliminary
step was tot be the closing of the Bal
tic Sea. and the invasion of neutral
Denmark, just as later the Kaiser's
forces invaded little Belgium.
At the Kaiser hoped to draw
Denmark, too, into his planned alli
ance, and With that end in view, he
made, in 1905, a visit to Copenhagen,
to discuss the matter with teh Danish
sovereign.
But, with crafty insight, he saw
this plan culd not be put through.
When he abandoned it, without even
mentioning it, he threw himself into
'a round of gayety. and pretended that
his visit to the Danish capitol was
purely social.
But at the same time he was laying
plans to seize tiie entire kingdom for
use as a base of military operations.
He wrcte frankly of his intention to
Czar Nicholas, and the latter, bending
as usual before the stronger intellect
t.d will, agreed.
The correspondence. throughout,
shows that Wilhelm played with his
vpine brother-in-law as a cat with
a mouse.
During the Russo-Japanese war he
alternately advistd peace and a con
tinuation of the struggle, as best suit
ed his own aims. And while giving
ifhis, apparen’ly friendly adivce, he
feathered thq nest for his German in
dustries by persuading the Czar to
place contracts for more "to
be used as peace arguments," with
German concerns.
Finally, he wrote a letter of advice
which must have made him smile to
himself. He, the autocrat, the war
lord, urged his kinsman to leave the
entire matter of making peace with
Japan to the "voice of the people.”
In other words, after urging and
encouraging Russia to fight until he
saw Russia's defeat* in the war was
inevitable, he Nicholas to
"pass the buck.”
The letters between the two are of
the most intimate character through
out. The Kaiser signs himself “Wil
ly.” and the Czar Nicky.” Bth wrote
altogether in English.
The letters, showing the Kaiser's
world power dream, and his intrigue,
step by step, to make that dream
come true, begin with a telegram to
the Czar dated October 19. 1904.
Amount of $26 is Received
For Aid of Two Old Vett runs
( ash Contributions.
Previously acknowledged $21.05
Ed Sheffield 1-00
Daughter of Confederacy 1.00
Railroad Conductor 50
W. M. Humber 2.00
Total Cash $26.00
This fund has been collected by The
Times-Recorder for the benefit of two
aged and destitute Confederate veter
ans whose pension allowances from the
state are insufficient to adequately
support them. The money will be dis
tributed between them at such times
and in such amounts as will best help
them.
ALL’THE NEWS OF AMERICUS AND SUMTER COUNTY
“ THE LIVEST LITTLE DAILY IN GEORGIA"
AMERICUS, GEORGIA. THURSDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 20, 1917
ADAMSON TO ST
NJMED WBEISEB
DEAN OF GEORGIA DELEGATION
TO BE OFFERED LIFE JOB BY
j PRESIDENT WILSON. AND WILL
ACI'EI’T PLACE
i WASHINGTON, I). C„ Sept. 20.
Congressman W. C. Adamson, of the
'Georgia district, dean of the Georgia
;congressional delegation, has been se
lected by President Wilson for ap
pointment as a member of the board
of appraisers at New York, at a salary
ot $9,000 a year. The appointment is
for life, subject to confirmation by
the senate.
Judge Adamson's nomination will be
I sen’ to the senate immediately by
! President Wilson, and will be confirm-
Ie ’ at once. Although he professed
ignorance concerning his selection for
: the customs board it may be said that
Jud e Adamson will accept the office
jand will retire from congress probably
■at the close of the present session or
I after the Christmas holidays,
j His retirement will of course pre
jcipitate an election in Georgia for his
I unexpired term. This cannot be call
j until he tenders his resignation to
Governor Dorsey.
j The retirement of Judge Adamson
; will remove from the field of Georgia
I politics one of its most influential
. forces and a potential senatorial candi
date. It will remove from congress
I cne of its picturesque characters and
i strongest members.
It may be state without fear of con-
I tradiction that his name is attached to.
( more legislation than any other man
'in the history of the government,
i Judge Adamson is the father of the
| Panama canal legislation Practical
' ly all of the work of construction was
; done under egislation drafted by his
(committe and elected through his ef
j Certs. The law providing for the util
ization of the completed canal by the
| commerce of the world was drawn
Iby him.
i The creation of the public health’
1 service, the merger of the marine hos
pital service and the life saving serv-;
ice into the coast guard are works of
the Georgian.
Dr. T. E. Hand Leaves Bride of <
A Month to Join U. S. Army
The Americus friends of Dr. T. E.
j Hand, who has been located here in
the practice of dentistry for several |
' months, will be interested to know that
he has been ordered to join the army j
with the rank of lieutenant.
Dr. Hand made his applicatio nsev
eral months ago, and since then he has |
married, the wedding having taken
place a month ago. His bride will re
turn to her home in Midway. Ala.
MECHANICAL COTTON-PICKER FIRM
SUCCESS 111 FINAL TEST YESTEROH
01PLANTATION OF MRS. MARY CLAY
t A*UU
GREATEST INVENTION
FOR COTTON INDUSTRY
SINGE WHITNEY’S GIN
Cliff Clay, of Americus, to Be
One of the Stockholders in
Big Company -An Absolute
Perfection
BY FRANC MANG I’M.
A mechanical cotton-picker that can
be operated by a child and that will
do the work of two or three men, and
do it mere thoroughly, has been in
vented and perfected.
After two weeks of demonstration,
under the most severe tests, and with
all kinds of cotton, on the plantation
of Mrs. Mary B. Clay, twenty miles
from Americus, the cotton picker was
yesterday afternoon declared to be an
unqualified success.
The Anal demonstration was made in
the presence of the writer, who_ also
operated it and found for himself how
practicable, how simple, how perfect,
and how really wonderful the inven
tion is.
The inventor is Carroll Stukenborg,
of Selma. Ala., who now lives in Chi
cago, a young man who has devoted
fourteen years to the study of this ap
pliance, and who has finally perfected
it only after the most persistent labor
and the greatest discouragements.
Associated with him is his brother
I Fred Stukenborg, who has financed
l.is brother the whole time, encouraged
him, inspired him with the confidence
that finally wins.
The final demonstration* yesterday
afternoon was witnessed by the writer.
Mrs. Clay. Miss Mary Ella Davenport,
Miss Bryce Pillsbury. Mr. Cliff Clay,
the Messrs. Stukenborg and their at
torney, Mr. L. F. Wegerly, of Chicago.
The machine, under ordinary condi
tions. will pick forty pounds of cot-'
ton an hour.
It leaves the plant uninjured and at.
the same time removes every bit of
cotton even more thoroughly than do ‘
hand pickers.
It delivers the cotton into a wire
basket, absolutely free of dirt, each
seed separate though with the lint still ■
attached, and much of the moisture
absorbed.
Fits Cotton Rjws.
The machine has a width of 29
inches just getting in between rows,
of cotton. It stands on two wheels. I
and is pulled by hand. The picking
device is operated by acne-horse, ower
Mogul engine, made by the Interna
tional Harvester Company. A half
gallon of gasoline will operate the
machine ten hours.
A hose six feet long, extends from
the fan. At the mouth of the hose is
the picking device, which picks the cot
ton by friction of revolving brushes |
and conveys it to the fan and thence
irto the basket by suction. Once the
cotton enters the picker it never re-
Advertising in Times-Recorder
Was a Profitable Proposition
Mr. Franc Mangum, Atlanta, Georgia.
The Times-Recorder, Se teraber Eighteen,
Americus, Georgia. 1917.
Dear Mr. Mangum:
I want to stop in the rush of a busy day to tell you we are very
much pleased with the outcome of our newspaper circulation campaign,
which recently appeared in The Americus Times-Recorder.
This campaign proves that, newspaper advertising, properly backed
up, will produce good results.
The circulation of The Daily G orgian has passed the 50,000 mark
while last Sunday the net paid circulation of The American exceeded
95,000.
We are now at work on another compaign for you, which we hope
to have ready some time next month, and in the meantime, with all good
wishes, remain
Very sincerely yours,
W. G. BRYAN, Publisher.
turns, and there is no clogging. It
goes straight through the hose to the
fan, and then is blown out of a peri
scope-looking arrangement into the
basket. The basket is square and
made of wire netting and holds about
eighty pounds. As the cotton is blown
into this basket, it strikes the farther
most side, and such dirt as may have
been attached to it is blown on
through the netting. The cotton, there
fore. falls into the basket perfectly
clean.
Weighs 250 Pounds.
When the picker has been through a
patch, there is no cotton in sight, not
even on the ground. Storm cotton,
that the hand-pickers would leave, is
thrust into the machine, and it
emerges as free from dirt as that
which comes direct from the boll.
The entire machine weighs about 250
pounds, light enough for a boy to
pull around.
For two weeks the Stukenborgs, Mr.
Wegerly and Mr. N. A. Thiel, of Ham-
Imond. Ind., who will be general mana
ger of the manufacturing plant, have
been on the Clay plantation, secretly
testing out the picker. Mr. Cliff Clay,
I who will be one of the stockholders
of the company, has been with them
several days, returning to Atlanta last
night. The entire party will be in
Griffin tomorrow, giving a demonstra
tion at the state experiment station.
Though thoroughly cognizant of the
fact that he has perfected an inven
tion which will revolutionize the cot
ton industry, and protect the South
against a future scarcity as labor,
young Mr. Stukenborg is as modest
a" a girl.
He seems unconscious of the fact
that his name will survive in history
as one of the world’s great inventors
and that it will be linked with that ot
Eli Whitney as one of the two men who
did the most for the cotton industry.
With him it seems to be a matter ot
relief that after working on it for
fourteen years, thinking of nothing
else day and night, he has finally
earned himself a period of rest.
How They Uame Here.
Mr. Cliff Clay was in Chicago re
cently, and by accident heard of the
machine. When it was shown to him,
he declared emphatically that it would
be a success. He invited the inventors
to make their final tests on his moth
er’s place, in Sumter county, and the
h vitation was accepted.
There has been no publicity what
ever attached to the long dream of the
Stukenborgs. They kept the fact a
secret from the wcrld. Not even their
best friends knew on what device Car
roll Stukenborg was working so in
dustriously. They were afraid of an
other failure, but now that the cotton
picker is an absolute success they
want the world to know it.
The machine will be made in the
South, with Atlanta as headquarters.
I* will sell for $225.00. With two
picking attachments to a machine, the
price will be $250.00. There are no
delicate parts to get out of order, and
al' can be readily replaced. It >s es
timated that depreciation from wear
ai d tear will not be over three dollars
a year. Every part of the machine has
been patented and aready the Stuken-.
Continued on Page F<ve.)
city
EDITION
W. J. HARRIS SAYS
HE 15 CANDIDATE
WILL OPPOSE THOMAS W. HARD-
WICK FOR UNITED STATES SEN
ATE—FORMA L ANNOUNCEMENT
LATER.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Sept. 20.
—W. J. Harris, chairman of the fed
eral trade commission, told Georgia
members of congress today that he
had definitely decided to become a can
didate for senator, but will not make
his formal announcement for some
time.
Mr. Harris said he was much grati
fied to have received several telegrams
and letters urging him to become a
candidate, and that a large majority
cf the papers in Georgia have urged
him to become a candidate and that
large numbers of persons have added
their weight to this pressure.
He stated that the work of the fed
eral trade commission in the investi
gation of coal, lumber, steel, oil and
other . materials used by the govern
ment was such that he could not give
definite attention to*anything else for
some time.
The President’s Friend.
ATLANTA, Ga.. Sept. 20. —Atlan’ians
returning from Washington express
the opinion that William .1. Harris,
chairman of the federal trade commis-.
sion, will have the support of Presider t
Wilson should he decide to make the
race for the I'nited States sen ate to
succeed Thomas W. Hardwick which
many of his friends are urging him to
do. The general impression among
thoe who have viited the national ca’-
ital i that Chairman Harris is tl
mest influential Georgian whom this
state has sent there since ths lays of
Toombs.
On the wall ,:i Chairman Harris’ of
fice hangs a very handsome portrait of
President Wilsoa inscribed with these
words: “To my friend, William J.
Harris, with toe grateful regaru of
Woodrow Wilson.”
Especially in recent weeks in con
nection with the government’s ef
forts to protect tht public against ex
tortionate prices of coal, has Chair
man Harris been thrown in close con
t; ct with the president. It was infor
mation secured by the federal . "ade
commission on which the president
bases hjs pricj ‘'or coal at the mouth
of the mine, and upon further data
secured by th? commission will de
pend largely the scale of profits which
coal dealers will be allowed to charge.
Chairman Harris for weeks has been
advising the pubic to hold oft buying
coal until the government fixed the
prices, and in Atlanta alone it is esti
mated that hundreds of thousands ot
dollars have been saved by taking his
advice
U90.H0 WILL
BE SIZE Os ARMY
SECRETARY BIKER ASKS FOR AP
PROPRIATIONS TO PROVIDE FOR
THIS AS TOTAL MILITARY
STRENGTH
WASHINGTON. D. C„ Sept. 20.
While mobilization of the first major
I increment of the national army was
I proceeding throughout the country,
I Secretary Baker and the chiefs of the
war department appeared before the
' senate appropriations committee to
present requests for an additional
I $287,416,000 with which to provide the
equipment for a total force of 2,300,«
000 men. ,
Included among the items is equip
ment for the next 500,000 men of the
national army, although the 300.000 or
more men on the move toward the
!training cantonments are only half of
the first call.
Dispatches from all parts of the
'country Indicated that mobilization
was being carried forward smoothly
'and amid scenes of popular enthus
iasm. The national army men were
given a tremendous send-off as they
trooped to their trains led by the
local board officials, who found them
'qualified so join the ranks of the na
tin’s defenders. Almost the entire
45 per cent, of the first call force ot
687,000 men will be under military
control and training by Saturday.
NUMBER 225.