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CHICAGO WINS FROM NEW YORK; SCORE 4-2
CHICAGO WINS
AGAIN; TAKES
WORLD SERIES
DEFEATED NEW YORK IN SIXTH
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME BL SCORE
OF 4 TO 2—WAS PLAYED IN NEW
YORK.
NEW YORK, Oct. 15. —The Chicago
American league team is the world's
baseball champions.
By defeating New York today by the
score of 4 to 2, which gave them four' 1
games out of the six, Chicago ended
the world’s series.
Benton was knocked out of the box
by Chicago, while Faber held the
Giants to two runs, although hard hit
at times.
■ The score by innings: R. H. E.
Chicago 003 000 001—4 71
New York 000 020 000—2 10 3
Faber and Schalk; Benton. Perritt
and Rariden.
Attendance 33,00.
Ml ICAMPAIGN
FOH FOOD SlfflU
HOUSEWIVES OF SUMTER WILL BE
EN ROLLED—COU NTY CHA! RM A N
TO BE APPOINTED SHORTLY.
Food Conservation Week will be ob
served in Sumter county during the
week beginning Monday, October 29.
J. G. Oliver was originally named
chairman for this county, but he ha?
joined the forces of the State College
of Agriculture at Athens, leaving the
place vacant.
Mr. Crawford Wheatley, chairman
for the Third district, is expected to
name a local chairman at an early
date.
The campaign will endeavor to en
list every housewife in the county in
a food-saving project. It is especial
ly desired to make the saving of su
gar, fats, wheat and meats. The la
dies will be asked to sign pledge cards.
BRITISH TANK CREW
TO PARMEJIEW YORK
NEW YORK, Oct. 15. —One of the
famous British battle “tanks” and its
crew;, both of which have seen actual
service on the western front, is to pa
rade New York's streets in the inter
est of the Liberty loan campaign now
on.
Committees in charge of the cam
paign report excelent progress, but
announce today that the Second Fed
eral Reserve district, of which New
York city comprises approximately the
whole, must subscribe $100,000,000 dai
ly in order to provide its quota of the
loan by October 27th, the closing day
of the campaign.
Seaboard Train
Very Much Late;
Wreck Reported
Seaboard train No. 12, due here ?<-•
12:31 o’clock today, Montgomery to
Savannah, is marked up as being
three hours late.
Local officials say they do not know
whether there has been a wreck or
not.
However, it is reported that a
freight train ran into the passenger,
injuring several persons.
Patriotic Sons of America
Will Hold Meeting Tonight
The local lodge of Patriotic Order.
Sons of America, are anticipating a
rousing meeting tonight.
There will be an address on “Loyal
ty To The Country,” by a well-known
Americus speaker.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 15.
Aroused by the publication of private
messages annoucing the arrival in
France of American army units, au
thorities at the war and navy depart
ments bestirred themselevs today to
prevent, a repetition of the incident
Officers guilty of sending the informa
tion to the United States may be court
martialed.
It was stated that all papers pub
lishing such messages did so in viola
tion of the voluntary censorship
agreement existing between the war
and navy departments and press as
sociations in this country.
TO fiOGUE MOTION
FOR«NEW TRIAL
DR. (. h. CHAPMAN’* APPEAL IS
SET DOWN FOR OCTOBER 27-
WILL BE HEARD BY JUDGE LIT
TLEJOHN.
■■■’ —»
The motion for a new tr’al in the
case of Dr. C. K. Chapman, who is un
der life sentence for the killing of
Walter Wade, will be argued before
Judge Littlejohn on October 27th.
Errors of law in the charge to the
jury are alleged. If necessary, the at
torneys for Dr. Chapman are going
to the Supreme court with an appeal.
Notice To Subscribers
The Times-Recorder herewith gives notice to all subscribers who
are more than a year in arrears that, on and after this coming Mon
day their names will be dropped from our lists.
The Times-Recorder feels that if a subscriber intends to pay for the
paper ataal a payment that is really due in advance—it will be done in
a year’s time.
There are a considerable number of subscribers who have not
paid anything in two or three years, and others who are now more
than a year behind, and who give no indication of paying either in
part or all. These subscribers Will be discontinued commencing with
Monday’s issue.
The cost of publication has increased so tremendously that no
newspaper can afford to carry a large list of delinquents, especially
delinquents of the class who show no appreciation of the paper.
It is with regret that The Tim is-Recorder will part with any sub
scriber, even temporarily, but unde the circumstanies no other course
can be pursued, in simple justice t the subscribers who do pay, this
must be done.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 15, 1917
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NIEETOOOIE
REV. JAMES. IL LAWRENCE, REC
TOR OR CALVARY EPISCOPAL
CHURCH. TO PRESIDE OVER IM
PORTANT GATHERING.
Rev. James B. Lawrence, rector of
Calvary Episcopal church, leaves to
night for Moultrie, where he goes to
attend the autumn meeting of the arch
[deacoriry of Albany, of which he is
titular head. The assembly will con
vene tomorrow in the Presbyterian
church at Moultrie, there being no
Episcopal edifice in that city.
The program for the occasion is one
filled with interest for Episcopalians
especially those interested in St. John's
mission, of which the Rev. J. W.
Bieker is vicar. The opening sermon
will be preached by Rev. W. W. Web
ster, of St. Luke's church, Hawkins
ville. and other ministers who will
deliver addresses are the Rev. Newton
Middleton, of Albany, Rev. J. M. Wal
ker. of Cordele. Rev. William B. Sams
Rev. J. W. Bieker, Rev. Will am B. Hig
gins and Fev. J. J. Cornish.
Rev. James B. Lawrence will preside
over the deliberations of the assem
bly in his official capacity as archdea
con, and one o fthe important matters
to be considered by the gathering is
the early erection of a church at Moul
trie. The session will continue dur
ing three days, and in addition ot the
clergy named above, prominent lay
men of the diocese will also attend.
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♦ WEATHER FORECAST. ♦
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♦ FAIR AND WARMER TODAY ♦
♦ AND TOMORROW. *
“ THE LIVES T LITTLE DAILY IN GEORGIA*'
GENERAL COAL
SHORTAGE NOW
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ATTRIBUTES
EXISTING SITUATION TO UNPRE
CEDENTED DEMAND MADE ON
PRODUCING AGENCIES.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 15.—That
here is a general coal shortage is
admitted by the Geological survey,
which attributes it not to the failure
of producers to do their best, but to
the unprecedented demand. In a
tatement, the survey says the increas
ed demand is more than the 10 per
ent. by which production has in
reased. To meet this demand the
perators have been mining coal at a
ate never before equalled.
A serious shortage exists in Ohio,
uel administration officials were tola
jy a delegation of consumers who
irotested against lifting the embargo
on coal shipments to Canada. Os 200
owns in the state-reporting, more than
100 are entirely without coal and art
unable to obtain It. Mayors of some
towns have seized carloads of coal en
joute to the lakes and have apportion
ed it among the inhabitants.
The fuel administration has directed
that mines along the Pennsylvania
Tilroad supply all the coal the road
eeds. Cater other roads will be sup
died.
Coal prices in some districts of Ten
lessee, Kentucky and Virginia were
aised today by the fuel administra
icn.
SUS SOUTH MUST
ADVERTISE MORE
IF WOULD BE A SUCCESSFUL COM
i’ETITOR FOR EUROPEAN BUSI
NESS IT MUST ADVERTISE IT
SELF MORE.
NEW YORK, Oct. 15.—The South
most advertise to be a successful com
petitor among European nations for
capital after the war, Herbert Hous
ton, chairman of the national adver
tising advisory board, told the Com
mercial Congress at its pening session
here today. Several thousand dele
gates are in attendance upon the
ueeting.
OCTOBER 24 TO BE
| LIBERTY LOAN DAY
I WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 15—Pres
cient Wilson, in behalf of the Liberty
loan, has issued a proclamation set
ting aside Oct. 24 as Liberty 4 Day, an 1
urging the people of the nation to as
semble on that day in their respect
ive communities and “pledge to one
another and to the government that
represents them the fullest measure
of financial support.”
“Let the result be so impressive,
and emphatic,” the president urges,
“that it will echo throughout the em
pire of our enemy as an index of what
America intends to do to bring this
war to a victorious conclusion."
(Local Auto Club
( Has Been Formed
I FRANK SHEFFIELD 18 PRESIDENT
! tND (’. H. BURKE SECRETARY-
STARTS OFF WITH TWENTY.
THREE MEMBERS.
The Americus Auto club has receiv
eil official cards of membership for its
members, and these are being distrib
uted.
The club, which was organized about
two months ago, has twenty-three
members. Frank Sheffield is presi
dent and C. H. Burke, secretary. It is
■ planned to enroll every autoist in the
l city, and to make the organization an
I important one in promot’ng good roads
[ n this county.
PATRONAGE Will
HELP HARDWICK
USE OF THE MAILS IS A POWER
FUL ASSET-POINTED OUT HOW
LA FOLLETTE USES IT TO HIS
ADVANTAGE.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 15.—Witn
congress over for the present and most
of the Georgia members gone home,
there has been not a little discussion
among the Washington colony of
Georgians—that is, those who stay
*ere even when there is no session—
as to what the outcome of the next
senatorial fight will be. There is no
other one topic of discussion that is
jhalf s 0 interesting to the people at
home as thi s one and [from what
is heard here it is drawing near the
time when there must come a “show
down,” if the opponents of Senate'
Hardwick would keep him from re
turning to the senate.
The condition of the field at this
time is such that while there are half
'a dozen candidates who are feeling
j their way along the political paths
'and who will make the break for the
I open and declare their intentions
'when they feel s ure enough pressure
from behind, there is only one avowed
'candidate—William J. Harris, chair
'man of the feedral trade commission.
It should be known now that Sena
tor Hardwick is not going to be beaten
at all, with hands down, although it ! s
j admitted that the current at this itme
• s running strong.
I Patronage—one of the strongest lev
ers ever made from the political lum
ber stack —has been used with power
ful effect in the past by public men
in worse plight than Georgia’s junior
(senator, and it will be but natural
'that the latter will use his power as
la member of the upper house of con
gress— the law 8 of the United States,
the constitution of this country, and
ithc rules of the senate—give it to him
Ito swing himself back in office. It is
exactly what the other 97 senators
• received under the same conditions,
and it is just what they would do un
der the same circumstances.
i A man in office, especially if he is a
member of the senate has, ordinarily,
’a stranglehold on his job, and unless
I here are most unusual circumstances.
I s more than likely to succeed him
' elf. The power of a senator is not
tnly almost unlimited; it is most elas
| tc. There i s hardly anything which
!e canot do, or have done. This was
; brought to light recently when the
department of justice was informed
j bat Senator LaFollette had in his
room at the capitol and in the folding
Tooms of the senate, hundreds of mail
.bags full of seditious speeches, which
pie wa 8 preparing to send broadcast
throughout the country. These were
! going not only to his own state, but
as far south as Georgia and Florida.
They were going in the government’s
own mail bags, at the government’:: ■
expense and to be handled by the gov-'
ernment’s own paid employees. Asked |
why thi s not stopped in the name j
of fairness and decency, it was found I
hat this case had been thoroughly in-1
vestigated by the authorities and that i
he had so much law on his side, was
so well protected by the vonstitution .
of the United State s and senate rule:- !
and regulations that not a single step
could be taken to thwart his evil pur
poses. He knew the law and knew |
just what he could do and what he i
could rot do. He kept within it, and I
the federal authorities were powerless .
to interfere until after he has been im- •
peached and put out of the senate. j
LaFollete was not the only one. The ;
was nvi uie umy uue. ice |
'government’s eye was also on others, i
but they were all in the same boat. I
| and kept within the law.
1 If Senator Hardwick is defeated. '
'about five probable candidates must!
■ leave the field and let one man meas- '
’ ure lances with the junior senator.
Doctor s> Satchel and Ford
Auto Stolen While Owners
Were Inside Seeing Circus
i
| A Ford automobile belonging to Mr.
James Holly was stolen at the circus
grounds Saturday night.
| A leather case, containing a quanti
ty of medicines and surgical instru-
1 ments, belonging to Dr. .1. T. Stukes,
i also taken from an auto parked
• next to the Ford.
i Rewards have been offered.
AB”’ ' !
ROOSEVELT MH
ESTERJE ARMY
FACT THAT HE IS TRAINING DOWN
TO REGULATION PHYSICAL CON
DITION MAY HAYE THIS SIGNI
FICANCE.
WASINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 15.—Offic
ials of the war department declare they
know nothing about the report that
the powers here now favor Col. Roose
velt’s proposal to raise a division of
volunteer troops.
At the same time, officials shy away
from the question whether the colonel
wdl be given a commission in the na
tional army. Secretary of War Baker
refused to comment on the subject.
The fact that the colonel i s busily
engaged in reducing his waistline, has
; led to the belief that he will be made
■a major-general and be sent to France.
NEW YORK, Oct. 15. —Col. Theodore
Roosevelt is reducing.
| The colonel is what is technically
described as a “patient” at Jack Coop
jet’s health farm at Stamford, Conn,
iThere is absolutely nothing the matter
•v’rh him, except the extent of his
firth.
I Leaving Oyster Bay early Wednesday
tie coolnel motored alone to Stamford.
Tie planned to keep his purpose from
j the public. But yesterday he was seen
cn a street car in Stamford, and last
nght scores of letters arived at the
Itamtord postoffice, having been re-ad
tresged at Oyster Bay.
| Before he left his home town. Mr.
Roosevelt confided to some neighbors
| hat he was not feeling “quite upto the
Harn,” and had to rid himself of a bit
cf superfluous flesh. He was asked if
his recent speakink trip through the
iiiddle west, in which he attacked Sen
-Btcr LaFollette, bad not helped him.
j “Not a bit,” he answered. "I didn’t
lose a pound.”
| No one could reach Mr. Roosevelt at
( Ws retreat today to ascertain two im
portant facts—what his weight is and
I what he hopes it will be. Friends of
the colonel say he ’ips the scales at
ebout (conservative) 20 pounds, and
•yuuld like to take off about 15 pounds.
Jack Cooper’s method of accom
jlishing what the colonel desires is
hrough strenuous exercise and man
age. Boxing gloves and Indian clubs
re substituted for drugs. No fancy
nenues are served.
Mr. Roosevelt, it is expected, will
emain at the farm at least two weeks.
1c may make a speech at Stamford in
ehalf of a republican candidate so?
epresentative.
ONE OUT OF TWENTY
GRSNTEO EXEMPTION
I
• WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 15. Only '
! one in twenty appeals to President ;
j Wilson for exemption from army ser- j
i vice, on industrial grounds, are being '
1 granted. Thi s was learned today at I
I the war department, where it was also i
; stated that only a few of the eight ;
I thousand appeals received at the
white house had been considered and ,
; decided upon.
GBOITTEE REFUSES |
| LAFOLLETTE RERIJESr
WASHINGTON, 1). C., Oct. 15.—Sen
ator LaFollette’s request that the in
ivestigation of his St. Paul speech be
.broadened so as to acqu’t or convict >
‘him of disloyalty was denied today ■
; by the senate commitee conducting the
inquiry,
|
Dutch Dancer Is
Shot at Sunrise
PARIS, Oct. 15.—Mata Hari, a fam
ous Dutch dancer and adventures. ,
was found guilty of espionage by a
courtmartial here, and executed ai
dr-wn today. The woman fecM a firin i
squad unflinchingly. r; ' se
CITY
EDITION
PETDOGRAD IS
NOT IN DANGER
OF AN ATTACK
HOWEVER, THE GERMANS HACK
CAPTURED TWO ISLANDS IM
GULF OF RIGA AND ARE CROSS
ING TO MAINLAND.
NEW YORK, Oct. 15.—(Compiled by
he Associated Press from Europeans
cables during the day.)—Heavy artil
lery fighting is in progress in Flang
ers again today.
London officially reported this ruom
ng a strong German bombardments
of new British positions, and in the
light of previous experience, this way
mean the German answer to an inten
sive British fire, preparatory to an
other push. The British, surely, have
the better gun positions, as t hey hase
had ample time in which to bring op>
their big field pieces since the last
advance, and It seems probably Field
Marshal Haig will not delay another
i ttack longer than It will require the
I British artillery to reduce certata
(German concrete positions. Contin
ued rains, however, make co-ordinated
nfantry work nearly impossible, and
linders observations somewhat.
On the eastern front the situation is
more favorable to the Teutons, tbft
jGermanss till over-running the Island
of Oesel. at the mouth of the Cult
< Fln’untl. making the Russian situa
> icn critical. The Russian fleet, wh»<Sh
comprises a considerable force, as
sembled at Cronstadt, has been urged
do its utmost, and a naval engage
ment of some magnitude may yet oc
cur in Finnish waters.
j Petrograd, as yet, is in no danger,
but Russian authorities believe it is
the purpose of the Germans to extend
! their operations to the mainland, ia
■.Which event the evacuation of the Rus
sian capital probably would ha
forced.
I On the Verdun front, there is a co»-
! siderable bombardment in p regress,
llut no infantry operations there are
reported today.
Russian FU-et Offers Battle.
PETROGRAD, Oct. 15.—The uorti-
I rn group of German warships today
pressed back Russian light naval )m
--,trols between Oesel and Dago Islands
ii ‘he Gulf of Riga. However, when
t le Russians brought up heavier waits
jof the fleet and offered battle to tlte
; Germans, the atter retired.
KORNILOFF NOT
I GUILTY TREASOI
... ...
l
HIS OFFENSE IS SUFFICIENT TO
i JI STIFL LIFE IMPRISONMENT,
BUT NOT LIKELY TO BE KOU
I ’('TED.
‘ PETROGRAD, Oct. 15. General
Chablovsky, president of the conuuis
sion of inquiry into the Korniloff re
volt, stated today the commission had
I found no high treason in the action
of either General Korniloff or any of
the army officers '-nplicated with hits
in the movement. Korniloff did noth
ing to weaken the fighting forces- ax
the front, Gen. Chablovsky said, a.®&
he declared Korniloff could only be
'convicted on one article in the indict
ment against him. This deals with at
tempts against the established re
gime, and under it Korniloff could not
be executed, but might be sentenced
to life imprisonment.
REO GROSS CHAPTER
FOR LESLIE PLANO
ATTORNEY STEPHEN PACK, HP
AMERICUS, AVILL ASSIST IN OR
GANIZATION MEETING TOMIHU
ROW NIGHT.
. .
.' A Red Cross chapter will be organ
ized at Leslie tomorrow night, ti»c?
meeting being held in the school aod
itorium. Attorney Stepien ■ c
assist in the orgaubtaciou.. , ■ - :
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