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DAILY FORTIETH YEAR. MERCHANTS HAVE HIGHT TO REMAIN OPEN ON MONDAYS SENATOR HOKE SMITH ADVISES MACON BUSINESS INTERESTS FUEL AN NOT ENFORCE ORDER. Americus merchants observed yes terday as “Heatlesis Monday” by clos ing their places of business fight, ex cept the grocery establishments, which remained open until noon for the sale of food products only. There was lit tle complaint here where the disposi tion to observe the spirt of the order was general, but the fact that a loop hole has been found for non-compli ance with the closing order is likely to present changed conditions here next monday. This loop-hole is found in a tele gram from Senator Hoke Smith to the Macon Telegraph, which reads: Washington, Jan. 28. Fuel administration official informs me that it has no legal power to re quire stores using no fuel to close on Mondavs. HOKE SMITH. This information was brought out only a short while before the national food administration issued a statement admitting the administration is with out authority in the premises, except to forbid the use of fuel of all kinds, but coupled with a request that all stores close, even if no fuel be used, to shew conformity to the spirit of the ruling. Last night Dr. L. G. Hardman, state fuel administrator, issued a statement saying no violation of the law result ed if stores remained open without using fuel, and and that stores selling food supplies only could use fuel until the noon hour. This ruling, it is an ticipated will continue in effect, and next Monday will witness the general transaction of business here. DRUGGISTS STOP DELIVERY OF SOFT DRINKS FEB. IST Americus druggits have joined the rinks of the conservationists and an nounce today that on and after Febru ary Ist, they will discontinue the de livery of soft drinks altogether, and that after that date no drug purchases will be delivered, except those cost more than 25c. The increased cost of doing business and the necessity of cutting expense wherever possible is the reason given for discontinuance ot deliveries by the druggists. M. B. COUNCIL LODGE TONIGHT Americus Masons have been doing an unusual amount of degree w-ork recently and the growth of the Masonic organization here has been correspond ing rapid. Tongiht there will be a meeting of M. B-. Council Lodge, No. 95, call for the purpose of conferring the Master’s degree on a candidate who has been summoned for army ser vice. This course, it is said, will be adopted in the cases of other young men who have volunteered, and are now at home on waiting orders, but in each instance a special dispensa tion must be secured from the Grand Master of Georgia Masons J. J. I. Statham, worshipful master of •Council Lodge, requests a full attend ance at tonight's meeting . FRED WIMBERLY IN SERIOUS CONDITION Fred Wimberly, a young man who recently came to work in the mechani cal department of The Times-Recorder, is in a serious condition from pneu monia at the home of his parents in East Americus. He is an exceedinly bright young boy, and new-s of his serious illness will be received with great regret by his many frienas. Americus Times-Recorder MINSTREL BOYS TO REPEAT BIG SHOW MONDAY THREE NEW NOVELTIES WILL FEATURE RETURN DATE.—FIRST PRESENTATION MADE BIG HI. The Americus Amateur Minstrels, premier organization of Amreicus high b< hool, will give a return date here on next Monday night. The cast is the same, but there are a number of changes in the performance that add to the attractiveness of the program. Neal Ray, the “big boy” end man, and Robert Slappey, the funniest midget that ever sat on an end and made people laugh, will both be there, and Wilbur Giddings will again be the star of the performance. Loring Smith will again be the interlocutor, a!-d all who attend are assured of an evening’s enjoyment well worth the price. ITALIANS ATTACK ON BBENTI FRONT BERLIN, January 29. —The Italians launched a violent attack yesterday on the northern front in Italy, between the Asigo and Brenta rivers, says the official statemen this afternoon. Raiding Planes Brought Down. LONDON, January 29.—About 15 German airplanes, of which four or five succeeded in reaching the city, participated in the first of last night’s raids, it is officially annuonced. Only one of the raiders participating in the second attack succeeded in penetrating to the city. One of the others was brought down, falling ten thousand feet in flames.. Three of the crew were burned to death. All of the Brit ish pilots engaged in the exploit re turned safely. AIR RAIDERS VISIT LONDON LONDON, Jan. 29., 1:20 A. M —lt is officially announced that a second at tack by air raiders was delivered on London after midnight, bombs be ing dropped about 12:30 a. m. Enemy airplanes dropped bombs on London between 9 and 10 o’clock last night, acording to an official communi cation. One of the invading aircraft was brought down in Essex. FIRE AT HOME OF AARON COHEN An alarm sent in from box 41 called the fire department to the home of Mr. Aaron Cohen, Jackson street at 4:25 o’clock this morning. The blaze was caused by the congestion of ashes in the ash-pit, and was extinguished with little damage. Funeral of Mrs. Castleberry. The funeral of Mrs. Eliza A. Castle berry occurred at three o’clock this af ternoon from the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. J. C. Horne, on Mayo street. Mrs. Castleberry w r as the widow of the late James W Castberry and had lived a long and useful life in this county, where she was born. Rev. Paul W. Ellis, of the First Methodist church, officiated, and the following gentlemen acted as pallbearers: J. L. Johnson, B. T. Johnson, Cleve Tillman, G L. Williams, C. A. Ames. The sincere sympathy of the entire community is extended to the family in their bereavement. Wright Given Assignments. WASHINGTON, D. C„ Jan. 29 Conugressman W C. Wright of the Fourth dlstrica has been given his committee assignments as follows: Merchant marine and fisheries; irri gation of arid lands; election of pres ident vice president and members of congress AMERICUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 29, 1918 AMERICUS BUSINESS COLLEGE BOUGHT BY ONE OF ITS FACULTY FORMERLY A BRANCH OF THE ATHENS BUSINESS COLLEGE WILL NOW BE OPERATED IN DEPENDENTLY. The Americus mranch of the Athens Business College has been purchased by Mr. T. K. MacCrary, and after February Ist will be operated by him as an individual venture. He has been connected with the institu tion since its establishment here sev eral months ago. The college, which is housed in the second story of The Times-Recorder building, has at present about thirty students, and since its establishment has graduated a number of young ladies and men, who now hold good positions in the city and elsewhere. W. H Shelton, who has been an instruct or in the college since its establish ment will continue as one of the facul ty, while Prof. Mac Cary will within a few days move his family to reside, and hereafter will devote his time and attention to the local college, instead of traveling througout this section as he has done in the past. R. C. Carter; president of the Athens Business Col lege, who assisted in founding the college, will sever his connection therewith after February Ist, when the new management takes charge. COTTON GINNINGS UP TO JAN. 16TH W. P. Persons, special agent of the census bureau here, has furnished The Times-Recorder with advance figures of his report to the depart ment. These figures show total gin nings of 25,459 bales to the date in cluded in the report, and a shortage in the current crop of approximately 6,000 bales. This pro rata compara tive shortage has been maintained since early in the ginning season. Mr. Persons’ figures show that up to Jan. 16th, there had been ginned in this county from the crop of 1917, count ing round as half bales, 25.459 bales, which compares with 31,892 bales gin ned to the same datg last, the actual shortage in ginnings shown being 6,- 397 bales. The excellent prices pre* vailing, however, made the crop bring even more than larger crops produced here in recent years, and Sumter farmers are. generally speaking, well satisfied with results attained. Practically all of the crop has been ginned in this county and the farmers are busy preparing for next year’s crop. There are varying opinions ex pressed as to the probable acreage to be devoted to cotton production here this year, but it is probable this will be decreased still further on many farms. The splendid market now available for the sale of food pro ducts is expected to have considerable influence in shaping the course to be followed by farmers and without ref erence to the acreage to be devoted to cotton, it is generally conceded that the greatest crop of food products ev e; raised here will be ready for mar keting early this fall in Americus. Figures on Allowances for Wife, Children and Other Dependents Here is what the government sends the family of the soldier who al lots part of his pay to his dependents: If there is a wife but n o child. sls per month. If there is a wife and one child. $25 per month. If there is a wife and two children. $32.50 per month, with $5 per month additional for each additional child. Maximum payment, SSO. If there is no wife but one child, $5 per month. If there is no wife but two children, $12.50 per month. If there is no wife but three children. s2o per month. If there is no wife but four children, S3O, with $5 per month addi tional for each additional child. Maximum payment, SSO. “Family allowance” will aid dependent parents, sisters or brothers, as well as wife or child. The amounts the government contributes are; If there is one parent, $lO per month. If there are two parents, S2O per month. For each additional grandparent, grandchild, brother, or sister, $5..i per month. To secure an allowance for a parent, sister or brother the soldier must have been contributing at leas l sls per month during the past year to the dependent. "LI VEST LITTLE DAILY IN GEORGIA." RUSS DELEGATES RETURN TO AGAIN RESUMEJAHLEYS TROTSKY AND KAMENEFF LEAVE PETROGRAD FOR BREST-LIT VOSK TO MEET TEUTON REPRE SENTATIVES. PETROGRAD, Jan. 28.—(Delayed)— Foreign Minister Trotsky and Kemen eff left here today for Brest-Litvosk, where they will resume peace parleys with the Teutons on behalf of the Bol siieviki government. Red Guard at Helsingfors. COPENHAGEN, January 29.—The Red Guard is in complete control at Hslsingfors, Finland, according to a dispatch to the National Tideen. It it not yet known whether the Finnish officials escaped before the Russian revolutionists established themselves ir. control of the situation. Germans Violtaing Truce. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 29. Charges that the Germans are violat ing the terms of their truce with Russia by transferring troops from the Russian to the Western front, were made here today by the war depart ment. General Strike Failed. AMSTERDAM. Jan. 29.—The big genreal strike at Berlin announced for Monday did not materialize, ac cording to advices from that city. The agitation met only limited success and the trade unions generally refused to co-operate. Only in a few sections did the factory women strike. R. P. STACKHOUSE HAD NARROW ESCAPE Mr. R. P. Stackhouse had a narrow escape from serious injury and per haps death, when his car overturned with him and ran down the fill just this side of Guerry’s bridge on the Myrtle Springs road last night about dark. He was driving into the city from his farm, and was alone at the time. His attention being momentari ly attracted, he gave the steering vffieel a slight turn which precipitat ed the car over the embankment which is a steep one along a narrow stretch of roadway. The vehicle turn ed a complete somersault after go ing over the embankment, but Mr. Stackhouse stuck to the wheel and was not seriously hurt. A slight abrasion above his eye and an injured knee were sustained, but when the serious nss of the accident is considered, it is remarkable that he escaped instant death. Week of Prayer Continues. The Week of Prayer inaugurated Monday by the ladies of the Presby teiian church will continue through out the week, the meeting Wednesday afternoon at three o’clock being at the •home of Mrs. L. P. Gartner, on Jack street. Ladies of other chrches of the city are cordially invited to at tend and participate in the meetings. BIG RATTLER 15 KILLED BY AMERICUS MEN HOLLIS FORT AND JULIUS SHY SLAY REPTIL EWITH THIRTEEN RATTLES AND A BUTTON. ■ . - -- t Messrs. Hollis Fort and Julius Shy had an exciting experience Monday afternoon when they killed an enor mous rattlesnake found by one of their dogs in the bush, he reptile is one of the largest ever killed here in re cent years, and it is considered re markable that the snake was encoun tered at this season, when they usu ally hibernate until well up in spring. Both hunters had part in the killing of the big snake, and Mr. Shy has the rattles as a talisman of the occasion. He is exhibiting them to his friends here, and the killing of the snake is being generally commented upon. The si ake was found below Cobb in the lower end of Sumter county, near the Dooly and Crisp line. 5500,0fuF AT MARQUETTE MARQUETTE, Mich., January 29. — An explosion followed by fire early trday destroyed the alcohol refining plant, the primary building and a series of condenses ‘n the plant of the Pioneer Iron Furnace Co. here. The loss sustained is estimated by the of ficials of the company at $509,000. First reports said that a number of lives had been lost but later it was said there had been no deaths and on ly two injuries. Police authorities be lieve the explosion was due to incendi arism. BOLSHEVIKI TO WAR ON RUMANIA PETROGRAD, Jan. 29.—The gov ernment commissioners announce that diplomatic relations with Rumania have been broken and that the Ru manian Lqjgation and all that the Rumanian representatives here will be sent out of the country by the short est route. SECOND CONSERVATION CAMPAIGN TO START ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 29,—A single slice of bread seems an unimportant thing in this rich country, which has always enjoyed abounding prosperity, yet once slice of bread weighs one ounce and contains almost three ounces of flour. If everyone of the country's twenty million homes wastes an average of one slice of bread every day the coun try is throwing away every day more than 14,000,000 ounces of flour, or more than 875,000 pounds of flour, or enough to make 1,000,000 one-pound loaves of bread a day. In the waste continues for a year the country is wasting 1,500,000 barrels of flour. These and many other startling facts concerning America’s waste will presented to the people of Georgia in a second campaign for food conser vation very shortly to be launchd, and Georgia housewives will be asked to redouble their efforts to aid the gov. ernment in its war on waste. WILL PAY PENSIONS IN GEORGIA BY MARCH IST ATLANTA, Ga. Jan 29 —Commission- er of Pensions John W Lindsey states that he hopes to begin the payment of pensions in Georgia between February 15 and March 1 He hopes by that time to be able to pay about $600,000, or half of the 1918 pension appropria tion. No pensions can be paid, however, until after the school warrants, due February 1, are paid. CTT> EDITION OFFERS OF WOOD CONIINUE GOMINC TO MTOSTOR ANDERSONVILLE FARMER WIU» DONATE LARGE QUANTITY OF WOOD FOR FUEL IF CUT BY CON VICTS. The recent suggestion that the coe victs of the county be used to cut wood, and thus wood be used as fuel by the poor, has resluted in a number of offers of wood for this purpose. G. Willis, a well known farmer liv ing in Andersonville district in a com munication to The Times-Recorder re ceived today, formally tenders th® wood on the “Old Finch Place” which he owns. The only condition of th® offer is that the county will have it cut clean. There is a large quantity of pine and oak wood on the place, amdl all of it, the communication is admirably situated for use as fuel. The offer will be brought to the at tention of Chairman Arthur Rylander. of the county commissioners, and also laid before Mr. Mangum, chairman et the Sumter County Council of Defense. Mr. Mangum a few days ago consult ed with Mr. Rylander concerning th® use of the county convicts for thia work and the latter has agreed to calf a meeting of the board to act on th® suggestion. The subsequent high temperatures prevailing, however, have removed to a large degree the need of such measures, and it is probable un less another freeze is experienced the county commissioners may not agre® for the convicts to be used in the cut- * ‘ing of wood for the poor. The com missioners will hold their regular meeting on next Monday, at which time the question will be disposed of finally. JIM CASTLEBERRY NEGRO DIED VERY SUDDENLY MONDAY Jim Castlberry, a negro employed by G. M Bragg as a meat cutter, died suddenly Monday afternoon in a negro pool room operated by Will Lott, an other negro. The circumstances sur rounding the death of the negro are not fully nkown, but is is said that he had been drinking a quantity of so-call ed cider dispensed in places here, and this may have have contributed to his d-raise. The remafn s were removed from the pool room soon after death and prepared by a negro undertaker. ASHBURN YOUTH VICTIM OF PISTOL CORDELE, Ga„ Jan. 29.— Johnnies Reynolds, eleven year old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Reynolds, of Ashburn, died at the Cordele Sanitarium last night at six o’clock from the effect of an accidental shot from a parlor rifle which struck him in the head,, according to the statement of friends Saturday evening about dusk. A small colored boy, it is stated, is in jail in Ashburn charged with having fired the shot, but the case is considered an accident and notihng may ever come of thyarrest. The remains of the little boy were taken from here to Mount Plaesant in Dooly county for the burial and interment. ? FATHER SCHONHARDT IS ILL AT SAVANNAH Americus friends of Father H. A. Schonardt, formerly visiting priest at the Catholic church here, will regret to learn of his illness at Savannah. He was operated upon Monday at St Joseph’s Hospital is that city, for ap pendicitis, and today was reported, as. resting easily. He is now staticwec? at the Cathedral of St. John the Di vine, in Savannah, where he went after leaving Albany. NUMBER 25.