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fortieth year.
WORK STARTS
ON AERO GAMP
HEREJT ONGE
COMMITTEES ARE NAMED AT
MEETING THIS AFTERNOON—BOO
AIRES WILL BE CLEARED FOR
( AMP SITES.
The first active steps taken in the
work of preparation incident to the
location of the big aviation camp at
Americus was taken this afternoon
at a mass meeting of citizens which
assembled at three o'clock court
house.
Full details of the work necessary
t 0 be done before the arrival of the
student aviators and their instructors
were laid before those present, and it
was announced that work of x
and preparing the land will commence
at once. The site of the main camp
on the Arles plantation property will
probably be the first scene of opera
tions, as the work to be done there
includes the sinking of two artesian
wells, which will furnish the chief
water supply of the camp.
It was explained by the committee
which succeeded in landing the camp
for Americus that all of the land oc
cupied by the three camp sites must
be graded and cleared of obstructions
of every nature before it can be used
for the purpose intended, and the
work of clearing the site must be fin
ished before the construction of the
hangars and other necessary build
ings can be commenced. The first
work to be completed will be the put
ting in of an adequate sidetrack at the
site of the main camp, ns this will be
necessary to accommodate expected
shipments of lumber of building sup
plies which will soon begin to arrive.
) All of the light used at the camp, as
well as motor power sufficient to oper
ate whatever machinery may be in
stalled, will be generated at the plant
of the Amerjcus Lighting Company in
this city, and a high-voltage line will
be constructed to the Arles plantation
site with a minimum of delay. Al
ready the poles necessary to support
these wires have already been order
ed, and Supt. Johnson, of the light
ing concern, announces are now en
route to Americus. The power line
to the camp will be of first class cop
per construction and highly insulated
as a precaution against accidents. The
poles will be set apart from all others
and the line will be plainly indicated
as dangerous. At no point will the
electric wires cross the aviation field,
one of the requirements of the war de
partment being that this portion of
the camp site be free of obstructions
of every nature.
In order to house the fifteen hundred
aviation students and instructors who
will be sent to Americus, as well as
care for the seventy machines to be
used in their instruction will require
the erection of a number of buildings
and the building of several road ap
proaches from the camp site proper
t 0 the present main highway between
the camp, and Americus. This road, al
ready recognized as one of the best
in the county, will be put in first
class condition before the arrival of
the aviation students, and everything
be ready for the first of the
officers of the camp who will arrive
here toward the end of the month.
When the Times-Recorder went to
press the meeting had not adjourned.
EAST COUNTRY IN
GRIP OF STORM
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 5.
cold today gripped the whole
country east of the Mississippi from
the Canadian border to the Gulf, add
ing its share toward making this one
of the most extraordinary winters of
modern times. The present cold wave,
however, is not expected to be of long
duration. Temperatures ranged from
35 degree below zero in the St. Law
rence river valley to 44 above at Mi
ami, Fla.
Mrs. F. A. Judd, Spartanburg.
SPARTANBURG- S. C., Feb s—Mrs.
F. A Judd, a philanthropist who has
given several hundred thousand dol
lars to local institutions, died here
last night She was 92 years old.
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DISCOURAGING REPORTS ON THE
MOVEMENT OF FREIGHT HELD
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ANCE FLAN.
WASHINGTON D. C., Feb. 5.
Most discouraging reports on the
movement of freight, especially coal,
because of the prevailing extreme cold,
early today threatened to defeat plans
for abandonment of the Monday in
dustrial closing order, ordered by the
fuel administration a« a fuel saving
measure.
Secretary McAdoo and Fuel Adminis
trator Garfield went into conference
concerning abandonment of ‘‘heat
less Mondays.” shortly after reports
had been received showing that coal
movements east of the Mississippi
river had been cut more than fifteen
per cent as a result of weather con
ditions during the last two days.
MEETINGTOFIGHT
LIGHT m RAISE
WILL BE HELD AT THE CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE TONIGHT—PROB
ABLY NAME COMMITTEE TO GO
TO ATLANTA.
A mass meeting of citizens to con
sider the petition of the Americus
Lighting Company for an increase in
rates will be held tonight at the
Chamber of Commerce at 7:30 o’clock.
The meeting will (probably nomi
nate a committee ti fight the applica
tion for higher rates. The petition
will be heard in Atlanta on Febru
ary 20th.
The officers of the company have
been invited to attend.
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THOMASVILLE, Ga., February 5.
One thousand two hundred and fifty
dollars is a neat sum to receive for
just one shipment of cabbage plants,
but that s what Clark brothers here
have received from one man in north
Georgia for a million of these cab
bage plants. Mr. Clark had the
check with him, yesterday having just
received it, and he said he had shipped
several millions of these plants and
had orders for many more. This is
is comparatively a new- industry in
south Georgia and seems to be a pay
ing one.
AMERICUS. GEORGIA. TUESDAY AFTERNOON. FEBRUARY 5, 1918
U. S. SPENDING ABOUT
$24,000,000 DAILY FOR
WAR PREPARATIONS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 5
In ten months of war the United States
has expended seven billion dollars, or
at the rate of al>out twenty-four mil
lion dollars daily. Four billions of
this huge total has been paid out as
loans to the Entente Allies, while the
balance represents the United States
outlay for its own war preparations.
BOYS SHOOTING AIR
RIFLES COMPLAINED
OF TO THE POLICE
Recently a number of complaints
have been received by the police au
thorities that young boys are shooting
air rifles promiscuously throughout
the city. This is especially true of
the Taylor and Church street neigh
borhoods.
Accordingly Chief Johnson has in
structed his men to keep a sharp Jook
cut for violations of the city ordinance
against shooting in these neighbor
hoods, and parents are requested to
prevent the necessity of cases being
made against children. Shooting even
in one's own back yard is forbidden,
owing to the danger of injury to per
sons who happen to be in the vicinity
where such shooting occurs.
LEE CHARGES ROAD
HEADS ARE TRYING
DOUBLE CROSS GAME
WASHINGTON, D. C-, Feb. 5.
Charges that railroad magnates are at
tempting to discredit government op
eration of railroads were made by W.
G. Lee, head of the Order of Railway
Trainmen, today at the wage hearing
here.
•‘I have facts to prove that experi
enced railroad men are not permitted
to operate the roads as their trainmg
dictates,” Lee said.
During the hearing other union
leaders charged that the entire traffic
congestion throuhgout the country is
caused by railroad managers who de
sire to discredit the operation of the
eight-hour law and make government
Operation of the railroads a failure.
U-Boats Take Many Victims.
LONDON, Feb. s.—German ur-boats,
according to Andrew Bonar Law, gov
ernment leader in the house of com
mons today, have caused the death of
fourteen thousand, one hundred and
twenty non-combatants, British men.
women and children. He also an
nounced that General Isslgo is not to
be appointed as a result of the recent
conference of the allies at Versailles.
LITTLE DAILY IN GEORGIA."
NEW FLOHR RULE
10 BE ENFORCED
VERY SMGENTIY
EXCEPTIONS ARE ONLY BEING AL
LOWED IN SPECIAL CIRCUM
STANCES COUNTRY DEALERS
SPECIALLY COMPLIMENTED.
Regarding the sale of flour, under
the new rules of the food administra
tion, the Sumter County Food Ad
ministration makes the following
statement:
‘‘Permits have been issued in a
number of instances to farm croppers
and laborers who had no corn to ex
change for flour and who were unable
financially to purchase an equal
amount of other cereals at the time
they bought the flour.
‘‘None of these were allowed more
than 48 pounds.
“No one who admitted having
enough corn on hand to enable him
to exchange corn for flour was al
lowed a permit
‘‘Practically all of the permits were
issued to negroes.
“No permits were issued to persons
living in the city, nor to any persons
not engaged exclusively in farm work.
“All persons receiving these per
mits were notified that hereafter they
must be prepared to purchase an
equal amount of meal, grits, rice or
buckwheat at the time they bought
flour.
“Whenever it was clearly estab
lished that an applicant seeking to
purchase more than the 96 pounds of
flour allowed rural residents, was
operating a commissary, and had on
hand a large supply of meal, corn, etc.,
he was allowed to buy not more than
five barrels of flour, and was not re
cuired to purchase an equal amount
of other cereal products.
“It is the information of this admin-1
if tration that the flour rules are going |
to be even more strictly applied and
that no exceptions will be made in be
half -of the farmer, except to allow
him to exchange corn for flour.
“The Sumter county food adminis
tration desires to compliment the gro
cery dealers out in the county for the
splendid manner in which they have
been coo-perating with the food law.
They haves hown a determined spirit,
tc stay strictly within the law, and
they are doing a e work in educat
ing their customers along the right
linei."
STEAMSHIPS TO HELP
WHEAT-SAVING PLAN
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 5
Operators of more than six hundred
steamships today agreed to adopt the
wheat and meat-saving menus propos
ed by the food administration for thei>
ships plying Gulf and Atlantic waters. I
DflftSTIC BGEAQ
ORDER ISSUED
81 PRESIDENT
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HEREAFTER PATRONS OF HOTELS,
RESTAURANTS AND DINING CARS
GET A SINGLE PORTION OF TWO
OUNCES OF WHEAT BREAD.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 5.
Two ounce bread portions were order
ed for the American people today.
President Wilson, at the suggestion
of the national food administration, to
day ordered portions of nor more than
this weight of wheat bread be served
patrons by hotels, restaurants and din
ing cars.
This bread allowance is about the
same that is now observed in England,
and application of the new rule is to
made immediately.
The only exception to the rule re
quiring two-ounce bread portions is
in instances where only one kind of
bread, other than wheat bread, is or
dered, the portion served may then
consist of not exceeding four ounces
in weight. In no instance may rolls
served in public eating places weigh
more than one ounce.
MIS. WM. M'MITI HE!
MI IIW MSHIIIG
The death of Mrs. William M. Me-
Math, widow of the late W. M. McMath,
occurred this morning at two o’clock
near McMath’s Mill, in the 87th year of
her age.
Mrs. McMath had lived in Sumter
county all of h«r life, and was a val
ued member of the Rehoboth Baptist
church.
She is survived by her, daughters,
Mrs. Lee Patton and Mrs. J. B. Bryant,
of this county, and Mrs. H. P. Scrutch
ens, of Martindale, Texas; a son, John
F. McMath, of this county; a brother,
A. H. Teel, of Morris Station, and a
sister, Mrs. J. W. Finch, of this
county.
The funeral was held this after
noon at 3:30 o’clock, Rev. George F.
Brown conducting the exercises, and
interment was in the family cemetery.
NO JPPEILS Will IE
WEN IN IFIEMOI
The local exemption board an
nounces that no more appeals from
men subject to the draft will be ac
cepted by the board after 12 o’clock
each day.
The board is fairly swamped with
work, and must restrict the time for
receiving appeals, so as to have op
portunity to attend to their other du
ties.
Atlanta Hotels Closed.
ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. s.—Complying
with recommendations of the police
committee of council, general council
has unanimously voted to cancel the
licenses of the Mitchel, Franklin and
Plaza hotels in this city. Action of
the committee was based on informa
tion furnished by the police depart
ment, in accordance with the request
of Chief of Police Beavers. Evidence
that the hotels in question had been
used for immoral purposes was sub
mitted to the committee before ac
tion was taken.
British Raids Successful.
LONDON, Feb. s.—British troops
carried out successful raids last night
southeast of Armentiers and in the
neighborhood of thie JYpres-Staden
railway. Many Germans were killed
and made prisoners and machine guns
captured by us, the official statement
says.
* WEATHER FORECAST. ♦
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COLD WAVE PROBABLE TO- *
♦ NIGHT.. ♦
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EDITION
GERMANS FAIL
IN BIG ATTACK
ON AMERICANS
PREPARED FOR GREAT ASSAULT,
BUT WERE REPULSED WITH
HEAVY LOSSES-GREAT ARTIL
LERY DUEL IS RAGING.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, February 5.—A fleet of
German airplanes raided the American
trenches early this morning, but the
attack was frustrated. The American
artillery put down a heavy barrage in
front of the German lines, which are
believed to have been crowded with
officers and men waiting the signal
from the planes for a general attack.
The American artillery fire was so
heavy and effective, however, that the
Germans were unable to make the at
tempt, and it is believed that casual
ties were inflicted among them.
There has been a general increase of
artillery fire between the Americans
and Gtermans in the last few days.
This is the first genuine encounter
of large proportions between the
Americans and the Huns.
ANDREW J. HAMIL IS
LAID TOJEST TODAY
The funeral of the late Andrew
.Jackson Hamil was held from the
family residence, 407 Lamar street,
this afternoon at two o’clock. Inter
ment was in Oak Grove cemetery.
The services were conducted by Rev.
Leroy G. Henderson.
In the passing of Mr. Hamil this
city loses one of its oldest and best
known residents. Born in Floyd
county in 1839, Mr. Hamil came to
this county 57 years ago. In 1866, he
married Miss Martha Eemmett
Wheeler who survives him.
He joined the Sumter Light Guards
at the outbreak of the war, subse
quently goin’ to Milligan’s signal
corps. He was a first mate on one
of the boats of the James river squad
ron, and served throughout the war.
He was captured once, but exchanged,
Mr. Hamil was a member in good
standing of the Americus Lodge, No.
13, F. and A. M., and of the local
lodge of Elks.
His surviving relatives are three
daughters, Mrs. Mary L. Brown and
Mrs. A. G. Duncan, of Americus, and
Mrs. D. H. Fain, of Tallahassee, Fla.,
and a son A. J. Hamil, Jr., of Amer
icus; a b*rother, L. W. Hamil, of Ho
mer, La.
The pallbearers were: Honorary:
J. P. Chapman, G. W. Riley, Ben Sta
tham, C. M. Williams. M. B. Council
ard R. J. Perry; active: H. O. Jones,
H. L. Mize, N. M. Dudley, E. C. Par
ker, John W. Shiver and W. C. Sulli
van.
FORMER GREEK
PREMIERS HELD
LONDON, Feb. s.—Complete order
has been restored at Lams, northeast
of Athens, where soldiers of Greek in
fantry regiments mutinied, according
to an Athens dispatch to the London
Times. Former Premiers Skouloudis
ai d Lambros, and other former cabi
nes officers already under impeach
ment proceedings,, have received or
ders to consider themselves under ar
rest.
NEW YORK FACES
ACUTE SITUATION
NEW YORK, Feb. s.—Tb° severe
weather experienced today added tu-^ -
the acute seriousness of this city’s
coal shortage. The fuel administra
tion at noon estimated the city had
only an eight days’ supply on hand,
while the number of cars received up
to that hour were far below the nor
mal.
NUMBER 31.