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DAILY
FORTIETH YEAR.
U-BOAT THAT HIT
SHIP TUSGANIA IS
SUNK -BYJIHTISH
IT WAS DESTROYED BY DROPPING
DEPTH BOMBS ON IT—OFFICIAL
LIST OF DEAD IS NOT READY
YET.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 8
Advices to the war department, ac
counting for all, except one hundred
and thirteen of the American soldiers
aboard the Tuscania, remained un
changed today, although officials here
anxiously awaited additional details
which are expected to clear the conflict
with foreign figures on losses. No at
tempt has yet beefl made to prepare a
list of the lost and missing individuals.
No Warning Given.
BELFAST, Ireland, Feb. B—The
liner Tuscania received no warning
and had no sight of the submarine that
sank her. Just at dusk a torpedo
struck her full amidships.
Immediately afterwards another tor
pedo was noticed to pass her stern. She
immediately took a big list and the
men were called to the boat stations.
The list of the vessel prevented proper
lowering of the life boats and many
men jumped into the water.
Many of the casualties occurred
during the lowering of the life boats
from the upper deck.
Apparently retribution at once be
fell the enemy under-water boat. Ac
cording to the testimony of an Ameri
can officer, a British destroyer dashed
toward the evident location of the at
tacker and dropped depth bombs that
resulted in the expressive phrase of
the submarine hunter, in the enemy
being “done in.”
Many patrol boats assisted the de
stroyers in the work of rescue, and
the survivors were landed at various
Irish and Scotch ports, where prompt
medical attention was given the injur
ed and the others were made comfort
able.
The survivors on landing were re
ceived with great hospitality by dif
ferent organizations which fitted them
out with clothing and supplied other
comforts. They were lodged in the
largest hotels, where hot meals were
immediately provided.
Several bodies were brought ashore
from the steamer. They were those
of men who had succumbed to their
injuries or to exposure. The bodies
were deposited in the morgue.
There was no panic on board the
steamer.
FRANK WITNESS
IS IN LIMELIGHT
ATLANTA, Ga., FeU B.—Montgen
Stover, one of the star witnesses for
the state in the trial of Leo M. Frank,
has been arrested in Chattanooga on
the charge of working the badger
game. A member of the military pro
vost guard testified that she came into
his room in a hotel in scanty garments
and was shortly followed by her hus
band, S. J. Manners, who was arrested
on the charge of sending her into the
room. The court dismissed her with
a warning and fined her husband SSO.
She is now an actress in a three-a-day
vaudeville. She was an employee of
the National Pencil factory, where the
murder of little Mary Phagan took
place, and her testimony was used by
the state to establish the time ele
ment.
SELECTIVE DRAFT
ACT TO BE REVISED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. B.
A favorable report on the war de
partment bill amending the selective
draft law so as to require the regis
tration of all men as they reach 21
years of age, and basing quotas on
the number of men in class one, in
stead of on state populations, was
unanimously ordered today by the
senate military committee. The pro
posal to exempt men as they reach 31
years of age, after which they could
not be drafted, was not included in the
bill.
Americus Times-Recorder
. "LIVEST LITTLE DAILY IN GEORGIA."
WESLEYAN GLEE CLUB WILL BE HEARD HERE
AT GO-TO-SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY ON SUNDAY
T*, I :U/LIF , -•■•fv. Y
February 12th being the anniversary
of our state, the Hon. N. E. Harris,
who was governor, in the yea/- 1916
issued his proclamation designating
the Sunday nearest this date as Go-
To-Sunday-School-Day, asking that ev
ery school observe same. The First
Methodist Sunday school since said
proclamation has led the state in at
tendance, and will on next Sunday
again observe this date and give to
the public one of the best musical
programs ever rendered in our city.
The Wesleyan Glee and Mandolin
Club will furnish the music, both vocal
and instrumental, and everybody
ALLIED MISSIONS
DAVE BEEN DRIVEN
FROIVETROGRAD
REPORTED THAT ALL OF THEM
ARE ON THEIR WAY TO SWED
ISH BORDER—CANNOT GET OF
FICIAL CONFIRMATION.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. B.
An unconfirmed report that all of the
allied missions at Petrograd had been
driven out by the Bolsheviki govern
ment and are now on their way to
the Swedish border, was received to
day at the state department. Minis
ter Morris, at Stockholm, has advised
the department he has not heard from
Ambassador braucis, at Petrograd,
since January 2d.
AUSTRIAN CABINET
OFFERS TO RESIGN
AMSTERDAM, Feb. B—Premier Von
Seydler of Austria, has tendered the
resignations of his cabinet to the em
peror, according to a dispatch from
Vienna The resignations are under
stood to be due to opposition of the
Polish deputies against special debates
and the provisional budget.
THREE AMERICUS
BOYS ARE GIVEN
ARMY PROMOTION
Three Americus boys have won pro
motions at Camp Gordon, being ad
vanced from second to first lieuten
ants They are Hollis Lanier, Leon
Brooks and John Wheatley.
The announcements w-ere made yes
terday.
Camp’s Health Good.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. B.
Health conditions at all camps and
showed continued improvement last
week, with decreasing deaths. Hospi
tai reports show that measles and
pneumonia among the troops decreas
ed.
AMERICUS. GEORGIA. FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 8, 1918
that possibly can should come and hear leyan College. The club has appeared
them. in a number of the larger cities of the
It was with much difficulty that this state and the comments of the press
attraction was obtained for this date, on their recital have always been
a committee being sent to Macon and very flattering and it is safe to predict
after consideration Dr. R. C. Jenkins, that those who hear these ladies on
president of Wesleyan College, Pro- next Sunday morning will be unani
fessor R. R. W. Billin and Miss Susie mous in the opinion that it is one of
Tanner, president of the clube, agreed the best musicals which has ever
to come to Americus and give this been heard in this city.
musical. The Sunday school of the First
The club is composed of thirty Methodist church feels that it is to be
young ladies, each being a talented congratulated upon being able to offer
vocalist and is in its third successful the people of Americus the privilege
season under the training of Mr. R. of hearing the program which will
W. Billin, Director of Music at Wes- be rendered on this occasion.
NO WRITE-UPS GIVEN
8/IINBRIOGE PARTIES
THAT OONT_ HOOVERIZE
BAINBRIDGE, Ga,. Feb. B—ls the
women of Bainbridge expect their par
ties to be w’riten up in the local paper,
the Post-Searchlight, they will have to
Hooverize, and do it in earnest. For
Editor E H. Griffin has come out In a
plain statement to the effect that en
tertainments at which refreshments
are served cannot get space in his pa
per—not even the briefest kind of
mention.
Editor Griffin has talked to business
men of the city about the matter and
they heartily agree with him in his
position. It is felt that with the coun
try and those associated with it in the
war against Germany needing food it
is as little as the people of every com
munity can do to eliminate all unnec
essary demands on the available food
supply. Recently several swell social
affairs have been given here, at which
refreshments were served.
Giving a party without something to
eat, even nothing more than a cup of
tea and light sandwiches, may seem a
terrible hardship at first, but the pa- .
triotism of the Bainbridge people is
regarded as being of such a nature for
them to make not only this slight but
even greater sacrifices if need.
COL RQDSEIELT IN
51T15M1 SHUPE
NEW YORK, Feb. B.—The condition
of Col. Theodore Roosevelt, who was
operated on Wednesday for fistula and
abcesses of both ears was pro
nounced “unchanged” at the Roose
velt hospital this morning. It was
stated he slept all night and rested
comfortably, and persons in touch
with the sick room considered his con
dition this morning as very encourag
ing. It was not expected that attend
ing physicians will visit the coloneY
again before this afternoon late.
German Artillery Active.
LONDON, Feb. B.—German artillery
ha 3 been active north of St. Quentin,
according to the official statement to
day.
HEATLESS MONDAY
ID ABANDONED 111
SOUTHEHII_ STATES
ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY THAT THE
PLAN WILL NOT RE ENFORCED
HEREAFTER IN STATES SOUTH
OF VIRGINIA.
WASHINGTON, D. C-, Feb. 8.-
Heatless Mondays have been suspended
in all states south of Virginia, be
cause of weather and traffic condi
tions. Fuel Administrator Garfield
announced this change in the adminis
istration’s plans today.
States affected by the order are
North and South Carolina, Tennessee,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi
and Louisiana. The first section of
the closing order which established a
preferential list in coal distribution,
and the second section, providing a
penalty for non-compliance with the
order of the administration will con
tinue to stand.
RAILROAD BILL
WILL BE PASSED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. B.
I The house Interstate committee today
expected to order a favorable report
' on the administration’s railroad bill,
j aside from vesting rate-fixing powers
in the president and limiting govern
i ment control to two years after the
war. The bill carries an amendment
' to protect short line roads which may
not be taken over by the government.
WANT HIGHER RATES
ON CARSFERTILIZERS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. B.
j Application has been made to the In
terstate Commerce commission by the
I Southern Railway to increase its
freight rates on fertilizer 40 cents per
. hundred on carlot shipments from Ma
con, Atlanta, Griffin, Rome and Col
, umbus. hTe commission will enter
upon an investigation before acting on
the request.
REVISED LIST ID
SHOW DEATH LIST
Os IT LEAST 200
ORIGINAL REPORT OF HUNDRED
AND ONE REFERS ONLY TO THE
KNOWN DEAD—OTHERS ARE
STILL MISSING.
LNOHON, Feb 20—Revised figures in
dicate the loss of life in the sinking of
the Tuscania probably will be con
siderably more than yesterday's esti
mate of one hundred and one. It is
now believed that complete returns
will show the number of dead nearer
two hundred.
Reports received at the American
embassy yesterday indicated the loss
of one hundred and one lives, while
the British admiralty's estimate was
two hundred and ten. The discrepan
cy seems due to the fact that the fig
ures given the embassy did not in
clude, of which many still are unac
counted, for.
As the list of Artcricans aboard the
Tuscania was lost with the vessel, It
will be impossible to ascertain the
names of those lost until the names
of all the survivors have been cabled
to the United States.
HOKE SMITH TO RESIST
FIXING COTTON PRICE
ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. B.—Senator
Hoke Smith, of Georgia, is strongly
resisting the effort that seems to be
under way to limit the price of the
next cotton crop, according to reports
just eaching here. He has announced
his intention to resist such a proposi
tion if it is introduced in congress. He
has given an interview to the New
York newspapers in which he stated
that if any effort is made to fix a
maximum price on the cotton crop
this year, he would certainly insist
that every product manufactured from
cotton be also subjected to price-fix
ing.
“I believe an effort will be made to
fix the price of cotton,” states the sen
ator, "but I hardly think this effort
will extend to the crop raised last
year. It will be directed towards the
crop which will be gathered this fall.
The movemen? to fix the price comes
principally from eastern cotton manu
facturers. They now pretty well un
derstand that if the price Is fixed on
lint cotton it will be fixed on all of
their manufactured products, and they
are beginning to admit that they pre
ter mo price-fixing on cotton rather
than to have it also extended to their
manufactured products.
“I am hopeful that we may defeat
this effort at fixing a price on cotton
altogether. My plan of action will be
if possible, to prevent price-fixing on
cotton. But if this cannot be done,
then to see that the price fixed is not
too low. I will do all possible to pro
tect the interests of my farmer con
stituents. Beyond this I cannot be
more definite, in th e meantime, I ad- j
vise the strictest economy. We should |
understand that we cannot always ex
pect big prices for cotton, and it will
not do to cultivate cotton at an un
necessary cost. No farmer will be
safe this year who does not raise all
bis own foodstuffs, and who will not
be in a position to hold his cotton,
selling only when he can get a price
that will make him a good profit.”
AMERICUS STORES
WILL BE OPEN AS
USUAL ON MONDAY
Americus merchants and office men
received with much satisfaction today
the information that heatless Mon
' days would be abandoned henceforth.
The idea has never been popular here,
but was followed as a matter of pa
triotic duty. All stores will be open
Monday, as usual.
Heavy Artillery Fire.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY, in
France, Feb. B.—Throughout Thurs
day American artillery kept up a har
’ arsing fire on the German lines, bom
barding batteries, trenches, dugouts,
crossroads and billets of enemy troops.
cm
EDITION
BOARDERS ASKED
TO 00 THEIR BIT
ON EAJELESS DAYS
MOVEMENT TO GET THEM TO
SHOW MORE CO- OPERATION
WITH THEIR LANDLADIES IN OB
SERVING NEW FOOD LAW.
Boarders in Americus homes are
asked to co operate with their land
ladies in observing the various eatless
days by singing a pledge.
Copy of this pledge is published
elsewhere in The Times-Recorder.
A number of ladies who operate
boarding houses have called up to
endorse the editorial, “Boarding
House Slackers,” which appeared in
yesterday’s paper.
Every man or woman who is board
ing here is asked as a matter of pa
triotism, to assure their landladies,
either in person or writing, that they
will co-operate to the fullest extent
by asking for less wheat breads and
by doing without wheat breads on
Wednesdays, meats on Tuesdays and
pork on and Saturdays.
The difficulty in obtaining flout has
made it almost imperative that the
landladies serve more rice, grits, meal
products, oatmeal and buckwheat.
AMERICUS CALLED
UPON TD PUT DP
FONDSJOR W
NECESSARY FOR CITY TO RAISE
AT LEAST SII,OOO MORE SO AS TO
SECURE THE AVIATION CAMP
DEFINITELY.
Americus must subscribe an addi
tional SII,OOO in order to secure the
aviation camp.
In the original estimate, when the
Methvin tract alone was under con
sideration, it was believed that $20,-
000 would cover the incidental ex
penses.
However, when the Arles place was
taken, and later on two other sites,
the estimate of expenses amounted to
over $30,000.
So far about $20,000 has been sub
scribed, chiefly by a few men.
The committee in charge of affairs
has decided to start a campaign here
next Wednesday .making a man-to-man
canvass of the city. Every citizen
who will be helped by the coming of
the camp, or who has the city’s gen
eral welfare and prosperity at heart,
will be asked to subscribe.
It Is pointed out that they are really . ,
making an investment, X. mey will
be helping to bring here-an institu
tion that will mean millions of dol
lars for Americus.
Frank Harrold is chairman of the
finance committee that will conduct
the campaign.
TURKEY IN ACCORD
WITH GERMAN VIEWS
AMSTERDAM, Feb. B.—Turkey is in
complete accord with the attitude of
Germany and Austria as expressed in
The recent speeches of Count Von
Hertling, the German chancellor, and
Count Czernin, the Austria-Hungarian
foreign minister. Nessimy Bey told
this to the chamber of deputies yester
day, when he also declared that the
“Dardanelles will remain open in fu
j ture to international traffic as in the
past and on the same conditions.”
BISHOP REESE TO
BE HERE SUNDAY
R. Rev. Frederick F. Reese, D. D.,
Bishop of Georgia, will arrive in the
city, tomorrow and will officiate at
l Calvary tpio<«pal church at the 11
c’clock service Sunday morning. The
public* is cordially invited to atisnd
the service.
Evening prayer will be said in the
church tonight at 7:30 o’clock, and
, after the" service there will be a.
choir practice.
NUMBER 84.