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DAILY
FORTIETH YEAH.
CROWN PRINCE
DEFEATED FOR
SEVENTH TIME
EACH DAY FOR SEVEN DAYS HIS
ARMY IS REPULSED AT VERDUN
—MADE USELESS SACRIFICE OF
MANY LIVES.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN
FRANCE, February 9.—The armies of
the German crown prince before Ver
dun since February 2, have suflered
costly defeats in seven vain raids on
French 'positions on both sides of the
Meuse. Although large bodies of
troops were employed at times, not a
single permanent advantage has been
gained.
On February 2 the German s made
three separate assaults on the Cau
reres wood, but were hurled back with
heavy losses. North of Hill 334 on
February 3 five German columns ad
vanced in a thick fog after a heavy
preliminary bombardment and sue*
ceeded in entering the French front
line out in vigorous hand to hand
fighting and again suffered severely.
A Baden division, preceded by shock
units; assaulted the French line at the
same place on February 4. They
gained a footing in the trenches for a
few minutes and then were chased
off after uselessly sacrificing many
lives and leaving more prisoners. On
February 6 in the vicinity of Fosses
wood another attack was made at
dawn after a short and sharp artillery
preparatin by Hanoverian troops and
a relief division.
They succeeded in reaching the
French bartied wire and in occupying
an element of the French positions
They were driven out almost immedi
ately and pursued by the French,
leaving many dead and a number of
captured.
Between Samogneaux and hill 334 on
February 7 another German assault
was repulsed with still more fosses.
This section is composed mainly of po
sitions formed of group or shell cra
ters organized since the French gain
ed their great victory" last fall.
SAVANNAH FOOD
ADMINISTRATOR
GIVES UP PLACE
SAAVNNAH. Ga., Feb. 10.—No suc
cessor has as yet been named for
Major W. W. Gordon, who resigned
as food administrator for Chathjam
county.
Major Gordon declared it was eith
er give up his business altogether or
quit as food administrator, and so he
did the latter. The work was re
quiring all of his time.
Food administrators do not receive
any pay, and must bear practically all
of their expenses.
UKRAINE SIENS BP
PEACEOEEMENT
NOT BELIEVED THAT IT WILL BE
APFROED BY BOLSHEVIKI
HAVE DECLARED INDEPEND
ENCE OF RUSSIA.
COPENHAGAN, February 9—A
peace agreement has been signed by
representatives of the central powers
and of the Ukranian rada, a semi
official Berlin telegram announces.
LONDON, February 9.—The peace
agreement between the central powers
and Ukraine wa ssigned at 2 o'clock
this morning, according to an official
Berlin statement as forwarded from
Copenhagen by the Exchange Tele
graph Company.
The Bolsheviki government probably
will organize no peace agreement
signed by’ representatives of the
Ukranian rada. This is the legisla
tive body set up by the Ukranians at
the time they declared their inde
pendence of Russia and has been
opposed by the Bolsheviki as bour
gois.
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HOOVER RULES ON
FIFTV-Fim FLOUR
RULE FORfIRMERS
PRODUCERS WHO SATISFY GRO-
CER CONCERNING SUPPLY OF
CTREALS ON HAND MAY GET
70 OF NORMAL SUPPLY.
WASHINGON, D. C.. Feb. 9.
Chairman Lever of the house agricul
ture committee, today requested Her
bet Hoover, federal food administra
tor to interpret the “fifty-fifty” flour
purchase rule of the food administra
tion and tonight announced Hoover’s
ruling, which clears tie way for farm
ers and cereal producers to secure am
ple flour supplies, without the neces
sity of purchasing aditional supplies
of cereals.
Mr. Hoover, in his reply to Chair
man Lever’s interrogation says that
before farmers can secure flour ex
cept under the figty-fifty rule, they
must first "satisfy their grocer that
they have on hand a thirty days’ sup
ply of other substitute cereals, and
under such circumstances the grocer
is then authorized to sell them not
more than 70% of a normal thirty
days' supply of wheat flour.” This, ap
parently, take the matter of flour sales
to farmers out of the hands of local
food administrators altogether, and
leaves merchants free to sell to farm
ers whenever they are satisfied such
fanners have on hand a thirty days’
supply of substitute cereals.
GONTRCTRSTO
BRING THEIR OWN
LABOR FOB GAMP
LABOR CONDITIONS IN SUMTER
COUNTY WON’T BE DISTURBED
SIDE TRACK READY IN ANOTHER
WEEK.
/ The work of laying the grade for
the side track for the aviation camp
at the Arles plantation site was prac
tically completed yesterday/.
It is Relieved that the track will be
in operation by next Saturday.
The Centra) of Georgia has a large
force of hands at work on the place.
The government has already start
ed the movement of a large n/mber
of cars of material to Americus, and
it is expected that the two contract
ing firms will leave their men on the
grounds before the first of March.
By agreement, the McCrary company
will bring their entire working force
here, and the Hardaway company, of
Columbus, is Expected to do the same.
This will prevent any demoralization
of jabor conditions in Sumter county.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 10,1918
OFFICIAL FOOD PRICE SCHEDULE
AS FIXED BYJUADMINISTRATOR
This list of prices is effective for one week, l>eKinn»ng Monday,
February lltbs 5
Purchasers are requested that if they are asked to pay more than the
prices stated here to report the same to the food administrator.
Flour, best grade, 24 lbs $1.75
Flour, second grade, 24 lbs $1.65
Flour (if sold in bulk) per 1b... .712 c
Rice, fancy head, per lb. 11c
Lard, country, per lb 32c
Lard, pure 32c
Lard Compound, per pound 27c
Grits, per lb 07c
Irish Potatoes (old) per lb 04c
Onions, per lb 06 l-4c
Peas, per lb He
Lima Beans, per lb 20c
Oleomargarine, pound 35c
Cheese, per lb 35c
Butter (creamery) per lb 60c
Eggs No Price Fixed
Tomatoes (no. 2 cans) 15c
Tomatoes (No. 3 cans) 20c
Evaporated Milk, (small cans). .07 l-2c
Evaporated Milk (large cans)... 18c
Eagle Brand Milk 25c
Ga. Cane Syrup (gallon) sl.lO
Ga. Cane Syrup (half gallon) 60c
Bread (per loaf) 10c
Dry Salted Rib Bellies
Sides, per pound 30c
Cuts, per pound 32c
Meal (per peek) .. 60c
Sweet Potatoes. . .35c pk, or $1.25 bu.
Oatmeal, 13c, two for 25c
English Peas, can 15c, 25c and 30c
Faked Beans, can 15c, 2 for 25c
Dried Peas, pound, 14c
Prunes, pound, 17 l-2c to 20c
Macaroni, pkg., 12 1-2 to 15c
Lard compound, No. 10 $2.75
Lard compound, No. 4, sl.lO
Corn, per can, 15 to 20c
Boiling meat, per p0und....28 to 30c
Salmon, best Columbia river, 1b.40c
Salmon, best Columbia river, l-21b.25c
Pink Salmon, lb cans 25c
Salad oil, can. 35 and 60c
Sugar, “cash and carry”
2 pounds 19c
Sugar, “cash and carry”
5 pounds 48c
Sugar, “credit or deliver”
2 pounds 21c
Sugar, “credit or deliver”
,5 pounds 53c
Meat Prices.
Sugar Cured Ham, pound 35c
Steak (any cut) pound 30c
Pork Backbone, pound 20c
Pork Spareribs, pound 30c
Beef Roast, pond 32c
Ground Beef, pound ?5c
Stew Beef, pound 15c
Soup Bone, pound, 10c
Pork, pound 35c
Pork Sausage—
Home made, pound 40c
Mixed Sausage, pound, 25c
Sliced Ham, pound, 45c
Ham, skinned, whole, pound 32c
Boiled Ham (sliced) pound 60c
Frankfurters, pound, 28c
Beef Liver, pound, 20c
Fresh tripe, pound, 20c
Breakfast Bacon—
"LIVEST LITTLE DAILY IN GEORGIA."
In cartons ( best grade), lb 55c
Fish and Oysters.
Appalachicola Oysters, quart 60c
Shrimp, quart 30c
Mullet, pound 12 l-2c
Trout, pound, 20c
Spanish Mackerel, pand 20c
Perch, jack, etc., 21b for 35c
Sugar may be sold in two-pound and
five-pound packages—not over five
pounds to a customer. Less than tw r o
pounds may be sold.
Flour may be sold not over 48
puonds to a customer. Rural resi
dents are allowed twice as much sugar
and flour.
The retailer is allowed sl.lO a bar
rel profit when flour if? sold in the
sack. He is allowed $1.50 a barrel
profit when it is sold in loose quanti
ties. He is allowed two cents a pound
profit on sugar when it is charged and
delivered—one cent a pound profit if
the customer pays cash and carries It.
Sales must be by the pound—not by
tlie measure. Dealers are required
to post this notice conspicuously in
their stores.
FRANC MANGUM,
Sumter County Food Administrator.
Advisory Committee: W. A. Dodson,
N. M Dudley, R. C. Moran. Mrs.
Lawson Stapleton, Mrs. Frank
Harrold.
rewlutWew-
ING IN GREECE; MAY
SEAT CONSTANTINE
GERMAN INRiGUE CHARGED WITH
ATTEMPT TO OVERIIROW GOV
ERNMEN OF PREMIER VENE
ZELOS. >
ROME, Feb. 9. —A news agency dis
patch from Athens late today states
a revolutionary’ movement of consid
erable proportions has been unearth
ed in Greece, and that energetio meas
ures have been adopted by th govrn
ment tp thwart the plotters.
Several units of the Greek army are
said to have been impregnated with
the revolutionary spirit, and it is fear
ed by the authorities the disaffection
is so widespread as to present a se
rious problem. Several officers of the
former Greek govenment have been
arested and wholesale arrests of the
plotters are now being made.
Grman intrigue is believed to be re
sponsible for the movement, which has
for its object the placing of former
King Constantine again on the Greek
throne.
147 0.5. MEN 15
LITEST OFFICIAL
ESTIMATE OF LOSS
NINETEEN OTHERS OF THE'CREW
PERISHED WHEN TUSCANIA
SANK—OVER ONE HUNDRED ARE
IN HOSPITALS.
WASHINGTON, February 9.—With
but scant hope that additional surviv
ors of the torpedoed liner Tuscanla
will be found, latest compilations
show that 147 American soldiers lost
their lives Tuesday night off the
northern coast of Ireland. British■
admiralty figures gives the total cas-.
ualties as 166, the losses among the
crew and passengers being 19.
Trawlers have traveled over the
waters where the Tuscania went
down and have cruised along the
Irish coast without finding any trace
of any men other than those already
reported rescued. The Tuscania’s
survivors’ bureau in an Irish port
estimates the Americans missing at
101. Official reports on the circum
stances surrounding the sinking of th®
liner by a German submarine have,
not yet been received at Washington.
In Irish seaport towns the Ameri
cans have been received wholeheart
edly by the populace and everything
possible has been done for their com
fort. Two large detachments of the
soldiers, aggregating more than 1.700
men, are on the way to a concentra
tion camp in northern Ireland whence
after a period of rest, they will go to
their original destination, despite the
U-boat efforts.
Approximately 100 American sol
diers are in hospitals in Irish towns
FOOD REGULATOR
IN MACON RAISED
GROCERY PRICES
MACON, Ga., February 9.—D. A.
Mcßae. th e local food administrator,
Is being severely criticised for his
schedule of prices. It is claimed that
his list raises instead of reduces the
prices for foodstuffs.
Says the Macon News:
For instance Mr. Mcßae’s authorized
price on sweet potatoes is 60c peck
(2.40 bushel) whereas this article
(of the best quality) is easily obtain
able for 45c per or $1.50 bushel. Mr.
Mcßae’s authorized price on corn
meal is 6c pound, grits 8c pond, rice
321-2 c to 14c pound, whereas these
articles are on sale today in Macon
at sc, 6c and 10c respectively, the
latter for the finest quality Blue Rose
head rice. Authorized price on flour ,
(just flour) is $1.75 sack, 24 If. Finest j
Patent, old style, can be had for $1.60
Ito $1.65. Mr. Mcßae's authorized price
on granulated sugar is 10c lb., w’here
as it can be bought even in smaller
qualities for 9c pound.
Again Mr, Mcßae authorizes the
price of 17.1-2 cto 20c pound on Cali
foria Black Eye peas when the very
I finest quality of same is obtainable
a» 12 1-2 cents a pound and Georgia
raised Black Eye peas for 10 cents |
a pound. Excellent country butter I
can be had in Macon for 45 cents ■
a pound.
SPAIN PROTESTS
SINKINGOF BOAT
MADRID. Spain, Feb. 9.—The Span
i ish steamship Sebastian, 4500 tons, was
I torpedoed, this week while en route
Ito New Yorw. The crew was saved,
j The Italian-Spanish steamship, Duca
;Di Genoa was also sunk, 7800 tons
loss. The sinking occurred only a
: half-mile from the Spanish coast.
I The Spanish press considers the
I case extremely serious. A protest
ihas been sent to Berlin.
Aliens eGt More Time.
WASHINGTON, D. C. February 9
’ | German aliens have been given an ex
tension of four days in which to
register
cm
EDITION
POMES MDED
IS I SUBSTITUTE
FOR WHEAT FIDOS
- -S.
NEW RULING «F THE U. S. FOOD
ADMINISTRATION ALLOWS ONE ‘
POUND OF FLOUR FOR FOUR
POUNDS OF POTATOES.
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Potatoes have been added as at) off
set to the purchase of Sour under tlie
“fifty-fifty’’ rule. Hither Irish or sweet
potatoes may be counted as offset un
der the ruling.
Grocers are authorized to-sell one
pound of flour for each four pounds
of potatoes. Graham, or whole wheat
flour, may also be bought as a substi
tute, pond for nound.
The following rulings have been
made by the U S. food qdmfnis&A- _ , .
tion:
“The list of substitutes has been
made as wide as possible. It includes
bran, shorts and middlings, corn flour,
corn meal, edible cornstarch, hominy,
corn grits barley flour rolled oafs,
oatmeal, rice, rice flour, buckwheat
flour, potato flour, sweet potato flour,
I milo flour and similar flours an*
meals bean meal, peanut meal, casava,
taro and bana flours and other pedft
ucts of a similar nature. Bread made
of graham flour or so-called whole
wheat flour, complies with the wheat
substitute rule on account of the high
percentage of wheat grains utilized in *
milling. Potatoes may be used a» a
xtheat flour substitute, but four pounds
of potatoes must be used where one
pound of other substitutes would be,
required, since three-quarters of the
potato is water. It is expected that
lakers wil) use substitutes locally pro
duced wherever possible in orders to
secure them at the lowest price and
with the least transportation.’’
The provision for flour substitutes
in cases of bakers substantially ap
plies to the principle to be aidhered to
| by the individual, except as to bran.
! Aorta and middlings. The range of
substitutes is so wide no trouble at
all should be experienced by a wilting
American patriot in- supplying every
possible food want and in doing so
fully and abundantly complying'With
the government requirements. Ind)
vidual purchasers, as well as bakers,
may adhere to the following clause of
the substitute rule: "Potatoes may be
purchased as a wheat flour substitute
but four pounds of potatoes must be
prehased where one pond of other sub
stitutes would be required, since
three-quarters of the potato is wa
ter.’’
americanjFare
TAKEN PRISONER
BY THE TEUTONS:
BERLIN. February 9 —An official
statement says that some American
prisoners have been captured north
of Xiwry, ten miles east of St.
Michael.
This anouncement definitely fixes
for the first time the sector held by
the Americans.
GIRLS GLEE CLUB
WILL BE HEARD AT
REGULAR SERVICE
The Wesleyan Glee club will sing
‘ Lift Up Thine Eyes” At the eleven
I o’clock service at First Methodfet
church today.
Dr. Billin, famous vocalist, will also
i ging a tenor solo. • . >
■ Dr. C. R- Jenkins, president Qf Wes
leyan college, will preach. The pub
j lie is cordially invited to enjoy the
I goods things of the day with us.
First Methodist - church, eleven
o'clock hour.
2.000 Vessels Seized by Germans.
HAVRE. Feb 9 More than 2,000
I boats of all kinds have been seized by
the Germans in occupied Belgium.' In
j formation just reaching the Belttan M- .
i thorities here that mf.ny of
• these boats have been used for the
transport of war material during the-,
heavy Flanders fighting.
NUMBER 95.