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DAILY
CITY
EDITION
FORTIETH TEAK.
HUNS CAPTURE 700 GUNS AND 30,000 MEN
GREATEST BATTLE IN WORLD’S HISTORY NOW RAGING IN FRANCE
GREAT BRITISH
WITHDRAWAL 15
NDWIMMINENT
HEAVY FIGHTING IN PROGRESS
AND END OF TRENCH WARFARE
MAY COME AS RESULT OF HUN
OFFENSIVE.
LONDON, March 23.—British troops
on the northern portion of the battle
field are holding their positions, but
powerful enemy attacks delivered with
great weight of infantry and artil
lery have broken through the Brit
ish defensive system west of St. Quen
tin. The war office announced this late
this afternoon and later the censor
stopped all news concerning the prog
ress of the battle.
The British west of St. Quentin are
falling back in good order to positions
further west. Very heavy fighting
with fresh .gnemy forces is in prog
ress.
Twenty-five thousand prisoners and
seven hundred guns of all calibres
have been captured by the Germans
has been broken through. In other
has been broken through. In other
and Germans have been able to bend
back the line, but not to strike through
the zone of defense. The German of
fensive developed with unapralleled
rapidity, one reason for this being
the fact that the Germans are con
stantly bringing up fresh troops.
Th e statement of the British war
office that the troops west of St. Quenl
tin are falling back to prepared posi
tions indicates that the Germans have
rot pierced the entire British zone of
defense. The allusion in the state
ment to the defensive system may be
only to the main battle front system,
behind which other lines have been
prepared. If that is the case the Ger
mans have done little more than re
peat what the British did in the Battle
of the Somme, when they pierced the
Hindenburg line and captured long
stretches of it, forcing the Germans to
retreat to prepared positions in the
rear, ilitary critics today express the
belief that open warfare may shortly
be engaged in as one result of the
tremendous blow struck by the Huns.
FINIS DUNN A WAY
WINNER OF $5.00 PRIZE
Finis Dunaway, young son of r.
and Mrs. C. E. Dunaway won the $5.00
prize offered for th e first correct so
lution of the missing letter puzzle on
the Liberty Loan page printed last
week in The Times-Recorder. The cor-
Lct solution was “General Haig Eng
land," and this was handed in by the
winner Friday afternoon, shortly af
ter the paper was distributed upon the
streets.
Death of a Little Girl.
Mary Frances Holston, daughter of
Mr. S. B. Holston, died Friday after
noon at 6:45 o'clock at the residence
of Mrs. C. J. Willias on Prince street.
The little girl was five-months old and
had been ill with pneumonia for three
weeks. Sh e was buried Saturday af
ternoon at Ellaville cemetery at 3:30
o’clock, being laid to rest beside her
mother, whose remains were buried
there last Sunday afternoon. The fun
eral service were conducted by Rev.
E. T. Moore, of Anderconville.
< Sending Sammies Comforts.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. March 23.
Sammy can buy his gum, cakes, can
dies and soft drinks in France cheaper
than here. Hence the postoffice depart
ment urges mothers and sisters to pass
up sending dainties to the soldiers,
because ships re scarce and cargo
space is needed for vitals.
During February, the parcel post
matter to France occupied 120.000 cu
bic feet of cargo space, and there was
so much of it that mails were delayed
days in France through lack of cars to
earry it.
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BEFORE COMMIS'N
IS BEING HELO IIP
ORDER ISSUED DIRECTING COM
PANY OFFICIALS TO PREPARE
NEW STATEMENT FOR CONSID
ERATION BY COMMISSION.
The petition of the Americus Light
ing Company for authority to increase
its gas and electric rates in Americus
now pending before the Railroad Com
mission of Georgia, is being held up
by thee ommission in Atlanta. The
reason for this is that the statement
filed with the commission by Attor
r<y W. A. Dodson, who represents the
com] any, is considered in improper
shape for consideration.
In accordance with this decision, the
commission has notified C. J. Clark,
chairman of a citizen’s committee op
posed t o granting the petition, that
Attorney Dodson has been requested
to file additional information in the
form of a revised statement. The let
ter to Chairman Clark, refers to the
letter sent Attorney Dodson by tha
commission, quoting as follows there
from:
“The commission has to direct that
you have prepared and file with the
commission, at your earliest conven
ience, a certified statement reflecting
the condition of the Americus Light
ing Company’s operations for the cal
endar year ending December 31st,
1917, as shown in detail by the books
of the company The commission does
not desire any condensation, deduc
tions, additions or estimations of any
kind in connection with the prepara
tion of such statement, the commssion
desiring that such statement be a true
reflection of the accounts as shown by
your books.’’
UNIQUE PROGRAM AT
PRESBYTERIAN S. S.
A unique missionary program will
be rendered at the Presbyterian Sun
day school this morning, to which all
are invited. The general subject will
be Africa, one of the most wonderful
mission fields since the pioneer days
of David Livingstone. The full pro
gram is as follows:
‘Missionary Acres tic.”
Song by Ytoung People’s Choir.
Original Exercise, “Agrica Listening
to the Voice cf Her Missionaries From
♦he Mission Stations.”
Solo, Miss Mitch Payne.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING MARCH 24. 1918
AGGIE SCRUB-GAMES
POSTPONED AWHILE
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Owing to a misunderstanding about
the dates, the games between the Aggie
i and Mercer Scrubs has been postponed
! until later in the season.
On account of sickness among the
players of the Columbus High school
the games that were to be played the
first part of the season have been post
poned until the last part of April. The
team has been doing good practice and
the boys are only waiting for sickness
and dates to be straightened out to
show their skill on the field.
The Literary societies and Y. P. C.
A are doing fine work. Last Sunday
night, Mr. Jenkins, pastor of the Lee
Street church, came out to the school
; nd gave a very interesting talk to the
i Y. P. C. A., which was enjoyed by ev-
I ery one.
The Boys’ Literary society will have
i very interesting programs for the re-
■ mainder of the season. There will be
■ a debate on every- Friday night, the
subject for ’next Friday night being,
I “Resolved. That We Should Vote For
! Candidates Who Will Support the Pres
ent Administration. Regardless of Our
' Previous Political Convictions.” The
speakers On the affirmative are Henry
' Cook and James Moran; for the nega
: tive, H. Bailey and L. aDniels.
The first week in April the program
I will be turned over to the Senior
Boys, who will entertain the society
with a varied program, which they are
■ new working on.
MRS. HIRSCH STILL
IN ATLANTA JAIL
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ATLANTA, Ja., March 23.—Mrs.
I Margaret Hirsch, the woman recently
j convicted of attempting to ’extort
' .$.,00,000 from Mayor Asa G. Candler
I cn a blackmail threat, and sentenced
j for twelve months to the state prison
I farm and payment of a fine of SI,OOO
| has not given bond, and court officers
i believe she has no immediate prospect
I of doing so.
She has secluded herself in the hos
pital ward on the fifth floor of the
I jail and sees nobody but her attorneys
| and J. W. Cook, the man convicted as
her accomplice in the plot to black
mail the mayor. Her bond is fixed
at $3,000, which was the same as his.
He succeeded in making his
Judge Ben Hill of Fulton Superior
court, who presided over the trial of
Cook and Mrs. Hirsch will hear the
motion of Cook’s attorneys for a new
trial next Saturday.. March 23, and
will hear the motion for a new trial
for Mrs. Hirsch on the following Sat
u'day.
HARRIS CAMPAIGN
ORGANIZATION MARE
PUBLIC 11[ATLANTA
L. S. IJIDBETTER, OF ( EDARTOWN.
WILL BE MANAGER WITH SIN
ASSISTANTS HEADQUARTERS
BE AT KIMBALL HOUSE.
ATLANTA, Gia., March 23.—Wm. J.
Harris, candidate for United States
senator, today announced the names of
his campaign manager and his assist
ants. The manager is Hon. L. L. Led
better, of Cedartown, a practicing phy
sician and former member of the leg
islature, and his assistants are Hugh
J. Mcntyre, of Thomasville, mayor of
that city; Hon. J. Skelton, of Hart
well; J. D. McCartney, of Rome, edi
tor of the Tribune-Herald; John R. L.
Smith, of Macon; W. H. Dorris, of Cor
dele, and W. E. Sirmans, of Waycross.
Further announcement will be mads
ia a few- days of the names of cam
paign managers in each congress
ional district.'
Headqua>ters will be opened in At
lant" soon, anad probably will be lo
cated in the Kimball House. Mr. Har
ris returned to Washington this after
noon.
DAYLIGHT SAVING LAW
EFFECTIVE MARCH 31ST
Americus citizens will be both in
terested and concerned in announce
ment from Washington that Pres
ident Wilson has signed the daylight
saving bill, effective the last Sunday
in March.
On that date clocks will be turned
forward one hour, but on the last Sun
day in October will be turned back
to their present running schedule.
The change will not affect railroad
schedules or cause any disturbance in
the various lines of industrial en
deavor. On the last Saturday night of
the current month the housewife or
business man will simply turn the
clock ahead one hour, go to sleep and
forget about the matter during the
succeeding seven months. The turn
ing back of clocks will likewise not
affect the daily routine
Advocates of the daylight saving
plan announced at the outset of the
fight in Congress for the passage of
the measure that it would affect a
great saving in illuminants, conserve
coal, increase the general health and
reduce the cost of living.
CHAPMAN PMC ED
IN SOLITARY CEIL
JS PUNISHMENT
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AFTER HEATED CONVERSATION
WITH CRIMINAL AUTHORIIES
FAMOUS PRISONER IS DISCIP
LINED A JAIL.
As a result of certain profane re
marks alleged to have been made by
Dr. Charles K. Chapman, first of the
ade murder case defendants to be con
victed before a petit jury, the famous
prisoner has been moved into new
quarters at the Sumter county jail,
and is being held in solitary confine
ment as a disciplinary measure. The
cell to which Dr. Chapman has been
t ansferred is apart from others cells
occupied by prisoners, but in all other
respects is identical with the other
cages within the jail.
According t o information obtained
by The Times-Recorder yesterday, Dr.
Chapman and Deputy Superior Court
Clerk S. R. Heys had some heated con
versation regarding Chapman’s hav
ing filed a pauper’s oath in connection
with his appeal to the supreme court,
and it was after Clerk Heys, and Dep?
uty Sheriff Summers who accompa
nied him, left Dr. Chapamn’s quarters
that the alleged profane remarks were
made. According to Clerk Heys, rD.
Chapman's remarks were such as to
personally reflect upon all of the
courthouse officials.
How long the prisoner will be con
fined in the quarters to which he has
been transferred is not stated. The
transfer is the usual method of en
forcing discipline among refractory
prisoners, and Sheriff Harvey, being
charged with the safe-keeping of all
prisoners in his charge, may keep any
■prisoner isolated from others for such
period of time as he may decide best.
“Y” COLLECTIONS NOW
TOTAL EXACTLY S7OO
The collection of “Y” contributions
by Americus High school students con
tinues very gratifying to those in
charge of this work, there having been
paid in up to yesterday exactly S7OO
of the total SI,OOO subserbed by the
student body. The collectons to date
are as follows:
Previously reported $664.10
J. T. Methvn 5.00
Fourth Year Anti-Frats 4.20
B. F. Easterlin. Jr 2.00
Oscar Carter 1-00
Hertwell Barton 10.00
Mary Frances Lane (2-A Girls) 2.00
Roland Broadhurst 10.00
Supt. J. E. Mathis L7O
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Total to Date $700.00
This total ha ß been collected and re
mitted to Mr. Malcolm Lockhart, sec-,
rotary of the Georgia Y. M. C. A. War
Work Ftfnd, Atlanta.
LEAGUE CONFERENCE
TO MEET IN AMERICUS
The Epyorth League conference of
the Americus District 1 wicvnloneeTA
the Americus district will convene at
the Lee Street Methodist church
March 26-28. The first session yill
lc at 7:30 Tuesday night.
Immediately after this service a re
ception will be held at the ohme if
Miss Claire Everett.
All leaguers and those interested in
tais work are cordially invited to at
tend these services which are from
9 to 12 in tire morning and 2:30 to 4
in the afternoon. There will be preach
ing at 7:30 on ednesday and Thurs
day evenings. Among the speakers on
the program are Miss Archie Clark, of
Jesup; Mrs. A. A. illiams, of Fort
Valley, and Rev. W. F. Quillian, of
Fort Valley.
ON ALL BAKS
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SOLDIERS SENT
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AMERICUS HIGH SCHOOL BOYS>
AND GIRLS STILL WORKING TO
SECURE ONE THOUSAND* VOL
CMES FOR BOYS AT FRONT.
In the Americus High school on last
week a prize of a half-holiday was of
fered to the clasg and teacher that
would contribute or collect the largest
number of books for the soldiers and
sailors. The contest lasted four'days,
interest and enthusiasm running high
all the time.
The result was as follows: Miss
Kerr's class, First Year-A, 320 vol
umes; Fourth Year, 154 volumes;
Third Year-A, 133 volumes; First
Year-B. 97 volumes; Second Year-A, 81
volumes; Third Year-B, 71 volumes;
Second Year-B, 28 volumes. Total for
the entire school 884 volumes. The
boys and girls of the school say vl»at
they will collect 116 volumes more,
making a total of 1000 books.
The collection is on display in the
reception room of the High school and
any person interested is invited to call
and see it.
The pupils of the First Year-A class
were granted the half-holiday which
they had so well merited.
SERIOUS ICCIBEIT
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AUTO COLLISION AT INTERSEC
TION OF CHURCH AND LEE
STREETS IN WHICH BOTH CARS
SUSTAIN DAMAGE.
A serious accident was narrowly
averted when two automobiles, ona
a Cord driven by Tax Collector George
D Jones, and the other a Chevrolet
driven by M’ss Minnie Lou WebD, of
Sum'll, collided at the intersection of
Church and Lee streets late Friday af
ternoon. None of the occupants of the
cars sustained personal injury, but
both machines were considerably dam
aged.
Responsibility or the accident, ac
cording to passers-by who witnessed
the accident, does not attach to either
driver Miss Webb was driving at
moderate speed along Church street,
when the Jones car came down the
Lee street hill, also at moderate
running speed and it is believed both
drivers believed there was sufficient
time for hte other to pass before a
collision resulted. The Jones car, be*
ing the lighter of the two machines,
was swerved from its course and ran
upon the sidewalk n front of the E. B.
Council residence, finally stopping
when it ran against a fire plug, one
wheel of the machine being badly
damaged and the axle bent. Mr. J. T.
McLendon, who was w r ith Mr. Jones
in the cur, was thrown out, but sus
u ined no injury.
Following the collision, a crowd of
curious persons gathered at the scene
and remained there during some time,
it being thought one of the several
occupants of the two cars had been
seriously hurt in the affair.
Effort to Relieve Labor Shortage.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 23.
To relieve the shortage of farm labor
in Florida, particularly in the Miami
section, where great crops are in dan- ,
ger of going to waste, the state de
partment at Washington has so modi
fied passport regulations as to permit
the labor department to import large
numbers of negro laborers from the
Bahaam Islands.
This decision was reached at Wash
ington a fter a 10n * fl^ht on the
of the Florida commercial organiza
tions to secure this class of labor.
NUMBER 70.