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100,000 AMERICANS IN GREAT BATTLE
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PERSHING IN CHARGE
GERMANS ARE CLOSE TO AMIENS NOW
"SEND IIS MORE
MEN" ARMY IN
FRANCE PLEADS
CHEAT BRITAIN TO RESPOND
WHOLE HEARTEDLY TO APPEAL
FOR MORE SOLDIERS—ALL ELI
GIBLES WILL BE SENT.
LONDON, April 1. —Great Britain is
preparing to respond whole-heartedly
to the army’s call, “Send us more
men.” Premier Lloyd-George’s an
nouncement of prospective drastic
measures ha« been received unflinch
ingly. These measures, probably will
include calling into national service
men up to fifty years of age, cancelling
of all army exemption to men up to
32 years and a thorough combing out
ot military eligibles engaged in war
industry and the substituting of ageu
men and women in these positions.
German Troop Movements Increase.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES in
the Field, April 1. —Troop movements
behind the German lines are increas
ing. Today it was learned one divis
ion moved into the trenches on the
Toul front Thursday, blit were with
drawn Saturday, presumably going
north. An American patrol entered
the German lines three times last
night, and American troops are on the
alert for a possible attack wiiich may
be in preparation by the enemy. Our
troops are prepared for defense
against attacks by German tanks, and
American artillery is periodically
pounding the enemy lines.
linns Still Bombarding Paris*
.PARIS. April I—The long-range
bombardment of Paris was resumed
today.
Hangar Retaken by French.
PARIS, April 1. —Hangar on the
Santerre has been completely recap
tured, the war office reported today.
The Germans incessantly attacked
Grivesnes, but after hand-to-hand
fighting it remained in our hands. Ger
man losses were considerable.
Haig Captures 109 Machine Guns.
LONDON, April I.—Local operations
in the neighborhood of Gerre yester
day morning, General Haig announced
today, resulted in one hundred and
nine enemy machine guns being cap
tured. South of the Somme the enemy
persists in attempts to advance along
the valleys of the Luce and Avre, but
has made little progress.
Irktusk Taken by Teutons.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. April I.
First official word here of the capture
< f gtragetically important Irktusk. Si
beria, by Germans, is announced in to
day’s weekly war summary. A hostile
detachment numbering twenty thous
and men is in full possession there.
Evidently German prisoners effected
the capture of the city.
Germans in 10 Miles of Amiens.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES, in
France, April I.—War planes, report
tlie occupancy of Moreuil on the right
bank of the river Avre after heavy
fighting. The Germans are reported
arriving and moving westward along
the Luce valley, having passed Apan
yard. This brings the enemy much
rearer the Calais-Paris railway and
within less than ten miles of Amiens
AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER
"LIVEST LITTLE DAILY IN GEORGIA."
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SIX MONTHS OH
GANG SENTENCE
111 VOHISKT CASE
SAM DOUGHERTY, YOUNG WHITE
MAN, RECEIVES THE HEAVIEST
PENALTY YET IMPOSED IN THIS
COUNTY.
Six months on the chaingang is the
sentence given Sam Dougherty a
young white man, for violating the pro
hibition law.
This sentence was imposed by Judge
Harper in the City court, after Dough
erty had been convicted.
It is the stiffest sentence ever given
in this county in a whisky case.
It was charged that Dougherty
alighted from a train at the Central de
pot, and w r hen he saw two officers ap
proaching dropped two suitcases full
of liquor. He w r as arrested nearly two
months later, anj was identified by his
photograph, found in one of the suit
cases.
Judge Harper took the position that
Dougherty was one of a band of- liquor
sellers organized to break the law in
this community, and for that reason he
imposed the heavy sentence. An ap
peal was made to him afterwards to
reduce the penalty, but he declined to
do so.
Dougherty’s wife is living in Ameri
cus, the couple having come here sev
eral months ago.
mil LIIH IN
QUEBEC ORDERED
IN ORDER TO SUPPRESS ANTI-CON
SCRIPTION RIOTS, IT IS NECES
SARY TO PUT THE CUT UNDER
THE MILITARY.
QUEBEC, Apr. I—Machine guns set
up in front of the new postoffice and
martial law will be declared if neces
sary to, keep down anti-conscription
rioting. Troops today appeared to
have the situation well in hand.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA. MONDAYAFTERNOON. APRIL 1, 1918
DEPUTY FOOD
OFFICERS TO
HAVEMEETING
N. M. Dudley, deputy food adminis
trator for this county, leaves tonight
to attend a meeting of the county food
administrators in Atlanta.
County Food Administrator Franc
Mangum is unable to attend, by rea
son of other business, and Mr. Dudley
is representing him.
The national food administration is
paying all expenses of this trip, includ
ing Pullman fare, and is also paying
four dollars <per diem. This is the
first time that any of the expenses of
the food administrators have been paid.
There will be a two days’ session of
the food administrators.
AMERICUS GIVE
2,400 BOOKS TO
THE KHAKI BOYS
LARGE NUMBER COLLECTED LAST
WEEK BY THE CARNEGIE LIBRA
RY AND WILL BE SENT OFF TO
THE ( AMPS.
The Carnegie Library reparts that
the people of Americus contributed
2,900 books during the past week for
the use of soldiers and sailors.
It is hoped that week after week they
will continue to come in steadily, for
our mep will need booljs as long as the
war lasts, and the supply must be con
stantly re plenished. hTe public is urg
ed to form the habit of turning in their
new books as soon as they have read
them. In this way, a constant stream
of fresh books into the camps will be
assured, and a most effective barrage
established against the blue devils of
loneliness and depressoin.
All books received will be prepared
for us° in accordance with the simple,
rules laid down by the Library War
Service of the American Library asso-
THIS LIOUOH 50
STRONG IT CAN’T
BE CORKED TIGHT
SHERIFF WANTS TO SEND IT TO
ATLANTA TO STATE CHEMIST
FOR ANALYSIS, BUT IT WON’T
STAY BOTTLED.
Some “soft drink” seized at Un
derwood’s place on Cotton avenue re
cently is such a powerful explosive
that it won’t stay corked up.
The sheriff has been trying for two
weeks to get a few bottles to the state
chemist, but it -won't be corked that
long. In an hour or so the cork blows
out. Once he corked a bottle and then
sealed it with wax. and after a w’hils
the bottle burst to pieces.
The sheriff’s idea is to find out if
the stuff contains enough alcohol to
be in vijlation of the state prohibi
tion law.
Underwood’s case, which may result
in the forfeiture of his license, is still
pending, as his attorneys have secur
ed a postponement because of their ac
tivity in another case in which they
were previously engaged.
WILSON IS SIME
ON PEACE VIEWS
IN LETTER MADE PUBLIC TODAY.
THE PRESIDENT INDICATES HE
HAS NO CONCESSIONS TO MAKE
'IO GERMANS.
NEW YORK, April I. President
Wilsons attitude toward peace has nor
been changed by recent developments
on the western front.
“German power, a thing without
conscience or honor or capacity for
and covenanted peace, must be crush
ed.” according to a letter from the
nation’s executive, made pbulic here
today.
ciation and will be shinned te
points as the A. L. A. may designate.
RUSE FUND FOR
BHSEBALL OUTFIT
FOB THESOLDIEHS
MONEY MAY BE LEFT AT TIMES-
RECORDER OFFICE—SUBSCRIP
TIONS OF ONE DOLLAR EACH
ARE ASKED.
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A fund to raise S2OO, with which to
buy baseball uniforms and equipment
for the soldiers at the aviation camp,
was started this morning.
The following subscriptions have
been received:
C. J. Clark SI.OO
P. A. Fenimore 1.00
Joseph Perking 100
L. A. Morgan 100
Franc Mangum 1-00
John W. Shiver 1.00
It is asked that those desiring to
help this fund give at least one dol
lar. Subscriptions may be receive!
by either of .the above named, or may
lie left at The Times-Recorder office.
The soldiers want to have a team or
ganized, and will play a number of
games here during the spring and sum
mer, if they can get the uniforms and
material.
NASSAR TO ME
FOO BREAKING LAW
A SIGN WILL BE DISPLAYED OVER
HIS STORE ANNOUNCING THAT
HE IS BEING PUNISHED FOR VIO
EATING THE RI LES.
A splendid tribute is paid the gro
cery dealers of this county by the lo
cal administration, as the result of a
rigid investigation that has been con
ducted for the past week.
The closing of the store of Salem
Nassar, for violating the rules on the
sale of flour, is the first instance of
punishment being meted out to any
of the dealers In this county. He is
believed to be the only grocer that has
sought to ignore the food administra
tion rules.
“I am convinced that the dealers of
Sumter county are trying to live strict
ly in compliance with the law,” says
Food Administrator Mangum, “and it
was with great regret that I caught
up with Nassar. The very idea of a
man violating, a law for the sake of
fifteen or twenty cents profit, at a time
like the present, is really appalling.
It is gratifying t o know that he is the
only violator the county has yet de
veloped.”
Nassar was summarily closed Sat
urday night and will be closed again
next Saturday. A sign will be dis
played over the front of his store
reading: “Closed Today By Order of
The U. S. Food Administration. 1
Have Been Caught and Am Being Pun
ished For Violating The Food Laws.”
BIG FIRE TODAY
AT ATLANTIC CITY
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., April I.—A
quarter of a million dollar fire which
cecurred here early today destroyed
one entire city block and threatened
the hotel district. A small panic was
created among scores of thousands of
Easter vacationists who are here. The
Philadelphia fire department helped in
extinguishing the names.
ON WEATLESS D£S
m»o bread aM£ms,
EASTKYOR MEAKIAST
HOODS CONTAINING Wmlwlh-
11. S. SOLDIERS
TAKING ACTIVE
FART IN FIGHT
MILE AFTER MILE OF KHAKI-CLAD
BOYS ARE MARCHING TO TH®
FRONT—LEAVE TOLL SECTOR
WITH SUBORDINATES.
American troops are assuming
major part in the west front battle.
Staff correspondents report mile*
upon miles of troops and vans moving
over roads back of the lines in the
Toul sector, and the fact that th*
greatest activity is reported at general
headquarters as well as at lesser head
quarters closer to the front, may indi
cate that General Pershing is to take
personal command of the American
troqps participating in the battle, leav
ing the Toul sector in charge of su
bordinate officers.
The war department in its weekly
war review today declares American
troops are relieving veteran French
forces by taking over more of the line
to the south of the German offensive
front, so that the French may join
General ePtaine’s men in opposing the
drive.
A United Press dispatch from Lon
don early this afternoon intimated an
attempt will be made to obtain con
scription in Ireland, with the consent
of the Irish people. Half a dozen di
visions of Great Britain’s best fight
ing material are now in Ireland and
idle, the dispatch said.
Petrograd dispatches reporting the
conclusion of a Russo-Rumanian peace
treaty say one of the previsions is the
exportation to Rumania of the entire
wheat surplus of Bessarabia, a source
of grain supply which the Germans
coveted.
CFIOK nOITS 15
iNIGER PF 10.
HAS BEEN MANAGER HERE FOR A
NUMBER OF YEARS AND IS HIGH
LY REGARDED—NEW MANAGER
IN C HARGE.
C. W. Clark has resigned as local
n anager of the Western Union.
He is succeeded by J. P. Joiner, of
Eufaula, Ala.
Mr. Clark has been with the West
ern Union here for a number of years
and was regarded as a very efficient
man. There is much regret that he
has left the company. He is now with
the Shipp Brokerage Company,
Favors 12 Months’ School Session.
SAVANNAH. Ga., April I.
Charleton B. Gibson, superintendent of
the board of education of Chatham
county, is heartily in favor of a twelve
months’ session, according to a forty
eight weeks’ session, according to a
statement made by him. Dr. Thomas
Charlton, a member of the board of
education, made a talk to the Rotary
Club at the Hotel Savannah, advocat
ing such a session and the superin
tendent condones his stand. Mr. Gib
son said it would ’ 7 ork splendid ad
vantage here and mean that the pupils
would ge through in much less time
NUMBER 77.