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DAILY
CITY
EDITION
FORTIETH YEAH.
RUSHING MANY U. S. TROOPS TO FRANCE
ALLIES PLAN GREAT OFFENSIVE MOVE
AMERICANS IN
FRANCE STUCK
ON BAD ROADS
FOR MILES AND MILES THE SOLD
IERS AND THE WAGONS ARE
MIRED HUNDRED THOUSAND
ON MARCH.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES, in
France. April 2. —All the troops, sup
plies and munitions that the United
States offered the Allies is now in mo
tion.
Roads throughout this region have
been clogged for the third successive
day, and in places there are three
double lines of men and horses, while
on the sides of the roads there are
miles upon miles of trucks hurrying
in the same direction.
Th© men of the American army are
all in high spirits, despite the mud,
rain and heavy ipacks they carry.
Prisoners and Guns Taken.
LONDON, April 2.—Fifty prisoners
and thirteen machine guns were tak
en duirng yesterday’s fighting between
the Avre and Luce rivers, Genera)
Haig reported today.
Arras and St. Polben Bombarded.
PARIS, April 2.—Arras and St. Pol-,
ben have been under heavy bombard
ment since Thursday, it was officially
announced today. Several civilians
have been killed in both towns.
Air Raid Over Belgian Coast.
FLUSHING, Holland, April 2.—An
air raid on the Belgium coast contin
ued four hours during Snday night.
Huns Again Bombarding Paris.
PARIS, April 2.—The bombardment
of (Paris started again this morning.
Teutons Disputing Air Mastery.
LONDON, April —The Germans
are again disputing the mastery of the
air, according to a dispatch from the
French front. Their greatest aviator.
Richthfen, has re-appeared, command
ing a powerful airplane squadron.
FEPfIILOS SEND WORD
10 AMERICUS FRIENDS
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Ferillo, who are
now in Charleston, have written the
following letter: »
Charleston, S. C., March 31, 1918.
“The Americus Times-Recorder,
“Americus, Georgia.
‘ Dear Editor:
“Please pardon my burdening you
with this note, but ag my husband,
Mr. Ferillo, who was assigned recruit
ing officer for the navy in your good
town, was called to return to his ship
so suddenly it was necessary for us to
leave there immediately, without hav
ing time to bid our many friends good
bye personally.
“Through the columns of your good
paper, we wish to tell, or express our
appreciation for the hospitality and
kindness shown us during Mr. Ferillo’s
assignment. W ecannot express how
n uch we hated to leave such a nice
town and such loving people. We
trust that it will not be very long be
fore we shall be able to visit your
town and our friends that we made
and whom we treasure so much.
“Trusting you may find room in
your valuable paper in order to pub
lish this, and assuring you in advance
our sincere appreciation, we are,
“Most sincerely yours,
/•Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Ferillo.’’
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British Steamer Torpedoed.
BOSTON, Mass., April 2—The big
British steamship Carlisle Castle hab
been torpedoed and sunk. This fact
became known here today, but details
are lacking.
AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDEk
"UVEST LITTLE DAILY IN GEORGIA"
inNE-RJNGE GUNS
USED ID BDMBfifiD
ALLIED POSITIONS
GERMANS ARE EVIDENTLY PRE
PARING FOR ANOTHER AGGRES
SIVE ACTION— HINDENBURG RE
PAIRS HIS FORCES.
William Phillip Simms. United iPress
correspondent with) the British! armies
at the front, summed up today’s war
news when he cabled that Hindenburg
is now paying the Allies the compli
ment of further preparation.
British and French communiques
and newspaper staff dispatches from
the British and French fronts detail
ed only local actions of minor im
portance.
Hindenburg, apparently, is now con
tent to hold on to what he has won
untiy his heavy artillery can be
brought up and allow some of his
worst shattered divisions to recuper
ate. The Germans even continue to
construct trenches at several pointy
on their new lines.
The heavy bombardment of Arras
and St. Pol, officially reported from
Paris, is accepted as further evidence
of German preparation lor an attempt
to break througs the British lines in
the vicinitj’ of Arras. The shelling of
St. Pol would indicate that the entire
area back of Arras for at least twen
ty miles is also being sprayed by long
Y.M.C.A. WAR FUND
IS SULL GROWING
The collection of funds for the Y.
M. C. A. ar work, to which the High
school here recently pledged one
thousand dollars progresses splendid
ly, and at the end of this week the
committee in charge hopes to an
nounce complete paying in fothe en
tire pledge. Yesterday afternoon the
amount in hand was just S9OO, or
within SIOO of the goal. Those Who
have paid their pledges since Sunday
are as follows:
J. W. Smith (..$ 1.75
Edward Stukes 7.00
S-B Girls 4.00
2-A Girls 3.00
2-B Girls.. 2.25
4th Anti-Frats I.QO
Robert Slappey 60
Cirls Scouts 3.70 ;
Faye Willis I 5.00 ;
Joe Fred Hamrick 1.00 .
Ottie P. Johnson 10.00 ■
Robert Hollis 10.00 J
Marvin Giddings . 2.0®
Alpheus Cast el low 4.00
N. N. Club 3.®
Total $58.1)
Previously Reported $8.41D)
Total to Date
Send Your Bov a Smileage Book.
The tickets in Smileage books ad
mit the holder and his friends to the
entertainments furnished at the camps
for boys at the lowest possible cost.
These entertainmeuts are somewhat
on the Chautauqua plan, clean and
good and are helpful.
These books are in SI.OO and $5.00
sizes. Buy one or more and send it to
your boy, your relative or friend that
he may know that you remember him.
The war department did not consult
me, but has placed these books in my
hands for sale, and I am glad to ren
der the service.
I now have the books in hand and
can deliver t-M'm to you at once.
G. R. ELLIS.
King Wants War on Teuton Allies.
WASHINGT&I, D. C., April 2
Senator King «|day offered a resolu
tion in the sen« e calling for a decla
ration of war Turkey and Bulgaria
by the Unit'll ates.'
AMERICUS, GEORGIA. TUESDAY AFTERNOON. APRIL 2,1918
IS OUT OF DATE
15 HORSE CARS
SAYS CORN RINGS, PLASTERS. RA-
ZOR AND EATING SALVES ARE
TABOO NOW.
Good things should be passed along.
It is now said that a few drops of a
drug called freezotie applied directly
upon a tender ,aching corn relieves the
soreness and soon the entire corn, root
and all, can be lifted out without >pain.
For little cost a quarter of an ounce
of freezone can be obtained from any
dsig store which is claimed to be suffi
cient to remove every hard or soft
corn or callus from one's feet,
f This is a drug recently announced
Ifrom Cincinnati. It is gummy, but
dries the moment it is applied ano
simply shrivels up the corn without
inflaming or even irritating the heal
thy tissue or skin.
Cut this out and lay it on your
wifes’ dresser. 4 adv
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ATLANTA, Ga., April 2.—William
England, grand master of the grand
lodge of Georgia Masons, recently re
quested William J. Harris, chairman
of the Federal Trade Commission, to
secure a ruling as to whether fra
ternal orders, including Masons and
others, would have to pay income tax
on their dues and other revenue.
Chairman Harris took the matter up
in person with J. C. Roper, United
States commissioner of internal reve
nue in Washington, and obtained from
him a ruling to the effect that these
fraternal orders are not subject to the
income tax.
This ruling will be a matter df much
interest to every fraternal or der in
the state. Chairman Harris is a
Mason and a member of several other
fraternal orders, and has always taken
a keen interest in their welfare.
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CHAPMAN CASE 15
SEI FDR REARING
WILL BE ARGUED IN THE SU
PREME COURT ON FIFTEENTH
OF THIS MONTH—JOHNSON CASE
ON APRIL THE SIXTH.
The appeal for a new trial in the
case of Dr. C. K. Chapman will be ar
gued in the Supreme court on April
15th.
The attorneys for the defense have
received notice to this effect.
The argument for a new trial for
Warren Johnson will be made before
Judge Thomas in Valdosta, on April
6th.
TO INVESTIGATE
SPIES AT WORK
IN WAR PLANTS
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 2.
Declaring that two thousand, nine
hundred of a shipment of five thous
tnd American gas masks were found
to have been tampered with and made
defective by pro-German factory work
ers in this country, Senator Thomas,
of Colorado, today started the blaze in
the senate fire against those interfer
ing with war work.
ANOTHER LOAN TO
ENGLISH IS MADE
WASHINGTON, D. C-, April 2.
The United States government today
extended a further loan of two hun
dred million dollars to Great Britain,
making the total credit to England
two billion, seven hundred and twen
ty million dollars, and the total cred
its of the Allies five billion, on© hun
dred and sixty million, six hundred
thousand dollars.
FLYING SQUADHON
IS EXPECTED HERE
IN A FEW WEEKS
FIRST UNIT OF STUDENT AVIA
TORS WILL ARRIVE BY APRIL
FIFTEENTH—CAMP IS FORTY
PER CENT. COMPLETED.
Not later than April 15, the fir»t
squadron of student aviators for
Souther Field is expected to arrive
here.
The Hardaway Construction Com
pany expects to have hangars, bar
racks, and other equipment thoroughly
ready by that time.
The outlook is, therefore, that in
several weeks at most the people of
this section will see aeroplanes cir
cling above their heads.
The construction wonk at the avia
tion camp is now 4o per cent, com
pleted and is being pushed on sched
ule time.
REV. A.D. KENDRICK
ID LEAVE CHURCH
PASTOR OF FIRST BAPTIST
RESIGNS TO MOVE WITH HIS
FAMILY TO WINSTED, CONN.—
TAKES EFFECT SOON.
The resignatoin of Rev. Alexis D.
Kendrick, pastor of the First Baptist
church, was tendered Sunday morn
ing. The congregation has not made
any definite move yet toward secur
ing his successor.
Mr. Kendrick is going with his fam
ily to Winsted, Conn., to make that
c ty his future
There is much regret over the an
nouncement of his prospective depar
ture.
TO PRESENT FLAG
AT FINAL REVIEW
OF DIXIE TROOPS
At the review of the Dixie division in I
Macon next Tuesday there will be a I
fiag presentation to each reigment, and |
each city having a company in the |
regiment is asked to be represented.
Mrs. Crawford Wheatley has been I
asked to serve as sponsor for Amer- j
icus. on behalf of Company I, and to I
name her maids. It is expected that a |
large party will go from Americus to j
witness the review of the soldiers. ■
which will not only be the largest;
military parade ever seen in the,South
but also in all likelihood the last
public appearance of the Dixie divis
ion before it goes to France.
CLEAN-UP WEEK
IS PROCLAIMED
ATLANTA, Ga. April 2.—Governor
Dorsey has issued a proclamation set
ting apart this week, from April J. to
8, as “Clean-Up-Week” Sunder the
auspices of the Georgia Federation of
Women’s Clubs and Mrs. Nellie Black
Peters, of Atlanta, president of the
F ederation, urges every one of the 30,-
000 women affiliated with the organ
ization t carry out the purpose of the
week both in letter and in spirit.
It is expected that houses be reno
vated from top to bottom, cellars
cleaned out and disinfected, yards put
in first class shape, and receptacles
removed where water might oreed
mosquitoes, and in general that every
thing be done to jpromote canitation
and prevent disease.
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HOPE TO STOP
WAR WITH ONE
GREAT BATTLE
CANTONMENTS WILL BE STRIPPED
OF TRAINED MEN AS RAPIDLY
AS POSSIBLE—TRANSPORT SER
VICE ENLARGED,
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 2.
The United States and Allies are
striving to make the present great
western front offensive the last enor
mous battle of the war. This is the
answer behind the offering of Ameri
can forces to the Allied high com
mand.
Some United States troops are al
ready with the French and English
forces and the war department is now
engaged in hurrying all trained forces
here abroad. This troop movement, ft
its expected, will be complered befdre
the summer is over.
The transportment of all thoroughly
trained troops waiting in cantonments
in this country is being rushed to the
last degree, and it is generally thought
here that the cantonments will be
stripped of all first call National army
men by early in August.
Quiet Night in Oise wiey
PARIS, April 2.—Between the Oise
and Somme rivers last night was rela
tively calm, the war office announced
today.
Glbante Battle Near Amiens.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES, in
the Field, April 2.—A gigantic batila
is raging today between Lassigny and
Morguil for possession of the Amiens
highway and railways.
The completeness of the check be
tween LaFere and Mondidier is proba
ble, as the Germans are slacking their
drive there. The enemy is building
bridges between Ham and St. Quen
tin.
t Armored cars mounting light guns
aided importantly throughout the Al-
I'es strategic retreat, inflicting heavy
losses upon the enemy. Once a re
turning British patrol discovered an
enemy three-inch gun, whereupon they
killed the gunner, hooked up the gun
to an armored car and succeeded in
dragging it into our lines under heavy
enemy fir-.
LIBERTY LOAN
LEADER IN CITY
J. Burrus Munn, field representative
of the Liberty Loan Executive Cem
mittee of the Sixth Federal Reserve
District, with headquarters in At
lanta, was a visitor in Americus today.
He was returning to Atlanta from
Preston, where he went in the interest
o* 1 the third Liberty loan, which will
be floated shortly, and reports the peo
ple of Webster as entausiastk in
their support of the war.
George C. Palmer, former solicitor
general of the Muscogee circiut at
Columbus, acompanied Mr. Munn on
his trip to Preston, and while there
delivered an address in front of the
Webster county courthouse, which at
tracted hundreds of hearers.. Mr. Pal
mer is a fluent talker who has agreed
to devote considerable time to as
sisting the committee in charge of
floating th© loan, and will speak here
next Saturday, the details of the
address to be announced later.
While in Americus, Mr. Munn con
ferred with Chairman L. G. Council, of
the Sumter County Liberty Loan com
mittee and with him arranged further
details of the organization In this
county. He is well pleased with the
financial situation and the attitude of
the farmers toward the loan and is
confident that agricultural interests
throughout the district will take lib-
I erally of the third Issue of Liberty
NUMBER 78.