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DAILY CITY EDITION FORTIETH YEAH. GREAT BATTLE RAGING FOR AMIENS FATE OF PARIS BE DECIDED BY PRESENT FIGHT Military Experts Regard This As One of the Crucial Stages of the War. Americans Taking An Active Part. Now Within Eight Miles of Amiens. While awaiting heavy reinforce ments and big guns before beginning his new drive against Amiens, von Hindenburg is battering away with his infantry against the British left and center between the Somme and Ayette rvers. Haig reports heavy fighting every where along a twenty-five mile front yesterday and last night, with a re sumption of the fighting this morn ing. United iPress dispatches describing this fighting told of an attempt by the enemy to storm the embankment of the Amiens-Albert railway southwest of the latter city with a force of sev enty-two thousand men. This fighting continued when the correspondent fil ed his caFle today. Correspondents say the fighting around Albert, like the fighting south of the Somme is an effort of Hinden burg to gain high ground before re suming his offensive on a major scale In their offensive against Amiens, the Germans have approached within eight miles of the city on the southeast. The Germans have been handicapped in their artillery concentration by heavy rains which have been falling since Thursday and which have turned the shell pits ond the battlefields back of the lines into a morass, but the French, aided by their railways have already completed their counter concentration of heavy’ guns. Austria Made No Peace Offer. WASHINGTON. D, C., Apjril 6. Austria has made no direct overtures to the United States for peace officials at the state department stated today. Violent Artillery Preparation. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES in the Field, April 6.—Violent artillery duels such a s usually presage an at tack, are under way along the entire front south of the Somme river. Never theless, the Germans, apparently plan a greater artillery concentration be fore risking their main drive toward Amiens. Battle Again in Full Swing. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES, in the Field, April 6.—" With the battle again in full swing the American army is unusually busy on the anniversary of America’s entrance into the war. Much cannot now be described for mil itary reasons, and it will probably b«* several days before much can be sail regarding activities in Picardy The Toul front today is quiet with normal artillery fire. One German was killed during a patrol encounter Thursday night. Fall of Amiens Would Be Tragic. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 6. — With France and England at bay be fore Amiens, will either stand off the Boche orwrn him back, in the opinion of military men here. That there are strong defenses before the city is assumed, as the fall of Amiens, experts here say, would be more tra gical than the capture of Paris. Heavy Fighting For Railway. WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES, in France, April 6.—Heavy fighting is developing for possession of the Amiens railway embankment in the re gion of Albert, where the Germans are In cling great masses of troops forward. At 5:30 this morning the enemy was scon advancing in waves, vast numbers of Germans falling or being disemboweled by British bay oi ets, while others are torn into pieces b • big British guns The battle is ... H raging when this dispatch was AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDEk "LIVEST LITTLE DAILY IN GEORGIA." sunk urao GREAT CEREMONIAL TWENTY-FIVE FROM AMERICUS TO GO TO BIG MEETING TOMOR ROW—LARGE ATTENDANCE EX PJECTED. Sam R. Heys, ambassador of Alee Temple of Shriners in Americus, is arranging details of the forthcoming visit of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine to Macon, where a big ceremonial ses sion will be held o n Monday. The ses sion will be held under auspices of El Sihab Temple, of Macon, and No bles from all parts of Georgia will be preesnt for the occasion. Tiie usual attractions incident to a ceremonial session will be staged at Macon, ana at 12 o’clock, noon, a big barbecue will be served in Central City park which all visiting Nobles will attend, together with the trembl ing novitiates who will pass over the hot sands during the afternoon. At 3 p a the ceremonial session will begin, and arrangements have been completed to make it one of lasting memory among the candidates for no bility. The big circus tent of Sun Prother s has been secured for the oc casion, and the whole menagerie of this outfit will be used in making can didates comfortable during the initia tory’ ceremonies. Immediately upon the assembly of the Shriners all candidates will be confined in the big steel arena be longing to the circus, together with five African lions recently brought to America from the sapd s of Sahara, a great herd of camels and elephants and other wild animals. The hot sand will then be spread upon the floor of the arena and the pilgrimage to the Shrine will begin, accompanied by as may realistic situations as can be pro duces by a big band of Nobles. This ceremony’ will occupy the whole of the afternoon and 8 o'clock at night a big street dance will be staged on Cherry street, the proceeds of this en tertainment to go to the Macon Red Cross chapter. x lt is expected than twenty-five Shriners, each wearing lyis red fez and spike-tailed coat, will go from Amer icus to attend the ceremonial session, and Mayor Glenn Toole, in a personal letter to Mr. Heys received today, as sures Americus Nobles nothing will be left undone that could possibly con tribute to their comfort during their visit in Macon. iiofimm is IN TOILS OF Li SHERIFF HARVEY ARRESTS AMOS SINGLETARY FOR HAVING WHIS KY AND ALSO CONFISCATES THE MACHINE A Buick automobile belonging to Amos Siugletary was seized by the sheriff last night, and the negro was arrested, as the result of several gal lons of moonshine liquor being found in the machine. This i« the second auto confiscate! ly the authorities this week in pro -1 fbition cases. Singletary conducts a negro restau rant on Cotton avenue. He has been under suspicion some time, and last right as his car was-returning from rear LaCrosse the arrest was amde. AMERICUS, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING APRIL 7, 1918 GERING NEWS FROM THE SKY • v V i't / 2. t Viz r , W *(. JL. * iA -'TtSr £ ivlw li - wl I r vflßKj' • ran n inii" 1 ■iierr-*' Telegraph operators receiving Information by wireless from observa tion balloons on the western front. Photo copyright, Underwood & Un derwood. JUDGE A. J. GOOD ENDORSES HARRIS FOR U SENATE DENOUNCES JUNIOR SENATOR FROM GEORGIA AND CALLS UP ON OTHER CANDIDATES TO RE TIRE FBOM RACE. ATHENS, Ga., April 6.—-Judge An drew J. Cobb, in a patriotic speech de livered here today and heard by six thousand people, declared openly his support of William J. Harris for Unit ed States senator and loyalty to the government. He called on other can didates by name, Upshaw, Cooper and Shaw, to get out of the race. He de nounced Georgia’s present junior sena tor in the bitterest of terms. ■ « ATLANTA, Ga., April 6.—Although efforts to confuse the senatorial situ ation continue to be made by certain Atlanta politicians whose interest is dictated by various motives, they are apparently meeting with little suc cess, for as fast the new candidates come out and survey the field and size up the contest, they seem to change their minds and* withdraw, as in the recent case of ex-Congressman Ed wards, of Savannah, followed very shortly by C. Murphy Candler's an nouncement that he> considered it ad visable to become a candidate. Meanwhile, reports received here by friends of W. J. Harris indicate that his candidacy is growing in strength every day. Sixty-five Harris clubs have already been organized in various sections of the state, and for ty others are now in process of or ganization, The conviction is grow ing on all sides that Mr. Harris’ dis tinguished record of achievement in Washington as chairman of the Fed eral Trade Commission, coupled with the endorsement of his candidacy by the Democratic administration, render him the logical candidate for all loyal elements of the party in Georgia to support in opposition to the junior senator. SERVICES AT CATHOLIC CHURCH THIS MORNING AT S There will be a celebration of the Holy Mass this morning at 8 o’clock in tbo Catholic church. The public is invited to attend. GREAT RESPONSE TO LIBERTY BOND APPEAL IS MADE k LARGE NUMBER OF GEORGIA CITIES EXCEED THEIR QUOTA ON THE FIRST DAY—LAGRANGE CLAIMS FIRST HONORS. ATLANTA, Ga., April 6.—Over fifty counties and cities in the Sixth Fed eral Reserve district oversubscribed their Liberty Loan quotas today, ac cording to an announcement made by Chairman W. C. Wardlaw an hour af ter the campaign had been launched in the South LaGrange, Ga.. claims first honors, going “over the top’’ with subscrip tions totalling $85,900. Equal honors are claimed by West Point, Ga., where $420,000 over-subscriptions were re ported, TEN SUBMARINES ARE UESTROYEO 8T THE BRITISH EIGHT SUNK BY PLANES AN D TWO BY DIRIGIBLES ALL GER- MAN CREWS GO DOWN WITH THEIR CRAFT. WASHINGTON’, D. C., April 6 Publication has been authorized by the British government of the recent sinking of ten German submarines by naval aircraft. Eight were sunk by planes and tw*o by balloons. S. B. NAFF, SON-IN-LAW OF MARSHAL JOE DAVIS FOUND ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 6.—Stephen Burney Naff, of the legal department of the Southern Bell Telephone Com pany at Atlanta, who suddenly re gained his memory at the city hospital here. Friday after wandeking away from Atlanta last Saturday morning departed for home last night, under ah escort furnished by H. J Pettin .gill. president of the Southern. Bell Telephone Co. here. GROCERS CALLED IN MEETING HERE 10 LEUN NOLES ♦ SPECIAL SESSION WILL BE HELD MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR A CONFERENCE WITH THE FOOD ADMINISTRATOR. Messrs. Sparks, Gatewood and Buch anan, of the grocers’ committee ap pointed to co-operate with the food administration, have called a meeting of all the grocers of Sumter county for 4:30 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Carnegie Library. They urge that every dealer in the county wlio sells flour be present at this meeting. Food Administrator Franc Mangum will be present to answer any ques tion that he can concerning the new food regulations, with special regard to the sale of flour. The grocers want to formulate a uniform system of making the weekly report on flour sales that are now re quired. A number of them, declaring that it takes thirty minutes to sell a sack of flour, say that they are going to cease handling this product. The food administrator’s office Sat urday was one of the busiest places in the county, more than 500 negroes and about 200 white citizens calling during the day to ask if. and how, they could purchase flour. Permits, exempting them from the purchase of substitutes, were issued to all making the proper affidavits. HIGH MARK MADE BL DANCHAPPELL AMERICUS BOY IN THE AVIATION SERVICE COMPLETES HIS FIRST COURSE AND GOES TO ANOTHER (AMP. Dan Chappell, popluar young Ameri cus lawyer-who selected the aviation service as the one best suited for him to do his “bit” toward winning the war and crushing the kaiser, has just grad uated in ground work at Austin, Tex., where he entered the service as an enlisted man. With the completion of his course he will be comissioned a lieutenant and later will learn to fly either in this country or in France. He has just been transferred to Dal las, Tex., where he is now at Camp Dick, assigned to Squadron 38. In a letter to Americus relatives he tells of the hard work each student must undertake before he can hope to be come one of the army’s flyers, and says he is well pleased with his ex perience. notwithstanding the intensive study necessary to pass exams. He is anxious to get to France as soon as possible, but it will be some time yet before he is sufficiently proficient to attempt a flight over enemy positions At present he is brushing up on wire less and with others of his class is engaged in the effort to master the secret wireless code, which all army airmen must be thoroughly conversant, with before they attempt even a trial flight. Chappell expects to complete his ‘ ground studies’' in the senior wing in time to be one of the first student flyerg sent to the Americus camp, but whether or not he will be assigned to Souther Field is ,of course, unknown Many of the “ground graduates” are being sent from Dallas to Mineola, L. I„ Fort Worth and other points, and Chappell may be sent to either of these camps to learn the art of flying, although his hundreds of friends w-ould be well pleased to have him sent here. It will be good news to these friends to know that Chappell attained .98 on bis examination in military law, this being the highest percentage ever at tained by a student at the Austin avia tion camp. He made similar high marks in other studies, and since his induction into the service has keep well abreast of the instruction iourse , ON ALL MTS vnaiMH purchase of VHW IUXJI KM HOttt USE WCHUSI WYADOANKW. ABCUNT OE OTHER (TRIALS LIBERTY BOND CAMPAIGN HAS RECORD START DONOTIONS POURED IN FROM ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY-PRES IDENT WILSON MADE ADDRESS AT BALTIMORE. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 6. One year from the day the United States entered the world war the nation started today collecting $3.00f,- 000,000,000 from its citizens as the third Liberty loan to finance the fight ing. It was a day of patriotic celebra tions, of parades of soldiers, sailors and civilians marching together te symbolize the important part each must play in winning the war. “Buy bonds” —this was the plea ut tered by hundreds of public speakers to the multitudes of men and womei who must furnish the financial and material sinews for the military and naval forces. Subscriptions began to roll in early and indications were that many mil lions would be pledged before night, despite the »sacs that in many cities the day was given over to the celebra tion rather than to bond sales. President Wilson was the principal speaker on the day’s program. He was at Baltimore for an evening address of unusual importance, considering the big part American armies are about to play in France and other interna tional phases of the war situation. Secretary McAdoo was at Philadel phia, Vice President Marshall was at St. Louis and Secretary aDniels at Cleveland, >ll delivering addresses dur ing the afternoon. The Local Exercises. Exercises to commemorate the an niversary of America’s entry into the war, and to start the campaign here were held at the courthouse yesterday morning, Prof. J. E. Mathis presiding All of of the school children marched .through the streets and attended the program in a bpdy. An interesting feature was the presentation of a ser vice flag to the county by the young ladies of the State Normal School at Athens, this being received with an appropriate speech by E. A. Nesbit. Col. Fort, of Columbus, also made a stir ring address. Next Wednesday afternoon the bond campaign in this county will take defi nite shape at a meeting to be held at ti e courthouse in the afternoon under the auspices of the general committee, L. G. Council, chairman. Every far mer is urged to attend this meeting. JIPHESE LAND IIMIBTOK JAP NAVAL FORCE INVADES RUS SIAN TERRITORY TO PREVENT FURTHER DISORDERS AT PA CIFIC PORT. WASHINGTON. D. C-, April S.— Landing of Japanese naval forces at Vladisvostock to protect life and prop erty was reported to the state de partment today by the American con sul there. REVIVAL BEGINS TODAY AT FIRST METHODIST Everything is in readiness for the opening of the revival services at the First Methodist church this mrning. Dr. Charles Lane will preach. Mr. A. J. Notestein will sing. Services for today will begin at 11 a m. and 8:15 p. m. Evc-vbody in vited. NUMBER 82.