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Newspaper Page TextDAILY CITY EDITION FORTIETH YEAR. GREAT ATTACK FOR AMIENS BEGINS GtSfflS SHE MAKING BEAUT FOR GIG DASH TREMENDOUS CANNONADING PRE. SAGES BEGINNING OF ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO EFFECT THE CAP- I RE OF AMIENS. Heavy German artillery is pounding away today at the British and French fronts, preparatory to another great infantry dash toward Amiens. Official communications indicated to day that the tremendous cannonading in .progress is unprecedented in the present "battle. Heavy fighting has already started along a wide portion of the French front, according to Paris war office re ports. Southwest of the lower Couscy for est, south of Cotuncy le Chateaux, ac cording to orders, French troops have withdrawn to organized positions, in fleting heavy casualties on the enemy meanwhile. It is also reported that another French retirement south of the Oise was to a depth of abuot two miles. In last night s official statement, the Berlin war office claimed the capture of two thousand prisoners, and in ad mitting this retirement, the Paris war office declared the enemy which was in greatly superior numbers, suffered heavy losses. The London war office communica tion reported German artillery still pounding the British -positions adn with renewed vigor. No infantry engage ments are mentioned. Menace Against Amiens Checked. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 9. American army officials here believed today that the Teutons’ menace against Amiens had been definitely checked. German Artillery Active. LONDON, April 9.—German artillery showed great activity over a wide field early today, General Haig reported to the war office. i Hurrying I’. S. Troops Across. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 9. Transportation of American troops to France already is proceeding at the accelerated rate contemplated by the speeding up measures taken after the buttle of Picardy began. Acting Sec retary Crowell made this statement y esterday but would give no details. For military reasons the extent of the increased troop movement has not been made public. Following the conferences between Secretary Baker and allied officials, orders were given which a British offi cial statement was issued saying that American forces were to be brigaded with British troops in order to has ten American participation in the war. Officials explained today that the process to be followed was similar to that adopted in placing American troops in the front lines with Frenhc units for training. It has been estimated that thirty days training of this character with American battalion units assigned with the British organizations, will fit the newcomers for active duty at the front. All divisions now moved from this side are composed of men who have had several months of pre liminary training and who need only final instruction to take their full share of the fighting. The training process will be quicker with the British than with the French, it is believed, because the language dif * Acuities does not exist AMERICAN STEAMER IS SUNK BY U-BOAT WASHINGTON, I). C., April 9. q orpedoed by an enemy submarine on February 25th, the steamer Santa Ma ria. manned by an American gun crew feught gamely until the sea enveloped her forward guns, the navy depart ment announced today. AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER ”LI VEST LITTLE DAILY IN GEORGIA.” AMERICUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON. APRIL 9, 1918 PLAN MEETING TO DENOUNCE JUNIOR GEDBGmTOB LOCAL LODGES OF PATRIOTIC OIL DER SONS OF AMERICA ARE CON TEM PLATING CALLING A MASS MEETING. A mass meeting for the purpose of passing resolutions condemnatory of the junior senator from this state, will be held next week, probably on Monday night, under the auspices o the two local lodges of the Patriotic Order of Sons of America. It |s expected that the resolutions will fee sent to the United States sen ate, asking his impeachment and ex pulsion, on the ground that he is dis loyal to his state and his nation. The local lodges have been contem plating taking some such action as this themselves, and it is now planned to have a general mass meeting. It is believed that this meeting would be largely attended ,as there is a great deal of opposition here to the junior senator. RUSSIANS OPPOSE LANDING OE JAPS ENTIRE PRESS OF THE COUNTRY CONDEMNS INTERVENTION BY JAPANESE—TROOPS RUSHED TO VLADIVOSTOK. PETROGRAD, April 9.—The entire Russian press today condemns the Jap anese landing at Vladivostock, charg ing it is an attempt to destroy the Rug sian revolution by having foreign eco nomic interests prevent the spread of the revolution throughout Europe. The government has already rushed soviet troops to Vladivostock where there have occurred proletariat street demonstrations against the bourgeoise element who are aiding the Japanese Intervention Lively to Be Reviewed. WASHINGTON. D. C., April 9. The w hole question of Japanese inter vention in Siberia appeared likely to b e reviewed by Japan in an address to the Entente powers today. With Japanese marines patrolling the Jap anese portion of Cladivostock today the Japanese press seems trying to stir up the intervention subject again. CURFEW FOR WOMEN IF THIS BILL PASSES ALBANY, N. Y.. April 9—As a pro test against the proposed law restrict ing the working hours of women. Senator Leonard H. Gibbs, of Buffalo, has introduced a bill making it a crime for any woman to do any of the following things: To remain at a theatre or any other entertainment after 10 o’clock p. m. To be at any social gathering after 10 p. m. To attend any entertainment or social gathering, at any any hour of the day more than twice a week. -My bill”, said Senator Gibbs, “was drawn to supplement the sumptuary laws which promote the health and morals of women by preventing their gaining a livelihood by working af ter 10 o'clock.” •‘Ail-American” Division. ATLANTA, Ga April 9—The “All American” division i s the official name which has been selected for the Eigh ty-Second division in training at Camp Gordon near Atlanta. A contest was held for naming the division and thousands of good names were sug gested. General Burnham, command ing the division. Major Beebe, his chief of staff, and Governor Dorsey acted as ,a committee of judges to pass on the suggestions. The winning name was suggested by Mrs. Viviefcne Goodwyn, of Atlanta. HALTED GERMAN BATTLE LINE 1 v - A |C OPf T B J ’—•*—<) 'v I RCMSILLES jT \ Xr —****"*< z" ( WETTE i \ X j X y > euCQL ' or „ v r j scRCT '““v" 1 " yTjto v'al { f p v, 1 I* / I * i & / \iZ ’i ?// \ I Nr 7 * I Auewuxo ' fVrtl ' mi vtsNC s? -jL A. MUw**** ramnKa -zfX. X jgSrFERE . ,■■, ■, X s jya tfSSkA V/ sossohs?*— s* o 5 i'o """7s acy J Tlie solid black sections of the map show where the Allies are coun ter attacikng and the ground regained thus far. East of Arras, the Brit ish recaptured Faleux and made pro ress in the region of Sierre, seven miles north of Albert. South of the Somme, the British have re-estab lished their positions in the uce VLalley, directly southeast of Amiens. From here southward the British and French are nibbling into the new German line. The French have re-taken Moreuil, Monchel, Ayencourt and other hamlets as far east as Lassigny. 76-MILE GUN IS BOMBARDED BY THE ALLIES PARIS, April .—The German long range gun which has been bombard ing Paris recently has been located a' Crepy en Laonnois, seventy-five miles northeast of Paris, it is announced to day. French artillery and aviators art bombarding the gun continually. SILVER DOLLARS TO CIRCULATE FREELY WASHINGTON, D. C., April 9. Idle silver dollars reposing in the treasury, are soon to be put to work to help win the war. At th e request of Secretary McAdoo of the treasury department, Senator Pittman today introduced a bill to allow the transfer of bar silver in set tlement of foreign trade balances The bill further proposes that $250,000 in sdver dollars be converted int obars for such metal exchanges. Divorce Objector Disqualified. ATLANTA. Ga., April 9.—Although Judge John T Pendleton of this city is a strong advocate of better ryiarriago and divorce laws, which he ' believes to be absolutely necessary to/curb the growing evil of divorce afid broken homes, at the same time hp jnust con duct his court in accordance with the laws as they exist and >ot in accord ance with the rules f«f divorce laid down in the Scriptur|fe. When the usual question as to whether they en tertained any ocnsctfntious scruples against the grantingJof divorces was being put yesterday Jo a panel of ju rors in Judge Pendleton's court. Au gustus Richmond, clerk, re plied that he woyitf.i not gmat a di vorce, except as laid down in Holy Writ. J “The court is® believer in the Bi ,ble,” said Pendleton, "but it must try' cases / according to the laws of Georgia, an/; hence the gentleman is WINDSOR HOTEL TO DO WITHOUT WHEATBISCUIT EVERY DAY WILL BE WHEATLESb DAY AFTER THIS WEEK AND FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WAR. The Windsor Hotel, after this week tnd for the duration of the war, will not serve any wheat biscuits. Every day will be wheatless day. This announcement is made by Man ager Charles Rodgers. More than 600 hotels in the country have pledged themsleves to do without wheat products for the length of the war, and the Windsor Hotel is simply lining up in this patriotic expression “1 am convinced that the patrons of the hotel, when they understand our motives, will heartily co-operate' with us,” says Mr. Rodgers, “and I do not anticipate any trouble at all. This is a time when we must all rally to the government, and’if we can assist by doing without wheat, why. of course. i we will do so. without hesitancy.” BOY AND GIRL WED SPITE OF PARENTS ATIjANTA, April 9.—When Miss Ir ez Davis, aged 16 years, and as pret ty as a ran away with her sweetheart, Bachelor Hines, a 19-ycar old mechanic who makes good wages, and got married, her father and moth er became very wrought up and de cided they w’ere going to have the law on the bridgrom. and went and sued out a writ of habeas corpus and took ; the girl away from him and had her locked up. But yesterday when the case came up for hearing in Fulton superior court the parents changed their minds. They decided that love would find a way in spite of their efforts, and af ter second thought they came to the conclusion that the young man was not a bad husband for a pretty girl, after aIL and so they withdrew the proceeding and the couple went away rejoicing. BOfiRDING HOUSES ARE REQUIRED ID GEGISTMOKGE MUST GIVES NAMES, ADDRESSES AND NUMBER OF TABLE BOARD ERS TO THE COUNTY FOOD AD MINISTRATOR HERE. All boarding houses in Americus and Sumter county must register with the county food administrator, whose office is over The Times-Recorder. Registration may be made in person or by mail. The statement o f registration must contain the name and address of the person conducting the boarding-house and the number, or average number, of persons fed as table boarders each day. All grocers or butchers selling to boarding houses, hotels, or restaurants must procure a special license. Ap plication for this license should be made direct to the License Bureau, National Food Administration, Wash ington, D. C. | On account of the strict flour rules, the government is exercising a close supervision over public eating places ONLY ONE MERGHANI OBJECTED TO OWING STIGKERSON WINDOW In putting up Liberty Bond stickers on the windows of the various stores of the city this week. Ott Johnson, who is doing this work free for th e Liberty Loan committee, encountered only one resistance. That came from a Lamar street merchant, who protested against tiie stickers being put on his windows. “The government wants this done,” said Mr. Johnson. "I don't give a d- what the gov- ernment wants; they’re not going on these windows,” was the reply. Several soldiers heard the colloquy “Put ’em on the window,” they urged Mr. Johnson and th e soldiers stayed there until they were dry. When they left the merchant came out with a pan of water, a scrubbing | brush ,and a knife and removed the stickers. They’re on all of the other windows ir. town, however. SCHOOLS OF CITY ARE CLOSED TODAY I The schools of the city were closed 1 today, so that teachers and' pupils might have an opportunity of attend ing the military review in Macon. The children attending the patriotic exercises last Saturday were notifie 1 that they would be entitled to a holidav today. Savannah Bootlegger Sentenced. SAVANNAH. Ga., April 9.—Prefer ring a shot at Judge Rourke's judicial clemency to the chances of knocking out the sentence by any devious legal process, Henry Suttler, convicted in the city court before Judge Rourke in October and sentenced t osix months on the chaingang for violating the pro hibition law. appeared without coun sel before “his honor” and announced that he was ready to “do his time.” In so much as he said he was now lead ing a straight and upright lift he ask ed clemency from the court, And in somuch as there was well founded sus picion of his bootlegging his sentence was not reduced. He will now serve his time. > W EATHER FORECAST. ♦ * PROBABLY RAIN TODAY AND ♦ TOMORROW. * ON ALL DAYS VITHIKH WBCHASE Cf VHMT nxwa KM. HOME USE MUSI JUY ALSO AN jmotffll CF OTHER CEREALS LLOYD GEORGE SftYS GREATER SLGHEIEF ENGLISH PREMIER DECLABEB THAT THE CRITICAL STAGE OF THE TREMENDOUS BATTLE HA& NOT PASSED. LONDON, April 9. —Premier Lloyd- George declared in the house of com mons this afternoon that while the critical stage of the war in the lull after the hurricane is not yet over, the fate of the empire, Europe and of lib erty itself may depend upon the suc cess with which the final attack is re sisted. This, he'said, probably would involve extreme sacrifices by the people, and until the strain is relaxed, he said, it would be difficult to ascertain exact ly what had happened in Picardy. At the beginning of the onslaught, the German strength on the west front, he declared, was about equal to that the Allies. Fee 11 Tbrfutening Counter Attack. NEW YORK. April Foch is threatening to develop a counter at tack against von Hindenburg's south ern flank in the area where the newly extended German front joins the south western corner of the old Hindenburg line. This is the reason why the Germans have begun their sudden activity along the Oise. There is no certainty for von Hindenburg that General Foch will start a major attack in that re gion, but the threat has unquestion ably been made, probably by a new concentration of a considerable force of allied troops. Von Hindenburg’s present movements in the Oise district are in reality defensiv emeapures to secure local positions of tactical value and to feel out General FOch’s strength. The situation facing von Hinden burg in this area contains the same threat to his own armies that he im posed upon the Allies during his ad vance through Picardy. The main strategic purpose of the German drive was to separate the British and French armies at their point of contact and to roll up the British right wing by throwing the whole British line into t disorganized mass. Ths plan faled. But in attempting it, von Hindenburg moved his southern flank so far to the west that it has become what is for; practical purposes, a unit by itself. Just as the British and French forces were distinct units during the battle of Picardy, so now the new southern front, which it joins near the Oise. New supply routes have un doubtedly been organized, and the Ir’.es of communication cannot be the same. If, therefore. General Foch can cut the German southern flank where the old and new lines unite, he will have severed von Hindenburg’s ar i ies exactly as von Hindenburg hoped to isolate the British from the French. The newly won German front would thereupon be in the same peril of an nihilation that von Hindenburg hoped to impose upon Field Marshal Haig’s line. This is the chief danger now threatening the Germans. The mere possibility of such a catastrophe is sufficient to exert a profound influ ence upon von Hindenburg’s plans. He cannot contm Ue to slaughter his man power much longer for offensive objec tives. Any weakening of the German Oise line for adventures further west may give to General Foch an oppor tunity to overwhelm von Hindenburg by a stroke of genius. AMERICUS HAVING COCA-COLA FAMINE Americus is experiencing a coca cola famine. None of the drug stores here hav* any coca-cola syrup, and the iocai bottling plant is only able to distrib ute a four or five days supply each, week. ■J , ' ■" ‘ . NUMBER 84.

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Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, April 09, 1918, City Edition, Image 1