Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, May 13, 1918, City Edition, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextDAILY CITY EDITION FORTIETH TEAR HUNS AVOID THE FIGHTING AMERICANS REVOLUTION NOW SEETHING IN RUSSIA GERMANS GIVE UP POSITIONS NEAR JR MEN AMERICAN ARTILLERY DOES TRE- MENDOUS DAMAGE—OUTPOST LINES OF KAISER’S ARMY ARE HELD BY SMALL FORCES. - «** WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY, in Lorraine, May 13. —Information glean ed from German operations opposite the American front indicates a thin ning of the enemy lines, because of transfer of German reservists to Pi cardy. The Germans no longer at tempt to hold their shell-hole outposts, retreating to safer positions, and avoiding fighting with the Americans. On the Verdun front American pa trols have learned the German lines are sparsely held.- In all sectors the enemy’s outer positions, trenches and gas projectors have been badly dam aged by American artillery, without causing any reprisals by the Ger man.'. Artillery Fighting Heaevy. PARIS, May 13.—Artillery fighting ou both sides of the Avre is reported today by the war office. French troops penetrated the German lines north of Homeny last night and brought back prisoners HOWARD DARED TO PUBLISH LETTERS CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN HIMSELF AND PRESIDENT, IT IS BELIEVED, WILL ELIMINATE HIM FROM RACE. ATLANTA, Ga., May 13.—That the most interesting development of the senatorial race has not come to light and may not come to light, is the re port going the rounds in well informed political circles iu Atlanta This development, it is said, con sists in a correspondence which is re ported to have taken place between Congressman William Schley Howard and President Wilson in regard to Howard’s candidacy, and the belief is expressel in some quarters that it will be necesstary before the cam paign is over to make the correspond ence public, notwithstanding the ad verse effect which it would have on the congressman’s prospect of elec tion Although Congressman Howard has admitted in newspaper interviews that President Wilson plainly indicated to him a preference for William J Har ris, and offered him no encourage ment to make the race, it is reported here that the President went even fur ther than that, and wrote Congress man Howard letter suggesting that he surely would not allow to go un contradicted an interview in which he was quoted as saying that he did not consult any public man before an nouncing as a candidate. This letter it is said, made it necessary for Con gressman Howard to come out in the interview admitting that the Presi dent favored Mr. Harris. Naturally the friends of Mr. How ard prefer to keep the President out of the senatorial race as much as possible, realizing that his indorse ment of Mr. Harris carries great weight, but as the details of the cor respondence continue to be disclosed, by rumor and otherwise, it may be come necessary to clear up the whole matter and take the consequences. William J. Harris will begin his speakin g campaign this week, de voting his whole time to a tour which will carry him into every county. Congressman Howard speaks today in Wa . cross and has other dates that will AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER x "LIVEST LITTLE DAILY IN GEORGIA." HOLDING THE FRONTIER OF FREEDOM fa AM —-mo ''-'^X'-".Ttliiiii'niiWl r iWII I WWMMIBMWMMHII>HiMMMMIIIim^'W.~' ~v»r One of the great 305 French guns under heavy camouflage in action. It may not shoot seventy-fiv emiles, but it is one of th emost effective guns 3d by any warring power. FLOUR RULES AT EATING PLACES TO BEENFDRCEDHERE STRINGENT REGULATIONS WILL BE APPLIED BY ORDER OF WASH INGTON OFFICE—TWO OUNCES OF BREAD TO A MEAL. Food Administrator Franc Mangum today received positive instructions to enforce the food rules more strin gently on all public eating places in the city of Americus, including board ing houses having transient boarders. The requirements, which must be observed in detail, are as follows: No person may be served more than two ounces of bread containing wheat products at any meal. An additional two ounces of some other bread may be served at the same meal. Two ounces usually amount to two biscuits or to tw r o slices of bread. No bread containing any wheat at all may be served on Mondays and Wednesdays, not even crackers. The use of “quick” breads, such as waffles, cakes, etc, is urged. On wheatless days sandwiches must consist of two muffins, or some simi ar breadstuffs. All public eating places violating these rules will not be permitted to buy any more flour or breadstuffs for the period of the war. Rye flour or rice flour may be used on any day. They are considered wheat substitutes. The Hotel Windsor has already started on its wheatless program and will not use any more flour products for the period of the war. The instructions to Mr. Mangum came direct from Washington, and he is ordered to enforce them rigidly. 21 BILLION FOR HEAVY ORDNANCE WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 13. The war department today aisked con gress for an appropriation as approv imately six billion dollars for the pur chase of heavy ordnance. This is in addition to estimates totalling fifteen billions placed before the house com mittee by Secretary Baker last w r eek. shortly be announced. The plan of H. H. Dean, the Gainesville lawyer, who announced yesterday, apparently is to harrass Mr. Harris as much as possible. AMERICUS, GEORGIA. MONDAY AFTERNOON. MAY 13, 1918 2,000 BOMBS ARE SEIZED IN SPANISH PLOT LISBON, May 13. —Details of a plot to overthrow the government and es tablish Portugal’s capital at Oporto, were made public here today. Police authorities have found two thousand bombs and a blacklist containing the names of persons to be assassinated by the revolutionists. Quiet prevails. ARKWRIGHT CHARGES COMMITTEE NAMED IS ANTAGONISTIC ATLANTA, Ga., May 13.—That the so-called people’s committee of citi zens and council members appointed to “investigate” the petition of the Georgia Railway and Power Company for increased rates was really not ap pointed for this purpose, but was created as a cloak under which to make war upon the company regard less of the merits of its petition, and without reference to the company’s financial condition caused by high cost of labor and materials, is charged by Preston S. Arwright, president of the company, in a most interesting and aggressive reply which he has just written to the committee’s pre liminary repoit to the city council. The Georgia Railway and Power Company is showing to the public in a series of published statements ex actly the financial condition in which it finds itself on account of the tre mendous increases i n the cost of all equipment, materials and labor. It is showing tlie public that it cannot de velop additional water power to meet the need for new industries to prose cute the war, and to extend the bene fits of electric service and interurban lines into the rural districts, unless the railroad commission allows it to increase its rates. It is showing that the federal government realizing the absolute necessity for water power de velopment to take the place of the coal shortage, has formally called on state commissions throughout country to exercise a liberal and con servative policy in dealing with the rates of public utilities, so as to en able them to make these develop ments. The company’s statements have attracted a great deal of atten tion both here and elsewhere, and have exercised a very marked influence on public opinion by reason of their perfect candor and the full disclosure of facts which the contain HARDWICK CALLED TRAITOR HERE BY MRS. MARY ARMOR • ■ “Hardwick is a traitor to his coun try—he is allied with the Huns—and I am not afraid to meet him face to face and look him in the eye and tell him so,'” declared Mrs. Mary Harris Armor, the famous prohibition speaker at a well attended meeting at the First Methodist church yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Armor made an impressive ad dress, moving her hearers to enthus iasm many times. She strongly exvo riated Senator Hardwick, denouncing him as being worse than unpatriotic. C. 0. HOLSTON DIEO TDOD INjipmM Americus relatives received tele graphic notice today of the death at Birmingham, Ala., of C. D. Holston, who passed away early this morning at his home in that city. Deceased, who was 28 years of age, had fre quently visited Americus, being the guest while here of his sister, Mrs. C. A. Pope, and was a young man of splendid character and high princi ples. He had long been associated with the Birmingham Age-Herald, where he was employed when stricken a few days ago with meningitis, which disease resulted in his demise. Deceased is survived by his wife, his father, D. O. Holston, who resides in Americus; one sister, Mrs. W. C. Brooks, of Columbus, Ga., and tw’o brothers, Ed Holston, of Americus, and W. C. Holston, of Birmingham. The funeral arrangements had not been announced this afternoon, but it is probable the remains will be interred in Birminghani. BURIAL OF E. H. GIBSON AT MACON LATE TODAY MACON, Ga . May 13.—The funeral of the l«e U H. Gibson, who died at Lumpkin*stijday, was held here this afternoon and largely attended. De ceased was formerly a citizen jf Ma con. bnt had made Ins home in Lump k n during about five years past. He ,was a most excellent Christian gen tleman and highly regarded here. He w’as a Mason of high rank, being a member of Macon Lodge, No. 5' St. Omar commandery and of Al Sihah Temple, NO. M. S. He is survived by several nieces and nephews, three of these being John A. Stryer, of Ma con, w. E. Ctryer and Miss Jessie Stryer. of Lumpkin. The services .were conducted by the rector of Christ (Episcopal) eharch, of which deceased was a oonsistent communi cant. BEIIWS WILL CONTINUE TO 00 ACTIVE FIGHTING NO TRUTH IN REPORT THAT U. S. SOLDIERS WILL BE RELIEVED OF DUTY UNTIL OUR FULL STRENGTH IS MUSTERED. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 13. Doubt as to the accuracy of a state ment attributed to the British war cabinet that American troops are to be held back until their force reaches a powerful strength was expressed here today by Lord Reading, the Brit ism ambessador to the United States. An official statement has been issued by Lord Reading declaring his belief that no such announcement was made with the knowTedge either of the prime minister or of the war cabinet. BIG ARMY IS IDEA OF SEN. HOKE SMITH •ar- ,‘aaa ATLANTA, Ga., May 13.—Indorse ment of United States Senator Hoke Smith’s contention that America should prepare for an army of 5.000,- 000 men is comained in his unanimous election by the Senate to membership on the Military Affairs committee. This and the Senate Finance commit tee, of which he is also a member, are the two most powerful committees in the upper house of Congress. A great deal of interest is manifest ed here, as indeed, throughout the country, in the nation’s efforts to pro duce an overwhelmingly superor fleet of fighting aeroplanes to drive the Germans out of the air on the western front, and in this connection it is noted that Senator Smith announced, following a meeting of the War Coun cil held Saturday, that special atten tion will be given to this important work from this time forward. Several days ago Senator Smith de clared on the floor of the Senate that America should begin preparations at this time for an army of five million men, and should see that all industrial preparations are made to supply them with cannon and every other detail of equipment. RALLY AT A. M. CHURCH HELD SUNDAY At a rally held Sunday at Campbell Chapel Colored Methodist church, on North Jackson street, a total of |l,- MONDAY AIL MEALS WHEATLESS USE HO BKEazx rorLr.tf ATmI 111 r*nw <m BnuKiAvr foods 'WWkIHHMB' cohtainihg WHEAT LENINE SENDS OUT NOIICE OE BAD SITUATION RUSSIAN PREMIER ADMITS THAT COUNTRY IS IN CRITICAL STATE —PEOPLE REBEL AGAINST THE GERMAN AUTHORITY. MOSCOW, May 13.—Nikolai Lenine, the Bolshevlki premier, has sent the following telegram broadcast regard ing Petrograd’s catasrcphlc position, and demanding help: “A counter revolution is raising its head, turning discontent among the starving masses against the soviets. Four Moscow newspapers have been suspended, because they published re ports of German ultimatums.’ Says Russia Will “Come Back.” WASHINGTON, D. C., May 13. The closing days of the war will find Russia arisen again again to strike off the German freebooters, according to Professor Thomas Garriguse Masaryk, the Bohemian educator and political leader, in an interview given the Unit ed Press today. The masses of the Russians are not satisfied with peace under German domination, said Masaryk, as Germa® I influence in Russia today is wielded i solely by the sword. henrHeeeejs IN NW? HI LAST DESPITE THAT HE WAS REPEAED LY REJECTED HE FINALLY IS ABLE TO MEET HEIGHT AND WEIGHT REQUIREMENTS. Henry Reese, the most persistent man in Americus, as regards his ef forts to enter the naval service of the nation, has at last been enrolled as a member of the naval reserve, and is at home awaiting a call to active ser vice. When the navy recruiting station was first opened here, he attempted to ■ enlist, but was told he was too light. But that didn’t stop him. Going on a heavy diet, largely of cornbread and buttermilk, the young man remained away from the station several weeks. All this time he was getting himself 1 in condition, and the day he balanced the scale of the required w.eight, he presented himself to A. M. Ferrilo, who was then in charge of the station, for enlistment. This time the tape-line worked against Reese, it being found he was too short for his weight He became discouraged for a while—but he kept his eye on the main chance, and visited the recruiting station frequently. A few days ago he learned the physical standard required for entry into the naval reserve had been lowered ever so slightly. That night he boarded a train for Atlanta, and next day he was back home, an enlisted man in the re serve organization. Henry enlisted as a seaman, second class, but as he has three years ap prentice experience as a machinist, he will doubtless be transferred into '’some department where he will be given opportunity to complete his mastery of the machinist’s craft. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Reese, who reside on Church street, and undoubt- I edly the happiest young man in Amer | icus. He has hundreds of friends here who will observe his career in the navy wih increasing interest. j 821.57 was raised toward building a new brick church. The pastor and officers of the church request The Times-Recorder to return thanks to white friends of the congregation who contributed to the fund raised. NUMBER 113.

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Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, May 13, 1918, City Edition, Image 1