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DAILY
CITY
EDITION
IORTIETH YEAR
WILSON ISSUES CHALLENGE TO SENATE
WANTS VOTE OF CONFIDENCE TAKEN
HIS LEITER ID
FLOOR LEADER
IS VERJfJTRONG
“TIME HAS COME FOB SHOW-
DOWN BETWEEN FRIENDS AND
ENEMIES OF ADMINISTRATION,”
WILSON ASSERTS.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 15.
President Wilson today issued a chal
lenge for an expression of confidence
from congress.
In a letter to Senator Martin, the
democratic floor leader, he. assailed
the Chamberlain resolution calling
for the creation of a powerful investi
gating committee, which would vir
tually amount to a committee on the
conduct of the war.
“The purpose which it undoubtedly
expresses,’’ wrote the president, “has
been expressed again and again dur
ing the present session, and has al
ways seemed to originate in rooted
distrust of those in charge of the ex
ecutive functions of the government.
The time has come for a show down
between the friends and enemies of
the government.” The president in his
letter to Senator Martin, says a vote
in favor of the resolution would dis
credit him, and calls upon those
backing the administration to defeat
the proposal.
orderlslssued
ABOUT SCREENING
MAJOR WASH GIVES NOTICE THAT
PLACES NOT COMPLYING WITH
REGULATIONS CANNOT BE PAT
RONIZED BY SOLDIERS.
A formal order has been issued by
Major Wash, commandant at Souther
Field, regarding the screening and
sanitary measures necessary for the
order becomes eqective on June first,
places patronized by the soldiers. The
and reads as follows:
The commanding officer of Suther
Field is co-operating with Dr. R. L.
DeSaussure, United States Public
Service, in all matters relating to the
health of the command at Souther
Field.
To this end, it is announced that on
and after June Ist, 1918, officers and
enlisted men of this command will be
prohibited from entering stores,
restaurants, soda foundtains, public
eating places of any description, mov
ing picture theatres, and other places
of entertainment which do not display
in prominent place the “Inspected”
card issued by the Americus Health
Department.
CARLYLE H. WASH,
Major, J. M. A., Sig. Corps.
FLY TO MONTGOMERY
AND BACK YESTERDAY
IN ONLY FOUR HOURS
Two aeroplanes made hte trip from
Americus to Montgomery yesterday
aternoon. and one of them returned.
The Standard plane, the first to ar
rive here, which was borrowed from
the Montgomery camp, was taken
back, and one of the Curtiss machines,
driven by Lieut. Warner, accompanied
it as an escort. He. brought back the
flyer of the Standard.
Going over the distance of 140 miles
was made in 110 minutes. Coming
back it took 120 minutes.
The aeroplanes left about 3:40
o’clock, and Lieut. Warner w’as back
here before dark.
AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER
"LIVES! LITTLE DAILY IN GEORGIA."
‘WORK OB FIGHT"
15 CHOICE PUT TO
OEFERREO CLASSES
PROVOST MARSHAL CROWDER
PLANS TO MOBILIZE THOUS
ANDS OF YOUNG MEN WHO ARE
HIDING BEHIND SKIRTS.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 15.
Plans to mobilize for necessary war
work thousands of men in deferred
draft classes have been framed by Pro
vost Marshal General Crowder’s office.
Carrying out his policy of “work or
fight,” General Crowdey proposes to
weed out all loafers hiding behind wo
men’s skirts through dependency ex
exmptions, and give them their choice
of either working in war plants or
fighting. Secondly, he would transfer
to war tasks all men now n non-es
sential industries, or in positions
wherein women could replace them.
BIG ARTILLERY
BATTL£STARTS
GERMAN HEAVY GUNS OPEN UP ON
WESTERN FRONT—POINTS BE
TWEEN SOMME AND ANCRE
RIVERS BOMBARDED.
LONDON, May 15. —German artil
lery began bombardment this morn
ing at points between the Somme anc
Ancre rivers on the northern portion
of the Flanders front. General Haig
reorted an enemy raid north of Lens
was repulsed last night. “We carried
out a successful raid east of Rebecq,”
the report concludes.
Violent Artillery Actions.
PARIS, May 155—Violent artillery
ing is in progress north of Montdidier
and in the vicinity of Noyon, it is offi
cially announced.
French Take 70 Prisoners.
PARIS, May 15.—Today’s official
statement says French troops took the
wood south of Hailles, and in spite of
sharp fighting and a German counter
attack today the French kept their
gains. They took one officer and six
ty-nine men.
MILITARY BALL TO
BE HELD SATURDAY
The military ball planned by the
members of the 236th aero squadron
at Souther Field will be given Satur
day night at the Windsor Hotel An
orchestra from Columbus will fur
nigh the music, and the matrons of
the Sumter club will act as chaper
ones aand aptronesses. Major Wash
has given permission for the men i
have the entertainment Invitations
were issued today. Dancing will be
from nine to twelve o'clock.
COBB AND JESSUP
KILLED BY TRAIN
MACON LAST NIGHT
MACON, Ga., May 15. —J. L. Jessup,
Macon’s fuel administrator, and J. J.
Cobb, hi s business partner ip the in
surance, real estate and loan business
at No. 411 Broadway, were fatally
injured at 7:20 o’clock last night
when a Ford car in which they were
riding and a Central of Georgia pas
senger train ran together at the Tel
fair street crossing.
Both . men were taken to the Wil
liams sanatorium whereat 11 o’clock
Mr. Cobb died. Mr. Jessup died at
11:15 p. m.
AMERICUS. GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. MAY 15, 1918
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“Alexander the Great,” star pitcher, whom the Cubs bought for $50,-
000 from the Philadelphia National League club, is here shown saying
good-bye to Charles Weeghman, of the owners of the Cubs, as he
was leaving for a military camp. Alexander was among the stars of base
ball drafted for the army. He must give up a salary of at least $12,000 a
year to work for Uncle Sam for S3O a month. He pitched three games
for the Cubs this season, winning two. Each game cost the club $16,666.-
67, and his salary for the time since he began to train.
LANDING STATIONS
IN NEARBY CITIES
ARE BEING SOUGHT
Landing stations for the Souther
Field flyers are being sought at Ma
con, Columbus, Eufaula, Albany and
other cities in this section, as well as
the various small towns near Ameri
cus.
Negotiations are now being conduct
ed to secure these sites.
DUVAL COUNTY, FLA.,
“DRYS” ARE WINNERS
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 15—In
the wet or dry election held in Duval
county _• esterday the eleven city wards
g~ve a majority of 575 for the drys,
which means that the county will go
d r p’, as the smaller country precincts
cannot overcome this lead.
AINSWORTH NAMED
AS NEW BISHOP
ATLANTA, Ga., May 15.—Three new
bishops were elected by the Souhern
Methodist general conference here to
day. They are Rev. W. N. Ainsworth,
of Savannah, Ga.; Rev. H. M. Dußose,
of Nashville, Tenn., and Rev. Franklin
N. Parker, of New Orleans, La.
Daily Casualties.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 15
Today’s casualty list is one of the
longest yet reported by General Par
shing. containing one hundred and
twenty names. Thirty-nine of these
are New England soldiers “missing in
act’en Others are three killed in
act fen, three deaths from wounds, five
deaths from dsease, one death from ac
cident, seven deaths from “other
causes,” six wounded severely, forty-
TIMES-RECORDER IS
THANKED FOR WORK
FOR LIBERTY BONDS
The following letter, in regard to
the recent Liberty Loan campaign,
has been received:
Americus, Ga., May 14, 1918.
Mr. Franc Mangum, care Times-Re
corder, Americus, Ga.
My Dear Mr. Mangum:
In behalf of the members of our
Third Liberty Loan Committee of
Sumter county, I have been directed
to thank you and your paper for the
most excellent assistance you render
ed us in the sale of these securities
throughout our section. Indeed, we
more than appreciate the splendid
co-operation and service you render
ed us in this patriotic work; and I es
ecially thank you for this service.
Our people as a whole seem to at
last realize the war is upon us, and
the importance of their co-peration.
With good wishes and best regards,
I am Very truly yours,
L. G. COUNCIL,
Chairman, Sumter County.
GREAT ORDNANCE
PLANT PROPOSED
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 15
Construction of a mammoth ordnance
plant, in many ways similar to the big
United States Steel Corporation plant
on Neville Island, is contemplated be
tween the United States government
and the Bethlehem Steel Company.
This second plant would turn out big
howitzers and probably manufacture
projectiles as well.
eight wounded slightly; eight wound
ed in action. Among the slightly
wounded is Thomas G. Speck, of Liv
ingston, Te»n.
UNPATRIOTIC MEN
WILL BEJXPDSED
PATRIOTIC ORDER OF SONS OF
AMERICA PLEDGES ITS MEM
BERS HERE TO A CAMPAIGN OF
UTMOST WATCHFULNESS.
Any person interfering with the af
fairs of this government, either di
rectly or indirectly, is a person to be
watched and exposed, in the opinion of
the members of the local lodges of the
Patriotic Order of Sons of America.
Following the example of Camp 14.
Camp No. 24 last night adopted reso
lutions aligning themselves with the
Sumter County Council of Defense.
Each member pledges himself to be on
the alert for the detection of unpa
triotic persons. The resolutions read
a? follows:
Americus, Ga., May 13th, 1918.
Whereas, The government and peo
ple of the United States, being at war
with the government and people of
the German Empire, and,
Whereas, The proven acts and
practices of the Germany government,
and its military and naval powers be
ing in voilation of international law’
and the common usages of civilized
warfare, and.
Whereas. The proven facts relative
to German espionage upon the acts of
the government of the United States
and its people, and the destruction of
the property of both by the paid agents
of the Imperial German government
now among us, also the spreading of
seditious propaganda, all tending to
kinder the government of the United
States and its army and navy In the
prosecution of the war against Ger
manay and its allies, all such proven
facts tending to place the Germany
government and its military clique
without the pale of consideration of a
civilized nations;
Now. Therefore, in view of such
facts which brings us to realize that
we, the American people, are facing
in a war to the death the most brutal
and unscrupulous nation that history
has ever revealed; be it
Resolved, That we, the Patriotic
Order Sons of America, Camp, No. 24,
do by these resolutions align our
selves to a man as an auxiliary of the
Americus and Sumter County Council
of Defense;
Resolved further,- That this body be
known as the P. O. S. of A. Minute
Men of Americus, Ga.
Be it further resolved, That we call
upon all members of the order to be
vigilant in apprehending and reort
ing to the chairman of the Council o
Defense all persons guilty of seditious
acts, language, or volation of food or
other laws tending to assist this gov
ernment in its prosecution of the just
war now’ being waged against the
common enemy of mankind.
Resolved further, That these resolu
tions be published in the Times-Re
corder and that copies be furnished
each member of both camps, P. O. S.
of A., together with suitable exlana
tions of what he is expected to do.
J. N. CARTER,
B. I. MIZE.
G. M. GREENE,
Committee on Resolutions.
Unanimously passed this the 13th
day of May, 1918.
MISS ADA FINLEY
WAS DELEGATE TO
BIG CONVENTION
Miss Ada Finley has returned from
Detroit, Mich., where she went as a
delegate to the National Graduate
Nurses’ convention. She was the sole
representative present from Georgia,
and was honored by being chosen to
represent the national association in
this stale. Miss Findley, who is super
ntendent of the Amercus and Sumter
County Hospital, attended the conven
tion as the representative of that in
stitution.
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COKTAISIKG MUEAT
RED CRDSS DRIVE
FOR THIS COUNTY
IS NOW UNDERWAY
CAMPAIGN WILL NOT FORMALLY
START UNTIL NEXT MONDAY,
BUT PRELIMINARY WORK IS
NOW BEING DONE.
Under the direction of W. W. Dykes,
who is chairman of the county organ
ization for the next “drive” prelimin
ary work for the Red Cross campaign
is now’ in progress.
Mr. Dykes s speaking all over the
county, at each of the towns and
crossroads and schools, and is meet
ing with much enthusiasm.
Yesterday afternoon a rally was
held at Plains. Supporting it were
officers from Souther Field and the
aviation camp band. A large crowd
w’as present. Two airplanes flew
over, going to Montgomery, another
in charge of Capt. Furrows alighted,
while Major Wash circled over the
little city doing “stunts.” There
were nearly 100 automobiles at Plains
during the exbibitoin.
A parade for Saturday is now being
arranged by O. C. Johnson, chairman
of publicity for the drive.
CDNSCRIPTioir OF
HUSSIMCITIZENS
GERMANY IS TAKING RUSSIAN
CIVILIANS INTO ARMY—TEUTON
PLAN IS TO END THE WAR THIS
YEAR.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 15.
Germany is seeking to augment her
armies by conscription of the Rus
sians of the borderlands, and what ie
just as sinister a menace to world
peace, she s striving to make rich
Russian territory purely and simply
a German province.
These statements represent official
opinion here, backed by official infor
mation. Both programs are in line
wth the Teuton plans for ending the
war thi s year
specmllSes
to aviation COMP
ALL OLD ADMISSION CARDS HAVE
BEEN RESCINDED CIVILIANS
ALLOWED TO ENTER ONLY ON
CERTAIN DAYS. '
All passes issued heretofore for ad
mission to the aviation camp' have
been rescinded and are being taken up
when presented at the entrance. y
' asses in the future must be issued
through tee adjutant’s office.
In the future civilians will not be
allow’e.l in the camp only on field days,
except for special business, and then
they wdll have a soldier escort as they
go about the grounds. Special rea
sons must also be shown to justify
the issuance of a pass.
E. S. FAGG HERE ON
A BUSINESS VISIT
E. S. Fagg, former steward of the
Hotel Windsor, who is pleasantly re
membered here, is in the city today,
in the interests of Tate Springs Ho
tel, for which he is a special repre-
* sentative. Since leaving Americus,
Mr. Fagg has been around the world
1 and has been connected with some of
• the leading hotels of the country:
NUMBER 115.
