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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 ftLEXftNOER SAYING GOOD-BYE TO WEEGHBM wilL ;a wl J I®. ’ '-{is ■ mWI lbw® laHa IMr ®'■ /fl i ■■ SfW Inn WOV« CLEVELAND ALSXANOCR C»A< LE S wTg.AM. “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. allheals WHEATLESS VST HO W.l.’.K CttATKatS. IhM(|l||l|w®! rAJTW FKEAKTACT KXJW W 111 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.