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DAILY
CITY
EDITION
FORTIETH YEAR
RUSSIA IS MOBILIZING TROOPS AGAIN
GERMANY MASSES TWO MILLION TROOPS
VIOLATION OF
PEACE TREATY
STllffi RUSSIA
GIVES NOTICE TO GERMANY THAT
SHE IS COMPELLED TO RESUME
ARMS AS A MOST NECESSARY
DEFENSIVE MEASURE.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 16.
Russia has served notice on Germany
that she is compelled to mobilize all
necessary forces to protect herself, in
view of Germany’s violation of the
Brest-Litovsk treaty.
CENTRAL POWERS
SICN AGREEMENT
GERMANY AND AUSTRIA IN TWEN
TY-FIVE YEAR COMPACT, WHICH
PUTS AUSTRIA COMPLETELY IN
KAISER’S POWER.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 16.
Germany, seeking to gobble up Russia,,
is also still clinging to the old Mittle
Europa idea.
The thought that she had abandoned
that scheme for running the blot of
Teuton domination across middle Eu
rope was disproved today by official
diplomatic dispatches received here,
anent the recent Hohenzollern-Haps
burg conference at German great
headquarters.
The conference was significant be
cause Austria has been going through
a period of serious stress. Now she
and Germany will work more in uni
son—that is, the German war lodls
will force her to do their bidding
ruthlessly according to the official in
terpretation here. While official dis
patches said no written agreement was
reached, they indicated the ground
wcrk for a twenty-five year German-
Austrian tlliance had been completed,
together with vastly important plans
for mi/tary and political co-operation
’nimediaely.
METHODISTS FAVOR
UNIFICATION IDEA
ATLANTA Ga., May 16.—The Sou
thern Methodist general conference in
session here today went on record in
favor of unification, when it unanim
ously adopted the majority report of
the committee on Church Relations,
suggesting that the Southern Unifica
tion commission continue its negotia
tons with the Northern church com
mission in an effort to work out a
mutually agreeable plan o f unity.
The minority report, suggesting the
abolition of the commission and end
ing of such negotiations, was with
drawn this morning by Judge John S.
Candler, amid enthusiastic demonst
rations of approval.
The conference also voted to call a
special session if unification plans are
agreed upon by the joint commissions
and approved by the Methodist Epis
copal church general conference to
be held in 1920.
Daily Casualty List.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 15
Today’s casualty list contains ninety
one names, including eight killed in
action, four deaths from wounds, four
of disease, one of accident and one
from other couses; fourteen missing,
four wounded severely and fifty-five
wounded slightly. Among the names
are those of Porter A. Stevens, of
Cook Place, Tennessee, and Robert
Weakeley, of Memphis, Tennessee,
both wounded slightly.
AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER
“LI VEST LITTLE DAILY IN GEORGIA"
MT PARADE
STARTS DRIVE
OF RED GROSS
LOCAL CAMPAIGN WILL BE INAUG
URATED NEXT MONDAY WITH
PROCESSION AND SPEAKING AT
FIRST METHODIST.
W. W. Dykes, chairman of the Red
Cross drive for this county, an
nounces that the campaign in the city
will be formally opened next Monday
with a big parade and with public
soaking.
The orators for the occasion will be
Judge Andrew J. Cobb, of Athens, and
Lieut. James H. Wolff, of the aviation
camp. Judge Cobb is too well-known
in Americus for introduction. Lieut.
Wolff was formerly assistant attorney
general of Utah. The exercises will
be held at the First Methodist church.
The parade will start at three o’clock
and from then until five, all stores are
asked to close.
In the procession will be the camp
band, the ambulances, the squadrons,
the local members of the Red Cross in
uniform, the High school cadets and
civilian authorities, all decorated in
Red Cross designs.
Mr. Dykes and Lieut. Wolff have been
speaking throughout the county this,
week in behalf of the Red Cross drive,
and have been received by large and
enthusiastic audiences.
WINDSOR PHARMACY
GIVEN 0. K. CARD BY
INSPECTING OFFICER
The work of inspecting Americus
soda founts and soft drink establish
ments began here today, the Windsor
Pharmacy being one of the first places
to be inspected. This establishment,
which is among the most completely
equipped in the South, was looked over
carefully by Dr. DeSaussure, and a
corps of assistants, and given his offi
cial “o. k.” in the form of card which
will be prominently displayed here
after. In order to secure one of these
cards an establishment must be thor
oughly screened and protected against
all possible forms of contagion, in
cluding modern sterilization equip
ment, such as s used at the Windsor
Pharmacy. Dr. E. L. Carswell is
active manager of the Windsor Phar
macy, and it is a tribute to his ex
cellent judgment that his establish
ment received flattering approval after
rigid inspection by Dr. DeSaussure.
SUGAR BLANKS MAY
BE OBTAINED HERE
The county food administrator has
received a supply of blanks which all
persons “engaged in any business of
manufacturing, bottling, packing or
preparing products in which sugar is
used” are required to fill out and send
to the state food administrator at
Atlanta. Those desiring these blanks
may have them on application No
person engaged as above can now buy
sugar now without a certificate from
the state administrator, and one of
these forms must be filled out and
sent in in order to get the certificate
FLYER FALLS 1,000 FEET
AFTER TAKING NOSE DIVE
FORT WORTH, Tex, May 10.—
Cadat Henry J. Myers of Bucryrus,
0., fell 1,000 feet to his death to-day
when he lost control of his airplane
while making a spinning nose dive.
He was flying about two miles east
of Hicqs Field, near here.
AMERICUS. GEORGIA. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. MAY 16, 1918
THIS “BLUE OEVIL” KOT SORRY HE MME HERE
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MISS RUTH .SCHULTZ
Edouard Deleu, one of the fifty “Blue Devils” sent by France to show
the American people why they should subscribe for the Liberty Loan, is
not sorry he came to the United States. This photograph was taken at the
headquarters of the Liberty Loan campaign in New Yor City, and Miss
Ruth Schultz, one of the workers there, found it impossible to restrain
her admiration for him. She borrowed his steel helmet for the picture.
HON. ISIOOB fiELOERS
is mu IN CHY
Hon. Isidor Gelders, editor of the
Fitzgerald Leader-Enterprise, and one
of the best-known citizens of Ben Hill
county, is in Americus today, attend
ing the meeting of the trustees of the
Agricultural college. Mr. Gelders is
well known all over the state, and is
noted as being one of Fitzgerald’s most
active and progressive men. There is
no public movement in which he does
not take a special interest.
ANOTHER LAUNDRY
TO OPERATE HERE
Another laundry will be started in
Americus at an early date. It will be
operated by J. L. Jones, of Leslie, and
will be located in the former light
plant building, across from the Cen
tral depot. Mr. Jones has signed a
lease for three years, with an optional
renewal of five more.
CONGRESS CAN’T ( RANGE
PACIFIC COAST COW TIME
SACRAMENTO. Cal., May 16.—01 d
Bossie, the family cow, has declared
the daylight saving law unconstitu
tional.
Extremely conservative and highly
temperamental, Bossie refuses to take
judicial notice of the fact that there is
a war going on somewhere, and with
holds the milk supply when California
milkmaids hustle out to do the chores
an hour earlier than formerly. Hence
high school girls in the rural districts
have appealed to W. C. Wood, state
hgh school commissioner, to have the
school time moved back to cow time.
Educational authorities are consid
ering the appeal, and Old Bossie, her
back to the wall, is chewing her cud
with deep determination.
MflJUfl HUES I. FOSE
HEBE FOB HE* MIS
I /Major James A. Fort is here spend
ing several days with his relatives. His
battalion has just completed a severe
' trench training experience at Camp
Wheeler, ami he is resting up, after
engaging in a gruelling combat with
imaginary Boches. His frends are
giving him a cordial welcome. /
BATTLESHIP OF
AUSTRIA SUNK
ROME, May 16.—An Italian war
ship penetrated Pola harbor Tuesday
and torpedoed an Austrian battleship,
it is offically announced today.
Munitions Were Made In U. 8.
NEW YORK, May 16.—Munitions to
be used in connection with secret sup
> I lies of German rifles and ammuni
tion recently found stored in New
York were not brought into the Unit
ed States, but were manufactured in
this country by factories controlled by
German capital, according to the lat
est disclosures in the investigation
being conducted by the attorney gen
eral here.
Big Guns Still Fire.
LONDON, May 16.—Allied and Ger
man artillery are pounding each other
in various sections along practically
the whole of the western front, Gen
eral Haig reported today. The artil
lerying is particularly hot in the
Somme and Ancre valleys.
Twelve Aviators Killed.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 16
Twelve deaths occurred at aviation
fields in this country from April 25th
to May Bth, the war department an
nounced today.
ROUND-STATE
TOURISTS ARE
HEBE TONIGHT
GEORGIA AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIA
TION’S DELEGATION TO SPEND
NIGHT-ARRIVE ABOUT SIX
O’CLOCK.
The ’round-the-state tourists will
arrive in Americus this afternoon, pro
bably about six o’clock. They come
here from Albany, and will spend the
night in this ciy, then going to Col
umbus and on to Atlanta.
The tourists will be met at the
county line by a delegation from the
Americus Auto Club, headed by Frank
Sheffield, president , and Charles
Burke, secretary.
In the visiting party are the follow
ing:
Paige Frank T. Reyqnolds Atlanta,
secretary of the Georgia State Auto
mobile association, and Pacemaker, H.
V. Bone, Atlanta, and C. C. Morgan,
representing the Macon Telegraph;
Chevrolet, J. H. Sims, Dudley Glass, F.
M. Spangler and D. K. Roberts, all
of Atlanta; National, Mrs. F. H. Ran
dolph, of Jefferson; Mr. McConnell, of
Gainesville; Miss Ethel Traynham, of
Atlanta; Chalmers, F. E. Friday and
Bryan Newkirk, Atlanta; W. E. Alex
ander, Detroit, and Walter F. Winn,
Atlanta; Buick, Mr. and Mrs. Loridans,
Dr. J. C. White and Earl E. Griggs, all
of Atlanta; Howard, Mr. and Mrs. T.
F. Cathcart, Jr., and Jack Cathcart, of
Atlanta; Reo baggage truck, driven
by D. A. Williams, of Atlanta.
Plans for a meeting will prboably
be perfected after the arrival of the
autoists. Until they are consulted no
arrangements will be made.
FENIMORE WILL
PROBABLY RESIGN
HIS PLACE HERE
•
It is probable that the Americus
Chamber of Commerce will lose the
services of its secretary, P. A. Feni
more.
Mr. Kenimore has been approached
by the Birmingham Chamber of Com
merce, perhaps the largest and best
i organized commercial organization in
the South, and has about decided to
accept their offer. In the event he
does, he will tender his resignation
here withn a few days. The offer from
Birmingham is such a flattering one
that Mr. Fenmore does not see how
he can decline it. However, as he has
been figuring o n engaging in farming
as a side-line to his local work, it is
possible that he will do that.
CARLOAD OF BEER IS
SEIZED AT SAVANNAH
SAVANAH, Ga., May 16.—Following
a recent raid when a carload of as
sorted liquor was seized near Savan
nah, officers yesterday confiscated a
carload of beer at Tybee. The car was
seized in the Seaboard Air Line rail
road yards here, and had been ship
ped at non-intoxicating beverages.
Sick Soldiers Arrive.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 15-
One hundred and forty-eight wounded
and sick American soldiers arrived in
ths country from Europe during the
week ending May 3, the surgeon gen
eral announced today. Eight others
were received during the week ending
May 10th.
Notice.
Associated Charities will have a
meeting at the Carnegie Library Fri
day P. M. at 4:30 o’clock. A full at
tendance is urged.
MISS EMMA MAE BORUM,
Sec’y.
THURSDAY
ONE MEAL
WEAILESS
VST HO BKIAD CAAOKEXS, WUlf |!|Uh
MTOB OBtLAKIACT IOOPS
aWIAIKUW WHEAT
STRONG FORCE
OF HUNS REIIOV
FOBJUG FIGHT
ONE HUNDRED DIVISIONS OF
RESTED TROOPS IN LINE AND
EIGHTY DIVISIONS HELD AS RE.
SERVES BY HINDENBURG.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES, in
France, May 16. —Nearly a hundred
rested or fresh German infantry divis
ions are now on the western front,
about eighty divisions are held in re
serve by Hindenburg.
wilsoTpiidtests
AGAINST INOUffl
RENEWS HIS OBJECTIONS TO THE
PROBE AND APPEALS TO THE
SENATORS TO DEFEAT THE RES
OLUTION.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 16.
iPresdent Wilson today renewed his
emphatic protest against the propos
ed senate aircraft investigation. He
told Senator Thompson, of Kansas,
that in view of the apointment of
Charles E. Hughes to assist the de
partment of justice in its inquiry, he
considered a senate probe unnecessary,
and asked Senator Thompson to do all
iue could to defeat it.
M. DUVAL TO FACE
THE FIRING SQUAD
PARIS, May 16—M. Duval, wso was
director of the suppressed Germano
phile newspaper, Bonnet Rouge, was
condemned to death late yesterday by
courtmartial for treason.
The six other defendants were sen
tenced to imprisonment for terms
ranging from two to ten years.
M. Marion, assistant manager of
Bonnet Rouge, receved ten years’ im
risonment at hard labor.
Jacques Landau, a reporter on the
newspaper, was given eight years at
hard labor.
Goldsky was sentenced to eight years
at hard labor and military degrada
tion. \
M. Jocla, a reporter on the Bonnet
Rouge, was given five years at hard
labor.
M. Vercassen was sentenced to two
years in prison and fined five thou
sand francs, with sentence suspended.
Jean Lapmarie, former director of
the ministry of interior, was given
two. years in prson and fined two
thousand francs. \
M. Duval, with great' fortitude,
heard Colonel Voyer read the death
sentence. He then said: \
“The judgment of man often is tr
roneous. Posterity will judge whether
I am guilty of treason.”
THREE HUN PLANES
ARE BROUGHT DOWN
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY, in
Lorraine, May 15.—(Delayed.)—Dur
ing a heavy Germana raid this morn
ing American aviators shot down three
enemy planes and drove off a number
of others. There were no American
losses.
Artillery’ Active.
PARIS, May 16. —Artillery fighting
in the Haiiles Castel sector east of
Amiens, is announced by the French
war office. An enemy attack west of
Montdidier was repulsed.
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