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DAILY
CITY
EDIT ION
I ORTIETH YEAR
WHO'S WHO IN SUMTER?
T.-R. Will TELL IN BIG
ISSUE IN SEPTEMBER
/
PROMINENT PEOPLE AND LEAD
ING INDUSTRIES HERE WILL BE
FEATURES OF BIGGEST AAD
BEST NEWSPAPER EVER PUB
LISHED. IN THIS SECTION—HUN
DEEDS OF CUTS WILL BE USED
AISD DATA CONTAINED IN ISSUE
"ILL BT VALUABLE FOR REFER
ENCE PURPOSES YEARS FROM
NOW.
“Mho’s Who In Sumter County ”
This question has been upon the
lips of hundreds here during the pst
week.
Ine query is interesting, and there
are thousands scattered about the
state cf Georgia who would redly
Ike'to know.
Uov- many citizens of this commun
ity are really prominent in 'ls af
fairs How many of them possess the
•'omplete confidence and respect of
their neighbors, and how many have
public records of which they are truly
proud? How many here are descend
ants of illustrious families; families
whose forefathers helped in conspic
uous manner to frame the destinies of
Georgia, or perchance, had some im
portant part in helping organize and
protect,the infant republic which has
since grown into the great and glor
ious country that is now’ ours?
How many men are there in Amer
icus and Sumter county who W’ould
like to have their records preserved
to posterity, who glory in their indi
vidual achievements, and who feel
their example, held up for the admi
ra|tion of coming generations, will
shed a beneficient influence in years
to come? There are generations yet
unborn who will read the big issue of
The Times-Recorder in which all this
will appear, and hundreds of citizens
here will contribute their part to
ward making the edition a great sue,
cess.
But the men are not to garner all
the glory. There are women in Sum
ter county whose achievements should
and w’ill be preserved for the encour
agement of posterity. There are busi
ness women here whose success in
life have over-topped that achieved
by the average man, and there are
women here who own farms that are
models of agricultural achievement.
All these are entitled to their "place
in the sun.” The Times-Recorder of
fers to all an opportunity to pre
serve the record of their own achieve
ments.
There will be hundreds of illus
trations used in the preparation of
ibe big edition that will tell “Who’s
Who in Sumter County.” Prominent
people w’ill see their likeness on ev
ery page, and the edition will be pre
served in every home in the entire
section. Its beauty and the valuable
historical data found within its pages
will make it worth preserving. The
Carnegie Library will be furnished a
special copy printed upon hard pa
per for preservation among its ar
chives, and the stranger who comes
hare years hence will see at a glance
the names and pictures of those who
were prominent during the stirring
days of the Great World War.
The Times-Recorder is going to is
sue this paper without thought of
selfish interest. This enterprise is
no money-making scheme. Every dol
!a r taken in will be expended in the
preparation of the edition, and The
Times-Recorder will reap its rewa-d
in the Knowledge that it has present-
WHO’S WHO
I\ SUMTER ‘ OrNTY?
Americus Times-Recorder
“LIVEST LITTLE DAILY IN GEORwA."
SHORTAGE BE FLAGS
EXISTS WITH Ulffl
BUSINESS HOUSES IN
SEARCN J THEM
AI’EAL MADE BY ROTARIANS FOR
DISPLAY OF FLAG ON EVERY
FLAG POLE SHOWS FEW FLAGS
(AN BE BOUGHT HERE—ONLY
THREE BIG FLAGS OWNED IN
AMERICUS.
There are only three large Ameri
. cun flags owned in Americus.
This unusual information has just
peen brought to light by the appeal of
the Americus Rotary club to merch
ants ic display the flag upon their
buildings and in their stores.
Following issuance of the appeal a
. day or two ago, several business
concern,, here sought to secure big
flags, bit without success. S. H. j
lire.-s <s. Co., the Americus Automo
bile Co and the Americus postefliee
are the buildings in the city now
flying the flag, but this condition is
not the fault of the others.
Capt. G. Lester Williams, manager
I of the big Charles L Ansley store,
told The Times-Recorder today that
. it was impossible to buy a flag <
proper texture and dimensions for
flying above that building, and this
condition, it was later learned, con
fronts other merchants as well. There
are a few “starched” flags, emblems
not suited for continuous flying, to be
had, but of the others the stock has
been exhausted already, and it now
seems others cannot be secured.
Bolshevik Claim Victory.
STOCKHOLM. August 22.—Bolshe
vik troops advancing along the’Onega
river where allied expeditionary
! forces are operating, have captured
the village of Purgasove, according |
to a bulletin issued from the “Labor
ers’ army headquarters on Monday.”
cd t 0 the people of Americus, and >f
Georgia and the South, an accurate
and carefully compiled history of th» '
county, its prominent people and its
■ important industries.
For the purpose of preparing this
tiy edi'ion. The Times-Recorder has
secured the services of Mrs. Gertrude
Ray Butt a woman splendidly suit-
■ ed Loth by environment and training
to compile the necessary data. An
i Americas woman, known to all reu-
■ dents here The Times-Recorder be
speaks for her a cordial recepiton by
those upon whom she will call during
hes preparation of this work. Mrs.
s Butt has graciously consented to
■ devote her entire time and attention
• to the “WTio's Who In Sumter Coun
t ty” edition of this paper from this
date until the big presses begin to
■ grind out the issue, and she will call
t upon business and professional men
> immediately regarding her work.
■ She will be assisted in her labors by
■ R. C. Moran, of the Times-Recorder
- staff, and It is anticipated the big
1 edition will be ready for issuance ear-
■ ly in September.
WHO’S WHO
IN SUMTER COUNTY?
AMERICUS. GEORGIA. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AUGUST 22, 1918
FOGH HITTING IT
HUN ON 4 FROSTS
GAINING ON ALL
PARIS, August 22.—German troops
were forced back over a 20 mile front
to a depth of from one to two miles
from Lassigny to the Aillet river dur
ing the night, according to the of
ficial statement issued at the war of
fice today.
French troops maintained contact
with the retreating enemy between
Matz and the Oise and east of the
Oise during the night, according to
the official statement issued by the
war office today.
Four vllages. LePlemont, Thies
court, Cannectancourt and Ville were
iccupied by the French, who have
reached !he Divette river, the state.-
ment says.
The French have reached Oise on
a six mile front east of Noyon their
line extending from Sempigny to
Bretigny.
Further east the villages of Bour
guignon and St. Paul-Au-Bois have
been taken. The French reached the
| Aillet river at LaQuincy-Basse. The
western outskirts of Pommieres, on
the Aisne west of Soissons also have
been taken.
The text of the statement reads .
“During the course of the night
the French troops have maintained
contact with the enemy, who is re
treating between the Matz and the
Oise and east of the Oise.
“We have occupied LePlemont.
Thiescourt, Cannectacourt and *VHIe
and have reached the Diette river.
“We have reached the Oise to the
east of Noyon from Sempigny to
Bretigny.
Further we have taken Bourguig
non and St. Paul-Aix-Bois. Passing
to the north of this village we have
reached the Aillette at La-Quincy-
Basse.
“Between the Ailette and the Aisne
there is no change in the situation ex
cept' in the region of Pommiers,
w’here we have taken the western
outskirts of the village.”
OISE S[D 81
FRENCH; 88I1ISH
ALSO ADVANCING
LONDON, August 22 —British forces
attacked the Germans this morning
between the Somme and the Ancre
rivers, the official statement issued
at the war office today announces.
North of the Ancre, the statement
says, the Arras-Bapnume railway has
been, crossed in spite of strong enemy
resistance.
Between two and three thousand
prisoners were captured by the Brit
ish In yesterday’s operations, the
statement says.
LONDON, August 22.—1 n the Flan
ders battle area th© British last night
attacked and captured a German po
sition north of Bailleul, according to
advices from the front today. It is
reported that a strong local counter
attack made yesterday morning
gaainst toe Lucre hospice was re
pulsed after heavy fighting and that
sharp combats took place during the
night in this sector.
WHO’S WHO
IN SUITER COUNTY!
JESSE 0. BRIDGES
KILLED JIILI 28TH
WTIIE FIGHTING
PHHSSIIII__EUIHO
MEMBER Os AMERICUS LIGHT IN-
FANTRY WHO WAS TRANSFER
RED TO RAINBOW DIVISION IN
ORDER THAT HE MIGHT REACH
FRANCE QUICKLY—SERVED AT
MEXICAN BORDER.
Jesse D. Bridges, who went to the
war as a member of the Americus
iJght Infantry, has been killed at the
.ront in France. He met death fight
ng heroically on July 28th, but offi
cial news of his death has just been
received here. He was a son of Mr.
and Mrs. R. H. Bridges, who now re
side in Albany, the former having
been during several years a butcher
employed in various markets here.
July 28th, the date on which young
Bridges met death is the date on
which lhe Rainbow Division met and
defeated the crack Prussian Guards
>'n the battle of Sergy. No more bit
ter fighting has occurred in the en
tire war than this sanguinary encoun-
Jesse Bridges went to the border
with "he Americus Light Infantry and
was stationed at Camp Cotton. Com
ing back with his company, he was
stationed at Camp Harris first and
later at Camp Wheeler. From the
very first he was anxious to go to
France, and twice transferred to other
companies in the hope of going over.
Finally when the call came for volun
teers for the Rainbow Division he en
thusiastically offered his services.
Jesse D. Bridges was born in Syl
vester, Ga., on October 30, 1895, and
would, therefore, have been 23 years
old next October. The family moved
to Albany shortly after Jesse enlisted
in the army.
Mrs. Bridges, mother of the dead
so’dier, when notified of his death in
Albany yesterday displayed a wonder
ful fortitude. That she should shed
tears at a loss so great was but hu
man, but she talked through her
tears of the son she had given for
her country’s cause, and confessed
that she had been prepared for the
worst ever s’Hce the boy went to
France. She said that her only regret
is that she son, through recklessness,
may have sacrificed his life too soon.
She said that Jesse D. had been dec
orated once for bravery and com
mended on another occasion, and for
these reasons she feared that he might
not have exercised ail the precaution
necessary.
Mrs. Bridges declared that her son
had been at all times a good son and
that she had no fear for his future.
She bad always told him to “do your
duty and trust in the Lord.” His
letters, which came regularly, assur
ed his mother that her advice was
heeded.
GEORGE " ATHEWS
BADLY SCALDS)
George Mathews, an employe of the
Seaboard Airline railroad, was badly
scalded in an accident which occurred
at the shops of that compny here y»-
terdy afternoon.
Details concerning the accident
would not be given out by officials of
the railroad, but it is understood the
’ unfortunate victim was severely burn
ed about both head and neck, and that
i he narrowly escaped the loss of his
eyesight as well.
WHO'S WHO *
IT SUTTER COJ“TY! •-
1 Ell IG US Mil PHI
MINUTE OfIILV IN
PERIOD DF WHOLE
WIH FBRSUCGESS
MOTHER WHO HAS SON IN ACTIVE
SERVICE ADVOCATES ADOPT
ION OF PLAN BEING FOLLOWED
AT MACON WANTS ALL TO
STOP ONE MINUTE AT NOON TO
PRAY FOR VII TORY.
An Americus mother —a God-fear
ing and patriotic woman who has al
ready given her son to fight for his
country, has asked The Times-Re
corder to advlocate the custom of
' everybody stopping one minute each
day at noon t o pray for the success
of Allied arms and the safe and early
return home of our noble boys now
fighting in far-away Frapce. No
suggestion yet offered has had the
more hearty aproval of this paper. In
Macon the practice has already been
established, and when the whistles
blow for the noon hour everything
and everybody stops for just one
minutes’ intersecession for the boys at
the front.
1
Thh |M;|2on Telegraph, advoating
establishment of the practice in that
1
city recently, carried toe following
editorial, which will doubtless, be
read with interest by many people in
Americus;
Most every man owns God in his
inmost heart, with some conception (
of the Diety formed in his mind. In
I
one form or another nearly every man
prays some time or other. And we
cannot underrate the power of gen
eral prayer. Those who may discount ,
it as a religious power will at least
admit the power of mass, willing and
wishing and hoping for a certain
thing to be done. Man has always
turned his thoughts heavenward and
wafted up his supplications when in
i
trouble and travail of body and spirit.
There is, therefore, probably more
praying being done at this time in
America than at any time in the peo
ple’s history. With the soldiers in
France and civilian duties performed
there does not seem much else to do. I
Tq pray naturally, as a fixed exer
cise each day, cannot but add to the ;i
power of prayer for our cause and our
n.en and the nations with which we I j
have become allied. To take a min
ute or so each day, at a certain stated I
time for all of us, to bow toe head in
silent prayer for our cause on the field
of battle and our men who are tight-1
ing for it, can be made a mighty |
force if we all do it. The movement i
is spreading all over America and!
seems to be coming to Macon now |
with such force it will soon be pari ’
oi the regular everyday offices of God
fearing and patriotic Macon men and
women to pause for sixty seconds just
before noon each day and silently
pi ay.
it doesn’t make a particle of dif
ference what we call it. It is to be
Macon’s daily war prayer, that’s the
main thing; and if every man will
pt ay to his God every day a mighty
spiritual and psyda. ’ force will be
released to help us all in our support
of the armies in the field and leaders
in the great civilian support of the
fighting men. Let us do this. There
is no need to be trucking about the
wolds or squinting askance at for
mer associations. The idea itself it
good. It will help win the war and
will help us all who are in toe win
ring of toe war. So let us do it—
fcithwith. ,
WHO’S WHO
IN M MTEK COUNTY!
vSAiV.h S O GAR
iOR THE
MAN /OgL
VHO
mOKSTIHREDB!
REPORTHHATLAW
LESS ELEMENT HAS
TOOMUCJIFREEOOM
SOLDIERS FROM SOUTHER FIELD
MADE DRUNK ON LIQUOR FUR
CHASED IN DAWSON IS CHARGE
MADE BY TERRELL CITIZEN
WRITING THE DAWSON NEWS.
Over in Dawson there promises to
be a lively controversy over certain
charges of lawlessness just made by a
citizen of that town in a communi
cation published in this week’s is
sue of the Dawson News. In this
communication the citizen referred to
says that “Right now is in
a very unenviable light, and this un
savory reputation has come to us be
cause a handful of people have been
allowed to run rough shod over the
laws by which the city is supposed
to be governed.
“It is commonly reported that mil
itary police guard the roads leading
from the aviation camp at Americus
to prevent any soldier coming to our„
city. Men in higher positions in our - ?
i-.rmy never put restrictions on the ?
men without cause. Those who claim
to know assert that the soldiers who
v'ere rounded up here two weeks ago
by military police sent down from
Souther Field were made drunk by
some of our own people, profiteers
if you please, who propose to fatten
on the debauchery of Uncle Sam’s men.
‘ Isn’t it about time somebody was
taking time from the strenuous pro
gram of war activities to look into
this grave matter? What more pa
triotic duty confronts us? We are
having prayer meetings enough to
move mountains, but, I say it rever
ently, I don’t believe the Lord is go
ing to do the work he put us hen
to look after.
“From all accounts the cleaning uj
i f Dawson is a man’s job and when
(Continued on Last Page.)
SEABOARD MAY SOON
INAUGURATE TRAIN
SERVICE INTO MACON
FROM SAV’H., IS RUMOR
‘•SANDHOUSE’’ REPORTS ARE TO
THE EFFECT THAT AMERICUS
WILL BE AFFECTED BY CHANGE
—SHOO-FLY MAY BE EXTENDED
SO AS TO RUN BETWEEN COL
UM BUS AND HELENA.
It is reported here today, and The
Times-Recorder says reported advis
edly, that the Seaboard Air Line will
shortly inaugurate a new direct pas
senger service between Macon and
Savannah, via Vidalia, and that in
the changes made will be one pro
viding for the extension of the shoo-tly
now operating from Helena to Amer
icus, on into Columbus.
This train was formerly operated
as far as Columbus and was consid
ered a good “trade train” as well as a
great convenience to people residing
at Plains. Peston and Richland, but
some time ago authority was granted
for its continuance, and now it is
operated only east of Americus.
As said in the beginning, though.
The Times-Reeorder gives the report
only for what it Is worth, and without
saying it is either true or otherwise.
WHO’S WHO
| IN SUMTER COUNTY ’
NUMBER 195.