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DAILY
CITY
EDITION
IORTIETH YEAR
DISASTER NOW
THREATENS All
GERMAN LINE IF
BAPAIIME FALLS
BRITISH ARE THREATENING OUT-
LYING DEFENSES OF PERONNE.
AND HAIG’S MEN ARE NOW ONLY
A SHORT DISTANCE TO THE
NORTHWEST OF IMPORTANT
PIVOT POINT HELD BY ENEMY.
NEW ) ORK, August 24.—Overcom
ing enemy resistance with smashing
1 lows. the allied forces between Ar
ras aiiti S'oissons are moving steadily
forward. The menace to the Ger
man positions on the fifty mile front
increases hourlj' as the allies take
thousands ts prisoners and inflict
heavy losses.
Gn the north, having hurled the
Germans fro mmore or less impor
tant positions on a thirty mile front
the British are nearing Bapaume and
threatening the outlying defenses of
Peronue. The fall of Bapaume. it is
said, would be a disaster to the en
emy. Field Marshal Haig’s men now
are but a little more than two miles
away on the northwest, having taken
Achiet-Le-Grand and Bihu-Court in
determined fighting.
West of Noyon the French have
forced a crossing of the Divette at
Evricourt, three miles from Noyon,
and they maintain their strong pres
sure from the south and west. Be
tween the Aisne and the Ailette, north
of Soissons, Gen. Mangin’s troops are
pressing close to the heights dominat-
Chemin es Dames from the west, in
creasing the menace to the German
positions along the Vesle.
An Old Battlefield.
The British third and fourth armies
are fighting over the old battlefield
of the Somme and are making, mark
ed progress in fighting which resem
bles in intensity the first days of the
drive of July, 1916. They have cross-,
ed the Albert-Arras road over most
of its length. They have seized the
high ground north, west and south ■
west of Bapaume and have surround- j
ed the important position of Thiep
vay on three sides.
BIG Y DRIVE
WILL BEGIN ON
. NOVEMBER 11TH
WHOLE WEEK TO BE DEVOTED!
TO “UNITED WAR FUND CAM-|
PMGN,” WITH FULL ORGANIZA
TION READY FOR WORK.
The week of November 11 has been
officially designated for the great
union war drive to be known as the
“TniteJ War Fund Campaign’”
The objective of this great drive
will be to raise $135,500,000 for the
war uork of the Young .Men’s Chris
tian Association, the Young Women’s
Christian Association, the War Ca.np
Community Service and the American
Library Association, according to an
announcement just received here
from representatives of the four or
ganisations.
The ' oung Men’s Christian Asso
ciation will receive $100,000,000 from
” WHO’S WHO
IN SUMTER COUNTY?
AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER
"LIVEST LITTLE DAILY IN GEORGIA."
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many tanks that have been so instru- hordes. This British Official Photo carefully housed under their sheds.
DEATH OF CHAS.
M. WILLIAMS AT
HOSPITAL FRIDAY
A SHOCK TO ALL
Many friends were shocked Friday
night by announcement of the death
of Charles M. Williams, which occur
red about 6 o'clock that afternoon at
the Americus hospital. Death follow
ed an operation performed only the
day before, and was the culmination
of a month.
The funeral, which was largely at
tended, was held from the family res
idence Saturday afternoon, with in
terment in Oak Grove cemetery. Rev.
eroy G. Henderson, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, officiated in the
absence of Rev. Paul W. Ellis, of
First Hethodist church, of which de
ceased was a consistent and prom
inent member. The floral tributes
were many and beautiful, ai-tteisting
the high esteem in which the deceas
ed was held by hundreds of friends.
Deceased was sixty-five years of
age, and had been a resident of
H’.iericus during forty years. He was
I engaged in the mercantile pursuits
I here during many years and at the
| time of his death was a member of
the firm of Williams Niles Co., hard
ware dealers. He was a man of gen
ial nature, exalted character and
high ideals, and unusually popular
I among a wide circle of friends.
I He is survived by his wife, one
I daughter, Mrs. (’. O. Niles, of Ameri-
■ us; three sons. Cliff C. Williams, of
I Americus; Olin A. Williams, of At
; lanta, and Harry H. Williams, who is
I an enlisted man in the United States
I navy. To all of these is extended
| the sympathy of the entire commu
| nity in their hours of bereavement.
Pall-bearers at the funeral Sa’
; day were Hollis Fprt. H. E. Allen. E.
L. Bell. John T Taylor. .1. T. McLen
don and John W. Shiver, and the
funeral arrangements were directed
by the Americus Undertaking Go.
'he fund and the Young Women’s
Christian Association $15,000,000. the
War Camp Community Service $15.-
000,000 and the Library Association
$3,500,000.
John J. Eagen of Atlanta, is chair
man of the executive committee of
the "Y” fund-raising forces for the
Southeast and R H. King is campaign
director. I* Porter Moore is in charge
of publicity for the “Y” in the
Southeast for the campaign.
WHO’S WHO
IN M MTER COUNTY?
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING AUGUSE 25. 1918
BRITISH ADVANCING
RAPIDLY IN PICAHDY
WIIH GERMANS FILL
ING BACK ON LINE
FOURTEEN thousand prisoners
HAVE BEEN TAKEN. AND AL
LIES ARE CLOSING IN ON BAP
AUME—ARTILLERY DUELS IN
A
PROGRESS SOUTH OF THE
SOMME- FRENCH PATROL PEN-
EI’KATE ENEMY POSITIONS.
LONDON, August 24—British troops
a.ong exireme northern sectors of
the buttle line in Picardy and Artois
are advancing at a comparatively
rapid rate. Their attack in the Al
bert region was continued early this
morning.
According to unofficial reports from
the field, the British have reached the
village of Henin on the Cojeul river,
five miles southeast of Arras. They
also have advanced further to the
south and are in the outskirts of the
town of St. Leger.
Advancing Britons appear to be
closing in on Bapaume, the reputed
keynote of the German position be
tween Arras and the Somme. The
Germans have been forced to give
u? towns just to the north of Bap
aume while the British are reported
to be operating just to the west of
the town.
It is officially reported that in the
fighting since Wednesday morning
v hen the offensive began in this sec
tor the British have taken more than
l‘t.ooo prisoners. It is stated in un
official advices that whole batteries
of heavy guns,'have been taken from
the enemy.
of the Somme and between
the Oise and the Aisne artillery duels
are »(’ported.
French patrols operating in Lor
raine have penetrated German
trenches at many points.
British forces are within two miles
of to dispatches
received in London today.
The British third army is advanc
ing very rapidly, t has gone for
v ard in some places to the depth of
four miles on a front of twelve
miles.
The British fourth army is on the
outskirts of Bray, where heavy fight
ing is proceeding.
WHO’S WHO
IN SUMTER COUNTY?
THIRD AGGIE WILL
OPEN UPON TIME;
NEW TRUSTEES TO
BE NAMED SOON
The Third District Agricultural
and Mehanical school herewill begin
its fall session this year as advertised
and will continue in operation with
' out interruption during the school
year.
; This announcement is made by The
Times-Recorder on authority of Gov
ernor Hugh M. Dorsey wh 0 told Sec
retary Joseph Perkins, of the Ameri
cus and Sumter County Chamber of
Commerce yesterday that the school
would not be closed.
Failure of the legislature to pro
vide urgently needed funds, coupled
with a re-arrangement of the school
district and the fact that the terms
el all the trustees of the institution
will expire within a short time, at
one time presented difficulties which
it was thought would make the clos
ing of the school necessary, but. these
have been overcome, and there will
be no interruption of activities there.
New trustees will*be named within ;
few days.
DRAFT FOR DOCTORS
MAY BE NECESSARY
ATLANTA, Ga.. August 24.—The
increasing great need for the service
of physicians and surgeons overseas
has resulted in the initiation of a
state-wide drive for volunteers among
the medical men of the state. This
will he undertaken in the near fu
ture by the medical department of
the State Council of Defense.
The plan is to secure an agreement
from all physicians in the state to
answer the call of the government as
they are needed. Some action is
necessary as the great numtier of men
going overseas must have expert
medical attention. Those who refuse
t o sign the application blank must
give their full names, addresses and
reasons for declining.
This will also enable the physicians
who avail themselves of the plan, the
privilege of «olunteering before the
new age extensions of the selective
service law gees into effect.
WHO’S WHO
15 M'MTF.R COtATY J
MPT. WILLIAMS
WRITES IN OPEN
LETTER GIVING
HHRST OPINION
WELL KNOWN AMERICUS MAN
WHO IS HEAD OF “P. O. S. 0.
MINUTE MEN." RETURNS EDI
TO RIAL ADDRESSED TO “THINK
ING. LOYAL AMERICANS” WITH
SCATHING DENUNCEMENT.
An open letter whitten by Capt. G.
Lester Williams, of Americus, to the
Atlanta Georgia in which he severely
criticizes the editorial policy of that
newspaper, will be widely discussed
here. The letter reads as follows:
"To the Georgian, Atlanta, Ga. 1 am
a loyal, reading and thinking Amer
ican, and that is why 1 will not swal
low ‘the bunc’ herein contained, and
I would be very much pleased if you
would not further address me through
the mails or otherwise. If 1 knew a
thing was true and saw it in the
Georgian. I would then doubt it seri
otsly. If the Georgian wishes me to
believe a thing, just let it deny the
tru h. I will then know it is so. I
do not believe anything said in the
Georgian till 1 see it confirmed by
reputable papers. When a snake falls
into a hold he does not like, because
of fear, he uses every means in his
power to get out. That is the posi
tion of Hearst today, and like the
snake* whose ways are crooked, he
is trying to climb out of the hole;
he has gotten into, and if he can coil
himself around the credulity of, the
American people to do it, why, it
comes as natural for him as for the
snake. I use the snake in compari
son. though it may lower his stand
ing in the community by so doing, be
cause no human likes the snake, and
moreover, the snake was somehow
mixed up in the first trouble in this
world, and it seems he is still with us
in human form. If you can pick out
any one in Georgia fool and traitor
enough t 0 believe this stuff, just send
•t to them, but do not send me any
more.”
(’apt Williams' letter to the Geor-i
I
gian is written upon the back of a
circular letter being mailed out by
that publication and entitled. "An
Editorial for Thinking Loyal Ameri
cans.”
SPECIAL MUSIC AT
IST BAPTIST TODAY
Today at First Baptist church there
will be special music at both the
I- cming and evening services, with
th< regular choir assisted by several
artists from Souther Field. Mrs. H.
e Jones, the organist, has prepar
ed program of unusual merit, and
al! who attend will enjoy tms feature
>f the service.
The program at the morning hour
v,.'l be as follows:
Prelude—(Agnes Dell—Bruch
Duet, “Come Only Salvatio-.
(Petrie) —Mrs. Ray and Mrs. Mc-
Lendon.
Offertory, "Prayer,”—Gosti.
Organ Postlude. —Hiller.
8010, Selected. —Mr. Cackey
At the evening service the choir
wilt again be assisted by talent from
the aviation training camp, and the
program will be as follows :
Organ Prelude.—Tours
Solo. "Hear Our Prayer,” (Mac-
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IN SUMTER COUNTY I
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| TOR THE
WHO
INTEREST GROWING
IN IHE DIG EDITION
TO BE ISSUED SOON
FEffIRESMEIOOED
TIMEN-RECORDER’S “WHO’S WHO
IN SUMTER” EDITION WILL BE
LARGER THAN FIRST PLANNED
WITH NEW FEATURES*—HUN*
DREDS OF ILLUSTRATIONS WILL
BE USED.
The announcement, that The Times
Recorder will Issue a big "Who’s
Who hi Sumter” edition early in Sep
tember has met hearty approval of
Americus and Sumter county people.
Dozens of prominent people have
telephoned in their approval of the
idea and others have indicated their
purpose of “coming in” in other ways.
Residents of country districts are in
terested equally with people of Amer
icus.
Plains, Preston, DeSoto.
Andersonville and other towns in the
county will all be represented in the
edition and the whole section round
about Americus wbl occupy space in
the edition, which will be the biggest
and best newspaper ever printed
here, or enywhirc in Southwest
Georgia
Lt is rlarned rot only to make the
edition ati en<;.h.’ftdia of information
for this scc’ion. ! ut also to include
within it , pages hundreds of illustra
tions, showing the big buildings,
spb'ndid highways. magnificent
churches, palatial homes and prom
inent people who have made this sec
tion of Georgia prosperous. The
Times-Recorder will not only print a
record of the achievements of the
prominent people here, but their
likness will also appear in the big
“Who’s Who in Sumter” edition
The title page of the big edition
will be devoted to a recital of the
progress attained by Americus and
Sumter county, along with the names
of the men who have contributed to
this progress. The cotton market
j here will be featured, and the scenes
of activity daily enacted at the ware
i houses here will be pictured there.
Other towns and communities in the
county will have whole pages set
aside for their use and the prosper
ous and growing communities of
Plains Preston. Leslie, DeSoto, An
dersonville and other towns will have
ample space hi which to illustrate
their progress, and show their ad
vantages to others.
There will be one or more pages
devoted to the women who have help
ed make Americus and Sumter conn
tv prosperous and substantia) in a
commercial sense as well as those
who have carried the name and fame
of the town into other communities
through their literary and other at
tainments. This page, it is anticipat
ed, will be one of the most widely
read and interesting features of the
whole edition There are many wo
men here whose deeds and achieve
ments deserve recognition, and The
Tirnes-Reeorder will preserve their
recc’As for the inspiration of poste
r'd y
andtef—Mrs. Ray.
Offertory, “Angels Serenade."
(Braga)—Mrs. Adolph Hoffman.
Solo. "Repentir” (Gonnodl— Mr
Hamilton.
Postlade—Bar ri.
... WHO’S WHO
IN SUMTER COUNTY!
NUMBER. IK.