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FORTY-FIRST YEAR—NO. 67.
GERMANY SHORT 4,500,000 BALES
HIXON NAMES
BOND ADVISORY
BOARD; TO MEET
HERESATURDAY
Finance Committee Accepts Commis
sion to Raise Funds for Whirl
wind Bond Campaign
About three hundred leading citizeaj
of Sumter county—men living in all
sections of the county, have been se
lected by Chairman Hixon, of the Sum
ter county Bond Campaign committee,
as his advisory board to conduct the
campaign for the bonds, and notice of
appointment and a call for a meeting
of this advisory committee next Satur
da afternoon at 3 o’clock were being
sent out today by Chairman Hixon. The
list of names of the committee will be
given out for publication Friday, after
every member of the committee has
had time to receive notification of ap
pointment.
It was announced today by Judge
Hixon that a finance committee, com
posed of Frank Sheffield, Frank Har
rold and Frank Lanier, had been nam
ed and each man had accepted the ap
pointment, for the purpose of provid
ing necessary funds for conduct
ing the campaign in a thorough and
business like way. As this is to be en
tirely an deducational campaign, no
pains or expense will be spared to
spread every shred of information
about the proposed bond issue and the
paving project to every remote section
of the county.
Arrangements have been made for
conducting a whirlwind campaign for
the bonds from this time until election
day, April 9, W. W. Dykes, vice presi
dent of the Rotary club, has been ap
pointed chairman of the speakers’ bu
reau, and the Rotary club has been
enlisted to take charge of the bureau.
Active workers for the bonds say that
the bulk of the comparatively limited
opposition to the bonds so far en
couj .ered has been found to be due to
misunderstandings or lack of authen
tic or thorough knowledge of the
bonds proposal and the plans to fol
low the voting of the bonds.
Rotarians’ Support
Os Campaign Accepted.
“The Rotarian, claiming the world
as his home, and to do good wherever
he may be as his motto, makes me feel
that with the help of the Rotary club,
this bond issue is sure to succeed,”
Judge J. A. Hixon, chairman of the
County Bond committee, said Thurs
day at the Rotary luncheon, at which
he was a guest. “Each of you have
pledged me your support—your ac
tive support, and I now accept that
offer and assure you that we shall use
every man.’’
Neill Ray, chairman of the County
Commissioners .also thanked the club
for its offer of active help through the
campaign.
Major John W. Butts and Captain
Chas. J. Glidden, from Souther Field,
were other guests of the club, and
spoke of the wonderful opportunities
that await the county, once it has an
adequate road system.
First Men to Leave
Souther Announced
SOUTHER FIELD, March 20.—The
first list of men to be discharged at
Souther Field in accordance with the
recent orders was given out today.
Fifteen men are in the list, and they
are to leave the service Friday, March
21. They are:
Abramson, William B.; Augustson,
Fred E.; Bankoff, Joseph S.; Barker,
Robert J.; Bergedick, Theo H.; Ber
gin, Joseph A.; Bragonier, Donald G.;
Campbell, Paul W.; Carlson, Carl G.;
Casarda, John; Casey, Arthur S.; Cas
per, Everette; Connery, John J.; Cor
mier, Alfred F.; Wagner, Page A.;
THE TIMES -”;’RECORDER
PUBLISHED IN THE HEART~OF PiXiE~g7ft?
Sergeant, Wounded 5 Times,
Led 2 Companies ‘Over Top’
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SERST. HARRY LINK,
Five bullets could not stop Sergeant Harry Link, of Company G,
106th Infantry, Twenty-Seventh division, who has just returned from
France. At the time of the drive on the Hindenburg line he was wound
ed five times, but after all the commissioned officers were killed or se
verely wounded ,he led two companions “over the top.” He is shown here
just as he stepped from a transport surrounded by a number of women
who are admiring his Distinguished Service Cross.
REGULAR VOTES
DROP NEXT WEEK;
EXTRASJIGHEST
The first period of the regular votes
offered on payment of subscriptions
in The Times-Recorder’s great sub
scription drive, will end after Satur
day night, March 22
A three months’ subscription to the
daily edition, $1.75, secures 5,000 votes
this week, and 3,500 next week. A six
months subscription, $3.25, is good for
1,500 votes this week, and 12,500 next
week. One year, $6.00, secures 40,000
this week and 30,000 next week.
The subscriptions paid in this week
will apply on the $20.00 clubs which
secure 400,000 extra votes each, as
will also the payment of subscriptions
next week, the only loss of votes being
the regular votes issued at the time
the subscriptions are paid.
Th second series of coupons also
expires Saturday night, March 22.
Those who reside in points outside of
Americus may mail their coupons and
subscriptions as late as 10 o’clock Sat
urday night, and they will receive the
proper vote whenever this mail
reaches the campaign department.
Those who live on rural routes may
mail coupons and subscriptions Mon
day when the route man comes along.
The business office of The Times-Re
corder will be open until 10 o’clock
Saturday night to receive coupons and
payments of subscriptions. To obtain
the most votes get your subscriptions
and coupons in this week.
It is very probable that all the
prizes, or those that can be displayed,
will be placed in the business office of
The Times-Recorder for inspection by
the contestants and their friends by
Saturday morning, and every one who
is interested is invited to call and see
the array.
If you are a subscriber and are not
voting by saving coupons, or have
not paid your subscription, do it now.
Everybody’s doing it.
J THECOTTON
LOCAL SPOT.
Middling 26 l-2c.
NEW YORK FUTURES.
Prev.
Close Open High Low Close
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AMERICUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 20, 1919
COLONEL SEES
| NEED OF BIGGER
I SOUTHER FIELD
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SOUTHER FIELD .March 20—Col.
1
I W. E. Gillmore, who stopped at Sou
i ther Field en route by air
ship from Montgomery to Atlanta,
thence by train to Washington, said
that Souther had “a pretty little field,"
but that he was surprised to find it
not quite as large as expeced and
agreed with the commanding officer,
Lieut.-Col. F. T. Dickman, that the
field should be extended half a mile
further south. He inquired as to the
capacity of the hangars for storage
of surplus planes It is expected that
planes from other fields will be sent
here until disposed of otherwise.
Col. Gillmore was much disappoint
ed to learn of the condition of the
roads between Americus and the field.
Although the post has been designated
as a permanent field, the. amount of
activity that would take place and the
number of men that will be stationed
here will depend a great deal on local
conditions and in this connection he
i would recommend that Sumter county
build a first class'road from Americus
!to the field, which could be used in
I bad as well as good weather.
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they afford you a
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SOUTHER FIELD
ON SAME BASIS
IASEVERYOTHER,
PERKINS FINDS
People of Americus Have Nothing to
Fear, is Message us High
Officer
“Souther Field is on exactly th#
same footing as the other fifteen flying
fields in America which the govern
ment has purchased and placed on the
permanent list,” was the statement
made this morning by Joseph Perkins,
secretary-manager of the Chamber of
Commerce, on his return from Wash
ington, where he went last week in
the interests of the retention of Sou-,
ther Field as an active post.
“One of the first things I discover
ed,” said Mr. Perkins, “was that the
published statement that there would
be only two active flying fields in the
country was without foundation. -I
talked with numerous officials of the
air service, and this was the sub
stance of my information: Aviation
training is now going on at five fields.
This training will be completed in ev
ery one of these fields by May 1, after
which time they will all be reduced to
65 men, just as Souther and the
other fields have been ordered reduced.
All of the fields will remain in that
status until a definite air program is
worked out and decided upon. The air
service is now' in the transition period,
the men enlisted for the period of the
war being relieved and regular army
men being awaited.
“I W'as assured that the people of
Americus have nothing to fear about
the future of Souther Field. I talked
at considerable length with Col. Mil
ton E. Davis, new executive officer of
the service, who is very friendly to
Americus and regards Souther Field
very highly. He told me that Souther
had not been included in the original
list of fourteen fields which was
adopted by the department for pur
chase, and that when this was discov
ered friends of Americus both in and
out of the department got busy,
through Congressman Crisp, with the
result now known to all.
“Col. Davis pointed out that Souther,
because of its location, would be re
tained of necessity as an active post,
being directly on the line of trans-con
tinental flying, both to the west and
to the South. The presence of the sup
ply depot here was also mentioned by
Colonel Davis as a further considera
tion in favor of Americus.”
Mr. Perkins stated that he was n
formed by Colonel Davis that the
merging of the commands of Souther.
Field and the Aviation General Supply
Depot while already ordered, but not
yet put into effect, was decided upon
to eliminate (duplication. It was indi
cated that the work at the warehouse
■ hereafter would be done almost en
' tirely by civilian labor.
Mr. Perkins found the air service
really in a state of intense turmoil,
due to a reorganization order issued
Monday, the day he spent with the va
rious officials. “General Memoran
• dum No. 81” made its appearance while
he w’as there, throwing consternation
into the service. One great surprise
I it contained by the designation of Bri
' gadier General Wm. Mitchell, who
i commanded the air service of the
1 First U. S. army in France, and is the
only “brigadier general flyer” in the
i U. S. army, to be third assistant exec
utive officer and placed under a major.
This new executive force is made up as
follows, according to the memoran
dum:
“Executive staff: Executive officer,
Col. Milton E. Davis; first assistant
executive officer, Col. Wm. E. Gill
more; second assistant executive offi
cer, Major Horace M Hickam; third
assistant executive officer, Brig. Gen.
William Mitchell; fourth assistant ex
executive officer, Lieut.-Col. Wm. E.
Pearson.”
Colonel Gillmore has been chief of
the supply division of the air service,
Individual Plane
To Outstrip Auto
In 10 Years, Belief
SOUTHER FIELD, March 20.
A Boston news bureau telegraphic
canvas covering every state in the
union, show’s on January 1 there
were 6,225,192 automobiles and
motor trucks registered, an expan
sion of seventy-three per cent, in
two years. On this basis, an offi
cer here who has grown up with
the telegraph, telephone and auto
mobile predicts that the growth of
the airplane will be so fast that in
less than ten years it will pass the
automobile.
This prediction is based on the
probable perfection of what can
be called the “Individual Airplane”
that will fly slowly only a few feet
above the ground and be to the
air w’hat the bicycle is to the high
way.
“A fortune awaits the inventor
of this ‘individual airplane,’ and
airplane engineers would be glad
to pass on any ideas submitted by
those W’orking on a mechanism of
this character,” says the officer.
“Among the most valuable men
to the human race are the airmen
of today who will become instruc
tors and directors or air opera
tions in th# future. If I were fi
nancially interested in a large
aerial corporation, I should con
sider I had made a great bargain
if I could contract with a couple of
hundred government trained and
educated aviators,” he added.
The air service is to teach its
enlisted x men to fly and has open
ed the way for enlistments, lhe
ffuota desired will be filled as
quickly as men can present
themselves for the examination re
quired to enlist.
To Take Mid-Season
Trip to the Markets
Walter Page, of Pinkston Co., leaves
Saturday night for New York and
other Eastern cities, to purchase mid
summer ready-to-wear, and also to
fill a number of special orders which
he is taking before leaving. This
marks another forward step on the
part of Americus merchants in send
ing their buyers tn the East in mid
season to purchase summer ready-to
wear and other merchandise.
Allies Send Waning.
PARIS, March 19. — (Wednesday)—
(By Associated Press.) —Marshal Foch
and other generals were called in dur
ing today’s prolonged session of the
supreme council to give advice on the
action which should be taken in Ga
licia, where the Ukrainians are besieg
ing Lemburg. which is threatened from
three sides. It was decided that a
sharp warning would be sent to both
sides, asking a suspension of hostil
ities.
NOTICE.
On account of mechanical difficul
ties, it w’as found necessary to omit
the society news today. This depart
ment will be published tomorrow.
and w’as at Souther Field Wednesday,
flying here from Montgomery and stop
ping over a few hours on his way to
Washington. Major Hickam has been
in command of Dorr Field, Arcadia,
Fla.
Mr. Perkins believes that his trip
was more than worth while, as it
cleared up any doubts that were en
tertained about the future of Souther
Field, so far as it is known in Wash
ington.
For Georgia. Fair tonight and Fri
day.
Can, but Don’t.
German experimenters have found
diat explosions can be caused in gas
vorks by sparks from telephones, al
hough nothing of the kind has been
i'.v.a Lo 0...:r.
HOME
EDITION
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
U. S. RECEIVES
ESTIMATE OF
TEUTON NEEDS
OFOURCOTTON
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Crop of 1918 Put at 11,888,138 Run
ning Bales in Final Govern
ment Figures
WASHINGTON, March 20.—(8y As
sociated Press.) —Germany’s cotton
shortage is estimated to be 4,500,000
bales in official dispatches received
here, based on the opinion of European,
experts.
In determining the cotton ration for
Germany it is pointed out that the loss
of Alsace-Lorraine must be considered,
that these provinces included 25 per
cent, of the spindle and loom capacity
of the country.
Final Crop Figures.
ASHINGTON, March 20.—(8y Asso
ciated Press.) —Final statistics on the
1918 cotton crop place the productrm*
at 11,888,138 running bales, or 2,-
022,600 equivalent of 500-pound bales,
both exclusive of linters.
This compare t with a crop of 11,-
248,242 bales for the previous year.
DeWitt Pickett Dies
At Home in Dawson
DeWitt C. Pickett, who grew up in
Americus and was a resident here for
many years, died at 11:30 o’clock to
day at his home in Daw'son from pneu
monia, contracted following influenza.
Mr. Pickett, who was about 45 years
of age, was a self-made man who rose
to considerable prominence in the
state. He represented Terrell county
for several years in th state legisla
ture; was a member of the board of
trustees of the Third District Agricul
tural and Mechanical college here, and
vice president of the Chero Cola com
pany. He had acquired considerable
wealth in recent years, and was the
organizer of a bank at Dawson, where
he was regarded very highly.
Mr. Pickett was married in Ameri
cus to Miss Mary Pickett, who was
born and reared here. Both she and
Mr. Pickett have a number of rela
tives in Americus.
Discharged Soldiers
Favored for Souther
SOUTHER FIELD, March 20.—The
civilians, not to exceed one hundred,
to be employed when required as la
borers and watchmen at Souther Field,
come under conditions as follows:
First.—The civil service district sec
retary submits a list of elgibles; if
none, statement to that effect is fur
nished.
Second —Preference is given to dis
charged enlisted men subject to ap
proval of civil service district secre
tary.
The rates of pay will not exceed that
paid for similar service in Sumter
county.
Applications for positions will be
placed on file and parties advised
when services are required.
Mitau Recaptured,
Bolsheviki Retiring
—,—
COPENHAGEN, March 20.—(8y As
sociated Press.) —The important rail
road junction town of Mitau, southwest
of Riga has been captured by Leetlsh
troops, an official statement from Let
tish headquarters states. The Bolshe
viki are said to be retiring along the
■ whole front.