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Fu,iTY-FIRST YEAR.—NO. 84.
BOND LANDSLIDE!
AMERICUS ASKED
TO ENTER RACE
FOR TROPHYFOR
LONG AIR FLIGHT
New York World to Stage Contest-
Plane May Carry Sumter
Bale
Souther Field aviators have been in
vited, through the Aero Club of Ameri
ca, in telegrams reaching Major
Schofield, commanding officer at
Souther Field, the Americus Aero
Club, the Chamber of Commerce and
the Rotary Club, to compete for a
trophy offered by the owners of the
New York World for the longest
flight during May either to or from
Atlantic City, N Y.
The telegrams were received in
Americus yesterday, and immediately
action was begun to obtain permis
sion for the army flyers here to com
pete for the trophy, it first being
necessary to secure the consent of
the Air Service in Washington and the
Secretary of War. A telegram was
also sent to the New York World by
Joseph Perkins, secretary of the
Americus Aero club, congratulating
it upon the project and stating that the
club would do all in its power to
have half a dozen of Souther FUUJ’s
best flyers and instructors compete
for the trophy.
Following this J. E. Hightower, pres
ident of the Chamber of Commerce,
dispatched a message saying that the
Chamber would contribute a bale of
cotton to be carried by airplane from
Americus to Atlantic City, to be sold
there and the proceeds to be donated
to the Red Cross. Lieut. Alfred W.
Vance, flying instructor at Souther
Field, has offered to pilot the plane
carrying the bale.
It is thought a lively friendly rival
ry may spring up among the flying
officers of the various government
fields throughout the United States
in the contests of the Pan-American
Aeronautic Convention and Exhibition
to be held at Atlantic City, N. J., dur
ing the entire month of May. Team
contests and individual flying may be
the features. Souther Field has al
ready under consideration the names
of a half dozen of its best flyers and
instructors for these contests and
their experience and practical demon
strations would be of inestimable value
to the Air Service.
Expert American airmen are locat
ed in some sixteen of the country's
aviation fields. Most of these men,
although capable, were not given an
opportunity to show their skill abroad,
being needed for home work and in
struction, but in the Atlantic City con
tests a sample of the back bone of the
Air Service, the men who gave the ini
tial start to the air heroes on the
front and laid the foundation for their
masterly work, will be revealed. These
men as well as those who went abroad
are entitled to recognition and reward
for their valuable services.
Following are the telegrams of in
vitation and reply:
The Invitation.
“New York. —President Aero Club,
Americus, Ga. —Messrs Ralph Pulitzer,
Joseph Pulitzer, Jr. and Herbert
Pulitzer has offered a trophy for air
plane competition in which the avia
tors stationed in your city are invited
to compete. The Pulitzer trophy is
to be awarded to the aviator who
makes the longest flight during the
month of May from any place to
Atlantic City, New Jersey, or from
Atlantic City to any place.
“Under the terms of the competition
your aviators are permitted to make
as many trials for the trophy as they
wish during the month of May.
“Your city will obfain tens of thous
ands of dollars worth of National and
international publicity. Aviators can
boost the Liberty loan while compet-
THE rWSBRteCORDER
PUBLISHED IN THE HEART QP~
AMERICUS. GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, APRL 9, 1919
> Luke Lea Tried to :
I Kidnap Ex-Kaiser :
| In Dutch Castle-
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Ex-U. S. Senator Luke Lea, Leader of
Plan to Kidnap the Kaiser.’
In his attempt to kidnap the Kaiser
from the castle of Count von Bentinck
last January, he was accompanied by
a number of officers. The party cross
ed the Holland border in automobiles
and after succeeding in passing the
guards entered the mansion. In pre
paring to search for the Kaiser, a
number of Holland guards appeared
and the American party retired, (c)
Underwood & Underwood.
ODESSA GIVEN
UP BY ALLIES
Step Necessitated by Food Shortage
—Little Alarm Over Finns
in North
PARIS, April 9.—(By Associated
Press.)—Evacuation of the Black Sea
port of Odessa by the Allied forces is
confirmed officially.
Previous dispatches indicated this
step was necessitated by the difficul
ty of the food supply.
MURMANSK DISORDERS
ARE LAID TO FINNS.
LONDON, April B.—(Tuesday.)—(By
Associated Press.)—Disorders on the
Murmansk front in Russia, were plan
ned by Finnish troops and Bolsheviki
Finns, according to an official state
ment issued by the war office today,
which states that they are not con
sidered of political importance.
BULGARS SENT TO PUT
DOWN GREEK UPRISING.
SOLONIKI, April B.—(Tuesday.)
(By Associated Press.) —Bulgarian
troops have been sent to Strumitza to
suppress an uprising of irridentist
Greeks.
ing for the Pulitzer trophy.
“AUGUSTUS POST, Secretary Aero
Club of America, New York City.’
The Replies.
“New' York World, New York.—The
Aero Club of Americus, Georgia, in
which is located the United States
Army flying school of Souther Field,
congratulates you upon the encourage
ment you are giving the advancement
of aviation and will do all in its pow
er to have fly in the competition from
this city a half dozen of Souther
Field’s greatest flyers and instruc
tors.
“JOSEPH PERKINS, Sec'y. Ameri
cus Aero Club.”
“Augustus Post, Secretary, Aero
Club, America. —The Chamber of Com
merce of the City of Americus, eGor
gia, on the Dixie Highway between
northern cities and Florida, will con-
GERMANY MAY
ASK ALLIES TO
KEEP ORDER AS
REDSJNCREASE
General Humbert Reported Made
Commander bf Allied Troops in
Central Europe
PARIS, April .9 (By Associated
Press.) —At the latest session of the
German cabinet council the govern
ment considered the eventuality of
making an appeal to the Allied armies
to maintain order in Germany in the
interest of the whole of Europe, the
Zurich correspondent of Le Journal
reports.
Le Cla’r understands that General
Humbert, former commander of the
French Third army, will be appointed
“commander of the allied troops in
Central Europe.”
A general strike has been proclaim
ed in Berlin and the suburb of Span
dau, advices state.
GOVERNMENT DENONUCES
THREAT OF RAIL STRIKE.
BERLIN, April 8. —(Tuesday.)—(By
Associated Press) —The threat of the
railroad employes to add to Germany’s
troubles by striking, has brought a
tarp reply from the government in
which such action is denounced as a
“crime toward the entire people.” As
surance was given the would-be strik
ers that the strike would “be regarded
as a breach of contract, and w’ould be
punished accordingly.”
Berlin was quiet today, being
strongly patrolled by government
troops. The Wilhelmstrasse was com
manded by machine guns from the
chancellory. No strikes had been re
ported up to noon.
GOVERNMENT TROOPS
MARCHING ON ESSEN.
COPENHAGEN. April 9.—(By Asso
ciated Press.) —German government
troops are marching on Essen where
a collision has occurred between the
strikers and the Christian woik rs or
ganization, members of which desired
to continue at work, a Berlin dispatch
announced today. The strikers have
occupied the Krupp munitions plant,
the message adds.
3,000 U. S. Agents
to Enforce Dry Law
WASHINGTON, April 9.—(By Asso
ciated Press.)—Three thousand inter
nal revenue agents working in spec
ially arranged zones will enforoe pro
hibition after July 1,. according to
plans announced today.
In addition the revenue authorities
plan to co-operate with the local po
lice and leave the greater part of the
enforcement work to the police in lo
calities where the police appear effi
cient.
Sidney Drew, Stage
and Movie Actor,Dies
NEW YORK, April 9.—(By Asso
ciated Press.)—Sidney Drew well
known actor on the stage and for mov
ing picture screen productions, died
today at his home here, aged 54 vears.
tribute a bale of cotton to be carried
on airplane from here to Atlantic City,
N. J., in May to be sold, the proceeds
to be donated to the American Red
Cross. Lieutenant. Alfred W. Vance,
in charge of flying at Souther Field,
has offered to pilot the airplane car
rying the bale of cotton if permitted
to do so by the air service.
"J. E. HIGHTOWER, President.”
Clouds Frozen Two
Miles High; Seventy
Ejegrees on Ground
SOUTHER FIELD, April 9—A re
markable atmospheric phenome
non appeared over southern Geor
gia at 10:30 a. m. yesterday. The
clouds at an elevation of 2 miles
became frozen, while the tempera
ture at the earth was seventy. The
frozen clouds generally float at an
elevation of 4 miles.
The extreme cold being in such
close proximity to the heat, some
times produces high, turbulent
winds not unlike the tornado at
Omaha Monday.
‘BLACKMAIL,’CRY
OF PARK AT U.S.
Peace Delegation Not Apparently Ef
fected by Bitter Denunciation
Over Ship Order
PARIS, April 9. — (By Associated
Press.) —The Matin prints an article
today saying that American propa
gandists, or newspaper men, knowing
that President Wilson hit summoned
to Brest his ship to take him home,
“saw in this natural order opportunity
for blackmail” and went about the city
demanding that the French be “mere
accommodating.”
Harsh denunciation of the American
peace delegation by the French press
that the ordering of the transport
George Washington to come to Brest
before its regular time' is nothing
short of blackmail, has not affected
the American delegates, who appar
ently were not surprised at th < news
paper criticism. While the Americans
repeatedly re-affirm their belief that
considerable progress has been made
ni the last three days, one member
remarked today that “It is not i ha I
idea to have the ship at Brest ready
to return.”
The first interim report of the sec
ond sub-committee of the peace con
ference commission on reparations,
dealing with the financial capacity of
the enemy states and means of pay
ment, was adopted yesterday by the
commission.
Find Extravagance
at Muscle Shoals
WASHINGTON, April 9.—(By Asso
ciated Press.) —Extravagance in con
nection with expenditures for the gov
ernment nitrate plant at Muscle
Shoals, Ala., has been uncovered by
agents of the department of justice,
it was learned today, but so far the
department has not determined wheth
er there is any criminal liability.
25-Hour Strike is
Ordered in Rome
ROME, April 9.—(By Associated
Press.) —The Council of the General
Federation of Labor has decided up-1
on a general strike to last twenty-five :
hours, beginning Thursday morning at
6 o’clock.
Bolshevism Here
Not Laid toWomen
WASHINGTON, April 9.—(By Asso
ciated Press.)—The report that Bol
shevist agitation in the United States
was being financed by a number of
wealthy persons, particularly women,
is not taken seriously by the depart
ment of justice.
COUNTY CASTS ONLY
78 VOTES AGAINST
TOl,lO 9 FOR ISSUE
OFFICIAL RETURNS.
HU9AL TV • For Against
New 16th District 45
15th District 92 35
Old 16th District 33 Q
New 26th District 21 24
27th District 559 5
28th District 45 Q
29th District 30 6
I 7th District 73 4
Total 1109 78
The $500,000 bond issue for the construction, with federal
aid of a like amount, of permanent highways in Sumter county,
won overwhelmingly today. Out of a total of 1187 votes cast in
the entire county, 1 109 were for bonds and 78 against. The law
requires that two-thirds of the total voting must favor the issue
for it to carry, and this two thirds must be a majority of the to*
tai registration. The total registration for the county was 1,-
650, and a mojnty would have been 826. Thus, it will be seen
that the advocates of the bond issue polled 36 i more votes than
were needed.
All of the districts outside of Americus closed at 3 o’clock
p. m., and as the returns came in to Americus it became apparent
early that the issue had won by a safe majority. The Americus
polls closed at 6 o’clock and the count showed 659 to 6, with 2
ballots thrown out. Within a few minutes after the polls closed
ten men appeared ready to addvotes to the majority for bonds.
From Leslie came the official report of 92 for bonds to 26 against, a,
total of 128 out of 184 registered.
The Sumter county bond campaign .
committee was thoroughly organized
in all of the districts, under the leader
ship of Judge J. A. Hixon, chairman,
and workers were at the polls all day
to see that those favorable to the
bonds cast their bollots, it being real
ized that a vote not cast was in reality
a vote against bonds, under the re
quirements of the law in bond elec
tions.
The heavy vote for the bonds in
the 27th district was credited in a
large measure to the excellent organi
zation work of T.M. Furlow, district
chairman, and the loyal assistance re
ceived by him from two score of citi
zens who lent their cars and their
services cheerfully in assisting men
who had difficulty in leaving their
occupations in getting to the polls.
Business men everywhere volunteered I
their assistance to make certain a
preponderance for bonds in the dis
trict, feeling certain that a sufficiently
heavy favorable vote could be counted
on in the rural districts to carry the
issue if the 27th polled its full
strength.
On hundred straight votes were
polled for the bonds in Americus this
morning before a break came. W. H.
Scarborough was the 101st, and he
•ast his vote against the issue. He
was brought to the polling place by
Joel W. Hightower, an enthusiastic
bond worker, who had forgotten to en
quire of Mr. Scarborough whether he
favored or opposed the issue before
assisting him to he polls. After his
experience Mr. Hightower became a
more wary bond worker for the re
mainder of the way.
British to Start on
Ocean Flight Apr. 16
LONDON, April 9.—The airplane of
the Shortt brothers, one of the entries
for the 10,000 pound race across the
Alantlc, will start for Ireland from
Newfoundland on April 16, weather
EXTRA
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Business Men of
Plains 4 at Fish-Fry
I PLAINS, April 9, —A number of busi
ness men from Plains enjoyed
thoroughly, a fish fry given by E. L.
Spann, at Spann’s Mill, Webster coun
ty, Monday evening. The cars left
Plains after business hours and reach
ed the mill at about 8 o’clock. Dur
ing the day the fish had been caught,
and were ready to be cooked when
the hungry party arrived. A camp
fire was soon blazing on the water’s
edge and the fresh trout were cast
into the hot grease by E. Timmer
man, Jr., and C. C. Lunsford. Hot
cakes and coffee were prepared by
A. J. Timmerman, H. R. McGee and
G. D. Anderson. Eggs and cheese
were prepared by J. L. Slappey.
Twenty-three pounds of trout and
brim were consumed by the crowd.
The party returned home at about
11:30 o’clock.
Those attending were G. W. Mont
gomery, Ross JJean, J. E. Harper, R.
M. Andrews, Dr. B. T. Wise, C. C.
Lunsford, F. F. Timmerman, E.Tim
merman, Jr. J. F. Plexico, J. H. Dod
son, G. D Anderson, H. R. McGee,
M. M. Jennings, W. F. Ball, J. L. Slap
pey, A. J. Timmerman.
permitting. The airplane is expected
to make the journey in twenty hours..
LOCAL SPOT.
Good Middling 26 cents.
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