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FORTY-FIRST YEAR—NO. 91.
GERMANS ARE WARNED NOT TO REJECT PEACE
ELECTION FOR
JUSTICE WILL
BE CALLED FOR
SATJMAY 3D
Only Two Candidates so far Generally
Mentioned—F. W. Griffin and
John Monohan
An election to fill a vacancy in tin.
office of justice of the peace will be
held in the 27th district, which in
cludes Americus, on Saturday, Ma>
3. This announcement was authorizec
today by Justice W. T. McMath, who
statdd that he would issue the call
for the election tomorrow. At least
two weeks must elapse between the
call and the date of the election, and
he has determined upon May 3. The
law specifies that elections for jus
tice of the peace must be held on
Saturday.
The election is to fill the vacancy’
caused by the death a few weeks ago
of Justice C. R. Winchester. The reg
istration list as compiled for the re
cent special road bonds election will
be used, the delay in calling the elec
tion thus having saved the expense
of preparing the new registration list.
Thus far only two names have been
mentioned as candidates, although i
had been expected that several would
announce. F. W. Griffin, who for
merly held the office of justice of
the peace at Plains, has informe
friends who have asked him to make
the race that he would enter. John
Monohan, former chief of the local
fire department, now connected with
the Central of Georgia passenger sta
tion as night baggage agent, is said t
be ready to announce as soon as the
election is officially called.
3 Planes to Go to
Atlanta Saturday
SOUTHER FIELD, April 18.—Three
airships will go from Souther Field to
Atlanta Saturday morning, where they
will join the Victory Loan “Flying
Circus,” which will initiate Candler
Field, Atlanta’s new flying field. They
will leave here in time to reach At
lanta by 10 a. m. The officers who
will make the flight have not yet been
selected.
Capt. Chas. J. Glidden, who left here i
Wednesday night and is stopping in ■
Atlanta for a day or two on his way
to Washington, wired today that Cand
ler field was in good condition for
landing purposes.
Several Victory loan flights from
Souther Field are planned next week,
beginning Monday, the destinations
and personnel of the flights to be an- !
nounced later.
Thomasville Will
Have Landing Field
Thomasville is to have an aviation
landing field, and a party of leading |
men of that city visited Souther Field
this afternoon, where they consulted
with Major E. S. Schofield, command
ing officer, on the requirements, and
asked that an airship be sent there
April 26, when it is planned to opened
the new landing field.
In the party were 13. R. lerger, edi
tor of the Times-Enterprise, F. B.
Harris, chairman of the aviation com
mittee; R. J. Mays, cotton broker, and
J. c. Vaughn, superintendent of
streets and improvements. They took
back to Thomasville with them this
afternoon Lieut. John Macßae, who
will inspect the proposed field and
advise them on its preparation. It is
probable a ship will be sent to
Thomasville, April 26, as requested.
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SUNDAY FOR ANYTHING
TO ‘•HOBBLE THE HEINIES”
WASHINGTON, April 18.—“ I’m for
anything that will put the hobbles on
that bunch of Heinies.” ~
This was Billy Sunday’ ' an
nouncing that he is for tß<
of Nations. The evangelist calle., or
Secretary Tumulty at the white house
to pay his respects and incidentally to
give notice that he had “declared war
on the rotten strongholds ot Bolshev
ism.
Also he’s going to whoop things up
for the Victory loan, he said.
Fritz's Present Job
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GERMANS SEIZE
LIBAU; LEADER
IS ‘ASTONISHED’
COPENHAGEN. April 18.—(By As
sociated Press.)—German and Baltic
German troops have forcibly seized
Libau and overthrown the Lettish
government, according to advices re
ceived by the Lettish press bureau
I here.
Lettish reserve troops in Libau
were surprised by the Germans Wed
nesday, overpowered, disarmed and
interned.
Premier Ullman has protested to
General Von de Goltz, commander of
the German troops in Let via, and the
latter expressed astonishment over
the incident
Debs Prison Clerk;
to Have Special Suit
WHEELING, W. Va„ April 18.—
Eugene V. Debs, Socialist leader
sentenced to ten years in the Mounds
ville’ penitentiary for violation of the
espionage act, began his term today
as clerk in the prison hospital.
I Warden Terrell said the clerkship ■
was the lightest work in the instltu- ;
tion. Debs promised to refrain from
preaching his doctrines. The regu
ular prison trousers were all too short
and a special pair will have to be
made for Debs.
Snow Again Delays
Hawker’s Sea Flight
ST. JOHN’S’ N. S., April 18.—(By
Associated Press.) —A driving snow
storm effectually put a stop today to
the activities of the aviators waiting
here for a favorable opportunity for
Harry Hawker to attempt a trans-
Atlantic flight.
( HAS. BARETT RE-ELECTED
HEAD OF FARMERS UNION
DENVER, Colo., April 18.—Resolu
tions favoring the erection of a temple
of agriculture in Washington, D. C.,
as a headquarters of all the agricul
tural interests of the country and ap
propriating funds from the treasury
of the organization for assisting in
the work, were adopted at the con
vention of the National Farmers’ Un
ion here yesterday.
C. S. Barrett, of Union City, Ga.,
roHqcted president; A. V. Swift, of
P 'Tlpregon, was elected vice
pres.a id A. S. Davis, of Gravette,
Ark., was re-elected secretary of the
i association.
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> No market. Holiday for Good Fri
day.
TH E TlMtefe RECORDER
• PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF DIXIE '
Labor Surplus Myth,!
U. S. Report Shows'
I
WASHINGTON, April 18.—(By As- '
sociated Press.) —Despite the surplus .
labor reported in many sections of the ,
country, efforts of the United States
employment service to secure labor
for farms has met with little success, i
says a statement by the department of
labor. Concerning the South, the
statement says:
“Practically all the Southern states,
with the coming of spring shows the
labor and demand about equal,
except for a shortage of farm hands.’’
Phone Strikebreakers
are Roughly Handled
BOSTON. April 18.—(By Associat
ed Press.) —Leaders of the striking
telephone workers conferred today on
Postmaster General Burleson’s plan
for breaking the deadlock that has
arisen between them and their em
ployers in connection with their de
mands for wage increases ana the
privilege of collective bargaining.
Preparations have been made to
prevent a recurrence of the disorder
I which occurred at some exchanges last
' night when students and others who
manned the switchboards, were inter
ferred witli and in some cases roughl.
handled as they left the buildings.
Cairo Calm But
Paralyzed by Strike
i
CAIRO, Egypt, April 15. (Tuesday.) i
(By Associated Press.) —The city
was outwardly calm today, although a
majority of the public services have
been paralyzed by strikes which are
extending, rather than abating.
AVIATION VEST MADE BY MRS.
SLATON TO REPOSE IN MUSEUM
ATLANTA, April 18.—An aviaiiO'i
vest made by Mrs. John Marshall Sla
ton, wife of the ex-governor, and her
committee of women, has been selected
from hundreds of others submitted for
■ approval as the one most suitable lor
keeping as a perpetual war ’nemorial
in the museum of the Contenental Ho-
' tel, Washington.
The vest is made of white kid and
■ is painted with the Amerieaii shield
and the American eagle, the design
being on each side of the front and in
• the uack.
The Atlanta aviation committee of
the* Atlanta chapter of the D. A. R.’s
, has made many vests. Donations of
! old kid gloves by the hundreds were
secured, and Mrs. Slaton gathered
these up at her own expense, and
. after having them dry cleaned turned
| them over to the aviation committee
to make vests which have been found
to be of bo much value in the aerial
service.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APR L 18. 1919
PRICE AND RAIL
BOARDS TOLD BY
WILSON TO TRY
WASHINGTON, April 18.—(By As
sociated Press) —President Wilson has
directed the industrial board of the
department of commerce and the rail
road administration to re-open dis
cussion of price stabilization and
endeavor to find a common ground on
which to agree.
Chairman Peek announced that the
board would take up the question with
the railroad administration immed
iately, but any action probably would
have to await the return of Director
General Hines from his western in
spection trip.
Sgt. W. A. Greene, of
Rainbow Div. Home
G. M. Greene, Cotton avenue mer
chant, is one of the proudest men in
Americus today, for hie son, Sergeant
W. A. Greene, who fought through the
war with the famous Rainbow division,
returned home last night, after more
than a year in France. Sergeant
Greene w r as wit hthe 151st M. G.
battalion and took part in all the hard
campaigns that unit engaged in from
Chateau Thierry to Argonne forest.
But he has had enough of war, he
says, and home looks better to him
than ever before.
Florida Senate for
i
Submitting Suffrage
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., April 18.—(By
Associated Press.)- -The Florida state
senate today voted favorably on a
resolution submitting the question of
woman’s suffrage to ‘he voters at lhe
next general election
Reds Try to Storm
Austrian Parliament
VIENNA, April 17.—((Thursday.)—
(By Associated Press.)—Bolshevik
sympathizers this morning attempted
to storm the Austrian parliament
building, but were soon dispersed
with a few wounded. The city is gen
erally quiet, the attempt causing no
special excitement.
TO GIVE INOCULATIONS. •
Dr. B. F. Bond, commissioner of
public health, will be hi his tffico <»n
the third floor of th<‘ Planters Bank
building from 9 a. m. to 2 p. in. Sat
urday, and will give anti-typhoid inoc
ulations to callers between those
hours.
HOUSTON ASKS
PALMER TO RULE
ON LEGALITY OF
CUT IN COTTON
Question Put up to Attorney General
of Nation by Secretary, of
Agriculture
WASHINGTON, April 18.—(By As
sociated Press.) —Attorney General
Palmer has been asked by Secretary
Houston for an opinio:: on the legal
ity of the movement among Southei n
cotton planters to reduce cotton acre
age with the purpose of holding op
cotton prices.
While the dispatch dqes not make
it plain ,it is not believed that the
action of Secretary Houston is meant
to be inimical to the cotton interests,
although he has not heretofore been
counted as a friend of higher priced
cotton. His action 1s believed to
have resulted from the criticism of
northern interests, brought to a head
by the recent outbursts of Governor
Allen, of Kansas, assailing the cotton
farmers’ combination as illegal, and
an attempt to have the dispute as to
its legality settled by the head of the
department of justice, under whose
attention the matter would later come
were it considered illegal.
Cotton farmers of the South con
sider that their action is entirely just
and legal, and they have no fears of
the ruling of the attorney gene..
Judge and Mrs. Crisp
Reach P o rto Rico
SAN JUAN, P. R., April 18.—(By
Associated Press.) —Seventeen mem
bers of the American congress ar
rived here yesterday for a tour of
Porto Rico.
In this party are Representative and
Mrs. Charles R. Crisp, of Americas.
They left Americus, April 9 and were
to have sailed April 11. The party is
to tour the island as guests of the
Porto Rican government, which i
said to be planning to ask congress
for certain legislation, the needs of
which will be pointed out to the party.
Frank Jay Gould’s
Marriage Annulled
PARIS, April 18.—(By Associated
Press.) —A decision dissolving the
marriage of Frank J. Gould and Mrs.
Edith Kelly Gould was handed down
Thursday at Versailles.
SLAYER OF WASH DENSON
IN SCHLEY IS CONVICTED
ELLAVILLE, April 18—James John
son, convicted of the murder of Wash
Denson at a moonshine still in Janu
ary, has been sentenced to life im
prisonment by Judge Littlejohn. Roun
den Jones, also with the death of Den
son, will be tried next, court having
adjourned yesterday to allow Judge
Littlejohn to attend the funeral of
his brother at Barnesville. Denson
was a noted character in this section.
14 CARS SWEET POTATOES
SHIPPED FROM FITZGERALD
FITZGERALD, April 18—The Un
ion Cotton Oil company, of this city,
has just completed a shipment of four
teen cars of sweet potatoes to pur
chasers in Pittsburg, Pa., for distri
bution in the eastern markets. This
company has the past season operated
a potato curing plant which have giv
en a decided stimulus to sweet potato
production in this locality. C. A. New'-
comer states that he has assurances
of a large increase in the acreage
here the present season.
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
At the Presbyterian church Sunday
Rev. Leßoy G. Henerson will preach
in the morning on “The Empty Tomb
and Its Guarantees,” and in the even
ing on “The Empty Tomb and Its
Lessons.’’ There will be special
music by the choir and the church will
be decorated by Henry Stanfield.
At the Wednesday night prayer ser
vice this week there were 78 pres
ent, more than 60 per cent, of the
membership. Dr. Henderson is giv
ing a series of talks at these services
1 on “The Return of Our Lord Jesus.”
i Herr Erzberger’s j
Victory Chickens j
Home to Roost <
s*7 URICH, April 18.—Bavarian <
< new.- papers, by order of the so- ?
< viet government, have reproduced, >
? textually, the recommendations S
> made in September, 1914, by Ma- s
S thias Erzberger, then leader of the <
s Centrist party, regarding indemni- j
< ties to be demanded by Germany. >
? They were, in substance: >
< “Reimbursement for all war )
? damages and all state debts, 80 >
5 per cent, of which are due to army S
> and navy expenses. <
s “Payment of 1 billion dollars <
( pension' fund.
< “Restoration of all commercial ?
? cables and stations. i
) "Payment of rewards to victor- J
> ious generals for exceptional ser- <
< vices. ?
< “Payment of funds to improve ?
? living conditions in Germany.’’ ?
? Erzberger, as chairman of the j
> German armistice comimssion, re- (
S cently complained at the “harsh- <
j ness” of the Allied terms. j
MAI MCAULEY
HALTS FLIGHT AT
JACKSON, MISS.
FORT WORTH, Tex., April 18—(By
Associated Press.) —Maj. T. J. Mac-
Cauley arrived safely from Jackson,
Miss., this morning, landing at 11:30
o’clock.
JACKSON, Miss., April 18. —(By As
sociated Press.)—Major T. J. MacCau
ley, flying across the continent in a
DeHaviland plane, reached here late
yesterday from Americus and left
this morning for Fort Worth, Tex.
Major MacCauley left Souther Field
yesterday at 11:45 a. m., intending to
go all the way to Fort Worth. The
dispatch does not say whether he was
forced to stop for fuel, or some other
reason. He made a round trip to
Jacksonville, Fla., yesterday morning
before starting west.
’Cue Club Welcome
Its New Members
The Americus Barbecue club today
I enjoyedi one of its semi-weekly feasts
I on the ’cue grounds out Lee street.
The day was a bit cool for lemonade,
but a steaming kettle of hot coffee
splendidly supplemented the lemon
ade. A number of new members, ac
companied by their wives, were given
a warm welcome by the club and their
wives. One or two of the members
brought out-of-town guests with them,
introducing them to real Georgia
barbecue and hospitality.
Sheriff to Bring
Back Dark Cirver
Sheriff Harvey, accompanied by Sam
Heys as ballast, made a trip to Colum
bus this afternoon to bring back
James Brown, colored, wanted here
on a warrant for carving a negro wo
man on Sullivan street about two
weeks ago. Brown’s mother lives at
Columbus and the Columbus police
had no difficulty In locating •him at
once.
LIEUT. VANCE INSPECTS ’
LANDING FIELD AT MACON
SOUTHER FIELD, April 18—Lieut.
Alfred W. Vance, officer in charge of
flying, went to Macon today to con
fer- with Macon officials on the aero
nautical convention to be held there
is May, and also to inspect the land
ing field there.
CAPT. BRIDGEMANN RECRUITING
OFFICER AT SOUTHER FIELD
SOUTHER FIELD, April 18.—First
Lieut. Horace Tyner Doust, who came
to Souther Field from Vancouver,
Wash., has been ordered to Carlstrom
Field, Arcadia, Fla. He will be sue
reeded by Capt. Bridgeman as re
cruiting officer at Souther Field.
j weaS 2<forecast7
For Georgia.—Fair tonight ; warmer
in northwest portion; Saturday, fair
and warmer; Sunday, fair.
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HOME
EDITION
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
BERLIN PRESS
SHOWS PERILS
OF REJECTING
ALLIED TERMS
Declares World Will Not Absolve
Kaiser and Advisors from
Responsibility for War
FOGH’S MILITARY EXPERTS DRAFT
PLAN FOR EVENT OF REFUSAL
Walsh and Other Delegates, With
Plea for Ireland, Confer at
Paris ‘White House’
BERLIS, April 17.
(By Associated Press.) —In a striking
ly sober article Vorwaerts warns the
nation of the dangers attendant upon
a refusal to sign the terms of peace
and declares the world will not ab
solve the former empero* and his
advisers from responsibility for ill the
misery of the war.
PLANNING ACTION
IF GERMAN! REFUSES.
PARIS, April 17.—(Th irsday.)— l By
Associated Press.)—Military experts,
under the direction of Marshall Foch.
have been charged with drafting a re
port on what will be done in the
event Germany refuses to sign the
peace terms.
LLOYD GEORGE BACK;
BIG FOUR IN SESSION.
PARIS, April 18. —(By Associated
Press.) —With the return of Premier
Lloyd George from London the Coun
cil of Four resumed its deliberations
today, meeting in the Paris “White
House.’’
SATISFACTORY PROGRESS
MADE, WASHINGTON HEARS.
WASHINGTON, April 18.(By Asso
ciated Press.) —Satisfactory progress
at the peace coherence was reported
again today in advices to the white
house from Paris.
WALSH AND IRISH DELEGATES
ON IRELAND MEET IN PARIS.
PARIS, April 18.- (By Associated
Press.) —Frank P. Walsh, fermer
chairman of the War Lab< r board,
and the other members of the delega
tion sent by the Irish societies to
plead the cause of Ireland before the
peace conference, hail a long t.onfr- '
ence at the Paris "White House * thi?
morning.
Up to the present time the delega
tion has refused to receive Sean
•O’Ceallaigh and George Duffy, deln
gates of the provisiona’ irisn govern
ment here.
Tift to Vote Bonds
for Paving May 25
TIFTON, April 18. The county
commissioners of Tift yesterday called
an election for Wednesday. May 25, to
authorize an issue of $300,000 in good
roads bonds. A bond issue commit
tee was appointed with R. C. Elliß,
chairman, and W. E. Alges, secretary.
The county chairman will appoint dis
trict chairmen and an active campaign
will be inaugurated to put the issue
across. Judge T. E. Patterson, of the
state highway commission, made a
speech in the courthouse auditor s ':
in the morning to a representative
gathering of good roads boosters. He
forcibly presented the good roads
question and explained many interest
ing details in regard to federal and
state co-operation with the counties
and plans for a statewide system of
paved roads. Many questions were
asked Judge Patterson by the audiencu
concerning details of the work.
SOUTHER FIELD TEAM TO
PLAY IN ALBANY.
ALBANY, April 18.—The Herald
team from the City League will play
the Souther Field nine here Saturday.
The Herald team is admittedly one
of the best in the City League and
the Souther Field boys have a strong
organization.
Whether the Air Service soldier,'
will come to Albany in airplanes or
not has not been announced, but it
is more than likely that at least ona»
plane will be here that afternoon. It
is likely that a number of Souther
Field men will be here Saturday af
ternoon to pull for their team.