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A Southern Newspaper for Southern People ■■ 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. •—#— 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 w I 7 f »• • /-A i 11 hm i 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. I ‘ " ; j > 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. —-a 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.