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FORTY-FIRST YEAR.—NO. 147.
SIGN UNCONDITIONALLY
47 KNOWN DEAD,
60 IN HOSPITAL
MILLIONS LOSS
FROM TORNADO
’ »
Fergus Falls, Minn., Is
Scene of Heavy Loss
of Life
MANY STILL BURIED
UNDER HOTEL, FEAR
Early Reports Put Death
List at 200 to
400
EVANSVILLE, Minn., June 23.
(By Associated Press.) —Forty-seven
are known to be dead, 160 injured are
in the emergency hospitals and prop
erty valued at $6,000,000 destroyed
as a result of the tornado at Fergus
Falls Minn., late yesterday.
Relief work is under way, with
plenty of doctors and nurses on hand.
There is a possibility that the death
list may reach 60 when the ruins of
the Grand Hotel are thoroughly
searched. ,
3 The greatest loss of life occurred
at the Grand Hotel, a three-story
building. Thirty-five persons are be
lieved to have been killed when the
hotel was smashed by the twister.
More than fifty guests were in the
building.
Special relief trains from St. Paul
and Minneapolis arrived at Fergus
Falls this morning.
The Ottertail county court house,
county jail and sheriff’s residence
were destroyed.
At One Mile Lake, near Fergus
Falls, four children of John Kreidler,
a farmer, were blown into the lake
and drowned.
200 to 400 DEAD
SAY EARLY REPORTS
ST. PAUL, June 23. (By Associa
ted Press.) —Reports from Fergus
Falls early today estimated the num
ber of killed by the tornado last night
at from 200 to 400, and the injured
at 700.
lee st. Sunday school
TO PICNIC AT SPRINGS
Arrangements have been made by
the Sunday school of the Lee Street
Methodist church for an a’.l-day picnic
next Friday at Myrtle Springs. It
will be an old-fashioned basket din
ner affair, and there will be noth
ing but fun and feast all day at the
springs. Among the fun will be bath
ing, the use of the pool for the day
having been leased.
The picnickers will meet at the
church between the hours of 8 and
9 o’clock Friday morning, bringing
baskets. Automobiles will be provided
for all. At the springs all baskets
will be collected and the older mem
bers will prepare the dinner on the
long tables in the open while the
youngsters frolic.
| THE COTTON MARKET !
LOCAL SPOT.
Good middling, 32 cents.
NEW YORK FUTURES.
Prev.
Close Open High Low Close
July 32.30 32.55 32.75 32.29 32.59
Oct. 32.07 32.40 32.68 32.09 32.42
Dec. 32.05 32.48 32.55 32.04 32.33
The strike of all the cotton mill'
in the Lancashire district of England,
offset the expected effects of the
conclusion of peace, resulting in only
a slight advance in the cotton mar
ket today.
Spot cotton showed no increase,
standing at 32 cents, with practically
no selling. ,
DON’T FAIL TO READ THE OPENING INSTALLMENT OF “SANDRA THE JEALOUS,” WHICH APPEA RS ON PAGE 7, TODAY’S ISSUE.
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Unsurrendered Ship s
Sunk, Along With
Interned, Report
WHOLE FLEET NOW
SAFE FROM ALLIES
Only One Battleship and
Few Smaller Craft
Left
WEIMAR, June 22. (Sunday.)
(By Associated Press.) —The Gert
man warships which were not sur
rendered, and which had been an
chored off Keil, Wilhelmshaven and
other points, have been sunk by Ger
man crews manning them, according
to a report here from reliable au
thority. According to reports,
there were twelve German war ves
sels besides destroyers in German
waters.
NEARLY WHOLE INTERNED
GERMAN FLEET SUNK.
LONDON, June 23.—A1l the Ger
man ships at Scapa Flow have been
sunk with the exception of the bat
tleship Baden. This was officially
announced.
The statement, which was issued
by the admiralty, says:
“According to the latest reports
from Scapa Flow, all the interned
battleships and battle cruisers have
been sunk, except the battleship
Baden, which is still afloat. Five light
cruisers have been sunk, but three
have been beached by local tugs. Four
destroyers are still afloat. The. rest
of the destroyers have sunk.
“A German admiral and most of
the Germans from the ships are now
in custody, aboard the British ships.
Some boats from the ships refused
to stop when ordered and were fired
on. A small number of Germans were
killed or wounded.
“In accordance with the terms of
the armistice, the German ships were
interned with skeleton crews as care
takers and without British guards
aboard.”
When the German high seas fleet
surrendered last November and was
taken to Scapa Flow it comprised
nine battleships, five battle cruisers,
seven light cruisers and fifty destroy
ers. As far as is known, all the ships
are still there.
A “DEED OF FOLLY,”
YET “HANDSOME DEED.”
BERLIN, June 23.—.8y Associat
ed Press) —BulelUns announcing
that the German fleet had been sunk
in Scapa Flow arrived too late for
the Sunday morning editions of
the Berlin papers, and the people
were given their first information
through noon editions. In a more
auspicious political situation the
news might have caused an outburst
of enthusiasm, but trie public was not
moved to demonstration. The Ad
miralty has received nothing beyond
a brief bulletin, which came byway
of Holland.
Commenting upon the sinking of
the fleet, the Berlin Gazette says
that it was perhaps a deed of folly,
as Germany might have been able
to force an indemnity for the sur
render of the ships. “Nevertheless,”
it continues, “it was a handsome
deed.”
The Neue Gazette says: “The offi
cers and men who performed this
deed may be forgiven. They acted
in the spirit in which they were
trained. On the other hand, if their
action carries with it injurious re
sults for Germany, it must be re
gretted, for Germany is hardly in a
position to indulge ?n the luxury of
heroic poses, and the brief satisfac
tion of appearing before the world
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DR. HENDERSON
RESIGNS HERE;
.GOES TOALBANY
Announcement was made last night
to the church board by Dr. Leßoy G.
Henderson, pastor of the Presbyter
ian church that he had decided to ac
cept the call to the Albany Presbyte
rian church, at the same time submit
ting his resignation as pastor of the
local church. The decision of Dr.
Henderson was not announced to the
congregation, but the informatio
was generally known.
Dr. Henderson stated today that
his resignation is effective in July,
after which date he will take up his
new work in Albany. He will no'
move his family from Afnericus until
September, however. He will preach
here next Sunday.
“I regret very much to leave Amer
icus,” said he today, “but I have de
cided that to do so will be best. The
church at Albany is larger than the
Americus church .which means a larg
er work.”
Dr. Henderson’s departure is a
source of regret to a large circle of
friends and acquaintances, to whom
he has endeared himself during his
more than two years’ residence here.
Dr. Henderson has not been a regu
lar pastor of the church, having occu
pied the relation of “stated supply”
pastor. He had been offered the reg
ular pastorate, however, but declined
to accept. He came here April 19,
1917, from Knoxville, Tenn., for his
health, and after six months of resi
dence, during which time he regained
his health largely, he undertook the
supply work.
Last year he was president of the
ministerial association, and has been a
leader in civic and religious affairs
of the community.
in this bengal illumination may have
to be paid for in cash.”
POLK IS NAMED TO NEW
OFFICE UNDER LANSING
WASHINGTON, June 23.—(8y
’ Associated Press.) —Frank L. Polk,
of New York, now acting Secretary of
State, was today nominated by Pres
ident Wilson to be Under Secretary
of State, a new office created under
the 1920 legislative, executive and
judicial bill passed by the last con
gress.
TELEGRAPHERS’
STRIKEISBACKED
BY FEDERATION
ATLANTIC CITY, June 23.—(8y
Associated Press.) —Endorsement of
the Commercial Telegraphers strike
j was unanimously voted today by the
American Federation of Labor con
i' vention which also went on record
in favor of a 44 hour week for la
bor generally, and directed the ex
ecutive council to work for that end.
CHAMBLISS FAMILY HERE
ACQUIRES U. S. AUTO FAME
The following from the Willys-
Overland “Starter,” published at .
Toledo, Ohio:
“Another I’amily Acquires The
Model 90 Habit.”
“The latest entrant into the I
Starter’s family mop-up contest ’ is
the Hooks Motor Company at Amer
icus, Ga., which concern has sold
5 model 90 touring cars to one fam-|
ily in the last fifteen months. About '
every three months the Chambliss
family of Sumter county, Georgia, '
shows up at the Hooks Motor Com
pany for another Model 90 to take
care of some other member of that
highly discriminating family.
“ ‘And we had a hard time selling
Mr. Chambliss his first car,’ reports
the Hooks Company, ‘in fact we lent
it to him and let the car sell itself.’ ”
EPISCOPALIANS
GIVE ORDER TO
ERECTCHURCH
Announcement was made late this
afternoon that final plans had been
completed by the committee of the
vestry of Calvary Episcopal church
for the immediate erection of a hand
some new church building at a cost
estimated at $25,000. Ben Hogue,
formerly a well known and success
ful contractor here before the war,
but now of Macon, was today award
ed the contract as supervising archi
tect. The structure will be built by
day labor instead of by contract, and
ground will be broken next Monday
morning, according to Mr. Hogue. A
considerable part of the material is
on the ground. The structure will
stand on the church lot immediately
in front of the present frame struc
ture on Lee street.
“I will be back on the job Monday
morning,” said Mr. Hogue. “I ex
pect to remove my family back to
Americus soon and make it my home
again. I find that there is consider
able building work here merely wait
ing for a contractor and for some
one to start going ahead. Construc
tion has already started in Atlanta
and other places on, a fairly large
■ scale, and it is ready to start here. I
I shall get back into the contracting
and building business here in ear
nest.”
Mr. Hogue served some time in the
‘ United States army with the rank of
| Captain. He did not get to Europe,
but was stationed much of his time on
the Mexican border.
fWEATHERFORECASTj
For Georgia—Partly cloudy to
night and Tuesday; probably local
showers.
ALLIES RECEIVE
OFFICIAL NOTICE
OF ACCEPTANCE
‘ast Day Plea For Extension of Time By 48 Hours
Promptly Refused—Actual Signing To Take
Place Tuesday or Wednesday, is Belief in Paris
PARIS, June 23. (By Associated Press.) —The German gov
ernment at Weimar has formally communicated its willingness to
sign the peace terms unconditionally, it was announced by the French
foreign office this afternoon.
The day and hour for formal signing of the treaty are uncer
tain, and may be Tuesday, but more likely it will be Wednesday.
The Council of Three earlier today flatly refused a new request
of the German peace delegation for an additional 48 hours within
which to make known their decision.
The request was received early this morning and answered by
the council at this morning’s meeting. There appeared to be indi
cations that in case Germany accepted the treaty unconditionally
the National Assembly at Weimar would pass resolutions or a decla
ration that Germany was signing under compulsion, and that the
German people did not feel morally responsible for the war and
were willing to submit the question of responsibility to a tribunal.
The decision to refuse the request
was reached after a discussion lasting
less than an hour.
The German note read as follows:
“To His Excellency, the President
of the Peace Conference, Mr. Clem
enceau :
“Mr. President, the minister for
foreign affairs instructs me to beg
the allied and associated governments
to prolong the forty-eight hours the
time limit for answering Your Ex
cellency’s note communicated yester- '
day evening and likewise the time
limit for answering the note of June
16, 1919.
“It was only on Saturday, after
great difficulties, that a new cabinet
was formed, which unlike its pre
decessor, could come to an agree
ment to declare its willingness to
sign thetreaty as regards nearly all
its provisions. The national as
sembly has expressed its confidence
in this cabinet by a large majority
of votes. The answer only arrived
here just before midnight, as the
direct wire from Versailles to Wei
mar was out of order. The govern
ment must come into contact anew
with the national assembly in orde
to take grievous decision which i:
still required of it in such a manner
as it can only be taken in accord
ance with democratic principles and
internal situation in Germany.
“Accept, Mr. President, the as
surance of my distinguished consider
tion.”
SEES HOPE IN ONE OF
PROMISES OF TREATY.
WIEMAR, June 23. (By Associa
ted Press.) —In announcing the decis
ion of the German government to
sign the peace terms before the Na
tional Assembly yesterday, Premier
Bauer said:
“At this hour of life and death,
under the menace of invasion, for
the last time I raise in free Germany
a protest against this treaty of vio
lence and destruction 1 protest
against this mockery of self-deter- i
minaton, this enslavement of Ger
man people, this new menace to the
peace of the world under the mask
of a treaty of peace. No signing
can enfeeble this protest, which we
raise and swear to. This treaty does
not lose its annihilating character by
alterations in detail. Protesting
against it is useless and is at the risk
of a new crisis within forty-eight
hours.
“Our power of resistance is broken I
and there is no means of averting I
this treaty. The treaty itself, how- :
ever does not give us a handle which
we can not allow to be wrested from
us, namely the Entente’s solemn
promise of June 1 that the treaty
can be revised from time to time
and adapted to new conditions. That
is one of the few words in the treatj
breathing the real spirit of peace.”
Premier Bauer concluded by ex i
HOME
EDITION
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
pressing his faith in the German peo
ple and their final realization of a
better future. He said they were
faced with years of labor for the
foreign account, but owed it to their
descendants to hold the country to
gether.
“They must safeguard our new lib
erty,” he said. “There must be a
will to work and a discipline in al 1
ranks of society. There are no mi
raculous charms to cure a nation.
Even a world revolution can not rid
us of the malady from which we are
wearing away. Only by a revolution
of our moral consciousness can we
succeed in raising ourselves out of
our night into a better future."
WILSON PREPARES TO
LEAVE FOR HOME.
PARIS, June 23. (By Associated
Press.) —Activities noted at
the Paris residence of President ap
peared to indicate that preparations
were being made for the President’s
departure for home. It seemed prob
able that he would leave Paris Wed
nesday, barring unexpected develop
ments.
TWO SPEEDERS FINED;
FIRST CRUSADE VICTIMS
Two speeders were arrest!! Sun
day evening by police officers in the
promised C”usade to stop fast driv
ing, and both were fined in police
court this moning by Recorder Fort.
Foster Johnson, a negro, in whose
car a party of negroes were riding,
was fined $lO on the reckless driving
charge and sls additional for curs
ing the officer when he was stopped.
Otha Carey, a white lad arrested by
Officer Worthy was fined $3.50 for
too fast driving. , j
SPREECOSTSSMITHVILLE
COLORED PREACHER $25
Parson A. R. Harris, the negro
i preacher from Smithville who got
his auto tangled with at buggy at
Hudson’s stable Saturday, was fined
$25 in Recorder’s court today, his
bond of that amount which he depos
ited Saturday evening being forfeited
to pay the fine when he failed to ap
pear for trial. No case was made
against him on the liquor charge, the
bottle he carried being practically
empty when he was arrested. w
W. E. GONZALES NAMED
AMBASSADOR TO PERU
WASHISGTON, June 23.—(8y
Associated Press.) —William E. Gon
zales, of Columbia, S. C., now minis
ter to Cuba, was nominated today to
be Ambassador to Peru.
Boaz W. Long, of New Mexico was
nominated to be minister to Cuba.
Benton C. McMillen, of Tennessee,
will be minister to Guatemala.