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WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDER.
A PAPER FOR ALL THE PEOPLE
imTl tUillTH TEAB.
5HRINEPS READY Tpiwre
IAKE MERRY FOR A
)AY IN THIS OASIS
AMF;RiajS, GEORGIA. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. lUNE 8- 1916
I
etween 600 And
700 Expected
To He Here
II IS DECORATED
FORJILGRIMMAGE
,arge Class of
Neophytes Will
Tread The
Sards
:==™;lJESSE PEEK II.
' ii NEGRO IN hughes fob the
:COLOR BEARER
!V>werful Herman attacks on
■ - j Fort Vaux-Verdun line continue. Tho
kum—to the “Illustrious Nob|OT ,| Fr< ‘ nc l> ofllre asserts several
... .. tacks were repulsed with heavy Ger-
hich brings them to Americus reads'., y
,IT *" n losses last night.
| A violent Herman bombardment of
French positions here is In progress
current-
« ly stated in well Informed circles ♦
♦ here this afternoon that Sir Wil
♦ Ham Robertson, chief of the im- ♦
♦ perlal staff will be named to sue- ♦
♦ ceed the late Earl Kitchener as
♦ British minister of war.
*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦•♦♦♦♦♦
today.
An artillery duel between Hill 304
and (’sureties Woods, Is being fought
out at long range, and two Herman pa-
trola trying to cross the Alsne west of
'PH I U. TRAIN TOMES
WITH A SIIRISER CREW. ♦
The Shriners from Savannah ♦
ill arrive on a special train ^
Thursday morning and be met at ♦
A. L. depot at 7:30 o’clock.
All Americus is Invited to witness ♦
ene The train crew Is ♦
cd of Shriners.
►♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
m one occasion Jeff was known to
lim to Mutt that he was "mortally
ided"—If such and such a thing
true And the same things
place in Americua early Thursday
ling when the Shriners will be
*d at 7.3u o’clock by novices,
*r*. sheriffs. Shriners, officials-
ct. all the i«ople of Americua.
* Americus IJght Infantry, com-
by Captain James A. Fbrt, will
;t to* arriving Shriners at the Sea-
me depot w ith apeclflc in
Sheriff Harvey, Deputy
iff Hob Price, with a full corps cf
ill l*e present In the name of
•tote to do their full duty. an 1
*1 but their duty.
r ) Sliriner will be arretted - that
ojoae surviving after a volley of
• ♦'Dough shots have been fired it
trembling form of these Shriner*.
T Mil u i aged, roped, handcuffed.
ui>.> seen red-and marched from
d*W up Jackson street.
* cf Americua will avail
B *he* o/ lhe opportunity of seeing
* Proceedings. The Shriners are
,0 at 7 o'clock at
k'indhor t,„,,1 where they will , o
1 * "Utloh for the proceedings
thus.
Illustrious Nobles:
Every Noble owing allegiance to Alee
Temple is called upon to toraake hb
dully and sordid occupations and Join
with hla brethren, the Children of the
Prophet, in the Pilgrimmage to that
kle«ant end -lubr.ou. OmI. of our Solarona. on the Hr'msh Trent" T..
domain, known to tile unregenerated j dispersed.
a. the City of Americua. where our j nerlln de*„.tehee continued to a.y
faithful Noble have coralled a goodly I advlcee from Kiel contradict British
number of the unregeneratc sons of thesection, concerning the dreadnaugh*
desert who have expressed their de- tvarsplte. and ,.y the British ship wa,
sire to croe. the burning sand, to.vnk during the North
Mecca, and cool their blUtered feet to Men. one telegram from Kiel ,
the water, of Zem-Zem, and partake or j tl.a German battleship Koenig sank the
camel’, milk, and hnd peace and re- j W.rsplte by gundre. and that the loss
freshment under the dome of Alee’. „ f the dreadnought w„ wltneaaed by
Moatiue. Therefore. 1 order that the officer, of several of the participating
caravan be formed on the Fifth Day of |German warships,
tlie Kigfith Month, Shaddan 1334, which I
"Val” says means Wednesday, June 7.1 11-441,1, w __ .. .... .
T British Army Mourns For Kitchener.
1:30 p. m., for the purpose of a trip
to Americua, Ha., for a business ses
sion, ceremonial i*arade, barbecue,
banquet, etc.
It is expected that the .Nobility
white man well knowi
was seriously stabbed and
and
LONDON, June 7.-—The British armv
| Is In mourning for the late Earl Kltch-
.ener today. Every officer, line and
staff, from the lowest subaltern to the
j division commanders, wears a crepo
many of their ladies as Is possible, I. . ^ . #a
bund on the left arm. as a mark of
go on this pilgrimage. . .
I respect to the memory of the dead field
Our hopes are centered on 2,00)1 . , _,
marshal. Throughout the country
members thia year; so far wa have „ . . ...
, flags are flying at half mast today, an
been very succeaful, and with an ef-l „ „ . , . ,
| a flood of telegrams all expressing
fort on the part of each member, this ’ , „ .
I sympathy, from all parts of the world
number could be reached long before
REQUEST 10 VOTE
CHICAGO, June 7.—The parade
which twenty thousand, women march
ed to the Coliseum and Lhere pres_*nte
the republican national convention
the resolution adopted by the National
American Woman Suffrage association
asking a plan be Inserted in the
publican platform favoring woman suf
frage. was the outstanding feature of
suffragist activities here today. The
Congressional Union for Woman Suf
frage participated in the big demon
stration, along with leaders of
National American Woman Suffrage
association.
let
'are being received.
busmans Building Railroad*.
NEW YORK, June 7.—The Russian
cabinet has decided to prepare for
the construction of twenty-five thous
and miles of railroad in Russia within
the next five years. Information to thb
j effect reached the Amerkan-Russla 1
j Chamber of Commerce here today.
NO!
the close of the year. Therefore,
?very Noble by kind persuasion, or
otherwise, secure the application of
seme good, eligible friends and send it !
to the Recorder. Yours in the faith, |
R. J. TRAVIS, Potentate.
You Heard What He Said!
V ALAI ORE W. LEBEY, Recorder. I
The reporter who Is writing all this
begs the Indulgence of the public—on
his part, as his knowledge of the Arab
anguage is limited. Rut doubtless
Til the Sands of the Desert Grow
i ld" will be sung in sections, and the*
uatralian recruits guarding the do-
ains across w’hlch real pilgrimage* f
c made, will have nothing on Amer- Atlanta is patting itself on the back
us for Thursday. over the fact that during the month o<
Th. city 1. bving sally ued«< k.'d in' **•*• «•>* Ural prohibition month, that
ail the raiment befitting the occasion " o1 “ homicide haa occurred within
A large camel on lifeless paint— her confines.
adorn, the county courthouse, and Thl * '»• ,ndeed - a reeord of * hl< h »»
many Hag. together with bunting he proud, and rejolc. over, besides it
wave. It. welcome for the Shriners. *!"“ k » volume, for the cause of pro-
The armory la pretty for the caramon- hlMUon. especially when It come. In
toi, and thl. I. where Ihe banquet wl'l ll, e face of the fact that during three
he held, served and directed by the'months preceding May. Ihe ffrat dry
KILLING IN
ATLANTA DURING MAY
OUYMAS, Mexico, June 7.— Yaqui
Indian outlaws are reported active in
the vicinity of the American colony on
daqul river in southern Sonora.
One report reaching Guymaa early
tcdaay says a band of the Indian out
laws attacked a party of Mexicans
near Kaperanza. killing twenty.
REMUS OF TRIMMELL
COMING TO LUMPKIN
LUMPKIN, Ga., June 7.- -James A
gistua Trammell, aged 50 tears, a na
tive of Lumpkin, but who had llvej
with his family at College Park for a
number of years, died suddenly in
South Carolina today. His body will
be brought to Lumpkin and interment
will be today.
Mr. Trammell leaves a wife and
three children; also a brother, John
Trammell, of Lumpkin, and three sis
ter*. Mesdames Arnett, of Dawson, T.
Ball, of Columbus, and W. M. Dowd,
of Lumpkin.
Daugbters of the Confederacy.
I month, there was an average of three
Jesse P«
In Americui
cut but not necessarily fatally hurt,! * * * * *
early Wednesday morning by Ben |
Banks, a negro, on the farm of B*:i
Easterlin. near Andersonville. Peek
overseer on the Easterlin place.
It seems that Peek reprimanded the
negro for leaving his mule and plow
.unsecured, so the mule would dra^
the plow over the field, knocking down
the crop, and with this Banks assault j
ed him with a pocket knife having
heavy blades. He flrat stabbed him I
near the heart, cut him In the stomacli
near the waist-line, and ripped i
gash down his right arm.
Sheriff Harvey and
blood hounds.
officially announced here today ♦
tliut since the beginning of the ♦
Russian offensive a total of ♦
♦ forty thousand Teutons have ♦
♦ been raptured.
♦ The Russian offensive in being
♦ pressed along the southern end of ♦
♦ the line between the Prlpet Marsh
♦ and the Rumanian border.
♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
STORM THROUGH
MB WES
TOLL ISO HIES
long |
KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 7—A death
deputy, with I ° xcee<Iln E one hundred and fifty
ent to the scene, and H lndlca t rd by additional reports from
Banks was caught on the Sim Alien rolr,mun toles throughout five state.*,
place, near the Schley county line. He Hln,ck b} to rnadoe* yesterday and last
has been lodged In the Sumter county | A total of 126 deaths are re
jail. | ported in Arkansas. Missouri, Mlas?s-
Peek is the son of John Peek, and i M,p * > ** and Illinois, with several of
well known here. He has manv ,be 8t orm-gwept areas yet to be heard
friends w
ImIi his
10 regret the occurrence, and
•peedy recovery.
SUUOir SCHOOL WORK show;
worn TERRS PROGRESS
When the Georgia Sunday School as-
vclatlon meets In Atlanta. June 13,
onderful progress will be shown In
Sunday Bchool work for the paat yea.-.
A report will be made going to show
that the work of 1915-16 to date la far
and away beyond that of any previous
from. A number of persona reported
aa missing are believed to be dead.
Thirty or more persona are believed
to havo perished when the Mississippi
river packet Kleanore was overturned
twelve miles north of Memphis. Most
ct these victims were drowned.
CONVICT HEGAPTURED
JFTERJIS ESCAPE
Austin Miller, a white convict, es-
COLISEUM, Olcago, June 7.—Wit,
the most remarkable lack ol demon
strations ever seen, the republican na
tional convention was formally openej
here this morning at 11:25 o'clock. Tlo
big gathering wag called together by
fhalrman HIIlea, of the republican na
tional executive committee, who pre
sided during the convention's organi
zation.
The audience rose after being called
together and sang In unison ' Amer-
after Rev. John Stone, official
t iapluln of ihe convention Invoked
the blessing of Ihe Almighty u|>on tho
assemblage, ills prayer, one of the
" oat thoughtful and earnest ever de
livered before a pollUcal gathering,
received closest attention. He prayed
as follows:
"Moat holy and eternal God, we bow
before Thee with reverent hearts and
thoughtful mlnda. Thou art our God,
Thou art the God of all nations; Thou
art the God of our nation. Thou hast
been (he God cf our fathers "hou hast
been our Guide In limes of peace and
amide the perplexities of war. Tho*
has! given to ue freedom, liberty, pur
pose, and prosperity.
Although the Immediate Interests
Which now control our gathering to
gether have reference to our own na
tional tenues, we would not forget the
rrlng, suffering nations of the
earth. Wo pray Thee to bring them
speedily, If It be Thy holy will, to
terms of peace and conditions of ad-
J:j8tment.
W« bow before Thee and, pausinK
Several of the prominent atreeta of | k,,1,n,Cl
the city will lend in the mystic air t )
he strong whiskey adherents are
b,UI h'K 1 " Promptly at promptly , he ceremonial, and all Americua will!"'"' beginning to acknowledge their
‘ iNow, nobody knows a join In bidding the Shriners welcome-'stake and come out In open advo-
• 1, " ul 'hla but ua, and please J and may they all have a grand time ! eax-y of prohibition.
> , he approaching Shrln-| «oln gout In official form la the to:- 11 •>»» » ald ,hat A,lanta
lowing, designated with all pomp and ^ for aeveral ,e.n, was on. killing
t nl Americus who have'glory of this world
’ klM e " ou kh lo offer Ihelr auto-
week.
"Order* Official or Otherwise.”
■wawi UIUCI1* "lliuai
( ” f " r 'h* Shriners Thursday are "Wear your Fez
'-<1 10 assemble at the Windsor! "Also a few other little things
. " " “'‘O'*- you
r **d> the, - !>
6n ,0 grow
if
ant io be admitted before the
ands of tlie desert have i Second Section.
LAVERN EASON BORRIEO
III OAK GROVE CEMETERY
mark
k *rm, and pulsating
h movement of over
' •'•“■d be Shriners. For the cara-
•ir ' T “ ra Ple, of Savannah, to
' f"r Thursday, June Sth, has
: Shriii,
lx hundred and seven hun-
•II make thalr way to
for Tl,l| r»day, and the occas-
1 •* brilliant
' n *°phyt,
1 ‘o tre.
A class of over
“» Will be given the latest
ld '"K the hot unda.
' ^ order-K. Selamu AM-
"Smoking will not be permitted dur-
irg the entertainment or First Sec
tion.
“No one will be allowed to drink a
toast. Under the laws of Georgia it
must be eaten.
The officer* in charge of the work
are forbidden to proeeed until ach
and every Novice has Indicated the
doctor he desires called In case of ac
cident. The Temple cannot swum# re-
Coatlaued oo Page (.)
The funeral of Laverne Eason, tbe
ten-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Kason. whose death was told of in yes
terday's Times-Recorder, was held t!)L
work,
The counties in Georgia regularly
organized in Sunday school work now
total 133, which ie a gain over J914-13
of 31; there were 126 county conven
tion* held, which is a gain of 139;
addreswea delivered totaled 1,072, is
against 877; organizers traveled 4&,?8I
miles, which is a gain of 7,143; they
Kent out &7,6r>6 piecHe of mail, a gal i
,494, and added 181 county Sunday
school workers.
.iterature advertising the event is
being Hcattered broadcast over the
state, and when the convention meet>«
June J3, a record breaking crowd will'
be In attendance.
Fiich Sunday school In the state U
entitled to three delegates, besides the
pastor and the superintendent of the
the school.
Atlanta is making ample arrange
ment* for the care of the delegates,
and will do something a little out of
tl.u ordinary', in that each delegate w ill!
be furnished his or her room and'
breakfast without cost.
The schools of Americus will gR*
a good account of themselves, partlc
■ — (u'arly that of the Flrat Methodic
The remains of Mrs. Mary Ann Lane. ^ ,ureh * * hlc h haa a var y lar * e a -
who died very suddenly In this city I “ ndance. the largest, perhaps, of any
Wednesday, was carried to Macon to- toe state from cities of Its
day. where funeral services will be c,aB "
held, after which the body will be in-! Th « delegate* that wiii go from 1
ter red in Riverside c emetery. j h ** re are •ntlc'pating a most delight 1
as told in yesterday s TimesJ ful • , ‘ d P™»r*rous sewsan.
Recorder, Mrs. Lane waa 70 years old,!
aLIM SESSION OF THE
b.ier In the South Georgia conference
ear In the history of the association ra I* d f rom the county chalngang Tues-1 quietly, ask Thy blessing before
day afternoon near Sumter City. He jin* upon ihe deliberation.
waa With the can* working at Coun- convention. A. Tho,, doet order the
r11 8 MUI - affaire of men. so frame the doings ol
Sheriff Harvey, Ihe guards of the j thl, „reat convention. Save from all
camp, and bloodhounds got on the'hasty and Ill-spoken word. Control
trail Immediately and Ihelr vl|llanco!Judgments, purpose., plans, and plat-
was rewarded with the re capture of form, that all may have Thy pure
ti,e convict within a few houra after, mind of wisdom, and result center In
his escaiK*.
UHL RECRUITING STM
HERE TO CLOSE STOOD
thy sure laws of right and In Thy last
ing victories of truth and righteous
ness.
- 'Direct, suggest, control, this day.
"All we design or do or say;
That al' our powers, with all their
might,
‘In Thy full glory may units’
“W.^ ask all in th® name of our
| Chief Gunner s Mate C. K. Smltker
i man, in charge of the naval recruiting
i tation here, ha* received order* to * onunon Master and l»rd. Amen.”
< lose same Saturday. June 10. Officer Al lbe conclusion of the invocation*
Smiiherman will go from here (o ( airman Hllles requested the dele-
Montgomery. Ala., where be will be KU, * S to and ba Photographed.
REMUS OF MRS. LIME
HIE CIHRIEO ID MICRO
stationed for a while in the effort to
increase Uncle Ham's naval forces.
Mr. Smitlierroan has made lota of
frlenda in Americus. all of whom will
vlali him a pleasant and successful
cjourn in the Alabama city.
GOT RIS POIECIT BUT
IT LOIG HINGE
It was decided, however, that a bet-
Ui view could be secured with the
delegates seated, and they were pbo-
tngraphed in this position.
Secretary Reynolds, of the executfte
(cmmlttee was roundly applauded at
be entered th* hall Just after the flaai-
Mght photograph of the delegates had
been made, but no demonstration
narked the entry of foremost party
leaders. Senators Lodge. Crane and
■Denrose entered and took their sea/a
unrecognlxed, while only a few friend*.
O. M. Powell, who resides on Hamp- j * ,odded •• Frank Hitchcock, the Raoat'
ton street, destroyed a *fcunk Tues* ve,t representative In the convention*
of the Methodist church.
The deceased is survived by one
morning at 10 o’clock from the res!- daughter. Mrs. J. O. Oliver, of this
dvnee on East Church street. Dr. J. A. city, and one son, Robert H. Lane, of
Thomas conducting tbe services. In
terment ws* In Oak Grove cemetery.
The Time*-Recorder Joins the manv
friends of the bereaved father and
i.'other In sincere condolence upon the
loss of their son
RECORDER S COURT
Ringgold, Ga. Two sisters also sur
vive her, Mrs. P. H. Ward, of Macon,
and Mrs. India Royal of Savannah;
also two brothers, John M Hardaway,
of Kauffman, Texas, and James it. j thrilling news for the police reporters
Hardaway, of Opelika, Aia.
Only one case was docketed for trial
al the recorder* court Wednesday
morning, and the absence of s witness
forbade It* trial. Business is quiet Id
the realms of tne city police, althougu
Chief of Police Johnson promises some
ere long.
day night. He destroyed »he animal
at long range, which by way of paren
thesis, Is the only safe io
stroy a skunk, by shooting his catah'p
after he had been caught In a steal
trap.
Mr. Dowell had been missing his
chickens for some time, so he set s trap
for tbe thief with the above reault. He
stales that it Is a very rare thing for
skunks to inhabit the city, especially
here the population la more dens*?,
ar.d that he does not think he will ex
perience the loss of any more of hi t
young hcicks from this one feline.
walked down the aisle. Senator Depevr
was applauded by the New York dele
gation a* he walked past their section,
but there an no demonstration by dele
gates from other slate*.
The so-called “favorite sons" delega
tions were seated directly before the
speaker’s stand, from right to left a*
follows: Michigan. Miasourl. Illinois..
Ohio, Near York. Dennaylvanla au-1
Icwa. Then® seats were all filled whorx
the convention was called lo order bi>
chairman Illllea, and no effort waa
(O»ot fined on Txge 9.1
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