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Newspaper Page TextrHIKTY-.'INTH YEAR. AMERICUS, GEORGIA. THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 22, 1917 mtmbeb & i. s. sum to mf m uhes El) NEXT 11 experiment station for cane and urjfhum. erected by the United e s government will be establish- n Americus next fall, according to announcement this morning by %eeretary P. A. Fenimore, of the hember of Commerce. The plan is -sored through information coming day from Congressman C. R. Crisp, the Third district. It will be recalled that Dr. C. S. udson, chief of the division of carbo- ydrates of the Bureau of Chemistry i, the federal department of agricul- i re. visited in the city some time ago, oking into the matter of the station Assistant Agricultural Commission er Cliff Clay, of Americus, has tender ed his resignation, effective March 1, and on that date will become state Motor Truck corporation, which un manager for Tennessee of the Smith til recently was known as the Smith Form-a-Truck company. Mr. Clay will have his headquarters in ChattanoogaJ and will move his family there. Mr. Clay will be succeeded as as sistant commissioner of agrioultuTe by B. H. Groover, of Reidsville. For the past year Mr. Clay has been assistant commissioner under J. D. Price, and when the latter resigned last week, he was retained in hla posi tion by the new commissioner J. J. Brown, with whom he is on the most pleasant relations. Mr. Clay Is one of the best known he ( hamber of Commerce took the'and most popular young men in thel^t President Wilson’s position Hair in hand and passed resolutions! state. Prior to becoming assistant u ., t con press should pass a broad hkh were forwarded to Congresa-. commissioner of agriculture, he lived oluthm conferring upon him adequate an i'rirp, and hlo active aid was, here. I authority to deal wrlth the situation light. Through Mr. Crisp the plans — ar It exists, together with any de perfected in Washington, and ! llftlltln .clopments that was arise, during the he announcement comes that the gov-jWI HI" UflyC PI CL 1 congressional recess. Of course. It rnment will establish the station. jJUullU llUlu UllUuL the event of a declaration of war, con. WASHINGTON. L>. C., Feb. 21- President Wilson has practically de cided to go before Congress before Its adjournment on March 4th, and ask for authority to protect American sea men and Bbips from the submarine menace, although there remains a bare possibility that he may not do so. Officials here expect him to do this either the last of the present week, probably Friday, or early in next week, and in neither Instance is he ex pected to announce his plans before notifying congress of the time he will appear before the body. It was learned authoritatively today ♦ GOLF STARS ABE IX ♦ TUBS AT HOUSTON ♦ ♦ HOUSTON, Tex., Feb. 21.— ♦ ♦ Reuben Buh and Nelson Whitney 4 ♦ of New Ohieans, Bob Jones aod 4 ♦ Perry Adair, of Atlanta, and ♦ ♦ other golf notables will partlcl- 4 ♦ pate in the annual mid-winter 4 4 invitation tournament of the 4 ♦ Houston Country Club, which 4 ♦ opened today. Beveral Chicago 4 ♦ and St. Louis business men who 4 4 are spending the winter In the 4 ♦ South, also have entered. 4 4 A special event has been ar- 4 ♦ ranged for southpaw golfers. The 4 4 tourney will last three days. 4 FUST MEETIIG OF DISTRICT El’S IT OF KM'S 1 * §! “MS IMIS LAND m SWISS in ism n an iue in J. Ralston Cargill, of the Farm roducts Co., of this city, stated this lorning that the station would be a mail factory to deal with the cane nd sorghum syrups having to do, so. with the chemical side. It will • a place to show the farmers how have good syrup from their crops. The personal efforts of President YOUNG BOYS CAUSE A SERIOUS DAAAACE Complaint has reached the police department concerning the promiscu shooting of birds by young boys gress would have to be assembled be fore such action Is taken, but It la the desire of the Wilson administra tion to KaveTOirauthorlty to deal with the crisis Immediately, should devel opments warrant the use of armei forces In enforcing the rights of In the city. Chief of Police Johnson'Americans abroad and maintain the reports that sixty-five telephones in tents of International law wherever irr S. (Jlover and Secretary Fenl-jthe local service were out of corn er* were joined with the organiza-j mission yesterday, because of small .n of the Chamber of Commerce. and| boys shooting cables of the telephone th the assistance of Congressman company« presumably having their these affect American lives and prop erty. It Is known President Wilson has definitely decided what he will say to —-ryv« uciiiiiiuiy ucuiuuu Him ne will iu risp, tho matter has matured. chief mark as the birds. This is a congress when he decides to address It will mean additional families in serious damage, and the policemen' the assembly, but It'has been decided are warning the people, and will take this will not be divulged before the city and experts in tihs line of rk here by order of the government «* day of a greater development in ersilk-ation is seen, forged by the w syiup company now in opera ATHENS, Greece, Feb 21.—(Asso rted Press Correspondence. This *age sent by the first passenger JIEECE SUFFERS IN E all necessary steps to break up the prac-Uce. Besides the danger and wanton kill ing) of the birds, is the serious damage caused. PERSHINE IS NEA COMMANDER NAMED speech is actually delivered. The situation continues serious for Iceland J. Henderson, secretary of the Dixie-Overland Highway, between Savannah and Los Angeles was in the city last night. He is now acting 03 field secretary for the organization, with headquarters in Columbus. Re cently he resigned as secretary of the Columbus Chamber of Commerce give his entire time to the highway work. Mr. Henderson states that the high way will likely be completed in Oc tober, at which time a great cross country tour over the highway will be staged. The distance is between 2.700 and 3,000 miles and remarkably straight for this long distance. flllllE PIERRE WILL MANAGE ANNISTON CLUB Billy Pierre, wbU known here, -here ho played when Americus bad ZURICH, Switzerland, Feb. 21.— Forty-six Americans citizens, includ ing a score or more consuls and mem bers of their families, who had been delayed in Germany since tho sever ance of relations between Washington and Berlin, arrived here today. The party came in special trains in two sections, direct from Munich, and were subjected merely to perfunctory examination at the Swiss border. Several of those in the party talked with the Associated Press correspon dent concerning their treatment by the Germans after Count von Bernstorff w as handed his passports. There was a wide difference of opinion, some KAying they had been treated courte ously throughout, while other com plained of the enforced delay, which to them seemed without cause. Nono of the Americans arriving today had any information regarding the Yar- rowdals prisoners, as the elxty-two Americans taken into Pruseia by the Gorman commerce raider, have come to be known. ' A majority of the consuls, it is an nounced, will go to Berne this after noon, there to await instructions from Washington i? to their future move ments. The first meeting of the new mem bership of the Chamber of Commerce will be held on March 1st, Thursday evening at 8 o'clock, at the offices of the organization. It will bo for the purpose of perfecting the organization under the new plan of a systematic way of carrying on the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce. It is announced th&t the gathering on March 1st will be more of an ex perience meeting, after the organiza tion work is completed. Every mem ber has a voice in the affairs and he will be expected to freely express himself on what should and what shouldn't be done. EOH EVENT HERE I SE HOUSE MEET TO SOLVE THE HIGH COST OF LIVING ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 21.—The use of horse meat as a means of solving, or helping to solve the high cost of liv ing, is about to obtain serious consld oration In the South, having been tried ith success In many northern cities GET A HOLIDAY I r — —— j ouwvoo IU UMUI/ UUilUVIU UUCB despite British assurances that few. professional baseball, and later with 1 where licensed butcher shops have vessels are now being sunk by sub* , Lome in the Georgla-Alabama league, marines, a majority of ships flying will manage the Anniston club this the American flag remain tied up In j si-ason. Pierre married Miss Fannie port, either at New York, or else-' .-argent, of this city. The sporting where in this country, and there ap-j|, aBC 0 f the Atlanta Constitution says' liars no immediate prospect that sall-| "Announcement has Just been made Inga are to be resumed by these ves-:t, v the Anniston baseball club, of tho si Is. President P. A. S. Franklin, of j Georgia-Alabama league, that they _ the International Mercantile Marine,' | mv c signed Bill Pierre, who caught can scarcely be told from an ordinary which owns the American Line, has (or Home last season, to manage their, cut of beer, though horse meat has n stated that ships of his line will sus-| c | ub during the coming season. Tho faint instinctive flavor of its own. It pend sailings indefinitely, owing to. choice Is a good one and Bill ought to Is so faint, however, that the average failure of an effort to secure arma | n , ake goo d on the Job. He knows person would not know ho was not eating second grade beef. teen established for the sale of horse n-cat exclusively. It costs only about one half of what beef costs and is said to be equally nourishing though as a rule it Is coarser and not quite so pleasant to the taste. A good cut of horse steak, however, The rural carriera will get a holi day white the postotfice wtli observe holiday hours on Thursday In com memoration of the one hundred and eighty-fifth birthday of George Wash ington. The Americus bankB will also close. This is. (he second of the six tional holidays for the year 1917 for the postal service employees. Those yet to come are National Memorial day on May 30th, National Independence day on July 4th, Labor day on Sep tember 3rd, and Thanksgiving day on November 29th. 3SST j#.* WOMEN CONTINUE THE DUEAD FIGHT The organization of the counties la the Third Agricultural district; ths revision of the premium list; the plans for a pagola entrance with two sides for offices; a public comfort building; a cattle and swine shed, and the paint ing of all buildings—these are the things now under way by the officials of the Third Agricultural District fair, which will be an event In Amcr- Icus next fall, the dates being Octo ber 22nd to 27th. The counties in the district aro be ing organized to have exhibits ready for the fair here, and this work Is meeting with much success. The post ponement of the fair for a year has rather accelerated the Interest of the coming shows. An attractive entrance will be erect ed, and two wings will form offices for the officials and those directly con nected with the fair, while it Is la progress. A public comfort building will be a feature. The cattle sad swine sheds will bo erected to care for this feature of the fair. The paintings of all buildings will virtually trans form the appearance of the \fSJr grounds. Some of this work will he postponed until John Roblnson’e cir cus leaves for their spring trip after spending the winter at the fair grounds. The fair is being put on a substan tial basis and Its show .for this year is assured. There sres till a few un paid notes on the subscriptions made last year, and the authorities are anx ious to close up this feature of tbs work. EL PASO, Tex., Feb. 21.—MaJ.-Gen John J. Pershing received a messago today from MaJ.-Gen. Hugh L. Scott. chief of staff of the army, with head- cut for these vessels. j basebal 1 and It Is believed he has the h ave for America since thei< ‘'aiders at Washington, announcing President Wilson has slated he will' fll( . uU> . of teaching it to others alien of the Allied blockade on! appointment of Gen. Pershing as cnm.jrot call congress Into extra session j w( ,n '■ember jo The blockade of Greek' mander-ln-chief of the southern de- unless some unusual development oc- rts by the Entente Is absolute and 1 pertinent. The new commander will curs In the submarine situation, and It nil suffering has resulted from thej have hl « headquarters at Fort Sam Is generally believed he has decided I'l-airu of all inuwirtM Th* Greek' Houston, at .San Antonio, and will bo! not to call the senate In special ses- ■si tovernmen,“.Jed to <—nd of all United States force, slon after March fifth. - — * of food cards which aids somewhat on * bo Mexican border. He succeeds 1 the supply of foodstuffs is totally]** 6 * a * e MaJ.-Gen. Funston. dequatc to the needs of the people. Sf. I.oiiIs to DlNeliorge Forgo. NEW YORK. Feb. 21.—Owners of -argoes which are now aboard the T KILLED IN A SUBMARINES GET ONLY S9 VESSELS IN EIGHTEN DAYS NEW YORK, Feb. 21.—More than a thousand women participated, while five thousand others fought to get In to the hall where a moss meeting was being held here to protest agains pre- alllng high prices of food. The meet It g broke up after sending on appeal te President Wilson, urging the pres ident to use his Influence to provide relief for existing conditions In New York, and another to tho city authori ties, urging the appropriation ot a million dollars to distribute food in portions of New oYrk, where suffering Is keenest. After a committee of housewives told Mayor Mitchel that children are "starving by the hundreds" as a re- BERLIN CLAIMS 816 LOSS FOR VESSELS LONDON, Feb. 21.—Sir Edward Car- son. first lord of the admiralty, ad-. flHlIlllllll mnini/l^ the BrPish house of ronl . »«'t of existing conditions, ho agreed RUMANIAN ™" a ^ a total of elghty-nlne ‘I] th ' board of * 8ttn,at « with nUivInlHHIl nflLUlXjvcaels, including allied ana neutral I thclr pl, “ aakl " 8 “>« a * l -«00.000 ap bottoms, and aggregating 268.000 tons pr ° 1 ’ rla,lon he made Immediately t< facilitate the distribution of food rfUiong sufferers. ,arRO< ' 8 Whlch are nOW aboard . ,h * BRRUN. F*. *I-The overseas | had been lost during the first elgh- -Uiird wheat flour, the remainder j *•* HATIUNAL fc.vrlsBTS MEET American line steamer St. Loult, held ‘semi-official news agency, says approx- j te6n days February, as a result of 1K bran, and is quite unpalatable, — - j j a the harbor here since Germany’s imately two thousand persons were' Germany's ruthless submarine and Zanily nutritious at all. | INDINAPOLIS, Feb. 21.—Four thous- ( new submarine policy was announced,! killed and injured, including a number mine-sowing campaign ll, r *' is an alarming shortage of and delegates came here today for j rort? j ved not |ce today that the cargo is' of prominent Rumanians in a recent 1 throughout the kingdom, with the tenth annual meeting of the Na-. to ^ discharged forthwith. What dls- train wrecks uear Chtrurcha, in nor- kailin * < ol « l adding to the suffer-; tional Society ofr the Protection of In- |)OH j t | on | 8 to be made of the merchan-J thorn Rumania. The news agency ,,f Uu * population, as it Is almost dustrial Education. The delegates j diMC is unknown, but it is presumed 8ays its information is secured from ‘^ible to secure fuel tor heating n presented every part of the United: the owners will secure cargo space the Russian newspaper Russkoye X'-es. in an effort to reduce this] Mates und Southern Canada. h ; , foreign ships. ' Slovo. onifort to a minimum, and also to! Indiana surveys for vocational edu-j r became known this afternoon that j J h* a portion of the nation’s Indus-] cation by the State Board of Public, tt majority of the members of the i (JKR.WANY’N | \X|l STEEL ,n continue in operation. King. Instruction will be the main topic of. crews of the American liners New j IMPORT AT t STANDSTILL famine has ordered the royal: discussion. Reports will be made on ■ York. St. Paul and Kroonland have; j fuel. ut and the wood surveys conducted In several Indiana recently been paid off and discharged.* AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, reb. 21. SELECTING CONTESTANTS FOR HIGH MEET AT AMERICUS FITZGERALD, Ga*. Feb. 21.—A large audience heard the boys of the Fitzgerald High school last evening in the preliminary contest to decide! ct8tbound height*, except foodstuff* the four boys who will represent thls, a,id fue1, school at the district contest at Amer-' * bus. The successful contestants were ***^MOP K K REESE TO !!£ VISITOR IN AMERICUH SUNDAY BERLIN, Feb. 21.—The Overseas semi-official news agency announces the sinking of a large number of hos~ tile vessels by German submarines to day. The list includes one Italian transport, which went down "crowded with men." in the Mediterranean bar red zone, other steamers sunk being the Oceania, (Italian) Moventans (French), two cargo steamers bound for Balnnlkl and the French sailing vessel Aphrodite. Chicago Fears Food Riots. CHICAGO. Feb. 21.—President J. P. Griffin, of (ho Chicago Board of TradeJ I,ort! ' recelv, ' d at Llo S ,d '» » h| W |n * Thirteen Ships Sunk by .Submarines. NEW YORK, Feb. 21.—(Complied by The Associated Press from European cables received during the day)—Thir teen ships In all were reported as sunk by submarines and mines today, according to a summary of various re today telegraphed the chairman of the Interstate commission and presidentt of several eastern railroads, insisting that the country will soon face serious rioting unless an embargo is placed on -Hi jcMies and the advocates of the newj Thege vessels are all in port here, and' ._i mportg of | ron an d steel from Gcr.- ,ia, Ph Cohen, Stewart Gelders, Alfred aice that army rations system will show how schools in this j u charge of caretakers, President P. many is still at a complete standstill J Chaffer and Harold Kassewiz. Other 1 iced by one-half, and'nate are meeting requirements to pre- A s Franklin, of the International and has been for some months past. 1 preliminary contests in other depart-, re suffering privations pare for vocational education. ] Mercantile Marine, announcing today j stocks are running very low, and cer-j ,rent * wUI be had ROOn kade as keenly as the Secretary of Commerce Redneld,; tl , at ga |||ngs had been indefinitely tain kinds are practically unobtainable. ‘ ion. I president of the organization, will talk postponed. ion the Smith-Hughes bill, which has passed the Senate and Is now before] the House. The bill calls for an ap propriation for the promotion of voca tional education. FUND HAS TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILES OF ORANGES FORT VALLEY TD PUT FIVE HERE As Britain only supplies a little thin plate iron to Dutch enamel manufac tories, by way of special exception, im port is now only possible from Amor- ha or Sweden. Delivery periods, jvcially in America, however, aro so long that It is said to be practically impossible to draw supplies thence. FITE VESSELS ARE SUNK FDR ERE Ilia "liter county pension fund SAN BERNARDINO, Cal.. Feb. 21.— j The basketball team of the Fort ♦ state for Confederate veter-' One of thase demon statisticians at-'Valley Athletic club will play the'* counting to 87,770 was received lacked the National Orange show at Americas Y. M. C. A. team Thursday! • hoary John A. Cobb and Is be-1 the beginning of Its second day here night in Americus at 8 o'clock. )♦ to the veterans as fast as'today and figure that If every orange The arrangements were completed;, tM on Captain Cobb. Those,'In the show were lined up they would today, and It Is assured that the ♦ 'aims under the state pension reach 250 miles. He also figured that game will he one of the best of the , hd for 1917. will have to awalt'the canvas In the tents would clothe < a-on, as both teams have put up|, M until provision is made byj.tioo women In duck dresses. And c'assy exhibitions. DAILY WEATHER FORECAST - The weather forecast for Amer- - lens and vicinity follows; ♦ Generally Fair tonight. ♦ Thursday: Continued fair. Temperature: Stationery. !tt. Rev. Frederick F. Reese, D. D. Bishop of Georgia, will officiate In Calvary church next Sunday, both morning and night. Bishop Reese will arrive Saturday and will be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas liar rold while In the city. agency. Berlin claims to havo sunk an Italian transport in the Mediter ranean, while the French admiralty announces the loss of five vessels. Lloyd's reports the sinking of ths British ship Centurion, the tonnage ot all the vessels named probably total ling twenty-three thousand tons. War operations on the various fronts today were of only minor importance. DEED AMENDMENT TO GUIDE SENATE COMMITTEE IS AGAINST TREATY WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. 21.—The GOVERNOR HARRIS’ COURSE senate foreign relations committee to- I’AItlS, Feb. 21—It Is officially an-| 'day decided that pending treaty be- nounccd that tho following v®seln| ATLANTA. Ga.. Feb. 22—Governor tween tile United States and Colom- have been sunk, either by submarines; .Vat E. Harris, who has had under con- tla. and which provides compensation or striking mines, since February 16: | slderatlon the calling of an extra ses-!t 0 be paid the latter for ita partition Minas. Skogland, Giusephe. Guido and; slon of the Georgia legislature to ( n tile establishment of the RepubUe R°» alle - |amend existing prohibition laws, today]of Panama, should not be ratified at The announcement states the lots is, told prohibitionists who called to see this session of congress. ♦, not as great as had been anticipated 1 in relation to the matter he favored i The committee’s decision was reach- ♦ In connection with German threats of calling the solons into session. If the ed after a formal letter from Presi- ♦ j ruthless destruction, and" expresses j Reed amendment to the postoffice bill, dent Wilson urging ratification of th* confidence In the ability of the En-jnow pending in congress failed to convention, had been read. Chalnnu ♦ “Weather or No"—The man ♦ who goes home brightly illumln- ♦jtente sea forces to maintain their grip pass. If the legislature Is convened, stone, R is stated, will make formal general assembly. The legit-' Just by way of diversion be totaled up The game will begin promptly at 1, ated, runs the risk of having his ♦,epon the seas and maintain comnmnl-jby Governor Harris, It Is regarded as announcement of the committee’i tailed to appropriate for the the feet used to weave the canvas— '.-lock, at the local Y. M. C. A. Thurs-r, wife put him out—Old Man Sage. ♦. cations one with the other, as well as, certain a "bone dry’’ prohibition bill sons for postponing action at a | only 192 million feet. (day night. 1" ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦* ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ j with the Americas. jwlll be passed. [date. !aimants last summer. IHfc only papek;published in americus and third congressional district with TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE

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Weekly times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1910-1917, February 22, 1917, Image 1