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Wilson Will Stick to His Plans in
This Hour of Great Interest
WEEKLY TIMES=
A PAPER FOR ALL THE
J1II1ITV
.SIXTH TEAB.
AMERICUS. GEORGIA. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. MARCH 1, 1917
IS
IN
NO
THE MIDST OF CRISIS WITH
PROSPECT OF ANY QUICK ACTION
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Amends the Bill for President
GERMANS HOLDING FOUR
OF AMERICAN CONSULS
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 28.—
Tbe submarine situation In congrssj
in a tangle today, and prospects
hat no extra session will be necessarr
,re not so promising this afternoon
s they appeared last night.
Tbe bouse foreign affaire committee
■eported tbe Flood bill, which is de
igned to give President Wilson full
utbority to protect American mer
hant ships, after striking out th<
orda "other instrumentalities/' and
o amending the measure as to pro
hibit government war Insurance being
•cured upon ships carrying munitions
belligerent countries. The changes,
is known are unwelcomed by the
ilson administration, and It Is prob-
bie the attitude of the president will
• uncompromising in the endeavor to
tree through the measure as original-
introduced.
The bill reported favorably by the
mate foreign relations committee
iturday. is referred to as practically
tisfactory to the administration, and
ere is a possibility of the two bills
•ing reconciled in conference. The
esidenf, nevertheless, has notified
aders in both house and senate that
expects no material change to be
ade in his original plans, and the
bole situation Is now considered as
tber uncertain in its various as-
cts.
be prospects of a republican flll-
t f T also loomed large late today,
i a number of anti-administration
»tors openly asserting their reason
this being to force an extra ses-
of congress.
Another serious phase of German-
ncrican relations has developed In
nfirmation of the report that four
nsuls are still being de
wed «n Germany, notwithstanding
ated efforts on their part to se- j
‘ passj orts. The German govern- j
! it is now known, is determined ]
!Hain these Americans in that
l|n,r .v untill official Informations is j
i»t Merlin that all those Ger-,
" ls in the I’nited States who'
' >•‘1 to South and Central
stations when relations with
pre severed have been per
k’e this country, and are
Li BOAT 1ST SUNK
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 28.—It
has been officially established that tbs
American schooner Lyman M. Law
was not sunk by an Austrian submS'
line.
The vessel, it will be recalled, was
sunk in tbe Mediterranean by a sub
marine which showed no flag, and the
captain of which tailed to reveal tbe
nationality of his craft. The Law car-
rled a non-contraband cargo of wood
rencers, and was bound from n Maine
yort i» t.cnoa wneii sank.
REVENUE BILL TO
PISS THE 5FNITE
THE MILITARY Bill
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 28—
The senate military affairs committee
today ordered increases hi the pend
ing military bill approximating 237,-
'.00,000. As reported to the senate,
the bill now carries total appropria
tions of 2277,480,000.
flflM LOIN BOARD
SOON TO BE flElOy
WASHINGTON. D. C-, Feb. 28—It Is
understood here this afternoon that
federal farm loan bank officials have
completed arrangements to place the
Initial Issue of farm loan bonds with
syndicate of American bankers at
1-2 per cent. The amount of tho
Issue remains yet undetermined.
The fgnds realized from sale of
these bonds, it Is announced will be
loaned to farmers at between 5 and
1-2 per cent., leaving a profit for the
government of about 1 per cent, which
It is .anticipated will fully cover ad
ministration of tbe system of farm
loan banks.
“CflPT. JOHN MFOfiD”
ANSWERS THE LAST CALL"
NEW YORK, Feb. 28.—John Wal
lace, better known as "Captain Jack
Crawford/’ a noted Indian fighter, and
"poet-scout,” died at his home
Woodhaven. L. I„ early today. Death
was due to pneumonia, and the deceas
ed was seventy-three years old.
Capt. Wallace was the horo of many
stirring adventures during tho years
he spent upon the western phlns In
early days, and since his retirement
wrote several volumes of interesting
poems, which brought him a comfort
able income.
TOME 10 THE
MIL) 10 Oil)
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 28.—In
an effort to assure Immediate passage
of the emergency revenue bill, the
senate finance committee has practic
ally agreed to withdraw all its propos
ed amendments to the measure.
This action, it is anticipated, will
move any necessity for a confer
ee and the bill will go to President
Wilson for his signature efter being
■ted upon tonight.
IS
CAUSE FOB RALLY
TO HONOfi BE U. S.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 28.—
V Wvon , . Austin Y. Hoy. whose mother and j
""'ho Jurisdiction of the ^ |os( thplr m „, wheB lhc Cu-
A meeting of the new membership
f the Chamber of Commerce will be
held at 8 o’clock Thursday night.
.March 1st to perfect the organization
under the new plan carried out in the
campaign for members.
Secretary P. A. Fenlmore announces
the program for the meeting Thursday
night as follows:
1. Adoption of certain amendments
to the by-laws providing for changes
necessary under the new plan of or
ganization.
2. Organization of the membership
council which is to be the initiative
and referendum body representing thu
entire membership.
J. Discussion. (Open to all mem
bers; talks limited to five minutes.)
(a) What do you want the Cham
ber of Commerce to do to help you in j
your own line of business? !
(b) What do you consider the thing'
An urgent invitation is extended to
the farmers and their families in Sum
ter county and vicinity to attend the
agricultural rally in Americus
Saturday, March 3rd. by Mrs. Frank
Sheffield, president of the Woman's
club of Americus, under which organ
ization’s auspices the affair has been
planned. Mrs. Sheffield as president
of the club speaks for the club inter
ests of the city ang state.
The day has been arranged by the
agricultural departments doing work
In the state in conjunction with the
Federation of Woman's clubs.
The program will begin a^ 10:03
o’clock at the Carnegie Library and
continue until the noon hour, when
barbecue will be served to the visitors
as the guests of the Woman’s club,
The ladies of .the club have been
very active in arrtgtgiag for the affair,
and one of the strongest programs
ever arranged has been announced. It
comprises the participation of people
of note in the state, who will talk on
topics of vital Interest to this section.
The program Is:
Morning Session.
Opening Prayer—Rev. Lansing Bur
rows. D. D.
Welcome—Mayor L. G. Council.
Welcome—Mrs. Frank Sheffield.
President Woman’s Club of Americus.
Address—Mrs. Nellie Peters Black,
President State Federation of Wo
man’s clubs.
Address—P. A. Methvin, State Pure
Food Inspector.
Address—Mrs. Wllmer Moore, Chalr-
an Arts and Handicrafts, State Fed
eratlon.
Adjournment for lunch.
Afternoon Session.
Address—H. F. Branham, of State
department of Animal Husbandry.
Aldress—Mrs. Samuel Lumpkin, for
Southeastern Fair association.
Address—Jack Hart, from State
College of Agricu..-re.
PARTY TO REACH
CORUNNA, Spain, Feb. 27 (via Pa
ris, Feb. 28.)—Former American Am
bassador to Germany James W. Ger
ard sailed from this port Tuesday for
Havana aboard the Spanish steamer
Infanta Isabel. Practically all of tho
American consuls and other official*
withdrawn from Germany when rela
tions between Washington and Berlin
were severed, accompanied Mr. Gerard
to America.
The Infanta Isabel, flying a neutrai
flag, will not pass through the pro
hibited submarine zone, sailing direct
from Spain to Havana, where It is
expected to dock either March 8th or
Sth. The vessel left with full pas
senger reservations, carrying no less
than seven hundred and fifty persons
In steerage accommodations alone.
Prior to the sailing of the Infanta
Isabel, It became known that Gerard,
before leaving Germany was warned
by a personal friend high in German
fficial circles not to sail as originally
planned, but the warning evidently
as ignored. That he considered the
varning seriously, however, Is reveal
ed In a statement made by the for
mer ambassador to a friend, who he
advised not to sail aboard the Infanta
Isabel. There being no state of war
between Germany and the United
States, the former ambassador sailed
without guarantee of safe conduct on
on unarmed vessel.
COLUMBUS MAT BE
HOSTS FOR PRESS
ATI.ANTA, Ga.. Feb. 28.—When th,
executive committee of the Georgia
Weekly Press association meets In the
office of Commissioner Hal M. Stan
ley. on .March 10th, it Is quite probable
that an Invitation wilt be extended tho
organization to spare one day in its
program for tbo annual meeting In
Thomasvtlle to be the guests of
city of Columbus. There Is a disposi
tion on the part of the members of
the committee, since suggestion has
been made of the visit to Columbus, to
accept the Invitation.
SAM JONES AGED NEGRO.
DEAD AT HIH HOME HERE
Sam Jones, a negro man about
eighty years of age, died at his homo
on Bast Church street Sunday, the
body being buried Monday. He was
a faithful old negro, and well known
to many white people here who will
regret to learn of his death. He was
for some time employed to Oak Grove
cemetery, assisting the sexton there In
preparing burial places.
MEN CONFESS TO A
WHERE THE DOVES FLY
HIGHEST AND FASTEST
R. E .Parker says the "dad-blam 1
doves fly highest and fastest around
Plains, and that he don’t believe you
could "fetch one of the blam” things
down with a 36-Inch musket
PAVE AS OTHER
STREETS IN CITY
EL PASO, Tex., Feb. 28.—W. C.
Bradley, who was arrested for va
grancy here today confessed that he
and another man killed two women
with an iron bar at Savannah, Go.,
during an attempted burglary In that
city El Paso detectives, who secured
Bradley’s alleged confession, have no
tified Savannah authorities and the
man's story will be investigated.
OOTCH VESSELS IRE
LOST Sir EMBASSY
THE PAPER LIFE
to mm[ tie
nar«l liuor Uconla was sunk by
Orman submarine without warnin,
ii'day cabled President W ilson calling of fl rst | n) p or tancc to be undertaken
j upon the government of the l nitedj^. t ^ e Camber G f Commerce for tho
tales to prevent the commission of benefit of the city as a whole?
Brown street between Taylor and
Church streets wants to be paved. This
was the petition from the property
owners along this street presented last
night at the city council. This peti
tlon carried the same requests as those
upon which the concrete paving of
Lee, Church and Taylor streets are
based. It was granted by the council,
subject to satisfactory financial ar
rangements.
The building ordinance for the city
of Americus has been passed. It was
enacted by the Mayor and City Council
in regular session last nigln. The or
dinance has been considered in various
ways for a long time by the city
fathers, and with its final passage
gives Americus protection which is
said to be needed in structures.
The vote was all affirmative on .he
LONDON, Feb. 28.—The Dutch lega
tion here states It has received
confirmation of a report that the
Dutch vessels Bandoeng, Ecmland
and Zaandijk arc still afloat, and that
a search for the vessels has proved
unavailing.
These vessels which sailed for Hoi
land with grain cargoes principally,
after receiving assurance of ‘‘relative
safety’’ from the Germany governmen*
were torpedoed in the North Sea, the
crews escaping. The vessels, it was
at first hoped, did not sink after be
ing abandoned by their crews, but
all hope of their remaining afloat has
been lost.
HUM'S STORE LOUT
IB EIRE AT O’SOTO
E
The South Georgia Progress sus
pended publication this morning after
having been run as a daily for over a
year and as a weekly for about flvo
years. The announcement was made
in the last Issue of the Progress this
morning, which is carried in full in to
day's Times-Recorder.
EX H. Bradley, who has been editor
the South Georgia Progress, comes
with the Times-Recorder in the city
news department today, which is la
line with his work while with the
Progress. His ability is well known to
the people of this city and section, and
many friends will be glad to find him
with the Times-Recorder in the future^
In connection with the announce
ment of the suspension is the fact that
the Times-Recorder will complete alt
subscriptions to the Progress which
are due beyond today. Where a sub
scriber now takes the Times-Recorder
ai.d has a credit on his subscription to
the Progress, tho amount will be addel
to the date os it appears on the Times-
Recorder’s subscription books. The ad
vertising contracts dating beyond to
day will be fulfilled by this paper.
Announcements of improvements
contemplated by The Times-Recorder
will be made shortly. The paper is
planning to install a new press which
will print the entire paper at one
time at a very great speed, thus allow,
ing later news and shorter time from
the press room to the reader.
The following statement appeared In
the last issue of tho Progress today:
This is the last and final issue of
The South Georgia Progress. We have
sold the right, title, good will and all
other emoluments of the business to
the Times-Recorder Company, and
will now be in a position to look aftet
our job printing business with better
attention and closer application. Elach
and every I*rogress subscriber who is
paid in advance of this date will re
cti ve the Times-Recorder, for the re
mainder of the time paid for We don't
suppose there will be any objection to
this arrangement, but should there be
any, the objector may have his or her
money back upon application to the
undersigned. We don’t want any per
son to feel, by any chance, that they
have been given anything but a square
deal by The Progress. The Times-Re-
corder will also complete all advertis
ing contracts held by The Progress and
not yet completed.
"The first Issue of The Progress as a
weekly was under date of November 3,
1911. The first Issue of the daily was
October 5,1915. In that issue we state-
cd that it would continue so long as
the income should be sufficient to
meet the outgo. Up to the time tho
’paper trust placed a tag on every
newspaper published In the country,
we got along very well. Since that
time, it has been a rather rocky roal
to travel, because the prevailing hard
times and high prices have hit us just
heard as any other line of business.
With two newspapers in Americus,
neither could make any money, and
consequently neither could do as much
’' Feb. 28.— (Compiled by
’ Assoc iated Press from European
'hiring the day.—Berlin an-
‘ the resumption of a Teuton
along tlie northern Rumaian
• v u r. their troops captured one
■an hill position and more than
teen liu, "lred prisoners today.
sa >* the British forces in
'M'Haniju have engaged the treat-
url ' s along a front thirty miles
of Kut-El-Amara, indicating
* lf 'l‘ * ,ave reached a point onlv
"'*** rioni Bagdad, which is the
at -‘I* of the Berlin and Bagdad
' J, i and possession of which
the British to seriously inter-
transportation of troops and
“ fs fron ‘ Turkey to Europe.
further similar outrages. In his ca
ble message are these words:
"I am able to light. If my coun
try c an use me against these bru
tal assasins, I am at its call.
If. however, it stultifies my
manhood and my nation remains
passive under this outrage, I shall
seek a man’s chance under an
other flag/'
4. Adoption of a program of activi
ties for the year.
LONDON, Feb.
despatch quoting
An Amsterdam
Berlin 'clegram to
28.-
During today the 280 members of the Weber Zeitung (published at Bre-
the re-organlzed body are selecting tho men, says the Austrian reply to tho
representatives of the different mem-jAmeric
bershlps for the meeting and all other
activities of the Chamber of Corn-
note regarding (he subma
rine issue will be handed American
Ambessador Pentteld at Vienna short
ly. The telegram says the reply will
in all probability
position.
merce.
A statement from Secretary Fenl
more says that 280 members were se-
j cured in the recent young business
STIUDIVARIES VIOLIN !men’s campaign led by Stephen Paco.I IVntielU Has Instructions.
BOUGHT FOR $3.00 The annual Income is $6,142.00. This! WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. 28.—It U
| development gives something to Amer known here that Atnbessador Penfleld
Fire destroyed the store occupied
building ordinance, and it is now ef-;bjr r. {£. Howe, at DeSoto, this morn-1 for the community. Therefore, It ap-
lective. There are many features [ ing About 3:30 o’clock. The large i pears to be good business on the part
which the people must familiarize j *tocl; of groceries carried was also rf all concerned that one should be el •
themselves with. jestroyed by the flames, the origin lmfnated.
Chairman Horton, of the Ordinance 0 f which has not been definitely es- M Jn many respects the record wu
committee, wants a traffic ordinance ( tablished. have made with The Progress Is a
for the city, and he proposed a meas-j The Howe store is situated between matter of Justifiable pride. We havo
ure last night which he thinks will-the stores of E. A. Luke and G. M. 1 published a clean, readable newspaper,
safeguard the vehicles and pedestrians, j Poole, both of these being damaged, i accepting our duty as we saw It with
Fifty dollars a month for tho pres-j The Masonic hall, over the store of j cur best efforts and with the Idea con-
ent year was granted to the Americus ^ G. m. Poole, was also damaged, bi:t | ^tantly In mind of doing something for
and Sumter County Hospital, which is to what extent could not be ascer- Americus and Sumter county. We havo
tbe same agreement as to funds from! tallied. ' r .o doubt the daily visits of the little
( tbe city for the past several years. At Soon after the blaze was dlscoveerd 1 early morning sheet will be missed by
ndorse Germany’s committee headed by Mrs. C. C. Hawk ! u mowte was sent to Leslie request*Many citizens of city and county. The
:s appeared before the council. Ing help, and a number of citizens re carrier boys, several of whom have
The license tax on the Sibley show < j funded, giving valuable assistance in been on the routes since the first is-
hich will be here during the state confining the flames to the Howe store. b ue, have given remarkable service,
A bucket brigade was the only means a nd we are proud of them. They will
available for lighting the fire, but ^ make good at whatever they under-
much valuable work was done by the take, when they have completed their
tee from the Woodmen, Stephen Pace, willing workers, as without this the; school work. To the entire Progress
Dr. Hi B. Allen. J. M. Tobin and C. J. fire undoubtedly would have spread to force we desire to express publicity
Williams. j the adjoining property. jour appreciation. They have been
The city ordinances will soou b.»| The fire Is said to have originated faithful and efficient all the way. Mr.
meeting of the Woodmen of the World,
was rebated, upon a request of a
ATLANTA, Ga.. Feb. 28.—An alleged; inis which she has never had before— at Vienna, was instructed by the stato was rebated on request of a commit-
Stradivarius violin which was pawned ■ n commercial organization thoroughly j d« partmecl ‘several days ago to ar-
by a tramp thirty years ago for a pint j representative of the community In itsj range to return to America, in the
of whiskey ar.d never redeemed, was j personnel, equipped with the men and j event the Austrian government's re-
bought recently for $3.00 by Charles! money sufficient to enable it to under- j ply to Secretary I^nsing’s note on j
Mills. It may not be very lon K at i take a cani|>aifrn of constructive work tbe submarine situation Is unsatlsfat -! (uilltieil and City Attorney E. A. Nisbetjm the interior of the Howe store, and in. H. Bradley, who has had charge of
that before a pint of pood liquor In for the benefit of the whole commun-j lory. It Is believed he has been told j was instructed to proceed with the ( had gained considerable headway when' the news pages during the entire life
Georgia may be worth a whole or
chestra of Stradavariuses or Strada-
ari, or whatever the plural Is.
uy. The meetlnn of Thursday night to request his passports unless the! work, together with making some nee-j discovered. How much insurance, of of the dally has made many warm
will be the whys and wherefores of,.-i[|y reiterates guarantees given Iniessary improvements In the city'i any, was carried on the destroyed!
beginnings. I the Ancona Incident. j vault. [building and stock, Is unknown here. (Continued on Lost Page.) ‘
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