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WEEKLY
A PAPER FOR ALL THE PEOPLE
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON. MARCH 15, 1917
VICE-PRESIDENT MARSHALL IS
ACCORDED GREAT WELCOME
FOR HIS ADDRESS IN THE CITY
Train Connections
Missed On Way
To City
>EI0 ONLY A FEW
iN THE CITY
W.O. W. Electing
Officers at Meet
Today
Thomas Riley Marshall, the vice-
roideni of the- United States, spok.
prrem the balcony of the Windsor ho-
e! last night to a large throng
.mar street, and his greeting
t of the most brilliant events ever
tnessed in the city.
The address of Mr. Marshall was
void of discussion of political ques-
ir,*'. of the present moment, as lie
t these things in the hands of the
ople who should properly handle
Mr Marshall spoke yesterday at
ashington. N. (’., and it was intended
at he should come through to Amer-
ih without delay, reaching here this
t< moon in time to make a side trip
the National Cemetery at Ander-
nviHe. Vice President and Mrs. Mar-
all will be entertained at dinner at
mine of Frank I^anier, Congress-
and .Mrs. Charles R. Crisp being
tlier guests at this function.
At this forenoon’s session of the
cad Camp of the Woodmen, the elec-
»n of Mead (’amp officers was thej
•ineipal business.
1-ost night at Masonic Hall a large
ass of candidates was Introduced in-
the mysteries of Woodcraft, de-
v ‘‘ teams from Savannah and Val-
» la competing in the exemplification
the work. The hall was packed
ith visiting Woodmen and both teams
'•"ed to extreme advantage.
Tnc Phillips Guards," the olde.it
"■ degree team in the state, cf
>nipany it, 1 inh Regiment. Uniform
*nk. Mistletoe Camp No. 4, of Sa-
ni’ah, was awarded the cash prize of-
by the Head Camp for the best,
f m; litigation of the secret work. j
r he "Phillips Guards" were organ-i
'<! Pi years ago by State Manager
Wot, Phillips, better known as
^1." who for almost a quarter of *\
Rtllr - V ,las been a prominent figure m
GRIMNAL CALENDAR SET
FOR FIRST WEEK OF COURT
Judge W. M. Harper ha? set the
criminal cases to be tried at the
March term of the City court, which
convenes on Monday of next week.
Sufficient cases were set to consume
the entire week.
The civil calendar will be set
Saturday moming and Judge Harper
has requested ail attorneys having
business to be transacted at this term
of court to be on h$nd. The civil cases
will b t * taken up during the week of
March 26th.
NEW TARIFF BODY
LS(
THOMAS RILEY MARSHALL
The Vice-President of the United States, who is the gueS o
the Woodmen of the World la£t night
WASHINGTON. D. C., March 14
President Wilson selected today the
J following members of the tariff cone
j mission, and their nominations will bo
J sent to the senate during the present
(extra session for confirmation:
Frank W. Taussig. Harvard profes
sor; former Congressman David J
Lewis, of Maryland; former Congress
man William Kent, of California; Dan
iel C. Roper, of McCall, S. C.; B. P.
Costigan, of Denver and W. S. Culbert
son of Emporia. III.
TAKE KAISER SHIPS
WASHINGTON. D. C., March 14.—
The Chinese government has formally
severad diplomatic relations with Ger
many and taken possession of six Ger
man ships In shailfcbal harbor, accord
ing to reports received from American
naval officers In Chinese waters.
The withdrawal of all consular and
diplomatic officers of the respective
nations is expected to begin without
delay, as the step had been under con
sideration by the Chinese parliame.it
during several day*.
IY TO GETA
I THIS YEAR
MAINTENANCE
SENT
TO THE BOTTOM BY A U-
BOAT WITHOUT WARNING
GIG RETREAT ON
IIOHBEHS COMMIT MURDER FOB I
FIFTY-FOLK HUNDRED DOLLARS|
inory in honor of the visiting ladic3
cf the Woodmen Circle, music being
furnished by the concert band from
the Iloblnson Shows, wintering in CLBVELAND. O.. March 14.—Cuyler
Amerlcus. Lowery, pa} master for the N. J. Rich
Moving pictures were shown at the] Company, Knitted goods manufactu.-
t-pera House depleting scenes at the;crs. was shot and killed by two auto-
Is>g Hulling at Cordele In 1916; also a! mobile bandits in front of the Rich
film entitled “Arc You a Chopper?"
• ratt.
TDIICH WITH TIE
STRIKE'S SUERS
le numbers of the team taking pait
,he Work last night were: Capt.j
" Tann < r. First I.leut. J. A. Battle, I
"id Usm p; y. Walthour; First | WASHINGTON. D. C„ March 14.—
rs ' B. Owens; Quartermaster j Wilson, it became known.
*• '• Colson. Color Sergt. C. H I th|a a f,e rn oon. Is amased at the pro-]
■man. Corporals John Foelt, C. C p0 , u) of a nation-wide strike »t this
“-'■* W. c Hunger, I-rlvates It. K. ( juncture In American affairs, and It i-V
“ r <by. Oliver Patterson, K. W. ] statea authoritatively he expects both I
H. M. McCarthy, C- , tll , railroads and the brotherhoods to
■' dllitger. It. F Wilson, J. U. Win- rnke t ,.,,,r) effort to agree at their con-
.’ " "elsiai h, »!. H. Hayes, Per- r ,. ri ,„ee | n New York tomorrow. Bc-
’ Kden, W. O, Clark. W. R. Hu '! c.iuse of the international situation, it j
i Is possible, he may determine to ap- j
' a "' i was ala o given at the Ar-; p , a , | Mlth n |,ies to agree upon some,
i solution of their dimeulties.
erdict in the Chapman case.
factory here today. The bandit-mur- A( . 0 . c , 0ck |h| , morning tho j ury
j derers secured J.-..400, ail that Lowery; dollberatlnB on lhf caac of Dr .
|had in a bag with hint, and escaped, (chapman, charged with the murder of
T Walter Wade, had been out for
] FIRST AKRKST IX MYSTERIOUS | ho , |r8
j SKOOTIM* AT BUI KSBI RCJj They have not j, een heard from since
i ' they requested to see Judge Little-
J RLACKSR! RG. \a.. March l.».— | ate ^ onc j a y afternoon. It li
; I’rof. Chat lex B. Vawtr. a professor in, not ltnown what progress. If any. they
the Virginia polytechnic Institute her *-| nre ninking. neither is It known when
was arrested today, charged wlthi lh(1J . w |u next he heard from.
I shooting Stockton Noth, Jr., in the >
] Vav.ter home yesterday. Vawtr gave, —
bond for his appearance, and details!
; ,.f the affair have not ye. become pub- 1 gj|Qf P|(J[| SPOKE
He. Y''ung Neth s condition today Is
I repoi ted to bo very critical.
* *• , EE8B,,B 0 «“«• I Alleged Promise Not to Strike.
,'NISHKS YEAR ON CDAINGANG j NKW YORK, March 14.—WhUe llic
I brotherhood chiefs discussed Anal
I plans for a threatened strike with
• KSHI ito. Oa.. March If.,—Jhnj union leaders today. representative
“ n a Creek who formerly con-of the railway managers made public
a re ttaurant In Iaresburg, and! the text of what they said whs an
’ * aK ( ‘°nvlcted and sentenced to agreement between the brotherhoods
" I Welle months on the chain- and the railroads managers, not io
c a-t year, has completed hts term strike until the Supreme court had
"■n ice and Is now at liberty hereJ decided the constitutionality of the
’ ■’•alert he is considering again 1 Adamson law. Tho promise not to
r ‘k into the restaurant business strike Is said to have been made at -
,lele or at some other place.; secret meeting in Chicago during Ja-i- n .
. ,m " for « hieb Jim served a year! nary. Representatives of the men re- ; Of Brunswick, Who Retires u Head
ha 'lng whiskey in his place of; fused to discuss the alleged disclosure ■ Lonsul of (he W.0. W. A te
n,! ' ’for publication, ■ Two Tears Service.
TO LOCAL POO FELLOWS
At the regular meeting of Sumter
l-odge. No. 264. I. O. 0. F. held last
night, the presence of James
Grove*, of Marietta, was a feature of
special Interest.
Mr. Groves Is High Priest of the
Grand Encampment and is next in line
for the office of Grand Patriarch.
He delivered a most interesting talk
on Odd Fellowship and contributed
many valuable suggestions for in
creasing the efficiency of the local
lodge, in view of the approaching meet
ing of the Grand Lodge, which is to
occur on May 2.1-24.
The long-discussed and much disput
ed question as to how much shall be
paid annually by the City of Amerl
cub for the maintenance of the Carne
gie Library, was settled last night it
the regular meeting of the City
CoumH. when on a motion by Alder
man Kalmon it was voted to appro
priate $l,20o for the upkeep of th<
Library, and $300 for the proper fur
ishing of the auditorium on the sec-
nd floor of the building.
A delegation composed of Crawford
Wheatley, Thomas Harrold and Capt.
John A. Cobb, representing the direc
tors of the Carnegie Library Associn
tion, appeared before the council t:
bring the matter again to the attention
of the aldermen.
The existing contract between tho
City of Americus and the Carnegie Li
brary association provides that the
sum of $2,000 shall be paid annually
the city for the maintenance of tho
institution, but heretofore this amount
has never been paid in full. ' Las*
year the City Council appropriated $1.,
200 for the Library, which was th
largest sum ever paid by the city dur
ing any single year. Previous coun
cils had paid from $50 to $75 per
month.
The delegation from tho Library as-
ociation last night emphasized the
.ccessity for furnishing the auditor
ium with facilities such that it can bo
;sed for public gatherings of an edu-
ational nature.
Mr. Wheatley stated that since the
association receives funds from other
sources than the municipal govern
ment. the city will be given credit for
these amounts and the payment of $1,<
00 will be accepted as a fulfillment o!
he contract.
Alderman Mashburn, chairman of the
cemetery committee, reported that the
fences along the east and south sides
cl the cemetery are in bad conditions
and asked for authority to construct
a wire fence to replace the one now In
use. This authority was granted
out opposition.
An ordinance providing for the pav
ing with concrete of Brown street from
Taylor to Church streets, was intro
duced and passed under suspension of
the rules.
A petition was presented at the
last meeting of the council from more
than 60 per cent, of the property own
ers along Brown street, asking that
this thoroughfare be paved with con
crete and the action of the alderman
last night was in ratification of the
approval signified at the previous ses
sion.
City Clerk KIdridge was instructed |
to immediately advertise all ordinances j
recently passed, but as yet unpublish
ed. ho that they may be made legal and j
in order that the citizens of Americus
may become acquainted with their pro
visions.
Mayor L. t». Council was unable U The Head Camp this morning took
attend the session of the council onjup the election of officers for the next
account of the serious illness of a two years— 1917-1919.
member of his family, President Proj \V. P. Varner, of Rutledge, was elect-
Teni. K. L. Bell presiding in his stea l. 1 ed Head Consul, succeeding Dr. J. W.
: Simmons, of Brunswick. Varner has
I been Head Banker.
| Dr. H. B. Allen, of Americus. was
elected Head Adviser, to succeed C. A.
Von der Leith, of Athens,
i W. K. Carter, of Athens, w as elected j
| Hand Banker, to succeed Varner, who I
becomes the Head Consul. I
LONDON, March 14.—Tho American
freighter Algonquin was sunk by a
German submarine, without warning,
March 12th, according to a report from
J. G. Stephens, American consul, it
Plymouth, England, received at tho
T’nited States embassy here today. All
on board were saved, the report as
serts.
Consul Stephens quotes Capt. A.
Nordberg, a naturalized American citi
zen, who commanded the Algonquin,
as stating his ship was sunk by shell
fire, the vessel being submarined at
6 o'clock on the morning of March
12th. The submarine, although stand
ing by until the Algonquin disappear
ed completely, refused to assist tho
distressed crew In any manner what
ever. Thirty-seven of the ship's com
pany have been landed, according ti
Information transmitted here from
Plymouth.
Later advices from Pdymouth stfld
the submarine opened fire at a dis
tance of four thousand yards, firing
twenty shells. When the Algonquin
did not sink, the submarine sailors
boarded the vessel, and blew up tho
ship with bombs. The crew of the
cssel were given time to leave before
the Algonquin was destroyed, state
these sdvices.
Algonquin Four Days in Sab Zone
NEW YORK, March 14.—The Ameri-
NBW YORK, March 14.—(Compiled
by the Associated Press from European
cables received during the day.)—An
other great retreat by the Germans on
the Somme front is in progress, and
the consequent advance has brought
British troops to the ridge west ot
Bapaume, where the Germans aband
oned their main defensive works along
a front of three and a half miles. The
speedy fall of Bapaume now seems
extremely probable.
German military writers who an
nounce the move, see in von Hinden-
berg’s retreat a strategic movement,
designed to draw the British forces
into open fighting, much as he did with
the Russians in East Prussia. Paris
writers, however, say if the move was
begun to disconcert the British it has
been frustrated by the British tactics.
The British since the beginning have
forced the Germans to continue their can freighter Algonquin, owned by tho
w ithdrawal by following with superior American Star Line, sailed from New
artillery, instead of going after them
with cgY&Jry’ this being acclaimed
distinct departure- from tactics pur-
ued In othe^ wars where heavy artil
lery played no such prominent part as
has featured fighting in France and
Belgium, as well as tho other war
fror.ts.of Europe since Germany be
gan the historic march toward Paris n
May. 1914.
The only other fighting of conse
quence reported in the w’est today is
that referred to Paris despatches re
porting the capture of Romelnville
farm In the St. Mihicl salient by the
French.
News despatches from the far east
say the Turks in Mesopotamia con
tinue retreating w’est of Bagdad, the
British pushing up the Tigris In close
pursuit of the enemy.
HEAD ADVISED OF
W.O.W. IN STATE
IRE NEW HEAD CONSUL
York for London. February 20th, and
was submarined March 12th/according
to a cablegram received by the owners
from Penzance. England, today. Where
the sinking occurred was not mention
ed in tho cable message,.
Officers of the American Star Liuo,
discussing the loss of the Algonquin
this morning, stated the vessel was ot
1,806 tons and worth approximately
$150,000. The ship carried a cargo,
composed mostly of foodstuffs, worth
more than $1,700,000 and ten Ameri
cans were among the crew. Captain
A. Nordberg, a naturalized American
of Norwegian birth, commanded tho
Algonquin, which was insured in tha
United States government war risk
bureau.
The Algonquin was one of the first
American vessels to sail for a Euro
pean port after Germany announced
the Inauguration of ruthless submarine
warfare. The vessel when it sailed
anticipated reaching the submarine
zone March 8th. and officials here as
sume Capt. Nordberg changed his
ship’s course for some unexplained
reason, thus keeping the vessel four
days within the barred zone.
Incident Not to Affect Situation.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mhrch 14.—
Officials here withheld comment on the
sinking without warning of the Ameri
can freighter Algonquin in the absence
ot official despatches, but in unofficial
opinion, the Incident is not expected to
change the German-American situa
tion in the slightest.
IS
HEALTH OF FIBER
R. A. Jolley, of Carrollton, was re-|
elected as Head Clerk. j Dr. W. D. McWhorter, of Fitzgerald.'
J. It. Ruff, of Macon, was elected b een elected as public health cora-
lliad Kscort, to succeed J. W. Slrmam,, lyiggiQjje, Sumter county by the
of Nashville. | county health board, composed of the
.1. R. Crawford, of Thomwllle, wai WrB , n Dr j W acle Chambliss. Ar-
tlctted Head Watchman, succeeding thtlr H y | a nder and E. J. MrMath. He
Ccmge H. Crawford, of l.aFayetle, •■” v .(|| assume his new duties about April
_ i 1st, being the officer under the Ellis
iftibllc health bill which recently bet
came effective in this county througn
► DAILY IYFATHFR FORECAST ♦itbc action of two successive grand
» ♦ juries.
r ‘ ’I
♦ lcua and vlclnltr follows; ♦ I'nivcralty of Georgia with first lion-
♦ Colder; possibly light frost to- *i ers, and an honor graduate from the
♦ night. ♦! Atlanta School of Medicine. He has
♦ Thursday: Fair and colder. +1 teen in the public health work for two
♦ ♦] years, and taught for two years.
♦ -Weather nr No"—The only peace * The county Is believed to be fortu-
♦ some men find at home Is In the ♦ | r.ate In securing the services of
♦ dictionary.—Old Man Sage. ♦] McWhorter. Dr. C. C. Whittle.'
*i was first elected here, resigned.
W. P. VARNER
Of llntledgf. Elected ns Read Consnl
Fer Two Year* Today.
who
THE TIMES-BECOROEB BIDS THE WOODMEN OF 4 WORLD WOODMEN CIRCLE A CORDIAL WELCOME
