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Newspaper Page TextWEEKLY TIMES=RECORDER. A PAPER FOR ALL THE PEOPLE rv.M.vrH YEAH. AMERICUS. GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, APRILS, 1917 Ingress to stick ntil vote is had I THE WAR MEASURE chcock Leads lebate In The Senate i im and NOT DISCUSSION HERE thing Else Will nterfere Until a Vote hiia.iii'xgary soon to ♦ IK WITH UNITED STATES ♦ FRENCH REACH THE CITIRF 5T. NEW YORK. April 4.—(Compiled by the Associated i’ress from European cables during the day.)—The French war office announces today that their patrols reached the southeastern out skirts of St. Quentien last night. Fighting continues south of the Ail- Iette river, where the (iermany resist s'DON, April 4— A news dis- ♦ irom The Hague, Nether- ♦ , lan* today, says the govern- ♦ of Austria-Hungary will ♦ break diplomatic relations ♦ the rnited States, as til ere- ♦ tf strong German pressure ♦ exerted at Vienna. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ jlllNGTON, l>. April 4.— es got to work (on the war rcso- ■arly today, with every prospect lining in continuous session un- \ finally disposed of. There is bt. but that it will be passed, fore morning, actual hostilities i the t'nited States and Ger- ill have been declared. * senate uninamous consent was to take up consideration of >i ition at lu o’clock, with the st rat ion leaders, led by Senator ck. determined to permit no isiness to interfere with adop- the resolution. s opening statement, Senator k. who is in charge of the res- heoause of the opposition of m Stone of the foreign rela- immittee, said "this la a time <n; not discussion. He then liscuh.sed the resolution, which places all responsibility for "n the German government, i said while the resolution is tionably a declaration of war, n»t tilled with joy at the pros- his country’s entrance into the mtiict. The (’nited States, de- ; territory, he said, is going to vindicate the honor of the ^ its own national independ- everything in his power to help wage the war successfully. Senator* Vardaman also opposed the resolution, but not strenuously. An nouncing his position to the senate, the Mississippi senator said he would ’’follow the i>ath of duty,” although he "wished could vote with the majority.” Senator Norris heclared he was “bit terly opposed to the United States en tering the war,’’ but did not say flatly he would vote against the resolution. He charged that many newspapers and press agencies had enlisted a great propaganda to foster the war senti ment. encouraged by Wall street in terests, who he declared were interest ed only in obtaining those profits cer tain to accrue from prosecution of the way. "1 feel,” he said, "that in going into this war we are about to put the dollar sign on the American flag." Senator Reed charged that Senator Norris in uttering this statement had almost committed treasion. After the debate had continued two hours, democratic leaders stated they expected the resolution to reach a vote early tonight, and that only a long speech by Senator LaFollette could de lay the resolution’s passage beyond that time. The house foreign affairs committee today voted to accept the senate war resolution, and favorably reported it to the body for passage. If not taken up on the floor of the chamber today, it is be the first business considered tomorrow, as administration leaders are insisting upon its immediate pas sage. Representative Shackleford, of Mis souri (democrat), and Representative Cooper, of Wisconsin (republican), were the only members of the foreign affairs committee to vote against fav orably reporting the resolution. The house passed the army appro priation bill for 1917, the measure car rying appropriations totally $240,000,- .00 for all purposes. After this had been disposed of, the house unanimously agreed to begin consideration of tlie war resolution at 10 o’clock tomorrow' morning. No special rule limiting debate on the res olution is to be brought in, but it was understood today that the house will remain in continuous session following calling up of the resolution until It has been Anally passed. ance has stiffened. French troops operating in the Somme sector last night and today made additional gains both east and west of the stream. In the east the fighting seemingly favors the Germans, who are reported from Petrograd as having forced passage over the Stokhod river, Volhynia. The program committee on the fete for the Confederate veterans, wish to announce this change in the program as given a few days ago. The dancing will be a separate and distinct feature Irom the rest of the program. The program will begin at 8 o'clock, and last for about an hour. The different jrunibers will be announced later. Tills ( will conclude the program, and those I v ho do not wish to participate in the dancing will be given an opportunity to leave. At this time those who wish it dance will be given an opportunity of doing so. At a meeting of the Sons of Veterans yesterday the plans of the program committee were ratified and the com mittee was given authority to add to the committee as they saw fit. Every Son present pledged faithful and loyal support .to make this a banner occas ion for Americus and to raise a large amount for the cause. Yesterday afternoon at a meeting of •lie Daughters of the Confederacy, at which there was an attendance of ap proximately one hundred, the plans submitted for raising funds were rat ;fiod. and the Daughters entered heartl 1> into the plan by appointing a com mittee to confer with the general com mittee and to aid and assist them in every wav possible. Tickets are in the hands of different committees. And it is hoped that the public will encourage and boost the t.ndertaking by buying tickets and in •very ot^ier possible manner. TO ATTEND DIVISION MEETING OF Hitchcock said he had beg- knt Wilson, if possible, to l'nited States to continue f armed neutrality, but the nt informed him he had infor min'li made that impossible, man.son, supporting the »i<l a policy of armed neu- 1 be a “cowardly make- urged that the United its strength felt as soon Tterini; the war as possible. »dK*\ of Massachusetts fav- resolution. He advotaed >f all German ships now' in j ’* ports, saying these ves- •* used by this government i‘ips that German subrna- unlawfully. He said the Stat.-s in entering the war was no imperialistic policy, but throwing its weight and ,l * n, '» the scale of conflict in to help- preserve human n democracy and civilization. ‘an Stone of the foreign affairs ***■ and another of those who armed neutrality when Preai- ilson sought to establish that as ir > of the United States, oppos- resolution. His speech, how- as l, rl**f. and lacked force. Ia ’ ,o n. the Missouri senator apol- ,lly budged himself to do every- hls bower. If war came, to do Several members of Sumter Lodge, No. 2G4. I. O. O. F., of this city, will attend the semi-annual meeting of the Fifth division of Odd Fellows, which is to be held in Columbus, tomorrow. The session is to be held with the Bibb City l<odge, No. 224, and a num ber of the grand officers of the state ate tc be in attendance, having promln- ent parts in the program. S. H. Edge, a member of Sumter lodRP. is scheduled to exemplify one of the degrees, while F. li. Olver. also r. this city will award the prises for the heat emeplitlcatton o( the secret work. Deputy Grand Master J. E. Boden- hamer will he one of the prominent Odd Fellows of the state attending the divisional meeting. HEXING I-It A YE If AT CALVARY CHURCH TONIGHT Evening prayer will be said in Cal vary church tonight at half past seven o'clock. After the service there will be a meeting of the vestry. Tomorrow, "Maundy Thursday.” there will be morning prayer and Holy Communion at 9 o’clock. I.'I'KAI. TEACHERS* PROGRAM FOR COMING MEET AT MACON WEST POINT CARETS TO GRARl'ATE THIS MONTH WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 3.— Cnc of the war measures Just an nounced by the Wilson administration is the Immediate graduation of the upper class of West Point cadets. This step is taken to provide the Increased army with officers of Junky grade, of which there Is pressing need. The for-j mal graduation will occur this month end the new lieutenants will st once he given commands in the regular ar my establishment. The Georgia Educational associa tion. which meets In Macon May 3. 1 and 5, has as one of Its departments the department of rural and agrleultu. ini education. The meeting of this de partment. which Is on Friday May 5th. I, In charge of Prof. H. H. Stone, pres- •|dent of the Newton county board. The following Is the program of this Im portant meeting, at which each teacher of a rural school in Georgia ought to be present. The program follows: 1. -The Teaching of Sewing In Geor gia Rural Schools." — Miss Lora B. Able, director of domestic arts depart ment. Georgia Normal and Industrial < allege, MillcdgeviUe. 2. "The One-Teacher School” (a) How to Interest Mothers, by Miss Eliz abeth Holt, principal Calloway School, Harlem; (b) How to Interest Patrons, by Miss Gene M. Baldwin, principal of Mithem School, Madison; (c) The Ru ral High School—Its Work and How to Interest the Community In It, by M. C. Carpenter, superintendent of Glllls Springs Industrial school. Covena; id) Some Approximate Ideals for Georgia Rural Schools, by Dr. Howard Odum, professor of education, sociology and rural education. University of Geor gia- IS CURIOUS OF THf PEOPLE IIU. S. BERLIN, April 3. -j- (Delayed in transmission.)—The Berliner Tage- blatt, in its issue of today says "Pres ident Wilson’s message to congress is not surprising, but do the people of the United States have the same view? That is hard to say.” The newspaper commenting further upon the utter ance, says it means the end of the Mon roe Doctrine. The address is then referred to as a "proclamation of imperialism,” and the assertion made that the results ac- < ruing therefrom will be greater for the United than for Germany. In con clusion. the Tageblatt lays all blame for America’s entrance Into the war on I he short-sightedness of Germany di plomacy In failing to ! roneludc the Bryan peace treaty wjth the United States. Other newspapers here publish sum maries of President Wilson’s address but no comment is made. ill MAKE REPORT ON PIG CLUB WORK ! rof. James E. Downing of the State College of Agriculture, left last night, Titer having spent two days in Sumter county investigating the development of the Boys* Pig club. Being in charge of the Pig club work throughout the state. Prof. Downing is making a tour of various sections of Georgia, conducting U»«.^investigations along tills line, so that he 1 can forward to the federal department of agricul ture a comprehensive report as to the progress of the movement. In speaking of the Pig club in Sum ter county. Prof. Downing declared that tlie boys of this section are forg ing rapidly to the front, the results obtained during the past 12 months showing conclusively that opportuni ties presented by the club work are thoroughly appreciated and understood. He secured several photographs of fine specimens of pigs owned by boys of the Sumter County Pig club. These photographs will be sent to Washing ton, D. C., along with pictures of the same pigs taken at the time of their distribution to the members of the club. ELKS PLEDGE T The Americus Lodge of Elks, No. 752, has sent to President Woodrow Wilsog^a telegram In which the mem bers of the local organization pledge their practical and moral support to him and to tlie nation, .also declaring that they stand ready to answer any call that may be made upon them with in their power to fulfill. This action was taken by the local ledge at the suggestion of Grand Ex alted Ruler Edward Richter, and is in l.ne with the movement throughout Klkdom to impress upon the president the entire willingness of the members o. that order to lend their unqualified support to whatever stand is taken by the administration in the present crisis. The telegram dispatched to Presi dent Wilson is as follows: “Hon. Woodrow Wilson, President, ’"Washington. D. C. “At a special meeting of Americus, Ga., Lodge, No. 752, B. P. O. Elks, res olutions were unanimously adopted, pledging our entire practical and moral support to you and our country in the present crisis, we all stand ready for any call that you may.make upon us that It in our power to fulfill. “R. H. HORTON, “Exalted Ruler. “H. T. ANSLEY, "Secretary.” AUSTRIA FINOS BIG WAR GRAFT SCANDAL COPENHAGEN, Sweden. April 4.— The war graft trial in progress at Vienna, and which recently resulted in the sudden resignation of the Austrian ministers of war. justice and finance, lias now developed into the most sensa tional event in Austria since the be ginning of the war. Information reached Copenhagen to day that evidence introduced during the trial has resulted In charges that the ministers who resigned so unex- pectedly being accused of altering the report of the commission which inves tigated certain charges of graft in the purchase of army supplies by Dr. Franz and other government purchas ing agents. DOUBLE SESSION IS BEING DISSCUSSED The Board of Education of the city of Americus at its regular meeting last night took under consideration the ad clsabllity of putllnb into operation in the .public schools of this city, the dou ble day session plan which Is being followed with success by many cities throughout the country. Fi veral members of the board arc favorable to the double session idea and the matter was Anally referred to a committee for investigation and re port. Under the double session system, the public schools are operated practically !-ll day, arternoon sessions being heJ<1 in addition to those.In the forenoon and tai'y afternoon, ns In the Ameri cas public schools at present. The plan Is one which will require no little consideration by tlie Board of Friiif allon. and at the ne*t meeting of the body the matter will again be brought up for discussion. J. E. Mailiis was re-elected as sup erintendent of the Americus public schools and the board expressed ex treme gratlAcatlon at the efficient man ner In which the educational system of Hie city has been conducted under his administration. Supt. Mathis has been 20 TO 23 Cl TO JOIN ARMY AFTER CAMPAIGN WASHINGTON, D. C., April 5.— Chairman Chamberlain of the military affairs committee, launched the Wilson administration’s universal compulsory military training measure in the sen ate early this afternoon. Indications are that It will be speedily passed, though immaterial ammendments and alterations of its provisions may be made. An amendment to the original draft intro<Vuced by Senator Chamberlain today provides for the training of an army of 500,000 young men 20 years of age, and in the president’s discre tion the enlistment of many thousands more up to the age of twenty-three. The amendment, together with the original draft was referred to a com mittee, which is expected to report it favorably, probably tomorrow HAVE YOU A FRIEND WITH WHISKERS. BETTER BEWARE! ATLANTA. Ga.. April 5.—Have you a friend with whiskers? What Is more to the point, are you a woman, and If so does your husband wear whiskers? If he does, ask him to boil ’em. An eminent scientist has just dis covered that the only way to kill the germs in this particular form of mas culine adornment is via the boiling water route. It Is asserted that even a small close-cropped moustache will harbor no less than 550,000 bacteria, while a luxuriant bushy moustache will afford a habitation for 1,000,000. Kissing is bad enough, according to advanced exponents of hygiene, but kissing a man with whiskers Is next thing to sudden death. the JENKINS WANTS HEAVY DAMAGES FROM RAILROAD SAVANNAH, Ga., April 5.—Because a Midland railway train would not stop at Saxonia when he flagged it. James M. Jenkins has sued the railway company for $5,000. The plaintiff al leges he tried to flag the train at c onnected with the public schools of gaxonla to come back t „ Savannah , but Americus for 33 years all told, and is recognized as one of the foremost cdu cators in the South. AUTHORITIES TO (10 AFTER MIDNIGHT WHISTLING HERE tlie train refused to stop. Consequent ly he alleged lie had to walk back to Savannah and he wants $5,000 for the little jaunt. WILE DEMONSTRATE EIRE TRUCK T Chief of Police Johnson, at the sug gestion of the police and Are committee cf council and several citizens here, has Inquired Into the cause for much mnecessary midnight whistling recent ly In and near Americus. Complaint was lodged with the authorities that many engineers, apparently heedless of the comfort of sleeping citizens, i;«ed their engine whistles too loog rnd frequently arriving and departing s' Americus, the resultant noise being especially annoying to sick persons. A letter addressed to Central and Sea board officials requests Ihelr co-oper- otlon In abating the nuisance com plained of, but the police will keep a , , . .. sharp watch for those engineers who | Immediately at the conclualon of tho. A public demonstration of the new motor pumping engine just installed by the Americus Fire department will be given tomorrow morning between 11:30 and 12 o’clock on Lee street, near the fire station. Four streams of water will bo thrown completely over the top of the Planters’ Bank building and a com prehensive showing made of what the new motor pump will actually accom plish. The demonstration will take <place At a meeting of A. 8. Cutta Camp. Sons of Confederate Weterans, held yesterday, officers w r ere elected for ser vice during the next 12 months. The new officers are as follows* Commandant, John W. Shiver; 1st i big open air mass meeting to be held j Lieut. Commander, Gordon Howell; The campaign put on by the Metho dist church has been successfully con summated and the committee in charge of the work announces that the entire amount of the fund has been se cured. Almost 150 individuals contributed to the fund and the full amount was raised without difficulty, the canvassing committees working smoothly, and finding that the Methodists of this city were universally willing to co-operate in the task of freeing the new Lee Street church from all indebtedness. Not only Methodists, but several members of other demoninations, and in some cases individuals not affiliated with any church organization what ever. come forward with voluntary con tributions, evincing their interest in the success of the campaign and the progress of the new church. The Lee Street Methodist church was erected at a cost of $12,000, and was first used late last fall, the con tributions up to that time amounting to about $7,000, so that a balance of $5,000 remained hanging over the church at the time the campaign was launched. As the new church was built by the members of the First Methodist church, the senior organization felt honor- bound to clear off all indebtedness and place the Lee Street church on a firm footing to begin operations. Thus at a joint meeting of the stewards of both churches, the $5,000 campaign was de cided upon and a few days ago the canvassing committees made their first round. Only a few hundred dollars remained to be secured at the end of last week and the work was woundup during the past two days by the general commit tee in charge of the campaign. John Sheffield pledged himself to secure $2,500 from 11 individuals, in cluding himself, leaving the canvassers to raise the other $2,500. All individ ual pledges w’ere contingent upon the entire sum of $5,000 being secured. The general committee In charge of the campaign was comprised of T. M. Furlow, H. M. Stokes, A. D. Gatewood and John Sheffield, while six canvass ing committees assisted In the work. It is intended to dedicate the Lee Street church without delay, and aa soon as arrangements can be made with Bishop Warren A. Candler to visit this city, the edifice will be form ally dedicated, now that it has been en tirely freed from indebtedness. SONS OF VETERANS ELECT HEN OFFICERS Mrrrr; 1 on J.ck.on atr.et. and the general pub- 2nd Lieut. Commander. S. A. Rodger.; evident that this practice is not dl»-j llc ls lnvltcd t0 *""«»» U,e “P*™’ Al,Jutant - ste ' ,hen Pacc; Surge0n - J - otinued promptly, arrests will be Uons made, a city ordinance expressly for lidding the blowing of whistles the corporate llmlta of Americus. ex cept under certain necessary clrcum stunner. HERMAN SUBMARINE SUNK DURING RUNNING EIGHT ST. JOHN'S X. B.. April ,4.—Officers of a British armed steamer arriving here today report the sinking of a Gcr man submarine after a running fight during the trans-Atlantic voyage Juat ended. DAILY WKATBER FORECAST ♦ The weather forecast for Amer- * ♦ lens and vicinity follow.: * ♦ FOR AMERICUS: Probably ♦ ♦ rain tonight. ♦ THURSDAY; Rain. ► ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦A ♦ ♦ The new pump throws 1,000 gallons o: water per minute and la of the lat est type of modern Are fighting appa ratus. It was purchased by the city ui a coat of 18.500 and supersedes the old horse-drawn apparatus. RECRUITING OFFICE FOR ARMY IN ARMORY R. Statham; Quartermaster, W. O. Barnett; Chaplain, Rev. J. B. Law rence; Treasurer, T. M. Furlow; Color Scrgt. H. A. Derlso, Sr.; Historian, T. (V MarahmU. The open aid entertainment and dance to be given on next Tuesday night on Jackson street to provide funds fo rthe transportation of the Sumter county veterans to the grand reunion In Washington, D. C., was dis cussed and John W. Shiver, Gordon Howell and W. O. Barnett appointed to have charge of the event. Tb- office of the army recruiting or- AUSTRIAN PRISONERS DON’T fleer In Americus has been moved to! TRUST THEIR ITALIAN CAPTORS the A. L T. armory on Foraytb street,! — -r , and applicants for enlistment In this] ROME, April 4.—The deep-rooted branch of the service can secure all j suspicion felt by Austrian prisoners for Information from J. E. Stewart, w'ho Is their Italian captors Is shown tqr the Hi charge of the local station. fact that when they are 111 in hospital The physical requirements for en- they often refuse to take medicine un- Iffrtmcnt are not aa strict at present less the prescription Is translated Into as in time of absolute peace, and a their language. When satisfied it con- large number of men are desired from I tains no poisonous ingredients, they this sectldn. take the remedy. TRY A WANT AD IN THE TIMES-RECORDER. IT’S PULLING PO WER WILL SHOW YOU THE BEST MEDIUM VERY QUICK

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Weekly times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1910-1917, April 05, 1917, Image 1