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AMERICUS, GEORGIA. THURSDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 12. 1917
FETE
of ISO was realized clear
expenses from the gala perform-
“Jn last eight on Jackson street
•le benefit of the Confederate Vet-
»ho desire to attend th na-
reunion to bo held In Wash-
p c... in June.
t, concert band from the John
furnished excellent
binson Show
slc during the entertainment, ren-
, delightful concert prior to the
ration of the various feature
Dancing wns en
on the program.
i until a late hour.
Banks of seats had been erected on
of Jackson street between
Forsyth streets and crowds
spectators took advantage of the op-
rtanity to witness an interesting
d unique performance.
The cadets from the Americus High
and the Third District A. & M.
.paired in drill formations.
T BANK WILL
PA! SECOND DIVIDEND
It Is announced by A. S. Johnson,
liquidating agent for the DeSoto Bank
ing Company, which closed its doors
early In January following the disap
pearance of I). L. Carter, the cashier
of tho institution, that a dividend of
25 pert cent, will be paid to all depos
itors tills week.
This is tho second dividend paid
thus far, making 65 per cent paid de
positors from the assets of the bank.
Tile first dividend of 40 per cent, was
paid during tho month of March.
The officials of the defunct institu
tion have stated that the depositors
would lie paid o(T in full and the li
quidating agent is working to realize
or. all the assets still available.
TO
On Tuesday morning. April 17th, the
nnins rounds of applaus® by their! negroes of this city and vicinity will
lendidexecution of the maneuvers, 'hold a mass meeting in Americus, at
They were followed by clown acts j which time several of the prominent
the Robinson Shows, the “steam j colored citizens of this community will
ler” being put through its paces to| deliver addresses relative to the state
amusement of tho crowd. Several o' war which now exists between the
ier speda! features were introduc-
by the clowns who drew much ap-
by their antics.
thojiro Uyeno, of the Uyeno Itoyal
I'nited States and Germany.
The mass meeting has been called as
the result of a gathering of represent
ative negroes of Americus who realize
troupe with the Robinson j the importance of arousing the colored
ippeaml in a clever foot jug-! population of Sumter county to the
t which was thoroughly appro, j necessity for co-operation in the eco-
,:ul applauded by the specta r.oniic and military plans of the na-
! tlon.
nUTUiinment was arranged by j The exact place of meeting has noij u . r of commerce, urged that the coun-
Sons of Veterans. been decided upon, but it is anticipated cM some action in the endeavor
An ordinance was introduced and
read for the first time at the regular
u eeting of the city council last night,
prohibiting the operations of itinerant
beggars in the business houses and
in the residential portion of the city
of Americus. Thee persons are to be
allowed to pursue their activities on
the streets of the business district, but
cannot enter any place of business, if
the new ordinance passes.
Tho proposed ordinance was intro
duced as the result of the pronounced
sentiment here against itinerant beg
gars, so many of whom have been pub
lic nuisances in Americus during the
pest few months.
The council declined to make an ap-
piopriation for tho entertainment of
the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows,
which is to meet in Americus for tho
entertainment of the Grand Ixxlge of
Odd Fellows, which is to meet in
Americus on May 22-23-24. The re
quest was made in behalf of the lo
cal lodge of Odd Fellows, but In view
o! the,financial condition of the city
treasury, tho aldermen refused to per
mit the disbursement of funds for this
purpose.
Police Commissioners Horton and
Sills appeared before the council to
ask that two motorcycles be purchased
for the use of the police department
After some discussion the council
agreed to purchase one machine which
will be installed within a short time.
Secretary Fenlmore of the Chara-
♦ DAILY WiSATIlER FORECAST
♦ The weather forecast for Amer- ♦
♦ icus and vicinity follows:
♦ FOR AMERICUS: FAIR to- ♦
♦ night; warmer. I ♦
♦ THUR8DAY: Continued fair.
U. S. Flag And
Khaki In
France
PARIS, April 11.—It is announced
here today that the LaFayette Flying
Squadron, heretofore a unit of the
French Foreign Legion, but composed
wholly of Americans, will in future
wear American uniforms and carry
American flags. They will, therefore,
be the first troops to raise the Amerl
can ensign on European soil in actual
bnttle In the history of the world.
American Flag on Bayonet In Charge.
OTTAWA, Canada. April 11.—The
Stars and Stripes went into battle in
the world war for the first time today
when a Canadian regiment stormed
V imy ridge in France, according to an
unofficial dispatch from Canadian ar
my headquarters on the European con
tinent. A Texan, enlisted in Canadian
overseas service, carried tho American
flag upon his bayonet during the
thickest of the charge.
S. Putts Pa
organizatii
Recorder
uis requested th;}
xpress the grati-
of the camp to the Robinson
;s for their co-operation and cour-
; to Jim* Fitzgerald, who painted
signs free of charge; to the Amer
Lighting Company, which furnish.
that the county courthouse will be
u* ed for the gathering which is to take
place at 10 o’clock on the morning of
the 17th.
Many of the leaders among the ne
groes of this section are active in ar
ranging the program for the mass
free lights; to the Americus Under-! meeting, and it is expected that the
'ompany, which provide!
lira; to John \V. Shiver, command-
for furnishing seats and contrib-
ng |2j to the fund; to the Americus
hool and Third District A. &
cadets for their services; to tho
aa-Reeorder for the publicity given
entertainment; to Shojiro Uyeno
liLs act; to the Robinson Show band
*r the direction of Mr. Masters; to
downs for their effective work on
program; to the girls of the
rieus High school for their co-
ation in selling tickets; tq the
1 •••id Daughters for their individ-
co-operation; to the committee is
W. Shiver, W. O. Barnett
gathering will be one of considerable
to secure a division troop concentra
tion camp for Americus. The matter
was referred to Mayor Council to draft
resolutions to be forwarded to the war
department requesting that this city
be given a training camp.
The First Methodist, First Baptist
end Furlow Lawn naptist church pre-
nt<d petitions asking that they be
interest.
Ill
i relieved of the expense connected with
tlie paving of tho streets in front of
these edifices. The petitions were de-
GERMANY STOPS
ill AND INI
FOR UNCLE SAM
00D FELLOWS TO
START FUND FOR
BERLIN, April 10.—(Delayed in
transmission.)—The Germany govern-
r.ient today officially prohibited all
r,»ail and telegraphic service with the
1 nlted States.
BETWEEN THE D. S.
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay. April 11.—
The government of Uruguay today is
sued a decree of neutrality In the war
j between the United States and Ger
' many, and between the Republic of
'Cuba and Germany. Previously sim-
iflar proclamations of neutrality as be
tween other belligerents had already
I Hliltlt -IIIILV ROLLERS” jhecn Issued.
ITTI.MI'T SI II IKK |jj ATLANTA
UKGINIA STATE TREASURER
PASSES INTO GREAT BEYOND
Other Latin Americans to Break.
RIO 1>E JANKRIO, Brazil. April 11.
It Is expected in diplomatic circles
here today that other South American
powers will soon follow the example
set by Brazil and break relations with
Germany. Pro-Ally demonstrations
RICHMOND. Va.„ April 11.—Ashe'
Harman, state treasurer of Vir-
Within a few days a committee of lo
cal Odd Fellows will start out on a
campaign to raise a fund of $1,000 to
be used in entertaining the Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows which meets in
Americus on May 22-23-24.
This convention will bring to thb
city about 1,500 delegates, both Odd
Fellows and Rebekahs, in addition to
the hundreds of visitors who will come
to Americus during the convention.
The lower Council warehouse, c
Jackson street, Is to be utilized f<
the sessions of the Grand Lodge, the
interior is to be equipped with fans,
lights, etc., so as to make it suitable
for the occasion. The building has
been decided upon as being the most
desirable for the purposes of the con
vention, and L. G. Council has donated
the use of the structure.
It is necessary, in addition to rais
ing the $1,000 entertainment fund, to
secure accommodatons for the dele
gates and visitors, since the hotels of
tlie city can by no means handle tho
crowds that will flock to Americus
during the convention. /
The delegates expect to pay for all
commodatlons, since they receive a
per diem for their attendance at tho
convention. When the delegates are
paid off on the lat day of tho Grand
Lodge meeting, approximately $10,000
ill be disbursed.
Tlie co-operation of the citizens of
Americus in tho work of ontortaining
the Odd Fellows’ convention is abso
lutely necessary in order to insure the
success of the meeting and the exec
utive committee of Sumter Lodge. No.
264, is fully aware of tho enormous
amount of work to be done to prepare
for the gathering.
The committee urges that when tho
campaign is commenced both for the
securing of the entertainment fund nd
the accommodations for tho delegates,
that the residents of this city lend
their fullest support to the undertak-
irc, In order that the reputation of
t!..* city of Americus may be sustained.
HOUSE IS ASKED
FOR BOND ISSUE
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 11.-
The war financing bill, providing for
the issuance of 65,000,000,000 in Unit
ed States bonds and the circulating of
$2,000,000,000 In treasury certificates
was unanimously reported for passage
by the ways and means committee to
tho house this afternoon. The meas
ure proposed that $3,000,000,000 of the
bond issue bo loaned to the govern
ments of the Entente Allies. Shortly
after tho bill was reported. President
Wilson went to the house for confer
ences with Speaker Clark and other
leaders concerning the administration
war program.
Chairman KItchin introducing and
reporting the bill to the house, an
nounced the measure would be called
up passage Friday.
BELIEVE SUSPECT
LEFT THE DYMMITE
SPECULATION IN FOODSTUFFS
STOPPED—THEORETICALLY
{ CHICAGO. ApTii 11.—Speculation in
continue to grow in intensity in RlOr butter and eggB, through the Chicago
V» . Murmu.il, BlttltJ Uitinum V,a
ginia. died at hia home here today. He j hostilities being declared,
a as ill only a brief while.
BRITISH MIRKS
de Janerio, and may result In actual ituttor and Egg Board was abolished
a* a patriotic duty by unanimous vote
of the directors today.
To Demand Purport* Tomorrow.
LONDON, April 11.—The Brazilian
ii inister at Berlin will demand pass
ports for members of tho legation to
i j? or row. The party will leave Ger
many via Switzerland, France and
Spain, according to a Cologne dispatch
forwarded here via Amsterdam this at
ti rnoon.
I ANSINU AND IUKEU WORKING
tr.'ir" "J " T — *”***"l«innr riPimMP
y acrobatic* rnrt fin the WASHINGTON. D. C„ April H.— | |U| 11H f I* I IT [1 I I ||h tral Rolgarlan towns Is reportod today
ly Holier meetings amonlTthelr race Secretary ° r stale La,lllK l,nld “ th0 IIIUIIL IIUII I II1U tn a Reuter’s dispatch from French
world’s long distance ambidexterity re-j headquarter* on the Macedonian front,
“a* them w . , , ( a ri ( That Is, he claims It. Hut Sec-1 NEW YORK, April 11.— (Compiled ( - erman y cavalry is said to have chare
failure to nerform* mlr«nle«°L*-I rotary Baker claims it, too. The evi-|by the Associated lTess from Euro-1 od rlotcrs S nfla, occasioning may
' lln * to the way thi
ef then
negroes tell It.
deuce Is here submitted for public de-j^eon cables during the day.)—The j ( - l!<t |a1tteH. In some cases, the dis
course
produced a rattlesnake In,
British war office statement annaunces I |)ntC h saJ -* m-lgiirian troops have tak-
... , , Keeretarv I nnsing gave an exhibi-!the capture of the village and heights, cn wtth t)li . nianife-utioniits.
Tltlono handling diplomatic correspond about Monchy Le I'reux. and the tak-
•iti Cn v l he W °“ ? „ I lence with one band and dashing off >g the village of UtBerge. The
h „"> whereupon the snake GlbeonUiement reports ’’satisfactory pro-
at h "“S r Kris w,„ Tl ,.h r. smoking a pipe grass’’ In ai, other actions of the
forthwitii " “ nd thC rep - Oe while ' |Arras-Lens front, where captures of
‘secretary Baker signed army offi-jG. not nprtecner. during yesterday to-
""'N Hi MHiss HOUSES AND ■ vers’ commissions with ont
•I BS It, ,
hand, bulled nine thousand.
Hsenger with the; Tlie Associated Press correspond-
ii in lv s TI hnnded them to a messenger wiw — ------
I AT1.AN Ti , htened to hte secretary read the <-r.t. describing the British drive at the
TI ’"TA. . II.-On one day’ 8 ' accumulation of mail and die-;,.attie »f Arras, says the s^and
«! doull, |>
yor street in the mid
replies, all at the same time.'^ power of the British rush seemed to
- 1 ^ 1 ' li.. ....esl.a ihn r.npmfltm and
^ the block i,e,ween Alab.raa’and n-ioking a pipe Ute while.
n “' r streets l s the German Turn Ve-I The rttr<1 18 neck and neCk '
AtUnta’j
lie c,
test
)ns
ln ' 1 front
bain
oldest social orguniza-
. „ < " r " r "y opposite this club
nnan cafe, „ne of Atlanta’s
restaurants and erstwhile sa-
>f these two places of.
of ani ' atmosphere hang!
le lar Kest American Hags toj
a ")wherc in Atlanta, which Is
0f '®-rioan flogs.
BANKERS CO TO TIE
MEETING Df GROUP
ti-oroughly surprise the Germans, and
be states also that the usual German
retaliatory artillery fire has been ab
solutely negligible during the past two
APPLIES FDR CHARTED
The French war office announces ac-
live artillery fighting between the
Somme and Oisne rivers.
Battle «f Arras to Be Decisive.
AMSTERDAM. April 11.—The rniti-
Use Hudson, of the l,ank 'tory expert of the Berlhter Vossiche
oold-lettered H.g n on the pl . | ^^^ ^
rove the decisive
‘fiC^"' d , l ’ y some American|Group Four of the lieor|!ia pofs |ble to strengthen their
f'-'ving spirits who chip-1 association. The mceing ast.e „,rprtse was
■e-t-rs Ger" and left the was held In Dawson and much inter t| m
"o-n <’afe." j „ centered In the Moultrie gathering, possible.
The Terrell Land Company has ap
plied to Judge Z. A Littlejohn of the
Superior Court for a charter under
\.hich it may do buslnecs, the petition
ers being H. D. Terrell and C. D. Ter
rell, of Sumter county, and J. B. Ter
rell, of Newton county.
The new corporation is formed to
operate on the properties recently
purchased by the Terrells from Dr.
Wade Stackhouse, the lands In ques
tion being located in the southeastern
section of Sumter county.
The petition for charter states that
the company will engage in farming
mining, fruit and nut growing and
similar operations, as well as the buy.
ing and gelling of lands.
The stork capitalization is placed at
‘200,000 of which $130,000 is already
paid in.
A
122 WOMEN ARE
DEAD EDOM 010
PENN EXPLOSION
Two large sticks of dynamite and
coil of fuse was discovered this noon
in a bureau drawer In a room at tho
residence of Mrs. W. C. Barrow,
Jackson street, during a search insti
tuted after information had been
celved of the arrest In Columbus, Ga.,
of William Beach, a man who boarded
with Mrs. Barrow until about three
weeks ago.
Beach arrived in this city In Feb
ruary', advertising a patent medicine,
and using several large snakes in his
demonstration of the use of his nos
trum, which he claimed would curs
snake bite. He had headquarters at
the drug store of J. I. Glddlngs, on
(otton avenue and remained here sev
oral weeks, hoarding at the Barrow
homo on Jackson street
He is evidently a foreigner, speaking
with a slight accent and according to
several local citizens was well in
formed as to military conditions
this and other countries.
When information waa rocelved here
today of his arrest as a German spy
in Columbus, search w r as made of the
room he occupied at the Barrow homo
rrd the dynamite was discovered in a
bureau drawer and turned over to the
police.
ECONO CHILD
DIES AS RESULT
OF
ARMY BILE PASSES
SENATE FOR MILLIONS
WASHINGTON, D. C„ AprU 11.—
Tho army appropriations bill carrying,
a total of 6278,000,000 for the existing,
Minnie Sue Culpepper, aged 3 yers,
daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. Charles A.
Culpepper, died Tuesday night at 10:4i>
o’clock from injuries received on Ban-
day afternoon when she was struck
by an automobile at the corner of Lee
and College streets. Her 11-year-old
sister, Sarah Margaret, waa killed In
the same accident, her funeral having
occurred Tuesday morning.
The second victim of the tragedy
sustained Injuries which proved much
more serious than waa at first antici
pated by tho physicians at the Ameri
cus and Sumter County Hospital,
whore the child was removed Immed
iately after the accident on Sunday.
Her right arm was badly crushed
and lacerated, while internal injuries
developed which finally caused death.
During the first few hours of her stay
at tho hospital it was thought that
she had a fair chance of recovery, but
yesterday it became evident that her
condition was critical, and that a few
liours would decide the margin be
tween life and death.
The little girl retained consciousness
to within a short time bofore death
occurred.
The accident occurred at the corner
of Lee and College street, where a low
brick coping borders the lawn in front
of the residence of Dr. W. S. Prather.
Both children were standing near the
coping on the sidewalk, when a big
lux-cylinder Studebakcr car, driven by
Mrs. Jerry Muglvan approached slow
ly down I-eo street.
Mrs. Muglvan and Mrs. Bert Bowers,
wives of the proprietors of the John
Hotiinsnn Shows, were driving about
tlie city. Mrs. Muglvan learning to
operate the machine.
When within a fow yards of the cor
ner, another automobile came rapidly
across Lee street, and Mrs. Muglvan,
trying to avoid a collision with this
car, swerved to the right, evidently
turning too far. Seeing that her ma
chine would strike the children on the
Bldowalk, Mrs. Muglvan attempted to „
apply the brakes, but inadvertently
pressed the foot throttle, the big car
jumping across the curbing and side
walk and crushing tlie Culpepper chil
dren against the brick coping.
Here the car stopped and person*
close at hand rushed to extricate the
bodies ot the little girls from under
neath the wheels. Sarah Margaret
was found to be horribly crushed,
while her sister had not sustained
such terrible injuries. The older sis
ter died just as she reached the hos-
regular army, passed the senato to.
Mrs. Muglvan and Mrs .Dowers have
day. The measure before passage was! • iccn prostrated by the tragedy, ai-
so amended as to make the huge fund ttou * h no ^me >ald upon them, the
appropriated Immediately available. j accident having been entirely unavoid-
Secretary Baker stated afterward he' a ^ e *
had decided to increase the regular The funera * be he ^ B ^ er ‘
nriny by all Increments
without further delay.
GEORGIA PREACHERS URGE
CONGREGATIONS TO ENLIST
CHESTER, Penn.. April 11.—The re
vised list of casualties sustained In the
distraction of the Eddystone munl | ATLANTA, Ga., April 11.—Ministers
tions works near here yesterday, shows j «•*■ all denominations In Atlanta, what-
122 women and girls are dead, wlt’i j ever may have been Ihelr pacific Incll.
125 to 200 men. women and girls in rations before the declaration of war.
Jurcd, many of theso seriously. ' arc urging their congregations to prlacj
Ten of the Injured are expected to at the service of the government their
die, while the others, It Is stated, will { money and their lives. Followjng the
all recover. I patriotic sermons delivered on Easter
roon at 4 o'clock from the residence
of the young t hlld’s parents, with Rev
George M. Acreo officiating. The pall
bearers will be H. B. Mashburn, Cloyd
Euchanan, O. E. Buchanan, Jr., amt
McCord Prather.
Nat LeMastcr, of the Americus Un-
(dcrtaklng Co., Is in charge of the ar
rangements.
“IN TIIE SPRING A YOUNG
HAN’S FANCY LIGHTLY,” ETC
LONDON. April 11.—Spring has
An investigation has already begun > Sunday In practically ail of the Allan-, rrme to England, and the young man’n
in an endeavor to ascertain the acusoltn churches, tho ministers have enter- whether he wears khaki or not,
cf tho explosion, which completely de-j<-d *ith enthusiasm into the campaign turning, after its annual custom, to
strayed the shrapnel loading plant of (for enlistments and several will Join thoughts of love,
the corporation, which was owned by the business men's night training class-1 There's a certain movie house out
the Russian government Official opln- *- no 'v being organized,
ion is divided today as to whether the
mr,«h“, ortherMuUof iTHE SCHLEY SUPERIOR
President Johnston, of the Baldwin . _
Locomotive Works, which corporation! HflllRT FINISHED haa arranged things differently,
owns the Eddystone works, leased to UUUll I llfltl IIIIIUllLUj There are no single scats In th
the Russian government, who first ex- - —
;;n Collier’s Green that is dally becom.
J big more popular. Downstairs IPs
just an ordinary cinema, but up in
the balcony the kind genie who looks
after boys and girls in the springtims
There are no single seats in the gal
lery. They're all built double, L a.
pressed his belief that the explosion! Schley Superior court, which has with just room for two in each seat,
was accidental said after an Inspec-1 been in session at Ellavilic for the The company is mixed, -generally
tion this afternoon that ha agreed with past two days for the spring term, ad- pretty closely. And It costs six pence
others that It waa due to the work ot Journed Tuesday afternoon. The civil | extra to sit In the back row.
plotters. Two persons suspected of docket was cleared with the exception — —
complicity on the conspiracy are under! of one or two cues, which were poet- which speaks wall for Schley county.
»anreilaoce, bnt no arrests have been poned until next court. The criminal J judge Littlejohn. Solicitor General
made. Farther developments are ax- 1 docket was taken takpn np Tuesday John Allen Fort, W. Thad Glover and
pec ted. however, probably before morning and disposed of Tuesday af- the visiting lawyers, returned to Amer-
nlgbL |icrnoon. Doth dockets were very light, icus Tuesday night.
=S - . 1 J.-..,,!, J.-B—g-
TRY A WANT AD IN THE TIMES-RECORDER. IT’S PULLING POWER WILL SHOW YOU THE BEST MEDIUM VERY QUICK
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