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AMERICUS, GEORGIA. THURSDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 19, 1917
Si® IB * aw™™*
|)r A m. Soule, president of
° college of Agriculture, or a
Jtr the faculty of the college,
Khe ,e Thursday night to address
„ meeting of the Business Coun-
i the membership of the Cham-
Commerce, This body has join-
he campaign for more foodstuffs
retary Fenimoro has written the
, inB 'letter to every member of
oainess Council, together with the
. membership of the Chamber ot
ierce:
.^dent Wilson. In an address
i was given to the press of the
rj on April lath, calls upon all
,0 concentrate their energies,
1 W economy, prove their unself
«?, and demonstrate their efllcicn.
The president appeals particularly
e farmers, especially to the farm-
,f the South, to plant food stuffs
Southern farmers, he says, ‘Can
FIVE THOUSAND SCIENTISTS
AND OTHERS KOIt WAR SERVICE
C. W. Rollins, a car inspector em*
ployed by the Seaboard Air Line rail
road in this city, was the victim of an
accident Tuesday night at tho pas
senger depot, as the result of which
his left arm was amputated between
the wrist and elbow.
The accident happened as the 2:30
__ m. train was leaving for Savannah,
Mr. Rollins, arm and hand being terri
bly mangled, although not completely
severed by the wheels.
He was Immediately removed to the
Amerlcus and Sumter County Hospital,
where the arm was amputated above
the wrist.
He la resting comfortably at present
and his recovery is expected, unless
complications develop.
Mr. Rollins is well known in railroad
circles and his accident will be learn
ed of with regret by his many friends
throughout this section.
WASHINGTON, April 18.—Five
thousand scientists, engineers and
skilled mechanians have been listed by
the civil service commission for ser
vice in the war.
Resident Wilson has conferred with
John A. Mcllhenny, president of the I
commission, relative to the quick mob
ilization of the country's scientific
men. Arrangements have been made
to speed up examinations for such ap
plicants. No general relaxation of re-
qulrmentK, however. Is said to be con
templated.
IS
HEARD OFF END
GAPE GOD TODAY
GREAT PROGRAM
ANNOUNCED FDD
THE CHAUTAUQUA
H.OI R JIILI. READY TO GRIND
THIRTY BARRELS EVERY DAY
J. C. Drown, of Brown's Mill, Ihis
county, was a visitor In Amcricus to
day and states he now has a complete,
up-to-date flour mill there that Is in
their patriotism In no better orlevery way prepared to grind all wheat
convincin'- wav than by resisting that may bo brought to him. The
temptation of the present building housing the new mill Is four
- -— stories in height, and the mill has a
daily capacity of thirty barrels daily
The plant, ho anticipates, will bo in
actual operation within two weeks, al
though up to this date Mr. Brown has
of cotton and bv helping to fees
foplo everywhere fighting for
liberty and our own.
» must supply abundant food for
elves, for our armies, for our
>n and not only for ourselves, but
or the larger portion of the na-
with whom wo have now made
ion cause, whose support and by
b side we shall he lighting.
II members of this organization
irged to heed this appeal to their
rtism by meeting on Thursday
. April 19th. at 8 o'clock in the
nbly room of the Carnegie Libra-
n Jackson street, to hear an ad-
i on the food question by either
Andrew M. Soule, of the Georgia
College of Agriculture or one of
lembers of his faculty.
\ Soule stated today that he will
every effort to be in attendance
tat nothing will prevent him from
ig to Amerieus unless he is call
Washington to meet with the
Ittee on National Defense,
o food shortage is world. The
lean countries have been draw
tavily on our out-put for the p® 8t
years and tho world’s surplus is
[rally exhausted
ir duty is plain. We must see that
er county does her part by pro-
15 at least sufficient food crops to
our own people and if possible
a surplus to sell. The most con
live statistics compiled by the
College show that in 1916 Georgia
rted i'T.OOo.uuu worth of food sup-
all of which could have. been
i<**d at home.
eowe it to ourselves and to those
** with whom we are now allied
lr against Germany to make an
hied effort to materially increase
rrejg,. in food crops. It is not
it* to do this, if we act promptly.
1 to the meeting Thursday night
tong someone with you to hear
lan that has been adopted to ln-
e and conserve the RUpply of
The Redpath Chautauqua to be held
in Americas on May 18-26, inclusive, is
coming in for considerable attention
just now. since definite arrangements
have been completed as to the program
ot attractions.
Manager M. W. Witherspoon, of the
advertising department of the Redpath
bureau, was In this city yesterday and
gave out some interesting information
as to tho various features of the pro
gram to be presented here.
Creatore’s band is announced as one
of the headline attractions here this
been unable to secure sufficient wheat Benson, while Gilbert & Sullivan’s light
to justify beginning operations.
PLANTATION GARDEN
STARTED DN F
Each wagon on the Council planta
tions this year will have a half-acre
garden which will bo cultivated care
fully under the direction of the over-
This plan will bo followed in
accordance with the rapidly developing
campaign to produce more foodstufTs
In this state and enable Georgia to
“feed Itself."
I,. (5. Council stated today that the
plantation gardens would be made a
permanent feature on each of tho Coun
cil plantations this year, and that the
pends would bo Instructed In the bevi
methods of producing their own vege
tables. so Uiat the high cost of living
may be rut down as far as possible.
Many planters throughout this sec
tion arc taking up the plantation gar-
d«n idea, which promises to become
popular throughout South Georgia.
MRS. DUCKWORTH TD
RE BURIED HERE
IS ENLISTED iN
IIII LOCAL STATION
,e Rro recruit* have been re-
1 the local recruiting station
United States army, the men
)epn sent to Atlanta to stand
,al examination before being
training quarters,
wuits are Willie Wilson,
McCullough. Cecil lx>weryand
billipa.
* 111 be sent to Columbus Bar-
hio, after their examination at
"here all negro recruits for
> are given preliminary train-
‘Stcwart. recruiting officer in
f the local station, has several
lons fron * negroes In this sec-
additional enlistments are ex-
‘hhln the
Mrs. J. R. Duckworth, aged thirty-
six. died Tuesday at Tampa. Fla., and
her remains wUl arrive here on the
Seminole Limited for the funeral ser
vices and interment, which will be held
at Oak Grove cemetery Thursday
morning at 9:30 o’clock, with Rev. Pau
W. Bills officiating.
Mrs. Duckworth was bom and rais
cd In Sumter county, and many ren-
ttves and friends are grieved at her
‘"nesldcs her husband, she is survived
by three cistern. Mrs. H. L- McLendom
of Fitzgerald; Mrs.
and Miss Mamie Stewart, of Atlanta,
two brothers, R. R. and R- M. Steaart.
of Tampa. .
The funeral arrangements are 1
charge of Nat LeMaster. of the Amer
icas undertaking Oo.
REV. 0. B. CHESTER TO
PREACH COMMENCEMENT
ADDRESS AT A. & *■ HERE
I'residing laldTTiT Chesterof the
Americas dlstrtct ^ ^^
vitation to preach the com
strmon for the W* WJ
college in Americas on MV ™ ’
commencement sermon
n^H.gh«Eoo..«.y^nh ; ^ W M ^
Uver the literary aJdreaa for in
school in ThomaavlUe June lit
opera company presenting "The Mi
kado" will share honors with the fam
ous musical organization.
Congresswoman Jeanette Rankin, of
Montana. Is scheduled to deliver an ad
dress providing tho extra session of
Congress does not continue too long to
permit hor fulfllling her engagements
on the circuit
Reed Miller, one of the best known
singers on the modem stage, will bo
heard in recital, while the "Oratorio
Artists," a group of famous singers,
will also feature the program.
Princess Watahwaso. of the Penob
scot Indian blood, will appear In songs
and stories of her people. Frauicln
.larie Mayer, who played "Mary Magda-
1,-no" in the Passion play at Oberam-
mergau, will deliver an illustrated lec
ture on tho sacred drama that is en
acted in the little village every dc-
ade.
Many other feature attractions are
booked to appear tn Amcricus during
the week of the Chautauqua and the
pogrom this year Is tho best that has
per been offered to the palmns of this
„.. tlon. The sale of tickets this sea
son is exiiected to be the most suc-
essful in the history of the chautau-
. ua in Amerlcus, tho Hospital associa
tion having completed its campaign
piuns.
Additional announcements concern
ing the chautauqua will bo made from
time to time, as enthusiasm over the
coming event is undoubtedly greater
than ever before since Amerlcus has
been on the Redpath chautauqua cir
cuit
nOSTON, April 19.—It was offi
cially announced at the navy yard
lato yesterday that no credenco
was placed In reports from tSfei
coast guard stations on Capo Cod *
that heavy gun Are had been
heard off tho coast. The positive
statement was made that there
had been no naval engagement
and that warships had not ex
changed salutes with foreign ves
sels.
BOSTON. April 18.—Three coast
guard stations off Provlnceton, report
ed heavy guns firing this morning in
euick succession. The reports came,
apparently from a point Just outside
ot Massachusetts Bay, at the end of
Cape Cod. and naval officials here said
It probably Indicates a naval engage
ment being fought there.
Two stations heard the reports dis
tinctly, later reporting the firing of
fifteen guns, followed after an Interval
of a quarter of an hour by fifteen slm -
liar reports.
Lato this afternoon, no warships hav
ing been sighted, and no other explan
ation of tho firing being offered, it
was suggested that It might have been
an exchange of salutes between United
States and Entente warships. Naval
men, however, said, they could not un
derstand the -purpose of warships en
gaged on activo duty betraying their
whereabouts through aa observance of
raval etiquette. Meantime, steps are
being taken to meet any emergency
that may arise.
I NIVEILSITY CADET CORrS
BEGINS ENCAMPMENT SOON
ATHENS. Go.. April IS—The cadet
corps of the University of Georgia will
leave on Saturday, April 21st, for their
ar.nual encampment at Gainesville, Ga.
More than four hundred and gfty stu
dents will make the trip and the camp
will last lor one week. Capt. \V. O.
Boswell, of tho United States army. Is
commandant of the University cadets,
and Is being assisted by Sergeant Gea
ring. The cadits have received train
ing for at least four times a week
throughout the year, and since the dec
laration of war this training has been
especially thorough and vigorous.
hues iaon_
FWUlMIlllSESeiE sihike FOR
REFORMS THERE
UNES FOR WEST
Wolbur Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs.
William B. Smith, ot this city, was
yesterday afternoon awarded a verdict
for (6,500 damages against tho City ot
Dawson, in a suit brought In the Ter
rell county City court.
Tho suit was brought to recover
damages for bodily injuries received
by the young man In September, 19X4,
while he was an employe of tho Daw
son Telephone Company. While work
ing as a lineman, ho was terribly
burned by a high tension electric wire,
carrying 2,300 volts, and as tho result
cl the accident lost two toes on his left
foot, as well as receiving other Injur
ies, which will cripple him porma
ncntly.
Mr. Smith was working on a tele
phone pole in the city of Dawson
Submarines in Amcrlrttn Waters.
WASHINGTON. D. C„ April 19—
Tho periscope of a submarine running
submerged was sighted by a dock offi
cer. tho quartermaster and deck watch
of the United States destroyer Smith
yesterday, Just before the wake of c
torpedo wae seen crossing the de
stroyer’s bow. according to tho report
of the commander of the Smith to the
navy department. Navy official today
said this confirms absolutely the pres
or.ee of German submarines in Ameri
can waters.
SPANISH SHIP SENT
MADRID. April 18—The Spanish
steamship Tom has been torpe
doed and aunk without warning. Kigh-
n lives were lost in tho destruction
the vessel.
It Is expected that news of this oc
currence will still further Inflamo pub
lic feeling In Spain, already at high
tension.
NEW YORK. April 18—(Compiled
by the Associated I’rcss from Euro
pcan cables during tho day.)—Continu
ing their great offensive along the
river Alsnc and in the Champaign re
gion, French troops today made addl
tional gains, taking more than 14,000
prisoners. 12 cannon and a largo quan
tlty of other war material. Tho battlo
which is considered the greatest since
that fought on the bank of tho Marne,
developed heavy fighting last night to
tile northeast of Solssons. Bushing
far north of the Aiane. French forces
completely occupied Ohivy. and pressed
on to Drayo En Laonnols. Into which
French patrols entered. On the Alsnc
river further north, they occupied Clia-
vonne. East of this region they cap
tured' fortified i.oalttons. thrce German
counter attacks being repulsed. Heavy
German losses were sustained In tho
Champaign sector.
Meanwhile, the British are organlz
Ing capturod positions In the Arras
region. Canadian troops have pene
trated to a point more than a mllo
northwest of St. Quentin, capturing
Vlllcrs Gulslan. and Improved nearby
positions. Heavy rains arc again re
tarding operations along the British
front today.
News dispatches received via Am
sterdam record tho resignations of tho
Hungarian premier .Count Tisza and
Austrian Minister ot Commerce Vcdan,
as well as that of Minister without
Portfolio liaemrcltser.
The German war office announced
that French prisoners taken yesterday
totalled 3,000. that French attacks In
the Chapnlgn region yesterday were
prevented from piercing the German
lines, and claims a success over French
troops in Macedonia. •
lien his foot slipped and he was editorials say the demonstration Is
thrown against tho high tension wire, t, k> ed no t only on the existing food
retaining consciousness, however, and situation and the demand the promls-
dlrectlng his rescuers until the current e(1 internal reforms bo no longer de-
had been cut off and he was lowered ] a yed, p u t also on a deep longing by
• COPENHAGEN, Sween. April 17.—
.via London, April 18.)—The number
of strikers in Berlin is placed, even
In semi-official reports, at 125,000, sod
distributed, according to the Tageblatt,
throughout hundreds of machine shops,
electrical plants and some munitions
plants. All of the nerlln papers, cop
ies of which have readied Copenhagen,
agree that the strike is unusally or
derly, although occasional outbreaks
are occurring in the central thorough
fares at the German capital. The Ber
liner Vorwaerts. Is the only big paper
to comment on tho situation, and its
to the ground.
Suit was brought for (25.000 dam
ages In the City court, but Wilkerson
& Yocmans, attorneys for tho city ot
Dawson, filed a demurrer which was
overruled In tho lower court, and upon
being carried to the Court of Appeals
was again overruled, upon which the
caso came to trial beforo a Jury, with
the abovo mentioned result.
A. Hlxon. L. J. Blalock, Stephen
Paco and R. L. Berner represent Mr.
Smith. • y.
It is understood that the defense
will appeal the caso to the higher
courts.
Jl:e -people for peace. No reports ot
strikes in important labor centers out
side ot Berlin have yet reached Cop
enhagen.
Work Resumed in Factories.
LONDON, April 18—A Berlin dis
patch to an Amsterdam newspaper lste
today states work has been resumed In
most of tho factories in Berlin.
STANDS EXAMINATION
FOB AVIATION CORPS
Gordon Statham ot Oils city return
ed today from Washington, D. C.,
hero he went to take tho mental ex
aminatlon for enlistment in tho avia
tion corps of the United States army.
He will return in about 30 days to
undergo the physical examination, af
ter which, if ho is successful, ho will
ha assigned to nno of tho aviation
schools maintained by the army, and
be prepared for active service In the
aerial branch of the military organize
tion.
Law-son Stapleton. Jr., has also ap
plied for a place In the aviation corps,
and will take the examinations within
a short time.
GRAND OPERA WEEK TO D-E
FEATURED BY ENTERTAINMENT
ATLANTA, Ga„ April 18—A series
of brilliant club and social entertain
ments havo been announced by tbe
Music Festival association tor grand
opera week, beginning next Monday;
and these functions will be attended by
prominent people from all parts of the
South.
On Monday evening the directors of
the association will entertain the stars
of the Metropolitan Opera Company
and 400 Invited guests.
On Tuesday evening the opera stars
will bo guests of honor at the Pied
mont Driving club.
On Wednesday there will be a bar
becue for the stars at the Druid HUIs
club; later tho same afternoon a ten
dance at the Driving club; on Thurs
day evening there will be a dinner-
dance at the Druid Hills club; on Fri
day and Saturday evenings there will
bo dinner-dances at the Capital City
club.
I. H. BUGKALEW, JR.
PASSES TO BEYOND
TIRO MORE RECRUITS ERR
NUT LEFT HERE TODAY
M C. Argo and Carl Salter left this
afternoon for Atlanta to take the final
examination for enlistment In the
United States navy.
Both young men have successfully
passed tho preliminary examination
given by A. M. Ferillo at the local navy
recruiting station, and upon their ac
ceptance by the officer in Atlanta, will
bo rorwarded to the naval training
school at Norfolk. Va.
In all, twenty-seven recruits for tho
ravy have thus far been sent from
A-nericus.
MSTRICT CONFERENCE TO
MEET AT FT. GAINES JUNE 5TH
The Amcricus district conference
which Is to be held at Ft. Gaines will
convene on the evening of June 5th.
It was formerly announced to convene
June 4th. and the presiding elder. Rev.
O. B. Chester, directs the attention of
all Interested to the change.
DIVINE SARAH SETTER
AFTER IN OPERATION
NEW YORK, April 18.—Sarah Bern
hardt, tlie noted actress, was operated
upon last night for an affection of the
kidneys, at a New York sanitarium
This morning she was slightly itnprov
ed, though attending physicians pro-
nounoed her condition as still 1
serious.
M«NT!I OP MARCH HOLDS A
JINX FOR ECBOPEAN MONARCHS
LONDON. April 18—The month
March holds a persistent Jinx for Euro
pean royalties as Bhown by a table of
regal murders, dethronements and ab
dications following tho Czar’s removal.
Old Guatavius III. King of Sweden
gpt his on March 16. 1702, Alexandor
II, of Ruqaia on tho thirteenth of
March, 1887 and George I, of Greece, on
March 1*. 1913. AH were murdered.
Charles ill, Duke of Parma also west
by the murder route in March, 1854.-
Gustnvtus IV, of Sweden won .de
throned by his affectionate uncle, the
Duke of Sudermanin, March 13, 1800.
CHERO-COEA PLANTS
HAVE AN OPEN DAY
An unique advertising scheme with -
a strong td-i-mnna! feature was that | his death, brings sadness to the parents
employed by the Chero-Cola bottling and many friends
W. H. Buckalew. Jr., the twenty-
three months old son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Buckalew, on Forrest street,
died at noon Wednesday, after an Ill
ness of a few days. The young child nM.z.uu.
suffered from Intestinal trouble, and clolmcd * he ra0,t rccrUlt *'
GERALD ADAMS LEAVES
TO JOIN FLYING CORPS
MOULTRIE. Go., April 18.—Gerald
Adams, son of Thad Adams, one of tho
best knows young men in Moultrie,
has enlisted for tho flying corpo, bar
passed his examination and Is now on
his way to Port Thomas to take his
course of training. Moultrio and Col
quitt county have furnished a largo
number of young men for the army and
navy, but the latter branch of service
plants all over the country today,
which was termed "National Chero-
Cola Day."
The day was celebrated In Amcricus,
where the Chero-Cola bottling plant Is
located, with K. B. Hill as manager. It
was the occasion for "open house" to
consumers, dealers and the public In
general. Reports received here tell of
thousands upon thousands of visitors
being entertained today as tho guests
of the ChcroCola bottling plants and
Chero-Cola people all over the coun
try demonstrated to these visitors that
The remains will be sent to Fitz
gerald late tonight where the funeral
Will be held Thursday. |
The funeral arrangements arc in (
charge of U R. Eden, of the Allison
Furniture Co.
: VOLUNTEER ADVUCATES
STRONG ON COIIMITTET
WASHINGTON, D. C.. April 10.—
Opponents of tho Wilson adminlstra-
IIERMAN COOPER,-NEWSY,’
HAS PECULIAR EXPERIENCEilion’s plan of ’•elective conscription
___ got tho upper hand in the house mUt-
ATLANTA. Ga., April 18—Herman tary affair* committee today, that body
Cooper, newsboy, took a notion ho [voting. 12 to 8, to have the new army
would go to the three-a-day vaude- till carry a provision to flrat try to
,ry aemfmsvrwuru ... vlllo. and placed a pal In charge of bisjraise tho new force by callings for vol-
they not only advertise sanitation ano choice comer stand in the heart of.unteera.
cleanliness, but that they practice It Atlanta. With his he took a little to-1 Meanwhile, the senate military com
as well. Tho day was. in reality, an
educational feature and showed a fair-
consumers who were Invited to
the various plants to personally In
spect the way Chero-CoTa is bottled.
Thousands and thousands of dollars
v:ere spent to show snd prove to tho
public that there Is merit to the claims
bacco sack containing six (1 bills andlmittee approved the bill Including the
a match, and It was the match that conscription feature, 10 to 7.
started all the trouble. George felt The senate committee, however,,
something boro him on the thigh. Then amended the bUI to bar liquor from all,
l e smelled smoke. Then he clipped camps where the new army Is to bo
Ills hand on the hot spot and Involun- trained, and also to exempt from con-
tarlly gave utterance to a yell of scriptlon ail those engaged eUtor la
agricultural pursuits or tn war Indus-,
tries.
President Wilson in a conference nt
the capital, told several senators to-
PUO..C umv .» — i alarm. About that time the manager
of the Chero-Cola bottlers relative tojgravped him by the shoulder and cs-
the sanitary plants In which the drink corted him out, blaming him for Jeod-
I. bottled srdizing the life and limb of his pa- uie capital, unu «.«.». —
18 -National Chcr^Col. Day ” ws. .nitrons. But Herman couldn’t see that|day that he would consent lo compro-
uniquo advertising scheme and proved j l,e bad any bawling out coming to him. C °““' n P “ r ', “ . *
very popular everywhere it ws. c.le- considering the fact fiat his perfectly lnstat Og the
bralc(L I good (l Mils were burned to ashes, [abandoned In forming the new armies.