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PAPER tOR ALL THE PEOPLE
AMERICUS, GEORGIA. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. MAY 31, 1917
number :
WILL BLOW WHISTLES
RECRUITS LEAVE FOR
WACON TRAINING CAMP
Ml
JJOFIS, III., M»y 30.—Five
r an gt.d to accommodate six
o( Illinois National Guard
bec n established here as
against further race riots,
m continuing extremely crit-
re no fatalities reported to
noon, but several negroes
and beaten during the sec-
„( rioting which began early
subside until shortly af
ht this morning,
oes were shot last night by
, and knots of men gather-
.rent sections of the city are
d by the police as rap-
^jsemble. Three compan-
noij infantry have already
1 guard will he maintained
nations here to protect nc-
raay arrive from the South,
olman this morning sent
to the governors of Missis-
B cky. Alabama and Louisiana
m to stop the wholesale ex-
groes to East St.Louis.
At 7 o'clock on Tuesday morning,
June 5th, the whistles on all the man
ufacturing plants In the city will be
blown to apprise the citizens of this
community that the time has arrived
when-all men between the ages of 21
and 31 years must register in acoprd
ance with the provisions of the military
conscription act. *
The fire whistle will also be blown,
as will the whistle at the Seaboard Air
Line shops and every bell in the city
will add to the tumult of sound.
The relgstration booths at the court
house will be opened at 7 a. m. to
remain open until 9 p. m. and between
those hours it is expected that every
male citizen of the 27th district within
the prescribed age limits, will visit the
designated place and comply with the
law.
Registration places will be opened In
every militia district of the county and
an .organization of registrars will
handle tho operations throughout
county.
L. Y. Rizzell, of Americus, and G. T.
Campbell, of LaCrosse, left this morn
ing for the military training camp at
Macon, where they will undergo the
recruit training for a certain period be
fore being sent back to join the Amer
Light Infantry in which they have
enlisted.
FtBEML AGENTS BUS!
n\V\ (ITI/.EN OF
ESA VISTA NEAR DEATH
hn Abner Sheppard, father
iheppard. of Americus, lies
it of death today as the re*
aralytic shock which he suf
night at his home in llucna
t is the third attack of this
red by Capt. Sheppard, and
inn is most serious,
years of age nnd has been
liit-na Vista for some time
of the best known citizens
lion.
IIS
Cl IN SUIT
PRESIDENT TAKES
IT
PERSONS TO GET GOLD BUTTON
WHO EAT LESS OF BREAD
LONDON, May 30—Persons who con
form to the appeal to eat loss than the
umount of bread fixed as a voluntary
ration, will be entitled to wear a gold
colored button with the words: “On
Volutary Rations** embossed across it,
and a crown above.
for $.‘.00 damages was
te Tuesday afternoon by
ring the case of H. 0. John
s. S. H. Kress & Company,
the suit having occupied
the entire day. The plain
r $2,000 damages, alleging
. O. Johnson, deceased wife
tiff, suffered injuries from
e Kress store in this city
»ined with other causes to
death.
dng the case of Mrs. Annie
• J. L. Jones, u suit for di
disposed of when the Jury
total divorce to both par
of the Travelers' Insurance
>■ Mrs. John T. Fletcher was
ds raornin . and is still un
ration.
rue bills have been hand*
the grand jury, which Is
“ton, those found against
> have eititer made llhil or
J in the county Jail, being
thani, murder.
ilhom, larceny from tho
ro Crawford, misdemeanor.
Arnett, assault with Intent
l0re (white), rape,
i the Cordele man who Is
having criminally
step-daughter, whom he Is
have compelled to accom-
3n trips to Americus and
where he solicited contrl-
a ‘ Rescue Home” for wo-
CHICAGO, May 30.—More than thirty
persons, including^ several women,
questioned by agents of the de
partment of Justice at the federal build
ing here today, as the result of a fed
eral investigation into alleged organ
ized propaganda designed to hamper
registration of male citizens under the
teims of the selective conscription act.
Authorities declined to discuss the
result of tl|eir questioning today, but
it is reliably 'MftMrtnat many more
are to be taken into custody without
delay, and that vigorous prosecution of
all person attempting to interfere with
tho operation of the law, will be push
ed by federal representatives in every
state in the union. Slackers who at
tempt to evade registration, it is fur-
stated, will bo severely dealt with,
and in addition to receiving peniten
tiary terras must also be registered
and stand the draft, as do ether citl
zens of military age.
An important angle of the anti-draft
plot:* has been discovered in Milwau
kee, Wis„ according to a statement by
a department of justice divisional chief
^ist back from that city. He says
several persons have already been de
tained in the Wisconsin city, and that
the government Is preparing to send
additional secret agents there, Mil
waukee being one of the centers of
pro-German sentiment in this country.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 30.—War
clouds overhanging the nation cast
gravity over Memorial Day exercises
here today, in which President Wilson.
Chief Justice White and Cardinal Gib
bons participated. Early today it was
said at the white house that the
president intended going to Arlington
for the usual cveremonies at the na
tional cemetery there, but would de
liver no address. The memorial pa
rade here passed through many streets
decorated profusely with Confederate
banners, arranged for the reunion in
Washington next week of the United
Confederate Veterans and the Sons of
Confederate Veterans . Grand Army
representatives here received telegrams
today saying the day was generally ob
served in all cities of importance in
the federal states.
This afternoon at Arlington, Presi
dent Wilson delivered a brief address
In which he said: “America once more
has the opportunity to show to the
.vorld that she was born to save man
kind.”
VILLA ATTACKS BORDER
TOWN B!
“WRITE CHEERFUL LETTERS
FOR YOUR SOLDIER BOYS."
ATLANTA. Ga„ May 31).—Mothers,
sweethearta, sister, here's a new way
to do your bit, and one that Is equallv
as important as knitting socks for
soldiers or making bandage strips.
Write cheerful letters for your sol
dier boys.
The present surprising facts are
these. Fully 80 per-cent of tho let
ters received by the men enlisted or
in training convey, instead of good
cheer, a tale of petty woes and dlfli-
cnltics and Imaginary griefs.
“There’s a vacant chair at the table,
George.”
"l’oor sister has gone to work In the
mill to help support us since you went
away.”
‘How we need your strong brood
shoulders to help us bear the burden.
'Mother's sick, father has sprained
his little finger and brother Charlie Is
down with the measles.”
These are typical of the dum-dum
bullets which loved ones arc sending
to their lx)ys In the training camps
nnd If that's the kind they send now.
wlmt will they send when the fellows
get to tho trenches in France, with
the broad Atlantic between them and
home?
-KAKUIIINI. FOR LOST
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF IMA/
'HUE ENLISTS
'•HEMES IN l. S. NAVY
draham. deputy sheriff of
>'• residing at Abbeville.
5ric »s today for Atlanta
Heal examination for en-
1 11 reman In the United
He lias been passed by
® cer A. M. Ferrlllo of the
l'ERSILIO, Tex., May 80.—A Villa
lorce. the strength of which is not ac
curately known, attacked the town o,
O'lnaga. Mexico, just across the In
ternational Hue from here early today,
surprising the Carranza garrison, an-,
completely routing the defenders. Af.
ter a brief action the government gar
rlson fled across the line Into Texas,
leaving all of their arms behind. All
rf the women and children in Ojtna*a
fled lr.to American territory with the
Carranza garrison.
-RED IIAS A TENDENCY TO
PREVENT SUNBURN AND TAN
ATLANTA, Ga., May 30.—Red has a
tendency to prevent sunburn and tan.
according to Atlanta women who fre
quent the golf links, the swlmmtn?
pools and go In for other forms of out.
door exercises, and perhaps this
counts for the remarkable »«»**“*
of red sport coats, sweaters and other
athletic apparel
Let your veils »nd bats and spor.
coafs be made of red when you ar
motoring or Ashing or golflng l» »
aummer sun. say Atlanta sportwomen,
and they claim scientific authority In
support of their theory. ,,
Yellow and orange have a simlla
tendency to protect the feminine com
plexlon. but not so patch as red. »>
though the Intense shades of red
not be used.
MEXICO;CITY. May 29.-£arnest
m arch is being madd for the "autobiog
raphy of l’orflrlo Diaz" news of which
has Just come to light here. It is al
lied that Diaz in 1892 completed a
book covering Ills life experiences an-1
administrations up to that time. This
took, it Is said he wished made public
only after bis death. Only 100 copies
were struck off. The original manu
script waa destroyed by Diaz, it Is said,
and the 100 copies placed In a chest and
put away.' One of these copies accord
ing to Diaz Instructions was to go to
each state governor on Diaz death, but
[ laz died in exile In Spain and the In
teresting and valuable historical docu-
renl has not been discovered.
That the Amerlcua and Sumter Coun
tv Chamber of Commerce is now In bet
ter condition than at any time In its
Jilstory, was brought out last night at
the annual meeting of (hat organiza
tion, when reports were received from
the various officers and new officers
■ere elected for the ensuing year.
Secretary P. A. Fenlmore. In a com
prehensive report covering the activ
ities of the trade body Since last Aug
ust, when he became connected with It,
depicted the progress made In every do
partment and nave the members full
Information as to the exact status of
the orsanlzation. Owing to the length
of this report. It is Impossible to pub
lish It In full today, but in Thursday’s
Times-Itecordcr, tho text of the report
will appear.
Starting on August 25i 1916. with a
balance of 40 cents in tiic bank, with
about $800 of lndebteijne.-s hanging
o.er the organization, the Chamber of
Commerce has marchedj steadily for
ward until today there pi to Its credit
11 the banks of Americus the sum of
$317.19 over and above) all Indebted
ness. The old bills against the organ
ization have been paid In full.
The present membership is 267, pro
viding an annual Income calculated to
provide funds for all expenses, so that
within a short time, when certain de
tails have been completed, the promised
traffic bureau will be installed for the
benefit of the business men connected
with tlie organization.
Resolutions thanking Stephen Pace
for bis services in leading the recent
membership campaign, were unanim
ously passed by the chamber at its
meeting last night. Th(s campaign was
tho‘means of placing t^fe - chamber on
Jt3 feet financially and securing the.
support of practically every business
n'an In Americus,
The annual election of officers result
ed as follows:
President—W. M. Jones.
Vice-President—W. E. Taylor.
Treasurer—T. E. Bolton.
Commissioners to Serve One Ycar-
i. R. Kills, Bureau of Civic Affairs; L,
O. Council, Bureau of Publicity and
Conventions; J. E. Hightower. Bureau
of Traffic and Transportation; F.
Karrold, Bureau of Commerce and
T radc.
Commissioners to Serve Two Years
—Crawford Wheatley, Bureau of Agrl
culture and Good ltoads; J. E. John
son. Bureau of New Industries; C. S.
Glover. Bureau of Finance and Mem
bcrshlp.
Carr S. Glover, who lias served two
years as president of the Chamber of
Commerce, and who retired last night,
made a brief address In which he ex
pressed ..ratification at the present con
dition In which the organization finds
itself and recalled the various difficul
ties which have been overcome during
the past history of the trade body. He
urged the membership to accord I
heartiest support to the new officers.
U was decided to send a committee
from the chamber to appear before the
city council to urge the appropriation
by the city of $600 per year its the
contribution of the municipality to
ward the support of the trade body.
This matter has been discussed In the
city council, but as yet no definite ac-
1ms been taken.
HARDWICK TRYING
TO BOOST POSTAGE
WASHINGTON, V. C., May 30.—The
Wilson administration brought influ
ence to bear In favor of amending tho
v.ar tax hill so as to Increase tho pos
tage rate' now' charged newspapers
and other publications enjoying the
cent a poupd rate given second class
matter.
Postmaster General Burleson confer
red with Chairman Simmons of the
senate finance committee, which is now
engaged In revising the revenue bill
passed by the house, and urged adop
tion of tho amendment Introduced by
Senator Thomas W. Hardwick, of Goor
?la. This amendment seeks to In
crease materially the present second
class rates, and it is stated, would add
$20,000,000 revenue If adopted. A prev
ious effort to add this tax'to tho bur
dens of American publishers was de
feated In the house of representatives,
practically every newspaper and mag
azine publishing house In the United
States protesting'energetically against
tlte proposed tax on education that
was thus sought to be' Imposed.
CRUEL WAS IS MAKING IT
HARD FOR SAFE BLOWERS
ATLANTA, Ga., May 20.—This cruel
,.ar Is certainly making It hard for
everybody, and now It Is the poor safe
b'owers and yeggmen who have cause
to complain that tholr time-honored
trade is being Interfered with. Sev
eral members of tho profession
said to bo In Atlanta, out of Jobs and
reduced to the disgraceful necessity of
seeking honest employment.
To crack a safe, a yezgman must
have nitroglycerine, which is used l'i
making dynamite. -But tho dynamite
manufacturers are boarding their bup-
piles so closely for use in war, and
for fear some of it may fall into the
hands of alien enemies, that the yeyg-
men can't buy It.
Formerly It was about as easy to
buy u stick of dynamite as to purchase
a loaf of bread. But now you have to
frrnlsh documentary evidence con
cerning your Identity and the purposes
for which you need It. and even then
hard to get.
■I! FLORID* POUTS
TO IPPOEHEHD SUCKERS
TALLAHASSEE. Fla.. May 30.—Gov.
ornor Sidney J. Cattz today Instructed
the sheriff, of all Florida counties
having porta from which boats sail
for Cuba to keep a sharp watch for
persons who might be leaving the Unit
ed States to escape conscription. Itj
i* the purpose of the governor lo de-
tem these In this country until after
Jane 5th. at least, when all persons
of military age are required to reils-
ter for conscription.
38,000 CONS BOOT
BEEN CDNTBICTED FDB
Quite a lively Interest Is being man
ifested by the woman of Americus in
the preservation and conservation o f
vegetables and fruits, which Is forcibly
Indicated by the fact that orders for
38,000 cans have been taken through
Miss Rovrona Long, county home eco
nomics demonstrator.
These cans are for private use. and,
of course, this number does not In
clude many glass containers which will
be used. This Is exactly the right
spirit, and is only what may bo expect-
o 1 of the patriotic women of the coun
try. who have never failed to respond
when their country needed them.
The vacant store formerly occupied
by Daniels’ Jewelry store Is being
fitted up for the canning classes, which
begin on June 12th.
pointed out that the service
which the women will be able to ren
dcr to their country In this way can
hardly l)e estimated and this patriotic
Spirit is being commended and en
couraged by the citizens of this sec
tlon.
EXPECT LULL I!
AMEBICU5 NEGRO HITS
TO COME BACK HOME
WANTED A WEEK TO CALM
DOWN AFTER ATLANTA FIIIE
As evidence of the fact that milk
and honey do not constitute tho diet
of the "promised land," to which so
many Southern negroes have gone dur
lng the past few months, n letter writ
ten to C. H. Yearwood of this city by
Scott Murphy, a negro employed by
him in his barber shop, but now In De
troit, Mich., will prove most Interest
ing.
Scott left for tho north with Robin
son’s Shows whan they started on their
season's tour from Americus. He drop-
, ped off In Detroit, Mich., jvhere.jac.had
art understood that h© could obtain high
wagoa and all sorts of advantages not
obtainable in this section of the coun.
try.
How well he has fared Is shown by
tlte following letter, which Is repro
((need verbatim:
“Hello Mr. Yearwood. HoW are you
all geting along this time. This leaves
mo not so well because this climet dont
alrgrcc with me. 1 stays sick all the
time an I cant stay up here I wants
tc come back and work with you all
jm rite me at once if you will send
tor me. 1 sleeps In the shop. It is ben
cold and raining over since 1 ben up
here. Font send for me until you ance
this letter that you will send for me or
not. Alice soon. I am half deff again
all cant half here so let me here from
you at once so I will no what to do
please sir. SCOTT
CROSSING INTO MEXICO
TO*
ATLANTA, Ga.. May 30.—Lee Aah
craft, prominent Atlantian and gen
eral chairman of the Red Cross fire
relief station in the Atlanta Auditor
ium, rescued from the flames a negro
woman whose brother drives the Ash
craft ear, and hauled her furniture to
a place of safety, and the next da>
sent word to her that could get
temporary work at the Ashcraft home
and temimrary quarters in the Ashcraft
servants* house, if she had nothing
better in view.
Kxactiy a week after the fire, which J
./ns on yesterday to be exact, the
man showed up, and of course M \
Ashcraft presumed that she waa ready
t - go to work. “You’ve come to g?t
the Job I promised you, have you?” he
said.
“No sir, Mr. Ashcraft,” was her
nonchlant reply. "I think it’ll be
about a week before I can get myself
calmed down.”
WILL LOCATE BRANCH
DEPOT IB THIS CITY
NEW YORK, May 30.—(Compiled by
the Associated Press from European
cables during the day.)—Such a pro
nounced pause In activity on the ma
jor war fronts as exists now gives tho
Impression that preparations for a new
phase of tho conflict are In progress.
Only on the Italian front Is there any
real activity. fRe Rome official state
ment says Italian troops made further
gains In their drive toward Trieste, ex
tending their lines west of Medeazza.
The great battles In the west have
all halted, even counter attacks by the
Germans virtually ceaslngf on the Brit
ish front, while on the French front
these have lessened In number and vio
lence. The recent pronounced aerial
activity has also subsided, and when
the next blow is to be struck can only
be surmised. Indications are multiply
ing, however, that the Germans expect
some new developments.
The trend of news from the Entente
front, however, lias been such as to
lead to the belief that an effective
stroke could not be delivered against
the Teutons In France and Belgium at
this time. Emperor William, In ad
dressing his troops recently In north
ern France, exhorted them to stand
fast In the decisive time, which be said.
Is "near at hand." Part- of his re
marks were made inaudible because
of tho continued hum of airplanes
overhead, ready to protect the Teuton
war lord against air attacks.
LAREDO. Tex.. May 30.—Federal
customs and secret service officials
here have disclosed that fact than be
tween ii'teen and twenty young Amer
icans, all apparently members of good
families and provided with plenty of
money, are crossing Into Mexican ter
ritory dally. Officials afe of the' opin
ion that the men are crossing Into that
country to avoid conscription, most of
the men being of military age. and
from the" Eastern states. A full de
scription of each of them Is bring taken
at the border, and should any of them
attempt to re-enter the United States
after the registration on June 5th,
SUBMARINE DIMABE
W. J. Kgun. representing the Ullrnan-
Phllpot Company of Cleveland, Ohio,
left Americus today after Inveetlgatlng
the advantages of this city with refer
ence to locating a branch depot and
| distributing station of his concern here.
Mr. Egan, before leaving stated that
the Ullman-Phllpot Company, which
manufactures Inks and paints, will
establish a branch bouse In Americus
and make this city a distributing point
for this territory, including Georgia.
Florida and Alabama.
It Is understood that he will bring
his family to Americus this fall, when
the now branch depot wljl be opened.
LONDON. May 30.—Tlie weekly re
port of British merchant vessels sunk
will again show a favorable total when
Issued tonight.
A preliminary announcement this af
urnoon says the prevailing swpmerv
weather and long days favor the war
fare on tubmersihles.
HUNDREDS OF INTERPRETERS ..... —,
TO AID NEW YORK REGISTRARS.tier delay.
NEW OFFICERS ARE
ELECTED FOR FIT
At a rhcctlng of tho stockholders of
the Third Agricultural District Fair,
held last night In the offices of the
Chamber of Commerce, new officers
were chosen to serve during the ensu
ing year, G. It. Ellis succeeding Frank
Lanier, as president of the associa
tion, and Charles L. Ansley succeeding
Frank P. Harrold as vice president.
On Friday night at the Chamber of
Commerce offices there will occur an
other meeting of the stockholders for
the purpose of electlhg directors and
of hearing tho report of a committee
which will canvass the city and In the
meantime to secure additional stock
subscriptions to provide funds for the
completion of the plans for the exposi
tion here this fall.
The fact that a number <rf citizens
Who pledged themselves to buy stock
In the fair and signed notes covering
the cost of this stock, have failed to
make good their obligations, was thor-
c uglily discussed at the meeting last
night. It was made clear that the
failure of these stockholders to pay for
their stock Is proving a great handi
cap In carrying out the plans for ths ,
fair and a special effort Is to be made
to collect all outstanding pledges of
this character.
In the report of Secretary Fenlmore
rendered last night, it wss shown that
the buildings erected on the fair
grounds now represent a value of
701.14 to the stockholders, with a bal
ance unpaid of 707.15. Additional
buildings must be put up before the
summer has closed and construction
work must be started without delay.
At the meeting on Friday night every
stockholder It urged to be either tn at
tendance In pereon or to tend hie proxy
so that certain matters of vital Import
ance may be attended to without fuv-
NKW YORK, May 30.—More thani "
He hundred interpreters, linguists |* ♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
who speak every known tongue, bring ♦ STUDENT OFFICERS ALL *
among the number, have been employ- •* TO TAKE LIBERTY BONDS *
' eti to assist six thousand volunteer reg'- j ♦ *
1st rare who will register 600,000 per-.-* WATERTOWN, N. Y., May'30.- ♦
sens eligible under the terms of thej* Every one of the *.500 student *
conscription oct for military service.;* officers In training at Madison *
who reside In Xew York City. I* Barracks here will take at least ♦
This city’s proportion of men to’♦ one Liberty Bond of the denomlna-*
serve under the draft act, based upon ♦ tlon of »100, and many of them *
units of 500,000, as estimated by the:* have Indicated their Intention to
bureau of the census recently, will boi* hfko a large share of the loan. ♦
about 30.000 men. }•♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦.♦♦♦♦♦