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WEEKLY TIMES=RECORDER.
A PAPER y OR AIL THE PEOPLE
published that Amerlcus will head the
list Why is it that we can’t do what
every other town in Georgia and the
United States is doing?
Wahe up men, In the name ot hu
manity; tn the name of our boys who
are offering their lives; In the name
ot God, wake up! These ladles don't
ask this money for personal use; they
are giving themselves, money, time,
energy, health, that our boys, your
boy, may know that while on the
battle field in France he will be cared
" for, administered unto when the shrap
Results Must Be Ob- pel finds Its victim; someone to take
. , the last message when the evening
led During ISalance Ot shades close his lids In final rest.
You cannot consider your contribu
lion as an expense, but only a meager
way of showing your appreciation. If
you are worth several thousands and
give only a dollar, we can only accept
that as a measure ot your patriotism
and gratitude.
The Red Cross Is the sign of ynercy,
neutrality, love and brotherhood of
man—in this sign, and It alone, will
we finally conquer.
RED CROSS EXECUTIVE COMMIT
TEE.
ibutions
„ Americus Totaled
$915
ITTtES crass
LESLIE HUMS
Weeb
,♦
♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
IF. TO TRADE THURSDAY ♦
EM-FIT RED CROSS. ♦
•HER MIZE GROCERY.
J. JOSBY.
CELL'S PHARMACY
.LIAMS-XILES HDW. CO.
OF ALL RECEIPTS AT ♦
•LE. SPRINGS. ALL. HAY ♦
:SI)AY. SWIMMING, DAN-
DRINKS, GO TO' RED «•
s. ♦
a total of $913 was secured in
yesterday by the Red Cross
ters. the goal of $10,000 for
minty is far from attainment
arious committees engaged In
ol soliciting donations for the
fund are redoubling their ef
ay to make a still better show-
pecial committees are working
i and Leslie today and it.la in
at every dollar possible may
■ed for the $100,000,000 fund
ised by the national organiza
ar the committees have been
the names of the parties to
ted for donations and each
ladles lias been furnished with
irds bearing the names of cltl-
ae support was expected to be
riy strong,
trsday mornlny, however, this
he abandoned and the com-
rlll start on a general canvass
Mdents of Americus and Sum.
ne Is to be given an oppor
subscribe something for the
the American troops to be
Atlantic to fight
■ of German mllltar- WILL
cutlve committee of x the
md Sumter County chapter
1 Cross issued the following
f the campaign thus far:
IS SHIN WE CONQUER,
he last two days, some forty
[tiS CAMPAIGNERS PI MM POOL III
AMERICUS. GEORGIA. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. JUNE 21, 1917
OFFICERS OPEN tltllSI COTTON
conjoppiiEsgonvention to ™moso miiboss
WASHINGTON, D. C. June 20^
Government pools ot coal production
and distribution and of rail and water
transportation waa recommended
congress by tbs federal trade commis
sion today as tbe only means ot avoid
ing a disastrous coal shortage next
winter. Tbe commission says it be
lUves tbe nation's Industries and even
the coal Industry itself will be paralys
ed by the failure ot transportation, add
ing there are enough coal cars in the
country to handle tbe output, but that
these are Improperly managed. Thu
plan proposed to congress by the com
mission includes the payment to coal
picducers and transportation corpora
tlons of the cost of production, to
gether with a just profit.
LIVERPOOL, June 20.—The Liver
pool cotton exchange was closed tern
porarlly today attar a’short perjod “
trading.
SHIPPING LOSS
SHOWS HIGHEST
TOTAL IN WEEKS
LONDON, Juns 20,-^ThS weekly list
of British ships torpedoed, which Is to
be issued today, will show tbe highest
total of many weeks. The number of
vessels lost will be comparable to the
worst weeks since the ruthless cam
paign began, while the week Includes
one day’s losses that Is regarded as a
record.
The returns week by week show the
submarine campaign runs in waves,
and It is assumed this week marks the
crest of Bupcr-actlvltles noted the prev
ious week. Naval men are not ov^r
pessimistic, and Insist that admiralty
methods of fighting submarines are
tally gaining efficiency.
LUGANO, Switzerland, June 20—For
cer King Constantine of Greecearrfved
here today and was officially-welcomed.
A large number of German personages
awaited him at tbe depot, these Includ
ing the Prince and Princess Von Beu
low and Dr. Von Meuhlberg, the Ger
man minister to the Vatican. The
Greek minister to Switzerland was also
present. Constantine received a long
telegram from the Gorman emperor
shortly after lie landed, and it Is be
lieved ho will visit that personage at
an early date.
INFANT SDN OF W. W. WILSON
The three months* old son of Mr. and
me inree uioihd. w * — ^
> * won »Bucu iud j^ r(J yj yj Wilson died Tuesday nighr on his vifit to Americus.
Ills morning regarding the aftep ^ il j negg of geV eral days with
pneumonia. The funeral will be held
this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Rev. R. L. miles northwest
I- last two days, some forty pjvins ‘officiating. Interment will be sympathies of alt are extended the be
hest women of Americus, a( (hQ fam(ly burylng grounds, four reaved parents.
GREEK EX-KING
“GHOST IMF FOB
COMM I-TES1HDIT
The boys of the Americus Light In
fnntry are jingling real coin of tin
realm in their pocketa today as the
result of a visit to the camp yesterday
of the official "ghost” In the person of
Capt. Alfred Aloe, disbursing officer
for the states of Georgia, Florida and
Alabama.
The payroll of the Americus Light
Infantry amounts to about $2,000 and
next month, when the Increase In pay
goes Into effect, giving each private
$30 per month, tnstead of $15, the
total will almost touch the $4,000
mark.
Col. J. A. Thomas, commanding of
ficer of the Second Georilu and Capt.
John M. Howard of Company G. Sec
ond Georgia, accompanied Capt. Aloe
of Americus. The
o have awakened to the dc
■he hour and have realized
ncrlcua youth was not born
ittemlcd and unaccounted
foreign battlegeld, womep
■vlng their sons and broth-
ivtng sacrifice to America's
>e women for two day?
■1 tlte streets of Americus
«l, begged and prayed for
“1st in the noble work that
undertaken by our. people;
lave had to beg, almost on
*». but that is not the worst,
been laughed at, criticised
> Insulted by big, strong,
men who seem willing to
si any tactics to avoid pay-
lo a cause whose very name
<r pass the lips ot man, ex-
lerence and gratefulness,
men are not so, for these
the story of how they were
Itewhere. of the friendly
■he courteous manner, the
io the limit of hla ability.
ll 5 arc like the last—true
patriotic men, worthy of
the matter with Americus'
if Tuesday's work waa only
hRh is almost conclusive!
ihat the assessment of $10,-
!, tcd of Americus and Bum-
*111 never be reached. It
ans that when the account
ln Washington next week
[acker column'of towns Is
Get Your Name On This List
Of Red Cross Fund Contributors
The following citizens of Americus
and Sumter county ha'-e contributed to
the Red Cross campaign fund:
g. Parkers Moreland?Jones Co.
Carr 8. Glover, Mrs. Frank Lanier, L-
G Council, W. H. C. Dudley, Crawford
Wheatley, W. T. Lane. D. B. Mayes. C.
J. Clark. F. L. Cato, Mrs. Mary
Clay, E. H. Bradley, H. L Mize, E. A.
Nisbet. 8. H. McKee, J. E. Gyles, J- A
Pinkston, Jr.. R- J- Vem. An
drews, Walter Page. P. A. Fentmore
George Van Riper. O. IW ^;
Humber, Herbert Hawkins, Harper Blv
Ins. C. C. Hawkins, John A. Cobh. W.
W. Dykes. L. F. Grubbs. J- E. P°°>*- | [
8. Council. Gordon Statham, O. R- E
lie, Miss Sarah P. Cobb, Mrs. I. J. K»'-
»o„ D-H. Andrews. Walter Ry^der
V/. P- Wallis. E. A. Hawkins. J. W H»r
rls Jr., J. E. Hightower. R. E. MeNu!
ty, G. C.-Webb. E. B. Hill. John Shef
field. Miss Elizabeth Cobb, W. J-
Thornton, U ^
j A Pinkston. W. B. Worthy. J- *
“Sis?
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Renfros, W. G. Tarpln. O. A. Turpin,
pr. M. H. Wheeler, Lee Allen. W. J
Josey, W. O. Barnett, Drs. 8. C. and E.
L. Thurman, Nat I-eMazter, Miss Mar
tha L. B. Cobb. N. 8. Evans, J. Emory
Rylander, F. W. Griffin, Walter Brown.
U' a. Dodson. H. C. Argo, W. F. Bailey,
A. J. Bell, Mrs. Daisy Onosepellus, Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Davenport. D. F. Dav-
onport, C. P. Davis. Hollis Fort. J. W.
Chambliss. Cliff Williams. Olln John-
-„n, F. F. Fort. T. F. McWaters. R. W.
Buchanan, A. C. Crockett, St. J. Stev-
•ns, F. W. Stewart, Ellen Westbrook.
I. A, Smith. W. A. Ayasb. T.
_ Westbrook. J. E. Prather, Lee Al
len. Jr.. R. E. Allison, C. E Ansley, R.
SL Andrews. Americus Cafe, T. E. Bol
ton, W. D. Bailey. A. J. Harris, T. F
Gatewood, J. E. Hiker. Wlble Starshall.
I» e Westbrook, G. E. Hooks, O. A
Williams, C. M. Williams, Harry Hawk
ins. H. D. Writs, A. D. Oatewood. W
p Jones, Fred Markett, R. W. Glover.
A B. Howa-d, D. F. Jennings. E. I*.
Carswell, W. P. McCorkle, W. L. Eng-
,1,.1,, J. B- D. Shipp. S. R. Stevens. Cliff
Pantone. J. O. Edmondson. J. P. Butt,
T. MV Merritt .Oscar Slaxwell (colored!
Ed Dawson (colored!
The annual conv
gia County Officers'
here this morning
the courthouse, vvli
officers from all su.—„ .. —
In attendance. The members of the
association are expdffied to arrive dur
ing the afternoon and several from dls
taut parts of the state will come In to
night.
The opening session of the conven
tlon was featured ■ by addresses o
welcome delivered on behalf of tho
Sumter county offldfals. the Americus
Bar association, the city of Americus
the Chamber of Commerce and the
county commissioners.
The response for the County Officers
association was mado by Judge R. D
Bush, ot the City court of Mitchell
county.
This afternoon theflrst business se|-
slon of the convention will be held and
at Its conclusion, tho visiting officers
will ho taken ’for an auto ride through
the city and surrounijlng territory.
A luncheon and snioker will be ten
dered to the visitor! tonight at the
Americus Light Infantry armory.
It is expected that .the committee on
general welfare of th# association will
u.ake a recommendation that every
effort be made to change the present
plans, so that the county exemption
hoards working under the military con
scription law may be shitted from
their home county to one nearby. This
plan is favored by most of the county
officials, and resolutions urging
adoption will probably.be paased.
Tho program for the convention Is
as follows:,, -
Wednesday Morning- 10 O’clock-
,Convention Called to Order by Presi
dent C. D. Thigpen.
Invocation.
Address ot Welcome in Behalf ot
Sumter County Officers—W. A. Dodson.
Address of Welcome In Behalf of City
cl Americus—Mayor L. O. Council
Address—Hon. Frank Lanier, ln be
halt of the Americun and Sumter
County Chamber of Commerce.
Address—Hon. E. A. Nisbet, Amerl
cus Bar Association.
Address—Hon. Arthur Rylander,
Chairman 8umter County Commission
ore.
Response ot Welcome Addreses In
Behalf of County Officers’ Association
judge R. D. Busch, of Mitchell Coun
ty
Enrollment of Members and Payment
o' Dues.
Appointment of Committees by tha
President.
Recess.
Wednesday Afternoon 2:30 O'clock-
Convention re-assomblee for regula
business session.
Wednesday Afternoon, 4 O’clock-
Delegates and ladles will assemble at
the Windsor Hotel, where automobiles
will be provided for a ride about the
city.
Wednesday Evening, 8:30 O’clock-
Smoker and Social Luncheon at A. L. I.
Armory.
Thursday Morning, 10 O’clock—Con
ventioh Assembles.
Reports of Committees. I
Open Discussions.
Election of Officers.
Thursday Morning 11 O’clock—Sym-
poslum on the Uniformity of Countv
Records, by Hon. Clifford Walker, At
torney General.
Adjournment.
Thursday Afternoon, 1 O'clock—Bar
becue at “Cue Club” grounds on aless-
ner street. \
Thursday Afternoon, 3 O’clock—Au
tomobile ride »o old Confederate Prison
and National Cemetery at Anderson-
vUle.
Sensational Movement Noted- -w ———v—— ———»— -—
. LONDON, |June 20.—An Exchange motion to reconsider Its decision to
in-in o'clcok ln Telegraph Liverpool dispatch says the levy a 6% tax on publlahers' profits,
more than 100 C-otton association decided to close tho but reached no decision regarding sub
more ins tniUTCX market to further trading be- stitute revenue producers proposed,
cause of the sensational upward move
ment marking the last tew days.
htion of the Goer
issoclatlon opened
lions ot tbe state
WASHINGTON, D. C„ June 20.—
_ The matter of taxation of nowspapers
ot and other publications was re-opened
by tbe senate finance committee ln re
vising the war revenue bill today. The
committee adopted Senator Penrose’s
,001 OUT, GIRLS) FACE POWDER
SHORTAGE IS THREATENED NOW
xsu lutts. june au.—as k r»ua of ATLANTA, Ga., June 20.—A wave of
the Liverpool cotton exchange closing apprehension has swept over the fem-
cotton options declined here 173 points lnine population of Atlanta for fear the
Declined 170 rolnts.
NEW YORK. June 20.—As a result
below last night’s close. Rallies fol
lowed varying from 22 to 30 points.
IT
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Juno 20.
Sensational charges that naval recruits
at Newport, R. I., training station are
oxposed to the evils of open gambling
houses, immoral resorts and the Ille
gal sale of liquor were made by Secre
tary Daniels today In appealing to
Governor Becckman to prevent a con
tlnuanco of thes’e practices.
war may enforce economy ln face pow
der as well as clothes and food and
other necessities of life,- which ad
vanced enormously ln price. Econom
ists point out that a very large quan
tlty of rice la used every year ln the
manufacture of face powder, and
therefore, the face powder should be
stopped and the rice turned Into the
food channel, eomewhat on tbe same
Idea that prohibitionists are demand
ing a stoppage of distilling to'consekva
tbe grain supply for food.
OITOSS MEET II MORE IN M
WEB TI0I1 ^
Physicians from practically every
county in the Third Congressional dis
trict are In Americus today to attend
the 21st semi-annual convention of the
Third District Medical society.
The session opened at 3 o'clock this
afternoon In tho Carnegie Library nud
Itorlum, Dr. L. F. Grubbs, of this city
palling the convention to order. Ad
tresses of welcome were delivered by
E. A. Nisbet In behalf of the munlcl
polity and Dr. H. A. Smith In behalf
of tho local physicians. The response
for tbe visiting members was made bv
Dr. W. E. Edwards.’of Cordele.
The afternoon was consumed by the
discussion of technical papers read by
physicians from various sections.
A banquet will be given the visiting
physicians tonight at the Windsor Ho
tel.
The officers of tbe society are: Presl
dent, T. J. McArthur, of Cordele; Vico
President. J. T. stukes, of Americus:
Secretary-Treasurer, Charles A. Greer,
of Oglethorpe.
The entertainment committee In
charge of the meeting Is composed of
Drs. L. F. Grubbs, J. T. Stukes, H. A
Smith and D. D. Mayes.
NEW YORK, June 20.—More than
£ eight hundred.-atria, between.
of ten and twenty years
PR0IS0ES5 IS MODE IN
ROWING HOME GUARD
On Friday morning a committee com
posed of C. J. Clark, R. H. Horton and
G. L. Williams will begin enrolling
members of the "Americus Homi
Guards." the organization of which ha*
been discussed for somo time, A meet
Ing was held last night at the armory
sad plan* arranged to proceed at once
with tbe formation of tbe company.
Arms and other necessary equipment
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♦ LB Y LAND LINEB ELKLE *
SUNK BY A SUBMARINE ♦
♦ BOSTON, June 20.—News of tbe ♦
♦ sinking of the British steamer ♦
♦ Elcle, presumably by a German ♦
♦ submarine, was cabled to the I^y- 1
♦ land Line offielali here by the ♦
♦ vessel’s commander today. The ♦
♦ message roado no mention of tho ♦
♦ fate of the crew.
organizations through the country. .plantation having been found by Ktuer: department neaos, announci-ii n.™
On Monday night another meetlnt Stallworth, colored farm demonstrator that during the war women would
ot the prospective members will bo (or gumter county. given preference In filling eleri
hsM •> u-iiirh ilmn the election of ofli- Th. i,nil nnnvii rinrlne the nast week lobs. has. in response to a query tr
held, at which time the election of offi
cers will take place.
LIST OF MISSING
IN IRISH SE
LONDON, June 20—Vice Admires
William S. Sims, U. S. N., has been ai>
pointed to take general charge of the-
operations of the Allied naval forces in
Irish waters.
Admiral Sims will act lu this capac
ity while tho British naval comman-
dcr-ln-chlof Is absent from his post
for a period, tho official announcement
cs plains. The American admiral’s:
fiug meanwhile has been hoisted as the-
Allied senior officer’s In these waters.
No Details Given.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Juno 20.—
A brief message from London to the
navy department v.-as tho first news-
of tho appointment of Admiral Slnis to
command the Allied naval forces la
Irish waters during tho absence ot the
British commander of that district, and
gavo no other Information us to the
new responsibilities placed upon the
American officer.
Tho Washington government has
given Admiral Sims wide powers to en
able lilm to meet any situation. He
Ims full authority to net on his owe
Initiative ln disposing his forces so as
to secure the greatest! co-operation
with tho French and British navies,
and also the maximum officlhncy ln the
battle against German submarines.
Much of his time has been spent in
London and Paris and late advices are
tho first to Indicate that ho has been
ut sea with his ships.
Tho statement that Admiral Sims had
hoisted his flag as senior Allied naval
officer In Irish waters led to much
speculation aa to wlmt American war-
-■« ship ho might bo using as a flaiahlp,
■- as presumably ho would hoist his f 1 a-c
at the request of the American, state
deportment. Tbe glrl'a body, entirely
decomposed, was Identified by her fa
ther by a hlng of peculiar design foun t
upon one of the fieshless fingers, and
the recovery of a motorcycle uniform
of unusual lenstb, which fits perfectly
a member of the police department
who assisted In the preliminary Invee-
tlgation ot the ,'girl’e disappearance
has coat suspicion upon him In connec
tion with tho murder.
Police and detectives attached to the
police department (pent much time In
tbe vicinity of Cocchi’s ehop shortly
after tho Cruger girl disappeared, and
Cocchl was repeatedly questioned be
fore hie disappearance, but the(r efforts
resulted In finding nothing, tho mystery
later being solved by private detectives
employed by the girl's parents. Pellc*
records, fall to show bow many of the
girls reported as •'missing’’ ever re
turned to their homes.
MANY SIGNS OF BOLL
WEEVIL FODNO HERE
Arms and otner necessary equipment - Forty-two punctured cotton square* ,nent arc to receive mo L
will be secured from the government, vet , brought, to the Tiaies-Rcecrder men holding similar positions. Sec
which Is issuing rifles to home guard y eiter( iay afternoon from the GatewooJ rrtary Daniels, who. with several other
plantation having been found by Elber! department heads, announced rfcrntK
Ut Lull U1JU L.WUUL/ ,»«*»<> UD jiivauumsij
peared from their homes horo since eboard an American vessel. The:.. . ^
January 1st, It transpired, co-Incidont facts disclosed by tho department ub
with the announcement by the head ot to the vessels now In European water*.
New York's police commission that ho have boen that destroyers have been,
had ordered a searching Inquiry Into aent to British porta nnd naval col-
pollco conditions slnco tho sensational liers to French ports with supplies,
revelations brought to light following Tremendous responsibilities have ’
the Rosenthal murder. been placed on Admiral Sims’ shoulil-
Tho Investigation Is a direct outcome ors. Tho talo of torpedoed ships ire
of tho finding of tho body of Ruth Cru- Irish waters Is an often repeated one- ,
ger, a pretty school girl, buried be- it has boen said that even without the
noath eight feet of earth In the cellar American vessels tho British have had
cf a motorcycle shop conducted by Ay- thousands of destroyors, submarine
fred Cocchl. for whom tho Italian gov- chasers of all sizes, mlno sweepers. ^
ernment authorities are now searching 0 lr craft and every other known
method of combatting submarines post
ed In those waters In tho effort to keep
open tho shipping lanes.
All of thoso forcos are now under
Au-nlral Sims. On him rests probably
iho duty of arranging for the arrival
and departure of commercial vessels,
both trans-Atlantic and coastwise, that
ply Irish waters. The British admir
alty exercises rigid control over all
ship movements and no vessel leaves
port until tho naval commander r«-
purte tho seas free of the enemy. ,
In somo quarters It was pointed out
that tho announcement that tho Ameri-
i au officer had been placed, even tern
p-.rarlly, in command of British for-.»J
greatly superior to thoso under ths
American flag In thoso waters might
have a political effect In Ireland wherc-
Ihe situation is turbulent with the ap
proach of the Irish convention period
It might tend to show beyond ques
tion. It was suggested, that tho Brit
ish and American governments were hi
perfect accord.
VOMKN WILL GET SAME
FAY AS MEN IN THE NAVY
WASHINGTON, D. C.. June 20.—
Women employed by tho navy depart-
Forty-two punctured cotton squares , n ont are: to receive the same pay a*
... mi rr ^ J. ft _ I . I m (In. nAollFnuj i - -
county and spoclments of Immature or
ANOTHER BEUBCIT SENT .mature weevils are being brought to
FROM AMERICUS STATION Americus every few days.
The colored demonstrator declared
a. Fisher, of Albany, left to- that while he only picked up 42 punc
... a. j vim i-fti «... cmiorni nnntninfncr Immature
ir ouuui'i uvuiiij. i-*—- — -
The boll weevil, during the paat week jobs,- lias. In response to a query 1
two has been showing up In more Mr*, unto Chapman Catt. nrmi
less widely scattered sections of this of tbe National American Wo
tract tosaoclntloa. written her.
lows:
"I can assure you there Is no
tcntlon on the part of this C
t-j discriminate against
ployes. AU positions In
day for Atlanta to stand hla final ex- tunsd squares containing Immature —
amtnatlon for enlistment ln the United weevils, ho found about 200 on tlio’mcnt are graded and the
States army, having enlisted at the ground covered by him In his Investl-jpay applies to each pos
gallon of the Gatewood cotton. Hess of tbe sex of the
the