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AMERICUS. GEORGIA. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. JUNE 28.1917
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OLIVE HEADS gENATE;
♦ BURWKLL QUITS HACK ♦
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ATLANTA, Ga„ June 27.—The ♦
♦senate organized today by electing +
4 Judge Sam L. Olive, ot Augusta, 4
♦ as president. Wm. H. Burwell 4
4 has withdrawn from the race for 4
♦ speaker of the house. ■>
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BRITISH CLOSE
IN ON
FIELDS
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OF LENS
4 AMERICAN SAILING SHIP 4
SUNK OFE FRENCH COAST 4
LONDON, June 27.—The Amer- ♦
4 lean sailing vessel Oalena, a ship 4
♦ of 1,000 tons gross, was sunk June ♦
4 25th, off the French coast, a bomb 4
4 being used to destroy the ship. 4
4 The Galena was unarmed and the A
♦ crew were all saved. 4
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♦ I*. & 0. LINER STRUCK 4
JUNE) ALL,AB0ARD SAVED 4
BOMBAY, India, June 27.—The 4
♦ Peninsula and Orient liner Mon- 4
4- golla struck a mine and was bad- 4
4 ly damaged. All aboard were sav- ♦
♦ ed, but It Is believed the malls 4
4 wore lost. ♦
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hlrd District Fair has been In-
opened and the exposition
to have been held in this city
L e Brst week In November will
Whether or not the move-
establisb a district fair will
enated at some tlme 1110 f “‘
nerely a matter of speculation,
jstionement of the fair Is the
action taken by the directors
swlation at a meeting held
afternoon, when G. R. Ellis,
elected to the presidency, ot-
resignation after the situa
tes explained and the post-
resolution passed. The res-
* as not acted upon further
: laid on the table.
Ictailed statement concerning
5 „f tile Third District Fair,
Kills outlines the exact rea-
aenclng the directors to poBt-
exposition indefinitely,
it is as follows*.
ritten notice, a pieeting of
tors cf the Third District fair;
yesterday. June 26, 1917, and
lier, C. S. Glover, L. A. Mor-
Council and G. R. Ellis were
nd Crawford Wheatley and
.le were absent,
latter of holding the fair this
fully considered, after which
Ring resolution offered by Mr.
•gan. was adopted:
ea.s The financial condition
ir was thoroughly canvassed
discussed at a stockholders’
held at the Araerlcus and
'ounty Chamber of Commerce
i June 15th, 1917, at which
estimates were presented
that fully $4,000.00 would be
in order to pay the existing
less and to meet necessary ex-
or to the opening of the fair,
ring resolution was passed by
ous vote of the stockholders
epresenting a majority of the
took of the corporation;
That it is the sense of
holders of the Third Agricul-
itriet Fair that the $4,000.00
to be raised to put on a suc-
dr this fall shall be secured
e week from this date, or, If
nd impossible to secure
nt of $4.ouo.oo witihn the pe
nt* week, that it shall be defl-
ermined to have no fair under
nt or-anizatlon,*
hercas, in accordance with
e stockholders’ resolution,
* approved and adopted by the
public notification of the ac-
te stockholders was given
he columns of the press and a
ressod personally to over 200
rs to stock, the directors at a
eting hold Tuesday afternoon,
. 1917. received a report from
dent showing that In response
nly $340.ao in additional
had been received from
ibsuribers out of over 200 ad*
and that, with additional sub-
personally made by'the ofll
directors, there would still be
f approximately $1,000,
ed. By the Board of Directors
ird Agricultural District Fair,
air announced to be held from
2th to November 17th, 181'
nd is hereby indefinitely post-
the following reasons, cl*.:
‘allure on the part of a large
ritlzens of citizens of Amer-
tamter county who subscribed
:k to make payments on their
ich *:*re due in full 8ept. 1,
creating the shortage ir
$3,500.00; which amount, had
aid as promised, would have
fair being held.
k of interest on the part of
manifested in the failure
rtbtrs, whose subscriptions
es?ar y to the success' of the
Ive ,hc needed financial and
M’ort and co-operation to the
,n P; and also to the apparent.
*al reluctance on the part of
°f Sumter county to take
and make a creditable display
u nty's resources.”
® oers an d directors who have
ch llme I*» trying to promote
* ere vei T anxious for it to be
1 u beanie impbssible on ac
ISE
POLICE SYSTEM
As the result of a conference
tween the city council and the mem
bers ot the police commission, a com
promise has been effected In the mat
ter of the proposed change in the po
lice system of Amerlcus.
Two weeks ago at the regular meet
ing of the city council, It was decided
to ask the present state legislature to
change the charter of the city of Amer
lcus so as to provide for the election
of the chief of police by the city coun
cil, instead of by the police commis
sion as at present. The proposed
change also included the consolida
tion of the offices of the chief of po
lice and city marshal.
After same discussion of the mat
ter and mutual agreements by the
aldermen and members of the police
commission, it has been decided
abandon the plan to change the charter
as previously intended.
The new plan Is to amend the char
ter so as to provide for the election of
the police officers annually. Instead of
biennially, and for their employment
by the month, bo that Inefficient offi
cers may he removed at the end of any
month. The offices of the chief of po
lice and city marshal are to kept sepa
rate and distinct.
A Joint committee of the city coun
cil and the police commission will
superintend the drafting of a bill, the
passago of which will amend the city
charter in the manner desired.
NEW YROK, June 27—(Compiled by
the Associated Press from European
cables during the day.)—While Gen
eral Haig's forces are closing In
closely upon Lens that the capture by
the British of tills important center
and the adjacent coal fields seems Im
minent, there Is some question as to
whether the British operation Is to be
accompanied by a French offensive
movement on a like scale. While Haig
and Petain have recently been Jockey
ing for position along the Atsne and
Champagne fronts, particularly the
formef, it appears that the German
activities are merely efforts to choke
off any possible general movement by
the French. Gen. Pctaln's occasional
strokes give the Impression, however,
that ho is merely trying to preserve
certain vantage points at present with
the Idea of resuming his offensive at
some future time.
It Is evident today that the Entente
Allies Intend to have convened the
Greek parliament which was dissolv
ed unlawfully, it Is alleged, by King
Constantine In May. 1915. This parlia
ment was controlled by Venezellsts.
JECTS
ALL ATTEMPTS AT
PETROGRAD, JW 2*.~A resolution
rejecting any ifraye * for a separato
peace between Germany and Russia was
adopted today by the Congress of Work,
men's and Soldiers' Deputies of all
Russia.
Passage of the resolution marks an
other Important advance In the pro
gress of re-organizing and strengthen
ing the Russian armies, ns well a s
tightening the grip of the provisional
authorities on the Internal situation In
Russia.
1.11 (INWOOD BOY ENLISTS
IN UNITED STATES NAVY
Frank S. Saunders, of Bronwood, left
this afternoon for Atlanta to stand the
final examination for enlistment in the
United States navy, having passed the
preliminary examination at the Ameri-
cus recruiting station.
lUM STILL
nil li m
MEXICO CITY, June 27.—A Latin-
Amerlcan diplomat here said today
tbat the governments af all Latln-
Amerlcan countries, except Cuba and
Panama had accepted the Argentine
Invitation to attend a congress to as
semble at Buenos Ayres, at which the
siand to be assumed by Latin-Amerlcan
nations towrd the world war. and the
United States’ participation there'll
will be determined. The invitation to
the congress, was extended a month
ago, occardtng to the source ot Infor
mation quoted tn the foregoing.
HARRIS WARNS CONSUMERS
TO BUY NO COAL IN SUMMER
ATLANTA, Ga„ June 27—Don't buy
your coal at the present time, while
prices are high; watt until the govern
ment takes charge of the production
and distribution of coal and fixes prices
at cost of production, plus a fair profit
That Is the advice of William J. Har
ris, chairman of the federal trade com
mission. who is In Atlanta to make an
Investigation of the coal situation In
this state and the southeastern terri
tory generally.
The mine operators are responsi
ble for present prices," declares chair
man Harris, who, by the way. Is
Georgian and a former state senator.
They have manufactured the talk
about labor shortage and car shortage,
thereby creating a condition of panic
In the coal market and forcing prices
out of the reach of the majority of the
buying public. There Is no Justifica
tion for the present outrageous prices,
The federal trade commission has rec
ommended that congress provide au
thority for the government to take over
the production of coal, allowing opera
tors the coat of production, plus a
(air profit, and I confidently believe
that this will be done In the next few
weeks.”
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 27.—
With ''recruiting week" half gone, war
department officials estimated today
that the United Stat^ Tlgular army
Is still more than 50,000 men short of
full war strength. Apparently, there
has been no general response to Presi
dent Wilson’s call for 70,000 volunteers
by Friday night.
Officials, however, hope for greater
recruiting activity during the next
Ureo days, during which It Is planned
to bring the regular establishment to
Its complete war quota. A compilation
of recruiting returns at noon today
shows nine states have already furnish
ed their quota of the volunteers_ re-
qulred by the terms ot tho president's
proclamation, or more, while eight
others have furnished less than 75 per
cent, of their quota, twenty others less
than fifty per cent, of their quota, and
six have failed to furnish as much as
twenty-live per cent, of the number al
lotted them, or the Southern states,
Georgia has furnished fifty-nine per
ment. of Its quota of volunteer enlist
ments, Florida slxty-flve per cent, and
South Carolina twenty-two per cent.,
all these figures being exclusive of na
tional guard enlistments.
A FRENCH SEAPORT, June 27.—
The second contingent of United States
troops arrived here today, landing
amid the frantic cheers of thousands
of people who lined the docks for hours
before the troopships proceeded up the
harbor, tn anticipation of yesterday’s
surprise Arrival. Tho principal
streets, business houses and residences
In all parts ot the city are decorated
In honor of the American -military
forces' arrival, the French tri-color
being entwined with the British Union
Jack and the Stars and Stripes.
French military bands played patriotic
American airs while the troops dis
embarked.
Immediately after landing the Amer
icans were transferred to a camp near
the port of arrival, where Major Gen
eral Slbert, In Immediate command of
the expeditionary forces, had prev
iously been Installed. The men all
appeared In excellent physical condi
tion, and are enthusiastic over their
-successful trans-Atlantic trip. Eager
ness for action Is characteristic of the
attitude of the whole complement of
the American troops. Gen. Pershing,
who 1ms been tn Franco several weeks,
and Is now Inspecting positions In the
fighting line, Is expected here tomor
row. The harbor Is dotted with naval
cenvoys who accompanied the troop
ships across the Atlantic. Tho pas-
sfge, several enlisted men said, was
uneventful.
Troops In France All Regulars.
WASHINGTON. D. C., June 27.—
It Is announced here that all American
troops now In France are regulars, no
national guard units yet having been
sent abroad. The United States troops
In Europe will act as a separato com
mand In the war against Germany, but
t.i conjunction with the French.
FUNERAL OF GRAY TO BE
TOHOItOW FROM RESIDENCE
ATLANTA, Ga„ June 27.—Tho fun
eral of James R. Gray, editor of tho
Atlanta Journal, who died suddenly
Monday night of apoplexy, will be held
tomorrow morning at "Graystone," his
residence on Peachtree road, north of
Atlanta.
. The entire city mourns the loss of
Mr. Gray as one of Atlanta's foremost
citizens and builders. His papor has
always been devoted under his leader
ship to promoting the public interest
and Is a power for good In Atlanta, the
state and tbeSoutb. He was a man of
legated absolute honesty, splendid
courage and a high order of ability.
Both as editor and business man he
made of the Journal a line success.
BED GIS5I LIST
INI SOME
Tho executive committee of tbs
Amerlcus and Sumter County chapter
ot the Red Cross has completed the
compilation ot tho list of Monday’s
contributors to tbe war fund, this be
ing the last day of tbe week’s cam
paign.
The list of contributors for each day,
except Monday, bas already been pub
lished In the Tlmes-Recorder, so that
tbe addition ot the following names
makes the list complete;
A. J. Adkins, L. Y. Arnold, J. T.
Adkins, O. M. Bailey, Mr; Bagley, J. R.
Culpepper, Mrs. H. C. Davis. H. T
Davenport, J. C. Denham, Mrs. Jen
nie Gnmmage, A. C. Guy, P. B. Willi
ford, Dr. J. H. Booxer, Mrs. Roy Cor
dell, John M. Council, J. D. Groham,
Mrs. Luis Garner, H. C. Horton, Mrs,
H. C. Horton, Mr. Horne, Mrs. F. D
Hollis. Mrs. Brown Hodges, T. B-.
hooks, 9. L. Hammond, Lamar Jossoy,
Mrs. J. O. McArthur. Geo. M. Rodgers.
W. 8. Roach, Mrs. J. E. Sheppard, W.
11. Sawyer & Sons, Philo Smith, W. R-
Sanborn, R. P. Stackhouse, M. 8. Spi
vey, B. H. Swlnt. A. if. Thayer, Mrs. W
M. Tullls, Odd Fellows Lodge. C. B.
Partin, I. J. Smoot, S. L. Sills, John
Shiver, Frank Turpin, R. H. Vorus,
Miss Nina Williams, Z. A. Littlejohn,
Woman’s Club', Mrs. Wilt Dudley, Mrs.
Jossey, iSam Harrison, Will C.
Wright, Mrs. Maude Allen. Calvary _
Church, Miss UTreile Hill, Order off nor made nny attack on him; that
Railway Conductors, Brotherhood of
Locomotive Eniineers, E. R. McRae,
J. C. Mott, Airs. Joe Rooks, Jim Eas-
terlin, Ben Ensterlln. A. F. Hodges,
Mrs. Perry Wlmbish, Mr. Crawford, J.
H. Brabham, Mrs. Rouse, Mrs. J. R.
Jordan, T. A. Collins, Will Jordan, Ar-
thur Murray, Grady Murray, Mrs. H. F.
Dixon, Rogers Williams, Mrs. Arthur
Murray, Mrs. Rogers Williams, W. H.
Howard, Earl Btatham, Mrs, Ida Sta-
tbam, Leon C. Griffin, Mrs. H. W.
Smlthwlck.
RED CROSS DENIES
Tl
ATLANTA, Oa„ Juno 27.—In a
port to the commissioner of
ture bristling with sensational allega
tions, Dr. Peter F- Bnhnsen, st
crlnarlan, charges Dr. Andr
Sonic, president of tho State
of Agriculture, "and others” I
their agent, L. B. Cheatham, i
tempting to discredit tbe services
the state veterinarian; using
cholera serum plant as a leverage i
which to secure greater appri
from the general assembly; ch
the farmers of the state unjustly 1
prices for hog cholera serum; fa
to produce serum In quantities ;
clent to supply the needs, and wftL —
ing their Influence to try to got the
veterinarian out of office.
The allegations In Dr. Bahnsen’s re- .
port are directed principally at a re
port made by Mr. Cheatham to
commissioner of agriculture, and vrhlcb
Commissioner Brown, It Is expected,
will transmit to Governor Karris at
once. Mr. Cheatham Is an accountant
employed by the department of agri
culture to audit the several branches of
the department, following the
retirement of Commissioner James Ji.
Price. Mr. Cheatham’s report la saia
to make sensational attacks span Dr.
Bahnsen, and to disclose the ae '
tlon.al matter In regard to the mat
In which some of the other bran
of the department aro alleged to i
been conducted.
Dr. Sonic’s Reply.
In a statement Issued In Athena. Ur.
Soule said that neither he nor the col
lege had Investigate^ Dr.
FOUR APPLICANTS HIKE
BAR mMJW TODAY smL CRIMINAL
RISES DISPOSED OF
Judge Z. A. Littlejohn Is today cor.
ducting an examination for admission
>o the bar of Georgia, four applicants
taking the test. They are: R. t
White. Sumter; E. U Forrester, Lees
burg; George Adams and Dan Chap-
ptll. of Amerlcus.
The examinations aro being held In
the grand Jury room at the courthouse
and began this morning at 9 o clock to
continue throughout the day.
The result will not be known for
ceveral days, until after the papers
have been examined and passed upon In
Atlanta.
count of tbe fact that the pee **• * h0 “
interests were to be served failed
give the needed co-operation and sup-
^••In behalf of the officers and direc
tor. I dc.tr. to My that they regret
that tbe - people feUed to grive
proper support, and that It 1
great reluctance .that they wort the
Indefinite postponement of ‘h® “ ,r '
even when they are forced m to d .
Q. R. ELLI3,
President Third District Fair.
The City Court is still considering
the criminal calendar, practically the
entire morning session having been
consumed in the trial of Beacham Jack-
eon, charged with simple larceny, the
alleged offense consisting In the fail
ure to return to F. W. Beavers certain
porperty alleged to have been contained
lr a wallet which Mr. Beavers lost. It
was shown that the negro returned a
valuable diamond ring contained In the
wallet, but tbat a sum of money prov
ed to be missing.
Yesterday afternoon the following
cases were disposed of;
C. E. Underwood, misdemeanor; ver
dict of guilty; not yet sentenced.
Charley Wilson, misdemeanor; dis
missed upon payment of costs.
C. & Underwood, Illegal Mle of li
quor; nol jiroased.
Jim Dowdell, pointing n weapon nt
another; verdict of not gnllty.
Buiity. . . , . „
Mitchell Attyali, Illegal sale of li
quor; verdict of not guilty.
GUNCREIWDLVED
FRDMALL
WASHINGTON, 1). C., June 27.—
The report of the Investigation of the
naval gun accident in May on board
the American armed merchantman
Mongolia, absolving the gun crew from
blame and commending the navy de
partment for making changes in am
munition designed to prevent such ac
cidents was unanimously adopted by
the senate naval committee todoy.
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FEOERIL CONTROL IS
GONSIDERABLY EXTENDED
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 27.-
Copper and lead and their products,
end lumber and timber are additional
commodities to which government con
WILL NOT REMOVE
0. S. MARSHAL DAVIS
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 27.—
Senator Thomas W. Hardwick, of Geor.
gla. Is going to lose In another effort
to force over a federal appointment
Mr. Hardwick has let It be known he Is
out for the "scalp” of Joe 8. Davis,
United States marshal In tbe southern
district of Oeorgia, and tbat he will
make an especial effort to bav eR. A,
Kelly, of Washington county. Herd-
kick's home, appointed to tha place.
The matter has been brought to the
attention of the president, and definite
information comes that President Wil
son will not under any condition dis
place Davis, to give Kelly the place.
Under the law tbe marshal holds of
flee until hts successor Is "appointed
and qualities," and if pressure Is at
tempted there merely will be no ap
pointment made.
Another development tn the Georgia
Dahnsen is under the commissioner of
agriculture, and tho Investigation lota
been made by the department, the
college having nothing to do wltb St.
"The college,” he said, "ban horn
trying to serve the state, attending to
Its own business, and hasn't had time
to be playing cheap politics.” Dr.
Soule further expressed tho opinion
that the state veterinarian Is attempt.
Ing to place the blame on other oliuuid-
ers and direct attention away from
himself.
In his report, however. Dr. Bahnsen
takes the position that Mr. Cheatham
has been used by Dr. Soule to attack
him, and that Mr. Cheatham, aceanl-
luj to his own gossip,” Is agent for Dr.
Scute. Tho Bahnsen report is also in
reply to the annual report of Dr.
Soule to tbe board of trustees of tha
Strtn College of Agriculture.
Slate Serum Plant.
Dr. Bahnsen ststos that the depart
ment of agriculture began to experi
ment with cholera serum In.1908, nd
found It succesful, but that the price
of tho serum was 3 cents per c. e_ or
$15 per pint. In view ol thta situa
tion. he says, hs advocated the estab
lishment of a state serum.plant wlrae -
the serum could be manufactured and
furnished to Georgia farmers at coat,
"which then, as now, ranged between
3-4 of a cent, to 1 cent per c. c
In 1»11. Judge H. W. llopktn*. ot
Thomas, introduced a bill to appropirl-
BA1.TIMORE, Md., June 37.—In or
der to off-set a malicious but widely
tirculated rumor to the effect that the
national American Red Cross organi
sation Is discriminating against the
nursing sisterhoods of tlie Catholic
church. Cardinal Gibbons took up tho
matter with Red Cross officials. Re
plying to the cardinal's Inquiry, Eliot
Wadsworth, acting chairman of the
Red Cross organisation, In a pointed
letter stated that no, discrimination »*
between religious sects has been or
w ill he tolerated. He said also that
the Catholic sisters are still allowed manufacture and
10 eernm. but he
permitted during the Spanish-Amen-,
committee to accept a substitute hill
rule showing where aid desired by the
sisterhoods Is conferred on them.
Prank Brown larceny; verdict of not irol Is to bo extended for the period
Frank Brown, larceny, of , he war unilcr au thorliy of amend-
ments adopted bj the senate committee
op agricultre today.
pin nut to so#
OF OOWil
giving the state board of health '
annually to distribute tbe sernm.
Then, by consent of Judge Kopkl
Dr. Bahnsen wrote a substitute h
he points out. and presented It In i—
senate committee, and endeavored tn
secure the co-operation of the coRegn
The Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. How-| 0 f agriculture for Its passage. The
nrd Countryman suffered a very i>aln- c0 |lege was afraid of Jeopardizing
ful accident recently at the homo of pending appropriations, he said,
Mr. H. A. Countryman near Sumter and Judge Hopkins fought the
Mr. Countryman the father of tho child out single-handed. Largely throtnli
was using a mowing machine, drawn the promise that a state serum
by two heavy mules, to cut down some could manufacture and sell sc:
weeds near the house He wa» not]cent or less per c. c„ or at a]
m . . aware that the child was in the weeds ‘mately $5 per pint. Dr. Bahnsen
situation "here today Is the report that'untll the machine had almost entirely plains, he got tho bill through,
tho name of Judge W. E. Thomas wlllisevcrcd h!s right foot from the leg.| Then, he Bays, much to his sorpri
almost immediately he sebt In for the'the sharp blado passing through the when the college, In 1912; began
vacant Judgeship In the southern dls-lboncs. He was rushed In an qutomo- manufacture serum at a price of 2
trlct, and that confirmation will again bile to the Plains hospital and given cents per c. c„ or $12.50 per pint
ho fought by the Georgia senators [medical attention. charged, at which members of th-
which It Is said Is going to still fur- The child Is doing nicely and hope Is sembly became exceedingly wrot
thcr complicate the Ceorgta political now entertained that the foot will be! '
situation. saved. | (Continued on Last Page.)
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