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rj.MNTH teak. WEEKLY TIMES- A PAPER tOR ALL THE AMERICUS, GEORGIA. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. JULY 12, 1917 ER SERVICE URGE COMMISSION 19 OPEISTE PIPE! HIES MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., July 11—A resolution urging the federal trade commission to take over and operate American newsprint millc and to re duce prices, was adopted here today by the National Editorial association. i3g of the tlat-rate sys- eration of the city water lie i!t and the placing of o„ a meter basis, was ac- , bB l a t the regular meeting of Council last ni?ht. An ordl- passed under a suspension )(i which provided that after 1 ltd", no tlat-rates shall be , average cost of install- S ji:,. which Is borne by HNS Dei STRONG ATTACK CHARGED WITH GIVING IT Tl LINCOLN, Neb., July 11.—The Ne braska council of defense today issued a statement charging “certain profes sors in the University of Nebraska and i , au * • conspicuous representatives of the fr ordinance passed at fa^t ch „ , 8tate wlth under suspension ot disloyal activity ant! passivity that has tended to give aid and comfort to Ger many as an enemy. ceting — prohibited the turning In of ro , (rom any fire alarm box . A reward of $3 Is offered arrest anil conviction of any against this ordinance, olutton ot approval pd sup- lhf samter l.ight Guards, the iiary organization here, was . it bout a dissenting vote, the seconding the action of the . of I'ommerrP, which has jmilar resolutions, atinal report oi .1. B. Ansley. ndtnt of the city waterworks cf J. K Monahan, chief of the artnient, were received last Hr. Ansley s statement sliow- , lf t prclit to the city from) .-works dm in . the past fiscal om- thins over $3,000. The re- Chicf Monahan shows that the a of the department at present eiter than at any time in the of the municipality and the af protection given the citizens ricus is on a par with cities FOOD III DM SCHOOLS TESTED oi Misisniiii has BEEN SECURED NEW YORK, July 11.—(Compiled by the Associated Press from European cables during the day.)—Just as the Russians tore a big gap in the Austro- German line in the east by capturing Halicz, the Germans started a menac ing offensiv against the Ilritish in Rel- guim. They drove the British back there a hundred yards on a fourteen hundred yard front after levelling the defenses by a twenty-four hour bom bardment which destroyed the bridges across the Yser, preventing the Brit ish bringing up reinforcements. This may be merely a local movement, but indicates the possibility of a determin ed offensive to break the British flank and reach Dunkirk, 17 miles away. Reports indicate the battle is still in progress. If the Russians maintain th© pres sure sustained during the last ten day the fall of Lemberg may be expected distant date. The capture of before has seen. PORTLAND, Ore.. July 11.—The world crisis, as it affects the United States, and the part this country is playing in it, is a test of the public school, according to Mrs. Mary C. C. Bradford, superintendent of public in struction of Colorado, as expressed in address before the elementary sec tion of the National Education asso ciation, here yesterday. Taking as her subject "The Pub lic School and the Nation jn 1917," Mrs. Bradford declared that if the United States carries into effect its avowed policy of “righteousness to all humanity” and “sacrifice for all na tions,” it will be “because the Ameri can public school has, in some degree at least, fulfilled the august task con fined to it by the commands of demo eratic government.” “If, after this great war to end wars shall be over.” she continued “America functions as the supreme idealistic force in the re-organization of the world, It will be because the public schools have given to the na tion a higher vision tha nthe world at Halicz is only an Incident in the drive, but opens the way to the Galicia ital. per than this. tuition of the aldermen was the fad that many shade cughout the city are either vine as the result of insect in- This matter was placed in s of the street committee for ion and report as to reined- 15. McWhorter, county health oner, in a communication to icil. stated that there are ools of stagnant water lo- sections of the city where <enee is most undesirable, the of mosquitoes being facilitat- extreme degree. IVhorter also pointed out that «e been 27 eases of typhoid Americas during the past : of which WASHINGTON, D. C., July 11 senate agreement to vote on President Wilson’s food control bill on July 21, five weeks after its submission to con gress as an urgent war measure, has been followed by issuance from the white house of a detailed report by Herbert Hoover declaring that both the farmers apd the .public are threatened with serious losses unless food control authority is given quickly to the fed eral government. Democratic senators secured the agreement for a vote only after they hud consented to strip the bill of some cf its most drastic features, includ ing the stringent prohibition provis ions and the cotton control plan. Se far-reaching was the revision demand ed, in fact, that all the conferences of the democratic steering committee and the agriculture committee, resulted in the presentation of a substitute for the entire measure. The provisions of the substitute bill, it Is expected, will be agreeable to the president in the main. It follows generally the lines of the administration bill originally In troduced with power to control other industries besides food and fuel ellm- mated. It would prohibit manufacture caused of distilled liquors without any provis- 1,700 British Prisoners Bairued. BERLIN, July 11.—More than fifteen hundred British prisoners were taken by the German marine cori a in the Belgian thrust, it is officially an nounced. Turk Fleet Attacked l>y Ilrltl>h. LONDON, July 11.—British airmen attacked an enemy fleet off Constanti nople today, dropping bombs on the Turkish cruiser formerly the German warship Goben. Explosions and Arcs resulted. Russians Bair UI.IHKI Prisoners. 1’ETROGRAD, July 11.—Durln: the righting from Sunday to Tuesday in the direction of Dollna, the Russians took 10,000 prisoners, 80 guns and reached Pcsiecz, on the Lesiuvka-Kos- mac line. e closets being in close j rox- ‘■ells. This condition was de* ‘1 a strict enforcement oi’ the Inset ordinance was re.com- Thc council took official cog- f the < ommunicatoin and or- * sanitary inspector to take r steps to relieve the condi- i Kalmon reported that, the for government purchase of exist ing stocks, and would place In the president’s hands the power and re- sponslbtltty 10 decide whether prohibl. ttrn shall he extended to beer and vine. There was no comment on Mr. Hoo ver s report available at the white house, hut the fact ot Its publication cd that tne at this lime was regarded as another n ruder writers’association j evidence of President WRsonsdsp- .1 him by letter that as pointment over the Mian.of™n * auxiliary pump Is Installed | to act. Ho repeatedly has sought to • This is the great task of the pub lic school in 1917; this the mighty ef fort that must be made by the school people of today. "Pointing out that non-Americans had declared the public school system of this country, the 'supremely dis tinctive feature' of the American de depment, Mrs. Bradford declared: "A new vision must come to th( school world of America; a vision that reveals it to Itself as the moulder of the soul-stuff of the nation In the like ness of the ideal humanity.” Comparing the public school to the Casket of the Holy Grail, she added: “Let us offer ourselves to the na tlon as one unit in tj-e great army of those who stand ready to give all at the nation’s summons; let us lit our selves for the high emprise of keep ing safe the Immortal draught without which the national ideals must per ish." Nuisance Charged by .Merchants ATLANTA, Ga.. July 11.—Merchants on Decatur street, Atlanta's famous darktown rlalto. can endure the smell of cabbage and fish and garlic and on ions and other edibles and merchandise ensed along the famous thurough- but their nostrils are not quite strong enough to withstand the attack ,,r three carloads of guano parked on a railroad sidetrack nearby and giving „fT its noxious odors by day and night. Accordingly they have brought res in the recorder's court against e yard-master and the terminal su perintendent of the ofTendlng railroad, charging them with causing a public nuisance. The guano Is made from dried blood and the merchants assert that it has an odor that would make r. Malay pirn to turn over In his grave COPENHAGEN, July 11—German afternoon newspapers assume an agreement has been reached by all par ties In the relchstag, excepting the ex treme socialists and conservatives, on a joint declaration of peace terms in accordance with the chancellor's dec larations In 1914, hut not on Internal reforms. The chancellor then said this as not a war of conquest. National liberals, however, later repudiated the peace future and success of the move ment Is threatened. The Chancellor being sharply criticised. RIDS SHOW INCREASE WASHINGTON, D. C., July 11.— Kuruings of Southern railroads In creased more than $500,000 during May 1917, as compared with the same month last year, according to reports to the Interstate commerce commission. BE SETTLED BY LATEST EFFORT AMERICAN MISSION ID GOME DIRECTLY HOME WASHINGTON, D. C„ Jul yll.— , The Jtuiislan Amerlacn mission is coming directly home, rather than stop ir, japan as had been sugzested. The presence ot Eluliu Root, chairman of the commission is needed In Washing ton to give Information gained In Rus sia. Ilfllhtrg Sot to Resign. BERNE, Switzerland, July 11.—Ac cording to Berlin newspapers, the German chancellor. Dr. von Ilothmann- llollweg, said to members of the relch stag: "I repeat that the formula of peace without annexations is unaccept able to us. We cannot declare our terms of peace. We must light and conquer." The chancellor made a strong attack on Mathias Erzbcrgcr. leader of the Catholic center, who assailed the pan- Gernmns In Ills address before the main committee last week and advocated peace without annexations or Indemni ties. Dr. von Bethmann-Hollwcg said Herr Erzberger's attitude was unpa triotic. According to the summary of the chancellor's speech before the main committee, published In the Lokal An- zelier of Berlin, he said: "We must continue the war with our whole energies. 1 do not deny that we liavo great difficulties to overcome, but so have our enemies. We shall hether their difficulties or ours arc greater. am sure we can win If we hold out. “Nothing was further from my inten tion than to cling to my post, hut now It Is a question of protecting the Fa therland from Injury, and for this rca son I consider It necessary to retain my post.” TAINT LOOGED AGAINST PUBLISHERS WASHINGTON, D. C., July 11.— Formal complaint against the Curtis Publishing Company was issued by the federal trade commission today, the complaint charging unfair business practices and the stifling of competi tion by refusing to sell the Saturday Evening Post to dealers selling com petitors’ publications. iJ'iiiE station, as provided for 1 ot requirements already illed i.»y the city, the insur- Titics will send an inspector us to re-rate property and on a first-class rate basis k lency of io per cent, as per Impress upon leaders the Importance of quick enactment of the leflslation. Any plan which can be acted on ruickly. provided It embodies the ele- metary principles of the administra tion program. The control hill now has been before the senate more than * insurance compa- two with which the new metor truck e alarm system were j Brown, owner of the prop- ! corner of Lamar and Lee iaecnt to the city water 1 a request with the council of of one of thear* buildings d by the city, since the i the tower had damaged lei-n ue.u.v weeks and the food survey bill, another administration measure has been held up In ennlerence since ear- In June. which showed that the present storage capacity Is 415,000 gallons. The aver age dally consumption Is 0..9.S3 g lens and the total amount pumped from me tower uau uatnageu the four wells Is <Ja,009 U a , ar HI it is now In had eondl-jday. The necessity for ncr , ]|( ' was relerred to the age capacity and lmproiem ^ with authority to act. ‘ Bell reported that the ccring the gas and water lr own street would be eom- s rooming preparatory to 10 actual concrete paving w >thin a few days, the nec- ‘‘Hal having arrived. f ‘ r *>f increasing the storage Rro waterworks and the ,u of the artesian wells so a reater water supply, P ‘ R until the next meeting. Tshburn. chairman of the wells so as to secure a greater flow of w ., cr was clearly brought out. It Is proposed to build additions storage reservoirs with a c.p.clty^of 300,000 gallons, and to Inst .■gives in the wells which will « '<■ «« desired Increase In flow. The these Improvements is estimated «* 798 13 all told. A full Investigation of conditions a, the jumping station will be made 1>, th© water committee befor ■ meeting, when a report will <* and a final decision on the qu Vnuii man Ui iuc.huu — — itauov. ^^—- - — ——-777 —— _iilTmTT t nnr • ~ cv.rh-.THR momr paper par excellence NEWS WHILE IT IS PEWS—Lei ft INJURIES TO FflEO iTISI mmgeo rot seam \V A. Ayash has returned home from Atlanta, where he was called by the news of an accident to his brother, Fred Avash, recently In an automobile wreck in that city. Mr. Ayash states that the Injuries which his brother sus tained are not so serious as at tirst reported, and that he hopes to be out ithln a few days. B. Haygood. of Alpharetta, who was driving the ear which ran Into Mr. Ayash's ear, has assumed all re sponsibility for the accident, and has offered to pay for the damages. liberty bonds solo SLIGHTLY BELOW PIO NEW YORK. July 11-Llfcerty bonds sold on the stock exchange at 99 9-50 today, amounting to 20 cents on $1,000. This is the first time the securities have been under par. Another Issue su „n to be made is said to be the cause. CHICAGO, July 11.—Three bomb ex plosions In widely separated places the sruth side resulted In one death and one fatal Injury, besides damage to scores of building here to- The Lee Street Methodist church, day. The police charge two of the while but recently built, Is fast secur- exploslons to black hand organizations; i ng all the equipment usually Clmnrellor Pleads For Patience, BERLIN, July 11.—Chancellor von Bcthmann-Hollweg at a meeting of the main relchstag committee today declin ed to disclose the result of the crown council meeting. He asked the house to continue to have patience. Cl rman Staff Heart of Militarism. WASHINGTON, D. C„ duly 11.— Officials here believe that even should the German chancellor, foreign score tary and finance secretary resign. I would be only a surface movement. The crust of militarism, they believe, enn- not be affected until the general staff H reached. IDDITIONAL ERUIPUEUT FOR LEE STREET U! d the other to labor troubles. Suit to Decide Tux Puzzle. ATLANTA, Ga.. July 11.—Who owns the bed of the Tugaloo and Savannah rivers, and the Islands contained therein? Are they the property of the state of Georgia, or of the state of South Carolina? On the determlnatldn of this Import ant question depends the collection ot taxes on several valuable pieces of property, Including a large power plant In the Tugaloo river, and the United States will be asked to render a decis- Ion to end th© controversy. The state of Georgia claims that tha bed of the river and the Islands con tained therein, all the way from the headwaters of the Tugaloo to mouth of the Savannah, belong Georgia; while it Is claimed by other parties subject to the dispute dtaxes that the bed of the river and islands belong to South Carolina A resolution has been Introduced in the legislature directing the governor to bring suit In the United States su preme court to settle the question. qulrcd by churches after years of work and waiting. The members of the Epworth league and the Phllathca class of that church Hill Paschal, who for the past 7 and tne t'liuainca uau u. .... years has been a member of the Amer- havc recently raised sufficient funds to | j cua n re Department has tendered his equip a room for their work In the) resignation and will report for duty Bennett, of Glynn county, Georgia, basement of the church building, which |hi> A| , K | rc Department on July is a ureat addition and a material feci* t the work which these two organize- 2<>. having accepted «n appointment as Hons do. The baptismal font, recently given to the church by C. J. Clark, has been In stalled, and a handsome copper basin to lit inside the font has) been donated by W. L. Howell, of the Howell Sheet Metal Works. GERMAN NEWSPAPERS ATTACK CARDINAL MERFIER AMSTERDAM, July 11—Cardinal Mercler is again being violently attack ed In the German newspapers, because. It Is alleged, he recently wrote a pas toral letter stating that criminally .lolatcd right must be restored, the guilty severely punished, and the re newal of such crimes made Impos sible.” WASHINGTON, D. C„ Julr Thu differences and difficulties result ing the appointment ot a federal Judge lu the southern district of Georgia took a new and unexpected turn yesterday when Senator Thos. ,W. Hardwick sub mitted to the attorney general the names of seventeen prominent sontb Georgia lawyers, the appointment ot any one of whom he declared would to acceptable to hlmaelf and to Sena tor Hoko Smith. In submitting his list. Senator Hard wick makes it clear that ha baa not abandoned his personal choice ot Hod. John T. West, of Thomson, and that! Ills second choices aro Messrs. I’ottto and Felder. Included In Senator Hardwick’s list arc two jurists of the Georgia supreme court, two members of the state court of appeals, three superior court JudgM^ two city court Judges, one ex-superior court Judgo and six distinguished at torneys engaged In tho active .practice of law. Upon his return here yesterday front Georgia, Senator Hardwick indicated that he "mlsht” have something to say “within a day or two" about the south Ceorgla Judgeship. Hardwick’s Letter. Y'esterday lie prepared the foregoing list, which lie transmitted to Attor ney General Gregory by special meo- songer In tho following letter: "The Attorney General of the United States, Department of JastlMb Washington, D. C. “My Dear Mr. Attorney General: Shortly after the death of Judge Lamb- din, I submitted for tho consideration cf the department of Justice the tsama of Honorablo John T. West for ap pointment as United States judge Cor the southern district ot Georgia. My colleague, Hon. Hoko Smith, Joined In recommending his appointment. "As the appointment has not been made, and without withdrawing my continued support of Mr. West, whoso appointment I earnestly desire and urge. I am submlttiag for yoar con sideration the following additional names either of whom would make an excellent Judge and would be accept able to tho bar and to the people of {ho Sbuthern district of Georgia, aa well as to the senators from Georgia. "Hon. Jospch E. Pottle, of Baldwin county; Hon. Thos. S. Felder, of Bibb county, Ga.; Presiding Justice Dcverly I). Evans, of the supreme court oi Georgia; Associate Justice Samuel At kinson, of the supreme court of Geor gia; Associate Justice Roscoe K Lake, of the court of appeals of Georgia: Hon. Wm. W. Osborne, of Chatham county, Georgia; Judgo Robert N- Hardeman, of the Middle circuit of Georgia; Judge Henry C. Hammond, of the Augusta circuit of Georgia; Judge Z. A. Littlejohn, or the southwestern circuit of Georgia; Judge Davis Free man. of the city court of Savannah; Judge E. C. ColllnB, Judge of the city court of Reldsville. Georgia; Hon. I John W. Bennett, of Ware county. Georgia; Hoa. D. G. Fogarty, of Rich mond county. Georgia; Hon. W. A. Covlntton, of Colquitt county. Geor gia; Hon. F. M. Oliver, of Chatham county, Georgia, former Judge J. ■nnett, of Glynn county, Georgia • I have submitted this ISat to colleague. Senator Hoke Smith, who- will approve of the appointment d any of the gentlemen I have herein the Dougherty county capital. !suggested. Very respectfully Mr. l*a?chal's thorough knowledge ofj "THOS. W. HARDWICKJ” the mechanism of modern automobile j Scnator Hardwick gave eoploa of hiar ...e apparatus aud his Ion, experiencethe press following Ha dla- in lire fighting make him particularly patch to the department of Justice, valuable to the Albany Fire Depart-. There waa a merry little twtnkla to .. .. hia pv© as he handed over the copies meet, which has been considerably ^ sm|Iln(lr th at "maybe hampered by the loss of men who were ithB attorney gen eral can find a sultm- cempetent to fill the mechanician's b]e j a gg e in that Hit.’* post. His resignation la deeply regret-j ,t ted by the local officials, who realize! bis value In the Amerlcus Fire Depart-' ♦ ment . ♦ WEATHER FORECAST. ♦ The election of a successor has been ♦ ♦ placed In the hands of the fire com- ♦ PROBABLY FAIR TONIGHT mlttee of the City Council and no an- ♦ AND TOMORROW, nouncement has yet been made. |i ♦ ♦ A F A J LITTLEJOHN ON ELIGIBLE LIST Tile name of Judge Z. A. Littlejohn of the Southwestern circuit of the Su perlor court appears on the list of nsnics submitted by Senutor Thomas Hardwick to Attorney General Gregory as brin; acceptable to both Georgia senators for appointment to the federal judgeship of the Houth Georgia district made vacant by tho death of the late Judge W. W. Lamb- din. Judge Littlejohn’s name is handed In along with 13 others whom Senator Hardwick declares would receive the support of the Georgia delegation in the event the administration should nominate one of them as the successor of Judge Lambdln. In speaking of tho matter today. Judge Littlejohn stated that he would inako no further move, all necessary data, recommendations, etc,, having teen filed some time since with the at torney general at Washington, D. C, At the time of the appointment of Judgo Lambdln, a strong effort was made to secure the place for Judge Llttk john,, his |fiffends placing his name before the president and ur.ilng his selection for the placo. After Judgo Lambdln'B death the movement was fcmwcd, although Judge Little john made no active canvass of the sit uation himself. A mass of detailed dutn Is now in the hands of the attor ney gem rat relative to the fitness of Judge Llttlejpbn for the federal Judge ship, and no more substantial or com prehensive array of recommendations could he gathered. The developments In the situation will be watched with Interest, as the resident* cf this section of the state remain firm In their support of Judge Littlejohn. AMERIGO!) FIREMAN GOES TO ALBANY mechanic on the Sre lighting force of ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦