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AT ALLIED DRIVE THREATENS
It. GERMAN SUBMARINE BASES
WEEKLY TIMES=RECORDER.
A PAPER FOR ALL THE PEOPLE
AMEWCUS, GEORGIA. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AUGUST 2, 1917
SrXBERiff-
itions on 20 Mile
iptured 'o Depth
■veral Miles
mnter Attacks As
s Try to Protedt
ital Points
August l.—(Compiled
ate j Press from Euro
ring the day.) The Al-
s have consolidated the
; I,eating off counter at-
.( territory gained yes-
omi.tial rains hamper
ue new battle line in
wo to twelve and a half
[ the old one, and the
d includes at least ten
WILL DECIDE WATSON'S
CASE ID
WASHINGTON, D. C., August 1.—
Whether the government will suppress
The Jeffersonian, published at Thom
WASHINGTON, D. C., August 1.—
*uc douciBuunut, puimoucu at tuuur The 17,000 men at the officers'training
son, Ga-., because of the writings of camp who will not receive commissions
Thomas E. Watson, in opposition to 0 r be selected for further training at
fho nrmv draft law has not vet hppn *v,... t.
the army draft law. has not yet been
decided by the post office department.
Third Assistant Postmaster General
Dockery has all the papers In the case,
but has been ill for the last few days,
although not confined to Ills room, and
"has not yet formed an opinion. Tha
sectiurs of the espionage law which
Watson's editorials are said to come
under are the same sections under
which Alexander Berkman and Emma
Goldman were prosecuted.
• I have the case under considera
tion,’ said Mr. Dockery, "and also-
have before me the brief filed in be-
hclf of The Jeffersonian Publishing
Company. I have, however, been sick,
and for that reason have been unable
(o do much work on it."
Asked when he would be ready to
hand down an oponlon, he Indicated
that It might be within a few days
Should the case go against Watson
J. LEWIS ELLIS OPENS
LAW OFFICE III THIS CITY
ipjcsition is that the
esterday is to be con-
S heavy Runs are al j ^ ^ consldcrcd here as practically cer-
to drive a! tain that tl,e deportment of justice
IK ? • t " ti p Orman wou ’d proceed against him personalis
, n a 6 large under the criminal section of the
a retreat on a large)
catening the submarine espionage act.
Belgian coast. The im-
is thrust is reflected in
furious counter attacks
the Teutons.
es attacked French posi-
vocourt and Hill 304 to-
forced to abandon their
ey reached some of the
ents there.
Ins Impede Hattie.
BRITISH FRONT, in
: 1—Heavy rains which
ughout last night have
the Flanders battle-
sea of mud, thus forc-
tive lull in
man heavily bombard-
ns they lost yesterday
guns poured shell into
m positions during to
ff both armies aro
g the continuance of
J. Lewis Ellis who for five years past
has been connected with the Empire
Loan & Trust Company in the capacity
of land examiner and abstract checker,
has opened up an office in the Planters
Dank building In this city and will
enter upon the active practice of law
young attorney of marked ability
activities „ nd thoroughly experienced in the tech
nical and practical application of the
low. Mr. Ellis will be welcomed Into
the ranks of the legal fraternity of the
state. He has a wide circle of friends
and ncqunintances throughout south
Georgia who will be gratified to lenrn
,!f his entrance into the active practice
of his chosen profession.
PATCHING DANE
WILL COME TO SEE
WEEVIL’S EFFECTS
negro convict serving
<»n the Sumter county!
ade his escape this
1! o'clock, and up lol On Tuesday evening. August
CLEAVES REPORTS OR
WASHINGTON, D. C„ August 1.—
The detailed report of R®ar Admiral
Cleaves respecting the riCent subma
rine attack on American transports
at sea, was received here today and
forwarded to Chairman Tillman of the
senate naval affairs committee. The
report is understood to bear out the
brief preliminary report of Secretary
Daniels that the ships had been at
tacks and submarines beaten off. This
report of the attack, was said to have
been exaggerated.
MFT IMIS rao iriT BIIEIIK BLOCK
™ held IIIISFHSH Bf “wild WEST ON FOOD COHTRQL
lllEUSt 1.—
PERFORMER HERE BY COMPROMISE
the second series of camps are to be
offered appointments as non-commis
sioned officers in the national army,
ith chances of promotion later to
commissions. Coupled with the offer
acceptance of which requires enlist
ment of the man at the conclusion of
the camp, August 15, is a renewed as
surance that after the second camps
close, promotions will all be made from
the ranks of the regular army,
tlonal guard or national army.
A circular issued by Major General
Bliss, acting chief of staff, directs
commanders of officeds’ training camps
to invite student officers failing to re
ceive commissions to “enlist in the foot
service at the close of the present
course of training, with the under
standing that they will be transferred
on or about September 1, 1917, to
units of the national army to be organ
ized in their local training areas.”
“Camp commanders are authorized,”
said the circular, “to grant furloughs
to all men enlisted under these instruc
tions, to take effect at the close of
the present course, and to expire on
September 1, 1917.”
The non-commissioned grade to
which each man will be appointed is to
be determined by the recommendation
of the training camp commander.
Referring to chance of promotion, the
circular says:
“It should be explained to those In
terested that it is the policy of the war
department to confine all promotions in
the national army to the regiments and
divisions thereof, once the organization
of these units is completed; and that
under this policy they will be appointed
to the grades fer which recommended.’
i
00 FIRST CM
LISTERS CHS
With scores dead and hundreds pros*
traded in many states, the heat wave
continues today throughout then orth
and east. Pittsburg reported the
highest number of deaths, twenty-four,
1VJ W11 ,, . >.k Detroit reported ten, and Chicago add
end up to On Tuesday evening A“*»s J | eJ (0 (he toU . Relict la promised Chi-
i. had not there w111 arrlve ,n d bust- cago today and a shift In the prevail-
although the guards of 6-outh Carolina ptantenjwd ‘ | w|nd has alrea dy aldcd the sltua-
, Henry Christian as-n^n eo^ris'ng .he^ n The ^ „ Boaton The weather bureau
m in this county tween 40 and 60 leading Urmenb^^
> and Since that time chants, bankers and eou y gh
Sumter county gang!"’ho are to ““ 6 “ seeking first-
halance ot his life at!Georgia and Alabama g
was assigned to the hand Information concerning the dam
Instead of adhering to the original
plan to summon 374 men for examina
tion under the draft law, the Sum
ter County Exemption Board has de
cided to summon 500 men on the
first call.
This announcement was made today
after a communication had been
ceived from Adjt. Gen. Van Holt Nash
in answer to a letter from the local
board asking for information and au
thority on the subject of calling men
enough to insure getting enough men
to make up the full quota of this
county, 187 men.
The local board holds to the opln
icn that it will be Impossible to se
cure ftumter county’s quota from twice
the number of men desired, as physical
defects and exemptions will deplete
this number to a considerable ex
tent. The officials communicated with
Gen. Nash, requesting authority to
call additional men at this time, and
the necessary orders covering this ac
tion were received this morning.
By calling 500 men for examination
at this time, it is expected that the
entire quota of Sumter county will be
secured without the necessity for a
second or third call, which would
more or less delay at a time when de
lay is to be avoided.
The preparation of the notices is go
ing on rapidly and it is expected that
they will be mailed to the first 500
men at the head of the list some time
tomorrow. The physical examinations
will begin on Tuesday of next week
and will be completed in three days,
according to present plans.
The full list of men summoned for
examination on the first call will be
published in Thursday’s Issue of the
Times* Recorder.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. August 1.—
Hasty marriages made since July 20,
the date of the army draft ^rawing in
an effort to escape conscription through
the claim of a dependent wife, will not
be considered sufficient for discharge,
unless the wife is actually dependent
upon the husband’s daily labor.
Prompted by reports from many cit
ies of marriage license bureaus be-
tfeged by men included In the first
draft call, Provost Marshal General
Crowder has ruled that “marriage Is
not of itself a valid ground for mak«
lng claim for discharge.”
Dependency is a matter of fact, not
law. General Crowder pointed out.
“A man whose wife is mainly de
pendent on his daily labor for support,”
he paid, “may claim exemption on that
ground Only the exemption boards
can determine this fact. Where depend
ence is claimed and circumstances
<*how i nastily consummated marriage
since July 20 by a man wffiose number
is high cn the available list, the ac
tual fact of dependency must be close
ly scrutinized.
“Moreover.” General Crowder de
dared, “women who marry men mere
ly to aid Ihem to be slackers are lia
ble to prosecution under the draft
act.”
In his ruling General Crowder ad
hered strictly to President Wilson’s
draft regulation which draws no dis
tinction between a dependent wife ac
quired before or after the drawln?.
Secretary Baker, however, advocated
refusing exemption to any man mar?
ried after the date of the drawing, say
ing that the draft should be consider
ed a prior claim, but this course will
not be followed.
Fears of some officials that delay In
obtaining materials and sufficient labor
for national army cantonments would
postpone the mobilization long past
September 1 were dissipated today by
an announcement by Secretary Baker
that 78 per cent, of the cantonment
material are now on the ground and
that reports indicate everything will
be in readiness, or nearly so, in an
other month.
The weather bureau
relief is In sight In any of the
central states.
a jniormftuwu ~
this morning wns'nge caused by the toll ««««d
. other convicts ,o methods adopted to .Uset H
Lee street road The tour has been arranged by^
hairs on the highway, Eiimter C° unty ... (
J. IN.
BUTTE, Montana, August 1.—Frank
Little, u member of the c*xecutive com
mittee of the Industrial Workers of
the World and one of the labor trouble
leaders in Arizona, was taken from
his lodging house here by masked men
an early hour this morning and
I w.nnter County Chamber oi Twclve deaths were reported, to-
'-STS mcrce and the
time of the convict’s
IttlFItl FOR
JEJItm CORPS
Sm ith .of this ciy,
‘•iv«‘d from the head*
1 nlted States Army
t°tice that he has been
e in this branch of
the nation. He
At ion
oral weeks
lut.ic safety. J. frank WIIU.-*
cconty demonstrator lor Sumt
ty (S . c.) h- chairman of the conimis-
R l> Stackhouse, of this city. (or
merly a resident of Sumter S. C ^
been informed of the intended M.tt o
tht commission to Americus and ha
communicated with, the Amerlcusam
Sumter County Chamber of Com«™
Ir order that the commission ■n > ^
afforded every opportunity
the desired Information In this
‘'Tt I. hoped that the party can be ri
valled upon to remain in A “ er |_
over Sunday Arthur R> hm * r ** .
,0 give the visitors a bl; bar-
rue In case they will spend Menoay
look ng over Sumier county.
High Temperature ut Mew York.
NEW YORK. August 1—This city
continued today to swelter as a result
the heat wave prevailing during two ^ an cany nour i«*=
days past, with no Immediate relief lv , hnnBcd to a railroad trestle. He was
,l K ht. a forceful speaker, and Is generally
understood to have possessed the con
fidence of William D. Haygood.
The body was left hanging by he
pcsse, a note pinned upon the corpse’s
breast, reading: "First and Last
Warning. Others take notice.” The
note was signed "Vigilantes.” Little
recently referred to t nlted States
troops as "Gncle Sam’s scabs In unl-
irenter New York between ; last night
and 7 this morning. Countless thous
ands of persons spent the entire night
in city parks or at the beaches, seek
ing relief from 'the heat.
il Dead at Chicago.
CHICAGO, August 1. Twenty-one
deaths attributed directly to the pre
vailing heat wave, occurred here dur
ing the lats 34 hours.
M Victims at Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa.. August 1—
occurrence of today.
*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ of
♦ WEATHER FORECAST. ♦ Empire
Willie Hooks, a young negro boy, is
not expected to live as the result of a
gunshot wound In his abdomen receiv
ed last night at the Opera House dur
ing a vaudeville performance put on
by one “Pawnee Bill Hughes,” who
claimed to stage a “Wild West” exhibi
tion Including sharpshooting, etc.
One of the stunts on the program
.ailed for the extinguishing of several
lighted candles by bullets from a 32
calibre rifle In the hands of "Pawnee
Bill Hughes.” Evidently distrusting
his ability to shoot out the candles
■hughes hired the negro hoy to stand
a convenient place where he could
not be observed by the audience, and
blow out the candles as the shots were
fired.
This arrangement worked until
the hoy got In front of a stray bullet
which struck him in the abdomen,
passing through the Intestines and
puncturing them in five different
places. No disturbance was caused W
the accident and the audience was Ig
norant of the fact that anything out of
the ordinary had occured. The boy
was quietly removed from the Opera
House and taken to the office of Dr. J.
T. Stukcs, where an operation waa per
formed by Drs. Stukes, H. A. Smith and
W. Chambliss. The perforations In
the Intestines were closed up, but the
bi Met was not discovered.
"Pawneo Bill," Immediately after the
accident, gave Dr. Chambliss a $20.00
check to cover the expense of medical
attention for the wounded boy. The
WASHINGTON. D. C„ Augort A.—
Senate and house conferees on the-
food control bill agreed this i
to strike out the provision for :
gresslonal war expenditures
tee and arrived at a complete i
ment on the bill.
Conferees In Controreriltr.
WASHINGTON. D. C., August L.-—
After another day of frultleaa dispute-
over the food bill provision for a con
gressional war expenditures commit—
tee, conferees oil the bill recessed un
til this afternoon when another ef
fort will be made to reach on
ment.
In two sessions yesterday the 1^.
conferees continued their steadfast i
ftisal to accept the senate provision I
the congressional committee oppt
by President Wilson. Tho senate <
ferecB. standing for the provision fay a.
majority of one, offered various modi
fications, but all were rejected. Sen-
ton Chamberlain, Smith, of Georgias,
and Smith, of South Carolina, demo
crats , constituted the majority wfalefe
favored striking out the committee pio-
vlslon, but Senator Gore, democmC
joined with Senators Kenyon. VUna
nnd Page, republicans. In holding ud
ntalnst the president’s request.
Last night tho conferees conferred
with senate and house leaders regt
tng a compromise. One suggestion i
to substitute for the whola wa
check was drawn on the First National m | t t co section a pending resolution
Bank of Oklahoma City, Okla.. but on
investigation this morning, no such
Senator Weeks, republican
uii. *—— .*...». — --— a similar committee, provided it
bank was to be found In any of tho be permitted to come to a. vote In tfan
standard bank directories In the city
Hughes left last night for parts un
known before the officers had been ap
prised of the accident. A warrant had
been Issued for Ills arrest, however,
and efforts are being made to appre
hend him In some ot the cities In this
section. He wos billed to appear In
appear In Macon, but It Is thought im
probable that he will attempt to fill
the engagement.
He declares that Ills wife, Mrs. B. F.
Hughes, resides in lakeland, Fla.
PEACE PLAN PULL
UP I IPS DECLARESCONDITION
U “ PLACED AI 70.3
WASHINGTON, D. C.. August l.~
This year’s cotton crop gives promise
PARIS, August 1.—Premier Rlbot in ot a total yield of 11,949,000 equivalent
reply to the Interview given out by 300-pound bales The dcpartm.nt of
German Chancellor Michnolls, stated
today that the German version Is full
ol inaccuracies and lies.
"Who now dare say to the world we
desire annexations,” declares Premier
Hlbct. "Such methods are too crude
to deceive any one. He Is trying to
hide the embarrassment which he feels
In defining Germany’s objections to
the war and conditions whereon ho
would make peace."
agriculture forecast that quantity to
day, basing iU estimate on the c^nd.
tion of the crop on July 23, as reported
by Its thousands of agents tb-cugbou*
t.-u belt. Thu effect of July growing
c. ’ dltlons Is shown by a comparison of
today’s forecast with 11,633,000 equiva
lent 300-pound bales forecast by the
department on conditions existing June
Last year the total production was
AFFILIATES WITH EMPIRE
LOAN-& TRUST
senate and should be adopted.
Believing that enough democrat*
would join with the repnbttcsas t®
adopt the Weeks resolution, the repub
licans predicted that If democratic
leaders would permit a vote It wont*
provide a way out. The suggestion t*
said to have been favorably receives
by the house conferees who will nonad
cut house leaders regarding such a so
lution of the deadlock. Tbla action
would not settle the dispute over tho
i.estlon of establishing a congrcaalmnsl
war committee, but would remove it
from the food bill.
During the conference yeeterdtay-
prohtbltlon leaders made a fnttto ef
fort to broaden the section for tho
commandeering of distilled bevemve*
for military or public defense pur
poses. Attorneys for the Anti-Saloon
League and Representatives Barklesr.
of Kentucky , and Webb, of North Caro
lina, appeared to urge the change, but
the conferees decided not to
the subject.
JUDGE [HIS uni
til IPPOMEM
,™. ...W WASHINGTON. O. C., August L—
11,449.930 bales, two years ago, 11,WJ, r baB been learned on what appears to
fill; three years ago, 16,134,910 tthc be reliable Information that
record crop), and four years ago. 14.-
l.i6.48C. This year's final production
probably will be larger or smallc-
tier: tire amourrt forecast tuOsc, uc-
cc.dln. as conditions hereafter n-c
tv iter or w.t tc than average concit*
tiers.
Beverly Evans, of the Georgia Su
preme court, may soon be named fay
President Wilson as judge ot the fed
eral court for the southern district at-
Georgia.
There would appear to be no reason'
to doubt the accuracy of this story. 1
Lit' n. IU VUUUl 11*0 BCVUJisv; va
qhe conditio, of the-crop on .*'»ly‘asmuch as it appeared to come
*»*■ ” A ■» • cent, of a nor-sial. c* tu- f ro m the department of Justice, and
. per cent, on June *5 ter newananer correspondents beard
was 70.3 p* . ...
A P Belt a well known attorney of ’pared with "> • per cent, on June ‘.3 t er newspaper correspondents beard <
Moultrie, Ga„ will, beginning today bo'lob. year. 72 or July 23 a yew.- a--.V lt . several of the Georgia delegation!*
affiliated with the Empire Loan &'7. I two years ogc. and 77.3 tar July con gress stated they had also heardtfae
Trust Company, whose headquarters j 23 average of the last ten years. report.
are in this city Mr Bell comes to act Today’s condition report gives that, judge Evans’name was la the ro*
irs xx: irrss wrrrssf {,
»- ■» ;:r:sr,r
ractlce of law Iteport Forced Prices l’p. Willie H. Evans, of SandcrevUIe. 1
Thoroughly experienced In this line I NEW YORK. August l.-The gov- twice a candidate against Se
vork Mr Beil will operate for the ernment cotton feport which gave the Hardwick while the latter was ui_
- - Company:crop condition much under what even ber of the lower house. If Judge 1
■V Empire Loan & irun cuiujiuhj ,v.v|i w—........ — - —* — — .
♦ throughout the extensive territory in'market bulla had expected, forced »„.• name ts .out to the
rbteh the company has now established prices np from 115 to 1J5 points In the will doubtlese be promptly
correspondents. I futures market. Later profit taking aa Senator Smith agreed to act I
He will also become affiliated wlth'cauaed a lota of about half the net ably on any of the namdk on the list
the law firm of Ellis. Webb & Ellis. |galn. ’ of seventeen submitted some tfmeesn.
Trust