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ON. D- C-, August 8.—
a l General Crowder and
are at worK on the final
ons to be promulgated
m plete the organization
draft war army. They
tua l mobilization of the
ssued by the war de
s that preliminary fig-
total force of national
the federal service
iu j93 officers and 419,'
ither statement showed
.olunteers have been
April 1, leaving only
ancles in the regulars
h.
Men Under Arms,
mean that approxi*
men are under arms
and marine corps
mted within the next
*7.000 raised under the
ill. Of the latter num
on will compose the
went cf the war army
al army and the remain-
fill up the regulars and
-1 their reserv 1
ation regulations will
drafted men are to be
e war department
ess applications
■ be called in the
of the draft forces for
some particular arm or
ce. Where a man
by his local board
lamination. no method
he may enlist in the
have his service count
It is probable,
•ftort will be made
dies of the drafted mem
as possible when
It can only be
ed extent, as the regu-
shown by today’s
radically filled up now
For Guard Also,
.rtment has taken over
he national guard,
ulars. the entire guard
Qme a part of the army
states and having
i the states. Today’s
about half the men ap-
stment are within the
use accepted will count
^sequent quotas of their
t lays stress, however,
t the country wants all
get who can be spared
guard statement shows
umber of men short of
res. shown by checking
ills by department com
e rejection of uny found
taken from the draft
euard service. The re
expects to fill the reg-
11 war service tomorrow
that there probably
lus of l.‘*0,000 or more
full 0x7.000 of the first
te national army is as-
taertuir Planned,
bruiting throughout the
pplement the excess, mil
teer going into the re?-
tional guard or into the
ull war strength is at-
d as likely that the mo-
totiuns soon to be is
* fbat the surplus of
tn be used as a recruit
’bat all the men will be
ulng as quickly as pos
1,1 dejjot will be estab
nop , from which regi
front will be kept well
* °f men from the main
t in this country being
l his distribution center
ibe same way, sick
will be returned to the
0Verf d and a steady flow
la 'nt; in active regiments
* €, bciency will be pro*
GLOBE, Ariz., August 8.—Ranger
forces sent to restore order are ex
pected to arrive today at the scene of
the Apache uprising in the mountain
country, fifty miles northeast of here.
It was reported here last night that
a number of Indians anad Mexicans
had surrounded nine white men in
dug-out in that region, and that the
position of the whites was hourly
growing more precarious.
The disturbances commenced dur
ing yesterday, whfen a number of mal
contents, stirred up by I. W. W. agi
tators struck at the asbestos mines af
ter demanding more pay. It is report
ed that forest in that section have been
set afire by the strikers, but this can
not be confirmed.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AUGUST 9, 1917
■H PRINCE
HUE ITU
♦ NORSE FISHING FLEET LOST ♦
IX GALE XEAK GREENLAND ♦
f
LONDON, August 8—Seven Nor- ♦
♦ wegian vessels and ninety men ♦
♦ were lost when the fleet was ♦
♦ caught in a gale near Greenland, ♦
♦ according to telegraphic news ♦
♦ despatches from Christiania, re- ♦
♦ ceived here today. ♦
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TO FLMT SECOND 3CHLETC0UITY
SEPTEMBER Til
Beleaguered Men Still Bolding Out.
PHOENIX, Ariz., August 8.—A tele
phone message from Globe early this
afternoon indicated that the draft re
sisters beleaguered at Miami, near
there, were still holding out and that
ranger forces there had been unable to
dislodge them from their hiding places.
Wilson Takes Band In Bow.
WASHINGTON, D. C., August 8.—
’resident Wilson today took cognizance
of the Industrial Workers’ of the
World agitation and labor troubles in
the west, by selecting Chief Justice
Covington, of the District of Columbia
supreme court, to make a personal in
vestigation into the cause cf these
disturbances.
NEW YORK, August 8—(Compiled by
the Associated Press from European
cables during the day.)—The German
crown prince continued last night and
today his futile attempts to make head
way on the western front, while a fur
ther retreat by the Russians is re
ported in news dispatches from that
front.
German batteries in the west bom
barded the British lines in Belgium,
but London remains silent regarding
any incident that might indicate pre
parations under way for another Anglo- Uon t0 funder ms agumiun. no who
‘French drive in this section. Therej relea8e d after being arrested on $5,000
were mutual bombardments along • • -•
almost the whole of the Aisne front,
but German infantry attempts east of
the Californie plateau failed, as did
raiding operations in that section, and
in Alsace.
Petrograd reports admit that Russian
troops evacuated Proskurov in the
province of Podolia, on the Bug river,
and Kaminetz-Hodloke, fifty-three
miles to the south of that point.
The Germans reported late today
that British guns are spiditedly an
swering their artillery fire, and the
duels in Flanders and on the Aisne
front appear to be approaching a not
able stage. British forces made suc
cessful trench raids in Flanders, ac
cording to the London war office, a
number of prisoners being taken.
IHIIItHHIIBlHOII S« OF
DRIFT WILL STUD UM MUM
WASHINGTON, D. C., August
Senator Hardwick, who has attacked
the administration's army plans at
every point for several months past,
has gone to the top notch.
'I am in sympathy with the efforts of
Georgians to test the selective draft
law In the courts, although I do not be
lieve in actual resistance,” Senator
Hardwick said.
'There has been no violence in Geor
gla; no actual resistance,” said the
senator, "There have been meetings
of protest.
"I told the people of Georgia at mass
meetings and through the newspapers
that no matter how bad the law they
should obey It implicitly. And they
have been doing so. '
••Some of them think they can have
recourse through the courts. I do not
think so. While 1 believe that law op-
posed to American institutions and
principles, I believe it constitutional.
I do not think It will be overthrown
n the courts. Still every man who
objects to a law has a right to test
1 "My idea of recourse—and 1 told the
people this—Is to elect men from the
president down who will not pass such
‘“"As far as my other hill is concern
ed I would like to push It. But I
not see how l can. It has been re
ferred to the senate committee on mili
tary affairs and the maiorlty o tha.
committee is against It. If 11 B
Ported, It will no-doubt be reported
adversely. Nevertheless, I “
firm in the belief that drafted Anted
-ans should not be sent abroad to light
against their will.”
may summon the quotas of the dls
tries In increments. Division of each
quota into five equal parts Is 8Ugfcf \ '
each part to be called up separate!*
as needed.
Xot To C all All At <lnr, ‘-
Under this arrangeemnt it *«>
possible to call out at once the men
to form the new national army,
summon later those who are 10
pose the reserves for all elemen s of
the army. Men temporarily needed
harvest fields or elsewhere could b
classified by local boards Into t
,er increments to meet emcr ency
nation. In their districts, without d
laying organization of new
ftRBEST RINGLEADER OF
ANTI-DRAFT TROUBLE
MUSKOGEE, Okla., August 8.—Ho
mer Spence, one of three persons held
responsible for recent anti-draft trou
bjes in this section'of the country, was
arrested by officials near here today.
He Is a “Working Class*’ union organ
izer, and it is alleged, used his posi
tion to further his agitation. He was
bond, after a charge of conspiracy to
obstruct operation of the selective mil
itary service law had bee preferred
against him.
RET. r. E. DAVENPORT TO
PREACH HERE SUNOATT
AN ATLANTIC PORT, August 8 —
Descriptions of a labor upheaval
Lisbon which threatened to grow into
„ revolution, were given by passen
gers arriving here on a trans-Atlantic
liner todal. The disturbances occurred
July 11th. and when troops were called
tj restore order, a number of soldiers
i.erc killed by bombs thrown among
their ranks by the rioters. Afterward
the troops charged the crowds in the
itrects, killing 8.'. and arresting 1,500
ol the disturbers.
The trouble grew out of the demand
presented by workingmen for an In
crease of 70 per cent, in wages, be
cause of the prevailing high cost of
living. The uprising was effectually
stopped before their ship left port
passengers declared today.
LARGEST CORN CROP
SHOWN BY REPORTS
WASHINGTON, D. C„ August 8
The largest corn crop In the history of
the United States Is in prospect for
the coming harvest.
The department of agriculture Aug
US, grain crop report showed corn
..respects increased by 67,000,000 bush-
Is during the month of July, with a to-
al harvest of 3.191,000,000 bushels In
dicated.
Wheat crop harvest prospects de
based during July by 23.000.000 bush-
Is the total whtat production being
estimated by department experts at
633.000.000 bushelf.
It is of interest to many here that
Rev. T. E. Davenport will fill the pul
pit at the Lee Street church on next
Sunday morning and evening. Ameri-
cus Is the boyhood home of "Tom Ed'
Davenport, and he has scores of
friends and relatives here. He has
been a member of the South Georgia
conference for many years, and during
that time has filled some of Its best ap
pointments. At present Jw baa charge
of the Methodist church at Asliburn
While In Amerlcus, Rev. Davenport
will be entertained by his daughter,
Mrs. Walter Rylandcr. An especially
attractive musical program has been
arranged for next Sunday by Miss
Melva Clark, who Is in charge of the
new organ.
NEW YORK, Aug. 8.—Preparations
for floating the second Liberty Loan to
be offered to the public probably on
September 15th, were begun here today
by the General Loan Committee of the
Second Federal Reserve district, which
embraces New York city and Its Im
mediate environs.
The rate of Interest the new bonds
will bear, was taken up by the com
mittee today, and In the financial dis
trict there appeared some doubt
whether a three and a half per cent,
loan of the proportions Indicated could
be successfully Heated, owing to the
fact that Liberty Loans of the initial,
itsue are now quoted below par.
Another question occupying attention
of the committee Is a tentative propo
sal to advance the date of Issue one
months, aB it Is believed that working
men would subscribe more liberally
for the bonds. If the date were not so
close to the holiday period, when other
purchases usually add to the burden of
the workers.
Although he declares that he has
never seen the oeean, nor any vessel
larger than the river steamers which
ply up and down the Chattahoochee
river, Marvin Williams, of Schley
county, has Invented a submarine craft
which he claims solves a knotty prob
lem over which the naval experts have
long been studying.
This morning he came to Amerlcus
with a model of his undersea boat, to
Interview Congressman Charles R.
Crisp, who has Just returned from
Washington, D. C. The inventor made
a trip to tho national capital to see
Judge Crisp, but arrived Just after the
latter had left for Amerlcus.
Mr. Williams took his submarine
model over to tho concrete pool In
front of the county Jail and gave
demonstration of the merits of
demonstration of the merits of his ph y 8 | caI disability and of the 106 ao-
craft. It is impossible for the model ce ^ ted by tb0 examining physician*
to lie In the water except In an up- on | y 19 f a || e d to file notice of their la-
right position, the interior mechanism tent)on t0 cla | m exem ptlon.
being of a peculiar construction which At noon (Qday about on ,
At noon today about one-half tho
the Inventor la keeping a secret. The ^ men summoned for examination
model operates by a coiled spring, but Pad Pcen tested by the examining phy-
Mr. Williams states {hat in regulation 8 | c | an8 21 having been rejected for
MONUMENT TO BE
UNVEILED NEXT SUNDAY
The unveiling of the monument over
Sovereign J. H. Ganey, which was to
have taken place at Oak Grove ceme
tery laBt Sunday, and which was post
poned on account of the Inclement
weather, will be held next Sunday af
ternoon.
DRAFT MEETINGS
MACON, Ga„ August 8.—Declaring
that acts and utterances In opposition
to the draft law are unpatriotic, dis
loyal and treasonable, city council last
night went on record as opposing an
anti-draft meeting in this city at any
future date, denying the use of any
urnr nil TUIIDCIUV IIIPUT clty bulldln & for RUCh a mcctlng ’ and
ntHt llll lltUUSUAT nlbtll invoking the aid of the police depart
ment for the prevention of such meet-
FORMER PASTOR TO PREACH
Rev. Stanley Manning, pastor of tho
Tuttle Unlversalist church, of Indian
apolis, Ind., and who was for two
years pastor of the Unlversalist church
here, Is in Amerlcus on a vlBlt. Rev.
Manning's first pastorate was the
Unlversalist churen In this city, and
after an absence of nine years he has
returned to spend a few days renewing
old acquaintances. While In the city
he Is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A.
Dodson on Lee street.
He will preach at the Unlversalist
church on Taylor street on Thursday
evening at 7:45 o'clock, his subject be
ing "Constructive Religion for a
World's Crisis.” The public is Invited
to attend this service.
lugs In this city. The action was tho
result of a recent announcement that
a statewide anti-draft meeting would
be held In Macon in the near future.
At the opening of the session of
council a resolution adopted by the
Daughters of the American Revolution
was read, but no notion was taken on
It, as Alderman IFIndlay announced
that he had prepared a resolution
along similar lines, and would present
It at the proper time. When his res
olution was read It was seconded by
two or three aldermen In one voice,
and unanimously adopted.
To Have Horse Races This Month
NEWMARKET, England, Aug. 8 —
Che government having agreed to allow
a certaln'number of days for horse rac
ing, It was decided by the Jockey Club
stewards that the New Derby stakes
should be ru in August and the "Oaks”
during the same week.
OF CHANCELLOR'S PLAN
AMSTERDAM, August ‘
Scheidemann. socialist member of the
German reicbs.ag, in a speech deliv-
tred today at Mannheim, in Baden, de
manded that Chancellor Mtcbaelin go -
eminent be speedily substituted y
otc representing the will of the Ger
man people.
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♦ VIRGINIA “WETS" SCORE
VICTORY IN STATE PRIMARY ♦
RICHMOND. Va., August 8.- ♦
♦ It Is estimated at noon today ♦
♦ that Westmoreland Davia has been ♦
♦ nominated for governor in the ♦
♦ democratic primary by between ♦
♦ five and ten thousand plurality. ♦
♦ Both of Davis’ opponents had the ♦
♦ Lacking of virtually all the anti-
♦ saloon league vote In this state
♦ and his nomination Is interpreted ♦
♦ here as a blow at prohibition. ♦
♦ The democratic nomination In ♦
♦ Virginia Is considered equivalent ♦
♦ to election.
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OF
(RAFTED MEN AS
TODAY
The examination of men summoned
on the first call In the selective draft
was continued this morning at the
courthouse after a full day'a work
yesterday, when 151 registrants were
examined by Drs. H. E. Cato, H. A.
Smith and D. B. Mayes.
Out of the 167 men summoned to ap
pear before the Sumter Exemption
Board yesterday, only 151 responded,
although three men had valid excuses,
two having enlisted In the military
service, while another was confined to
his home by Illness.
Forty-five men wero rejected for
regulation
size submarines, tho motive power
would, of course, be furnished by elec
tricity. Planes along the sides and
sldans, 21 having been rejected for
disability.
The physical examinations will con
tinue tomorrow, when the final 166 ma
demonstration and It is understood that
Mr. Williams will forward additional
plans and specifications to the navy
department for the purposo of securing
a full hearing on the subject.
FINDS LIFE IN NAVY
FINE IN EVERY WAY
RETURNED MISSION
TO SEE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, D. C., August 8.—
Tho American mission to Russia has
arrived here on their return trip from
Petrograd, having come across the Pa
cific ocean and thence overland
the capital. Arrangements have been
completed fur all of the members to
see President Wilson without delay.
Klihu Hoot, formerly a member of
President Taft'B cabinet, who headed
the mission, will see Secretary of
State Lansing today, and It la expect
ed he will make a partial report on the
accomplishments of the mission at that
time. A more complete report will be
made later.
The report of the commission, aB
well as personal views of the various
members, necessarily, arc to be treat
ed a confidential.
All of the members of the mission
it became known this afternoon, are
optimistic over conditions prevailing
In Russia and the part that country
will play In the war. The outstanding
needs In Russia, it Is stated, are as
surances that tho United States will
remain In the war to the end and the
Installation of better railroad facili
ties. Chairman Root, said the United
States’ entrance Into the war had
marked effect for good throughout all
Russia.
A. M. Fcrrtllo, recruiting ofllcer for
the United States navy, stationed In
Amerlcus, is In receipt of a letter from
Cecil W. Walters, who recently en
listed in the navy here, and after
spending three months at the training
school at Norfolk, was transferred to
the new camp at Charleston.
Young Walters speaks In glowing
terms of his experiences In Uncle
Sam's navy, both at Norfolk and
Charleston. He says he has found
things even better than represented to
him by Mr. Ferillo, and while he has
had to work, there has been nothing
unpleasant connected with It, and he
has found the training both mental and
physical, most beneficial.
n. WEATHER FORECAST.
♦ PROBABLY SHOWERS TO- ♦
♦ NIGHT AND TOMORROW. ♦
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DAM AT SEALS’ MILL
IIROKE ON MONDAY NIGHT
The recent heavy rains proved too
much ter the dam at Scale’s Mill, four
mile ; west of Amerlcus, and on Mon
day night the dam brok:. The flood
so streng as to completely under
mine the foundations of the old mill
which caved,in. and which will be al
most a total !:«.
J. M. FLEICutR BUD
J. M. Fletcher, a brother of O. W. 2022—Monroe Paschal,
and M. H. Fletcher, and of Miss Eliza- 1455—Lucius Thomas
beth Fletcher, of this city, died last 1813—Adolphus Tullls
night at his home In Helens. He was 1858—Josle Napier
thirty-two years old apd la survived by 1752—George Croxton
bis wife. The funeral will be held In 1572—Fred Foster
Helena on Thursday, interment being 2195—Jake Crlttendon
made In the Helena cemetery. I
mottom of the craft make It possible to 0 j t j le -qq 8Ummone d on the first call,
submerge and when the motive power w m appcar
la cut off, It rises to tho surface lm- Tho ie men wll0 f a n e d to appear
mediately. Quite a crowd watched the y e8 t crda y am] who have not been
samnnflirftiinn and It Is understood that g ran ted leave of absence, are tq .bo
posted as eligible for mUltary service.
They are:
1095—John Engrain
783—Willie Blanch
1237—Will Pittman
1676—John H. Carter
810—Henry Lee Brown
2181—Sam Montgomery
1329—Prince S. Hawkins
1705—Adam Jones
1723—George Moore
Andersen Ellerson.
Charlie Tinsley.
Lonnie Smith.
Anthony Pryor.
Fred Luther Harris.
Leonard Schley.
Berry Hollis.
The following men were rejected up-
on physical examination:
1436—Elijah Broyrn
1117—Lewis Simmons
837—Cleve Mack
1748—Fred Ruleford
509—A. D. Mitchell
196—Alvin Jennings Timmerman
564—Moltttle Martin
2166—Thur'able Burke
2148—John Anthony
126—Harvey Worth Smith
1679—Bob Williams
1185—Claude Adams
1732—Will Jones
2099—Ophelia Green
1369—Charlie Brown
486—Hugh Simpson Page
1891—Billie Stewart
1539—Jonah Woods
43—Joseph Curry Pouncey
1066—Emmett Blanche
1548—Lee Roy Johnson
1014—Willie Lloyd Thompson
1264—Willie Jackson
1847—Ike Anglin
140—Russell Cleveland Speer
1685—Early Wtlson
Thornton Frazier.
George Evans. Jr.
Charles Daniel Gtddlngs.
Atwood Smith.
Charley Luther Idlett.
John Jackson.
Homer Jackson Prance.
Charley White
Sam Moye.
Willie West.
Dennis Thomas O'Hearn.
Lcgan Carlisle Buchanan.
Thomas Mitchell.
John Ike Hudson, Jr.
Charley Samuel Ranew.
Clinton Mincey.
Old Scrutcbtns.
Sam Johnson.
The following men were accepted 1
011 physical examination:
IT UflllF ID uncill 438—Julius Statham Laramoro
AI tlUNIt III UtLtllfl 854—Robert Johnaon
1894—Arthur Watson
1878—Will Merritt
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