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WEEKLY TIMES- A PAPER FOR ALL THE PEOPLE AMERICUS, GEORGIA. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AUGUST 23, 1917 HEW HATE WILL BE BRITISH RENEiHI* i[ iiTioi™ 1 jumnr hedge With the installation of the auxili ary pump at the city waterworks cen tral station, which will be complete'] within a few days, the last item on the bill of requirements presented by the Southeastern Underwriters' As- new Y0RK AugU st 22.—(Compiled soclation will have been complied with by the A880c lated Press trom European b> the city of Americus. Consequently, cablcs j„ rlng the da y.)_ A nother of the establishment of the new Are insur- the rapld 8UCCC88 | 0n 0( bl0<8 which ance rating basis in this city will fol- , be Entente Allies liave struck along a mu siaumicai hiimvi«uu 8 > ' '' the Franco-Belgian front recently fell operation of the military draft law NGTON, L). C„ August 22— ddt [ood survey, authorised , r „ Of tilt food laws recent- bJ . c0 ngress, will be started l|y by the department of or the census show that It nearly 1"" items of food an<1 Je supplies on the farms, in , s an d stores and even tho the family pantry. A quick n be taken of the supplies n of the principal articles of probably can be completed r four weeks, to be followed omInt , nutu Dy ule ouuiueu f letc census after the crops l. wr | tera ' Association. The motor pump ed. All of the figures will bo • ... low immediately. the Franco-Belgian front recently fell operation of the military draft law is ed so far to influence opinion among “"J* “^“'‘ g "J Macon at a || i aa b0 had planned to The underwriters', In addition to on tbe Germans In the Ypres region, to be prepared soon, according to an the educated classes concerned, but on _ w n cbaD . do. This announcement has been mado several other requirements, stipulatel whcre lhc Teutona stopped Gen Ha|g ., offlc | al ar ,„ 0 uncement totday. the fantastic stories printed have had " as acl " p The'detectives that a third pump be Installed at the drlve la8t weck . At dawn today th ., The flr9t increment ot drafted troops some influence among the lower types man a ■ A.» ' flclal announcement totday. the fantastic stories printed have had Miller Tho detectives b >' c - A - Yarbrough, after a message that a third pump be Installed at the drlve la8t weck At dawn today> th ., Tbe flr9t increment ot drafted troops some influence among the low-er types ‘ '. k thla afler . from James L. Sibley, of MUlcdgevllle, pumping station to be used in case of British advanced over fiercely contest- will be mobilized during October pend- of Mexicans. The appeal to this clast _ . rnmmlsslon acting as manager for Watson, bad emergency. The city was also requlr- ea ground bctwecn Langer and Frlen . , ng ana , ys ls of facts the report will Is contained In lurid, If untrue, stories noon by the ServIce^commlBBion. ed to purchase a modern motor pump- t, erk . disclose. lug engine for the Are department to No detalla ol results atta | ned a v c No Immediate steps are to be taken lean cities by German warships, air- ' ' befn tran9ferrcd t o ' a 8 letters from Macon," said Dr. install a Are alarm system and to pas, given but the j mportance ot the posi- toward organizing the second Incr*. planes, etc., and the slnkng of whou o• Yarbrough. “His family will not per a building ordinance such as was rec- tlon attacked Is shown In desperate ment of the new army, as the first Ailed fleets in imaginary naval battles. ' ommended by the Southeastern Under- German counter attacks, notwithstand- men called, It Is, expected, will tax the Each of Jhe articles printed Indicate ^ nMraM gh( ,1 Food Administration, ion gathered by the de- ,111 be turned over to the listration. which will base ins largely on the statistics After the survey Is finlsh- v retorts will be prapared plies of tbe principal foods, ill be carried on principally can of markets, the bureau imatis, the bureau of cliem- states relations service of nfnt. lloth actual Invcnto- stimatos will be employed, of ihe foot! and feed prod rms will be made for tho it r y by the bureau of crop iirough :i."..000 picked co-op. the field. icn regarding stocks in jobbing, storing, manufac I other commercial cstab- inciuding large retail houses .taintd hy requesting trom rn a statement of the exace each of tbe various prod- iy It. Ing which they were driven back. Sharp lighting continues about Len > emun. ... - — — — _ where the British not only held their believed here that the aecond lucre- as to their source ot origin. iuv that , t " had ground against counter attacks, hut ment of 500,000 men will be called to P r “P a « an * 8 C '" a ®„ h fluently , cut into scraps large enough for soles ing engine has been in service for sev eral weeks, while the building ordin ance has also been passed and the in stallation of the fire alarm system was 8 „ ccee ded in gaining more ground. ^he colors before the spring of 1918 recently completed. The installation Tlie Germans were successful in of the auxiliary pump will complete g U j n j n g a temporary foothold in th the city’s part of the contract. newly won French positions at Verdun i nn|| flTfl PDflC'D It Is expected that as soon as the today, but were later driven back with I 11 lif\I Hr II (j||[]i)j pump has been installed, the under* 8an guinary losses. The Teutons were LUUnL ,,LU u,,u writers will send an inspector to this a j g0 repu i 8C d j n flank attacks in city and upon receiving a satisfactory reg j on> report from him, will put into effect TIie yj enna official statement admits the new ratings. On the new ratin basis, Americus I enjoy a first class fire insurance rate on brick mercan- In .response to the .urgent call for a , „ , ,, , —~ million and a half kriitted articles for tiles less 10 per cent deficiency, which 1)rIef , 8ay8 thc Germans are beginning and refugeca in Europe . will mean an approximate annual sav. a new offensive on the northern end iei>* Slocks Included, s on hand in small retail e estimated from informa from a detailed survey of WASHINGTON, D. C., August 22.— ]>] a ncs raided the Yorkshire coast a * Bituminous coal prices were fixed by England during last night and carl) President Wilson last night for every this morning. Ten of the enemy ma- detailed survey t» ^, lne Jn th(? Un j ted states. Thc next chines appeared on the coast, dropping preparation of sweaters, mufflers and numU-r of representative ^ )n CQa| controli a w l,ite house bom bs upon Hover, three persons be- flatlets, leaving the 300 palra -* ' in the hands of a Ulln0uncem( , nt saldi w |ll be to fix the | ng reported killed In today's raid, „ ock8 t0 bc c0m pieted after these other 1 rices to be charged by middlemen and wb ||e the damage sustained last night artic i es ba ve been tinished. Tho need retailers. was very slight. for knitted socks Is less urgent than Brices were set on cost of produc- Two of the Kent raiders were for , he other articles mentioned ticn estimates furnished by the Fed- brought down by anti-aircraft puns, It era! Trade commission, after months | 8 announced. of exhaustive investigation. Thc conn- xbe jirst air raid warning was sound- try is divided into twenty-nine dls- ed | n London early this morning, and tticts and every producer In a district an b0U r latet the announcement was made that all enemy machines had been driven off. f the country will he estl- irly from canvasses of a r of representative fami- ■ 100 items on which ata* o be gathered, include e«d?, grain-food products, and nuts, vegetable fats s, food products pre'serv- d other containers, dairy [redacts, fish and feeds. LISTS pitted the consideration if the r,oo men sumnion- call under the selective ‘e Sumter Exemption Bed in preparing a list of t*i»t«d for service, reject- .1 deficiency, of exempt- O'service. This list wilt to Provost Marshal Gen* at Washington, D. C., istructions. °ard has no instructions :e upon which the first the drafted men will be 1 ail information on this from the press ing of $6,000 in fire insurance prem iums here cut PUCES HE FIXED IMM same with $3.25 10 • . that definite data m rtsuwc *« .. mobilization dates will students of the public schools o "'•thin a few days. county as soon as the regular a the procedure to term opens on September 3rd. M WES SECTOR® IKIEMEITTB STIR MEXICO telling of the bombardment of Amer- No immediate step* are to be taken lean cities by German warsblpB, air bat department. / —.'I . ' . mencalled, it Is, expected, w.il tax the Each of the articies printed indicate Jest.many'“ e “^hV^ capacity of camp sites and training fa- the ultimate victory of the Centra belting had been stolen to hold the meeting without him. Mr. ernes 5 In view ol this, ,t Is not powers, so ctear.y as ,o teave,no th ° 1,1 ..... Ittrntial Italian gains on the Isonzo front where such heavy fighting is in progress, and the German statement, which is very ’ the Russian line. will market his output at the price. The president Is expected to appoint soon a ccal administrator, who will be given entire control of the coal Indus try. Humor early today named Pres ident H. A. Garfield, of Williams Col lege, as the man. Mr. Oarflcld now heads a committee appointed hy the president to fix a government price to: wheat.' The wheat committee proba ^ ... . bly will be dissolved Sept. 4th. Anioricus and Sumter County chapter mufflers are Mrs Thomas Harrold and i-of-minc coa» nrsan iymi in El- \ir«. F. L. Cato. OF RED CROSS ACTIVE Ttiiriit-uo - >. the Red Cross, Just organized in El- Mrs. F. L. Cato The prices fixed for run in the large producing di^iels aver- "” 0 engag ' e actively in the ac- ales slightly more than $2. n tlvities of the organization and will districts they are below lhat figure a clafat , 8 for instruction In pre I„ the western territory ">»> ar snrlical supplies, knitted artl- lilgher. Washington state Is highest. I Instructors are to be furnished by the Americus chapter and an active membership campaign will be prose cuted imnuumicij. The officers of the Schley countv from hearing It on last Sunday even MU„, me pee.. Miss Rowena Long, home economics Ing on account of the bad weather. STEAMER AGROUND OFF th>- organ selections, and there will z rfh FllCl UNO COAST rr - “ " me proceaure 10 term opens uu nnle’i c board after the mob* national food conservation cam is been announced, have will be stressed, althouSu 6 . ^decisions Of the io- ~ ‘Z^r^r ^ cnitivated so- Miss Agnes Thomas, of Plains, will au, AS . TIC PORT, Au-ust 22.- be heard tonight. Miss Thomas needy , a dy been receiving in- AN ATI.A. ii. q( Labarox „ 0 introduction to the music lovers of - - ,8,d d ° Wn ^ ^ “Hhrce passengers from an Th.Tnemh.rs of th. J.pano.c mission be<B ,,ouring ,n dur - ------ 018 — sw,es r?ached herc ,o - .. as to their source of origin. Germans who speak Spanish fluently, but who recently arrived In this coun try, aprarently from Central South American countries. TACKLES BIO TASK the Americus and Sumter County chapter of the Red Cfoss is taking ac tive steps to furnish its allotment of the materials needed; Tho local chapter has been called on to supply 300 knitted sweaters, 300 mufflers, 300 wristlets and 300 pairs of seeks. Realizing tliai this Is quite an undertaking, the organization has Is sued a call to every woman in tho county, whether she be a member of the Red Cross or not, to assist In pre- LONDON, Augusts 22.—German air- par | ng tills quantity of knitted artl cles. For the present, at least, the chapter will devote Its entire attention to the SlMTEIt COUNTY MAX SELLS QVAXITY OF WOOL AT 23C E. R. Hart, a well known farmer re siding In the Friendship district of this county, has disposed of 901) pounds of wool from this season's clip. The price Is understood to hav- been 30 cents per pound. Mr. Hart Is developing thc sheep raising industry on his plantation and the result of his 191" season's operations will be noted with Interest throughout this section. Thc woolen yarn from whtcli the articles will be made has already been ordered, along with a supply of knit ting needles and the materials will be on hand within a few days. Instructors have been appointed from the membership of the local chapter, to teach the ladles how to make the various articles and Instructors will be sent to the Plains and Schley coun tv branch organizations to start the work In those sections. The Instruc tors to liave charge of the knitting of sweaters are Miss Mary Parker and Mrs. J. E. Mathis, while those The Schley county branch of the charge of the making of wristlets and lilt j * ... TYmtnnn llnrrnld nnd SACRED CONCERT TO OE REPEATED TONIGHT lur- national commissi... Oriental port abcaro, gruuuu^u — — Guerrv who has i to the United States reached here to- TOKIO, Aug. zz.—me sieau, “ “ ex- Miss Long Is anxious to s N w Eng iand coast in a heavy fog to- degree. M a • y d arriving from San Francisco, af- the price of necesslttee of life In Japaa rtate in li-32. ehe .pent the create In comprehensive exhibit of tanning ^ coa8 t guard cutters are standing beautiful ,op ™'j“' n bai9 V0 [ CC Is ter an uneventful Journey across thoji- calling forth portests from many j art of her long and useful life In lalma have neen de- products for tbe Georgia State a r bessel, ready to take tha solo. Mr. CM « chorus The continent. Their official residence In quarters, especially from the ranka of tieorfia- She waa a communicant oC L u.M «„ Macon in October. It I* f ln auch a step become? a valuable addition to any chorus. Tne ccnun n . workers. In many cases the Episcopal church and the funerak viA Mr rarriU’s deen bass voice ts ter an unevenuu* juumc, ^ - . ■ t s. w ,c ptuuuvh. - lf , de* bv me u« B to any chorus. The continent. Their official residence In quarters, especially from the ranka of Cieorfia I.ealed to the dlstric* be held In Macon in October. J ‘ enge rs ofT In such a step become? a valuable a. tt will the home of Perry the salaried workers. In many cases the Epi '' « M»- sired to make a flr.t ctaH r< ifit l.oard is expected rtsentative of the Sumter , cr i n g MEXICO CITY, August a.—rrteuui ” of Germany In Mexico are carrying on divided the money equally among tho son » f sthte-wlde anti-draft meeting a widespread propaganda against thu * hre « members of the detective de (hat w#a scheduled bB heId ln thl5 WASHINGTON, D. C„ August 22- United Stdtes In certain newspapers P a rtment, all three men were sub- ^ ^ Thurgday nlgM hag beeQ call . A full statistical report illustrating the here. Their efforts, however, have fall- P ' . . th rl ,. s . ed off. Tom Watson is not coming to is ed so far to Influence opinion among Only two members of the uvu scr- „ .. MACON, Ga„ August 22—On Infor mation brought out In the trial of ne groes in Recorder's court yesterday showing that City Detective Newberry had disposed of scraps of stolen belt- :2—Friends '“8 to negro shoemakers for |9 and throughout tbe states not to come, t cu, into scraps large enough for soles b °P a that yon will announce premia. of soles, and while ln that condition cntly that the meeting is called off, to and was recovered by the city detectives save unnecessary expense to those wTto and sold to negro shoemakers. Tho re- had ex P ectcd t0 attcnd ' covery and the sale were not reported j| nd obtained a Let to the Civil Service commission, as re • It bas becn learned that the Wat- qtilred by the rules, It is claimed. SHIPtU HE IE SEITLED NEW YORK, August 22.11—Although shlpward workers here voted to make the' strike generul In ail New York shipyards today, the men agreed to de lay action until United States media tors make a Anal effort to reach a settlement of the differences between tho men and their employers. Labor leaders stated at noon that l.’.OOO men are already out on strike in shipyards within the New Y’ork dis trict and that this total would have been increased by many thousands had the men rot waited to effect a settle ment before walking out after tho ,-ote to strike was carried. GOAL PRICES GUT BY BIG RETAILER son, and other dealers are expecieu iu — .. „ , ... "s*“■«... —.»-> ..»«“• ii™ branch are as follows Mr,. Fanny w ,„ bear the sacred concert tonlsht at The price red “ c ‘°"‘"^1 indZry Tims y ar The figure, of the Inter.'.oa L. Hand, of Pelham, Mrs. Hand Cheney, chairman; Miss Mary Harvey. Central Baptist church, The concert cd eral ontol ofthe ““'^try ^ commi.sion cover all'had been In feeble health for some V'ce chairman; Mrs. S. C. Collins, wU1 be repeated because of numerous Ic | g stated, will reduce Chicagos re state l . to her advanced aae. having treasurer; Mrs. O. C. Hill, secretary. JAPANESE MISSION ARRIVES IN CAPITAL While thc detectives are under sus- becn received, pension C. W. Tribble, of Lieut. Wit- “ Mt - Wata0 “ haa recelve ' 1 thraa ‘ a “- Detective Newberry claims that he bad permission to sell the leather. Several members of the firms who suf fered heavy losses deny that such per ■ mission was given. ment. HIT BV SENATE on incomes of more than $300,000 an nually. CHICAGO, August 22—The Consum eelved by the railways of the United era' Qcal Company, said to bo one of States In 1916 was the lowest on re- iiio largest retail coal concerns In the cord, according to an abstract of the world, announced here today that they report of the Interstate Commerce would cut soft coal prices from I1.0J commission which has attracted much to *1 80 per ton from present prices, aitentlon among railroad officials of effective Immediately. This is In llna this city. Taking roads with earnings with the price fixed hy President Wll- of more than *1,000,000 a year, the re- son. and other dealers are expected to cilpts per ton mile for the year end i. on mil! tvnrn 7 1)7 millH. A! OPPOSING DRAFT MACON, Ga„ August 22.—Tom Wat son men In this city had obtained vacant lot outside of the city and ar ranged for a tent to pitch on the lot. In which they had planned on bolding thc meeting. This waB done ln the face of threat ened action by the federal, county and city authorities If any effort was mado to carry out the plans to hold an anti-draft meeting here. City and county authorities had re fused to grant the use of buildings ln tho city and county. Petition to Connell. A petition bearing 1,700 names was rsent to the city council last night he- WASHINGTON, D. C„- August 22.— 'f ore the messsge celling off the meet- Offlcial dispatches from Russia during | ng wa8 received, requesting reconsld- the last twenty-four hours are of such era tion of the council resolution which character as to cause grave concern forbade the use of the city auditor- , over the situation there, and it is sug- | um> gested that these dispatches Indicate Tb0 Bibb county road and revenue the possibility of the socialists forcing commissioners refused to grant per- a peace convention, or an attempt to m ( 88 | 0 n for the use of the courthouse undermine thc authority of Premier by an t|-draft agitators tomorrow. Kerensky and the provisional govern- A . Yarbrough, a dentist with of fices In the Citizens’ and Southern building, had written a request for the use of the courthouse presented before the commissioners. In his application ht cited the constitutional guarantee of free speech, etc., and expressed the hope that the anti-drafters "would be permitted to discuss their differences In thc open and not be forced to follow WASHINGTON, D. C-, August . . the N | b nist program so long obtaln- The senate today tentatively adopted Ia RusgIg the amendment to tho war tax bill Thg comml88 | 0ne r» were of the opln- which would add more than *49,000,000 ^ U|at wou , d b0 , howIng hsd to Its total by greatly increasing taxes ^ ^ (hc govornm ent to allow th* meeting ln the cour:house, since the government has established a military ....light HATE * cam P in Macon and has done much for A ' EKA PER TON MILE VERY LOW the city ant. foi> the uze of the courthouse wan , unanimously turned down. ATLANTA, Ga., August 22—The overage freight rate per ton mile re- ' DEATH GOMES TO AGED LADY T it t at miift- — * | —- — — - ~ or over. They show that the average passed her eighty-ninth birthday last rtienue per t n mite for the year, for [May. The deceased waa the widow of these I. ads, which include both the [the late Columbus W. Hand and the litge und the small, were 7.16 mills,[mother of the late Judson L. Hand, of as against 7.22 for the previous year:' Pelham. She la survived by four and tits commission's figures further[daughters, Mrs. Joseph Day Stewart, show that till, average of 7.16 mills is'of Americus; Mrs. E. C. McKeliar, of the lowest on tin commission's records.[ Athens; Mrs. Ida C. Scarborough, of which go buff to 1891. .DeSoto, and Mrs. Alice J. Barrow, of - Pelham, and hy thirty-one grandchlld- WASHINGTON, D. C„ August 22— STEAD RISE IX PRICE OF dren. NECESSITIES IK JAl’AX j While Mn. Hand was a native of TOKIO, Aug. 22—Tbe steady rise In Arkansas, having been born In that a valuable a “^ wSLrintotoTLmlTprtl/ th‘wUried'’woXaTn ^7"™, toT^Uco^l ‘ h * rest of the c .. mmen , wl n b e Bellamy a grandson of Commodore prlrato employers have ralaed wafea service will be read by the Rev. New- the public that comment will be Bellamy, a g mee , the new condition, and the ton Middleton, rector of St. Paul's