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THE AMEKICU3 TIMU3-RECURDER, MPMl»AY,KOv Elnt|t . E4ST SIDE STORE HOFFMAN BROS 107 COTTON AV®i Across Street from Buchanan’s Hardware Store Greatest Reduction Sale Of This year Will Commence FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16th And Continue for"i? Owinff to our early buying for cash, through our New York buyer, we are able to offer everything in Ladies’ Ready ro WW Men’s and Boys’ Clothing, Shoes and Dry Goods at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES during this sale. It Will Pay You to Visit Our Store During This Sale. Come and Be Convinced Come Hoffman Bros. Come 107 Cotton Avenue. Across the Street from Buchanan’s Hardware Store. Americus, Georgia Agreement Reached As To Price of Coal In Americus Fuel Administrator, Lee Allen, and Various Dealers Have Agreed That Montevallo Lump Shall Be Sold for $9.00 a Ton and Blue Gem Jellico Coal at $8.50— Reduction of These Piicts is in Sight. The first effect of government rcg t- schools, ns well as plants rendering Ution of fuel prices In Americus has usual public utility services, such as taken tangible form In an agreement lighting and power concerns, lea reached between I.ee Allen, local fuel Plants, creamatorles, etc., the opera- administrator, and various coal deal- t!°n of which are necessary to the ers In Americus, whereby present I ubllc welfare. All such Institutions stocks of coal will be disposed of ft a™ required to make monthly reports a fixed price for the two grades of °< tholr on hand, and are pro coal retailed here. Montevallo coal, lllbi,ed from disposing of their fuel generally recognized as a superior. t0 '"dividual, or other insti product, will be sold for the present at $9.00, while Jellico grade coals will sell for $8.50. The price of coke had not been definitely determined, but according to unofficial figures com- tutons. . I Penalties are provided for In the statute establishing the fuel admin- instratlon are severe, and It Is stated i the law Is to be enforced Impartially. : I.ocal dealers, however, are showing piled today this product should sell , „ . . , ... . every Inclination to assist the fuel ad- for $5.17 a ton. The fuel admlntstra- , ' , . . .. . I mlnlstrator In his duties, and it In tor, however, declines to advise deal- |lrohallIc (ho Uw wl „ ma , c litt , 0 dIt _ er. regarding prices charged, and the fcrcncc |B condltion8 Aalcrlous , ex . value of this commodity remains of ficially unfixed. Figures submitted to tbo fuel ad ministrator show that in 1915 Amcr- cept to aid In the conservation of fuel stocks and assure to local Industries n sufficient supply at all times. leus coal dealers Jald $3.25 at the mine for coal that cost them on the siding here approximately $5.00 a ton, this In turn being sold to con sumers for $7.09 a ton, or $2.00 gross profit to the dealer. The government permits dealers to earn 30 per cor:, increase in tbelr gross profit In 1915, and figured upon this basis the 600 tons on band In Americus yards when the fuel regulations became effective properly may be disposed at prices named above. Government regulations, howeve require the rendering or reports at stated Intervals to the local fuel ad ministrator, and whenever new stocks arrive, prices to be charged are to oo based upon the average price paid by dealers, this being arrived at by including both coal on hand and coal received during the current month AMERICAN TROOPS GET INSTRUCTION IN GAS FIGHTING FROI BRITISH WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.—To give Gen Pershlng'B army the last toucti ! in modern warfare a detachment of , llritlsh officers lias arrived In thl | country and begun the Instruction of force, here In the latest wrinkles in gas and flame fighting. The work is New Era JOHN C.MOTT General Secretary of the Y. M. C. A. for the entire U. S., pertaining to ( j a y afternoon with her sisters, Misses Mr. C. S. Howell, of Birmingham, Ala., is a visitor here at the home of his sister, Mrs. D. C. Griffin. Residents of this community join in welcoming Mr. Sam Ledger ani family, who come here from Dooly countyj to live. Among those going from here to the fair in Macon were Messrs. B. S Parker, E. M. Mercer, Mrs... W. ,A. Parker, Mrs. .R. P. Parker and *»:iss Eddie Lou Parker. Miss Lena Mae Finch was the gueit of her sister, Mrs. Grover Brown, last week. Misses Della Parker and Annie W lis were visitors at the home of Mrs. W. B, Bradley Wednesday. Messrs. A. W. Parker, G. W. Glia son, D. R. Parker, Misses Annie Dri ver, Bessie Veal and Ruth Parker attended the fair in”Macon, Mrs. H. C. Murphy spent Wednes- the great campaign for funds for the war wark among the soldiers and sail ors, which i» being conducted this week. MEETING 1ST ICON KARRKTT WILL URGE FARMERS TO RAISE MORE FOODSTUFFS DURING COMING YEAR THAN EVER BEFORE. MACON, Ua., Nov. 13.—One of the most important meetings in the his* tory of the Farmers’ Union of Geor gia assembled here this morning. It is expected that the convention will accomplish much in the way of | business as the organization has made much progress during the past | year, the membership having increas ed 400 per cent.. Over 100 delegates from the different counties are: conducted with the closest aort of cen-[ „„ hand and the ( , corgla Fodoratloil ! COTTON SEED SLUMPS IIIDRTR ONLY »5 NOW AMERICUS MILLS PAYlKfi LOWER PRICES, I»UE TO DECLINE IN PRICE OF REFINED AND CRUDE COTTON OIL. ffif SM| FIFTEEN HUNDRED DOL WORTH OF DRUMMER PLES AT AN AVERAGE Of TY-FIVE CENTS OX THE LAB. Almost every item In thii marked at the actual wholes* our discount is enough profit Sumter county planters who recent ly disposed of their cotton soed at un precedented prices, will have to WOMEN’S AND cept less fo r their product, if they j CHILDREN'S SWEATERS, sell to Americus mills now. After go.l All H * zes and grades ;some ing as high as $81.00 seed took a ® no wo °l» others are of JOHN J. VIRGO. Lucille and Flosie Pareer. Mrs. Ella Hudson, Mrs. L. C. Aut- rey and Mrs. Willie Finch were visit ors at the home of Mrs.. M. C. Veal Wednesday afternoon. Mr. N. M. Veal, Mr. Lonnie Lane, Mrs. B. J. Lane, Mrs. M. C. Veal and ... r» i, o- $ , , ,, . John J. Virgo is head of the Y. M. Miss Della Parker went to Macon to n . . . .C. A. work in England. He has Just the fair Friday j completed a tour of the Southern Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Mercer erwe' states in the interest of the campaign Sunday visitors at the home of MrsJ to raise $35,000,000 for the Army Y. fc. M. Parker. j M * C ‘ A ‘ * Mrs. O. T. O’Bray and .children, * Hugh and Luolse, were Sunday visit-' ors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. 1). Griffin Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Parker were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. slump yesterday and this morning were quoted at $$75.00 for prime stock, with dumaged seed worth consider able less than this figure. There Is a considerable quantity of peanuts moving here now and local mills are buying them at good prices. The Farmers Oil Company was pay ing today $110 a ton for peanuts in car lots and $100 a ton in smaller quantities. These prices, of course, are for the nuts in good condition, and the few consignments of damaged onss that have arrived here, are not wanted at any price. Beat The Roll Weevil. Plant Express Cotton Seed. Ira Wil liams, government cotton breeding ex pert, says: “Earliest variety known.” Bred in Mississippi for weevil condi tions; sells for from 4c to 8c moro than short cotton. Order your seed nmv; $2.50 one bushel, $2.25 per b,,. 1 m «^ e “ to ”'“hoVe«l C a t |6M p ln 10 ‘ bu - lot8 ' retail price 75c pair; while‘ SHUT ft BROWN, Finlcyson, Ga. ] P NEW AMOSKEAli OUTINGS DARK COLORS. still others arc of pare i regular selling price Is $1.00 ta$ Our sample price l s 6oc to |t; KNIT GOODS. ..Shawls, Scarfs. Booties.! fants’ Sw eaters, Leggins, etc.fi ed at an average of half price LENNOX SOAP 7 FOB Sir, Lennox Soap, some large ,1a none better made; sold only i chases of $1.00, or more; 7 e 25c. LADIES' STOCKINGS AT Sc There are goods In this lot 0 worth 50c, most of them an a only ono pair of each hint White and colors, 25c. JEW STILISH COATS AT| Absolutely new styles lost ed by express from New I, Brown, Plum, Navy, Green till an unusual value; each $13.06. $1.00 SILK HOSIERY 30f. One big string of sample k GEORGIA—Webster County. To the tax payers of said county:] New tte they look HR slnw T nm trlvintr n llut nf tha svtmln ! ** ■ 'BAKERIES ALL PUT Below I am giving a list of the whole dreSs * ood ,. Amoskcag l0 '“ 0fthla eou " ty / P " 1 uf better made,'at yard : A'hlch have been returned for taxation; g SPOOLS COATS’ that all property in the county l 8 sub- COTTON FOR 25c. ject to taxation there can be no doubt; i J. & P. Coats’ Spool Cot* W. B. Bfadl-jy Sunday afternoon. j Messrs Charlie Griffin, Alva and; Ksmon Grant went to the fair onej^^ SMALL ESTABLISHMENTS I threfore urge al land owners o numbcri , g t0 ]00; gold look the following list over carefully . othcr purcha8es amounting to and to see that your lands are proper- „ for 25e . 1> returned ! day last week. sorslilp, but officials declare that 1 Death of .Mrs. Dale. Nows reached Americus today of the MUST SECURE FEDERAL PElt- MITS TO CONTINUE IN OPERA. TION AFTER DECEMBER 10, WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.—General rules and regulation governing the Lahore besides other fraternal thousands of meu are rapidly break- cl etlcs will he represented. Addrcssus curlod at Plains Sunday night, tlic re lng ln and will be able to meet ono-] will be delivered urging that plans! malna being interred at Sardis church . , , . cemetery. In Terrell county, Monday be formulated to impress on the farm- ... , I afternoon, er the necessity of raising more food my gas and flame attacks with a sim ilar offensive. . . ... ” 1 The army in this country has been and, striking an averago price for the whole. To this average price may bo al tbe BaB and " am,! work alnce 0c ‘ added the profit permitted to be earn- :nber > 5 - b “‘ semi-official experiments raising, eti by the government, and os prices' and 1,ractlCe have been going on all at the nilnes have been considerably sumlner - Among the camps where reduced since the war began, this Is thl * work ,s b e'ns Riven the most at- cortaln to result in an early reduction mention are Fort Riley, Kan., and The deceased, who was a resident of crops throughout the state and special; Cottondnle, passed away after a brief attention drawn to an Increase of I103 illness, while visiting in Plains. She The keynote of this propaganda will be sounded by Charles 8. Bar is survived by three children, Ed Dale and ft. H. Dale, of Cottondalo, Ala., and Mrs. J. W. Powell, of Dawson. Sho I was fifty-eight years of age and had rott. of Union Cky. a member of tha, 8pcnt practIoally aI| of her llfe in National Food Commission, and If’ • Terrell county, where she was known University, near close touch with all the products of and loved among a large circle of In prices, say 8 Fuel Administrator Al- American umvers.iy, near) . l, cre (he engineers- training head-j the country. He has made a special, friends. Sho was a constant mom- . / [endeavor to attend this meeting andjber of tho Methodist church and da ft Is Interesting to note the precc-'' 1 {will leave here to be present at the voted much of her time and talent to dence to be followed In the filling of ,bo latest equipment has beoiv niee (| n g of t | lr Farmers- Union of!advancing the interests of that de orders for coal, this being provided! furnished to Camp American Lnlver- j>forth Cadollna. which meets at Win-j nomination. Rev. T. B. Stanford, for along with othcr contingencies' "By. Because of the probability u2 ston-Salem next Wednesday. j pastor of the Methodist church at that may arise. The regulations re-' ,hc lame n-en,going to France as[ Among the arrivals here is L. n ;Dawson, conducted the obsequies. quire that the railroads and muni-: 300 " as they arc trained hundreds at,Jackson, director o' the State Market tion, industries shall have precedence : mcn anx l°us to get to the front are "- 11 * :iu Delegates art anxious) , ttons indust p 0 : ,. . lawaitlng w-liat he has to report re- graph, winch will be responded to by- over all other agencies in tho distri-jen st ng .or t e wor . mong osb jgardlng tbe sweet potato being tnclud. j J H, Nulls, of .lenkinsburg, the stato button of coal, this being due to the being especially accepted are chela-1 1 ,(] | n t he list of army rations, as it I president. . < fact that the government may at any 1st*, gas engineers. plumberB, clectn-jwas through this bureau that it wns| Among arrivals who have already time call upon them to perform sar-'cal experts, mechanics, chauffeurs accomplished, a fact of which the j registered at hotels are Andrew J. vice in connection with the war.'and gas and explosive experts. Tho 1 Farmers' Union of Georgia feels pro;,-J, Fleming. Jenklnsbnrg. state secretary ., . . * ... ,i.ias It was through their union that tha and treasurer; T. S. Johnson, chair. which without sufficient stocks of organization which Is apt to be the , . „ . , , t . 1_—II.. > I , at „ executive committee; The*. the distribution of bakery products under the president s proclamation of yesterday were Issued today. These require every baker using more than two barrels of either flour or meal monthly to secure licenses by Decem ber 19th, and conduct their establish ments according to rules laid down by the food administration. IE STANDARD 1 give list by districts. Lots land not returned fn 32nd land district: 6, 7. 8, 25, 26, 27, 39, 40, 57, 58, 63, 64, 65, 66, 70, 71, 72, 89, 90, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 103, 121, 122, 124. 125, 126. Lots land not returned ln 24th latil i district: 129. 130, 131, 133, 134, 136, i r . 137, 139, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 152,1 l0,t0E A C- 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 169, 160, 162, 166, 168, 169, 173, 179, 181, 183, 1 94„ 95, 97, 115, 124. 126.128, b Ffccne «6. ABM** 185. 187, 195, 197, 198, -99. 204, 219, ! 158, 162, 163, 167, 174, li>- 220. 222. 223, 226, 227, 228, 232, 236, 243,1195, 196. 209. 210, 215, 227 245,251,255. I The above arc wuole lot* 1,01 Lots of land not returned In 19th od; besides these there are m** 1 land dls-rict: 41, 42, 53. 55, 56, 73,‘part only being returned 74, 78, 81, 85. 86, 87, 106, 119, 135, 137,1 I’ROPERTy NOT RETI'ID® 138, 150 151, 152, 169, 170, 180, 183, SUBJECT TO DOUBLE TAX] 1S4. 203, 206, 2t)7, 208, 209, 210, 211, (taxes are going to be Want Ceiunsn 9«»»s»o(e**»ttio*«i9 FOR SALE—One 4-room dwelling in the town of Leslie, Ga., convenient ly located; Terms; cheap for cash. VV. H. Wade, Cobb, Ga. w&s coal on hand would be Impossible, ln first «of the kind In service, will bo the next class come all nubile utiti- known a g the 132 Battaleon, Gas and ties, which Includes hospitals anl Flame. Market Bureau was originally formed, man At the meeting this morning the ad- c. Hudson, Americus, ex-Commlscton- I WANT TO DO YOUR line watch, clock and Jewelry repairing. Expert service and reasonable charges. R. 8. Broadhurst. Jeweler. 110 Lamar St„ directly In front of postoffice. 6-lt . LOST—Red milk cow with horn sawed off, over-bit In right ear, under fill In left ear. Finde r please notify Katherine Small. Leslie. Ga„ J. H. dress of welcome was-delivered by or of Agrlcui.pre, and J. J. Brown,(pcole plantation, near Murray's Ferry. George H. Long, of tbe Macon Tele- -late Commissioner of Agriculture. 1 d6t-wit. colled 1 * 'there Is no desire on the P*” one to cause any citizen cir owner spy owner U|,, trOUblO therefore again urge “P 00 V, 212. 213. 215. 216, 233, 234, 235, 236, =27, 239, 240, 241, 242, 214, 246, 247. 248, Lois cf land not returned In thy 25th Land District; 72, 73, 76, 85, 88, 89. 90. 95, 96. PS, 99, 103, 109. 120, 12G, „„ 127. 812. :33, 134, 139. 149, 151, 138, 160,'turned, by lot number and 11.1, It:-,, 17 7. 177. 178. 179. 192, 195,1 trict, and thereby 200x205, 214, 234, 235, 247, 24S, 232. ‘your property. By authority Lots of land not returned In the 18th ty Commissioners Land District: 2, 3, 33, 46, 62, 78, 88, J. F. SOUTEn, County to Bee that his property li phjj —nor awl n- p—■—ea—a Sparks Grocery Compaq PHONES 43 & 279 Always a full line of good thin# to eat from the Markets of ^ world.