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weekly I Americus TIMES-RECORDER
" THE LIVBST LITTLE DAILY IN GEORGIA"
EDITION
fT .!il>TH yeak.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. NOVEMBER 22, 1917
XUXBEB 4$.
NGLISH SMASH PORTION OF HINDENBERG LINE
;REATEST GAIN YET MADE BY THE ALLIES
dvance five miles on
^5-MILE STRETCH; BERUN
ADMITS GREAT LOSS
=\%.
105 ANGELES VOTES
TO ABOtlSS SALOON
OUT Tj SELL WIIES
TEAMS IBETi|(l«0
ON T. II. mi
MU. KENUl BANNING
T AM' ARTILLERY PIIEPA
IS the imiTISII EXECUTE
HOST NOTABLE ADVANCE
ASDEKS.
|X Nov. 21.-The Hindenburx
[he west hits been broken to
t four n r five miles, says the
troops stormed the first sys-
he Hindenburg line defenses
hole front between St. Quen-
the Scarpe river, a distance
.two miles.
y battalions, accompanied by
ud on after tbe first rush
the second system of da-
mile beyond the first line
avy guns arc being brought
dly.
lack began yesterday, the
ij going over the top with-
try preparation, and taking
an h completely by surprise,
e second system, known as
tnburg Support Lines,” wero
by the British in the first
iilsh also took the village of
aniau Wood, Lavaquerco and
known ns "Welsh Ridge.”
h Hldecourt village, whore
msand prisoners were taken,
an sir Julian Byng, l n com.
he attacking army, reported
that the whole German line
Several teams began work of ob-
talnlng subscriptions to the Y. M. C.
A. AVar Fund In Americus Wednesday
and at noon reports indicated that tho
first day’s solicitation would reach
several hundred dollars. The High
School students, girls and boys, have
pledged themselves to raise $1,000 by
April, and the campaign is oft to a
flying start.
Mr. Frank Lanier, city chairman, re
ceived a telegram today from C. W.
Rowland Btatlng that the total amount
raised in Georgia up to Tuesday even
ing was $145,839. Valdosta reported
$49,500; Washington, $6,000; Galncs-
vllle, $2,900; Monroe, $2,500.
There will be a meeting of the team
captains and directors at 5 o’clock
Wednesday afternoon at which tho
members of the ladles' committee will
be present. Tho session will be tho
final orgaAlzatlon meeting, and It Is
expected that .there will be a full at
tendance.
The Roll of Honor which will car
ry the names of tho Americus boys
who have gon e Into tho service of
the country wljl be erected on the wa
ter tower. It will bo twelve feet
high and ten feet broad and the names (Copyright, Underwood & Underwood.1
will bo printed In large letters which
can easily be read. Mr. Lanier re- He is In charge of the distribution
ceived from Capt. Fort yesterday the of the omclal American news photo
names of all tho members of the Amer. graphs .which will be released through
leus Light Infantry, now known ns the Committee on Public Information,
Company I, One Hundred and Twenty- Washington, in which he was formerly
first Infantry. Tho names of tho select- dfcector of tho divlson of oiclures. MaJ.
men and recruits to the regular army Banning, who is attached the Signal
and navy have been obtained from of-
LON ANGELES, Cal., Nov. 21.—Th's
city at a “wet” o r "dry'' election held
yesterday voted to abolish saloons here
after April 1, 1919.
The ordinance adopted by the voters
provides, however, that the sale, of
light wines is to be permitted In estab
lishments other than saloons, and only
> n original packages.
Wines and liquors permissible un
der the ordinance must contain no
more than 14 per cent, alcoholic con
tents, and original packages may not
be opened, or such liquors drank up
on the premises where purchased.
10,000 TONS OF
» ARE HELD
clehmu HEWpbehieh"! CITY WATER NOW
FIT FOR ORINKINC
ORIGIN ALLY SOLD TO THE IMPEIL
IAL RUSSIAN GOVEBNXENT, BUT
HAVE BEEN CONFISCATED BV
THE UNITED STATES.
ENGLISH TOWNS ARE
TO BE RE-MODELED
v
an;rVnrt 0 olT ,U road 1 h 1 Tnci;.'“sour7es; and'ulshoepd that was associate editor of System Maga-
ured.
nber of prisoners taken by
h thu s far, l« given as five
In a Heater’s dispatch from
M headquarters la'e today. .
'll' Hrld- h Gained Groun L
Xov. 21— German rcserevs
British in German rear
tho list Is nearly complete. In order zinc.
that none of the heroes shall bo left
off the roll of honor, Mr. Lanier -o-
quests that persons having^friends In .riiipi ny pTfinr IP
th e service send the names at once >n JHNM HI H IIH1L 3
care of the Chamber of Commerce. OLlILl.il
The roll probably will be In place by
Thursday, and It will bo a permanent
testimonial. The list Include* 34 r >
(tor ground had been gained new Army y. M. C. A. building
irkcrs on the Flanders front
1 an official communlca-
loss of Hurdinggralncourt
where permanently estah-
i,arv works were located, Is
tion. on the Italian front,
inlcation adds, continues uu.
I"|| Ginning Report.
"TO.\. d. c., Nov. 21.
''i Prior lo November 14tli.
1 8-559,390 bales, counting
hall bales, and includln;
» of sea island staple, tbe
8,1 announced today,
by states, for Georgia,
South Carolina, follow:
1.1*0,000; Florida, 39,837;
""a- 92.1,277 bales.
D ">'l "f Window.
!■ Nov. 21.—George
former congressman from
’ " hose home Is at North
that slate. Jumped to his
from the eighth floo r of
Imont hero.
B. CHESTER
PEACH SUNDAY
LEE ST. CHURCH
( bester. presiding elder
it.' win preach btoh gun-
“ Rd evening at the Lea
‘ 1 # * 'hurcli. Large con.
r * expected to hear him
sion,.
down-town streets More this after
noon. forced a clerk to open the con
cern’s safe, and escaped with Jewels
valued at $45,000. •
The robbery occurred about noon
for the Georgia Infantry brigado has
Just been opened at Camp Wheeler,
Macon, and the equipment has been
moved Into jt from the tent which, had
bce n used while the building was be
ing completed. This particular build
ing hits had an eventful history. It
was originally much smaller and locat
ed at a different place. When tho or
der went forth to enlarge tho regi
ments this building was found lo be
7'’:f?Hfrr:-i;RESTOCTED DISTRICT
Err.=-'i srs goes in Cincinnati
dared out tho entire 800 men In the;
regiment andUieypIcked^P^mc-, ^ Nov _ 2 ,_ cincl „
LONDON, Not. 21.—British archi
tects and town-planning experts, who
are unking plans for n great re
modeling of British cities after tbe
war, declare that one of tho most
successful experiments In new typos
of industrial and urban housing
that which has been made by the
Italian Good Dwellings Society 1«
Rome. The idea of adopting some
thing slmlalr In England has hem
proposed.
"The Italian Society,” says a repoht
on the Rome oxpcrlniflnt, “has erect
ed a block of working-class flats con
taining 800 dwellings, designed for
all types sizes of families. The fiats
are built on four sides of a square,
with a garden in the center. In which
tho 'Chldren’s House’ stands by It
self.
You enter the quadrangle by
great gateway. To the left s a room
for storing baby carriages and bicy
cles. To the right la tho porter’s
ofllce. the postofllee and telephones
for general use. Inside, nearest tbe
gate, aro flower beds and open space
fo r tho pleasure of veryonc. Beyond
are the children’s gardens, then the
little low building callod the ’Child
ren’s House', a charming place, white,
with great windows that stand open
to the air, and covered with rambler
roses. Here t H tho nursery school
for children under Jievcti. Another
big room in the 'Children’s House;
Is the ’After Bchool' where the chlM-
MINNHAPOLIS. Minn., Nov. 21. — , rcn OVO r seven do thel r home lessons
Three automobile bandits entered a; on returning from school, under
Jewelry stor 0 on one of tho principal BUlierV |slon and |n conditions that
they could not possibly find In their
own homes.
NEW YORK, Nov. 21.—Ton thousand
tons of sugag which had been pur
chased by the former Imperial gov
ernment of Russia, was seised here
today and will be placed on the mar
ket and sold by federal authorities.
The sugar, which was porchaied be
fore the revolution upset conditions In
Russia, was requisitioned because of
theurgent need for anpplyng the
American retail market, and will be
distributed through such dealers at
oDce.
ENGLISH SCHOOL BOYS
COLLECT CHESTNUTS
(4TATE HOARD OF HEALTH HAKE*
AN ANALYSIS AND REPORTS
THAT THE WATER IS SAFE FOR
DRINKING USE.
The Georgia State Board of Health
has had Dr. L. T. Pattllo, tho direc
tor of tho laboratory, to ms ekan anal
ysis of samples of the Americus city
water, and ho has reported that the
water Is entirely fit to drink.
Dr. D. B. Mayes, of the city board of
health, was advlsod by letter to this
effect today. Tho report showed some
badtcrla In tho wator, "but not enough
to contemlnate U,” the letter said.
FOR MUNITION PLANTS
Copyright Underwood % Underwood.
Corps, U. 8. R., before tho war began
or
. LONDON, Nov. 21.—Tbe British
school boys’ horso chestnut harvest Is
one of the aihazlng war activities of
this autumn. Borne time ago an appeal
was Issued to the school boys, stating
that the government could use unlim
ited quantities of horse chestnuts and
acorns In the manufacture of muni
tions. The quantities that have been
turned In have exoeeded all expecta-
tlos, and the harvestti Only about'
half in. One small London sohool has
collected 24,000 pounds. A record la
kept of the number of nuts collected
by each boy, and the best record so far
L 21,175. One school room of twen
ty boy B has gathered 115,700.
Generally the school room Is used
The Palnleve ministry goets without
many i egrets, after having dragged out
Its existence tor two months. Former
Premier Clemenceau has completed a
new cabinet and hie leadership Is re
garded as quite logical In view of hU
NO NATIVE GERMANS
ABE PERMITTED NOW
IN WASHINGTON, 0. -I
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 21,-.
Today *s tho^ last day during which
natives of Germany, not naturalized
against Bololsm In parliament. This I,'citizens of the United 8tates, and who
the issue upon which the Palnlevc min. j came ( 0 city since war wag do-
etry was defeated.
LABOR FEDERATION
BLOCKS AN ATTACK "
ON THE GOVERNMENT
BUFFALO, N. Y„ >\ov. 21.—An at-
for collecting and drying fhe nuts, j tempt by socialist delegates to plng'.e
which must be brown-ripe and free out Postmaster Genoral Burleson for
jelared, may remain In Washington.
Residents of all onemy alien* here la
prohibited honcoforth during tho war
by terms of the president’s proclama
tion, except that Carmans who resld-
Sd. In Washington previous to the dec
laration of war have until Decembor
15th In which to arrange their busi
ness affairs and leave tho city. Tho
whole of the District of Colombia Is
Included In territory In which onomy
aliens are forbidden to reside during
the continuance of the war.
CASES TRIEO TODAY ' HUNTING PARTIES
IN THE CiTY COURT SHOT MANY BIRDS
in tho CT.y court this morning, M.\
and while thousands of people were
passing In dose proximity to the rob-
1 hers.
’The ’After School,’ the nursery
school, and the cloak roms occupy
the whole of the ’Chuldren’s House.’
On the other Bide there Is-a group
of rooms whose use Is common lo tbe
while establishment. .There is a
large common room for the womea,
fitted with electric sewing machines
and electric Irons, which can be used
on payment of a email sum. Here
also are great cutting tables and sew
ing tables, such as women know to
be invaluable In sewing work but
which are Impossible in small homes
work of tile B ‘ructurc^ ani w j ra ' t ,V" “ gregat ' ed district ceased to' A common wash house and laundry
bodily to Its | “‘‘ t ‘ ,„t night at mldn.ght. The or- h basement of the building,
car© for the e* 1 K i. ..issued vea- ••'phu central building: also con-
J o*f tho structure was Increased, j ^er closing the district was issued yes- j -This central building also con
ti rday by Mayor Puchta, In accordant e; 0 Bl ,rgery’. wher a doctor is w
! with the wishes of the government | attendance at stated times and any
! that all segregated districts within five; tenant may have free advice, 'f
tenants need attention In their own
apartments, there Is a fee of 20 cents.
hearst purchases 'miles Of an army camp or post be
BOSTON ADVERTISER "‘
BOSTON, Nov. 21.—The sale of The pJ^Qp^ £ fjj. BRYANT
ACOHimD TODAY
dont of The Advertiser N ® W * I “ P " 1 - —
company^ The sale does n 1 j • Bryant, a school teacher.
The Boston Evening Record. CrsV m 10^the ^pcr RIver road. wa.
wiHtoke over* th^Advertleer daring fourd not « u »Hr^ 8 ^!*ho rtoe above cerate standard In ealem, Hi*
Win take over I ! m0 ra'ng on a charge Of •*“““ ""i . of thl , ir dwelling* recelwt
The Advertiser’ wa. roundel ^ related,. «rcenU» of th*r rent back l»u*i
Twice a week the doctor examinee
all tbe school children,
• The buildings are equipped with
numerous bath rooms, but hot water
l fi obtainable only at stated times.
• The Date are of varioua size
overcrowding Is forbldden.-'and fami
lies must move into larger fiats as
their numbers Increase. The largest
flats are designed to accomodate the
parents and five children. Tenants
PARI8, Nov. 22.—One of Franco's
most denegroua enemies has now been
vanquished—typhoid" fever, and the
victor is Prof. Vincent, an officer of
one of the French medical schools.
The war has shown that the most
deadly of fevers lg at tho mercy of
science. Typhoid fever was always n
great enemy of armies In the field. It
has been established tbpt in ware
previous to the present one more men
died of typhoid than by bullets and
shelle.
At the start of the present struggle
a typhoid epidemic started In October,
1914, and Increased through the winter
pf 1914-15.
Already from 1911 to 1914, most of
the French soldiers under arms had
been vaccinated. But the mobilized
men arrived In depots In hundreds or
thousands.
Dr. Landouzy, head of the medical
service in tbe Beirort district, had
- _ „ . „. 100,000 men vaccinated. Three months
W T. Maynard and W. a Carter who hs< , ^ d ls-
only went a few mile, appear*, from hi. district, where
'o n r'.U r th e °iaw aMow*. two huntsmen | "/«' « *“9 'aceinaled wa,
VISITING RELATIVES
TUI IHYU llLLUlITluJ panics' from Americus. ,«'Y ^ ^ “sm s a
| . j the number of typhoid cases dropped
from eeven In January, 1915, to 0.029
Birds were plentiful in 8umtsr coun
M.“Newber7,“who“wa.““pr^«tM »F th ® flrat d “ y of . the op “ T*®"’
by the Terrell Land Company for ‘® ‘ h « mad6 by tlw
trespass, wa. found not guilty, parlous hunting parties
Victor Adams, a negro who drove' <>\ rty headmlj.y Jap lMnk.to.,
hl„ ord without any light, and ran *«'** «• "•
the law allowed. Another hunting
zinrrxszzs; ^ b »^ » y
charge, and wa, fined $50 or eight J il||ed **• ^^“.‘Vrd’
months. Tho Incident occurred o n tho «• « V
Kllnvllle road 'recently. ■ ,y » hot » ‘ nd a, *° * doT *®’ Wb le
IN THE FRENCH ARMY
from husk. „ allowed lo "heat” while j .l^k Ta coun«Uon ^T® I TYPHOID CONQUERED
In storage, tho nuts are useless for presslon of certain newspapers It** !
tbe purpose required. They are there- j been blocked by the attitude of the
fore not kept In sacks, but spread out resolutions committee of tbe Amerl-
on a dry floor space not more than a can cFderatlon of Labor in session
foot thick and turned over occasion- here.
ally with a fork or shovel. Another socialist resolution also
Furmcrs who have large quar.Vties slaf.cd for defeat, It was stated this
of ncorns find them a profitable crop afternoon, ha. been transferred-from
this year, a. tho government pays $181 tho resolutions committee to the com-
n ton for them on the spot. mltteo on international affairs.
E F. BELL IN CITY
The number of deaths through ty-
E. F. Bell, of Columbia. 8. C„ >r-, llnjlng Snnnnnnli Sugar,
atlved here Monday, and will be In the SAVANNAH. Gu., Nov. 21.—The | nu Lh- r ,
city for a few days, the guest of rela- fnltctl Sta’es government has recent-1 . . . h ..
lives, while looking after hie business ; v bought three million, four hundred ■’ 0
interest, here. Mr. Bell I, manager t i lou , a „d pound, of sugar from ,bat now they b * Te to be
of the Chero-Colo company at Colum- ’ Ravannuh Sugar Refining Corpora-
they
n cverago of 10.00').
hi*, and Is doing a splendid business |,| 0n according to a statement made ,raeD ’ ™ 1 *'’ f0r
111. many friend, in America, are ol-W thl , *eek. The bulk of thls ouly «« *»“« ,n ,#0 ’ b0 ° ** b< “ .
| extent
:reckoned on i
I men. So far*
ways Kind to see him upon his
to tbit city.
BRITISH FORCES
sugar I, destined for soldiers train-
recorded.
lng at the various camps In this eec-j
tlon. Because of Us location and the
fact that It to the only refinery be
tween New Orleans and Philadelphia,:
tbe government to buying most of the
■ COTTON
SOLD HERE TODAY
AT 28 3-4 CENTS 9
M l, 1748 It ha. been xlrack hto wife. H. w.
Adams In 1748. It n« ^ ^mey Tom Lane.
Issued as a dally el»ce 1915-
NFAR JERUSALEM su s a r for southern camps through j
11GHR JEIUIJrtLL.il; th|s rc(lncry A ithough other section,;
I hav 0 been short on sugar. Savannah j ,
LONDON, Nov. 21.—Brlt'sh forces lan d the southeast has not been affoct-'
lu Palestine havo now advanced ta L, Mludllng cotton reached It* h gh.'s;
a point five miles northwest of Jern-! " ! mark to Americus thl« morning when’
salcm. the war office announced lo-| ^ It sold a rising market from 28 1-K9
The campaign continues to progress lion between these forces at ail early There were not many sales reported,
lit. d’rwt*on of tlif i:r!?!*»Yt nolum i <!«te now -••'■m.- probable 1 •• —
ba1e a changed hand-.u