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HALIFAX, Dec. 12.—Reviled esti
mates mado today place Thursday’*
explosion casualties considerably be
low those of previous estimates. The
death list today Is reduced to approx
imately eighteen hundred, with the
known dead only eight hundred. It
Is not bellevod there are over a
thousand bodies of victims burled in
tbe debris.
The tut of those reported as missing
le steadily decreasing .as the refu
gees return and families are reunit
ed. Many of those: believed at flrit
to have been caught and burled be
neath debris hate returned and are
again with friends and relatives.
Uussluns Demobilising,
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 12.—Tho Ger
man News agency, a soml official or
ganization, says tho demobilization ol
Russian forces has already bogun, and
that peaco negotiations restricted to
the. Russian front have been author
ized.
Ilnmnnlans Sign Armistice.
JASSY, Rumania, Dec. 12.—Official
at. nouncement Is mado hero today of
the singing of an armlstlco In ac
cordance with which hostilities ho-
tweon Germany and Rumania aro sus
pended boginning at 10:30 o’clock Sat
urday night and continuing Indefinite-
If, until further notice.
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VEEKLY AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER
I BUILD AMERICUS AND ATLANTIC R. R.
(ST SHOT AGAINST AUSTRIA HAS BEEN FIRED
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AMERICUS. GEORGIA. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. DECEMBER 13. 1917
() 1M1I.ROAD COM-
ISSl’E CAPITAL
bonds will be
TIT.
a nd Atlantic railroad,
HyromvlUe to Amerl-
tln; at the former with
... j. now o certainty.
Is already constructed
cii mile: of this city,
ight into hero at corn-
expense and without
determination-of the
ils railroad, they have j
local attorneys, 1
and Fort, to make ap- |
Georgia railroad com- .
mission to Issue capt- !
1 to Issue stock to the
)0, and bonds, hearing
terest in the amount of
tearing of this appllca-
>Iace in January,
plan lor the railroad
x extension to Edison,
ble that once entry is
ricus and the road ba
stion it will be carried
FIVE IMS
WERE SROI DOWN
GERMANS SUSTAIN HEAVY LOSS
IN AIRCRAFT ON CA1IDBAI
FRONT-NUMBER OF AIR BAT-
TLES REPORTED.
LONDON, Dec. 12.—On the western
front there wag great activity In tho
air during Monday, especially in the
Cambrai region, according to an offi
cial statement Issued lnat night.
During the day's aerial fighting five
German machines were either destroy
ed or brought down, and at night
three alrplan.es were reported missing.
REPRESENTATIVE T1NKIIAM, OF
BOSTON, A MEMBER OF CON-
CONGRESS, WAS ALLOWED TO
HAVE THIS HONOR.
LIST DF DEAD III
ITALIAN ARMY HEADUARTERS,
in Northern Italy, Dec. 11.—(Delayed)
r -1%o first American shot against Aus
tria was fired today by Representative
Tmkham, of Boston, on tho lower
Piave front. Congressman Tinkbam
pulled the string which fired a large
one hundred and forty-nlno’ millmeter
gun, sending n shell against the Aus-
tilan positions. 4
Crowd Watching the “Human Fly” Climb Eighteen Story Building in BuIIalo, N. Y.
SALT IS. SCARCE JERUSALEM IS
ne empty HERE ALSO; ONLY
S GETS A FEW HAVE ANY
ENTERED AFOOT
01 SEN. AllENBT
ONATIONS
There is also a noar-shortage of salt LONDON. Dec. 12.—Premier Lloyd-
In Amerlcus. George today announced In tho house
I Tho wholesalers arc practically out, of commons that General Allenby, the
1 and only a fow of the retail stores British commander in Palestine, cn.
weather did not keep have any salt to speak of. tered Jerusalem on foot Tuesday,
irs to the Fmpty Several stores have largo supplies. Other details of tho occupation of
oday. The following but they are keeping it for their own the elty wore announced yesterday.
ved: customers. ;
iwledgod $24.05 Farmers aro xforrled over the
Ip scarcity of salt, because this is hog-
........ "l0 killing season and they uso large
jr t0 cuanUUes of It.
,0. ‘ Tho sugar shortage 1b becoming
to worse here, and unless a car Is re-
; LOO celved in a week there will probably
■an 50 not be any at all in Amerlcus
CONDOGI OF 10
IS BEING PROBED
01 0. S. SENATI
MANY ENLISTING
TO ESCAPE BEING
E CAUGHT IN DRAFT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 12.-
An Inquiry by congress Into tho gen
eral conduct of the war was bogun
hero today with tho Investigation by
the senate military committee of the
war department’s work In arming and
$> (tripping American forces partlclpat-
ii g in tho war against Germany.
ATLANTA IS SHORT IF
COAL AT WORST TIE
BATTLESHIP OF
AUSTRIANS SUNK
50
25
! 25
'spree 25
>rce 25
ATLANTA, Ga.. Dee. 12.—Atlanta’s
,eldest weather of the present season,
end one of the coldest spells In years,
' found tho City with a very short sup-
LON DON, Dec. 12.—The Austrian
lultleshlp IVoln wus torpedoed uni
I r.k Sunday night, according to
ienna official statement received at
Gormans Feeling Out Lines.
PARIS, Dec. 12.—German raiding
parties felt out tne French lines to
the northeast of Rheims last night,
according to today’s war offleo an
nouncement. No activity of Import
ance occurred near where this feeling
out was reported.
There liave been nearly one han
dled enlistments In Amerlcus In tho
l:ut ten days All branches of the ser
vice receiving applicants, tha aviation
included.
This is duo to the fact that after
Docembcr 15 tho government will not
accept any more volunteers, and tho
men will lievo to take their chaces in
the dralt.
The recruiting offices here for tho
army and navy have been partlculra'y
busy, und oven Postmaster Daven-
pett lias been called upon to enlist
five or six.
.$23 39
■ Dec. 12.-A “fliv-
toward Atlanta ran
,r the Chattahoochee
A gasoline Oil-
: RAILROADS AGREE
to any
ply of coal on hand, due to tbe fact Amsterdam today. The statement was
that local dealers have been unable foi warded hero in a Central News
,o get their regular supply from the «£* crew of the . uakw ,
mines in this territory . battleship were rescued The scene of 1 ASSURE PRESIDENT THEY WILL
Two weeks ago the Atlanta Chamber ^ „ not <toud . CO-OPERATE WITH lilH IN ANT
WFATHER FORECAST POINTS Til uf Commorco sent a delegation to 1|)c Wo|a was ono of the older: ACTION HE TABS IN RAILROAD
LENGTHENING OF COLD WAVE - u-ashlngton to present the city’s nee Is battleships of the Austrian fleet, but, PROBLEM.
LOWEST VET RECORDED WAS l« Fac , Adraln , 8 tratlon, and ri cognlzcl to bo an efficient fighting
through the co-operation of Senator unit. The vessel displaced 6,512 tons; WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 12.—
. . Sm | t |, ,;, e y were able not only and carried a complement of 440 men. ; .[-Jj,, fullest co-operation In any decis
0 ’ ., cnnl to Ire the i,resident may make to solvt
DEGREES.
i„ an order dlrcetlng coal to
bo shipped here for domestic purposes
hut the senator presented the needs
„r Other Georgia cities and similar
Bring In more coal.
But another quilt on the bed.
Turn oft the water.
And let the cat sleep In the house ^ ^ ^
For It's going to bo cold tonight. WB> ta v e n t o relieve their dis-
- - Tho forecast Is for colder weather • ^
led to bo situated, than was experienced last nlgm. wo n Meanw h|i c , however, the coal has
’ehe the ga a gave j tho temperature dropped to 27 degrees. ^ ^ mov |ng Info Atlanta very slow-
f the car rode up I The lowest so far was recorded Sa - n accotlM ot ra iiroad congestion,
the hose but got'urday night when 15 degrees was
the proprietor had i sounded. Sunday night the lustr---
j ment showed 21 degrees.
large hurry, the —
a window and was __
K:=NO FURLOUGHS FOB
I, on .
and the amount received before tho
blizzard came was not sufflenent to
„ pplv all orders.
Tech Will Play Penn.
ATLANTA, Ga.. Dec. 12— Georgia
•lech and the University of Pennsylv
ania will clash on the gridiron next
season, according to. an uuoimee-
mrn antbortzed by the Teyb Athletic
council. The game scheduled to
_ 12 - be played In Philadelphia on Novam-
■ wasted no time. WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 13- "e P >
10 car > which boro Unlisted men and officer* of ' thj0 Kttme flth the Quak-
r ho beat a hasty national army will not be given ctl “ ' . nniia | meeting with Auburn •
“ woods, leaving mas furlough* unless 'hey Uve with 'xhanksglvlnf day Is the only other
11 Us content* to trolley distance of their cnntonme ts. on de Saltely arrange!
-■ ccuntvpoUceman At tho war department this “C™'*’ jackets’ 1*’* schedule co. far.
' * /was the it wan announced a «cWo» » «» “
A iefiecthadb^hed.
rlc sub-station saw
1 'he county aollce-
‘i best on a motor-
,,le tatter hove m
ad m tho road, tha
n, l wasted no time.
Irn tho i,resident may make to solve
; the railroad problem was pledged to
day by the railroad war board. It >s
J composed of a representative commit
tee of railroad executives.
RUSSIAN ASSEMBLY
WILL BE CONVENED
FINE LIEUTENANT
ALSO BRIDEGROOM
NEW YORK, Dec. 11.—Warren O
Grey, a sorgeant In ths United States
army, who Is alleged to have poeed a»
“Lieutenant William Alwyn Jennings,’’
and to have married a young woman
prominent in social circles In Atlanta,
Ga., was arrested when be arrived
here yesterday with his bride on n
Clyde Uno steamship. Agenta of the
department of Justice, who made the
arre-.t. said Grey was awnted In At
lanta :>:i n ehargo of passing worthless
checks amounting to $6,500. Grey
was held In $5,000 ball, pending re
moval to Atlanta, aftor a hearing be
fore a United States commissioner.
It Is said that Sergeant Grey obtain
ed leave of absence from tt training
camp In Alabama, and that in Atlanta
he represented himself as a son cf
James R. Jennings, vice-president of
tho Bethlehem Steel corporation, and
a nephew of William Jennings Bryan.
■ Lieutenant Jennings” gained quick
access to Atlanta society otrelea, tho
federal agents say. and after a brief
courtship married an Atlanta woman,
the ceremony being performed. In All
Saints’ church in that city.
SHERIFF TO SELL
3 TRUNKS AND
DESTROY LIQUOR
Sheriff Harvey has advertised for
sale on December 20 three fine trunks
! that were seized and confiscated be
mused they caused whisky.
Tho sale Is taking place by order ot
the court, as ia required by law.
One trunk was full of Slack La'fil
whisky, another contained Budwefser
beer, and the third was filled when
found with cans of syrup.
The trunks will be offered to the
highest bidder, and the intoxicants
destroyed publicly.
THREE INCHES OF SNOW
REPODTED AT ATHENS
EXPLOSION IN RIG
JERSEY SHELL PUNT
ATHENS, Ga., Dec. 12—Three;
inches of snow fell today throughout;
this section of Georgia.
WILMINGTON, Del.. Dec. 12.—Fire
which occurred this morning In the
shell-loading department of the Beth
lehem Steel ompeny’a munition plant
near New Castle, did extensive dam-
rffiySTOf
PETROGRAD, Dec. 12.—The Rus-
Stan constituent assembly will be re- {
opened by n representative of the na-;
ttonal commissaries on the arrival of
over four hundred memhors of tho ns-j
scmbly, according to a proclamation
Issued today from Smolny Institute,
Loadquartcrs of tho Bolshevik! lead-
The constituent assembly was to
have re-assembled Monday, but owing
t*. the terms of tbo Dolshcvlkl procl:
Credlt Hen Meeting,
SAVANNAH, Ga., Dec. 12.—The]
Credit Men’s Associations of Georgia,
South Carolina and Florida, which is
convened et the Hotel Savannah for
a session has adopted resolutions ask
ing the rating agencies to incorpora'e
In their reports henceforth the egea
of all men so that It will bo possible
to ascertain If the applicant for credit
l e liable to the draft law. Tho asso
ciations also urged strictly cash busi
ness as a war measure. After the
business meeting a banquet at the
Hotel Savannah last night' ended Its
session.
age.
The fire originated among a lot ot
loaded shells, several of which ex
ploded. other* being scattered every
where. The scene in tbe rear of the
explosion resembles a town after be
ing bombarded by heavy artillery, o:
bombed by aircraft.
rumored the populace is preparing to
CttfCRfo i* 1 dcnH>n*t.ratfon» 111 proteit
r.iraintt the proclamation.
Officers Say Small Damage Done.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12—The cxplosi
and fire In tho Now Castle plant ot I
Bethlehem Steel Company acused on!:
comparatively ’.mall damage today
This wa a stated at tho New York o.’
flees of the corporation this afternoon
One official said advices received from
tho sccn» Indicated only one perm .
was Injured by the explosion and
-tilting fire.