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FORTY-FIRST YEAR—NO. 6.
AMERICUS. GEORGIA. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. JANUARY 30, 1919
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
JENGLANB WORRIED BY PRESIDENT’S PLAN FOR
DISPOSAL OF GERMANY’S COLONIES BY ALLIES
SUPPLIES POUR
INATAIRDEPOT;
37,400 SO. FEET
OFSPACE ADDED
How Strassbiirg Celebrated Victory
Two New Steel Hangars to Be Erect
ed—Fifteen Carloads Received
Daily.
That the war department does not
contemplate the early abandonment of
the Aviation General Supply Depot
here, under command of Major E. S.
Schofield, Is indicated by the fact
that orders have been received at the
depot, and work already baa actually
begun, to enlarge the storage space
of tbe warehouse by 37,100 square
feet The warehouse proper em
braces 288,000 square feqt
The additional space will be pro
vided by two steel airplane bangers,
parts of which have already reached
the supply depot, and work of pre
paring foundations for which fas
been started. These two hangWrs,
which were built for expeditionary
dfftlcc, are 110x200 feet and 110x140
feet in size, respectively. They will
be erected Immediately adjoining the
warehouse building on the sooth and
fronting on the railroad spur. .
While the warehouse still has con
siderable unoccupied space, air ser
vice equipment of all kinds Is pooling
In at the depot In great volume, and
additional room, even with the com'
pact tier storing now being done, will
be needed.
"We are now receiving an average
of from 10 to 15 carloads of planes
and miscellaneous air service supplies
dally," sold Major Schofleld today.
"Friday we received 27 cars, all of
them planes, except 3, which were of
miscellaneous supplies. Saturday 20
cars were received and more arrived
yesterday nnd last night. We arc
kept pretty busy and are getting a
great deal of material in the ware
house, but we have room for much
more. The two hangars will give us
additional space for a great deal of
nateriaL" i {Ji
FIVE KILLED IN
AUSTRIAN RIOT
AT ARRIVAL OF
U.S.C0MMISSI0N
victory. Elaborate decorations were everywhere; placards extolling Wil
son. Clemcnceau. Foch, Poincare an d LIoyd-George occupied prominent
places in the windows; the Allied Rags flaunted from the staffs, while
wreaths and ribbons wero strung with swinging lanterns from the cor
nices. (c.) Underwood & Underwood.
SOLDIER-POLICE
CLASH AIRED AT
SUMMARYCOURT JANUARY 16,1920
Sure Enough Raise
Is Urged by Darkey
LONDON, Jan. 29—At Winchester
there is a rest camp for Southern
Americun negro soldiers, five or six of
whom got into a Y. M. C. A. hut re
cently and with the secretary absent
for a few minutes, started a game of
poker which, of course, is prohibited.
The game was in full swing when the
shouts of “Ah'll raise” and "Come
one© mo’, baby,” reached the ears of
the “Y” man outside. Making for
the group to explain that poker was
not quite the thing in a Red Triangle
building, he heard one of the negroes
announce:
“Ah opens for a couple o' bob.”
(Knglish money.)
“Ah raises that a pound,” said the
next negro.
"Aw, dat alnt nuffln’1 Why don’t
you raise him a ton?” interposed an
other khaki-clad colored man.
Then the “Y” secretary “called” and
the poker gan^e waa over.
jftenate Committee for
Ford-NewberryProbe
Military Policeman Hobson and
three other soldiers from Souther
Field, who were arrested last week af
ter a dual) at the Central of Georgia
passenger station with Officers McGe-
hee und Lee. of the city police were
tried at a summary court before Major
Ilutts at Souther Field at 11 o'clock to
day. Officers McOehee and Lee and
other witnesses from the city who saw
the encounter were called to the post
aa witnesses.
Inquiry at Souther Field this after
noon as to the disposition of the cases
brought the information that tbe sen
tences imposts! had been referred to
Lleut.-Col. Dickman, post commander,
for approval or disapproval, and until
they were passed upon by him*nothing
could be given out. It was stated that
the officers at the post were doing ev
erything possible to promote good feel-
DRY AMENDMENT
GOES IN EFFECT
Marburg Scene of Outbreak-Myste
ry in Presence of American
Officers There.
LAIBACH, Austria, Jan. 29—(By As
sociated Press.)—Reports from Mar
burg state that quite a serious dis
turbance broke out there on the
rival of the American "Debarkation
Commission," under command of Col
onel Miles. It Is reported that five
persons were killed and thirty injured.
The Jugo-Slav army Is reported
have restored order.
Matjburg Is In Styrla, Austria. Noth
ing id recent dispatches explain (ho
presence of an American commission
there.
Only 5 New Cases
Flu Here Tuesday
Only live cases of Influenza had been
reported for the city of Americus for
yesterday. Dr. jl. F. Bond, commis
sioner of public health, stated this
afternoon. None had been reported
from the county outside of tbe city in
two days, although this was Inconclus
ive, as several physicians In the coun
ty had not been heard from. The sit
uation Is highly satisfactory, accord
ing to Dr. Bond.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 29.—(By Asso
ciated Press.)—Ratification of the pro
hibition amendment to the federal con-
stltut'on to become effective January
16. 1920. was proclaimed today In
proclamation signed at 11:20 a. m. at
the state department by Acting Secre
tary Polk.
Ing between the city police and the
Ultory police, and that the trouble
In this instance was very much to be
regretted.
Influenza Serum
Free to Physicians
Produce Continues
To Drop in Chicag
CHICAGO, Jan. 29.—(By Associated
Press.)—-Victims of the high cost of
living found further satisfaction today
in the trend of the prices of produce.
Butter dropped three to four cants
wholesale since yesterday, and pota
toes live to ten cents per bushel.
Gen. Gouraud For
Remaining on Rhine
Flyer at Souther
Field on Spin Goes
Up to 14,900 Feet
A NEW field altitude record for
a Curtiss training airplane
was set nt Souther Field yesterday
when Lieutenant Suttle, out on a
pleasure spin, reached an altitude
of 14,900 feet, which was 200 feet
higher than reached by Lieutenant
Emory Rodgers, flying Instructor,
some time ago. The mark was not
official because Lieutenant Suttle'a
plane was not equipped with a
recording instrument. This height
Is not by any means a record, sev
eral thousand feet higher having
been reached elsewhere In a Curtis
plane.
PROFIT TAKING
CAUSE OFHEAVY
COTTON SLUMP
WAR CABINET IN
SPECIAL SESSION
FOR DISCUSSION
OF “DIFFICULTY”
Wilson Now Certain to Make Second
Trip to Paris, is
Report.
~r
POLISH QUESTION UP BEFORE
ALLIED PEACE CONFERENCE
Following the upward bound of
cents a pound of cotton yesterday the
futures market waa very erratic to
day, fluctuating nearly 200 points dur
ing the session and closing In New
York at a slump of 135 points for
March over yesterday’s close of I8.9K'
Experienced cotton men hod predict
ed considerable selling today by spec
ulators ready to take profit on the rise
of f 10 per bale, and that Is what took
place on the exchanges. The opening
this morning was slightly under yes
terday's close, but an accumulation of
over-night buying orders soon sent
the price up nearly half a cent, March
going to 24.36. Reaction set In with a
selling movement and prices dropped.
Another rally about noon * brought
prices to within a few points of the
opening, and this strength held until
within a halt hour of the closing when
further selling sent quotations hur
riedly downward until March touched
22.60 at the final call.
The spot situation was unchanged
by the future market, there being no
selling here. However, following the
futures market, good middling spots
was quoted at 25 1-2 cents.
Delegates From Poland and Checho
slovakia Admitted to Explain
Views.
PARIS, Jan. 29.—(By Associated
Press.)—Great Britain’s war cabinet
held a special meeting yesterday to
discuss the difficulty arising between
President Wilson's plan for the dls.
posal of the German colonies and that
of other conferees, according to the
Paris edition of the London Dally Mall.
PARIS, Jan. 29.—(By
Press.)—Much os President Wilson
still hopes to avoid a second European
trip, It begins to look as though the
trend or peace conference affairs -
would Impel him to re-cross tho At
lantic early In the spring.
The president Is said to havo told
confidents that if events pointed to tho
need of his return be felt his course
would be found fully justified when be
addressed congress on his return to
the United States. The president’s
friends here say he is prepared to an
swer any criticisms of bis intondod re
turn to France with tacts ha, will lay
before congress.
The Supreme council of peace bad
before It it for consideration on as
sembling this morning the Polish
question and Instructions to be given
tho Allied mission to Poland recently
authorized and about to leave on Ita
Much Strike Rioting
In Belfast Streets
Washington, Jan. 29—(By Asso
rted Press.)—A favorable report on
the resolution for an Immediate in
stigation of the Michigan Newberry-
Ford senatorial campaign was ordered
today by tho senate contingent ex
penses ’ committee on a strict party
Tote.
BELFAST. Jan. 29.—(By Associated
Press.)—There was much rioting In
the dark streets here last night Many
plate glass windows of stores
prominent streets were smashed and
some or their contents stolen.
The police frequently charged the
rioters with clnbs.
WEATHER FORECAST.
For Georgia.—Fair tonight and
Thursday. Not much change In tem
perature.
ATLANTA, Jan. 29.—Atlanta physl
cians are divided on the question of
closing public assemblies to stop the
spread of Influenza, and with tbe
business influence that will be thrown
in the scales against tbe closing it is
probable that some other measures
will bo relied on to handle tho sit
uation.
One of the main measures of pre
vention will be tbe general use of the
serum recently developed by army
doctors at the Fort McPherson gen
eral hospital. In the bacteriological
lahratory they havo developed a serum
which has given remarkable results
in preventing pneumonia. They are
giving it free to the state health au
thorities and to civilian physicians
over the state, and are anxious that
the fullest use be made of It.
COBLENZ, Jan. 28.—(Tuesday.)—
(By Associated Press.)—Supporting
Marshal Foch’s opinion that the
French should remain on the Rhine,
which Is tbe stratagetlc barrier be
tween France and Germany, General
Gouraud. under whom the Americans
fought In the Champagne, made a sim
ilar declaration today to American
correspondents at a luncheon he gave
them.
Cotton men continued optimistic that ^ journey. The program called
30 cents will be realized for cotton I .
before a great while. Chas. H.
Burke, manager of the Commercial
warehouse, stated that he looked for
30 cent cotton some time In February,
probably by the middle of the month
but likely not before that time.
LOCAL SPOT.
Good Middling 25 1-2 cents.
This Soldier’s Story
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NEW YORK FUTURES.
Prev (Low)
Close Open High Close
March 23.95 23.90 24.35 22.60
May 22.80 22.65 22.95 21.46
July 22.10 22.00 22.31 20.60
October . ..20.70 20.50 20.90 19.10
December ..20.40 20.85 18.40
Armed Russ Troops
Sailing for Home
ATLANTA, Janfl 29—The Huns an
chored a machine gun In a certain
trench they were driven oat of, tied
a rabbit to a cord and the cord to the
trigger of a gun, gave the rabbit a
whiff of chloroform to make It sleep
a few hours, and then Americans
jumped It and set tbe machine gun in
motion, according to Noah Kilgore,
an Atlanta boy who Is back from over
seas with bis honorable discharge and
a most wholesomo hatred of the Han.
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 29.—(By Asso-
Press.)—Tho hospital ship
"Russ”, carrying fully armed and
eqnlppel Russian troops cn route to
Reval from the French front, called
here yesterday.
Refugees Tell of
Massacres by Reds
ARCHANGEL, Jan. 28.—(Toesday.)
—(By Associated ITess.)—The num
ber of refugees form Shcnkursk flee
ing to tho Allied lines north of that
town Is Increasing. They repeat sto
ries of massacres by the Bolshevik!.
for the appearance of the Polish and
Czecho-SIovak representatives to pre
sent their views.
Grandmother of Russ
Revolution Greeted
NEW YORK, Jan. 29.—(By As-
elated Press.)—Hundreds of antl-
Bolshevlki Russians and a number of
Americans greeted Madame Catherine
Breshkovskays, "grandmother of the
Russian revolution," upon her arrival
at the Grand Central station thia
morning. As the elderly woman step
ped from the train those assembled
to greet her swept forward and tried
to thrust bouquets Into her hands and
kiss and hug her.
Max May Run for
German President
AMSTERDAM. Jan. 29.—(By Asso
ciated Press.)—Prince Max, of Baden,
former German chancellor, will be
nominated by the German social dem
ocrats as their candidate for the pres
idency of the German republic, accord
ing to Berlin dispatches to Vienna
newspapers.
WTLLIA3TS AGAIN COMPTROLLER,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.—(By Asso
ciated Press.)—John Skelton Williams,
of Richmond, was re-nominated today
by President Wilson to be comptrollerV
of the currency, and Jouett 8. House,
of Kinsley, Kansas, was nominated to-
be assistant secretary of the treasury.