GIXY
THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR
MONDAY SESSION
REGORDER COURT
YIELDS RESULTS
PECK MEASURE OF SIMOLEONS
ADDED TO THE FUND.
Unbleached Americus, altogether,
did not observe Sunday with required
decorum, as evidenced in the line-up
of penitents and “bunged-ups” in po
lice court this morning, representing
the society of the Burnt Dog district.
C ie family fracas over there wherein
'.ne black paterfamilias applied the soft
side of a bedslat to the wife of his
bosom, yielded thirty shekels of silver,
while contributions from plain and
frilled drunks filled another quart
cup with dollars, to the evident delight
of Clerk Weaver, as he balanced the
cash account.
TWENTY LIS
ARE SACRIFICED
PASSENGER STEAMER SUNK BY
GERMAN SUBMARINE AND ALL
ON BOARD ARE LOST
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON', -March 29.—The sinking of
the British steamer Falab off the
coast of Wales by a German subma
rine during yesterday is officially con
firmed today. Twenty persons lost
lives in the destruction of the vessel,
it is believed.
The Falab when torpedoed was
bound for Liverpool for a cargo and
carried forty passengers, besides a
crew of twenty sailors. The loss of
life was heavy and may exceed early
estimates which placed the number
at twenty.
EDITOR DISCOVERS
REASON lARD TIMES”
(Special to Times-Kecorder.)
ATLANTA, Ga„ March 29.—‘ The
way w« do it in the South” is the sub
ject of a Georgia editorial which has
attracted wide attention. It follows:
•‘We throw away water and buy
Whisky. We raise rats and buy corn.
We throw away ashes and buy soap.
We raise dogs and buy hogs. We raise
wood and buy bread. We raise ticks
and buy beef. We raise weeds and
vegetables. We raise molasses and
buy sugar. We raise cotton and buy
clothes. We raise hook worms and
flies to kill people. We raise black
berries but are too lazy to pick them.
We build schoolhouses but we send our
children away to school. We send our
boys out to hunt w ith a S4O gun and a
S2O dog after ten cent game, and then
we yell ‘hard times.’ ”
Dili COURT AMERIGUS
STILL ON CIVIL DOCKET
SECOND WEEK OF THE TERM BE
(IAN THIS MORNING.
The second week of the session of.
city court begun this morning with
the civil docket still at the fore, and a
large number of cases to be disposed
of. The session today was wholly de
void of any feature of general inter
est. The misdemeanor docket, which
contains a very formidable array jf
cases, will be taken up next Monday
by Judge Harper.
MEAGRE NEWS
FROM EAST SAYS
RUSSIANS WIFE
GAIN BOSPHORUS
BLACK SEA SQUADRON IS HAM
MERING AWAY AT EASTERN
ENTRANCE TO STRAITS
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, March 29.—Today’s dis
patches from the near-east contain on
ly meagre and unsatisfactory informa- I
tion concerning operations against the
Turkish capital. The weather contin
ues unpropitious, according to these
dispatches, and no further attack up
on the forts guarding the Aegean en
trance of the straits has been attempt
ed by the Franco-British fleet. Land
forces may be lftarching toward Con
stantinople, but no information regard
ing troop movements can be obtained
early this afternoon.
At the Black Sea entrance to the
Bosphorus a different situation pre
vails, though accurate information re
garding a bombardment being pressed j
by Russian warships is not to be had. I
A strong fleet, it is known here, began j
throwing heavy shells into the Turk
ish fortifications early this morning,
and at noon the action continued with
unabated fury. How much damage
has been wrought, or whether losses
have been sustained by the Russian
fleet is unknown.
Mine sweepers are reported at work
In both ends of the narrow channel
leading to Constantinople, and a con
certed attack upon both gateways to
the Ottoman Constantinople may he
expected within a week. This attack,
it is believed, will be supported by
strong forces of troops both upon the
Asiatic side of the Dardanelles and on
the Peninsula of Gallipoli.
Turks Expect Renewed Attack.
Turkish officials at Constantinople
decline to accept the weather as an.
excuse for the prevailing lull in the
attack upon the forts of the Darda
nelles, and assert that since the loss
of the British and French battleships
on March 18th, there has been no
weather disturbances sufficient to
warrant a suspension of hostilities.
A Turkish aeroplane, it is asserted,
made frequent reconnaisances over
warships constituting the international
fleet in the Aegean Sea, and that as
a result of these observation an early
resumption of the effort to reduce the
defenses is anticipated.
Profiting by the experience of March
18th, the allied commander will not
attempt to again enter the narrows,
say Turkish officials, but a long-dis
tance bombardment of the inner
works will be renewed. Several of
the warships attached to the allied
fleet have recently visited Malta where
supplies and ammunition stores were
replenished, as well as repairs effect
ed. Warships expected to reinforce
the attacking fleet have not arrived,
according to Constantinople advices.
HOAAE ON NORTH JACKSON
DESTROYED BY FIRE
|
FIVE ROOM RESIDENCE BURNED
SATURDAY NIGHT.
The dwelling of William Green, a
colored resident of Jackson street,
north, was destroyed by fire at an
early hour Saturday night. The blaze
was of accidental origin and quickly
enveloped the five-room dwelling,
which with Its contents was quickly
consumed. Insurance to the amount
of SBOO w as carried upon te building.
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AMEMSinSEIIRDER
FIRST PHOTOGRAPH OF BRITAIN’S GRUTEST BATTLESHIP, QUEER ELIZABETH
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Here is the picture of the greatest
battleship in the world —unless the
Pennsylvania, recently launched at
Newport New's, is to be considered her
equal. The Queen Elizabeth carries
15-inch guns and with these she has
battered the forts of the Dardanelles.
All during the war vessels of the allies
GALL MEETING TO DISCUSS
SECURING “DIXIE HIGHWAY”
MEETING WILL BE HELD TOMOR
ROW NIGHT AT CITY HALL TO
MAKE PLANS TO SECURE NA
TIONAL HIGHW AY FROM INDIAN
APOLIS TO MIAMI—CONVENTION
MEETS IN CHATTANOOGA
A special meeting of citizens will
be held tomorrow' night at the city hall
to perfect plans to secure the national
highway running from Indianapolis
to Miami, Florida. The good roads
convention in Chattanooga will de
termine the route the highway will
take and Americus is anxious to se
cure this good road.
Every Americus citizen is urged to
attend the meeting and discuss the
matter. Americus has a fine chance
to land this highway and should not
let the opportunity slip by.
The meeting will be called to order
at 7:30, and a full attendance is
urged'.
Superintendent Henry Christian is
preparing data on the Sumter county
roads that will be sent to Chattanooga.
He will be present tomorrow night
and address the audience on Sumter’s
good roads. The boss of the road
gangs believes that it will be am easv
matter for Americus and Sumter to
secure this national highway, provid
ed the proper arguments are brought
to bear on the convention in Chatta
nooga. .
WHAT WOULD YOU THINK?
What would you think if a fri.*nd of yours found a SIOO.OO bill on the street, and didn’t have enough
energy to bend over and pick it up? What would you think if a friend of yours had an opportunity to
secure $1,200.00 in Valuable Prizes and then didn’t have enough ambition to use a little spare time and effort to
secure them?
It seems to the Thrift Club Manager that any young lady or young man whose friends had entered them
in the Times-Recorder’s big $1,200.0) Thrift Club would have ambition enough to make the race that was ex
pected of them by these friends.
If you are one whose friends have entered you in the race, TAKE HEED before It is too late. When they
nominated you in this campaign they did so because they believed you to be made of the stuff that makes
WINNERS. They believed you to be an aggressive person who would go into this race with the ”ne/ed-flay
die” spirit, and WIN OUT. Now it’s right up to you—not your friends—to make good during these last lew
days. If you don’t make a cieditab’e showing you will not only fail to win a priie, but your friends will lose
all confidence in you. They will s>e that they were MISTAKEN In you; that you were only commonplace
after all. ONLY COMMONPLACE. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? /
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON. MARCH 29, 1915
have hovered about the entrance to the
Dardanelles. Their guns were not of
sufficient range to reach the forts with
out being in danger. They were wait
ing for the completion of the Queen
Elizabeth, under construction in the*
British naval yards with four others of
her class.
No word was heard of her till she
ALL HOPE OF
SAVING ANY OF
CREW GIN UP
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 29.
The last remote hope that any of the
crew of the submarine "F-4” remained
alive in the vessel, which sunk Friday
off the coast of Honolulu, was aban
doned by the navy department this
morning. Divers and wrecking tugs
at work in the effort to locate the
“F-4” since Friday at noon, reported
late Sunday night they were unable
to locate the lost vessel and that the
heavy mass once thought to be the
missing warship was probably ait old
anchor lost by the battleship Oregon
several years ago.
Following receipt of information to
this effect, acting Secretary Blue this
morning ordered Hear Admiral Blue,
who is commandant at the Honolulu
naval station, to continue the search
for the ”F-4” and report the exact lo
cation, of the vessel, in order that
steps maye be taken to determine the
expediency of salvaging the wrecked
warship and recovering the bodies of
the crew’.
opened fire in the Dardanelles. The
British public didn’t even know she
had been launched till the news came
that five forts at the entrance of the
Dardanelles had fallen. With her guns
that shoot more than tw’elve miles she
was able to stand off out of range of
the guns of the forts and batter them
to pieces at her leisure.
CENEBAIIAN KLUCK
WOUNDED IN
BATTLE
(By Associated Press.)
BERLIN, March 19.—Today’s official
communication issued by the German
war office states that General Von
Kluck, whose army led the German
rush into France during the early days
of the war, has been slightly wounded
by shrapnel fire. The w'ounding of
the German commander occurred dur
ing an inspection of advanced posi
tions on a date not given in today’s
bulletin. General Von Kluck’s condi
tion is given as satisfactory, w'ith lit
tle fear that dangerous complications
will result from his wounds.
OBSERVANCE OE PASSOVER
BEGINS IHIS_ EVENING
Passover, the week-long festival ob
served by the Hebrews in early spring
in commemoration of the exodus from
Egypt, is at hand. The observance
oegins this evening at sundown and
lasts seven days, the concluding ser
vices being held next Sunday evening
end Monday morning. In ancient Jew
ish life Passover was the first of the
three Pilgrim festivals, upon which
every male Jew was required to pre
sent himself in person at the central
sanctuary at Jerusalem. Although th •
Passover has certain features in com
mon w’ith the universal spring festi
val, it is its historical significance
iwhich gives it lasting vitality.
ALLEGED ATROCITIES 5
DENIED 8Y TURKS
REPORTED OUTRAGES IN VICINITY
OF URUMIAH ARE WITHOUT
FOUNDATION IN TRUTH, SAY THE
OTTOMAN AUTHOHITIES
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 29.
Replying to an official inquiry address
ed to the Turkish government by the
United States, Ottoman authorities
have advised officials here that re
ported disorders in the vicinity of
Urumiah, Persia, involving American
and French missionaries, have not
foundation in truth.
News dispatches recently reported
the perpetration of atrocities on for
eigners at Urumiah, the alleged indig
nities being inflicted by Turkish reg
ular troops and roving bands of
Kurds, and upon having its attention
directed to the disorders alleged to
have taken place, the American gov
ernment instituted an official inquiry
into the caused thereof.
United States Ambassador Henry
Morgenthau, who also has charge of
French interests in Turkey, laid the
reported facts before the Ottoman au- j
thorities several days ago, and a re-j
ply to his communication has just been
received. Turkish regular troops, the
Turkish communication states, have
been despatched to Urumiah to guari
against possible future outbreaks, and
to preserve order there.
BRIEF IS FILED
HARVESTER CASE
(By AssoclateJ Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 29.
The government’s brief in the anti
trust suit which seeks to dissolve the
International Harvester Company un
der the provisions of the Sherman law,
was filed with the United States su
preme court today. It is a strong doc
ument and clearly presents the gov
ernment’s attitude toward the so-call
ed trust.
The text of the brief is largely
directed tow’ard combatting arguments
advanced by attorneys representing the
harvester concern in support of the ap
peal from the decision of the federal
district court for Minnesota, where the
original action w’as filed. The lower
courts have held the corporation is a
combination in restraint of trade, and
ordered its dissolution, the decision
being temporarily set aside by the fil
ing of an appeal.
It is held by the government in to
day's brief that the controversy with
the harvester concern involves the
fundamental question whether compe
tition or combination shall be the law
or trade, and that wherever this ques
tion is involved all other considera
tions are of secondary merit only. A
decision in the case is not expected
for several days.
Farmers Begin
To Advertise
(Special to Times-Recorder.)
ATLANTA. Ga„ March 29.—That
the farmer can use advertising to just
as good advantage as the merchant
has been proved by several wide
awake agriculturists, according to re
ports from the government.
One Southern farmer har some corn
to Sell. It wis good corn, the price
was right, but the farmer had no time
to peddle it. He called up the office cf
bis home newspaper and gave an order
for a four line advertisement. Before
COS
CONDITIONS ON
SUMTER'S FARMS
VERT PROPITIOUS
RAIN IS NEEDED TO BRING UP
CORN AND REFRESH ('■HOPS
Farmers in Americus today from
several sections of Sumter report con
ditions very propitious and the out
look roseate for the early season. “With
fair weather at hand now a prodigious
amount of work is being done, and of
a nature that counts. A general rain
is much needed to bring up the com
crop and to add vigor to wheat and
oats, both crops appearing now to ex
cellent advantage. Oats were never
finer at this season, and Sumter’s yield
this year should reach the half million
bushel mark. Wheat is small as yet,
hut in good growing trim, and a yield
sufficient to put the people of Sumter
on the biscuit side of prosperity seems
assured.
GEORGIA BAHRU
IS IN BANKRUPTCY
FRIENDLY ACTION BROUGHT IN
AUGUSTA COURT RESULTS IN
APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVERS
FOR PROPERTY OF GEORGIA &
FLORIDA
(By Associated Press.)
AUGUSTA, Ga„ March 29.—W. R.
Sullivan and H. R. Warfield of New
York, and J. M. Wilkinson, of Valdos
ta, Ga., were today appointed receivers
for the Georgia and Florida railway,
after hearing of a petition filed by the
Baltimore Trust Company, represent
ing the owners of the property. The
proceedings were entirely friendly and
no interruption to traffic will occur as
a result of the receivership. Finan
cial difficulties, which it is believed the
road will be able to successfully bridge
over, are given as the reason for to
day's proceedings.
WOMAN'S ATTORNEV
' MAKESJTATEMENT
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, March 29.—Miss Rae
Tanzier, who recently entered suit
against former District Attorney
James W. Osborne for fifty thousand
dollars for alleged breach of promise
to marry, was mistaken as to her
identification of Mr. Osborne as the
man who wooed her under the name of
’’Oliver Osborne,” This announcement
was made public this afternoon by
Harrold A. Spielberg, one of the attor
neys retained by Miss Tanzier in con
nection with the case.
Miss Tanzier was recently arrested
under a warrant charging the use of
the mails to defraud, the charge aris
ing in connection with the breach of
promise action. After a: hearing be
fore a United States commissioner the
woman was held to await the action of
the federal grand jury, being released
on bond. What action the government
will take in view’ of the statement just
made by Spielberger is unknown,
hough it is probable the federal charga
against Miss Tanzier may not be
pressed.
the week was out he had sold his 420
bushels at good figures. The next year
the farmer had learned the use of ad
vertising, so he spread out a little. He
sold farm products amounting to SI,OOO
for an advertising expense of ten
dollars.
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