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THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR.
SEA FURNISHES
NEWS FROM WAR
ZONE OF EUROPE
PARIS, April 6. —A German subma
rine was sunk yesterday by a squad
ron of French and British warships,
the Marine Ministry announced last
night. The crew of the submarine, offi
cers and men, were captured.
Four on Norse Steamer Perish.
WASHINGON, D. C., April 6.—The
American consul at Havre, France, re
ported to the state department today
that four persons perished when an
unnamed Norwegian steamer was sunk
yesterday, presumably by a submarine.
No Americans were on board the de
stroyed vessel.
Still Fighting About Verdun.
PARIS, April 6.—French troops cap
tured a large portion of the Bois car
ried or “square” wood north of Avo
court in the Verdun region, says the
dar office announcement this morning.
The fighting there last all of yester
day and last night.
West of the Meuse on the Avacourt-
Nethincourt line, the Germans pene
trated the French line at one point, the
location of which has not been dis
closed.
Two unsuccessful attemps by the
Germans were made on French posi
tions north of Caillette woods during
last night and early today.
Zeet Torpedoed Without Warning.
QUEENSTOWN, April 6.—-The Brit
ish steamer Zeet was torpedoed to
day without warning, west of Fastnet.
Forty-eight of the crew are missing,
and all of these are believed to have
been drowned. Captain Martin and
nine of the crew of the Zeet were land
ed here. Two men were killed when
the torpedo struck the Zeet amidship.
Zep Raid; One Dead, Eight Hurt.
LONDON, April 6: —One person was
killed and eight others injured during
last night's Zeppelin raid.
Germans Storm Haucourt Village.
BERLIN, April 6.—German troops
today stormed and occupied Haucourt
village on the Avocourt-Bethincourt
line (Verdun region) says an official
war office announcement.
British Advance in Mesopotamia.
LONDON, April 6. —British- troops
have captured Felahi, Mesopotamia, it
is officially announced this afternoon.
Sub. Situation at Standstill.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 6.—Ad
ministration officials here awaited with
intense interest Ambassador Gerard’s
report from the Berlin foreign office
responding to inquiries regarding re
cent submarine warfare.
Evidence in hand here indicates Ger
man submarines are responsible, but
the situation is at a standstill, pend
ing information from Berlin.
OLIVER DELIVERS
PIGS 10 BOYS
County Demonstrator J. G. Oliver is
delivering the pigs to the members of
the Boys’ Pig club. There are 78 mem
bers of the organization, and 23 of the
number are furnishing their own
pigs. The remaining 45 boys are pre
sented-with pigs through the enter
prise of Mr. Oliver and the liberality
of many prominent Americus and Sum
ter county people.
The work shows much promise, and
flattering results are expected from the
venture.
THE TIMES-RECORDER IS THE ONLY AMERICUS PAPER WITH TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE
CAPT. COBB GOES 10
MASON FOR IRE EAIR
Capt. John A. Cobb, president of the
Georgia Agricultural society, left this
afternoon for Macon, where he will
attend a meeting of the Georgia State
Fair officials in connection with busi
ness matters pertaining to that feature.
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Mill 111 AMERICUS
TUESDATJIPRIL 25
The Baraca and Philathea classes of
the First Baptist and Furlow Lawn
Baptist churches will hold a rally
in this city on Tuesday, April 25th.
Hon. Marshall A. Hudson, of Syra
cuse, N. Y., originator and founder of
tile Baraca-Philathea movement, is ex
pected to be present at the occasion.
He will deliver two addresses at the
Furlow Lawn church in the afternoon
of April 25th, and at night in the First
Baptist church.
Mr. Mahshall comes here from a trip
through Florida and is returning to
his home in New York from a tour of
the South. His coming to Americus is
to be made the occasion of a splendid
rally of the workers in the above
,movement, and it is expected that
large crowds from surrounding com
munities will be present to take part
in the exercises and aid in the worx
(looking to a further and a more hearty
co-operation.
A splendid musical program will be
provided for both services, and the
committee of arrangements will do all
in their power to make the occasion a
profitable one for all who attend, and
one long to be remembered in the
annals of local church affairs.
The committees in charge of the va
rious matters concerning the arrange
ments are as follows: Executive com
mittee, First Baptist church, Messrs.
E. W. Horne, James Lott, J. E. B. Mc-
Lendon, T. F. Gatewood and Mrs. T. F.
Gatewood.
Executive committee Furlow Lawn
Baptist church, Messrs. B. C. Hogue,
Sam McDaniel, M. E. Purvis, C. H.
Yearwood and Mrs. R. L. Maynard.
Publicity committee, Messrs. Furlow
Gatewood, Jr., Sam McDaniel, Thos
Merritt, Jr., Oswald Speer and J. E. B.
McLendon.
Chairman of Orchestra committee, L.
L. Hegwood, who will appoint his as
sistants.
Mrs. J. W. Harris, Jr., and Mrs. H.
B. Mashburn compose the Choir com
mittee.
A committee of four young ladies
from each class of Philatheas will have
charge of the decorations.
The people of Americus and sur
rounding country have much to look
forward to in this gathering of church
workers.
JUDGE NEWMAN APPOINTS
NEW COMMISSIONER
DAWSON, Ga„ April 6.—C01. War
ren B. Parks, a young attorney of Daw
son, has been appointed United States
commissioner by Judge W. T. Newnan,
of the United States court for the
northern district of Georgia. Judge
Parks’ headquarters will be in Daw
son. Heretofore it has been necessary
for people of this section to go to Co
lumbus whenever they had business
before a United States commissioner.
Judge Parks was until recently pri
vate secretary to United States Judge
Foster in New Orleans. He is now
law with his father, J. G.
Parks, in Dawson.
AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER
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AMERICUS HI TO
DERATE ON FRIDAY
AT THEJGHDDL
Friday night at 8 o’clock the big de
bate between Americus High school
and the Ashburn High school will be
held.
The speakers on both teams have
been working many weeks preparing
for this big event, and are now ready
to give their argument to the people of
Americus. The local high school will
defend the affirmative. The subject,
“Resolved, That the Appointment of
State Judges bv be Governor, subject
to Confirmation by the Senate would
be Beter Than the Present System,” is
attracting attention all over the nation,
and the arugments on both sides prom
ise to be excellent. The Americus
speakers Friday will be Luther Wal
lis and T. W. Stewart, both fine speak
ers, and among the most popular stu
dents in the Americus High school.
Besides the debate, special music
will be rendered. The senior girls’
quartette will sing, as will the boys’
quartette. The pupils will attend in a
body, and they have been practicing
yells for the occasion all the week.
The admission will be free and the
public is invited and urged to hear the
talent of the school Friday.
While the affirmative team of Ameri
cus, composed of Wilbur Giddings and
Gust Anderson, is debating the Ash
burn team, the negative will journey
tc Fitzgerald, where they will oppose
the strong affirmative team of that
school.
Remember, there will be no admis
sion charges, and a fine evening’s en
tertainment is in store for all who at
tend.
NAVAL OFFICER IS
NOW IN AMERIGUS
Chief Gunner’s Mate C. E. Smither
man, U. S. N., is in the city in charge
o f the recruiting station for the navy
which was opened this morning in the
Americus postoffice building.
The American navy is a branch of
service which allows wide travel for
the American youth, and many young
men have entered the service for ex
perience and learning.
Several Americus boys have joined
the navy from Americus, and the re
cruiting officer will be in Americus for
some time examining recruits.
TELEPHONE LINEMAN
THROWN FROM VELOCIPEDE
SERIOUSLY INJURED
A three-wheeled motor car driven
by Mr. E. L. Walton, telephone lineman
for the Central of Georgia railroad,
jumped the track near Arles Station
Wednesday afternoon, severely injur
ing Mr. Walton. He was traveling, so
he says, at the rate of about 15 miles
an hour when the accident occurred
vhen without any warning whatever he
was thrown into the air, falling on the
roadbed several feet away. He was
unable to account for the accident. He
was found and brought to the city on
the incoming passenger train, due
here about 7:30. Upon examination it
was found that he had suffered severe
bruises on the body and a bad gash ou
the left jaw. Medical attention was
summoned, his bruises and wound at
tended to and he returned to his home
in Macon on the train leaving at
10:40.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 6, 1916
DR. WILMER WILL
HE ORITUR OF MF
Dr. C. B. Wilcer.a prominent minis
ter of Atlanta, will be orator on Mem
orial day, April 26th, in Americus. The
program is in charge of the Daughters
of Confederacy, and further details of
the program will be announced later.
Dr. Wilmer is a forceful speaker,
and Americus is fortunate in securing
him for the Memorial Day address.
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DENNHO WILL RUN
FOB LEGISLATURE
FOR ANOTHER TERM
PRESTON, Ga., April 6.—Webster
Superior court is still in session, and
will likely hold for the balance of this ]
week. Several Americus lawyers are
in attendance, and the civil docket is
being rapidly disposed of. The crim
inal docket was reached Wednesday af
ternoon.
J. E. Dennard is foreman of the
grand jury, and that body is still in ,
deliberation.
J. E .Dennard, who is the present
representative of the county in the leg
islature, is a candidate to succeed him
self at the coming state primary. Mr.
Dennard says he wants to go back one
more time, and then he is willing to
step aside. Rumor has it that two or
three others will be in the race this
time, but at this time we have not
heard of any who have definitely de
cided to make the race, other than Mr.
Dennard.
LEE STREEI PROPERTY
IN GREAT DEMAND
Another real estate deal of interest
today was the purchase of a lot on
Lee street on the north side of the lot
recently purchased by Cloyd Buchanan
by Dr. H. H. Glover, from V. Petropol.
Dr. Glover bought as an investment,
i being his intention to build on the
same at a later date, and this deal was
handled by J. H. Purvis, a local real
estate dealer, the several sales made
lately of Lee street property goes to
show that good desirable property is
always in demand.
REVIVAL SERVICES
LARGELY ATTENDED
The revival services at the Furlow
Lawn Baptist church grow in interest
each day. Last night an unusually
large congregation was present. Rev.
E. H. Jennings, the evangelist in
charge, had as his theme “The Obsta
cles on the Road to Hell.” He handled
his subject in a very convincing man
ner.
Four united with the church, one
by letter, and three to be taken in la
ter by baptism.
Everybody is cordially invited and
urged to attend these services.
WOMEN EMPLOYED
_ON DOCKS
LIVERPOOL, England, April 6.
Women are now being ebployed at the
Liverpool Docks, handling cotton im
ports and other bagged goods.
At the Leyland line docks nearly 100
AMERICUS PARTY
SEE NEW BRIDGE
OVER THE FLINT
A party of Americus people visited
the site of the new trestle across the
Flint river constructed by the Georgia
Lumber Co., at Copperas Bluff, Thurs
day afternoon. They left Americus
about 2 o’clock, and arrived at the
scene of the new bridge about three
o'clock. •
The bridge is the connecting Imk of
the new railroad, which brings it in
Sumter county, and Americus is direct
ly concerned in its construction.
It is understood that work will be
immediately pushed, bringing the rail
road to John Methvin’s store in the
28th district. As yet planned this is
the terminal of the road, and should it
be allowed to stop at this point work
will be begun on the eastern end of the
road in extending it to Hawkinsville.
Already the road connects with the
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic rail
road at Games.
Americus is vitally interested to the
extent that a large amount of her
trade comes from the 28th district and
with the construction of the new road
the channels of trade would be turned
by the new railroad from Americus to
places across the river, and ultimately
to Hawkinsville.
The visit of Americus people Thurs
day afternoon is expected to bring the
matter to some definite plans, and it is
to be hoped that arrangements can be
perfected for the construction of the
road into Americus without delay.
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W.MARSHALL TOMI
The funeral of Mr. George Murphy
Marshall, an estimable citizen of
Americus, w’ho died Wednesday after
noon, was held Thursday morning
from his residence on west Lamar
street. The services were conducted
by Rev. J. A. Thomas, of the First
Methodist church, assisted by Rev. R.
I, Bivins, of the Furlow Lawn Baptist
church.
The pallbearers were G. A. Turpin,
J. D. Stewart, H. E. Allen, J. S. Bolton,
J. J. Westbrook and T. B. Westbrook.
Many friends join in deepest sym
pathy for the bereaved relatives.
GEORGIA IN LINE FOR
INITRQGEN PLANT
ATLANTA, April 6.—According to
advices received In Atlanta, Congress
may make some provision for the es
tablishment of a plant in this country
for the fixiation of atmosphereic nitro
gen. Such a plant can be established
wherever cheap water power is ob
tainable, such as Georgia offers. The
plant, it is stated, takes from the air
ingredients absolutely essential to the
manufacture of fertilizers.
Representatives from Georgia in
both branches of congress will urge,
it is understood, that the plant be
built in Georgia. It will be pointed
out that the state affords unusual ad
vantages in its water powers. The
state is also a great consumer of fer
tilizers.
women are now working. Fears were
entertained that the Dockers’ Union
would raise difficulties, ”but these have
been smothered over and the women
are receiving the same rates of pay as
i the men.
RDBS BANK AND
ESCAPE AUTOMOBILE
CANONSBURG, Pa., April 6.—Two
men robber the First National Bank of
Houston, Pa., this afternoon and se
cured $15,000. The robbers escaped
if an automobile, after compelling the
cashier to lay flat upon the floor of
the bank building.
AMERICUS MIN 15
OUT ffl I RUSH
ON NEW MEOICIIE
The newest Americus business is the
H. O. Jones Medicine Co. Col. Henry
O. Jones, of this city, is the sole owner
and manufacturer of Jones’ Balsam of
Benzoin, a liquid preparation which is
already on the market with flattering
sales recorded.
Mr. Jones has prepared a medicine
after working eighteen months on the
formula, which has been copyrighted
with the trade name of "Jones' Balsam
of Benzoin.” It is an external prepar
ation for man, domestic animals and
household purposes, being good for
cuts, sprains, bruises, swelling, rheu
matic pains, neuralgia, flesh wounds,
gall shoulders, scratches, etc.
The new medicine is manufactured
iu three sizes, 25c, 50c and SI.OO. It is
now being handled through all of the
wholesale houses of Americus, and
practically every drug store has placed
it on sale.
The temporary arrangements for
manufacture which Mr. Jones has
made in this city allows an autput
from $30,000 to $40,000 of the prepar
ation.
The powers of the new medicine and
the results have been testified to by
many prominent people, and with the
inauguration of an advertising cam
paign which Mr. Jones will begii
shortly, it is expected that one of the
largest medicine concerns in this sec
tion will result.
Mr. Jones is not entirely new in the
medicine business, having made a suc
cess sevearl years ago. Many friends
join in congratulations for his late suc
cess, and will await its reputation with
pleasure.
MONOTONY OF LIFE
CAUSES FATAL SHOT
NEW YORK, April 6.—Tiring of the
monotony of his position, Philip G.
Walter, aged fifty-five years, sexton
at old St. Paul’s Chapel during thirty
one years past, hanged himself this
morning from the stairway leading to I
the belfry.
Walter’s assistant, on coming to his
duties today found a note directing
where the suicide’s body would be
found, and notified the proper author
ities.
DRUNKS AND VAGRANTS
CORRALLED DY POLICE
Eagerly anticipating the morning of
the First of May—which, by the way,
was the exact same morning in history
which Admiral Dewey chose to sink
i very schooner in the Spanish fleet in
Manila Bay—many weary souls around
Americus are celebrating. The color
line is not very exacting and the police
have docketed a number of charges of
plain drunk, and drunk and disorderly.
Vagrants around the city are being
ushered into the sanctity of the city’s
bars and there made to explain and
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NO WORD FROM
GEN. PERSHING
DEEN RECEIVED
EL PASO, Tex., April 6. —Informa-
tion from Washington is to the effect
that the Carranza government may
soon indicate that the American troops
pursuing Villa are following a “col*
trail”, that further pursuit would ba
fitile, and that the de facto govern
ment there would welcome the return
ot the United States troops to their
own country occasioned no suprise is
El Paso. There has been insistent re
ports here that the Carranza govern
ment looks with disfavor upon the
further pursuit of Villa, because the
presence of American troops in Mex
ico is embarassing. These reports,
however, could not be confirmed, be
cause Mexican officials said the ques
tion is of a diplomatic nature as*
must be considered by the government
heads at Queretaro.
Army officers here state that while
difficulties besetting the bandit hurt
are increasing daily and it may be
weeks before Villa’s capture, the pur
suit will be ffifttinued relentlessly un
til word to Resist comes from w '—h
ington. Twenty Apache scouts, whs
are familiar with the whole Mexican
country, passed through here today
bound for Pershing's camp at the ex
treme southern front in Mexico.
Recruits Not to Cross Border.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 6.— Gau
Funston today asked the war depart
ment to send all recruits enlisted ss
der the recent authorization of twenty
thousand additional men to Brown
ville, Tex., for distribution among tbs
border patrol regiments. These re
cruits will not, it is stated, be sent
across the border.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., April 6.—Gen
eral Funston’s headquarters here wera
without Information at noon of the
United States having solved the mys
tery of Villa's whereabouts, though it
is Relieved in official circles that Gas- '
eral Pershing’s next despatch will
throw some light on the matter.
General Pershing has not been hear*
from since Tuesday, when despatches
forwarded by aeropulane, courier and
wireless were received at Columbus.
N M.
General Funston was advised last
night in a telegram from the war de
partment that the government is con
tinuing efforts to reach an agreement
with General Carranza regarding the
use of Mexican state railways by the
American military authorities.
NEW MAIL SERVICE
BEGINNING JUFI 1
Beginning July Ist, a star route be
tween Plains and Americus will be in
augurated for the carrying of bulk
mail between these points. The notice
of bids to be received no wappears
among the announcements in the
Americus postoffice. The carrier will
leave Plains at 6 a. m., and reach
Americus at 6:40 a. m. The schedule
calls for the carrier to leave Americus
on his return trip at 6:45 a. m., an*
arrive at Plains at 7:25 a. m.
This new service will allow Plains
to have much better mail facilities as*
the early service will make all
train connections. Much credit is due
Postmaster Davenport for the inaugu
ration of the new service,
pay the price.
The police force of the elty is to be
•ongratu’ated on their sweeping work.
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