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paper in the Third Congressional
District with Associated Press
service.
thihty-eighth year,
TROOPS LEAVING
IS AGAIN HUMOR
IN GAMP HARRIS
CAMP HARRIS, Macon, Ga., Aug. 7.
—Though no orders for the entrain
ment of the Georgia troops have been
received, it is believed, by high officers
at Camp Harris that the movement to
the border will begin in about ten
days. According to “inside dope”, Gen.
Harris anticipates some definite
word about that time, so that there may
be ample opportunity to give the rail
roads the required three days’ notice
for a sufficient number of cars.
Another item of important news was
the statement that Lieut. Col. Walker
C. Hendrix, of the Fifth Infantry, had
tendered his resignation. Col. Hendrix,
an Atlanta lawyer, is head of the Im-
proved Order of Red Men in Georgia
and is widely known throughout the
state. News that he had resigned,
supposedly on account of pressing bus
iness engagements, started much spec
ulation in the Filth as to his probable
successor. The officers of the regi
ment. next in rank to Col. Hendrix are
Majors Isaac T. Catron, Wade H.
Leahy and Walter J. Preston. It is
possible, however, that the regiment
may follow the precedent set by the
Second in requesting that Capt. J. M.
Kimbrough, Jr., of the Seventeenth In
fantry, be detailed from the regulars
to become its lieutenant colonel, and
ask for an army officer to succeed Col.
Hendrix.
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Sergeant Grady Hamilton, of Griffin,
member of the supply company of the
Second regiment, and Sergeant Eugene
Harris, regimental bugler of the same
company, were badly hurt early Sun
day morning, when an automobile
driven by Sergeant Hamilton plunged
over a 15 foot embankment, near the
camp grounds. The men were on
their way to camp and driving at high
speed. Hamilton received a fractured
collarbone and internal injuries. Har
ris’ right shoulder was battered and
he is said to be suffering from internal
injuries.
Six members of Company A. Second
regiment, the Jackson Rifles, were
fi.und to have measles Sunday morn
ing, and the entire company was at
orce placed in quarantine.
STOCK CERTIFICATES
BEIOYJH HOLDERS
The stock certificates are now ready
t.> issue for the Third Agricultural
District fair. Secretary Hyman will
exchange these stock certificates to
aU stockholders who will bring their
gfock contracts, paid in full, to his of
fice in the Chamber of Commerce.
Now that the buildings have been
let out, by contract, and the work on
t; em will be pushed to completion, all
available funds will be needed, and if
you can pay your stock subscription
in full at once and get your stock is
sued, it would be a great favor to the
building committee.
The work of promoting the fair is
going on, and each day the interest is
growing. Inquiries are coming in
from all over the state, and especially
from the nineteen counties of the
Third Agricultural district. The prem
ium book will be published now in a
few days, and will be mailed out to all
farmers and others interested in this
fair over the Third Agricultural dis
ti ict.
Several more special premiums have
Loen received in the last few days and
•t and is now conceeded that we will
cave many more before the premium
cook is published.
The officers of the regi-
Catron, Wade H
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♦ I'REXY WILSON BACK ON *
♦ JOB AFTER SHORT CRUISE. 4
♦ WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 7. 4
♦ —President Wilson returned this ♦
♦ morning to the white house from 4
♦ a wek-end cruise down the Poto- 4
4 mac aboard the presidential 4
4 yacht Mayflower. 4
4 Mrs. Wilson, who accompanied +
♦ the president during the cruise, +
4 also returned here today. 4
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COMMISSIONERS
INANE TREILSURER
BILL AMENDED
The board of Sumter county com
missioners held their regular monthly
meeting Monday morning at the court
house, and disposed of the regular
routine business.
In a resolution presented and adopt
ed by the commissioners, they re
quested Sumter’s legislators and the
senator from the Thirteenth district
to so amend the bill regarding the
county treasurer now in the legisla
ture to make it effective on January
Ist, 1917, with a salary of SSOO. A
copy of the resolutions was ordered
sent to the representatives and sena
tor, and spread on the minutes of the
commission.
The members of the board present
at the session were J. L. Johnson,
chairman; Arthur Ry lander, J. F. Dan
iei and T. B. Hooks.
The commissioners requested Hen
ry T. Christian, county warden, to in
vestigate the conditions at Chambliss’
mill in reference to a request from
Will Chamblis. The dam was de
stroyed in the recent rains, and the
public road passes over a portion of
the dam.
Petitions were offered from the
17th and New 16th districts for mate
rial to build dipping vats for use
against the Texas cattle fever tick. The
matter was deferred.
Nathan Samuels was tried as a road
tax defaulter and sentenced to thirty
days on the chaingang or pay a fine of
$lO.
puLiMiii m
TO STNTLTBOOPS
Twenty-six Pullman cars, passed
through Americus Sunday over the
Seaboard, en route to Columbia, S. C.,
ai d Richmond, Va., to move the Na
tional Guards of these two states to
wards the border.
The press dispatches have the fol
lowing about the Palmetto State sold
iers:
"Columbia, S. C., Aug. 7. —The
First South Carolina Infantry will en
train at Camp Moore Monday morning
for El Paso, Tex. The field hospital
company, a troop of cavalry and the
engineer company will follow, and the
Second Infantry will be the last to
leave. By Wednesday morning it is
expected the entire contingent of
troops 2,350 in all, will be en route to
the border.
Leave For Border.
COLUMBIA, S. C., Aug. 7. —The First
South Carolina Infantry, national
guardsmen, entrained this morning for
the border, two or the three sections
getting away from Camp Moore before
11 o’chxk, with the other following
immediately. All of South Carolina’s
units were included in the troops leav
ing for the southwest today. Their
destination was not stated by officers
here.
AMERICUS TIMES-REEOROER
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
JAPAN FIGURES
ON LARGER NAW
FDR HEJJDRCES
TOKIO, Aug. 7. —The Japanese diet
is in sesion here, but as yet it is too
early Jo indicate with certainty that
Japan is to return to a program of
naval expansion. Acording to Japan
ese newspapers, however, naval lead
ers here believe the Japanese navy is
steadily dropping behind those of
other nations.
The navy, it is believed, will request
authority of the diet to build three
modern super-dreadnaughts during
the next seven years, besides the five
now building, and will seek also to
build two new battle cruisers, besides
the four already authorized.
opposes - CHILD
LABOR BILL FOR
STATES RIGHTS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 7.
Senator Overman, opposing the child
labor bill in the senate today declared
congress had no authority to enact
such a law as the pending bill. He
tcld the senate the matter should be
submitted to the states in the form of
a constitutional amendment, and that
fcr a hundred years it had been almost
universally considered that no legisla
tion could be enacted which is not
exijressly authorized by the constitu
tion.
Concluding his address, Senator
Overman asserted itn ow seems to be
the theory that anything not forbidden
by the constitution can be enacted, and
that if this legislation be declared con
stitutional there will be nothing left
of the rights of the state, with no bar
rier to the centralization of legislative
power at Washington.
BIC Sm FUR
STRIKE IS, RESULT
NEW YORK, Aug. 7. —At the comple
tion of the task of counting the votes
of the four railroad brotherhoods here
today, it was learned authoritatively
that the men voted overwhelmingly to
strike if the railroads do not grant
their demands.
It was also announced that the
Switchmen’s Union of America and the
railroads have agreed to arbitrate ex
isting contentions between the two
interest. The switchmen are not con
nected with the four brotherhoods
who are demanding the establishment
of the eight-hour day and other con
cessions, but the switchmen’s demands
are practically identical with those of
the brotherhoods.
AND THE FARMER DID BUY
AND THE SOIN DID MULTIPLY
H. R. Johnson sold a sow the other
day to a Sumter county farmer. She
v. as loaded on a wagon and the farmer
started home with her. When he ar
rived he had five sows where there
w as only one.
Thus was exemplified the old saying
“What is one man's loss is another
man’s gain.’’
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 7, 1916
4 END OF NEW YORK STREET ♦
4 CAR STRIKE IS IN SIGHT 4
♦ NEW YORK, Aug. 7.—The exec- 4
♦ utive officers of the Amalgamated 4
4 Association of Street and Elec- ♦
4 trie Railway Employees today an- 4
♦ nounced the ratification of the 4
+ tentative agreement and the +
+ readiness of the car operatives to 4
4 return to work as soon as the 4
♦ New York railway companies rati- 4
♦ fy the agreement. +
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RECRUITING MEN
PLAN CAMPAIGNS
IN THEJISTBIGT
Much interest is being manifested in
the recruiting office in charge of Cap
tain R. T. 'Waller, Jr., of the Coast
Artillery. Many young men have ap
plied at the armory for information
leading to entering the service, and
several applicants have already ap
plied for admission.
One recruit, Kenneth Wellons, will
leave for Macon Tuesday, and upon ex
amination there will be mustered into
the ranks of the guardsmen. He will
be accompanied by one of the artillery
men of the local recruiting office.
Captain Waller is in receipt of in
formation showing that interest in the
enlistment about Americus is more
intense than it is at any other of the
recruiting points, and should the
troops be called to the border it is
known that many men will apply for
enlistment.
Captain Waller confidently believes
that the guardsmen now in Camp Har
ris will leave within ten days for borl
der service. He stated to a represent
ative of the Times-Recorder Monday
that after consultation with other of
ficers he was certain the boys would be
on the move by Saturday. The fact
that the South Carolina guardsmen
were called Friday strengthens this
belief.
Maps of the Third Congressional dis
trict were received Monday, and Cap
tain Waller, with his assistants, were
busy mapping out the best route over
the section. It is more than likely
that they will visit every town in the
district, and a warm campaign will be
waged for recruits.
One point not known to the public is
that enlistment in Americus is for
the Second regiment, and any one
wishing to be with “home boys” may
de so by entering the army here. Re
ports coming in every day serve to
show that enlistment is brisk, and it is
practically a certainty that the full
quota will be secured.
Captain Waller desires to say
through the volumns of the Times-Re
ccrder that anyone wishing full in
formation on the subject may do so by
applying at the armory and talking it
ex er with the recruiting corps there.
To get information on the subject does
not bind the seeker, and the branches
offered there might be opportunity’s
knock to the young man.
JURY COMMISSION
IS NOW IN SESSION
The Sumter county jury commission
house, after subscribing to the oath
conveyed this morning at the court
before Captain John A, Cobb, ordinary
of the county. The commissioners are
John Sheffield, T. M. Furlow, J. T. Bol
ton, C. J. Daniel and D. P. Murray.
H. E. Allen, clerk of the Superior
court, is clerk to the commission.
NOIMERIGANSDN
BOARD ITALIAN
SHIP WHICH SUNK
ROME, Aug. 7.—lt was authorita
tively learned here today that no
Americans were on board the Italian
steamer Le Timbro, which a German
submarine sank last week in the Med
iterranean. There was a heavy loss
o: life in connection with the sinking
of the steamer.
Pope to Protest to Germany.
PARIS, Aug. 7. —Rome dispatches to
day say the Pope has decided to pro
test to Germany against the recent
deportation of inhabitants of northern
France, and ask that the women and
girls deported, at least, be permitted
to return to their homes.
BREMEN MH DE
HERE AS U-BOAT
IS SIGHTED NOW
MACHIASPORT, Me., Aug. 7.—A
lookout at the Cros Island Coast Guard
station this afternoon reported having
sighted a large submarine headed west
and later saw a smaller submarine,
following the large vessel. As the
larger submersible rose there was a
blast of a horn from the lighthouse at
Seal Island, a British possession, and
the submarine dived before its na
tionality could be learned. It is be
lieved the vessel sighted was the
German merchant submarine Bremen,
and that the smaller submarine was a
naval vessel convoying the merchant
ship.
THE HAINS OF SUNDAY
ENGOUBAGED FARMERS
The farmers, truck growers and gar
deners of this immediate section hail
ed with delight the rains of Sunday af
ternoon and night.
Notwithstanding the recent heavy
and incessant rains of a few weeks
ago. it was again becoming quite dry I
and the crops were beginning to suf
fer for the want of water.
Now that the rains have come and
ti c thirst of old Mother Earth has
again been puenched crops will take on
new vigor and we may expect a de
cided! mprovement in same, especially
that of sweet potatoes, peas, pea
nuts, sugar cans and late corn and
fall vegetables.
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♦ NO MORE WATERMELONS ♦
♦ FOR MEN ON THE BORDER +
♦ EL PASO, Tex., Aug. 7 —Gloom +
♦ spread over the army camp here +
4 Sunday night with the news that +
♦ watermelons have been banned +
4 by the authorities. It is not that 4
♦ melons of the southwest carry +
4 infection, or that they are un- +
♦ wholesome; the army fly expert +
♦ is behind the order which ,is ap- +
♦ plied to all camps along the +
♦ border. He has discovered that 4
4 the watermelon rind is the only 4
♦ kind of garbage that cannot be ♦
♦ properly burned or effectively ♦
♦ buried. As a result the present 4
♦ fly pest is attributed to water- 4
4- melon peels. 4
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|♦G.O. P. CANDIDATE STARTS 4
♦ ON WESTERN CAMPAIGN 4
♦ DETROIT, Mich., Aug. 7.—For- 4
♦ mer Justice Charles E. Hughes, 4
4 republican candidate for presi- 4
4 dent, en route to begin his west- 4
♦ ern campaign tour headed a big 4
♦ parade here this morning. Brass 4
♦ bands and giant fire crackers 4
4 contributed to the noisy demon- 4
4 stration accorded the candidate. 4
4 He speaks here twice tonight. 4
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RUSSIANS MAKE
PROGRESS ON THE
™ NT
Russian authorities report additional
advances against the Teutons in north
ern Galicia, where the Russians re
cently forced a passage of the river
Sereth along a wide front south of
Brody, this bringing the Russians
closer to Lemberg. The Slav armies
now threaten to outflank the e Aus
trian front to the south of the Gali
cian capital, and the position of the
Teuton army there is said to be pre
carious.
Heavy fighting continues around Ver
dun. Paris dispatches declare the
Germans failed last night to regain
any of the ground lost last week, but
that determined resistance is being of
fered by the Crown Prince’s army in
that sector. Only artillery actions are
reported in the Somme region.
The British anounce the crushing
defeat of a Turkish force east of the
Suez canal with the capture of more
than threet housand Turkish soldiers.
The total Ottoman losses are declared
by the British to be fourten thousand.
The Turks retreated fifteen miles be
fore the British before attempting an
other stand, and the success of their
atempted attack on the canal has been
utterly wiped out.
British troops have driven German
colonial forces in central East Africa
t<> a point beyond the Central railway
line which bi-sects the German posses
sion, thus forcing the Germans into a
comparatively narrow arc, beyond
which the Portuguese are operating,
the hope being to drive the Germans
out of their last colonial possession.
HUDSON TAKEN SICK
AND GOMES HOME
(SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.)
ASHBURN. Ga., Aug. 7.—A tremen
dous crowd gathered here and at Syca-1
more Saturday to hear Thomas G. Hud
son, candidate for congress from the
Third district, was scheduled to I
speak at both places. But after speak
ing at Rebecca Friday, a fever that has
been threatening him for several days
developed, and Saturday morning he
was unable to leave his bed.
Mrs. Hudson was telephoned for,
and she came to his bedside. Much
sympathy is expressed for him by our
people. He voiced his appreciation of
how the people of Turner county re
ceived him and the whole-hearted way
they pledged him their support.
In his Rebecca speech he answered
the criticisms of his past record made
by his opponent, in a spech delivered
here several weeks ago.
Mr. Hudson arrived at his home on
Traylor street in Americus Sunday af
ternoon. Ho was attacked with mala
ria but physicians state that he will be
out in a short time.
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V editionl
' CRISP COUNTY IS
AFTER A BRIDGE
AT HUGENIN'S
Cordele and Crisp county do not let
an opportunity pass to stress Hu
guein’s Ferry and a bridge across the
Flint river at this point.
• The Cordele Dispatch has the fol
lowing article:
, “Increased importance has attached
, to the movement for the construction
oi a bridge spanning Flint river at Hu
guenin's Ferry on account of the rains
of the past several weeks. Renewed
interest is felt by the general public,,
er at least that part comprising citi
zens of Cordele and Crisp county who
have had occasion to look after bus
j iness on the other side of the river
The same interest is felt by a large
population on the other side of the
. river who have occasion to travel on
p this side. It is an interest prompted
, by difficulties, sometimes serious and
3 near-fatal, encountered in attempting
to travel, or not being able to travel
at all, between points divided by the
river.
1
“The ferry has been rendered practi
cally useless during the rainy season.
The river has been swollen far out
3 of its banks, and the ferry ropes have
, been submerged most of the time,
t making passage not only very danger
ous, but utterly impossible. The cur-
L rent has been so swift that, even.
, though vehicles could reach the fer
ry from either side, the danger has by
, no means been eliminated.
, “While it has been impossible for
} other vehicles to make the trip be
tween points across the river, the per-
I sons who were compelled to make such
trips and who found it suited to their
best purpose to travel by automobile,,
in many instances were forced to go
. more than a hundred miles out of the
, direct route. For instance, travel
between Cordele and Americus had to
, go byway of Albany. The roads to Al
bany are passable, but from there to-
, Americus is a trip through mud, slush
and water, attended by difficulties ot
being frequently “stuck.” Persons
I wbo made such a trip can fully appre
ciate the advantage that travel would
, have with a bridge acros the river at
at Huguenin’s and they are doubtless
strong advocates now more than ever •
of the movement to have a bridge
constructed.
"While some of the wooden bridges
across the river at different points in
this section have been undermined or
washed away by thes wollen stream,
there is not a steel structure spanning
the river that has been damaged, and a
steel bridge at Huguenin’s would with
stand al’ of the high water that the
I I iver might real h at that point.”
PAVEMENT 15 BEING
LAIDJN H HUBBY
The city street force under City En
gineer John B. Ansley gained their
stride today in laying the pavement
on Lee street, and from now on they
v ill keep the giant mixer busy in an
effort to have Lee street open for travel
within the shortest possible time.
The paving was actually begun Fri
day. but it was today when the force
started in real conquest of the huge
mounds of cement, gravel and sand.
There is a probability that a portion ,
'of Lee street—between Lamar and
Taylor— will be ready for use when
tbe Confederate Veterans hold their
annual state reunion in Americus, on
August 24th and 25th.
NUMBER 187.