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111 I RT¥.NINTH YEAR.
GERMANY HOLDS
GLRARD FOB
SHFEIY
ION
COPENHAGEN, Feb. 7.—(via Lou
den.) —It is officially stated that
James W. Gerard, the American am
bassador to Germany, will not be al
lowed to leave Berlin until the Ger
man government is satisfied as to the
ti-eatment of Count von Bernstorff,
the ambassador at Washington, who
has been given his passports and ask
ed to leave the United States by the
Washington government.
Gerard s Passports Being Withheld.
BERLIN, Feb. 6. —(Via London, Feb.
7.) —The German foreign office has
received no information regarding
treatment according Count von Bern
etorff, the German ambassador at
Washington, and this must be receiv
ed before details of American Ambas
sador Gerard's departure will be de
cided. Gerard has not yet received his
passports, and it is not known when
lie proposes to leave though
it is stated he intends to leave the
country via Berne, Switzerland.
. Willard Hears From Gerard.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 7.—Am
bassador Willard, at Madrid, reported
to the state department today he had
received a dispatch from American
Ambassador James W. Gerard, lately
) accredited to the Berlin government,
dated Berne, Switzerland. The con
tents of Gerard’s dispatch were not
disclosed.
At the state department, it was said
that although no word had come from
Gerard direct the dispatch from Am
bassador Willard had been interpreted
to mean Gerard had already left Ber
lin and had reached Berne, the Swiss
capital, on his journey to the United
States. It is likewise thought the
members of the embassy suite at Ber
lin all crossed the border with the
ambassador.
Previous plans reported to the state
department by Ambassador Gerard in
dicated he intended to remain at Ber
lin until Sunday, and this coupled
with a possibility that he mas have
sent the Willard dispatch by messen
ger to Berne, leaves room for inter
esting speculation concerning Ger
ard’s whereabouts, and there are offi
cials here who believe he is still in
Berlin.
It has also been learned from Eu-.
ropean sources that the German gov
ernment contemplated holding Ambas-!
sador Gerard within that country as a 1
hostage until official word had reached.
Berlin that arrangements had been|
completed for the departure of Count
von Bernstorff and the German am- j
bassy suite from Washington. This
notion, it is believed, was contemplat
ed by the Germans more in an en
deavor to force the Entente Allies to
grant von Bernstorff’s party safe con
duct across the Atlantic, than as an!
aggressive act directed toward the
United States.
An inteersting announcement at ths'
state department this afternoon con
cerns the American line steamer St. f
Louis, now moored at Liverpool, and.
Mheduled to sail Saturday for New:
York. The announcement says the
St. Louis is not to be convoyed by.
American warships while inside the
prohibited zone, and that tire state de- ■
ihartment will take no steps whatever;
"in relation to the ship’s sailing.
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♦ DAILY WEATHER FORECAST ♦
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v The weather forecast for Amer-
♦ icus and victnitv follows: *
4 Rain uffiight and Thursday; 4
4 probably warmer.
4- "Weather or So”—Running 4
♦ around in circles should be left ♦
4 to wheels and horseraces. —Old ♦ ;
4 Man Sage. ♦
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PACIFISTS STMT 1
REFERENDUiyi PUHI
NEW YORK, Feb. 7. —American pa
cigst organizations here have adopted
as their slogan:
“No war without referendum.”
With the adoption of this slogan the
officers of the pacifists established a
clearing house for all pacifist efforts
here, the headquarters to be known as
the “Emergency Peace Federation.”
Fifteen hundred telegrams were sent
labor organizations throughout the
United States today, urging these un
ions to support the referendum de
mands of the New York organiza
tion.
FARMERS UWE I
CHANCE DFIWO
DAYS FOR TRAIN
I
I The second day of the exhibit train
I of the Georgia State College of Agri
culture marked Wednesday, and with
excellent programs for Thursday and
Friday the attendance is expected to
be the largest during the four day's
stay of the special cars.
The cordial invitation is stressed to
the farmers to attend these meetings;
here the lecture and see the stock. It
is one of the greatest weapons to be
used against the boll weevil.
The program rendered today, with
keen interest displayed, is:
Lecture, “Livestock,” by Prof. Har
ry Brown.
Lecture, “Permanent Soil Fertility,’’
by Prof. Geo. A. Crabb, Adjunct Prof.
Soil Physics.
Lecture, “The Value of a Properly
Managed Kitchen," by Mrs. Bessie S.
Wood.
Afternoon Session
Dairy Demonstration in the use of
the cream separator, by Prof. W. H.
Howell.
Stock Judging, Dairy Cattle, by
Prof. Harry Brown.
Inspection of Soils, conducted by
Prof. Geo. A, Crabb.
Demonstration in home labor saving
devices, by Mrs. Bessie Stanley Wood.
Evening Session
Lecture (illustrated), Soils and Soil
Drainage,” by Prof. Harry Brown.
For Thursday and Friday the fol
lowing program has been announced.
Thursday, Feb. 8, 10 A. M.
Lecture, “The Management of the;
Dairy Herd.” by Prof. W. H. Howell.'
Lecture, “Livestock the Backbone of
Diversified Farming,” by Prof Milton
P. Jarnigan, Professor of Animal
Husbandry.
Lecture, “Common Diseases of Farm:
Animals,” by Dr. W. M. Burson, Pro
fessor of Veterinary Medicine.
Afternoon Session.
Livestock Inspection, conducted by
Prof. Milton P. Jarnigan.
Dairy Demonstration, for Women;
Butter Making, by’ Prof. W. H. Howell.
Clinic by Dr. W. M. Burson.
Lecture (illustrated), "Beef Produc
tion in Georgia,” by Prof. M. P. Jar
r.agiiL
Friday, Feb. », 10 A. M.
Lecture, "Poultry Production,” by
Prof. Win. S. Dilts. Professor of Poul
try Husbandry.
Lecture. “Girls' Club Work,” by Mrs.
Bessie S. Wood.
Address, “Farm Demonstration'
Work,” by W- F. Whatley. District]
Agent.
Lecture. “Hog Raising,” by Prof.
Harry Brown.
Lecture. “Marketing Farm Prod--
ucts,” by Prof. M. C. Gay, Feld Agent ‘
in Marketing.
Afternoon Session.
Stock Judging, conducted by Prof.
Harry Brown.
Home Economics Demonstration sor 1
women and club members, by Mrs.'
Bessie Stanley Wood.
Poultry Inspection and Demonstra-'
tion by Prof. Wm. S. Dilts.
Evening Session.
Lecture (illustrated) “Breeds of
Poultry,” by Prof. W. S. Dilts.
Lecture (illustrated) “Home Labor
Saving Devices,” by Mrs. Bessie S. >
Wood.
AMERICUS, GEORGE A. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. FEBRUARY 7. 1917
SENATOR WORKS
ATTACKS THE
COURSE OF
U.S.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb, 7.—As
serting that the United States had not
been neutral as a nation and that had
the nation not been friendly to the En
tente, the breach with Germany would
never have been brought about, Sena
tor Works, of California, republican,
attacked President Wilson’s action in
breaking off diplomatic relations be
tween Washington and Berlin, in the
senate today.
The Caiofirnia senator, referring to
the sinking of the Lusitania as “a
cruel and unjust wrong,” declared
dramatically that the government of
the United States materially "contrib
uted to this loss of American lives. ’
The action of American port authori
j ties in permitting departure of the
I Lusitania from New York, after warn
-1 ings had been given that the ship
I would be torpedoed, Senator Works
1 said, was responsible for the loss of
every life sacrificed in the sinking of
■ the liner off Fastnet.
“Germany is fighting for its very
life,” the senator declared, “and what
could we expect under such circum
stances?” He then declared the Unit
ed States had no moral right to tempt
I Berlin authorities, in view of existing
| circumstances, especially whire this
' country continued to aid enemies of
tl.e Central Powers, by permitting ex
portations of munitions and other con
traband of war. Concluding, the Cali
fornia senator accused many people
in this country of making no attempt
whatever to conceal the fact of their
hostility to Germany.
Stone Calls Up Resolution.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 7.—Sen
ator Stone, chairman of the foreign
relations committee, in calling up his
resolution providing an endorsement
of President Wilson’s action in break
ing diplomatic relations with' Ger
many, declared that the senate should
let the world know it supports the
action taken.
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, a
leading republican endorsed passage
of the resolction as a patriotic meas
ure, saying the president is right, and
Senators Vardeman, of Missisippi;
Kirby, republican, and Works, of Cal
ifornia, objected to passage of the res
olution. All of these, however, pledg
ed themselves to support the adminis
tration in case of war.
SWEEDEN PROTESTS
THE IM POLICY
STOCKHOLM. Feb. 9.—lt is stated
late today that the Swedish govern
ment will not accept President Wil
son’s invitation to severe diplomatic
relations with Germany, but that an
earnest protest will be lodged against
the new German submarine policy.
The decision of the Swedish gov
ernment will be communicated to the
Washington state department through
diplomatic channels immediately.
HEALTH COMMISSION
SOON 8E ELECTED
The Sumter county Board of Health
under the new Ellis health bill, will
meet Tuesday morning, February 13th,
at 10 o’clock, to elect a commissioner
of health under the terms of the law.
Two successive Sumter county grand.
j-Ties recommended the bill which
made it a law for the county.
The board Is composed of Chairman;
Arthur Rylander, of the county com-j
nissioners; County School Commis-'
sioner and Dr.- Wade Chambliss, who
' as elected by the grand jury.
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4 lonesome CLUB OPENS 4
4 DOORS to THOSE WHO ARE 4
4 4
4 CHICAGO, Feb. 7.—Those who 4
4 are lonesome and had sort of a 4
4 "blue” feeling and no place to go, 4
4 were welcomes at the annual 4
4 open meeting of the Lonesome 4
4 Club here and at a dinner—-at ♦
4 $1.75 per plate. 4
4 Miss Elizabeth Guion Dormer, 4
4 secretary of the club, says its 4
4 foolish to think that no one loves
4 you. 4
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ttUTSCHIMO UK
NDTLEFT CElffl
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 7.—A Bremen
newspaper, discussing the reported
loss of the merchant submarine
Deutschland, asserts the vessel has
I not left Germany, and is now at an
chor in port.
The impression has been permitted
go abroad that the Deutschland was
now on its third trip to the United
States, agents of the Eastern Ford
arding Co., at New London, Conn., an
nouncing a fortnight ago the expect
ed daily arrival of the submersible at
that port.
KENT 15 DESIRED
FOB DMD'SDFD
Attorney W. W. Dykes will leave
for Atlanta tonight in an effort to
have the state appoint a liquidating
• agent for the DeSoto Banking Co., at
i DeSoto, recently closed by the board
lof directors. Mr. Dykes will attempt
to have the bank transferred from
control of the bank examiner to the
stockholders, so that its affairs can be
closed up.
0.0.0. TENDERED
PRESIDENT DF 0. S.
I WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 7.
| Mrs. Corlia Powell Odenheimer, presi
i dent-general of the United Daughters
of the Confederacy, today tendered to
President Wilson the support and ser
vices of one hundred thousand mem
bers of that organization in connec
tion with the international crisis. The
women, Mrs. Odenheimer states, are
willing to serve the government in
any capacity in which their services
may be required.
MRS. BRUCE DIES
ATANAOVANGED KE
Mrs. Martha Bruce. 86 years of age.
died Wednesday morning at 8:15
o’clock at the home of her son-in-law,
J. H. Clark, at 519 Jackson avenue.
The advanced age of Mrs. Bruce was
the cause of her death, although she;
had been ill for weeks. For the past ]
five years she has lived in Americus, 1
coming here from Sparta, Ga.
Mrs. Bruce was a devout woman and ;
had reared several children. She was I
all that a mother could be, and hosts
of friends are grieved at her death.
The deceased is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. J. H. Clarke, of
Americus; Mrs. R. C. Park, of At
lanta; Mrs. E. B. Lane, of Orangeburg,!
S. C.; two sons, J. P. Bruce, of
Langley, 8. C., and E. L. Bruce, of
Mississippi. Two sisters surviving are
Mrs. Winnie Ford, of Judson, Ga., and
Mrs. Letha Dillon, of Stephens, Ala.
The remains of Mrs. Bruce will
leave at 6:40 o'clock Thursday morn
ing for Sparta, where the funeral and
interment will take place at 3
c 'clock.
The funeral arrangements are in
charge of Nat LeMaster, of the Amer
icus Undertaking Co.
FIVE SHOTS FAIL
TO HIT 11.5.
WESTWEGO
BOAT
LONDON, Feb. 7. —Five shots were
fired by the German submarine U-45
at the American steamship Westwego,
on Jan. 31, it was announced official
ly here today. None of the shots took
effect. The announcement follows:
The master of the United States
steamer Westwego reports that on
the 31st of January, when fifty
miles west of Gastnet his ship
was fired at from astern by the
German submarine U-45. Five
shots were fired, none of which,
however, took effect.
The master accordingly stopped
and sent his papers.
The German submarine com
mander then demanded oil from
the Westwego, his demand being
accompanied by threats to sink
the ship if it be refused.
The claim to take the interests
of neutrals into consideration,
put forward in the German wire
less message of Feb. 5, is not
strengthened by this report from
the master of a neutral ship.
SAM MNSARRAII SHIPPING
CATTLE TO COLUMBUS
' Sam McGarrah was in Americus
! Wednesday with thirty-eight head of
' beef cattle, which he was preparing to
! ship to B. E, Wiggers, a Columbus,
j The cattle was sold for a good price
' for immediate slaughter. This is the
second car load to be shipped by Mr.
McGarrah, he having shipped one car
from Buena Vista one day last week.
NINE BDATSARE THE
TOLL DE MISER'S 0
NEW YORK, Feb. 7. (Compiled by
| The Associated Press from European
I cables during the day.)—Up to noon
i today, reliable reports record the
I sinking of nine vessels as a result of
I the new German submarine campaign,
i The total loss of tonnage involved in
I the destruction of these vessels is
estimated to be twelve thousand. The
largest ship to become a submarine
victim during the day was the British
freighter Crown Point, with the prob
able sinking of the British steamer
■ Azul also reported.
In addition to these vessels, four
steamers, one bark and two twarler?
were sunk during the day. Two per
sons are said to have been killed in
the sinking of the Saxon-Erie and the
steamer Wartenfels, reported sunk
by submarines yesterday. The ex-]
plosion of torpedoes is believed to bC|
responseible for all deaths incurred in
destroying vessels.
JUDGE RBSS WILL BE
MEMORIAL ORATOR
Judge John Roes, of Macon, wil] de
liver the Memorial address here on j
I April 26tb. linder the auspices of the (
i Daughters of Confederacy and the.
1 Confederate Veterans, according to an j
announcement from the Americus■
chapter of U. D. C.
Judge Ross is well known as an
orator, and his. acceptance causes.
much gratification to the people of
the city. The invitation was extend
ed some time ago.
The program wHI likely be held at]
the High Schoo*! auditorium, and >
with other features it is expected to,
prove of great interest.
NO FRICTION WITH
si
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 7.—lt Is
stated authoritatively that there is a
perfect understanding between the
United States and Japan on the
working of the new immigration law,
and that on neither side is there any
apprehension of friction or difficul
ty.
A careful study of the situation dis
closes no discrimination against Jap
anese, and no provision for their ex
clusion from the United States.
Under the Root-Takahira agreement
Japanese coolies are kept out by their
own government.
FOUR MEETINGS
WILL HE HELD li
GOOIIYJI PEST
Preparedness against the boll wee
vil goes hand in hand with the re
markable preparations being made for
national defense wherever the Stars
and Stripes are floating on the breeze.
Four meetings in Sumter county
have been announced by the extension
division of the College of Agriculture,
the field agent in charge of the work
bing J. G. Oliver, of this city. The
meetings are:
New Era School House, -March Bth,
10 a. m.
Plains, Thursday, March Bth, 2:30
| P. m.
Leslie. Friday, March 9th, 10 a. m.
Sumter, Friday, March 9th, 2:30
p. m.
The speakers for these meetings
wil] include farmers who have made
a success growing cotton in the boll
weevil territory, and experts in live
stock and crop diversifications will
feature the programs for the meet
ings.
This is a hog and hominy campaign
and a boll weevil crusade, and is di
rected by the extension division of
the state college.
The literature say®—you can "be
sure the weevil will get you if you
don't watch out
Late last fall a series of meetings
were held in the county, which ac
complished much good. The authori
ties are anxious to arraign the farm
ers in the battle against the weevil
immediately, and following the recent
cold weather, together with their new
work the first laurels of victory
should be forthcoming for those who
get in the campaign and do a work
which a campaign of existence and
necessity.
PERUVIAN BARK IS
SONK BI U-BOAT
LONDON, Feb. 7—lt is officially an
nounced that the Peruvian bark Lor
ton, bound from Callao, to a European
port, has been sunk by a German sub
marine. The Lorton was sunk.the of
ficial statement says, within Spanish
territorial waters, during Monday.
SWISS INSTBUCT ft
TBftNSFEB IB THEM
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 7—Mon
sieur Ritter, the Swiss minister to
the United States, has been formally
instructed by his government to take
over the direction of German diplo
matic interests in this country, his
instructions including the taking in
charge of the closed embassy here
and th twelve consulates usually]
maintained in this country by the!
Kaiser s government.
In a formal note presented at the
state department early today the ’
Smlss minister communicated to Sec
retary Lansing his instructions, the
riTv
V EDITIONS.
W. &A. LEASED TO
N. G. 4 ST. L.
FOR FIFTY
MS
ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 7.—The West
ern & Atlantic railroad, which is the
property of the state of Georgia, has
been leased to the Nashville, Chatta
nooga and St. Louis railroad, which is
the present lessee, ftpr a term of fifty
years,‘at an annual rental of $540,000,
or $45,000 a month.
The lease was agreed on late yester
day afternoon by the Western & At
lantic leasing commission and officials
ol the Nashville, Chattanooga and St.
Louis railroad. The lease will be for
mally signed and executed in a few
days.
The plaza clause, which the city of
Atlanta requested the leasing commis
sion to incorporate in the lease, was
omitted. The commission explains
that it wanted to incorporate the
clause, but the Nashville, Chattanooga
i: St. Louis, which was the only bid
der, strenuously objected and threat
ened to withdraw Its bid if the com
mission insisted on the clause.
The first bid submitted by the Nash
ville, Chattanooga & St. Louis, which
is a subsidiary of the Louisville &
Nashville, of which Milton H. Smith is
president, was $480,000 a year, flat,
with no taxes to be paid by the lessee
and no improvements to be made. The
leasing commission succeeded in forc
ing the bidder to raise its price to
the above stated sum of $540,000 a
year, and also to include in the lease
the following requirements -
Improvements and Taxes.
The lessee must expend not less
than $60,000 a year in permanent im
provements and betterments. While
the nafure of these is not specified, it
is contemplated that they will proba
bly cqnsist in double tracking certain
portions of the road, straightening
curves, cutting down grades, building
better bridges, etc. No improvements
are required in the present lease.
The state of Georgia rsbrves th
us of two p-ieces of property in Chat
tanooga, Tenn., now used unaer the
old lease by the lessee. One is occu
pied by the Eastern Hotel and the
other by the Southern Express Com
pany. Their estimated rental value is
from $13,000 to $15,000 a year.
The lessee must pav ad valorem
taxes on rolling stock to the estimated
state, and must pay ad valorem taxes
amount of $5,000 a year direct to the
on rolling stock to counties, munici
palities and school districts to the es
timated amount of $5,000 a year.
The present lease requires that the
lessee only pay income taxes amount
ing to $1,420 a year to the state.
The lessee must pay all taxes due
the state of Tennessee on the portion
of the road situated in that state
amounting to an estimated total of
$30,000 a year. The amount of these
taxes under the present lease is about
$25,000 a year, and are now paid by
the leasee.
All of these payments added togeth.
er, bring the total cost of the road to
the lessee to $653,000 a year, as
azain st a total cost under the present
lease of $55,432 a year.
When Lease Begins.
The present lease of the Western &
Atlantic expires on December 27, 1919.
The new lease will begin on that date
and will run for fifty years to Decem
ber 27, 1969. The total amount of
money to be expanded for permanent
improvements and betterments in the
term of the lease is $3,000,000. The to
tal rental to be paid is $27,000,000. The
tetai taxes to be paid during the term
of the lease, on the above conservative
estimate, are $500,000. The total taxes
to be paid the state of Tennessee dur
ing the term of the lease on the above
estimated basis, are $1,500,000.
icte being acknowledged on behalf
of the United States immediately. The
German ambassador, Count Von Bern
storff and German consuls throughout
the United States continue their prep
arations to leave the country, next
Tuesday.
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