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The Times-Recorder is the ONLY paper in the Third Congressional District with Associated Press Service. miRTY-NINTH YEAR, *CIRGUS LEIIES TONIGHT fiFTER WINTER’S REST I John Robinson’s Ten Big Shows will leave Americus tonight over the Cen tral of Georgia railway for Macon, where the first performance of the 1917 season will be given on April 17th. The big circus, which lias been in winter quarters at the fair grounds in this city since November of last year, will begin its long tour of the countrf with an array of feature acts which by far surpass anything that the John Robinson’s Shows have ever pre sented to the public in former years. The show this year in reality com prises two circus productions, the Howe’s Great London Shows and the John Robinson’s Ten Big Shows of the 1916 season having been combined for this year. Both of these show's toured the country separately last year, but as both were under the same owner ship, the combination was decided up on during the winter. Two trains of 25 cars each will haul me big shows to Macon, moving from this city about 8 o’clock tonight. While the first performance of the season is not to be given until Tues day next, the management desires to reach Macon two or three days before that date, so that every small detail connected with the presentation of the program and the system of arrange ment may be settled without confus ion. Yesterday afternoon and last night the re w'ere rehearsals of the circus program, the first rehearsal being con siderably abbreviated because of the non-arrival of several performers and the delay in erecting the “big top,” but last night the full performance was staged, each act appearing in its par ticular place on the program. All the acts were not carried out in detail, although a majority of the acrobatic work and all of the eques trian acts w r ere staged as though the performance were in the midst of the season. The New Big Top. The “big top,” newly purchased for this season at a cost of $15,000, is much larger than the one used last year, while the seating capacity has been almost doubled. Three rings and two platforms are used to stage the performance, while the apparatus for the aerialists is suspended over ali three rings. The dressing tents, horse tent, menagerie and sid show tents are also new this season, and every piece of this canvas has been treated with j-urafine to make it absolutely water proof. A bij crowd witnessed the rehearsal last night and was liberal in its ap plause of the various features, all of which are particularly good. The aerobatic acts, consisting of families, di os and trios, are far above the aver - age. while special features in the way of trick bicycle riders, contortionists, freak jugglers, etc., have been added. The riding acts are by far the best that the circus has ever gathered to-j gether, while Madame Bedini's high school horses are again one of the features of the performance. The big herd of trained elephants is another specially meritorious act, and one sure to attract attention. During the rehearsal of the chariot race at the conclusion of the rehearsal asi night, one of the horses collided with a tent pole and was thrown into tl e rows of empty seats, but no one war injured and the animal only! mghtly bruised. Another rehearsal was held this! gk morning at 10 o’clock, and the entire program given a final “shaking down” preparatory to the actual resumption cf work on the road. Ti e departure of John Robinson’s Ten Big Shows from this city after • their long stay in winter quarters, will he roted with regret by the residents if this entire section, who have come t j nighly esteem their neighbors at the fair grounds. IIUTURE OF GRADUATING CLASS AT HIGH S( HOOL A point of attraction for visitors to the High school is the large frame,! group of individual pictures of the TRY A WANT AD IN THE TIM ES-RECORDER.’JIT’S PULLINGJPO WER WILL SHOW YOU THE BEST MEDIUM VERY QUICK HOME OF 1.0. BftSS IS-LDST 81 FIRE LESLIE, Ga., April 13.—The home of T. Q. Bass, near Leslie, was burned t" the ground about 7:30 o’clock this morning. Most of the household goods contained in the destroyed building v ere saved, the principal loss sustained being in the kitchen where the five originated, it is supposed, from a de fective stove flue. The building was insured. Mr. Bass, who has been very critic ally ill for nearly a month was moved from the burning building to the home of his son, Hilton Bass, who resides nearby. VAGRANTS AND LOITERERS Ml ST CLEAR OUT EVERYWHERE ATLANTA. Ga.. April 13.—Not all the idlers and loiterers on Atltnta’s streets, of whom there are hundreds, are going to be drafted into the army or navy, because Uncle Sam probably wouldn’t want a good many of them, but those who miss the army’ are go ing to drafted into real, genuine work of one kind and another. As the result of an urgent appeal by the federal au thorities in Atlanta to the city police authorities, word has gone down the line for policemen to clear the streets of vagrants. In this way the suspic ious character who might get into mis chief if idle will be effectually dis posed ot, and to some extent the prob Icm of labor shortage Ou the farm will be relieved. 11l KER. “BONE-DRY" DODGER GIVEN 12 MONTHS AND A FINE ATLANTA. Ga., April 13.—The suit case pipe-line between Chattanooga ■ and Atlanta has sprung so many leaks that it is becoming more and more un popular as a method of smuggling booze into the capital city. By closely watching trains the au ! thorities have succeeded since the '"boneldry” law went into effect in capturing and confiscating hundreds I of pints which alleged "traveling men" I were trying to bring through in the I false bottoms of trunks and suitcases. W. R. Tucker, white, in whose lug gage forty bottles were found, has been sentenced to serve twelve months on the chaingang in addition to paying la fine of SSO. PORTS HE MADE SEA AREA WITH WILSON’S ORDER WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 13. An executive order designating .as a “defensive sea area” all of the coasts oi the United States and its insular ! possessions” was made public here to day. Regulations for the guidance of ves isels entering these “defensive areas' which embrace a number of the prin cipal river and harbor entrances on the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts, v, ere promulgated simultaneous with j tl.e executive order. These regulations; provide that no vessel shall enter the I defensive area except after receiving! permission from patrol vessels, and i mne shall enter at all between sun-1 I set and sunrise, or during bad I weather. I The regulations state that the gov-! |ernment of the United States will not! be responsible for damage sustained' by i ersons or vessels, when such dam -; ale be inflicted with the object of en-| forcing the newly proclaimed regula- 1 lions regarding the “defensive area."j Charleston, Savannah, Tampa, Key) West and Pensacola are Southern ports which vessels are forbidden to I enter, except as provided under the! regulations referred to. graduating class of 1916. There are fifty-five individual pic-' tures in the collection, which shows a graduating class that was 25 per cent f the entire student body at the time —by- far the largest class that was! ever graduated from the Americus High school. AMERIEUSTIMES-RECORDER MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS BRAZIL BECOMES ACTIVE IN THE ANTI-KAISER WAR RIO DE JANERIO, April 13.—Omni- • ous warning that Brazil is on the very i brink of actual war with Germany, and that hostilities may be declared at an?.' hour is contained in the action of For ! eign Minister Muller, who today cabled ! all Brazilian citizens in that country i to leave Germany within twenty-four hours. This taken in connection with the previous announcement that the ex equaters of all German consuls in I this country have been summarily withdrawn, portends, it is believed, ! Brazil’s early entry into the war in support of the United States fight for ’ freedom of the seas. The seizure of German ships at Brazilian ports has been practically ’ completed, and official inspection .if ’ i several of these discloses the fact that ‘. important parts of their engines are " I missing, and that other damage had | been inflicted by the German crews, ' who were quartered on board until re » 1 ' lations with the Berlin government ! were severad. Anti-German demon strations continued here and elsewhere in Brazil today, the demonstrators de manding that the government proceed energetically to disarm the Confederat- 1 ed German Rifle societies in this coun try. Loss of Vessel in Caribbean Denied. ; 1 NEW YORK. April 13. —Official de nial on Cuban authority is mode of a report that a British vessel has L been submarined off Cienfuegues. The . report originated in a report cabled to a Cuban news bureau by C. Peterson, , at Key West. NEWS PRINT MANUFACTURERS ' HELD UNDER ANTI-TRUST LAW i ; NEW YORK, April 13.—Charged with controlling 55 per cent, of the news print paper production of the • country and using their power in re- ■ straint of trade In violation of the ’ Sherman anti-trust law. six paper ’ manufacturers and a banker promin ent in* financing news print paper com panies were indicted by the federal grand jury here today. Five of the manufacturers constitute the executive 1 committee of the News Print Manufac turers’ association, whose secretary, George F. Steele, the indictment says, ’ was not named as a defendant because he was a witness before the grand I jury. The men indicted as George H. Mead, Philip T. Dodge, Edward Backus. George Chachoon. Jr.. G. H. P. Gould, Frank .J. Sensenbrenner and Alexander Smith, a Chicago banker. SHOULD PEOPLE STAND DURING PLAYING OF NATIONAL ANTHEM ATLANTA, Ga., April 13.—1 sit pa -1 triotism or merely a nuisance to have ■ io rise in your seat and remain stand ing when tie orchestra in a motion picture show plays the Star Spangle I ’ Banner? Atlanta audiences do not know the answer, and being anxious not to ap pt ar unpatriotic, they are uncomforta j biy bobbing up and down in their seats •; at intervals of an hour. But after doing it uncomplainingly i tor a week they are beginning to ask lone another where it is going to end.' • When the national air is played or the I flag of the country is displayed for a ’ I serious purpose, no one doubts the ap-l I propriateness of rising, but when it is' , merely worked as a part of a program ‘ ■ to gather in the nickels and dimes, is it 'incumbent on the audience, or not? +++++++ + + + + + + + ;♦ CITY FATHERS MADE THE ♦ ♦ GENTLE BARMAID TABOO * ’♦ ♦' ♦ GLASGOW, April 13.—City ♦ ♦ fathers made the gentle barmaid ♦ I ♦ taboo; barmen all conscripted; ♦ ■ ♦ the fathers won’t let the bar- ♦ i * maids come back and in conse- ♦ .♦ quence the old boys who love ♦ ♦ their foaming brew are hav- ♦ ♦ ing a hard time of it. The '‘pub” ♦ 4 owners are having a tough time ♦ ♦ getting anyone to serve the ♦ ♦ suds. ♦ b♦♦♦♦> > ♦ ♦ ♦! -The suit AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 13, 1917 * DAILY WEATHER FORECAST ♦ 4 ♦ 4 The weather forecast for Amer- ♦ ♦ icus and vicinity follows: ♦ * FOR AMERICUS: Showers and 4 ♦ thunderstorms this afternoon and 4- •4 tonight. ♦ 4- SATURDAY: Fair and cooler. ♦ CAMEL BELONGING TO ROBINSONS SHOWS REID One of the largest camels belonging to the John Robinson’s Ten Big Shows died this morning at the fair grounds. The animal had been sick for some time past, the ailment being diagnosed by the veterinarians as tuberculosis ot the stomach. The camel’s death entails a financial loss of between S4OO and SSOO and leave the circus with a camel herd of nine. TO DISTRIBUTE COPIES OF ST. LOUIS RESOLUTIONS WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 13.- To further its campaign for food con servation during the war the agricul ture department has ordered distribu tion throughout the country of the res olutions adopted at the St. Louis con ference of agricultural experts, urging enlistment of an army of 2,000,000 boys to aid in increasing production and a federal appropriation of $25,000,000 to meet the extraordinary needs of agri culture. Secretary Houston, who attended the St. Louis meeting attaches great im portance to the resulting campaign among editors of agricultural papers, professors of gariculture and others for immediate mobilization of food pro duction resources. Representatives of state colleges or state commissions from thirty-two states took part in the conference and pledged themselves to I aid the federal government in every way possible. A committee of fifteen was appointed to coordinate the cam paign. II YOU CAN’T HELP BY ENLISTING. BUY SOME BONDS ATLANTA, Ga., April 13.—1 f you I can’t enlist, in the army or the navy 'help Uncle Sam prosecute the war by I buying a bond, is now the patriotic ap l <al being made to Atlantians by the banks, commercial bodies and other or ganizations anxious to support the gov ernment. The Atlanta banks are pre [ paring to buy the government’s war ■ bonds up to the limit of their financial , resources, and several of them will ' handle the bonds for customers with j out commissions or profits. CRISP WILL HELP 10 SECURE CAMP That Congressman Charles R. Crisp ; will do all in his power to co-operate ; wit l ' the Americus and Sumter County ■ Chamber of Commerce in its effort to I secure a military training camp for I Aim riems, is evidenced by an extract from a letter from Judge Crisp rela ' tive to the matter. A few days ago a telegram was sent ito Congressman Crisp urging him to ' vse his influence to have the war de- ■ pertinent designate Americus as the I site of one of the military training 1 camps which might be established ' within the next few weeks to prepare the big army that is to be raised by 1 the nation. The following extract from Con gressman Crisp’s letter is explanatory cf the situation: "Your wire received and I immed iately went to see the adjutant gen eral of the army. He advised me that the government was not contemplating locating division encampments in South Georgia or anywhere else. He stated that when the new army is mus tered in, it is the purpose of the war department to train the men at the different military forts now owned by the government, and that no new camps will be established. 1 will keep ii. touch with the situation and if the policy is changed will notify you and co-operate in any way in the world I can to look after Americus’ interests.’ PRESIDENT WILL HAVE POWER FDR USE DFJJIM WASHINGTON, D. C., April 13. Authority under which the president may order American railways to oper ate any part of their rolling stock dur ing war-time in such manner as the federal authorities may see fit, without the government actually taking over the railroads, is given in the common carrier bill, which failed of passage during the last congress, but was re introduced in the house today by Rep resentative Adamson, of Georgia. The measure also authorizes the president to assume control and to operate all ailroads, telegraph and telephone lines in times of national emergency, and to draft employes of such railroads and communication lines as may he taken over into the military service, to oper ate such lines under military direction. The measures also empowers the pres ident to use the military forces of the country to protect railways aaginst damage or destruction by the common enemy, and provides that the member ship of the interstate commerce com n.issison be increased to include eleven members. Through the Council for National Defense the government today formal ly asked all railroads operating in the United States to re-arrange their schedules so as to release virtually all of the vessels now engaged in coast wide trade. Many of these vessels, it is known, may be used to transport foodstuffs and military supplies to the 1 ntente Allies in Europe and else ' where, while others will be used in | the naval service as guard ships. I The Council of National Defense also ' requested governors of all the states io have their legislatures appoint state councils of national defense, these to co-operate with the national organiza tion. A far reaching administration meas ure designed to stimulate the produc ! tion of food upon both private and pub- I lit lands within reclamation projects, :and appropriating $5,000,000 for this ’purpose was introduced in the housi tiiis afternoon. $7,000,00(1.000 Bill Before House. WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 13. With Majority Leader Kitchin ini charge debate began today in the j house on the administration’s $7,000.-1 000.000 war revenue bill. Prospects | indicate the passage of the bill before tomorrow night. There was great applause from both sides of the house when Representa tive Kitchin made the opening state ment foVarable to the bill. This was generally interpreted to mean there will be little opposition to the meas ure, and also that all chance has pass ed of Kitchin being deposed as major ity leader. WOMEN VOTERS PEEVED ABOUT REMARKS ABOUT THEIR SILK STOCKINGS TRINDAD, Colo., April 13.—Silk stockings don’t have anything to do; with a lady's ability to cast her balloi intelligently, say the female ballotist-, of this town. And they’re on the war path today because some mere mala, person made disparaging remarks about "women with silk stockings an 1 high heeled shoes voting on questions that effect the common people.” The women assert that “the womanhood o; the town has been openly discredited” and they promise retaliation at the next election. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ *| ♦ CALIFORNIA WOMEN’S ♦ ♦ ANTI-AFFINITY LAW IS ♦ ♦ NOW UP TO GOVERNOR ♦ ♦ 4- ♦ SACREMENTO. Cal., April 13. 4 ♦ —The "anti-affinity law urged by 4- ( ♦ the women’s Legislative League ♦ ♦ is now up to the governor for ♦ 4 signature or veto, the senate ♦ 4- having passed the Assembly bill ♦ ♦ providing for permanent support ♦ ♦ and maintenance of a wife who *| ♦ is separated from her husband, * ♦ has ground for a divorce, but is 4- ♦ not seeking one. * ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ CITI GO-DPERATES TO WIFI PLOT The city authorities have agreed to co-operate in the plan to turn the va cant lot at the corner of Lee and Church streets into a flower garden, thus beautifying the spot and eliminate ing a menace to the health of the . residents of that section. The lot is owned by the Masons of . this city, and has been held as the site . for a Masonic temple which it is hoped . will be erected in the near future. For several years the property has ■ been more or less unsightly, a breed ( ing place for mosquitoes and other . insects, so that the efforts of the la . dies of that vicinity to beautify the . lot have met with the hearty co-oper- > ation of the municipal authorities. • The work of grading and laying off I the flower garden will be commenced i in the next few days. > 1 GOETHALS TO UNDERTAKE TASK OF BUILDING VESSELS WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 13. Major-General Goethals, builder of the Lanama canal, today decided to accede to President Wilson’s request that he 1 take charge of the building of wooden carrier vessels to supply deficiency in merchant shipping occasioneel by the operation submarines. I EMPTY BOTTLES BECOMING SCARCE IN ATLANTA ALREADY ATLANTA, Ga., April 13.—An aver age of two hundred “dead soldiers” a week used to be taken out of a cer tain prominent downtown hotel in At lanta, according to the manager, before L the bone dry prohibition law was pass ed by the legislature at the recent ex ( tra session. Now the average is less . than a dozen a week, and examination . of the register discloses that these are j usually left by travelers coming into the hotel from states where liquor can be purchased. And right here be it explained for the benefit of the unitiat ed that “dead soldier” in the vernacu lar here means an empty bottle for merly containing liquor. GERMKNS LOSE I LINE OF FRONT FOR NINE MILES NEW YORK. April 13.—(Compiled ly the Associated Press from European I cables during the day.)—The British j war office statement announces the capture by Canadian and British troops i of German positions on a nine-mile! ftont extending from a point north of Haricourt to the village of Metz eu Couture. The advance was scored af ter severe fighting in which heavy loss !es were sustained on This | is the sector between Arras and Cam , brai. The Paris official statement says French troops attacked German post-, tions south of St. Quenten last night, and took several trenches them j It was in the region southeast of Cambrai that the great German re-, tirement took place last month. Ac-, cording to German sources of informa-, tion this retirement was designed to delay the contemplated British offen i sive here for weeks if not months. I Nevertheless the British have been able ( Ito bring up their heavy guns across: I the devastated territory and organize I their communications until it appears a smashing and effective blow is con templated within a comparatively rew days. This attack, if it is delivered, i will test the strength of the famou". • Hindenburg line.” j Besides their successful attack south ,ot St. Quentin in the face of desper . ate German resistance the French an nounce they have kept up their of-; , tensive sout of the river Oise, making fresh progress east of Coucy La Ville., i The German statement announces counter thrusts balanced the Brtis'i attacks against Angres and Givenchy ( cn Ghill and said French attacks sout i of St. Quentin failed. CSIEY HIGH SCHOOLS OF THIRD DISTRICT GOMPETL HERE The annual meet of the Third Dis trict High School association opened; this morning at the Americus High school when the representatives of the. eleven schools that are participating met at 9 o’clock for the contest in , spelling. This was followed at 10 o’clock by the boys' and girls’ ready , writers’ contest. The winners in each of these events will receive a medal of the first rank , and will mean for their schools 5. I points in the score that will show the rank of all the schools in the meet. The spelling and essay committee is composed of Prof. L. D. Newton, ot Mercer university, and Principal T. C. i Kendrick, of the Columbus High school. This afternoon at 3 o'clock the at ! letic contests began in the new Rees : Park. The Americus people that have s seen Rees Park since it was improved 1 appreciate the significance of the - word “new.” 1 The athletic events included jump ing, pole vaulting, shot-put, races— eight in all, in which eight schools participated. The winners cannot be announced until Saturday morning, and a complete list will appear in Sunday’s Times-Recorder. S. L. Lewis, principal of the Second District A. & M. school, acted as director of ath- ■ letics. Following is the program for music i and recitation of tonight’s events at • the High school auditorium: Ruth Lewis, Vienna; “The Two : Runaways.” i Clementine Marlin, Dawson; "Valsa i in E.” .Moszkowshi,) , Minnie Hatcher. Dawson; “The Last i Love Feast,” (Basil King.) t.i Evelyn Adams. Montez.uba; "Rigo . k.tti,” (Liszt.) Sara Britton, Americus; "The Lion Jand the Mouse,” (Charles Klein.) Lee, Marshallville; "The Rus tle of the Spring,” (Christian Bind ing) Annie Morrow, Cuthbert; "The Lie,” (Annie Hamilton Darnell.) Ruth Lewis, Montezuma; “Gondol- I ii-ra,” (Moszkowski.) I Emma Maddox, Cordele; “The Little | God and Dicky,” (Daskon.) j Hazel Horne, Americus, “Polka de la. iHeine,” (Raff.) Lera Croxton, Third District Agrf- | cultural College; "Little Crlstel.” Miidred Shafer, Fitzgerald; “Con ccrt Arabesque” (Strauss.) Gladys Bass, Ashburn; "Annunciata” (Mary a Faiiton.) ! Sara Hyde, Cordele; “Mignon,” (Al i f red Peas^.) Ernestine Logan, Plains; "The Swan ’Song” (Katherine Ritter Brooks.) Margaret Shingler, Ashburn; “Im Ipromptu, Op 28. No. 3” (Reinbold.) Frances Felton. Montezuma; “The Death Disc.” Hazel Mayes, Fitzgerald; “Her Cu ban Tea,” (Pauline Phelps.) The Athletic Events. The big athletic show was free to the public, but an admission fee will 1 b<‘ charged for the recitation and music contests tonight. The program be j gins promptly at 8 o’clock, and will 'be opened by Dr. Lansing Burrows, 'president of the Americus board of ' education, who will offer a prayer. ' Prof. J. E. Mathis, on behalf of the schools and of the city, will make a 'short address of welcome. President |R. J. Strozier will resond for the vis ' itors. On Saturday morning at 8 o’clock 1 the High School conference will be held, at which time officers will be elected and a place for the next meet will be chosen. Dawson is the only school in the race for the next meet, so far as is now known. In this High School conference, which will not be open for the public, the matter of the ■Americus-Fitzgerald debate will be decided. I At 9 o’clock the contest in declama tion will occur. The young orators of 'the district will hold the audience un der a spell for an hour and a quarter, after which the most interesting feature of the entire meet will take place. This i ((Continued on Page Five.) NUMBER 89