Newspaper Page Text
The Times-Recorder is the ONLY paper in the Third Congressional District with Associated Press Service. CHIRTY-NINTH YEAR. SAVANNAH PLANS BIG CONVENTION SUNDAY SCHOOLS From Savannah comes the news that unusual preparations are being made for the state Sunday school convention which meets in that city May Bth, 9th and 10th. The churches of all denom inations of the city seem to be vieing with one another as to which can get the most homes for delegates. Every Sunday school superintend ent in the state whose name and ad dress could be secured will receive this week a copy of the Sunday School News, in which is printed a program ot the state convention, and a large number are being mailed to other Sun day school workers in every county in the state. In all 13,500 copies are be ing mailed out. All the counties of the state, except four, are now organized into county Sunday school associations and have president, secretary and livision pres idents, and to these officers, programs and other -printed matter are being mailed, and all are asked to help boost the convention. The committee oi. arrangements last week sent out 5,000 picture posters printed in two colors, 19x26 inches, with the pictures oi 21 of the 63 convention speakers. These were mailed to the Sunday school superintendents and Sunday school workers in every county in the state. Among the speakers at the state con vention will be John J. Eagan, At lanta, one of Georgia’s most prominent Christian business men and Sunday school superintendents; Dr. E. C. Dar gan,/ Macon, pastor of First Baptist church; Dr. W. N. Ainsworth, Savan nah. pastor of Wesley Monumental church; Dr. S. E. Wasson, Rome, pas tor of First Methodist church; Dr. Joseph. Broughton, Atlanta, and mony ether men of equal prominence. Be sides the in-state speakers, J no. L. Alexander, of Chicago, Ill.; Miss Nan nie Lee Frayser, Louisville, Ky., and Leon C. Palmer, Motgomerv, Ala., will speak several times. Music a Special Feature. It has been customary for several ytars to feature the music at the state convention. Prof. E. O'. Excell, of Chi cago, 111., one of America’s foremost musicians, will have full charge of the convention music. He brings with him Prof. W. P. Erwin, a famous pianist ot Chicago. The Methpdist Quartette, ot Lome, Ga., is also on the program sev eral times. All delegates will pay a registration iee of SI.OO, and then be given a pack age containing a souvenir program, note book, song book and several other things necessary to make the time spent at the convention pleasant and profitable. They will then be assigned tombs on the Harvard plan—lodging and breakfast free. Ml BEASON TO BE UNEASY OVER FINANCIAL OUTLOOK ATIjANTA, Ga.. April 23.—There is no reason to get uneasy over the fi nancial outlook—the war will bring good times and great prosperity, in stead of adversity, according to St. Elmo Massengale, the well known At lanta advertising man, who has made a close study of the situation and who is far from gloomy. He points out that Canadian savings bank deposits have nearly doubled since the war, notwithstanding the fact that 400,000 Canadians out of a total population of only 8,000,000 are ac tually in the trenches. Expenditures by the United States government for the raising, training and equipping of an army, for the en largement and improvement of the navy and for the building of thous ands of merchant vessels, according to Mr. Massengale, will stimulate every line of business. HOUSE HAD NO AUTHORITY TO PUNISH FOB CONTEMPT WASHINGTON. D. C, April 23. The supreme court decided today that the last house of representatives was without authority to punish United States District Marshall for alleged contempt, the decision making Mar shall exempt from further proceed ings. 4 WANTS TO HELP WIN THE + 4 WAR WITH GOOD SHAVES 4 4 ♦ 4 COLUMBUS, 0., April 23.—Dick ♦ 4- Grabe, “tonsorial artist wants to 4 4 organize a corps of barbers to fol- 4 4 low Ohio boys into the trenches of 4 4 Europe, keep them shaved and 4 4 trimmed, and wield the razor on 4 4 the enemy of the opportunity of- 4 4 fers. AMERICAN FLYER IS MISSING IN FRANCE PARIS, April 23. —Sergeant William Dugan, of the American flying squad ron is missing and Lieut. Thaw fears he may have been one of two aviators seen to fall in battle. There is a pos sibility, however, that he landed be hind the German lines and was taken prisoner. “KID AMDNIL” LOST ID “YOUNG ZBYSZKD” IN 80UT On Friday night lastskefore a well known athletic club ofMAontgomery, Ala., B. C. Ammons, of thiWity, wres tled ‘‘Young Zbysczko”, of Chicago, the bout resulting in a victory for the latter in two straight falls. Ammons wrestled under the name of “Kid Amonie.” The first fall came after 27 minutes of wrestling and the second in 14~ minutes. Ammons weighed 151 pounds, while his opponent tipped the scales at 184, so that the defeat at the hands of "Young Zbysczko” will not militate against Ammons’ reputation as a mat artist. PHYSICAL PREPAREDNESS PAGEANT IN MAY IN ATLANTA ATLANTA. Ga., April 23.—Seven teen hundred men, women and child ren will take part in a great physical preparedness pageant in the Atlanta auditorium early in May. Nine differ ent institutions will be represented in the performance, which will be given in the interest of a higher degree of physical efficiency. Among those who will participate are 250 men and 200 boys from the Y. M C. A., including some of the most prominent business men in the city; 200 students from the Georgia School of Technology; 200 girls from the Y. M C. A. in aesthetic dancing and drill demonstrations; 200 students from the Georgia Military Academy in military drills, dress parades, firing the salute, etc.; 200 boys from the Tech Tigh school in a marine drill; 150 boys from the Boys’ High school in a special drill; 250 children from the kindergar tens in children’s gymnastic exercises; 150 girls from Agnes Scott college; 100 or more Boy Scouts. SEVEN BILLIONS ARE READY jOR THE WAR WASHINGTON. D. C„ April 23. The seven billion dollar war loan bill was perfected in both houses today by agreements on all amendments, ana went to President Wilson for his sig nature Immediately. BALFOUR VISITS THE OFFICIALS OF 0. S. WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 23. Arthur J. Balfour, the British foreign minister and former premier of the empire, accompanied by four other representing the English and French governments, call ed on United States officials here to day. Mr. Balfour remained at the White House half an hour, spent in conference with President Wilson. RECRUITING OFFICE FOR AMERICUS LIGHT INFANTRY IS|NOW OPEN IN THIS Cl IY—THE NATION CALLS AMEMSmWffIHORDER MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS OHITISH BEGIN A NEW DEFENSIVE ON VO FRONT NEW YORK, April 23.—(Compiled by the Associated Press from European cables during the day.)—Ushered in by a prolonged artillery bombardment, re new'ed attacks on the German lines were begun at dawn today by the Brit ish, on both sides of the river Scarpe. The extent of the attack has not yet clearly developed, but it is officially announced fighting opened on a “wide front.” Satisfactory progress is re ported, and early details show the intensity of the British attack shat tered the last remaining defenses of the Hindenburg line, north of the Scarpe by taking the town of Gavrelle. After advancing a mile the British south of the Scarpe captured the vil lage of Guemaippe and took 1,000 pris oners. The German official statement says British forces entered German trenches northeast of Lens last night, but were repulsed by counter attacks, and that infantry fighting on a wide front de veloped thies morning. In the meantime French htroops ar* busily consolidating last week’s gains. Artillery, however, is still busy, break ing up two attempted German attacks last night, it is announced. What may be a new German move of vital importance is announced in a Petrograd dispatch saying German transports have departed from Libau (Russia) on the Baltic, for an un known destination. As this port is one of great importance which fell into the Teutons’ grasp following the evac uation of Poland and is well located as a base for German naval movements, the departure of these transports may mean an early land and sea attack on Petrograd, the German fleet supporting the movement, with troops investing the Russian capital from the north simultaneous with a mighty drive directed against the defenses in the region of Riga. The situation in Mesopotamia contin ues favopgfile to Entente forces, the Turks still retreating up the Tigris before the British. S2O.D9D WORTH OF LIVESTOCK SOLO Since January 1, 1917 the Arles plantation has sold $20,000 worth of livestock, one carload of Shorthorn cattle bringing $2,500, which is the best price ever paid for a carload of Geor gia cattlejaccording to W. T. Calhoun, manager of the big plantation. The livestock department of the plan tation has been developed during the past few months until at present it is probably the most important feature of the establishment. Shorthorn and Hereford cattle, with Hampshire and Duroc-Jersey hogs, have been the ba sis of the success scored by the Arles plantation, and the many carloads of these animals that have been shipped to market and to breeders through out this section,. testify to the enviable reputation that has been built up by Mr. Calhoun. The three carloads of Hampshire bogs that were received last week at the Arles plantation were registered animals and will be used for breeding purposes rather than for fattening. STREET MEETING AID SUFFRAGISTS IN ATLANTA ATLANTA, Ga.. April 23—-Atlanta is having at least one diversion from war in the series of street meetings being conducted in the interest of suffrage. Although the suffragists of Atlanta who are mainly democratic in their faith, assert that the speakers now address ing street audiences every night are sent out by the suffrage organization of Mrs. August Belmont, and that the latter is strictly republican and anti- Wilson. the meetings are nevertheless attracting large crowds, for the man on the street is not versed in the finer shades of distinction between rival groups of suffrage advocates. AMERICUS, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON. APRIL 23, 1917 SOUTH la MILTING IN FOODSTUFF PUN WASHINGTON, D. C., April 23 Carl Vrooman. assistant secretary of agriculture, fresh from a tour of the Southern states in the interest of agri cultural preparedness, issued a state ment today declaring that all classes in that section are patriotically re sponding to the government appeal to produce more food crops, saying ths whole country should know the splen did spirt of the South as he has seen it.’ OFFIGIiTToTES DN TURK’S BREAK REACHES U. S. WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 23. The state department received official notice from Ambassador Elkus, at Con stantinople today, saying the govern ment of Turkey had severed diplomatic relations with the United States. The relations between Washington and Sofia have not yet been discontinued. OFFERS 100 OGRES OF UNO RENT FREE A tract of 100 acres of good, tillable land has been offered free of all rent by Fred B. Arthur, of this city, to be planted in food crops by any person, white or colored, who may desire to cultivate it. Mr. Arthur's offer, coming as it does at this time when the campaign for in creased food production in Georgia is being agitated with much energy, is di rectly in line with the efforts now be ing made in this section to plant every available acre of ground in food crops. In the following letter to the Times- Recorder, Mr. Arthur makes his offer: Editor Times-Recorder. Dear Sir: I have 100 acres of good tillable land that I could not get hands to cultivate. I will gladly let any one, white or col ored, work this land this year free of any rent, provided same is plan ed in food crops. Your very truly. FRED B. ARTHUR. HONOR CARDS FOR HOUSES WITH MEN IN MARINE CORPS NEW YORK, April 23.—8 y providing cards of honor” for display outside every house in the United States which has a man serving his country as a ■ Soldier of the Sea." the United States i Marine corps has kept to its slogan I First in Action.” These cards bear the following an nouncement in letters of scarlet: “A Man From This House is Serving in the United States Marine Corps.” The I rst consignment of these cards was issued here today and the men who were accepted for service in "our first line of defense” received copies which were turned over to their rlativs or th friends with whom they resided. (. I’. A. EXAMINATIONS TO BE HELD DURING JUNE i ATLANTA. Ga, April 23.—Certified I üblic accountants in Georgia will be ! given an opportunity in June to become | members of the American Institute of Accountants, which will hold ex aminations in this city during that month for all accountants certified un der the Georgia law. who desire to join the national body. This examination, however, will be entirely separate and distinct from the state examinations to be held here on May 16 and 17 for applicants desiring certificates to practice under the laws of Georgia. Joel Hunter, of Atlanta, chairman of the Georgia State Board of Accountant Examiners, is also a member of the council of the American Institute of Accountants, and is very much grati- SILENCE GIVES GDLDR ED STRIFE IN TEUTON LANDS NEW YORK, April 23.—(Compiled by the Associated Press from European cables during the day.)—A pall of si lence has fallen over the Central Em pires today, serving to accentuate re ports of grave internal troubles. Des pite assurance given by the Berlin press that the strike which recently involved at least three hundred thous and workmen, has ended, there is evi dence that the agitation there is con tinuing. The Austria-Hungarian situation is even more obscured than conditins in German. Since the circulation of per sistent reports that Premier Tisza, the formost exponent in the Dual Mon archy of the German idea, had resigned, ali information concerning conditions in Budapest and Vienna, as well as throughout all Austria-Hungary, has been suppressed. One thoug, however, that seems certain is that socialists and radicals, drawn closer together by the trend of events, are using inflam matory language with an impunity in conceivable during the early days of the war. Meanwhile the revolutionary spirit is rampant throughout all of Europe, a sensational demonstration in Sweden being reported today. The food situa tion was ostensibly the cause of the gathering of a multitude of workers at Stockholm, but the fact that unrebuked shouts for establishment of a republic and the word "revolution” was freely used, gives serious aspect to the gath ering. More serious outbreaks are ex pected‘on May Ist. RAILROAD ENJOINED FROM DISPOSING OF TIMBER LANDS WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 23. In deciding the Oregon-California land case, the supreme court today affirmed the Oregon federal court’s decree en joining the Southern Pacific railroad from disposing of timber and mineral rights on lands received by the rail road through congressional grants. WILL TEST MOTOR POMP OHW The final test of the new motor pumping engine that has been install ed by the Americus fire department, will occur tomorrow when ?■ represent ative of the Southeastern Underwrit ers’ association will arrive in this city from Atlanta to witness the demonstra tion. The pump must throw 900 gallons of water per minute for three successive hours in order to pass the requirements of the Southeastern Underwriters’ as sociation, which urged the City council of Americus to purchase the pump as one of the improvements which are to effect a decrease in the fire insurance premiums in this city. The machine cost $8,500, The motor pump will be taken to the city pumping station and for three hours the machine will be incontinu us operation, gauging tests being made every 5 minutes at the nozzle and the suction pipe. Pumping 900 gallons of water per minute, a total of 162,000 gallons will be thrown and in order that this enor mous amount of water may not be wasted, the suction pipe from the ap paratus will be lowered into one of the big reservoirs and the stream from the nozzel will be thrown back into the reservoir. Thus the operation of the pump can be satisfactorily observ ed without waste of water. If the test is successful, the motor pump will be formally accepted by the city council and placed at the disposal of the firemen. fled over the opportunity extended to Georgia accountants to become mem bers of the national body. The action of the national body in inaugurating examinations in every state is a step forward in standardizing the qualifica tions of accountants. 4 IIE WANTS THE OLD 4 4 MEN TO GO FIRST 4 4 4 4 SAN FRANCISCO, April 23. 4 ( 4 “Let the old men go to the trench- 4. 4 es first; the men above forty-five. 4 * Then I’ll enlist,” is the plea of 4-j 4 Eugene Shelly, secretary to Mayor 4 4 Rolph. “Why destroy the flower 4 4 of youth and preserve the relics?” 4 ♦444444444444444 U-BOAT FAILS IN AMERICAN SHIPPING WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 23. Despite the German submarine cam paign. American exports during March totalled more than $551,000,000. This to tals more than exports for any prev ious month in the nation’s history with the single exception of last January. Imports totalling $270,000,000 for the month established another new re coi d. GULF DEFINING COMPANY GIVES BONUS ID EMPLOYES Manager R. H. Horton of the local branch of the Gulf Refining Company, is in receipt of a letter from the headquarters of the corporation stat ing that the company has decided to pay a bonus of lo per c:-t to every[ employe werking for the concern since January 1, 1917. A bonus of 10 per cent, of the gross salary actually drawn during the three months ending March 31, 1917, will be paid immediately, and hereafter a sim ilar bonus will be forthcoming quar terly. / The Gulf Refining Company is the first corporation of its kind to inaugu rate the quarterly bonus system./ RED GROSS STATION IS I ARRANGED EDUPOSTDFFIGE An order was received this morn ing by Postmaster D. F. Davenport [ from the treasury department to the effect that the lobby of the postoffice building in this city may be used by the Americus and Sumter county chap ter of the Red Cross as one of its sta tions to secure new members. It is understood that a table will be [placed in the lobby within a day or two, presided over by two young la | dies who will solocit new members for the local chapter. The national character of the Red [cross and the objects for which it is ■ laboring, influenced the treasury de | partment, which controls the postoffice i buildings throughout the country, to t issue the order allowing stations to be (installed in the structure. CLEANING RESERVOIRS i AT PUMPING STATION I Supt. J. B. Ansley has a force of men ' busy today cleaning the big reservoirs J I at the city pumping station which sup-; plies the water mains throughout the city. This operation is carried through every spring and the concrete con tainers which hold the water prepara tory to its entrance into the mains re ceive a thorough cleansing. NO INCREASE FOR j FREIGHT RATES HERE i WASHINGTON, D. C., April 23. The interstate commerce commission today disapproved the proposed in crease in freight rates from Southern mills to Chicago and many other middle western points. The commis sion, investigating the petition for in creased rates, found that total ship ments from Georgia mills and those ( In the two Carolinas amounted to, approximately 50,000,00 Opounds an i nually. riTv Seditions. GRAND LODGE TO MEET IN ATLANTA; NOTIN AMERICUS ' The annual meeting of the Georgia Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, which was to have been held this year in Americus on May 22-23-24, haa been transferred to by order of Grand Master Homer R. McClatchey, who issued a proclamation at the close of a conference held on Saturday in Atlanta by the grand officers and re<p resentatives from several lodges throughout the state. The change in the place of meeting was ordered by the Grand Master, on account of the fact that the unsettled conditions throughout the country at present make it inadvisable and im practical for any community to go to the expense of arranging an elaborate program of entertainment for the Odd Fellows in their state convention. F. G. Olver, of this city, was in at tendance at the conference in At lanta on Saturday, and as the repre sentative of Sumter Lodge, No. 264, presented the local situation to the Grand Lodge officers. The-convention in Atlanta will occur on the same dates as before fixed, May 22-23-24, but the gathering will be a plain business meeting, with no en tertainment features whatever, the Grand officers stipulating that the At lanta lodge was th go to no expense in consideration of the strenuous sit uation in which the country finds it self on account of war conditions. Grand Master McClatchey’s iprocla mation is as follows: To the Officers and Members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows: It appearing that unforseen condi tions caused by the state of war now existing having arisen which did not exist at the time the invitation of the city of Americus to meet at that place was extended and accepted, and the officers of the Grand Lodge in cabinet assembled, having unanimously rec ommended that the place for the meet ing of the session of 1917 be changed; therefore, I, Homer R. McClatchey. grand mas ter ot the Independent Order ot Odd Fellow in the Jurisdiction of Georgia, by virtue of the power and authority in me vested by the constitution and laws of the Grand Lodge of Georgia, do issue this, my proclamation, chang ing the place of meeting of the Grand Lodge or Georgia for the session of 1917, May 23-24, from the city ot Americus to the city of Atlanta. Done in the city of Rome, county ot Floyd, state of Georgia, this 21st day of April, 1917. and of our order the ninety-eighth year. HOMER R. M’CLATCHEY, Grand Master. Attest: T. H. ROBERTSON, Grand Secretary. The executive committee of Sum ter Lodge, No. 264, I. O. O. F„ of this city, has issued a formal statement re garding the changing of the place of meeting of the Grand Lodge, as fol lows: “Conditions over which we have no I control force use to announce that the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of Geor : gia, scheduled to meet in Americus on ' May 22-23-24, inclusive, has been di verted to Atlanta. "We wish to express our most sin cere thanks to those who have contrib ute! for the entertainment of the Grand Lodge in Americus under the present conditions, and we hope to have the pleasure of entertaining the Grand Lodge at some future date when conditions are more favorable.” F. G. OLVER. J. H. CLARK. A. W. BUCHANAN, G. J. WITT. S. H. EDGE, Executive Committee. —. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ 4 DAILY WEATHER FORECAST ♦ * j ♦ The weather forecast for Anter- ♦ : ♦ icus and vicinity follows: ♦ ♦ FOR AMERICUS: Generally 4 4 FAIR today and tomorrow. 4 [►♦♦♦♦♦■4444 ♦ 4 * 4 NUMBER 97.