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WILSON URGES WAR AGAINST AUSTRIA
DAILY
SHIRTT-NINTH YEAR.
AMERICUS WILL MAKE GOVERNMENT DEFINITE
OFFER THIS AFTERNOON FOR AVIATION CAMP
SPECIAL MEETING IS HELD
81 MAYOR AND COUNCIL 10
RAISE 518,080 MANTEE
CHANCES FINE TO
OBTAIN THE CAMP
CITIZENS WILL PLEDGE TEN OR
TWELVE THOUSAND AND THE
CITY BE ASKED TO BE RESIMIN.
SIBLE FOB REMAINDER
ATLANTA, 'Ga., Dec. 4.—" Georgia
is sure to have at least one large
aviation school,’’ declared J. H. Ew
ing and J. R. Smith, real estate men,
who returned Monday from Ameri
cus and Montezuma, where they spent
two weeks inspecting site s fdr officials
at Washington.
•We surveyed and thoroughly in
spected the land at both places,” said
Mr. Ewing, ’ and found it ideal for
aviation purposes, and immediately
wired Washington. The result was
that several government officials ar
rived quickly on the ground and prac
tically gav e it their o. k.
The sites consist of approximately
640 level acres each and are as near
ly ideal as any in the country. Fcf
this reason I believe the selection's
will be immediately sanctioned. If so,
work will be started within two or
three days on the construction of nec
essary buildings. Each site would
accominodate 1,100 flyers ”
Americus .viH this afternoot mak--
in | (.vernnu rt a definite offer for the
aviat on camp.
Zt a 'protracted meeting •it the
Chamber of Commerce this morning,
participated in by leading citizens, the
matter was brought to a basis where
a contract can now be tendered by the
city and the Chamber of Commerce.
It will take $12,000, to be raised
by popular subscription. Much of
this has already been promised. It
will also take a guarantee of $6,000
additional from th e city, or some
other source, and a meeting of the
mayor and council is being held this
afternoon for th e purpose of deciding
if the city can bear that much of the
burden.
From Mr. Ben Methvin there will
be rented 545 acres. He agreed today
to accept SIO,OOO the first year; $5.-
000 the second year, and take his
chances on the third year. There must
also be secured an addtonal 95 acres
from Dr. Thomas and the Arles Plan
tation. For this the government will
pay ten dollars per acre a year ren
tal. Amercus must also bea r the ex
pense of water mains, electric light-,
sidetracks, survey, cbntou r maps, etc.
Messrs. Lee G. Council, Frank La
nier. Crawford Wheatley, Frank Shef
field, Frank Harrold, Arthur Rylan
der and other leadings citizens are '
squarely behind the proposition and j
are determined to put it over.
By tonight it is almost certain thta I
Amercus will have made the govern -!
raent a definite offer, accepting every
condition and measuring up to every
requirement.
Methodist Laymen Meet.
On Thursday of this week, a meet
ing of the stewards and laymen’s com
mittee of the Americus district will,
be (held at Dawson. The Methodist
laymen of the entire district are cor-1
diaJly invited, and lunch will bai ;
served in the church. It is ardently i
hoped that Americus Methodist will
be well represented at this important;
meeting.
AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER
I “ THE LIVES! LITTLE DAILY LN GEORGIA’'
BODY Os BJBY
15 FOUND IH
GUERHY BRIDGE
DECOMPOSED REMAINS OF NEW
BORN INFANT FOUND BY PLOW
MAN IN FIELD JUST BEYOND
( REEK ON FRIENDSHIP ROAD.
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While plowing in a field that had
remained uncultivated during several
years, T. E. Ward, who lives on the
W. P. Walli 3 place, today found the
remains of a new-born male child. The
little body had been concealed in
the brush perhaps a week or more,
and was in stages of decomposition
when accidentally discovered. It is
impossible to tell whether the remains
are those of a negro or white child,
but it is thought the child is the ille
gitimate offspring of a colored woman
living in th e vicinity where the corpse
was found. ♦
C oroner Ed Jenkins visited the scene
soon after the baby’s body was found
and empanelled a jury composed of
J. 8. Glover, W. T. Halstead, R. E.
Pilcher, J. P. Crutchfield, O. A. Sum
mers and T. B. Reese, foreman,
which viewed the decomposed remains.
After ordering the corpse buried, the
jury issued a number of summons, and
it. i s announced will sift the case thor
pughly. Every mid-wife and physician
in the communty will be interviewed
in an effort to locate the inhuman
parents who so brutally disposed of
their offspring and if the guilty par
ties are located a warrant charging
murder will be issued by the coroner.
Only one clew has been discovered
thus far. but the authorities are
working on this and hope to have
some definite evidence to lay before the
jury when it re-convenes next Sat
urday.
FIRST DOLLAR GIVEN
FOR EMffl STOCKINGS
TIMES-RECORDER’S ANNUAL FUND
FOR RELIEF (IF THE POOR AT
CHRISTMAS TIME IS STARTED
EARLY.
The first dollar for the Empty
Stocking Fund has been handed in.
It is a nice, new, crisp dollar bill, and
it is a good start fo r this worthy
'charity.
It was handed in late yesterday aft
er noon by Mrs. W. C. Barrow, ano
the annual fund that goes to relieve
th© suffering of th e poor in Americus
at Christmas time will be builded
thereon. Last year The Times-Re
(order raised more than a hundred
dollar s for this fund, and it is hoped
thi a year the total will go well over
the two hundred dollar mark.
Last year thi s fund was handled by
the ladies of the Associated Charities,
and the fund pift many a ton of
coal in the bins of the poor, and when
(Td Santa tumbled down the chimney
on Christmas morning he brought
with, him a bag filled with cheer for
the kiddies in homes where pover
t; stalks and little bappines 3 is to
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 4, 1917
CAMP DEVENS AND UPTON STRUGGLE FOR FOOTBALL HONORS
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Blair of Vamp Upton receiving a, forward pass. The game was keenly contested throughout. The
large delegation of soldier s marched around the field between halves before the game.
S. G. AMMONS IS
MOT TODAY
FORMER AMERICUS BARBER IS
FOUND GUILTY OF MARRYING
TWICE—HIS FIRST WIFE AND
CHILDREN WERE PRESENT AT
HIS RIAL.
B. ('. Ammons, a former barber in
Americus, was found guilty today in
Sumter Superior court for illegally
.marrying twice, the jury finding with
out lecommt adation Ammons' first
wife and children were present at the
trial and left this afternoon for their
home in Alabama Sentence had not
been passed upon him at the time of
going to press.
INVEST CHURCH
FUNDS IN BONDS
(ONGREGATION of calvary
EPISCOPAL CHURCH DECIDED
TO DO THIS INSTEAD OF BUILD
ING AT PRESENT.
Calvary Episcopal church will invest
surplu s funds belonging to >ts new
church building fund in Liberty bonds,
as the result of action taken last night
at the annual parish meeting. It was
found inexpedient at this time to con
tinue the work of building the new :
church to b e erected by the congrega
tion here, and it being the desire of :
all concerned to aid the federal gov- j
eminent by a patriotic service, the >
treasurer of the church was directed j
to invest SI,OOO of the funds on hau l i
in Liberty bonds. J. D. Stewart" -s'
treasurer of the church, and Rev. Ja=. I
B Lawrence is its rector.
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be found.
The Empty Stocking Fund is a per- ;
nanent institution The Times-Record- !
er is g'ad to have fathered. The peo-;
pie of Americus are proud of the fund,
too, and they will rally to its support
during the holiday season. loot’s
set the fund growing with our dollars,
and do our "bit’’ in this great charity
work.
Mrs. Barrow's dollar sets the paces
V. ho will be the next to put in their
dollar- or five dollars?
JSMISIICE IS
' SIGNED TIM
FOR 48 HOURS
I
LONDON, Dee. 4. An armistice be-
I tween Russia and Germany has been
i signed at the headquarters of Prince
I.co, old of avaria. says an Exchange
! ilegraph news dispatch from Amster
i dam todaj. Th e agreement provides
i that the armsitice shall be valid onlr
louring forty-eight hours.
ciNSPimi ifiinsT
GOVERNMENT CHARGED
10 HITJiIISICTOIIS
NEW YORK. Dec L Conspiracy to
defraud the federal govertiment of
hundreds of thousands of dollars on
contracts for more than a million ser
vice hats i s charged in indictments
returned here today against William
L. Thom. John J. Slattery. Joseph
Ives and Edward Platter, all connect
ed witli the corporation of Thom &
Bailey, the Peekskill Hat Co. and the
firm of H. D. Parmalee Company. Ar
thud Gilson and Peter J. Duffy, gov
ernment inspectors attached to the.
quartermaster's corps, are named in
th I indictments a s co-conspirators
with the othe r defendants
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GERMANS ARE ICHIN
CHECKED ST MN
i
PARIS. Dec 4 On the Verdoun ,
front, west of the Meuse river the Ger- •
mans last night attempt??! to ap
proach French positions, but were
thrown back. The war office announces
that, on the Champaign front today
heavy artillery fighting is in progress
today.
1816 LflM DEILS
ME CLOSED HEBE
M-VERAL IMPORTANT REAL ES
TATE TRANSACTIONS IN AMERL
(US’ TERRITORY HAVE BEEN
REPORTED RE( ENTLY.
Real estate has been quite active in
this section recently, a number of im
portant sales having been consummat
ed during the past few days:
The Andrews real estate agency has
figured in a number of these deals, re
porting th e following sales:
Sold to J. H. Hunt, banker of Gains
ville, 1,200 acres in Webster county,
ami 1,000 acres in Lee county, a part
of the Bob Ferguson place. To J. S.
Carter, of South Carolina, SSO acres
in Lie county, and 1,000 acres i n
Sumter count and 775 acres in Web
ster county. Sold to .1. IL Burnett
170 acre s at Maddox Station, and to
J. T. Israel. 200 acres in Lee county,
nea r John d. Williams. 700 acres
rear Cobb wa s sold to England Broth
ers and Mr. Marseilles, of Rome, Ga.,
, being a part of the old Jossey planta
tion. Sold to Col. E. u. Shipp, 050
acres for F. W. Griffin. Sold to J. T.
Lingo. 150 acres near Americus, for
F. W. Griffin. Sold 1,000 acres in Web
ster county for Jim Drew, a part of
the old May place. Sold to Eugene
Drane 200 acres in Websteff county.
Sold 200 acres near Plains to L. F.
Rodgers, of North Carolina. Sold to
B. F. Hodge s three fine tracts in Lee
county, 2,119 acres altogether, consist
ing of 1,000 ticres of the Simmong
place, 285 acres for Frank Janes, of
Florida and 850 acres of the Jackson
place. Sold to H. D. Evans, of
Brooksville, 324 acres near DeSoto,
for Mr. Chadsey. Sold 725 acres to
Mr. Chadsie on Ellaville road. This
land was owned by Mr 11. I). Evans,
ami the two deals were in the nature
of an exchange
All of the above purchases are
highly pleased and all the above prop- ■
i rty will b ( , improved, so states Mr.
Andrews of the Andrews Real Estate j
agency, which will add to the appear-,
ance of the country, as well as'to
the value of the property in the com
munity. The above sales show what
people thi n k of farm lands in this'sei ■ 1
tion. Mr. Andrews states that they
will have others to report soon.
NOTHING WILL STOP 0.5.
ONTIL GERMANY IS LICKED
PRESIDENT TOLD CONGRESS
OESOIO BANKING
CISESJECIDED
I LEA OF (fl ILTY IN THE SUI’ER
-1011 ( HURT THIS MORNING IN
ONE 'case AND SETTLEMENT
MADE IN THE OTHER
Th e following cases on the crim
inal calendar of Sumter Superior court
had been disposed of when the court
took recess for dinner today at 12:15
| o’clock.
I The State vs. F. B. Arthur, charged
with embezzlement from the DeSoto
an king Co.; settled and dismissed up
on request of the directors of the De-
Soto Banking Co.
j U. M. Barlow, one of the employees
| of the DeSoto Banking Co., charged
■ with embezzlement, made good the
i shortage charged up to him, plead
I guilty and wa 8 given a line of SIOO.
lames Walker, a negro charged
with burglary, plead guilty and was
given a sentence of twelve months or
fine of $75 by Judge Littlejohn.
MRS. KATE CALLAWAY
DIED INIS MORNING
Am: ri'-’ s people will learn with
plifounl sorrow of the death of Mrs.
Kate Callaway, widow of the late
Merrell Callaway, of this city, which
sad event occurred this morning at
the i:om of Mrs. James W. Harris,
Jr., a daughter of, the deceased, on
1 io. nr; street
Mrs. Callaway, who wwas widely
known and greatly beloved throughon*
th’s community, was a woman of ele
vated Christian character, a devout
Baptist, always interested in affairs
about her, and endowed with a kind
ly cheerful disposition that endeared
her to a host of friends. She was 71
years of age, and practically the j
v.hoi of her long and useful life was'
spent in Americus. Here she lived j
during’wany years, casting a ray of!
: unshine wherever she went, esteemed '
and loved by all who knew her.
Deceased was the mother of a large
family, and all of her sons and daugh-:
t< r s are prominent > n their home com-:
>. unities. It was while visiting her
daughter, Mrs. J. W. Harris, that this '
good woman passed to hrf.' eternal re.
v ard at 4:30 o’clock thidFmorning. She
had been ill only about ten days. Othei j
surviving relatives are Mrs. J. A. Er- ;
win, a daughter, who resides in
Clarkesville, Ga., and four sons, Rev.
T. W. Callaway, of Dublin, Ga.; Rev.,;
T F. Callaway, of Macon; Merrell
luway, Jr., and Charles Callaway, th"
latter two of Atlanta. Capt. C. T. Fur
low', of Atlanta. i 8 a brother of the de
ceased, and Mrs. James Calloway, of
Macon, a sister. Mrs. Lizzie Rodgers,
of Americus, is a half-sister. anihj
Messrs. T. M. Furlow and Stewart!
Furlow, of this city, half-brothers of
the dead woman. Major. James W.
Furlow, of the United States army, i*
also her half-brother.
The funeral services will occur to
morrow (Wednesday) afternoon, anl
will be from the First Baptist church
at 3 o’clock. Dr. Lansing Burrow .
long a beloved friend of the deceased
will officiate, and he will be assisted
by Rev. Alexis D. Kendrick, pastor of
the congregation. Interment will 1 -
CiTi
EDITION
NO PEACE TERK
AT THE PRESENT
STATES THAT THE ONLY OBJECT
OF AMERIC A NOVY IS O WIN THE
IVAR AND C ANNOT STOP UNTIL
VICTORY CONIES.
WASHINGTON, I). C., Dec. 4. .
In urgng a declaration of war against
AustriaTHungary before congress to
day, President Wilson did not, how
ever. rccoihmcnd a similar declara
tion again Turkey and ulgaria and this
Ume. Immediate war against Austra,
the presdent said, is necessary to meet
the analogous situation the united
States faces in the war’ with Ger
many. The same logic, he stated,
will lead to ulltimate war against
Turkey and Bulgaria, but they do not
; yet stand in the path of the United
j States in its war on Prussian autoc
racy.
In definite terms, the president de
clared nothing shall cause the United
States to turn aside until the war is
won and Germany beaten All peace
talk h e pronounced out of the ques
tion and said peace could only coma
when the German peoale make it
a rul e that the world can
trust, when they make reparation for
the destruction their present rulers
have wought upon their neighbors, and
Germany has receded from ail terri
ttry acquired by armed conquest.
In opening his address the presi
dent said he would discuss only the
present outlook, present duties and
the immediate means of accomplishing
the obpects we shall always hold r
vcw. Our object, he sad, s. of course,
to w teh war. ad we shall ot be slack
eed or jnffer ourselves to be dverted
until this is doneUMFW CMFWY'P W
until it is won. The president a!s»
i-oi nded a rebuke for all disloyal
Americans, saying this as one wh >
s: oaks for the nation.
WILSON’S ADDRESS
PUBLISHED TODAY IN
FOREIGN CAPITALS
WASHINGTON. D. C.; Dee. 4.-
The international character of the
president’s address to congress today
is indicated by the fact that the gov
ernment had already placed it for si
multaneous publication in practically
every eapi’al in the world. Altohugh
it was not entrusted in advance t-j
American newspapers and news asso
ciations, as had been customary in the
past, it had been placed with Reu
ter's London office, which will supply
all other 8 in Europe. Indirectly, the
address with get to Berlin and the
other Central Powers capitals as fast
<“r; papers published in London reach
these cities. The fact that a copy of
the address was placed in the hands
of Ambassador Frances at t’etrograd
is taken as an indication that the ad
dress will alr\> deal with the situa
tion tn Russa ■
in pak Grove cemetery, the remains
being laid to their final rest beside
those of her late husband, Merrell
Callaway, long esteemed as one oi
Americus' foremost pioneer citizens.
NLMER 2SB.