Americus times-recorder. [volume], February 07, 1918, City Edition, Image 1

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DAILY
fortieth year.
U. S. TRANSPORT SUNK; 101 MEN LOST
HIT BY TORPEDO TUESDAY NIGHT
WHILE NEAR COAST OF IRELAND;
U-BOAT GOT BY BRITISH PATROL
At First Feared That Over Thousand Had Perished, But List
of Missing Greatly Reduced. More Than Two
Thousand Men Were Rescued. Some
Were in Water For Two Hours.
LONDON, Feb. 7.—The loss of life
in the sinking of the Tuscania is now
estimated at only one hundred and
one. Thi a total is given in a dispatch
Crom the correspondent of the Asso
ciated Press in Ireland, and has sub
sequently been confirmed by th(e
American embasy here.
Afer being torpedoed, the Tuscania
remained afloat during two hours. The
condition of some of the survivors is
described as pitiable, as many t of
these had cast aside all their clothes
•nd been swimming two hours when
Washington Hers eDtalls.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—Figures
submitted to the state and war de
partments by the British admiralty
today indicate at least 68 troopers
lost their lives in the sinking of the
troopship Tuscania. There is every
indication, however, that this toal
will be greatly reduced. It is regard
ed as probable that the Tuscania
stumbled upon a submersible, rather
than that the disaster marked the
first shot in the mush heralded Ger
man offensive against American over
seas troops. At first there was some
confusion at the war department as
to whether the twentieth engineers
or the one hundred and seventh engi
neers were aboard the Tuscania, but
it was finally established that the let
ters were not on the lost transport.
Every American soldier lost with
the Tuscania having dependents, is
protected by government insurance.
This aggregates about forty three hun
fi-ed dollars each, which will be paid
at the rate of twenty-five dollars
monthly for twenty years.
The First Report.
WASHINGTON, D. Feb. 7.
ffhe British steamship Tuscania, with
tas been torpedoed and sunk in the
"178 United Sates soldiers on board,
war zone. No estimate of the loss of
lit’ L available, but 1,100 survivors
have been landed at Buncranna and
Larne. Ireland
The disaster was officially announc
ed by the war department, which had
received only meager advices, without
names of survivors of victims.
The war department issued this
statement:
“The war department has been of
ficially advised that the steamship
Tuescania was torpedoed and sunk,
and that survivors numbering 1,100,
as far as could be ascertained, were
landed at Buncranna and Lame, Ire
land. There was a total of 2,178 Unit
ed Sttes troops on this vessel. No
names of persons lots have been re
ported to the war department, and no
names of survivors was reported. Al
litional particulars are promised as
•oon as received.”
Major General Frank Mclntyre, the
army censor, refused to divulge the
identity of the units aboard the Tus
oenia.
Although still hoping for more fav
orable news, officials fear that the
report meant that all except 1,180
landed had been lost. No further re
ports were expected early today.
It was announced that the Tuscania
was manned by British sailors with a
British gun crew and was convoyed
by British warships.
The soldiers aboard the Tuscania
belonged to no distinctive military
units from any state and were largely
small detachments from all parts of
the country being forwarded to join
the forces in France.
Teh war department announced that
mecause of the fact that there was no
distinctive unit, It would be Impos
sible to say definitely who was on the
steamer until complete reports had
been received from the other side.
The war department announced that
lt 9 records showed the following were
on board the Tuscania:
107 ht Engineer Train.
107th Military Police.
AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER
"LU'EST LITTLE DAILY IN CEORCIA."
107th Supply Train.
Nos. 100 Aero Squadron.
158th Aero Squadron.
213th Aero Squadron.
Replacement Detachments Nos. 1
and 2 of the 32nd Division.
Fifty-one casual officers.
The Thirty-Second Division is com
posed of National Guard troops from
Michigan and Wisconsin. The divis
ion trained at Camp McArthur, Tex.
The Tuscania was a British passen
ger and freight steamship of 14,348
tons gross register. She was built in
114 and was owned by the Anchor
Line.
'The last report of the Tuscania
was her arrival at an Atlantic port
January 17 last.
The Tuscania, during her days as
a passenger liner, was one of the
best equipped vesels in the trans-At
lantic service. She made her maiden
voyage in February, 1915.
She was 567 feet long with a 66
foot beam and was equipped to carry
2,500 passengers in cabin and steer
age accommodations.
Buncrana, at which survivors from
the Tuscnia were landed, is located
on Lough Swilly on the northern
coast of Ireland, 12 moles from Lon
don-Derry. Lough Swilly is a long
narrow bay running in from the At
lantic ocean.
Larne, where other survivors were
landed from the vessel, is on the
northeast coast of Ireland, 23 miles
from Belfast. It is a north channel
port. The approximate distance by
water between the two ports is one
hundred miles.
RESTMffIANTS TO
DDTHEIR“BIT”
LEEFLESS, WHEATLESS AND
PORKLESS DAYS TO BE OBSERV
ED HENCEFORTH—CUSTOMERS
ASKED TO CO OPERATE.
Tuesdays, wheatless Wed
nesdays and porkless Thursdays and
Saturdays will be observed in the
restaurants of Americus henceforth-
The Windsor Hotel has had this
schedule in effect for some time.
The proprietors of the various
Greek restaurants were consulted to
day by the local food administrator,
and they all readily agreed to ob
serve this program in the future.
Signs, announcing the new policy,
will be conspicuously displayed in
the restaurants.
Patrons of the restaurants and of
the hotel are asked to co-operate.
JUNIOR RED CROSS
IS BEING ORGANIZED
ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 7.—Dr.’ Sock
ton, brother-in-law of President Wilson
and one of the foremost educators of
the country, addressed the school
teachers of Atlanta and Fulton county
yesterday in the Interest of the Junior
Red Cross, which is now being organ
ized in the public schools throughout
the United States. He is devoting his
entire time during the war to Red
Cross work, having been loaned to the
national organization by Rice Institute,
of Houston, Tex. The organization of
the Junior Red Cross in Atlanta
schools is progressing splendidly.
Col. Roosevelt Under Knife.
NEW YORK, Feb. 7.—C01. Theo
dore Roosevelt was operated upon
yesterday for the removal of an ab
scess, and today he is resting com
fortably at the hospital here.
AMERICUS. GEORGIA. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. FEBRUARY 7, 1918
FOOD DEPUTIES
ARE APPOINTED
OUT INCOUNTY
Food Administrator Franc Mangum
has appointed a deputy at each of the
townsin tha Sumter county.
These deputies will act under Mr.
Mangum in regulating the sale and
distribution of food commodities in
their respective districts. Dealers
and consumers in those districts may
take up any questions on which they
are at doubt with these deputy ad
ministrators.
It is planned to have a conference
here in a few days of the various
deputies.
The appointees are:
De Soto —W. C. Herring.
Leslie—J. Q. Jones.
Plains —A. C. Dodson.
Huntington—J. T. Price.
Andersonville —John S. Johnson.
Cobb —A. G. Howard.
The same rules and prices enforced
in the city will apply to the grocery
stores out in the county and to the
commissaries. The deputies are ex
pected to see tllat the requirements
are met, and to report all violations.
ATLANTA’S FLOUR
BROKERS ACCUSED
ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 7—To break
up alleged profiteering by a number
of flour brokers, the food administra
tion of Georgia hag summoned them
to show cause why their licenses
should not be revoked, it having come
to the attention of the food adminis
tration officials that these brokers
were buying from their mills at ‘spec
ulative prices and selling to whole
salers at a very substantial profit,
thereby violating the spirit and in
tention of the food administration reg
ulations.
Though nominally flour brokers, it
appears that most of the concerns are
nothing more than selling agents for
the flour mills. They take orders from
wholesalers and jobbers, forward the
orders to their mills, and the ship
ments are delivered direct, while they
are paid oemmissions on sales. In re
cent weeks, however, it seems that
the brokers, or the ones under discus
sion, having been booking orders in
their own names at special prices
which they were able to get, and sell
ing on the basis of market quotations,
thereby cleaning up a very neat profit.
Unnarder A urania Torpedoed.
NEW YORK, Feb. 7.—The Cunard
liner Aurania, of 13,400 tons, was tor
pedoed during the past 48 hours while
bound for the United States, Cunard
line officers reported today. It is be
lieved the vessel was not sunk.
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EX-PRIEST GIVES
. PUBLIHECTURES
REV. P. A. SEGUIN AND HIS WIFE
FORMERLY A NUN, WILL BE
1 HEARD AT CARNEGIE LIBRARY
! TONIGHT.
Rev. P. A. Seguin, formerly a
I Catholic priest, and his wife, who was
once a nun will give a series of lec
tures in Americus at the Carnegie Li
brary, beginning tonight.
They appear here under the aus
pices of local patriotic societies.
Rev. Mr. Sequin comes to Americus
from Cordele. He has been heard in
many of the state, and has
aroused great interest.
It is expected that he will be heard
by large audiences.
KlfflU GLEE BLUB .
Bill BHEBE SMI
First Methodist Sunday school will
observe Georgia Go to Sunday School
Day next Sunday morning, and as
heretofore announced have made ar
rangements to have with them for
occasion the Wesleyan Glee club.
The club is composed of thirty young
I ladies, some of whom are known to
i several in our city, and each member
is a talented musician. Several of
j the members of the glee club consti-
I tute the esleyan Mandolin Club, and
the public thereby will be given the
opportunity of hearing both on this
occasion.
The exercises will commence
promptly at 9:15 a. m., and will, at
ter the opening service, be turned
over to the ladies of the Glee Club,
who wilj render vocal and instru
mental program for one hour. Those
who have heard these ladies say it
is one of the mest musical organiza
tions in the state, and every one in
our city should avail themselves of
the opportunity of hearing them.
During the entertainment several
selections will be rendered, among
them be-'ng one by Miss Annie Clair
Gibson, and to hear her alone would
be worth your time in being pres
ent
The several committees are work
ing for the success of this occasion,
and are advertising this musical
throughout the county.
This Sunday school has led the
whole state for the past two or three
years on attendance on this date, and
tn order to sustain their record have
secured the services of this club to
reward those who have bo earnestly
assisted them with their presence.
The public is cordially Invited. Be
sure and come and bring eome one
with you.
DR. CHAPMAN IS
REFUSED APPEAL
FOR NEW TRIAL
In Sumter Superior court ‘late yes
terday afternoon, Judge Z. A. Little
john handed down his decision in the
case of Dr. Charles K. Chapman, con
victed of the murder of Walter Wade,
on application for new trial. The de
cision denies the petition of the de
fendant. The court had the matter
under advisement some time before
tendering the decision to refuse a new
trial. The decision is very brief and
merely states that after consideration
ot the arguments and evidence present
ed the petition for a rehearing is re
fused and denied.
Because of the prominence of the
parties involved, Judge Littlejohn’s de
cision on the motion for new trial was
awaited with considerable interest.
The case has been tried three times in
this county, the first two trials re
sulting mis trials, the jury in each in-.
stance failing to reach a verdict after
extended consideration of the evidence.
On the third hearing of the ease, how
ever, the jury returned a verdict of
guilty, with recommendation to the
mercy of the court, and the defend
ant was sentenced to serve a life sen
tence at the state penitentiary at MH
ledegville. Following the conviction,
attorneys representing Dr. Chapman
filed a motion for new trial, and this
has just been decided adversely to
their client. They have the statutory•
time in which to file an appeal to the
supreme court, and it is announced
this step will be taken at once.
Indicted with Dr. Chapman, and
jointly charged with the murder of
Wade are Warren Johnson, who is con
fined in jail here, having been denied
bail; Charles K. Chapman. Jr., son
of Dr. Chapman; Walter Johnson, a>
brother of Dr Chapman’s wife; John
Etheridge, a man about town here and
H A. Harp, the four latter being t at
liberty on bail, granted after habeas
corpus proceedings had been brought |
in their behalf. Dr. Chapman is the'
only one of the defendants yet brought
to trial, the defense electing to sever j
the hearing when the joint indictment
was called for trial.
ATLANTA TO HAVE
GAS RATE FIGHT
ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 7.—Heatless
and lightless gas on which the public
st Atlanta have been fed for several
weeks, with the quanlity steadily dim
inishing, has finally culminated in a
storm of indignant protest led by the
newspapers and the city council.
A special committee appointed by
council to Investigate the gas works
found yesterday that only one gallon
of oil was being used in producing 1,-
cm
EDITION
$43,258 IN CASH
RAISED TODAY TH
88! ARLES TRACT
M. H. GRACE, THE OWNER, DE.
HANDED SIOO AN ACRE—LIST OF
CITIZENS WHO HAVE MADE
AVIATION CAMP POSSIBLE.
At A meeting at the Chamber of
Commerce this morning $40,250 was
.subscribed in cash for the purchase
of 401 acres from the Arles plantation.
M. H. Grace, owner of the land, de
manded SIOO per acre, and this wa»
paid him.
However, th e government holds an
option from the committee to buy the
land at any time within three years
at SBO an acre.
The subscriptions, paid on the spot,
were as follows:
L. G. Council SIO,OOO
Frank Lanier 10,000
Sheffield Interests 7,500
Glover Grocery Co Ixooo
Rylander Interests 3,00®
Harrold Brothers 2,50®
Hooks interests 1,25®
G. R. Ellis I,oo®
These gentlemen announce to the
public that any of them will sell any
part of their holdings. They will or
! ganize a stock company and any per
son wishing to buy shares q;ay do so.
In addition to securing the aviation
camp for Americus by enabling the
government to use the Arles plan
tation site, each of the above named
citizens donated SSOO or more to the
fund for incidental expenses.
Mr. Frank Lanier has also agreed,
to lend the city $9,000 at seven per
cent, interest, so that the city can
pay that amount in cash.
At it now stands, if the government
decides to permanently locate the
camp here and should exercise ita
option to buy the 401 acres at SBO
an acre, each of the above gentlemen
1 would lose 20 per cent, cf his sub-
I scription. In the meantime the gov
ernment is renting the land from
them for $4,010 per year.
NO MORE PEWS
FOR FLOUR 10 BE
GIVEN IN FUTURE
•
STATE FOOD ADMINISTRATION
WIRES LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR
TODAY THAT RULE MUST BH
STRICTLY ENFORCED.
The state food administration to
day advised the Sumter county food
administration to no longer author
ize or permit the sale of flour under
any circumstances, to any person
whatsoever, unless that person also
bought an equal amount of other ce
real products.
The telegram stated that hence
forth it would be the rule of the food
administration to enforce to the let
ter the new “fifty-fifty” rule.
This will apply to farmers, farm la
borers, etc. Grocers aren otified to
be governed accordingly.
v-jder this ruling, the fact ‘Xt a
t .mer has a thousand busheU "rs
meal on hand, or that a person has
no meal or corn or other cereals at
all, will not be of any help#
The only means by which a person
may obtain flour without buying an
equal amount of other cereals is by
exchanging corn for flour.
This notice from the state food ad
ministration today serves to empha
size the fact that the government is
determined to cut down flour sales
and to rigidly enforce the rule re
quiring the eating of other cereal
products.
000 cubic feet of gas, wbfls five gallons
ought to be used, and found that there
had been no increase in the consump
tion of coal to make up for this short
age.
The committee unanimously decided
to recommend that conucil go before
the railroad comission with a demand
for a reduction in the price of gas in
proportion to the reduction which has
been made in quality.
NUMBER 33.