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DAILY FORTIETH YEAH. CROWN PRINCE DEFEATED FOR SEVENTH TIME EACH DAY FOR SEVEN DAYS HIS ARMY IS REPULSED AT VERDUN —MADE USELESS SACRIFICE OF MANY LIVES. WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN FRANCE, February 9.—The armies of the German crown prince before Ver dun since February 2, have suflered costly defeats in seven vain raids on French 'positions on both sides of the Meuse. Although large bodies of troops were employed at times, not a single permanent advantage has been gained. On February 2 the German s made three separate assaults on the Cau reres wood, but were hurled back with heavy losses. North of Hill 334 on February 3 five German columns ad vanced in a thick fog after a heavy preliminary bombardment and sue* ceeded in entering the French front line out in vigorous hand to hand fighting and again suffered severely. A Baden division, preceded by shock units; assaulted the French line at the same place on February 4. They gained a footing in the trenches for a few minutes and then were chased off after uselessly sacrificing many lives and leaving more prisoners. On February 6 in the vicinity of Fosses wood another attack was made at dawn after a short and sharp artillery preparatin by Hanoverian troops and a relief division. They succeeded in reaching the French bartied wire and in occupying an element of the French positions They were driven out almost immedi ately and pursued by the French, leaving many dead and a number of captured. Between Samogneaux and hill 334 on February 7 another German assault was repulsed with still more fosses. This section is composed mainly of po sitions formed of group or shell cra ters organized since the French gain ed their great victory" last fall. SAVANNAH FOOD ADMINISTRATOR GIVES UP PLACE SAAVNNAH. Ga., Feb. 10.—No suc cessor has as yet been named for Major W. W. Gordon, who resigned as food administrator for Chathjam county. Major Gordon declared it was eith er give up his business altogether or quit as food administrator, and so he did the latter. The work was re quiring all of his time. Food administrators do not receive any pay, and must bear practically all of their expenses. UKRAINE SIENS BP PEACEOEEMENT NOT BELIEVED THAT IT WILL BE APFROED BY BOLSHEVIKI HAVE DECLARED INDEPEND ENCE OF RUSSIA. COPENHAGAN, February 9—A peace agreement has been signed by representatives of the central powers and of the Ukranian rada, a semi official Berlin telegram announces. LONDON, February 9.—The peace agreement between the central powers and Ukraine wa ssigned at 2 o'clock this morning, according to an official Berlin statement as forwarded from Copenhagen by the Exchange Tele graph Company. The Bolsheviki government probably will organize no peace agreement signed by’ representatives of the Ukranian rada. This is the legisla tive body set up by the Ukranians at the time they declared their inde pendence of Russia and has been opposed by the Bolsheviki as bour gois. AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER HE3JIHG HAIG WIN IH FLAHDEBS I M ■ | j j * f cnBHHMMM x f I i' - r las |Hh ■ JMfir nW/ <3l h 'flH ■ ’ KUHliiiwyw 'V/ ZvOCOXto • ‘f <r> 4 . v . Jfßu. >j<gZr- rv''Z z -• ||l - ' | jh’-z ** -W* ' 5 I I■> *■*.H ••• 1 '&.& ’ Hl The photograph, taken in France, shows one of the big British guns moving up to the battlb line. Photo copyright, Underwood & Underwood. i * HOOVER RULES ON FIFTV-Fim FLOUR RULE FORfIRMERS PRODUCERS WHO SATISFY GRO- CER CONCERNING SUPPLY OF CTREALS ON HAND MAY GET 70 OF NORMAL SUPPLY. WASHINGON, D. C.. Feb. 9. Chairman Lever of the house agricul ture committee, today requested Her bet Hoover, federal food administra tor to interpret the “fifty-fifty” flour purchase rule of the food administra tion and tonight announced Hoover’s ruling, which clears tie way for farm ers and cereal producers to secure am ple flour supplies, without the neces sity of purchasing aditional supplies of cereals. Mr. Hoover, in his reply to Chair man Lever’s interrogation says that before farmers can secure flour ex cept under the figty-fifty rule, they must first "satisfy their grocer that they have on hand a thirty days’ sup ply of other substitute cereals, and under such circumstances the grocer is then authorized to sell them not more than 70% of a normal thirty days' supply of wheat flour.” This, ap parently, take the matter of flour sales to farmers out of the hands of local food administrators altogether, and leaves merchants free to sell to farm ers whenever they are satisfied such fanners have on hand a thirty days’ supply of substitute cereals. GONTRCTRSTO BRING THEIR OWN LABOR FOB GAMP LABOR CONDITIONS IN SUMTER COUNTY WON’T BE DISTURBED SIDE TRACK READY IN ANOTHER WEEK. / The work of laying the grade for the side track for the aviation camp at the Arles plantation site was prac tically completed yesterday/. It is Relieved that the track will be in operation by next Saturday. The Centra) of Georgia has a large force of hands at work on the place. The government has already start ed the movement of a large n/mber of cars of material to Americus, and it is expected that the two contract ing firms will leave their men on the grounds before the first of March. By agreement, the McCrary company will bring their entire working force here, and the Hardaway company, of Columbus, is Expected to do the same. This will prevent any demoralization of jabor conditions in Sumter county. AMERICUS, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 10,1918 OFFICIAL FOOD PRICE SCHEDULE AS FIXED BYJUADMINISTRATOR This list of prices is effective for one week, l>eKinn»ng Monday, February lltbs 5 Purchasers are requested that if they are asked to pay more than the prices stated here to report the same to the food administrator. Flour, best grade, 24 lbs $1.75 Flour, second grade, 24 lbs $1.65 Flour (if sold in bulk) per 1b... .712 c Rice, fancy head, per lb. 11c Lard, country, per lb 32c Lard, pure 32c Lard Compound, per pound 27c Grits, per lb 07c Irish Potatoes (old) per lb 04c Onions, per lb 06 l-4c Peas, per lb He Lima Beans, per lb 20c Oleomargarine, pound 35c Cheese, per lb 35c Butter (creamery) per lb 60c Eggs No Price Fixed Tomatoes (no. 2 cans) 15c Tomatoes (No. 3 cans) 20c Evaporated Milk, (small cans). .07 l-2c Evaporated Milk (large cans)... 18c Eagle Brand Milk 25c Ga. Cane Syrup (gallon) sl.lO Ga. Cane Syrup (half gallon) 60c Bread (per loaf) 10c Dry Salted Rib Bellies Sides, per pound 30c Cuts, per pound 32c Meal (per peek) .. 60c Sweet Potatoes. . .35c pk, or $1.25 bu. Oatmeal, 13c, two for 25c English Peas, can 15c, 25c and 30c Faked Beans, can 15c, 2 for 25c Dried Peas, pound, 14c Prunes, pound, 17 l-2c to 20c Macaroni, pkg., 12 1-2 to 15c Lard compound, No. 10 $2.75 Lard compound, No. 4, sl.lO Corn, per can, 15 to 20c Boiling meat, per p0und....28 to 30c Salmon, best Columbia river, 1b.40c Salmon, best Columbia river, l-21b.25c Pink Salmon, lb cans 25c Salad oil, can. 35 and 60c Sugar, “cash and carry” 2 pounds 19c Sugar, “cash and carry” 5 pounds 48c Sugar, “credit or deliver” 2 pounds 21c Sugar, “credit or deliver” ,5 pounds 53c Meat Prices. Sugar Cured Ham, pound 35c Steak (any cut) pound 30c Pork Backbone, pound 20c Pork Spareribs, pound 30c Beef Roast, pond 32c Ground Beef, pound ?5c Stew Beef, pound 15c Soup Bone, pound, 10c Pork, pound 35c Pork Sausage— Home made, pound 40c Mixed Sausage, pound, 25c Sliced Ham, pound, 45c Ham, skinned, whole, pound 32c Boiled Ham (sliced) pound 60c Frankfurters, pound, 28c Beef Liver, pound, 20c Fresh tripe, pound, 20c Breakfast Bacon— "LIVEST LITTLE DAILY IN GEORGIA." In cartons ( best grade), lb 55c Fish and Oysters. Appalachicola Oysters, quart 60c Shrimp, quart 30c Mullet, pound 12 l-2c Trout, pound, 20c Spanish Mackerel, pand 20c Perch, jack, etc., 21b for 35c Sugar may be sold in two-pound and five-pound packages—not over five pounds to a customer. Less than tw r o pounds may be sold. Flour may be sold not over 48 puonds to a customer. Rural resi dents are allowed twice as much sugar and flour. The retailer is allowed sl.lO a bar rel profit when flour if? sold in the sack. He is allowed $1.50 a barrel profit when it is sold in loose quanti ties. He is allowed two cents a pound profit on sugar when it is charged and delivered—one cent a pound profit if the customer pays cash and carries It. Sales must be by the pound—not by tlie measure. Dealers are required to post this notice conspicuously in their stores. FRANC MANGUM, Sumter County Food Administrator. Advisory Committee: W. A. Dodson, N. M Dudley, R. C. Moran. Mrs. Lawson Stapleton, Mrs. Frank Harrold. rewlutWew- ING IN GREECE; MAY SEAT CONSTANTINE GERMAN INRiGUE CHARGED WITH ATTEMPT TO OVERIIROW GOV ERNMEN OF PREMIER VENE ZELOS. > ROME, Feb. 9. —A news agency dis patch from Athens late today states a revolutionary’ movement of consid erable proportions has been unearth ed in Greece, and that energetio meas ures have been adopted by th govrn ment tp thwart the plotters. Several units of the Greek army are said to have been impregnated with the revolutionary spirit, and it is fear ed by the authorities the disaffection is so widespread as to present a se rious problem. Several officers of the former Greek govenment have been arested and wholesale arrests of the plotters are now being made. Grman intrigue is believed to be re sponsible for the movement, which has for its object the placing of former King Constantine again on the Greek throne. 147 0.5. MEN 15 LITEST OFFICIAL ESTIMATE OF LOSS NINETEEN OTHERS OF THE'CREW PERISHED WHEN TUSCANIA SANK—OVER ONE HUNDRED ARE IN HOSPITALS. WASHINGTON, February 9.—With but scant hope that additional surviv ors of the torpedoed liner Tuscanla will be found, latest compilations show that 147 American soldiers lost their lives Tuesday night off the northern coast of Ireland. British■ admiralty figures gives the total cas-. ualties as 166, the losses among the crew and passengers being 19. Trawlers have traveled over the waters where the Tuscania went down and have cruised along the Irish coast without finding any trace of any men other than those already reported rescued. The Tuscania’s survivors’ bureau in an Irish port estimates the Americans missing at 101. Official reports on the circum stances surrounding the sinking of th® liner by a German submarine have, not yet been received at Washington. In Irish seaport towns the Ameri cans have been received wholeheart edly by the populace and everything possible has been done for their com fort. Two large detachments of the soldiers, aggregating more than 1.700 men, are on the way to a concentra tion camp in northern Ireland whence after a period of rest, they will go to their original destination, despite the U-boat efforts. Approximately 100 American sol diers are in hospitals in Irish towns FOOD REGULATOR IN MACON RAISED GROCERY PRICES MACON, Ga., February 9.—D. A. Mcßae. th e local food administrator, Is being severely criticised for his schedule of prices. It is claimed that his list raises instead of reduces the prices for foodstuffs. Says the Macon News: For instance Mr. Mcßae’s authorized price on sweet potatoes is 60c peck (2.40 bushel) whereas this article (of the best quality) is easily obtain able for 45c per or $1.50 bushel. Mr. Mcßae’s authorized price on corn meal is 6c pound, grits 8c pond, rice 321-2 c to 14c pound, whereas these articles are on sale today in Macon at sc, 6c and 10c respectively, the latter for the finest quality Blue Rose head rice. Authorized price on flour , (just flour) is $1.75 sack, 24 If. Finest j Patent, old style, can be had for $1.60 Ito $1.65. Mr. Mcßae's authorized price on granulated sugar is 10c lb., w’here as it can be bought even in smaller qualities for 9c pound. Again Mr, Mcßae authorizes the price of 17.1-2 cto 20c pound on Cali foria Black Eye peas when the very I finest quality of same is obtainable a» 12 1-2 cents a pound and Georgia raised Black Eye peas for 10 cents | a pound. Excellent country butter I can be had in Macon for 45 cents ■ a pound. SPAIN PROTESTS SINKINGOF BOAT MADRID. Spain, Feb. 9.—The Span i ish steamship Sebastian, 4500 tons, was I torpedoed, this week while en route Ito New Yorw. The crew was saved, j The Italian-Spanish steamship, Duca ;Di Genoa was also sunk, 7800 tons loss. The sinking occurred only a : half-mile from the Spanish coast. I The Spanish press considers the I case extremely serious. A protest ihas been sent to Berlin. Aliens eGt More Time. WASHINGTON, D. C. February 9 ’ | German aliens have been given an ex tension of four days in which to register cm EDITION POMES MDED IS I SUBSTITUTE FOR WHEAT FIDOS - -S. NEW RULING «F THE U. S. FOOD ADMINISTRATION ALLOWS ONE ‘ POUND OF FLOUR FOR FOUR POUNDS OF POTATOES. . y ■ v Potatoes have been added as at) off set to the purchase of Sour under tlie “fifty-fifty’’ rule. Hither Irish or sweet potatoes may be counted as offset un der the ruling. Grocers are authorized to-sell one pound of flour for each four pounds of potatoes. Graham, or whole wheat flour, may also be bought as a substi tute, pond for nound. The following rulings have been made by the U S. food qdmfnis&A- _ , . tion: “The list of substitutes has been made as wide as possible. It includes bran, shorts and middlings, corn flour, corn meal, edible cornstarch, hominy, corn grits barley flour rolled oafs, oatmeal, rice, rice flour, buckwheat flour, potato flour, sweet potato flour, I milo flour and similar flours an* meals bean meal, peanut meal, casava, taro and bana flours and other pedft ucts of a similar nature. Bread made of graham flour or so-called whole wheat flour, complies with the wheat substitute rule on account of the high percentage of wheat grains utilized in * milling. Potatoes may be used a» a xtheat flour substitute, but four pounds of potatoes must be used where one pound of other substitutes would be, required, since three-quarters of the potato is water. It is expected that lakers wil) use substitutes locally pro duced wherever possible in orders to secure them at the lowest price and with the least transportation.’’ The provision for flour substitutes in cases of bakers substantially ap plies to the principle to be aidhered to | by the individual, except as to bran. ! Aorta and middlings. The range of substitutes is so wide no trouble at all should be experienced by a wilting American patriot in- supplying every possible food want and in doing so fully and abundantly complying'With the government requirements. Ind) vidual purchasers, as well as bakers, may adhere to the following clause of the substitute rule: "Potatoes may be purchased as a wheat flour substitute but four pounds of potatoes must be prehased where one pond of other sub stitutes would be required, since three-quarters of the potato is wa ter.’’ americanjFare TAKEN PRISONER BY THE TEUTONS: BERLIN. February 9 —An official statement says that some American prisoners have been captured north of Xiwry, ten miles east of St. Michael. This anouncement definitely fixes for the first time the sector held by the Americans. GIRLS GLEE CLUB WILL BE HEARD AT REGULAR SERVICE The Wesleyan Glee club will sing ‘ Lift Up Thine Eyes” At the eleven I o’clock service at First Methodfet church today. Dr. Billin, famous vocalist, will also i ging a tenor solo. • . > ■ Dr. C. R- Jenkins, president Qf Wes leyan college, will preach. The pub j lie is cordially invited to enjoy the I goods things of the day with us. First Methodist - church, eleven o'clock hour. 2.000 Vessels Seized by Germans. HAVRE. Feb 9 More than 2,000 I boats of all kinds have been seized by the Germans in occupied Belgium.' In j formation just reaching the Belttan M- . i thorities here that mf.ny of • these boats have been used for the transport of war material during the-, heavy Flanders fighting. NUMBER 95.