DAILY
CITY
EDITION
FORTIETH YEAR
RUSSIA SOON TO RE-ENTER THE WAR
GERMANS ARE NOW HALTED AT YPRES
RUSSIANS GET
READY TO JOIN
ALLIEOARMIES
ODER LEADERSHIP OF COMMIS-
SIONER TROTSKY THEIR SLOGAN
IS “RETURN TO THE WAR AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE.”
BY JOSEPH SHAPLEN,
United Press Staff Correspondent.
PETROGRAD, April 24.—(Delayed in
Russia.) —Russia is preparing in a
most serious manner to re-enter the
war. so far as possible under the pres
ent circumstances.
The Pan-Executive Council Moscow,
on eve of the receipt of the forty-sec
ond ultimatum from Germany, adopted
War Commissaire Trotsky’s plan for
universal military training for all
men between the ages of sixteen and
forty, and the conscription of all
•workers and peasants. Those not be
longing to these classes will be forced
to train, but will not be taken into the
army until necessary.
British, American and Japanese rep
resentatives attended the meeting at
which all parties agreed that Russia’s
slogan now is “Return to the War as
Scon as Possible.”
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SPE£C£CHEEHED
PEV. K. B. TIPPER AROUSES EN
THUSIASM AT THE FIRST BAP
TIST CHURCH LAST NIGHT BY
DENOUNCING JUNIOR SENATOR.
Rev. K. B. Tupper, an eminent Phil
adelphia clergyman and author, ad
dressed a large audience at the Firs*
Baptist church last night under the
auspices of the local Council of De
fense, and delivered a wonderfully im
pressive lecture on “America And The
Present War.”
The greatest applause of the even
ing came when Dr. Tupper denounced
Senator Hardwick (without calling his
name). His remarks in regard to any
senator who does not line up squarely
behind the president at this time were
heartily applauded. He made it plain
that he had Hardwick in mind.
Franc Mangum, chairman of the
Council of Defense, presided, and the
speaker was introduced by Rev. Lans
ing Burrows, who used to know his
intimately as a young man in Rich
mond, Va.
One of the most delightful features
of the evening’s program was the sing
ing of Mrs. J. W. Harris, Jr., who ren
dered two solos exquisitely. Her “Star
Spangled Banner,” was declared to be
the best presentation of that difficult
although very patriotic, song ever
heard here. Mrs. H. O. Jones presided
at the pipe organ with her usual grace
and skill.
MORE AMERICANS
ARRIVING DAILY
1 W'H THE AMERICAN ARMY in
Lo| W.ne, April 30 National army
Yre arriving daily from American
tri ng camps, bringing high spirts
numercal strength to
tl<«.|' States forces in this section
~ are all healthful, unboastful,
and eager to get at the
Cert Ans.
ONI Y 5 MORE DAYS TO RUY YOUR I IRFRTY RONDS
Americus Times-Recorder
"LI VEST LITTLE DAILY IN GEORGIA"
ALLIES FIGHT
GFHMANS WITH
MCKSJ WALL
BRAVEST RESISTANCE OF ALL
HISTORY WITNESSED AT YPRES
—GERMAN CASUALTIES ARE
VERY HEAVY.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 30.
Actually fighting with their backs to
the wall the British and French forces
in Flanders are making a defense com
parable to the bfravest in history, army
men here said today. That they had
been able to halt the Boche before
Ypres appeared to experts to be al
most incredible, but in any event the
enemy got his present vantage point
only at the price of thousands of
wasted lives. The Allies are losing
many men, it is true, but German cas
ualties are now mounting out of all
proportions, particularly in view of the
creeping gains of recent days.
HEMQIURTERS OF
HARRIS£FIOWDED
TALK OF OTHER CANDIDATES IS
ALL POLITICAL CAMOUFLAGE
NO CHANCE AT ALL FOR W. G.
BRANTLEY TO RUN.
ATLANTA, Ga., April 30 —ls it was
not plain before, it certainly has be
come apparent by this time that all
the talk of new senatorial candidates
going the rounds is the camouflage
work of adroit politicians to muddy the
waters in the hope of finally electing
a senator who can be depended upon
to further their interests.
The friends of William J. Harris,
whose headquarters here are being
crowded every day by visitors from
all parts of the state, are confident,
however, that the trick is fooling no
body except those responsible for it,
and certainly is not interfering in any
manner with Mr. Harris’ strength,
which they declare is growing every
where, and especially in south Geor
gia.
The latest camouflage effort con
sists in an attempted boom for Wil
liam G. Brantley. Aside from the
fact that he does not live in Goergia
which would seem to be a sufficiently
good reason why he could not be
come a candidate, and aside from the
further fact that he has stated himself
that he has no idea of running, and
aside from the fact that he draw’s a
very large salary as leading counsel
for the Association of American Rail
ways, his “boom” apepars to be creat
ing a veritable whirlwind of enthus
iasm.
If the senatorial incubator keeps on
hatching out new aspirants, the race
will soon take on the aspect of a Lib
erty Loan campaign, instead of a pol
itical contest, as it looks as if an invi
tation to speak for the loan is regard
ed by some as a certificate of entrance
into the senatorial ring.
AUGUSTA MAN IS
KILLED BY U-BOAT
WASHINGTO, D. C., April 30
A. S. Edwards, of Augusta, Ga., a
member of the gun crew and two mem
bers of the ship’s crew were killed
March 21st, when the American steam
ship Chicha had a running fight with
a large enemy submarine. The u-boat
after thirty shots had been exchanged,
was forced to submerge, the navy de
partment announced.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 30, 1918
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(1) An American army staff, General R. L. Bullard, and his entire
staff; (2) Major-Gteneral Mencher accompanied by Field Officers, leaving a
communication trench of a signal corps; (23) French 155 M.M. guns, leav
ing Paris for U,S Artillery station. They were built by the French gov
ernment for use by the American army. (4) American colenel reviewing
a marching battalion near the battlefield. Photos copyright by Committee
on Public Information, from Underwood & Underwood.
ÜBERTY LOAN
SUBSCRIPTIONS
MAKEJNCREASE
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 30
With four days more to go, the Third
Liberty loan total reached two billion
four hundred and thirteen million, four
hundred and forty-two thousand, four
hundred dollars this morning. This
is an increase over the official report
issued last night of one hundred and
thirty million, one hundred and forty
thousand dollars.
PRICE CANNED CORN
HAS BEEN INCREASED
The food administration for this
county today sanctioned a raise in
the price of canned corn.
The prices now are 15 to 25 cents a
can.
The corn is costing the retailers
from $2.30 to $2.80 a dozen, which
makes it imperative for them to
charge more than the present listed
prices.
Gets Leave of Absence.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 30
Representative Howard, of Georgia,
formally opened his campaign for the
United States senate today by asking
leave of absence for thirty days from
the house.
PRAYER SERVICE
FOR SUCCESS OF
ARMYTOMORROW
Community prayer services for the
American and Allied armies will be
conducted at the First Presbyterian
church each Wednesday hereafter,
commencing tomorrow at noon. There
will be special prayers for the sold
iers and sailors. Rev. Lansing Bur
rows will officiate tomorrow. The
public is invited.
LARGE INCREASE
AMERICAN ARMY
WASHINGTON. D. C., April 30.
Bills were introduced in the senate
today providing large increase in the
American army.
Senator Poindexter introduced one
providing for one million, five hundred
thousand additional men for the Na
tional army, and Senator Deed of Mis
souri, also introduced a bill authoriz
ing the American army tot be in
creased up to three million men.
British Casualties.
LONDON, April 30.—British casualty
lists published during April showed
1.683 officers killed, 4,841 officers
woundeed and 2.459 officers missing,
with 8,198 men killed, 35,304 wounded,
and 814 missing.
ASSESSMENT FDR
SUMTER Cim
MUCHJECREASED
THE LIBERTY BOND QUOTA FOR
SUMTER HAS BEEN OVER-SUB
SURIBED—AMERICUS IS STILL
LAGGING BEHIND.
Sumter county lias already over-sub
scribed its assessment for the Third
Liberty loan. Americus, however, is
lagging behind.
The assessment is $234,600, and
about $235,000 has been subscribed
here. However, the drive will be con
tinued. in the hope of securing at
least $300,000.
The district organization made a
mistake in assessing this county, plac
ing its quota at $312,800. Today
Chairman L. G. Council, for the county,
was notified of the error.
Mr. Frank Lanier, chairman, of the
campaign in the Americus district,
states that his committee will not
slack up at all on its work, but hopes
to make the total at least $300,000 by
Saturday.
AMERICUS GIVEN
RATING
FOOD ADMINISTRATOR SENDS OF.
FICIAL REPORT DECLARING HE
IS RECEIVING HEARTY CO-OPER
ATION HERE.
ATLANTA, Ga., April 30.—Americus
and Sumter county are the red sta,r
on the Georgia map of patriotism. The
county food administrator, in an offi
cial report, shows the city and county
100 per cent efficient in compliance
with the regulations. There are,
doubtless, other such counties, but the
following report from Americus is
worthy of emulation:
“I have the honor to report that I
Americus and Sumter county are 100%
patriotic as regards the observance of i
the food conservation rules.
“The grocers of the county, both re
tail and wholesale, numbering more
than 100, are operating in strict ac
cordance with the law, and are mani
Testing a hearty desire to co-operate
with the food administration in every
particular. Tthe resaaurants and ho
tels are? observing wheatless Mon
days and ednesdays, and the Hotel
Windsor has announced that it will
not serve any more wheat porducts at
all.
“The boarding houses have been re
quired to register the number of board
ers fed by each and this list has been
furnished the grocers for their guid
ance in selling the boarding houres
flour.
“All grocers are required to make
weekly reports of their sales and these
reports are carefully examined and
indexed.
“The reports on excess flour show
that there is practically no excess
flour in this county. In no instance
did any one report having more than
two months supply. Not a single store
in the county has even a 30-days sup
ply on hand. In other words, if no
flour could be shipped into this county
the present supply would be exhaust
ed before July Ist.
“I have just had distributed by the
ladies’ clubs of the city more than
3,000 pamphlets dealing with food
conservation, four or five going into
each white home in the city. A simi
lar campaign will be conducted among
the negro residents next week.
“Probably one-fourth of the grocery
stores of the county have signified their
purpose of abandoning the sale of
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BBITISH ARMY
GENERAL HAIG REPORTS THAT
THE ENEMY IS STOPPED
FRENCH COUNTER-ATTACK HAS
RESULTED SUCCESSFULLY.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS
United Press Staff Correspondent,
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES in
Flanders, April 30.—Hindenburg has
had one of the worst days he has ex
perienced since the commencement of
his offensive today.
After repeated onslaughts through
yesterday and far into last night, the
Allied lines remained intact, save
between Mont Rouge and Scherpen
berg, in what is known as the Hyde
Park corner, where the situation is
somewhat obscure.
k German Drive Halted at Ypres.
LONDON, April 30.—The Germans
have been completely halted in their
desperate attack on a wide front in
Flanders, designed to force the evac
uation of Ypres.
Field Marshal Haig’s report today
said the northern battlefront was com
paratively quiet following the heavy
repulse Inflicted upon the enemy yes
terday and last night, showing that the
enemy has been exhausted by the ter
rific pace of the fighting and enor
mous casualties sustained.
Not only has he been stopped, Gen
eral Haig said, but the French suc
cessfully counter-aatacked near Locre.
restoring all of their positions.
In Picardy, the British pushed the
Germans back slightly east of Villers-
Brettoneaux.
The German official statement last
night merely said that on the Flanders
front, from midday on, artillery fire
was revived. The capture of seven
thousand, one hundred prisoners, thir
ty-three cannon and two hundred and
thirty-three machine guns since the
storming of Mont Kemmel was claim
ed.
MfljfwiS
IN CUBE NOW
COMMANDANT FOR SOUTHER
FIELD HAS ARRIVED—FIRST OR
DER IS TO DIRECT LIEUTENANTS
TO LIVE AT THE CAMP.
Major Wash, commandant at Southed
Field, has arrived, and has taken
charge of the aviation camp.
He comes from Wichita Falls,
(Call Field), where he has been sta
tioned for a number of months. He is
attached to the regular army and is
said to be the youngest major in the
service.
One of the first official acts of Major
Wash was to order the lieutenants
who have been living in the city to
establish their quarters at the camp.
American Casualties.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 30
Fifty-eight casualties listed by the war
department today showed two deaths
in action, two deaths from accidents,
and six deaths due to disease; five se
verely wounded, forty-two slightly
wounded and one missing in action.
wheat flour altogether.
“For these, and other reasons too
numerous to mention, it is my sin
cere opinion that Americus and Sum
ter county should be rated as 100%
patriotic in relation to the food laws.”
NUMBER 102.