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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-04-08
WALLET With $1,000 KICKED ABOUT;
EVERYBODY THOUGHT IT APRIL FOOL JOKE

York, Pa, April IA old wallet
watch showed the rayages of time and
service, and, which was being kic <ed
about the street here and looked upon
as helated April fool joke, was pic4cd
Up by Thas S. Stroman, 'ocal d..
tectiye, and on examination, was
found to contain $1,000 in bills.
Those who were watching Il e officer
as he lifted the wallet from the side
walk were prepared to give him the
laugh.
They were very much surprised
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-04-08
Man Is SaUed From Death
By Life Guard on Streetcar

spot where the man had fallen, the
few spectators expected to see his
mangled form between the rails. But
he had been scooped up by the fender
and held himself on it until the car
could be stopped.
The motorcycle which was badl
smashed, caught fire and added to tn,
excitement.
When the car was stopped Elso
was removed from the fender ami
taken into the Highway drug store
and DR.. W. E. seay was summoned
T. was found that Elson, in his re-
markable escape from death, had sus
tanned only a few slight bruiseg,
which were attended to immediately
and he was taken to his home
81 don't want to take another ride
like that" gasped Elson while hrs
bruises were being bandaged.
This is the second life that has beel
saved by the new safety device re.
Gently adopted by the Jachsonvil. .
Traction company. A short time ago
small boy was taken up from the
tracks at Ocean and Forsyth streets
in a somewhat similar manner.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-04-08
COUNCIL TO MEET TONIGHT
USUAL Big MONTHLY MEET

The city council will hold tonight
the regular bi-monthly meeting of that
body, and the discussion of affairs mu-
nicipal may hold the solons through q
lengthy session. 1t is understood that
no matters of unusual importance will
be considered, but the usual batch 0!
general routine affairs will keep the
gas meter clicking for some time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-04-08

when they saw him unfold the notes as
he took them from the folds of the old
wallet The money was the property
of William Hykes and had been lost
while Hykes was on his way to bank.
1t was restored to the owner and a
liberal reward was offered to the find
er, but he declined to accept any o.
the money.
Detective stroman two years ago
found $45 in a pocketbook which ev-
erybody else took for granted had
been thrown into the street as All
april fool joke.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-04-08
JEALOUS Chinese Wife KILLS HUSBAND
when HE GETS White WOMANS letter

st. Louis, April "A written inSi-
tation, sent by the wife Of a Presby-
terrain minister in Mount Vernon, II
to attend a missionary entertainment
so aroused the jealousy of Mrs. Ngo
Quong Ho, the Christianized Chinese
wife OF Jeu Hon zee, a merchant an
assistant superintendent of the Unici,
Methodist Sunday school, that she
hacked him to death with a Ratchet
He had been leader of the Chinese
colony here for thirty-fye years. Afte,
she had killed her husband in a rooL1
above his store, she calmly covered NJ
the body with a blanket and kept 4
lonely vigil in the kitchen downstairs
until today
Then she telephoned former Lieuten-
ant Governor Charles P. Johnson thai
she had had trouble with her huq-
band"
He told her he was busy and III.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-04-08
AlisOn's Annual Clearance Sale

AS is custom after taking stock eaCh year we
axe pleasure in announcing our odds and ends sale
However this year we have some good bargains TO of
fer in all lines. This sale will begin April znd ana
close Saturday, April 18th. We enumerate few otthe
good bargains that offering during this sale:
One 3-piece mahogany parlor suit $4,000, worth S6500
One 3-piece mahogany parlor suit $1,000 worth 5000
One large Early English 3pece suit $500 worth $4,000.
One fumed oak 3-piece suit. $4,000 worth S65OO
One Early English Spice suit S5OOO, worth SoU.UU
One large solid mahogany china cabinet 400 worth S0OOO
One mahogany veneered china cabinet $3.50 worth S3oOO
One Apiece solid mahogany dining suit $780, worth
$4,000
One Apiece solid mahogany dining suit, $780, worth
b32500
~ One Apiece quaered oak dining suit 81 1900 worth
=b225O0.
: One mahogany hall rack $1,000 worth 5000;
~ One golden oak hall rack $780, worth $4,000
One mahogany chforobe $1,000. worth 5000
One mahogany chifonier. $1,000, worth $1,000
One mahogany chifonier.S 100, worth $500.
One oak chifonier. $l4.00 worth S24,OO
One genuine 3pece leather paror suit black S650O worth
$4,000.
Two ladies golden oak writing desks $1,000 and $3.50 each
worth $500 and $3.50 respectively.
One ladys mahogany writing desk $1,000, worth SZ5OO.
One ladys Early English writing desk $780, worth $500
Two mahogany music cabinets $500 and $780, worth $3.50
and 100 respectively.
One solid mahogany dressing table $780, worth $3.50.
One golden quaed oak dressing table, $780, worth $25OO
Brass pedestal stands $500 worth $500
II Brass umbrella stands, $l9O, worth $3.50.
| coal vase, $500. worth $500
6 coal vases, $500 EACH worth $500
| Favoite steel range. $1,000, worth $1,000.
&C Favorite cast range $500. worth $4,000
One6 golden oak double felt top desk $780, worth $500
One Aft golden oak single felt top desk S400 worth $500
One Oft golden oak standing desk $500, worth $1,000
Two golden oak roll top desks $1,000 EACH worth $3.50
Baskets at cost Pictures at cost
Odd pieces of dropped patterns dinner sets cost and below
Cheval mirror oak standing Frame $780, worth $500.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-10
The War at a Glance
Summarized by John Edwin Nevin, United
Press Staff Correspondent

Is being acclaimed az one Of the great.
est heroes Of the war because Of Gen.
eraI French's admission that it was
his division which held two and one
half German army corps for two days
and prevented the annhlIation of tho
allied left wing. Premier Asquith has
asked that the resuIlr army be in
creased by 10000 additional men.
RUSSlA-Further success over AIS.
trians in northern aaIicia are report.
ed, an entire Austrian division, DE-
eIared being taken near Rawa-
Rusley. Russian center is reported In
vading SILICA and to be moving to-
ward BresIau, preparatory to Begin
ming the advance on Berlin.
MoNTENEGRo-Mo army
has captured Foticha, an important
city in Bosnia and now endeavoring to
combine with Servian army also In
vadins Austria.
BELGIUM-Governm estimates
total monetary losses to Belgium, by
the war have already reached $780,
100000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-10

limited Press Leased Wire Service
AUSTRALIA 10 officially admitted
Austrian losses to date reach the en-.
orn,ous total Of 10000, or one-fourth
of the total effective strength Of the
active army operating against Russia.
The internal situation ls admittedly
very grave, as the government has
been unable to float a war loan.
GERMANY-it is stated that the
troops released by the capture Of
Maubeuge have been sent to reinforce
General Won kIuck's hard pressed
right wing, which Is now fighting the
combined French and British forces
northeast Of Paris.
FRANCE-OfficiaI reports from the
front state that the French offensive
movement continues and that the Gen.
ter is holding we'll. The French are
reoecupying upper Alsaee by way OF
BeIfort and are reported to be en-
counterIns little serious opposition.
OFFICIALS at Bordeaux say they hope to
be able to move the capital back to
Paris In the near future.
ENGLAND-General Smith 5orrien
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-10

IUni,e1 Press Leased Wire Service.I
NEW YORK, Sept. 1o.-G1 .. m)
The Germans are being forced more
any more into \ defensive position.
They are not yet ~ completely on
the defensive 40 the allies were dur
Ing the retirement from Belgium but
their right and left wings are ap-
preaching that condition.
The reported abandonment OF lune-
vile by the Germans and the cessa-
tion Of their attack on Nancy indicate
the French are showing back the in
vadsrs left wing whils at the other
extreme Of the battle line the Eng
lIsh are DOING the same to the Ger
man right. The German centre q
holding its own, but 10 unable to ad-
vance. Tho centre pivots on Vitry-
Le-Francots, eighty miles east or
Paris where the continuation OF
heights Of the Ia Fere-laon- Rheims
fortified line terminates. vitry-le-
Francois 10 IS miles southeast OF the
deserted French entrenehed camp at
Rheims. u l. probable that the al
Hes are trying to force back the Ger
maa right wing to Rheims. In the
hope that The kaiser's forces will fall
Into second Maubeuge trap. 's
would be bitter irony for the Germans
y any considerable part Of their army
were compelled 20 find temporary re-
'u0e In one Of the deserted French
fortified centers ana there forced to
surrender. This possibility Is not re-
mote for The present natural direction
" retreat Of the German right 's to
ward the Rheims-vitry-Le-Francois
"ne OF hills. Any other route would
0e toward Isolation. II the allies sue
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-10
Friehtful Cost of the Fighting Against the Rus
slams is Officially Admitted By Dual
Empire.
100000 men KILLED OR WOUNDED.
Country is About Bankrupt and Bames Ger
many For Not Giving Assistance
When Needed.

forces here, that thousands Of
wounded Austrians are being
pushed right through here to
Baden and several other sur
rounding cities.
The economic situation is
admittedly very grave. All ef-
forts on the part Of the govern
ment to float q war loan have
failed and this is causing as
much worry as the reverses at
the front. There is a disposi-
tion to blame the Germans for
having failed to come TO the
assistance Of the Austrians be
fore the invasion Of Galicia
was begun by Russia. Urgent
appeals were sent to Berlin
asking that troops be sent to
Lemberg so that the city could
be defended. It was not a forti-
fed position and when the
German help failed to arrive,
there was nothing for the gen.
eral staff to do but to order the
troops to retreat from the city
in order to prevent it's being
destroyed by a general bonn
bardment.
No details of exact losses
are being made public by the
war office. The admission that
they total 12O,OO0 men, with
supplies and guns is all that
is known here. Rumors are in
circulation that many of the
best known officers in the ar
my have been either killed or
captured, but there are no off
cial casualty lists.
The Russian movement on
Berlin it is believed here, will
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-10
RUSSIA

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
PETRooRAD, Sept. 1o-FishtIns
with the Austrian armies Of Gener-
ais Won Auffenburg and DankI has
again been resumed. Following their
decisive defeat a. Rawa-Ruska, they
have been heavily reinforced by Ger.
man troops and are now fighting
alono . limo west Of Rawa-Ruska ex-
tending southwest through Sadosa TO
a point near the Dneister river. The
brunt Of the fighting 10 reported here
TO have been borne by the Fourteenth
Austrian army corps which was
brought from AIsace to reinforce the
main Austrian army. The onieiai re-
ports received from Rouzski cay this
corps lost heavily In yesterdays fight
ina and that one OF its battle stand
ards, two cannon and 500 prisoners
were taken.
According to the chiefs at the war
office, Austrians have lost fully one
quarter of their effective strength In
the fighting which resulted In their
beino driven from Russian Poland.
The plan to round them UP and capture
and annlhIIate them, failed through
the arrival Of strong German rein
forcements from the western theatre
Of fighting, supported by large num-
Der Of rapid s'rers and field artillery.
IL 10 stated, however, that the Aus
TRANS are constantly retreatlng and
that additional Russian reinforce
nents are being sent TO General
Rouzsky to enable him 70 continue
his offensive. The army Of General
BrussaIoff which 10 moving westward
from Lemberg 10 cooperating with
that Of General Rouzsky according to
latest information obtainabis from
the war office. A later despatch from
General Rouzsky declares he has cap
tvred 1900 Aussrians with 81 guns
and $50 officers including the general
commanding the Austrian Fifteenth
division In the fighting at Rawa-Ruska.
The troops captured were = part Of
the sixth army corps. The Russian
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-10
Allies are Pressing Them Back In France While
Russians Crush Them In
Austria.
MARCH TO BERLIN HAS STARTED
If Statements are True, Kaiser Will Have Ills
Back to the Wall Within Very
Short Time

force, recently landed, has
raided the German lines OF
communication and is now
making a flank attack in
force. General Gallieni de-
clares that the French center
lis also advancing. The great
German assault in force, de-
signed to crush it, has failed,
he says, and the French are
Everywhere on the offensive.
The war Office failed to make
any official announcement Of
III the e positions Of the warring
armies at $50 as usual, or to
tell anything about the field
Operations but it was expected
that . complete statement will
be forthcoming tonight.
The Russian menace toward
Germany is now very real. It
lis reported here that Gracow,
the greatest Austrian fortress
lin Galicia has been evacuated
by the Austrians and that the
Russians are already pressing
forward towards Berlin. It is
declared here that even though
the Germans should imme-
diately withdraw their active
army from French soil and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-10

[United Press Leased Wire Service.I
VIENNA (Via Rome) Sept.
1O.-All Austria was plunged
into gloom today when official
admission was made here that
the recent operations against
the Russians have cost the
dual empire one-fourth Of her
first line Of effective fighting
men. simultaneously it be-
came known for the first time
that the operations in Galicia
and Russian Poland have been
under the personal. direction Of
Arch Duke Francis Frederick.
The announcement at the
war office stated that since the
operations against Russia be-
gan the total losses in killed.
wounded and missing of the
Austrian first line army totals
the enormous number of 120,-
900 men. In addition, by rea-
son Of attack by an overwhelm-
ing number Of Russians who
have outnumbered the Aus
TRANS at all times, large quan-
titles Of military stores, am
munition and cannon have been
lost.
Hospitals, schools, hotels
and all public buildings of
Vienna are filled to overflow
ing with an almost incredible
number of wounded who are
arriving in constantly increas-
ing numbers on special trains
from Polsnd and Galicia. So
great is the overflow Of wound
ed from tn e battle lines where
the Russians are reported as
everywhere victorious in Cali
cia, and so INSULT Gent are the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-10
What the War Moves Mean
By J. w. 7. Mason, Former European Man
aqer of the United Press.

coed in folding up the German right
along this line, the necessity for a
quick retreat toward Luxembourg
would be az pressing for the Germans
40 the retreat toward the Paris basin
was necessary for the allies. In this
case. the Germans will require AZ
masterfuI a defensive general az Cen
eral Joffre has proven himself to be.
The disaster to the Austrian forces
in GaIicia Is growing daily. Il IL al
most certain that Germany cannot
count on the help Of effective Austrian
resistance TO proIong her own cam
paian. The Austrian army has crun,-
pied at the first clash, even more
quickly than the Germans hoped the
French troops would do. That this
l,a. been due to extraordinary strate.
eic and tactical ability on the part Of
Russia, the previous collapse Of the
first Russian advance In eastern Prus-
sla indicated. Defeat was probably
due to her own Inherent weakness 40
a nation Of many races without com
mon ideals and sympathies. The Aus
trian soldiers now fighting Russia
speak a dozen different languages.
Yet they are largely commanded by
men of the German race and not oy
officers speaking their own tongues.
Their soldiers have been taught about
one hundred German words OF com
mand which they learn just az cavalry
troops learn to distinguish bugle calls.
Apart from this vocabulary there Is
no tie between the officers and men.
The fighting power ct the Austr'ans
in consequence 10 now proving itse'f
to be the lowest on the European
continent -
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-10

TBy william Philip almms, United
press staff correspondsnt.I
PARIS, Sept. 10. 1.-THE al
lies are forcing the enemy
back at every point along the
line. General Gallieni an
|nounced this afternoon. That
was the only official informa-
ton forthcoming today Of the
outcome Of what generally is
expected to prove the decisive
battle Of the present war 50
far as France is concerned.
The Germans IRE hard pressed 4
The French British northern
army now has the Paris de.
Tense army assisting it, che
necessity for completely man
ming the forts Of Paris having
passed.
The German right wing un-
der General Won Kluck has
suffered greatly. It bore the
brunt Of the fighting all the
way from the Belgian border
and the attempt to reinforcs
it from General Won Beulow's
force failed. As q result, the
Germans have been pushed
across the Marne and are now
being driven due north toward
Belgium. At the same time il
is believed another British
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-10
CONTINUED on page ~
BELGIUM

nv kar, s. Won Wleoand, United
press staff Correspondence
LlEGE, Sept. 6.-(vta Ak La Chap
nellie and The Hague-Delayed by the
British censor .)-The battered forts
Of Lleae, for days the admiration OF
the entire civilized world because OF
their heroic defense by General Le-
man, arc the tomb Of thousands OF
brave men. Once representing mans
greatest ingenuity as defensive posi-
ton, they are today great ruins OF
broken concrete and twisted steel.
Deep In the ruins are the bodies OF
many Of the defenders, as few sur
yived the fire Of the deadly German
Siege guns. Il 10 almost impossible
to approach them, so horrible 10 the
stencil from the deeomposed bodies OF
some Of the bravest soldiers that
ever fought In battle.
Accompanied by Lieutenant Com
mander Gherardi, naval attache at
Berlin, and Surgeon osnesorge, Of
Phiiadetphid, was toody Pe'H>ss
to Inspect the ruins Of the various
forts. Not one survived the terrible
rain Of explosives from the new AZ
eentlmetre siege guns which are the
latest product Of the krupp foundry.
That Liese was able to hold out at
all was due entirely to the failure Of
the German commander to have these
guns brought from the rear.
The guns were mounted five miles
in the rear Of the forts. Yet 50 ae-
curateIy had the German aviators To-
Gated the forts that hardly. a shot
missed. They dropped repeatedly on
the twelve foot steel turrets which
project only three feet from the
ground finally making them immov-
able and useless.
One shot had gone through ten feet
Of solid concrete into the subterra-
mean chamber where IL had exploded,
killing $50 men. There 10 still much
In the magazines of forts
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-10
GERMANY

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.I
LONDON, Sept. 1o.-The Daily
Mail publishes the text Of the kais.
ers telegram 20 President, Wilson az
received from >ss Rotterdam cores
pondent u follows:
~ consisA my duty sir to inform
you-as .ost notable representa-
tive Of principles Of humanity
that - 1she capture Of the French
fort = 5ng~y my troops found In
th,.y Se Thousands Of dun dunn bull
u nIch had been manufactured in
spe> al works by the French govern
ment. Such bullets were found not
only on French killed ana wounded
soldiers and on French prisoners, but
also on Engllsh troops. You know
what terrible wounds and awful suf-
ferlne are caused by these bullets ano
that their use 10 strictly forbidden by
the generally recognized rules Of In
ternational warfare.
~ solsmnly protest to you against
the way In which this war 10 being
waged by our opponents. whose meth
VOo ~ UsONSh8 - Vu0 ~ s'S '''Sos
barbarous In history. Besides The
use Of these awful weapons, the Bel
aian government has openly melted
the civil population to participate Ia
the fighting and has for long time
carefully organized their resistance.
The crueItles practiced In this 0uer-
lila warfare even by women and
priests toward wounded soldiers and
doctors and hospital nurses were
such that eventually my generals
were compelled to adopt the stron-
gsst measures to punish the guilty
and frishten the blood thirsty popula-
tion from continuing their shameful
deeds. Some Villages, and even the
old town Of LouvaIn, with the excep-
tion OF lie beautiful town hall, had to
be destroyed for the protection of my
troops. Ny hsart blssas when ! So
such measures inevitable and when J
think Of the many Innocent people
who have lost their houses and prop
erty ~ result Of the misdeeds OF
the guilty.
(signed) "Wtlheim ! r.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-10
JAPAN WILL STICK.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. !
LONDON, Sept. 1o.-The British
today received official
assurances from Toxic that Japan
will not enter into any peace agree
ment with Germany or Austria unless
the terms are satisfactory to England.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-10
BENEDICT WANTS PEACE.

/ UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
ROME, Sept. 1o.-As prelude to
. definite program which the vatican
10 about to begin In the Interests Of
peace between the allies and Austria
and Germany, Pope Benedict today
notes to the ambassadors
Of all warning nations to ascertain
the sentiment Of their respective gov
ernments relative to plan for a
papai appeal for peace. Il Is conf
IDENTIFY believed here that Austria's re-
ply will be favorable to Pope sene-
dIet's program.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-10

RANCE

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
PARIS, Sept. 10.-German reinforce
ments have arrived at the German
certer and right and Il was reported
today that the kaiser's forces are
making = desperate effort to recover
their lost ground. The main effort,
a. on each day Of battle up to the
present, has been directed against the
center. over the stretch Of fifty
miles between vitry.Le-Francols and
MontmIrali tho fighting 10 unusually
severe but General 0aIiisnl Insists
that the Freneh lines arc holding. Tho
eritish-Freneh left has been heavily
reinforced by troops withdrawn from
the defense OF Paris, who are not
needed here at the present time.
All Of the reports received here are
OF the most roseate character. The
Germans are declared to be we'll nigh
exhausted with their efforts of the
last fortnight. Even their fresh troops
now arriving from the rear are de-
clared to fall TO dispIay the spirit OF
the earlier conflicts They are also
admittedly having trouble bringing up
supplies, especially rifle and artillery
ammunition.
The reports persist here that an
extremely strong expedition has been
pushed forward from ostend and that
the German lines Of communication
are seriously threatened. It 10 stated
that the retreat Of the German right
beyond the ourcq and Marne rivers
wa, entirely due to this surprises A.
though At what point the Hanklns At
tack was delivered 10 not known here
FRENCH VICTORIOUS.
[ev Warrington Dawson, United Press
staff correspondent.l
BORDEAUX, Sept. 10.-That the
French are reoceupyina all OF upper
Alsace ~as admitted at the war OF.
| nee today. u Mas stated that. a. &hs
result Of the withdrawal of the Ger
man forces from the territory TO she
eastward Of BeIfort French troops
from eesanoon have crossed the front
her near eeifort and are now moving
Ito reoccupy the territory from Wnlen
thev were driven week ago. ne
Germans are reported 70 be retiring
bevond Mulhausen and are acting en-.
tireIv on the defensive. Because o.
th,. Il 10 believed here that there are
on,x a very few Germans left in upper
AJsace and that Il will be possible Tor
the French to reoeeupy all OF the ter
ritory and then to cooperate with sne