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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-08-14
SLAYER MARSHAL BURKE
GIVEN A life SENTENCE
Noted Trial at Butler, Ga,
Concluded

Butler, Ga, Aug. 13.-After having
been out TO- seven hours, the jury in
the case # the state VS.. Pleas William
son, charged with the murder of Jack
Burke, who was marshal at Butler.
returned a verdict of guilty with a
recomme- -at!on for mercy. The judge
therefore sentenced Williamson to life
Imprisonment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-08-14
PLANTS OF AMERICUS
THREATENED BY WAR TROUBLE
Half Plants
Time Close DOwnMan En- pIOyees Would
Inability Manufacturing
Purposes Threatens All Fertilizer Country.

Americas big colony of fertilizer
plants, like the hundreds of others To-
Gated throughout the South, are threa--
ened with a possible shutdown" or
at best a material reduction in out
put this season as the result of Ger
many's self-precipitated war. This, III
effect, may mean the closing down Of
hundreds of industrial plants of this
character and the unemployment of
thousands of operatives and laborers
and the consequent cutting of of pay
rolls.
Fertilizer, such as is manufacturer
in Americas and throughout the South,
cannot be made without potash salts
and muriate of potash, kainit, etc.
These ingredients are mined in Ger
many and shipped to the South.
With Germany busy with her self
precipitated war upon the balance of
the universe, there will be no ship
ments of fertilizer ingredients this
year.
This means, quite naturally. that
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-08-14

Sleeping cars between Americas and
Atlanta on trains leaving Americas
1919 p. NJ, arriving Atlanta 6:25 a. m.
Connects at Macon with sleeping cars
to and from Savannah.
Pullman sleeping cars between Chi
rago, ST. Louis and Jacksonville on
Seminole Limited" leaving Americas
for Jacksonville 1890 a. m. Leaves
Americas for st. Louis and Chicago,
via Columbus and Birmingham at 1855
a. m.
For further information apply to S.
3. Ellis, Ticket Agent, Americas, or
John W. Blount, District Passenger
Agent, Macon, Ca advt
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-08-14
For The Legislature

I hereby announce my candidacy for
the General Assembly of Georgia, as
one of Sumter's representatives in the
House, subject to the democratic pri-
mary on August 10th. l will greatly
appreciate your support and influence.
Respectfully JOHN D. WILLIAMS
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-08-14
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Announcement.

The friends of Hon. J. E. Sheppard
and Hon. Crawford Wheatley, appre-
ciating their valuable services in the
last Legislature, the credit reflected
them upon Sumter County, and their
devotion to its interest, hereby AMI
nounce them as candidates for re-elec-
ton as members of the House Of Rep
resentatives from Sumter County, sub
ject to the Democratic Primary on
August 18th, 1914. CITIZENS.
advt.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02
McADOO NAMES OFFENDERS
Prepares List Of Banks Which, He
Says, Garry Excessive Re-
serves.

Washington. Sept. 2S.-Continuinr
his campaign against high i%nteresj
rates and the boarding of money by
banks, Secretary McAdoo made public
a list of nearly 80 banks, in all sec
tions of the country, which are carry
ing reserves in excess Of legal require
mentS.
The list is based on reports to the
comptroller of the currency in answer
to his call CT Sept. II. 1t shows tina;
the reserves in these banks run FROM
- per cent to "A per cent, the legal
minimum being - per cent.
If said Mr.. McAdoo, in a state
ment given out with the list. "the
large amount OF loanable. funds thar
are kept from active employment as
indicated by these figures was invest
ed in commercial or agricultural pa
per, or loaned on proper security, the
present situation would be greatly re-
lieved.'
Secretary McAdoo's list for a few
states showing tEe percentage of re.
N"Iileu ny edCn DanK fJliOW III
part:
Observation-Disclosures Exchange
National. DULUTH, 80 PER cent: City
National, Duluth, % per cent; First
National. Park Rapids, SO per cent.
NORTH DAKOTA-First National
Buffalo, 81 per cent; First National.
Dickinson, 50 per cent; First National.
Grand Forks, 26 per cent; First "a.
tional, Goodrich, % per cent.
SOUTH DAKOTA-First National
Deadwood, 81 per cent: Scandinavian
American, Sioux Falls, G2 per cent
Mlnnehaha National, Sioux Falls, O.
per cent; Sioux Falls National. az per
cent; First National, Waterfowl. %
per cent.
WISCONSIN, Rock County Nation
al, GAINESVILLE, 20 per cent: First Ma
tional, kenosha, % per cent: First Ma
tlonal. Monroe, PC per cent: Manu-
facturers' National, Racine. 2G per
cent; First National, White Water. %
per cent.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02
CONGRESS ANXIOUS TO QUIT
NAV COMPLETE IMPORTANT
MEASURES THIS WEEK.
Revenue Bill and Antitrust leeie!a-
ton Expected to Pass Senate
All Would Adjourn Sooh.

Washington. Sept. go Enactment
Of the war revenue bill and cOmpic-
ton of antitrust legislation viii be
undertaken by congress this week.
The wal revenue measure. haNlnG
passed the house, is now in the hands
OF the senate finance committee. The
CLAYTON antitrust bill conference re-
port is the unfinished business of the
senate and has been taken up for dis
cussion.
Administration leaders believe that
both Of these important measures AN
be disposed OF within ten days.
The senate finance committee hopes
to have the war taX bill ready for the
senate as soon as the Clayton bill is
disposed OF. The committee still has
under consideration the substitution
of a tax on automobiles for the pro
posed tax of > cents a gallon on saso-
line.
Conferences of Democratic leaders
are being held to consider the lcSis-
lative program for the rest of the ses-
sion. and there is every Indication OK
a decision to drop the Alexander bill
for the government purchase Of cean.
going ships to aid in the restoration
Of American commerce.
While the senate debates the Clay
OF bill the house will continue dis
cussion Of the Jones bill to pave the
way for Philippine independence. This
measure, Democratic leaders declare.
Will encounter serious opposition in
the senate and is certain to hold CON
eress indefinitely If there is a DISPOSE
ton to pass it before adjournment Of
the session.
Republicans and Democrats alike
are growing FESTIVE as the fall cam.
paign approaches. House leaders de
clare they could adjourn by Oct. l..
though they are making no fiat pre-
dictions, because of uncertainty in the
senate.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02
WAR DEVELOPMENTS TODAY

For days without cessation, the
Germans have hurled their masses
against the French and English
along the entire front in northern
France. The French official view
IS that these operations, the ~fiercest
that have yet taken place, have been
ordered by the German commander
in-chief himself and are to continue
until a decisive result is obtained.
Paris declares that the German Of
fensive has been Of no avail. the al
lies repeatedly repulsing each attack
and in places, making some progress
themselves, especially on their left
wing.
The bayonet has played an impor-
tant part in recent severe engage
ments in France.
Protestant churches of Germany
unite in denunciation of alleged IN.
true reports which hold the father
land to blame for precipitating the
war.
Japanese, according 20 a Toxic
communication, defeat Germans in a
battle on the outskirts of Tsing-Tau.
A correspondent at Rome quotes a
message from Vienna, stating that
on Saturday the Russians occupied
the greater part Of the city of Pre-
mysI, Galicia.
A Petrograd semi-officiaI dispatch
says that the movement of the Ger
man troops from East Prussia in the
direction of Warsaw, has come to
nothing.
A German Zeppelin in a hom-
dropping tour over several Belgian
cities, drops five missiles on Dynze,
Rolleghen and Thielt, W%ounding one
man and damaging a hospital and
gas works.
Paris is again attacked by a Ger
nan airman, four powerful missiles
Sunday being dropped on the French
capital. One mans head was blown
off, a little girl injured and consid-
cradle damage done to houses.
The German casualties to date
number 1o4,589 according to an Off
cia! revision of the lists at Berlin.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02
Mother and Children Perish.

Champaign. ILL.,, Sept. 29.-Nrs
Joseph Stone and her four children
lost their lives in a fire which do.
stroyed their home. Stone escaned
but was with difficulty restrained from
rlunsing intot he flames to rescue his
wife and children. From the position
OF the bodies 1t is thought that Mrs
Store might have escaped. but lost
her life trying to save her children
she was 80 years old and the ages Of
the little ones ranged from . TO G
Years. y
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02
u. S. Betterino Aviation Coros

washington, Sept. 29.-Sensationa,
use OF aircraft in the great European
war added interest to steps ordered by
the war department to carry out at
once the provisions of the act of last
July to increase efficiency OF the avia.
tlon service OF the army. A general or.
der invites unmarried lieutenants Of
the line OF the army under 30 wears
OF age to apply for detail of this eytr,
hazardous service. which will entitle
them TO a 90 per cent increase in sal.
airy.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02
Upholds German Humanity.

Berlin, Sept. 29.-(By wireless to
Sayville, l.. I.)-Advices received here
and officially made public say: A
captured Russian officer in a letter to
the NOvo Vremya of Petrograd proves
the humanity exhibited in German hos.
pitfalls and the untiring efforts of the
surgeons on behalf Of their patients.
The Daily Chronicle (of London) states
that the front towers and windows OF
the Cathedral Of Rheims are almos,
free of damage and the reconstruction
will not be difficult.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02
Kaiser Visits Sick Son

Berlin. Sept. 29.-(Via London).-
Emperor William, on Saturday visited
MS son, Prince Oscar, who is i'll with
heart trouble at Metz. The Duchess
OF Brunswick, sister of the prince. ar
rived the same day and will remain
with her brother until he returns TO
the front. The official report concern
ing the sinking recently of the three
British cruisers. Aboukir, Cressy and
fiosue' by the German submarine U.9
IN the North Sea, asserts that the 10
was in action one hour. This was the
time elapsing between the firing oe
the first and last torpedo.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02
HOLDS GERMANS BLAMELESS
BY HERBERT TEMPLE,
or international News Seryicr Stan

London, Sept. ga correspondent
of the Times. who has just returned
to London from Rheims, declared that
the Germans may at onc be acquitted
of the charge that they wilfully dam
aged the Cathedral Of Notre Dame in
Rheims. If ii had been their inten.
ton to destroy the historic edifice, he
said, it could have been accomplished
in a few minutes.
The fact that the cathedral was fan
of wounded. left by the Germans
themselves, indicates that what dana,
age occurred to the cathedral was IN.
intentional rather than designed.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02

sarily all plans are closely guarded,
the declaration is made here that the
Russians will have entered Berlin by
Jan. /.
The entire Russian active army is
being moved. That part not required
for the present operations is being
placed in strategic locations where it
can be used to fill the gaps in the ac-
tive ranks as needed.
General Rennenkampff reports that
he is closely pressing the Germans,
who are retreating probably because
they have learned of the Russian sue
cesses in Galicia. In his report Rem
nenkampff repeats the rumor that En-
peror William is now in personal
charge of the German operations in
the east.
Claim PrzemysI Entirely Invested.
Rome, Sept. 29.-(Via Paris.)-An
official dispatch from Petrograd says
that Przemysl, in Gilicia, is now en-
tirely invested by the Russians ard
that the main Austrian army is retir-
ing behind the Carpathians.
Aged Austrians Go to Front.
Chiasso. Switzerland, Sept. 29.-The
last class OF Austrian reservists. ON
sisting of aged men, has been called
u and sent to the front in Galicia to
fight the Russians.
When they left Saturday night the
scene was one of the most pitiful and
tragic that the war has yet presented
to the Austrians. Nearly the entire
population watched them leave. The
most pathetic feature was the sight of
old women. generally the wives of the
aged veterans, clinging to their life
partners just before the train pulled
out. The sight of these old men be-
ing shipped to the front to help stem
the Russian tide stirred the citizens
CT Vienna greatly.
Struggle for Inches.
by international News Service.
Paris. Sept. 29.-The German army
in France seems to have been ordered
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02
Bombs Into Belgian Cities.

London, Sept. ga German-Zeppe-
lin made a housekeeping tour. visit.
ing several Belgian cities. according
to a dispatch to the Reuter- Telegram
company, from Ostend. The airship
passed over Alost, Client, Dynze.
Minelbeke and Rolleghem. dropping
five bombs. At Dynze, a man so years
old was mortaliy injured. Retiring by
the way Of Thielt. the Zeppelin dror.
ped two bombs upon the gas works
there, causing considerable monetary
loss.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02
New York Guards Aoaine% D;....

e York, Sept. 29.-Cholera hay
ing been reported in epidemic form ON
the eastern frontier of the European
war; precautionary measures are being
taken acre to prevent any infection
being brought to this port by vessels
from the Mediterranean. In a special
order TO boarding officers, DR.. joseph
OConnell. health officer OF the port of
New York, instructed them to make
the o rigid examination of all yes
sels' passengers and crews coming
from ports that might have the dis.
ease.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02

by its COmmander-in-chief to remain
on the offensive until a definite result
of the battle of the Aisne is obtained
This was the Interpretation given in
the official communication issued by
the war Office of the unremitting at
tackS made by the Germans along the
entire battle line during the past three
days and nights. The report added
that the efforts of the enemy so far
had proved %unavailing.
Thus the battle enters it's third
week with the rival armies engaged
in a ceaseless struggle for inches OF
ground. The fighting of the past -
hours has been Of an unprecedented
violence. Desperate attempts made
by the Germans on the western end
Of the long battle Line to break through
the allied forces, which are engaged in
a turning movement, have resulted in
the most furious fighting which has
taken place since the beginning Of the
campaign.
East Prussia Fighting Line.
London, Sept. pa %Petrograd dis
patch to Reuters Telegram company
says:
so far as is disclosed by the of.
fetal announcements the fighting line
on the East Prussian frontier does not
exceed 30 versts go miles,. Both
Sopotzkin and Druskeniki, where the
Russians accepted battle. are on the
loft haply Of tho v;Nar N;o,o, G,,z.
zkin is 80 versts west of Grodno.
THE movement of German troops
from East Prussia in the direction OF
Warsaw has come to nothing. In the
government of SuWalki, Russian Fol
and, the Germans have suffered a
serious repulse. The left flank of the
Russian army has defeated the troops
under the command of General Won
~llindenburg, nea Suwalki.
Report Residents Fleeing.
London, Sept. 2S. That CracOw
has been occupied by German troops.
that the town has been put under a
German military commandant and that
the Austrian civil administration has
been displaced, is the gist Of the lat
est advices received here" says the
Petrograd correspondent OF the Morn
ing Post.
All the original administration OF
the town and all civil officials of the
Austrian government have left and
the residents are fleeing in a panic.
German Guns Deadly.
At the Battle Front, Sept. 26.-Via
Paris.-The German offensive was ex.
tremely vigorous at the western end
of the long line stretching along the
rivers Disc, Aisne and Woevre.
At II place the victims of the dead.
ly German machine guns were counted
in hundreds, especially where the adj
vance was across an open wheat field
that recently had been harvested.
900 Dead in One Trench.
After the fight, 900 dead we're buried
III a single trench six feet deep, the
Germans being placed at one end and
the French at the other.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02
Monte Carlo a HOSPITAL.

New York, Sept. 29.-Monte Carlos
famous gambling casino has been con
verified into a French military hospital.
declared lsnazio de la Barra, brother
of the former provisional president of
Mexico. a passenger on the Espange
from Havre.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02
Packers Plan Campsion

chicago Sept. ga campaign to
convince the American farmer thar
stock raising is the nos profitable use
Tor his land will be launched at the
annual convention of the American
Meat Packers association, Oct. 10.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02

A Paris dressmaker predicts that
vomen OF the future will wear clothes
that are essentially mannish. but he
is not predicting anything more than
IA. women are predicting themselves.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02

II they will censor the wal poem.
too. all will be forgiven.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02

& The war is helping the European
mountain resorts. according to dis
patches. Tourists are evidently try
ing to get as far above the bullets as
possible.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02
Emperor William Reported ~.

London. Sept. ga dispatch to the
Times from Geneva says that the
Suisse states that Emperor William is
i'll with inflammation Of the lungs, as
a result Of having fallen into a trench
filled with water.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02

So long as the horrors Of war on
this side OF the Atlantic are chiefly
confined to going without caviar. Wild
ow Cliquot and Mumm's extra dry.
Americans will save money.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02

Military strategists have invented a
complete set of euphemistic phrases
for all occasions. What could be
happier than seeking covering posi-
tiCns?"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02

An untaught California artist is
called the sculptor OF the sands"
He'd be a good chap to fix up the new
styles In European boundary lines.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02

The price OF perfume has zone up,
but there is plenty of good soap made
In this country, and there Is no en-
barge on the supply OF water.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02

Another horror of war is discovered
in the fact that American bon vivants
will now have to drink their Ameri.
can wines without imported labels.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02

Il For n war where there are no war
correspondents allowed the European
catastrophe certainly is keeping a lot
of reporters busy.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02

Submarines and aeroplanes would
be more satisfactory as opponents in
warfare if they gave any advance in
dication Of whom they intended to
hit.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02

A wireless via Sayville reports 80
English battleships were destroyed
by Zeppelins; but wait until the re-
port comes via Winsted.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02

Who can blame the sun for having
an eclipse, considering what a lot of
trouble it has to look upon all the
time?
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02

Our idea OF an inaccessible hermit
age would be a spot almost anywhere
in the Atlantic ocean.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02

Their name being ~dreadnaught. why
do those commanding the ships show
such e%agerness to keep under cover?
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02

Time certainly does bring about
some extraordinary changes. An actor
has Just been sued for $50, 600.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02

IT is dangerous to be lending eve
a friend money these days. The fash
ion Of declaring a moratorium is grow.
ing steadily in favor.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02

They have found a lockjaw serum.
How timely. Never was there a better
time for locking up jaws.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02

The memory OF a trip to a summer
resort will be a mighty poor substi-
tute for an o%vercoat next winter.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02

Tie aptinoise society is making
some headway In Europe.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02

Life insurance policies OF aviators
regularity.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02

Most OF those pictures you see OF
battles in the air are merely the art
lists conception of what he expects to
take place.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02

This years peace prize may go TO
fome m~ild-mannered married man
who " quarrels with his wife.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02

Many OF the warships that have
been sunk in the dispatches bid fair to
com up again on the fighting line.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02

trouble in Europe he ought to be
ashamed Of himself.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02

Only a rash man viii order French
fried potatoes in a German restau-
rant these days.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02

The proposed boycott on meats and
eggs will be about rs effective as the
average hunger strike.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02

Gar Nicholas may be a small man.
but he has the largest personal pro-
noun o. all the rulers.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02
A~nnihIated REGIMENT, Say French.

AnnihiIated Regiment, say French.
Basel, Sept. 2S.-Reports reaching
here from Altkirch state that the
French surrounded and annihilated
the One Hundred and Ninth regiment
of German reserves near that place.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02

Engiand's poet laureate was right
there with a poem. lie peppered away
X Il machine gun.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02

The poet didn't have q European
monarch in mind when he said nal
wants but little here below.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02

p In the army a man becomes a
unit. and he isn't a man again until
he Is dead or in the hospital.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02
Premier Of Ontario Dead.

Toronto. Ont, Sept. 26.-Sir James
r. whitney, premier of Ontario, is
dead.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02

n The horrors of war are being
carefully suppressed, but not with
the idea OF sparing anybody's feel
trgs.