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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-09
SUMTER'S ROADS
MUCH DISCUSSED
ABOUT WAYCROSS
SENDING A DELEGATION HERE
To Study Road Building in
in Sumter

Go to Americas and study the
magnificent graded highways of Sum
ter, the best roads in the South" was
the sentiment expressed recently at
a meeting of the county commissioners
of Ware county, of which the flourish
ing city of Waycross is the capital
And the county commissioners of Ware
are coming in body for the express
purpose of inspecting the good roads
of Sumter.
Ware county is going to build a
system of good roads, and the subject
was discussed before the road commits
sioners day or two since They
wanted to see some good roads, the
best to be found, and ascertain the
method of construction and the APP
proximate cost of the best sand-clay
roads.
go to Americas and see the roads
OF Sumter" was the sage advice of
d Solomon present The suggestion
met with instant and unanimous ap-
proval. And the commissioners at
Ware are coming here early next
week.
That they will see the finest county
roads in the South is a fact that can
not be gainsaid. Here in Sumter are
hundreds of miles of perfectly graded
highways, reaching into every section
Of Sumter and connecting at boundary
lines with the highways of other coun-
ties. The most remote locality IN
Sumter can be reached in a wagon or
automobile, and still other miles are
being graded.
Sumter's reputation as 1.-THE good
roads county of the south" is known
far and wide and is an advertisement
the value of which cannot be estimat
ed in dollars
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-09
UNITED MISSIONARY CAMPAIGN
OPENS AT FIRST BAPTIST
CHURCH.FIRST SERVICE WELL
ATTENDED
EXERCISES WILL CLOSE
WITH MEETING TONIGHT
Is One OF Series of Meetings That Are
Being Held in Cities of 5000 and
More Throughout United States and
Canada

The United Missionary campaign,
conducted by the Protestant churches
of Americas, opened last night at the
First Baptist church. A large audi
ence greeted the speakers of the even
ing and interest in missions was arous-
ed that bids fair to make the series of
meetings a big success. Prof. ]. T.
Henderson, general secretary of the
Laymen's Missionary movement, and
Rev. j. w. Hitch were the speakers of
the occasion. Prof Henderson spoke
ON the General Missionary campaign
and Mr.. Hitch delivered an address
On Mission Work in Korea.
Prof Henderson said in explaining
the general missionary campaign:
This series of meetings is one of
five hundred similar meetings that will
be held in the United States and Can
ada during 1914. The movement is
known as the United Missionary cam
paign. Over fifty different Protestant
denominations are enlisted in the
work and twenty-four teams of speak
eFs are in the field.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-09
HUNTER STRUCK DEAD
AS HE SHOOTS AT Quail

Mobile, Ala, Jan. 1S.--Just after
Samuel ]. Morris, wealthy business
man OF Columbus, O., shot quail near
Homewood, Ala, he became SO weak
he had to rest on log. His companion
Harrison Marriott, went after the birI
and when he returned he found Nor
ris dead beside the log. A physician
pronounced death due to apoplexy. Mr..
Morris had been at Homewood three
weeks ON hunting trip. He was
forty-two years old and president of
the Central Ohio Paper company, Of
Columbus.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-09
HOLD UP STAGE COACH
IN OLD FASHIONED WAY

Eureka, Cal, Jan s. = An old-fash-
toned stage hold-up took place to-
day on the mountain road between Eu-
reka and Walker. Two masked men
with receivers covered the driver AMI
ordered him down from his seat They
rifled his pockets of $45, tied his hands
together and placed him inside the
coach. There were no passengers and
the robbers did not touch the mail
sacks
The driver freed himself and tele-
phoned to the sheriff. A posse started
in pursuit of the robbers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-09
CLERKS ARE ASKED
NOT TO TIE KNOT

Atlanta, Jan. S-The clerks and Of
fcials of the new municipal court alive
the lawful authority to perform mar
riages, it was decided today, but they
are requested by Chief Justice Thomas
to refrain, from doing so in the future.
There are plenty of ministers for
that work. Judge Thomas is quoted as
saying.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-09
Tines-Recorder Viii Help Raise
Fund For The Hospital Building

The Times-Recorder VIII also re-
ceive subscriptions for the new build
ing and acknowledge them along with
the sums collected by the committee.
ANY donation. no matter how small,
will be gladly received.
Several of the contributions, that
have been acknowledged, represent on
~ part of the amount pledged by the
party. Any number of contributors
agreed to give certain amounts, pay
able at different times of the year In
addition to the cash contributions sew
eral thousand dollars worth Of build
ing material has been donated by To-
cal parties.
The ladies Of the Hospital associa-
ton are to be congratulated for the
business-like manner in which they
have gone about erectifg the new hos
pital for Americas ana Sumter county
They are paying for the building steE
~ step as it goes up + ley are plan!
pas,@Ato have ii paid for Rhen i il IN
sr-ha oroctian ~ thjas yasaa<a,r
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-09
PLAYS VIOLIN IN JAIL
FOR BOYHO0D. FRIEND

Pittsburg, Pa jan s.-Francis
Mac Millen, violin cirtuoso, stopped in
Pittsburg, SO that he could gladden.
the heart of a boyhood friend now in
the western penitentiary by giving a
recital in the chapel after the exer-
cises.
He brought his $4,000 stradivarius
violin, gift from Lady Gene Palmer,
with him.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-09
MAYOR JIM BEATS
DEVIL AROUND
THE STUMP

Atlanta,-Jan S.-"Uncle jim Wood
ward. Atlantas mayor, has homely
wisdom without frills. His horse-sense
very frequently solves problems, where
the application of Machiavellian polit-
ical acumen is stumped.
A case in point came up this morn
ing. The city has created an Office Of
purchasing agent Under the arrange
ment it becomes his duty to buy all
city supplies, and it happens that new
books for the Carnegie library are con-
shiered as city supplies. Now the
purchasing agent is business man
and not literary man. The point was
Immediately brought up that this pur-
chasing agent didn't know what books
the library would need, and probably
wasn't in position to find out. Miss
Wooten, the librarian, whose duty It
has been to buy new books, and who
has been given practically free hand,
felt that she ought to be allowed to
continue to exercise this prerogative.
The city council library committee saw
the sense of what Miss Wooten said,
but feared that it would not do to es-
tablish precedent and that exceptions
would have to be made in other de-
partments. No solution suggested it
self.
Mayor Woodward was consulted.
Let Miss wooten make out list e
the books the library needs each day,
and let the purchasing agent buy EN-, (
said the mayor
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-09
SUMTER'S BOARD
ENlERTAINS The
CRISP C0UN1IANs
TALKED bridge IN kMERICUS
Boards Of Two Counties In
Meeting Here

Perhaps the most interesting bridge
party" OF the season in Americas and
one promising in results was that o l
yesterday, when the boards of COM
missioners of Crisp and Sumter coun-
ties got together and discussed the
building of a steel bridge over Flint
river, which would link together more
firmly the two neighboring counties
and at the same time afford a high
way across the state.
The meeting had been anticipated
for some time and was, in results,
friendly discussion among neighbors of
a proposition regarded as one of mu-
tual interest in the development Of
trade relations.
The Crispians, representing the
county board of Crisp and the Cordele
chamber of commerce, arrived in cars
at II o'clock and repaired Immediately
to the courthouse, where the Sumter
commissioners and several prominent
business men were in waiting
In the Cordele party. were President
Oscar Heard, Vice President D. Holmes
and Secretary L. s. Daniels, o. the
chamber of commerce; Messrs. S. c.
Byrd, George Sheppard and ]. W.
Connors of the board of county com
missioners. Messrs. Heard and Dan
lels were the spokesman for the visit
8ors, and in brief talks set forth fully
the advantages to accrue from the
building of a bridge over the Flint.
Not Gully would it promote business
relations, these gentlemen said, alike
advantageous to the people of both
counties, hut modern steel structure
over this stream would serve to estab-
lish highway from Montgomery, Ala,
to Savannah.
County Commissioners Arthur Ry-
lander, Lee Johnson; former Commits
sioner Frank Sheffield, Messrs. Craw-
ford Wheatley and G. r. Ellis, likewise
made short talks pertinent to the sub
ject. In conclusion the meeting, vot-
ing as individuals, endorsed the prop
osition, although the county board, Il
was stated, could not do so officially
on short notice, and therefore, would
ask for time for further consideration
1t was suggested that any action
upon the part of Sumter county be re-
ferred to the Americas chamber of
commerce and to the grand jury o.
Sumter for consideration.
The visitors stated that the propo-
sition on their side of the river, had
the endorsement of the Cordele cham
Der of commerce and the grand jury
O. Crisp county. The proposed struc-
ture, they announced would cost ap-
proximately $4,000, the expense to be
borne by Crisp and Sumter jointly. The
bridge would be opened to the public
and make free bridge from the be-
ginning.
Commissioner Rylander, as a sug-
gestion, proposed that the bridge, II
built, be- located at some point higher
up the river; for instance at the end
of the Danviile road, where it would
be easily accessible to the people O;
Dolly, Crisp and Sumter alike If
built at the county line of Crisp and
Dooly such a bridge would serve a
much larger number of people than
would structure at Huguenin's.
The Cordeleans stated in reply that
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-09

ice Woodruff brought down bunch
if eight students from the North
Georgia Agricultural College; a branch
OF the University.
Tattnall county leads the rest in theI
state in the number of farmers here!
for the courses seventeen being reg-|
istered from that county. The banks
paid the way Of most of these tEa|
banks Of Reidsville and TatnalI, pay.
ing the railroad fare and expenses oi|
these who come to go back and ada
to The wealth Of the county.
Eminent Men in Attendance.
Hon, Bradford Knapp Of the United
States department. head of the extern
sion work, will be here this week and
DR.. Butterick Of the general educa-|
ton board will also be here for sew
eral days during the short course
term.
The courses are divided this year
so that the farmers have their special
clSsses and lectures and denonstra-
tons; the boys and the girls have
their separate classes; and the dem
illustrators and county agents will have
their definite and special instructions.|
Cotton grading as a practical lsoursa
is attracting special attention, many|
taking It this week. Mr.. Ben Crane.|
expert grader for the export business
here for years, does the actual rid
ing demonstration; Professor Rast has
the cotton industry work largely in|
hand on the theoretical side.
Other courses are attracting the at-l
tention Of the scores here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-09

The building committee Of the Hos
pital association has asked the Times
Recorder to aid them in collecting the
funds to build the new Americns and
Sumter county hospital building. the
committee Of ladies has gone TO work
to collect all outstanding subscriptions.
Their daily collections will be report
cd I'd the Times Recorder and the to-
tai fpr each day published With the
Y - o. those who make trib e
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-09

THE object of the campaign is to-
interest the people, especially the
busy men of the cities, in the work
that is yet to b.. done in both the for
eign and home mission fields These
meetings are held in cities with pop
sfailation of 5000 or more and range
it'll ,m one day to a week in duration.
Big Field Open at Home.
when we realize that there are 35,
100000 Aaap, women and children in
the United NStates that are not Christ
ians and thar there are over 100000,
900 CHRISTIANS in the whole world,
we can realize the necessity of con-
certed action. Ahere is great worf
abroad and an equally great work here
ID our own country. In addition to the
Christians already here, millions
Of emigrants are annually coming to
America. The greater part of this
vast horde know absolutely nothing Of
Christ. We have great work before
us. Truly, the harvest is white and the
laborers are few
Mr.. Hitch, who has seen active SER
vice in the fields of Korea. told Of the
problems that face workers in that
far-off land His address was inter
esting ana instructive
Today's Programs.
Il 4. MI Getting = p:: sse-s sssaa
church officers, for conferences and
Draye1s
q RI NJ Conference Ministry Of
Amefscua y thY yorld
so lliusts, sSsea lecture " pr n
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-09
RECORD ATTENDANCE n
AT SHORT COURSE
Enrolment of All Glasses at the Short Course Term STATED
College Of Agriculture Heavier Than Ever Experts
Are in Attendance TanaI County Leads In Numbers
-..-Extra Attendance viii Reach 800.

Athens. JAM s. Special jim adj
dition to the regular students of the
State College of Agriculture, who
have been here the past term, and
the several new regular ones enterd
this week for the session till June.
There will be enrolled this week
and next fully three hundred for the
short courses. This is apparently cer-
tain from DR.. Soule's registration
books which indicated yesterday that
there are 81 of the winners in the
county contests of the boys corn
clubs-from all parts of the state,
more than half of the counties in the
state being represented; there are As
girls, winners in the canning club con-
tests and lady county agents under
Miss Hollis direction-here for their
special work; that there are SO farm
demonstrators working under the gov
eminent extension scheme; and there
are in addition still more than hur
bred farmers, young men and older
ones, registered for the short courses.
The First Matriculates.
The first to register were Colonel
Hodgson of this city now and Captain
Hodgson, both retired army officers,
settled here. and entering with Pro-
lessor Jones for special courses in
poultry husbandry.
A There are men with grey heads and
boys of 10 and IL years, earnest wo-
men, county agents, middle aged and
young girls in their early teens; there
are boys from south Georgia and
sturdy young farmers from the wire
grass.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-09

hospital is no small task. The women
of the city have gone to work to fur
nish Americas and Sumter county with
a hospital that would do justice to city
with three times the population Of
Americas They are looking to the
men of Americus and Sumter county
to help them out And they are not
going to be disappointed, for the men
are going to help them raise the
amount due.
The list published represents only
actually paid-in subscriptions. There
ARE several thousand dollars more
subscribed that is still to be collected.
If you want to help the good cause
along and want to save the brave
committee of ladies' the task of coll
iecting your subscription, bring or
mail ii to the Times-R Recorder and II
viii II; % turn sss d j s.se. &c Mrs 2 Z. Nav
'nards treasurer Of the assoociation, and
your name and. the ag2unt you con;
tribute vail v publisSl IN me roll
I -
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-09

Continned on Page Eight,
------------------------ ------ ------------
r. Williams, of Nashville, Tenn.
p M--Praise service.
TIE Adoption OF policy,
1880 r. M.--Address, Activity Of 10.
rean Laymen. Rev. ]. W. Hitch.
1910 RI MAddresa Or III s. NC.
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-05
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BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.


London, Nov. 4.-Turkey has broken off diplomatic
eatons with the powers of the triple and Servan
Ter diplomatic representatives in these countries have
been recalled Some already have left and others to
Depart tomorrow.
Although no statement this effect has been given
is understood that Turkeys apology for the action
f her fleet in bobardng the Russian Black Sea ports
nd Russian ships unacceptable the triple
Ia that Turkey not prepared to accede the demand
nat German officers her be dismissed and the
Fhips purchased from Germany be disr1antled.
Warllke actions already have been taken against
turkey The British have destroyed Fort Akabah in
arabia and have invaded Asia Minor and the Angie
French feet is bobardng the forts Of the Dardaneles
TO- Greece is said to be preparing to take sides with the
eS while Bulgaria has given of her neutrality
Bulgaria, however is nobizng, for, Bulgarian dplo
at said, with Turkey in the Bulgaria must
be prepared for any eventualties.'
Next to the Turkish situation the appearance of Ger
warships off the English coast is causing the most
discussion in England today There is disposition
bmone naval men believe that serious raid
ended but that the Germans hoped to induce British
10 follow ther and by laying mines they retired
Destroy of the bigger ships, they did the sub
|iarine D-5.
Official reports as land fighting issued today record
fo great change in the situation It is definitely
bounced the Germans abandoned their User positions
have continued their attacks the allies lines around
Rpres Although there is evidence that there is a
main effort break through the allies line here has not
Fready commenced, the Germans continue to bring up re-
horcenents preparatory making attempt to cut
through to the coast
According Russian reports, the German offensive
movement has been defeated in East Prussia and the
Germans retreating their own frontier. In
ang back while further south the Russians last have
the Ausro German forces the and have occupied
hece and Sandornr taken hundred officers, hteeh
nousand men, and many cannon and machine guns
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-05
NAMES WANTED
OF PEOPLE WHO.
MAY VISIT CITY.
TOURIST COMMITTEE OF THE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WANT
THE NAMES OF PARTIES WHO
MIGHT MAKE A VISIT TO PEN
SAcoLA.

II you know of one or q dozen per-
sons. residing in any section of the
country who might Oe anticipating a
trip south this winter, send the name
or names to Thos. w. Brent, chairman
for this Is one Of the methods being
the Chamber of Commerce in its cam
paign to build up a large tourist trade
for Pensacola The committee is in
possession OF the names of hundreds
of persons, but it wants more, includ-
ing those who have made previous v1s-
it's to the city.
The committee held meeting yes
terday and added to its membership
c. H Mann, passenger agent OF the
Louisville & Nashville and George c.
Willings of the G. F. & A. railroad.
It was announced that the board of
governors OF the Country Club is CO.
operating with the committee by plac-
ing the use of the golf links at the
disposal Of the winter visitors. This
fact will be announced to all who con-
template visit to Pensacola.
Subscription lists are now being
placed with the larger business houses,
will entertain the largest number Of
each employer of which is being re-
quested to donate something, no matter
how small, in an effort to make the
movement general.
The committee is greatly pleased
with the enthusiastic support already
accorded the movement and is work
ing to the end that Pensacola this year
tourists ever to gather in the city. At
the same time the foundation is being
laid for the future with the expecta-
ton that each year the travel to Pensa-
cola will grow in volume.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-05
l-HDS MCGOWAN A DECIDED
'sI1:,.sssef fIETTE AND IS A WOMAN
OF STRIKING APPEARANCE

Mrs. MCGOWAN is a woman OF stTik-
ing appearance. She is OF the decided
brunette type and this characteristic
was accentuated yesterday by her COS
tune of black with a white lining fold
ing back over the lapels of her coat
and a small white feather in her trim
black hat Her dress was cut low at
the throat, and a narrow black band
encircled her neck. Her features are
regular and her mouth and chin are
of a type indicating firmness and de-
cision. She would by most people be
regarded aS handsome. During her
long ordeal yesterday she maintained
remarkabfe composure and she told
her story before the jury and in the
presence Of the curious throng that
crowded the court room with direct
ness and a fidelity to detail that could
not be shaken. During the progress
of the trial, Mrs. MCGOWAN with her
attorneys occupied a position in front
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-05
Love Mystery In Chicago : ..
Invokues Three Persons

Mrs. Florence Marrow Raymond has
just been released from psychopathic
hospital in Chicago. where she had
been secretly sent under a Iunacy
petition. Jules n. Raymond, her mil
lionaire husband lies in Columbus hos
pital paralyzed as result Of poison
ing mysteriously administered An in
vestigation of this mysterious '1ove
triangle involving Raymond, his wife
and "the other woman" called Natha-
lier Stockdale, whom Mrs. Raymond
says her husband maintained in an
apartment, will be made by the states
attorney
Mrs. Raymond alleges she was the
victim of frame up" and that the
board of lunacy commission examining
her on whose report she was sent to
the insane asylum was in the employ
OF her husband. She claims the latter
took these steps to get her out OF the
way SO that he could live uninterrup-
tedly with the "other woman.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-05
THE RED CROSS
ASKS HELP FOR
WOUNDED MEN
MRS. FRED L. PERRY WILL RE,
cEIvE AND FORWARD MONEYS
OR SUPPLIES SENT TO HER.

Through Mrs. Fred L. Perry 0e Fort
Barrarncas. a member o. the society,
the National Red Cross has appealed
to the people of Pensacola and this
section for assistance in order that re-,
lief may be given to the sick and
wounded on the battlsfieIds of Europe.
Millions of men have been wounded or
are sick, and there is great need from
the Red Cross, but unless the latter
is given the means to render this as
sfstance it cannot undertake it ON the
scale desired.
Parties IN this section who may have
sheets, towels, bed slippers or any sup-'
plies OF this character, can send them
to Mrs Perry at Barrancas and as
soon as a sufficient quantity are on
hand she will forward them to head
quarters in New York. If those
charitably inclined have not such sup
plies they can forward Mrs. Perry ash
and this will be used to assist in the
great work the Red Cross has under
taken. It is to be hoped that the peo-
pie of this section will respond, for
the work of helping must fall equally
upon all sections.
One ship, which recently was sent
across with nurses, doctors and sup
plies, is now on the return voyage, and
it is the desire to have another cargo
ready by the time she arrives In New
York.