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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-01
CARRIES SEVERED ARM
AWAY FROM ENEMY

Paris, Aug. 31.-A colonial trooper
among the wounded brought from the
front declared that he felt nothing
when his arm was shot off by shell
until he saw it lying on the ground.
Not being able to bear the thought
cf leaving it, as he expressed it, as
meat for the Prussian dogs" he pick
ed it up and ran several yards with It
before he was overcome.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-01
HOUSE Offers
RELIEF MEASURE
COTTON growers
BASIS IL Cents PER Pound
In Notes Of The Federal
Reserve

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-(SpeciaI.l J
A bill for temporary relief of the cot
ton growers by authorizing an advance
of twelve cents a pound in federal re-
serve notes on middling cotton and
other grades accordingly, was intro
duced today by Representative Henry,
of Texas. 1t has been endorsed by
Chas. S. Barrett, president of the
National Farmers Union, in session
at Ft. Worth.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-01
LIST OF VALUABLE PRIZES
CREATES INTEREST IN COMING
C0NTEST-WILL BE THE LARG.
EST EVER
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS
OFFERED IN EIGHT PRIZES
Twenty flour Business Concerns II
Americas Line Up and Offer Valuable
Prizes-Entries From All Parts OF
Southwest Georgia.

Bright and early this morning
Americus business men donned
smile once more and opened their
stores confident that war or no war
trade would be brisk and cash would
be collected for the business done.
With the opening Of the second Mer-
chants Commercial Contest the twen-
ty-four business houses in the con-
test forgot their troubles and prepar-
ed to handle record business.
$1,000 divided into eight prizes rang
ing from an automobile down to SIS
has made the contest interesting and
it bids fair to eclipse all similar con-
tests ever pulled off in South Georgia.
Fifty or more ladies have already been
nominated and before lists close
the number contesting is expected
" 81 aDoFC lhC CSuLuly AdIh. luS
prizes have proven alluring to the
fairer sex and nominations have been
received not only from Americus and
Sumter county, but from all parts of
Southwest Georgia.
Americus merchants are preparing
to do land-office business. The con-
test which opened this morning runs
to December 81, and for the sixteen
weeks that it lasts Americus merchants
expected to be taxed to handle the
business that comes their way.
The merchants are not the only ones
interested in the contest. Fifty or
more ladies who have been nominated
are on the qui yive and th.s morning
found them ready for the crack of the
gun which started them off on the
race.
In order to care for the large cor
respondence in connection with the
contest, Mr.. r. A. Mcknight, who is in
charge, has opened offices in the Alli-
son building. All nominations and
queries regarding the contest should be,
sent to him there.
Bonus Votes For Early Entries.
In order to make the contest inter
esting from the very start, a large
number of bonus votes have been offer
ed. 1t is to the advantage of the con-
testant to get in the race at once ant
secure the bonus votes. The nomina-
tion coupon, itself good for ten thous-
and votes, will be good until Saturday.
Twenty-four commercial houses
have entered the contest and it will
be to the advantage of the contestants
to .rade with these merchants. Almost
every line of business imaginable is
represented in the list. The only per-
son not entered is Uncle Sam and his
postofice, according to Mac" who has
charge of the contest.
Elsewhere in this issue of the
Times-Recorder appears a full page
advertisement of the contest. The list
of prizes and the names of the mer-
chants are in the ad. Turn to page
three, read the ad through and then
get busy and send in your nomination.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-01
BERLIN CLAIMS MANY
RUSSIANS ARE PRISONERS

BERLIN, Aug. 31.-(Special.l-It
was officially announced here today
that about 10000 Russians had been
taken prisoners by the Germans during
the fighting in East Prussia, particu-
larly at Ortelsburg, Hohenstein and
Tannenburg. They include many off,
GERS of high rank. The German at
tack at these three points was across
swamps and lakes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-01
GEORGIA STATE
CONVENTION TO
ASSEMBLE TODAY
Big POW.WOW ON In MACON
Thousands of Politicians In
Central City

MACON, Ca, Aug. 31.-(Special.) -
When the state convention meets here
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock to NOM
mate the next governor of Georgia, the
state house officials and two United
States senators it is more than
likely that w. F. Jenkins, of Putnam
county, will be elected temporary chair
man, and Judge E. j. Reagan, of Hen
ry county, viii be elected permanent
chairman.
Hugh Rowe, editor of the Athens
Banner, will be a candidate for per-
manent chairman, and Hon. Robert
Pottle will be candidate for tempo
rary chairman.
There is no opposition to st. Elmo
Massengale, of Fulton, as temporary
and permanent secretary of the con-
vention.
The Fielder, Hardwick, Harris anG
Hardman forces have combined in or
der to elect the officers of the conven-
ton, and it is the general opinion that
Messrs. Jenkins and Reagan will be
oloo+od ,,,i+bo,,+
When the convention meets tomor-
row morning, the first business to
come up will be the election of tenn
porary chairman. Senator W. B.
West will call the convention to order.
A. H. Ulm, secretary of the state ex-
ecutive committee, will act as secre-
tary, until temporary secretary is
elected.
The present plans are that as soon
as the committee on credentials makes
its report, that the nomination of gov
ernor, state house officers and Sena-
ter Hoke Smith will take place.
1t is the plan of the convention to
get these matters where they are no
contests out of the way, and then to
take up the junior senatorship, which
is being contested for by Messrs.
Thomas S. Fielder, Thomas w. Hard
wick, John NJ. Slaton and Rufe Hutch
ems.
1t is believed that the nominating
speeches will be limited to five min
utes, and that the balloting will then
begin.
On the first ballot Slaton will poll
141 votes, Hardwick 124, Fielder 81,
and Hutchens 49, What the outcome
of the next ballot will be is uncertain
as it may be that one or the other of
the candidates will drop out All of
the candidates seem to be absolutely
confident of election.
Messrs. Slaton, Fielder, Hardwick
and Hutchens mingled freely with
the delegates in the Hotel Dempsey
this morning and this afternoon, and
were accorded a warm welcome By
their many friends.
All of the delegations will hold
caucus tonight and decide on a plan
of action for tomorrow morning when
the real show begins.
A great deal may happen between
now and tomorrow morning, and
there is hardly any forecasting the
result except that it is the general
belief that Slaton will not be the next
junior senator.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-01

er German army was attacking from
the west, the line from LaFere to Guise
and though unsuccessful at Guise was
making progress at LaFere.
These two German armies, there
fore, were only forty miles apart
The German army attacking on the
front at Guise and LaFere has clear
country behind it and a sharp offensive
turning movement on the southeast by
this morning will interpose it between
the French army and Paris.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-01
TROOPS FOR DEFENSE
OF FRENCH CAPITAL

PARIS, Aug. 31.-(Special.)-All
night long troops from the south and
west of France have been arriving at
the capital, and passing by rail around
the city to the locations in the encir-
cling Notifications to which they have
been assigned. There is great activity
on the part of the municipal military
administration in completing the de-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-01
FRESH GERMAN TROOPS
REACH PRUSSIAN FRONTIER

LONDON, Aug. 31.-(Special.) An
official telegram received in London de-
clares that fresh forces of Germans
have made their appearance on the
Prussian frontier, and at some points
they are taking the offensive against
the Russians.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-01
Fresh Troops Arrive There to Rein
force The Army of Defense. Ger
mans Nervously Anxious to Reach
The Goal And Are Within Two
Davs March. Fierce Resistance
There Awaits TeutOns

tails of the plans for the defense of
Paris.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-01
THE WEATHER

: For Americus and Vicinity =
; Probably Fair.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-12
Academy

Perhaps you have heard the rum
bling of distant explosions. the thun~
der uf giant blast Of dynamite that
shaba as the earth for miles around
Thess are thrilling enough for most
people, but rot for. camera men who
naado Lyman H Howe's reproduction
Of the Panama canal
AT the time of the biggest dyna-
mite operations in "Culehra cut" one
Of tire photographers ventured close
enough to the explosions to make a
series Of remarkable moving pictures
If them Hes crazy about Colonel
Gcath halls fireworks, declared one
or tlfe canal workers That's what
they call all OF the dynamite activity
in the big ditch" zone.
During one Of the big shots" the
picture taking apparatus was near
ugh 10 be visihly affected Try the
great shock. When the bast was
cred. the camera rocked with the
ear. II and a most sensational effect
Was The result The films developed
$50 nat the spectator easily imagines
We feels tho actual CULVER OF tho
eatsh-
The rapid succession OF this and
etaer thrills with the intense interest
IN ne subject itself is making l.y-
man II. Eowe's presentation or the
Panama canal, which comes 10 the
Academy on Thursday and Friday
and Friday matinee, quite the Aim
wonder OF the age.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-12
Keith S Lyric

Heading the bill at Keith's Lyric
this week will be Sam Chip and Ma
~ Marble. who are we'll known In
Richmond and great favorites here.
John Dunno is with them. and tho
return Of this popular trio should
win them an ovation. Mr. Dunno
IL presenting sam Chip and MARI
Marble in a bright little picture book
playlet entitled The Land Of Dykes
the scene OF which Is laid in Holland.
And that country is faithfully por-
trayed, even to the canals and wind
mills
Raymond and Caverly VINO are
known as the wizards Of Joy" will
undoubtedly be cordially received
Their style is original. their songs
and parod!es are written by them
selves. and their overwhelmingly fun
ny dialogue is unique md distinc-
tive.
A comedy skit entitled Since the
DAYS of 81" is presented by twe
capital entertainers. Foster Ball and
Ford West Most Of their act is a
dialogue between the two men, each
line OF which sparkles with laugh.
Singing offerings seem TO he pupu-
lar with Lyric audiences. and M es-
pecially good one has been provided
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-12
SCHMIDT BROTHERS
BUY STUOEBAKERS
EACH TRIES TO SURPRISE THE
OTHER BY PRODUCING HIS
NEW sIx-CYLINDER CAR.
COLLIDE IN SALESROOM
MILWAUKEE, INSTANCE AGAIN
PROVES THAT TRUTH is
OFTEN STRANGER THAN
FICTION.
COLLIDE IN SALESROOM

1t is thoroughly established fact
waukee than in any other American
city of similar size.
This condition was personally
known to J. G. Wollaeger, who sells
Studebaker automobiles in the Wis
consin metropolis. He was therefore
not greatly surprised to note one day
that his list of prospective customers
included two Schmidts
That afternoon Mr.. Wollaeger sal
lied forth In Studebaker six tour
ing car, met Herman r. Schmidt and
family, took them for a ride. Mr..
Schmidt noted the quietness of the
car and the easy way ii handled Its
seven passenger load on high gear.
Mrs, Schmidt was also pleased. Mr..
Wollaeger produced an order blank
and the Schmidts bought a car.
While this deal was in progress, III.
s. DeLand Mr.. Wollaegers chief of
staff, had been out in a six Ian
dau- Roadster. and had picked up ia
cob S. Schmidt. according to arrange
ment. Jacob looked at the car as a
closed vehicle and as an open body
for touring. He admired its perfect
baker quality from experience and
didn't care to fuss with mechanical
details which he was ready to take
on faith, and bought car.
Both the Schmidts arranged to ac-
cept delivery on their cars the fol-
lowing Saturday 10th appeared in
due order. Mr.. Wllaeger welcomed
Herman f. and took him to the garage
where the shining touring car was
waiting. They arrived just as Mr.
DeLand was turning a new landau
over to Jacob s.
Henry began TO walk slowly round
his new possession with an approving
eye. Between his car and the six"
touring car, he bumped into Jacob
who was also perambuiating The
Schmidts looked each other In the
eyes, each showing a startled glare.
"Oh pshaw!" said Henry disgusted-
ly.
Rats" replied Jacob In plain cha
grin.
Trying TO put something across on
your big brother, eh?' continued Hen
ry 81 thought you were going to buy
small cart"
Yes and you were going to wait
till summer before you got yours
responded Jacob. Trying to get
away with it--no9"
Then they both grinned and ex-
changed CONGRATULATIONS
Henry and Jacob are brothers and
business partners in a Milwaukee en-
terprise of Statewide reputation. Now
tie personal surprise for the other.
and then each tries to provide a ht-
Now and then something interferes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-12
HOW NITRATE Is PRODUCED
Rich Deposits of Bolivia Found IT
District Devoid of Rainfall.

We had left the lofty plateaux Of
Bolivia only a few hours behind and
passed on to n wide extent Of low.
stony hills. where not blade of grass
or any other greenery IS ever seen.
Volcanic peaks lie around the rim of
this depression. There we found the
nitrate works The desert seemed to
be all alive. Narrow gauge railroads
lead in all directions, with lines of
trucks running over them, for trucks
are used TO carry everything that can
be loaded on them. Hundreds of
work men. mostly half-breed rotos
or sturdy peasants and their overseers
are seen here and there In groups,
the rotos working with pickaxes
breaking the ground or loading the
trucks Puffs of smoke and dust arise
at various points where the rock -
being blasted Elsewhere the area IN
dotted by the tall iron pipes. and by
the buildings where this rock Is
ground to a powder. washed. boiled
and dried for packing into sacks to be
shipped
The mineral occurs In a stratum
which lies about a foot below the sur
face and averages three feet In thick
ness 1t Is very hard and it's color
Is brownish gray. The climate ia
fairly healthy, because il is 1000 feet
above sea level the air being pure
and dry except for the dust that the
blasting and working the rock pro-
duces. There Is never any rain, II
there were, the nitrate industry could
not continue. for the deposits would
soon be washed away. At the same
time, rain would transform the re-
gion into blossoming country. Now
it Is utterly sterile. l think no spot
on this earth could be more dismally
wild than the districts from which
the nitrate deposits have been re-
moved and the broken surface aban-
doned
The ofcinas vary In size and pro-
duclng capacity. But an average one
will turn out at least $4,000 pounds
of nitrate a month And this is usual
ly placed on board at Iquique or An
! tofagasta at cost OF not more than
$3.50 per 100 pounds. including the
/ export tax levied by the Chilean gov
eminent of seventy cents for each
| hundredw weight A well~managed of
ma pays about 80 per cent profit. so
| that the cost of complete pfant,
/ which IL about s1.250,000 Is consid-
! cred a fine investment. IT is said that
there are ntrates enough in Northern
| Chile TO rejuvenate old mother earth
for another hundred years, even II
| tho entire supply were taken from
| these fields. The product is shipped
| to every part Of the globe, but the
/ three chief consumers are the United
/ States. England and Germany.-Peter
/ Mcqueen in the National Magazine,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-12
:: ADJUSTMENTS =

that The Girl OF tho Golden West"
treats
The girl Is mountain noeid. who,
down in valley Of the Sierra noun
tains runs tho Polka saloon, She
Is the idol Of ali the mining men.
and they worship literally. TT her
feet. But her heart ia ner own.
until upon day there comes into the
camp an unknown. giving his name
AS Johnson. He has tho appearances
Of refinement, and his gay gallantry
wins tAe girls heart In spite OF her
self. She invites him to her cabin
home. and he accepts.
There the knowledge comes to him
that he loves the girl. and. bad man
that he has been, no Is unwilling TO
remain unmasked A. he is about
TO confess that he is a bandit and
that he has held up the &Vells-Far-
go express IA blizzard comes up the
trail and he cannot leave the cabin.
Hut the posse which has been
searching for him comes on his trai.
and follows him TO tho mountain
home He makes ii dash for liberty
and is wounded In the attempt TO es-
cape, The girl drugs him back and
hides him In the loft over her room
Her story treasures tho sheriff and
his posse. but as they are preparing
10 leave a drop NJ blood from John
sons wound falls near the sheriff
and he knows the secret.
He has himself been ar unaccepted
wooer OF the girl Bus he has the
instinct Of fair play and gives the
girl a chance tn save her lovers life,
They play a game Of poker, the win
ner to have the wounded man. Here
is such a scene as bates the breath
of the stoutest The play IS worth
not being missed IT Is clean and
true. for It speaks a tale Of love, OF
love that wins, holds and reforms.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-12
CONVICT LABOR
HAS STOOD TEST
SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION HAS
BEEN MADE By EXPERT
ROAD ENGINEER,

/ Road building by convicts has stood
I the test OF the scientific investigation
made for Columb ia university, through
! its graduate highway department. by
/ Sidney Wllmot road engineer, re-
Gently an advanced student in that
university and attached TO the staff OF
! the national committee on prison la
Dor, which IS also located at the uni
Iversity.
I The investigation into the costs of
convict labor on the roads emphasizes
clearly the economic advantage Sc
cured by this joining of the problem
of the convict and the road. This ad-
vantage reverts to the taxpayer and
also TO the convicts family through
the wages which can be paid for his
labor,
The academy of political science
has undertaken to make this study
available because of its broad social
and political Significance. When each
state and county is engaged, as at
present in the reorganization of It's
prison system and Is endeavoring to
do away with crude methods of tbr-
tnre, scientific methods of success
fully employing the convicts with ad-
vantage 10 all parties becomes of pub
lie interest.
The findings OF the investigation
show that the work performed by the
conviCts In the different States ranges
in value from $50 to s5.70 per day.
with q profit to the State by the use
OF this labor OF from fifty cents to
$4.03 per day. In short the conten-
ton is well sustained that there is
general and considerable profit at
present going to the State by the use
of convict labor for road work over
the cost by other methods of construc-
ton. this saving being quite indepen
dent of locality and types of construc-
ton. although influenced by the size
OF the gang used.
An interesting feature OF the study
Is the comparison of the cost OF sub
sistence and Of guarding. The average
cost OF subsistence Is found to be
forty cents per man per day: while the
expenditure for guarding in those
cases where costs could be secured
averaged fortN-eight and two-flfths
cents This throws into prominence
the economic advantage of the "honor
system This substitution of a mans
word and his conscience for a gun
was, at the first. makeshift. but has
since become necessits-~a saving IN
every sense of the word
The prison and the highway depart
snefsts should have joint supervision
over this work. the representatives of
the prison department having charge
of the men and acting as foremen,
while the engineers Of the highway
department are responsible for the
construction Of the work. This joint
supervision has been found. according
to the experience of the different
States. TO yield the most satisfactory
results.
The prisoner himself benefits most
or ali iv his work on the roads. The
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-12

Of TOURING WEEK
OPENING DAY WILL BE JUNE
eth AND WILL CONCLUDE
JULY 4TH.

Chairman Frank " Mudd. OF the
American Automobile association
touring board. has declared the week
beginning Saturday. June Tth. and con-
GLIDING Saturday. July 4th. as the Of
fetal touring week for 1914. 1t Will
be accentuated by a night and day run
from Chicago to Boston and its con-
clusion Will be marked by the mid
summer semi-annual meeting OF the
association - 20 held at ERECTION
Woods. in the White Mountains. A
year hence the scene will shift to
the Pacific coast. with San Francisco
as the terminus.
Chairman Richard kennerdell and
his contest board are ut work on the
stock car rules that will govern the
Chicago Boston event, the principal
prize in which Will be the famous
Glidden trophy.
For the gathering In the White
mountains, Chairman L. r.. Speare,
Of Boston, has the arrangements in
hand. and those who make the trip
by way Of the Hub city will start
FROM there on the morning OF July
Srd, the Chicago Boston contest run
finishing on the preceding day. This
notable and quite unique form OF COM
petition will be conducted under the
Joint supervision of the American Au-
test boards, with the Chicago Automo-
bile club in direct charge of the details
/ OF the run which will be accompanied
( by a. special chartered train travelling
! on schedule that Will permit the
officials to arrive at each control
ahead Of the contestants and to leave
after the last car has nasse@ The
schedule for the tour will be within
the legal speed limits permitted in the
several States traversed between Chi
caEo and Boston,
/ In the latter part OF June or early
in July the White mountains coun-
try Is at its best and many American
! Automobile association clubs and
members In various parts of the coun-
try have signified their positive In
tcntion Of spending their touring week
/ in New England territory. with an
/ itinerary to include the rendezvous at
! Breton Woods.
In connection with the various tours
! to the White mountains. the beautiful
American Automobile association IA
tional touring trophy ard the
Anderson cup, donated hy the
South Carolina city of that name, vii
be offered In competition under rules
that have yet 20 he formulated ant
announced by Chairman Mudd.
During the touring interval. inter
county and interstate runs of ali kind,
win be encouraged by the tpr"t@2 bJm {
which has been assured Or ~. c1-op-
GRAFTON Of the National Automobile
cham Der Of commerce. that In It's turn
will cooperate with local automobile
trade bodies in all parts of the country
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-12
G1ayce Scott Bijou

In 1.-THE Girl Of the Golden West. ("
10 20 seen this week al the Grayce
Snass Bijou. the theatergoer may ex-
pert a rare treat, for this is one OF
ito Ne scos great triumphs. one Of the
Blass that has endeared his name to
The public.
The Girl OF the Golden West Is
q u nple story OF rugged life in the
wa West OF yesterday. II liz the
rcpn uniting of a woman's love for
e nan. Of the kind of love which
s Is all and wins success Love, 1t
has been said is the regenerator Of
A. the difference between nell and
itra rem The smmmum honAm II *
ST. nee. il is of this sort OF love