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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-30
FICHI TING THE TURKS
AND ARABS NO EASY
TASK SAYS SOLDIER
ARMIES BATTLE IN THE DESERTS
OF MESOP0TAMIA, WHERE
WATER is MORE PRECIOUS
THAN GUN POWDER.
Tribesmen Show No Quarter to
Wounded Foe. Defeated Army Can
Expect to Be Murdered at Once.
(By Associated Press.)

LONDON, Jan. 30.-Fighting the
Turks and Arabs in the desert of Mes
opotamia where in places even camels
cannot 20; where after the Euphrates
is left behind water is more precious
than powder and the tribesmen show
no quarter to the wounded, is describ-
ed by Sergeant A Kingdom, of the
Second Battalion .orfolk Regiment in
a letter to his mother at Thetford.
1--WE came by ship from India) up
the river Euphrates," he writes, land
disembarked on a lovely landing, up
to the waist in mud and water. Not a
tree in sight nor a blade of grass, ex-
cept on the river banks, which are
covered with date palms. We marched
all the next day through mud. Any
thing with wheels cannot be taken, and
packs of mules and camels are no
good, bescause their big feet pick up
too much sand.
I'VE lay in the wet mud on the des-
ert all night and moved away early
again in the morning, to find the enemy
in position. They consisted Of Turks
and Arabs, about 1,400 yards to our
front. The attack was pushed home
under cover of our mountain batteries /;
the field artillery came up later The
troops also were knocked out; and in
the meantime the enemy's artillery
was having it all their own way.
Our rifles were absolutely choked
inside with mud, and the bolt action
and sights had to be made to work be-
fore an accurate fire could be effected.
Some of the men, rather than drink
the muddy slush from their water bot
ties, stood and emptied it in their bolt
action, although water is SO scarce,
and slush worth a gold piece an ounce
Il was more fortunate; my socks
had shrunk so small that was better
able to march without one, so cut of
the toe and put it over my belt action
So my rife was fairly clean. We were
caked with clay from head to foo.
When the sun did come out for time
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-30
lected.

and we saw a chance of cracking it off,
a thunderstorm came over and soften
ed it into a sticky paste.
Our only transport is mules with
ammunition, and they frequently fall
down and have to be picked up. Any
how, the enemy were in their trenches
dith a decided advantage and were de-
livering a murderous fire. But by a
supreme effort after we got the en-
emy's range we kept our fire cody de-
livered, and within half an hour the
Turks were retiring, leaving the Arabs
to cover their retreat. They remained
another quarter Of an hour, and mean
while we had fixed our bayonets for
the grande finale-but evidently they
did not wish to prolong their stay.
Everyone, especially the Indians
was anxious for charge, but the birds
flew before we reached their trenches.
1t is alright fighting the Turks; but
the Arabs use big muzzle rifles with
an enormous lead bullet which will
smash anything, and not make pretty
little hole like the Turks pointed bull
let which will heal in no time. The
black powder from the Arabs rifles
also causes so much smoke that it is
impossible to see the actual frer. They
are blood-thirsty lot, these Arabs
and when the men lay wounded they
will shoot you at yards distance. A
subadar of the natives was shot in
this way. On the day after the battle
we found the jackals had been at
work"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-30
VETERAN KEEPER STATE
CAPITOL JOINS COMRADS
Especial to Times-Recorder.)

ATLANTA, Ca, Jan. 3O.-"Captain'
J. Il. Allen, Confederate veteran and
keeper of the state capitol dome since
Iohn B. GOrdons governorship, was
&zried Friday by members of the Allan
In camps of veterans, and there is a
MOte6 figure missing from the capitol
corridors. Captain" Allen passed
away Thursday at the age of 70.
The white-haired, EARNED old man
was known from one end of Georgia to
the other He had unlocked the door
10 the dome for a thousand pairs of
RUvers and honeymooning young folks.
He had sat in his chair at the foot of
the winding stairs until he had worn
the bottoms out dozen times or more.
1t was Captain" Allen about whom
q not political fight ragged few years
ago, being discharged by one governor
and appointed by another.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-30
AMER|CUS To HAVE CHEAPER FLOUR
WITH ASSURANCE Of BIC WHEAT CROP
NOW GROWING IN SUMTER COUN
TY WILL AMPLY SUPPLY THE LOCAL DEMAND SURPLUS
BESIDES-FARMERS AN ABUNDANCE AND TO SPARE
B SUMTER ASSURED

Sumter county is going to be the
granary of south Georgia this year and
high-priced -four as now sold at the
grocer's will no longer strike terror to
the hearts of consumers here. Sumter
county farmers are learning the terri
Bile lesson taught by the war and will
very soon be in position of independ-
ence, with full barns and smokehouses
from which to draw their daily supply.
Flour at $3.50 per barrel, the prevail
ing prices, has taught the lesson.
Sumter county has three thousand
acres planted in wheat this year, and
ten thousand acres in oats. If any
south Georgia county can beat this
on grain acreage, Sumter will grace
fully yield the belt
Three thousand acres of wheat
should yield crop of 10000 bushels,
should the seasons prove favorable. A
yield of 80 bushels per acre is a very
conservative estimate. One farmer
near Americas, who plants wheat ev-
cry year and never buys a barrel OF
flour, made a crop of So bushels per
acre, average, last year
Ninety thousand bushels wheat. a
fair estimate of the growing crop in
Sumter, will yield eighteen thousand
barrels -four, or quite enough, it would
seem, to supply the local demand.
Many farmers have planted an acre
age sufficient to supply their own re-
quirements and afford a surplus to
sell. Mr.. W. E. Brown, of Americas.
figures upon an excess of fifty barrels
flour, which he will sell to the trade.
This will, indeed be the dawn of a
prosperous era in Sumter. Eight dol
lars sent from Americas to St Louis
for a barrel of -four, stays there ',
never comes back. And Americas bas
bought vast deal of -four out of the
Golden West.
That the farmers of this section ap-
preciate the ruinous policy Of planting
all cotton and no food crops is striking
ly indicated by the heavy planting OF
food crops. If weather conditions are
; favorable, practically all Of our plant.
; ers will harvest large quantities Of
food crops next fall. In fact, more
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-30
GEORGIA GIRL ADMITTED
To PRACTICE Of LAW
MISS KIDDOO, OF CUTHBERT, A
DISCIPLE OF BLACKSTONE.

Americas friends of Miss Mary Lee
Kiddoo, daughter of Judge w. D. Kid
doc and former Cuthbert young lady.
who had position in the census office
in Washington for several years past,
will be interested in knowing that she
has been admitted to practice law in
the District of Columbia. A Washing
ton despatch speaks thus of Miss Kid
doc, which will be of special interest
to her numerous friends among readers
of the Times-Recorder;
Miss Kiddoo declares she will make
it her business to compel the state Vt
Georgia to admit women to the prac-
tice of law. She says that the old law
yers there declare she will not be ad-
mitted, but she blushingly admits that
the young lawyers are on her side, so
she believes she has a fair chance of
winning. Miss Kiddoo is a clerk in
the cotton section of the census office.
Below are reproduced some press
comments:
Georgia will just have to admit wom-
en- to the practice of law That's all
there is to it. Miss Mary Lee Kiddoo
has said it, according to a Washington
despatch, and where there is a woman s
will there is way. Miss Kiddoo IS
clerk in the cotton section of the
census bureau, and the othed day was
admitted to practice in the supreme
court OF the District of Columbia.
She is quoted as saying that she will
make it her business to compel the
state of Georgia to get rid CT its old
fogy idea that women shouldn't be
lawyers. In other words, Miss Kiddoo
is going to make the old fogies shddoo.
Savannah News.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-30
KANSAS SCHOOLS
STUDY NEWSPAPERS
Especial to Times-Recorder)

ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. 3O.-The value
OF the newspaper as an educator has
been recognized by the superintendent
of schools in Kansas, according to
the reports from that state, who has
ordered all the teachers under his con-
troll to set aside a definite time each
day for reading and discussing the
news of the day as presented in the
daily papers.
Files of leading newspapers were
provided for the higher grades in tho
schools and the teachers selected
such matter as had an educational
value. The superintendent believes
the plan will do great deal toward
giving the students real, practical in
formation on the worlds affairs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-30
Panama Canal Engineers
Confident That Slides
Are Things OF The Past
by Associated Press.)

PANAMA, Jan. 30.-Canal engineers
now are optimistic regarding the per-
manence of the channel through the
Culebra section, where the slides re-
Gently occurred For the past month
dredging operations have been more
than able to keep ahead of the incom-
ing soil and there is no longer any
serious anxiety about assuring a safe
passage to battleships during the
formal opening of the canal on March
5th.
Col. Goethals and the other canal
engineers are Of the opinion that at
least years hard and steady dredg-
ing will be necessary before all move
ments of earth will have ceased.
Notwithstanding the handicap of the
slides traffic through the waterway is
increasing as is shown by the tolls col
lected.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-30
ITLANTA POOR PLACE
To LOOK FOR JOB
Especial to Times-Recorder.)

ATLANTA. Ca, Jan. 30-That seven
thousand persons are out of work in
Atlanta and FIVE thousand more work
ing On part time is the gist of a report
made by a committee of the Atlanta
chamber of commerce, which has been
Investigating conditions The commit
tee urges that the city and county and
all private empIoymers engage in such
#ark ss is possible at once in order to
provide employment for these thous-
wnaS-
The cmmittee says that the cotton
situation is at the bottom of the trou-
bFe, and urges all concerned to join in
any course which will lead to the &C
tive movement of cotton and thus re-
lease the sums of money now tied NJ
and which are greatly needed for in.
vestment in lines which will furnish
employment
The unemployment works hard
ships in two ways" says the commit
&c. 1T affects a large part of the pop
Ifatiou which is In need Of work tt
earn living, and as 1t greatly effects
their earning power so it also dimin
ikhaS their spendingpower, thus hurt
ing all lines of business"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-30
PROGRESSIVE RE:PUBLI-
CANS To SUPPORT
THE SHIP BILL
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 3O-Sen-
ator Norris, progressive republican,
declared today his intention to support
the pending ship-purchase bill, pro-
vided certain amendments offered by
him are adopted. One of these amend
ments proposes that the government
will refrain from purchasing ships
belonging to belligerent nations unless
a previous agreement can be secured
from other belligerents consenting to
such transfers. Senator Norris is firm
ly Of the opinion that to purchase ships
flying belligerent flags would draw the
United States into complications with
European nations, and will insist on
his amendment for this reason. Other
provisions of the bill, which is being
heartily backed by President Wilson
and administration leaders in both
houses Of congress, are perfectly in
accord with Senator Norris views, and
notwithstanding the republican oppo-
sition to the measure, will not at
tempt to block passage without regard
to amendments adopted.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-30
De Soto
Especial to Times-Recorder.)

. DE SOTO, Ga, Jan. 29-The Wood
men Circle held its regular meeting
last Friday afternoon and reelected
the same officers: Alice Bagley, Guar
dian; Kate Barlow Past Guardian;
LYNNE Howe, Advisor; Bobbie Fergu-
son, Clerk; Fleta Smith, Banker; Lille,
Cooke, Chaplain; Susie Wommack, At
tendant: Viola Wilson, Sentinel; Bes-
sic Howard, Cassie Stewart and Bess,
Ferguson, managers. Minnie Both
we'll was elected as delegate to the
state convention at Athens in March,
Bobbie Ferguson goes as State Banker
DeSoto Circle continues to grow i'm
mebership and hopes to double its en-
rollment by the end of the year.
The Junior Embroidery club was re-
Gently organized by our very efficient
primary teacher, Mrs. Frank Ferguson.
The club meets once a week at the
home of the members. A very pleas
ing and helpful feature of the club is
the preparing of the refreshments by
the pupils, assited by the skillful di-
rectress.
Mesdames George Bagley and Bag
ley Stewart visited Mrs. Ed Simmons
of the 2Sth District Thursday.
Mesdames L. L. Virgins, H. N.
West, Misses Mary Ferguson, FlorinA
Scarborough and Mr.. Jim West at
tended Quarterly meeting at Mount
Zion church Friday.
Mrs. Sallie Green is the guest of rel,
atives at Cobb this week.
Mrs. c. c. Womack spent Friday In
Americas.
Mr.. ]. A. Ranew, of Leslie, was here
Thursday.
Messrs. Cobb and Harold Summer
ford were recent visitor to Americas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ferguson and
Miss Mary Ferguson went to Americus
Saturday.
Messrs. G. c. Thomas, of Flintside,
and Will Howard, of Cobb, were here
Saturday.
Misses Mary Lizzie and Rebecca Fer
guson, of Chokee, were the charming
guests of Mrs. E. S. Ferguson re-
Gently.
Mr.. Auley Luke, Of Americas, was
the guest Of his brother, Mr.. A. E. Luke
recently.
Stanley and Chester Ferguson spent
the weekend with Tyler and Edward
Ferguson, of Chokee.
Mrs. Ham West visited Mrs. John
Cooke, of Cobb, Saturday.
Mr., and Mrs. John Ferguson were the
guests of the formers parents, MIR. and
Mrs. E. S. Ferguson, Sunday.
Mrs. Bruce Boutwell, is the guest OF
friends in Plains this week.
Little Miss Elizabeth Ferguson is
the guest of little Erline Ferguson at
her country home this week.
Mrs. Griffith, of Macon, was an at
tractive visitor to her cousin, Miss
Mary Ferguson, this week
Mr. John Cooke has returned home.
much improved in health, after several
months spent in Colorado.
Mrs. A. H. Simmons and Masters
Hollis and Edgar Simmons, of Daphne,
were guests of her sister, Mrs. R. E.
Howe, Wednesday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-30

wheat and oats were planted here last
fall than in years, while a great deal
of corn will be planted as soon as the
weather permits.
All of the farmers have agreed to
reduce cotton acreage heavily this
year, and to make a united effort to
raise enough foodstuffs for their owr
consumption. Great attention will be
paid to crop Investigation and other
industries heretofore neglected, so
that in the future our farmers expect
to be Independent of the rest OF the
world, and be in a position to hold their
cotton for good prices, European wa
or no European war
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-16
STANFIELD MAYOR is
CANDIDATE FOR PLACE
ON R. r. COMMISSION
JAMES KYLE WILL TRY FOR PO-
SITION UNDER THE NEW
STATE LAW.

Mayor James Kyle Of Stanfield has
thrown his hat in the ring for the
new office Of railroad commissioner
from eastern Oregon, according to an
announcement made beneath his
picture in the Portland Oregonian
this morning. The announcement
reads as follows!
Eastern Oregon is preparing to
take full advantage of the new law
enacted by the recent legislature to
give that section a member of the
state railroad comission and has pre-
sented a candidate in the person Of
James NJ. Kyle for the place.
Mr. Kyle now is on his third term
as Mayor of Stanfield, Umatilla
county He has had large experience
as a shipper, as he formerly was con-
nected with big fruit distributing in
terests at Salem. Since settling in
eastern oregon he has had wide ex-
perience in handling stock and in
ether enterprises that have given him
much knowledge of the needs of that
district.
ut is expected that Mr. Kyle will
seek the republican nomination for
the commissionership in the eastern
Oregon district for the election o.
1916"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-16
GOOD ROADS CAUSE is
GIVEN STRONG SUPPORT
TRIP WAS MADE YESTERDAY IN
BEHALF or IMPROVED ROAD
TO PILOT ROCK.

More water was poured upon the
good roads wheel yesterday when a
local delegation organized by Dr. F.
w. Vincent, chairman Of the roads
committee of the Commercial Asso-
citation made trip over the road be-
tween here and Pilot Rock.
The purpose Of the trip was to work
for the improvement of the road be.
tween Pendleton and Pilot Rock
which is also in accord with the
plans of the Umatilla County Good
Roads Association formed last week
with ]. F. Robinson as president. 1t
is the purpose Of the executive COM
mittee to prepare a plan of action
that will serve all the principal sec
tions of the county the Pilot Rock
district included.
Those in the party yesterday were
J. w. Mccormack, DR.. F. w. Vim
cent. Thomas Thompson. Judge c. H.
Marsh, F E. Judd, w. ]. Clarke. S.
R. Thompson, Marion Jack, Dave
Nelson, Ben F. Trombley, Frank Curl
George Peringer, Carl Peringer and
J P. McManus.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-16
COMMITTEE WILL DRAFT
PLAN FOR ROAD BONDING
REPRESENTATIVE MEN WILL
MEET HERE TOMORROW
TO START BIG WORK.

In accordance with arrangements
made last Friday the executive COM
mittee OF the Umatilla County Good
Roads association will meet here to-
morrow afternoon to take up the de-
tailed work for a good roads plan
under which the county bonding law
will be made use OF.
The committee is composed OF the
Officers OF the association and seven
elective committeeman. The officers
are ]. F. Robinson, president; Frank
sloan. vice president and Roy w. Rit-
ner secretary. The committeeman
are W. w. Harrah, Herbert Boylen
G. A. Barrett, A. r., Shumway, Asa b.
Thomson. Hugh Bell and r. o, Earn
hart
BY unanimous action last Friday
the association, made OF representa-
tives from all the towns Of the coun-
" and many country road districts,
voted to make use of the bonding act
in order to carry out a comprehensive
good roads campaign. The task Of
drawing ZIP the detailed plan and OF
taking other preliminary steps to get
the measure before the people was
left with the executive committee.
The committee meeting is to be
held at the Commercial Club rooms
at o'clock.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-16

(By Henry Wood, United Press staff
Correspondent.)
NISH, Servia, April l6.-By the
middle Of May all the Balkan states
may again be plunged into war for
the third time in less than four years.
This is the information l have OBJ
tained from some of the leading po-
litical authorities of Serbia and
Greece. Greece, Bulgaria and Rou-
mania, as well as Italy, they said,
must inevitable be drawn into the
conflict, if the war continues much
longer. With equal quietude they
declared that all four countries will
enter on the side of the allies. A de-
cisive victory for the Russians in the
Carpathians may set the ball rolling.
The Bulgarian states have two ends
they feel they must some time at
tain one is the expulsion for all
time of the Turks from Europe and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-16
FINAL REPORT OF GRAND
JURY MADE; 6 INDICTMENTS
HARRY HART AMONG THOSE IN.
DlCTED-CHARGED WITH
SELLING LIQUOR.

Six indictments were returned at II
o'clock this morning by the grand
jury when 1t made its final report for
this term Harry Hart Of this city
was indicted for selling liquor to an
Indian and Vernon Domagalla.
against whom a not true bill was re-.
turned on a charge OF burglary, was
indicted for alleged yagrancy. The
other four indicted are not yet in
custody and bench warrants have
been issued for them
Domagalla and Hart were arraign-
ed this afternoon and will probably
plead in the morning. Domagalla
was one OF the two young men ar
rested at Milton on a charge of lar
ceny not in a dwelling. The other
man was previously indicted on the
charge originally preferred against
him but the evidence did not impli-
cate him so strongly and the milder
charge OF vagrancy was returned
against him. Hart is accused of SELL
ing liquor to Joe Hayes an indian
and is now serving time in the city
jail for the offense.
The grand jury in It's report recon-
mended that swivel chairs be pur-
chased by the county and installed in
the jury box in the court room, The
present chairs are very uncomfort.
able especially when the jurors are
sitting In a long case. New blankets
for the poor farm were also recon.
mended.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-16
FOUNTAIN MAY SPRING
FROM CLASS PLAY TONIGHT

All is ready for the senior class
play to be given tonight in the high
school auditorium, commencing at s
O'clock The parts are all learned,
and the big dress rehearsal is a
thing OF the past. The dress rehear-
sal last night showed that this years
graduating class has produced the
best and funniest student play that
has ever been staged in the city Of
Pendleton.
This play, "a Strenuous Life"
deals with college life and the trou-
bles of the football captain, who has
saved himself by falsehood until he
IL finally found out, but is saved in
the nick of time by Nugata, the Jap
anese servant, whose English vocab-
ulary is the one word "Yis."
The proceeds of the play will prob
ably be applied to the construction
OF fountain on the high school lawn
or some other form of commemorat.
ing the class of fifteen.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-16
NAME OF ALLEGED ASSAILANT
Of HELLW|G BREEDING LEARNED
BUT NO INDICTMENT RETURNED

of what he wanted it for. II was 4
hone-handled knife with four blades.
the longest of which probably did not
exceed three inches. The knife was
found the following morning.
The four boys drove back to PEN
dleton and whattam was permitted
to make his getaway below town.
Temple, Cresswell and Perkins were
among the witnesses subpoenaed be-
fore the grand jury but some diff
Guilty was encountered Ia getting any
clear statements from some Of them
rs to the identity Of the assallant.
They all knew him as Mike. which.
with their description OF his personal
appearance. led the jurors on q
wrong trail Eventually, however.
they got back on what they thought
was the right trail and summoned the
three boys again II is reported that
there is much confusion In their
statements and whether they pur.
posely sought to shield their friend
is perhaps a development OF the fu-
ture.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-16

Something novel in the way of
church services is being planned by
Rev. j. f. Snyder of the Presbyterian
churches and the various societies of
that church. series of three Sun
day evening lectures on attractive
subjects will be given, one under the
auspices of the young ladies of the
church and the Y. p. S. c. E., one un-
der the auspices of the Ladies' Aid
Society and the third under the aus
pices Of the men Of the church. They
will be competitive in nature, the par
tirular society under which the SER
mon is given being responsible for
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-16
FOOD SITUATION IN MEXICO
CITY AGAIN CAUSES ALARM
HAVE CARRANZA SEND
SUPPLIES TO CAPITAL.

WASHINGTON, April 16.-The
food situation In Mexico City again Is
causing the administration grave
concern. Duval West, special agent
of the state department, wired Secre-
tarly Bryan that prices of foodstuffs
in the Mexican capital are again
soaring The food supply Of the le-
cations and embassies even is running
short West said he feared an anti
foreign demonstration unless the sit
uation is relieved Bryan wired
Consul sllliman at Vera Cruz to COM
municate with carranza Immediately
asking that a shipment OF supplies TO
Mexico City be permitted
The Carranzlstas insisted that fol-
lowing a 3s hour battle at Celaya,
the Vnistas lost $1,000 killed wound
ed and captured