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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-14

comes excellent testimonials regard
ing his ability The fact that the Mo
line board OF education appointed an
other superintendent is not regarded
as q dfsCredit to his administration.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-14
AMERICAN STEAMER
VICE GETS RELEASE

Washington. D. c.. Aug 14-TRe
American oil steamer Vice, taken BY
Evening star., 1915-01-10

Gu of, sisa asd send Siamp, aeeepfed bH.
eots preJeyred.
THE POMPEIAN MFG co.
So Prospect Street. Cleveland. o.
Gendemen:-I enclose lOc for a trial pack
age of the famous Pompeian Massage Cream
and F. Earle Christys 1915 Art Panel. The
Witchins Hour. ~ by % inches.
Name
Address. --------.----------------------
State.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-05-21
GREAT HARVEST
SUMTER'S WHEAT
CROP STARTING
SPLENDID YIELD OF WHEAT IS
ASSURED IN COUNTY.

One hundred thousand bushels wav-
ing, ripening wheat, representing
Sumter's crop this year, now await
the reaper and the task of harvesting
this large and valuable crop will be-
gin early next week. In many fields
about Americus the grain is full ripe
and ready for the reapers, while in
other localities a few days added sun
shine will only serve to fill the heads
and make the yield that much more
abundant and valuable.
The average yield per acre in Sum-
ter, it is said will be 20 to 25 bushels,
although many fine fields more highly
fertilized will yield 40 bushels per
acre, it is estimated.
The planting of wheat in Sumter
this year was largely experimental
due to conditions prevailing last fall
when farmers were urged to produce
this season, as far as possible, their
home supplies, but the experiment has
proved highly satisfactory, and in fu-
ture wheat will be regarded as one OF
the staple crops of this section.
The fact that there is no -four mill
conveniently near Americus is to be
regretted, and farmers will be com
PEELED to carry their wheat twenty
miles to the nearest mill to have II
made into -four. But even this is bet
ter than having to pay $8 to $40 per
barrel of the Western article, not
half so good.
Not few farmers may desire to sell
their wheat, in which event Mr.. W. j.
Thornton of Americus has stated that
the Atlanta Milling Co., with which he
has been connected for years, will buy
all the Sumter wheat offered at high
est market price, provided the grain is
perfectly dry. The necessity of saw
ing the grain dry is urged upon the
wheat growers, as 1t makes better
grade of -four and is more desirable in
every way for milling purposes.
A half dozen mills within radius
of 20 to 80 miles will take care of al
the wheat offered to he converted into
-four.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-05-21
AMBASSADORS HANDED
THEIR PASSPORTS
(By Associated Press

LONDON, May 21-A Rome news
dispatc' to an afternoon newspaper
says Premier Salandra early today Sc
cured the royal signature to a decree
suspending diplomatic immunity to
Austrian and German ambassadors ac-
credited to the Vatican and residing
in Rome. Following the signing of
the decree, the ambassadors were no
tfied through diplomatic channels and
hurriedly prepared to take their de-
parture. The decree becomes effective
Immediately, but the Italian authori-
ties will furnish the departing diplo-
mats safe conduct to the border dur
ing tomorrow, when they expected to
have arranged their affairs and left
Italy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-05-21
TEDDY WINS LIBEL
SUIT FROM BARNES
by Associated Press.)

SYRACUSE, N. Y, May 21.-The
jury in the Barnes-Roosevelt $4,000
libel suit today returned a verdict in
favor of the defendant, the former
president of the United States.
When the roll of the jury was call
ed one juror, Edward Burns, cast a
dissenting vote. Justice Andrews sent
the jury back to determine who should
pay the costs of the trial. Law de-
crees that the loser pay, but the jury
is divided, and wants to split the
costs, $1,500, between the two men,
Roosevelt and Barnes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-05-21
PUBLIC To BUY
FOR

(By Associated Press.l

NEW YORK, May 21.--President A.
R. Hawley, of the Aero Club OF
America, today announced that a pub
lie subscription had been started for
the securing of funds wherewith to
purchase aeroplanes for the use of the
National Guard in all the states OF
the union. 1t is also planned by
President Hawley and his associates
to buy at least hundred aeroplanes
for the carrying of mail. These aero
planes, it is anticipated, would fur
nish usual reserve units for enlarged
aviation organizations in the event of
war between the United States and
another nation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-05-21
MISS BRADY HAS CLOSE
CALL FROM DROWNING
AMERICUS LADY is RESCUED AF-
TER SINKING TWICE.

The many Americus friends of Miss
Ella Brady congratulate her upon es-
cape from death by drowning a day or
two ago, although it was an exceed
ingly close call. Miss Brady, who is
teaching this term in the Cordele
school, was attending a picnic at
Daphne Park, near Flint river. BY
the overturnng of boat she was
thrown into deep water, and was upon
the point of sinking the third time
when rescued by a young man of the
party. Citizens of Cordele will en-
deavor to have Carnegie hero medal
presented the young man who thus
rescued Miss Brady from certain
death at the peril of his own life.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-05-21
KAISER BILL PEAVED
WITH PEOPLE Of us.
Especial to Times-Recorder.)


ATLANTA, Ca, May 21.-That Ger
many has become very bitter toward
the United States because of the parti-
san sentiment of the people of this
country in favor of the Allies, and that
the German people as a whole would
not regret the formal severence OF
friendly relations with Uncle Sam, is
declared today by Chessley B. Howard,
nrominent Albanian, who is just back
from a seven months stay III Europe,
a goodly portion of which was spent
in Berlin.
Mr.. Howard says that there is no
hone of Starving out" Germany in
this war He says Germany is more
self-supporting than any other nation
in the world, with the possible excep-
+ion of America, and that grain, veg
atables and meat are still plentiful and
the farms in good condition, despite
the war.
.Jf Germany is defeated he says
"sbe must be beaten on the battlefields
and nowhere else"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-05-21
MR.. CRANBERRY TO DELIVER
SERMON At PLAINS

Mr.. Geo. w Andrews, of Atlanta,
Baptist Sunday school secretary of
Georgia and Rev. Robt. c. Cranberry,
pastor of Tattnall Square Baptist
church, Macon, are guests of Rev. r.
L. Bivins at his home on Harold
avenue. Mr.. Cranberry will preach
the commencement sermon at Plains
on Sunday, and Mr.. Andrews will
speak at the Furlow Lawn Baptist
Sunday school service on Sunday, and
also in all probability at the eleven
O'Clock service as we'll. Mr.. Andrews
is a live wire" in his special line
and cordial invitation If extended tC
all to hear him.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-05-21
SCHOOLS UNITE
GENERAL PICNIC
FRIDAY, JUNE 4
AMERICUS SUNDAY SCHOOLS WILL
FEAST TOGETHER.

The Amercus Sunday schools will,
for the first time in several years, have
joint union picnic this season, which
for size, completeness and diametric
magnitude will establish new record
among the unfed here. Instead of each
school having an individual picnic, all
will come together on Friday, June 4th,
in a joyour and glorious reastetic
affair at Prospect Park. This plan is
deemed far preferable to railway ex-
cursion out of town, with attendant
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-05-21
FIGHTING THE HOOKWORM
IN SCHLEY COUNTY
(special to Times-eRcorder.) }

ETLAVILLE, Ga, May 21.-Drs.
Moore and Cheek, of the Georgia State
poard of Health, are waging a cam
noign leading to the eradication of the
bookworm disease, and for better
bealth and sanitary conditions in
schley county,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-05-21
BIC RECEPTION
AWAITS TOURISTS
SUNDAY EVENING
AMERFICUS WILL ACCORD THEM
A WELCOME HERE.

Americus is preparing to extend the
usual cordial welcome on Sunday af-
ternoon next to the five hundred tour
lists on the Seeing Georgia" trip, who
will arrive here at $50 o'clock, COM
ing in over the highway from Colum-
bus and Ellaville. Several hundred
Americus autos will be lined up at the
Sumter-Schley county line, near the
McGarrah farm, and the tourists will
be escorted into Americus amid great
enthusiasm
Several members of the local re-
ception committee will direct the
great cavalcade to the meeting point
on the county line where the main
body of cars will be lined up.
The procession of 300 or more cars
will present an imposing spectacle as
it files into town and draws up at the
Hotel Windsor, where the tourists
will spend the night. Early Monday
morning the visitors will be taken in
charge by their Americus and Sumter
county hosts and shown the good
roads and fine farms of the county un-
til 10 O'Clock, the hour of their de-
parture southwark
An official Americas car, containing
Secretary Hyman cd members Of the
local committees, will accompany the
tourists to Quitman. A charming Am
ericus girl will go with the party as
maid of honor.
At Quitman the tourists will join the
great animal industrial parade on the
mornine of the 25th, afterward look
ing over the exhibit of live stock of
the American Hereford Cattle Breed
ers' association, and the wonderfully
productive farms of Brooks county,
where the raising OF hogs is enriching
the people at a marvellous rate.
The animal industry convention of
last year was the most remarkable af-
fair ever given in Georgia. 1t was at
tended by more than 10000 visitors
and there were 1,100 decorated floats
and automobiles in the parade. This
years observance will certainly sur
pass that of last year by Adopt so
per cent.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-05-21
ITALIAN PARLIAMENT GIVES GOV.
ERNMENT FULL POWER TG DE.
CLARE WAR ON AUSTRIA AND
GERMANY - NO CHANCE FOR
PEACE NOW
Censorship at Rome Tightens Follow
ing Latest Development There-Aus-
trian Representatives Warned to
Leave Country BY Night.
(By Associated l~ress.l

LONDON, May 21.-Dispatches
reaching England today from Italy
Indicate that she has not yet taken
the final steps which will plunge her
into war with Austria and Germany.
A strict censorship has Deen estab-
lished in Rome and news is hard to
obtain from that source.
The Italian parliament on yester-
day gave the government full power
to act. Since then there have been
no decisive developments.
Geneva says that Italy will send her
final ultimatum to Austria today and
that a declaration of war may be ex-
pected before the end of the week.
Premier Salandra has prepared the
ultimatum and it is couched in strong,
impressive language.
AuSWAnS Lose Heavily
e Although Petrograd admits that the
combined Austrian-German forces
have won important victories in Gal
icia, still official reports from the Rus
sian capital state that the victories
won by the army of Francis Joseph
have been expensive to Austria.
Petrograd claims that for the past
three weeks the Austrians have lost
an average of 10000 men day in
Galicia alone. 1t is estimated that
the losses during the past three weeks
will amount to at least one-fourth of
the entire Austrian force.
Fighting along the Dardanelles con-
tinues with unabated fury, but few
details can be obtained from there.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-05-21
Especial to Times-Recorder.


ATLANTA, Ga, May 21.-With the
band from the Georgia Tech play
ing and banners flying on every car,
the Seeing Georgia" tourists will
leave the Chamber of Commerce build
ing, corner North Pryor street and
Auburn avenue, in Atlanta, at nine
o'clock Saturday morning, for six
day trip through middle and south
Georgia, to get acquainted with the
people of those sections. Sixty cars
had been entered up to Thursday, and
there will be undoubtedly not less than
seventy-fve cars in line containin :
three hundred people, when the start
is made, probably more.
The entries are from various points
in North Georgia, Marietta having en-
tered cars to represent the city, the
county and the various manufacturing
lines; and Decatur, Commerce, Hart
we'll, Gainesville, Lithoniaa, Stone
Mountain, and other places will have
official cars in line, while cars will
come from as far south at Dublin to
leave with the tour from the assem-
bling point in Atlanta? Two cars have
entered from Roanoke, Ala, to make
the trip. Quite a number of cars will
join the tour at LAGRANGE, Columbus
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-05-21
SEEING GEORGIA TOURISTS"
READY FOR TRIP AROUND STATE

Albany, Moultrie and Americus, en-
route and go on to the southern ter
minus of the tour, the great Animal
Industry convention at Quitman, reach
ing there on the morning of the 25th,
in time to join the mammoth parade.
The number OF plates assigning cars
to position in line are being delivered
by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce
today to those who have entered cars.
All cars must report at eight o'clock
tomorrow morning in time to take po-
siton n line as their numbers are
reached in forming, or they will have
to take positions at the rear until the
first stopping point is reached.
At the meeting of the general COM
mittee held Wednesday night, it was
found necessary to eliminate the visit
on the 9th to Indian Springs from the
itinerary, as the hotels there will not
be open at the time of the visit. In
stead lunch will be taken at Griffin,
and the tourists will leave Griffin at
p. M; arrive Jackson at 1:30; leave
Jackson at l AS p. m.; arrive McDon
ough at 3:45 p. M; leave McDonough,
at p. M, and arrive Atlanta at 4:45
p. m where there will be big fare
well celebration at the Majestic ho-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-05-21

dangers and expense, and the Ameri-
Gus schools, therefore, will have un-
ion picnic on the date above named 1t
will be a gala occason, in which all
Americus will participate and enjoy
the day at this beautiful picnic resort.
Merchants will be reqcested to shut up
shop from 12 to o'clock, order that
the entire fraternity msy go forth to
the feast.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-05-21
DIXIE HIGHWAY
POPULAR WITH
EVERY SECTION
(By Associated Press.)

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, May 21.-
The board of commissioners engaged in
the task of selecting a route for the
proposed Dixie Highway which will
stretch from Chicago to Miami, trav-
ersing the states of Illinois, Indiana,
Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and
Florida today heard the arguments of
representatives from various portions
of Tennessee, urging that the route of
the highway be located in certain Sec
tions of the state. These representa-
tives numbered more than fifty, repre-
senting every portion of Tennessee,
and laying before the commissioners
elaborate maps and descriptions Of
various tentative routes.
Clark Howell, of Atlanta, Ga, one
of the most enthusiastic good roads
advocates in the South, is chairman OF
the board Of commissioners, and pre-
sided over today's session of the body.
In attendance are, perhaps, a hun
dred delegates and visitors who are in
Chattanooga to further the interests
of different sections, all anxious to
have the new highway located over
roads that will bring tourists from
northern and western points through
their counties. Hundreds of miles of
good roads, already constructed and
and in daily use, are being offered as
an inducement for the location of the
new tourist road, and other hundreds
of miles, either contemplated or in
course of construction are being hur-
ried to completion in order to make a
favorable impression upon "pathfnd-
ers' who may be sent over the differ
ent routes before the highway is fin
ally located.
Representatives of communities in
Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and Illinois
are here to urge the claims of their
respective routes, and will be heard
in the order named, according to an
announcement by Chairman Howell at
noon today. The hardest fight of the
convention is gradually developing
between Cincinnati and Louisville.
Both cites are exerting every effort
to secure the routing of the highway
in their direction and large delega-
tons representing the Ohio and Ken
lucky cities are her working hard to
secure the support of delegates and
representatives of other communities
attending the sessions of the COM
mission. Both cities are offering
strong inducement for the highway,
and the fight between them promises
to be the bitterest staged since the
beginning of the good roads and in
+ terstate highway movement.
South of Chattanooga as far as Ma
con, the commissioners have practic.
ally agreed upon the route of the Ma
tional highway which would carry the
tourists along the same route used by
eastern sightseers. South from Ma
con, the route of the Andersonville-
Thomasville highway may be Sc
lected, owing to the unusual excel
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-05-21
Italy Quivering Brink ofWar
10000 Lives A Day, Death Toll
BACK ON THE JOB.

y After vacation of a week the =
\ big press of the Times-Recorder =
= is back On the job and we are =
\ again enabled to resume our reg =
y ular schedule of publication. =
= From now on, barring accident, =
\ The Times-Recorder will make =
y all mails and serve Associated =
y Press news to southwest Geor- \
\ gia twelve hours before any other 4
4 paper published in the state. =
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-05-21
= SPAIN SELECTED TO OVERSEE
ITALY'S AUSTRIAN INTERESTS
(By Associated Press. J

IBy ASsUCIdIbu PTeSS.J
= ROME, May 21.--The Tribune :
= in its first afternoon edition to- =
= day says the Italian government =
y has not definitely decided which =
= country will be asked to protect =
= Italy's diplomatic interests in =
= Austria after the declaration of =
= war is promulgated. Spain prob =
\ ably will be selected for this i'm =
= portant duty, says the Tribune. =
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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-07-22
What War Babies Mean.

WAR, Babies" says the New Repub-
lie. should be legitimized, but for the
babies sake, not because they I'LL the
gaps made by war. "a race cannot
be strengthened by mere multiplied
ton. Only the wholesale barbarism
Of war and capitalism and imperialist
expansion would ever have made mere
quantity a standard of morals. That
is why the sentimental appreciation
of war babies Is so disheartening. It
Is not q flare-up of liberalism, not a
new sense Of the sanctity or life, but
worried and careless attempt to re-
coup the losses of war.
Against the proposal to drop the
savage punishment Of the illegitimate
no humane person will say a word.
But against the idealization of hap
hazard, unwanted and promiscuous
childbirth all decency rebels. 1t as
serts that the way to replenish the
race is not to stampede women into
child-bearing, but to acquire fresh
sense Of the terrible wastage of life
in the normal pursuits Of peace.
England or France can make up
the losses Of this war by dealing with
their slums and their factories, their
poverty and their disease. They can
make permanent additions to their ra-
cial strength by regard for the quail
ity Of births and the opportunities Of
children. But they are baling out the
ocean with sieve If they try merely
to make up for wholesale destruction
by indiscriminate propagation"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-07-22
FAR EAST AFFECTED BY WAR
Conflict in Europe Has Made condI.
tIons Bad Ins5oth the Great ORR
entail Empires.

Father M. G. Gleason, chaplain q.
s. NJ, who has been on duty three
years with the flagship Saratoga, on
the Asiatic station. stopped at><New
York on his way to Washington to re-
port for new assignment.
Il left-the- Saratoga at 'Olongapo and
caught the Siberia at Manila said
Father Gleason. Everything was
quiet in the Philippines. About the
most exciting thing saw during the
three years was the bombardment of
Marking during the second rebellion.
And, do you know, the Chinese ar
tillery surprised the foreign naval OBJ
servers with the precision of their fir
ing on that occasion. Disturbed con-
ditions in China have been RESPONSE
BILE for our spending so much time at
Shanghai.
THE war in Europe has affected
everything. The various merchants
have met in China tell me business is
very bad. The country had two years
Of bad times owing to revolutions, and
then just as there seemed hope ahead
the European war started, and that
was heavy setback.
In Japan was told that the tour
list business, usually such large
source of revenue in the winter and
spring, had by no means come up to
expectations. The Americans who
were expected to go to the far East
when the doors of Europe were practi-
cally closed apparently remained in
their own country
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-07-22
SLIP Of the Tongue.

The church people planned a sur
prise party for Mr.. Hamilton on his
fiftieth anniversary as a member of
the Joyville Presbyterian church The
congregation was to call upon Mr..
Hamilton and the minister was to
present him with loving cup, or a
set Of Shakespeare, or something else,
no matter what. When that ceremony
was over, Mr.. Hamilton was to sur
prise the minister by presenting him
In the name Of the congregation with
bicycle. A sort of boomerang sur
prise party, you see. But when Mr..
Hamilton had received and acknowl-
edged his loving cup, or whatever It
was, and brought forth the bicycle
and presented It to the minister, the
dom1nie's jaw fell and ihe was utterly
fabbergasted.
We'll, Mr.. Hamilton!" he exclaimed
at last. You certainly do have q way
of putting people In hole!"
After that there were no more sur
prise parties in the Presbyterian cir
cles of Joyville for several years
Newark News.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-07-22
MYSTERY OF A BIG PISTOL
Probability That Weapon Found un.
der Surratt. House May Have
Belonged to Booth.

One of the numerous letters re.
ceived by the Rambler in connection
with his recent account of trip over
part of the route which John Wilkes
Booth and David Herold followed in
their fight from Washington after
the assassination of Lincoln has come
from Miss Irene Milstead. She tells
of the finding of an old pistol under
the Surratt house, at Surrattsville.
Firearms were hidden in the Surratt
tavern, but 1t is believed that those
which were stored there to be used,
presumably by the abductors Of Presi-
dent Lincoln, were taken from the
place by Booth and Herold when they
stopped there at about midnight in
their flight from Washington.
Miss Milstead says: about nine
teen years ago the old house at, Sur
rattsville was either rebuilt or remod-
eled, or, at any rate, part Of it was
torn down, and under 1t was found an
old pistol. After reading your article
in the Star I wondered II there could
be any possibility Of the pistol having
been hidden by Booth or his compan-
ions. It has been in my possession
ever since 1t was found. It is very
large pistol of the Bea1e make and
seems to have been made in 1867
Washington Star.