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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-26
SAYS We HAVE PLAYED
AN |GNOBLE PART
(By Associated Press.)

PLATTSBURGH, N. Y, Aug. 26.--
Theodore Roosevelt in an address last
night at the military instruction camp
here, declared that for thirteen months
the United States had played an ig-
noble part among the nations" in that
it had "tamely submitted to seeing the
weak, whom we had covenanted to
protect, wronged," and had seen our
own men, women and children murder
ed on the high seas without action on
our part"
The former president condemned the
government for having mot taken the
smallest step in the wa yof prepared
ness to defend our own rights" Ger
many, he condemned as utterly bru-
tai and ruthless in its disregard of
international morality" and declared
that it would be "a base abandonment
of morality" for American manufac
turers of munitions of war to refuse
to make shipments "for the use of the
armies that are striving to restore
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-26
TOBACCO MEETINGS
ARE GREAT SUCCESS
AT ANDERS0NVILLE TODAY. AND
PLAINS AND SUMTER CITY YES
TERDAY - BANKERS PROMISE
THEIR SUPPORT

Mr. w. L. Thomas, cashier of the
Plains Bank, and Mr.. G. w. Thinner
man, cashier of the Citizens Bank, at
Plains, stated at the tobacco rally at
Plains yesterday that their banks
would lend money on tobacco, and in
timated that they would rather do this
on tobacco than on cotton. Mr. Tim
norman promised 10 acres for cult
walton in tobacco.
The rallies at Plains and Sumter
City were glowing successes, and
proved to be interesting additions to
the tobacco campaign being waged.
The meeting at Andersonville today
was equally success. The Chamber
OF Commerce band played at Plains and
Andersonville.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-26
AMER|CUs LADY
PRESENTS RARE
MUSIC RECITAL
APPEARS BEFORE A CONNECTICUT
AUDIENCE

Amerieus friends and admirers on
Miss Elizabeth Craig Cobb will be
, interested in knowing that this charm
ing and highly talented Georgia girs
appeared recently before critical
audience of musicians and authors in
Brookfeld Centre, Connecticut, in a
recital OF MacDowell songs.
Miss Cobb, who spends her vacation
months each summer in study at the
Brookfield Summer School of Sing
ing, will shortly conclude her sum
mer visit there and, with her musica;
assistant, Miss Catherine Davenport.
return to Americus.
The program rendered by Miss Cobb
was as follows
Text by Edward MacDowcll. Op 5s.
-Four songs.
1. Long Ago, Sweetheart Mine.
2. The Swan Bent Low to the
Lily. .FgIylNM
3. A Maid Sings Light and Maid
Sings Low.
A. AS the Cleaning Shadows Creep
Op. AZ. From eight songs.
The Robin Sings in the Apple Tree
Text by Robert Burns.
Op. 8. No. deserted.
Op. "a, No. 1-Menie.
Text by Margaret DeLand Op. 2s
From an Old Garden
The Glover.
The Yellow Daisy.
Teh Blue Bell.
Miss Cobb and Miss Davenport ara
expected to return to Americas in n
few days, when she will resume her
musical classes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-26
GERMANY INTIMATES SUBMISSION TO WILSON
ARREST MADE FOR =
PREACHERS MURDER \
(By Associated Press.l

(By Associated Press.) 4
= INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. 26. 4
George Schneider, member of \
Y the Gary Saxon Verein, has been
= arrested in connection with the !
= murder of Rev. Edmund Kayser, 4
<at Tolleston, Tuesday. The DO !
= lice have announced that the \
' theory has been virtually aband- \
Y oned that Kayser was killed be- \
= cause of his pro-Greman utter !
= ances Schneider was a member !
Y OF Kayser's congregation, but is :
= said to have been his enemy. 4
A woman told the police that \
= she heard another woman and =
Y four men in the Tolleston Gene \
Y terry plotting the death of Kay \
= sey. They tipped a coin to set y
= tie the question. The police say y
that the woman alleged in the \
= plot has disappeared. 4
= = y \ \ 4 y \ \ y y = y = y
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-26
Associated Press Prepared To State On Good Authority
That Incident Will Cause No Break
BREST-LITOVSK TAKEN BY GERMANS
alton has been received.
(By Associated Press.)

LONDON; Aug. 26.-With the Rus,
sian fortress of Ossewetz captured by
the Teutonic invaders, the Germans
are rapidly gaining the whole trian-
gular railroad system with the apex
at Bialystock, which also serves Grod-
no and Ossowitz.
The Teutons have massed the heavy
artillery freed by the fall of OssowetZ
and Kovono, and it is being brought
against Brest-Litvosk and Grodno
with great difficulty.
Hereafter the wild maneuvorings
could do more than artillery against
the fortresses, but the open field
movements may be checked when the
Russians dig themselves into new
lines.
No further advance has been re-
ported on the Riga-Kovono line. but
the Teutons are secretly getting them
selves within range of Best-Litovsk,
despite the swamps.
No hint is given that the Russians
are in fear of being trapped In the
near east the precautions present the
appearance are balance between the
warning groups.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-26
BernstOrff and Lansing Talk.
(By Associated Press.)

81 WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug 26.-
German Ambassador Bernstorff con-
ferred an hour with Secretary of State
Lansing this morning. Both refused
to talk.
1t is understood that Bernstorff re.
iterated the declaration that Germany
did not intend to kill Americans by
sinking the Arabic.
There is a notable relaxation of ten
sion at the state department and the
white house.
The course of President Wilson viii
not be decided upon until all inform
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-26
TOLeT0I PREDICTED THE
COMING Of GREAT WAR
DEVASTATING EUROPE
Especial to Times-Recorder.)

Especial to Times -Recorder)
ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. 26.-Declaring
that Leo Tolstoi predicted the leading
events Of the present world-war be.
fore he died, the editor of the Annuity
Messenger, published in Atlanta
quotes from a remarkable and little
known piece of writing by that great
author.
THE great conflagration will start
about 1912 set in the countries of
southeastern Europe 1t will develop
into a destructive calamity in 1919
In that year see all Europe in flames
and bleeding. hear the lamentations
of huge battlefelds."
And then comes the part which is
of the newest and keenest interest, for
the writer is quoted as saying:
But about the year 1915 a strange
figure from the north, a new Napol
eon, enters the stage of the BLOODY
drama. He is man of little military
training, writer or journalist, bu
in his grasp most of Europe will re.
main until 1925. The end of thu
great calamity will mark new polit.
ical era for the Old World. There vii
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-26
HOkE SMITH OUT
WITH STATEMENT

ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. 25.-In 2
statement sent by United States Sena
tor Hoke Smith to Atlanta today on tn,
cotton situation. he declares that cot.
ton growers should not be frightened
into sacrificing their cotton by the an
nouncement that Great Britain has de.
clared cotton contraband.
Senator Smith points out that eve.
since the first of March, Great Britain
has stopped cotton from going to the
neutral ports of northern Europe
thereby cutting off American cotton
from the markets fGermany and Aus
tria, and that making it contrabanG
now only prevents it from going into
countries from which as a matter OF
fact Great Britain had already exclud-
ed it.
"The action of Great Britain since
the first of March," says Senator
Smith, ''has been shown to be illegal
and in the language of the letter of the
state department, violation of the
sovereign rights of this country.
ITO now place cotton on the contra
band list repudiates the action of
Great Britain when that government
protested against Russias S making cot
ton contraband during the Japanese
war, and violates the agreement made
by Great Britain in the conference at
London on February 26, 1909, when
cotton was placed on the free list.
With reference to this free list the
representatives of Great Britain who
were members of that conference, re.
ported to the British government as
follows:
-" We have secured the adoption
of free list which will place it be-
yond the power of belligerents in fu.
ture to treat as contraband the raw
materials of some of the most import
ont of an, pot;opoI ;pd,,efr;os Ava
we trust that the free list now con
stituted will afford a welcome guaran-
tee of security to other branches of
British commerce.
The first item of this free list was
raw cotton.
eff the adoption of the free list
placed it beyond Great Britain object
ed it equally prevented Great Britain
from treating it as contraband when
other parties to that agreement OBJ
jected.
Great Britain can no more legally
keep raw cotton from going into Ger
many and Austria through the neu-
trail ports of northern Europe by de-
claring it contraband, than by block
aiding those neutral ports. To stop it
in either way is illegal.
Great Britain could notify our gov
ernment of a purpose to rob all ves-
sells found upon the ocean, Of cotton
belonging to citizens of the United
States. This would not, however, make
the robbery legal"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-26
FINAL DAY OF CLOSING
ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON

With today the Thursday afternoon
closing agreement, entered into by
merchants of Americus in the early
summer, came to a close. The en-
ployes thus given a respite of halt
day each week enjoyed the privilege,
while the very few merchants who
refused to close on Thursdays are
none the richer in extra dollars made.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-26
Brest-LitOvsk Captured.
(By Associated Press.l

BERLIN, Aug. 26-(By wireless to
Sayville, L. 1.-THE capture of the
Russian fortress Brest-Litovsk is an
nounced by the German army head
quarters. The German and Austro.
German troops stormed the works on
the western and northwestern front:
and succeeded in entering the center
fortress. The Russians then gave ur
tn stronghold.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-26
Belgium to its own people"

Belgium to its own people"
Munition makers who refused to
make such shipments should be put,
he said. on a roll of dishonor." He
added thai they should be encouraged,
80 that we may be able to hold our
own when the hour Of peril comes to
us in our turn"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-26
COnscriptiOn Very Likely.
(By Associated Press.)

NI1J A6sUCIdLGu FTHSS.l
LONDON, Aug. 26.-The Earl of Sell
borne, president of the board of agri-
culture, in a speech today 10 the dep
uties and the agricultural land owners
said that conscription would be in
augurated soon so as to secure men
for the army.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-26

be left no empires or kingdoms, but
the world will form federation Of
the United States Of Nations. There
will remain only four great giants
the Anglo -saxons, the Latins, the
Slavs, and the Mongolians."
The publication which quotes this
remarkable prophecy is the Official
organ of the Masons' Annuity, which is
a beneficial order for the protection Of
widows and children Of deceased Ma
sons.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-26
F. ". MORGAN A BANKRUPT;
CREDITORS MEET SEPT 5
PETITION is FILED In THE LOCAL
COURTS.

F. w. Morgan, of Americas, has been
formally adjudicated bankrupt this
day before Hollis Fort, Esq, referee in
bankruptcy Schedule of liabilities and
assets is not announced A meeting of
his creditors will be held September
5th at 10 o'clock.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-26
Allies Bring Serbia Around.
(By Associated Press

(By Associated Press.J
LONDON, Aug. 25.-The Allies are
apparently about to bring Serbia to
their views concerning the concessions
necessary to procure Bulgaria's ad-
hesion to the reformed Balkan league.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-26
Turkish Threatens Peace.
By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press)
LONDON, Aug. 25.-The Paris
morning papers in specials say
that rumors are current from Athens
that Turkey has threatened to sign
separate peace unless Germany de-
clares war on Italy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-26
French Shell German Factory,
(By Associated Press.l

PARIS, Aug. ga flotilla of sixty
two French aviators dropped $50
shells on a German arms factory, north
of Sarrolouis.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-26
WEATHER REPORT.
August 26, 1915.

: FOR AMERICUS AND GEOR- 4
GIA: Partly cloudy tonight,
and Friday probably show
; ers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-26

The press has carried dispatches in
the past few days tending to show that
the Arabic's sinking will lot make
more strained the relations between
the United States and Germany. The
substance of the proposed German ex-
planation is unknown, as only the
theories advanced come from the ex-
PLANTATION of Ambassador Bernstorff
to President Wilson that the United
States take no stand until Germany is
heard from 1t is believed that this
action foreshaGows a submission of
Germany to the demands and policies
of the United States.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-26
TURKEY THREATENS SEPARATE
PEACE UNLESS GERMANY DE-
CLARES WAR ON ITALY-ALLIES
BRINGING SERBIA TO THEIR
VIEWS
(By Associated Press.)

BERLIN, Aug. 26.-The Associated
Press is in a position to state on the
best authority that the Arabic Incl
dent may be considered as eliminated
as source of discord between the
United States and Germany, or al
least the German government SO re-
CARDS it.
Moreover, it is the desire of Ger
many to continue friendly relations
and they had already adopted, before
the sinking of the Arabic, policy
designed to settle completely the whole
submarine problem as affecting the
situation, on basis of good will and
mutual understanding between Ger
many and America.
IL mas been shown concluslyely by
the chancellor's statement last night
to the Associated Press that particu-
larly the concluding remark shows
that until circumstances can be learn
ed it will be impossible to tell whether
the submarine commander was ex-
Ceeding Instructions.
The chancellor referred twice to
the instruction given the submarines
but he didn't outline the matter def
nitely. 1t may be said, though, that
they are designed to prevent a repeti-
tion of the Lusitania tragedy.
Ample reparation will be offered il
the commander is at fault.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-06-04
WILL IMPROVE
COLLEGE PARK
Portions of the Streets i'm the Addi-
ton to BE Graded Curbed and
Parked

AT the regular injecting of the
city council Tuesday evening the
following business was transacted:
The purchasing committee was
given authority to provide a steel
cabinet for the records In the clerk s
office.
The city engineer was instructed
to write the Fairbanks-Morse Co. to
send a representative to Pullman on
June IA to make joint test of the
city pump.
The city marshal was instructed
to strictly enforce the traffic and
dog license ordinance, as we'll as all
others.
}. P. Duthie and j. E. Lindsay
petitioned to have the grade on East
Colorado street established.
The city clerk was instructed to
ask the county engineer to furnish
plans for a concrete bridge at the
east end of Spring street, near
Rainey park.
The hearing on resolution No.
293, declaring the intention of the
council to improve certain streets
in College Park addition by grading,
curbing and parking the same, re-
suited in an instruction to the city
attorney to prepare an ordinance
creating local improvement district
No. %. Favorable action was also
taken on local Improvement district
No. %, covering the paving of parts
of Star Route and Indiana streets.
The council then went into ex-
ecutive session at which it is report
ed the committee appointed to in
vestigate the city marshal asked for
further time.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-06-04
GAS SUPPLY FOR PULLMAN
PROPOSED BY SEATTLE ca.

aIleys and public places under the
authority of said city.
Section 3. That before said
grantee shall begin to lay any pipe
or main under this Franchise, he
snail file with the city clerk of the
City OF Pullman, map, drawn to
scale, showing the streets, alleys and
other public places or parts thereof
In which he proposes to lay such
pipes or mains and the particular
part thereof he proposes to occupy
for such purposes.
Section 4. The grantee hera;n
shall guard all excavations made in
laying such pipes and mains to pre-
vent accidents and shall at all times
during such excavations, leave a snf-
ticient width for a driveway in any
street or any intersection thereof
and upon completing such work he
Shall leave such streets, alleys and
pIDllc places in as like good repair
as the same were before the making
of such excavations; and If said
grantee shall fail to do so within a
reasonable time, the City of Pull
man shall have the right to put such
streets, alleys and public places in
as good repair as they were before
such excavations were made and
the reasonable and actual costs and
expenses thereof shall be charged
to and paid by the said grantee.
Section 5. That the grantee here
in shall save and keep the City OF
Pullman harmless and free from
any and all damages which may be
caused by the result from the laying
and operating of pipes and mains.
and agrees to defend any such ac-
ton for damages, if any, and should
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-06-04
Renders Men Win Two Sizzling
Games From .. A. C. In Con-
Conference Series-Hartman
Pitches Both

Another notch was cut in Coach
Johnnie Bender's baseball cham pion-
ship stick this week when his Wash
ington State College team emerged
pionship series with o. A. c., taking
two sizzling games, both contests of
a calibre to please the most exacting
fan, by scores of Az and 4-3.
While every man on the W. s. c.
team is a hero in the eyes of the
fans, to Pitcher Al Hartman, Ben
der's star southpaw, goes the lion's
share of the glory, with second hor-
ors to the veteran Dave Kuehl,
catcher. Hartman pitched both
games, the second of which went IL
innings, and never once wayered,
being at all times master of the stu
alton, and pitching magnificent ball
every one of the 81 innings. That
he was wonderfully supported by
Kuehl is proved by the fact that not
one passed ball was chalked up
against the catcher in either game,
and not a man ON the o. A. C. team
was able to pilfer base during The
81 innings.
Williams pitched both games for
o. A. c., and his work was good
enough to win nine out of ten times,
which makes w. S. C.'s magnificent
victory even sweeter.
The First Game (4-2)
With both pitchers going at "a
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-06-04
CONFERENCE BASEBALL TITLE
TO STATE COLLEGE TEAM

behind them, not score was reg
istered in the first game, played ON
Monday, until the last half of the
sixth inning, when Satterthwaite
singled, advanced to third on two
errors in the o. A. G. infield, incl
dentally the only miscues they made
during the game, and crossed the
plate when Dave Kuehl sent neat
sacrifice fly to deep center field.
The upset in the visitors infield was
undoubtedly occasioned by the
yoluminous burst of roofing that
broke out in the sixth inning from
the hundreds of student fans, but
the visitors steadied again in the
seventh and Bender's men were re-
tired in one, two, three order.
Again in the eighth, however, the
roofing brigade got in its work, aud
this time 1t was Williams himself
who showed the effect of the
"panning,' with the result that
three runs crossed the plate Boiler.
first up, swung on wild pitch for
his third strike and took first.
Schroeder singled and Satterthwaite
connected for his second hit, scoring
Boiler. Tully cut loose with siz-
cling single that scored both
Schroeder and Satterthwaite, and
the game was won.
o. A. G. made bid for honors in
the final period, when base on
balls, an error and a two-base drive
were responsible for two runs.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-06-04
Pullman Host to Civil War Veterans
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Excellent Program Given

After causing the abandonment
of the first program arranged for
the nineteenth annual encampm ent
of the Veterans Association of Whit
man and Latah counties last Thurs
dayy evening, Jupiter Pluvius paid
his respect to the griZzled veterans
Friday and remained in the back
ground through the remainder of
the three-day encampment, and the
entire program for the final two
days of the encampment was carried
out at the city park.
About 60 veterans of the Civil
war registered, and all pronounced
the encampment one of the greatest
successes in the history of the asso-
citation.
The first program was given Fri
day afternoon. Following a few in
troductory remarks by John Rodin,
commander of the local camp sof
Sons of Veterans, the visitors were
welcomed to Pullman by Mayor
Haley Jackson on behalf of the city
and P. Ryan on behalf of the local
veterans. Only three contestants
were on hand for the patriotic decla-
nation contest, and the first prize, a
gold medal, was awarded to Miss
Helen Hogan of Cotton. Second
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-06-04
SATTERTHWA|TE TO
COACH PULLMAN HIGH
Popular State College Athlete VIII
Be Elected by Board at Next
Meeting-Kennedy to
Teach Mathematics

Howard G. Satterthwaite, for four
years stellar performer in football
and baseball at the State College,
who played second base in the re-
cent conference championship base
ball series, will without a doubt be
selected by the school board of the
Pullman high school at its next
meeting as athletic coach and in
structor in agriculture. Satter-
thwaite has been strongly recon-
mended to the board, both as a
coach and instructor, AMI his selec-
tion will meet with popular favor,
not only among the high school stu
Dents, but among school patrons aud
supporters of the high school ath-
fIetic teams. With Satterrthwaite in
charge of the football, baseball and
basket ball squads. and Z. L Brock
rHr tanning the track men Pull
man high should have no trouble in
maintaining her position at the TOP
of the athletic ladder.
Satterthwaite came TO the State
G. Icge four years ago from Ever
EFT, and will graduate with the class
which leaves the State College next
Thursday, receiving hio degree in
agriculture. Ee played end and
Ia fback on the varsit football
team during the last three years.
and proved steady. consistent,
t'iolgt not Sensational player. His
work in baseball during the season
just cltsed has branded him as one
of the best second-sackers in the
conference, a good hitter, and a
wizard at inside baseball
Raymond B. Kennedy, member
of this years graduating class at
w. s. c., has been elected by the
school board to fill the position as
instructor in mathematics, vice q.
A. Scheer. Kennedy was strongly
recommended by Professor c. A.
Isaacs of the w. S. C. mathematics
department, and will prove valu-
able addition to the high school
faculty. His wife. Pearl Trent Ken
nedy, is teacher of the second grade
in the Main building, and was re-
elected by the board.
The selection of Satterthwalte
and Kennedy will fill all the vacant
positions on the high school faculty,
and will give Pullman a corps Of
high school instructors that would
be a credit to a town twice its size.
CONTINUED on last page)
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-06-04
STALEY TO HEAD CHAMBER

d. f. Staley will lead the Pullman
Chamber of Commerce as president
during the ensuing six-months term,
he having been elected to the posi-
ton by the newly elected board of
directors at their first meeting held
Tuesday evening. Mr.. Staley has
always taken a keen interest in mat
ters of public Importance, and the
honor is well deserved. D. d. Kim
ball was chosen vice president and
e. o. Cathcart is the new treasurer.
President Staley will announce his
next week.