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Evening star., 1915-06-16
Count Won ReventloW Resents
Defense Of American Trade
in Ammunition.
LOKAL ANZEIGER SUGGESTS
"MAY BE ANOTHER SIDE"
Naval Expert Criticises Articles in
Berlin Newspapers-U. S. Ambas-
sador to Meet Emperor.

BERLIN, via London. June 1S.-Count
Ernst Won Reventlow. the naval expert
of the Tages Zeitung. returns this
morning to the attack upon the article
of Eugen Zimmerman. general director
of the Lokal Anzeiger. in favor OF ef-
forts toward a German American un-
derstanding.
In an article headed German Propa-
ganda for Deliveries of Weapons 10
Germany's Enemies" Count Won Re-
ventlow says the defense by German
newspapers of these weapon deliveries
is one of the most incredible Things
which have occurred during the war He
attacks vorwaerts for its approval OF
the Lokal Anzeiger's proposal and
again assails the latter paper for de-
claring there was nc occasion 1or IN
dignation at :he attempt OF Eneianda q
to starve out Germany, which was held
TO he legitimate warfare.
The count says the press OF the coun-
tries opposed to Germany will rejoice
to learn that it's own views are held
and furthered by portion of the Ger
man press. He argues that II the
Lokal Anzeiger approves England
starvation plan it therefore dlsapproVes
of the submarine campaign.
The kreuZ Zeitung also attacks the
Lokal Anzeiger for it's article of Mon
day. especially the declaration con-
cerning the sale of weapons by Ameri-
cans Prof Otto Hoetszch, a regular
contributor to the Kreuz zeitung, de-
clares there is no truth in the report OF
secret understanding between the
United States and Great Britain, and he
warns against rendering the relations
States more acute by the publication Of
statements of this nature.
Evening star., 1915-06-16
Eleyen.Year-Old Boy Missing

The local police have been asked tc
look out for John Schneider, eleven
years old. who 10 reported to be miss.
ing from his home at Penrose, Va.
since last Wednesday morning. The
boy has light hair. brown eyes, and
wore . blue and white striped shirt
and brown corduroy pants.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-06-15
Former Secretary Of War
Wants Uncle Sam To Prepare
For Possible HostIities In Future

of humanity may demand the eXtinc
ton of the individual, and also the
inspiration of martyr nation. What
the future may bring we do not know,
but we do know that hitherto the
history of nations has been such that
we can entrust our destiny to no
temporal power but our own"
Quoting DR.. Nicholas Murray But
Ter, president of Columbia University
as one of those opposed to agitation
for increased armament and as having
asked for what war and WITH
whom" the country should be pre-
pared, Judge Dickinson said:
Perhaps today DR.. Butler can see
that the idea of our getting into war
is not altogether chimerical. My an
swer is that we must prepare for war
with any particular country, but
that we should, until nations change
their attitude toward war, prepare to
resist the unjust aggressions of any
country. 1 say this without regard
to the present war or present condi
tions.'
The speaker referred TO recent
reports by Major Gen. Wotherspoon,
former chief of staff, and of Secretary
of War Garrison.
"Unles we reject this evidence as
untrustworthy," he said, 1T is per
fectly patent that so far as our army
is concerned We are wholly unpre
pared to defend ourselves against an
invasion by any first class power.
Without going into detail, we
know from recent Investigations
recently made public, that our
navy is not up to the relative stand
ard that it at one time occupied, and
that it is seriously deficient. The
fact that it has always acquitted itself
in every war so as to reflect great
honor upon our country cannot blind
us to the deficiency.
"Will our people never learn to
treat these equestions in terms of
sober earnestness and with a relation
of what is involved There are no
more Jerichos to be destroyed by
blowing of horns.
"If these things be militaristic, thea
| am militarist. l have endeavorei
to show that the time has not come
when we can dispense with armament
anu ChuI CT plCSOll, WlInOuC lCSdl
to the attitude of the warning ma
tions, our army and navy defenses
are wholly inadequate for war with
any first class power that at all
times of our history and especially
now, in view of the developments in
the science of war, reliance on new
troops for immediate action is folly
and that it will require much time to
train troops for efficiency, and to
prepare the material for modern war
fare.
| 'fNone of these things will set
us against disarmament, whenever the
nations can be brought to seriously
consider it. A nation that has an
armament to abandon will have q
far more potential voice in a council
Of nations considering disarmament
than one having none to abandon"
Americus times-recorder., 1915-06-15
BRYAN FAILS
TO ISSUE HIS
STATE MENT
(By Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON, D. c., June Is. =
Former Secretary of State Bryan
failed to issued his promised state
ment on the European war and it's
lessons for the United States today,
but shortly before noon announced
he is preparing it in three parts, the
first of which will be given the press
in a few days. Considerable surprise
was expressed over the failure of the
statement to appear, it being limited
in certain quarters that the former
cabinet official had decided to aban
don it's issuance altogether for
political reasons. This opinion was
later discounted by the announcement
that the statement remains incom
plete, but will be published within
week.
Mr.. Bryan, accompanied by his
wife, goes tonight to Miami, Fla, to
remain several weeks, and the work
of completing the statement will be
done there.
President Wilson was asked today
just what the changes were to which
Bryan referred as having been made
in the American note to Germany
after his resignation had been ten
dered and accepted, to which the
president replied that he felt it best
not to discuss the resignation of Mr..
Bryan as other questions in con
nection with his retirement from the
cabinet at this time.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-06-15
JOHN BULL SELLS
AMERICAN COTTON
SEIZED IN SPRING
(By Associated Press.]

NEW YORK, June 15.-Bankers and
marine insurance interests in the
United States generally were pleased
today by receipt of news that Great
Britain has just paid an installment
amounting to more than three hund
red thousand dollars gold on cargoes
of American cotton bound for Swedish
ports during the months of March and
April and arbitrarily seized by the
British government, being taken into
Liverpool by British warshops.
Since the beginning of hostilities
in Europe the British goversment has
seized twenty six ships carrying cot
ton cargoes worth twelve million
dollars and consigned mostly to
Holland, Sweden and Denmark, all
neutral countries. Much diplomatic
correspordce resulted from the
.unwarranted seizure of American cot
ton consigned to these countries AMI
the matter is still the subject of dis
cussion between the two govern
ments.
Drafts given in payment of the con
fiscated cotton by the British govern
ment were discounted in the New
York money market, by local finan
ciers and these are shortly to become
due, hence the unusual interest in
today's settlement of similar drafts
by the London government. Follow
ing the seizure, the cotton was order
ed sold at the market price before
a prize court had passed upon the
status of the ships.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-06-15
CHATTANOOGA AUTOS
COMING To BIC
DIXIE CELEBRATION
SECRETARY OF CHATTANOOGA
AUTO CLUB WRITES REQUEST
ING RESERVATIONS FOR SEVER.
AL TOURING PARTIES.
Savannah Automobile Club viii
Send Official Delegation to Big
Occasion. Dixie Highway Commits.
SiOner From Florida Coming.

With the Fifth of July drawing
nearer the office of the chamber OF
commerce is being flooded with ac
ceptances of invitations mailed out for
the Big Dixie Highway Celebration
Individuals, and organizations alike
are accepting and the crowd on the
Fifth bids fair to pass the 5000 mark
The Chattanooga Automobile clue
has instructed it's secretary Mr.. V. D.
l.. Robinson to accept the invitation
and inform Americus to look for at
least ten cars from the Tennessee
city. They ask reservations at the
hotel and garages. The Chattanooga
Times has given publicity to the
gathering and is boosting the celebra
ton for Americus.
Mayor Davant of Savannah writes
that he is forced to decline the invi
tation on account of a speaking en-
gagement in his city. But he states
that the Savannah Automobile cluD
has notified him that they VIII send an
Official Savannah car to the Dixie
Highway Celebration.
H. w. Saxon, president of the Cap
ital City Bank of Tallahassee, Fla,
and one of the two Florida Dixie
Highway Commissioners, has accepted
his invitation and will bring his
family with him. Hon. G. Gunby
Jordan and many other prominent
Georgians will also be in Americus Oh
the Fifth to help make merry.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-06-15
QUIET IN SOUTH
DESPITE REPORT
ROME CLAIMS THAT ITALIANS
HAVE MADE MATERIAL GAINS
AGAINST AUSTRIANS BUT FAIL
TO SUBSTANTIATE CLAIMS.

LONDON, June 15.-Although re
cent press dispatches from Rome
state that the Italians have made
material advances toward Trieste
These reports are not substantiated
from the Italian capital The official
report only mentions minor successes
along the border.
Berlin and Vienna assert that the
Russian army in Galicia has been
completely defeated along a forty
three mile front, but Petrograd states
officially that not only have the
Russians held their own, but have
recaptured most of the positions lost
recently
The British admiralty today
officially denied that the warship
Agamenon was sunk recently in the
Dardanelles by German submarine.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-06-15
NEGRO MASONS
HOLD MEETING
HERE JUNE 2

Union Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free
and Accepted Masons (Colored) will
convene in this city at their auditor
ium in the Orphans Home on Lee
street, Tuesday morning, June 22d, at
8 a. M, sharp. H. r. Butler, pre-
siding. This will be the sixteenth
year the grand lodge has met here
and each session the grand lodge and
representatives leave from three to
four thousand dollars in circulation
in the city.
This organization has done and is
doing a great work for their people
in the state in caring for the sick,
burying their dead and teaching the
right morals of life.
The present grand master found
the Home incomplete and an indebt
edness of over four thousand dollars.
He, with the help of the other officers,
finished the home and paid the debts.
Then lightning destroyed the building
but it was rebuilt and finished from
pit to dome. In the past seven years
the grand lodge has paid out benefits
Of over one hundred thousand dollars
and still has a decent balance in the
grand charity treasury. When the
grand lodge opens June 22nd, it will
open clear of debt.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-06-15
SOUTH AMERICA
To SUPPLY MEAT
FOR CANAL ZONE.
(By Associated Press.)

PANAMA, June 15,-The beef con
sumed in the Panama Canal Zone is
to be from cattle slaughtered here,
instead of dressed beef from the
United States. 1t has been ascertained
that a saving of from 10 to 20 per cent
can thus be made. The canal Supply
Department has already begun killing
local cattle, in order to test the
quality of meat obtainable, and it has
further arranged to purchase cattle in
other parts Of Central America, and
even South America and bring them
to the isthmus for final fattening and
slaughter.
A cattle buyer, assigned to visit the
neighboring countries, will have his
purchases brought to the Canal AMI
inspected by veterinary surgeon, to
prevent the introduction of diseased
cattle. The latter official is already
on him way to the isthmus.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-06-15
y ' ' ' 7 Y y"
4 FIRST VIOLENCE MARKS (
4 BIG CHICAGO CAR STRIKE :
(By Associated Press.)

y (By Associated Press.) =
\ CHICAGO, June 1.-two acts Z
\ of violence marked the very =
= limited service maintained on =
\ Chicago's elevated lines today, 4
4 as the result of thes treet railway =
~ strike inaugurated yesterday. y
= A huge piece of plate glass was \
= thrown at one car from a fire !
y escape, but no passengers were =
= injured. The window of another =
y car was smashed by brick.
= No attempt has yet been made =
y by the companies to operate the =
y surface lines, and at noon there =
= were no indications that a settle =
= ment of the big strike might be =
= expected soon. More than =
y million and half people are =
= being seriously inconvenienced \
= by reason of the suspension of \
r service, and unless there a \
= change for the better soon it is \
= believed pressure will be brought =
+ to bear on both sides to induce \
\ a settlement of the differences. \
= Two hundred new jitney bus \
y conveyances began operations =
II this morning, and this served \
+ in a measure to relieve street !
y congestion during busy hours. 4
y 4 4 y \ \ \ = 4 \ \ \ \ \ =
Americus times-recorder., 1915-06-15
EPWORTH LEAGUE
CONVENTION OPENS
HERE WEDNESDAY,

The South Georgia conference OF
Epworth Leagues opens here Wednes
day for a four days session. Three
hundred young people of the southern
and middle section of the state will
be in attendance
Prominent workers will be present
and take part in the programs each
day. The sessions will be held at the
First Methodist church, corner Lee
and Church street.
The convention lasts through Sun
day. The public in general is invited
to attend the daily sessions.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-06-15
WILSON BUSY
ON POLICY
FOR MEXICO
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 15.-
President Wilson told callers today
that the plans of the United States
for dealing with the Mexican situa
tion are not definitely determined as
yet, but that the situation seems to
be taking shape rapidly.
The president had before him today
copies of the proclamation issued by
General Carranza and the memoran
dunn from General Francisco Villa,
both being issued in answer to the
presidents recent statement to the
factions that they must soon adjust
their differences Or some other means
would be found by the United States
to restore constitutional government
in Mexico.
Consideration of the two docu
ments occupied a good portion of the
day, but at 2 o'clock no statement
regarding the probable course to be
pursued by the Washington govern
ment given out, nor was there any
intimation from the white house that
recognition of either of the contend
ing factions in Mexico is impend
ing.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-06-15
Macon Party Wants
Reservations For
Htghway Celebration

Manager c. U. Rogers of the
Hotel Windsor this morning
received a letter from c. 7.
Collins, of Macon, asking that
accommodations for a party of
eight be reserved for July
Fourth and Fifth at the hotel.
Mr.. Collins, who is travelling
man, says the Dixie Highway
celebration is the talk of South
Georgia and that he is making
this request for rooms this far
ahead so that he will he sure II
get them.
Manager Rogers is expecting
a record crowd for the celebra
tion, but will make arrange
meets to handle many extra
guests on that day.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-06-15
HEALTH EXPERT
WARNS AGAINST
.AS|AT|C CHOLERA
(By Associated Press.)

SAN FRANCISCO, June 10
"Asatic cholera spreads as fast as
man can travel, and when a country
is menaced by the disease, passage Of
the frontier must be prevented ex
cept at certain specified quarantine
stations" said Surgeon A. ]. Nc
Laughlin, commissioner of health OF
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
is in an address before the American
Society of Tropical Medicine here to
day. "In the interests of commerce
and passenger traffic, quarantine sta
tions should be established at all i'm
portant points through which pas
senger and freight traffic ordinarily
crosses frontiers.
THE successful prevention of the
introduction of cholera depends upon
accurate information and elimination
of the infected territory, efficient ia
cilities and personnel for inspection at
seaports and points on frontiers, and
modern quarantine stations" Mr..
Mclaughlin outlined the procedures
to be taken for the detection of the
cholera vibro, laying particular stress
upon rapid and accurate methods.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-06-15
SHERIFF SHOT BY MOB
DEAD IN SOUTH CAROLINA
(Bv Associated Press J

NDy ASoOSldICu SSSJ
WINNSBORO, S. c., June IL
Sheriff Hood, mortally wounded here
yesterday by a mob which also killed
Utes Smith, negro charged with
criminal assault, died last night.
Clyde Isenhouser, a relative of the
young woman said to have been
attacked by the negro was not killed
as was first reported, but is mortally
wounded and will not live till night
A rigid investigation into the whole
matter has been ordered by the
governor.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-06-15
College Men
Wanted For
English Nauy
(By Associater Press.)

LONDON, June 15.-Young college
men or school masters with an apti
tude for mathematics are offered
comfortable jobs at pay ranging from
$1,000 to $4,000 a year in an Admiralty
circular just issued. They are wanted
as naval instructors on board naval
vessels, and they are asked to enlist
for four years. In addition to their
salary they will receive bonus Of
$4,000 on their discharge after four
years, or proportionate bonus if they
leave the service before that time.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-06-15
TRADING PORT
TO BE OPENED

PEKING, June 15.-It is proposed TO
open up Changtehfu in Human prov
ince as a trading port, and the Gus
toms Administration has already
appointed delegates to make investi
cations into the commercial conditions
of the place with view to putting II
in suitable shape.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-06-15
MOTORISTS TO ATTEND
HIGHWAY CELEBRATION
HERE JULY FIFTH

]. R. Creamer, of New York, and
John Smith, of Jacksonville Fla.
motoring from st. Petersburg, Fla, to
Macon, were visitors in Americas this
morning, coming by the Dixie High
way. They promised to return for
the celebration in Americas o" the
Fifth Of July.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-06-15
FIGHTING PARSON
ENL|sTs IN ARMY

LONDON, June 15.-"Every fit man
ought to do his BEST" is the reason
the Rev. Robert Ernest Skene, Vicar
of Raveningham, Norfolk, gave to his
parish for enlisting in the motor
transport service. The Rev. Skene
went through the Boer war as chap
lain to the forces and was for some
years rector of Corozal, Honduras. He
is now A years old He will soon
leave for the front as the driver of a
motor truck.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-06-15
JUDGE D|CKERSON
WANTS STRONGER
ARMY AND NAVY
TELLS THE NATIONAL SECURITY
LEAGUE THAT DISARMAMENT
TALK is ALL FOLLY
Uncle Sam Must Be Strong Enough to
Force Other Nations to Respect
Stars and Stripes.
(BY Associated Press. ]

NEW YORK, June 15.-It would be
the blindest folly for this country
to regulate its conduct upon the
assumption that there will be nc
more wars or intrust it's destiny to
any temporal power of its own, said
Jacob NJ. Dickinson, former secretary
of war, in an address here today, ad
vocating better military and naval
preparedness. At present, he said
the army and navy defenses of the
United States were wholly inadequate
for war with any first class power.
He added that the idea of our getting
into war is not altogether chimeri
cal.'
Judge Dickinson was a speaker
at a mass meeting in Carnegie Hall
of the Peace and Preparation Confer
ence, in session here under auspices
of the National Security League.
Whatever We may think of wars,
their injustice or their folly he said,
when we know that there have been
but few periods throughout the cen
turies when they did not exist, when
we know that within our short ma
tional life we have had but few dec
four wars with foreign countries, AM
when we have before us the spectacle
of the greatest, bloodiest and most
destructive war ever known since
time began it would be the blindest
folly for us to regulate our conduct
upon the assumption that there will
be no more wars. 1t would be but
little consolation to us if proceeding
on such theory and suffering dis
aster, we could commend ourselves
for being guided by humanitarian
views in advance of our time.
There may be a condition worse
than war. Such a condition is abject
submission to aggression. Was Bel
gium wrong to resist invasion, or
should she have supinely submitted
She paid a fearful penalty for ma
tional independence. There she stands
the veritable Niobe of Nations, more
glorious in her desolation than she
would be if fiourishing by the grace
of foreign power"
Answering the Charges that there
are deliberate efforts now under way
for foisting upon this country the
same militarism that has been tho
undoing of Europe" Judge Dickinson
cited our action toward Cuba, the
Philippines and at Vera Cruz as lob
iect lessons of pacific purpose, tc
saw nothing of our long record OF
efforts for the promotion of peace"
"Must we stop talking altogether
about armament and preparedness
and avoid all steps in that direction
for fear of alarming Europe?" ht
asked The keynote of much pacofis
propaganda is that self preservation
is not the final law for nations, no
for individuals, and that the progress
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-02-26
kepste1 ''Pasper" Was Found "a
be Rieh; Dies in County
Poor House.

Many new and strange things
happen these days to give cause
for wonderment in the world
among men. One of the singular
happenings that recently occur
ed was the death of man by
name of Jones Crimpton of
Binghamton, N. j who was 30
years old and who for many years
had been suspected to be . pau
per. For many years be had
permitted himself TO live on and
at the hands of charity" But
recently he died. The Lord per
mitted him TO lie and fleece the
taxpayers long as he cared to
and all ola sudden, brought him
into judgement to give an &C
count of himself and his steward
ship. While it was very painful
ly and could be seen that the old
man would like to have had an
extension of time to keep on liv
ing on and eating out OF the pub
lie corn crib. yet, he. like most
men. had to lay down and die.
And surprising of all he. miser
like, chose to die at the county
poor farm. 1t afterwsrd devel
oped that the old gentleman left
a fortune of $500. 900. What is
strange further is that he had
fifteen relatives who will divide
these thousands Of dollars tina
the people knew nothing about
either.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-02-26

In IN able and convincing speech, re
turned from Charleston recently. ant
wss seen on our streets one day thi,
week on business.
In the near future The MeDowel
Times purposes 70 begin a series OF ar.
ncles on Blneiielj, which will deal with
the ;,-~.r---iyeness OF the city among
members of the race, based upon soci
statistics ss may he officially authorized
and approved. AMI at the same shall
speak Of the gsniality and cooperation
Among ouT.peoPle.
Mrs- r. r.. Alexander AMI daughter
Geraldine arrived i'm the city sunday
night from lynchbuy. Va.
One OF the most up-to-,late private
hospitals i'm West Virginia is the Lomax
Hospital OF Bluetield. IL is tit;sd out
with every modern equipment. roomy.
well lighted AMI easily reached. DIR. r..
W. Lomax, the proprietor. is one of the
ablest physicians and surgeons in the
state and kind, courteous and consider
ate Every patient at the Lomax ll,--
pital can be- assured ol the very bs,-t
Treatment snd attention.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-02-26
Mrs. Elijah Dodson
Passes Away

This new year has already put on rec
ord the death Of several Of our very prom
inent god women. few days ago the
cruel hand Of death WAS laid on Mrs
Efiie Dodson and despite the pleadings
for mercy on the part OF her loving
daughters, he babe her cease her tolls and
bid this old unfriendly wicked and hard
world goodbye" For the most Of her
life she lived consistent Christian wo-
man and was a faithful member Of the
Chestnut Knob Presbyterian Church.
She Was at all times a pleasant woman
in her home and made il comfortable and
pleasant for any who should ever come
to that home She leaves two daughters
and one son, Misses Ida h Minnie and
Mr.. John Doison, To perpetuate her 90
name The Lord gave and the Lord
hath taken away; let all her relatives
and friends humbIy obey His righteous
mandates.