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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-02
Fearful Sweep Human Life Through
Louisiana and Mississippi With
The Known Dead PA
PROPER TY DAMAGEPLACED
TWELVE MILLION DOLLARS

NEW ORLEANS, La, Oct. 2.-The
number of known dead, reported dead
and persons missing from Louisiana
and Mississippi as the result of We'd
nesday's storm is placed at $40. The
total is compiled here from reports
from many places on the coast and il
the interior. 1t considered certain
the total dead will number not less
than $50. The figures show:
Known Dead-224.
Reported Dead-20S.
Missing-117.
Undoubtedly there are some duplica-
tons which bring the total to not less
than $50.
The property damage is conserva-
lively estimated at twelve millions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-02
Recuperating From Effects.

BATON ROUGE, La, Oct Auto
mobilists arriving here from New Or
leans early today reported that the
work of rehabilitating the city is pro-
crossing rapidly, the streets being
cleaned of debris and buildings left in
a dangerous condition by the storm
being torn down. Railroad traffic from,
the west into the city has been par
TALLY resumed and the telegraph and
telephone companies are working day
and night to restore wire communica-
tion between the stricken city and the
outside world.
1t was stated that no outside aid
would be asked for New Orleans.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-02
MRS. c. 7. CROOK
DIED ON FRIDAY
At WAGNER. s. c.
WAS FORMERLY A RESIDENT OF
AMERICUS.

Mrs. c. T. Crook, for several years
a resident of Americus but more re.
Gently of Macon, where she made he,
home with her son, Mr.. w. M. Crook
died Friday morning at the home O.
her only daughter, Mrs. j. L. Goss, al
Wegner, S. c., where she went re-
Gently upon a visit. Information Of
the demise of Mrs. Crook was received
here last night, and is deeply regretted
among her very many good friends
here in Americus.
Mr.. Crook, who was in Waycross al
the hodr of his mothers death, was
here last night, en- route to the strick-
en- home of his sister in Wagner
where he arrived today.
Mrs. Crook was Sc years of age and
had been ill but very little while
During the residence of the family l.
Americus all were held in highest es
TEEN. Mrs. Crook is survived by hel
husband, Mr.. G. T. Crook, her daugh
ter, Mrs. Goss, and by two sons
Messrs. w. M. and C e. Crook.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-02
DISTINCTIONS Reaps Widely.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Oct. 2. = In
many places destruction is complete
Relief parties returning from the Del.
ia section say that rich plantations
have been completely wiped out, crops
and orange trees destroyed, buildings
demolished and washed to sea.
The country for miles was flooded
from four to fifteen feet. The levees
were destroyed in many places.
In the opinion of the river polits, it
will be impossible to rebuild the levees
in many places.
Many people are reported to be ma
rooned on the tops of undamaged
leyees.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-02
MILLS ANXIOUS
IN C0TT0AsEED
PURCHASES NOW
WANT ZONE FIXED so THEY CAN
ENTEI HERE.

The demand for cottonseed contin-
ues to send the price of that commodity
a little bit higher, especially among
the north Georgia mills, which evi
IDENTIFY have contracts to be filled. This
is evidenced by the desire of some of
the mills near Atlanta to have the boil
weevil zone extended just few miles
SO as to include Atlanta in the infest-
ed territory, thus enabling them to
buy seed here.
Recently the boil weevil quarantine
ran close to Americus, but it has sine
been extended northward because the
weevil had been found in territory
considerably to the west and north OF
Sumter county.
AS it is contrary to state quarantine
laws to ship cottonseed from an in
fected territory into uninfected terri
tory, Atlanta mills are thus debarred
from buying seed in Sumter or sur
rounding counties. This operates to
the disadvantage of the Atlanta mills.
which depend largely upon south
Georgia fer their supply of seed. The
quarantine line runs just outside OF
Atlanta and, also omits Macon.
Both these larger towns are thus
prevented from having shipped to theri
any cottonseed for this section, al
though they would gladly buy all they
could get and pay good prices for the
seed as well.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-02
THIRTEEN ARE
PREPARING FOR
CHA|NGANG TRIP
BUSY SESSION IN CITY COURT
CONCLUDED.

That thirteen is not a hoodoo-for
the Sumter county chaingang-is
proven in the fact that covey of thir-
teen black birds are ready to wing
their fight from the bastile to the
chaingang, where they will serve sen
tences varying in length from three to
fifteen months for crimes committed.
The catch" was a good one for the
week, and Solicitor Childers is felicit-
ating in the fact that the county gang
will thus be recruited.
1t is possible that two or three of
the convicted coons may rake up the
dough and pay the fines assessed, thus
escaping work on the gang, but ar
least a dozen will dig dirt. In years
past such jailbirds would have their
fines paid by farmers needing extra
labor on the farm, but there's nothing
doing now in that line.
The week for criminal business end
ed today, and en- Monday next Judge
Harper will resume the hearing of
cases on the civil side of the city court
docket.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-02

Anthony Comstock, the most motor
ious enemy vice has ever known, has
died at the age of II. He has con-
Quoted many score raids ON book.
sellers and institutions which he be.
lieved held obscene pictures. His
New York Art Students League, i'll
1926, where he seized magazine con-
tanning nude pictures for the study
of art That proved boomerang,
and he came near getting into serious
trouble for his blunder.
He was born March Z, 1874, in New
Canaan Conn.
After the war Mr. Comstock went to
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-02
JUDGE ". ". LAMBD|N To
HOLD COURT At MACON

SAVANNAH, Ca, Oct. 2.--Judge W.
W. Lambdin, of the United States
court for the southern district of Gecr-
gia, will leave for Macon, probably
Monday, where he will convene the
October term of court for that place.
The term, it is expected, will consume
about months time. Judge Lamb
din will be accompanied to Macon by
Brit w. Davis, official court stenog-
rapher.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-02

sociation, announces that this fair
will be especially educational to those
attending. This feature has been Civ
en- special attention and it is looked
upon as one of the best things for a
fair. All the schools will exhibit, pos
sibly with one exception, and the con
tests for the prizes will be watched
with interest. The judges of the school
exhibits will be selected out of the
county, and they will be announced
next week.
Many people have already notified
the officers that they viii have exhib
its of several kinds here for the open
ing day, and many more are expected
to come in during the next 20 days.
Farmers all over the country are be
coming interested in the agricultural
department of the fair, and Demon
stration Agent Rountree states thai
many are now preparing the exhibits.
We desire to urge all farmers to have
an exhibit and help the officers tc
make this fair wonder to the visitors
that are coming.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-02
STATE HEAD Of ELKs
TO VISIT TIFT0N LODGE

WAYCR0ss, Ca, Oct. 2.--J. E. T.
Bowden, president of the Georgia
Elks' association, will pay an official
visit to the Triton lodge of Elks Oct.
21. Plans are being made to make
his visit big event. He will pay Of
fetal visits to other lodges during
November and December.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-02
EAGLES To HELP SEND
CHILDREN TO SCHOOL

WAYCROSS, Ca, Oct. AT a meet.
ing last night the Waycross Aerie OF
Eagles appointed a committee com
nosed of A. H. Steffins and N. P. Bu-
cbanan to investigate reports of chiac-
ron being kept out OF school for lack
of means to purchase books. If the
renorts are found to be true the Ea
olae will supply such books as ore
needed, SO that all children who de-
sire may attend school.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-02

ceeds Col. w. w. Wright, resigned.
Col Gray was sworn into office last
week and now has charge of the divi-
sion of bankruptcy proceedings in the
counties of Stewart, Webster, Ran
dolph, Terrell Quitman, Clay and
Early.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-02
Snow Falls in London.

LONDON, Oct 2.-The first snow OF
t,o season fell this morning. The
mountains of North Wales and the
nooks of Derbyshire are tbickly cap
ned with white.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-02

New York and became a clerk and
later bookkeeper in ID store in that
city. In 1873, the New York Society
for the Prevention of Vice was or
agnized and he became SECRETARY and
special agent. In the same year he
procured an appointment as a United
States postoffice inspector.
From that time until his death Mr.
Comstock carried on an unceasine
campaign against vice of all kinds
He fought not only the publication of
obscene pictures and literature, but
lotteries, policy games and the oper
ations of all types of swindlers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-02
CRAY ASSUMES NEW
POSITION Of REFEREE

The western division of the NortherA
district of Georgia will be under Ref
cree A. H. Gray, of Ellison, who sue.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-02
COTTON MARKET

AMERICUS, Ca, Octc. 2. - The
Americus cotton market today is
steady at the following quotations:
Fully good middling IL 1-2c
Good middling IL Lac
Fully midddling ............1 lie
The market opened today at a de :
cline of IS points in December, but
advanced ten points, closing at 12
cents.
At the close today, the December
option was quoted at 12c and January
at 1918 cents. Other quotations were
as follows:
Open Gloss
December ............'.. .11.90 1906
January .,............... .12.07 1918
March ................. 1923 12.41
Receipts for Saturday were very
good, and sales were effected at II Id
to IL 1-2 cents, or better, Tor the finer
grades.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-02

TIE Times Recorder is the ONLY
paper in the Third Congressional
District Witb Associated Press
service.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-08-22
SOLDIERS IN THRONGS
UPON THE BOULEVARDS
OF FRANCES CAPITAL
War Time Crowds in Gay Paris
Would Lead Casual Observer
to Think the Entire French
Army Was on Leave.

PARIS, Aug. 21.-The boulevards of
Paris have come into their own.
Thousands of soldiers now mingle
with the usual wartime Sunday
Crowds-soldiers of all arms i'm uni
forms OF all the regulation colors,
bringing back some of the Joy and ami
nation that disappeared last summer.
They are grouped with families and
friends on the terraces of all the
cafes, they whiz along an the streets
i'm taXi-autos or i'm sumptuous limous-
ines, they crowd the entrances TO all
the moving picture shows and pro
menade with the arms of women rest
ing ON their faded stained sleeves
while little tots hang 10 their bronzes
necks or cling to the calloused hands
They are the popular poilus' (the
hirsute) home from the front Il
seemed last Sunday that all the So
600 that left the trenches Saturday on
four days leave were there.
1t is believed these soldiers were
returned from the front to check one
phase of systematic propaganda of
disCouragment that started at the be-
ginning of the war and is still going
on. The latest manifestation OF it
was a food Of anonymous letters to
soldiers at the front informing them
that while they were shedding their
blood their wives were leading losse
lives at-home This is supposed o
be the reason for the decision of the
war department TO give four days
leave to The men at the front i'm con-
tingents of $4,000 at a time, so tina
they may look into the situation at
home on their own account.
The anonymous character of much
of the news that circulated gave the
fabricators of false news a clear field,
the ignorance i'm which the public is
kept concerning the details Of the
military operations making it impos-
sible for anyone to deny stories that
are circulated, it also makes it diff
hcult for the police to reach the cul-
prits, though the secret service did
succeeded in tracing some of the
work to an accentric millionaire nam
ed Provost living at Saint Raphael
who had been convicted by a court
martial and sentenced to prison.
After making a fortune out of in
surance, Provost espoused the anar-
chist cause, published subyersive
pamphlets and journals and finally
fell into the clutches Of the Bonnet
band whose sensational crimes excit-
ed Paris two years ago. False news
began TO circulate behind the lines
early iu the fall of last year, soldiers
in HOSPITALS and at the front received
anonymous letters and circulars with
sigIih,ant headlines, such as They
are deoeiving u.s." Germany had made
Bisbee daily review., 1915-08-22
JAPAN and KOREA
ARE BUSY IN MAKING
RUSSIAN SUPPLIES
Russian Armies Receive Most
Help From Japan; Korea Ma
nufactureS Quantities Of Boots
and Ammunition.

TOXIC, Aug. 17.-Now that the dan
ger Of war with China is over all
Japan and Korea is engaged in max
ing supplies for Russia and her allies.
The war brought big financial losses
to Japan but the gaps are being filled
I'm part by the furnishing of guns, am
munition, and general necessities to
the armies at the particularly
the armies of Russia
Omcially Japan has given increased
practical expressions to her frindship
towards Russia by going to the limit
of dismantling some of her fortihca-
lions on the north eastern coast of
the Empire. Big coast guns stripped
from these Notifications have been
shipped to Vladivostock and thence
forward to Galicia to strengthen the
big gun artillery Of the armies of the
Gar
Americans who visit Japan are es-
pecially astonished at the almost
limitless number of tiny shops in the
big cities of this nation-miles upon
miles of streets filled with them-all
occupied in making something when
they are not selling something. These
shops are really the factories of the
Empire II is here that cloth goods
and innumerable articles needed to
keep huge armies in supplies are turn
ed out, handed over to commission
merchants assembled i'm great quaint
ties and distributed to Russia, France
and even England. The correspondent
of the Associated Press is informed by
a reliable authority that practically
every household in Korea is hard at
work making cloth for Russia It is
sent to Moscow and other points and
manufactured into uniforms, blankets,
coverings and wrappings
Korea, also, is making big quantities
of boots and ammunition cases. Major
Papowski and other Russian officers
have just arrived at Seoul to take
over the fourth consignment of orders
manufactured by a tanning company
near Seoul and consisting of 10000
pairs of boots and 10000 ammunition
cases
The Japan Celluloid company al
Abosh, near Kobe has abandoned tenn
porarily the celluloid business for a
more profitable business of making eX
prosives. This company recently re
ceived an order from the Russian gov
eminent for 4lO tons Of gun-cotton tC
be delivered before the end OF the
year, test Of the explosives having
Bisbee daily review., 1915-08-22

say, face starvation if the cheap south
ern wines are allowed sale in England
under that name. Il is thought in
some quarters that the present gov
eminent may fall over this question.
Dispatches from dozens Of wine-grow-
ing towns announce that the working
population have arisen in thousands
and, armed with axes, scythes, blud-
geons and carabines, are committing
acts of violence. At Regoa, Alto and
Foscoa the state officers, municipal
chambers and registry officers were
burnt, railway stations and wire de-
pots invaded, and wine pipes smashed
Telegraphic communication with O.
porto, from which place troops have
been sent. has been cut.
A large deputation of the most inn
portant agriculturalist of the north
has arrived here to discuss the mat.
ter with the government, and the re-
suit of all this is once more, the post
ponement Of the ratification Of the
treaty with England which has for
many years been at a deadlock on
this same question Of the wine expor-
tation
DR.. Alfonso Costa, the democratic
leader, whose death has been repeat
eddy announced since he threw him
self from a burning electric car, is
still in the hospital in a critical con.
dition and surrounded with much mys-
terry. Ten doctors gave the verdict
{ of morta, fracture of the base Of the
skull, no operation being possible.
/ For days the hospital was surrounded
by hundreds of his followers, who say
that if he should die the results for
/ the Portuguese Republic will be most
/ disastrous. Costa is the only man
in spite Of his defects-who can do
anything with the extremist elements
who support his party and to whom
his word, alone, is law Should he
disappear it is declared anarchy and
disorder win reign in Portugal, with
out restrain,
Bisbee daily review., 1915-08-22

proved satisfactory, the first install
ment, consisting of 10 tons, was des-
patched to Petrograd. The Aboshi
factory is said to be turning out two
to three tons of explosives daily.
Leather materials, belts, pouches
and sacks are manufactured at Toxic.
A series of temporary sheds have been
erected ON vacant land near the hous-
es of the Diet and are busy night and
day.
The production of rifles i'm Japan
is limited in capacity compared to
other countries and Japan is anxious
to fiji out her own reserve stock. The
available number of rifles for the re-
serve strength Of the Japanese armies
is estimated at 100000 and it is UNI
derstood that the general staff of the
army is DESTROYS of increasing the
number to one million. 1t has learned
"a lesson from the unpreparedness of
the allies with respect to guns and
ammunition and from the vast expend-
iture Of munitions demonstrated to be
necessary to the successful conduct of
modern wars. Japan, therefore, means
to get ready herself along the lines
revealed by the international war.
This has naturally reduced the guam.
tity of manufactured material avail
able for Russia still Japan is doing
a good deal especially in the manu-
facture of powder and small ammuni.
ton. The powder is sent over to Rus.
STA and there used for the manufac
ture of shrapnel and explosive shells
The private output of guns and am
munition is, generally speaking, con
trolled by the Mitsui and Okura com
panies who attend to the distribution
of the orders. Guns are being manu-
featured at Toxic and Osaka. and at
the steel works in Hokkaido, which
is partly controlled by English CAPT
tai 1t is understood also, that the
Mitsubishi company at Nagasaki ant
the Kawasaki company at Kobe arc
sharing in the manufacture.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-08-22

peace overtures that we repulsed."
our Generals have had entire regi.
ments of our soldiers executed"
All these documents glorihed great
Germany Names and addresses OF
soldiers in hospitals, names of refu-
gees advertising for lost relatives,
names of women advertising for EN-
ployment-all those whose state OF
mind seemed to make them accessible
to depressing news and suggestions
received anonymous letters and circu.
lars. A suspicious circumstance was
that those sent to soldiers were post
paid. while most of the correspond
ence sent to them is postfree. Thou.
sands were distributed by unknown
means through the big department
stores, slipped by mysterious hands
under street doors and into private
letter boxes they We're even scattered
over the floors of postoffices and the
cars of the subway.
1t was finally discovered that the
subjects treated and the language
used were the same as in some pro
CARNATIONS dropped by German avia-
tors upon positions held by troops Of
the second line of Basseux in Novem-
Der. Finally a woman was detected
dropping large packets of letters into
letter boxes, and was Swallowed. She
received letters from st. Raphael in
the department of the war in the
name of Herman, her real name being
Donnadieu, wife of a well known an
archist, living with another anar-
cbist named Hureau All three were
arrested and their correspondence
was traced to the millionaire Prou-
vost Provost admitted paying the
postage on the letters and circulars
but declared that he had no intention
of engaging in a guilty propaganda.
Behind Provost, Hureau and Mad
anne Donnadieu the police think there
was a well directed system of Ger
man espionage
The Eclair declares that it has
traced some of the false news circu-
lated in Paris to neutraiized Germans
and gives the names Of some of them
Bisbee daily review., 1915-08-22
CHAPTER XIV.
Just on the Strand.


A week had gone by. The Nord ex.
press had brought me posthaste
across Europe from Petersburg to Ca
lais, and l was again in London
It was a cold but dry November
night and / sat dining with Jack Durn-
ford at a small table in the big-well-
lit room of the Junior United Service
club Easy-going and merry as of
old, my friend was bubbling over with
good spirits, delighted to be back
again in town after three years sail
ing up and down the Mediterranean,
from Glib. to Smyrna, maneuvering al
ways, yet with never a chance Of a
fight
Glad to be back" he exclaimed, as
he helped himself to a peg" 81
should rather think so, old chap You
know how awfully wearying the life
becomes out there Lots going on
down at Palermo, Malta, Monte Carlo
or over at Algiers, and yet we can
never get a chance Of IT,"
Dinner finished, we went across Ia
the Empire, where we spent the eve.
ming in the grand circle, meeting
many men we knew and having a
rather pleasant time among old &C
quaintances.
After the theater / induced him to
come round to the Cecil and in the
wicker chairs in the big portico before
the entrance we sat to smoke our
hnal cigars. And there, in a care
fully careless way / told him the
story Of the Leithcourts.
you seem a bit down in the mouth
Jack" said presently after we had
been watching the cabs coming up
Bisbee daily review., 1915-08-22

owe must find Muriel" he declared.
when 1 pressed him to tell me every.
thing he knew. There are facts you
have told me which negative my own
Bisbee daily review., 1915-08-22
PORTUGUESE WINE
GROWERS IN RIOTS

Continued From Page One)
the sole rights of the designation OF
Port wine The population Of the
north, already in misery, will they
Bisbee daily review., 1915-08-22
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-18
INDICT MOTHER FOR MURDER
But POis0ner of Babies May be Sent
to Institution

Philadelphia, Dec. 1S-Murder of
her two babies is charged to Mrs.
Mabel Fields in an indictment filed
Thursday by the Camden county
Grand Jury. Separted from her
husband and Respondent because of
lack OF funds to properly provide
for herself and little ones, Mrs. Field
on Thanksgiving eve gave her two
infant children rat poison in oatmeal
and took a dose herself in baked
beans. The babies died in Cooper
Hospital. Mrs. Field recovered, and
is in the county j,i.
1t is not thought tie mother will
be prosecuted Prosecutor Kradt be.
ing of the belief that she is mental
ly unsound and it is likely that she
will he sent to an institution where
she can get proper treatment.