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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-07
FAC TION FIGHT
WOULD RESULT
FROM MEASURE
CITIZENS ARE OPPOSED TO THE
PENDING BILL

The committee from city council,
which this week appeared before, the
house committee of the legislature in
opposition to the proposed bill amend
ing the charter of the Board of Edu-
cation of Americus, will go to Atlanta
on Monday to appear before the senate
committee in opposition to the bill.
which is strenuously opposed by the
entire city council and, it is believed.
by a very large majority of the people
of Americus, as we'll
The measure is regarded here as un-
wise, wholly unnecessary, and calcu-
lated to inject city politics into the af-
fairs of the public schools of the city.
to their very great detriment. 1t is a
pet measure of numerous members of
the Board of Education, and calculated
to make of it self-perpetuating body
in the selection of its members.
This plan of -perpetuation has
already been given a trial here, and
proved so unsatisfactory that
change was brought about.
The election of members of the
school board has for many years rest
ed with city council and having prov
en- entirely satisfactory, patrons of
the schools and the people of Ameri-
Gus generally are anxious that exist
ing conditions in the selection of mem
bers of the Board of Education be moi
disturbed.
When the school system here was
established the charter right granted
to the Board of Education the cleo
tion of its members, but this plan of
self-perpetuation proved so entirely
unsatisfactory and inimical to the in
terests of the schools that, by legisla
tive enactment, the charter was
amended and the duty of filling vacan-
cies upon the school board was impos-
ed upon city council, where it still re-
mains
To again amend the charter would
be to restore the same Objectionable
conditions that existed before in the
conduct of the schools.
The Times Recorder stated yester-
day, inadvertently, that the suggestion
of the house committee in oonsidera-
tion of the bill last Monday or Tues
day that it be referred to vote of
the people here, was satisfactory to
the committee Representing the city
council in opposition to the measure.
This statement was entirely erron-
eous and resulted from misunder
standing of member of the committee
quoted.
The Americas committee, represent
ing the city council, strenuously op-
posed the rider" amendment referrine
the question to the ballot box, and
will continue to oppose it, as does the
city council and citizens generally.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-07
FATE Of Ar NJ Y
YET UNCERTAIN;
SIT j Alto n IS
A SERIOUS ONE
FOR RUSSIANS s

AUSTRO-GERMAN FORCES ARE IN.
VADING RUSSIA AT AVERAGE
DEPTH OF A HUNDRED MILES
FROM BUK0WINA TO THE BAL
TICLONDON, ALARMED, WOULD
COERCE BALKAN NATIONS INTO
ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN WAR
sWEDEN'S ATTITUDE LOOKED
ON WITH SUSPICION BY ALLIES
IN WEST
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-07
tARRANzA ASKS
RECOGNITION Of
HIS FACTION BY
UNITED STATES
IN FORMAL NOTE

S0-CALLED C0NSTITUTIONALIST
LEADER PROPOSES THAT HIS
WASHINGTON AGENTS MEET RE-
PERSONALITIES OF VILLA AND
ZAPATA In PEACE CONFERENCE
BUT ASKS POLITICAL RECOGNI.
TION FOR HIS GOVERNMENT
LANSING SILENT REGARDING
PROBABLY ACTION ON COMMUNI.
CATION.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-07
ANNOUNCES FALL OF DEMBO,
ON RIGHT BANK OF vIsTULA
(By Associated Press.

BERLIN. Aug. Fort Dembo, a
part of the Warsaw fortiications sit
uated on the right bank of the Vistula.
has been captured by the Germans, ac-
cording to an oficial announcement
late this afternoon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-07
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\ ALABAMA SINGLE TAXER \
= VICTIM OF BRUSHHEAP BLAZE@
(By Associated Press.)

\ FAIRHoPE, Ala, Aug. T. =
= James Ballentine, organizer of :
: the Henry George single tax coll I
\ ony near here, was probably ia :
= tally burned here today. He was =
= overcome by heat while tending =
= brushwood fire and fell into \
4 the flames, being terribly burned =
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-07

of Georgia railway. with headquarters
here, succeeding T. G. Chastain, resign
ed. Mr.. Bennett is at resent assist
ant agriculturalist, which osition he
held under Mr. Chastain.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-07
ITALIAN ADVANCE
CONTINUES; FALL
Of TRIESTE MAY
GONE ANY D A !

ACTION FEATURED BY
BAYONET CHARGES GAVE NEO.
P0LITANS HEIGHTS OF MONTE
SAN MICHAEL AND BROUGHT AID.
VANCING ARMY WITHIN TWEEN.
TY-TMO MILES OF AUSTRIAN
ADRIATIC PORT-FALL OF COR
FLA is IMMINENT AND WAY TO
ATTACK TRIESTE WILL THEN
BE OPEN.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-07
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= SIX SMACKS SUNK BY :
y BY SUBMARINES TODAY !
(By Associated Press.)

\ LONDON, Aug. THE British !
= fishing smacks Hesperus, Ivan, =
= Ces, Fisherman, Heliotrope and :
= Challenger were sunk, presuma- =
= bly, by, German submarine and =
\ Danish steamer Hansemil set =
\ afire during today. All the ships =
\ were engaged in North Sea trade. =
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-07
CENTRAL TO HAVE NEW
AGRICULTURAL AGENT
w. I. Bennett, to Succeed r. G. Chas.
tain August Ill.

SAVANNAH Ga, Aug. Effective
August IL. w. T. Bennett has been "a
ointed agriculturalist for the Central
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-07
EXPORTS TO GERMANY
CAUSE MEAT FAMINE
IN ALL SCANDINAVIA

Serious Condition Confr0nts Sweden
and Statistics Compiled by Govern
ment Show Alarming Shortage OF
Meat Supply is Traceable to Heavy
Exports to Germany During Early
Days of European War.-Cattle Ex-
ports Also Unusually Heavy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-07
SUBMARINES MEET
AND BATTLE UNTIL
END IN ADR|AT|C

Austrian and Italian Undersea Craft
First Battle of War Between Such
Craft, am. Austrian Energies the
Victor-Details of Stirring and Un-
usual Encounter Awaited With In
terest by Outside W0rld-IsIand of
PelagOsa Scene of Initial Combat
Between Hostile Submarines.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-07
= WEATHER FORECAST FOR I
> AMERICUS AND VICINITY 1

Partly Cloudy. =
y Probably Rain. y
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Arizona republican., 1915-08-17
MIAMI YOUTH VAS DROWNED
 IN TIE LAKE
Ted Bertonie1.'s Body Still Undiscovered After Long Search Boy Sank With in Ten Feet of Hotel Landing at Roosevelt.
Especial to The Republican,

ROOSEVELT, Aug. -Drag-nets and dynamite Iaued to bring up the body Of Ted Bertomier, the Miami boy who was drowned while swimming near the hotel landing here yesterday. Ev- cry effort on the part of the reclama- ton employees and members of Der tomier's family from Globe, failed to bring to light the body of the unfort- unate youth.
 Bertomier, who was a plasterer at Miami. vas here with motor party for the day. About onc-thirty he swam out from the hotel landing and had gone but ten feet from shore. when he was seen to throw up his arms and begin struggling in the water. He sank almost immediately His friends were unable to get to the Waterside in time to see what was wrong. A search for his body was started at once Men in boats, trailing ropes with hooks on them began rowing over the place where he went down, and, although this work was kept up for some time, no sign of the body was found.
 This morning an uncle of the drowned boy, arrived from Globe and directed the work of dynamting the lake near the scene of the tragedy. This. too, proved unavailing, and by this time the drowning is being con sidered one of the big mysteries. Just why the body cannot be located is not known. Some think it must have be- come entangled with a tangle of sub merged brush
Arizona republican., 1915-08-17
ASSOCIATED PRESS D1sPArcHI

WASHINGTON Aug. 16.-Secretary Daniels has ordered the New Hamp shire and Louisiana now in the Gulf of Mexico to Vera Cruz. This is the first acknowledgement at the navy de- partment that American ships had been ordered to Mexican waters.
 Orders were finally dispatched to the battleships Louisiana and New Hamp- shire, en route to southern waters to proceed at once to Vera Cruz. They are expected to arrive there on We'd nesday and Rear Admiral Mclean, on sume command of the American naval forces in Mexican waters. The gunboat Marietta now at Vera Cruz, has been ordered to return to Progresso as soon as the battleships arrive. The Sacra mento, halted by a storm in the gulf off the Mississippi River will not re- turn to Ncrl Cruz.
 The battleship Connecticut, Score tary Daniels said, will remain for the present in Haitian waters.
 Officials are reluctant to embarrass the Pan-American peace negotiations by sending war vessels to Mexican points and the ships sailed for south ern waters to await orders. Since then the demonstrate have subsided and Carranza has taken action reassurins the foreigners of their safety. The two battleships will proceed, however, and
Arizona republican., 1915-08-17
FUNERAL .0F MOTORCYCLE
 RACER ID BE HELD TODAY

least 200 machines would be there.
 Expressions Of deep sympathy to the parents of the racer were not lacking yesterday. Four departments of The Republican contributed four floral off, erings last night Members of the city police force subscribed for another bea- tiful set of flowers.
 But the crowning effort at expressing the deep sense of loss felt by Gerig's S friends came last night. when thirty motorcyclists gathered in the J. H. Lane shop and raised a hundred and one dollars toward the funeral eX- penses. out of the proceeds of the race the promoters gave eighty dollars, all that remained after expenses had been paid. This together with that raised last night will be used in aiding the parents of Gerig and Ellie Wilson, who lies in the hospital. still suffering terribly from his wounds, but appar- ently on the road to recovery.
 John Brown, agent for the Excelsior, which machine Gierig rode to his death, is contributing q handsome granite monument, on which is to be engraved the design of the Federation of. Amer ican Motorcyclists, drawn by Tom Im- Ter, one of the race committee All the cycle shops will close at noon and remain closed until after the fun Gerig worked practically every day for the rast seven years, will also be closed this afternoon.
Arizona republican., 1915-08-17
ASKS RECEIVERS FOR MISSOURI
 PACIFIC LINES
Commonwealth Steel Com pany Brings Suits for Rolling Stock and Other Supplies Essential to the Operation of Railroads.
ASSOCIATED PRESS D1sPATcHI

ST. LOUIS, Aug 16.-The appoint ment of receivers for the Missouri Pacific railway and for the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern-two lines forming the Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain system with sev- enty-two hundred miles of track was sought in federal court here Two distinct receivership suits were brought by the Commonwealth Steel Company of New Jersey, a cor poration which operates a large steel mill at Granite City, Illinois. One suit is directed against the Missouri Pacific and the other against the Iron Mountain The petitions will be heard by District Judge Dyer on Tuesday morning.
 The suits are based on the claims of the Commonwealth Steel company filed against the two railrodas-a claim of $144,0O0 against the Missouri Pacific, and a claim of $55,O00 against tae Iron Mountain Both claims are for railroad rolling stock, and other supplies characterized in the petition as essential for the proper operation of the lines
 Payment of both claims, it is assert cd, has been demanded and refused.
 The appointment of receivers is asked on the ground that other cre- ditors may bring suit against the railways which may operate to break up the unity of the system-a unity (Continued on Page Three)
Arizona republican., 1915-08-17

All motorcyclists and all members of The Republican staff will attend the funeral at two-thirty this afternoon Of William Gerig, the motorcycle racer killed at the fair grounds Sunday Gerig's force of 'newsies" will furnish the pall-bearers, at this afternoons sad ceremony.
 The services will be held at the par Iors of Moore and Mcclellan. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery From the undertaking parlors to the cem- etery, there will be procession of mo- torcycles, it was thought last night at
Arizona republican., 1915-08-17
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIspArcHI

LONDON, Aug. 16.-The left wing of the BaVarian army has fought it's way across the Bug river near BrohicZyn, east of Sok jloW and is some five miles northwest of Brost-Litovsk, according 10 Berlin announcement This forms slight wedge against the Russian front which has been virtually straight since the Warsaw salient. was aban- doned. General van Mackensen report ed the pushing back of the Russians along the Bug. Farther west General von Mackensen is credited with a sue cessful attack on the advanced defens- es of Kovno as well as a successful at tempt to break the Russian lines be- tween the Narew and the Bug after the NareW had been crossed by the Ger mans.
 These formed the most critical mili- tary movements of the day but at tracted less attention here than the diplomatic negotiations in the Balkans where a crisis has not yet been reached. The most significant phase of the news concerning the near eastern situation was contained in brief dispatch from Athens. stating that former Premier Venizelos has won a decisive victory ] 0Nt CT lIlt 2t\tIiiltlll III Lilt OISdllLi- tion of the Greek chamber of deputies. The Withdrawal Of the Bulgarian del egates from Constantinople caused much speculation, the concensus opin-
 ion being that Turkey is so confident of her present position that she does
 not feel under any compulsion to make concessions to Bulgaria's desires. The usual grenade and mine fighting was reported along the western line and there was some activity along the minor fronts in the Caucasus where the
 Russians claim they successfully re- pulsed the Turkish attacks. At Ewing stone on the RhOdesian border in South Africa the British force which has been
 besiegeG by German detachment re- sported that finally they have driv- en off the besiegers.
 A German submarine shelled three towns along tho Cumberland coast of England. Several fires were started by the shells the railroad was damaged but there Were no casualties. it is said, as q result of the attack. Except in the financial columns. the newspapers pay little attention to decline in Sterl- ing exchange. The government has given no hint of any plan it may be considering to relieve the situation which leading financial authorities re- gard Us decidedly serious.
Arizona republican., 1915-08-17
ADMITS BATTLESH|Pc ABE
 ORDERED ID MEXICAN WATERS

replace the smaller ships. Today the New Hampshire and Louisiana are running through a gulf storm on tR9-r way toward the Mexican coast.
 The American consul at Chihuahua reported that all foreign shops seized by General Villa have been returned to their owners. It is expected that Gen eral Villa will do the same for the na- tive sbopkeepers. General Villa took possession of the shops on the ground that the merchants were practicing eX- tortion upon the famine ridden inhabi- tants. His latest action follows a con- ference with General Hugh l.. Scott
Arizona republican., 1915-08-17
Georgia's $ Noted Life Term Convict Is Probably Dead at Hands of Band Who Overrowercd Warden and Guards at Prison.
PLACE BODY ON
 VICTIMS CRAVE
Another Prisoner Says He Heard Member of Mob Sav "Tom0rroW Frank $ Body Will Be Placed on Mary Phagan's Grave.
ASSOCIATED PRESS D1spArcHI

MlLLEDeEViLLE, Aug. f6.-Leo M. Frenk, Georgia's noted life term convict, was removed from the Georgia prison farm here tonight by twenty five armed men who over powered Warden Smith.
 Previous to the attack the wires leading out of the prison itself were cut. Frank was placed in an auto mobile and rushed in the direction Of Eatonton.
 It has not been sscertained wheth- CT Frank was lynched or whether the party that removed him from the prison were his friends.
 The attack was made shortly after midnight The warden and most ot the guards were sleeping on the rear porch of the main building in which the prisoners were confined Both the warden and the guards were handcuffed after hi -h t'.- party s7- tered the prison and removed Frank.
 The mob is variously estimated at between twenty-five and seventy = five. The first reports that trey might be friends of Frank were dis carded when a prisoner said he heard a member of the mob say that Franks body would be placed tomor- row on the grave of Mary Phagan, at Marietta, for whose murder Frank was serving life term.
Arizona republican., 1915-08-17
His Washington Represen- tatives Think He Will Adhere to Position He Took at Time of Niagara Falls Conference.
NO REPLIES TO
 BE MADE PUBLIC
Until Latin-American Dip lomats Have Had Oppor~ tunity to Confer with Secretary Lansing, An swers Will Be Secret.
LAssoc1ArEp PRESS D1sPArcHl

WASHINGTON Aug 1G.-Carran- za's representatives in Washington eX- pect him to send UnyieldirG response to the anAmerican appeal addressed to the military and civil leaders in Mexico. They think he will adhere to the position he took at the time of tho Niagara Falls mediation conference last summer, that Mexican interven- ton by other nations would be un- welcome to the Mexican people. The replies to the appeal will not be made public until the Latin-American dip lcmats have another conference with Secretary Lansing.
 According to some of his friends. Carranza in his reply VIII assert that peace has already been established throughout much Of Mexico by his ar mics; that the government of which he is the head is constitutional and in full control of the territory, in which order has been restored, and upon transferring his capital from Vera Cruz to Mexico City within a few weeks he will agree to confer with all the revotinG factions.
 In some quarters, however, it is suggested that CarranZa may consent to joint conference if it IS held in Mexico City and arranged on rer- resentatiVe basis, the delegates to be chosen from the various factions in accordance with the amount of terri tory controlled. Word was received by the state department tonight that both Carrdnza and Villa have re eivad the American appeal and Chief Clerk Parker of the American embassy staff at Mexico City re- ported that General Gonzalez, the Carranza commander, had promised safe conduct for the messengers who are to carry the appeal to zapata and others.
 The department announced tonight that no replies had as yet been re- ceiVed. Unofficial reports were re- ceived that several of Carranza's gen. erals had referred the question to ti'e first chief and would not report per sonaFly Officials here are still hope ful, however that at least some of the leaders aligned with the Carranza faction will be persuaded to partici pate in the conference.
Arizona republican., 1915-08-17
CARRANZA BELIEVES HAS UPPER HAND MAY
 REJECT PEACE PLANS
ARMED MEXICAN BAND
 CROSSES RIO GRANDE

BROWNSVILLE, Aug. 1G.- Armed MeXicans in force crossed the Rio Grande at a ford near Mercedes tonight attacking an outpost of a half dozen cavalry men at Saenz. Ranger Lieut. Reynau at Mercedes telephoned the state adjutant general here that Corporal Wilman of the twelfth cavalry was killed and Lieut.. Roy Henry wounded Key nau said he understood that 270 Mexicans had crossed and that they were coming to attack Mer- cedeS.
Arizona republican., 1915-08-17
Strikes First with Velocity of Thirty-four Miles an Hour-Later Gusts Are Experienced Blowing at Ninety Miles an Hour.
CITY THROWN
 INTO DARKNESS
Three Feet of Water in the Streets Near Bay = lm- possible to Determine the Loss But No Casualties Reported to Late Hour.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DrsPArcHl

GALVESTON, Aug. 16.-A tropical storm, which threatened this city to- day. while very severe. had caused no serious damage, and no loss of life at six o'clock tonight. The Gal weston sea wall withstood the fury of the storm with no signs of weak ening.
 The storm struck late this fore noon with d velocity of thirty-four miles an hour. At noon it had in- creased to sixty miles and during the late afternoon fluctuated from sixty 60 seventy miles, blowing Tn no-theasterly direction.
 At eight o'clock tonight occasional gusts blew at ninety miles an hour.
 The only damage thus far has been the destruction of window panes and the insecure woodwork of eX- posed buildings. There was a heavy rain and the streets were filled with water to the curbing. The city is in darkness with the wires and lighting system out of commission.
 No estimate as to the extent of the storm in Galveston or the sur rounding country could be made to- night by the weather bureau owing to wire failure. It is estimated that 5000 persons have left Galveston by train. interurban cars and .automo- piles during the last thirty-six hours. Tonight practically all the homes, especially those on the beach, have been evacuated and the people are gathered in downtown hotels and public buildings. The life saving crew was held in readiness during the day. but there was no occasion for it's use. A warning of the tropi- cal storm was given shipping in am ple time, and no vessels left port today
Arizona republican., 1915-08-17
Isolation Causes Suspense

DALLAS, Aug. 16.-The wires to Galveston went down at 6:30 o'clock tonight. The storm threatened also to cut wire communication with Beaumont and several other Texas coast towns.
 Galvestons Isolation after an after noon of anxiety on the part of the rest of the state served only to iH- tensify the suspense. However the fact that the wind at o'clock was blowing from the north. the water which swept into the streets from
Arizona republican., 1915-08-17

the bay side of the island tonight led those familiar with the geog- raphy of the city and the history of it's storms. to entertain new hopes that the gale would not result in disaster. The sea wall on the south side of the city. faces the open gulf
 The waters of the bay directly op- pOsite across a mile-wide island are more shallow except for the ship channel. It is hard to conceive that any damage might result from a wind blowing from a nOrtherly di- rection. and sweeping the bay waters into the streets
 The storm which devastated Gal weston and drowned 5000 on Septem- Der S. 1900, tore at the city for twelve hours from a southeasterly direction and piled great seas in upon the frame buildings at the south side of the city flashing them U lindling. and making their debris a floating ram which battered away buildings further inland.
 Tonlghts storm, according to bull lctins late today. had none of those dangerous clements because the wind was blowing from the north, bring ing only the shallow bay water to play upon the most substantial brick and stone buildings of the city and downtown business section.
 The second great storm to which the city was subjected was on July 19. 1909. after the sea wall was built giving Galveston the same pro lection it has today. At it's zenith this storm wind reached a velocity of more than eighty miles, consid- cred almost as strong as in the 1900 storm. The wind and waves at that time beat full upon the sea wall which withstood the assault for sev- cral hours and proved itself tho savior of the city. The iron railing and few bits of concrete were torn away but otherwise the great bar rier remained intact
Arizona republican., 1915-08-17
Ask Public To Aid M
 Catching Spies M Germany

citizens to guard their conversation Another placard. warning soldiers against permitting themselves to be questioned by strangers. is now posted in public resorts and at the railroad stations, and a special warn
 ing has been published in the press. declaring that spies in great numbers are constantly present in Germany. Most of these. it is declared. come from neutral countries. but there are also renegade Germans among them.