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The Meridian times., 1915-07-02

w. j. Howell asks ns to announce
that the Idle Hour theatre will be OPP
en- on the afternoon OF the II hire
With a fine matinee performance,
beginning at 2 o'clock Fine reels
have been provided. l0c win admit
20 all A show each hour in the af-
ternoon, and at night
The Meridian times., 1915-07-02

To-day practically every business
house In Meridian has made arrange
aients TO blossom out Ia profusion
OF patriotic colors. A special COM
mittee OF the Booster club has been
looking after this feature OF the cell
ebration. Large supplies OF bunting
and flags have been provided
The Meridian times., 1915-07-02

Twenty-Five local people drove Sun
sJags the goth inst. TO the home oI
~ @ Shook. near Perkins, TO hely
celebrate the birthdays OF Mr. Shook
Mrs. 4. Havner. Mrs. Tom Mcclure
and Wilbur Shook. their natal day.
ali Occurring on or near this date. A
chicken dinner with Ice cream anC
cake for trimmings, was enjoyed b.
The 81 guests present.
The Meridian times., 1915-07-02

There was very little interest taxi
en- Ia the good roads bond election
la Meridian last Tuesday Only lot
votes were cast In the precinct which
usually casts four or five hundred
votes. While there was a general
apathy. there was no marked opposl-
tion, and the precinct gave a major
ity OF 81 for the bonds.
The Meridian times., 1915-07-02

one OF the old land marks is gone
thai Is. the fence that has designated
the property OF DR. Reynolds hal
been torn down. and moved away, al
being too old 10 suit the surround
lngs. The big trees have been trim
med and DR.. says he wants eyerybod,
10 come and see him on the Fourth OF
July. and there will be no keep OF
.tise grass sign around.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-30
WAR MUNITIONS To
Be MADE IN SOUTH

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 30.-Southern
manufacturers, backed by good deal
OF. Atlanta capital, will soon begin the
manufacture of gun cotton and other
explosives for the European allies.
A 100000 concern incorporated in
Delaware, in which the Atlanta cap
ital is interested, will take over sew
eral industrial plants near Admission,
Ala, remodeling the same for the pur-
Iose of manufacturing war explosives.
A representative of a large New
York banking house was in Atlanta
recently comforting with local capital
lists, after he had paid visit to Ala
bama to look over the local situation
Several prominent Atlantians will be
interested in the big project.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-30
$4,000 IS OFFERED
FOR ENDOWMENT FUND

LOUISVILLE, Dec 30.-Conditioned
upon the church raising twice the
amount during the next year, George
W. Watts, of Durham, n c., a wealthy
member, has offered to give $6S,000 to
the Southern Presbyterian Church en-
dowment fund for ministerial relief.
DR.. Henry II. Sweets of Louisville,
secretary of the board which has
charge of the fund, made this an
Iounce here today. With the excep-
tion of 100000 contributed about six
years ago by the late H. T. Inman of
Atlanta, the announcement says, this
IS the largest gift ever made for super
animated preachers of any denomina-
tion in the South
DR.. Sweets said plans already made
insured that the terms of Mr.. Watts
gift would be met and that the addi :
tional money would swell the South
ern Presbyterian fund for ministerial
relief to $536,000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-30
Sumter Farmer
Has Plenty For
Next Year

B. F. McWilliams, prosperous Sum-
ter county farmer living near Plains.
was in Americus this morning, and
Visited the eTimes-Recorder office.
Mr.. McWilliams stated that he made
a good crop in 1915, and raised enough
meat and foodstuffs to carry him
through the year 1916. For several
?ears he has been experimenting with
new variety of cotton which he has
now perfected it to the extent that he
ian plant it and gather his crop by
August 1st each year.
Mr.. McWilliams is one of the many
farmers, and an example for mnny
others.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-30
$4,000 HAUL IS
MADE BY TAPPERS
FAK|NG WEALTHY

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. 30.-Vincent
Baer, a wealthy Texas stockman, was
swindled out of $4,000 by wire tap
pers operating in a Chicago suburb,
according to police reports.
1t is said that the tappers met Baer
Ia Kansas City and some wagers were
made there. They later met in Gin
cinnati.
The names of the men are given as
Edward A. Alexander and Charles o.
Miller. Baer and his companions came
to Chicago on Christmas. The wires
were tapped and Baer says that all
bets were won and that he turned over
$4,000.
All of the party left for Cincinnati,
Ell route to Lexington, KY, to collect
the winnings. The men disappeared
en- route.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-30
Letters From
The Trenches
Fo1 Girls

Atlanta, Ca, Dec 3d. Atlanta So
ciety girls who have been acting sx
little godmothers" to French sold.
icrs in the trenches, and who have
been sending cigarettes, magazines ana
other gifts to their proteges across the
water, are receiving many touching
and pathtic letters, some of them "
ten in the early part of December
the men were looking forward to the
Christmas season.
Each girl who wishes to act as a
godmother is given the name Of az
Individual French soldier in the ranks.
Mrs. Julia Folsom Patton, godmofher
TO young French soldier named Jesn
Baptiste Riquos in the 18th artillery.
Il am glad and proud that l have q
little godmother in Georgia." he re-
~NtiJ "AOtC HdNt D66n USHE~
Jig with glory for France for fourteen
months, and the victory will come one
day.
Please send me your picture, SO 4
can keep it near my heart. l believe
that you have pretty eyes, and pretty
crown hair. This will give me more
courage to fight with this terribIe
enemy"
Nobody but Frenchman and a hero
at that, could give expression to SUCH
sentiments. An American or an Eng
lishman can be brave, but when it
comes to being more willing to die be-
cause of the belief that woman whom
you never saw and never will see, and
who is already married anyway, has
pretty eyes and pretty brown hair" it
takes your true Frenchman for that.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-30
Report From London.

LONDON, Dec 30.--Although Pe.ro
sgrad remains silent the public be-
lleves that the Russians are undertak
ing great offensive in Bukowina near
the Besserabian border.
gShe official Austrian report indicates
thai d Great battle is under way. They
tell of attacks by dense masses of Rus
sian troops. The fighting centers near
Toporouta, a small town Just within
Bukowina. The battle extends over u
front of forty miles from Pruth to a
point north of the Dneister river. The
latest advices say that the Russian
attacks continue.
Unofficial reports from the extreme
snorthern portion of the eastern front
state that the Germans have made Sc
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-30
Twelve Year
Old Miss Is
The Wonder

ATLANTA, Dec. 30.-Georgia lays
claim to the honor of having the
youngest literary genius in the Unite |
States in the person of Lillian M.
Stewart of Waycross, well known In
Atlanta.
Although the young miss is only 12
years old, she has written poems that
have been accepted and published in
standard magazines and newspapers.
She is also very talented music
ian, and is at her ease interpreting
such masters as Gounod, Schubert,
Klein and Lange.
But literature is her forte and she
is familiar with the work of all the
great masters of poetry.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-30
To
Nose on Swift
Punting Kick

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 30.-The cham
pion kicking COW of Georgia is owned
by c. c. Hays of Greenville, and the
animal is more agile, declare witness
es, than the classic one in the nursery
rhyme which jumped over the moon.
The cows namme is Dolly, and sht.
holds all the records both for high
kicking and hard kicking. Mr. Hays
stands six feet four inches in his
shoes, and the COW smashed his
nose with one swift punch of her left
hind foot.
The COW is now for sale, with a
guarantee that she will win all kick
ing contests.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-30
FRENCH TROOPS OCCUPY
NAVAL BASE IN NEAR EAST
Paris Newspapers Consider The Cap
ture of The Island as Great
Asset to Navy

PARIS, Dec 30.-Two Austrian tor
pedo boat destroyers were sunk by the
Allies in a battle off Cattaro, in the
Adriatic sea.
The Austrian ships intended presum-
ably to bombad Durazzo, on the Italias
coast, a squadron of Entente warships
going out to meet the raiders. The
two torpedo boats were sent to the
bottom before being able to escape,
the remainder of the Austrian fleet
teing compelled to fee, closely pur-
sued by units of the Entente squad
dron.
The foregoing information is con-
tanned in a statement issued by the
marine commissioner early today.
Damage sustained by the Entente war.
ships is not given, but is presumed to
be insignificant.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-30

rious but futile attack near Lake Bah
it, while the Russians near Lake Kan
ger are threatening Mitau.
The chief fighting on the western
front is confined to the Vosges. In the
region of Hartmann-W -WeiIerkopf the
French claim a successful advance.
Berlin minimizes this success, but does
not deny it wholly.
Nothing has happened in the Mace
donian position. 1t is believed that the
Teutonic powers cannot spare troops
for a serious attempt against Saloniki.
If efforts are made the Bulgarians must
act.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-30
Atlanta Leads
In Their Twins

ATLANTA, Ca, Dec. 30.-An inves-
tigation of Atlanta's birth records dis
closes the fact that this city has more
twins per capita than the average
American city of the same size he
average is one pair of twins to every
nine hundred babies, but Atlanta in
the past ten years has had an average
CT one pair of twins to every 500 ba-
bies.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-30
Horse Trainer
Kicked Over
Heart and Dies

GREENSBORO, Ga, Dec. 30.-While
feeding mules and horses in his liv-
cry stable today Luther Vincent was
kicked over the heart by a mule and
out this section as an expert trainer
of horses and colts, and his tragic
death has cast gloom over the COM
nunity. He is survived by his wife,
Que daughter, Mrs. Cary Little, one
sen, Conner Vincent, of the U. S.
navy and a brother, C. C. Vincent. The
funeral took place here today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-30

The city officers will be nominatesE
al the special session of the city cour--
Gil called for Friday night at 7-sa
o'clock, subject to confirmation at the
first regular meeting in January.
The positions which are affected hy
the nominations to be made Fridsw
night are:
City Engineer and superintendent M
Water Works.
Chief of Fire Department.
Assistant Chief of Fire Department
Sections for two cemeteries.
City Marshal.
The firemen of the city are appoint
ee by the committee from the city
council.
The chief of police is selected by tha
police commissioners of the city.
Clerk-Treasurer Weaver is elected
by the people, and the elction will be
held in March.
The prominent features of the bwxs-.
ress session which will attract ears.
ful attention of the city council sw
the special license ordinances whf~s.
are expected to be increased because
and deficit in revenues caused by the
loss of the near beer license tax
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-30
MISS ALMA LEVY To
LEAVE FOR ATLANTA

The many friends of Miss Alma Levy,
who has been in the Office of the Levy
Morton Co. since this electrical con-
Germ opened their branch here, will
regret to learn that she leaves Friday
for Atlanta, where she will make her
future home.
Miss Levy has made many friends
III the city, and they are sorry to give
her up.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-30
Two Days Was
Married Life

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 30.-In a petit
tion for divorce filed today by Mrs. Ed
na Stevens Scully against her hus-
band Jammes Scllly, formerly a we'll
known business man here, she states
they lived together as man and wife
for only two days after their marriage
in Springfield, ILL.,, June Is, 1912. She
asks total divorce on the grounds of
desertion. Scully is now resident of
Arkansas. The couple have no child
ren.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-30
Back to Native Land.

BROWNSVILLE, Ga, Dec. 30.-Nick
Sampson, who at various times and
IN many ways has been more or less
mixed up with blind tigers in Thomas
Vile, has finally decided since the
heavy fines put upon him this week by
Mayor Mitchell, that of the lesser of
two evils he prefers his native land of
Greece and expects to leave for that
country after the first of January
Nick pleaded guilty to two counts
against him as being violator of
1homasville's blind tiger ordinance by
keeping whiskey and beer in the cellar
under his store and as a little Christ
mas remembrance Mayor Mitchell gave
him a fine of 5000 and the privilege of
leaving Thomasville for an indefinite
stay Immediately after the coming of
the new year. In the event he should
decline to leave town he will in addi-
ton to the fine, be put to work on the
streets of Thomasville for tie space of
121 days and his license will also be
revoked Nick has paid his fine and is
busy settling up his affairs preDara-
tory to shaking the dust of Thomas
vile from his feet.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-30
THOUSANDS PEOPLE
TO GET INCREASES

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-It is estimat-
ed that 100000 employees of various
trades here are to receive increases in
wages aggregating millions on jan
uary 1st. 1t is said that never before
have so many labor organizations ask
ed for larger pay, nor so many receiv-
Ell what they are asking for.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-30
COL. FURLON IS
REPORTED BETTER

The condition of Col. j. Walter Fur
low, city editor of the Americus Times
Recorder, who is confined in the city
hospital with a severe cold and indi-
gestion, is reported as being much bet
ter this morning, after spending A
restful night.
At the hour of going to press Col
F'urlow was reported as resting very
well.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-30
French Take Island.

PARIC, Dec. 30.-French troops have
occupied Castelorizo in the Aegean Sea,
between the Island of Rhodes and the
Gulf of Adagen, according to morning
papers here. The possession of the is
land as naval base is called indis-
pensible.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-30
DINNER ENJOYED BY
AMER|GUs GUESTS

Col. G. c. Webb, Lewis Ellis and
the editor were the happy guests or
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Webb, at Sumter
City, Wednesday evening at dinner.
They partook of the varied deleacics
which make the country home of old.
a pleasant reminder of better days.
Mr.. Webb is a prosperous farmer OF
Sumter, and is one Of sthe many wisu
are raising their fooda offs at home.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-30
CENTRAL RAILWAY
AGG|E MAN HERE

J. F. Jackson, agricultural agent of
the Central of Georgia railway, was in
Americus this morning, paying his re-
spects to the Chamber of Commerce
and talking over the raising of tobac-
CO with Demonstration ]. G. Oliver and
Secretary Manager Hyman.
He is a prominent work in the ranks
of agriculture, and has been mater
ial factor in the movements o. his
railway.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-30
SHERIFF FULLER IS
SLIGHTLY BETTER

Sheriff Q. W. Fuller, OF Sumter coun-
tv. who is desperately i'll, is reported
as being somewhat better this morn
ing. His many friends are concerned
over his condition.
AS The Times-Recorder went to
press this afternoon, Sheriff Fuller was
reported as resting about the same as
during the morning.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-30
CARRANzA SOLDIERS
COMING THROUGH

Ell PAS0, Tex, Dec. 3O.-Seseral
trains of Carranza soldiers bound from
Naco to Juarez are expected at Pelea.
New Mexico, six miles west of here.
They will detrain in Mexico and marcn
into Juarez, where 1900 Carranza SOL
diers from Chihuahua City are ex-
pected
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-30
LANSING WANTS|
FEDERATION Of
PAN AMERICANS.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 30.-Sec ..
rotary of State Robert Lansing has
suggested that all nations in the Pan
American union join convention TO.
arbitration of all boundary line dis
putes and the prohibition of shipments
OF war munitions to revolutionists.
This was approved by President Will
son.
This suggestion is being forwarded
by Latin-American ambassadors to
their governments.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-30
Another Greek
In The Tolls
OF The Law

The propensity of some Greeks for
the handling of that article known as
whiskey is showing up in many places.
Jim Brown, Leesburg citizen from
the land of the ancients, was convicted
CT keeping liquor for sale in the may
or's court of Leesburg, and was bound
ever to the City Court of Lee county.
The following interesting item ap-
pears in the state press:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-30
DEFENSE RESTS CITY OFFICERS
CONSPIRACY CASE BE NOMINATED
in BIG CHARGES AT FRIDAY MEET

NEW YORK, N. Y, Dec. 30.-The de-
tense has rested their case in the trial
CT William Rockefeller and ten other
FORMER directors of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroad,
charged with conspiracy under the
Sherman law. The trial has been NJ
since October 18th.
The government also closed their
side in this case. The arguments to
the jury will start Monday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-30

This is the first information pub
lished concerning naval battle of any
prominence in the Adriatic since Italy
ertered the war on the side of the
Entente Allies. 1t is very likely that
tt Italian navy was great force
which participated in this engagement,
If it was pitched battle. 1t is possi-
BILE that it was minor affair by enemy
boats sighting each other.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-30
ORDINANCE BODY HAS
A SPECIAL SESSION

The ordinance committee from the
city council, of which H. @. Jones is
chairman, held a meeting last night,
al which time the special license taxes
for the year 1916 were discussed and
the recommendations formulated
which will be presented to the mayor
and city council at the called meet
ing to be held Friday night.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-30
Heavy Fighting i'm VOsges.

BERLIN, Dec. 30-Heavy fighting
continues in the Vosges, says the war
Office. The positions which the French
took near Hartmann Weilerkopf have
been retakin.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-30
Germany Agrees With Us.

BERLIN, Dec. 30.-Germany has rec
Mexico.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-30
Republican to Succeed.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Dec. 30.-Lieut.-
Governor J. A. ]. Burnquist, republi-
can, succeeds Governor Hammond, =
democrat. Burnquist is sick in bed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-30
TWO AUSTRIAN TORPEDO BOATS
sunk BY ALLIED NAVY IN A
SEA BATTLE In THE ADRIATIC
MINNESOTA CHIEF
IS DEAD WITH A
REPUBLICAN, NEXT

BATON ROUGE, La, Dec. 30.-Gov-
ernor Hammond, of Minnesota, died
suddenly at Clinton, La, thirty miles
north of here, according to a telephone
message.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-30
ApOplexy Struck Governor.

CLINTON, La, Dec. 30.-Governor
Hammond died of apoplexy superin-
duced by recent attack of ptomaine
poisoning.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-30

TIE Times-Reco1der is the ONL
paper in the Third Congression
District With Associated Pre-
service.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-15

marty Of the. nineteenth. The exact
date OF his coming is not known. H az.
defendants are now found In nearly
ali parts OF the United States.
The Hoult family is CONNECTED with
Two OF the best known families OF the
county. the Morgans and Pricketts.
one Of John Hoult's daughters being
the wife OF Morgan Morgan. and one
Of his sons married Dorothy Prick.
EFT. Many prominent .Hoults are
found in all parts Of the country.
An interesting program is being
planned for. A general good time Is
expected. One Of the features Delng
planned for is ball game between
the Hoults ana half HOuits.;
The officers are: President Goi-
den Mt HUult; vice president. Glyoe
8. Houit andlseeretary and treasurer,
r.. DIN MTGtk!ns:
A1l the descendants of John Houis
are cordially invited to be preSent:
The paEls+isz just acrosssthe river
from Ballyiew and Is in easy reach Oh
thercaH = ~ ss4iza 80.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-15
NIiss PaYne I'M West.

Miss Hortense Payne who has been
at Carrizozo, N. M.,since the first
week in May, looking after property
left by her brother, Thomas. who
died several years ago, will leave
there in a few days for Los Angeles.
San Diego and San Francisco, Calf
Her father, Amos, and Mrs. Payne
visited here a. few days ago en- thetE
way home from the coast expositions
and then proceeded to- Misseuris
where they will visit relatives. Miss
Payne writes of that country as FOL
lows: r
find this a big and lonesome
country, yet there are many things
here of interest tolsbe seen. God
gave the first Arab messureless
waste of sand and some treeless
mountains. and here and there, a well
Of bitter waters, and said to him:
Behold thy country"
The above is a very good descrip-
ton Of this partaof New Mexico:
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-15
shifraEists Meet.l

The campaign committee sof the
west Virginia Equal Suffrage Assoc
iatfon mas trist Enetaat Fa irmont.# the
members present we're Mrss :. Gaze
Ebert, PaTkersburg; MrssIElt a.
Yost. Morgantown; Dr.. Harriet ..
Jones. wheeling, and MISS Margaret
Mckinney, Fairmont. Mrs Franz
Mann. OF Huntington. was unable g
attend the meeting. The campaign,
which must be largely educational for
the first few months, Is progressing
very favorably, and a growing sen1l-
mef1t for suffrage is marked.
The state convention. to besneld IN
Huntington November 1915, viii brins
a number of speakers of national rep,
utat;on to West Virginia. This VIII
mark the opening of the real campaign
to terminate at the election in NoEem-
her 1916. ~.
During this summer and fall. the
county fairs will be RELYING points for
educational purposes and booths for
the distribution of literature and SAFE
Of suffrage novelties will be in eyl-
dence. At the Fairmont fair, the
booth will be in charge OF Mrs. g r
Manley. Mrs. Allie Raymond and. Miss
Margaret Mckinney. A speaker 4 rom
Ohio or Pennsylvania will be presen1
to give short pithy talks to the CROWDS;
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-15
Glmh Has Picnnc.

The Needlecraft Club, of Wallace.
held a basket picnic near. the home
of Mrs. f. P. Graham Wednesday;
The day. was greatly enjoyed by al
including the auto trip going out and
the splendid dinner and the sports OF
the afternoon but best of all the corn
roast which ended the days outing.
The members present were Mes
danes C. T. Myers, s. c. McCune, e.
L. Williamson. II. p. Graham, "a. l.
Rusk, I. c. Gibson, L. j. Musgraye.
g. d. Muzzy. f. H. Bell and g: =.
Lenehan, and as guests Mrs. Uh!en
McCune and daughter, Blancnes
Misses Cora Leedy, Leoto and Vivian
Musgraye. Nettis Warner. Elizabeth
Lenehan, Roselyn Williamson ana
Messrs. Graham, Lenehan. Frank
Bell, Aubrey Muzzy, Joe Bell.
Charles Myers, Bernard Leneh an and
Wayne Gibson. =