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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-12
THREE CARRIERS CANNOT SERVE
r. F. d. DISTRICTS NEAR AMERICUS

The Americus Chamber through
abandoning present
substituting
mobiles.
The letter the big the
the carriers
invites local
situation
Following a letter the Chamber
AMER1CUs, GA, JULY 1O
FOURTH ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL,
Division o MAIL Washington D.
Sir: aboshng of present
Rural Carriers recently
attention that only three 0 will be
whole territory that is tributary Americus
AS these approximately each
fore $50 miles will exceeny
spectuy call the fact county Sumter
with Amecus the about miles
and farmers along these prefer with
bankers this bring their prod
uc here And besides railroad
should be distributed office
Therefore wish emphasize the fact that
riers will be required for the this Office
We therefore respectfully petition very
iest possible time inspector
with organization looking to this Respectfully
AMERICUs AND SUMTER COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
E. H HymanY Carr s. Glover, President.
Secretary Manager
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-12
LANSING BUSY
WITH REPLY To
kA|SER'S NOTE
SECRETARY OF STATE DRAFTING
REPLY TO GERMANY'S INSOL-
ENT NOTE ON SUBMARINE WAR
FARE
After Document is Completed Presi-
dent viii Go Over 1t With Secretary
and Cabinet VIII Consider Policy.
By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 12.-Sec-
retary of State Lansing today began
Work drafting a note to be sent to Ger
many expressing the attitude the
United States will assume towards
submarine warfare as affecting neu-
trails. When the draft is finished Sec
retary Lansing and President Wilson
will confer and probably call the en-
tire cabinet to consider the note.
Absolute secrecy is maintained by
the department of state as to the con-
tents of the note to be sent in reply
to Germany's insolent reply of last
Saturday, to the original Lusitania
note. 1t was intimated that diplo-
matte relations are so strained it is
necessary to consider carefully even
the phraseology of the document
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-12
SUSPECT ARRESTED
BY NEW ORLEANS POLICE
(Pv Associated Draccl
(By Associated Press.)

NEW ORLEANS, La, July 12.-Fed-
eral officials here this morning had
heard nothing from the steamers
Howehead and Baron Napier, suppos-
edly sailing serenely along with
enough dynamite aboard to blow up
half the city of New Orleans.
The police are searching for
'Pearce,' the man who wrote the
New Orleans paper boasting of his
work. SO far he has not been located.
Hans Hall, who was arrested here
last December and recently acquitted
on charge of attempting to blow uD
several vessels, has been re-arrested
and is being held awaiting news from
the two ships. Forty pounds of dy-
Mantle were found in his room hera,
hidden in the mattress of his bed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-12
ITALIANS { | A IN
GAINS ON FRONT|E
AGAINST AUSTR|ANS
LITTLE ACTIVITY OVER SUNDAY
WITH EXCEPTION OF AUSTRO-
ITALIAN BATTLE
PetrOgrad Elated Over Success of Rus
sian Army-RepOrts Loss of Whole
Army Corps in Southern Poland
(By Associated Press.)

LONDON, July 12.-There is a COM
parative lull on the various battle
fields, with the exception of along the
Austro-Italian frontier. Here the
Italians claim further advances to.
wards Trieste. Rome states in official
communication received here today at
noon that the Austrians are resisting
stubbornly, but that they are losing
heavily in their effort to check the
advancing Italians.
Petrograd is elated over the success
of the Russian army in southern Pol.
and. Official dispatches report the
loss of one of the three army corps
which began the advance against Lub-
lin.
Austrian operations against Warsaw
have been checked and possibly
thwarted The railroads running into
this important city are in the hands oi
the Cossacks and there is little likeli.
hood of the Austro-G Germans being able
to force their way towards the city
Official reports from Constantinoplt
state that on Sunday the Allies made
an unsuccessful attempt to lant
troops on the Gallipolian peninsula
Armored cruisers bombarded Turkish
forts, but were repulsed. One of th'
warships was damaged by q Turkish
shell and forced to retire from tn,
engagement.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-12
Villa Claims Victory.
NO DODGING ISSUES
BY u. s. GOVERNMENT
(By Associated Press.)


WASHINGTON, D. c., July 12.-It
was announced here this afternoon
that in all probability Secretary Lans-
ing and President Wilson would pre-
pare different notes for Germany, and
that both would be submitted to the
cabinet and that body allowed to
choose.
1t was announced that Ambassador
Won Bernstorff will probably be in
formed that Uncle Sam is tired OF
dilly-dallying on the part of Germany
and that the situation has reached q
crisis. He will be asked to advise
Berlin of the attitude of the United
States, and will probably be notifie
that this message may be in the form
of an ultimatum to the Kaiser.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-12
RESORTS ABOUT
AMER|CUS WERE
QUITE POPULAR
HUNDREDS SPENT HOT SUNDAY
OUT OF TOWN

Americus fairly sweltered yesterday
in, perhaps, the hottest Sunday of a
roastful summer, and the man who
did not get away from home to some
of the cooler places in the country, was
either hampered by matrimony or the
loss of his crutch. The mercury aero
planed to the century notch at
o'clock in the afternoon, and there was
neither breeze or balm in Gilead, Ey-
cry owner of a car chased the breezes
out in the country and found sweet
surcease from sweatful sorrow where
the frog sang and the whang-doodl e
cooed softly to his mate. Myrtle
Springs was the favorite Mecca of
the man whose clothing stuck to him
like brother, and hundreds of super
heated cts found relief in the cooling
shades of that popular resort. The
weather today is slightly cooler, per-
haps, than that of yesterday, though
no one throws brick when
"Greenland's Icy Mountains" is whis-
tied upon the streets.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-12
ABUNDANT IS
FRUIT SUPPLY
AMER|CUS NOW
PEACHES AND OTHER VARIETIES
ABUNDANT.

Americus is in the midst of a feast
of fruits just now, and any variety
produced here is abundant and reas-
enable in price. This applies espec-
tally to peaches, the better varieties,
particularly Carmens, selling here
today at one dollar per bushel from
wagons
Watermelons that are better than
likewise very plentiful. One can live
cheaply now If fine fruits are es-
teemed.
Watermelcns hat are better than
those grown in south Georgia this
year would be hard to find, yet on ac-
count of the continued cool weather
this week in the north and west, there
has been no great demand for them.
There have been a number of cars
loaded at Andersonville with melons
averaging forty pounds each in weight.
The local market is flooded with the
finest melons grown and a dime will
purchase one of the largest. There is
still fine crop to be shipped next
week.
The contaloupe growers have fare1
rather better this season than usual
and most of their stock has been dis
posed of at about the uniform price of
a dollar crate in carload lots
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-12
hMER|CUS MAN IS ABOARD
TRAIN ROBBED IN ALABAMA
TELLS GRAPHIC STORY OF THE
HOLD-UP.

Mr.. Robert Williford, who was re-
turning from Americus to Sherman,
Texas, was passenger aboard the l..
and N. train held up and robbed by
bandits a few nights since. He came
back from the scene of the hold-up to
Montgomery and told the story of the
daring and successful robbery. After
forcing the engine crew to cut loose
the mail, baggage and express cars,
the robbers ran them short distance
away, turned on a full head of steam
on the engine and started it southwark
unnamed. They then looted the bag
gage and express cars. The amount
they obtained has not been ascertain
ed. Passengers were not molested.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-12
JOHN BULL WILL
FOLLOW KA|sER's LEAD
(By Associated Press.)

LONDON, July 12.-An indication
that England is preparing to take up
the war by gases and chemicals in
earnest, is seen in a call issued for
men with training in chemistry to en-
list for service abroad, presumably in
France. They are to be enrolled in
the Engineer Corps. Height and chest
measurements are waived, andd the
eye-sight test may be taken with glas-
ses. Recruits are promoted to be cor
porals on enlistment, and will be fur
ther promoted to be serseants on the
field.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-12
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 12.-Navy
officials are today awaiting a re-
sponse from the British steamers How
head and Baron Napier off the South
Atlantic coast, who have been warned
by wireless to search for bombs sup
posedly in their holds. The two ships
sailed from New Orleans on July ninth
with mules and ammunition aboard for
the British army
The warning was sent after Secreta-
ry Daniels received telegram from a
New Orleans newspaper telling of a
letter of warning from man who
signs himself "Pearce" In this letter
the man states he is disciple OF
Frank Holt and is prepared to carry
out the work of the man who com
mitted suicide
Pearce stated in the letter received
by the New Orleans paper that he
placed bombs aboard these two YES
sells before they sailed on last Friday.
The Howehead was bound for Dublin,
via Norfolk, and the Baron Napier is
booked to sail direct to Avenmouth.
The letter states "Pearce" will carry
on the uncompleted work of Frank
of Frank Holt. We'll get ]. Pierpont
Morgan, the man who is financing the
Allies, and SpringRice, the British
ambassador yet. They'd bests look
out; we move in the dark and strike
hard is part of the letter.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-12
BIC BRIDGE FOR
DIXIE HIGHWAY

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July ia
bridge 250 feet above the Kentucky
river will be built on the eastern div
ision of the Dixie Highway between
Knoxville and Cincinnati, according to
the present plans of the county officials
of Fayette and Madison counties, Ky.
The bridge which has been proposed
by Judge Bullock of the Fayette coun-
ty court, will be constructe at or
near Clay's Ferry between Lexington
and Richmond and will cost in the
neighborhood of $15O,000. The plan of
constructing the bridge, which will be
used for the public road and an inter
urban electric road, was evolved at a
conference between Judge Bullock,
Col. Harry B. Manger, of Richmond,
vice president for Kentucky of the
Dixie Highway association; j. w.
Sparks, of Mt. Vernon, president Of
the East Kentucky Dixie
Highway association, and R. E. Turley,
of Richmond. Edwin L. Quarles, sec
retary of the Lexington Chamber OF
Commerce, and the Richmond Com
mercial club, are actively backing the
Bullock plan for the Dixie Highway
bridge over the Kentucky river.
The new bridge will be free of toll,
in accordance with the requirements
of the Dixie Highway association, as
only the Dixie Highway bridges over
the Ohio at Louisville and Cincinnati
are to be allowed to charge toll.
The advocates of the new bridge be-
lieve that it would be better to build
a new bridge than to buy the old one,
the suggested plan being to build a
high bridge, which would reach from
cliff to cliff and thus avoid descending
ant, climbing the hills on each side.
The Ilan by which it is proposed to
construct the bridge is by bond issues
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-12

COPENHAGEN, July 12.-The Dan
ish Government continues to be an
noyed with the condition of affairs in
its colonies. In Iceland there is q
large faction advocating separation
from Denmark, and in the Danish
West Indies there is an almost hope
less condition of finances, and SONS
trouble among the negroes which has
not as yet been fully understood. AS
recently reported, commission ap-
pointed to investigate affairs, has issu-
ed very pessimistic report, and the
government is now holding a numbe:
of conferences with the governor OF
the islands who has been called to
Copenhagen for this purpose. These
conferences may go on for months.
At the same time, Hamilton Jackson
a negro who was formerly a teache:
in the islands is here, posing as rep
resentative of the negro population OF
the islands. He has submitted to the
government a series of complaints Sc
numerous that they would easily fill 2
score of newspaper columns. The
complaints are directed mainly against
the island administration.
Jackson has held several meetings
at open places in Copenhagen, address
ing the working population in behalf OF
the negroes. While he has enlisted
some supporters, he has been hisse1
by some of his hearers and his meet
ings closed because of his assaults up
on the character of certain officials and
planters in the West indies.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-12
PARIS CLAIMS
GAINS AGAINST
EMPEROR BILL
BERLIN CONCEDES FRENCH GAINS
IN WOEyRE DISTRICT. BUT
CLAIMS ADVANCE AT ALTkIRCH
(By Associated Press.

LONDON, July 12.-Heavy fighting
is reported in several sections of the
western front. The Germans have re
captured important positions neal
Alakirch. Gains amounting to SOC
yards have been made here by the
Kaiser's troops.
Paris claims gains in the Woevre
district. Berlin admits that German
attacks in that region have been re.
pulsed by the Allies.
Berlin also comedies French gains
near Combres, where the French claim
to have penetrated the German de.
fenses and won a signal victory.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-12
BOOSTE RAUTOMOBILE GOING
AFTER PRESS CONVENTION

Secretary Hyman, Quimby Melton,
Frank Stapleton and Lewis Ellis leave
in the morning for Eastman, going
through the country by automobile.
The car will be covered with booster
banners and not only Eastman but eV-
cry city along the route will be aware
of the fact that Americas is out after
the convention.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-12
Secretary Hyman, of Chamber of Com
merce and Quimby Melton of. The
Times-Recorder Leave Tonight to
Land Convention.

Americus is going after the 1916
convention of the Weekly Press asso-
citation.
Secretary Hyman, of the Chamber of
Commerce and Quimby Melton, of the
Times-Recorder leave tonight for East
man to extend AN invitation to the
editors to select Americus for the 1915
convention.
Americus has demonstrated her abiI-
ity to entertain and the editors will
be asked to give the city a chance to
convert them into Americus boosters.
The press convention is considered
the best annual gathering held in the
state The men of the Fourth Estate
are the moulders of public opinion in
Georgia, and city that entertains
them gains thousands of dollars of
free advertising as result
While plans for entertaining the
convention cannot be announced ut
this early date still the program will
probably consist of several side trips
in automobiles over the good roads of
Sumter county, a baseball game, a big
Sumter county barbecue and numerous
other special stunts.
The press convention is usually at
tended by from 300 to 500 delegates
and lasts two days. Americas has
handled 2700 delegates within the past
few months and has demonstrated its
ability to carry off the laurels when
it comes to hospitality.
Secretary Hyman is going to the
convention loaded for big game. The
convention, now in session in East
man, is going to learn that Americus
is strictly On the map. Two hundred
copies of today's Times Recorder, l.
900 picture postcards of the city ami
other booster literature viii
be distributed in an effort to land the
convention for 1916.
The Chamber of Commerce, through
its commissioners, has assured the
Times-Recorder that nothing will be
spared to make the 1916 convention
the bests ever, if the editors select this
place for holding their next meet
ing. The gates of the city will be
thrown wide open and any and every
thing in Americas and Sumter county
will be theirs.
Americus, the ideal convention city,
extends hearty invitation to the
Weekly Press association to meet here
in 1916. Nothing is too good for the
editors of the state and Americus is
prepared to go any city bidding for
the convention, at least one better.
Americus in 1916 for the Weekly
Press convention.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-12

on the part of both Madison and Fay
cite counties, which would jointly bear
the greater part of the expense, and
the additional money required for the
bridges completion, it is suggested
might be borne by the business inter
ests.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-12

ATLANTA, Ga, July 12.-From Daw'
son comes to the legislature plain
tive letter from bother, objecting to
the proposed tax on soft drinks.
IF you folks are obliged to tax
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-12
"DEAR GOVERNOR: If YOU MUST TAX
SOMETHING TAX HIGH HEELED SHOES"
WRITES DAWSON SOFT DRINK MAN

something; tax high heels, long cor
sets, thin skirts and few other things
that women are wearing, to the disgust
of good people in general writes the
complainant.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-12
Disciple Of Frank Holt
Takes Up Work Of Suicide;
Warns Uncle Sam To Beware

MAN SIGNING ''PEARCE'' WARNS
NAVAL OFFICIALS THAT BOMBS
ARE TIMED TO EXPLODE on
BOARD ENGLISH VESSELS CAR
RYIN GCARGOES OF MULES AND
AMMUNITION
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-12
.PEONS STARVING
IN MEXICO CITY
VERA CRUZ WIRES CONDITIONS
ARE SERIOUS AT CAPITAL CITY
--CARRANZIASTS WILL REMEDY
MATTERS AS SPEEDILY AS POS.
SIBLE
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, d. c., July 12.-Dis-
patches reached the department OF
state today from Vera Cruz announc-
ing that conditions in Mexico City are
fearful. When the Carranziast army
reached there they found a famine
This will be remedied as speedily as
supplies can be brought from Vera
Cruz to the capital city.
Washington officials refuse to COM
ment ON the possibility of the occupa-
ton of Mexico City by Carranza having
any effect on the United States policy
of watchful waiting. One Washington
newspaper thinks this will result in
Uncle Sam recognizing Carranza.
villa Claims Victory.
The Villa agency in Washington to-
day received a message from Pedro
Uegras stating that 1000 Carranziasts
that attacked Cabullon, Sonora, were
repulsed with heavy losses.
Carranziasts attacking Monclova
have also been repulsed, according to
this message from Greaserland.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-12

New Orleans Newspaper Received Let.
ter From Man Boosting That He
Will Carry on Work of Holt and
sect Morgan and British Ambassa
dor Yet"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-12
Americas Will Invite Weekly
Press Association To Meet
Here For 1916 Convention

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, CITY OF
AMERICUS AND THE TIMES-RE-
CORDER WILL EXTEND INVITA-.
TION TO EDITORS TO MEET IN
AMERICUS
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-04-02
To Ask County Commissioners
To Aid Fire Department..

Towns and villages in the immediate
vicinity Of Frederick and of the coun
ty that are equipped with an ade-
quate water supply system, which
could be used by the fire companies
of Frederick in case of a big confa-
grafton will be asked to send a dele
cation to Frederick and appear be-
fore the county commissioners with
Frederick delegation composed of the
city officials and committees from the
various fire companies. This trip to
the county commissioners office will
be made next Tuesday morning at 10
o'clock, when the county will be
asked for $4,000 annually for the sup
port of the Frederick fire companies
This was definitely decided upon
last evening when committees of two
fire companies, the United and Junior
companies, conferred with Mayor Fra
ley and the city council fire commit
tee, composed of Aldermen Grove, Alb
bott and Phebus. The Independent
Hose company was not represented
although Alderman Phebus is mem
ber of that company.
Mayor Fraley was instructed to
confer with the burgesses of the var
ious towns of the county that have
adequate water supplies that can b,
used in fighting fires and arrange to
have committees appear in Frederick
next Tuesday morning with substan-
tial delegations. Unless the county
towns show interest in this movement
to establish protective fire associa-
tion the city fire apparatus can hard
ly be expected to respond to calls in
to the rural district 1t was brought
out last night at the meeting that the
city has paid out considerable money
to repair damages to Frederick's fire
equipment caused by runs in respond
ing to alarms of fire in the county.
The question of the alleged racing
of fire equipment to fires in Freder-
ick was discussed. 1t was claimed
that there is a rule among the driv-
ers of fire companies, and issued by
the directors of the companies, that
no equipment is to pass another en-
gine while enroute to fire unless the
engine breaks down and is unable to
run. I'm in favor of getting to the
fire as quickly as possible" said
President r. A. Bennett, of the United
company, providing the men do not
drive recklessly."
Some of the city officials claim that
in responding to Monday afternoons
fire that a serious collision was avert
ed by a narrow margin. While they
desire the companies to get to the fire
as quickly as possible they frown on
racing.
The members of the delegation that
conferred with the fire company com
mittee of the board of aldermen last
night in the offices of the city reg
lister are: l. n 10y, vice-president Of
the Junior Fire Engine company; F
B. Sappington, treasurer, and G. Will
liam Shipley, Jr., foreman, all of the
Junior company; United Fire Engine
company, R. A. Bennett, president;
Charles Herbert and Edward Schell
directors.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-04-02
TAX RETURNS S75,OOO,OOO

Washington, d. c., March Coon
gressman Cordell Hull author of the
income tax section of the Underwood
tariff law, believes the returns from
the tax this year will total at least
SIS. 100000, and if these returns mate
rialize they will refute claims that
business depression would greatly re-
duce the income tax revenues of the
Government.
The sum estimated by Mr.. Hull is
only $5,000,O00 less than the. original
estimates of the Internal Revenue Bu-
reau, made before the outbreak of the
European war.
Mr.. Hull's prediction regarding the
large income tax receipts was made
after conference yesterday afternoon
with Commissioner Osborn and De-
putty Commissioner Speer, of the In
ternal Revenue Bureau. The optimis-
tic estimate of Mr.. Hull is understood
to have been based on preliminary re-
ports which have reached the Treas
ury Department.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-04-02
Inspects Water.

State Engineers Morse, Hall and
Tolman on Thursday obtained sam
pies of water from the Potomac river.
They also visited twelve springs and
streams between Brunswick and
Champion Gate and Middletown and
proceeded to Frederick for the night.
On Friday Engineers Morse and Hall
visited Braddock Heights to examine
the water conditions at that point.
They will proceed to Sykesville to in
spect the construction of the sewerage
system now being installed.
Engineer Mayo Tolman returned
to Brunswick on his motorcycle on
Friday, stopping at various streams to
make tests of their volume. The large
Catoctin is the most feasible for
Brunswick's future supply, having
ample flow of water. Engineer Toll
man spent Friday afternoon at the
city hall and obtained data on the
size of pipe used by the waterworks
in supplying the town and obtained
the same information from the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad company. Af-
ter all facts are obtained the engin-
eers will submit an approximate cost
OF future water supply to the town.