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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-30
RUSSIAN AGENT
WANTS COTTON
FOR HIS COUNTRY
WOULD SHIP STAPLE DIRECT TO
RUSSIAN PORT.
(By Associated Press.)

NEW YORK, July 30.-Possible
means for shipping large quantities of
cotton direct to Russia are being
sought here by Samuel Glushanek, of
Windau, Russia, who arrived from
Archangel today. Glushanek is an Off
cial representative of the Moscow
Windau railroad, and of numerous
cotton manufacturers in Russia He
will tour the South and interview cot
ton dealers in every part of the cotton
producing section of the United States
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-30
EASTLAND VICTIMS
BEING RESCUED
FROM VESSEL
BY DIVERS
(By Associated Press.)

CHICAGO, ILL.,, July 30.-Work rails
ing the hull of the steamer Eastland
is proceeding slowly. Ten divers are
still working among the ruins in az
effort to rescue the bodies of persons
drowned when the ship sank.
The body of woman was found to-
day in the main saloon and brought
to the surface. So far the casualty
list includes S33 identified and 2 un-
identified The Western Electric COM
pany's list of missing includes 236 per-
sons.
AS a direct result of the horrible ac-
cident, the city council of Chicago has
ordered an immediate investigation OF
every excursion steamer operating out
of Chicago.
The federal grand jury is still in
vestigating every phase of construction
and operation of the Eastland. The
state grand jury will resume its in
yestigation of officials and employees OF
the navigation company on Monday
morning.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-30
UNCLE SAM KICKS
WHEN MEX|CANS
ASSAULT CITIZEN
STATE DEPARTMENT MAKES DE-
MANDS ON ZAPATA FOR explain
ALTON OF ASSAULT ON ALLAN
MALLORW, AN AMERICAN CITI-
zen.
iBy Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 30.-The
state department today sent commun-
ication to General Zapata, asking for
an explanation of the recent assault
on Allan Mallory, an American citizen
by Mexican soldiers.
The official demand was sent via
Mexico City and should reach Zapat,
before the end of the week. The as
sault on Mallory was reported to
Vera Cruz and to say the least has
failed to strengthen Uncle Sans faith
in Zapata and his cause.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-30
DUTCH WILL co BACK
To THEIR WOODEN SHOES
(By Associated Press.)

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, North Bra
bant, Netherlands, July 30.-Dutchmen,
or at least those of the cities, have for
many years theoretically stepped in
other peoples shoes, and this fact has
been brought directly home to them
since the beginning of the war by the
almost complete stoppage of the i'm
port of hides Usually an average of
tio,3Jc aides are imported every year
il times of p( acc, mainly from Argen-
tina while the ennual total of cattle
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-30
KAISER TO ENTER
CITY IN STATE
Russians Now Anxious to Retire With
Army Intact-SeriOus Problem Faces
COSsacks - Germans Hammering
Away at Railroad Connecting War
saw and Petrograd.- Russians Strip
City of Valuables.
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, July 30.-It is only a mat
ter of few hours till Warsaw falls,
according to official dispatches from
Berlin and Petrograd. The city is
preparing for the inevitable, and the
problem that now faces the Russians
is to retire with their army intact.
The Germans, in overwhelming num-
bers, are laundering at the very gates
of the city. The populace has been
warned to keep calm and every pre-
caution to protect civilians when the
Germans enter is being made.
Berlin unofficially announces that
preparations are being made for tri-
umphal entry when Warsaw falls EN-
peror Wilhelm and the Empress will
ride in ancient Roman state through
the streets of the city at the head OF
the victorious TeutOnS.
The Germans are threatening rail-
road connections between Warsaw and
Petrograd and the Russians have a
hard task set for them to escape en-
tire annihilation.
The postoffice at Warsaw was re
moved several days ago and for the
past few days the Russians have been
stripping the city of everything that
could be of the least military value to
the Germans. When Warsaw is taken
it will closely resemble Moscow when
it fell into the hands of Napoleon
German aviators who have been
lowering over the city for the last
three days, report that large detach-
nents of troops have already march,
out of the city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-30
ENTIRE JAPANESE
CABINET RESIGNS
(By Associated Press.)

TOXIC, Jaan, July 30.-The entire
Japanese cabinet, headed by Premier
Okuma, resigned today as a result
of the resignation on yesterday of the
minister of the interior, after investi-
cations of bribery charges referred
against him. Premier Okuma takes the
responsibility for the wholesale resigna
tion on his own shoulders and has
already declined to serve on the new
cabinet that will be formed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-30
.GUNNERS CAN CO AFTER
THE SQUIRRELS ON MONDAY

Americus sportsmen-those who are
willing to risk rattlesnakes while hunt
ing squirrels, may go after the bun
nies next Monday, as with August 1st
the squirrel shooting season officially
opens. The woods along Muckalee are
alive with young squirrels, and the
slaughter next week will be terrific.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-30
FOREIGN |NFLUNCES
CAUSING STRIKES
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, ID. c., July 30.-Sam-
uel Gompers, president of The Ameri-
can Federation Labor, today reiterated
his former charges that foreign infiu-
ences have been working to cause
strikes in the United States. Mr.. Com
pers formally calls on all American
working men to discountenance such
attempts to stir up strife.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-30
THIRD BALE OF COTTON
IS BROUGHT TO AMER|CUS
BALE OF 800 POUNDS WEIGHT RE-
CEIyED THIS MORNING

Americus' third bale of the new cot
ton crop, received this week, was mar
keted this morning at the Parker and
Council warehouse. 1t was brought in
by Mr.. J. w. Methvin, a Sumter county
farmer residing near Americus, and
weighed above 600 pounds. 1t was
of good quality and will net him a
round price.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-30
MR.. STEWART To REBUILD
HOME BURNED THURSDAY

Mr.. Robert R. Stewart, whose pretty
country residence on the Americus-
Plains highway was totally destroyed
by accidental fire yesterday, will re-
build upon the same spot at an early
date. Mr.. Stewart lost, besides his
residence, his smokehouse and one OF
two other outbuildngs, but succeeded
in saving his barn and contents. His
property loss was probably $4,000 with
insurance of only $1,000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-30
eEABOARD WILL
ENTERTAIN ITS
MANY PLOYEs
MONSTER PICNIC AT TYBEE on
SATURDAY.

Many Americus employees of the
Seaboard railway, men in the seyera
departments here, will go tonight te
Savannah, where tomorrow two thou
sand employees of that system, repre-
senting cities in half dozen Southern
states, will assemble as guests of thu
company. The affair is in the nature
of Get Together meeting, where
the highest officials will talk over the
roads affairs with the faithful toilers
of the S. A. L.
Fully 1000 people, it is expected
will be the company's guests in Sa.
vannah, and at Tybee, where a mon
ster banquet will be served on Satur
day afternoon.
President Harahan, Vice President
Capps, First Assistant Seddon, w. L.
Stanley and others, will deliver ad-
dresses at the Savannah Theatre. II
is not known what subjects they will
discuss. but doubtless they will be of q
nature calculated to inspire amicable
relations among all those present.
The systems efficiency will in all
probability form a basis for some OF
the addresses and means will be sug-
gested for its increase through the
combined cooperation of all the en-
ployes.
For the purpose of Identification
each member of the delegations from
the various divisions will wear badge
on which will be printed the name Of
the railroad, the division, and the
words Savannah, July 31st, 1916"
Silk badges have already been pro-
vided for the Alabama and Florida
divisions, the former bearing the
word Alabama" in large letters,
while the Florida delegation will wear
a white silk badge ON the bottom OF
which is shown an orange and bloo
SONS. The other divisions will have
suitable emblems.
Following the meeting the various
delegations will be taken in three
special trains leaving at p. M for the
seashore. The Central of Georgia will
furnish the service complimentary to
the officials and empolyes of the Sea-
board.
Two thousand plates will be set at
McFaddens pavilion for the delega-
tion of employees. This will be the big
gest banquet ever held in Savannah.
or at Tybee, while the Seaboard holds
the distinction of bringing into the
gates of Savannah the largest organ
lied delegation of employees that have
ever been known in this vicinity.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-30
MARTIAL LAW
At kE|L CANAL
(By Associated Press.)

AMSTERDAM, July 30-According
to the Vossische Zeitung, an "increas-
ed state of siege" has been proclaim
ed in the entire district of the war
port of Kiel Articles 5, 6, 27, % and
29 of the Constitution have been sus-
pended, thus repeating the right of eX-
preston of opinion by speech or writ
ing, the right of assembly in closed
rooms, the inviolability Of private
houses and personal freedom.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-30
SINGERS" GOING
FROM AMER|CUS
EUROPEAN TOUR
LARGE PARTY TO LEAVE HERE
FOR LA BELLE FRANCE

From Americus to La Belle France,
never to return, is the fate of a party
OF Americus singers leaving today.
They are not warblers of the human
species, but cottonfeld choirs, whose
voices awake the echoes along the
dells of old Muckalee this summer an
they pulled plows and made CROP
1t is the irony of fate that, after
year of toll these mules, a solid car
load of them, bought recently from
Suffer county farmers, are to be ship
ped to the war zone as barriers for
Kaiser Bills bullets. Many farmers
here, now that the crop is laid by, will
sell off a portion of their mules rather
than feed the animals until work-tima
next spring. Good, stout mules, we'll
acclimated and strong enough to pull
road drag, plow or a cannon in
France, are thus being sacrificed at
$125 to $3.50 each, to be replaced with
new $3.50 or $500 animals next spring.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-30
SECRETARY OF STATE
INDICTED IN ALABAMA
(By Associated Press.) }

MONTGOMERY, Ala, July 30-Im
peacment charges brought againsa
Secretary of State Purifoy were read in
the house today and referred to the iu-
dietary comittee, with orders to re-
port without delay. The charges were
filed with the house as the result of
an investigation by a legislative COM
mittee into recent Alabama elections.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-30
ecuted
Funeral Monday.
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press)
NEW YORK, July 30.-Mrs. Charles
Becker, widow of the former New York
policeman, who was electrocuted this
morning at Sing Sing, announced that
the funeral services over the remains
of her husband would be conducted
Monday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-30
GREAsERs STARVING
NEAR TEXAS LINE

LAREDO, Tex, July 30.-The food
shortage across the border is serious,
according to Americans who crossed
over the line today. The mines in the
northwestern section of Mexico are
closed, according to these refugees and
the natives are starving.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-30
COMMITTEE Of SAFETY
TAKES CHARGE IN HA|TAI

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 3d.
Secretary Lansing announced this af-
ternoon that a committee of ublic
safety had assumed charge of the de
facto government at Port Au Prince,
Haiti.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-30
GERMANS RENEW OFFENSIVE
AGAINST ALLIES IN WEST

LONDON, July 3O-The Germans
have resumed an active offensive
against the Allies in the west, accord
ing to official dispatches from Berlin.
Little of importance has happened so
far.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-30
RUSSIANS READY
TORETREAT FROM
POLISH CAPITAL
To SAVE FORCES

GERMAN TROOPS LAUNDERING AT
GATES OF WARSAW-ONLY A
MATTER OF HOURS TILL CITY is
IN HANDS OF THE KAISER-PET.
R0GRAD CABLES LONDON THAT
FURTHER RESISTANCE. is. UN-
WISE
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-30
CHARLES BECKER
PAYS FOR DEATH Of
GOTHAM GAMBLER
FORMER N. Y. POLICEMAN ELEC.
TROCUTED AT 5:45 THIS MORN
ING-MAINTAINS NERVE UNTIL
LAST-PROTESTED INNOCENCE
AND PROCLAIMED SELF 4
MARTYR
(By Associated Press)

SING SING, N. Y, July 30.-Charles
Becker, former lieutenant of the New
York police, was electrocuted here this
morning at 5 AS o'clock for the murder
of Herman Rosenthal. Becker was
placed in the chair promptly at 5.45
and was killed by three distinct
shocks.
He maintained his nerve until the
very last and went to the chair with
out the least trace of nervousness. A
picture Of his wife, who has fought
hard to obtain his release, was pinned
over his heart His last words were
a prayer to the Almighty to have
mercy on mankind
Martyr To Friends.
Becker protested his innocence until
the very last and stated that he was
victim of circumstances and a martyr
to his friends. He sat up all night,
waiting for morning, and talked with
deputy Warden Johnson, who guarded
him.
Father Cashin, prison chaplin, spent
the last hour with the convicted man.
He was given a statement by Becker
in which he claims that he had no
part in the conspiracy to kill Rosen-
thai. When Deputy Johnson went for
Becker this morning to carry him to
the death room, he rose, kissed the
crucifix and announced that he was
ready.
He entered the death room quietly,
looked around walked over to the
chair and sat down. He announced he
was ready. A minute after the plates
were fixed the switch was turned, and
Becker was a dead man.
During the night he wrote a state
ment in which he maintained his inno-
cence and praised his wife for her 10y
atty TO him through his time of trou-
BILE.
Negro Goes Same Route.
Shortly after Becker was electrocut
ed, Samuel Haynes, a negro murder
er, was strapped to the chair and ex-
eputp6
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-30

slaughtered in Holland itself is ap-
proximately only $4,000. The imports
have declined since August, 1914, by 80
per cent, and this has sorely affected
the tanning and other leather indus
tries in the Netherlands of which the
district Of Langstraat, in this portion
of North Brabant, is the centre.
The lack of material has brought the
tanning trade almost to standstill.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-30
Negro Goes Same Route.

Shortly after Becker was electrocut-
ed, Samuel Haynes, a negro murder
er, was strapped to the chair and ex-
ecuted.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-31
American Shipping
Tonnage Largest
for Fifty Years

WASHINGTON, Aug. @-The Amerl-
can flag now floats over more ships i'm
the foreign trade than at any other time
since 1868, ana the United states is press
ing close on France and Norway as a
marine nation.
Figures made public by the Department
of Commerce show record increase IN
American shipping for the year ended
Juno 20. on that date there were regis
tered In the foreign trade 2,T6s ships, to-
falling l,Sl3,775 gross TONS an increase of
1853 ships and 7S1,G29 tons for the year,
Practically all the increases are due to
tho new American registry law. As
slstant Secretary Sweet OF the Depart
ment OF Commerce said In q statement
today:
This Ia about triple the increase In
registered tonnage for any previous year
In American history. Our registered tom
time since 1SG9 when we had 2O26,li4
gross tons in foreign trade. II is many
times more efficient, howuSer. as tho
steam tonnage now amounts to l,273,067
gross tons, while in .S69 IL amounted to
only 1S09i5 tons,
The increase from the ship registry
act of August is, 1914. TO June 10. 1915.
American flag now employed IN foreign
trade Is nearly equal ~ such tonnage
under the French or Norwegian flags.
British tonnage, OF course. Is more than
ten-fold greater"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-31
Kaiser Is Buying Large Quantities
OF Shells in u S., Says Chicago Man

based on these with 80 per cent profit
added
Taking an order from Germany for
munitions is simply a matter OF accept
ing the contract at certain definite
price, one-rourth the value OF the entire
order being depos ted In a bank for the
checking account Of manufactures. who
has himself given the bank guarantees OF
deliveries, AS fast as shipments are made
more money is deposited to the manu-
facturers' account Most OF the ship
ments to Germany are made In Norweg CLAN
and Danish steamers"
WASHINGTON. Aug. SO-one dispatch
from Ambassador Gerard which seere-
tary Lansing declared threw no light on
the situation was the only development
today in the Arabic case. While SecIe-
taTy Lansing refused to discuss the dis
patch Il was inferred that the German
government did not yet have the report
OF the submarine commander and was
not ready to make it's explanation. Count
Won Bernstorff the German ambassador,
was in New York. No further develop
ment was expected before his return.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-31
LOOKING ONER. a R0Q5REcT
- = - : q 4 = = =
Exchanges His Ford
for Stolen Buick
and Three Hundred

LA BARGE. Wyo.. Aug. 8.-(special.)--
An opportunity to trade Ford car for
new Buick six, with only $500 of boot,
has proved disastrous for Harry Gourley
who has been deprived OF the Buick by
the sheriff and who, II he Is to regain his
Ford, must pay freight on It from
San Francisco. The Buick. It develops,
was stolen at Akron, o.. and driven
through to this place by the alleged thief,
O man named Burch, who Is In jail at
San Francisco
Burch, accompanied by another man
and two women. arrived at this place in
the Buick six. and represented that they
had run short of funds en- route to San
Francisco and must dispose OF the car.
Observing Gourley's Ford. Burch offered
to trade the Buick for that machine and
$500 to boot. Gourley FASTENED to take UP
the offer, the trade was made and Burch
and his party departed In the Ford
Gouriey used the Buick for several
weeks before he was notified by the
sheriff that the car was stolen property
and must be given up. Burch, on his ar
rival at San Francisco, had been arrested
for the theft Of the Buick and had con-
fessed where he had disposed OF the car.
Gourley's Ford is in a San Francisco
garage, but his $500 is gone.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-31
Passengers On
French Liner Wear
Identification Tags

NEW YORK. Aug. So-Passengers ar
riving here today aboard the steamer
Espagne from Bordeaux, wore ldentiflca-
tions tags. issued to them before sailing,
80 that they might be identified in case
German submarines should send their
ship to the bottom while they were pass
ing through the war zone. II was the
firt time that such tags had been worn
by passengers aboard a liner reaching
here from Europe since the war began.
To escape submarines, the Espagne
sailed at o'clock in the morning of
August 21, shortly after the sinking OF
the Arabic had become known The trip,
however, was without special incident
Among tho passengers was DIR. c.
Burns Craig of the New York Neurologi-
cal institute, who had been in Paris ten
months. studying the effect OF constant
firing on the nerves OF soldiers. Craig
said that the whine OF rifle bullets was
apparently not harmful TO the nervous
systems OF the men In the trenches. as
they soon became accustomed to It, but
that the crashing Of big guns had a very
serious effect, as the sound shattered the
nerves and made some men insane.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-31
MAY SET RECORD
FOR AUGUST CHILL
Month Just Closing Threatens to
Surpass Famous Cold Spell of
'Seventy-Five.
YESTERDAY NOT CoLDEsr DAY

August, 1915, probably will go
down in history as the coldest Au-
gust that the Omaha weather bureau
has had an opportunity to record.
Although the data for the whole
month is not yet available, the aver
age of the firty twenty-nine days
puts this August on the list as being
six-tenths of a degree colder than
any other August since 1873, which
was the year the first official record
was made.
The August that compares most
closely With this month was in 1875,
when the average temperature was
69.S, but the average for the first
twenty-nine days of this month is
69.2 and unless the 30th and 31st
bring UP the average a new record
will be made.
The normal average temperature for
August is TIA, but this month has been
very much subnormal. The highest point
reached by the thermometer so far was
on the 1st, when it went to 81. The low
est was "A, which was reached yesterday
morning. In 1875 the Thermometer regis
tered its highest as Sc. and the lowest
mark reached in any August so far as
1t has been recorded was In 1885 when
on the 31st the temperature dropped to
1875. This is, however, but four-tenths of
a degree lower than yesterday morning
temperature
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-31
The Days. War NelOs

LAST of the great fort
resses in POLAND held by the RUS
SLAMS, now seems 10 he the Ob-
Jective of n German drive. Berlin
today reports the capture by storm
of the town of LlDsk, about twenty
miles 40 the west of the fortress.
Won EICHHORN has de-
fented the Russians in a battle
east of the Niemen, capturing
1000 prisoners and seven cannon.
FIELD MARSHAL Ven Maeken~
sens troops defeated Russian
forces which mRde a stand south
of KObrin while retreattng I'm the
marshy districts east of nrest-
LitOvHk.
GERMAN TRENCHES mt several
points in the ArgOnne region were
seriously damaged late Sunday by
the explosion of mines and the
pounding of French artillery, nc
cOrdlnE 90 tOday's official report
from Paris.
SINKING OF the british steamer SIR
william Stephenson of New Cas-
tie, n I,6OO-tOn vessel, presumably
after having been torpedOed by n
German submarine, is reported
from London.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-31
BERLIN DECIDES
UPON SEA POLICY
FRIENDLY TO US.
Germany's Course with Regard to
Arabic Case Understood in
Kaiser Capital to Be
Determined On,
NO ANNOUNCEMENT IS MADE
In Line with Recent Conoiliatory
Statement by the Imperial
Chancellor.
T1RPITz RETURNS FROM EAST

BERLIN, Aug. 30.-(Via Lon
don. 1T is understood today that
Germanys course with regard to the
Arabic case has been decided upon
and that II is in line with the recent
con,dliatory statement by Or. Won
Bethmann Hollweg, the German
chancellor.
This development followed the
return to Berlin of the chancellor,
Admiral Won Tirpitz and many other
participants in the conference with
the German emperor at his head
quarters on the eastern front.
No official statement has been made re-
gardlng the German decision, but there
seems good ground for the belief that the
government has adopted the viewpoint
set forth by the chancellor.
In statement made by DR.. Won Both
mann-Hollweg, the German imperial
chancellor, on August %. he declared that
the circumstances surrounding the sink
ing OF the Arabic had not been fully
cleared away, rs no report regarding II
had been received, aud that II was not
even known whether mine or torpedo
from a German underwater craft sunk
the Arabic, or whether the liner might
not have Justified by its actions drastic
proceedings by the submarines COM
mander. The chancellor added
"Only after all these circumstances
have been cleared up will It be possible
to say whether the commander of ono of
our submarines went beyond his instruc-
tons, In which case the imperial gov
ernment would not hesitate 10 give such
complete satisfaction to the United States
as would conform to the friendly rela-
uons existing between both govern
ments."