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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-02
FOUR NARSH|PS
WAIT TF0RCRUISER
(By Associated Press.)

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, April q
The German auxiliary cruiser Prinz
Eitel Frederick began taking on pro-
visions early today, and continued to
fill her bunkers with coal. Several
United States naval officers personally
supervised the work of provisioning
the big vessel.
Commander Thierichsen, it is gener-
ally understood, has requested the
United States government to permit
him to take on board the Eitel Freder-
ich stores sufficient for fifteen days
voltage, and this request has strength
ened the belief that he intends to take
the warship to sea again. When the
cruiser entered this port week ago,
it was confidently asserted she would
be interned here, but recent events
have completely dissipated this early
view.
Private parties who made excursions
beyond Cape Henry this morning
reported four warships outside the
capes, but owing to rough weather
prevailing it was impossible to clearly
determine their nationality. Three of
the vessel are believed to be British,
and the fourth Japanese. All are
heavily armed and apparently power
full vessels.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-02
AMER|CUs CITY
SCHOOLS WERE
FULLY INSPECTED

That the reputation of Americus'
public school buildings, from the
standpoint of beauty, and architec-
tural completeness extends Ear beyond
local confines was evidenced again
yesterday afternoon when a committee
of very prominent citizens of Cedar
town came 250 miles to inspect the
school building here. Cedartown pro-
poses erecting a modern high school
building, and having heard of Ameri
Gus high-class structures a party Of
Cedartown's prominent business men
came here to look them over. Includ-
ed in the party were Mayor S. P. Ho,-
loway, E. S. Ault, chairman, board of
education; ]. E. Purks, superintendent
of schools, and A. E. Young, a promin-
ent banker of that CITY, The party
were carried to all the four new build
ings by Mr.. Frank Lanier, and ex-
pressed admiration at their beauty and
completeness.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-02
FIERCE BATTLE IS
RAGING ON THE EAST
COAST OF FRANCE
(By Associated Press.)

LONDON, April AT four O'clock
this afternoon it was announced that
heavy fighting has been resumed in
eastern France. and that an engage
ment of Importance is in progress near
the Franco-German border.
The German official report asserts
the French have sustained a defeat n
the Forest of LePerte, and that the
reverse has compelled the evacuation
of positions recently won after hard
fighting. This account is not substan-
tiated by Paris adviees, the only in
formation from French sources being
that great action is in progress near
the border.
Heavy artillery engagements are IN
progress as numerous points along the
entire western battlefront, most of the
fighting having developed late today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-02
ANCIENT THAMES
To De IMP PROVED
(By' Associated Press.)

LONDON, April 2.-The Thames
River, down below the bridges, is
changing rapidly with various modern
Improvements nearing completion.
Something of the picturesqueness Of
the old river must go, to be suppressed
ed by great docks and machines for
the modern and efficient handling OF
the commerce of the city.
The greatest of the port enterprises
now under way is the new king
George Dock" which is to be eom-
pleted by midsummer, after nearly
three years of work. The great area
which goes under this title includes a
WHARF with frontage Of mile and q
half and an area of ga acres; dry
dock $50 feet long, and an entrance
lock 500 feet long.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-02
RUSSIANS AND TURKS
DENY REPORT THAT
THEY WANT PEACE
(Bp Associated Press.)

ROME, April 2.-Both the Russian
and the Turkish ambassadors to Italy
today denied that their countries were
negotiating for declaration of peace
between the two nations. They both
stated emphatically in statements Civ
en- the local press that their countries
remained faithful to their allies and
would under no condition make peace
overtures until their allies gave the
word.
A report had arisen to the effect that
Djavid Pasha, the Turkish minister OF
finance, who is now in Geneva, had
been in conference with representa-
tive of the Russian government for
several days. 1t was stated that the
Turks and Russians would probably
make terms of peace with one an
other and stop hostilities at once.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-02
PH|LO /. SMITH
GOES To REST
HOME At MACON

Mr.. Philo H. Smith, a former we'll
known citizen of Americus but during
the past several years resident of
Macon, passed away yesterday after
noon at 4:30 o'clock at his home in
that city. In view of recent serious
illness of long duration his demise
was not unexpected, but none-the-less
deplored among many friends here
who esteemed him highly,
During long residence in Americus
Mr.. Smith had charge of the plant of
the local compress company, which he
resigned a number of years ago to
accept a similar position rendered him
in Macon.
The deceased was probably 65 years
of age, and is survived bp his wife,
and by a daughter and son residing
here, Mrs. John Ross and Mr.. Philo
Smith, Jr., both whom were at his
bedside when the final summons came
yesterday. The body was brought to
Americus this afternoon and the fun
eral will take place here tomorrow,
the hour not yet bavbng been an
nounced.
Messrs. ]. NJ. Tobin, William NJ,
English, Thomas Merritt, Jr., ]. C.
Rainey. NJ N. Edwards and Ned Saw
yer will act as pallbearers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-02
ALLIED A|RMEN
D GERMAN
CITIES
(By Associated Press.)

LONDON, April 2.-Raids by allied
aviators upon German cities located in
the province of Baden featured today's
military activities in the west, and
one of these daring exploits is cred E.
tied with having inflicted considera-
BILE damage. The other resulted in but
small injury to the enemy.
Flying from a base which the Brit
ish censor has not permitted to be
made public, number of aviators
attacked Mullheim early today, AMI
before German artillerymen succeed
ed in making their position uncom-
portable dropped numerous bombs up
on the city. Three large buildings
containing military stores were badly
damaged during the bombardment, and
when the aviators departed one of
these was in flames.
Nuremberg, the other German town
attacked, escaped with only slight in
jury, owing to the inability of the Eng
lish and French airmen to locate mill
itary works accurately. Civilian prop
erty was not subjected to lombard
ment either at Neumberg or Null
heim the attack being directed wholly
against military works and building
employed exclusively for military pur-
poses. All of the aviators participat-
ing in the raids return unhurt.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-02
SPIKE FULLER
WAS CAPTURED
NEAR AMER|CUS

Lyn Heard, a former chaingang con-
vict, was landed behind the bars of
Castle Sumter this morning while op-
posite his name upon the register is
written the charge of attempting to
wreck Central Railway train near
Americus Tuesday morning last. It
will be remembered that a negro was
caught in the act of pulling spikes
from the rails at a point near the
Whittle farm, two miles from the city
limits. He was chased With dogs, ou-
the trail was lost when the fugitive
got under buggy and came on to the
city Sheriff Fuller and Harvey got
line upon him from those who had
seen him pulling the spikes, and last
night they made raid which resulted
in the capture of Heard, whom they
suspected He will be held for the
grand jury at the May term OF court
But for the fortunate discovery of the
attempted wreck in time, a serious
disaster would have resulted there
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-02
BUSINESS BRISK,
AND AUSP|CIOUS
MONTHS AHEAD
AMERICUS MERCHANTS HAVE AN
EXCELLENT EASTER TRADE.

The blizzardy weather today, with
breezes fresh from distant snowfields,
had no deterrent effect upon the Eag-
terrible shoppers, and Americus, of
course, was their Mecca. Scores of
fair shoppers, many of them from near
by towns, filled the stores here, and
trade was excellent. The number If
auto parties coming here daily from
Lumpkin, Leesburg, Albany, Smith
vile, Dawson, Bronwood, Preston,
Plains, Ellaville, Buena Vista, Leslie,
DeSoto, Cordele and other nearby
towns, evidences the fact that Ameri-
Gus merchants have the proper goods,
the latest in all lines, and that the
people know it. Frequently there is a
full score of out-of-town auto shopping
parties here in a day and these, aug
mented by crowds of local buyers and
onlookers among the fair sex. give 20
the business district an air of anima-
tion and dollar harvesting very pleas
ing to the merchants.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-02
AMER|CUS LADY
REPORTED SAFE
At WURTEMBURG
ANXIETY FOR SAFETY OF MRS.
MALLOY is ALLAYED.

The many Americus friends of Mrs.
Virginia V. Malloy, of this city, and
who for year or more has been
studying and travelling in Germany,
will be pelased to learn of her abso-
lutte safety there, despite recent re-
ports and erroneous publications tc
the contrary. Mrs. Malloy is, at pres
ent, at Gnadental Wurtembu urg, where
she is a guest at the home of Rev.
Martin Krohmer, who has charge of
all religious work there.
This information regarding Mrs.
Malloy comes direct from the United
States consul at Washington and with
it letter by Mrs. Malloy assuring him
of her safety and pleasant surround
ings.
Not having heard from his sister,
Mrs. Mallo in some time, due to the
detention of German mails, Mr.. Ed c.
Speer of Americus addressed a COM
municption to the Department of
State at Washington, with the re-
quest that her whereabouts be ascer-
tanned. The subject was referred to
American consul Higgins at Wurtem-
berg, who quickly located Mrs. NAL
10y at the home of the Rev. Martin
Krohmer, in Gnadental
In her communication TO Consul
Edward Higgins Mrs. Malloy stated
that her surroundings were very pleas
ant and her personal safety assured.
She does not know just when she will
leave Germany, although a passport
has been sent her, as the journey at
this time might be attended with some
inconvenience and danger.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-02
SUFFRAGETTE IS
PATRIOTIC ORATOR
(By Associated Press.)

LONDON, April 2-"Patriotic fer
vor draws thunderous cheers in place
of old time qeers,' is the way London
newspaper heads an article on Mrs.
Pankhurst as popular orator. The
paper itself is violently anti-suffrage
but honors the war truce which the
surffagettes announced at the begin
ming of the war.
1t was only year ago when a
speech by Mrs. Pankhurst was sign
for a riot, if allowed to proceed at ALL
Now she is described by a reporter IN
these words:
"a graceful, dignified figure the suf-
frage leader makes as she faces her
audience. Over q becoming black
dress she wears black lace shawl;
suspended from a thin gold chain is
lorgnette which she does not use.
The Union Jack centered across a cur
tain of green forms the stage back
ground"
Her women followers still send up
floral offerings to the stage, says the
reporter. In speaking, Mrs. Pankhurst
carefully avoids passion and invective,
but she presents her points clearly and
teIlingly and with conviction. At the
finish of her speech, young suffragettes
sell postcard souvenirs for patriotic
fund.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-02
FUNERAL CALLED OFF
WHEN NEWS ARRIVES
THAT CORPSE" LIVES
(By Associated Press.)

ESSEN, April 2.-Just as family in
the town of Werdohl was about to be-
gin a funeral service for the son, who
had been reported as killed in a bat
tie in France, the postman arrived
with a letter from the boy, written in
hospital in Toulan. His sight and
hearing had been partly destroyed by
a bullet wound in the head but other-
wise he was we'll. The sons estate had
been paid to his parents as final and
unequivocable proof of his death
whereupon they had made preparation
for a service to mourn him.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-02
BRITISH CRUISERS LEAVE
NEW YORK COAST AND
.STEAMS TOWARDS VIRGINIA
(By Associated Press.)

NEW YORK, April 1.-Two British
cruisers which have watched the en-
trance to New York harbor during
more than month past steamed away
during last night, steering in a south
erly direction, according to incoming
boats today. Pilots who observed the
departure of the warships expressed
the belief this afternoon that the big
cruisers have gone to reinforce the
squadron of warships lying in wait for
the German auxiliary cruiser Prinz
Eitel Frederick outside the Virginia
capes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-02
GERMAN NEWSPAPER
LAUDS THIN MAN

COLOGNE, April 2-The thin man is
eulogized by the Koelnische Zeituny
not only as food saver as compared
with the stout man, but as a more at
tractive and useful member of society.
"The thin man." says this paper,
has need of much less food to sus-
tain life than the stout man. Every
step he takes, each movement, makes
a demand on nuorishment equal in
proportion to the quantity of fat used
up in the movement.
Whoever, therefore, has diminish.
ed his weight by ten per cent. for ex-
ample, diminishes at the same time the
quantity Of food that he needs by ten
per cent.
Very thin men enjoy a physical
vigor and energy that is really extra
ordinary. Hence in these days, when
we are constrained to economize in
our meals. it becomes at the same time
sacred duty toward the Fatherland
and an individual duty to reduce ones
food consumption and ones fat"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-02

ToRaise 'F-4 ,
(By Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON, D. c., April g.
Five of the navy departments most
expert divers left here this morning
for San Francisco, where they will
board the cruiser Maryland and go TO
Honolulu harbor They will use the
most modern machinery in their effort
to raise the submarine "F-4" from the
deep waters of the harbor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-02
suT0N URGES CAPTURE
OF OLIVER MURDERERS

Governor Slaton has written to
Sheriff D. r. Moreland, of Lee county,
inquiring as to whether county author
tiles are using all possible means TO
apprehend the murderers of A. d.
Oliver, the south Georgia high finan-
cier," who was shot to death by un-
known persons on the streets of Lees
burg several weeks ago. Governor
Slaton in his letter urges that dill
gent effort be made to capture the men
who did the killing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-02
BLOODY TOWER NOW
OPENED TO VISITORS

LONDON, April 2.-The Bloody
Tower" at the Tower OF London, where
the two Princes of the Tower" were
imprisoned, has been opened to the
public after being used for some years
as residential quarters for the ward
ers.
Many victims Of royal caprice have
been immured in this particular build
ing and the walls are still covered with
their writings, the sole occupation of
their long hours of confinement.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-02
REV. COOK TO HOLD
REVIVAL ATST. PAUL

Rev. d. A. Cook, the new pastor of
the st. Paul Methodist church, will
begin a series of revival services Sun
day night at the East Americus church.
The meetings will last for two weeks
with services every evening at 1880.
A full attendance is urged and re-
quested.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-02
SUMTER RANKS
THIRD GEORGIA
COTTON COUNTY
SUMTER'S OUTPUT IN BALES To
MARCH 2OTH, 1926 BALES.

Sumter county again holds thiri
place in the list of 14S Georgia coun-
ties in cotton production, according to
official figures issued today from the
national department OF agriculture at
Washington.
The figures are compiled to March
Goth, 1915, for the current crop which,
up to that date, showed total of g.
71S,255 bales.
Sumter county to March goth, had
yielded a total of 1926 bales, as
compared with 39,O95 bales to the same
date last season, gain this year Of
1891 bales.
But the crop is not yet all in, and
Sumter's total for the season will
yet reach $4,000 bales, no doubt.
In the twelve counties contiguous to
Sumter, the cotton receipts to March
Goth were as follows:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-02
Cabinet to Act.

Ordinarily the enactment of prohibi-
ion laws could be accomplished only
through a majority in the two houses
of parliament, but in such a crisis as
now faces the Empire, the cabinet It
is believed, is FULLY empowered to act
without the approval of the two legis-
lative bodies. The Defense of the
Realm Act, invests the cabinet during
wartime with practically unlimited
power and acting under the authority
conferred, it is possible royal decree
may shortly be promulgated restrain
ing the sale Cf intoXicants altogether.
Such action, however, would not be
taken without practically unanimous
public approval, and several London
newspapers this afternoon appeared
carrying full page advertisements pre-
senting uniform petition with the re-
quest that supporters of prohibition
sign and send them to Chancellor Of
the Imperial Exchequer Lloyd-George.
These petitions recite that the signers
consider suspension of the manufac-
ture and sale of intoxicants in Eng
land, ireland, Scotland and Wales as
imperative for quick and successful
termination of the war.
Suffrage leaders who declared a
war truce at the beginning of hostil-
tiles on the continent, have thrown
their energies into the fight to secure
national prohibition, and their efforts
are having a material effect in the for
nation of public sentiment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-02
(By Associated Press.j

LONDON, April 2-Returns furnish
ed by trade unions show that out of a
membership of 1.25O,OOO the unem-
ployed on February / were $4,000 or
6.5 per cent as compared with AZ per
cent year ago.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-02
PROHIBITION HOLDS
CENTER Of STAGE
ON BRITISH ISLE
by Associated Press.)

LONDON, April 1.-The attention of
the British public is still centered to-
day on the possibility of national pro-
hibition, ard it is evident the move
ment to prohibit the sale of intoXi-
cants throughout the United Kingdom
continues to gain new adherents hour
ly. One element of politicians, ap-
parently favors policy of public alb
stafnence, without statuatory restraint
upon the sale of whiskey, but little
strength has yet been developed by
the proposition.
1t is doubtful if even the largest
headlines chronicling military move
ments could divert the public mind
even temporarily from the overshad-
owing issue of prohibition, and there
remains not the smallest doubt that
drastic measures are not only consid-
cred, but about to be promulgated by
the government. Labor troubles, orig
inally held responsible for the great
wave of prohibition agitation, have
largely subsided, but the British public
has been aroused as never before ,amd
the adherents of the cause of temper
ance are demanding a speedy settle
ment o. the issue.
In this stand the prohibition sup
porters have an almost unprecedented
backing in the public opinion and not
a single newspaper or journal of prom
inence has yet had the hardihood to
openly oppose the enactment of dry"
laws. Personal liberty in England has
always been so strong, it is asserted in
influential circles, that it would be i'm
possible to secure any material reduc-
tian in the consumption of alcoholic
liquors other than through the enact
ment of prohibitory laws, and the sup
porters of the movement to encourage
complete abstinence by individuals for
the period of the war are fast deserting
that position for the more certain plat
form which would absolutely prohibit
the sale of liquor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-02

The crop total, to March goth, was
2,71S,255 bales, compared with 1885,
237 bales. Burke, Georgias banner
county, with a crop of 6O,791 bales.
Laurens comes second, with 1854
bales; Sumter third, with 1926 bales.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-02
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-09-17
NEW AND novel
Are HoWe's London Shows;
Which Will Exhibit Here
Soon.

Something out 0; the ordinary /" Is
a remark that can properly be made
OF Howe's London Shows Consolidated,
which will exhibit in Clarksburg Fri
day September "a.
The big circus has reputation for
producing remarkable surpr:ses in its
arena until tle public has learned
that 1t can attend an exhibition of the
great London circus expecting to see
something new and different.
There is an unusual number Of fea-
lures with this show this season. 1t
is difficult 10 pick the best. Some will
like the trained wild beasts exhibition
or horse wonders. Others will pre-
fer the Zanfrette family. Meredith
troupe, the riding Lowandes; the Glas-
gov royal horses. the Elite troupe.
while some will spend most OF their
time laughing at the host of clowns,
listening to the julius Winslow IA
nous band, enjoying the races, admir-
ing the animals or petting the beauti.
full Dublin prize horses. No matter
which way one looks while under any
one of the Howe tents, he Is sure to
see something out OF the ordinary.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-09-17
Varied and Interesting offer.
ings Are Presented at the
Local Theatefs.

A New York critic and famous
Journalist who Tor a long time rep
resented one of the foremost daily
papers in the metropolis says that
Ghosts" the five-part Mutual Mas
terpiece. based on 1bsen's play,
which Is shown today on teh Or
pheum screen, starring Henry B.
Walthall establishes forever the su-
premacy Of the moving picture over
the spoken drama.
u was amazed" he said. after
viewing the 1bsen drama, n have
seen Ibsen played by the Russians
and in Norwegian. have heard
Ghosts acted in English, but T can
say frankly that have never sect,
performance Of an Ibsen play even
approaching in power and conclu.
sive dramatic effect this picture
version. / could not believe that
1bsen, the conversational dramatist,
could be a picture possibility. Any
one who has watched an 1bsen play
reolize, how little action there Is,
how completely the story dennds
upon the staccato interchange Of
conversation. A sentence spoken In
the first act bears fruit IN the last.
Yet 1t has been done. The picture
is far greater than the play. :
THE Th.rd Partner" a one-reel
drama by Harvey Gates, is occupy