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Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-04
.JAPS WILL USE
FORCE f CHINA
REFUSES DEMAND
NEWSPAPERS STATE
THAT JAPS PREFER PEACEFUL
SETTLEMENT OF DIFFERENCES
WITH CHINA BUT WILL USE
FORCE If NECESSARY.
(By Associated Press.)

TOXIC, Japan, May At. Ozakis,
minister of justice, is quoted by the
newspapers of Toxic as saying that
the imperial cabinet has decided to
send an ultimatum to China urging re-
consideration of China's decision to
refuse all demands of Japan.
Japan has made certain demands on
China and her refusal to make conces-
sions to this country may bring about
hostilities between the two Oriental
nations.
In official circles it is stated that
Japan is anxious to maintain peace
with her neighbort but that China
must meet these demands if she would
avoid war. The Japs are determined
that China must accept her program
for solidifying Oriental peace or force
will be used to make China fall in
line and make certain concessions to
Japan.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-04
ITALIAN KING BUSY
CONSIDERING BILLS
PROPOSITION
Tally STIRRED BY STATEMENT
FROM KING THAT HE WILL RE-
MAN IN ROME AND NOT ATTEND
UNWILLING OF GARIBALDI MON
UMENT
(By Associated Press }

ROME, taly, May At was an
nounced here this morning that the
ktcg and his cabinet will not leave
the capital to attend the unveiling of
the monument to Garibaldi, at Quar-
teo SAINT Elena today.
This announcement has created a
profound impression on the public as
the king and his cabinet had previous
ly announced that they would attend
the unveiling of the monument to the
Italian patriot.
1t is believed here that the king and
cabinet have decided to remain in
Rome to discuss proposal recently
submitted to them by the German am
5assador. Just what the proposal from
the Kaiser contains is problematical
but the fact that the king has decided
to change his program for the day Ia
dicates that the war situation has
reached grave proportions here.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-04
GOTHAM RIPPER
MURDERS CHILD
FOUR YEARS Old
CHARLES MURRAY, AGED FOUR
YEARS MURDERED IN HALLWAY
OF EAST SIDE TENEMENT LAST
NIGHT-POLICE AFTER SUSPECT.
Believed Same Man Committed Deed
That Killed Little Leonard Cohen ON
March Nineteenth-LittIe Sister Saw
Man Kill Brother.

NEW YORK, May 4.-Ch aries aNlur-
ray, aged four years, was murdered
last night in the hallway of an east
side tenement by man who success
fully made his getaway after the
killing. The police believe that the
boy was murdered by the same man
who two weeks ago, on March 10Th,
killed little LecSard Cohen, aged. FIVE.
Unusual efforts ARE being made to
arrest the murderer. Both killings
are ripper" murders, and present
many similar features.
Several men were arrested in the
Murray neighborhood shortly after the
killing. The seva1-year-old sister Of
the little boy saw the murder COM
mitted, but failed to identify any one
of the several men arrested, as the man
who killed her little brother.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-04
AMER|CUS WILL
SEND TEACHERS
STATE MEETING
ASSEMBLAGE OF EDUCA.
TORS WILL GATHER ON
THURSDAY

The Americus public schools and
those of PLANS, Leslie and the county
at-large, will be represented in the
Georgia Teachers association, which
assemblies Thursday at Macon for q
session of three days. Friday will be
a holiday in the city and county
schools here, as throughout the state
and the teachers attending the session
will go to Macon on Friday morning,
very generally, thus attending two
days.
This is the fifth annual conven-
ton of the Georgia Educational asso-
citation, and in point or attendance,
will be, perhaps, the largest ever
held.
The officers of the association are:
Prof J. C. Wardlaw, dean of the
State Normal School, Athens, presi-
dent.
Supt. Ralph Newton, For5 Valley,
first vice president.
Miss Florence Bernd, teacher of
history, Lanier High school, Macon;
second vice president.
Supt. c. L. Smith, LAGRANGE, secre-
tary.
supt. Roland E. Brooks, Albany;
treasurer.
And these officers, together with
Supt. j. C. Harris, Rome, and Jason
Scarboro, of Triton, and President E.
T. Holmes, of Gordon Institute,
Barnesville, constitute the board Of
directors.
President Jere N. Pound, of the
State Normal School, Athens; State
Superintendent of Education NJ. l..
Britain, Atlanta; Supt Lawton B.
Evans, Augusta, and Prof. T. G. Pol
hill, LaGra-ge, compose the board
of trustees.
The twenty former presidents of the
association will be in attendance up
on this greatest of gatherings of tn.
teaching forces of the state, and hun
dreds of teachers from every section
of Georgia will be present. 1t is ex-
pected that at least 1000 will attend
and the railroads have granted excep-
tionally low rates for this occasion.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-04
UNCLE SAM AND
JOHN BULL HAVE
NOT DISCUSSED JAPAN
CONVERSATIONS" ONLY MENTION
OF CONDITIONS IN THE EAST
BRITISH FOREIGN MINISTER'S
STATEMENT.
(By Associated Press.)

LONDON, May 4.-The United States
and Great Britain, up to the present,
have entered into no formal negotia-
tions on the subject of Japans de-
mands upon the Chinese republic. Sir
Edward Grey, British foreign minister,
today made the foregoing statement in
addressing the house of commons, and
then added: THE only communication
relative to this subject that has yet
passed between the American and
British governments, was brief in
formal conversation during February,
between Ambassador Page and repre-.
sentatives Of Great Britain" The con-
versation referred to occurred in Lon
don.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-04
SUMTER HOLDS
THIRD POSITION
IN AGRICULTURE
IN COUNTIES OF THE ENTIRE
UNITED STATES.

Did you know that Sumter county,
the banner county of Georgia and the
greatest good roads county in the
South, holds third place among the
richest counties of the entire United
States. agriculturally? In all the
forty-eight states of the Union, with
their richest counties reporting to
the National Bureau of Agriculture,
Sumter county, Georgia, ranks third
in wealth and the production of agri-
cultural products.
Something in that fact to be proud
of? eh, Mr.. Crouch?
The richest county in the United
States is Lancaster county, Pa; the
second richest is Marlborough county
N. c., while a close competitor, and
ranking third, officially, is Georgias
banner old county-Sumter Not even
Texas; mot even New York, possess
a county is rich as ours-grand old
Sumter.
Not only within the confines of
Georgia is Sumter county and her
wonderful resources knows and stud
led. But in every state in The Union
the people know of Sumter, many OF
them better perhaps than do many OF
our own people here at home. And
these home-seekers are going to come
here and study conditions for them
selves to the end of making invest
ments and coming to cast their lot in
the Eden of Georgia"
Sumter is going to advertise he:
resources at the Georgia State Fair
in the fall October 26th to November
9th, and magnlncent county e&hlDlt
should be prepared during the sum-
mer and late fall No other Georgia
county can surpass ours, if our FARM
ers and business men will pull united
ly together in making up county ex-
hibit. And such a demonstration would
be of incalculable value to Sumter and
every resident of the county.
Already space has been reserved for
Sumter's exhibit at the Macon fair,
and the proposition must and will be
pushed to a successful end.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-04
REVIIAL.
CROWS IN INTEREST

This morning at the Presbyterian
church, Rev. McShields, the evangel-
ist, gave a most helpful exposition of
the parable of the widow before the
unjust judge. He emphasized the en-
coUrC gements to all to pray without
ceasing, in the promises God has given,
in Gods love for us, In our having an
advocate with the Father, and in the
character of our God, as contrasted
with that of the judge in the para
BILE.
Lhst night the evangelist set forth
Mary's wise choice of full fellowship
with and complete devotion to Christ
as the cne thing needful for her ann
for the rest of the world, for this alone
gives contentment, happiness, safety
and is the one permanent possession.
Tonight the subject will be THE
Way That Seems Right But is Wrong"
The service hours are 10 a. m. and
7:45 p. m, till Sunday night next
only.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-04
ALABAMA MOB
LYNCH NEGRO
fBy Associated Press.)

MOBILE, Ala, May 4.-Jesse Hatch,
a negro held on a charge of attacking
white woman, was lynched by a
mob near Fulton late yesterday after-
noon.
News of the lynching reached here
this morning. Details are lacking.
The sheriff and posse were overpow-
cred by the mob when they attempted
to defend the black.
1t is stated that the woman attack
ed identified the negro shorty after he
made his attack on her.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-04

the Russians out, and many of them
have demanded he be sent to COM
mand the western army which is try
ing to hold Britons and French in
check. Although t1ere was a rumor
from Berlin he would he transferred
nothing has been done about it and
now military men assume he will re-
main on the eastern frontier to hold
the Russians back from their promis-
ed march to Berlin.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-04
q 80 80 %F
THE WEATHER q

For Amerlcus and Vicinity
, Probably fair. =
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Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-04
AMER|CUS ANTLER
WEARERS WILL BE
A LIVELY BUNCH
BILL DODS0N, IKE KALMON,
CRAVE. WHEATLEY, CLARENCE
WHITE, sport" RAY, EFT AL,
WILL PUT ON BIG SHOW AT
WAYCROSS
Americus Delegation viii Visit Wire
grass City in Special Sleeper-Vig-
OrOus Tactics to Land Convention
VIII Be Used.

The Elks are making big prepara
tions for the convention of the State
Association of Elks to be held at Way
cross next week. The prospects are
that big delegation will go down to
the metropolic of Ware county and
get fat on the bear meat barbecue to
be given on Bills Island in the heart
of the Okefenoke swamp end enjoy
the 1arious other amusements that
will be furnished by the Waycross
brothers.
The Americus delegation will proba-
bly, leave on the Seaboard Air Lime
on the 2:3O train the morning of the
18th. They will have a special sleeper
that will be placed by nine o'clock the
night before. The sleeper will be
parked at Waycross and they will
spend the night they are there in it,
returning after the festivities and
reaching Americus at 10 a. M, the
14th. Their sleeper will be attached
to the special Elks train that is to be
run from Atlanta by the A, B. and A.
railway at Cordele. This train will
haul all the North Georgia Elks They
will open booster" headquarters at
the LeGrand Hotel and pull for the
next convention in every way posi-
Bile. There will be a meeting for the
lodge Wednesday evening at $50 to
perfect all arrangements.
The local bunch are going heele1
to get the 1916 convention of the State
Association of Elks. They have deter
mined to use any and every means ex-
cept cold-blooded murder. Man
slaughter might be committed mad
vertently when Crawl Wheatley and
Bill Dodson break loose with their 40
centimeter oratory on the assembly,
advocating Americus as the ideal con-
venton city of Georgia, and as no
armor plate has ever been invented
that can stand these guns, the other
boys look for easy pickings when they
are ordered to make general assault
following the bombardment.
1t is rumored that the folks living
in the southern part of the city have
been very much disturbed at some ter
rife eXplosions out that way. The
matter was investigated and the noise
located in the Dodson barn, where
they discovered the colonel practicing
his Waycross speech, and being un-
able to get an Elk to try it on, he was
substituting his kind-faced old moo
COW.
Crawl Wheatley says he is not as
we'll prepared as the colonel but has
ordered a joke book and expects to
be there with the real goods. Ike Kali
mon will be the doctor of Jewish-pru-
dence, and Clarence White will be
busy rounding up the herd of Elks and
Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-04
(By Associated Press.)

LONDON, May 4.-The reported Rus
sian reverse in western Galicia today
overshadowed all other developments
in the war situation, either in the east
or the west, though lively action are
reported in both areas. Official AMI
unofficials advices from all sources
this afternoon indicate the Russians
have been pushed back a considerable
distance.
Vienna reports assert the sudden
Austro-German attack along the Rus
sian froJat was the result of an elab-
crate plan, the stroke being executed
by large army of fresh troops, many
of which had never before been under
fire. Co-incident with the attack di-
rected against the Russian army occu-
plying Galicia, Austrian forces resum
ed the offensive against Montenegrin
the dual monarchy, though with what
success is not stated.
Heavy Fighting About st. Julien.
German official advices concerning
the fighting in the western area of hos
tilities confirm early British reports Of
German attacks in the vicinity of ST.
Julien, where heavy fighting has caus-
ed enormous losses on both sides. Ber
lin correspondents of afternoon news
papers here profess to know nothing
concerning the allies assertion that
the present German offensive is be-
ing directed toward the re-occupation
of Hill No 60, from which the Germnns
were recently driven by the English
Canadian troopers. This hill possesses
great strategic advantage, say both
allies and Germans, and the struggle
for its possession has been marked
by strenuous fighting during several
days.
Allies Make Progress i'm Turkey.
French advices say the bombard
ment of Turkish forts on the Gulf
of Smyrna has been resumed by war
ships of the allied fleets engaged in
the reduction of the defenses of the
Dardanelles. The allies, these dis
patches assert, continue to pound the
forts of the straits, where tremendous
damage has been inflicted during the
successive attacks inaugurated more
than month ago.
French troops, cooperating with the
allied naval commander, have effected
a landing near the site of ancient
Ephesus, thirty-fve miles southeast OF
SMYRNA on the Sinia peninsula. The
landing was effected under cover Of
the heavy guns of the warships, au
unnamed number of troops, equipped
with siege guns and light artillery
being put ashore.
Russians BOmbarding BOsphOrus.
At the eastern entrance to the Bos-
phorus, a strohg Russian feet is agail
cooperating with the Franco-British
forces in the effort to reduce the Dar-
Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-04

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Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-04
NATIONAL BANKS MUST
FURNISH COMPTROLLER
WITH BUSINESS STATEMENT
(By Associated Press.l

WAsHINGT0Nssl d. c.. May A.
Comptroller Williams today issued a
call for statement of conditions of all
national banks up to May /. These
statements will furnish an idea as to
the strength Of the returning wave Of
prosperity.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-04

(Cont nued on Page 81
Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-04

This is the hero Of Germany, the
newest photograph Of the nan who is
as much talked of there as the kaiser
himself. 1t was taken shortly after
the victory of Augustowo, when the
Russian Tenth Army was annihiliated
Although the general is more than
seve-e. years of age, he does not
look more than fifty-fve. The Ger
mans give him credit for having kept
Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-04
RUSSIANS LOSE
HEAVILY IN
GA[|C|A
= RUSSIANS LOSE =
= 21,500 PRISONERS IN =
= IN GALICIAN BATTLE. =
(By Associated Press.)

BERLIN, May 4.-The Russians y
4 lost 21,5OO prisoners to the Ger Y
4 mans and Austrians during the ?
= recent heavy fighting in western y
= Galicia, according to today's Off \
= statement issued by the German =
= war office. =
= Much valuable war material and =
= many heavy guns were captured<
= as a result of the coup executed >
= the Austro-German forces, who =
y succeeded in forcing the Russians :
\ back considerable distance. =
4 \ 4 4 4 I y \ 4 \ \ = 4 y =
Gilpin observer., 1915-12-09

from che comfortable nest which she
had not quilted all evening. decided
that 1t was shame that he had been
cramped into the ministry.
There's GALL" cried Mrs. Sargent,
jumping to her feet and running into
the hall. before the butler could come
in answer to the bell. She opened the
door and was Immediately kissed, then
Gail came back into the library with
out stopping to remove her furs She
was followed by Allison, and she car
ried something inside her coat. Her
cheeks were rosy from the crisp air
and the snow sparkled on her brown
hair like tiny diamonds.
We've been buying a dog!" she
breathlessly explained, and. opening
her coat, she produced an animated
teddy bear, with two black eyes and
one black pointed nose protruding
from puff ball of pure white. She
set it on the floor. where 1t waddled
uncertainty in three directions. and
finally curled down between Rev.
Smith Boyd's feet
"A collie!" and Rev. Smith Boyd
picked up the warm infant for an ad-
miring inspection. ITS beautiful
puppy"
Isn't 1t a dear!" exclaimed Gail
taking 1t away from him. and favoring
him with smile. She whisked the
fluffy little ball over to her Aunt Grace
and left 1t in that lady's lap. while she
threw of her furs.
Where could you buy dog at this
hour?" inquired Mrs. Davies. glancing
at the clock. which stood now at the
accusing hour of quarter Of eleven.
I'VE woke up the kennel men,"
laughed Gail. turning with sparkling
glance to Allison, who was being in
troduced tremendously to the ladies'
by Uncle Jim. I'VE had a perfectly
glorious evening! We dined at Rose
leaf Inn, entirely surrounded by hectic
lights, then we drove five miles into
the country and bought Flakes We
came home 80 fast that Mr.. Allison al.
most had to hold me in" She turned.
laughing, to find the eyes of Rev.
Smith Boyd fxed on her in cold disap-
proval. They were no longer blue!
Gilpin observer., 1915-12-09
CHAPTER ".
Too Many Men.

"A conscience must be a nuisance
to a rector" sympathized Gail Sar.
gent, as she walked up the hill beside
Rev. Smith Boyd.
The tall young rector shifted the
thin rope Of the sled to his other hand.
"Epigrams are usually more clever
than true" he finally responded, with
twinkle in his eyes. 1t had been in
his mind to sharply defend that
charge, but he reflected that it was
unwise to assume the speech worth
serious consideration. Moreover, he
had come to this toboggan party for
healthful physical exercise!
Then you're guilty of an epigram, -
retorted Gail, who was annoyed with
Rev. Smith Boyd without quite know.
ing why. You can't believe all you
are compelled, as minister. to say"
THAT" returned Rev. Smith Boyd
coldly. 'is matter Of Interpretation. "
He commended himself for his pa
thence, as he proceeded to instruct
this mistaken young person. She was
a lovable girl. in spite of the many
things he found in her Of which to
disapprove. The eye OF the needle
through which the camel was sup
posed not to be able to pass. was. in
reality, a narrow city gate called the
Needles Eye"
Gail looked at him with that little
smile at the corners of her red lips.
eyelids down. curved lashes on her
cheeks. and beneath the lashes a
sparkle brighter than the moonlight
on the snow crystals In the adjoining
field
1T seems to me there was some
thing about wealth in that metaphor
she observed. her round eyes flashing
open as she smiled up at him III II
Gilpin observer., 1915-12-09
New Mexico,

The South Virginia mine. in the San
Simon district, shipped three cars OF
ore in November.
The Reserve Mining and Milling
Company. with office at Red River,
Taos county. F. w. Reed agent. filed
incorporation papers in the office of
the State Corporation Commission.
What is believed to be a sal sodium
or a magnesia mine, containing many
tons of the element much used for
stomach ills. has been found by Coun-
ty Commissioner Jose Ortiz Pine,
on his big ranch near Galisteo, Santa
Fe county.
A survey is being run for an extern
sion of mile on the Jarilla branch OF
the Ell Paso & Southwestern in Otero
county. The spur will tap the iron
deposits in the DeMuele canon. The
By-Chance is shipping regularly from
Jarilla at the rate OF five cars a week.
The Delusion mine is shipping fifteen
cars OF copper ore monthly. The Gar
net and Providence groups are also
regul?r shippers.
Gilpin observer., 1915-12-09
CHAPTER II-Contlnued.

Gail, too, was disturbed. While she
had laughed to cover the embarrass-
ment of her mishap. she had been
quite collected enough to thank ALI
son for his ready aid; but she had felt
the thrill Of that tensed arm. and 1t
had awakened in her mind an entirely
new vein of puzzled conjecture
Gravity with a man invariably leads
him back to the consideration Of his
leading joy in life, business; and the
first thing Allison knew he was indulg.
ing in quite unique weakness, for
him; he was Dragging! Not exactly
fat-footed; but, with tolerably strong
insinuation, he gave her to understand
that the consolidation of the immense
traction interests of New York was
about as tremendous an undertaking
as she could comprehen and that, hav-
ing attained so dizzy summit, he felt
entitled to turn himself to lighter
things, to enjoy life and gayety and
laurels.
Gail was amused, as she always was
when men of strong achievement
dropped into this weakness to interest
girls. She did appreciate and admire
his no doubt tremendous accomplish
ment; 1t was only his naivete which
amused her. and to save her she could
not resist the wicked little impulse to
nettle him. To his suggestion that he
could now lead a merry life because
he was entitled to rest upon his lau-
rels. she had merely answered.
Why"
He dropped into a silence so dense
that the thump was almost audible.
and she was contrite. She had pricked
him deeper than she knew, however.
She had not understood how gigantic
the mans ambitions had been. nor
how vain he was of his really marvel.
Gus progress. After all, why should
he pause. when he had such power in
him? She did well to speak slight.
ingly of any achievement made by a
man of such proved ability. New am
billions sprang up in him. The next
time he talked business with her he
would have something startling under
way; something to compel her respect.
Gilpin observer., 1915-12-09
Rev. Smith Boyd Came Out With His
Most Active vestryman.

found the most enchanting roadhouse
in the world, and we're going to take
dinner here. It's all right. isn't it?"
Certainly" he replied. equally buoy.
ant. Enjoy yourself. Chubsy." and he
hung up the receiver.
What is it?" asked Mrs. Davies, in
a tone distinctly chill. She had a pre-.
monition that Jim Sargent had done
something foolish He seemed &c
pleased.
Gail won't be home" he announced
carelessly. starting for the stairs
She's dining with Allison at some
roadhouse"
"unchaperoned!" gasped Mrs. Da.
vies.
She's all right. Helen" remarked
jim. starting upstairs "Allison's a
fine fellow"
But what will he think Of Gall"
protested Helen THAT sort of un.
! conventionality has gone clear out
Jim. you'll have to get back that mum
| ber!"
Sorry" regretted Jim. Cant do 1t
Against the telephone rules" and be
went upstairs. positively humming
The two ladies' looked at each other
and sat down in the valley OF the
shadows OF gloom There was moth
ing to be done.
1t was not until nine O'Clock that
they expressed their worry again. Al
that hour Ted and Lucille Teasdale and
Arly Fosland came in with the exuber'
ance of New Years eve celebration
It's great sleighing tonight" stated
| Lucile's husband. who was thin
WASTED young man. with splendid
natural gift for dancing.
"All that's missing Is the bells " chat.
tered the black-haired Arly, breaking
straight for her favorite big couch In
the library. The only way to have
any speed In an auto is to go sidewise. '
We're to get up a skidding match.
so can bet on our chauffeur" laughed
Lucille. nufilng her blonde ringlets be.
fore the big mirror in the hall I'VE
slid complete circle coming down
through the park, and never lost rev
olution!"
I've been thinking 1t must be bad
driving" fretted Mrs. Sargent Gail
should be home by now!"
"Allison's safe driver" comforted
Ted. who liked to see everybody
happy.
Jim Sargent came to the door OF the
, study. in which he was closeted with
Rev. Smith Boyd. Jim was prsc
tically the young rector's business
guardian.