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The Yale expositor., 1915-04-15

BY leaping head first from the
tenth story of the First National bank
building at Milwaukee. Christopher
Paulos, sixty-one, member of the
state assembly, committed suicide.
Last January Paulos became involved
in some financial difficulties. He was
arrested, but the case was settled out
of court.
The Rockefeller limousine with
John d. Rockefeller as one of the oc-
cupants ran into and severely hurt
George Edgar, twelve years old. Mr..
Rockefeller sent the boy to a hospital
and abandoned a trip to West Point.
The accident occurred at Tarrytown,
N. Y.
Despite the protest of labor leaders,
the state senate of the New York leg
islature by vote of 27 to Is passed
the Bewley-Thompson bill designed
to increase the hours of labor for
women and minors in canning estab-
lishments from 66 tc 72 a week. The
measure passed the assembly last
week. 1t now goes to governor
Whitman.
The Socialists in Milwaukee elected
four of five members of the school
board and one of three candidates for
civil judge. Judge Joseph E. Cordes
was the Socialist who was reelected
civil Judge. Mrs. Meta Berger, wife
of Victor L. Berger, former congress
man, was one of the Socialists elect
ed to the school board.
bill submitting the question of
territorial election, November 4, 1916,
passed the lower house of the Alaska
legislature by a vote of IA to 2. 1t
now goes to the senate.
The vote in Wisconsin cities, towns
and villages on the wet and dry ques-
tion showed a gain for the dry ele-
ment in number of towns gained, but
the larger cities voting on the issue
Madison, Superior, Ashland and Be
loit-remained in the wet column.
Forty-one places which were dry voted
to remain so and 65 voted to retain sa-
looms.
The Yale expositor., 1915-04-15
Washington

The cabinet approved at Washing
ton the Alaska railroad route as Sc
lected by Secretary of the Interior
Lane and President Wilson.
The German government calls the
attention of the state department at
Washington to the fact that the allies
daily are obtaining large shipments
of arms and ammunition in the u. S.,
and declares American government,
while insisting on it's legal right to
ship arms to belligerents, does not
with equal energy pursue its right to
ship foodstuffs to Germany. The note
urges the spirit of neutrality should
be observed.
While the action of Captain THE
richens in sinking the Frye is justi-
fled by the German government, Herr
van Jagow, German minister for for
eign affairs, in answer TO the United
States note presenting claim for loss
of the Frye, tells the United States
that the American owners of the ship
and cargo will receive compensation
In a speech before the Maryland
annual conference of the Methodist
Protestant church at Washington,
President Wilson said it was his be-
lief that no man was wise enough to
pronounce judgment on the European
war at this time.
The Yale expositor., 1915-04-15
WEEKS
N e w s
Summa arized for
Very Busy Readers
European War News

European War News
Official reports given out in Paris
declare the important position of Les
Eparges, which dominates the plain OF
Woevre, now is completely in the
hands OF the allies Trenches here, il
is reported, we're "choked with Ger.
man dead"
The German government, besides
prohibiting exports from Germany to
Italy, is stopping at the frontier sta.
tions all empty Italian freight cars
bound homeward. Passenger trains
arriving in Switzerland from Italy are
crowded with German families, says a
Geneva dispatch.
German troops again have estab-
lished themselves upon the west bank
of the User in West Flanders, driving
the Belgians out of Drei Grachten.
The following notice appears in the
London Gazette: "The admiralty
notifies that ii may be necessary to
forbid entrance to certain ports OF
the empire. Vessels approaching these
ports should watch for certain sig
nails and approach with great caution
as distractions may exist"
The crest of the Carpathians for 73
miles has been captured by the Rus
sian armies, according to an official
statement issued by the general staff
in Petrograd Capture of 1900 pris-
oners is also announced.
Vienna says the Russians are storm
ing positions in the Carpathians with
out regard to loss of life and without
any successes. Austria reports cap
turing 1000 prisoners. Berlin tells of
indecisive fighting in the Suwalki dis
trict.
A French barque, laden with grain
and bound for Sunderland, England,
was torpedoed by a German subma-
rine in the English channel off St.
GATHERINGS point.
General Boerovitch's army in the
Carpathians has been cut in two
places, according to an official state
ment from Petrograd, which says that
the eastern wing of the Austro-Ger-
man forces now is in a precarious po-
sition. The czar's staff claims also
that they have driven through Ros.
took pass and captured Smolnik.
Vienna says 10000 Russians were
captured in the Easter battle and that
the invaders have met with a positive
repulse in the Laborcz valley.
Italian steamers in American ports
have been ordered to postpone all sail
ing until April 20, according to a
Rome dispatch to the London Ex-
change Telegraph company.
Commander Max Thierichens of the
German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel
Friedrich asked the United States
government, through port authorities
at Newport News, Va, to intern his
ship and crew for the war. The Ger
man skipper explained that failure
Of expected relief" to arrive had
made it necessary to intern rather
than have ship destroyed by British
warships.
The German admiralty announced
at Berlin the loss OF the submarine
U-29.
The Yale expositor., 1915-04-15
Mexican Revolt

1t is reported at Vera Cruz that in
battle the constitutionalists under
General Obregon defeated the Willis
tas, directed by General Villa person
ally.
Villas cavalry was practically wiped
out. The constitutionalists were at
tackled at Celaya station, and retreat
ed in the direction of Guanajuato. Two
thousand Villistas were found.
The Yale expositor., 1915-04-15

II man isn't married by the time
he is thirty the women believe it is
because he has been crossed" in
love
The Yale expositor., 1915-04-15
A novice wins occasionally, a skilled
performer regularly.

Happy is the home where Red Cross
Ball Blue is used. Sure to please. All
grocers. Adv.
The Yale expositor., 1915-04-15
Getting Used to II.

OCNNIIIY OoON 70 10
Bacon should think ii would be
good thing for the men on the dread
naughts to serve time on the sub
marines first.
Egbert-Why so?
'It wouldn't seem so strange then
when they went to the bottom"
The Yale expositor., 1915-04-15

Judge O'Connor at Chicago refused
to quash the indictments against Will
liam Lorimer, and ordered that he
must stand trial on the indictments
that grew out Of the failure OF the La
Sale Street Trust and Savings bank.
of which Lorimer was president.
The Yale expositor., 1915-04-15

Burns and inhalation OF gaseous
iumes and the blasts from molten
metal are held responsible for the
ieaths OF three steel workers OF the
works of the Illinois Steel company
At Gary, Ind.
The Yale expositor., 1915-04-15

For genuine comfort and lasting pleas
ure use Red Cross Ball Blue on wash day.
All good grocers. Adv.
The Yale expositor., 1915-04-15
Sporting

Bob Fitzsimmons, the former heavy
weight champion, married Miss Temo
Zillen at Washington. The brides
gift from the bridegroom was $4,000
in jewels.
The Malone boxing bill passed the
assembly of the New York legislature.
The measure provides for the reor-
ganization of the state boxing COM
mission.
Jess Willard accepted at Jackson.
Vile, Fla, the first challenge offered
him for the worlds championship,
when he agreed to meet Frank Lyons,
former champion of Florida, year
hence. Lyons asked for that length
of time to prepare
The Yale expositor., 1915-04-15
Ventilation \, Neeessarv.

Ventilate the COW barn or you may
expect to have weakened and tuber-
cular cows.
The Yale expositor., 1915-04-15
Foreign

The Argentine tango was absolutely
banned In Paris by a decree Of expul.
sion issued against FIVE tango pro.
fessors who had established them.
selves in the French capital and were
organizing classes.
The Yale expositor., 1915-04-15

A mans favorite way of saying moth.
ing is to write a long letter to a friend
The Yale expositor., 1915-04-15

A manifesto signed by Karl Lieb-
knecht, George Ledebour. Otto Ruehle,
Frans Mehring. Clara zetkin, Rose
Luxembourg and other members Of
the minority faction Of the Social Dem
ocratic party in Germany has been
sent to England and France appealing
to the independent Socialists to work
up a sentiment for immediate peace.
The Yale expositor., 1915-04-15
The Bill Climbed.

Il suppose you climbed the Alps
when you we're abroad?"
mo. just ran up a bill, that was
ALL"
The Yale expositor., 1915-04-15
Domestic

Disguised because Berrien county
has gone dry and harassed by numer-
GUS lawsuits now ready for trial in
the circuit court at Benton Harbor,
Mich, King" BENJAMIN in a public
statement issued from the executive
Office Of the House of David announced
that he was ready to sell all his hold
ings and quit the community.
The Yale expositor., 1915-04-15

An attempt to assassinate the sultal
was made at Cairo. Egypt. but failed
A young Egyptian fred at him. Tn,
bullet failed to take effect.
The Yale expositor., 1915-04-15

Alleging that the National Tube
company of Pittsburgh is guilty Of vi
olating the Texas antitrust laws. At
torney-General Looney filed suit in
district court at Austin, Tex, against
the corporation for penalties aggregat-
ing three-quarters million dollars.
The Yale expositor., 1915-04-15

BY a vote of 124 to 105 the resolu.
tion providing for a referendum on a
proposed constitutional amendment
extending suffrage to women was de.
feated in the house of Representatives
at Hartford, Conn.
The Yale expositor., 1915-04-15

Buchanan Johnson (Rep.) was elect
ed president of Plainfeld, Wis; w.
II. Field, clerk, and Oscar Washburn,
treasurer. Saloon license was voted
on and the result was as follows:
Drys, 1913; vets, 43.
The Yale expositor., 1915-04-15

Official reports given out in Paris
declare the important position of Les
Eparges, which dominates the plain OF
Woevre, now is completely in the
hands OF the allies. Trenches here, il
is reported. we're "choked with Ger.
man dead"
The Yale expositor., 1915-04-15

The German government. besides
prohibiting exports from Germany to
Italy, is stopping at the frontier sta
tions all empty Italian freight cars
bound homeward. Passenger trains
arriving in Switzerland from Italy are
crowded with German families, says a
Geneva dispatch.
The Yale expositor., 1915-04-15

German troops again have estab-
lished themselves upon the west bank
of the User in West Flanders. driving
the Belgians out of Drei Grachten.
The Yale expositor., 1915-04-15

A bill submitting the question of
territorial election. November 4. 1916,
passed the lower house of the Alaska
legislature by a vote of IA to 2. 1t
now goes to the senate.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-26
The Report From London.

LONDON. Nov. 26.-The situation II
Greece having become more certain
Rumania's problem commands th'
chief attention in Europe, although
Pumania is beset with difficulties
somewhat similar to those of Greece
The situation is expected to cleal
more rapidly.
Whatever plans Germany nigh
have made in Rumania, It is said, are
offset by the presence of 250,000 Rus
sian troops near the frontier.
Emperor Nicholas is reported Il
have said that Russia would have
troops in Bulgaria within week. /
is reported htat Russian and Rumaa
ian representative are comforting II
an effort to get Rumania's consent fol
these troops to pass through RI
mania The statement of Rumania evi
dences clearly this consent depend:
upon whether the Allies gain the pre-
ponderance of force in the Balkans.
The ferocious attacks of the Italians
to gain Gorilla from the Austrians con
tinue. and it is believed here that tht
fall of that strategic point is immi
nent.
1t is quiet in the west, so the Frencf
report. There is a heavy fall Of snoN
in the Vosges.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-26
DEATH CLAIMED
/ CHAs.b. G|LMURE
NEAR MOUL L7R|E
FUNERAL EXERCISES IN AMERT-
Gus THURSDAY.

The funeral services of Mr.. Charles
IL. Gilmore, who died Thursday morn
ling at Moultrie, were conducted this
snorning at 10.30 o'clock from the resi-
2dence of his brother in-law, Mr.. Lu-
|cius Harvey, on Lee street, and large
|ly attended, many friends CT the de-
ceased in both city and country where
PIE was so generally esteemed, joining
|in paying final tribute. Friends and
Relatives from Oglethorpe, where the
deceased was reared were likewise IN
attendance upon the obsequies.
Mr.. Gilmore was forty-one years Of
age, and for some time had been sup
|erintendent of county roads at Moul-
|trie. His death resulted from shot
fired by one of the guards in an attack
|apon Mr.. Gilmore the day previous.
Prior to his removal to Moultrie, Mr..
Gilmore resided near Americus during
several years, and was very generally
Esteemed. His wife, who. survives him,
H. daughter of the late William Nc
|Garrah of Sumter, their marriage
baking place at the family home near
|Americus.
Besides his stricken wife and two
young daughters, Lucia and Evelyn
Gilmore, the deceased is survived By
ibis mother and two sisters, Mrs. Rob
|inson and Miss Gilmore of Ogle-
Thorpe; three brothers, P. G., Lee and
Grady Gilmore. He was member ef
|the knights of Pythias, and the fun
|eral services today were conducted in
part under the auspices of that order
Rev. r. l.. Biyins and Rev. overly con-
|ducted the services at the residence {
The pallbearers, all members of the
knights of Pythias, were Messrs. H. E.
sAllen, w C. Wright, J. R. Hudson, {.
Il. Gartner, Edward Argo, Cliff VIII
|liams and C. J. Clark. Many floral
designs covered the casket as II was
borne to its final resting place.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-26
Legislator Brown
Drunk Again And
Fined $1O.75lToo

ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. c6.-Repre
sentative ]. D. Brown, of Wheeler
county, prohibition worker in the
Georgia legislature, who was arrested
in the terminal station here at IA
o'clock on charge of drunkenness anG
Gisorderly conduct, failed to appear
before Recorder Johnston for trial this
morning. On the case being called
Station Sergeant Roberts informed Re
Corder Johnston that he had gone Il
Prowns' cell shortly before court con
vened and had found the legislator sc
far under the influence of intoxicantS
IS to make his appearance in court in
advisable.
Thomas B. Fielder, former legal rep
resentative of the liquor interests Ill
Atlanta, but who hace recently taken
an active part in the prohibition pro-
gram before the legislature, appeared
in behalf of Representative Brown
pleading with Recorder Johnston tC
release the representative. Fielder as
serted that Representative Brown is
simply a weak brother and asked the
arresting officers in future to be SYM
pathetic, instead of trying to rub il
in. 'a =
Recorder Johnston, after hearing
Attorney Felder's plea, assessed a fine
Of $1O75 against Brown. An officer
vas then detailed to see the legislator
safely on the train for his Wheeler
county home as soon as the fine was
paid Brown, it will be recalled, ap-
peared before Recorder Johnston sew
oral days ago, being convicted at that
time of being a plain drunk,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-26
BIC SHORTAGE
10,4O8 BAL LES
SUMTER COUNTY
TO NOVEMBER 14Tn
WERE 25,453 BALES.


Sumter county is charged with d
shortage Of 10,4OS bales cotton of til
current crop in the official report g.
|cctton ginned to November 14th, and
Just issued by the census bureau yat
Washington. To the date mentioned,
Nov. 14th, Sumter county had ginned
|25,45S bales cotton, practically the to-
|tal crop of the county, as but little
more cotton remains upon farms here
not accounted for. To the same date
last season Sumter county had ginned
|S5.ss1 bales, the deficiency this sea
son being lo,4OS bales.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-26
(JURY ADJ0URNS
NJ H [ n D EA 7 \
|ENTERS HOMES

The cold hand OF death has entered
the homes Of three members Of the
Sumter county grand jury now Assem-
I5led at che regular term OF the supe-
|rlor court In view of this, that BODY
has adjourned its sessions until De-
|cember 1st
The following resolutions were
passed this morning:
Americus, Ca, Nov. 25, 1915.
Grand Jury Room.
Sumter Superior Court.
Whereas, 1t has come to the know
Hedge of this body assembled today
|f1at the Angel of Death has come to
|the homes of three of its members
VIZ, our esteemed foreman, Mr.. Frank
Lanier Mr.. J. e. Ranew and MIR. b.
IS. Williams and to the home of our
FELLOW citizen Mr.. L. G. Council,
therefore, be it,
Resolved, That this body do now
'adjourn till Wednesday morning, De-
|cenlher 1st, and that the members of
this grand jury do hereby tender their
deepest sympathy to our beloved fore
|man and family, and to the families of
Mr.. Council, Mr.. Ranew and Mr.. VIII
|liams. Be it further,
Resolved, That the clerk of this
body be instructed to furnish coopies
IF these resolutions to the families d
our four bereaved friends.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-26
FINE RESIDENCE
WAS DESTROYED
THURSDAY MORN
LOSS is HEAVY AND WITHOUT In
SURANCE.

While visitor in Americus yeste..
|dey, en- route to Leslie, Mr.. Benjamin
Joiner, a prominent planter of Ran
|dolph county living near Coleman, Was
advised of the destruction of his beau
|titul country home ,one of the hand
soonest in south Georgia. The fir;
from some unknown caus,
about noon, and the stately residence
costing $4,000, with all of it's con
tents of furniture and furnishings
WAS totally destroyed. 1t is said tina
Mr.. Joiner had no insurance upon hi,
property and his loss therefore q
Isl 5000 Or $4,000 is complete.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-26
REMAINS Of M|SS|
|H|LDRETH TAKEN TO|
HER FL0R|DA H0ME|

One of the very saddest of the sew
|eral heart-rending incidents connected
with the distressing fatality yesterday
lin which Miss Edith Hildreth, of Live
|Oak, Fla, was killed, was the depar-
|ture last night of the funeral party
bearing to the stricken home in Flor
ida the body of the beautiful daughter
lad pride of the household, whose
young life had such an unexpected and
tragic end.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee G. Council, with
Tie aged grandfather of the deceased,
Col. c. N .Hildreath who was here
upon a visit, accompanied the body t.
the now darkened home in the little
Florida town, which only a week ago
the young girl had left to come here
upon visit.
Miss Hildreth was nineteen years OF
age, and a young girl of rare beauty
and engaging personality. She had
come to Americus to spend the
season at the home Of
Ter aunt, Mrs. L. G. Council, where as
Ia frequent visitor in recent years she
had made many warm friendships
among Americus people. Sincerest
sympathy is extended the stricken par
ents in this, their darkest hour OF
grief and sadness.
The funeral hour will not be an
nounced until the arrival of the fun
eral party at Live Oak this morning.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-26
BIC WINDOW IS SMASHED
IN PLUNGE OF AUTOMOBILE
COSTLY ACCIDENT in SMASHING
OF PLATE GLASS.

While driving along Lamar stree
last night, DR.. Walker, of Webster
county, visitor here, in some manner
Host control of his car, which mounted
tine curbing and plunged head-on int,
lone of the show windows of the ALI
|son Furniture Co., smashing the heav.
plate glass to fragments. The win
|dows of the Allison Co., are, perhaps
1.-THE largest in Americus and mos
|about SITS each. 1t is understood tha
|Dr. Walker paid compensation in ful
flor the damage wrought.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-26
|QUIMBY MEL TON A VISITOR
IN AMER|cUs FOR 4 DA|
CORDIAL WELCOME is EXTENDED
IN FORMER HOME.

Americus friends hundreds OF
|them-are today extending a cordial
greeting to Secretary Quimby Melton
|of the Bainbridge Chamber of Com
merce, who is here upon a brief visit.
That Secretary Melton has achieved In
Ibis new field of endeavor the splendid
success predicted for him by Ameri-
Gus people who realized his splendid
is reflected in the en-
coniums heaped upon him in CONNER
cial circles in his newly adopted home.
TIC his indeftigible efforts may be at
tributed the great success of the re-
gent cambridge and Decatur county
Harvest Festival, while in addition he
las secured for cambridge many new
Industries and painted her name in LETT
tiers Of gold upon the gateway of the
Umpire State of the South.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-26
GERMAN BOAT |S|
SUNK BY A ]. B.|
UNDER SEA BOAT

LONDON, Nov. 26-The German pro
tected cruiser Frauenlob has beer
sunk by submarine, accordin gto {
semi-official announcement at Petro
grad, says a Central News dispatch
The Frauenlob is reported to have
sunk in the same locality as her sis
ter ship Undine was lost.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-26
t |NAL SAD TRIBUTE
|PlIO HENRY LAN|ER;
FUNERAL ON FRIDAY

Americus, perhaps, has never wit
Snesseu an occasion fraught with more
! poignant grief and saGness than that
$this afternoon when final tribute was
paid Henry Lanier, one of Americus
most popular and highly esteemed
young business men. Mr.. Lanier's
zdeath occurred at $3.50 o'clock Thurs
7day afternoon, and resulted from in
juries received in the fatal automobile
accident few hours preceding, and
(which had cast a pail of gloom and
sadness over many homes here.
Genial, lovable, OF engaging per-
ssonality, in the prime and vigor f
young manhood, ana one who num-
abered his friends by hundreds, it seems
difficult to realize that he has thus
teen stricken down in the morning OF
Ia bright career when life held for hin
so much in broad field of usefulness
SThe end came peacefully at the HON
9of friend in Ellaville, to which b..
/ had been quickly taken following the
9fatal accident near that town. To thu
\ stricken family, the tender. idolizine
3tnother, brothers and father who only
short time since was bereft by the
leath angel of his only brother, th..
sincerest sympathies of many friends
n are extended in this added and even
greater affliction.
Henry Lanier was twenty-three
years of age, and since leaving the
University of Georgia recently he ha |
filled the position of business manager
3of the Albany branch of the Americus
3Grocery Co., of which his father, Frank
|Lanier, is the founder and president.
Long since, the young man developed
usiness qualifications which prom
Used for him fine career in the mer-
Ioantile field.
In the social world no young man
@stood higher, or claimed more sincere
land admiring friends.
A delegation Of business men of Al
sbany came this morning to pay tribute
Iat the funeral services here, as did
|others from West Point, where he was
IS, well known. The exercises were
conducted from the Lanier residence
this afternoon by DR.. J. A. Thomas,
pastor of First Methodist church, and
|wtre most impressive.
The handsome casket was covered
loyer with exquisite floral emblems, as
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-26
|lRTHUR MOORE TO PREACH
HERE ON SUNDAY MIGHT
WELL KNOWN EVANGELIST TO RE
TURN TO AMERICUS.

Of general interest in Americus i!
tie announcement that Arthur !
Moore, the widely known evangelist
ane one much esteemed here, will fl
the pulpit of First Methodist churc1
IN Sunday night next Mr.. Moore con
Quoted here recently one of the great
est and most successful revival meet
ings, and his return, even for brie
time, will be source of pleasure t,
his many friends.