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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-14
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: BAPTIST UNION WILL !
MEET In ATHENS \

y SAVANNAH, Ca, Nov. 13.- :
\ The 1916 convention of the Geor- :
= gia Women's Baptist Missionary =
y union will be held at Athens on \
= Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs \
= day after the second Sunday in !
= November, 1916. The convention =
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Fate of Americans Unknown.

ROME, Nov. 13.-American Ambas-
sador Page has received reports from
the Italian foreign Office saying that
tre fate of several native or natural
;zed American citizen aboard me Ital-
ION steamer Ancona is still in doubt.
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ELkS WILL NOT BUY
HOME YET AWHILE

AT the meeting of Americus Lodge.
b. p. o. e. Friday night, the proposed
purchase Of a Lamar street residence
as an aElks Home was discussed at
length, resulting .iii HI i decision to defer
for the present, ut least, any invest
mont of this nature.
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another Italian Boat Sunk.

ROME, Nov. 13.-The Italian steam
or Firenz was sunk by submarine.
Twenty seven passengers and ninety
six members of the crew were saved.
Fifteen of the crew are missing.
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: NEW YORK Is
= STILL GROWING :

y NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-Police =
y census of the Manhattan borough, =
= made public today shows a popu- .
= lation of 2,295,671, compared with \
= recent census, showing a popula- :
= tion of 2,1o3,2O6. \
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y Manhattan as basis the health =
= department estimated the popu- Y
= lation of New York city at $685. Y
= 9S2, or 432,76O over recent state \
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BuIgarians Endangered.

sALONIKI, Nov. 19.-The entire
Bulgarian force operating west of the
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PRESIDENT is GOING 4
TO ARMY-NAVY GAME i

= WASHINGTON, D. G., Nov. Is. y
: President Wilson probably viii y
= attend the Army and Navy foot y
: ball game in New York, Novem- =
Der 9th, it is said at the White =
: House today. =
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The Seward gateway., 1915-04-12
CITY COUNCIL
 TAKES OFFICE
MYERS ELECTED PRESIDENT AND EX-OFFICIO
 MAYOR.

The new city council took it's seats last Saturday, Councilman Myers was elected mayor and the old council went out of existence quietly. Owing to the big railroad news and the con sequent excitement the interest in the change of municipal government was not apparently sufficient to draw large crowd so that the proceedings were rather tame. Mayor Boe went through his part of the work as if no change were to take place and then the motion to retire sine die-that last word is significant in it's spelling any how-and the old council stepped down and out while the new men came forward, were sworn in by City At torney J. Lindley Green and took their seats. It was noticeable that Mir. Myers took the seat usually occupied by the president of the council. Mir. Youngs faced him at the other end of the table. The two old councilmen retained their places and the rest took whatever was left. After a while came the motion to make Myers temporary chairman. Daggett put the question and it was carried. Lat CT Youngs moved that Myers be made permanent president and eX-officio mayor and the clerk cast a unani- nous ballot for him. 1t was decided not to elect any officers until the next meeting of the council on April 19. The only routine business came in the shape of a request by City Attorney Green to be permitted to spend about twenty dollars for the drawing up of a brief in railroad tax case. Borgen thought it better to wait but the re- quest was met by the statement that the council could act at any time the action became imperative. It was also decided to send a telegram to Fair banks congratulating that city as the choice for the interior terminal and the council adjourned until next Mon- day.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-12
WATSON COMES WITH
 HER FLAGS FLYING.

The Admiral Watson, Captain Jen- sen, arrived at noon today with her bunting flying from the masts in cele- bration of the fact that Seward has been selected as the ocean terminal of the government railroad.
 Tn addition to her steerage pas sengers she had the following first class, the eight last of whom are from way points:
 D. Eiason, c. A. Colgine, R. S. Benino, E. H. Mitchell, B. L. Goinnell, J. Sherlock, E. L. Ramsey L. Bond, R. T. Alger, Mrs. Alger, Chas. De Movin, L. Miller, w. R. Thomas, P. w. Bish- op, J. T. Lass, Miss Lass, G. Mcleod, Mrs. Mcleod, z. w. Bergman and wife Miss German, J. A. Wright, Mrs. A. G. de Sherbinin, Jno. Knapp and wife. F. M. Brown, L. V. Ray, w. A. Nun ley, Judge Spencer, Frank Booth, Al. Boode, A. J. Mendler and CHI. Sivera.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-12
GOVERNMENT IS
 BUYING SUPPLIES
BIG ORDERS LEFT TO SEATTLE BY COMMISD
 SION.

SEATTLE.-The Alaska Bureau, Seattle Chamber of Commerce, has received from the Alaska Engineering Commission number of lists of sup ulies on which it desires bids at its Seattle office, HOG Alaska Building, on various dates between April 2 and ,, all deliveries to be made at Seattle docks before April 15. The Alaska Bureau is furnished with a number of copies of each of these lists which can be obtained in the rooms of the Alas ka Bureau, Central Building, by any merchants desiring to submit bids. The list of supplies on which bids are requested embrace:
 Groceries and provisions, about twenty tons; lumber about 5000 pieces, ranging in size from 1 inch by 1 inches by 16 feet, to IA inches by IA inches by 42 feet; round iron drift bolts, bolts spikes, bar spikes, bar nails, steel wire rope and staples, az gregating about five tons; iron bolts of various sizes, net sling, warehouse trucks, building hardware, paper, etc, adzes, braces canthook, augers and wheelbarrows, blocks, picks, saws, shovels, scrapers and miscellaneous hardware; rope of various sizes, about forty tons of explosives; about 5000 gallons of gasoline, kerosene, etc. eleven kitchen ranges and micellan- eous cooking utensils; track laying equipment; tents, tarpaulias, push cars, piledriver complete, pow, small boat, motors; rail turnouts, bars and bolts for about one-half mile of track (evidently for terminal facilities) for purposes.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-12
CUDAHY PLANT
 IS BLOWN UP
LOSS OF THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLION BY EX-
 PLOSION.

KANSAS CITY, April 12.-A tre- mendous explosion occurred in the Cudahy packing plant last night here and the result is a loss of three quart CT of a million dollars by the explosion itself and the resulting fire. It is firmly believed that the plant was blown up by bombs for some reason that cannot be understood unless it can be explained by the theory that the supposed miscreants were anarch- ists. The explosion shook the city and was heard for miles in all direc- tions. All the fire fighting strength was called out and never in the history of Kansas City has such excitement prevailed. The plant is almost com plete wreck.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-12
SECOND GERMAN
 SHIP FLEES IN
FAMOUS KRONPRINZ WILHELM COMES ALSO TO NEW
 PORT NEWS.

NEWPORT NEWS, April 12.-The converted German cruiser Prinz Will helm has put into this port and asks for provisions and fuel. On the way in she eluded four British cruisers that have been watching around the capes for the going out of the Prinz Eitel. When she arrived she had left only twenty-five tons of coal and a very small amount of provisions. Owing to the lack of vegetables her crew were nearly all sick and her condition as whole was very bad. Immediately on her arrival Collector Hamilton ordered her to leave with in twenty-four hours unless she wants repairs but as it will be practically impossible for her to meet this de- mand she will probably have to in- tern. She has been roaming the seas for eight months. In that time she sank nine British, four French and one Norwegian merchantmen and captured nine hundred and sixty pris- oners. The property destroyed by her was valued at seven million dol- lars. With all those remarkable ex- ploits the feat of passing in through the line of watching British cruisers second to none.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-12

WASHINGTON, April 11.-This summers work on the government Alaska railroad will be done under small contracts on small units and if that method is found to be success full the whole railroad will be built under the saue system. This state ment is practically official Secretary Lane says that the extension to be built to the Alaska Northern this year will be about forty miles in length and it is assumed that this extension with the work on the Mata- nuska spur and the improving of the Alaska Northern itself will constitute the chief operations this year. The very first work to be done will be the building of a wharf at Ship Creek and some dredging operations in the chan nel there. Mir. Lane makes no state ment about the Copper River railroad but it is believed that if the idea of purchasing the property is entirely dropped the owners of that road will build extensions to the line them selves.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-12
NAVAL BATTLE
 IS PROCEEDING
RELIEVE GERMANS HAVE SLIPPED PAST
 BRITISH.

LONDON, April 12.-The firing of heavy guns is now plainly audible off the city of Scarborough and this is believed to mean that a German squadron has again slipped past the British blOckading fleet and that the ships of both nations are now engaged in a deadly combat. The supposition is that this time the Germans have sent some of their heavier ships as their experience in the past has been that they were outclassed by the yes sells guarding the coasts of this coun- try. The outcome of the affair is be- ing awaited with the greatest interest
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-12
JUDGE BROWN
 HAS ARRIVED
CAME TO INVESTIGATE MAT TIERS CONNECTED WITH
 BEACH CABINS.

Judge F. NJ. Brown, of the district court of this division, arrived today on the Watson, accompanied by Dis trict Attorney Spence and Assistant District Attorney Munley, to investi- gate for themselves the conditions with relation to the rights of the squatters on the beach. A petition was sent to Judge Brown signed by some eighty-seven squatters asking him to investigate the matter Not ices had been posted warning them that they were on the property of the Alaska Northern. The judge will speak to the people themselves and, if necessary, he will ask them all to meet him in a body for the purpose of getting all views. He expects to begin work right away.
 The first question the judge asked on arrival was:
 "Is Seward taking any steps to show appreciation of the fact that Seward has been selected as the term inal?"
 When he was told that it was and that dance will be held this evening as part of the celebration he express ed the intention of being present. His idea is that the important position of the people of Seward in connection with the great development of the ter ritory places on their shoulders very great responsibility. The news had arrived in Valdez, of course, before he left that town and it was just the same as the news received here. Mir. Spence will take part in the investiga- tions as will also Mir. MuIlley who is the assistant attorney recently ap- pointed by the attorney general.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-12
SIX YEARS FOR
 ERRING MAYOR
TERRE HAUTF MUNICIPAL HEAD SEVERELY
 PUNISHED.

INDIANAPOLIS, April 12.-Mayor Roberts of Terre Haute was sentenced today to six years in the federal prison and to fine of two thousand dollars for frauds connected with the municipal election in that city. He with more than a score of others was found guilty some days ago after one of the most sensational political trials on record. The sentence was expect ed to be a severe one but no one be- lieved that Roberts would receive so long term in jail.
 In delivering sentence the judge scored political crooks severely. The other men found guilty will be sen fenced later on.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-12
BOOKING FOR
 SEWARD HEAVY
SEATTLE EXPECTS BIG RUSH TO COME THIS
 WAY.

SEATTLE, April 12.-The Admiral Evans arrived yesterday. The book ings for Seward on the vessels about to sail for that place are now heavy and quite a big rush is expected to start in immediately notwithstanding the warnings that have been sent out
 against too large a stampede. Since the news arrived that Seward had been chosen as the ocean terminal everyone in Seattle is talking about the chances offered up there. The selection of Seward had, of course, been expected for some time but the information that it is to be the termin- al of the great trunk line has created a more intense interest in it.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-12
CUBA CUTS OUT
 FIGHTING GAME.
Johnson and Willard Game Ends the Sport in the Beautiful
 Island.

HAVANA, April 1.-The Cuba senate yesterday passed bill abolish ing any sort of boxing contests in the island. The law passed is so strict that no loophole is left for those who might want to carry on another pugi- listic contest under the cloak of exhi- bitions or anything else. The feeling aroused over the fight the other day is very deep and the best sort of Cubans feel that their country's name has been stained.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-12

WASHINGTON, April 12.-Secre- tary Lane says that although Seward has been chosen as terminal for the Alaska government trunk line there is no reason for a great rush jd't at present as the amount of work to be done this year will be comparatively small.
 He is evidently desirous of keeping poor people away from Alaska as much as possible as he feels that a great influx of broke la5orcrs might result in severe hardships % them. The definite choice os a rolJe is, how ever, expected to send north great numbers of people who will settle down on homesteads, etc.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-12
MINNESOTA
 HITS A ROCK
GREAT PACIFIC LINER MAY BE LOST CREW
 SAFE.

KOBE, Japan, April 12.-The big steamship Minnesota hit a rock in the Japanese sea at nine thirty o'clock last night and fears are entertained that she will become a total wreck. The passengers and crew are safe and steamers are now rushing to the res cue iR answer to calls for help sent out by the liners wireless. The yes sel was bound for Seattle at the time of the accident. The full details have not yet been received and it is hoped that the ship may yet be able to get off.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-12
WILL GET COAL
 OUT THIS YEAR
LATEST NEWS IS THAT WORK WILL BE
 RUSHED.

SEATTLE, April 12.-The news ar rived here this afternoon that work to the MatanuSka coal fields will be rushed to the utmost as the intention is to get coal out from those mines this year. Edes and Riggs of the en- gineering commission are expected to reach Seattle on the nineteenth of the present month and the work will im- mediately be sent under way. The bids for supplies are already being sent in and the commissioners will soon have their preliminary arrange ments completed
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-12
AMERICAN TO FIGHT
 TYPHUS IN SERBIA.

WASHINGTON, April 12.-MajOr General Gorgas, surgeon general of the United States army, has been ask ed by Rockefeller Foundation to take charge of the fight against typhus fever in Serbia The conditions in that country are said to be frightful. The epidemic of disease is reported to be worse in it's effects than the attacks of the Austrians.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-12
CANNERY MEN COME.

Amongst those arriving on the Wat son are Mir. and Mrs. E. F. Randolph, T J. Laffin and Gordon Jones. Mir. Randolph runs the cannery at Seldo- via. Mir. Jones is manager of the Pacific Fisheries Go. at KussilOff and Mir. Lafin is manager of the North western company's cannery at Kenai,
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-12
WAR PARTY CAUSES
 RIOTING IN ITALY.
Sundays Demonstrations Had to be Dispersed by the
 Authorities.

ROME, April 12.-As had been an ticipated, the meetings called yester- day Co force the government to enter the war on the side of the allies caus- ed serious rioting in several cities In a few instances the police had to be called out but the trouble is be- lieyed to be over for the present.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-12
WOMAN OF SIXTY Is
 GUILTY OF MURDER.
Beat Girl to Death with Lump of Coal for the Purpose of
 Robbery.

DETROIT, April 12.-Mrs. Caroline Becker, aged sixty, was convicted to- day of murdering Miss Francis Bom- holt. The evidence showed that the woman heat the girl to death with Jumps of coal and that the crime was committed for the purpose of robbery
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-12
BOAT COMING FOR
 KNIK AND SUSITNA.
New Company Sends North the Stern wheeler for Operation at
 That Place.

SEATTLE, April 1.-The tug Columbia left today towing the barge Sperm on which is the stern wheeler steamer Jane and the scows Knik and Susitna bound for Cook Inlet. The vessels are those sent by the company recently organized for those waters in the neighborhoOd of Knik and Snsitna.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-12
THREE ARRESTED.

Ike Evans arrested Saturday night Peter Nagursly a Russian Jew want ed at Kodiak for Larceny, of Sl15. from a prospector at Seven mile beach near Uyak. Two other men were arrested by Deputy Armstrong by the names of Smith and Kachuko and are now in jail at Kodiak, await ing trial. Nagursky will be sent to Kodiak on the Evans.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-12
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 * TRAWLERS SUNK. <

GRIMSBY, England, April H. Eight trawlers are overdue from the North sea and hope of their safety has been abandoned. It is almost cer- tainty that they were either submar- ined or sunk by mines. The loss of the vessels themselves would not amount to much but fear is entertain ed for the lives of the crews, most of whom belonged to this city.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-12
GOVERNOR MAY SAVE
 THE FAMOUS LINDSAY
Senate of Colorado Passes a Bill AbOlishing Juvenile Court
 In Denver.

DENVER, April 1.-The state senate yesterday passed the bill abOl- ishing the juvenile court presided over by the famous Judge Lindsay but it is reported that the governor will refuse to sign it. The matter is now the chief question in this city and both sides feel bitter. The supporters of the court believe that political reasons alone are responsible for the attack on Lindsay.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-12
SEATTLE WANTS NEWS.

The Gateway received this after noon a special request for a long mes sage from one of the big Seattle pap CTS telling all the conditions in Seward They want to know all about real estate, the number of men to take work and various other things.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-12
:. * < F % < < : < < * ; |: JUNEAU FIRST TO !" |: CONGRATULATE US. {"

To Juneau, the capital city, belongs the credit and thanks of being the first to congratulate Seward on its selection as the ocean terminal. The news had hardly been printed last Saturday when the following cable ar rived at the Gateway from the Juneau Empire:
 "Heartiest congratulations upon selection of Seward as Alaska railroad terminal"
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-12
KITCHENER ASKS
 CANADA FOR MEN
Britain Has Not Yet Enough Men Because of the Turkish and
 Other Troubles.

OTTAWA, April, 11.-LOrd Kitch- ener has made a formal request to Canada to supply a second expedi- tionary contingent for service for the empire in Europe or Asia. The re- quest will be granted and probably the number of men to be sent in the second army will be hundred thou sand. The news had scarcely been published when volunteers began to come forward.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-12
TO RELIEVE POLES.

BERLIN, APRIL 12.-The German government is arranging with the Rockefeller Foundation for the relief of the distres in Poland.
 The condition of the people in that country is said to be worse than the condition of the Belgians.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-12
WILLARD RECEIVES
 BIG RECEPTION.

NEW YORK, April 12.-A monster crowd was present to greet Jess Will lard here when he gave a boxing ex- hibition on Sunday night. He gave a fine exhibition and received tremend- ous applause that showed his victory over Johnson to be one of the most popular ever recorded.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-12
WILSON TO COME
 WEST VERY SOON.

WASHINGTON, April 12.-Presi- dent Wilson states that he will come west as soon as possible. He will go to the San Francisco exposition and will later take in several other west ern states. It is hardly likely that he will go to Alaska but efforts are be- ing made to entice him to go.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-12
SALMON PACK BIG.

SEATTLE, April 1.-The Alaska salmon pack this year is estimated at four million cases. This estimate has been arrived at after a careful investi- gation by experts.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-12
TNCSNADE IN SEATTLEFOR STEAMERS SOON COMING
LANE SAYS WORK WILL BE
 DONE BY SMALL CONTRACTS

President Wilson has given strict orders to the members of the commits sion to take special care to provide for the health of the men employed on the railroad and to provide a system of compensation for those injured in the course of the work. The members of the commission will leave for Seat tie on the fifteenth inst
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-12
REVOLUTION IN HAITI.

WASHINGTON, April 12.-The cruiser Desmoines has been ordered to Hayti to protect the lives of for eigners as a new revolution has brok en out there.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-12
: BRITISH STEAMER !: IS SUBMARINED.

LONDON, April 12.-The British steamer Wayfarer from Liverpool was submarined yesterday in the Irish sea and sunk. The details are lack ing and the fate of the passengers and crew has not yet been learned.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-12
TO CELEBRATE
 THIS EVENING
DANCE FOR THE WHOLE TOWN TO TAKE PLACE IN R. R.
 BUILDING.

This evening in the railroad build ing Seward will hold it's chief celebra- tion of the news that this city has been chosen as the ocean terminal of the great government trunk line.
 The intention was to hold the dance last Saturday on the re'eipt of ;he news but in order that r. ore delibera- tion might be given the event was postponed. Owing to the facJ that Seward had already heard from most reliable sources that the Alaska Northern had been purchased the of ficial announcement did not cause the excitement that might otherwise have marked the statement of Secretary Lane. The Gateway received the final news just as it's regular edition was on the press. Just previous to that time it had received word that Secre- tary Lane and the president were con ferring on the railroad subject but that after the conference the secre- tary stated that the president would not give out the word for a few days. For some reason he evidenty decided at the conference not to give out the news of the decision although he stated that the decision had been ar rived at, but later felt the time ripe for the announcement. The news that the announcement would be delayed for a few days was in print and ready to be run off the press when the an nouncement itself came over the wires. A .. q % 2 < % .: @ * < % * FAIRBANKS AND SEWARD * * EXCHANGE GREETINGS. |"
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-12
} . ~ 2 : . . % z % . { :. BROTHER OF POPE : BENEDICT IS DEAD. {

LONDON, April 12.-Marquis Jules Chiesa, brother of Pope Bene- dictus, died at Geneva yesterday ac- cording to word just received here. The marquis was one of the best known noblemen in Italy.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-12

Martin Lanning came to town yes terday with the mail and brought some pictures of the Traveller in the ice. The famous boat of Captain Cramer looks like the Tram,
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-12
COMMISSIONER HAS SEEDS.

United States Commissioner COnroy has received quantity of seeds from the government for distribution to all who ask for them.