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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-10
TURKS MURDER
ARMEN|ANS AS
THEY R { 7 R EAT 7.
BEFORE RUSSIANS.
(By Associated Press.)

A RUSSIAN CAMP, Turkish Ar
menia, Aug. 10.-The Russian army
that is n pursuit of the elusive Turks
in this region have, at this writing,
reached the Valley of the Habur, an
affluent of the Tigris at point sixty
miles south of Van.
On June 2 the right flank of the
Russian forces engaged the Turks un-
der Hallid Bey, near the Tigris, and
fought until nightfall when the Turks
made Off into darkness. The Armenian
volunteers, who are doing some of
the best fighting for the Russians, be-
gan the battle at o'clock in the
morning and sustained alone on open
ground until noon when General
T-'s cavalry from Sarai came into
action. The artillery was brought up
in the afternoon, but by then Hallid
Bey had taken a position on inacces-
sible mountains, and since then there
has been no contact with him.
Whatever may be true of atrocitv
stories from other sources, it is GER
tally a fact that the warfare in Ar
menia has resulted in the killing Of
more non-combatants than soldiers,
and it is doubtful if there is any other
area in the world where the war is so
plainly a case of murder
! The Associated Press correspondent
has himself seen the corpses of nom
combatants, both men and women
strewn along every trail that the Rus
sian army has traversed. On June A,
while climbing a pass at least 10000
feet above sea level two remarkably
handsome Armenians were seen slain
beside the road, and nearby lay a
Kurdish girl, dead from starvation
and hardship. In a niche of the rocks
of the high mountain pass there were
found deserted baby softly crying
beneath a saddle blanket.
At one point group of thirty Ar
menian women gathered at the mid
day halting place of the Russian sold
iers on the crest of the pass, and
moaned for food and clothes, but there
was nothing to spare them, as the
soldiers themselves were without
bread or fuel to cook their superabun-
dant mutton. They were in a dis
trict where even dry weeds failed them
for fire building purposes, and there
were no more villages to destroy for
roof timbers Even the veteran cam
paigners of the Russo Turkish war OF
1878 and of every Russian campaign
since then are sickened by the condi-
tions with which they come in daily
contact in this devastated land, and
especially by the emergence of the
brute instincts to kill and destroy.
The roads and sheep paths every
where are bestrewn with the posses
sions of the Kurds of Van vilayet and
on the mountains and in the valleys
there Craze countless thousands of
their abandoned sheep. Dead horses,
broken saddles, harness and torn uni
forms testify to the rapid weakening
of the Turkish regulars.
One mountain stream was found
bridged with rugs and carpets laid on
roof timbers from neighboring vii
lage. Another was formed of the
CONTINUED on Page Five.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-10
Trade at Home and QualIu
For Real Boosters Association

that will make for prosperity in your
locality. The most practical form Of
all is patronizing your home stores
and your home industries, buying at
home and keeping the money at hom,.
A dollar spent in your home town runs
the rounds in your home town and
does local good all along the line.
When you send your dollar out OF
town, it's Goodbye dollar"
Mutual helpfulness in a commercial
way is the way to put pep" and gin
ger" into a community, large or
small
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-10
U.S.Batdeships Ordered to Vera Cruz
To Protect Citizens Against Creasers
Y v Y
? TERRIBLE CONDITIONS "
; PREVAIL IN MEXICO CITY :
(By Associated Press.)

y MEXICO CITY, July 9.-(By =
\ Courier to Vera Cruz, Aug. 10) "
\ The American Society of Mex :
\ leo sends an appeal for help for =
y Americans in Mexico and the =
4 Mexican people to the State De- =
4 partment by the Brazilian min =
\ lister. The appeal declares con- :
\ ditions at the Mexican capital =
\ are unbearable, and implores the 4
\ Washington government to act =
= quickly The appeal declares the =
\ real conditions in Mexico City :
4 have only been partially revealed =
4 to the president, and that they =
\ are much worse now than when =
4 this partial information was CIV :
= en- him. =
\ \ \ 4 \ 4 \ \ 4 + \ \ \ \ \
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-10
VILLA TO CONFER
WITH GEN. SCOTT
(By Associated Press.)

Ell PASO, Tex, August 10.-General
revolutionists opposed to the Carranza
faction, today crossed the border into
the United States. The purpose of his
visit is to confer with General Scott,
chief of staff of the United States al =
my, who will make cerain proposals
to Mexican factional leaders in an
endeavor to restore peace in that
country without the necessity for arm
ed intervention by the United States.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-10
Cold Winter
For Georgia
Especial to Times Recorder

topeCldl 10 lines heCOTueT.J
ATLANTA Ga, Aug. 10.-That Geol
gia is to have a very cold winter this
year is predicted from an inspection 0.
spider webs by Aunt Jane" Barks-
dale, an aged negress of -bellum
type, who is popularity believed t.
be gifted with vision along these lines
She has examined the spider webs and
found them unusually thick and tough
When torn away the webs are found
in the same place reformed the fol-
lowing day. This, she says, is an in.
fallible sign of severe coldness t.
come.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-10
KAISER OFFERS REWARD
FOR DISCOVERY OF WIRELESS

BRUSSELS, August 10.-The Ger
man authorities have offered reward
of $500 to any one who will give them
information regarding a mysterious
wireless telegraph station which Is
known to be working in sine private
house in Brussels.
For nine months the police have
searched in vain for the apparatus,
which is believed to have revealed to
people in Brussels lot of importan.
war news.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-10
BANDITS LOOT BANK
WHILE CITIZENS LOOK
DUWA SIX SHOOTERS
(By Associated Press.l

MAPLE HILL, Kas., August TO-
Seven robbers held a hundred citizens
at bay here today while they dynamited
the vault of the Maple Hill State bank
securing three thousand dollars il,
silver and currency.
After their bold exploit, the robbers
managed to successfully escaped, al
though pursued by a posse of heavil,
armed officers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-10
HESTER RAY, AGED WOMAN,
DIED LAST NIGHT

Hester Ray, wife of Henry Ray, a
well kknown and faithful colored wo-
man, died last night upon the prem
discs of Mr.. John Argo, on Church
street. For twenty years she
had been the faithful servant of Mr..
Argos family, who regret her death,
as does many others here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-10
GERMANS LOSE
$4,000 IN BATTLE
WITH COSSACKS
FURIOUS FIGHTING CONTINUES IN
THE FAR EAST-GERMANS CAP
TURE IMPORTANT POSITIONS
Thirty Thousand Austrians Transfer.
red to Italian Front, Defeated and
Forced to Retreat Fifteen Miles.
(By Associated Press.)

GENEVA, August 10.-A dispatch 10
the Tribune from its Innsbruck, Aus
tria, correspondent says that in the
recent fighting along the Pizza-Ostrov
Inc northeast of Warsaw, the German
armies lost $4,000 men, counting kill
ed and wounded only This canyaagn.
however resulted in the capture of the
principal Russian fortified positions in
that region.
Furious battles continue to be fought
in the region dominated by the Novo
Georgievtsk fortress and at other
points j that section. The casualties
sustained cannot be accurately stated
at this time, but there can be no
noubt as to the Ultimate defeat of the
defending Russian army.
Another Tribune dispatch, dated
Laibch, Austria, says that thirty thous
and Austrian veterans who had recent
ly been transferred from the Russian
front, We're attacked by the Italian ar
my near Gorilla yesterday, being fore
ed to retreat a distance of fifteen
miles after a desperate battle with
the ivaders. Two thousand Austrian
dead were left upon the field of bat
tie.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-10
WILL PRESIDE At MEETING
STATE AGR. SOCIETY

Judge John A. Cobb left at noon to-
day for Moultrie, where as president
of the Georgia State Agricultural So
ciety he will preside at the annual ses-
sion of that organization which assem-
bles in the south Georgia city Wednes
day for session of two days.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-10

good cause to thank Mr.. Wheatley for
consenting to be a member Of the
Georgia legislature now and then. 1t
is Sumter county's time to name the
senator for 1917-1s, and it is likely that
Mr.. Wheatley will be named for the
place without opposition.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-10
4 = 4 4 4 + 4 4 4 \ 4 \ \ \ 4
y LANSING AND CANOVA !
HOLD A CONFERENCE !
(By Associated Press.

\ WASHINGTON, D. c., August
= 10.-Secretary Lansing and Leon =
= Canova, chief of the Bureau of \
= Latin-American Affairs held a =
= conference today, at the conclus- \
4 ion of which it was announced !
4 that no marshals had been order y
= ed to Vera Cruz yet. =
4 y y \ \ \ \ \ 4 4 y \ \ \ y
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-10
Especial to Times-Recorder.) J


ATLANTA, Ga, August 10.-The
proper way to boost your own home
town is subject which has interested
many willing citizen who has learned
from observation that the real booster
is not the man who throws his hat ~
in the air and runs up and down the
street calling attention to himself
while shouting "Hurrah for Bing.
Vile" or whatever the name of his
town happens to be.
osting is actively doing the thing
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-10
GREASER OFFICER
FEARS DEMONSTRATION
AGAINST FOREIGNERS
(By Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. TO-
Commander McNamee, senior Ameri-
can naval officer at Vera Cruz, has
asked for a battleship squadron as q
guard against anti-foreign demonstra-
tons which he fears may occur.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-10
MEXICAN RAIDERS ATTACK
UNITED STATES PATROL
(By Associated Press.)

= (By Associated Press.) 4
y BROWNSVILLE, Tex, Aug. q
= 10.-Mexican raiders attacked 4
: United States border patrol 4
: troops near Mercedes Texas, to- /
I day, one of the Mexicans being 4
: killed. None of the troops were I
= injured /
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-10
GERMAN AIRSHIP DAMAGED
BY BRITISH AEROPLANE
(By Associated Press.)

y (By Associated Press.)
y LONDON, Aug. 10.-An official :
= press bureau announcement today =
= says a squadron of German air =
= ships attacked the English coast =
y last night, one of the airships be- =
\ ing damaged by British aero =
= plane which attacked the hostile Y
= aircraft. The extent of damage =
= done by the raiders is unstated. '
\ the airships after being attacked, =
= departed in the direction of os- :
! tend. :
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-10
= = = y \ y \ + y y y y y :
= BERLIN OFFICIAL REPORT
= SAYS ADVANCE CONTINUES :
(By Associated Press J

BERLIN August 0.-An official I
y announcement says Fort No. 4 at \
y Lola has been stormed and the =
= town of Lomza on the Narew riv- \
= er, seventy miles southwest of I
= Suwalki, occupied by the Ger y
= mans The eastern advance con- ?
= tinues at other points. \
4 = 4 \ \ \ \ \ \ y \ \ \ =
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-10
AEROPLANE DROPS BOMBS
ON ALLIED SUBMARINE
(By Associated Press.j

CoNsTANTIoNPLE, August 1O.-A
Turkish aeroplane dropped several
bombs on q hostile submarine near
Bulair yesterday, the submarine being
sunk with all it's crew.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-10

CONTINUED on Page Five.)
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1915-03-04
SQUADRON LEAVES
FOR DARDANELLES
GERMAN.AUSTRO FLEET To-
HELP DEFEND FORTS-TURkSa
ARE CUT OFF

London, March 3.-An Austro-Ger--
man submarine squadron, composed OF
six submarines and number Of tor
pedo boats, today left the Austrian
naval base at Pola, on the Ardiatic,
presumably to strike at the Anglo
French fleet in the Dardanelles,,
which, Athens says, has resumed the
bombardment of the Turkish forts.
Italy continues her military prep
aration, and has taken up in parlia-
ment, legislation for increasing the
strength of the army. The minister
of war announced that all classes are
asking to enter the army.
The German correspondent on the
Galician front telegraphs Berlin that
the Russians have not won single
complete success in their efforts TO-
regain the lost positions on the crest,
of the Carpathians.
It is not believed that England viii
recede one whit from her announced.
intention to shut off sea traffic with
Germany, but, if necessary, she will
define her blockade measures and seek
to make them effective.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1915-03-04
METHODIST WILL
BUILD NEW CHURCH
BUILDING COMMITTEE APPOINT
ED AT TUESDAY NIGHT
MEETING -.

On Tuesday evening, March End,
the official board of the Methodist
Episcopal church of Williston met in
session for the purpose of taking def
mite action regarding more commo-
dious quarters for their growing In
stitution. After free and frank dis
cussion the following action was
taken: A resolution was passed au-
thorizing the appointment of build
ing committee with full authority to
provide ways and means for a con-
structlon of new church securing
plans and taking all the preliminary
steps necessary to provide for new
edltlce which will be adequate to meet
the needs Of the growing Congrega-
ton and to do efficient work through
the Bible School and other Depart
ments of the church.
The following committee was ap-
pointed; Edwin A. Palmer, A. r.
Veitch, G. F. Carpenter, A. H. Brown,
and DR.. F. w. MacManus.
Location committee is as follows
B. l.. Hardaway, J. w. Disney, j. S.
Gates, Mrs. A. E. Lowe and Mrs. Rob
ert Slater.
These committees will begin opera
tions at once looking toward the final
consumation of the task.
The reports of the church for the
month Of February show marked
increase in all its departments over
any preceding month.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1915-03-04
MANY THOUSANDS
FOR GOOD ROADS
AUTOMOBILISTS OF STATE con-
TRIBUTED THAT AMOUNT IN
1914, THROUGH REGISTRA.
TON OF CARS

Thomas Hall, Secretary Of state,
announces that he has distributed,
during the year 1914, the sum OF
$5O,S45.77 to the good road funds
of the ffty-two counties of the state,
dividing the money to each county
according to the number Of automo-
biles and motorcycles registered with
him from each county. A sum such
as this, devoted annually to the
building of good roads will, if spent
wisely, soon have an appreciably bene-
ficial effect upon the roads of the
state.
The total amount collected by the
secretary of state from the registra-
ton of motor vehicles during 1914 was
$55 5,964.OO. The expense, which in
cluded cost of registration tags, post
age, printing, clerkhire, ETC., amounted
to $5,613.86, leaving the net amount
as given above. The total number of
automobiles registered was 17,347 and
the number of motorcycles was 1,255.
Williams county had 1863 automobiles
and 16 motorcycles registered and re-
ceived $1O39.57 from the fund for use
on the county roads.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1915-03-04
ON HIS WAY HOME

w. A. Garrison who has been in the
east for some time past on buying
tour, writes the Graphic from Chi
cago under date of February "a, that
he has just returned from New York
City and will probably finish his busi-
ness there in time to arrive home by
Saturday next.
Among the many interesting things
Mr.. Garrison says in his letter, and
which will prove of more than usual
interest to our lady readers, is this !:
81 certainly made some of the most
astonishing purchases in all my buy
ing experience, and had been told
thai I could have bought the class of
goods at the prices did, | could no.
have believed it. I ordered samples
of some of these beautiful coats, suits.
dresses and waists forwarded for
early display and selection. also
purchased an extensive line of beau
tiful trimmed hats and millinery, and
l am positive that I shall have no
trouble in being able to satisfy my
patrons this season in the way Of
styles and prices. I know they can
not be duplicated anywhere"
From what Mr.. Garrison says it
seems that it would be we'll for the
ladies of Williston to pay particular
attention to the Boston's announce
ments this season.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1915-03-04
JAMES HOFFMAN
BATTEN LECTURE
NOTED LECTURER WILL BE IN
WILLISTON FRIDAY NIGHT
MARCH 5TH

James Hoffman Batten has been
characterized as the "Little Giant of
the Lyceum Platform" He is unique
in his individuality, intense in his
purpose, positive in his message, elo-
quent in his presentation. He is not
a thought-copyist and platfornl-imi-
tator, but thought originator and
Acknowledgements.
Mr.. Batten has wonderfully rich,
full, clear voice, remarkable COM
mand of language, and genius for
pouring the water of life through the
clay jugs of Saxon-speech." He is
sanely optimistic, and possessed with
what divine enthusiasm which the old
Greeks called "the fire of life" His
lectures, though treated in popular
style, are inspirational in character,
and enlarge the skyline Of human
vision. He believes in the brother
hood of dust and stars.
Mr.. Battcn's oratory is not of the
"sky-rocket' or variable type. His
platform and pulpit work is evenly
satisfactory, and satisfactorily even.
He has not acquired the habit of hav-
ing "off nights" One of his former
parishioners said to him, HE hits
the bull's-eye every time" Not line
of criticism has been seen in any news
paper published where Mr.. Batten
has appeared. They all say he is far
better than the advance notices and
circulars claim, and his lectures prove
the biggest surprise Of the season.
James Hoffman Batten will lecture
at the Congregational church Friday
evening, March 5th, 1915. Admission
SOC and Csc. You should not miss
this.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1915-03-04
VIRTUAL BLOCKADE OF GER.
MANY

London, March The establish.
ment of a virtual blockale of hostile
countries is Great Britian's reply to
Germany's attacks on merchant ship
ping, as announced officially in the
house of commons by Premier As
quith today.
The plan of the allied governments
for the regulation Of shipping to and
from hostile ports contemplates the
prevention of commodities Of every
kind reaching or leaving those ports
without, however, involving risks to
neutral vessels or crews.
The allies hold themselves at lib
erty to capture goods presumed to
come from hostile countries, or DEEM
ed destined for them. There is no in
tention of confiscating the ships, or
cargoes which are detained, unless
they are liable to confscation under
the normal conditions of war.
The proposed measures will be en-
forced within a strict observance of
the dictates of humanity, but the allies
do not purpose to "allow their efforts
to be strangled in a net work Of judi
cial hiceties."
Premier Asquith declared that at
no time was the government more
confident than today that the allies
would ultimately achieve victory.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1915-03-04
FINE CLUB MEETING

The Truax Farmers club of Will
liams county, N. D., held a social
meeting in w. N. Adams fine new res
idence on Saturday, February 81.
A delightful musical program was
rendered by Rev. Thornell and wife.
A sumptuous dinner was served to
over a hundred people.
A farmers club is usually organized
for the purpose of improving the COM
munity socially, educationally, and
financially.
A club naturally becomes the center
of the community life and various
things in which the community as a
whole is interested will come up for
discussion and consideration sooner
or later.
The next meeting will be held at A.
c. Longs residence March 18th, when
the club will talk on ordering seed
corn and grass seeds for the club.
They expect E. w. Hall and Supt.
Ruzicka as their speakers.
Dinner will be served by the ladies
at noon.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1915-03-04
LECTURE A SUCCESS

Mrs. Linnie Carl met every claim
made for her in announcements last
Sunday in her splendid lecture on "A
Sister in our Big Family" also her
reading on "Grandfather's Clock" by
Longfellow, delivered at the M. E.
church. Her Offering was $28.15 cash
and $14.00 pledges making $43.15 in
all. She has q charming personality,
highly cultured and well trained con-
secrated christian worker. She strikes
the right note in ill matters Of reform
and is Z concrete illustration of the
right Of woman to the suffrage. Will
liston was her first city in the State
wealth the finest expressions Of our
hospitality and progressiveness. The
church was crowded to it's limits to
hear her; and all claimed it was the
best Temperance lecture given in the
city.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1915-03-04
SECOND ANNUAL
COUNTY PICNIC
WILL BE HELD AT BUFORD NEAR
SITE OF OLD HISTORIC FORT
JUNE oath

The Second Annual Williams coun-
ty Picnic will be held at Bufold near
the old Fort site on the oath of June.
1t will be held under the auspices Of
the Eight Mile and the Buford Farm
ers Clubs.
Arrangements are under way to
have a special train run from Tioga to
Buford, leaving Tioga in the morning
and returning in the evening.
Speakers will be secured to make
short live talks on live topics.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1915-03-04
Turkish Forces Are Cut OF

Tif1ia, Transcaucasia, March 3-The
Russian army Of the Caucasus, driv-
ing the Turkish forces before it, reach
ed the river Khopachas Estuary Of
Tchoruk, Armenia. This advance by
the Russians cuts the route of Turkish
reinforcements of supplies from Con-
stantinople to the Caucasian frontier.
through Khopa Turkish Aremnia, and
isolates large section of the Turkish
territory.
The isolated section includes the dis
tricts of Ardanuch, Ardahan, Olti and
Sari Kamysh. =
The Russians advanced from Batunf,-
on the Black sea, was opposed by the.
Turks at every step. They were as
sisted by Russian warships, which
cleared the shore of Turkish forces
and cut off successively several ave-
nues of Turkish communication by sea,
until only the Khopa route remained.
After battle of three days, this
last route was closed effectively.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1915-03-04
At Narrowest Point

Athens, Via Paris, March 3.-Nines
battleships took part in yesterday g.
bombardment of the forts in the Dar-.
danelles. Six them were British
and three French.
The squadron advanced to within
two miles of Chanakkelebsi,, at the
narrowest point in the straits. De-
tachments of the allies troops, which
landed at Kumkaleh on the Asiatic
side, met the Turkish garrison, which
was scattered easily.
The telegraph station on Besilka
Island, near the entrance to the straits.
has been demolished
A dispatch from Athens received
Tuesday said the allied feet had de-
stroyed the batteries at Chanakkaleski
fort Sultanis).
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1915-03-04
FALSE ALARM

Sheriff Erickson was called to Ep-
ping about l o'clock Tuesday morning
by a phone message announcing they
had in custody there what was believ-
ed to be one Charley Peltier, who es-
capped from the penitentiary February
"a. 1t proved to be case Of mis-
taken identity and the sheriff return
ed home empty handed.
Peltier is a half-breed Indian and
was convicted in Cavalier county for
a double murder committed there in
1909.