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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-18
NO HIGHWAY ROUTE
PLANNED THIS WAY

The first proposed highway routes IN
Georgia under the new federal cooper
alton with the states do not touch
Americus nor Sumter county. OF
course, everybody can't, get highway
on the first attempt-and Sumter has
the best in the state, anyway. So, weIl
worry along until one comes through
hereby the state. The state highway
commission met yesterday in Atlanta,
and the following dispatch tells OF
their work:
ATLANTA, Ca, Oct. 1S.-The Geor-
gia highway commission at its meeting
Tuesday afternoon decided upon sew
eral tentative routes for highways to
be built in Georgia with federal aid.
The plans will be sent to Washing
ten for approval as soon as a few de-
tails. yet unfinished can be worked OUT.
The Georgia commission stated that It
will remain for the Washington de-
partment to decide which routes shall
first be developed. The projects pro-
posed to Washington will require more
money than will now be available, so
it will be necessary for some choice to
be made.
Among the proposed state highways
decided upon to be submitted to Wash
ington are the following:
Atlanta to Macon
Columbus to Dawson to Albany.
Macon to Milledgeville to Eatonton
to Madison.
Augusta to Athens to Atlanta.
On some of these routes all of the
counties have already agreed to fur
nish the necessary cooperation in or
der to obtain federal aid. In other in
stances there are one or two counties
which have not been heard from. 1t
is anticipated that there will be no
difficulty in lining up these counties.
The counties which have asked for
federal aid through the Georgia COM
mission are as follows:
Fulton Clayton, Spalding, Pike, Mon
roe ,Bibb, Turner, Chattooga. Quitman,
Brooks, Lowndes, Heard, Ben Hill,
Jefferson, Troup, Clay, Lumpkin.
Mitchell, Catoosa, Macon, Forsyth,
pade, Rabun, Wheeler, Sumter, Madi-
son, Banks, Bacon, Walker, Putnam,
Cherokee Floyd, Walton, Oconee, Mus
oogee Wilcox and oMrgan.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-18
ATLANTA FOLKS HAVE
ADOPTED NEW FAD

ATLANTA, Ca, Oct. 1S.-The much
exploited yellow Peril" has nothing
Oh the Hawaiian invasion, which has
swept Atlanta musical and Terpsich-
orean circles off their feet, so to speak.
The famous Hafaiian ukelele and
Hawaiian guitar have taken the place
of the regular American guitar and
mandolin, and Hawaiian songs and
dances are all the rage.
The famous Hawaiian ukelele and
amazingly popular among the younger
set that some of the cooler blooded
conservatives of greater years and ex-
perience are beginning to get uneasy
because Of the trend in steps and dips
ard movements. They are afraid the
youngsters will be dancing the out
and-out Hawaiian dances unless a
curb their enthusiasm.
A daring social event recently sug-
gested, but not carried, was a Hawaii
ian carnival in which the debutantes
should dress themselves in straight
Hawaiian festive costumes and dance
to the subtle music of the ukele and
Hawaiian guitar
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-18
NEW VARIETY OF COTTON
GROWN IN SOUTH CAROLINA

ATLANTA, Ca, Oct 18-BIack cot
ton will be exhibited to Atlanta scien-
lists and students of botany by Arthur
W. Brabham, of Olar, S. C, the Bur
bank of the South" who has not only
succeeded in evolving a strain of black
cotton, but also strains of gray, pink
and yellow cotton, and who is shortly
to be entertained in this city by his
friend, Mrs. John H. Macy. If Brab-
ham's black cotton proves out in ac-
tual test, so that the seed will produce
Hlack cotton year after year, he will
have solved one of the big dye prob
lens of the textile industry, and
should his other colors of cotton give
the same results, there seem to be no
limits to the possibility of developing
strains of various colors.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-18
TAKES FOUR THOUSAND FOWLS
A DAY TO FEED ATLANTIANS

ATLANTA, Oct. 1S.-It takes four
thousand fowls day to feed the city
of Atlanta, according to estimates just
compiled by local butchers and poul-
try dealers. Included in the list are
chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, SQUAD,
guineas and numerous others, includ-
ing quail which are surreptitiously i'm
ported into the city during the hunting
season, but which are not counted in
the list because they are rot for sale
in stores, by reason of the Georgia
game laws. Besides the thousands of
packing house fowls shipped into At
lanta from the west and from adjoin-
ing states, farmers within a radius of
200 miles find a ready market here for
all the live chickens they can raise.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-18
PRICE ON FOOTWEAR
HAVE BEEN ADVANCED

ATLANTA, Ca, October 1S.-The
wholesale prices on footwear have
been advanced from 80 to rs cents a
pair within the past week, according
to information received by Atlanta re-
tail shoe dealers. Certain lines have
been withdrawn from the market en-
tirely because of the shortage in
leather. Manufacturers claim they are
obliged to pay from 81 to 60 cents a
pair more for upper stock and to 10
cents pound more for leather.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-18
Cotton Leaps Up as Storm Hits Mobile
Wind oS Miles an Hour at Mobile.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 1S.-An east
to southeast wind averaging in velocity
ninety miles an hour, and with gusts
reaching ninety-eight miles, is blowing
lat noon across Fort Morgan, located
at the entrance to Mobile Bay, about
thirty miles below the Alabama city.
At GAS O'Clock this morning the wind
at Fort Morgan became most violent,
according to a Marconi Wireless COM
pany message received here about
noon, and the gale continued unabated
al that hour.
A news despatch received over the
wire of the Postal Telegraph company
from Mobile shortly before 9 o'clock
this morning said the wind was then
blowing ninety miles an hour within
the city, and that much damage had al-
ready been sustained. Shortly after
this message came through all wires
between Mobile and the outside world
ceased to operate, and it has since been
impossible to secure information con-
cerning conditions there.
The wind was racing along at sew
enty-two miles an hour at Pensacola
at S:15 this morning, according to a
report received by the New Orleans
weather bureau this morning. The
wind at Pensacola at that hour was
come out of the northeast and increas-
ing in strength and violence momenta-
rily.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-18
Would Shorten FiOe of The
Commandments; Also a Prayer

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct. 1S.-Reyision
and shortening Of five of the Ten Com
mandments as they appear in the Book
of Common Prayer and the elimination
of Good Friday prayer, which classes
Jew with Turks, infidels and here
ties, were proposed in the report of
the joint commission on the Book of
Common Prayer submitted to the gen
eral convention of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church today.
The commission, consisting of seven
bishops, seven clergymen and seven
laymen, under the Craftsmanship of Rt
Rev. Courtland Whitehead, bishop Of
Pittsburg, was appointed by the 1913
convention of the church to revise and
enrich the book of common pdayer
adapting it to modern conditions.
1t was proposed to eliminate por-
tions of the first five commandments on
the ground that the arguments for
the observation of Divine Law in the
Ten Commandments may actually be
understood in the laws themselves
and also to shorten and make more
impressive the church service. Furth-
er, it was held that the reason, which
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-18
ALABAMA WANTS DR. c.
ROSS BAKER TO STAY

Birmingham and the Woodlawn Bap-
tist church, wants to keep DR.. c. Ross
Baker as their pastor. DR.. Baker was
called to the First Baptist church
Anericus, several weeks ago. and the
alabama Advocate, Of Birmingham
has the following to say:
The call which came to DR.. C. Ross
Baker, the eloquent pastor of the
Woodlawn Baptist church, from the
First Baptist church of Americus, Ga.
caused the following resolutions to be
PASSED by the Baptist Ministers con-
ference of Birmingham.
1--WE notice in yesterdays papers
that DR.. G.. Ross Baker has been call
ed to church in Georgia, and that
we are in danger of losing him from
the state. DR.. Baker is one of ou,
strongest men and active in denomina-
tional life in the state, and his re-
moval would be a decided loss to US
Therefore, we sincerely hope that he
see his way clear to remain and that
his church in this city may prevail
on him to do so. GEO w. MRAE,
Secretary"
1t would be a great loss not only tc
the Birmingham district, but to Ala
hama to have DR. Baker leave the
state. He is ranked not only as one
Of the South's greatest pulpit orators
hut has been of invaluable service as d
teacher in the preachers schools, con.
Quoted throughout Alabama. He has 2
warm place in the hearts of both thC
city and the country preachers. Per
sonally, we hope DR.. Baker and his
charming wife will remain in Ala
bama.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-18
Woman Fighter Leads The Men
To Battle For The Fatherland

CAPE TOWN, S. A., Oct. 1S.-There
has appeared in the Kilimanjaro re-
gion, German woman warrior who is
leading force of native troops with
out the assistance of any other Euro
pean.
Near the Mountains of the Moon this
desperate woman waged guerilla
warfare against the Allied forces, and
thrilling stories are told of the strange,
wild life which she and her black fol-
lowers led
Among the fighting forces and resi-
dents in British East Africa this white
Amazon is known as Bib Sacharini, q
name which has been given her by the
natives.
The native story is that she is the
wife of a German commandant who
was killed in the fight which took
place at Longido ON September 25,
1914. She was so grief-stricken over
the death of her husband that she had
openly declared to be revenged.
The natives, who spoke of her as a
mad woman, said that her anger was
particularly concentrated against the
Kings African Rifles, in a skirmish
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-18

with which force her husband had been
slightly wounded, and the East African
Mounted Rifles.
In the early days of the East African
campaign, before and even after, the
arrival Of the Indian troops In Novem-
Ter, 1914, there was a great deal OF
guerilla fighting, and on both sides
there were retirements before super
ior forces. The Bib Sacharini was
seen on several occasions, her force
varying from 100 to 200 natives
Through glasses many officers of the
British forces have seen this white
woman commander in her kraal sur
rounded by blacks. Never since the
Longdido fight has she been seen in
the company of a European.
She is described as a big woman with
flaxen hair. She rides astride and is
armed to the teeth. She seems to have
wonderful control over her native
followers.
The Askaris tell wonderful stories OF
the Bib Sacharini's prowess with the
gun. She has the reputation of never
missing anything on which she car
pull a trigger.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-18
HEMP HURDs To BE
SOURCE BOOK PAPER

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 18.-That
a satisfactory quality of book paper
can be made from hemp hurds, the
waste stalk fragments produced in
preparing hemp fiber for market, is q
conclusion reached by specialists Of
the U. S. Department of Agriculture as
a result of commercial tests made in
cooperation with paper manufactuI-
er. The experiments and the econom-
ic conditions surrounding the use of
hemp hurds as paper-making mater
ial are described in new Professional
Paper of the Department of Agricul-
ture, Bulletin 404.
The Investigations demonstrated
that the hurds can be reduced chem
ically to paper stock by the soda pro-
cess under practices little different
from those employed for the manufac-
ture of pulp from poplar wood. Slight
ly more bleach was necessary, and
beating was found desirable for a
somewhat longer period AS against
these items of increased expense in
comparison with poplar wood as a
raw material, the first preparation CT
the hurds at the mill is less expensive.
1t is necessary only to sieve the la
ter, while the wood must be Clipped
with expensive machinery. Storage
possibly would be more expensive for
hurds, as storing in the open-the
method employed for wood-probably
would be impracticable.
Because of the lightness of the
hurds, charges of this material in the
digesting chamber must be smaller
than charges of poplar wood The ex-
periments showed that the weights Of
the charges ran about COS per cent. of
the weight of poplar wood charges
The total yield of air-dry fiber from
hurds was 33.1 per cent as compared
with about At per cent of air-dry fiber
from poplar wood.
Hemp is now grown in Kentucky,
Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Cali
fornia. In Kentucky, however, the
fiber is separated from the stalks by
hand brakes moved about the fields,
and the hurds, therefore, are SO scat
tered that their use for paper making
is not economically practicable. 1t is
only in the other states named, where
large machine brakes are employed
and the hurds are deposited in stacks,
that the waste may be drawn upon
practically as paper-making mater
ial. About 5000 tons of hurds are pro-
duced each year in the machine brak-
ing districts. This is an insufficient
supply Of the material to warrant the
erection of a pulp mill or even to JUS
tify transportation to existing mills,
but it is expected that the available
tonnage Will increase, because of the
extension of hemp growing and in
creasing use of machine brakes.
Calculation by the Departments
specialists of the raw material and
acreage necessary for permanent
supply of materials for a pulp mill
producing % tons of fiber a day for
800 days per year, or 1900 tons a
year, shows that the annual growth
from 4O,5O0 acres would be required
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-18

in the case of wood as against the
annual production of hemp hurds from
10000 acres.
The cost of manufacture of paper
from hurds has not been estimated by
the investigators, but because of the
increasing cost of wood pulp and the
increasing acreage of hemp grown in
the United States it is believed that
the time may come when the use of the
material in the paper-making industry
will be profitable.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-18
MEETING OF CHURCH IS
CALLED FOR THURSDAY

The full membership of the First
Baptist church are requested to meet
at Thursday evenings prayer meeting
to consider some important matters in
reference to the recent call for a pas
tor. 1t is hoped that the full member
ship of the church will be present.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-18
CONDITION OF JAMES
MORGAN GROWS GRAVE

Mr.. and Mrs. E. ]. Simmons left for
Leesburg Wednesday afternoon, hav-
ing received message that the condi-
tion of Mr.. James Morgan, father OF
Mrs. Simmons, had grown worse. Mr.
Morgan is we'll known in Americus,
and is the clerk of Superior court OF
Lee county. He has many friends here
who trust that he will be restored to
usual health soon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-18
SLEETING IN GATE
CITY LATE TODAY

1t is sleeting in Atlanta this after
noon, according to information receiy-
ed at the Times-Recorder Office just
before going to press.
This is another ndication-along
with a great many, which points to
TIE cold wave which will hit Americu5
and this section tonight.
Get out the blankets, and fill up the
coal barrel. Cold weather is here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-18

applied in Israel do not necessarily
apply today. The revised version of
the five commandments as proposed
follows:
l. Thou shalt have no other Gods
but me-
2. Thou shalt not make unto thy
self any craven image, nor the like
ness of anything that is in the heaven
above, the earth beneath, or in the
waters under the earth Thou shalt
not bow down to them nor worship
them.
3. Thou shalt not take the name of
the Lord, thy God, in vain
4. Remember that thou keep holy
the Sabbath Day.
5. Honor thy father and thy mother.
The commissions report recon-
mended that the present Good Friday
prayer, have mercy upon all Jews,
Turks, Infidels and heretics," be re-
yised to read, Have mercy upon all
who know Thee not, as revealed In
the Gospel of thy Son." Thus elimin-
ating classification which to many
has been Objectionable
Numerous suggestions for the en-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-18
BIRDS PASS OVER LAST
NIGHT AND SIGN OF COLD

Last night was featured by the noise
to trained ear-of the birds going
south, which is a sure sign of winter
approaching. These air fowls made
their customary visit through this Sec
tion last night, according to an author
ity on game subjects. So, you see, be-
sides this cool spell and the slow, driz-
zling rain, there are other signs that
Geld weather is coming, besides the
forecast published in yesterday S
Times-Recorder, predicting probable
cold wave.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-18
DAWSON OIL MILL IS
NOT SOLD BY RILEY

The Dawson News of this week
says: The report published in last
weeks News that Mr.. George w. Riley
OF Americus had disposed of his hold
ings in the Dawson Cotton Oil COM
pany to Mr. King Stillman, of Atlanta
was premature Mr., Riley has not dis
posed of his stock in the company
and it is said, has no present intensl5n
Of doing 50, though negotiations for
the sale we're pending.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-18
1876 COTTON SOLD
IN AMERICUS TODAY

A Sumter county farmer was in the
city today with four bales of cotton
which he put on the market. It was
sold at Parker's warehouse and the
four bales netted $430.3S, weighing
2,391 pounds, and sold for IS cents a
pound, and had all the bales weighed
the same would have averaged $107.59
per bale.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-18
WILLIE WILLIAMS is
REPORTED AS WEAKER

Reports from Willie Williams bed
side at Albuquerque, New Mexico, are
to the effect that he is daily growing
weaker. This news will be received
with regret by the hundreds of friends
Of this noble young man in Americus,
where he is honored and loved.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-18
CRAWFORD WHEATLEY IS
GONE FOR 4 MEETING

Crawford Wheatley, third vice presi-
dent of the Georgia Chamber of Com
merce, left today for Atlanta to attend
meeting of the executive committee
OF that body to be held on Thursday.
He is prominent in the affairs of the
state.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-18

richment of the prayer book to meet
modern conditions were advanced.
Among these we're the adoption of
prayers for labor, for the army and
navy, for schools and colleges, for
state legislatures and a patriotic
prayer for independence Day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-18
GORDON HOWELL NOW IN
R. l.. MAYNARD'S OFFICE

Gordon Howell, well known in the
city and prominent young lawyer in
this section, now has his offices in the
office Of Judge r, L. Maynard, in the
Planters Bank building. His many
friends will be interested in this an
nouncement
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-18
Strong Gales at Interior Points.

Strong Gales at Interior Points.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 1S.-The
weather bureau this afternoon ordered
advisory warning of strong gales sent
to interior points in Georgia, Florida,
Continued on Page 81
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-18
Storm Fell Here.


WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 1S.-The
West Indian hurricane is rapidly ap-
preaching the Gulf coast early today
and is expected to move inland first az
some point between New Orleans and
Apalachicola, Fla. Hurricane warnings
have been hoisted between these points
and many small vessels have put into
the nearest harbors to wait until after
the hurricane subsidies. Indications
are that the storm will increase in in
tensity as it nears the coast, and that
extensive damage will be wrought
in Alabama, Mississippi, south Geor-
gia and western Florida.
Cotton Leaps Up as Storm Hits Mobile.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Oct. 1S.-Ru-
more that the anticipated hurricane
had struck into the cotton region
around Mobile, adding to the damage
already sustained there by July floods.
caused the price of the staple to jump
nearly $3.50 bale on the strongest
months around the opening. July OPP
tons went up quickly to 1917 cents,
the highest price ever recorded on the
New Orleans futures board.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-18

Ah09O CohIA OullOHS carly luS AIueA-
icus subscription to the $50 mark. We
want to make it $3.50, or $500, Or
$1,000. What about it?
From day to day you have seen the
names of prominent people who be-
l1eve that they should help in the great
cause of Wilson and Democracy.
He kept us out of war.
He gave us prosperity.
Don't you think he deserves some
credit for 1Sc cotton?
Come on across.
Let us have your contribution at
once.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-18
Amercus Is Warned of The
Approaching Gales on Coast
Already Scattering Damage
COTTON TAKES LEAP WHEN THE
GALE HITS THE GULF COAST
WIND is NINETY EIGHT MILES
AT MOBILE-GENERAL ALARM Is
SPREAD BY THE GOVERNMENT.

The storm warnings have gone up,
and Americus is warned of the disturb
ance in a telegram to Postmaster DAY.
export from the weather bureau of the
United States government.
Yesterdays Times-Recorder carried
the Associated Press stories concern
ing an impending tropical disturbance
and this morning the government is
disseminating the information through
cut this section of the country
Following is the telegram to Post
master Davenport:
Tropical disturbance approaching
middle gulf coast. VIII probably cause
destructive gales over Western Geor-
gia, northwest Florida, Alabama and
Mississippi, especially southeast Mis-
sissippi and southern Alabama.
Please post notice and distribute in
formation widely"
Stern Felt Here.
indefinite delay to Pensacola and
that section was reported at the West
ern Union Telegraph Co., Office here.
This is due to the havoc of the storm
in that country.
The press dispatches of the Times
Recorder have been greatly delayed
because of the reported wire troubles
in this section of the state following
continuous rains and heavy winds.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-18
HALF HUNDRED IS
REACHED FOR THE
CAMPAIGN FUND

The Wilson campaign fund took a
little jump today.
Who'll help it along some more?
It's business, and this money is
needed quickly. The election comes
off in less than a month.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-18

Continued on Page 81
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-18

The TimeS-N. corder is the ONLY
paper in the Ihlrc Congressional
District With Associated Press
service
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-05
FOR CONTROL OF ADRIATIC
Austrians and Montenegrins in Des-
perate Battle.

Rome, Jan. "a desperate strug
gle for the mastery OF the Adriatic is
now raging near the Austrian naval
base OF Cattaro. between the combin-
ed Austrian naval and land forces and
Montegrins.
The Austrians are making a deter
mined attempt to capture Mount Low
cen. the Gibraltar of the Adriatic.
It's retention by the Montenegrins
threatens the Austrian hold on Cat
taro
Since the beginning OF the war
Austria has made the CattarO harbor
a naval base for operations in the
Adriatic, aegean and Mediterranean
seas. Cattaro is absolutely impreg
nable from the sea From the land
side 1t may be attacked only from
Mount Lowcen, where the Montene-
grins a year ago installed heavy ar
tillery. For six days the Austrians
have been attempting TO drive the
Montenegrins from this position.