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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-05-05
MRS. ELIZABETH
J. ELDRIDCE IS
DEAD 1T LESLIE

Mrs. Elizabeth ]. Eldridge, we'll
known, highly respected and loved by
many friends, died Friday morning at
the home of her nephew, Mr.. Jarrett
J. Wilson, near Leslie Mrs. Eldridge
was about S5 years of age, and her
death followed from natural causes,
although she suffered an accident
some time ago, when she fell at her
home.
Mrs Eldridge was well known in
Americus, where she owned consider
able property, including the Barlow
block She was a member of the
Methodist church and for number of
years had assisted in the development
cf that service which has meant so
much to her and her people.
The deceased was the widow of the
late DR.. E. ]. Eldridge, who was we'll
known and honored in Americus.
Countless friends bow in grief with
the relatives of the deceased and join
the Times Recorder in extending their
sincerest sympathy
Mrs. Eldridge is survived by one sis
ter, Mrs L. E. Furlow, of Americus;
three half brothers, Walter Broadfeld,
Jesse Boring, of Texas, and william
Roring, of Florida.
The funeral will be held in Ameri-
Gus Saturday afternoon and interment
will be at Oak Grove cemetery.
The funeral will be held from the
First Methodist church, Americus, Sat
lrday afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock. The
pallbearers will be the nephews ofSthe
deceased, Doc and Griff Eldridge;
Stewart Furlow, ]. r. and w. A. Wilson
ard Wilson Pryor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-05-05
COMMITTEE FOR
NEW RAILROAD IS
To BEGIN WORK

Work on securing the necessary
amount of $4,000 to bring new rail-
road to Americas from Games on the
A., B. & A. railroad, will be begun ait
once.
A campaign committee has been
named, composed of the following weIH
known Americus citizens: Carr s.
Glover, chairman; L. G. Council, Joha
Sheffield, Frank Lanier, w. NJ Jones,
John w. Shiver, Frank p. Harold. S.
A. Moses, Crawford Wheatley, Sam r
Heys, T. C. Tillman, Arthur RylandeE,
Albert Harris and E. H. Hyman, secre-
tary.
The committee will meet at the
Chamber of Commerce Tuesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock and begin their cam
paign for subscriptions.
1t goes without saying that Amerf-
Gus must have the new railroad, and Et
is toward this end that these prOzn-
inent Americus citizens will campaign
in the interest of the fund.
J. S. Morton, a representative of the
Georgia Lumber Company, who is
building the railroad now, and who has
visited Americas on several occasions.
was an interested visitor at the meet
ing OF the citizens Friday morning at
the Chamber of Commerce,
The first steps have been taken to-
wards securing the new road for
ALle1 icus.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-05-05
Summary of Note.

BERLIN, May (Wireless) )-The
German note to the United States does
not admit that German submarine
tCrpedoed the Sussex, but says a YES
sci was torpedoed identical in design.
Regarding this the communication says
%The German government begs to re-
ceive further communication on the
matter, until certain points are ascer-
tanned which are of decisive import
aGce in establishing the facts in the
case" The note says the United States
asserts the Sussex sinking is but one
incident illustrating the deliberate
method employed in Unfortunately
destroying vessels of all Sorts" and
tie note says "The German government
most emphatically repudiate the as
sertion.
Further down the note says THE
German government has made several
proposals to the government of the
CONTINUED on Page Five.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-05-05

WASHINGTON, d. c., May s.
The first portions of the long German
note were read today by administra-
ton officials with undisguised disap-
pointment, and it is stated the tone of
the communication is of such charac-
ter some officials fear break is clear
ly forecast.
The unofficial copy sent here by ca
lie this morning is being translated
and sent to the white house as rapid
i as received where President Wilson
remains. The president had no en-
gagements for today, except the cabi-
net meeting, which it is expected will
be devoted exclusively to a consider
alton of the German situation.
No action will be taken, however,
until the official text arrives in Wash
ington and has been studied closely by
? President Wilson and Secretary Lans-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-05-05
NEGRO BABY IS BURNED
To DEATH ON THURSDAY

Ed Black, a colored tenant living on
w. S. Bells plantation near Friendship,
lost his house and contents by fire
Thursday afternoon. A six months
old infant that was left in the house
vas totally cremated. The parents of
the child were working at some dis
tance in the field and had left the baby
alone in the house. When the fire was
discovered the building was so far con-
sumed as to render rescue of the in
fant impossible.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-05-05
ATLANTA AWAITS
WORDS ON SLUSH
FUND Of |. & n.

ATLANTA, Ga, May 5.--If the In
terstate Commerce Commission sue
ceeds in compelling Milton Fl. Smith,
president of the Louisville & Nashville
railroad, to tell how much his railroad
has spent for political purposes in
Georgia during the last several years,
it is generally believed in this city that
his disclosures will prove intensely in
teresting, not only to members of the
legislature and lawyers but to the
general public as well.
When Mr.. Smith was asked the dir
ect question yesterday in the course Of
the Interstate Commerce Commission 8
sensational investigation in Washing
ton, he fatty declined to answer on the
advice of his attorney. Immediately
Ex-Governor Folk, of Missouri, who
is conducting the investigation as at
tcrney for the commission, announced
his intention of undertaking to secure
a court decree compelling Mr.. Smith
to give the commission the desired in
formation.
The commissions probe into the pol
itical affairs of the Louisville & Nash
vile railroad is equally as interesting
to Georgians just at this juncture, as
to citizens Of Tennessee and Kentucky,
where the main lines of the Louisville
& Nashville operate. This is due to
the fact that the state of Georgia's
railroad, the Western G. Atlantic, is
now leased to a subsidiary of the
Louisville & Nashville, the lessee be.
iLg the Nashville, Chattanooga & st.
Louis railroad.
In 1919 the lease will exna4e, and the
Louisville & Nashville must either re-
lease the road at very much higher
rental, or must buy the road outright,
or must build a parallel line from
Chattanooga into Atlanta.
For more than year the Louisville &
Nashville, acting through its agents,
has been attempting to secure a char
ter to build parallel line The Geor-
legislature last year shut off this
avenue and the Louisville & Nashville
IL now engaged in a lawsuit intended
to overthrow the act, being represent
ed by the law firm of King & Spalding
and Dorsey, Brewster, Howell & Hey
man Of Atlanta, in which Jack J.
Spalding, Albert Howell and Solicitor
Hugh NJ. Dorsey are the principal
figures for the Louisville & Nashville;
while the states interests are repre-
sented by Attorney General Clifford
Walker and Judge Horace M. Holden.
Ex-Governor Folk has specifically
stated that one of his purposes in ques-
tioning President Milton H. Smith is to
ascertain, if possible, the extent to
which the Louisville & Nashville has
manipulated Georgia politics in con-
nection with the Western & Atlantic
Continued on Page 81
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-05-05
Bernie Refuses to Talk.

NEW YORK, May 5.-The German
Ambassador, Count Won Bernstorff, left
New York at noon today for Washing
ton, after refusing to see all inter-
viewers. 1t is known, however, that
the embassy regards the note from
Berlin as granting all of the United
States demands.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-05-05

BURGLARS BUSY
At ROCHELLE

ROCHELLE, Ga, May 5.-Burglars
sot busy here Thursday night and en-
tered the City Drug Store, securing a
large amount of cigarettes, perfumes
and several kodaks, together with the
slot machine, with about SIS in cash.
The intruders did not try the safe but
opened the cash register which con-
tanned no money. They entered by
breaking the glass in the rear door.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-05-05
us. MARINES. LAND
IN SAN TO DOMINGO

SANTO DOMINGO, May 5.-Marines
have been landed here from the Ameri-
can auxiliary cruiser Prairie for the
protection of the American legation
and foreign interests.
The situation growing out of an at
tempt by factional leaders to over
throw the administration Jiminez is
already critical, and a state of siege is
proclaimed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-05-05
~ 0MPR0MISE" TURNED
DOWN BIZ COMMISSION n

WASHINGTON, D. c., May s.
Milton H. Smith, president of the
Louisville G. Nashville railroad, was
witness before the interstate COM
merce commissions investigation into
the roads affairs. Offers providing
for an immediate termination of the in
vestigation through compromise
were refused.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-05-05

to have been launched by the Louis
vile & Nashville is assuming more
and more serious proportions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-05-05
EXECUTIONS At
DUBL|NCONT|NUE
FOUR ARE shot

DUBLIN, May 5-Four more rebea
prisoners were courtmartialed and
shot during Thursday. Their names
are:
JOSEPH PLUNKETT.
EDWARD DAILY.
MICHAEL O'HARAHAN.
WILLIAM PEARSE.
Fifteen other leaders tried by court
martial were sentenced to death, but
a special decree commuted their pun
ishment to imprisonment at hard La
bor for ten years.
One other prisoner convicted or
treason and sentenced to be executed
Lad his sentence commuted to eight
Jears penal servitude, and two others
received sentences of ten years inn.
prisonment.
The action of the authorities in re-
ducirg the severity OF sentences inn
posed by courtmartials is taken as in
dicating that further executions neea
hardly be anticipated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-05-05

work becomes more and more arduous,
taxing their strength and endurance to
the limit
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-05-05

LONDON, May 5.-A Zeppelin air
ship was destroyed during Thursday
by a British light cruiser squadron
off the SchIeswig coast, it is officially
announced.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-05-05
announced

LONDON, May 5.--It is announced
this afternoon that the British govern
ment has decided to acquiesce in the
United States demand. and release the
thirtyeight Germans and Austrians
taken from the American STEAMSHIPS
China, in Asiatic waters.
BERLIN, May 5.-The capture OF
several French trenches southeast OF
Haucourt, on the Verdun front, lie
am ounced by the war oficec this aF-
teruoon.
Repeated French attacks west or
Dead Mans Hill have broken.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-05-05

Continued on Page 81
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-05-05

The Times-Recorder is the ONLY
paner in the Third Congressional
District with Associated Press
service.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-05

PATRONIzE OUR ADVERTISERS
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-05

Mr.. ]. A. Robinson, of Durham, who
has been spending the summer here at
the Carolina Terrace, left yesterday for
Lenoir, where he will spend several
days before returning to his home in
Durham. While here MI. Robinson
made a host of friends who will re-
greet his departure.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-05
In PEAKS
ALPS COULD TELL STORY THAT
WOULD THRILL.
Mountain Ranges the Scene of Many
Historic Observation-Disclosures TraV-
ersed by Soldiers Thousands
of Years AGO.

If the rugged peaks Of the Alps
could tell their story, there would be
many q thrilling and warlike incident
to relate; but none so strange as the
ones enacted between the Austrians
and the Italians in these mountainous
regions. The Italians are absolutely
at home in the mountains, and. the
Austrians are using every invention Of
science to counteract this advantage.
All the parapets on the steep roads,
where summer tourists were wont to
motor, have been demolished, and
beautiful pine forests have been swept
away, so that nothing shall Obstruet
the artillery. Large areas have been
mined, and by pressing a button the
Austrians can hurl an avalanche Of
rocks and powders on to the heads of
the advancing Italians or blow up the
roads beneath their feet.
From the Cottian chain, marking the
boundary of France in the west, to
the Carnic and Julian Alps, north and
east of the Adriatic in Austria, there
are generally a thousand passes and
routes of more or less note, nearly all
traversed- by practicable roads, and
some shortened by railroad tunnels.
Over these roads armies marched to
battle over two thousand years ago.
Mont Gents pass may have been Han
nibal's route when, in the year 21S
b. c., the Carthaginian conquerOr in
vaded Italy withia large army, half OF
which he lost amidst the Alpine SHOWS.
The conquest of some Alpine tribes
by Augustus ; the desultory warfare Of
Teutonic and Frankish hordes in the
fifth and sixth centuries, and the in
creasing sanguinary strife Of Swiss
"~confederates" and Austrian Oppres-
sors, which lasted from the breaking up
of the Carolingian empire, in the tenth
and eleventh centuries, until the crys-
Utilization of the Helvetic republic by
Napoleon Benaparte's act of media
alton in 1S03-all these fill the chron-
icles and make nearly every practi-
cable foot of Swiss territory heroic
ground.
When Napoleon entered Italy he
crossed the Alps with an army Of
10000 by the Great st. Bernard pass,
May 1921, 1900. Later he constructed
the great military road over the Sim
plon pass, from Brieg, in Switzerland,
to Domodossola, 10 Italy, and thence
to Milan.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-05
CAUGHT on the Curb

Frost appeared here for the first time
Sunday morning and Monday morning
it was here in sufficient abundance to
kill all of the most tender vegetation.
H b
Attention is called again to that cal
of produce which is to be shipped from
here Tuesday, October 10, to the Bap-
fist Orphanage at Townsville. The
produce will be loaded by the Helpers
Glass of the East Hendersonville Bap-
fist Church, and all who care to are
asked to bring in something to be in
cluded in the shipment,
Rev. F. Grover Morgan of Hickory,
came up Sunday and preached to the
Lutheran congregation in the Com
munity club here at the regular hour
Sunday. Rev. Morgan. it will be re-
membered served this congregation
as pastor during the summer months,
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-05
The Silver Lining.

Not long ago a clergyman, in the
course Of m~inistrations among the poor
of a large town, called on an old lady
who had been bedridden for some
years.
"WeIl, Mrs. Davies" he said, "dnd
how are you today?"
"Oh, Pm pretty well, thank you"
was the cheerful answer.
"Ah, that's right" responded the
clergyman, sympathetically. 81 hardly
expected to find you to be in such good
spirits, considering your afliction. I
was afraid I should find you down.
hearted"
"No, no, sir! !" she cried, i~nterrupting
him. mo, no, indeed, sir. I've much
to be thankful for, I have. Why, only
the other night, when that house just
opposite was on fire, I couldn't help
thinking Of all the poor people crush
ing each other in the street, and many
of them not getting a sight Of the fire
at all, while here was I, all nice and
comfortable in bed, and I=could e It
beautifully through my window with
out even turning over! Oh, no, I've
q lot to be thankful for"
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-05

c., to Fort Lauderdale. Fla" He drove
through the country via Atlanta, leaV-
ing here Tuesday morning. Glover
T. Orr is nov running the Carolina
vile on practically the same schedule
as the other cars ran, but becsuse Of
having only one car only half as many
trips can be made.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-05
Dearie Mel

Ethel-Has Tom proposed yet,
Maud?
Maud-No, not exactly.
Ethel-Not exactlyl What do you
meant
Maud-Well. you know, he always
used to knock when he came to u
house to visit me. Well, last night he
came with a ring.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-05
Missing!

A mall girl, aged five, was studying
intently a picture of the Garden Of
Eden At last she said, in a ~perplexed
voice: "But, mother, where is the
carriage?" -sa2@S@AIIEEasSE
Carriage" exclaimed her mother in
great surprise. "What can you mean,
dear? There was no carriage in the
Garden : Eden"
"But," demonstrated the child, "you
told me that the Lord drove Adam and
Eve out of the Garden"
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-05
Plain EnnIish.

An American who has been doing am
bulance duty in France pretty close to
the fighting line was working nea an
other American one particularly diff
cult day. This friend was mild-man-
nered and mild-spOken, but as a
French linguist he belonged to a class
that would never be called for active
service.
Their post was at a crossroads
when the German artillery perversely
began searching the neighborhood with
shells. Hhigh explosive shell dropped
almost upon them; the friend was
bowled over, eyes and mouth full of
dirt. He stood up uncertainty.
"Whew," he remarked with empha-
sis, eff 1 just knew the French for
Bon Dieu, I'd say it."
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-05

A. c. and E. A. Ferguson, known
generally as The Ferguson Brothers,"
who have been operating a lent show
here for the past few weeks, were ar
rested Thursday night and carried to
Asheville by Sheriff Drake @ an
execution issued against then
judgment of $500 obtained by
zabeth Montgomery, a former L
Of their company, the money being
for back salary. Saturday night Il,
tent was torn down and removed from
Hendersonville. 49,.
b
The Observation-Disclosures Traffic
Service, Inc, discontinued operating
their cars between here and AsheviIie
saturday evening, and they have been
taken to Fort Lauderdale, Fla, where
they will be operated this winter, re-
turning next season. Mr.. Andrews
had a big sign painted for his car to
be used on the trip to- Florida carry
ing these words: "Hendersonville, N.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-05
Love-

"They're stiu very much in love with
each other"
HSo?"
eyes, when she's away she writes let
.ers to him. whether she needs money
W not."-DetroIt Free Press.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-05

H. Patterson is spending several
! days this week in Cincinnati.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-05

Miss Irma Justus. is visiting rela-
.tives in Carney. S. G.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-05

and returned to Hickory the first of
September to take up his work as
member Of the faculty of Lenoir col
lege.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-05

Miss Emily Holt left Monday night
for Baltimore to spend some time.
Miss Annie Pegram Oates of Flat Rock
accompanied her to Baltimore to
spend a few days en- route to New
York, where she will cont:ne her
studies in piano this winter. Miss
Oates is a talented young artist
Charlotte Observer. ! ES
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-05
A Wise Omission.

Luckily the following places were
not included In General Pershing's
itinerary:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-27
BY IRIS SPEAKER.

The rundown | received from
Boston didn't discourage me and
/ returned to Texas determined
to polish up the defects that
caused the big leaguers to brand
me green material. Mique Finn,
manager of the Little Rock club,
with whom l played In 1908,
sought to place me with the Pitts
burg Pirates for second major
league trial, and the Pittsburg
club offered $4,000 for my re-
lease from the strings the Boston
club had attached. but efforts to
gain the consent of President
Rather tc this proceeding proved
unavailing.
The steps attending my second
advancement to the majors were
slightly complicated. Doak Rob-
erts of the Houston club wired
John !. Taylor, at that time own
er of the Red Sox, asking IL the
latter would pay $3.50 for an out
fielder who had apparently been
overlooked by the scouts during
1907.
Finn was to get a player prac-
tically for the use of his grounds
at Little Rock as the. training
camp of the Boston club, and he
put in a request for my services.
| later learned / was with Little
Rock as loaned player only.
On reporting to Boston the sec
ond time, which was in the fall
OF 1908, / enjoyed better luck
against the American league
pitchers, and in IS games batted
.225.
Two of the wisest, shrewdest
veterans in baseball had worked
with me in the minors and coach
ed me In every fine point in the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-27
n
OD0R Of CHEESE
EMANATESF ROM
OPENING BATTLE

No, Zanthipe, that delightfully."-
stimulating odor which waited
over our fair city between 81 D
and $40 yesterday afternoon was
not a perfumed gift from the
plant of our dear friend, Mr.. Tom
Carstens.
II was an odor emanating from
Athletic park, where our Tacoma
Tigers, paying a week end visit
or was IL a weak end?-demon-
strated a few new stunts in how
not to play the great American
game.
That low moan that was heard
throughout the city was an echo
of the groan of a bleacher-full of
fans who wondered why Russ
Hall kept a piece of Camembert
like Al Bonner on the mound for
nine full innings.
Honestly, yesterdays game was
about the saddest exhibition we
have seen on the home lot this
year.
The only reason that Tacoma
was able to score her two runs
was because Calvo fumbled ball
that went to the outfield in the
eighth. allowing Bonner TO score,
and because Callahan deliberately
walked three Tigers in succession
in the ninth.
Russ Hall was handicapped by
fI. fo tbat hn hiInft have D,nn In
of anything on the bench with
which to replace Bonner. Hank
Peterson, the only man who
might have saved the day, was
suffering from rheumatism of the
arm, but at that he slammed out
II single when he went into the
game as a pincher in the last
frame.
Bob Browns Beavers hit Bon
ner every inning. And when they
weren't hitting him, he was hit
ting them. AL pasted four Beav-
er batters with the pill.
The infield was also playing
loose. On two different plays,
first base was left open during
little infield bingles, and the run
ners romped across the bag with
out anyone near enough to touch
them out with a ten-foot pole.
The entire battle was marked
with wide-open playing, Nobody
seemed to have any ambition.
And this goes for the Vancouver
players. too.
We hate to criticise the Taco
ma team on the occasion of their
first game, after three weeks
trip. but II there was anyone at
yesterdays contest who will real
ly acknowledge that he enjoyed
the game, we'll present him with
a nice red apple.
Tomorrow's game starts at
2:30, to allow the team time to
catch an early train for Spokane.
The Times score follows:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-27

game, but found the first day
| was with Boston that the game
played in fast company was even
faster than my teachers-Finn
and Roberts-had pictured it.
was up in the big show to
stick this time, however, and
played my head off to make good.
| studied every angle, absorbed
every item of information avail
able and practiced constantly UNI
til | became a regular.