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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24
BELIEVE QUAKE LED
TO CAUSE OF DEATH

MARVIL, Ala, Oct. 24.-Gas enter
iEg the mine through a fissure opened
by the recent earthquake, caused the
explosion in the Roden mine here Sat-
urday, in the opinion of experts
who examined the mine today after it
had been re-opened sufficiently to per-
nit full examination of all outlets
and the safety appliances used. This
theory, advanced by experts, is the
only explanation for an accumulation
OF gas sufficient in volume to have
caused the disaster.
Eighteen men, eleven of whom were
whites, met death when the explosion
occurred, bodies of all the victims be-
ing recovered yesterday. George j.
Jones, one Of the rescue workers, be-
ing overcome by gas, fell from lad
der and was killed, making the total
fatalities attendant upon the explosion
nineteen.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24
SAND COMING IN FOR USE
IN CENTRAL IMPROVEMENTS

There has been unloaded on a siding
at the Central of Georgia railway sta
tion quantity of white sand and
white brick, to be used in re-modeling
the passenger depot.
The modern new turn-table to oe
installed here has also arrived and is
now parked on two cars near the gas
plant of the Americus Public Utilities
Co. The turntable, when placed in po-
sition will accommodate the largest
and heaviest locomotives operated on
the Central railroad, and the smaller
one, located opposite the passenger sta
tion will be removed elsewhere, the
new turn-table being located near the
Plum street crossing farther removed
from the passenger depot and thus
lessening the danger of accidents to
persons not in the railway service.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24
!. NJ. c. A. BOARD.
HAS PLAN To HAVE.
WORK FOR CITY.

The Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation of Americus has been saved
for the city and her people.
This is the announcement following q
meeting of the executive board of the
institution late yesterday afternoon.
Although the membership campaign
has not reached the expected number
and the Y. NJ. G. A. is not flushed"
with funds, the executive board be-
lieves that it can tide over the situa-
ton through acts of economy and a
good business administration of the
affairs of the institution.
1t will be recalled that an active
membership campaign failed to bring
the necessary number, and it was fol-
lowed by an active appeal through
the Times-Recorder, both in the news
columns and editorially, which, ac-
cording to Chairman L. G. Council OF
the board, resulted in a number of
new members.
1t should make the people of Ameri-
Gus feel proud that the situation has
been gotten in hand and that the Y.
NJ. C. A. will continue to be a perma-
nent institution here. The people who
have rallied to the call and responded
financially through their memberships
have the best interest of the city at
heart-and will receive ten-fold in re-
turn for their good work, patriotism
and good spirit.
c. C. Bell, formerly of Atlanta, is
the new secretary of the Y. NJ c. A. He
has long experience in this swork,
and will handle the affairs looking TO-
wards the plans of economy of the ex-
ecutive board, necessary to pull the
situation through.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24
SON IS NAMED FOR
PLACE Of FATHER

LEESBURG, Ca, Oct. 24.-The death
of James Morgan, clerk of the Superior
court of Lee county, caused vacan-
cy in that Office, to which Judge George
Collier, of the court. of ordinary, has
appointed J. Weston Morgan The new
clerk will fill the unexpired term, with
S. B. Smith as his deputy clerk.
Mr. Morgan has been deputy clerk
for his father for the past fifteen or
sivteen years, and for ten or twelve
years previous to his appointment as
deputy clerk, he was an assistant III
the Office, and is fully capable and
competent to fill the position. M:
Smith was formerly sheriff of Lee
county and is familiar with the duties
OF the clerks office
The appointment of these two gen.
tlement to fill the vacancy caused by
tie death of the former clerk meets
With general approval among their
many friends here and throughout the
county.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24
PROMPT JUSTICE METED OUT
TO ONE ATLANTA MURDERER

ATLANA, Ga, Oct. 24.-A record for
Promptness in the administration ot
criminal law was established in Full
ton county yesterday when Will Miles.
d negro, was tried, found guilty and
sentenced to be hanged, exactly TWEEN
ty days after the murder of ]. II.
Moore, well-to-do coal dealer here.
Il carried into eeffct as promptly as it
was imposed In execution of Miles will
occur just forty-three days after the
murder was committed.
Moore, the negro's victim, was in his
office talking to his wife over the tele-
phone on Saturday night when two ne
groes entered the Office and one of
them shot him dead. The convicted
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24
TWO JEWS AND TEN
PROTESTANTS CHOICE

GALVESTON, Tex, Oct. ga ira
verse jury composed of two Jews and
ten Protestants, was completed here TO.
day to try John Copeland, charged
with murder in connection with the
killing of William Black, an anti
Catholic lecturer, who was shot TO
death at Marshall Tex, February Is,
1915, and in whose case much inter-
est centers because Of the intense re-
ligious prejudice engendered by the
lectures of Black and his subsequent
assassination.
Immediately after the completion Of
ordering that none of the testimony
adduced be published.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24
Situation on Other Fronts.

Violent artillery duels in the Bia-
.ches-Ablaincourt region south of tho
Somme river in France, are reported
by Paris today
There was no infantry action in the
Somme region today.
Three German aeroplanes were
brouhgt down during twenty twenty
aerial battles on the verdun front, tae
French statement today says.
In the Cerna region on the Mace
donian front, Paris reports that the
serbians after repulsing Bulgarian
counter attacks, attacked and captur-
ed several trenches.
Floods are delaying operations on
the Struma front.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24
CHINESE STUDENTS DISCUSS
THE JAPANESE DEMANDS

PEKING, Oct. 24.--Chinese students
who are attending Japanese universit-
les have held several conferences in
Japan to discuss the Japanese de-
mands growing out of the Chengchia-
tung incident. The Peking Daily
News prints the following appeal to
Chinese citizens framed at such con-
ference in japan Fellow citizens.
-Ir connection with the Chengchia-
tung demands, and as the fate of our
fatherland is hanging on the balance,
we cannot remain silent. We hereby
request that popular conferences be
called to urge the government not
to yield to them"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24
CLAIM DEFEATS Of
VILLA IN MEXICO

Ell PASO, Tex, Oct 24.-General
ozuna, on last Friday, proceeded
against Villa with three parallel col
umns, according to passengers arriving
from Chihuahua at Juarez early to-
Gay. Ozuna personally commanded the
center column. which reports say met
and defeated Villa, who sustained
heavy losses, near Fresno.
Nothing is known here of the ex-
ploits of the other columns.
1t is reported in FL Paso today that
the family of General Levino seached
Jurez last night, travelling on a spec
ial train, but the purpose in sending
iLem to the border is unknown.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24
Barely 5000 Americans Are
In Whole of Mexican Country

LAREDO, Tex, Oct 24.-Barely
three thousand Americans remain in
the republic of Mexico, as compared
with the 100000 or more who lived in
that country prior to the Madero rev.
olution in 1911. These figures were
recently compiled here by a American
who concluded ten weeks tour of
the republic at this border point His
estimate and distribution of the Amer
ican citizens below the border is:
Mexico City, approximately 300
Americans.
Tampico, approximately 900.
Paunco oil field district, near Tam
picc, zoe,
Scattered through Sonora State, $50.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24
ALLIES ADMIT A
WITHDRAWAL IN
O0BRUDJA FIGHT

Virtually all of the Constanza-
Ichernavoda railway line in the Ru-
manlan provinve of Dobrudja, is now
In the hands of the Teutonic allies.
Berlin announcing the capture of Med
lldoi, which Petrograd admits the
husso-Ruanian forces evacuated Mad
liiio is located thirteen and a half
miles from Tchernavoda, where the on
ly bridge across the Danube between
Belgrade and the sea is located Tue
entente forces apparently are prepar-
ed to make a stand there, and another
big battle is anticipated before this
point on the line falls before the Teu-
ton advance.
The Germans announce the capture
Of Rashoya, on the Danube river below
1chernavoda, and claim to have can
tured $500 prisoners in Dobrudja.
Berlin reports that during yesterday
French and British forces made re-
peated attempts to break the German
lines by repeated assaults along the
Somme front. These attacks, Berlin
says, were all repulsed, the Entente
forces leaving great rows of dead on
the battlefield.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24
UNCLE JIM'' SIGNS CHECK FOR
LAST OF ATLANTA'S BIG DEBT

ATLANTA, Ca, Oct. 24-The salts
faction of paying the last dollar of
the c:ty's current indebtedness was
enjoyed yesterday by Mayor James @.
Woodward, of Atlanta, when he signed
check for $4,000 in payment of a
note in local bank A few months
ago the city owed the banks 100000,
which is the limit of its current bor-
owing power under the charter, AMI
owed, besides, 100000 of current
bills. Practically all this debt has
been paid since the first of October,
when the last installment of city taxes
began to come in.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24
CLUBS EXHIBITS
HERE ON OCT. %

The boys and girls of the four clubs
in Sumter county will hold their eX-
hibits here Saturday, October 2Sth, in
the Croxton building on Cotton ave-
nue.. This is the announcement OF
Demonstrator j. G. oliver and Miss
Ellen Brooks, supervisor of the home
extension work in the county.
Details and plans of the exhibits
nave already been carried in the
Times-R Recorder. The clubs to exhibit
are Canning club; Corn club; Four
Crop club; Poultry club and Pig
club. This is the annual feature Of
these organizations and the public i5
cordially invited to visit the scene of
tie exhibitions on Cotton avenue.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24
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IRISH MEN AND WOMEN
MADE TO RETURN HOME

DUBLIN, Oct. 24.-The Irish Times,
reports the arrival of regular weekly
patches of men and women stated 10
be compulsory returned from the
United States in consequence of the
strict requirements of the American
immigration law Some of tie home
comers, it is said, will try again when
their health gives better prospects of
satisfying the American medical Of
ficers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24
Dad I BOYS TO.
CROSS Die RIVER
DURING THE DAY
BY CLIFF WHEATLEY
Especial Staff Correspondent.)


SOMEWHERE IN ALABAMA, Oct.
24.-Its' impossible to find a type
writer, but if the operator can make
it out, here's the story.
After four months of rambling
around Macon and Bibb county, Co.
and other outfits of the Second Infan-
try, Georgia's pride, departed Sunday
for Ell Paso, and a glimpse, maybe, of
Villa. Tents were struck at O'CLOCK
Sunday morning, and the day passed
slowly, but promptly, and at o'clock
the IL O'Clock train started On board
were sixty-eight men of Company l.
An immense crowd was at Camp
Harris to see the boys off, and more
than one swing on Vineville porches
was minus khaki-clad boys that night
and more than one little feminine
heart was thinking of the missing fig
cure. So far as Company was con-
cerned, nothing happened until we
reached Reynolds There, a large
crowd gathered and quartette dis
pensed music. A call was issued for
Bad Eyes" songsters, and the words
around Reynolds rang with melody
from the lips of "Cac" Tinsley, the
silver-tongued songster of amateur
night at the Americas Opera House
ID" Hendrix was a close second 10
'Cac," and his tenor was superb.
Ovation at Columbus.
Columbus was the next stop-station
and the troop train pulled in to het
the strains of Dixie" played by a
Columbus band, and was greeted by
three thousand civilians The six hun
dred soldier boys yelled themselves
hoarse, but the real riot began wien
The Old Grey Bonnet" jumped out Of
the instruments of the band. AS the
cars pulled out from the Broad street
station, Dixie" was again played, and
at 1890 o'clock the train passed the
line into Alabama, leaving the Empire
State of the South behind. How Dry
l AM" was the song then taxed up Jy
the battalion, and an oasis appeared
in the form Of Montgomery, but most
of the boys found it was merely a
mirage.
Twenty miles beyond Montgomery,
where we were switched onto the L.
& N. railroad, the Georgia troops pass
ed the First Battalion New York Field
Artillery, travelling in four sections,
and bound for home. The New York
troops reported conditions on the bor-
Ger as excellent, and we expect to find
comfortable winter quarters near Ell
Faso.
The Americus boys are in fine spirits
and are having the time of their youns
lives. Tonight we expect to cross the
Father of Waters,' and when we do
your correspondent will write another
letters, telling some of the things we
see as the regiment travels ''out west ,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24
Son FolIovs Father In Two
Days To The Great Beyond

LEESBURG, Ga, Oct. 24.-The fun
eral of Mr.. Nose NJ. Morgan was held
at Leesburg Tuesday at the residence
Of Mrs. James Morgan, and the inter-
ment vas in Leesburg cemetery.
Mr. Morgan died during Sunday
night, and his remains were brought
10 Leesburg from Macon Monday night
Tie deceased was about SO years of
age and married. He formerly lived
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24
Wilson Makes a
Swift Start In
Race For Prexy
What'd you think about it?
Woodrow Wilson 56.
Charles E. Hughes 3.


Woodrow Wilson 56.
Charles E. Hughes 3.
That's the way the first days voting
at Murray's Pharmacy came out, after
the ballots were counted late last
night. The voting place was only op-
ened after noon yesterday, and is one
of 5000 balloting places in the Unit
ed States-one at each Rexall Store.
This voting will be carried on FROM
day to day, and few days before No
vember 7th, the total vote will be an
nounced at each Rexall Store.
No one, excent people eligible to
vote in the election are allowed to
cast their ballot at Murray's, so drop
by and vote your choice.
With 56 to getaway it looks like
Americas is Democratic, and with a
few malcontents whining on the side.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24
BRAVES AND YANKs
PLAY IN THE SPRING

BOSTON, Mass, Oct. 24.-The Bos-
ten Nationals and New York Ameri-
cans which teams will train at Mi
ami, Fla, and Macon, Ga, respective
ly, will play series of games in AL
ALBANIA, Georgia and the Carolinas a:
the close of the training season, Secre-
tary Hapgood, of the local club, an
nounced today. All of the games to
be played by the two teams will ba
under auspices of boards of trade in
the various towns visited, and sched-
ule will be worked out and given to the
press later.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24

Scattered through Chihuahua state
25O.
State of Nuevo Leon, including Mon
terey, 100.
Guadalajara, Is.
State of Puebla, 60.
Vera Cruz, 80.
San Luis Potosi, IL.
Queretaro and Guanjuato, 20.
Torreon, 80.
Isthmus of Tehuantepec, 25.
Five hundred additional Americans
he said, are scattered through various
other states and cities of Mexico most
ly at points remote from railroads
where the are engaged in ranching or
mining.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24

near Macon, and was the eldest son of
the late James Morgan, who preceded
him in death only two days.
Mr Morgan was reared in Leesburg
and farmed for his father during many
years. He had also been engaged in
railroad work, but for the past two
years had been in ill-health and an
invalid much of the time To his fam
lily the sympathies of wide circle Of
friends are extended.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24
Preston Sends Her Support
To Wilson Campaign Fundos
Evidence OF Their Belief

Preston, the live little town and cap
iial of Webster county, holds the
spotlight today.
Judge ]. r, Stapleton, the genial
and progressive ordinary of Webster,
has sent the Times-Recorder a check
for $11O0 as Preston's donation 70
the Wilson campaign fund.
With one swing they have surpassed
Americus in proportion to size. Pres
ton has evidenced its approval Of Will
son and the Democratic party
The Preston contribution is:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24

PETROGRAD, Oct. 24.-The oecupa-
tion of Constanza and Medjidie in the
Rumanian province Of Dobrudja by
forces of the Central Powers, was an
nohneed by the Russian war Office hero
today.
Russian and Rumanian troops there
have retired to the heights north CT
these places, under hostile pressure,
said the statement
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24
FIRE ALARM CAME
AT 1880 TUESDAY

The fire boys responded to an alarm
at 10:30 o'clock Tuesday morning, to
the home of A. J. Hamil, where an ash
pit was the cause There was no dam
age.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24
RUM0Rs THAT U-53
SUNK UFF SYDNEY

BOSTON, Oct. 24.-Captain Tudor,
master of the British steamer Hoche-
laga, said today that when he left
Louisburg, Nova Scotia and his voyage
here there were in circulation persis-
tent rumors that a Canadian patrol
boat had sunk the German submarine
U-53 off the Sydney coast.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24
PredeaI, south Of kronstadt, Taken.

BERLIN, Oct 24.-Teutonic forces
today captured Predeal, south of Kron-
stadt, in Pennsylvania A violent bat
tie yesterday preceded the fall Of the
citadel, according to the official an
nouncement, which records the cap
ture of 600 prisoners.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24
Won't Discuss Report at Halifax.

HALIFAX, N s., Oct. 24.-When in
formed this afternoon that the U-53
had been reported at Boston as SUNK
by Canadian patrol boat, admiralty
officials here declined to discuss tho
incident altogether.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24

negro did not deny the shooting, but
claimed that he and his companion
went into the Office to rob the coal
dealer, and that the revolver accident
ally went off when he aimed. Judge
Ben H. Hill sentenced Miles to hang
on November 18th
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24
Bucharest Claims Successes.

BUCHAREST, Oct. Rumanian
troops attacked yesterday along the
whole Oituz front near the Rumanian-
Transylvanian border, taking several
hundred prisoners, said the war office.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24
1--WE WHITES AND ONE NEGRO
BURIED IN CAVE-N AT BARTON

BARTON, Ala, Oct. 24.-Five white
men and one negro were killed near
here today when gravel pit caved in
burying them under several tons cfI
sand
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24
BROWN, NOTED POLO PLAYER,
DROWNED IN DELAWARE RIVER

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct "a
Alexander Brown, the noted polo play
err, fell from an aeroplane into the
Delaware river at Essington today and
was drowned.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24
GOMMAND[RY TO MEET
At 7 ?. N. WEDNESDAY

The DeMolay Commandery will hold
a called meeting Wednesday night at
o'clock, to do work in the Red Cross
degree. All members are urged to at
tend.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24
villa Threatens Chihuahua City.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Oct. 24-Con-
firmation of the report that Villa with
band of followers had reached the
outskirts of Chihuahua City, and OF
fighting in the suburbs between Villa
and Carranza forces, is contained in
dispatch from Brigadier General Bell,
at El Paso, to Major General Funston
at Fort Sam Houston. Gen. Bells
report is understood to be based IN
information conveyed from Gen. PERISH
ing, who with his small army is in the
interior of Mexico Army circles both
here and at FL Paso have heard that
Gen. Trevino, the Carranza commaE-
der in the Chihuahua district, is short
of ammunition, with which the Villa
istas seem plentifully supplied.
The foregoing dispatch from San
Antonio is of especial interest to
Americus and Georgia people, in view
Of the sending to Ell Paso of the Geor
gia brigade, which left Macon for the
border during Sunday and yesterday
The Georgia artillery battalion is al
ready at Ell Paso, and in the event of
disturbances at Juarez is expected to
have active participation in keeping
the peace on this side of the interna-
tional line.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24

The 'fimes-I< corder is the ONL Y
paper in the 1hlra Congressional
District with A Associated d Press
service
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1916-03-22
Sa0ifn paa Siao.

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