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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-17

Girard, in the Philadelphia Public Led
 ger.
 nY all odds the most celebrated guer- rilla chieftain produced by our - country was John Singleton Mos by. He was never more than 8 colonel in Lees army, but he achieved noto- riety or fame scarcely matched by . score of officers in the civil war
 To the north he was terrible guerrilla to the south bold and knightly par tisan Rangers was the official title of his irregular band of hard-riding cav- alrymen.
 Northern people were taught to believe that he was a monster and the fear of him was out of all proportion to his abil- ity to do a military work. But he wasnt monster.
 Mosby was a University of Virginia graduate and a young lawyer. He was 30 years old when he began his inde- pendent military career in 1863. James L. Williamson, who was one of his rangers and who kept a diary, describes him as he first saw him that year:
 "A rather slender but wiry looking young man of medium height, with light hair, keen eyes and pleasant expression He then wore full beard, but after ward kept his face cleanly shaven.
 Mosby refused to surrender when Lee gave up at Appomattox. Twelve days later. however, he formally disbanded his men, but with about 40 of them rode south to join Gen. Joseph E. Johnston S army.
 General Hancock officially reported to General Halleck: Some of Mosby's own of $2000 offered by me- Two days before that Secretary of War Stanton had telegraphed to Hancock. who was at Winchester. Va:
 There is evidence that Mosby knew Booths plan''-concerning the assa ssina- ton of Lincoln-"and was here in the city with him.
 Ns late as May 1, or almost a month after Lees surrender, General Grant, whc was then in Philadelphia, teIegraphed tc General Halleck: 4s
 "I would advise offering reward oi $5OOO for Mosby.''
 That was done and price of 5000 waa put upon Mosby's head and $25,o0o upon the head of Governor Smith of Virginia But nobody captured Mosby and he gave himself up late in June and was paroled, parole having previously been refused him.
 By one of those strange whirligigs ot fate Col. John s. Mosby. once the terror of the north and the hero of the south, | lad his position somewhat reversed after | the war
 He became republican and great friend 1 of President Grant. Grant gave him g snug berth in the federal service, but his republicanism was never popular with the gold guerrilla chieftains southern ad-
 mirers. 1 Mosby's book about the Gettysburg campaign is a stout vindication for Gen "Jeb" Stuart's cavalry and likewise
 rather severe criticism of Lees plan oi action.
 BUt r. he northern lads of 30 years ags
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-17
Surprised At Crowds

T am glad to be in Birmingham for the reunion,'' said A. J. Eaton, Sr., of Belle Nina in Limestone county q come down here nearly every year for the State Fair, but this is the first reunion I have attended. It is a surprise to me> to see such a tremendously large crowd.''
 MT. Eaton, who has two sons in Bir- mingham, was accompanied in a visit to The Age-Herald office yesterday afternoon by J. w. Bradley, also of Belle Nina.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-17
WHERE'S THE MONEY

From the New Orleans States.
 Says the New York Evening Post: The Fatherland had documentary proof to show that the five millions in British gold captured at Kut-al-Mara was on it's way to American newspaper offices via Ezerum and Archangel The Evening Post de- plores the loss of it's share.' Deplore is not the word, brother. We are weep ing over the loss of ours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-17
To business that we loVe' we FS> betimes, And go to it with delight.
 Antony and Cleopatra

REGINNING THE DAY-O Gcd' save me from indirection' Aron" crookedness, from craft. Let me pe wise, but, oh, make me har"iess' make me guiieless. Give me .,. ea. and discernment fin my deannss men, but bathe all my hhe HI IF esty. In Christ's name M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-17
ACCEPTING "TAINTEDv MONEY

From the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
 Miss Edith Kitching of Greenwich vil- lage in the city of New York, who start led phlegmatic world some six months ago by declining to accept a $40, 600 legacy from the estate of an uncle, on the ground that the money was tainted. has changed her mind. Since her refusal was announced, the courts have declared invalid certain assignments to institutions made in the uncle's will and awarded the whole fund to Miss Kitching, so that the original S40000 has grown to $195,O00.
 It is not suggested by those who knew the eccentric little recluse that her al- tered decision Is due in any degree to the increase in the size of the fortune. She has simply made up her mind that she should accept the money and apply it to worthy uses, and this she will do.
 Sensible men and women will approve her course. If the money really is tainted, there are ways innumerable by which the taint can be removed. The world is filled with suffering. and a thousand noble causes appeal daily for funds with which to carry on their work. Miss Kitching's only real difficulty will be in deciding which she ought to help.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-17

The sight of an iceberg used to be about the most important incident of a transatlantic voyage, but nowadays pas sengers are not satisfied unless they see 8 battle between hostile airmen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-17

The man who invented demountable rims for automobiles has won his fight against certain interests" and is now in business for himself. The under dog occasionally comes out on top.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-17

No wonder General Scott returned to Washington all tired out. Nearly every body in this country is weary of the sit uation along the Mexican border.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-17

Mr. Bryan will be paid 5000, it is re- ported, to write about the St. Louis con vention for a newspaper syndicate. You can't keep a good man down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-17
GOING roo FAR

From the Kansas City Star.
 For some reason those funny Chinese republicans seem to take their politics seriously.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-17

Emma Goldman's ideas on birth con- trol eventually forced the authorities to Control Emma.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-17
HE'S DREAMING

From the Nashville Tennesseean.
 America knows how to raise and train an army with incredible rapidity. Mar conf Sh-h-hl Don't wake him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-17

The Teut submarines have been on their good behavior lately, at any rate. Give them credit for that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-17

The ''Yiddish Mark Twain" had al in posing funeral in New. York. The East side knows how to appreciate genius.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-17

None of the fair sponsors are dressed anything like the belles of '61, but who's finding fault with them on that account?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-17

The civil war has been over for a long time, but it is as vivid in the minds of some veterans as if it happened yester- day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-17

''Tll take my medicine, says a de- posed baseball manager. Odsbodikins! But a bitter dose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-17

Occasionally an Indian bobs up in vaudeville with all the airs of a true cos mopolite.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-17

American aviators are winning fame in Europe, but they don't belong to the American army.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-17

Sir Roger Easement has a dreamer s eyes and it looks as if he were going to meet with a dreamers finish.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-17

The kind of pressure Uncle Sam exerts on John Bull might have more effect if applied in the region of the stomach
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-17

Mexico has a bird that dotes on rat tlesnakes. There is no accounting for tastes, but that bird is useful
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-17
THE B. B.

LIFE D. D. This stuff about the Busy Bee" Drives me to cachinnatior For every year I know th4t .io Gets seven months vacation. Cincinnati Enquirer And in the other five months he Devotes himself to shirking, He loafs around the while that She Is on the job and working.
 Springfield Union. I wish that I might work five months And lay up lots of money; And spend the balance of the year Just loafing round with Honey
 Houston Post Now, speaking of the honey bee, Whence sr I chance to spot him, I fear to make him mad at me And so I never swat him.
 A TONIC KING. He's worth a million, you say?" And every cent of it blood money Made in war stocks?" "oh, no. He manufactures one of the patent purifiers"
 AN APOSTLE OF SIT Could interest you in golalac which will teach you how L. becl a sn eloquent public speakers" asket the agent.
 I'm afraid not answered the man at the desk T made my reputation in politics as a pussyfooter and the les- T have to say the better of TT he"
 SOON DUE It's gotta come, it's gotta corae, Ere we go very far. I'm sure we shall be heari frn The $100 car.
 Louisville Cour8r-Jca nal. And when the $1O0 car arrives Nobody will take pride In hopping in a. juggernaut And going for a ride
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-17

If you had been the original of MT. Soueers, how would you like to have that put on your tombstone?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-17

this mild old Confederate cavalryman was classed among such outlaw heroes as Captain Kidd, Morgan the Pirate and Jesse James.
 From a northern viewpoint the three unforgivable men of the south were Col onel Mosby, President Jefferson Davis and Captain Wurz, commandant of the Andersonville prison.
 The union authorities refused at first to parole Mosby. as they had paroled Lee and his army and Johnston and his army They regarded Mosby as military out law, hence the reward for his capture.
 As for Wurz, he was hanged when Sherman's army freed the union prison CTS at Andersonville.
 The record of the United States in ths respect looks very bright in contrast with that made just now by the English at Dublin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-17
NAMING THE AMERICAN FIGHTER

Colonel Roosevelt may count on the Louisiana progressives to the last ditch
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-17
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
SUCCESS RULE.

SUCCESS RULE. 'Tis rather hard, You must admit, To work when you're Not feeling fit. But chaps who do Are paid the best, And when they're rich, Can take a rest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-17
v1cAR1ous ENJOYMENT.

vICARIoUs ENJOYMENT.
 "Do you suppose Asphode1ia Twobble really brightens the lives of slum dwellers when she goes among them with & party Of friends?"
 Perhaps so. I'm sure she does if they enjoy seeing a perfectly healthy, ex- tremely good looking and stylishly dressed girl having what she calls ripping time"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-17

Montgomery Advertiser We have laid 80 cents on the proposition that no new version of Dixie" will be sung at Bir- mingham this week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-17
INCURRING Al RISK.

"A man offered me q to kick him yes terday. He said he had made an ass of himself"
 "We1l, did you accept his offer?"
 NO. I've learned that the average per son doesn't hate himself very long at a time and before I could have kicked this fellow he might have recovered his spirits sufficiently to resent it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-17
oF A FIGHTING RACE.

OF A FIGHTING RACE. Whats the matter with Dubwaite? He looks as if someone had given him 8 terrible thrashing''
 Poor Dubwaite made the mistake of watch and soft collar.'' Well! Well.'
 Yes Dubwaite called him Elizabeth, but soon found out that his right name was tMike.'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-17

Dothan Eagle: With the growing popu- larity of feed crops in this section we may yet see real farmer chewing an oat straw like the city cartoonists pie ture him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-17

Anniston Star: Having already donned their midsummer translucency, we gasp to think what the dear girls won't wear in August.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-17
ALABAMA PRESS

Selma Times: Birmingham will this eek redeem her promissory note, given a year ago, assuring the wearers of the gray a glorious time. All plans are ma tured by the Magic City for giving the old vets the biggest and best reunion they have ever had.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-17

Gadsden Journal: If the Seventh dis trict republicans and progressives have it to do at Chicago Roosevelt will be the man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-17
JOHN SINGLETON MOSBY

Girard, in the Philadelphia Public L'
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-09
SERVICES At PRESTON
BAPTIST CHURCH SOON.

PRESTON, Ca, Aug. 9.-Services
viii be held on the Second Sunday
august 13th) at II a. m. and 8 p. m.
by Rev. c. Thomas Greer, Baptist pas
tor. The subject at the II O'Clock SER
vice will be The Future of Our New
Members" At o'clock, Rev. Greer
will speak on Wages VS.. Gift
At the morning service the hand of
church fellowship will be extended the
thirteen members baptized recently,
and the church covenant will also be
read at this service. The pastor is
using this means to invite all members
Of the church to be present, both those
residing in Preston and in the country,
with their friends.
The Mission Study class book "The
Call of the World" is requested to
meet Friday, 18th inst, at p. m. The
lesson is the last half of chapter l.
Sunday school, $40 p. M, Geo. S. Rees,
superintendent. The school is doing
fine work under his direction, the mem
bership being 155 at this time. He
hopes to grade the school during
and also proceed to secure
the ten points of the standard of ex-
cellence provided by the Sunday school
board Of the Southern Baptist con-
vention. supt. Reese and his noble
people are doing a fine work, and are
ever looking for advancement.
The entire church work locally is in
good condition.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-09
Commission Of
JURY FINISHES
WORK WEDNESD Y

The Sumter county jury commission
finished their work Wednesday morn
ing, and drew traverse jurors for two
weeks service at the September term
of the City Court.
Six hundred and thirty-three names
are in the new traverse box, in COM
parison with SIS names, which were
in the box when the commission met
in 1914.
One hundred and thirty-eight grand
jurors are in the new box, which
compares with 1870 names in the box in
1914 when the commission met.
The jurors drawn for the City
Court are:
First week of September, 1916: A.
NJ. Daniel, R. H. Wise, j. S. McGar-
rah, ]. A. Mcdonald, A. A. Forrest
John F. McMath, Alex Duncan, j. G.
Dixon, W. T. Jordan, r. B. Stack
house, W. B. Johnson, B. R. Cannon,
w. H. Crawford, ]. w. L. Daniel, d. M.
Jossey, L. ]. Crawford, L. w. Wishard,
J. R. Hudson, t. j. Frazier, w. w.
Hines, E. E. Williams, c. N. Bailey, j.
G. Witt, c. G. Mills.
Second week of September, 1915: t.
NJ. Jones, c. w. Westbrook, B. T.
Marshall, W. E. Taylor, J. c. Bynum.
". j. Wise, G. W. Montgomery, B. T.
Johnson, ]. J. Wilson, j. T Virgins,
A. j. Worthy, F. N. Webb, Crawford
Wheatley, T. F. Gatewood, F. P. Jones,
J. L. Ratliff, ]. @. Jones, W. C. Her
ring, ]. c. Hoffman, j. A. McCrea, G.
Z. Kinard, c. D. Brinkley, S. I. Exum.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-09
CHILD LABOR BILL
PASSES THE SENATE

WASHINGTON, D. G., Aug. o.
The senate late Tuesday passed the
bill to prevent interstate commerce in
products of child labor by vote OF
50 to 12. The measure, which already
had passed the house, was brought to
a vote in the senate upon the insist
ance of President Wilson, after the
democratic senate caucus once had de-
cided to defer its consideration until
next December. Senators who voted
against the bill we're:
Bankhead, Alabama; Bryan and
Fletcher, Florida; Overman and Sim
mons, North Carolina; Smith and
Tillman, South Carolina; Smith and
Hardwick, Georgia; Williams, Mlssis-
sipri, democrats, and Oliver and PEN
rose, of Pennsylvania, republicans.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-09
BRO TIL { RHOODS
HAVE ACCEPTED
MEDIATION PLAN

NEW YORK, Aug. Representa-
tives of the Railway Managers asso
citation, today formally rejected the
renewed demands of the four great
brotherhoods for the establishment of
az eight-hour day and time and one.
half for overtime Connected with the
formal rejection of the brotherhoods'
demands representatives of the rail-
road companies presented a counter
proposition that the matter be refer
red to the Federal Board of Mediation
and Cancellation for arbitration.
After receiving the rejection of their
demands and its accompanying counter
proposal, representatives of the four
brotherhoods declined to join the
railroads III joint appeal to the fed
eral board. Thereupon the railroads
at once filed request with the board
for mediation.
The board, upon receipt of the rail :
roads request, Immediately offered its
services 10 the representative of the
four brotherhoods, who have not yet
formally replied to the boards offer
of mediation. 1t is indicated, however,
at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon that the
brotherhoods will accept tie offer of
mediation and that the great strike
threatening to paralyze the nations
transportation systems will be averted.
No outline of conditions under which
the dispute may be arbitrated has yet
been announced, and it is thought
here that before accepting the offer
or medlatlon the 1Our brotnefnooos
may propose certain restrictions under
which arbitration will be acceptable
to the union men. The railroads, it is
said, will also likely have certain pro-
posals of this nature to make before
the whole mater is finally referred to
the board under provisions of the New
lands arbitration act.
At 3:15 O'Clock this afternoon all
likelihood Of strike was averted
when representatives of the four
brotherhoods formally accepted the of
fer of the federal mediation board
with the proyiso that it start work
promptly. The board announced later
that it planned to begin it's conferences
before night
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-09
ARMY CENSOR IS
HARDON NEWS Of
THE EXPEDITION

COLUMBUS, N. M, Aug. 9--Army
headquarters here today prohibited the
filing of press DISPATCHES containing
any reference whatever to the aero
plane squadron's location or its head
quarters, or any criticism of military
departments or the course followed by
punitive expeditions.
The order prohibiting the filing OF
such dispatches gives no reason for
the policy adopted, and newspaper cor
respondents here have been unable to
ascertain any impending circumstance
which might make additional secrecy
surrounding army movements neces-
sary at this time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-09
GERMANS STRIKE
HARD ON SOM|NE.
FRONT BUT LOSE

The Germans began heavy attacks
last night and continued them today
en- positions north of Hem wood on the
Somme front, a position captured by
the French recently. Paris authorities
assert today that all of the Teuton at
tacks there have thus far failed.
German forces so violently attack
eded French positions near verdun
and succeeded in gaining an additional
footing in the Thiaumont armored
work, which has now been wrested
from the French with exception of a
small position in the outskirts of the
fortified area. The Germans also made
progress during last nights fighting
for possession of the village of Fluery,
recently occupied by Gen. Joffre's
forces after spirited fighting.
The British announce an additional
advance on the Somme front, north of
Pozieres, and the Russian official COM
munication tells of the capture of Tys-
nlienissai in Galicia, coupled with the
taking of 7,4OO Teuton prisoners, on
August 7th.
Berlin official statements admit a
Teutonic retirement in Galicia, the
extent of which is not stated.
Constantinople dispatches announce
tie capture of the towns of Bitlis and
Mush from the Russians.
Press dispatches late today say the
French whiles helling German posi-
tions in Peronne, damaged famous art
relics stored there.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-09
BOIL WEEVIL MEETING
IN DAWSON NEXT MONDAY

A very important meeting of bust
nes men and farmers will be held in
Dawson next Monday. 1t is for the
purpose of considering the boil wee
vii that is now menacing the whole
state, and especially here in south
Georgia The meeting is to be held
un1er the auspices of the state board
or entomology.
The boil weevil is now at work de-
siroying the cotton of Terrell county.
It has been found actively and vigor-
ously at work on cotton squares and
bolls this summer in thirty-one coun-
ties in the southwestern and western
sections of the state. 1t is gnawing
its way into the heart of business and
eating up the profits of the farmer and
merchant.
At this meeting every phase of the
boil weevil problem will be discussed
and dealt with. These discussions win
include the question of the proper
selection of cotton seed for boil wee
vi conditions and for resistance to
diseases. Now is the time to select
cotton seed for these purposes; the
work done now will count in the sue
cessful farming of next year.
Among the speakers will be E. Lee
Worsham, state entomologist; A. c..
Lewis, assistant state entomologist;
Ira w. Williams and c. "A. McLen-
don, experts in cotton breeding and
others. sa
AS yet we have heard of no weevil-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-09
NELL LAW PASSES
THE SENATE BRANCH

ATLANTA, Ca, Aug. 9.-The Neill
primary bill which passed the senate
yesterday after having passed the
house several weeks ago, is the most
radical and farreaching attempt to
regular primaries that was ever in
troduced in the Georgia legislature,
with the exception of the revolution
ary white primary laws enacted de-
cade ago. The bill takes out of the
hands of the state executive commit
tees of all policitcal parties the per
fcrmance OF the followin gfunctions
Naming the date on which primaries
shall be held for governor, state
house officials and United States sena-
tors; prescribing the rules under
which such primaries shall be held;
declaring the nominees of the pri-
maries for the various offices.
The bill requires all primaries to
he held under the county unit rule, re-
ouires the state executive committee to
dominate the candidate receiving the
majority of county unit votes, and re-
quires a second primary if more than
three candidates contest for an Office
and neither receives a majority of the
county unit votes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-09
2
' WEATHER BUREAU y
: WEEKLY BULLETIN 4

4 ATLANTA, Ca, Aug. g.-The \
= following synopsis of weather and =
= crop conditions in Georgia for \
Y the week ending Tuesday, August =
= s, was issued today by Director =
= Won Herman, of the weather bu- \
= reau here: \
y Some improvement took place in \
general crop conditions in many y
= sections during the past week, \
= especially where farmers had an =
= opportunity to cultivate crops and =
\ kill grass and weeds, but the \
: continued cool, showery weather, \
= with insufficient sunshine has \
= been detrimental. On good 4
= many farms crops are again clean 4
= and well cultivated. Cotton in 4
oSNbtOh6- uao lu6t, anu Is
: shedding; the plants are large \
: but poorly fruited; bolls are OPP \
= ening generally over the south =
: ern portion of the state, where \
= picking is becoming general. The =
= damage by boil weev1Is has been \
= small. Corn looks well, but bot =
= tom land corn will be almost to- 4
+ tai loss in many sections; fodder =
= pulling is progressing. Sweet po- \
: atoes, peanuts, late gardens and =
= truck crops progressed nicely; \
= planting turnips has begun. Pas =
= lures are fine, but the grass is y
= getting very rank and fair wealth !
= er is much nee ded for haying. =
= y \ \ \ = \ \ \ \ y y + y q
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-09
VEST VIRGINIA CLUODBURST
BROWNS SCORE OF PERSONS

HUNTINGTON, W. Va. Aug. "a
cluodburst reported in the Clabane
creek valley this morning caused
Gre than a million dollars property
daage, and the death Of score OF
persons who were drowned by on
rushing waters.