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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-02
Situation as Seen Generally.

With the fall of Fort Vaux, which
the Germans announce they have evac-
uated, virtually all of the important
ground taken by the Germans on the
east bank of the Meuse, during their
winter and spring offensive in the Yer
dun region, has been lost again, and
the army of the Crown Prince now re-
mains practically where it was before
the movement began, having lost
thousands of it's ablest troops in the
effort that failed.
Shortly after Fort Douamont had
been taken and the wide stretching
front in that region regained by the
French on October 21st, it was pointed
out that Fort Vaux had been put into
perilous situation The French then
pushed well beyond the fort on east
side,
The German garrison evacuated Fort
Vaux during the night without hind
rance from the French says the official
report. though the French continued
to pour a heavy fire into the position
after its abandonment
The French report last night an
pounced advances in the Lesbroufs
and Rancourt sectors, was partly con-
frmed by Berlin today, the German
war office recording French gains
northeast of Morval and on the edge
Of ST. Pierre and Vaast woods.
No important advances on the north
western Rumanian frontier were an
ncunced by Berlin today, although the
Teutonic pressure there has apparent
ly been continued steadily.
Military critics generally expet some
definite news from Dobrudja soon, the
Rumanian armies there having re-
Gently received additional Russian re-
Inducements.
On the Stokhod river in Volyhnia,
the Berlin war Office announced that
the Russians were defeated today south
of Witoniez. The Germans claim to
have taken fifteen hundred prisoners
il that region
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-02
SUMTER COUNTY
PIGS ATTRACTS
PEOPLE At FAIR

The winning pigs of the Sumter
County Pig club are attracting atten-
ton in Macon. where they were car
ried for exhibition at the Georgia
State Fair, which opens today.
Demonstration ]. G. Oliver has charge
of the porkers. and the Macon Tele-
graph this morning has this story:
]. G. Oliver of Amerlcus, was in
Macon yesterday, bringing with him 13
pigs from the Boys Pig club of Sum-
ter county, which will be placed on
exhibition at the Georgia State fair.
A contest was held in that county to
select lot to be placed on exhibition
the animals selected ranging in
weight from 25O to 325 pounds. About
81 pigs were entered in the contest.
THE club boys in Sumter county
have done excellent work this year."
said Mr. oliver, and will do much
better next year, as man has just
been appointed who will stay in the
county and devote his entire attention
to this work"
Mr.. Oliver has just been assigned to
take care of campaign in Sumter
against the boil weevil, which is to be
conducted by the Georgia and United
States departments of agriculture.
I'VE are to start the campaign soon,
beginning with stereopticon views,
covering the counties in all Of south
Georgia" said Mr.. Oliver.
Agents in the various counties have
been conducting meetings locally and
this is to lend additional weight to their
effort in bringing the farmers to know
that cotton can still be grown, if they
90 the things necessary in the way of
Destroying stalks. cleaning up the
premises and picking the weevil infest-
ed squares in the spring, and that in
order to make cotton the cash crop as
surplus, the best thing he can 40 is to
arrange to grow crops to sustain a
greater number of live stock on the
farm, especially hogs and cattle.
"This campaign will be to serve both
purposes, to give instructions for the
care of live stock as well as detailed
information as to what will have to
be done if we grow cotton with Wee
wills"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-02
REV. A. d. KENDRICK TO SPEAK
HERE SUNDAY AT FIRST BAPTIST

Rev. A. D. Kendrick, pastor of the
Baptist church at vidalia, has accept
ed an invitation to fill the pulpit of
First Baptist church here next Sun
day, preaching morning and evening
at the usual hours. Rev. Kendrick is
recognized as one of the strongest
preachers in the Baptist ministry, and
those who hear him Sunday will not
regret going. He will arrive in Amer
icus Saturday afternoon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-02
ANOTHER EFFORT
COMES To RAISE
THE RATE IN CITY

The electric light question as to
rate, plus the gas rate, is up for dis
cussion again.
1t was announced from Atlanta late
Yesterday afternoon that the Ameri-
Gus Public Service Co. had filed a ne
tition with the state railroad commits
sion requesting them to allow a raise
ir the electric and gas rates for the
city of Americus in the following way;
Lighting-F From SO to 1Oc per kill
lowatt hour.
Power-From &c to 7c per kilowats
hou:.
Casio fiat rate of $3.50 for H.
Illuminating and lighting. which is an
increase from $1.4O for illuminating.
ard $1.25 for fuel.
The petition is made by the trustees
Of the public service company-Frank
Sheffield, C. M. Council and ]. Elmer
Pools.
1t is expected that the petition OF
the public service company will be
1net with counter petition when the
bearing is held before the railroad
commission. There is a determined
opposition to raise in rates in Amer
icus. as was shown some time ago,
when large body of citizens and CON
sumers organized and sent Attorney
W. A. Dodson to Atlanta to fight the
proposed increase. It is confidently
expected that this same situation win
result when the second hearing ia
held.
The following Atlanta dispatch this
morning to the Tines Recorder tells
Of the petition being filed with the
commission:
ATLANTA. Ca, Nov. "A new petf-
ton asking authority to increase its
rates for lights and power has been
filed with the state railroad commits
sion by the Americus Public Service
company. This time the petition asks
for increases on the ground that it rs
not earning sufficient money to pay its
fixed charges. Some time ago this
company petitioned for the right to
raise its rates to an extent that 1t
would be enabled to pay off its bond
ed Indebtedness Of $225,0OO within
twenty years after which, under an
agreement with the city of Americus.
the property Of the company would
revert to the city
TIE railroad commission held at that
time it could not authorize rate
changes for the purchase of the plant
which is being managed by three trus-
tees, Frank Sheffield, C. M. Council
and j. E. Poole, who also petition for
authority to change its rates for gas.
II desires to fix fiat rate for gas for
10th fuel and illuminating purposes
at $40 per 1000 feet, whereas the
present rate for illuminating gas is
$1.50 and that for fuel is $125. The
increase from 8 to 10 cents per kilowat
hour for electric rates is asked and
cne from to I cents per kiIowat hour
70; ROVER
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-02
TWO NEGROES BOUND
OVER ON MURDER HERE

Sherman Boone and Frank Moss
were bound over on a charge of mur-
der before Justice of the Peace w. r..
McMath today at preliminary hear
ing. They were charged with being
connected in the death of Jerry Wa
ters last Friday night, in the 2Sth
district, when Waters dies on Satur-
day, after being cut and shot. James
Boone, a brother, also connected with
the affair has not been caught.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-02
THIRTEEN CHINAMEN HELD
ON BOARD SHIP AT SAVANNAH

SAVANNAH, Ga, Nov. 2.-Thirteen
Cinnamon are under arrest at the re
Guest Of Captain Harris. of the steamer
Netherpark. They will be held until
the steamer is ready to leave. If a
Chinaman escapes from a foreign ship
in the United States, the skipper OF
that ship will be responsible for fine
o. $1,000 Rather than take chance
on having to pay the fine. Capt Harris
had his men locked up until he is
ready to depart.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-02
81 PEOPLE IS TOLL
FOR PAST elk WEEKS

CHICAGO, Nov. 2.-Thirty- one per-
sons, including both sexes and several
women and children, besides men,
were killed here by speeding automo
biles during the last six weeks. An
nouncement of these figures was made
today at the office of the coroner OF
Cook county.
Two deaths, the result of automobile
accidents occurred yesterday, being
the elimination of a seeming wave OF
accidental deaths and injuries which
swept over this community within the
time embraced in the period named
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-02
BREAD 15C 4 LOAF
IN HELENA, MONT

HELENA, Mont, Nov. Bakers
bread hold here today at fifteen cents
single loaf, or two loaves for twenty
five cents, the Increase in price being
Uniform with all local bakeries. Here
tofore the prevailing price for this
quality bread in Helena has been ten
cents a loaf, or three loaves for
twenty-five cents.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-02
Telegram to Lake.

The following telegram was sent to
General Superintendent Lake, signed
by Mayor Lee G. Council and Frank
Lanier, Carr S. Glover and Crawford
Wheatley, for the Chamber of Com
merce:
I'VE want Robinson's shows to win
ter in Americus. The whole of our
city is delighted with the idea. 1t
means a lot of business for your road
ord our town. Mr.. Everette has just
been over all sidetrack facilities, and
it can be arranged easily. You will
have to take care of forty cars as
they are to park in the fair grounds,
agricultural college. Our entire peo-
pie are greatly interested and your
answer will mean much to all of us in
tcrested. 1t is up to you, and we want
you to say yes. A quick answer nee
essary, as other towns are bidding for
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-02
WILSON LEADING IN
THE REXALL VOTES

Through October 31st. the nation
wide poll of the Rexall stores shows
that Wilson has 2S1 electoral votes,
and Hughes has $50 electoral votes in
the college. which is a decided advant-
age shown for the democratic nominee.
1t requires 266 electoral votes to
elect.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-02
Republicans Make Attack On
Some Of Democratic Electors

The fourteen Democratic electors on
the official Georgia ballot for Novem-
Der 7th are under fire-by the Repub
licana
The irregularity in the original bal
lot was questioned by the editor OF
the Times Recorder, which started an
investigation that has not yet been
fully decided. Chairman ]. J. Flynt
has ordered the alternates' names
stricken from the ballot of electors.
The latest sensation is told in the
following news dispatch today:
ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. 2.-It is under
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-02
TELEGRAM HAS GONE
TO OFFICIAL LAKE
" i'll Mean a Great
Pay Roll For
The City

It's up to the Seaboard Air Line
railway as to whether John Robin
sons circus will winter here. And it
is confidently believed that the rail-
road will furnish the necessary side
track facilities for this great attrac-
tions
George c. Meyer, the general agent,
and William j. Lester, the advance
agent of John Robinson's circus, are
in Americus today, going over the
grounds, railroad sidetrack facilities
and other conveniences necessary to
have the Robinson shows winter here
during the coming season.
The two representatives of the cir
Gus were in company with Frank La
nier, president of the Third Agricul-
tural District fair, prominent whole
sale merchant and commissioner of
the Chamber of Commerce, during the
morning, and important announce
ments connected with the final decis-
ion expected within short time.
President Frank Lanier of the fair
association. has offered the fair
grounds and the buildings for the win
ter quarters. 1t is necessary that
sidetrackage be available for the forty
cars Of the show, and it is said that
the Seaboard would only have to pro-
vide an additional hundred feet of
track.
President Lanier telegraphed c. S.
Lake, general superintendent of the
Seaboard Air line at Norfolk. Va, to-
Gay. requesting the permission for
use of the sidetrack beyond the shops
and adjacent to the fair grounds. 1t
it anticipated that Mr.. Lake will COM
ply with the request, as the show will
be here for five months and the rail-
road will derive good deal of rev.
enue therefrom.
1t is said that the payroll for the
show is an enormous sum, and five
months of the year is spent in the
winter quarters. There is work for
the carpenters and painters, and great
amounts of foodstuffs are necessary
for carrying on the shows life and in
dustr;.
Americus is rejoicing over the pros
pect of securing the show. 1t will
be amusement during the winter thai
is, it will be mecca for sight-seers.
Americus will be a center for south
west Georgia in the visits of the peo-
pie to see the animals and all the
curiosities Of the great show
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-02

stood that members of the republican
party in Georgia who have been in
vestigating the status and qualifica-
tions of the nominated democratic
presidential electors, hold among
themselves that five of the IA mem
bers are probably ineligible. Who
they are cannot be ascertained, but
it is known that the republicans
have for some days been making
minute examination in the effort to
find something on which they will
he able to bring a contest on the
Georgia vote in event of the presi-
Dental election being close.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-02
HURTSBORO PREACHER
TO BE HERE SUNDAY

Rev. j. G. Dobbins, of Hurtsboro.
Ala, will fill the pulpit at the Furlow
Lawn Baptist church Sunday, preach
ing at the morning and evening SER
vices. He is a we'll known minister
and large congregations will meet him
a. both services.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-02
IMPORTANT MEETING OF
p. o. s. OF A. TONIGHT

An important meeting of Camp No.
IA, P. Q. S. of A., will be held this
evening at 1880 o'clock at the regular
meeting place. Besides new members
for initiation, other matters of inter-
est will come before the camp.
All officers are especially urged to be
present as well as all members.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-02
FORT vAUX QUIT
At vERDUN SAYS
GERMAN OFFICE

BERLIN, Nov. 2.-Fort Vaux, on the
Verdun front, has been evacuated by
German troops, the war office an
nounced early today
French troops gained ground in the
Lesbosufs and Rancourt sectors, on
the Somme front. during yesterday
while a British attack north of Cour-
celette was repulsed, the statement
said.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-02
AMERICAN AVIATOR,
KILLED IN RUSSIAN SERVICE

BALTIMORE, Md. Nov 2.-Anthony
McMannus, an American aviator, was
killed in the Russian flying service on
October 18th, according to dispatch
received here today Details of the
death of McMannus have not yet been
received
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-02
WILSON DISCUSSED PROBLEMS
FACED BY OUR NATION TO-DAY

NEW YORK. Nov. President
Wilson discussed the problems facing
the nation at the luncheon of the
Wilson Business Mems League here
today. The address before the league
was the first of four speeches deliv-
cred by the president here during the
day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-02
WILSON FUND CONES
TO AN END TO-DAY

Today is the last day of the Wilson
campaign fund talk. It's all over
but your contribution will be appre-
ciated this afternoon.
Previously subscribed $164.25
Mrs. l. T. Hines ....... LOO
Total ................... $165.25
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-02

The Times-R corder is the ONLY
paper in the Third Congressional
District with Associate d Press
service.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1916-12-22

Location notices carried In stock ut
The sun office.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1916-12-22

sidered are that the capital invested in min
equipment asks a wage based on year of three
hundred and sixty-five days of twenty-fory.
hours while labOr's year averaged last year onl,,
two hundred and thirty days in the anthracite
mines and only two hundred and three days in
the bituminous mines with only five to eight
hours to the day.
As coal is more an interstate than interstate
under federal control, and to benefit both con
sumner and producer such control cannot stop
with transportation and mining costs but must
stand ready to exercise full rights as trustee Of
the people over the coal in the ground. The
value from society's needs, has no more sacred
right to decide whether or not that coal shall he
mined when it is needed by society or to fix an
exorbitant price on this indispensable national
resource, than the coal operators have to com.
bine for the purpose of exacting an excessive
profit from the consumer or the railroads 90
charge all that the traffic will bear. The pro.
posal to bring land owner under the same rule a.
mine operator and coal carrier may seem radical
but where is the point at which coal becomes the
resource upon which industrial society depends
for its very life?
Public regulation, however will be fair, and
indeed in the long run will prove beneficial to the
land owner as well as the consumer, to the mine
worker as well as to the operator, because any
such agency as the federal trade commission. in
its control of prices, must determine costs. And
as we interpret the present attitude of the whole
coal mining industry the operators are willing n
rest their case on fair determination of actual
costs on which their profits may then be figured.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1916-12-22

cost keeping methods and uniform and improved
accounting systems" TO quote from the declara-
ton of purposes of the Pittsburg coal producers
With the results of such bookkeeping in hand
more definite reply can be made to the public
appeal for relief from high prices. Yet even now
it may be possible to suggest how that relief VIII
eventually be obtained. Study of present condi-
tions in the coal mining districts fails to encour-
age the idea of governmental operation of the
seven thousand coal mines in this country. More
in line with the trend of public sentiment in the
last decade, however, is governmental control IN
the interest Of the consumer by regulation OF
prices, and to judge from the facts OF experience
in the regulation of transportation of other pub
lie utilities the public coal commissions Will be
given sufficient discretionary powers to safe
guard the interests of producer and consumer
alike and even mandatory requirements, either
legislative or executive, will be subject to- lu-
dical review.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1916-12-22
HELP THE pOSTMASTERS
Proposed railroad Extension For
Utnh slow In MatcriaIiEing.

Proposed railroad extensions To-
Utah will not materialize until price
resume the normal II the belief ger
orally existing In railroad circle
Among the most important extension
which are hanging fire IL the Uintah
Basin line. the ST George line and
the extension Of the Orem route q
Sanna. All these are being held a.
for no other reason than that II costs
too much at this time Co build rar.
roads. The difficulty In securing sur
plies and equipment also II having g.
effect
Steel rails which under normal cor
ditions sell FOR twenty-eight dollars o.
ton ut Pituburg. PA. are now quote
at thirty-cight 60 forty dollars a tor
which makes their cost laid down o.
Utah approximately fifty dollars "a
ton. Even at this high price mills vi.
not guarantee delivery. All other ma
tcriais used In railroad constructor
have advanced IN about the same pro
portion.
Equipment has about doubled b.
price. Boxcars which can b. puf
chased In normal times for tweh
hundred dollars now cost twenty
three hundred. Oondola ears have
advanced more than double over tn
old price. One Utah electric line r.
Gently placed an order for an cicctri
locomotive at a price four thousand
dollars greater than the cost 81 a.
Identical machine purchased about
two years ago.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1916-12-22
DANGER SIGNAL.

n the fire bell should ring wouh
you run and stop II or go and help pu
out the fire. II iH much the Ham
way with cough. A cough II dah
ger signal as much as fire bell ioN
should no more try 90 suppress II thah
10 stop a fire bell when u IN ringihb
but should cure the disease 'ha
causes the coughing. This can nearh
always be done by taking chamhef'
lain's Cough Remedy Many haN'
used Il with the most beneficial re-
suits. II is especially valuable 10
the persistent cough that 30 often io'
lows "a bad cold or an attack OF W
la grippe. Mrs. Thomas Beeehins o.
Andrews. Ind. writes: During W
winter my husband takes cold eaAih
and coughs and coughs. Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy II the best mea'
cine for breaking up these attacks hho
you cannot get him 90 take any olheI
Obtainable everywhere.-AdvI
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1916-12-22
REDUCING LENGTH OF HAUL.

In the item of transportation perhaps the most
promising means of relief Is that of reducing the
ength of haul. Though many consumers pref
renee for coal from distant field over that
rom field nearer home is based on special re-
uirements. the decided element in the prefer
nee of other consumers is simply the price. and
his in turn may be largely due To a differential
reight scale. which is thus not in the public in
crest il we admit the premise that il is waste
ul 10 burn coal in hauling coal into coal dis
riots or past such districts, except in so far as
uality requirements absolutely demand the
)nghaul coal. The recent eastward movement
4 the higher grade Goals, in part caused by the
Xport demand may involve some increase in the
verage length of haul and thus in the transport
alton cost of coal rot exported, but on the other
land this enforced adjustment may lead some
consumers 10 discover nearer home sources of
GAL equally we'll suited 10 their purposes.
Reduction in marketing costs is reform so
lose 10 the consumer that he should be able 10
nd for himself whatever relief is possible. Pro-
sssor Mead of the University of Pennsylvania is
uthorty for the statement that the delivery of
GAL is costing the dealers fifty cents ton more
han is necessary.
VALUE OF COAL IN THE GROUND.
There only remains. therefore, the first item
f all-the value of the coal in the ground or
ather the return which the landowner is asking
or this natural resource. The fortunate holder
{ coal land, whether a very human individual or
soulless corporation or a large trust estate adj
ninistered for benevOlence only, is likely 10 en-
eavor TO get all the traffic will bear Especially
n the possession of limited resource like an
hracite, the tendency has been and will continue
0 be TO increase royalties as the years pass and
he only penalty imposed by the state for high
Qualities seems 10 be high taxes, which too often,
indeed. serve TO justify the high resource cost
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1916-12-22
IS ANXIOUS TO SERVE
Salt Lake Route Not Likely to Under.
take New Project.

Tho Salt Lake Route will not build
line INTO the Uintah Basin from
Provo In the near future. according Co
scmi-officiai information given az the
general offices Of the oregon Short
Line last Saturday. AZ the estimates OF
the cost OF construction. as figured by
the engineers, are too high.
The cost of constructing the line
over the mountains and into the basin
In prohibitiye under the present high
cost of railroad material and Il was
further said that In order Co gct the
required grades heavy cutting would
have 20 be done.
W. A. Clark Of Montana. president
Of the road. announced that II would
not be built unless II was shown Il
would pay a return upon the invest
menL ". =. Lovctt. chairman OF the
board 81 directors of the Union Pacific
system. made the same announcement
ON his last visit 60 Utah.