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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-17
Says Villa Will Not Fight.

Thousands of men are not wanted to
pursue Villa" said Consul Garcia. He
has no intention Of fighting any one.
but will take refuge in the mountains
which he knows SO we'll He will be
captured. ! believe. when a price is put
On his head
A denial that there were any Car
1anza troops with the American expe-
dition was made today by Gen. Ga
vlra. the Carranzs commander at
Juarez. Gen. Gavira made this state
ment after being informed that the
presence of Mexican soldiers with Gen.
Pershihg came from American head
quarters At San Antonio He declared
that the troops OF Gen. P. Elias Gales.
who were reported to be with the
Americans. were scattered between
chihuahua. MADEIRA. Pearson and Guz-
man. and that Gen. Bertani, with an
escort. was at Juarez. All efforts to
ind Gen. Bertani at Juarez failed.
Fresh troops have arrived at Juarez
but the Mexican authorities would give
no Information as to the number of
men now in garrison there Long
trains loaded with -four and other pro-
visions crossed the Rio Grande from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-17
Consul Protests Censorship.

DOUGLAS. AriZ. March 17.-fves c.
Lelevier. consul here of the Dc facto
Mexican government. mas wired n. rro-r
test 10 Washington against the cen
sorship placed by tho American mill
tary authorities against code messeges
of the consulate to ofiicials In Mexico
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-17

LAREDO, Tex. March 17.-C. A. Will
liams, United States consul a Torreon,
Mexico, and eighty-six other Ameri
cans have arrived here from Torreon
and Monterey. after travelling the en-
tire distance in box cars.
Members of the party declared that
they left Mexico entirely of their own
initiative, and asserted that no attempt
had been made to modest them. nor was
there any indication that officials of
the de facto government would not
offer all protection possible to Ameri-
cans. Torreon, however. is considered
in Villa territory, and it was decided
that that section was unsafe for Amer
leans The decision to leave for the
border was reached at mass meeting
of the American residents of Torreon.
Only few unmarried men remained.
Another reason for their departure,
they declared, was the danger of food
shortage. Members of the party said
Torreon. like number of other cities
in northern Mexico. depends almost en-
tirely on the United States for sup
plies, and it was feared that the city
might be isolated by Villa adherents.
1t was stated that the city of Durango,
where about twenty Americans are re-
ported, is already cut off from COM
munication.
Mr. williams refused to make form
al statement, but asserted that he
would remain at or near the border
pending instructions from Washing
ton.
A number of women, including Mrs.
Williams, were in the party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-17

SECOND
CARRANZA
OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-17

Villa soldiers saw us we separated.
and did not see him again. That aft
ernoon l met two American cowboys
and we started for the border.
Sunday villa executed two men and
their three sons on the ranch. He had
been told they were Carranza sympa-
thizers The Mormons from Colonia
Dublan and Colonia Juarez had fed TO
Casas Grandes.
"All our men are heavily armed now
with weapons they purchased from
deserters. They can shoot. too. There
are $50 in the colony of whom seventy
are men"
Hess Finally Gets Away.
Ell PASo. Tex. March 17.-Samuel
Hess. an American, employed on Cor
ralitos ranch in Chihuahua. Mexico,
has arrived here with a story of hair
breadth escape from Villa bandits, after
he had watched them murder Ave Next
cans and carry off young girl as
their prisoner. Hess. who has only one
leg. was looking after some horses and
mules in the yard OF the ranch last
Sunday when the Villistas appeared
They Immediately shot down one of the
ranchers. Hess hid under a mound OF
hay in a barn and from his cover saw
the four other members of the family
shot a they tried to fee from the
house The bandits then collected all
the horses on the place and having
secured their girl prisoner rode away.
For three days Hess wandered abou,
the country trying to find some way OF
reaching the border. He finally was
able to flag the MADEIRA Lumber Com
pany's special train, which brought bin
| to JuareZ
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-09

army they fought the greatest Of exist
ing world empires that they might re-
alize this vision. A third Of a century
later, without a navy they fought the
greatest navy in the world that the7
might win for their nation the freedom
Of the seas. alf a century later they
fought through an unparalleled Civil
War that they might establish for all
tine on this continent the inaliena5le
right Of life, liberty and the pursuit Of
happiness. a third Of a century Later
they fought to emancipate an Cypress
ed ueighbor, and victory won, gave
back Cuba to the Cubans, sent an
army Of schoolmasters to educate for
liberty the Fflipinos, asked no war in
demnity from their vanquished enemy.
but paid him literally for his property.
Meanwhile they offered lands free to
any farmer who would live upon and
cultivate it, opened to foreign immi-
grants on equal terms the door Of in
duscrial opportunity, shared with them
political equality, and provided by
universal TAXATION For universal aduca -
ton.
The cynic who can see in this his.
tory only a theme for his egotistical
satire is no true American, whatever
his parentage. whatever his birthplace.
lie who looks with pride upon this
history which his fathers have written
b. their heroic deeds. who accepts
with gratitude the inheritance which
they have bequeathed TO him, and who
highly resolves to preserve this in
heritance unimpaired and to pass it on
to his descendants enlarged and en-
riched, is a true American, be his birth
Place or his parentage what it may.
LYMAN ABBOTT.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-09
ReOolt Stops Preparation
For Throne of New Emperor

PICKING, March 9.-After a confer
euce with members of the cabinet,
President Yuan Shi-kai has ordered
the various ministers to discontinue
all preparations in connection with
his formal enforcement, as the cere-
mony has been postponed during the
continuance of the Yunnan revolt.
Furthermore, Yuan Shi-kai has issued
another order that all ministers and
boards must exert their fullest efforts
T. axpediating regular business and
lettering governmental affair. The
mandate of the president declares that
in spite of any trouble which may ex-
i9t in the provinces, it is his purpose
tc have the functions of the govern
mcnt performed in Picking just as in
normal times.
There is much speculation among
foreigners in Picking as to when the
coronation will take place, and the
opinion is becoming somewhat general
that the ceremony will nat be attempt
I'd during the present war in Europe
even if the Yunnan revolution should
he settled.
Japan's opposition to the enthrone-
uent of Yuan Shi-kai has been so in
s;stent that change of policy on her
Gart is not expected by foreigners
resident in China.
Japan is constantly reminding the
of the troubles which exist in
various parts of China, and indicating
they are in fullfllment of the Japanese
prophecies of disturbances in connec-
ton with the proposed change from a
republic to a monarchy.
Recently the troubles on the Mon
golian border have become more and
more acute. Opponents of the Yuan
Shi-kai administration have intfmated
that the bandit outbreak in shensi and
Shansi provinces are A mart of tba
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-09
THE DISTRICT FAIR.

1t is a source of much pleasure to see
how the people of other counties of
the Third Agricultural District are in
teresting themselves in the Third
Agricultural District fair, to be held
il Americas in October.
The fair will be for all southwest
Georgia, and there is no doubt as to
tie outcome. It's benefits will be pro-
nounced-the kind which pays divi-
dends.
The people of Americas and Sumter
county should follow with the same
zeal and spirit of other places in the
district.
The fair is a paying proposition.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-09

the two provinces named and Mongol-
Ia Recently the bands of robbers, or
tufei, have become larger than in nor
nal years an dtheir operations are
more widespread
They have attacked and destroyed
larger towns than is usually their
practice, and within the last month
they have made raids in the norm of
Shansi province which the Chinese
army has been wholly unable to cope
with. Patseblong and Paotowchen,
two frontier towns in Mongolia, have
been looted and the operations of the
bandits extended to Saratsi, Kweih-
waiting and number of other training
centers in north Shansi province.
French, American and Swedish mis-
sions have considerable interest in the
territory which has been raided, and
the American and French ministers in
Picking haev been active in trying to
get better protection for the missions
in the bandit territory. The foreign
Office has repeatedly sought the co
operation of the army in restraining
tie outlaws, but the operations of the
robbers have been so wide that the
Chinese troops have Allied to check
them with any degree of success.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-09
Ali Cash Gone
And Excitement

ATLANTA, March 9.-The local
lodge Of the negro Odd Fellows has
been thrown into a panic by the disap-
Eearance of Thomas Mulkey. who took
with him when he departed all of the
lodges cash funds and its dusky
stenographer as we'll.
With the money in his satchel and
the colored stenographer at his side
as his bride, Mulkey got as far as St.
Louis, Tut there both were arrested by
ta egraph, and the negro Odd Feellows
have heayed a sigh Of relief.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-09
PATRIOTISM.

A nation is made great not by its
fruitful acres, but by the men who
cltivate them; not by its gureat for
ests, but by the men who use them,
lot by Is mines, but by the men who
work in them; not by its railways, but
by the men who build and run them.
america was a great land when Column
tus discovered it; Americans have
made Of it great Nation.
In 1776 our fathers had vision of a
rev Nation conceived in liberty AMI
dedicated to the proposition that all
ren are created equal" Without an
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-09
REGISTER SURE.

Thursday, Friday-thea Saturday,
the last DAY ca which you may register
fer the bond election TO b. held on
March 18th. This is an important mat
ter. Don't forget.
Every citizen should display an in
terest in the affairs Of his city, county
and state-an interest which is eleyat-
ing and instructive, not an attitude OF
q continual GROWER.
Use your own level head in matters
about the city, and treat them as you
would your own private business.
Be sure and register by ) o'clock
Saturday afternoon. March 18th for the
bond election.
In the mainline. carefully weigh the
u.srits Of the proposed bond issue. Fig
ure some for yourself. and see where
the city will save the amount Of the
bond issue in thirty years by the de
crease in i1terest-frOm 5 per cent,
which she is now paying to I - per
cent interest on the bonds.
II Is a business proposition, and is
remains to be seen whether you will
treat it that way.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-09
FIGHTING ILLITERACY

The matter Of nliteracy in Georgia
is coming in for much discussion
right now among newspapers and
rightly so for Georgia needs a sweep
Ing movement forward in every direc-
ton. The day of cleaning is here, and
she people should back the move
Elents.
Every practical effort to eliminate
iIIiteracy in Georgia deserves the
heartiest support Of the newspapers
Of the state, and it may be said that
the new campaign Of Supt. Britain,
Ct the state schools, along that line is
getting support that should meet his
best expectations. This campaign is
directed specially at adult illiteracy
and is badly needed, for there are fey
lawyers, roctors, merchants in Geor-
gta who do not know that large per
centage OF men and women in the
state cannot write their names. To
open the door Of self-improyement to
these people by teaching them to read
and to write and to apply the simple
fundamental principles of arithmetic
is work worth doing. To do it would
not only help thousands of individuals
but also would push Georgia as a state
another step along the road towards
such prosperity as should now be
hers.
Yet, while gladly calling attention
to this campaign and expressing an
earnest desire that it succeed, it is
not amiss to say that as long as Geor-
gas school system is no better than
it is nov lot Of children will lgrow
u;l to become illiterate adults in a
few more years. While fighting adult
illiteracy nothing should be left IN
done to prevent any recruits from
joining the ranks of adult illiterates.
The best way to prevent men and wo-
men from being il'iterate is to take
them when they are boys and girls
and teach them to read and write
There should not be a ten-year-
child in Georgia now who cannot
write his name and read simple Eng
fish. Let Georgia provide schools for
al her children as quickly as she can
SO that in after years it will not be
necessary to even consider starting 4
campaign to teach grown men and
grown women to write and to read.
1T may be said that Georgia has
hot the money right now to provide
schoo, facilities for all her children.
+ 'ght now that is true But with
reasonable, practical compulsory ed
ucation law, the enforcement Of which
woul be optional with the different
counties. the chances are it would not
be long before there would be
throughout Georgia, school facilities
for every child-and few boys and
girls would be growing up in the
darkness of illiteracy."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-09

4 Those clothless clothes that show
what ought not to be shown, are a
trap set that never fails to catch a
man. for a man is man regardless of
pretense or profession, and none know
this fact better than the woman who
follows dome fashion to extremes
Press.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-09

TIE many friends of Joe Hill Hall,
Of Macon, are glad that he has wealth
erred an attack by an automobile. 1t
takes bigger things than gasoline
brggies to kill the old-timers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-09

The sheriff of Ware county an
nouuced that be would begin to en-
fore the automobile license tag law on
March 16th-and in the next column
RE noted that the election was to be
heId on March 18th Safety first for
that Official.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-09

Grand Duke Nicholas is making
things merry on his new front, and it
doesn't make any difference where you
place a good general.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-09

4 senator or congressman who will
rot stand by the president in this
moment OF crisis is traitor to his
own people and deserves the punish
ment of a traitor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-09

We think it very unkind of Editor
Lnyless to have given the peanut in
dustry such sad blow upon the oc-
casion Of his visit to Atlanta when 50
many Georgia newspapers are urging
the farmers to plant more of them
Savannah Press.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-09

Lowndes county has a set of lakes
that disappear and reappear very
Tysteriously. We might doubt this
but we see a Baptist preacher vouches
for the story and Baptist preachers
are authority on deep waters.-Sa-
yannah Press.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-09

An Atlanta man took a horse into a
Marietta street store during a hail
storm. The days Of old Texas seem
I'll hand
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-09

Congressman Page, of North Caro-
lima, will quit because he cannot back
PRESIDENT Wilson. Considerably over
: hundred should do the same thing
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-09

Ed CRAFTS =. afr o.. e.. ......
The Georgia delegation voted solid
~ behind Wilson and the administra.
ton Right, they are.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-09

Battling Nelson has secured a d.
Yorce. and Is now has been in all
rings.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-09

The Swedes want to keep US out OF
any peace negotiations. Must think
Ee are at war, sure enough.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-09

Move that Wimjaybrine be sent to
Haiti as a corporal in one Of those
revolution movements.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-09

There1l be a flower famine. maybe
On account of the hail storm Already
a -four famine with US.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-09

This weather is like some folks we
kEow-you never know what they are
going to do next
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-09

The Kaiser has a few representa-
tiFes in congress, but not enough to
pass his resolution.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-09

The people whose advertisements
you read in this paper are on the level
not afraid of tneir goods.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-09

Progressive Johnson, of California,
IS another one who is not out Of the
running.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-09

Rome is said to have a young man
resident who writes love letters to
himself Considerate youth; some Of
thsm insist upon writing them to
ihers-Savannah Press.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-09

Henry Ford would make Teddy
grand advertising agent
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-09

When you are of on a little trip
prepare to pay the piper.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-09

Tennessee lynched a negro the 9th
er day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-09

Citizens Of Columbus, Atlanta, Au-
z sta. etc, can visit Macon now and
get a foretaste of what's coming to
them May 1.-Moultrie Observer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-09

We think the Darien Gazette should
become a bi-weekly so it can fight
harder for biennial sessions Of the
5Eislature-Savannah Press.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-09
THE NEWSPAPER TALK

Everybody breaches, some practice,
hut very few ever practice what they
preach.-Griffin News.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-09

4 prayer rug was recently sold in
New York for SI,2505. The man who
sold it must belong to the powers that
rey.-Sayannah Press.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-09

Charlie Chaplin says he wants to
play Hamlet" He seems to be crazy
enough in his pictures.-CoIumbu En-
guireT-Sun.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-09

The Zeps continue to zip.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-04
THE HOTTEST PLACE IN THE, UNI
TED STATES.

Death Valley is the hottest place in tho
nited States. 1t lies in the desert of
southern California not far from the New
ada line. \ weather bureau Thermometer
was installed there some years ago at
Furnace Creek. the only Inhabited spot
I'm the valley. There one or two white
men and two or three Indian families
maintain Il little ranch, RAISING alfalfa
ana selling it at eXorbitant prices go the
few prospcctorS and the rare scientists
who wander that way. one of the white
men keeps the weather record. The Their
mometer is properly exposed above a
gently slopiug plain of gravel in q reg
ulation shelter such as is used all over
the country. No other out-of-door Their
mo meter in the United States, or perhaps
in the world is so familiar with tempera =
lures of 100 degrees or more. During the
period of not quite fifteen hundred day;
from the spring Of 1911 to May, 1915. "A
maximum temperature of 100 degrees or
more was reached on 5tS days or more
than one-third of the time. one day in
July, l913-the 10th of the month, to he
cXaCt-thc mercury rose to 1874 degrees and
or II would have gone no one can tell.
That day marks the limit OF temperature
yet reached, according to official records
in this country. \ new thermometer with
a greater range has been installed. ana
perhaps next summer we may hear OF a
temperature of 40 degrees. Ellsworth
huntington In IIarper's Magazine for
Nav
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-04

of bitter struggle between the burghers
and the bishops of that see, the former
Finally winning important concessions
After the city had risen to the dignity
of a free imperial town, it was captured
by the French. in 1852 and a hundred
years later was formally given to France,
in whose possession 1t has remained.
with the exception of the two occasions
when 1t was beseigcd and conquered by
the Teutons.
During the war of 1892 Vcrdun fell
before the Germans after battle last
ing only few hours. When the con-
querors entered the town they We're hos
pitably received, the city fathers having
sent "a group OF beautiful young girls to
greet the strangers and to offer them
dragees, the CONNECTION for which the
place was and still Is famous. The nhabi-
tants paid dearly for this remarkably
CORDIAL reception of the enemies OF
France, for when the rcvoutionists re-
gained the city, after the battle OF Val
my, history tells us, three of these young
gir.s were put to death on the scaffold.
Far different was the resistance which
Nordun offered to the Prussians in the
war of 1870. For three weeks the invad-
ers rained a hail of lead and iron upon
the city nesting among the vine-clad
hills, the high ground being utilized by
the Germans as points of vantage from
which to open their artillery. The be-
leaguered town finally surrendered. but
France had learned a valuable lesson and
almost Immediately after peace was de-
clared the construction of Notifications
began soon raising the city to a fortress
of the first class, with a 3O-mile ring
of 1G large forts and 70 smaller works On
tween forts in some places are not more
than 200 Yards
when hostllities began in August. 1911
Ncrdun was a town of about 2OOo0 in
hahttants, more than third of whom
were soldiers.
"J'he city lies in the valley Of the
Mouse. 10 miles from Paris, by rail. and
only IL miles from the strongly fortified
German city of NLt2. Before the wa,
the chief articles of manufacture were
hardware, CONNECTIONS, leather goods and
liquors.
Among Nerdun's proudcst possessions
arc four cannon occupying place of
honor in the gardens of the hotel de Vile
They Wer" presented to the citizens hy
the government Of France in recognition
of the heroic resistance If 1870 1t is in.
tcrcsting to surmisc what the French re-
public will give Verdun in token of her
unparalleled resistance in 1916"