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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-14

more hopeful than at any time since
the strike vote was taken by the men.
Later an official connected with the
Wilson administration expressed con-
firence in the ability of the president
to avert strike, and from a source
known to be in cordial touch with both
interests in the controversy came the
informal suggestion that the men were
regarding the possibility of submitting
their contentious to arbitration, with
President Wilson as chief arbitrator.
The brotherhoods, it is known, re-
main firm in their conviction not to
accept arbitratic under the New
lands act, representative of the un-
ions contending 1t would be impossible
to get an unprejudieed arbitrator un-
Ger provisions of this statute.
Representative Of the rail- Dads
are in conference with the president at
the white house this afternoon, but at
8. 80 o'clock no announcement of prog
ress made or oyertures considered had
not been made. The result of the
managers conference, it is expected,
will be published early Tuesday.
In placing the case before Presi-
dent Wilson representatives of the
four brotherhoods presented their side
of the issue first, being followed close
lv by representatives of the railroad
managers. Later it was announced
that president planned to appeal to
CONTINUED on Page Six.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-14

AsHEVILLE. N. c., Aug. 14.-what
are considered most reliable reports
from Lake Toxaway today are to the
effect that only a portion of the ton
OF the big dam there broke last night.
and that not all of the FIVE hundred
acres of water impounded there were
lost. There has been no direct COM
munication with Lake Toxaway up to
8 o'clock this afternoon, but reports
from the section below the dam. and
from throughout western North Caro-
lire show no loss of life has been
sustained anywhere.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-14
'A[[ FRONTS ARE ETOXAWAY WATER
PRESSING ON THE|s sWEEp|NG m
|IEU1ON|C S|OES WAY To THE SEA.

Brisk fighting continued last night
and throughout today on the French
Italian and Russian fronts in the Eu-
ropean war.
The Italians and Russians both re-
port a steady continuance of their
drives, the former gaining additional
territory in the direction of Trieste,
and the Slavs forging westward to-
ward Lemberg, the Galician capital.
Both Italians and Russians are pun
ishing Austrian armies severely in
their offensives.
The French announces additional
success along the Somme front in the
west today. Before verdun German
thrusts last night and early today were
unsuccessful, being repulsed with
sanguinary losses by the French de-
tenders.
Along the British Somme front the
tide Of battle has been more favorable
to the Teutons, London dispatches ad-
mitting the Germans have re-occupied
trenches near Pozieres, wrested from
them by the British two days ago. The
Germans later were driven out of these
positions, according to the London
war office, but Sir Douglas Haig's ar
my was unable to score any advance
in that region today.
Austro-Hungarian forces before
Lemberg, under heavy pressure on
both fianks and its center, is believed
to be retreating toward that posi-
ton, which itself is said to be none
too secure.
The Italian war office announced al
Rome late today that Italian forces
commanded by the Duke of Aosti have
pierced strong Austro- Hungarian
line southeast of Gorilla, capturing
eight hundred prisoners during the
fighting there. Sharp Austro-Hungar-
ian thrusts directed against Italian
positions. near the Isonzo river today
were repulsed.
The French continue this afternoon
pushing their advance on the north
back of the somme rapidly to a point
where German evacuation of Clery,
which commands the direct approach
to the Peronne from the northeast may
be compelled.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-14

The Times-Recorder is the ONL !
paper in the Third Congressional
District with Associated Pres
service
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-14
NEW COTTON FIRM
IS OPENED IN CITY
Continued on Page six.)

A. Fort Holt, Jr., manager of Hardy
q Company, cotton men of Macon,
viii open up branch of their Office in
Americus, and will be located in the
Bank OF Commerce building upstairs,
iu quarters directly across the hall
from j. B. Hudson's officce. Mr.. Holt
has been with Hardy & Company for
four or Eve years, and having left Cor
dele about a year ago. has been in Ma
con for the past year Mr.. Holt is we'll
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-14
FLYING MAN WILL
Be At THE FAIR
Of THE DISTRICT

Monte Rolse, the Frenchman with
his flying machine, will be in Americus
for the Third Agricultural District
fair, October 23rd to 2Sth, is the an
nouncement of the committee which
met Monday morning at the Chamber
o. Commerce.
Rolse will loop-the-loop with his
machine and lombard the countryside
with bombs as in warfare-only no
one will be killed.
The flying man comes from the
Young Aeroplane Co., of New York.
Their factory is at Kansas City, Mo.
Rolse will fly four days, of course,
barring accidents and the weather.
The contract has been closed for
the showing of Paine's fireworks each
night during the fair. This is fea-
ture which will make the district fair
widely known and advertised.
The plans for the fair are being
rapidly developed and brought into
shape. A short time over sixty days
remain before the opening day Of the
fair.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-14
AMER|CUS PLAYS
FIRST GAME: FOR
AMATE URHONORS

Americus and Albany are playing the
first game of mateur baseball be-
tween the two cities staged in several
years. The game this afternoon is the
first of three game series, as the
two games will be played in Americus
OH August oath and 25th when the Con-
federate Veterans hold their reunion
here.
Glenn Colby, we'll known in base
ball circles, is plotting the Americus
crew. Albany has several we'll known
stars in the diamond world, who will
bolster their team to good strength.
Several mishaps> have occurred to
Americus players which will affect the
front they expected to put up. TomAny
Rocks has bad eye which will keep
him out of the game.
But on the whole, Americas will
have team in the field-which is bet
ter than we have had When the two
games arep layed here, fine games are
slated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-14
Flood Reaches Portman Dam.

AsNAAAhNG Il V6 EUkMU UM4H.
ANDERSON, S. c.. Aug. 14.-water
from the Lake Toxaway dam which
broke Sunday night reached Portman
dam on the Seneca river, ten miles
west Of here, at $3.50 o'clock this
morning. This shows the progress OF
the flood water to be approximately az
forecast in warning sent out when the
great dam burst.
One hour before reaching Portnan
dam, the flood waters struck the
embankment of the Blue Ridge railway
crossing and continued to rise for
some time. This obstruction is now
holding considerable quantity of the
water in check, but when the inevita-
hle break occurs, immense damage
viii undoubtedly follow. Thep roperty
loss in this vicinity will be largely in
creased by the Blue Ridge railway en-
tankment daming up so large a vol
ume of water, all Of which must
very soon rush onward with the rest
Of the food, but many lives may be
saved because Of this temporary
checking of the waters.
Was Strong Structure.
The Lake Toxaway dam, weakened
by the recent floods, broke Sunday
night, sending great wall of water
down the valley toward western South
Carolina. No lives thus far have been
reported lost, and warnings sent out
from several cities are believed to
have enabled most persons in the path
Of the flood to reach safety.
The lake, an artificial body of wa
ter, was created in 1902 by eastern
capitalists. 1t covers $50 acres TO an
average depth of thirty feet. The dam,
an eighth of mile long and fifty feet
high, was completely destroyed. The
town of Lake Toxaway suffered only
minor damage, though the lake was
completely drained.
A message from the railroad tele-
graph operator at Toxaway, describ-
ing the break of the dam, said sec
tion of the structure about the size Of
a box car gave way without warning
shortly after O'Clock Sunday night,
and that the entire structure quickly
collapsed under the weight of the
thousands of tons of water. One YER
soin Of the case of the breaking was
that small spring had seeped away
the foundation at a heavily pressed
point.
Toxaway is the third and largest Of
the lakes in western Carolinaa noun
tains to go out since July 16, when
heavy rains caused serious floods in
that section.
Several years ago cotton mill own
ers whose plants were in the path OF
the waters, should they escape, en-
plcyed engineers to investigate the
safety Of the dam. Following the en-
gineers' report. the structure, which
is built Of earth and stone, was
strengthened.
Four weeks ago. during the food
period, fears for the dams safety were
repeatedly expressed, and there were
several reports that it had collapsed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-14

known in Americus, this being his old
home, and he and his company will be
welcomed, and, no doubt, will have
bright future here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-14
Gather For Departure.

Acres of negroes gathered at the
Central of Georgia and Seaboard sta
lions Saturday night and Sunday
,norning to pay their farewell to the
departing laborers in search of the
land of milk and honey"
The work OF the syndicate through
tbeir agents has not been halted. 1t
has been temporarily flushed. Reports
are received constantly showing where
the yipers are carrying on their work
n the rural sections, and tie farmers
ire becoming exercised over the mat
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-14
MOVEMENT FLUSHED
IN EXPORTING The
NEGROES TO NORTH

The white people are unable to
fathom the reason for the negroes
leaving, under the delusion of high
wages and better times. Reports from
Tennessee and South Carolina have
come back, together with returning ne
groes of the many hardships, low
wages and trials. The fields of Con-
necticut are said to be no more IL
Eliminating for the negro. The Times
Recorder has received information
from reliable sources of the failure of
the promised work to mature.
Savannah is Exercised.
Savannah has nipped the fight and
destroyed the Illusion. A1nericus and
Sumter county allowed the work to 60
on without interruption until Saturday.
Six weeks ago the Times Recorder
carried stories concerning the negroes
leaving for Tennessee, South Carolina
and Connecticut. Repeatedly, men
tion was made of the excursion of thA
blacks, and, in some instances of their
return.
1t was only last Saturday that the
Police got busy. The movement had
gained momentum and rooted itself by
the free hand with which they work
ed until now. 1t is possibly more for
this reason than any other, that the
work of catching the agent is made
harder.
Some Back From North.
One negro who worked with C. H.
Burke, at the Commercial warehouse,
has returned from his visit to Connec-
ticut, having left several weeks ago.
He states that he was promised s1.75
day for work, but was offered only
S5c day when he reached his desti-
nation.
Another negro working for Mr..
Burke, who is now in the north, has
requested money to pay for his return
Il. Americus.
Many other negroes have returned,
and they all tell tales of woe, of trials,
Of tribulations, proving the proffers of
good work and high wages to be
false.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-14
OUTGO BEEN MOVING
OVER SIX WEEKS
Police Keep u p
The Work On
The Case

The effort Of the police to arrest the
party or parties at the head of the
wholesale emigration of negroes to
Connecticut, continues unabated. The
greatest barrier to progress is offered
oy the lack of firm evidence.
Reports became current here on
Sunday that wholesale corralling of
negroes was made early Sunday morn
ing with large number of arrests.
This proved to be untrue. One negro
was arrested on the early Sunday
morning seaboard Air Line train, be-
ing charged with a felony in connec-
tion with charges preferred by white
man at Leslie.
A large force of the police, sheriff's
Office and other courthouse officials,
boarded the train here early Sunday
morning in an effort to catch the per-
sen who is heading the departing ne
groes.
A crowd of negroes estimated at
tbirty-three, were put off the train
between the station and the Seaboard
shops by the conductor, as they had
no transportation, nor money to pay
their fare. Others were put off be-
tween the shops and Leslie, at various
places.
Some Return Sunday Night.
A number Of negroes, said to be over
cne hundred, proceeded on 10 Savan-
nah, as they held the Sunday Tybee
excursion tickets 1t is reported at po-
lice headquarters this morning that a
large number of negroes, estimated to
number thirty, returned to the city last
night on the return portion of the ex-
cursion tickets. 1t is said that they
reached Savannah and nobody made
their appearance to take charge of the
further trip-from Savannah to Con-
necticut by boat.
Some complaints have reached the
headquarters about the reports OF the
Efforts of the police being carried to
the parties at the head of the depart
ing negroes. The fact that the officers
were under way Saturday in a search
for the head of the parties of negroes
became known, and late Saturday
night general knowledge OF their eff
fcrts were current on the streets.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-10-26
DISTRESS SIGNALS.
Pocket Electric Flashlights Now Used
to Signal Danger.

A new system of warning ap-
preaching vessels along the Atlantic
coast when danger is near and OF
signaling to craft in distress has been
adopted by the United States coast
guard, as described in the Popular
Science Monthly for October. 1t in
wolves the use of pocket electric
flashlights instead of the daring red
torches formerly employed. The new
light will permit signaling to vessels
at greater distances than has here
tofore been possible and will also
make it possible to flash communica-
tions. Hence coast guardsmen can
signal to a ship in distress its ap-
proximate position and tell the mas
ter the best course to safe water.
Although only slightly larger than
the pocket lamps in common use, the
new light produces flash that can
be seen for seven miles in good
weather. In consists OF a heaVy DICK
el-plated barrel encasing a dry cell
battery. At one end there is para
bolic reflector about five inches in dl-
ameter. Fitted at the base OF the
reflector is a six-volt bulb with a.
highly concentrated tungsten lila
ment.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-10-26
A Postage Meter.

The British government is expert
menting in the. London postoftice
with a postage meter which has been
adopted by the New Zealand govern
ment and indorsed by several of the
largest patrons of the United States
postoffice. AS described in Illustrat-
ed World, it's object is threefold: TO
eliminate the postage stamp, to re-
duce the cost of mailing letters, and
to guard against the loss due to mis-
appropriated postage stamps. In
stead of a stamp, letters mailed
through this machine bear in the up
per right hand corner an inscription
something like this: "2c. Paid, 2737.
indianapolis, Ind. Permit No. 1O41.'
AS they pass through the machine,
the letters are sealed and counted,
then they pass under the printing de-
vice attached to the meter. The
number on each letter is different,
and represents the count since the
meter was last set. The key to the
meter is in the hands of the post
office department, and periodically a
clerk is sent to read the meter, reset
lit, if necessary, and inspect the ma
chine. The postoffice department
then sends the owner of the permit
a bill for his postage. This PROVIDES
a check on the whole operation, and
completely eliminates the stamp.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-10-26
SOUTH SWEPT BY STORM.
Pensacola and Mobile Chief Sufferers
From Hurricane.

The South was swept by a storm
and rocked by an earthquake Wed
nesday. A hurricane drove across
the Middle Gulf States, taking toll
of two lives and causing property
and marine losses, while earth trem-
ors drove frightened thousands from
homes and offices in Alabama ana
Georgia, but did no material dam
age.
Pensacola and Mobile were the
chief sufferers. One person was kill
ed at each place and buildings were
unroofed, telephone and telegraph
wires suffered damage; ships were
sunk and beached.
Wind ia Miles.
At Pensacola the, wind velocity
reached a maximum of ia miles
with 10 miles at Mobile, but in
neither city was the property loss
anything like as great as that caused
by the hurricane of last July.
Mobile city itself suffered little
real damage, but shipping in the har-
Dor did not fare so we'll, two small
vessels being sunk and four beached.
Some damage to train sheds and ter
minals also resulted.
At Pensacola one small steamer
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-10-26

blend readily.
For some years past I have made
fruitless efforts to get the seed OF
the red and brown Peruvian, the gray
Of India, the yellow of Siam, the
brown of Egypt. 1 have failed so far,
but will try again. In the meantime
give it to the cotton world that the
growing of colored cottons can be
done, and | wish others to aid me in
this work. If / can produce from
white parent plants the shades | am
sending you-and upon the honor OF
a man and Mason I have done it
what could be done if we had colored
parent plants to begin with?
1 wish to say that 1 have no seed
for sale. My work is in the expert
mental stage yet, and under no con-
ditions will 1 send seeds or samples
to anyone.
Be kind enough to present these
samples to the New York cotton ex-
change with my compliments. The
exchange made this request this
spring, when l had no samples on
hand.
Please say to the public that
cannot answer private letters. l am
q busy man, and will endeavor to
post the public through the press.
A. w. BRABHAM.
Olar, S. c., August 29.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-10-26
Brabham'S VindicatiOn.

To the Editor of the Sun-Sir:
About a year ago you referred to
my work in producing colored cot
tons, and went so far as to consult
the great plant wizard of the West,
Luther Burbank. Both of you we're
sceptical. In order to allay your
doubts, l am sending you some sam
pies, which prove that | am
making some progress. All OF
my shades, or hues, have not
matured yet, and 1 am not able
to say what other colors I may have
later on. But the samples sent show
clearly that 1 have solved both a bio
logical and pathological problem not
dreamed of in the philosophy OF
man, living or dead. Get together
the colored cottons Of Peru, Siam,
India and Egypt, and it is hard to
guess what can be accomplished in
the different colors of cotton. They
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-10-26

went down, another vessel is miss
ing, three fishing boats went ashore
and two larger vessels were damaged
when they came together during the
blow. Telephone and telegraph
wires were Frustrated for many
hours, the city being cut off entire
ly from the outside world from early
morning until early night.
Although it's intensity lessened as
the storm swept inland, Southern
Alabama suffered materially. At Opp
manufacturing plant was Destroy
ed and houses were unroofed. AT
Troy buildings were damaged.
In Southern Alabama timber also
was reported to have been badly
damaged, but reports were that
the citrus crops in that State and
western Florida had not suffered
greatly. + Torrential rains accompan-
led the blow.
The storm had passed far inland
by nightfall with very decreased in
tensity, but the rains continued and
local rains were forecast for Thurs
day.
While two distinct earthquake
shocks were felt as far north as Ken
lucky, and as far east as Augusta
Ca, they were of greater intensity al
Birmingham, Ala, than elsewhere
Montgomery, Atlanta, Augusta, anc
other cities also felt slight tremors.
n.-. - IJoro1d PooL Cforo
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-10-26
SAMPLES OF COLORED
COTTON ON DISPLAY
CONTINUED from page 2, column p

iota. The laws that govern plants
govern also animals. But am
growing tedious, and perhaps to
some occult.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-10-26

The New York Sun, in it's issue OF
August 81, printed the following let
fer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-10-26

Pens at Herald Book Store
The Keota news., 1916-09-01

about the death Of Villa BY SLOW
poison given under the guise Of med.
ical treatment. according to the Chi
huahua local papers.
The Austrians. according 10 . spe
cial dispatch from Innsbruck. have
found the famous treasures Of the
Detchani monastery. near Cettinje.
Montenegro. which the monks had
buried upon the approach Of the IN
vaders
Sophie Tricoupis. one Of the most
remarkable women OF modern Greece,
Is dead. She had been termed 'The
Uncrowned Queen of Greece" an ap-
pellation fully warranted by the facts.
for it il doubtful II even the Empress
Eugene ever exercised SO much d.
rect control over the destinies o.
France AZ this woman did over the
fate OF modern Greece.
The Keota news., 1916-09-01
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The Keota news., 1916-09-01
Most Profitable "Ad."

Do you know what was the largest
harvest ever reaped from an adver
tisement?
1t was the settlement in Pennsyl
vania Of 100000 German colonists.
We know that at Germantown, thif
city. was made the first German settle
ment in America. We also know that
in fifty years double that many thou
sand Germans came to William PENIS
colony.
Furthermore, history tells us that
wars and religious prosecutions in
Germany caused this then unparalleled
exodus of men and women.
But what brought them to Pennsyl.
vania and so made Of this the German
commonwealth? An advertisement
written by William Penn himself and
distributed among the Germans along
the Rhine who had been stricken by q
thirty-years' war.-Philadelphia Public
Ledger.