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Evening journal., 1916-03-07
DOLLAR DAY ONCE MORE
BULGES With BARGAINS

Dollar Day will be observed
by Wilmington merchants t0mOr.
row. Bargains will be seen in
abundance in the local stores for
the advantage Of the residents of
Wilmington, state and vicinity as
the advertising columns of THE
EVENING JOURNAL today show.
On Dollar Day nearly all the
stores make wonderful reductions
in prices, so as TO get everything
Il Is possible 10 sell for 81 down
to that figure. In fact many arti-
cles are sold for s that cost more
at Wholesale. The merchants find
that while they lose ON these
articles they attract business and
make new customers. After all
Il is not a mOney-making, but n 4
friend-making. day for Whining
ton merchants.
Evening journal., 1916-03-07
CONFIRMATION WILL BE PROMPT.

WASHlNGlONs Mafch. t.-COnnrm-
alton Of Newton ID. Baker as secre-
tary of war may be expected within a
few hours of the presentation of his
name to the Senate. Democratic lead
ers said today. Senator Pomerene, Of
Ohio. who will take charge Of what
ever effort seems necessary. said he
was confident the appointment would
be approved without even reference
to a committee.
Evening journal., 1916-03-07
FRENCH NOT WORRIED
over Loss OF FORCES
By The United Press.

BY The United Press.
LONDON. March ITO check the
northern resistance of the French at
Verdun. the Crown Prince is now at
tempting 10 break through the cita-
del's defenses by an attack from the
northwest
Having captured the village OF
Forges, eight miles northwest of YER
dun. the Germans are battering away
at French positions on Goose Hill
with a heavy toll Of artillery fire. The
latest dispatches from Paris report
French batteries replying energetic
ally to this attack.
No anxiety is felt in the French cap
Continued ON Page Thirteen.
Evening journal., 1916-03-07
MRS. MARY LYONS DEAD.

Mrs. Mary Lyons. widow of Hugh
Lyons, died last night at her home
in New Garden. Pa. She is survived
by two sons, Cornelius p. Lyons, this
city; Michael Lyons and three daugh-
ters, Mrs. Margaret -Kelleher, Hannah
and Kate Lyons.
Evening journal., 1916-03-07
pIpHTHERIA IN MIDpLEToWN.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MIDDLErOWN, March Two cases
of diphtheria have developed and the
homes of Alexander Metten and Talbot
Williams arc under quarantine.
The extra services at the Presbyterian
Church continue with undated interest.
This evening the Rev. Joseph Brown
Turner WI have charge OF the services.
Miss Mabel Cans'len and Frcdericl,
Blomr. Jr.. viii he married today.
Evening journal., 1916-03-07
GERMAN Interests
FOR U-BOAT WAR
Favor More Vigorous Cam
paign on Sea, Though De-
string Peace With America
DECLARE WILSON
IS THEIR ENEMY"
BY Carl W. ACKERMAN

Lnlted Press Stan COrrespOndent
LEIPZIG. Germany. March big
commercial interests Of Germany.
though desiring to avoid break with
America. favor more vigorous sub
marine warfare than Germany has
waged since the beginning OF the
war.
This sentiment found almost unani-
nous today in a visit to the great
Leipzig commercial exposition to
Continued on Page Thirteen.
Evening journal., 1916-03-07
FRENCH BOMBARD METZ FORTS.
By The United Press.

by Inc United fresS.
THE HAGUE. March 7.-French air
squadrons have bombarded the Metz
forts and German ammunition trains
en- route to the verdun front. accord
ing TO advices received here today.
Evening journal., 1916-03-07

The big DollarRDay bargains will be
found OF Snellenburgs.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1916-03-07
WEATHER

Partly cloudy tonight and
Wednesday, fresh shifting
winds.
Evening journal., 1916-03-07
women's and chiidren's Goods,
Millinery.

Meats and IToVlslons,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-15
EMPIRE LOAN AND
TRUST COMPANY
ENTER NEW FIELD

Alabama is the new addition to the
territory of the Empire Loan & Trust
Co., local organization which has a
well established business. More than
S2,500,000 is now in effect in south
Georgia, and with the new field the
business of the concern will be mate
rally increased. They announce the
reduction of interest from per cent.
to ) IL per cent.
The company has been incorporated
since 1909. In 1900, George r. Ellis,
the president of the Empire Loan &
Trust Co., moved to Americus, entering
the loan business, which rapidly devel-
oped into the splendid organization
which they now have. Mr.. Ellis orig
inally entered the business in Lumpkin,
Stewart county, in 1893.
The capital stock of the enterprise Is
$4,000, with the officials. G. R. Ell
lis, president; R. C. Ellis, Triton, vice
president; G. c. Webb, treasurer, and
{. B. Moore, secretary. The examiners
of the company are j. Lewis Ellis, B. C.
Dickinson and w. w. Bryan, besides
those made by G. C. Webb and R, C.
Ellis, two officers of the organization.
The enterprise and persistent sue
cess of the Empire Loan & Trust Com
pany has been very remarkable, and
today it is operating in the large per-
centage of counties in south Georgia,
and recently the new territory Of
southeast Alabama was added to the
fed
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-15
SUMTER MAN IS
DEAD FROM SHOT
Of A COMPANION

Il. A. Stewart, a we'll known citizen
OF Leslie this county, was found dead
early Saturday with a pistol wound in
MS stomach, the PROSTATE body living
over the stearing wheel of an automo-
oiie' about one half mile south of
LeesDurg, on the Americus-Albanv
road. Sitting besides the car was
Early Brown, middle aged citizen of
Leslie, who is said to have been the
companion of Stewart during the sew
eral hours before the body was found.
A Lee county coroner's jury held an
inquest during the day and returned a
verdict that Stewart came to his death
at the hands of Brown. The latter is
IN Lee county Jail, and has no state
ment for publication.
About o'clock yesterday morning a
regro night watehman at Leesburg
PASSED the car and saw the conditions
OF affairs, reporting to officers OF
Leesburg. 1t is reported that Brown
made the statement that he had to XIII
Stewart as he was reaching for his
gun. 1t is said that Brown had been
drinking and was in a more or less
stupor. The full details are not known
and Brown has nothing to say.
A bottle of liquor is said to have
been found in the automobile in which
the two Sumter county men we're rid
ing. They had been to Albany and re-
turned to Leesburg, turning around
and starting again to Albany when the
shooting occurred.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-15
HUGHES DECLINES
GOVERN0R'S OFFER

Congressman Dudley M. Hughes has
declined the offer of appointment as
commissioner of agriculture to sue
ceed James D. Price, who is expected
to resign about November 1st to accept
a position as director of the expert
ent station at Griffin. This was a
great surprise to many people inter-
ested i'll the appointment, as it was
not known that Governor Harris had
gone so far as to make up his mind
concerning the appointee.
The friends of Cliff Clay, of Sumter
county, are urging his name for the
appointment. He is at present the as
sistans commissioner.
The following dispatch tells of the
p"ofIer to Congressman Hughes
DANNILLE, Ga, Oct Congress
man Dudley M. Hughes has declined
appointment to fill the unexpired term
OF J. D. Price, as commissioner of agri-
NhAAh- NltlNh as LSIutIGu Hill ny
Gov. n. y Harris upon Commissioner
Price being elected as director of the
experiment station.
Congressman Hughes has been very
active in agricultural affairs in Geor-
gia sor number of years and the ten
de- of this appointment to head the
agricultural forces of the state came
as worthy recognition of his work in
behalf OF progressive farming. MIR.
Hughes declined the appointment in
order that he may finish his work iE
the next session of congress in behalf
of his vocational education bill and
other progressive legislation which he
is urging.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-15
Nh. VIM. {. WARE
FOUND DEAD IN
HIS OFFICE CHAIR

William Gambler Ware was found
dead in his Office, in room over
Parker's Warehouse early Saturday
morning. His body was discovered by
a negro workman at the warehouse in
Ia chair, his head dropping down. The
deceased was last seen alive Friday
night at nine o'clock by negro whom
he employed, and the last words he
said to the negro when he left him, was
to be on hand early Saturday morning
for work. Mr.. Ware had a room over
across the street from his Office in
the Central Hotel building, but it is
said for the past two weeks that he
had been noticed sitting in front of the
warehouse at late hours at night and
early morning, and that for this length
Of time, it is thought that his sreep had
been irregular by not going to his
room as formerly.
Mr. Ware has been a citizen of
Americus for quite a number of years
and had been a cotton weigher here Off
cooton buyers, being considered an
expert in this line of business. Before
coming to Americus he was a rail
read man for long time, and had
been conductor out of Albany years
ago.
Mr. Ware was raised in Leesburg
Lee county, and came from a we'll
known and prominent family. He had
never married and leaves no immed-
late family His nearest relative, Mrs
d. B. Martin, his sister, preceded him
to the grave a few months ago. He
leaves several nephews, Judge Ware G
Martin, Morgan Martin and E. B. Mar.
tin, of Leesburg.
Mr. Ware was 90 years of age and
was an affable, kind hearted gentleman
and an intelligent conservationalist
He made friends with all whom he
knew.
Having been in i'll health for quite
awhile, Mr. Wares death caused nc
surprise among those who knew him
best. He had recently returned from
an Atlanta sanitarium where he went
for treatment, and was thought to be
improving until some weeks ago, when
his friends began to notice a change
i'll his condition His remains were
carried to Leesburg Saturday after
noon, and Sunday morning at II
o'clock will be inferred at the family
hurying ground at Starksville, three
miles from Leesburg.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-15
FOUR CLUBS HAVE
CONTEST HERE ON
18TH Of OCTOBER

The Corn Club; the Pig Club; the
-Four Crop Club, and the Girls Cam
ming Club will have their contests for
prizes and instruction in Americus on
October 2Sth.
Ten ears of corn will be furnished by
each boy who is member of the club,
and after the exhibition here they will
form part of an exhibit from Sumter
county at the Georgia State Fair in
Macon, Some corn was selected for
the show at the Southeastern Fair, in
Atlanta, which is now on.
District Agent j. G. Oliver and Miss
Ellen Brooks, of the home extension
department in charge of the work, in
this county, are due great credit for
the enthusiasm and interest shown by
the young folks in Sumter county.
Agent Oliver is writing the members
OF the club in this county, the follow
Ing are extracts of instructions to the
young folks, in his letter:
THE four crop club boys must not
forget exhibits of each of their pro-
ducts, 10 ears of corn, the best in the
field; one little bale of cotton 4" s"
with one pound of cotton seed in a neat
little bag; one little bale of hay about
the same size as the cotton. Make a
neat little bale of this hay by pressing
it together and tying it with wire; one
pound of shelled oats in a neat little
sack. Now boys do your best on this
and let us make it look good
Every last one of the pig club boys
will be expected to lave his pig on ex-
hibit here the 2Sth. Bring them in
early Saturday morning or else late
Friday afternoon, the 9th. Pens will
be in readiness to hold them but don't
forget to make nice little crate if you
have not already made one to bring
them in for twelve or fifteen of the
best pigs are to be shipped to Macon
for the State Fair and the crates you
bring the pig in will be the one used to
ship him there in.
"'Now for the record books. l want
these books sent to me not later than
Monday, the 29rd, and l am enclosing
self addressed envelope for you to
send this record book back in both for
the pig club and each of the other
clubs. Now boys don't fail me on this.
Let me have the books so they can be
looked over and graded by the day of
the contest and it will help you and
me both a great deal. Be sure to have
witness sign corn club records in the
back of that book. We don't want to
knock any boy out of the contest but
as l told you several times before We
must have it straight l know l can
depend upon you to do it that way
Let us get busy now, and have ev-
orything in good shape and make the
2Sth the best club day Sumter county
has ever seen. With the help of each
one we can make it SUCH
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-15
GEORGIA TROOPS WILL
BEGIN MOVING THURSDAY

MACON, Ca, Oct. 14.-With notice
that train equipment will be ready
next Thursday for the entrainment OF
the Georgia troops for Ell Paso the
soldiers of Camp Harris, under in
structions of their commanders, are
going on with the packing up of all
equipment that will not actually be
necessary before leaving for the Dor
Ger.
Train equipment will begin arriving
Tuesday morning and by Thursday the
brigade headquarters and Fifth regi-
rent will entrain. AS soon as Gen.
Walter Harris, brigadier general of
Georgia infantry, gets on the train the
camp will be turned over to Col. ]. A.
Thomas, commander of the Second
Georgia regiment, as he is the senior
colonel of the brigade.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-15
52s,H7 BALES ARE
USED IN SEPTEMBER

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Oct. IA
Cotton consumed in the United States
during September, as shown by the
bureau of the census reports, amounted
to 529,227 running bales, counting
round as half bales, and excluding lint
ers. These figures compare with 49S,-
73S bales consumed in this country
during September one year ago, ami
55S,717 bales consumed during last
August.
Cotton on hand at factories, COM
presses and in public storage ware,
house September Both amounted to
3.939,243 bales, compared with 1885, ,29J
bales on baud in these warehouses a
year ago.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-15
AMER|CU5 GIRL HAS
LETTER FROM SCOTCH

A few months ago Miss Hazel Horne
student in the Americus High School
found the name and address of a Scot
tish girl in a ball of crochet thread
while at work at the high school. Miss
Horne wrote to Scotland to the ad-
dress, and the following interesting
letter was received:
Paisley, Scotland
June 21st, 1916.
Dear Miss Hazel
was so surprised to discover when
/ came home from work a letter frori
the I. S. A. One day at work while
talking to the girl | work beside about
America | said to her that / would put
my name into a ball of crochet just
for fun never thinking that would get
a letter. am seventeen years of age,
and have worked for about three years
in Clark's mill turn the wasted balls
into the good balls and of course they
are packed in boxes and sent away. l
like to crochet and have done some
fancy work for mother. l was telling
one of the girls had got letter from
you and she was so pleased and said il
was very kind of you to write to me,
Hoping this finds you in good health
and that you will write soon. From
your sincere friend,
MADCE GLEN.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-15
Total
J0hn D. walkers AnneaI.

JOtn ID. Walkers Appeal.
Dear Fellow-Democrat:
We believe it is to the best interest,"
Of the country that President Woodrow
Wilson be reelected, and we arc
greatly encouraged by the responses
the people are making to our efforts in
lis behalf
We assume that you are in sympa-
thy with our work.
A farmer correspondent writes: Il
mentioned it to one of my tenants and
asked him how he felt toward Mr.. Viii
son. He Immediately offered me a
dollar contribution. l know that this
gift was sacrifice, and | mention it
to because it will help you to realize
how devoted to President Wilson the
plain people are"
Mir. w. R. Seeker, manager of the
Ansey Hote, Atlanta, writes: Il take
pleasure in enclosing $1,000 for the
campaign fund of the democratic par
ty.
Il have been republican all my
life, and have never voted anything but
the republican ticket, but this year
shall work and vote for President vii.
SON.
His administration of the country s
affairs has been too wise and good to
take chances by making a change"
Forty-two travelling statesmen of Ath-
ems, Ca, sent in $4,000.
A little boy writes from Winder: Il
am only eight years old, but l want
to give dollar to help re-elect the
greatest president America has ever
had-Hon. Woodrow Wilson,"
That Chattahoochee Lumber Com
rany, of Leila, Ga, writes: Enclose
find check for $50 to help swell the
fund to re-elect President Wilson"
T. E. Massengale, of Norwood Ca,
sends in his contribution and says: q
consider President Wilson the greatest
personally since the days of Jeffer-
son, Jackson and Cleveland"
Several postmasters have sent in the
equivalent of one months salary.
Other letters could be quoted show
ing equal sacrifice and patriotism and
appreciation of the democratic party
and President Wilson.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-15
GERMAN SUBMARINE
IS seen GOING EAST

NEW YORK, Oct. 14.-When the
White Star freighter Bowie sighted
an eastbound submarine, as told in
these dispatches yesterday the warship
was apparently pursuing the Danish
passenger steamer Hellig Olav. OBJ
servers on board the Bowie, which ar
rived here today, stated the submarine
apparently was making every effort
to overtake the Danish vessel, but no
shots were fired while the White Star
freighter remained in sight of the
warship.
The nationality of the submarine
was not ascertained. The Bowie, fear
ing an attack put on full speed.
When last seen the Hellig Olav had
apparently escaped. The representa-
tives Of the Scandinavian American
line sent the Helig Olav wireless ask
es. They said that the steamer carried
nc contraband, and did not believe that
their captain would undertake to es-
cape the submarine. The Hellig Olav
carried seventy three cabin passeng-
.ers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-15
H0GG FILLED POSITION
IN OGLETHORPE COURT

]. j. Hogg returned Friday night
from from Oglethorpe, where he has
been acting as court stenographer for
the city court at Oglethorpe during the
week, in the place of W. Thad Glover,
the official reporter, who is still unable
to attend the courts on account of a
recent spell of sickness. Mr.. Hogg will
wise act for Mr.. Glover at the ses-
sion of city court which convenes at
Leesburg Monday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-15
ROSE To OPEN A
STORE IN AMERI"US

Randolph Rose, of fame in soft and
hard drinks, but since Georgia went
dry, we'll known in the state because of
three new stores, he has opened in
Atlanta will open store in Americus
in the near future. The announcement
was made late yesterday afternoon,
and is interesting because of the life
put into his business in Atlanta.
Along with the Americus store, Rose
will open up others, and the following
statement is made by him:
"In addition to the three stores al
ready established in Atlanta-at IA Ma
rietta, so Peachtree and 73 North
Pryor. propose to establish, all told,
about 20 in such towns as Birmingham,
Montgomery and Mobile, in Alabama; ;
Athens, Rome, Augusta, Macon, Col
umbus, Americus, Valdosta, Waycross,
Thomasville, Alabany and Savannah,
in Georgia; Charleston, Greenville and
Columbia, S. C.
TIE companys aim in addition to
ests hlishing these stores, will be to
manufacture ice cream, to bottle and
market soft drink, to manufacture
candy. These manufactured products
will he sold at retail over our 'coun-
ers. and will be sold by other retail
ers il towns where we have no stores.
sgTha ipconoa from two of NV three
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-15
AMER|CUs BOY SAW
.U-53 DO HER WORK

Edgar Butt, an Americus boy in the
United States Navy, saw the U-53, the
German submarine which sank five or
six ships off Natucket Island, on the
Atlantic coast, put in part of her
deadly work In letter to his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Butt, received
yesterday, young Edgar told how he
was on the U. S. S. destroyer Warden,
which went to the scene of the disturb
aDce and how he saw two of the ships
sunk by the U-53. He stated that
Uncle Sam could do nothing because
Of the operations being outside of the
three mile limit
Young Butt was in Newport, R. l., on
Saturday afternoon one week ago yes
terday, when the U-53 came into port
for short visit, presumably for sup
plies and to deliver letter to Ambas-
sador Bernstorff. He saw the under
sea boat and related that she had two
guns, one mounted on the bow and one
on the stern.
The Americus boy has been trans
ferred to the submarine fiotilla on the
K-2, and in a short time will be in
New York, and then move to Pansa-
cola. Many friends will be interested
in his extraordinary experiences.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-15
Leesburg Story.

LEESBURG, Ca, Oct. 14.-H. "A.
Stewart was shot and killed by Early
Brown about one mile south of Lees
burg, in Lee county, about o'clock
this morning. Both were prominent
white men and lived at Leslie, in
Sumter county. They had been to AL
bany in an automobile and were re-
turning home.
Another automobile party passed the
scene of the killing and reported it to
officers at Leesburg. Sheriff P. C.
Coxwell, of Lee county, and Marshal
John Forester, of Leesburg, went to
the scene and found the dead man sit-
eing at the steering wheel of the car,
with Brown standing nearby.
Brown made no effort to get away.
He admitted killing Stewart and
claimed self-defense. 9n empty whis-
key bottle and the condition of Brown
showed that the men had been drink
ing. They were friends. Brown is in
Jail at Leesburg.
Brown Held For Murder.
AS a result Of coroner's inquest,
conducted by Coroner Ford this morn
ing, Brown was held for murder with
out bond. According to the evidence,
Stewart and Brown left Leslie yester-
Of ,inS,. II
when they left They stopped at Amer
icus for supper and then came on to-
ward Albany.
Before reaching Albany, however,
they decided to go back home, and
turned around. They had reached a
point about a mile from Leesburg
when Stewart stopped the car and an
nounced his intention of turning
around again and going on to Albany.
Brown insisted that they return home.
According to Browns statement,
Stewart said he was going back to Al
bany, even if he had to kill Brown. AS
Stewart said this he reached to his
hip pocket as though to pull his gun,
whereupon Brown shot him.
The verdict of the coroner's jury was
that Stewart came to his death at the
hands of Brown and that the killing
was urder, Brown was thereupon re-
manded to jail without bond
Relatives of the two men in Leslie
came to Leesburg this morning, and
the body or Stewart was taken home
for funeral and interment
Stewart was about 40 years of age
and was a cottonseed buyer.
Brown is about 65 years Of age and
is a cotton gin repairer He has a
wife and several grown children.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-15
SUNDAY MORNING OCTOBER IS, 1916
TR0F. BRIDGES WILL MOVE
TO OCALA, FLA JANUARY 1ST

Prof. E. L. Bridges, of Ellaville, was
in the city Saturday. He is county
superintendent of school of Schley
county until January 1st, at which
time his term of Office expires, and
as soon as his successor takes office
Prof. Bridges will make his headquar-
ters in Ocala, Fla, having accepted a
travelling position with the Alkahest
Lyceum system.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-15
REPUBS. GO TO THE
MEXICAN FOR HELP

WASHINGTON. Oct. 14.-There is a
movement in Mexico, an attempt by
the anti-Carranza interests, to injure
President Wilson's chances for re-
election, according to Mexican ambas-
sador designate Arredendo. They be-
lieve that if Hughes is elected they
would have another chance to present
their case. Arredendo said that he
means no reflection on the Republican
party by the statement.