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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-01-11
IRISH WILL NOT OP-
POSE CON5CR|P ton

LONDON, Jan 11.-John E. Red
mond today announced in the house of
commons that the Irish nationalist
party will not oppose Premier As
qUith compulsory military service bill,
which applies only to England, Scot
land and Wales. Redmond is leader
of his party and considered one of the
most powerful members of the house.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-01-11
BULL MOOSE:RS|N
SESSION To NAME
PLACE AND TIME

CHICAGO, H., Jan. 1.-THE ma
tional executive committee of he
Progressive party is in session here
today, the purpose of the meeting be-
ing to determine upon a place and
date for holding the forthcoming ma
tional convention. The full committee
membership is in attendance.
The Progressive party, which
came into existence when Theodore
Roosevelt and his followers boIted tba
regular Republican convention follow
irg the failure of the effort to defeat
President Taft, at the Chicago con-
vention three years ago, held it's first
convention in this city, and from sur
face indications this morning Chicago
is to be again chosen as the conyen-
tion city. The time for holding the
gathering, as yet undetermined will
in all probability be during the week be
ginning June 7th, at which time he
regular republican convention is also
scheduled to assemble here.
The apparent determination to bola
the two conventions during thessame
week and in the same city, has arous-
ed much interest in the program of
the Progressives. Heretofore it had
been generally conceded that the marty
mad practically served it's only pur-
pose in having accomplished the de-
feat of Taft, this conclusion being
forcibly reflected in the November
elections, which returned few major
tiles for Progressive candidates. while
a noticeable increase in the Republi-
can strength was apparent in many
states. The opinion is now expressed
that Progressive leaders may soon
make formal overture to the "stand-
patters," and that during the conyen-
ton sessions, a final effort is TO he
to reunite the warning
branches of the party.
Progressive leaders here today. ara
making preparations for entertain
nent of a large number of delegates
expected to be in attendance upon the
convention, and options have been
aiken upon both the Auditorium thea
re and Orchestra hall, either Of which
provide ample room for the holding
Of the national convention. One Of
-hese buildings will be the scene of
he gathering, but the committee at
noon today had reached no definite de-
5ision in the matter. EIGHT hundred
lotel rooms have also been reserved
oy the executive committee, and thse
will be held for the accommodation Of
Individual delegates.
J. w. McGratb, private secretary Of
former President Roosevelt, who is an
active member of the national COM
nittee, took prominent part in to-
lays deliberations. He declined t
comment upon the attitude of Colonel
toward the forthcoming con-
yention.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-01-11
PRESIDENT POINTS
OUT INVESTIGATION

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. Ire
ferring today to the report of the Unit
led States Department of Agriculture on
the acreage sown to winter wheat this
fall, Mr.. Fairfax Harrison, President
of Southern Railway Company, said:
This report is interesting chiefly be-
cause it shows a continuing tendency
to diversified agriculture in the South.
AS compared with last year the state
Of Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia,
Tennessee. Alabama and Mississippi
all show increased areas sown to
wheat. In South Carolina the area is
the same as last year. These States
as whole show an aggregate INCREASE
over last year of 141,O0O acres, or 2.92
per cent, while the States outside of
the South show D. net decrease of A.
100000 acres, or 1919 per cent. While
the acreage sown is a slender basis on
which to base an estimate of the final
yield, so far as it goes it is favorable
to the South as indicating a larger
yield in our section at time when a
smaller yield in the United States as a
whole will tend to advance the price"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-01-11
CUSTOM HOUSES IN
CHINA ARE LOOTED.

LONDON, Jan. 11-Reuter's Hong
Kong correspondent, telegraphing late
today tells how band of Chinese rev
attacked and looted the gov
ernment customs house at Kacheung,
near Yintin. The disturbances re-
ferred to occurred January 5th, bur
rews of the affair has only now reach
ed Hong Kong.
Kacheung is in remote portion of
the empire, and few railroads have vet
penetrated that section. A dispatch
dated Saturday, told Of the looting Of
the Yintin customs house, and it b.
not known if tF .ss
35a-4.., anoos Medcs 0N @
AuShAAGuAs sha7a. Al OtrTNE 1NAe M ~
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-01-11
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= "FOX TROT CLUBS (
TO BE INVESTIGATED 4

y CHICAGO, Jan. 11.-Police in .
= vestigation of fox trot'' clubs in \
= the downtown district was prom =
= ised today after young woman =
= had told of what she said were
\ immoral conditions at the places. \
= Among the charges were allega- =
= tions that liquor is sold to young =
= men and women long after the =
= saloons close, and that impro- =
= prieties were sanctioned by those :
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-01-11
GERMAN PERFECTS
ELECTRO HANDLING

BERLIN, Jan. 11.-Diractor Klingen,
borg, of the General Electric Com
pany, today formally announced t he
perfection, after years of experiment
tation, of an electromagnetic hand. 3"
With the device Prof. Klingenborg as
serts, it is possible to grasp the heav-
lest of metal objects, and work with
them as we'll as with human hands.
The handling Of knife and fork at ta-
he is easy, says the inveh htor. who
hopes the invention is desti1ed to solve
the problem of earning/a livelihood
by many crippled SOLDIERS
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-01-11
SAVANNAH FIGHT.
WAKES WARM AS.
LINEUP.

The fight on in Savannah between
Mayor Pierpont and his friends with
other forces, is waxing warm with a
decided dark cloud hanging over the
peace of the state of Chatham.
Many people in this section of the
state are interested in the battle be-
cause of the connection of two former
Americus men, Thomas Gamble, Jr,
secretary to Mayor Pierpont, and who
is in the thick of the fight, formerly
resided in Americas, and was editor OF
the Americus Times Recorder.
Shelby Myrick, one of Chatham's
representatives in the legislature, was
once a resident of Americus, the soq
of Mrs. M. L. Myrick, former editor of
The Americus Times Recorder.
The following article is from Mon
day afternoons Savannah press:
The battle between Mayor Pier
pont and the senator from the First
district and the representatives from
Chatham county in the legislature
over prohibition and the question
of two-year term for mayor, has
reached Atlanta quicker than it was
believed it would. Mr.. Thomas Gamble.
Jr., secretary to the mayor, left the
city last night for Atlanta, bearing
with him letter from the mayor to
Governor Nat E. Harris. This Letter
he delivered to the governor in At
lanta this morning. In his letter
the mayor advised the governor it was
the purpose of Savannah to not alone
keep abreast of the prohibition pro-
cession, but if anything to keep a lit
tie in adavnce of it.
Mayor Recalls Letter.
Mayor Pierpont for a time TODAY
had forgotten that he had sent a let
ter to the governor when asked about
it by representative of The Press.
He said at first he had not sent a let
ter but when he was advised the gov
ernor had received one, he said the
letter had gone forward, but he had for
the moment forgotten it.
Il spoke too quick" he said to
The Press in reference to the letter
Il believe Mr.. Gamble did write a lot
of letters and one of thm was to the
governor"
The mayor was asked if be would
not give out copy of the letter fo,'
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-01-11
Another British ROat SINK

LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE British
steamer Clan MacFarland, a vessel of
1928 tons, has been sunk in the Med
iterranean. No details are available.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-01-11

ginning of the year to remaining in
during only four months, with little
or no use for premises leased follow
ing the Inauguration of real prohibit
tion in Atlanta, along with Savannah
and the rest of Georgia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-01-11

TIE TimeS-Reco1der is the ONLY
paper in the Third Congressional
District With Associated Press
service.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19
BAKERS REDUCE
SIZE Of LOAF
Department OF Labor Announces
Its Report.
INGREDIENTS COSTS MORE
Instances Cited Where Price Was
Raised and Loaf Reduced Al the
Same Time In Some OF
the Cities.

Washington.-The result OF the
recent investigation into the increased
bread prices In forty-hve centers was
made public by the Department Of La
Dor. The report states that Of 2lO
varieties Of bread retailing at fifteen
ounces for Ave cents May Is, but four
teen varieties we're selling for the
same price September is. Many
bakers met advanced prices in raw
materials by dlscontinuing whole
sale trade substituting presumably
cheaper" brands OF bread and dispens-
ing with returns Of stale bread.
On the comparative basis Of May
and September prices II was found
that in September wheat was "a per
cent higher. fioour 81 per cent higher
and bread II per cent. higher The
percentage OF increase In wheat prices
was continually more than the increase
In bread prices.
In May the retail margin over the
wholesale price OF -four was S214; in
September. $3.50. The retail price Of
bread before baking in May was O.56
cent; in September, O.62 cent
In several cities the weight Of loaf
dropped from 16 to 12Is ounces. In
stances are cited where the price was
increased and the weight decreased at
the same time. But the general prsc-
tice was TO advance the weight in
minor ratio to the Price advance
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19
BANKS ARE SETTING
NEW HIGH RECORD
New Mark for Resources and
Deposits to Be Shown.
BIG EASTERN CENTERS LOSE
Treasury officials Say Returns From
National Bank Call VIII Show
Wider Distribution OF Money
Than Ever Before.

Washington.-A new high record for
resources and deposits and wider
distribution Of money than ever be-
fore will be shown by complete re-
turns from the national bank call Of
September IL, in the opinion of Treas
ury officials. after examination Of
figures reported by 55 reserve cities
and country banks in several States
Most OF the big Eastern money centers
have lost materially In deposits since
the call OF May /, these figures show
and there has been more than an Off
setting increase In smaller cities and
in country districts.
The decrease in New York City
since May / amounted to s222,000, 900;
in Boston It was s36,O0O,OOO, and in
Philadelphia, s13,0O0,0O0. San Fran
cisco reported a gain OF more than
S35,000,000 Kansas City nearly s24,-
100000; Pittsburgh, S2l, 900, 900; Cleve.
land $1S,OOOOOO; Omaha, S14,5OO,OOO;
Houston, Ss,OOO,0OO, and Chicago more
than S7,O00,000, while gains of more
than 100000 were made also in
Indianapolis, Columbus, Denver, Los
Angeles Milwaukee, Cincinnati, Rich
mond, Wichita, St. Joseph, Baltimore
Dallas, San Antonio, Detroit, Seattle,
Lincoln, Atlanta, Washington and
Oklahoma City.
Increases in country deposits are
shown in the case OF each Of 10 States
from which returns are complete. Ohio
leads this list, with country banks
showing deposit increase of S26 ,O0O,.
900.
Comptroller Williams declared in
statement that the withdrawal Of de-
posits from the larger centers had not
lnterfered with business growth there,
and that "the unprecedented accumu-
lations Of funds and banking credits in
the other cities and towns throughout
the country, and especially in the
country banks, is significant, and is
imparting a business confidence and
degree Of security, stability and
optimism throughout the length and
breadth Of the United States which
has rarely been experienced by any
country.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19
FARM LOAN BOARD
SCENTS BIG FRAUD
Rural Credits Act Misused in
Large Belt.
PUBLIC MEN DRAWN IN
Stock Sold For Banks Alleged To Be
3oeus-Governor and Congress
men Made Unwilling Parties
To Scheme.

Misunderstanding to head off
what they believe is developing into
one Of the greatest financial frauds the
United States has known. the Federal
Farm Loan Board asked the aid Of the
Department OF Justice.
Clear across the continent, in a
stripe Of States from Virginia to Cali
fornla. the board reported to the JUS
tice Department, organizations either
deliberately fraudulent or at best IL
legal, have sprung up for the purpose
Of defrauding farmers through the lat
ter's ignorance Of the new Rural
Credits Act. In one single instance,
Il IS said, the farmers have been vic
timlzed to an aggregate Of s35O,OOO
Public Men Drawn In.
Governors OF States and members
Of Congress have been made unwilling
parties to some OF these Illegal opera
tions, Il is said, the promoters taking
advantage OF them. as well as Of the
farmers. Prominent men in all walks
Of life have been involved. their names
being used in some cases simply to
lend respectability.
The board believes II will be able
10 prosecute successfully. Some time
ago It announced a ruling that no pro-
posed joint stock land bank will be
chartered II II has spent money for
promotion. This was designed 10 hold
the expense OF operation down to a
minimum in order that the interest
rates 10 farmers may be the lowest
possible. In the face Of this ruling, It
is said, promoters have continued to
sell stock in proposed land banks and
to take part Of the proceeds for their
own services.
Failed Before Seeking Charter.
One Of these concerns failed before
It could even have applied for a char.
ter, but It had sold stock to the
amount Of several hundred thousand
dollars to farmers. In many cases the
stock has been sold with the under.
standing that the company is TO apply
for a charter under the new Federal
law, when there has been no such in.
tention on the part Of the promoters.
The board would not make public
the names Of the concerns to which It
is calling the Justice Departments at
tentlon, and refused to give their loca.
uons save that by coincidence. they
have appeared in the belt Of States
across the middle OF the country. com.
prising some Of the most prosperous
farming sections.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19
ONE SUBMARINE
DID THE WORK
All on Torpedoed Ships Had
Time 10 Leave.
NO MORE SHIPS SUNK
Submarine Able To submerge and Bob
Up So Quickly As To Give tho
Impression There Were
More Than Ono.

Newport, r. 1.-The wholesale raid
on foreign shipping south OF Nantucket
lightship Sunday was the work of one
submarine, according to reports OF
American naval officers. Rear Admiral
Albert Glesves, commanding the tor.
pedo-boat destroyer fiotilla, which did
such remarkably speedy rescue work,
said that the reports OF all his officers
agreed that, to the best Of their obser-
walton, one raider only was concerned.
This boat presumably was the German
U-53, which called at Newport to mail
a letter to Ambassador Bernstorff, and
then put to sea, without taking on an
ounce Of supplies, although she was IL
days from her base, according to the
statement of her officers.
Admiral Gleaves said he could easily
understand the positive statements OF
the captain OF the Nantucket lightship
and OF sailors of the torpedoed vessels
that more than one submersible was
concerned. The U-boat, he said, was
very fast and appeared to have been
handled cleverly. 1t was easy, he
pointed out. for her to disappear on
one side Of ship and then show up
Unexpectedly at another spot. Doubt
less he believed she had submerged
and reappeared often enough to mis-
lead any but q keen professional OBJ
server and to create the impression
that more than one sea terror was
operating.
This opinion would seem to be borne
out by the statement Of many of the
refugees that the submarine had more
business on hand than she could take
care OF at once and was obliged to re-
quest one steamer to wait her turn
while another was being put out of
commission. Lieutenant Commander
Miller, of the destroyer Ericsson, who
witnessed the destruction of the
Stephano, said he was positive that
only one submarine was in the vicinity
at the time.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19
TOMATO VINE GROWS POTATOES.
Produces At the Same Time Eleven
Matured Tomatoes.

State College, Pa.-Eleven fully
matured tomatoes and as many life
sized potatoes growing on a single
plant in the vegetable gardens of the
Pennsylvania State College marks the
advent of the newest of freak plants in
the vegetable world. A potato was
planted and on the stalk produced
there was grated young tomato
shoot. The union was protected with
wax and bound with rafiia. On the
vine developed many normal tomatoes.
Underground, at the same time, the
potatoes thrlved as If they were grow
ing under the stimulus of their own
vine.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19
POTATO TRUST CONVICTED.
elacklistlng Committee Found Guilty
Under Sherman Act.

Boston.-Five offices of the Aroo-
stock (Maine) Potato Shippers Asso-
citation were found guilty under the
Sherman act of conspiracy in restraint
OF trade. They are: Carl C. King, of
Caribou, Maine. president of the asso
citation; John NJ Hovey, OF Mars Hill,
Maine, secretary; Clarence H. Powers
Of Maple Grove. Maine, members of a
so-called listing committee; Edward
H. Doyle New York agent, and II. W.
Sylvester, Boston agent. Sentence
was deferred. They blscklisted deal.
ers and boycotted persons who traded
with the blacklisted ones. They claim.
ed immunity under the Clayton amend.
ment on the ground that theirs was
an agricultural association, but Judge
Morton held that the jury must decide
whether the measures adopted were
justified
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19
BORDER SICKNESS LESS.
Percentage Among Guard For the
Week only t.9t.

Washlngton.-Th War Department
announced that the percentase Of sicl,
among militia on the border for the
week just ended was 191. with three
ieaths, as compared to 2.25 and seven
leaths Tor the previous week The
}ercentage Of sick among the regular
vas s.z3 with five deaths as compared
20 5.42 and fye deaths for the previous
week.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19
SUICIDE LAID TO "FUNNlEs."
Miner Thought They Were RldicuIlna
Him, and Blows Self Up.

Chisholm, Minn.-Because friends
say, he believed the funny" sections
OF Sunday newspapers were making
him subject of ridicule and that per-
sons were deriding him because of
resemblance to funny page character,
Charles Marila, rs years old, a miner,
unmarried, committed suicide by blow.
ing himself up with dynamite.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19
FARMERS GAIN 2zs PER CENT.
Producers OF Food Greatly Benefited
BY High Prices.

Washington.-Prices of farm prod
ucts continue to rise. Producers were
being paid 27.6 per cent. more on Oc.
tober l than a year ago. the Depart
ment of Agriculture announced. That
level of prices increased 1.3 per cent.
during September, compared with a
decrease of about 8 per cent. during
that month in the last eight years.
October l, two Years ago, prices
were 1919 per cent. lower than on that
date this year and the average for the
last eight years on October / was 2S.s
per cent. lower.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19
INTERFERENCE WITH MAIL.
Radical Changes Promised BY the Brit.
sh and French.

Washington. n.-Radical changes IN
the treatment OF mails on neutral
ships are promised In the reply OF the
British and French governments to
the American protests against inter.
ference with mails. The changes,
while short Of an abandonment OF the
contention Of the right to search for
information Of value to the enemy,
are regarded by tse Allies as sufficient
10 meet the wishes OF the United
States.
Otherwise the two notes which are
now under consideration at the State
Department are devoted to an exten.
sive academic discussion OF the whole
subject Of the treatment OF mails in
time Of war, with voluminous quota
tions from the history OF the American
Civil War and Of other wars up to
date
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19
AMERICAN CORPS TO BALKANS.
Ambulance Field Service Leaves Paris
For salonki Front.

Paris.-The recently formed section
OF the American ambulance field serv-
ice which is to serve with the French
army in the Balkans, left for the
salonh front It consists Of 80 ambu-
lances with repair cars. a kitchen car,
tents and other accessories for service
far from the hospital base. The sec
ton is under command of Lowering
HILL OF New York.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19
DENTIST KILLS SURGEON.
Says Operation Performed Seven
Years Ago Ruined His Life.

Chicago.-Dr. j. NJ. Weinstraub
formerly a surgeon in the Illinois Ma.
tional Guard, died Of wounds inflicted
by Dr. Arthur McI.aren. dentist, who
said an operation performed on him
seven years ago by DR.. Weinstraub
had ruined his life. Or. McLaren
burst into DR.. Welnstraub's Office and
shot the physician three times. He
told the police the surgical operation
had prevented his marriage.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19
Crew Still Missing.

The known list of the victims of
the U-boat's Sunday exploits remains
at six, Notwithstanding reports from
the Nantucket lightship that three
other ships, the identity of which could
not be learned, were sent to the bot
tom. There also was a persistent
rumor without verihcation, that a Brit.
ish cruiser. one Of the allied patrol
feet sent to the submarine zone, had.
been attacked.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19
NO HOPE FOR EARLY PEACE.
Understanding Impossible Now, Saws
Cologne Gazette.

Amsterdam. - Premier Asquith's
recent speech In Commons hold out
no hope for an early peace, said the
Cologne Gazette. $50 long as he
drawls out mendacious phrases about
the menaced independence of small
nations. an understanding with him Is
impossible" said the Gazette. 80
long as British Ministers do not rec.
ognize the uselessness OF predatory
war, the nations will continue to
bleed"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19
TNDIAN" KILLS SISTER.
Make.eellsVe Redskln Fires shotqun
Al Four-Year-Old.

Sharon, Pa.-Playlng Indian at his
fathers home. Gresnville, Paul How.
ard, years old, blew of the head Of
his sister Layerne, four years old.
The children were playing in the din.
ing room when Paul took his fathers
shotgun from rack and pointed Il at
his baby sister A moment later there
was a loud report and when the par.
ents entered the room they found
Layerne dead on the floor.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19
DEUTSCHLAND TO COME AGAIN.
Captain kOenlg Says He Is Preparing
For Second Trip.

Amsterdam.-According to the Ham
burger Nachrichten, Capt Paul
Koenig, Of the German submarine
Deutschland, replying to q telegram OF
congratulations from his native town
on his voyage TO the United States and
return, said he was busy with prepara-
tions for a second trip across the
ocean, which would soon begin
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19
STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD
The Latest Gleanings From All
Over the State.
TOLD IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS

H. ]. Feldhege. Of Allentown, super
intendent Of the Egypt SILK Company,
has been arrested by State Factory
inspector, charged with employing
minors without certificates.