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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-26
SIDES GET
DIXIE HIGHWAY
IN THIS. STATE

MACON, Ca, March 25.-The Geor-
gia Dixie commissioners, w. T. Ander-
son, of Macon, and Clark Howell, Of
Atlanta at their meeting here today
decided the route via. Waycross
ard the eastern branch, via Savannah
should be designated the Dixie High
way, each with equal standing. The
vote was unanimous.
Messrs. Howell and Anderson have
spent several days recently touring the
tour routes, and returned to Macon
Friday, after having viewed both arms
OF the highway.
The Dixie Highway through Geor-
gia, south of Macon under the action
o. the commissioners gives three
routes-via, Americus and Albany;
via Hawkinsville and Waycross; via
Milledgeville and Savannah.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-26
AMERICANS LOSE
LIVES ON BOATS
HIT BY GERMANS

LONDON, March 25-The German
commerce raider Grief, a sister ship of
the famous Moewe, which captured the
British liner Appam, was sunk in the
North Sea by the British armed mer-
cnanttman Alcantara, February 29th
Announcement of the exploit was made
today by the British admiralty.
Five German officers and one hun
dred and fifteen men out of total COM
plement of three hundred officers and
crew on board the Grief, were captur-
ed, and are now in British prison
camps.
The Grief, when observed by the AL
cantara, was disguised as Norwegian
merchant steamer, but on being over
hauled displayed its true identity. The
Alcantara, after shelling the Grief and
forcing the crew to surrender, was at
tackled by submarine, being torpedoed
and sunk with a loss of seventy-four
men. British patrol vessels in the vi
citity at the time of the action, as
sisted in rescuing the crew of the AL
cantara and the captured Germans.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-26
PRICE SHIPLEY ENTERTAINS
FRIENDS WITH FISH FRY

Price Shipley gave fish fry to a
party of friends in honor of his friend,
Morgan Sellars, of Plains, Saturday, at
Councils mill The party went out
early in the morning and had break
fast after which they spent the day
fishing and in indulgence in other
recreations and sports, returning to
the city the afternoon delighted with
their days outing. Mrs Shipley chap
eloned the party which numbered the
following:
Buster Dixon, Harold Gatewood
William Gatewood, NJ. J. Hines, Lon
Charles Gammage, Tom Gatewood,
George Pope, Robert Culpepper. Frank
Buchanan, William Page, James Fur
low and Charles Culpepper.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-26

Ell PASO, Tex, March 25.-The Mex
ican situation was made more puzzling
today by the reiterated claim that Villa
is surrounded, made this time at Mex
leo City, in a message from Gen. Luis
Gutierrez, the Carranza commander in
cEief
kilograms from Gen. Bertan, Civ
en- out by Mexican Consul Garcia here.
the American columns form a part If
the circle around the bandit chief, a.
though Gutierrez did not refer to Cen
eral Pershing's troops. Why Pershing
has not reported on the reported bat
ties with Villaistas is unsolved early
today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-26
FAIR WILL CHOOSE.
SITE FOR EVENTS.
DURING THE FALL

At meeting of the stockholders of
the Third Agricultural District fair
held in the Chamber of Commerce
rooms Friday night, at which meeting
Frank P. Harold acted chairman and
E. H. Hyman, secretary.
A committee was appointed to handle
the matter of providing site for the
fair. While the location of the site
will be changed in some respects from
the first selection, it will still be upon
the grounds of the Third District A. &
NJ. school. Only that the location will
be changed so as to give the fair al
opening or grand entrance off Lee
street This could be accomplished by
buying the Country club property,
which the Chamber of Commerce has
understood could be bought for the
site for the fair. This property being
part of the original tract of land
bought by the state for the A. & M.
school. If this property is secured as
a site for the fair, Secretary Hyman
assures the public that large boule-
ward will be built leading through the
grounds of the Third Agricultural
school up to the gate of entrance to
the fair which will be illuminated with
electric lights and arched over, and
will make a very handsome and i'm
posing appearance from the railroad,
as we'll as from the school grounds.
Another entrance will be located on
Lee street, which will be very hand
.Gome and imposing in appearance,
leading up to the Country club er
trance to the ground.
The road leading from Lee street to
the club house will be curbed, graded
and the side of the road will be orna-
mented with flower beds and other
shrubs.
The handsome club building will be
used during the fair as Woman's
Club building and will be turned over
to.the Civic clubs of the women of the
nineteen counties and will be used as a
large social feature of the ladies to
the fair. The committee appointed at
the meeting to take up this matter
was j. e. Hightower, chairman; S. r,
Heys, c. H. Burke, Jno. w. Shiver, E
L. Carswell, Frank Lanier and F. P.
Harold
This committee will meet on Monday
right when they will bring in a report
and the matter of locating the exact
position of the fair on the Third Agri-
cultural grounds will be taken up and
settled AS soon as this is done the
matter of getting out the charter will
5e taken up Immediately and the
work of promoting the fair will go
merrily on and it is to be hoped that
nothing will stand in the way of hav-
ing the biggest and best and most sue
cessful fair in southwest Georgia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-26
FINAL DECISION
NOT IN SIGHT
News From u. S.
Forces Is Very
Meager Now

Ell PASO, Tex, March 25-Pancha
Villa was reported today as fleeing
westward in the San Misuel country.
having successfully eluded an encfr-
cling Gordon of American and Car
rama troops, according to news from
III Vale late today.
At Fort Bliss, United States military
authorities professed to be uninformea
regarding the report, and in Mexican
official circles, there was nothing
known.
Several thousand American soldiers
ere searching the country south Of
Casas Grandes in every direction, but
these have not yet come into contact
with villa.
Wire communication with General
Pershings force continues interrupted,
hut the wireless apparatus is working
perfectly. Rowing bands of vflIa
symapthizers and villaistas protesting
loyalty to Carranza are believed by the
authorities to be responsible for cor
tinued interruption of the wire SER
vice.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-26
PROMINENT PEOPLE
MAKE ADDRESSES
Boys Get Their
Pigs For Better
County

Never in the history of Sumter coun-
ty was a scene like that Saturday
morning witnessed on our streets when
the boys and girls of the Pig club, Corn
club, Poultry club, Four Crop club and
the Home Economics club paraded
from the AInericus and Sumter County
Chamber of Cimmerce over the busi-
ness streets of the city of Americus.
All the morning there was an excited
crowd of interested farmers and busi-
ness men viewing the delivery of the
pigs in the pen on the large lot in the
business district, at the corner of For
syth street and Windsor avenue. Pig
after pig was delivered and the little
fellows kept up an incessant squeal as
they were numbered and tagged, ready
for distribution to the 45 boys who had
come in from the country to receive
them to raise.
At 10:3O a. m. the exercises COM
menced in the Americus and Sumter
County Chamber of Commerce, where
young Carlisle Buchanan, president of
the Boys Corn and Pig club, presided,
ard introduced the speakers. This
presented one of the prettiest scenes
yet witnessed in the Chamber of Com
merce. On one side of the room sat
the beautiful little girls from the
farms of Sumter county, representing
the part they will carry out in build
ing up the Home Economics depart
ment, with their uniform of white
aprons and caps, while on the other
side sat sixty-fve boys, strikingly in
terested in their part of the work and
together it was a sight that would con-
vince the most skeptical farmer that
the boy and girl on the farm is worth
his and her weight in gold when en-
couraged and made to love the farm.
The first speaker was Frof. j. NJ.
Collum, who spoke on the education OF
the boy andV.,irl in agricultural pur-
suits.
Prof j, E. Downing, of the State
College at Athens, agent of pig clubs
in the state, made quite an interesting
Tx, telling the boys how to care for
Id feed their pigs to get the greatest
gain from the lowest cost OF feed.
Mrs. Bessie Wood, assistant state
agent of girls work in Georgia, made a
fine talk of the success of the work
in such a short time of six months and
said that she never saw such enthus
iasm before in a county where the
work is so new. She praised the girls
10 the sky in talking of their work.
]. D. Taylor, of the State College of
Agriculture, made fine talk on poul-
try. and advised the girls on how they
should feed and care for their fowls
His talk was very much enjoyed.
Miss S. Ellen Brooks, home econom-
les agent for Sumter county, made d
fine talk of the progress of her work
and how delighted she was with the
"a
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-26
3S6 Passengers Aboard Sussex.

LONDON, March 25.-Late this after
noon it is announced there were three
hundred and eighty-six passengers on
beard the liner Sussex when the ship
was attacked, besides a crew of fifty
officers and men. The missing at this
hour number seventy-five or more.
The fate of the vessel remains un
certain, one dispatch saying the Sussex
reached Boulogne badly damaged
hhile another asserts she was beached
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-26

way that her girls, and they were here,
for she had learned to love every one
Of them, and gave the story of some of
her plans for the progress of the
work within the next few months.
Agricultural Agent ]. G. Oliver made
a fine talk about what had been ac-
rompished in his work with the boys,
for he is directly interested in this
brarch of the work, while he super
vises all the work of the different de-
partments of the county.
Mr.. w. Ed Brown, the man who gave
the Figs, that is twenty-five of them, to
the : VS., made few remarks and stat
ed That he was as happy as a school
boy seeing the great enthusiasm of the
boys to get their pigs. He stated that
he was proud that was asked to take
part in this work and it gave him the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-26
Republicans Want More Troops.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March Is
Republicans members of both houses
of congress conferred today regarding
plan to ask for more troops along
the Mexican border. No definite action
was taken, however, the conference
adjourning early to meet again Mon
day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-26
Investigation DisprOyes Raid.

COLUMBUS, N. NJ, March 25.-Om-
cjal investigation of report that Mex
ican bandits raided the border eight
miles from here and killed three Amer
leans last night, proved the report IS
without foundation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-26
To SCATTER
ADVERTISING To
ALL PARTS STATE

AS the time for the Elks' convention
draws nearer the lodges all over the
state are beginning to wake up and
shcw a wonderful amount of enthus.
iasm, which is commendable.
A letter has been received from R. Y.
Israel, secretary of Newman Lodge, Nc
1929, sending the picture of their spon-
sor, Miss Georgia Atkinson, who is
considered one of the most beautiful
young ladies of that city and is ex
tremely popular in society with the
younger set.
Miss Atkinson has selected as her
maid of honor, Miss Ruth Thompson.
vho is a very talented and most beau
tiful young lady of that city.
One by one the lodges are appointing
their sponsors and as each one comes
in it adds another flower to the beauti-
full boQuet of lovely girls who will act
as sponsors for the different lodges in
Georgia.
The Elks' convention will be worth
coming to see, and the one predominat-
ing feature will be the beauty show
Advertising Going Out.
Cloth banners and advertising mat
ter are being sent out by the publicity
committee through the Office of the
Chamber of Commerce to every rail
road station in Georgia and Americus
will get thousands of dollars worth o.
advertising from the effects of this
work.
Advice has come in from every quar-
ter that we are to have the largest
convention ever held in Georgia and
from the present outlook this promise
will be fulfilled.
For the past week the Elks have
been inserting in the Americus papers
q blank for the housekeepers to fill
out, who wish to take roomers, and
,ubo oop food dalaootoc
Up to this time only two blanks have
been received from the entire city of
Americus. Why is this? Don't put off
until the last minute cutting this blank
out of the paper and bringing it in ii
you wish to take some delegates.
Remember that not only will the
Elks come here, but there will be
thousands of others and we are sure
that there are enough rooms outside
Of the hotels to accommodate every
one who will come.
So look in another column of this
paper and see the blank, and if you can
take any, men or women, please fill out
blank and mail to the Chamber Of
Commerce.
Already many letters are coming in
asking for reservations In homes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-26
Americans on Board Sunken Liner.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 25.-
Consular reports received here late
today the Dominion liner Englishman
has been sunk near the British Isles.
-Four Americans on board when the
Englishman was torpedoed are miss
irg. The vessel was being used by
tic British admiralty for the transpor
tGtion of horses to be used for military
purposes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-26
Verdun Reported in Flames.

BERLIN, March 20. At six o'clock
this afternoon Verdun was in flames,
according to a German war office an
nouncement. Evacuation of the city
by the French is believed to be in con-
temptation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-26

Of the district have been covered with
circnlar letters and other matter and
blanks sent to the teachers and there
il looked for great gathering Of lOc
stockholders.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-26

PARIS, March 25.-Reports regard
iEg the Sussex this afternoon say the
slip was torpedoed. The vessel has
arrived at Boulogne.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-26

LONDON, March 25.-Lloyd's reports
TIE sinking of the British steamer Sally
bia. The passengers and crew were
saved.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-26

tight compartments prevented the
Sussex sinking and undoubtedly saved
many lives.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-26

Continued on Page 81
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-01
Dinners. Luncheons, Teas.

Miss Ella Mae Jackson was the guest
NJ honor at an informal luncheon given
Friday in the tea rooms on montana ana
street nv Mrs. Otto r. Armstrong. Inc
Guests were only the members OF MISS
Jackson's bridal party. Sweet peas anu
ferns decorated the table.
A verv successful tea was given FRI
dow afternoon at the home Of Mrs. g 10.
~ on MCKINLEY avenue for the
benefit Of a widow of Spanish-Amer-
lean war veteran The guests were
met at the door by Mrs. j.. h. hur%thai
and Mrs. J. Mason Pollard. Mrs. bur
Lesson staten was the treasurer or the
benefit fund. During the afternoon an
interesting program was gwen OF
which Mrs Thomas O'Keeffe was in
charge. Mrs. Edith c. Lane played a
piano solo. Memories Of Mexico. MIS-,
Gertrude o. Ledbetter recited scene
from THE Clansman" and for an en-
core sang a negro melody, accompany
ing herself on her guitar. MIS-: J. ,
Daugherty sang Absent and Tor an
encore annie Laurie" Miss Evelyn
DauRherty played her accompaniment
Mrs. J. a. Potter talked on the kind
ness of women to women j. C. Rose
borough Of the John Browne camp OF
United Confederate veterans spoke IN
tribute OF the women Of the south
Mrs. Alice Barlow gave short talk
Miss Anita Corbin recited Take Back
Your Heart" Miss Edna Long played
n piano solo, "A Perfect Day" Mrs
Scotland' and THE Maiden's WISH" by
Chopin. She accompanied herself.
Mrs. A. T. Rowlands recited Il Saw
Her steal Her Apron 20 Her Eyes.
Refreshments were served in the din
ing room. The table was decorated
with a cut glass bowl, filled with pink
and white sweet peas and maiden hair
fern. Tea was poured by Mesdames
William R. Sample Alice Barlow and
c c. Crews. Mrs Joseph II. Hurxthal
was I'm charge of the dining room and
she was assisted In serving by Misses
Edna Long, Ozeit Stevens, Evelyn
Daugherty. Velma Casey. Olive Thomas.
OF AlamOgOrdO, Treasure Hartmann,
BeUlah Brown, Mesdames Edith G.
Lane David Robertson and J. Mason
Pollard. Assisting through the rooms
in entertaining the guests were Mes
danes ". II. Byrd, f. Brooks Jones,
r. NJ. Rigdon. Edith c. Lane. Charles
Pelham. W. F. Packard, z. w. BRYAN.
c r. Elliott, J. II. Cunningham and T..
W Tanier.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-01
Women's Organizations.

The Young Women's Christian as
ISOLATION quarters viii be closed until
Friday Of the coming week as the as
ISOLATION is moving from its quarters
in EverybOdys building to 3f6 Texas
street.
The Highland Park branch of the
Missionary society of the Westminster
Presbyterian church, met Friday after
noon at the home Of Mrs J. H. Logan.
2l15 fremont street. The meeting was
an interesting one Each member
turned in the money that she had
earned during the past month. All
started with an outlay Of five cents
and increased the amount through bak-
ing. making candy, sewing fancy ar
ticles. etc. Each member described her
work in original poetry. Fifteen dollars
was made by the society i'm this way
An April fool lunch was served consist
ing Of Adams's ale with straw, animal
crackers, Walnuts and a number Of
amusing April foolers. Those present
were Mesdanes f. B. Elfers. J. G. Low
man, J. H Hamilton. +. A. J. Seldom, J.
A. Newton, E Tannyhill, j. II. Logan,
s NJ. James. e. Held. e. J. Campbell, r.
d. Jones and 3. S. Hargrove.
FL Paso. as a port of entry, viii be
the interesting topic to he discussed at
the meeting Of the Woman's club We'd
nesday afternoon, to be held in the au-
ditorium Of the First Christian church.
The speakers will be representatives of
here. +. W. Berkshire, supervising liz
spector OF the L. s. immigration service
here, will discuss Ell PasO as the port Of
immigration entry and the work of the
immigra ton service. DR. John W. Tap
pan, of the United States public health
bureau, will talk on the health work,
and c. NJ. Lyman. of the u. S customs
service. will speak ON the imports and
exports through the port of I'll 2aso.
Mrs Helen Roberts viii play "a piano
solo and Miss Belle White will sing
Mrs Frances Well will be I'm charge
of the program. Preceding the program
there will be a very important business
business meeting for the year There
will be the revision Of the bylaws aud
a number of other important matters
presented to the club for action and the
meeting will begin promptly at 3 ocloCS.
The hostesses Of the meeting viii be
Mrs Fred Norton and Mrs d. Y. Fen
messy
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-01
School Notes.

Carl Schwartz won the first place in
the Junior defamation contest for the
grade school children, held in the au-
diotorium of the Ugh school Friday
night This subject was The Dc
fusion OF Militarism.' This en-
titles him to represent the FL
Paso grammar schools in the an
nual junior interscholastic declama-
tion contest to be held in Austin this
spring The defamation contest was
a triumph for the children of the La
mar school as the first, second and
third places in both the boys and the
girls contests were won by Lamar
school children. The schools to which
the contestants belonged were not
known to the judges until after the de-
cisions were announced. Thomas Jones
won second place. His defamation
was The Duty and Value of Patriot
ism" Rutherford Niece eceived third
place for his defamation, peace
Through Preparedness" In the girls
contest Emma Wheatley won the first
place with a defamation, America
First" Myrtle Mold received second
place Her defamation was I'M
guarded Gates" The third place was
given to Virginia Dawson, who gave
"Cassius' Speech to Brutus," from Jul
Z Illus Caesar" There were 13 contestt-
ants from three schools: The Lamar,
Bailey and Sunset The judges were
T. O. Brooks, l. l. Stone. II. +. Wyatt,
j. T. Gilkey and Miss Ada c. Burke.
A. G. Alexander presided as chairman
of the contest. A good crowd attended
the contest in spite of the rainy
weather
Saint Augustine arriving at war-torn
England. as the new herald of new civ
/ ilization with the message Of Christian
peace and love win be depicted in the
pageant Of civilization by the children
Of the Highland Park school. The pa
geant is to be presented the last week
in May at the stadium of the new high
school building as the dedication Of the
stadium and the graduation exercises Of
the high school and grade schools OF
the city. st. Augustine will be acted
by Roy SandersOn. His Interpreter
viii he John Ledbetter. Lang Frank
lin will be the British king Ethelbert.
Myrtle Erminger will be queen Be- Ia.
ST. Augustine's monks will be ROO
! Hawkins, Frank E5wman, Fleming
| Page, Carol Aston, Robert Heffelfin
/ ger, Frederick Obercamp, Fitzhugh
4 Banks and Frank Mcclure. The period
I Of English history when Robin Hood
| and his merry men rOamed through
: Sherwood forest, to the despair Of the
Norman conQuerors and their officers,
3 will form the second English scene,
acted by the Villas school children The
very popular outlaw hero, Robin Hood,
[ will be acted by Frank Gillette. His love-
/ the maid Marion, will be acted by Mary
( Wilson. James Earle viii be Friar
Tuck. and the pupils of the Villas
schools fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth
grades will be the outlaws, dancers and
0 chorus. The scene will open with
tableau showing the marriage OF Robin
and Marion in Sherwood forest At the
close Of the tableau the May pole
3 dancers come in while the chorus sings
/ Robin Hood" The scene closes with
| the MaypOle dance