davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-03
sLACKERs CANNOT
EVADE REGISTRARS

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. June 2.-In an
official announcement today Attorney
General Gregory renewed attention to
the provision of the army draft law
which provides that no man can
choose imprisonment as substitute
for registration, but will suffer the
first. and be compelled TO do the, lat.
ter, if he resists.
1T has come othe notice of the de-
partment," said the attorney genera,
that certain disloyal citizens who are
themselves beyond the. conscription
age are suggesting to the young men
of the country that it is better to suf-
fer IMPRISONMENT under the terms Of
the conscription act than to register
with the likelihood of being enlisted
and compelled to serve at the front
Attention is called to the fact that
under section of this act. parties con-
victed on the charge of evading regis
tration are not only punished for the
crime committed, but are thereupon
duly registered with all the liability
for military service resulting there
from"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-03
.TORNADOES TOOK
HEAVY TOLL IN
WESTERN STATES

: KANSAS CITY, June Twenty
three persons were killed, NOR ethan
200 were injured and property valued
at hundreds of thousands of dollars
was destroyed. according to advice to-
day from various communities in Ok
lahoma, Arkansas, Kansas and Mis-
scuri, which were swept by tornadoes
late yesterday and last night.
Colgate, Okla. county seat of Coal
county and mining town, suffered
the heaviest loss of life. Eleven per-
sons were killed there when tornado
described as a perpendicular pillar OF
clouds three miles high and audible
six to eight miles away, swirled and
twisted through the western end o.
the town More than $50 houses were
destroyed and number of persons in
jured, some of them. it was stated,
could not recover. Special trains.
nurses and doctors were sent to Col
gate from other cities.
Coffeyville, Kans. suffered proba-
bly, the heaviest financial loss, though
no deaths were reported. Late esti-
mates planed the property damags
there at half million dollars. More
than thirty persons were lnjured, some
seriously. The tornado took q ioursc
through the residence district.
At Drake. Okla, five persons, all or
them members of one family, were kill
ed Two residences and the school
house were destroyed there.
One person was killed at Montana
Kans., two at McCune, Kans., and one
at Bartlesville, Okla.
At Morse, Kan, three persons were
killed, several others injured and ex-
tensive property damage done.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-03
CANDIDATE DROPS
out Of RUNNING

ATLANTA, June 2.AAny remaining
doubt about the claim of William H.
Burwell's friends that he will be elect
&c speaker of the. next house of repre-
sentatives, to succeed himself, on the
first ballot, will very probably be re-
moved by the announcement that Rep
resentative Morton Turner of Brother
county, one of the candidates, has
Withdrawn from the race. A letter
from Mr.. Turner announcing his with.
crawal from the race has been received
by one of his supporters here. who
had expressed the desire that he be
al prised of the accuracy or in accu-
racy of the report that Mr. Turner
would withdraw, in order that he may
be in position, if Mr.. Turner does in
tend to drop out, to give his supper
to Mr.. Burwell. Mr. Turner's letter, il
is stated, announces his withdrawal
and puts those members of the next
E0uSe who were pledged to him in po
sition to give their support to whom
soever they desire.
Report, through one OF the members
from the Forty-third district is that
there is belief being expressed
among friends of Representative Gar
land M. Jones, another of the candi.
dates, that he, too, will withdraw
from the race in a very short time
However substantial this opinion may
be, it is known that for several weeks
Mr.. Jones has not been active in
pushing his candidacy, and the opin-
ion has been expressed elsewhere thai
he would withdraw.
The speakership contest now stands
therefore, between Mr.. .Burwell, Johr
N. Holder and N. NJ. Culpepper
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-03
.TEUTONS GROW
DISSATISFIED At
PROGRESS Of WAR

COPENHAGEN. via London, June 2.
Private advices from Germany tell
of growing dissatisfaction among the
people with the political results OF the
ruthless submarine campaign and the
absence of any indications that it has
brought the desired peace near to hand.
Iiufing their long campaign for the
unrestricted submarine warfare the ad-
yocates made very definite promises OF
immediate results.
Two or three months WAS the
phrase used everywhere in regard to
the time it would taka to bring Eng
land to her knees, ready for peace.
though the official propaganda has
since declared the government boun0
itself to no particular time to produce
results. the prediction that they would
be obtained in two or three months has
remained in the public mind.
Grumblings are now heard that al
though four months have passU Eng
land shows no signs of weakening, but
seems determined to prosecute the war
more bitterly than ever.
Statements that France has been
"bled white" and will be forced to re-
tire from the war have been made so
often that they no longer attract the
slightest credence. The catry Of the
Urited States into the war and the
rupture of relations between Germany
and the bulk of the neutral world out
side Europe now is taken seriously
and regarded with gloom.
Questions have been recently asked
the correspondent by Germans here.
not in official positions, who are dis
gruntled over the results of the sub
marine campaign as to what would be-
the effect In the United States If sub
marine warfare were abandoned The
government, however, shows no sign
of weakening and is engaged in Wig
orous publicity campaign to bolster up
the waning confidence at home and
cuiet the complaint of the neutrals.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-03
WILL HAVE TO STAND
ANOTHER EXAMINATION

ATLANTA, Ga, June 2.-They are
putting the men of the officers Re-
serve Corps training school, at Fort
Mcpherson, through another physica!
examination, and every one of them
is afraid the army doctors will find
something wrong and throw him out.
Some are uneasy on account OF
their eyes, others on account of their
hearts, others on account of their
lungs, and others on account of var
ious ailments and defects both real
and imaginary.
1t seems that after the training
schoo opened and the men got down
tt brass tacks, with steady, relent-
less grind Of drill and study, the army
officers and army doctors riscovered
that physicians who examined sue
cessful applicants were in many cases
rather too lenient concerning defects,
and thus a number of men got into
the school who would have been re-
jccted if army doctors had examined
them. Hence the re-examination.
Men found below the required phys
ical standard will be excused and
their places filled with applicants who
failed to get into the school when it
started.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-03
ANOTHER ECONOMY
CONTEST ANNOUNCED

Allen Chappell, of the Chappell Ma
cLinery Company of this city. agents
for the Maxwell cars, has received
notification that another economy test
is to be made throughout the country
between June 10th and June 25th- This
test is a sequel to the one held not
many days ago.
Fifty thousand dollars in Liberty
Bonds is to be distributed to dealers
and owners competing in this test, the
prize money being divided equally be-
tween the two classes of contestants.
Both men and women drivers OF
Maxwell cars are eligible to compete.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-03
MRS. ABIGAIL NORRIS
ADVICE TO YOUNG PEOPLE

ATLANTA. Ga. June 2.-Wait /,
minute. Don't hurry There are CEN
turies ahead of you. Be calm. Go To
church every Sunday. even if yoa
haven't got any religion. Eat lightly
Take exercise, Develop regular habits
Mrs. Abigail Morris, of this city, gives
this advice to young people, and she
has a right to, considering the facz
that she is 100 years old and still hale
and hearty.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-03
REMAINS WILL BE
TAKEN To EGFAULA

Mrs. T. D. Woods, daughter of Mrs.
j. M. Fields, of this city, died shortly
after midnight Friday night, after an
illness of about weeks The deceas-
ed was 26 years of age and had been
residing in Macon since her marriage.
but several weeks ago came to Ameri-
Gus on a visit to her mother. and had
been at the Fields home on Jackson
street during her illness.
She is survived by son 2 years
of age, her husband, her mother, five
sisters, Mrs. C. H. Evans, of Clearwa-
ter. Fla; Misses Martha, Louella.
Edith and Emma Fields, of this city
and one brother, J. S Fields, of Eaton
ton, Ga.
The remains were taken today to
the former home of the deceased in
Eufaula, Ala, where the funeral will
be held today, Rev. G. B. Dickinson
officiating.
Mrs. Woods was well known in
Americas. where she had many friends
who will learn with sorrow of her
death
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-03
j. s. COMMISSION
LANDS IN RUSS|V

ELADISVOSTOK, June 2.-The United
States railroad commission to the Rus
sian government, headed by John F.
Stevens, former chief engineer of the
Penama canal, has arrived here. The
members of the commission were cor
daily receive by committee of sold
'iers and working men. The speeches
delivered indicated eagerness ON the
part of the people to accept American
aid in the spirit in which it is offered
The commission spent Friday morn
irg studying the terminal problems at
Vladisvostok. The members will pro-
ceed Sunday on their journey to Petro-
grad.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-03
VETERANS LEAVE
FOR WASHINGTON

Twelve well known citizens of Sum
ter county, veterans of the Confeder
acy and members of Camp Sumter U
|C. VI, left this city last night for Was
ington, D. c., to attend the annual re-
urion to be held in the nations capital
on June 5, 6, and 7.
Several other residents of AmerieuS
accompanied the veterans, among them
being Miss Ruth Barnett, who goes as
sponsor for A. s. Cults Camp. Sons Of
Veterans and Miss Sara Poole, maid
of honor for Camp Sumter, U. c. "
A special Pullman sleeper carried
the party, being attached to the 10:4C
train over the Central of Georgia. On
reaching Atlanta, the car will be
transferred to the Seaboard Air Line
through train for Washington, d. c
arriving there on Monday morning.
The party leaves Washington on
Friday, arriving home on Sunday,
June 10th.
The Sons of Veterans appropriated
$10O to be used in defraying the ex
penses of veterans whose financial con-
ditions was not such as to warrant
their taking the trip. Several business
men of this section also donated cash
to be used for this purpose as well.
The veterans comprising the delega-
tion from Sumter county were: W. S
Moore, c. S. S. Horne, ]. P. Wise, J
r. Culpepper, J. P. Chapman, B. S
Teel, ]. B. Stewart, T. j. Bowden, G
W Markett, N. r. FuIford, r. R. Ar
rington, ]. w. Harris. Sr.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-03
THRUST TOWARD
TRIESTE AGAIN.
SHOWS ADVANCE

NEW YORK, June 2.-(Compiled by
the Associated Press from European
cables during the day)-General Ca
dorna has set his effective military ma
chine in motion again. hrs report to-
day showing a renewal of the Italian
thrust in. the direction of Trieste.
The new advance was scored on q
two and half mile front south OF
Castagnavazza, along which the Ital-
ians pushed something like a quarter
of a mile nearer their goal.
The process of hemming in Duino,
on the coast to the south, an import
ant outlying defense of Trieste, is in
progress over this immensely difficult
ground on the Carso plateau.
The Germans are showing some dis
position to continue their attacks on
the Aisne front. They announce to-
day the capture by surprise of a
French position about 1000 yards long
northeast OIL OOlSSOuS.
British bombs were again dropped
by the ton last night upon German
bases along the Belgian coast. This
was the second successive night in
which extensive bombing operations
were carried out by aircraft against
Ostend and Bruges, and also Zee
brugge, one of the chief German sub
marine bases. An intensive and sys-
tematic destructive effort apparently
is being made.
This aerial activity on the entente
side in Belgian is coupled with an
increasingly violent artillery battle in
the Ypres district No infantry move
ments aside from British raids in
force, however, have yet developed
on the Belgias front.
The taking of more than ZOO pris-
oners on the Franco~Belgian front
during May, together with three guns,
I'll machine guns and other war ma
terial is claimed in the German official
statement.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-03
To WAGE CAMPAIGN
THROUGH COUNTY

On Tuesday, registration day, the
registrars will not be the only indiyid
uals working for Uncle Sam along the
lires laid down by the experts in
charge of the preparedness program.
At every registration place in sum
ter county there will be members of
tie production and conservation com
mittee of the Sumter county organiza-
ton in the food campaign. These men
will make it their business to urge up
on all farmers and business men the
necessity of increasing in every pos
sible way the supply of food now avail
able
w A. Dodson is chairman of the
county production and conservation
committee and he has requested the
members of this committee in each
district to be at the registration places
en- Tuesday to carry on their cam
paign.
The members of this committee in
tie various districts are: Anderson
vile, A. F. Hodges, R. T. Naylor; 2Stl,
district, r. L. Mcneil, w. s Morgan
Leslie. E. R. Bolton, R. J. Sims; Sum
ter. S. A. Rogers, r. S. Williams;
Plains, DIR. Sam Wise, T. NJ Lowrey,
DR.. Thad Wise; 26th district, J. NJ
Buchanan. Sam McGarrah; 18th dis
trict, w. E. Mitchell, John d. Williams.
T. ]. Suggs: 27th district, W. A. Dod-
son, n. A. Ray. Gordon Heys. S G.
Hawkins, J. w. Hight3wer
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-03
.AMERICUS BOY WELL
PLEASED WITH NAVY

Oswald Speer, of this city. who en-
listed as an apprentice seaman in tbs
United States navy a few days ago, has
written to friends in Americus that he
ia. well pleased with his new duties al
the training school at Norfalk, Va.
where he is now stationed to receive
instruction preparatory to being as
signed to a warship.
This is the finest place | was ever
i :" he writes and apparently is ex-
tremely we'll satisfied with things in
general at the training school
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-03
BATHING SUIT
REGULATIONS ABANDONED

ATLANTA, Ga, June 2-Protracted
cool weather IN the spring has sent
the largest throngs on record to At
Ianta's lakes and swimming pools, now
that summer weather has arrived at
last. The absurd bathing suit regula-
tions which the city tried to enforce a.
municipal swimming pools when they
were first opened have been abandon
ed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-03
NICK LAMAR AGAIN
IN Tolls OF LAW

Nick Lamar, well known character
formerly residing in Americus. but
whose departure for pastures new oc-
Cured some months ago, following a
series of incidents which failed to find
favor in the eyes of the authorities,
is again in the tolls of the law.
He has been arrested in Columbus,
Ga. on charge of participating in the
burglary of the freight depot at Phoe-
nix City, Ala. when about $500 worth
of whiskey was stolen. The liquor had
been seized by the railroad ofticials
and was being held for disposition by
The authorities Lamar has been re
moved to the county Jail at opelika,
Ala
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-03
CEN. HARRISON HAS
ARRIVED At CAPITAL

WASHINGTON, d. c., June 2.-The
arrival here of Gen. George P. Harri-
son, commander-in-chief of the United
Confederate Veterans, marked the
opening preliminaries of the Confeder-
ate reunion. More than seven thous-
and veterans are expected to be 10
attendance before the reunion closes
it's session.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-03
CRIMINAL CASES
COME UP MONDAY

Judge q. A. Littlejohn will recon.
vene the May term of the superior
court on Monday morning for the con-
sideration of the criminal calendar. He
has been presiding on the Oconee cir
cult during the past two weeks in
place of Judge E. D. Graham, who
was disqualified in several cases due
to come up at the May term of that
tribunal.
The civic calendar of the Sumter SUI
perior court at this term has been
worked over and Judge Graham re
cessed the court late Friday afternoon
until Monday morning.
The grand jury, which had not been
in session since Tuesday, convened
again Friday morning and committees
began their task of investigating the
various departments of the county of
ticialdom. They will make their re-
ports next Wednesday, when the grand
jury will reassemble.
1t is expected that the Wade muir
der case will be called for trial on
Monday, June 11th, according to pres
ent arrangements, although no definite
under standing has been arrived at by
the attorneys in the case.
Judge Littlejohn desired to hold a
conference of counsel in the Wade case
yesterday afternoon but was called to
Lumpkin on important legal business
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-03
HUGE WAR BUDGET
IS AGREED UPON

WASHINGTON. d. C.. June a.
agreement was reached today by the
senate and house conferees on the
three billion dollar war budget includ-
ing provition for $s7$5sO, ,OOO, 900 for an
American merchant marine and for.
$l,OO0,O00 for naval base on tho
old jamestown exposition site.
The house conferees yielded and re-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-03

tanned in the bill senat appropriations
OF s1,400,OOO for purchase of the
jamestown exposition site. and othe'
property costing 100000 on Hampton
Roads FOR naval training purposes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-03
= ,
GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS
UNDER ARREST AT TIFLIS.

= LONDON, June 2.-The arrest :
\ of Grand Duke Nicholas, formre =
commander in chief of the Rus =
> sian armies. in consequence of =
= royalist riots at Tifiis, is reported \
= in an Exchange Telegraph dis =
: patch. quoting advices received :
\ from Pterograd. :
\ 4 4 r. y 4 + 4 y y 4 4 y 4 \
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-03

FRANCE GETS ANOTHER
100000 FROM AMERICA

= WASHINGTON, d. c., June o.
: The government of the United :
: States today advanced to France :
: another S1O0,OOO,O00, making the :
: total French loan s2O0,OOOOOO, and :
I the total advanced to the Entente :
= Allies $S45,00,O0O :
= = y y \ = 4 \ y y 4 \
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-03
WEATHER FORECAST

; Generally fair weather during :
the coming week in southeastern
states. Temperature near sor
slightly above normal.
; = = = d = \ = = y Z
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-31
MYSTERY OF THE FIRST MAN

G.. p. Serviss. in Omaha Bee:
II am asked to say who was
the first man, and at the same
time am furnished with
well written statement by gentle.
man who explicitly afflrms his belief
that Adam, the Adam of Genesis"
was the first man, anr that he was
made sby God from the dust OF the
ground" and then and there was en-
dowed with physical and spiritual
power.
He also afirms that ''the most re-
liable genealogy of the human race
is found in Luke's Gospel, 1923: 80.
and adds: "Of course. II one believes
in the Darwinian theory of evolu-
ton, that man came from the lower
order Of creation. it would be easy
to extend his origin to millions of
years. as suggested. but far more
difficult and equally as humiliating.
to acknowledge ones ancestry on
such an insecure hypothesis.
The reader will perceive the pride
Of lineage protruding from what !
have quoted. Just as the man born
to a throne refuses to admit that
aside from adyentitiens advantages,
he is precisely the same kind of a
creature as his subject" born to
handle a hoe or a bayonet, SO the
man who believes that God specially
made him what he is from the be-
ginning, denies that he has any
blood relations" in the animal king
dom.
The tradition that God made man
in His own image is another express
sion of the same kind of pride. Most
we'll informed persons. no doubt, take
the asserted resemblance between
man and his Maker as referring to
moral and spiritual qualities, yet
there are multitudes who read the
scriptural statement on this subject
so literally that they believe that II
God could be seen He would appear
In the shape of superlatively per
feet man.
The writer of the statement fur
ther says: THAT record (the Bible
record), is good enough for one who
las implicit confidence In the vera
city of the scriptures. - Now,
should like to point out that the
question is not about yeracity, but
Is about Interpretation and know
ledge. Nobody supposes that either
the writer of Genesis" or the writer
of Luke's gospel was unveracious In
stating what he heard, or what he
believed, but all serious students OF
nature and of history Of man do SUP
pose that many pertinent facts which
are now well known were entirely
unknown when those easily scriptures
were written.
All wise theologians long ago
bowed to the necessity of such a
supposition because they wanted TO
keep the whole Bible from being
dragged down into the category OF
folk lore tales by the weight of its
legendary books.
Science does not pretend to have
found the "frst man." nor even
mans first animal ancestor IN d.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-31
what he said about the friendly relations be
tween Japan and this coutry.
WHAT WIIL HE Do ABOUT IT? .

When President Wilson forced through the
Adamson s.eight-hou bill his one excuse Tor
SO applying the executive power was the pubic
safety. A railroad strike must be prevented
at all costs, he declared Whether or not the
American citizen liked that policy OF peace at
any price, it is Of record that the Adamson
bill warded off a strike. But the Adamson Dill
was only part of the Wilson program. NOT
only must this strike be prevented, he SAID, but
such strikes must be made impossible IN the
future.
The last half of the program was the justin
cation of the first half, as far as there could De
any justification. If congress stops snort OF
completing the program, nothing has been ac-
comphshed except the prevention OF one
strike
1t is conceivable that President Wilson mas
changed his mind, and no longer insists upon a
law to stave off railroad strikes. But II his
mind is unchanged, if he intends to consider
the public's interest as OF equal importance
with the trainmen's interest, he will continue
to press for law of compulsory arbitration OF
at least say another word in favor OF compui-
sorry government investigation: and ne will so
continue even if he has to call an extra session
of congress.