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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-03
ULT|MATUM WAS
IN BERLIN HOURS.
BEFORE DISPATCH.

WASHINGTON, d. c., August s.
German authorities had possession of
Austria's ultimatum to Serbia fourteen
hours before the document was deliv-
cred at Belgrade in 1914, according to
positive information which has reach
ed officials here, and is made public
today for the first time. 1t is stated in
connection with the disclosure that
Foreign Secretary Zimmerman, when
pressed closely as to Germany's know
ledge of the action of her ally which
started the war, admitted prior know
ledge of the ultimatum, fact which
ument was delivered.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-03
GERMANS TRYING
To DEFLECT BIC
ENTENTE DRIVE

NEW YORK, August 3-(Compiled by
the Associated Press from European
cables during the day. Flanders
front, where the great Entente Of
fensive continues to be hampered by
prevailing bad weather conditions, re-
mains the center of military interest to-
day, but on other sectors of the west
ern line there is also notable activity.
The suggestion of attempts to defect
the course of the main Entente effort
is revealed in the British statement,
which records the fact that the Ger
mans bit into the British line last
night on the Arras front. The Teutons
made their gain at Infantry hill, an
important eminence east of Monchy
and LePreaux, but part of the ground
was regained this morning. The Ger
mains also attacked violently on the
Aisne front, but were repulsed with
heavy losses.
Bukowina, the Austrian crown prov
ince near the junction of the Ruman-
ian and Russian lines on the south
eastern front, is again virtually over
run by Teutonic forces, after having
been in Russian possession some time.
The Teuton advance there was mate
rally aided by the recent disastrous
break in the Russian lines in Galicia,
just north of the province. Czernowitz,
capital and chief city of the province is
reported to have been wrested from the
Russians, while Petrograd announces
that Kinolung in southern Bukowina
has been evacuated. CXernowitz has
been the scene of much fighting, having
changed hands no less than ten times
during the war.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-03
GERMAN FACTORIES TO HAVE
BRANCHES IN SCANDINAVIA

COPENHAGEN, Aug 3.-Germany
is believed to be making preparations
for the establishment in Denmark and
Sweden, of a large number Of branches
of well known German factories and
industrial firms. says the Svenska Dag
bladet The plans if carried out would
be very detrimental to neutral trade
since the countries of the Allies would
be naturally suspicious of all neutral
firms which might be serving German
interests The paper suggests com
bination of industry and finance to
offset this German influence.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-03
Tages zeitung Offers Evidence.

AMSTERDAM, August 3. - The
Deutsche Tages Zeitung challenges the
German government in its issue of to-
day, to prosecute Deputy Cohen, So
cialist, for his alleged revelation of the
action of the crown council (bunde-
trath) held just befort the war be-
gun. The newspaper, in support of its
challenge to the Germans, offers to
give the fullest evidence that this rev.
elatoin led to publication of the Lon
don Times story saying that German
authorities knew of the existence OF
the Austrian ultimatum to Serbia be-
fore its was despatched to Belgrade.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-03
DRAFT RES|STANT IS
WILL FIGHT POSSE

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, August 3.
"A band of thirty alleged draft re-
sistants, who are believed to have shot
Deputy J. w Crose, near Wewoka
late yesterday, and fired or dynamited
the Frisco railroad trestle over the
South Canadian river last night, are
eported to have established themselves
in the brush south af Sasakwa today.
The desperadoes are said to be prepar-
ing to resist attack and arrest by a
strong posse Of officers and citizens
gathered from three towns.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-03
PREPARE To GIVE
GUARDSMEN sENOOFF

NEW YORK, August New York
will probably say farewell next Thurs
day to the states national guardsmen
who have been ordered to Spartanburg,
S. c., for intensive training before go
ing to France. The plans for giving
the departing soldiers a rousing send
off, include a grand parade of the en-
tire force, in which thirty thousand
men, representing every arm of the
military service, will march over one
Of the longest parade routes ever ar
ranged in this city. Plans for the mon
ster parade are already practically
complete, and many dienitaries from
all parts of New York will be here for
the occasion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-03
FIRST 1917 BALE
GOES To LESLIE

| The first bale OF the 1917 cotton crop
of Sumter county was ginned today at
Leslie, having been brought in by G.
w. Westbrook, a we'll known planter
residing near Desoto.
The bale will be offered at public
auction late this afternoon, the gin
ming not having been completed as the
Times s-Recorder goes to press.
Last year the first bale in Sumter
county was brought to the Commercial
Warehouse in this city on August LIST.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-03
FUNERAL Of YOUNG
SAILOR TOMORROW

The funeral of young Benjamin l..
Methvin, which was to have taken
place this afternoon, will be held in
stead at eleven o'clock tomorrow, Sat
urday morning, at Pleasant Grove
church, in the 2Sth District. This
change is due to the failure of the body
to arrive when it was expected.
The young man died on Wednesday
morning at the Naval Training School
at Portsmouth, Va, after a short i'll
ness. He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James A. Methvin and enlisted in the
United States Navy about three months
ago.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-03

Agriculture, made a short address on
the value of livestock raising to the
modern farmer. He stressed the i'm
portance of keeping the livestock de-
partment of the farm up to a high
standard of excellence.
The party of speakers goes to Buena
Vista tomorrow for another mass meet
ing and will spend next week in the
counties along the western border of
the state, concluding a tour which has
taken them through practically all Of
middle Georgia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-03
FINAL ACTION ON
FOOD BILL soon

WASHINGTON, D. c., August s.
Final action on the Wilson admins
tration food control bills was forecast
in the house early today when the con-
ference reports on both the food sur
vey and food control measures were
presented.
Approval of the conference report on
the part of the house seemed assur-
ed today, but the senate was not in
session.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-03
State of Siege in Greece.

LONDON, August 3.-A state of siege
has been declared throughout the
whole Greek department of Attica, in
cluding Athens and Piraeus, according
to an Athens dispatch, forwarded by
the Exchange Telegraph correspond
ent at the Greek capital
Piraeus is the port of Athens, and
before the abdication of former King
Constantine, was occupied by Entente
forces.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-03
LOCAL ATTORNEY HAS
BROTHER WITH PERSHING

James T. Nisbet, brother of K. A Mis-
bet of this city, is with the American
eXpeditionary force now in France un-
der command of Gen. Pershing, accord
ing to information just received in
Americus.
He has for some years been a mem
ber of one of the regiments which now
forms a part of Pershing's command
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-03
FUNERAL Of |. v. ".
LEADER ON SUNDAY

BUTTE, Montana, August 3.-The
funeral of Frank Little, prominent In
dustrial Workers of the World leader
who was lynched here Wednesday, has
been arranged for Sunday. The occas-
ion, it is stated, will be made the scene
OF a great demonstration, if the civil
and military authorities will permit
striking miners to march in the fun
eral pageant.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-03

putes the fact that unless this ao-
thority is given the committee and ex-
ercised by it there will be at the con
clusion more a record of what the
session has not done than what il hss-
With the operation of the old custom
and the guidance of legislation by the
committee, there is yet a possihillKyr
that some salvation for big legislatiow
can be worked out in the remaining
days and something of a reasonable re-
cord for the session win be obtaineSs
in the end
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-03
NO SERVICES AT CATHOLIC
CHURCH HERE NEXT SUNDAY

1t is announced for the information
Of all concerned that there will be no
services Sunday at the Catholic church
here. The usual order of services at
this edifice includes celebration or
the Holy Mass each first and third
Sunday of the month, but the celebra-
tion on this first Sunday is to be
omitted
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-03
HOT SPELL BROKEN
.AF TER MANY DAYS

WASHINGTON, D. c., August g.
The weather bureau announced this
morning that the hot spell which over
spread the whole of the east and south
besides a considerable portion of the
middle west early this week, had end
Cd.
The forecast for tonight and Satur-
day indicates that in the east, southeast
and Gulf states fair weather will pre-
vail, except in Florida, where showers
are indicated
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-03
Russians Cling to Finland.

PETROGRAD, August 3.-The Rus
sian provisional government has for
nally refused to recognize the Finnish
u;et as a duly constituted Independent
government, and will submit its own
laws governong Russo-Finnish rela-
items
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-03

and is receiving final training for ac-
tnal service on the western battle
front.
In letter to relatives here, he de-
clares that he would not trade places
with any man in the world, and is anx-
ious to get into the trenches facing the
soldiers of the kaiser.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-03
Szernowitz Occupied by Austrians.

VIENNA, August 3-(Via Amster-
damn -Austro-Hungarian troops enter
ed Czernowitz, capital of the Austrian
crownland Bukowina, early today. The
city had been in possession of the Rus
slams nearly year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-03
ORAF TED MEN MAY
START DRILLING NOW

NEW YORK, August 3.-Captain Ar
thur Crosby, of the Military Training
Camp Association, today announced
that all drafted men will be given op-
portunity to begin drilling Immediately
so they may become on-commissioned
officers, if found fit
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-03
Naval Gunners PeriShed.

LONDON, August 3.-Eight naval
gunners and sixteen members of the
crew perished when The American
steamship Montana was torpedoed re-
Gently.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-03
LOCAL BOARDS To
LOOK UP SUSPECTS

WASHINGTON, D. c., August 81
Local exemption boards, it is an
nounced, are to be charged with de-
Gliding whether draft registrants re-
ported to be slackers come under this
head, and if so found, the boards will
act accordingly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-03
WILL TAX LARGE.
Of MANY
PRODUCTS

WASHINGTON, D. c., August &
Reduction from Is to 10 per cent rs
the proposed tax on undivided surplus
OF corporations, joint stock companies
and associations and imposition of new
"hoor' taxes upon large accommodates
stocks of sugar, coffee, tea and cocnss
have been decided on by the senate.
finance committee in revising the WAY
tax bill. 1t is planned to complete ghE
bill Saturday and begin senate debate
next week.
The levy on undistributed surplus
virtually is sur-tax on corporate Tn-
comes which now pay only fat tax.
although individual incomes are SUR.
taxed. Reduction of the rate to 10,
per cent. followed the committees re-
cent decision to treble the normal Enr--
poration tax, raising $4,000 900 more
revenue from that source
Cuts Down Revenue.
From the proposed Is per cent rate
lit was estimated that $25,000,0 ,0O0 IN
revenues would result The 10 per
cent. tax will raise much less as in
addition to the per cent reduction
the committee decided to exempt from
the 10 per cent surplus that is "ac-
Itually invested and employed In Eus5-
ness or retained for employment In khR
reasonable requirements of the husE4
ness"
The new floor tax on sugar, cuffeE-
tea and cocoa is at the same rate 1E
are prescribed in the bill for consEnp-
tion taxes on these products. The pro-
vision was added to subject to taxation
large stocks of these commodities iEn-
ported in anticipation of the PROPOSED
consumption taxes. Some dealers ar9
said TO have years supply on hand
which would be reached only by floor
tax. The rates are:
Limited Amounts EXEMPT.
Sugar, 1-2c a pound; coffee, 2 ceztss
tea, cents, and cocoa, &c to &c LtmItaE
amounts in the hands of small dealers
are to be exempt
Important administrative provisions
affecting income and profit taxes Bp-
proved today by the committee REE--
thorize the treasury department 10
permit or require monthly instaIfmenz
payment of such taxes, between March
and June % of each year, when they
are payable. Many corporations have
requested the monthly installmeut Fzy.-
ment privilege because of the necessity
to borrow large sums frequently for
bulk payment required under existing
law.
Another new clause authorizes pay
ment of income and war excess profits
taxes by uncertified checks or by the
new treasury short-term certificates nf
Indebtedness.
Refuse to Exempt Farmers.
motion by Senator Gore to exempt
farmers from the new war excess prof
its tax on individuals in trade or busI-
ness was rejected by the committee
A new clause added to the war profits
sections provides a new standard Tor
calculating tax exemptions of those
claiming that their pre-war profits
were sub-normal Under the pIaEy III
the secretary of the treasury should
find exemption claims are justified
those claiming exemption would be en-
titled to that allowed to new corpora
tions not in existence before the WIZ.
whose income and profits would be
based upon that of companies or Indl-
viduals engaged in the same general
line of trade or business.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-03
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-03

The Times-Recorder is the ONLY paper
in the Third Congressional District with
Associated Press Service.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-16
BIG INDIAN COACH
TO LEAVE PULLMAN
SAYS "DOC' BOILER

William Lonestar Dietz. coach of
the Washington state college 1917
champions, may not be with that in
stitution next season.
We have so little money and such
poor prospects that we will probably
be unable to keep him." asserts Dr.
j. F. Boiler, director Of athletics Of
the state college. I'VE consider him
the greatest coach in the west if not
in the country and wouldn't think of
offering him what we may be forced
to give our 1918 coach. He has numer-
Gus offers from eastern universities
and / expect him to accept one OF
Them
Along this line it is known that Ore
gon Agricultural college has a bid in
for the famous Indian. When Pull
man played there this fall. Diet2 re-
oeiVed d call from a delegation or
business men of Corvallis who made
him Il definite offer to be greater than
he received from Washington State
college this season.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-16
Bat1q!
And Bob FitzsimmOns Was
Finally INDICATED.

The passing OF Bob Fitzsimmons
will bring to the minds of many of
the old sporting men of we olde
days some OF the exploits of the
greatest Of ring gladiators." One
that Is long to be remembered is
the meeting between Ruby Bob"
and Jim Hall before the Audubon
Athletic club for purse of $4,000.
It has been said OF Bob that the
hardest blow he ever landed was
the one that sent Jim Hall down
for the count. A number Of the
spectators thought that Hall was
dead. At this time the pivot blow
was not barred and EitZsimmons
knew how to use 1t. There was a.
great crowd around the building
on the outside. and many Of them
claimed to have heard the blow as
it landed with a duh thud.
Bob Fitzsimmons. said to be n
man without enemies, had an old
score to settle with Hall, who had
charged that Bob laid down" for
him in Australia. This battle was
the beginning Of the end of Halls
career, while Fitzsimmons had
wiped out the only stain charged
against him.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-16
WILSON WAS COACH
OF FOOTBALL TEAM

Woodrow Wilson, president of the
United States, once coached the Wes-
leyan football team, and his work was
so successful that the college defeated
the University of PENNSYLVANIA AT
Berkeley oval. New York city, on
THANKSGIVING day that year 10 to .
That was in 1882 and Pennsylvania and
Wesleyan were members of the Amer
lean intercollegiate Football associa =
ton. with Yale, Harvard and Princeton
President Wilson was professor OF
history at Wesleyan in 1889. When tn.
football team started the season poorly
ana the college body lost confidence il
its eleven. Professor Wilson injected
himself into the situation. He cx,
pressed an interest in the football worn
and was elected faculty adviser
Strengthened by this authority h
| turned to the task of building up a win
ming team at Wesleyan.
Loyalty and work We're the twin vir
| tnes he preached to the team and h,
! succeeded in getting the men to pu
! them into practice. Wesleyan had n
/ coach in those days, SO the young his
: tory professor studied the rudiments O
the game and taught them to the team
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-16
GERMANS ROUTED BY
A FOOTBALL CHARGE
Soccer Players Leading Fac
tors in Victory.

French officers at Camp Grant are
telling a thrilling story about how an
English regiment drove the Germans
from trenches, by strategem some
where in France
They We're playing soccer football
back of the lines" said a French of
iicer when the commander conceived
4 brilliant idea. If the boys could
charge SO viciously down the field
after the football why not try it on
the Germans he asked.
The men were rehearsed for the
grand charge. The best kicker of
each company was singled out and
given a football. At Il given signal the
whole regiment rushed over the top
The star kickers booted the ball into
the air and the regiment charged all
along the line.
The terrified Germans saw peculiar
balls of unusual size approaching
them in the air. They beheld Il regi-
ment of the enemy sweeping along
the ground with remarkable speed
Overcome with sudden fear, the Ger
mans ran out of their trenches. which
were occupied by the British witt
ease. The Germans thought these
| sockcr footballs were giant bombs tt
| blow them out of the trenches"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-16
ROUSH SETS PACE
IN THE NATIONAL
Husky Outfielder Hit BAL
for 1917 Season.

Eddie Roush's batting average as
leading hitter Of the National league in
1917 was .241, according to the official
figures issued by Secretary John Heyd
Ter of the league. TO reach that mark
he made ITS hits in 1876 games. Nine
teen of these We're two baggers, IA
three haggers and four home runs, Civ
ing him a total of bases hit for of 23f.
Three batters made more hits than
Roush because they We're in more
games and several out-slugged him on
the basis of total bases hit for Rogers
Hornsby leading in this respect with
253 as the total bases hit for. Heinie
Groh led in two-base hits with So:
Hornsby in three base hits with II, and
CraTath and Robertson had Il home
runs apiece. The hard hitting crayath
led all others in extra bases made on
long hits with the substantial total OF
81. The leading run scorer was
George Burns, with 1903. Max Carey led
the base runners with As stolen bases;
Burns being next, with 40, and kauff
third with 80 Charles Deal had most
sacrifice hits with %.
Based on the seasons averages, the
strongest batting club would consists
Of Packard, pitcher; Clark. catcher;
Chase or Holie, first base: Cutshaw,
second; Groh. third. ,Hornshy short;
Roush, Wheat and kauff in the ont
field. The team average would be .3ol
this despite the fact that the leading
hitter of the second basemen Is Afth on
the list with $50.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-16
BENNION LEAVES
ACe|ES TO FATE
Director Of Athletics at Mon.
tana State College As
sumes New Duties.
FARM WORK DIRECTOR
May Assist in Coaching
Teams During Spare
Moments.

Fred Rennion, director of athletics
at Montana State college at Rozeman,
since September, 1914, has been grant
ed a leave of absence by the state col
lege authorities from his duties at the
institution. and has left for Billings to
resume his duties as agricultural d.
rector Of Yellowstone county, which he
resigned at the opening Of school this
fall. Mr.. Bennion has been deeply in
terested in agricultural subjects for
some time, and it Is believed that his
retirement from athletics will be per-
manent.
Last spring, when n call for experts
to act as agricultural agents in various
counties was issued by the university
extension department. Coach Bennion
offered his services and was detailed
to Yellowstone county. lie met great
success in his efforts. and after his re-
turn to Bozeman. farmers Of Yellow
stone county circulated petition.
| which was signed by nearly every
| rancher in the county, asking that nc
return and resume his work as agri-
cultural director. Mr.. Bennion's most
! important work for the present will be
in connection with the establishment
of farm bureaus in the field. He will
be assisted by c. r. Mccormick, n
State college graduate.
However, Bennion expects to find
| time to assist in coaching the basket
ball auint at the BoZeman school dur
ing the winter, though he will not be
| officially connected with the team.
The active direction of athletics will
| pass into other hands, though a def
mite announcement regarding sue
cessor to the coach has not been made
as yet.
Fred Bennion came to Bozeman in
1914, from the University Of Utah,
where he acted as director of athletics
! for several years, after graduating
from that institution and from the
! University of Wisconsin. He has
turned out one state championship
basket ball quint during his term at
the State college. while he has devel-
oped some classy football teams. which
have given a hard battle to all of their
opponents, though being meat for the
Bruins on all occasions.
The basket ball team turned out last
winter was Bennion's supreme effort.
The Bozeman crew walloped the
Bruins, Whitman. the Utah Aggies. the
| University of Idaho and numerous
other auints, playing through their sea
sons schedule without a defeat. Ben
Mon then took the Aggie team to the
national championship tournament at
Chicago, where, after winning several
games. the quint finally lost in a des-
perate contest to the Illinois Athletic
club team. which won the national
title.
Bennion's efforts against the State
University may be summed up in the
following box score:
Won. Lost. Tie. Pct.
Nissen ..,-.--...,........ 1 800
Bennion -..--.-...-..-.. 4 200
This includes state championships in
= football, basket ball. track and base
ball during the terms of the two
leaders.