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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-08
LONDON BOMBED FROM
SKYBYG GERMAN CR AFT.
CAUSING HEAVY LOSS.
DOCTORS EXAMINED
FOR ARMY SERVICE

Five physicians were examined here
yesterday for service in the United
States Medical Corps, the examination
being conducted by Maj. T E. Oertel,
chief of the examining board, and
Lieut., H. J. Baker, another member of
the board.
The two ofncers are making an itin-
erary through the state CT Georgia ex-
amining physicians for service in the
army, it being necessary to secure
about 400 army surgeons from this
state to make up the required quota.
Drs. H. A. Smith, D. B. Mayes and
j. w. Chambliss of Americus were ex-
amined as well as Dr.. T. G. Anthony Of
Griffin and G, H. Royal of Fitzgerald.
The result of the examination will not
be known for about six weeks Both
and mental examinations were
included in the test made by the army
Maj. Oertel stated that about so
per cent. of the physicians examined
thus far had been rejected on account
of physical defects. One army surg
con for each 100 men is the ratio for
war strength of the military forces.
The examinations were held in the
offices Of DR.. W. S. Prather and DR., H.
A. Smith, the~examining officers leav-
ing yesterday afternoon for Columbus.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-08
VIOLENT DRIVE
TOWARD P|ASK
PROGRESS

NEW YORK, July 7.-(Compiled by
the Associated Press from European
cables during the day General Brus-
slloff seems to have been arranging
surprise on the Russian front, Judging
from the reports frmo PetrOgrad today
of violent fighting in progress in the
Pinsk district. Apparently the Austro-
German attention has been centered on
the Galician district, where Brussiloh's
offensive opened last Sunday, and only
last evening the German official report
recorded the resumption of heavy at
tacks by the Russians.
There has been no mention in any
'of the official statements recently of
ANY special activity anywhere along
tie Russian line, except in Galicia and
the sectors Immediately adjacent on
north and south. The report from
PiHsk, $50 miles north of the Galician
border, therefore, has in it the element
cS surprise for the world, if not for
the Germans.
Pinsk, which has been in German
hands since the tide of the great in
vasion of 1915 swept Grand Duke
Nicholas armies far back into Rus
sian territory, is reported in flames.
The city lies within a pronounced
salient in the line and the statement
that fighting is occurring west of it
may mean to the northwest where the
front trends along the Oginski canal
and the Jasiolda river.
The infantry may not yet have been
thrown into the fighting at Pinsk, the
battle apparently being one of the big
guns, judging from the statement re-
garding the Russian artillery, which is
said to be "levelling all obstacles"
On the Franco -Belgian front the
British have again made another for
ward thrust, slightly advancing their
lines east of Wytschaete, in the Bel
SldH ulslfICt, Whefe deneFal runner
blew the Germans out of an extended
salient east of the Messines ridge last
month. With the French forces there
have been only artillery fighting and
trench raiding.
Meanwhile the Germans have carried
on another air raid on London, said
to be possibly the greatest they have
attempted over the metropolitan area
The raiders, probably numbering about
twenty, dropped bombs TO a quarter
cf an hour in various parts of London
some of them in the heart of the city.
.hwere damage is reported.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-08
MUCH ENTHUSIASM
IN NEW COMPANY

Much interest and enthusiasm in the
organization of the Sumter Light
Guards" is being manifested not only
by the members of the company, but
by the business men and citizens OF
Americus generally lThe need for such
a military organization in this section
il. the absence of the Americus Light
Infantry, is coming to be realized more
thoroughly and consequently the desire
On the part Of the citizens to cooper
ate in the movement is more and more
in evidence.
The membership of the company is
now about 1875 and this does not in
clude many men who have signified
their intention of joining. There is al
so an honorary membership OF almost
80 leading citizens
The Armory is being used by the
Sumter Light Guards and semi-weekly
drills are held on Monday and Thurs
day nights Although only two of these
drills have been held thus for, the men
are making gratifying progress and
an intense interest is being displayed
by every member of the organization
The matter of securing guns and un-
iforms is being discussed with a view
to securing this equipment at the earl
lest possible moment Communication
with Congressman Charles r. Crisp
and with officials of the War Depart
ment has established the fact that at
present the government is not prepar-
ed to issue rifles to military organiza-
tions Of this character, but a solution
of this problem has been found in the
offer made by the city Board of Educa-
ton to allow the Sumter Light Gurads
to use the rifles issued to the Americus
High School Cadet Corps There are
81 Of these Krag-Jorgenson carbines
which will be placed at the disposal OF
the company at once. The guns will
be used exclusively by the company un-
til school opens on September 18th and
after that date the cadet corps and the
Light Guards will use them jointly.
The company will be in shape to give
efficient service within a short time
and no effort is being spared to bring
it to a high state OF excellence.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-08
OFFICERS CHASE
FUGITIVE NEGRO

An extended search was made late
Friday afternoon by officers from
the police department and the sher-
ifs office and several citizens, for an
unknown negro who frightened a lady
residing on Lee street road just be-
yond the junction of Lee street and
Elm avenue.
The lady, who is the wife Of a well
known citizen of Americus, was in
the kitchen of her home engaged in
ironing but hearing some one appar-
emily calling to her from the rear of
the house, she stepped to the back
door and saw negro standing within
a few feet Of her, just at the edge of a
small field of corn which had been
planted close to the house. He made
an insulting remark to her and scream
ing, she rushed through the house to-
ward the front; running out into the
road, where she informed passers-by
OF what had happened.
The officers were summoned immed-
lately and within a short time track
dogs had been secured for the chase
The negro had fed as soon as the
alarm was raised and was traced
through the fields toward Councils
mill, but the dog lost the trail after
about an hours run and although
thorough search was made in the vic
unity, no trace of the negro could be
found.
1t is thought that the negro is an
escaped convict from the Sumter
county chaingang, as his description
tallies with that of one of the negroes
who have recently made their escape
from the guards.
Feeling over the affair ran high Fri
day night and had the negro been
captured ther would probably have
been summary action taken by enrag-
ed citizens
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-08
GOROELE MEN FINED
HEAVILY FOR DISORDER

L. Carswell, j. Nisbet and G. Dell Of
Cordele and J. A. Hayslip of Crisp
county, were heavily fined Saturday
morning in both the Recorders Court
in this city and in the City Court be-
fore Judge w. NJ. Harper, charges of
disorderly conduct and violating the
prohibition law being preferred against
them. Pleas of guilty were entered by
all four men in each tribunal.
The quartet was arrested Friday
night near the compress plant by Lieut..
j. T. Bragg and officer John Worthy
of the police department, charges Of
drunkness and disorderly conduct be-
ing preferred against them. A jug of
LIQUOR was found in the Ford roadster
il, which they we're travelling and it
was this circumstance that led to
their arYaignment in the City Court.
CarsweI Nisbet and Dell were fined
S25 each by Recorder Marshall, while
Hayslip was fined $50 In the City
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-08
M|KELL ACCEPTS
As NEW BISHOP

ATLANTA, Ga, July DIR. H. j,
Mikell, of Christ church, Nashville, has
accepted the appointment of bishop of
the Atlanta diocese, which was ten
dered him last week.
Episcopalians and members of other
denominations are enthusiastic over
the prospect of Dr.. Mikell's coming to
Atlanta. Nashville made a strong eff
fort to retain his services and there
was some apprehension here that this
influence might cause him to refuse
the appointment, as he had previously
refused to accept two very fattering
Cffers.
DR.. Mikeu some time ago received
q call to the Church of Saints and All
Angels, Of Boston, which he refused
on account of pressure from the people
of Nashville. He also refused a call
to a prominent church in New Or
leans.
Dr. Mikell is one of the most widely
known of Episcopalians in the South.
His work in Nashville has won gen
eral praise. During the past ten years
as rector of Christ church, he has en-
deared himself to all classes of Nash
vile citizens, and when the call to Bos-
ton was received a petition signed by
more than 1000 men, women and chill
Gren, Jews, Catholics and Protestants,
was presented to him urging him to
remain there.
Or Mikell has taken part not only
in religious affairs, but has been promi-
nent in the civic life of Nashville and
has been active in all movements for
mass betterment.
The new bishop is graduate of Sc
anee. having received the degrees of
NJ A., B. D. and D. D. at the Univer-
sity of the South. He is a native of
Charleston, S. c., and comes Of one Of
the most distinguished families of the
Palmetto state.
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WILL NOT ALLOW
WITHDRAWAL Of
LIQUOR IN BOND.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July T.
The senate today voted A to 80 to re-
consider its action yesterday in tenta-
lively adding to prohibition legislation
proposed to the food control bill the
amendment of Senator Cummins, pro-
hibiting withdrawal of distilled bever-
ages from bonded warehouses.
Senator Smith, of Georgia, made the
motion to reconsider the vote yester-
day by which the Cummins amend
ment prohibiting withdrawal was ten
tatively added to the administration
compromise.
Senator Reeds amendment to the
Cummins provisions, proposing that the
president should be empowered to au-
thorize withdrawal of liquors from
bond when in the public interest was
rejected by the senate today, 40 to SO,
when it resumed consideration of the
food bill
The senate voted s. to y in favor OF
adding to Senator Cummins' amend
ment a proviso by Senator Smoot, that
should withdrawal of distilled bever-
ages from bond be prohibited, the presi-
dent should be directed to take over all
stocks in bonded warehouses for gov
ernment use and pay distillers the cost
of production, plus a ten per cent.
profit.
Senator Reed explained that his pur-
pose in introducing an amendment to
empower the president to withdraw IL
quors from bond was to meet state
ments that if the Cummins amendment
which prohibits such withdrawal were
adopted many small banks. would be
wrecked.
Senator Cummins characterizing the
Reed amendment as unnecessary, said
he could hardly imagine the president
Withdrawing liquor in order to allow
people to drink" and denied that his
amendment was coniscatory.
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MRS. 7. v. HADDOCK
OIEOFRIDAY At sHELLNAN

Mrs. T. w. Haddock died at her res
idence near Shellman at midnight FRI
day night, after an illness of two
weeks. Mrs. Haddock was ffty-one
years old and is survived by her hus-
band, and one step-son, S. c. Haddock,
three sisters, Mrs. Dora Clark of Och
locknee, Ga, Mrs. Emma Smith Of
Babcock, Ga, Mrs A. M Renfroe, Of
Cuthbert, Ga, and two brothers, Rus
sell West, of Moultrie, Ga, and Eu-
gene West, of SyIacauga, Ala.
Mrs. Haddock was consistent mem
ber of the Brooksville Methodist church
from which the funeral will be con-
dCcted at II o'clock today Interment
will be made in the Brooksville ceme-
terry, Rev. H. Ethridge and Rev. Beak
officiating.
The deceased was an aunt of J. w,
Renfroe of Americus.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-08
ALL SHADE TREES
IN CITY DOOMED

Every shade tree in the city OF
Americus is doomed to destruction,
says A. c. Lewis, assistant state en-
tcmologist, unless drastic steps are
taken at once to eliminate a horde of
minute insects which already has kill
ed many beautiful trees along several
OF the best residential streets of the
city
For the past few months it has been
noticed that many large oaks, elms and
other shade trees bordering the
streets of this city have been gradual
Iy shedding their leaves and finally
dying. The phenomenon has not been
confined to any particular section, but
is found in widely separated dis
tricts.
The theory was first advanced that
the paving of the streets with concrete
was responsible for the death of the
trees, the paving operations having
possibly injured the roots so material
ly as to cause death. 1t was also
thought that the pavement prevented
sufficient moisture from reaching the
tree roots, thus causing the trees to
gradually wither away.
The seriousness of the situation be
came apparent to several citizens who
noted the death of some of the finest
trees in the city and few days ago
when A. c. Lewis visited Americus for
the purpose Of inspecting cotton
breeding farm near here, he was asked
to investigate the condition of the
shade trees and give an expert opinion
on the cause of the destruction.
Mr.. Lewis declared that an insect
known as the elm beetle is respOn-
sible for the devastation. This pest
burrows beneath the bark of the tree
and saps its life by boring into the
heart. Millions of these insects at
tack a tree and as they multiply, their
work goes on with ever increasing
speed. In Atlanta several streets were
absolutely denuded of shade trees on
account Of the havoc wrought by the
elm beetle, and only drastic measures
prevented general devastation
the citv
Mr.. Lewis declares that all trees in
fected with the beetle should be cut
down and burned, thus destroying the
mature and immature insects. Unless
this is done, the infestation cannot be
checked. Spraying is of little avail
as the beetle bores beneath the bari
of the trees and thus escapes when tht
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-08
NEGRO COMMITTED FOR
TRIAL on ASSAULT CHARGE

Nora Dugg, a negro charged with
assault with intent to murder, was
bound over by Justice w 7 McMath
yesterday afternoon under bond Of $450
for trial in the Superior Court The
affair involves a cutting scrape at An
dersonville on May 81 when many ne
groes gathered at the national ceme-
terry Stephen Phillips, the victim OF
the affair. is still paralyzed from deep
cut in the neck which apparently
reached the spinal cord Dugg is also
charged with robbery.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-08
List of Killed and Injured Larg-
est in History of World
War
REPRIsALS DEMANDED
BY ENGLISH PEOPLE
Three Enemy Airplanes Des-
troyed by British Cross
ing English Channel

LONDON, July About twenty en-
emy airplanes bombarded London to-
day, according to an official statement
by the war office. For about quarter
OF an hour the raiders dropped steady
rain of bombs.
Damage was done in the heart OF
London by the raid, which was one
of the greatest, if not the greatest,
ever attempted by the Germans over
the metropolis. Thirty-seven persons
were killed and 141 injured, it was off
cially announced this afternoon.
The statement issued by the admiral
ty said that three of the German air
planes which dropped bombs on Lon
don today had been brought down at
sea.
The German raiders came from the
north and left by way OF the south,
The glass in some of the streets re-
sembled that in the streets of New
York and its suburbs after the explos-
ion on Black Tom Island last July.
The people in the capital are urging
quick reprisals.
The West End and fashionable north
western residential sections had a su-
perb view of the raiders approach.
From the further northern fninges of
the metropolis the raiders swept on
ward in fairly close formation, more
than a score in number.
The squadron which had been flying
high then began a swift toboggan
downward, its speed increasing tre-
mendously under the assistance OF
gravity and the planes soon reaching
a level evidently less than a thousand
yards in their swoop toward the central
objectives.
Meanwhile from all directions anti
aircraft batteries were working like
machine guns. Bursting shrapnel
dotted the air around the oncoming
raiders with snarling, vicious black
puffs of smoke more numerous than
the planes. 1t seemed impossible for
the raiders completely to escape from
the atmosphere of curtain fire sur
rounding them. The raiders, however,
pursued their course, holding their
cargo Of bombs until they had crossed
the suburban district and outlying
parks
Fortunately, a majority Of the people
had just enough warning to enable
them to seek safety in Easements
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DOES NOT REFLECT
TRUE Sentiments

ATLANTA, Ga, July THE good
old county Of Hart, named in honor of
Nancy Hart, the famous Revolutionary
War heroine, who captured detach-
ment Of soldiers single-handed when
they came to her house and ordered
her tc cook them dinner, is right in
line where she ought to be in time Of
war, according to a speech on the floor
OF the senate yesterday by Senator A.
A. McCurry of the Thirty-First district,
who rose to inform that body that the
views expressed on the floor of the
house by Representative Winn of Hart
county, in opposing the resolution in
dorsing Woodrow Wilson, were not the
views of the people Of Hart county
where the senator lives.
He gave the senate to understand
that while Representative Winn no
doubt honestly believed he was repre-
senting the sentiments of the people Of
Hart County. for whom he spoke, he
was simply mistaken in thinking they
stood anywhere in time Of war except
for the uag, where there fathers have
always stood for generations.
And likewise Senator w. F. Weaver,
of the Twenty-Third district, which
embraces Taylor county, gave the SEN
ate to understand that Representative
Foy of that county did not truly rep
resent the sentiments Of his people
when he voted, with Representative
Winn and three others, against the res
olution.
While these senators were thus he
pudiating the action Of the representa-
tives from their counties, Representa-
tive Winn was entering on the journal
of the house a written protest against
the adoption of the resolution, in which
he recited the same grounds set forth
in his speech against it.
The action of the house and senate
in indcrsing the president, and espec-
tally the action of the house, has had
the effect of clearing the atmosphere
il the capitol concerning the question
Of where Georgia people stand toward
the President and his policies and war
plans. 1t has made everybody feel
better to know that sedition is not
abroad in the state, despite the efforts
oi certain people to spread sedition,
and that the overwhelming majority
of the people are the same sort of pa
tricts that Southern people have al
ways been.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-08
BEAUTIFUL BULLETIN IS
ISSUED FOR Az M.SCH0OL

The annual bulletin of the Third Dis
is Grady for distribution in anticipation
OF the opening of the next term at the
institution, which begins its 1917-1S
scholastic year in September.
The bulletin, which was turned out
by the Southern Printers, is the finest
ever issued by the school and is a
beautiful specimen of the printers
art 1t is printed in colors on heavy
calendared paper, the illustrations de-
picting scenes on the campus of the
school, various departmental exhibits.
The booklet contains detailed informa-
ton concerning the institution
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-08
DIVISION GAM P
INCLUDES MANY
VARIED PHASES

CHARLESTON, S. c., July Some
flea as to what a divisional camp means
lis obtained from information given out
by General Woods headquarters.
In the space Of a brief period a place
formerly nothing but a field or wilder
ness, is converted into a tented city"
with 26,000 or more inhabitants. There
is a hum Of activity hard to imagine.
There are countless numbers almost OF
bake shops, work shops and other sim
liar places, and huge depots for the
storage Of all kinds of supplies,
Trains are kept constantly busy
bringing huge consi2nments of sup
plies and there is the never ending
stream of visitors. Shuttle trains are
kept busy operating from the camp to
tie nearest city all the day.
A division in war time in the United
States consists of nine regiments Of
infantry, one brigade or two regiments
of field artillery, one regiment of cav
airy, one field battalion or three COM
panies of signal corps, one bakery
company, which will cook all the bread
consumed daily by the whole division;
one battalion of engineers with three
companies; one aero squadron, four
field hospital companies, four ambu-
lance companies, one ammunition train,
one division field train, probably mo-
torized. with two motor truck compa-
mics of % trucks each.
The monthly payroll runs from $910,-
600 to $1,O0O,000. At $25 per month 26,-
GOO enlisted men would draw $4,000,
all of which will be spent in a few
days in the community. The officers
payroll will bring the amount dis
bursed every month in division to a
round million with ease.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-08
GERMANEMBASSY
OFFICIALS MUST
LEAVE At ONCE

WASHINGTON, D. c., July T.
All Germans formerly connected either
with the embassy or any one Of the
many consulates in America have been
requested to leave the United States
Notification that their presence in
America is undesirable has been sent
to them by the state department
They were not told that they were
suspected of being spies, but the infer
ence of their loyalty to the kaiser
might make it difficult fer them to
remain in this country without at
tempting to send information Of Mill
tary character to their government
was made clear
Among the first to go will be Helm
rich Schaafhausen. formerly attached
to the German embassy, but left behind
by Count Won Bernstorff and since at
tached to the department Of German
interests Of the Swiss legation In ad-
dition to Schaafhausen, there is long
train of clerks and servants--at least
they have served in such capacities IN
this country although the govern
ment has no means of knowing def
nitely what the exact status of most OF
them is with the German government.
There is ground for belief that some
Of them are persons OF more import
nee to the German intelligence system
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-08

Court Carswel, Nisbet and Dell were
fired SIS each While Hayslip drew a
$50 fine.
The Ford car was confscated by
Sheriff Harvey and will be sold on
July 18th according to the new bone
dry" law.
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trees are sprayed.

u CVo dl0 Sbi idS Cu'
The Woman's Club Of Americus is
agitating the matter very actively and
is bringing the matter to the attention
Of property owners whose trees have
been killed by the beetle.
1t is impossible for the municipal
authorities to take steps at this time,
since the shade trees along the side
walks belong to the property owners.
The necessity for immediate action
was emphasized by Mr.. Lewis, and it
is expected that the work Of combat
! ing the elm beetle in this city will be
commenced without delay