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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-12
RECEIVES COMMISSION
IN MEDICAL CORPS U.S.A.

DR.. Herschel A. Smith of this city
yesterday received his commission as
first lieutenant in the medical corps OF
the United States Army and is awaiting
orders as to when and where to report
for Duty
DR.. Smith was examined few weeks
ago by medical officers who made a
tour Of the state examining physicians
within the age limit fixed by the con
scription act and also others who de
sired to become connected with the
medical arm of the military service.
He was accepted by the examining of
icers, who sent his name in to the War
Department authorities and the com
mission which arrived yesterday is the
result
Since locating in Amerieus several
months ago, DR.. Smith has been associ-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-12
To DISCUSS NEW
RAIL ROAD TUESDAY

A joint meeting of the Commission
ers ana the Business Council of the
Americus and Sumter County Chamber
of Commerce has been called for Tues
day afternoon at 4 o'clock. 1t is
planned to discuss at this session sew
eral vital points in connection with
the construction of the new Americus
& Atlantic Railroad, which is being
built from Games. on the A. b. A. Rail
road, to this city.
A representative Of the new road will
be in attendance at the meeting and
will outline the situation to the trade
body, so that full and free discussion
may be had of the variouc important
features which must be considered
without delay.
1t is also planned at the meeting
Tuesday afternoon to review the work
of the chamber since the annual meet
ing and to lay plans for the future ac-
tivity of the organization
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-12
WILL PROSECUTE
BOARD MEMBERS
FOUND DISTRICT

WASHINGTON, d. c., August IL
Members of the New York selection
board, relieved yesterday after an in
quiry into the manner in which dis
charges from draft had been granted,
will be prosecuted, officials of the pro-
vost marshal generals office said to-
day.
Whatever improper action the New
York board may have taken will be
rectifed, before the district board.
If it is shown that fraud or bribery
was employed to obtain discharge
beth the old board members and the
individual would be liable to prosecu-
ton, and it was indicated that the gov
ernment would seek to make such cases
an example.
Officials have in preparation a sup
Elemental ruling as to discharges for
registered men, mostly naturalized
aliens supporting relatives in Europe.
The difficulty is that the aftidavits re-
CURED cannot be obtained from any
foreign country in the time allowed.
Indications are that discharges will
not be granted in many cases of this
kind. For one thing officials said,
the soldier will have twenty-five dol
lars a month at least to contribute to
his family during his army service.
That is more than the average foreign
er sends home.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-12
EVANS NAMED FOR
F FEOE RAJ Be ENCH

WASHINGTON, D. c., August H.
President Wilson today nominated Bex-
erly D. Evans, of Sandersville, Ca. To
be United States district court judge for
the southern district of Georgia
AS Judge Evans was one the list OF
eighteen suggested by Senator Thomas
w Hardwick, it is practically certain
the nomination will be confirmed by
the senate. The list, it is understood
had the approval of Senator Hoke
Smith He will succeed the late Judge
". w Lambdin, of Savannah.
Judge Evans, who recently entered
upon the fourteenth year of his ser
vice on the bench of the state supreme
court, is well known throughout Geor-
gia.
He was born at Sandersville May ~.
1865, the son of Col Beverly D. Evans.
gallant officer in the Confederate
ermy and Sallie Smith Evans
Following his admission to the bar
he was continuously in practice untiA
1899 He was a member Of the GeOrgfa
legislature in 1886 and 1887, and del
egate to the democratic national con-
vention in 1885, which nominated Gro
yer Cleveland for a second term as
president
For seven years he was solicitor of
the Middle Judicial circuit beginning
with 1890 and from 1899 to 1904 was
Judge tn of the same circuit. On April J..
1904, he was made associate justice OF
the supreme court of Georgia, which
position he now fills
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-12
HOUSE, PASSES BILL
FOR A. & NJ. SCHOOL

A telegram was received yesterday
afternoon by the Times-Recorder from
Representative Stephen Pace, stating
that his bill appropriating $4,000 for
the Third District A & M. School was
passed by the House and had been
turned over to the Senate for action.
This measure provides $4,000 for the
installation of heating system in the
buildings of the school and had been
advocated by the friends of the insti
tuition as one of the most important
features of the program laid down for
the improvement of the school
In order that the bill may be passed
during the present session, it is nee
esSary that the Senate take immediate
action, as the session closes on We'd
nesday, August 18th, and the bill must
be read three times before it's final
passage Senator NJ. B. Council has
been urged by wire to get behind the
bill and see that it is read for the first
time on Monday, which will allow two
more readings before the session closes
on Wednesday,
No opposition is expected to develop
il the Senate and it is probable that
the $4,000 appropriation will be avail
able within a short time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-12
RUSSIAN TROOPS
IN SERIOUS CLASH

PETROGRAD, August ll.-Delayed)
Portions of new Ukraine regiment
while passing through Kiev today in a
train on the way TO the front, opened
fire on the Cuirassiers who were quad
ing the station The Cuirassiers fired
back and battle began in which sold
iers on both sides were killed or
wounded.
When the Ukrainians reached Nov
grad-Volynskan the entire regiment of
Cuirassiers was sent against the mutt
nous rain and a fresh battle began.
On the Cuirassiers bringing up ma
chine guns the mutineers surrendered,
Fourteen dead were taken back to Kiev
About fifty men were wounded.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-12
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= COAL PRICES MAY BE
: REDUCED BEFORE WINTER.

\ WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. II. 4
= Coal dealers who increase their
: price for anthracite more than 10 4
: cents a ton before September will 4
' beconsidered by the federal trade
Z commission as openly declaring \
= policy of profteering,"
Indications are that bituminous
+ coal prices will be reduced in the 4
' future, the commission announces. 4
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-12
BOOSTS
TAX BURDEN ON
BIC WAR PROFITS

WASHINGTON, d. c.. August IL
Chairman Simmons, explaining to the
senate the finance committees purpose
in re-drafting the war tax bill, de-
clared the changes made will greatly
increase the tax burden to be borne
by the big corporations who have prof
tied from the war
In detailed statement opening de-
late on the measure, Senator Simmons
said the committee had weighed every
schedule carefully and that the bill
as now presented would place the tax
where it belonged without working in
justice to any one. He did not complete
his statement.
Without mentioning him by name,
the North Carolina senator replied at
length to Chairman Kitchin of the
house ways and means committee, who
recently CHARGED that the senate COM
mittee had rewritten the house bill
in such a way as to favor prosperous
corporations and individuals. On the
contrary, the senator insisted, the SEN
ate revision would tax the prosperous
more than the house bill The house,
he said, had been far too 1enient with
those who had "reaped this harvest Of
gold"
Certain corporations in this coun-
try are going to be made to disgorge
in order to pay the expenses of this
war very considerable proportion of
their income" said Senator Simmons.
The 1916 war profits exceed three
billion dollars The house bill pro-
posed ridiculously small sum from
the swollen war profits
Other Countries Use Plan.
Senator Simmons said those who
criticise the senate committee because
it substituted a graduated tax on cor
porations' war profits for fiat rate of
eight per cent as levied by the house
did not understand the situation. He
declared that out of fourteen coun-
tries having such tax, only two, Can
ada and Spain, impose a war profits
profits tax on basis other than the
plan outlined by the committee.
Defending the committees consump-
ton tax on sugar, tea and coffee, he
said the original house bill levied just
about as much tax in other forms on
these articles. He denied charges that
the senate bill favored the railroads.
Many senators have prepared to de
liver speeches, and long deabte is
expected. Senator LaFollette is pre-
paring a minority report in conjunc-
tion with Senators Thomas and Gore,
and hope to be able to present it late
today.
Senator Simmons submitted statis-
tics said to have been compiled by ]. P.
Morgan & Co, showing that As great
corporations alone will pay, under the
proposed committee revision war prof
its taxes of $239,977 900. against only
S77736,000 proposed under the house
bill.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-12
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WEATHER FORECAST.

= WASHINGTON, D. c., August II =
: Moderate temperatures with oc- =
= casionaI local rains are forecast =
= by the weather bureau for the =
= South Atlantic states during the :
: coming week =
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-12

ated with DR. w. s. Prather and is rec
ognized as one of the most prominent
young physicians in this section.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-12

he initial call for service to the en-
rance of the men to the cantonments
where their training period will begin.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-12
WEATHER FORECAST.

; GENERALLY FAIR TODAY e
AND TOMORROW. =
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-26
COAL IN DEADLOCK
Operators Claim Council Hasn't
Power To Fix Price.
If Can't Agree Governor VIII
Call Legislature.

Chicago. July ga break was i'm
minent in the negotiations between
the state council of defense and Illi-
nois coal operators when hey resum-
ed conference today in the former's
final attempt to arrange IN agreement
in lowering coal prices.
The operators have been told that
they must cut the prices, but they
question the authority of the state
council to deal with the coal situation
and are prepared. it is understood, to
tell the council today they will not
make a reduction of any kind.
Illinois operators assume the atti-
tude that they cannot reduce prices of
coal unless operators in IEd ana. Ohio.
Pennsylvania. West Virginia and Ken
lucky are forced to MAKE similar re-
auctions.
All sessions have been behind closed
doors.
Failure of the conference today to
reach a definite conclusion may re-
suit in the calling of a spo cial session
of the legislature to fix coal prices, ac-
cording to a statement attributed to
Governor Lowden.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-26
MURDER FOR LOVE
Detective UncOvers Plot Engi-
neered by 2O-Year Youth.
Intended To Stay Coal Man and
Marry Widow, p.

Chicago, July 26.-Another story of
the eternal triangle into which an al
legged plot to commit murder was
woven was being written here today.
One of the principals is Sidney H.
L. Walker 20, said to be the son of
a prominent Louisville, KY, man, and
a graduate of the Los Angeles, Calf,
high school, who has confessed, say
the police, to entering into a conspir-
acy with Mrs. Lucy Ender, 81 to kill
her husband, Adolph Ender, SO, re-
tired Chicago coal man.
Walker and Mrs. Ender are in Jail.
She denies Walkers charges.
Had 100000 Life Insurance.
Walker is said to have told the
police that thru Ender's death Mrs.
Ender would inherit 100000 in life
insurance and other securities and
that he and Mrs. Ender then planned
to marry.
Walker, who has been a boarder at
the Ender home. and Mrs. Ender were
arrested following complaint by Ender
chat they tried to asphyxiate him a
few days ago.
The Enders first broke into the
limelight week ago when Mrs. Ender
MED suit for divorce, alleging that
Ender was German born and that he
abused her because she did not share
rms pro-German views on the war
me suit was later withdrawn.
walker was arrested by a detective
10 whom he gave SIS, according to the
police, to kill Ender The detective
was to get $500 after the Shaving
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-26
SOLDIER OF KAISER
Retired German Cavalry Cap
tain Arrested in Topeka.
He Was HOrSeman With Ring.
ling Bros Circus.

Max Sabel, retired German army
officer, is being held here by federal
official and is charged with being
found in an enemy alien zone
Sabel was, up until Wednesday, a
horse trainer with the Ringing Broth
ers' circus. He was also a performer,
being the leader in one of the acts
in an end ring. The state fair grounds
is one CT the three "alien zones in
Topeka.
The German was examined this
morning by c. c. Jackson, assistant
United States marshal, and then re-
turned to Jail. He told Jackson that
he had served twelve years in the
German army. The last few years he
was a captain of cavalry.
He retired with a pension a few
years ago, he said, a short time after
he fought a duel with a fellow officer.
The fellow officer was shot, but not
killed. Sabel declared the duel was
against his liking, but said it was the
decree of = court of honor" of army
officers.
Sabel said that shortly after the
outbreak of the war in 1914 he wrote
to Germany and Offered to accept a
commission with the German army
He declared that he received no an
swer to the letter.
Sabel was arrested late Wednesday
night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-26
Russia Restores Capital Pun
ishment i'm Army.
Bringing to Justice Organizers
of Recent RevOltS.

Petrograd. July 26.-The COM
mander in chief and commanders of
ing insisted that restoration of disci-
pline in the army inevitably would
necessitate infliction of the death pen
atty, the government has agreed
unanimously to restore capital pun
ishment. The measure is to have eff
feet only until the end of the military
crisis.
The inquiry into the recent disor-
ders here is being continued ener-
getically Authorities are taking
measures to discover and bring to
justice all organizers of and partici-
pants in the revolt.
Traitors Threaten Ruin.
In an interview today, Premier
Kerensky said the fundamental prob
lem of the provisional government lay
in providing for the immediate safety
of the country and the revolution,
whatever the cost might be. The gov
eminent was thoroiy conscious of the
duty before it. he said. and was de-
terrnined to make resolute stand
against anything Which threatened the
rum of the state.
The premier said the re-establish-
ment of the death penalty at the front
was necessary in view of the fact that
the government was faced with the
alternative Of sacrificing the army to
having recourse to the only possible
means of inspiring troops.
The provisional government, in
complete agreement with the entire
army. took the burden of heavy re-
sponsibility, the premier explained,
solely in order to save the lives of
heroes who were perishing in the
execution of their duty for the sake
of their country. and to remove the
reproach threatening the good name
of Russia.
The provisional government today
decided to establish on all the Russian
fronts courts martial composed of
three officers and three soldiers.
Korniloff Threatens to Resign.
General Korniloff telegraphed from
the Galician front to Kerensky, it de-
veloped today, threatening to resign
his command unless the government
decided to reimpose the death penalty
upon the findings of field courts mar
tial. Such a reimposition, he de-
clared, was the only means of saving
nv army"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-26
FOR A DRY U. S,
Senate Agrees To Vote on Natl
Prohibition Wednesday.
Give Drys 6 Years to Win Re-
uuired Three-FOurths of States.

washington, July ga senate
vote on national prohibition amend
ment will be taken at o'clock next
Wednesday, according to a private
agreement reached by wet and dry
leaders today.
Debate on the amendment is to be-
gin Tuesday. A part of the agree
ment is that the amendment must
provide that, unless ratified within
six years by the thirty-six states re-
quired to put it in the Constitution, it
dies.
To be put up to the state 'egisla-
tors the constitutional amendment re-
Quires a two-thirds majority in house
and senate. Then three-fourths OF
the states must vote to put the amend
ment in the constitution.
There are now twenty-five dry
states, according to the senate lead
ers. To make the amendment a part
of the constitution, the drys must gain
eleven states within the next six years
if the vets can hold thir, states
one more than one-fourtl.-tile
amendment will be lost.
Decision to vote so soon on the
prohibition amendment is significa nj
in view of an effort to have sdch q
vote release from the food bill the
Smooth amendment directing Pres
dent Wilson to purchase bonded L.
QuOrS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-26
TODAY WAR STEPS
q. s. Rush Necessary To Fill
Breach of Russian Collapse.
Enter Germany by Air Route Is
New Aero Slogan.

Washington, July 26.-America
rushed her war measures today 20 fill
the breach in the allied hopes made
by Russia's collapse and the increased
submarine sinkings.
With nearly 100000 regulars and
militia men modified or encamped
cantonments for the new national
army of 100000 in October.
Admiral Capps took charge of tbs
emergency fleet construction to over
take submarine destruction. The
shipping board was to meet Today
with Edward n. Hurley, its new chair
man.
Brigadier General George o. Squa-
Ter sounded the slogan of the $780,
100000 aviation program by declaring
we will enter Germany by the air
route. -
Discuss New War Taxes.
Awaiting Secretary McAdoo's S.
e0,000.000 war budget, the senate
finance committee informally dis
cussed raising two billions of this sum
by added taxes.
The senate military and foreign
committee were discussing a bill
aimed to increase the second draft
for the new national army by calling
up aliens.
While these steps were taken the
house and senate conferees met to
discuss the food control bill whose
early adoption Is still threatened by
persistent petty political wrangles in
both branches.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-26
SOLDIER INQUISITIvE
Sammie Examining, French Bomb
Loses His Right Hand.

With the American Forces in
France, Wednesday, July 25.-(By the
Associated Press THE first field
casualty among the American forces
occurred today. A soldier became
too inquisitive in regard to the con-
structfon of live French bomb
among the supplies brought to camp
for training purposes. He extracted
the safety pin in some manner and
very soon thereafter loud explosion
occurred. Fortunately for the soldier
the bomb did not contain a charge of
full battle strength or he would have
been blown to pieces. As it was he
escaped with the loss of his right
hand.
At every vantage point near the
camp men in khaki and men in blue
could be seen today drilling, marching
and digging side by side. Field
maneuvers were in progress at several
places while from more secluded
spots came the rattle of machine
guns. Musketry practice was being
held and on every hand was activity
which was most impressive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-26
Big Guns and Stores of NUM-
tiOnS and Food.
No Attempt To Save Them by
Fleeing Army.
SHOOT DOWN COMRADES
Frenzied Slavs Kill Artillery
men To Get Horses.
Mut'ny Reported Among Rus
sian Troops at wilma, Too.

London. July 26.-Russia's routed
army in Galicia may have lost to the
Germans all the wealth of artillery
and military supplies which the allies
concentrated for General Brusiloff's
great offensive. Even If Premier
Kerensky and his ministry. armed
with unlimited powers, succeed in
stemming the rout, supplies of meal
culable value may have been lost
Dispatches today served to increase
the realization here of the gigantic
task undertaken by the new demo-
cracy-that of reforming apparently
panic stricken, spy infested troops
with a new spirit that would Undue
them to make stand against the
ever-increasing encroachment of the
Teutonic armies.
Work of German Spies.
They told of the wild confusion with
which the Russian eleventh army
turned and ran, some of its soldiers
shooting down their own comrades OF
the artillery that they might fee on
the horses attached to the gun limb
ers. Big guns were abandoned Sup
plies were left where they lay. Stores
of ammunition were disregarded.
Thru all the story, London detected
the work of the German secret agents
PLANTED" in Russian regiments, the
Germans apparently waited until the
offensive had attained its height with
a great concentration of forces of sup
plies and then acted concertedly, sc
that the greatest part of the booty
might fall into the hands of the Ger
mans.
Great fear was felt here for the
supplies of the seventh and eighth
Russian armies, also on the Galiciar
front.
One Russ Force Loyal:
The panic of fear fostered by Ger
man agents apparently had not totally
unseated the reason of these troop
but the rate of the German advanct
has been SO rapid that 1t is doubtful
if the two armies can save all theil
supplies.
One encouraging feature was tbs
loyalty of Russian and RumaniaI
troops in the southern Carpathian.
where they have vigorously attacked
the Teutonic forces.
The fighting on the far northern
front, around Wilma, however, has
practically ceased. Petrograd dis
patches admit instability of troops
there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-26
ANNOUNCES HIS STAFF
Brigadier General Martin Takes
Charge First Infantry Brigade.

Executive order No. 1 was issued
today by Charles I. Marian as briga-
der general of the First Kansas in
fantry brigade. The order announces
Brigadier General Martins official
staff.
Announcement of the appointment
or General Martin as brigadier gem
eral was made several weeks ago
when the popular Kansas military
leader was promoted from the office
or adjutant general of the Kansas
National Guards. In his first order
today the new brigadier general an
nounces his staff composed of Mai.
Clad Hamilton, Topeka, as adjutant,
and First Lieut. Burton E. Fox, indie
pendence, and First Lieut.. Leo A.
Mingenback, of Great Bend, az aides.
Names of members of the staff were
made public some time ago, altho the
ofrlcial information was not released
until the issuance of the executive
order.