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The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-09-20

Williams, Dexter Stephens, Vic
Stephens and Earl Williams, Wis
tied with Geo. Stephens in Mont
gomery, this past week.
Frank Kennon has secured the
mail contract between Stanton
and Fitchburg for the next four
years. This is hard trip, and
Frank earns all he gets out of it.
Richard Grove and Rev. j. T.
Pugh are holding few days
meeting at. Bowen this week.
Monday night being their first,
they were greeted with a full
house.
o. G. Atkinson and Dave Ba-
ker struck a fine flow of oil with
a hundred barell we'll on Jake
Townsend's place. Glad to hear
of this fine we'll for these two
men.
Mrs. Lille Thacker arrived
here last Tuesday for a visit with
her folks Mr.. and Mrs. Ide Boone.
She is much improved in health.
Walter has been down twice to
see her.
Mrs. Algin Derickson, of Furn-
ace, left Thursday for her home
in Breathitt county to visit her
people for few days. Align left
Saturday to stay over till this
Thursday.
Mrs. s. A. Caudell and her sis
ter, Mrs. Estella Deeds, of Trav-
eler's Rest, in Owsley county,
are visiting their sister, Mrs.
Green Caudell, of Hatton creek,
this week.
Iona CLANCY, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Lennie
Crow, for several weeks, has re-
turned home to Campton Jet. but
will leave this week to visit her
sister in Paris.
Howard Harrison is home from
the State Fair and visit to his
folks In Berea. He recently re-
turned from six thousand mile
journey through Ohio and the
Western States.
g. w. Kerstetter, of the Home
at Clay City, was here Monday,
accompanying the new teacher,
Mr.. Crafts. Mr.. Crafts will make
his home at Clay City on account
of there being any house avail
able In Stanton.
T. G. Cole and son of Mt. Ca
naan left Monday night for Win
chester and will 60 on to Middle
town, where they expect to make
thorough investigation of the
killing of Mr.. Coles son, which
took place some weeks ago.
The teachers Misses Abbott,
Childs, Phillips, Brehmer aud
some of the etndante with A;oo
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-09-20
STANTON.
(By p. o. Derthick.)

Some news, unintentionally
omitted last week, appears this.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-09
ANOTHER CALL
Of 100000 To
De MADE SOON
GOVERNMENT EXPECTS TO AYR
TWO MILLION MEN UNDER ARMS
BY NEXT MILLION MORIT.-
lied NOW.

WASHINGTON, D. c., September g
Two million men in active service and
training camps by June 80 is the plan
OF the war department Another call
for 100000 men this winter is plan
ned.
This became known when statements
.o' Secretary Baker and expert advisers
before the recent hearings of the house
appropriations committee were printed
as public document.
By October 10 the department ex-
ects to have 1,500,000 men under arms.
If sufficient equipment and aecommo-
dations have been obtained for these
men, another call will be recommended
to the president. All war department
estimates were asked by Secretary Ba-
ker and granted by the committee, on
the assumption that the president win
issue the call
There are about million men undeT
arms today soldiers, militia and ma
rines. When the first mobilization lis
completed there viii be over SOC, ,Oo0
men. Another call this winter will COM
plete the 100000 men expected.
Heavy appropriations for machine
guns and rifles were allowed on plea
OF shortage in these munitions by Gen
eral Crozier. who declared that failure
to follow an adequate program in the
past had left the country short on field
artillery machine guns and rifles.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-09
THREE TRUNKS OF LIQUOR
WERE SEIZED IN ATLANTA,

ATLANTA, GA, September s.
While two Atlanta detectives were
standing guard over six suspicious
trunks in the Terminal Station, three
Of them suddenly disappeared for parts
unknown, and the detectives, seizing
the other three Immediately to prevent
their disappearance found that each of
them contained thirty-six quarts of
assorted varieties and brands of liquor.
The fact that three trunks disap-
peared almost while the detectives
were looking at them is not reflec-
tion on the detectives, who are eagl-
eyed sleuths accustomed to tracks of
the wary blind tiger, but should be
taken as evidence of the science and
skill Of the whiskey blockade runner.
who has developed his art to the tenth
degree under Georgia's bone dry legis-
lation.
For several weeks Atlanta police
authorities have suspected that whole
sale quantities. of whiskey were be-
ing shipped into Atlanta in trunks from
Jacksonville. At first they were handi-
capped in their investigation by the
fact that they did not know which
parties to challenge on arrival here,
and which to be left alone. Finally
they found that certain parties were
supiciously regular trips to
Jacksonville, the nearest oasis, ana
were coming back with suspiciously
heavy loads of baggage.
Having thus narrowed down their
search to certain suspicious parties,
they began to watch the suspicious
baggage, with the result above stated.
on the first shot out of the box.
Eventually they expect to stop all
liquor shipments, via the baggage
route, but they expect some of it to
get away before they have solved all
the curves of the blockade runners.
travellers should take
warning
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-09
PICKETT
OUT Of POLITICS
WILL PROBABLY NOT BE A CANDI.
DATE FOR CONGRESS ON AC-
COUNT OF BUSINESS REASONS
WAS IN AMERICUS YESTERDAY.

Hon. Dewitt c. Pickett, of Dawson
who is well known and esteemed in
Americus, was here yesterday for few
Eours.
For some time it has been thought
that Mr.. Pickett would make the race
for congress fro mthis district next
year in opposition to Representative
Charles R. Crisp, of this city. However,
he has practically abandoned that idea,
and, for that matter is contemplate
ing retirement from politics alto
gether. For a number of years he has
ably represented Terrell county or
his senatorial district in the legisla-
ture, ranking as one of the ablest mem
bers of that body.
Mr.. Pickett states that on account OF
business reasons he finds it impractical
BILE for him to give much of his time to
politics, and for that reason he does
not consider it at all likely that he will
for congress. This statement
will be received with widespread in
terest, as Mr.. Pickett was generally
considered probable candidate.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-09
CHAP MAN GOES
To HIS THIRD
TRIAL MONDAY
AMERICUS DENTIST, CHARGED
WITH THE DEATH OF WALTER
WADE, WILL BE AARAIGNED IN
SUPERIOR COURT.

For the third time DIR. Charles K
Chapman, accused of killing Walter
Wade, will go on trial. The trials OF
Warren l. Johnson, Walter Johnson
john Ethridge and Charley Chapman
Jr., who are also charged with com
plicity in the crime are set for next
week, too.
The crime is alleged to have been
committed on the night of August II,
1916. DR.. Chapman has been twice
tried, and there was mistrial each
time.
W. D. Mcneil, of Macon, has been
employed to defend Warren l. John
son. Shipp & Sheppard, Wallis & Fort
and Frank Hooper, of Atlanta, are as
sociated counsel for the various defen-
dants The solicitor. John A. Fort, is
assisted by Hixon & Hawkins, and julie
FELTON,. of Montezuma.
Three hundred jurors have been
summoned
Little Bit" Oliver, the woman who
was arrested and held in Jail short
while after Chapman and the other de-
PENDANTS were taken into custody is
in Americus, and may give testimony
at the trial.
Mrs. Yeartie Howell, star witness for
the state, and who's testified at prev
icus hearings of the case that she was
Pin the automobile with Chapman and
the other defendants when Wade was
shot to death on the Andersonville road
near Americus, Is expected to repeat
her sensational story during the trial
which begins Monday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-09
DECISION IS RENDERED
IN COMPLICATED CASE
CELEBRATED LAND CASE FROM
LEESBURG DECIDED BY JUDGE
LITTLEJ0HN = INVOLVES MUCH
PROPERTY.

The case of w. T. Cock, of DeSoto
Ca, VS.. Lipsey, ct al, of Leesburg,
complaint for land in and around
Leesburg, has been decided against the
plaintiff who claims the land. The case
was first referred to w. P. Wallis, as
auditor, and his findings were about
fifty-fifty to both the plaintiff and de-
fendant, and exceptions to the rulings
of the auditor were taken by both
sides, the case being then tried before
yadge 2, A. Littlejohn, who has had
the case under consideration practi-
cally all summer. Judge Littlejohn
handed down his decision Saturday,
and in this he oyerrules the principal
contentious of the plaintiff, finding
against him in all particulars, save
one. He finds in favor of the plaintiff
as to lot No. 40, together with immense
profits thereon since 1912.
1t is understood that Attorneys Lane.
Shipp & Sheppard and Martin will car
ry this case to the Supreme court.
Plaintiff in this cause celebre is the
only remainderman under the will of
Dudley Snead, who died at Leesburg
some sixty years ago, seized and pos
sessed of nearly all the land upon
which the town of Leesburg has since
been built, together with much other
valuable farming land CONTIGUOUS to the
town of Leesburg. Two life estates
We're carved out of the Snead estate,
and the same had continued until the
death of ames Benton Cook in this
county in 1912. plaintiff having no
right to sue until after the death of
his father ames Benton Cock. The
situation makes the case extremely
and the long period of
time intervening between the death of
the testator and the last life tenant,
during which time the property has
frequently changed hands by order of
court and otherwise, entailed much
labor when counsel for the plaintiff in
their endeavor to figure out the many
details and tangles.
1t j understood that the exceptions
to the auditors report in this case
covered about 400 typewriter pages.
WilkinsCn & Yeomans, Of Dawson,
uld R. f. Forester, of Leesburg, rep
resent the defendant
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-09
SUMTER
ORAF | MEN To
DEPART TODAY
GIVEN FAREWELL TESTIMONIAL
AT COURTHOUSE YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON - TWO PATRIOTIC
SPEECHES.

4 An audience of several hundred gath
cred at the courthouse yesterday af-
teTnoon and participated in farewell
testimonial to the nine young Sumter
county men who are the first to go
from this county to the new national
army under the draft act.
The selectmen are: John William
Westbrook, Calvin Grady Davis, Rob-
ert Earl Statham, Henry Tucker Ans
lye, Clarence H. Williams, Phillip
Chappell Wise, Charlie Crisp Clements,
Levy N. Johnson, James Rufus Bran
lett.
Levy Johnson takes the place of
James William Buchanan, who is i'll
with malaria.
The meeting was presided over by
Judge John A Cobb, and inspiring pa
triCtif talks were made by Mr.. J. Ed
Mathis and Mrs. S. H. Mckee, each
being received with much applause
The young men were much affected at
the parting tribute paid them. They
We're personally told goodbye by near
ly every one of the audience.
The young men leave this morning
at GAO o'clock for Camp Gordon, near
Atlanta.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-09
VOCATIONAL BOARD
APPOINTED BY DORSEY
EIGHTY-THREE THOUSAND DOL
LARS WILL BE SPENT THIS YEAR
IN BEHALF OF VOCATIONAL
TRAINING.

ATLANTA, Ga, September S.-GoV-
ernor Dorsey has announced his seEec-
tion for the five appointiye positions on
the state vocational board, which, with
the federal authorities, will arrange
for the apportionment in Georgia Of the
$50, GOO Smith-Hughes fund for yoca-
tiopal training the following Sam
Tate, of Tate, Ga. representing com
merce and manufacture; Ross Cope
land, of Augusta, representing iabor5
Dudley Hughes, of Danville, represent
| ing agriculture, with B. H. Hardy. of
Barnesville, and j. Randolph Ander-
sen, of Savannah, as the two members
who according to the bill creating the
board were to be selected from the
trustees of the district agricultural
schools
All have accepted except Mr. Hughes,
who is one of the authors of the Geor-
gia bill creating the board. Mr.
Hughes telegraphed that press of other
business compelled him to decline, but
governor Dorsey still hopes to prevail
upon him to accept.
The bill provided that the governor
be chairman of the board, with the
state school superintendent, M- L.
Britain. and the chancellor Of the
University, Dr. David c. Barrow, as
members, the other five to be ap-
pointed
Both the state of Georgia and the
federal government will contribute half
Of the $4,000 fund, which> will ge On
tirely to vocational training. The rec
concentrations of the Georgia board
as to how the money shall be appor>.
toned in this state must be approved
by federal authorities. The fund wilS
be increased in 1918 to $11S,0O0--- $751;
600 each from the state and the federal
government, and will continue to gresg
in the same ratio for six or seven
years.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-09
STEWART COUNTY MEN
DRAFTER INTO THE ARMY

LUMPKIN, Ga, September 8.-The
complete list of persons drafted to
serve in the new National army has
just been announced by the local ex-
emption board Those who will serve
under the first call are: James Rob
ertson, James Porter, Jr., Bobbie Hol =
leman, Olive Knightton, F. T. Perkins,
Ben Dent, Johnnie Conner, Stewart
Adams, Robert Billings, B. M. Rich
ardson, w. Rollo Snow, Alex Warren,
Dan Dorsey Peter Sheppard, Milton
Jones, David Brannon, H. L. Brazier.
John Wesley Harris, Walter Lewis,
Spencer Carter, Emmett Moses, john
ME Gilbert, Will Burch, Lawrence Jor-
dan. Jester Lowe, Robert Childers, Jor
dan Malone, Siner Bell, Lem Harmon,
Charlie Barnes, Frank S. Singer, James
Rembert, Charlie Bullard, R. T. Ken
rail, Aaron Conner, Jr.. r. A. Bennett,
Lewis Byrd Lawson. Henry Booth, JOS
eph H. Griffin, Thomas Campbell, john
ME ]. Adams, Will Reese, Selman Bell,
Joe Paramore, E. H. Fleming, Ellie Bu-
ford, c. H. Patterson, Solomon Dalton,
Frank Campbell, Glen c. Robertson,
Robert Lewis Edge, Jesse Dunning,
Emmett Jones, Roscoe Ford, Thomas
Oliver Potts, S. o. Fitzgerald, James
Bush, Charlie Wylie, Charlie Betters,
Robert Williams, Henry Lee Jackson,
Robert Ford, Troy Holder, Charley
Thomas, Otis Smith, Willie Blackshear,
Judge Welborn and Joe Buster Owens
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-09
DARING M0ONSHINER FAILS
TO PUT HIS SCHEME OVER

ATLANTA, GA, September s.
Fulton county police have just brought
to light what they claim to be the
most daring attempt on record to get
past the Georgia bone-dry prohibition
law. Here is the story:
An enterprising citizen of north
Georgia equipped himself with a pair
o. handouts, sheriff's star and pis-
tol, and went to a moonshine distil-
lery and bought a barrel of white
lightning, which he loaded on his
wagon, standing the barrel on end
From under the cushion of the wagon
seat he took out sgn, previously pre-
pared. which read: Corn Liquor, ="
and then he put the handouts on a
negro who accompanied him, and made
the negro sit on top of the barrel
Thus fixed, he pinned the badge on
his coat lapel, mounted the wagon and
drove toward Atlanta, evidently aim
ing to make his way boldly to the
home of his local agent who would
take the liquor and sell it. But the
county police were little too wise for
the neryy mountaneer, and he didn't
get by.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-09
Cotton Ginnings.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept S.-Cot-
ton ginned to September /. amounted
to 605,513 bales, counting round as
half bales, the census bureau today an.
nounced in its first ginning report Of
the season. Round bales included num-
bered 22,724 Sea island included were
2 $50 bales. This years ginning com
pares with S5O66S bales ginned to Sep
tember / last year, and 463,SS2 bales
in 1915. Round bales last year num-
bered 1885 and in 1915 they were s.
947. Sea island included last vera
was 1851 bales, and in 1915 there were
2,O97.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-09
WHIsKEY MAKING ENDED
DURING PERIOD Of WAR
ALL DISTiLLERIES AND EXPORTS
CEASED LAST NIGHT-190,O0O O,OOO
GALLONS IN BOND.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 9,JLast
night at II o'clock whisky manufac-
ture ceased in the United States under
the provisions of the food control law,
and the millions of bushels of grain
heretofore used in making that form of
drink will be diverted to food. Impor-
tation of whisky also stopped. Just
how much grain will be added to the
food supplies as result is not deter
mined, but experts say about 100000
600 bushels are used by the distilleries
each year, of which about 40,000,000
bushels are used in whisky manufac-
ture
Customs officials throughout the
country will seize all importations OF
spirituous liquors reaching the Unit
ed States hereafter officers at the
internal revenue bureau throughout
the country will see that distilleries
make no more whisky.
Distillers may continue manufactur-
inc alcohol for commercial purposes,
and many of them have arranged for
this work, others turning their distil-
leries into manufacturing plants for
yeast, vinegar and by-products.
Stocks of whisky in the country un-
doubtedly are larger than they ever
have been, because Of active prepara-
ton by distillers and dealers in antici-
ption of the law Distillers have been
Working at utmost capacity and i'm
ports have been larger than ever
officials estimate the quantity Of
whisky in bond in warehouses to be
about 19O,OOO,OOO gallons. Stocks not in
bond will bring the quantity on hand
il the country up to about 2S0,0o0,OOO
gallons. The annual production OF
whisky has been about 116,O0O,O0O gal
Ions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-09
RICHLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
BEGIN WITH GOOD ATTENDANCE

RICHLAND, Ga, September S.-The
Richland public schools began their
fall session this week with a large at
tendance and prospects of a successful
term. Officers of the school board OF
which E. l. Carter is chairman, ex
pressed much satisfaction at the splen-
did opening attendance, and Superin-
tendent Walker states it is the inten-
tion of the authorities to bring the
Richland school to higher standard
OF excellent this year than ever be-
fore in their history The students,
viii get down to their studies in ear
nest Monday morning, the first days
OF the term being, as usual, devoted
t. organization.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-09
RED CROSS TO LOOK
FTEA u. 5. PRISONERS
PACKAGES OF PROVISIONS SENT.
TO MEN HELD IN GERMANY WILL
BE RECEIPTED FOR BY THE RE-
CIPIENTS. ~-f-.-

WASHINGTON, September s.
Americans captured and held in Ger
man prison camps are to be looked
after by the American Red Cross. AL
ready Prisners' Relief Committee
has been organized, under supervision
Of Ellis L. Dresel, of the American
Legation at Berne, Switzerland. The
German policy of giving prisoners
poor and scanty rations is to be
counteracted by shipping food par
cells to American prisoners. Each will
contain post card, to be signed as
a receipt and returned, as a means Of
making sure the Americans get the
aid intended for them. These pack
ages will contain ten pounds of meat,
a quality of butter, jam, coffee or
tea, salt, rice and dried food The
parcels will be sent three times in a
fortnight. Arrangements also have
been made permitting sending cloth
ing, money and letters from the fam
lilies in this country of men taken
prisoners,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-09
RED CROSS CHAPTER
ORGANIZED AT RICHLANO

RICHLAND, Ca, September S.-A
Red Cross society has been organized
here through the efforts of w, A. Ellis,
a representative of the Southern divis-
ion of the national organization, who
came here several days ago to institute
the work in this community. The Off
GERS of the chapter are j. A Bryson
chairman; Mrs l. S. Webb, vice chair
man; Mrs. Avis McKennon, secretary:
DR.. J. N. Kenyon, treasurer; Mrs J.
NJ Kenyon, Mrs. ]. B. Law and T, F.
Carter, executive committee. The or
ganization will commence the work of
making Red Cro-s supplies immediate
Is
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-09
GERMANS NOT
To ADVANCE On
RUSS CAPITAL.
WILL BE SATISFIED WIT THE TAX
ING OF RIGA-LATENESS OF SEA-
son WOULD HINDER THE CAM.
PAIGN.

LONDON, Sepe. S.-The Russians are
hastily entrenching in the Riga region
to the west of Venden, says todays ar,
my headquarters statement. German
cavalry is ntouch with them on this
new line and advanced Russian detach-
ments have been pushed back
Despite the continued retreat of the
Russians on the Riga front indications
are not wanting that the German drive
i'll this region may have reached nearly
its limits This view indeed, is taken
by leading German military writer's,
who pont to the lateness of the sea
son as making it improbable that Won
Hindenburg intends to push his cam
paign further this fall. He will be
content with safeguarding his new ac-
QUESTIONS, the bases of Riga and Duen-
amuende, they intimate
The absence of German naval CO.
operation on large scale in the gulf
of Riga with the forces operating on
land in the region seems to lend ad-
ditional color to this view Petrograd
reports that only German submarines
have been in the gulf, and that, indeed,
a Russian naval force is still stationed
there, ready to engage any enemy war
ship contingent that may appear.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-09
CHICAGO MAYOR FILES
BIG SUITS FOR LIBEL
ASKS DAMAGES IN SUM OF MIL
LION AND QUARTER AGAINST
NEWSPAPERS AND INDIYD.
UALS.

CHICAGO, September S.-Mayor
Thompson has filed in circuit court
five suits for libel against Chicago
newspapers and individuals, totaling
$1,350,00
The suits were as follows:
Chicago Tribune, $500,000
Chicago Daily News and Victor F.
Lawson, publisher, $250,0O0
Jacob NJ Dickinson, former secretary
of war, 100000
H. H. Merrick, president of the local
chapter of the National Security league,
100000
Arnold Joerns, secretary of the same
organization, 100000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-09
". c. 7. U.S. WILL SEND
TO DAWSON

! A meeting of the Americus chapter
Of the w. c. T. U. will be held Monday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at the resi-,
dence Of Mrs. c. p. Payne. Delegates
will be elected to the state convention
at Dawson on October 1919, and ar
rangements perfected for sending a
large number from this city
The official call, together With other
w C. T. U. news of interest, will be
published in the Times-Recorder Mon
day
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-09
Hooks Goes to Atlanta.

]. d. Hooks left Saturday for Allan
Ia on business in connection with the
Grant Six automobile, which he re-
Gently became agent for here Mr..
Hooks expects to have a number of
these cars on hand in the next few
days at the Hooks Motor Company on
Lamar street. A number of, features
about this car are mentioned In an adv
vertisement elsewhere in this issue.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-09
Another Americas Boy Joins Navy,

Friends of Fletcher Griffin are in
terested in KNOWN gthat he has re-
Gently enlisted in the navy and leaves
today for Atlanta, where he will join
others going to naval training school
acetd n Chicago
Mr.. Griffin contemplates entering the
yoemanry service of the navy, and his
many friends wish him success in his
service with Uncle Sam.