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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-17
Lake Ships VIII Go To Sea-.

At least 120 ships will leave the
Great Lakes at the end of the present
season of navigation, never TO return.
The ships will be Communicated or
purchased by the government for the
Atlantic ocean service. The vessels so
far selected for removal from the lakes
total about $4,000 tons. Forty-three
OF the ships are small enough to pass
the Welland canal without alteration.
Seyenty-seven must be cut in two to
pass the locks. The tonnage now on
the lakes totals about 100000.
The appropriation for purchase of
lake boats is included in the budget of
$1,134,5OO.00O submitted to the svcre-
tary of the treasury by the shipping
board OF this aLount about $780,,
600 is intended to pay for the lake
beats.
The vessels will not be returned TO
the lakes, because officials believe that,
allowing for new vessels which can be
built during tie war $4,000 tons can
be spared firm the lake trade without
seriously gripping the necessary trade.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-17
LEFT HUSBAND Fur
HER AFFINITY; NOW
She IS A SUICIDE

AURORA, ILL.,, Oct. 16-AIrs. Lillian
Stiles was found dead in hotel here,
having committed suicide by poison.
A note she had written to friend osk-
ed that her body be cremated and the
ashes thrown into the lake.
A dozen years ago Mrs. stiles,
society beauty and wife of pros
porous business man, eloped with
Herbert Crane, millionaire. Mrs.
Crane sued for divorce and Mrs. Stiles
took similar action The trials of the
suits created sensation at the time
owing to the social prominence of the
parties. Mrs. Stiles and Crane took
up their residence az the latter's coun-
try place.
Several years ago Mrs. Stiles quietly
returned to her old home at Streator,
Ills, and sometime ago Mr.. Crane
married the daughter Of a wealthy
Costa RIGA planter. She registered
at hotel here on Saturday and when
she failed to appear the room was
enteredand the body and the note was
found.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-17
War Conservation.

SIN the midst of monster destruc-
tIon," writes Isaac F. Marcosson in
Everybody's, IAN enormous conserva-
ton is achieved. Only the dead are
laid away. Nothing is 'scrapped.
They make laces out of castoff shoes
redeem shattered guns; convert refuse
fat into glycerin; replenish the flick.
ering fires of life itself. War is not
all waste.
sand when this moving picture, more
animated than any imaginative play
ever thrown upon cinema screen, has
passed before you, you realize, even
before a single shot is fired. that en-
ergy and organization of the highest
order have been tested to well-nigh
Incredible extent.
ut dawns on you that war is work =
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-17
Candles VS.. Electricity.

The Society for Electrical Develop
nent, anxious to encourage a wider
use of electricity for lighting, has pre-
pared figures showing it is much cheap
er than candles or kerosene.
A recent test of six candles showed
that for / cent only 2.68 candle-power
hours were obtained. If electricity for
lighting costs cents for kilowatt
hour a 20-watt lamp can be lighted for
so hours for 8 cents. The efficiency of
20-watt incandescent is a candle
power for lit watts. Thus 20-watt
lamp will provide about IL candle
power. 1t viii burn 80 hours for 8
cents, or $50 candle-power hours win
cost 8 cents. One cent win buy 94.4
candle-power hours, or 35 times as
much light as can be obtained from a
candle for / cent.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-17
Diamonds to Remain High.

The high cost of diamonds keeps up.
4 you have any hidden away among
your potatoes and onions hold them.
for you may not get any more. This is
the prophecy made at convention of
the New York State Retail jewelers.
association at New York, which pre-
diets that the high price of diamonds
will hold for a good many years after
the war.
Benjamin Rees, a diamond importer.
In the role of prophet, said he had
been abroad on acknowledging ex-
cursions five times since the war be-
gan; that diamonds have advanced in
price so to 40 per cent in the past
year, and that the high prices will hold
because the 1900 cutters and polish
ars in Belgium are gone, the Kafiirs
who mined the rough diamonds are
making munitions and that England
probably will put tax on rough dia-
monds.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-17
FIFTEEN BALES ON
FIFTEEN ACRES OF
BOIL WEEV|L LAND

ALBANY, Ga, Oct. II. - Sveral
weeks ago it was predicted by inter-
ested persons watching the experiment
of raising cotton under boil weeYiI
and wilt conditions on the farm Of
George Mock, in Dougherty county.
near here, that he would get a bale
to the acre from his experiment patcn
That prediction has been verified,
for Mr.. Mock now has fifteen bale or
cotton in the warehouse, gathered
from the fifteen-acre patch, and he
has received offers of sufficient money
for his seed from that patch to pay
for the cost of the crops production.
He has some cotton left in the field,
but, in carrying out the approved
cultural methods as advised by the
State Board of Entomology, he will
not pick 1T but will destroy the stalks
to prevent the weevils from finding
a alternating place this winter
Mr. Mock conducted his experiment
in strict accord with instructions of
the State Board of Entomology. The
cotton seed he planted was of wilt
resistant variety produced by the
board. In previous years he had been
unable to raise a good crop ON the
same piece of land because Of the wilt,
land this year the boil weevil was in
full swing throughout this part of
the county. ~.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-17
Notice to Tax Payers.

Tax books Of Clerk and Treasurer
OF City of Americus for 1917 adva-
loren tax open from October list 70
December 1st, 1917
E. J. ELDRIDGE,
1913 wks, city Clerk and Treasurer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-17
Tank Corps Oficers To Select Emblem.

Tank Corps 0fficers To Select Emblem.
LONDON, Oct. 16.-Oficers in the
new tanks corps are to hake bads
|emblematic of their work. The selec-
tion of the emblem has not yet been
made, but among those considered
Iare mailed fist, a tortoise, and ?
Irhinoceros.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08
OROGRANDE MAN SENDS A
CHECK TO BUDGET FUND

4 never realized what a live body
the chamber of commerce was until re-
Gently" said W y Fleck, of Oro-
a check for S25 for the budget fund.
Mr.. Fleck is one of the hackers of
the proposed AlamosOrdo to FL Paso
highway and he recently made the trip
to Alamogordo with the Ell Paso good
roads committee, when a meeting was
held in Alamogordo between the Otero
county people and the FL Pasoans.
The FL Pasoans were so enthusiastic
over the road and did so much to stor
up the sentiment in Alamogordo that
Mr. Fleck decided to help an organiza-
ton that sent out such boosters
Mr. Fleck is the father of Misses
Grace and Dema Flick. of e Paso
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08
ARMY WATCHING
400 VILL|STAS
Band on San Martin Ranch
South Of Fl. Hancock
Menaces Border.

Military officers are closely watch
ing the border in the Fl. Hancock,
Tex, district because of the presence
Of 400 Villistas at the san Martin
ranch. Is miles south Of the border and
in order to prevent them from making
q border raid on Fl. Hancock.
The Villistas were still encamped on
the San Martin ranch Wednesday af-
ternoon, but a detachment had moved
northward during the day TO within
three miles of the border where they
stopped at a mine owned icy Al Kraft
and John Fulkerson of FL Paso and
made a demand for supplies on the
commissary of the mine They paid
for the supplies they took, IL is re-
ported
ReinfOrcements Sent to FIT. Hancock.
endorsements for the border patrol
have been sent to Fl. Hancock and
compose cavalr from the Eighth regi-
ment, infantry from the e3rd, and the
motorized machine gun company from
the 33rd Michigan infantry, command
ed by Capt arthur g CrOssman. The
troops are being held at TT Hancock
for any emergency Other reinforce
ments are held under orders and can
be rushed by automobile and motor
cycle to Fl Hancock within two hours,
II a raid should occur
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08
ASKS MURGII|A
To SEE REVIEW
Invitation Sent To Juarez
Commander to Attend
Cavalry Review.

In invitation has been issued by
Brig. Gen. George Bell. jr, TO Gen. Jose
AIurguia. de facto government troop
commander at Juarez and TO his chief
Of staff. Col Rojas Juarez. to attend
the review OF the cavalry division Of
the United states army. which will be
held Friday morning at 9 o'clock a
the parade grounds east of Camp
Stewart. as the closing entertainment
for the cattlemens convention.
IN officer has been detailed to meet
sie Juarez commanders a. the Santa
Fe bridge and to escort them to Camp
Stewart for the review. which is being
given by Cen Bell and Brig Gen. Eben
Swift. commander of the cavalry di-
vision.
Gen. Swift has arranged to have a
division charge in the review on Fri
day. In this charge each of the six
regiments of regular cavalry Will
charge toward the reviewing stand at
a gallOp and with sabers drawn, pull
ing up to a stop on reaching the stand
Ia addition To the cavalry charge. the
division of six regiments Of cavalry
viii pass the reviewing stand first at
trot and then at a gallOp.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08
Father in South Dakota
Telephones Police Here
About Missing Youth

Hello. IS this the police department.
Hot Springs. South Dakota. wants to
talk TO you"
This lis what greeted chief of police
3. J. Zabriskie when he picked up the
receiver Tuesday afternoon.
Yes. hello / can't quite understand
Here. Capt Hail. take the phone, will
you2 ] can't hear them very well. %
said chief ZabriSkie.
Mr.. Kline, Of Hot Springs. wants to
talk to you about his son. who is re-
ported 70 have been drowned in your
city. His name is Herbert Kline the
voice over the wire stated.
Il have not heard of any such case
hut viii investigate said Capt Hall.
Then followed a description Of the
missing youth. who. il seems. was
heard from about two weeks ago and
was later reported drowned in the
Franklin canal 4 telegram was sent
10 Ar. Kline stating that his son was
not drowned in Fl Paso and was IN
known here.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08
OFFICERS LEAVE DEFINING
TO REJOIN THEIR COMMANDS

Deming, y NJ. March Col Edwin
F. Glenn left mere this morning FOR
Douglas. Ariz-. to resume command of
the Tenth United States infantry. He
was accompanied by his adjutant. Capt
: l. Pike and by Capt. William H.
Raymond. chief Of staff when Col
Glenn was in command of the troops
here and who will be chief of staff IN
the Arizona district
other officers of the regular army
who were assigned to the provisional
brigade of national guard troops here
are rejoining their regiments. Camp
Deming is now entirely abandoned.
with the exception Of small details OF
the quarfermaster's and hospital corps
and a guard composed Of company -,
s4th infantry. Mai Fred G. Stritzinger
is here in charge OF military property.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08
TOURTH TEXAS
OUT MARCH 25
Other Texas Troops Soon;
N. NJ. and Ariz. Guards
Free About March 20.

san Antonio. Texas. March S--The
First New Mexico infantry will be mus
tered out at Columbus. y NJ about
March 20. and the First Arizona infan-
try at Douglas. Ariz., on the same
date
The Fourth Texas infantry Includ-
ing company X OF Fl Paso, and a
squadron Of Texas cavalry viii be mus
tered out at Camp Wilson. the latter
shortly after March l.. and the former
about March -. other Texas troops
brigade HEADQUARTERS. Second and
Third infantry, battery \. field artillery
and field hospital No. .. viii be mus
tered out At Corpus Cnristi between
March = and 81
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08
$50, 900 CASH AND PROPERTY
INVOLVED In REALTY DEAL

Bray & Co. have sold to the Nom
sen-Dunnegan-Ryan company. 80 by
100 feet on the corner OF Overland and
Ochoa streets. for $4,000 cash and the
transfer of los by 10 feet on the cor
ner of First and Ochoa street. making
the total consideration about $4,000
H B. Stevens made the deal.
The 90 feet frontage purchased by
Nomsen-- Dunnegan-Rya Co, adjoins
the company's present building on Over
land street and the company will build
on the new site.
Bray & Co. il was announced. viii
have a $4,000 building erected on the
property received in exchange Plans
for the building have been completed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08
LAST OF THE GUARDSMEN
START HOME BY MARCH Is

Washington, D. g.. March S.-The last
of the national guard organizations
from the border viii leave for their
hoIz.s by March %, under the schedule
of movements Just completed. Mai Gen.
J. J. PershinE today reported TO the
war department.
Some delay may be occasiOned by the
inability OF the eastern and central de
partments to care promptly for the
housing and mastering out of the re-
turning troops, the message added, and
for this reason the war department Was
requested to authorize use of national
guard armories and mobilization camps.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08
GERMAN IN NATIONAL GUARD
MADE INSULTING REFERENCE

san Antonio. Texas March S.-"To
hell with America" and he will never
be president again. the common scoun-
drel,' are passages in the epistle.
" htch was written in German by Paul
Scharfenberg. First Minnesota infan-
try, who is held in the Fort Sam HOus-
ton stockade here waiting to be trans
terred to the LeaVenwOrth prison he
is under five years sentence He was
found guilty Of two charges, furnishing
military Information to Germany and
using "contemptuOus and diSrespectfuI
language against the president Of the
7 nIIed sLaLes and The countrv.-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08
TWO ARMY AIRPLANES TO
FLY BACK TO COLUMBUS

Two army airplanes. which arrived
here Tuesday from Columbus. y NJ.
will fly back TO Columbus this after
noon The airplanes viii be driven by
Capt Harry Brown and Capt. NJ KIRBY,
army aviators, who piloted the ma
chimes to FL PasO. The aviatOrs made
the trip of - miles from Columbus to
Fl PaSo in so minutes
Capt Townsend DOdd of the aviation
corps. who accompanied the airplane
squad TO Fl Paso, will return TO Column
br5 by train.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08
CARRANZA IN GUADALAJARA
WHILE ELECTIONS ARE HELD

Guadalajara. Mex, March S.-Henry
P. Fletcher. the American ambassador,
and foreign secretary Aguilar are ex-
pected to leave here at the end OF the
week for Mexico City.
It is probable Gen. earranza VIII
spend Sunday. when the national cleo
lions are to be held, in this city, going
then to the capitol
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08
PAUHL HELD ON CHARGE
OF THREATENING PRESIDENT

Baltimore. nd. March S.-Amos H.
PauhL 20 years old. was held today for
the federal grand jury by United
States commissioner Supplee on a
charge Of having made threats against
the president
sion contain statements that he is Il
member Of secret organization whicn
government officials believe has for is
object the assassination OF the presi-
dent.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08
HURRY UP ORDERS RECEIVED
FOR MASTERING OUT TROOPS

Orders to conduct the medical eXami
nations OF national guardsmen at Fl
PasO. and also to pass on the papers
of the troops here. in order to eXpe-
dite their discharge from federal SER
vice, were received at the headQuar-
tiers of the FL Paso military district,
from Southern Department headquar-
ters Fort Sam Houston. at San An
tonic. Wednesday afternoon
The orders stated that il was desired
to have all national guardsmen at II
Paso discharged from federal service
before April !.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08
VILLISTAS DRIVEN FROM
CUSIHUIRIACHIC, REPORT

y Nillista troops commanded by Juan
ROdriguez, which were occupying the
town of Cusihuiriachic. a mining camp
in western Chihuahua, have been driven
from that place by Carranza forces
from Chihuahua, according to govern
ment advices received here Thursday
The Villistas fled from the town with
out giving battle on the approach Of
the CarranZa column. IL is said. The
Carrauza troops are now in possession
Of the town.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08
Some Dates To BE Moved Up.
HUNDREDS OF GERMANS ARE
ENGRAVING TO MEXICO

New York. March S.-The Mexican
consulate general in New York is is
suing passports to Germans at the rate
of more than 100 day. Four hundred
Germans have applied for and received
passports this week. Nose of those
now emigrating to Mexico. ii is said.
90 by rail through San Antonio, Tex.
although many are going through Fl
Paso. Eagle Pass and other points
along the border west of Laredo.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08
MRS. CARRIE RICK KNOCKED
DOWN BY HORSE ON SIRE

Knocked down by a stray horse while
crossing South Fl Paso street near
Fourth, Mrs. Carrie Rick, who resides
at the corner Of Mckinley and Florida
streets. sustained severe bruises about
her body late Wednesday afternoon.
She was taken to the emergency hos
pital and later sent to her home
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08
FIRE DAMAGES J. L. RUFFNER'S
HOME; TWO HORSES RESCUED

4 small frame house occupied by J. L
RuffnerS at 500 Texas SS-eet. was par
TALLY destroyed by fire Thursday after
noon at 1880 o'clock. when an over
heated stove caused flames to start in
the kitchen. y quantity of furniture
in the dwelling was not saved. the fire
spreading rapidly. Two horses in
a stable near the flaming house were
rescued
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08
SMALL FIGHTS REPORTED
NEAR MADEIRA. CHIHIAHIA 4.

Julio Acosta was defeated near Ma
edra. Chihuahua, Tuesday. according
TO official Carranza reports here. Amer
lean officials received reports Of two
small fights between MADEIRA and Bar
real IN which the Villa troops were
reported to have been victorious
IL was also announced that a Ger
man giving the name OF Francisco
Bowers. was acting as purchasing
gent for Gen Murguia in Juarez and
that another German was inspector OF
mines for the state of chihuahua.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08
Ell PASOANS SEND $8S3.5O
TO HOLY LAND FOR RELIEF

4. check for Ssss.50. representing
the contributions OF FL Pasoans for the
relief Of Palestine war sufferers, was
sent to the Zionist headquarters in
New York city Tuesday afternoon by
y Stolaroff and J. H. Goodman. The
contributions are the result Of an ap-
peal made by rabbi Ben Zion Iossen-
sohn, who visited e. Paso about one
month ago.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08
% SOLDIERS ARRESTED;
HAD IGNORED QUARANTINE

Members of the provost guard We'd
nesdsy night arrested % soldiers Of
the border patrol on charges of viOlat-
ing the district commanders order 10
remain in their camps. They were con-
fined in the county Jail over night and
sent TO their camps Thursday morning.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08
CLINT PEOPLE DISCUSS NEW
SCHOOL; APPOINT COMMITTEE

As result or the meeting held in
Clint Wednesday night between the
county school board. the county school
superintendent, Miss AIyra Winkler and
the citizens of the town to discuss the
question Of building a larger school
building a committee OF five was ap-
pointed to investigate fully and report
at a meeting TO be held in two weeks.
the committee chosen was J. \. Fields.
+. D. Brown, r. r. Travis, Z c. Wet
sig and Mrs. H. B. Elliott.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08
CITY TAXES
ENT MARCH I5TH,

To facilitate payment of City Taxes.
my office, beginning today. will remain
open during the noon hour, and from
Monday OF evenings until s o'clock.
Penalty for failure to pay before the
18th. 10 per cent plus one dollar. and
another dollar for cost of advertising;
thereafter 10 per cent interest until
PAID.
VIM P. B. McSain
City Tax Assessor and Collector.
II
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08
SECRETARY OF WAR PLANS
To VISIT THE BORDER

Washington, D. C. March Sec
rotary Baker said yesterday he vas
planning visits to the Mexican border
the Philippines, the canal zone. Alaska
the Danish West Indies. Hawaii and
all important war department posts.
as soon as conditions made il possible
for him to leave Washington.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08
End OHIO GOES
TOFT. SHERIDAN
First of Gen. McMaken's
Infantry Brigade to Mus
ter Out at Chicago.

Arrangements were made late We'd
nesday for the Second Ohio infantry
to proceed TO Fl Sheridan. near Chi
cago. Ill, and the regiment has been
entrained at Camp Newton D. Baker.
and will leave FL Paso late Thursday.
It will leave over the Southern Pacific
and travail via New Orleans and Louis
Vile
The regiment had been entrained
Tuesday afternoon to leave Wednes-
day for FIT Wayne. Mich, but orders
were received during the day from the
southern department headquarters to
change the movement to Chicago.
Second Ohio brigade Headquarters,
commanded by Brig. Gen. William Y
Macken. will accompany the infantry
regiment. Col. J. Guy Deming Will
command the two trains on which the
troops will travel
Some Dates To BE Moved Up.
Although the headquarters of the FL
PasO military district has received or
movements from III PasO. no change
of dates for the organizations to leave
have been received from Fort sam
Houston
Reports reaching Georgia and North
Carolina cavalrymen that they would
leave FL Paso on March Il for their
home stations could not be confirmed
al Gen. Bells headquarters. II was
announced there that no advices had
been received about the early move
ment of these troops.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08
1852 RECRUITS JOIN ARMY
IN MONTH OF FEBRUARY

Washington, D. C, March s.-Recruit-
ing during February resulted in 1852
men being added to the regular army,
the war department announced today.
Officers view the results as indicat-
ing that the army can be brought TO
its authorized strength before June 30.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08
SEQ CARRANZA SOLDIERS
Surrender SAYS REPORT

An unconfmired report was received
here Thursday morning that 300 Car
Tancistas I'm the Casas Grandes district
lad surrendered to SalaZar two days
ago. The report was denied by Juarez
military authorities.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08
Tenement Ornerr.

Are you getting al OF the money
your house should bring? Ask Leo
Newman I specialize on tenements.
Phone 4604. eO5L S FL Paso.
advertisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08
MORE UNITS OF OFFICERS
THINNING CORPS ESTABLISHED.

WashIngton, ID. ., March "a
senior infantry unit Of the reserve Of
Ulcers training corps has been es-
tablished, II is announced by the war
department. at the University of Iowa.
\ junior infantry unit has ben author
lied for the University of Nebraska.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08
Removal Notice.


Ell PasO seed Co is now located al
the corner OF Campbell and San Antonio
Sts One block east of City Hall and
Court House.-Phone 363.-Adv-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08

Il pays TO paint with Patton's sun
Proof Paints. Lander Lumber CO.
Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08

Guns for Rent-Au6n Arms and Cy-
Gle Co. z04 N Oregon--Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08

Have you seen our windows. Toric
Optical Co, corner Texas and Oregon
Sts-AdV