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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-18
RridxA Club Meeting.

Mrs. George Row will hay" the NOM
bers of her bridge club meet with her
on Thursday afternoon al her home in
Pleasant Valley.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-18
SOLD By THE SLICE

WiSHINtfTOE. Dec. 11.--Thn food
atl.nin!st r;liinns rule prohibiting The
sale of legs than pound Of bread mas
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-18

No one is in favor Of TN" ""p"n door
policy during this weather.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-20
STUDENTS MUST WORK
HARD TO GET COMMISSIONS

ATLANTA, Ga, July z0.-The young
man in the officers training camp at
Fort Mcpherson, or at any other camp
for that matter, who will get a com
mission when he completes the three
months course of intensive training
is not the fellow whose mind on Sat
urday and Sunday runs to feminine
charms and automobiles and drink OF
blind tiger liquor, but the fellow who
spends his leisure time buckling down
over a drawing board in the camp
learning how to make and to read top
cgraphical maps. This is straight dope
from u. S. army officers in charge OF
the camp, who naturally don't want to
be quoted by name, and any man who
gets into the second training camp
would be wise to bear the advice in
mind. Some men in the camps &c
romping off to town Saturday afternoon
and you never see them again until 1C
o'clock Sunday night, which is the
last minute dead line, while others use
their spare time catching up on the
work.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-20
MISS LONG LEAVES
ON FOOD CAMPAIGN

MISS Rowena Long left last night
1or Athens, where she will spend a
day or two, preparatory to going on
tour of two weeks over the state do
irg institute work in the interest OF
fall crops and gardens, canning and
all other conservation work.
Eight groups of experts will be sent
out, leaving Athens Monday morning,
each group being composed of three
men and one woman, and they will
visit all sections of the state. Miss
Long did not know to what section of
the state she would be sent.
The time for the planting of fall
crops and gardens is fast approaching
and it is intended to stress this fact
in every way possible on the farmers
and housewives in every section of the
state, as the food supply can be very
greatly increased by fall planting.
This tour by the states experts is
but continuation of the food plant
iLg and conservation campaign which
was inaugurated in the spring by the
State College of Agriculture, and so
far has been productive of much good
Miss Long will return to Americus
in about two weeks and has expressed
the hope that the housewives through
cut the district will continue their pre-
serving and canning during her alb
sence, and will communicate with her
Immediately on her return as to en-
gagements they desire to make with
her.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-20
TORRENS BILL IS
PASSED BY HOUSE

ATLANTA, Ga, July 20-Efforts
which have been in making since 1914
eliminated in the house of representa-
tives late yesterday in signal success.
The Torrens land title registration bill
passed by vote far in excess of
what it's advocates believed for the
past several days it would get. For a
time it appeared that opposition to the
bill, which has never been considera-
bic in numbers, might be able to sweep
along with it strength enough to block
passage, but when the roll was called
yesterday the record showed 193 for
its passage and only 81 against
The house was more tempestuous
than it has been since the early days.
but at no time was debate acrimonious,
except during the unanimous consent
eriod, when Representative Stewart, OF
Coffee, took committee to task for
not returning to the house local bill
which had been voted for favorable
report.
There was something of sharp pas
sage between the speaker and Repre-
sentative Heran Swift, of Muscogee,
over the re-assignment of the rather
famous tax equalization repeal bill. The
measure has, since its early introduc-
ton, been in charge of the ways and
means committee, to which such meas
ures are referred. 1t has come back to
the house. because, it is stated. the
committee is engaged on revision of the
general tax act and the work is very
heavy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-20
BRIDGE CONTRACT
HAS BEEN SUBLET

The Southern Bridge Company, of
Birmingham, Ala, which holds the
contract for the construction of the
new steel and concrete bridge across
the Flint river at Murray's Ferry, has
sub-let the contract for the steel work
to the East st. Louis Bridge Company
of East ST. Louis, III.
NE inability of the Southern Bridge
Company to manufacture the steel
work " thir a reasonable time and oh
viate unnecessary delay in putting up
the bridge is the reason for the taking
ever of the steel contract by the East
st. Louis concern.
The county commissioners of Sum-
ter county have been informed by the
Fast st. Louis Bridge Company that
the steel work will be placed on the
ground within the next few weeks, and
by the time this portion of the mater
ial has been delivered, it is expected
that the concrete abutments will be in
readiness.
The Southern Bridge Company is to
go ahead with the construction of the
concrete work.
The original time limit for the start
ing Of work on the bridge was July l,
but owing to unforeseen difficulties the
date was set back, and it is expected
that under the present arrangement the
active operations on the new structure
will be under way within week or
two.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-20
GERMANY WOULD
CONCLUDE WAR
ON OWN TERMS

COPENHAGEN, July 20.-(Delayed),
Chancellor MichaeIis in his first ad
dress before the German reichstag yes
terday, said Germany would not con-
tinue the war day longer. if the ma
ton could obtain an honorable peace.
Americas Intervention is not to be re-
,garded with serious concern, he said.
az the German fleet, and more partic-
ularly the submarine fotilla, would
master the situation.
The new chancellor opened his reich
tag speech with hearty tribute to,
Won Bethmann-Hollweg, his predeces-
sor. whose work, he said, history would
appreciate. He declared the war was
forced unwillingly on Germany by the
Russian mobilization and the unre-
stricted use of the submarine was also
forced or Germany by the British IL
legal blockade The submarine, he
declared, had proved all and more than
expected, asserting at the same time
that false statements Of those who had
predicted the end of the war within a
definite time had done harm to the
Fatherland
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-20
BLOCKADE STILL RAID
IN WEBSTER COUNTY

Sheriff Charles Christian, of Web
ster county, has captured consider
able quantity of blind tiger liquor and
the remains of moonshine still as the
result of series of raids made on
Wednesday night.
The home of John Dew, negro liv--
ing near the Marion and Webster coun-
ty line, was raided by the officers, who's.
found five quarts Of corn liquor Going
to the home of Martha Dew nearby, the
parts Of a homemade still were dis
covered, although no liquor was found
at this place.
! At the home of Jack Gordon, another
negro living in the same locality, one
pint of moonshine was found
| None of the negroes was apprea
hended, as they lad decamped before
the officers arrived.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-20

The Times-Recorder is the ONLY paper
in the Third Congressional District with
Associated Press Service.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-20
TEN HOURS WILL Be CONSUMED IN COMPLETING
GREAT MILITARY DRAFT At THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Present Plans Provide That $4,000 of Men
Drawn Today Will Be in Training
By Middle of September

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 20
This is the day of the nations call from
among its sons to fall in the ranks of
the armies of democracy Who shall
first go from among ten million reg
istered is being determined in a care
fully devised lottery, from which all
suspicion of fraud is eliminated Num-
Der 258 was the first drawn, and all
Tegistrants having this serial number
jr their respective districts was there
by automatically selected for military
service.
Before the day is ended the federal
government will have converted its
registration list into a gigantic muster
roll of ten million able bodied men be-
tween the ages of p and 81 years,
with every registrant set down in the
exact order of his liability to call for
active service. Among those whose
names are being drawn today, Presi
dent Wilson has already called $1,000
to the colors Immediately, and they
will probably be modified and in
training camps in various parts of the
country by the middle of September
To provide for vacancies occasioned by
the release of many found physically
unfit or otherwise exempt by terms of
the president proclamation, the war de-
partment will summon for examination
a total of nearly 100000 men. Those
to be summoned first are the individ-
uals who are found at the end of the
drawing to stand at the head of the
muster 1oll.
Inc method of drawing was changed
late yesterday, and instead of the in
tri"ate process devised to require not
more than an hour and involving two
j;a, + gs, one with numbers from to
1000 and another from to 10, more
lengthy method of drawing one num-
Der at time and necessitating the
drawing of about 1O,500 number sub
stituted. This change probably will
make the drawing take ten hours be-
fore its conclusion.
1t is unofficially estimated this af-
ternoon that approximately 1000 men
were represented in the first 1000 num-
bers, which had been drawn a little
more than an hour and a half after the
pottery opened In the first 1909
numbers drawn there were 270 which
affected normal districts of 1900 regis
trants, and applying this to the en-
tire country these two hundred and
seventy serial numbers below 1900
should designate approximately 1,200,-
600 individuals for service.
Four hours after the drawing started
about 2,4OO numbers been withdrawn
and tellers were slowing down in their
work. The last number might not be
drawn before three o'clock tomorrow
morning.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-20

doned.
Instead of process requiring not
more than an hour and involving one
set of numbers from to 1000, another
from 0 to 10 it is necessary to draw
one at time at least 10263 numbers.
1t will require at least ten an a half
hours and officials in charge believe
it will take twelve. The drawing be-
gan at $3.50 a. M
General Crowder as first considered
plan under which they would have
been held in confidence for publication
everywhere Saturday morning but that
suggestion was abandoned Thursday
afternoon.
Following is Provost Marshal Gen
aral Crowder's explanation of the sud.
len abandonment of the double draw
hg plan which it had taken weeks to
work out in detail and which was made
public only few hours before it was
discarded.
Provost Marshal General Crowder is
sued this statement:
Conflict in Methods
"Advices received by long distance
telephone Thursday afternoon indicate
that in certain areas the boards in
numbering registration cards, have
kept the cards segregated by election
districts and that serial numbers have
been assigned to the whole group for d
board while the cards were thus seq
regated. If the drawing were con
Quoted as originally planned in groups
of 900, the result would be that con-
siderable proportions of certain cleo
tion districts would be brought up for
examination together.
This would result in drafting per-
sons from ane locality within the juris
dIction of a board before any person is
drawn from another locality within the
same jurisdiction. For this reason, it
has been decided to abandon the draw
ing by thousands and to draw 10,500
numbers, which is in excess of the
highest number of cards under the jur-
isdiction of any board.
THE only change in the plan is that
there is one drawing instead of two.
THE advantage is greater simplicity
Tie disadvantage is that the drawing
will require ten hours to complete"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-20
GENERAL ATTACK
ONFRENCH FRONT

PARIS, July 20.-German troops
made general attack during last
night along one whole sector of the
Ajsne front between Craonne and Vau-
elerous, using large bodies of infan-
try. The war office announcing the ct
tack says the French withstood the fu-
rious onslaughts maintaining their posi-
tions everywhere. The ground before
tie French positions today are strewn
with German dead
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-20
MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN
OPENED BY WO0DNEN

A membership campaign has been in
augurated by the local camp of Wood
men of the World. two teams having
been formed, headed by H. c. Argo
and C. L. Williams respectively.
The campaign is to continue for sc
days and will be featured by a ban.
quet as the final event of the program
when the two teams make their re-
port at the end of the campaign pc.
riod.
Several social functions are being
planned to be held during the cam.
paign and both teams have already be-
gun energetic work.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-20

$50 Mark Howell Bell.
1611-Jimmie Bryant.
574-James e. Carter, Plains.
s1--Eston Byron Parker, Anderson
vile.
1432-Cy Brcwr, Leslie
1727-John Henry Brown.
2047-James Mercer, Leslie.
9S1-Connie E. Wooten.
1s4S-H. W. Tullis, Plains.
1570-Ed Lanier, Leslie
1S17--Arthur Lester, Plains.
77O--Robert Carr.
Ss2-Fred Williams.
2O7S-Jno. Lewis.
667--Wm. Lee Chambliss.
Herman Higdon, Leslie.
149--Joe Ed Buchanan.
1S6s-Gene Black.
1509-Jesse Jackson, Cobb.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-20
Plans Are Revised.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 90
Plans for the drawing to fix the order
of military liability for nearly 10000
600 registered men throughout the
country we're materially changed late
Thursday and the intricate method of
double drawing worked out by off1cials
to lessen the physical task was aban-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-20
IL, ,OOO, 600 MEN BEING DRAWN TODAY tn
ORDER OF LIABILITY FOR ARMY SERVICE
Sumter County Men Drawn In
General Military Draft Today

258-E. McCord Prather.
458-Julius Statham Lawrence, Leslie
1S58-Josie Napier.
1752-George Croxton. Smithville.
1117-Lewis gimmons,
1572-Fred Foster.
1748-Fred Ruleford.
2195-Jake Crittenden, Andersonville.
S37-Cleve Mack.
2096-Ananias Lockhart.
337-James E. Kemph.
676-Joel Roach.
275-John William Westbrook.
1894-Arthur Watson.
1436-Elijah Brown, Cobb.
S54-Robert Johnson.
1S78-Will Merritt
1G95-John Ingram.
2G22-Monroe Paschal, Leslie.
1455-Lucius Thomas, DeSoto.
7S3-Willie Blanch.
IldlHo.
509-A. D. Mitchell, Smithville.
11S5-Claude Adams, Sumter.
564-Molittle Martin, Andersonville.
Thurable Burke.
945-Henry Mumford, Andersonville.
1913-Benjamin Jackson, Old 26th Dis.
trict.
596-Oliver Jennings Zimmerman
Plains.
1267-Gilbert Judson Sheffield, Leslie
2148-John Anthony.
536-Lynn Daniel Mashburn.
1495-James Simmons, Leslie.
373-Cloyd Buchanan.
1676-John H. Carter, Smithville.
Harper Smith, Leslie.
1S91-Billy Stewart.
775-John Staley Robinson.
4S6-Hugh S. Page.
692-Luther Fussell, Leslie.
600-Luther Alonzo Wise, Plains.
1JOO-bSIluIb 1OuuS, GldIllS.
S10-Henry Lee Brown.
1539-Jonah Woods, Leslie.
1682-Arthur Clements.
500-S. E. Mitchell, Smithville.
735-Buster Sheppard.
53-J. Bryan Freeman.
309-Jesse Lee Jeter.
437-Jesse L. Davis, DeSoto.
Furlow, Cobb.
6O4-Charlie Crisp Wilder
43-Joseph Curry Pouncey.
21S1-Sam Montgomery, Andersonyille
Idlett, Smithville.
154S-Leroy Johnson, Cobb.
1264-Willie Jackson, DeSoto.
1066-Emmett Blanch.
924-Judge Taylor
54S-Calvin Grady Davis, Route c.
126-Harvey Worth Smith.
1679-Bob Williams. Smithville.
1237-Will Pittman, Albany.
lS4-JeSSe Will LUXE
Jones.
755-John Henry Mclaughlin.
107-Walter Scott McGarrah.
Lamar, Leslie.
Miner, Cobb.
2099-Ophelia Green.
1369-Charlie Brown, Huntington
616-Albert Cooper, Plains.
432-Walker Grady Carter, Cobb.
329-Aaron Leon Ranew, Ellaville.
62-Robert l.. Edwards.
1S-Nottingham Law.
652-Clarence H. Williams, Smith.
Vile
927--Joseph Maddox
14S4-Dozier oliver, Cobb.
739-Homer Crumley.
90S-Homer Ray.
51-Bubbie Cleveland Ammons.
17--Allen Chappell.
English, Cobb.
1847-Ike Anglin, Smithville.
797-Thomas Griffin.
1407-Russell C. Speer.
1536-Reuben Savage.
1922--Burland Bryant, Plains.
29-Walter L, Hamilton.
1723-George Moore, SmithvillO.
2S-Arthur Mi2e.
1008--Mose Bell.
Bruce, sumter.
1236-Thornton Frazier.
Spencer.
39--Fred Jefferson Wilmington.
92-Walter Rylander
420--Walter Lee Johnson.
William Lloyd Thomas.
1173-Johnny Walton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-20
No. SERVICE AT CAVALRY
EPISCOPAL CHURCH TONIGHT

On account of the absence of the rec
tor, Rev. James B. Lawrence, there
will be no service at o'clock tonight
in Cavalry Episcopal church.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-20

433-Robert Earl Statham, Cobb.
1S29-Prince S. Hawkins, Cobb.
1039-Charlie Hix.
26-Bob Berner Decker.
27-Robert Searles.
25-Eugene Davis.
1045-Buck Scrutchins.
1031-Samuel D, Armstrong.
1005-Berton Burnett.
16S5-Early Wilson. Smithyille.
4S7-James Hilton Perry.
12S2-Artie Lanier, Leslie.
601-Linton Stevenson Wilder, Pla
1322-Anderson Ellerson, Leslie.
1246-John Douglas Carter.
1395-Fate Brown, Leslie.
606-Phillip Chappell Wise, Plains
182-James Emmett Denham.
1771-Geo. Evans, Jr,, Sumter.
513-Robert Lawrence, Sumter.
46-Samuel Leon Mcdaniel.
1020-Allen Hill, R. F. D., A.
1651-Atwood w. Smith, Leslie.
1955-Charlie Luther Idlett, Plains.
1636-John Jackson, Leslie.
223-Charles Daniel Giddings.
2066-Rufus Weston.
1441-Webster Allen. DeSoto.
117-Emory Griffin.
1090-Geo. Carter.
602-William o. Williamson.
75-Clayton Davis Steever.
390-Homer j. France.
2233-Charlie Tinsley.
90-Grover Cleveland Purvis.
33-Leonidas Veatrice Freeman.
191S-Charlie Floyd, Smithville.
772-Fred Freeman.
1450-Luther Mcdonald, Cobb.
629-J. B. Hill, Smirnville.
35-John Edgar Wright.
rocco. Brown Tucker, Leslie.
21-Sidney Beckham Howe
1419-Olden Bivins, Leslie.
1549-Richard Jackson, Leslie.
1476-Ernest Major, Cobb.
2S0-Elias Attyah.
1292-Cato Jones, Cobb.
972-Wesley Warner.
9S3-Wisdom Wallace.
757-Sam Moye. Andersonville.
966-Jesse Allen, Andersonville.
S6S-Willie West.
2230--Idus Coleman, Andersonville
332-Lonnie Malone Norville.
2093-Sam Gibson.
179-Clyde Carey Tomlinson.
1560-Thomas Mitchell, Leslie.
522-Harry Carlton Priddy.
2107-Ely Collier, Andersonville.
194-Dennis Thomas O'Hearn.
S74-Clinton Mincey.
552-Logan Carlisle Buchanan.
1200-Nathan Green.
Thomas Casey. Leslie.
1t73-Berry Reddick, Sumter.
1SS7-Anthony Pryor.
29S-Jchn Ike Hudson. Jr.
675-Charlie Crisp Clements.
2O32-Loyey searcey.
g. William Ben Worthy, Jr.
1294-Eugene Harvey, DeSoto.
1148-Fred Luther Harris.
1e47-Robert Spivey, Leslie.
1154-Alex Clark, Cobb.
1906-Leonard Schley, Plains.
2010-Jimmie Jones, Leslie.
943-Charles Samuel Ranew.
200S-Benjamin Hollins.
982-William B. Vinson.
Willie Lee Harrison.
15-Homer Chappell.
505-John c. Webb, Smithville.
933-Cage Hammonds.
1531-Love Thomas.
2209--Wm. Cullen Brown, Anderst
vile.
128S-Jno. Henry Mason, Cobb,
452--John Earnest Harp.
300-Robert Judson Hill
55--John Warren Chalkley.
1S43-Stick Bell, Plains.
530-James Barney Walters.
S09-Eddie L. Virgins.
25-Eugene Davis.
79-Reuben Hoffman.
1114-Evans Ray.
1470-Fletcher jackson, Cobb
645-Oscar McLendon.
2135-Johnnie Bryant Clements.
218-Gust Adolph Anderson.
1620-Calvin B. Derrick.
1334-Pleas Council, Leslie.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-20
RE|CHSTAG VOTES
PEACE RESOLUTION

COPENHAGEN, July 20.-The Ger
man reichstag late yesterday adopted
the majority peace resolutions by a
vote of 214 to lie, with II present not
votinS.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02
RICHMOND TIMES DISPATCH: SUNDAY, DECEMBER q 1917

such az her lawyers and physicivns
say existed would not produce tho state
OF mind in which Mrs. DeSaulles
claims to haYe fred tho revolver shots
TROUBLE OVER CUSTODY
OF JOHN l.. DESAULI.Es, JR.
According to the dctensc's claim. the
shooting resulted from contention re-
EardinE the custody of John L. De-
Saulles, Jr.. aged four and onc-half
years. When the boys mother OBJ
tained divorce decree in 1916 IL was
shown the court stipulated that the
father was to have custody OF his son
during i've months OF each year. and
the mother to have charge OF the child
the other seven months.
subsequently. however. the parents
agreed they would divide custody Of
the boy. each having him during MI
ternato months.
The defense maintained that on Au-
gust 3. the date of the shooting, De-
Saulles borrowed" the boy. who was
then in his mothers care, explaining
that the boys grandfather. Major A.
III. DeSaulles. Of South Bethlehem, Pa,
was going to visit his home OH that
date. The defense declared DeSaullcs
promised to return the boy to his
mothers home carly the same evening.
Mrs. DeSaullcs. on the witness stand.
declared that when her former husband
failed to keep his promise, she called
an automobile and drove across five
miles OF countryside to DeSaullcs's
home. The Box" hoping to regain
possession OF her son.
When she reached DeSaulles's resi-.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02
MRS. DESAuLLES FREED
ON CHARGE OF MURDER
IN HOUR 43 MINUTES

CONTINUED. From First Page)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02

be called. Mrs. DeSaulles Indicated she
vas OF sound mind Immediately after
the tragedy.
Mrs. DeSaulles. who. prior to her
marriage. was Miss Blanca ErraEurlz,
was born near Santiago. Chile. April
%. 1894. She spent three years In an
English convent, aud. attor returning
10 her homo. met DcSauIles. who had
won laurels US Yale football star. at
n race meeting In 1914. They were mar
ricd In Paris late the same year.
Miss Errazuris WAS Il member Of ono
OF the most distinguished families In
South America, two OF her relatives
having been Presidents OF Chile.
The defendant maintained that when
she gave her husband 100000 worth
Of securities. which she inherited from
her father he said II was absurd to
call you An heiress." and that his at
titude toward her from that date was
one OF Indifferent neglect" She said
on the winners stand that his inidelity,
indebtedness and the means to which
he resorted to get possession Of her
property eventually led her to apply
for divorce.
Joan Sawyer. dnncer. whom De-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02

tress attended q concert tho ssme night
the accident occurred.
The defense maintains Mrs Do
Saulles was confined to bed for sew
eral days following the mishap.
Mrs. Mooney said she had never soon
Mrs. peSaulles cry "all the time was
with them"