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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-08-21

Little things sometimes cause big
arguments. According to report Judge
Doughty nd Attorneys Caryillc and
Hale will s6urney to Carlin tomorrow
10 try suit involving $3.50. It will
probably prove to be on Of those
suits where the winner Will lose.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-08-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Clayton are in
from their ranch on the North Fork.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-17
MRS. ia. COLLINS DIES
At ACE OF II YEARS

Mrs. J. T. Collins, of Ellayille, dice
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock, after an
illness of only twelve hours. She was
taken suddenly i'll Saturday night at
nine O'Clock and developed pneumonia
which caused her death.
She leaves four sons, T. A., S. G., w.
NJ. andA E. E. Collins, of Ellayille; one
daughter, Mrs. w. r. DuPfiest, of
Thcmasyille, Ga; one brother, A. C.
Murray, OF Ellayille; one sister, Mrs.
Joe McCants, of Butler, Ga.
Funeral services were held at 4
O'Clock Monday afternoon at the Ella
vile Methodist church, and interment
took place at the Ellaville cemetery,
Rev. Marshall Heisler, pastor of the
Methodist church, officiating. Mrs
Collins was in her nth year, and was
a members Of the Methodist church for
seventy years. Her husband died three
years ago, at the age Of n years.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-17
GERMANY CLAIMS NEW YORK
FIRM LOWERED EXCHANGE

AMSTERDAM. July 1.-THE Rhein-
ische Westfaeliseche Zeitung of Essen
Germany, in leading article headed
New Offensive Against our rate OF
Exchange" deplores the decline in
the exchange rate of the mark and
says; The enemy has every interest
in keeping the rate as low as possible
not only in order to increase the
cost of imports into Germany during
the war, but to hinder reconstruction
of Germany's economic life after the
war The campaign against the
rate of exchange of the mark is at
tributed to large New York banking
house and to the recent increase in
the number of Germany's enemies
which has narrowed the scope within
which Germany can take measures to
improve the exchange, while the re-
lation of securities of hostile coun-
tries in German hands is declared to
be impossible
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-17
RUSSIAN CAPITAL
SCENE Of RIOTS
AND BLODDSHED

PETROGRAD, July 17.-Delayed)- -
Two demonstrations against the gov
ernment resulted in a number being
killed or wounded in the Nevsky Pros
pekt at midnight Sunday.
The rioting was started by agitators
from the ranks of the Socialist-Dem-
ocrat faction and after crowds of
anti-government demonstrationists had
paraded the streets, a. few stray shots
fired by the police in an effort to
break up the mob, caused a panic in
which machineguns and rifles were US
ed with deadly effect.
The military forces were called out
and the demonstrators produced from
some unknown hiding place, several
machine guns which were brought into
play against the troops The soldiers
replied with several volleys Of rifle
and machine2un fire and the casualties
on both sides were were numerous.
The rioters were dispersed finally
and no recurrence of the demonstra-
tions is expected, as stringent pre-
ventive measures are being taken
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-17
CITY COURT WILL
RESUME TUESDAY

The City Court will reconvene to-
morrow morning at o'clock, after
having taken a recess yesterday after
noon at the conclusion of the days
business. No session was held today.
Several cases were disposed of on
the civil calendar, as follows:
N. NJ. Dudley, Receiver, VS.. Edgar
Shipp, Jr., consent verdict for defend
ant
Schneider Marble Company VS.. Mrs.
Anna Williams, verdict of $125 for
plaintiff.
J. A. Bishop VS.. Home Laundry &
Dry Cleaning Company; breach of con
tract dismissed
Manufacturers Finance Company, vs..
J. O. Suggs; complaint on account, dis
missed
Thcmasville Chair Company VS.. J. 0,
suggs; complaint on account, verdict
for plaintiff of $S2.13.
Standard Chair Company VS.. j. O.
Suggs; verdict for plaintiff of $1700.
Pleas of guilty were received by
Judge w. N. Harper at yesterdays
session of the court from Robert Sam
uel on charges of carrying concealed
weapons and carrying pistol without
a license. On the concealed weapons
charge he was sentenced to serve 10
months on the gang, while on the other
accusation he must serve months.
c. E. Underwood, who was found
guilty early in the present term of
violating prohibition law, was sent
enced this morning by Judge Harper to
pay a fine of 5000 or serve 60 days in
Jail The fine was paid.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-17
JUDGE UNCOVERS A NEW
BRAND OF SLACKERS

NEW YORK, July 17.-Judge McIn-
tyre has uncovered a new brand of
HACKERS and announced he is going to
lie all in his power to thwart the
cheme to avoid military duty.
Because of the large number of men
within the conscription age who have
recently shown Willingness to plead
guilty to petty crimes, Judge McIn-
tyre is convinced this action is taken
10 get on the exempt list. Forty de-
fendants in a row pleaded guilty yes
terday.
When asked why they committed the
crimes, most of the defendants said
they could not find work and were
starving.
Il do not believe said udge Nc
Intyre, that this excuse is true. There
IS work for all who are willing to
work" He added
There is a mistaken idea that a
conviction of crime automatically
works exemption from milrary serv-
&c.
Il am going to make an investigation
oe every case in which plea is taken
BY man within the draft age. If the
plea is not well taken it will not be ac-
cepted
ANY man who will commit crime,
not for personal gain, but to escape
doing his duty to his country, is the
worst form of Stacker. and l am going
to expose that type of citizen if it is
possible"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-17
RUSSIAN CABINET 7
MEMBERS RESIGN

PETROGRAD, July 17.-Three mem
bers of the Russian cabinet resigned
today at a special session conyoked to
avoid a crisis
The minister of finance, minister of
education and the head of the depart
ment of public aid announced the
severance of their relations with the
cabinet recently formed by Kerensky.
The registration of the three minis
ters followed a disagreement over
questions affecting Ukrania, an eXtens-
i've region embracing portions of the
territories of the old kingdom of Po-
land.
The premier has requested the ma
jcrity of the cabinet to meet at his res
idence in an effort to readjust the diff
ferences. The three members resign
ing today constituted the minority in
the cabinet
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-17
FRANCE WANTS TO DISPOSE
OF THE DEBRIS OF THE WAR

LYONS, France, July 1.-THE de-
bris of war has accumulated to such
an extent in France that the govern
ment has decided to begin disposing OF
il without waiting for the end of hos
tilities. A commission has been ap-
pointed to inventory all materials and
equipment that have been discarded by
the army and navy, to classify them
and ascertain how they may be sold to
the best advantage The commission is
asked also to determine where the
secondhand material may be used to
best facilitate the economic revival in
France after the war.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-17
WELL KNOWN CITIZEN
Of eCHLEY COUNTY DEAD

Jeff Myers, one of the best known
citizens of Ellaville, died Monday
night at 10 o'clock, after an illness of
a week with pneumonia. Mr., Myers
was in his S5th year, and up until a
few days ago when he was taken i'll,
was apparently in the best of health.
Mr.. Myers leaves one son, W. 7.
Myers, of Americus; two daughters,
Mrs. j. V. Pitcher, of Schley county,
ard Mrs. John Hart, of Ellaville,
The funeral was held this afternoon
at his late residence, with interment
in the EIlaville cemetery
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-17
Of
NEW FENS|VE
BY RUSS TROOPS

NEW YORK, July Compiled
from Associated Press dispatches dur
ing the day. While the Russian fore
e in eastern Galicia are continuing
their vigorous offensive, there are in
dications that vast forces are being
prepared at other points along the 800
mile front to spring into activity.
While everything appears to be run
ming smoothly in the Russian military
machine, the government affairs have
become ruffled again. Three ministers
are reported to have resigned from the
cabinet because differences over
the controlling of Ukrania
Coincident with this report come
statements regarding disorders in
Petrograd, where many shots were
fired during demonstrations organized
by radical Socialist-Democrats
Despite the change in the chancel-
lorship in Germany, the Reichstag re-
volt is apparently unchecked the ma
jority favoring a peace declaration
This faction will present resolution
on Thursday, when the new chancel-
lor is expected to make his first
speech.
The French last night captured a po-
sition near hill 304 which the Germans
gained recently in a series of fierce
counter attacks. The Teutons were
beaten hack in several assaults in the
Champagne region.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-17
BOND ELECTION
IS CALLED OFF

At meeting of the county com
missioners this morning, it was voted
to abandon for the present at least,
the idea of calling a bond election to
secure the approval of the voters Of
this county for bond issue to be used
in the construction of new roads and
bridges.
1t had been planned to issue bonds
to the extent of 100000 for road and
bridge purposes and tentative pro-
gram Of construction had been mapped
cut, providing for a comprehensive
system of good roads and bridges
throughout every section of the
county.
The discussion of the bond issue
during the past few weeks has been
more or less active throughout the
county, but it has become apparent
that considerable opposition exists In
view of the fact that the construction
program as outlined dealt exclusively
with the country districts, the rural
opposition to the bond issue was taken
by the commissioners to mean that the
residents in the country did not care to
see the proposed improvements made
For this reason the bond issue cleo
tion was called off indefinitely and all
necessary funds for road construction
Will be secured by levying a special
tax.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-17
4 TAN OF 20 PER CENT PLACED
ON MATCHES IN MEXICO

MEXICO CITY, July IA tax of 20
a 2rcent Of the original selling price was
placed on matches in Mexico July /.
This is in the form OF stamp tax,
stamps to be affixed to each cartoon by
the manufacturers. To protect the
match industry tax of one peso i'm
pert duty has been placed on each
meal lighter brought into Mexico after
July 81 The metal lighters most of
which operate on the old flint and
steel principle are widely used in Mex
leo and are manufactured in foreign
countries.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-17
DRAWING MAY Be
MADE THIS WEEK

WASHINGTON, d. c., July 17-Witt
only ten states remaining to be heard
from and with the serial number lists
complete in all except 649 exemption
districts, Provost Marshal General
Crowder announced today that the
preliminary stages of the preparations
for the selective draft will be com
pleted within the next AS hours.
1t is now expected that the drawing
will be made on Friday or Saturday.
Returns from all the southeastern
states are complete.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-17
HUGE AVIATION BILL
REPORTED FAv0RABLY

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 17.-The
Senate military affairs committee to-
day made a speed record in the consid-
Grafton of the House aviation appro-
priation bill which calls for an eXpen-
Giture of $64O,0OO,OOO
In just 45 minutes of actual discus
sion, the committee decided to report
the measure favorably without any
amendments whatever.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-17
HALF MILLION WORKERS
WANT ADVANCE IN WAGES

LONDON, July 17.-If the demand for
a ten shilling advance in the wages of
half a million semi-skilled and un-
skilled workers in the engineering in
dustry, which is now being considered
by the Committee of Production, is
conceded, the employers will have to
pay an additional 100000 pounds
sterling a year in wages.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-17
CALLED TO SERVICE IN
e. s. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

DR.. Mark E. Perkins, of Millen, Ga,
who is a brother of Mrs. j. B. Wheeler
of this city, has been called to active
service in the medical corps of the
United States Army DR.. Perkins is
quite we'll known in Americus, having
visited here on several occasions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-17
IRON AND STEEL WORKS AT
BERLIN SHOWS GREAT LOSS

AMSTERDAM, July 17.-According
to the Cologne Volks-zeitung the an
nual report of the Hortung Iron and
Steel Works of Berlin shows loss of
1,410,00O marks which is equivalent to
six-sevenths of its capital. More than
a third of its total capital has been lost
il the last five months.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-17
TWO KILLED IN TRAIN
WRECK ON SOUTHERN

CHARLOTTE, N. c., July 1.-TWO
persons were killed here today when
train No. 26 on the Southern Railroad
tumbled down an embankment neal
Caldwell station.
Fireman Kisler and a negro pas
senger are dead and several passeng-
ers were hurt
An official statement declares that
spikes were removed from the track.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-17
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SCORES IMPORTANT
VICTORY IN COURT

NEW PORK, July 17-Although
the United States circuit court of
appeals some weeks since rendered
an opinion granting on every point
submitted the injunction sought by
The Associated Press to restrain the
International News Service from pi-
rating news belonging to the former
organization, the entering of the order
has been postponed by the attempts
of the defendant organization through
their counsel, Samuel Untermyer to
obtain stay, first, from the circuit
court of appeals; second from the
district court, and third from a Justice
of the supreme court of the United
States. All three requests having
been refused, the order has been
entered by direction of Judge Angus
tus N. Hand, of the United States
district court of the southern district
of New York, restraining the Interna-
tional News Service from three
practices:
"(A) From inducing, procuring or
permitting any telegraph editors or
other employees or agents of the
complainant or any Of its members
or of any newspaper or newspapers
owned or represented by them or any
of them, or any such member, to
communicate to defendant or to per-
nit defendant to take or appropriate,
for consideration or otherwise any
news received from or gathered fc
complainant, and from purchas
receiving, transmitting or using an
news so obtained.
COB From inducing or procuring
directly or indirectly. any of COM
newspapers represented by them, to
violate any of the agreements fixed
by the charter and bylaws of the
complainant.
"(C) From copying, obtaining, TAX
ing, selling transmitting or otherwise
gainfully using or from causing
be copied, obtained taken, sold
transmitted or otherwise gainfuu
used the complainant's news, either
bodily or in substance, from bulletins
issued by the complainant or anv
its members, or from editions
newspapers published by any of the
complainant's members, until its CON
mercial value as news to the e.
plainant and all of its members has
passed away"
Although the court found that The
Associated Press was not guilty cf
any such form of piracy, it havir,
voluntarily offered to- submit to al
like injunction to that containc'
paragraph &C." it is ordered that
such a counter injunction also issue
in that particular.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-17
y = = = = + y Z y y = y =
= GERMAN LOSSES HEAVY
Z FOR PAST THREE MONTHS

: ON THE FRENCH FRONT, :
= July IA conservative estimate !
= of the German losses during the :
= Franco-British offensive of April,
= May and June is $4,000 men. :
= = = = = y \ y y \ = :
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-17
KING GEORGE CHANGES
ROYAL FAMILY NAME

LONDON, July liking George
announced today at meeting of the
rrivy council that the name of the
royal house of England had been
changed to the House of Windsor"
The Teutonic name of the House of
SaXe-Coburg," for centuries the name
Of the English royal family, has been
discarded.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-17
y y = = \ + y = y + = = 4
= FOUR GERMAN SHIPS 4
= TAKEN IN NORTH SEA 4

= LONDON. July 1.-THE British =
= admiralty today announced that :
: British destroyer had captured '
= four German steamers in the =
= North Sea. :
= = 4 r. \ = \ y y y 4 4 = \ = \
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-17
y y y = = =
= PORTO RICO VOTES TWO
= TO ONE FOR PROHIBITION

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, July
With returns received from
So Of the 76 voting precincts in
the island, it is apparent today
, that prohibition has carried by I
, vote of more than two to one.
= = q 4 \ 4 4 4 = y 4 y = = I
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-17
WEATHER FORECAST.

PARTLY CLOUDY WITH
PROBABLE THUNDER SHOW
ERS TONIGHT AND WEDNES-
DAY.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-17

The Times-Recorder is the ONLY papeI
in the Third Congressional District witt
Associated Press Service.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-07
SPRING FEVER CURE

There is only one cure for spring
fever, and that is to work it off. 1t
possibly may not be to the taste, but
at the same time it is case where the
exigencies of the situation must be
considered.
Exercise, open-air life, simple feed
ing, mean everything. A long walk in
the early hours of the morning will do
great deal toward awakening new
life in the WORKOUT constitution.
The blood Of winter grows thick and
the pulse beats slow We begin new
life in the spring and the sluggish
spirit begins to change. 1t is the tran
sitional period that we feel that hes
itancy that reluctant spirit to do any,
thing. We desire to let things do by
and not worry about anything.
This very spirit should be discourage
ed at the beginning. We must never
give up. We must never loaf on the
job. We must never knuckle down and
be called gutter. We must face the
battle of life even if we are afflicted
with spring fever. We must get out
in the garden; we must get busy with
the birds, we must sing with them and
we must realize that since the begin
ming of nearly all things start with
the awakening of the wear we must
keep pace with the spirit of the time
and keep pace with the demands of ma
ture.-Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-07
MISSOURI TO RAISE
LIBERTY WHEAT CROP

Missouri will raise its quota of the
liberty wheat crop. This is indicated
by reports from the field men of the
University of Missouri College of Ag-
riculture who are assisting the farmers
in the wheat campaign. In dications
in the counties covered thus far by
these men point to an increase of
more than twenty-five per cent over
the acreage of last year. At least
25 per cent of the farmers have sig
nified their intention of preparing a
better wheat seed-bed than they have
heretofore. Most of the communities
covered up to date will sow the re-
quired 30 per cent increased acreage,
and some will increase the acreage as
much as 100 per cent.
The acreage sown last fall was l.
100000 The necessary acreage
based on government estimates will
be 100000 this fall.
The government has estimated that
the total winter wheat acreage of the
United States must be increased 43
per cent over that of last year, and
that winter and spring wheat COM
bined must be increased 80 per cent.
1t is estimated that an increase of %
per cent in the acreage of all cereals
over the ten-year average will be nee
essary to meet demands in 1918.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-07
START SLOW-KEEP GOING

A young woman who takes a lively
interest in everything that goes on
thinks the United States is taking a
long time to get into action against
Germany, Others hold the same opin-
ion. 1t is usually tracable to youths
impotence for decisive action, but
sometimes is held by those of mature
judgment. They should take comfort;
we are not really slow, only seem that
way because so much preparation must
precede active warfare in France.
Leaving aside a consideration of the
preparations we should have made,
but did not, because the national ad-
ministration had not changed its mind
on the subject of defense, it is better
to start slow and start right, better
to avoid mistakes than to correct them.
Painstaking preparations now means
each soldier properly clothed, armed,
equipped, trained and landed safely
on the shores of France. This takes
time, and when one remembers the
nations was saved from ruinous paci-
fism only a short time ago, the sur
prise is not that we have done so lit
tie, but that we have got so far. Keep
in mind the enemy will still be there
when our forces reach France and that
if proper preparations precede the
actual landing of the new army it
will strike much stronger blow than
if the setting out were hurried.-Pitts-
burg Gazette-Times.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-07
ROAD EXPERT URGES
CULVERTS THAT LAST

Wooden culverts are antiquated
makeshift and should be abolished.
With the present price of lumber they
are costly and wasteful and should be
given up in favor of more durable ma
terial. E. J. McCaustland, dean of
the University of Missouri engineer
ing school, offers the following sug-
gestions:
For small openings where a pipe
twelve to twenty-four inches in di-
ameter is sufficient, vitrifed clay pipe
makes a satisfactory waterway. This
can be used, however, only in cases
where the road embankment will al
low a covering over the pipe of at
least two feet. Anything less is like
ly result in the breaking of the pipe.
Corrugated metal culverts are some-
times used but many failures have
been reported of this type on account
of lack of care in selecting material.
Cast iron pipe may be used for cul-
verts but is likely to be more expen-
sive that the vitrifed clay.
Concrete culverts are very salts
factory since they may be Of varied
sizes and forms to suit local condi-
tions, and because frequently local
material may be used in their con-
struction. Culverts of concrete up to
four feet in diameter may be easily
constructed without expert supervi-
sion. For larger openings it is per-
haps wise to use steel bars in the con-
crete and construct slab bridges. This
is work that requires more or less ex-
pert supervision. An excellent pam
phlet on country road culverts by
Prof. F. P. Spalding of the University
of Missouri engineering school may
be had by addressing the Extension
Division of the University at Column
bia. This pamphlet includes drawings
and tables of dimensions that makes
it valuable for reference.