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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-02
ENGLISH PEOPLE URGED
TO REDUCE BREAD RATION

LONDON, May 2.--King George has
signed a proclamation urging all fam
lilies to reduce their bread consump-
ton by at least one-fourth from that
of normal times. Tle proclamation
urges greatest economy in the use of
grains.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-02
k.0F P. WILL MEET
IN LESLIE IN MAY

LESLIE, Ca, May 2.-The program
for the forthcoming meeting of the
Third Congressional district conven-
ticn of the Knights of Pythias, which
convenes at Leslie on Tuesday, May
Sth, has been completed, and given to
the press. 1t is as follows:
Tuesday, May Sth, Morning Session.
Public Invited.
1915 a. m. Special Music rendered
by Leslie Orchestra.
1920 a. m. Convention called to or
der by E. l.. Wilson.
Invocation-Rev. C. e. Cook.
Address of Welcome in Behalf of
Town.-Mayor F. P. Jones.
Address of Welcome in Behalf of
Leslie Lodge, K. of P. .s-J. J. Wilson.
Response to Addresses of Welcome.
j. W. Bivins.
Special Selection-Leslie Orchestra.
Address, "Pythianism"-Col J. E.
Sheppard.
Address, Loyalty to Ones Coun-
try. T. Royal.
Special Selection--Leslie Orchestra.
A Patriotic Address-T. o. Marshall.
National Overtures'- - Leslie Or
chestra.
Adjourn for basket dinner of which
the public is invited to partake heartily
Convene at 2:SO p. m. for Business
Convention.
Convention called to order by Pres.
Il. E. L. Eason.
Opening Address by Geo. C. Schau-
fele, Grand Cchancellor, Augusta, Ga.
Roll Call of officers.
Reading Minutes of Last Meeting.
Report of Committee on Credentials.
Reports from Lodges.
Reports of Committees: O Finance;
(2) Publicity; go Good of the Or
der.
How to Keep Suspensions at a Min
imum"-wm. H. Leopold, G. X. of R.
& S, Savannah, Ga.
General Discussion: How to Have
a Live Lodge"
Exemplifcation of the Unwritten
Work-Wm. H. Leopold.
Election of officers.
Selection of Place of Next Meeting.
Adjournment
At s p. m. Tuesday night the rank
of Esquire will be conferred. Rank of
Knight will also be conferred in Am
plified form by the drill team from
Fitzgerald lodge.
Oficers of the Pythian district or
ganization are:
President. r. E. l. Eason. Ellaville;
vice president, A. f. Jackson, Cordele;
chaplain. DR.. W. D. Sears. Ellaville;
secretary treasurer, C. c. Wall. Ella
VILE; master of work, r F. Hemin-
ger, Fitzgerald; sergeant-at-arms, John
Ard, Bumpkin; inner guard, ]. T. Boil
ten, Leslie; outer guard, B. ]. Ranew.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-02
VACUUM CAPTAIN
HAS BEEN LANDED

LONDON, May mime additional
survivors, including Captain Harris, of
tie American tanker Vacuum, which
was sunk recently by German sub
marine, were landed at a British port
early today. The landing of these men
makes twenty-seven accounted for
from the total of forty-fve men on
board the Vacuum when the vessel
went down.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-02
German Political System a Failure.

AMSTERDAM, Holland, May 2.-The
Hamburger Fremenblatt, at the end Of
"a three column editorial in it's issue
reaching Amsterdam today, comes to
the conclusion that Germany's political
system is failure, as shown by the
history of the whole war, and much
be changed. The newspaper advocates
the removal of the bureaucrats to per-
nit parliament and the government to
work in closer touch one with the
other.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-02

Earlier dispatches reported Capt
Harris and "one boat with nine men
including an American naval lieuten-
ant" as unaccounted for. The forego-
iEg fails to state whether or not the
naval lieutenant was saved, although
it is known that three of the gunners
aboard the Vacuum when the ship
was destroyed have already been res
sued.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-02
Lieut.. Thomas Lost Life.

LIVERPOOL, May 2.-Lieut. Thomas,
in command of the naval gunners on
board the Vacuum, lost his life, accord
ing to a statement by Capt. Harris,
who reported eighteen men in his crew
had been lost, together with eight gun
ners. Eighteen of the crew Of and
gnnners, counting all, were rescued.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-02
IS Morse Vessels Sunk During April.

To -NVHoN FN'oNEo N'NH11Is II I1'1o @HFN"H'
CHRISTIANIA, Norway, May g.
German submarine sank seventy-five
Norwegian vessels during April, and
lore than hundred Norwegian sail
ors lost their lives. If such monthly
loss is continues, statistics show that
Norway's entire merchant navy will
be destroyed within eighteen months.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-02
Hectoria and Langland Sunk.

LONDON, May 2.-According to a
Central News dispatch late today. Ger
man submarines have sank the Norwe-
gian steamers Hectoria and Langland.
The crews of 10th ships were saved.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-02
HDLLWEG PDSTPONES
HIS PEACE SPEECH

COPENHAGEN, Sweden, May 2.-The
German imperial chancellor's speech
before the reichstag on peace and in
ternal relations in Germany intended to
be delivered Thursday, has been post
poned until a more fitting occasion, ac-
cording to word received here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-02
American Steamer is Sunk.

LONDON, May "A German sub
marine has sunk the American steamer
Rockingham and thirteen of the crew
are missing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-02

allied nations, Serbia has made ap-
plication for a loan and that the loan
is under consideration.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-02
> AMERICA PREPARING 4
y SHRAPNEL SHOT FROM 4
= A WIDE FRONT 4


NEW YORK, May Betsy Ross
ard Martha Washington have replaced
style displays in Fifth Avenue win
dows.
LOS ANGELES, May "A promin-
ent Hobart Boulevard club woman is
doing her bit in the economy campaign
by going barefoot about the house and
yard to save shoe leather.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. May 2.-Thous-
ards of men in Ohio are preapring to
take military census of the state be-
tween sun-up and sunset
OXFORD, Ohio, May Girls of
Western College are studying chauf-
Touring under an expert automobile en-
gineer and volunteering for garrison
work on the 400 acre college farm.
UGENE, Ore, May 2.-One third OF
the men in the University of Oregon
are prepared to answer the first call
to the colors, Dean John Straub esti-
mates.
NEW YORK, May "A fifteen acre
elk range in the Bronx Park Zoo is be-
Jig planted in potatoes, while the elk
are herded in pens.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 2.-One
hundred pleasure boats on the Great
Lakes probably will be transported to
tie Atlantic to join the mosquito fleet
CT submarine defenders.
Los ANGELES, May 2-Saloon keep
ers have launched a campaign to stop
war talk-frequently accompanied by
flghts-in saloons of the city.
NEW YORK, May 2.-Alexis Zsminz-
hrpyvichi tried to join the marines,
but his naturalization papers were as
twisted as his name and he couldn't.
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-02
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-02

NEW YORK, May "a fifteen acre
elk range in the Bronx Park Zoo is be-
Jig planted in potatoes, while the elk
are herded in pens.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-02

The Times-Recorder is the ONLY paper
in the Third Congressional District with
Associated Press Service.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-02

NEW YORK, May BETSY Ross
ard Martha Washington have replaced
style displays in Fifth Avenue win
dows.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-12-27
Mexican Sentiment
Runs Toward Allies

CHICAGO, Dec. 26-Mexico is be-
coming more pro-ally in sentiment
each day, according to Jose Farias,
private secretary to Adolph de La
Huerta, recently appointed Mexican
consul general at New York. Gen
eral Huerta, who passed through here
or his way to New York, refused to
make a statement but his secretary
declared Germans in Mexico are re-
ceiving little attention and sentiment
in favor of the allies is gaining.
VALENTINE, Texas, Dec 26-De-
tachments of American troops today
are pursuing Mexican bandits who
hanged and cut the throat of Michael
Welch, driver of a mail stage and
shot and killed two Mexican-Ameri-
can passengers aboard the stage at
Candelaria
Reports that the troops had over
taken the bandits and that fighting
ensued were brought here by men
who brought the body of Welch to
this city.
The troops took up the trail of the
bandits within 80 minutes after
Welch had been killed. 1t was be-
lieved that the soldiers would easily
overtake the bandits who were bur
dened with loot taken from the L. c.
Brite store at Candelaria.
No definite word of the result OF
the pursuing expedition however, has
been received
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-12-27
Miss Ruth Shepherd
Married on Christmas
Well Known Twin Falls Girl Welded
Tuesday to Washington Profess
SOr.

Miss Ruth Margaret Shepherd
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. ]. f. Shep-
herd, formerly of this city, was mar
ried Christmas day to William Stan
ley Morganthaler, at the home of her
brother-in-law and sister, Superintend-
ent and Mrs. c. S. Miller, in Fruit
land, in this state. The ceremony was
performed bysDr. w. J. Boone, presi-
dent of the College of Idaho.
Miss Shepherd was well known in
this city, where she had a host of
friends. She accompanied her par
ents to Trinidad Colo. last fall, when
her father went to that city to accept
the pastorate of the First Presbyter-
ian church, this position she resigned
before the holidays.
Mr.. Morgenthaler is professor of
manual training and mathematics in
the high school at Walla Walla, Wash.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-12-27
KANSAS CITY PAPER SCORES
ATTACKS ON THE GOV
ERNMENT
Says Star Run by "Sub-
ject of Kaiser"
Declares That Rough Rider"
Has Swept Away His Loyal Pro
'testations in His Desire to be
President Again.

KANSAS CITY MO. Dec. 27.-In
answer to an especially bitter attack
upon President Wilson by Theodore
Roosevelt today in the Kansas City
Star a charge of pro-Germanism was
made by the Kansas City Post. 1t
calls attention to the fact that the
general manager of the Star. August
F. Seested, became a naturalized citi-
zen after war was declared and that
his affidavit was on file with the fed
eral officials describes him as a sub
iect of Kaiser Wilhelm" There was
a semi-secret hearing at which
Seested obtained his naturalization
papers
Shortly after Seested was natural
lied an arrangement was made where
by Colonel Roosevelt began publishing
a series of editorials syndicated by the
Star. Each of these editorials con-
tanned yelled attack on the Wilson
policies. Today's editorial charged
that President Wilson is responsible
for shortage of supplies for the army,
lack of guns and prevalence of disease
in camps.
In part the Post says
"At last Colonel Theodore Roose-
welt is out in the open-all his ca
mouflage torn away, all his fervid
protests of patriotism swept away by
his desire to implant in the hearts OF
the people of the United States dis
trust of President Wilson.
'By suggestion he would have the
people believe that every camp is {
pestilential spot, every youth stricken
with disease, every boy unclothed, ev
cry soldier sent to Europe unarmed.
''That Colonel Roosevelt chooses fol
the organ of distribution of his propa
ganda of distrust and disruption o
the national spirit, of disorganizatior
of the nations loyalty, a paper whose
general manager was so lately a sub
ject of the kaiser that the ink il
scarcely dry upon his naturalization
papers may or may not be significant
"The cold fact remains. Colone
Roosevelt cannot forgive Presiden
Wilson for being president. He can
not forgive the people for electini
Wilson. He cannot refrain in thi
hour of crisis from attempting to di
vide the people in their loyalty AM
their war purpose in order that h
may again become the president"
Certain it is that we're the kaise
himself given free editorial rein il
this country. with Bernstorff bacl
with his plottings and his subsidy .
newspapers, they would pen today tn
very article which Colonel Theodor
Roosevelt sends broadcast through tn
Kansas City Star.
HAS the hour come when the peo
ple of the United States will deser
the American eagle for the croaking
of the rayen?"
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-12-27
RED DCROSSB BOOK
STILL OPEN FOR
MEMBERSHIP
ALL JOINING BEFORE NEW
YEAR WILL COUNT IN
DRIVE
Women Gratified at the
Great Success
Hope That All Not on List Will
Join-Members, Not Money,
Great Desidatum-Much Work
for Next Year.

The regular Red Cross drive ended
Saturday with between 5000 and 5000
members in the county and names
still coming in. All who join before
the beginning of the new year will be
admitted. as part of the membership
drive.
There were a few who during the
drive failed to understand that the
main purpose was to build up mem
bership and thought that as they had
contributed to the fund during the
great drive further cooperation was
unnecessary To anyone who is labor
ing under any misapprehension OF
this kind. it is enough to say that the
purpose of this drive is to get dollar
members, not so much for the dollar
as for the team work later. More than
1000 women have registered in the
county and if they can all be gotter
into the Red Cross it will be mucf
easier for them all to work together
For this reason, the managers ex
press the hope that many will come
to headquarters in the Idaho Powel
building before the first of January
| The managers feel elated over tn
splendid support received throughou
| the country. The splendid results
! mentioned III Inc Ouuudy L lNA1A'f %
cured by the committee consisting O
| Mesdames Mary Norton, H. j. Young'
Guy M. Simpson, A. B. Ostrander an
F. F.. McAttee, who visited the suga
factory, is pointed to as showing tn
interest of workers in the movemer
of mercy.
The Red Cross sent up from Roger
son with the names of 110 member
is one of the sights still decoratin
the Christmas tree.
Now, that the CRUSADE is closin
the women are beginning to figure O
the work which they will have to d.
Already supplies for sewing is o
hand and in this district, in additio
to the work for soldiers, adults an
youths in the stricken countries, 100
900 sets of baby clothes are to
made in this district and this is a
additional reason why the manager
want every woman to join, and ever
man to join to encourage the wome
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-12-27
Prisoner Murder
Stirs Officials
International News Service Inter-
prets Opinion on WiIlful German
killing.

WASHINGTON, Dec 26-General
Pershing's publication in official or
ders of the fact that Germans muir
dered after capture, a lone American
sentry by cutting his throat, was cap
able of only one Interpretation to the
American officials here today.
That was that the American COM
manding general intended that his
men should know right from the start
what they may expect at the hands of
their enemies. 1t will not be follow
ed by any open reprisal. Americans
Will not fight that way. But if the
number of Germans taken prisoner
shall be small-hereafter-t fault
will not be that of the American
troops.
The significance of the German muir
der, officials said today, is that Ameri-
cans can expect to be treated as are
the Canadians. The Germans have
murdered Canadian prisoners, sub
jected them to unspeakable torture,
and in every way tried to crush the
morale of the Dominion forces from
the first moment that they entered the
fray. Germans, it is known, never
take a Canadian prisoner if they can
help it. Complete proof to this effect
is plenty. And it is believed here that
this will be attitude in the case OF
Americans.
Publication in general orders of the
killing of a prisoner of war by Cen
eral Pershing will have the effect nat
urally of hardening the American sol
diers who have been prone to assume
a tolerant attitude toward their en-
emies. In this essential the Staying
of the American sentry will have a
good effect If also again has drawn
attention to the fact that the Ger
mans, French and British are fighting
with trench knives while so far these
are not a part of the American sol
dier's equipment. His offensive weap-
on is the sharpened bayonet in the use
of which all are being made very com
petent.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-12-27
NEW TIMES DEPARTMENT

Beginning with Tuesday to Introduce
a "WHAT MAKES BETTER COMMU
department weekly months
Anderson already
the articles which he
TO
addition special training which Mr. Anderson has had in
leading universities, has also had
experience which
exceedingly practical and
worth interested in the
betterment Of their 0 community life.
will always be the policy The TIMES to add features
demand for them We believe in
greater and a greater country
in the contribute to the
that helps
already prepared
department social and
beterment entire
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-12-27
Bolsheviki Plot
Gets Attention
Government Hot on Trail of Men Who
Are Trying TO Work Up Revolt in
America.
John Edwin Nevin)
I. N. S. staff Correspondent

IL >.
WASHINGTON, Dec. &c - Sharp
measures have been taken by the
United States government to prevent
any "Bolsheviki" operations in this
country. In admitting this today Of
ficials of the department of justice
simultaneously "clamped down the
lid" on all explanations of just what is
being done to prevent revolutionary
movements being fostered from the
United States.
Until a complete official report has
been received from the port officials
on the Pacific coast regarding the
presence of rifles and ammunition
alleged to have been brought there in
the Russian vessel Shilka, which was
manned by a Bolsheviki crew, the de-
partment refuses to confirm the re-
port that these munitions were con-
sigRed to the Industrial Workers of
the World for revolutionary purposes.
The situation admittedly is pecul-
lar. The pro-German campaign car
ried on within the United States ever
since the commencement of the world
war still spreads out like a spider
web. Included in the activity are the
Irish agitators who have been trying
10 raise enormous sums of money to
foster revolution in the United States
Then there are the Mexican and Cen
trail American revolutionists who have
been fully financed by Geman money
in the expectation that they would be
able to force a revolution which would
necessitate the United States keeping
its forces occupied here in protect
ing the border and coasts. The In
dustrial Workers have fostered sabot-
age in the mills, mines and the for
ests of the west. and they are also
alleged to- have been "edged on" tC
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-12-27
Buy Blouses at
Soc Nearest Point
-T..
Senate Military Committee Would Not
Wait For Delivery From The Regu-
Lar Source.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26-The COM
mittee on military affairs today re-
quested the war department to drop
the usual routine and instead of wait
ing for overcoats and blouses for the
soldiers training in cantonments, to
buy the same at the nearest point OBJ
tainable. This may involve extra cost
but it is thought the best way to Sc
cure the needed supply. The quarter
masters department before the as
sembling of troops, ordered enough
overcoats and blouses for the men,
but found that average troopers in
the draft army to be so much larger
than the old regulars that many OF
the coats were too small.
The resolution adopted by the COM
mittee follows:
"It appearing to the committee on
military affairs of the senate from
unquestioned proof adduced before it
that many enlisted men in Camps
| Wheeler, Shelby, Kearny, Dix, Jack
! son, Grant. Custer, Beauregard and in
the camp at Fort Worth, Texas, are
without wooden blouses and over
coats the combined shortage in the
several camps above named being not
less than 10000 overcOats and $1,000
wooden blouses, this committee here
by requests the secretary of war to
take immediate steps to supply said
enlisted men with overcoats and wool'
er blouses.
1T further appearing that there
may be shortages of said articles a.
Camps Dodge, Donelson, Funston
Wadsworth, Fremont, Sheridan, Pike
and Greene, and perhaps other camps
the secretary of was is also requested
to ascertain by wire today if any 9th
| I,cr of
of our camps and if so, that he di
rect that such shortage be supplied
! Immediately.
1T is the sense of this committee
, that with the cold season now on, tn
usual routine shall be suspended a
} to this matter and that the command
ing officers of the several camp
2 shall be directed, if this is the quick
est way to buy these articlse at tn
nearest points to their camps at whic
they can be obtained so that our sol
= ders may be supplied as soon as pos
4 sible."
+ WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. - Majo
: General Henry G. Sharpe, quarter
master of the army, was subjected
o a vigorous grilling when he appeare
a before the senate military affair
N committee today to tell why recruit
> in the training camps are short
overcoats and woolen blouses.
r. "A hundred thousand of our bo,
! are in camps this winter withol
# overcoats," declared Senator McKella
n That's not So" contradicted tt
o general.
= Senator McKellar called his after
i ton to replies received by the con
n mittee yesterday to telegraphic il
: quiries to the various camps shoy
Il ing a shortage of at least 10000 owe
n coats and 47,000 wooden blouses
J., eight camps.
~ General Sharpe replied:
Is THAT was due to various causes, il
= Guiding slow deliveries and 300
"A overcoats do not mean 100, 900"
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-12-27
impossible conspiracies by German

impossible conspiracies by German
money.
And there have been minor move
ments in many places which cannot
be given publicity.
In no instance has the effort to
make real trouble for the government
been successful. The efficiency of
the various governmental bureaus,
whose task it has been to cope with
traitors and near-traitors, has been
marked. 1t is unwise even to hint
at what has been done, but the whole
sale arrests made in many sections of
the country from time to time has
prevented possible organized out
breaks. Generally speaking officials
says the work of checking plotters has
been very successful.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-12-27
By John Edwin Nevin,
N. n. S. Staff Correspondent)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. 1.-The
greatest single step toward winning
the war, with the exception of general
conscription," was the verdict of Of
ficial Washington today placed on
President Wilson's action in taking
over the nations railroads.
The presidents statements accom-
panying his proclamation assuming
control of the railroads was accepted
as a master stroke.
In a single declaration he has as
sumed responsibility for practical op-
GRAFTON of the properties and accepted
the financial responsibility of the
roads. He has guaranteed their Sc
curities by declaring that the govern
ment will be as scrupulous in protect
ing them as the directors of the roads
could be. And his outline of the rec
concentrations he will make to con-
gress to complete the program from
the financial standpoint has disarmed,
officials said today, those who have
insisted that complete government
(COntfnued on pa-a Az