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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-28
SAYS U. S. ENTERED
WAR TO TAKE OVER
BIG POTASH FIELDS

AMSTERDAM, Dec, 28.--Tha Ger
man people are now being told that
the United States went into the war
net to make the world safe for de-
mocracy, but in order that American
capitalists might acquire the potash
mines of Alsace
Professor Roth of Griefswald Uni
rcrsity, in an article in the ''Yossis-
che Zeitung,' says American troops.
we hear, are now occupying a portion
Of the French front, 1t is quite pos
sible that they will soon appear along
the Rhine Rhone canal, in order to
establish American claims to the pot
ash mines there, seeing that Ameri-
cas- peaceful designs on our potash
in l909-10 (by purchase) were de-
feated by the passage of the German
potash law, which prohibits foreign
ownership
Along with coal and iron, potash
is Germans strongest weapon, and il
the best of it should be taken away
from her. she would be deprived OF
the best economic club she can WELD
against the United States Without
the 250,000 tons Of potash fertilizer
which the Americans annually import
from Germany in peace time, their
cotton, tobacco, sugar and fruit crops
would be in perpetual jeopardy. So it
is necessary that our world monoply
in potash should remain intact, It
viii enable us to demand in exchange
certain necessary raw materials from
our present foes. Our watchword
must be, not one inch of potash-bear-
ing soil to the enemy"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-28
SOLDIER IN FRANCE
. HOPES this COUNTRY
WITHOUT ''SLACKERS"

BALTIMORE, Dec. Writing
from the hospital somewhere in
France, of which he is director, Major
John NJ T. Finney, a famous Johns
Hopkins surgeon, says:
When you hear anybody talk about
La Belle France and Sunny France
ard that sort of thing, just smile.
One OF the soldiers who had been
wounded in the trenches, after he
had plenty of opportunity to judge
the French climate from that point
Ct view, was brought into the hos
rital one rainy, cold night not long
ago After he had been put to bed
(the first comfortable bunk he had
struck for some time) he heaved a
sigh of relief and. turning to the
nurse who had just fixed him COM
fortably said, in way that meant
volumes: Miss, amt this-~a hell of
o climatcl' But in snite Of all the
weather and the grip, of which the
hospital is full, everybody is in good
spirits and working hard. 1t means
4 lot to the soldiers over here to feel
that you folks at home are doing
your best to help out There are no
'ouitters over here. hope there are
none over there"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-28
To Route Freight Direct.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 28.-
Soon after American railroads went
under government operation, at noon
today, Director General McAdoo issued
his first official order, wiping out COM
petitive conditions and providing for
complete pooling of traffic, equipment,
terminals and trackage facilities, and
for the retention of present officers
and employees.
The immediate result will be re reg
routing of traffic over shortest lines,
regardless of the company with which
such shipments originate, and the
common use of terminals to effect
maximum efficiency. Officials look
forward to- material Improvement in
the present TRAGIC congestion within a
few weeks.
Speedy movement of freight will be
the first aim of the director general.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-28
FEDERAL RULE
ON RAILROADS
NOW IN FORCE
WITHOUT AND CEREMONY AT
NOON TODAY ALL LINES TAKEN
OVER - M'AD00 ISSUES HIS
FIRST ORDER.

WASHINGTON D. c., Dec. 28.-
At noon today approximately two hun
dred and fifty thousand miles of
American railway systems silently
merged into one great continental
chain for winning the war.
The great event is regarded by many
as the beginning of permanent gov
ernment operation and control of al
public utilities The order placing the
railroads under control of the govern
ment was passed by the president with
out ceremony of any kind.
Orders for the actual unification of
all lines and the common use of ia
cilities and equipment, which is eX-
pected to raise the freight jam at
once, will be one of the first results
of the taking over of the transporta-
tion system by the war department
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-28
SUGAR FAMINE Is
ABOUT At IN END
PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN
SUGAR REFINING COMPANY
SAYS THAT THERE WILL BE A
PLENTIFUL SUPPLY.

WASHINGTON, Dec 28.--A plentiful
supply OF sugar for the American pc
pie during the coming year was pre-
dicted To-Day by Earl b. Babst, presi-
dent Of the American Sugar Refining
Company. testifying recently before
the senate investigating committee
He opposed placing limit on do
mestic consumption. contending that
any such plan would result in large
surplus than the tonnage would per
nit to be shipped abroad.
Half OF the worlds sugar crop out
side of the Central Powers, Bapst
said, is produced in the United States,
its territories and Cuba and if proper
IL distributed this production is more
than enough to meet domestic de-
mands as well as supply all that can
be shipped to the allies.
This years shortage, MIR Bapst said
had its inception in unwarranted
famine stories spread broadcast early
in the year which resulted in hoard
ing and has been aggravated by q
series of unavoidable conditions ey4r
since. When people began to hoard
the refineries held large stocks but
soon these were materially reduced
because of strikes fomented by the
Industrial Workers of the World. Then
came an unprecedented demand he
said, because of the food administra-
TONS canning campaign. The pinch
little earlier than might be expect
ed because England took 100000 tons
nj the sugar crop which normally
comes TO this country and when the
late beet crop came on the railroads
we're enable to transport it east. Geo.
Y. Rolph. director of the food admin
istration's sugar bureau, followed Mr.,
Bapst on the stand He answered
critics of the food administration who
maintain that the price of 7.25 cents
pound set for beet sugar was too high
by saying that had not the price been
set sugar prices now would be 20 or
25 cents pound where availble The
beet sugar growers who met here
to arrange for the%price wanted much
more, he asserted.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-28
ANOTHER PROMISE IS
SMASHED BY G[7NAAY

LONDON, Dec. 2S.-Another proof Of
the German disregard of promises and
agreements has been furnished in the
British advance toward Cambria. Some
time ago Germany signed solemn
agreement with Great Britain pro-
viding that no prisoners of war would
be employed within 19 miles of the
front line. But two Russian prisoners
were found by the British in German
dugouts at Anneux, which was barely
four miles from the lines as they lay
at the opening of the Cambria attack.
Moreover these Russians had seen a
party of 300 to 400 British prisoners
at work near Cambria, about eight
miles from the old front lines.
The Russians told a pitiful story of
ill treatment and suffering. They had
to subsist. under German regulations,
on half-a7pound of bread and some
grass soup daily As punishment for
minor offenses they were strung up
to poles with their feet just touching
the ground. Men were bayoneted or
shot for refusal or inability to work,
until, from one cause or another, only
260 men remained out of a camp of
500 prisoners.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-28
FOR GODS SAKE,
WAKE UP" PLEADS
REP. PORTER DALE

BURLINGTON, Vt, Dec 20.-"For
Gods sake wake up and realize what
this war means" is the message of
Congressman Porter H. Dale to the
American people following his return
from the front in France. He issued
statement yesterday in which he
said:
~ wish I could take those easy
ohaired Washington department fel-
lows out on Vimy Rirdge-men who
after eight mnoths of war sit back in
their offices and tell the newspapers
that everything is all right when the
men in France have not enough guns
to equip them.
1t me tell you that if we do not
cut out this endless red tape, lost mo-
tion and do away with the ancient
survivors OF an ancient military sys-
ten and begin furiously rushing guns
ammunition and supplies and men,
more men and men by the million, we
are not going to win this war. This
continual talk that everything is going
all right must cease. Things are go
ing anything but right
The war will not be a short one;
there is more than two years of con-
fict before us, and that will mean the
sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of
American soldiers"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-28
Soft Coal For Savannah.

SAVANNAH, Ca, Dec. 2s.-That
there will be no more soft coal avail
able in Savannah for the remainder
of the winter, at least. is the opinion
OF several OF the prominent dealers in
Savannah. The coal men are doing
all in their power to get the soft coal
but inability to procure it at the mines
is said to be the reason of the short
age. It is expected that Savannah
viii have an ample supply of the hard
variety.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-28
PRIVATE BANKS IN
PETR0CRAD SEIZED

FETROGRAD, Dec. 27a- (eDlayed.) }
Soldiers acting under orders of FL
nance Commissioner Menshinsky, to-
day seized all of the private banks in
Petrograd including the branch bank
OF the National City Bank of New
York Manager B. R. Stevens, of that
Institution was arrested and is being
detained by Bolsheviki authorities. 1t
is learned that many bank directors
have also been arrested.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-28
NEGROES STRIKE
ON TRENCH WORK
FIFTTEEN EMPLOYED BY AMERI-
Gus LIGHTING COMPANY QUIT
WHEN HIGHER RATE OF PAY Is
REFUSED THEM.

Fifteen negroes, employed in dig
ging the trenches for the new mains
OF the Americus Lighting Company,
struck yesterday afternoon for higher
wages.
They have been paid $3.50 day, at
the rate of Is cents an hour, but now
they want $1.75 a day.
This increase was refused them, and
they all left in a body. To-day four of
them returned to work at their former
scale.
The trench in which they are work.
ing is being laid from the gas plant
up Hampton to Lamar street.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-28
France Wants Enduring Peace.

PARIS, Dec 2S,-France vii! not ac-
cept peace based on conditions as
they existed before they war, the for
eign minister declared in the chamber
of deputies yesterday Peace trims out
lined by the Central Powers to Russia,
brought forth the declaration He as
serted that Germany is endeavoring to
involve France in peace negotiations
with the Bolsheyiki, but that the war
will go on whether or not Russia
makes a separate peace.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-28
Question of Allies, Aims.

LONDON, Dec. 28.-Premier Lloyd
George has sent a letter to the labor
conference, in which he says state
nent of war aims could only be made
in agreement with Great Brtain's al
lies. The question of issuing a fresh
declaration, he adds, is being constant
y kept in view by all of the allied
governments.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-28
MANY SEEKING To
Get EXEMPTIONS
MAJORITY OF THEM ARE NEGROES
VINO ARE WORKING ON FARMS
OR HAVE DEPENDENTS-ABOUT
HALF-AND-HALF.

A considerable number of registrants
in the new draft are making claims
for exemption,
It is estimated that probably fifty
per cent, the majority of them ne
groes, set up various reasons why
they should be exempted, The chief
reasons are dependent relatives and
agricultural employment
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-28
kaledlnes and BoIshevIkI ArmlstIee.

PETROGRAD, Dec. 27.-(Delayed)
delegates attending the peace con-
ference at Brest-Litovsk have agreed
to a ten days recess in the peace me-
gotiations. These are to be resumed
January 4th.
An armistice is reported to have
been reached between Bolsheviki
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-28
War Board in Federal Service.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 2S.-
The first practical steps in government
operation of the railroads which be-
gan today was taken when Secretary
NtcAdoo drafted the members of the
railroads war board into the federal
service to work out plan of unified
operation
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-28
ALL RAILROADS ONE BIG SYSTEM NOW
ALLIES REJECT NEW GERMAN PEACE TERMS
AMERICANS ARE
KILLEDBY BOMB
CHRISTMAS DAY

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY, in
France, Dec 2S.-During a recent
moonlight night German aviators drop
ped bombs near certain town and
two American privates, camped in the
woods. were killed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-28
Corporal of Engineers Killed.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY, in
France, Dec. Delayed "A cor
poral of American engineers was
killed and one private wounded Christ
mas Eve when a German shell dropped
rear party working in the trenches
On section of the French front.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-28

PRESIDENT CELEBRATING
HIS SIXTY-FIRST BIRTHDAY

= WASHINGTON, D. c.. pee rs.
= President Wilson is tod by eele- :
= brating his sixty-frst birthday
: There @as no special ceremony
: at the White House, owing to the :
= pressure of executive. .5work un-
= der which the president is al
v ready staggering.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-28
Trade Body Helps Property Owners.

SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec 2S.-The
Board Of Trade has taken a hand in
helping property owners to rent their
vacant furnished rooms or apartments.
Several requests have been made to
the Board of Trade office to furnish
4 list of apartments for people who
lately came to the city. and the board
has requested that all property owners
with such apartments or rooms to
rent file their address with the board.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-28
ENGLAND ANO
FRANCE SPURN
PEACE OFFERS
CONDITIONS THAT EXISTED BE-
FORE WAR NOT SATISFACTORY
TO FRANCE = LL0YD-GEORGE
MAKES REPLY.

LONDON, Dec. 28.-Government OF
purpose, for which the allies are fight
ing is essential to the future freedom
and peace of mankind, Premier Lloyd
George said in letter which he sent
today to the labor conference The
statement is regarded as the British
answer to the German peace offer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-28
FENIMORE LEAVES
FOR THE CA ITAL

Secretary Fenimore, Of Ne Cham
ber Of Commerce, leave tshight foN
Washington in support Of the bid made
s re-gia1s for the ayiation camp,
whieh, II is possible The government
n, esta.ss fs8ls ~ @os'lh c1qo d.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-28

forces and troops of Gen. Kaledines at
Rostoy. with neutral zone estab-
! shed between the opposing lines
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-28
y = y 3 = 9 q +
WEATHER FORECAST.

4 GENERALLY FAIR. y
y y y y = y y a y y . = = y y
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-28

800 . . . . > . = . .
LOCAL AHD yxUUouAt :.
. . = sep - .
c. A. Erickson spent Christmas
With friends ut Amity.
For Aale,-Several sets OF work
hssnne st C. J. Lords repair shop
aalts
n. Byrne Of Wichita wss . guest
Ak the III. W. Wood home over
Christmas.
Perry HIN il among the new ,apb-
Asibers added 70 the Chieltatn list
this weak.
r. C. Adams hes been clerkinG at
the Bysrs 4 Conn store during the
holiday season
Mn Dora Huddleston 10 the new
clark at The Byays 3 Comm store,
saeseeding Niss Ruby Murray.
Otto HeAurtry h assisting tenn
posaxi1y with the invsntoryins at
the Holly Dry Goods Co. store.
Prank Mapes Of New Ulysses.
Kansas. Was the guest Of his bro.
thar. n. =. Aapea. and tamil thu
nsst Of the week
Miss Ruth Crsteher WIN leave
sunday for Holly whore she viii
spend the holidays with her father.
+. J. Cretehsr. They win spend
Christmas with N. Creteher'a bro.
thsF In 6cott City. KaneaA and
Miss Ruth will visit other points
In Kansas before returning 70 her
home n this city.-Roeky Ford
Tribune.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-28

Stanley Maxwell came down nom
Lamar Wednesday on q business
trip.
Phe Red Cross rooms will be r.
opened next week for the work of
the organization.
Mr.. and Mrs A. j. Lindsey OF Den
yer are guests at the u. b. Keith
home this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Miller expect
to leave today for . short visit at
Mansum, Oklahoma
Miss May Taylor has gone TO Las
Animas to visit friends and attend
10 business matters.
! Miss Wilma Christopher went TO
Las Animas Wednesday evening
for short visit with friendA
Miss Mabel Rockwell returned
home Wednesday evening after .
short vacation spent At Garden
City.
Miss Estes Adkins and l(isa Cr,v.
ford Of Delta Colo. were entertain
cd at the Clyde Miller home over
Christmas. Misses Adkins and
Crawford are cousins Of NJ. Miller.
J. A Pickett was among the
Chieftain subscribers who called st
the editorial sanctum the past week
and not only pushed his subscrip-
tion well UP into the future but a.
pressed his appreciation Of the Il.
forts the management u making TO
give the people Of the town and
community good paper, in Z way
which is thoroughly appreciated.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-28
Land
Land

Land Land
Cheap for quick sale 337 acres OF
nat land good soil, Shallow water.
good Schools. Rural route and
phone line located north of Holly
between Robinsons Ranch and
Kiowa County line A. Jepson
Commercial Hotel, Holly, Colorado.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-28

Moody Keith Of Trinidad is at
home fof the Christmas vacation
Miss Kathleen Hin is visiting
With friends st L. Junta this week.
Mn and boys fsll and winter
caps ct ftom IS to ol- 1t the Bar
gaia Store
Olin Horton. who u attending
Dsnves University. - spending the
Christmas vacation with his par
ents herA
Miss Fern Keith and Adolphus
Keith, who are attending school in
Denver. are the guests OF home folk
for the holidays.
Miss Elizabeth Partridge is home
from Vassar College to spend the
holiday season with her parents
and Holly friendA
For eale,-One Buck range, No. 8.
GOOD q new. cheap for cash. Mrs
N. A. Kendall, Rleman House.
294tf*
Mrs. J. 8. McMurtry returned last
week trom Iowa. where she has been
undergoing treatment for rheuma-
tism.
Pard McMurtry is home from
Salina to spend Christmas season
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. s.
McMurtry.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. McCurdy ex-
pect to leave the first Of the week
for Ft. Morgan and other northern
Colorado points to visit with rela-
tives and friends.
Curtis Coffin left for Ell Paso,
Texas Monday evening to visit his
aunt. Mrs. o. G. Seeton, and renew
the acquaintance OF old friends at
his old home.
Rex Kirkhart, who is in training
At Camp Kearney. Calf, is i'll with
measles and at last reports was
quite sick. His many friends here
hope for his early recovery.
Ross Webster of Chicago and his
sister, Mrs. Phoebe Simpson. of
Swink visited with friends in Holly
Christmas day and attended the
ball given by the Order Of the East
ern Star in the evening. They re
turned to Swink Tuesday night.
The Misses Anna and Marie
Bryce are home spending the holi-
days with their father and mother
Miss Anna is language teacher in
Brighton High School, Brighton,
Colo. and Miss Marie Typing In
structor in Centennial High School,
Pueblo, Colo.
Perry Hill is thinking Of moving
to Clayton, N. M. His two sons at
that place are quite likely to be cal
led into the military service by
draft and Mr.. Hill feels that he
should go to Clayton and look af-
ter their business interests during
their absence
Prot. Bingham plans to 60 to
Chicago where he will enlist in the
military service. His decision to
enlist at this time came as sur
prise to his many friends and he
will be missed in the work of the
school. especially among the athle
tic students. he being the coach in
basket ball.
The Chieftain office printed sale
bills for two public sales to be held
next Wednesday, Jan. End. H. T.
Peterson will sell 56 head of live
stock and other articles at his
ranch 1.2 miles west of Bristol; j.
H. Kirkpatrick will sell q head of
horses and cattle and line Of i'm.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-18
REDENBAUGH CONFESSES
TWO TWIN CITY MURDERS
To Protect Wife Admits Staying Of
Officer Connery and Mrs. Dunn,
Say Frisco Police.

Joseph l.. Redenbaugh, ais Edward
Hamilton, has confessed in San Fran
cisco to Detective Peter Lavelle of st.
Paul, according to word from the coast
city, that he killed Patrolman George
Connery of Minneapolis and Mrs Alice
McQuillan Dunn of st. Paul. He did
it, he said, to shield his 1S-year-old
bride from facing trial for the Dunn
murder.
In statement that the San Fran
cisco police called unparalleled in
their records, the pallid-faced youth,
who will celebrate his twentieth birth
day next month, admitted not only the
two murders, but added bank rob-
berry at University place, Nebraska,
safe robbery at Ripley, Oklahoma,
theft of automobiles in scores of East
ern and Middle Western cities and
score of minor burglaries and holdups.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-18
FOOD CONTROL BILL IN SENATE
PROVIDES FOR DICTATOR WITH
WELL DEFINED POWERS.
Price Manipulation by Grain SpeculS
tors Severely Scored by Senators
Controller, Over All Supplies.

Washington, May Misrepresentation in
food supplies was vehemently de-
nounced in the Senate and in a re-
markable debate there was shown
plainly an overwhelming sentiment
for putting a stop to gambling in the
necessaries of life
An amendment to the espionage bill
proposed by Senator Thomas of Colo
RADIO to suspend during the war all eX-
changes, boards OF trade and cham
bers of commerce that permit spec
ulation in foodstuffs was beaten only
because it was thought that provision
had no place in the bill and that it
should be offered in connection with
control legislation pending in Con-
gress.
ManipuIators Scored.
Senator after senator scored the
men who have manipulated grain pric-
es and the terms pirates" and rob
bers' were freely used.
The measures were supplemented
by resolution introduced by Sena-
tor Gore, chairman of the agriculture
committee, calling for appointment by
the President of a controller general
of supplies.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-18
SUPPLIES ARE BURNED IN
GOTHAM NAVY YARD FIRE
tion Causing Loss of Several Hun
dred Thousand Dollars.

New York, May 17.-Fire of an I'M
known origin in the five-story brick
receiving building at the New York
navy yard, destroyed that structure
and caused loss which probably will
run into hundreds of thousands of dol,
lars.
On both sides of the ordnance pier
leading to the building are moored in
termed German steamships. These,
however, were not damaged
A large quantity of clothing and
other supplies was burned. A num-
Der of navy prisoners who were in
a guard house located on. the pier were
removed.
The fire was not checked until it had
burned for an hour and reduced the
receiving building to ashes.
Rear Admiral Usher, commandant
of the yard, and other officers aided
the blue jackets in fighting the flames.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-18
FLOUR 81 BARREL LOWER;
PIT is ALMOST DESERTED
Minneapolis Market Attempts to Do
Business Under Rules Which
Practically Paralyze Trading.

Minneapolis, May 16.-For the first
time in it's history the Minneapolis
wheat pit has attempted to do bust.
ness under rules which practically
paralyZed trading.
Restricted in future trades to the
closing out of open transactions, trad
ers were practically limited to match
ing trades" and after the first few
minutes the Chamber of Commerce
wheat pit was almost deserted There
was not even censor" on duty.
All day waiting game was played
in the cash wheat market and the mills
bought little grain. Flour prices were
IS cents to 81 barrel lower.
Even legitimate hedges were barred
in Minneapolis, but the trade still had
protection because hedging was per-
mitted in the Chicago and Duluth mar
kets.