davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-15
STORM DID MUCH
DAMAGE THURSDAY

Considerable damage to crops. roads,
telegraph and telephone lines and
railroad property was caused by the
storm which swept over this section
yesterday afternoon.
The rainfall, which was unusually
heavy, was accompanied by high
winds and considerable electric dis
turbance, which put the commercial
and lighting circuits of the Americus
Lighting Company out of commission
for short period of time.
Several telephone poles along the
Dixie Highway just north of the city
were blown down and telegraph and
telephone service was badly demoraliz
ed for several hours.
The mill dam at McMaths mill.
about miles west of Americus, gave
way as the result of the heavy vol
ume of water rushing into the pond
from the tributary streams. The en-
tire dam was swept away. although
tie mill itself was undamaged.
About rs feet of the Central OF Geor-
gia tracks were undermined by the
About rs feet of the Central of Geor-
gia tracks were undermined by the
water near the old Virginia-Carolina
liant at the northern boundary of the
city, but although freight service was
temporarily interrupted, workmen
soon had the damage repaired.
The city streets this morning were
cleared of the accumulation of mud
and debris washed down by the deluge
which poured through the cutters and
choked the storm sewers. At the cor
ner of Lee and Church streets the
sediment of mud was three inches
ceep.
Considerable crop damage is report
ed in this immediate section. although
it is not expected that the loss will be
serious. The worst of the storm pass
cd northwest of Americus.
A gin house on the plantation of w.
J. Williamson on the Friendship road,
was blown down during the storm.
while on W. T. McMath's place. abous
miles west OF Americus. barn col
l"psed. more or less seriously injur-
ing three mules which were sheltered
inside the structure.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-15
DISTRIBUTING
NEW PATRIOTIC MOTTO

ATLANTA, Ga, June ia button
with picture of a farmer carrying
Old Glory nailed to his plow handles,
and bearing the motto. mail a Flag to
Your Plow and Serve Your Country by
Raising Food Crops" is being widely
distributed throughout Georgia and
ther Southern states by Isidor Gelders,
editor of the Fitzgerald Leader-Enter-
prise, of Fitzgerald, Ga. The motto was
originated at a mass meeting of farm
ers held at Fitzgerald several weeks
azo and Immediately gained wide cir
culation, as it struck exactly the right
note of patriotism for the men upon
whom the country is dependent for its
food supply.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-15
NEW ARMY NOT TO BE CALLED
VOLUNTEER" But "DRAFTED'F

ATLANTA. Ca. June 15.-Hereattsr
it seems the United States army via
not be known as the regular" army. as
OF old, but Gill be known as the vol
unteers,e il a statebent of an army
oaicer TO an Atlanta friend is to be
taken seriously
The Albanian said something about
the regulars and the army officer
corrected him, saying: You mean the
volunteer army?7 To which the Az
lantian replied. No don't mean the
national guard; mean the regulars
well, that doesn't make any differ
ence." replied the officer. @All regs;>
lars are volunteers, inst as much as
the national guard, for every man now
in the army was volunteer. There
fore they are the volunteers. The ar
my that win be raised by the eonserip-
ton act win be called the drafted ar
my
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-15
FAIR STOCKHOLDERS
WILL MEET TONIGHT

Tonight at o'clock at the offices
Oh the Chamber of Commerce, the
stockholders of the Third Agricultural
District Fair association will hold q
meeting at which business of vital inn
portance will be transacted.
Proxies have been sent out to all
stockholders in order that there may
be no question of illegality in the dis
position of such business as may come
before the meeting.
The election of new officers and di-
rectors will constitute one of the most
important features of the session,
while reports will be received from the
various retiring officers.
A large attendance of stockholders
is most essential.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-15
$4,000 IN BONDS
TAKEN IN COUNTY

Sumter county's subscriptions to the
Liberty Loan" amounted to $4,000.
according to figures gathered from the
various banking institutions of Ameri-
Gus, Plains and Leslie.
The final returns on bond subscrip-
tions were sent in to the federal re-
serve bank in Atlanta, headquarters
for the sixth district, fast night, since
the books closed today at noon, and it
was necessary that all subscriptions
be in the hands of the reserve banks
at that time.
The Liberty loan" campaign in
this county was in the hands of i
composed of bankers repre-
senting their respective sections, the
being Frank Lanier. Frank
Sheffield, L. G. Council. r. S. Oliver
of Plains, and w. T. Anderson, of Les
lie.
Much publicity has been given to
the Liberty Bond" campaign and a
special effort made by the committee.
with the cooperation of the business
men generally, to place the bonds in
the hands of the small investors.
Americus subscribed for S50,O50.
Plains $4,000 ana Leslie $3.50.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-15
CITY COURT WILL
CONVENE ON MONDAY

The June term of the City Court of
Americus will convene on Monday,
June 18th, Judge w. M. Harper presid-
ing. In view of the fact that the an
nual convention of the Georgia Coun-
ty Officers association occurs on We'd
nesday and Thursday of next week,
Judge Harper, after convening his
court on Monday morning, will. take a
recess until Saturday, June 23rd,
when the appearance docket will be
called and the civil calendar for the
term arranged.
The criminal calendar will be ar
ranged tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock,
Wien all attorneys interested in cases
t. be tried at this term are requested
by Judge Harper to be in attendance.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-15
LIBERTY LOAN
MORE THAN HALF.
0VERSUB5CR|BED Ed

WASHINGTON, d. c., June 15.-
The Liberty Loan has been oversub-
scribed many hundred million dollars.
Treasury officials estimated this morn
ing that before the books finally close
that the total subscriptions will be 1t
least $2,500,OO0,OOO
The loan, according to reports re
ceived by treasury officials, is in every
sense ppoular one. BY far the great.
est issues which the Bureau of Print
ing and Engraving will be called upon
to turn out will be the $50 and 500
bonds. For them there has been an
extremely heavy demand in every in
dustrial section of the country and in
many rural communities. The city
Of Washington, officials estimate, will
marshal 10000 individual subscriptions,
bonds. Employees of the treasury de-
partment alone subscribing to the $50
and $1O0 bonds have taken approx
mately $450,000.
Measuring the total by the number
of Liberty loan buttons which have
gone out from headquarters, the mum
ber of subscribers should exceed g.
100000. More than 100000 buttons
will have been distributed before the
three chief button factories of the
country. working night and day, catch
Vi with their orders several days
hence
The small investor is to be favored
above all others, and every applica-
ton for small bond is to be granted.
In the case of ver-subscription, this
would result in pairing down the
larger subscriptions on proportionate
basis, as announced by Secretary Nc
Adoe.
Throughout the country the banks
last night kept open till late to accom-
modate the last minute investor. The
treasury department has granted banks
permission in extreme cases to tele.
graph the amount of their subscrip-
tions to their reserve banks, telegraph
ing the two per cent. of the total at
the same time, but all subscriptions to
be counted, must have reached the
reserve banks not later than noon to-
day.
The exact total of subscriptions FROM
every source may not be known for
scme time after the closing of the
books. because of the tremendous
amount of clerical work involved in
assembling returns and making tabu-
lations. New York estimates that it
will be able to report its total moi
later than 8 o'clock tonight In the
case of other reserve banks, the delay
may be greater.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-15
AMERICUS BOY NOW ON
BOARD SUPPLY SHIP

Harry Williams, who left Americus
six weeks ago to enter the yeoman SER
vice of the L. S. Navy. has recently
finished his course of instruction at the
yeomans' training school at Newport,
f l.. and has been transferred to the
Office of the L. S. :. "F'ul.
ton" a supply ship belonging to the
South Atlantic submarine flotillal New
London. Conn, is his home port and
il is thought that the Fulton will re-
main in American waters.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-15
pp,TT CRAIG MAY BE AMONG
FIRST TO REACH FRENCH FRONT

ATLANA. Ca. June 15.-Britt Craig
an Atlanta newspaper reporter, Will be
one Of the first Southern newspaper
man to reach the fighting front IN
pr.rce He has Joined the ambulance
company being organized by Dr.. Wal
.ola Brewer. of this city. under the
ansnices of Yaarab Temple Shriners,
,,,ho have bought an ambulance, anc
,roba1lv will get TO the trenches IN
ADVANCE of the national guard or any
os the student officers now in training
a, Fort McPherscn. Eight or ten At
,,rta newspaper men are in the school
,or officers
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-15
PERSH|NG WILL.
VISIT FRONT To.
VIEW CONDITIONS

PARIS, June 15.-Although General
Pershing's first day in Paris was nat
urally filled to overflowing with SOC
ial affairs, he managed to utilize odd
moments for business.
1t is understood this afternoon that
he will leave soon for an extended
tour of the front. Pershing and the
members of his staff visited the avia-
tion field today and expressed frank
astonishment at the feats performed
in mid-air by French ayiators.
Paris has opened its arms to Gen
Pershing and his staff and welcomed
them with al. outburst of spontaneous
enthusiasm such as only Paris is ca
pable of. No conquering hero return
ing home could have hoped for or re-
ceived such a tremendous reception as
greeted the American commander as
his automobile sped through hun
dreds of thousands of cheering people.
Paris and particularly the French
authorities had planned and hoped for
great reception, but it is doubtful
il even the most optimistic pictured
the almost frantic crowds that all but
blocked the progress of the automo-
biles. Men and women cheered them
selves hoarse and flung masses of flow
ers into the cars. Parisians declare
that the only event in their lifetime
that approximates the reception en-
thusiasm was that accorded to King
George o. England in 1914.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-15
ALL RAILROADS
MUST GUT DOWN
EXTRA TRAFFIC

ATLANTA, Ga, June 15.-The opera
| ton of all the big trunk line railroads
over the entire country as great con-
tinental railroad ssytem, the elimina-
tion of all duplicate transportation ser
vice, and the conservation down to the
| finest possible point of economy of the
| fuel and Equipment of all railroads as
q general war measure and to meet the
necessary demands of the government.
was an insight into the inside condi-
tions presented to the Georgia railroad
commission late yesterday by Il. H
Copeland, first vice president of the
Southern railway system, who is here
from Washington to present the South
ern's reasons for asking approval of it's
elimination of certain local service in
this state.
In so many words. Mr.. Copeland
made it Gear to the commission and
to the number of local delegations who
were present to protest the intended
action, that, if the Georgia raiIroaR
commission does not grant the request
made, it will be but matter of short
time when the federal government it
self not only will do what the South
ern is now trying to do, but viii go
far beyond that and will take over and
operate the railroads for purely mill
tary purposes, and then viii come the
elimination of all kinds of service tiaat
in the least conflicts with war mcge
ments.
| Mr. Copeland directed attention tor
the commission in Washington, aP-
pointed by the big trunk lines of the
country, as directing board for ham
ding the country's railroad traffic. and
said if the plans under which this
! board are now working do not sue
cessfully meet the government require
ments, then the federal government
will then step in and take the abcoiatsz
control This, Mr. Copeland says
!
troop movements, for war supplies and
for munitions. Then it will not be 3
question of serving any patron or pa.
irons, but that the government Eliz
do a general traffic business on thsa
railroads only when it finds it couycn-
lent to do so, between war department
tusiness-which will be practically
none at ALL
Immediately upon completion of Vice
President Copelands presentation Tn
the railroad commission of the inside
story of the seriousness of the war
and railroad situation in this country
4 remarkable act of patriotism occur
red H. D. Shackleford, who was
present as the general representative
with blanket objection and protest
t. be filed by the United Commercial
Travellers association, announced To
the commission his desire to withdraw
all protest that had been filed by the
T. p. A. to the proposed reduction OK
duplicated passenger service on the
Southern system. Mr.. shackleford-
who is chairman of the railroad com
mittee of the organization for the
Southeast. said the T. p A. organiza-
tion did not realize the situation; that
MIR. Copeland's statement was reEe-
lation to him, and he would Withdraw
and leave the situation entirely in the
hands of the state commission, be
lieving it to be a patriotic body. and
that the duty of the people right now
is patriotism and his organization is
patriotic one.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-15
Total Nav Reach sa,OOO.OOO,OOO,OOO

WASHINGTON. D. c., June 15.-At
> On this afternoon it is estimated that
tho total Liberty Loan subscriptions
,na, soar to three billion dollars. Ey-
orv federal reserve district, with the
,ossible exceptions of the Atlanta and
Kansas CITY districts, appear to have
evceeded the minimum allotment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-15
CHARLESTON LAWYER IS
SHIPPING BOARD COUNSEL

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 15.-Al-
fred Huger, of Charleston, S. c., A
lawyer by profession, was today ap-
pointed admiralty counsel for the fed
eral shipping board. Chairman Den
man, in announcing the appointment
said it was another instance of man
Of large affairs putting aside persona.
interests to serve the government.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-15
MILK
SENT TO GERMANY

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 15.-Ger-
man agents bought large quantities oh
condensed milk in the United States
and shipped it to Germany through
neutral ports recently, the war COM
mittee of the condensed milk industry
informed the department of commerce
today. The milk was bought at retail
stores in order to avoid suspicion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-15
= \ \ 4 y 4 \ y y y 4 y \ \ 4
ALL PRISONERS TAKEN IN !
; IRISH UPRISING TO GO FREE :

y LONDON, June 15.-It was an
4 nounced in the house of COM
= mons today that the government
= has decided to release all prison
= ers taken in the Irish rebellion
= Of Easter Sunday a year ago. 1t
4 was further stated that all Irish
= political prisoners of every class
= are to te released in accord
y ance with the decision.
4 + 4 4 4 = 4 = 4 =
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-15
RED CROSS WILL
CAMPAIGN
HERE ON MONDAY

Practically every business house in
Americus has offered its financial and
moral support to the Red Cross cam
paisn which begins all over the United
States Monday the 18th. The campaign
is to extend over the entire week end
ing June 25th, and all interests ar,
united in an effort to over-suhscribe
the $100,000,OO0 now needed by the Red
Cross war council for their relief
work
The Americus merchants are to help
by giving five per cent. of their entire
cash business for one day of this week
to the local Red Gross chapter. Sew
eral of the business houses, each in a
different line of business, are to con-
duct Red Cross sales each day, to be
listed under direction of the executive
committee of the Red Cross chapter.
The list for Monday. June 18th, is as
follows:
Sparks Grocery Company.
Morgan & Company
Ansley's.
Rylander Shoe Co.
Allison Furniture Co.
j. w. Harris Hwde. Co.
Prather-Ansley Drug Co.
An earnest appeal is made to the
people of Americas and Sumter county
t. trade with the above named business
houses on Monday, June 18th. Whether
or not you carry your account and dc
business with some other house, yen
arc expected to change for the one day
and pay cash. This is one way OF
helping worthy and noble cause with
cut any cost whatever to the public
generally
You are asked, urged, and it is your
patriotic duty to fill your pantry, your
wardrobe, your home, your medicine
chest and your cigar case with six
months supply during this week.
The full list of business houses, with
the days on which they will conduct
Red Cross sales, will be published in
Sundays Times Recorder.
This is no time for any man to say,
We'll, so many calls have been made
on nv pocketbook that l don't feel as
if / could afford to give to the Red
Cross. This is an inopportune call.
Well, we say to that man, My friend
the whole war is inOpportune. 1t is
inopportune that millions of brave men
are dying or suffering that we may re-
main a nation, not a.German province.
1t is inopportune that millions of wo-
men and children are miserable and
homeless and starving. Also a German
encouragement of occupied Ameri-
Gus would be rather inopportune."
Americus and sumter county are eX
pected to raise $4,000 of the $1OO,-
100000 required for immediate needs
OF Red Cross. We must contribute lib
orally
RED CROSS EXECUTIVE COMMIT
TEE.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-15
EIGHT FRENCH SHIPS
SUNK DURING WEEK

PARIS, June 15-Four French
ships of more than 1000 tons. one un-
der that size and three fishing vessels
were sunk either by mines or subma-
rines during the week ending June
9Th, the admiralty announced today.
six ships were unsuccessfully attack
ed by submarines.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-15
EXEMPTIONS ALLOWED FOR
DEPENDENT CHILDREN

WASHINGTON, D. c.. June l5.-An
income tax exemption Of 5000 for each
dependent child Of taxable parents
and a reduction of the two-cent stamp
tax On bank checks to one cent. were
decisions reached by the senate f.
nance committee revising the war tax
bin today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-15
..lanta district Took $4,000. 900.

ATLANTA, Ga, June l5.-lt is es-
timated that the total Liberty Loan
subscriptions in the Atlanta federal
reserve district will amount to be-
,,vcen forty and fifty millions. The
district allotment was sixty millions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-15

NEW YORK, June l5.-The initia!
transaction in Liberty Loan bond trad
inc which began On the New York
stock exchange today, was above par.
a lot of $4,000 sold at par and 1-5''
above par.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-15
: = 2
ARMED BRITISHER SUNK
WEDNESDAY IN NORTH SEA :

. LONDON, June 15.-The Brit =
= ish armed merchant cruiser =
= Avenger, was torpedoed and :
= sunk in the North Sea Wednesday :
= night. All on board except one !
= were saved.
= \ y \ \ = 4 \ 4 = \ \ = \ =
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-15
WEATHER FORECAST.

= FAIR today and tomorrow;
= probably WARMER.
= = y = = y =
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-15

The Times-Recorder is the ONLY paper
in the Third Congressional District with
Associated Press Service.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-22
CAMP LEWIS AT NIGHT|
It's Gateway of Army Of the Democracy As In DaYl

His neighbor lit cigaret with
a flaming chunk OF wood. Aft4r
a silence
Yep"
That was fine-looking bunch
that came in last" observed one
of the clerks.
s'Wonder what tho kaiser
thinks, when his spies TIL him
what's going ON IN 10 differ
emit places in tho Unf1eG
States, ch?''
Several oIive-drsb mummfon
around the fire emitted suddon
grunts. II
well. I'll be glad whom thovsr
all In. declared sleepy youn411of
with pistol on his thigh. II thn1
q train?'' : {
It was. And thru the d1rknc11
stumbled another column % U6E-
ing boys to the receiving nho( -
THE GATEWAY OF THE AIN
OF DEMOCRACY, THAT ~ @
q HOURS IN THE pAY
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-22
ny RALPH w. PINKERTON.

BY RALPH W. PlNkEHION.
Corporal, 4th CO., Wash. q. A. G.
FORT FLAGLER, Sept. 20
(By mail. This was our hike
day again.
This time parts of three COM
panies marched on. six miles, ate
their lunch, then came back to at
tack the fort.
The regulars are left to defend
1t.
The Judges decided the sham
battle a tie.. Capt. Lindborg and
an attacking party were complete
ly annihilated by machine gun
fire.
Several of the regulars were
captured by men Of the 4th and
10th companies.
Crawling thru dense under
brush was apart of the battle that
gave the new soldiers touch OF
real army life.
Next Thursday another sham
battle will be fought.
The best place in the fort
That's where I am writing from,
and that's what we all say Of our
new Y. M. C. A.. tent.
1t Is situated in back OF our
new movie house, is 40xS0. feet in
size, and is well heated by large
stove.
Every night after retreat until
call to quarters II is full OF men.
There are about eight or nine
tables, a bunch of magazines and
plenty Of pens and ink.
The Seattle public library has
sent up a large box Of books, all
of popular titles.
In the musical line, a Victrola
with at least 100 records adds en-
tertainment for the men. Check
iers and chess games are popular.
Athletic equipment also goes with
the tent.
s This was all provided for us
thru the efforts Of the War Work
Council which raised several thou
sand dollars in the country to es-
tablish tents wherever Uncle
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-22
Can't Take Case
Itno u. S. Court

A ruling was made by Federal
Judge Cushman Saturday on the
petition of Mary j. Lyon and
George Lyon, jr., for the removal
of the army post condemnation
suit to federal court, is believed
to settle the question which has
been raised by two or three SINH
lar attempts in the superior court.
The Lyons, who are owners of
1,045 acres of land on Lake Sc
qualitchew, live in Nebraska, and
asked the change of venue on the
ground that the defendants live
in different states.
Judge Cushman remanded the
petition to the state court, ruling
that the action is covered by the
state law, tho Pierce county APP
pears as the condemner, and that
the federal court has no jurisdic-
ton,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-22
Hoquiam Pupils
Paint Town Red

HOQUIAM, Sept. 22.-Thirty
boys, members of the senior and
sophomore classes of Hoquiam
high school, were temporarily sus-
pended yesterday as result of a
display of class rivalry which the
night before resulted in an at
tempt by members OF the two
classes to paint the town red"
Red paint was applied literally
to the residence of Principal f. e.
Schmidtke. the First Presbyterian
church, the white front OF dairy
in the residence district and the
high school gymnasium, and also
to several sections OF wooden and
concrete sidewalks.
The thirty boys must clean off
the paint where possible and
where not to provide money to re-
paint the buildings.
In the case of the wooden side
walks the boys found II necessary
to turn over the boards to elm
mate the evidence"