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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-06
JACKSON COUNTY WINS
FIRST PRIZE At FAIR

MACON, Ga, Nov. 6.-Jackson coun-
ty is the finner of the first prize for
the best county agricultural display
at the Georgia State fair this year,
this being the second time in three
years that Jackson has carried off the
premier honors of the fair. Incident
ally, in addition to the honor, Jack
son gets $1,000.
Worth county, which won third place
last year gets second prize, and $500,
this year. The Worth county exhibit
was prepared by Mrs w. w. Monk,
one of the biggest far moperators in
tnat county.
The other counties finished in the
following order: Pike, third, $500;
Houston, fourth $4OO; Carroll, fifth,
$500; Washington, sixth, $175; Walton,
seventh, SITS; Monroe, eighth, $3.50;
Butts, ninth, $3.50 Honorable mention
and S100 each was given to the fol-
lowing counties: Rabun, Laurers,
Etewart, Irwin and Dougherty.
For individual agricultural exhibits,
F. G. varnn, of Twiggs county, won
the first prize of 5000; A. M. Hartley,
o. Washington county, second prize
while Mrs. w. w Monk, won the third
prize.
F.. G. Varnn, who won the first prize
for the best individual display, raised
17G products on his farm this year, in
ending 100 bales of cotton and forty
cars Of watermelons.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-06
RETURNING SOLDIERS
ARE EAGER FOR PEACE

BERNE, Nov. 6.-Signifcant as to
the spirit that prevails in some cir
cles in Germany is the latest issue
of the Koelnische Vodkszeitung, al
ways a supporter of the claim that
the German people are behind the an
nexationists and want no peace but
one bought with the sword. 1t says.
IF one rides on German railroads,
if one goes to the cafes and public
places of the big cities where one
meets our soldiers coming from or
going to the field, one can hear again
and again words and sentences from
the socialistic press that actually are
a great danger for the determination
to hold out, for the unity and una
nimity in the army and behind the
front, for the desire to be victorious
and to see it through.
In ali these phrases of the social
democratic press recurs over and
over again the one that the war is
being conducted only for the big fell
lows, that those who wish for our
fatherland an honorable peace that
shall asure future development are
raid by the big industries or are
serving capitalistic interests that the
'annexationsts' alone are responsible
for the third year of the war and
rossibly the coming war winter All
the SANDERS circulated to superfuitv
about war makers and annexation
lists are bobbing up again"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-06
Details Not Announced.

TRENTON, N. j., Nov. 6.-President
Wilson, who is here today, declined to
announce any of the details of treaty
just negotiated with Japan, and con-
clusion of which was made public by
Secretary Lansing at Washington this
morning. After a consultation with
Secretary Tumulty, however, it was an
nounced, the president had said when
the text of the pact is read, am can
fident the whole country will be very
much enlightened"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-06
SURPLUS Of PORK IS
OUT Of QUESTION NOW

ATLANTA, Ca, Nov 6.--It is going
to be impossible to overproduce hog
meat for the next five or ten years
to come This is the firm conviction
of the Georgia Department of Agri-
culture, and its advice is that farm
ers everywhere act upon it and grow
more hogs.
1he worlG is reduced right now to
half rations on animal fats and IS
freely using vegetable substitutes.
Production has been greatly reduced
in the warning nations, which are de-
pending upon us for their supply. We
must grow our own supply of anima,
fats, and, at the same time, fill the
wants of the allies
This indicates concmsively," sail
Commissioner ]. ]. Brown, that it is
going to be practically impossible to
have an over-production of meat prod-
ucts and animal fats for many years
to come, even though terms of peace
should be made at once.
For this raeson the department IS
putting forth extraordinary efforts
tc suppress hog cholera and in every
other way to encourage the greater
production of hogs.
THE splendid work of the Boys
Pig clubs of Georgia, as demonstrated
In their exhibits at the Southeastern
fair, and under the capable superyis-
ion Of James E. Downing of the State
College of Agriculture, is convincing
beyond the shadow of doubt that
Georgia should be second TO no state
in hog production.
AT the present prices and at the
good prices which are sure to prevail
for several years to come, we most
heartily recommend hog-raising to the
farmers of Georgia as money-making
proposition"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-06
.0NLy 1000 SIGN
Fur FOOD SAVING
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT CAME
IN THE RURAL DISTRICTS
WHERE PLEDGES WERE NOT
WELL RECEIVED.

Chairman P. A Fenimore, who was
in charge of the food conservation
campaign in Ameyicus last week, will
sen in this week the card pledges Sc
cured during the campaign. He hss
about 2,000.
The greatest disappointment in the
campaign was in the rural districts,
where so many housewives refused to
sign any pledge whatsoever In the
towns and cities the pledges were
signed by nearly every woman to
whom they were presented.
Sumter county was expected to fur
nish $500 pledges, but it fell way oa-
low the estimate.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-06
REPORTS THAT
OFFER LIKELY
REACH LONDON
SAID THAT EACH OF THE BELLI5-
ERENTS WILL BE ASKED BY
GERMANY TO SEND TWO DELE.
GATES TO BERNIE.

LONDON. Nov. 5.-Wild rumors that
the Central Powers are to make peace
offers before December 1st, in the
shape of proposal for a preparatory
conference to assemble at Berne, Swift
zerland, were current on the Ams.or-
dam bourse yesterday, according to the
Exchange Telegraph correspondent at
that place. According to these rumors
each of the belligerent nations would
send two delegates to the conference
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-06
AMER|CUS DELEGATES
TO MISSIONARY UNION
MEETING At CORDELE
BAPTIST CHURCHES SEND
LADIES TO REPRESENT THEM AT
IMPORTANT ANNUAL C0NVEN.
TI0N.

The Womans Baptist Missionary I'm
ion of Georgia meets in Cordele, Ga
today. and will be in session three
days.
Delegates going over to represent the
First Baptist church of Americus to-
day will be Mrs. T. f. Gatewood, Mrs.
Allen Mathews and Mrs l.. B. Lott, and
from Central Baptist church, Mrs. Gee.
F. Brown, Mrs. F. G. Jennings, Mrs.
Joseph Perkins and Miss Annie Lou
Perkins. In addition to these ladies', a
number of others will go over from
this city before the concluding session
of the Cordele gathering.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-06
CA. PRODUCTS DAY
DINNER ON NOV. IS
CHAIRMAN WHEATLEY RETURNS
FROM ATLANTA AND BEGINS
PLANS TO HOLD THIS AFFAIR IN
AMERICES.

Mr. Crawford Wheatley, chairman OF
the committee to arrange for a Goer-
gia Products Day dinner here on
Thursday, November 10, returned tc-
day from Atlanta, where he has been
for several days on an important busi-
ness trip, and at once began plans for
this affair.
1t is proposed to have an elaborate
Dollar Dinner" here on that day, fea-
turing products raised not only in
Georgia. but entirely in Sumter coun-
ty Nj V heatIey will name a COM
mjttee tomorrow tc assist him in the
deta' Is
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-06
FEATURE FILM TO BE SHOWN
AT THE STRAND TOMORROW

Miriam Nesbitt and Marc MacDer-
mott, featured in SO many successful
Edison film productions, are co-stars
III the fye-part Edison film version Of
Henry Albert Phillips Builders Of
Castles" released through the Kleine.
Edison-Selig-Essanay Service, am
scheduled for screening at the strant
Theatre tomorrow, Nov. 7th.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-06

The Week of Prayer program which
was to be held today will be postponed
until Wednesday afternoon, and the
Wednesdays program will be given
Thursday afternoon because. of the
death of Col. e. A Hawkins
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-06
STATE AGRICULTURAL
WORKER IN AMERICUS

Wiley Galloway, of the department
of agriculture, a resident of Harris
county, is in Americus today in the
course of his work, inspecting gasoline
and fertilizer samples.
Mr.. Harris states that the race for
congress in his district is a lively one,
and while he is not making any pre-
4 actions as TO the outcome, he says
tEat the consensus of opinion places
the race between Mr.. Dunham, of Be L
ra Vista. and Garland Jones, of New
nan
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-06
MORE COLONIES FOR
GERMANY THE DEMAND

LONDON, Nov e. Correspond
ence of the Associated Press.)-Ger'
many must not be hindered by 'pusiE
| luminous scruples" in taking what
| she wants for the establishment of &
colonial empire in America and else
! where overseas, declares the Pre-
gram" of the German Colonial Socie-
ty as translated by the British Afri-
can Society. The German Society be-
lieves the treaty of peace should pro-
vide such an empire for Germany "a
South America.
The German Colonial Society has
250 branches in the company, and IS
headed by w S. Solf, the German
Colonial Secretary the Duke of
Mecklenburg, and DR.. Bernhard Dern-
burg. It's Program is kind of
colonial creed for the German elm
pire. 1t demands that any peace set
Element must, above all, provide Ger
many with adequate territories capa-
BE of white colonization. The three
main points are:
First, an adequate outlet for Ger
man emigration and German white
activity; second, stepping
stones across the Atlantic and Indian
oceans to the New Germany oversea
third, the restoration of Germany's
tropical and sub-tropical colonies. ."
One of the sub-sections also demands
Suitable strategic points in the Pa
cifc4'
The preamble says; "Extra-Euro-
pean and colonial possessions are in
whether regarded etl-
nica'gy, politically, economically, or
ethically. The German people desire
to be, as heretofore, a world-direct-
ing people, with the German empire
as a great power
"a colonial empire essentially Afri-
can should not suffice us. Besides q
fleet, the military and economic Sc
curfty of our foreign and colonial
territory requires the possession Of
strategic points, notably sufficient
number of coaling stations, subma-
rine cables and telegraphs, and forti-
fications as required.
The available coaling and cable
stations on the route to South Amer
lea and the African colonies are the
Portuguese Canary Islands, the Portu-
guese Cape Verde Islands, the Portu-
guese Islands in the bights of West
Africa, British st. Helena, and the
British West Indies, protecting the
route to Panama and South America.
It is noted that the demands outlined
III this respect cover almost exclu-
sively territories which have never
been under German control, and
which, in order to meet this program,
must spell changes of sovereignty OH
a very large scale But. explains the
prograrl "the great needs Of Ger
many and her allies require the pos-
session of a great colonial empire.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-06
IMPROVEMENTS To De
MADE BY CAS- COMPANY

The Americus Lighting Company
viii start at an early date on plans
for improving the gas service in
AmeTicus.
Larger mains will be laid, and inn
rortant improvements will be made
in the plant.
When the new equipment is Install
ed It is believed that Americus will
not have any cause for complaint
sbogt the gar service.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-06
COTTON SEED FOR
S81 A TON HERE
HIGHEST PRICE EVER PAID ON
THE LOCAL MARKET-BIG DE-
MAND IN AMERTCUS FOR PEA
NUTS.

Cotton seed are selling in Ameri-
Gus for the highest price in the his
tory of the local market. The mills
are paying as much as $S1 a ton,
which is almost twice as much as was
paid two years ago.
There is a considerable demand for
peanuts, in preference to cotton seed,
but the supply is rather limited.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-06
BELGIAN PRODUCE
SEIZED BY ENEMY
GERMANY CONFISCATEs HALF OF
THE ENTIRE CROP OF VEGETA-
BLES AND FRUITS RAISED IN
BELGIUM.

THE HAGUE, Nov. ACCORDING
ito vry Belgie, the German admins
tration in Belgium has deciedd to ap-
propriate for German use half the
entire crop of potatoes, fruit and veg
etables. The other half is partly used
for extra rations to workmen who
are engaged in work for Germany
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-06

and it means the not being hindered
BY pusillanimous scruules, the moro
so because q favorable opportunity
viii not recur for many long day
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-06
WEATHER FORECAST.

= FAIR TONIGHT AND ToM0R-
= ROW. PROBABLY FRcsT wo.
: MORROW.
y y \ y \ = = = = $50 y =
The Washington herald., 1917-05-25
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE.

Philadelphia, May A-BUTTER-The marks:
ruled finn and l cent highsC under light o1erinEs
We quote: Western solid packed creamery, fancy
specials. -; extra Gag; extra hrsts, i0 hrsts %
seconds 81; nearby fancy, a. average eItrAN. Cas-
hrsts, 4oaA; seconds. BapS: special brands Of
prints jobbfng at Ea5O
BGGS-Demand was good and prices advanced IS
cents per case We quote a. follows: In frse cases
nearby hrStS. lilo per standard case; current 70
oeiIts 1850 pe-cass; Western extra hrsts LILO per
csSe; hrsts. lo0 psr case fancy selected fresh Job
hing at 42a43 per dozsn.
LIVE POuLTRY-Fowls. as TO quality. per n.
SAa; ROSTERS, l6a7; spring chickens, not Leg.
horns. plump. ysllow-skinned. weighing NaIA pounds
apiece. 3aS: white BeghorDs, weighing AaIlt
pounds apiece. 3oa9; duclCS. Peldn. eOa2l: do In
dian runner. Has: pigeons, old. Per pair 2acS;
DO, young. per pair, 0a2
DRESSED PoULTRY-FowlS II TO box dry,
pickSd, fancy selected. ~: weighing ~ pounds
and over APIECE, 8; do. 80 pounds apiece u; do
pounds apiece, zaa Fowls. IN barrels fancy. dry
picked, weighing "A pounds and over apiece 3;
smaller sizes, 2212G Old roostsrs, dry-picked 10.
Roasting chickens, Western. dry-pieked. in boxss
weighing salo pounds Per pair. Za9; do. in boxes.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-25
WASHINGTON PRODUCE.

Quotations given below are for large lots Of 1000
marketable goods only. Jo'bers' prices are higher
Lower grades may be sold for less Fancy Food,
command higher prceS-
BGGs-Fim; nearby, 5; Southern, s.
CHEESE-Nsw York State factory new, SsA
BUTTER-Egin print. q; ElEtn tub Al; process
PoULTRY-Liye hers per n. n; ROSTERS II
turkeys Za2s; winter chickens. SoaS5 spring chick
ems, per h.. 70; ducks. per h., l5aIs geese, PEI
H., l2al5; keats, young each, l5a5o.
DRESSED POULTRY-Hens, choice, Der ID. "a,
5; chickens. per h.. aa3o; turkeys. per lb, 1aS
drcSs Per h.. Bs0; ROSTERS. per lh. I7aiS; geese
per H.. t5aI5.
DRESSED GooDs-Pork, snail to medium. n,
lb., IS; heavy. l6al7.
LIVE sToCK-shecp per n. 7as; lambs fall
per n, Il; lambs. spring leaIT; calves per D., IA
medium l3al14; common, oalO.
HAN-No. l timothy le.o0a0.00; No. 2 IL ooaIg %
No. mixed. ls.Ooal7Oo: No 2 I.OOal5Oo.
GREEN GOODS-Potatoes. Irish, No /, per bhl ,
s.50aS.O; Northern, per T5 bushel sack $50; new
pOtatOes. per bbl.. 9Ooal0O0; No. 2 per bbl Ooa
s.O; new potatoes. PER sack. S75a925; sweetS Der
bbl, 6.Os6.o0; sweets, per basket, I75a2 80; yams
LSOa6.0 per bbl.; string beans l.ooa3.00 Der has
ket; peppers. per crate, 3OOa45O; okra. per crate
SOa4o; rAdishss. per 100. looa2oO; cucmbers, por
crate, l.ooa20; eggplant 30oa4.0o Per crate; ne,
eabbase. per crate, 5ooas.Oo; beets per bunch sss
celery. per doz.. $a75; celery Per crate L2ss2 50;
rolnane lettuce, LWal.50 per basket; lettuce Lo0s
25 Der basket; squash Florida. l5oa2Oo per crate
Florida tomatoes, l.5oa3.oo per crate rhubarb "a
ZO) per 100 bunches; asparagus, No. l. l5Oas "a.
nearly. soal.5o per doz. spring onioDs Zoas5o Der
10; onions. Texas. 2zaz5o per crate; green peas
l.T5aS.5 per basket
FRUlrs-Applss per bbl, 3.5Oa7. 80; per box. LOO,
EI5; California oranges 25oa3.0O; Florida oranges
35ai5; grapefruit 3Soa4Oo; strawberrie, loaIT ne,
~ lemons. 3T5a4.O per box; pines, 275a3oO
sEEDs-Red clover, n.75al25 rer bushel; alsiks
clover. l22SaR0; crimson clover. llloal2oo; tim.
othy. 3oa3-5; red top. le.5oal3o0; bluegrnss lisa
So; orchard grnsa 2oa2Ts; white clover. 30 Der
10; alfalfa clover. lsAH per n; COW PEAS S7sai0
per buShel.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-25
In the World of Finance and Trade
U. S. STEEL At 1914,
ESTABLISHINGNEW HIGH
Stock Sells on Consolidated Exchange
at l3l34-Adyance Is Swift.

tBy the International News Service.)
New York. May 2L-United States Steel
was the leader again IN New York today
with a new high record On the stock
exchange 1t sold at I31 Il, but on the
Consolidated Exchange. where odd-lot
business Is done. 1t went to 131 "a. The
fact that transactions In the stock were
as on the big exchange shows to what
an extent the stock has hold OF the pub
lic imagination
The advance was swift and Steel closed
with no reaction.
OF the weak stocks, Denver and Rio
Grande preferred and New Haven at
tracted most attention. Both OF these
stocks broke more than five points, New
Haven to the lowest price at which it
ever sold.
Part Of the strength Of the general
market was due to announcement from
Washington that preliminary reports on
the crops are better than expected.
Report from Washington also gave
June 20 as the date on which a final de-
eision on the railroad rate case is ex-
pected. Railroad stocks do not act as II
the insiders thought that the most favor
able action possible could do them much
good.
High records were hung up today by
many stocks more or less involved in the
war. Rumors that Bernard NJ. Baruch
would probably be appointed to buy all
war materiel for all the allies was hailed
by the financial world as evidence that
fair profits would be permitted and a
general square deal established between
the government and big business.
The price of the eight leading steel
products Of Steel used by the trade as a
barometer had advanced today to a new
high record price OF 1854, which COM
peres with $9019 a ton a month ago
The Washington herald., 1917-05-25
DIED.


BUREE-On Monday, May q. III. At heT
residence, S2jS Prospect avenue north
west, ELLA E. beloved wife OF John
Z. Burke, aged q years
Funeral services at Grace Episcopal
Church. Georgetown, today. Inter
ment at Alexandria, Va
HOPKINS-Departed this life s1ddenJ,
on Friday, May is, 1877, Corporal
jr.; Bernard and Albert Hoplins-
Funeral today from his late residencs.
l2SSn Sixth street northwest thence
to St AuEustine's Church. where
mass will be said for the repose OF
his soul Interment at Mount otvet
Cemetery.
KERBY-suddenly. on Tuesday. May q
1917, at p. m. CHARLES HENRY
NICHOLS. beloved son OF Kate A
and the late Charles Kerby.
Funeral from his late residence. sos l.
street northwest. today. Mass at ST
Stephens Church at 9 a. m.
KING-On Wednesday. May .. 1917. al
a. m. at Georgetown University
Hospital RAYMOND POOLE KING
beloved husband OF Pleasant R King
and son Of William H. and the late
Ellen V. King.
Funeral from his late residence. Apart
ment 4Ol. 1876 Tenth street northwest.
today at .. m.
KNAPP-On Wednesday. May =, 1911. At
l2:25 p. m, at George Washington
University Hospital. EMILY KATE.
o" VI "NN' n hhapP' ASeo 70
Funeral today at ? D. m. from XII
Tenth street northwest. the residence
Of her son.
LoCKE-on, wednesday. May a 1911. at
1910 9. M, at his home, l5So Columbia
road, Col JOSEPH NORRIS, son OF
the late Or. John Locke, Of Cincin-
natl.
Funeral services at his late residence,
tomorrow at p. m. Body will be
taken to Cincinnati for interment in
Spring Grove Cemetery.
Tuesday, May = lSII, at
her residence, 20 Twenty-second
John Clark Reeves.
Funeral strictly private.
RIDGWAY-On Tuesday, May 2, 1917.
JOSEPHINE H, beloved wife OF
George Ridgwsy. aged 81 years.
Eleventh street northeast, at . D m.
lnterment private.
MONECK-Suddenly, on Monday.
M1g,.A M1g = I 1s17 soSTI SoRMELIA NELL - viooy g
Funeral from GawIer's chapel, r7ss
Pennsylvania avenue northwest, to-
Gay Ssy ssts a. u a m Tss5SsT S1sr%eTt At w, arns
pers please copy)
Thursday May "a 1871, at
p. m. at the Olympia ApartmentG
Fourteenth and Euclid streets north
west, ELLEN TINKER.
Funeral from the late residence, the
Olympia, at s p. m, Friday. Friends
invited 20 attend. Interment at New
London. Conn.
YOUNG-On "wednesday. May q NT7,
Mrs. SARAH YOUNG departed this
life in futi triumph Of fRith. She
leaves to mourn her loss three oaurh-
tersy one son. Eve brothers, one oauEh-
ter-in-law two sisters. fourteen
grandchildren. six iloren
and a host OF relatives and frienoA
Funeral Sunday May q. from Reho-
both Church. on First street between
n and o streets southwest st / p m
The Washington herald., 1917-05-25
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

ChicAgo MAY A-Those VINO are well posted on
PRESENT crop conditions advance the opinion that
there will hs around $50 90 .Op bushels Of wheat
threshed in the Northwest and Southwest Ae.
eording to these figures coupled with an estimated
carry over Of Om.OO bushels there viii be mon
than enough wheat 70 20 around. Crop reports
from the spring wheat country quite optimistic
lndications point TO the movement Of new wheat
at an earlier date than usual this year
One Of the widest rumoCs ever set ahoSt On the
Board q Trade In evidence about an hour
before the close today. 1t was said that 10 4
eattle on the the Ger had lost fo-ty-eiFht
ships and the allies eight ships There was hesTy
selling Of wheat Snd com It and there were prics
recessions of to ~ cents for the former and ga
" cents for the latter gain. Oats held IN bsttar
than The other EruinS closing at declines Of only
IA 70 centS-
There was an absence of buying power in both the
corn and oats markets but cash corn held fsirIy
we'll considering the besrsh sentiment IN eridencs
The provision market closed irregular and un.ptled
Furnished by w. B. Hibbs a Co.