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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-09
Bic CROP YIELDS
REPORTED FOR CA.
CROP ESTIMATES SHOW THAT
THIS STATE WILL PRODUCE
ENORMOUS QUANTITY OF SWEET
POTATOES.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct ga
summary of the October crop report
for Georgia, as compiled by the Bu-
reau of Crop Estimates land trans
mitted through the Weather Bureaul
Z. S. Department Of Agriculture, is
as follows:
Corn-October / forecast, 70,600 600
bushels; production last year. De-
cember estimate, 62,000,OOO bushels.
All Preliminary estimate, q
074, 900 bushels; production last year,
December estimate, 3,SOS,OO0 bushels.
Preliminary estimate, 10000
900 bushels; production last year, De
cember estimate, 16.770,OOO bushels.
Sweet Potatoes October / forecast,
10, 10000 bushels; production last
year, December estimate 100000 bush
els.
All Hay-Preliminary estimate, 382,-
600 tons; production last year, De-
cember estimate, $4,000 tons.
Apples agricultural crop)-October
forecast, $4,000 barrels of bush
els; production last year, December
estimate, $4,000 barrels.
Peaches Estimated production 1917,
4,716,0O0 bushels; production last
year, December estimate, 3,5l0,000
bushels.
Cotton-september % forecast, l.
100000 bales; production last year,
census, 1,S2O,939 bales
Prices-The first price given below
is the average on October l this year,
and the second the average on 0cto-
Ter ! last year
Wheat, 2S5 and 147 cents per bushel.
Corn, 184 and 98. Oats 120 and 73.
Potatoes, 1S9 and 132. Hay $3.50
and $15.4O per ton. Cotton 24.o and
1876 cents per pound Eggs, 36 and 2e
cents per dozen.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-09
Road To Tybee.

SAVANNAH, Ca, Oct 9.-Chatham
county may he called on shortly to
issue bonds for the building of road
way from Savannah to Tybee The
election last year was declared irreg-
ular. Military authorities are not
disposed to build the road from here
to Fort Screven, so it is expected the
eood roads boosters and citizens of
Savannah and Chatham county will
get together and put the road through.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-09
sCHLEY COUNTY COURT
IN SESSION THIS WEEK

A number of Americus lawyers are
attending the regular fall session of
the Schley Superior court at Ella
VILE this week. Judge Littlejohn is
presiding, and Solicitor General Fort
is assisting the grand jury in the in
vestigation of a number of criminal
matters.
The following jurors are serving:
Traverse Jurors-W F. Souter, A.
w Livingston, T. L. Tison, B. 7.
Green, B. C. Baugh, c. T. Johnson, B.
c. Kennedy, J. NJ, Franklin, T. !.
Cook, ]. P. Forshee, G. w. Fulford S.
+. Tison, r. P Myrick, O. c. Hill, j.
NJ. Kent j. A Murray, Jr., L. 7. Wei
Ions, Ed Childers, G. H. Herring, c. w.
Tondee, Barney Usry, n. C. Harvey, w.
C. Echols, Robt. Heath, ]. c. King, P.
s. billiard, A C. Pitcher, Osgood King,
Noah Usry, James Kelley, A. S, Rainey,
w. T. Poole, N. D. Eubanks, T. j.
Driver, J. E. Lumpkin, w L. Reid, w.
B. Jones.
Grand Jurors-C. B. Johnson, |. L.
Lindsay, ]. R. Cook, c. H. Mauk, A.
NJ. Caskey, ]. w Allen, w H. Child
ers, C. H. Wall, T. A. Collins, c. L. Bat
tie, E. W. Strange, H. ]. Williams, ].
@. Smith, H. S. Lindsay, J. H. Sellars,
Clark Robinson, c. R. Robinson, T c.
Wells, R. c. Wells, E. E. Jernigan, J.
H. Mackey, f. R. Jordan, j. M. Hearn,
S. B. Halstead, H. L. Murray, E. I.
Snipes, R. E. l.. Walters, 1. NJ. Living
stOn.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-09
MRS. JOSEPHINE RANEW
DIED EARLY THIS MORNING

Mrs. Josephine Ranew, about 75
years OF age, ditd at her residence on
Dudley street at $3.50 O'Clock Tuesday
morning. Mrs Ranew had been in ILL
health for about six months, and her
death was not altogether unexpected.
She had lived in Americus for num-
Der of years. She left no immediate
relatives.
Funeral services will take place at
the residence Wednesday morning, and
interment viii be in Oak Grove ceme-
terry, services conducted by Rev Paul
w Ellis.
Mrs. Ranew had many friends who
will regret to hear of her demise
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-09
.ELLAV|LLE To HAVE
BIC PATRIOTIC FAIR
OCTOBER THIRTIETH is THE DAY
DESIGNATED FOR TT = MANY
AMERICUS PEOPLE WILL BE
PRESENT.

Schley county is going to have a
Patriotic Fair" at Ellaville on Tues
day, October 80 1t viii be attended
by many Americus people, who feel a
close neighborly interest in Schley
county.
The following committees have been
appointed for the various districts to
arrange for the fair:
Glenn Holly School District Miss
Carribel Murrah, J. w. McCorkle, NJ E.
Ccllum, V. l., McMichael, C. H. Wall.
Ebenezer School District. J. c.
Sellars, E. J. Hart, C. B. Barnes, w. T
Murphy, Prince idd
Lewis School District Miss Rosa
Coley, T. s. Tooke, c. c. Jordan, J. c.
King, T. II. Walker,
LaCross School District Miss Eloise
Tooke C. H. Burt, Charlie Mauk, Ben
Wall, w J. slappey
County Line School District. Miss
Newell Jones. J. J Holloway, J. W,
Rocks, l.. s.. Johnson, B. C. Cheek.
Fellowship School District-Miss
Annie Wakefield, J. P Bridges, w. w.
Lumpkin. H. L. Tidd, Robt. Allen.
Midway School District-Miss Pearl
Crayey, T. R. Oliver, D. B. Fulford, W.
F. Giles, W. c. Kelley.
Concord Schol District Miss Pearl
Murrah, J. R. Bridges, S. M. Etheridge,
u. R. Murray, j r. Cook.
Ellayille School Districts. E. Dem
ton, s n. Jones. W. P. Bridges, R.
Z. L. Walters, A. c Murray
Superintendent of Live Stock Ex-
hibit-C. L. Battle.
superintendent of Farm Crop Ex-
hibits-J T. Royal
superintendent of Boys and Girls
Club-A. S. Rainey.
Committee on Basket Dinner Ar
rangements-C. B. Johnson, c. r. Me-
Crory, NJ. D. Herring, H. F. Dixon, j..
r. Wall
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-09
ATHLETIC INSTRUCTOR is
STATIONED AT ARMY CAMP

ATLANTA, Ca, October "a VET.
eran athletic instructor has arrived
at Camp Gordon to take charge Ux
the physical development of the Es-
lectmen along athletic and sporting
lines. The government knows sIssf
the best fighter is man in tho gfag
of condition who goes In like be Eas
playing game, and according the aggR
in every training camp will be spee-
tally traintd by experienced athletss-
directors.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-09
FRENCH JOIN
WITH BRITISH
IN THIS FIGHT
BOTH LONDON AND PARIS REPORT
THAT BATTLE Is DEVELOPING
SUCCESSFULLY-BAD WEATHER
is PREVAILING.

LONDON, Oct 9.-The British at
tackled on a wide front northeast OF
Ypres this morning, and made sue
cessful drive, the war Office announced.
The stattment said that the British
attacked in conjunction with our AL
lies" and that the results were salts
factory.
Without regard tot prevailing
weather conditions, and in a surpris-
ingly short time since their THRUST
the British and French early today
launched another attack in Belgium,
striking both east and northeast OF
Ypres, in about the same section where
the British won their great victory
last Thursday. Both London AMI Pa
ris report that the fight is developing
satisfactorily. A considerable force OF
French troops participated in the
Flanders drive of July 80, but since
then most major movements have been
on the British front. However, the
lines of the two armies are now more
Oh a level, as the result OF the re-
cent British advances. The drive this
morning is in the direction of the Roul-
ers-Menin railroad, about five miles
from the point of the British wedge.
The theory is that General Haig is
not eoing to wait, not even in bad
weather, but to hit the Germans while
they are staggering from the last blow.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-09
Turpentine Inquiry.

SAVANNAH, Ca, Oct. 9.--R. w, Ad-
amson and w. T. Roberts, government
agents. have been investigating mac
tivity in spirits turpentine trading at
Savannah. 1t is expected their work
comes as a result of a committee from
Savannah and Jacksonville calling on
President Wilson and Chairman W. J..
Harris of the federal trade commits
sion to ask that steps be taken to al
leviate the depression in this business
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-09
Coal High in Savannah.

SAVANNAH, Ca, October eff To-
cal coal dealers persist in quoting
$3.50 per ton for coal for the city,
the municipality will buy fob. mine
and ship to Savannah according to
Mayor Pierpont Despite the govern
ment's statement that coal prices
would go down, they have remained
at the same old level here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-09
HOW BOLD DUTCAMAN
ESCAPED THE GERMANS

| AMSTERDAM, Oct 8,-The Belgian
motorboat Scaldis recently ran the
blockade from German, flying a Ger
man admiral's flag, and arrived safe
! ly in Holland with a load of prominent
BELGIAN refugees. The incident has
aroused much interest along the whole
length of the Scheldt
The scaldis formerly belonged to
the Belgian government and was con-
fscated by the Germans who titteG
her luxuriously for use by the high
est officers. A Belgian pilot, jeff"
Van Dingen, was given the post OF
CAPTAIN because of his intimate knoWl-
edge of the river. He frequently had
the Governor-General on board and
from the mast there generally floated
an admirars flag, for which every
guard on the river and canals show
cd respect.
Jeff" early this month determined
t. make a serious attempt to convey
to safety a group of prominent Bel
sians who we're in danger of prose-
cution by the Germans, and these
men were so weary of the German re-
gime that they W willing to risk
their lives to escape. jeff had orders
to take the Governor-Geueral from
Antwerp to Brussels on the following
Monday Hefgured that if he crulsed
northward on Sunday the guards
along the Scheldt would think the
Governor General was taking a short
trip to the frontier He started at
noon, hosting the admiral's flag.
The Belgian civilians were hidden
below deck, the captain and two as
sistants alone remaining above deck
They passesd the forts of st Marie
and Philip de Paarl and Liefkenshoek
and Doel, their flag everywhere salut'
ed tremendously by the soldiers, At
Doel the whole guard turned out.
Close to the frontier the motor stop
ped, gasoline being almost exhausted,
A German patrol boat approached.
but no assistance being asked It ap-
pGrently did not dare to come along
sire a boat flying the admirals ha2'
BY a friendly salute jeff intimated
!, occjGtnnpp
After some tinkering the motors
were made to work little longer
and the tide also helped. Thus the
vessel reacehd Dutch waters, where it
was visited by the Dutch patrol ana
given enough gasoline to get to the
nearest port, where captain and pas
songers were warmly welcomed
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-09
AN0THFR GREAT BATTLE IN FLANDER
27 CENTS PAID
FOR COTTON HERE
HIGHEST PRICE EVER REACED BY
lOCAL MARKET SINCE TIE WAR
EVERYBODY WILLING TO SELL

Twenty-seven cents 81 the local mar
ket price for cotton.
Just as fast as the cotton can be
picked, the farmers, white and black,
are bringing it to town and selling it,
Only a few are now talking of a
thirty-cents market, the majority being
perfectly willing to take q cents for
it..
However, there are not many re-
ceipts now, as great difficulty is ex-
perienced in picking the cotton, be-
cause of a scarcity Of labor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-09
PEACE OFFER IS
REPORTED AGAIN
FERLIN PAPER SAYS THAT GER.
MANY AND AUSTRIA-HUNGARY
HAVE AGREED ON TERMS THEY
WILL ACCEPT.

AMSTERDAM, Oct. Germany and
Austria Hungary have agreed to an
other peace offer, the Deutsch Zeitung,
o. Berlin, says it has learned on good
authority. The offer will have as its
Basis no territorial acquisitions far
cash payments, and no indemnity on
either side,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-09

non-dependence of all members OF
their families, together with waivers
Nof dependency signed by their wives.
Men are accepted for aviation sec
ticn, Signal corps at the army re-
cruiting station, Postoffice Bldg, ~
lanta, Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-09
Buys Il Peerless.

The frienrs of Mr. Charles w. Burke
are congratulating him on his pur-
chase of Peerless automobile, the
first of the type to be seen in this
county, 1t is a $4,000 car sold by the
J. D. Hooks Motor Company.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-09
BALL GAME WILL BE
PREVENTED BY Rain

NEW YORK, Oct. Am hour be-
fore the game it was raining so that
it looked unlikely the Ne wYork Ma
tionals and the Chicago Americans
would play.
Hundreds stood in line in the rain
t. purchase tickets.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-09
SPECULATION IN COTTON
SEED OIL Is PROHIBITED

NEW YORK, oct 9-speoulation in
cotton seed oil is forbidden on the
New York exchange at the instance OF
the food administration.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-09

elect one of it's own munger to sIc-
ceed him.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17
CUBAN REBEL LEADER TAKEN
General Gomez and Entire Staff Made
Prisoners by Government Forces
Under CoIiazo.

Havana, March Announcement
was made at the presidents palace
today that a message had been re-
cefved there stating that Jose Miguel
Gomez, ex-president of Cuba and lead
er Of the revolt, had been captured
with his entire staff by Colonel Col
1azo, commander of the government
troops.
With the capture of the leader the
revolution is expected to collapse
Collazo's troops surrounded the reb-
els, he said, and attacked them. Co
mez and his entire staff were captured
in the running battle which followed.
Having received word that a con-
siderable force under General Gomez
and Colonel Figueroa was near Ar
royo Blanco, Colonel Collazo, with
eight cavalry squadrons, one battalion
OF infantry and militia, sent out to
flank the rebels.
Colonel Consuegra, IN Santa Clara,
disposed his forces to prevent the reb-
els evading battle. At 10 a. M, when
the battle opened, Collazo's forces
made frontal attack, while Consue-
gra attacked the rebel right flank, his
machine gun fire causing them to give
way. The battle lasted several hours,
many being killed or wounded. The
rebels are still being pursued
Immediately following the news Of
Gomez's capture an unconfirmed re-
port spread that Rigoberto Fernandez,
in Santiago, had offered to surrender.
Gen. Pine Guerra, a prominent rebel
leader, and his brother, Ramon, are
reported to have surrendered to Colo
mel GARLIC IN Pinar del Rio.
The news Of the capture Of General
Gomez came in a dispatch from the
secretary of the interior, Col. Aurelio
Hevia, who is commanding the cam
paign in the province Of Santa Clara.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17
FIGHT ON STONE is NATIONAL
Missouri Senator May be Fired From
Craftsmanship Of Foreign Relations
Committee.

Washington, March 8.-A bitter
fight against re-electing William ].
Stone to craftsmanship OF the foreign
relations committee, will be made by
members of his own party despite
the heretofore inviolable seniority
rule that has always prevailed in such
matters.
One of the most prominent Demo-
cratic senators, who was one of the
leaders in the fight to pass the armed
neutrality measure, is authority for
this statement. However, he admits
the fight has at yet taken no definite
shape
An odd situation, however, exists in
the new senate. Senator Kern last
Friday presented a resolution which
was adopted, continuing the senate
committees of the Sixty-fourth Cor
last Congress) in the present special
session of the senate.
In the midst of the rules fight yes
terday, Senator Owen held that mas
much as the Sixty-fourth congress
died Sunday, they could not in any
way govern or even suggest rules for
the new senate. Owen pointed out
that the sixteen new members had
every right to demand a say, even
during the special session, since they
had no voice in the last session.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17
ENGLAND GETS APPAM BACK
United States Supreme Court Decides
Against Germany in the Captured
Vessels Case.

Washington, March Britt h
claimants of the German prize ship
Appam at Newport News, Va, have
won their suit in the Supreme Court
to regain possession of the vessel and
cargo
In sustaining the British libel at
tachment suits against the Appam and
cargo the court held that the British
owners are entitled restitution because
the Appam violated American neu-
trality.
Findings Of Federal Judge WaddiII
Of Virginia, that the Appam violated
American neutrality after being
brought into Hampton Roads a year
ago by Captain Hans Berg and a Ger
man prize crew were sustained and ap-
proved by the court.
Treaties Of 1893 and 1928 between
the United States and Germany, the
court held, do not entitIe German
prizes, unaccompanied by the captor
warship, to indefinite American
asylum. Jurisdiction of American
courts over the Appam was upheld.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17
'CASCARETS FOR
LIVER, BOWELS
For sick headache, bad breath,
Sour Stomach and
constipation.
Get q 1o-cent box nov.

No odds how bad your liver. stomach
or bowels; how much your head
aches, how miserable and uncomfort-
able you are from constipation, mdiges-
ton, biIiousness and sluggish bowels
you always get the desired results
with Cascarets.
Don't let your stomach, liver and
bowels make you miserable. Take
Cascarets tonight; put an end to the
headache, biIiousness, dizziness. nerT-
BUSINESS, sick, sour, gassy stomach,
backache and all other distress;
cleanse your inside organs Of all the
bile, gases and constipated matter
which is producing the misery.
A 10-cent box means health, happi-
ness and a clear head for months.
No more days OF gloom and distress
IL you win take q CascaTet now and
then. All stores sell Cascsrets. Don't
forget the chiidren-their little IN
sides need cleansing, too. Adv.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17
AUSTRlRs ANSWER RECEIVED
Note From Vienna Government on
Submarine Situation Permits Of
Further Negotiations.

Washington, March 7.-Austria's re-
ply to the American request for a
clearer definition of her attitude in the
submarine situation was stated Off
cially here today to leave the door
open for further negotiations, delay
ing temporarily at least the break
which has been regarded as inevitable
since the severance of relations be-
tween the United States and Germany.
Although in substance the long com
munication upholds and defends the
unrestricted warfare Waged by Ger
many, it is couched in most friendly
terms and points out that Austrian
submarines solely are operating in the
Adriatic and the Mediterranean and,
therefore. an encroachment on Amer
lean interests hardly is to be feared.
There will be reply to this note and
unless an overt act precipitates the
rupture both sides appear trying to
avoid, the United States probably will
not be inclined to force the issue for
the present.
The truth is that Germany is cred
tied here with trying to force Austria
TO step which that country does not
wish TO take. Germany naturally
wishes, it is pointed out, to have the
complete moral support of her allies
to the submarine campaign and is US
ing her great influence with Austria
to that end
Austria, therefore, is placed in the
delicate position of either sacrificing
the manifest benefits she received
from the continuance Of diplomatic-re-
lations with this country, OF OF ap-
pearing not fully to support her ally
As a result il is believed that she has
made her reply to this country as
strong an Endorsement Of Germany's
position as possible without at the
same time making it impossible for
the United States to continue the ne
gotiations
This opinion is based not only on
dispatches from Ambassador Penfield
at Vienna, but on the whole length
and spirit OF the Austrian note.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS

Count Zeppelin, noted aeronaut and
inventor Of the dirigible airship which
bears his name, according to a Berlin
telegram transmitted by Reuters Am
sterdam correspondent, is dead at
Char1ottenburg, near Berlin, from in
flammation of the lungs.
Several thousand Germans have
crossed the Rio Grande into Mexico
at Laredo, Eagle Pass, Brownsville,
FL Paso and many more remote points
in the 1astsfew days, according to the.
reports Of United States government
customs inspectors.
Orders have been received by
southern department headquarters at
San Antonio to speed up" the return
movement OF state troops from the Dor
der so that all organizations viii be
home for muster out by April first.
State troops still on the border ap-
proximate 10000 men.
"A motorized machine gun COM
pany Of the Thirty-third Michigan In
Iantry, commanded by Captain Cross
man, has been sent by Gen Pershing
to Fort Hancock, Tex, to protect that
town from a possible Villa raid.
The Dutch authorities have been
compelled to prohibit the expectation
OF bread TO Belgium, owing to the
shortage IN Holland caused by the
German submarine war, according TO a
Rosendaal dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph Company.
Both the senate and house of the
Oklahoma legislature have adopted
resolutions condemning the twelve
fflibustering United States senators
who defeated President wilson's Arm
ed Neutrality bin IN the closing hours
Of the last Congress.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17
WILL SUPPRESS SHIP NEWS
Navy Department Decides to Keep
Secret for Carrying Out Presi-
dents Orders.

Washington, March 10.-Lacking
legal authority to establish general
censorship, the administration tonight
appealed to the patriotism of the
country's newspapers and cable COM
panies to suppress publication and
transmission OF information about the
movements OF American merchant
craft, now to be armed against Ger
man submarines.
THE best news that readers can
have" Secretary Daniels said in
formal statement to press represen-
tatives, lis that the government will
protect the rights of Americans to
the freedom of the sea.
THE publication of details can
serve no good purpose and might
jeopardize human life
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17
AMBASSADOR GUTHRIE DEAD
Stroke of ApopIexy Fatal TO United
States Representative at,
Toxic, Japan.

Washington, March George W.
Guthrie, American ambassador to ia
pan since 1913, died of apoplexy to-
day at Toxic. Only a brief cablegram,
announcing his death but giving no
details, had reached the State Depart
ment tonight. The affairs of the en-
bassy have been taken over by Post
Wheeler, the first secretary, who viii
act as charge until new ambassador
is named.
Mr.. Guthrie, a Pittsburg lawyer,
prominent in national Democratic
politics for many years, was among
the first diplomatic representatives
appointed by President Wilson He
sailed for Japan in July, 1913, and has
been at his post constantly since, ex-
cept for a short visit to the United
States in 1915. He acted for his gov
eminent in several important dipIo-
matte exchanges with Japan, incIud-
ing the California anti-alien contro-
versy. Mr.. Guthrie was So years old.
The department cabled a message
OF coincidence to Mrs. Guthrie, who is
understood to have been with her hus-
band at the time of his death. Pro
vision in the department regulations
for bringing home the bodies of diplo-
matte officers who die at their posts
will be exercised in the case Of the
late ambassador unless Mrs. Guthrie
arranges otherwise or decides to &C
cept the expected tender OF a Japa-
nese Warship.