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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-01-04
Belfast Water Companv

Whereas the Belfast Water Company has in.
creased its rates to individuals from Jan. /.
1917; and whereas. the City G Government, be-
lieving the said increase to be ,ntrary to con.
tract. has under advisement and investigation
the justice and legality of said increase.
/, therefore. as Mayor of Belfast deem it
my duty to suggest to the Citizens that in pay
ing their Water Tax they do so under protest
as to said increase until the City Government
is able to determine the permanencv of said
increase, which determination will be brought
about as quickly as possible and within limit
ed time at the most. W. K. KEENE,
Mayor of Belfast.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-01-04
NOTICE

l wish to inform the public and my patrons
in particular that am at my dental parors in
Masonic Temple during business hours and
will be pleased to welcome all who call.
1m1 DIR. ERNEST S. WEBER.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-06
DECISIONS
HANDED DOWN BY COURT

WASHINGTON, D. c., March g.
a batch of important decisions were
handed down today by the United
States supreme court. One of these
holds the first compulsory workmen's
compensation law to come before the
court constitutional, the decision being
rendered in the case involving the
Washington state law. New York's
compulsory laws and Iowa's voluntary
lams, involving the same principle as
the Washington law. are also upheiG
in this decision.
Another decision is that awarding
of the prize ship Appam to
British claimants. the German claim
OF refuge here being denied.
That provision of the tariff laws al
lowing five per cent. discount on i'm
port duties on merchandise carried in
An rican vessels, is also upheld. the
decision being considered a victory for
ship subsidy adherents.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-06
London Hears Reply is Delivered.

LVHuVH HcauS hept9 Is DtIlNcTcu.
LONDON, March 6.-The Austrian
governments reply to the United
States inquiry regarding the Aus
tria-Hungarian attitude toward unre-
stricted submarine warfare has been
handed Ambassador Penfield, accord
ing to Vienna dispatch, via Amster-
dam. The reply is concilatory. and is
expected to avert a break in relations
between Washington and Vienna.
According to the Amsterdam dis
patch. the Austria-Hungarian govern
ment states neutrals must be respon-
sible for losses suffered by entering
the zones of war operations, but re-
ferring to the Vienna governments
note to the United States in the An
coma incident, this statement is quail
fed by the assurance that Austria
strictly adheres to the assurances al
ready given" In reiterating these as
surances, however, the note handed
Ambassador Penfeld today calls at
tention to that portion of the Ancona
note which says Austria reserves the
right to bring up for future discus
SION the development of submarine
warfare"
Broadly viewed, the communication
is susceptible of double Interpretation,
but it is generally conceded the verb
rect adherence to the German policy
CT ruthlessless the assurances reir-
Grated therein having previously been
accepted as satisfactory by the
American government.
A phase of the note which compli-
Gates the situation, however, is seen
in the discussion of destruction with
out warning of vessels under other
circumstances than when such vessels
either flee or offer resistance. In
this connection the note says 'merch-
antmen who carry military garrison
or arms may be destroyed without hes
itation." Subsequently the note as
serts the existence of armed merch-
antmen is not justified In international
law and says that when Austria made
its promises to Washington in the
case of the Ancona incident, these
assurances did not specifically extend
to include armed merchantmen. The
note concludes with the startling as
sertion that armed merchantmen are
to be regarded as pirate vessels, which
may be destroyed
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-06
TWO PLOT7ERSTO
INVADE INDIA on
ROUTE VIA CHINA

NEW YORK, March 6.--Dr. c. Hama
dor Chakiaberty, a Hindoo physician
residing here, and Dr. Ernest Schun-
her, who is described as a German.
were arrested here today on charges
violating United States neutrality laws.
The formal accusation against the men
accuses them of attempting to form a
military expeditions In the United
States against country friendly with
this government
The two prisoners have made not
statement for publication, declining to
see visitors. except their counsel, but
police authorities stated early this
morning that both had confessed their
guilt The men, according to the po-
lice plotted under the direction Of
Wolf Won lyle, former attache of the
German embassy at Washington. to
foment a rebellion against British au-
thority in India, it being proposed to
invade that country from Chinese ter
ri.oIy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-06
WESTERN FRONT IS
REPORTED ACTIVE

NEW YORK, March 6.-(Compiled
by the Associated Press from Euro
pean cables received during the day.
Heavy fighting both on the Verdun
and Somme fronts in northern France
continues today, and a big battle in
the west is apparently developing.
Paris reports that German attacks
in. the Caurieres wood and at Douau-
mont northeast of Verdun we're made
in heavy force, an attempt being made
tc drive French troops from trenches
recaptured by them during yesterday.
The attempts, though continued and
pressed hard, were repulsed.
British assaults east of Bouchaves-
mes, north of Peronne on the Somme
front, were frustrated by German fire,
according to Berlin.
On the Russian front Berlin an
nounced the repulse of Russian night
attacks near Brzezany. in Galicia, and
the failure of Russian assaults in the
Kelement mountain region in north
ern Rumania.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-06
SAME CABINET HELD
BY j. s. PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON, D. c., March g.
President Wilson renamed his present
cabinet, as follows:
Secretary of State-Robert Lans-
ing, of New York.
Secretary of the Treasury-W William
Gibbs McAdoo, of New York.
Secretary of War-Newton D. Ba-
ker. of Ohio.
Attorney General Thomas W.
Gregory. of Texas.
Postmaster General-Albert Sidney
Burleson, of Texas.
Secretary of the Navy-Josephus
Daniels, of North Carolina.
Secretary of the Interior-Frankliu
knight Lane, of California.
Secretary of Agriculture-Davi1
Franklin Houston, of Missouri.
Secretary of Commerce - William
Cox Redfeld, of New York.
Secretary of Labor-William Bau-
chop Wilson, of Pennsylvania.
Only three of the ten cabinet Off
GERS named four years ago have
changed. The first to retire was
James C. MacReynolds, attorney gen.
eral. who quit when appointed to the
bench of the supreme court. Viii.
liam Jennings Bryan resigned the
secretaryshiP of state as protest ol
President Wilson's hote to Germany
after the sinking of the Lusitania
Lindley NJ Garrison retired as secre-
tary of war because he did not in
Gorse the presidents views on the
preparedness situation, holding them
Inadequate.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-06
Gregory,s Decision Awaited.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March g.
1t is authoritatively stated late today
that President Wilson will do every
thing possible to find way to arm
American merchantmen. despite the
failure of the senate to pass the armed
neutrality bill, specifically giving him
this power.
A final decisions as to whether or
rot the president can legally do this IS
expected to to be rendered by Attor-
ney General Gregory shortly. In de-
ciding the legal status of the matter
tie president and his advisers ar now
considering the intent of an old sta
tcte passed during 1919, which was
cited by opponents of the administra-
tion during the discussion of the arm
ed neutrality bill in the senate last
week. This statute prohibits the arm
ing of merchant vessels for action
against vessels of nations at peace
with the United States, but it is not
believed to have been the intention Of
its authors to prohibit merchant yes
sells defending themselves against un-
warranted attack, or to prevent the
government furnishing adequate arma-
ment to repel such attacks.
An extra sessions of congress now
seems certain before July, as the two
houses must assembled before the end
of the fiscal year to pass appropriation
mills, if for no other purpose. II,
however, the senate during its pres
ent extra sessions, amends its rules
so as to assure prompt action on the
pending armed neutrality bill, then an
extra sessions of both houses may be
expected during the next two or
three weeks, as it is known President
Wilson prefers to proceed with the
arming of American merchant ships
by direct authority of congress ra-
ther than by reason of any interpre-
tation upon existing laws that may be
made by the attorney general.
At the white house this afternoon
it was stated many messages had
come from all parts of the country, all
of them bitterly assailing the action
Of the eleven recalcritant senators
whose fHbuster prevented action being
taken on the armed neutrality bill
before congress expired by constitu-
tional limitation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-06
EXTRA SESSION
EXPECTED WITH.
PLANS TO CONE.

ATLANTA, Ga, March 6.-Governor
Harris is expected to give out a state
ment today or tomorrow announcing
bis decision with regard to calling an
extra session of the legislature for ac-
ton on bone dry prohibition bills, and
this decision undoubtedly will be In
favor of the issuance of the call.
While the governor has not posi-
lively stated that he will call the
extra session, preferring to wait until
his prepared statement on the subject
was ready for publication, it is stated
as certainty by number OF his
closest advisers, who have been urg-
ing him to issue the call, that this Is
his decision. and the governor goes
so far as to state that they have pre-
dicted his decision pretty accurately"
In addition to including action on
bone dry prohibition bills in his call,
the governor will probably include
provision for action on a bill appro-
rriating some $4,000 to cover the de-
ficiency in the Confederate pension
fund.
Also Adiutant General Nash has
asked him to include provision for a
bill appropriating some $4,000 to re-
imburse members of the Georgia
national guard for the expense of plac-
ing wooden floors in their tents on the
Mexican border, and providing their
tents with other necessities. 1t seems
that the federal authorities would not
floor the tents nor provide the oheT
necessities wanted by the National
guardsmen and they spent their own
money.
That bone dry legislation will be
passed by the legislature in extra ses-
sion there seems to be no doubt. Ad-
vocates of an extra session who have
canvassed the members of both house
and serate feel certain that the legis-
lation will pass. In this event ship
ments of liquor in any quantity for
any purpose, as we'll as shipments OF
wine and beer, will be prohibited from
coming into the state, and Georgia will
then be dry in fact, as well as in
name.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-06
CHAMBER ASKS THE
AID Of THE PEOPLE

In undertaking the entertainment OF
a convention the size and Importance
of the Head Camp, Woodmen of the
World, which is to meet at Americus,
March 13, IA and IS, the committee in
charge has assumed a task of large
proportions.
1t now seems certain that there
will be at least two thousand dele
gates and visitors in the city for the
three days. Careful estimates of hotel
and boarding house accommodations
show that about five hundred people
can be housed, leaving at least fifteen
hundred to be provided with accom-
modations in private homes.
This great task of practical hospi-
tality has been assumed by the COM
mittee with the purpose of making the
reception extended TO all visitors of a
character that will bring widespread
favorable comment from all quarters
when the convention becomes history.
To that end the Chamber of Com
merce unites with the executive COM
mittee of the convention in appealing
to the people of Americus to cooper
ate directly by sending in all possible
information relating to available &C
commodations. A coupon appears in
today's paper.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-06
OFFICER MAY BE
DETAILED FOR DUTY

That an officer of the regular Unit
ed States army may be detailed to the
Third congressional district, with
headquarters in Americus, to agitate
the establishment of military depart
rients in the high schools of this sec
tion, is now more than a mere con-
lecture.
Supt. j. E. Mathis of the Americus
rublic schools, wrote some time ago
10 Congressman Charles r. Crisp, sug
gesting such move by the war de-
partment, and asking his support for
the project. Congressman Crisp has
written to Prof. Mathis endorsing the
idea, and states that he has presented
the matter to Adjutant General Nc
Cain, who has asked that Prof. Mathis
communicate with him, outlining the
plan, promising to take the matter un-
der serious consideration.
1t is hoped to have a regular off,
Ger detailed for propagandist work ia
the Third district, and as fast as mil
itary departments are established ia
the high schools, to have non-commis-
stoned officers detailed to act as drill
masters.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-06
FOUR DEBATERS To
REPRESENT SCHOOL

For the affirmative side of the
question, George Lumpkin and Henry
Allen, and for the negative side, Will
bug Giddings and Henry Clay. were
selected last night as debaters to rep
resent the Americas High school in
the Third district triangle debate The
judges We're members of the faculty of
ihe Etgh school
The subject debated last night with
much interest was: Resolved, That
Georgia Should Adopt Constitutional
amendments Fixing Mill Taxes in
Botn State and County for Public
School Purposes. as Expressed in the
Persons BILL"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-06
GOVERNORS Plan NATIONAL
EXHIBIT OF STATES PRODUCTS

WASHINGTON, d. c.. March g.
Governors from many states gathered
here today to consider plans for the
establishment in Washington of per-
manent states exposition of state in
dustries' products.
Endorsement of the plan is expected.
That action probably will be followed
by the introduction in the various state
legislatures of bills providing the nee
essary appropriations.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-06

this morning. Senator Owen is pre-
Jared to bring the subject of cloture
before the caucus and 33 senator's,
most of them democrats. have signed
an agreement to support the rule he
proposes. If the caucus decides to
stand behind this proposal and make
it the chief issue of the session the
senate may spend the summer n
Washington. instead of disposing of
its work in a few days. as usual.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-06
WILL DECORATE CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE At ONCE

The offices of the Americus and
Sumter County Chamber of Commerce
are to be decorated Immediately for
the Woodmen of the Worl convention
which is to be held here on March 15
and IA.
The Chamber of Commerce Offices
are headquarters for the executive
committee of the Woodmen, and it is
expected that by tomorrow the decora-
tions will have been erected by z. A.
OConnor, who has the contract to dec
crate the streets, business houses and
residences for the convention.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-06
WILSON TRYING
To FIND WAY To
ARM US. VESSELS

WASHINGTON. D. c., March e.
Senators Vardaman, of Mississippi
and Kenyon, of Iowa, two of the
twelve senators who did not sign the
manifesto regarding armed neutrality,
explained in the senate today thai
they had not been in the conspiracy
to prevent vote on the measure. Sen
ator Lodge, republican, re-introduced
the armed neutrality bill in the senate
today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-06
FIGHT ON RULES IN
SENATE To RESULT

WASHINGTON, d. c., March g.
With President Wilson's demand for
a change in senate rules to make i'm
possible in the future such filibus-
ter as the one by which a handful Of
members defeated the armed neutral
:ty bill fresh in their minds, senate
democrats will caucus late today on
a program for the special session. The
session, called primarily to pass upon
to office began formally
yesterday, and got down 10 business
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-06
MARTIN IS SENATE
DEMOCRAT LEADER

WASHINGTON, D. C., March g.
Senator Thomas Staples Martin, ri
Virginia, has been selected by the
Democratic caucus as the senate lead
er. Senator Kern, of Indiana. former
senate floor leader was defeated in the
recent election in that state.
Senator Martin has been in the sem
ate since 1895, and his fourth term
will expire on March 8, 1919.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-06
STATE CARRIES CASE
ALONG SAME LINES
BlalOCk Is Cross
examining For
Defense

A 32-calibre pistol, identified by Lige
Walker, a negro. as having belonged
to Walter Wade, was unexpectedly
produced this morning by Judge ]. A.
Hixon, counsel for the state, in the
second trial of DIR. Charles X. Chap
man. charged with the murder of the
Leslie man on the night of August
II, 1916.
1t is understood that the pistol was
delivered at Judge Hixon's Office late
Monday afternoon, while Mr.. Hixon
vas in attendance at the trial, by
|. negro boy who left before he could be
identified
Walker, who was one Of the two ne
groes accompanying Wade to Americus
on the night of his disappearance,
stated that the pistol. if not that of
tie dead man, was identically the
same, even to a small DETACHMENT OF
the nickel plating on the barrel.
The negro, who was the first witness
placed on the stand by the state this
morning, corroborated the testimony
CT John Henry the other negro who
came to Americus with Wade on the
night of August II, 1916, testifying as
to the movements of Wade as to the
time he left Leslie until he drove off
alone in his automobile from the B. &
Il. restaurant He told of Wade's stop
ping at the home of DR., Chapman on
his arrival at Americus.
W. C. Sullivan, Jr., Emmett Sher-
lock and Cecil Cordell testified to the
movements of party of young men
who saw Wade in Americus on the
night of his disappearance, stating
that they met him at the Chapman
residence early in the night.
Cecil Cordell, taxicab driver OF
this city, testified TO having seen Wade
at a house on north Jackson street on
the night of August 18th. but on
cross examination became somewhat
confused. and was unable to state at
What time # the night this occurred.
Ernest t,reen. night man at the
Americus Automobile Company's ga
rage in this city, testified that the
Wade car and Ford car in which
several persons were riding, stopped
at the garage on the night Of August
17th to purchase gasoline. This was
between 3 and 10 O'Clock at night.
Henry Fletcher stated on the state
that he did not see the Wade automo-
nile near the Central Of Georgia depot
AT II o'clock, but did see it between
1880 and o'clock that same night
Talmadge CraEb another employe
~ the Americas Auto Company, cor
roborated MIR. Green's testimony.
Marion Sims. father-in-law of the
murdered man, testified that DR.. Chap
man assisted in the search for Wade's
hody and on one occasion volunteered
the statement that both he and MS son.
Charles. Jr.. were at home on the
r.ebt of Wade's disappearance. Mr..
Sims also identified the clothing taken
from Wade's remains, piece OF
blood-stained plank from the hoor Oh
the Wade car and the mat found at the
side of the road about : miles north
ri Americus. He described the posi-
ron of the bullet-hole in the dashboard
Of the car and the nature OF the
v,oupds in the skull of Wade's re-
mains.
Allen Williams, a young white boy
testified to finding bunch OF keys al
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-06
OPENS LAW OFFICE IN
THE ALLISON H.I.0IAG

Gordon Howell, well known young
attorney of this city, has opened law
Offices in the Allison building on La
mar street. He has UP 10 this tine
been located in the offices Of r. l..
Maynard in the Planters Bank build
ing.
Mr. Howell graduated in the law de-
artment of Mercer university in the
class of 1916. and his friends in this
section viii be interested to learn CT
his change Of location.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-06
CORONER'S JURY SAY
4 NATURAL DEATH

A coroner's jury late yesterday sf-
t,rnoon returned a verdict that Beau
regard Wilson, negro, came to his
death from natural causes. Wilson
as found yesterday in Russell's alley
and Immediately the authorities began
an investigation which eliminated in
the jury being empanelled by Coroner
Ed Jenkins.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-06
AUSTRIAN REPLY
HAS TWO EDGES
IN ITS BELIEFS

WASHINGTON, D. c., March g.
The Austrian governments note de-
claring its adhesion to the general
principle of unrestricted submarine
warfare, holds out little hope that a
break between the United States and
tlat country may be avoided
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-06
CAPTAIN COBB WILL GO
TO ATTEND BOARD MEETING

Captain John A. Cobb leaves tonight
for Atlanta to spend two days in at
tendance on the Board of Entomology.
He is a member of the board and will
be out of the ordinary's Office at the
courthouse on Wednesday and Thurs
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-06
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-06

The Times-Recorder is the ONLY paper
in the Third Congressional District with
Associated Press Service.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-04-13
Friday April, 10, 1917
LACK OF RESPECT.

Lack Of respect to the nations
leading men is an unfortunate char
acteristic of most Americans.
The other day we heard a nan here
remark that President Wilson was a
coward for not having declared war
against Germany long ago; the same
individual called the Secretary Of the
Navy a mutt" he said Secretary
Lansing was not much better than
Bryan, whom he credited with being
a "wind-jammer."
We trust there are few such citi-
zens in LOrdsburR.
There is absolutely no necessity for
this extreme attitude Of hostility
toward public men merely because
they don't do what one thinks one
would do If the job were his.
References to the nations leaders
by some Of the big newspapers are
just as r~eprehensible. Some Of than
never know an election is over.
Words Of contempt fly from their
presses daily, yet the same publica-
tons impiore US to be patriotic.
We can leRitimately disagree with
the policies Of our government heads
and criticise their actions; but every
patriotic citizen in Lordsburg should
carefully refrain from calling names.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-04-13

The ambition Of the designer OF the
new dimes to have his Initials appear
on the money VI the United States In
dlcates a strong appreciation on his
part Of the value Of free advertising.
but raises a question as 10 his good
taste. The same criticism applied to
the French woman who erected over
the remains Of her husband In the Pere-
Lachalse a wltA an Inscrip-
tiOn which In addition TO his name and
the usual dates stated that In life he
had conducted n hat and glove EN-
porlum az a specified address, and that
his disconsolnte widow would carry On
the business az the old stand.