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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-22
EXEMPTION BOARD
PREPARING LISTS

Having completed the consideration
Of the cases Of the 500 men summon
ed in the first call under the selective
draft law, the Sumter Exemption
Board is engaged in preparing list OF
those men accepted for service, reject
ec for physical deficiency, of exempt
ea from military service. This list will
be forwarded to Provost Marshal Gen
eral Crowder at Washington, d. G,
according to instructions.
The local board has no instructions
as to the date upon which the first
Increment Of the drafted men will be
mobilized, and all information on this
point thus far, comes from the press
reports from Washin2 ton, D. c. 1t is
expected, however, that definite DAFT
regarding the mobilization dates will
be forthcoming within a few days.
Instructions as to the procedure to
be taken by the board after the mob
i,ization date has been announced, have
already been received.
Appeals from decisions of the To-
cal board have been pouring in dur
ing the past few days, and it is eX-
pected that practically all cases in
which exemption claims have peen de-
MED will be appealed to the district
board, which will hold sessions at Ma
con. This district board is expected
t. begin operations next week and sew
eral local attorneys will appear before
that body representing men whose eX-
emption claims have been denied by the
sumter board
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-22
SCHLEY COUNTY BRANCH
OF REQ CROSS ACTIVE

The Schley county branch OF the
Americus and Sumter County chapter
o. the Red Cross, just organized in Ell
laville, is to engage actively in the ac-
tivities of the organization and will
form classes for instruction in pre-
pairing sur:ical supplies, knitted arti-
cles, etc.
Instructors are to be furnished by
the Americus chapter and an active
membership campaign will be prose
cuted Immediately.
The officers of the Schley county
branch are as follows Mrs. Fanny
Cheney, chairman; Miss Mary Harvey,
vice chairman; Mrs, S. c. Collins,
treasurer; Mrs. 0. G. Hill, secretary.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-22
SH|PYARD STRIKE
MAY De SETTLED

NEW YORK, August Although
shipward workers here voted to make
the strike general in all New York
shipyards today, the men agreed to de-
lay action until United States media
tors make a final effort TO reach a
settlement of the differences between
the men and their employers.
Labor leaders stated at noon that
1! ,O00 men are already out on strike in
shigyards within the New York dis
trict and that this total would have
been increased by many thousands had
Tie men not waited to effect settle
ment before walking out after the
vote to strike was carried.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-22
FIRST INCREMENT
DUE IN OCTOBER

WASHINGTON, D. c.. August 22.-
A full statistical report illustrating the
operation of the military draft law is
to be prepared soon, according to an
official announcement to-day.
The first increment of drafted troops
will be modified during October pend
ing analysis of facts the report will
disclose
No immediate steps are to be taken
toward organizing the second incrs,
ment of the new army, as the first
men called, it is, expected, will tax the
capacity of camp sites and training ia
cilities. In view of this, it is not
believed here that the second incre-
ment of 100000 men will be called to
the colors before the spring of 1918.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-22
STEAD RISE IN PRICE OF
NECESSITIES IN JAPAN

TOXIC, Aug. 22.-The steady rise in
the price of necessities of life in Japan
i calling forth portests from many
quarters, especially from the ranks Of
the salaried workers. In many cases
private employers have raised wa2e5
t, meet the new conditions and the
government is considering some meas
ures of advancing salaries. The Civ
ing Of bonuses already has begun.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-22
PREPARING To RESUME
DEMONS TRATION WORK

Miss Rowena Long, home economics
agent for Sumter county, is preparing
to resume active operations among the
students of the public schools of the
county as soon as the regular fali
term opens on September Srd. The
national food conservation campaign
will be stressed, although the stu
dents have already been receiving in
struction along lines laid down by the
national commission.
Miss Long is anxious to secure "A
comprehensive exhibit of Canning club
products for the Georgia State fair to
be held in Macon in October. 1t is de-
sired to make first class exhibit rep
resentative of the Sumter County Can
ming club, and the work of gathering
the material for such an exhibit will
&c forward without delay.
Miss Ruth Smith, of Terrell county,
is associated with Miss Long for a
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-22
AIRPLANES RAID
BRITISH COAST

LONDON, Augusts 22.-German air
planes raided the Yorkshire coast Of
England during last night and early
this morning. Ten of the enemy ma
chimes appeared on the coast, dropping
bombs upon Dover, three persons be-
ing reported killed in todays raid,
while the damage sustained last night
was very slight.
Two of the Kent raiders were
brought down by anti-aircraft suns, it
is announced.
The first air raid warning was sound
ed in London early this morning, and
an hour later the announcement was
made that all enemy machines had
been driven off
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-22
COAL PRICES ARE
FIXED BY WILSON

WASHINGTON, D. c., August e.
Bituminous coal prices were fixed by
President Wilson last night for every
mine in the United States. The next
step in coal control, a white house
announcement said, will be to fix tho
prices to be charged by middlemen and
retailers.
Prices were set on cost of produc-
ton estimates furnished by the Fed
eral Trade commission, after months
of exhaustive investigation. The coun-
try is divided into twenty-nine dis.
tricts and every producer in a distric,
will market his output at the same
price,
The president is expected to appoint
soon a cCal administrator, who will be
given entire control of the coal indus
try. Rumor early today named Pres
ident H. A. Garfield, of Williams Col
lege, as the man Mr.. Garfield now
heads committee appointed by the
president to fix government price foc
wheat The wheat committee proba
bly, will be dissolved Sept 4th.
The prices fixed for run-of-mine coal
ii the large producing districts aver
?es slightly more than 50. In few
districts they are below that figure and
in the western territory they arc
higher Washington state is highest.
with 1925,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-22
Death COMES To
AGED LADY TO-DAY

Mrs. Columbia A. Hand passed away
this morning at the home of Mrs. Jud-
son L. Hand, of Pelham. Mrs. Hand
had been in feeble health for some
time, due to her advanced age, having
passed her eighty-ninth birthday last
May The deceased was the widow of
the late Columbus w Hand and the
mother of the late Judson L. Hand, of
Pelham. She is survived by four
daughters, Mrs. Joseph Day Stewart,
O. Americus; Mrs. e. c. Mcclellan, of
Athens; Mrs. Ida c. Scarborough, of
DeSoto, and Mrs. Alice J. Barrow, of
Pelham, and by thirty-one grandchild-
dren.
While Mrs. Hand was a native of
Arkansas, having been born in that
state in 1882, she spent the create
i art of her long and useful life in
Georgia. She was communicate of
the Episcopal church and the funeral
service will be read by the Rev New
ton Middleton, rector of St. Paul's
church, Albany. Interment will be
made tomorrow morning in the Pelham
cemetery.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-22
SUMTER COUNTY MAN SELLS
QUANTITY OF WOOL AT 23C

E. r. Hart, well known farmer re
siding in the Friendship district Of
this county. has disposed of 900
pounds of wool from this season s
clip. The price is understood to have
been 80 cents per pound. Mr.. Hart is
developing the sheep raising industry
on his plantation and the result of his
1917 seasons operations will be noted
with interest throughout this section.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-22
RUSSIA AGAIN IN
SERIOUS TROUBLE

WASHINGTON, D. c., August 22.-
Official dispatches from Russia during
the last twenty-four hours are of such
character as to cause grave concern
ever the situation there, and it is sug-
gested that these dispatches indicate
the possibility of the socialists forcing
a peace convention, or an attempt. to
undermine the authority of Premier
Kerensky and the provisional govern
ment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-22
JAPANESE MISSION
ARRIVES IN CAPITAL

WASHINGTON, d. c., August %
The members Of the Japanese mission
to the United States reached here to-
day, arriving from San Francisco, af-
ter an uneyentful journey across the
continent. Their official residence in
Washin ton will be the home of Perry
Bellamy, a grandson of Commodore
Perry, whose visit to Japan in COM
mand Of an American squadron, re-
suited in the opening Of that country
"a foreigners,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-22
Petition to Council.

A petition bearing LOO names was
sent to the city council last night be-
fore the message calling off the meet
ing was received, requesting reconsid-
GRAFTON of the council resolution which
forbade the use of the city auditor
ium.
The Bibb county road and revenue
commissioners refused to grant per-
mission for the use of the courthouse
by anti-draft agitators tomorrow.
C. A. Yarbrough, a dentist with Of
fees in the Citizens and Southern
building, had written a request for the
use of the courthouse presented before
tie commissioners. In his application
ne cited the constitutional guarantee OF
free speech, etc. and expressed the
hope that the anti-drafters would be
permitted to discuss their differences
in the open and not be forced to follow
the Nihilist program so long obtain
ing in Russia
The commissioners were of the opin-
ion that they would be showing had
faith to the government to allow the
meeting in the cour -house, since the
government has established a military
camp in Macon and has done much for
the city and Bibb county. The requets
for the use of the courthouse was
unanimously turned down.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-22
INCOMES HEAVILY
HIT By SENATE

WASHINGTON, D. c., August 22.--
The senate today tentatively adopted
tie amendment to the war tax bill
which would add more than $4O,0O0000
to it's total by greatly increasing taxes
on incomes of more than 100000 an
nualIy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-22
FOOD SURVEY Of
ENTIRE NATION
TOBE MADE SOON

WASHINGTON, D. c., August 22.--
A nation wide food survey, authorized
under the first Of the food laws recent
ly enacted by congress, will be started
Immediately by the department OF
agriculture.
Plans for the census show that il
will cover nearly 100 items of food and
will include supplies on the farms, in
warehouses and stores and even the
stocks in the family pantry. A quick
survey will be taken of the supplies
of eighteen of the principal articles o.
diet and probably can be completed
in three or four weeks, to be followed
by a complete census after the crops
are gathered. All of the figures will be
as of Aug. 81.
Basis Of Food Administration.
Information gathered by the de-
partment will be turned over to the
food administration, which will base
its operations largely on the statistics
supplied. After the survey is finish
ed, monthly reports will be prepared
on the supplies of the principal foods,
the work will be carried on principally
by the bureau of markets, the bureau
of crop estimates, the bureau OF chem
istrv ane states relations service Of
the department. Both actual invento-
ries and estimates will be employed
Estimates of the food and feed prod
ucts on farms will be made for the
whole. country by the bureau of crop
estimates through $4,000 picked coop
orators in the field.
Information regarding stocks IN
wholesale, jobbing, storing, manufac
turing and other commercial estab-
Ishments, including large retail houses
will be obtained by requesting from
each concern a statement of the exact
amount of each Of the various prod
ucts held by it.
Consumers Stocks Included.
The stocks on hand in small retail
Shops will be estimated from informa-
ton gained from a detailed survey OF
stocks in a number of representative
districts. Stocks in the hands of all
consumers Of the country will be esti-
mated similarly from canvasses of a
large number of representative fami-
lies.
The nearly 100 items on which sta
tistics are 10 be gathered, include
grains and seeds, grainfood products,
dried fruits and nuts, vegetable fats,
sugar, syrups, food products preserv-
ed in tin and other containers, dairy
and related products, fish and feeds.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-22
AGROUND OFF
NEW ENGLAND COAST

AN ATLANTIC PORT, Au2ust 22.-
The British steamship City of Labarox
with ffty-three passengers from an
Oriental port aboard, grounded on the
New England coast in heavy fog to-
day. Coast guard cutters are standing
by the big bessel, ready to take the
passengers off in such step becomes
necessary.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-22
WATSON CANCELS
MACON MEETING
OPPOSING DRAFT

MACON, Ca, August 22.-Tom Wat
sons statewide anti-draft meeting
that was scheduled to be held in this
city on Thursday night has been call
ed off. Tom Watson is not coming to
Macon at all, as he had planned to
60 This announcement has been made
by c. A. Yarbrough, after a message
from James L. Sibley, of Milledgeville,
acting as manager for Watson, had
been received.
MT. Watson has received threaten
ing letters from Macon said DIR.
Yarbrough. His family will not per-
nit him to leave his home and attend
the meeting. No effort will be made
to hold the meeting without him. Mr..
Sibley is notifying the delegates
throughout the states not to come.
hope that you will announce promin-
emily that the meeting is called off, to
save unnecessary expense to those who
had expected to attend"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-22
Had Obtained a Lot.

1t has been learned that the Wat
son men in this city had obtained q
vacant lot outside of the city and ar
ranged for tent to pitch on the lot,
in which they had planned on holding
the meeting.
This was done in the face of threat
ened action by the federal, county and
city authorities if any effort was made
to carry out the plans to hold an
anti-draft meeting here
City and county authorities had re-
fused to grant the use of buildings in
the city and county.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-22

short time studying the methods OF
handling the Canning clubs, expecting
to take up this work in Terrell coun-
ty within a short time
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-22

The Times-Recorder is the ONLY paper
in the Third Congressional District with
Associated Press Service.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-16

The furrow wheel is adjustable
inch or 16-inch bottoms.
The Moline No. &c Sulky PlOw
of the wide range of lever adjustment
obstructed clearance.
The levers are so designed as
bersome lifting spring.
You should remember that |
No. sc Sulky is built almost entirely
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-16
CALIPATRIA TOWN LOTS
INVITING INVESTMENT

The townsite of Calipatria is IS per
cent smaller than that of any incor-
porated town in Imperial Valley.
At the same time it serves terri
tory three times larger than that of
any other town in the valley.
Therefore, if Calipatria's large ter
ritory bears any relation to its small
amount of available business and res
idence property, the latter should be
seven times the selling value of the
same class Of property in other towns.
But it is not.
The price of Calipatria town prop
erty is only about 25 per cent of that
of corresponding property in other
Valley towns.
But the day is coming, and that
soon, when the value of Calipatria
town property will bear the sam" re-
lation to the territory served that the
same class Of property in other
towns bears to the territory they
serve.
When that day comes, the Calira-
tria residence lot that is selling to-
day for 500 cannot be boug,i FOR
$1,000, while the $1,000 business lot
cannot be touched for less than $lO,-
900.
Calipatria is the market basket for
100000 acres of the same kind OF soil
that has made all other valle., towns
and those who neglect to Investigate
the opportunities here arc overlooking
a good bet.
For further Information, call on or
ADJ, ess 7. A. JOHNSON,
Sling Agent, Calipa;';a. Callf1r-
ria ADV
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-16
WAR WOULD NOT HURT
GAME OF BASEBALL
BY II. c.. Hamilton

UNITED Press Staff Corresondent)
New York, Feb. 16.-Speculation as
to the probable effect of war upon
baseball has been prevalent in New
York since the United States broke
Diplomatic relations with Germany
Without exception every man highly
connected with the national game has
given his word that he will be found
doing his utmost for his country.
Dave Fultz, president of the Base
ball Players Fraternity, has declared
war would automatically suspend the
hostilities between members Of his
organization and the baseball mag
mates, but he makes it plain that the
issue would again be taken up at the
earliest possible moment.
Speculation of this sort has turned
minds of veterans back to days OF
the Spanish-American war and has
revived tales of baseball accomplish
ments during the Civil war period
It has been pointed out that every
sign of hostilities between this ma
ton and another has always been a
boon to baseball, due to the fact that
the United States army fosters and
encourages athletics in every man
!ner possible. Regimental baseball
teams always are organized when the
opportunity presents itself.
The period following the Civil war
saw the birth of baseball in its NIGH
test form. Returning soldiers con-
tinued to play the game and, as it
gradually progressed, it became the
entertaining sport of thousands.
The Spanish-American war saw the
same conditions. Men, returning
from Cuba or from concentration
camps, were sport lovers. They
sought out baseball and other forms
of amusement with such aivdity that
unprecedented eras of prosperity fol-
lowed. The coming of the Federal
League was the only thing to kill the
wonderful push this concentration of
men had given the sport.
Possible hostilities, or preparation
for defense by hostile armies would
have the same effect, hard as it might
be in other ways.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-16
FARMER LEGISLATURE HOPES
TO PUT PROGRAM THROUGH
(By United Press)

Bismarck, N. d., Feb. 16.-North
Dakota's farmer legislature is not go
ing to get for it's farmer constituents
all the things it set out to get. This
was apparent today. But they have
gotten and will get good deal, just
the same. The session ends March
1st.
Holdover senators mussed up the
program the farmers had planned for
the 1917 session. These senators had
been elected for four years under the
old regime. They will be out in 1919,
when the farmers hope to control the
house and senate. This year they
have only the house, whose members
are elected biennially.
1t will, therefore, be at least 1920
before the farmers legislature is com
pleted. 1t may even be 1921 before
it is enacted. State owner terminal
elevators, state owned flour mills,
state owner cold storage plants, state
hail insurance, exemption OF farm i'm
|rrovements from taxation, state in
spection, dockage and grading of
grain, and rural credit banks operated
by the state, are things the farmer
Legislators still seek to get.
If farmers get through this pro-
gram, eventually, they will still fight
to retain sufficient control of the
state legislature to prevent repeal of
they laws they have enacted and to
prevent persons unfriendly to their
cause being placed in control of these
utilities.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-16

Linn Cow, Chinese ranch hand en-
ployed on the Cudahy ranch, who was
dragged for half a mile behind mule,
died from hi sinjuries and will be
buried in the Mexicali cemetery. Cow
was returning to the ranch camp,
when the mule became frightened and
ran away. Cow was thrown, but his
foot caught in a trace chain. He
was literally skinned alive before fel-
lw employed succeeded in stopping
the animal and in extricating the un-
fortunate man.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-16

Yesterday afternoon fire destroyed
the West cotton gin at West, the
loss being estimated at about $15,-
900. insurance was carried on the
taled cotton, but the machinery and
buildings were a complete loss. AS
baled cotton is consumed very slowly
il is possible that some of the cot
ton may be saved after the flames
have been extinguished.A
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-16
BOUNTY TO BE
PAID NOW BY
COUNTIES

Sacramento, Feb. 16-SiXteen noun
tain lions were slain in California
during January, the state controller
reported today. One or more was
killed in eleven counties Of the state.
Humboldt county heads the list with
four.
The state pays a bounty of $40
cash for each mountain lion killed.
but if bill introduced in the legis-
lature becomes law, the state boun-
ly will be removed, and counties in
which lions are slain will be required
to pay bounty of $50.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-16

Gene Stratton and o. R. Earte were
Jailed this morning and are alleged
to have sold some sacks to ]. Mintz,
second hand dealer, who was taken in
to custody yesterday. Stratton and
Earte are said to have had sacks in
their possession that belonged to the
Globe Grain and Milling Company.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-16
Release TeutOn Sailors.

Washington, Feb. 16.-It is Off
cially announced that all German
sailors temporarily detained, except
those concerned in attempts to sink
vessels and block American harbors,
have been released.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-16
Notice to Property Owners.

Call at your Bank, the office Of
your Mutual Water Company or the
Irrigation District and sign the petit
ton for Bond Election. 1t is import
ant that the Election be held at the
earliest possible date. 2-17