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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-02
PLENTY Of FOOD
IS LOCATED HERE
GOVERNMENT AGENT TAKES A
CENSUS AND FINDS THAT SUM-
TER COUNTY Is WELL STOCKED
WITH FOOD.

Taking Americus as a criterion for
al cities in the United States of it's
population and approximate geograph-
zeal location with relation to the rural
districts, the government has just COM
pIeted a census here of all of the food
stuffs on hand or available for the
people of the city and the county.
This work was done by ]. j. McMa-
rus, specially delegated by Herbert
Hoover, who is food control commits
sioner
p A. Methvin, state pure food in
srector, was here yesterday to asst
Mr.. McManus in the final stages of the
work.
The government government went to
every store in the city and to many
out in the county, aseertaining exact
ly what supplies they had on hand, how
much they had ordered, the prices they
are asking, and the probable amount
Of foodstuffs available by purchase
from the farmers of the county,
The purpose is to ascertain as def
nitely as possible just how much food
this country has with which to feed it.
self during the period of the war,
The investigation disclosed that if
brick wall a mile high were erected
around Sumter county, the people of
this county could live on what food
stuff they have and would raise for
fully year, if not longer. However
this is due largely to the fact that there
are a number of big wholesale grocery
houses in the county, and to the addi-
tional fact that the people generally
are planting fcodstuffs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-02
A Statement From Mr.. Ellis.

4 have sold The Times-Recorder
to Arthur Lucas and Franc Mangum,
and Mr.. Mangum will be manager and
editor
Mr. Mangum is a newspaper man OF
experience and will continue to i'm
prove the Times-Recorder until our
PEOPLE will be proud of it, and am
sure the people of Americus and the
readers of The Times-Recorder will
give him their hearty support.
l thank the people for the support
given to the paper while it was owned
by me, for it was this support that
made us success. G. r. ELLIS.
1t laay be stated in Mr.. Ellis behalf
thar Re retires from the newspaper
aeld with great regret, and does SO
solely because supervision of tde
business interferes with his other more
Important interests
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-02
Of TRAINS
WILL Be CONTESTED
OTHER TOWNS JOIN WITH AMERI-
Gus CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN
OPPOSING THE SEABOARD'S Pc
TITI0N.

A business meeting of the members
Of the Chamber of Commerce was held
Friday afternoon, and during the
meeting the application of the Seaboard
Air Line railway to the Railroad Com
mission to discontinue trains 13 and
ii from Helena to Americus, and
trains Is and 16, Americus to Richland,
was discussed an dprotested against
by the members of the chamber.
lie president Of the chamber ap-
pointed a committee to confer with the
merchants and business men Of the
city and obtain their views on the re-
no1al, and report to the chamber the
early part of next week after which
other action will be taken to prevent
he trains from being taken off, Il the
merchants are inclined that way. Other
towns on the line have already filed
petitions of protest, and it is likely
that a vgirous fight will be made.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-02
BIC GAINS MADE
ON AISNE FRONT
BRITISH ARTILLERY PREPARES
WAY FOR INFANTRY ATTACK
ITALIANS Strengthen HEIR P0-
SII0NS,

LONDON, September There was
general activity today along all war
fronts
After withstanding attacks on the
river Aisne front for several weeks, the
French yesterday struck sharp blow,
gaining three hundred yards of trench
territory along a line of three-quarters
Of a mile. They seem to have a firm
hold on the new ground, as they have
withstood all counter-attacks.
This may be local movement or
part of a more extensive offensive.
The British are still inactive with in
fantry, but an increasing artillery
bombardment indicates that General
f7aig may be planning to attack sooL-
Latest advices from the Italian front
say that the Italians are still ham
mering at the Austrian lines and stead
ily improving their positions. This i'm
provement is in the direction of Trieste
ard near Gorzia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-02
MAJ.-GEN. WIN. HOLMES
KILLED BY A GERMAN SHELL

MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. l.
Major-General William Holmes, or
Sydney, who was killed by German
shell ire in France, was commander
Of the Fourth Australian division. He
was the head of the military portion
CT the Australian joint military and
naval force which seized German New
Guinea shortly after the outbreak OF
the war, conducted the British negotla-
tions for the surrender Of that terri
tory. and was the first military admin"
istrator of it. The office was distaste-
full to him, for having spent nearly all
of his life in military pursuits, in
Guiding service in the Boer war, he
lorged for active service again. rms
wish was fully gratifed in the Gallipoli
campaign and later on the western
front. In France, General Holmes
was noted in the Australian ranks for
a courage amounting often to reckless
ness. 1t was, however, chance Ger
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-02
GREATEST BATTLE
Of WAR IS BEING
WON BY ITALIANS
GENERAL CAD0RNA SAYS HIS
TROOPS ARE ADVANCING OVER
SEVENTY-MILE FRONT - $4,000
PRISONERS TAKEN.

ROME, Italy, September 2-The Ital-
ian army under General Cadorna, is
victorious in mighty conflict hich
is developing into probably the great
est battle of the entire war
General Cadorna himself, who is de-
clared to be unusually conservative, is
authority for this information.
Dispatches sent to the Italian en-
hassv at Washington quote the general
to This effect.
The Italians are advancing over a
seventy-mile front, beating back all
counter attacks.
Sc far the Italians have taken 27,000
prisoners, according to an official
count
This tremendous Italian victory is
expected to have an immediate effect
or the general war situation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-02
FUNERAL OF j. J. WALTERS
OCCURRED SATURDAY MORNING

The funeral of the late Joseph ]
Walters, who died at his home about
) miles southwest of Americus, on
Thursday night at nine o'clock, after
an illness of only six days, occurred
Saturday morning at 10 O'Clock from
New Point Methodist church conduct
ed by the pastor, Rev. ]. w. Tinsley
Of Plains, Ga, Interment was at New
Point cemetery, The pallbearers were
A. R. Myers, > R. Davidson, Eugene
Salter, Tom Finch, Orie Robinson and
Oscar English.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-02
FARM PRODUCTS
WAREHOUSE FOR
THIS CITY URGED

The state department of agriculture
is seeking to encourage the establish
ment Of a warehouse for farm pro-
duets in Americus.
To this end DR.. Alex E. Reese, rep
resenting the department, is now in
Americus, and is having consultations
with a number of business men.
He was invited her by the Chamber
of Commerce and by Rep. Stephen
Pace, who took much interest this
year in the passage of the state
marketing bureau bill.
The idea of the warehouse is to have
an es ablishment where at all times
farmer may bring his truck, or even
his corn, velvet beans, and meal with
the assurance that he has a ready
market. The warehouse in turn would
sell in or out of the state in carload
lots. The project is in line with the
diversified crop system, as it will en-
able farmer to grow cotton as side
line, if at all, and to plant perishable
vegetables.
1t is very likely that meeting will
be held at an early date, under the
auspices of the Chamber of Commerce,
for the purpose of giving DR.. Reese an
audience. His endeavor will be to
enlist the interest of local capital in
the enterprise.
DR.. Reese is confident that Americus
will adopt this proposition, as it is
by far one of the banner agricultural
counties of the state and one that has
taken a decided forward step in the
promotion of diversified crops He
will return in a few days to go further
into the matter with the business men
of the city,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-02
BOIL NEEV|L Is
WORKING INJURY
TO, COTTON CROP

The boil weeyil has invaded Sumter
county and, in the words of W. j.
Boyett, the county demonstration
agent, have taken possession of the
top crop all over the county"
"In some places" reports Mr.. Boy
EFT, "the weevils are puncturing some
of the half-grown bolls, but where the
cotton is still growing the bolls are
safe yet"
An estimate of $4,000 bales is made
on the Sumter cotton crop this year,
but whether this amount will be re
duced by the ravages Of the weevil is
hard to tell just now At any rate, the
farmers are alarmed over the increase
Of the pest, and even more ap-
prehensive as to what will be the con
dition next year
Mr.. Boyett's monthly statement
shows that during August he was very
active in the work of his department
His report reads as follows:
During this month I have made
"a visits to farmers and 10 to corn
club members. Have written 45 per-
sonaI letters and sent out 500 circu-
lar letters
Have made arsenical solutions and
charged two dipping vats Havce moe
uIated 12O hogs and placed another
syringe in the hands of a farmer.
Have held 80 consultations in office
and over phone with farmers in regard
to various activities,
Have held one farmers institute
with an attendance Of approximately
zoo at which conservation was the
principal feature.
The speakers at this meeting were:
.C. B. Burley, boil weevil specialist.
n. N. GridIey, live stock specialist; }.
E Downing, state pig club a2ent; W,
.C. Collins, from the State College of
Agriculture, and Miss Rowena Long,
home economics agent for Sumter
county.
Boil weevils have taken possession
Of the top crop all over the county and
lin some places are puncturing some
o. the half grown bolls but where the
cotton is still growing the bolls are
safe yet.
L have travelled this month Sl3
miles"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-02
MR.. c. R. ELLIS SELLS
THE TIMES-REC0RDER
PROPERTY IS NOW OWNED BY
MESSRS. FRANC MANGUM, OF MA
CON, AND ARTHUR LUCAS, OF
ATLANTA.

Formal announcement is made today
that Mr.. G. r. Ellis has sold his en-
tire ownership of The Times-RecoreeT
to Mr.. Franc Mangum, Of Macon and
Swainsboro, and Mr.. Arthur Lucas, OF
Atlanta.
With this issue of the paper, Mr.
Mangu um has taken charge of the busi-
ness, and will be in active control
henceforth as editor and manager. Mr.
Lucas will not be identified with the
operation Of the business.
Mr.. Mangum was for many years in
Macon, for five years doing all of the
editorial work of the Macon News. For
the last year and half he has been
practising law and running his own
paper, The Forest-Blade, at SWANS
boro. He will made Americus his per
nanent home, having secured the Perry
residence at Lee and Furlow streets.
Mr. Mangum will be joined about
September 15 by Mrs. Mangum and
their little daughter.
Mr.. Thomas Merritt, Jr., will con-
tinue as office and advertising mana
ser of The Times Recorder, and Mr..
Lucius Kimbrough remains as circu-
lation manager Mr.. R. c. Moran has
been made foreman of the paper. Sue
ceeding Mrs. Daisy Gnosspelius, who
resigned to go to Greenville, S. c., Miss
Sarah Tower will conduct the social
news department.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-02
1000 BALES Of
NEWCOTTONSOLD
HERE LAST WEEK
OPENING UP OF FALL COTTON
SEASON HAS STIMULATED
TRADE - MERCHANTS EXPECT
BIG FALL.

Already more than 1000 bales of
new cotton have been brought to
Americus, nearly all of it from a
radius Of fifteen or eighteen miles.
When the season opened not more
than 400 bales of last years crop re-
mained in the local warehouses, the
farmers having sold to take advantage
of the high prices.
Even at the present quotations,
which average around % cents, the
planters are disposed to sell, and in
consequence trading in cotton circles
is quite brisk The banks. with their
deposits increasing daily, are reflect
ing the opening up of the cotton sea-
sen. While some of those who are
sellin nkow, mostly the small farmer
who is paying up his debts, are taking
payment in cash, there are many who
simply add what they receive to their
present bank account.
The merchants are happy over the
impetus which the lively sale of cot
ton has already given business. They
say they anticipate one of the biggest
and best falls Americus and Sumter
county have ever had, and in prepara-
ton therefor they have already in
stalled unusually large stocks of
goods
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-02
NOW IMPROVING
DIXIE HIGHWAY
IN THIS COUNTY.
ROAD SUPERINTENDENT ASSIGNS
SIXTY NEGROES AND EIGHTY
MULES TO TWENTY-FIVE MILE
STRETCH.

Work on twenty-five miles of the
Dixie highway in Sumter county is
now in progress.
County Road Superintendent Henry
Christian is engaged in improving the
stretch between Smithville and Ander-
sonville. distance of 25 miles, run
ming through Americus.
The convict gang is divided into
two squads, one working from the nor
thern end of the city limits. There are
sixty negroes and eighty mules assign
ed to this work, which will not be
stopped until the highway is restored
to its former excellent condition, when
it was famous throughout the state.
It is Supt. Christians idea, and also
the plan of the board, to get this road
way in splendid shape before the bad
weather sets in.
The fact that the highway will be puf
back into its former good form will be
interesting news to tourists throughout
the state and especially gratifying tc
the citizens Of the county.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-02

to get it.
Bankers, merchants and local coun-
ty food councils should get together
now and solve the seed problem. The
state market bureau stands ready to
help. Those who need seed and can
not get it, should apply to the market
bureau.
But by all means, Georgia must
raise this fall and winter enough
wheat, rye, barley and cover crops to
take care of herself. We can no long
er depend on outside agencies.
The market bureau is now in busi-
ness ready to render service to the
producers add consumers. The Cit
zens Of the state, any and all of them,
are welcome to call on it. 1t viii do
its very best to respond to their needs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-02
REPUBLICANS TO INSIST
ON NAMING WAR COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON, d. c., September -
in the first test vote between the radi-
Gals and the conservatives over plac
ing a tax on war profits, the radicals
were defeated when the senate voted
down a provision, 62 to II, calling far
an eighty per cent. tax.
Despite the presidents wishes
against it, Republican leaders will re-
new the fight for a congressional war
expenditures committee. They pro-
pose to draft a plan that will yield to
some Of the presidents objections.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-02
WOMAN'S CLUB GIVES
BENEFIT PERFORMANCE

Several months ago a Woman's club
was organized in Americus. 1t is the
purpose Of the members of this club
to do something definite for the social
uplift and betterment of the town each
year.
During this first year they are un-
deItaking to make play Grounds
where older children romp asd play
in safety and where tiny tots may make
their mud pies and build their sand
houses without fear of being run over
by passing automobiles.
We appeal to every citizen in Amer
icus with and without children to CO.
operate with US in this enterprise
On Tuesday night, Sept 18th, the
Woman's club will give a patriotic
cperetta in the High school auditorium.
There will be numbers that will make
you laugh and numbers that will make
you cry. We want every man, woman
and child in Americus to see this per-
formance We feel that you will get
more than your moneys worth, and at
the same time we are giving you the
opportunity Of helping forward a
movement. that will take care of our
boys and girls of today who are so
soon to be our men and women of to-
nlrrroM.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-02
JUDGE SPEER BRANDS
WRITINGS OF WATSON
AS BEING "SEDITI0US."

LAKE FAIRFIELD, n, c., September
Judge Emory Speer has held that
THE Jefersonian," Thomas E. Wat
sons weekly paper is not entitled to
the second-class privileges of the Unit
ed States mail, thereby upholding the
pcstofIice department which had prev
iously denied the magazine circulation
in the mails.
Judge Speer refused to grant the in
junction MIR Watson asked against the
government. He held that Watson's
writings were seditious, and that the
rostoffice department was justified on
thas ground
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-02
MINE THROWER IS
TROUBLE LESOME BUT
EASILY SILENCEO

BEHIND THE BRITISH LINES IN
France, Sept. /. - Correspondence
|of the Associated Press Minnie" is
la very forward young lady who lives
as a rule in German front line trench
Ibeauty. She is for use, not for orna-
es. She has no pretensions at all to
'ment. She is trench gun, and her
IpIojectiles remind one of plum pud-
ings attached to sticks. They fly very
irregularly but burst very regularly in
that jart of the No-Man's Land furthest
removed from Minnie's temporary lodg-
ing.
Just before the latest push around
Ypres, there was a particular Minnie
located few miles from Ypres, which
was more than usually nuisance. The
British trench was not we'll sited, noI
very we'll protected, Consequently
when Minnie was active, she made
things very uncomfortable for the oc-
Icupants of that British trench More.
over, she had no regular habits, she
worked on no plan, ladylike she did
just about as she wished.
The young British subalterns hated
her with persistent, pervading hatred
and concocted many schemes for he1
unGoing, but to no avail But one
night, chance brought into the trench
a very irritable old artillery officer
just as Minnie was. active One Of
Minnie's puddings soiled his boots, ant
thereby aroused in him a grim de-
termination to devote himself to heI
destruction.
He stayed in the trench all that
might, studying Minnie's location and
characteristics, and on the morrow he
returned, followed by his orderly, un-
coiling wire as he walked. At the
trench end of the wire a temporary
telephone was fixed. The far end OF
the wire led back mile and a halt
to battery Of field artillery.
Along about noon Minnie opened VI
for her midday strafe Promptly the
artillery officer verified his observa-
tions of the night before and spoke a
few figures into the telephone. A min
ute later loud boom announced the
arrival of British she'll just across on
the other side of No-Man's Land
The British officer swore softly, and
spoke again into the telephone. The
first shell had been at least thirty
yards off. The second wes perhaps
twenty yards on the other side Again
the officer spoke into the telephone
and packed up his belongings in bust
ness-like fashion. Minnie was deceas-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-02
EdDin H. Bradley to Become
City Editor Brunswick News

The many friends of MIR. Edwin H.
Bradley will be interested to know
that he has resigned as managing edi-
tor of The Times-Recorder, in order to
accept the place of city editor for the
Brunswick News. He goes to his new
home today.
Mr.. Bradley has been connected
with the local newspapers for several
years and enjoys wide circle of
friends who undoubtedly will regret
his departure. He is a very capable
newspaper man who in new and
larger field is expected to make con-
siderable success.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-02
MARKET BUREAU IS
NOW ORGANIZED To
ASSIST FAR N IS

ATLANTA, Ca, september THE
Georgia state Bureau of Markets is
Inow we'll organized and ready to ex-
tend any assistance to farmers of Geor-
gia may need in the marketing Of
their surplus food products.
Blanks have been printed upon
which any person may specify what he
has to sell or what he wishes to buy
These blanks will be furnished to any
one desiring them, upon request This
information is then kept right before
| the department, and at the first op-
portunity the seller and buyer are
brought into touch with each other.
Director B. Jackson of the Market
bureau, in accordance with recent act
OF the legislature, has already made
his bond Of $4,000 and filed with the
governor He is now prepared to
handle every case that needs market
ing attention All who desire any in
formation with regard to the market
ing of food products, or wish blanks
upon which to list what they have to
sell or what they wish to buy, should
correspond directly with the depart
ment, and each request will be given
prompt attention.
With sanction the of the state legis-
lature, the Georgia state Bureau OF
Markets has already gone to work up
no the problem of organizing local
market depts in every county of the
state. 1t is giving first attention to
those who have requested assistance
Any county which wishes to organize
local depot for the purpose Of as
scmbIing food products in car
load lots for shipment and sale, or
which wishes to join neighboring couh
ties in this wor, should call on The
department for assistance. Many of
these local market depots have already
been or2 anized; others are simply
awaiting their turn. Each case will
be taken up in turn and organization
perfected as early as possible. The
market bureau is anxious to have every
farmer in Georgia feel that it is his,
ard to call ON it for what he wants.
the Department of Agriculture be-
Iieyes the most important thing it is
doing right now-at least one of them
is urging the statewide planting Of
winter wheat
No low should be idle this winter
Ila at least two acres of wheat to
oya.y low vou have, from October
Isl to December 18th, according to
your climate, and where wheat grows
finest, plant more The good wheat
growing counties should put out at
least five to six acres to the plow;
no county should have less than an
average Of two acres to the plow.
Figuring the lowest estimated yield,
this must mean ten bushels to the
acre, or 100000 bushels in Georgia
this year-enough to feed the entire
steae. But that TSwhat we want be-
cause it is what we have got to have
Wheat for seed is one of the big
and important agricultural problems
this fall May sections have all they
need; others are at a loss as to where
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-02
Ed Y. Andrews Ill.

Ed Y. Andrews of the furniture firm
cf Gyles & Andrews, @was carried to
the City Hospital Friday afternoon with
fever. 1t is understood that his con-
dition improved somewhat after arriv-
ing at the hospital, and it is hoped he
will be able to leave the institution
Monday
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-02
Failed to Break Record.

CHICAGO, H., September Miss
Katherine Stirson, leaving Chicago
early this morning in an airplane in
an effort TO beat Miss Ruth Laws Chi
cago to New York record, abandoned
her trip in northern Indiana because OF
engine trouble. She struck tele-
phone pole, but escaped injury.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-02
Appeals to Negroes.

RICHMOND, Va, September 1.-The
Lott Carey convention, the largest ne
gro organization in the world. passed
resolution here today denouncing the
wholesale exodus of negroes from the
South. The convention urged negroes
if they do go, to proceed as men and
rot as "tramps and vagrants."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-02

PETROGRAD, September 2.-Fire
swept the city Of Kazan, causing a
less of several thousand lives.