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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14
ARM|ST|CE HOAX
FOOLS COUNTRY
FALSE REPORTS THAT HUNS HAD
ACCEPTED TERMS CAUSES
PREMATURE REJOICING.
Erroneous News Circulated Before
Delegates Had Entered the Allied
Lines for Purpose Of Re-
ceivlno Peace Terms.

New York.-False reports that Ger
many had accepted the terms of the
armistice and that fighting had ended
Thursday and turned out to be the
greatest hoax of recent years.
Official assurances that the report
was false failed to check the almost
riotOus demonstrations which swept
over many American cities, and mil
lions of Americans did not know how
they were fooled until they read the
morning papers.
A dispatch cabled to n news gath
ering agency and picked up and cir
culated also through the country by
another news agency declared the
arInistice was signed at IL O'Clock
Thursday morning and that the fight
ing ended at O'clock in the after
noon.
Official dispatches from France to
the state department at Washington
testify that the German commission
ers were not even to meet Marshal
Foch until o'clock Thursday after
noon. and dispatches received Thurs
Uut hight ITOu tho AmCAA$ou os A"s
on the Sedan front show that at 6:3O
p. m. the troops still were advancing.
The false report was not easily over
taken by the truth, and as 1t was
spread through the country it. gathered
momentum, until demonstrations ap-
preaching hysteria ruled in many
cities. Business was suspended
schools were closed, bells were rung,
whistles shrieked, prayers were offered
in churches, parading citizens jammed
the streets.
The New York stock exchange. ns
well as the curb market. were closed
at 2 80 p. M. after a hurried meeting
of the governors. A market which Vat
first appeared to be unresponsive sud
denly developed activity which shot up
some of the so-called peace stocks
from two to twelve points. Exchanges
In other cities were similarly affected.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14
REPUBLICANS WILL !.
CONTROL CONGRESS
WILL HAVE FoRrY-ThREE VOTES
TO GOOD IN THE HOUSE AND
TWO IN THE SENATE.
Senate viii BE Made Up Of - Rspub-
licans and 46 Democrats, House
Membership viii 1e 239 Repub-
llcans and 1o4 Democrats.

Washington.-A Republican major.
ity In the next congress Of at least
two in the senate and of not less than
forty-three In the house is assured
from returns from the scattering doubt-
full districts of the recent elections.
Word from Detroit Of election In
Michigan upon almost complete unof-
ficial returns Of Truman H. 'Newberry,
Republican candidate for the senate,
over Henry Ford, Democrat. increased
the Republican senate roll to forty-nine
"a bare majority. The Democrats
have forty-six, with the Idaho contest
between Senator Nugent. Democrat.
and former Governor Gooding probably
decided In favor of Senator Nugent, al
though Governor Gooding has demand
ed an official count.
Returns from the last missing house
district-the Second Montana, where a
Republican was elected to the seat now
held by Representative Jeanette Ran
kin, unsuccessful Independent candi-
date for the senqte-were received on
Friday.
On the face of now complete unoffi-
cial returns. the political lineup OF
the next house Is as follows:
Republicans, 80; Democrats. 194
Independent, 1; Socialist, 1. g.
Prospect of holding not less than
forty-nine seats in the senate. regard
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14

less of the outcome of the Idaho con-
test, places the Republicans In u posi-
ton to take control Of the senate from
the Democrats and reOrganize 1t. With
forty-nIpe votes necessary to control,
however, Republican leaders realize
that organization will depend upon un-
broken partisan alignment They re-
call that, even before the Democrats
swept into control of the senate with
President Wilson's Inauguration in
1913, they had majority Of the SEN
ate, but were unable. because Of Re-
publican factional detection, to elect
former Senator Gallinger president pro
TEN. When the new senate convenes
March next, however, such difficul-
ties, according to Republican leaders.
are not expected.
Republican control of both senate
and house and harmony of action be-
tween Republicans of both bodies are
expected here to have much effect on
legislative policies. Like the reor-
ganization of the house, Republican
organization of the senate principally
affects craftsmanship besides legisla-
ton. Seniority of service is the almost
unbroken precedent In the senate, ms
In the house, of electing committee
chairmen. ,UrH.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14
HUNS V|ND|CT|vE
IN THEIR DEFEAT
TOWNS DELIVERED BY AMERl-
CANS REFLECT SPIRIT OF THE
RETREATiNG GERMANs.
Departure Marked by Desire to Lsave
Desolation Behind Them, Every
thing Portable Being Carried
Away by Teutons.

With the Army in Frnnce.-Buzancy,
the largest of towns delivered by the
Americans, reflects the spirit Of the
vindictiveness displayed by the Ger
mans when they are forced to abandon
a region they have held for any consid-
cradle time. The town had been al
most wholly Germanized. French
civilians had disappeared long time
ago, and the signs over the shops were
all in German. On the streets and
avenues such names rs Wilhelmstrasse
had been substituted for those In
French.
There was evidence that the Ger
mans Ind carried on the usual activi-
ties in the municipality, but with COM
plete contempt for previous conditions
and with a desire to wipe out any sug-
gestion as to those who had formerly
lived there. Their departure, how
ever, was marked as In few Other
cases. by desire to leave desOlatiOn
behind them. From end to end the
streets of the town and the houses
reek with the stencil Of filth wilfully
distributed. The place was scene OF
loot, wantOn destruction and enfOul-
ment. but whether the work was car
ried out by order is not known.
All such things as were portable are
gone from the town. Heavy furniture,
including mahogany tables, wardrObes
and pianos. was broken to bits md left
in the houses. Interior decorations
were irreparably mutilated.
1t wns not simply garrison COM
munlty the Germans established in
Buzancy. although the town recently
was army headquarters. One of the
houses bore an inscription indicating
it was used us rest house or club
house for women. In store were
found magazines. many Of them devOr-
ed to fashions.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14
sovNr,FuL CROPS IN AMERICA
increase Of 10000 600 Bushels In Corn
Crop and 100. 600. 900 in Wheat.

Crop ana 1uU.UUU.VU IN Wneat.
Neutrality-suspicious. weather con-
tliti,ns resulted In an increase of 3O,-
OOQQOO bushels in dle country's crop
of corn. The department OF agricul.
ture's November crop report has
placed the preliminary estimnte OF
production ut 2,T41. l:'SOOO bushels.
While the crop Is smaller In eize than
last years. Its food value is Ninterlally
greater because the quality this year
is more than ten points higher.
With a wheat crop. of about 919.OOO.-
600 bushels, which is some 100000
bushels more than the average for the
last five years. and a lnrge crop of
buckwheat, rye. rice. beans. potatoes,
onions and cabbage, the country's
crops this year have been bountiful.
Preliminary estimates of production
of other crops follow: Buckwheat.
1S,37OOOO bushels; potatoes. 800, ,101,-
600; sweet potatoes. S8,114,0 600; tObac-
co, 1926, $4,000 pounds; flaxseed.
14,848OOO bushels; pears, 1O342. 900; ;
apples, 1877 800. 600; sugar beets, 6,549.-
coo tons.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14

To be possessed of head Of heavy,
beautiful hair; soft, lustrous, fluffy,
wavy and free from dandruff is merely
a matter Of using little Danderine.
1t is easy and inexpensive to have
nice, soft hair and lots of it. Just get
small bottle of Knowlton's Danderine
now-it costs but a few cents-all drug
stores recommend it-apply little as
directed and within ten minutes there
will be an appearance Of abundance,
freshness, flufiiness and an incompara-
BILE gloss and lustre, and try as you
will you cannot find a trace of dandruff
or falling hair; but your real surprise
will be after about two weeks use,
when you will see new hair-fine nnd
downy at first-yes-but really new
hair-sprouting out all over your scalp
-Danderine Is, we believe. the only
sure hair grower. destroyer Of dan
druf and cure for itchy scalp, and II
never fails to stop fnlling hair ut once.
If you want to prove how pretty and
soft your hair really Is, moisten cloth
with a little Danderine and carefully
draw It through your hair-taking one
small strand at time. Your hair will
be soft, glossy and beautiful in Just
. few Moments delightful surprise
awaits everyone who tries thiss Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14
Mu.Iny at k,eI.

London.-Members of the battleship
KAISER Mt Kiel have mutinied and
hoisted the red flag. Officers at
tempting to defend the German flag
were overpowered and two Of them.
including the commander, were killed.
A number Of others were wounded,
according to the Cologne Gazette.
Three companies of infantry, sent from
Kiel to restore order, Joined the revo-
luton and fourth company was dis
armed.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14
Cancel Contract. Gradually.

WashIngton.-Chair Baruch Of
the war industries board has author
ized the statement that the coming of
peace will not result in immediate
cancellation of war supply contracts,
but that contracts will be cancelled
gradually as requirements are reduced,
making 1t possible to lift curtailments
and restrictions upon ordinary indus
trial activities.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14
RatrlQtIe.

Patience-I saw Harry at the pa
triotic meeting last night. He was
In khaki.
PatriceAOh. you saw him. did you!
Patience-Yes, and he was 30 pa
triOtic that he stood up during the
entire meeting.
-Patrice-Oh. that wasn't altogether
patriotism. He's Joined the cavalry.
you know. and yesterday was the first
day he'd tried to ride horse.-sCamp
Lee Bayonet.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14
rA,Rry-rHREE STATES ARE DRY

Washington.-There are now thirty
three 'dry" states in the union. Cali
fornfa was the only state in which the
issue was before the people Tuesday
that voted "wet."
Ohio sprung surprise by joining
the "dries." Wyoming won the dry
banner by going ..dry" at the ratio of
two to one.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14
cubans Granted Amnesty.

San Jose, Costa, Rica.-Full amnesty
has been granted to all citizens Of
Costa Rica who have voluntarily left
the country. The amnesty granted by
the government extends also to those
implicated in the revolution Of last
February.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14
Married by Proxy.

Great Lakes, Ill.-After courtship
by wireless. \ wedding by proxy, with
the bride thousands of miles away,
united Miss Emily Orgi, Of Cairy,
Egypt. and Lieut.. Rudolph Winxer Of
Chicago. on Tuesday.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14
Bankers, Meeting Pos.ponsd.

:. New York.-Indefinite p stp0nement
on account Of influenza in ct. Louis of
the convention Of the Investment
Bankers' Association of America; which
was to have been held there this
Ronth 10 announced
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14
French Advance Six Miles.

Paris.-The operations by the French
on Wednesday netted one Of the great
est advances yet made, measuring more
than six miles at various points. The
important towns Of vervins, Mont,
Cornet and Rethe;.were occupied.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14
Watching Au.tralla,s, Intere.t.

Melbourne, Australia. William
Hughes, prime minister Of Australia.
now in London, will remain, at the
request Of his colleagues. to safeguard
Australia's interests in the peace nego-
tiations.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14
Men Nodded for special Posts.

Washlngton.-A drive to secure 35,-
600 volunteers from limited service
men, urgently needed to fill special
posts in the army, was begun Monday
by the department of labor's employ
mont service .-a
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14
Yale Professor Dies,

New Haven. Conn.-Arthur Hubbell
Palmer, aged So, professor of Ger
man Language and literature at Yale
university since 1891. died at his home
here November 8. He was born In
Cleveland, Ohio.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14
Worker. selxs oerman Navy.

London.-The entire German navy
md great part of Schleswig is in
the hands of the revOlutionists, ac-
cording to reports received in COpen-
hagen from Kiel and transmitted by
the Exchange Telegraph company.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14
pr.isea Efforts Of Workers,

Philadelphia with victory.
which now seems near, could not have
been made possible without the pa
triotic efforts of the workers ut home,
said Chairman Hurley Of the shipping
board in IN uddreae hers.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14

Keep your liver active. your bowels clean b
taking Or. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets and you'll
keep healthy. wealthy and wise. Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14

II a young man is>rcally In love III
never says he can't afford to marry.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-26

Four hundred prisoners were taken
by this army yesterday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-26
BRITISH STRIKE
NEAR ARRAS AND
NYTOWNe FALL
As ALLIES MOVE

LONDON, August 26-This morn
ing's attack by the British was
launched between the Scarpe river
and Fampoux and the heights north
east of Neville-Vitasse.
In few hours the British made an
advance of two miles on a front of
four ro1les, according to advices re-
Ceived here from the battle front.
Monchy LIE Preux, Guemmappe and
Wancourt, little less than five miles
southeast of Arras, have been taken
in today's attack. Farther south the
British have taken Mory and made
progress to the southeast of the vii
Iage.
In the battle area south of the
somme General Debeney's French
army also has made slight advance
between the Ailette and the Aisne
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-26
MINISTERS ARE
CONS|DERINS /
MINUTE PRAYER
PROPOSAL NOW
REV. GEORGE F. BROWN WILL Sc.
CURE EXPRESSIONS OF OPIN.
ION FROM MINISTER'S HERE
RELATIVE TO: PROPER HOUR
FOR OBSERVANCE OF SUGGES-
TION ALREADY ADVANCED.

The ministers of Americus are con-
sidering carefully the subject of in
augurating one-minute prayers daily
for the success of American arms,
and it now appears quite probable
; the custom will be established here.
Dr. Leroy G. Henderson, president
Of the Ministers association here, is
out of the city for ten days, but be-
lore leaving he asked Rev. George F..
Brown. pastor of Central Baptist
chus ch to secure expressions of opin-
ion from other ministers on this high
ly important subject. The opinion of
citizens generally is also invited, and
The Times Recorder will gladly pub
lfsh The opinions of all who care to
express themselves in these columns.
1t is the purpose Of the ministers
here to first arouse public sentiemnt
before asking city council to formally
proclaim daily observance of the one
minute prayer custom. and it is be
lieved there will be ready and gen
eral response to the appeal for eX-
pressions of opinion All who do not
care to write a communication on
the subject may call either Rev
George F. Brown, at phone 1876, or
their own pastor, and give their ap-
proval of the project
Rev. Paul W. Ellis. pastor of First
Methodist church, whose congregation
is one of the largest and most intiu-
entail in Amerieus, is out of the city
this week and definite action on the
proposal to ask council to act in the
matter will probably be postponed
until he has returned and placed the
1ratter before his congregation at the
prayer meeting hour Thursday night
In the meantime, there appears to be
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-26
VETERANS HERE
INTERESTED IN
AMENDMENTS To
Be VOTED upon
AMERICUS CONFEDERATES, ALONG
WITH OTHERS In GEORGIA WILL
SUPPORT MEASURES DESIGNED
TO EXTEND OPERATION OF
PENSION LAW TO INCLUDE
WORTHY BENEFICIARIES.

Americas Confederate eterans,
members of Camp Sumter, No. 642,
U. C. ", it is stated, will hehartily
support the two constitutional amend
ments to be voted upon in the No
vember election, affecting the status
Of Confederate pensioners.
Capt. John A. Cobb, ordinary here,
received a letter from Pension Com
missioner Lindsey Saturday, calling
his attention to two constitutional
amendment, of importance to Con-
federates which will be submitted to
the voters at the November election.
One of these is the proposition to
strike ont of the law provision limit
ing the property possession of pen
sioners. This provision denies a
pension to any veteran or widow Of
a veteran who owns property to the
value of $500.
The second proposition to be voted
upon is one to change the date upon
which widows who married COnfed-
crates since the war may be entitled
to pensions. Under the present law
only those widows who married vet
Grams prior to January 1st, 1870, may
draw pensions, and the pending
amendment provides that this date
shall be extended until January 1st,
1881.
There is considerable local interest
in the two propositions, and it is
probable that the veterans of Camp
Sumter will formally endorse the two
propositions at their next meeting
The two propositions, if adopted
will become effective during 1919.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-26
DEAN OF AMERICUS MINISTER'S
TOLD OF NEW FACULTY AND
URGED BAPTISTS TO SEND
THEIR SONS TO COLLEGE AT
MACON.-PLAN OF WILSON FOR
EDUCATING SOLDIER BOYS COM
MENDED,
MENDED,

At the 1l:00 O'Clock service at First
Baptist church Sunday morning Rev.
Lansing Burrows one of the trustees
of Mercer University, and an en-
thusiastic worker in behalf of that
institution, presented the new faculty
t. Americas Baptists. He told in de-
tail of each of the new men who have
been gathered together by DR. Rufus
w. Weaver, as az new faculty for Mer>
Ger, and expressed the conviction that
the hand of God directed the gather
ing of the able organization only re-
Gently perfected.
DR.. Burrows then appealed to Am
ericus Baptists to support Mercer
more literally by sending their boys
there to receive an education and as
SSyISu Judl no OIueF university III ali
Georgia is better equipped for the
work of educating the youth of the
STATE than Mercer He also com
n'ented the plan of President Wilson
10 educate bays under twenty-on
years of age who are called into the
army at government expense, and
asked all parents present TO confer
with him regarding the proposition
which has been evolved by President
Wilson and approved by the War de-
partment.
At the evening hour in this church
the congregations of Central Baptist
church and of Presbyterian church
me. with that of First Baptist in ex-
tending a welcome to DR. Carl w.
Minor, new pastor of the last named
church.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-26
FRESH ENEMY
TROOPS FAIL
To STOP HA|G'S
LINE Of STEEL
HUNS ARE BEING PUSHED BACK
ON FRONT OF MORE THAN
TWENTY-FIVE MILES, AND ARE
NEARING OLD HINDENBURG
LINE.-BAPAUME is BEING
SLOWLY POCKETED BY ALLIES.

NEW YORK, August 26.-(Compiled
from news Dispatches during the
day Extending the Picardy battle
line far to the north into the Artois
sector, the British launched an attack
this morning in the Scarpe region
east of Arras. This attack may be
considered as new development of
the terrific battle east of the Ancre
river which has been going on since
last Wednesday.
The British war Office says that
good progress is being made in the
new attack which has begun in an
area where the Germans hold strong
ly fortified lines which have been
held by them for the last two years.
lust to the south of the Cojuil river
the British have seemingly encoun-
tered slight setback, for today's
reports show that they are fighting
west of regions where the battle was
said to be going on yesterday.
3apaume is seemingly being slow
= pocketed by the British. Favreuil a
mile and Salf to the northeast has
been taken by the British who have
passed beyond the village, while fur
ther north Mory has been left behind
by Field Marshal Haig's men
Progress on each side of the Somme
river is officially reported from Lon
doE and it is said that the British
are advacing towardd Mouricourt,
four miles northeast of Bray
There has been great artillery ac-
tivity from Roye to the Aisne river,
according to the French official re-
port, but there is no mention of new
infantry in this vital sector German
surprise attacks on the French lines
In the Vosges sector have been re-
rulsed, according to Paris.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-26

a very general sentiment favorable
to observance of the one-minute pray
er custom here. and all that remains
to be decided is the hour when all
w,'i Join together in this daily inter
.essJon with God for our boys who
are rghting in France.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-26
AUSTRIAN TROOPS
REACH WEST FRONT

PARIS, August 26.-The appear
anca of Austro- Hungarian troops on
the western front did not surprise the
rewepapers, .5l,:ch declare that the
presence of the Austrians behind he
German lines was actually known FOR
several months. The presence of the
Austrians as fighting troops at the re
quest of Germany is declared to be
striking proof of the seriousness of
the enemy's situation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-26
WHAT NOTS AND
WHO'S WHO WILL
Be FEATURES Of
COMING EDITION
T.-R. WILL ISSUE BIGGEST PAPER
EVER PRINTED in AMERICUS,
AND IT'S CONTENTS WILL FORM
VERITABLE CYCLOPEDIA OF
VALUABLE IMPORTATION
ABOUT PEOPLE HERE.

who's Who" versus What's
Nots" That's the issue.
The Times-Recorder has sounded
the people and the response is unmis-
taxable. People here want to know
''Who's Who"
The What's Nots" are the fellows
who are not progressive. There are
few of these in every community.
They are the hewers of wood and
the drawers of water. These fellows
will not be mentioned in The Times
Recorders big Who's Who" edition,
The big people are the ones who will
have their records written in the
pages of the big issue.
There are always enough of those
who have signified their intention Of
coming to insure the success of the
issue It looks now like there will
be thirty pages of the paper, and
that it will be the best compendium
of Sumter county history ever Of
fered the people of this section. Ev-
cry day there are new features sug-
gested, and many of these will be
adopted
S1oday a man dropped into the
Tines Recorder to talk about the
coming edition. Il want my farm
written up" he said No histori "a
edit,un Of your paper shall appea"
without a write-up of my place. The
people ought to know about the fine
hogs and cattle / have out there. |
want them to know what fine cotton
crops are produced annually on my
farm. And he is right. There are
many business men in Americus who
are farmers in the county, and who
are proud of their achievements as
sons of the soil Thus write-ups OF
several farms will be an added fea-
ture of the edition.
Another man who has a son in
the army in France says he wants
people to know about his sons rec
ord. There are others like him. and
so it now seems there will be at least
q page devoted to the boys who have
gone from Americus to the Great
War. Their parents records, made
during the sixties, will be recorded
along with those of the boys who are
fighting today for democracy One
will not outshine the other The
Times-Recorder will carry pictures OF
ihe soldiers of three armies, and the
veterans of the sixties will be fea-
tured along with those who fought
in the Spanish-American war and
those who are lighting today in
France.