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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-04
U-BOAT BLOCKADE OF
ATLANTIC COAST NOW
PLANNED BY GERMANY
FirsMate of Submarine ISL Tells an American Prisoner of
these PlansU-Boats Operating in Waters Carry
Supplies for Six Months. Have Been at Work for More
than Week.

NEW YORK, June 4.-Germany A. has
established a permanent submarine
blockade of the American coast and
within short time fleet of u-boats
capable of operating against every i'm
portant Atlantic port will be here, ac-
cording to the>mate of the u-boat Isl.
The mate also said he served five years
as boatswain's mate in the United
States navy, making this statement to
Enoch Rocker, boatswain of the de-
stroyed schooner Edna. After the
Edna had been destroyed, Rocker and
others of the crew were imprisoned
in the submersible more than week.
During this time the German mate
told Rocker that the present subma-
rine feet operating off the American
coast left Kiel seven Weeks ago, get
ting tremendous send-off. The sub
marines now patrol, he said, carry six
months provisions, but expect to stay
here year by taking provisions and
fuel from ships sunk.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-04
Fighting Over Whole Front.

PARIS, June 4.-The second Bat
tie of the Marine was raging with great
violence over the entire western por-
tion of that front yesterday evening
and last night, the French war Office
reported today. Slight gains were
made by the Germans at some points.
The Germans crossed the river south
of Jaulgonne, midway between Chateau
Thierry and Dormans, where Franco
American forces took hundred PRES
oners After the Germans had been
hurled back, French and American
engineers destroyed all bridges over
the river.
An American force also stopped an
attempted German advance before
Neuilly wood, hurting the Huns back
by a magnificent counter attack.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-04
No ADVANTAGE
IS GAINED BY
U-B0AT RAIDS
THROUGH SPECTACULAR EFFORT
GERMANY HAS FAIIFD TO &C
COMPLISH ANYTHING MATERIAL
BY COASTAL ATTACKS.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June A.
Germany has failed to gain any mill
tary advantage from her spectacular
u-boat raids off the Americn cost
If she intended to terrorize the
American mind, she failed signally to
accomplish that
These two facts stood out today ia
the wake Of startling news that Teutons
u-boats had been operating since May
25th off our coast, bagging probably
twelve or more vessels of various
types, but missing any cargo or troop
transports.
Secretary Daniels is authority for
the fiat statement that none of the
American naval strength abroad will
be diverted to home shores because
Of the foray.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-04
MANY WORKERS
MUST BE TAKEN

WASHINGTON. D. c., June A.
Non-essential industries must sacri-
fee millions. of workers under labor
recruiting plans being worked out by
the Labor Policies Board 20 speed UP
war production. War industries, in
cluding agriculture will need approxi-
mately four million. five hundred thou
sand workers in the next six or eight
months. tentative figures already pre-
pared show.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-04
DEATH OF MRS.
MALISSA STEVENS

Mrs. Aalissa Stevens, aged sixty-fve
years, died Monday night at the resi-
dence of her son, W. A. Stevens
eight miles west of Americus. Death
came suddenly and was a distinct
shock to relatives and friends.
Deceased came to Sumter county to
reside only short time ago, and the
remains will be shipped tonight to
Gainesville, her former home, fol
funeral and interment. the services be-
ing held from Zion Hill church, OF
which Mrs. Stevens had long been a
devoEt members. Surviving relatives
include FIVE sons and four daughters,
all of whom have the sympathy of
many friends in their hour of bereave-
ment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-04
Forty Casualties Renorted.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June A.
Forty names are included in today's
casualty list forwarded by General
Pershing and announced at the war de-
partment. Of these three were killed
in action, two died of wounds, six died
of diseases, nineteen died of accidents,
eight were wounded severely and one
wounded slightly. One American sol
dier is reported as taken prisoner by
the enemy. Sidney Scales, r. F. D. 2.
Stone Mountain, Ga. was one of the
six reported as having died of dis
case.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-04

FARM DEMONSTRATORS MARSHALL
TELLS HOW THE FARMERS MAY
FIGHT THE PEST EARLY IN THE
SEASON.

The past few hot days have brought
the boil weevil out from Information
and he is making his appearance in
various fields throughout the coun-
ty.
Mr.. G. O. Marshall, county farm
demonstration, speaking of the situa-
ton today. said:
'The most common place to fine
the weevilanow is in the bud of young
cotton near old barns or other good
alternating quarters. If the infested
spots can be located, the weevils
should be picked before the cotton
puts on many squares, and then
each week ahead of cultivation. Get
as near as possible every punctured
square during the month of June and
first days of July.
Where the infestation is slight, the
picking of weevils and cleaning up OF
squares has been demonstrated to be
of great help in producing the crop.
Cultivate rapidly and shallow.
''In the weevil fight, beware of wee
vii traps. No-weevil catcher has prov
en- of any value, and to invest in one
is that much money thrown away
in addition to the labor employed in
using same.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-04
City Of Columbus is SAFE.

BOSTON, Mass, June 4.-The Sa.
vannah line steamer City OF Columbus,
which was reported yesterday as hay-
ing been, sunk by submarine, arriv-
ed safely today at Vineyard Haven.
Massachusetts,.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-04
INDICTMENTS BY
THE GRAND JURY
LARGE NUMBER OF TRCE BILLS
RETURNED GRAND JURY HAS
ADJOURNED UNTIL ONE WEEK
FROM TO-DAY.

The following indictments have been
returned by the grand jury for th'
county:
Fletcher Welch, assault with intent
to murder and carrying concealed
weapon
Willie Greene, assault with intent to
murder
Charlie Newsome, carrying conceal
ed weapon.
Floyd Williams, assault with intent
to murder.
Jap Pierce. murder,
William Mines. assault with intent
to murder,
c. o. Hilley, assault with intent to
murder and carrying concealed wea-
pons.
Tom Porter, felony
Will stevens, assault with intent to
murder
Simon Black, selling liluc- two in
dlctments.
Charlie Newsome, no bill.
viii Brown. alias Marshall, rape.
Nora Dugg and Jessie Daniel, as
sault with intent to murder and rob-
berry
The grand jury was in session yes
terday for about an hour, and adjourn
ed until one week from today, June IL
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-04
Reported One Sub Captured.

NEW YORK, June 4.--Germany,s IS
submarine raid on ship1'ng off the
American coast has destroyed pIopa ply
twelve vessels, including two liners,
and more than four huni ed persons
ere missing, according to I'll best in
{, n tion available Today.
1t is persistently reported that one
of the German submarine feet has
been captured and taken to Stapleton,
Staten Island, while the crew are
prisoners at the Brooklyn navy yard.
There is, however, no official confir-
nation of such rumors.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-04
PARIS A LURE
BUT EXPENSIVE
FOR HUN ARMY
HINDENBURG is THE ONE no
WORRY-NOT GENERAL TOCH,
THE CLOSER THE GERMANS AD-
VANCE TOWARD THE CAPITAL.

NEW YORK, June Al W. Mason,
war expert of the United Press, COM
menting upon developments in France
up to yesterday afternoon, says the
fatal lure of Paris is enticfag yon
Hindenburg into an extFayagant ex-
tension of his front that will prove far
beyond the means OF the German army
to support when America major Of
fensive starts for the Rhine.
The front between scissors and
Chateau Thierry, which IS the nearest
line to Paris, has begun to bulge at its
middle like the stomach Of glutton.
Won Hindenburgs own blood glut-
tony is now being forced to feed itself
only at this one sector Of the front
The other areas are held secondary
to the deep necessity for reachingtl G
enyirons of Paris.
Each mile by which Won linden
burg ey,Snds the new salient to-
warts ! fis means tbs German gen
aral sraff must find 1000 men for Its
or )tectlcn Each mila. therefore Of
9ds. Is'a't nburg's new advance meaus
J.r:} men must be takel fro;r the Ger
man reserves and placed permanently
al ,Ds t, G battle front, wne:5 they can
no longer serve for surprise attacks
such as were used in the Picardy,
Flanders and Aisne offensives The
German front has now been extended
about 30 miles since the beginning of
the Aisne attack. This means 10000
have been permanently transferred
from the reserves to the trenches. II
the German casualties last week be
placed at 100000 the total depletion
of Won Hindenburg's reserves must be
placed at 2S0OO0.
With this number removed from
participating in future surprise oper-
ations, Won Hindenburg's power for
developing new offensiyes by sudden
shock operations has been seriously
impaired, A few more miles of the
German advance toward Paris, there
fore, contains no element of alarm for
General Foch. AS long as Won Hin
denburg is permanently halted at a
reasonable distance from the French
capital, ii is he and not General Foch
who should do the worrying about
future.
The strong resistance now being de-
veloped by the French is not to be
garded as a major counter attack, but
as normal defensive fighting.
Only as a desperate resort to save
vital positions would an allied counter
attack be justified while America is
unable to fully participate. When that
time comes, counter attack" will be
too meagre a word to describe the al
lied operations.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-04
R. c. OWENS WRITES
BACK FROM FRANCE

The friends of R. c. Owens, an Am
ericus boy, will be interested to know
that he is now Somewhere in France, =
as a member of the crew of the U. S.
S. San Luisa, probably stationed at
one of the French ports. He may be
addressed care of Postmaster, New
York City. His sister, Mrs. E. L.
Draughon, of Reynolds, Ga, has re-
Gently heard from him, and has sent
his Letter to the Times s-Recorder.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-04
Y. M. C. A. HALL AT
CAMP Is OPENED

The Y NJ. c. A. hall at Souther
Field was opened last night for the
first time when the boys and girls OF
the Americus High school presented
the play, Claim Allowed They were
received by a large audience. standing
room even being at a premium 1t is
planned, just as soon as the Y. NJ. c.
A. Quarters are completed. to have
some attraction every night for the
soldier boys at the aviation camp.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-04
IN
GREAT BATTLE
STOP GERMANS
UNITED STATES BOYS HURL THE
HUNS BACK ACROSS THE MARINE
RIVER PASSAGE FORCED FOR
SECOND TIME.

PARIS, June 4.-American troops
have struck their first blow in tile new
battle of the Marne. Fighting 81 ie by
side with French veterans they hurl-
ed hack the German force which had
reached the southern bank of the river.
I lis is the first time the Marne has
heen crossed by the enemy since early
in the war.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-04
NO HARDCOAL TO
Be SHIPPED HERE

No hard coal will be sold in Ameri-
Gus this winter.
The state fuel administrator has
given notice that no shipments of hard
coal will be permitted to this state
during the coming season.
Mr. Lee Allen, whose untimely
death occurred Sunday. was fuel ad-
ministrator here, and his successor
has not been named as yet. However,
he will probably be appointed within the
next few days.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-04
Germans Mining Whole Coast.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June g.
The navy department announced this
afternoon that a mine had been pick
ed up off the Delaware coast by a
mine sweeper. The announcement in
dicates that German submarines now
off Americas shores are putting into
effect the threat made by one of their
officers that the Germans would utilize
every effort to blockade this country s
ports.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-04
COTTON IN BETTER
SHAPE this YEAR

WASHINGTON, D. C, June L.
The cordition of the American cotton
crop was 1913 per cent. of normal on
May 25th, as against .79, the average
for the past ten years on that date, the
bureau of cotton estimates reported to-
day
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-11-15
NO VACANT HOUSES
AND VERY FEW ROOMS
IN NATIONAL CAPITAL
All Hotels And Boarding
Houses Are In A Crowded
Condition.
fBv Associated Press 10 The Banner,

fI'v A3socnted Press 10 The Banner,
WASlIiNGTON, Nov. II The
Southern constituent, who some three
years ago, rejected hundred.dollar.
a-month job here in the capitol with
out even going to work al it because
he considered the cost Of living too
high must have been man of pro.
phciic vision. He created almost ma
tional sensation among job hunters;
politically, he was q curiosity.
Sixteen years, democrat in the will
dorness, with Republicans in all the
jobs, his party came into power His
Congressman paid back the years of
loyalty with an appointment But the
man took one look at Washington and
its living prices and went back to
Georgia on the first train
One is constrained to wonder what
he would do in Washington now. Much
has been written and said of the con
gestcd conditions i'm war-lmsy Wash.
ingtOn Government officials whose
task il is to bring in war workers
have been eager not to have the re,
ports of crowding drive away hun
dreds of folks badly needed. In fact,
they have made every effort through
organization of aids to newcomers TO
find homes for them. On the other.
liand, real estate agents and others be.
sieged by waves of homeless newcOm.
ers actually have pleaded to have the
country informed that there is no more
room.
city which, three years ago, was
estimated as having five thousand va.
cant hou9es and three thousand va
cant apartments, now has not a single
vacant one. The search for homes has
extended to all the suburbs, where cot.
tages have trebled in price. The crowd.
ca condition of hotels and boarding
houses, every traveller knows for him
Self. one OF them has aptly remarked
that on coming to Washington ON bust
ness one has to engage place in Bal
timore or Philadelphia to sleep.
Soldiers in uniform have been nut
to making house to house canvass ask.
ing the occupants TO double up az a
patriotic duty and take in war work
er Absentee househQlders, .havtng
large, domains which they hiaye been
accustomed to visit once year. have
in some cases feared that the premis-
es would be Communicated by the gov.
ernment and hurriedly have retur,red,
to keep their drawing rooms from he
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-11-15

What must the Georgia constituent
think If he reads the Washington pa.
pers noadays?
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-11-15
LET P. 0. Do IT..
English Expression Used In
Place OF Let George Do X
In u. S.

fBy Associated Prosa 10 Tho Bnnnerl
LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE American
expression "Let George do IT," has
found its counterpart in England in
Let the Postofflce do IT," In The opin~
lon of Postmaster General A. II. Hing
worth.
Speaking Of the work accomplished
by his branch OF the government Mr..
Illingworth aaid that whenever Ger.
tain schemes have been evolved to
aid In war work the authorities have
said "the Postoffice will do IT," And,
he fastened 10 add, "it does it,"
Among the achievements Of the
Postoffice during the last fiscal year.
Mr.. Illingworth detailed the paying out
OF over one hundred million allowance
and fifty.one million old age pensions,
the manufacture OF vast stores Of tele.
graph and telephone apparatus for use
In the field; the construction of net.
work OF wires for the home defense
forces. the issuance OF forty.nlnc mil.
lion food rationing cards, the distribu
fion OF five million OF national safety
enrolment cards and tons of leaflets
for the economy campaign.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-11-15
ing converted into dormitories.

ing c0nverted into dOrmitories.
One may we'll imagine that where
there is so much difficulty in housing
so many people, there is equal trouble
in feeding them. Cafes and cafeter-
las have sprung up about the city like
mushrooms; IL is no common sight to
see a line of war workers standing in
line outside a restaurant waiting for
n chance to spend money inside-just
like a line of ticket buyers before q
theatre box Office. ~
Nobody seems to want to take in q
woman war worker. The few who adj
vertise rooms, prefer gentlemen" on
Officers The discrimination hurts
the girl war workers feeling but has
no practical result. AS n matter OF
fact the gentlemen" has just as lively
q time getting a room
Some one has estimated that The
war workers are flocking into the city
at the rate of 500 II day and departing
at the rate of 300 Il day. discouraged
homeless, sometimes fOOdless. There
il no verilicatiOn Of the latter figure
but there seems to be no doubt about
the former There also seems To bt
no doubt that there are 100000 wal
workers here who were not in the city
q year ago The result may be com
pared to an attempt TO put quart
of water into pint measure.
A reading Of the want columns oI
the Washington newspapers is sure tc
arouse q feeling of pity for the unfor
tunateS who plead for a place TO live
even at profiteer prices. In fact, tho
natives now read the want columns
for amusement i'm preference to the
funny papers. Here are a few typica'
samples which bespeak the despair ol
q war worker trying 10 live in The
capital.
The first woman cOnfcSses at the
outset that she'is desperate. She says
so. Here is her plant.
DESPERATE. Does anyone fee
enough patriotic duty to accommo
date refined widow of an army sur
geon with cheerful room?
Another feels the stigma of the "men
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-11-15
only policy. She pleads:


win some kind woman who has a
room not for men only rent furnish
ed room to two Canadian girls? Don't
want to rent the whole house--just
one room"
Some others confess the faith they
have in the old adage that at pays to
ADVERTISE The first says:
Does il pay to advertise? s25 to
any person intending to advertise an
apartment or house keeping rooms of
any kind who will give me such in
formation in advance"
Tho other Is even more positive in
his faith that advertising viii bring
results. He says:
"Nevcr failed to get yet what ]
wanted by advertising. Everybody tells
me No use say you're wrong SO
here goes: Middle aged gentleman de-
sires rooms" etc, etc
Another seeker breaks into rhyme.
She advertises thus:
81 need place. a little space,
10 hang my cape and bonnet;
a bed, some chairs. no cooking cares
lust u single room Tdoggone it,"
Another seems a bit pcevcd because
no one seems to take him in. He adj
vertises in this fashion:
Il left comfortable home when
came here TO do war work. VIII not
some patriotic citizen take me in?"A
Still another delivers an ultimatum
thus:
"Must have a room within n week OF
return home. am one of the unde9ir
ed war workers, but ! am quiet and
Iorderly as any man and do not smoke,
etc, etc.
Another fellow has 100 talking ma
chine records all classical Hnd thinks
they will be good bait to get him in, sc
he advertiscs for "a family which has
Il machine Others advertise they have
been fused all our lives to good furni
ture, and will not mar it,"
There are too many others to des
cribe them all but compiled in one
volume they should he no less hu
man tragedy than COMEDY Humane
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-11-15

cured, wri ites = Mrs
Sarah Baker of Not
tinghill, Mo. "Onr
III ere h ant bough
som Q OF Chamber.
lain y III ed icinea
laaC fall and also re
ceived some free trial
samples of Chamber
lain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets. He
gave ns some of them
and | wanted my hus
band to try then: He
said It would do 40
good. His stomach
had been troubling
him worse than ever.
At last or Friday 1
told him il he wonld
not take those tablets
i was going to send for
"A Doctor nnI ha auiI
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-11-15
'ESTHON|A ANOTHER
BELGIUM, DECLARES
RUSSIAN DIPLOMAT
All Political Life Suppressed
To Carry Out Plans For
Annexation To Germany.

LONDON, Nov. L Correspondence
III The Associated Press) Esthonia.
the former Baltic. province of Russia
now dominated by the Germans, is
another Belgium, asserts Professor
Antonious Pup, an Esthonian Diplo-
matte representative in this country.
Esthonians, he declares. are maintain.
ing resolute struggle against pan.
Germanic plans 10 unite Esthonia with
Germany and standing firm in defense
Of Esthonian independence.
Summarizing information from what
he described as his unhappy country"
Professor Pup said:
''The position in Esthonia is intoler.
able. Arbitrary rule is the order of the
day. Press of all the Esthonian par.
ties has been crushed All political
life is suppressed all meetings forbid
den. Many of the politicians and or
dinary citizens are arrested and shot
The German barons and the pan.Ger-
nanists are ruling the country.
Democratic self-government has
been dissolved. In place of it new Ger.
man bodies are created. German Ian.
guage is the official one. II is compul.
sorily introduced in schools Russian
is absolutely forbidden. as also cor.
respOndence in lIsthonian or the town
councils those in which the majority
before the revolution was German
have been restored. In Reval Ger.
man town council and Mayor have
been nominated, and they sent an I'M
authorized telegram to Berlin In the
name OF the population
"Fhe Esthonan troops have been
broken up. The post does not work
Every sort Of passenger traffic has
been curtailed. There are no law
courts. Crime Is increasing, especial.
ly on account OF the general lack of
work. The German barons have re.
ceived The monopoly of judicnture and
censorship. The factories are shut.
~ P'"'' 'htciJiiSo iS DdThIyZeU.
The banks refuse to make payments.
having no money. In the rural dis.
tricts the authorities who were in the
Office before the, revolution have been
restored ~
People out of work, turn their steps.
TO the seounIryaida, &heys. Ap@ayeea il.
is Impossible to get land, because the
landowners are waiting for the Ger
nlIlns 10 bny up land at high price.
for colonizing. Supplies OF provisions
scnnty az they are, are rapidly growing
iees. There are no imports. need IL
ginwing from day to day. Requisi.
tiDns are very harsh IN Reval there
have been instances of schoolchidren
being carried home unconscious
through hunger. The Eslhhonian cd
ucated peoples are also out of work
because all the places are filled with
Geripans. All classes OF the popula.
tion are in absolute despondency.
"Thc Germans treat the Esthonians
as enemies in conquered land while
really they are in the country only as
the policing force
What viii the Imperial Chancellor.
Hertling say to this? What will the
Iteichstag say? Where Is the right Of
The Esthonian people to self.determin.
alton, which was guaranteed by the
peace treaty? The Esthonians ask
in vain"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-11-15

q tom ac II 40 bad |
thonght l could not
live. Our doctor said
it was congestion Of
the stomach. ] would
goto bed perfectlywell
and wake up in the
night as bad as | could
he and live. Onr doe
tor said it would do
no good to give medi.
cine internally. He
had to inject medicine
in my arm. Since TAX!
ing Cham berlain's
Tablets ! can eat any.
thing | want without
hurting me-" This
form of indigestion is
extremely painfnl and
often dangerous. d BY
taking Chamberlain's
WAhlniS affer nniinn
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-11-15

no would take them. by Monday he was
like another man The blues were gone.
no more trouble with his stomach. and
the best part ia that the trouble has not
returned. . Il cannot praise Chamber
ANS Tablets too highly" ;.