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BRITISH HAVE GREAT NAVAL TRIUMPH
ROUMANIA SIGNS
t# COSTLY PEACE
Forced to Cede Territory, Free Pas
sage and Oil Rights to Enemies

Amsterdam, May 1.-THE peace
treaty between Roumania and the
central powers was signed yester-
day morning, says an official dis
patch from Bucharest today.
The plenipotentiarries of the four
Teutonic. allied powers and Rou-
mania, under the chairmanship of
Doctor Won Kuehimann, the German
foreign secretary, signed the treaty
in the same room of the castle
where the entry of Roumania into
the war was decided upon. The
treaty will be called "Fhe peace Of
Bucharest" and the text will be
published at an early date.
Roumania, isolated in the east and
forced into peace negotiations thru
the detection of Russia under the
Bolsheviki, concluded preliminary
peace agreement with the central
powers early in March. By this the
province Of Dobrudja as far north
as the Danube was ceded to the CEN
trail powers the understanding being
that this territory should ultimately
be assigned to Bulgaria. Roumania
was to have a trade route to the
Black sea by way of Constanza,
Roumania also agreed in princi-
pie to the frontier Tectifications, ;"
demanded by Austria, which were
later shown to be strips of territory
aggregating some 5000 square miles
taking in all the chief mountain
passes along the Tran which
would secure control of the Danube
by the central powers, along its en-
tire front. The acquisition of Bes-
sarabia (Russian territory by Rou-
mania was understood to have been
tacitly agreed upon by way of com
pensation to Roumania, but both the
Ukraine and the Russion govern
ment have Since protected against
this move.
! While negotiations over the per
manent treaty were pending, Ger
many advanced new demands, which
covered the control of the Rouma-
nian oil fields, and Berlin news
papers. have reported that this con-
troll has been provided for for a
period of 80 years, with military oc-
cupation by Germany of the oil
producing regions for several years.
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TO BASE QUOTAS ON
MEN In CLASS l

Washington, May 9.-The House
today adopted the conference report
on the bill to base draft quotas on
the number of men in class one, ac-
cepting the elimination of its am
endment authorizing credits on quo
tas for volunteers. The report
awaits action in the senate.
Because OF senate amendment
exempting ministerial and medical
students the house sent back to the
conferees the conference report on
the bill providing for the registra-
ton of youths attaining the age OF
21 years since the registration last
June 5.
The vote on the rejection of the
senate amendement was 1872 to ll8,
Representative Mckenzie, of Illinois
supporting the house action, declar-
ed that opposition to the drafting
of divinity students comes from men
who have money invested in theolo-
gical seminaries. Supporters of the
amendment said the President has
authority under the draft laws to
exempt such students from the draft
SO that adoption or rejection OF the
proposal by the house was immater-
ial.
Representative Cannon, OF Illinois
vigorously opposed the rejection OF
the amendment, giving states credits
for voluntary enlistments, and was
supported by Representative Mon
dell, of Wyoming, and Schallenbergei
Of Nebraska, author of the amend
ment.
Chairman Dent, of the military
committee, said he had not changed
his mind regarding the credits plan
hut since President Wilson, Secre,
tary Baker and Provost Marshal
General Crowder had opposed It h'
would subordinate his own desires.
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RECOMMEND RAISE
FOR RAILROAD MEN
EARNING UNDER $3.50
Wage Increases Suggested to Me-
AdOO Would be Based on Pay
Current in December, 1915

Washington, May 9.-ln recon-
mending wage increases of 100000
900 annually for all railroad en-
ployes whose wages were less than
$3.50 a month in December 1915, the
railroad wage commission made sew.
eral original and far reaching sug-
gestions on the problem of railroad
labor which attracted the close at
tention today of Director General
McAdoo and other government Of
ficials.
Mr.. McAdoo is expected to annom
ce his decision on the recommends
tions in about ten days. There are
indications that he will not accept
them in their entirety. Some union
officials already have expressed dis
satisfaction with the amounts reeo-
mended for the men of their organi-
cations, the increases ranging from
4.3 to 4.6 per cent the highest paid
men receiving the lowest increases,
and the average being 15.02l per
cent advance over the 1917 pay roll.
Perhaps the provision of the rec
concentrations likely to encounter
the most strenuous objection is the
one that all wage increases allowed
by the roads in 1916 and 1917 shall
he deducted from the amounts now
to be given. The commission de-
clared that is conclusions were bas-
&c on a principle, which was tl1at
the men were entitled to rercmpe nse
FOR the inc esse1 cost of living, and
in basing its recommendations on
The pay rolls of December 1915, in
comparison with present prices OF
necessities, decided that it would DE
unfair to allow certain emploFes
who already had received wage ad-
vances to benefit twice.
The commission declared in lis re
port that reductions in hoars ale
not to be regarded as increases IN
pay, a stand frankly at yariahce
with high railroad officials, who dur
ing the hearings asserted that the
Adamson 8-hour law was in effect
an increase in pay, because The over
time resulting was inevitable and
amounted to many millions of dol
lars in money.
| Requests for an 5hCur day for all
railroad employees ana for time and
half for overtime were not acted
on by the commission
Officials of the wage commission
pointed out today that the increases
recommended are probably M great
er than the railroads would have
had to pay under private operation
since the rising level of wages in
/, other industries would have made
them necessary if the workers were
to be retained.
Men who have left the railroads
since January 70 enter the army
or navy are entitled to Increases
accruing up to the time they quit
work. it was explained today.
Increases which would be allowed
employees in train and engine SER
vice, most of whom are members OF
the four leading railway brother
hoods, it developed today, are as fol-
lows:
Freight engineers, Is per cent;
firemen and helpers, "a per cent;
freight conductors, 20 per cent;
freight brakemen and flagmen, 81
per cent; passenger engineers, l
per cent; passengers firemen anC
helpers, 2S per cent; passenger con
ductors, Is per cent; passenger bag
gagemen 3 s per cent; passenger
brakemen and flagmen 80 per cent
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GERMAN PAPER ADMITS
BRITISH NAVAL SUCCESS

London. May THAT the recent
British attack on the German subma
rine base at Zeebrugge was success
ful is admitted by the Frankfurter
zeitug in commenting upon the az
fair. The newspapers urges that
the German navy take measures TO
deal with an antagonist OF remark
able boldness.'
at would be foolish to deny II
saws "that the British fleet scored
a great success through fantastl-
cally audacious stroke in penetrat-
ing into one of the most important
strongholds over which the German
flag floats.
.However unpleasant it may pe'
we must frankly admit that tne
enemy ships actually entered the
mort of Zeebrugge, That being SO
there is no reason why they should
NOT achieve similar feat at other
times 1t therefore behocXes our
navy command to be alert for we
have to deal with an antagonist Oh
remarkable boldness,"
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CONDITIONS ARE
WORSE In IRELAND

London, May 7.-Ireland remains
remarkably quiet, says the Dublin
correspondent of the Daily Mail, IN
,.enorting on conditions incident TO
Yhe anti-conscription campaign. .
although the church is raising,
he adds, "an enormous national de-
fense fund which is extensibly beng
collected to fight conscription 1t ap-
narently does not prefer TO accept
responsibility for the manner IN
which the money is spent and con-.
trol of the fund has passed into tne
hands of the Sim Fein. The lists
If names of men who signed the
.A,ti-conscription pledge under the
directions of the priests is said 10
no In the hands of the Sim Felners
as a basis for registration system
conditions appear daily TO pe
growing worse as nationalism is pc
ing spread further along on the sim
Fein flood. Moderate men OF the
irish convention have faded out OF
n,,hlic recognition and it is quite
obvious that whatever are the goy-
ernment's home rule proposals they
viii he rejected contemptuously by
the bulk OF the country and denounc
- more passionately than was con-
sc,.intion. The shortage OF SILVER
continues very acute and difficulty
~ making change has almost paraly
,ed business in some towns, POST
ace stamps are being used in the
midlanlfs and are in the west IN,
stead Of coin. The Bank Of IrelanG
has received in the past tnre'
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To effect the needed saving of wheat
we are wholly dependent upon the
voluntary assistance of the American
rules shall be observed:
l. Householders to use not to exceed
a total of ~ pounds per week of
wheat products per person. This
means not more than IA pounds of
Victory bread containing the required
percentage of substitutes and one-half
pound of cooking flour, macaroni,
crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, wheat
breakfast cereals, all combined.
2. Public eating places and clubs to
observe two wheatless days per week,
Monday and Wednesday, as at present.
In addition thereto, not to serve to
any one guest at any one meal an
aggregate of breadstuffs. macaroni,
crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, wheat
breakfast cereals containing total
of more than two ounces of wheat
-four No wheat products to be served
unless specially ordered. Public eat
ing establishments not to buy more
than six pounds of wheat products for
each ninety meals served, thus con-
forming with the limitations requested
of the. householders.
3. Retailers to sell not more than
one-eighth of barrel of flour to any
town customer at any one time and
not more than one-quarter Of barrel
to any country customer at any one
time, and in no case to sell wheat
products without the sale of an equal
weight of other cereals.
A. We ask the bakers and grocers to
reduce the volume of Victory bread
sold, by delivery of the three-quarter
pound loaf where one pound was sold
before, and corresponding proportions
in other weights. We also ask bakers
not to increase the amount of their
wheat flour purchases beyond 70 per
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WILL WRITE
HOME ON MOTHERS DAY

With the American Army in Fran
ce. May 9.-(By The Associated
Press.)-General John ]. Pershing
has issued the following order to all
units of the American expeditionary
forces in France:
May 8:
"To all commanding officers:
Il wish every officer and soldier
in the American expeditionary for
ces would write letter home on
Mothers Day. This is little thing
for each one to do, but these letters
will carry back our courage and our
affection to the patriotic women
whose love and prayers inspire us
and cheer us on to victory.
(Signed) PERSHIN
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cent. of the average monthly amount
purchased in the four months prior to
March /.
5. Manufacturers using wheat prod
ucts for non-food purposes should
cease such use entirely.
8. There is no limit upon the use of
other cereals, flours, and meals, corn,
barley, buckwheat, potato flour, ct
Cetera.
Many thousand families throughout
the land are now using no wheat prod
ucts whatever, except Svery small
amount for cooking purposes, and are
doing so in perfect health and satisfac-
ton. There Is no reason why all OF
the American people who are able to
cook in their own households cannot
subsist perfectly well with the use OF
less wheat products than one and one
half pounds a week, and we specially
ask the well-to-do households in the
country to follow this additional pro
gramme In order that we may provide
the necessary marginal supplies for
IIlOSc parts VI iNSS 49,
to adapt themselves to so large a pro-
portion of substitutes.
In order that we shall be able to
make the wheat exports that are alb
solutely demanded of us to maintain
the civil population and soldiers of the
allies and our own army, we propose
to supplement the voluntary co-opera,
ton of the public by further limita
ton of distribution, and we shall place
at once restrictions on distribution
which will be adjusted from time to
time to secure as nearly equitable dis
tribution as possible. With the arrival
of harvest we should be able to relax
such restrictions. Until then we ash
for the necessary patience, sacrifice
and cooperation of the distributing
trades.
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ROOSEVELT TO ANSWER
BURLESON TODAY

Oyster Bay, N. Y, May 9.--Col-
onel Theodore Roosevelt tomorrow
whl answer Postmaster General
Burleson's recent request that the
Colonel prove statements made by
him in an editorial to the effect that
favoritism had been shown in the
treatment of newspapers under the
espionage act
My statement will be given to-
morrow and l think that it will bear
out everything | have said' Colonel
Roosevelt said today.
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S1ST DIVISION TO BE
TRANSFERRED SOON

Greenville, S. c., May 9.-Colonel
Roberts. chief of staff of the Eighty
first division, arrived at Camp Sc
vier today from Camp Jackson, $. G.
The transfer of the Eighty-first di-
vision is expected to follow shortly.
Lieutenant Leonard A. Wood, Jr.,
son of Major General Leonard also
reached Camp Sewer. Lieutenant
Wood is intelligence officer of the
Eighty-first division.
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REDICROSSEWEEK IS
PROCLAIMED BY WILSON
$1O0,OO0,OOO Is Desired For War
Relief Fund. Drive For This
Sum Staged During
Week May 20.

Wilson today issued a proclamation
designating the week beginning May
20 as Red Cross week" and calling
upon the American people to contfl-
butte generously to the second $780,
900 900 war fund Of the American
Red Cross for the alleviation of suf-
fering among the American troops
in France and their dependents at
home and among the fighting forces
and civilian populations of the allied
countries.
The proclamation follows:
PROCLAMATION:
"Inasmuch as the war fund of
l1917, so generously contributed by
the American Red Cross for the ad-
ministration of relief at home and
abroad has been practically exhaust
ed by appropriations for the welfare
of the men in our military and naval
forces, and for those dependent upon
them, and for the yet more urgent
necessities of our allies, military and
civilian. who have long borne the
brunt of war:
And, inasmuch as the American
Red Cross has been recognized by
| law and international convention as
the public instrumentality for war
relief;
And, inasmuch as the year of uor
own participation in the war has
brought unprecedented demands up
on the patriotism, and liberality Of
our people, and made evident the
necessity of concentrating the work
of relief in one main organization
which can respond effectively and
universally to the needs of humanity
under stress of war:
and inasmuch as the duration of
the war and the closer and closer
cooperation of the American Red
Cross with our own army and navy,
with the governments of our allies,
and with foreign organizations have
resulted in the discovery of new op-
portunities of helpfulness in condi-
tions which translate opportunity in
to duty: !
"And, inasmuch as the American
Red Cross war council and its COM
misioners in Europe have faithfully
and economically administered the
peoples trust:
"NOW THEREFORE,, by virtue of
my authority as President of the
United States and President of the
American Red Cross, / WOODROW
WILSON do hereby proclaim the
week beginning May 20, 1918, as
RED Cross week" during which the
people of the United States will be
called upon again to give generously
to the continuation of the important
work of relieving distress caused by
the war, and assisting to maintain
the morale of our own troops and
the troops and peoples of our allies
by this manifestation of effort and
sacrifice on the part, of those, tho
not privileged to bear arms are OF
one spirit, purpose and determina-
ton with our warriors
I'm WITNESS WHEREOF, have
here unto set my hand and caused
the seal of the United States to be
fixed
Done in the District of Columbia
this 4th day of May, in the year OF
our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and eighteen, and of the Independ-
ence of the United States of Ameri-
ca. the One Hundred and Fory Sec
ond
'sEAL) sIGNED) WOODROW WILL
SON.
"By the President;
Robert Lansing, Secretary o.
State
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ROUMANIAN QUEEN WILL
NOT RECOGNIZE TREATY

Amsterdam, May 9.-Queen Marie
of Rumania, according to German
newspapers, has publicly announced
that she will never recognize the
peace treaty between Rumania and
Germany. Her Majesty says she
would rather abdicate than reign
over a country under German rule.
The Queens children are of the
same opinion and they never lose an
opportunity, the newspapers add, of
insulting the Germans in Rumania.
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MARINE CORPS AGAIN
ASKS FOR RECRUITS

The Marine Corps has begun a
new drive for recruits to provide
for the recently authorized increase
in the corps. Recruiting has not
been pushed since August, when the
Marine Corps reached its full streng
tn authorized at that time, but more
than 1000 men were enlisted in
April.
In the Marine Corps Reserves and
National Naval Volunteers there are
now more than 10000 men.
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U. S. TROOPS ARRIVE
ON FRONT IN FORCE


Paris, May American troops
are continuing to arrive on the front
in foce. Premier Clemenceau told
Marcel Hutin, editor of the Echo DE
Paris, on returning today from two
days visit to the front area. The
premier brought back, he said, a
feeling of confidence in the invinci-
bility of the entente forces.
months supply of silver five times
greater as compared with the same
period in previous years, but as
long as the boarding continues all
efforts to meet the shortage probab-
ly will be futile
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America Consumed 100000 Bushels Monthly.
From Now Until Harvest Must Use
Only 2l,OOO,OOO.
RATION PER PERSON is II POUNDS
..s OF WHEAT PRODUCTS WEEKLY
Military Necessity Calls for Greater Sacrifice HereAied az
Bread Must Be Maintained-Our Soldiers and
Sailors to Have Full Allowance.

If we are to furnish the Allies with the proper
ton of wheat to maintain their bread from until the
next harvest and this is military necessity must reduce
our monthly consumption to 100000 bushels month as
against our consumption of about AZ 100000 bushels
per of normal consumption This the sua
tion as set forth the u Food Administration at Washing
ton Reservng margin for distribution to the and for
special cases. leaves for general consumption approximately
pounds of wheat products weekly The Food
Administrators statement continues Many of consumers
are dependent upon bakers bread Such bread must be durable
and therefore requires larger proportion of wheat products
than cereal breads baked in the household Our army and
navy require full allowance The wetodo in population
can make greater sacrifices the consumption of wheat
products than the poor In addition population in
the agricultural districts where the other cereals are abun-
other than the crowded city and industrial populations
With improved transportation conditions have avail
able surplus potatoes We also have the spring months
surplus of milk and have ample corn and oats for human
The drain and barley substitutes has
already greatly exhausted the supply of these grains
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-23
TWO BILLION TO
Be SPENT IN MAY

WASHINGTON, D. c., May %.
phe United States during May will hurl
approximately two billion dollars into
the war.
This new record for expenditure has
Just been determined upon co-incident
with the announcement that the bat
tie against German autocracy to date
has cost the American people thirteen
billion dollars.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-23
AMERICAN PILOT
IS KILLED TODAY

WASHINGTON D. c. May %
Lieutenant Kurtz a pilot in the Amer
lean air service fell within the lines
and was killed General Pershing's
communique announced today. The
fall was apparently due to an acct
dent.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-23
SLAYER OF WOMAN
LYNCHED AT CORDELE

CORDELE, Ga, May % Jim Cobb,
alleged negro slayer of Mrs. A. L. Sim
mons, was taken from Crisp county
Jail by mob at midnight and lynched
near here early today. His body was
riddled with bullets after being hang
cd to tree near the scene of the
mordr
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-23

Sliced Ham. pound, .45c
Ham. skinned, whole, pound. -. BIC
Boiled Ham (sliced) pound soc
Frankfurters, pound, ............ use
Beef Liver. pound Zoe
Shipped Liver .23c
Fresh tripe, pound, ..............2 zoe
Breakfast Bacon
In cartons (best grade) Id. $3.50. CSC
Fish and Oysters.
Appalachicola oysters, quart. 49,. coo
Shrimp, quart. -................ sue
Mullet, pound, ...................1 loo
Trout, pound, ................... zoe
Spanish Mackerel, pand. ..... zoe
Perch, jack, ETC., 2ib foT .35c
FRANC MANGUM,
Sumter County Fooo Administrator
Advisory Committee: w. A. Dodson,
N. M. Dudley, r. c. Moran, Mrs
Lawson Staplfton, Mrs. Frank
Harold
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-23
OFFICIAL FOOD PRICE SCHEDULE {
AS FIXED BY.IJ. S. ADMINISTRATOR

prices effective beginning Msnda
May 2Oth
Purchasers requested they to pay
prices report the administrator.