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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-12-10
JOHN n. OTTLEY is ELECTED
DIRECTOR OF FEDERAL BAN

ATLANTA, Dec 10.--John K. Ottley,
vice president of the Fourth National
Bank of this city and one of the ablest
bankers in the United States, has just
been elected a Glass A, Group /, direc-
tor of the Federal Reserev Bank of the
Sixth (Atlanta) district, which en-
braces a number of southeastern
states. The polls for the election
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-12-10
NEPHEW OF MRS. SLATON
BECOMES NAVAL ENSICNN

ATLANTA, December 10.-William
n Cart the young son of Mr.. Ar"
Mrs John w. Grant, of this city ha
s1st been commissioned as an ensign
i'll he laval air service. having "om-
pleted his course of training at Penso-
cola. Mr.. Grant is one of the best
known young men of the city and is a
nephew of Mrs. John M. Slaton. wife
of former Governor Slaton. He took
his ground school course at the Boston
School of Technology and was then
sent to Long island for fly ne
course.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-12-10
Optimistic Thought.

Concealing secrets is sometimes no
less advantageous t. a man than elo-
-quence.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-04
AIR FIGHTERS WILL
HAVE new BULLETS
Americans Design Superior Amor.
Piercing. Tracing and Incen-
diary Missils.

The War Department last night
announced the development of
special cartridges containing bullets
for armor-piercing, tracing and in
cendiary purposes. for use in aerial
warfare.
Tests have shown that this class
of cartridges produced by the
United States perform fully equal
to. and in some cases surpass, those
developed abroad, it was stated,
Armor-piercing bullets became
necessary when the more vital parts
of airplanes were protected with
light armor. A bullet carrying a
spark or flame into the gasoline
tank upon piercing 1t. was also
found especially desirable.
As an enemy machine was with
in fighting range for only brief
moments at a time and there were
no means of determining the effect
of the firing. as on land. a tracer
bullet containing a bright-burning
composition. which would indicate
the path of the bullet in daylight
as well as in darkness. and there
by allow the ain of the machine
gun to be corrected, was introduc-
ed.
Combinations OF aTmor-piercing
and tracer, and armor- piercing and
incendiary bullets have been made.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-04
ODD news OF THE DAY

Harrisburg, March sOperaon that is needed for
for exemption from the army by pauphin County farmer
Questioning brought forth the fact that the
and the Five stock" consists said dogs and
cat Il
Boston March 2-Panted salmon have been sold in large
quantities through this city, according inspectors of the city
health department The fish painted then smoked
New York. March s-Robeo Piccinini of the Bronx made
or p$Pfgs Paper & in e Supreme % Court When
examination and denied the application.
Hszleton. March 3-E T. Weservelt took down the old
and them Navy Department The glasses se
IN excellent condition and easily be used detect
Chester March 3IGeorge Griffith, and William Kelley
hospital after heroic treatment and Kee sem
sent to the city hall third boy participant of the drnke
managed to eude capture ~
Davenport la, March 3-The Deutschcr Hampfgenossen
memorate the victories of Germany in the Franco COIL Oil
IS to be sold with view create unity among all tbc
terry. """'"'S '0F the ceme
d Cfdaf G GrGve N March 3Ms Anna Steiner died
fortnight from eating string prepared it was said
government d,Tab
tiers, Bertha and Emma. e'
Mount Wolf, Joseph Habrhck IS years old deaf mute Sag
nav qTarryman killed by same place several
aiming John & RIPE Decker gy ca: and % Fd MH2 bgy
oentS OF Manchester township who escaped death. - ~
Halifax N. s., March 3The court has decided that every
man who owned home that destroyed the recent mum
ons blast still that home-on bl-and the court
has become unpopular disaster
desire consign much warmer place than
Halifax. ~ ~ p ~
Hoboken, March 3-Hs is Wilhelm Kaiser, but he
lives here And he's plumber He longs to get whack
Camp Dix
The Washington herald., 1918-03-04
18th ANNIVERSARY
MARKED BY COMPANY
W. ]. Sloan Commemorate Estab-
lishment of Business in lS43.

W. & ]. Sloane, pioneers in the
carpet business in America, cele-
brated their seventy-fifth anniver-
sary Friday. The Washington
branch OF the firm did honor to the
day in their offices, 1903 H street
northwest. The store was elabo-
rately decorated for the occasion.
Founded in 1S43, the history of
the firm is the development OF a
business which has been built up
from a very small beginning to an
enormous concern with branches in
a number of cities and doing a great
business.
The first home of the company
was in q small building opposite
City Hall Park. in New. York. The
store rented for $4,000 annually.
and there were only four employees.
Since that time the company has
moved five times and now is estab-
lished in a splendid building at
Forty-seYenth street and Fifth ave-
nue..
Many faithful employees have been
with the firm for long periods.
There are four who have been in
the service Of the firm for fifty
years and nine for over forty years,
Including two women.
The house of Sloane & Con was
founded by William Sloane, who
came to New York from Scotland.
the year the business was estab-
Iished.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-04
RED CROSS CLASSES
PROVE MOST POPULAR

Glasses in bandage making are
being conducted at the TheOdorus
Bailey Myers Mason House, by Miss
Mary ". Cox. Red Cross nurse. The
classes are being held in the morn
ings and women from all over the
country are among the students
thus preparing for war service.
The classes Of instruction for
women to teach wage earning
trades to blinded and crippled
soldiers are also being well attend
ed. A large loom has been INSTALL
ed on the second floor of the Mason
House and many Of the students
kPave become proficient at weaving.
This class is taught by Mrs. Albert
enzeL A ]. Ramisch, of the Co
pbia Polytechnic Institute, him
blind. is teaching pupils to
<e chairs. net hammocks.. bags
baskets. Miss Kathleen Maxim,
Fexei Institute. is conducting
In home dietetics, canteen,
preservation and national econ
As further war measure.
in typewriting and stenog-
have been organized
The Washington herald., 1918-03-04
THE TOWN CRIER.

The regular meeting of the Board
Of Education will be held on We'd
nesday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock in
the Franklin School Building.
The next regular meeting of the
Piuey Branch Citizens Association
will be held on March II at the
John Dickson Home.
There will be a dance, to which
men in uniform are invited, this
evening at the Church of the Good
Shepherd, Sixth and 1 streets north
east.
The regular French class for en-
listed men will be held at Z o'clock
this evening at the Church of the
Covenant, Eighteenth and n streets
northwest.
A class for the study of French
Is being conducted every Monday
evening by the Washington Club,
Seventeenth and X streets north
west, for the benefit of officers and
enlisted men.
A concert will be given by the
Rubenstein Club on Wednesday
evening at o'clock at the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church,
Columbia road near Fourteenth
street northwest
The question of calling several
Joint meetings of State societies
will be considered at a meeting OF
the Georgia Society to be held this
evening. at 522 Sixth street north
west.
There will be an Important meet
ing of the Community Association
Of the Johnson and Powell schools,
this evening at Sis. in the Assembly
Hall Of the Powell School. Good
speakers.
Judge r. II. Terrell, DIR. Cyprus
Stimson, Harold Keats and Miss NJ.
A. ID. MadTe will speak before Beth
el Literary Society at the Twelfth
Street Y. NJ. c. A. tomorrow evening
mission on Training Camp Activi-
ties.
A meeting of the navigation class
cf the Potomac River power squad
ron is to be held at o'clock this
evening in the rooms of the Wash
ington Chapter. American Banking
Institute. 1914 F street
THE Mississippi Congregational del
egstiOn are to be guests at a re-
ception to be given in their honor
by the Mississippi Society at s
O'Clock this evening at the Cairo.
A regular meeting of the Bright
wood Citizens Association will be
held at o'clock Friday evening.
March 8. at the Brightwood Public
School Building.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-04
CATHOLIC PRELATE
Sees PASSION PLAY
Rev. John Bonzano. Papal Delegate,
Visits Gonzaga Theater.

Most Rev. John Bonzano, papal
delegate to the United States. and
a score OF diplomats witnessed the
second presentation OF the passion
play. "On the Slopes of Calvary" in
Gonzaga Theater last night.
Rev Aurelio Palmieri. of Phila-
delphia. author of the play. was ex-
pected to be present, but was pre-
vented from coming to Washington
at the last minute. The production
will be given every Sunday evening
during Lent. however, and Father
Palmieri will make an effort to see
one of the performances.
Arthur B. White, as Judas, and
Mrs. Z. ]. Deeds, as Esther, the sis
ter of Judas, won applause by their
interpretations last night. Others
who played principal roles were
Miss Teresa ConneIl. Maurice Jarvis,
Fl. +. Dolan. Francis J. Cleary, Z.
b. O'BTien, Miss Estelle Murray,
Finley Hayes. \. Edward Hall and
John II. Pellcn.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-04
SAVE MORE wheat;
EAT MEAT INSTEAD
New Conditions Call for Changes in
Bills of Fare.

The allies have made further
and increased demands for bread
stuffs. 1t is, therefore. necessary
for the Food Administration to urge
a still further reduction in the con-
sumption OF bread and breadstuffs
generally.
For various reasons our supplies
of meat for the next two or three
months are considerably enlarged
and We can supply the allies with
all OF the meat products which
transportation facilities render pos
sible and at the same time some
what increase our own consump-
tion. In these circumstances. the
Food Administration considers IL
wise to relax the voluntary restric-
tions on meat consumption to some
extent with a view to further de-
creasing bread consumption.
So long as the present conditions
continue the only special restric-
tions asked are the beefless and
porkless Tuesday. The meatless meal
and the porkless Saturday not be-
ing considered necessary at the
present time.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-04
PURELY PERSONAL.

Mrs. John D. Buckley has returned
from a short trip through the Shenan-
doah Valley.
Meyer Davis has left for New York
and Philadelphia. He will return in
about a week. his business having
been concluded.
Mrs. Slower Dunegan has left for
GreenviIle. Tenn, where she will re-
main with relatives until May l.
Aloysius Cunningham has returned
from a brief visit to Baltimore.
]. r. Kort has received a clerical
appointment in the War Depart
ment.
Miss Julia Dykeman has accepted a
stenographic position in the Ordnance
Office of the War Department.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Cans left yes
terday for Atlantic City.
Arthur Joyce and family will leave
today for Philadelphia.
Col. and Mrs. Walter J. Comstock
are visiting their son-in-law and
daughter here.
Mrs. Gordon Auchincloss has left
for visit in New York.
George Carroll has resigned from
the Treasury Department..
Michael Lynch has left Washington
on a visit to relatives in Boston.
Albert Jackson has been appoirted
to the government service here as a
stenographer.
Miss Mabel Smythe has returned to
the city after a visit to friends in the
South.
Miss Amy Foster. of Danville, Va.
is visiting friends in this city.
Frank Tinney has left Washington
for the West on a business "Trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Walker are at
White Sulphur Springs for a short
stay.
Mrs. James A. Reed and her guest,
Miss Brown. are spending a few Gays
in New York.
Miss Edith Lester is at Upperville,
Va, visiting her sister, Mrs. John
Ripley Buchanan.
Mrs. Mary Mcpherson Browning
and daughter are visiting their cousin,
Mrs. Thomas d. White. at Leaning
ton.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-04
NONSINKABLE CRAFT
To Be TESTED TODAY
Former Austrian Steamer Lucia Will
Be Used for Experiment.

New York. March a-The steamship
Lucia, an Austrian vessel seized and
remodeled by the United States, will
be tested here tomorrow.
The Lucia was TO have made this
test a few weeks ago, but Secretary
Daniels intervened with the appoint
ment Of his own inspection board to
report on the nonsinkable conuivsnce
installed by the ship protection com,
mittee OF the Shipping Board.
This contrivsnce, consisting OF the
air and water tight boxes or cells TO
give a precaIculsted buoyancy wheth-
er the ship be pierced by one OF mon"
torpedOes is the invention OF VII
liam F. DonneIIy. a marine engineer.
Of New York City.
The Lucia is a vessel Of 800 tons.
and was seized from Austria al New
Orleans, where she had been intern
ed. A few days ago. she was taken tO
New York for the naval inspection
The Washington herald., 1918-03-04
new BUILDING
FOR SHIPPING
BOARD NEEDED
Now Paying Enormous Rent
for Widely Scattered.
Inconvenient Offices.

Edward N. Hurley. chairman OF
the United States Shipping Board
will appear before the Appropria-
tions Committee of the House to-
day and ask for $350,o0o for a sin
gle temporary structure to house
the Shipping Board and Emergency
Fleet offices. now scattered in
twelve widely separated buildings
in this city.
. A tentative site for the huge
building already has been offered
to Mr.. Hurley by Representative
Swagar Sherley. of Kentucky. chair
man of the Appropriations Com
mittee. The proposed site is part
of the grounds of the Smithsonian
Institution, in the heart OF the
Capital.
The board and feet now are pay
ing an aggregate monthly rental of
S1Sl.63S for 1882 square feet of
floor space. paying as much as $3.50
| a square foot in some instances and
occupying even the corridors In
some of the buildings for desk
room.
Besides paying this enormous rem
tai for private property when plenty
OF government-owned sites exist in
the center of the city, the board
and feet are at an. increasingly
serious disadvantage because they
cannot make room for employees
they ought to have. and must have.
in preparation for the expansion of
shipbuilding in the spring. With
only 147.S27 square feet available.
its immediate requirements demand
1924, 900 square feet, and $4,000 more
are imperative for the success of
the big shipyard drive"
The Washington herald., 1918-03-04

spinal meningitis. The Secretary OF
War has also directed that the COM
manding general OF the division, Mai.
Gen. w. NJ. Wright, and the former
commanding general. Brig. Gen. l.. G.
Berry. be called upon for a report
Col. Frank r. Keefer, Medical Corps,
Is now in charge OF the hospital, and
is represented by the report as being
IAN efficient and capable officer. fully
competent to fill the obligations that
are placed upon him. and at the
present moment doing everything with
the means at hand to place that III
stitution upon a proper footing"
Lieut.. Col Richard X. Cravens, ad-
Jutant general, has been detailed IA
duty as adjutant for the army ArtiI-
lery Corps. He has been instructed 10
repair to this city and report in per-
son TO James F. Howell. general stan
chief of stan, army artillery.
Recent army orders issued by the
War Department detail as members
OF the general staff corps Majs. John
NJ. Dunn. Coast Artillery Corps: Adna
r. Chaffee. infantry. national army,
and Capt. Robert L. Eichelberger. OF
the infantry division. These designa-
tions to the general stan corps are for
the period OF the existing emergency
only. and the appointees will serve in
the office OF the chief OF staff in this
city.
Frank w. Parsons. director Of the
civilian relief work for the Red Cross,
in speech recently delivered before
meeting of the American Home
Economics Association. made a strong
appeal for the proper care of soldiers
families who are left behind while
their breadwinners are fighting at the
front Mr.. Parsons spoke as follows
I'VE have established a. 900 chapters
OF the Red Cross home service, whose
particular duty it is to see that the
home life is not menaced. and to en-
list all who remain at home in a cam
paign to see that the children con-
tinue in school and are not drawn
into industrial life without proper
educational training. Right home con-
ditions can immensely improve the
morale of our boys at the front. 1t is
utterly useless to expect a man 10
fight when he is worried over his
loved ones back home.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-04
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

District Of Columbia and Maryland: Fail
today and probably tomorrow; gentle to mod.
crate cast to south winds; warmer tOmOuuw.
Virginia: Fair today; tomorrow PARTLY cloudy
and warmer; moderate northeast to southeast
winds.
The ST. Lawrence Valley disturbance Of SAT
urday night has passed of the Newfoundland
coast without precitatiOn except from Maine
northeastward, while the crest Of the high area
following is now over the Lower Lake region.
There has been a general and decided fall IN
treasures over the western and central portions
Of the country. with some rain in the lower
Missouri Valley. Kansas Oklahoma and the
West Gulf States. The principal center uf dis
turhance in the West Is over Western Montana
and there were elso rains and SHOWS in that
section and the North Pacific States.
II is considerably colder from the Lower Lake
region eastward and in the North Pacific States.
Elsewhere it Is warmer, with Temperatures much
above the seasonal average except in the Ohio
Valley and the Upper Lake region.
There will be rain today OF tonight and prob
ably Tuesday in the Lower Ohio Valley, and
Tennessee. and on Tuesday in the Upper Lake
and western Lower Lake region and the Upper
Ohio Valley. - In the Atlantic and East Gull
States the weather will Be fair today and Prob,
ably tomorrow.
Il will be warmer today In the lake region
and warmer tomorrow in the Lower Lake re-
gion. the Middle Atlantic States and New Eng
land
The Washington herald., 1918-03-04
HEBREWS CELEBRATE
HOLIDAY FOR PURIM

4 dance and festival was held at
Adath Israel Synagogue last even
ing in ceIebra tion of the feast OF
Purim, one of the greatest Jewish
holidays in the year.
This feast commentaries the fall OF
the house of Haman. who as King
Pharaoh's priVy councillor plotted
the death of Mordecai. and the de-
structiOn of all Jewish people who
were inhabitants of Egypt.
Excellent music was provided and
refreshments were served the
guests.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-04
HUNS WOULD BURN
AMERICANS ALIVE

Chicago. March 3.-A copyrighted
cable dispatch to the Daily News from
its correspondent with the American
army in France, says:
THE prisoners taken in the German
raid this morning were armed with
carbines with the muzzles sawed of.
They had knives with ten-inch
blades to cut American throats. in
cendiary bombs and unextinguishabl
chemicals to fire their victims clothes
and burn them alive"
The Washington herald., 1918-03-04
Income Tax Offices
May Open at Night

Whether o. not Washington will
follow the example Of New York in
keeping income tax offices open at
night has not yet been decided. stated
Graham Nichol. The question has not
Yet been discussed. 1t was stated.
Many information branches and the
Internal Revenue Office in New York
will stay open until clock at night
until April !. in order 10 meet the con-
venience of those who are employed
during the day.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-04
Y. M. c. A. WORKERS CONFER

Extension workers of the Wash
ington Y. NJ. c. A. met for a con-
ference at the Central building Sat-
urday evening. Homer ]. Coun-
cilor. chairman of the extension
work committee, presided. Rev.
James II. Taylor, pastor of Central
Presbyterian Church. was the prin-
cipal speaker,
The Washington herald., 1918-03-04
LOCAL MENTION.

% Ibs. potatoes, sSeI onions. Re
" hite meal, Sac; Silver Brand pea
l2hc; sugar corn. l2lzc: macarun
or spaghetti, 12c; KarO syrup, l5'
Gunpowder tea, sec; Blue Lsho
cofTee, 25c; l3 oZs. sardines, l5c
RIuejacket sardines, 1Oc; A J. pan
cake flour, l2lzc: A }. buCkW hsa'
l2Lc; Va. Sweet pancake flCui
l2Lc: peanut butter. 20c: pure pep
per, lOc; lO-lb. bags salt, l"c: "a
peaches. 2Oc: fancy Cvap. peaCh"'
isc: large herring. Sc: Quail
matches, Csc: safety matches. -
Il2 Fourth ST. 8. f. and all the .
T. d. Pyles stores.
Electric Irons and Toasters.
Electric Webster. 7IS Sth ST. y. "
The Washington herald., 1918-03-04
Quotes Old Testament
To Dodge Draft Law

St Louis. March 3.-A quotation
from the Bible-Deuteronomy. chap
ter n, verse sis cited by a st. Louis
man in his appeal for exemption,
which the district board here now has
under consideration. This portion
says:
When a man hath taken a new
wife he shall not go out to war,
neither shall he be charged with any
business; but he shall be free at home
for one year and shall cheer up his
wife which he hath taken"
The Washington herald., 1918-03-04
LOCAL TEMPERATURES.

Midnight, 81; , 3. M. 81; a. m. ga NJ
u; s a m. q; 10 a. m, a; II noon. a; 2
D. m, -; p m, 5;sp m, E9;sp. m. a.
Highest, 81; lowest, g. Relaffye humidity
a. m. y: D. m, J.; p. m. g. Rainfall
g p, m. to p nj. O. Hours of sunshine IA
Per cent Of possible sunshine 100
Departures deficiency Of tenn
perature since January /, 1915, no: excess Of
temperature since March J. I9ls IN: accumu-
lated deficiency Of precipitation since January
!. 1918. LIS; deficiency Of precipitation since
March J. 1913. on
Tsmperature same date last year Highest, 81;
lowest 81
The Washington herald., 1918-03-04
OTHER TEMPERATURES.
TIDE TABLES

TIDE TABLES
tCompilsd by the United States Coast and
Geodetic SUrvey)
TOdsy-Hish tide. l2I7 D. m; low tide. s:ss
a. m. and T:le p. m.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-04
Spring Hats
Selling Lively!

Cheer up-and dress up-set
under new Spring Lid at once.
Cosmopolitan" Spring Hats, s2.2s
Super Special Spring Hats, $3.50
Genuine Stetson Spring Hats, $3.50
The Washington herald., 1918-03-04

ohneiaI weather Rsport-co,t,..es Fair.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-04

AutomoSh. ismps must b EsI. - -. "
New-York tribune., 1918-09-24
British Make Gains
In BloUs on Arras
And Cambria Fronts
OBJ TIC Associated Prcss)

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE. Sept. 23 (2 y. M. The con
tinuous efforts of the enemy to dis
lodge the British from their positions
about Epehy. which gravoly threaten
hard local fighting with the odds in
favor of the British. The British troops
have chung tenaciously to thcir new de
fences. while the weary and weakened
Germans keep desperately hammcring
at them
The engagements reported along the
remainder Of the front have been Of
little consequence.
(IO Il. m.) In small attack east
Of Gavrelc, in tho Arras sector. Brit
sh troops advanced their lines last
night for an average depth of 600
yards along front Of l.lO0 yards.
Haig's men gained several strong
positions in the patches of forest on
the high ground
The British also have captured some
ground southeast Of Villers- Guslain.
or the front southwest of Cambrai. and
have cleared out several enemy strong
holds northeast Of Ronssov after hard
fighting. which lasted the greater part
of Sunday night.
The Germans delivered counter at
tack last evening at Berthaucourt. near
Pontruet. supported by heavy artillery
fire. A sharp infantry engagement fol
lowed. in which the Germans pushed d
forward into some Of the British dc
fences. An immediate counter attack,
however, completely restored the situa-
ton