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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-12

Just received carloads of seasoned
pine stove wood Phone R. P. Guests
Wood Yard. 12-3t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-12

Clarence Hale, of Smithville was
in the city Saturday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-12

Call 544 for your stove wood. 1
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-12

The Planters Seed Company, who
have been doing business on Jackson
street have moved their place of bust
ness to Lamar street, next to Dud-
ley's.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-12
WANTED---Mi Miscellaneous

WANTED-To rent or room house
furnished, in good locality. P. o. Box
254 12-3t
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LOST and FOUND

LOST-Gray mare strayed fro W.
NJ. Liyingston's farm Saturday night,a
Dawson Ga. End of left ear cut off
Notify c. W. Moran. 12-2t
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Don't miss Wallace Reid in Rim
rock Jones" at the Alcazar Monday,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-12

W. T. Cooke, of DeSoto, was here
Saturday
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-12

BRICK. LIME. Cement Plaster and
Sand. Phone III. SILVER. 2s.u
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-12

George Thornton, of Preston, wa
in the city yesterday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-12
Local News Items

Time to select the Graduating Gift
from s. A. Daniels, the JeWeler.
The Rittenberry place on Lee street
has been purchased by G. w. Barrow,
the consideration was $4,000 and the
sale was made through P B. Will
ford.
Thomas Harold, Jr, left last night
for Camp Grant, Rockford, ILL.,, to en-
ter the fourth Officers Training Camp.
Call 544 for your stove wood. 12-St
John Taylor, Jr, leaves Monday to
enter the 4th Officers Training Camp
at Camp Sewer, at Greenville s. c.,
Judge Thomas Marshall has pur-
chased the Rev R. L. Bivins residence
on Harold avenue.
If you want taxicab today phone
100. r. A. Shy. 31-tf
Mr. w. D. Ivey has purchased the
F. W. Griffin home on Church street
W. T. Cooke, of DeSoto, was here
Saturday
We can show you more quality and
real value in the Moon 6-36 than any
car within 5000 of the present price.
Let us prove it. Georgia Motor Co,
office 100 Lamar street. pit
E. T. Stalker returned home from
Leesburg Saturday.
Mrs. H. s, Ferguson, of DeSoto was
in the city yesterday.
Phone 544, Guests Wood Yard for
nice seasoned pine; half load, $1.25.
full load, $3.50. 12-3t
i G. r. McCrory of Ellaville, was here
yesterday
w. A. Joyner, of Smithville, was in
the city Saturday
Don't miss Wallace Reid in Rim
rock Jones" at the Alcazar Monday.
Sheriff R. E. Battle of Ellaville, was
visitor III the city Saturday
For a taxi-cab phone 161. Eddie B
Melton. driver for E. L. Carswell
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-12

We can show you more quality and
real value in the Moon 6-36 than any
car within 5000 of the present price.
Let us prove it. Georgia Motor Co.,
office 100 Lamar street. 12-1t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-12
FIRE HITS NICHOLS
BUSINESS BLOCKS DESTROYED
CAUSING LOSS ESTIMATED
AT 100000.
From Macon Telegraph)

From Macon Telegraph
NICHOLS, May 10,-Early this
morning business property here val
ued at approximately 100000 was de-
stroyed by fire originating in Schrib-
er's storage warehouse The Nichols
telephone exchange was in one of the
three brick structures burned.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-12

s. L. HAMMOND, sec'y.
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E. t. Stalker returned home from
Leesburg Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-14
EYES OF GERMANY UPON US
Today
BY GOV. ARTHUR CAPPER.

United
the of
the mind
of
of
Democ S fnal o
S
of men
that we prZ
possible
to
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-14
HUNS-THEIR RECORD
HohenzoIlern in Way-Terms of
the Peace for Germany.

Washington, Oct. 14.-OnIy one
thing-the record of the Hohenzol-
lerns-appears today to stay the hand
of President Wilson in accepting Ger
many's plea for action to restore
peace.
And, even this obstruction may be
waived by the president provided a
bond-either human hostages or allied
occupation of some German territory
is giv:n to insure Germany's keep
ing faith.
II, however. the president finds he
cannot talk business with the German
authorities as at present constituted.
it is believed certain he will clearly
point out in his reply to the German
people how they may hasten peace.
Officials feel that Germany knows
that she is whipped, sincerely wants
peace and Internationally surrenders
by yielding to the presidents fourteen
peace principles. because in SO doing,
she agrees to the following:
Open peace negotiations.
Freedom of the seas in peace and in
war
Elimination of economic barriers
among nations associated in league to
insure peace.
Reduction of armaments
Adjustment of colonial claims on
basis of popular rights.
Evacuation of and opportunity for
Russia.
Evacuation of Belgium.
Evacuation of French territory and
righting of the Alsace-Lorraine' wrong
Readjustment of Italy's frontiers on
basis of nationalities.
Opportunity for peoples of Austria
Hungary for autonomous development.
Evacuation of Rumania, Serbia and
Montenegro ard guarantees for all of
Balkan states
Sovereignty of Turkeys portion of
the Ottoman empire and autonomy of
other nationalities.~
An independent Poland with access
I to the sea
| League of nations to guarantee in
| dependence and territorial integrity to
all states-both large and small.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-14
10000 Cases Reported in Kan
sas in Last Week.
State Authorities Expect Better
Reports This Week.
GENERAL CLOSING effective
First Towns to Put 1t in Force
Getting Upper Hand.
Crawford County Is Now Hav-
ing Worst Siege.

The pinnacle of the influenza epi-
demic is believed by state health au-
thorities to have been reached Sunday
and that there will be material re-
ductions in the reports of new cases.
Approximately 10000 known cases
were reported in Kansas during the
last week. There were 500 cases re-
ported up to Saturday noon and more
than 5000 were reported today. There
were so many telephone and tele-
graphic reports to be checked with
the report car Is sent by mail that 1t
was impossible today to get the exact
figures.
I'VE are confident that there we're
about 10000 cases of influenza in the
state last week and that the epidemic
has reached it's crest in Kansas said
DR.. J. J. ST )py, epidemiologist for the
state board of health. I'VE expect a
large decrease in the number of re-
ports of tie epidemic in the counties
where the closing orders were put into
effect early last week and these show
a heavy decrease in new cases the last
of the week.
General Closing Helps.
THE general closing began several
days ago and we now expect to find
the disease entirely checked in the
course of the next few days and COM
pletely eradicated shortly afterward.
The quarantine is being rigidly en-
forced everywhere.
Crawford county is the seat of
the most severe epidemic we have
in the state now. Last week this
county reported 500 cases at one time
and the reports have been running
100 cases a day ever since. This is
in a thick1y populated mining section
of the state''
DR.. Crumbine stated today that the
greatest trouble the health authorities
are now. having is with persons who
have advertised public mles and who
are seeking dispensations - will al
low them to go ahead with their plans.
Such dispensations cannot be given, he
said.
DIR. Crumbine also today issued an
appeal to the merchants Ind business
men OF the state requesting them >to
refrain from putting on any special
sales that will cause crowds to gather
in their stores
Further warnings were given out by
the state board Of health today to To-
cal health officers and physicians that
they must hide nothing from the pub
lie and that any effort to withhold the
number of cases or to minimize the Sc
riousness of conditions will be Sc
verely dealt with.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-14
|, 200 Lives Lost in Forest
Blazes in Minnesota.
Northwestern Part of State !
Devastated, Is Report.
ENTIRE TOWNS ARE WIPED OUT
They Total a DOzen-MOOse
Lake the Worst.
Countless Small Fires Burning
ThruOut Territory.

Duluth, Oct. 14.-Twenty- one
towns have been destroyed with a
known death list of 29S by the fire
which swept northeastern Minnesota
Saturday and Sunday. The injured in
Duluth hospitals total 1O6. The towns
totally or partially destroyed are:
Moose Lake. Cloquet. Kettle River.
Lawler, Ado1ph. Munger. Five Cor
ners, Harney, Grand Lake, Maple
Grove. Twig, Barnum, Mathews. At
kinson, French River, Clifton, Carle-
ton, Brookston, Brevator, Pike Lake
and Pine Hill. Nearly 100 buildings
were destroyed in the suburbs Of Du-
1uth.
St Paul, Oct. IA dispatch re-
ceived at the state capitol early this
afternoon from Adjutant General
Rhinow at Moose Lake stated that the
general forest fire situation was well
in hand. No further spread of the
fires is feared and it is believed that
the burned area will be cleared of
bodies by tonight.
1O6 Bodies There.
Duluth, Oct IA revised count of
bodies at the several buildings being
used as morgues places the total mum
ber of dead brought to Duluth at log
dead and there are 1O3 injured. Most
VI lie iIJuIcu arc COuIuSo 70 hOSpl-
tails. More bodies are being brought
to the city each hour.
Duluth, Mimi, Oct. 14-A danger
Gus fire is reported to have developed
in the vicinity of Schultz Lake, a sum-
mer resort 20 miles northeast of here.
All means of communication with that
district has been destroyed. Persons
familiar with the district said there is
little chance for loss of life there,
but property loss may be heavy.
A large section of northwestern
prosperous business and farming coun-
try-today was a smouldering ruin
with hundreds of bodies of men, wo-
men and children, many of them
burned beyond recognition, strewn
about the countryside, as the result OF
the disastrous forest fires which swept
this territory Saturday and Sunday
Death List at 1000.
Latest estimates place the death list
at close to 1000 altho no official fig
ures were available early today. Hun
dreds of persons are more or less Sc
riously burned, thousands are desti-
tute and homeless and the property
loss will run into many millions of dol
lars. At least q dozen towns and cities
were destroyed. The worst blazes
were at Moose Lake, Kettle Creek and
Cloquet. In Moose Lake and imme-
date vicinity it is estimated. more than
500 persons perished in the flames
Between 500 and 400 coffins have
been ordered sent to this town alone.
Countless small fires were burning
thruout the district today but the more
serious blazes died down considerab bly,
during the night.
Relief work under direction of Adj
Gen. w. F. Rhinow and Gov. Bum
quist is progressing rapidly.
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formation about the situation at the
battle front which has brought about
the German eagerness for peace and
the feeling in the allied capitals to-
ward peace.
Secretary Daniels Joined the White
House conference. The president and
his advisers were together for nearly
two hours. then the cabinet officers
and Colonel House walked over to the
state, war and navy building, leaving
the president alone in his study where
nearly all of his notes and utterances
have been drafted.
Col. E. NJ. House, who accompanied
the president last night on his return
from the New York loan trip, Joined in
the conference.
The only official intimation that has
come regarding the probable course of
the president is that he is sure to act
quickly and positively.
1t is assumed that since Saturday
night al least informal exchanges have
taken place between Washington and
the capitals of the co-belligerents In
formed'of the views of the allied pre-
mlers, the president may determine
before the day is over whether his re-
ply to the German request that he
propose an armistice ,and peace
negotiations shall be refusal to make
any such proposal at the instance of
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-14
ON BATTLE FRONTS
The Situation as 1t Looks Today
in the War Zone.

PEACE OFFENSIVE FRONT-Ameri-
can press and public are unreservedly op
posed to en- armistice. British newspapers
Scoff at Germany's reported .'democra TIA
tion" and question the sincerity of Solf's
reply to President Wilson. Semi official
announcement is made that France is de-
termined not to negotiate with Germany
until her power to do harm is completely
ended Italian newspapers and clergy
men counsel against German peace traps"
FROM THE NORTH SEA TO DOUAI-
Inc British have carried their line for
ward until it practically parallels the line
of the Haute-Deule canal to Douai.
FROM DOUAI TO LA FERE-British
troops repulsed another series of strong
Germf counter attacks in various sectors,
particularly on Il wide front north of lie
Cateau- The British gained ground on
both. sides of Douai and approached to
British and Americans are apparently in
touch with the outworks of the .VYalenci-
ennes line" south to LIE Cateau.
FROM LIE FERE TO VERDUN-The
Germans are being pushed back on this
whole front except between the Argonne
and thy Meuse, where the Americans are
encountering stiff resistance After driv
ing the enemy from the st. Gobain massif
Laon and lie Fere. the French have reached
the general line of Courbes. Aulnois. Gizy,
SiSsone. La Malmaison and Bailham. To
the eastward. the French and Americans
have practically cleared the Aisne bend,
driving the Germans from the south bank
of the Aisne-Aire canal and reaching the
northern approaches OF Chateau -Porcien,
Rethel and Attigny.
. FROM NERDUN TO SWITZERLAND
This front continues quiet.
BALKANS-FollowinC the occupation OF
NiSh. the Serbs have pushed northward and
westward. The Mentenegrins have begun
guerilla warfare in the rear of the retreat
reoccupyinG their invaded territories in the
Saloniki region
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-14
Influenza Has Now Claimed
Nine Topeka Victims.
Forty.Three New Cases Re-
ported to Health Officials.
MORE NURSES ARE NEEDED
tuberculosis Sanatorium L
Closed to Visitors.
DIR. Clark Warns Everyone To
Continue To Be Careful.

Influenza has spread to such an
extent that there are now 404 cases
on the records of the city. Just this
morning forty-three new cases were
reported over the telephones of the
public health office which ring almost
constantly as the various doctors in
the city called to give their reports.
The reports usually come in punches.
Sunday twenty-five cases were report
ed by two doctors. The present total
Of 404 is doubtlessly reduced to some
extent by the release of patients who
have recovered. Cards were made out
this morning for the release of fifteen
patients. A few will be released to-
morrow from the emergency hospital.
A summary of the occurrence of the
epidemic during the week commencing
October is given below, Sunday and
Mondays cases. however, have not all
been diagnoSed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-14
EARLY ARM|ST|CE
NOT IN PROSPECT
FROM ALLIED CAPITALS
What the Allies Thirk of the Offer
of Armistice to Germany.

London, Oct. 14.-While certain de-
velopments are taking place, the Cen
trail News agency says it can be said
that the British government will 'reso-
lutely oppose the granting of an ar
guaran ntees, both military and naval,
are forthcoming.
France Would Remove Power.
Paris. Oct. 14.-France is unani-
mously determined not to negotiate
to do harm is completely ended, it was
semi officially announced today.
Italians Send Word.
Washington, Oct. 14.-An official
dispatch from Rome today says altho
the italian public knows the allied
governments adhere in principle to
President Wilson's expressed program
own clearing up Wilson's principles on
special points of national interest"
If President Wilson thinks the Ger
man reply to his inquiry makes it pos
sible, the Italian press thinks he now
Will in accord with the allies establish
conditions for an armistice which
should comprise all indispensable mill
tary guarantees.
Avoid Surrender.
Paris, Oct. 14-"The nation wishes
to avoid an unconditional surrender"
declares the Cologne Volkes Zeitung,
in discussing Germanys reply to
President Wilson. 1.-The note was as
concfliatory as possible
The Cologne Gazette says: mo one
should expect Germany to sacrifice
her life interests
Only Want Surrender.
Washington, Oct. 14-Germany's
unconditional surrender was demand
ed in the senate today as the only
peace terms that would be acceptable
by the American people.
Senators Brandegee, Connecticut.
New, Indiana, and McCumber, North
Dakota, emphasized that the only
way to insure a real victory was by a
crushing defeat of the German armies
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-14
THE GERMAN ANSWER
Reply to President Wilson's Peace
Inquiry Received This Morning.

Following is the German reply to
President Wilson's peace inquiry, re-
ceived this morning:
I'm reply to the questions of the
president of the United States of
America, the German government
hereby declares:
THE German government has ac-
cepted the terms laid down by Presi-
dent Wilson in his address of January
the eighth and in his subsequent ad-
dresses on the foundation of perma-
nent peace of justice. Consequently,
its object in entering into discussions
would be only to agree upon practical
details of the application of these
terms
THE German government believes
that the governments of the powers
associated with the government of the
United States, also take the position
taken by President Wilson in his ad-
dress. The German government in
accordance with the Austro- Hungar-
ian government, for the purpose of
bringing about an armistice, declares
itself ready to comply with the propo-
sitions of the president in regard to
evacuation. The German government
suggests that the president may occa-
sion the meeting of a mixed commits
sion for making the necessary ar
rangements concerning the evacu-. on.
THE present German government.
which hcs undertaken the responsible
ity for this step towards peace, has
been formed by conferences and in
agreement with the great majority of
the reichstag. The chancellor. sup
ported in all of his actions by the will
of this ma ajority. speaks in the name of
the German government and of the
German people.
Signed. Solf, State Secretary of
Foreign Office
Berlin. Oct. II, 1918. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-14

The malady epidemic has now
claimed nine victims. Saturday the
total was only five. Sunday three more
people were stricken fatally and one
more died early this morning.
School Teacher Victim.
On Sunday influenza claimed Sister
Ruth. a teacher in st. Joseph's school.
Sister Is.lth was sick about ten days
before finally succumbing to the dis
ease.
Frank vogle. of 612 Monroe street
died about 4 o'clock Sunday morning.
He had been sick for several days.
Mrs. I:odriguz, a Mexican woman
who lived at .05 Hancock street, also
died on Sunday. --=-zss.-
This morning Mrs H Carpenter of
10 North Clay street, was the ninth
victim of the malady.
These people, s3ys DR.. H. L. Clark,
were all sick on an average of five or
six days. Had medical attention been
afforded in two OF the ca ses at the ir-
stigation of the disease the result
might not have been fatal. But either
thru neglect or inability to obtain
medical attention at once the disease
gained considerable headway and it
was too late when assistance came.
Take No Chances
Persons who have any idea that
they are being taken down with influ-
enza should report at once to the pub
lie health office or to their family
physician. Every effort should be
made to take measures toward the
checking of the disease at once A
person infected, says Doctor Clark.
should Immediately cease active occu-
patton. go to bed and send for medi-
cal assistance. No chances should be
taken in letting a sickness of doubtful
nature gain any headway at all. 1t
might prove to be influenza and as it
make it too late for anything to be
done.
In the opinion of DR.. H. L. Clark,
city health officer, the epidemic is
neither growing to any alarming ex-
tent nor is it being checked appre-
ciably. Conditions remain about the
same as they did thruout last week.
However. this week, says DR.. Clark,
with the closing orders in effect pre-
venting the congregation of large
bodies of people in the theaters
churches. schools and the prohibition
extending to the holding of public
meetings of any character and owing
to the fact that all the physicians and
nurses available in the city of Topeka
have concentrated their entire time
and efforts to combating the epidemic
some considerable slackening of the
rigor of the epidemic should be ap-
preciable by the end of this week.
Hospital Great Aid.
The emergency hospital is proving
of great value as means of concen-
trating both the influenza patients and
the force of nurses available for
fighting the spread of the disease. By
bringing all the patients the hospital
can take care of into its rooms the
danger of infection to members of the
family of the patient is reduced to
practically nothing. The force of
nurses devoting their time to the
struggle can take care of many more
patients with the facilities for con-
centrating them in the emergency hos
I'd ,nn tinued ON Pare 1.xxo \
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-14
Get THREE BILLION
Unaffected by Peace; Fourth
Loan Will Be Subscribed.
Six Days Left and Greatest
Task Ever Is Ahead.

Washington, Oct 14-Unaffected
by proposals of peace by Germany, the
to subscribe at least three billion dol
lars in the next six days to the fourth
liberty loan--the greatest financial task
ever placed before the nation. Re-
ports to the treasury today, based on
information received from each of the
twelve federal reserve districts, showed
that total subscriptions received to
date amount to only $4,000, 900, 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-14
WAR AT HOME
Soldier Killed When Machine Gun In
Plane Is Accidentally Discharged.

New York, Oct. 14.-Soldiers at
Camp Mills, Long Island, received a
ira gic foretaste of war today when a
machine gun attached to an airplane
in flight accidentally went off. send
ing bullets among the men of a sani-
tary corps. One soldier was fatally
wounded and two others hurt seri-
ously.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-14
Mack Gretchen Is Home.

Sedgwick. Kan. Oct. 14.-Mack
Gretchen, for many years SO well
known thru his pertinent para graphs in
the Sedgwick Panta graph. of which he
is still the owner. has returned from
the Philippines. where he has been en-
ga ged in government work for several
years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-14

Denial Comes From Berlin That EN-
peror OF Germany Will Abdicate.
Berne. Oct. 1.-THE Wolff News
agency of Berlin today issued an Off
cial denial of the report which had
become current in Germany that En-
peror William intended to abdicate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-14
TURK NOTE HERE
Long Delayed Peace Offer From Otto
man Is Received Today.

Washington, Oct. 14.-Turkey's
long-delayed note, asking, like Ger
many and Austria, that President
Wilson take in hand the restoration
of peace, was received today at the
state department..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-14
TEMPERATURES.

The temperature for the day aver
ages 8 degrees above normal.
According to the prediction OF one
of s. D. FIora's assistants, the next "a
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