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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-12-13
CORN CROP SMALLEST IN
: YEARS; PRICES SOAR

CHICAGO, Dec. 13.-Stunning ad-
vances in the price of corn resulted
yesterday from the government re-
port showing that the yield for 1918
is the smallest in five years. Values
ran as much as &c a bushel over
thursdays finish.
In the May option. where the volume
of business was largest the market
rose to $127 as against $1.3O 3-S to
$1,3O IL at yesterdays finish.
The fact that the wheat crop is the
second largest on record and the oats
crop the third largest failed to act as
an Offset for the big shortage in corn.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-12-13
RHINE CROSSED
BY U.S.. FORCES;
BOCHES BOLDER

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY OF
OCCUPATION IN GERMANY, Dec. 10.
The American army of occupation
is scheduled to cross the Rhine today
to patrol new German territory for a
depth of thirty kilometers. The cross
ing will take several days, and will
be made from Boppard, Engers, St.
Coarchausen and Coblenz
The First division, made up of men
from Michigan and Wisconsin, arriv-
ed at the bank of the river Tuesday
and Wednesday, preparatory to
crossing.
German civilians are growing bolder
in their attitude toward the Ameri-
can troops and are becoming more lib
eral in their treatment of them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-12-13
BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL TO
AID ORPHANS AT HAPEVILLE

An offering will be made at First
Baptist Sunday school next Sunday
morning for the Baptist orphan child
ren at Hapeville. There are at pres
ent 265 orphan children in the home
who are looking to the Baptists of
Georgia for their support and the
friends of this institution in Americus,
and especially the members of the
First Baptist church and Sunday
school, are urgently requested to send
or bring their offering to Sunday
school on Sunday morning next, or
hand in the meantime to T. F, Gate
wood, Superintendent.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-12-13
GERMANY SENT SPIES
TO U. S. IN JULY, 1914

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-After COM
pleting plans fog the world war, the
German Imperial government, in July,
1914, a month before war was de-
clared, sent 13O skilled propagandists
to the United States, Mexico, South
America and Cuba. On July 10 these
propagandists were told that war was
inevitable and given the fullest in
structions for carrying out their du-
ties, Capt. George Lester, of the in
telligence division, general staff, U. S.
army, testified this afternoon before
the Senate committee probing German
activities here.
Capt. Lester produced a telegram
from Ambassador Bernstorff, then rep
resenting Germany at Washington,
saying Mat ''The Chicago Tribune is
friendly newspaper" Capt Lester, in
reply to questions said nothing in
our records show that Hearst or the
Hearst newspapers know anything of
the activities of Edward Fox" alleged
German propagaRdist employed by
Hearst as Berlin correspondent for his
papers.
SenatorsHoke Smith, of Georgia, and
Louis Garthe, whose names have re-
Gently been mentioned in connection
with German propaganda before this
country entered the war, both today
denied any connection with the
propaganda
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-12-13

BREST, France Dec l3.-Creeted as "a messenger Of
justice and peace President Wilson arrived on the liner George
Washington today participate the forthcoming world peace
conference.
Foreign Minister Pinchon and Minister of Marine George
Lygues personally welcomed the President on behalf of France
but the Mayor of Bes first grasp his hand he stepped
from the liners gang plank the flag bedecked badly cheer
ing city.
The President stepped upon French soil at 352 O'Clock
this afternoon He greeted with salute of guns while the
gathered hrong of citizens loudly heeed and the great cono
dated band played The Star Spangled Banner.
Following address by the Mayor of Brest President
Wilson replied cordially and thanked the municipal council for its
resolutions of welcome
Following the brief ceremonies Brest President Wilson
and his immediate party boarded special the railroad
tom They scheduled to the Bois Bouogne station
at Paris at | o'clock Saturday morning
party OF Red Cross workers presented Mrs Wilson
with beautiful bouquet the pier Just she left the ship.
En- the railway station. the Presidents encourage
made way through crowds enthusiastically cheering people,
past buildings hidden by Amec an French British and Italian
flags.
Many German prisoners, employed in Brest cleaning the
Streets witnessed the arrival of he President with keen interest
but kept the background where they could do HARM
1t was announced that the President train would be stopped
during the night assuring that will Paris ahead of
his schedule demons and welcome planned
there for the President
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-12-13
FRANCE GREETS HIM
AS MESSENGER OF
JUSTICE and PEACE

London. Dec l3.A thrilling moment occurred aboard the
liner George Washington which carrying President Wilson
and his party Europe when the liner passed over the spot where
the Lusana was sunk wireless dispatch received today
The President and others stood with barred heads as the liner
passed the of the Boch outrage that eventually brought
America into the war.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-12-13
CHILE ASSURES U. S.
aims ARE PEACEFUL

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-Chile has
assured the United States that she
will make every effort to adjust her
differences with Peru. Chile and Peru
were both warned by the United States
in notes to their presidents, against
disturbing the peace Of the world.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-12-13
LAST NEUTRAL NATION.
SPLITS WITHBOLSHEVIKI.

CHRISTIANA, Dec 13.-A rupture
between Denmark and the Russian So
viets (Bolsheviki is imminent. Den
mark is the last neutral nation main
tanning relations with the Russians.
The Norwegian delegates have left
Petrograd, and the Bolsheviki ennis
saries have been ordered from Norway.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-12-13
Still MORE AMERICAN
TROOPS SAIL FOR u. S.

WASHINGTON Dec. 13.-Three lin
ers, carrying 373 American soldiers,
II officers and I3O civilians, left
France Sunday and Wednesday last,
General March, chief of staff, an
nounced today. Additional units, num-
btring 2.545 men, are scheduled for
sarly return home.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-12-13
300 FORMER RUSSIAN
OFFICERS EXECUTED

WASHINGTON, Dec 13. - Three
hundred former Russian army officers
were recently executed by the Bolshe-
Wiki at Vologda on a charge of plot
ting against the soviet government,
according to advices received by the
state department today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-12-13
ANYTHING 60 WRONG TODAY!
NO WONDER! FRIDAY. 18TH

Have you had any luck at all to-
day? Or did things go wrong from
the time you got up? Did you wonder
what was the matter, or did the rea-
son occur to you? If you looked at
the calendar the explanation might
have been clear 1t is Friday the
18th.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01
DEAF, DUMB AND BLIND
Long live Spain!
From Esquella, Barcelona

TO veil the entire affair in secrecy. The
telegraphed dispatches from Barcelona to
the press in other parts of the country
were full of gaps marked "censura," show
ing that the censor kept busy concealng
from the people as many of the facts as
possible. Nevertheless, from the few pieces
of news that managed to get by the censor
one can piece out the story.
A few days after the judicial investga-
tons had been begun, Bravo Portil'o. the
police chief, was arrested, together with
two assistants, Royo San Martin and Gull
lermito Vellcs, both in the police service
Then occurred an event which complicated
matters: Royo San Martin, shortly after
his arrest together with the chief, died in
prison. The sudden death of the man who
had been in perfect health and his hasty
burial led the accusing side to the sup
position that he had not died a natural
death The performance of an autopsy was
demanded, and the failure of the author
tiles to comply with the request provoked
angry comments.
Matters went so far that central govern.
ment in Madrid found it necessary to in.
vestigate the proceedings in Barcelona,
which is not the only place where trials
Of spies working for the Kaiser are being
conducted. The fact that the great espion-
age system was unearthed by the opposi
ton elements of the government and that
a moral victory in Barcelona would strength =
en- the Radicals and Republicans of that
district presumably actuated the conserva-
tive members of the government to take
such steps as seemed essential to its re-
tentlon of initiative
AS a result Minister Garcia Prieto. a
leading member of the government, was
sent to Barcelona to investigate. Also
there was current rumor that the king
himself had gone to Barcelona for the same
purpose.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01
THE TRIUMPHANT SPY
He we'll pleased with

Then, suddenly. after Garcia Prieto's
turn to Madrid, the government came out
with law which it called the "espionage
law" intended to guarantee the neutrality
Of Spain" All the Republican, Reformist
and Socialist members of parliament, who
form the so-ealled Left protested against
the new law, declaring that it is not nee
essary at all in order to maintain Spanish
neutrality and that Spain could remain
neutral without any such law. just as ,Hol-
land Switzerland. The LEFT" further
more point out that the only ones who will
benefit by the new law are German spies
and pro- Germans
The espionage law, for example, forbds
the publication OF news that may alarm
or seriously stir the Spanish people, The
opponents OF the law declare that this
might prevent the printing Of news of
the great German defeats or anything favor
ing the Allies. "El Popular" of Malagar.
points out in figures that this law protects
Germany from attacks in Spain 1t shows
that editorials attacking Germany have
been TAR more numerous in Spain than those
attacking the Allies. Consequently. the
Germans will gain more by the new law
than the Allies
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01

The entire affair hrst attracted public
attention about two months ago when the
"Soidariedad Obrera," Of Barcelona, came
out with sensational charges against the
chief of police of the city Of Barcelona,
Scnor d. Bravo Portilo, and number Of
others. Among the charges brought against
the chief of police by this paper were
these: that he was working as a spy for
the German consulate from which he re-
ceived n regular monthly payment of g.
600 pesetas, in addition to various COM
miss sons; that Bravo Portillo was under
direct orders of the chief of the German
naval espionage system, Baron Won Ro-
Ian; and through subordnates and a COM
pctely organized espionage system he was
gathering news about the movements of
ships to and from Spanish ports and the
nature and destination of each cargo; that
through a complex chain of spies he re-
ported his information to German sub
marines along the Spanish coasts that by
his authority as chief of police he ar
rested without any justified reason any
one who was dangerous to his activity;
that he was working out passports for
German spies who were to 60 to Allied
countries.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01

it reduces the severe punishment for spies
provided in our laws to mere correctional
prison and a fine" says "Nogres." "El
Popular declares: Owe can show in Of
fetal figures that the new law is of q purely
Germanophile character" "El Pals" writes:
"Who will profit by the espionage law?
All the officials now tried as spies or in
volved in these trials. Why do these
officials profit? Firstly, because the new
law dimnishes their penalty and saves their
lives, and secondly, because it forbids the
press to make any attacks in the future
on spies, to point out spies to discover spy
systems, maneuvres, names and intrigues
This law is absolutely Germany,
Boche in the full sense"
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01
The Knight

MOT dust! Not dust the chivalry.
! Y The knightly heart of high romance
Enshrined in ancient poetry.
Behold, the battlehelds of France.
Gone plume and crest and jewelled sword,
Gone pomp and picturesque array.
war is grim and hideous word
Yet heroes walk the world to-day.
A Launcelot or Lion Heart?
A Roland or a Godfrey bold?
Nay, simple lads who bear their part
AS gallantly as knights of old.
Our 1.-the brown legions swinging by,
Our bonny sailors proudly free;
The dauntless champions of the sky,
The dragon-chasers on the sea!
A thousand Sidneys pass the cup
Of blessedness on fields Of blood
And countless Bayards offer up
Their joyous hope for others good.
Never were hearts SO nobly bold,
Nor bodies built so strongly fair.
The tree of life has not grown old,
But blooms to-day beyond compare!
No more we glory in the past
And yearn to see those kings of men.
The peerless knights arise at last,
And epic deeds are done again!
-Abbie Farwell Brown, in Harper's
Magazine.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01
The New Law Directly
L Helps German Spies

Another clause of the espionage law
places the maximum penalty for spies at
few thousand pesetas and merely correc
tona imprisonment This law, the depu
ties Of the Left" say, is altogether too
mild for the German spies whose activity
is endangering the lives of thousands of
Spanish sailors; that it does nothing hn+
minimize the old severe penalty for espion-
age and even encourages espionage. As
the only spies working in Spain are Ger.
mans, the Spanish government bv its now
law helps German espionage.
When the government, in spite OF the
opposition of the Left" declared that il
would enforce the law, all Republican. Re-
formist and Socialist deputies went out
on strike and refused to return until the
government agreed to revoke the new law.
The striking members of parliament are
receiving the support of all the Propres
slve and Socialist elements, and the strike
now has been going on for several weeks.
Here are some Spanish comments on the
"espionage law:
"El Progreso", says: n, is thanks to
German influence that the new law has been
passed. This law favors the real spy az
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01


they cannot afford to quarrel with nation
which they hope to exploit commercially
after tho war. ns they exploited Italy before
tho war. II now remains for the Allies, eH-
pecially the United States. to defeat this
expectation. There will he n great open1g
for American capital in Spain. and tho
closer relations which its investment would
promote would be highly advantageous to
both countries"
Indeed, the nggrcssions OF the Central
Powers arc gradually drawing Spain
into moro friendly relations with tho
Allies, thinks "Thc New York Sum"
which further dcclares
Spain cannot get along without American
oil, American coal, American cotton, Ameri-
can raw materials and manufactures Pres
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01


iden, Wilson has been willing to release
these goods, but has insisted that Spain
should furnish the necerssry tonnage and
thnt ehe should permit the shipmsnt from
and through Spain of foodstufs for Per
ahns'a army. Negotiations along these
lines have been IN rfogrcss for months. and
1t now appears that an agreement has been
reached. The extension Of ctedits Of from
$40. 900 900 to 800 900 900 TO the United
Ststce would seem to indicate that the ex-
ports Of food to tho. American army are To
be upon an important scale. The agreement
will be profitable ono for Spain, for it will
bring new atimuus to her agriculture and
supply her with materials without which
her industries would have to close down"
Besides the United States. there arc
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01
Having Submitted to Ger1nanys Aggressive Tactics
Almost Long as 1t Cares to, Alfonsos
Realm Proclain1s "a Ship for Ship!'

Spanish interests in South and Central
America to he safeguardcd. "The Gin
cnnati Inquirer thinks that the national
leaders do not recognize this;
what they do not perceive is that the
mother country is losing her prestige with
the Latin American people Of Central and
South America, virtually all Of whom are
sympathetic with the Allies. The growing
alienation Of the Spanish speaking races on
this hemisphere is reflected by the crit-
cisms Of the South American press, which
feels that Madrd's course lis entirely too
close to that Of Berlin. The fact that the
soldiers Of little Portugal have been for
years fighting the Tcutonic menace, both in
Flanders and South Africa, accentuatcs this
cstrangemcnt. King Alfonso may find that
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01
Band Wagon Looks Good to Spain!

his policy may bring Spain much gold, but
strip her Of friends"
Some Of the newspapers profess TO be-
lieve that the submarine victory may lead
Spain eventually to sever diplomatic re-
lations with Germany. One of these is
"The Columbia State" which suggests:
"Spain, we venture to remark, will be the
next to break relations that must have be-
come utterly insufferable. She may do this,
however, not 80 much from righteous in
dignation, rs from the wholesome fear OF
commercial isola ton after the Allies settle
their score with the Hun. There is no in
tention TO do Spain injury, but there will be
unless she mends her ways and takes
some due note Of the cause Of civilization
decided tendency to leave her alone.
"And Spain cannot afford to be left alone.
She can't stand alone. Therefore, she may
decide to ignore the Hapsburg interests, and
tardly joint the Allies.
"That might mean a republic in Spain.
And that wouldn't be bad move"
The Washington correspondent of "The
New York Evening Sun" finds the view
expressed that another year may make
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01

reference being to the ruthless destruction
of coastwiae vessels. The note then pro-
ceeds to the pronouncement Of what the
government at Madrid has determined upon
in these annoying circumstances~--if the
Germans sink any more Spanish ships
Spain will he obliged to substitute therefor
German vessels interned in its ports'
"The Philadelphia Public Ledger"
thinks the other neutrals may we'll profit
by the Spanish victory:
"The lesson Of Gcrmanys surrender to
Spain on the submarine question will not be
lost upon the other European ncutrals
These have one and all submitted to threats
and violence out Of fear. Now they begin
to realize that the All'cs are putting them
beyond the reach of injury by SIMPLE
upon the same thought has occurred to
Germany, too. SO Spain, having declared
that she would take over an informed Ger
man ship for every Spanish ship sunk by
submarine, meets with meek acceptance
Of that condition. Indeed, Germany will
turn over her ships voluntarily in compcn-
sation. Even the madmen at Berlin sec that
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01

NPAIN seems to be climbing on the
band wagon. The crumbling of
~ the Hindenburg military machine
before the Allies has made its inn
preston. Despite the persistent pro-
German propaganda which has infested
the land ruled by Austrian nobility, Teu-
ton stock has taken a slump. Even this
least pro-Ally If the neutrals has dared
to threaten to seize the German vessels in
her harbors to replace the ships lost by
submarine sinkings-and Germany has
acquiesced.
Following the example set by the
distinguished explorer, Christopher Co.
lumbus, Spain has discovered America.
She has found that the United States is
in the war to finish-the finish being
that of the Central Powers. And Spain
has apparently concluded to stake her lot
with the winner.
1t is four years since King Alfonso
said: "Only the canaille and myself are
for the Allies"
For a broad summary, the King
phrased it very we'll. The democratic
clements in Spain are pro-Ally, just as
they are everywhere else. But, as "The
Chicago Journal" points out
"the democratic elements in Spain have lit
tie power Their numbers are not great,
they have to contend against the inertia of
an uneducated peasantry which seldom looks
beyond its province and never beyond it's
national boundaries, and from above they
are weighed down by the ruling class. Not
all, probably not a ma ajority, of this ruling
class is pro-German but it is we'll supplied
with grudges against England, France and
America, and it distrusts and fears the de-
mocracy for which these countries are fight
ing"
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01
One Afront After
~ Another

Spain, though furthest removed of the
neutrals from Germany, has been the
most patient in observing the expressed
wishes of Berlin. Beset with serious in
ternal problems and hard pressed to
keep her political and economic equilib-
rium she has attempted to remain neu-
trail in the face of continued impositions
and outrages on the part of the Hun.
Her history in the war has been marked
by one affront from Germany after an.
other. "The Christian Science Monitor
thus pictures the career Of Spain:
For more than two years Germany, with
a contemptuous disregard of Spanish rights
and Spanish protests, has been sinking
Spanish ships whenever and wherever she
could find them. In the words of Spain's
latest statement to Berlin, as conse-
than 20 per cent of the Spanish merchant
marine has been sunk, more than one hun
dred Spanish sailors have perished, con-
siderable number of sailors have been
wounded, and numbers have been ship
wrecked and abandoned. Ships needed ex-
clusively for Spanish use have been tor
pedoed without the slightest pretext' And
when this has been said, not the half has
been told The humble address,, for it can
be called no more, might have gone on to
tell of country honeycombed with German
intrigue; of outbreaks engineered by the
German Embassy at Madrid and fomented
with German money, and of press sub
sidized or actually owned in Berlin Spain
has addressed note after note to Berlin in
regard to the sinking of her ships, and all
have been either entirely ignored or an
swered in such way as to add insult to
injury"
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01
Then There Are the
4 Propaganda and Spies

Nor are Spain's grievances against
Germany confined to the losses occasioned
by submarine operations. "The Okla
homa City Oklahoman" summarizes the
ether affronts:
Germany has propagandized Spain just
as she perverted Russia. Her spies have in
tested the land. They have preached revo-
luton to the Bolsheviki, and to the bour-
geoisie have presented the lure of CONNER
cal assistance after the war. The grandees
are with Germany. 1t has been said that
the only friends the Allies have in Spain
are the King and the rabble Certainly Off
cal Spain seems willing to bear any igno-
miny Germany may infict, accept any verbal
reparation rendered, aud maintain neu-
trality which is in effect an alliance. The
Spain have recently been exposed by Span
ish newspaper What effect they will have
on public opinion cannot.yet be forecast"
And so, in spite of denials by Foreign
Minister Dato that such note existed,
it appears that note was actually dis
patched to Germany following the sink
ing of the steamship Larrinaga. "The
-.-vioence journal says of this diplo-
matte message:
THE note is punctilious to an extreme
Madrid mildly reminds Berlin that 20 per
cent of the Spanish merchant marine has
been sunk by U-boat pirates, more than 100
Spanish sailors have oershed and consid-
cradle number have been wounded. ship
wrecked and abandoned. Ships needed ex
clusvey for Spanish use have been t,r-
pedoed without the slightest pretsXt'--the