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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-22
MANY STRIKES
OCCUR, PEOPLE
DEMAND PEACE
EMPEROR CHARLES ISSUES A
STATEMENT DECLARING RE-
SPONSIBILITY FOR WAR RESTS
ON ALLIES.

LONDON, Jan 22.--The situation in
>Austria-Hungary is rapidly approach
ing crisis.
The ministry has resigned.
Fully fifty thousand socialist work
men are on a strike, and are demand
ing an early peace.
The entire populace is evincing
marded dissatisfaction, because of the
almost prohibitive cost Of living and
the scarcity of employment.
Emperor Charles today made a
statement of his nations aims, declar-
ing that responsibility for war rested
entirely on the Allies. He said the
dual monarchy desired no territorial
aggrandizement, and really wanted
peace He proposed no new peace
terms, however.
Only meager dispatches are allowed
tc come from within the kingdom. but
it lis evident that the strikes are ma
ton wide, and that crisis of most
serious nature is impending.
The publication of newspapers has
been temporarily suspended.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-22
WHOLESALE GROCERS
WILL HAVE MEETING
ATLANTA NEXT WEEK

Messrs. Frank Lanier. Carr Glover
and representative Of the Morslanl-
Jones Company will attend meeting
of the. wholesale grocers Of Georgia
in the offices of the state food admin
istration next-Wednesday.
This meeting viii be addressed by
Mr. soule, state administrator, and his
executive secretary, Major Mcclatcney
be tn of whom have just returned from
Washington. The food laws, as they
relate to wholesalers and retailers,
viii explain in detail.
The meeting will also be attended
By various of the county food admin
istrators. who also will receive in
struction and information regarding
the enforcement of the food control
law.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-22
COUNTY CONV|CTs
WILL Be USED tn
AID FUEL SUPPLY
GOVERNOR DORESY DIRECTS LO.
CAL COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
CHAIRMAN TO INVOKE HELP OF
THE COUNTY BOARD.

A meeting of the board of county
commission RS will be held this week
to formulate a plan for furnishing
wood free of charge to the poor people
OF the county and to other people at
the actual cost
Franc Mangum, chairman of the
Stunt. County Council of Defense, has
been directed by Governor Dorsey to
take up. this proposition with county
commissioners at once, and in con-
junction with them to devise way
for obtaining and furnishing this wood.
Convict labor will be used TO cut it.
The governors letter is as follows:
Franc Mangum, Esq,
Chairman, Sumter County Council
of Defense.
Sir: The attorney general having
advised that the Prison commission of
the state of Georgia must use con
victs for the relief of suffering by rea-
son of the fuel famine now attaining,
the Prison Commission has directed
that the authorities in each county in
charge of the convicts shall, in con-
junction with each and every coun-
ty council of defense in the state,
formulate program Immediately for
for the use of convicts in cutting wood
fol the relief of suffering.
This is therefore, to inform you that
you will please get in touch with the
ordinary or county COMMISSIONER
whomsoever have charge of the con-
victs in your county-and, if there be
any suffering within the confines of
your county, formulate rules and regu-
lations, fair and reasonable to all,
whereby wood may be cut and supplied
to those needing it.
Mr.. Mangum has already consult
ed Chairman Arthur Rylander about
II matter. and Mr.. Rylander has
agreed to cali a meeting of the board.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-22
FOOD v|OLATORs
To Be PUNISHED
SAVANNAH ADMINISTRATOR WILL
PROSECUTE THOSE WHO HAVE
NOT BEEN COMPLYING WITH HIS
RULINGS.

SAVANNAH, Ga, Jan. 22.-Viola-
tors of the food administrators regu-
lations will be firmly dealt with. All
those who have been temporizing as
to observance of prices and selling
rules raelized this yesterday, when
telephane calls from the administra-
tors Office reached the offending deal
ers within avery short time after vio-
lations had occurred
Refusal of two firms to sell fresh
eggs at the fixed maximum price, were
reported to Maj w w Gordon, the
county food administrator. The ad-
ministrator lost no time about calling
up the stores accused of this viola
ton and his conversation wit hthe
managers was extremely brief. 1t re-
suited in willing consent on the part
>of the violators to deliver eggs i'm
mediately at the price fixed by the
administrator.
Certain very definite penalties at
taeh to the violation of the food ad-
ministrator's orders, under the spec
ial authority conferred by act of con-
gress providing for "the national Sc
curity and defense by encouraging the
production, conserving the supply and
controlling the distribution of food
products and fuel" Under this act all
firms doing a business amounting to
100000 or more are required to oper-
ate under a federal license.
The same act provides that wilful
failure or refusal to conform to the
order of the food administration and
its representatives subjects the often
der to the penalty of having his Ii
cense revoked or suspended and also
provides, on conviction, for a fine of
$4,000 or Imprisonment not exceeding
two years, either or both. Refund OF
the excess charges is the first penalty,
and in the case of dealers who do a
business amounting to less than $IVV,-
600, the food administrator is author
ize tor cut off his source of supplies
by prohibiting any wholesaler or other
dealer to sell to the offender
The authority of the administrator
is very clearly defined, Maj. Gordon
said today, and while he does not ex-
pect local dealers to show any serious
disinclination to conform to the law,
al the same time he is prepared to
deal unequivocably with any cases of
Hnquency.
Certain Savannah green grocers who
have been holding oysters at their old
price, so cents a quart, for the aast
two weeks, in spite of the published
maximum of 40 cents, yesterday noti-
fed their customers that a refund OF
the excess charge would be given.
This Is also true of some of those who
sold eggs last week at price in ca
cess of that fixed by the food admins
tration. Refunds on these excess
charges are now obligatory, and re-
sponsibility devolves on the buyer to
see that the administration price is OBJ
served or the refund promptly made.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-22
SOME CHANGES N
FOOD PRICES ARE
MADE HERE TODAY
COUNTY ADMINISTRATORS Al.
Lows GROCERS TO RAISE PRICE
ON hARD-RULING MADE ABOUT
BOARDING HOUSES.


The county food administrater tn
day changed the prevailing prices. pre-
viously announced, on pure and coma
pound lard.
The price, as ordered for the week,
was 25 cents for compound and 30
cents for pure lard
Several grocers complained, how
ever, that this was not allowing thean
any profit at all, and upon inyesti-
cation it was found that the new mar
ket quotations were such that the GRO
GERS could not sell at those prices to
any advantage
The grocers are paying about "A IL
cents for compound, and about Is cents
for pure lard.
The new lard prices, therefore, for
the remainder of the week are:
Pure Lard ..,......,..........S .S5c
Compound ................. .22c
The food administrator was also
asked today to make a ruling on how
much sugar boarding houses cOuIa
purchase. 1t was held that each per
son is alloweda per capita supply Of
three pounds month, and thus If =
boarding house feeds thirty people,
that house would be entitled to pur-
chase so pounds month. Howsver.
there is not enough sugar in the city
for any one person to purchase tha&
quantity.
1t is further held, upon direction or
the national food administration, that
sales of 100 pounds or more, to cen
sumers, under such circumstances.
must be considered wholesale sales.
and only wholesale prices may b@
charged.
Dealers who have boarding houses
for customers may sell sugar in quam-
titles consistent with the spirit OF tEas
law, and the risk of being guilty OE
"hoarding" will be assumed by tho
buyer The same ruling applies 90
the sale Of flour to boarding houses.
They must not. hoyere, have on hand
at any time more than thirty days.
supply of this commodity.
The fixing of a price for eggs has
caused some confusion. Country deal
ers are refusing to sell for less tlaa<s
80 cents, and as this is the price fixea
by the food administrator those gro
GERS who buy eggs from the rural dis
triets are not allowed any prSdds b
the transaction. There is no way UG
forcing the man who produces eggs oa
his farm to sell for less than fsfty
cents dozen Some of these are eFez
asking so cents. The price Of GEES
was fixed on current market price
of 43 cents for storage or shipped eggs
The market yesterday in Atlanta was
IS cents for such eggs. Food admin
istrators and dealers everywhere are
having difficulty in regulating the sale
and price of eggs, especially fresh
country eggs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-22
DEMANDCONTROL.
PACKING PLANTS

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 2z.-
The demand of Chicago hacking house
employees for government control or
the industry during the war broadened
today to include all the packing plants
in the country 1t was made clear aE
the outset of the present hearing be-
fore the mediation commission that the
packing house employees believed the
taking over of the packing industry
by the government to be one OF ms
tiOnal necessity.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-22
HERBERT HALEY Of
MACON IS SUICIDE
PROMINENT BUSINESS MAN, DES-
PONDENT OVER FINANCIAL
LOSSES, PUTS BULLET THROUGH
HIS OWN HEART.
Especial to Times-Recorder.)

NOpecldl TO 11meS-hecoFuer.J
MACON. Ca, Jan. 22.-Herbert Ha>
ley, prominent business man, who was
one of the first in the South to make
a fortune out of the coca-cola bottling
business, killed himself today in his
Office on Arch street, by firing bullet
into his heart. He leaves a wife. and
five children.
Mr.. Haley had been despondent for
some time, over severe financial losses.
and had had other worries also. Mr..
Haley came to Macon from Chatta,
nooga about twelve years ago. He
did not leave any note, nor give any
indication that he contemplated taking
his life.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-22
ENTIRE EAST HIT
BY SNOW STORMS
ONE OF THE MOST SUDDEN AND
UNEXPECTED COLD WAVES YET
CAUSES TIE-UP OF RAILTRAF-
FIC.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. "a
The entire east is showed under to-
day, all the way from North Carolina
to Maine Storm warnings have been
issued all along the Atlantic seaboard.
Trains are tied up because Of snow
drifts, and there is a temporary lull in
business. The snowstorm was sudden
and unexpected, and is causing much
suffering. Colder weather still is
predicted for tonight and tomorrow.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-22
Or. C. P. DAVIS BACK
At HIS OFFICE AGAIN

The friends of DR.. c. P. Davis will
be interested to know that he is at his
office again, after weeks confne-
ment with sprained ankle.
While chasing down his copy of The
TimE Recorder that the wind was
about early last week, DR..
Davis slipped and injured himself.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-22
AMERICUS OUT OF
TOUCH WITH WORLD
WHEN WIRES BREAK

Americus was out of eommuniea~
ton with much of the world today be-
cause Of wire troubles. The Western,
Union had wire operating to SAWS
nah and another to Macon, but coaid
not get beyond Macon. Many wires
were reported to be down, on ~ 7uutI
OF tie -sleet storm of last night
The Times-Recorder received nosk
of its Associated Press report over tha
long distance telesaene. through tbs
courtesy of the Macon News.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-22
ATLANTA TRAFFIC
HALTED BY FREEZE
STREET CARS FROZEN TO THE
TRACKS-ENTIRE TOWN Is COW
Erred WITH ICE-WIRES DOWN
EVERYWHERE.

ATLANTA, Ca, Jan. 22.-Because Of
a severe freeze, following hard rain
all of yesterday, Atlanta is covered
with ice today.
Street car traffic in nearly all parts
Of the city is at a standstilI, cars be-
irg frozen to the tracks. The streets
are so slippery that few vehicles are
moving, and hardly horse is seen.
Wires all around this part Of the
country are down.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-22
'PUTIT0 DAY EACH.
WEEK BEING URGED
rood ADMINISTRATION PLANNING
TO INACCURATE CAMPAIGN TO
ENCOURAGE USE OF SWEET PO-
TATOES.

The United States food administra-
ton is plaRing consistent campaign
IT, inaugurate the use of sweet pota-
toes. Grocers will be urged to inaug-
urate potato" day each week, select
ing whatever day is slack i'll deliver
les and making special price for po-
tatoes delivered that day. Housewives
will be asked to buy potatoes, a weeks
supply, on each potato day, The adj
ministration wishes to place the sweet
potato on every table in Americus
every day in the year.
The food administration declares
tnat it is necessary right now as a
war measure for everybody to eat
potatoes and also to purchase them
in fairly regular quantities week by
week, SO that distribution will be
equal everywhere for the next five or
six months, relieving congestion and
enabling growers and istributors to
handle potatoes at the most reason
able prices and to further encourage
the production of a larger crop this
spring.
The department of agriculture is
working to improve potato growing
methods and to increase our crops.
The cooperation of the consumer and
the grower are needed now more than
ever before. Every American family is
urgd to buy and eat potatoes freely
through the winter and into the sum-
mer Hotels and restaurants are be-
ing urged to serve potatoes literally.
Cooperating with the department
of agriculture, the food administration
has taken definite measures to stabil-
ize the~potato industry, both as to pro-
duction and as to distribution. Stand
ard grades and the system of sale by
hundred weight basis have already
been introduced.
The potato today is plentiful, cheap
and the best substitute for food staples
we are asked to save for the allies,
the army and navy. 1t furnishes
nourishment, bulk, mineral salts and a
corrective alkalinity in the diet
Germany plants more than twice as
many potatoes as the United States.
Germany gets more than twice as
manp bushels per acre and she eats
three times as many potatoes. Ger
many's wise use of potatoes helps her
to hold out against the allies.
If we are going to win this war we
must fight Germany man for man.
shell for shell, potato for potato. The
food administration declares we raise
too few potatoes on too great an
acreage If our yield per acre was as
great as Germany's, the state of New
York alone of Michigan, or Wiscon-
sin, or Minnesota, might raise all the
potatoes. we eat. We eat too few po-
tatoes because the quality is not good
We speculate in potatoes from year to
year-farmer, jobber, retailer, every
body That makes fiuetuation in price,
for which we dearly pay
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-22
FLYING
OVER GERMAN LINES

SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE. Jan. q.
observers are now view
ing the German lines. being accom-
panied always by French pilots. They
are doing a regular shere of the bat
tie work.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-22

White meat (cuts) per lb.. .S0e
Meal (per peck) .............5 soc
Sugar may be sold in two7pound and
ive-pound packages-not over five
pounds to customer. Less than two
pounds may be sold.
Flour may be sold not-over as
puonds to customer. Rural resi-
dents are allowed twice as much sugar
and flour.
The retailer is allowed s1.10 bar
rel profit when flour is sold in the
sack. He is allowed $3.50 barrel
profit when it is sold In loose quanti-
ties. He allowed two cents a pound
profit on sugar when it is charged and
delivered-one cent a pound profit if.
the customer pays cash and carries it.
Sales must be by the pound-not by
the measure. Dealers are required
to post this notice conspiciously in
their stores.
FRANC MANGUM,
Sumter County Food Administrator.
Advisory Committee: W A. Dodson.
n. NJ. Dudley. r c. Moran, Mrs.
Lawson stapl~ton. Mrs Frank
Harold
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-22
FREEZING WEATHER
TODAY'S PREDICTION

Colder weather is the prediction for
tonight, with the temperature below
the freezing point.
This part of the state got its full
share of rain yesterday, but there was
no freeze.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-22
ANOTHER NOTE TO
IS PREPARED.
TROTSKY is AGAIN IN PETRO-
GRAD AND Is ARRANGING A
STATEMENT-PEACE NEGOTIA-
TIONS ARE SUSPENDED.

PETROGRAD, Jan. 21.- delayed }
Peace negotiations at Brest-Litovsk
have been postponed for a fe wdays.
Foreign Minister Trotsky is again in
Fetrograd, according to the newspa-
pers here, and he is said to be pre-
pairing another note to the Entente
Allies.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-22
OFFICIAL FOOD PRICE SCHEDULE
AS FIXED BY u. S. ADMINISTRATOR

uary 18th.
requested asked than the
prices stated report the food administrator
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-22

'ugar, per pound, ...............11c
Sugar. cash-and-carry" per lb. .1Oc
Flour, best grade. "a lbs. .......$LF
Flour. second grade, "a lbs.... ,.$1.65
Flour (if sold in buIk) per lb.,..7 12c
Rice, fancy head, per lb. ...t....11c
Lard, country, per lb ............92e
Lard, pure. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SIC
snowdrift Lard (10-lb pails) ....$2.5O
Lard Compound, per pound. -. e.27c
Grits, per lb ....................O7 ..O7c
Irish Potatoes (old9> per lb....,..O4c
Onions, per Ib. ..,......,.... ..06 lac
Peas, per lb Observation-Disclosures lac
ina Beans, per Ib. Zoe
Cheese, per 1b. .,......,........35c
Butter Creamery per lb. .......sOc
Eggs, per dozen, .............5O
Tomatoes (no. 2 cans) )...........15c
Tomatoes (No. cans) zoe
Corn Fancy Maine) per can. II 1-2c
Fvaporated Milk. (small cans) .O7 1-2c
Evaporated Milk Garge cans) -. .15c
Eagle Brand Milk ............2 .25c
Ga. Cane Syrup (gallon1 .,.-$1.10
Ca Cane syrup (half gallon) -. soc
Bread (per loaf ....a......1 10c
White Meat (sides) per -lb. =. -. .2Sc
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-23

I'VE are at our second rest camp,
but rest has yet been unavailable;
don't know where they have the idea
of rest owe here. Soldiers are here
from all over the world and a little
bunch from South Dakota, but we
will identify ourselves at that. Gig
arets here are SIS cents a package and
/ wish you would send some, for we
like to smoke. Wrote home, when on
the boat, and will try to write once a
week. Don't worry about me, what'd
be the use? II things are going to
happen, they will. We have seen
German prisoners all day and believe
me, they will never take prisoners in
the United States for they eat too
much, and they will never take many
of ours. They are putting us in
training and putting some on the line
and may be / will be there before
hear from you. They give the Scotch
and Irish credit for doing a lot of
good work on the front, as they are
great fighters. Haven't had my
clothes off for IL days, so you can
realize how feel, but it can't last
long. Don't forget to send some Gig
arets."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-23
Make SHORT WORK
BOB RYAN, BROTHER OF JOE
RYAN, OF MADISON, WRITES
FROM "OVER THERE"

A Sioux Falls newspaper publishes
the following interesting letter from
Bob Ryan, who is overseas, to his
brother. Frank Ryan, of Sioux Falls
The letter is Of local interest in view
of the fact that the young soldier is
a brother of Joe Ryan, manager oil
the Lyric theater. of Madison. Mr.
Ryan also received a letter from his
brother and In responding to his re.
quest for cigarets sent him a package
containing several thousand.
Just arrived here for a short time
and are to soon get out to our next
camp and then we don't know where
I eve realized what war and Its
work meant before, until at the camp
we just left in England, when we saw
cripples everywhere. We cen some
how to be q different sort of a sol
der and I am convinced we will make
short work of the Huns and Boches
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-23
FIREMEN MEET
RED CROSS AND DO OTHER
BUSINESS.

Partly because there was a good
feed in prospect, and partly because
there were subjects of interest to
come before them, the firemen turn
ed out in force at the meeting last
night in the hall at their regular
quarterly meeting.
The men discussed the fire truck
proposition at some length. 1t was
the opinion of many that it was not
desirable to purchase an expensive
piece of machinery and expose it to
the risk of fire that the old building
presents. But of the choice between
placing it in that building and of 60
ing without it, they expressed them
selves as being in favor of having
some more adequate means of reach
ing fires. They also talked of an i'm
proved alarm system for calling the
men out.
The company voted a $25 check to
the Red Cross, to be used in purchas-
ing some of the products. They had
intended to make some arrangements
and provision for a donation to the
cause, but found themselves unable
to do so before. They decided to use
a portion of their small accumulation
of funds for some good cause here
after. and began with the donation to
the Red Cross.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-23
R. F. D. MEN MEET
MET YESTERDAY AND ELECTED
OFFTCER-STATE CONVEN-
T9ON MEETS HERE.

In the /. o. o. F. hall yesterday
forenoon the Rural Free Deliverers
association for Lake county met in
regular session. Wentworth, Nunda,
Ramona and Madison were well rep
resented. Ed Fulwider called the
meeting to order.
Dues for the term were paid, and
the election of officers was held
Ed Fulwider, of Ramona, was elect
ed president; w. w. Waters, oil
Wentworth, vice president. and VIM
Dixon, of Madison, secretary-treas-
urer. Following the election Post.
master VIM. Lowe addressed them
briefly upon the d~esirability of or
g~anization and solidarity, and was
elected honorary member of their or
~ganization.
Ed Fulwider, VIM. Dixon and Fred
Elhoff were appointed a committee
on arrangements for the state con,
vention which is to meet i'm Madison
this summer.
After the conclusion of their reg,
ular business they repaired to the
high school building and helped tbs
Red Cross by getting lunch. They
expressed themselves as believing
that those of the organization who
were not present missed something,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-23
ONLY A VOLUNTEER.

Why didn't I wait to be drafted,
And to be led to the train by a band,
And put in my claim for exemption,
Why did / put up my hand?
Why didn't I wait for the banquet?
Why didn't I wait to be cheered?
For the drafted men get all the credit
While only volunteered.
And nobody gave me a banquet,
And nobody said a kind word,
The grind of the wheels of the engine
Was all the goodbye that l heard.
Then off to the camp I was hustled,
To be trained for the next half a year
And there in the shuttle forgotten.
l was only a volunteer.
And maybe sometime in the future,
When my little boy sits on my knee,
And asks me what / did in the con
flict,
And his little eyes look up to me.
l will have to look back as I blushing
To the eyes that so t~rustingly peer,
And tell him I missed being drafted,
I was only a volunteer.
Culver Frost.