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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-17

if you are a contestant, and have the
votes counted to your credit.
The coupon IN the paper each day
will remain good for 500 votes this
week and possibly for part of next
week. After that the value of the cou-
pons will begin to decline. If you
are a subscriber, save the votes for
some one, for there are many demands
for the votes being made and none
should be wasted. They count in the
aggregate the same as votes issued on
subscriptions.
Monday a report came into the office
to the business manager that in two
instances on Sunday, papers had been
delivered with the votes already cut
out. A searching investigation is being
made. 1t is possible that some one in
passing picked up the paper, cut out
the vote, and threw the paper back.
Any person caught at this will be
Immediately dealt with, and you are
requested to call Phone SO if you find
votes cut out of your paper. Another
copy of the paper will be sent you
Several new nominations were re-
ceived Saturday and the list for Dis
trict One will be published again on
Wednesday, while the District Two list
will appear on Friday. Both lists will
appear Sunday morning, and in the
Weekly edition. 1t is not too late to
make a nomination or start in the
campaign this week, and those who
have been nominated and have not yet
notified the Campaign Department that
they are in the drive to get the best
prizes, should so do at once, then get
busy among their friends, asking them
to save votes for them.
The campaign is very pleasant one
OF friendly rivalry and is being oper-
ated with a guarantee by the manage
ment of The Times Recorder that no
unfair methods and no money-spending
at the close of the drive, as has been
done in many of the old-time "con-
tests" where prizes were raffled off to
the highest bidder, will be allowed.
Those who have learned the details
OF this campaign agree that it is a
campaign that will absolutely insure
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-17
No Intimation as to Commander, But
Col. DiCkman is Expected
to Remain
WAREHOUSE PERSONNEL TO
BE CUT TO 65 ENLISTED MEN
Souther on Same Basis Now as 9th
er Permanent Camps, Says
General Staff

Irders have Just been issued in
Washington placing the Aviation Gen.
eral Supply Depot and Souther Field
under one command. This information
vas contained in message received
Lhis afternoon by The Times Recorder
from Joseph Perkins, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, who was sent
to Washington last week by the Cham
per to work in the interests of Souther
Field being retained as one of two
ectIve flying fields in the country.
The telegram did not indicate who
tic commander would be, and neither
az Souther Field nor the warehouse
was any information ON the subject
forthcoming. In fact, the official order
has not been received at either place,
although Lieut.. Col. F. T. Dickman
has had unofficial information that the
order might be expected. Because he
outranks Major E, S. Schofield, COM
nander of the warehouse, it is re-
garded as likely that he will be desig-
mated to the combined command, and
that Major Schofeld will be given
other duties elsewhere.
Mr.. Perkins telegram also stated
that Souther Field is now on the same
basis as the other permanent flying
fields. The message follows:
Washington March 17-General
staff authorizes statement Souther
Field on same basis as all permanent
fields. Only men already at other
fields will complete training. Orders
issued placing Souther Field and depot
under same command
Major Schoield announced today
tt at he had received orders reducing
his enlisted personnel from 800 to IS
men, in line with the orders received
at all the other air service camps. He
indicated that orders were expected
replacing at least part of these men
with civilians.
Word was received in Americus to-
day that the officers at Park Field, near
Memphis, which was recently put on
the atcive" list with Souther, had
been ordered to Dorr Field, Arcadia,
Fla. Among those who will go to Ar
cadia under this order is Lieut.. A. C.
Mann, who was transferred to Park
Field from here few weeks ago.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-17

A group of flying officers were dis
cussing this morning the editorial in
the Atlanta Journal Sunday in re-
gard to the establishing of an aero
drome at Atlanta and proper landing
places suitable for any class of air.
plane and it was the concensus OF
opinion that if such place was pro-
vided that cross country flights might
be arranged with Lieut-Col. F. T.
Dickman, the commanding officer, as
part of the instructions to enlisted men
who intend becoming pilots The ships
could make to Atlanta in the morn
ings and return in the afternoons,
bringing with them the latest papers
from the metropolitan city
A few emergency landing places
should be established between here
and Atlanta, and what is true of At
lanta would apply to all the important
cities of the state. Here is chance
for Georgia to quickly place itself in
a position to say "We are ready for
the aerial mail service; come on" and
Georgia would be the first state in the
union to properly provide for this
service.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-17
1900 CLERKS IN
ATLANTA STRIKE
RETURN TO- JOBS

ATLANTA, March 17.-(By Asso-
ciated Press about fifteen hundred
railroad clerks, employed on all the
reads here, except the Nashville, Chat
taAooga & st. Louis railway, returned
to work this morning, after being on
strike since Friday. The return of the
men is understood to be for the pur-
lose of laying foundation for a final
settlement of the controversy of the
clerks of the Nashville, Chattanooga
& st. Louis road. Another conference
is expected to be held here today
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-17

the placing of the prizes with those
who make the best showing of votes,
secured by honest effort on the pay
ment of bona fde subscriptions and
the saving of coupons from the paper.
There is positively no other way to
secure votes and there is no scheme or
fixing" for any one to get the prizes.
Get in the campaign and get in to
WIN by securing votes while they are
highest for paid subscriptions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-17
Supreme Court VIII
Test Burleson's Order

WASHINGTON, March 17.-(By AS
sociated Press.) - The authority OF
Postmaster General Burleson to in
crease telephone rates throughout the
country is to be determined by the
Supreme court, which today granted
the state of Kansas permission to in
stitute original proceedings against the
postmaster general questioning the va
l'dity of his order of December 13 last.
The court ordered return to be made
in the case at the next term in Oc-
tober.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-17
Austrian Assembly
Asks New Cabinet

COPENHAGEN, March 16-(Sunday)
-tBy Associated ss.)-The main
committee of the Austrian national as
sembly has unanimously charged
Chancellor Renner to form new cabi-
net, and The national assembly has
passed bills relative to a parliament
and state government, and also has ap-
proved measure calling for socializa-
tion of the latter.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-17
All Quiet Again at
Tien sin, Says Gable

WASHINGTON, March 17.-(By AS
sociated Press minister Deinsch, at
Pehng, advised the state department
today that all was quiet at Tein Tsin,
where there was trouble last week be-
tween American soldiers and Japan
ese; also that he was sending full
report by mail. The department in
structed him to report all important
facts by cable Immediately.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-17
Rebuilding Freight Yards,

ATLANTA, March 17.-(By Assocat-
ed Press. Crews of carpenters ano
trackmen started at daybreak today to
clear away the debris and begin re-
building the platforms and buildings
in the Inman freight yards of the Sou
thern railway here, where damage es-
mated at $1,00O,OOO was caused by fire
late yesterday. The cause of the blaze
is unknown.
Eighty loaded and 20 empty cars
were burned, while 100 cars were re-
moved by switch engines.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-17
100 CIVILIANS
TO Be USED AT
SOUTHER FIELD;
FLYING TOCOON
Discharged Men to Be Replaced for
Present Until Ranks Are
RefilIed

SOUTHER FIELD, March 17.-Lieut
Col. F. T. Dickman, commanding Off
Ger, has been authorized to employ not
to exceed one hundred civilians as la
borers and watchmen at Souther Field.
These are to be used to replace, in
manner until the ranks are filled by
new enlistments, the men to be dis
charged by April 1, about 1876 in num-
ber, under the orders recently re-
ceived from Washington by all the
flying fields in the country. The civil
ians will be employed in work that will
relieve the 55 enlisted men remaining
at the post for purely military duties,
which, to, some extent, will be flying
instruction.
This news would indicate consider
able activity would continue with the
remaining forces and officers.
If similar conditions exist at the
Supply Depot, there should be at least
800 men at Aries during the suspen-
sion period, so-called.
The value OF the air service is
bound to be recognized and all the
papers of the country are advising the
construction of aerodromes and land
ing places.
1t is hoped Lieut.-Col F. T. Dickman,
the commanding officer, will plan and
carry out several other cross-country
flights to Savannah, Charleston, Jack
sonville, Montgomery, Mobile and
other points, now that his corps of
flyers are so well organized. Nothing
has better demonstrated the value of
the airplane than the flight to Atlanta
which was published by the Associated
Press oil over the United States and
abroad.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-17
$4,000 CHINESE
WORKERS PLAN
SOVIET REIGN;
PEKIN STIRRED
Officials Taking Measures to Check
Activities of BoIsheviki
Movement

PEKING, March 12.-(Wednesday.)
(By Associated Press 1.-The Chinese
government is alarmed over the report
coming from Petrograd, relative to the
formation of Chinese workingmen's s
organization with sixty thousand men,
bers, with the object of carrying on
revolutionary propaganda and estab-
llShing soviets in China.
Inquiries are being made by the au-
thorities as to measures which will eff
fectively check these activities.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-17
German-Austria to
Get 5 Tons Daily

BASEL, March 16.-(Sunday.- (By
Associated Press.) )-The Inter-Allied
Food commission, which has been con-
Quoting negotiations at Vienna, has re-
Ported an agreement by which Ger
man Austria will receive five conveys
of grain daily. via. Trieste, according
t. edvices from Vienna. A credit of
$30,O0O,0O0 has been arranged to carry
out the agreement.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-17
Bolsheviki Troops
Fleeing in Panic

COPENHAGEN, March 17.-(By AS
sociated Press. )-Lettish troops have
advanced toward Mitau and captured
the towns Of Kamiau and Seablen, ac-
cCrding to an official statement at the
Let's headquarters. The advance
continues, the statement says, and
the Bolsheviki in Northern Courland
are threatened with having their re-
treat to Mitau and Riga cut off. They
are reported to be retiring in panic.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-17
Soldiers and Sailors
In St. Patrick Parade

NEW YORK, March 17.-(By Asso-
ciated Press s.)-Soldier and sailors
were accorded honor places in st. Pat
rick's Day parade in which $4,000 rep
resentatives of about 100 Irish societies
participated.
The celebration of the day began last
night with banquets and meetings and
r4any others were arranged to begin
soon after the parade today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-17
Greenville Cotton
Mills Shorten Day

GDEENVILLE, S. c., March IT,
(By Associated Press) The cotton
mills here today inaugurated 55-hour
week schedule, instead of 60 hours, as
heretofore. Practically 1000 employees
are affected.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-17
82d Assigned for
Early Return Home

WASHINGTON, March 17.-(By AS
sociated Press.) Assignment to early
convoy home of the Eighty Second di-
vision and a large number of ambu-
lsnce sections was announced in a
message from General Pershing to-
day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-17
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Georgia: Probably showers and
thunderstorms tonight and Tuesday.
Frequent showers are indicated for
the week, with temperatures above
normal.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-17
First Real Blow of
Red Forces Futile

ARCHANGEL, March 15.-(Satur-
day)-(By Associated Press.)-The fu-
tile attack which the Bolsheviki de-
livered yesterday on the Allied and
American forces comprised the first Sc
rious attempt to cut the line of COM
munications of the Dvina-v -vaga
columns.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-17

A Southern
Newspaper FOR
outhern People
Evening star., 1919-08-24

canton and he arrived there just in
time to join party being formed at
the consulate to witness a native
execution. Two globe-trotters from
chicago. a British colonel from India,
Dutch naval officer from Java and
nlmself constituted the group of
Europeans who stood patiently in the
little rough court in the center of
Canton which has seen the shedding
OF more human blood than many a
battlefield. A motley crowd of Curl
osity seekers filled one end of the
court. while those who were unable
to offer the customary fee to the
soldiers on guard were kept outside
a rough picket gate. The other end
OF the yard-the center being re-
served. like a ring in a circus. for
the actual entertainment-was occu-
pied by a number of potters who
were placing their handmade clay
Jars on strips of straw mating to
dry In the sun, and who seemed ut
terly unconcerned at the impending
tragedy which was about to take
pace IN tne1r midst.
suddenly a cry arose from the
crowd. "Lai Lao! Lai Liaow (They
have come! They have comeD, and
from the adjoining narrow alley a
procession Of soldiers and lictors with
guns and old-fashioned spears ap-
preached and entered the inclosure.
Following them came eight wretched
coolies bearing between them in bam-
boo baskets the four condemned VIC
tins of the law. The latter were
unshaven, unkempt, ragged and filthy
beyond words. Half dazed by mar
cotic wine which their friends had
bribed the jailers to give them, they
seemed perfectly listless and indif-
ferent to any fate that was in store
for them. The coolies stopped and at
the word Of command from the white-
buttoned magistrate, who sat calmly
smoking In his sedan chair, they
dumped the contents Of their baskets
out on the ground with no more cere-
mony or feeling than they would have
shown had they been SO many bricks
or stones. The executioner, a fat,
coarse kind Of creature with q per-
fectly impassive face, stepped out of
little hut at the end Of the yard,
Evening star., 1919-08-24

long. wavy surface showing the
marks of the recent grinding that
had sharpened it for the work Of the
day. He bowed respectfully to the
magistrate and received from his dep
uty paper with list of names.
only four today your excellency ?"
he inquired.
Quite correct. four only" was the
calm and stoical reply.
"Fangling pien" cline them up!")
cried the bearer of the "sword-of-
mercy" to his assistants, who pro-
ceeded to place the criminals on their
knees in row about four feet apart,
their feet securely chained together
and their arms fastened behind them.
The lord high executioner bowed once
more to the mandarin master of cere-
monies and took his place at the head
Of the line. He raised the blade into
the air, grasping it firmly with his
outserteched hands.
SAX! Sak!" ("Kill! Kill) said the
voice in the chair between the puffs
from the pipe. The assistant grasped
the arms of No. and jerking them
upward threw his head and neck
straight forward. The sword fell and
with unerring aim it Topped of the
life of the pirate, whose quivering
body fell forward into a pool of GRIM
son blood. one" shrieked the crowd
as they all clapped their hands-not
in approval of the headman's skill, as
the European spectators all supposed,
but to frighten away the evil spirits
who always hover about such scenes.
The executioner stepped across the
PROSTATE form and raised his sword
for the second. 1t flashed in the air
for an instant and the crowd cried,
Two" He stepped forward again.
''Three!" and then, "Fourw and all
was over and the crowd clapped and
cheered to their satisfaction. The as
sistant compared the bamboo tallies
which he had united from the heads of
the prisoners with the paper in his
hand to make sure for the second time
that all was correct, and receiving
from the magistrate the liberal fee of
"a for his masters work the process
sion reformed and hurried away again
to the ya-men, or official court
Evening star., 1919-08-24

~ulck work, that, chr remarked
the Indian colonel.
Mlgnty lively" replied the tourist
from Chicago. Did you notice how
the crowd checked them Off as the
heads fell? Reminds you of the old
Gays OF the French revolution, doesn't
It, and the old ladies who knitted at
the foot OF the guillotine and kept tallv
on the unfortunates? But. look,
What's that old chap dressed like a
priest doing with those biscuits?"
pointing to figure bending over be-
rore them and dipping some little
cakes out of basket into the stream
OF human blood that was trickling at
their feet. Another horrible super.
stition. suppose?"
Him b'longee velly good loss" ex-
planned Choo Loo, the guide in charge
OF the party. "S'posee some man
gottee velly sick. he chow chow dat
cakee, velly soon gettee more better.
How fashion him joss-man can savee."
We'll, isn't that the horrible limit ?"
turning to the lieutenant,
1T certainly is-but I must hurry
up and get that sword now before the
old man disposes of 1t to some one
else. I see he's washing it and put
ting 1t away in his cabin"
What do you suppose he will wan+
Tor 1t, If he sells it at all?"
have no idea, but I'll start him
on couple of Mexicans and see what
he says"
Taking the guide one side. he in.
structed him to negotiate the pur-
chase and Choo Loo disappeared in
the direction Of the cabin.
Velly solly." he began as he CANA
back. dat execution man no wantcbee
sell. He talkee him fadder hab dat
swordee plenty year."
Oh, that's an cid yarn! Every old
dealer In Asia tells the same tale
You Just go up to him and show hin,
hve orand-new Mexican dollars and
bring me back the sword. see?,
After a prolonged discussion. which
rather irritated the remainder of the
party who. having gratified their NOR.
o'o curiosity were now just as anx.
ious to get away from the cursed spot
as they had been to reach II Choo
Loo 'reappeared and whispered IN +h.
iieutenant's ear that IS was hone.
less, but SO would salve over ~.
wounded feelings Of the SON at part
ing with the ancestral treasure. The
money was handed over, the sword
carefully wrapped in yellow naner
and deposited under. the seat OF tha
sedan.
you guarantee that this ia the cor.
rect one with the blood stains all on
it"' inquired the purchaser.
my can seclure." was the confaert
reply. Number one sword-hab
gottee plenty bloody"
Unwilling to risk any possible ,o.s
on the way or in the native custom.
house' the naval officer very sens,b,v
placed the purchase In the hand. ~
personal friend. who delivered II tho
following week to the anxious Mr.,
Chester at Shanghai.
WELL now that you've actually got.
ten the gruesome thing at last, I sup
pose you are perfectly satisfied" re-
marked Miss Pinkerton of Boston to
her friend and fellow-traveler as the
latter was exhibiting the sword Of
Canton to . little party Of friends at
afternoon tea on the Astor House
terrace.
Il am sure hawthorne VII !. mar.
Evening star., 1919-08-24
The EXecutioner's Sword

ter's expectations, the u. s. s. Ben
nington did sail for the south the
following week; Lieut.. Ward did get
few days leave. he. did go up to
Evening star., 1919-08-24

bearing in his hand a significant
sword. 1t was of ancient Chinese
make, carved with curious symbols
on the hilt. double-handed, and its
Evening star., 1919-08-24

"But, doctor. 10 this q usual thing7
Have you ever known cases Of Il
among European residents before"
asked Miss Pinkerton late that even
ing. Of DR.. Hall Clayton. 40 he was
bidding her goodnight after making
his patient. Mrs. Chester, a. CONE
Portable as possible.
"Oh. bless your heart. yes. many Of
them. They often get It from going
70 the Chamber Of Horrors In the
BvdAhist temples Or othss tarrltle
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-21
LEST ME FoRGET.

Now while the Germans. are ask
ing for an amelioration of the peace
terms and the Pope and all other
agencies are being appealed to to use
their influence to mitigate the
severity of the same, it is well to
look into the past to see what Ger
many expected and demanded.
A year ago Ludendorff's legions
were laundering at the gates of
Paris The Prussian army had been
provided with victory uniforms in
preparation for the triumphal entry
into the capital of France. The
whole German nation was drunk
with the prospect OF victory. Ex-
pressions of what Germany demand
ed and what would be exaeted be-
gan to come from her prominent
men. Mathew Erzberger, now one
OF her pleaders for mitigation, was
prominent among them. Here are
the terms he laid down for Germany
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-21
BUILD NOW.

Not long since The Dispatch car
ried an editorial advising people
who contemplated building to do So
now. At that time statistics in sup
port OF our position We're not avail
able, the general argument being
that industrially and economically
we were upon an inflated basis and
that it would be years before the
pre-war conditions in values would
be restored, if ever again.
The Dispatch has come into pos
session of some figures which tend
to sustain our contention The gov
eminent index on the cost of build
ing materials has risen 81 per cent.
since the war compared to values OBJ
tanning before that period. For the
same period the index of commodi-
ties other than building material
has risen 113 per cent. Wages in
the constructive industry of the
country have risen 80 per cent in
the four-year period, while wages on
all commodities increased "a per
cent during the four year period.
If these figures are correct they
do not bear out the opinion that
building and all of the elements
which enter therein will be cheaper.