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France Will Not Export Any
Os Her War Babies Abroad
PARIS, May 6. —“France is not go
ing to export any of its war orphans,’’
said Monsieur Alfred Croiset, head of
the Faculty of Letters of the Sorbonne,
explaining the participation of Amer
icans in the work of the Orphanage of
the Armies of which he is president.
“I know a statement was published
recently to the effect that 150,000
American families had offered to adopt
orphans of the war. The number was
a little exaggerated, and the word ad
option used in its general sense was
misleading. Orphans of the war so far
as it is possible are to remain in their
families, especially when the mother
is living. Where there are no immed
iate relatives to take care of them, they
are to be placed in other French fam
lies and ultimately will be cared for
by the State until their majority; none
of them are available for adoption un
der the common acceptation of the
term.
“Most of the Americans who have
expressed the desire to participate in
this work understand this point quite
■well; in fact in our correspondence
the majority of the letters from the
United States express the desire that
the children which they agree to sup
port should remain in their families.
The supposition that there are 150,000
American families wanting to take
care of orphans arose no doubt from
the fact that we were asked by Amer
icans as to about how many war orph
ans there were needing assistance, and
we put the number at 150,000. This, of
course, does not comprise all of the
war orphans. They were estimated
recently in a debate in the senate by
Senator Jenouvrier at 800,000- which
of course included half orphans, but a
great proportion of these will never
become the objects of charitable work
and the exact number may never be
precisely determined.
“Committees have been organized in
a great many American cities to re-
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Get the “Brighten-Up” Spirit j
It will make your home more attractive; keep it clean, ii
healthful and in good repair. “Brighten-Up” means •
more than just painting. But painting is the first and
more important part. A well-painted house is a 1
pleasure to see, a joy to live in and a big economy
to the owner.
IfOy Paints & Varnishes
are mixed with the genuine “Brighten-Up” spirit.
For every surface inside and outside the home we can
supply a suitable Sherwin-Williams finish in any
color and all ready to apply. Let us help you to
“Brighten-Up.” ;
Alien’s Drug & Seed Store
ceive propositions of families, not to
adopt orphans, but to support them in
their own surroundings for a period
of two years, which is supposed will
go beyond the end of the war and carry
them to the time when the measures
taken by the government for the care
of orphans become effective. All the
people in France connected with this
movement have been deeply touched
by the generous ardour of Americans
in this work. We have received many
thousands letters, the numbers are in
creasing every day, from families who
want to enter into direct communica
tion with orphans and start corres
pondence with them so as to follow
them until such time as they need no
further help.
The plan of the Orphanage of the
Army is to bring these children up
without making them feel that they are
objects of charity, without withdraw
ing them from their usual environment
except when that environment is bad.
We support them in their own homes
with contributions of money, clothing,
books, pending the organization of
official means of providing ofr them.
We are aided largely in this work by
pupils of the publis schools. There
are about 40,000 different schools in
France, and the children of each school
contribute their sous for the support
of an orphan. Eventually each one of
these schools will have a ward as its
charge.”
NOTiCE.
I am an expert finisher of high
grade furniture, such as pianos, office
furniture and bank fixtures. Will be
in the city but a short time. I want
ycur work. Antique furniture a spec
ialty. Prices reasonable. Address
J. H. PIERSON,
Windsor Hotel. Phone 84.
The people whose advertisement!
you read in this paper are on the level
They’re not afraid of their goods.
ATHLETICS IN THE
NW ARE BENEFIT
TO FI6HTINB BOYS
No keener sportsmen live today
than the sailors of Uncle Sam's Navy,
i The Navy Department encourages
sjiorts in every way by issuing base
ball outfits, football outfits, boxing
gloves, fencing foils and a great
many other things free of charge.
Every year meets of all kinds are held
to determine what ships or stations
will carry the honors for the ensuing
tv. elve months. After the fleet finish
es the winter practice and war games
•in Southern waters, usually about
March, from three to four weeks are
j given over entirely to athletics,
which take place at Guantanamo,
Cuba, tie.) with the exception of foot
ball games. There is more excitement
at games of baseball that is being
played for the navy championship
than at any of the big league games.
The bleachers and grandstand are
filled with leather-lunged rooters, both
contesting ships have a full band on
4he scene. Nothing is neglected that
will make noise. When either team
makes a good play or a home run
comes in, bedlam breaks loose, and at
the close of the game the members of
j tl:e winning team are borne in triumph
from the field on the shoulders of
i their admiring shipmates. A canteen
! ot ship store is maintained on every
ship in the U. S. Navy, and such ar
ticles as smoking and chewing tobac
co, toilet soap, candy, paper, canned
goods, etc., are sold at a price just
slightly in advance of cost. The profits
derived from these stores are turned
over to the athletic fund and be
comes available ofr giving entereain
re.ents which are called “smokers.”
Such entertainments are joyful occas
ions. The ship giving the smoker is
gayly decorated with lights and such
,ether electrical displays as the ships
THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
electricians can devise. Cigars and J
cigarettes are scattered with bountiful 1
hands among the guests from the rest I
of the fleet. The mess tables are put
down and oladed with "eats" of every :
description and everybody helps him
self. The only thing that is barred is
“demon rum,” because these affairs
are always strictly “prohi.”
Usually a number of excellent box-'
lug bouts are staged. Seven three !
minute rounds is the limit of any one
bout, unless the judges have been un
able to make up their minds as to
who is the winner, and require another
round. Another favorite sport of the
navy is boat racing. Every ship is
supplied with a light racing cutter, all
of them being of the regulation pat
tern, so that no ship may have an un
fair advantage. The devices resorted
to by race boat coxswains to keep I
-
other ships from getting any accurate I
knowledge of the speed and endurance ■
of their crews while in training for a
race are a legion. There have been
instances of where a coxswain has
secretly fastened a block to the keel
of the boat to obstruct its speed. Ap- (
pcren.tly his crew would be pulling !
their best, still his boat would be i
slow. One coxswain worked out a
scheme with complete success of train-,
ing with his good crew at night. The
crew of the opposing ship were com
pletely deceived by this clever dodge,
and the result was one of the worst
beatings for them ever scored.
C. E. SMITHERMAN,
U. S. Navy Recruiting Station,
Americus, Ga.
IGGIES Will OPEN
THEIR SESSON OR
TUESDAY AFTER!®
Tuesday afternoon the “Aggies” will
play their first home game of the I
season. The Leslie team will come to;
Americus to attempt to take the I
measure of the locals. Coach Glenn'
Colby has not announced the farmer,
boys’ line-up, but from a reliable ■
source comes the information that
Stinson will be used to twirl the
opener. This boy has worlds of stuff,
and coupled with a great amount of
speed, he gives promise of making
things warm for the Leslians. Sears
at short stop for the aggies is one of
the best players in prep, circles, and
lie should prove a powerful factor in
helping the local college. The fence
busters of the Agricutural school are
primed for the fray, and when the
dust of battle settles, it will be dis
covered that they did their duty. Roy
Johnson, star twirler of the Americus
High school team, will work for Les
lie in this game. Roy lives at Hun
tington, near Leslie, but goes to school
in Americus. Those who saw Johnson
pitch the 1 to 0 victory over Columbus
Industrial stand sponsors for the
statement that the aggies will have to
go some if they expect to beat his
benders.
Friday the High school team will
journey to Columbus to tackle for the
last series with Columbus. In the first
brace of games played here, Americus
was victorious, 1 to 0 in the first en
counter, and lo to 9 in the second. The
Columbus team has been strengthened
considerably in the last few days, and
now are prepared to play their best
brand of baseball against Americus.
Coach Hoist's boys are determined to
take at least one game of tfhe two in
Columbus, and if they play as con
sistently in those games as they did in
past contests, then it is an even bet
that both games will be added to the
scalp-list.
j i
| It is not known just how many of
the squad will make the trip, but prob
ably thirteen men will be taken—ex-
: clusively of Prof. Holst.
GEORGIA, Sumter County.
I To All Whom It May Concern: Mrs.
Mary H. Campbell having, in proper
1 form, applied to me for permanent Let-1
t< rs of Administration on the estate of
K. •?. Campbell, late of said county, I
.this is to cite all and singular the
'ci editors and next of kin of K. C.|
' Campbell to be and appear at my office
i within the time allowed by law, and
, show cause, if any they can, why per-[
’ manent administration should be
granted to Mrs. Mary H. Campbell on
K. C. Campbell's estate.
Witness my hand and official signa- ’
tore, this Ist day of May, 1916.
JOHN A. COBB, Ordinary, fu’..
FASHION NEWS. f
For several years the
Parisian designers al
though devoting much o /"I
energy to the trimming clllCl '
of the skirt, have con
sidered it but as a part W IK T
of the one piece dress, fly
or as a fraction of the ™ WM * I •
three-piece costume. In
other words, corsage Leaders of fashion
and jacket have held ■. . ~
the field, and separate nave made tne sepa-
M°e B<,S a l w.T°^t' , chea rate skirt and waist
the correct style this
renewal of favor for VeO T. PeODle j. XI
the colored blouse in a • .
lawn, linen, chiffon and Americus have rea-
coupled w C i h th e ’the h ap h lized this and have
c P o e X an r of t f he been buying accord
corsage with short , u co
basque or peplum, in- ingly. We have had
dicates decidedly that . u i . , ■ .
from now on the Sepa- the lar g eSt ® ki rl SCSSOH in OUt
rate skirt is to figure history and have made extra-
as a part of the sash- ordinary pieparations to take
robe. care ot the summer business in
Hash Skirts S LOO> s l<2s) s l<so and s2<oo
Woolen and Silk Shirts $5.00, $7.50, $8.50 and $lO.Ol
Sport Skirts $3.50, $5.00, $7.50 and SIO.OO
"Fern” Waists in sealed packages, new styles every week,
the biggest value fofr SI.OO
Silk Waists, new models each week. Plain and Fancy, $2.50, $2.98 $3.98
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BUY the large sizes of JONES’
I BALSAM OF BENZOIN when your
i horses are troubled with scratches
thrush, galled shoulders, swellings and
I flesh wounds. Sod on the money-back
plan. A.sk your dealer for it. 9-lm
FOR RENT
FOR RENT Couuple furnished
rooms; gas stove; water in kitchen;
screened; lights and phone; no child
ren. Address “Rooms,” Box 468. 5-2 t
FOR RENT —Our home on Taylor
street. Mrs. U. S. Haisten. 2-ts
FOR RENT—Five-room house on
Forrest street; convenient to school;
possession given May Ist. J. S. Bol
ton. -26-ts
FOR RENT—Two nice upstairs fur
nished or unfurnished, connecting
rooms; close in. Phone 699. J. P. Can
non, 409 Lamar street. 20-ts
FOR RENT—Eight-room house with
modern improvements, on Lee street,
No. 131; close in; possession at once.
R. E. Cato. 13-ts
FOR RENT—House and lot 166 Tty
ior street, now occupied by J. T,
Stukes. See R E. McNulty. 8-'d
WANTED—M iscellaneous
WE WANT to give you all the broken
stone that you can use. Schneider
Marble Co. • 25-24 t
FARM LOANS Can give goof
terms on farm loans; money plenti-
W. W. Dykes. 15-tJ
WANTED—To purchase a gentle
| saddle horse. R. L. McMATH.
7-6 t
YOUR SHOES repaired while you
wait. Half sole and new rubber heels
put on, sl. Americus Shoe Hospital.
Phone 280. 11l Lee street. 7&14
WANTED—A competent woman to
represent a reliable company; work
permanent. Call at Cawood House, 11
to 1. 7-lt
Palm Beach and Kool Kloth Suits,
dry cleaned and pressed 35c suit.
Phone 245. C. H. Yearwood. 5-6 t
WOMEN tQ represent established
guaranteed hosiery mill selling “Mill
Ito Wearer”; permanent customers,
brand well advertised; sala.;'—? com
mission. International Mills, Dept.
1800, Norristown, Pa. 7-lt
WE WANT live, hustling men to sell
oils, paints and specialties; salary or
commission; exclusive territory; make
SIOO to S4OO monthly. The Buckeye Oil
& Paint Co., Cleveland, O. 71t
AT A BARGAIN—I 29 Acres of land;
2 1-2 miles from Plains, Ga.; $800;
terms. W. T. W„ 447 S. Gallatin St.,
Jackson, Miss.
FARM LOANS—at 6 per cant. Inter
est. Terms satisfactory. R. L. May
uard.
J. A. GLASGOW, tailor-making, re
pairing; display Mason-Hanson sam
ples. 215 Lamar Street. 5-lnc
-PHONE US TO SEND for your work.
Half sole and new rubber heels, $1
Americus Shoe Hospital. Phone 280.
11l Lee street. 7& <4
LOANS made on farms Jt Six Per- j
Cent. Interest. J. J. Hanesley.
FOR SALE
LEE STREET SAND PIT—In old'
Elbert Head Fish Pond. Best buildins
sand in Georgia. Short haul, easy to 1
’rad, very accessible, 20 cents for 2
horse load at pit, or 85 cents delivered;
75c in large quantities. See Harrold
Brothers or L. G. Council. 21-tt
SUNDAY, MAY 7, 1910
GET YOUR WORK done on your
shoes at the new sanitary place, 111
Lee street. Phone 280. Americus
Shoe Hospital. 7474
DON’T USE POOR OIK-For use on
sewing machines, bicycles and all pur
poses requiring a fine lubricant, the
best is the cheapest in the end. Gen
uine Singer Oil can only be obtained
at Singer Shops. Look for the red S,
Singer Sewing Machine Company, No.
402 Windsor Block, Jackson Street.
11-13-16-w
FOR SALE—Egg Plants, Tomato
Petunias and Bell Pepper plants. Mrs.
Aeon Buchanan. 26-ts
FOR SALE—Three 7-feet second
hand Deering binders; three 6-feet sec
ond-hand McCormick binders; in good
condition, at bargain prices. Address
Arles Plantation, R. F. D., Anderson
ville, Ga. Phone 2703 28-ts
FOR SALE—Two 60-foot front, va
cant lots, on the north side of Taylot
street, Americus, Ga., being a part of
the lot known as the A. B. Campbell
home lot. and lying immediately eas
of the residence of D. R. Andrews. For
terms of sale see R. L. Maynard, Ex
ecutor of Estate ?f Mrs. A. B. Camp
bell. 21-ti
A MACHINE FOR WOMEN—Should
be the best obtainable. The Singer
Sewing Machine is acknowledged the
lightest running, most durable and
convenient of any. Look for the red
S. Singer Sewing Machine Company,
No. 402 Windsor Block, Jackson
Street. 11-13-16-w
Executive Ability Defined.
Willie—“ Paw, what is executive aMI
ity?” Paw—" That ic something pos
sessed by a man who has a positlot
that enables him to And fault with th«
work done by the rest of the help, my
sou."
Americus Shoe Hospital
Hl LEE STREET,
HUDSON BUILDING,
Phone 280.
Will send for your work and return
it promptly. Guarantee satisfaction.
Half sole and rubber heels put for
sl. Repair your shoes while you
wait. Everything sanitary in this
shop.
Give us a trial order.
Americus Shoe Hospital