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THE TIMES-RECORDER
ESTABLISHED 1879.
Published every Sunday morning and
•very afternoon except Saturday, and
Weekly, by the Times-Recorder Co.
(Incorporated.)
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poatoffice at Americus, Ga.. under act
Os March 3, 1879.
G. IL ELLIS,
President
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City of Americus.
Sumter County.
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Railroad Commission of Georgia For
Third Ccngreaslonal Dustrict
U. S. Court, Southern District of
Georgia.
Americus, Ga„ May 4, 1917
Have a little food conference all
your own, and think it over.
The slogan now is—"eat what you
can and what you can’t can.’’
General Petain seems to be the
general choice for the new leader of
France.
Senator Thomas is built according
to our way of thinking as he would
hang the food speculators.
The Huns are cussing Wilson now,
which should raise him higher and
higher in the eyes of all Americans.
The u-boat menace is a serious
problem, and Uncle Sam with his
wrinkled brow, might as well get
down to business.
The German political system is
<barged with being a failure, but
no one can deny that their war ma
chine is a weakling.
Now is the time for extra energy to
be supplied ofr the Red Cross. They
will soon be called upon to actively
participate with American soldiers in
Europe.
Despite Mayor Thompson, of Chi
cago, the French commission is going
to pay the Windy city a visit. It won’t
take the mayor to insure a hearty wel
come, though.
A half million soldiers for the Euro
pean fighting lines will soon be need
ed, says one official. And more be
sides according to the way things
seem to be going on.
Remember that Germany has won
the war up to date. It remains for
us to say whether she shall win orj
lose. We have assumed the obligation
—-and who would falter?
It is for their mothers, sisters,
wives and sweethearts which causes
American young men to answer the
call of their country. Some must go.
aid every man should choose for him
self.
All of the wooden vessels to be
constructed by the United States will
■,be one size. That’ll make building
much easier, but the boats will cer
tainly need no identification ticket to
be recognized by a German submarine.
The Brazilian president thinks that
"tit for tat” is fair play, for when the
Germans held their minister, he
promptly ordered that the German
official to Brazil be held until the
Teutons released the South American
officials.
THE WAR OF THE WORLD.
The entire world is involved in the
struggle which began in Europe when
Austria-Hungary attempted to deprive
Serbia of her sovereign rights.
Brazil is on the brink. Chile has
broken relations with the German gov
ernment. Norway is sucering from the ,
menacing blows of the u-boats; cer
tainly, no more than if she was actual
ly at war. China is expected to de
clare war, as relations were broken
with Berlin soon after the United
States dismissed von Bernstorff.
The balance wheels to carry on in
tercourse between the warring na
tions as neutrals are growing shorter.
Only Spain, Switzerland, Holland, with
the Scandinavian countries, together
with a few scattering people over the
earth, are officially apart. Still, every
country in the world has been touched
by the war; even every country has
been illegally attacked by Germany.
The United States has entered the
struggle to guarantee the defeat of
Germany and her allies. Uncle Sam
underwrites the cause of the Entente
Allies. It is a huge undertaking, and
the American people might as well get
down to business.
The u-boat, the deadly menace pos
sessed by the Germans, has brought
about an acute situation. This is one
of the features which caused war be
tween our country and the Kaiser’s.
It is necessary that some form of
food dictatorship be employed to have '
the people leagued together in this war
withstand the shocks of destruction of (
shipping. The United States wastes
enough food to supply the fighting ar
mies. It remains to be seen if our
people are willing to forego their
waste, their extravagance, and their
luxuries—for the sake of humanity and
civilization.
The world war has made us a world
power. We must stand the test.
SLOW BUSINESS.
Even before war was declared by
]
the United States on Germany efforts ‘
were begun to recruit the navy up to
81,000 men—the full complement al
lowed without congressional action.
For more than a month a campaign
Las been under way which has been
successful, and still congress has
made no provision for an enlarge
man of the personnel of our first line
cf defense. It is said that the navy
will continue to recruit in the belief
that congress will authorize a strength
s Os 150,000. This may be well —but
t who knows what congress will
- Commenting on the navy, the Savan
nah Mornng News says:
The navy has practically reach
’ ed the war strength now authoriz
f ed. Recruiting will go ahead,
r however, on the assumption that
' Congress will accept the plan to
raise the limit. The process of
making an army will be a slow
one, but it is pleasant to reffect
’ on the fact that the navy can
I more quickly be placed in fight
ing shape. Our first line of de
fense is ready for the emergency,
and the American people believe
in its power to hold things safe.
THEIR FREE FRANCHISE.
Dr. .Johannes Kaempf is the presi
dent of the reichstag and at the open
s
ing of the session in Germany he pro-
II ceeded to discuss the entrance of the
1 United States into the war, according
to the dispatches. He is a true vassal
of the Kaiser if his language is a fair
example. He speaks of the members
of the reichstag being "elected on the
freest franchise in the world.” Cer
tainly, those Germans have peculiar
ideas as to what constitutes freedom.
It reminds us of the man who willingly
s gives his all to the bandit—because
I the robber has a gun at his heart. Yes.
, I f r eely he gives.
’ I
. j The reichstag president says that
J President Wilson "will bite granite” if
he thinks that the German people and
their autocrocy will fight among them
t sdlvtes. The differentiation which
j President Wilson made between the
> Kaiser and his people has never ap
i pealed to us strongly. for certainly
> the people as a mass are responsible
J because of their submissiveness to the
Kaiser’s word.
THE TRAFFIC LAW.
The mayor and city council recently
enacted a traffic ordinance which has
been given full publicity. The police
| department have received instructions
! to enforce the ordinance in every
1 particular, and the public should not
riake it necessary to have the police
' resort to the stern punishment which
will surely be meted out in the police
court.
The people of the city want the
laws enforced and it can be carefully
i borne in mind that the speeders and
' the police are both on the alert —and
1 so are the people.
FOR CAREFUL THOUGHT
The American flag is an object to
be honored, admired and respected.
But some do not think so. The same
i thing can be said of the "Star Spangr
ed Banner.” Very pertinently does
the Savannah Morning News com
' went:
You can’t prove your patrotism
by plastering yourself from head
to foot with small American
flags or by attaching them to your
hosiery. Moreover, that’s not a
very good way to win a reputation
for intelligence.
Every person who falls to grasp the
seriousness of the situation which
the United States confronts in this
) war is false to the country, and in
' stead of sitting around and speculat
ing on when peace will come, or what
the Russians will do, let every man
get his shoulder to the wheel and be
prepared to do it all ourselves if
' necessary.
The Public
Safety Valve
l’< the Editor of the Times-Recorder:
In tliis great time when every citizen
must do his part, the president lias.
made his chief appeal to the men who
live on the land. He is right in doing
so, for the safety of our country just
now is in the hands of our farmers.
What I mean is not merely our safety
and the safety of our allies in the
matter of food. I mean that the safety
of the United States against foreign
invasion hangs on the decision of the
farmers of the forty-eight states.
The two great weapons in this war
are arms and starvation. The war
against German arms will be won or
lost in France —the war against star
vation will be won or lost in America.
The Kaiser cannot whip the French
and English armies and the English
navy while England has food. But it is
still possible the German submarines
may be able to keep food enough from
reaching England to starve her into
submission.
If the submarines win. the first it-m
ii, the Kaiser's terms of peace will be
the English fleet in his possession, the
Kaiser will be master of the world.
What will hapen to us then? Every
man who stops to think knows the an
swer. We shall have money, food, labor,
land —everything that is desirable in
the world, except the power to protect
what we have. Experts estimate that it
will take us nine monhs to get ready to
meet a German army of even 150,000 j
men, with modern artillery. Under
such circumstances would the Germans
treat us better than they have already
tteated Belgium and France?
Even if the armies of our allies
should crush the German military
power this summer, before the shortage
of food can reach the point of want,
the world would still need vast quan
tities of American food. But if they
I do not, only one course can make us
' safe and that is to grow food enough on
■ our farms for ourselves and our allies,
j and to put ships enough on the sea to
i carry the food, in spite of the subma
rines, to the men who are fighting our
fight.
If the war lasts beyond this summer,
it will be the American farmer who
will be the American farmer who will
win or lose the war, who ill overcome
militarism and autocracy, or allow
them to spread and control the world,
ourselves included.
This is no fanciful picture, but sober
fact. Many a man will make light of
it until he comes to think it over, but
I venture io say that few will treat it
lightly after careful thought. It is no
more impossible than the great war
itself appeared to be only a few days'
before it began.
It is true that we can greatly in-]
crease the available food supply out
o ( grain now- used in making liquors,
and be reducing household waste. But
when these two things are done, and
done thoroughly, they will not be
iHE AMERICUS TIME3-RECORDER
enough. The final decsion will still
rest in the hands of the men who raise
y our food in the first place.
5 The clear duty of the nation is to
guarantee the fanners a fair price for
their crops when grown, and a reason-
3 able supply of farm labor at harvest.
f The clear duty of the farmer is to
t laise food enough to win this war for
, democracy against kaiserism.
t No such responsibility has ever rest
ed on any class of men since the world
' began as rests today on the farmers of
America. GIFFORD PINCHOT.
> Milford, Pa., April 26, 1917.
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THE WHITGHAMA COLUMN
By George Martin
Cranks.
' The crank is an arrangement to
grind out things.
, A tariff, prohibition, bowling, curio,
stamp-collecting, war or other Va
riety of human crank will grind the
’ soul out of anybody that’ll listen to
him.
The crank is also employed to grind
out coffee, hand-organ music, family
washings, buskets of water from wells
and other crankable things.
There are many ways to turn a
crank. But the best way is to turn
him clear around and give him a swift
kick.
FBECKLE-FICE
SUN AND WIND BRING OUT UGLY
SPOTS—HOW’ TO REMOVE
EASILY.
Here’s a chance, Miss Freckle-face,
to try a remedy for freckles wth the
guarantee of a reliable dealer that it
will not cost you a penny unless it re
moves the freckles; while if it does
give you a clear complexion the ex
pense is trifling.
Simply get an ouce of othine—double
strength—from any druggist and a few
applications should show you how
easy it is to rid yourself of the homely
freckles and get a beautiful complex
ion. Rarely is more than one ounce
needed for the worst case.’
Be sure to ask the druggist for the
double strength othine, as this is the
‘ prescription sold under guarantee of
I money back, if it fails to remove
freckles.
UROPERTY OWNERS ARE
URGED TO TAKE NOTE
The tax books of the city of Ameri
cus will be opened at the office of the
undersigned on April Ist to July Ist,
and all property owners are requested
to make their returns. The matter is
important. E. J. ELDRIDGE,
2-ts Clerk and Treasurer.
FAMILY AVOIDS
I SERIOUS SICKNESS
By Being Constantly Supplied With
Thedford’s Black-Draught.
McDuff, Va.—“l suffered for several
years,” siys Mrs. J. B. Whittaker, ol
this place, “with sick headache, and
stomach trouble.
Ten years ago a friend told me to try
Diedford’s Black-Draught, which 1 dia,
I and I found it to be the best family medi
■ cine for young and old.
I keep Black-Draught on hand all the
lime now, and when my children feel a
little bad, they ask me for a dose, and it
does them more good than any medicine
they ever tried.
We never have a long spell of sick
ness in our family, since we commenced
using Black-Draught.”
Thedford’s Black-Draught is purely
vegetable, and has been found to regu
late weak stomachs, aid digestion, re
lieve indigestion, colic, wind, nausea,
headache, sick stomach, and similar
i symptoms.
It has been in constant use for more
than 70 years, and has benefited more
' than a million people.
’ Your druggist sell* and recommends
Black-Draught. Price only 25c. Get a
Package to-day. n. c i 23
When your Shoes need an
operation, call the Shoe Sur
geons.
And we will show you what
modern machinery and experi
enced skill will do towards put
ting old and broken shoes "back
on their feet.”
You will find that after your
shoes have undergone treatment
in our shop, that they are restor
ed to their strength and neat ap
pearance and at a cost not to be
criticized.
1
Rex Shoe Shop
E. Breetlove, Prop.
101 Lee St Artesian Coraer
SMITH
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PRESSING CLUB
’ For best work and quick sei
vice phone us at 216
i Office: 208 Jackson Street
MISS BESSIE WINDSOR,
Insurance.
Bonds.
Office Forsyth SL Phone 284
C. P. DAVIS
Dental Snrgeoa.
Orthodontia, Pyorrhea.
Residence Phone 316. Office Phone 818.
Allison Bldg.
F. G. OLVER
LOCKSMITH.
Sewing machines and Supplies; Key
and Lock Fitting, Umbrellas Repaired
•nd Covered. Phone 420.
Lee STREET. NEAR WELL
AMERICUS CAMP, 202, WOODMEN
OF THE WORLD.
Meets every Wednesday night in
Fraternal Hall, Lamar street All vis
iting Sovereigns invited to meet with
us. STEPHEN PACE. C. C.
NAT LeMASTER, Clerk.
F. and A. M.
• AMERICUS LODGE
F. & A. M., meets ev-
X ery second and
jsRKMhT fourth Friday night
at 7 o’clock.
FRANK J. PAYNE, W. M.
J. RESCOE PARKER, Secy.
■ M. B. COUNCIL
LODGE F. and A. M.
fca, meets every First and
Third Friday nights.
f X Visiting brothers are
invited to attend.
DR. J. R. STATHAM, W. M.
NAT LeMASTER. Secretary.
WASHINGTON CAMP, NO. 14,
P. 0. 8. OF A.
Meets every first and third Monday
nights in P. O. S. of A. Hall, No. 219
Lamar St. All members in good stand
ing invited to attend. Beneficiary certi
ficates from $250.00 to $2,000.00 issued
to members of this camp.
S, A. JENNINGS, Pres’t.
O. D. REESE, Recd’g. Sec’y.
C.°f Ga.Ry
"The Right Way”
Trains Arrive.
From Chicago, via
Columbus * 1:00 a m
From Columbus *10:00 a m
From Columbus ! 7:15 P m
From Atlanta and Macon. .* 5:29 a m
From Macon * 2:11 p m
From Macon * 7:85 p m
From Albany * 6:40 a m
From Montgomery and
Albany *.2.11 p m
From Montgomery and
Albany *10:39 p m
From Jacksonville, via
Albany * 3:40 ant
Trains Depart.
For Chicago, via Columbus * 3:40 a m
For Columbus ! 8:00 a m
For Columbus * 8:00 p m
For Macon * 6:40 a m
For Macon and Atlanta *2:11 p m
For Macon and Atlanta ... *10:39 pm
For Montgomery and
Albany * 5:29 a m
For Montgomery and
Albany * 2:11 P m
For Albany • 7:85 p m
For Jacksonville, via
Albany * 1:05 a m
•Daily I Except Sunday.
adv GEO. ANDERSON. Agent.
Seaboard Air line
! rue Progressive Railway of the Soott*
Leave Americus for Cordele. Ro
chelle, Abbeville, Helena, Lyons, Col
lin®, Savannah, Columbia, Richmond,
Portsmouth and points East and South
i 12:31 p m.
2:80 a m
Leave Americus for Cordele, Abbe
ville, Helena and intermediate points
5:11 p. bl
Leave Americus for Richland, At
, lanta, Birmingham, Hurtsboro, Mont
. gomery and points West and Northwest
3:08 p. m.
Leave Americus for Richland. Col
’ umbus, Dawson, Albany and interme
; diate points
10:00 a m
Seaboard Buffet Parlor Sleeping Car
’ on Trains 13 and 14 arriving Americus
1 from Savannah 11:25 p. m., and leav
ing Americus for Savannah 2:30 a. m.
Sleeping car leaving for Savannah at
2:30 a. m., will be open for passengers
at 11:46 P- m.
For further information apply to H.
1 P, Everett, Local Agent, Americus.
Ga.; C. W. Small, Div, Pass. Agent,
Savannah, Ga.; C. P- "’an, G. P. A.,
f Norfolk. Va
I L. G. COUNCIL, Pres’t. INC. 1891 B. S. COUNCIL, Cashier
L C. M. COUNCIL, Vlce-Pres. T. E. BOLTON, Asst. Cashier
► Planters Bank of Americus
CAPITAL. SURPLUS & PROFITS $225,000.00
Resources Over One Million Dollars
■ With a quarter of a century ex
perlence In successful banking
and with our large resources and
close personal attention to every
Interest, consistent with sound
banking we solicit your patronage.
Interest allowed on time certi
ficates and in our department for
savings.
Prompt, Conservative, Accommodating
We Want Your Business
No Account Too Large and None Too Small
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MONEY 51%
MfINFY I HANFR on arm an<^s at 512 per cent
] 111UllLI LU/111LU interest and borrowers have priv-
I ilege of paying part or all of principal at any interest
; period, stopping interest on amounts paid. We always
| have best rates and easiest terms and give quickest ser-
I vice. Save money by seeing us.
i G. R. ELLIS or G. C. WEBB
Americus Undertaking Company
Funeral Directors and Embalmers
MR. NATLeMASTER, Manager
Agents for Rosemont Gardens
Day Phones 88 and 231 Night 661 and 136
J Commercial City Bank i
| AMERICUS, GA.
General Banking business
INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS
-J" 1- * • Will not pay doctor’s bills when you’re
f ft Hr laid up through an accident. OUR
> —7— ACCIDENT INSURANCE will though
Get our rates.
Herbert Hawkins
HIGH GRADE FERTHIZERS
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AMERICUS
HOME MIXTURE GUANO CO.
! Manufactured of best unadulterated material, skillfully prepar
1 ed and mixed.
! Our customers are pleased. Can we offer better refer?
ences?
SALES AGENTS:
Harrold Bros. L. G. Council
Americus, Ga. Americus, Ga
A. S. Johnson E. C. Webb
DeSoto, Ga. Sumter, Ga
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The obsequies will be cared fqr by us in a manner that will win your
1 lasting respect. Our wide experience 1 the undertaking field enables
us to give you a painstaking, polite service of unusual worth and beau-
I ty. Out-of-town connections.
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ALLISON UNDERTAKING COMPANY
L. R. Eden, Director
: Day; Phone 253-Nightf6s7, 106, 36
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