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THE TIMESRECORDER
ESTABLISHED 1879.
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Published every Sunday morning and
•very afternoon except Saturday, and
Weekly, by the Times-Recorder Co.
(Incorporated.)
Entered as second class matter at
poatoffice at Americus, Ga.. under act
Os March 3, 1879.
G. R. ELLIS,
President
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Georgia.
Americus, («a„ June 19, 1917
Another “retreat to victory” is im
minent on the impregnable Hinden
burg line.
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A cynical contemporary intimates
that commencement thesses are
like green apples—they give us in
ward pain.
The county officials of Georgia will
be with us tomorrow’ and Thursday
and Americus is prepared to show
them an old fashioned good time with
ill the trimmings.
From the attendance figures report
ed in the accounts of some of the big
league games, it would seem that grim
visaged war has but little effect on
the American appetite for the national
pastime.
The Red Cross does for the boys or.
the battle front what their friends and
relatives at home would do if they had
the opportunity. Our part is to furn
ish the funds for the prosecution of
this glorious work.
A few personally interested individ
uals are sending up vociferous wails
over the proposal to elect the chief of
police in the City Council. But even
the most cursory investigation of th'. 1
situation tends to show that the public
as a whole is heartily in favor of the
plan.
In spite of the storm of criticism
aroused by his ousting of two insub
ordinate assistants, Gen. Goethals has
proceeded tranquilly with his task of
providing a merchant fleet to overbal
ance the inroads made by the German
undersea boats on the shipping of the
world.
In spite of the fact that Chinese civ
ilization dates back to ages beyond the
ken of secular historians, the Orien
tals are unprepared for democratic
principles. The Chinese mind is cf
the type that requires generations of
consideration before innovations of
any description will be tolerated.
The canning school which has been
in operation here under the direction
cf the Americus Lighting Company,
here for an entire week, has undoubt
edly accomplished more substantial re
suits along the line of domestic econ
omy than any movement of a similar
nature ever inaugurated in this sec
t on.' It furnishes an excellent ex
ample of what progressive public ser
vice corporations can do to co-operate
in the national campaign for food con
servation.
RELIEVE EMBARASSMENT.
The suggestion has been made, and
it is a good one, that the exemption
boards of each county be shifted to a
near by county to pass upon the ap
plications for exemption from military
service presented by the registered
male citizens. In this manner em
barassing situations would not be ere
ated and the officials who in the dis
charge of a patriotic duty would un
questionably draw upon themselves
much unpopularity by reason of their j
unbiased action, would be relieved of a
most vexatious problem.
The sheriffs, clerks, ordinaries and
county physicians who comprise the
exemption boards in the various coun
ties are for the most part making no
effort to evade their obligation in the
matter placed upon them by the fed
eral authorities who must have thei.-
fullest co-operation in the task of
gathering the huge army necessary for
the defeat of Germany.
It would unquestionably occur, how
ever, that wheer on exemption board
passed on the exemptions from its own
county, there would arise questions
which if justly settled by the aboard,
would make the members targets for 1
political reprisals and attacks which, j 1
although unwarranted and emanating 1
from personal spleen, would in some 1
cases result in real injury to the offic- 1
ials themselves.
The Macon News, in support of thes
pian to shift the exemption boards 1
from one county to another, says:
"So far as appears, there is not a
single objection to the plan proposed 1
The members of these county boards,
who have done good service on the reg 1
istration boards, are now required to 1
serve in a quasi-judicial capacity
where their friends and relatives are 1
the parties at interest. On the very 1
face of the facts, would it not be wiser
to transfer these officials to an ad- '
joining county where they would be, i
or the one hand, free from persona',
bias, and on the other hand would be !
removed from the threat of punish-
. n 1
ment? 1
“This suggestion would not be made 1
were it not for the fact that the war ‘
department is understood to have ask
ed the governor of each state to give
advice as to the best means of im
proving the system of passing upor
exemptions.
“It is a late hour, to be sure, but
there is yet time for Governor Harris
to take up this matter.
“He will win the lasting gratitude of
the sheriffs and county clerks of Geor
gia, who, for the greater part, are not
in any sense shirkers, but who flnj
themselves face to face with an em
barrassing situation which, apparently,'
can bte avoided.”
THE QUESTION OF EXEMPTIONS
Several million men of military age
in the United States are just nov
t greatly interested in the question of
> exemptions from military service.
, Under the selective draft plan, thosa
,of military age who are needed at
, home—needed either because depenJ
, ents ’without other means of support
claim first consideration imposed by a
higher obligation, or because of duties
ia the occupations of peace fully as
important as those of the soldier —are
; not to be called to the colors. It would
be a mistake to draft them.
There are several millions of other<
1 who will almost certainly be drafted
> They are men without dependents, and
who hold positions which it will no*
* be difficult to fill’.
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But there is another large class
. whose status is uncertain. These are
men of military age whose exemption
: claims, set forth on their registration
( cards, will have to be passed upon by
q local exemption boards. Broadh
f speaking, the fact that a man is mar
ried is supposed to exempt him from
service, though it is indicated that
each case will be carefully gone into
by the exemption board having juris
diction. Unless a married man’s wife
is dependent upon his labor for her
support, the chances are he will hav :
his name included among those from
which drawings are to be made, pro
vided of course, that he is found to he
physically sound. •
This question of exemptions is an
interesting one. The drafting is ex
pected to begin early in July, and each
county will be required to furnish its
quota of able-bodied men.
hTe Savannah Press makes this in-
I foresting comment on the forthcoming
, 1 drawing for the new army, the exemp
/tion question, etc.
“One of the features to be me.
• and determined in connection with this
'registration is the question of exemp
tions. The returns so far indicate that
from 50 to 75 per cent, of the men who
registered had "indicated exemption.
This, it is pointed out, does not mean
that the men who registered did not
'want to fight for thpir country, but
simply in answering the questions
put to them had shown reasons which
might exempt them for the present if
the full quota needed was obtained
from the men who showed no cause
for exemption and were found physic
ally fit.
“The question of what effect a man
being married shall have upon his
claim for exemption is one that is to be
given marked attention. It can bi ,
said authoratively that as the pres- ’
ent situation is seen at present those 1
in charge of the new- army have no in 1
tention of exempting immediately all
married men of military age. The
rules and regulations covering ex
emptions have not been made known, 1
and many of the details concerning the ‘
manner in which the questions will be s
handled have not been formulated, but t
the subject of exemption married men. j
who have no one dependent upon them i
has been considered, and, it is intimat- *
ed. settled. These men will have to un- t
dergo careful questioning and show £
very good cause why they should not t
be called upon.
“There is every indication that the 1
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exemption rules will be tightened so
that no man who can serve his country (
without working actual hardship on i
others who may be dependent upon c
him will be omitted from the call.
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“The exemption boards of the
country have a task to perform that is j
going to be an unpopular one. They c
will have much to say as to who e
shall be exempted from service. Those e
who claim exemptions will, no doubt,
make every effort to convince the
members of these boards that the new
army should be organized withou*
them. They will, in many instances,
have difficulty in doing this.” —Albany
erald.
Kaiser Bill is using the inmates of
lunatic asylums to fill up the gaping
ranks qf his armies in the field. From
the accounts of the past three years of
the war, most of us had come to the
conclusion that these institutions had
been emptied just before the march
through Belgium was begun.
HUNDREDS OF MINES WASHED
ASHORE ON SWEDISH ( OAST
STOCKHOLM, June 19.—Four hun
dred mines have exploded or been
fished up on the coast of Gotland since
the war began. Seventy-five of them
came ashore on a fifteen-mile stretch
of coast. Nobody has been hurt by the
explosions, with the exception that
some lives were lost just off the coast
by the blowing up of the steamer Ru
mina. One peasant on the southern
extremity of the eastern coast, whose
house is at the water’s edge, has ex
perienced four explosions under his
very eaves, but neither he nor any one
or his family has been hurt.
Any banker in Sumter county will
gladly explain the Liberty Loan to you
and will help you buy a bond.
NOTICE.
This is to give notice that a bill to
amend the charter of the City of
Americus will be introduced at the
next session of the General Assembly
of Georgia, providing for the election
of a chief of police by the Mayor and
City Council of Americus; also provid
ing for a penalty for non-payment of
street tax by the time prescribed by
law. 13-13
This June 13th, 1917.
Pe Soto Banking Company Building
and Lot at De Soto, to Be Sold. I
Having received a bid of $1,500 for
the building and lot owned and form
erly occupied by the De Soto Banking
I Company of De Soto. Ga., unless I re
ceive a better bid by June 26, 1917, I
will proceed to ask the State Treasur
er to authorize the confirmation of
I sale at this price.
| Building is of brick, 22 by 50 feet
,in dimensions, one story, tile floor in
j lobby. Corner lot, tile sidewalk
' around two sides of building.
I Clear title will be given purchaser
'and the transaction must be for cash.
A. S. JOHNSON, Liquidating Agent,
De Soto. Ga. . 5-27-30 t
THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
GAS IS AN EXPENSIVE LUXURY
IN BUENOIS AIRES AT PRESENT
BUENOS AIRES. June 19.—A North
American resident of Buenor Aires re
ceived his monthly gas bill the other
day. His home is lighted electrically.
He uses gas only to cook. His domes
tic. establishment is very modest. In
his kitchen is a two-burner stove.
There is no other means gas can be
consumed in his home unless it leaks.
Buenos Aires gas is so thin that some
times it flickers' out of itself even
when turned on full-head. So a leak
is not an impossibility.
To guard against leakage the North
American always has his gas meter.
Gas is also notoriously expensive in
Argentina. Therefore the North Amer
ican gave instructions to use it very
economically.
But his gas bill for May was $33.40,
gold.
He told an English friend about the
bill.
“That’s nothing,” replied the friend,
“my bill was $40.”
The gas company, however, has some
excuse for its prices. Coal from
which gas is made is nearly S4O, gold,
per ton.
WAR HAS REACHED
PORTUGAL IN EARNEST
LISBON, Portugal, June 19.—The
war has reached Portugal in earnest
and drastic measures are being put
into effect by the government to en
sure bread for the people. Confec
tionery and cake no longer can be sold.
All persons possessing supplies of
flour are required to inform the au
thorities of the amount they own.
Corn bread is being made to eke out
the scanty supply of wheat flour and
acorn flour and other substitutes are
being utilized.
The Lisbon streets, like those of
London, now are in darkness after
nightfall, as the gas factories have
ceased operations. Electric street
cars now are operated only up to 11 p
m. The difficulty of obtaining public
conveyances after that hour is causing
great losses to theatres and night
clubs.
Imported coal has become an un
known quantity and the national brown
coal, lignite, is being used for dom
estic purposes. Warning has been giv
en that unless it becomes possible to
import coal, the use of electricity as
motive power must be discontinued.
GENERAL KNOWS MOUNTAINS IN
WHICH ITALIANS ARE FIGHTING
ROME, Italy, June 19.—General Cad
orna, Chief of the General Staff of the
Italian army, has known the mountains
in which the Italians are now fighting
the Austrians since he was a little boy
In an elementary school book on the
war, the story is related that when a
lad of six he became lost while roam
ing in the mountains. At the end of a
whole day he was found and led home
to his distressed other. “Don’t cry.
mamma, please,” he said. “I'm not
afraid of the mountains.”
Many People Using Bicycles in London.
LONDON, June 19.—Bicycling in |
London enjoyed a great revival during
the recent omnibus strike. People
who had been out of practice for sev
eral years dragged their bicycles out
of their hiding places and pedalled to
work. This was especially true of the
girl munition workers who wanted to
be in time for their duties. Even after
the lumbering omnibuses returned to
the city streets people continued to
use their bicycles
Can Tell Exact Date of Death.
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 19—A dis
covery of interest to medicos and
police surgeons in particular has
been announced by Dr. Belmiro Vai
verde before the faculty of medicine in
this city. Dr. Valverde’s discovery
enables the scientist to determine the
exact death date by means of crystals
precipitated in the blood of a corpse.
It is claimed here that the process is
entirely new.
Americus
Fish &
Oyster
Market
216 Forsyth St.
PHONE 778
FRESH FISH OF
ALL KINDS
We appreciate your past
business and thank you
for a continuation of same.
Give us ate& on your
next fish order.
MRS. LOTTIE LIVINGSTON
Public Stenographer.
Dodson Bldg. Phon* 101.
Residence Phone 607.
EMMETT S. HORSLEY
Civil Engineer.
DAWSON, GA.
LAND SURVEYING A SPECIALTY.
WRITE FOR REFERENCE.
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MISS BESSIE WINDSOR,
Insurance,
Bonds.
Office Forsyth St Phone 284
C. P. DAVIS
Dental Snrgeon.
Orthodontia, Pyorrhea.
Residence Phone 316. Office Phone 818.
Allison Bldg.
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F. G. OLVER
LOCKSMITH.
Sewing machines and Supplies; Key
and Lock Fitting, Umbrellas Repaired
and' 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 LODGM
F. & A. M., meeta cv-
jJP ery second and
fourth Friday night
’ at 7 o’clock.
FRANK J. PAYNE, W. M.
J, RESCOE PARKER, Sec’y.
• M. B. COUNCIL
LODGE F. and A. M.
meets every First and
Third Friday nights.
O "xJz 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 etand
ing invited to attend. Beneficiary certi
ficates from $250.00 to $2,000.00 issued
to members of this camp.
S. A. JENNINGS, Prea’t
O. D. REESE, Recd’g. Sec’y.
C.of Ga.Ry
"The Right Way”
Trains Arrive.
From Chicago, via
Columbus * 12:15 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 * 7:35 p m
From Albany * 6:40 a tn
From Montgomery and
Albany *,2.11 p m
From Montgomery and
Albany *10:89 p m
From Jacksonville, via
Albany * 8:40 a m
Trains Depart
For Chicago, via Columbus * 8:40 a m
For Columbus ! 8:00 a m
For Columbus * 8:00 p m
For Macon and Atlanta ...» 6:40.a.m
For Macon and Atlanta *2:11 p m
For Macon and Atlanta ...*10:39 p m
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 *12:15 a m
•Daily ! Except Sunday.
adv GEO. ANDERSON, Agent.
Seaboard Air line
[be Progressive Railway ol tbe Soath
Leave Americus for Cordele. Ro
chelle, Abbeville, Helena, Lyons, Col
lins, Savannah, Columbia, Richmond,
Portsmouth and points East and South
12:31 p m.
2:30 a m
Leave Americus for Cordele, Abbe
ville, Helena and intermediate points
5:11 p. m.
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
from Savannah 11:25 p. m„ and leav
ing Americue for Savannah 2:30 a. m.
Sleeping car leaving for Savannah at
2:30 a. m., will be open for passengers
at 11:40 p. m.
For further information apply to H.
P, Everett, Local Agent, Americus.
Ga.; C. W. Smal’, Div. Pass. Agent,
Savannah. Ga.; C. > l ’’"An, G. F. a.,
Norfolk, Va.
L 6. COUNCIL, Pres’f. INC. 1891 B. S. COUNCIL, Casbler
C. M. COUNCIL, Vlce-Pres. T. E. BOLTON, Asst. Casbler
Planters Bank of Americus
CAPITAL SURPLUS & PROFITS $225,000.00
Resources Over One Million Dollars
UDid you help to oversubscribe the
Liberty Loan Bond Issue? if the
war coDtiuuFS, another Issue of
these bonds Is Inevitable, start
an interest bearing account in our
Department for Savings and be
prepared to help your Country by
helping yourself.
Prompt, Conservative, Accommodating
We Want Your Business
No Account Too Large and None Too Small
MONEY 51%“
UfINFY Isl AMFfI on farm lands at 512 p er cent
iilUllLl LUnIiLU interest and borrowers have priv
ilege of paying part or all of principal at any interest
period, stopping in.’erest on amounts paid. We always
have best rates and easiest terms and give quickest ser
vice. Save money by seeing us.
G. R. ELLIS or G. C. WEBB I
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Americus Undertaking Company
Funeral Directors and Embalmers
MR. NAT LeMASTER, Manager
Agents for Rosemont Gardens
Day Phones 88 and 231 Night 661 and 13v
: Commercial City Bank -
AMERICUS, GA.
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General Banking Business
INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS
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WE wish to announce to our patrons and the public
generally that Mr. Nathan F. Murray, well known
to the Drug trade of Americus, is now connected with
us in our prescription department.
We expeeft to take every precaution in the compound
ing department of our store and will have a man on du
ty at all times to attend to your wants in this line.
Remember we have a L fresh and complete line of
goods, in fact every thing handled by a fir& class drug
store.
Delicious drinks can be found at all times at our
fountain.
Your next order for anything in our line will receive
careful and prompt attention.
Prather-Ansley Co.
PHONE 79
• Insuring your property through
this agency is obtaining the largest re
turn procurable in real protection and
real Insurance service.
Let us serve you.
Herbert Hawkins
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To do good work you muil re£t well, for no one
can hope for efficiency when their body is not in good
running order, then sleep well by requesting us to make
you one of our light fluffy mattresses.
Pope Mattress Company
PHONE 120 - - - Cotton Ave.
TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 191?