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THE TIMES-RECORDER
ESTABLISHED 1879.
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Published every Sunday morning and
tvery afternoon except Saturday, and
Weekly, by the Times-Reeorder Co.
(Incorporated.)
Entered as second class matter at
»o«toffice at Americus, Ga.. under act
of March 3, 1879.
G. 11. ELLIS,
President
EDWIN H. BRADLEY.
Managing Editor.
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OFFICIAL ORGAN FOR:
City of Americus.
Sumter County.
Webster County.
Railroad Commission of Georgia For
Third Congressional Dustrict.
D. S. Court, Southern District of
Georgia.
Americus, Ga., July 16, 1917
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The Georgia Press Association is due
to meet this week at Thomasville and,
the quill pushers from all sections of
the state are planning to rendezvous
in the Thomas county capital to swap
ideas and tobacco.
The honorary roll of the Sumter
Light Guards should contain the names
of 250 Americus citizens. The organ
ization provides needed protection and
merits the hearty support of the res
idents of this community.
We still maintain that Sumter coun
ty will make at least 75 per cent of a
normal cotton crop this fall. Thej
farmers are putting up a consistent
fight against the boll weevil and intel
ligent effort along this line is bound to
bring results.
"Senatorial courtesy” is being work
ed overtime by the two senators from
Georgiaj and the manner in which this
time honored principle has been util
ized to obstruct the practical opera
•tion of Georgia's judicial system, con
stitutes a reflection upon the merit of
the established custom.
The prposal that Von Bernstorff,
former ambassador to the United
States, be elevated to the post of chan
cellor of the German empire tends to
substantiate the well established the
ory in this country that the German
diplocatic servicle is an organization in
which, perfidy, js at a premium.
Just imagine what was said by those |
20 American girls who made each two!,
dozen shirts for British soldiers on ® j
promise of a medal, only to discover I (
at the end of their task that they must j (
pledge themselves to make the same!,
number of shirty every three months! j
in order to retain the medals. ,
Somehow the announcement of j
"Earnest Willie” Upshaw as a candi
date for the United States senate in
opposition to Thomas W. Hardwick has
not aroused any spontaneous outburst
of enthusiasm. However, that is not
because Georgians desire to retain
Thomas Wilhelm at his present post.
It begins to look as though the Rus
sian armies are more efficient since
the overthrow of the Czar. A man will
fight for his country even though his]
share in its government is practically]
nil, but how much more fiercely will
he battle for the land of his birth,
Jsnowing that his personal liberty is at
stake?
RESULTS THAT COUNT.
The energetic spirit in which the
housewives of Sumter county' have
entered upon the task of conserving
l
food products is one of the most grat-,
ifying and commendable features
the campaign that has been and is
ing waged to meet a situation which
at the cutset threatened serious con
sequences.
Perhaps never before in the history
of Sumter county and certainly not
since ante-bellum days, has the prac- J
tice of "living at home” taken such a,
firm grip on the women of this sec-
tion. The cultivation of home gard- j
ens and the utilization of every home
grown product are two of the most
important items in the present pro
gram while the preserving of food
products is developing intoi a domestic
industry of enormous proportions.
The extent to which the housewives
of Sumter county have taken up
homa canning and preserving is really
remarkable and unless one is in
close touch with the situation, the!
full scope of the operations cannot be
realized.
I’hractically every farmhouse in
the county is the scene of activity
along this line and thousands upon
thousands of cans of vegetables, fruit
and by-products are being stored away
for use during the winter season.
To Miss Rowena Long, Home Econ
omics agent for Sumter county be-®
longs the lion’s share of the credit for '
the wonderful showing that is being'
made this year by the housewives of ®
this section. Her indefatigable efforts
have in large measure made it pos-j
sible for Sumter county to occupy a
place in the front rank in Georgia®
with regard to this phase of activity.!
Thoroughly trained in the scientific
i methods of preserving food products
ai d possessed of the faculty of trans
mitting her knowledge in practical
terms, Miss Lon.- is conducting a
magnificent work among the women of
this section.
Not only in the rural districts, but
io the city of Americus as well, the ®
housewives are buisly engaged in can- \
ning operations the results of which
will be more readily noted in a reduc-®
tion of grocery bills during the re-®
maining months of the year. The fac
ilities for learning modern canning
■ methods, as afforded by the canning
j school recently established by the
‘j Americus Lighting Company, have®
been utilized to excellent advantages ®
' by the worsen of Americus, with the ®
1 resulft. that homes hitherto entirely
dependent upon the grocery store for
fruits and vegetables except in season,
are now being supplied with stocks of 1
home products.
That Sumter county’s grocery bill
will be materially reduced by reason ]
of the new interest aroused among the
housewives, is a foregone conclusion ®
and Mr. Hoover may be assured that
a. least one section of Georgia is co-j
operating in the food conservation
movement.
HANDLING THE I. IV. W.
The government is applying the rem-j
edy of armed force to the situation that
has been created in several Western
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states by the Industrial Workers of
the World. The members of this org-;
anization are endeavoring to live up
j their creed, and it is only through the ,
application of force that they can be
handled. There is nothing unnatural j
or, from their viewpoint, unorthodox
in the attitude they have assumed to
ward the country and their employers j
in the present crisis. They are the
foremost exponents of sabotage, the
1 ractice of utilizing every opportunity
1 1 1 inflict injury upon their employers
and the entire industrial organization.
Ir describing their policy and methods,
one writer says that “whenever it is
possible to take the employer at a dis
advantage, as when the rush season is
on, or contracts with penalties at- ;
tached have been signed, the 1. W. W ]
tactics demand a strike.” They call j
themselves direct actionists. They
sneer at any effort to advance the j
cause of labor through political means ,
lor to adjust differences by arbitration,
j Violence, terriorism and intimidation
lare their only weapons.
It is not at all surprising that the
[ adherents of such a creed should have
found their opportunity in the present
! period of stress. They are a menace
at any time; now they are so great a
menace that public safety demands the
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sternest measures of repression. Evi
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dence that they have been plotting in
various ways against the industries,]
! commerce and agriculture of several
® Western states is so clear as to be un-|
* answerable. Small wonder that citi
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zens’ leagues in the West hav been^
herding them up and deporting them ]
wholesale. That, however, is only aj
lccal remedy. Deportation to some!
J other point within the country will notj
remove the peril. The government
] must take charge wherever these dis • |
®turbers come to light and place them
®under restraint; certainly until such
® time as they may be allowed to run at
large with less danger to the national
welfare. —Savannah Morning News.
THE TROUBLES OF SPAIN.
In Alfonso XIII Spain seemed to
possess a modern king—one who con-
I tented himself with being good to his®
| subjects in distress, who gave his
time very largely to innocent and
healthful sport and was content to let
his people govern themselves. Had he
tried to reform the old ways of the'
court five years ago he might have!
lost his crown; how that crown is en
dangered because lie did not impose his
will on his people. Under the law
I every prime minister is entitled to a
I pension on retirement and the fre-
I quent changes have thrown about one
I hundred of these on the treasury; cer
tain scions of old families claim intim
ate association with royalty as a duty;
now the pensions burden the people
I |
I and it is charged that the king is 1
| surrounded by a privileged body that®
! isolates him from the people!
| In the days of his immediate prede
cessors the officers of the army issued
addresses to the throne under which
ministers were appointed and policies
directed; reaction from such condi
tions followed and business be-an to
prosper, A neutral Spain grew rich
.while her British, French and German
| rivals in business were absorbed in
j war, but German intrigues disturbed
I the situation and the officers of the
array have just addressed an ultimatum
Ito the throne which resulted in a
change of ministry and threatens to
end in revolution.
Our old friend Weyler is at the]
I head of the agitators. He is a native
! |Of the island of Marjorca and his fath-
Ie r is a German; he has never dis
guised his German sympathies and now
loudly accuses the king and queen of
British leanings! When all the de-
I mands of the army were granted the
army straightway escaped control;
with the revival of the pronunciamen
j tors order will cease and industrial
I Spain will lose the power to protect]
Now Alfonso is both a man
and a soldier; he will,not tamely get!
I out of the way as did Manuel of Por
jtugal and Nicholas of Russia and Con-!
stantine of Greece; he has said he 1
would be president of a Spanish re-]
public just as he was a loyal constitu-'
tional monarch. Such a, man will not
endure the exactions of a clique of
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army officers bossed by Valeriano
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I Weyler and the issue of these troubles j
may determine the position of Spain in
the world struggle now raging,
j Industrial Spain may desire a re-
I public, but the commercial interests
| would be blind indeed if they acted as
a cat’s-paw to the AVeyler faction while
j such a government as that of Alfonso
( is set aside. There is a real cause for
discontent in the burdens imposed by
] the remains of the old regime; the
pensions and the hangers-on of a de
funct system need to be eliminated.
But Alfonso with these relicts is
much better than Weyler and his re
bellious army, while the ultimate con
sequence of an alliance with the cen
tral empires in their approaching fall
is one that might well dismay any
loyal Spaniard with the intelligence to
‘appreciate conditions as they are in!
j the Europe of today. Spain has been
j notorious for her inordinate capacity
to do the right thing at the wrong
jtime and the wrong thing at the right
jtime; she had the opportunity to begin
again after the loss of her colonies and
showed the ability to do well. Let us
hope that she will not now lose all the
| results of later good work by a sudden *
lapse into an old path.—-Florida Times-'
Union.
THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
THE WIZARD AT WORK .
Alone in his laborators, situated
I ,
among the pine hills of New Jersey,
Thomas Alva Edison is at work.
What his object is no one knows.
That he is laboring to devise a secret
j weapon of war, to be used in the navy
is sufficient for the time being. That
he will succeed is the confident hope
of everyone.
The navy and the United States
wants now a new type of ship. It must
be a time saver. The new design must
be suited for transport service and for
the quick conveyance ofi food and war
munitions to France. Upon the build
ing of such ships the success of our
part in the war largely depends.
Germany feels confident that the
United States is not prepared to fit an
army in France for fighting in time to
save the day.
No one knows this better than Pres
fdcnt Wilson and members of the
cabinet But the hope of government
officials is that before a year passes we
will have found the ways and means
of accomplishing the impossible.
Time is the great factor. It is the
obstacle confronting the American
1 eople. We have men to fight with, we
have food sufficient to feed all of Eu
rope, we have factory facilities and
materia’ enough to make all the war
munitions that Europe will need, but
the great problem is how we can de
liver the necessary goods in the brief
est number of days. We must save
time. Immediate action is necessary if
we hope to put an early end to this
great struggle.
The government will build wooden
| ships in order to save time, and if the
j hopes of Edison are realized he will
before long place in the hands of the
department, it is understood, an inven
tion that he expects will remove the
great danger of the undersea craft,
I new a menace to Atlantic shipping.
It is the unseen peril with which
we will have to contend, and we can
not deny that it is a dangerous one.
If the naval board will find away of
building the speedy ship and Edison
furnishes the means of protection the
war in Europe will become a matter of
days.
As it is we will land on the shores
of France, we will carry with us all the
jnunitions necessary and we will feed
our army and the army of England
and France, but until these discoveries
so necessary are made we must re
coucile ourselves to the fact that it
will take time before we can be in
first-class fighting trim.—Memphis
Commercial Appeal.
A practical application of the slogan
“Carry Your Owm Parcels,” would
bring about a most welcome reduction
ir. the h. c. of 1. in Americus.
OLD DOMINION TRUST COMPANY,
Richmond, Virginia,
Will make Loans on
Improved Farm and
City Properties.
Low Interest Rate-Prompt Service
J. W. HOWARD,
Loan Correspondent for Ga.
Savannah, Georgia
CONSTIPATION
And Sour Stomach Caused This
Lady Much Suffering. Black-
Draught Relieved.
Meadorsville, Ky.—Mrs. Pearl Pat
rick, of this place, writes: "I was
very constipated. I had sour stomach
and was so uncomfortable. I went to
the doctor. He gave me some pills.
They weakened me and seemed to
tear up my digestion. They would
gripe me and afterwards it seemed
I was more constipated than before.
I heard of Black-Draught and de
cided to try it. I found it just what I
needed. It was an easy laxative, and
not bad to swallow. My digestion soon
improved. 1 got well of the sour stom
ach, my bowels soon seemed normal,
no more griping, and I would take a
dose now and then, and was in good
shape.
I cannot say too much for Black-
Draught for it is the finest laxative
one can use.”
Thedford’s Black-Draught has for
many years been found of great value
in the treatment of stomach, liver and
bowel troubles. Easy to take, gentle
and reliable in its action, leaving no
bad after-effects, it has won the praise
of thoubanas of people who have used
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Your old Automobile Tires
and Tubes. Bring them
to us for repairs.
Our Steam Vulcanizing
Plant is at your service.
Every job we turn out is
completed by an expert
workman.
Time will demonstrate
the wisdom of bringing
your vulcanizing to us.
G. A. & W. G.
TURPIN
F. G. OLVER
LOCKSMITH.
Sewing machines and Supplies; Key
and Lock Fitting, Umbrella i Repaired
and Covered. Phone 420.
Lee STREET. * MAR 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.
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F. and A. M.
• AMERICUS LODG3
F. & A. M., meets ev
ery second and
fourth Friday night
9 \ at 7 o’clock.
FRANK J. PAYNE, W. M.
J. RESCOE PARKER, Sec’y.
* M. B. COUNCIL
JTy LODGE F. and A. M.
meets every First and
Third Friday nights.
a Visiting brothers are
invited to attend.
DR. J. R. STATHAM, W. M.
NAT LeMASTER. Secretary.
W ASHINGTON CAMP, NO. 14,
P. 0. S. OF A.
Meets every first and third Monday
nights in P. O. S. of A. Hall, No. 21k
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.of Ga.Ry
"The Right Way”
Trains Arrive,
From Chicago, via
Columbus * 12:15 a m
From Columbus *10:00 a n
] 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 *10:89 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 ...*10:89 p m
For Montgomery and
Albany * 6:29 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 Mr Line
Hie Progressive Hallway ol the Sontt
Leave Americus for Oordele. Ro
chelle, Abbeville, Helena, Lyons, Col
lins, Savannah, Columbia, Richmond,
Portsmouth and points East and South
12:31 p m.
2:80 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
8:08 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 Americus for Savannah 2:30 a. m.
Sleeping car leaving for SavannsJi 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.
On.: C. W. Small, Div. Pass. Agent,
Savannah, Ga.; C- p ~™Nu, G. p. a..
Norfolk. Va. i
L. G. COUNCIL, Pres’t. - INC. 1891 B. S. COUNCIL, Cashier
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
a Did ycu help to over-subscribe the
Liberty Loan Bond Issue? If the
war continues, 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
Prompt, Conservative, Accommodating
We Want Your Business
No Account Too Large and None Too Small
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MfINFY i urn ° n mi * anc k at p er cen *
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ilege of paying part or all of principal at any interest
period, stopping interest on amounts paid. We always
j have best rates and easiest terms and give quickest ser
vice. Save money by seeing us.
G. R. ELLIS or G. C. WEBB
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Americus Undertaking Company
Funeral Directors jind Embalmers
MR. NAT LeMASTER, Manager
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Agents for Rosemont Gardens
Day Phones 88 and 231 Night 661 and 13<
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; Commercial City Bank
AMERICUS, GA.
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General Banking Business
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i] Articles for Sale at
; Reduced Prices
Singer Sewing Machine Ice Cream Freezers
; j Childs Swing Covered Picnic Baskets j
] Window Basket Window Baskets
! Waste Paper Baskets Black & White Jardiners !
! Sanitary Jar Caps . Hanging Plant Pots
Hanging Flower Bowls
OTHER GOODS
Ideal Fruit Jars Mason Fruit Jars
Jar Rubbers Waxed Strings for Cans
Polishtone Aluminum Preserving Kettle 1
Williams-Nlles Co.
PHONE 706
“QUALITY AND SERVICE”
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Pressing Club. i
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MONDAY, JULT 16, 1917