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THE TIMES-RECORDER
ESTABLISHED 1879.
Published every Sunday morning and j
♦very afternoon except Saturday, and
Weekly, by the Times-Recorder Co.
'lncorporated.)
Entered as second class matter at
poxtoffice at Americus, Ga.. under act
it March 3, 1879.
G. R. ELLIS,
President.
EDWIN H. BRADLEY.
Managing Editor.
THOMAS M. MERRITT, JR.,
Business Manager.
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OFFICIAL ORGAN FOR:
City of Americus.
Sumter County.
Webster County.
Railroad Commission of Georgia For
Third Congressional Dustrict
U. S. Court, Southern District of
Georgia.
Americus, Ga.. August 1, 1917.
Could it have been possible that the
$22,000 fire which visited Girard, Ala.,
the other day could have originated
in the spontaneous combustion of a’
quantity of the liquid for which thatl
little community has acquired such a !
well established reputation?
The amicable settlement of the wage
dispute between the southeastern rail
road and their employes in the car
departments indicates that there are
more effectual methods of adjusting la
bor difficulties than through the
agency of strikes and lockouts.
On August sth the First, Second and
Fifth Georgia Regiments will be mus
tered into federal service and will of
ficially lose their indentity as units
made up of Georgia men, but whatever
designation may be assigned to these
regiments, the sentimental associations
connected with them will remain as an
incentive to heroic deeds.
After all the hullabaloo in the leg
islature over the proposal to sell that
20,000 gallons of Hand wine, it has
developed that the will of the late Jud
son Hand did not even mention any
bequest of the wine to the University
of Georgia. It is apparently up to the
authorities to go ahead and perform
their duty, now that the last sem
blance of an excuse for not doing so
has been removed.
The latest drive of the British le
gions on the extreme northern end of
the western front comes at a most
opportune time, considering the demor
alized condition of the Russian armies
and the rapid invasion of the Teutons
made possible by the defection in the
Muscovite ranks. It means that Ger-i
i
many must immediately lessen the;
force of her attack in the east by with-j
drawing units to withstand the force 1
of the terrific assaults now directed
at the most vulnerable and vital sec
tor of the western battle line.
Driven to desperation by the straits
in which they find themselves after
three years of unrelenting warfare and'
adopting any policy which may at the
moment seem to offer an avenue of
escape, the German autocrats are ev
idently trying their hand at disrupting
the confederation of the allied nations'
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ranged against them. The methods
tligl have resulted in temporory demor
alization in Russia will not avail
against the more enlhhtened. thor
oughly aroused citizenry of France,
England, Italy and the United States.
.10115 BARLEYCORN IN disguise.
——
For the past few months Americus,
in common with other cities and towns
throughout this section, has witnessed
the development of a traffic that has
become a positive nuisance, if not a
menace to the community. We refer
to the sale of the beverage known as
“grape cider,” which is being sold in
ever-increasing quantities over the
counters of almost a dozen establish
iments in this city.
A majority of the arrests made for
drunkenness in Americus are found,
[upon investigation, to be closely con
nected with this same traffic, for in
three out of every five cases, the offi
cers find bottles of “grape cider” on
the persons of the parties locked up
for intoxication. The sale of the bev
erage is carried on openly, with no
attempt at concealment, although one
or two attempts have been made to se
cure convictions of “grape cider” deal
ers in the courts. When through one
technicality or another these prosecu
tion proved unavailing, the traffic has
increased to huge proportions.
One establishment which makes a
specialty of handling this liquid re
freshment, sold 200 gallons of it on a
single Saturday. Quite a popular bev
erage, isn’t it? But not in the least
intoxicating; perfectly harmless, don’t
you know! It’s a curious fact, how
ever, that the fellows who wake up in
the guardhouse on the morning after
find their heads to be of about the
same circumference as on like occas
ions when the previous night had been
spent in dallying with John Barleycorn
undisguised.
The legal prosecutions against deal-
»
ers in “grape cider" have thus far
failed to accomplish the desired re
sults, for specious arguments based on
technicalities have effected the ulti-l
mate release of the alleged culprits, |
i Witnesses placed upon the stand to tes
i tify as to the condition produced in
them by the above-mentioned “grape i
cider,” admit under examination that
they drank the stuff at several different'
establishments and the upshot of the;
whole affair is that they are unable ■
to swear as to which dealer’s cider
caused intoxication. A mistrial pr an
acquittal follows.
If “grape cider” is all that its pur-’
veyors claim it to be—a harmless,
non-intoxicating, delectable beverage—
why is it that the best soda fountains
in the city do not retail it over their'
counters? There is an Ethiopian in!
the wood-pile and it doesn't take a'
Lick telescope to discern his outline.
It is about time the big stick was
i
dusted off and used where it is most
needed.
STRAIGHTENING OUT RUSSIA.
We are now going to confess that
our confidence in Russia has been
rudely shaken by the experiences of
the past few' days, though we are not
going to believe that Russia has de
cided to become a nonentity in the
holy work of stamping out Prussian
sm in Europe. There is an old say
ing that one weak man can tear down
in a few days more than a strong man
can build up in many days. It does
not take a very strong man to be
a mere obstructionist. One for two
men in a regiment may cause the en
tire body to fall unto a panic and make
an inglorious retreat. It is not nec
essary to break every link in a chain
to weaken it, or to break all the
strings that hold the pearls in order
jthat may be scattered.
i The recent disaster which l\'fell
j the Russian armies was due very
I largely to the acts of a few men, who
happened to be in a position where
much depended upon them. The sol
diers who brought about the collaspe
of the Russian offensive and g&ve
t the Germans the upper hand in the
(Conflict were stationed along the cen
ter of the line where it was necessary
(that a strong offensive should be put
up. Instead of standing steadfast and
charging the enemy, these regiments
• lost their morals and began to flee
ipu terror. The panic which seized
’(them had a bad effect upon other reg
iments and it was an easy matter for
■ the Germans to push on and profit by
1 (the disaster which thus befell the
- Russians.
J It is very evident that the people of
Russia are deeply aroused by what
THINGS THAT NEVER HAPPEN
[ WHAT RE.EL NONE.
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happened. They have esti:'.Lsi-c x
nation-wide fight asainst the Gerx&ti.
spies, and also to weed cat the trx.t
ors from their ranks The cistd.:
indicate that Premier Ker-.-st. s :
ceiving the backing :: thr < a
his effort to change the -jf su.- ;
take some time to re;rgx*::e kt: tu;' '.
the army on good foctiag "we
are obliged to :e“-. e- tiif s
the Russians are gttng t •
stand against the Austro-Ge -mars kiu
that their t.'.Jug blows v .. nsnmt
much in the ultimate re-srlt
Great wars are ss.a.’’.- :--.e:tz-e-t f i
forward a" d ta:s-s 'em-eEte. axe -
the tides cf • y:-.£z
for one side ’tda.;; m.ay :e t:- -
morrow. Several m>t*tj.s er:
al Hat- c-auticneif -h« ;e-tq:.-e
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against ..iz taa..t tue h-m
would not put swzrLZ
again He said that they w :n_«t maxe
more heroic stands tef.: :.-'t i~fe 5-
nally whipped, but that e sry
would find them weaker and .see in e
for the strong offensi- e vt.eu -c . _t
be needed by them later cn.—
Times.
PAY FOR IT OR GIVE IT BAf t
Simultaneously witn the . ittitti
of our editorial urging the general as
sembly to make good the state s ob -
gation to a local jeweler for the s.. er ;
presented by Georgia to the battleship
bearing our state s name, comes a let
ter which we publish elsewhere upoc ‘
this page from Rev. R, F. Eakes. as- >
sistant editor and business manager
of The Wesleyan Christian Advocate, f
i.i which the correspondent says that
“it is a miserable shame that the great «
state cf Georgia permits this matter '
to go unsettled." t
The Rev. Mr. Eakes is right; it is J
a “miserable shame!” :
The proposition is simply this: |<
An American battleship was Chris- J
tened in honor of this state. The gov-’<
einor of the state, Governor Terrell J
in person and on behalf of the state, <
arranged with a jeweler to furnish a 1
silver service, appropriately engraved 1
for the ship, and in the name of the' l
state, and authorized by the general, l
assembly, he appointed a special com-;*
mission to represent the state at the ’
presentation ceremonies. 1
Thin presentation was done with
great eclat at the Jamestown exposi- 1
tion, on a day officially designated by I
the exposition management ‘‘Georgia !
Day.” 1
It w’as a great day and a great oc- 1
casion for Georgia—with honor and|l
glory for everybody connected with the '
ceremonies! 1
Governor Terrell is now dead; and 1
the jeweler’s bill for the silver service
is still unpaid! , 1
Annually since the service was turn- 1
fed over to the state by the jeweler, the <
legislature has been asked to pay 5
Georgia’s part of its cqsl price. i
After all these years of procrastina- 1
icn and postponement, the house ofj-
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knowa zz a.t’. at i-iack t-ikitw
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knowt z£ - .eei ; a tree tad auur
car.t -■ ■ n'.-T* west v. be r.er
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The Amer-t- knows in
u g<aers .»y tai’, there it a great
wcrid shertage of food She anowi
that in cer’a eenntriee of Europe
hundreds of tbousande of men, women
and children are airs c to subsist
on very much ieet of wholetome food
than appetite demands or the body re
quires.
But it is difficult for her to grasp
the siinifkaut fact called to her at
tention which great persistence that
the few slices of bread in the family
bread-box can have any bearing on the
food situation in Europe, or that sev
eral meatless days a week can in any
way be hilpful in enabling the coun
try to win the war.
And hear is the crux of the food
problem as this country is related to
it. There is not one housewife. There
are millions of her. There are mil
lions of family bread-boxes, and the
meatless days so strongly urged as
part of food conservation endeavors
will help bring the desired results
when millions of families instead of a
few observe them.
The food conservation campaign has
brought to the fore 1 some wonderfui
fully enthusiastic propagandists; and
the result of their persistent hammer
ing will soon be evident, let us hope,
iu a more widespread observance of
the cardinal rules of food economy.
—Albany Herald,
Don’t Throw
Away
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
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F. G. OLVER
LOCKSMITH.
Sewing machines and Supplies; Key
and Lock Fitting, Umbrella) Repaired
and Covered. Phone 420.
Lee STREET. near WELL
AMERICUS CAMP. 202. WOODMEN
OF THE WORLD.
Meets every Wednesday night in
Frxtermsl HaL Lamar street All ri»-
Sc'ereigrts invited to meet with
m. STSFHS4 PACE. C. C.
XaT '.eXASTER. Clerk.
f ui A. M.
• AMERICUS LODG3
T A A M . meets ev-
i i~* second and
-orA Friday night
sum ; fatxe. w. m.
lESCUK sec'y.
• M. H. COUNCIL
’_CZGE F. and A M.
intei'j every First and
Ti..-; F?-.lay nights.
i \ t nether* are
u.'”it.+u u KtzmiL
ItL 3. sTaYKaM. W. M.
-aaa.FT'SL Sec'-etary,
V .' IMP. NO. 14,
’ ♦. i. A.
•'••■sry imr. ui-i taird Monday
iixnm nF! 5. r£ A. Sail, No. 21$
ajuv is. a.. nom.te'rs j. good stand
xrv'.r.ni *: East Bsßed-edary certi
imu’es t~im hl $3 »I.X issued
u menders -sa;
a. F2XNINGS. Pres’t
Z Z 2JZL3E. Sad z Set y.
C.o f Ga.Ry
**The Right Way”
Trail* Arrive.
Frtsn Zs.J'.**'.. via
* 12:15 a m
F’-m; «10:M a ■
Frass uzatais I 7:15 p m
From Atlanta, aad Macon..* 5:29 a m
Fr-.m Macon * 2:11 p m
From. Mates * 7:85 p m
any • 8:48 ans
rT~ Montgomery and
A-bany *.2,11 p m
From Montgomery and
Altaay *lO :tt p m
Frcfflß Jacksonville, via
A-oany ,* |;4B a m
Train- Depart.
For Chicago, viaColumbua * 8:40 a m
For Coiumhns ! 8:00 a M
For Columbus * 8:00 p tn
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 * 5:29 a m
For Montgomery and
Albany • 2:11 p m
For Albany • 7:85 p tn
For Jacksonville, via
Albany *12:15 a m
•Daily ! Except Sunday.
adv GEO. ANDERSON. Agent.
Seaboard Air Line
Fbe Progressive Railway ol me Soutr
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, Dafrson, 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, Yverett, Local Agent, Americus.
Ga.; C. W. Small, Div. __Pass. Ag nt,
savannah. Ga.; C. •* ""Na, <j. r. A-
Nortoik. Va.
4 G. COL\CIL, Bres t. INC. 1891 H. S. COUNCIL, Cashier
C. M. COUNCIL, Vlce-Pres. T. E. BOLTON, Asst Mier
Planters Bank of Americus
CAPITAL SURPLUS & PROFITS $225*000.00
2 [Resources Over One Million Dollars
nDid you help to over-subscrlte the
Liberty Loan Bond Issue? If the w
war continues, another Isstre nf
these bonds Is inevitable start
an interest bearing account teur
Department lor Savings and be
prepared to help your Cogalry b?
helping yourself.
Prompt, Conservative, Accommodating
We Want Your Business
No Account Too Large and None Too Small "
MONEY 51%
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irlUiiLl LUniiLU interest and borrowershave priv-
I ilege of paying part or all of principal at any interest
period, stopping inlerest on amounts paid. We always
; have best rates and easiest terms and give quickest ser
i vice. Save money by seeing us.
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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 13*
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| Singer Sewing Machine Ice Cream Freezers
Childs Swing Covered Picnic Baskets [
Window Basket Window Baskets |
| Waste Paper Baskets Black & White Jardiners [
' Sanitary Jar Caps Hanging Plant Pots |
Hanging Flower Bowls [
OTHER GOODS
I Ideal Fruit Jars Mason Fruit Jars
Jar Rubbers Waxed Strings for Cans
Polishtone Aluminum Preserving Kettle
Williams-Niles Co.
PHONE 706
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