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minungton
Some friends who happened togeth
er on the streets the other diy were
disucssing i. an er and things n gen
eral when the conversation turned to
“Dudes,” and here is the definition
each one gave «n this unfor .mite
character:
Lee J r nt)-ou A man with • .lift 1
cranial essentions and thoroughly
charged with highly concentrated
moonshine
to G, W. Nunn—-“Mutt” fills the Dili,
t» this you might add a full stock of
ego.
Hoyt Murphy—A small amount of
crude flesh. on the inside of loud
clothes.
Boe Johnson —A walking cane,
goo-goo-eyes and a peacock strut.
M. Murphy—A machine with all the
parts and all the screws loose.
Green Perry —An inflated balloon
whose gas is constantly escaping.
Roy Johnson —Just a little joke
whose father and mother lament his
existence and are glad that he is not
“plum” crazy.
Gus Johnson—A darn messy imp
and an excresence on society.
J. T. P.—A cadaverous, long-legged,
slab-sided, pigeon-toed, pug-nosed
slim jim.
Jasper Cheek —Ten cents acting like
a dollar
Personal Mention.
Green Perry was down in Florida
a few- days since and during his stay
he made a trip over Flagler’s railroad,
between Miami and Key West. Key
west is about seventy-five miles from
the fain land and over this sheet of
water Flagler conceived and carried
out the idea of building an oceanic
railroad connecting his lines with the
extreme southern part of the United
States. Tom Watson says very few
of us know anything when pinned
down to facts, so you may not khat
this railroad is built of solid concrete
from the bottom of the ocean right
up to the rails. There are many lit
tle keys or small islands intervening
and many of them are utilized by the
road for transportative purposes such
as water, repairs and so on, but noth
ing else. The keys are not populated
anj this fact alone makes it clear that j
those tiy patches in the ocean are 1 '
worthless for human habitation,
erous Spaniard.
Mrs. R. C. Cavender was carried to
the hospital dangerously ill Sunday.'
At this writing her condition is very
much improved.
I gather from Mr. Perry that sixty- >
nin e of the unidentified jeDd who were (
blown up with the battleship Maine
in Cuban waters during the Spanish- i
American war are buried in Keywest,;
and in the midst of the cemetery
stands the old Maine mast pole-—one
of the maine's guns has a place in the
Heated Air in Medicine.
Heated air is reported by Dr. C. O.
Cum st on to be of considerable Impor-,
tance in war medical and surgical
practice. At temperatures of 100 de
grees to 300 degrees Fahrenheit it
eases pain, produces an increased
blood flow to the wound and greatly
aids healing. At such high tempera
tures as 700 degrees to 1,400 degrees
air jet is pronounced the ideal
sterilized At a pressure of 7 to 15
pounds the* heated air may be used
for massage by simply directing it
upon the wound anti in some cases
useful results are obtained by alter
nating with a hot-air and a cold-air
douche.
BEAUTY
Compare the MAXWELL
/ with other cars sell-
NfWfi/ * n 9 anywhere
XjJ Jz near the same
price.
You find it more stylish, more
distinctive. It is a car you
.are proud to own. Add to
this all of the other advan
tages —the you appreciate the
price
SB2S—F. 0. B. Detroit
Chappell Machinery Co.
Phone 234 Lamar St
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FfIIIDRED BE 11.5.
EXPERTS BELIEVE THAT IT
I WOULD BE SUICIDE—AN ATTACK
| ON STRONG GERMAN BASE IS
THE PROJECT.
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WASHINGTON, March 22.—1 t was
I disclosed on the highest authority to
dav that the United States government
had favored a strong naval offensive
1 by the Allied and American fleets, but
naval experts had agreed that it would
be "suicide” to send war vessels
against German land fortifications.
I "he mc.-t careful study has beri
given to the Giiestion of a naval ac-
I tinn against Heligoland with the re
sult that the authorities concluded
, that the stationary gun emplacements,
perfectly concealed, would be more
■ tl an a match for the ships taking part
in such an enterprise, the latter being
' exposed targets, the objects of attack
i being invisible.
It is now known that this govern
ment factors more aggressive naval
action but what form it may take, and
j the localities, are not revealed.
The same is true, it was asserted,
with respect to offensive action on
i land, but on this point the United
i States may not speak with the au-
I thority it will have when formidable
i American forces shall arrive in
i France.
“Solid cement” was the phrase used
i by an important official in describing
i today the German lines in the west
' and who declared for a “strategy of
I success,” which he explained meant.
( in his belief, a “strategy of striking
the enemy first.”
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EXPECTORANT
i Fur Your Cough or Cold or if Wet
and Chilly, or Yon Have Asth
ma or Croup.
You may have a dreadful cold so
your lungs feel sore, and it hurst
i when you breathe, or you may have
only a simple cough, or severe cold,
| sthma, croup, whooping cough. In
: either case get a 25c bottle of Cheney’s
Expectorant from any drug store. Dl
; rectly after taking a few doses of
Cheney’s Expectorant your cough will
I get better, and a few bottles have
| cured the worst colds and coughs,
( csthma, croup or whooping cough.—
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! city school grounds. Many tourists
' f om tile states visit the last resting
place of our brave boys who were
sacrificed at the hands of some treach-
“Justice.”
Mr. John Galsworthy, who recently
refused a knighthood and remarked
that “literature was its own reward,”
.once told an interesting story apropos
his great play, “Justice.”
A certain business man had decided
to prosecute a swindler. One night his
wife returned from seeing a perform
ance of “Justice” so disgusted with the
then horrors of the English penal sys
tem (which the play was instrumental
in getting improved) that she persuad
ed her husband not to prosecute the
swindler.
This may have been super-sentimen
i talisin, but-it was a fine tribute to Mr.
I art.
ifIEMW
SOON TO KO OVER
PERSHING WIL HAVE AN ADE
QUATE SUPPLY BY JULY—FOR
EIGN CONTRACTS ARE ALSO
GREAT DEAL BEHIND.
WASHINGTON, March 22.—Ameri
can built bitt.e planes will be in
France by July in sufficient quantity
to insure ideqiate air protection cf
the sector when held/ by American
troops. The statement rests on the
highest authority and was made to
day with full recognition of all failures
that have pampered the development of
the air program.
Figures on the aviation situation as
well as figures on every other branch
of the Government's war preparations
were laid today before the House Mil
itary Committee.
Acting Secretary Crowell again pre
sided at the session in the rooms of
the War Council at the War Depart
ment where the new policy of taking
Congress directly into the confidence
of the executive branch of the govern
ment was launched.
The comment of representative Kahn
of aClifornia, ranking Republican
member of the House committee, ex
. ressed the sentiment of the House
members of the new policy. eH said
it means teamwork by the whole gov
e-nment on the enormous problems
that face it. The figures revealed to
the comittee, he added, made it clear
that the country was still unawake
to the enormity of its undertaking.
It was disclosed that the aviation
1 rogramme is substanially sixty days
behind what had been hoped for. The
foreign contracts which were to have
provided the initial fighting equipment j
for Gen. Pershing's air forces are still |
urther behind. There is every pros-,
pect, however, that some of the delay'
will be made up. i
Even should the lost time stand, 1
and thouglf there should be no eliv-1
eries on the European contracts, Gen I
I
eral Pershing will receive a consider-;
.file number of American-built planes'
by July. Estimates of the time requir-I
ed to get a completed battle plane |
from factory here to the front have !
been placed at ninety days. The War (
eDpartment is now concentrating its
efforts to reducing that period with
bright prospects of cutting it in half. •
Excess Profits Tax Returns. ’ ’ Income Tax Returns.
;. ERNEST fTAYTON, LL.B, C. P. A.
Former Income Tax Agent..
Certified Public Accountant
Andlts—Examinations—Systems | : '
Atlanta. Ga, P. O. Box 750. 511 Hurt Bldg.
OLEN BUCHANAN
Funeral Director
And Embalmer
Allison Undertaking Co.
Fay Phone 253. Night Phones 106, 657 and 381
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| Delivered, Full of Gas and Oil •
$ See the Leslie Auto Co., of Americus, g|
E. B. Lee, of Leesburg, Plains Auto 9
ft Co., of Plains, and let them explain ft
to you the merits of the Saxon Car ft
® before you buy anyjdnd of a car.
• The Saxon Car is the most •
J economical car on the market. *
• Two Passenger Roadster SSOO •
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New Point
Rev. Warnock filled his appointment
at Rehobeth church Saturday and
Sunday, both sermons being attended
by large congregations.
Mis s Eula Patton i s away for a few
weeks’ stay at Homerville, where she
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Claude
Harvey.
Miss Mary McMath was the guest of
Miss Agnes Salter Saturday night and
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Webb and daughter,
Miss Willie Webb, of near Seals Mill,
were the spend-the-day guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Patton Sunday.
The friends of Mr. Hunter Leslie
I are glad to know that he is better
after being ill for a few days with
mumps.
Misses Mildred and Mary Deriso
were th e spend-the-day guests of Miss
Louise Walters Sunday.
Mr. Lee Patton and granddaughter.
Miss Inez Dupree, visited Plains Mon
day.
New Point school has closed on ac
count of measles and the teacher, Mr.
Flatt, has taken charge of the school
at Concord. This school was until
recently in charge of his brother, who
, has been drafted into the army.
To Drive Ont Malaria
And Build Up The System
■ Take the Old Standard GROVE’S
TASTELSS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking, as the formula is
printed on every label, showing it is
Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form.
■The Quinine drives out malaria, the
Iron builds up the system. 60 cents.
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Farm Near Town For Sale.
Being a non-resident I offer for sale,
below real value for prompt selling
the Mozely or Haynesly farm, locat
ed just outside the limits of Ameri-
■ cus on the I ee street road; four hun
dred and seventy-five acres, more or
• less This is a very desirable place,
■ near enough for the social, religious,
' educational and business privileges of
■ the city. It is valued at fifty dollars
,an acre. If you want it at much less
i tnan that figure you can buy it. What
i will you give for it in round figures,
l to be paid for cash, or part cash and
tne balance one to four year, 7%, the
interest payable annually. This is an
exceptional opportunity for some one
to get a town farm worth the money.
I will be in Americus Thursday and
Friday. March 21st and 22nd. at the 1
Windsor Hotel. Call on or address
me there. For earlier engagement,
write or wire the owner. E. W. Big
ham. 381 Oak street, Atlanta, Ga.
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Special for I
March I
We have two dozen 6 lb. m
Westinghouse Electric Irons ■
I listed at $5.00 to sell for 3
I $4.25 I
| Americus Lighting Co. I
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The Biggest Automobile value of the *
market today for $985 delivered, ft
A promise fulfilled, rough and ready
ft for any kinds of road and hard use; a
ft 40 h. p. five and two passenger. 60 ft
• miles on gallon of gasoline race ft
J track test. ft
• LESLIE AUTO CO. $
2 209 FORSYTH ST. •
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THE undersigned has pur- ’
the entire capital J
ft stock of the Americus Home
ft Mixtare Guano Co., and in fu- ft
ture this plant will be operated as 0
L. G. Council’s *
Fertilizer Works •
The manufacturing and mixing ft
department will be under the su
f pervision of Mr. E. F. Wilder,
1 who as 25 years experi- ft
Ji- ence in manufacturing Fertilizers, ft
Planters and dealers are assured 0
gg that nothing but the best grade ft
of goods wul be manufactured.
ft ft Only raw materials of the high- ft
" est quality will be used. ®
AO A Th e plant is conveniently Io- '
••" “? •• • • cated for wagon delivery.
Your patronage is respectfully J
gl ft
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FRIDAY, MARCH 22, ISIS.