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THE TIMES-RECORDER
ESTABLISHED 1873.
TMI TIMES-RECORDER COMPANY.
(Incorporated.)
Publisher.
Published every afternoon, except
Saturday, every Sunday morning, and
<m a Weekly (every Thursday).
Entered as second class matter at
/ostofflee at Americus, Ga., under act
? March 3, 1879.
FRANC MANGUM,
Editor and Manager.
L. H. KIMBROUGH,
Assistant Business Manager.
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OFFICIAL ORGaa z~R:
City of Americus
Sumter County
Webster County
<t*'.lroad Commission of Georgia For
Third Congressional District.
U. B. Court, Southern District of
Georgia.
Americus, Georgia, May 17, 1918.
PARAGRAPHICALLY SPEAKING
t I """ 111 - ■
The best German we know is a d
German.
Those German Junkers will, sooner
or later, be a heap of junk.
The more Germans we kill, the fewer
Germans there will be to kill American
boys. *
The peace between Germany and
Russia seems to be only a piece of a
peace.
One thing a man may always rely
upon.—hi s wife will tell him the truth
about himself.
Let the boys at the front know who
are behind them, and who are not,
and there will be very few “nots.”
If Mr. Hearst runs for governor of
New York, it is suspected that the
Hearst papers will support him.
It always does a man good to see
another married couple fussing in pub
lic. Then he can go home and say, “I
told you so!”
-
“I despise a woman who talks about
her own children,” she says, and then
she proceeds to talk about her own for
an hour or more.
A man may think he knows what his
wife thinks about him, but he has
never heard her say it. She Is a lady
and doesn't use that kind of language
In their offensive against the Presi
dent, the obstructionist members of
Congress seem to have suffered se
vere casualties upon their flanks and
year. •
Whenever your wife catches you in
a lie, the thing to do Is to tell her
you lied, but that you are going to
stick to it, regardless. It doesn’t pay
to get mixed up.
Now that they are beginning to crit
isize Hindenburg, it is fairly possible
that eventually some depraved rascal
■will actually have the nerve to ques
tion the perfection of the Kaiser.
The British didn't succeed in de
stroying the entire mole of Zebrugge
at the first attempt, but almost any
lady who has given strict attention
to beauty can testify that that is no
cause for worry. Mole eradication re
quires patience, as well as fortitude.
The most embarassing situation in
life is not that of he man who tells
the weeping family farewell and says
his carefully chosen last words, and
then recovers. It is that of the man
who was given a farewell dinner by
his friends when he announced he was
“off for the front” last fall, and is
still about town in civilian duds.
It’s easy enough to see how Kaiser
Bill could go out and cry before the
movie men and staff correspondents
saying: “What have I not done to
prevent his slaughter!” Anybody who
■could frame up a war like this could
do that. But what we can’t under
stnad is this: How could he go home
and face Mrs. Kaiser that evening?
MOST MYSTERIOUS.
WANTED: One intelligent rea-
• son why H. H. Dean is a candi
date for the United States Sen
ate.
J Is there anybody in Georgia who
knows?
t Can any one even venture a guess?
t Really, the candidacy of this gen
tleman is one of the biggest political
mysteries Georgia has ever had.
Mr. Dean is undoubtedly an esti
mable gentleman and a splendid law
yer. Besides he is wealthy. More
over. he must be well-liked in his home
i
town of Gainesville, although he was
beaten for mayor by a Republican can
didate.
But, politically, Mr. Dean is a non
essential. He has never done any
thing in the way of political achieve
ment, except attend the conventions
and act as one of the floorleaders and
wire pullers. He has affiliated with
the professional, pot-hunting politic
ians, s 0 much so that he gave the im
pression, whether intentionally or
not, of being o ne of them. He has
never held an important office. He is
not known to the people of the state
at-large. Indeed, the great majority
of them have never heard of H. H.
Dean.
Why, then, is Mr. Dean runnning for
the United States Senate? Os course,
that it his constitutional privilege. He
can afford it, and furthermore, he will
doubtless pay his own expenses, even
to the last penny, just as he says he
will. He will probably do that for the
sufficient reason that nobody is going
to contribute to a campaign fund
for a candidate who has not the re
motest possibility of election.
Why is Mr. Dean running
Outside of his own congressional
district, he will not carry a county.
People well-informed in his district
say that he will hardly carry any
county other than Hall, where he re
side.,.
There is certainly no enthusiasm
anywhere over his candidacy; There
are no Dean clubs. There is not a
single speaker on the stump for him.
There is not a newspaper, excepting
those in Gainesville, that will support
him There is not a faction giving him
its endorsement. There is, so far as
human mind can conceive, not a sin
gle, solitary, intelligent reason why
he should be in the race. Why has he
announced? What is his urpose, what
does he hope to attain, why does he
put himself to to so much trouble and
expense without any hope of reward?
Gecrgians have had political per
lexlties before. The contents of the
famous letter Hoke Smith sent Joe
Brown remain an enigma to this day
There have even been other problems
of greater magnitude, more confusing,
uncertain and tantalizing. But there
has never been a greater, deeper,
inoie impenetrable' mystery in all the
annals of Georgia politics than H. H.
I can’s candidacy for the United States
Senate.
AMERICA IN THE WAR.
The following extract from the re
! cent utterances of two well known
men are worth comparison by those
‘ who wish to know the truth:
“We have gone into war, but don’t
forget we have got in only one-quarter
-of 1 per cent. We have begun to make
5 ready to begin to go.
r “Three years ago the Lusitania was
i sunk; one year and one month ago we
) admitted Germany had been at war
- with us.” —Col. Theodore Roosevelt in
. New York.
“No people understood better than
1 ourselves the reasons the war until
s she did. Had we been in the position
> of her people we should have hesitated
i quite as long as America, perhaps,
i longer, before we plunged into the tre
■’ mendous conflict. I do not think
5 there was ever a thought of anything
> in the nature of an apology required for
the fact that a great peace-loving, free,
industrial community should not at
once rushed into the fray.
! “What I am thankful for is that by
a process which I do not consider slow
’ 100,000,000 of English-speaking peo-
* pie have been brought in with unanim
-1 ity never known in the history, per
■ haps, of any country governed as Am
-5 erica is.
’ “I do not believe that the whole
AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
A WONDERFUL RECORD.
The promise of the United States to
have 1,500,000 fighting men in France
by the end of this year will undoubt
edly be fulfilled.
But the accomplishment of this ex
traordinary feat will be a record for
all time. It will establish American
efficiency above the methods of all na
tions, beyond even the much talked of
“German efficiency.”
Consider what has been done al
ready:
The Selective Draft law was en
acted on May 18, 1917. On June sth,
ten million young Americans register
ed for military service. Within an
other month the camps were estab-
Ished, and in less than ten months
afterwards we had 1,300,000 men under
arms, cither in the camps at home or
in actual service in France, England
and Italy.
No nation has ever raised so large
an army, and one as well trained and
equipped. No nation has ever had the
tremendous task of sending this army
3,000 miles across the ocean.
America has seemingly done the im
possible. Yet there is more to be done,
more that will be done. According to
official announcement, we will have
fully 1,500.000 fighting men in France
Says a Paris dispatch:
The United States has promised
to have 1,500,000 fighting men in
France by the end of 1918, says
L’Hommt Libre, Premier Clemen
ceau’s newspaper. These troops,
it adds, must have their own or
ganization and services, which
will mean at least 2,000,000 spec
ialists, workers, men in the quar
termaster’s department and oth
ers.
Few have taken into consideration
that for every soldier who goes across
one or two more men must accompany
him. There must be engineers, doc
tors, dentists, druggists, laborers, rail
road men, carpenters, and men of all
trades and capacities, as well as men
to man the guns. An army of a mil
lion and a half means, therefore, prob
ably three and a half million Ameri
cans actively engaged in the various
branches of army work.
It seems incredible that in less than
a year any country could have done
what the United States has achieved in
a military way. The sum total of re
sults is staggering, when one consid
ers the number of camps in operation,
the number of ships converted to
transports, the number of men actually
trained soldiers, the amount of sup
plies necessary to be maintained in a
never-ceasing stream, and the great
change that has come over the life of
the American people.
The Selective Draft act has not only
been vindicated, and the patriotic
spirit of the people of this country
amply proven, but a high-water mark
has been set for efficiency.
" -I
An AMERICANIZE!!.
The great value of the late Liberty
Loan to America is not so much in the
billions of dollars it brought in as in
I the result it achieved in bringing the
I war home to multitudes of citizens and
l
influencing their Americanism.
Through the speeches delivered from
hundred of thousands of platforms,
through various forms of entertain
ments, as well as the columns of the
newspapers, the masses were given
a clearer realization of what this war
iis about and what it means to them
personally.
As an incentive to patriotic solidar
ity there has been nothing like it in
history. It has aroused patriotic im
pulse and effort among all classes and
has given every citizen who is for the
first time an owner of a government
security the feeling that he is an inte
gral part of the government. It means
a better understanding of American
ism, and, therefore, better Americans
If America had expended four bil
lions of dollars in a campaign of edu
cation for the Americanization of its
people, instead of receiving that
amount, it could not have accomplish
ed more.
i
| history of the world shows anything
< quite parallel or equal to the action of
America in this war.”—Arthur J. Bal
four, British secretary for Foreign Af
fairs.
GLAD TOTESTIFY
Says Watoga Lady, “As To What
Cardui Has Done For Me, So
As To Help Others.”
Watoga, W. Va.—Mrs. S. W. Gladwell,
of this town, says: "When about 15 years
of age, I suffered greatly ... Sometimes
would go a month or two, and I had
terrible headache, backache, and bearing
down pains, and would just drag and
had no appetite. Then ... it would last
... two weeks, and was so weakening,
and my health was awful.
My mother bought me a bottle of
Cardui, and I began to improve after
taking the first bottle, so kept it up till I
took three ... I gained, and was well
and strong, and I owe it all to Cardui.
I am married new and have 3 children
. .. Have never had to have a doctor for
female trouble, and just resort to Cardui
if I need a tonic. lam glad to testify to
what it has done for me, so as to help
others.”
If you are nervous or weak, have head
aches, backaches, or any of the other
ailments so common to women, why not
give Cardui a trial? Recommended by
many physicians. In use over 40 years.
Begin taking Cardui today. It may
be the very medicine you need.
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C J*. DAVIS
Dental Surgeon.
Orthodontia, Pyorrhea.
Residence Phone 316 Office Phone 818
Allison Building.
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M. H. WHEELER,
Dental Surgeon.
Bell Bldg., Opposite Post Office
Office Phone 785; Res. Phone 36
AMERICUS CAMP, 202, WOODMEN
OF THE WORLD.
Meets every Wednesday night tn
4ung Sovereigns invited to meet with
Fraternal Hall. Lanu street. All vis
ors welcome. C. J. WILLIAMS, C. C.
NAT LeMASTER, Clerk.
F. and A. M.
AMERICUS LODGE
JfeX F- & A. M., meets
| , -3* every second and
fourth Friday night
at 8 o'clock.
E. E. SCHNEIDER, W. M.
8 L. HAMMOND, Secy.
% M. B. COUNCIL
LODGE F. and A. M
■<sei ■ r meets every First and
? Third Friday nights.
Visiting brothers are
tavlted to attend.
DR. J. R. STATHAM, W. M.
NAT LeMASTER, Secretary.
MISS BESSIE WINDSOR,
Insurance,
Bonds.
Office, Forsyth St. Phone 280
Seaboard Air Line
Leave Americus for Abbeville, Hel
ena, Collins, Savannah, Columbia,
Richmond, Portsmouth and points
£ast and South
12:31 p m
1:20 a m
Leave Americus for Helena and in
termediate points
s:lb p m
Leave Amecrius for Columbus,
Montgomery and points West and
Northwest
3:08 p m
H. P. EVERETT, Agent, Americus, Ta.
Kimball House
ATLANTA, GA.
BROOMS
MODERATE PRICES
CENTRALLY LOCATED
Entirely Remodeled and Redecorated
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
L. J. DINKLER C. L. DINKLEB
Prop, and Mgr. Asst. Mgr.
AMERICUf
Fish & Oyster
Market
WHOLESALE and RETAIL
John Nita A Co., Proprietors.
Fresh Spanish Mackerel, Freeh
Vater and Salt Water Trout, Red Snap
pers, Red Bass, Sheep-head and all
kinds of Bottom Fish. Shrimps, Crabs
»nd Oysters and Fish Rolls.
QUICK DELIVERY
TELEPHONE 778
2I« We t ”ar*vth Streep
L. G. COUNCIL, Pres. T. . E. BOLTON, Asst. Cashier.
C. M. COUNCIL, V.-P. & Cashie J. M. BRYAN, Asst. Cash’r.
INCORPORATED 1891.
THE PLANTERS BANK OF AMERICUS
Resources over one and quarter million dollars
a With more than a quar
ter of a century experience in
commercial banking, with
large resources, and close
personal attention to details,
we fee! that we can render
our customers the best of
service •; iO
We solicit your patronage
both commercial and savings.
PROMPT, CONSERVATIVE, ACCOMMODATING
No Account Too Large, None Too Small
AJAX TIRES
Are equipped with abraced and
re-inforced tread that are
shoulders of strength and mean
more miles. Ajax Tires are
guaranteed, in writing, 5,000
miles. We have them to lit
your car.
WJLLAMS NILES CO.
Hardware
TELEPHONE 706
MONEY 5i 5. |
MHNFYIfI A MFR on farm lands at 5 b2 ip er cent I
ITIUIILI Lu/iIILU interest and borrowers have priv- 3
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period, stopping interest on amounts paid. We always
have best rates and easiest terms and give quickest ser
vice. Save money by seeing or writing us.
G. R. ELLIS or G. C. WEBB
AMERICUS, GEORGIA
J. W. SHEFFIELD, President E. D. SHEFFIELD, Cashier.
frank SHEFFIELD, Vice Pres’L LEE HUDSON, Asst. Cashier.
To Those Who Subscribed toThlrd Liberty Loan Bond
Terms of Payment:
5 per cent, with application on or before May 4, 1918.
20 per cent, on or May 28,1918.
35 per cent, on July 18, 1918.
40 percent, on August 15, 1918 (with accrued interest from May 9, 1918,
on the three deferred installments).
Sumter County has subscribed its quota to each issue of Liberty
Bonds Our quota to the War Savings Stamps for the year 1918 amount
to $623,840.00; sales in the county to March 31st amounted to 323,078.00.
If we are to raise our quota of War ISavngs Stamps tor this year, we
must sell $600,762.00 worth between now and December 31st, 1918.
ARE YOU DOING YOUR BEST ON THIS QUOTA.
Bank of Commerce
Americus Undertaking Company
Funeral Directors and Embalmers
Nat LeMaster, Manager
Day Phones 88 ano 231 Night 661 and 13<
OLEN BUCHANAN I
Funeral Director
And Embalmer
'Allison Undertaking Co.
Day [Phone 253. Night Phones 106, 657 and 381JZ
“■■■■• • " • CT I 7r - -|IT~ -- . .
FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1918. 1