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TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1918.
sm DHIGIIi
OF TOM FEM
WHILE DISEASE DISABLES A MAN
FOB FROM SIX TO EIGHT
WEEKS IT IS NOT FATAL—LIT
TLE OF VALUE IS KNOWN OF
AILMENT.
A scientific Investigation of “trench
Sever,” the disease which is causing an
alarming wastage of man power in
the armies, Is being conducted by the
American Red Cross through medical
officers of the American expeditionary
force at a British base hospital.
Sixty enlisted men, all New Eng
landers, of the United States sani
tary corps volunteered as subjects for
experimentation. These men are serv
ing in detachments either as hosts to
normal or Infected body Insects or
’have received injections of blood taken
from soldiers known to be suffering
from trench fever.
Trench fever was unknown to the
medical profession before the pres
ent war, and there is still little Infor
mation of value in regard to it; the
microscope has not yet detected the
organism which causes it. But among
the British troops at the front It Is
at the head of all the fevers and Is
second In the list of those which cause
the greatest wastage. It has caused
almost one-third of all the sickness In
some of the armies In the field In
northern France. One division alone
during one year averaged 350 cases
a month. Although ft disables a sol
dier for from six to eight weeks, it is
not fatal and It leaves no permanent
disabilities. But the extended absence
of the sufferer makes the disease
alarmingly destructive of man power.
Call for Volunteers.
It was with the approval of General
Pershing that a call for volunteers for
experimentation was made. In trans
mitting the names of the sixty chosen
the divisional chief surgeon wrote to
the chief surgeon of the American ex
peditionary force: “It is a subject of
some pride in this division that prac
tically all of the men of the One Hun
dred and First, One Hundred and Sec
ond and One Hundred and Fourth
field hospitals and the One Hundred
and First, One Hundred and Second,
One Hundred and Third and One Hun
dred and Fourth ambulance companies
volunteered for this service.”
In a memorandum sent to General
Pershing last December the chief sur
geon of the American expeditionary
force said there was urgent need to
determine the origin of the disease,
and concluded: “The American Red
■Cross has set aside a sum for re
search work for determining the cause
of these diseases which are producing
the greatest wastage in our armies.
As trench fever is one of the great
est sources of wastage, this subject Is
to be taken up first, and the medical
department of the army and American
Red Cross have been requested ta as
sist the British in these researches."
Trench fever became recognized as
a distinct, specific infection during the
latter part of 1915 and 1916. While
the first cases disabled the patients
for only a brief period, the time a sol
dier is kept away from his command
has materially Increased in the devel
opement of the disease, owing to the
many relapses which occur in the ma
jority of cases. Tn France the fever
has occurred particularly in those who
have been in the trenches or have cared
for the sick in the hospitals.
In Two Types.
The fever appears generally In one
of two types, either as a short, evan
escent fever lasting for a few days or
a week, and frequently followed after
a few days by a single short relapse,
-or as an affection tn which there is a
series of relapses. The onset of the
fever is sudden, as a rule, and marked
•by. headaches, dizziness, pains in the
back and particularly In the legs and
a sharp rise In temperature, usually
to 102 or 103 degrees. Pain in the
is a common complaint by pa
tients and is often very distressing.
The pulse is usually in the neighbor
hood of 100. The heart Is normal In
the early stages of the disease, but
disordered action is very common later
In severe cases. Medical experts of
the British army have demonstrated
that it is infectious.
As the incubation period of the dis
ease has been known to extend to 22
■days. It is not possible at present to
announce more than the inauguration
of this work.
TWO LIVE ON sl2 A MONTH
Came to Husband, Civil War Veteran,
In Form of Pension.
W. J. Daniel city humane officer of
Muncie, Ind., in his rounds recently
discovered an aged man and wife, the
former elghty-five years old and the
latter seventy-eight, who are living on
an Income of sl2 a month, which
•comes to them In the form of a pen
sion. Out of this sum they must pay
•rent. The man la a veteran of the
•Civil war. The two said that anti!
prices of necessaries became so high
they managed to get along fairly well,
but that now they have much difficulty
1n existing. The humane officer saw
to It that they were provided with coal
and proper clothing and food. They
Aave no near relatives.
WHO’S WHO
DI SUMTER COUNTY!
| Legal Advertisements i
Citation.
GEORGIA, Sumter County.
The return of the appraisers set
ting apart twelve months’ support to
the widow of A. J. Roberts, deceas
ed, having been filed in my office;
All persons concerned are cited to
show cause by the 2nd day of Septem
ber, 1918, why said application for
twelve months’ support should not be
granted. This August 7th, 1918.
JNO. A. COBB, Ordinary.
Administrators’ Sale.
GEORGIA, Sumter County.
Pursuant to an order granted by the
Hon. John A. Cobb, ordinary of said
county, on the first Monday in April,
1918, will be sold before the court
house door in the city of Americus,
said county and state, on the 3rd day
of September, the first Tuesday, 1918,
between the legal hours of sale, to the
highest bidder for cash, the following
described land, to-wit:
The whole of lot of land number one
hundred and sixty-seven (167), con
taining two hundred two and one-half
(202 1-2) acres, more or less; four
(4) acres in square shape in the
southwest corner of lot number one
Hundred and seventy-four (174), all in
the 16th district of Sumter County,
Georgia, and six (6) acres in square
shape in the northeast corner of lot
number one hundred and sixty-eight
(168) in the 16th district of Lee coun
ty, Georgia; all of said land lying and
being in one body in said two coun
ties, containing in aggregate two hun
dred, twelve (212 1-2) and one-half
acres of land, more or less.
This land to be sold as the property
of the estate of J. M. Pope, late of
Sumter county, deceased, for the pur
pose of paying the debts of the estate
txd for distribution among the heirs
es said estate. Said land now has a
loan of twenty-four hundred dollars
w ith one year’s interest on same, and
the purchaser will have the privilege
of buying the land subject to the loan,
and paying the difference in cash, oi
paying all cash and the estate will
pay off the loan.
This June sth, 1918.
MRS. A. W. POPE,
J. W. PEEL,
Administrators estate of J. M. Pope,
deceased.
Citation.
GEORJiA, .-umter County.
The return of the appraisers set
ting arart twelvfe months’ support to
the minor children of Lee Allen, Sr.,
deceased, having been filed in my of
fice; All persons concerned are cit
ed to sbow cause by the 2nd day of
September, 1918, why said application
for twelve months’ support should
cot be granted. This August 5, 1918.
JOHN A. COBB,
oaw-4t Ordinary.
Leave to Sell Land.
GEORGIA, Sumter County.
Notice is hereby given that Mrs.
Alice J. Barrow, Administratrix of
Mrs. C. A. Hand, deceased, has ap
plied for leave t 0 sell the real estate
of said deceased, located in said
county and if no objections are filed,
leave to sell will be granted at Sep
tember term, 1918, of this court.
This August sth, 1918.
JOHN A. COBB
Ordinary, Sumter County, Ga
GEORGIA, Sumter County.
Will be sold before the Court House
door in Americus, Sumter County,
Ga., on the first Tuesday in Septem
ber 191*. which is the third day of
September, between the legal hours
of sale to the highest bidder for cash,
the following described land to-wit:
All of lot of land No. (169) one hun
dred and sixty nine, South of Dan
ville Road containing one hundred
and sixty-six and one quarter (166
i-4» acr;s of lane- except sixty acna
deeded off to Dick Mercer next to
creek said sixty acres measured-and
staked off by D. P. Hold and also
eighty-three and sixty-two one-hun
dredths acres of land off west side of
lot No. one hundred sixty-eight (168)
bounded on east by L. G. Council.
Said described land containing one
hundred and eighty-one and eighty
seven one-hundredths acres of land
and lying and being in the twenty
eighth District of Sumter County,
Georgia. Also the west half of lot of
land No. thirty-nine, (39) twenty-five
(25) and five-sixteenths acres of land
in the south-east corner of lot No.
forty-three and three acres of lot No.
thirty-eight, twenty-five and five-six
teenths acres land off lot No. forty
three, also a strip of land, thirty-six
rods wide off the east side of lots
Noe. forty-one and forty-two running
the uniform width through said two
lots north and south. The above de
scribed land contains two hundred
WHO’S WHO
IN SUMTER COUNTY!
AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
and thirty five and fourteen-six
teenths acres of land more or less,
all in the twenty-eighth District of
Sumter County, Georgia.
Levied on and to be sold as the
property of H. R. Johnson and T. M.
Furlow, to satisfy a certain fl fa,
which was issued from the City Court
of Americus, on the 2nd day ot July,
1918, In favor of the Bank of Com
msree against the said T. M. Furlow
and H. R. Johnson. Tenant in pos
session and defendants in fi fa notified
in the terms of the law.
This Ist day of August, 1918.
LUCIUS HARVEY,
Sheriff Sumter County.
■ I
GEORGIA, Sumter County.
Pursuant to an order granted by
the Hon. John A. Cobb, Ordinary of
Sumter County, Georgia, on the sth
day of August, 1918, will be sold be
fore the Court House door in Ameri
cus, Sumter County, Georgia, between
the legal hours of sale to the high
est bidder for cash on the first Tues
day in September, 1918, which is the
3rd, day of September, 1918, the fol
lowing described real estate, to-wit:
The whole of lot of land number
one hundred thirty-four (134) except
five (5) acres sold for church pur
poses containing two hundred ajtid
six and four-tenths (206 4-10) acres;
all of lot number one hundred and
fi tty-six (156) containing one hundred
and sixty-two (162) acres, more or
less; also seventy-three and three
tenths (73 3-10) acres of land off
the north side of lot of land number
cne hundred and fifty-five (155), fifty
seven (57) acres in the northwest
corner of lot number one hundred and
thirty-five (135) in a square shape;
and one hundred aqd eighty (180)
acres of lot number one hundred and
sixty-five (165) being all of said lot
except seventy-five (75) acres in a
square shape off the southwest cor
ner thereof; All of said land lying
and being in one body in the 14t:
District of Lee County, Ga., contain
ing in the aggregate six hundred and
sixty-eight (668) acres more or less,
to be sold subject to a loan of $5,000.-
00 made by George M. Foreman &
Co., to H. E. Laramore.
•Also a certain house and lot num
ber 519 Jackson Ave., in the City of
Americus, Sumter County, Ga., front
ing east on Jackson Ave., fifty feet
fifty feet (50) and extending west
therefrom of uniform width a dis
tance of one hundred and forty feet
(140), bounded north by the home of
the late Lee Allen, Sr., east by Jack
son Ave., south by house and lot
number 521, and west by an alley.
Also house and lot number 521
fronting east on Jackson Ave., in the
City of Americus, Sumter County,
Ga., fronting east on Jackson Ave.,
fifty-seven and one half feet (57 1-2)
and extending wc-it therefrom of uni
form width a distance of one hun
dred and forty feet (140), bounded
north by house and lot number 519,
east by Jackson Ave., south by house
and lot number 523 and west by prop
erty formerly belonging to C. M.
Wheatley.
Also a certain house and lot num
ber 230 Horne St., in the City of
Americus, Sumter County, Ga., frjnt
ng west on said street fifty-eight
feet (58) mile or less and extending
east therefrom a distance of ninety
eight feet (98) to the land of Mrs. J.
B. Hudson
Also a certain house and lot front-
Irg north or. College street, in
City of Americus. Sumter County. G~
ie hundred 'nd forty feet (140), and
running south therefrom of equal
width along Jackson Ave., two hun
dred and sixty feet (260), bounded
north by College street, east by Jack
son Ave., south by other land of Lee
Allen, Sr., and west by an alley and
being the home place where the said
Lee Allen, Sr., resided at the time of
his death
Said real estate to be sold as the
property of the estate of the late Lee
Allen, Sr., for the purpose of paying
the dents of said estate and distribut
ing said estate between the heirs a’
law.
This the sth day of August, 1918.
LEE ALLEN. JR
Administrator of the Estate o
Lee Allen, Sr
GEORGIA, Sumter County.
This is' to gi r e notice, that, as the
representative of the heirs at law of
LAND
500 acres, 4 miles of R R-, 250 acres
open, 50 acres rich bottom land, good
5 room house, 5 room house, two ten
ant houses, running water, 75 acres
fenced, running water, only sls per
acre
P. B. WILLIFORD
America. 0 , Georgia
WHO’S WHO
IN SUMTER COUNTY!
Mrs. Eliza Sheppard, deceased, I will
receive sealed bids before and up to
ten o'clock A. M. es August 31st, 1918,
for the purchase of the lands known
as the South half of lot of land num
ber 195 in the 26th district of Sum
ter county, being about seven and cis
half miles northwest from Americus,
Ga., and about one-half mile south
of Shiloh church, and being the place
oil which S. F. Halstead now resides.
Said land to be sold as the property
of the heirs of said Mrs. Eliza (C. C.)
Sheppard, deceased, for the purpose
of division among the said heirs.
The terms of sale will be cash. The
right to reject any and all bids is
hereby reserved. For further infor
mation address JR. L. Maynard or
Reciprocal Service
To serve trustworthy our Government and our constituency in
this period of war is, according to our code, the highest obligation
now resting upon the officers and employes of this Railway.
In order to do this successfully we need the fullest co-operation
of the travelling public. It is a joint obligation which we may best
fulfill by each other.
I
Man power should be conserved with th e same care that food is
conserved. Help the railroad you travel over by purchasing tickets
before boarding trains, by seeing that your baggage is in good order
and securely strapped and locked. Do not pack among your per
sonal belongings jewelry, liquids, er fragile articles, or any other
forbidden thing.
Help the railroad give good and prompt service and thus help
WIN THE WAR.
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA
RAILWAY
Used Cars
For Sale
1 1918 National Touring Car SIBOO.OO
1 Harroun Touring Car . . $ 950.00
1 Saxon “Six” Touring Car . 1000.00
1 1917 7-Passenger Jeffrey . . 1200.00
1 Saxon “Four” Roadster . . 425.00
New Model Ford Touring Car 525.00
Old Model Ford Touring Car . 375.00
Haynes Touring Car . ... 1250.00
Saxon “Six” Touring Car . . 800.00
Above cars are in good shape and
are equipped with good tires.
••••••••••••
Plains Auto Co.
J. W. OLIVER, Manager
Lamar Street Americus, Ga.
the undersigned. This August 6th,
1918.
C. C. SHEPPARD,
Attorney in fact.
Citation for Letters of Guardianship.
GEORGIA, Webster County.
To All Whom It May Concern:
W. E. Jenkins, having applied sot
Guardianship of the property of Ha<-
tie Hall and Eula May Hall, minor
children of Wright Hall, late of sa’o
county, deceased, notice is given that
said application will be heard at my
office, at 10 o’clock A. M., on the firs*
Monday in September, next.
This August sth, 1918.
J. R. STAPLETON,
Ordinary and ex officio Clerk C. C
Before going away on that vacation see
us about FIRE INSURANCE
Sound companies and expert ser
vice.
HERBERT HAWKINS
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Fragrance}
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vor of the sun smacked
California oranges which
makes
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Risk a nickel on our
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J T. WARREN, |lanagcr
C J*. DAYxN
Dental Surgeon.
Orthodontia, Pyorrhea.
Residence Phone 316 Office Phone SIS
Allison Building.
MISS BESSIE WINDSOB,
Insnraaee,
Bonds,
office, Forsyth St Phone MS
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