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BOARDS IN WAR )
CAMPS WOULD
GO P ASTMOON
WASHINGTON, May 16— (By Asso
ciated Press.) —Even in America, ’’the I
greatest builder of the past,” no feat|
of construction has ever approached
that involved in the completion in 90
days of 16 cantonments for the nation
al army and 16 tent cities for the na
tional guard, says the official war
‘‘materiel” history made public today
by the war department. The task in
volved the erection and equipment of'
32 cities capable of accommodating
40,000 persons each, with all the requi
site water, lighting, sewerage, hospit
al and heating utilities, and in addi
tion the preparation of the strictly
military features, such as parade
grounds and rifle and artillery ranges.
The creature comforts enjoyed by
the American soldier of 1917 is con
tiasted with those afforded the men of
’6l-’65. Substantial barracks, heated
by steam or stoves, took the place of
of tents; chemically pure water re
placed that secured from the casual
spring or stream; scientific laundries!
cared for the national army recruit’s
clothing, and field bakeries gave him
the modern- successor to the ashy hoe
sake.
To Moon and Half Way Back.
Lumber used in the cantonments
alone the report says, was equivalent
to a board walk 12 inches wide and one
inch thick “to the moon and half way
back,” while the nails of one popular
size would "girdle the earth 3 1-2
times.’’
The race between the contractors
to complete the cantonments in the
time for the initial draft is eloquently
described, the builder of Camp Taylor,
Louisville, Ky., winning by a narrow
margin. The cantonments occupied
167,741 acres of land which cost an
average of $3.93 per acre, and the con
tractor’s profits were given as less
than 2 1-2 per cent of the gross cost
of construction.
Expenditures for the cantonments
represented 70 per cent of the total for
the Panama canal, but the time con
sumed was less than 90 days against
10 years for the canal. Supplementary
building projects undertaken by the
department aggregated a much larger
project than the cantonments and in
cluded enormous store houses, facto
Ties fjbr various purposes, proving
grounds, army posts, embarkation fa
cilities, docks, magazines, railroads,
aviation fields and hospitals.
In every State but One,
"On November 11, 1918,” the report
says, "the construction division was
conducting 535 operations in 442 locali
ties. involving an expenditure of sl,-
000.000,000. These touched every state
but one.”
As the construction crews developed
teamwork, remarkable instances of
speed were reported. Precautions ta
ken to assist the contractors includ
ed the detail of a disbursing officer
on the spot ‘with he check book ready"
so that material could be paid on de
livery, and so that special equipment
could be obtained at a fair rental and
a steady flow of materials be insured.
The last feature finally necessitated
the sending of soldiers into the forest
to cut logs and piles and to load them
on railroad cars which were guarded
by soldiers to their destination.
When a shortage of stoves threat
ened the health of the new army, offi
cers of the construction division were
sent to the factories to speed up pro
duction with the result that the army
obtained 15,000 in 3 months although
that number is a year’s output of the
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| LESLIE ;
A special Mother’s Day program (
was rendered at the Methodist church !
Sunday by the pastor, Rev. C. T. |
Clark.
Ernest Laramore, a former resident
of Leslie, was in town Saturday, see
ing his many friends here. He has
just returned from eighteen months
army service overseas.
The news reached here Monday of
the death at Cordele of Mr. Luther ,
Glaze's father, which occurred at the'
home of his daughter. Mrs. McKenzie..
The remains were taken to Benevo-‘
lence, near Americus where funeral
and interment occurred. i
Rev. J. A. Thomas, of Columbus,
and Rev. O. B. Chester, of Dawson, •
I were guests of Rev. and Mrs. C. T.
] Clark Monday night, having come to
Leslie to take part in the Centenary
service at Mt. Zion Methodist church
Tuesday.
Mrs. Amanda Adams has returned,
to her home here after spending three'
weeks at Lumber City, the guest of •
Mrs. S. G. Wooten.
Joe Tom Pilcher, who has been at
tending school at Young Harris, is at
home for the summer. He has with
him his friend, Jim Cook, from Brook
yet.
Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Jones, Mrs. Sallie
Wade and Mrs. Rosa Wade and little
son, Walter spent Monday afternoon'
in Cordele with friends.
Mrs. J. W. Barwick and little son
left Sunday for Blakeley where they
will spend two weeks with relatives.
Madison summerford came heme
last week from Milledgeville, where
he has been attending school at G.
M. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Laramore and
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Laramore were
visitors in town Saturday afternoon
while en oute from Macon to their
home in Lee county.
J. W. Barwick visited relatives at
Maddox Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Dupree, of Ameri
cus, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Lasco Harvey.
Renza Israel and moher, Mrs. John
Israel, Miss Bertha Israel and Mrs.
George Wiggins, from near Smithville,
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Suggs Sunday.
Miss Ruby Simpson is spending sev
eral days with Miss Zola Dell.
W. F. Sherman, traveling salesman
of Atlanta, was a business visitor here
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Perry and daugh
ter, Miss Neva Perry were in town
Tuesday afternoon.
Charlie B. Knowles returned to Les
lie Saturday from Atlanta, where hq
went to Davis-Fisher hospital for an
operation.
Mrs. S. G. Wooten and children, of
Lumber City, are visiting at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. T.
Clark, on Allen street.
Mrs. J. J. Dupree, Mrs. Lasco H • -
vey, Mrs. John Harvey and Mrs. Henry-
Reid spent Monday at Concord visit
ing relatives.
Luke Outlaw of Cordele was a vis
itor in town Tuesday.
Ben Dupree of Concord spent, sev
ral days last week in Leslie at the
home of Mr, and Mrs. Lasco Har
vey.
Miss Neva Perry left Wednesday for
' a visit to Miss Myra Perry at Butler.
I Ga. On her return trip to Leslie she
’ stopped with friends in Cordele.
Ask tui Chero Cola at founts.
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industry.
Fire prevention at the various army
projects was so efficient that the cap
ita loss was only 46 cents compared
with the civilian rate of $2.42.
Belgium Gets First i
Cotton from Congo
ANTWERP, May 16.—The first ship
ment of cotton from the Belgian Con
go has arrived in Antwerp. It amount
ed to about eight tons, but it will
shortly be followed by larger quanti
ties.
Heretofore Belgin industry has
been relying exclusively on imports
from America. The first attempts at
cotton growing in the Belgian Congo
were made during the war in 1915. To
day there are already several cotton
plantations in operation in the Manie
ma and Sankaru districts. The 1918
crop yielded about 250 tons.
cutoff J
The Cut-Off school closed Friday
after a prosperous year under the
supervision of Miss Beulah Penning
ton as principal and Miss Jane Wick
er as assistant. The pupils and a
number of the patrons enjoyed a picnic
at Miona springs Friday through the
kindness of the car owners of the
community who tendered the use of
their cars for carrying the children
Upon arrival there they found Rev.
E. M. Clapp, formerly of his place but
of Garden Valley, there with his school
and there was much enjoyment derived
by the pupils of the two schools. At
the close of the contests Cut-Off pu
pils had the most points.
Mr. and Mrs. Thorpe Grant spent
Sunday near Americus the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Harden.
A. F. Pennington was In Anderson
vile Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. A. E. Barton is the guest of
Mrs. J. D. M. Wicker.
Mr. and Mrs. George Allen and A. F.
Pennington were spend the day guests
at E. M. Coker’s Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Holloway and
children were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
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That tobacco is Virginia.
Five times more of it is used for cigarettes
than ail the imported tobaccos combined.
And Virginia tobacco., beind home - drown,
does not have to pay Import duty,
That means increased vaJue in the cigarette
made c£ Virginia PLUS the taste and the relish
that osdy Virdluia tobacco can diva.
Es yo?.j want to enjoy a cigarette to the full,
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Piedmonts will open your eyes to the
difference.
20 for 18 cents'
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iedmont
AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
J. N. Williams in Andersonville Sun
day.
Misses Janye and Dannie Wicker left
Saturday afternoon for Macon where
they will enter G. A- B. C.
T. M. Wood and Jess Kitchens spent
several days last week in Americus
where they were crating furniture for
H. D. Raymond. Mr. Raymond was
formerly superintendent of the Repub
lic Mining company’s bauxite mine
here and we regret very much that he
is now leaving for South America.
Mrs. A. J. Pennington, W. J. Pen
nington and children spent Sunday
near Montezuma with Mr. and Mrs. R.
L. Forehand.
S, W. Micker from near Leesburg
was the week-end guest of his parents
JJr. and Mrs. J. D. Wicker.
Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Wicker spent
Sunday at Garden Valley with Rev.
and Mrs. E. M. Clapp.
J. B. Rouse and children spent Sun
day in Andersonville with Mrs. Lucy
Rouse.
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2800. 14-3 t
Call your grocer for Chero Cola. sc.
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j SUMTER i
Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Webb and Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. Webb spent Sunday
in Bronwood the guests -of Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. Webb.
Miss Leila Israel has returned to her
home here from Shingler, Ga., where
she has been teaching.
Miss Christine Simpson of Troy, Ala.
was the guest of Miss Hallie McDon
ald several days last week.
Mrs. Owen Ward, of Iron City, Ga.,
is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
G. W. Israel.
Mrs. R. R. Howe, of Maddox, Ga.,
spent Sunday the guest of Mrs. G. D.
Rodgers.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Fain and Miss
Leila Webb were in Americus shop
ping Saturday.
Miss Annie Bivins spent Sunday in
Americus the guest of Miss Maude
Brooks.
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Webb spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Fain.
Miss Thelma Webb spent Saturday
spent the week-end here with Mrs.
with Miss Annie Bivins.
Mrs. W. T. Simpson, of Troy, Ala.,
S. A. Rodgers.
Messrs. P. M. Bivins, F. E. Bivins,
J. A. Webb and R. C. Markette were
guests of Messrs. Eugene Brooks and
Daniel Methvin.
Mrs. E. C. Snider and daughter, Miss
Lucile Snider spent Saturday in Amer
icus shopping.
Misses Mary Alice Lingo and Eunice
Royal of Americus were guests of
Mrs. J. R. Ewing Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Copeland en
tertained at a dinner party Sunday.
Covers were laid for six and the home
was beautifully decorated with roses
and ferns.
The guests were Mr. and Mrs. E.
C. Snider, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Han
non.
Goodrich Silver town Cord and regu
lar Fabric casings and tubes in stock at
Americus |Auto Co.,
Rylander’s Garage
Open All Night Phone 105
FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1919.
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TRADE MARK Ifr-j
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Compare fj
Goodrich 375 s I
with other
FordCarTires |
If you have not used these II
husky, de luxe tires I]
for the Ford car, go at |
once to a Goodrich deal- ||
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me a Goodrich Three-
Seventy-Five.”
Compare it with an or
dinary Ford-size tire,
and you will find it
bigger and burlier in
every way.
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As a matter of figures and
measurements, it is an
inch bigger on the cir
cumference, and much
thicker in the cross sec
tion—that is, a 31x3%
inch tire.
That extra size means a
finer looking, easier
riding Ford car to be
gin, and a longer lived
car and tires in the end.
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Though “ Three-Seven
ty-Fives” cost a little
moreat the outset,built
to meet the especial
needs of the Ford car
and bring out its known
virtues, they soon re
veal a greater dollar
economy,which makes
it the better buy in the
' long run.
J Buy Goodrich Tirea
p from a Dealer
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375 size
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