Newspaper Page Text
y
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13,1919.
'
AMERICUS TIMES-RECOROER.
LAST SHELL OFI
BIGGEST BERTHA
HIT TENNESSEAN
ATLANTA, Feb. 12.—Bade in the
V. 8. A. after more than a year in Y.
JL a A. service overseas is Llveaey EL
Williams, a lawyer of Chattanooga,
who complains that he is the
aalBckiest of the more than 6,000 “Y”
who ifeje sent to France. In Au*
cost he went to Paris daring a lull in
the fighting to hare some dental work
done. Four months and a half later
he was discharged from a hospital
where surgeons had removed from a
cavity in his hip what they said was
the largest shell fragment they bad
even taken from a man who recovered.
That was lucky for him, Williams ad
mits. but the unlucky part was that
this fragment flew from the last sheil
thrown into Paris by the German
r sr-range gun, and it bit him after
had gone through weeks of heavy
fighting at Cantlgny and Solssons
without getting as much as a scratch.
Williams tried twice to get into a
combat branch of the military machine
and actually put in several weeks, at
Fort Oglethorpe. On. before the army
surgeons rejected him. Then he en
listed in the Red Triangle army, spent
three months at Camp Jackson, S. C„
and finally sailed for France in ' De
cember, 1917. He was assigned to the
first division and Joined the regulars
vtthont any noticeable enthusiasm on
their part In a few montha/he was
so solid with them that their officers
bad Instructed the top sergeants to
provide army trucks for the "Y”
any time he needed their assistance in
getting supplies.
“The satisfaction that I derived from
being able to get close to these men,”
■rid Hr. Williams at the ktodcuarters
of the Y. M. C A. War Work Council,
than compensates mo for the
that I spent In' * hospital and
the fhet that I may os lame all the
rest of my life It got so after a time
that' I didn’t have to ask the top
sergeant for a detail when there was
mare work to be.done than I could do
alone. These men Just natura'ly saw
things to do, and volunteered to do
them. I don't think this spirit was
aroused by the chocolate that I made
fer them, the tobacco that I obtained
for them, the athletic supplies that the
INVITE
MERCER HEAD TO
AID DRIVE HERE
Americus people are greatly inter
ested in the expected coming Of Dr.
Rufus W. Weaver, preetdent of Mer
cer University, who has been invited to
visit Americus and present to the two
Baptist congregations here the debt-
paying campaign, 'which begins next
Sunday. Dr. Weaver, who is an es
pecially warm .personal friend of Dr.
Lansing Burrows, Americas’ most ven
erable minister of the gospel, has
many admirers here, and his wide rep
utation as an educator makes it cer
tain large congregations will hear
him.
Americus Baptists are laying plans
for very active participation in the
campaign, and First Baptist church of
ficers have appointed a committee of
five who will direct the campaign for
that congregation. This committee
composed of Dr, Lansing Barrows, C.
C. Hawkins, Dr. 8. F. Howell, William
H. Cobb and Dr. Carl W. Minor, pastor
of the congregation. Central Baptist
church has already raised $268.60 of
its quota of approximately $509, and
is anticipated the remaining portion
will be quickly subscribed/ notwith
standing the large financial obliga
tions already undertaken b> that con
gregation, of which Rev. George
Brown is pastor. This congregation
Paid off $7,000 in debts last year, which
is a most creditable record In itself.
Rev. T. Furlow Callaway and Rev.
M. h. Gaddis, field enlistment men for
the campaign, were here this week
and discussed the situation with Amer
icas Baptists, both expressing them
selves as well pleased with the outlook
for a successful campaign.
Smallpox Epidemic
In Fulton Co. jai
ATLANTA, Feb. 11.—An epidemic
of smallpox among the prisoners in
the Fulton county Jail ma7 postpone
the trial of Mrs. Stella Abbott for
killing‘^er husband, Jojin Hery Ab
bott, driver of the Atlanta fire chiefs
automobile, and the trial of William
HL
’ furnished or the religious services H - -Albright for killing Carlisle
tost 1 arranged. I Christy. .
“Those rough old regulars Just None of the prisoners in the Jail
couldn’t resist the Influence of the Is seriously lit with smallpox, but
home atmosphere that 1 tried to j the Jail authorities hesitate to bring
create for them. The thinking man in prisoners into a crowded court room,
the army look i-l beyond the little lux
uries that he cams to tegard as reces-
titles because ths V. K. C. A. made
them so plentiful, an-1 saw In Ide pres
ence of the T* men aw! w.-ntr in
i and at the front tbs ttpre-
FORTO RICAN LABOR TOO
* EXPENSIVE FOB CUBANS
SAN JUAN.—(Correspondence ot
The Associated Press.)—Efforts ot Co-
•.natives of the loved ones a: home, ban planters to Import Porto Rican
standing by wtta self-sacrlJce as sym- laborers for work in Cuban cano fields
bi-ls of the fathers and metborf. the j apparently have failed. The Cubans
whres and sweethearts, brothers and | offered $2 a day with no extra pay for
slaters, who remained at home. This J overtime work. The Porto Rican Em-
same lag becomes in my imagination ployment service replied demanding
as lithe and flexible as formerly when | time and a half pay for overtime, free
1 think ot those men who regarded me — —. . — .
iregarded
as their father or brother or pal.”
It was In April that the 1st Division,
brigaded with the French an Cantlgny,
had the honor of being the first Amor-
can unit to go Into action in a major
operation. Williams pnt np his Red
Triangle sign at a dugout. In front
of him were the light artillery units
and behind him the American heavy
artillery plecee. He was literally
within a rim ot fire. Near him
railroad Junction was a legitimate tar
get for German guns. He learned'to
withstand the nervous shock of the
Mg shells which the soldiers called
freight cars, because of the noise they
made as they rushed through the air;
and he sympathized with the negroes
who said that the whiz-bangs ihado
them homesick because they seemed
to say "Alabam.'
After finishing the Job at Cantlgny
loo First went to Solssons. where Wil
liams sayf as much excitement was
crowded into three days as a month
and a half had produced at Cantlgny.
Torre was a shortage of stretcher
borers because of the violence of the
flgbting and tho heavy casualties and
for halt a day Williams closed up
the “Y” shop and went into action on
the .front end of n Utter. N6
that when the division was transfer
red to Nancy to prepare for tho.cam
paign at SL Mihlel and in the Argonne.
and Williams went to Paris to have
his teeth fixed, the men gave him
great send-off and began to count the
days before his return.
But he never went back. The big
gest Bertha of them all struck film
down as he was on his way to deUvor
a message for one of the soldiers whom
he had served. When he came out ot
tho hospital he went to the Y. M. C. A.
leave resort at Nice, where convales
cent doughboys enjoy all the delights
which formerly were possible ot en
joyment only by the extremely rich.
“Hie -mine ot the contribution ot
this leave area system to the Y. It O.
A. program,” said Mr. Williams. “wiU
never be adequately told until the
boys themselves come borne. I have
never yet heard of an American sol
dier who had spent his leave In any
one ot tho seven leave'areas operated
by the “V” who waa not enthusiastic
about the entire program ot the asso
ciation. Hundreds ot real American
girls are overseas serving our boys in
these resorts, and the extent of their
sorvlc ewlU be understood when it is
known that the "Y” can entertain
more than 40.000 men at a time and Is
planning to double the faculties if
suitable areas can be located.” I
Mr. Williams plans to go at once
to his boms In central Tennessee and,
later will hang out his shingle In Chat- j
tattooga and resume the prosale pro-1
fession of counsellor at law.
CLASSIFIED ADS
FOR GALE — Whits Orpington
ggs for setting. Mrs. Neon Buchanan.
2d4twlt
FOR BAUD—2-horse drill, reversible
disc, 2-horse cutaway, corn planter; i
barrel churn; 26 chickens; cook store
and utensils; other household goods;
driving mare, boggy; harnortT all in
O. K. shape. Good home for mare
essential than price. Mrs.
Young, or Phone 663. 7d3t-wlt
FOR SALE; White Orpington
Eggs for setting. Mrs. Neoa-Buchanan.
2d4twlt
WANT TO DO YOUR fine watch,
clock and Jewelry repairing. Expert
service and reasonable charges. By d.
Broad hurst, Jeweler, 110 Lamar'S t„
directly in front of postofflee.
FOR SALE—Early Bids Stem
Wheat, $3.40 per bushel tab. Leelie.
George T. DerUo, Leelie, Ca. cf-dAw.
PAGE ITT*
MORE GREAT VALUES
CHUR C H WELL’S
Thursday & Friday, Feb. 13-14
One big table full of regular 35c
Poplins, Crepes, Ginghams, Per
cales and Shepard Check Suiting,
well assorted, to close out at, yd.
19c
Good grade regular 25c quality .
Bleaching, on sale special at, yd.
15c
One big lot 35c Outings, in
dark colors only, to close out, yd.
$3.50 Bovs’ good quality Khaki
Suits, all sizes, to close out at
$2.95
Good quality Tan Rain Coat,
for men, all sizes, on sale special
■'< $5.95
Special sale on Children’s Shoes,
all sizes and kind to select from.
Good quality, regular 25c grade
Bleaching, on sale special at, yd.
15c
* /
35c quality new Spring Ging
hams, in beautiful patterns, on sale
^Thursday and Friday at, yd.
29c
Best grade “Good As Gold,” no
starch, 36-inch Bleaching, on sale
for two dqys at, yd.
25c
25c quality Pajama Checks,
good grade, on sale special at, vd.
19c -iEil
One lot of 20 Men’s small size
suits, sizes 33 to 36, in good pat
terns that sold from $18.00 to
$30.00, your choice of the lot for
$14.95
Big Lot of New Spring
Lerner Waists
We have just received a fresh shipment of these
beautiful new Spring Waists. The colors are-flesh,
white, bisque, navy, black and sunset, all new styles
and very attractive.
$5.00 to $15.00
Big Lot New Silk Uunderwear Just Received.
CHURCHWELL’S
.. DEPARTMENT STORE
•i-li ' • lr./v> ^ ' ! -
l -
• '
•/ - jit,' -
igff