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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-09-24

Mrs. Aumiller, the Republ.---h
candidate for register of deeds, is
the only woman running for office
in the county and she is going to
get a big vote from the women vot-
ORC
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-09-24

T. A. Rorman, president of the
Kansas State Fair association and
editor Of the Kansas FARMER, in q
dispatch sent broadcast yesterday,
predicts that the farmers OF the
United States are about to enjoy
the greatest period OF prosperity In
their history. Mr.. BoFman predicts
that the prices paid for farm pro-
ducts Of all kinds during the next
few years, will, as result of the
great war, be higher than they
were after our own Civil was, and
he, advises All farmers 70 grow such
foodstuffs as are suitable for export
ana therein ~. BofGIan exhibits
hia usual sooa nsnsa.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-09-24
JOHN KLOVER, "a
YEARS, BURIED TODAY

John Klover, "a years old, well
known resident of Abilene, died at
his home on Southwest Second street
Saturday evening about o'clock.
The funeral services were held at
the Lutheran church this afternoon
at 8 o'clock. Burial was in Abilene
cemetery.
Mr.. Klover's widow and ten chill
dren survive. The deceased had
many friends who mourn his death.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-09-24

Here's some sense from one OF
Roosevelt's talks in Kansas-too
bad more people don't live up to 1t;
Before reforming the nation, be-
fore reforming the neighbors' be-
fore everything else It is mans
first duty to provide for his own.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-09-24

G. G. Huffman is making whirl-
wind campaign for sheriff and is re-
eeiving plenty of encouragement
from all sides. Looks as though ne
would have a big majority.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-09-24
AMONG THE MOTORISTS

Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Taylor, Mr..
and Mrs. o. P. Fenton, Mrs. Sher-
wood Strother and daughter Dor
othy, motored to Talmage Saturday
in Mr.. Taylor's car and attended the
big Woodmen picnic.
Miss Matte Jensen, Miss Leila
Sullivan, Clarence Waters and Wes-
lev Thomas motored here from
Junction City Sunday evening and
visited with friends a shorts while.
zee
Sunday was a good day for the
motorists and many Abilene folks
took long Grips. A large number OF
tourists drove through.
The Golden Belt Road association
has named three Dickinson county
boosters as vice presidents, e. E.
Coulson for Abilene, Robt. johnson
for Solomon and P. P. Whitehair for
Chapman. Next year will be a great
year for through travel owing to
the Panama exposition and efforts
will be made to give the road all
possible publicity. A small assess
ment will be made on each town, &C
cording to its size, to help keep the
road before the tourists. 1t is now
one of the vests best advertised
roads and is becoming more travel
ed each season.
The following from Junction City
tells how that town is looking after
the condition Of the entrance to the
town for through tourists: A change
Is to be made in the Golden Belt
road just south of Junction City. A
petition was presented to the board
of county commissioners and view
ers were appointed for the proposed
change, which will eliminate a rath-
er dangerous turn in the road by
cutting through a corn field on the
Fred Brumm farm. At present the
view is INSTRUCTED and there have
been several minor accidents, which
led to the presenting of the petition
for a change.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-09-24

The Ell Dorado Republican ex-
mains that it intended cripple al
lance" and the compositor MADE 1t
Cripple" But why should 1t have
intended cripple?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-09-24

Arthur Capper, Republican candi-
date for governor and S. M. Brews-
ter. candidate for attorney general
will spend September 20 in the
county, making a tour through the
small towns during the day and
speaking in Abilene in the evening.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-09-24

II Fred Funston were running 'no
Allies campaign he would nave
Kaiser Bill trotted into his camp
long before this.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-09-24

The scenario of trouble consists In
two women and man.-Topeka
CAPITAL. At least half the time II
consists of two men and a woman
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-09-24
Chapman Pitched EN- Best

Chapman's horse shoe pitchers
triumphed over Solomon in recent
contest at Solomon. Chapman's to-
tai points were 525 to soloulon's
364, a difference Of 161 points.
Laney, Dalton. Clennan, Baughey'
wilkey and Eglan represented Chap
man. EgIan was the star pitcher Of
the bunch, his store totaling 1sG
polnss. The Solomon players were
Lynch, Hsrtzog. Meagher, Anderson
ana Koenig. Lynch vas high man
I1r solomcn. Hls score was zoe.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-09-24

Incidentally II you are not prop
erly registered before October 20
Won cannot vote in cities OF the Sec
ond class.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-09-24

Senator Curtis is expected to speak
in the county later in the campaign
He is mighty popular here and Will
have large audiences.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-09-24

The Kaiser has ordered winter
overcoats for his soldiers-evident-
" he expects the war to last awhile
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-09-24

The Quietest state campaign In
roars ia likely to warm up soon
onlv six weeks to election.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-09-24

Flora Township s. s. Convention
Manchester Motor: The Flora
toWnshlp sunday school Convention
Wa Held ID ne Manchester Prsrhg-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-21
SENTIMENT IN U.s.S7RONG FOR ALLIES;
NATIONWIDE CANVASS INDICATES
Magazine eran Newspapers Are "PrOGe
Are Divided in Their s.
thies in Present War.

by the Germans has influenced other
districts which would have remained
neutral. -.
: In collating a resume of the attitude
of the people as distinct from that of
the newspapers the magazine says:
''The feelings of the cities and
towns represented is reported as fav-
oring the allies in 10 cases, for the
Germans in 3, and neutral or divided
in 14O
"The pro-allie cities and TWINS heard
from total 50 in the eastern division,
40 in the central, II in the southern
and 26 in the western.
"The pro-German communities are
in the eastern group, 20 in the CEN
trail, 4 in the southern and in the
western.
"Cities and towns reckoned as neu-
trail, or divided, number "a in the east
ern states, 66 in the central, % in
the southern and % in the western"
One surprising result of the canvass
was the fact that Wisconsin and Michi-
gan both strongly German-American
in population, do not show a strong
pro- German feeling. In Minnesota, the
feeling is strongly pro-German.
OF New York state, the Digest says:
"In New York state neutral editors
predominant, while popular feeling is
divided This is particularly true Of
the large cities in which there is a
large German population. Ardent as
may be supporters of the allies, we
hear from Troy, Watertown and Os-
wego, yet the Germans are enthusiast
tically for their fatherland. From lth-
AGA with about $4,000 population, we
hear that feeling is intense against the
Germans, put OIL the other hand, from
the state capital, with it's 00,000-odd
we are told that as far as general SEN
timent goes there have been no mani
festations from which that could be-
missed, - Syracuse, with 100000, IA
vors the allies. %** Buffalo shows
equivalent pro-German tendencies"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-21

Sentiment throughout the United
States is strongly for the allies, &C
cording to the results of a. country
wide canvass conducted by the Liter
airy Digest, published in the issue of
November IA.
Of 367 replies from editors of news
papers to the question, What is the
sentiment regarding the war in your
seotion?" only twenty replied that it
was pro-German, while los reported a
strong sentiment for the allies. Two
hundred and forty-two said that feel
ing was neutral in their section, and
that where there was a balance it fav-
ored the allies, not against Germany,
but against "Prussian militarism."
German Sentiment in Minnesota.
Minnesota, where German-Ameri-
cans predominant, is the only state
where pro-German sentiment seems to
rule largely. Throughout New Eng
land the sentiment strongly favors the
allies. The central states and the far
northwestern states show some pro-
German tendencies, while the southern
and southwestern states are all in ia
vor of the allies. The replies cover the
country from the Atlantic to the Pa
cifc and from Mexico to Canada.
"They (the replies) cannot very well
be woven into a connected narrative, ="
says the Literary Digest, but the
reader who scans the summary pre-
scented here will find the country di-
vided into large areas where the feel
ing is preponderately for one side or
the other, or is SO mixed as to be
neutral. Yet the sympathy on either
side is that of the distant observer.
Reports of pre-German sentiment
follow pretty closely the geographical
distribution of our German-American
population, but at the same time a
number of editors report more favor
| -, c,.-- $4,000 C,or,,oopx, novrr IN =,
at the start of the war, so both sides
can exact some comfort from the find
ings."
Resentment in some sections against
the censorship of British dispatches is
initiating against the allies in some
sections and the invasion of Belgium
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-21
LEGAL Advertisements
GEORGIA-Sumter County.

GEORGIA-Sumter County.
Will be sold before the court house
door on the first Tuesday in December,
1914, between the legal hours of Sher-
ifs sales, the following described
property, located at the ice plant of the
Americas Ice & Coal Co., in the City
of Americas, County of Sumter, said
State, to-wit.
Zone Linde-Wolf 40 ton ice making
compressor, one HamiltonCorl en-
CINE, one rs ton freezing tank, coils
and cans, one amL4t Liza condenser; now
in operation, one Boyle Consolidated
10 ton ice making machine compress
sors and engine; two "a 16 #. boil
ers; also one 10 ton and one ton ice
making, freezing tanks; coils and fit
tings; also all attachments, fixtures,
pumps. tanks, cans, fittings of every
description whatsoever connected with
the aforesaid ice plant which is now in
operation or which is now idle; to-
gether with a lease from the Central
of Georgia Railway on certain real
estate, situated on Plum ST., where the
Central of Georgia intersects Plum ST.,
also the buildings on said premises
which is located in the City of Ameri-
Jus, Sumter County, Ca, and On the
West side and along the Central OF
Georgia Railway, and on the North
side of said Plum street as aforesaid.
Also wagons, mules of all descriptions;
harness, pipe lines, easements, rights
and interests used in and about the
operation of said ice plant, fixtures,
furniture, furnishings, and all other
assets, real and personal which are in
any wise connected with said plant;
200 1.-TWO hundred) pound new ice cans,
more or less, not in use, and 500 three
hundred pound ice cans, more or less
in the tanks. All of said ice cans be-
ing at the plant of Defendant, situated
on the west sue vi lue " VI O'S'' ~ -
and on the North side of Plum Street.
Americas, Ga"
All of said property now in the DOS
session of the Americas Ice & Coal
Company and levied upon, and will be
sold at the property of The Americas
Ice & Coal Company, Under and by
virtue of a fl ia issued out of the City
Court of Americas in favor of L. d..
Meador. against the Americas Ice &
c al Company. Tenants in possession
notified in terms of the law.
The property advertised for sale IN
the foregoing advertisement was plo
off by A. w. Smith, Receiver of the
Americas National Bank, at the sale on
the first Tuesday in November, but he
refuses to comply with the bid, and all
of the said property, is to be sold over
at the risk of the purchaser.
This the 4th day of November, 1914.
@. w. FULLER,
Sheriff of Sumter County, Georgia.
W-5th4t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-21

! periods of five or more years, being at
all times under obligation to respond
in case of national need.
100000 Trained Men
Within Five Years.
Assuming" the report continues,
1.-THE adoption of a short term of en-
| listment-say three years-for the
passage Of the man thoroughly train
| ed in the school of the regular, or
standing army, into the reserve, and
that men so trained should not be held
in the first reserve for a longer period
than five years, it would appear that
the size of the regular standing army
of reservists, should be about 205,O00
enlisted men.
"If from such an army, organized on
! basis of three years training, we
discharge yearly that increment below
the grade of sergeant which had COM
pleted it's three years training, we
would have, with due allowance for
deaths, etc., in the first year of its
| complete operations an army of $685.
zoo 100000 plus $500 reserves in the
second year an army of 381, 100 (205,-
900, plus 176,1OO reservists), in the
third year an army of 31S,100 (205,000
plus 176,100 reservesl, in the fourth
year an army of $4,000 (2O5,OO plus
234, 800 reserves, in the fifth year an
army of 49S,5OO (2O5,0OO plus 293,5O0
reserves) After this the army would
be maintained at the last figure, and
in addition We would be accommodating
trained men in the second reserve at
the rate of about $4,000 men year"
General Wotherspoon contended the
proposed system would be economical
inasmuch as the reserve officers and
men would receive pay only during
their active service and on being called
to the colors. He added that he saw
no reason why the same principle as
/ to reserve should not be applied to the
organized militia. In that connection,
however, he said, "it must be admitted
| that unless there be material change
in the laws governing the organized
militia, which will bring about great
! err reliance upon and an increased con-
troll by the government, that branch of
our military establishment cannot be
regarded and depended upon as re-
Halle force"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-21
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

BY local applications as they cannot reaen tne
diseased portion of the ear There Is oniy Dne
way to cure deafness. and that Is by
al remedies Deafness is caused by an Unnamed
Condition Of the mucous lining Of the Eustaehian
Tube. When this tube is Unframed you nave we "a
it 10 entirety closed Deafness is the result, ana
unless the Inflammation can be taken out ana
this tube restored to its normal CONDITION, neul :,
ing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out o!
ten are caused by Catarrh which Is nothlhs ou'
an inaarned condition Of the mucous surfaces Ga
We will give One Hundred Dollars Ior any ~" pe
Of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that canhot oe
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send Tor eHcu
lars, free. - 90 .,o,oao n
Sold by Druggists, zoe.
Take Halls Family Pulls for constipation
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-21
InvlgoratIng to the Pale and SlckI,

The Old Standard general strengthening tonic,
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out
Malaria enriches the blood and builds up the sys-
tenn. A true tonic. For adults and children SOC
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-21
MRS. MAC VtAGH Is
STILL IMPROVING
Especial to Times-Recorder.)

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 21.-A
considerable improvement over her
condition of yesterday was announced
last night by relatives of Mrs. Frank
lin MacVeagh, wife of the former Sec
rotary o' the Treasury, who has been
suffering from heart trouble. 1t was
said at Their family esidence, 1929 Six
teenth street northwest, that it is ex-
pected she will be fully recovered in
two or three weeks.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-21
GEORGIA. Terrell County:

GEORGIA, IeTIell SO"A'J
DIV virtue of an order of the Court
~ ordinary of said county, Will De
sold at public cutlery on the first Iues-
5av in December, 1914, at the court
House in Sumter County, between the
go, hours of sale, the following real
estate situated in Sumter County
Georgia to-wit: -
Tho Northwest one fourth of lot OF
,ond No 2O6, in the 2eth District Oh
c,,,nter County, Georgia, containing
"a oores more or less, also AZ acres
u'ore or less being part of lot of land
NJ 17e in the 26th District OF Sumter
rrountv Georgia, bounded on the nortn
hv lot of land No. 1870, on the Eas'
hv of land No. 2O5, on the "es'
wv dividing line running through
the center of lot of land No. 49, ana
On the South by line runnig OUT %
"a m said lot of land No. 17S.
Terms Cash.
IuCIrs LAMAR, Executor,
Estate of Kate Mccarthy Deceased
Guardian Sale.
GEORGIA, Webster County;
Nv virtue of an order granted TO a
possmore, guardian of Oslo Geal
s.,,th nv the Court of Ordinary @
90 county on November 2, 1914, WI
10 sold at public cutlery for cash
49, toun Of Preston, Webster count'
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-21
Especial to Times-Recorder.)

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. Cliff
the present promises are fulfilled, the
Eleventh Annual Convention of the
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
which will meet in this city on Deem
Der 9, 10 and II, will be the largest
that ever has been held by that organ
ization. Arrangements are being made
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-21

Georgia. on the first Tuesday in De-
cember next the following described
nronertv. to-wit: One-eighth undivid-
cd inte, est in and to the north half Of
lot of land No. so in the 10Th district
Of webster county, Georgia, belonging
70 said minor, Oslo Gean Smith.
This, Nov. 4, 1914.
A p. PAssMoRE, Guardian.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-21
WATERWAYS CONVENTION
To BREAK ALL RECORDS

for four or five special trains which
are expected to bring from one to two
hundred delegates each, who will not
only attend tie Convention but will
call upon the Committees of Congress,
and their Senators and Representa-
tives, to urge the improvement of
waterways in which they are interest
ed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-21
RETIRED ARMY CHIEF WOULD
INCREASE STANDING Of us. ARMY

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-Declaring
that it would be impossible to defend
the Panama Canal and American terri
torial possessions against attack with
presens or proposed garrisons unless
they could be rapidly reinforced, Ma
ior General Wotherspoon, retired chief
of staff, in his report today recon-
mended the increase of the regular
army to strength of 205,000 enlisted
men. He proposed that forces could be
augmented, through system of re-
serves, until there was created a mo-
bile strength of 100000 firstline troops
equipped for six months campaign.
General Wotherspoon said there
was need for more forces TO protect
rear approaches to American coast de-
lenses and those points not covered by
Notifications, and urged that the or
ganized militia be developed to a
strength of 100000 men.
ct is manifested" General Wother-
spoon asserted, that the great water
way of the Panama Canal cannot be
protected against the operations of
first-class military power by the pres
ent or proposed garrison we contem-
plate placing there without the power
and ability to reinforce it rapidly from
the United States.
THAT an effective defense against
an enterprising enemy in the Philip
pines could be made with deficiency
of SO per cent of the manning details of
the coast defense of Manila and Sub
ib Bay and with mobile force of lit
tie over 1000 American troops supple
mented by less than 5000 Philippine
scouts, is manifestly impossible; that
we can retain our valuable territory
of Alaska in it's isolated position
against an enemy with any military
power by placing there a garrison OF
less than 500 men verges on the ridil-
ulous unless we have ample forces at
home to occupy that territory in the
very earliest stages of an impending
conflict. AS regards the Hawaiian
islands, all military persons win rec
ognize that the proposed garrison in
this possession is far oeiow what 1t
should be to meet a serious attack"
3OO, 900 in National Guard
Necessary, Says Officer.
Outlining his view of the army's
! frst-line requirements, General Woth-
erspoon said:
Careful consideration Of our needs
would indicate the advisability and ne
cessity for having at all times avail
able at home, and, in addition to the
necessities in our foreign possessions
in the first line of our military estab-
| lishment, a mobile force Of at least
500, 900 thoroughly trained and thor
oughly equipped fighting men, with
adequate supplies for the operations of
this force for period of at least six
months. This is a conclusion that
seems to have been reached by all
those who have given careful consid-
Grafton to this question. 1t is also
agreed that we should have too sec
ond line a thoroughly equipped and
trained force of organized militia OF
not less than 100000 men properly
proportional as to its staff and several
arms with stores and supplies neces-
sary for its operation in the field for
like period"
General Wotherspoon outlined the
plan through which he could double
the strength of the regular army and
create the reserve. The enlisted mer
would serve short term with the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-21
Especial to Times-Recorder.)

Especial to Times Recorder.)
BALTIMORE, Nov 21-"The Commits
sion Manager Plan of Government in
the light of Experience was discussed
by Henry M. Waite, city manager Uf
Dayton, O., at today's session Of the
National Municipal League. H de-
clarto this new form of city govern
ment was a success, and in answer to
his own question as to whether 1t
could be a permanent success, he said:
"Its permanency depends upon in
telligent citizenship, and their continu-
ed determination to keep partisan pol
itics out of municipal affairs"
The Dayton plan of five commits
sioners at large and non-partisan, had
resulted in the election of sound BUSH
ness men, he said. They selected the
manager, and the latter selected the
directors of the five departments
Law, Finance, Welfare, Service and
Safety.
81 cannot tell you the political faith
of the Commissioners or the direc-
tors" he said. "They are selected for
their ability.
I'm our Finance Department" he
continued, "our new accounting sys-
tenn is the same as would be found in
any large business. Our budget is
scientific. Every month the head of
each department receives a complete
financial statement which shows the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-21
NATIONAL MUNICIPAL LEAGUE
DISCUSSES CITY MANAGERS

original allowance, expenditures and
balance in each account We keep our
expenditures inside our allowances.
"In August, we found that our esti-
mated revenues were too high. With
our system of accounting and budget,
were enabled in two days, to reduce
expenditures $4,000, and reorganize
all work accordingly"
He told how police women were
aiding in the handling of women der
elicts and domestic troubles; how the
fire department was continually max
ing house to house inspections to re-
duce the fire hazard; how duplication
of effort had been saved by combining
all philanthropic and city nursing into
the Welfare Department; how citizens
had turned four hundred dirty spots
into four hundred gardens; and num-
erous other steps in city improvements
These new forms of municipal gov
eminent have many ups and downs
ahead of Them" he said. Our duty is
to educate the people to appreciate
these new forms of government we
have called into being.
publicity must be given to the re-
suits obtained by the new governments.
We must obtain an efficient citizenship.
Interest should be maintained through
the schools. We need fewer elections,
longer terms, and thereby greater eff
ficiency"