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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-24
SOLDIERS HAVE HARD
TIME BUILDING TRENCHES
(By Associated Press }

PARIS, Dec 24.-How trenches are
dug and adbances made in face of the
enemy's fire are described by French
soldier in a letter to his parents.
I'VE have had plenty of work the
past week." he said, ito gain a mere
200 yards on the enemy. We made
three successive advances in rain,
wind and hail. We are now only so
yards from the German line with it's
pits and networks of barbed wire. Our
advance has cost us dearly; many poor
comrades fell, dead or wounded, on the
way.
This is how we go to work, prefer
ably when the night promises to be
dark or rainy. Artillery prepares the
way in the afternoon, by a fierce bonn
bardment. AS soon as night falls we
move to the front line, and when the
enemy's rife and machine gun fire
quiets, we take rife in one hand, a
shovel or pick in the other, and move
over the fiat ground, crawling along on
our stomachs. At the command 'haltH
without rising and with our knapsacks
as a protection against the whistling
bullets, we dig desperately. 1t is re-
markable how quickly hole may be
dug when the bullets are kicking up
the lose earth above your heads; many
a poor chap drops before this is done
One comrade fell over me with a bullet
through the eye. Next day, the body
rolled in a muddy tent-cloth and strap
ped to pole, was borne by two friends
into the neighboring village,
"Once the soldiers have dug their in
dividual trenches, they must be con
nected, but this work may be done
more leisurely. Next, the entire trench
is deepened, so that by morning we
can stand up straight and aim comfor
tably over the crest at the line oppo
site. We must also burrow little cave:
to sleep in and tunnels communicating
with the rear and build gun posts Il
the front of the trench; then there il
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-24
WISHED SHE
COULD Die
And Be Free From Her Troubles,
but Finds Better Way.

Columbia, Tenn.-"Many a time,"
says Mrs. Jessie Sharp, of this place,
III wished would die and be relieved
of my suffering, from womanly troubles.
| could not get up, without pulling at
something to help me, and stayed in bed
most of the time. | could not do my
housework.
The least amount Of work fired me
out. My head would swim, and would
tremble for an hour or more. Finally,
took Cardui, the woman's tonic, and
am not bothered with pains any more,
and don't have TO go to bed. In fact,
am sound and well of all my troubles"
Cardm goes to all the weak spots and
helps to make them strong. 1t acts with
nature-not against her. 1t is for the
tired, nervous, irritable women, who feel
as if everything were wrong, and need
something to quiet their nerves and
strengthen the WORKOUT system.
If you are woman, suffe. ing from any
Of the numerous symptoms of womanly
trouble, take Cardui. 1t will help you.
AT all druggists.
Wyie TO. Chattanooga Medicine Co., Ladies'
| Advisory Dept. Chattanooga, Tenn, for Stecia'
| Treatment for wamen." in plain wrapper. NC l2S
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-24
(By Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. z4.-"Tne
total standard grain crops of the world
which, in the order of their volume,
are oats, wheat, corn, rye and barley,
reached a grand total production of
sixteen billion bushels in 1918. This
is enough to fill bin thousand feet
high, a thousand feet wide and nearly
four miles long, or practically enough
to fill six bitches like that dug by the
Americans at Panama.
"Of this total yield, the nations at
war, exclusive of their colonial pos
sessions, produced approximately one
half, or $4,000 bushels; and the
United States produced 4,549 900 bush
els. In other words, considerably
more than three-fourths of the worlds
production of these crops grow with
in the countries Immediately at war
and in the United States"
Thus begins a statement prepared
today by the National Geographic So
ciety, giving the salient figures of the
worlds food and stock production, and
the part played by nations at wal
therein. The statement then con-
tinues:
"In the production of these crops
the Triple Entente group of countries
have a large excess over Germany
Austria and Turkey. The former group
produced 5,173, 900 900 bushels in 1918
while the latter produced 2,669,0O0,O0(
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-24

head, as compared with the latters'
47,690,00O head. Considered upon a
per capita basis, the balance is in Ger
many's favor, with Sc cattle per hun
dred of population in the csae of the
latter compared with 80 per hundred
in the case of the Entente group.
"The worlds supply of hogs in 1913
aggregated 156,000,OOO head, of which
65,000,000 head were to be found in the
countries now participating in the
European war, or nearly two-fifths.
Germany and her associates had one
fourth more in absolute numbers than
their enemies, and nearly two and a
half times as many in proportion to
population. The Entente group of ma
tons has II hogs for each hundred
people and the Teutonic group 27.
I'm the case of sheep the number
shown by the tabulations for the
world in 1913, totalled 631 100000. OF
these 215,OOOOOO were in the countries
now at war, with 129,9OO,00O in the
countries of the Entente group, and
>5,CG0.00O on the German side. The
Entente group has so sheep for every
hundred of population and the Teu-
tonic group 60.
"The worlds total supply of horses
is shown to be 104,000,000. Of these
the Entente group had last year AZ
IN 90, and the Germanic group TO-
739,L(0, or approximately only one
fourth as many as the Entente group.
The latter group had 16 horses per
Hundred people, as compared with 8
per hundred for the former"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-24
GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY COMPARES
FOOD CROPS OF BELLIGERENTS

bushels-nearly two bushels for one.
Considered in relation to the number
of mouths to be fed, however, the re-
suit is somewhat less disproportion-
ate, for, emitting Japan, which figures
very little either as consumer or
producer of these crops, it is found
that the per capita yield in Germany,
Austria-Hungary and Turkey is 202
bushels per capita, as compared with
S.9 bushels in the case OF the for
French group.
Potatoes form another important
food product in the worlds dietary,
the total yield in 1913 having been
larger than any other single crop used
principally for human food-5,898,-
100000 bushels. The nations now at
war-again emitting their colonial
possessions-produced approximately
four-fift of this grand total, or A.
S24 100000 bushels. The Entente
group of nations produced 2,29S, 000,0 900
bushels, while the Teutonic group pro-
duced 1927 100000 bushels-19.1 per
capita in the case of the latter, and
1879 bushels in the case of the off,
mer.
"The worlds supply of cattle ag-
gregates 437,OOO,OOO head, of which
131 100000 head belong to the bellig-
erent nations, or little less than one
third. Here again, in numbers the AL
lies surpass the Germans and their
companions at arms, having S3.740,00C
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-24
SCHOOL TEACHERS MAY
RECEIVE BACK PAY
Especial to Times-RecOrder)

ATLANTA, Dec. 24.-There is bare
chance that Georgia school teachers
xill get another installment OF their
mast due salaries about tomorrow,
probably few days later.
So far only twenty per cent of the
public school appropriation has been
Maid. There is now in the treasury
about $225,O0O above the funds re-
uuired to be ON hand January 1, and
this viii be divided among the teach
ers though it win not go far. The
governor hopes this will be increased
sam bv returns from county treasur-
ers an dthat substantial checks can
be sent the teachers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-24
Identity of Beautiful Girl
Yelled In Mystery Calls
Herself Bella Brown

LoUISvILLE, Ky, Dec, 2%.-"Who
am -"
Where is my home: Where 90
belong?"
In desperation that borders on de-
spair the mystery girl" OF Anchorage
pleads for an answer to these ques-
tons. She prays for light that will
pierce the impenetrable darkness that
shrouds her identity.
But Anchorage can tell her nothing.
and, though her questions have been
sent broadcast over the country, no
word came back to comfort her with
tidings of the home and friends that
may await her-somewhere.
Didn't Know Why She Was in
Anchorage or Where She Came From.
On Nov. % the mystery girl came
to Anchorage, a suburb of Louisville,
Ky. She was fashionably dressed, and
her beauty attracted attention even in
a Southern city noted for its beautiful
women. To those who questioned her
she said, she was "Belva Brown" but
where she was going she couldn't tell,
why she was in Anchorage she didn't
know, and she couldn't remember
where she came from.
The girl of mystery" talks of many
people and many places. She says she
lives at 1928 East avenue" but she
cannot add the name of any city to
that address.
She tells of visits to Salt Lake City
and Ogden. She speaks often Of Oma-
ha, Butte, Chicago and New York. She
also tells of a sad visit to Hanover,
Germany, where her mother died four
years ago.
Omaha Man Denies Any
knowledge of Girl.
il. Kraeg, 1908 Farnam avenue,
Omaha, is claimed by her as relative,
but Kraeg denies that he ever knew
her. She talks a great deal, but what
she says throws no light on her iden-
tity.
So the mystery of the girl who came
to Anchorage from nowhere" grows
deeper and darker
What will become of her? Will she
pass into history as one of the unsalv-
able identity mysteries? Will she
share oblivion with j. c. R., so long an
unidentified inmate of a Minnesota
hospital?
Perhaps she will-or, perhaps, some
one will recognize in her picture some
girl they once knew some place, some
where, and the veil of mystery will be
lifted from "Belva Brown" and the
girl who has so completely forgotten
the world may be reclaimed once more
by the world.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-24

the work of putting out barbed wire
entanglements, setting up timbers and
covering them over as a roof against
artillery fire. 1t is hard work, lifting
and placing these timbers, especially
dragging them through our muddy lit
tie trenches.
I'm spite of rain and hail and wading
around in the mud, l don't get cold.
When l curl up in my hole in the
ground and sleep, l forget all the dis
comforts of my home"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-24
GENERAL JOFFRE
To BE MADE
FRENCH MARSHAL

PARIS, Dec. 24.-The decree issued
at Bordeaux September 20, fixing the
salary of Marshal of France at 10000
francs, was supposed to have the effect
of reviving that title, extinct since the
death of Marshall Conrobert in 1895.
1t was also supposed that General Jof-
fire would be raised to that dignity in
order to remedy his anomalous situa-
ton with reference to Marshal French,
who out-ranks him but whose army is
under his general command Now. it
appears that the delay of the govern
ment in making the nomination is due
to the necessity of parliamentary ap-
proval.
The Third Republic had never sup
pressed the grade of Marshal, but
law passed in 1875 provided that the
number of Marshals in the army, and
their nomination, should be the object
of special laws. The parliament will
be called upon at the Forthcoming ses-
sion to regularize the situation. Other
wise when the French and English
armies may be cooperating outside of
Trench territory, the chief command
would devolve upon Marshal French.
Since the ceration of the grade by
Phillipe-Auguste in 1855 there have
been only 324 Marshals of France The
grade was suppressed by the revolt
ion and revived by Napoleon, carrying
with it the title of Monseigneur. To be
Marshal of France it was then neces-
sary to have won a pitched battle or to
have taken two fortified towns.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-24
PUBLISHERS INVITE
PRESIDENT TO DINNER

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-Presldent
WILSON today was invited to attend the
wwuwnl dinner of the American News
wxwer Publishers Association in New
Year next April by Herbert l.. Bridge
u,au. of New York. The President
.asubtef that he could accept because
,wF qfFs contemplated trip to Panama
x7d San Francisco.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-24
How To Give ouInine To Children

FRBRILINEi is the trademark name given to ar
improved Quinine. 1t is Tasteless Syrup, pleas
ant to take and does not disturb the stomach
Also especially adapted to adults who cannot
take ordinary Quinine. Does not nauseate nor
cause nervousness nor ringing in the head. Try
II the next time you need Quiuine for any pur.
name FEBRILINF isl we
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-24

. KNOWN FACTS IN CASE =
OF THE MYSTERY GIRL" =
She calls herself "Belva =
. Brown
She is p years old. feet, 4 ;
e inches tall; has black hair and =
= brown eyes.
she came 10 Anchorage Nov. 90. =
She says she is college grad =
= uate.
She talks tiuently. =
= She speaks four languages.
= = y = y 4 \ = \ =
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-24

Willie-"Paw, is the truth stranger
than f1ction?" Paw-"Well, It is more
of a stranger than fiction. nv son "
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-24
FRI. PROGRAM

AAEV nv -AA SAVE
Extra Fine Special, featuring
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw in Threads
of Destiny" Club.
Open from 1890 a. m. to 1920
p. m.
Friday Christmas Day.
Musical Program.
Overture, Ray nond," by A.
Thomas.
Opera Selection, Mariana"
by Wallace.
Waltzes, Lourire D Avril, by
Depert.
"Salut D'Armour," by E. Ell
gar.
Opera Selection, I'll Trova-
tore" by Verdi.
Angels Serenade, by Braga.
March Social Life, by Boehme.
Also Popular up-to-date music
will be played; titles given on
request.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-05-15
CATARRH VICTIMS

USE HYOMEI-YOU BREATHE IT
It's the -the-point remedy
not only for catarrh, but for head
colds, sniffles, bronchitis, laryngitis
or Group of children. You breathe
it-no stomach dosing.
You will like Hyomei. 1t not only
gives instant and lasting relief, but
it is entirely harmless, pleasant TO
use and economical. Money refund
ed by Hodges Drug Co. if you are not
benefited.
Hyomei is a combination of anti
septic oils that mixes with the air
and quickly reaches the irritated and
inflamed membrane of the nose. It's
sure and safe healing begins imme-
diately-you feel better at once.
If suffering from watery eyes, husky
voice, discharge from the nose, or
that choked-up feeling, try Hyomei
now-today. All druggists sell it. Ask
for the complete outfit-S1.0O size.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-05-15

be numbered among its shareholders.
This will show the proper spirit of
appreciation and will make the move
ment greater success. 1t is only
by cooperation that we can succeed
in any great undertaking and
with the cooperation of the class of
people we have in Cobb County, moth
ing would be too great to expect, or
accomplish.
Let's all pull together for the
County Fair 1t will do more good
for Cobb County and all it's citizens
than anything else that / know Of
The newspapers are to be com
mended for their support and splen-
did interest in the movement and /
can see no chance OF earth for a
failure to be made where it has such
a backing.
Very respectfully,
b. G. BRUMBY.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-05-15
FAIR MOVEMENT GETS
A HIGH ENDORSEMENT
Marietta May 6, 1914.

Marietta May 8, 1914.
The Editor of Marietta Journal:
AS a citizen of Cobb County and
interested in its development l de-
sire to commend the article recent
ly published in your paper encourag-
ing the County Fair movement.
| ] happen to know that the citizens
promoting this worthy enterprise are
working purely from an unselfish
motive and are doing their best to
provide a means of putting before
the world the splendid agricultural
resources of Cobb County. We all
know that Cobb County has made
wonderful progress within the last
five years, but one thing is lacking
and until we get this thing the out
side world will never know what
our County really contains. This
County Fair will provide the means
and afford an opportunity which will
make our best farmers come together
in the fall of the year and exhibit
the best their soils will produce AMI
enter into a friendly contest for
supremacy in the production of crops.
| can see where this County Fair
will not only stimulate the younger
farmers to greater efforts and af-
ford them an opportunity of becom-
ing educated in the newest and best
methods of preparation and cultiva-
ton, but will undoubtedly result in
educating them up to the point where
seed improvement will be uppermost
in their minds. 1t will not only help
the young farmers but it will cause
the older ones to wake up to the
splendid opportunities that lie before
them by the adoption of better ways
and more up-to-date systems.
l understand that the Association
has leased the Reynolds property be-
low Fair Oaks on the Atlanta Elec-
trio line, public road and w. & A..
Railroad and this will be a most
ideal spot for holding it and one
which is accessible to all of our peo-
pie and if Cobb County brings out
the display that l think it will this
fall, you are going to see large
crowds from Atlanta come out on
this line to see our Fair.
We desire to encourage those be-
/ hind this movement and commend
them for their work and the good
farmers of Cobb ought not to stand
back to be solicited to subscribe for
the stock in this Association, but
on the other hand they should come
forward eagerly and ask that they
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-05-15
Liked Their Viands Sweet.

Pineapple chunks and roast beef a.
dinner dish sounds like a return t.
the habits of the forefathers, who al
ways wanted something sweet with
their meat. Sir Walter Besant tells
aow in Tudor days most people:
teeth were black on account of theil
diet. Honey was poured lavishly over
the beef and sugar employed to give
hllip to the poultry, and even the
wine had to be much sweetened tc
please the palate of the medieval
gourmet, To this day Englishmen
add current jelly to mutton, apple
souce to pork, and in Germany stewed
pears form the usual trimming" OF
chicken
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-05-15

But as the people got tired #
the rotten work with negroes who
were paid for their votes with money
or whiskey or both, so they got tired
of the corrupt court house mass mee..
1ngs and adopted the Primary. 1t
was rotten too in spots, but for years
the effort has been in the direction
of the clean and honorable thing be-
tween the white men of the state.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-05-15
In Other DAYS.

Spooning parlors were not thought
OF for churches in days gone by. Fur
thermore, young man could not look
sweet at girl without being observed
through the fingers of some deacon
who had assumed an attitude of pray
er for detective purposes
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-05-15

Il noticed you applauded that arm,
less wonder at the show last night ),
Yes, thought he deserved a hand -
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-05-15
A Tonic That
Pulls You Up
Gives You Strong, Healthy Grip or
Things-"VAL DONA" ToNE-UP
REMEDY

Men and women, just few days o.
this exceptional reVitalizer! Then you'n
realize what it means to be glad you're
living. All that makes you in this
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-05-15
writing is merely to explain those

writing is merely to explain those
rules.
When the people vote on August
18th there may be half a dozen can
didates for Governor. The one who
gets the most votes out of the half
dozen, even if he receives only
one-fourth of the votes cast, will
get the votes of the county That
is, he will name the two, four or six
delegates to the Convention, accord
ing to the size of the county.
The Convention will consist of 372
delegates. If Randolph Anderson
carries Chatham he will name the
six delegates. If Judge Harris car
ries Bibb he will name tie six dele
gates from that county. If DR.. Hard
man carries Jackson he will name
the two delegates from Jackson. If
Judge Holden carries Clarke he will
name the delegates from Clarke. If
Col Bill Harris carries Polk he will
name the delegates from Polk. If
Hugh Dorsey carries Fulton he will
name the six delegates from Fulton,
and so on.
1t will take 1873 county delegate
votes to nominate.
You can see how easy it will be
for no candidate to get a majority of
the delegates but the rules provide
that those entitled to receive a mai
GRITTY of the unit votes for the nomi-
nations sought shall be declared the
nominees" Can't you see that it is
likely to be Convention nomina-
tion?" Unless some man is stronger
than all the rest it is sure to be that
way.
Well, l saw the Colquitt and Nor
wood convention split over a dead
lock caused by the two-thirds rule,
but the effect was just the same.
Convention nominations of men
who get minority votes from the peo-
pie would in time kill the white
primary.
But here is the joke of it all. Two
United States Senators are to be
nominated and they will not have
a thing to do with the selection OF
delegates. SlaJon, Hardwick, Fielder,
Cooper, Brown (if he runs) Hoke
Smith, John r. Cooper and Ralph
Cochran will have no more to do
with the selection of the delegates
from the counties they carry than
the man in the moon. Every dele
gate will be selected by the candi-
dates for Governor who carry the
respective counties.
Now does anybody believe either
Fielder, Hardwick or Slaton will get
more votes than both the others put
together? 1t takes a majority to
nominate. What then? Log-rolling.
Log-rolling for the Governorship:
log-rolling for two Scholarships; log
rolling for Commissioner of Agricul-
ture; and log-rolling for everything
where log-rolling will do any good.
Am | kicking? Not bit. What's
the use? / rather like the prospect.
l have an abiding faith that the peo-
pie will stand just so much of a
thing and no more and 1 am patient
and can wait In the clear, white
light of 1914 the voters of Georgia
are going to see some sights at
Macon when the Convention meets
which they will remember. Maybe
they will also learn in the course of
time that one white Democrat in
Georgia is as good as another and
treat them all alike.
T0SIAII CAPTLND
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-05-15

1t is not to be expected that the
rules provided at the meeting of the
State Committee in Atlanta on April
4th will be changed What | am
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-24
orea, Rush Al Post onlee.

According to Postmaster II. II. Bod
ley AT Elm Grove. more mail has been
handled at that office this year than
In any previous year in the history OF
the Office. o the past few days the
heavy mai has necessitated the addi-
tlon OF another clerk and with this
addition TO h Office force, they have
managed. by working overtime. 10
take care OF the Christmas packages.
Mr.. Bodley stated yesterday that IN
the neighoorhood OF 1000 packages
were delivered oy the Office yesterday
and almost a corresponding number
on tuesday. Both the incoming and
outgoing mails r heavy. Yester-
day one train brought 40 well nIIed
sacks while an almost equal number
were sent out. Attention Is also call
ed to the number of Red Cross stamps
that have been sold this e the
number being almost double TO that
of last year.