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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-18

Americus motorists and "the
stranger within our gates, will today
pay the gasoline trust two cents more
per gallon for the speed fluid than It
lost heretofore. The rise came some
what Unexpectedly, but it came, new
ertheless, and the man at the wheel
must pay the advnaee.
Heretofore, the price of gasoline, as
sold by Americus dealers, has been IL
cents and 20 cents-two prices, and
these figures will be moved up today,
the II cents dealers getting 10 cent?
for their fluid while the 20 cents deal
ers will go to % cents.
War in Europe" is the excuse Civ
en- by the trust magnates for higher
priced gasoline, and the people must.
pay it.
Quite likely this advance of two
cents today applies all along the line
and affects other towns as well as
Americus. But the raise is on, and
joy riders and others must pay the
price or sidetrack the speed wagons.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-18
Mrs. Katherine Tiagley.

Already the fight for the possession
of the fortune of the late A. G. Spald-
ing, once a great baseball pitcher and
manager and later owner of sporting
goods stores, has begun. For many
years, Mr.. Spalding was devotee OF
the peculiar Theosophical cult Of Mrs.
Katherine Tingley in Southern Cali
fornia. He and Lyman j. Gage, once
secretary of the treasury, were the
principal millionaires who had taken
up Mrs. Tingley's ideas.
Alleging undue influence" on the
.rart of Mr. Spaldings second wife,
Elizabeth Churchill Spalding, and Mrs.
I'ingley, head of the Universal Broth
erhood and Theosophical society, at
Point Iona, Cal, Keith Spaldink. his
son began a legal action to break the
will of his father.
Mr. Spalding died at Point Iona,
Sept last, and it is alleged in the
Petition of the son that his father
was not in his right mind at the time
Of his death, and had not been for
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-18
Death At THE DANCE"
AND FEAST OF FISHES
MULLET SUPPER WITH USUAL
COFFIN TRIMMINGS

At a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ing dance and mullet supper among
the negroes out east of Americus, the
usual gunplay asld razor exercises
were in evidence with the uscal result
ing funeral. In this instance Eli
Harris got there" with tbs usual Eli
lick. and filled the hide and carcass
of Ed Denmark, black bully, full of
buckshot. Denmark is under the sod
While Eli is hitting the earth in high
places only.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-18
Allies Make Move.

LONDONfi Oct. 1S.-A Central News
dispatch says an Athens message to
the Rome Messagero states that the
Allies have landed forces at Enos, O
the Aegean Sea in European Turkey
which is close to the Bulgarian bor-
der. They have seized the railroad.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-18
Strumitza Is In Neck of Country
Across Line From Greece and
Serbia Taken By Troops
SUBMARINE
FIRES AT STEAMSHIP

LONDON, Oct. 1s.-The occupation
Of Strumitza, Bulgaria, by an Allied
force is confirmed by the Exchange
Telegraph in an Athens dispatch. The
Allied warships are cruising in the
Aegean Sea, off Dedegatch.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-18
DR.. ELLIS To PRESIDE
At COUNTY LINE CHURCH
SERVICES THERE FOR FIFTH
QUARTER.

DR.. T. D. Ellis, presiding elder of
Americus district, will hold the fifth
quarter of Americus charge at County
Line church, near Ellaville, on Novem-
Der 7th. The public is invited to at
tend these services. Rev. D. A. Cook
is pastor in charge of this church.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-18
French Repulse Germans.

PARIS, Oct. 1S.-The war Office an
nounces that the French forces have
repulsed three German attacks at Bois
en- Hache, northeast of Souchez, last
night.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-18
At PISTOLS POINT
'DR.W.J. CHAMbL|SS
HELD ON HIGHWAY

AMERICUS PHYSICIAN RETURN
ING SATURDAY NIGHT FROM
COUNTRY CALL, FIRED UPON BY
GANG OF WHITES AND NEGROES
ON MUCKALEE HILL-SPEEDED
CAR AND ESCAPED-MEN AR
RESTED AND BONDED ON OTHER
CHARGES.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-18
PRICE OF GASOLINE
IS ADVANCED TODAY
HIGHEST POINT YET

NINETEEN TO TWENTY TWO CENTS
PRICE In AMERICUS FOR FLUTD
WHICH SENDS THE JOY RIDER
ON HIS WAY-AMERICUS is Az
FECTED BY RISE TODAY-FLUID
MAY REACH HIGHER REALMS
YET AS RESULT OF THE WAR
AND TRUST GREED.
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' \ \ 4 4 4 y 4 4 + = + = I
: CAPT0R OF JEFF DAVIS
: DIES IN WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. Is. 4
! William P. Stedman, a private
\ in the Fourth Michigan company
= during the civil war, and who 4
: captured Jefferson Davis, was (
4 buried here today He died yes 4
y terday.
~ \ \ y \ y 4 \ 4 \ 4 = 4
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-18

TIE Times Recorder is the ONLY
paper in the Third Congressional
District With Associated Press
service.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-07-30
A Pleasant Surprise

Rose Schlichting, daughter of Princi-
pal and Mrs. H. g. Schlichting, of E.
Oak avenue, was rendered a surprise
party in honor of the seventh anniver-
sary of her birthday Thursday, July
10Th. The whole afternoon was de-
voted to games, and a fine luncheon
was served. Miss Rose received a num-
Der of pretty gifts. Among those pres
ent were Harriet Taylor, Anna L. Gift
ford, Katherine Smith, Lillian Fields,
Grace Smith, Hazel Housmann, Eliza
beth McNutt, Charlotte Puff, Edith
Ellsworth, Estele Puff, Myra Fields,
Nellie Koch, Pearl Schlichting, Rosely
Ransom, Mr.. and Mrs. HI. G. SchIicht-
ing.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-07-30
NashvIlIe.s ReceavershIp

The plight of Nashville, Tenn, is ex-
ceedingly unusual, though not I'M
paralleled in the history of bad NUM-
cipal government in America. For q
long term of months the taxpayers and
other voters of the State capital, a city
of about $1,000 population, will have
no part in governing themselves. A
judge has appointed a receiver. The
receiver will run everything. 1t is
claimed that through crooked contracts
and misuse of public funds the muni-
cipality has been robbed of about
100000 The court interference is
strictly according to law, the statute
having been framed after the model of
the M prevailing in Kansas.
Government by commission has been
widely doomed as a panacea for city
maladministration. After Memphis
and Chattanooga and Knoxville had
tried it, Nashville came into the game.
She seems to have been like the man
who went down from Jerusalem to
Jericho. She fell among thieves.
Citizens trusted to the new form, not
to their own vigilance. And the form
failed to protect them.
Neither government by commission
nor any other mechanical innovation
whl take the place of civic virtue.
Nashville is a valuable object lesson.
Honest men chosen by intelligent
voters will make any system tolerable.
Dishonest men chosen by careless
voters will make any system a failure.
This is as true in the metropolis as it is
Ia Nashville Eagle.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-07-30
wildwood Manor Dance

The largest dance of the season, the
leading society event of the week, was
given at the Wildwood Manor on Thurs
day evening, which brought together
all those socially prominent, including
many guests from the various hotels as
well as q large contingent from Wild
woods delightful cottage colony.
Many handsome summer evening
gowns made their first appearance for
the season. These very popular dances
will be given at the Wildwoo Manor
every Thursday evening throughout
the summer to which the public is in
vited to attend.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-07-30

Winfield i. Pareons, q prominent res
ident Of WiIkesB Barre, Pa, returned
home with his wife and children this
week after spending a fortnight at
Edgeton Inn. Mr.. Parsons has been
In the habit Of going to Asbury' Park,
but he found such safe surf bathing
at Wildwood for his children and such
good treatment and service at the Iun
that he signified his intention of COM
ing t o Wild wood every summer on bis
vacation. The family went home
highly pleased.
The Misses Baker are ~canvassing the
island trying to ascertain the attitude
of the voters toward woman suffrage.
They are not at all bashful and put the
question straight to the men, asking
whether they intend to support it or not
or are neutral.
Thomas Proctor, of Camden, died OF
a complication of diseases at the Ocean
Crest hotel Thursday morning. He
was 70 years old.
Mrs. Eva May Ehly, of Philadelphia,
after being rescued from the surf last
Saturday, was taken with chills and
hurried to the Emergency hospital
where she recovered after quick treat
ment.
Lewis Held and family, of Whining
ton, DEL, are down for the season in
their west Maple venue cottage. Mr..
Held has just recovered from an Illness.
Mime. Kathryn, the well-known
beauty culturist of Brooklyn, N. Y, is
spending the season at her Wild wood
avenu cottage.
Mrs. NJ. E. Wagner, of philadelphia,
Is spending the summe in her cottage
at 335 West 18th street.
Charles Franz, a newsboy who travels
between Wildwood and Camden on the
trains, was taken suddenly sick with
ptomaine poisoning while in Fitz-
patrick's drug store last Sunday after
noon. DR.. Xelchner treated the case
and the boy is recovering. DR.. F. M.
Beltz, of Philadelphia, while on a visit
with friends at the Crest, vas taken
suddenly i'll with an obstruction of the
intestines and after working over him
for half a day at the Emergency hos
pital he was able to depart much inn
proved. Frank A. Flood, of Rio Grande,
was treated for an obstruction of the
ear drum after bathing on Sunday
morning. He suffered severely but
was relieved by DIR. Kelchner. VIM.
Swope, of Camden, is undergoing treat
ment here for sunburn.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-07-30

For Sale--New Perfection oil stove and oy
cheap, good condition. 223 West juniper.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-07-30

$500 and $1,000, 8 per cent. first mortgage
SAFE, well secured. No dealers. f. MenamI
1909 Chestnut, Phila.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-07-30

Lost-Gold breastpin with blue and VIII
enameled f~orgetmenots, between WASN'T
ton hotel and railroad station on Spencer a
tel. $3.50 reward.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-07-30

For Sale-Two lots, 40xIO0 each. on no
venue, near boardwalk, Nos. IS and d, bio
%. Make offer. Address Margaret
McComb, Moorestown, N. J..
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-07-30

$S5O-Lot near Holly Beach station. W
take small monthly payments. Box 46 wi
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-07-30

Lost-Pocketbook, was left on the desk
the lobby of the Wildwood post office, C.
Reward If returned to Mrs, H. last hon
West Lincoln avenue. 0'
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-07-30

Maple avenue. y
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-07-30

Anglesea-Owner will sell at a Low 6gr
lot 4oxlOO with 6 room furnished cottage.
Gated on Spruce avenue Address IT,, Jo
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-07-30

Carrie Holloway, hasd laundry. Price,
a dozen. BIZ W. Lincoln avenue.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-07-30

Lost-Eye glasses with double lens and q
chain. Reward If returned to $50 e. Card
avenue, first floor.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-07-30

Farm Lands tor Sale in tracts to suit b
purchaser. Located on State BouveIard
tween Cape May Court House and WildWoc
House n barn with first As acres. Real
tate and Search Co., Cape May @. H. NJ Il
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-07-30

For Rent-Second fioor furnished. also I'D
from June to September. Call 1872 e. WI
wood venue.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-07-30

$4,000 to o on first mortgage in sums
suit. Bring papers. Horace n, Nixon, /
torney-at-Law, BIZ Market street, Camda
MI
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-07-30

Clear Wildwood property for exchange
small Philadelphia houses. @. Journal,
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-07-30

Show cases for sale and piano % rent.
ney's Storage. Garfield avenue.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-07-30

For Sale-22 IT. motor boat, Ii b. D. engiI
IN good condition. Reasonable. Apply al
tic Ice Co., Anglesea.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-07-30

Hay for sale on the ground al North Wi
WOO at w per ton, or delivered at $40 per Id
Write or call Frank I. Mattera, Second III
New York avenues, Anglesea. Keystol
phone I06-A.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-07-30

Furnished rooms fors-heaa-a4ss b. roz.
lI9 w. Glenwood avenue.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-07-30

BLUE RIBBON GARAGE. under new ma
agement, supplies, repairing, accessoriI
storing and careing for automobiles. Wol
guaranteed. Lincoln avenue and railroad
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CHAPTER LxVl.
The CaVernS.


When Kitty Gray awakened to con-
seriousness upon the beach Of strange
land whittier she had been carried by
no purpose of her own, she looked
once more into the face OF peril. The
sayages who surrounded her showed
no sign of pity or kindness. Upon the
contrary, whooping and yelling, they
fell upon her and dragged her in spite
of herself toward their own village.
This village had ruler of its own,
no doubt chief for that part of the
country.
He was savage Of peculiarly fierce
and forbidding visage, and Kitty felt
her blood run cold as she faced his
evil gaze. The natives, yelling in
glee, practically cast her at his feet.
Evidently they were giving to Caesar
the things which they thought were
Caesar's-in this case, woman, the
spolia opima Of all wars and all con-
quests. The evil face of the savage
monarch relaxed into a grin which
made Kitty shudder.
What woman was this now brought
by chance to the presence of this ogre?
Surely he had never seen her like be.
fore. Moreover, she was alone, a pris-
oner, helpless. The progress Of rea-
son kerea bouts was swift and simple.
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or gesture. or of the unspoken tele-
pathic quality of the mind itself. Count
Frederick understood not one word
of this language which he heard, yet
he knew-because he must know
something of the subject which these
persons were discussing.
The men had come far-one could
tell that. their looks proved it. They
had seen something strange, some
thing extraordinary had happened,
some event of interest or importance
had occurred, else they would not have
come so fast and go far. This was
easy enough to reason out.
What was that event? What could
happen out Of the ordinary on this
desert island, unless it were some
thing coming from beyond the narrow
horizon Of that island-say, a ship
wreck or the landing on these shores
of some survivor such as he himself
had been?
That would explain these hurried
messengers. But if that were true,
who or what was the survivor or ad.
venturer discovered in a distant part
of this same land? Was it a man or
men. was it a woman or women?
What was the meaning of these ex-
cited calculations, these gestures,
these contortions?
Guessing. rather than knowing,
Count Frederick fancied that these
men were telling about woman who
like himself had Teen cast up by the
waves.
The keen intentness of the white
mans brain, for countless generations
trained in logic and analysis. infinitely
superior to the mentality Of these halt
brutes about him. served to force it,
self into some comprehension Of what
might almost as well have been an
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CHAPTER LxV.
The Unknown Countries.

What now CT those to whom Count
Sachio had so lightly given carte
blanche to oblivion? Certainly there
was left behind them no trace or clue
which could give hint of the eX-
traordinary circumstances now en-
meshing them. They might all OF
them, Kitty, Count Frederick, Roleau,
as we'll have been dead indeed and
sunk at sea. so far as any hint of their
fate was concerned. They had van
ished from the earth. The ship that
bore them had vanished from the Wa
ter as well.
It was a strange and unreal cour'
try which faced Count Frederick when
he found solid land under foot once
more. He turned to life and its hap
piness only with dull apathy, lag
ging interest.
Frederick did not note that the
faithful Roleau had become separated
from him in the confusion following
the landing of the boat. In truth,
Roleau exhausted as he was, himself
had noted but little of what had gone
on. Finding himself finally left prac-
tically alone, he made off down the
beach in search of food and water
while meantime Frederick was accom-
panied by a party of natives up the
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beach and into the village which
served as headquarters for that por-
ton of the island. Here he was
brought before the chief. From the
look of him and his subjects, Count
Frederick fancied himself to be on
all island somewhere off the African
coast.
Whether these people were friends
or foes he could not tell at first, for
he understood neither their language
nor their gesticulaticns, but it &C.
Cured to him that whichever they
might be it would not be amiss for
him to impress them with a feeling
of his own power. He could not tell
whether or not they were familiar
with the effect Of firearms, but re-
called all he had read of the terror
inspired in savage minds by the use
of such weapons. He drew from his
pocket the pistol which he had car
object at which to aim.
A wild duck was floating in the Ia
COON not far away, and at this Count
Frederick took careful aim, and fired
with the extraordinary good luck to
kill it outright. This feat brought out
a most ludicrous activity amongst the
natives. In CONSERVATION they flung
themselves before him, claSped his
knees, and laid their foreheadS upon
the earth even as Man Friday had in
the presence of Crusoe of old. Obvi'
| ously they were not disposed to curry
| favor with him now, and not to attack
him. AS for himself, possessed only
| of such ammunition as remained IN
his single cartridge clip, he assumed
such an attitude as he fancied would
best display him as conqueror-al
though in truth he felt himself fal
from such.
They led him through the village t.
a place where he was offered food an(
water-both now iTperatively cravet
by his starved body.
Unable to understand what was de
sired of him. and indifferent as to thu
meaning Of the collOQuy going or
about him, for some time his interes
in life and its affairs was so lax tina
he paid no attention to anything tina
was happening. At length, however
he noticed something which cause'
him to take a sudden and eager inter
est in his surroundings.
Two men came running, evidentl
from a distant part Of the island an
evidently bearers of news of some i'm
portance, as could be proved by the re
ception given their hurried story. Blu
what was that story?
There is a certain virtue in neces
sity itself There is certain common
denomination in human emotions
There is perhaps certain unrecof
nizcd common denomination in huma
expression of human emotion-som
universal language, whether of wor
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and the chief himself did not lack
directness in his methods. He gave
a sign tc his men, and the girl was
dragged away, struggling as best she
might, and flung into hut which she
knew was to serve as prison.
Here in a corner of the dark interior
she covered in terror before the ap.
partitions conjured up by her own
imagination. She had not long to
wait The chief himself came, little
suspecting the resistance he was to
meet-that of an enraged and despair
ing woman. So valiant did Kitty prove
herself in repulsing his odious ad
vances, that he was glad enough to
give her up and make his way back
to his hammock, leaving her to her
own devices.
Outside the hut Kitty could now
hear loud cries, orders, shouts, eX-
carnations, all the sounds of crowd
gathering-for what purpose she could
not guess. The meaning of this also
was not long left in doubt for her.
Again the door of her hut was dark
ened, and again the natives intruded
upon her privacy. Forceful hands
dragged her once more before the
chief.
The latter, smiling his hideous pur.
pose of vengeance, pointed to pile
of firewood burning at the brink Of a
deep pit in the ground. He made
signs to Kitty which she could not
fail to understand.
Yes, she saw it now-she was tc
suffer the most horrible of deaths, that
by fire! These people either were
cannibals or fiends. Perhaps they
purposed for her some rite of horri
BILE religion.
What could It matter to their vic
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unspoken thought on the part OF these
others. The eye of the white man
kindled. the figure of the white man
Strengthened. He knew! They were
trying to tell that they had found a
woman shipwrecked and cast upon
this island.
If so, who was it, who could it be?
Was it she whom he sought? Was fate
merely testing with him once more,
or mercifully intending to teach him
the one truth he craved?
The chief himself somewhat con-,
firmed Count Fredericks surmlses.
He came now and pointed to one OF
the women of his own tribe, then ap'
preaching Frederick, he pulled up MS
sleeve and ran his hand over the
white mans skin, pointing again TO
the woman. Plainly white woman
had been discovered! That itself was
an extraordinary occurrence here. Ad'
miration, wonder, in part c0nsterna'
ton. existed among these simple-mind'
ed natives.
But, obviously, they intended them
selves to go to see this strange crea-
ture. The chief called about him some
of his men. Count Frederick saw his
opportunity in this. He placed himself
at the head of the little band, and pat
ting his pistol, held it up, as show
ing that he himself, owner OF TINS
powerful weapon, was the one leader
fit for this errand of discovery OF this
strange white woman.
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CHAPTER LxVil.
In the Bowels of the Earth.

Count Frederick and his little band
of warriors did not at once arrive up
on the solution Of the mystery CT the
strange white woman. The childlike
caprice Of the natives led him hither
and thither, to this village and to that;
so that a considerable time had
elapsed before at length he found him
self upon the scene of the late fateful
happenings, although himself at that
time still ignorant alike of the occur
rences and their cause. To him this
was but one more savage village, one
more set of difficulties, one more
series of disappointments.
They brought him, guarded by MS
own warriors, and hence fer the time
safe, into the presence OF the same
chief who had devoted Kitty Gray 50
ruthlessly to the sacrifice. To Count
Frederick he was only one more saw
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SYNOPSIS.

KITTY GRAY, newspaper woman, hnds IN
n curio shop half Of broken com, the
nntiIated Inscription on which arcuses
her curiosity and leads her, at the order
Of her managing editor. to go to the prln-
cipality of Gretzhoffen tc piece out the
ptory suggested by the inscription. She Is
followed, and on arrival in Gretzhoften
her adventures while chasing the secret
If the broken coin begin.
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copyright. 1915, by Wright A. Patterson


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