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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-27
BR|T|SHF |sHERMEN
ACCORDED PRAISE
BY GOVERNMENT

LONDON, Dec. PA tribute to the
patrotism, courage and energy of the
British fishermen is contained in the
governments annual report on sea
fisheries Off 1914, just issued.
No industry, says the report, has
been so greatly affected by the war as
sea fishing, and when the history OF
the war is written, the country will
realize, as it never has before, the
supreme value to an island maritime
power of an organized fishing indus
try and daring fishing population
Notwithstanding the limitation OF
fishing waters by naval regulations
mine fields and German submarines
there were landed in England and
Wales in 1914 some 10,125,000 cwrs. o.
fish exclusive of shell fish of the value
of 500 ,235,000 as against 16,152,00(
cwts. in 1918, valued at $50,045, 900
The she'll fish catch dropped from the
value of $1,64O,00O in 1918 to $1,445,-
600 in 1914.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-27
Skilled iIabOrers
Are in Demand By
Foreign Countries

CHRISTIANA, Dec. 27.-The Scan
dinavian countries latedy have been
canvassed by agents from foreign
countries trying to engage dskilled lab
orers, especially for the manufacture
Of ammunition and saddles. The re-
suit has not been very remarkable, as
opportunities for skilled laborers at
home are gerater than ever. Only a
few iron workers have legt Norway for
England to work in ammunition plants
during the past six months.
The good labor conditions here will
also affect the emigration to the Unit
ed States-which is expected to be
much smaller this year than in former
years.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-27
Bank Closing Notice.

The undersigned Banks of Ameri-
Gus hereby agree to close during the
holidays as follows:
December 25, 1915-Closed all day.
Close PROMPTLY at IL o'clock On
December 9th, 2Sth, 29th, 3Oth and
31st.
January 1, 1916.-Closed all day.
COMMERCIAL CITY BANK. E. T
Murray, Teller.
PLANTERS BANK OF AMERICUS, H
S. Council Cashier.
RANK OF COMMERCE, Lee Hudson
Assistant Cashier.
advt-22-23-24&w
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-27
CHINA APPEALS
FOREIGN POWERS
PRESERVE PEACE

SHANGHAI, Dec. 27.-China's ap-
peal to the foreign powers to pre-.
serve peace in portions of the republic
beyond Chinese Jurisdiction is some,
what justified by conditions in Shang-
hal. This city is a refuge for Grim
inals and outlaws from various parts
Of China and many of them are des-
perate enough to undertake any Grim
ital commission. The municipal Jail
contained more than twelve hundred
convicts late in September, a record
for this season Chinese crooks en-
joy life in the Shanghai Jail. It af-
fords a pleasant home in winter, and
offers better food than Chinese coolies
are accustomed to.
There is considerable agitation here
for the restoration of fogging in an
effort to discourage loafers from seek
ing Jail sentences. No other mart of
China is as lenient to criminals as
Shanghai. Under Chinese law. thew
are logged for small offences and
executed for serious ones. Here in
Shanghai, jail sentences and comfort
able ladgings make law breaking very
attractive. Recently there have been
many cases Of Chinese actually as
saulting policemen for the sole mr.
pose of getting locked up during the
winter.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-27
Good Farm for Sale.

Having been offered $3,500.00 for
the REID Place." containing $50 IA
acres, more or less, situated in one
body, partly in Sumter and partly in
Webster counties, l shall recommend
to the court that said offer be accept
ed and sale confirmed, unless l re-
Ceiye better offer before Jan. list
1916. L. G. COUNCIL,
As Receiver Bank Southwest Georgia
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-27

It is said that when Governor Han
nd, of North Dakota, one of the peace
doves on the Ford ship, arrived at
Christiana he threw up his hands and
exclaimed: Il have not yet discover
ec why l am on board But the Am
erican public seems to be convinced
that he is on board because he wanted
10 enjoy a free trip to Europe.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-27

An American has invented a device
to stop the spraying Of liquid fire by
an enemy in war time, and the st. Paul
Dispatch thinks it should be attached
to the tables of all cafes where grape
fruit is the morning offering.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-27

Niagara Falls. being out of date,
says the Boston Transcript, why don't
the lovers spend their honeymoon at
Bliss, Idaho; Delight, Kans, or Para
disc, Cal" Probably because they
consider Higgins, Ark, and Kissimee
Fla, to be more preferable and ap-
propriate places.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-27

The editor has frequently let drop
hints that he is a little fonder of
chitthng than he is Of most other
things. Two good friends this week
sent us some of the best ever. 1t pays
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-27

1t may be true, S Mary Pickford
says, that too many women are fiat
busted, but what an Insignificant min
ority they are compared to the thous-
ards and thousands of men who were
fat-busted before the Christmas holi-
days were over.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-27

Says the Pastor, H., Register .
about 100 plates were laid and at
each plate was knife and fork" From
which we infer that the custom in
PASTOR was to eat with the fingers, and
the placing of knife and fork at
each plate was regarded as a startling
innovation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-27

The old-fashioned woman who con-
s;dered it extremely immodest to sit
with her legs crossed now has a
daughter who wears short bifurcat-
ed skirt showing several inches of her
fatted calf and rides a horse straddle-
wise.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-27

Among the liars We have met in the
journey through life was the man who
he'd travelled good deal and said
that in Africa he saw a plant that lit
orally coughs to clear its leaf of dust.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-27

By a simple but impressive cere-
mony President Wilson's life of isola-
tion in the White House, Of which he
has frequently complained, has been
changed to one Of jubilation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-27

New York announces the largest
Importation of Paris gowns that ever
happened in any December. This
means that it is going to be a sad win
ter for many a father.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-27

Now they are saying that the wicked
newspaper men were responsible for
stirring up the animals on the Ford
Ark and producing big rumpus and
ruction.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-27

If there is a newspaper man with
the Ford peace party who has a sense
of humor he ought to be able to write
very interesting book entitled The
Bugs Abroad"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-27

In spite of his reported desire to die
pcor the popular belief is that our old
friend Andy Carnegie still has a
stranlgehold on about twenty millions
OF dollars which will not be spent for
libraries or presents for the poor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-27

The one safe bet is that when Henry
Ford returns from Europe his head
will be considerably smaller than it
was before he started on his peace
mission.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-27

A man full of booze at the steering
wheel of an automobile on the public
highway is far more dangerous than a
iunatic with loaded shotgun in the
hand.-Lyons Progress.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-27
BOMB EXPLODED
AMIDST BAGGAGE
AMERICAN DOCTOR

~ - -
VIENNA, Dec. 27.-Dr. Edward w.
Ryan, chief of the American Red Cross
mission in Serbia, has arrived here
from Belgrade, with five physicians
and eleven nurses who had remained
on duty until, with the taking of Bel
grade by the Germans and Austrians,
the work of the Americans came to an
end. There were still some two hun
bred patients in the hospital. when the
mission abandoned, but DR.. Ryan did
lot care to remain under the altered
conditions.
At the beginning of the lombard
ment preceding the taking of the city,
number of shells fell near the hos
pital. Dr. Ryan Immediately sent a
strongly worded protest against this,
pointing out that the buildings occu-
pied by his mission occupied a prom
inent location plainly visible from the
artillery positions. After that no
shells fell near enough to be nucom-
Portable
DR.. Ryan's most exitingc experience
came in Budapest, where he stopped
for day on the way to Vienna. He
was dining in hotel when some Hun
garian officials entered the room, ask
ed if he was DR.. Ryan and being as
sured of his identity, informed him
that he was under arrest. He asked
for explanations.
Your trunk has exploded, injuring
number of people at the railway
station" was the answer
The doctor went under escort to the
station. There he learned that when
his trunk was nuloaded from the bag
gage-car and dropped on the platform,
there was heavy explosion which
had injured three men, one of them
Laving a leg so badly lacerated that
he had to be removed to a hospital.
The station was filled at the time and
panic ensued, in which several per-
sons were thrown down in the mad
rush to get out of the building. Frag-
ments of teh trunk and its contents
were scattered all about the platform
and other pieces Of baggage and a.
truck had been more or less damaged.
DR.. Ryan was informed that a fine
OF thirty thousand crowns had been
imposed on him, and that he must al
so satisfy the personal damage claims
Of the three baggage men injured. |
There began a series of negotiations |
which lasted three days, during which |
Ryan found himself alternately in |
the hands of the civil and military
power. The fine was gradually re-
duced to less than two hundred |
crowns, and the damage claims took |
the same course. Finally the fine was |
completely cancelled, and settlement
was affected with the three victims of |
the explosion for about three hundred |
crowns
DR.. Ryan had a small Hotchkss |
shell in his rooms at Belgrade and he /!
concludes that the person who packed |
his trunk included the shell. His per-
sonal loss is considerable. The trunG, !;
which was large one, contained his
instruments, a winter outfit, and some
valuable gifts from grateful Serbian
friends, including two fine old rugs
1t is probable that the members of |
the mission will shortly return to |
America.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-27

Lord Kitchener denies that he has
bad Most of us would haev thought
that SO great soldier would be happy
at the prospect of having some fight
ing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-27

The first theatre was built at Will
liamsburg, Va, in 1852 and we have
some chorus girls who look as if they
were there the night the theatre OPEN
ec.-Rome Tribune.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-27

Friends of one of the candidates
campaigning with him in the country
parishes boast that they have been
roughing it with Ruffin.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-27

As President Wilson views the mat
ter the tenor of the Austrian reply is
base note.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-27

And all we can say of Senator Hoke
Smith and Senator Lodge is that they
both were right-Brunswick Banner.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-27

It's all overland three hundred and
sixty four days till the next-(you
know 1916 is leap year,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-27

This rate business is one of the
hardest things to understand in the
orld, and the more you understand
the less you really brownsville
Times.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-27

If any of our friends desire to make
Is the honoree at a social function let
ii be a pine stray shower-Cuthber
Leader.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-27

If we are to believe the war news
there is considerable unrest in Buch-
Arrest.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-27
The tluIuIns That Does Not Affect The Head

Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXA-
TIVE BROMO QUININEis better than ordinary
Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor
Inglag III head. Remember the full name and
'ook f~r the signature Ct =. W GROVE. CSC.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-27

William R. Hearst is the father of
twins and yellow journalism-Mo
gcmery Advertiser.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-27
Americas, Ga, December "a. 1915
Well, he enjoyed Christmas.

1t doesn't come but once year, SO
everybody was happy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-27

The latest from the front-"the sit
uation continues satisfactory"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-27
THE NEWSPAPER TALK

Father is entitled to a present
Moultrie Observer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-27

Published Daily and Sunday except
Saturday afternoon; and Weekly by
Tfmes-Recorder Co, QncorporatedD
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-27

Entered as second class matter at
postoffice at Americus, Ca, under act
OF March 3, 1879.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-07
News of Persons
Who Come and Go

Walter E. Burns, a student at Cor.
nell University, Itahaca, N. Y, was a
recent guest of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Burns, 1850 Walnut street.
Miss Bertha McIlhenny, 1917 Chest.
nut street, left yesterday to spend a
week with her sister, Miss Mae b. Nc.
llbenny, at Beechwood school.
Miss Name Powers and niece, Miss
Kathryn Powers, 424 Harris street,
have returned from several days trip
to Atlantic City and New York
Mrs. John William, 1924 Park
street, left Monday for several
weeks visit with relatives in Dayton,
Pa, and Kittanning.
Mrs. S. A. Breese, of Philadelphia,
is visiting her parents, DR.. and Mrs.
John w. Hay, 1902 North Third street.
Mrs. James Barber has returned to
her home in Trenton, n. j., after sew.
eral weeks visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs James w. Macdonald, 9 South
Fifteenth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Miller, 1907
North Front street, have returned from
a visit with relatives in Baltimore, Nd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover S. Atticks and
children, Mary and Edith, of Paoli, are
spending several days with relatives in
Camp Hill.
Miss Verna Demuth, of Brandtsvile,
is the guest of Mrs. c. II. Cobaugh, 1928
lHorner street.
Miss Alma Lutz, of Liverpool, who
was the guest of Mrs. G. Z. Williams,
1501R North Sixth street, left for
her home yesterday.
Mrs. John n. Ritter, of Liverpool,
spent yesterday with her sister, Mrs.
Martha j. Hartzell, 15O1h North
Sixth street.
Miss May Fox, 129 Walnut street,
has returned from Wernersville.
Mrs. E. V. Einstein has purchased a
bungalow near Perdix and, with her
son, Richard Einstein, will take up
her home there in few days.
Mrs. Elizabeth Graybill, of Philadel-
phia, arrived yesterday for week s
visit with her sister, Mrs. Edwin S..
Herman, Front and Maclay streets.
The Misses Martha and Elizabeth
Floyd, of Huntsdale, are the guests of
Mrs Sara Forney, 511 South Thir
teenth street
Mr.. and Mrs. William Pearson, %
South Front street, are entertaining
Mrs. David Armstrong, of Dom Success
so, Brazil.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph F. Ferguson,
1904 North Second street, Riverside,
have returned from an eight-day trip
to Atlantic City and Wilmington, Del.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-07

grams from prominent Pennsylvanians
to Governor Brumbaugh. the messenger
who delivered the kilograms being a
gray-haired ancient, this being bit of
satire on the child labor bill which will
not permit boys to act as messengers
after night. The Governor enjoyed the
joke and occasionally turned it on the
others.
Those present were:
Guests Martin G. Brumbaugh, Gov
ernor; Frank B. McClain, Lieutenant
Governor; Charles A. Amber, Speaker
House of representatives James S.
Hiatt, Governor s Secretary.
Officers and Members-L. R. Cos
horn, Pittsburgh Dispatch, presi-
dent; A. Boyd Hamilton, Associated
Press, secretary; John H. Reitinger,
Associated Press, treasurer; Walter j.
Christy, Pittsburgh Gazette Times; 4"
George j. Brennan, Philadelphia "In-
quirer;' George F. Holmes, Philadel
phia "North American;" John R. Ball,
Pittsburgh "Post;" Joseph N. Mack
rell, Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph; !"
Lee Solomon, Philadelphia {" Record; !"
Lee Ellmaker, Philadelphia "Press;" 4"
Thomas M. Jones, Harrisburg Star-In-
dependent; Frank Bell, General Cores.
pondent; Frank L. Knight, Philadel-
phia Bulletin" Thomas J. Walker
Public Ledger" Philadelphia; E. C.
Taylor, Evening Ledger" Philadel.
phia; E. c. Giles, Philadelphia "Star;"
J. H. Lambert, Philadelphia Evening
Telegraph f. J. Hart, Scranton
Times;' w. P. Gallagher, Wilkes
Barre Record" F. w. McGriff, Unit
ed Press; William Worst, Harrisburg
3" Patriot" w. G. Newbold, General
Correspondent; w. R. Douglass, Tri.
State News Service; Gus NJ. Steinmetz,
International News Service; R. R. Free,
Harrisburg Star-lndependent.
Associate Members Presently.
Hummel Berghaus, Harrisburg Star-In.
dependent; John P. Doboney, Harris.
burg; K. Il. NJ, Pray, Harrisburg; John
F, Short, Clearfeld Republican, Pc
ter j. Hughes, Philadelphia.
Dinner Contradictions J. Walk.
er, chairman; John H. Reitinger, secre.
tarry; Walter j. Christy, Frank Bell,
Edward j. Hart, Joseph N. Mackrell.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-07
TO Be Church CLUB GUESTS
Dr. Brumbaugh, s. w. Pennypacker and
Anthony j. Drexel Biddle Will
Speak at Annual Dinner

The closing event of the tenth ami.
versary celebration of the Harrisburg
diocese of the Protestant Episcopal
Church will be the annual church club
dinner, to be held at the Masonic hall
next Wednesday evening at o'clock.
The principal speakers will be Governor
Martin G. Brumbaugh, Ex-Governor
Samuel w. Pennypacker, Anthony J..
DreXel Biddle, the millionaire Bible
class leader of Philadelphia; General
Charles M. Clement, of Sunbury; Fran
els A. Lewis, of Philadelphia; the Rev.
DR.. S. W. Tomkins, of Philadelphia, and
Bishop James Henry Darlington, of this
city.
The annual church club receptiop will
precede the dinner. At the tables there
will be places for 4S0 men and women.
The address of General Clement will
deal with the history of the diocese.
which was formed ten years ago this
month. The persiding officer will be J.
W. B. Bausman, president of the church
club.
The clergymen and laymen who will
be in the city for the celebration will
be entertained from Monday until
Thursday by members of the local
Episcopal churches.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-07
THEY ASK FOR $500, 900 FOR
HOME FOR FEEBLE MINDED

A delegation of women representing
the Federated Women s Clubs of the
State called on Governor Brumbaugh
and Chairman Woodward, of the House
Appropriations Committee, yesterday
afternoon, in the interest of $500, 900
appropriation for the State Village for
Feeble Minded Women which it is
proposed to establish in Union county.
After some discussion of the merits
of the proposition it was pointed out
that the half million appropriation is
simply out of the question, and this sum
was modified to $250,000, but it is
said that even this amount may be re-
dueed, owing to the poor outlook for
revenues during the next two years.
The committee waiting on the Gov
ernor and Chairman Woodward was
composed of Mrs. +. NJ. Biddle, Mrs.
w. S. Russell, Carlisle; Mrs. c. Gordon
McCouen, Mrs. Louis c. Madeira, Mrs.
Charles Harrison Frazier and Miss
Martha P. Falkner, Philadelphia, and
Miss n. p. Brown, Lancaster.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-07
SOCIAL and PERSONAL

president of the association, as toast
master, and thenceforth Mr.. Goshorn
permitted no idle moments. All through
the feast, most elaborate one, by the
way, served by Maurice E. Russ, of
the Hotel Columbus. as caterer, there
were song and jest and story. and after
that came few remarks by "those
present.
introduced as the "dean of the as
sociation' and one of its founders in
1895, Thomas NJ. Jones gave brief
history of its founding and the dlstin-
guished Governors it had entertained.
He welcomed the guests and, following,
Governor Brumbaugh made one of his
characteristic happy addresses, paying
high tribute to the men who keep the
world informed of legislative, execu-
tive and other matters of moment on
Capitol Hill.
Lieutenant Governor McClain ex-
tolled newspaperdom, announced that
he had doffed the war paint, laid the
hatchet on the shelf and was resolved
''to be good INDIAN Speaker Am
bier expressed his great qualification at
his nearer view of the men who do the
newspaper work in the House over
which he presides, and Mr.. Hiatt
spoke cheerfully of the newsgatherers,
tossing bouquets and nice things at
them.
Among the guests were John F.
Short, of the Clearfeld Republican, -
who spoke of the stormy days during
the session of 1901, and former Mag
istrate Peter J. Hughes, of Philadel-
phia, who represented the old Philadel-
pha "Timcs" during the session of
1895. He gave some most interesting
"reminiscences and referred feeingly to
the men of the association who have
gone before. Brief remarks were made
by Walter j. Christy, George j. Bren-
nan, John H. Reitinger, Frank l..
Knight, A. Boyd Hamilton, Thomas j.
Walker, Lee solomon, Joseph N.
Mcckrcll, Frank Bell. George F.
Holmes and Edward j. Hart.
Lieutenant Governor Sings
During the evening Lieutenant Gov
ernor McClain rendered couple of So
los in his sweet tenor voice, Messrs.
Walker and Hart sang a duet, and
George j. Brennan led the singing in
his "lve wirc' style.
An amusing feature of the evening
was the delivering of numerous tele-