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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-01
WANT RECRUITS
To LEARN USE
Of BAYONETS
(By Associated Press.)

LONDON, March 1.-The band of
iipjitsu teachers and fencing-masters
whose offer of services In the instruct
ing of recruits has been refused by
the War Office are evening scores by
charging that the Office does not real
lie the important part the bayonet is
playing in this war on both western
and eastern fronts. They say the army
heads are unable to overcome the
prejudice against the bayonet inherit
ed from the experience of the South
African campaign, and fail to read tire
new lessons of warfare.
The bayonet was first pronounced
obsolete in the Spanish-American war.
In the few cases where fighting was
done in the Philippines at close quar-
tiers, the Americans used their guns as
clubs throwing away their bayone5s
as nuisance. This was also the YER
dict of the British in the Boer War.
In the Japanese campaign, how
ever, the bayonet returned to favor,
with the result that the American gov
eminent reconsidered it's intention 10
abolish the bayonet, and this arm was
also retained by the British
Now comes the reports of the con-
slant use of the bayonet in trench
warfare Quickness of thrust and
parry, of foot, eye and decision are
necessary in this kind of fighting. But
the drill sergeants, the iiujitsuist and
fencing-masters complain, are content
to teach the old fashioned routine ex-
ercises, which would avail little
against skilled antagonists or even
against impromptu tactics vigorously
pursued.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-01
.SEAMEN WIN FIGHT
FOR EXTRA WAGES
pursued

LONDON, March 1.-The crew of
the oiltanker Carpatkian have just won
victory at law against the owners of
the vessel who tried to escape the
payment of bonus promised by the
captain for running the gauntlet of
German cruisers in the Atlantic.
The Carpathian was caught in a
Texan port at the outbreak of the
war. Her crew of seven men refused
to sail unless paid risk money. The
captain agreed to give them a bonus
of $50 each in addition to their wages.
Rumors of German cruisers destroying
commerce were then numerous. But
the men accepted the risk and the YES
sci sailed for Rotterdam with a cargo
of oil.
Although the ship was loaded with
a dangerous cargo, which could be set
afire by shell, the crew agreed, in
view of the bonus, to stick to the cap
tain through thick and thin as they
testified in court. The journey was
safely made, and at its end the skipped
offarad the mon S5 each inataad of $50
Thereupon the crew brought suit.
In court, the owner the Petroleum
Steamship Company, did not deny the
allegations of the men and fell back
on the technical defense that under
the merchant shipping act seaman is
not entitled to wages further than
those stipulated in the articles he has
signed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-01
THE
GOLDEN WEST
Of CAR s LAND
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON D. c., March Isl
IBERIA, the Silver East which lies be
hind Western Russia and from which
the Tsar can draw men and resources
without measure for the prosecution
of his wars, bears to Russia, though on
a much more magnificent scale, the
same relation as that borne to the
thirteen original states by our own
Golden West. Russia's future lies over
the plains to the agricultural, forest
and mineral wealth of Siberia; the
strength which Russia has before all
other nations she will become con-
scious of through the development of
her wonderful East; and, so, in a
study made for the National Geograph-
ic Society, Major General A. w. Greedy,
U. S. A., designates the Muscovite S
East as "The Land of Promise"
General Greedy speaks of Russia's
first great step toward making the re-
sources of Siberia accessible, that of
building a railway without parallel
anywhere, railroad extending from
east to west for a distance of more
than 6,4OO miles, or nearly one-third
of the way around the world. This
wonderful rail line was constructed, he
tells, at a cost of $4OO,O00,000 which
makes it the most expensive public
utility ever attempted with the excep
ton of the Panama Interoceanic Canal.
Nor are size and cost the only unique
elements of this remarkable railway,
according to the writer, for it was
builded with record-breaking rapidity.
The strictly Siberian sections of 1900
miles were built in seven years, 1891
1898, the rate of construction APP
preaching two miles for each work
ing day.
at is the recognition of conditions, 4"
the writer continues, ito say that the
construction of this great transcontin-
entail railway is one of the most re-
markable 'feats of mans energy, per-
sisctency and industry recorded in
the annals of human history" He adds
that the railway has brought Picking
within IA days journey of London for
fares, including sleeping cars, or from
$3.50 for second-class and $3.50 for first
class passengers. The time consumed
in the journey between Vladivostok and
Moscow, 3, 426 miles, is days and 81
hours. According to statistics given
by General Greedy, the road has al
ready begun to do a great business
having carried, in 1910, 1,869,1S3 pas
sengers an average journey of 975
miles besides handling some 7,5OS,67
tons Of freight.
Limitless forests, great waterways
and rich plains lie along the line OF
rail. The great Siberian plains or step
pes, the writer finds, greatly resemble
the praries of Illinois, Iowa, Kansas
and Nebraska, and they extend LOCO
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-01

General Greedy, a stock-raising and
fairy-farmIng country unusually fav-
ored by Nature. It's shipments to for
eign markets consists almost entirely
of meat and butter, and of the latter it
ships more than $4,000 tons annually.
This butter is of the finest quality and
commanded the highest prices before
the war in the markets of Europe.
This land of promise" General
Greedy writes, is receiving an ever in
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-01

miles from north to south, and as far
from east to west. Their soil is fire
tile" he says, stock of all kinds thrive
and transportation facilities are good,
coal is abundant, modern agricultural
methods largely obtain markets are ac-
cessible, and the population is rapidly
increasing"
The Baraba region, a quiet, luxur-
liant country extending westward from
the Ural Mountains, is according to
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-01

creasing stream of hardy, courageous.
and resourceful pioneers. In 1908.
7S5,712 immigrants entered Siberia,
and only 121,204 returned to European
Russia The young men of Russia with
futures to carve are going East, just
as the young men in this country for
merly went West.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-01
WANTED---M Miscellaneous

WANTED-Ten thousand stalks SUI
garcane; also one thousand oak posts.
Address Aries Plantation, Route 2, An
Jacksonville. 19-tf
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FOR RENT-Six room dwelling on
Bell street; thoroughly renovated and
freshly painted inside and out; also
mill house on College St, and S. A. L.
Rv. w. r.. Lane. 13-tf
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FOR RENT-Two apartments on Lee
treet; modern conveniences. Apply to
H. r Johnson. 1-tf
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For further information apply TO H.
P. Everett, Local Agent, Americas,
Ga; C. w. Small, Div. Pass, Agt.,
Savannah, Ga, C. B. Ryan, G. p. A.,
Norfolk, Va. advt
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DIR. M. ii. WHEELER
Dentist.

ONCE in Bell Bldg. Lamar St Jus
opposite Postoffice.
Office Phone 7Ss. Residence Phone $50.
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SPRING TONICs-Rembert's.

FOR SALE-One slx-room residence,
large lot with garden, lot and barn;
with or without vacant lot adjoining.
Reasonable payment down; remainder
on easy terms. Address Owner" Box
l45. 23-tf
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FOR SALE--4,00O Bushels Aries I'M
proved Toole Cottonseed; selected
from 500 acres average yield one bale
per acre; put up in two bushel bags.
or price address Aries Plantation, An
Jacksonville, Ca, Route 2, 2-2-2m
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FOR SALE

BABY CHICKS FOR SALE.-Miss
Matte Walker. Phone $50.
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HOUSE FOR RENT-Jackson av-
enue. See Lee Allen. 2-tf
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FOR RENT - Desirable upstair
apartment; three large rooms, hall,
porch, bath and gas. Possession
Marst list. Mrs. T. H. McGillis, Lamar
g. Hampton. Phone 232. 20-tf
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NEW NICE BRUSHES - All kinds.
Rembert's.
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AUTO LIVERY - Lowest rates;
prompt service. ]. ]. Hanesley. Phone
81.
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FOR RENT-Apartment of or 4
rooms with bath. G. A. Pope. Phone
609. 271w
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-07-01


G. Ward Sharp King P NJ Smith, Carl H Washburn
Ward, Chas. G. Rhodes
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-13
'ShATTUCk REFUSES
TO see REPORTERS
Business Associate Of DIR. Cord May
Throw some Light Upon
Mysterious Case.

Camden, y, Sept. l2.-Prosecutor
Kraft is more anxious than ever 10
get in touch with Dr. LaForest AL
mond Shattuck of New York. since
his discovery today that Dr. Shattuck' $
letter demanding $1,000 Immediately
from Samuel s. Cord, .wo days before
Cords body was found with five bull
let wounds was sent 10 Olaf Peterson.
Peterson. Cords partner, now de-
tanned as material witness, must
have delivered the letter 10 Cord. for
il was found in the iatter's nome in
Laurel Springs. AT Ar. it was thought
Shattuck wrote directly to Cord. II
was not until today that Mr.. Kraft
ascertained that the letter passed
through the hands of Peterson.
The prosecutors interest in DIR, Saat-
tuck was first aroused when he heard
that the doctor had beer connected
with Cord and Peterson in Florida
land and timber deals. II was height
ened by the correspondence that has
developed recently between Peterson
and Shattusk, the doctor warning his
erstwhile partner not to talk too much
to reporters. The only physical EVIL
dence Of the existence Of DIR. Shat
tuck since the body of Samuel Cord
was found beside rae river road near
Delair. on Tuesday. August 81. is a
note that he had gone with his former
EN- ployer. DR.. William j. Bryan. of
333 East Seventeenth Street. New
York DIR. Shattu-'t has told DR.. Bry-
an that he does not want to BE- in
solved in the Cord case and will not
see reporters.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-13
Books About Books.

Among pure aristagogues books
about books still have bad name
You still meet people, If you are not
careful. who tell you they had rather
read books than books about books
Such general statement of this pref
erence doesn't mean much. You had
rather read the works of Shakespeare
than what MIR. Hamilton Wright
Mabie says about them? OF course,
Who wouldn't But would you
rather read the works OF Shakespeare
than what Mr. Frank Harris says
about them? Would you rather study
the works of Samuel Johnson tina n
what Boswell has to say about their
authors? Woul you always rather
study the works OF God passim, than
read what Darwin has to say about
them?
Suppose you do maintain that you
had rather read Shakespeare than Mr..
Frank Harris on Shakespeare? My
answer Is easy ! begin by admitting
that the amount of pleasure I've got
out OF Shakespeare Is infinitely great
er than the pleasure I've got out OF
Frank Harris. ! go on to assert that
j am free to read both. l conclude
by asserting that reading Frank Harris
has provoked me to reread Shakes
peare and enabled me to read him
more active mindedly and with greater
pleasure. To say that you never get
anything out of books about books
Is one way of either admitting that
your mind is too old to learn or OF
boasting that it Is a. seif-starter.--The
New Republic.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-13
MEXICAN BANDITS HOLD
LfDWlDet FOR RANSOM

Ell Paso.. Tex. Sept. 12.-Edward
Ledwidge. manager of the commission
department Of the Northwestern Rail-
road. Ia held prisoner for $4,000 ran
som by Mexicans In southwestern Chi
huahua. He was seized yesterday
near Casas Grades with two other
Americans and the other two were
later released and allowed to come to
the border to give the news Of his
capture. Officials of the railroad
have raised the money and sent 1t
south to secure the mans release.
The bandits are supposed to be part
of the same band that last week ar
rested John Lowenbruck and Lansing
Bacon south of Columbus. n. NJ, and
held Lowenbruck for $4,000 ransom.
The money was sent, but Lowenbruck
it still in the hands of the bandits so
far as is known. Villa troops have
been sent after the band, but it Is
feared that If the bandits are attacked
they will execute the Americans.
News received from the south today
confirmed kilograms received last
night by Alberto Madero to the eject
that General Francisco villa had not
General Urbana.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-13
ROMANTIC MARRIAGE
RECALLED BY WEDDING

New York. Sept. 12.--Announcement
was made today of the secret marriage
on Saturday OF Mrs Edythe c. Arm
strong Brandreth, divorced wife of
Ralph Brandeith, son of the late Phila-
delphia manufacturer, and Leonard
Kobler of Bronxville The marriage
was performed at Waterford Conn
Mr. Kebler is president of the Ward
Leonard Electric Company OF Bronx
Vile. and lives there, His bride, the
daughter of John H. Armstrong. vice.
president of the New York Savings
Bank. was divorced from Ralph Bran
deith in March. 1914
The Brandeith Armstrong marriage
was romantic affair. The couple were
married while the bride. injured in an
automobile with Brandeith few days
earlier. lay propped up In bed at the
home of Miss Alice Woodruff, at Mon
roe, n Y. where both were laid up
after the accident Brandeith was able
to hobble up to his brides bedside. and
his aunt, Miss Martha Mckeen, who was
injured in the same automobile acct
dent. beamed her blessing from another
bed in the room.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-13
ILLUSTRATE AVIATION
At BIG STATE EA|R
Famous Air Man. c. F. Niles, TO Give
Daily Demonstrations ut the
State Fair.
INTERNATIONAL GALAXY
Star Performers From All European
warning Nations and Some From
the Orient and Mexico.

students OF aviation. who have
watched the reports in the war news.
and who have followed the events
leading up to and following the Yep
penn raids and the daring attacks
pE airmen. can get practical knowi-
ease AT the State Fair next month.
Inc state Fair general committee
has. at great expense. engaged C.
Il. Mics, one of the most daring avn
ators IN America. He will give daily
demonstrations OF the posi- bilit.as of
the airship. His machine is the IA
nous Moisant monoplane. which is
iar gerry used by the daring French
aViators in their raids upon the Ger
man enemy
Niles will perform a number of
halr-raising feats. during which he
Will fly upside down. loop the loop.
oacK hop, fly backwards, fly sideways
ana do the wing over wing" a most
olincut accomplishment.
Inis feature of the State Fair will
prove OF great interest at this time
particularly. as the airship has taken
SUCH prominent part in the great war
in Europe
In reference to the war, it might
De said incidentally, that many of
the leading amusemen features to be
shown at the fair come from the
countries where the helligerents are
hammering at each other.
The Maori Sisters come from South
Africa, the Now Sisters are natives
OF Paris: the Adas troup of acrobats,
I'VE ladies', two men. come from
Vienna; the Skatinalli troup comes
from Italy; Butler the auto fiend. is
a product OF Berlin, Fred A. Bennett
Is Canadian: the Pekinese troup are
direct from Hong Kong. and the
Marco Twins were horn and raised
in Dublin.
Besides there are a few acts from
the leading cities of the United
States. with one from the turbulent
land Of Mexico the Correndini ami
mai act.
Anybody can get a copy of the
premium list. by applying TO General
Manager Warwick Mutual Building
Richmond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-13
HEAVY ARTILLERY FIGHTING
HOLDS ON WESTERN FRONT

Paris, Sept. l2.---There appears to
be no let UP in the bomhardment
which both sides have conducted on
the western front for the past two
weeks. Neuvile. In the region north
of Arras, IS the center about which
the most vigorous cannonadng has
sCentered in the past twentyfour
hours, but artillery fighting of almost
tequal violence Is reported from various
points along the front, north of the
Aisne. in Champagne, between the
Moselle and the Bots De Mortmare,
on the Lorraine front.
The infantry OF both sides has seen
action also in the fighting in the Neu-
vile sector. where hand grenades were
used. at Sapigneul where another
German attack has been repulsed, and
10 the south of I4eintrey. where the
French artillery and rife FIRE stopped
a German assault. Infantry patrols
have FLASHED in the region of Roye
and before Andechy.
German aeroplanes dropped bonn BIS
in Compiegne and French air craft
bombarded the aeroplane sheds at
Brayelle.
The official communication issued by
the French war Office tonight follows:
Artillery fighting in the Melville
sector continues.
Some fights between patrols &C.
CURED In the region Of Roye and before
Andechy.
ITO the north OF the Aisne the Ger
mans have directed against our posi-
tions between the plateau OF Palsy and
lie Godat an intense and prolonged
commandment with shells OF all cali
bres. Our artillery repuIsed with an
e,f1cacious fire on the trenches and
batteries OF the enemy.
There was cannonade on both
sides in Champagne. in the enVirons Of
Auberive and of Saint Hilaire, between
the Meuse and the Moselle in the Bois
De Mortmare. in front OF Lorraine, in
the environs of Nomeny and of Xousse,
as well as in the region of Ban De
sapt." A-aiNlA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-13
For American Leadership,

That America has incurred grave
responsibility in rejecting German
idealism is the view of Randolph
Bourne, in The New Republic
I'VE must not let ourselves forget
that such an attitude ianti- GERMANY
implies a rejection Of the most over
wheiming and fecund group o. .~eas
and forms in the modern world ideas
which draw all nations after them in
imitation. while the nations pour out
their lifeblood TO crush the generator
Such a remuneration imposes upon us
huge responsibility. We cannot seri-
ously think merely of spewing every
thing German out of our mouths. To
refuse the patient German science, the
collectivist art. the valor of the Ger
man ideals. would be simply To ex-
pstriase ourselves. from the modern
world. They will not halt for any
paltry distaste of ours BY taking
sides against Germany We have COM
mitted ourselves to the arduous task
,of setting up ideals more worthy than
hers to win the allegiance of our gen.
GRAFTON and time"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-13
NIGHT WATCHERS MAKE Up
ODD MISSIONARY SOCIETY

London. Sept. 12.--The Christian, a
religious journal. says the newest and
oldest Of all missionary societies in
the world is the League of Night
Watchers. Because of worry of fate
of friends in trenches and on battle
ships. vast numbers Of English people
found it impossible 10 sleep al night.
Some OF them discovered that knowl-
edge that others similarly afflicted
were praying or perhaps merely think
ing of them helped TO pass the hours
and bring cheer. Means were taken
to let each other know names. cir
cumstances and causes of worries and
now the league numbers thousands
and is growing rapidly
The leaders held convention re-
Gently and decided to welcome con-
tributions to help soldiers, believing
that the formation of plans for relief,
might divert attention and induce
sleep. 1t was decided also to form two
branches, one composed of members
who cannot sleep because of war wor-
ries, the other of those who must not
sleep because of duty as nurses,
guardsmen, physicians or military
officers
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-13
FOURTH SHIP OF
FRENCH LINE SUNK

Paris. Sept. IA dispatch TO the
Havas Agency from Algiers says that
the steamer Vile De Mostaganem has
been sunk by gunfre from German
submarine Sixteen members of the
crew, three Of them wounded have
been picked up.
The steamship was on the way from
Cette, France. TO Mostaganem. AL
giera. The attack occurred Thursday
at a point seventy miles northeast OF
Mosta ganem.
The sixteen men rescued made their
escape in TWO boats. They were pick
ed up by a British steamer and taken
10 -Aigiers- The three wounded men
were injured by bursting shells.
The submarine flew the German
flag. Members of the crew think this
is the submarine which. flying the
Austrian flag, sank the French steam
ship Arude a few hours earlier
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-13
A Land of Wonderful Resources.

Much that has been said and written
about Alaska Is either misleading or
absolutely false. In the current issue
OF Leslie's under the title OF The
Truth about Alaska" John A. Sleicher
deals in a vigorous end entertaining
way with this greatest Of our terrific
rial possessions. Mr.. SleiCaer Is writ
ing a series Of articles on Alaska which
will continue to run in Leslie's for sew
eral weeks. Besides being replete with
authentic information about this won
derful land, they arc profusely Illus
trated from photographs. Among
other noteworthy features of this issue
are Service for America" by Henry
b. Joy. which deals with the necessity
of greater preparation for national
Defense Farewell to Elder Com
rades." touching, bit of war color
from Germany by Fritz Arno Wagner,
Leslies special representative with the
German army; France Goes Grimiy
On" by Jeanne Saurin Watkins and
War Spirit in London Sums" by
Ruth Wright Kaufman. Homer Croy,
the well-known humorist, re-appears
in Leslie's with another of his mimi
table series, Laughing Around tne
World" This time Mr.. Croy tells
how he tried to adapt himself to the
topsy-turvy customs Of Japan. Mar
tin Marshall writes about THE Ola
and New In War" anc "TheOld Fam
dishes up an attractive lot Of base
ball gossip. DR.. Aughinbaugh. editor
Of Leslies Export Department tells
Of the wonderful trade opportunities
in India with its 325.00o.Oo0 people.
The Travel Bureau answers many in
teresting questions from would-ne
tourists. Pictorially, this Issue at Les
lies Is a triumph. A double-page
drawing shows the sinking of the
White Star liner Arabio,a full page of
pictures Is given TO the storm that re-
Gently devastated the Texas coast.
while New Plays in New York" and
Chicago Brides" each claim a page.
The European war is also adequately
dealt with in pictures, and James Il.
Hare contributes one of his remark
able Photographic pages entitled
MAKING It Pleasant for Tommy" The
two popular departments. The Trend
OF Public Opinion" and Watching the
Nations Business" have been enlarged
to full page each and copiously IL
Illustrated. and together with the strik-
ing and vigorous editorial page and
2JaspeF.sE Hints to Money Makers,
puts Leslie's well in the lead OF ali
periodicals devoted TO or intelligent
discussion Of current events.