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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-16
(By Associated Press.1


FURNES, West Flanders, Jan. 16.-
Sixty thousand worn soldiers strung
along the User, where they checked
the rush of the German invaders to-
ward Par de Calais, are all that are
left of the Belgian army of two hun
dred and thirty thousand men under
arms when Germany invaded Belgium,
but one of King Albert's staff officers
who has been with the army since the
siege of Liege, asserts that the small
Belgian force today is a far more eff
cient machine than that which met
the first German attack.
He said to the Associated Press cor
respondent:
when we reached the User we were
a beaten and demoralized army, al
most to the point of absolute disorgan-
ization. Fighting for weeks without
adequate support from our allies, and
with most of our men believing we had
been left to our fate, the chances of
ever again making a fighting force of
our army seemed remote. That we did
so was due to the highest and lowest
factors in our civilization, the inspira-
ton and activity of our king, and the
fighting spirit of our peasantry.
THE kings aristocratic regiment of
guards is a thing of the past. They
ave been disbanded and their places
taken by two regiments made up tf
Flemish peasants and commanded by
active young officers in Belgium.
when the critical situation along
the User was realized the local peas
antry seemed to remember the glory
of their past when their people were
the terror of the invading Spaniard and
it needed only the actual leadership
of the king to weld them into the fight
ing force you see here today. The
king is commander of this army, and
during those nine terrible days in the
trenches while the Germans hurled
their hosts at us, and we waited in
vain for the expected support the king
was not only an inspiration to his Off
GERS and men as he fought beside them
but he proved himself capable mil
itary leader. Today the army is eff
cient as a fighting force, too small, 81
course, for we are unable to give ouI
men leave from the trenches such as
the French and English now enjoy
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-16
(By Associated Press.)

PARIS, Jan. 16.-Since hostilities
settled down to siege along the riv-
ers and canals of the north, the av-
erage nuraber of casualties per day
seems to have lessened. But the work
of the ambulance department, is all
the more hazardous. Men who fell in
pitched battles were often lost in con-
cealed places but what is worse now is
that they often lie in plain sight oblig-
ed to wait for hours, sometimes for
days before it is possible for their COM
rades to pick them up. 1t is often too
late.
When a man is wounded in the
trenches he must wait until night be-
cause the trenches are SO narrow that
the stretcher-be carers cannot carry a
wounded man through them; he must
be lifted out and carried back above
ground.
When a charge is made between
lines of trenches and proves unsuc-
cessful the wounded of course NEST
be left; in too many cases they are &C
tually sacrificed and their comrades
obliged to see them lying helplessly be-
tween two fires. Sometimes they see
them raise a hand and occasionally
they hear their despairing cries but to
attempt to save them is out of the
question.
Cases have been reported in which
men charging against barbed-wire de-
lenses and wounded in the attempt
have been left for days hanging in the
tangled wires.
The chaplain of French regiment,
describing the work of the ambulance
corps after great battle, says:
I'VE had a long evening tour to
make as we were obliged to visit the
advance posts of Rozeliergs, Remenon-
Vile and Garbvillers. Without Ian
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-16
10000 Heroes All That
Is Left of Belgian Army

and this has caused some natural COM
plant, but in spite of this, as you can
see for yourself, the spirits of the SOL
diers could not be better. These men
are all veterans now and most of them
are young in years. The officers are
picked for their work without regard
to their former rank and many of the
highest officers of the army have been
relegated to posts where they are do
ing useful work, but where they can
not repeat any of the plumbers which
marked the first part of the war.
I'VE have no apologies to make for
our artillery. This service was the
really professional branch of the ar
my into which officers went for pure
love of their profession, and from
Liege to the User they have proven
themselves worthy of the cause for
which they are fighting. Some idea
of the value placed on our artillery is
indicated by the fact that a Belgian
captain of artillery was placed in
command of two hundred French guns
and directed their fire continuously for
thirty-six hours in one of the fiercest
artillery duels of the campaign.
only second to our artillery are the
regular cyclist corps and the volun-
tary motor corps. The cyclists WEI
we'll trained and the Uhlans will long
have cause to remember their marks
manship. The automobile drivers vol
unteered from what might have been
called the butterfly class of society
youths, but they have proven as tough
as the battered cars which they drive.
They have endured incredible hard
ships and many of them occupy I'M
marked graves, the sole reward for
some desperate scouting venture.
THE less said about our infantry
existing at the beginning of the war,
the better, but the work of the men
out there in the trenches has paid in
full for any past shortcomings in this
branch Of the service. We only have
a few square miles Of our country
left, and practically all Of this is sub
ject to artillery fire, but the same spirit
which has made the Low Countries IA
nous as battle grounds in the middle
ages, seems to have revived tenacity
in our army which will continue to
hold West Flanders until the advance
an Brussels begins"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-16

Dark still regions in the pompous
church interior, hiding the gIistening
mosiacs and the other stony splendor
But the senses establish that the
church is crowded long before it is
time for the services to commence
crowded with those who seek comfort
and consolation.
"The clock strikes nine-the war
prayer hour has come! OF a sudden
the lights in the vaults above flash up,
filling the interior with light as
strong as that of day. And with this
comes the mighty food of the organ.
rising until it has reached a sublime
and overwhelming volume in Glory be
Unto God on High
Light foods the church and in it
faces and expressions may be studied.
1t is surprising, though easily explain
ed, that three-quarters of those pres
ent are women. There are old and
wrinkled mothers; pale and sad girls,
young and beautiful women. And each
of them brought her own sorrow, her
own troubles to the holy place; all Of
them seek refuge from some anguish
or impending fate in this abode of spir-
itual elevation and sublime unworldli-
ness.
Women, women, nothing but wo-
men. Out on the fields of the enemy
fights united people of brothers, and
here within cold walls suffers, so it
appears, united people of sisters
"Out on the streets they are all
strangers to one another. Here in the
house of God they stand one another
near. In the silent throng beat a thous-
and pulses, but in the tempo of COM
mon misery and a common longing for
consolation and lessening of their
burden. There is the mother who
trembles for her son, the wife who
fears for the life companion and the
father, and the girl who prays for the
future husband.
THE man in the pulpit utters kind
and timely words, and when the organ
peals forth: We Come Before Thee
with Prayer" they all answer with
resignation the decision to accept their
fate as lot cast by the Supreme.
When the last tones of the organ die, it
is no longer fear the throng senses but
reverence and consolation"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-16
HEADQUARTERS ALI|EO
ARMY RESEMBLES BIG
FANCY MASQUERADE BALL
(By Associated Press.)

FURNES, West Flanders, Jan. -
From the main headquarters of the
Belgian army in the Hotel de Vile
here, one gets perhaps the most color
full glimpse of the trappings of war
that may be had anywhere among the
Allies. 1t is picturesqueness lacking
in khaki-clad England.
In front of the Hotel de Vile is the
square where the rulers of three of the
Allied powers met their generals sew
eral weeks ago. Here the most mod
ern war vehicle jostles the primative
when the armored car locks wheels
With a cape-coveled mule-drawn cart
of the French African soldier The
square is packed with every descrip
ton of conveyance. Before the door of
Headquarters is line of war-stained
automobiles still showing traces of
their aristocratic past. In the middle
of the square motorbusses converted
into kitchens and commissariat wag-
ons, re surrounded by a hungry mob
of soldiers.
French Soldiers Wear Comic Opera
Uniforms.
The uniforms are bewildering in
their variety. The most conspicuous
is the red-troused French infantryman.
Some French cayalrymen are present
with their helmets dsporting its long
horse TAIL, but with the bright metal
covered by dull leather. Belgian guides
in their green with red trimmings add
to the color, while the quiet note is
struck by the Belgian artillery in Am
erican army blue.
But the most picturesque effect is
provided by the French and Belgian
African troops, many thousands of
whom have marched through Furnes
this past week. Their officers, in high
cantled saddles, are mounted on beau
tiful horses. They wear long blue,
red-lined capes which float behind
them as they gallop along, with every
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-16

This collection of baseball stars is
composed of the men who have left,
or are about to leave, the Philadel-
phia National League club, and
shows how a great organization may
be smashed. While the Quakers were
not champions in their league, they
were contenders, and they made other
clubs hustle.
But when the Federals began their
raids last year they took Knabe, the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-16
PAYROLL Of
MET
BY FARMER
WANTS NO "DEADHEADS"
ON LIST OF EMPLOYEES.
A Call Upon the Law Makers tc,
Prevent Useless Tax on
Agriculture.
BY Peter Radford
Lecturer National Farmers Union.

There is no payroll in civiliza-
ton that does not rest upon the
back of the farmer. He must
pay the bills-all of them.
When farmer buys a pillow
he pays the man who mined the
metal, the woodman who felled
the tree, the manufacturer who
assembled the raw material and
shaped it into an article of use
tulness, the railroad that trans
ported it and the dealer who sold
him the goods. He pays the
wages of labor and capital en-
ployed in the transaction as well
as pays for the tools, machinery,
buildings, etc, used in the CON
structlon of the commodity and
the same applies to all articles
OF use and diet of himself and
those engaged in the subsidiary
lines of industry.
The total value of the nations
annual agricultural products is
around $l2,000,0O0,O0O, and it is
safe to estimate that 95 cents on
every dollar goes to meet the
expenses of subsidiary industries.
The farmer does not work more
than thirty minutes per day for
himself; the remaining thirteen
hours of the days toll he devotes
to meeting the payroll of the
hired hands of agriculture, such
as the manufacturer, railroad,
commercial and other servants.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-16

thing except the background for a
desert picture. Their blue bolero jack
cts are trimmed in gold and they wear
baggy corduroy trousers.
These Africans seem as distrustful
of their white allies transport as of his
food and for hours the little hooded
carts, each drawn by three small I'M
kempt mules threaded their way
through the square. Behind the carts
came trains of pack mules loaded with
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-16

ammunition and entrenching tools, and
looking like prospector's outfit in the
Rocky Mountains.
The square is a scene of constant
hustle and activity. Staff officers come
and go, the Belgian war minister rush
es in for few moments conference
with the king and his staff, and away
again in his military car. Calvary reg
iments with sleek horses, rested now
Continued on Pge Six lmd
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-16
The Farmers Payroll and How
He Meets 1t.

The annual payroll of agri-
culture approximates $l2,000,0O0,-
600. A portion of the amount is
shifted to foreign countries in ex-
ports, but the total payroll of in
dustries working for the farmer
divides substantially as follows ::
Railroads, $1,252,00O,OO0; manu-
facturers, $4,365,OOO,OO0; mining,
$o55 100000; banks, $200,0OO,OO0 !;
mercantile, So, 500,000,000, and a
heavy miscellaneous payroll con-
stitutes the remainder.
1t takes the corn crop, the
most valuable in agriculture,
which sold last year for ST ,692,-
100000, to pay off the employees
of the railroads; the money de-
rived from Our annual sales OF
livestock of approximately ST.
OOO,OOO,0OO, the yearly cotton
crop, valued at $920,00O,O0O; the
wheat crop, which is worth SOLO,
100000, and the oat crop, that
is worth $440,000,000, are re-
quired to meet the annual pay
roll of the manufacturers. The
money derived from the remain
ing staple crops is used in meet
ing the payroll of the bankers,
merchants, etc. After these OBJ
legations are paid, the farmer has
only few punches of vegetables,
some fruit and poultry which he
can sell and call the proceeds
his own.
When the farmer pays off his
help he has very little left and
to meet these tremendous pay
rolls he has been forced to mort
gage homes, work women in the
field and increase the hours of
his labor.
We will devote this article to
discussion of unnecessary ex-
penses and whether required by
law or permitted by the man
agements of the concerns. is
wholly immaterial. We want all
waste labor and extravaganza, Of
whatever character, cut out. We
will mention the full crew bill as
illustrating the character of unnec-
essary expenses to which we refer.
Union Opposes Full Crew" Bill.
The Texas Farmers Union
registered its opposition to this
character of legislation at the
last annual meeting held in Fort
Worth, Texas, August 4, 1914,
by resolution, as follows:
"The matter of prime inpor-
lance to the farmers of this state
is an adequate and efficient mar
keting system; and we recognize
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-16

Giants. 1t is predicted by baseball men
familiar with the situation that what
ever becomes of Doom and Lobert, they
will not play with Philadelphia the
coming season.
Unless the unexpected happens the
new recruits of the Quakers to be
broken into big league work this year
will not make up for the loss of the
veterans, and few fans think the club
will be a pennant contender for sew
eral seasons.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-16

second baseman, and Doolan, the short
stop, to the Baltimore clug of that
league; Seaton, the pitcher, went 10
the Brooklyn club, and now Doom, the
fiery red-headed catcher and former
manager, is to go to some other Ma
tional leagce club, if the price for him
is obtained. Magee, long a star out
fielder, has already been traded to
Boston, which won the championship
last year Lobert is now sought by
Manager McGraw, of the New York
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-25

all about that. and-she,s sick of loaf
ers In QUIZ set She looked at me.
Dawson-O. such a looki-and said.
If you were worker-you. with your
six foot OF strength and hea1th-youds
be worth loving. worth living for As
It Is. you're justt siacker
Then got annoyed. and we talked
bard. and the end Of it was she prom
ised to give mesa definite answer If !
could prove that had really tried to,
do some Fork-any kind OF work And.
she hintedSwhat the answer might be.
Dawson. it's MY last. chance I
settle things can't go on ike this;
It's Hl1ing me. I'm SO desperate
fond Of her,-and-e
The listener stuck out a sympathetic
hand and grasped Tony's II know.
he commiserated I've been through
It But shsmust be a weird
sort OF gir1-doesnt know her own
mind. 7 should say
That's rot1 She's got dozens OF
men at her feet; but the family don't
Ike me: r.mothers an old dragon
and they're not too rich. SO they
want IRIS. to marry money. Dash It
all DAWSON I've got enough! And
she says Il isn't the money she minds
It's the fact that I'm a Stacker
A short silence ensued We got;
it." exclaimed Rodley. thumpfng his
Chair. Your charming Miss Iris has.
been going to romantic dramas. and;
workerSwho figures as the hero OF eve
cry modern dramadst."
What beastIy rot yora talltG'.-Tony
was seriously angry. p.S not that a,
bit I thfak ifs Because she really
likes; me. and wantssto2 feel that chs,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-25

r3acy1Iora ~,,Jf and thence Into q.
+s-r 800 ,sI-t;,s -. ofe.e . certair,
g. ssS...s- Ia --1e
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Dawson Rodley received q telegram
Comefat once-Tony Saer1ncans COX COX
Zee. HQueurs and asc1sar On the allaE p
OF friendship. <he rushed 10 MOUNT
street
Thank the Lord. you've comesat;
last. was his Rreeting. al say, Daw-
son. that cinema game 3 no earthly
Dawson dfscreefIy covered a smile.
..s1co., he nneried. fun OF interest
..f4sre Won: saa1, Ire manaeer2 Let's.
49, an. .ho,,t q
.11 CO.. SjS, +,,dav. 4 f,7,,4v sort Of
an thai EinfI
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-25

thata-
No. earthly use. said work Think
again. theresa good chHp-my bratn,s
like putty. what with agitation and
love and
hot baths. Quite so: therefore.
my brain IS hauled into the breach
Let me see-you'ves no certificates.
have you2 Wen. It must be some
thing that needs no prellminazyp pep
araton or diplomas There's
only one thing-the stage
60 Lord!" he groaned. sis that aaIs
but that's no use; any silly fool can
paint his face and hop round IN de-
cent clothes. It isn't brave work
want something that shows grit and
courage Think again.
RodIey had already ttlought Crit
and courage Nerve and skilI2 Great
Caesar. I've got ie1 Tony, you' must
become a cinema actor!
whats that? A chap rho rides
horses. and bicycles: and. falls into Tfv-
ers on those jumpy picture th1ng-urn--
mys? 4 don't think I'd
Rod1ey was on his feet Give up
1eaveft TO me know man who's
Shareholder. or something in one OF
these big cinema concerns Fr1ghduI-
" keen too. He says they want fei-
lows who can ride, and handle a four
in-hand. and shoot and swim. Good
Lord. Tony. you're the very man for
the busfnessi',
"sAm II The Exquisite, Antony ca
ressed his tie rehective1y- don't
know: but. IL you1f--"'
.'I1l get this shareholder chap TO in-.
troduce you to his manager. Then you
20 down and talk to him for bit,
And Il Its-whatS her nameS
.tSeHbEe
-.And If Iris SeIbfe doesn't fling her
arms round your neck when she sees
Won rishnR LIE, clothes and conpIex-
ion as a cinema hero. I'm no friend
OF yours. Leave It to mend for.
heavens sake, cheer upi
Exacay two days later the EXQUISITE;
Astony got out of a bot bath. mo q
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-25

morning .,. 80 s,,.s.;...
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though 2 HADN'T the sl1gntesssln ee eeo.a.
or leaving ASKED Is y
OF qnesdons- 4 vyond Ter Why ne.ssI11e
TO put me- on BE a. ssvaeTo' sou sou
OF boulder. upon my word
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-25


Ayres returned home, and had a hot
bath If Fortune proved cruel, he res
peated the formula, arguing that ap-
pa1Hng grfefs or overwhe1ming Joys;
slipped down the waste-pipe with the
bath water.
Knowr. as the Exquisite Antony by
reason OF a delightful taste in clothes
and the means to crafty it-Mr.
Ayres resided IN Mount street. prtn-
cfpally: and possessed a man named.
Richardson Wallets are Invariably
Stmpllms. or Bowfessor Dobbs?F am.
oorr@but facts are facts-and Toys
man was Richardson
Half an hour later a visitor was
Cshered into Mr.. Ayress sitting roori
Hullo." remarked t9sat gentleman.
through halo Of smoke so you've
come2-
Looks Ike It Got your message.
and came straight round
Tory. your rooms are deIishtfm. Jove.
why can't fanord to live lice this
Tony shook sleek head Ny dear
chap. can't AFFORD it, he mrrmrred
Have cigarette
Dawson Rod1ey. sage counselor and
true friend. took cigarette and a
deep leather-covered chair
-Glorfousi, quoth he Now. tell
me. what have yor been doing?
I've Just had hot bath-Tony
stroked his hair Nothing Ike hot
bath for"
sThankss I dfdneeome here for a
lecture on the medicinal value Of hot
baths Since you sent for me-it Was
an Urgent Summons. Tony@ con-
cludes something has gone wronE
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-25
ANToNY AYREs

: ANTONY AYRES
the Exquisite An
tony-lay IN; a. hot
bath. and thought
and Thought
life was confound-
edly complex:
He was rather: a
specialist in hot
baths II Fortune
proved kind. Mr..
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-01-12
BIG EATERS GET
KIDNEY TROUBLE
Take a glass Of Salts before breakfast
If your Back hurts or Bladder
bothers you

The American men and women mus
guard constantly against Kidney trou-
BILE, because we eat too much and al
our food is rich. Our blood Is filled
with uric acid which the kidneys
strive to filter out. they weaken from
overwork become sluggish; the elm
NATIVE tissues clog and the result Is
kidney trouble, bladder weakness and
a general decline IN health.
When your kidneys feel like Jumps
OF lead; your back hurts or the urine
is cloudy full OF sediment or you are
obliged to seek relief two or three
times during the night; il you suffer
with sick headache or dizzy. nervous
spells, acid stomach, or you have
rheumatism when the weather is bad.
get from your pharmacist about four
ounces OF Jad Salts: take tablespoon
full in q glass Of water before break
fast for a few days and your kidneys
will then act fine This famous salts
is made from the acid of grapes and
lemon juice, combined with lithia.
and has been used for generations to
flush and stimulate clogged kidneys:
to neutralize the acids In the urine so
1t no longer is a source of irritation,
thus ending bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot In
jure, makes delightful effervescent
lithia-water beverage, and belongs in
every home, because nobody can make
mistake by having g good kidney
flushing any time. CAdv.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-01-12
A Foe to tuberculosis.

The journal OF che American Medical
Association, IN its Issue OF August 9,
1918. reviewing an article on "The In
fluencc Of Calcium salts on Constitution
and Heaith,p said:
"They (ths authers) report numbers
Of concrete Instances In which patients
gained In vitality and energy after TAX
Inc calcium"
Doctors seem to agree that In tuher-
culosis and chronic throat and bronchial
affections, lowered vitality and lost en-
ergy are conditions that must be over
come.
One of the constituents of Eckman's
Alternative Is calcium tlfneD. so COM
bined with other ingredients as to be
easily assimilated by the average per-
SON. To this. in part. IL due its wide
spread success In the treatment Of these
distressing and disastrous troubles.
BY preventing. as well as arrestine
the ravages OF the tubercle baciili. Eek
mans Alternative performs service.
which even some ethical practitioners
have acknowledged to their patients We
do not make wholesale claims for IL. but
our knowledge OF what it has done war
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safe. should your druggist be out Of 1t
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