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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-21
EMBRYO PREACHERS
WANT To JOIN
IN THE FIGHTING
(By Associated Press.l

LEYDEN, Netherlands, July I'll
Theological students at Leyden Uni
versity, the most ancient seat of
learning in Holland. object to their
omission from the suggested scheme Of
exercising all the manhood of the
Dutch nation as a precautionary meas
ure in case the Lowlands should be
called upon to defend their territory.
An address from these students re-
Gently called the attention of the Sec
ond Chamber of the Dutch Parlia-
ment to this feeling among them Since
then the newspapers have printed
dozens of letters from clergymen of
various denominations expressing
similar views and declaring that it
would be casting a slur on them If
they were to continue to be released
by law from fulfilling their duties as
patriotic citizens at time when their
country needed them.
The Dutch theological students were
probably moved to make their final
appeal for incorporation in the army
by the reports of the activities of
| priests and pastors of the activities of
the various armies engaged in the
world war. In France, for instance.
there are over 10000 Catholic clergy
men including several bishops, as we'll
as many Protestant ministers and
Jewish rabbis serving in the ranks as
active soldiers, besides large numbers
engaged as chaplains and Red Cross
workers. In Italy $4,000 priests are
in the ranks; in Germany numbers OF
clergymen havev taken service; while
in the British Isles hundreds of clergy
men have voluntarily enlisted in the
new armies of Lord Kitchener and re-
Gently a decision was reached by the
Church Of England authorities not to
ordain during the war any clerical
students of military age who were
physically fit and of the prescribed
age for military service.
Students of Leyden have ample pre-.
cedents for their military ardor in the
history Of their old university town
The university itself was founded in
| 1175 as reward for the courage and
military skill of the citizens in defend
ing the town against the Spaniards
The students also have always before
their eyes the Latin inscription over
the 1868 gate leading to the Twelfth
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-21

ira relief ships have been made, may
be taken as indication that the COM
missions officials know that the relief
afforded to the Belgians by the acqui-
sition of their own grain crops will be
insufficient
The newly chartered ships of the
commission are the Elfland, which re-
Gently sailed from this port with a
cargo of grain, and is due at Rotter-
dam in few days and the Overdale
now loading a general cargo at the
Manhasset pier, Jersey City, and due
to sail next Tuesday. The Elfland is
expected to return about July 25, and
will load at any port where a cargo
is in readiness. The Overdale cannot
reach Rotterdam and return before the
middle of next month. BY that time
the commission will have a fleet of
ships ready to carry food cargoes as
needed.
Lindon w. Bates, vice chairman ri
the commission said in reference to
the situation among the Belgians.
THE need of Belgium is still great
and will be continuous. This is, per-
haps, better understood abroad than
here in the United States. Minister
Van Dyke, at The Hague summed it
up tersely and accurately when he re-
Gently said the actual pressure Of
want in Belgium itself is greater than
it is among the refugees in Holland.
There are, according to the best esti-
mates, from fifty to sixty thousand
of these and among them the need has
decreased considerably in the last few
months. Some have gone to England
and found work there, while others
have returned to their homes in Bel
GUM, hoping for better conditions in
their own country. About onehalf Of
those in Holland are provided for III
the large refugee camps at Nunspest.
EIDE, Uden and Gouda by the Dutch
government and others in private
homes and small asylums by local
committees.
Minister Van Dyke, is, of course,
thoroughly posted On conditions in
Holland, and the fact that he sent two
thirds of recent large contribution
by the Authors Club, of New York,
to Minister Whitlock, in Brussels, to
aid the needy of Belgium, is indicative
OF the cire straits Of many of these
people.
81 realize that if the present con-
fiict in Europe continues for any
great length of time further and
stronger appeals to the worlds char
ity must be made for the people of Bel
GUM are growing poorer and their
self-helping ability diminishes from
day to day. The breadline is getting
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-21
OFFICIAL REPORTS
ARE A PACK Of LES
Gets MONTH IN JAIL

PARIS, July 21.-Under the press
law of 1881, against propagation of
false news "a Belgian refugee, Emile
HousiauX, was sentenced yesterday to
a months Imprisonment. His offense
was this statement:
The official war reports are a pack
Of lies. When they wish, the Ger
mans will beat you"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-21
MORE SHIPS NEEDED
BY THE COMMISSION
FOR RELIEF WORK
FOOD IN BELGIUM SOON TO BE
SCARCE AND ADDITIONAL CHAR.
TIERS ARE MADE TO MEET
EARLY CONTINGENCIES

News just received by cable from
London at the offices of the Commits
sion for Relief in Belgium, II Broad
way, New York, that charters for ex-
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-12-24

fire on this, the day of good will
In Germany and Austria every householder and
every father makes Christmas the feast for the
children the great day of reunion, the glad time
when all meet under the old roof-tree, ana soclai
customs prevail over religious observances Inc
Christmas tree is NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. mas IT,
rich or poor-and no one omits Welhnacht
Bescheerung or Christmas gifts. To provide these,
the German people will, IL need be, save up nan
the year. Each member of the household must
have something as a surprise generally service
able prese nts that are often needed ana always
acceptable.
Singularly enough the Christmas Is not cele-
brated as one would expect in Italy. There the
night of the year is less religious festiVai ,naii
a fair The world seems absorbed In dellrious
excitement and all crowd round Pulcinelo ana
divert themselves hilarously till the churches
claim them for the midnight mass. But the iun
goes on; they laugh gleefully, as only ltahahs
can laugh, enjoy themselves to their hoarts con-
tent, but the celebrations are not nome ceieora'
tons; it is a general, not domestic least
In Russia and Poland the children put their
shoes filed with hay outside the door for the
horses of ST. Nicholas; and 1t Is believed III most
sections that st. Nicholas comes first on pre-
paratory visit ten days before Christmas TO learn
which children have been good. He leaves nuts
and candy in the shoes OF those VINO nave Deen
good but nothing for those who have been bad,
who thus know that they may expect no presents
on the real Christmas day
In Serbia and the other Balkan countries a'
dawn on the day before Christmas the sturdy peas
ant proprietor dispatches his sons to the forest.
On reaching the spot where the destined Christ-
mas tree stands, the axbearer offers up a prayer
then he draws on a pair of gloves. takes manu-
full OF corn, filings 1t against the tree ana says,
Good morning and happy Christmas 10 you
This done, he addresses himself to the task Oh
telling paying careful attention to the laws OF tne
"badnyal," which prescribes among other tnings
that all the cuts be made on one particular sioe.
Once feed, the tree Is carried home and leaneo
against the east side Of the house, where II re-
mains till evening. Then the wife lights two can
dies and places one on other side or the door
way while the husband goes forth to bring In the
"badnyak."
The master of the house now throws three nuts
into each of the four corners OF the room, saying
as he does so: I'm the name OF the Father'
in the name of the Son; In the name OF the Holy
Ghost-Amen!
All night everyone remains gloating over inc
cracking, roasting pig, with an eagerness Oh
anticipation proportonate to the zeal with whch
they have observed the six weeks fast enjoined
by the Greek orthodox church. BY this TINE
Christmas day has dawned. and on Christmas
everyone must go to service.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-12-24
Traversed All the Main Thorough
fares.
fares.

/ took away with me. 1 remember
leaving Springfield and striking out
for home here on foot. | was half
starved, nearly frozen, as l tramped
through village after village. That
day we were talking about l must
have had the start of the wasting fe-
yer that has kept me an invalid for
over six months. Everything is blur
from the moment l was sitting sway
ing to and fro on rock by the road
side, when young girl and an old
lady in the Paisley shawl passed by
fell sideways, exhausted, just then.
They got me into their house-a yell
low-painted story and half cottage.
They led me upstairs to an attic bed
room. They brought me food and
drink and then l slept. l recall walk
ing up in the morning half delirious,
not sensible of my real surroundings.
l remember dressing and putting on
an overcoat hanging across a chair
and leaving my own worn undercoat
in it's place. / recall stealing down
the stairs, and in my lightheadedness
to fight off the biting cold and keep
me warm-warm! Since then a
blank, till / wandered into the house
here, burning up with fever and in
wild delirium."
ITO find that old coat is to recover
papers that will prove our joint own
ership to property worth fifty thou
sand dollars" said Wallace seriously.
"a story and a half house-painted
yellow-an old lady with a Paisley
shawl" he added memorizingly, half
to himself. II shall start on my quest
at once"
So, first, Wallace Briefly went to
Springfield. He had secured an au-
tomobile and made a regular business
of his difficult task. For three weeks
he traversed all the main thorough
fares leading out like spokes in a
wheel from his starting point. Alas!
the fashion in houses had not changed.
There were any number of one and a
half story structures, and many of
them painted yellow. But the fashion
in wraps had changed. Only some
ancient dame retained possession Of
that olden badge Of dignity and sub
stantiality-a Paisley shawl. Few
wore them, however. They were heir
looms relegated to obscurity, and this,
the chief clue, utterly failed to ma
| terialize.
One day-ah he would never forget
It! He had arrived late Saturday eve
ming at little town called Fairview.
He was wearied and undecided, almost
discouraged, as he awoke the next
morning. He loitered around the no.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-12-24

Schools churches, factories, homes-every sort
: OF habitable place is filled with wounded. And
one OF the most nourishing enterprises over there
In the sale OF artificial limbs.
Even from Asia comes the wall of sorrow, for
MOhammedan Turkey is regousy Strengthening
its hundreds of thousands of Christian Armenian
subjects. News dispatches of the last few days
describe the terrible plight of refugees-penni.
less. ragged, hungry. diseased noncombatants and
exhausted beaten soldiers-who sweeping
out or desolated Serbia into Greece We read Of
women with children in spending a month
tramping through the snow-covered mountains
hoping i'm the end to find little warmth and
food and peace. We read of frozen roadways
strewn with the bodies of those that stopped
the way for a bit of rest-and never went on.
None OF the hundred million of us in the United
States appreciate the horror Of IL all. Some
Of our correspondents over there have seen
and heard but none has suffered and endured
those who a part OF the confiagration
Santa Claus will have sorry time abroad this
year. Fathers and mothers have neither the
heart nor the means of commemorating the birth
OF the Child OF Bethlehem and his mission among
men. or necessity they and their children will
fast instead OF feast-f there is any feasting 1t
will be a feast Of prayer and hope.
America sent Christmas ship abroad this
year Why not? some of us may ask Why not?-
with the United States at the height OF prosperity
and blessed with peace Perhaps because
realize what horror the war is A prominent
newspaper man In one of our large citcs--a man
who had much to do with the of the
project last year-had this to say when the ques
tion brought up:
"A Christmas ship this year-a boatload or two
or three boatloads of dolls and jumping-jacks and
red apples and candy and cakes and mittens and
redtop boots for the kids of Europe? I shall not
dwell on the fact that the warning nations have
become much more deadly in their hate and sus
pfcion and probably would refuse safe passage for
the cargoes from one country to another. | shall
not concern myself with the fact that the nations
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-12-24

embroiled look upon the United States as greedy
animal growing fat and sleek feeding their
life blood, and probably would return gifts to
us with curt "No-thankyous."
Instead | shall confess that | am weighed down
with the hopelessness of the situation. Here in
America have all may reasonably ask OF
Providence-considering our own sins OF politics
and social injustice. Over there they are cursed
beyond the power of words to describe, and the
curse will be felt for generations.
Millions in Europe dying in the agonies
Of starvation, cold and disease for want of food
clothing shelter and medical aid What ghast
ly joke it would be in these circumstances for the
richest and luckiest nation to offer those millions
Of pitiful children little candy and fruit when
they need milk and broth, mittens when they need
blankets and clothing, dolls and toy trains when
they need doctors and nurses and sanitary sup
plies. No. this is time for polite mementoes.
Let concentrate giving the only real help
that would suffice and that would be welcome
peace possible"
Let us look upon the manner in which Europe
celebrated Christmas before the war
In France and Belgium Christmas the
baraques or booths, appear in the streets without
hIndrance. and all ablaze with candles and
glitterng treasures, for every household must
contain some bright trinket in honor of Noel. The
midnight Is thronged; the magnificent
Christmas hymn Is chanted everywhere. and then
all is gleeful holiday for hour so. for II is
Christmas morning. $he peacemaking morning of
the world!
There is the boudn to be eaten. the calen. or
Christmas lamp, symbolical of the star that guild
ed the Magi to Bethlehem, to be lighted, the lit
tie creche to be exposed and all happiness all
goodwill to everyone to be expressed before
firing with the grand chorale of peace sounding
in the ears. In the country the lads and lassies
merrily drag home the buche de Noel correspond
ing to our Yule log which is kindled by the head
of the family the boudin must be eaten and the
hot spiced wine sent round and many misun.
derstanding is made clear beside the Christmas
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-12-24
Could Not Stand IL lonuer.

Did you ever converse with a man
who was SO nervous that he would
break right in and finish what you
were going to say? A fat man and
lean man met on Broadway car re-
Gently, relates the New York Sun.
Their conversation began agreeably
enough. 1t was about the weather,
flats, coal and politics. The fat man
was a good listener, but the lean man
wanted to do all the talking, and every
time the roly-poly one said anything
the cadaverous man took the words
out Of his mouth. The fat man began
to glance sidewise at his companion.
It was apparent that the thing of hav-
ing his words taken out of his mouth
was beginning to raw him up some.
The car travelled quite distance be-
fore he opened up again. Then he
said something about election, but the
lean man again interrupted and fin
ished what he was going to say. The
fat man jumped from his seat with an
angry flash on his face, shook his fist
at the lean man and said: 1T would
be worth ten dollars of any mans
money to give such a poll parrot as
you, such dog-goned unmannerly
chatterer burned good" licking"
cut in the lean man. And the fat man
jumped off the car.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-12-24
The Paisley
Shawl
Copyright. 1915. by w. G. Chapman
By
MILDRED CAROLINE
COODRIDCE

Copyright. 1915, by w. G. Chapman)
Think hard, Eustace-try to re-
member!" urged Wallace Briefly, but
his invalid brother shook his head in
a helpless, melancholy fashion.
ITS no use, Wallace" he declared
tits all kind of blur, all except the
quaint little story and half house
painted yellow, and the sweet-faced
girl who was so kind and plying, and
the lady with the old-fashioned Paisley
shawl. l can see it nova white CEN
ter and the figure in quaint curlicues
and saffron-colored fringe. Find that
shawl, Wallace, and you find the pa
pers."
IF they have not been destroyed
yes" nodded the brother, with seri-
Gus sigh. 1--WE are an impetuous, poor
ly balanced family, Eustace. lost my
share Of the fortune left to us by ia
Their in speculation. You wasted yours
and you are now paying the penalty of
your folly. | fancy we have both
learned sense. We will have to begin
business life all over again. We can
do it with good, strong capital, if we
can find those lost papers"
81 never knew their value" spoke
Eustace Briefly. when l took my
last thousand dollars from the safe,
the envelope they were in, ] disccv-
cred later, held a couple OF preten-
tiously legal-looking documents. l sup
posed they were some old deeds OF no
value"
You are sure they were in the coat
you wore the day you exchanged that
garment for the overcoat you tell
about?" pressed Wallace anxicusly.
Positively, and about all there was
in 1t at that time" declared Eustace.
81 had long before spent all the money
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-12-24
Best Substitute for Wisdom.

An acquaintance of the late Josh BIZ
lings was one day talking with him
about the remarkable increase of imi-
tations and substitutes for original
articles, as oleomargarine for butter,
ceiluloid for ivory and so forth, and"
said he, many of the substitutes 60
ahead OF the real thing I guess in
time there will be a substitute for
everything-though don't know about
wisdom"
NO. replied the humorist, up to
the present time, at least, there is no
really good substitute for wisdom. But
silence is the best that has been dis
covered"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-12-24
10 c1Ol9tZJ0G AlzfG MzSaEEllVoGztZZ

Belgium Serbia, northern France and Poland
are Hades of wreckage In Germany everyone
fs living on short ratons and turning all energies
TO the pursuit of war. Even the halfgrown boys
OF France under awaiting the call to
the trenches. Austria and Italy and England and
Russia and Bulgaria pouring their money into
the mill that turns out guns and explosives while
the poor exist in the misery of semistarvation,
getting their mite of food and fuel and clothing
by taking their turn in the bread line"
All of warning Europe's ablebodied are
soldiers in capacity another. In the
streets of all the cities and villages of the con-
housekeeping the little neutral natons-one
sees only aged men, veterans of other wars. and
manned men who recovering from wounds
received in this one. Everywhere are hospitals
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-18
Moody NJ core

Sylvan B. Moody and Bessie z. Moore
were married Tuesday evening al
O'clock at the home of the brides faith
er. r X Moore Spring street, Rev. L
H. Clarke officiating. The bride was at
tended by Mr.. and Mrs Glenwood Lake
Of Augusta Miss Carrie Boothbay OF
SpringvaIe was the ring bearer and the
wedding march was played by Miss Min
ME Cross.
The bride was becOningly attired il
pale blue silk with chiffon overdresi
with rosebud trimmings and wore vel
caught up with pinks and carried a bri-
dial bouquet Of pinks, roses and maiden
hair ferns The bridgesmaid was array
ed in white silk with white chiffon over
dress with lace trimmings.
The ceremony was performed beneath
a beautiful floral arch. There We're about
% guests present. Many fine gifts OF
silver, cut glass, etc, were received. Both
bride and groom are among Gardiner s
popular young people. Mr.. Moody is en-
pIoyed in the Commonwealth shoe facto-
~.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moody left on the Pull
man for Sp-inrvale, where after visit
they will return 10 Gardiner and make
their home at $50 Spring street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-18
RELAY TEAM PICKED
AND CASTE FOR IVY
:. Play At BowDo|N

Brunswick. Me-. Feb. 17.-(SpeciaD.
AT the trials for this. years Ivy
Play, Jack straw" a three-act farce
by William 5. Maughan, in the first
Presentation of which John Drew was
seen in the little role, the following
men were retained: Jack Straw. Full
Ter: Count Won Bremen, Edwards; Ser
10, Ross: Ambrose Holland. Smith :;
Mr.. Parker Jennings. Stride: Vincent,
Derby; Lady Wanley, Mellon; Ethe.,
Pike; Rosie, Call. Mrs. Parker en-
nings, Biggers.
As an example of practical work the
class in Municipal Government under
the direction of Professor Hormel,
during the past semester, made care
full study Of the town finances Of
Brunswick covering a period Of ten
years, from Feb. /, 1904 TO Feb. !, 1914.
Furthermore they arranged the expen-
dirures Of the town for the year end
ing Feb. 1. 1914, according TO the Mas
Sc chusetts system which provides a
uniform accounting and reporting
method, having modified the system
TO meet the conditions in Maine towns.
The following Seniors have conplet
ed the usual four-year college course
in three and one-half years: Hebron
Mayhem Adams, Westbrook. Me: Har-
ry Everett Allen, Brunswick. Me;
William Haskell Farrar, Bath. Me;
Kimball Atherton Loring, Reading
! Mass; Harold Milton Prescott, Port
SAGE. Me: Frank Stanwood Roberts
brunswick, Me; George Henry Tai
bot, South Portland. Me; and James
Preble Wright. Woolwich, Me. OF
these Prescott is teaching in Rock
land. Me: Loring is in business ir
Boston, and Ramsay is teaching
French at the Deering High school IL
Portland.
The warm and rainy wea Their o.
the past week has seriously tnterfsrec
with the schedule OF the fnterclass
hocky games, and as a result only
the first two games Of the series have
been played. IN the first game the
Sophornores in close and interesting
game beat the Freshmen So. In th'
second game the Juniors in more
, one sided contest, defeated the Sen
iors, 5-3 The class teams were com
! posed ot the following players:
l9l5-MacCormick e, Perritt p, East'
nina cp Roberts c, Wing wv, Eato1
| (CaptD wv.
la16-Crur E, Weatherill p. Hale cp
Capt. Irving C, littlefield lw, kel'
ley r-w.
1917-Phillips g. Keene p, Humphre!
! ep Merston c. Little lw, B. Bartlett
I FcaptD wv.
lelS-Hanson (Capt) cp, Sloggett
Reynolds c. Leydon rw, Stearns lw
! Coyne p, Brown e.
! The trials for the quarter-rnile rela!
/ race with the Massachusetts "Aggies'
( al Hartford hext Friday evening ver
! held this afternoon and the followln'
/ men were selected: Balfe. Pierce
| Crosby, Wyman, Sayward alternate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-18
Mrs. Lizzie A. Boyden

Mrs. Lizzie a. Boyden, widow of the
late Edward A. Boyden, died at her
late home on Second street Wednes-
day after long Illness. The deceased
was born in East Randolph, Vt. Dec
II, 1856, and resided there until her
marriage in 1885 After her marriage
she lived in New York City for a few
years. About 16 years ago she came
10 Hailowell and has resided here ever
since. She was a member of thre Bap-
list church Of this city and served as
assistant superintendent Of the Sun
day school until failing health COMPEL
ed her to resign. During her long ILL.,
ness she manifested wonderful patience
and always showed great thoughtful
ness for others. The deceased is sur
vived by mother, Mrs. Rhoda f
Webster; a sister, Miss Flora Webster,
and a daughter, Miss Stella Boyden
Funeral arrangements Will be an
nounCed later