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Egyptian officials are described and
their III treatment of their British adj
visers. II is a dismal picture Of cor
rup;ion and inefficiency. When the
author has had his say about the
Egyptians he allows the girl to be res
cucd and sem back to England. II is
a we'll written and effective indictment
that should teach English girls To
make some inquiries about any for
eigncr. particularly II he is colored,
that they may be tempted to wed.
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Mr.. Hale is an old and intimate
friend of France. as well as an artist
of distinction. When he visited the
Aisne Valley last summer. in the ON
pany OF owen Johnson and Arnold
Bennett. and was given unusual
privileges. he kept his pen n pencil
busy. by Motor 10 the Firing Line
is a result.
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the other a polished city a The
girl they love is "a child they have
known all her life, who has been
abroad for her education and returns
an attractive young to
exert her power. Tile squire. who is
made abnormally rough in order 10
maintain the primitive nan theory,
attempts to kill his brother out OF
jealousy. That brings them to their
senses and the girl is. Of course, at
.tractcd by primitive methods and falls
in love with the squire. The story is
interesting enough. hut il Is no as
artistic work as IL to be expected OF
Mr.. Locke.
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TRANSLATOR OF MAXIM ooaxVS
THE CONFESSION
(SvoNeSl

Miss Strunsky in an interesting in
Gterview In another column talks about
Gorky and tells Of some exciting per-
sonal adventures in Russia.
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NlacrxcnNtIOn.

The Anglo-SaNon d~etestation of
mixed races is intensified by British
determination Of the native Egyptian in
Auirew Firth's The Furnace o. Iron
tRrcntano'sb. \ young English girl
for trivial reasons. which excite no
sympathy. marries "A rasc1liy Egyptian,
who has gone Ia London with a recon
mediation from "A relative Of hers, She
is cut at One 10y the English in Egypt
ana s ANNOYED 10y her husbands coun-
trymcn. The torture OF her domestic
lie L. described minutely, and no Eng
l.Sh person raises "A finger 10 help her.
At the same time the devious ways OF
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New Edition Of Rmmona.

T,c adaptation Of Helen lIuut jack
sons Ramona to "A ~pho'oplay spectacle
is the occasion for the publication OF
y new edition Of that charming story,
which will give the opportunity Il
thor who have not had the pleasure 10
lead a book that has left its mark on
the last generation little. Brown &
Coz.
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CRITICAL REVIEWS
OF THE SEASONS
Attest BOOKS

Some Russian Tales That Venture to Be Amusing
Remarkable Stories About the Jew.
Enjoyable Farce by Mrs. Miller New Fiction by
Maria 7. Davies, W. J. Locke and Others.
Municipal Organization. Military Topography.
Trusts. Whistler Portraits and Other Subjects.
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standards. More interesting to many
will be. perhaps. the statistical portion
OF the volume, what Is called the
Yearbook Of tho American Short
story" which contains tho titles OF
most OF the stories printed during the
year. arranged under the authors
anne n graded on a scale OF four.
The list could he improved by the
omission Of the anne Of many British
authors and by the inclusion OF some
Americans who are unaccountably
missing. Mr., O'Brien also prints rolls
of honor for 1914 and for 1915 and APP
plies statistics with curious effects TO
the magazines and weeklies. We COM
miseratc him for the task he has
undertaken; the application OF the
marking system to ephemeral fiction
is a new development OF the efficiency
theory.
Stories to he Told.
II Is with a didactic purpose that
Julia Darrow Cowles has prepared
Idroritc Folk Tales Rctold "a. c. Nc
Clurg and Company. C~hicago). to pro-
vide material for the modern classes
in which stories are told to children.
Her selection is very entertaining and
well adapted to the purpose. For the
folkiorist and the teacher the book Is
interesting on accoun OF the aitera-
tons the author has made in the
stories In order 10 simplify them and
TO remove from them every idea which
modern pedagogy considers harmful
to the infant mind.
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the politician as long az she pleases.
fiirts just as desperately with any
man within reach. The author makes
her into a designing adventures and
up his politician for an amiable
F.ger!a who has been watching over
him. The love making is at times m
teresting and the management of the
strike H. dramatic. The %sprightly con-
versation of the Harvard men and the
topography Of the neighhorhood of
Boston We could have spared, The
v%ivacious fiirt is the one we'll drawn
character in the book.
.De VS. and christian.
For the heroine of Oih,r IhiHDs BE-
ing Equdl "a. &. Mctlnrg and COM
pany, Chicago, Emma Wolf has
drawn a %singularly lovable, frank and
engaging girl. She is a Jewcss. but
her parents have allowed her to meet
Christians without hindrancc. The
description of the growth OF her love
for a doctor. who is a Unitarian and
her fathers friend. is described very
prcttily. Her fathers opposition to
their marrying on account of the iIf-
ference in religion, after his previous
conduct, Is as great a surprise TO the
reader as IL is to the young people.
The author emoves the obstacle. but
is clearly of the opinion that she is
daring much by So doing. The other
characters have hardly the vividness
and reality that is impaired 10 the
heroine. The story came ont first "A
.,. 80 ~ ,tsliHln ne.
counts for the freshness and for the
ycuthfuln.ss of the point of View. The
problem remains unchanged.
Love and Mystery.
With practised skill IN Tronbl'd
Trdnton uircntano's), W. l.. Norris
perple>es the reader with a mystery.
which is not likely 10 worry him much
because of the humorous tone with
which il is handled. There are tive at
tractive girls with young men to
match. some rather CantankerouS 'ld
erly people who are brought Ia book
and some unfortunate Italians who are
treated with proper British suspicion.
The mystery keeps the reader properly
excited. \ tale 10y Mr.. Norris is sure
to he enjoyable and readable,
Nr. l.Orke's cave Man.
The jaunty q II IN which w. ~
Locke begins Iiri"tto 'John Lane
Company hardly leads Ms to expect
the later turn to mclodrama. II IS the
tale of rivalry between two brothers
one a pretty uncouth country squire
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plain country back Of the shore and
the hills are somewhat exaggerated.
H." seasons his moralizing and musings
with bits Of a commuters experiences.
domestic and bucolic, and occasionally
harkens back to Boston itself.
Nc Gentle.
There Is little dogmatisin in the brief
articles in which Francis i. Donnclly
comments humorously and seneibly on
many common faults. lie calls his 1t
tie book CHAR and Wheat U. J.
Kennedy and Sons. New York;. a title
justified in a punring sense. HIS
method Is 20 simply put the case so
clearly that tie reader must draw the
inevitable conclusion and lesson. once
in a while he Is tempted into entertain
ing comments on literature.
4 Years Magazine Fiction.
From the multitude Of short stories
published in the magazines and other
periodicals during the past year Ed
ward !. O'Rricn has picked ont twenty.
which he believes surpass the rest ac-
cording to the standards he has set.
and publishes them as The Best Short
Stories OF 1915 ,Small. Maynard and
Company. Boston,. He Is particularly
enthusiastic over the tale OF BENJAMIN
Rosenblatt entitled "Zeiic." which lie
puts az the head. We imagine tina;
there will he more acquiescence in the
standards Mr.. O'Brien proposes than
agreement about the merits OF the
stories which he believes meet those
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.AVrAoa or d,
THC SECO OF THE RIGHTEOUS
(Oo0eS- tnEaaiLl)

Mrs. %Tompkins's novel. when IL ap-'
pcared serially in GOOD Housekeeping.
brought into the magazine office an
unprecedented flood Of letters from
readers. TIE book has aroused a de-
gree OF interest unusual before publ
cation.
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Love and ~tcry.
Mr., I.Ocke's cave Man.

The jaunty m IN which W. y.
Locke begins Iiri"tfo 'John Lane
Company, hardly leads us to expect
the later turn to mclodrama. II IS the
tale of rivalry between two brothers
one a pretty uncouth country squire.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-06
ANER|CUs HEARING
THURSDAY, AUG. 81

The following is a copy of the sched
ule as issued by the Georgia Railroad
commission for the hearing of the
rate revision of the Georgia freight
rates and which will begin Aug. II at
10 o'clock in the forenoon:
Thursday, August 17.-Openine
stateemnts for petitioners and ship
pers. Application of Atlantic Coast
Line for change from class B to class
C.
Friday, August IS, Saturday, August
10; Monday, August 21.-Explanation
of and justification for changes in the
class mileage scale.
Tuesday, August 22-Class rates
and rate bases from Savannah and
Brunswick.
Wednesday, August %; Thursday,
August 24-Class rates and rate bases
from Atlanta.
Friday, August 25-Class rates ana
rate bases from Rome, Dalton and
northwest Georgia.
Monday, August 23-Class rate ana
rate bases from Elberton, Gainesville
and northeast Georgia.
Tuesday, August 29-Class rates and
rate bases from Athens and Augusta.
Wednesday, August 3O-Class rates
and rate bases from Macon and Mil
legeville.
Thursday, August 31-Class rates
and rate bases from Columbus, AL
bany, Americas and Dawson.
Friday, September Glass rates
and rate bases from Cordele, Thomas
Vile, Bainbridge and Quitman.
Saturday, September 2-Class rates
aid rate bases from valdosta, Triton,
Waycross and Hawkins
Vile.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-06
POLITICS WITH.
THIRD DISTRICT.
BEGINNING WARM.

With the announcement of the first
speaking date in the congressional
race of. the third district interest is
beginning to center in that phase
rather than state politics.
Thomas G. Hudson will open his
campaign in Americas on Saturday,
July Sth, at II o'clock at the armory
OF the Americus Light Infantry. He
has already published his platform and
il is expected that his address will
prove interesting to the people of this
section.
Congressman Crisp is expected home
from Washington, if his duties will
permit, sometime within the next few
weeks. He stated in his announce
ment that he would make an active
campaign of the third district ana
make speeches. Dates for Mr.. Crisp's
speeches are expected to be announced
in short time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-06
1900 MILES OF BIC
BAGOAO ROAD FINISHED

BERLIN, July 6.-Eighteen hun
dred and two kilometers about 1,10l
miles of the total stretch of 2,435 Kill
ometers (about 1900 miles, of the
Bagdad Railway have been completed
Inasmuch as the remaining 400 miles
are not to be completed in any event
until after the end fthe war, the
work on the railroad has temporarily
reached an end.
The uncompleted sections lie be-
tween Haidar- Pascha (Constantinoplel
and Alepp where the 42-kilometers be-
tween Dorak and Kara Buna are yet
10 be built, and the stretch between
Ras-el-Tin and Samara, north of Bag
dad.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-06
.ANENT THAT FUND FOR
THE A. |. |. BOYS

In all probability our soldier boys
at Macon will not draw any pay until
August, hence this is the time when
they will need your contributions iif
ever.
When the news was made known to
them that they were going to be re-
membered in substantial way by
tleir friends at home they were de-
lighted and of course goes without the
saying they are a whole-souled and
appreciative lot of boys, who viii
not ofrget those who remembered
them.
1t should be remembered that these
boys are not objects of charity, and
what you give should come of a
generous heart in appreciation of
them for their ready response to the
call OF duty. 1t should therefore be
a 'easure for every one to contribute
something to this fund.
The Times-Recorder stands ready
to do its part and will receive your
contributions and see that they are
forwarded to the A. L. boys through
the proper channels.
Cont delay, do what you can, and
do it now. The boys need it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-06
MISS JOHNSON WINS FIRST
PRIZE IN THE CONTEST

The Americus Laundry voting con-
test closed today, July 6, at noon. The
votes were counted and showed re-
suits as follows:
Miss I. B. Johnson, of this city, re-
ceiving highest number of votes, /.
S4S,S62, was awarded $75 victrola.
The hospital nurses received 1852, 1874
votes and were awarded the second
prize, which was a $25 victrola, Fred
Kleckly received 1O5,526 votes and
Merrill Lowe 6S,527. There were only
two prizes offered in this contest
hence the last two are only entitled to
honorable mention.
The lucky contestants will now be
the recipients of hearty congratula-
tions at the hands of their friends.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-06
Won HERMANN GIVES HIS
VIEWS ON THE WEATHER

ATLANTA, Ca, July 6.-synopsis
OF weather and crop conditions in
Georgia for the week ending Tuesday
July 4, 1916:
Unusually favorable weather condi
tions continue to prevail in Georgia.
The past week was moderately warm,
there were frequent showers and
about the normal amount of sunshine.
No complaints Of any kind have been
received, except that crops in bottom
lands are becoming somewhat grassy
in places, and at few points not
quite sufficient moisture has been re-
ceived. Cotton is doing remarkably
well, is blooming generally, and form
Jig bolls nicely. Early corn is prac-
hcally made and is good crop. Sweet
potatoes, peanuts, and pastures are
promising Melons, peaches and ber-
ries are ripening rapidly.
,C. F. Won HERMANN, Meteorologist
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settlement Be MADE
WITHOUT MEDIATION
Washington Quiet
On De FactO's
Note

WASHINGTON, July 6.-The formal
acceptance of the proposals Of Car
rama as to the differences between
the United States and Mexico TO be
settled by direct negotiations
will be dispatched to Mexico CITY.
This was decided at twenty minutes
conference between President Wilson
ard Secretary Lansing this morning.
Lansing said that all important mat
ters before the state department were
discussed. Lansing goes on vacs-
tion after the cabinet meeting Friday
While the Carranza note has eased
the tensions, no officials are willing to
predict the lnal outcome. 1t is made
plain that here will be no change az
policy. The contemplated immediata
withdrawal of forces in Mexico win
not be basis of any plan which has
been drawn.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-06
Damage for Railroad.
bureau.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July 6.-Great
damage has been done the Louisville
and Nashville railroad south of Green
vile. Ark, by the wind and rain storm.
It extends almost to New Orleans, ac-
cording to advices here. There are
no regular trains running.
The telegraph wires along the line
of the road are down, and passenger
train No. which left here Wednesday
was derailed south of Greenville and
tie engineer and fireman hurt.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-06
PROUD WITH BOYS
Of The ALI. NOW
Editor Times-Recorder:

Editor Times-Recorder:
If you will kindly allow me a little
space in your paper / would like to
say few words concerning our boys.
Our boys" are the boys of the
Americas Light Infantry.
| had the pleasure of visiting the
mobilization camp in Macon Tuesday,
and let me tell you people of Ameri-
Gus, you will never know how prou
ycu really are of "our boys" until You
visit them there.
When you drive up the company
street and the boys come running out
to greet you, your heart gees out 10
them with your hand for you realize
how proud you are of them all.
For those boys represent the patro-
tism of Americus, for when they were
called to protect the homes, women
and children and defend their coun-
try's honor they answered, Ready" !"
Though they knew that that answer
might mean the sacrifice of their lives,
they answered the same.
And they realize the seriousness
of answering the call for while out at
the camp Tuesday, l asked one of the
boys this question:
I'D. H., if it were to be done over
again, would you enlist?"
''"Yes l would" he answered and he
meant it, too.
Now what kind of a boy do yoa
think he is? You couldn't picture
that boy in your mind hanging around
a street corner all day could you No
and neither could I. You picture him
as man, patriot, a gentleman. For
a gentleman always protects the wo-
men and children. And that's what
those boys are willing to fight for, the
protection of the women and children.
And in closing, 1 want to say to
cur boys" that wherever they go we
will respect them, love them, think of
them and pray for them. For we are
proud of each and every one of them,
proud of the boys who rallied around
'"Old Glory" the nations pride.
SINCERELY.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-06
TRADE AFFECTED BY
RELATION BETWEEN
us. AND MEXICO

WASHINGTON, D. C. July 6.-Any
Interruption of friendly relations be-
tween the United States and Mexico
vitally affects the trade of the south
ern republic" says today's war geog,
rGphy bulletin of the National Geo.
graphic Society, for the larger ma
tion buys three-fourths of all the
farm and forest products, minerals
and manufactures which the smaller
country offers for sale to the outside
world.
"On the other hand, Mexico recip-
rocates by purchasing less than half
her total imports from US, and if we
lost all the custom of our neighbor It
would represent less than one and a
quarter per cent of the goods which
we sell annually to the world at large
The first industry to feel the effect
OF any interruption of trade relations
between the two countries will be
the sisal grass plantations and mills,
for the United States buys from Mex
leo nearly 95 per cent of all this veg
etable fibre used in America for cord
age, bags and hammocks. Last year
we bought nearly four hundred mil
lion pounds of this product from
Mexico, at cost of more than $19,-
100000.
Coffee also is an important item
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-06
AGRICULTURAL MINISTER
ORGANIZING IN FRANCE

PARIS, July 6.-The Minister of
Agriculture has just organized the
French fruit industry, both the in
crease in production and process of
preserving, so as to compete with
other fruit-producing countries.
The recent prohibition of the i'm
portation of fruit into France called
attention to the fact that, while m
country is better adopted to the pro-
duction Of fruits, France consumed
annually about 10000 tons more than
she produced.
M. Meline, Minister of Agriculture,
attributes the heavy importations of
fruits into France to the fact that
aside from grapes, apples and pears,
the French fruit growers generally
have not developed as they might
have done their method of canning
and preserving, and distribution of
preserved fruits. The commission just
appointed will be expected to report
upon the favorable localities in France
for furnishing quick market to fruit
growers in the regions adapted to
fruit culture.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-06
THREE CARS WITH
.WATERME MELON {
ON SUMTER ROAD

F. B. Macarthur, a prominent Amer.
icus citizen, visited the west side OF
the Flint river today, where work is
being done on the new railroad into
Sumter county. He states that three
carloads of watermelons have already
been shipped over the new railroad
out of Sumter county, via. Gaines.
where the new road taps the A. B. &.
A road.
Grading is being done on the new
road from the river to John Methvin s
store The trestle has been complet-
ed and trains are being operated on
the line.
During the spring season much fer
tilizer was hauled by the new road on
the eastern side of the river, but with
the construction of the trestle and
road bed for a distance of about two
miles in Sumter county to Methvin S
store it will mean other freight.
No further developments have ma
terialized in Americas concerning the
new road into this city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-06
RUSSIANS CLAIM MANY
BIC CAPTURES Of MEN
French Win Can
mons and Many
Big Guns

The French report local engage
ments north of the Somme river. The
Germans have captured two small
woods, while the French took one.
The French have captured seventy
six cannons, several hundred machine
guns.
There is no infantry fighting on the
Verdun front. The Germans are re-
ported to be trying to lombard the
Verdun cathedral.
Petrograd deports taking more than
1000 German prisoners near Barono-
vich yesterday. A Teutonic aeroplane
bombarded Minsk wounding twelve
persons.
A slight advance near Thiepval on
the front where the French and Brit
ish are making the drive against the
Germans is recorded by the British
war office. A number of Germans
have been taken prisoners.
The French war Office reports the
night as generally quiet, north and
south of the Somme river.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-06
Center Hits Cities.

NEW ORLEANS, July 6.-The cen
tel of the tropical storm has appar-
ertly struck Mobile, Pensacola and
points between, according to the To-
cal weather bureau. 1t is efared that
much damage, and possibly loss of
life has been suffered at Mobile, PENS
acola and other Mississippi, Alabama
and Florida points which are cut off.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-06
French Hitting Hard.

LONDON, July 6.-Having captured
the whole of the second line of Ger.
man defense south of the Somme from
the river to Bellroy, the French have
resumed operations north of the river
They have cleared the bank almost to
Clery.
The British are heavily engaged
from Hardecourt to Gommecaort, and
evidence of the deadly execution OF
the artillery is found in the trenches
Sometime eighty per cent OF the de.
tenders are killed. British observers
believe there are heavy casualties.
In the bombardment and counter
attacks 10000 prisoners have been
taken and a great quantity of war ma.
terial by the allies. There is a weak
ened German resistance.
The Russians continue to report
success on their entire front. They
have cut the railway between Delatyu
and Kersomzo. This is one af the
main Austrian channels for supplying
the armies at stanislau and Ternopol
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-06
OVER MILLION A WEEK
SPENT IN MACEDONIA

SALONIKI, Greece, July 6.-The
bankers of this city figure that 81, ,500,-
600 is being spent weekly by the
French troops in Macedonia. At least
this amount passes from Paris to
Saloniki through the hands of the
local Greek bankers each week. 1t is
possible that considerably more comes
to the French soldiers in money ord
ers and registered letters of which
the local bankers have no record. Il .
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-06
MERCHANTS GET THEIR
HALF HOLIDAY THURSDAY

The first half holiday for the retail
merchants and the clerks was OBJ
served Thursday afternoon. Practi-
cally all of the merchants signed the
petition, and it will be effective dur
ig July and August.
The banks have already closed on
Thursday afternoons during June, and
with the merchants the business hous-
es Of Americas are furnished deserv-
ed holiday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-06
DUTCH RAISE THE COST
OF THEIR NEWSPAPERS

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands. July G.
in view of the big rise in the cost OF
the raw materials used in the produc-
tion of newspaper, the subscription
rates of the leading Dutch papers
have been raised by 10 per cent.
while an extra 22O per cent is added
to the net amount Of all advertise,
ment accounts. Paper now costs
about two and half times as much
az in normal times here.