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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-01
NEWEST FIGHTING SHIP
LAUNCHED YESTERDAY

CAMDEN, n. j., June 30.-The su-
rerdreadnaught Idaho, another mon.
ster to be added to the United States
naval forces, took the water at the
plant of the New York Shipbuilding
Co here today. The vessel is a sister
ship to battleship PENNSYLVANIA, re-
Gently placed in commission, and will
be armed with twelve 14-inch 50-cali-
bre rifles. The vessel is to be electric
structed that one torpedo cannot sink
the ship. Because of the state of wa"
existing between the United States and
Germany the public was not permitted
10 witness the launching
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-01
NEW YORK HOTELS
IN FOOD CRUSADE

NEW YORK, June 30.-The organ
ization OF sixty-fye hundred restau-
rants and hotels in New oYrk city, is
the first step in the movement to Con
serve food in public eating places in
this country. The restauranteurs, iaf-
ter a conference with Herbert HooFer,
who is to be food director under tthe
Wilson administration plan. said Ithe
program adopted here is to be CARRIED
into effect in every city in the United
States, after a trial here. No atte1 1mpt
is to be made at this time to liimt the
of courses served, but patrSas
are to be urged to eat sea food laIoe
ly in place of beef and pork, and dorm
instead of wheat bread. The resi- an
ranteurs and hotel men will req bort
what success the program has att in
ed on July 10th to Mr.. Hoover, wh il
turn will lay the plan before auth ori
ties at Washington. II
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-01
|GERNAN5MAE|NG
VIOLENT EFFORT
ON NVERDUN

NEW YORK, June 80. Compiled F,ss
the Associated Press from European
cables during the day. One nr fhp
fnost interesting sections of the Esrre-
pean fighting front today is the gsxs
aun region, where series ot yioieEzh
German attacks are taking paacs
Whether there are anything more
than demonstrations on a large scafss
is difficult to ascertain from the usss
cial reports. It is apparent, however.
that the German crown prince is De-
llyering blows in force and making
some impression on the French lines
assailed. Attacks began Thursdag szra.
HSil S04, while yesterday the hIow. ap.-
parently with great force, was dTreefeH
ct Dead Mans Hill Ii neither ease
tfe reports show, did the attackers re
r3ast the first trenches. and the Frxrsg5a I
Pave already regained some Of fIaeAe
i On the British front the Germans ~
etiil being pressed back near Isea@z
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-01
ENGLISH FAMILIES STILL
RETAIN MANY SERVANTS

LONDON, June 30.-Thousands Of
families throughout the country. in
spite of the shortage of labor. are
keeping their usual pre-war quota Of
servants. There are instances of house
holds consisting of mother and two
daughters employing a staff of min
servants. In fact, in many homes
there are so many servants that they
spend most of their time waiting on
each other.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-01
AME ERICAN MINISTER
REGISTERS PROTEST

LONDON, June 30.-Reliable infor-
nation reached London today to the
effect that Dr.. Egan. the United States
at Copenhagen, has delivered
to the Danish foreign Office an ener7
anti-American utterances by NJ.
getic official protest against alleged
Staunig, socialist members of the
Danish cabinet. The objectional ut
terances were made recently at the
socialist conference.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-01
Canadians Suffered Small Iasses.

CANADIAN HEADQUARTERS, Em.
France, June 30.-Success mex
ly great and complete, with easuagziesH
far less than in some unimporfaud en-
.gagenents attended the drive oT Eh9
Canadian troops towards Lens T-he
ground gained during this attack is
greater than any section taken asnea
tie capture of Vimy Ridge. and rssaatz-
ed in restoring to France some at afse
nations most productive coal m1iizssa
Several units Of Canadian troops zA-
tackled three times in twenty -feur gessfv4a
and then slept in torrentiaf fa
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-01
EXCESS PROFITS
NOW UNDER FIRE

WASHINGTON. D. c., June 30
A graduated war tax on excess progta
OF corporations, partnerships and I'M
dividuals, ranging from y to 40 per
cent, was approved today by the SEN
ate finance committee. The adoption
o. this section would raise $fS0,00o,oOIj
bringing the total revenue to be Xr0-
vided by the bill up to $1,655,o sO
which will probably not be reduced
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-01
BRAZILIAN NAVY IS
HUNTING FOR RAIDERS

WASHINGTON. D. c., June 30
it is announced today that Brazil's
navy is actively cooperating with the
American feet in South American wa
ters, hunting raiders and watching for
enemy submarines, thus virtually hav-
ing Joined the United States in sup
pressing piracy on the high seas, with
out declaration of war against Ger
many
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-01
FRENCH CRUISER
IS SUNK BY MINE

PARIS. June 3O.-The French ar
laored cruiser Kleber struck mine
of Point st. Matthew Wednesday and
sunk, with loss of three officers and
thirty-fye men, The Kleber was built
in 1902 and cost more than SO 800, 600
The vessel was 426 feet long and car
ried 800 men.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-01
PECIAL PROGRAM FOR
PATRIOTIC SUNDAY"

AT the First Methodist Sunday school
,his morning special program will
|e presented appropriate to Patriotic
Eunday" as requested by President
wilson. The general public is invited
to attend the services.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-01
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= JOHN BULL TOUCHES UNCLE =
: SAM FOR ANOTHER BIG LOAN =

. WASHINGTON, D. c., June 30. :
= Secretary McAdoo, Of the treas :
= ury department, today placed an :
= other $10,OOO,00O to the credit of 7
= Great Britain. AS in the case of =
y former loans the money is to be =
= expended in the United States in +
= he purchase of military supplies, =
= = 4 y = = 4 = = y = + 4 + = =
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= ITALIAN 0UTPOSTS 4
= FORCED 0UT OF PASS !

: ROME, June 3o-Italian out :
: posts in Agnello Pass were with =
: drawn today, owing to an Aus =
: trian bombardment of the posi- =
= ton. Italian troops, however. :
= continue to hold the eastern end \
= of the pass. =
? = = 4 y Y y y = + = y \ y .
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-01
To ATTEND REUNION Of
OLD KENTUCKY FAMILY

Miss Mary Rochester and her broth
er-in-law DR. Lansing Burrows, leave
tomorrow for Danville, KY. where theF
will attend reunion of the Roches-
ter family, to be held this week. On
Wednesday, July 4th, some 20 descend
arts Of the late Col. Charles H. Roch-
ester will gather from many states in
the union to celebrate the 100 ami
<4e-sary of his lirth.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-01
$4,000 MEN WILL
COME FROM STATE

ATLANTA, Ga, June 30.-Accordine
to figures prepared by Captain G. V
Heidi, United States army, who is on
recruiting duty in Atlanta, only $4,000
available men who registered on June
) will be left after the first draft by
the government to raise an army OF
100000 men,
Captain Heidi bases his calculations
on the fact that 60 per cent of the
250,000 registered in Georgia are mar
ried and will be exempted, thirty pc
cent. are engaged in farming and will
be exempt, eight per cent. have. de-
pendents, FIVE per cent. will be muni-
tons workers, while ten per cent. will
be physically disabled.
His statement of figures is as col
lows:
"Georgia's population is about LAO
that Of the United States; therefore
Georgia will furnish lao of the 1000,
GOO men to be drafted for the national
army.
"Or about 25.oO0 men. To be draft
ed for regulars. Number now short @
900 men. To be drafted for national
guard, the number they are now short
about 5000 men. Total to be raised in
Georgia, $4,000 men
Total registration in Georgia was
about 250,000 men. About 60 per cent
of the registration are married men
and no doubt will be exempt. 150,00t
men. OF the remaining 100000 the fol
lowing percentages are considered 3
fair estimate on exemptions
Thirty per cent. farmers (engaged in
farmingl 10000 men. Eight per cent
dependents, 5000 men Five per cent
aunition workers, 5000 men. Ten pei
BENT. physically disqualified for service
$4,000 men. Total $4,000 men. Total tc
be drafted $4,000 men. Total not to be
drafted on first call $4,000 meSS
These figures apply. Of course, K
Agoes, as well as Whites and all tbs
aKs drafted fro1mergia will 80
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-01
FORMER RESIDENT Of
AMER|CUs PASSES AWAY

News was received in Americas Sat
urday OF the death of G. w Andrews a
his home near Hamilton, Ca, after al
Illness of some length. Mr.~.ansas asane(
was an uncle of r. NJ, w. S.
Andrews, all of Americuy i
brother Of the late s. S. Andr5
was we'll known here, having
time lived in this city He. II
in Marion county, near Fri
.aRA the past twenty " - -
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-01
MORE FIELD MEETINGS
TO BE HELD THIS WEEK

Agricultural Agent W. j. Boyett. wIsu
has been holding field meetings Ia "a
rious sections of the county a1ErTrxzz
the past week announces another se-
r es of these gatherings of farmers azs0
their hands. During the present sseeM
h. will visit many different sectIoRz
OF the county, instructing farmers -
t. the best methods Of discoverfng
presence of the boil weeyil ard
advising them as to the best WY
fight the pest at this stage.
The schedule for the field rncg :
this week is as follows 49,
morn ng, Flintside; afternoon
Il
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-05
FL DADDN'SGy[N|NQ'
k,l [A|RY TALE
Z 81 MACY GRAAAMbONNR
POTATO WASHER.

"The potato masher," said Daddy.
'felt very badly because it had been in
the kitchen and had been asleep when
the other things had been talking.
1.-THE potato maSher heard all about
1t afterward, and was angry indeed.
ITO think it said of that wretch
ed old egg heater getting all the cred
1t for being SO pleasant when it's name
and habits are enough to make it
cross.
"'Of course l know that is true. The
egg beaten always has to be used for
heating or whipping. 1t has a hard
life-that is a life that would make
some things very cross, unhappy and
disagreeable. / will admit that the egg
beaten isn't cross
All the things in the kitchen-the
pots and pans, the tins and spoons
looked at the potato masher and said:
"Well, at least you are good enough
to praise the egg beater, too. Why
did you start in by abusing it?'
Because said the potato masher,
| 1T is not that / wish to abuse the egg
beaten. l simply want a little praise
myself
"'Oh, very WE'LL said the pots and
| tins, rafting.
! 1 want you to all say that you
think | am fine. too: |, the great po-
tato masher, without which no man.
woman, child or puppy dog could ever
have mashed potatoes. They'd always
have to be baked or boiled ones-never
delicious, creamy, mashed potatoes
such as l get ready. And yet, though
l mash and mash and squash and
squash-still l am pleasant.
my job is like that OF the old egg
beaten and yet / am quite as nice and
kindly
Maybe So said the egg beaten
turning around q little. But you must
not call me old. If you do l will be
cross. | really will. | can stand al
most anything and everything, though
there are some few things l canno
stand. Even an egg beaten with an ex
cellent disposition is not supposed t,
stand for everything. It's supposed
to beat everything during workin,
hours, but in free time an egg beate
can be quite natural
That with me usually means tina
| am very nice, but don't like to b.
called old
1.-The egg beaten doesn't like to b
t called DID, said the pots and tins, rat
, ting some more.
"'And what is more I wish to re
mind you, Mr.. Potato Washer, that
am very young egg beaten. l was i
a shop only four months ago.
Indeed said the potato mashel
You are certainly not old. | didn
know you We're only in a shop such
S short time ago. Did you have man
adventures thereT
'Ah, yes said the egg beaten, fee
Ing quite happy again.
Tell them to u.s. said the potat
. masher, politely.
9 "'Oh, | was put on a counter wit
+ all sorts of other friends and cousin
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-05
Little Benny's
Note Book
BY LEE PAPE

. us fellows was Setting on my frunt
steps and we all started to see witch one
Good make up the best pome about July,
witch wen we all got throo | recited mine,
being this
july is q munth in summer
Wen herds raise their voice in song.
And your pants stick to the back of
your legs
Ii You set down very long.
Pants amt got enything to do with
herds, sed Pubs Simkins
| dident say they had, | sed Aud
Pubs recited his, being this
July
O July, O July
Wen skool is done and over
Us fellows set on Bennvs steps
Wen we amt home or playing Red Rover
We don't set on them wen we are
away in the kuntry, either, sed San
Cross.
Well you don't half to put in every
thing in poetry, that's wat makes i
poetry, sed Pubs. And Sam Cross recit
ed his, being this
July
We wear lots of clothes in Januerry
And in April not so meny,
We wear , or , less in May and june
And in the kuntry we don't wear hardl,
cnY.
Well ware does July come in?
sed.
In the kuntry, sed Sam Cross.
| Well, lets have a vote to see wich i
the best pome, sed Pubs Simkins.
Wich we did, all writing down who's
we thawt was the best and putting tn
} ballots in Pulses cap, witch wen W
opened them everybody had one vote i
their own writing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-05
PUTNEY.
Married SO Years.

Mr.. and Mrs. Dorr Clough observed
the 59th anniversary of their marriage
July |, in quiet way. Some
of their friends called during the day,
bringing flowers, congratulations and
best wishes. Miss Eva Priest of ia
maica Plains, Mass, surprised them
with a gift of 50 beautiful carnations
n. w. Locke, Miss Florence E. Locke
and Harry H. Locke of Brattleboro took
dinner and spent the afternoon at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Clou2h. Mr.
and Mrs. Clough spent three weeks at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs Frank AID
ans in Bellows Falls short time ago
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-05
An Amazing
Public Agitation

The gospel of efficiency has been so
well instilled into ambitious Americans
of today that they have come to real
ize to an astonishing extent how i'm
possible it is to be healthy and capable
while they are handicapped with poison,
GUS waste in the lower Intestine, OF
Constipation.
That is one reason why c. F. Thomas
the popular druggist, is SO enthusiastic
over the results of Abbey s Efferves
cent Salts, that old, tried and true
remedy, so pleasant to take and so per
feet in its results. The new package
of Abbey's which can now be obtained
at c. +. Thomas s is larger and better
than ever, but at the same old price
Start taking it today and see how muci
better and brighter you will feel to
morrow.-Advt.;
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-05

The Canadian provinces are celebrat
ing their fiftieth anniversary. In all
the provincial capitals there were pub
lie services Sunday to mark the
event. Canada S progress in the half
century has been phenomenal. In 1867,
the four provinces of Canada embraced
an area of $4,000 square miles with
population of 100000. Today Can
ada s area is 3,729,665 square miles,
with a population of about 100000.
The Dominion is larger than the United
States and covers one third the land
area of the British Empire, and about
one fifteenth of all the dry land in the
world. With only 100000 acres oc-
cupied out of 440, 100000 acres avail
able for agriculture, and with only
about 50.000,000 acres actually i'm
proved, Canada already ranks as the
fifth largest wheat producing country
At Confederation this country had only
2.27S miles Of railway; today 35,5S
miles are in operation, including three
Itranscontinental lines. The Canadian
| Pacific railway was not begun unit
after British Columbia entered confed
Grafton. The road was completed il
1888, opening up the West which ha
been a factor of tremendous impOrtanc
in the progress of the Dominion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-05
Invoke the Law.
Barre Times.

There happened in Brattleboro the
other dav an incident which aids strong
Nv toward bringing motor vehicles into
disrepute. Briefly, the incident was this:
Street car stopped; woman alighted
from car and started to cross the re-
mainder Of the road to the sidewalk !;
automobile travelling at the rate of -
miles per hour, as stated by passengers
on the street car, came along, the driv-
or apparently disregarding the law
which requires an automobile TO be
stopped when near a street ear letting
off or taking on passengers; woman saw
automobile and automobile driver saw
woman at about the same time; woman
made excited effort to reach the side
walk; driver Of automobile began be
lated attempt to stop his vehicle; too
late; automobile struck woman glanc-
ing blow, knocking her down. but, for
tmatelv. not intlicting serious injury;
automobile swerved into bank as driver
tried to avoid the woman; conclusion
mot stated, but it should be III police
court.
That incident illustrates exactly {
danger which it was proposed to avoid
when the law was passed requiring au
tomobiles to be halted a few feet away
from a street car which is taking on OF
letting off passengers. 1t looks as il
there were a splendid opportunity Il
put the law into practical operation
! fright in Brattleboro and without delay
| if the facts were as stated in The Brat
Itlcboro Reformer Of July 3. Moreover
n speed of - miles an hour in a village
or city is in itself an infraction of tn,
law. What S to be done? Nothing!
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-05
Not What She Expected.

Grandma had argued that the walk
to and from the orchard was too long
for wee grille, but finally consented
for Patty to go after exacting from her
a promise, no matter how tired she
might get she would not ask to be car
ried. So they started, grandma and
Patty, and the puppy. All went well
till, on the way home, Patty's feet grew
heavy, and, in spite of a brave effort,
she could not keep up, while the puppy,
evidently suffering no i'll effects from
his journey, capered in wide circles
about them. A weak little voice called
Grandma" and grandma who thought
she knew what was coming next, was
surprised when the voice drawled on
Il wish was puppy"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-05

"'SOme of US were bargains, though,
said the egg beaten. I was! | was a
fine egg beaten and / was sold for a
very small sum. I felt rather badly
about it for a time, as / felt | was
worth SO much more. That was why
was very meek at first. But now
know how useful and fine / am and
am beginning to think more of my.
self. But | will always be pleasant
even if I'm an egg beaten, just as Mr.
Potato Washer will, only, please
please never call me old again, for il
is the only thing l cannot stand And
the meat chopper agreed with the pc,
tato masher and egg beaten, for it saic
it always was pleasant and yet it had
to chop, chop, chop!"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-05
TO HUNT INDIAN RELICS.
Prof. Morehead and Party to Make
Scientific Study in Vermont

ST. ALBANS, July "a party headed
by Prof. Warren +. Moorchead of An
dover, Mass, will visit the Missisquoi
river valley and the shores of Lake
Champlain in this vicinity this week, and
make an extensive search for old Indian
camping grounds and relics. Prof.
Moorehead is curator of Archaeology at
Phillips Andover academy and is the
United States Indian commissioner and
an expert in the study Of Indian affairs
He will bring with him excavators 50
that an exhaustive and scientific study
of the territory may be made.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-05

and we were picked up by hundreds of
ladies every day. They would look at
US and handle us and then make rude
remarks about us. And how they
would push and scramble and fight for
q look at us-that is if we were espe-
cially cheap, or if the shopman put a
sign BARGAIN over u.s.
The same way with all of u.s. said
the kitchen tins and pans. Yes, that
word BARGAIN often sounds like
You're getting this for nothing" AT
least we would judge that was the
case from the way they all hurried
And often we were no bargain at all
We'd be moved about to different coun.
tiers and arranged differently
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-05
STOWE AND MANSFIELD.

The rendezvous of the Vermont
Press association was in Stowe Friday
night, June 81. After dinner in
which fried chicken is remembered a
reception was given to the 80 or more
visitors in Akeley Memorial hall by
the people of Stowe, with a program
of speaking, singing and dancing. The
itinerary the next day started with an
automobile ride of 10 miles to Snug
gler S Notch. Several hours was spent
III exploring the beauties of this re-
gion, all finally returning to the bases
of supplies at The Spring, where lunch
was served on the picnic plan. Then
followed tramp of a mile and a half
| back to Barnes s camp where the au-
tOmobiles had been left Some of the
| less agile members of the party went
back by motor cars to Stowe and later
made their destination the Mountain
House on Mount Mansfield, going up
the regular road in cars or teams horse
drawn. Ten HAPPIER souls took the
shorter route of three miles, up in the
air, to the summit, over a part of the
Long Trail. They did not mind the
rain which fell heavily before they
Preached their haven-the Mountain
House-close to the mountain top
There they were greeted by members
of the original Stowe party and other:
who came that day to the mountain il
motor ears from Barre, Burlington an,
Springfield, Mass. The night was spen
at the Mountain House. and the earl'
morning program included climbs t,
the Chin, the highest point in Vermont
and to the Nose, another peak neare
!. the hotel. party of lO-includini
), seven of the mixers of the previou
I day-was made up TO tramp seven t
! nine miles down the Long Trail to tn
clubhouse Of the Lake Mansfield clu
. at an elevation more than 1000 fee
lower than the mountain top. This tri
with various stops covered a period 0
a little over four hours. At the clut
). house came a reunion with those VIII
e had ridden down the mountain Ate
e dinner many of the party left in autC
mobiles for their homes or other point
a few staying at the clubhouse owe
= night before breaking back to IL
buster world.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-05
1921 RED CROSS MEMBERS.
Vermont Has Raised $4,000 Towards
the War Fund

BURLINGTON, July 1.-The follow
ing figures have been furnished division
al headquarters Of the Red Cross regard
ing the membership campaigns. The
total number of members secured in the
campaign, 30.55l. Prior to the cam
paign and since, up to July |, the regular
state headquarters has received 90
members.
Over $4,000 has been received to-
wards the war fund, so that there is
now on hand 50 per cent of the quota
for Vermont, making the per capita
46 cents. Vermont is thus two-thirds OF
the way down in the list, but is ahead
of about 20 other states.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-05
His Fighting Blood.

Mother, what are we? asked Alice,
coming in from the playground where
the children were having a miniature
war OF their own.
"Why, we are Americans, dear"
said her mother. II thought you knew
that your eat-grandfather fought in
the Revolution"
Eyes. | knew that" said Alice, "but
I always thought he was a Presby-
terrain