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The Washington herald., 1917-11-13
As to Illusions.

1T is time to put away Illusions" says Mr.. Frank
Simouds: and as the Italian disaster grows imperng
the whole future of the allied cause we are inclined
question the right of the entente to hold any iu
SONS whatsoever.
The whole course of the war has been marked
by Illusions First of all there the illusion of a
short war The Kaiser expected to be in Paris in six
weeks and to be the Colossus of Europe within eight
months after he drew the sword Even Teutonic
tloroughness providing for every conceivable con-
tiugency, failed contemplate four years conflict.
As for Great Britain and France, they thinking
in OF the economic collapse of Germany as early
as the spring OF 1915. When Kitchener predicted three
years war he was laughed at but very few per-
sons in London Paris believed him.
The allies have had the war won so many times
since August 1914 that it would be pitiful to recount
Them When Italy threw her hat into the ring, it was
all over" victory was then within measurable dis
When the Russians overrun Galicia and began
fitering through the Carpathians into the plains Of
Hungary. it was all over again. When Rumania
entered the war, the story told. When the
crown prince failed before Verdun. the beginning of
the end was heralded. When the United States finally
declared war, a great many normal people thought
Germany would curl up and evaporate before the
unequal conflict,
Well, here we are in November IoI7, seven
months after the United States in Russia is a
pupy mass, from the military point OF view, and Ger
man armies are oVerrunnng Italy, with the fall of
Venice imminent When, since the days before the
Marine, has there been black period for the allied
cause and that at the very hour when their resources
their potential striking strength greater than
lCiorc and that of the enemy reputed to be growing
less
Clearly the coming ineralled conference at Paris
las its work out for it. Its first duty must be the
stripping OF the scenery OF the entire camoufage of
preteuce and illusion Italy, ready now to submit to
Foch rs commander-in-chef last has the light
She is ready surrender herself utterly the
hard business OF fighting, and to postpone political
discussion OF the dismemberment of the AustroHun-
garian Empire to a proptous hour Nor is Italy
the only be under cross-examination at the
conference. Great Britain will be called to explain
how the fall OF Bagdad, how the prospective fall OF
Jerusalem, Is going to help to crush Germany. France
prime in the Salonki enterprise will have tell
how the Sarrail army is justfyng its existence
German prcdOmnance in the Balkans could not be
complete there not single enemy trooper
at Salonili German fortunes were never at higher
tide than they are today. We have been informed re-
rcalodly by those who ought to know that Time was
fighting the side of the allies that the progress OF
attrition, no matter how slow, would be steady and
consistent; that the day OF German offensive power
past.
Are these familiar postuates to be abandoned as
exploded illusions?
The Washington herald., 1917-11-13
Speaking of the West.

Eastern men who accompanied Secretary OF the
Treasury McAdoo on his recent speaking trip on be-
half of the Second Liberty Loan returned not only with
their eyes opened, but wide open. For weeks they
had been handed the bunk that the East might be all
right so far as this concerned but that the
Middle West and the Far West had not yet awakened
and consequence not stepping in time with
the balance of the nation.
Of course this sheer rot but lot of people
didn't know it Now they do The trip has done them
good They realize that North and South and East and
West all Americans all loyal to the aag all
bent upon pushing the war to victorious end that
democracy be made safe for the world No section
has any monopoly upon patriotism. There is no Ba-
varia pitted against Prussia in our American domain
We are loyal to the government because we are the
government; because is responsive to our desires
our demands, aspirations and our hopes
The Washington herald., 1917-11-13
Another British Example.

Railroads ask increase of freight rates, because
many of the weaker roads facing ruin Such in
crease means higher cost of living and railroad labor
ustfably asks higher wages. Then the railroads pray
for another increase of rates 1t is wheel in which
the public goes round and round, paying and
more as it goes.
This is the American railroad situation in nut
SHE'LL and it is the situation in respect OF many of the
great industries. 1t the railroad situation in Great
Britain until the British government took hold of the
problem early in the That government took ab-
oiute control OF the railroads consolidated them
aneed the same dividends those of 1915 invested in
improvements for which it will be reimbursed wher
the roads are restored the owners and provided for
automatic increases in wages the rise in cost OF
living.
1t is to this British plan that Washington in
cned to resort in respect of railroads. and if it
works this greatest industry, there will be a
demand to try it on the industries producing
senals. 1t is pretty safe to say that strike OF other
halt of production in copper lumber fuel regions
would not long continue should government comman-
deer, with agreement to pay diyidens OF 1913.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-13
"Kultured' Finance, Anyhow.

Germany may not crack" politically. Her war
strength may still be as high as unbiased author
tiles say it is. She may he able raise seventh war
loan in October and eighth in December But it is
udiSpuable that she has practically gone without for
cign trade for three years that one-sxh of her
loans has to go interest preceding loans
that her interest charge alone is Soooooooo than
the imperial incOme that her mark has deprecated
that her nearest neighbors decline it, and, that
within her confines, of her mortgage bank
bonds are selling above the imperial bonds
There is people earth, save the cultured"
INTO going it blind that would could stand for such
business and financial conditions in peace times
1t is "kultur, when the horny-hearted business
element believes that finances o. K long as me
md Gott' able to work at the printing presses
issuing national securities that go round and round
basis whatever.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-13
The Outlook Was Poor

The conversation in the lobby of a Washington
hotel turned to the coin that we kiss good-by,
when the following anecdote was recalled by Rep
resentatve Stephen NJ. Sparkman, of Florida
Some time ago Brown and Jones met along
the Boulevard, and among other things Jones CON
fdentially impaired the information that he had
loaned mutual friend named Smith, beautiful
Io-dollar bill.
"You did, did you?" responded Brown "What
did he say when you so sweetly gave up?"
"He said," answered Jones, that he would re-
pay me with alacrty"
as that soo" was the encouraging rejonder of
Brown. "Well let me tell you if there is one
thing that is with Smith than money, it is
Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-13
GERMANS ARE TOLD
u. S. is FALLING

The United States is destined 20
''totter 10 its very foundations" If
the statement Of the Taeghchc
Rundschau, Of Berlin, is taken as
authoritative.
And anyway. the same paper as
sures its readers, a country where
''an idioic veneration for women"
prevails is impotent against Germany.
Elaborating the former statement
the Rundschau says:
AT the very moment when the
North American Union should show
a particularly strong front to the eX-
ternal world, most serious internal
dissensions are manifesting them
selves which may easily develop into
dangerous conditions.
The United States presents the
picture OF an athlete OF mighty bodily
build who. owing TO sudden spasms in
his stomach, becomes physically in
canacitated and breaks down lament
ably under his terrific efforts 10 main
tain his equilibrium beneath the
sledge-hammer throhs OF his pains.
Even in peace times no domestic or
ganization has been SO subject IL
crises as the American. No govern
ment is so lacking in that inner tense
ness which alone can force contend
ing powers into cohesion as is the
frail and tottering edifice OF the
United States.
1t is. therefore, not impossible that
We should live TO see the Union. owing
! to the internal shocks of the wat.
totter TO its very foundations"
AS 10 the treatment OF women by
American men. the paper writes:
I'm the United States we witness
the attempt to allow pure abstract
| justice to prevail alone.
The result is not very attractive.
| for side by side with great material
! prosperity We find the universal pre-
valence of the most pettifogginC utiii-
tarianism. together with its inevitable
companion, ignorance, the way for
which was paved by stupid Anglican
higotry, intellectual darkness. and
brutal roughness in combination with
an idiotic veneration for women.
Far worse things than these, how
ever. are the order of the day. namely
revolving cruelty. lyncb-law, frequent
and unpunished murders, duels OF in
The Washington herald., 1917-11-13
With Pershing.

We're here with Pershing, here in France,
To whip the cultured Hun;
And here we'll stay and fight with him
Until the war is woni
We're singing, singing, 'Vive la Francew
The goal that we have set;
To help repay the debt we owe
To her for Lafayettel
We're singing with our heart and soul
We're singing with our guns;
Down with the cultured enemy
Survivors of the Hunsr'
We're singing, singing, "Vive la France"
We're singing, "Je vous aime;"
We've learned a lot of parlez vous,
1t helps to play the game.
We're here with Pershing, here in France,
And when we've licked the Hun;
Wen stay and look about bit,
And have some peaceful fun
We're singing-And God help us sing
As day still follows day;
.Vive, la France! Vive, la Francel
And Vive Ia France for aye!
---------- . Stella Y. Keiieymos.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-13
Uncle Sam Ceared to Handle
Biggest Insurance Business
the World Has Ever Seen
By MILTON BRoNNER.

Uncle Sam, who has celebrated his
entrance into the war by making the
biggest war appropriations in history
and floating the biggest of all bond
issues, is today gearing up his ma
chinery for handling the biggest in
surance business the world has ever
known. This involves some things
startling TO the ordinary insurance
man.
First-A possible handling OF risks
totaling 10000. 600, 900 81 our army and
navy go up TO the 100000 point. Thus
within two years the government will
write almost as much insurance as all
the companies in the country now
have in force after all their years OF
business. Their total Is 5000. .Ooo. 900.
Second-The policies will be granted
to the men in the armed service Of
the nation at a figure never before
known. The general average for a
policy OF $4,000 will be a premium OF
about $50 annually.
Third-The policies will not be self
supporting by long odds, and the gov
eminent does not expect them to be
self-supporting. In other words, II
every man in the armed service for
the first year of the war. approx
mately 100000 men. took a $4,000
policy the total premiums paid the
government would be only $50. 900. 900.
This. 1t is figured, will take care OF all
normal losses due to ordinary sick
ness and accident, but will not take
care Of battle mortality. For this
purpose the government has appro-
priated SIG, 10000 for the first year.
1t is estimated that very close TO ttOO.-
J00,O 90 will have to be appropriated for
the second year. Even at that, Treas
ury officials are convinced It is both
cheaper and more Just TO the men
than to have them depend upon a
pension system voted by Congress. or
have their families depend upon char
ity.
After the war, the men insured by
the government can continue their
policies I'm force without physical eN-
animation. by paying net insurance
premiums computed according to the
American experience table OF mortal
The Washington herald., 1917-11-13

fly. and interest at 81 pc cent This
Is expected TO open up the whole
question Of insurance premiums. and
may affect every future purchaser Of
policies from the old line companies
IL Is believed the American insur-
ance tables are out Of date. They
compute the risk at too high q figure.
whereas the increasing sobricty Of
the nation and the increasing ability
OF doctors 60 combat diseases has
given people more chance OF longevity.
When Il became clear we were going
into the war the insurance companies
made a preliminary announcement
that every man In the armed service
going into the scene OF actual combat
would have TO pay not only the ordi-
nary premium due on whatever life
insurance he held. but an additionai
war risk premium Of 500 per s.oo0
Of Insurance. OF course, this prae-
tically amounted to cancellation. be-
cause there were many officers in the
army and navy drawing ts 900 10 5000
salary who carried $1,000 OF insurance.
They could not AFFORD 20 pay 1900
per annum extra premium.
Then the government took up the
matter with the insurance companies.
and this was cut, the rock bottom
extra premium in most cases being
$3.50 per 5000. Even then the COM
panies made clear that they were not
keen for this war business. even IL
the government undertook TO pay the
premium. In case OF years Of severe
fighting In France. they could see
nothing before them but heavy pay
ment They didn't deem this fair
TO their old policyholders. Many in
sursnce men frankly said II was Up
to Uncle Sam to insure his own men.
Out OF this suggestion was born the
Bureau OF War Risk Insurance. under
control OF the Treasury Department
After the war. this same bures u
may, for its insured soldiers and sail
ors. revise the old American mortality
tables. And when the government
does so, the old line insurance COM
panies will be hound Likewise 10 do
so, with a resultant revision down
ward OF the premiums demanded.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-13
"The Water of
Eternal Youth"

The beauties OF tho Austrian court
in keeping the face smooth and free
from wrinkles, even in the aged.
they named il the water OF eternal
youth"
Some one recently has divulgcd
the secret Of this woUaCrful. though
exceedingly simple. wrinkle lotion,
which in her gratitude she has sim
ilarlg dubbed preserve- OF youth:
One ounce pure SaNolite powdered !,
dissolved IN a half pint witch hazel
that's all there j. 70 IL ANY
woman Gan get these ingredients At
her drug store. Tut them together.
and use solution with entire safety.
To battle the face m the same brings
immediate results. even I'm case OF,
the deeper wrinkles and furrow
This is also effective for hanging
checks aud double chin.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-13
WHIT BILLY SUNDAY SAYS.

In one of his meetings at Boston
the noted evangelist said: Il believe
that every disease can be cured by
some weed IL we can only discover
1t. There is not an ailment that
God hasn't somewhere an herb
growing that will cure that all
ment."
The choice medicinal herbs which
will cure women's ailments were
discovered more than forty years
ago and have been doing their
beneficent work for half a century
in convenient form in her famous
Vegetable Compound. which is TO be
found in the drug stores where
every ailing woman may convent
emily get 1t at small cost. 1t dosz
che workt-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-13
The President on Germany.

Any body of free that compounds with the
present German government is compounding for its
destruction said the President in his address TO
the American Federation of Labor
lie painted in broad, sweeping strokes on his can
vas the Germany we have all learned to know but he
also was big enough to tell of the Germany that he
knew, or thght he knew. before the fatefu August
The Washington herald., 1917-11-13

eXpressible brutality. together with
open contempt OF Justice and Law. Z
the reputation Of public debts. and
revolving political corruption. with its
concomitant, the disintegrstion OF the
morale OF the individual"
The Washington herald., 1917-11-13
A LINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY O. THE YEAR.
BY John Kendrlck Bangs.
PUZZLES.

PUZZLES.
like to take the old mischance,
The mind disturbing circumstance.
And treat It as a puzzle ]
Must solve before I pass It by.
Hard riddles and deep REFUSES
Used In my childish days to please,
And still I take a need Of Joy
In solving puzzles that annoy.
And finding out the answer to
Perplexities that rise in view
And o the bliss, the sheer delight
That comes when I've the answer
right!
Copyright, IeI7)
The Washington herald., 1917-11-13
A Big Lesson.

Just now there Is one Of two les
sons FOR the people to take home with
them from the acute coal situation.
First, they should have long ago rca-
soned among themselves and formu-
lated some definite, workable scheme
ior public water power operation in
small units. or they should have been
broad-minded enough to let private
interests develop the latent water
power resources ofNthe country, under
some reasonable system of regulation.
Had this been done the demand for
coal dld not have bean one half ~
The Washington herald., 1917-11-13

Bitter discussion has been created
over the suggestion of the German
government that after the war it will
propagate human beings as cattle are
bred, to develop a human race of
higher qualities.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-13

Uncle Sam and Japan seem to have agreed to run
the Pacific Ocean long as Germany is the issue and
maybe they'll be found the job when the almighty
trade dollar becomes the issue We're likely to become
right fond OF those money making Japs.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-13

Anyhow could figure out from those early
cablegrams that the Petrograd Bolshevk had got the
socetski down and pounding the stufngski out
of 'em. which is getting pretty close line on
Russian news
The Washington herald., 1917-11-13

That great conference, It's reported, is going
to discuss unity OF command with commander-in-
chief of all the anti-German armies. Nothing save
personal modesty possibly prevent Col Rooseyelts
presenting himself for that job
The Washington herald., 1917-11-13

Those Maximalists want to quit fighting and go to
enjoying division of the real estate And after they had
put in nice crops, Uncle William Hohenzollern would
come along and do the reaping
The Washington herald., 1917-11-13

II ought TO be made a penitentiary
offense TO thrust upon the radiant hap
pincss Of newly-married lovers the
cheap, coarse synicism that lit won't
last"
The Washington herald., 1917-11-13

After January l. Alaska will be stone, bone "dry.'
No making, selling, having giving. But it will be
rafting fine place for the disposal of cold soft drinks
like other places vacated by J. Bareycorn
The Washington herald., 1917-11-13

Manufacturers of rubber "arctics" have agreed TO
turn their entire product to Uncle Sam. Drat a
war policy that demands sacrifice of our last JOY i'll
fOotwearl
The Washington herald., 1917-11-13

You can almost hear Bob La Follete's pompadour
quiver he figures out why the big American cities
didn't go ant-Wilson.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-13

Wisconsin University has added "world war
course TO her studies Fine thing for Wisconsin il she
get Bob La Toilette within mile of it.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-13
TREASURY STATEMENT.

Receipts and disbursements November 10 1917
RECEIPTS,
The Washington herald., 1917-11-13

There is a .>ew York man who does
not add an e. to his idea" nor
calls it "Niew Yaw-wk," nor use the
word ''camouflage" at every oppor-
tunity, nor calls Mr.. Stone Fred
nor aspires to the aviation service.
nor who knows when the war is go
ing to be over. He passed on last
week.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-19
WOULD PLAY VIOLIN IN
SUBMARINE IF POSSIBLE

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 19.-HaVing
played before the late King Edward
OF England whom he liked immensely
for his democratic ways, and having
entertained exclusive audiences in the
principle capitols OF Europe, Jules
Falk, the famous young violinist who
plays here on the nights of December
81 and January ! under the auspices
of the Georgia Libby Circle of the
/ Kings Daughters, is now on the hunt
for new experience of which he has
many interesting anecdotes by other
famous artists.
He wants to play his priceless
Stradiyarius in a submarine below the
surface of the ocean, where musical
tones are said to assume an uncanny
indescribable quality which battles
musicians who have heard them. Falk
has been told by great opera singer
that tho latter did not recognize his
own voice when he sang in a sub
marine below the surface, and became
Sc disturbed that he fastened to a
throat specialist Immediately on re-
turning ashore. F'alk has played his
beloved "Strad" in many strange
places over the face of the earth, but
never in submarine, and he hopes at
the close OF his present contert tour
to be able to arrange for a little ex-
pertinent voyage in one of Uncle Sans
new U-boats.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-19
100000 new MEMBERS
WANTED BY RED CROSS

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. l9,-"Make
this a Red Cross Christmas is the
slogan of the drive for 100000 new
members in the Southern division to
be launched today and closed on De-
cember 25
The southern division. which has
headquarters in Atlanta, embraces the
eastern portion of Tennessee, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and
Florida. and its quota in the great
rational drive for 100000 new mem
bers is 100000.
The campaign will be in general
charge OF divisional executive com
mittee beaded by DIR Guy Snavenly,
director of the development bureau
OF the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and or
ganizer OF more new Red Cross
chapters than any other man in the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-19
{. Of Ga. Nv
@a W sFEEA
esThe Right Way

Trains Arrive.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-19

United States Associated with him
on the executive committee are prom
trent business men selected from the
various states in the Southern division.
The work of the Red Cross in this
division has grown from nothing to
100000 a year in few short
months, A large warehouse here is
full of materials and finished products,
former flowing out to the local chap
tiers in Southern division, and the lat
ter flowing back from the chapters to
be packed here for shipment to Amer
lean troops and American Red Cross
hospital units in France
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-19

There IS .uore Catarrh in this section
of the country than Ill other diseases
put together, and for y'ears it WIZ sup
posed TO be incurable. Doctors prescribed
local remedies. and by constantly failing
70 cure with local treatment, pronounced
it incnrable. Catarrh is a local disease,
greatly influenced by constitutional con-
ditions and therefore requires constitu-
tional treatment Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine. manufactured by +. J. Cheney &
Co, Toledo, Ohio, is n constitutional
remedy is taken internally and acts
thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
Of the system One Hundred Dollars re-
ward is offered for any case that hairs
Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials.
r. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Ha!rs Family PMS Tor constipation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-19
SedDOard Alt Line
The Progressive Railway Of me Stub

The Progressive Railway Of me Stub
Leave Americas for Cordeie. R0-
chelle, Abbeyille, Helena, Lyons, Col
Inns, Savannah, Columbia, Richmond.
Portsmouth and points East and South
1881 p hi.
1:20 "a. M.
Leave Americas for Cordele, Abbe-
VILE, Helena and intermediate points
5:15 p. N.
Leave Americas for Richland, Co.
aumbus, Atlanta, Birmingham, Hurts
aooro, Montgomery and points West
and Northwest.
S:0S D. RI.
Seaboard Buffet Parlor Sleeping Oar
on Trains 10 and IA arriving Amertcus
from Savannah 10:40 y. m, and leav~
2ng Americas for Savannah 1920 a. m.
Sleeping car leaving for Savannah at
1920 a. m, will be open for passeHg-
ers at 10:4e p. NJ.
For further information apply to H.
P Everett, Local Agent. Americas,
Ga; C. w. Small. Div, Pass. Agent,
Savannah, Ga: c. P Ryan, G. P. A,
Norfolk, Va.