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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-30
OF JUDGE DAVID
w. MEADOR, AT ATHENS

ATHENS, Ga, Dec. 29-Judge Da-
vid W. Meador, aged s., died from
pneumonia at the Georgian Hotel here
last night after an illness of three
weeks.
The funeral will be conducted Sun
day in Athens, and burial will be here,
though he had lived until seven years
ago in Madison county, and since in
Elberton He is survived by his wife
and four children. q.
lie was once a member of the legis-
lature, eight years solicitor general
and eight years judge of the Northern
circuit of Georgia, and was the only
surviving executor named in the will
OF the late James NJ. Smith, whose
property has been in extensive litiga-
ton for two years.
The executors of Judge Meadows
will become the executors of the win
OF the millionaire farmer. They are
Mrs. Meadow and Capt William K
Meadow, young attorney now in ser
vice at Camp Gordon
Judge Meadow had never been i'll
till taken with pneumonia while here
On business connected with the Smith
estate several days ago. He was ma
tive of Danielsville, and universally be-
loved over the circuit and section His
wife was Miss Susie Colbert, of
prominent family; his daughters are
Miss Hilda Meadow and Mrs. j. T.
Brown, of Elberton; his sons, Capt.
w K. Meadow, of Camp Gordon, and
Harold, L. Meadow, of the Naval Acad-
edy Annapolis, all Of whom were with
him at the time of his death, except
the Its named, who arrived few
minutes after his father expired.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-30
4ELYET BEAN FEEDS GROWING
POPULARITY WITH STOCKMEN

Triton, Ga, Dec. 29.-The feed
rti!ls here shipped car load of velvet
bean meal this week to Burlington, N.
J. Since beginning operations the
mills have shipped three carloads to
Savannah, one to Tampa, two to
Lynchburg, Va, and one to Macon.
Trouble was experienced at first in
getting experienced feeders for the
bean grinding machines and automatic
feeders haya been purchased The
local supply of beans has not been suf-
ficient to supply she mills and beans
are being shipper to Triton from all
over southwest Georgia and Alabama
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-30
Food Scarcity in Austria.

ZURICH, Switzerland, Dec. 29-Vi-
emma newspapers report Austria's near
approach to famine in eggs, vegetables,
sugar, bread and milk. AS a result
OF poor and insufficient food there is
said to be a large increase in skin
diseases manifested in boils, assesses
and eczema The working capacity Of
laborers in mines and munition plants
and the health of the children is Sc
riously menaced Any further deter
ioration of the food supply is bound to
have inconceivably grave conse-
quences, according to Austrian news
papers
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-30
GERMAN SOLDIERS
LED INTO BATTLE
BY ARMED GUARDS
LIKE CRIMINALS BEING TAKEN nc
THE EXECUTI0NER THEY ARE
FORCED TO FIGHT AGAINST THE
ENEMY.

FRENCH FRONT, Dec. 29.-German
soldiers from one of the towns of
Prussia are sent to the front under
armed guard las criminals are led
to the executfoner," says a letter
found on dead German soldier, who
was killed in a recent battle on the
French front The writer had given
a vivid description of the scene at
the departure of a detachment of re-
Inducements from Saarlouis, town
in Rhenish Prussia. The recruits
were intended to fill the gaps in
battalion which had suffered heavy
losses. The writer says:
THE first battalion is ordered to
furnish q reinforcing detachment of
SO men. To escort them to the Saar-
louis station 800 men have been Or
dered out, some Of them with arms to
march alongside the men going off
and others to act as pickets on the
way to the station. The men were all
ready in the afternoon and had to
wait some time for another squad of
comrades from the first compant of
conyalescents, who eventually arrived.
what a scene! Ahead marched
squad of guards and to right and left
of each file two armed guards, while
another squad of guards brought up
the rear to guard these German SOL
diers-our brave soldiers in field
gray who, according to the magni6-
Gently phrased stories of the newspa-
pers, wash forward full of joy and
sustained by love of Fatherland to de-
stroy our enemies.
1.-THE detachment moved off with
band playing a march. The guards
were 50 numerous that there was one
for every two men of the departing
detachment 1t is not scandal that
our children in field-gray should be
led to war to fight and shed their
blood in the same way as criminals
are led to the executioner or, still
worse, like cat&le to slaughtel%
house 1t was not sufficient that for
hours beforehand-in fact from the
moment of the announcement of the
departure of the detachment-even
soldiers who did not belong to it were
prevented from going into the town
by sentinels posted every five yards.
No it was considered necessary to
submit the men to the shame of
marching to the depot under guard.
do not the magnificent mendacious
articles in our papers represent in a
false light our brave boys in field
grey going to fight and destroy the
ertmy for the love of the Fatherland,
while such things as these are hap
pening? Verify it is voluntary sacri-
fee"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-30
WORDS FROM HOME.
Statements That May BE Investigated
testimony of Americas Citizen

\ when an Americus citizen comes
a. the front, telling his friends and
neighbors OF his experience, you can
RELY on his sincerity. The statements
of people residing in far away places
do not command your confidence.
Home endorsement is the kind that
backs Doan's Kidney Pills. Such tes-
timony is convincing. Investigation
proves it true. Below IS statement
Of an Amerious resident. No stronger
aroof of merit can be had.
]. C. Beck, engineer, Seaboard Air
line railroad, Hancock avenue, says
Riding over rough roads and the jar
ring of the engine made my kidneys
weak. I suffered for several years
from pains in the small of my back.
poan's kidney Pills had cured many
others of the same trouble, 50 ! got a
box After taking them as directed
was cured
price coo at all dealers. Don't SIM
ply ask for kidney remedy-get
poan's Kidney Pills--the same that
Mr. Beck had Foster-Milburn Co.,
Mfrrs. Buffalo, N. Y. adV
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-30
AGED RESIDENTS OF COLUMBUS
DIE,AT COLUMBUS THIS WEEK

COLUMBUS, Ga, 29.-Burial permits
were issued this week for number OF
aged people of this community, includ-
ing Martha Martin, colored, whose age
was given at 112, Ann Willis, also col
ored. aged 105 Nancy Christopher,
white, whose age was placed at ninety
six years. Others ranged close in
the nineties, and it is announced that
the severe weather conditions of the
tast week were responsible for so
many passing at this time.
CITY Clerk Moore is authority for the
statement that no previous records
show the passing of so many in the
neighborhood of loo in a weeks time
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-30
NINETEEN HOLDUPS
BY THE same MAN

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Jersey City's
twentieth hold-up was reported yes
terday morning. But the description
OF this latest crime does not tally
with the work of the masked man
who is credited with nineteen success
hold-ups and wrote to the Commits
sioner of Public Safety that he would
stop when he achieved his twentieth
victim.
If the story Of the Christmas crime
is verified with its details, the police
say they must still expect number
twenty of the series. Instead of Star
ring a masked man dressed in dark
clothes and carrying gun, this
latest hold-up was committed by two
men and woman, and policeman
vouches for the responsibility of Oh
Of the men and the women who were
accused.
William Barry, sixty, of No. 60 Van
Reipen avenue, Jersey City, reported
to the police yesterday that he had
been held up at 2:3O A. M. and robbed
of 5000, a gold watch and a gold
charm. He said he was walking
home along Hudson Boulevard, when
near Van Reipen avenue, the two
men and a woman approached him.
Impressed by their number, he turned
over all his valuables, he said.
When the three started off with their
plumber, Barry told the police, he fol-
lowed them, keeping in shadows One
man left the party, and Barry kept on
after man and woman. At Newark
and Baldwin avenues Barry met
Policeman George Barry. He told the
policeman, who is not related to him,
OF the robbery, and Barry refused to
act, according to the story.
Lieut.. Moran, of the Third Precinct
yesterday suspended Policeman Barry
who at once resigned. Whether the
resignation will be accepted or charges
pressed against the policeman is up
to the Commissioner of Public Safety
0'Brien Policeman Barry told the
lieutenant he know the couple Barry
pointed out as two of the robbers and
could vorch for their responsibility
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-30
LEM Is. JACKSON HAS PLAN
no RELIEVE COAL SITUATION

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 29.-Lem B.
Jackson, director Of the state bureau
of markets, has made public plan by
which he contends that lump coal can
be sold in Atlanta at $500 a ton. He
has submitted the play, he says, both
to Henry P. Kennedy, fuel admins
t'ator for Atlanta, and DR.. L. G. Hard
man, fuel administrator for Georgia,
and neither, he says, has replied to
his letter. Now he has made his
proposal to w S. Coleman, examiner
for the federal fuel administration.
Mr. Jackson, representing, 4he says,
9 body of Atlanta citizens, proposes
for the fuel administration to turn
over to these citizens the lump coal
arriving in Atlanta, for which the citi-
zens agree to put up in advance the
government price, 1925 ton for lump
coal, f. O. b. the mine mouth.
The freight to Atlanta would vary
MIR Jackson estimates, from s135 to
$l.65 ton, thus making the maximum
cost approximately S. ton
This coal he proposes to sell to con-
sumers at So ton against the present
price of upwards of $3.50, making a
Z roit of 81 ton which, he says, would
satisfy the citizens associated with
him, and, at the same time, put coal
more within the reach OF consumers
generally.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-30
DWI6GINS BEGINS TERM IN
PENITENTIARY AT ATLANTA

NEW YORK, Dec. 29-Elmer Dwig-
gins, arrested some time ago on charge
O. using the mails to defraud invest
ors in Liberty Loan bonds, pleaded
guilty when arraigned yesterday, and
was sentenced to three years in At
lanta penitentiary.
Dwiggins, after having been suspect
Ell, fed the city, but with the aid Of
bis wife, who told federal agents that
patriotism came before the love of
her husband he was located at Mont
gomery, Ala, ana brought here for
trial.
The assistant district attorney said
that those who invested through Dwig-
gins had lost in all about 100000.
Dwiggins, he explained, had taken
$235,OOO, and of this fund he had
assed 100000 in the purchase of bonds
paying a higher rate of interest than
Liberty Bonds Other sums, Mat
thews said, were used by Dwiggins for
the protection of a speculative account
which he was carrying on a margin
with brokerage concern.
Mr.. Matthews informed Judge Hand
that the defendant was indicted for
larceny and embezzlement in st. Law
renee county, New York, in 1897, and
later was again indicted in Iowa for
running a bucket shop and that his
mail had been stopped by a postoffice
fraud order
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-30

SAVANNAH, Ca, Dec. 29-InforZ
Ration has been receievd in Savannah
of the safe arrival in France of three
prominent Savannah young men, Lieut.
Col Walter E. Coney, Lieut.. Augustus
Benaud and Lieut.. Perciyal E. Moses
Post cards were written by the boys
telling of their safe arrival in France
before they left the United States.
These postcards were turned over to
the government. When word came of
their safe arrival in France, the gov
eminent mailed the postcards to the
boys families.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-30

Woman calls her canary "Hoovie
because it observes a tweetless day
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-30

What rhymes with Byng, Why ev.-
cry little thing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-30
LUNG TROUBLE
There Is Positive Proof that Lpng

relieved completely and speedily case
after case OF incipient Lung Disease,
Chronic Bronchitis, CaSarrh of the
Lungs, Catarrh OF the Bronchial Tubes
and other similar affections. Many suf-
ferers who said they had lost all hope
and had been given up by physicians,
declare they have been completely
relieved by Lung Gcrmine. IL your
cough and other symptoms are due TO
weak lungs, serious developments
may follow neglect. NOW is the tiIne
TO begin on LUNG GERMTNE and
build up and strengthen your lungs.
Lung Germine has relieved incipioat
Lvng Diseases, according to state
ments of.sufferers Themselves, as well
as statements from their doctors
and the patients remain strong and in
splendid health today
You take no chances whom you try
LUNG CTItAffNE. It is not like cheap
cough syrups. j is a real lung and
bronchial medicine of proven merit.
Try one bottle and see for yourself
how quickly and sDlenaidiy 1t acts.
a full months supply, which formerly
cost $500, can now be had for only
$500. If you are not satisfied with
the benefit you hove derived after
using one ftfll bottle, ask the drug
gist for your money back.
Good druggists everywhere have
Lung Csermine, or can get 1t for you
from their wholesalers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-30
Building of Dreadnaught Abandoned

TOXIC, Dec. 29.-The building OF
the superdreadnaught Nagato has had
to be abandoned for the time being on
account of a shortage of labor This
seems almost unbelievable in Japan,
but the rapid rise~of wages has been
most marked in shipyards, and the
workmen have left the naval docks at
the Kure arsenal for employment in
private companies which pay higher
wases
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-06-23
Local Society Calls For Help
(By Red Cross Committee)

(By Red Cross Committee)
In accordance with the desires of the
President. and of every loyal American
to assist in the work of carrying the
war to a successful issue, Humboldt
county will do its share in the raising
of a hundred million dollars for the
work of the American Red Cross So
eiety. Right in the middle of the week
set apart for that purpose our chap
ter has received the proper authorize
tion to proceed, but even with this
handicap the committee feels sure of
the response.
The amount apportioned to the
county is $4,000 and with the help of
every person this ought easily be met.
Nevada was the first State in the Union
to furnish its full quota of recruits
and more, was the first to subscribe
its full allotment of liberty bonds and
more. The State is doing well in the
matter of the moral welfare of the
army and navy through the Y. NJ. c. A.,
and is certainly going to sustain its
reputation by answering the appeal for
providing for the physical needs of the
wounded and suffering among our own
sons and brothers.
At the head of the committee is II. c.
Oastler, who, with an efficient corps of
! helpers from among the business men
of the town, will call upon every per-
son in town to do his part. An effort
will be made to reach every resident
in the county so that all will have a
chance to subscribe. 1t is not charity.
1t is the least anyone can do to give
| freely in proportion to his income
where others are giving all-home,
comforts, friends, family relationship
and life itself even, that we who re-
main at home and continue to enjoy
the comfort and safety which is ours
Next Sunday and Monday are the
days on which the committeeman will
call on you. Be ready with your check
book or a wide open purse.
L Next Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day will be Red Cross days at the
Eagle Drug company. Do your shop
ping on those days, for out of every
dollar you spend a percentage will be
given to the chapter Memberships
will be received and those who have
not had the opportunity to pay theii
subscriptions may do so at the Rec
Cross desk during those days at the
Eagle.
Wednesday will be feature nigh
at the American theater and every at
tendant on that night will help swell
our total as the management has of
fered to give to the chapter so pei
cent of the profits. Let us pack the
theater.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-06-23
MILLIONS DONATED
TO THE RED CROSS

San Francisco, June 23.-The big
drive is on. The Red Cross cam
paign for the hundred million fund
is in progress in this Red Cross week
June Is 20 25), and the money is
rolling in.
Already. in the initial stages of the
canvass, the entire sum, fifteen mil-
ion dollars. asked of the twenty states
west of the Mississippi. seems as
sured. Nine million dollars was
the amount originally suggested for
this territory, but the states follow
ing the energetic campaign, carried
on by the western committee of the
Red Cross war council, promised
nearly twice that amount. The early
returns show a quarter of that sum
subscribed even before Red Cross
week commenced. 1t is a great tri-
butte to the loyalty and patriotism of
the great West.
While "big business has responded
in a wonderful way to the call Of
President Wilson, official head of the
Red Cross, the answer has come from
all quarters. 1t had to come when,
with ten million youths, the flower Of
the nation, standing ready for draft,
nearly every family in the nation ap-
preciated the need of providing ade-
quately for the care of the sick and
wounded in the army and navy,
which Uncle Sam is about to send
across the water from that ten mill
lion.
In a remarkable way it has seemed
to dawn suddenly on the national
conscience that the Red Cross is
something more than a perfunctory
philanthropic organization. 1t is not
only an officially recognized part of
the Unions war activities, recognized
by the Washington government and
governed by army and navy depart
ments, as well as by the gest finan-
cial brains of the country, but it is
now appreciated as a deciding factor
in the big wars of the world,-a win
ming factor, as a matter of fact, in
all wars since Florence Nightingale
in the Crimean war; turned the tide of
hostilities in favor of the British
through her reorganization of the
hospital activities of that nation.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-06-23
FOOD CONSERVA-
TON DAY JULY |

Below is given a letter which has
been received at this office from Her
bert Hoover, national food administra-
tor. 1t is earnestly requested that all
the people of the community to coop
crate with him in the great work he
has undertaken. Mr.. Hoover's letter
follows:
Il write to ask your special coop
Grafton in an important phase of the
work of conserving food for ourselves
and our allies. The plans l now have
in mind is designed primarily to reach
the church people and the women, but
with the help of the press it can be
made to cover the whole community.
Under date of June Is there will
be mailed to every minister whose
name l can secure a personal letter
over my signature asking him to
preach upon the subject of Food Con-
servation' on Sunday, July 1st. In the
same letter, | shall express the hope
that this day will become known as
Food Saving Day. and that it may be
made the purpose and motto of every
household in America to Save the
Waste and Win the War
May | have your assistance along
the following lines:
First, On Monday, June 25th (but
not before) and on succeeding days, to
announce in your paper the general
plan for Food Saving Day. with what
every local arrangements for observ-
ing it may be decided upon, and to
support il editorially.
Second, On Monday, July (but not
before) and on succeeding days, to
carry in display type the motto, Save
he Waste and Win the War to print
also notes or abstracts of sermons
preached on July l, and most impor-
tant of all, to drive home the lessons
Of food conservation by your own
editorial comment.
Il should be especially grateful if
your paper could be used to enlist
civic, fraternal, patriotic and. other or
-anizations in the effort to make Food
aving Day really effective in conserv-
a ag the food supply for us and our al
les. and in reducing the cost of living
o our own people. Yours faithfully,
HERBERT HOOVER"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-06-23
LOCAL NOTES AND
PERSONAL MENTION

+. X. Sprague, cashier of the Quinn
River Bank, was an arrival yesterday
from McDermitt-
c. +. Flemme of Lovelock is N
town, stopping at the Overland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert McSherry are
in town from Pronto. registered At
the Ell Dorado.
v. A. Tamney OF Reno is an Over
land guest today.
w. c. Burke, the well-known COM
mercial traveller, is in town from
Reno. stopping at the FL Dorado.
w. M. Curtner, DR.. j. ]. Miller and
A. d. Curtner arrived yesterday from
San Jose, Cal, and left this morning
for Willow Point.
Attorney II. Warren has returned
from professional trip to San Fran
cisco.
Miss Avery Davenport. who gradu-
ated from the high school earlier in
the month, left Thursday evening for
Berkeley, where she will take a six
weeks course at the university sum-
mer school.
Angel Aboitiz is in town from Nc
Dermitt, registered at the Ell Dorado.
Santos Bilbao of McDermitt js
spending few days in town. a guest
of the Star hotel.
N. e. Christensen the well-known
Jackson mountain mining man, Is in
town, stopping at the Overland.
A. F. Abel was in town yesterday
from Willow Point.
Robert B. Porter, OF Salt Lake City,
is registered at the Overland.
@
Commissioner W. L. Bracket was
in town yesterday from Goiconda.
@
Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Kemmerle, of
Sulphur, are guests of the Over
land.
Santiago Gurotegui, of McDermitt,
is registered at the Star hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. t. H. Reynolds are
here from DEMO
Miss Portia Olsen of the assessors
Office, left this afternoon to spend
the weekend at the Cooper & Uniacke
ranch in Pleasant valley.
Today marriage license was is
sued by Clerk Davey to Edwin s. Dyer
and Edna M. Stauffer. both Of Winnie
mucca.