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The Detroit times., 1917-12-13
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME
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sammy Jay Nearly Splits His Sides
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4 Ha. m .tN h|.IhH ere - tAAN.
/ What au yellow 0r'
samm, s Is alwsss ready to
iausb A. his neiEhbors lie goes
about looking FOR chance to laugh
at tnfn zee even niaya tricks on
( them Just to make a chance Tor =
laush 80 THE ~xr~uEe - one - Them
ff 10 sees one 80 them doing some
IhlHE llkaly "a RsL him LnL- LE1MLle =
F~spiuiy hRnss GROUND - that be ma
have chance % 'augh when he
trouble 10 likely 30 prove O. be real
danger that sammy doesn't laugh In
stead he promptly g'ves WsrninE
MANY nj the nttie people % the
Green Forest owe their iiVes % sam
mF jay because II timely warnings
ce Las given them That IA one rea-
son why IA spite ~ his riscnlevouS
ways almost every one - his neigh
bors would he sorry 90 have any
thing serious happen o. sammy JAY.
SAMMY Jay happened 20 be dying
near Farmer brown.s suGar house
when he caught sight or Buster Scar
stopped 90 watch him. He dearly
loves tc watch Buster because Bus
ter ~ funny fellow and is always
doing queer things So ~ was that
sammy VAS watching when Buster
got his nose bumped up by the BIG
stone which hung by rope from
tree Just back ~ the sugar house.
lie saw exactly what happened. Bus
ter reached ont and touched the stone
with a hig paw The stone swung
away and then came back and tapped
Buster on the nose Buster Was pro-
voked and hit fte stone sharply.
Away t swung and then hack harder
than before, givirg Buster hard
bump on the nose again.
sammy understood perfectly what
was Happenings lie saw that Bus
ters temper had made him quite
Blind % the real facts lie saW that
Buster seemed o. think that thst
stone was doing this purposely.
sammy wanted tu shrek with laugh
ter. bHt De didn't Just then for fear
he mlght spoil the best foke 0f the
season. ffe kept stOi and watched.
NoN n the fret tar on tue nose
made uuster aUEty the second and
-i-r.------ a--.--+. = = +-i----r--
blind rage His Nttle eyes blREed.
tie EfoWled bis deeTsst. mnst grun-
hiv-rumhly grow and quick as
fash he struck inst stone p mighty
blow v.ftr hts haN
guess that wtil teach vou r. ies-
-rr rr cTuu lrl As fhs stone few
of Hardly were tte vords out of
fts mouth when back came tie stone
and hit him sur1 c-srk Fn the side
~ the cad THAT he lost bis balance
and turr hfrC .ref Then HaWInF Ia
-nuld restrain tiUself rc lorEer ITs
sAr.ekel RJtI |sIEhtcr. if vas the
fsrufesf tr'u< ts eVAr had seen. rfr
laughed 4nf3 De nearly split hs
sides A. leas' that ls the vny -
The Detroit times., 1917-12-13
With
Harold
"
Wilcox
ON WARS
SIDELINES

CAMP CUSTER, BATTLE CREEK. Mich Dec ls
AMP gloves with hng Winter Iusda, ana
A stalled around the baFtechs uu
noon and opened wide Something like 10000 men sp
rF-zt-+A
mighty effective Every nfany regiment had men heI
rinenen the aFI9
Ali these fellows 100 zoe and 900 yard nges and
the u which ~
sosman ing prone ground The target h harder 10 h man m
dfc because
bulse}e
inc
parapet
Il
finished
The Detroit times., 1917-12-13
MICHIGAN PAPER
MEN COMPLAIN
OF FREIGHT RATE

WASHINGTON. Dec. 12-Michi'
ran paper manufacturers filed a
complaint today with he Interstate
Commerce commission alleging that
freight rates from Michigan are dis
criminatory In favor of Wisconsin
points A revision OF the rate 70
Illinois and Wisconsin destinations
Was asked
The Detroit times., 1917-12-13
Stay Out of "Cts,

r Thru some unfortunate mistake,
the word has been passed ont thru
i.thc state that soldiers on leave OF
.ubsence can don civilian clothing
while absent from the camp. That
5is true in times ot peace. In fact.
.'it is not then discouraged War
ttimes are something else again. II
IS now a very serious offense for a
rolaior 10 wear in public any attire
cther than his uniform. A war de-
s.paftment order expressly forbids the
aise OF civilian clothing AZ any time
after the issue OF the uniform. and
offenders can be tried by court
martial under the famous ninety
rixth article OF war.
This IA as good time AZ any To
~leap astraddle OF a rumor that Ia
sure 10 start very soon. House.
" wivcs" are being issued 10 the sol.
oilers b. the government a house
wife" is a khaki folder that contains
-needler. pins. thread. buttons and
eli sorts OF little necessities. Prob.
ably YOU folks AZ home will hear
about this and decide that II II not
-Hccessary any more for you 10 send
-4nyihiug like that TO sonny. swat
he fumor and send all the "house.
~3iycs" YOU can The government
-a-sues only about one 70 each eight
-nlen. or ono 10 \ squad. There IL
-fooni ~ Camp Custer for all The
rsomfUrt kits YOU folks can send.
----
Now that there is IN camp sweat.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-13
a. lll Wlnd. 20.

r Kuster OF Poplar Bluff No, in
vested heavily in tin cans and tomp
20 plants, and all his summer labor
was rewarded by a short crop which
LETT most OF bis 10000 tin cans emp
~ Now cans which then were
worth s22 for 1000 have jumped 20
$50 and $50. and Kuster finds he has
made more on the cans than be
would have made II he had filled
them with tomatoes
The Detroit times., 1917-12-13

"a UbNAAttf va WhA"t
about the excursion 10 The range. For
All that. the shooting was hne. Scores
compared favorabIy 10 those OF
warmer days. One man scored -
out OF a possible so on the s0e-yard
range and a great many scores ran
into the forties. That's good enough
for green men under any circum'
stances.
After their strings were shot. the
men marched back 10 piping hot
suppers served in steam heated bar
racks. They had the evening large
~ TO themselves, and did their loaf
ing in the warm barracks or In
,hnally warm "Y" or X Of c, huts.
'rbe officers, as usual, were not so
fortunate. They had 20 stand around
"a The cold az the range without
having any OF the fun OF shooting
As soon as the men were back IN
barracks the officers had 90 catch
IN IL. -the- intricate matters OF com.
pauy administration. dine, and then
hasten e attend an hours lecture
un some phrase OF modern warfare.
All they had 20 do after s O'Clock
was 10 prepare for the next day,
catch M IN their professional read
irg. attend 10 their correspondent
and get a little fun out OF life.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-13

those who have zone soldering are
Rev Frank $ BrennemAn. of stur
gis, Barnett Clancy. George rs Par
sons and DOB Wallace. of Kalapa-
roo Franklin I. Winter of Fowler
VILE, X F. stoli az Fort sheridan,
and Thad p Leland. prominent real
estate man from Detroit and former
president of the Detroit Real Rs
tate board Mr Leland is educa
tonal director tor building No. Pe0
which SERVES tho engineers and san.
vary train
The Detroit times., 1917-12-13

Next STORY. "H0w Buster Bear
Fought Iiimself"
The Detroit times., 1917-12-13

Now mat there is in camp sEes'.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-13
Sinners Were Out

In addition % the regular infantry
and artillery organizations which
went 70 the range Tuesday after
noon. there were present the snip
afs' class, the automatic rife class
and the machine gunners. The
snipere were having a merry little
party on the 200 yard range There
1re 81 az thcm left Of the g. that
started In the class on Nov. u. Five
have dropped by the wayside Their
target Tuesday was square black
mark. 3x6 inches. surrounded by a
ring two inches distant. The bulls
eve represented "sniper's hole 49,
The aperture In fortihcations used
0y the expert rihemen and machine
sanners.
Snipers are expected 70 hit such a
bullseye thrice in five attempts At
200 yards. Several OF the Custer
men we're getting two hits in tive
shots. A hit within the ring some
times Is effective, and they were
scored for coming that close Most
~ the shots were planted in the
ring. That is good shooting. be-
cause the men do not yet know the
exact zero OF their rihes.
AS the afternoon wore on, the
snipers transferred their attention
10 ID targets, which we're exposed
for only four seconds AZ a time.
This gave them practice in snap
shooting. All of the snipers are
i supposed TO be crack shots. The
Z object OF their rife training Is 10
aive them consistency. They are
not entitled TO slumps. They must
shoot we'll every day. The man who
Z cannot put FIVE shots into an ordi-
+. nary bnIiseye at short ranges with
nut a miss never will qualify for the
JOB.
In this war. snipets also are
scouts Scouting and patrolling is
'he outstanding feature OF their
training Not many tactics new TO
.the American army have been intro
duced. The foreign instructors have
been chiefly interested in demon
usirating 10 the men that II Is very
possible 10 invade No-Fnans land for
reconnaissance without being dis
covered by the enemy. conceaiment
is a fine art. and Obstetrics are
loarnine the game. This morning
they went out in the 6eld 10 work
I'm come snipers' posts that never
could be found without pilot.
Camoufage uniforms for work on
snow-covered ground are in camp
and arc being used in this course
This snipers' ciass OF officers and
..noncoms will graduate before Christ
mas. The Rrade will be detailed
as instructors for their organiza-
tions.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-13

seamsresses employed IN the
United states naval clothing fac
tor} ar Chareston. $. g.. are paid
S2tS for eight hours vort. with
time and 4 half for overtime
The Detroit times., 1917-12-13

felt HIS cousin. BlAcky the Crow,
heard him End came hurryinF over
10 see what was up. Chatterer the
Red Squirrel heard him and came
racing thru the tree-tops Peter Rab-
biz happened to be not FAR away and
he hurried over You know Peter
never mlsses anything II he can help
a. Drummer the Woodp ecker and
Tommy llt the ChiCkadee also came
60 see what was golng on. Mrs-
Grouse stole sOftly 90 a place where
sht could also see In fact every
body within hearing OF Sammys =
voice hurried over there. FOR they
knew by the sound that sammy had
discovered something worth seeing
So y almost no time At all many
pairs ~ bright eyes were watch ing
Buster Bear. and he was in such a
rage that be didn't know H.
Next stuEys How Buster Bear
Fought Himself"
The Detroit times., 1917-12-13

Mrs Tillie c. Gecks. ~ 81 Louis
hss been elected president ~ the
Missouri. State Teachers associa-
tion. he arst woman to head the
association in ths 5e years since its
orfani1atiou
The Detroit times., 1917-12-13

-Four more netroitArs have won
promotion. Privsfe- u " Winters.
Alfred q Shenck. Myler @ Crooks
aud samuel Myers AT 0T NTddIUET
tors company ~ ne 23qth infantry,
have been promoted "a DO corporals.
They are stenoFraphsrs az regiment
al headquarters
The wireless section of the Sioth
reid signal battalion distinguished
itself Tuesday !, caught An ; q ;
cali from Wilson line steamer
which was m trouble in the ice ~
The lower Detroit river The call
vas Immediately relayed by tele-
phone 10 the harbormaster az De
troit.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-13
Fisticufs

Charley White Well known light.
weight puclist DO has been teach
'ne bo2ine Camp Grant. has been
given peremniorv orders 10 transfer
70 Camp Custer without delay The
transfer was ordered q few davs
ago, hu' White displayed a notion so
argue the matter He is expected
here Lonieht or tomorrow Athletic
Director Rove viii PUT him 10 work
immediately and has pledged himself
10 keep the boxer busy for the rest
~ The winter Whites first lob viii
be ia select ~ soldier boxers 70
visit Detroit Saturday night 10 mill
a. the Detroit Athletic club The pre-
lminary bouts will occur ar the the
ster Thursday night instead of We'd
nesday night as announced the 9TH
or DAY.
Two camp basketball teams will
make trips Saturday night. The
quintet from Company G. 32Sth ma
chine gun battalion. will go 20 Niles
10 joust with the independents OF
that city The team from Company
! p. 229th machine gun battalion, will
tackle Kalamazoo college at Kazoo.
or the 50 Y. NJ. c. A. men who
were present when Camp Custer
opened only IS remain The ma
iority Of the missing have been
captured by the lure ~ actual mill
tary service They have enlisted in
the army or navy Edward Scheller.
D. A. Rau j W. Staley. K. +. Olson,
W r. Davis, George II. Schultz
William Fowler, and D. ". Taylor
have joined the army Paul Rams.
dell has joined the ordnance service.
]. W. Poe has enlisted ia the base
hospital unit. Verne r. Burnett has
Joined the quartermaste~ corps. and
". II r. Reid and " Snedden now
ere in the aviation service The Y.
VI. G. A. is making every effort to
secure secretaries over the draft age
Among the men who have replaced
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-08-24
WILLIAM LUND KILLED
BY WESTERN PACIFIC

As the result of a spree Friday
night and the partaking of too much
of the Wells brand of booze, William
Lund. bridge carpenter on the West.
ern Pacific. lost his life at an early
hour Saturday morning in n horrible
manner.
The unfortunate man and a number
OF companions had received their pay
checks Friday and to celebrate the
event came TO town. some OF them
indulging too freely. Shortly after
the hour OF midnight Lund and an
other man had an alteration in
which Lund came out victorious. AIT.
er this but little was seen of him
and the next morning his remains
were found scattered along the West.
ern Pacific tracks east of the east
switch in the Wells yards. The body
was most horribly mutilated and the
only manner in which identification
was possible was through articles
FOUND along the track and bits OF
clothing here and there. The body
was picked up, bit by bit. by Coroner
Jacoby and Constable McComb, parti.
cles being found here and there over
a stretch Of road covering the dis.
lance between four telegraph poles.
jury was impancled by the cor
oncr and an inquest held. 1t was
found that the deceased wa named
William Lund. native of Sweden.
aged about thirty years. Aside from
this the jury could not determine, fur
ther than to announce that the man
came to his death by being run over
by Western Pacific train.-Wells
Herald.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-08-24
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Elku OlDSl
Carson City CSCiO

'''' .'Ai W. 'o'i'
Department OF the Interior, L. S
Land once, at Elko, Nevada, August
q. 1917
NotiC" Is hereby given that RO
BERT d. STEWART, of Reeds sta
ton. EIko County, Nevada, who. on
July :. 1913. made d. l.. l.. c. c.
CSCiC Elio No. C1CS1, for Ne NEA,
Ek NWh. Section %, Township IS
N. Range 81, East NJ. u. b. & Mcri
dian, has filed notice of intention tc
make final proof TO establish claim
to the land above described. before
the register and receiver ut Elko, on
the twcnty.scvcnth day of September
1917.
Claimant names as witnesses: Ed
ward +. Oldham. Of Elko Nevada: Ell
Burncs. of Reeds Station. Elko Coun
ty. Nevada: Henry Fisher. of Elko
Nevada: John II. Carter, of Ice. Nc
yada.
JOHN Il. ROBBINS. register
FRS; publication Aug. %. 1917
Last publication Sept 90, 1917.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-08-24
WARNING

Hunting, Fishing and Shooting II
strictly prohibited on all Of our
ranches, on Mary's River and both the
Seventy One ranches TresspassorF
will no prosecuted according 20 law
Nevada Land h t.Ivertnct Co
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-23
CaIl 6 ChemIsts to serre NatIon.

WASHINGTON, Nov 23.-Six OF
the country's foremost chemists were
called into service of the government
today to serve as a special board to
investigate explosives and the use Of
gases in warfare. They were named
by Secretary Lane to act as advisers
to the Bureau of Mines They are.
DR.. william II. Nichols, of the Gen
eral Chemical Comapny, New York
chairman; Prof. H. P. Talbot, head
of the Chemical Department of the
Massachusetts, Institute of Technol.
ogy; William Hoshns, Of Chicago, 8
consulting chemist; Prof Fl. P, Ven
able of the University of North caro-
Ina; F, G Franklin Of Leland stan
fotl University and DR.. Charles l
Fa-gcns OF the Burcau of Mines.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-23
GEORGE DUDLEY IS
HERE ON 4 VISIT

George Dudley, SO well known N
Americus, is spending several days in
the city, the guest of his brother, Ma
cor Dudley Mr.. Dudley has been out
on his farm, seventeen miles from the
city, for several months, and has been
missed by his trends here.
He says that there is not bird
OF any description on his place, every
fea;hered being having been eaten by
foxes. The curious thing about it
is that the foxes do not go off my
land says Mr. Dudley. "A coyey oi
quail can be two feet over the line on
the other mans property and they are
safe. But if they ever light on my
land they disappear down the foxes
throat, They are the most curious
foxes l have ever seem
Mr. Dudley has made a great sue
cess of peanut culture this year, sell
ire his crop for an average price o.
$40 a ton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-23
POPE MAY MOVE HIS
QUARTERS TO SPAIN

ROME, Nov. 23-The question is be-
ing asked in various quarters here,
especially in Vatican cirles, If Pope
Benedict inetnds to leave Rome and
Italy: If the Pontiff should take this
step it would be due to the difficulty
o. taking the attitude he desires to
take with regard to the war as long
as he resides in a belligerent country,
in spite of all the efforts made by
the Italian government to guarantee
his complete liberty and Independence.
1t is asserted that pourparlers have
taken place with regard to the Pope
going to Spain as a guest Of King Al
fonso.
The present is not the first time
chat the possibilit yof the Holy See
leaving Italy has been discussed. IN
the conclave which elected Lee XIII.
all the Cardinals except eight, includ-
ing the late Cardinal Hohenlolle, a
brother Of the late German Chancel-
lor, Prince Won Hohenlohe, were fav-
orable to going outside Of Italy for
the election. Nothing, however, was
done in this respect, aud since then
Rome and Papacy have seemed in,
dissoluble.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-23
CLOSE WATCH OF
TRADE PREPARATIONS

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 23.-
German preparations for trade after
the war are being scrutinized care
fully by experts in the bureau of for
ei2n and domestic commerce of the de-
partmert OF commerce here, and the
recent important report on the subject
of German Foreign Trade Organiza-
ton by Chauncey d. Snow, whicn
touched on khis point, has been in
such demand as to establish a new
sales rar3rd Tor government trade re-
ports
Since the war eliminated Germany
from world trade, the united States
has improved its position in foreign
markets in spite of the shipping short
age and other abnormal restrictive fac
tors. Department officials point out
that the future prosperity of the
country will depend in part upon
Germany's loss of good will in
practically all foreign markets and in
part upon Americas ability to main
tain our new prestige American bus
mess must not make the mistake OF
seeing only one side of this situation,
and thus Understanding the German
capacity for foreign trade, nor the
energy, application and craft with
which German business will address
itself to the task of regaining favor
in markets in which it once prospered.
In order to understand the signif
cance of the information on German
trade moves that will from time o
time be made public, Secretary Red
field counsels not imitation Of bat
familiarity with the German Theories
of foreign trade and the artful and
formidable organization that with
government al at every turn, has been
built up in Germany during the Last
twenty years to dominate the wirld
markets
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-23
No DANCER Of
NATION WIDE
STRIKE SEEN
VIRTUAL PROMISE TO AVOID BIG
STRIKE Is GIVEN PRESIDENT By
LABOR LEADERS AFTER WHITE
HOUSE CONFERENCE.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. %
An amicable adjustment of the rail-
road brotherhoods' demands for higt-
er wages appeared probable today
Following yesterdays conference at
the White House, it was demonstrated
that labor's representatives as we'll as
the members of the federal mediation
board, had virtually promised Presi-
dent Wilson to avoid a nationwide
strike, at least until after complete
consideration has been given to their
demands.
Following the conference White
House conference, where a conciliatory
spirit was manifest, hope was express
ed that the controversy would soon
be entirely settled. The brotherhoods
leaders left Washington today to lay
their case before the carriers in action,
and in case a deadlock develops the
trainmen will again take their claims
for more money before the president
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-23
GERMANS RUSH
LAST RESERVES
ON BAT TLEF|ELO
FULL COMPANIES OF CRIPPLES
EXHAUSTED AND HELPLESS,
TAKEN BY BRITISH OFFER ON.
LY FEEBLE RESISTANCE.

BRITISH ARMY HEADQUARTERS,
il France, Nov. 23-The Germans
have been drawing troops from other
sectors and rushing them into the
Cambria region since the great Brit
ish advance two days ago, and judging
by the appearance and stories of cap
tlves, the Teutons are pushing their
last reserves into the battle on the
western front. Two whole companies
of convalescents and cripples, some of
them exhausted and helpless, have
been captured by the British, and are
now on their way to the rear The
men tell weird stories of being forced
to fight under whips welded by their
officers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-23
PROF. F. M. BRYANT
DONE INJUSTICE

Prof f. NJ. Bryant, a well known
citizen and teacher of the county, has
tren done serious injustice by The
Times Recorder, for which this paper
desires to make amends and repara-
tion, as far as is possible.
In Wednesdays issue it was stated
that Prof Bryant was tried anG ae-
quilted in the city court, on the
charge of assault and battery. and
that the charge was based on the fact
that he struck his wife.
The Times-Recorder, after investi-
eating the facts and after state
ment by Prof Bryant, finds that this
is not true, and that he has been done
a gross injustice. He was in fight
with two boys, and when tried he was
found not guilty of having violated the
law. His vindication was completely
The Times-Recorder regrets the mis-
take, which arose in very natural
way, and desires to state in its own
behalf that Prof Bryant has been ma
ligned He did not strike his wife,
nor any other woman, and the eyl-
dence in the case completely exoner-
ates him of any wrong-doing, for
which he could be criticized.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-23
RED CROSS LADIES
GET CONTRIBUTION
WILL USE DONATION OF FIFTY
DOLLARS TO BUY W0OL-CAME
FROM METHODIST MISSIONARY
SOCIETY.

The mer!cus and Sumter County
Red Cross onapter hay ereceiyed $50
as a cash contr.buti ton from the Home
Missionary society of First Methodist
church This society, of which Mrs.
John T. Taylor is president and Mrs.
Virginia Royal is treasurer, and COM
prising isx circles, also at the same
time contributed $4,000 to the Y. VI.
C A. War Work fund. The society
has been saving this money for sew
eral months, and it is at considerable
financial sacrifice that they gave these
.v.a sums TO such worthy causes. That
contributed to the Red Cross VIII
probably be used by the local chapter
N the purchase of wool.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-23
MRS. ELIZABETH SMITH
DIED HERE YESTERDAY

Mrs. Elizabeth Smith died YESTERDAY
afternoon at the Americus hospital
after long illness. She had been i'll
since last May, and the end was not
unexpected.
Mrs. Smith was the widow of the
late H. B. Smith. She leaves grand
son, ]. B. Shellman, of Americus; two
granddaughters, Mrs. Margaret Le-
fevre and Mrs. Ray NJ. Palmer, of
New York, and another grandson. Clif-
ton McAfee, of Texas. A great grand
daughter is Mrs. R. NJ. Shellman.
The funeral was held this after
noon from the chapel of the Americas
Undertaking Company, Rev. j. B. Law
renee officiating, and intermcnt was
in Oak Grove cemetery.