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Americus times-recorder., 1917-12-23
PROBABLE CHANGES IN
PLANS FOR REGISTRANTs
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE TO BE
ADDED TO THOSE ASSISTING IN
WORK IN THIS COUNTY

An effort is being made to perfect
better plans for rendering assistance
to the registrants Of the county in
answering their questionnaires by
adding the Justices of the Peace to
the legal advisory board; it having
been already demonstrated that the
twentythree lawyers of the Amerieus
bar who have volunteered their ser
vices in aiding registrants will be
unable to properly prepare the
twenty-five hundred questionable
mailed out in this county
TO this end an appeal from Judge
j. A. Hixon( chairman of the legal
advisory board, has been mailed TO
all Justices and Notary Public Ex-
Oficio Justices of the Peace in this
county.
1t is expected that all justices in
the county will respond to this call
for assistance; and that after the per
fcction Of these proposed changes the
work of properly preparing the ques
t:onnnaires can be carried on much
more satisfactorily and without
So great inconvenience to the regis
trants and their employers and family.
The chairman has also announced
that no questionnaires will be answer
ed on Christmas Day.
Americus times-recorder., 1917-12-23
COUNCIL LODGE
ELECTS OFFICERS

Friday night at the Masonic Temple,
N. B. Council Lodge No. IS, F. & A.
NJ, elected new officers for the en-
suing year Those chosen were:
}. r. Statham, w M; Rees Horton,
S w; Harvey Mathis, j. W; J. E.
Hightower, Treas; Nat LeMaster,
Sec'y.; J. E. Sheppard, S. D.; J. w
Sbumake, j. D.; P A. Fenimore, S.
s.; NJ. H. Wheeler, j. S, E. l.. Muir
ray, Chaplain, and s A. Je~hings,
Tyler.
Following election of officers there
was joint installation of officers of
Council Lodge and Americus Lodge
No. IS.
Americus times-recorder., 1917-12-23
S49.5O PAID
INTO FUNO BY
AMER|CUS ELk5
LARGEST SiGGLE CONTRIBUTION
YET SHOWED FUND "0VER
THE TOP" PAST TWO HUNDRED
DOLLARS GOAL.

The largest single contribution to
The Times-Recorder Empty Stocking
Fund came in Saturday. Exalted
Ruler Paul W. Westbrook of Americus
Lodge No. 1852, B. P. 0. E., brought
in the annual contribution of Ameri-
Gus Elks, laying $49.50 on the counter,
?This splendid contribution was gath
cred among the Elks of Americus,
and reflects the excellent work done
here by the lodge, The names of the
contributors did not accompany the
gift, but the Times Recorder, in be-
half of the ladies of the Associated
Charities and the poor of Americus,
extends sincere thanks for the dona-
ton
Americus times-recorder., 1917-12-23
RUSHED
ALL DAY YESTERDAY.

Throughout yesterday there was an
unprecedented rush at the Americus
postoffice There was a long line of
patrons before the windows from ear
l. in the morning until the office clos
ed long after the usual hour at night.
Postmaster Davenport helped in hand
ling the crowd, and with his table
placed in the lobby of the building
helped in the despatch of Christmas
parcels. There were ladies children,
men, boys, negroes and whites in the
crowd, but the clerks attended the
wants of all with unusual rapidity,
and there was as little delay as pos
sible experienced.
Americus times-recorder., 1917-12-23
PUNCH BOARDS J
HERE STOPPED
BY AUTHORITIES
LAST NIGHT THE USUAL CHRIST
MAS "RAFFLNG OF CANDY. NOT
INDUCED IN AT LOCAL STORES

Late Friday AFTERNOON Chief of Po-
lice Olin Johnson issued an order
prohibiting the use of pinch board"
i'll the disposal of candy in Americus
drug stores, and last night this usual
Christmas activity was not INDUCED
in.
Talking with a Times Recorder rep
resentative yesterday, Chief Johnson
stated he had received many COM
plants concerning the practice and
that considerable objection to its con-
tinuance existed here Accordinly
he interviewed Solicitor Childers OF
the City Court of Americus and City
Attorney Nisbit, and it was decided the
practice was unlawful
Accordingly ii was determined to
put an end to the "raffles" and an
officer notified the offenders they
would be arrested if they persisted in
violating the law. According to the
information of the Times Recorder
several of the local drug stores were
using punch board" as a method of
Increasing their Christmas candy
sales, many young boys and men be-
ing attracted by the element of luck
that seemingly entered the transac-
tion
Americus times-recorder., 1917-12-23
Fro.ting Matinee Tuesday.

Ill the event the weather is favor
able Mr.. Chas L. Ansley will probably
give a little tTotting matinese Tues
day morning about eleven O'Clock with
his horses, King James and Florence
Thorne. 1t viii be on South Lee
street boulevard, beginning just past
the paved sortion of the street and
from there to 1hc intersection of Lee
street and Elm avenue Definite an
nouncement will be made in Monday
afternoons Times-Recorder.
Americus times-recorder., 1917-12-23
SPECIAL SERVICES AT
lee STREET CHURCH

At the Lee Street Methodist church
today there will be special services
morning and evening, with appropri-
ate music on both occasions. Rev. S.
E. jenkins, the new pastor, will speak
on interesting topics. At the morn
ing service, beginning at eleven
O'Clock, a musical feature of interest
will be Awakening" chorus render
ed by Mrs. Cloyd Buchanan, Mrs. Fred
Morgan, Mr.. w. c. Moody and Mr.
Fred Morgan. At the evening service
Mrs. Morgan and Mrs. Buchanan will
render a Christmas duet. Miss Melva
Clark will preside at the organ dur
ing both services.
The Sunday school has arranged
ar attractive Christmas program
which will be rendered today, and it
is hoped the attendance will be un-
usually large. The program follows:
Song-School.
Reading, THE Children's Christ
mas Geraldine Payne.
SOng-Choir.
Reading, Empty Stockings Ger
trude Butt.
Song-Junior Choir
Reading, "Pauper's Christmas
Grace Beck
SonG--Choir.
Reading. HE Came to Make Men
E'reo'-Ralph McPheeters.
Americus times-recorder., 1917-12-23
GENERAL FRENCH To
COMMAND At CAMP
WHEELER, MACON
OF GENERAL OFFICERS
At GEORGIA CAMPS SENDS NEW
C0MMANDER TO MACON.

WASHINGTON, D. c. 22.-Army or
ders published here today announce
he transfer of Major General French
to command at Camp Wheeler, near
Macon, Ca, succeeding Major General
Charles j Bailey, who is placed in
commandat Camp Jackson, at Column
bia, S. C. Major General Clarence P.
Townsend is sent to Camp Sewer
near Greenville, S. c., relieving Gen
eral Morrison, who goes on waiting
orders.
Americus times-recorder., 1917-12-23
PLAN To LET FARMER
SOLDIERS ATTEND CROPS

WASHINGTON, d. Co. Dec. 22.-
Secretary Baker has a plan to permit
those farmers who are in the army to
return to their hoems at periodical
times in order to attend to their
crops. The plan was outlined today
by the war secretary to a delegation
OF New York farmers who called to
protest against scarcity Of labor caus-
ca by the drafting of men into the
army
Americus times-recorder., 1917-12-23
COAL SITUATION HERE
CONTINUES ALARMING

Up to last night no coal had reach
ed Americas since Fuel Administrator
Allen discovered the city was without
fdel, and the situation grows more
alarming hourly. Of course the mod
Grating weather holds out a measure
of relief, but this is not dependable
even in South Georgia's delightful
climate One dealer has turned cer-
tain correspondence over to the fuel
administrator, and an effort is under
way to force deliveries to the rail-
roads for shipment. The effort to
have Americus accorded an emergency
shipment Of eight or ten cars, begun
several days ago, is still being press
ed, but as yet has failed to result in
ary coal arriving in the city,
Americus times-recorder., 1917-12-23
CHANGE in CENTRAL
SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED

1t is announced that effective today
there will be slight change in the
schedule of one train on this division
OF the Central of Georgia railroad.
Train No. 7, which now arrives at
1885 D. M, will arrive al 7:30 p. m,
or FIVE minutes earlier than hereto
fore, all other trains continuing as at
present
Americus times-recorder., 1917-12-23
WILD CAT DISTILLER
JAILED BY OFFICERS

Jim Gyles, negro, is in the county
Jail here, held on charge OF dis
tiiling. He was taken Friday night
OIL the Or. McKellar place in the 2Ssh
district, and his plant, together with
q quantity Of beer and wildcat liquor
destroyed. The arresting officers
made the arrest on information .se-
cured by them and caught their man
at work 4 case of illegally distilling
into, icants was made against Gyles,
who being unable to furnish bond was
centred in jail to await trial.
Americus times-recorder., 1917-12-23
$4,000 NEEDED FOR
WAR PREPARATIONS 5

WASHINGTON. D c., Dec. e.
About fifty million dollars in furth-
er appropriations to complete the war
preparations during the present fiscal
year are asked in deficiency state
ments submitted to Congress since
the present holiday recess began.
Americus times-recorder., 1917-12-23

DIR. Lansing Burrows Seriously Ill.
DR., Lansing Burrows continues seri-
ously i'll at the Americus and Sumter
County hospital. It is hoped that
change for the better will take place
soon and that he will recover.
Americus times-recorder., 1917-12-23
MONDAY THE LAST
DAY To CONTRIBUTE
To ANNUAL CHARITY
WITH ONLY ONE MORE DAY IN
WHICH CONTRIBUTIONS WILL
BE RECEIVED FUND REACHES
NEW HIGH RECORD.
The Empty Stocking Fund closes

The Empty Stocking Fund closes
Monday.
At noon tomorrow the money will
all be turned over to the ladies Of
the Associated Charities. Only one
more day remains in which contribu-
tions are to be received.
The Times-Recorder stands sponsor
for the annual Empty Stocking Fund
II is the free-will offering of the peo-
pie of Americas to the poor of the
city. 1t is handled without expense OF
any kind. Every penny paid in goes
to alleviate suffering among the dis
tressed There are no salaries paid
any of those connected with its collec-
ton or distribution
This year the fund has reached pro-
portions gratifying alike to The Times
Recorder aud the ladies of the Asso-
ciated Charities The acute economic
conditions existing in Americus make
II ne oa5ary To distTiDuta more in
charity this Yuletide than usual. The
hie% cost OF living has reached its
sineFy hand in the home of the poor
and tie rich alike II suffering here
i, to be entirely alleYia ed much more
" i bare to be laid into the fund to-
morrow morning
Christmas is a season when JOY
should abound. Who of us can be hap,
during Christmas, if there be others
suffering? The people of Americus
are Of that generous, warm-hearted,
impulsive nature that contributes lib
really to every real charity. There
are many appeals for assistance at this
season, but none more worthy than
that Of the Empty Stocking Fund. Sat
utday was good day. There were
number of contributors. The treasury
total grew during the day Those CON
tributing were:
Americus times-recorder., 1917-12-23
Fire Alarm Saturday.

Saturday about noon an alarm of
fire was sent in from box 12, caused
by quantity of gasoline on the pave
ment becoming ignited There was
no damage done.
Americus times-recorder., 1917-12-23
REPORT KRUPP PLANT
BURNING "a HOURS

HAEsTRIGHT, Holland, Dec %
Delayed) Workmen arrived here to-
day from Essen, Germany, report the
great Krupp munitions plant has been
harling during twenty-four hours past
Its entire destruction is considered
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house and then another"

house and then another"
Entire ~cfedence, probably, cannot
be placed upon what this one mar
says, n having been a prisoner OF
war ne cannot have had many oppor-
tunltles to see what was going on.
But what he says is b%elievable. That
e is a mania for babies, in order
to have soldiers for the "next" war
that they are still dreaming of, is
fully borne out. There r reports,
n they are fairly we'll authenticated,
that is now considered a disgrace for
a woman Of productive age not to
bear a chile. for the state, no, matter
who may be the father of it. Sol
diers on furloughs serve to propagate
the race as soldiers in the trenches
serve to depopulate the enemy coun-
tries. 1t is all utilitarian and it fits
in excellently with the pre-war doc
trine of the writer's of Germany, that
the state is supreme and that its nee
essities take precedence Of all other
considerations, including moral con-
ceptions-in fact what is done for
the state cannot be immoral.
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side over the destinies of the M. E.
church during the coming year, ar
rived in Glasgow Thursday and will
preach at II o'clock a. m. Sunday, al
so at 8 in the evening. A cordial in
vitation is extended to all.
Shippers along the line of the
Great Northern report a shortage of
stock cars. Several ranchers who had
driven their cattle to Malta for ship
ment held them there for a week un-
der daily promise of cars, but were
finally compelled to turn them loose.
A marriage license has been issued
to Perry L.. Sargent and Nina F..
Cline of Poplar. Mr.. Sargent is boss
farmer on the reservation and Miss
Cline is a teacher in the government
schools. The affair promises to be
the most fashionable event of the
season among the agency people.
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MOVING A MILLION MEN

Plans for the movement of ver a
million men-the largest troop move
ment in the history of the country
are now being perfected by the Amer
lean Railway association at the re-
quest of the United States govern
ment. Altogether, $4,000 men will
have to be transported to the various
environments now building to house
the new national army, and 100000
national guardsmen r even now be-
ing assembled at their camps.
This was the announcement made
today by c. j. Mcdonald, who, as
general agent of the western depart
ment headquarters of the association,
is perfecting the details out here.
"The movement will start about
September 5th," said Mcdonald. "Be-
tween that date and September 9th,
the roads will complete the entrain-
ment of 100000 men, or about thirty
per cent of the total to be moved to
the camps.
at is expected that a second move
ment of another 2OO, 900 will begin
on September 10th, continuing for
four days thereafter, and a third
movement of the same size will start
on October 2.
can idea of the task in making
out schedules that will guarantee the
safe and prompt transportation of
these armies may be CLEANED from
the fact that, to o merely one field
army of 10000 takes 1929 cars, made
up into 366 trains, with as many loco
motives and crews. And there are
over IL times as many men concerned
in the plans we are now working out.
"We have also been asked for
transportation to carry the 100000
members of the national guard to
their training camps. The national
guard movement has already started
and will continue increasing in volume
until all have been moved.
"Shippers and receivers of freight
have been appealed to by the car ser
vice commissions, and al greatly
help if they will cooperate with re-
spect to commercial freight, keeping
in mind the herculean task the roads
are performing in handling this enor-
nous traffic.
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THE KAISER'S PRAYER

Mine Colt, will you be mine partner,
You don't know who l am?
l am the German Emperor,
The Emperor Will, l am.
You know I whipped dem Belgians,
Und nit bullets filled Russia full,
Und l whipped France and Italy,
Una blow up Johnny Bull.
Now, for all dem other nations
l don't give a damn,
If you just be mine partner,
Und whip dot Uncle Sam.
You know I got dem submarines,
All Europe knows dot well;"
But dat Edison got a patent,
Dot will beat dem all to hell.
Now, Colt, if you will do dis,
Den you und / will always lofe,
Und l will be Emperor Of this earth
Und you will be Emperor of above
But, Colt, if you refuse me dis,
Tomorrow night at eleven,
l will call all my Seppelins out,
Und declare war on heaven.
l wouldn't ask dis from you,
But it can be plainly seen:
Dot when Edison pushes dot button
l got no more submarine.
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10 Years
Taken from
"a Hn the Files Of
ne N0iIep
=@= C0untp Ga
sette Of Nineteen Years Ago.

Brutal indifference has killed o
Of our brave boys in blue than the
Spanish bullets.
Over five hundred millions of
American gold is lying idle in New
York bank vaults. Please ship some
of it this way.
About the only mar in the county
who is not worrying as to his politi-
cal future is T. NJ. Patten. That
gentleman will be the only candidate
in the field for the office of county
surveyor this fall.
Northern Montana beef is bringing
top prices in the Chicago market this
year.
Clint Allison will open up the
Glasgow meat market next Monday
morning.
Morrison and Hines have moved
their grading camp four miles west of
Glasgow.
Archie Mahon is in the east end of
the county fixing up political fences
along the Muddy.
J. I. Pattie, superintendent Of mo-
tive power for the Great Northern,
and Master Mechanic Jack MCGEE,
were looking after the company's
business in Glasgow Wednesday.
Julius Peterson, formerly of this
place, but now of Trail, B. c., spent
a portion of this week renewing old
acquaintance in Glasgow. 1t is un-
derstood that Mr.. Peterson and Miss
Bingham of Havre will join fortunes
and return to British Columbia.
Major c. R. A. Scobey, agent of the
Fort Peck Indian agency, who has
been in attendance on the sessions Of
the grand lodge of the Ancient Order
of United Workmen, says his wards
will ship to Chicago next week 1900
head of beef cattle.-Helena I%ndepend-
ent.
Lem Branson, the genial big heart
ed fellow whose cheerful disposition
eliminates a large portion of this
terrestrial dunghill, had the misfor-
tune to run a large rusty spike into
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LEGAL

"Gabe," said the lawyer to the
amazed negro witness, who had been
listening to a heated discussion as to
the adm1ssibility of certain testimony.
you have followed carefully this in
tricate discussion touching on the va
rlous aspects of medical Jurisprudence
involved in the issues we have before
US Tor adjudication, ands in view of
nat l now desire to know the theory
advanced by my learned brother"
The witness cast a triumphant side
glance at his own attorney. Then he
puffed out his lips and chest, "Most
doubtless" he answered.-Everybody's
Magazine.
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THE SOYA BEAN A
SUBSTITUTE FOR MEAT

With all due respect to western civ
ilization and progress, we must new
ertheless yield the palm to China for
the production of the soya bean, a
vegetable so full of promising posi-
bilities that agricultural experimental
stations all over the United States
are concentrating attention upon it.
Milk from soya beans is no longer
an experiment but has become a
ketable commodity, says Popular
Science Monthly. 1t is sold in cans as
a powder or in liquid form. AS a
substitute for meat and fish the ex-
perimenters say all that it required is
the cooperation of good cooks to de-
wise sufficient variety in preparation
of the beans. The oil is considered of
especial value. 1t may be used as a
substitute for linseed oil or may be
hardened into an edible fat suitable
for cooking or even for table use. The
pulp, or what is left over after the
oil has been extracted, is conceded to
be a valuable cattle food.
The one difficulty encountered thus
far in the experiments with the soya
bean has been in finding a suitable
solven to dissolve out any oil that
may be left in the meal before the
leftover portion is consigned to the
cattle. NaDtha has heen found to he
good, but unless are is taken to re-
move all traces of it from the meal
the new fodder loses it's value as a
cattle food, for the cattle refuse it on
account of the smell. Another chemi-
cal which has been found to answer
the purpose is try-chlorethylene. 1t
is not offensive in odor or poisonous.
Yet a dangerous reaction has at times
occurred when it has been used as a
solven.
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his foot last Monday, temporarily con-
fning him to his home. His numer-
GUS friends hope to see him about
soon.
Henry Shufelt's bunch of cattle
consisting of about fifty head OF
grown stock, was purchased by Mary
Fitzpatrick this week, the considera-
ton being $50 per head. The sale
also includes about twenty head of
calves, making in all seventy head
They will be removed to Mary's
ranch on Cherry creek.
"Rocky Mountain Dick" an timer
ant disciple of Ben Franklin, dropped
into our sanctum this week with a
large budget of "nonpariel hints" on
how to conduct a country newspaper.
"Rocky" has been fighting the whis-
key trust for twenty years and claims
to have the only feasible method of
busting this gigantic octopus. His
system is very simple and consists in
drinking all the fred ticker" he can
get. .
All the "Jerrys" on the Great
Northern road between Minot and
Havre are shouting with n accord
"God bless Farmer Butts!" Butts
can hire more men in n week and
keep fewer at work than any other
man on earth. If Butts would only
salt and pickle his foreman and ship
him back to Ireland, he might, pos
sibly, be able to keep more men at
work in his camp on Milk River.
Anyhow it will not be long before the
high officials of the Great Northern
will be shouting in unholy chorus,
&C. d Butts"
General Superintendent Harding of
the Great Northern enjoyed a chicken
hunt with some of the hunters Thurs
day evening.
Deputy District Clerk Jas. Fox in
forms US that the marriage license
business this month has been the
largest in the history of the county.
Eight licenses were issued.
The Odd Fellows and their families
did not picnic at the Mabee ranch
yesterday owing to the inclemency of
the weather. 1t is the intention to
have a party in the hall this evening
and dispose of the eatables.
Nothing has been heard of the bear
hunters that left for the Missouri
about a week ago and the suppose
ton is that bruin has been dieting
on human flesh preparatory to going
into winter quarters.
Rev. w. D. Luther who will pre-
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do more service than the sword.
Great whiskers! how your faces fall
when barking to that sort of call!
Our life blood we would freely lose
until it rose above our Shoes" Won
grand old fellows seem to say, "we'd
oieed n die day after day, but when
you touch our pocketbooks, that is an
other thing, %godzooks!" Oh, how the
children must admire the grownups
filled with marital fire who tell all
day what they would do if they were
twenty-one or two, and who shrink up
n fade away if asked to help Y. M.
=. "A. or any worthy army cause -
those heroes battling with their jaws.
Walt Mason.
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THE DEVILS RESIGNATION

1LL OLV1A NES1ONA HUN
The Devil sat by a Jake of fire
On a pile of sulphur kegs,
His head was bowed upon his breast
And his tail between his legs.
A look of shame was on his face,
The sparks dripped from his eyes.
He had sent his resignation
To the Throne up in the skies.
"I'm down and out" the Devil said,
And he said it with a sob;
"There are others now that have got
me beat,
And / want to quit my job.
"Hell isn't in it any more
With the hand along the Rhine,
I'm a has-been and a piker,
"And therefore I resign.
"One ammunition maker,
With his bloody shot and shell
Knows more about damnation
Than all the imps in hell.
'I1l give the job to the kaiser,-
The author of this war;
He understands it better,
A million times by far"
II hate to leave the old home"
The spot I love so we'll;
But l feel that I'm not up-to-date
In the art of running hell"
A Fleurnoy Simpson,
.Glentana Mont.
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MORALS AND B


The moral conditions in Germany
must be OF a par with the physical
conditions. There is a new code of
ethics in force, especially as to the re-
lations between men and A
war prisoner who made his way to
this country, coming across Holland,
says that "moral conditions are
wretched. The kaiser gives a $50 re-
ward for every boy baby born, and
the marriage law is forgotten. Ber-
lin is filled with cripples, and you'll
see hundreds of women to every ply
sically sound man. Women become
madly jealous over the men. Girls
consider it an honor to have a male
illegimate child. Men live in first one