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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-17
THINK SHIPS SUNK.
BY CARGO BOMBS

PACIFIC PORT August 17-Five
ships, three American, one japanese
and one British, all overdue here, have
practically been given up as lost by
their owners and agents here. Marin
ers believe the ships were blown up
by time bombs set in their cargoes by
enemy agents, sailors reporting the
finding OF fragil bottles filled with acid
in powder form which would be ignited
If the glass were broken.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-17
AMERICUs BOY PASSES
AVIATION EXANINATIO

Edward Mathis, son OF J. E. Mathis.
OF this city, has passed an eXamina-
ton at Fort Screven, Ga, for admis-
sion to the Aviation Corps of the Unit
ed States Army and is expecting to be
ordered to the aviation training school
at Fort Myer, Va
The young man, who is member of
the 4th Company, Coast Artillery
Corps of the National Guard, is now
stationed at Fort Screven with that or
ganizaton, AM has Eeen assigned to
headquarters az e sctrician
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-17
SENATE APPROVES
WAR TAX ON WINE

WASHINGTON, D. c., August IL
The senate today approved the war tax
bill schedule raising $21,0OO,000 by a
tax on wine. The house bill provided
for raising $6,000,00O from this source.
The schedule was opposed only by Sen
ator Phelan, of California, who said
it would destroy the wine industry.
Senator Hardwick, of Georgia, opposed
the war tax profit schedule, saying it
would hurt cotton mill owners of the
South.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-17
COLORED WATERS ARE
WANTED FOR U. s. NAVY

A. M. Ferillo, recruiting officer in
charge of the navy recruiting station
in this city, has received orders from
headquarters in Atlanta to enlist 100
negroes to be used as walters in the
navy service. Meu with experience as
walters are desired, and as the pay Is
S34 per month, it is expected that little
trouble will be found in securing the
required number in this section of the
state.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-17
SOUTHERN TROOPS GO
TO ATLANTA TO TRAIN.

WASHINGTON, August lit =
is announced that ennessee, Geor- =
gia and Alabama troops forming =
> part of the new national army
have been allotted the Atlanta =
cantonment as training quarters. =
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-17
MAY SEND TROOPS TO
QuELL |. ". ". STRIKE

WASHINGTON, D. c., August IL
The sending of federal troops into the
states of washington, Oregon and
Montana to keep war industries there
moving and to check disorders, is re-
garded by officials here as an early
possibility, should the threatened In
dustrial Workers of the World strike
attain serious proportions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-17
NEW MEN APPOINTED
UNDER CONTROL. BILL

WASHINGTON, D. c., Adjust IL
Clarence Ousley, of Texas, and Ray
mond Pearson, of Iowa, were today
nominated by President Wilson to be
assistant secretaries Of agriculture un-
der provisions of the food survey bill.
The senate has not yet acted on the
nominations, but it is anticipated they
win be promptly confirmed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-17
NQ3MlL CONDITIONS
AGAIN IN SPAIN

PARIS, August 7.-Despatches from
Madrid to the Associated Press early
today say news from all over Spain in
dicates that everything is becoming
normal again. These reports show
several persons were either killed or
wounded during the height Of the
strike disorders
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-17
estimated
..... 6,747,4O0.O0

deficiency will be about $ 717633.6 so
For the year 1917 there will be a
deficit, according to official figures, of
about $450,340. The total appropria-
tion made by the last legislature for
1917 amounted to $6,900,65150 to be
paid with an income for the year of
$G,594,S13, or a difference of 1906, $40
more appropriations by the last legisla-
ture for 1917 over the income of the
state for that year This comparison
shows that the present legislature has
appropriated more than double the
amount above the states income as was
done by its predecessor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-17
Central Powers Must Refuse.

BERLIN, August 1.-THE Taeglisehe
Rundschau says the Central Powers
must refuse the good Offices of the
pope in an effort to bring about peace
il Europe at this time
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-17

WASHINGTON, D. c., August IL
Immediate organization Of thirty-tive
hundred men into three units to repair
motor and other transportation vehicles
in army use in France was ordered to
day. The men, probably, will be used
behind the European battle lines in
the keeping up of communications
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-17
FAMOUS CAT 7HFDRAL
DESTROYED BY FIRE

FRENCH FRONT, August 1.-THE
famous old St. Quentin cathedral was
destroyed by fire during
Wednesday night. The cause is un.
known, but certainly it wal ot from
French artillery fire ASP erlin re-
ported.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-17
TEUTONS REFUSE
PEACE OFFER Of
POPE BENEDICT

AMSTERDAM, August II The
Kreuz Zeitung, published at Berlin in
its issue of today says sympathy with
the pope's peace proposal must disap-
pear when seen aligned with such con-
ditions as restorations and indemni-
ties.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-17

PETROGRAD, August 1.-THE Rus
sian destroyer Lieutenant Bourakoff
has been sunk by mine in the Baltic
The vessel sunk was following a squa-
dron Of destroyers on one OF which
Minister Of Marine Lebedie was pas
senger.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-17
Personal Spy Of Kaiser Arrested.

WASHINGTON, D. c., August IL
Doctor Karl Armgaard Graves, the
self-confessed international spy, who
wrote book entitled Personal Spy Of
the Kaiser" has been arrested, charg-
ca with being in the zone prohibited to
nemy aliens. When taken into custody
pr Armgaard told the officers he rep
resented the state department.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-17

RIO DE JANERIO, August 17-The
South American press generally re
Trains from commenting on Pope Bene-
diets peace message to the world bel
ligerents.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-17
SESSION ENOE D
WITH DEFICIT IN
TREASURY SURE

ATLANTA, Ca, August 1.-THE es
cape of an extraordinary session of the
general assembly, as the directly at
tributabIe result of the tactics of the
very men who were trying to force it,
and the net result Of the things fought
for by the appropriation reform insur-
gents are the two principal items Of
consideration after the clouds of the
early morning storm have cleared
away.
The session will so down in history
as even more remarkable than that Of
1915 when the majority wing of the
house, "the immortal 81" walked ouf
OF the hall cf the house of representa-
tives and broke up the session. In a
different manner the same thing was
tried somewhere in the neighborhood
of midnight Wednesday night, and not
only utterly failed Of accomplishment,
but actually paved the way for the de-
feat Of the purpose of the gentlemen
who tried it. The walkout of the Hon
Seaborn Wright, of Floyd county, af-
ter he had thrown the house into i
turmoil over a technicality which has
been practiced in legislative bodies the
country over, and in congress from
time immemorial, failed to draw to
him the following that might have
been expected. It was an attempt to
kill the 1917 session of the assem-
bly,, which would have forced call
for an extraordinary session at once,
and yet it had directly the reverse eff
feet, and was the instrument through
which the regular session accomplish
cd the adjustment of differences which
was necessary. Had MIR, Wright kept
his mouth shut about five minutes Ion
ger an extra session Of the assembly
would have been ordered,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-17
The Final Figures.

The result of the final conference
committee meeting was the enactment
of a general appropriations bill carry
ing about $4,000 less than the bin
which was passed by the house The
common schools get $3,200,000, instead
Of $4,000000, which is an increase of
half million dollars over the last APP
preparation made. The institutions of
higher education were not cut in any
particular. The $4,000 which the
house fhad cut out of the appropria-
ton to match the federal money which
has been handled through the State
college of Agriculture for farm eXten'
sion work-that appropriation original
lv was $40,00O-in order that half OF
if might be given to the G. N. & l. at
Milledgeville, was put back and the
Minedgeville institution retained the
$4,000 gwen it. The $4,000 added to
the fund for the experiment station
was eliminated, the appropriation o.
Sl 21O to pay Crankshaw for the bat
tleship Georgia silver service was cut
and $4,000 cut off the fund for the
negro school at Savannah, putting tha:
school back to the $4,000 appropria-
tion in the house. The net of this is
that the final conference committee Of
the senate reduces the house appro
priations fer common schools by $S,-
600 and succeeded in getting added to
the bill $4,000, which was the out
come Of the college and university
fight, or leaving a net reduction in the
bill which was passed by the house OF
$7SO,OOO
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-17
WEATHER FORECAST.
--

FAIR TONIGHT AND sATUR- =
) DAY. Z
: \ \ ~ ~ n y y y \ Y y \
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-17
Over Seven Million.

The aggregate general and special
appropriations bill as passed, taking
the figures used by the governor in
his message a few days ago and de-
ducting the saving made by the final
conference shows the following:
Aoorepate general apprO-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-17

Total ............$7,456,033,60
These figures include, of course, the
funds to be paid from the treasury this
wear, covered into deficiency" appro-
priations, and those are not to be com
pared with the 1918 income Of the
state.
The 1918 prospective income of the
state and the expenditures for that
wear under the appropriations bill
which was passed at S25 O'Clock on
Thursday morning shows as follows:
Total appropriations, 1918
about Observation-Disclosures $3.50
Visible income for 1918,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-17

The Times-Recorder is the ONLY paper
in the Third Congressional District with
Associated Press Service.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-01
The Church and the Soldier.

A mans relation to vital life prob
lens arc in no way changed. because
he has put on khaki and has taken
arms in the couDtry's business Of war.
He 10 Of the same flesh and blood and
Of like passions Of the man who wears
no uniform, and is for all practical
purposes the same man he was before
enlistment. But small fraction OF
the national army are or ever will be
anything but Just plain men.
All christian organizations are alert
10 reach these young men with help
full influences; the more so that they
asa l.o- cs,i , loose from tho s
moral influences Of a normal home life,
and thrown into an environment pow
erful for the shaping Of character. But
church workers are not all aware that
these soldiers are, 50 far as their re-
lation with the church Isl concerned.
not soldiers but only boys away from
home.
The man In training camp or in war
Is In an artificial atmosphere, dense
with the military idea In order to be-
come 1 good soldier in the briefest
possible time his mind must be con-
stantly crammed with war. When for
4 few hours Ne can get away from this
|war-shop environment, nothing = 20
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-01
Ripping Rhymes
~ WALT MASON
BIG AND LITTLE.

When some big fellow comes along,
some man who's won because he's
strong, broad-minded folk applaud
him; they hail him for the things he's
done, rejoice In victories he's won; but
ten cent men will prod him. Hes just
q mediocre Jay. but luck has helped
him on.his way" the little fellows NUT
ter; eff he had had sucn luck as ours,
they would not strew his path with
lowers-we'd see him In the gutter.
If you arc feeling rather sore because
the swaytacked ciap next door goes
up. while you ara failing. you'll ind
it wise to wear grin. and say you
hop, he'll always win, and wish him
pleasant sailing. For /: you st1rt to
run nm down. and make some hcles
in mis- rehown, gr,i sports will always
spurn ;ou; they'll say you are too
cheap 20 train with people who are
safe and sane. they'll ostracise anu
dern you Thert is no cheaper trick,
my son, than running, down the man
who's woa, with criticism dreary; by
doing SO you demonstrates :hat you're
a spitcful little skatc, and make fair
peop:e weary. We can = all scale the
heign.s Of fame, bu- all Of US can pay
the game like spJ,:s Of nerve and
merit: sn. If we fall Down In our plans.
and line up with the also-rans. why,
we IAN grin and Dear 1t.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-01

welcome, so restfuI as sitting again IN
the old quiet relations Into whlch
thoughts of killing have not entered.
When these young men In khaki are
invited to church worship, they DO not
commonly care to have special pa
triotic service for their benefit; nor DO
they wish to have their presence In
uniform publicly noticed. IT is the man
who has come to church, not the sol
dier. It is this rest from thinking
about war that in large part makes
church more than usually attractive 10
these boys away from home.
Dropping ones individuality and Pc
coming nothing but fraction OF
mass. is a plunge into lonesomeness
for the boy who all his life has mad
an outstanding identity at home For
this reason, an actual interest taken IN
one of these young men OF forlorn
mind is usually received gratefully. IL
It is an institutional interest. 1t may
be worth something. but an individual
interest isaworth more.
church promoted organization OF
Louisville. KY, called the Comrades
q, Home" has recently been formed
The plan is that each soldier OF the
national guard Of Kentucky, VIII De
assigned as corresponding friend to
civilian who will endeavor to keep In
touch with him by letter, doing back
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-01
Iona Newspapers
TAKING CARE OF THE BOYS.
IInWa CITY Citizen |

iowa City Citizen.J
The average man does not know what
is proposed to be done with the mil
lion dollars appropriated by the last
legislature for a special war fund, ex-
cept that in a general way it is for
expenses that are not met by the fed
eral government. In general way also
he is willing to leave the expenditure
of the money to the governor, the exec
utive council, the state war council or
whatever body has been given power
of decision in the matter.
But it does not seed right that
such a complaint as former Sergeant
Long. of Troop B, Lone Tree has lodg-
ed with the adjutant general. should
be made possible by conditions under
which enlisted men are compelled to
live 1t may be true that the federal
government will furnish the necessary
clothing and camp equipment in time,
but if the experience last year on the
border has any value it would seem
that the mistakes and delays of that
period should be prevented now.
The Citizen knows Mr.. Long and
does not believe he would eXaggerate.
We hope Governor Harding and the
adjutant general will look into this
matter and see that not only the john
son county cavalrymen. but all other
Iowa soldiers are properly supplied
with the necessaries of life.
1t is poor return for the patriot
ism Of man who volunteers for war
service to compel him to undergo I'M
necessary hardships at the very begin
ming of his training period.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-01
Billy Bunny and His Friends

Il wonder II that os>> 4ful Millera
Boy has taken Uncle Bullfrog away
thought Billy Bunny. and just then
Mrs. Oriole flew down from her nest
that swung in the, weeping willow tree
and said:
Are you looking for Uncle Bull.
frog little rabbit"
Yes, ma'am. Do YOU know whers
he is?"
Hes down blythe mill dam" an
swered the pretty little bird and then
she hew back to her hest that looked
like an old white, cotton stocking at
Christmas time because 1t was all
bulgy and full only, OF course, hers
had little birds inside, and Christmas
stocking has all sorts of toys. with an,
orange in the toe and q Jack-in-the-
Box sticking out Of the top.
So of hoped the little rabbit, and
pretty soon he saw the old gentleman
bullfrog catching files and then unbut-
toning his waistcoat one button at 9
time after each fly disappeared DOWN
his. throat.
II thought at first that dreadful Mill
er's Boy had taken you away" said
Billy Bunny "and was very sad, for
like you, Uncle Bullfrog, and I've
never forgotten how you found the let-
ter / lost a long time ago."
tut tut" said the old gentleman
frog ''Hows your mother?" and then
he swallowed another fly and unbut-
toned the last button, and II he takes
off his waistcoat I'll tell you in the
next story
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-01
Topics of the Times

1t begins to- look as tho the potato
would be dragged from its perch of
artstocracy to common dollar a
bushel responsibility.
The more the average man condemn
ed to long trousers looks at the trim
convenience of soldier clothes the bet
ter he likes them. 'u
At any rate both Governor Harding g
friends and opponents will admit that
he is no Kerensky. t
Germany introduced the gas attack,
the liquid fire, the bombing Of school
children and the torpedoing OF passen-
ger ships into war. That is enough to
justify world insistence that Germany
shall be made unable to create and
carry on the savagery she terms war.
The Sioux City Journal calls it an
''Idiotic Censorship" Correct diagnosis.
Every now and then you meet up
with a person whose breath argues
that there are GASES in Iowa.
One Of the fierce things about 81
wheat is that it brings an income tax
along with it.
What is the council Of defense doing
as regards those coal pirates?
Speaking Of that grand and glorious
feelin can anything heat a IS degree
breeze after 102 day?
Really tho a billion isn't bigger to
the government than a coal bill is to a
salaried man.
Why couldn't the highway patrolme en-
also tie up the dogs on their beats at
shutdown? -
When you come TO the breakfast
table with that expression on your face
or make sighting remarks anent the
dinner all she need do henceforward is
to forward your name and nature Of
Your offence to one Mr.. Hoover.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-01
An OPTIMISTIC NOTE.

Sergeant Hanly, one of the very few
regiment appears to have a wide I'M
Outstanding Of the military operations
on the west front In conversation
with some newspaper men the other
day in this city he remarked upon the
heavy artillery action and suggested
that 1t was preliminary to great
movement with the submarine bases
as the objective. The news a day or
so later confirmed the sergeant's pre-
diction
Quoting Sergeant Hanly he expects
the movement to be successful. Be
best Of US in the heavy guns when
the war began we have an answer to
every gun of theirs now and we have
two guns where they have one, have
unlimited supplies Of ammunition
against their scarcity. The war Is to
be won on land by the big guns. They
are the one thing that human flesh
and blood can not go up against. Rife
fire and machine gun fire may be won
thru. Gunners lose their nerve, get
ratified under attack and the shell fire
that goes ahead Of attacking columns.
They are likely to shoot too high or
TOO low and men win thru; but moth
ing stands against the big guns No
matter how brave men are or how
many or how few, the great shells
make mincemeat of them. When the
big shell falls it is simply destruc-
ton, nothing less. But If this move
ment fails look for the most desperat e
naval action Of all history, for the
point of attack is the submarine bases.
And when the bases are ours tho war
will be practically over. I look to see
the smash come any time soon"
The sergeants optimism should spur
this country to hasten in throwing all
possible force to the assistance OF the
allies. Let's assist to hurry up the
final smash.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-01
ceive them when they come back again
those who come back

ceive them when they come back again
those who come back.
They are carrying the American flag.
They will come back under it or
wrapped in 1t. Our flag. The symbol
of all that we are and all that we hold
dear. Every son that goes afieid is
our son. II we fail in any respect to
them and to theirs we are foresworn
and shameful. Let us realize that and
act upon the realization.
We sit in safety while they dare
danger. We prosper while they pro-
tect our prosperity. We laugh and
play while they drip bloody sweat. Let
no true man count his cash or his
credit. or his time against the welfare
of those men.
The bugles of Iowa are sounding the
advance. They are calling to us as
we'll. Fail in, Iowa. behind the Iowa
soldiers, as the rear guard Of those
who bear our hardships and dare our
dangers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-01
PRoBST'S $1,000 PER ACRE.
ICadar Rapias Rapublican.

lCedar RAPIDS Repupiican.J
w. H. Probst, who gardens and farms
on Twenty third avenue west knows a
few things that all men engaged on
the soil ought to know. He has made
as much as 81 900 an acre. He is going
to do it this year, too. He is an inten-
sive cultivator and often he takes two
or more crops off the same piece OF
land. He says he can not afford to let
it lie idle, for land on Twenty-third
avenue is worth $1,000 an acre. The
men who live in that neighborhood
have made it worth that much. Mr.
Probst's land would be worth that much
to him IL II were twenty three miles
instead Of twenty -three blocks from
the heart Of the city of Cedar Rapids
Our attention was called to Mr.. Probst
by Mr. Graham, the real estate man.
when he printed some of the California
land. Mr.. Graham proved what the
gardeners of California have done was
being duplicated right here in Iowa.
In California when they find such men
as Probst. the boosters who want to
draw more people to the west get out
illustrated booklets on the subject and
the railroads AMI every one else pro
ceeds to send the booklets all over the
United States. People in Cedar Rapids
read such booklets and they think
that California is wonderful state,
never dreaming that the same things
are done and can be done in Iowa. CAL
ifornia believes in advertising itself. In
Iowa we are SO satisfied with our snug
selves that we put up signs that Cedar
Rapids suits us"-and then we go to
sleep like the hare in the race
Among others things that Mr.. Probst
tells about his farming Is that he never
plants Iowa potatoes when he wants
to grow big crop. He sends away to
the Dakotas or Montana for his seed
potatoes. He says he would do that IL
he had to pay Sc bushel for his seed
while he could pick It up at home for
nothing. The potatoes grown farther
north and in drier soils have fewer
blight and other diseases in them. Iowa
will grow the best potatoes. but to
plant Iowa potatoes is to Intensity GER
tain diseases that accrue out of our
soil and weather conditions. There are
lots of little things like that that have
to be learned by those who want to
make farming successful and by those
who want to realize $1,000 an acre out
of their gardens.