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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-07
BRITISH PEERACES
HAVE BEENsBOUCHT

LONDON. Dec Assertions that
British titles have been obtained by
payments to party funds and by con
tributions to public proposes have
long been made, but statements of
facts and names by responsible men
in public have not been heard until
the recent discussion in the House Of
Lords by Earl Loreburn, former Lord
Chancellor, and te Earl of Selborne,
former Cabinet Minister.
The bestowal Of two peerages re
Gently, with seats in the House Of
Lords, which appertain to them, has
angered some Of the inner circle Of
that body, who consider that its status
has been cheapened The names OF
TIE twq new peers cannot be given
although they can be heard in the
gossip of any London club or drawing
room.
The resolution which Lord Lore
burn introduced, and which was adopt
ed without a vote, provides that when
any honor is bestowed upon others
than members of the royal family, of
the army and navy, or civil service
there shall be a public statement of
the reason. Also that the Prime Min
lister in recommending any honors
to the King shall state that no pay
ments to party funds are associated
with the honor
The party funds of British politi-
cal parties are a sealed book book to
tie public. Only very small circle of
the managers of the party machinery
know any thing about them. But it
is asserted that one prolific source Of
revenue for the party in power has
been the comforting of titles of no.
bility upon rich men, and an UNDER
stood custom that a generous sub
scription to the party fund should be
forthcoming in such cases.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-07
Insurance Men Help.

NEW YORK, Dec. Life insurance
men of the United States are ready
and eager to give all assistance in their
power to make the governments in
surance system for soldiers and sail
ors a success, declared George E. Ide
of New York, at he annual convention
of the Association of Life Insurance
Presidents here today Mr. Ide is a
member of the executive committee
of the association and is chairman Of
the insurance mems committee ap-
pointed by Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo. He described the govern
ment Insurance system as colossal"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-07
Pathe Taking Views OF savannah.

SAVANNAH, Ca, Dec, "A repre-
sentative of the Pathe News Service.
secured by the Board of Trade, is in
Savannah taking pictures. He has
secured a special passport and is to be
allowed to take pictures of the gov
eminent post at Fort Screven. Similar
privileges will also be given him at
hte marine training station at Port
Royal
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-07
Registration Notice.

Registration book for general cleo
ton to be held in the City of Amer
Gus, Ga, Dec u, 1917, closes Satur-
day, Nov s. 1917, at 5 p. m. All city
taxes, including 1917 ad valorem tax
must be paid before you are eligible
tc register. 4. J. ELDRIDGE,
AT Clerk and Treasurer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-07
GERMANY PLANNING TO
PUT BOYS OF is AND Il
INTO THE BATTLE LINZ

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 7.-Intimations
that Germany is planning to force boys
of 16 and IT years into the army are
contained in an appeal appearing in
The Essen General Anzeiger that they
Immediately join the juvenile corps.
This great struggle between the ma
TONS" says the newspaper, will nee
essitate those who are now 16 and II
being called upon at no very remote
date to do army service"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-07
FINE FOR RHEUMATISM!
Musterole Loosens Up Those
Stiff Joints-Drives Out Pain

You'll know why thousands use Mus.
terole once you experience the glad re.
lief it gives.
Get a jar at once from the nearest
drug store. 1t is clean, white ointment,
made with the oil of mustard. Better
than a mustard plaster and does not
blister. Brings ease and comfort while
it is being rubbed onl
Musterole is recommended by many
doctors and nurses. Millions of jars are
used annually for bronchitis, Group, stiff
neck, asthma, neuralgia, pleurisy, rheu.
matism, lunbago, pains and aches of the
back or joints, sprains, sore muscles,
bruises, chilblains, frosted feet, colds OF
the chest lit often prevents pneumonia
SOC and Coo jars; hospital size $3.50
The Butler weekly times., 1917-01-25
Negroes Answer Germans.

Paris. Jan. l9.-Thc negro
! Deputies in the Chamber, M. Bois.
cnnf and Graticn Candace, from
Guadclupc. and NJ. Diagne, from
Senegal in manifesto issued to-
day reply to the criticism Of the
German Government regarding
the use of black troops in the
French Army.
The Deputies affirm that the
Germans have cndcavored to
cause revolt among the natives in
certain French colonies with the
idea Of cxtcrminating the whites,
and say that the negroes took up
arms to defend the mother coun-
try against the dangers which
menace it,
Berlin, says the Deputies,
puts under the ban incidentally
several million negroes in the
United States, who would be
called on in case the armies of the
Union had to defend by force the
and integrity Of IFS
territory"
The Butler weekly times., 1917-01-25
Spuds Guarded Like Gold.

Greeley. Colo. Jan. 19.--(uards
are riding in every ear Of spe.
cial train of IS ears, loaded wit Il
potatoes. which today is speeding
eastward. The value Of the ship.
mcnt is set at $35,00O It is made
up of extra choice tubers loaded
from points in this district.
The guards arc required to tend
stoves which have been placed in
every ear to prevent the shipment
freezing, as we'll as to prevent pit
fcring from the ears.
Portions of the shipment are
bound for Kansas City. Nashville,
Tenn; st. Louis, Topeka, Kas. ;
Cleveland, Toledo, O.. Peoria, III ;
Chicago and other Northern and
Eastern points.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-01-25
CONVICT HIDES SIX DAYS
Frank Lester at Missouri Peniten-
tiary Secreted Self in Prison
Shop. -

Jefferson City, Mo. Jan. 90
After starving six days, Frank
Lester. convict in the Missouri
penitentiary, walked out of his
hiding place in one of the prison
shops and surrendered. He had
nothing to eat since noon last Sun
dav and was so weak from lack of
food that he could scarcely stag
ger along.
Lester managed to hide out as
the men we're being marched to
the cells after dinner. He intend
ed to 60 over the wall, but could
find no opportunity.
He hid under a pile of material
in the shop during the day and at
night sought a way to get out.
There WAS water in the shop but
nothing to eat. He is in the pris-
on hospital.
+. Lester came. from St. Louis
three months ago under sentence
Of four years for burglary. -
The Butler weekly times., 1917-01-25
MONEY STRAIN IS ALLIES
PERIL
A London Editor Sees Exhaus-
tion Not Far Distant

If Germany can outlast 1917
and retain anything like its pres.
cnt strength the Allies will be on
the verge of defeat, according to
A. G. Gardiner, editor of the Lon
don Daily News, in a recent arti-
Gle analyzing the war situation
nt the opening Of the new year.
The peril for the Allies, as Mr..
Gardiner saw it. is the strain on
British finance.
If the capacity of Germany to
sustain itself for two years is a
matter for astonishment, no less
>astonishment has been the capaci-
tv of this country to keep the fab
ric of thr-AllicS in being by the
use of its money power. Had
anyone suggested in 1914 that we
could or should raise anything
like 1000 million pounds for the
purpose of war or anything else
he would have been deemed mad,
but that is what has been done.
And if it had not been done the
war would have been over.
1.-The military efficiency Of the
enemy powers is being under
mined and may be very near col
lapse, hut if they survive another
year they will have brought the
Allies face to face with a finan-
rial exhaustion. However, ! be-
|irvc Germany is nearer the abyss,
through the exhaustion of it's re-
serves Of men. 1t is just a case
If which is exhausted first-the
;crmanS man power or the En-
-cntc Allies money power, and
10Th are likely to be strained
'loSc'to the point of total exhaus-
ion by the end Of another year -
The Butler weekly times., 1917-01-25
Pitching Horse Shoes Takes the
Place of Base Ball.

Philadelphia, Jan. l9.-Pitchlng
horscshors bids fair to rival base
ball among the natives of Santo
Domingo, who have taken to this
old time sport with wild enthu-
siaSm, according to the United
States Marines just returned here
from he island republic. Horse
shoe flinging is a daily habit and
the llrrnest rivalry exists among
the leaders, who, following the
custom Of l'nclc Sam $ protc gees
everywhere, take readily to all
American games. introduced by
the Soldiers of the Sea,
Since the American occupation
the DominirarS have developed
many promising drvot"rS to the
national game. but he majority
of the natives prefer tn" more
leisurclv pastimc Of making
dead ringers - beneath the
palms to rounding the bases I'M
der ii tropical s,n
The Butler weekly times., 1917-01-25
Mcnamara Still in Prison
Dungeon.

San Rafael, Cal, Jan. 90. B.
Mcnamara, Los Angeles Times
building dynamiter, has spent his
eighteenth day in dungeon at
San Quintin penitentiary, thus
breaking all records for the last
five days as to the length Of time
prisoner remained in a dark
cell of his own accord.
Mcnamara, however, seems az
firm in his determination to re-
main incommunicado today as he
was on January 2, when he was
thrown into the dark cell for re-
fusing to work in the jute mill.
He had SNAP" job in the pris-
on laundry but lost it for violat-
ing prison rules.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-01-25
FRANZ BoPP GETS 2 YEARS
A $4,000 Fine Also Imposed on
German Counsel.

San Francisco, Jan. 22.-Fran7
Bopp, former consul general of
Germany. was sentenced by Judge
William P. Hunt in the United
States District Court here today
to two years in prison and a fine
of $4,000 for conspiring to vio-
late the neutrality of the United
States and restrain interstate wal
munitions shipments.
E. II. Won Setback, former vice
consul, similarly convicted, was
given the same sentence.
Lieut.. George Wilhelm Won
Brincken of the German army,
and a consulate attache, was CIV
en- like sentence.
Charles Carlos Crowley, secret
consular agent, convicted also as
conspirator, was given the same
sentence as his superiors.
Margaret Cornell, Crowley g
secretary, for whom especial elem
ency was asked, got a year and
one day on the military enterprise
indictment and q year for violat-
ing the Sherman Law, but no fines
her sentences also to run concur.
rently.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-01-25
Hurt in a Runaway.

w. NJ. Hardinger, of Charlotte
township, was painfully. injured
Friday morning when the team he
was driving became frightened
and ran away throwing him from
the wagon. Mr.. Hardinger had
hitched up young mule and a
horse and was on the road to the
coal bank on the Garner place,
north Of Virginia when the mule
took a notion to run away. The
team ran through gate and into
a corn field where Mr. Hardinger
was thrown from the wagon,
breaking two ribs, badly sprain-
ing one ankle and br,lising his
breast and head. Mr.. Hardinger
was picked up in an unconscious
condition and taken to the home
of ncighbor and DR.. Lusk sum-
moncd and in the afternoon he
was removed to his home The
team continued to run with the
wagon until they threw the bed
off, then the front bolster came
off and with it the bolt that holds
the wagon together They then
ran up the road with the front
wheels of the wagon until they
got tangled up with hitching
rack. Neither the harness or the
wagon was broken or damaged in
the least.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-01-25
RAIDERS PRISONERS
LANDED
Steamer Yarrowdale Arrives in
Home Port With Grew of
Captured Vessels.

Amsterdam. Jan. 20.-Accord-
ing to an official statement from
Berlin, says The Cologne Gazette,
the British steamer Yarrowdale,
carrying crews Of steamers cap
turcd by the German raider in
the Atlantic, was brought into the
port of Swinemuende, Prussia.
The official statement from
Berlin Friday night reporting the
arrival of the Yarrowdale in har-
bor on December 81 last as a prize
of the German raider did not in
dicatc the port at which she ar
rived.
Swinemuendc is in Pomerania,
36 miles northwest of Stettin, of
which it is the outport. The town
is on the Swine River, one of the
channels connecting the Stettiner
Haff with the Baltic Sea. Vessels
captured by the German war craft
have frequently been taken into
Swinemncnde on previous oc-
casions.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-01-25
THE GERMAN RAIDER SUNK?
British Cruiser Glasgow in An
other Victory, the Report.

Pcrna'nbuco. Brazil, Jan. 2l.-
The German commerce raider be
Iicvcd to be the Nincta, which has
wrought havoc with allied ship
ping in the last few weeks in the
South Atlantic, particularly off
-tirr -RRrazifiaf1 rp,tst, has been sunk
by the British cruiser Glasgow
lD miles off Para. according to
generally accepted report re-
"civcd here tonight.
Although the report is not Of
iicially confirmed. previous re-
ports of the raiders position
caused the news to be regarded as
authentic.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-01-25
10000 Predetermined Persons in
the State.

Jefferson City, Jan, 10
Fceblemindcdncss is increasing in
Missouri. DR.. Robert Wilson, sup
crintcndent of the State colony
for the fceblc-mindcd. told an APP
preparations committed yesterday
in appealing for additional ac-
computations at the home.
DR.. Wilson said that more than
1000 fccblc-mindcd children and
adults had to be turned away be-
cause Of the Overcrowdcd condi-
tion Of the institution. He said
: here are 10000 Predetermined
persons in the state and 1000 of
this number should be in charge
OF the State.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-01-25

Washington, D. c., Jan. 90
The German Admiralty statement
that the neutral subjects in the
crews of vessels captured by the
German raider in the South At.
lantic have been removed as pris-
oners of war; will raise a compli-
Gated question if any Americans
are among them.
The whole question turns on
whether an armed merchant ship
is a war vessel and the gulf be-
tween this country and Germany
on that question is still una
bridged. Of course, Americans
on such ships could be considered
as prisoners of war only if the
The Butler weekly times., 1917-01-25
20 to 80 Killed in Arsenal Blast

London, Jan. 20.-Between 20
and 30 bodies have been recover
ed from the ruins of the ammuni-
tion plant which exploded near
London last night, it was offiici-
ally reported tonight by the home
office. 1t is estimated that about
100 persons were injured.
Fire that followed the blast
destroyed three rows of houses
that had been wrecked. The home
office did not locate the plan, but
some believe it may have been the
famous WOolwich arsenal, where
more than $1,000 men and women
ere employed.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-01-25
REALESTATE TRANSFERS.

q. M. 1impus to Duvall-Perci-
val Trust Company 1913 acres see
tion 2 fi;lst fa;lstt fBool1r $3.50 $366:6Gf9 -
W. G. Scrivner to Amorct Bank
lots ] and > block 10 Amoret
$4,000.
Annie Axelson to Walton Trust
Company tract section 20 Char
lotte $1,OO0.OO.
John T.. Sims to John +. Emick
30 acres section &c Mingo $4,000.
J. X. Norfleet ct al to V. P.
Johnson lot 16 block 13 West Side
addition to Butler $1.00.
v. johnson to J. X. Norfleet
ct al part block e12 Williams FIX
tension Butler $1.OO.
Louisa J. Davis to H. E. Shep-
pard lot Z block 13 Merwin $1.0O.
A. O. Berry to A. d. Hargiss lot
.bleck 16 Merwin $375.OO.
Maud Clark to j. r. Williams
40 acres section 36 Homer $1.OO.
Maud NJ. Clark to F. E. Mullin
40 acres section 36 Homer $1.O0.
B. +. Metz to C. E. Meyers lots
; and 6 block S Glasgow addi-
ton Rich Hill 5000.
F. 81. Steuck to j. D. Barclay
part lots Z and 8 block 73 Rich
Hill 100000. -
George Gebhart to H. w. Geb-
hardt 80 acres section 13 Deer
Creek 100000.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-01-25
Asks $4,000 for Coyote Bite.

Los Angelese, Jan. 20.-A coy
ote bite has so impaired 14-year-
old Nellie Margolin's s chances of
getting married, she says she has
brought suit, through her father,
to recover $15,O5O damages from
the coyote owner.
As a result, the complainant
contends, it was necessary to
cauterize the wound, leaving scars
which will forever prevent the
girl from wearing decoifete gowns
and thus diminish her chances of
marriage.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-01-25
DIPHTHERIA A DISEASE OF
THE WINTER MONTHS
Confined Largely to Children
g Is Both Dangerous and Ex-
tremely Contagious.

Notc.--ThIS is one OF a series OF
medical articles for the home pre-
pared under the direction Of the
department Of preventive mcdl.
cine of the University OF Missouri
at Columbia. Similar articles
will appear in subsequent issues.
Dyphthcria is Il disease Of the
winter months. according to DR..
VI. p. RavcnrI of the department
.;f preventive medicine of the Uni
versity of Missouri. 1t appears al
most entirely among children. The
disease is characterized by the
formation of a lcathcry membrane
which is found over the tonsils
and back part of the throat.
Sometimes the membrane extends
INTO the noStrilS and is in rare in
stances seen in other parts Of the
body, especially on an open
wound or where the skin has been
brokcn.
The disease is extremely con-
1agiouS. Germs are thrown off i'll
the sccretionS from the mouth and
nose, and are found in the men,
hranc. The germ which grows in
the membrane forms one of the
most powerful poisons known,
and the absorption Of this by the
general system produces general
illness and death.
Occasionally. the membrane
forms only in the larynN causing
that to be called mcmbranous
crop, but what is now known to be
laryngcaI dipatheria. 1t is much
NOR" fatal than The other types of
1he disease because the membrane
rs apt to slough off and produce
4sphy viation.
A positive diagnosis OF diph- !
iberia is made quickly by rubbing
Il cotton Swab oyer the edge of
rhc membrane. At the laboratory
,hls is allowed t" grow over night
m solidificd blood serum. The /
of the germs is very
Physicians should
not wait for this diagnosis if the
is apparent in the
throat and the symptoms Of the
child indicate the disease.
One OF the greatest medical dis
.ovcricS of the age was made in
by l}ehring in Germany.
and Roux in PariS--diphtheria an
This is an almost certain
cure Of the disease. Formerly APP
proXimatcly forty-thrcc children
out Of every 100 who had diph-
iberia died. With. timely use of
the antitoXln. this rate has been
reduced to five or six. The ear
Ter that the antitoNin can be ad-
ninistrred in the disease, the bet
cr are the results. vIt has no i'll
fleets, and has proven one of the
trcatcSt blessings to mankind cy-
r. discovered.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-01-25
Prominent Citizen of Adrian Dead

William II. DeArmond, aged IS
years, died at his home in Adrian
Friday, as the result of a stroke
of paralysis that he suffered
about week ago.
Mr.. DeArmOnd came to Adrian
in the early days of its existence
and for thirty years was actively
engaged in business until forced
to retire a few years ago on ac-
count of i'll health.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-01-25
vessels were considered as war

vessels were considered as war
vessels.
1t was said at the State Depart
nent today that if American dip
lomatic and consular officials
abroad did not clear up whether
Americans were among the prison
ers, an inquiry would be ad-
dressed to the Berlin government.
During the day the department re-
ceived no further, advices of the
raiders movements.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-01-25
SHORT STORIES
Of Local 1nterest-Cipped from
Our EXCHANGES.

Died-Sunday afternoon at hi
hNme east of Amsterdam, Franl
MAngold. Burial took place a
Mt. Zion, west of Amsterdam
Deceased leaves a wife.-Merwil
Sun.
a. NJ. Chamberlain, a promi
ncnt farmer of near Main City
committed suicide at Malcom
Iowa, Wednesday January 10th
by taking carbolic acid. His body
was brought back to Drexel Fri
day for burial.-Drexel Star.
Esau Hartsall was stricken with
paralysis while attending to some
chores at his barn. He was discov.
cred by some school boys, who
keep their horses in his barn, and
carried to his house. His condi-
ton is considered very serious.-
Adrian journal.
\ pretty home wedding took
place at the country home of Mr.,
and Mrs. J. F. Coon, Sunday, Jan
uary IA, at 10 O clock a. m., when
their daughter, Miss Helen Avery
Coon, was given in marriage to
Vincent Russell Evan, of Drexcl,
Mo.--Humc Telephone.
Mr.. Myers, manager of the
drainage operations here, informs
us that the drcdge boat is doing
its work we'll, the machinery now
getting in good running condition.
Last Monday they began working
both day and night, having in
stalled an electric light system on
the boat.--t~rich Herald.
j. V. Thornbrugh died in Kan
Sa> City January IL, says the Am
:tcrdam Enterprise, He was mar
rird to Alice May, January 20,
1904. to this union was born two
daughters. The funeral services
were conducted at the home Of his
brother in Amsterdam Monday,
january Is, and intcrment made
in the Scott cemetery under the
Of the NJ. w. A., Of
which he was member.
Frank Galloway. aged 90 years,
oldest son of Mr.. and Mrs. Her
mann Galloway, of the Amos
died in a Kansas
City sanitarium Monday, Of tuber-
He contracted the dis
ease while working in the mines
in the Joplin district. The body
was shipped to Hume Wednesday
funeral and interment
taking place at Barnrsville in the
aftrrnoon.--1Iume Telephone.
Appleton City's light plant is
light on the verge Of water
anime as the water in the big
'ond has about given out and
'thcr availabl water supply is
cry low. The plant is being
loScd down earlier each night
nd every prccaution taken to
make the water supply last as
ong us possible. or until relief
ONES in the way of rain to fill
he pond.--Appleton City Jour
aI.
The Perry Davis elegant farm
ome, one mile west of Hume,
vas destroyed by fire between
i've and six o'clock, Thursday af-
ernoor Returning from town,
-kindled fire in the
itchen range, the sparks from
ame setting the shingles on fire.
When discovered the entire roof
'as in flames. She phoned for
clip, but before assistance came
be building was doomed. Mrs.
'avis saved very little clothing
r household effects. The proper
v was owned by j. w. Jamison,
Rich Hill, and valued at about
$500, with $4,000 insurance. Mrs.
avis suffered a total loss as she
ad no insurance on the contents. ,
Hume Telephone.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-01-25
For Sale.

Improvements and good SculleyI
lease on 160 acres. Inquire of
Wesley Denton. 15-1t
The Butler weekly times., 1917-01-25
G. P. A. Notice.

The undersigned members Of
Passaic Lodge No. s, G.. P. A. for
bid hunting or trrspassing on
their farms:
The Butler weekly times., 1917-01-25

| lltIi ldI IllN
j. +. Gragg.
e. A. Zwahlon.
Chas. Zwahlen,
Fritz Micr .
w. II. Hart,
V. J. Eye,
". J. Park.
r. j. Smith.
W. f. Shines,
Archie Gragg.
II. W. Jenkins.
Chas. Fenton.
s. W. Fulk.