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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-13
ALL SIDES IN NE VS.
FROM WAR FRONTS
SHOW ACTIVITIES

NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-(Compiled by
the Associated Press from European
cables received during the day)-While
British activities in the direction Of
Baupume have slackened somewhat,
there has been an increase in opera
toins at other points along the Somme
front.
Attention was drawn to operations
in Asiatic Turkey today by the an
nouncement by London war office of an
important British success In Mesopo-
tamia, where a line three miles long
has been established across bend in
the Tigris river, west of Kut-El-AmGra,
where Gen. Townshend's force of TO-
GOO were forced to surrender to the
Turks earlier in the war. The estab-
lishment of this new line completes the
hemming in of Turkish forces there,
the surrender Of the Ottoman troops
being made imperative unless the
situation is speedily changed.
Teutonic forces in the Balkans have
taken the offensive in Macedonia, at
lacking and capturing an Entente po-
sition east of Padalooyo, In the Cerna
river section, according to Berlin.
Nearly 100 Italians are reported taken
prisoners in the engagement, though
this portion of the Entente line was
until recently held by Serbian and
French troops.
In Galicia, Russian forces attacked
Austro-G German Positions but were re-
pusled, said Berlin, and farther south
along the Moldavian frontier, Teuton
troops captured Russian positions near
Vale Putna.
Submarine activities have slackened
arpreciably, although the campaign of
ruthlessness inaugurated by the Teu-
tons in an endeavor to starVe England
and disrupt Entente sea communica-
tiCns, is yet in its early stages. No
FCSESlS VI apr oI1S WOlC NCA
doed today, so far as reported here,
the only victim of the u-boats being
small Norwegian motor boat. The En-
tente authorities report nothing relat-
ing to the capture or sinking of subma-
rines. and because Of this it is impos-
sible to record a reason for the mark
ell decrease in the number of ships de-
stroyed. In some quarters it is be-
lever a large number of neutral yes
sells are avoiding the prohibited zone,
while in others the view is held that
secret contrivances recently invented
are being successfully used by British
naval authorities in combating the
u-boat menace.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-13
SEARCHING FOR OLDEST CAT
IN GEORGIA; MUST HAVE
POUR LEGS AND A TAIL, TOO

ATLANTA. Ga. Feb IS.-Herewith
begins the search for the oldest cat
in Georgia and the Southern states.
Where IS theoldest cat you know? Let
everyone understand that cat is used
10 denote the ordinary foot-footed ami
nal of the feline species that som =
times catches rats, and not a sharp
tongued dame you may dislike. or an
ancient maiden who runs from mice.
a. G. Brewer. q prominent Georgia
farmer, claims to have a house cat q
years old and asserts that inspite of
her advanced age, old Tabby still lands
an occasional rat.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-13
, \ \ 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 \
DID YOU EVER
, DRINK A STINGER

4 NEW YORK, Feb 13.-In- =
: Producing the Singer It's a =
\ drink. 1t came to light in Mrs. =
= Bernard Coles divorce suit here. \
= Mrs. Cole is the druggists wife Z
= who testified she went to hotel =
= room with strange man but was =
! kept from doing anything wrong :
: by a sudden attack of conscience" =
4 J. C. Hauser. one of the witness =
\ es, mentioned maid in the case =
: as fond of singers" He said :
? she liked TO get cit up" on =
= singers. =
: "A stinger," he explained, is =
equal parts of whisky, ginger ale =
. and vermouth." Lit up" he said =
= meant q talking jag"
= = = 4 + = = + 4 I =
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-13

Sparkling and vivacious-merry,
bright, alert a good, clear skin and
a natural, rosy, healthy complexion
are assured only by pure blood. If
Cnly every man and woman could be
induced to adopt the morning inside
bath, what a gratifying change would
take place. Instead of the thousands Of
sickly. manufacturing men, women
and girls. with pasty or muddy COM
piexions; instead of the multitudes of
nerve wrecks "rundowns," brain
Tags" and pessimists we should see
virile, optimistic throng of rosy cheek
ed people everywhere.
An inside bath is had by drinking
each morning, before breakfast,
glass of real hot water with tea
spoonful of limestone phosphate in it
to wash from the stomach, liver, kid
neys and ten yards of bowels the pre-
vious days indigestible waste. sour
lamentations and poisons, thus
cleansing, sweetening and freshening
the entire alimentary canal before put
ting more food into the stomach.
Those subject to sick headache, bill
liousness. nasty breath, rheumatism
colds; and particularly those who have
u pallid, sallow complexion and who
are constipated very often, are urged
TO obtain quarter pound of limestone
phosphate at the drug store which will
cost but a trif1e, but is sufficient to
demonstrate the quick and remarkable
change in both health and appearance,
awaiting those who practice internal
sanitation. We must remember that
inside cleanliness is more important
than outside, because the skin does not
absorb impurities to contaminate the
blood while the pores in the thirty
Get of bowels do.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-13

prayer meetings will be held twice
week until Sundays arrival April 1.
One of the residences opened for the
neighborhood prayer meetings in the
Plaza section today was that of John
Il. Rockefeller. Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Rock
efeller both are deeply interested in
tie success of the Sunday campaign.
The city has been divided into twenty
sections and prayer blocks" have been
Systematically organized. The burden
OF the prayers prayed is for the saliva
ton of "backslidding" Christians.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-13
Devil GETS AWFUL WALL0P
IN THE FIRST ROUND

NEW YORK, Feb 13.-The devil got
an awful wallop in the first round of
the Billy Sunday preliminary campaign
here today When the Old Boy picked
up his spiked tail and his pitchfork
ard started out from Broadway on his
daily round he found prayer meetings
going on in every block that houses
Gotham's million souls.
Beginning today these cottage"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-13
Want Advertisements

figure yOur own SAINT ad. Minimum
charge Is 25c. For insertions less
ahaa two weeks, one cent per WOrd.
az insertions between two and four
weeks, three-fOurths of cent per
n.Td. For Insertions Of more than
a at weeks. One-half cent per word.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-13
MRS. WILLIAM MERRITT DIED
AT POULAN MONDAY AT Noe

C. T. Williamson. who resides on
the ]. S. Glover place, seven miles
from Americas, left Monday night for
Poulan, going there in response to a
telegram announcing the death of his
sister, Mrs. William Merritt, which sad
event occurred Monday about noon, at
her home in that place, and following
an illness of only a week. The funeral
services were held at o'clock Tues
day afternoon, being largely attended,
ard intermeDt was in Poulan ceme-
terry.
Mrs. Merritt was about 20 years OF
age, and formerly lived in Sumter
county. A good woman, whose long
life was filled with many deeds of
thoughtfulness and Christian charity,
she was possessed of many friends
here and wherever the influence of
her exalted character was known and
felt, all of whom join in extending
heartful and earnest sympathy to her
bereaved relatives in their hour of
great sorrow.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-13
Whenever yOu Need q TeAeral TeAie
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic Is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because it contains the
well known tonic properties of QUIN-
me and IRON. soc. advt
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-13

FOR RENT-Six room apartment
College street, near Lee; ideal loca-
ton; all modern conveniences and
garage. John w. SILVER. 9-u
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-13

FOR RENT-Five room house;
large lot; recently oVerhauled inside;
gas, sewerage and screened. Phone
1919. 7-5t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-13
COTTON MARKET
AMERICUS, GA.
February IS.

The Americas spot cotton market
was quoted today at local warehouses:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-13

FOR RENT-Sixty-eigh acres lane
with Broom bungalow, one mile from
Americas. A. c. Crockett. LIT
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-13
Divided PRAYERS.

1t was Just before Christmas and
Tommy was praying for Santa Claus
to bring him long list of things he
wanted. Finally mother said: Il am
afraid you are asking for too much al
one time" The next night he ended
his PRAYER with the usual list. then
'ddGd And please bring nee q big
'os ami 'art; I VIII pray for the har
'2s tCmU"r0w."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-08
BARRIERS
IN GREAT
DEMAND

What do you want here?" de-
manded a lieutenant yesterday of
non-commissioned officer who
was quietly Circulating" thru a
group of new arrivals lined UP be-
fore their barracks
I'm looking for a barber" ex-
plained the non-com. I'VE are
short one in our company, sir, and
we thought we might get one
here"
Much grief to the company that
has no barber at this cantonment.
Tre barber isl company property, a
thing to be fought for and humor-
ed and petted, for he saves many
a weary walk to the civilian bar
bers near the gates
Most of the companies have bar
bers now. They have been equip
ped with chairs by the company
and are given a room to practice
their trade in Altho they are ex-
cused from no drills and must
learn to fight like TIER fellows,
the barber has several hours
day in which to scrape and cut.
The BARRIERS are all selected
men who were BARRIERS on the
outside They are permitted to
keep percentage of what they
earn and the remainder goes to
the company mess fund.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-08
Mrs. Housewife, Try This
On Your Kitchen Range

Take 200 pounds of flour, q
pound and half of yeast, three
and one half pounds of sugar and
a half of salt Mix we'll and bake
at $50 degrees F., for one hour
and 10 minutes and 'serve after
"a hours
Madam Housewife, try this on
your range It will make few
more than zoo loaves of army
bread of the kind the Liberty
boys at Camp Lewis are eating.
The daily bread consumption
here is 10000 two-pound loaves
day. and by next week will be
increased to 10000, according to
Chief Bakery Instructor Sgt. f. L.
Crosby, who is in charge of the
long low building where the camp
baking is done.
Day and Night.
The bakery runs full blast day
and night. the men working In
eight-hour shifts of 80 men each.
Sgt. Baker Crosby has few bak-
ers to assist him but the majority
OF the men who do this work are
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-08

student bakers from the bakery
company station here.
The students go to School"
two months before they are "lic-
ensed to practice" and during that
time are made to work in all
parts of the bakery from the big
mixing rooms where 20 men at a
time knead the dough into shape
to the oven rooms where the big
loaves are cooked.
Like Stove Wood.
Army bread is baked in big
bars, each bar made Of up six two
pound loaves and it is handled
exactly like stove wood. The
Quartermaster corps trucks call at
the bakery and the bread is load
ed into them and stacked up into
cords, SO many loaves to a cord.
But before it is sent to the bar
racks to be eaten the bread must
be aged in the bakery aging room
This is An army regulation and
prevails thruouI the service.
Fresh bread, according to the
physicians, Is unwholesome |;
hence Sammy gets his "a hours
Il was baked.
after 1t was baked.
The bakery Is q model of clean
illness and is thoroly modern.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-08
Especial TO The Times.)

NEW YORK, Oct. 8.-A Tam
many or socialist mayor for New
York-which?
for the election Nov. 6. as the re-
suit of primary in which fraud
and trickery played a big part,
and which has resulted In a four
cornered race.
Mayor John Purroy Mitchell,
the fusion candidate, elected in
1914 with a non-partisan admin
istration, faces the probability of
defeat because oil the nomination
against him of William M. Ben
nett, republican.
Sixty to 20 per cent of Mitch
els support in 1914 came from
republican sources. He opposed
Tammany then and won.
Fraud Disclosed.
But in the republican primary
Just held, William M. Bennett, a
Manhattan republican, decided to
run against him. The fusion
committee failed to take Ben
nett seriously.
When the ballots were counted
Mitchell apparently had won by
a small margin. Bennett demand
ed a recount.
The results were surprising.
Hundreds of ballots marked for
Bennett had had the penciled
"X' rubbed out and the TX" in
serted before Mitchel's name. Be-
fore the count was complete
Mitchell conceded the nomination
to Bennett, but announced his in
tention of running independently.
The Tammany nominee is Judge
John f. Hylan of Brooklyn. Will
liam Randolph Hearst is support
ing Hylan. and with the republic
ans split between Mitchell and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-08
WELCOME
MEN AND
MASCOTS

Two thousand seventy-four men
were arriving at Camp Lewis Mon
day and about this number Will
arrive every day for the remand
er of the week. BY Friday night
10000 men will be In camp and
the third increment complete.
Receiving officers are working
three shifts" of "a hours each.
and all night long the fires at the
receiving shed are blazing a well
come to the men who have given
up civilian pursuits,
Many Mascots Come.
Eastern Washington and Cali
fornia supplied the greatest num-
Der of arrivals Sunday.
The number of mascots aboard
was greater than those along the
previous quota, the list including
snake. an alligator, a coyote,
several dogs of assorted breeds
and sizes and one Buster Brown
doll.
Most of the men had friends I'm
camp who came with the first and
second contingents and these
gathered in a great crowd about
the shed shouting and joking with
the men in line. So enthusiastic
did they become In their welcome
to the newcomers that II was nee
essary to call ont n provost guard
of artillerymen and keep the
crowd back from the shed so that
the voices of the officers calling
the rolls might be heard.
Ten Piute Indians from Inyo
county, California, were among
the California arrivals. All of the
redskins declared they wanted
duty with Uncle Sans scouts but
were strangely uncommunicative
when asked whether they wanted
to go to France.
Coyote Scrapper.
The man with the Buster
Brown doll also came from Iyno
county. His name Is G. V. Proeb-
stel and the dolls name is Will
son.
1t was group OF California
men who wore ribbons with the
inscription Were Going to Bill
Before He Comes to U. s." print
ed on them and il was the same
quota that carried a great ban
ner with the lines, "In Wilson We
Trust; the Kaiser Well Bust"
Julius Cavanaugh was the Utah
man with the snake and e. w.
Wilson and Leonard Fox, of Grant
County, Washington, carried the
coyote In a big box.
Look QUIT" said Fox to a spec
tator who came too close to the
box. He'll bite; we are all fight
ers from Grant county"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-08
OLD CLOTHING
FOR BELGIANS

Sammy's civilian clothing will
be sent to the destitute in Bel
GUM. This is the substance Of an
order received by Mai. Gen.
Greene, commanding Camp Lewis,
from Adjt. Gen. II. p. Mccain, at
Washington.
At present the men are sinding
their clothing home, throwing it
away or selling it for almost moth
ing to sharks who have set up
their shops near the gates. Once
in service with olive drab uni
forms issued the soldier cannot
wear his civilian attire.
1t is probable that a depot In
each brigade will be established
where the men may leave their
civilian clothing and where It will
be fumigated, as required by the
postal laws, and sent to Belgium.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-08
TAMMANY OR SOCIALISM;
THAT SEEMS Alternative

Bennett. the Tammany organiza-
ton vote is likely to put Hylan
over"
Socialists Strong.
But another factor enters. This
year, for the first time, the social
lists have a chance to put a mayor
into office.
This is true, partly because of
the mixed situation and the three
candidates in the field against the
socialist, and partly because the
campaign is going to be fought IN
the issue of THE WAR.
There has ben some attempt 20
talk about municipal ownership
(Which Tammany has endorsedD .
and to which Mitchell leans; and
there is more or less desultory
campaigning about the "Garyized
public schools"
Judge Hylan, too, is doing his
best to appear excited about his
charge that the foundations are
running the city"
Challenge Accepted.
But Mitchell has staked his
whole campaign on a demand that
the people endorse his straight
out Americanism, and his loyal
support of the administration IN
the war.
And Morris Hillquit, socialist
candidate, has accepted the Mitch
ell challenge, and the whole So
Sialist campaign turns on opposi-
ton to conscription, and on de-
mands for peace.
The New York World has con-
coded Hillquit a vote Of at least
1875, 900, and 225,000 would sweep
the socialists into power in every
branch of the city administration
A large section of New York's
population of foreign parentage
is socialist.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-08
BIG GUNS
ECHO IN /
GERMANY

ttnteu Press Leoseu Whs~sF
LONDON. Oct. s.--London saw
in Berlin reports of discussion
Of Germany's war aims. to be held
In the reichstag today. another
echo OF Field Marshal Haig's great
guns blasting their way TO victory
on the western front.
The Berlin reports. coming BY
way OF Amsterdam. indicated the
government had been compelled
to take this step to debating war
aims by growing holiness OF the
socialists and radicals In the
German parliamentary body.
At the opening OF the fall ses-
sion OF the reichstag. Sept. al
Chancellor Michaelis flatly re-
jected all pleas to announce Ger
many's aims, insisting the time
was not yet ripe.
Immediately after this curt de-
fiance of the liberal strength came
Field Marshal Haig's smashing
Victory on the western front and
the development In Germany Of
an ultra~conservative party of pam
Germans under Won Tirpitz. apos-
tie Of frightfulness and Of un-
yielding militarism.
As observers here traced the
situation. these two Developments
indicating waning strength OF
the mllitarists In the field while
they were seeking to assume even
greater governmental powers
emboldened the radicals to act.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-08
BLAME I.W.W.
FOR 8 FIRES

No1hsS1 hHcbS hGaSe0 WlTesD
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. s.
Hundreds Of men patrolled the
streets Of Modesto and Stockton,
CAL, and SO members of the J..
w. w. were In the jails OF the
two cities today as the result OF
a series of incendiary fires which
began simultaneously in San Juan
and Stanislaus counties and
threatened for q time to develop
into great confiagration.
Sheriff Davis Of Modesto, where
the most serious fires occurred,
charges that the I. w. w. started
the fires In retaliation for the ar
rest Of Dan Lavery, 1. w. w. lead
er In this district, who is wanted
by Chicago federal authorities.
Eight fires broke out at the
same time In various sections of
Modesto last Saturday night and
from midnight until dawn the
city was in fever Of apprehen-
sion. Alarm bells ringing brought
hundreds of citizens to arms ana
there was danger for time that
they would stage . lynching bee.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-08
DRAFTED SAMWllES after
NON-COMS' JOB AT CAMP

'wasteful method of cutting meat
was adopted.
Several miles from Camp
Dodge, at Fort Des Moines, is the
country's only training camp for
negro officers. At one time there
were 1,248 men in this camp,
learning to be captains and lieu
tenants over selected negro SOL
diers.
When / visited Fort Des Moines,
found this number decreased to
about 900, since the training
period Is nearly ended. There also
were about $50 negro doctors,
learning to be medical officers.
The candidates for commissions
are teachers, doctors, lawyers.
Many are college graduates. About
rs per cent are from the south.
They have gone thru the same
rigid discipline that white Off
GERS face In their training camps,
and, their officers say, are max
ing good.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-08
MAY APPEAL
TO CAPTAINS

The national army does not
want soldiers who have bene CALI
ed from homes which need their
presence. This IL the statement Of
officers of the cantonment made
Sunday following the announce
ment Of Capt. H. ID. Welty, aide
de-camp to Maj. Gen. Greene. that
selected men who have been forced
by local and appeal boards to de-
sert wives and families which are
dependent upon them for support
may present their cases to their
company commanders.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-08
GERMAN
ATTACKS
FAILURE
(Usited Press Leased wire.)

(United Press Leased Wirc.D
LONDON, Oct. Sherman in
fantry was once again in action
against new British positions in
Flanders-and once again unsuc-
cessfully-Field Marshal Haig re-
ported.
Between Hollebeke and Brood
seinde, after a heavy enemy bar
rage yesterday at dusk, east of
Polygon wood, infantry actions de-
veloped," he said. 1.-THE enemy
was driven off and a few taken
prisoner.
The British commander-in-
chief likewise reported a success
full raid by his troops east OF
Monchy during the night.
For two days now press dis
patches from the western front
have indicated a heavy artillery
fire from both British and French
guns.
The violence Of the allies
fire led to considerable spec
ulatiOn hero today that Brit
fish and French were starting
the artillery preparation for
. combined assault.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-08
BY Edward A. Evans

CAMP DODGE, Des MOines,
Ia, Oct. S.-The first Americans
In the drafted army are already
Oh the way to generals stars.
They are becoming corporals
and sergeants i'm the new national
army.
That's what ! found today at
Camp Dodge, training cantonment
for more than $4,000 soldiers.
Young fellows who came into
camp with the first per cent
quota on Sept. 5 are, many of
them, non-commissioned officers
now. They are helping to train
their comrades.
The real heavy work of training
is being borne SO far, however, by
$50 sergeants from the regular
army.
"We're a little bit hampered in
our work." one of these regular
army sergeants told me. The gen.
eral won't let us cuss at the Sc
lected men as we used to cuss at
volunteers. But the boys. most
of them, are willing to learn.
II can pick out good
man the first time I see him
mt mess. II he starts bayo-
net exercise with his table
knife, 1 know he's going to
need a lot OF working over.
AndT give Il TO him, too"
At Fort Dodge, as at other
camps, officers told me they have
been pleasantly surprised by the
cheerful and willing spirit of the
selected men.
overheard a conversation be-
tween two soldiers which well IL
Illustrated this spirit that already
is pushing recent civilians upward
in military life.
One, a former. butcher, had been
watching his company cook pre-
pare round steak for mess.
II tell you" he said to his COM
panion. that cook isn't cutting
the meat right. He just slashes
out all the bone, and that's waste
full. I've got a notion to go in and
show him the right way"
might make him SORE" said
the other.
IL don't care" said the
butcher-soldier. There's no use
In letting that waste go on" And
he walked boldly into the kitchen.
/ later found that his suggestion
was received gladly and his less