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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-19
FAMOUS ARSENAL
BADLY DAMAGED
BY A|R RAIDERS

WASHINGTON, July 10. = Span
dau, tie munitions-factory center of
Prussia and sometimes characterized
as the citadel of Berlin" is describ-
ed in the following war geography bull
letin of the National Geographic So
ciety:
ct is, of course, impossible to sur
mise as to the extent of the damage
caused by the recent explosion in q
Ihandgrenade factory at Spandau, for
| the German censorship on news of
such disasters is very rigid. There are
few richer fields for explosions in the
German empire, however, than at
Spandau, where, prior to the war, there
were more than 200 acres of govern
ment arsenals. gun factories, and
powder plants employing more than
5000 workmen. The extent of these
military works has, of course, been
vastly increased since the summer of
1914.
When the war began Spandau had
population of more than $4,000, hav
ing nearly trebled in size since 1885.
The town is situated on naturally
swampy ground at the confluence Of
the rivers Spree and Hayel, the latter
having been greatly improved for nav
igation in recent years The distance
by rail to Berlin, which lies to the
coutheast, is seven and a half or elev-
en- miles, according to the railway sta
ton in the capital at which the travel
er detrains. AS a matter of fact, the
two cities are practically continuous,
Charlottenburg forming the connecting
link Both the Berlin Hamburg and the
Berlin-Hanover railway lines pass
through Spandau.
''Spandau's history begins far back
il medieval times. 1t received it's civ
ic rights during the first half of the
18th century, and was strongly forti-
fed in the 18th century, but was unable
to withstand an attack from the Swed
es in 1885. During the Napoleonic era
it succumbed to the French. After the
war of 1870 the Germans thought it
advisable to strengthen the fortifica
tons, but subsequently many of the de-
lenses were razed
"Spandau has been one of the mil
itary treasure cities of Prussia for
more than 40 years, sum equal to
$3O,OOO,000 having been kept here in
the julius Tower ready for instant use
in case of military emergency 1t is
a pathetic commentary that this sum,
which undoubtedly was used in launch
ing the treacherous attack upon France
through Belgium in the opening days
Of August 1914, was a residue of the
indemnity which Germany had collect
ed from the French after the Franco
Prussian war of 1901.
-Four or five miles northeast of
Spandau is the famous castle of legal,
the family home of the Brothers Hum
boldt Alexander, the great naturalist
and traveller, and Karl Wilhelm, the
diplomatist, philologist, and man of let
ters-both of whom are buried in the
castle grounds.
"Spandau was at one time the favor
lite residence of the Hohenzollern cleo
tors of Brandenburg. Ten miles to the
southwest is Potsdam, one of the prin-
cipal residences of tn Keaiser.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-19
!. 9. Brown
Proprietor
LOOK
INVESTORS!

125 acres nice level land, 2 miles OF
r. R. station, rent bales cotton
Price $25 an acre. Big investment.
500 acres, 45O acres in cultivation,
nice pebbly gray SOIL on fine graded
road. big bargain at $25 acre
500 acres, 6 miles of Americas, on
good road, near church and school, 800
acres in cultivation, nice home and
good land-runnina water.
HOO acres, railroad and station on
land, 500 acres open, only SIS acre.
500 acres, cut over land, with K. K
through property, Sc acre.
Land is the only indestructible in
Vestment. Come to see me if you want
10 buy or SELL
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-19
Amazing PoUer of Bon Optic
To Make Weak Eyes Strong
Doctor Says 1t Strengthens
; Eyesight SO per cent in One
Weeks Time in Many Instances

spared tho trouble and expense of ever
grttus glasses liyo troubles OF many
descriptions may be- wonderfully bpncfi,
ri ny the use of this prescription ut
home Go 10 any active drug store Rud
yet hott~ OF Bon-Opto tablets Drop
one Bon-bpto tablet IN n fourth NJ glass
ol water and let II dissolve. with this
Nquid hathe the eyes two To four tmog
daily You should notice your ewes clear
mp pcrccptlhly right from tho start. ano
Inflammation and redurss Will quiCkk
disappear II YOUR eyes bother YOU even
"a littlc II Is your duty to take steps -
save them now before n iS too late
Many hopclrsslv blind might have saved
lh"ir sight II they had cared for their
eyes An tnen
whom the above article v0s submitted. saii
Yes. tho Bon optic prescription ls trtls
"a wonderful uNr remedy It's constituent
IHrr,iirut' Rrr well known 60 eminent
rs' specialists and WILDLY prescribed hy
'H,W. have used n very surrrSHfully IN
V.tr strained through uvrrVnrK or msfir
glasses riu highly recommend II In case
" weak pHirrN. aching. vmHrtiug. itching,
burning eyes red lids, blurred vision or for
eyes iuflRw'd from exposure to smoke, sun.
dust uI wind II ~ one ~ the very few
for regular uro In almost every family
Ron orip. referred 10 above, is not a pat
emit medicine or a secret remedy II ls Hu
ethical preparation, the formula lrlng
printed on tho package The mRnutNc
turors guarantee It To strengthen eycslghi
stances or refund the money II can he
obtained from ANY good druggist and I,
sold IN this city hv Wvstfall Dug 60 and
other druggists Adv
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-19
4 CLEAR COMPLEXION
Ruddy Cheeks--Sparkling Eyes
Most Women Can Have
Says DR.. Edwards, a Well-Known
Ohio Physician

DR.. +. NJ Edwards for Y years
treated scores OF women for liver and
bowel ailments During these years he
save 10 his patients prescription made
OF a few wcll-known vegetable ingrcdl.
ents mixed with olive OIL naming them
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets you will
know them by their olive color,
These tablets are wonder workers on
The liver and bowels, which cause a nor
nal action, carrying of the waste and
poisonous matter in ones system.
II you have a pale face, Sallow look,
duh eyes pimples, coated tongue, head
ache, a liStlcSs, no-good feeling, all out
Of sorts. inactive bowels, YOU take one
Of Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets nightly
for a time and note the pleasing results.
Thousands of women as well n men
take DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets the
successful substitute for calomel-now
and then just to keep in the pink of con-
dtion, l0c and 2Sc per box, An druggists
A
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-19
OUCH! LUMBACO!
RUB PAINS FROM
; SORE, LAME BACK
Rub Backache away with
small trial bottle of old
"St. Jacobs Oil,

Back hurt you2 Can't S,ralrhlcn
mp without feeling sudden pains, sharp
ache, aud wugc,' Now, listen :
That's lumhapo. Sciatica or maybe
from strain, and You'll get rcl,cl the
moment YOU rub your back with ,oo,h.
inr, penetrating "Si Jacobs Oil"
Nothing else take, ont soreness, lame
ness and stiffness so quickly You
simply rub it ou Your back and out
comes the pain II is harmless and
doesn't burn the skin
limher up Don't suffer Get n
small trial bottle ot old, honest "N,
Jacobs Or from any drug store. and
after using u lust once, you'll forget
that you ever had haokachc lumbago
or scla,ica, because your back will
never hurt or cause any more misery
II never dlsappoUls and has been rec.
rmmcnlcd ior % years ADV
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-19

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children California Syrup of Figs
that this Is their ideal laxative, because
they love rs pleasant taste and II
thoroughly cleanse the tender little
stomach, liver and bowel, without grip
ing
When cross, irritable icyeriSh. or
breath is bad, stomach sour, look al
the tongue, mother II coated, give a
tcaspooniul OF this harmless fruit lax
alive" and in a few hours all the foul,
conStipated waste, sour bile and undi.
gcStcd food passes out of the bowels,
and you have well playful child
again When the little system is fun
OF cold, throat sore, has S,omach-ache.
darrhoca. Indigestion. colio-remem.
bcr. a good inside cleansing" should
always be the first treatment given.
Millions OF mothers keep California
Syrup OF Figs" handy; they know a
toaspooniul today saves a sick child to
morrow. Ask your druggist for a so.
cent bottle of california Syrup of
Figs" which has directions for babies
children OF all ages and grown ups
printed on the bottle Beware of coun-
ieriei,s sold here, 50 don't he fooled
Get the genuine made by California
Fig S,rup Companv"-hdv
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-19
Villa Obtains
Arms From Coast

FL PASO. Texas, March lo-Fran
cisco Villa obtained a large shipment
of arms. ammunition and military
stores from the west coast OF Mexico
recently with which he defeated the
forces OF General Francisco MurguA
near Rosario, Durango Marcn IT, ac.
cording to reports made hy government
agents TO Washington An luyc tlga,,or
now is being made to ascertain how
Villa obtained these supplies
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-19
MENU FOR EIGHT PEOPLE.

Breakfast.
Baked Bananas Bran Biscuits
Butter Grape jelly
Egg Omclct
Coffee
Lunch.
Bean Soup Salad Sandwiches
Baked Apples, klro Sauce
Cookies
Dinner.
lclllcd Veal Home Made Chilli Sauce
Escallopcd Potatoes Mashed Turnir.
Head Lettuce, French Dressing
Brown Bread
Sponge Cake, tuNatd Sauce
DcmtaSSc
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-19

"'' -'''-''---'"''' Il
Continued from Page Fi,oJ

klc Ilq Fast Eleventh street, \ large
basket oi ml,p, the handle tied with
green tullc formed the central dccora-
ION llr fine bu,ir, sumner table Card,
..I l...,., ,,,,. ,.,I.,J Jn,,,, ,tr
evening" Tbc hr,dg, favor, were won
hy Mr.. "a 4 sullivan and Mr..
R,'nh U7mI'nG Mr. lame, Chcatham
and NI, R,lnb Hamilton The guest,
nr,,c, ,,,,o prr,er,cd IN Mis-, NJ T..
R,... and NJ rh,rlc. T Drrr The
.,,c,,, were Mfr and Mr., Charles L.
Drr, Nj. Charles NI,mp oir Ana.
d,rl, Mis-. NJ G. R,cs to, Grand Ran.
N. Vl.h ln,, Marjorie Whilork
Nr.. France, George and Mis-, Ialia
lin rbc regular mec,,ng ot tine club
/, Thursday with Nh, George C.. Lin.
on Ea, Seventh street
'-' ''''' wen.
The T. < CHM me, C,rp,dav with
Mr., f. + C,rncutcr so West Twen.
th,rd stree, ,hc substitute hand, be-
irp pl1,ed by Mfr, { " Tubycka.
Mr., CIaudc Ra, and Mr., Al Nancl
Mr., e. \ Walker and Mr., e "
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-19

Delicious Bean Soup-S'1k nav
leans over night Cook slowly IN era
abundance ol water for three hour,
I'r small squares OF bacon and one
onion. ,hickcn with dry flour, brown
and turn into the beans Nll salt, pep
per- Worcestershire sauce tor season
lug
Salad Sandwiches Slice salt.ri,lng
bread very thin. Spread one slice with
peanu, butter and one with mayon-
naiSc, place lettuce Leaf between the
two.
Iellied veal-proturc one Of the
cheaper cuts oi veal and boil with the
bone When cold cut the lean meat
into small pieces, season we'll add the
liquor, and turn into deep pan II
there is not sufficient liquor, add gcla
tine properly dissolved To serve cut
W cube, three inches square and add
a spoonful oi chilli sauce
The total cos, ior eight people is
$50, or about 2S cents each No left.
overs were used hut there was enough
left ot several items TO help with the
next DAYS menu.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-19
SngresIinns.

The use OF bran biscuits for break
fast 'al,.ri,ing bread Tor luncheon aud
brown bread lor dnucr IS So attractive
aud shows such c0rctul planning a, to
food value, that thu, menu i, recon-
mcndcd for cycNones consideration
Breads arc ALWAYS OF great importance
IN meal planning,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-19
SAM LOYD'S PUZZLE
! Minute to Digest This.
No. o.

No. %.
It YOU wish to stump the average
school boy
II a brick balances with three
quarters OF brick and three quar-
tcrs OF a pound-thcn how many
pound, docs brick weigh,
Answer to No. %.
Cat, Cot, Dot, Dog Boy, Bay, May,
Man. Wood, Wool. Cool Coal, Lion
Linn. Limb, Lamb, Hate, Have.
Hove, Love.
(Copyrlght. 1911 hy Sam Loyd)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-19
Are You Worn Out?
Does night find you exhausted
nerves unsettled-too tired to rest? ?
SC0C1'y
EMULSION

is the food.tonic that corects these
troubles. Its pure cod liver oil is
cell-building food to purify and
enrich the blood and nourish
the nerve-centers Your A.
strength will respond to &
SCOTS Emulsion but SEQ ItV
that you get SCOTTS. ak
Scott & bovine. Bloomfield. MI. iSS
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-19

Lots OF women seem like a Sort OF
cficmluatc men And 500 do lots o
men
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-19

New telephone directories have hcco
delivered II won have NOT received a
coN. call PRN goo Ndy
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-11
RUSSIAN IGNORANCE OF
MODERN LIFE IS GREAT
In Name Of Freedom" Soldiers
Set Fish Free 10 Swim In
Larger Lake.

I'VE ARE dirk aud ignorant. and the
educated people have always deceived
US Russian soldiers have said over
and over again. 10 the reirogrnd CORE
spondent of the New York Times
writes. The paper quotes some OF the
anecdotes of the Russian revolution
that are now coming out In the French
press
Take. for instance. the story told by
NJ. de Fllers. associate editor OF the
Figaro. who TX with the Russian troops
IN Ronmanin. One OF those soldiers
meetings which have been fashionable
under ''the new discipline" ended In q
rush of the men TO channel between
two lakes. where nets kept the fish
from passing Into the larger lake. In
which Il would I've more difficult TO net
them They begun to pull out and de-
stroy the barriers and nets. crying.
Liberty for ric lish,'' When some OF
their officers tried To Interfere n nop
+, commissioned officer explained:
~t'ish are Gods creatures. like men.
aud have the same right to liberty.
But men can ,al. and 81 have made
the revolution. while fish nre dumb aud
eau never make theirs II Is therefore
our duty To aid iliem. iecitse It Is con-
irary TO nature in zen tliem ~ W. order
10 capture them easily and XIII them
IN Incident narnlel by NJ. Nndenu
NJ The Temps irliS how tho wnrknea
IN factory waited unun lie engineers
and Informed them that ii view of The
new order Of things they must rodowr
Into the mines and WORT Ike the rest
Then followed this culIuqny:
The Engineers And whd will de- ui''
work:
The Workmeu Some OF Ms will TAX,
turns In yonr Offices.
But what will you do ihere;'
The same ns you do-Slt around
sharpen pencils aud smoke cigarettes.
In the same spirit. the founder and
curator of the Ethnograpbic museum
at Petrograd reports that the caretak
ers and cleaners there have petitoned
the government for the suppression OF
his Office on the ground that curator
is useless In museum. that he does
nothing and costs money. as they wh'
curry the keys. ield the feather
brooms and clean the floors are the rea
curators."
Milukoff has told how. In one OF hi'
conferences with representatives OF thu
council of workmen's and soldiers del
egates, a delegate said to him: "wha
do we want with the Dardanelles. any
how? They are icebound three-fourthi
Of the year" It was doubtless on sucl
arguments that the Russian govern
ment was forced to give up its demant
for Constantinople as war aim.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-11
TROY BELLS FOR WEST POINT.
Costly Chino That viii Play Patriotic
Airs at Cadet Chapel.

What IS said VIII De the most costly
cnime OF pe'is III America ana one OF
the most musical sets In existence Is
now peing made at the FOUNDRY OF u
peli making company OF Troy \. T..
Tor the massive tower Oh cadet chapel
the kev. Ii. L. silver chaplain. at the
United states Military academy West
foint' ny tne gift OF Mrs. James M,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-11

Aiy sou. your country calls you'll
bird your arrnof for The frayi
II IA calling YOU not OtneTs
And IT'S calling sou today
Cant you hear the Dusic sounding.
Al. no mailer whefe s"u foamf
II 10 calling YOU 10 battle
For your land. your ilike, gouf home
Can YOU watch your lfifnas. your con'-
rades.
A. they pasn with Nrisurrd ifsad.
Can you really. trliy 80 ihsip
With q rhaneltns unhowed hradf
Can you read ~ alUri. lunuf,
And of dcaih 20 flr HNay.
with YOUR fIlendr Who knew tomorrow
Could not cpIne. 40 went iodayY
Can you think VI lhcm rtiurHirs
. When thufe guns shall sound no more =
Lnudcd. hon0rsd bs their country.
Each q veteran of war;
Can YOU think ~ ihai dim future
When your child ar children do
Tails In boaaiful Why's ~ daddyf
Could he Truly boaFi of youf
on. know thai Here are others.
And thought you'd ey u too
Hut remember. friend. thele verses
Are for those who rad theu-yOul
Private Cornelius wsysandi Weaver IN
Pblladclphlu Ledger
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-11
THE PRESIDENTS MAIL.
Il Takes . Corps Of Trained Clerks 70
Handle the Letters.

President Wilson's mail bag Is the
largest In the world. Thousands OF lei.
tiers arrive daily, aud every one Of any
importance must have the individual at
tention Of Americas first citizen. OF
course the president Is not able to read
all his correspondence himself. This
difficulty Is overcome by a carefully de-
veloped system by which the contents
Of the White House mail bag Of any
importance are laid before Mr.. Wilson
each day.
The work Of selection falls upon a
corps Of confidential clerks, who open
the letters and give them first read
Ing then they are carefully sorted.
Many Of them are simply recommcnda-
tions for Office. These, after courteous
acknowledgment. are referred to the
proper departments and placed on die
until the matter can be taken up Cor
consideration.
Hundreds Of the misslves are purely
formal or contain impossible requests.
These are Immediately answered by the
staff and signed by one OF the presi-
dents assistant secretaries.
Such comm nications as the president
ought to see are clearly briefed--that
is, slip Is pinned at the top Of each
letter. and on this Is typewriter
synopsis of It's contents, telling who the
writer Is and what he has to present.
Frequently the president Is sufficiently
Interested by the brief to cause him to
read the whole letter. Sometimes the
communication Is referred TO a cabinet
officer In which case the slip Is retain.
ed nt the White House aud flied.
Requests for charity are continually
pouring H. These, however. are sent
I TO n different department, which goes
! fully into each cnse before replying.
When u large number OF persons write
on the same subject the letters are
hunchcd AMI the brief Mt the top give,
the nnlncs VI those who present onc
argument, and on another list are given
the nuucs of the persons vino offer q
different view. Roston Post.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-11
cen,insden aa Pete.

lately Il has bcciI discovered Tint the
dreaded ccniipc,le OF the southwestern
states has lis ns,d uses The ccniipede
has pair or strong Jaws und feeds
exclusively on Small household pests,
such as ileas. mosquitoes. moths and
roachcs. II is one OF the most valuable
household pcts one can have. As thu
bite Of the ccnllpedc is poisonous. II IL
no proper plnything for the baby, bur
as an exterminator OF pests 1t works
day and night. Seattle Post.Intelli.
gencer,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-11
Rovlna Rulers.

Lord Curzon's description Of King
George us the most Travelled sovereign
since the Emperor lIadrIan is certain
ly Just, The difference between the
two is that, while Iliug George did
most OF his travelling before he came to
the throne. lIadrlnn made his extended
journeys during his reign,
In thirteen years he covered most OF
the world then accessible to Roman
conqueror and when he returned to
the capital IL Was but to spend his de.
cllnlng years. London Chronicle.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-11
pslsa OF tne mississippi.

II Used Ia lie told OF the early explor-
prs of the Mississippi that after enter
.1g the dti,a they never knew how
ilcy gnt inside ,,nd that nfier passing
tllmgh Il to the gulf the; never knew
.,nw the, aot outside. II was many
sr.,- before the navigators fixed upon
landiAafas which enablcd them to
steer In ANYTHING Ike a straight course.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-11
The California and Oregon
Coast Railroad Company
TINE CARD
Effective June /. 1917.
Daily except Sunday
Train lv. Grants Pass. 100 p. m.
Train 2 ly. Waters Creek 500 p. m.

All trains leave Grants Pass from
the corner Of G and Eighth streets,
opposite the Southern Pacific depot.
For all information regarding
freight and passenger service call at
the Office Of the company, Public
Service building. or phone 13i for
same. 'N !.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-11

Letterheads that will please you, a,
the Courier.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-11
WANTED

Statesmen wANTED-Everywhere
to sell our warranted nursery
stock. You can make big money
at spare tinfe.. Write for particu-
lars. Donald Nursery Co.. DON
aid, Oregon. 80
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-13

this schedule be abandoned, unless a tax be imposed also upon the var. ious types of seines used and means be provided for the enforcement Of all the fishery schedules.
 Cold Storage PIants-Because Of the method of computing the annual business done by these plants, an amendment is asked so as to bring the so-called customs" plants under the provisions of the act.
 Launderies - Recommendation i. made that the tax in this schedule be a graded one, depending upon the amount of business done, and that the exemption from tax be decreased.
 Mines and Mining - Recommends. ton is made that the act be clarified 80 that those who receive royalty from mining operations will como mdubitably under the provisions oi the act. It is also recommended that the miner be permitted to sel ect a tax year other than that fixed by law if he desires 10 do so
 scavengers-It is recommended that this schedule be dropped, because of the hardship that 1t works on men of limited means.
 Vesaels-TaX assessment rolls pre- pared by authorized persons of yes sel doing business in Alaska wouli be of great aid in enforcing the pay ment of this schedule. Many com plaints have been made of unlicensed boats doing business.
 The report rocites some general observations of Territorial Treasurer Smith. He says, concerning the general property tax: Tt is ex tremcly doubtful if a general prop arty tax is practicable in Alaska under its present form of govern, ment. In any case, having in view the tax troubles of many of the States, it is recommended that nc general property tax law be enact cd until the matter can be given thorough study and upon recommen dations by commission specially designated for that purpose"
 A plea is made for additional of flee furniture, more office space better filing cases and safe storage for records and books.
 The balance sheet of the Terri. torlal Treasurer on December 3l, 1916, the end of the biennium, shows a total of $217O26.5O in the Territorial treasury. Of this sum $196,3S45S is in the general fund $18,3Sl61 in the Forest Reserve Fund and $2,26O.31 in the Fisheries Fund. The Territory's money is on deposit at per cent. interest in banks of Juneau, Douglas, Cordova Valdez, Seward, Ketchikan, Nome, IditarOd and Anchorage. During the two.ycar period ending Dec. 31, 1916, the total disbursements of the Ter rItory have been $2O3, ,2O297.