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The Washington times., 1917-04-06

Ty Cobb seems to have the Amerl-
can League pretty well disciplined.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06

The one he speared at Punta Gorda
the other day was not the first mem
ber of the well-known octopus family
that T. r. ever harpooned.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06

The circus press agent has got up
a aNbeauty contest. Any boy Of eight
would give the prize to the elephant.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06

Says an ad in the personal column
OF the London Times:
"Antony-If this reaches your eye.
please write-Cleopatra"
Some people never get old enough
to know better. DON MARQUIS.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06

r. ?. writes US that the most
picked person he ever saw was wait
ing outside a movie show TO take the
fillum star home.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06

Flags have increased IS per cent
In price, an exchange says-and the
flag IL one OF the necessities OF life
that we like to see going UP.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06

q The skimpiness OF women's dresses
never really shocked our moral
sense very much, although we have
felt called on from time to time to
pretend that it did.
The thing that really outrages our
puritanicaI spirit is the indecent
manner in which steak and onions
comes before us in the restaurants
these days. The steak scarcely
hides the onions.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06

Some Of those days we are going
to run q column consisting entirely
OF the attempts OF press agents to
break in.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06

Hindenburg still seems to be get
ting considerable help in his retreat
from the British and French.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06

mot many years ago." says the
Rochester IN. " Post Express, at
was worth while at this season to
ride to the end OF q car line ana
proceed afield on foot In search of
trailing arbutus."
And now she Is married to some
one else?
The Washington times., 1917-04-06

Millinery note from Petrograd:
Crowns are being worn less this
year than last.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06

It's odd how proud a really sue
cessful doctor or lawyer or mer-
chant can be OF q perfectly punk
game of golf.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06

Prohibition Is urged as a war
measure.
Some one IS always trying to make
a pacifist out of us.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06

A statistician has figured out that
to run the city Of New York costs
$500 q minute.
It seems a lot OF money until
you try to rent a bungalow for
the summer within committing dis
tance.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06

F. D., who must be q riotous young
devil and proud of 1t, says that II
is not merely love that makes the
world 60 round. Strong drink, he
claims, will produce the same phe-
nomenon.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06

George Sylvester Viereck, the
papers say, is now wearing an Ameri-
can flag.
We congratulate Germany on Mr..
vicreck's decision q disconncct him
self with that country.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06

A man whose brains won't zs: him
into print may always grab some
publicity for his kidneys by signing
q patent medicine testimonial.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06

From q contemporary we CLEAN
the fact that some one has invented
q rubber artificial eye.
1t seems a little radical to us.
well-dressed men will always avoid
extremes. OF course, at an Informal
affair, there is nothing to be said
against wearing a picked onion
when all the guests are intimate
friends. But the truly modish man,
as the haberdasher frequently re-
minds US, is usually conservative.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06

Our Daily Anonymous German can
think up nothing better today than
calling us an Englishman. He evi-
IDENTIFY means II as a term OF re-
proarh. We don't mind telling him
that II doesn't peeve us a bit. We
are an American first and always.
Rut there are no people on earth to-
dsy that we more respect and honor
and admire than the English.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06

Berlin cannot u 7derstanc Americas
attitude.-HeGdline
or course not. The murde. of
Americans by the German government
was always meant in the very friend
liest way.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-04
no CORNER ON FOODSTUFFS,
SAY ATLANTA MERCHANTS

ATLANTA, Ca, May 4.-Atlanta'a
wealthy people are OF buying UP enor-
nous quantities of -four, sugar, can
ned goods and other provisions and
storing them away for future use, ac-
cording to one of the local newspapers
which has made an exhaustive investi-
baton among grocers to find out
whether there was any truth in reports
that such was the case.
Atlanta grocers report that the sale
OF canned goods and flour is somewhat
hcavier than it would be in normal
times, but they have not noticed that
purchasers are buying in
very large quantities.
Vegetables in Atlanta will probably
be cheaper this summer than in sew
eral years, owing to the fact that
thousands of backyards have been
tlrned into gardens, while the truck
growers around the city are harvest
ing very large crops.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-04
A. & N COT REVENGE
ON FORT VALLEY H. S.

In a rather loosely played game yes
terday afternoon at the ball park, the
Third District A & M. team scored a
victory over the aggregation from the
Fort Valley High school, thus evening
up the series between the two schools
tIis season.
The locals won by 4 to l score,
Pantone holding the visitors to hits,
While the A. & NJ. boys were annex
ing 8 safe swats, mixing them in with
errors by their opponents at critical
moments. Fort Valley was credited
with errors, while the A. & NJ. team
made 2 misplays.
The lineup of the teams was as fol-
lows: A. & NJ; Chappell, S.; Pan
tone p; Dorman, c.; Smith, cf.; Ma
thews, If; Levie, 2b.; Chappell, 1b.;
Hill, 3D.; Moran, C. Fort Valley; Mad
dox, Cowart, Murray, Hiley, Feagin,
BARLEY, Muscovitz, Jones, Murray. Um-
pire, Smith.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-04
BADLY INJURED IN
AUTOMOBILE CRASH

j. E. Stewart, in charge of the
United States army recruiting station
in Americus, sustained broken right
shoulder blade, a fractured right arm
and severe gashes on his face and
hands in an automobile smash-up
Thursday afternoon, narrowly escaping
death when he was pinned under a
Ford car as it turned turtle about
miles north of Ellayille.
A. NJ. Ferillo, navy recruiting officer
stationed at Americus, was also a pas
senger in the Ford, but was uninjur-
ed, except for a few bruises and
scratches. But for his efforts which
succeeded in liberating Stewart from
his perilous position underneath the
overturned car, the army man would
have been choked to death, as the
steering wheel pressed against his
throat, SO as to render him almost un-
conscious by the time his companion
eXtricated him.
The two recruiting officers had been
to Buena Vista to examine some appli-
cants for enlistment, and were re-
turning to Americus when the acct
dent ocucrred.
The car was travelling about 20 miles
ar hour when reaching the foot of a
grade it struck drainage ditch in the
road, causing Stewart, the driver, to
lose control. The machine swerved to
one side, plunged against an embank-
men and turned completely upside
down. with the four wheels spinning in
air.
Both men were under the car, but
Ferillo managed to get clear and finally
tore loose the rim of the steering
wheel. which was slowly strangling
Stewart. The latter was then able to
crawl from under the machine.
Motorists passing shortly after the
accident succeeded in righting the ma
chine, and the engine as found to be
undamaged. IN spite of his injuries,
Stewart drove the car into Ellaville,
where he received medical attention,
and then drove on to Americus, arriv-
ing just before sundown.
Stewart expects to be relieved by
arother recruiting officer until he has
recovered from his injuries.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-04
ROBBERS TRA|LED
THROUGH AMER|CUS

Three white men who robbed the
postoffice at Weston, Ca, about l
o'clock this morning, and who were
traced to Americus by a posse made up
of officers from Preston and Terrell
county, are the object of a man-hunt
that now has included a wide territory
to the north and east of this city.
The robbery occurred shortly after
the heavy rainstorm which swept this
section last night, the safe in the post
office being blown open and between
$500 and $400 worth of stamps taken,
along with small amount of actual
cash, left in the office by Postmaster
George Sims. Indications are that the
job was done by professionals.
The yeggmen left Weston in Ford
car with non-skid tires on both rear
wheels and the posse which was quick
ly organized as soon as the crime was
discovered this morning, took up the
trail without difficulty, following it
through Terrell county and on to
Americus.
The three men stopped at the garage
of the Americus Auto Company about
o'clock this morning, according to the
statement of E. L. Greene, night man
at the establishment, to secure sup
ply of gasoline, then continuing on
through the city, and out on the Dixie
Highway, leading northward.
Sheriff Charles Christian, of Webster
county, and Sheriff Zach Turner, OF
Terrell county, with posse of citizens,
came through Americus about $3.50 this
morning, and left on the trail north
ward, while Sheriff Harvey got busy
notifying the authorities in the cities
and towns within radius of 100 miles
to be on the lookout for the robbers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-04
Arras Battle StilI Continues.

NEW YORK, May 4.-(Compiled by
the Associated Press from European
cables during the day)-Throughout
last night and today guns continued
to boom without intermission on the Ar
ras battlefield. Frequent bursts of ma
chine gun and rifle fire told of attacks
and counter attacks along various
parts of the front of the British Of
fensive told how the British maintained
their hold on the village of Fresnoy
and nearby positions, which they cap
tured yesterday. The Germans deliv
cred severe counter attacks here and
also near Cherisy and on the Arras
Cambria road from both of which the
British were compelled to fall back.
The British made additional progress
northeast of St. Quentin during last
night, and also northeast of Hargi-
court.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-04
RUSSIA FACES A
CRISIS " | I H A
Work. s DEMAND

PETROGRAD, May 4.-Detachments
of soldiers have gathered before the
headquarters of the provisional govern
ment here, demanding the resignation
Of Foreign Minister Milukoff. His res
ignation was also demanded by thous-
ands of soldiers and workmen, who
marched through the streets of Petro-
grad during yesterday and last night.
Discomfort has been smouldering some
time, on account of the belief that Mil
ukoff is not fully in sympathy with
the viewpoint of the workmen and
soldiers, the present outbreak being
the direct result of the foreign Office
announcement to the Allies that Rus
sia would ont slacken it's efforts in the
commo struggle against the Central
Empires and would strictly observe the
engagements of the Romanoff dynasty
with the Entente.
The soldiers and workmen declared
they should be consulted before such a
communication was sent and at meet
ing of the council of soldiers and
workmen delegates, the formation of a
coalition cabinet was favored. There
we're also demonstrations in favor OF
the Milukoff government.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-04
RFTA|L MERCHANTS To
DISCUSS DELIVERIES

At a meeting of the Retail Mer
chants department of the Chamber of
Commerce to be held tonight at 8
O'Clock at the offices of the chamber.
the question of establishing more eff
Ecient system of delivery will be the
principal topic Of discussion.
A double daily delivery is proposed
by the grocery houses of the city, with
emergency delivery in cases of urgent
necessity. This plan has been adopted
in many of the cities in this section
with good results. and the Americus
grocers are inclined to at least try it
out.
J. L. Sparks and Albert Harris have
been elected chairman and secretary
respectively of the grocers' groups OF
the Retail Merchants department.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-04
BRITISH AHEAD Of
TIME IN RUSH.
.ON WEST FRONT

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 4.-Brit-
ish forces on the western front are
already a fortnight ahead of their at
tacking schedule, and have sustained
losses much smaller than expected, ac-
cording to a cablegram from the Brit
ish foreign office to Minister Balfour.
Losses sustained, the cable message
said, were only half as large proper
tionateIy as during the Somme often
sive last year
British officials attribute this fact
to the incomparably better artillery Of
the Entente forces, and the fact that
the men are not allowed to outrun
the heavy guns.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-04
MAY OBTAIN CANS
FOR PRIVATE USE

Member of the Sumter County Can
ming club or other private individuals
who desire to can food products such
as vegetables, fruits, etc, this season,
will be able to secure the necessary
cans in spite of the serious shortage
in the supply of these containers.
Through the efforts of the Sheffield
Hardware Company, of this city, the
American Can Company has agreed to
furnish the necessary cans of standard
sizes to canning club members and to
private individuals in this section, al
though retailers will not be allowed to
handle these cans on account of the
shortage prevailing in the metal mar
ket, making it very difficult for the
manufacturers to get raw materials.
The cans furnished to canning club
members and private individuals will
be sold at actual cost plus freight
charges, without any margin of profit
for the Sheffield Company. The cans
will be laid down. in Savannah by the
manufacturers and the freight charges
from that point to Americus will be
added to the cost, so that the price of
the cans this year will be practically
the same as in 1916, although the retail
price this year is considerably in ex-
cess Of the old figures
All canning club members and other
persons desiring cans for their per-
sonal use are requested to commune
cate with Miss Rowena Long, director
of home economics in Sumter county
or with the Americus and Sumter
County Chamber of Commerce. State
how many cans are desired and what
sizes, sending in this data at once SO
that the cans may be secured without
delay.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-04
Il SEIZED VESSELS TO BE
READY FOR USE In ) MONTHS

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 4.-Sev-
enty-one German and Austrian mer-
Chant ships seized by the government
will be repaired and ready for commits
sion within five months, unless con-
cealed damage is discovered, the fed
eral shipping board estimates. They
will add 535,722 tons to America S
merchant marine. Many of the smaller
ships can be made ready for service in
less than four months, and necessary
repair work is being rushed in private
shipyards.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-04
NEW WAY OF CONSERVING
THE POTATO SUPPLY

COLUMBUS, O., May 4.-Here's a
tip-save it!
Did you ever notice how the eyes on a
potato are more numerous at the tip?
Someone suggested to Governor Cox
that each eye is the seed for a sprout.
The result is that every Columbus ho-
tel and restaurant, at the governors
request, is raring off the potato tips.
They are being distributed to backyard
gardeners, thus conserving the scanty
potato supply.
Governor Cox is now trying to get
restaurant men in other Ohio cities to
do the same. Columbus alone is
yielding many bushels of tips every
day under this plan" said the governor
today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-04
HAIL AND RAIN ARE
HEAVY IN THE CITY

A terrific rain and hailstorm began
in Americas this afternoon at o'clock.
The dark over-hanging clouds gave
warning of something serious for dis
turbing weather, but the heavy hail
came in torrents coupled with the
rain. The rain continued, while per-
iodic moments of hail came.
The streets became veritable rivers
OF water at times and the out-carrying
sewers were over-taXed.
On Jackson street near the Seaboard
Air Line railway depot the water ac-
cumulated faster than it moved off,
presenting a sea of water.
1t is feared that the crops have
been greatly damaged because of the
heavy. washing rains and the driving
hail.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-04
NAVY RECRUITS TO.
AWAIT ORDERS HERE

Young men who enlist in the United
States navy as apprentice seamen will
be allowed to remain at home to await
orders as to where to report, accord
ing to new orders received by A. Nj.
Ferillo, in charge of the naval recruit
ing station in Amerieus.
Hitherto the apprentices have been
sent from Americus to the head sta
ton in Atlanta for final examination
and then forwarded to the training
school at Norfolk, Va, or some other
point. The enlistment of apprentices
has been so brisk, however. that the
training schools are full at present,
and newly enlisted apprentices vii
Inow be allowed to return home from
Atlanta after their final examination,
to await orders to report at some train
ing school.
Six new recruits were sent to At
lanta yesterday by Mr.. Ferillo. three
men each from Buena Vista and Monte
yuma. They are Bob G. Butt, Alexan-
der M. Smith and Charles E. Lowe, of
Buena Vista; Vernon E. Romefelt, L.
s. Pickard and ]. s. Eubanks of Monte
yuma.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-04
ARTHUR MOORE IS.
STRONG |NPONER.
OF HIS ADDRESS

Preaching from. the text, What
Shall I Do To Be Saved?" Evangel-
ist Moore held his listeners SPELL
bound for about forty minutes last
night, while he delivered one Of his
greatest discourses against sin.
"The text, What Shall l Do to Be
Saved, has been given too many easy
interpretations" said the speaker.
Many people think all they have to
do to inherit eternal life is to be-
lieve,' and they will be saved. l tell
you this is all wrong. Of course, every
one that is saved has to believe on
Christ, but you have got to do a lot
Cf other things, too. Paul told the
jailer to believe because that jailer
was an infdel. He told the soothsay-
ing woman to quit lying and he told
Lydia to get rid of her pride You
folks who are sinners have got to quit
getting drunk, gamblers quit gambling,
and worldly folks running with the
gang
You will also notice that after the
jailer was converted that he took Paul
out and washed the stripes that he had
made while beating him. In other
words he tried to undo as far as pos
sible the wrong that he had done. Now
have go to do some stripe washing
You men that have made life misera-
BILE for your wives, have got to beg
their pardon, and do all you can to
undo and make happy the many un'
happy hours that you have given them.
You can't square up by giving them
ten yards of five-cent calico. Then
some of you women with nervous high
strung temperaments, have got to
make amends for some of the cutting
things that that tongue of yours has
said. Having good biscuits six days
out of seven that isn't stripe washing y
said Moore.
You young ladies sitting out in the
congregation, who look as sweet and
winsome as possible, with your curled
hair and powdered noses; you look as
if nothing could change your sweet dis
position, but my! my! how many times
you have caused father worry, and
many a night mother has cried her
eyes out on account of your carvings
on. You have got to do I.Sre than be
lieve.' You have got to beg mothers
pardon, and do all that you can to undo
the harsh, cruel words that you have
used to her.
Stripe washing also means paying
those old grocery bills, paying that
doctor that came to visit your family
years ago in the middle of the night,
settle up all your old accounts to the
best of your ability. l wash that l
could tell you that getting religion
was just shaking my hand and be-
lieying,' but it is not. You folks go
home and think this thing over, and re-
member that every sermon that l
preach from now on will come right
back to this one
There will be no services tomorrow,
but Sunday will be full day and an
nouncements will be made later. Ev-
eryone is cordially invited to attend all
these services, and are assured of a
hearty welcome.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-04
NJ 'ADOO CALLS On
BANKS FOR HELP
ON THE WAR BOND

The Bank of Commerce today re-
ceived the following telegram from
Secretary of the Treasury w. G. Nc
Adoo
Government will receive sub
scriptions until June 18th for two
billion dollars 1-2 per cent. Lib
erty Loan" You can render in
valuable service to your country
by receiving subscriptions and CO.
operating with Federal Reserve
Bank, your district. Will you
kindly do this and telegraph me at
government expense as soon as
practicable rough estimate of
bonds you think will be subscrib-
ed for by you and your custom
ers.
Our government needs funds for
war. Part of this money will be
raised by taxation, and part by a
great popular loan, to which the pub
lie will be given every opportunity to
subscribe. The United States is today
the richest country in the world. The
demands of the war are imperative.
The nations wealth must meet the
nations needs.
The American people are not yet ed
ucated to the purchase of bonds as are
the people of other countries. Less
than one-fifth of one per cent of the
people of the United States own bonds,
and only fraction of these are hold
ers of government securities. In both
France and England, more than eleven
per cent. of the people have helped in
Idividually to finance those countries in
performing their part in the present
war.
! The government has a sound basis
for it's belief in the patriotism of the
bankers and the investors of the coun-
try, and for its anticipation that they
will give their enthusiastic co-opera-
tion in the support of this loan. In
order to assure its success, however,
this cooperation must be broad and
deep. 1t must extend far beyond the
ordinary channels of investment
Thousands of persons who never have
purchased bonds, who never have been
in touch with financial houses, must
become investors in this issue. 1t has
an appeal, not only to patriotism, but
to reason and to business sense. The
whole nation must be quickened to a
complete understanding Of the spirit
ard the meaning of this investment.
America must enlist its wealth, as
well as its manhood.
These bonds will represent the high
est grade of security in the world to-
day, and are free of all taxes. This
bank will take some of these bonds,
on it's own account, and will be glad to
receive subscriptions from the people
of this county. We will make no.
charge whatever for our services.
Yours truly, BANK OF COMMERCE.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-04
LEE SUPERIOR COURT BEGINS
SPRING SESSION NEXT MONDAY

Lee Superior court convenes in Lees
burg for the spring session next Mon
day morning, and Judge y. A. Little
john, Solicitor General John A. Fort
and Court Stenographer Glover, will
GO down Monday morning to attend, as
will several lawyers from Americus,
who have business in the court. The
session holds four or five days usually,
but sometimes holds for the entire
week.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-04
LABOR MEN OF ]. B.
HAVE ARRIVED HERE

NEW YORK, May 4-Right Hon.
Charles w. Bowerman and ]. H. Tho
mas, members of the British parliament,
and H. w. Garrod, labor representa-
tive in the munitions bureau, who were
appointed by the British government as
official advisers to American labor in
the conduct of the war, arrived here
today. The members of the party came
to the United States at the invitation
of officials of the American Fedora
tion of labor
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-04
MERRILL WHEATLEY UNDER
SURGEONS KNIFE AT MACON

The Macon Telegraph says: Musician
Wheatley, of the Second regiment band
who has been in the Macon hospital
for an operation is out again Wheatley
is from Americus, and is considered
ore of the best drummer in Georgia