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The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-22
An Inadviisable
Place Of Deposit
By CEORCETTE MALLORY

am a woman and librarian.
There are stories in the printed lines
of the books l handle. and there are
often stories between the leaves.
What mean is this: First, persons
are prone when laying down a book
they have been reading to use anything
that comes handy between the pages
for a bookmark, and, second, persons
desiring to put away something tenn
porarily are liable to slip it between
the leaves of a book. There are many
other reasons why things get into
books, but these are the principal ones
One morning when I went to the
library to open it for the day found
young girl waiting for me- She look
ed very anxious, As soon as l had uu
locked the door and we were insid,
she asked eagerly if BLEAK House"
was in the library.
replied that would find out for
her, and, going to the shelf where it
was kept l looked Th~ book was
there, and gave it to the girl. With
out a word she shook 1t, holding it
open, evidently that anything between
the leaves might drop on the floor
Nothing came from it, and after run
ming the leaves rapidly between her
thumb and fingers she sank into q
chair and covered her face with her
hands.
whats the matter?" | asked
We all like to have some one to help
us bear our troubles, and the poor girl
poured hers out to me without re-
straint Hearing that her lover had
Tilted her, she had written him a very
strong letter-such one as she should
not have written in any event-and
mad delayed sending it till she should
nave cooled off. Her brother had been
reading BLEAK House." and the book
lay open on table. Called away sud.
denly, she had put this letter, sealed,
stamped and addressed, in the open
/ place and closed the book. intending
TO return for it. Learning that the
story she had heard about her lovers
unfalthfulness was untrue, she intend
ed to destroy her letter, but in her hap.
py relief had forgotten 1t for several
DAYS. When she remembered it her
1 brother, who had already finished
reading the book. had returned it to
the library. She asked me il "Bleak
House had been since taken out I
| looked at the date stamped on the M
per used for the purpose pasted In the
book cover and informed her that the
book had been out a. few DAYS.
Have you heard from your lover
ately?" l asked.
No." she replied bitterly, "and |
never expect to hear from him again
de viii ignore me from now on"
You can write him that you wrote
the letter under mistake"
That will do no good. 1t is having
written such letter at all that has
done the mischief He is a yery sell
contained person and has ALWAYS fear
eo that am too fiery to suit him."
AT this juncture some girls on theil
way TO school came in to return books
ana | was obliged to leave the pooI
eiri: who departed looking the picture
OF despair. | inwardly determined te
tFy 10 follow up BLEAK House" and
see where 1t had been, with a view t.
getting some definite information a.
10 "hat had become of the missing let
ter But the book after its return b,
the girls brother had been given ouf
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-22

CT probate, for final discharge as executrix OF
the estate OF c. C.. Lovejoy, deceased; and
that at the same time I will present my final
accounts as executrix Of said estate, and ask
fur their approval.
Dated May lst. A. d. 1917.
ELLEN R. LOvEJOY. Executrix
s426
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-22

ny Une vi the Oluer :
the library, and, thou: o'a'
ed having done 50. s..' ~, ~
to whom SHE had ii.
girl had taken il wife,
Miss wainwright. IN
written the letter, can-r 8,
every day Tor a WEE. gu,
any one had left the the
brary, but as | cout1 'uite
Cd bar sbo G,aIIr ,.,' emit
She told me that she ""
word from her lover NC
cluded that he had d.r~'
A month passed, 4
right came into the
looking so thin and "a: -
she was going into d
ing to end her susN.s
to write to her love ~
matter over with. Y
head. During our c..l;::S:s.:I!||
her to give me his la,::;;ii;Hj
without her suspectin: .ll
tor 1t especially, AMI -
mind to write this q.
that a letter had beg :';;.;;.
him and ask him L ! -. -!
such q letter NH
AS soon as got -
letter and pnt it aside
till ! should leave i;
evening, when | proN.,y .
Just before | left
came to me with L ng
She had gone to tleI sui
ems works were kelt fan
book from the lowe,,,er,y
thing white on the 80 49,.
Taking it out, she n \.
an unmailcd letter
dropped out of @B@ W
the books return I ere
Miss Wainright's bF,@ ng
I called up Miss Vine
ed her if she could ing
library. She Joined
handed her the letter
1t would be imp@@ al
her expression Of re me
She at once wrote y
why he had been So
he replied that since ),
piled to his last le''e' -.
ed she had grown liz. A'
I don't know AT
place to leave any Am
book. Books circus 8 I
can ever tell what / le
particular volume ,ra
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-22

Notice is hereby given. to all whom 1t may
corcern, that on the first day Of November,
A d. 1917, I shall apply to the Honorable
Kelsey Blanton, Judge Of said court, as judge
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-22

IN COURT OF COUNTY JUDGE, STATE OF
FLORIDA, IN RE ESTATE OF c. c. LOVE-
JOY DECEASED POLK COUNTY.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-23
HON. EOGAR WALKING OF ATLANTA
WILL MAKE ADDRESS At MEETING
.OF CITIZENS At THE COURTHOUSE
Mse Matno WIN Be Held at Noon, Following the Great
Parade of School Children and Automobiles
Are Urged to Display the National Coois.

Americus and Sumter county will
tomorrow celebrate Liberty Bond
day-the great national holiday pro-
claimed o. the president for the pur-
nose of : s.imulating public interest in
the sale of the second Liberty Bona
issue
The program for the local demon"
stration is as follows:
Stores will close for an hour at
noon.
The schools will close at 1880
O'clock.
School children viii march to the
courthouse.
Immense automobile procession,
starting from in front of the Hotel
Windsor at 1880 o'clock.
Mass meeting at courthouse at
noon. Hon. Edgar Watkins, of At
~ hta the speaker of the occasion.
Chairman Lee Council and his com
mittee have completed arrangements
for the monster Liberty Rond celebra-
ton to he held here tomorrow. The
details will be in accord with the
foregoing outline.
The state committee mas assigned
Ameiicus one of the best speakers IN
the south, Hon. Edgar Watkins, of At
lanta who is one of the country's most
distinguished lawyers. He has been
attorney for the Interstate Commerce.
commission for a number Of years, and
is a lawyer of high rank and great at
tainments. He will be introduced to
the audience by Franc Mangum, editor
of The Times-Recorder. The speak
ing at the courthouse will begin at
noon and will not last for more than
tlirty minutes The attendance OF
every resident of Americus is urged.
Automobilists are requested to as
semhle near the Hotel Windsor in time
to get in the procession, which will
start at 1880 o'clock Everybody own
ing flag is urged to bring it out and
display it. A number of automobiles
will be decorated.
It is indicated that there will be
many citizens here from Plains, Les
lie. DeSoto, Cobb and Andersonville,
and that their cars will join in the
parade.
The parade of automobiles and
school children is expected to be the
longest ever seen in this city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-23
John D. Mathis Writes Home
.Of His Safe ArriOql In France

Dr. and Mrs Evan Mathis have re-
c6ived p letter from their son, lieut..
John-D. Mathis, who is Somewhere iii
France" telling them of his safe ar
rival
In part, his letter reads:
q MY dream is realized. ] am here,
Had a fine trip and really enjoyed ev-
cry minute Of it, Got 'lrere YESTERDAY
a little tired, but happy as | could be-
CAM tell you where | am. but it is
the quaintest old village; part of it
built in A. d. 500 When | get home
will have enough to tell you all to last
for months, but now the censor says
| must not talk We are in very nice
quarters, and eating at a good hotel
good feed. / haven't said but mighty
little to these girls. For once am
stumped. | cant even talk their talk
This mail goes Off in few minutes,
so ! can't write much. ! will write
every time &c. tho chance 70 set Tx
mail off ! am we'll; have not even
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-23
Macon to Get
Training Camp
MEANS NEARLY THREE THOUSAND
MORE MEN-WILL EE OPENED UP
SOMETIME IN JANUARY-FOR'
MTLITIAMEN ONLY.

MACON. Ga. Oct. 23-Guy e. Paine
chairman of the military committee of
the Macon Chamber of Commerce, has
received a telegram from Adjuttantt
General Mccain. in Washington, an
nouncing that Macon will get one or
the officers training camps of the
third series.
The adiutant general stated IN his
telegram that the officers training
camps are to be located at each of the
divisional training camps, and they
will be opened probably in December
but not later than January
This means that $500 men will be
in training in Macon for officers com
missions and they will all come from
men now in the ranks. No more civil
Jan student officers are to be admitted,
announcement to this effect having
been made some time ago. The men
now in the service will be given a
chance to obtain commissions. though
thew will serve during their period OF
training at the salaries they are now
receiving. Heretofore candidates for
officers commission have been paid
$t0O a month.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-23
WISCONSIN SENATOR IS
KILLED BY BROTHER

MILWAUKEE, Wis, October go
body Of Paul 0, Hustling junior Unit
cd States senator from Wisconsin, who
was killed accidentally yesterday by
his brother, Gustav, while duck hunt
ing on Rush lake, near Ripon, was be-
ing prepared here today for burial,
which probably will be at Mayville,
his home.
Senator Husting recently returned
to his home at Mayville. after the close
OF the extra session of congress, where
he was one of the leading supporters
Of the administration war program.
With his brother, he had gone ON
a hunting expedition to Rush Lake, and
the two were in boat when the acci-
rent occurred He had sighted a
flock OF ducks, and called for his broth
er to fire and at the discharge of the
shotgun he rose slightly. receiving
the full charge of the gun in his back.
He was rushed to the farm house,
where all efforts to save his life were
unavailing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-23
ORGANIZE COUNTY
FOR FOOD SAVING
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ARE BEING
PERFECTED AT PLAINS, LESLIE,
COBB, DE SOTO AND ANDERSON
VILE,

Sumter county is being thoroughly
organized for the food conservation
which will be in augurated
next week when every housewife in
the county will be asked to sign
pledge to stop waste in food.
Crawford Wheatley, chairman for
the Third distarict, and p. A. Fenni-
more. chairman for the county, visited
Plains yesterday afternoon and per-
fected local organization. r. S. Oh.
yer was elected chairman, and an en-
thusiastic club was formed.
Leslie, DeSoto and Cobb will be Wis
tied this afternoon by Messrs. Wheat
ley and Fennimore, and Andersonville
will probably be reached tomorrow.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-23
SECRET Of zEPPEuNS
NOW KNOWN To ALLIES

AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP IN
FRANCE. Oct. pa number of Am r.
ican army officers today inspected The
German Zeppelin Las brought down
intact by French aviators Saturday.
The machinery and instruments Of the
airship were undamaged, the first in
stance of its kind since the beginning
of the war. All the German airship
secrets are known to the Americans.
A detachment Of American marines,
who happened to be travelling in the
neighborhood, arrived at the spot soon
after the Zeppelin landed and assisted
the French aviators in protecting the
airship and making prisoners Of its
occupants.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-23
SIX GERMAN TORPEDO BOATS SUNK
AND 15 FIGHTING SHIPS DAMAGED
BY RUSSIANS IN BIC NAVAL SCRAP
Among the Injured German Ships Were Tive Dreadnaughs
Germans Were more Numerous and Russians Retired
Twenty Thousand Prisoners Taken By Germans.

NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-(Compiled by
the Associated Press from European
cables during the day)-Fifteen Ger
man fighting ships, including two
dreadnaughts, were put out of action
by the Russian squadron during the
action last night around the end of
the Gulf of Riga. The Russian adj
miralty announces the fate of the larg-
er vessels is unknown, but it has been
definitely established that the Ger
mans lost six torpedo boats, sunk
either by gun-fire, mines or torpedoes.
The Overwhelming superiority of the
German forces was demonstrated,
however, and the Russian squadron
retired with the loss of the antiquated
hattleship Slava and one large de-
stroye.
All OF both Oesel and Dago islands
l.; now in German hands, and the
Teutons claim to have captured twen-
ty thousand prisoners, a hundred heavy
guns and large quantities of war ma
terial German troops have also
reached the Russian mainland on the
Esthonia and Werder peninsula. It
is unofficially reported from Stock
holm today that the Germans gathered
large numbers of submarines and de-
stroyers east of Denmark last week,
anticipating an attempt on the part
OF England to get through a fleet OF
warship to aid the Russians in the
attic.
Minor operations of the Allies in
Flanders today were generally sue
cessful, although the Germans sue
ceeded in retaking one newly-won po-
sition from the ritish. The French at
tackled this morning on the Aisne
Atsne front, and Paris reports consid-
cradle progress already attained.
The French attack on the Aisne may
be looked upon as major operation
with Fort Della MaImaison as its oh
jective. This fort baffled French at
temps to advance during their spring
attacks It's reduction would simplify
an attack on Laon
Petrograd dispatches state the Ger
mans failed today in a second attempt
tc land troops eight miles north OF
Werder on the Gulf of Riga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-23
BOIL WtEVIL BURLEY
WILL MOVE I'd MACON

ALBANY, Oct. 23-Macon will
be headquarters next year of BOIL
Weevil' Burley, the well known boil
weeyil expert, who has been stationed
al Albany this year. c. B. Burley is
"a way he signs his name, but all
,ugh the boil weevil territory he
is known as Boil Weevil" Burley, be-
cause if the success he has attained In
fighting the pest He will complete
his work this week for the year and
will return for time to his home in
Louisiana
This week he will visit Troupe,
Neriwether and Heard counties wag-
ing an energetic campaign for stalk
destruction. Last week he was in
carroll. Coweta and Haralson counties.
The reason for Mr. Burley's change
Of base next year is that fact that the
holl weevil is marching onward ana
Macon will be nearer the center OF the
anti-boll weevil campaign next year
Most of Mr.. Burley's work next year
will be in the upper and middle por-
tions Of the state.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-23
WELFARE Of SOLDIERS
AND SAILORS DISCUSSED
DELEGATES MET TODAY AT Ma
TI0NAL CAPITAL WHERE CUES.
TI0N IN ALL IT'S PHASES WAS
DISCUSSED.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 23.-Del-
egates to a national conference of the
War Committee on Recreation Ser
vice, with representatives from organ
izations all over the country, met here
today to discuss problems in connec-
tion with caring for soldiers and sail
ors in towns near training camps The
purpose of the organization is not on
~ to amuse the men but to make
and keep them better fighting men.
Help Keep Soldiers Fit to Fight, is
the keynote of the gathering.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-23
Local Party Are Attending
Meeting of the Presbytery

Messrs. A c. Crockett, W. f. Brown,
A j. Harris, DR.. c, P Davis and Rev
Leroy G. Henderson leave tomorro%
morning early to attend the meeting
of the Presbytery of Macon at Poulan.
The Presbytery Of Macon embraces all
the territory of southwest Georgia
from Macon to the Florida line, and
includes about 30 churches and p
ministers. Among other important
matters will be conference of the
deacons on Wednesday afternoon, and
that evening the Missionary sermon
will be preached by DR. Henderson, of
Americas.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-23
SUGAR SHORTAGE
To END SHORTLY
MR.. FRANK LANIER SAYS THAT
RETAIL DEALERS SHOULD SELL
IN LIMITED AMOUNTS TO Gus
TONER'S.

There is a shortage of sugar in
Americus, but it will not last more
than month longer, and in all like
lihood the commodity will then be
cheaper
This is the opinion of Mr.. Frank
Lanier, president of the Americus
Grocery Company.
The policy of Mr. Lanier's company
at present is to sell only limited
quantity of sugar to each customer,
and he thinks the retailers ought to
pursue the same policy with their
customers.
Sugar is now selling at retail for ten
and eleven cents a pound. The whole
sale price is nine cents. However, the
government-fxed price of ia cnts
wholesale will become operative soon,
aud that will bring down the retail
price.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-23
SUFF RAG|STS To
BE HERE TONIGHT
MRS. HOWARD GOULD. MISS MAUD
YOUNGER AND MISS KATHERINE
MULLEN To SPEAK AT CARNE-
GLE HALL.

Americus will tonight hear the ques>
toin of equal suffrage discussed by
three of the most prominent suffrage
workers of the country.
They are Mrs. Howard Gould, Of
New York; Miss Maud Younger, Of
California, and Miss katherine Mul-
len, of Connecticut
These ladies will make addresses
tonight at Carnegie Hall at S:1j
O'Clock, Miss Younger being the pr;n>
sipal speaker
There is no local suffrage organiza
ton, hut it is possible that one will
he formed as the result of the visit o.
these ladies.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-23
DR.. WISER To BE
HEARD ON FRIDAY
STATE FOOD CONSERV AT0R WILL
MAKE AN ADDRESS FRIDAY
MORNING W0MEN'S ORGANIZA-
TIONS TO ATTEND.

DR.. Robert H. Wiser, of Washington,
who is Mr.. Hoover's food conservation
agent for Georgia. will be in Ameri-
Gus Friday, and at 1890 o'clock he
will make an address at Carnegie Hall.
All Of the ladies' organizations of the
city and county are urged by Mr..
Crawford Wheatley chairman for the
Third district, to assist in securing a
large attendance for this meeting. DR..
Wiser will point out ways and means
for best effecting a food saving.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-23
LIBERTY LOAN DAY IS
HOLIDAY Fur NATION

. WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 23.-
Liberty Loan day tomorrow is to be
observed as a state as well as ma
tional holiday Virtually every gov
ernor in the union has proclaimed a
formal holiday, and arrangements
have been made for holding meetings
in all sections of the country.
The signal for lighting Liberty Bond
fires all over the country is to be given
ton 'eh by Mrs McAdoo using a candle
braun once owned by Napoleon Bona
parte. and fagots gathered from an his
toric place.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-23
= : ; , : : : = = = = Z
= ALL AUTOMOBILE OWNERS 4
z REQUESTED TO ASSEMBLE
, AT LAMAR AND JACKSON SITS.

= Every automobile owner in the =
: city of Americas is requested to :
y assemble on Lamar street near :
the Windsor Hotel tomorrow =
: morning after eleven o'clock, so :
= as to take part in a procession =
, which will start promptly at :
= 1870 O'Clock. The school child :
= rem will leave their schools at =
= 11:40 O'Clock, and it is planned =
= for the automobiles to meet =
= them and fall in line The pa =
: rade will end at the courthouse. :
' \ y y y y = y = = y y =
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-23
Sale of Bonds Tagging.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 23.-Li5-
erty loan subscriptions are still las
ging on the face of unofficial returns
to the treasury department this af-
ternoon.
Treasury officials, however, are hop
ing the three billion dollar mark viii
be reached by tomorrow night. There
is little today to indicate the maximum
of four billions IN subscriptions will
he obtained 9fore the campaign
closes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-23
ZEPPELIN FLEET
HALF DESTROYED Ed
THE LATEST RAID ON ENGLAND
WAS VERY DISASTROUS FOR
GERMANY - FIRST ZEPPELIN
RAID IN A YEAR.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 23,-i
Germany probably lost half of its
super-Zeppelin fleet during the latest
raid over England. official reporst
state. 1t was the first Zeppelin raid
to be attempted during twelve months
and resulted more disastrously then
any other since the war began.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-23

= EVERY LADY IN AMERICUS r
= SHOULD ATTEND EXERCISES '
y AT COURTHOUSE AT NOON. =

A large attendance of the la =
= dies at the Liberty Bond exer- y
. cises at the courthouse tomorrow =
= at noon is urged by Chairman =
= Council, of the Liberty Loan sale =
: committee for this county Every :
= club woman, and every mother of :
= a child who will be in the parade =
= is urged to be present. The ex- :
ercises start promptly at twelve =
= and will be over before one =
= o'clock.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-23
BUSINESS COUNCIL
To START FRIDAY

1t is probable that Chairman Tracey
Cunningham, of the business men )
council of the Chamber of Commerce,
will call an early meeting for the pur-
nose of arranging the first date for the
mid day luncheons. Is
The responses to the inquiries about
the luncheon idea were sufficiently
numerous to indicate that large ma
iority of the members are in favor of
the plan.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-23
BIC PEANUT CROP
RAISED At PLAINS
l.. d. WISE GETS MORE THAN
THIRTY-0NE HUNDRED DOL
LARS FOR HIS CROP, AND SAYS
IT'S PEANUTS FOR HIM HERE
AFTER.

One farmer in this county alone has
sold peanuts to the extent of SO, ,185 80
this year.
This crop was raised by Mr. L. D.
Wise, of Plains, and was sold entirely
to the RichIand Oil Company
Mr. Wise says that he has found pea
nuts easy to raise and one of the most
profitable crops he has ever planted.
He proposed to raised them on an even
larger scale next year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-23
; MERCHANTS OF AMERICUS =
, URGED TO CLOSE STORES \
; DURING THE CELEBRATION. =

y 'rne merchants of Americus are
y urged and requested t . close
their stores tomorrow during the
, hour from 1l:20 to 1890, or from
: twelve to one.
= The Liberty Bond celebration
= will be in progress at that time, Z
= and it is desired to have as many 4
y people as possible participate.
= Already more than a score of
= merchants have agreed to sus- 4
pend business during the demon
: stration.
= 3 = \ = y = T. y y = y
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-23
RNECH MINISTRY TO
CONTINUE IN OFFICE

PARIS, Oct 23.-The Painleve min
istry will be retained in office, the
Havas news agency announced today,
but Paul Ribot, minister Of foreign af-
fairs, probably will be replaced by J..
Louis Barthou.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-23

felt bad since / left home. and am as
happy as can be.1
His address 10: American Tnfa@feg
Officers School, Expeditionary Force,
France.