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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-20
Notice to the Public.

The banks of Americas have agreed
to close during Christmas holidays,
as follows:
December 25th, closed all day
Close promptly at twelve o'clock on
December Goth, 81, 28, 29th and 31st
January 1st, 1918, will be closed ali
day
BANK OF COMMERCE., By Lee Hud-
son( Assistant Cashier.
PLANTERS BANK, by T, f. Bolton,
Assistant Cashier.
COMMERCIAL CITY BANK, by r. E.
McNulty, Cashier.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-20

There is more Catarrh in this section
OF the country than I'll other diseases
put together, and for gears 1t WIZ sup
posed to be ncurable. Doctors prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly falling
20 cure with local treatment, pronounced
IL ineurnble Catarrh Is a local disease,
greatly influenced by constitutional con-
ditions and therefore requires constitu-
tional treatment HAIRS Catarrh Medi
cine manufactured by r. ]. Cheney q
Co, Toledo, ohio, Is constitutional
remedy Is talscn Internally ard acts
thru the Blood on the MUCOUS Surfaces
OF tho System one Hundred Dollars re
ward IS offered for any case that Halls
Catarrh Medicine fails TO cure Send for
circulars and testimonials
t. j. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, Chic.
SOLD ~ Druegigia, sar.
Halls Family Pills i0r constipation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-05

CMORDg AND
D I SC O II d S

IT was glorious Fourth for the
most Of us. With such ideal weather
conditions and with a war on our
hands to fire our patriotic spirits moth
ing could be asked 10 make the occa-
sion more spoutaneous-but TO young
America. those Of him who was pre-
vented by a stern parental prohibl-
ton against drawing from his bank
the numerous pennies that he had
been boarding these many months
with which to purchase hrecrackerss
etc. It was a day Of ppointment-
When the small boy sought an eXpia-
nation Of the reason and was told that
the money could better be expended
for things good 10 eat and TO wear
he decided forthwith that the nation
was slipping In its feryor and that
the real place for one OF his size and
inspiration was on the battlefeids Of
Europe where he could make every
day a Fourth Of July-Where he could
handle fireworks that made noise
that would cause dogs for miles
around to hunt the storm cellars
Verify. it was bum Fourth for the
kids who were compelled 20 sit on
listen TO father recite the F0urtbs he
used TO have when he was boy, how
he had the top of one Of his fingers
shot of By a giant cracker-alm0st-
how he had his eyebrow singed and
his left eye knocked out-nearly-
how be was thrown over backwards
by a kick from q toy cannon, ana
everything.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-05

had been smolderinE since the first
consignment OF black labor reached
the city from The south.
II is hoped that the governor viii 60
20 the bottom % the tragedy and fur
nish the public with ali the facts II
Negroes are being encouraged 10
desert the farms 81 the south. where
they are as much needed. If not more
so, than they are II the northern fac
tories, that fact should be made known.
II the northern employer is taking ad-
vantage Of a conceded labor scarcity
due 10 the war TO educate Negroes to
fiji the places Of the whites, that is q
circumstance on which there should
be light
Il is the beginning of a situation
grausht with q danger that might fan
another rebellion Now is fhe time 20
apply corrective measures Governor
Lowden is in position TO furnish facts
which will be invaluable IN deteruin-
ing the needed safeguards TO prevent
. recurrence Of the East s.. Louis
carnage
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-05
Sane and Sensible.

-hz
That the fourth O JA-s
served with greater sanity yesterday
49,. .,,ar before "a rratifyinEly at
e-- ----..-i7, death
tested pS tA7 50
and accident during the course % 1I0
dav throughout the nation. In the
-. .t.oa +hfe f- attributable "a
as 3D. .,1aa4 fszaed
large measure ~ ''-7 g,'-1--, r.
through the council OF ha-lo1a-
Tense to not waste money on HFe"o4 ~
- ...f,..;.t,-,cs- 4ga4 had character
Ia 80 ...-..- ..-z,-s.
lied the hollday N previous
that the cash thus expended could be
s;,..~,ea tnge other channels with pro-
-,-s.,.-. g., +ba nation
poTuonate he4p i"iN977
in its campaign TO conserve us man
eial and food resources, to the end
that Il NAV aid In taking care If its
-.t.-- a., 1r,,~ora as well as
hshtAs 1t---0
itself
Rart Island does not have TO take ?
hack seat for auv community III the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-05
Purveyors TO Enemy.

When il is considered that con
siderable part of the supplying of food
TO Germany by the Scandinavian coup-
tries and Holland goes on under the
5udicr0usiv thin disguise Of smuggling
and consequently eludes the statjs-
riCiaus It is easy to realize that the
British fIguFes on the purEeEing done
by these countries may quite as likely
fall below as exceed ths reality The
truth is that constant streams of VIC
tuaIs are pouring into hungry Ger
many from each OF the countries in
question in volume that no one on
earth outside of German OficiaLdom
can possibly measure
1t is the right Of these usutTais to
supply the German stomach 10 the
extent Of several million ratlous per
anuum as they seem 70 be doing Why
then do thesa- neutral nations conceal
a part of their activities under the
parody Of g smuggling trade which
could be stopped in - hours if The
authorities did not blink tn the point
of hurting their eyelds2 il is because
these European neutrals do not want
the allies 10 know what is going on.
fearing that the United States may ex-
ercise her right and cut OFF their prof
liable food excess entirely.
Why not take the hint2 The ueu-
trails in question. though forced to eat
their own food instead OF selling it,
pF8ttahly TO the Germans. will have
more to eat than Germany. The Ger
mans deprived of the marginal $780,
600 Tati0ns. more or less. may he fore
ed by very hunger into early submits
sion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-05
Brazil With United States.

Brazil has become the first South
American ally Of the United States
Brazil is no mean nation. no toy re-
public r is a nation - times the
size Of Germany, IS times the size of
France. 80 times the size Of Italy, 2Sa
times the size OF Belgium If Brazil
were as denselv populated as Ger
many it would have nearly billion
inhabitants If as t4ickIy settled as
Belgium IT. would have more than two
billions II is only 0ne-dfth as well
settled IS the United States.
That is what was meant when Pres
ident Braz in Rio JaneiTo finished the
penstroke that made an ally for de-
mocracv out Of the nation that was
ruled bv an emperor till 1889. Four
million men can be called out under
the Brazilian service law. which makes
military training obligatory for all
men between u and IS TIE navy
includes two dreadnaughts and two
battieshjps.
But BraziTs resources will do more
for the allies. including Uncle sam,
than BraziI's soldiers In the high in
terror are vast plateaus. covered with
forests and Astounding in tropical
fruits The forests are hardly touched.
Coffee. cocoa. rubber and dyeHo0ds
are leading exports from this region.
Brazil. should she choose 10 throw all
of her resources into this conflict.
might share with the United States
the credit of being the wars deter
mining factor The United States ma
we} he proud of its South American
al
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-05
EEl1EsN1AlI1TqH TENLdK&g
~ WllLlAM BRADY f1D.

Is Iodine a Remedy for Goitre3
Two thousand wears ago the Greek
physicians prescribed sponge charcoal
with some success in the treatment of
goJtre. In other words, an iodine treat
meut has been used empiricany long
before the relation OF iodine III FOOD
with the function Of he thyroid gland
was known
Regions where g0itre is endemic are
usually free from the eXophthalmie
type of goitre. IN which Zodiac does
harm In these goitre regions, for in
stance In parts Of Switzerland and in
certain Of the Great Lakes regions in
America, the people seldom eat sea
food Sea food contains iodine in
readily assimilated form: the iodine
Of commerce is obtained from sea
weed.
Sea food is good for people who have
simple goitre. Tt is perhaps harmful
for people who have exopthalmie goi-
tire, 1t is neither good nor bad for
people who have cystic g0itre
Just why iodine metabolism is de-
fective in certain young women iB
gOitre regions, we do not know. Nor
in fact do we know that the benefit
obtained from sea food is wholly due
70 its content of iodine Il may posi-
bly, he that sea food. used In place OF
meat, simply improves digestion by
diminishing the intestinal putrefaction
and auto-into1ication which some au-
thorities assign as the underlying
cause OF the simple gcitre Thorough
intestinal aHtisepsis seems to bring
about recovery in q fair share Of the
cases Of simple goitre,
Prolonged rest in bed in the omen
air, precisely Is for pulmonary tuber-
culosis, Is Still the most effective treat
ment for BasedoW's disease-exeph-
thalmtc goitre- Surgery remains the
second choice. when the apan air rest
cure fails Theirs is one feature Of the
operation fer goitre which has moi
been sufficiently emphasized, namely
that while operation Is usually safer
than procTastinatiou when the ma
TENTS condition is changing from bad
10 worse, Il cannot and does NOT cura
Operation merely places the patient a.
the Way Of obtaining ultimate cure
through prolonged rest In bed in m.
open air Surgery is frequently
necessity, slte-saviug resort In had
cases Of eAuphfhsImie goltre, but nof
tgeAtnert 10 b. sought without agst
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-05
Let's Have All Facts.

Governor Lowden. It is announced,
will insist on thorough invest5ga-
ton at East st. Louis to ascertain the
causes leading up 10 the clash be-
tween the whites and blacks and the
reason for the failure of the local po-
lice authorities, even when augmented
by several companies of the state
military, to suppress the outbreak be
fore il assumed bloody proportions
ineonceivahle in the minds of the
peace loving citizens of the great state
of Illinois. 20 the discredit and shame
of which ii will stand out with a per
manency that will for generations
bring the blush Of modification when
the state is placed beside those Of the
south in whose condemnation we have
never neglected TO unite when we
heard news of the Iyncbing of a Negro
either by hanging or burning at the
stake.
There are numerous angles Of the
East ST Louis affair that should be
followed if we are TO have the full
facts If. as the governor promises.
there shall be punishment melted out
TO all responsible, il is assumed that
he will not hesitate in enliShtening
the public as TO who induced the Ne
groes TO come from the southland in
hundreds 70 take employment in the
factories of the Illinois city Assured
ly those who held out the golden prom
Use to the sOutherneFs are not blame
less They sent their agents through
the states Of the south and lined up
the Negroes and pointed out to them
that with a war on its hands the ma
ton was short of men and that now
was their opportunity 10 strike for
independence. to break away from the
shaekles which held them TO their
plantation employers, to get real mon
ev for their services, and 70 enjoy
that freedom and independence guar
antsed them under the constitution.
These inducements were held out TO
the Negroes unquestionably, for they
hocked north full Of exaggerated ex-
pectations
East St. Louis employers did not
seem 70 consider the complications
that were to inevitably follow the set
thing Of several hundred Negro fam
flies in their city. The housing prob
lem was not thought Of All the en-
pioyer cared for was to get the help
that he needed Neither did he seem
70 realize that there would he obteo-
ton on the part OF his white forces
portations in the factory The Negro
had been promised permanent work.
Also he was told he would be
given better pay as he learned.
There was no reason, he was
told. why he should not be just as val
liable q worker as his white brother.
The southern Negro Is cTedulcgs fell
low. He believed the agents OF the
East St. Louis employers He saw a
brighter day. his Utopian dream. re-
allied through the kindly Intervention
of his northern synpathiaers
The wonder IS that racial collisions
we're frustrated as long as they were
IN East St Louis The whites could
not endure the working and residential
encroachments OF the southerners
The latter. IN their ignorance, natural
ly became self~assertive, further az
gravating q condition that needed only
o spark 70 set OF . coR9as4 alton that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-05
We Know His Label,

An ezasperating incident in the
recent dIscouraEJnE performances of
the suHragtzt women pickets at the
White house was the receipt bv Miss
Alice Paul of q letter signed rs. A.
Bes5araboff. junior inspector Of Rus
sian artillery commission" which
praised the disIoyal and m 55ehieG-
making placards displayed by these
self-c0nsci0us and headstrong women.
If is gratifying TO read statement
issuing from the Russian commission
now in Washington. OF which Boris
BakhmatieH is the head Colonel
Orvan0sky, president of the artillery
commission which accompanies
BakhmetieH. SAYS that n A. Bessara-
hoH was once an officer in the late
cars artillery. bat that his title and
authority disappeared automatically
with the overthrow of the RomanOn
Also, that his letter 20 Miss
Paul in no way reflected the seutl-
meats Of the Russian commission.
So-we know BessaFaboH's label;
Made in Germany" Let every friend
of Russia. every friend of the United
States. every friend of liberty and
justice set his face against the lying
and treacherous propaganda Big watch
Germany strives TO cheat the world.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-05


Kindly suggest a good kidney rem
edy. l suffer considerably with duu
pain in he small of the back r. H.
AnsWer-If you assume that pain in
the small of the back is a symptom of
kidney trouble you are sadly mistu-
formed. Pain in that situation is very
rarely felt by persons who really have
kidney trouble Pain IN the back. Ike
pain in the head, is most frequently
reflex IN origin, and in order TO obtain
relief you should undergo d thorough
examination by a physician It would
be unWaFFanted extravaganza on your
part to experiment blindly with such
. symptom
Cruel Mistake.
niece of mine. IA years of age. and
d cousin about II are both afflicted
with hideous eruptions of pimnles and
plackheads much of the time The
boy IS hRrem-scaren sort, but the
girl IS quiet and retiring. IS such
tfoab1e sigH of some sexual disturb
aace2 NJ
Answer-No. That is one OF the old
nshWife suPeFstitions. and 4 very cruel
enc Eiackheads and pimples occur
n boys and girls from , TO 20 very
commonly, SO very commonly that it
is practically physiological As mat
ter OF fact, persons with sexual dis
turbAnces Or actual venereal disease
seldom or never show any signs ON
tRe face So you see how wicked the
deiusion really is
killing Files i'm tha Honse.
Gan you suggest any agent which
VII poison flies IN the mouse without
oelhg dangerous 10 children or pets2
MRS. d c.
ns"er-Careful tests and expert
nents carried OUT by experts in The
United States pubic health service
AZ Washington proved that a solution
q saiieFiate Of soda in water tone per
cen pproximateiy five grains to an
ounce s"eetened With sugar aud al
lowed 10 stand ia an open vessel where
me MES can eat II. II safe and su-
RsFtQF 70 most poisonous ay alters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-05

President Wilson has declared that
the German spy system in this eoun-
try must be wiped out. The govern
ment just now is seeking 10 run down
the one who informed Berlin OF the
sailing Of the Pershing expedition
And when II gets him. Il It ever does.
it Is hoped that there viii be no dilly-
daHyipg Take him before a firing
squad Such summary treatment might
have q SOLDERING effect among traitors
all over the country
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-05
The Day in Davenport

TO Oppose Using Pumps Members
of the fire committee Of the Daveu-
port city council announce that they
viii line ur with Alderman william
H G0sCh. chairman Of the committee
against the mayor. II the latter makes
any attempt 20 use the FIRE pump TO
pump out the Dead Sea Both Al
dernaH M0eILer and Raben, second
and third membe OF the committee,
announced that Alderman Gosch was
right In the stand he had taken in
not allowing the pump to be used for
this purpose. They also said they
would back aim up III the matter.
Mayor Berwald previously announced
that he expected TO consult City At
torney Waldo Becker in an effort to
overrule Gosch.
Marriage enses-Marriage H.
censas have been issued TO the follow
ing John F Harvey. Washington.
and Bess keuUorthy. Oskaloosa.
Iowa Louis Luemeyer Rock Island
ad NaTea B. Reese, Davenport
Issues Divorce Decree decree Of
divorce has been granted Lula May
seaverns from Arthur T. Saaverns
and the plaiuUn is given the custody
Of the minor children as we'll as the
right 20 uss her former name Of Lula
Miller. Weir & Scott were the att8r-
neys for the plaintiff
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-05

Eighteen sunragists we're locked in
TAIL yesterday after staging a demon
stration in front OF the White house
They ought 10 be kept behind the bars
until they give their promise that they
will return TO their respective homes
and stay there They have disguised
the whole nation with their tactics.
and have lost instead OF gained friends
for their cause
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-05

There are a million sA4-
Rumania and only 'a"
large ones. bat he few big -i--
ers have more land than l@s
small ones The average SIZE
million small farms sF eight ,aa
while that Of 4471 large ons5 Is
acres. says the National aeosi p
MAGAZINE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-05

having employed the open air rest
cure for reasOna bic length of time
For the large long standing cystic
soltfe. nothing else than surgery Of
ters much chance OF complete cure
For the simple goitre surgery should
be rarely If ever employed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-05
ADVICE

Some day you're bound TO leave this
world, some day you're sure 70 die.
Some day your soul will long for rest
somewhere beyond the sky;
So live this life so when YOU meet. St.
Peter will not frown
and head YOU to the chute that bears
this caption Going down.
Luke NcLuks
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-05
t h e u a ilv
Short Story

~Ne0' 30 SV19tlifer 80 counllue. that
did NOT know whether TO l.ken ber h,
porcelain vase or little flower Fol.
the full responsibility of The cara ~
ore who. like sweet Alice fn the sow,
trembled with fear an INV frou,
mad always been a mans man and
used 10 striking without mercy at men
VINO opposed me Suppose szst,fa
forget myself after narr7zrs .m5
treat my wife En- The same So.
would be like pouring boHfn- vgata-
on q sensitive plant. ehapFF hr#.t.
her forever
one afternoon I called On Ethel
win halr cozer rozes-I almost III
ways Drought her. some elft-and Hr3
ing the front 1oar standing wffe
open. went IN without knocking
heard voices upstairs and. net wssht--
TO interrupt the conversation. 7
down on SOFA in the hall wo-
man was speaking 7 had not heard
the voice before She seemed t1 rae
10 be an elderly person
Are YOU going to be one of th--a
meek creatures who knucke down M
. their husbands in every particular. or
are you going to stand up for your
rights like q rrne woman @"
am going 10 lnucEle down
Very we'll, it you prefer slavery
be a slave"
This was said with mingled COM
tempt and Indignation.
Who said I was 10 be a zlave7~
Have YOU not just admitted ue"
I recognized EtheIs voice as one Of
the speakers and. not caring 90 ba an
eaFesdr0pper was about to arise 20 ea .
where / would hear no more when The
knuckle down I hasitatsd what
harm could there be I'm listening 10 tBa
dear girl tell how she would defer te
nay slightest wishf remained wazfe
I was
No" said Ethel replying To taa
last question Fl have admitted No
such thing 7 am going TO wind Balpz
around my finger
Have you begun bis traiui1g2"
I'm a sense yes IL woman wishes
70 dominate q man she must first ta
him TO her How many marriages
would occur If the man knew that tao
woman he was 10 marry was feeding
him with sugar kisses only no snare
him. after which she would proceed ri
assume her proper place as head OF
the house p
oh. that's your game Be- it7 didn't
know you had So much stud FL rou
When VIII YOU show thar Tcg intend
to be tAe head of the house
Not ct once, I assure you Bat at
our FIRST disa agreement after marriage
I'll insist ON having my own way
gu will wear him out. I suppose
Not then. I'll look hurt nol- and
maybe TIT shed q tear 0s two
Il see How long viii gc1 keep
that up
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-05

The German submarines sank seven
less vessels the past week than they
did the previous week. The kaiser
will be compelled TO pad the batting
average in order 70 keep the home
folks In a. satisfied state OF mind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-05

Reports received in Washington
from the middle west show that farm
ers are able to finance themselves and
do not need the aid Of the farm loan
associations chartered under the fed
eral loan board Yes. indeed the
farmers hereabout have been equipped
TO 20 ii alone fer several years. The
farmer. instead of coming 20 the city
TO borrow money, as was the case in
the oldep DAYS, now is in position TO
loan cash TO his city neighbor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-05

The women OF France. la throwing
their arms around tire Sammles and
kissing them. are net trying 10 win
husbands That's their Way Of helping
win the war And Il ought 10 help
some at that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-05

L is announced that the styles for
men next spring call for the eI.mlae-
ton Of all pockets. What viii the
nervous chap do with his hands2
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-05

Safeguard the belt lins in whatever
ordinances may be adopted Ia graat-
ing track ordinances IN the vest end
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-05

It viii be comforting to relatives 10
know that the United States govern
ment will return TO their homes the
bodies Of ali American officers and
privates who fall either from disease
or bullets on the baulsfelds Of Eur
ope So many were Of the impression
that this would not be done, This sys-
tenn 1t viii be recalled, was started
during the Spanisb-AmeTican war.
and is supported by both army regu-
lations and congressional appropria-
tons
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-05

Use Bey0lyers TO Celebrate Roger
Ferguson and Frank Braen. who were
celebrating the Fourth with rev0Ivers,
are being held by the Davenport po-
lice on charges Of discharging fire
arms within the city limits Both were
unable 10 furnish $50 bonds. They
VIII be tried In police court. Fergu-
son and Braen we're arrested in the
western part Of the city by Patrol
men Moeller and StafeGbiel Each
man had q revolver and a number Of
blank cartridges when they were
searched al the police station.
To Consider Salary Increase The
board Of supervisors will consider the
matter Of raising the salary Of Deputy
Recorder IgnatlUs Schmidt al the next
July meeting. The matter Of COM
plying with the provisions of the new
Iowa Law relative TO the salaries Of
deputies was considered al the meet
ing but laid over until the next ses-
sion. The act Of the last ASSEMBLE
provides for the salary of the deputy
recorder making It half the salary Of
The principal and not to exceed 81 200
per year AIr- Holm's salary is s. 500
and Mir Schmidt will be entitled Cd
lhe full $1,000 under the provisions
OF the law.