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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-17
THE BIG SMASH.

Germany is preparing to strike its
hardest, most desperate blow.
There can be no doubt of that fact
Every indication from sources of Off
oial information point to this conclus-
ion.
And there is a good reason why.
Germany does not want to wait UNI
til the United States has mustered It's
full fighting force on French soil. Then
il will be too late for the Kaiser to
make his supreme effort.
The massing of soldiers and artil-
ltry on the western front suggests that
a tremendous attempt is going to be
made to break through the French and
British lines In fact. the German
newspapers have been permitted to
publish the fact that a stupendous
drive is impending.
But not only on land is Germany
preparing to strike terrific blow It's
submarine activities are daily increas-
ing, and they are being directed more
and more at the United States.
Germany wishes to stop the sending
Of American troops across the At
lantic and to curtaiI our expectations
Of food and supplies. IN consequence.
the transports flying the United States
Tag are being picked cut as objects
q. prey for the u-boats So far, how
ever, the score is in favor of America
Not transport has been sunk on its
going-over trip, and Il quarter of a
million men have been landed, to say
nothing of hundreds OF thousands of
tens of supplies.
The people of this country should
prepare themselves for an early shock
for in the logical course of events it is
possible that sooner or later a SUBJ
marine viii reach one of the trans
ports. It is even more likely that in
tLn furin,o Aobti1g soo,, 70 $50, -,
the western front there will be heavy
casualty list on the American side. so
far our losses have been comparative
" insignificant. But the hour is fast
approaching when the fact that we are
up to our necks in this war will be
wildly and impressively brought
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-17
THE RED CROSS DRIVE.

A membership campaign for the
Red Cross in Americas and Sumter
county, in common with all other sec
lions of the country, will start tomor-
row, and it should meet with prompt
and liberal response.
To join the Red Cross costs only a
dollar making it within the means Of
almost every person to affiliate with
the organization.
BY joining the Red Cross you are
doing a patriotic service. Your one dol
lar will not go 50 very far but in the
aggregate the dollars secured in this
.tuye" Will bring relief to wounded
American soldiers on foreign battle
aelds.
The importance Of Red Cross work
n2s never received greater stress than
n the present war Without Red
Cross activities the number of dead
would have been much greater, and
there would have been untold suffering
and privation. Thousands of talented
young men and women, notably the
latter, have volunteered their services
to the Red Cross, and are risking all
the dangers of a mighty war in order
to be Of some help to the injured and
the afflicted
Surely if they do that much you who
stay comfortably at home can do as
little as join the organization.
Sumter county has been asked to
furnish fifteen hundred members, and
the number is none too nigh. Every
adult person in the county should be a
member proud of the fact.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-17
More Hard Luck.

Here's More Hard Luck. With ba,
con worth almost anything the owner
feels like asking for it, the present
fall has been the worst known in
years for fattening hogs The dry
weather has run up feed bills until
many farmers took advantage o. ,ne
present cold snap to kill hogs which
were not as fat as they should have
been but which they could not afford
TO keep any longer-Tifton Gazette.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-17
THINKING AND WRITING.

A Harvard professor complains that
the English of the average student is
amazingly shabby, and he lays the re-
sponsibility for it upon the prepare
tory schools. He says that the funda-
mental rules of grammar and syntax
should be thoroughly drilled into a
Students head when he is young and
lis mind is capable of assimilating the
rules He further declares that in
reading the papers of two hundred
Students he was impressed by the fact
that only few of them could think
clearly and logically
Preparatory schools may be at fault
for bad grammar, as the Harvard gen
tlemau declares. but the blame lies not
wholly there. It is with the students
themselves, to great extent This is
easily proven by the fact that persons
with little schooling are, sometimes.
the very best of writer's and the fin
est of thinkers. Abraham Lincoln did
not 60 to school at all, and yet his
writings came from well of English
undefled Washington quit his books
at fifteen, but he welded a splendid
pen. Napoleon, leaving Brienne Acad-
emy at sixteen, was maryelously gifted
in the art of expression, and was a
profound and forceful thinker. Her
bert Spencer, who delved so deeply in
to philosophy and ethics, refused a
college education, and when seventeen
years old was a railroad engineer. BEN
jamin Franklin, most original
thinker and a 'faultles grammarian,
lCfCi ltl-HuSu SCHODA dLIGT uS WdS
ten years old Then take the cases Of
Shakespeare, who never studied Eng
Iish grammar. and whose English has
been the despair of all writer's for
centuries Horace Greeley, without
scholastic training at all, who became
one of the nations greatest editors;
John Bunyan, whose Pilgrims Prog
Tess" could be well used as a textbook
for students of English.
For that matter, there are men right
here in our own midst, and others
about Georgia, whose power with the
pen is largely matter of self cultiva-
ton. ~
However, this impressive feature
should be borne in mind-train boys
(and girls) to think and they will train
themselves to write. Sloyenly think
ing is individually followed by slovenly
writing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-17
Ihe Better Man.

Who is the better mantle one
wro prays in public and drinks IN
private, or the one who prays in
private and drinks in public ?"-Amc,. =
'us Times-Recorder.
THE latter is infinitely the better
Ht"ause the former is a three plated
hyGc critic. The one who prays i'll ri
vate no doubt asks to be released from
the rum demon, while the one who
prays in public is four-flusing
camoufleur.-DaIton Citizen.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-17

By the way, what has become of
the old-fashioned buckwheat cake?'
as The Americas Times Recorder. 1t
is gust barely possible that some anti
Hooverite has eaten them. Columbus
Enquirer-Sun.
We eat from eight to twelve big,
fat ones every morning for break
fast That's the reason The Times
Recorder editor never sees any-we
etN them all.-IaGrance Reporter.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-17
THE EDITORIAL PAGE.

The editorial page has come back in
style. with more influence than it prob
ably ever exercised Even the weekly
newspapers are making an expansive
editorial show.
There was time when the editor
ial page of the paper was first read
and the most important of all the
pages.
In those good old days, however,
there were no such things as sporting
pages, society pages, comic cartoon
pages, fashion pages, market pages,
want ad pages, and so on, ad infnitum
Those were the days when editorial
utterances, trife pompous. perhaps,
and conceited and acutely personal
withal, were delivered in tones of
thunder and in the voice Of authority,
brooking no dissent and expressing
the final word on every subject.
Editorial pages now are designed to
be expressive of the careful thought
of the newspaper-not the mere opin-
ion Of any one person; they are in
tended to intelligently, logically anc
forcefulIy discuss the issues of the
moment or to guide the minds of the
readers into profitable channels. In
the majority of cases they possess a
literary finish, without smacking of
syilted culture that makes an appeal
to educated persons,
Or course, almost any newspaper
man will tell you that in the shaping
of public sentiment far more can be
accomplished by the news columns
but there is no question that the stu
dious, thinking man is Influenced by
the reading of sound, dispassionate
editorial. It is often to him a mental
stimulant
Ten years ago when sensational
journalism threatened to sweep away
everything sane aud conservative.
there was an idea that the editorial
rage was the most Unnecessary part of
a newspaper.
There are even persons who forget
that the important part of the human
being is the heart or soul.
A newspaper without its editorial
page is simply a framework withoM
the vital touch with the great move
ments and thoughts of the times. Fur
Their, the editorial page is not a mere
department, in which the anonymous
writer drops daily contribution, al
though that is the popular mistaken
impression 1t is not the work of an
anonymous writer, but the expression
OF a modern institution such as q
newspaper has become.
Today every newspaper that is gain
ing in influence and is constructive
ii its methods and there is not
newspaper standing in America that
is not deyoting larger attention to its
editorial page.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-17
Probably SO-

'fe is not what others say or think
bu. what you really do that counts
after all.-Americus Times-Recorder
Yes, Brother Mangum, that, true
bar you are more often judged by
what they say than by what
'.so0 DC Dalton Citizen.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-17

There are lots of fellows who can
remember when they had their last
drink-not that their memories are
So good, but because drinks are so
scarce
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-17

If it is true that Nicholas Romanoff
has escaped from Siberia, then the
American vaudeville stage Is in for
another brief season of popularity.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-17
NOTICE TO TIE PUBLIC.

Our gin will cease operation De-
cember Gath. and will not gin any more
during the current season. Our Gus
toners will please take notice and
be governed accordingly.
14-8t AMERICUS OIL co
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-17

Alexander Kerensky, once a noted
parsonage in Russia, is said to be
writing book on Fleeing Fame and
Transient Authority"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-17

It is said, and truly, that man who
isn't willing to receive orders, is never
competent to give them
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-17

Camou1age-th smile on the mans
face when he is dancing with his own
wife.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-17

A little fellow writes the editor to
know il "Bolsheviki" is Russian for
Santa Claus. We don't know.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-17

According to the Berlin newspapers
Jerusalem was never very much of a
place, anyhow.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-17
WASHINGTON CAMP, NO. IL,
p. q. n. OF A,

Meets every first and third Monday
nights in r. o. s. OF 4. Hall. No. 213
Lamar st. AL members in good etan6-
nag invited to attend. Beneficiary certi-
dcates from s25G.0e TO 100000 issued
10 members of this camp.
T. E. CAsTLEBERRY, President.
O. D. REESE, Recd'g. Eec'y.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-17

1t is a pity that these fellows who
boast they began life on the farm
didn't stay there.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-17

The Santa Claus train is on that
moves always on time--but it doesn't
use Central of Georgia rails.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-17

The Times-Recorder editor sees
more in the short skirt that any man
we know of-Grifnn News and sun.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-17

We've heard of man who says that
ne is anxious for the cold spell to
break so he can take a bath.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-17

We have about decided to use our
last years New Year resolutions all
over again.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-17

The only solution for the servant
problem is to do the work yourself.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-17

Why is it that great big men geher@
ally marry little-bitty wives?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-17
psRAGP lPHIChLLY SPEAKING

Love has been defined as the state
of being miserably happy
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-17

Some women really do look scanda-
Ious in short skirts-and some don't!
The Colorado statesman., 1917-08-11
COL. &C. BALLOU
Explains Why Candidates are Being
Discharged From Officers Training
School at Fort Des Moines

Furthermore, they will spread
a conception of the fact that
Army Officers, on whose compe-
tence or incompetence depends
the lives of men and the fate of
nations, require for the proper
discharge of their grave duties,
training and abilities of a higher
order and a more varied charac-
ter than do men of any other
profession in life. 1t is, there
fore, only reasonable to expect
that large numbers of those who
enter Officers Training Camps
will find after few weeks trial
that they were not destined by
nature for the duties and re-
sponsibilities of military COM
mand. This fact should involve
no reproach. 1t is no more dis
graceful to be a misfit at an Of
ficers' Training Camp than to be
a misfit in training for the church
choir. Real military leaders are
as rare as good musicians, and
the unfit must be eliminated as
ruthlessly as are the discor-
dant aspirants for place in the
orchestra, and this elimination is
not evidence that the rejected
ones are not good men, brave
men or patriotic men,"
The Colorado statesman., 1917-08-11
LET WILLARD
WHIP HIM, SAYS "TAO"

The article published in last Satur-
DAVIS issue of the New York Evening
Journal by Tad" that Johnson per-
mitted Willard to become heavyweight
champion by agreeing to put up fake
fight has created much excitement in
pugilistic circles, and many are re-
minded of the charges made by Sam
McVea and others at the ringside with
Johnson at Havana that the fight was
not "on the level"
Following is the article published in
the Evening Journal under the cap
ton, willard Champ Because John
son Flopped.'
Jess Willard is the heavyweight
champion of the world today because
Jack Johnson kept his word and went
through with flop" said New York
sporting man yesterday.
81 was close to Johnson and also to
the other people in that Havana hip
podrome," added the man from Goth
am, "and know what l am talking
about. The way the sporting writers
fell for it was really funny. You know
Johnson wasn't bit tired in that
twenty-sixth round. One of his seconds
asked him how he felt, and Jack look
ed up with a smile and said, How do
/ look?'
Don't you remember that Sam Nc
Yea, one of Jacks seconds. let out a
squawk after the fight and declared
the thing fake? He was suspicious,
but wasn't certain of the facts. He
new that Jack wasn't hitting as he
should. He knew that the big, lum-
bering Willard couldn't touch the clev-
er Johnson with hand full of bird
shot unles Jack let him.
do you remember the stories of the
The Colorado statesman., 1917-08-11
RIGHT OF FREE SPEECH DENIED
The Richmond, Va, Planet Barred
From the United States MaiIs-Must
Not Condemn East ST. Louis Riots
in Conjunction With United States
Officials.

Richmond, Va, Aug. 4, 1917-The
Postoffice authorities here held up the
to-day's issue of the Richmond, Va,
Planet, pending further instructions on
account of the publication therein of
an article from Uzziah Miner, former
editor of the Howard University Jour
nal, Howard, University, Washington,
d. C.
Miner spoke for himself only and
gave reasons for not entering the
United States army as volunteer. He
called upon President Wilson to speak
out against the East st. Louis, ILL.,,
riots as ex-President Roosevelt had
done and wanted the Department of
Justice to bring the guilty parties to a
"strict accountability
Editor John Mitchell, Jr., upon en-
quiry was informed by Postmaster
Hay T. Thornton that the action was
not taken on account of any editorial
utterances, but solely on account of
the matter contained in this contrib
uted communication. An attempt to
The Colorado statesman., 1917-08-11

finish of that battle? Do you know
that they said that Jack came to his
corner in the twenty-fifth round and,
feeling weak, asked Jack Curley to
find his wife and tell her to go out?
Well, Jack Curley saw her and, walk
ing to Johnson, pointed her out. She
left Immediately. AND A MINUTE
LATER JOHNSON WAS COUNTED
OUT.
DO you know what the wife gag
was? That was the office that she got
the dough. They were wrangling over
Johnson's bit all during that fight, and
he was just stalling until she got what
he agreed to flop for and as soon as
he got the wire that she was paid,
OUT WENT LITTLE ARTA.
when the fight was over l was
standing near some of the big guns
who were in on the thing, and heard
one of them say: Well, you can knock
johnson all you like, but HE KEPT
HIS WORD
Always BUSINESS MAN.
johnson always was a business
man. He would listen to reason. Jim
Coffroth, the Frisco promoter, said
that Johnson was the smartest fighter
he ever did business with.
johnson was in many fake bat
tie, but he had to fake in order to get
~. fob n
pulled off in New York that the boys
think is up and up. Why, half the
fights pulled off nowadays are agree
ments. They agree to go ten rounds
and knock one another out.
There was one of those things in
New York not three weeks ago, and it
looked just as real as a grudge fight.
Needed the Money.
johnson couldn't enter America, he
was barred in France and England, so
where was he to get any money? He
was offered fat roll to do the 'Oster-
moor acr\ with Willard, and accepted
it.
"It will all come out. Watch and
see. | don't believe that poor simple
Willard was in on it. That wouldn't
do. He's bad enough fighter as it
is. He couldn't pull in fight if he
tried to. It's only good fighter who
knows how to fake.
81 see that some of Wizards man
ayers are suing him now for breaking
contract with them They might
know. If they lose this suit and get
no kush there might be some news for
the world about Big Jess, the Cow
puncher Wonder"
The Colorado statesman., 1917-08-11

Philadelphia, Pa. William F.
Jordan, who was retired from
active service as chief gunner's
mate, several months ago, hav-
ing served in the Navy the re-
quired number of years, is at
League Island, having recently
been ordered to duty by the Navy
Department. He is not serving
as mess attendant, but enjoys
the rank of chief gunner's mate,
as he did before retirement.
There are many high officials in
the Navy who do not share with
Secretary Daniels the belief that
the Negro is only fit to serve as
coal passer or mess attendant
Fighting Bob" Evans is often
quoted by Navy men as saying
during the battle of Santiago:
'T'd like to have two or three
ships of colored boys and I'd
wipe out the whole harbor. "
The Colorado statesman., 1917-08-11
COOPERATIVE EXTENSION WORK
IN AGRICULTURE AND HOME
ECONOMICS.
State of AIabama-News ltem-Ala
bama coiored People Hold TWO
Days Industrial Fair.

Union Springs, Ala, July 3O.-The
two-days fair which was held at Post
Oak, twelve miles below here, closed
yesterday with speach-making by
leading white and colored men. who
in most serious words emphasized the
various problems of food conserya-
ton and, production.
Fully three thousand white and col
ored people from all sections of Bull
lock county attended the meetings
and inspected the very striking agri-
cultural and Industrial exhibits. The
colored women, whose work in handi-
craft and canning was on exhibition,
testified by their earnestness and en-
thusiasm that the efforts of Miss N.
]. Coleman of the state agricultural
extension service and other workers
are showing excellent results.
Mr. NJ. B. Ivy, U. S. demonstration
agent for Bullock county, has realized
equally satisfactory results among the
men and boys. Some very fine live
stock and poultry was shown. and the
Boys Pig Club had some promising
pigs, which they are fattening for fall
killing
To stimulate interest in the diversi-
fication program of farming among
Negroes, the leading white business
men of the county offered 500 in
gold for the best exhibits and they
helped by their presence and words
of inspiration to encourage greater
activity in the rural districts. DR.. w.
f. Kinds, state entomologist from the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute of Au-
burn (through which the Smith-Lever
funds are administered for this state),
was the principal speaker Saturday,
July 2Sth, and Sunday, July 29th
brought many visitors to witness the
exercises. Two very impressive ad-
dresses were delivered at the morn
ing session by Mayor /. B. Feagin OF
Union Springs and Hon. r. l.. Cope,
chairman of the county board of edu-
of a party from Tuskegee Institute,
including T. M. Campbell, district
agent of the state agricultural extern
sion service for Negroes: G. r.
Bridgeforth. director of the agricul-
tural department of the Tuskegee In
stitute; Clement Richardson, assist
ant director of the academic depart
ment, and Albon L. Holsey of the
principals office, were called on for
brief addresses. Other afternoon
speakers were ]. L. Thomas of Union
Springs and Harry Simms, special
agent in charge of extension schools.
Messrs. w. E. MCGOWAN and E. T.
Burney of the Post Oak community,
deserve special credit for the success
of this annual fair.
Reported by:
ALBION l.. HOLSEY.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-08-11
DENVER, COLORADO, SATURDAY, AUGUST II 1917

secure the return of eighteen sacks of
mail today was without result and the
information was given that final de-
cision in this matter would be taken
up Monday
Editor Mitchell is endeavoring to
find out if the constitutional guaran-
tees of citizenship have been suspend
ed and by what rule the management
of the paper must be guided in the abb
sence of an established censorship by
the Congress at Washington.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-08-11

The International Iron Mould
ers' Union has started a move
ment to eliminate trouble be-
tween white and Negro labor in
it's trade. In call issued re-
Gently urging all Negroes to or
ganize, the union speakes of the
reluctance which Booker T.
Washington always had toward
introducing labor organizations
among the members of his race.
"Since Mr.. Washington's death, "
it says, no leading representa-
tive of the Negro race has said
or done anything which has come
to our attention which would in
anyway encourage the Negro in
industry to join the trade union
of his craft. 1t was for this rea-
son that the moulders, delega-
ton at the last convention of the
American Federation of Labor
metal trades department intro
duced the measure which in
structed the officers of the de-
partment to correspond with re-
cognized leaders of the Negro
race and convey to them the de-
sire of the American trade union
organization among Negroes. -
New York Age.