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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-05
GERMAN

BERLIN. Dec. 4 (DAY).-Front Of Crown
Prince Rupprccht.-On the Flanders front
from midday on. the firing between Poel-
capel,e and Gholuvelt increased. British IN,
fantry attacked in many waves norm OF
Gheluvelt. but were thrown hack by our IRE
am counter attacks. ..,-o-,,
In Inc nc-.hern sectors of the battlefield.
ncar Cambrai. the artillery activity between
Tncbv and Bourbon was lively at intervals
Minor forefeld combats were successful.
In the southerp sectors throughout the day
there was vcry violent Local hghung BE-
tween Marcoing and the road between re
rome and Cambria. Attacking untrlngH
With hand grenadcs and bayonet we wrcstee
from the British sections of trenches "hicH
we're stubbornly defended. The enemy en-.
deavored in vain 70 recapture them Baden
troops stormed the village OF La Naequeri'
and held il despite many British counter az
tecls. We took more than five hundred prs
Front Of the German Crown Prince ~
Along the Ailette and on both banks OF tht
Mouse there was intermittent hrlng uHr'hs
lively recommending activity. -,
tNIGHT No events OF importance he''
occurred on any of the fronts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-05
Embassy Ignores Lenins

WASHINGTON, Dec. A. eabls f,..
Rome to-day said the Russian Enbss..
in the Quirinal and the Russian iss,
ton at the Vatican had given motto, -
their refusal 70 recognize the Ls.,..
government in Russia. They a..
stopped all correspondence with U.
Lenins Ministry Of Foreign Aaair,. ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-05
Official Statements
West
BRITISH

LONDON. Dec. 4 DAY).-The enemy
artillery was active during the night on the
Cambria battlefront, in the neighborhood OF
Bourbon and Mocuvrcs. There was no further
infantry action.
on the remainder Of the front nothing OF
spoeial interest has been reported.
tNIGHT During the day concentrations
of hostile infantry cast OF 6ouzeaucourt ana
i'm the neirhborhood Of Moeuvres were broken
up hy our artillery before any attack couIo
develop.
me c,cr,v's artillery has been active in the
neiphborhood OF La Vscaueric. and there has
also been considerable hostile artillery ac,
tiyity north Of Amcntieres. southeast OF
Nprcs and in the Passchendacle sector.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-05
FRENCH

PARIS. Dec. 4 DAY There was great
activity on the part OF the artillery, espe-
eisly in the region Of Mssons-dc-Cham
paignc and Tahure.
On the left bank Of the Meuse the Germans
attempted % approach our lines in the sec
tor Of Forgcs and west Of Avocourt. ,
Our fire promptly checked the effort Inc
night was calm on the remainder OF the
front.
Two German airplanos were brought down
Sunday by our pilots. Three other enemy
machine fcll within the German lines.
CEIGHT In Champagne we have re-
pulsed two attempts against our small posts
between Tahure and Maisons de Champagne
We inflicted losses on the enemy: violent
arfillcrv actions we're reported to-day on the
right bank OF the Meuso. in the sector Of
beaumont and also in the VoSges. in the
region Of the Bonhomme Pass.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-29
A HAPPY RESULT.

The fact that there will not be a pol
itical squabble for the election of al
eermen is a happy state of affairs.
There was no occasion for fight
over the Offices, anyway. The two al
dermen who are running for re-elec-
ton, Messrs. Poole and Horton have
done efficient service, and were emit
tied to serve again. The new candi-
date, W. E. Taylor is a successful
young business man, who is expected
t. be valuable addition to the city
council.
1t is source of qualification that
Americas will be spared a political
wrangle at this time, and it ought to
be a matter of satisfaction to the
ciizens that they are assured of able
representation without having to fight
Tor it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-29
THE ITALIAN DISASTER.

The Italian fasco is the greatest
military disaster OF the entire war.
even more of a setback 20 the cause
of the Allies than was the terrible de-
feat Of the Russians by Hindenberg at
the Battle of Tannenbaum in the ear
ly stages of the conflict,
In order to prevent the invasion Of
italy and its elimination as a war
factor, the Allies must now rear
range their entire plans of both often
sive and defensive, weaken their forces
on other fronts, and send troops to
the rescue.
For that matter, it is doubtful if
the work of rescue can be attempte /,
or executed, in time osave Italy
from becoming a helpless victim, like
Serbia and Rumania.
The surrender or capture of 100000
soldiers, the loss of 700 guns, and the
yielding of all the territory that has
been gained in three years of strife,
and to be actually invaded, besides
taat is the extent of the Italian dis
aster, briefly sketched 1t is a tire
mendous shock for the millions for
whom the Allies are battling against
the greatest single military power of
all times
With Italy out of the way, or at
least reduced to an inconsequential
factor, Germany is intellectually
stronger An enormous body of Aus
trian troops will now be released, AMI
will undoubtedly be utilized in places
where the German line has been weaR-
ened An advantage equally as great
IS the moral and political effect, wn1cl
will rebound to Germany's benefit.
This new development in the war
situation makes Americas ,uty all thu
more urgent, more imperative, and
more difficult.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-29
THE WINTER CAMPAIGN.

Next years boil weeyils can be
fought very effectively today
The Bureau of Entomology of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture urges that all weeds and rubbish
he cleaned out of cotton fields
throughout the South at this time All
stalks still standing in the field should
be destroyed by the time of heavy
frost or as soon thereafter as posi-
Bile. This cleaning up will decrease
the possible destruction of boil weeyils
next year The species is greatly re-
duced in numbers this year, but al
though the boil weevil's strength is
weakened at present he will try to
regain some ground next year To
destroy weeds, rubbish and stalks now
is to destroy to a large extent his
prospective army for that drive next
season.
A concerted campaign throughout
the South, if taken up Immediately
and pressed vigorously, will save a
considerable amount Of cotton next
summer. Quick action is the watch
word for this work.
Reports to the Bureau of Entomolo-
gy from all field men in the cotton
belt and from state entomologists in
dictate that this has been one of the
lightest boil weevil years since the
pest entered the country. The only
sections in which the damage has
been comparatively heavy are the
Sea Island sections of Florida and
southern Georgia, and the northern
portions of the Mississippi delta The
cold weather of the early part of 1916,
caused a falling back of the weevil
around tht entire limits of its disper-
sion last year and resulted in a great
reduction of weevils throughout the
South
However, about August /, the wee
wills began to regain some of this ter
ritory and reports indicate that there
will be some points which have re-
naained infested throughout the year.
These places will be foci for dispersion
this fall. Therefore, it is very i'm
portant that a concerted campaign be
undertaken now to clean up the
fields and lessen further the boll mae-
vii damage next year
The weevils were more numerous in
Sumter county this year, but were
harder and more i1telligently fought
than ever. However, they reduced the
county's crop seevral thousand bales,
it is believed
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-29
After The Tigers.

Sheriff Jones is making it so warm
for blind tigers in Bleckley that they
don't have time to do much business
in that county. That he is ION the
job" and has both eyes open, is evil
dent from the fact that hardly week
passes without one or more of these
lawbreakers being captured.-Hawk-
insyille Dispatch and News.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-29
Who Was This Lobbyist?

Suppose there had been reward
for all the men who had liquor in
their possession, and the officers had
seen to enter the rooms or search
the clothing of the legislators Would
they have found anyone of that crowd
guilty? - brownsville Times-Enter-
prise.
Ask Editor Williams, of Waycross.
He is in the Observation-Disclosures
Tjmes-Recorder.
All we know about the subject is
that one night we had bad cold and
needed some medicine We asked all
o. our legislative friends without sue
cess, but finally found one of those
things they call a lobbyist, and he
gave us something that was white
Just before retiring we took good
big swallow-gee, a full pitcher Of
ice water failed to put out the fire.
The next morning we asked the lobby
ist what it was, and he told us Sum
ter County Moonshine." We told him
it had the wrong name, it should De
called Longfellow's Dream-it would
burn all the way down if a man was
as tall as a telephone pole, That's
all.-Waycross Journal.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-29
But We WOuldn't.

OF course, it was about time fer
some new substitute for booze to be
brought out and the trick has been
turned in Thomas county Juice from
sllage is being taken as liquid that
will produce a kick. If this was VI
in the neighborhood of Americas We
might understand it-Waycross Jour
nal.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-29
Where. Oh, Where!

Judge w H. Long speech to the
school children about what they can
do to save was full of excellent sug-
gestion, but that one relating to pick
ing up empty beer bottles and selling
them has brought forth many inquiries
as to where one can pick up beer bot
tles-Quitman Free Press
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-29
Atlanta Angels.

The Atlanta retailers resent the in
situation of Mr.. Hoover that they are
charging excessive profits. The food
administrator ought to be ashamed Of
himself in making such a charge
against these Atlanta angels.-Lyons
Progress.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-29
just Like q Man.

A man can sit beside darn little
muddy pond all day with a fishing
pole in his hand and get nothing, but
if he sits two minutes at the table,
and somebody don't pass him some
thing they don't know that he wants
lie is as mean as the old devil on wash
day,-Thomasville Times-Enterprise
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-29
Road Hogs.

Road hogs near Camilla the other
day disputed the right-of-way at d
bridge, and as result both machines
were damaged. If the average auto
list would treat others as he wants
t. be treated on highways there would
be fewer -Waycross Herald
Journal
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-29
Savannah Wants 1t.

The government is soon to establish
an aviation camp in the south and Sa-
vannah is making, bid for it. This
is one time we hope the Savannah
people will win Several splendid
sites for an aviation camp can be
found around that Springfield
Herald
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-29

A Macon minister is booked to
preach on THE Devil In Modern So
ciety." He'll probably agree with US
that there are just as many devils in
dress suits as in any other set of peo-
pie
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-29
WASHINGTON CAMP, NO. IA,
p. q. g. OF A.

Meets every first and third Monday
nights in P. o. S. Of A. Hall, No. Eli
Lamar st. All members In good stand
Ing invited to attend. Beneficiary certi-
dcates from $4,000 to 100000 issued
to members of this camp.
T. E. CASTLEBERRY, President.
o. D. REESE, Recd'g. Sec'y.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-29

When a husband never fuses with
wife, fatters her every day like he
did before marriage, and pays all her
bills without argument, it is time for
her to begin quiet investigation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-29

What is whisky" asks the Jack
sonville Times-Union. Well in this
part of the country it is mostly water,
alcohol, sugar, tobacco Juice, pire
stumps, horseshoes, goat-hoofs, red
pepper and snake spit
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-29

BEAT The Kaiser With Biscuits,
says headline in the Macon Tele-
graph. If anybody should ever hit
him with one of those brides bus
cults, he would be beaten, all right.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-29

So closely is the world linked, that
one phase of the world war is being
fought out in the American kitchen
where the housewife will be the skilled
general who will drive back the men
ace Of starvation from the front rank;
of our allies.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-29
A SORRY SPECTACLE.

and he plays the usual political tricks.
Now he is trying to appear in the
role of prosecuted man His speech
at Millen last week, while apparently
buster and brag, was really the howl
Of the under-dog He would have the
people think he is being unjustly and
outrageously accused; but the people
know very well thtat Senator Hard
wick has not been accused of anything
of which he is innocent They know
that he has been untrue to the trust
that they reposed in him, and they
know that, by his perfdious and de-
spicable conduct in the United States
Senate, he has shamed and Inundated
his native state
1t is futile for this little paper-cap
politician to holler that the newspa-
pers are venal, corrupt, subsidized,
lying, cheap, unfair, and unreliable.
The people of Georgia know their
newspapers, know them as well as
they know Mr.. Hardwick.
The Times Recorder dares Senator
Hardwick to name single daily news
paper in Georgia that is venal, cor
rupt, or subsidized or whose repuLa-
ton for veracity is not as good, if not
better, than his own.
We dare Senator Hardwick to name
a single weekly newspaper whose pol
icy is for sale, whose methods are cor
rupt, or whose character is be-
smirched.
The only possible exception is
Hearst's Atlanta Georgian-and it is
supporting Hardwick!
The truth is, he cannot do it, for
il ever there was state with a clean
PRESS, with a press in which the peo-
lie have confidence, it is Georgia,
AS matter Of fact, Hardwick's
speech was disgustingly brazen. 1t
shows that the man is SO desperate
that he has absolutely forgotten al!
political principle he may have ever
possessed. 1t is really a pity that his
robe of Office protects him from Grim
inal prosecution, for other speakers,
not safeguarded with senatorial privil-
eye, have been sent to jail for giving
utterance to expressions far less rep
rehensible than those delivered By
Hardwick at Millen.
Hardwick says the selectiye draft
law is unconstitutional Hardwiclg
says that, he who has not practised law
in nearly a score of years, and who
never practised very much or pro-
foundry before then He says that in
spite of the fact that two state SUI
preme courts and the supreme court
of the United States have decided that
the principle of CONSUMPTION is clearly
constitutional
Hardwick pokes fun at the food con-
troll law, and says it is also unconstf-
ut'onal-Hardwiek passes on the con
stitutionality of great piece of legis-
lation, when with his limited expert
ence and knowledge he is not reason
ably entitled to pass on the merits OF
justice court case. Senator Hard
wick is not deceiving anybody. We
do not even think he is deceiving
himself. But he knows that in ord er
to be consistent with his record, it is
the only course he can now pursue,
and so he has taken to GUESSING the
politicians as though he were not
one himself, and the newspapers, and
his critics generally.
But when he says that he represents
the honest convictions of a great ma
jority of the whole people of Georgia, .
he is simply departing from the plain
paths of truth and branching off into
the swamp of prevarication.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-29

MIR. Hoover can proclaim a fast for
thanksgiving if he wants to, but We
pu; him and all the world on notice
right now that for Christmas we're
going to insist on having our turker,
cranberry sauce, our egg-nogg, oar
anhrosia and our fruitcake.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-29

We have notion the editors wife
rakes the editor over the Goals every
now and then for those pointed para
graphs in his Americas Times-Record-
er.-Grifin News and Sun.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-29
A COLUMN OF CLIPPINGS
Swapping Dollars.

Swapping dollars is swapping a
pound of cotton for a gallon Of gaso-
line and not getting any boot
Townsville Times-Enterprise.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-29

Two thousand pints of liquor in
trunks were seized in the baggage
room of a depot at Macon Saturday
This will probably deprive some poor
fellow Of his weekly allowance.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-29

The chief objection to this insurance
for soldiers and sailors and soldiers,
as we see it, is that you must die
for your country in order to get it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-29

Liberty Bonds pay certain diyi-
dend each year-something you can't
always say for a marriage bond
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-29

When a girl marries man CT
means" it is generally a man who
means we'll
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-29

Has the war started? Well, We
should say, now that the Atlanta
Georgian has called the Savannah
Press a pin head
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-29

Most color schemes, especially in
women's dress, are schemes to at
tract attention
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-29

It's all right for fellow to hold
a girls hand, if he will also hold his
own tongue.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-29
GEOGRAPHICALLY SPEAKING

We're curious to find out how a
prohibition fruitcake is going to taste.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-29

With one hundred thousand Italians
captured, Germany can now invade the
United States by organizing the prls-
oners into grand opera troupes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-29

Americas, Georgia, October 20, 1917
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-29

Herald
The state herald., 1917-04-27
Watehful Proerastlnatlno.

When came back to this country II
was n positive shock to find that In
the years that had elapsed since the
outbreak Of the world confagration
our country had done nothing to pre-
pare for u reasonable national defense.
Ambassador Gerard.
Well. your owa party WAS In power
all that time. Nj. Gernrd. and worse
than asleep ut the switch.
"World confingsation." yes. And the
flames have be,n blowing our way
more or less eveV since II began. And
having neglected to establish n real
fire department, our comntose govern
ment has now dropped Its golf club
and is scurrying around trying to bor-
row few reels Of garden hose and
organize bucket brigade.
No wonder Mr.. Gerard Is shocked.
poor mnn! Let Rear Admiral DR..
Grnyson be sent for ut once.
The state herald., 1917-04-27
Pe.terItx Should Pay sh,r..

The great wnr In which this country
II involved is n struggle for democracy
and justice. The nation must win with
the forces Of today. for 1t cannot now
command the forces OF the future. The
forces OF today iaust be strengthened.
not weakened. In order that the war
may be won. Gripping taxation must
not be applied In n sentimental effort
to give posterity unreasonable bene-
dts with small cost to posterlty. The
people OF today are prepared to suffer
wounds and death md priyation and
heavy money losses In order that they
may build n noble future. II is right
that the greater part OF the war's cost
rs measured In money should be paid
by bond Issues bearing n low rate Of
Interest and purchased by the people
In part MS nm act OF patriotism.
The state herald., 1917-04-27
Don't Forge. the Tariff Law.

The business interests of this coun-
try should awaken to what foreign
manufacturers are planning for post
war conditions. 1t Is practically con-
ceded that Great Britain, the great open
market Of the world. will impose a
tariff on practically all manufactured
articles imported after the war. Ma
tons that have had duties are prepar-
Ing to increase that tax and we must
take steps to protect ourselves.
Already. the manufacturers Of this
country are receiving Invitations to es-
tablish branch factories In England
to cope with after-war readjustment Of
commerce. We, of course, cannot pre-
vent any nation from putting a tarifi
on imports In order to raise revenue
and to protect Its own industries Grip
pied by war. We have imposed tariffs
on imports and cannot complain II or
best customers adopt our methods.
The state herald., 1917-04-27
Ships NEEDED NOW
COUNTRY MUST At ONCE BUILD
MERCHANT MARINE.
Little Doubt That People Are Willing
to Pay for the Vessels When the
Shipping Board Has Evolved 4
Comprehensive Plan.

1t Is not the ship owners that should
be subsidized. They can today, and In
the future. build as cheaply here as
their foreign competitors: cheaper. az
soon us Standardization In ship types
Ii worked out. They can borrow CAPT.
tai as cheaply Ms the foreign ship own.
ers. 1t Is their labor that Is dear. The
opposition Of organized labor against
subsidies" will vanish with the diver.
sion Of these subsidies to labor itself.
The La Toilette seamen's act, which
ship owners rail against, was not bad
In Itself; 1t worked out badly because
congress has not accepted the conse.
quences of that act and provided Amer
lean wages for the American seamen
whom that act was designed to pre-.
scribe. Progress lies not In repeating
that law but in following 1t up.
The West has learned that an Ameri.
can transportation system cannot stop
at the seaboard. We all know today
what n merchant marine means. We
are willing to pas the price for 1t. We
formed the shipping board to tell us
fearlessly what to do. Now 1t Is up
to that board.
The. country expects comprehen-
sive and courageous plan.-New York
Evening Mail.