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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-28
BUTTS AND IFS.

1t was recognized in the Civil War
that the most harmful propaganda
could not easily be reached by the de-
partment of justice. It was of the
elusive type that passes current in the
daily speech of the disloyal or half
loyal who come short of open treason
or sedition.
Regarding such people, and those
who tolerate them, Abraham Lincoln
said:
''The man who stands by and says
nothing when the peril of his govern
ment is discussed cannot be misunder-
stood. If not hindered he is sure 70
help the enemy; much more If he
talks ambiguously-talks for his coun-
try with butts and ifs and 'ands' +"
The most effective weapon for the
suppression of dangerous propaganda
is the calm, persistent pressure OF
public sentiment, applied by patriotic
friends, neighbors and acquaintance.
This sentiment should tolerate no
butts" and ''ifs" regarding the ma
tons ideals and war aims. no sneak
ing championship of the enemy, no
equivocal patriotism. Every loyal
American should conduct himself, at
all times, as responsible representa-
tive of the government, and condemn
any disloyal or dubious words he
hears.
Those whose sympathies are not
with America need not be prosecuted.
but they should be obliged tot keep
their omuths shut
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-28

Have you seen the large
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-28

man whose loyalty can be relied upon.
Many months ago he became convinced
from a poll of the state conducted by
the Americas Times Recorder. and
from the expressions of Georgia news
papers that Mr.. Harris was the choice
of the majority of the loyal people.
Nothing that has transpired since that
time has changed his mind, and it may
be taken as fact that he favors the
candidacy of Mr. Harris now as he
did then
In the opinion of this newspaper,
there is no doubt of the attitude of
the administration upon this point,
neither is there any doubt of the atti-
tude of the loyal people. They know
that Mr.. Harris started this fight upon
the junior senator that he first voiced
the slogan, first few the flag of oppo-
sition to disloyalty, and did it at a
time when conditions had not crystal
lized as they now have. The Tribune
Herald is confident that the people will
neither be deceived nor divided. They
will vote from principle and patriot
ism. They are not going to permit
even old alignments and personal feel
ings to interfere in this hour of ma
tional crisis. Much less will they be
led aside merely to crafty the personal
ambitions of belated candidates and
the friends of such candidates who
have private ends to serve.
The issue is Loyalty versus Disloy-
atty" or Harris versus Hardwick, and
it will remain such.
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LET GERMANS LEARN ENGLISH.


is sweeping the country is resulting
in antagonism almost everywhere to
the study of the German language and
literature This movement. though
liable to abuse now and then, on the
whole is commendable. 1t tends to
straighten out our estimate of Ger
many and things German. We used
to have a ridiculously exaggerated
idea of German culture.
The reason we had it was that we
believed what the Germans said about
themselves. That delusion is passing.
The blight under which the German
language has fallen helps to hasten
its passing.
Having gone to one extreme. per-
haps we are now going to the other,
and depreciating things German as
extravagantly as we once praised
them. But this is natural process
Eventually we shall swing back to the
sane, middle viewpoint, in which we can
distinguish clearly between the good
and the bad in German life, literature,
art, government, ETC., choosing the one
and accepting the other without preju-
dice. That calm viewpoint will come
of its own accord, in calmer times.
For the present, it is well to let
criticism run it's course.
There are certainly no good argu-
ments for the present study of Ger
man, along the old lines, in this couL-
try. 1t is true that German is still
taught in French schools. But the stu
alton there is different France is
Germany's next-door neighbor. The
French explain that they are obliged
to know the German language in or
der to understand what those danger
Gus enemies next door are doing. The
only possible parallel in America would
be the general study of German for the
sake of knowing what is being said and
done by our German immigrants and
what is printed in our own German
language newspapers; and that seems
hardly worth the trouble. Besides
we don't want to Germanize Ameri
cans-we want to Americanize Ger
mans.
The business reason so often given
is of little more weight, After the
war, we are told, we shall want to
40 DuSiuGSS Will Jl1S NCA AAeAno oSoihS
and will therefore find the language
valuable. And the obvious retort is,
Let the Germans learn English"
They speak it readily enough now, On
the battle front, when they seek to
deceive our own troops. They can
speak it if they want to do business
with us hereafter.
English is already the dominating
language of the world. 1t is spoken
by far greater numbers than German
is. 1t is universally recognized, out
side of Germany, as superior to Ger
man in the richness of it's literature,
and in its usefulness as a spoken
tongue, easily learned by all races.
Wherefore, we repeat, let Germans,
here and elsewhere learn English.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-28

Americas, Georgia, April ss, 1918.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-28

Some people work hard all day to
save ten or fifteen cents and then go
down town the next day and spend ten
or fifteen dollars extravagantly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-28

The Bolshevik government has made
protest to Germany against the in
vasion of the Crimea by German
troops. They're a queer lot, those
Reds" to bother about a trifle like
that after giving the Germans the rest
of Russia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-28

All fairy stories, it is said, begin
with Once upon a time" Once upon
a time you could eat biscuits three
times day.
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Sightseeing
Touring Car

that Mr.. c. c. Belmont
has brought to Americas,
for the people ofAmericus.
An up-to-date, comfort
able Touring Car carrying
Is people. Mr.. Belmont
will make regular trips to
the Aviation Camp leav.
ing opposite the postoffice
at 600 a. m, 11:OOa m.
and 4::3O p. m, also
making pleasure trips to
Andersonville via the
the Camp. Special rates
for Picnics and Private
Parties. For information
inquire at 1913 Jackson
St. or Phone 1872.
To the National Cemetery
via the Aviation Camp,
every Sunday lat 2 P. M.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-28

There is always a great deal of SYM
pathy for bridegroom-som af
ter. as well as before. marriage.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-28

After all. a woman who is an old
maid is more to be pitied than CEN
sured. Perhaps it isn't her fault
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-28
GEOGRAPHICALLY SPEAKING
Maybe Hindenburg meant next April

Hindenburg is Gagged. And though
he makes an awful racket shaking the
bars, he can't break them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-28

The person who eats biscuits on
whatless days may be in the employ Of
the Kaiser. Watch him close!
Evening journal., 1918-11-30
engineers STRIKE
ON At HOG island
Demsnd for $l.25 an Hour
is Refused and 1000
Walk Out
OTHERS JOIN RANKS
Or DISSATISFIED MEN

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. 3O-Ihe
unrest which has been smolderlng among
the employees at Hog Island since over
time and Sunday work was abolished
came to a head yesterday, when the To-
comotiye engineers and men operatns
the load ng cranes went on strike.
The men had demanded st.25 an hour.
Under the present scale they are receiv-
ing so cents sn hour for forty-four
hours week, or $500. they con-
tend 1925 an hour would just about
equal what they had been able to make
Dy overtime and Sunday work.
When their demand was refused,
about 1900 OF them quit work. They
wee Immediately ordered to leave the
isllnd. Without any clashes with The
company guards, who were hurried t'
the scene with their rifles. the strikers
ded from the inclosure and congregated
outside in groups.
Word Of the strike quickly spread TO
other employees and there was some d.s-
cussion OF sympathetic walkouts, espe-
cislly when the drivers Of motor trucks
were called upon to haul the material
which was usually taken about the
yard by the striking locomotive engi-
neers.
These motor truck drivers, themselves
have a grievance in regard to present
rate They receive 81 cents an hour Tor
o forty-four hour week, or S23Io, which
they assert Is inadequate.
In the afternoon the cement workers
decided to strike They say the fore
man. under whom they have worked
since the Island was started. had been
unjustly supplanted recently by a man
brought In from some other section.
The cement workers urged the rein
statement OF their former foreman. This
was refused, whe"eupon the men, TO
The number OF about go, walked out.
Evening journal., 1918-11-30
nELAMARE CITY XIsITORs.

DELADARE CITY, Nov. 30.--Mrs. Ad-
die Rlckrds and son Serman, OF Phila-
delphla. spent the holiday with rela-
tives In town.
Mss Mollle Pordham, OF Philadelphia
Is spending few days with her brother,
James POrdhsm and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hutton OF Actoe,
N. j., spent Thanksgiving with Mrs.
Hutton's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. f. A.
Pennington.
Thomas Barbean and son Victor are
spending a few days with Mr.. and Mrs
William Hickey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Steelman and son
Rodney are visiting Mrs. Steelman's s
mother. Mrs Emma Price.
Albert Hemphlll, OF Delaware College
spent the holiday with his parents.
Miss Marjorie pordham is spending q
few days with friends In Smyrna
John McMullln, OF near Port Penn
who has been In an officers training
camp at Jacksonville, Fla, for the pasl
month, has been discharged and Is
spending a few days with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. William MoMullin.
Lieutenant Harris, formerly stationed
at Fort DUPONT but now OF CAM
Eustis, Va, spent the holiday with Mr.
Mrs. Frank Moore.
Herman Dolph, OF Carney's Point, Is
spending a few days In town
Mr. and Mrs. Chesleigh Bonlne and
daughter Ann are spending ten days
with Mrs Bonine's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Whlteman.
John Reynolds, who has been con-
fined TO the house with sickness for the
past few days, is Improving.
Major Donald Ashbrldge and family
spent Thanksgiving Day with Mrs. Ash
BRIDGES mother Mrs. f. C. Reynolds
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Price spent the
holiday with his mother, Mrs. Emma
Price.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Clark and chill
dren. of Wilmington, were guests OF
relatives in town on Thursday.
Miss Marion Price has returned from
Swarthmore, Pa, where she attended
the wedding OF her cousin, Paul Cleaver,
and Miss Hannah Fisher Yarnall.
Mr. and Mrs Morton Price have re-
turned home after spending the holidays
at Mrs Prices home, in Bel-Air, Md
j. Stickel and family, who have been
living on Washington street for the
past two years. have moved to VIII
mington Del.
The weekly meeting OF the Delaware
City Century Club was held yesterday y
afternoon. Miss Mary Rich. Of the
Woman's College, Newark, gave a very
interesting talk on Education as 0
Peace Maker
Evening journal., 1918-11-30
HUGE WAR Orders
STYLED AS INVALID
Comptroller Questions Ver-
bal Contracts Involving
Hundreds Of Millions
COVEKNM ENT
is NOT LIABLE

WASHINGTON. Nov. 9Os-The legal
status OF hundreds OF war orders In
yolvlng possibly hundreds OF millions
OF dollars was placed In question yes
terday by a decision OF The Comptroller
OF thS Currency given to the Secretary
or War.
The Comptroller i the court OF last
resort on all soyornment payments and
his word Is anal. In his decision yes
terdsy the Comptroller calls attention
70 ne fact that there are many orders
executed or m process OF execution on
which legal and binding contract
never has been given. The government,
he points out. : not liable under these
orders ard payment cannot be made on
them NJ supplemental contract. he
wrote. will suffice and he raised a grave
question a. 90 whether many con-
tractors could be paid without leglsla-
ton BY CorSess
The Comp. ol'er's opinion was asked
by the Secretary Of War on the pro-
posed methods ~ cancellation OF sew
crumcnt war orders. HIS decision leaves
many doubts and spread considerable
Consideration here.
Il doesn't require nerve 10 quit a~Iob
Evening journal., 1918-11-30
P|MPLY? WELL, DON'T Be!
People Notice 1t. Drive Them Off
with DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets

A pimply face will not embarrass you
much longer if you get package of DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets. The skin should
begin to clear after you have taken the
tablets few nights.
Cleanse the blood the bowels and the liver
with DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets. the sue.
cessful substitute for calomel; there's never
any sickness or pain after taking them
Dr: Edwards Olive Tablets do tha,
which calomei does, and just as effectively
but their action Is gentle and safe instesl
ct severe and irritating.
No one who takes Olive T,h,e+s 9.
ever cursed with "a dark brown TASTE
= bad breath. q dull. listless, no GOOD.
feeling constipation, torpid liver. bad
Isoposition OF pimply face.
DR.. Edwardss Olive Tablets are
= pwcly vegetable compound mixed
W1h e4l.e al you viii know them
~ thnir ollve coIoe.
~. UdWzrdb epent years among pa
0onn1D n6fcto1 Wtfh liver and bowe
61naconfnea ~ U1tvo Tah3ets mo tha
1nnoGlV GGIou11vo Co6uft
s1s1no e>e y tvo night1y fuf . week
81 how much beffnr you feel and look
~ ~ &c per box AZ druggists.
Evening journal., 1918-11-30
DURING
THE
EPIDEMIC
Don't Take Any Chances

Don't take any chances. II you de-
iect the first stages OF a cold, and feel
creepy and chilly and a soreness
throughout the body, with sneezlng
and coughing perhaps. either consult
a doctor or get a full size bottle OF
CHASCONIN. a Tasteless Cod Liver
and Iron Tonic and take IL regularly
after each meal and at bedtime. II you
do this YOU will almost surely escape
case Of Spanish Influenza. But do
act quickly for your own sake.
CHASCO-VIN is just the medicine for
all run down conditions and a splen-
did reconstructive tonic for those who
are recovering from Pneumonia, Grip
or any other serious Illness.
You can get CHASCO-VIN In VIII
mington at the Miller Drug store-40i-
406 Market street
Evening journal., 1918-11-30

sometime With her brother-in-law, the
Rev j. W. Cummings.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Walton and family
had as their guest the Rev. and Mrs. J..
w. Cummings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin NJ. Easiburn. Mrs.
Blanche Mote, Herbert s. Eastburn.
Clarence s. Eastburn, Misses Lola Clark,
Beatrice Vansant, Emma Welch, Jessie
Suffers and Pauline Mote motored TO
Valley Force on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ID. Cooper and
daughter, Elizabeth, OF Wilmington, and
Miss Florence Laws, OF Harrington, Del,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ.
HobsOn.
Mrs. Frank Hill entertained the Will
ing Workers Of Flint Hill Church on
Thursday.
A i5-pound turnip was grown on the
farm OF John Nlvln by A. s. Watson.
Evening journal., 1918-11-30
ERENEZER AEFAIRS.

EBENEZEh, Nov. 3O.-The Rev. anc
Mrs. Ivanhoe Willis Of St. Georges
spent last Friday with Rev. and Mrs
J. w. Cummings.
Miss Alma Little has returned after
spending several days with Mrs. X. "
Buckingham OF New.
The Rev and Mrs. j. w. Cummings
spent Thursday with the Rev. and Mrs,
1vanhore Willis, OF ST. Georges.
Or. ]. A. Ellegood and j. Harvey
Whiteman Of Wilmington, spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. John Nivin.
Mrs. Charles Cummings, of Baltimore,
Md, has returned home after spending
Evening journal., 1918-11-30
Music Before Meals
"The Military Dinner Chimes
VIII NOU FAVOR Us"

III AS the two-Iesyged dinnerb be-the neat maid or
II Identified butler who used to announce, in care
fully moduated tones, the serving of your meals
walked off?
Same thing next door, and in many other homes.
Never since pioneer days se(large percent
age of housekeepers doing their work as in the
present shortage of the household labor supply. Even
though she be skilled musician the lady of the house
cannot always sit down to the piano and favor her
sembIed guests or family with sonata improvsa-
tion a delightful prelude to a delightful meal.
She's apt to have prior engagement with the
kitchen stove.
A military dinner gong, which can be either hung
on the wall laid fiat a table and played there
makes not only useful Christmas wedding gift but
one which insures that three times day, at least
there shall be music before meals-rich, resonant
chimes inspiring bugle calls And without surring
anybody's dispos itiOn gift for panoplaying, we
will say that the melodious peals forth with
unvarying sweetness, matter who came in late,
what burned in the oven, and that the chimes sd
toned and arranged that it is impossible to render
discordant note on them
Their music, in short, is lovely, and il would be
something lost out of visit to Wanamaker's, not to
stop the Fourth Floor and hear them played.
Thew with three to five chimes in nickel fin
ish, bases quarter-sawed oak genuine mahogany
Sc to SIS.
Evening journal., 1918-11-30
"T VAVE you made
HI up your mind

AVE you made
II up your mind
what you want
for Christmas?" was
asked a certain woman
the other day.
Her answ er was
prompt on the trigger:
"a w a S t e basket,
shoe-trees, and a new
carpet-sweeper."
"My gracious, is it
yourself or a change
ling?" cried the rela-
tive who had asked the
question. "Time was,
when you"
On, L KNOW, broke
in the other. II used to
look down from the
heights of scorn upon
u S e full presents, and
sulk if / received them.
But / fear | may be
growing older. Any
way, l now sulk if /
don't receive them.
"Of course, / Idraw the
line at a rolling-pin in
my stocking. But a new
Evening journal., 1918-11-30
DIX BASE HOSPITAL
READY FOR WOUNDED
Big Detachments from Over
seas Expected at
Camp Soon
SOLDIER GETS 40
YEAR JAIL TERM

CAMP DIX, N. j., Nov. aO.-Arrange-
ments are being made for the lmmedi-
ate reception here Of big detachments
OF overseas wounded and casuals. and.
while 10 official announcement has been
made as TO the Identity OF the units TO
be assigned to the cantOnment. Il gen
orally Is believed that the first return
Ing troops,due to arrive at an Atlantic
port within the next 2i hours, VIII be
sent Immediately to this camp. Nearly
800 additional beds for wounded have
been made available at the base hos
pital for wounded soldiers the War De-
partment may send here.
The speed with which depot brigade
troops are being discharged. also, Is
making much additional room In the
barracks. While only 400 were actu-
ally discharged yeste day, several hum
dred Georgia negroes were transferred
to Southern camp, where they will
be discharged Immediately upon their
arrival Florida cOl0red troops will
leave today and Sunday. "The Kaiser
saw us coming, and he quit" read a
banner the colored soldiers carried as
they left camp for their homes In the
South.
Officers other than regular army men
were advised yesterday afternoon OF an
order permitting them to resign at once
from the service. where commanding
officers state they can be spared. Medl-
cal Corps officers. OF whom there are
225 at the camp, will not be discharged
unless more than 80 years Of age. and
under the standard officer rating. but
In exceptional circumstances they may
resign
II there was any doubt left In his
mind, a i0-year sentence imposed by the
general court-ma tial probably has con-
vlnced Private Jacob Z. Seager that
honesty Is the best policy in the army
as well as In civil life. Seager falsifed
the draft records by registering at War
wick, n Y, under an assumed name.
Inducted into the service, he signed
papers to the effect that he was mar
ried, and later claimed allowances and
allOtments for a women he fraudulently
claimed was his wife. Finally he de-
serted.g on all charges he was found
guilty and sentenced TO 40 years Inn
prisonment. the reviewing authority re-
ducing the term TO 20 years.
Evening journal., 1918-11-30
Christmas Shoppers Are Especially limited
To IieW the Splendid and Varied Display of
All Sorts of Practical Presents
In the Housefurnishing Store at Wanamaker's

selves, if no friend has
ever bestowed one for a
Christmas or a wedding
present.
Shining two-piece nickel
trivets in extremely artis-
tic pierced designs, oval or
round shape, are $3.50 to
$3.50.
And here is something
fine; for the invalid's tray;
for that child-or maybe
man, or business womanl
Evening journal., 1918-11-30

When you envied your
neighbor her pretty, shin
ing coffee percolator, in
whose glass top it was a
fascination to watch the
bubbles forming, and from
which the coffee poured out
so amber-clear and de-
licious-
Did you realize that your
folks could get you oneffor
your Christmas present, or
that you could buy one for
Evening journal., 1918-11-30
Special at S6

is military dinner gong. provided with four notes,
nickel finish chimes, mahogany finish base, soft malIe
for sounding
These dinner chimes are tuned to the open tones
of the buge and all military calls may be sounded
them.
For the boys Just back from camp TRENCH what
a thrilling and filling combiHaton-the stirring
of the good old bugle to meal of Mothers own
good old cooking! crourth Floor Market,
Evening journal., 1918-11-30

mother, sister or wife (oh,
yes, men read these adver-
tisements) for as little as
$4.25 (two-cup size) to
$3.50 (9-cup size)?
These are in cleaning
nickel, with aluminium fit
tings and ebony handles.
Some are plain, some in the
effective Colonial style.
Even a stately, glittering
coffee-machine, in bright
nickel or rich copper, with
ebony handles and faucet,
which makes the coffee at
the table by the heat of the
alcohol gas lamp burning
underneath, can be had for
but $3.50 (6-cup size) to
$16.50 (9-cup), and
TtHERE, we thought It
would be that wayl
That dash repre-
sents the printers inexora-
bic nudge. They seem to
make the columns of this
paper shorter and shorter.
as Christmas draws nearer
and nearer.
We shall speak about it,
some time when we have not
so much else to speak Of
copper tea-kettles and ma
hogany serving trays and
sewing baskets and carafes
and lunch kits and smokers
cabinets and razors and
carpet sweepers-
Nudge Two, but we shall
go ahead and speak of them
just the same. Only it will
be the next time.
But shoUing is better
than speaking, and see
ing than reading, espe-
ciGIIy with such Loon-
derfut things as the
Housefurnishing Store
has to sh0lU.
Evening journal., 1918-11-30

who aOiU come in late to
meals long after the mill
tary gong (see above) has
sounded; or for any fussy
person who likes his or her
food smoking hot-a hot
water plate of prettily dec
GRATED china, affixed to a
nickel-covered base. which
is hollow. with a little cap
ped spout through which
the hot water is poured.
Some plates are fiat,
others more in saucer or
bowl shape. According to
style or size, $1.75 to
$3.75.
If covers for the plates
are desired in addition,
they may be had in alum
mum. Csc upward, or
nickel-plated, $1.35 and So.
XTOU see that in the one
4 section of nickel
ware a gift can be
found for nearly every
bodyl
For the tray of that
same child or invalid of
whom we've just spoken,
an attractive gift at little
expense is one Of the smart
little tumbler rests or
coasters, that come in
glass, with star cut in the
bottom. set in silver-plated
rims in pierced designs,
special just now at 25c
apiece.
A dollar and a half will
provide the careful house
keeper, who only the other
day was mourning over the
way her coasters "got
away" from her, with a
half-dozen of these useful
and pretty furnishings for
the table.