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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-05

eminent to take over the Dutch ships.
Sir Thomas Barclay gives two ex-
cellent precedents, both of Prussian
origin justifying angary, as such right
Of use is called; both occurred during
the Franco-German War of 1901.
In the first case the Prussian gov
coal ships lying in the Seine river, to
prevent French gunboats from running
up the river and interfering with the
German army operating on its banks.
THE British government raised no
objection to the exercise of the right
and confined itself to demanding COM
pensation for the owners, which the
German government declared ITSELF
ready to pay"
The second case occurred during the
same war and consisted in the tempo.
rary seizure and conversion to war
purposes of Swiss and Austrian roll
ing stock in AIsace" AS Sir Tohmas
Barclay says, if railway cars can be
taken over, vessels can.
Our government, therefore. is we'll
within its rights in taking the Dutch
vessels, and the last government that
could object is the German govern.
ment Yet it was to be expected. of
course, that Holland would protest,
and that Germany, ever eager to cast
reflections on our sincerity and right
eousness of purpose would also enter
into the dispute
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-05
THE HYPER. CRITICS.

The easiest and cheapest thing in
the world is criticism.
1T is easier to be critical than to
he correct" said Disraeli, and he also
said at another time that the critics
are generally the men who have failed.
We are witnessing a most notorious
exhibition of famboyant criticism
daily in Congress, chiefly in the United
States Senate. where there are men.
themselves not competent to operate
the mighty machinery of war, who arc
engaged in trying to block the prog
ress of the machine by indulging in
torrents Of senseless and disgusting
hyper criticism
They are not the only pin-headed
critics, however. You find others in
every town, in every community. They
are the men who sit around and point
cut where the president and his ad-
ministration have failed. They have
i million ideas of their own about how
things should be run-and not single
idea worth one cent!
Beware of the super-critics-not thu
man whose criticism is free from spite
ard is of constructive, helpful char
acter He wants to aid But the man
who filings criticism around at random
He is the man to avoid. He is unfair
= his country and untrue to Ameri-
can manhood, whether he is a mere
private citizen or the wearer of the
toga of a United States senator.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-05

SOLDIERS OF THE SOIL.

The local Council of Defense has
made an appeal to the high school
boys to tender their leisure time ser.
vices to persons desiring to have gar
dens worked and the boys have APP
triotically responded by organizing
SQUADS and announcing themselves as
ready and willing for such employ
ment
The plan is very appealing and
ought to stir the heart of every youth
in the city.
DEVOTION to ones country is an in
SEPARATION and a call of the heart 1t
receives its supremest test in the pres
ent crisis. The spirit of patriotism
is not sudden outburst of enthusiasm
to perform something drastic, but a
constant, undying love of country. Pa
triotism does not necessarily mean
that every one should shoulder rife
and fight, but every true patriot should
render some service to his country,
especially in these critical moments.
The farmer is just as good a patriot
as the man who shoulders the gun
ard without his cooperation military
accomplishments would be frustrated.
The manufacturers, doctors, nurses
and even the common laborers are the
backbone of the fighting man.
The appeal made by our president
for soldiers of the soil" should be
responded to by every youthful Amer
lean patriot. Thus, by giving your SER
vices to the United States government
you are standing shoulder to shoulder
with the fighting men who are bleeding
for the establishment of democratic
principles on a foreign soil
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-05

Food is SO scarce in Russia that men
are selling their wives and children
Tor sack of -four And since we come
Sc think about it, a good-looking young
wuman is worth a sack of flour
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-05

One of the most contemplate types
Ue sIackers is the fellow who says
Ne is going to eat his biscuits every
&zy in the week, anyhow, and re-
gzrdIess. Some day he is liable to
wake UP in stone cell and be fed on
.eerRbread every day in the week, any
Raw and regardless.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-05

Now that scientists have discovered
4 way of taking the bray out of mules
we should think that somebody woula
&xd means of taking the fragrance
9nf nj The Beautiful Young Onion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-05

Tf the ladies are wearing short skirts
au surder to display their patriotism,
,4Aen we must admit that there are GER
Gainly some very patriotic ladies in
SAls community
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-05

The man who believes most in signs
Is she very fellow who pays no atten-
6icn 10 the one that says CLOSE The
Door"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-05

= subscriber wants to know how We
bzow that the skirts are built IS
inches above ground" AS the old
grandmother said to Little Red Riding
FI0sd, our eyes are given us to sec
With
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-05
ARE YOU READY.

Summertime patriotism is not the
kind that counts.
Wartime patriotism is what is want :
ed and needed.
Anybody can be patriot in time %
reace Then it is only matter OF
profession, of words.
The present calls for patriotism of
deeds, a patriotism involving sacri-
fee.
Indeed, without sacrifice these days
there can be no patriotism.
The woman who gives up icing on
her cake is not making a sacrifice.
The man who spends more on CT
CARS and soft drinks than he does on
thrift stamps is not making a sacri-
flee.
The housekeeper who feeds just as
beautifully as before the war is not
doing her share.
The person who protests because he
cannot have as many biscuits as he
used to eat is without the proper pa
tliotic instinct in his soul.
Our country is at war, and our prin
cipal business. perhaps for several
more years, will be to win this war.
To do that will require a sacrifice OF
men, Of money, of food, of good times.
There must be such a sacrifice that
you will feel it.
There must be less refreshments
served at parties-an absolute extrav
agance and waste of money, shameful
at moment like this.
The money spent on elaborate re
freshments at social affairs in this
state during the last six months would
buy hundreds of thousands of dollars
Of Liberty bonds.
The people Of the South have really
not felt crimp because of the war
They have been patriotic, as a rule.
beyond any doubt, the majority OF
them, but they have not displayed that
patriotic spirit which counts no cost
too great.
But the time is here when the pinch
will be felt.
There must be less food eaten, less
money thrown away on trihes, less
so that the money can
be loaned to the government on Liber-
ty Bonds and War Savings Stamps.
There can be no halfway house
along the road we are now travelling
There can be no lukewarmness.
We-are either for the government or
against the government If we are
for it, we are for it heart, soul and |
body; and that means nothing less
TRAN a sacrifice, such as the purest pa
triotism will not consider a sacrifice |
at all
The boys in the trenches are making
sacrifices. They have given up the
pleasures of life. They do not have
between meals. They
know not of the simple Injuries. They
do not have soft beds to sleep in. Their
days and their nights are like hell it
self, They are giving their bodies,
their lives, for us.
What are we doing?
What are you doing?
The Liberty Bond campaign starts
tomorrow-are you prepared to do
your part?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-05

Perhaps after a while some people
mlu realize that the Americas police
are determined to enforce the we'll
Known prohibition law.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-05

The daylight saving plan gives us
vaxe more hour each day in which to
save up for Liberty Bonds.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-05

We believe that every spring poet
shonld be sent to France to hurl his
so1Inets at the Germans, just like hand
Grenades.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-05

Tnfs is going to be hot summer for
9Esose who will neither work nor
sight
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-05

The editor who compared the Kaiser
a.. . sheep-kilIing dog is certainly no
agFe1s of dogs
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-05

with the German ring securely
Ehr0ggh its nose, the Russian Bear Is
beginning to growl.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-05

Girls sometimes know that the fell
lew is going to marry them before he
Gwen suspects it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-05
GEOGRAPHICALLY SPEAKING

Strawberries may come and go, bu
are onions we always have with us.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-05

Ne. the man who farms in his back
yard is not entitled to a -four per
M1t
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-05-02
RROw COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
HARLEY is A SCREAM.

Commenting editorially upon the
candidacy of f. c. Harley of Astoria,
for the republican nomination for
governor on "a beer and light wine"
platform. the Bend Press has the toll
loving:
Harley is a scream, and it is in
deed strange that sedate Chapman
should find anything to commend in
the Astoria mayor.
Harley as governor of Oregon on
a beer and light wine platform
would bring the same publicity to
this state that the governor of North
Carolina and the governor of South
Carolina did to those fair common
wealths on a memorable occasion.
"As a publicity expert Harley is
P. T. Barnum and Lydia Pinkham
salad with Painless Parker dress
ing.
"In Astoria he, as mayor of the
City by the Sea, introduced himself
to his townsmen as "the next COVER
nor of Oregon" and then as mayor
backed off the stage and as governor
select he trod the boards.
HE has purchased the steam cal
iope of Painless Parker. painted it
lily white. and will tour all available
towns.
"He asks every man who has tax
en- a drink of raw whiskey since Doc
Anderson's bone dry law became ef
fective to be honest and vote for
him.
"He says If l cannot wake up Ore
gon, will ask Congress to make
special appropriation and declare the
state national cemetery.
I'm his headquarters in the Port
land Hotel, in charge of Mark Wood
ruff, on little glass shelf stands an
invitational flask, tlanked with small
glasses. The contents of said flask
is neither light wine or beer" and
departing visitors have been heard
to remark, IF that stuff is sample
of the kind of Governor Harley will
make, here goes vote for Doc An
derson."
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FORMER HEPPNER BOY
NOW ACOOK IN FRANCE

Elwyn Shipley, boy born In
Heppner and who still has number
of relatives here, writes some inter-
esting letters to his mother, Mrs.
Guy Boyd, of Parma, Idaho. The
letters are read by her, sent to other
members Of the family and finally re-
turned to her. Young Shipley is a
cook whit Co. D 116 Engineers and
has been in France since January.
Somewhere in France,
Feb. Is, 1918.
Dear Mother:
have a"(Cut out by censor ="
and am now with the old company
and am still cooking.
We are in good sized town, one
Of the Oldest of the French cities.
1t has one of the oldest and most
historic of the old French castles or
chateaus, as the French call them.
1t was built 400 A. D. 1t was very
interesting to 60 through and see the
dungeon and all the prison cells and
think Of what had happened there.
1t is an education that one cannot
get in books, and l am sure that VT
will all be many years ahead when
we get back to the old U. S. A.,
which won't be very long l hope.
In the meantime l hope you won't
worry about me, because l am in no
danger, and from the looks Of things,
won't be.
| got that box you sent *+(Cut by
censor)** joined the company, l sure
was glad to get the sweater, it is
just the thing needed, because it is
cold and damp here. and the weather
is very disagreeable. As far as I
know, there are no peanuts raised
here, for | have tried to get some
several times.
| have a pair Of wristlets that were
issued to me by the Red Cross, so
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-05-02
OREGON HAS PRIDE.

Oregon's claim for first honors In
subscribing her quota to the Liberty
loan is not surprising in view of her
preparations.
The drives" for the first and Sec
ond loans were not we'll planned oad
the result was that Oregon made a
poorer showing than the average
state on either the Pacific coast or in
the nation at large. Indeed, they
were saved from failure, according
the Oregon Voter, "only by the host
of true patriots all through the state
who rallied at the last moment be-
cause they realized that the honor Of
Oregon was at stake" . 1t was deter
mined that next time things should
be different.
Months ago, accordingly, an organ
ization by counties, communities and
rural districts was perfected. Maps
and tables were published, showing
how the counties responded to the
second loan. Laurels were heaped
upon Benton, Wallowa and Union
counties for exceeding the maximum
quota announced only two days be-
fore the campaign closed
1t was prophesied that rivalry
among the counties would result ."in
some pretty good races" to see who
would be high on the roll of honor in
the third drive. Apparently, the
state has made good. New York
Evening Post.
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warmer.
1t has been fine day and the sun
Is shining, but the air is still cold.
We now have a regimental mess.
That is, all the mess is cooked on one
big kitchen and certain number Of
cooks are on each day and the way 1t
comes out, we 60 on every third day.
We are in good warm barracks or
caserne, as the French call them, and
in all the 18th is very lucky. l am
glad l am with them and not with
the infantry.
If anyone should happen to tell
you that France is starving tell them
| said 1t wasn't the truth, because
when one goes down town the first
thing he notices is how much he sees
in the shops and | can get a fine
meal here for about 4 franks, a much
better meal than l could get in New
York for the same money.
ELWYN.
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Somewhere in France,
March 81, 1918.

Dear Motner'
Just received your letter and was
certainly glad to know you are get
ting along good. This finds me feel
ing fine and dandy. l just received
the candy you sent me and its aw-
fully good.
This certainly is a good looking
country but like Oregon much bet
ter and when | get back there | will
never leave. | haven't seen Luther
since l enlisted in the army. I would
like to see him and know how lie :.
getting along.
Well had pretty close call on
the boat but was landed safe and
sound. We didn't lose very many of
our boys after ,all, but am hoping
for the day to come when l can get
my revenge back on the Huns.
We don't get our mail very often
but don't worry, I will drop you a
line often so you can have a word
from me. You must write often.
wrote you few lines from England
l hope you got them all 0. X.
Trusting this finds you in good
health, l will close. With love to ALL
AS ever your son,
WILLIAM C. GOSNEY,
Co. F, 9Th Bn., Goth Engineers,
A. E. F.
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Ed Buschke, Eight Mile farmer,
was in Heppner Monday to bid good
bye to his brother Robert, who left
with eight other drafted men for
Camp Lewis.
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Sheriff McDuffee went to lone on
Tuesday to attend to the matter Of
taking over some property on a chat
tel mortgage of l. Wilkes to Bank OF
lone. r
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won't need any of them,

| won't need any of them.
I went down town last night and
was surprised at the number of peo-
pie who can speak English and the
number of American products, such
as kodaks, guns, Singer sewing ma
chimes and watches.
l am using Corona typewriter.
Irbelongs to Gibbons, our mess ser
geant. hope this will pass the CEN
sor because wrote you letter about
week ago and got 1t back yester-
day, so had to re-write 1t. l expect
you will laugh when you read it.
ELWYN F. SHIPLEY.
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Dear Mother:
| have a little time to write, but
nothing to write about. ! am off
duty today and have been cleaning
up and sewing a few buttons on here
and there and am going to do a little
washing as soon as the water gets
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like that to worry me.
l have had quite good trip sine.
l left the states, even though we
were torpedoed: l visited Ireland,
Scotland and Wales and was also in
England for quite a while. We all
seemed to enjoy the stay in those
places. Well mother write as often
as you can and don't work too hard.
Hoping this finds you all well and
happy, l am your devoted son,
WILLIE.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-09-24
WHEN JOHNNIE COMES
MARCHING

Few of us appreciated just all it
meant when we watched the rookie
Sammies march down to the depots
on their way to the concentration
camps few months back. Some of
us, refusing to believe that the war
would last until they reached the
front, we're inclined to smile at all
the fuss that was made then. Some
others, who had tasted in the bygone
years of the sorrows Of conflict,
we're deeply impressed. And still
some others, as yet untouched by the
call to arms, were mildly indiffer-
ent.
But now all Of us are coming to
realize what it really means.
Each succeeding casualty list car
ries some familiar name, some one
we knew or whose people we know,
or whose locality spreads out before
us like a picture when we read his
name.
The gaunt finger Of affliction may
point to most of us any day.
1t seems long road to the finish
at this time. We are only beginning
to taste the bitter draught which
England, France Serbia, Roumania,
Belgium, Russia, and dozen other
countries, participating in the fight
have been drinking for the last four
years. And it may yet be for us to
drink deeply too.
But sooner or later there can be
but one end, and Johnnie will come
marching home triumphantly. World
freedom will be saved, our own flu
ture insured.
And when that happens all of us
will be down along the line of march,
our hats off, our hearts full to over
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-09-24
Mccormick Lumber Co. and Chenault & Orear

the chorus of the clocks will I'M
doubtedly extend thanks to the ma
tons across the waters that inaugu-
rated the daylight saving plan.
In the United States the daylight
saving was established by Congress
in March, 1918, as an effective
method of conserving the health,
wealth and mineral resources of the
nation. The adoption of the plan by
the United States is attributable to
its successful operation in Great
Britain, France, Italy, Germany,
Austria, Holland, Denmark, Sweden,
Norway, Portugal, Australia and
Iceland.
Busy times in the matter of setting
back the city's clocks are in store
for those intrusted with looking
after the most delicate and temper
mental of all forms of mechanism.
And the song of the moment will
be, Backward, turn backward, oh,
time, in your flight"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-09-24

Father Time on a cold, dark morning
last March.
This enormous gain-almost in
credible to the human minds ar
rived at by figuring an hour a day
to each of the 100000 soldiers of
the soil, which gives 910,OO0,O00
hours, of 113, 750,OO0 days, or 311,-
GA years.
As for the coal that has been
saved by the hour which was quietly
added to the nations assets on Sun
day morning, March 81, it is esti-
mated that the United States will
save between 100000 and 1900, 900
tons.
And at every cantonment in the
country there is going to be such joy
over the extra hour that the "sojer
lads" may spend in slumber, that it
is even said Irving Berlin's song, "Oh,
how l hate to get up in the morning
will suffer a temporary lapse of pop
ularity.
Big Ben's voice booming over the
Atlantic ocean, will be answered by
cathedral chimes in this land, by pert
little alarm clocks, and by staid,
self respecting town hall clocks, but
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-09-24
Mary Would Haze
Gone Alleging for
BidFron, Uncle Sam

THE movies are going 10 be
4 very much in evidence in the
campaign for the Fourth Liberty
Loan Every star Of note In the
United States has made a picture
for the drive and every movie
house in the nation will show a
different one of these pictures
every night OF the drive.
That Is the plan of the treasury
department and a thorough sys-
tenn Of distribution which has been
worked out with the help Of the
exchange men and the exhibitors
assures that the plan will be &C
complished. OF course the so
called big four OF the screen will
be In evidence-Pickford. Fair.
banks. Chaplin and Hart
"If they hadn't asked me to
make one of these pictures" said
Mary Pickford. Il would have been
around begging for chance
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-09-24
NATION WILL PAY BACK
STOLEN HOUR

At "the witching hour" of 2 a. m.
on the morning of October 81 the
clocks of the nation will be set back
an hour, but you, any every other
individual in the United States, will
be richer by 1S2 hours, because what
no one human being can buy-hme-
has been so literally added to your
possessions by the daylight saving
hour" that by October 81 you will
have gained the equivalent OF
twenty-five eight-hour working days.
The hour that was filched from you
on March 81 will be returned with
undreamed- of interest.
The stupendous total of health ana
wealth and pleasure that have been
added to the nations assets because
Of the daylight saving may not be
properly computed IN terms of either
time or money, but the war gard
eners of the nation-and there are
some 100000 of them-will have
gained a net total of 1854 years
There is no limit on the Interest"
paid on the hour you loaned to
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-09-24
SLackers

Ten little slackers standing In q
line;
One Joined the Army, then
there were nine.
Nine little slackers discussing
what they ate;
One gave up wheat and sweets,
then there were eight.
Eight little sIackers looking up
at heaven;
One saw an alrshlp there, then
there we're seven.
Seven little sIaekers, talking pol.
tiles;
One Joined the Navy, then
there were six.
Six little slackers gave thanks
they were alive;
One picked up a Germans
"ciock." then there were
five.
Five little slackera. Stacking
more and more,
One heard soldier talk. then
there were four.
Four little slackers trying life
to see;
One saw a Belgian babe, then
there were three.
Three little slaekers bound to
stick II through;
One went to, building ships.
then there were two.
Two little siaekers wishing war
were done;
One Joined the gay Marines.
then there was one.
One little Stacker looking hard
for fun;
He bought . Liberty Bond.
then there was none.