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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-09

SeaOOard Air Line.
Leave Americas for Savannah and
intermediate stations and points east
1881 p. N. 1:2O q M.
Leave Amerlcus for Helena and IL
t.rmediate points
say pm
Leave Amecrtns tor Colu HbuA,
Montgomery and points West
sos p m.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-09
RAILROAD SCHEDULES.

Arrival and departure of passenge
Grains, Americas, Ga
Central of Georgia Railway.
Trains Arrive.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-08
CARRY BOOKS
TO TROOPS SERVING
NOW IN FRANCE

The overseas service of the Am
erican Library Association is in OPP
Grafton. Although space is extreme
ly valuable aboard transports, they
have been provided with bookcases
holding collections of books which
are used as circulating libraries on
the way over. The cases are emp
tied at port of debarkation and the
books sent to the men in the field.
AS a means of further increasing
the supply of books among the over
seas forces, the association plans to
have each soldier carry book in
his kit, to be put in circulation when
he reaches the other side. '
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-08
DIRECTOR GENERAL OF r. r.
WILL ISSUE NO LIST OF
"NONESSENTIAL PRODUCTS

No list of nonessential farm prod.
ucts to be denied transportation ia
cilities, has been prepared by the
Director General of Railroads, and
the issuance of such an order is not
contemplated.
1t is believed that under the plan
now being formulated it will be
possible to provide adequate trans,
portation for farm products this
year. Farmers are instructed to
place orders for cars when needed
with local freight agents, as hereto
fore.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-08
OBSERVANCE OF SABBATH
DIRECTED BY PRESIDENT

Observation-Disclosures of the
Sabbath by all men in military and
naval service was directed by Presi-
dent Wilson in a statement issued
recently at the White House. All
Sunday labor, he asked, be reduced
to the measure of strict necessity.
"The president, commander-in-
chief of the army and navy" said
the statement, following the rever-
ent example of his predecessors, de-
sires and enjoins the orderly obser-
vance of the Sabbath by the officers
and men in the military ana naval
service of the United States. The
importance for man and beast of
the prescribed weekly rest, the sa-
cred rights of Christian soldiers and
sailors "a becoming Difference to the
best sentiment of Christian people
and a due regard for the Divine will
demand that Sunday labor in the
army and navy be reduced to the
measure of strictest necessity.
"Such an observance of Sunday is
dictated by the best traditions of
our people and by the convictions of
all who look to Divine providence
of guidance and protection, and, in
repeating in this order the language
of President Lincoln. the president
is confident that he is speaking alike
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-08
DIVISION INSURANCE OFFICE,
Camp Jackson, S. G.

The insurance campaign now be-
ing carried on at Camp Jackson, S.
c., is gaining momentum and inter-
est each day. Strong spirit Of riv-
airy has sprung up among the diff
ferent regiments in the division, and
the Insurance Officer expects to have
an application for Government In
surance from almost every officer
and enlisted man in the 81st Divis-
ion at the close Of the campaign,
FEBRUARY 18th, 1913. Explanatory
talks are being made every night at
the different Y. M. C. A. buildings
and every effort is being made to
bring to the attention Of the officers
and enlisted men the many benefits
accruing from an insurance policy
with the government. In addition
to the Y. M. C. A. talks by Lieut..
David H. Fuller, the Insurance Of
ficer, and His corps of assistants,
each company has an officer who
gives his entire time to the men of
the company, urging and explaining
TO them the vital necessity of an In
surance policy with the Govern
,ment.
Each Saturday a bulletin board
showing the relative standing Of
each regiment in the division is
shown at the Insurance Office and
last. Saturday the 31st. Field Artil-
lery led with s81 men out of to-
tai strength of 1908 men insured,
to the amount of ss,O97, 100000.
"Safety First" Preparedness"
"Patriotism," "Protection," "Protect
yourself and the folks at Home,"
are the headings of a few of the
large posters in the quarters of
the various regiments and on the
street cars and billboards at Colum-
bia. The purpose Of the campaign
is to apprise every man of his op-
portunity to secure government in
surance before February 18th.
Governor T. W. Beckett, of North
Carolina accompanied by ]. H. Pou,
one of the leading lawyers of that
state, visited the camp last week
and made several speeches urging
the soldiers from North Carolina to
take advantage of the governments
splendid offer to protect their loved
ones. The presence Of these men at
the camp, gave great impetus to
the Campaign.
Governor Beckett also wrote the
following letter to the soldiers at
Camp Jackson which presents a viv
id idea of the Governors foresight
edness. Every friend and relative
of soldier should see to it that
their influence is brought to bear
upon every man in the service in
the same manner that the Governor
used to speak to thousands.
As a great many men now at
Camp Jackson, S. c., largely from
this state, the Division Insurance
Officer is especially anxious that the
people at home write or wire the
soldiers to take an insurance policy
with the Government. A letter from
home will, perhaps do more to get
your son, brother or friend insured
before February 18th than any other
agency that may be used in the
campaign.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-08

According to information receiv-
ed in Washington, butter is selling
in Berlin at $2.25 a pound, sugar
at Sc cents a, pound, ham and bacon
at $2.11 a pound, and Ivory soap at
five bars for Slip.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-08

The Department of Agriculture
estimates that only one-third of the
marketable surplus of the potato
crop had been moved by January 1,
1918. Last years potato crop was
the largest ever produced in the
United States.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-08
UNITED STATES FOOD AD-
MINISTRATIoN s. cARoLINA

MlNlS SlkAllON ,. CAROIINA
William Elliott, Food AdminAst1a-
tor for South Sarolina has received
thefollowing telegram from Herbert
Hoover, United States Food Admin
istrator:
"To prevent boarding -four fol-
lowing presidents proclamation sug-,
gest you enforce ruling reference
to quantity sales of -four outlined in
our letter December 10Th. The sale
of flour. by retailers, millers or 9th.
er dealers in, towns and cities to
individual consumers shall be In one
eighth to one fourth barrel quaint
ty or less; in rural or foreign COM
munities in 'one-fourth to one half
barrel quantity or less. Gross max
imum profit for wholesalers in flour
should not exceed from fifty to sew
enty cents per barrel. Profit exact
ed by retail dealers in original miH
package should not exceed from
eighty cents to s1.20 per barrel, de-
pending upon character Of service
performed. Where retailers sell in !.
amounts less than original mill
package the gross profit should not
exceed one cent per pound. Any
profit in excess Of these or in excess
Of that obtained in pre-war times viii
be considered cause for investigation.
Substitutes for wheat flour should be
sold at not more than reasonable
advance over actual purchase price
Of particular goods sold, without re-
gard to market or replacement value
at time of such sale.
The noon meal in. South Carolina
should be the wheatless meal in each
day in the week, according TO o ;
statement issued by William Elliot.
Food Administrator.
Mr.. Elliot reached this conclusion
after a conference with Miss Edith
L. Parrott, head of the Home Econ
omics work Of Winthrop College,
Home Demonstration forces and Food
Administration.
The new regulations Of the Food
Administration prescribe two wheat
less days week, Monday >and We'd
nesday; .one meatless day q week,
Tuesday; one porkless day week.
Saturday. No pork products TO bsl
consumed on Tuesdays, meaaess
day. One meatless meal each day
in the week and one wheatless meal
each day in the week. s3;a..
The people of the state are ex-.
pected to- observe these days as re-;
quested in the Presidents proelana-
ton and in the statement issued by.
Herbert Hoover, Federal Food Adj
ministrator. .st
Copy of the new regulations have;
been sent to all the hotels and cafes
in the State.
There are more than one hundred:
thousand homes registered az nism-'
bers of the Food Administration In
South Carolina. It is the desire Of
the administration that every home
join in the food conservation prog
ram. All homes who have not joined
should write to the Food Administra-i
ton, Arcade, Columbia. s. c., and
secure one ofthe pledge cards, win-
dow cards and kitchen cards.
The Food Administration is max
ing preparations for the distribution
of the Home Supplemental Gard in
all homes of the State. This card
contains the creed Of the Food tAd-
ministratioH. Leaflets containing
valuable information concerning the
uses of Oatmeal and Cornmeal viii
also be distributed at the same time,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-08

Road construction and maintenance
in the United States involve an an
nual expenditure of about $780,
100000. ......
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-08

to the hearts and to the conscience
of those under his authority"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-08

According to a report by the Am
erican consul at Geneva, Swiss live
stock quotations near the end OF
1917 were: Oxen, each $3.50; bulls
s17O; COWS, $3.50; calves, $3.50;
young pigs, $14; sheep, $94; tat
hogs, per pound, 80 cents.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-08

England has $4,000 women volun-
tary hospital workers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-08

TOOQ ADMINISTRATOR HoNS oSSh Ai'eN>
because the Cuban price is "a cents
above that of 1917. 1t Is said In effect
that the Cubans are at our mercy;
that we could get sugar cent lower.
We made exhaustive study of the cost
of producing sugar in Cuba last year
through our own agents in Cuba, and
we find it averages $3.50, while many
producers are at higher level. We
found that an average profit OF at
least a cent per pound was necessary
in order to maintain and stimulate
production or that minimum price OF
S4.37 was necessary and even this
would stifle some producers.
1.-The price ultimately agreed was q
cents above these figures, or about one
fifth of cent per pound to the Ameri-
can consumer, and more than this
amount has been saved by our reduc-
tion in refiners' profits. If we wish to
stife production in. Cuba we could
take that course just at the time OF all
times in our history when we want
production for ourselves and the al
lies. Further than that, the state de-
partment will assure you that such
course would produce disturbances In
Cuba and destroy even our present
supplies, but beyond all these material
reasons is one Of human Justice. This
great country has no right by the
might of its position to strangle Cuba.
"Therefore there is no imposition
uDon the American public. Charges
have been made before this commit
tee that Mr.. Rolph endeavored to ben
eft the California refinery Of which he
was manager by this "a cent increase
in Cuban price. Mr.. Rolph did not Tx
the price. 1t does raise the price to
the Hawaiian farmer about that
amount. 1t does not raise the profit o.
the California refinery, because their
charge for refining is. like all other re-
finers, limited to $50 per hundred
pounds, plus the freight differential on
the established custom Of the trade.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-25
ODIFEROUS "PLOT"
DELAYS MEETING
OF n. P. LEAGUE
platelayers

Lewiston, Mont. Feb. 23.-The Ma
tional N~onpartisan league meeting
here Saturday was delayed s hours
because Of breaking Of a large bottle
of formaldehyde in the hall a short
time before the meeting was to have
been called to order.
Just how the bottle of formalde-
hyde came 10 be in the hall and how
it happened to be broken has not
been determined. Citizens say that
none of the local people were respon-
sible. for the accident. and declare
that ,Nonpartisan visitors themselves
broke the bottle containing the for
maldehyde. League members assert
that the act was committed by per-
sons bent on preventing the holding
of the meeting.
A large delegation of t~ownspeople
were at the railroad station awaiting
the arrival of the speakers when the
disinfectant was liberated.
When the hall was tenable, the
meeting was called to order and nc
effort was made to dismiss the gath
ering. There was no heckling OF
speakers and members of the local
public safety committee said they
found nothing unfavorable in the re-
marks of the speakers.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-25
INSURANCE FOR
MEN AT CAMP
LEWIS GROWING
Ninety-seven Per Cent of the
Troops at This Camp
Are Insured. y

Camp Lewis. Tacoma. Wash, Feb.
25.-Despite the fact hat 81 per cent
of the 32,51O men at Camp Lewis
were signed up for a total of $685.
100000 war risk insurance, the cam
paign which had as its slogan ensure
every officer inc soldier in the 91st
division" did not relax until the last
minute. When the time limit expired
February IL there were but a COM
paratively few uninsured soldiers in
the cantonment: Figures will be
available soon giving the total insur-
ance written for the me Of the wild
West" division.
During the closing week Camp
Lewis led every cantonment in the
United States. although closely press
ed by Camp Upton, New York. The
latest figures showed that 31,209 men
at this camp had taken out policies.
The great majority are insured for
the maximum of $4,000.
Many organizations claim the dis
tinction of being 100 per cent insur-
ed. This means that every man in
the company holds a policy and all
but n or two have the maximum.
Those who failed to take the maxi
mum already were carrying policies in
old line companies. Company COM
nlanders approached by men seeking
to transfer into their units recently
have made it a point to ascertain thai
the applicant carried a $4,000 policy.
Enlisted men who failed to take out
insurance are not sought by any or
%ganization.
During the final days of the cam
paign in behalf of insurance many
methods of interesting the delinquents
were adopted. Films were exhibited
at the Liberty theater p~ortraying the
benefits of insurance brief talks
were made between acts al regimental
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-25
CRISIS IN MINING
DISTRICT OF MEXICO
FOR WANT OF FOOD

Mexico City. February 25-Roberto
Pesqueria, financial agent of the gov
eminent at Ell Paso. Texas, and one of
the wealthiest financiers and mine
owners in Mexico, has cen comforting
with officials at THE National Palace
on means to avert what he declares is
a crisis in the mining industry of the
north Of the republic, due to the lack
of foodstuffs and the embargo on gold
exports by the United States govern
ment. Mexican workmen, he as
serted in an interview, will not accept
American currency; the embargo pre-
vents the importation of metal coin
and Mexican money "a not be- OBJ
tanned. Food also is exceedingly
scarce. due to the American embargo.
He wants the. government to remedy
the food situation and secure enough
relaxation Of the gold embargo to per-
init the workers to be paid In Amer
lean metal currency.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-25
900 INCREASE
in THE GOLD RESERVE

Washington, Feb. 25.-This weeks
federal reserve statement shows an
increase of s14,0O0,00O in gold re-
serves over last week, a SO per cent
increase in holdings of certificates of
indebtedness, $5O,000,O 900 more IN the
members reserve account, and an in
"a of $33. 600, 900 in federal re-
serve notes in circulation.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-25
360 PRISONERS
HAVE RETURNED
All England Stirred up Over
Return of Men From
Germany.

London. Feb. 25.-All England has
been stirred by the return Of $50 sol
diers and civilian prisoners Of war
from RIhleben. Germany. some of
whom are fishermen who were sur
prised by the Germans in the North
Sea Immediately after the declara-
ton of war n had therefore been
prisoners almost from the first day Of
hostilities.
1t is not because of the stories they
tell, for their lips have been sealed so
far as their own sufferings are con-
cerned by order of the government.
The emar of one of the civilians to
an old friend who me- the party-'We
are fairly all right, but we have all
got barbed-wire fever"-is said to
contain the whole story. Englishmen
know what that means and there is
nowhere any desire to reverse the
governments order.
Barbed-wire fever is the nervous
strain that is telling with increasing
force-especially in the case of the
older men. who cannot take so much
exercise-upon the hundreds Of men
who have spent owe three years on
that unhappy race course" says the
Manchester Guardian. "They were
bitterly disappointed that the attempt
of our government to abolish Ruhle-
oNi oiScCSSAACA ny Oil CASlAIiSC, IoW.
ever it might advantage the Germans,
came to nothing and many of the re-
patriated men are convinced that
there nay be an increase of mental
cases if Ruhleben continues much
longer. You could see the marks of
nervous excitement on many of the
faces, and probably the reaction from
being set free will be felt severely by
the men of more sensitive mind"
- INv.0r,, - fouy ~f <ho 1iviIio- ~oS,@--
ers something Of the condition of af-
fairs in Germany was learned-illus-
trations supporting the general i'm
preston according to the Daily Tele-
graph "that the war has entirely
changed the conditions of life in the
enemy country. which has ceased al
together to display that air of cheer
full prosperity which characterized the
Germany of peace days"
Germany, it was said, presented the
appearance of a country under a
blight"
II was very much struck while
travelling through the country said
one of the men, with the dead look
Of everything. Even in one of the
great towns through which We passed
there seemed to be little going on. and
he railway stations were almost en-
tirely deserted. On the line between
SpandaM and Hanover W. did not see
a. single passenger train. and the
goods traffic appeared to he quite
negligible: The fields were devoid of
cattle. and on the whole journey I
saw less than a score Of sheep"
F Other men with ohservant V had
come to the conclusion that the fuel
shortage in Germany must be acute.
because though the weather was bit
terly cold. smoke was rarely TO he
seen issuing from chimneys. Another
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-25
HOTTEST FIRE OF
GERMAN GUNS DOES 4,
NOT EFFECT TROOPS
WHEN READING BOOKS

London, Feb. 25.-Even under the
hottest fire from German guns. read
ing of books and magazines serves to
pass many a cheerless hour for the
men in the dugouts and at billets be-
hind the British lines in France, de-
clares II. A. l.. Fisher, the British
Minister of Education.
There was a good deal Of consump-
ton of light literature in the trench
es and some serious study behind
them, he said. Even during the pro-
gress of q battle reading was carried
He had known Eases in which
Keats and Milton had been invoked
as a sedative while under the heavy
fire. AS so many hours were neces-
sarily spent in modern warfare IN
dull existence under ground. the ted
ium Of life would be almost unbear-
able but for the educational solace
OF print.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-25
GERMANS INTEND TO
OVERTHROW BORCES
DE MEDEIROS SOON

Porto Allegro, Brazil, Feb. 25.-Dr.
Borges de Medeiros, who has just
been again reelected as president Of
the state of Rio Grande do Sui, is the
man the Germans intended to over
throw when they planned to take
over southern Brazil as q German
pro%tectorate. He has his state So
granted him by the constitut' on tina.
1t is doubtful if anyone ever could
defeat him at an election as long as
he cares to rule the state. In spite
of this. he has been accused many
times Of favoring the Germans for
the sake of their votes.
DIR. Borges was in control of the
government during the wild anti
German riots in the state of Rio
being destroyed and the railroads
were tied up by strikes. while LABOR
troubles were paralyzing for the mo-
ment several other industrial enter
prises. The situation was rapidly
getting beyond control when DR..
Borges. without consulting the feder-
al government, called out his stare
troops and put the principal cities
under martial law. taking such en-
ergetic steps that the disorders were
o o stopped.
The federal government demanded
IN explanation His reply was not an
apology and scarcely an explanation.
DR.. Borges was bitterly criticised
by the people of his wi state, who
were bent upon driving the Germans
out of their midst and destroying
their property. but his action in put
ting an end to the disorders was APP
pauded in the rest Of the republic
and the matter was allowed to drop.
; His confidence in his strength evil
IDENTIFY was warranted. for he was re-
elected by an overwhelming major
ity and is now supporting the meas
nres taken by the federal government
for controlling the Germans in
southern Brazil.