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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-08
NATIONAL SONGS ALL
OF us OUGHT TO KNOW

If you are an average American cltl-
zen YOU do not know much more than
the first verse of any of our ma
tional songs. This should not be true,
but because it is true, and because
the week in which Washington's birth
day occurs February 18th to 2Srd, in,
clusive) is the National Week of Song,
and one of it's aims is to have you and
all other American citizens learn our
national songs, so that all can sing
them. We give below the words OF
one song you ought to know, and sug-
gest that you cut them out and mem
orize them today. Tomorrow, we
will print another national song you
should know. AS you learn the
words, absorb their meaning; also
read the brief history of the song that
follows the words.
America.
My country! It's of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
| Of thee / sing;
Land where my fathers died
Land of the Pilgrims pride!
From ev'ry mountain side
Let freedom ring!
My native country, thee,
Land of the noble, free,
Thy name l love;
| love thy rocks and rills,
Thy woods and tempted hills:
Ny heart with rapture thrills
Like that above.
| Let music swell the breeze,
! And ring from all the trees
Sweet freedoms song:
| Let mortal tongues awake;
Let all that breathe partake;
Let rocks their silence break,
The song prolong.
Il Our fathers God! to Thee,
Author of liberty,
| To Thee we sing:
Long may our land be bright
With freedoms holy light;
Protect US by Thy might,
Great God, our King!
God save our splendid men,
Bring them safe home again,
| Coo save our men:
| Make them victorious,
Patient and chivalrous,
| They are so dear to us
God save our men.
EEAsssaas- /
This song will be used in our sing
ling, which begins February 18th, ant
lreaders are earnestly requested t.
i learn the words and practice the sons
before that time. The school child
! rem arep racticing it every day ant
every loyal American should. learn 1t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-08
BUY CLOTHES NOW AT
OUR CLEARANCE SALE

Clothes are costing more and more
each week. These fall and winter
goods we're offering at reduced
prices would cost us much more
to duplicate new = next year
they'll be worth still more.
You can make some big div
idends by investing in clothes
now. Hart Schaffner & Marx
made these suits and over
coats of ours you know
what that means; all wool,
perfect tailoring and style,
and good value
The reduced prices mean still
more value, ana these prices are
based on what we paid for the
goods, not what they're worth
now, due to the rising markets.
That's a big thing to remember.
$4,000 Suits $4,000
$500 Suits $26.25
$4,000 Suits $3.50
$4,000 Suits $500
W. u. BAILEY co.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-05-17

LOO Acres Of Rod River
and Blue bottom. about 500 or
900 acres in cultivation; about
100 upland: balance in fine.
heavy bottom land: II sets OF
improvements. This is an ex-
ira fine corn form: corn made
rs bushels to the acre last
year: $50 an acre. This farm
is II miles south OF Benning-
ton; good smooth black road
all but about one mile.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-05-17
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL
Now Awaits Presidents Signature.
All Funds ~ thNtaws and the
thick;lS:iWS Now On Hand
Are About Consumed.

Washington. May 1G The In
dian appropriation bill passed its
final stage so far as Congress is
Garter called il up and had the con
ference report adopted. The meas
ur" now awaits the Presidents sig
nature Payments will be- made this
summer under the provisions of this
bill to the Five civilized Tribes and
viii amount to something more than
eight million dollars. The Creeks
Viii receive an equalization of about
S2.1oo. 200. the Seminolcs ii payment
Of $3oo.UO. with the Choctaw and
Chickasaw payments which will ag-
Ercgate some $5,420.2O0. The
payment of $500 per capita to the
Choctaws and Chickasaws consumes
practically all the funds of these
two tribes now on hand. both in the
Treasury and the Oklahoma banks.
rue the Choctaws is about S4,50O,-
Oo", and there are 20.7!7 enrolled
Choctaws. The amount required to
make a $500 per capita payment tu
these would be 81. 400. The
Chickasaws have on hand something
over $1,000. 10000. The amount
necessary to pay the 6.304 enrolled
Chickasaws $500 per capita pay
ments will be $1,260.S00. All leg
islation necessary for the final set
tlement of the Choctaw and Chick
asaw tribal affairs has now beer
passed. and sales of the tribal prop
erty. the coal and asphalt deposits
will begin either late this summer
or in the early fall The OklahOmi
delcgation, both in the House ant
in the Senate. is feeling good owe
| this matter. as well as over the 9th
er good Legislative provisions tina
have been enacted at this session q
| Congress.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-05-17
KINGSTON BOY KILLED IN
CAR on SHERMAN ROAD

Lonnic Price, the 17-ycarold son
of W II. Price, OF Kingston. Okla,
met Il tragic death at the short turn
of the Denison Sherman road. three
miles north of the latter city. Wed
nosday night. when the automobile
in which he was driving turned over
and broke his neck. The accident
occurred at the turn Of the road just
opposite the bois dare tree. well
known to autoists who travel the
road frequently. and at which point
number of accidents have oc-
CURED
Young Price and a man named
Fischer had been to sherman to
bring couple q fears To Kingston
Prlce was ahead in one car, and
Fischer was following in the other.
AT the turn in the road the car fail
ed to turn. went off the grade into a
field. turning over and breaking his
neck. lie died in another car while
being carried to Denison.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-05-17
NORMAL WON STATE DE-
DEBATING CHAM.
PIONSHIP

In the defeat last week at Atva
of the State Normal school at that
place, the Southeastern Normal. OK
Durant. clinched her claim to tn
state debating championship. hAH-
ing won three successive victories
over other normals.
The team that beat Alva on heT
own ground comprised Miss JuMn
Munson and Master Cecil Maekin,
aged Is and II years respectively
and both were spoken OF In highly
cOmmendatOry terms by spectators
and judges as well.
The same team won the next pre-
ccding victory. that over Edmond
Normal. held here recently.
The first victory was won from
Wcatherford. at WcathcrfOrd. SONS
time ago. the team that representS
Southeastern comprising Miss Hal
lie Burris and Miss Edna Iyday-
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-05-17
AII.I(:ATORS BREAK LONG FAST
At THE NORMAL.

Monday afternoon the pair OF al
ligaturS presented to III" Normal
school collection about Il year ago
by Lawrence Lee of this city. broke
their fast covering Il period of scN-
en- months when they were offered
some fresh beef. which they seized
with avidity and drvour"d unc"r"-
moniouSly. The specimens w"r"
formerly housed on tn" campus. hut
owing To the fact that the winter
was unusually rigorous they wrr"
removed to the biological laborator-
les where the students constructed
a neat cake with Il pool and run
where they spent the winter Win
all the long fast since oct ., when
they were last fed. they have not
shown any apprcciable loss of fl"sh
or vitality. On the warmest days
together with the steam heat In the
rooms. they would scramble In ana
out of their pool and utter their deep
palustrenc crOaks when visitors ap-
preached too close to the cage.
One of the specimens, 1t will be
recalled. escaped from the campus
cage early in July and was not
found until the middle of September
last fall. when II was discovered by
MIR. Townsend in 4 nearby swamp
During the Christmas holidays, al
the time the heating plant was out
OF commission. the temperature fel
so low that the alligators were fro
zen fast in an ice cake In the tank
but this did not hurt them in any
reseptc, as the ice was gradually
melted. liberating them none the
worse for their frigid incarceration
The alligators will continue feedins
now until October. when they will
lose their appetites and go into win
ter Information again.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-05-17
EMPLOYMENT OFFICER EOls r.
W. II. APPOINTED

With III" successful close OF tD'
campaign for enlistment OF boys he
tween III" ages of 16 and II year.
in Bryan county in the United state
Boys Working Reserve has arissT
III" problem of bringing the boy ana
the farm together.
In making careful selection OF 1rr
field to find the right man for tb
place to diroc, this feature Of TIM
work. Federal stat" Director A. L.
Farmer. of Tulsa. could not haS-
named a better qualified man thai
C.. W. Brown. County Farm Agent
for Bryan county, who was sosH
missioncd May li
All farmers who desire or VIII
need services of the Reserve Boys
during the season OF 1918 shouk'
communicate with or call upon Mr
G.. W Brown at his offices in the
rooms of the Durant COmmerCial
Association NJ VI WICkHAM,
Bryan County Director. u. s.
Boys Working Reserve, Dn'
rant. Oklahoma.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-05-17
GOLD MEDALS FOR ROAD WORK.
Frs ~ THIS COUNTY
jefferson Highway Association tO
Make Gifts tO Those Getting Re-
suits in All the Counties
Along the Route.

Some man in Bryan county will al
the end of the year receive Il gold
medal and will have "A chance at two
more and Il tree trip to the annual
meeting OF the Jefferson Highway
Association. \ contest has been ar
ranged by the Jefferson Highway
Association. which travrrscs Bryan
, county, to promote better road
work
The contestants are the men who
are actually rcspOnsibl" for the con
dition of the highway through the
eighty counties along that pop
ular thOrOughfarc. and no entrees,
no registration. no red tape is neccs-
sary. Work already done will count
in the contest, and the medals will
be awarded in the counties by the
members of the jefferson Highway
committees therein. all of whom la q.
ter will be sent specific directions
for making their decisions
| Announcement of the contest has
| just been made by J. d. Clarkson,
general manager of the Highway,
from the headquarters at 81. Joseph
Mo. There are no formaltics and
no conditions and provisions, frther
than that the medal is to go to the
man responsible for the upkeep of
the road. the man who does the ac-
Itual work. or who is in direct charge
of the work. There is further
stipulation that he must maintain al
least two miles OF the highway. No
work done elsewhere than on tn,
highway counts toward the prizes.
In awarding the medals, due re
gard will be paid to the conditions
under which IA man has wirkcd, SC
that all have equal chances to win
the prizes A man who drags a dirt
road has as much of an opportunity
to carry away one of the medals as
does the man who maintains Il ce
ment or brick pavement. The re-
suits that ne has achieved will tel
the tale. All that Il contestant ncct
do is to get busy along two-mil,
stretch of the highway The judges
will come along later and do tn.
rest. And il makes no diffcrenc,
whether he is donating his work, ol
is getting paid for it by the State oi
county
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-05-17
PAVING CASE MAY GET INTO
COURTS

The matter of the balance claimed
10 he due Contractor Baum on the
Fifth avenue paving job was up for
consideration at the meeting OF the
city council this week. but the body
took no action. Attorneys for the
city are of the opinion that the
amount unpaid on contract. invOlv-
ing some $2,5oo. cannot be paid 10
gally. while attorneys appearing for
the contractor appeared to hold an
opposite opinion. Officials believe
the matter cannot be settled ont of
court. and. Will" no announcement
has been made" il is indicated that
a lawsuit may follow.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-05-17

32O Acres g.. miles east OF
BokchitO, about $50 acres i'm
cultivation; one four room
house, two tenant houses. good
pasture and scattering timber
on farm, soil black mixed land;
$55 an acre.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-05-17
ALLOWANCE FOR SOLDIERS
FAMILY

Here is what the Government
sends The family OF the man who al
lots part of his pay to his depend
rnts:
If there is IA wife hut no child, SIS
per month
If there is a wife and one child,
S25 per month
II there is IA wife and two children
S32 80 per month. with $500 addi-
iional per month for each additional
child Maximum payment. $50.
IT there is no wife. but one child,
| So per month
II there is no wife. hut two chill
dren. $l2.50 per month
If thcr" is no wife. hut three chill
dr"n, $50 per month
| If there is no wife, but four chill
drcn. 50. with S. per month addi-
! tional for each additional child.
Maximum payment $50
Family Allowance" will aid de.
pendent parents. sisters. or brothers,
as well as wife or child. The sums
the Government contributes are:
II there is one parent, $40 per
month
If there are two parents. s2D per
month.
For each additional srandparcnt,
rrandchild, brother. or sister, IS per
month
To S"rnr" an allowance for IL par
cnt, sister, ur brother, the soldier
must haN" been contributing AT least
sl' per month during the past year
to the dependent
In 'asr> Of Disability.
If h" has neither wife nor child
living, 81
If he has n wife, but no child liv-
ing. Sa5
II h" has a wife and on" child liv-
ing, $50
If h" has a wife and two children
living, SG5.
II he has u wife and three or more
children living. $7j
If h" has no wife. hut one child
living, $40, with $40 for each addi
tional child up to a total Of three
II h" has Il widowed mother
| dependent on him for support,
then in addition 10 the above am
cunts, $40
In case of partial disability the
| Hl'n'H com UtHSdtIOU TX II percent
age of the compensation which would
be payabl" for total disability The
amount viii be- estimated at the av-
eraga reduction in working ability
which such injuries cause. This per
ccntage will be paid whether or not
the injured soldier is actually pre-
vented from earning a living az much
as h" would were he uninjured.
NEW RULES EOR USE or SUGAR
New rules regulating the use OF
sugar have been announced by the
State Food Administration. to BE-
come effective May Is. After that
time no refiner, wholesaler. jObber
or retailer may sell to anyone manu-
featuring or bOttling products or
preparations In which sugar must
be used except ON certificate issued
by the State Administration. These
certificates can ne obtained on a
sworn statement from the applicant.
which must he filed with the State
Food Administrator. The ccrtifi-
cat. must then he presented when a
supply OF sugar Is sought. This rule
applies To all users Of sugar. except
householdcrs, bakers. hotels. and
cracker manufacturers.
The DuraHt News, year, 81 90.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-05-17
MANY PEOPLE STORING COAL

As a result of considerable en-
lightrnmcnt on the need Of storing
coal, through advertising and per
sonal solicitation of the local deal
ers. a large part of IN" people of the
city are buying their coal and stor-
thereby not only assured of a sup
ply but are saving Il little on their
purchases as well. Th" price mounts
Sc per ton per month from now on
until August. when the normal pric"
Of 81 90 a ton will again b" reached
The Durant News, ! year, 81 90
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-05-17

For Indigo stIon, Constipation or
Bili0usness
lust try one 50-cent bottle Of LAx-FoS
WITH pEPSN. a Liquid Digestive
Laxative pleasant to take. Made and
recommended TO the public by Paris Medi-
cine Co. manufacturers ofLaxaiive BruDo
Ouinjne and Groves Tas,eless chill Tonic
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-05-17
LAYING CABLES FOR STATION

Evergreen street has been pretty
tn. necessity of laying the new un
d"rground cables for the new home
of the telephone company in the AL
ford building, Work Is progressing
rapidly and the consequent partial
blocking uf traffic should I've abated
in few more days.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-05-17

Will" Washington records the vi
bratiOn uf tn" big gun Sh"lling Paris
Berlin aliSorbS the shock of our
new loan Rochester Post Express
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-05-17
Farm Bargains

278 Acres & miles south ot
Durant, 1856 acres in bottom
land in cultivation. 20 acres
upland in cultivation. 10 acres
in orchard: the balance in
timber; twO-stOry eight-roora
house, three barns and gran
airy; one old barn, brick smoke
house and storm cellar; high
water tank. wind mill. and
water works school on corner
of farm; $500 loan at TN
per cent interest; $G5 an acre.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-05-17

2,525 Acres stock farm;
about l,40O acres OF black
limestone valley land; LOO
acres rOught pasture: 500 ac-
res in cultivation and GOO ac-
res In blue stem meadow. max
ing 2 tons OF hay tn the acre;
improvements are as fOllOwc:
One six room house, one four
room house, on" three-rOOm
house, one twO-roOm house,
smoke house. blacksmith shop
3Ox4O, implement barn 4Ox5O;
farm cattle barn 35xl2O. new;
barn with 10 stalls 1910:
barn 16 by 90 with two sheds
on the sides ten feet wide; one
brood house for sOws 15x1OO;
one galvanized hay barn 3Ox
go; 2 silOs, one stsel and one
wood, 500 tons each: one 25-
lip pump: one $4,000 watt
transformer; one electric dy-
namO: 2h HIP pump: houses.
barns. and blacksmith shop
lighted with electricity: $36
an acre; can cell on terms to
suit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-28
Advices Also Say Philip Schei-
demann, Socialist, Has Fled.
Supporter of Liebknecht Made
COmmandant i'm Capita!
new CABINET WILL Be FORMED
Government Will Include Both
LiebkneCht and LedebOur.
Hindenburg Marches on Berlin
With a Loyal Army.

The Hague, Dec. 2s.-The Ebert
government has virtually been over
thrown, according to a dispatch filed
in Berlin Thursday night and received
hero today.
The dispatch says Philip Scheide-
mann. Socialist member of the gov
ernment, has fled from the city.
1t is predicted that new cabinet
will be formed, including Karl Lieb-
knecht and George Ledebour. and that
the central soviet will be summoned.
Molkcnshur Is Commandant.
London. Dec. 2S.-Brutus Molken-
shur. supporter of Karl Liebknecht,
has been made commandant of Berlin,
according to a dispatch from that city
to the Daily Mail today.
Hindenburg Heads Troops.
Berlin, Dec. 26.-Government troSps
renewed bombardment of the royal
palace this morning, killing several OF
the mutinous sailors entrenched here.
The defenders finally surrendered.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg, with
an army of loyal troops, is reported
10 be marching on Berlin to restore
order. The Bolsheviks still control the
former Socialist newspaper Vorwaerts-
Crisis Came Thursday.
(By he Associated Press.)
Berlin, Friday, Dec. 27.-While the
government continues to deny the ex-
istence of a crisis, developments ap-
pear to be rapidly approaching the
point where the -Haase cabinet
will no longer be able to assert its
authority. The Berlin newspapers re-
fleet the apprehension pervading all
circles. The Vossische Zeitung, for
instance. says that the six men who
sign for the government are no longer
the government, and it calls upon the
newly created central council of SOL
diers and workers to assume the re-
sponsibility.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-28
w. A. BIBY FOR MAYOR
Well Known Topekan May Be Choice
of Union Men of City.

1t is reported from many sources
in Topeka today that the union men of
the city are considering a plan of
standing behind w. A. Biby, national
treasurer of the Knights and Ladies
of Security for mayor in the spring
primaries.
1t is known that several representa-
tives from the unions have mentioned
Biby as a candidate.
When interviewed at his home to-
day Biby would make little comment.
II know nothing of the plan." he said.
Il have said nothing nor have / in
dicated any desire to enter the cam
paign. 1t is news to me-"
B1by has been prominent in recent
war work drives in Topeka and has
been most successful in his work as
national treasurer of the K. and L. of
s. body. He is a man of strong per-
sonality and is one of the real live
wires of the CITY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-28
Express Says Sim Feincrs
Won't Take Parliament Seats.
Own Council To Be Established
Immediately in Dublin.
GO ELSEWHERE If DlSBANDED
Proclamation in Every Parish,
Says London Paper.
Irish Party Swept Three Dis
tricts in Recent Election.

London, Dec. 2S.-Posters will ap-
pear in every parish in Ireland today
announcing that the Irish republic has
coming into being. says the Express
The newspaper adds that the Sim
Feiners. in the recent election. swept
Leinster. Munster and Connaught.
Seventy members of parliament were
elected by the party but they will not
take their seats. 1t is stated by the
Express that a central Sim Fein coun-
Gil will be established in Dublin almost
Immediately and will call itself the
Irish parliament. If the government
orders its disbandment 1t is stated, it
will establish itself elsewhere and If
necessary move from place to place.
Go to Peace Farley.
Lament plan to elect an Irish delega-
ton to the peace conference, it was
learned today. They also plan to orr
ganize separate Irish parliament.
The Irish parliamentarians have
called meeting in Dublin for Janu-
ary 1, when they will form the repub-
lican assembly, as the Irish parliament
is to be known.
The Sim Feiners already have twen-
ty-five uncontested seats in the Irish
parliamentary delegation and expected
today's announcement of the election
results to give them fifty more, out OF
total of 125 Irish seats.
John Dillon. chairman of the United
irish league, was declared by the Sim
Feiners to have been defeated. Joseph
Devlin. 1t was believed, will be the only
prominent nationalist to attend the
meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-28
SPEED men HOME
More Than 100000 Soldiers
Designated for Discharge.
DemObilizatiOn of the A. f. +.
Progressing Slowly, However.

Washington, Dec. 2S.-More than
100000 American soldiers at home
and abroad have been designated for
rehabilitation since the armistice was
signed. General March gave the fig
ures today as $4,000 men in home
units to be discharged and 16S.000
men and $500 officers assigned by
General Pershing for early convoy
h; from France.
This includes men already dis
charged and those who have landed
from France. To date official reports
show 533,334 men and 35,409 officers
actually discharged. Complete re-
ports for the week Just ended are ex-
pected to raise the total at least
100000.
The following organizations are
scheduled for early return from
abroad: 492nd. 400th, 155th. 147th,
27th. 95th. 18th. 49th, 139th aero
squadrons; 302nd. 305th, 307th. 1O5th
u ench mortar batteries; 34th balloon
company; 413th telegraph battalion.
The assignment of the 500th aero
squadron to early convoy has been
Cancelled because its original assign
n-ent was thru error.