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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-17
y \ y y n y y 4 y y \ \ S-
OUR HITCH in HE'LL. =

W. ~ VII Nv
= \ \ \ = \ \ y 4 + 4 4 + r
I'm sitting here and thinking of the
thiags / left behind,
And / hate to put on paper what is
running through my mind.
We have sunk hundred sumabrines
and cleared the seas for miles
around,
And meaner place this side of hell, I
know it can't be found.
But there's still one consolation,
gather closely while / tell;
When we die we're going to heaven
for we've done our hitch in hell.
We have a hundred galleys for the
cooks to stew our beans,
We stosd hundred sea watches and
snuffed our submarines,
We've washed a million dishes and
peeled million spuds,
We've dashed hundred hammoeks
and washed hundred buds,
The number Of parades we've made
isn't very hard to tell,
But we'll parade in heaven, for we've
done our hitch in hell,
We have sunk hundre dsubmarines
which have tried to sink our
ships,
And ew kept the agonizing cries of
death from many innocent lips;
We steamed a thousand miles and
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-17
BEEF SERVING
ORDER MODIFIED

ATLANTA, Ca, June 17-Amen-
datory of the beef conservation order
which has just gone into effect
here, restricting all public eating
places to the service of boiled beef
at only two meals in each calender
week, roast beef at only one meal and
beef steak at only one meal
Andrew NJ. SouIe federal food ad
ministrator for Ga, today issued an
order defining the days and meals
at which this service may be put on
by all these places affected by by the
former order.
In the absence of fixed schedule it
is possible for the eating places to so
arrange service at different meals and
different times in a series. of eating
places as to destroy the conservation
effect of the order therefore a sche
dule of service has been fixed as fol
lows:
Boiled beef may be served and in
cluded On the menu for the midda
meals Sundays Beat steak may be
served and included on the menu for
food the evening meal Saturday. At
any and all meals at all times it is,
permissible to use pork, bacon, ham,
sausage, chicken and etc.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-17
landed soldiers at all the camps,

AduuCu SUIultI5 at dbl tHG CdnAPS,
We have shaken a million sea weeds
from out our navy pants,
Rut when at sea our work is done, our
friends ebhind will tell,
When they died they went to heaven,
for they done their hitch in hell.
When the final taps are sounded and
we lay aside our cares,
And we do the very best parade right
up the golden stairs,
And the angels bid us welcome when
the harps begin to play,
1t is them who will hear st. Peter tell
US loudly with yell,
Just take front seat, boys, for you've
done your hitch in hell"
r.. Chairman and J. Bradford, Sea-
men, U. s. S. Florida.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-17
Compare Your Baby S
First -Four Years
With This

In 1913 little Marie was born In a VIII
iage not far from Mezieres, IL the
Ardennes.
In 1914 Marie's father, called to the
cOlors, fell at the Marne. And Marie
and her mother stayed In the village.
which was now In the Germans hands.
In 1915 poster was pasted up on
the door of the village church, and
that night Marie's mother vanished,
along with a score or more Of other
women.
In 1916 Marie was still living in that
village-existing through the charity
of the few elderly folk the Germans
permitted to stay.
In 1917 Marie, with all the children
under fourteen years and all the old
people left alive In the village, was
bundled into q crowded Car and
shipped into Germany, round through
Switzerland and thence into France,
arriving at Evian. She was underfed,
Of course, emaciated, sickly, dirty, too
lightly dressed for tf1e time of year.
And she came into Evian with not a
relative, not a friend left In all France
to take care of her.
Who took herr Your Red CrossI
Over there la. Evian your Bed Cross
took charge of her, cared for her ia
the Red Cross Children's Hospital.
clothed her, fed her, built up her
strength, taught her to. play--and then
helped the French authorities find her
o HOME.
Multiply Marie by 500 and you will
have some idea Of just one days work
your Red Cross does at Evian. 1t 10
only one OF the Red Cross activities in
France. to be sure-bat for just that
one alone can you help being proud of
It? Can you help being glad you are
9 member Of it. supporting its great
work Of humanity? Can you help want
ing 1t to go on helping the Maries and
the "grand-daddies" that come in at
Evian?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-17

There IL more Catarrh In this section
OF the country than al other diseases
put together, and for -ears 1t WIS sup
posed to be incurable. Doctors prescribed
local remedies. and by constantly failing
TO cure with local treatment. pronounced
1t incurable. Catarrh is a local disease,
greatly influenced by constitutional con-
ditions and therefore requires constitu-
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine. manufactured by F. J. Cheney &
Co. Toledo. Ohio, is a constitutional
remedy, is taken internally and acts
thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
of the System. One Hundred Dollars re-
ward is offered for any case that Halls
Ca'orrh Medicine fails to cule. Send for
circulars and testimonials.
F. j., CHENEY & 60, Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists. Tsc.
Halls Family Ijis for constipation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-17
Napoleon Once SAID

"A Footsore Army is an Army Half
Defeated" Men in Training Camps, in
Cantonments, in the Army and Navy
suffer from blisters and sore spots on
their feet. Every Comfort Kit" should
contain one or more boxes of Aliens
Foot-Ease, the antiseptic powder to
shake into the shoes. 1t freshens the
tired, aching, smarting feet and heals
b]isters and sore spots. The Platts-
burg Camp Manual advises men in
training to make daily use of Foot
Ease. Sold everywhere, Csc. adv
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-17

For sale by Mrs. Gamers Hair.
dressing parlors.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-17
DUVAL HOTEL

100 Rooms Baths
Opposite postofice. All modern i'm
provements, elevator, telephone SER
vice. Rates without bath, 81 and up,
with bath, $3.50 and up per person.
w. S. JONES, Mgr.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18
Henry Would oisfranehi,e Slackers.

Henry Would Oisfranchise Slaekers
An amendment TO the state consti'
tuition is to be suggested at the neX'
session Of the general assembly, chang
ing the qualification for suffrage to q
military basis.
This amendment which ]. X. Henry
of Chester, solicitor Of the Sixth judi
cial circuit. proposes to advance would
require the voter to present an honor
able discharge from the army or navy
or in lieu thereof Liberty bond. thrift
stamps or receipt for contributions to
other organizations engaged In wal
work. The proposition set forth by
Solicitor Henry follows:
II propose to suggest to the next
meeting OF our legislature, that an
amendment to our state constitution
be proposed to our people to recast the
constitution as to the electorate of the
state, something like this, as follows:
Require the voters at every election
hereafter. general, special. party or
otherwise, to present as qualihcatlon
to vote, an honorable discharge from
the military or naval forces or the
United States, or from the Red Cross
or Young Mems Christian Association
service during this war, or at least one
Liberty bond. thrift stamp receipt FOR
contribution to the Red Cross or Y. NJ.
c. A., or other war fund Of date dur
ing the existence of war with the I'M
perial German government.
This or some like amendment ought
q hA Stacker
should be allowed a voice in the gov
ernment in this land, who in the pres
ent crisis does not come up to the help
of the government against might
makes right because il Is might"
Solicitor Henry has also written a
letter to President Wilson in which he
suggests that the German people be
called upon to deliver to the Allied
armies every member Of the ruling
class TO save invasion and its horrible
consequences.
A second suggestion Is that all Ger
man bonds be declared null and void.
The letter to President Wilson, copy OF
which has been sent to Robert Lans-
ing. secretary Of state, follows:
whenever the German army is
safely within its own borders. II
should be demanded Of the German
people, that they deliver to the armies
Of the United States and the Entente
between the lines, every man OF their
ruling class from the kaiser down. to
save Germany from invasion, and it's
terrible consequences. because they
are a set Of murderers in violation OF
international law and rules Of civilized
warfare under treaties with the Ger
man imperial government, and should
be dealt with as such.
And, further, the announcement
should be made as a matter Of diplo-
macy and for it's effect: that every
bond issued by the German imperial
government in support Of this war,
and held by any subject of Germany.
within Germany. shall be repudiated
and declared null and void"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18
MERE-M ENTlON

Andrew Bonar Iaw government
spokesman in the British house OF
commons, says it would be very un-
wise for any of the Allied governments
to make any statements rs TO what
terms will he imposed upon the Cen
tral powers. ........T The Germans are re-
ported to have taken their torpedo
boats away from Zcebrugge and that
they are also cracuating Dstend..........-..
The Italian troops have occupied Du-
ITi2Iu. tine Albanian port al which Inc
British. american and Italian navles
recently destroyed the Austrian ships
that were on guard THE senate H.
nance committee by Il vote of 3 to b
has recommended a twO-cCnt stamp
tax on bank checks: but doubt is eN-
pressed as to whether the amendment
will pass the Scnatc.............COtton con-
sumcd during September amounted 10
igO,I19 running bales and ?6,5l2 bales
Of lintcrs. against 522,3N9 bales OF cot
ton and Sg.l7l bales of lintcrs during
the same month last Senator
Thomas of Colorado, wants 10 amend
the war revenue bill so us To tax cam
paign contributions. Former Sur
gCon General GorSaS, recently retired.
has been recalled to active duty with
the same rank in the medical corps as
formerly. ............. The British casualties
for the week ending Monday number
ed 35.7l0. including 552 officers and
6,93I men killed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18
states. each supposed to be soverelgn,

states, each supposed to be sovereign,
and each ruled by It's own king. prince.
duke, etc. The ostensible object OF
the confederation was defense; but the
real object was the establishment Of
military autocracy which would be
able 10 weld all the smaller states into
one. and afford the house Of Hohen-
zollern the means Of conquest. Ger
many has a parliament. but il is little
more than a debating society, without
power to enforce its conclusions or de-
sires with references to international
relations, or anything Of that kind. AS
a matter of fact the entire imperial
government and the civil govern
ment" Is absolutely powerless TO en-
force any kind Of decision in opposi-
ton 70 the wishes Of the military. That
is commonly understood to be the rea-
son why the civil authorities" have
been talking one way while the mill
itary and naval authorities have been
acting another way. The president Is
holding the kaiser and his military
family for all the lies with which he
has been disgusted. and that Is why.
patience having ceased TO be virtue,
he proposes to beat the life out OF the
military crowd and then handle the
matter as he sees proper.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18

Of neutral countries, not only indicate
the existence OF almost chaotic condt-
lions in the central powers. but also
say that il was Field Marshal Won
HIndcnburg himself who was respon-
siLle for the German government ac-
ccpting the presidents peace terms
and seeking an immediate armistice.
IL is said that at recent meeting OF
'hc military leaders and the heads Of
the ,Slrties in the reichstag. Won HIM
dcnburS boldly declared that Ger
many must have peace al once on the
best terms she can get. He said the
armies no longer have the necessary
munitions and materials to continue
the struggle. nor is there any source
Or supply SO far as he Is aware. In
the light OF this situation the held
marshal said that he felt that the time
had come To try for an armisticc and
| then for peace, and h- urged that
This could hc put in the light OF a
concession 10 the demands OF IN" So
r.alis,s and pacifiSts in Germany.
Prime. Maximilian the chancellor Is
reported TO have strongly opposed
such Il course. dr"adine a reaction
against th, junker element by the So
ci:,Iists. bat imperial approval was
.ivcn Won HinGcnburH's plan and the
request for peace followed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18

1t is perfectly natural that the Ger
mans should think that the Allied
troops would pillage, burn. murder and
rape in Germany just as the Germans
have been doing in Belgium and in
France. But the Germans are mistak-
en-. The Allies are not that kind. The
men are not Of that disposition and
neither are their officers. nor their
governments. Whether the Germans
lay down their arms or not, the Allies
are certainly going to Berlin and
wherever else in Germany they want
to go to. If the Germans do not lay
down their arms, the Allies will smash
things along the way, and OF course
they will not be overcareful about the
welfare of any who happen to ge< in
the way Of their bullets In the case
Of Il surrendered Germany, however,
nobody has anything to fear except
those who brought on this horrible
war. and of course all the property
that has been stolen from the people
Of the Allied nations or as much OF II
as can be found, will be returned to its
rightful owners. AS to public proper
ty Of whatever nature, that will be
handled in a manner that will be en-
tirely just and proper. But there Is
one thing that is certain, and that Is
that if those Germans have as much
sense as they are credited with hav-
ing, they are not going to offer much
further resistance.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18
The Critical lime.

America has accomplished wonders
in this war so far and she is still ac-
complishing wonders; but it is well to
remember that the present moment Is
the most critical moment she has yet
experienced.
What has been done up to the pres
ent time has been done by reason OF
extraordinary effort. an effort which
though not approaching the limit OF
American ability, has nevertheless
called for sacrifice from every home in
the land.
II is because of this tremendous ef-
fort. added to the still greater and far
more trying effort of the Allies-Eng-
land, France and Italy-that the most
appalling power Of the foe has begun
TO show signs of cracking.
Ill-informed indeed, If not foolish, Is
the individual who thinks that Ger
man power is broken. 1t is an abso-
lutte fact that the Allies. with Ameri-
can help, have only just attained a
bare superiority in men and munitions,
and this superiority is not as real as II
Is apparcnt. II is liable to be lost with
the least letting down of Allied effort.
The Allies have the enemy on the
run. it is true: but the enemy is still
but little less formidable than the AL
lies and with but very little letting
down on the part of the Allies, espe-
cially on the part of the United states,
the enemy will again become the
stronger. II this should happen then
the war would he prolonged indcfi-
nitely.
At the rate America Is now going,
Germany can be conquered within the
next eight months. and America can
easily keep up the present rate or ef-
fort for eight months or so. If she only
will But if America lets down and
gives the enemy an opportunity to re-
gain the ascendancy. or even equality
America will find II exceedingly diff
cult to regain her present momentum,
ana the war may laSl ioi Se'i' ""N
years with humiliating compromise
in the end.
The cheapest. the easiest. the best
thing that America can do Is to con-
tinuc the application of every ounce OF
power and momentum she has. and to
that end every man in America should
put forth every effort in his power to
do his full share.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18
CLOVER CUlllNGS.
of The Yorkville Enquirer

Correspondence of The Yorkvillc Enquirer
Glover, October 16.-Mr. Tom Beam
guard of Gastonia, spent Tuesday with
his mother, Mrs. James Beamguard on
r. F. d. 4.
Private Ernest Walker of Camp
Jackson, is visiting his parents. Mr..
and Mrs Oliver Walker. on r. i. ID. /
Miss Jean Miller Of Rock Hill. is
spending a few days with the family
Of DR.. X. l. Wylie here.
The cotton gin resumed work here
Monday morning and 1t has been kept
very busy ever since.
Mrs. w. D. Peay and children of
Chester. are visiting the family OF
Mr.. w. !. Brison here.
Mr.. Herbert Smith Of Trinity COL
lege. Durham, y. c., was called home
Monday on account of the death of his
cousin, Miss Frances Smith.
Mr.. Hoyt Matthews, who works In
the Charlotte Electrical shop, Is spend
ing a few days here with home folks.
Mrs John Quinn and children of
Smyrna No. 2. who have been spend
ing the past week with Mr.. and Mrs.
W. H. Sparrow here. returned home
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. D. ". Parrott. who has been
visiting relatives in Yorkville. return
ed home Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Ida c. Hardin. mother of Mrs.
NJ. L. Smith here, suffered stroke OF
paralysis Tuesday afternoon, and she
Is in a very critical condition. No hopes
are entertained for her recovery. Rev.
II. Grady Hardin Of McColl, s. c., and
Mr.. l. L. Hardin, two OF her sons, are
at her bedside.
Miss Lonnie Jackson, a student
nurse in Gastonia, is spending a few
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18

President Wilson has truly said that
hesitation about the purchase OF Lib
crty bonds now may mean years OF
war. The explanation is simply this:
With inadequate financial backing the
efficiency of the army will be reduced
to something closer to Il parity with
Germany. Germany then may hold
out against us indefinitely. and the re-
suit will he a most terrible burden up
ON us. II We do back our government
and win, then America will soon be-
come the greatest country in the
world industrially, commercially and
financially. All the absolutely safe
investment" money in the world Will
look first to American Liberty bonds
and they will speedily go to a high
prcmium-sufficientl high to give cv-
cry present purchaser good profit.
Rut profit ur no profit. it is the abSo-
Lutte duty of every American citizen to
buy these bonds, even if he has 10
make a sacrifice tn do so. and men who
fail to buy to the limit of their ability
will not only face reproach themselves,
but their children also will rest under
stigma Even If the six billion Is not
raised. let il not be said that this sec
ton failed to raise its full quota.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18
LOCAL. AEFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Clinton Bros.-Present list Of good THINGS to
ea: that are seasonabe. karo syrup In
and 10 n buckets At SOC and 81. New ship
ment Of cakes and crackers just in.
request TO its clientele 70 buy fourthLiberty
bonds. Will publish list Of bond buyers pur-
chasing through the First National.
Caloiabs-Says one Calotab at bedtime with q
swallow of water will do much toward stop
ping colds and influenza
Jno. R. Logan.-G. c. c. Pls.-Gives notice Of
sale of real estate in the case Of u. J. Bank
head and others asains; James II. Bankhead.
individually and as admr. estate OF John Z.
Bankhead. decd. and others. Sale TO be held
on November 4th. salesday.
C. N. Carroll and J. II. Good, Committee-An-
nounce auction sale Of the "Beersheba church
lands" on Monday. November 4th. Terms OF
sale. cash.
T. w. Anderson-Has Ford touring car. in
AL condition, for sale
E. II. Bryant. FIlbert No. l-Ofers lot Of
6rst-ciass lumber working .lachir y, includ.
ing engine and boiler. for sale.
J. E. Brison. w. NJ. Clover-Giyes notice tina,
there will be no communication Of Alpine
lodge. No 20. A. F. NJ. this Friday night.
l.. r. Williams. Probate Judge-Pubishes no
,ice that Mrs. Bessie Campbell has applied
for letters Of administration on the estate Of
Dr. L. L. Campbell, deceased.
Clover Drug Store-Tells you not TO neglect
that cough or cold. II has several kinds of
preventatives. rs well rs cold and cough
remedies.
Feinstein Bargain House-Is showing a new
lot ladies' coats, priced up to s35. Childrens
and misses coats at S2.9S and upward.
Mcconnell Dry Goods Co.-Wants you 70 take
advantage Of its mid October sale and invest
your savings in Liberty bonds.
York Furniture and Hardware Co.-Tells about
electric irons-their convenience, efficiency.
etc, and also about folding ironing boards.
Reilly Taylor Co.-On page four gives you fur
ther pointers on the good qualities Of Luzi-
anne coffee. Sold by all good grocers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18
Weather Favors the Germans

Weather Favors the Germans.--l'a-
vorcd by the bad weather and the bad
roads which are slowing up tho ad-
vance Of the Allied supply trains, the
Germans appear disposed to make n
stand for IN" time nj least. "n III" lin"
from the region north Of Scissor TO
Rcthcl, writes correspondent with
the French army on the Aisne front.
under date of Wednesday.
General D"bcny's forces have mad"
n slight advance west of AnguilcOurt,
passing the Serrc and arriving before
the marshes which the enemy is utiliZ-
ing with the aid OF a well sustained
machine gun fire to stop their forward
march. The German artillery has also
increased its activity in this sector.
North Of Scissor the French troops
now are along the bank Of the drain
age canal which constitutes the ad-
vanced defense positions, prepared
there a!i Il secondary line OF retirement
from the Hindenburg line.
Farther east the Germans, support
ed by violent artillery fire, counter
attacked the French troops under the
command Of General Guillaumat. This
reaction was Of no avail. General Gull
laumat's men maintained their line
quarter OF a mile east Of the road from
st. Germanmont to GerZicourt.
General Gouraud took Aoy on the
south bank of the Aisne, southwest OF
Rcthel. The Germans are shelling the
rear areas all along the line and ap-
pear 10 he reinforcing their line
strongly with machine guns.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18

There is something our people 40
not realize. We have more than two
million Americans in France; put
hardly half OF them are armed with
American weapons except rifles. Most
Of the cannon and machine guns they
are using are British and French, and
most Of their shells are being furnish
ed 10y the British. The American pro-
gr;tmme is only fairly started and II
will not l." at full capacity for NOR"
than Il year yet. We are as dependent
upon the British and French for cam
non and ammunition rs they were on
us for men. If our bond campaign falls
down our army will be in a worse fix
than IL is now.