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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-30
FACE the FACTS

EFT face the facts The war situation is critical
Unless the Allies fight as they never yet have
fought defeat threatens Hungry men cannot fight
at their BEST nor hungry nations France, England,
ana Italy are going hungry unless we feed them.
Wheat sayings-They must have wheat II Is the
alone can spare it to them BY saving just little
less than quarter of what we ate last year-we
support those who fighting battles. And we
can do it without snting ourselves. We have only
TO substitute another food just good.
The Corn Of Plenty-Corn is that food. There's
surplus OF it. Providence has been generous in the
IS was never known before. Tons of corn. Train
loads of corn Five hundred million bushels and
above our regular needs. All we have to do is to
learn TO appreciate it. Was ever patriotic duty made
SO easy2 And SO clear?
Americas Own Foo4-Conl It is the true American
Our forefathers adopted the diet and conquered
continent. For great section of our country It
has blong cen the staff of life. How well the South
fought on it, history tells Now 1t can help America
win world
Learn Something-Cornl It isn't one food It's
dozen; It's cereal ere Its vegetable It's bread
dollar for dollar, than meat or eggs most other
vegetables; It's good to eat; how good you don't
Best Of all, it's plentiful and it's patriotic
Corns Infinite Variety-How much do you know about
eo cor. About how good i isl About the many
by not knowing about it? Here are few
Of its uses:
There are at least fifty ways to use corn meal to
make good dishes for dinner supper lunch or break
fast. Here suggestions:
HOT BREADS DESSERTS
Boston brown bread. Corn-rneal molasses cake.
Hoecake. Apple corn bread.
Mullins. Dumplings.
Biscuits. Gingerbread.
Grddle cakes Fruit gems
Waffles.
HEARTY DISHES
Corn-meal croquettes. Corn-neal fish balls.
Meat and corn-meal dumpings.
Italian polenta. Tamales.
The recipes are in Farmers Bulletin sos, Corn
Meal as Food and Ways of Using It." free from the
Department of Agriculture.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-30
ONLY A VOLUNTEER.


Why didn't / wait to be drafted
And led to the train by band,
And put in claim for exemption
Why didn't / put up my hand?
Why didn't I wait for the banquet,
Why didn't / wait to be cheered? p
For the draft men got all the credit
While only volunteered.
And nobody gave me a banquet,
And nobody said a kind word;
The puff of the engine, the grind OF
the wheels,
Was all the goodbye that I heard.
And up to the camps we were hustled
To be trained for the next half year,
And in the shuttle forgotten
I was only a volunteer.
And some day far in the future,
When my little boy sits on my knee,
And asks what did in this great war,
With his eyes looking up at me,
I will look back into those eyes
That at me SO trustingly peer,
And tell him that | wasn't drafted
I was only a volunteer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-30
SGabOaPd Air Line
Trains Arrive.

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Leave Americas for Cordels. no
chelle, Abbeville, Helena, Lyons COZ
Elng. Savannah, Columbia. Richmond
Portsmouth and points East and South
1881 p m.
1:2O d. m%
Leave Americas for Cordele, ADDS
ytlle. Helena and intermediate polnIA
5:1s p. m.
Leave Americas for Richland' Co
umbus, Atlanta. Birmingham Hurts
boro. Montgomery and points west
and Northwest,
SOS D. m.
seaboard Buffet Parlor Sleeping CsL
ON TRAINS 13 and II arriving AmericuS
from Savannah 1O:40 p, m, and leaV-
sng Americas for Savannah 1870 a. m.
Sleeping car leaving for Savannah a.
1:2O a. M, will be open for passeng-
ers at 10:40 p. m.
For further information Apply to Il.
p Everett, Local Agent. Americas
Ga: c. w. Small, Div. Pass. Agent,
Savannah, Ca: C. P. Ryan, G. P. A.
Norfolk, Va. :
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-30

The response published here is
written by a drafted man, oddly
enough, located at Camp Custer, Bat
tie Creek, Michigan.
At last we have relented. We
swore by all our Undergraduates
that we wouldn't publish it, but now
we're going to. We refer to that bit
of artistic effort. "Only a Volunteer"
which several people insisted in food
ing upon us in copious numbers. But
an enterprising poet has written the
answer to it, and in the light Of his
views, we are only too glad to publish
II EN- both.
C. W. REEDER.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-30
A POEM AND ITS ANSWER
"WHY"

Why didn't you wait to be drafted?
The answer is simple enough;
You didn't need a brass band to lead
You're made of the right kind of
stuff
Your bouquet will come when its over,
And that's when you'll want to be
cheered;
And then you will know you deserved
it,
Because you had volunteered,
Don't get discouraged so quickly;
From what I have seen I've bunch
That out of the millions of soldiers
Uncle Sam likes you best of the
bunch.
You do not complain of your duties,
Of hardships you've nothing to fear,
You lick up your meals with relish
Because you're a volunteer.
You weren't dragged in by number
AS though you were no one at all,
And you didn't go round with frown
on,
Afraid your country would call.
You didn't buy every paper
And scan every draft column with
with fear
You marched right along with your
head up,
your head up,
Because you're volunteer.
What if the little draft Willies
Do get little more praise?
Praise won't get the old KAISER
It's~work that is wanted these days.
Just keep your eye on Berlin, boys;
Never mind the brass bands and
cheers.
The glory will go to the heroes, and
They'll be volunteers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-30
WASHINGTON CAMP, No. IA,

p. @. s. of A.
Meets every first and third Monday
nights in p O. S. of A. Hall, No. 213
Lamar street. Ali members in good
standing invited to attend. Beneficiary
certificates from $25O00 to 100000
Issued to members of this camp.
T. e. CASTLEBERRY, President.
o. D. REEsEf Recd'g. secy.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-30

the overdress is as long as the under.
skirt at the back and considerably
shorter in front. This is a new de-
velopment of the tunic skirt which
is destined to reappear in winter
gowns. The embroidered band on the
back portion is not so wide as it is on
the front.
The sleeves and collar are especial
ly interesting because they are both
new departures. Both are as plain as
possible but each is original. The
sleeves are cut full length and flaring
but are trimmed away at the wrist un-
til the upper portion extends only a
few inches below the elbow. The up
standing collar is of black crepe georg-
cite and is supported by a few very
small, unnoticeable wires.
Satin in black and in dark colors
promises to be of all fabrics the most
used for afternoon gowns. New drap
ed skirts and new tunic skirts appear
and silver tinsel in embroidered bands
is sure to be followed by silver lace
in conjunction with them.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-30
VELOCITY OF BIG SHELLS
Geometer Uses Problem OF How Long
Time Is Required for Stone to
Fall to Center Of Earth.

Studying the velocity of shells and
bullets fired in the war led Maurice
Sanger, a French geometer, to turn
to the old question of the time It
would take stone to fall to the center
Of the earth. His conclusion was that
it would take about 20 minutes ~ Sec
onds.
Gassenddi, who gave the subject
much thought in the last century, made
the time 20 minutes even. Mefsenne
on the other hand contended hat six
hours would be required.
Sanger says that as the stone ap-
preached the center of the earth It
would be drawn downward by the core
Of the earth and upward by the shell
which it had already penetrated. The
rate at which the density Of the earth
varies or increases as we penetrate to
greater depths is unknown. Sauger's
formula is based upon considerations
Of the moment Of inertia of the earth,
as calculated from the procession Of
the equinoxes, which agree with OBJ
servations on the density Of the earth
conducted in mine shafts.
If shaft were driven right through
the earth the stone would appear at tho
AntipOdes after 38 minutes 80 seconds
and then return to its starting point,
at which it would make it's reappear-
ance at the end of hour II minutes.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-30

Now that women feel it a duty to
make afternoon gowns do service for
evening wear, the ingenuity of costum-
ers is put to the test. From one Of
the great Paris designers comes the
lovely gown pictured above and it is
triumph of French discernment and
good taste; for it is quiet enough for
daytime wear and distinguished
enough for evening. 1t is of black
satin with embroidery in silver thread
This combination appears also in
French millinery from the most au-
thoritative sources, but in hats black
frame velvet is used instead of satin.
We may accept this gown as a critic
rion in hues and general make up of
styles for the coming season. 1t has
a narrow, plain underskirt of moderate
length and straight hanging over-gar-
ment vaguely confined to the figure by
an easy girdle terminating in sash
ends. The girdle is made of satin
and that portion that encircles the
waist is embroidered while the sash
ends are plain. The skirt portion OF
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-30

Look at the tongue, mother! II
coated, it is sure sign that your lit
tie ones stomach, liver and bowels
needs a gentle, thorough cleansing at
once.
When peevish, cross. listless, pale.
doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act natu-
rally, or is feverish, stomach sour.
breath bad; has stomacn-ache, sore
throat, diarrh9a, full of cold, give q
teaspoonful of california Syrup of
Figs" and in a few hours all the foul.
constipated waste, undigested food
and sour bile gently moves out of the
little bowels without gripping, and you
have we'll, playful child again.
You needn't coax sick children to
take this harmless fruit laxative :"
they love its delicious taste, and II
always makes them feel splendid.
Ask your druggist for a bottle of
california Syrup of Figs" which has
directions for babies, children Of all
ages and for grown-ups plainly on the
bottle. Beware of counterfeits sold
here. To be sure you get the genuine,
ask to see that it is made by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Company" Refuse
any other kind with contempt.-Adv.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-30
CAN'T ALL BE COLLEGE MEN
Pithy Remark Credited by Andrew
Carnegie to SeIf-Made Man With
Limited Education.

Andrew Carnegie, complimented one
day at his Scottish castle on his gifts
to the cause Of education, said to q
young lady:
There's nothing so pathetic as the
self-made man who is conscious of his
lack of education. These poor fellows
seem to think that everybody is edu-
Gated but themselves.
"Once, In q smart New York res
taurant, heard a man with a diamond
horseshoe pin say hoarsely to q
waiter:
"'Shove over that there chande-
lier.'
"It isn't a chandelier, SIR said the
waiter, as he obeyed, it's a cruet'
'"The man with the diamonds blushed
brick red.
"Well, never mind what she is;
shove her over he said. we amt all
been to college,"
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-30

There is really an endless assert
ment of blouses all ready for women
who look to the blouse more than ever
to provide them variety in their ap-
parel. Since we may not have so
many frocks, what with the scarcity
Of wool and labor and everything, we
must turn to the blouses made Of cot
tons or those of silk to add the spice
Of variety to skirts and suits that are
serving overtime.
BlOuses are of two characters
those that are moderate in price-any-
where from about three dollars to
eight or ten-and those that employ
lavish or difficult handwork that
brings their value up to two or three
times the outside price of those in the
other class. It seems inconsistent to
talk of wartime economy in the same
breath with these extravagantly priced
affairs, but it is not always so; some
Of them are remarkably durable. The
blOuSes that most women will buy,
however, are the moderately priced
models that are new and smart in de-
sign. French wolfe, fine batiste and
georgette crepe are the materials to
select-no matter what the price-for
| it Is not in the materials but In the
laces and other decorative features
| that take much time to make that the
| high value lies. Women who know
| how to do exquisite needlewOrk have
| the advantage because they can do
| this exacting handwork for themselves
Fine organdie is another material that
helps solve the problem of dainty
! blouses ut moderate prices.
Georgette remains a great favorite
| and The two new models shown in the
picture for rnn are Of This delicate
and beautiful material. They are
among the considerable number thai
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-30
When You Put Lace On.

We are not doing much in the way
of fancy work nowadays. Knitting
takes up all our spare time, and to it
we devote our energy. But perhaps
you will have occasion to sew some
lace on curving edge-like that Of q
centerpiece-and If you do. writes q
correspondent. here Is little trick
divulged by a woman who is expert
enced in such things. Roll the lace in
a little roll and tie it with thread so
that it will not unroll. Then dip the
straight edge in hot water. Just the
edge. anG about half the width Of the
lace. Wiring the water out and dry the
lace, still in the little roll. When it is
dry the inside will be slightly shrunk
so that it will measure less than the
outside, and so you will have less diff
ficulty in fitting it to the curved edges
Of the centerpiece.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-30
Lemon Juice
For FreckIes
Girls! Make beauty lotion at
home for a few cents. Try It'll

Squeeze the juice Of two lemons into
q bottle containing three ounces Of
orchard white, shake well, and you
have quarter pint of the best freckle,
sunburn and tan lotion. and complex
lon whitener, at very, very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and
any drug store or toilet counter will
supply three ounces of orchard white
for few cents. Massage this sweetly
fragrant lotion into the face, neck,
arms and hands and see how freckles,
sunburn and tan disappear and how
clear, soft and white the skin becomes.
Yes! It is harmless.-Adv.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-30
cuAprrS XXVl-Continued.
'ACHlNE GUNNER SERVING N FRANCE
20

Right now can see the butt Of that
trenhling The ScOttie made q
ssomrIete turn in the air, hit the
..onnd rolling over twice, each time
s,nipc al the earth, and then re-
.a"inaJ ,.ilD about four feet from me,
/ ) sort a, ting position. l called to
him Are :au hurt badly, Jock?" but
- answer. He was dead. A dark red
smn1ce VIII. coming through his tunic
rirbt under he heart. The blood ran
doun his hare knees, making a horrible
sicbt on bis right side he carried his
wafer bottle. | was crazy for drink
and fried 10 reach this, but for the life
If me could not negotiate that four
fert. Then became unconscious.
When woke up l was in an advanced
fr>.aid post | asked the doctor if
40 had taken the trench. 1--WE took
the trench and the wood beyond, al!
right" he said, land you fellows did
youl bit: hut my lad, that was thirty
six hours ago. You were lying in No
Mans Land in that bally hole for day
and half. It's Il wonder you are alive"
He also told me that out of the twenty
that were IN the raiding party, seven
teen were killed. The officer died of
wounds in crawling back to our trench
and was severely wounded, but one
fellow returned without scratch, with
out any prisoners. No doubt this chap
wa, the one who had sneezed and i'm
properly cut the barbed wire.
IN the official communique our trench
raid was described as follows:
All quiet on the western front, ex-
cepting in the neighborhOod of Com
mecourt wood, where one of our raid
ing parties penetrated into the German
lines
1t is needless to say that we had no
use for our persuaders or come-alongs,
as we brought back no prisoners, and
until die old Peppers words, per.
sonally | don't believe that that part
of the German trench is occupied" will
always come to me when ! hear some
fellow trying to get away with a fishy
statement. will judge it accordingly
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-30

either slip on over the head or fasten
along one shoulder. In the blouse at
the left two colors are used-a panel
at the front in color joined to the
white of the blouse by beadwork.
Hemstitching is used in voile or other
cottons and in silks to introduce a be-
coming touch of color by joining it to
white blouses. This blouse has the
round neck finished with frill and the
bands of ribbon laid over the cuffs,
which are among new style features.
The blouse at the right is of geor-
gette in pale color, braided with SOU
tache in the same shade. It fastens
on the shoulder under a collar that is
Ornamented with two small silk COW
cred balls.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-30
CHAPTER XVII.
Blighty.

ohSuty.
From this first-aid post, after inOcu-
hating me with antitetanus serum to
Prevent lockjaw, was put into an am
tuIance and sent to temporary hos
pital behind the lines. To reach this
hoSplta! we had to go along q road
about tive miles in length. This road
was under shell fire, for now and then
Hare would light up the sky-a ire
mendouS eXplOsiOn-and then the road
seemed 10 tremble. We did not mind,
though no doubt some of us wished
mat shell would hit us and end our
misery. Personally, was not particu-
lar II was nothing but bump, jolt, rat
tie. and bang.
Several times the driver would turn
around and give us a ''CheerO, mates,
We'll soon be there" fine fellows,
thoSe ambulance drivers, a lot of them
60 West, too.
We gradually drew out of the fire
zone and pulled up in front OF an i'm
hhehSe lugout. Stretcher-bearers car
rled me down a number of steps and
placed me on white table in brightly
lighted room.
sergeant Of the Royal Army Med
ical corps removed my bandages and
cut OF my tunic. Then the doctor,
WIN ms sleeves rolled up, took charge
ne "inked at me and l winked back,
anu theh ne asked, "How do you feel,
SMASHED up bit?"
answered: I'm all right, but I'd
give quid for drink Of Bass"
ne nodded to the sergeant, who dis
appeared, and I'll be darned If he
un ! return with a glass of ale.
vu'u only open my mouth about a
fu"r'ef OF an inch, but got away with
nv efy drop of that ale. 1t tasted just
~ hIghty, and that is heaven to
ne doctor said something to an or
a., ,'' NE only word could catch was
90 s"'oi ot'rm," then they put some kind
Mn sn arrangement over my nose and
~, ana 1t was me for dreamland.
"heh opened my eyes l was lying
49,, stretcher, in low wooden
0'lS' Everywhere l looked l saw
avs Of Tommies on stretchers, some
eau 10 the world, and the rest with
"ss II their mouths.
me main topic of their conversation
th "a hngnty. Nearly all had grin or
M M races, except those who didn't
os,, enough face left to grin with.
wa "neu with my right eye. the Other
was bandaged.
ooueteher-bearers came in and be
con,' !" carry the Tommies outside. You
tho near the chug of the engines III
""lng ambulances.
a. was put into an ambulance will
erb, ''Aers and away we went for al
e'gnteen,mile ride.
Ina "aN on bottom stretcher. Thu
on 4islt across from me was smashed
p@o,nething horrible.
Ri above Inc was q man from tn
b,,s "i irish rifles, while across from
"SS Scotchman.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-30
Missed the Kaiser,

A negro from Louisiana supposed
when he reached the training camp
that he was already "at the front"
"Say, boss" he asked an officer.
where's dat Teller day calls the kali
ser? Use heen here six weeks an
ain seen him."-Exchanc>
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-30
Fiery Red PimpIes.

A hot bath with Cuticura Soap followed
by an application of Cuticura Oint-
ment to distressing eczemas, ETC..
proves their wonderful properties. For
free samples address "Cuticura, Dept.
<, Boston" At druggists and by mail.
Soap Is, Ointment 25 and 50.-Adv.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-30
Her Limit,

Bank Cashier-This check, madam,
isn't filled in.
Madam-Isn't what?
Bank Cashier-It has your husbands
name signed to it, but it does not state
how much money you want.
Madam-Oh, is that all? Well, I'll
take all there is.-1tearsOn's Weekly.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-30

Yes, Luke, we know that every mar
ried man has a grievance so has
his wife until she becomes a widow.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-30
Its Fault.

"Is your new automobile all rightr
"It's pretty fair, but it will shy at
horses"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-18

sure like to be among them, but
by the time get there II will be
ancient history. guess.
received the pictures you sent
| only wish had some pictures OF
myself to send. but haven't. Also
couldn't send my souvenirs for
military reasons. but still have them
put away and may get some off TO
you later, II rejoJn the company
There sure Is "beaucoup" OF them
over here. II | could only get them
off to you.
You know am going to school for
awhile Just now. and getting little
late dope, etc. They sure put you
through the mill and make you wish
you were back with your own COM
pany taking II easy on your own
little job. You can imagine what
It Is like here when a man thinks a
job up front Is easy. or course wa
really have It easier here, as We
have good quarters and places to en-,
and study in. But there Is no time
that you can call your own.
We have our Sundays off ant
spend them mostly In one OF the
nearby towns. II is n romantic 1T
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-18

141 Aero Squadron, Nov. 3, rs.
Dear Mother
Well, the mail isn't coming very
regular again. Ted received letter
from his sister a few days ago. He
came up for short visit yesterday
and stayed all night with me. Out
side the one letter / haven't heard
from you folks. although have
written several letters home.
received Courier today and
have just finished reading about the
carnival and parade, so you see 1t is
over a month old, but news Just the
same. Did you see the train OF the
German souvenirs? They had quite
collection. didn't they. II the boys
here take back all they have collect
ed, all the freight trains on the s. P.
couldn't haul them. Amongst our
collection is piano made in Ber-
lin," and a sewing machine and we
have "umpteen" rifles and ammuni-
tion OF all sorts and makes. The
piano sure has a pretty sound and
several of the boys play. You know
there wasn't any Y. NJ. C. A. here
so we cleaned out an old barn. built
stage out Of few pieces OF lum-
Der and put electric lights into 1t
so have some kind of a show most
every Saturday night. You know
the people in the states have gotter
up what they call the "over There
Theatre League" and so many stage