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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-09
FOOD CONTROL
IN COUNTY To
BEGIN At ONCE
FOOD ADMINISTRATOR MANGUM
CALLS A MEETING OF WHOLE.
SALE AND RETAIL GROCERS FOR
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

Organization of the local food sup
ply distribution will begin at once un-
der the direction of Franc Mangum,
food administrator for Sumter county
A meeting of all of the retail and
wholesale grocers of the. city and
county will be held in the Carnegie
Library building at three O'Clock Fri
day afternoon for the purpose of fixing
a schedule of prices.
The law requires the food admins
TRAITOR to designate a scale for both
wholesalers and retailers for certain
commodities, and that this schedule
be published weekly The Times-Re-
corder has agreed to publish each
week the schedule, showing such
changes as the varying market quota
tions may make necessary.
Food Administrator Mangum has
named an advisory committee to assist
him in carrying opt the regulations
governing the sale and storage of food
necessities in this county. This COM
mittee consists of w. A. Dodson, N. NJ.
Dudley, r. C. Moran, Mrs. Frank Har-
rold and Mrs. Lawson Stapleton.
The committee will be present at the
meeting of the grocerymen on Friday
afternoon The appointment of a COM
mittee of this character is authorized
and suggested under the corrections of
Herbert Hoover, the national food con-
troller.
The county food administrator has
received specific instructions from
both the national and state admins
trations concerning the sale and dis
tribution of the various commodities,
with instructions to put the law into
operation in Sumter county at once.
THE sale of the following articles
come within the province of the food
administrator: Cleaned rice, rice
flour, OleOmargarine, lard, lard substi-
tutes, also oil, cooking fats, condensed
milk, fresh, canned or cured beef,
pork or mutton, canned peas, canned
dried beans, canned tomatoes, canned
corn, salmon, sardines, dried pruneS,
dried peach s, dried apples, dried rails
ins, syrups, molasses, sugars, tlours,
milk, butter, cheese, poultry, eggs,
fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, fresh
and frozen fish, wheat, rye. corn, oats,
barley, wheat -four, barley flour, Oat-
meal, rolled oats, corn grits, corn
meal, hominy corn flour, starch from
corn, corn OIL corn syrup, glucose,
rouch rice, cottonseed, cottonseed oil,
cottonseed meal, cottonseed cake, pea
nut oil, peanut meal, soya bean oil,
soya bean meal, palm oil and copra
oil.
The object of the national food ad-
ministration is to insure an equita-
Bile distribution of these commodities.
to prevent boarding, to fix adequate
profits for both wholesalers and re-
tailers, and to guarantee the buying
public square dsal All wholesal-
ers doing over 100000 business a year
are required to take out licenses.
These license will be revoked if they
violate any OF the rules Cottonseed
dealers are also required to have Ii
censes and can only have certain
amounts Of their products on hand.
1t is expected that early next week
the people of the county will be in
termed of the schedule of prices for
both wholesalers and retailers to OBJ
serve
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-09
BASKET BALL GAME:
TO Be PLAYED HERE
ON FRIDAY EVENING

Tha Aemricus High school basket
ball team will play the Albany High
school basket ball team Friday night
The game will be played in the Y NJ
C. A. athletic department here. and
a good crowd is expected to attend
The lineup of the local five will
be as follows: Hardin and Merritt,
forwards; Webb, center; Allen and
Monahan, guards.
This will be the first game of the
season to be played here, and every
body is urged to attend Albany is
coming strong, but the Americus boys
feel sure of victory.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-09
GERMAN COMMENT ON
PREMIER'S ADDRESS

BERLIN, Jan. S.-Delayed )-VOr-
waerts, the principal organ of the Ger
nan socialists, commenting on Premier
Lloyd Georges recent speech, de
clares the British premier ''masquer-
ades in a carefully selected disguise.
The newspaper says the speech was
so framed in some of its parts as to
meet approval among German work
.2gmen, but adds his restoration Of
territory ideas call forth condemna-
ton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-09
OUTBREAK
REPORTED AT LISBON

MADRID, Jan 9.-Another outbreak
has occurred in Portugal. according to
news from across the frontier
The crew of a Portuguese warship
mutinied, it is stated, and bombarded
the forts of Lisbon. The army, how
ever, appears to have remained faith
ful to the government and succeeded
in restoring usual tranquility.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-09
SURPRISE ATTACK BY
FRENCH nets GAINS

PARIS, Jan. Delayed lin a
surF rise attack east of St. Mihel today,
French troops penetrated the German
line on front of nearly a mile. At
ter demolishing the defensive positions
the French returned to their own lines
bringing with them 15G prisoners and
q number of machine guns, says an
official statement.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-09
SUBMARINE Zone
IS AGAIN EXTENDED

LONDON, Jan 9.-Further extension
OF the submarine barred" zone is an
nounced in a wireless statement is
sued by the German government to-
day The extension of the zone be-
comes effective January 18th, and the
zine is extended to include the Cape
Verde Islands; Madeira, off the north
eastern coast of Agrica, and part of the
coast of French Senegal, alleged to be
enemy supporting points.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-09
WILSON ADDRESS
IS APPROVED BY
BRITISH PAPERS
NEWSPAPERS SEE THOROUGH UN-
DERSTANDING BETWEEN AMER
ICA AND NAIONS OF THE EN-
TENTE.

LONDON, Jan, 9.-fresidents Will
sons address before congress takes
the leading place today on both news
and editorial columns of the London
press.
One newspaper describes the ad-
dress as the Magma Charter of Flu
ture Peace"
All the evening papers find disa-
greemcnt in essential policy between
the address and Premier Lloyd
Georges recent speech enunciating the
Entente war aims.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-09
Four Firemen flied.

CHICAF0 Jan. 9-Four firemen
were killed and four others probably
fatally injured early today when the
WALL of burning moving picture
theatre collapsed. Several hundred
sEeot&o-s in the street had narrow es-
capes
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-09
BRITISH HOSPITAL
ship Is TORPEDOED

LONDON, Jan. 9.-The British hos
pital ship Rewa, LOO tons. was tor
pedoed and sunk in the English chan
mel, January 4th. The hospital ship was
returning from Gibraltar when attack
ed 1t is officially announced that all
the wounded on board were rescued,
although there were three casualties
among the crew. The statement says
tn Rewa when sunk was displaying
all lights and marking required of
hospital ships by The Hague conY 6D-
ton, and had not been within the So
called barred zone"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-09
Nine Men Still Missing.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. g.
Nine men from the American steamer
Harry Luckenbach, summarized Jan
uary 9Th. are still missing. The navy
department announced today that %
members of the crew had been res
cUed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-09
W. H. WOODRUFF TO
ADDRESS CIRCLE

Members of Minnie yann Grove, No
So, Woodmen's circle, are interested
in the announcement that W H. Wood
ruff, state manager of Woodcrah sn
Georgia, viii visit that grove tomor
row afternoon. Mr. Woodruff is an
able speaker as we'll as enthusiasts
Woodman, and we'll known here. Tbe
ladies viii hold a called meeting az
3 o'clock tomorrow Thursday af
ternoon, which viii be addressed by
Mr., Woodruff. and all the members OF
the circle who attend will enjoy ths
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-09
Money For Housing FaclIltles.

WASHINGTON. D. C., Jan g.
The shipping board today set aside
100000 for providing housing facil-
tiles for shipyard workers at Newport
News.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-09
taeri,an Prisoners in eermany.

WASHINGTON D. G. Jan. o.
Two men from the destroyer Jacob
Jones, summarized December 9Th, are
now prisoners in Germany. This be-
came known here today through Red
Cross agencies.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-09
Sugar Shipment Arrives.

PHILADELPHIA, Penn, Jan. g.
Two steamers carrying nearly thir-
teen million pounds of Cuban sugar ar
rived here today.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-09-12

SOW them few each week so as to
have them tender and crisp. The
French turnip and Long Scarlet
are good varitieS.
Beets, carrots, rutabagas and
turnips make satisfactory growth
during the fall and winter, and
can be planted up to February.
Tomatoes are recommended for
a fall garden crop in South Flori-
da. Plant in the usual way in a.
foot rows. The plants should be
set at the earliest possible date.
Snap beans should be planted
as quickly as possible, as they are
killed by freezing temperature,
and should be gotten in at least
so days before the first freeze is
expected. Have the rows 2 or 3
feet apart, and sow the seed thick
er than, for the spring crop.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-09-12

The man who said that six
months training in q environment
would make a Bill out Of your
willie sure said it right. The
pictures that are coming back of
the boys in training or in the
trenches are hardly recognizable,
some of them. Boys, who left
home a year ago, hollow chested
and slim are square shouldered,
full-chested men. 1t convinces
us that two or three years in every
mans life spent in military train
ing, instead of being time lost
would add several years to his life
and that he would be in better
condition to enjoy life, at that
Fort Lauderdale Herald.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-09-12
Annual Live Stock Roundup

Those who have attended pre-
vious roundups at the University
will be pleased to hear that the
Third Annual Roundup will be
held Sept. "a to 81 inclusive.
The program will be varied e.
nough to be of interest to those
engaged in the raising of all
kinds of live stock. There will
be subjects of interest to dairy
men, hog raisers, the producer of
beef cattle, poultry, etc.
The live stock interests in the
State have grown very rapidly
during the past few years. The
value OF all the live stock in the
State, according to Prof. J. M
Scott, vice-director of the Station,
is near sixty million dollars This
gives some idea of the Importance
of the industry.
Some other subjects that will be
discussed are: Certain questions
asked concerning tick eradication;
Importance of laws, rules and reg
ulatlons governing interstate ship
ments of live Stock What we
ought to do, and the value of the
live stock industry to the State.
This meeting comes at a time of
year when the roads are good, so
make your plans to have the old
I'm Lizzie in good working or
der during the last week in Sep
TENDER and head her toward
Gainesville.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-09-12
Plant a Fall Garden

Now is the time when the ques,
ton of just what is best to put in
the fall garden is receiving much
attention. In order to have a
good fall garden, planting must
be done right away. A. P. Spen-
Ger, vice-director Extension Divis-
ion, gives. some timely informa-
ton relative to crops to put in at
this time, the soil to which they
are best adapted, how to plant,
etc.
Lettuce is a very satisfactory
fall garden crop. The plants
should be set after Sept. Is, in
rows about Is inches apart, one
plant every 6 inches.
Radishes may be planted any
time for home use. It is best to
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-09-12

Fertilize the fall garden crops
Iliberally to induce quick growth
100 pounds of commercial fer
tilizer per acre is not excessive.
Well rotted stable manure IS one
of the best ito use. Frequent cul-
tivation will hasten the growth
Strawberries and other crops hav-
ing a long bearing period should
be fertilized two or three times.
Lettuce and radishes will be bene-
fitted by an occasional light ap-
plication of sulphate of ammonia
or nitrate of soda.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-09-12
A Real Community Leader

That school teacher in Alachua
county who has promised to lead
the club work in her. community
by being the first of her school TO
join the pig club, is leading her
pupils in practical patriotism,
says l.. R. Highfll, agent in PIG
Clubs. 1t is safe bet that this
young lady will make a success as
a teacher. She not only has the
right spirit, but that wonderful
quality of being able to realize
the elements that go to make up
"a real education. Through her
work In the pig club she will more
readily reach the hearts of her
children, and command the re-,
spect of the most pessimistic pa
iron OF her school. The matter of
making education applicable to
the every day needs of the child
constitutes the great ideal of edu-
cation as recognized by pedagogi-
cal leaders of today.
Stock Exposition in Jacksonville
Nov, ~ to Dec. 6. Every real
Floridian in this county ought to
put in at least one day at this
great State Fair that offers a lib
eral education of what Florida is
really accomplishing in the way of
agricultural products, live stock,
dalrying, hog raising, poultry
raising, home canning, and the
thousand and one other things
that engage the time and labor of
our people.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-09-12

Edwin L. Henderson, Shady
Grove, southern part of Madison
county gave $1065 for a Duroc
gilt in the spring of 1917. Last
spring she narrowed II pigs and
raised 10. When the pigs were
IL weeks old he sold s for 1882
and has two gifts besides the sow
for which he refused 800. Ed
win is II years old.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-09-12
S folders Letters to Their
Mothers

Concluded from first page)
tina" lately. | do not know
whether she has quit, or | just
haven't heard her. Today we
passed a building which had been
hit by one Of her shells. ] could
not see that it did much damage
although that might not hold good
IN every case.
last Saturday night a friend,
who came from Camp Johnston
with me, but came to Paris about
one week before me, took me over
TO Hotel Pavilion, where we saw
a nice entertainment. Some ar
lists were there from the Metro
politGn Opera, New York City.
There were also some French ar
lists on the program.
"This is a very beautiful city,
Mother, and it is just like sight
seeing trip every day. Several
times ] have been to little villages
outside of Paris. Paris is very
hard city to learn and very easy
to get lost in, as every thing is
common to a certain extent.
Whenever we are taken to a new
place and left there, we have to
pay the closest attention in order
to find our way back.
81 am enjoying myself very
much now, and seeing a great
deal. hope you are well and
happy. Viii close for this time. 1"
William Mayes writes the fol-
lowing letter to his mother, from
Somewhere in France"
well, here it is Monday, and
as | am on guard have a little
leisure time ] win spend in writ
ing. Went down to a big town
near here, Saturday afternoon.
Had nine course dinner, as well
as chocolate and Ice cream, which
is a luxury for France.
"Had a bunch of prisoners
down in small village. Gave
the town clean up. The coun-
try around here is beautiful. See
"a lot OF cricket moles,-it puts me
in the mind Of good old Florida.
Sunday we had quite a few
French kids over at camp. All of
the boys divided up some of their
mess with them, had quite bit of
fun. We also got French book,
and Lad them to help US learn
French, but they learn faster than
we do.
Got another issue of chewing to-
bacco today,-good old American
Star. 1t was a treat, as this
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-09-12

1t takes eight men working o.
yer here to keep one man fighting
over there. When we have three
million men in Europe and two
million training in America, it will
take every able-bodied man and
woman in America to keep the
machine going. And we must not
let it stop.-Ocala Star.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-09-12
Weather Forecast

Washington, Sept. 7:-Forecast
for the period September 9 to IA,
inclusive; South Atlantic and
East Gulf States-Fair with re.
turn to normal temperatures
FRANKENFTELD.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-09-12
FARM and GROVE
Agricultural News Service
Extension Division u. of F.
Tor University of FloridaJ

Get the implements in out of the
weather; oil and paint them to
protect them from rust and rot.
Implements are scarce and it
takes lots of money to buy new
ones.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-09-12

French and English tobacco does
not agree at all.
Gam certainly seeing some of
the world. You know what a
rover / was at home. Well, | am
getting my fill of it now. and some
times / kinder long for the old U.
S. A., but it doesn't last long.
Will close hoping every thing is
O. K. at home"
Aug. 2, 1918.
Dear Mother i will write you a
few lines to let you know that
your boy is well. | am writing
this on the End. Do you remem-
Der the End of August in 1917? 1t
was the day that / enlisted in the
army, and I am proud of it and |
know you are. Mother / am in
the 9Th Regt. Eng, and it is a
nice bunch of boys in it; and take
it from me, all are good fighters.
could not get in a better regi-
ment, | don't believe. Mother. we
haven't been paid yet, did not get
to sign the pay roll. You will
get your money about the Goth of
next month. / have written all
one letter apiece. This is the End
| have written you. | CAM write
all the same time, so when you re-
ceivc this, tell them | am well.
Give all the folks in P. G. my best
regards. | will close for this time.
Hope this finds all in the best of
health. Your loving son,
TOM STEELE.
9th Regt., Co. c, American E. F.
Somewhere in France.
Dear Mother:-
will drop you these few lines
to let you know that | arrived
here safely, and had a very nice
trip. This sure is a beautiful |
country. ! wouldn It miss the trip |
for anything. You asked me in |
one of the last letters | had from |
you, what | did with my insur-
ance papers? | did not get any. |
They will be sent to you, but it |
will be probably six months be-
fore you get them. But you need |
not worry, they are good.
Mamma don't worry about me
as | am well and having a good |
time. Tell Papa and Paul that |
think | will get a Fritzy for both
of them before long.
There is a lot of difference in
the climate over here. 1t is pref
ty cool at the present time. I
know that | have some mail on the
road somewhere, but don't know
when | will get it, as we are still
You must write me
every week as it takes so long for
it to reach me, and | will do the
same. There are a lot of things
that | would like to write, but I
am not allowed, so / will close for
this time. Tell all hello, and an
swer real soon, and long letter.
With lots of love to all, | re-
main as ever,
Your loving son,
JAS. MILTON BRYANT, /
Hdqrs. Co., 316 F. A. American
1xpeditionary Forces.
0. X. Censored by Clayton G.
End. Lit. 316 F. A.
Aug. 8, 1918.
Dear Sister Ruth -
Although | have not had the
,hance to write you as | have
|
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-09-12

The old brood sow is helping f.
win this war. Give her as careful
attention as you would any other
soldier.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-09-12

| camp OnelDy, Sept. ISL, 1910.
Dear Mother
Your letters received, also pack
ages-contents came in mighty
handy. Will not need the shirts
| you speak of, as the government
has issued us two cotton shirts
and two wool shirts.
You spoke Of the weather. Well,
there is hardly a day but what the
thermometer goes from 104 to 106
in the shade. This may sound
fshy, but it is so. You need not
send the Tampa paper, for we
get all the late news at the Y. M.
c. A. But am always glad to get
the Herald. / have not seen Will
lis Dewey since | left the Deten-
ton camp. | don't know wheth-
er he is in this camp, or has been
sent some where else. Mr.. Gard
Iner and myself are the only home
boys here, that know of.
In regard to shoes, when they
need repairing, you exchange fol
another pair, then they fix them
and give them to the next man.
We will go on an eighteen mile
hike tomorrow, returning next
day, carrying oversee pack,
weighing about eighty-fve or
ninety pounds. | guess they want
to see what we are made out Of.
Well there is no news. Will
let you know as soon as we get
oversee orders, and drop you a
card from each stopping point on
this side,-and a letter as soon as
| get across. My division number
is "3S.
PVT. ARLEY M. HATCH,
Co. Oh" 150th Infantry, 3Sth
Div, Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg,
Miss.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-09-12

wished, you may be sure that
home has a good share OF my
thoughts. Those thoughts are
just happy thoughts. | am not a
lone and stranded in France,
though-that is not the way we
feel-it is the feeling that back of
me and the other fellows, is the
great old United States, and back
of me is a good home. So feel
almost at home right here; and, l
feel glad to be on the job, putting
on the finishing touches at teach
ing the kaiser a few things.
just now | am having a short
vacation, however, was wound
ed little, but the hospital gives
me the best treatment. | am i'm
proving every day.
France is a great place to visit.
1t would interest you to try a lit
tie French language with the peo-
pie. You would enjoy it. Ev-
erything has been interesting. The
trip across the pond was a good
one.
Tell all the people that you have
heard from unexpectedly my
girl. Kiss my sweet baby for me,
too.
From your loving brother,
PVT. RALEIGH WHIDDEN,
Co. B, 9th Infantry, Am. Elk.
Forces.
0. XIV. r.
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PVT. ARLEY M. HATCH.
Co. Oh" 150th Infantry, 3Sth
Div, Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg,
Miss.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-11

trip to this city, tri-city grid bugs
Will again get an opportunity of
seeing him in action in a Marine
uniform. Marshall. giant colored
end, is also with the team. These
two men are team in themselves
and TO stop them will take all the
independents have got.
The Independents went through a
stin signal drill again last night
and at the end of two hours work
Coach Freeborg was better salts
fed with the showing OF the men.
Strong, the new quarterback, is
showing up we'll and probably will
be seen at that position at least
part of the Peru game, Sunday.
Healey, the Cornell Hamburg star,
looks good, too, and should be a
valuable acquisition at halfback.
Manager Flanagan today received
the names of 16 players who will
make the trip to this city with the
Peru Athletic club Sunday. They
are: Marigold. lie; Miller, 1t: Kidd.
lg; Cudnik, center; Warwick, re-;
kapron, TT; Urban. re; Marley, oh (;
Walker, RIB, Cielenski, lib; Nc
kye. fb, and Anderson, Lesch. Val
entine, Carter and Segan, substI-
tutes
The game Sunday will begin at 3
o'clock. The officials have not yet
been chosen.