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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-08

OIL under terrific bombardment.
?But they do it as heroically,as sto-
.jally and as methodically as do their
brother territorials who carry the
hot soup up the the fighting line
through a barrage of machine gun
fire, shrapnels and high explosives.
First there the unused French shells
which the batteries and trench NOR
tars had to abandon as they dashed
forward Sometimes they lie in piles
Of a half dozen or more and sometimes
scattered singly about. But everyone
j. aeedingly valuable for the metal
Of which it is made, for the high ex
rIosives it contains, for the skill and
g5nius that has gone into the con-
struction of its highly perfected fuse
and mechanism. Less delicately made
trench bombs and areial torpedoes are
likewise gathered up
More dangerous are the unexploded
German shells, which lie scattered
about They may explode at the first
human touch, but nevertheless they
must be gathered up both for the re-
moval of such a menace and for the
value of the material they contain.
Then come the hand grenades. These
may have been abandoned, or drop
ped by the "poiiu" as he dashed for
ward to the assault Or agains they
nay be unexploded ones, either
French or Germans, which may still
90 off at the first touch But they
rust be gathered up.
In another pile are heaped up the
steel helmets gathered from the field
They again may have fallen from the
head of soldier in heat Of charge
or may have fallen to the ground as
the wearer himself fell pierced with
a bullet.
On every battlefield hundreds Of
Thousands OF rifle cartridges, both ex-
ploded and unexpioded lie scattered
about These must be gathered up one
at time, often under heavy arti1-
lery fire.
Then there are the bayonets or
rifles that the soldier may have been
forced to abandon or that fell from
his nerveless hands as his life ebbed
away. But no matter how how they
came to be there, they must be saved
After this comes the knapsacks, the
canteens, the straps, the old shoes,
tie caps, the coats, the overcoats, the
thousand and one different things that
lie in the trail Of thousands Of men
who have dashed forward in a hell
where no attention can be paid to
anything except to attain the object
assigned and still live if possible.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-08

speaking of money" said my sea-
faring friend of the Maine coast, we
used to have an old man here named
GoodfeId. When he was young ne
used TO sing in the church choir-that
didn't cost nothin'-and married one
of the Endorses, but didn't have only
one child, and it died, and time ne got
TO be about sixty-eight years old he'd
saved ND and was hirin' out his mon
ey at about as high a p cent as any
bodv. Made it all just tradin ana
helm careful what he spent Care
fulY He wouldn't buy hisself a pair
NJ britches but once in eight years,
and when his old sister that lived with
,em saws one day she was bound to
see what the inside the pitcher snow
theater looked like just once before
she died. why, old Goodfield and his
wife saws that was the last straw, and
they fixed up and had her hauled Oh
70 live on the county. His wife was
lust the same as him, TOO.
"Wen, along about the middle 0
the hard winter, three years ago,
Goodfeld took sick, and his wife told
the neighbors they both thought 1t
was a pretty good thing, comm on
him In the cold weather that way. be-
cause fuel was so high and person
in bed don't need to use any. They
wouldn't hear of calm in the Doctor,
and for two or three weeks the neigh
bors and old friends, most Of EN-, was
sure he was goin' to die, but then
he begun to look so well there didn't
hardly seem to be much hope.
Old GoodfieId Walks In.
He got to goin' out and shambhn'
around again, and for awhile there
wasn't nobody noticed anything much
different. | reckon / was the first,
and It come about mighty queer. 1t
was like this | was workin' In my
shack one night pretty late, tryin' to
spell out what was the matter with a
carburetor I'd brought up from my
boat when there come a tap on the
door, and old Goodfield walks in.
was kind o. surprised to see him, but
didn't say nothin' 'cept Good evenin',
and all of a sudden he says, Do you
know how much money I'm worthp
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-08
WORK OF ARMY RAG
PICKERS DANGEROUS
By HENRY WOOD

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES,
March 21-Cleaning up battlefelds has
now become one of the hiel l., organiz-
ed and perfected auxiliary services
OF the French army
The amount of material saved in
this way for the future use Of the
army amounts to hundreds Of thou
sands of dollars month 1t is one
of the most effective deficiencies"
that the present war has produced.
Paradoxical as it may seem there
is nothing that produces more pain
fU! impression on the occasional per-
son who is allowed to wander over a
battlefield just after an attack than
the great quantities of highly per-
fected war material that lie scatter
ed about with seemingly a reckless
waste an dprofusion. The dead bodies
both of the enemy and the attacking
troops do not produce the same pain
full degree of impression.
There is this difference. The dead
soldiers have done their duty and their
role is ended. But all this material
was made through long hours of
sweat and labor, and toll to be USED
in saving the fatherland and here it is
ali lying in great quantities unused
about dead battlefield, having unfuI>
filled its purpose and having served
no end.
It is the thought Of this great waste
Of human genius, of human skill, Of
human toll that produces the painful
impression-or rather that did pro-
duce it in the early days of the war
Now nothing goes to waste on the
battlefield. With the great cost and
difficulty of manufacturing war ma
terial, with the steady decrease in the
worlds supply of material from
which these things are made, France
al least, sees to it that nothing falls
short of serving the purpose of which
it is made.
Hardly have the troops passed for
ward in an attack than a second army.
usually Of aged territorials follows it
into the battlefield and begins the
cleaning up process. Sometimes their
companions call them the "rag-pick-
ers of the army, and sometimes the
divers of spoils," but in the pres
ent official organization of the French
army they rank as very important
corps
Their work, too is often as danger
Gus as that of the troops who dash to
the assault as not only have they to
handle abandoned explosives of the
most perilous kind to touch but often
enough their work has to be carried
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-08
TO PAY FARM HANDS ON
PROFIT-SHARING BASIS

PIERRE,S D., May S.-Farmers of
South Dakota are arranging to pay
their help on the profit-sharing basis.
The average wage scale for farm
hands now runs $50 a month, with
board, room and laundry. In wheat
growing sections, a sliding scale of
$50 minimum; $55 for wheat of ten
bushels to the acre; $50 if it goes
over Is bushels to the acre and Sos
if it goes over 20 bushels is being
considered.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-08

To The Voters Of The Southwestern
Judicial Circuit: 80
/ hereby announce my candidacy
for the Office of Solicitor General for
the remainder of the unexpired term
Of the late Hon. J. r. Williams. the
election to take place In the Septem-
Der primaries.
I have been filling by appointment
the first part of said term and am
ncw asking to be permitted to
serve the remaining two years there.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-08
Cite Prisoner For Rescuing Guard.

PARIS, May S.-A German prisoner
named Friedrich has been officially
congratulated and cited by the mill
tary authorities for braVely rescuing a
guard from drowning in the Seine at
the risk of his own life.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-08

OF. If elected I shall give to the Office
the same conscientious and painstak-
fng attention that I have heretofore
given it. and ] shall sincerely appre-
cate the endorsement and support of
the people CT this circuit. Respect
fully JOHN A. FORT.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-08

To the Voters of the Southwestern
Judicial Circuit:
/ hereby announce my candidacy
for election to the office of solicitor
general of the Southwestern judicial
circuit, subject to the Democratic pri-
mary, to be held on the second We'd
aesday in September.
/ will appreciate your support, and,
4 elected. promise to discharge the
Iuties of this Office with fidelity and to
the best Of my ability.
Respectfully,
Jack CHILDERS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-08
Announcements

To The People of the Southwestern
Judicial Circuit:
| respectfully announce myself a
candidate for the office of Solicitor
General of the Southwestern circuit
in the coming state primary. / prom
iae, IL elected, to perform the duties of
Tue offiee. 10 the best OF my ability. and
II strict accord with the obligations
imposed by law upon the holder OF
this responsible position.
l 6ill greatly appreciate the support
Of the people of this circuit in the com
ing primary. G. Y. HARRELL.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-23
a Iibe1tY iona
LLOYD GEORGE PAYS
TRIBUTE TO WOMEN
OF GREAT BRITAIN

Lopdon, April 23.-Premier LLOYD
George has paid a tribute to British
women in a letter to the Womep's
Liberal Federation, in which he
wrote: tisgf
II should like to take this oppor-
tunity Of saying how much this coun-
try owes TO- tbs. unsefhsh and patri-
otto efforts OF women and that / am
confident that their continued ,eo-
operation and support can be countsd
on to sustain all efforts, to bear al
necessary, burdens until the riRhteoas
cause for which we entered the war
ized." G
In her presidential address. Lazy
Aberconway said that a great CAM
paign was to Re started in the liberal
interest, thatFthe women were ont for
the abolition OF poverty. ignorace.
dirt, preventable disease and crime.
All these evils hang together" she
aid and We believe that by attack
tnK one OF them the whole lot. Wtll
AAAAs = steUa u.asE., 49, ~ ssTaeItFs olqfiG
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-23
---8uy Q GAbtfty Bond-
FLOUR CARDS AND SUBSTITUTES

1t was the understanding Of many people that when
The card system was adopted to regulate the distribution
Of wheat products the requirement for the purchase OF =
designated quantity, or any quantity. Of substitutes with
each purchase of flour would be discontinued. The food
administration has ordered it otherwise, at least for the
tine being, and both the. card system and the substitute
pan. are retained. H. AZ
1t seems. that all the purposes Of the government
would be fully as well served If, with the use Of the card,
tro substitute plan. were dropped. The desire Of the gov
eminent is to save wheat in order that it may be exported
abroad to our associates in the war whose need FOR II ia
greater than ours. That purpose is proper. and all loyal
Citizens will aid In. this work to the extent Of their ability.
lhe substitute plan was adopted as a temporary expedt-
ent. The purchaser OF flour was required to purchase an
equal quantity Of other cereals. the expectation being. of
course, that the substitutes having been bought. they
would be used, as families could not afford to throw
them away. The increased use Of substitutes would au.
t~matically lessen the use Of wheat flour. and there would
remain a greater quantity for export. ~
Inder the card system the purchase Of wheat flour
is restricted 10 ! IL pounds per week for each person.
That Quantity having been bought, no more cansbe OBJ
tanned until the time for which it was bought has ex.
PRED. That being true it seems that the purchase Of
substitutes might properly be left to the taste and disc
erection Of the individual. Nc more than. the allotted
quantity Of wheat flour being obtainable, the Individual
will necessarily make up the deficiency with something
else. What that something else is, whether corn, barley.
oats or potatoess apparently does not matter. AZ the de-
sired economy in wheat will have been effected in any
case.
Just now the price of potatoes makes their use rather
attractive. and in many families potatoes are being used
quite largely In place Of wheat. There seems to be no
good reason why the housewife who has on hand d plen-
tiful supply Of potatoes some of which are likely to spoil
before the season is over. should be required 70 buyfcorn
meal Or oatmeal for which she has no present use.
IL s true that In the chemistry Of the human system
|potatoesSdo not exactly take the place OF wheat. but there
is no prospect that insthe near future 1t will be nscsssar ~
for ne government . prescribe Z balanced ration in or
dsrsto conserve the public health. IN a general way til.
popular ~appetite. the state Of the popular purse. ana the
Iayailabali1 Of goods n the market may be trustsd to es-
tabIiah$ the desired balance The plan whichs seems ra-
Etiopais ands useful would DO for the government q PLACE
wlatsysrsrestfiet!on appear to besnecessaiy On Inc, con-
sumption IL vheess ma tbsn II ieave 10 fhs1 discreetioan Of
Ms4tsdtytdus Sthe sslecten sof such Substitutes = are
Fnesdtd III fMi ont Tho ration ss
HAAX GE2E EETNW MHA 4HHI 9NAZ GH2 ~ ~
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-23
PROMOTION B Y SENIORITY

There is an 'infexible rule in the senate that pro-
motions shall be by seniority. The craftsmanship of a
committee goes to the committee member Of the dom
inant party who has been longest a member Of that com.
mittee. Doubtless the practice grows out Of the concep-
ton Of the representative character of the senate. Its
members, as will be recalled, were held to be the repre-
sentatives of equal sovereign states. When the nation
was organized the thirteen colonies considered them
selves thirteen separate little nations. In order that a
central government might be created each of these little
nations surrendered some of its prerogatives, but the idea
Of equal sovereignty was guarded with great Jealousy.
The little colonies would not countenance the plan Of
representation in the senate by population. They held
that, being sovereignties, each of them was entitled to
equal representation in the senate with the larger states.
and the matter was arranged on this basis. 1t may be
chat, being the equal representatives Of equal states, cact,
of the senators is equal in all particulars with alt the
other senator's, and it would be a reflection on his own
dignity and that of the state from which he halls to sup
pose that he is not quite competent to perform any SEN
atorial duty that may be imposed on him.
Accordingly, the late Senator Stone, a man Of no
conspicuous ability, sravitated into the position Of chair.
man Of the senate committee on foreign relations. I'm.
der no system other than our own could that have hap
pened. for Senator Stone. acting as the head Of the COM
mittee in charge Of the foreign relations Of the nation.
was utterly out OF harmony on foreign matters with the
executive head Of the government and with the majority in
congress. Under any other system the position would
have gone to a man who would have been a help rather
than a. hindran nee inS the working out of the policies Of
the government. H l. - gs# 9 ..
A vacancy in this position having been crested by
the death of Senator Stone, the place will now go to. the
next Democrat in the order Of seniority. That member
happens to be Senator Hitchcock. a man who has given
no evidence of special fitness for the position. OF the
Democrats on the committee Senator Williams far sur
passes any of the others in ability, and on the Republican
side are. Senator's Lodge and Borah. both strong men.
Any one Of these three would be more suitable for the
chairmanship than the senator to whom the place will
go az q matter of course. Yet SO strong are certain OF
our traditions that there is 10 thought Of violating this
one, and, as in the past. the oldest man on the job gets
the place, regardless of fitness.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-23
By BRIGGS

master gauge is only used to check
up a number of master gauges, and
these master gauges in turn are re-
lied upon to keep a large number of
actual working gauges up to standard.
Not only are ter of thousands 6f
gauges required to equip a factory for
the production Of arms and artillery
but the gauges must be regularly re-
placed. Nearly a year was spent by
private manufacturers in this county
preparing gauges for machine tools
for arms for, Great Britain, France
and Russia. Even after production
had been started various adjustments
had to be made to keep up with tho
evolution Of their guns into the pres
ent types. Both the allies and the
Germans are constantly improving on
their heavy ordnance. with the result
, that the standard type today may be
changed before the dies have been
made to carry on the work.. We, for
our part, had to train the man to use
| the guns az we'll as make the. guns
themselves, and we, depended upon
our allies to hold the forces of the
enemy in check until such time as
we could be adequately equipped to
take the field. AS the result Of the
efforts of II observers at the front
dllu luC oIuuAHCS OulCc AZ nOT1S, we
have today. reached a production Of
field artillery which is equal to SO per
cent Of that Of France.
The United States government has
maintained a large staff of military
observers on all fronts since the war
| began, and it has been their duty to
report the result of the allied armies
experience in the field, SO that our
own forces might be supplied with tho
very best possible equipment with
which to melt the enemy.
1t is a. fact well known in military
circles that British, French and Ital-
ian artillerists do not entirely agree
in their theories Of the proper, con-
struction of artillery and the control
Of artillery fire. 1t has been the duty
Of II observers in reporting from the
front to sort the good p~ointsMfrom
each of our allies methods and incor-
porate these in our own guns, with
the result that foreign military OBJ
servers in this country admit that the
artillery which is to be supplied to
the American troops by the Ameri-
can arsenals and munition plants will
be unsurpassed by anything used on
the front today.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-23
Buy = Liberty 6ond-
REASONABLE MOMENT

According to reports sent to Senator Poindexter OF
Washington, a referendum vote is being taken amons
members Of labor unions in Seattle to determine whether
or not a strike shall be declared on May 1. The strike
has been advocated, and is now being urged as a protest
against the conviction of Thomas Mooney, who was tried
for completely for a bomb plot in San Francisco.
such an agitation is more than disloyal; it is trea-
sonable. This is no time for strikes, or lockouts. or any,
thing OF the sort. A. disa sreement, between employer
and employees which results in the temporary closing OF
a single small plant is bad enough. But such a thing, II
Il occurs because. of local and specific disagreement
may not be utterly intolerable. But a deliberate sus-
pension of industry in a great city as a protest against
anything is not to be thought of, nor should it be per-
mitted under any circumstances.
II is not necessary in this connection. to discuss the
merits of the Mooney case, or to consider whether OF
not tho man was fairly tried and justly convicted. II
Injustice has been done a strike will not remedy it. And
sA strike will assuredly play directly into the hands OF
the countrys enemies.
There has been entirely too great readiness to use
the needs of the general public as a means for obtaining
that which has been desired. Those who have suffered
have endured with what patience they might. But when
I'M lis proposed to hamper industry in any corner Of thi.
country when the whole nation iseimpressnE need OF
that industry can produce, and when the very
Siffe Of the nation depends on the manner In which it
4Endustry can be used in the present emergency, patience
ceases to be a virtue, and there should be no exhibition
VIZ III. 1865
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-23
AMERICAN BIG GUNS

The commonest sizes Of howitzer in
use are the 156-mn1., the S-inch, the
240-m,n.. and. Of course, the famous
l6-inch howitzer which we heard so
much about in the early days OF the
war. when the Germans. who first
used them created such dreadful
havoc. destroying with them the for
tifcations Of Liege. Xix -
hi smaller sizes. such as 1.-The 1855
mn and the S-inch, are used princi-
pally for field york.. but also for the
bo~mbardment Of permanent }fortifica-
tons when necessary.
Howitzers have the advantage Of
being cheaper to make than guns, and
use cheaper ammunition. Also the life
OF the gun Is longer. Indicative OF this
the life of a howitzer of the same cali
Der as a gun would be about two
thirds longer. But they are not as
accurate and have not as long range
az the guns and consequently are not
adapted for all work.
The life of the guns ranges from
5000 rounds for the small field type
down to 900 or 700 for the converted
%seacoast guns.
These figures denote only the actual
accuracy life. 1t is probable that the
above these figures before retiring
them. BY refining the barrels the life
OF the gun is practically renewed.
Mortars.
Mortars are distinguished by even
lower muzzle velocity. from about $50
to 1000 feet per second, and by a
length of barrel Of about 10 calibers,
with a range of from $500 to $4,000
yards. This extreme range is obtained
by a very high angle. Of elevation. The
common French type is the 140-mm.
mounted on a railway carriage.
| This practically covers the principal
guns which are used by our allies to-
day and with which our troops will be
equipped in France. The 3-inch and
4.7-inch gun U. S.. army model Of
1906, are practically the same in gen.
eral principle as the French IS and
los, which are of the corresponding
caliber. But it must be remembered
that our allies hive had three years
actual experience with which to per-
feet many of the minute details which
are 80 important in the effectiveness
of q field gun and which are only dis
covered under actual field conditions
of long duration. This has led to great
improvements over the guns originally
in use.
AS indicative Of the tremendous
amount. of material that one regiment
lof 75s comprise~., It L. Interesting to
ssnnoow . ~. mere are approximately
sou ven'cIes. e%sGiuslFe OF the actual
! 1sns,ns ,u ha.'aa, 70 eacn regiment.
tuses .ssn'c,es arr .raliers, tractors
anu .rucks' anu art,iiery repair trucks
aInMu tsupp'y tTucks IN the actual night.
!at .na.essa' ,nets are = Guns, 36
.a - y" . sas Ind' tne reel
a grand total Of approximately 43O
'en,cIes 70 a
! ne es..nia.sn sosl OF tne motoriza-
~! % ..ne, arll!efy aione OF the Unit
~ talSs Ar.ay Is, aooo: Goo.o0o, Of
En!cn 35lo,o0o,o00
~ peen eApenueu OF the hrst of
reDsuans A@n.m.un.l'om Irucks n We
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-23

: humorous class OF the voting p~epuiatioa IN. heretofors
found it, fullest expression In the lower house.
Today. however. It Is the senate under the Leadership
'ot Senator Gore. once Populist and nov Democrat, that
.snatches the banner from the lower house ana proceeds
to put itself at the head Of the procession OF the farmers
fool friends. However,. no harm has been done. All
that our system requires is that one chamber deliberate.
Perhaps it's a good idea for the house and senate to
take turn about at thinking far enough ahead to restrain
the others nasty ~action.--chicaso Herald. s.