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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-01
SWAMPs WILL Be
DRAINED BY j. s.
SANITARY FORCE
WORK STARTED THIS MORNING
AT GRISSOM SPRINGS-WILL RIO
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD OF FLIES
AND MOSQUITOES.

Sanitation work by the government
official of Souther Field began today
starting with the swamp which sur
rounds Grissom Springs, near the
aviation camp.
The work will be continued until
Town creek and Muckalee creek are
cleaned out.
The idea is to rid this vicinity OF
mosquitoes and fies this summer The
city will cooperate, but the govern
ment will spend a great deal of money
on the project
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-01
Haig Compliments His Troops.

LONDON, May 1.-The enemy's eff
fort to break down the resistance of
the British army undoubtedly will fail,
if al continue to show the resolute
AM determined courage characterizing
the Nineteenth division, General Haig
declared in a general order congrat-
ulatiug the Second army today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-01
Artillery Active Along Avre.

PADIS. May ARTILLERY is active
TODAY near villers-BrettOnneaux and
cr both sides of the Avre, the war Of
flee reported. French patrols brought
in prisoners in Lorraine, but the re-
rainder of the front last night was
ouiet
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-01
MAN Who STARTED
THIS WAR dies OF
TUBERCULOSIS TODAY

THE HAGUE, May 1.-Gabriel Prin-
zip, whose assassination of the Aus
trian Archduke Francis Ferdinand at
Sareievo precipitated the great Euro
pean war, died Tuesday of tubercu-
losis at the fortress of Theresienstadt,
near Prague. it is learned here today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-01

German Intrigue Becoming Serious.
LONDON, May German intrigue
in Mexico is attempting to force Amer,
ioan intervention, it is reliably report
ed here. The situation is becoming Sc
~s~ns. it is said.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-13

Each contest period is separate and
distinct. $1,000 In cash VIII be award
ed as prizes for each period as indi-
Gated on this page. Remember the
goods and the firms advertised. Can
for their produce, and incidentally pave
the way toward winning a part of the
$4,000 to be awarded.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-13
trademarks,
prize contest

OF the goods advertised their
saving the.. tEadm... LABEL. eh.e-. aaxetmaL.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-13
THE CONTEST

advertisements carefully then start
checks advertisements indicated
advertisers On this mark plainly after
each advertisers labels checks
advertisements collected Sign your name ana ADDRESS
office
advertisements will be destroyed
Manager Credit will be given
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-13
April 18th the First Prize Distributing Day
If you have not already done start saving labels
cash receipts and advertisements in The Forums $4,000

stimulate advertised articles The Fargo
contest win be
awarded period Start
advertisements
prizes Read carefully all Of the
probably ind that buying
chance Just little extra
spending for
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-10-24
Path Of the Stars and Stripes
Where the American Flag Has Been and When. Since
Congress Created 1t One Hundred and Years Ago


10 alternate red ana
be field representing new
vessel of the Ranger
Portsmouth
1777 Aug 3-First fredu Schuyler
a John Paul Jones'
foreign country France
Massachusetts.
American ship Columbia
the Straits of Magellan by the merchant
Endeavo of Salem, Mass
by Capt James Arthur seafarer
rom
Antarctic circle by the pilot boat
the Wilkes expedition
American steamship
of Galee by the expedition OF Lieu
displayed landing of Pes party the
Yeddo.
by the high school
o Mass
1sFrst raised in Alaska
STA to the
Midway islands in the Pacific ocean, the n
neverma in this
Mount Baker 1063 feet above sea
of peak by
1SCared M Stanley
Andes OF American
in railway surveying
III OF
European battlefield the fs time by the
American expeditionary forces in France 8
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-10-24
Real "Lucky Bone"

One of the most precious possess
sions Of an officer in England, and one
which excited much curiosity during
recent short leave, is an ordinary wish
bone which he has had mounted In gold
and carries about with him as a mas
cot, it having already, he AYERS, once
saved his life.
1t appears that while near the front
line In France he was enjoying a rare
meal of doubtful chicken with couple
of brother officers, and was just about
to try conclusions with the wishbone
with his opposite comrade when II
slipped from his plate and dropped
under the heavy oak table the three
had managed to secure from a ruined
farmhouse for their barn billet. No
sooner had the Birmingham man g0t
under the table to grope for the bone
than the barn was reduced to debris
by a couple of direct hits from enemy
airplanes.
The other two officers were killed
outright, but the stout table saved the
third from any material injury. The
wishbone was firmly clasped in his
right hand when he was dug out Of the
ruins.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-10-24
Hi profiteers in Meat.

Queensland, New South Wales, has
found a way to get cheap meat. It's
policy, inaugurated by the Queensland
labor government in November, 1919,
Is now past the experimental stage and
working well. Convinced that exploit
tation was going on ION grand scale"
and finding every attempt at price re-
striction met with bitter complaints
from dealers, the government decided
to test the situation itself, and set up
state butcher shops. After two years
and a half of operation, reports the
staff correspondent of the Montreal
Star. at Queensland, the price of meat,
which had increased 100 per cent in
war time, under private control has
been brought down "to figure equal
to what it was before the war, plus
a difference due to legitimate causes,
such as droughts." Beef fell nine
cents pound when the first state
shop was opened.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-10-24
Where Battle Will Be Fought
That Will Decide the War Is
Question World Is Now Asking

The question as to where and when
the deciding battle of the present great
war will be fought is one which the
whole world is asking, says writer
in Philadelphia North American. The
battle of the Somme, Verdun, the bat
tie of the Marine and the great drive
against the Hindenburg line were each
a great stride toward victory, but only
the future. can tell just when and
where the deciding blow will be struck.
And without such a blow say the his
torians, no permanent peace can be
achieved, for wars of the past show
that the end is always brought about
by some great, decisive victory.
Gettysburg was the deciding battle
of the Civil war, and Saratoga is con.
sidered as having been the critical fight
during the Revolution. One must,
however, go back some 2,407 years to
find the first decisive battle of his
tory, which was fought at Marathon,
when the Athenians under Militades
defeated the Persians and preserved
free government.
Equally decisive was the victory of
the Syracusans over those same Athe-
mans some seventy odd years later,
and since then there has been no war
in which some battle has not been def
nitely the deciding struggle. Oddly
enough, such battles are almost always
fought on land, for. no matter how
great the victory at sea, it does not
seem as efficacious in ending war as
does such victory on land.
Thus, while the battle Of Trafalgar
in 1905 was the deciding naval battle
between France and England since it
destroyed Napoleon's hope of invading
Great Britain, it was not until Water
loo, some ten years later, that de-
cisive defeat was administered to
Bonaparte by the allied armies Of Rus
STA, Austria, Prussia and England. \
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-10-24
No Helmet More Efficient
Than That Being Worn by
American Boys in France

"The helmet worn by American sol
diers follows the general lines Of the
British type Of inverted soup plate
rather than the French 'casque' or the
German coal scuttle,'" says Francis
A. Collins in "The Fighting En-
gineers." Penetration tests show that
no helmet is more efficient than that
of the American type. Every helmet
issued to the American soldier has
passed a severe test and is absolutely
free from cracks or flaws.
To turn out this complicated head
gear by the million, using only the
highest grade Of materials, is a big
order; but the great manufacturing re-
sources Of the United States have
proved equal to the quantitive produc-
ton. Steel helmets had never been
made in the United States; but new
machinery was designed, and the sup
ply has never fallen behind the de-
mand.
The helmets are made by stamping
and punching sheets Of steel, so thou
sands may be turned out in day, with
great saving Of labor. Each steel
sheet is one foot square and one"
sixth Of an inch thick. The pieces
sheared off and other wastage are re-
turned to the government, so that moth
ing is lost.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-10-24
Platinum Is Absolutely
Necessary to Aid America
in Fighting the Germans

For war purposes the United States
must possess or control every ounce
of platinum in the country, says New
York Times, because, as Represent
ative Henry L. Rainey of Illinois
pointed out in his speech in the house
recently, explosives cannot be manu-
featured without the use of sulphuric
acid and nitric acid, and sulphuric and
nitric acids cannot be manufactured
without ample supplies of platinum.
Platinum is also essential for the man
ufacture Of ignition points in air
planes; and guns cannot be made with
out the use of promoters, and in turn
promoters cannot be made without
platinum. A pyrometer is an instru-
ment for measuring very high degrees
of temperature.
All this being so, no patriotic
makers of, or dealers in, articles OF
luxury into which platinum enters,
only because it has become more ex-
pensive than gold, would stand in
the path of action by congress to give
the war department control OF the
available supply Of platinum III this
country.
Germany now has it's hands on the
greater part Of the worlds store OF
platinum, which is to be found in the
Ural mountains. Colombia, which Ger
man propaganda is seeking to inf1u-
ence, produces 10 per cent of the
whole; the United States only l per
cent. Iridium and palladium must
not be forgotten; they occur with
platinum and are used in hardening it.
The jewelers., manufacturers and deal
ers can get along without platinum, II
necessary, though some OF their artf-
sans would have to seek other work;
but the American army cannot hight
without platinum.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-10-24
Little Housing Is Needed
For the Raising of Sheep;
Fenced Pastures important

Equipment for raising sheep on
farms need not be expensive. In
mild ATTITUDES, writes an expert, little
housing is. needed, and the main need
is for fencing and pastures of suffi-
cient number and size to allow fire.
quent changing of focks to fresh
ground to insure health. Where VIM
tiers are longer and more severe build
ings and sheds are necessary to FUR
nish protection from storms, though
no special provisions are needed Tor
warmth. Dryness, good ventilation
and freedom from drafts are the first
requisites of buildings for sheep, Con-
yenience in feeding and shepherding
must also be held in mind in locating
and planning such buildings or sheds.
Small fiocks can be cared for in sec
lions of barns having stabling or feed
storage for other stock, but with
flock of, say, 100 ewes separate build
ings are desirable. The interior ar
rangement Of these buildings should
be such as to require a minimum OF
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-10-24
Japan,s Early Submarines.

Kamugusu Minakata, in London
Notes, and Queries tells of the exist
ence, in the seventeenth century, of far
Eastern ancestors Of the modern sub
marine and ironclad. Kuki Moritaka
was hidden by Ieyasu during the win
ter siege of Osaka castle, in 1914, to
build four blind boats to stop the
musketry firing from turrete which
was annoying his army considerably.
Kuki thereupon constructed some
yblind boats manned them with his
soldiers, advanced Herewith sub
merged in the moat and crushed the
turret with his cannon. Thence was
made known how to build blind
boat as it had originally been invented
by Lord Kuki" This is the evidence
Of an anonymous writer of the year
100 or Whereabouts.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-10-24
WHERE TO GET
INFORMATION
Red Cross Tells Families Of
Soldiers Address Of Bureaus

Where to write, and when, and what
to say when asking information con-
corning men In the army or navy, is
explained by the Red Cross home serv-
ice department.
In cases Of claims for insurance,
communications should be addressed
to the Bureau of War Risk Insurance,
Compensation and Insurance Claims
section, Treasury Department, Wash
ington.
If no letter has been received from
soldier or sailor for an unreasonable
length Of time, the inquiry should be
addressed to the Bureau of Commune
cation, American Red Cross, Washing
ton, d. G.
Inquiries concerning men wounded
or killed in service, or automatically
reported wounded or killed should be
addressed to the same bureau.
In asking for information of any
kind, the full name Of the soldier or
sailor, his serial number, his company
and regiment or other unit, his rank.
age and the date of this entry in the
service, should all be written at the
top Of the letter.
To disregard rumors, which in many
cases are enemy propaganda, is adj
vised by the Red Cross. Except in
few rare instances, families have been
notified promptly Of casualties.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-10-24
Na1s h4s~eeQ

chickens, but they prey upon the egg
supply throughout the year.
The United States department OF
agriculture points out that anyone, by
care and industry, may free his own
premises of these rodents, but that he
is helpless to prevent an early recur-
renee of the trouble unless he can Sc
cure the active cooperation of his
neighbors. The department urges,
therefore, that wherever possible the
destruction of these pests be commu-
nifty undertaking.
The same effort, it is pointed out,
that is made by individuals working
Independently, if organized on COM
munity basis would be many times
more effective. The department has
worked out and tested definite plans
for the destruction of rats, in common
with other rodents, and information
concerning the matter can be had nv
writing the department.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-10-24
Good Horses Are Expensive
and Sell for Fancy Prices

When electricity came into use for
street cars hundreds of thousands Of
horses were released for other pur-
poses, but equine prices did not de-
scend, notes a New York correspond
ent. Then when automobiles came III
to such general use and supplemented
horses again, the natural expectation
was that the price would be cheaper.
On the contrary, good general purpose
horses are higher today than ever be-
fore. When central New Workers are
required to pay these high figures they
can get a little consolation from the
reports of the German horse market at
Hanover. There good cart horses bring
$1,000 to $1,000; medium size, $500 to
5000; inferior animals, $500 to $3.50,
and horses about to be led to the
slaughter for meat bring $500 to $50.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-10-24
Electric Furnace Reduces
Losses in Brass Melting

The bureau of mines, says Science,
announces the perfection of a type of
electric melting furnace that will be
revolutionary in the making of brass.
Patents on this furnace, known as the
rocking electric furnace, have been
taken out by the bureau and have
been assigned to Secretary Lane as
trustee. Free licenses to operate these
furnaces under the patent, it is I'M
derstood, can be obtained by making
application through Van FL. Manning,
director of the bureau of mines. The
new furnace, which it is claimed will
reduce the important losses in brass
melting, is the result of five years. ex-
perimentation by III. w. Gillett, chem
list of the bureau of mines, in coop
GRAFTON with the laboratory of Cor
nell university, the American Insti-
tute of Metals and number of man.
ufacturers of brass.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-10-24
OF INTEREST TO
POULTRY GROWERS

Chickens will ''pick up a good part
of their living from waste that other
wise would never become of any value.
They will feed themselves to an ex-
tent from grass, weeds, Insects and
crumbs and small scraps that if not
eaten by chickens would not become
of food value to man. They will eat
the eggs and larvae from which come
various destructive insects, particu-
larly orchard pests. In some orchards
where chickens range the brown-tail
moth has almost disappeared, while
nearby orchards where chickens do
not run are damaged by the pest.
Most of the attention required by
farm fiocks can be given by the wom-
en- and children of the household. The
question of labor is not a puzzling and
uncertain problem in the poultry pro-
sluction program. If the farmer in
ereases his flock to a size suitable to
fit in as a by-product of his general
farming he Will find that it will not
require extra help.
Because of these facts-that poultry
as a by-product Of general farming
find much of their feed in waste and
require no extra labor-the farmer
will produce meat food at the very
lowest cost. Home consumption OF
this will cut down his living expenses
and enable him to sell more of the ami
NAL meat he produces. He will be
making more money himself, and at
the same time he will be helping Uncle
Sam win the biggest war the world
has ever known.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-10-24
Suggests Changing Birds
Name to "Prussian" Sparrow

In some parts of the United States
more birds than usual are found,
writes Norman Hapgood in Leslies.
In plumage and song, this interest OF
life has been increased. The reason
is found largely in the severity of last
winter. The hardy English sparrows
remain the year around, even in our
colder states, but this time many OF
them were frozen. These sparrows
are sturdy fellows, notable for fighting
powers, gifted in organized aggression.
Does this show any general superb
ority to the birds they drive away2
Would it be better to have many birds,
each beautiful and tuneful after his
own, kind, or universe of sparrowsf
And how would it do to change the
name of the aggressive breed to Prus'
sian sparrows?
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-10-24
japanese Women Are Taking
Places of Men Joining Army

A notable sign of preparation for the
return of large numbers of men to the
Japanese army is the voluntary enroll
ment of women in various kinds of
work heretofore performed by men. A
keen demand for women laborers' has
arisen and most of the employees have
nroyed efficient. Women have joined
the fire companies in the villages OF
Kyushu and have rendered exceNent
service. They are serving as conduc-
tors on the tramways and as booking
clerks for the railways. and
Nest News.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-10-24
TIME TO PUT ON BRAKES
With the Passing 6f His Fifteth Birth
day Man Should Take a Re"
Moments and Think Hard.

When you have passed, say, your
fiftieth birthday anniversary, that foxy
old gent, Mr.. Time, puts the skids I'M
der you and greases them good ana
plenty.
1t is appalling, then, how quickly
the days and the weeks and the mohths
pass. You start in on Monday morn
ing. and before you know it, it is SAT-
urday night again. Even the years
slip by as though you were riding
through life on a roller coaster.
The thing to do then, brother Is TO
put on the brakes. Slow up and get q
little more enjoyment out of the seen
cry.
Some men think that just the other
way is the best method to adopt, put
we are convinced that they are making
a mistake. Their idea is that the thing
to do when one grows gray and bald
is to keep up with the procession, wear
pinch-hack clothes, silk socks and q
sailor hat with polka dot band.
But, If you do that, all you achieve
is an acceleration Of the pace. 1t Is a
pathetic form of camouflage that de-
ceives no one and yourself least of all.
When you are fifty and over, you know
it, and everyone else knows 1t.
When a Ian Is fifty he should have
home in the country, or at least out
Of the town. He should awake before
dawn and say good morning to the sun,
sip his glass of water deliberately In
stead Of gulping it down, move serene
ly, take his time.
When night comes he should be able
to say, "Well, this has been a fine, long
day." instead of saying, "For the love
of Mike, where has this day gone tor
Then, when old age comes, you Will
be able to say with the sage: "Old age
is the night of life, but is the night not
beautiful with starsT-Los Angeles
Times.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-10-24
Cream of Celery Soup.

This is soup rather too expensive
for the average housewife. Take one
fourth Of cupful of butter and one
fourth Of a cupful Of flour (four table
spoonfuls), cook until well blended,
then add two cupfuls Of cold milk
and cook until thick. Cook a large
bunch Of celery, cut fine, in boiling
water until tender, then rub through
sieve, saving the liquid and pulp,
using two cupfuls. Add the thickened
milk, season with salt and white pep
per, and If too thick add more milk.
For clam soup use the above recipe,
adding in place Of the celery two cup
fuls Of minced clans, with the liquor.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-10-24
Men. of AIsace-Lorraine.

The French armies are full of ma
dives of Alsace-Lorraine. AT least
1900 of them are technically dc.
serters from the German army, be-
cause on the declaration of war they
at once enrolled themselves in the
ranks of their French fellow citizens.
Hundreds of thousands have been I'M
Iprisoned in order to obviate any such
transference of service.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-10-24
Chew AnthiIl Tobacco When
Short of Their Native Weed.

In the lake region of Central Africa
the natives, when short of tobacco, are
fond of chewing s'sweet earth"-the
clay of the local anthills. The beetle
is eaten in the Nile valley, in Turkey,
Lombardy, Moldavia, Java, Peru and
Valachia, and is claimed to be very nu-
tritious and fattening. In Central
America the eggs of three Aquatic
bugs are made into little cakes and
eaten. A large bug is eaten with rice
in Assam, and in Nyasoland paste OF
mayf1ies and mosquitoes arouses en-
thusiasm. The Mexicans manufacture
q drink as strong as their pulque by
infusing a tiger beetle in alcohol
Scientific American.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-10-24
Four Years Changes.

Weapons which were thought mas
sive and powerful in 1914 are puny In
1918. Thus, heavy artillery, whose
weight tied it down to fixed fortitica-
ton, is now moving merrily over the
field of battle. Where formerly we
talked in millions, now we talk freely
in billions. Before the war 20 to 30
knots was battle cruiser speed; today
we have such ships of from 10000 to
100000 horse power steaming at 80 to
40 knots. A notable instance OF this
growth is in the field OF aviation.
where the British have airplanes OF
600 horse power. and the Italians nave
goneaup to 1000. And the end Is not
vet.