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Newport daily independent., 1918-08-13
(By The Associated Press.) )

An Atlantic Port, Aug, 18. Brazilian freighter is reported ashore off the New England coast, and Fh8' vessel is believed to be in danger ous position. One report said thu steamer was evading a submarine.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-13

Mrs. Hogue of Newark spent Mon day in the city with her son, c. R.
 Hogue, and left today for Augusta to
 visit her daughter.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-13
ALLIED FORCES LAUNCH ANOTHER OFFENSIVE
FRENCH COMMAND TOWN
 LASS|CNY AND TERRITORY
(By The Asso ciated Press.)

London p. m- The French have gained control of the Massif of Lassigny according advces this after This gives them of the of Lassigny and valley Dxete entire district the north
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-13
GasunHp List

{By The Associated Press.)
 Washington, Aug. 13.--Army cas- ualties show killed in action, Private Henry c. Mosell of Harrisburg, Ark.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-13
(By The Associated Press

VDy iHe ASSoeIdcSu eS0'7
 London, Aug. 13.-The Germans are evacuating trenches in the river bed of the Disc just west of Bailly, according to news received here early this afternoon.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-13
.18 TO 45 FAVORED
 BY COMMITTEE
(By The Associated Press.)

Washington, Aug. 13.-The senate military committee voted this after noon to report favorably at once on the bill extending draft ages to from
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-13
(By The Associated Press.)

(By The Associated Press.)
 Washington, Aug. 13.-Army cas- ualties show killed in action, IA; died of wounds, three; accident and oth- CT causes, one; wounded severely, fifty-t two; degree undetermined, nineteen; missing, one.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-13
.MARIANNA FIRE
 |s DISASTROUS
(By The Associated Press.)

Marianne, Ark, Aug. 13.-The mercantile, establishment of Griffis- Newborn Company and eleven other buildings in the business district of Marianna were destroyed by fire this morning. The loss is estimated at $72O, O,o00.
 T. F. Umsted has returned from Hot Springs, where he accompanied his son, Virgil. H. reports the young man to be improving slowly.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-13

(By The Associated Press.)
 Paris, Aug. 13.-Last night was without important developments on the main battle front, says the war office anpouncement this morning.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-13
(By The Associated Press.)

(By The Associated Press.)
 London, Aug. 13.-The Germans intend to occupy Petrograd, accord ing to Helsingfors dispatch to the Copenhagen Politiken, says the Co., penhagen correspondent to the Ex- change Telegraph Troops are re- ported being brought forward for this purpose.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-13

Subscribe for the Independent.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-11
HARDWICK AND THE FARMER.

Is Hardwick the farmers friend?
Well, let's see:
Wasn't it Senator Hardwick who
voted against the nitrate biLl-a bill
designed to make nitrate, that most
valuable of all fertilizers, cheaper
and more plentiful for the farmers?
When the bill was under discus
sion in the Senate, Hardwick, accord
ing to the Congressional Record,
said
The farmers remind me of little
birds-always going around with
their mouths open. I wouldn't vote
for this bill if every farmer in GeOr-
gia had asked me to-"
No public man in the history of
Georgia has ever made such an in
sulting, contemptuous remark abou
the farmers-and yet on top of it all,
and in spite of his record, Hardwick
has the audacity to play to the far
meT vote and to pretend that they
have been the objects of his espec>
ial attention.
When Hardwick voted against the
shipping bill, he voted against the
farmers. When he voted against the
parcel post extension, he voted
against the farmers. When he voted
against the war finance bill, he voted
against the farmers. When he voted
against the food control bill, he voted
against the farmers. When he voted
against the nitrate bill, he voted
against the farmers. Indeed, there
is no other senator in the United
States, we daresay who has so con-
sistently opposed every measure ca
crlated to rebound to the advantage
Of the agricultural interests.
This is Hardwick's record-this is
lis measure 1t is not what we think
of him or what somebody else said
about him. 1t is record that every
farmer in Georgia ought to know-a
record that If known is bound to turn
against him every farmer who so far
has been his supporter.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-11
ATTILA LIVES AGAIN.
ton.

In the wake of the retreat OF the
German army the victorious Allies
advance on evidence of frightfulness
truly appalling, although not commit
ted all the time on humans. 1t is the
wanton destruction of property, OF
churches, libraries, beautiful homes
orchards. works of art, and scientific
implements, all abused or laid waste
by the Germans out of shear mean
ness and without any military advan-
tage to themselves.
We wonder whether civilization is
better or worse than it was several
thousand years ago when we read OF
these atrocities. For instance, take
this instance from Grecian history
Demetrius, of Athens, laying siege
to the city of Rhodes was approached
bv a deputation of citizens who told
him he was endangering the great
paintings of Protogenes, which were
in a temple on that side of the city,
Teemetrius shifted his attack, say
ing he would as soon smash the por-
trait Of his father as to injure them,
The Kaiser Wilhelm is unquestion-
ably the modern Attila' whose chief
nride was that the grass never gre"
v here his hordes had trod. The Ger
man Emperor seems to take as much
pride in reverting to the methods OF
the kings of the Huns, whereas if he
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-11
BIENNIAL SESSION.

Biennial sessions of the Georgia
legislature are now assured, provided
the constitutional amendment to be
submitted to the people next mon
is ratified.
Insasmuch as constitutional amend
mnnt@ n this state ire nearly al way !
approved in the general elections,
there is not much likelihood of this
one ia ing of ratification.
A session of the legislature every
two years is amply sufficient for the
states business There are always too
many laws. There is too much local
legislation. There is too much inter
ference in purely private affairs
There is too much disposition to legis-
late trivolously and carelessly.
MANY of the Legislators regard the
annual sessions as vacations or frol7
les, and spend most of their time in
Atlanta engaged in other purposes
besides looking after their legisla-
tive culies. This is not exceptional,
however. but simply typical of legis-
lators everywhere.
Provision ought to be made for
committees of the Senate and the
House to act on local legislation, thus
relieving the cumbersome machinery
of the general assembly from grind
ing away on matters entirely too pet
ty for its consideration.
Maybe the result of biennial ses-
eions Will be beneficial to the state
and at least productive of more care
tpl consideration of proposed legisla-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-11
HARRIS WINS!

The first actual test of strength
between Harris and Hardwick has
been made and Harris was the win
ner by an overwhelming majority.
1t was the first straight out fight
at the polls between the patriots and
the disloyaltists.
1t was the first genuine election,
with Harris versus Hardwick repre-
senting Patriotism versus Disloyal-
ty as the issue-and Harris and Pa
triotism won a splendid victory
Moreover, it happened in Elber
county, in north Georgia, where Hard
wick claimed to be strong.
In a special election for represe,
tative to the legislature, A. F. West
moreland, of Elberton, opposed 0. E.
Smith Smith is the leader Of the
Hardwick faction, and when Hard
wick spoke at Elberton recently Smith
introduced him Westmoreland, on
the other hand, is one of the leading
supporters of Hon. w J. Harris. This
so clearly marked out the issue that
there was nothing else at stake in
the race. It was simply a contc
between the Harris and Hardwi
strength.
The result is shown by the fact
that Westmoreland, the Harris mar.
the patriot, has been elected by
handsome majority, and has alread
taken his seat in the House.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-11
GEORGIA'S ROADS.

The principal highway in Georgia
is from Atlanta to Macon.
To some extent, it is the worst.
There are at least twenty mile
between Griffin and Atlanta mostly
in Henry county, where the road is
atrociously bad, So bad that motoring
becomes a provocation rather than
pleasure.
The fact that this artery is in such
shape is a reflection on the state, as
we'll as on Henry county, which so
far has been chiefly blamed. There
ought to be some highway system
that would prevent important high
ways from ever reaching the cOndi-
ton of the Macon-to-Atlanta road.
The present highway commission
Ill Reality, me pLlSOu COHluloolOlI'
with special powers in road matters
is without authority to remedy the
state of affairs Indeed, our highway
commission is without power to do
anything worth while, and should
be vested with more power or abolish
ed outright.
Georgia has many fine roads. There
are scores of counties which take
ride in their roads. But there are
lust as many counties which, for var
ious reasons, have roads that are
C1imina,iy wretched. The road from
Ar.cy.cus tc Macon, and also that
from A)ns' icus to Columbus, needs
considerable improvement These
were formerly among the finest
stretches in the state, but they have
been permitted to detOriorate. Their
present condition is such that they
really deter automobile travel. Many
who would formerly run up to Macon
or over to Columbus in their autos
now take the trains in preference. In
deed, to go to Atlanta in comfortable
automobile style now one must go all
the way around by LAGRANGE, which
route, however, between Colum5'
and Atlanta, is the best long stretch
in the state, being almost perfect the
entire distance. The other and nearer
routes could be put in the same de-
gree of excellence.
Georgia's entire highway system
needs attention and adjustemtn.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-11
G. S. & F. RY.
EffeetIra Way 18th 1918.

Effective Nay 18th 1918.
Trains IeaVG Cordele:
200 P M-For Jacksonville anG
Palatka, via Valdosta
6:35 P. M-Local for Tiftcu.
3:O8 A. M.-Jacksonville and Palat
ka, via Valdosta or Triton.
1850 A. M.-For Jacksonville, via
Triton, connecting at Triton for Val
dosta.
2:10 P. M.-For Macon connecting
for points North.
$50 A M.-Local for Macon, con-
meeting for points North.
2:25 A .M.-For Macon and point !
North Dixie Flyer"
2:Os A M.-For Macon and point ,
North, THE Southland"
Schedule shown as Information TO
the public; not guaranteed.
] W. JAMESON, G. 3. RHODES,
Agt.. , T. D. Macon, Ga. G.PA.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-11

SeabOard Air Line.
Leave Americas for Savannah and
intermediate stations and points east:
1881 p. m. 1:2O m.
Leave Americas for Helena and III
termediate points
S:S5 p m
Leave Amecri1s for ColU 9bus,
Montgomery and points West
sos p m.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-11

The only way to win an argument
with your wife is to leave the home
before it starts and slam the door as
you go out.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-11

The German who recently wrote a
book to prove that we could not
raise an army of 100000 will prob
ably revise it for the second edition,
and make it read 100000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-11

If brown sugar has taken all the
romance out of ice cream sodas, what
in the world oyOu think it has done
to mint juleps?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-11

Distance Lends Enchantment to
the view" certainly must have first
been said before the general adOp-
lion of silk stockings. or it never
would have made the hit that it did.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-11

Col Roosevelt has become mighty
desterate when all he can criticize
about President Wilson is the latter's
policy in Hayti
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-11

The paragraph column has received
this anonymous postcard-one show
ing a mermaid clad in sea foam and
Sunshine: I'm the only girl who
doesn't care for silk stockings" But
we bet that even mermaid, like a
mere man, likes to look at EN-.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-11

1t has become so, according to all
reports. that if you see a soldier in
France with a girl on each arm you
may know at once that he is an Amer
lean. ~' - sf.'
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-11

Senator Hardwick expresses no re-
greet for his conduct and boasts that
he doesn't. Yet history says that
both Judas and Benedict Arnold
were afterwards ashamed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-11

If mans wife can't keep him from
paying attention to another woman.
lhe other woman will soon keep him
frcm paying attention to his wife.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-11

A man can be very much bored in
the presence of his own wife, but put
him beside some other mans wife
not half as good-looking and he can
talk a blue streak.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-11

They're trying to stop throwin5
rice and old shoes at weddings. Next
thing you know somebody Will be
suggesting that they do without tss
bridegrooms.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-11

A real patriot is one who considers
it luxury to pay heavy taxes on
luxuries and who does SO un COM
pIainingly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-11

A warmed-over biscuit is the only
sort of widow that some men won't
Girt with.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-11

If they ever put an allowance on
soap, We know a lot of small boys
with dirty faces who will be supreme
ly happy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-11
GEOGRAPHICALLY SPEAKING

Why is it that a man with only one
wife is sometimes called "muchl,
married"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-11

You know, it is fairly possible that
sometimes the other fellow is right
and you are wrong.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-11
RAILROAD SCHEDULES.

Arrival and departure of passenger
trains, Americas, Ga
Central Of Georgia Railway.
Trains Arrive,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-11

had any of the finer sensibilities at
ali Re would prefer to survive in his
tory as a worthy emulator of Deme-
trius.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-11
Trains Depart.

or jacksonville
(Seminole) .*12:IO q n
For Chicago (Seminole) -" $40 a m
For Montgomery-Albany 5:S2 a m
For Macon-Atlanta .......* $40 a m
Fer Columbus ...........! 7:1O q m
For Macon and Atlanta .*2:17 p m
For Montgomery Albany -" 2:17 pm
For Columbus .........-.!!S:OO p m
For Columbus ............! $3.50 p m
For Albany ..... ....." 1885 y m
For Macon Atlanta 1852 p m
"Daily Except Sunday. !!Sunday
only
Evening journal., 1918-06-19
War or Football, Basfon is
Found i'm Thick of The Fiqhf

the greatest sllround football player
ever developed at Minnesota. TWO years
a member Of Walter Camps all-Ameri-
can team. in years when many great
ends rOved over the gridlrons Of east
and west, three years an all-western Sc
lection. once captain OF his team, Bas-
ton was one Of the really remarkable
figures In Minnesota University athlet-
les.
The dispatch referred to Is that Bas-
ton has been wounded with tile marines
In France.
10 Is not at all strange that Baston
should have picked the marine corps
as the field in which 10 do his bit. He
was the type Of American athlete who
wants 10 be In the thick OF things, and
knew that the marines would put him
where he would not be disappointed.
10 Is not surprising from his aih-
leilc record that Baston should have
been In the thick OF the fight. lie was
always found there on the football field
Beginning with the immortal Johnny
POE, American football viii show many
Ieroes on the great gridiron OF France
efore the referees whistle has brought
his game TO a close.
Evening journal., 1918-06-19
FAST MILLS ON
PENNSGROVE CARD

Pennsgroye, n. j.. flstic fans are In
for a flsiic treat at the Pennserove
4 G. next Friday night. June 2i. when
they will see Frank Carbonne. ihe az
gressiye New York middleveisht
: tackle Willie Loughlin, and Joe Leon
ard, the star New York bantam. ex-
change punches with Benny Ksuf-
mann, the Philadelphia lad
Matchmaker Doc Newton has TO be
congratulated on arranging the card as
IL is without a question OF doubt the
greatest array Of fstic talent given TO
Jersey audience since the Hurley
Din was passed.
Carb0nne Is The most dangerous con-
tender for the mlddleweight title held
by Mike ODowd now in the army.
Larbone fought Mike on five occasions
snd always gave the titleholder a
stif argument Besides ODoWd. Car
bonne has beat Jack Brltton. Soldier
Bartheld. Ted Lewis. Jack McCsrron.
Nike McTigue, Silent Martin and many
others. CarbOnne Is a crowd pleasing
hehter. lie IS a rip tearing youngster,
VINO lights every minute. CarbOnne's
opponent Loughlin, is a punching ma
chine. Loughlin has ended the cham
pionship aspirations OF more boxers
Than any boxer before the public
Willie says he will stop all the asplra-
tions Of Carbonne
The Joe Leonard-Benny Kaufman tilt
should be a humdinger. These boys
met at the Olympia A. A., in Philadel-
phia, about a month ago and put up
one OF the greatest scraps ever wit
messed in the Quaker City. Their bout
Friday night should be worth travelling
miles to witness. Kaufman has boxed
al the tough ones, while Leonard is
The sensation OF the 1913 season. Al
though boxing only little over year,
Leonard has taken into camp Joe
Lynch, Jack Sharkey. Frankie Burns
and others. Tho usual class prelimin-
aries will be staged.
Evening journal., 1918-06-19

A war dispatch the other day
brought back to me a scene at North
rup Field, the great athletic stadium
OF the University OF Minnesota.
The scene Is set in The fall OF 1916
and lined up against each other are
the powerful football teams represent
Ing Minnesota and Wisconsin.
The referees whistle shrllls, the
Wisconsin line moves forward as the
ball is kicked FAR into Minnesota terri
tory.
The oval Is captured and The inter-
ference move In on The man with the
ball. Wisconsin tacklers are bowled
this way and that and suddenly there
breaks from the Interference a tall
dark. slender youth who sprints toward
the distant Wisconsin goal.
One by one the Wisconsin men are
passed. The defensive fullback alone 1
remains between the fleet footed run
ler and the goal. He tackles low. but
he Minnesota youth has lodged clever
y and is away with O clear feld
The stands are in an uprOar as he
ylides over the line with The ball.
The youth was Albert Bast0n, perhaps
Evening journal., 1918-06-19
TAYLOR TRAINS FOR
MILL WITH HINES

Jimmy Taylor, OF New York. now
making his home In Wilmington. has
started training for his next bout,
which takes place at Pennsgrove. y. j.,
on June %. Jimmy's opponent will be
Billy Hines, OF Philadelphia. who has
been cleaning up all the bsntams In and
around Philadelphia. However. Jimmy
expects TO stop the winning streak OF
the Philadelphia boy. Taylor has met
all the leading bantam weights in the
country. including ex-champion Kid
Williams, whom he fought on two oc-
caslons, one bout going fifteen rounds.
at Baltimore. and the other six rounds.
at the Olympia. Philadelphia.
Other boys that Jimmy Taylor has
met are: Mike Ertle, brother Of
Johnny Ertle, six rounds. National Club.
Philadelphia Al. shubert, twelve
rounds. New Bedford, Mass; Benny
Mcneil. twelves rounds, at 81. Louis I:
One Punch Hogan. twelve rounds. at
New Orleans: Kid Herman, sixteen
rounds. at New Work; Eddie O'Keefe,
six rounds, Olympia Club, Philadelphia; !;
Louisiana. six rounds, Olympia Club,
Philadelphia; Mickey Dunn, four times
In New York. ten rounds each; Young
Marino. ten rounds, al New York.
Taylor is working out AZ the Key
stone Field Club and at least nifty
members OF that club will make the
trip TO Pennsgrove to see this fight
Evening journal., 1918-06-19
Quarter in III is Mark Shea is Shooting AT

"The thing that makes athletics
OF all sorts go over so blg In Amer
lea is because OF the big element Of
chance. One can never tell what is
going 20 happen
An old time sportsman was talking
and was including practically all OF the
sports generally followed by the Amerl-
can public.
II seemed particularly applicable at
the time the remark was made as the
wires had just carried the story OF
how Frank shea. The Plttsburg middle
distance runner had run a quarter In
az 3-5 over a track not in shape FOR high
speed
shea broke into the spriniing lime
light when he won two relays for
plttsburg University al the Penn Relays.
In the final quarter OF one OF these
races he ran close 10 az flat and beat
out opponents who had big leads on
him.
Then a short while ago he capped
this performance by stepping the quar-
ter on a Philadelphia track within is
OF a second OF the world mark Of az 2-5
The record Is held by Ted Meredith
snd Blnga Dlsmond.
Now Max Long once stepped a quar-
GER in az seconds. bni he did It on
sirslghiaway track az Guttenburg. Ger
many, some ls years ago under per-
feet conditions.
American collegiate tracks where A.
A. L. records are generally set up are
one turn 10 the quarter.
Some Of the crack track coaches OF
the east are predicting that Shea has
30 In him 10 run the quarter in even
time with the conditions perfect. Some
even believe he can step the 4i0 In less
than az seconds.
Evening journal., 1918-06-19
Hornsby is Too Good Shorfsfop TO Sell

rumor also" he continued. "that
ll0rnsby would quit baseball at the
end OF this year. Pure poppy-coct
lie has an invalid mother and o sister
dependent upon him He can make
more money playing baseball than al
any other thing. Consequently u
isn't hard TO figure that this youth is
going TO stick in the national game
Just as long as be can"
Hendricks has a pennaRt possibility
on his hands in the Cardinals. He has
three men who are 800 or better hit
ters. and he has three others who are
potentially tnat strong in the field II
he were 10 sell one OF these men he
would be iamming his own interests
and likewise those OF the club he rep
resents. And that is saying nothing
about what is due the fans OF st. Louis.
loyal for years in the face OF hard
treatment.
Evening journal., 1918-06-19
BY II. c. HAMILTON.
.nlted Pres star correspondent.

AnANNA A'"H A|NAA NaNA e" |AAAA'ANs
NEW YORK, June is.-One OF the
most popular Of all pastlmes among
baseball fans in New York these days
is comparing the results Of the big
deal engineered last winter between
the St. Louis Browns and the New
York Yankees. In the deal Eddie
Plank and Derrill Pratt were turned
over 10 the Yanks and a whole flock Of
potential Yankees were made chattels
OF the st. Louis club.
SO far as actual results. figured in
the standings. go the Yankees appear
10 have gained the most benefit from
the dlcker, which would seem to up
hold the reputation OF Miller Huggins
for David Haruming his contempora-
ries But the results also show a
benefit OF no mean proportion 10 the
Browns. and the final reckoning may
yet turn out in favor the Fielder
Jones gang
Joe Gedeon certainly is not poorer