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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-10
CHRYSANTHEMUM CLUB.

The Chrysanthemum Club met on
Friday afternoon with Mrs Joe Poole
at her home on Church street The
afternoon was spent in the study of the
culture and growth of the flowers and
y guessing contest entertained the
guests, Mrs. Thomas Harold winning
the prize, huge bunch of buttercups
Those present were: Mrs. Sam Heys.
Mrs. Sam Heys, Mrs Thomas Harold,
Mrs. Ross, Mrs. z. s. Childers, Mrs.
Il. j. Webb, Mrs G. R. Ellis, Mrs. w.
L. Mcneil, Mrs Egbert Allen, Mrs.
ID. R. Andrews, Mrs W. c. Wright,
Miss Lizzie Worthy.
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YOUNG MATRONs, BRIDGE CLUE.

Mrs. t. o. Marshall entertained at
a lovely party yesterday AFTERNOON
when her guests were the members
of the Young Matrons' Club and sew
eral friends. Quantities of wild flow
ers decorated Mrs. Marshall's attrac>
tive home and among those present
were: Mrs. H. o. Jones, Mrs. G. B.
Council, Mrs. Lucius McC1esky, Mrs.
Cliff Williams, Mrs. Eugene Hill, Mrs
j. D. Hooks, Mrs. Edgar Ship, Mrs.
Taylor Lewis, Mrs. Stephen Pace, Mrs.
Glenn Hooks, Mrs. Henry Johnson,
Mrs. Charles Council, Mrs. Dudley
Catewood, Mrs. W. J. Turpin, Mrs.
J. E. Hightower, Mrs. John Council.
Miss Mary Ella Davenport.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-10
RED CROSS BRIDGE CLUB.

Mrs. r. E. McNulty was hostess on
Friday afternoon to the Red Bridge
Club when four tables of players were
delightfully."- entertained Towering
red pear blossoms and buttercups
were used as decorations and the prize
a box of embroidered handkerchiefs,
was won by Mrs ]. A. Hixon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-10

Miss Darien Pinkston, Mrs. Carr
Glover, Mrs N. S. Evans, Mrs. H. P.
Everette, Mrs. w. T. Brown, Mrs. T.
o. Marshall, Mrs. W. S. Ivey, Miss
Louise Marchall, Mrs. Grey Tillman,
Mrs. r. P. Moore, Mrs. Taylor Lewis.
Miss Maud Sherlock assisted in enter
tanning the guests.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-10
MUSIC AT FIRST
BAPTIST CHURCH.

The music at the First Baptist
church today will be unusually beauti-
full, splendid program having been
arranged by Mrs. H. o. Jones, organ
list. The double sextette who will sing
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-10
FORTY. TWO PARTY.

Mrs. Fred W. Smith and Miss Eliza
beth Brown entertained at two parties
yesterday complimenting Mrs. M. H.
Wheeler a recent bride. and Miss Annie
Taylor, of Macon, who is their guest
Quantities of spring flowers adorned
the rooms and the honor guests were
presented with pretty blossoming
Llants. Present in the morning were.
Miss Kathleen Denham, Miss Ruth
Clark, Miss Mary Eliza Sheppard, Miss
Miss Eunice Royal, Miss Melva Clark,
Miss Bess Mcleod, Miss Lula Calhoun,
Hiss Bronnie Hodges, Mrs. e. M.
viquesney, Miss Lois McMath, Miss
Reva Calhoun, Miss Matte McMath,
Mrs. E. Poole, Mrs. T. @. Tillman, Mrs.
W S. Roach, Miss Annie Lou Perkins,
Miss Mitch Payne, Miss Louise Wilt
lord, Mrs T. F. Gatewood, Jr., Miss
Evelyn Crew, Miss Caroline Worthy,
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Cato, Miss Annie Ivey, Miss Lois Nc.
Math, Mary Eliza Sheppard, Miss Melva
Clarke, Miss Anna Murray, Miss
Mitch Payne, Miss Louise Marshall,
Miss Genevieve Prather, Mrs Shelton
Harris. Mrs. McWaters, Mrs. Cloyd
Buchanan, Miss Bess Mcleod, Mrs.
Fred w. Smith, Mrs. Charles Poole,
R. l.. McMath, Mrs. Emmett Bolton,
Miss Sara Brittin Miss Cordelia Gate
wood, Miss Louise Blackwell.
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Optimistic Thought.
He who plays trick must be pre-
pared TO take a joke.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-10

stylplus distributors will sell Stylplus Clothes $17
black labeD long their supplies of this grade last
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-01-09

draft surpassed the highest expecta
lions and pays high tribute to the
thousands of civilians whose service
made the plan a success.
AT the presidents call" he says
"alI ranks of the nation reluctant!
nntering the war NEVERTHELESS instant
Iy responded to the 9rst, GALL Of the ma
ton with a vigorous and ,unseliish co
operation thai submerged all individ
ual interest in a single endeavOr to-
ward the cOnsummatiOn of the nation
al task. take it that no great nation
! al project was ever attempted with sc
complete reliance upon the vOlun
| tary cooperation of citizens for its
execution. Certainly no such burden
some and Sacrlicial statute had ever
before been executed without great
hierarchy of officials.
"This law has been administered
by civilians whose official relations
lie only in necessary powers with
which they are vested by the presi-
dents designation of them to perform
the duties that are laid upon them.
They have accomplished the task.
They have made some mistakes. The
|system offers room for Improvement.
"But the great thing they were call
ed upon to do they have done. The
Wanted efficiency of absolutism. of
which the German empire stands as
avatar. can offer nothing to compare
with it. 1t remains the ultimate test
and proof of the intrinsic political
idea upon which American institu-
tons of democracy and self govern
ment have been based"
Analysis of First Draft.
Analysing the first draft. General
CrOwder shows that 9,5S6,50S men be-
tween the ages of 81 and 81 years reg
istered. Up to late in December only
$50 arrests had been made of those
who sought to evade registration, and
of that number 2,263 were released
after having registered, and there re-
mains only zoos cases to be prose-
cuted. The report declares that in the
final analysis of the records it will be
shown that only .O0026 per cent of
the men within draft age evaded reg
istration.
A rough figure of 50 per cent is Civ
en- as the number of registrants who
failed to appear when called by their
local boards for examination, but
that most of these men already are in
Europe in the American. British and
French armies. They did not await
the draft processes in their eagerness
to get into action.
"The final date will undoubtedly
show" General Crowder adds, that
the number OF those who will fully fail
to appear for examination when call
ed is insignificant"
OF the total registration of 9,5S6,5OS
the number called and examined was
3,082919 and of these 1,057,363 were
certified by the boards for military
service. Since the first call was for
only $4,000 men. there now remain
370,3G3 men awaiting summons to the
camps.
Or all men examined. 73O,756, or
1916 per cent were rejected for physi-
cal reasons. That, it is pointed out,
shows an encouraging Improvement
in the physical condition of the young
men of the nation since civil war days,
for at that time the draft authorities
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| Mr.. Mayer, of Cedar county, was in
town Tuesday. His parents moved
onto farm in the vicinity of Buck
Grove forty years ago, but his father
| lost what he had in a few years and
moved back to Cedar county, where
they remained. Mr.. Mayer has not
been here for nine years and found
many improvements in the town.
Roy Motfitt, formerly Of Buck Grove,
but now residing near Woodstock,
Mimi, was a visitor here for few
hours last Thursday. Roy looks as
natural as ever and likes his home in
| Minnesota. He thinks our hills in
these parts are much higher than they
used to be and says he can't get used
to them any more. His father. Rob
ert Moft1tt, who kept general store
here Tor many years. is now running
an elevator in Holland and doing WELL
Roy found many changes in our town
and people. 1t has been eight years
since the family left here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bohm have re-
turned from a weeks visit with friends
in Ricketts,.
Mrs. George Hester returned Satur-
day from a six months visit with her
daughters in Aurora, Ill.,, and Des
Moines. She is looking well and had
a fine time, but says that after all
there is no place like home.
Herbert Docherty. our rural mail
carrier, celebrated his New years hol-
lday by picking his corn which job he
finished that. day, and says that he can
now enjoy the season.
There has. been some misunderstand-
ing about some of the dances given
recently in Buck Grove They are
strictly invitation affairs and each
lady invited. takes something to eat,
while the ones giving the party fur
nish the hall and music. So when peo-
pie hear there is to be dance in Buck
Grove they should inquire if it is an
invitation dance. 1t can easily be
ascertained over the phone, You see,
when outsiders come who are not in
vited it makes shortage in the eats
and is apt to be embarrassing.
There was a meeting of the stock
holders of the Farmers Lumber COM
pany here Saturday. A dividend of
per cent was declared All the old
officers were reelected: H. Asmus,
manager and secretary; John Rath,
PRESIDENT. Fritz Block. vice presi-
dent. Directors: f. Stegemann, A.
Harmon, f. Olsen. Treasurer, Dan
Hemphill. Manager Asmus urged the
erection Of a new implement house,
but it was postponed.
The dance Friday night, given by
Hans Asmus and Albert and Emil
Stegemann, was a very enjoyable af-
fair. regular house party attended
by young and old. /
A letter from Sidney Bonney this
week gives new address, which he
thinks will be permanent for a while |
at least 1t is, First Lieut.. Inf. Henry
S. Bonney, I'd Blu. 1st U. S. Engineers,
Am. Elk. Forces, France.
Miss. Gladys Welsh visited friends
The average number of claims was 46
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rejected 80 per cent of all men called
on physical grounds.
One-HaIf Claimed Exemption.

rejected 80 per cent of all men called
on physical grounds.
One-haIf Claimed Exemption.
About one-half of all men called. OF
1.560,570, claimed exemption. The
claims of 70 per cent of these were
granted, showing in the opinion OF
officials that very few fraudulent
claims were filed. or those exempted
ID per cent were released because OF
dependent relatives, 20 per cent be
cause they claimed alien birth and
nationality, and only q per cent on
vocational grounds. Less than l per
cent of the exemptions were granted
to religious DIRECTORS or to those NOR.
ally unfit. The figures are 1857 eX.
empted because of religious belief
their exemption extending only to re-
lease from participation in actual
combat. and 2,ool rejected for moral
unfitness. The majority of the latter
were cOnvicts now in prison.
The total cost of the first draft, eX-
elusive of the cost of the provost
marshal generals office here. was S.
211 ,965. This amount has been re-
funded to the states by the federal
government. 1t represents an aver
|age cost of $4.93 per man accepted for
military service and with the provost
marshal generals expenses included.
s. per man against a cost of $24.4S per
voluntary recruit in 1914: $1914 in
1915 and $685. in the first nine
months of 1917. Prior to the draft
act during the civil war the cost per
man was about $34, and after the draft
was enforced, about 1884.
Ahaou,ta a rv,v Fret
In discussing the future Of the
draft, General Crowder says the first
duty is to provide an adequate army.
Economic considerations must be re-
garded in selecting the men, he says,
but not at the expense of an efficient
fighting force. Viewed beside the eff
forts Germany and Austria have put
forth to place man power in. the field,
he adds, 1T little, becomes us to en-
phasize above whisper as a substan-
tial national problem anything we
haye yet been called upon to do
iTables accompanying the report
show many striking results of the
draft. Taking the total of 1,243,S01
aliens registered it is shown that
of the 457,713 called up for examina-
ton, 76,545 were certified for military
service, having voluntarily waived
their right to exemption as aliens and
in eject volunteered for the battle for
democracy. Even of the 3S1, 16S ex-
empted 40 per cent went out on other
grounds than their alien status.
There was evidently some variations
of practice among the states on the
question of eXempting married men,,
A total of 161,115 married men have
been certified for service. In Missis-
sippi the boards held 50 per cent Of
all married men called for service; in
Wisconsin and North Dakota only 81
per cent were held. 1t is expected ef-
forts will be made to unity the prac-
tice of boards more closely in this re-
gard
Montana led among the states in the
number of men called who filed no
claim for exemption. Figures for that
state show that so per cent of men
called up were ready to go to the
front. Kentucky had the greatest
number Of exemption claims, So per
cent of all men called filing affidayits.
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DELoIT ITEMS
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Mr. and Mrs Harry Mauck were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James McKim.
Mr. and Mrs. Silas Streeter were
! visitors Friday with her sister, Mrs.
| Comstock. at Denison.
| Mr.. and Mrs. S. d. Newton and
Isaac Newton went to Denison Tues
day to spend their New Years at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Newcom.
Link Riggleman shipped cattle and
hogs Tuesday evening.
Arden Newcom and Miss Loyal Win
ans were married at o'clock p. m.
New Years day by Rev VIM. Mckim,
of Independence. 1t was very quiet
wedding. Both parties grew up here
and are we'll known to be the best Of
our young people. They left on the
noon train Wednesday to visit his
parents at Spirit Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred True enjoyed the
company Of Mr.. and Mrs. Broder Boy
sen New Years eve.
Miss Eta Stubbe spent her vacation
at Boone.
Stanley Browne was in Denison on
business Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. White, of Diagonal, are
visitors at the Chas Campbell home.
Mrs. Ida Sterrett and son, Ernest.
of washington Springs, are visiting
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. S. D.
Newton.
Ben Beaman and family entertained
their immediate relatives New Years.
The Red Cross will have rooms in
readiness for work so come and help
all you can.
Mr. and Mrs. Hickman are on the
sick list
Tracy Jordan was Deloit visitor
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Anderson were
Denison shoppers Monday
VIM. T. Huckstep was at the county
seat Monday.
Fred Schultz shipped car of cat
tie and one Of hogs; Schurke a car of
hogs and Stang a mixed car of cattle
and hogs Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Broder Boysen were
visitors at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Myers Hansen Sunday.
Ben Beaman went to Denison on
business Monday.
Rev. Allen left for a weeks visit
with his parents at Topeka Kans., this
week.
The Misses Vennink returned home
this week from their vacation visit
with relatives at Manila. a
Fred Landon enjoyed birthday sur
prise Wednesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mauck spent
New Years in Des Moines.
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MELTING POT.

ing pot" The plan is to place in one
OF the jewelry store windows recep-
tacle for discarded or broken pieces
of jewelry, solid silverware, worn out
thmbles or any other article of silver
or gold. When sufficient amount
has been collected it will be sent to
the city to be assayed and the proceeds
given to Red Cross work.
The idea originated in England,
where in order to raise money to aid
the war work. patriotic women of
wealth gave jewelry OF great value
while those of the poor contributed
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-01-09
YOUNG MEN TO
Do THE FIGHTING
gUncie Sam to Call All the Registrants
In Glass One--Single Persons
Without Dependents Liable
STATEMENT BY GEN cRowDEH
Provost Marshal Announces a New
Policy and Urges Congress to
~ w Amend Draft Laws.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3--AH men for
the war armies still to be raised by
the United States will come from class
Fl under the new select service plan.
That means the nations fighting is to
be done by young men without fam
lies dependent upon their labor for
support and unskilled in necessary
X Industrial or agricultural work.
Provost Marshal General Crowder
announced the new policy in report
on the operation Of the selcctive draft
law submitted to day to Secretary
Baker and sent to congress. He says
class ] should provide men for all
military needs of the country, and to
accomplish that object he urges
amendment to the draft law so as to
provide that all men who have reached
their 21st birthday since June 5, 1917,
shall be required to register for class
Il ificatiOn. Also, in the interest OF fair
distribution Of the military burden he
proposes that the quotas of states or
districts be determined hereafter on
= lilo basis of the number of men in
h class / and not upon population.
COO, 900 Men Qualified
Available figures indicate, the re-.
port says, that there are 100000
! qualified men under the present regis
tration who will be found in class /
when all questionnaires have been re-
- turned and the classification period
!e:epds, February 18th. To this the ex-
tension of registration to men turn
ing 81 since June 5th of last year and
thereafter will add 100000 men
I year
Class 4 comprises:
Single men without dependent rel.
atives; married men who have ha'
bitually failed to support their famil-
& les, who are dependent upon wives
for support, or not usefully engaged,
and whose families are supported by
incomes Independent of their labor;
unskilled farm laborers, unskilled in
Justrial laborers, registrants by or in
respect of whom no deferred CLASH
lication is claimed or made, regis
trants who fail to submit question.
naires and in respect Of whom no de-
ferred classification is claimed or
made and all registrants not included
in any other division of the schedule.
Single Men to Bear Burden.
The plan places upon unattached
single men and married men with in
dependent incomes most OF the weight
Of military duty, for the number of
men in the other division Of class is
very small 49,.
General CrOwder finds that the first
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in Denison a few days last week. She
went from there to Dunlap, arriving
home Friday evening. She was &C.
companied home by Helen and John
Mcclure. of Nicola. who remained I'M
til Sunday. Helen and John used
to live here, their father having been
section foreman here for a number of
years. They are both looking we'll and
enjoying their home in Nicola very
much.
Miss Anna Winnike enjoyed visit
from her sister few days last week.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-01-09
Could Not Eat or Sleep
Made We'll BY PERUNA

Mr.. William Z. Denny, 1923 Park
Ave-, Springfield, Ohio, writes:
81 find great pleasure in writing
you and thanking you for what Pc
runa has already done for me. !
have been troubled with catarrh for
years, and it had affected my head,
nose, throat and stomach, that I
could not eat nor sleep with any sat.
isfaction.
81 have just taken three bottles. 1
can eat most anything and am greatly
relieved of nervousness, so that when
! lie down ! can sleep without the
least trouble. ! recommend it to all
those who are sufferers Of that dread
full. disease, eatarrk."
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their bit by bringing thimbles and
broken pieces OF treasured jeWelry.

. The Knoxville Journal says it is
probably just as well to abandon the
thought OF an extra session. An en-
ira session now would be devoted to
politics rather than business and it
would cost great deal of money! the
Journal continues. 'TaXes are high
enough without spending lot OF pub
lie money for politics.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-01-09

A popular way of making New Years
resolutions is to swear off on the
things you don't care much about.
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The average number of claims was 46
Der cent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-12

Frenchwoman, the countess is related
by birth to Mrs. Ava Willing Aston
and other prominent Americans. She
is said to be the first woman in France
to take up the work of rescue for the
people of the devastated regions
In April, 1915, the only work among
these people was that of small group
of English mem bers of the Society of
Friends. Countess de Bryas organized
a society in Paris to supply funds, and
secured temporary homes and farm
goods for the people of 207 villages.
Later she adopted" thirty-one boys
from the village of Thanh, in Alsace,
and organized for them school in a
chateau in Normandy. This work she
varied with periods of nursing in mil
ltaTy and civilian hospitals
The Countess de Bryas believes that
reconstruction work behind the French
lines can be extended even, during these
critical days of the great battle in
Picardy. as there are many miles OF
devastated area, far from the presen,
battle line, which have never been
touched by reconstruction workers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-12
Art

The paintings of bird dogs by Perez
galleries Of John Levy. IA East Forty
sixth Street, arouse the sporting blood
at the first glance. Here arc portraits
of famous sporting dogs, Beau" and
"Buss," belonging to Harry Kirkovcr,
pointers, Irish settlers, blue and lemon
beltons, English settlers and beagles.
An interesting canvas is "Three
Settlers Pointing and Backing'; the
pointing setter, with magnificent ar
rested action, stands like a statue, with
stlffened tail and head alert, while the
others "back" motionlessly. Setter
and Pheasant is very attractive in
color, the black and white Of the dog
contrasting with the brilliant plumage
OF the bird held in its mouth. "Griffon
Retrieving" shows a French wire
haired hunting dog introduced into
TINS country by Louis Thebaud, and
since having become very popular),
proudly carrying 4 malard.
Apart from the sporting interest, the
paintings arc we'll handled, the artist
always keeping his landscape back
grounds in subdued harmony with the
dogs, which he paints boldly and with
understanding. The exhibition is open
to She public until April 20.
An exhibition Of student art work is
shown in the Hall of Forestry. at the
American Museum of Natural History.
II is devoted to the work of the girl
students of the New York high schools.
as carried on under the direction of
James P. Haney, director of art in the
high schools, and will continue until
Nav g.