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Arizona sentinel., 1918-01-31

If Secretary Bakers suggestion is carried out, all registered men 30 years and six months old at the time of the draft registration, and who have not already been called into the ser vice, would be discharged from draft liability.
 It is the opinion of the secretary of war that the registration of all young men coming 21 years of age will sup ply men enough for all military needs It is estimated 100000 men a year would be called to the colors. A bill to that effect has been introduced by Senator Chamberlain, chairman of the senate military affairs committee, at the request of the war department.
 Discharge of all registered men who have become 31 years of ago since registration day would release thous- ands of men from liability for ser vice.
 Whether additional legislation will be necessary to accomplish this or whether it is function already con- ferred on the war department, is a matter upon which decision must be reached.
 This announcement by Secretary Baker follows closely on the heels of a war department statement that no of men over the age of 31 is cOntemplated.
Arizona sentinel., 1918-01-31
WOULD RELEASE
 MEN 31 YEARS OLD

Secretary Baker has advised the senate military committee that the war department favors discharging from draft liability, men who have passed the age of 31, registering on June 5, 1917. without having been call ed to the colors.
 The military service regulations, un- der which the draft operates, provid- ed that the registration June 5, 1917, should include all men who had not reached their 31st birthday.
Arizona sentinel., 1918-01-31
LAS FAIRBANKS
"ALIMONY." Tuesday,
 WILLIAM s. HART in "The Square Deal"
DATA FOR WEEK
 ENDING JANUARY 27, 1918

Mean temperature 51 deg.
 Normal temperature 55 deg.
 Maximum temperature 70 deg.
 Minimum temperature 36 deg.
 Mean Rel. Humidity 42@o.
 Rain this month S1 inches.
 Rain this year .81 inches. . Normal rain for January 43 inches. Normal rain for year 3.10 inches. Departures in temperature: For the month, plus IA; for the year, plus IA Departures in precipitation: For the month, plus A; for the year, plus A.
Arizona sentinel., 1918-01-31
YUMA THEATRE.

Tonight (Thursday) - Taylor Holmes in Uneasy Money" five reel comedy and Charlie Chaplin in "The a two reel comedy, first time in the city.
 Friday-Ethel Clayton in "The WO- man Beneath"
 Saturday-"The Mysterious Mr. Til ler," a Bluebird drama
 Sunday-Jack Gardner in Gift O. Gab.'
Arizona sentinel., 1918-01-31
CASINO THEATRE.

CASINO THEATRE. Today-"Giving Beaky a chance" a Paramount drama; also "The Retreat of the Germans" No. 3. Saturday.
 DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS in His Picture in the Papers" Sunday-Gladys Brockwell in "The Branded Soul"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-17
RED CROSS ASKED TO
FURNISH PHOTOGRAPHS.

The Southern division of the Ameri
can Red Cross has been asked to fur
nish $50 monograph records in good
condition out of lot of $500 that has
been requested by Major Perkins for
the amusement of the American sold
iers in France.
The request came to Colonel Will
liam Lawson Peel, division manager,
from the national headquarters with
the further request that they should
be sent to the Red Cross clearing
house in New York as soon as posi-
bic.
Anyone who has photograph re-
cords that they would like to give for
the use of the American soldiers will
please send them at their earliest con-
venience to the Southern Division
Warehouse, at 80 James street, At
lanta, Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-17
MRS. HOOKS PARTY.

Mrs J. d. Hooks was hostess at q
lovely party yesterday, entertaining
about forty guests with bridge and
forty-two. Mrs. Hooks attractive
home was lavishly decorated with
flowers-daffodills hyacinths and mar
cissi being used in quantities through
out the rooms. Silk hose were given
as top score prizes and these were
won by Mrs. John Council and Mrs.
w. c. Gray. Among those present
were: Mrs. A. D. Gatewood, Mrs. Bar
low Council, Mrs .Lucius McClesky,
Mrs. Walter Rylander, Mrs. Sam Clegg,
Mrs. John Council. Mrs. Carr Glover,
Mrs. Shelton Harris, Mrs. Tom Nc
Clendon, Mrs. D. R. Andrews, Mrs.
Stephen Pace, Miss Elsie Raglan, Mrs.
E. J. Eldridge, Mrs Furlow Gatewood.
Jr., Mrs. Harry Hawkins, Mrs. Edgar
Shipp, Miss Georgia Bena Dodson,
Miss Sara Tower, Mrs. w. c. Gray,
Mrs. Harvey Weaver, Miss Nancy Han
ma. Mrs. H. B. Mashburn, Mrs. Cloyd
Buchanan, Mrs. Lee Council, Mrs.
Charles Hudson, Mrs. Frank Sheffield,
Mrs. R. P. Moore, Mrs R. S. Broad
hurst, Mrs H. 0. Jones, Mrs. Glenn
Hooks
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-17
JUNIOR RED CROSS.

An effort is being made to organize
all the school in Sumter county into
Junior Red Cross units. So far only
one, Howell's school, under the direc-
ton of Miss Oracle McMath has quail
fled for membership. Every child in
he school must pay dues of twenty
five cents before chapter can be
formed and Miss McMath has the
honor of being the first to secure
dues from full enrolment of pupils
Americas school must organize at
once and parents are earnestly re
quested to cooperate with the children
and their teachers. The children have
right to their part in this great
work and the opportunity should be
given them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-17
MUSIC STUDY CLUB.

The Music Study Club will meet OF
Wednesday, February goth, at ten
o'clock at the Carnegie auditorium
Miss Helen Argo will be in charge
of the program, which is as follows
Modern Russian School.
Prelude. Piano Solo; Schuett.-
Miss Mary Hawkes.
Etude Megnonne, Schuett-Miss
Louise Chapman
Prelude. Ylazounoff-Miss Eliza
beth Cobb
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-17
HELTON-JOHNSON.

The wedding of Miss Helton, of
Omaha, and Mr.. Knox Johnson, OF
Lumpkin, which occurred at the home
of the brides father at Omaha, Tues
day, was a social event of much in
terest to all the young folks of this
section of the state. The bride and
groom are well-known here and have
many fdiends who wish them happi-
ness and success in their future life.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-17
COOPERATION OF JUNIOR
RED CROSS Is ASKED.

A telegram has just been received
from Washington by the Bureau of
Junior Membership Of the Southern
division, American Red Cross, in At
lanta, asking that the school authorl-
ties have the school children of the
Southern division compete in drafting
20-word message interpreting the
good will of the American school chill
dren to the school children of the
Virgin Islands.
The best message received will be
forwarded from Washington as a rep
resentation of the friendly feeling of
the children here for those in our
newest territorial acquisition. All
messages must be in Washington by
February goth.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-17
| SOCIET
I THINGS OF INTEREST TO WOMEN 1T
cor Quoted
by
Mrs. h. B. Allen
Of'cePhone SO
Res. Phone 466
MISSES MATHIS ENTERTAIN.

Misses Linda and Lula Mathis en-
tertained yesterday afternoon at their
home near Americas, honoring Mrs. G.
C. Webb, a recent bride. Hyacinths
and buttercups were used with charm
ing effect as decorations and pretty
prizes were given for high scores at
bridge and forty-two. About thirty
guests were entertained.
PROM PARTY.
Miss Melva Clark was hostess at a
lovely party given for the visiting
basketball team from Columbus. De
licious refreshments were served to
the fifty couples present. The visitors
were Miss Corinne Miller, Miss Dis,
mukes, Miss Corinne Berry, Miss
Erma Harbruck, Miss Emmie Black
man, Miss Florence Molder, Miss Eu-
genia Pom.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-17
SHEPPARD-HOLST.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Eliza Sheppard
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Mary Eliza, to Mr.. John
George Hoist, lieutenant of the United
States Infantry, stationed at Camp
Wheeler. The wedding will be col
emnized on the sixth of April. at home.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-17
n. Y. GLIB.

The n. N. Club met on Saturday
Afternoon with Miss Ruth Council at
her home on Church street. Knit
ting and sewing occupied the guests
for an hour and delicious refresh
ments were served Present were
Miss Gertrude Davenport, Miss Mary
Sheffield, Miss Agnes Gatewood, Miss
Annie Ellis
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-17

DR.. and Mrs T. D. Ellis. of Macon,
are in the city, having been called
here by the illness of their son. ].
B. Ellis, who yesterday underwent an
operation for appendicitis at the
.Americus hospital.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-01-25

a fascinating thingA and in his dreams
they came to him from out of the cold
and snuggled into his blankets and
told him Of their toiks and troubles ere
they died. He shrahlS away from the
clammy contact asl they drew closer
and twined their frozen limbs about
him, and when they whispered in his
ear of things to come the cabin rang
with his frightened shrieks. Cuthfert
did not understand, for they no longer
spoke, and when thus awakened he
invariably grabbed FOR his revolver.
Then he would sit ,pb in bed, shivering
nervously, with thu weapon trained on
the unconscious dreamer. Cuthfert
deemed the NAV going mad and so
came to fear FOR his life.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-01-25

during one Of these sane intervals the
chief bone of contention, the sugar, had
been divided equally between them.
They guarded their separate sacks,
stored up in the cache, with jealous
eyes. for there were but q few cupfuls
left, and they were totally devoid of
faith In each other. But one day Cuth-
fert made a mistake. Hardly able to
move, sick with pain, with his head
swimming and eyes blinded, he crept
into the cache. sugar canister In hand,
and mistOok Weatherbee's sack for his
own.
January had been born but a few
days when this occurred. The sun had
some time since passed its lowest
southern declination and at meridian
now threw Haunting streaks of yellow
light upon the northern sky. On the
day following his mistake with the
sugar bag Cuthfert found himself feel
ing better both In body and in spirit.
As noontime drew near and the day
frightened he dragged himself outside
to feast on the evanescent glow, which
was to him an earnest Of the suns fu.
ture intentions. Weatherbee was also
feeling somewhat better and crawled
out beside him. They propped them
selves in the snow beneath the move
less wind vane and waited.
The stiffness Of death was about
them. In other climes when nature
falls into such moods there is q sub
dued air Of expectancy, a waiting for
some small voice to take up the broken
strain. Not so in the north. The two
men had lived seeming aeons in this
ghostly peace. They could remember
no song Of the past; they could conjure
no song Of the future. This unearthly
calm had always been-the tranquil
silence Of eternity.
Their eyes were fixed upon the
north. Unseen. behind their backs, be-
hind the towering mountains to the
south, the sun swept toward the zenith
Of another sky than theirs. Sole spec
tators Of the mighty canvas, they
watched the false dawn slowly grow.
A faint flame began to glow and
shoulder. 1t deepened in intensity,
ringing the changes Of reddish yellow,
purple and saffron. So bright did It
become that Cuthfert thought the sun
must surely be behind tia miracle,
the sun rising in the north! Suddenly,
without warning and without fading,
the canvas was swept clean. There
was no color In the sky. The light
had gone out Of the day. They caught
their breaths in half sobs. But, 10.
the air was a-glint with particles OF
scintillating frost and there. to the
north, the wind vane lay In vague
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-01-25

fully cold. But they soon grew to find
fault with even that. The hole would
persist in freezing up and thus gave
them many a miserable hour Of ice
cholRing The unknown builders Of
the cabin had extended the side logs
so as to support cache at the rear.
In this was stored the bulk Of the par
tvs provisions. Food there was, with
out stint. for three times the men who
were fated to live upon it. But the
most of it was of the kind which built
up brain and sinew, but did not tickle
the palate. True. there was sugar in
plenty for two ordinary men, but these
two Were little else than children.
They early discovered the virtues Of
hot water judiciously saturated with
sugar, and they prodigally swan their
fiapjacks and soaked their crusts in
the rich. white strip. Then coffee and
tea. and especially the dried fruits.
made disastrous inrOads upon it. The
first words they had were over the
sugar question. And it is really seri-
Gus thing when two men wholly de-
pendent upon each other for company
begin to quarrel.
Weatherbee loved to discourse bla.
family on politics, while Cuthfert. who
had been prone to clip his coupons and
let the commonwealth jog on as best
1t might, either ignored the subject or
delivered himself of startling epigrams.
But the clerk was too Obtuse to appre-
ciate the clever shaping of thought,
and this waste Of ammunition irritated
Cuthfert. He had been used to blind
ing people by his brilliancy. and it
worked him quite a hardship. this
loss of an audience. He felt personal
ly aggrieved and uncOnsciously held
his muttonhead companion responsible
for 1t.
Save existence, they had nothing in
cOmmOn-came in touch on no single
point. Weatherbee was a clerk who
had known naught but clerking all his
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-01-25
Just % Easy.

Two commercial travellers, while on
q train on the Oregon Electric railway.
got into an argument over the action
of the automatic brake.
ITS the imitation Of the tube that
stops the train" declared the first trav-
eler.
"Wrong, wrong!" shouted the second.
Its the output of the exhaustion"
So they wrangled for an hour. Then,
when the train arrived ut the station
they agreed to submit the matter for
settlement to the motorman. That gen.
tleman, leaning condescendingly from
the door Of his car. listened with an
attentive frown to the two travellers
statement Of their argument. Then he
smiled, shook his head, and said:
"Well. gents, yere both wrong about
the working Of the vacuum brake. Yet
it's very simple and easy to under
stand. When we want to stop the
train we just turn. this ere tap. and
then we fill the pipe with vacuum"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-01-25

sticks, unknown to each other they
entered a thicket from opposite sides
Suddenly, without warning. two peer
ing deaths heads confronted each 9TH
er. Suffering had so transformed them
that recognition was impossible. They
sprang to their feet, shrieking with
terror. and dashed away on their man
gled stumps. and, falling at the cabin
door, they clawed and scratched like
demons till they discovered their mis-
take.
Occasionally they lapsed normal. and
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-01-25

life; Cuthfert was a master of arts, a
dabbler in oils and had written not q
little. The one was lower class man
who considered himself a gentleman.
and the other was q gentleman who
knew himself to be such. From this
it may be remarked that q man can
be a gentleman without possessing the
first instinct Of true comradeship. The
very presence Of either became a per-
sonal affront to the other. and they
lapsed into sullen silences which in
creased in length and strength as the
days went by. Occasionally the fash
Of an eye or the curl Of a lip got the
better Of them. though they strove to
ignore wholly each other during these
mute periods. And a great wonder
sprang up in the breast Of each as to
how God had ever come to create the
other.
AS the sugar pile and other little lux
uries dwipdled they began to be afraid
they were not getting their proper
shares. and in order that they might
not be robbed they fell to gorging
themselves. The luxuries suffered In
this gluttonOus contest, az did also the
men. In the absence Of fresh vegeta-
bles and exercise their blood became
impoverished, and q loathsOme, pur-
plish rash .crept over their bodies Yet
they refused to heed the warning.
Next their muscles and joints began
to swell. the flesh turning black. while
their mouths, gums and lips took on
the color OF rich cream. Instead Of
being drawn together by their misery,
each gloated over the others symp-
toms as the scurvy took its course.
They lost all regard for personal ap-
pearance and, for that matter. common
decency. The cabin became a pigpen,
and never once were the beds made or
fresh pine boughs laid underneath.
Yet they could not keep to their blank
cts. as they would have wished, for
the frost was memorable, and the fire
box consumed much fuel. The hair of
their heads and faces grew long and
shaggy, while their garments would
have disguised a ragpicker. But they
did not care. They were sick. and
there was no one to see. Besides. 1t
was very painful to move about.
To all this was added a new trouble
the fear Of the north. This fear was
the joint child OF the great cold and
the great silence and was born in the
darkness Of December. when the sun
dipped below the southern horizon for
good. It affected them according to
their natures. Weatherbee fell prey
to the grosser superstitions and did
his best to resurrect the spirits which
slept in the forgotten graves. It was
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-01-25
zoo SNAKE SWALLOWS MATE
Boa cuIps Down Companion As Both
Are Endeavoring to Feast on the
Same Live Pigeon.

A snakes method of swallowing IL
almost automatic; the internal mech
anism begins its work as soon as the
reptile takes the food into its mouth.
In his book, "Of Distinguished AMI.
mails" Mr.. H. Perry Robinson relates
an extraordinary incident that oc-
Cured few years ago at the London
geological gardens.
The attendants put some pigeons
into cage occupied by two boas, one
ten feet long, the other a foot shorter.
In the night the larger snake seized
a pigeon, and his mate unfortunately
selected the same bird. The tip Of the
smaller bOa's nose was drawn into the
mouth Of the other together with the
pigeon, and after 1t the rest Of the
snake continued to 60, although the
eater must have been surprised at the
almost intolerable length Of what 1t
had believed to be an ordinary pigeon.
The next morning only one Of the
snakes was visible. Its enormously
distended body no longer haC the pow
er Of coiling, but remained stretched
to its full length In q straight line, and
appeared to be at least three times its
normal circumference. 1t was almost
painful to see the frightened skin.
which had separated the scales all
over the middle Of the body. Twenty
eight days later the snake had not only
digested its companion, but had re
gained its appetite as well as its nor
NAL size, and 1t Immediately swal-
lowed pigeon put into Its den.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-01-25

Little Jim, did not know quite
So much about scriptural history as he
ought to have known, but when
bis sister asked him, where was Sol
omon's templs?" he was rather angry
that she should think him unable to
answer simple question like that.
Don't you think know anythingT'
he asked.
"Well, where was 1t, them" his sis.
ter repeated.
And then he informed her: ION the
side of his forehead, of course the
same as other folks! Do you think
I am q duncef"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-01-25
Little Willie BoIo.

The German campaign of corruption
-Bolofsm. as 1t has been called-led
Representative Dupre to say. in Baton
Rouge:
This Boloism. this getting at us in
directly. Is q nendish thing. 1t reminds
me of little Willie.
MY sisters Teller kicked my dog
yesterday said Willie. but I'll get
even with him all right
How'll you get evenT said VIII
TIES friend.
"Tm goin' to mix quinine. said
Willie. with my sisters lip rouge"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-01-25
Profits In ShIpbul1djno.

The sale Of the schooner Glynn, the
frst ocean commerce carrier built
south Of Newport News since the war
began. has brought out facts. says the
Manufacturers Record, showing the
remarkable profits to be made from
shipbuilding and the operation of
freight ships under war conditions.
The company made a profit Of Is per
cent on the building of the vessel; her
purchaser. James 8. Bradley. Jr., re-
ceived $4,000 freight for the voyage
to Italy with naval stores and then
sold her to French interests for 500. ono.
After deducting $21. 800 for insurance,
Quitting and provisioning and the sal
aries and wages, the Glynn netted him
$45, 500 In six months.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-01-25
BELIEVE BRAIN IN STOMACH
Chinese Ignorant Of the Anatomy Of
Human eody-subJeet Of Mi
crobes Difficult to Teach.

Ignorance Is responsible for the
guesswork Of the Chinese about the
anatomy Of the human body. Jean
Price writes in World Outlook. "Noth-
ing Is known Of the nervous system
or Of the circulation Of the blood, and
every organ except the brain Is said
to have q pulse. The heart is consid
cred to be the center Of being. and
therefore 1t must also be In the CEN
ter of the body" The Chinese also
believe that the brain is In the stom-
ach. Perhaps that Is the reason that
more than half the thought and con-
versation Of the common people re-
lates to food!
It is ignorance which makes q moth
er chew her child's food, before put
ting 1t in the little ones month. 1t Is
ignorance which allows q mother to
wash the clothes in a green. stagnant
pool while the child at her side eager
ly drinks the same water. 1t is ignor-
ance which our mission doctors have
to fight when they suggest that wom-
en- should not use poisonous face
paint, should battle the baby at least
once before 1t Is grown, should wash
the dishes once a month In clean wa
ter. This ignorance makes the sub
ject of microbes more difficult to teach
than the English in which 1t IL taught.
And. though It's hard to say. 1t Is
ignorance which causes a lover to
take water In which his body Is
washed and secretly mix 1t in the
drink Of his loved one. But. then. that
IL romance and we mustn't mention
germs In the same breath.