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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-27
YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO bur
HOME ON EASY TERMS

We are pleased to announce that we
have about twenty houses, at prices
ranging from $4,000 to $500, khich
we offer for sale, one-third cash;
payments TO suit the investor on bal
ance, either monthly or yearly pay
ments accepted. Il is not often we
have such desirable property on such
liberal terms. We believe we can con-
vince you that all the property offered
Is we'll worth the money. 1t is our
opinion that city property is going
much higher and that now is the time
to buy home.
If interested, see US Immediately and
get the pick of these choice residences.
ALLISON REALTY COMPANY
By RI E. Allison.
Office Rear Allison Furniture Co.
Allison Bldg. Phone 253.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-27

selfish ends.
There may be a lasting peace OBJ
tanned with these people, but it will
be safer for the world to SO reduce
Germany to the state of weakling
for generations to come, while the
faint of "the Blond Beast" is being
purged from the blood Of the Ger
man people, that never again as {
nation will Germany be a menace tC
the security, the peace and the good
order of civilization.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-27
THE "WHO'S WHO" EDITION.

The Times-Recorder today presents
its readers with special edition that
has been anticipated for some time
as the who's Who in Sumter Coun-
ty" edition.
Labor limitations due to a general
shortage of help, then the influenza
operated to delay the issuance of this
edition for several weeks, and has
also forced The Times-Recorder t.
limit the size and contents of it. How
ever, withal, we feel that it is really
a creditable publication, one that any
reader will be glad to keep in his
home as a souvenir 1t is replete with
information about the men, the af-
fairs and the institutions of Sumter
county. and it is bound to be impress
sive to any person living out of the
county.
The Times-Recorder will send
copies of the edition to trade boards
generally throughout the country.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-27
FOR SALE

Groom house and acres land,
close in-place for industrious man
to make money. $4,000
Groom house, large lot, good in
vestment or home-rent $40 month.
Price $4,000
4-room house close in, $1,250, terms.
5O0-acres, IA miles of Americas,
two miles of wire fence, well improv-
ed SIS acre.
1000 acres, miles of R. r. room
house, soil red and gray sandy, run
ming water. So an acre, chance to
double your money.
No investment on earth is so safe,
so sure, so certain to enrich its owner.
as real estate.
p. B. WILLIFORD
Office windsor Hotel.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-27
Americas, Ga, October p, 1918.
THE UPWARD CLIMB.

Mary had a little skirt,
The floor it used to sweep;
But upward, we can see
This skirt of Mary's creep.
First we see the tiny toes
Of slippers neat and slim;
Next We caught just glimpse
OF ankles small and trim.
Higher crept this little skirt
To top of Mary's shoe,
And then the feet of Mary
Came clearly into view.
And shorter, still, inch by inch,
This skirt of Mary's grows
Till now we see a wreath
OF Mary's striped hose.
If higher yet climbs this skirt,
The time will surely be,
When we can look at Mary
And see her little knee.
Exchange
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-27
COMMANDERY MEETING.

DeMoIay, Commandery, No. 5.
Knights Templar, meets every third
Wednesday night at o'clock. All
visiting Sir knights have a cordial
Invitation to meet with US.
". F. Smith. Eminent Commander.
FRANK ]. PAYNE. Recorder. 20 If
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-27

The next time we see a paragraph
about 'the Allies going to have Tur-
key for Thanksgiving" we're going
TO boiler for help.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-27

When all the women wear masks it
is difficult to tell whether you are
flirting with your own wife or with
some other mans wife.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-27

1t is not expected that the Repub-
licans would endorse the president
appeal for Democratic Congress.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-27

Doctors do differ New York and
Macon stay wide open. Philadelphia
and Atlanta close up. All four have
the influenza.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-27

About the most memorable episode
in the life of small boy is his first
chew of tobacco.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-27

"All is lost save honor" and the
trouble is that Germany has lost even
that.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-27
Trains Depart.
SeaDOard Air Line.

SeaDOard Air Line.
Leave Americas for Savannah and
intermediate stations and points east
1881 p. IN. 1:2O m
Leave AmerIeus for Helena ana in
ermediate points
$50 pm
Leave Amecrius for Colu Vbua
Montgomery and points West
sos p m.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-27
RAILROAD SCHEDULES.

Arrival and departure of passenger
trains, Americas, Ga
Central of Georgia Railway.
Trains Arrive
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-05-31
Oppose HInher Rates.

The most pronounced opposition
reg stored before the corporation com.
mission during ne avalanche 81 pei.
tons for increased gas and electric
-ates in North Carolina developed
when the city Of Wilmington offered
vigorous fight against any advance OF
rs street car or suburban rates
The Tidewa;er Power Company OF
wilmington had petitoned for an IN
crease Of its gas rates from 81 % gross
10 81 GO gross per thousand cubic feet
and for an increase OF street car fares
from five to six cents. II also asked
permission OF the commission to ad-
vance its Wrghtsyille Beach rates.
Hugh McRae, president Of the com.
pany. was the principal speaker be-
fore the commission in behalf OF the
petition and Mr. Robert Ruark, repre-
senting the city and interests allied
in the opposition, was here to protest.
Mr. McRae told the commission that II
thought strongly OF asking TO increase
street car rates to seven cents, four
tickets for a quarter instead OF the
six cent rate in view OF existing in
creases In labor and materials.
The Ahoskie Electric Company also
asked permission to raise is gas rates
NJ nrlpr has haan issued in either
case
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-05-31
RED CROSS GOES BEYOND
GOAL BY TWELVE MILLION

Washington With the American
Red Cross second sl00.0O0.000 war
mercy fund already over.subscribed
by sl20973 04. officials were setting
no limit to the outpourlng OF dollars
on the closing day OF the weeks
drive That that daily average OF
something more than $4,000 600 would
be far exceeded they had no doubt.
On the face OF returns at headquar-
ters here II Of the IA divisions had
ovcrsubseribed. with the gulf leading
the home divisions in percentage with
2l0, but the foreign topping them all
with 300 The three divisions which
had not attained their quotas were
expected TO go over the top.
The Potomac division shows $4,000,
300 and the southern division s37O1.'
100.
Greater New York lacks Sl.39966
OF equallying its quota Philadelphia.
with an allotment OF s45Ooo0O, has
given s5.5O0OO0. nearly four times
its minimum. Pittsburgh has attain
ed only sc per cent of its 100000.
while Chicago has turned in only AZ
per cent OF its 100000 Boston is
another OF the larger cities behind in
the campaign
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-05-31
Better on Without Them.

Along with a mass OF heavy routine
and the necessary tea GUS Work OF ar
ranging for me styend registration
the ONCE OF Adidtant General Young
rs being daily bes.eeed with letters
from ifate sponseS urblnB ihat theIr
husbands be drafted INTO the army
Most OF ne letters charge abuse Oh
deferred classification and most Oh
them General YOUNG says nave peeh
Investigated ana found 10 be correct
When inquiry by local boards confirms
the sIaifmcAis made IN me letters the
reGistrant Is reotdas.ted ana Iaducted
immediai, y int military service
The general run of the complaints
reaching the AdWtaat General come
rum wives OF reg,slraats who have
been gwen deferred classic alton be
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-05-31
Wants MANY Workers.

Special from Washington W W
Neal a hosiery manufacturer Of Mar
ion. Mcdowell county, is here seeking
government cooperation from the de
partment OF labor in supplying short
age OF fifty loopers and kntters in his
factory lie is manufacturing socks
for the army and the labor agencies
will likely render him assistance The
traffic conditions are so congested that
lie is forced to obtain a special permit
from the railroad administration be-
fore the government orders can be
moved Mr.. Neal left Washington 70;
Philadelphia where he will attend q
three.day session OF the manufactur
ers Of hosiery and underwear OF the
United States He will visit Atlantic
City and New York while north.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-05-31
Carr Urges South

Speaking before a mass meeting Of
citizens at Wilmington, Gen. JULIAN
S. Carr and Or. C.aronte l. Owens
Of the Southern Commercial Congress,
representing the emergency feet cor.
poIation, urged the people OF the
South TO awake to the call OF the ma.
ton and speed up the sh.p.build.ng
program
Arriving shortly before noon the
party peat the Gay Inspecting the two
government shinyards here They
found the site for the yard whore y
$500 ton fabricated steel ships are
10 be built. had been cleared, ana Cen
eral Carr raised an American flag over
the first building that has been com.
rleted At the concrete shipyard the
first to be open by the government
General Carr drove the first nail in
the superstructure OF the mold loft
and opened the throttle Of a govern.
ment dredge boat, which is being used
In clearing the ships.
The visitors we're entertained at a
luncheon and short addresses were
made by General Carr, Or. Owens, Of,
ficials OF the two shipbuilding compa.
MES and local citizens.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-05-31
FIRES bROADS|OE
AGAINST SHER|FFS
MAJOR ]. D. LANGS cAARGEG
GROSS NEGLIGENCE OF
THEIR DUTIES.
FROM RALEIGH
ovinas and Happenings That Marx
the Progress Of North Carolina PEG
pie Gathered Arouro the state
Capital


Gross negligence OF official duties
particularly failure 10 apprrheua De-
,crters Fem the army is the rather
Startling Jharsr that Major JoAa p
Laass,on is bringing against the shcr
ns * North Carolina With an as
ounI.aely small proportion Of eScep.
oons That North Carolina Is infested
rom Mugpay 70 MJa;go with desert
sgs, who are either deliberately stay
,ng away from camp or who have fail.
- to return questonna,res ana 70 re.
spond TO the order OF local boards 10
report for service Majer Langs;on de
lares is The condition existing and in
4 brauls.d3 against the official charges
that they are either grossly negligent
Or in sympa hy with the deserters
Letters reaching his Office indicate
at tha condition in the State i one
e Sc deeply regretted ana in instance
t1r instance the chagbe is brought
aaat The sheuils aud deputies are fall
us q cooperate With the military an.
g.u5s III atrestng the deserters
0Ae 'e,'er patu1u NARY 'aAf7 ~,
''n ebleerS pos''.Ne'! 'e'ese 70 "''
~
The condition in general, Major
Lang ,oI points ont rather than par.
uUa. and COMPLAINTS have been reg
tered against a large numier OF
ouaty officers over The STATE Refer,
ing to il NE ported out that the
eaarmen of justice has ordered spe'
Ial operatives te Mitchell county
WEE " '.oAo'e = plinapS ms a.
araAa'iie mess 'ne o"'o.a'S ~ '''e
saGA$ VIII ieha men aiu 80 Y.
LaAhslsA avs II WA De i'poSS'oie
Tyr tae i'l'fa' authorities 70 accom-
pisa aaytiHs
payie county is another bad county
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-05-31
HERALDS REVIEW Of NORTH CAROLINA
Record OF Important Events At The Capitol And
Throughout The State, Reported For Herald Readers
Reduce Number Of Little Graves.

Iarpe humber OF cOmmunlties In
,or,h carolina are taking an active
jr,erest IN the Baby Saving Campaign
and the state Board OF Health is daily
called mon for literature exhibits lee
tures lantern slides and advice with
regards 10 the methods OF best arous-
ing local interest North Carolina is
asked to reduce its infant deaths this
year by more tnan ae0O rs the States
portion Of the l00OO0 babits whIch II
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-05-31
TAR HEEL SOLDIERS
ALLOWED TO VOTE
SECRETARY BAKER WILLING IF A
PRACTICAL PPLAN CAN BE
ARRANGED.
WILL Be NO SPECIAL DEPUTIES
The Department Of Justice Considers
Force OF Webb Bill Stuff cent to
Ferret Out Desertion.

Special from .Wash.ngton.-The con
'erence between Hon Thomas d War
rem. chairman OF the Democratic sta Q
executive committee, Secretary OF the
Navy Daui2,s, Senator Mmuns ana
Senator Oyerman relative 70 the sm
der and sailor vote IA seemingly pro
ductiye OF resulast Secretary OF War
Newton Baker has reopened the queS
ton and gives out this ir'eryiew.
The question OF having the sol.
tIers vote IL difficult one. the sec
Rotary said but everybody Is anxious
to have It done IL possible You know
with the soldiers in this country We
made a RUE that wherever state has
provided the machinery for taking ths
vote. we would help all we could It
facilitate the operation Of hat ma
ch.neiy The war department obyi
ous,y cannot take the responsibility OF
taking, collecting and returning the
votes II it is possible for Us 10 work
out a plan by which we can facilitate
the state doing II through their own
agencies. OF their own creation We
would be very happy TO do It l..
states provide machinery which r.
practicable ard can be worked We viii
do our utmost to enable them TO work
L. II some plans are practicable and
some impracticabie we VIII not pun.
.sh those states whose plans are pros
teal because OF the impracticability
OF others
III it Is possible TO work out plan
I. VIII apply - the American expcdi.
tiouary force
Webb Force Considered Ample.
The department OF Justice has aoan.
dopel it, contemplated plans Of as
signing a special deput to ferret out
eyaders Of the selective drati law tn
Mitchell county, North Carolina The
force OF United States Marshal Char
lie Webb OF Asheyile IS considered
sufficient 10 cope with the situation
However. the department has under
consideration plans for detailing a
special officer 10 western North Caro-
Ina TO capture young men in Mitchell
county that have fed to mountain
haunts In eluding war duty
Tho war department recently issued
a letter to Senator Lee S Ogerman Of
fering these young men an opportunity
II they would voluntarily surrender to
authorities A letter from e1.Iieuten.
ant Governor W G Newland had
placed the blame for their desertion 10
a more enlightened public that had IN.
cited rebellion to the selectIve DRAFT
act lie said they would make the
finest type of soldiers whom once Their
duties were clearly explained TO them
Tho war department said the greater
offenders who knowing the right
course had preached dislcyalty to a
less enlightened people
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-05-31
PRESIDENT PUTS END TO
QUESTION OF ADJOURNMENT

Washington. - President Wilson
ended discussion over whether Con.
gross shall stay In Washington this
summer to enact new revenue legisla.
tion BY appearing before the house
and senate in joint session and calling
upon members to put aside politics
and all other considerations 10 provide
money for growing war expenses and
70 advise the country in advance Of
the tax burdens il must meet
Just as the President was leaving
the White House for the capitol word
came that the German drive against
the west front had been renewed He
gave his visit dramatic touch by
announcing this news az he concluded
his prepared speech saving IL
strengthened the purpose he had tried
to express.
The demand that. with the war at
It's peak and crisis" Congress do its
duty at home as the soldiers are doing
their duty In the trenches overseas
brought instant acquiescence There
still was reluctance in some quarters
to believe immediate legislation i'm.
perative, but plans for midsummer
adjournment were abandoned and
both democratic and republican lead
ers expressed their determination TO
20 at the task OF passing a revenue
bill with will
A suggestion by the President that
most OF the new taxes probably would
fall upon incomes, excess profits ard
Injuries and that prohteers would be
reached In this way was greeted with
cheers and congress ional leaders said
later the money needed would come
from those sources.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-05-31

In the future all women employed
in the railroad service will get the
same pay as men for the same WORK
The government of Costa Rica mas
declared war on the central powers,
according to a dispatch received from
San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua.
All of the Central American STATES
have declared their attitude toward
the war. Panama, Nicaragua ana Qua
temala have become belligerentS, whlle
Honduras has severed diplomatic re-
latlcnS with Germany,
The British mercantile cruiser MOL
davia, carrying American troops rom
America to Europe, has been torpe-
doet and ffty'sx American so'dlers
are reported missing.
The premier Of England says that
the submarine is still unconquered, but
declares that il is no longer a vital
menace to the entente allies
U.boats are being destroyed faster
than they can be built by Germany
and the allies are building ships faster
than The submarines are sinking them
The administration food production
BIZ. authorizing the department Of az
ricuture to spend sl0.SG4.o00 TO in.
crease production has been pa sed BY
the house, with a provision that &c.
100. 600 shall not be available unless
the president issues proclamation
forbdding the use OF food for the
of liquor.
All men subject 10 selec, service
hereafter must do a mans work -or
fight" This rule viii become opera.
tive July /. and all Ioafers and men no,
in useful occupations listed in defer.
red classes. must engage in useful war
work or be called into the lighting ser.
vice
All gamblers, race track men. wait.
ers. bartenders club. hotel and apar.
ment attendants. persons engaged or
occupied in games, sports ana amuse.
ments with some exceptions. domestic
servants. sales and other clerks of d..
partment stores and other mercantile
establishments, must either be doing
useful" work on July | or get in the
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-05-31
RAILROAD EMPLOYEES
GET BIG INCREASE
EFFECTIVE SATURDAY, JUNE 1877;
RETROACTIVE TO LAST JAN
UARY FIRST, 1918.
ABOUT s3o0,Oo0,000 ADDED
All lncreases to Be Determined Upon
Percentage Basis Upon Pay In
December, 1915.

Washington.-G pay increases
for nearly two million railroad EN-.
ployes were announced by Director
General McAdoo, effective next Sat.
urday and retroactive to last January
!, carrying out substantially recon-.
nendations Of the roadroad wage com.
lAission, The aggregate OF the in
creases probably will be more than
100000 900 year, half OF which will
be distributed within a few weeks as
back pay in lump sums ranging from
about 500 to nearly $500 each.
The director general departed from
the wage commissioners recommen-
dations in the following particulars.
The principle OF the basic eight
hour day is recognized, but owing to
exigencies OF the war situation. hours
ON employment are not actually re.
Guced and overtime is to be pair pro
rata; future adjustments OF pay are to
be made on the basis OF eight hours.
In addition to the ordinary scale
Of increase day laborers employed
mainly on track work are to get at
east 2 IL cents an hour more than
they received last December 81
Women are to receive the same pay
as men for the same work and negroes
are to get the same as white men for
similar employment.
To work out multitude OF Unequal
tiles and other injustices caused by
varying rules OF employment and
condition OF organization, the direc.
Tor general created new board OF
railroad wage and working conditions
onsistlng OF three railway executives
which will conduct extensive invest.
cation and recommend wage and other
employment changes
All Increases now orderd will be
determined according to n percentage
scale based on pay received in Decem.
Der, 1915. and any Increases which
have been allowed within that time
will be deducted. In many cases the
raises In pay in the last two and a
half years are about equal to the
increases now approved and conse.
1uently these employees will get little
Or no more. To correct just such stu
ations when injustices are apparent
will be one OF the principal duties of
tn new wage board. whose creation
was suggested by the railroad wake
commission In no cases are wages
TO be reduced
Men working on the monthly.
daily, hourly piece work and train
mile basis will benefit by the new
allowances.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-05-31
Washington.

General pay increases for nearly
two million railroad employees have
been announced by Director General
McAdoo effective January /, carrying
out substantially recommendations Of
the railroad wage commission The
aggregate Of the increases probably
will be more than three hundred mil
lion dollars a year. half Of which VIII
be distributed within a few weeks as
back pay in lump sums ranging from
about one hundred dollars to nearly
two hundred dollars each.
Director General McAdoo has estab-
lished minimum Of IS cents an hour
for the railroad shop trades, including
machinists, boilers and blaCksmiths.
Negroes get the same pay as the
whites.
The Moldayia is the third transport
carrying American troops to be tor
pedoed and the fifteenth troop ship
sunk by the Germans, The Antilles
was the first carrying American troops
to be sunk. The second was the Tus-
canta, and the Moldavia is the third,
The railroad administration has al
ready begun looking for the most able
operating officer Of each of the 200
roads under government control to be-
come federal director of his line TO
replace the president as chief execu.
tive for operations.
That German submarines are operat-
ing off the coast Of Ireland is evidenc.
ed by the sinking Of the steamer In
niscarra Of Cork with loss Of life,
In a statement inserted in the house
record Representative Caldwell Of
New York, member Of the military
committee, declared that during the
first ten days of May 10000 American
soldiers were sent abroad and said that
after the expiration of one year from
the arrival of the first shipment OF
troops from this country the United
States would have one million men in
France, equipped with the necessary
arms and supplies.
There will be no controversy In the
senate over the military committees
war inquiry plans to which President
Wilson objected, and the department
of Justice investigation of aircraft pro-
duction directed by Charles E.
will proceed without having
It's path crossed by congress.
In record-breaking time of four
hours the senate passed without roll
call the naval appropriation bill, carry
ng $1,S1O,OOOO00. The measure car
les an increase of about two hundred
md twenty-six million dollars over the
house authorization and will 80 to a
conference.