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Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-20

Red-blooded men of courage are On
the firing line-and there are many
anemic, weak, discouraged men and
women left at home. =,
At this time of the year most people
suffer from q condition often called
Spring Fever. They feel tired, worn
out, before the day is half thru. They
may have frequent headaches ana
sometimes "pimply" or pale skin.
Bloodless people, thin. anemic peo-
ple. those with pale cheeks and lips,
who have a poor appetite and feel that
tired, worn or feverish condition In the
springtime of the year, should try the
refreshing tonic powers OF good IL
terative and blood purifier. Such osG
is extracted from Blood root. Golden
Seal and Stone root, Queens root ana
Oregon Grape root, made up w1tn
chemically pure glycerine and without
the use Of alcohol. This can be OBJ
tanned in ready-to-use tablet form IN
sixty-cent walls, as druggists have sold
it for fifty years as Doctor Piercee
Golden Medical Discovery. 1t IS 9
standard remedy that can be Obtained
In tablet or liquid form.
A good purge should be taken once
a week even by persons who have q
movement daily, in order to eliminate
matter which may remain and cause .
condition Of auto-intoxication. poison
ing the whole system. To clean the
system at least once week is to prac-
tice health measures. There is nothing
so good for this purpose as tiny pills
made up Of the May-apple, leaves OF
aloe and jalap, and sold by almest
all druggists in this country as Doctor
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, sugar-coatedu
easy to take.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-20
RELIABLE PRESCRIPTION
FOR THE KIDNEYS

For many years druggists have vatehs
With much interest the remarkable 1oeog4
maintained by DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Rsc
the great kidney, liver and bladder nsdr
cine.
It il . physicians prescription.
Swamp Root is q strengthening 0ode
cine. It helps the kidneys, liver and 49,
der do the work nature intended tha9
should do.
Swamp Root has stood the test Of ysa1a
It is sold by all druggists ON its merit ~
it should help you. No other kidney ne0-
cine has so many friends.
Be sure to get Swamp-Root and seasA
treatment at once.
However, if you wish first to tsst tlis
great preparation send ten cents to d..
kilmer T. Co., Binghamton, N. T., TOR Z
sample bottle. When writing be sure ~
mention this paper.-Adv.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-20
sAMM|ES V|CTORS
IN AL[-DAY BATTLE
81 ~ hP
Picked Shock Forces Of the
Kaiser Are Routed.
36 ARE TAKEN PRISONERS
Their Haversacks We! Filled With
Food, Germans Were Ordered To
Penetrate Third Line Trenches
At All Costs.

American Army in France.-Ameri-
can troops have been engaged in their
first all.day struggle. Two German at
tacks, which were delivered in force
against the American positions north
west OF Toul, were repulsed with
heavy casualty to the enemy, includ-
ing 36 prisoners left in the hands OF
the Americans.
The American losses were slight.
The fighting began with one Of the
most violent commandments ever laid
down in that sector During the night
the Germans kept up harrassing fire,
throwing many gas shells into the
American position. The first attack
began at about s o'clock in the morn
ing and was directed against the
French troops on the left flank of the
American forces in the Forest of Apre-
mont
While this was going on the Amerl
can troops made counter-attack on
the German line, moving forward be
| hind a perfect curtain of fire. The
enemy, driven out of his trenches, was
forced to fight in the open.
A deadly machine gun and auto
matte rifle fire was poured into the
enemy, who offered stubborn resist
ance at first, but later retreated to nj:
second line, holly pursued by the
American troops. Desolutory fighting
continued for several hours.
The Germans again attacked at i
O'Clock at a point farther to the right
The American barrage fire cut then
off, but the German officers drove thei
men through the exploding shells 'un
til a few succeeded in penetrating tn
American front line.
A counter-attack which was 1mme
>diately launched by the Americans
elected the enemy, driving him bacl
to his positions. The struggle con
tinued to sway back and forth 10
several hours.
While the action was at its heigh
the commander of an American ma
chine gun unit reported to his chic
that all the machine gun emplace
ments had been shot away. but tina
"eyery gun is working like hell"
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-20
CHARLIE CHAPLIN DRAFTED.
Waived Rights As EngIishman And
To Don Uniform.

Los Angeles.-Charlie Chaplin, movie
picture comedian, has been drafted and
expects his call in June, 1t was an
nounced at his studio here. Although
he is an Englishman, Chaplin has
waived rights and expects to wear
Uncle Sans khaki in short time.
Chaplin is touring the country, selling
Liberty bonds.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-20

In the parable of the sower the
Lord refers to grains of wheat, which
in good ground produced hundred
fold Mathew xii, -. The. common
triticum vulgare will sometimes pro-
duce 100 grains to the ear.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-20

When large flag was lowered from
the flagpole of school in Dodge City.
Kansas, it was found that the wind
had whipped it into braid so tightly
that it was almost impossible to I'm.
braid it.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-20

The first exposition will be opened
on March 80 in Santiago and will con-
tinue until April Is. There are to be
exhibits of mules, horses, cattle, fruits,
cotton. tobacco, coffee, cacao, vege-
tables and forest products. There will
also be a section devoted to schools,
commerce. and industrials, There
will he horse racing, athletic contests,
drills by the police, military forces,
and fire departments in connection
with the exposition.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-20
GERMAN ALLIANCE DEAD.
Finally Dissolved At Meeting u
Philadelphia.

Philadelphia.-The German-Ameri-
can Alliance was finally dissolved
here. when, at an adjourned meeting
of the executive committee, resolu-
ton was unanimously adopted to dis
band.
The resolution stated that the men,
bers consider it the supreme duty OF
every American citizen to give his
unqualified support to the government
in the successful prosecution of the
war.
The organizations education fund
of $4,000 will be given to the Red
Cross chapter at Wilmington, Del.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-20
U. S. NAVAL BAST ON AZORES.
Portugal Consents To Protection OF
The Trade Routes.

Washington.-For the protection of
the Atlantic trade routes to Southern
Europe. the United States, with the
consent Of Portugal, has established
a naval base on the Azores Islands.
Guns have been landed to begin forti-
cation of the station, which. in addl-
ton to being used as naval base for
American submarines, destroyers and
other small craft. also will serve as an
important homing station for Ameri-
can airplanes, a number of which al
ready have been assembled there.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-20
GOLFERS FATE is PULLING.
German Raider, U-Boat or Spy Aboard
Theories Advanced.

Washington.-Presen of myster-
ious German raider or submarine in
the Western Atlantic may account for
the loss of the giant new American col
lier Cyclops, which has disappeared
with 293 aboard. Last heard of in a
West Indian port with valuable
manganese cargo from Brazil, the
Cyclops is still sought, but navy Off
Gals had practically abandoned hope
that she would be located. Some
thought the raider or submarine theory
could explain the mysterious silence
of the big ship since March 4, but they
had no evidence Of any lurking PROV
lers on the Cyclops' route; so the mys-
terry appeared still darker.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-20
MONUMENT TO CADET filters.

Britain To Erect It In Texas For Ac-
cident Victims.
Fort Worth. Textile British gov
eminent, through the Royal Flyins
Corps, will erect in Forth Worth a
monument to the memory Of the avia-
ton cadets who were killed in train
ing here this winter and whose bodies
were not returned to England.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-20
AMERICAN AviAToRs QUICK.
Within Six Minutes Of Signal The
Enemy Is Beaten.

American Armies in F'rance.-S1x
minutes after the front line signaled
German airplanes were crossing the
American trenches Lieut.. A. S. Wins
low. of Chicago, and Lieut.. Douglas
Cam-bcll, of California. had brought
down two enemy aviatOrs.
One O. the German machines was set
on fire, while the other was practically
r-damaged. Both pilots were made
y sOnerS.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-20
mEx,cANs CROSS AFTER "sPY.'

Texas Rangers Rescue Fugitive From
Armed Band.
Ell Paso, Texas.-Six armed Next
cans crossed the border into the Unit
ed States near Faben and tried to
abduct Miguel Hernandez, whom they
accused of being "spy sor the Amer
leans" Hernandez fled and barri-
caded himself in a house near Monu-
ment IS, the advices stated. the Mex
leans demanding his surrender. stat
ing they had a warrant from the Coy
ernor."
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-20
a. INSANE DIE IN ASYLUM FIRE.
Reports State 81 Are Missing From
Oklahoma State Hospital.

Norman, Okla.-Thirty-three bodies,
burned and charred beyond recogni-
ton. have been taken from the ruined
building that housed Ward No. IA OF
the State Hospital for the Insane here
ravaged by fire. The list of missing
stood at 81. Three frame buildings
were destroyed and fourth badly
damaged. The fire started from de-
fective wiring in a linen closet.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-20
IS HUN PLANES DOWNEO.
British Aviators Also Bomb Station
At Metz.

-Thirty-five German air.
planes. 81 of which were destroyed,
were brought down by British avia-
tors on Thursday The official state
ment on aerial activities reports the
dropping of bombs on military targets
behind the battle front and on a rail-
way station at Metz.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-20
FRANCE TO AID U. S.

Will Help Hasten Movement OF
Troops Across The Sea.
Washington.-Franc has been
called upon to aid in Fastening the
movement of American troops across
the sea by sending additional officers
for the training camps in the United
States. General Vignal, military at
tache of the French Embassy, after
a conference with MajorGeneral
March. acting chief Of staff, cabled his
Government suggesting that any off,
GERS that can be spared be detailed
for duty in America.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-20

The tiger is not mentioned in the
Bible and was unknown in Greece
before the time Of Alexander the
Great.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-20
AIR RAIDERS KILL. rs.
II others Wounded In Night Attack
On Paris.

Paris.-Twenty-six persons were
killed and IL others wounded as the
result OF the latest German air raid
on Paris. Most of the bombs fell in
one spot, striking house. 1t was
evident the raiders found their work
much more difficult under the new
system Of aerial defenses and dropped
their bombs hastily.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-20
u. S. OFFICER BELIEVED SPY.

Major J. N. eirkner Arrested At
Camp Cody.
Deming, N. M.-Major John M.
Birkner, of the One Hundred and
Twenty-seventh Field Artillery, was
arrested at Camp Cody charged with
violating the Espionage act.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-20
AMERICAN AiRMEN DECORATED.

Can't. Hall And Lieutenant Bair Given
Service Cross.
Paris.-James Norman Hall, cap
tain of an aviation section, and Paul
Frank Bair, lieutenant, are the first
American aviators to win the distin-
guished service cross of the American
army. Captain Halls home is in Col
fax, Iowa, and Lieutenant BARS in
Fort Wayne. Ind.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-20

Light is known to have an injur-
ious effect on bacteria: hence 1t is
important hygeinic factor.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-20
COL. HENRY WATTERSON ILL.

Editor In Louisville Hospital-condi-
ton Not Serious.
Louisville.-Henry Watterson, edi-
tor of the Louisville Courier-Journal,
is ill here at the Norton Memorial
Infirmary. His condition, however is
said by the attending physicians not
to be serious.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-20

Oil has been discovered at Bell Is
land, Newfoundland. 49,.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-20
FRECKLES
NV Il he Tine b Ct Ri e These Ufk &saa

There's NO longer the slightest nee4 -
feeling ashamed Of your freckles 40 the ~
scription othine-double strength-ls guar
anteed to remove these homely Dpota
Simply get an ounce Of othine-dcahao
strength-frorh your druggist. and Apply &
little Of 1t night and morning and you 6hou14
soon see that even the worst freckles have
begun to disappear. while the lighter enso
have vanished entirely It 10 seldom tho1
more than one ounce 10 needed to completely
clear the skin and gain q beautiful clear
complexion.
Be sure to ask fer the double strength 9th.
inc. as this 10 sold under guarantee OF money
hack II It fails to remove freckles.-Adv.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-20
SAMMlE ESCAPES HUNS.

U. S. Soldier, Taken Prisoner, Turns
Up In Switzerland.
Paris.-The first. American prisoner
to escape from Germany, says the
Temps, has reached Basel, Switzer'
land.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-20
Mean lnainuat1on

Mean lnsinuatlon.
Harold proposed to me last nieAe.
"There! He told me he was gong
to throw his life away"
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-20
ARMY TRUCK WRECKED.

Two Soldiers Reported Killed And Six
Injured.
Spartanburg, S. C.-Two soldiers
were killed and six were injured in a
motor truck accident here. The troops
were from Camp Wadsworth.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-20

Proof.
$50 you think art can improve on
nature?" certainly. If not, why the
Easter egg?"
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-20
HUN SHE'LL HITS ASYLUM.
Lona-Range Bombardment OF Paris
Kills Four.

Paris.-The bombardment of Paris
by the German long-range gun was re-
sumed. One shell struck founding
asylum. The total victims Of the
bombardment were 4 killed and 81
wounded.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-20
BLEEDING RUMANlA.

Germans Make Country Pay Tax OF
Two Billion Dollars.
Zurich.-The Germans have taxed
the Rumanians $2,000,0O0,00O it was
reported here.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-20
That Depends.

That Depends.
dearest, do you believe in love In
cottage?" ooh. yes, If it is one OF
the high-class suburbs
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-17
BY GARRETT SMITH.

" Y HILE man plays or prays the
NAI worlds business will be In
" terfered with on 2S1 days
during 1918. In other
words there will be only 81 days In
this coming year that are not Sun.
days or special holidays in one or
more important commercial regions
Of the earth. Nor is this an unusual
condition created by the war. We
are accustomed to jump remarkable
conditions into the category of war
evils these days. On the contrary,
some of the fighting nations have for
the time being stripped their decks of
minor and unusually supertiuous holt
days.
Ever since man was condemned to
earn his bread by the sweat of his
brow he has been putting in lot of
spare time trumping up methods of
beating the game. Next to working
into the boss's job the invention of the
holiday has been one of his ablest
little achievements In this line. Like
wise ever since bosses and holidays
evolved, along about historys sun
rise, the former have been cursing
the latter as troublesome breaks in
the years work. By the Middle Ages
holidays had become so numerous
that they seriously interfered with
industrial pursuits A valuable re-
suit of the Reformation not generally
appreciated was the abolition Of a
large portion of these holidays.
But as time went on political
and religious milestones. accumulated
again. Today, while the years over
load in any one country is by no
means as serious as In the Middle
Ages, the growth of international
finance has made the worlds aggre-
gate of closed days a serious factor
and an expensive one. Not until now,
however has any attempt been made
to compile an exhaustive list of holi-
days for the guidance of bankers and
merchants This task has just been
completed by the Guaranty Trust
| Company Of New York city. The re-
suits have been published in a book
| let that should be a valuable addition
to the reference library Of every bank
In the country doing more than a pure.
ly local business.
Importance Of Bank Holidays.
Suppose q bank has a commercial
paper collectable in Peking or Athens
or Cape Town on January ., It ID
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-17
k**%**&*&+*+A+%%AA&,
CURIOUS HOLIDAY FACTS.


Il There lie no national legal hol- 4
4 lday In the United States. 4
Il Massachusetts, does not OBJ 4
h serve New Years Day as 4
h legal holiday. 4
X Five Christian countries do 4
Il not observe Christmas 40 . le- X
i gai holiday. 4
New Years Day 10 the only K
X halliday observed throughout the X
Il world. 4
" Eleven different dates are OBJ 4
X served as New Years Day In 4
Il different parts Of the world. 4
4 Intern atIonal business will be X
4 InteFsered with by holidays or X
4 Sundays on 2e1 days In 1918, Of 4
X these 261 days being holidays. 4
X This leaves only "a days In 4
4 which universal banking bush 4
4 ness 10 possible. 4
h November, with 26 holidays i
4 In different parts Of tho world, Il
4 leads the months. \
4 March, with 10, has the few 4
4 est holidays. i
4 Brazil leads the nations Of the 4
4 world with "a holidays. 4
4 The United States comes next \
X with 81. 4
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-17
Tax Notice

The tax books will open
February l, 1918, for the pur-
pose of receiving state and
county tax returns and will
close May 1st, as the law re-
quires. You will be required
to give numbers of your land
lots of country property and
street and number of your city
property, each house and lot
separate. will be in my Of
flee each Friday and Saturday
until my rounds are completed,
and then will be in my office
each day until my books close,
the first day of May, as stated
above. Please come in and
return your property. Youis
respectfully,
GEO. D. JONES,
Tax Receiver of Sumter
County.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-17
F. and A. NJ.
WASHINGTON CAMP, No. IA,

Meets every first and third Monday
nights in P. o. S. Of A. Hall, No. 213
Lamar street. Ali members in good
tSading invited to attend. Beneficiary
certificates from s25O.0O to 100000
issued to members of this camp.
T. E. CAsTLEBERRY, President.
o. d. REESEf Recd'g. Secy
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-17
DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU

that the purchasing value of American dollar To-Day ~
about half of what wes With one important
exception everything or use, has grown con
stantv more expensive This is why Life lnsur-
ance stands preeminenty alone among the things Whlcn
the American is buying today Relatively inquired
there has been very decided decrease in the cost OF lie
insurance during the past ten years
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-17

Only 81 Days in 1918 in
Which the Worlds Busii-
ness Is Not Interrupted
SonaesOhere by Holidays
and Sundays.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-17
ARE YOU PREPARED?

The most vital question America today is lndlVoual
preparedness The World War is causing us all 10
have an eye the uturendivdua preparedness for any
thing that may come, but
Arizona republican., 1918-12-09

money, While the ships thus made
quickly available carried half a million
soldiers to France.
Another engineering achievement of
the year is the completion and testing
of the first electric-drive battleship,
the New Mexico. Despite adverse
criticism which met the determination
to employ this mechanism on battle
craft, the report says, the New Mexico
has not only met every requirement
but has passed many additional tests
with the result that in this unique
vessel. the United States navy has a
battleship which has no peer in the
worlds navies, not only for economic
propulsion and less liability to serious
arrangement. but her military super
iority in greater maneuvering power
and increased underwater protection"
Credit is given Rear Admiral Griffin,
engineer in chief of the navy, for this
accomplishment.
The report shows that four battle
ships, one battle cruiser, two fuel
ships, one transport, one gunboat, one
ammunition ship, 223 destroyers, So
submarines, 112 fabricated patrol boats
teagles). including ~ for the Italian
government 80 submarine chaSers, in
Guiding 80 for France, 81 mine sweep
ers, and numerous tugs and haIbor
craft were contracted for during the
war. Up to October l one gunboat, SO
destroyers, go submarines, 26 mine
sweepers and four Eagles had been
launched. The additions to the navy
during the year included two battle
ships. SO destroyers, % submarines,
355 submarine chasers and - mine
foot chasers now in commission. in
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