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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-17
-Japanese Tiuer Hunters.

Tadasaburo Yamamoto, one Of ia
pans most wealthy men, who has inn
mense shipping interests, returned re"
Gently from a tiger hunt in the KO-
rean mountains. Mr.. Yamamoto had
with him 200 friends and professional
sportsmen who are experts with the
rifle. They left Tokyo on November
Is and established headquarters at
Gensang, a small port on the northern
coast of the Sea of Japan. The ex-
perienced sportsmen were distributed
among the amateurs in the party, so
that everybody was given an oppoF-
tunity to bag what game was encoun-
tered.
Mr.. YamamotO and his party re-
turned recently from the hunt after
several successful weeks in the
Korean mountains and has been feast
ing his friends on tiger steaks and
other dishes from the game brought
home.-New York Herald.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-17
THREE MORE SUMTER
FARMS CHANGE HANDS

Deals were completed yesterday
whereby three Sumter county farms
changed hams - good prices, show
ing that the realty market in this sec
ton of Georgia is far from dead, as
complained of by agents i'll other parts
OF the state and nation.
The largest transaction was one in
which the~Hooks Motor Co., through
the firm of English and Purvis, sold to
DR.. N. S. Evans and Mr. Bradford, a
South Georgia planter 43S acres on
the road between Americas and
Plains, The price being $4,000. The
tract has been devoted to cotton grow
ing and general farming. Mr.. Brad
ford will move to the farm and oper-
ate it.
By the second largest deal, j. L.
Wynn sold 200 acres, located 10 miles
west of Americas in Sumter county, to
w. L. English, a member Of same re-
atty firm Mr.. English purchas ed the
farm as an Investment and aranged
with Mr.. Wynn to remain on the farm
and operate it as tenant.
Mr.. Eng ish himself became the SELL
er in the third deal, disposing of his
1875 acre farm miles out on the
Americus- Ellaville road to E. R Lane,
who bought it for a home. Mr.. Lane
is the former owner and operator of
Myrtle Springs, the most popular re-
sort in this section He paid $1,000
for the farm.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-17
AN UNUSUAL OFFERING

On Monday morning at 9 o'clock
Pinkston Co. will offer for sale about
thirty dresses, in small and medium
sizes, most of them of all-wool
serge, with few silks mixed in, sim
pie refined styles, suitable for house,
street or general wear.
The material in these dresses
would cost a great deal more than
the finished dress will cost at this
sale. Even a little cotton dress would
cost as much.
There will nothing be put aside.
no c. o. DIS. No approvals and al
teration charges.
They will last for about half day
at the price quoted, Ten Dollars.
Adv.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-17
ATTRACTIVE MENUS
AT THE TEA ROOM.

Miss Maria Harold and Mrs. Dis
osway, assisted by Miss Lita Merritt
and Miss Marie Perkins, will have
charge of the Episcopal church tea
room at lunch Monday.
The menu will be attractive and the
service faultIess.
Mrs. James A. Davenport, ably as
sisted by her daughter, Mrs. Emory
Rylander, and three young ladies,
Misses Sarah Sheffield, Maude SHEER
lock and Martha Dedman, will be in
charge Monday evening.
Home cooking and good service
will make the dinner at 6 O'Clock
pleasing to the patrons of the tea
room.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-17
Easy Solution Of Difficulty.

A pompous old gentleman upon
reaching his home one evening found
the street blockaded and heap Of
earth piled against his doorstep. OBJ
serving a workman welding his shovel
in a nearby ditch, he accOsted pass
ing policeman and complained that the
laborer was trespassing upon private
property.
'What do yez mean by throwing
dirt on tn gintleman's stepsT demand
ed the officer.
There's no other place t throw TIT
replied the workman indifferently.
"Well, thin, in that case, yez aad
better dig another hole an throw 1t IN
there"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-17
]. D. WILLIAMS,
WOUNDED At
SCISSORS, HOME


j. Q. Williams, Sumter county boy
who fought with the Marines at
Chateau Thierry and went through
that terrific engagement without be-
ing wounded, is at home recuperating
from an injury sustained during the
fighting about Scissors. He was in
the vicinity of high explosive shell
which exploded on the battlefield at
The latter place and had his knee
shattered by a piece of flying she'll
anG was incapacitated for further SER
vice.
In fighting about Chateau Thierry
the Marines bore the brunt of the
heavy batting and more than once
advanced where their French allies
we've activel retreating. The Ger
mans, Williams says, are afraid of the
Eayonet, and can fight only in mass
formation, When the Marines fell
upon them in hand-to-hand fighting,
Williams says, the Huns set up a
"sQueal that could be heard a long
distance, but which availed them
nothing.
After Chateau Thierry, he says it
Was inn ossible for the Americans to
provide cages fast enough to receive
the Boches who surrendered. In sew
eral instances, as many as hundred
men surrendered to small American
parties. and "Finis le guerre," quick
ly succeeded the treacherous Kane
rade" of the hateful Hun. The car
mage wrought in the ranks Of the
enemy, approaching the American
lines in massed formation, was terri
BILE, Williams says, and he relates hav-
ing seen bodies of enemy dead piled
several deep on more than one bat
tlefeld.
-Afer receiving his own wound, he
was moved to Brooklyn, where he
remained some time until able to
travel, when he was furloughed home
to recuperate until sound and we'll
again. He entered the navy several
years lefore the war began and was
serving a second enlistment, being
attached to the medical department Of
the Marine corps at the time HOSTILE
les commenced. He is being given a
warm welcome by many friends here
and IS unusually courteous and oblig-
irg in relating his experiences at the
front.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-17
MRS. BURKE ENTERTAINS
TWO BRIDGE PARTIES.

Five tables of bridge were enter
tanned Tuesday and Wednesday by
Mrs. Charles Burke at her home.
Tuesday the Red Cross Bridge club
were the guests of Mrs. Burke, two
tables enjoying her hospitality, and
Mrs. Furlow Gatewood was the prize
winner. On Wednesday afternoon
Mrs. Burke had as her guests the
Young Matrons' club. There were
three tables and Mrs Thomas Nc
Lendon won the prize.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-17
Maklnd SurA

Several years ago, at the funeral OF
a well-known fire insurance official
much detested by his staff, it was re-
marked that an unexpectedly large
number of them attended. On one Of
them being asked for an explanation,
he said: eve wouldn't have missed
1t on any account; We want to be sure
that he IS buried"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-17
Gasoline Street sweepers.

The new gasoline street sweepers
operate so quickly and so cheaply that
they threaten to do away entirely with
the old hOrse-drawn apparatus, One
gasoline-driven machine
is counted equal to four hOrse-drawn
sweepers. 1t clears the street to with
in 16 inches of the curb at cost of
seven cents a thousand yards.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-17
CALVARY PARISH GUILD
TO MEET MONDAY,

Calvary Parish Guild will meet
Monday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at
the residence of Miss Maria HAIR
rold on College street.
The members are urged to be pres
ent, and on time, as it will be an i'm
portant meeting.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-17
savinn Grain From Fire.

A South Dakota builder has suggest
ed simple method of saving grain II
country elevators from fire. The grain
bins should be provided with traF
doors in the outer walls of the buiid
ing. In case of fire the door a''e open
ed and the grain pours oGt Oh t.,
ground.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-17
Proper Disposal Of Flags.

sold and wornOut flags should be de-
stroyed as a whole, privately, prefer
ably by burning. Do not cast them
aside or use them in any way that
might be thought disrespectfuI to the
flag" says the adjutant general of the
United States army.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-17
BRIDGE CLUG ENTERTAINED
By MRS JOHN ALLEN FORT.

Mrs. John Allen Fort entertained
her bridge club Wednesday afternoon.
Those present were:
Miss Louise Mar shf |, Miss Annie
Baltev, ~ SIS Claire Eyareito, Mrs. E..
B Evererte, Mrs. SFepner Pace, Mrs.
Eugene Cato, Mrs. W. E. Taylor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-17
Wasted Energy.

Eleanor aged five, was autoing w5t
her parents in the rural distr.c.s on
cool summer evening. On aG9roac.ar
q farm that boosted of n Win,l1-' II.
said: "Oh mamma, the fH~@>E'N -o
his fan going on a cold night. >-.-1>.
go Examiner.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-17
CNETRAL BAPTIST CHURCH.

George F. Brown, pastor. Pastors
residence 525 Hancock Ave.
The continued prevalence of FLU"
makes it necessary that our house be
kept closed for another Sunday. Let
US in no wise forget that it is still
the Lords day and observe it ac-
cordingly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-17
Old English Holidays.

In the list of old English holidays
Cs,lllsIeil.e..5 w"s February 2, the date
on which we now look for inc sIvdnd-
hog to forecast the weather, and Old
Candlemas, February IA, which is now
observed at st. Valentines day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-17
MISS ANNIE IVEY
BRIDGE CLUB HOSTESS.

Miss Annie Ivey entertained Sat
urday afternoon the Saturday After
noon Bridge club at her home on
Lee street. Mrs. Furlow Catewood
won first prize There were two Ia
bles.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-17

No Real Difficulty.

A man who insists on paying the
bill for the whole crowd can usually
have his way if he is persistent.-St
Louis Globe-Democrat.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-17
SOCIAL EVENTS
Department conducted bp Mrs H. B. Allen Office Phone
80: Residence, 466

The Parish Guild of the Americas
Episcopal church will meet Monday,
November II at $3.50 o'clock at the
home of Miss Mariah Harold, on Col
lege street Members of the guild are
urged to attend.
The annual week of Prayer and
Self Denial" of the First Methodist
church is postponed until the first
week in December, on account OF
health conditions.
Judge I. L. Maynard and Mr.. w. 7,
May nard left Americas Saturday for
Forsyth, to be present ct the funeral
of their Lrother, T. s. Maynard, who
died at Forsyth Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Howell, of At
lanta, accompanied by their two chill
dren, are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Lanier Mr.. Howell is editor
of the Atlanta Constitution and Dem
ocratic Sational Committeeman from
Georgia. ID
Mrs. H. G.. Blackshear and Miss
Elizabeth Ferguson, from Leslie,
stopped over enroute from the Macon
fair.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-17

Mrs. ]. C. Cawood, daughter, Miss
Annie and son, Hail. accompanied by
Misses Nellie and Eva Weeks, motor
ed to Macon yesterday and attended
the state fair on the closing day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-17

Robert Monohan, Eli Horne and
George Graham were in Macon yes
tarday to see the football contest be-
tween G. M. A. and Lanier High. They
also saw the fair while there.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27
OVER THE TOP.

New Britain went over" yester
" The quota prescribed for this
ty Is 81, $4,000 and on Liberty Day,
( great squirt which tok the place
parades and speech ma king, there
Rs rolled up total of s1,760,oO0,
It'll some districts still to be heard
pm That was New Britain's way
observing Liberty Day, and that is
pr answer to her sons in France and
the lads who left yesterday for the
fining camps. Once more the old
|wn demonstrated that she is
here', whenever the country makes
|mands upon her, 1t is probable
fat in a day or two the subscrip-
pms will exceed 100000. for when
k citizens of New Britain start out to
thing they generally accomplish
generous bit more than is asked
pm them. We hope that the expec-
tons of the committee will be full
led and that three fourths of q
llAOfl dOildIS more lIldD InC quota
II be- subscribed before the cam
ign is finished. But whether it IS
not, the main thing is that we did
lat we said we would. and then
ne Every man, woman and child
10 helped put the loan over can be
Etly proud of his or her part in this
triotic endeavor. AS for the men,
rs of the committee of the CAM
ign, too much cannot be said in
aise of the spirit they have shown.
hour was too late for them to
site in behalf of the cause, and no
tail of the enormous amount OF
rk connected with the Loan was
erloked by them during the past
eks. They have earned the graft
be and admiration of the commune
All honor to them and to the
pple of New Britain.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27
THE WATER SUPPLY.

IN another column are presented
views of Mr.. A. j. Sloper on the
9Etion Of the extension of our
ter supply system. Mr.. Sloper
IS not believe that the proposed
provement should be undertaken
present on the grounds that il
build be avoided at a. time when the
7 administration is endeavoring to
that all available money can be
Foted to war measures. We have
greatest respect for Mr.. Sloper's
ws in the premises but we cannot
zee with him that the extension
iuld be postponed until later. Moth
could be more fatal to the city
IN to have our water supply fail
and we cannot afford to take
nnces. Even if it be true that we
Re sufficient supply on hand
either rain falls or not during the
hing months. there are other pos
tifies to be reckoned with besides
EJacss of rainfall which make it
ative, in our opinion, to insure
mter supply. We would welcome
opinions on this subject from
are interested.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27
COMMUNICATED.
A. j. Sloper Believes Present Time
Inopportunc Considering Expense.

Editor of the Herald:
7 have noted the action Of the COM
mon council in regard to the addi-
tiOnal supply Of water, and have also
read your editorial approving of that
action and urging the immediate con-
struction of the tunnel and the di-
verting of water.
While I would be the last man to
raise objection to securing additional
water for the community, under or
binary conditions. yet the present
time seems SO inopportunc to carry
out so large a proposition that I want
to enter my earnest protest against
any action at present. In the first
place, our business (and our sole
business) is to help sec this war
through, and any diversion Of funds
from that object is both unpatriotic
and unwise. 1t would be Impossible
to float bonds at less than five per
cent and it is doubtful if they could
be foated at less than six per cent.
Iron pipe is $50 per cent. higher than
normal; unslIilled labor is fully 100
per cent. above normal and every
factory in town is looking for help.
male help especially, to furnish the
equipment for war that every factory
is engaged in making, and not a man
ought to be spared from this work.
After reading the report of the en-
gineer, it is perfectly clear that we
have a sufficient supply of water for
q year if we do not have a drop OF
rain. between now and next January.
Water is running over the spil1Ways
of all our reservoirs. and while any
one can imagine what might happen,
vet it is. foolish to cXa2geratc condi-
tons that are not likely to exist.
While the commissioners state that
$500. 600 would be sufficient, yet when
water is diverted from the stream
that We are taking, We shall be up
against damages from factories that
are supplied by that stream, and no
one can tell what the amount OF
those damages, under present condi-
lions, would be. IN my judgment
thew would be very much greater than
the commissi oners or the engineers
think they would be, because the
value of water in these times cannot
be estimated as compared with nor
mai conditions The danger to our
factories is not lack Of watcr but lack
of coal
Our mayor is quite right when he
has repeatedly said that all extraor
binary expenses must be postponed,
and in my judgment. the water COM
missioncrs are dead wrong in at
tempting to force this Improvement
through at this time. Tho war taxes
Of this city. payable in June, will re
ul1ire one and i half to two million
dollars Every city is doing its ut
most to float this issue of Liberty
Bonds: there will be another issue
called for early in the fall and no
money should be called for except Tor
an absolutely necessary expense, ana
this is not an absolutely necessary re-
uuiremcnt at present or in the lmmc~
date future.
Yours truly,
a. J. SLOPEft.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27
CHORAL SOCIETY CONCERT,

New Britain ,music-lovers have a
at in store for them, May Z. when
cy Marsh and Paul Althouse will
pear at the Choral Society Concert.
e fact that these two noted artists
/ participate makes the event
rthy enough in itself, but in addi-
II, the society will turn over the
,ceeds from the concert to the Red
1ss, so that those who attend are
ured not only of a highly artistic
,ertainment, but they will also have
!. satisfaction of knowing that they
helping a most excellent cause.
The Choral Society deserves splen-
support in this effort to raise
hds for the Red Cross, and those in
bryce have, reason to feel confident
It they will not be disappointed in
ir expectation that a considerable
lount will be realized through the
Bcert ..... 49,,
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27
MIDDLE-.AGE


| used to think it most undigniiIed
OF what J. called "old coGgers' to ap-
pear
In checks, bright ncckties. or to pal
and cheer .-..
With college boys; and, as for those
who tried ,-
TO dance with dcbltantcs. | could not
hide
Smiles Of amusement bordering on a
SnCer
THAI balGhcadH should not know their
proper sphere,
Should sambol With so little sense Of
pride.
But since last cvening-sprng was in
the air
When ] observed Il mirrorcd figure
pass.
y man of forty prancing TO the band
y portly chap with precious little
hair;
Saw him and cursed the honest look
ing glass.
Since thcn~-tow much ii costs to I'm
dcrStand,
in F,yp1N-boSN'S Nu2aZinp
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27
VIC Get the BuNH;trd.
(CappCr'S WCcklN)

(CappCr'S WccklN)
Meatless days have been abolished,
the packers promptly and unanimous
~ have increa &cd the nrjce Of the bet
ter cuts of meat 2 cents. OF course
they give reasons. Packers are the
most reasonable people on Garth, so
long as they can play the game their
way. They explain 1t is customary at
this time of the year to raise meat
prices 1t seems customary with tho
packers to raise the price OF meat at
most any time Of year. and to lower
it only when the people begin to groWl
and proceedings are threatened.
The packers remind one of the OLD,
old story about the Indian and tho
trapper who went a-hunting, and only
got a buzzard and a Wild turkey. They
were to divide the game. Holding
both birds in his hand, the trapper
said to the Indian:
Now. I'll take the turkey, and you
take the buzzard; or you take the buz-
card and I'll take the turkey"
"Paleface no. say turkey to Indian
once,' comm ented the Indian.
1t is uncommonly seldom the pack
ers say turkey to the public.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27

himself to tnc. problem. In the be-
ginning he recognized the fact that the
ship must sink we'll out to sea. But
clockwork could not be dcpendot
upon for this. What could be Sc
for the proper time:
The engines, Of course.
SO Vonnie, dressed like shipNard
workman. went aboard with little
generator. that is an electric pump
which grabs juice out Of the air eM
actly as windmill would pump wa.
ter out of the well--and attached il
to the engine crank. He fixed il So
that every timo the old stream
Wheozcr turned over around would &C
the generator. and up would so chs
juice, up
Up into a tank Electricians don't
call them tanks. They say con.
densers," storage batteries" and
other unintelligible things. But cleo.
tricity is like water in that it can
be pumped UP to fill a kind Of tank
and like water the pressure grow
greater and greater until-in this cat,
the bomb exploded,
One or TWO points arc interesting.
For an average big steamer the pro.
pcller revolvcs 100 times Il minute to
get q speed Of l 5 miles an hour Then
a line 60 miles from port represents
a very definite number of turns of the
engine cTank-in this case 1000,
which as the spy arranged would pump
up just so much electricity as was
necessary to explode the bomb.
Can't you sec what conclusions we
would draw if a score of ships We're
blown up on a line just 6 o miles from
port? And we'd hustle out with
great feet of scouts for som ething
which wasn't there.
Comes the question: But why
didn't someone know?"
And the answer is that on a bat
tlcship someone would know. Every 1
onc---in authority at least-knoWs
everyone e1se's business. If Won
Somebody came aboard to fastcn any
whirligigs to the engine crank he
couldn't get away with it by claim-
ing that it was a patent electric
speed indicator for the navigating Of
ficer The chief engineer was asnay-
isator himself last cruise. ~
And if Vonnie tried to bulldoze the
CAPTAIN or the navigator into he1lev-s
ing that he was working for the
chief engineer he'd have to prndure
the goods because both know about
as much gas and grease" as the old.
oiler himself y
Which is what makes good riad-
mlralS. W
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27
A Main Engine Bomb.

There is a good deal Of truth in
the saying that Il sailor is Jack of all
trades. Even more universal is the
naval officers mastery Of professions.
At Annapolis he learns engineer
ing, both steam and electrical with
enough mechanical and civil to give
ity. BY reality 7 mean IL broken
pump-rod or a grimy striker.
or course there are all the sea
lines like navigation and seaman
ship. And his military perqusites
include nearly all army maneuvers
ashore. Even law is not overlooked,
civil a. we'll as international and ad-
miraity. Chemistry and other sciences
by themselves are sufficient to brand
him a high brow.
In contrast there is the merchant
captain. He navigates at sea. but in
port he isn't even his own pilot.
Since the Chief Engineer is respon-
siblc for the engines he needn't know
more as Skipper than how to ring
up full speed from the bridge. His
one job is to navigate the vessel safe
ly from port to port. With the help
of two or three mates this boils down
to a single occupation: a bridge watch
officer
This difference makes impossible
on man-of-war a terrible scheme
designed for the destruction of mer-
chant or passenger ships.
Before explaining further let me
remind you that an Internal ma
chine is composed Of three parts:
first. a mechanism which at the end
Of a given interval will set off (sec-
ondly) the cap or primer which ig
mites (thirdly) the heavy charge Of
explosive. The primer is usually a
small illuminate of mercury cap, cas-
lily ignited by an electric current.
Almost any powder or dynamite can
be used in the big charge. The vari-
able factor is the time mechanism.
Generally this is some form of clock
work
To smuggle Il tin Or case Of deadly
nitro -glycerin or picric acid aboard
ship was not so difficult two years
ago. But to insure decorating the
bomb far out to sea was impossible.
The vessel might delay her sailing
date. She might change her course,
or possibly return after starting. If
so evcn though the whole crew and
hull were blown to fragments most of
the cargo might be saved. And it
was cargo men wished to destroy.
Whereupon certain Won Some
body decided that he could afford
better brand Of beer if he applied