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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-07
TIMELY THEMES.

~ He day is hot melted lead; place some
ice upon my head, and seek the shade out
doors; and there 1 read some cooling book-the
voyages of DR.. Cook along the arctic shores. The
doc is held to be fake but in his writings he can
make man forget heat; with htn walk where biz
yards roll discovering pipe dream pole among the
framed up feet. My reading takes me farther
back; l follow Sir John Franklin's track, to where
it has end; he vanished in the storm and rack,
and never sent a message back to any mortal
friend Somewhere the polar night wind
above Sir Johns heroic bones, all buried deep in
snow, the bones of others by their side but how
the heroes wrought and died We nevermore shall
know. l read of Greey's hunger camp, and feel
tear in either lamp for that's frightful tale; and
as | seem to hear the ice foes crashing far and
and feel the bitter gale. A neighbor comes
along and cries, Gee whiz! Our Augusts and
Julys are getting worse and worse; this heat, if
longer it persist, will get my got. l WOO and wis.,
and put me in a hearse" | hear his words in mild
surprise; I've been abroad meath arctic skies, among
the endless SHOWS; and l am feeling just as if my
ears and nose frozen stiff and l had chill
blamed toes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-07

Virginia and Kentucky, the number of white women
exceeds the whole coored population. In Alabama,
Arkansas Georgia. North Carolina and louisiana wom-
an suffrage would tremendously increase the prepond-
ance of white votes; in Mississippi and South Carolina
where the coored population exceeds the white equal
suffrage would double the intelligent electorate since
IN both these states there educational qualifications
limiting the franchise to those who can read.
Not only would suffrage give white control
in these states permanent footing than now but
is pointed out by Southern women that white SUI
premacy will continue to grow since the increase of
white population is rapid than the increase of
colored population
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-12
How the U-Boat
Was Fought

MYTH the title Hunting The Germa"
w Shark there has been gathered
together and put in book form a score of
articles written by Herman Whitaker for
the Independent during 1918, in which
he describes the technique Of the sub
marine campaign waged by the British and
American naval forces in European waters
through the agency of destroyers, SUBJ
marines and aircraft.
Mr.. Whitaker had unusual privileges
with the feet engaged in this task. He
made a cruise with one OF the destroyers
OF "SiIns's Circus" spent several days
aboard British submarine on and under
the surface of the Atlantic, and made a
detailed our of our naval bases in France,
including our coastal air patrol stations
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-12

Mr.. Doty, formerly of the Century Mag
agine, has left the Cosmopolitan Magazine,
of which he was editor, to take charge OF
the book department Of Harper's.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-12

He gives an animated, varied and PIE
turesque account of his adventures and
charges them with an air of verify that
makes for a real understanding Of what
our navy did abroad.
In addition to describing what our men
endured afoat Of hardship and peril he
tells of their pleasures ashore, so that the
reader gets complete picture of SHARK
hunting" as it WAS practised by our de-
stroyer force and navy aviators from May,
1917, to November, 1913. Only the Off
cial record of those operations can pos
sibly better this interesting and gallant
story.
HUNTING THE GERMAN SHARK. BY
HERMAN WHITAKER. The Century Com
pany. $50.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-12
A Castle in France
By Charles Divine.

by SHarIcS DlNluc-
I've had my fill of old chateaux and castles,
I'm through with viewing all antiquity
Except the little house. back IN the States,
Where there's fine cold bed awaiting me-
I've visited my last chateau IN France.
Twas old enough, with crumbling stone and arch
And ruined towers gray against the hill,
Embedded, more at home than grass or trees
/ saw the moat that kept old foes away
The while the lord could watch from battement
And bounce the stones upon his callers peaks.
Or fell them with, perhaps, a loaf of bread
The moat like jungle, thick with trees,
Yet up the silent castle, up l went,
Through pitchblack sairways carved in solid rock,
Until, beneath the roof, l crawled along
On hands and knees reach distant room,
Where from the barrow windows, Sits and holes,
The arrows used TO whizz against the foe
l wondered how the warriors gained the chamber
Wearing their three buttoned suits of tin.
/ knocked the dust of ages from the wall,
/ kicked the dirt where centuries had slept
And breathed delighted sigIs to think that
Was crawling where the middle ages fought
Alas, l also breathed some specks of stuff
That filled me with a strange, unkind disease.
For days I lay with cold and cough and fever
The doctor gave a noble sounding name
He said, in pokng through the ruined place.
l stirred "quiescent streptoeocci" up,
But know better, twas the Spanish flu
] breathed among the ruined towers there,
Where men spent over seven hundred years
On building one old castle full of germs
And les than seven minutes on bathroomI
I've had my fill of old chateaux and castles,
I'm through with viewing all antiquity,
Except little house, back in the States,
Where there's my bed-antique enough for me!
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-12
The Trees of France
By Charles Divine.


Some joyous fairy with the gift Of art
Has set you pcturesquely through the land,
Along fair roads, and JUS far apart,
Or dancing down the meadows hand In hand
Some joyous fairy with the gift Of art,
Who saw your folk with understanding eye
Some fairy with a love of France at heart,
Who still, like you, is looking toward the sky.
You poplars, lifting lace across the sun,
You willows, weaving fleece in forest aisles,
When, through your pretty tendris, day has run,
You spread net to catch the moons white smiles.
And you tall, slender oak, lissome maid,
With vines instead Of boughs, in clinging gown,
You lean from loving winds, if afraid,
And yet know you long TO go to town.
Your bonnet tipped, that mods with every breath,
Is chic beyond the ways of lane yard;
/ know your souls inhabit, after death,
Fine ladies on a Paris boulevard.
From the Stars and Stripes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-12
A Soldier Poet in France
Charles Divine City Ways and Company Streets
The Road Through Moiry
By Charles Divine.


They say the great Napoleon once trod
This firm white road where Autumn walks To-Day
That, not content with Elba's little isle,
He followed empire up this Roman way
The main highway 10 Paris, here he passed,
To gain another hundred days of reign,
The silver ribboned miles uncured ahead,
And back of him they wound up bright again
If he had marched on such day as this,
The rolling fields like many colored seas,
What folly, then, TO push along the road
With Autumn singing chansons in the trees.
'Twere better far Napoleon had said:
Now, here's a spot where one should tarry long
Beneath the sycamores; regard those leaves,
What spanged gold they make, and rusting song
The merry woods are holding Mosques to-day,
With yellow coaks and crimson cap and bells;
And there's table set upon the street,
Let's loaf while-who cares if history tells!
Fall out brave lads and draw your chairs up close
Garcon, my fighting men are here, some "lne'
'Twere better TO enjoy perfect day
Than rush to Paris after ninety nine
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-12
The World Through Portfolio
By Charles Divine.

By Charles Divine.
The world through a portfolio, shining like gold
In the Ordered gloom Of Transports hold,
A miniature set in the swishng side,
That reveals to me day AID horizons wide:
A circle of sunshine and sky and wave
And the wind hymns over port side grave,
A flying fish dips swift and white,
A porpoise bends its back to the light.
Now mast comes into tie glittering frame,
And passing ship has moments fame.
/ lean 10 the opening eager for space,
And salt spray leaps at my curious face
It's the world coming into my portfolio now.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-12
The Service Stripe
By Charles Divine.

If could speak, Id tell of days
I've spent with him through foreign ways,
Of hunger, hiking, dust and heat,
OF burning Threats and blistered feet;
OF days and ,nonths-and now it's years,
For more than one Of NE appears
Upon that arm of his, SO Slight,
That yet has swung with youthful might
Before he got me, my friend jim,
At times most despaired of him.
We've been together, Jim and l,
Since France was underneath our sky.
From point to point along her line
We've crossed her trenches, drunk her wine,
We've pitched our tents by many roads,
And some Of them were damp abodes.
We've slept in shell holes, mud and rain,
And cursed them all, yes, time again.
We've lain, face up, in water deep,
To keep from drowning in our sleep.
I've got to know him pretty well,
He's regular! CA stripe can tell
Who's lived with him as long as l.
A decent, modest sort O. guy.
We've seen the most ungodly sights,
We've stood on guard the BLACKLIST nights,
We've stared at barbed wire fences long,
So long and hard they seemed throng
Of moving things; we said, in brief,
The posts were changing guard relief.
We've lived through grim, unmental nights.
And 'stand-to" with the dawning lights.
We've seen some things would bring sigh,
And hobbled onward, Jim and l. =.
And now we're sailing home again
To Main street, and the little lane,
And her to whom he used TO write
So many letters late at night
She's never seen me on his sleeve,
And yet think, and | believe
He's proud of me, I'm proud Of him
That she'll be just IS proud rs Jim!
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-12
To the Papers and the Bull

BY Charles DIVINE.
You're part of life, like stew and sunshine,
Best when things are going wrong.
You tote your pack with every Yankee,
Part of hfe-and part of song.
The mabings of cigarette,
All, Jack, you're i'll the army now,
You're issued, same as beef and beans
Though far above such earthly chow.
You fit an o. u. pocket fine,
You suit soldiers palate nice,
You Jingle up and down the spine,
And round the soul, just once or twice.
IL. Bible truth, the RAIN falls on
The Just and nadjusted tent,
But sleeping in n bed of mud
Is not SO bad, since You were sent
A pal on weary hikes and highways,
Buddy on a trembling night
When cannons belch and phantoms shrek
Or loneliness is gripping tight.
A fellow vagabond, and prince
OF foreign roads that intertwine,
You're sister to fellows sweetheart,
Brother to a glass of wine.
You've taken trenches, men and guns,
o sack of golden grains and brown!
And it's an art to roll vou tight
When shells are bursting in the town.
You've made Poilu's eyes grow bright,
His, hands reach out, forgetting pain
Though half his jaw was shot away
o sack, "tabac Americana"
You're part of life, like mail and pay day,
Best when things are going wrong;
You tote your pack with every Yankee,
Part of life-and part of song.
knou poem in perfume,
an airy lyric painted blue
A surg o good hot coffee,
And long street. drag o youi
Copyright, 1919. Al rights resrrr"7
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-12
Private MugrlnS on "Ouiet Sectors"

By Charles Divine
I've heard of "1uict sectors"
Where the Trenches and the Huns
Went fishing out in No Mans Land
With poles instead of guns.
I've heard of "quict sectors
Where loving cups were found
That Huns had at pinochle
From Poius on the ground.
And yet never saw one
A "quiet sector yet
When any q. S. outfit
Looked DER the parapet
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-12
Private Mugrlms on
Modern Conveniences
By Charles Divine.

Oh, it's great, The life in the trenches,
They give you, to have and to hold,
Instead of bath every couple O. months,
Running coolies, hot and cold.
The sun., 1919-01-25
COMPERS TO CONFER
WITH LABOR CHIEFS
Allied Leaders to Meet Next
Week to Exchange VieWs.

PARIS, Jan. 24.--Samuel Gompers and
other members OF the American labor
delegation now in Paris had n confer
ence last night with Gustav Franco and
p. NJ. Draper. Canadian labor leaders.
and Leon Jouhaux and other leaders Of
the French General Labor Federation.
Mr.. Gompers wanted to have the labor
leaders agree to the holding Of an inter-
allied labor conference in Paris before
the Socialist and Labor Conference at
Bern. but VI. Jouhaux, while not opposed
TO preliminary exchange of views.
pointed out that Il was impossible to
hold n meeting in Paris. he said that
many allied delegates would be unable
TO come to Paris before going to Bern.
1t was agreed finally that there should
be an exchange of views next week
among the representatives OF the Ameri-
can, Canadian, French, Belgian and
British labor declarations.
Mr.. Gompers and his colleagues later
had dinner. with George Nicoll Barnes,
the British labor leader, and talked over
the British labor plan. which Mr.. Barnes
will present TO the Peace Conference to
which ho is one Of the British delegates.
The sun., 1919-01-25
STRIKERS IN BERLIN
ANGER ALL CLASSES
Socialist Press Severely Con-
dennis "Woge Extortionists."

BERLIN. Jan % DELAYED The
strike epidemic in Berlin. and part!cu-
larry the strikes of tho electric. gas
and other municipal workers. whose posi-
ton enables them to extotrt compliance
with their demands from public or phi
vate employers, arc beginning 20 dlsquet
even the Socialist leaders. In common
with the bourgeoise press the Socialist
Vorudcrts points out the dis.oyal nature
Of the strike of the electric workers By
which hundreds OF thousands suffered
great hardehips.
The Aldermen o. Charlottenburg, n
working class district OF Berlin. at
common council meeting to-day criticized
the attitude of the workers. The criti-
ciem came from members OF all parties.
The employees OF the city gas works.
who were granted an eight hour day only
recently, have now. under threat to
paralyze the gas supply. compelled the
granting OF n six hour day and an in
crease in wages amounting TO s3,l25. 900
annually.
Herr Richter, the police president OF
Berlin, who II n Socialist, declared to-
day that the obvious tendency Of the
workers was to convert the revolution
danger ali OF Germany. Herr Katzen-
stein, a Socialist Alderman. said the re-
cent strikes Indicate that I'VE have pro-
crossed from exploitation by the capt.
talists to exploitation by the proleta riat,
with the distinction that the capitalists
were accustomed to reckon more than six
weeks ahead"
He added that the working men were
xhbiting utterly unsocia!istic se'fishness
and that great part OF them had dem
onstrated that they were not yet ripe for
Socialism.
The Vossische Zeifur0 refers TO tho
strikes as "the sabotage OF Socialism"
and calls on the Government to counter
act this terrorism OF the municipality by
furnishing men TO take the place Of
the strikers II necessary. This action
tho paper adds. could not In the circum-
stances be regarded as strikebreaklng.
The paper concludes:
"If this economic terror is permitted
10 rage further It will undermine our
vital forces. weaken the labor movement
and strengthen the counter-revolutionary
forces"
The sun., 1919-01-25

Of many Of the nations represented
here, the security which would have
to be provided II they were to follow
President Wilson's idea of abandon.
ing the principle OF strategic from
tiers.
This question affects the determi-
nation Of oil such problems and the
conferences are likely to make many
Of the fourteen points appear nm
recognizable. An appeal to the world
by the President might save some Of
them, but. according to the belief OF
many here. he prefers the compro-
mise method.
The sun., 1919-01-25
SIR JOHN J. pERsHING, G. G. B.
u. 4. Commander IL So Listed In
British "who's who."

The British Who's Who" a copy OF
the 1919 issue OF which has Just been
received here, lists the Commander IN
Chief OF the American Expeditonary
Forces in France as General Sir John
Joseph Pershing @. c. H."
King George awarded the Grand Cross
OF the Order OF the Bath to Gen.
Pershing July II. 1918, and In August
King George, during a visit to France,
personally gave the decoration to him.
The award of the Grand Cross OF the
Order OF the Bath to British subject
automatically makes a knight OF the re-
cipient and gives him the right to prefix
Sir" to his name.
The decoration given Gen. Pershing.
however, was an honorary one. and II
was said at the time that tho American
commander would not receive the title
OF "sir." as he was not British subject.
The sun., 1919-01-25
"THUNDERER" SEES
GOOD IN MEETING
Says 1t May Dig the Craze of
BolsheUism.

LONDON. Jan. 2i.-The Times. dis
cuss.ng the allied invitation to Russia.
says that on the whole the agreement OF
the conference concerning Russia has
been better received by the world at
large than in Paris, and that even those
who might be disposed to criticiso 1t
must recognize that the decision was
unanimously reached by so imposing a
cabinet of nations that Il IL practically
'npregnable The chief objections to
the proposal. the Times adds, are con-
ccrrcd with !ts pract!cab!!ty. No one.
il says. can guarantee the success OF the
proposed meeting or even that the meet
ing will ever take place.
The newspaper argues that even II
the meeting is not held, or II it takes
place and 10 definite decision is reached,
we shall in either case be In a better
position to arrive at n decision than
we now are. for In either case we shall
The sun., 1919-01-25

The Daily NewS says the suSre-, .r-
that the proposal involved recoguj.."'
OF the Bo,sheviki will not bonr exau,.--
ton The Westminster Gazette d,ri..s
that TO Europe as a whole Il WI! '- .
great gain II the conference Assem- ss
for then we may hope to secure thu. 3,
It the peace of the world"
THE reasons thai favor the -.
ment," the WcetminSjc, Gq.c't. u
tinues, Immensely outweigh al p!
be said against making H. C'...
these reasons is that = mission t 80.
sea OF Marmora would he a urs.. .-
trial OF those ideals IN IL" l.u I'd ID
Government with which tn .ar.. d,
President Wilson is asSo,Gt'G "
effort is being made TO get a. ~, g.. .
the Russian situation ~ the OILY y q.
possible at the present time .:I p. .r
the decisions OF the Paris rou:,-,. .
upon the clear expression Of the va d,
the people concerned
I'VE are glad TO think that To-. r'
point the American aud E.sl-. .r
gates are absolutely In tone .',a ''
views that are receiving the uUaa.' ..
approval Of the conterencr are as ...
those OF Mr.. Lloyd George a. ot !. .
dent Wilson. our hope - that 'hr WIS,
sion VIII not fail. but II II do e. '.r .o"
ference Will have the Satisfaction .
knowing that II has Attempted @ sn....
ment as cred!tIb,e 20 its had .s 10 o..
heart"
The sun., 1919-01-25
MEDAL FOR WILSON VISIT.
French Plan New Honor for the
"Renefactor Of Humanity"

PARIS, Jan. 24--The General Council
of the Department OF the Seine has de-
clded to have a medal struck in honor NJ
President Wilson's visit to France. On
one s!dn will be a profile portrait of Mr..
wilson and the other side will bear tho
Inscription: THE Department OF tho
Seine to President Wilson. Benefactor OF
Humanity"
A popular edition OF this medal will be
struck for general distribution.
The sun., 1919-01-25
SOCIAL DEMOCRATS
POLLED 100000
20 More Mandates Would Give
Them Majority in Ger
man Assembly.
BIG COMBINATION SEEN
"VOrwaerts' Urges Active
Working Union With Bour-
geOis Democracy.

BERLIN, Jan. 2l.--The German Social
Democracy rolled up more than 10000
900 votes in the elections OF last Sun
day, according to Die Frethct. as
against 4.25o.ooo In the last Reichstag
elections Twenty added mandates
would give them an absolute working
majority In the National Assembly. The
Majority Socialists are conceded to have
received 5000. 900 votes and the 1nde-
penden.s a trifie under 100000.
The strength of the Radicals total
vote. says the newspaper. is not indi-
Gated by tho number of mandates they
captured, as both wings or the perty
suffered by the election tactics OF the
Conservatives. Clericals and National
Liberals, who by combining their tickets
secured mandates which would not have
been obtainable had they run indepen-
IDENTIFY. The Scheidemann and Haase
parties worked independently and I'M
doubleday forfeited isolated mandates
they might have gained had they pooled
their tickets.
Torraerts the organ OF the Majority
Socialists. makes the significant suggcs-
ton OF the possibility OF effecting an
active working union with the Bourgeois
Democracy for the purpose OF fortifying
tne COIslltutlondi iOuHoatioho VA SA'S ~
public.
LONDON, Jan. 34.---Basing its comment
uron the final unofficial figures on the
results OF the German elections for the
National Assembly as received yesterday
from Basic. the Times to-day PORTS out
that no party has an absolute majority
IN the Assembly. but expresses the opin-
ion that there r. every probability OF
etrong combination between the Majority
Socialists and the Democrats tthe for
mer Radicals, reinforced by some Ma
tlonal Liberals). with whatever recruits
they may attract from the other groups
such an arrangement of parties
saye the Times editorial, would produce
the one result which concerns the Allies
and the United St3tes. II would give
Gle, many a strong Government with the
irdisputahle moral right to bind the
German state and people. The Allies
and America should hasten to recog-
n;ze the state of things which tho cleo
ton hrs created
'TfItherto we had no direct repre-
sentatives OF the German people to deal
with. These elections furnish such rep
resentatives. Let US recognize their
title and lose no time about it,
II may he pointed out that the original
plan for the National Assembly called
FOR t33 members OF that body. but owing
to the fact that A's1ce-Lorraine d'l not
vote the total Is reduced by twelve and
hence will be al
The sun., 1919-01-25

ROME. Jan. ga pont!hcal medal to
commemorate the coming OF peace has
been struck On the diverse side II
bears the figure OF Pope Benedict with
the inscription "Benedictus Nv, Prin-
cipis Pacis V!carius" on the reverse
side Is an image of the Redeemer with
angels on either side representing Justice
and peace.
The sun., 1919-01-25

have made 1t impossible for the FL.
shevists in Russia or their sympata.zers
outside to keep on any more"
They will have revealed them>r'yca.'
the Times continues, las enemies of ths
human race, and whatever steps ths
conference may find II desirable to take
In order to v!ndicate its authority ca7
be taken without misgivIngs and With
the assurance that 1t has popular gym-
pa thy behind II.
"On the Other hand n the BolsNov stA
attend the Marmora meeting and be-
have reasonably tho gain will etl N
greater. We shall have made the peace
OF Europe secure without further dsb,.
ing We shall have laid the foundation
OF future friendships betwee1 tho real
mind OF Russia and the aspirations "
the Entente peoples. and We shall ava
dug the grave OF Boishevsm."
The Times concludes by saying 4
hopes the plan will work, but that II Il
does not, and other plans become neocs.
sary. our hands will have been
strengthened by tho failure
"In the meantime" It says, "it IS I'M
portnnt that We should put oursolvos N
a position to assert the will OF the con.
ference at once in case the prcssn'
scheme breaks down."
The sun., 1919-01-25
CANADIAN EX-M. P. ACCUSED.
swindIed Buffalo Residents Cut OF
&I2n,OOO, Is CharHe.

MONTREAL. Jan. 2i.--Charged with
conspiracy In connection with race
track gambling scheme In which resi-
dents OF Buffalo are said to have lost
approximately $4,000. Arthur Ecre-
ment, former member OF the Federal
Parliament for Bcrthier, was arrested
here to-day.