Americus times-recorder., 1919-11-13
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W. ". secretary, was swung
from a bridge at Chealis. Washing
tou. Tuesday night, following the
killing of four ex-soldiers in uni
form in the armistice day parade
there. neither of the two under
takers of the town would take
charge of the body, and it was final
lv cut down and allowed to drop
into the waters of the Chealis
river.
"You can't do anything to me-"
Smith taunted his captors as they
book him to Jail, after he had shot
down an ex-soldier who was at
mpting to arrest him. But they
uroyed they could do something to
him. The whole country has been
taught another lesson Of the men
ace of the Reds within our gates,
and the Reds of the Northwest have
been taught a lesson of which it
means to tamper too long with the
American spirit, the basis of which
is liberty, but which does not in
elude unbridled license.
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Roundups are now going on all
over the country. Not until these
vipers are put safely beyond our
shores-shipped back to the source
of world poison, Russia-will we be
safe
Senator Martin, of Virginia, is
dead. He succumbed yesterday at
his home at Charlottesville, Va,
after a long illness. He was the
administration leader in the upper
house, and in his passing not only
the party but the nation loses the
services and counsel of a real
statesman.
The appointment of F. S. Bar
mum as referee in the foreclosure
of the Kelley Institute at White
Plains, N. Y, has revealed that war
time prohibition forced the institu-
ton to close.
A quantity of Bolshevist gold
coin was discovered and seized in
the raids on headquarters of the
"Reds" at Philadelphia the other
night
The republican editors of Hi
nois entertained as their chief
guest at dinner at Springfield,
Illinois, the other day, Governor
Frank o. Lowden, the man select
ed by Illinois republicans to head
the ticket for president in 1920.
As running mate for Governor
Lowden the Illinois republicans
are strenuously booming Governor
Calvin Coolidge, of Massachusetts,.
At the editors dinner Will H.
Hayes, chairman of the republi-
can national committee, predicted
cerain victory for Lowden and
Coolidge in 1920.
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Newton D. Baker, secretary of
war, has issued a statement in
Washington in which he denied
reports that colored soldiers had
proved themselves lacking in cour-
age during the war. Mr.. Baker
called attention to the fact that
many colored officers, and partic-
nlarly three in the battalion here
under discussion" were decorated
with the Distinguished Service
Gross for extraordinary heroism un-
der fire.
Word comes from Washington
that the naval affairs committee of
the house will Immediately report
bill providing increased pay for
officers and men in the navy. The
plan involves an increase of 80 per
cent. for the officers and SO per
cent. for the men. 1t is stated that
on account of the inadequate pay
IN the navy, there have recently
been large number of designations
OF petty officers. An effort will
be made to have the bill passed by
congress at this session.
An intercepted wireless ines
sage from Nikolai Lenine, the Boil
shevist premier, to Colonel Avalof-
Bermondt, shows that Lenine be-
heves that the Germans saved
Petrograd from the anti-Bolshev-
lists. The message says: Hearty
thanks to you and General Won der
Goltz for the great assistance you
have given my Red army against
the counter revoldtionists. The en-
tire labor world can testify that
you both belong to the heroes who
saved Petrograd."
The Inauguration of the seven
hou day in the British coal mines
see 5, thus far to justify the con-
ten on of those among the miners
who have declared that a reduction
of hours will not decrease produc-
ton. During the week ending Oct.
rs more than 4,750,O0O tons of