Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-15
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bodv of returned soldiers, has had
its opportunity in Georgia to DEM
onstrate where it stands. Con-
demning the situation of lawless-
ness in connection with the textile
strike there, the Macon post of the
Legion yesterday offered its SER
vices to the authorities, at the same
time declaring the situation mot in
keeping with those ideals of dem
ocracy and Amerieanism which
members of this organization have
fought to preserve, and for which
many of our comvades have laid
down their lives"
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Here is a remarkable fact in con-
nection with the handling of the
greatest army this continent has
ever known:
Every American soldier who be-
came a Casualty in the war
against Germany has been account
ed for at last.
The list of missing and unae-
counted for gradually was reduced
till for weeks it remained at two.
1t is now presumed there is no
doubt the two soldiers are dead,
thev have been so listed officially.
Of the total first reported miss
ing, 23 per cent. died; 16 per cent.
were found to be prisoners; 25 per
cent. were lost from their organi-
cations in the confusion of battle,
but subsequently rejoined them.
The remainder were found scatter
ed through various hospitals.
If the fountain pen, razor or
wrist watch you sent to your boy IN
the A. E. F. last Christmas was
never received by him, maybe, this
explains it:
The first consignment of more
than five thousand articles, valued
at $4,000, undelivered Christ
mas gifts to soldiers IN France, was
received by the dead letter divis-
ion of the postofice department at
Washington last week.
Due to poor packing and obliter-
alton of addresses these and thous-
ands of other packages went astray.
In the consignment received from
France, the selection runs from
cher picture" to razors and rubber
boots.
Americus has her own magnlflcen
fishermen but none quite so magnl-
fcent as this story reveals Marshal
Joffre, Frances beloved old com
mander who won the first battle of
the Marine, to be. With the cares
of a nations safety off his mind,
Marshall Joffre has gone on fish
ing trip which he says he intends
shall last to the end of his days.
Joffre once had two ambitions,
says dispatch from Paris. Num-
Der /, of course. was to redeem the
Lost Provinces. How we'll he did
that was told by the Versailles
drama. Number was to fish.
anyone who has seen his float
ing mansion on the Seine, near
Versailles" says the dispatch, will
say realization of ambition Num-
ber 2 lack nothing, except, occas-
iOnally, fish.
"Joffre calls his houseboat Ii
canal boat, but the verest landluh-
Der would call it a chateau boat at
least. 1t is the biggest craft on
the French canals and it's farnish-
ings make it the most comfortable
habitation afoat, bar none"
And while we're on the other
side of the ocean we might as we'll
tell of a new piece of Clemenceau
wit which is delighting Paris and
London.
At a meeting of the Inter allied
Committee last week there was
question what time they would
resume in the afternoon. Signor
Tittoni did not want it too early.
because he liked to have his siesta
early in the afternoon. Mr.. Lans-
ing did not want it too late, for he
wanted to have his drive in the Bois
and then his siesta before dinner.
NJ Clenenceau then summed up.
"The meeting will be at g." he
said. "Signor TittOni can sleep be-
fore ii, Mr.. Lansing can sleep af-
ter it, and Mr.. Balfcur and can
sleep during it"
BMgadier General Charles G.
Dawes has gone and spoiled" the
speeulations on the report that
General Pershing, his friend of
younger days, was 10 resign from
the army and become engaged with
him in business. "There's nothing
to the story" said Mr.. Dawes last
week as he was leaving the bank
Of j. P. Morgan & Company, in
New York.