Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-15
WIFE DECORATED BY.
THE KING OF ENGLAND
His Greatest Discovery,
However, to Cause Even
Bigger Sensation and Will
Affect Millions of Men and
Women Everywhere

Macon has never witnessed such
/ spectacle as may be seen every
day at Third and Cherry streets,
where John Pomeroy, the remark
able New Zealander, is meeting the
public and explaining his unique
theories.
1t would be hard to estimate
lust how many people call to see
Mr. Pomeroy during a SINGLE day.
The store where he makes his head
quarters seems to have become the
mecca for hundreds of peop Q
anxious to see him and to hear
him tell his bewildering, but con-
ylncing theories.
Mr.. POmerOy has gained world
wide reputation for his scientific
genius, and especially by giving the
Allies the means to stop the das.
tardly German air raids on the
poor, defenseless women and chill
t-cn of London and the entire sur
rounding country.
The genius Of the wars greatest
romance, the man who received
F125,000 from the British govern
ment as partial recognition of the
obligation OF the nation to him, the
Saviour OF London" the man
whose wife was decorated by King
George of England personally for
self sacrifice and meritorious ser
vice" in making up the LIST 5000
Pomeroy bullets herself when
others feared to 90 near them on
account Of their high explosive
power, the man who could be
toasted and feted by royalty and
the NOBILITY wherever he goes, if
he so desired, came to Georgia un-
heralded.
Yes, it is true" said his secre-
tary when seen at the Hotel Demp-
sey in Macon several days ago,
shat M. Pomeroy is the man who
created the explosive bullet that put
an end to the Zeppelin raids on
England.
Words can but weakly picture
the terrors inflicted by those air
monsters of incarnate destruction.
the Zeppelins.
Imagine, if you can. a quiet.
home-loving community in England.
1T IS n.GL,fa!l-mothers tuching
away their precious, helpless little
tots for the night. Shades drawn.
lights burning cheerfully, and the
older children gathered round the
table for the evenings study hour.
Suddenly comes a tearing, mad
dening crash, Tending the quiet.
peace, followed by the horrible
mingle of screams of terror and
the agonizing cries of the mangled
victims.
"A devastating, death-reaping
bomb has been dropped into this
peaceful community of inoffensive.
helpless women and children, from
huge Zeppelin manned by a crew
on nends whose greatest JOY lies in
DEEDS OF unspeakable inhumanity.
Until Mr.. Pomeroy stopped the
Heppellns from rayaging England.
the people of London We're terror
stricken and afraid to venture out
from their places of hiding, know |
ing that at any moment a German
bomb might fall right into their |
MIDST and annihilate them. Imagine |
such a condition in one of our own |
cities, and then see the gratitude |
OF the people when the menace of
instant death is taken away. That
ls how the people of London and
entire England worshipped this
man when they saw the Zeppelins
brought down in flames one by one.
as fast as they came from their
launts across the Sea. Everywhere
could be heard the now familiar
slogan: Good old Pomeroy, we love
you, as each German air raider
ell, never to harass the defense
ess women and children of civi.iza-
ion again.
Mr.. Pomeroy does not consider
his his greatest achievement,
lowever," continued his secretary.
The bullet was just an incident in
with his life work. ,
Which has been the conservation of !
uman life and alternating the suf-
ering. For years he has travelled |
II over the Antipodes investigating T