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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-08

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he use for The republication Of all news die
Sajcb,s credited TO il or not aheruise credited to
ms rape, end llso the local published here.
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re reserved.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-08

Christian Science Reading Rooms.
The Christian Science Reading
Rooms are open Sunday mornings,
1880 and daily Except on legal
holidays) from ten a. m. until 12.
Christian Science literature may
be read or borrowed and the prin-
cipals of Christian Science taught
Miss Lula Hay Christian Science
teacher and practitioner.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-08
First Methodist Church

sunday sch0OI at 9 :3U.
Preaching at II o'clock and at
s p. m, by Rev. T. E. Davenport of
UnadilIa. This will be welcome
news to Bro. Dayenport's old friends
and we ask for him a good attend
ance.
Senior and Intermediate Leagues
will meet at 7 p. m, as does the
Junior Missionary Society.
Prayer meeting as usual WedneS-
day evening at 8 o'clock.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-08

Enla,sd So SECOND s.ass ast,gs 81 tAs goss office
81. Americas Georgia according 70 t5s A.; Of
coEsrls.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-08
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Your shoes ookn shabby says the mssus to her mate
You'd better brush em bit; they're awful state Why
don't stop and think about the prestige that lose by
in down TO work each day with dust despatched hoes?
So father after breakfast seeks the brush and and shine
Says he, " take your tip, and get my kicks to ookn ne
half hour of labor you know how stick And
then he finds the polish, dried up harder than brick.
Of you wouldn't blame him If he, then and there
would stop, but mother ntervenes with nae the best Of what
you've go So little chunks of polish with his fingers
Piled and then the brush and used and fathers satisfied
But mothers still complaining he calmly sneaks
And this just the story that will happen day. till father
tres of hearing it, coming home night &c. after while,
ne stops down town and has 'em shined up right.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-08

Robbers got $500 from a Boston
filling station at noon, which is poor
paw for running in the hot sun.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-08

Summer has its advantage. A
fliyver radiator seldom freezes tight
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-08

But warm weather's so hot. 1t
makes you lazy. And folks are
liable to forget and start thinking.
People work harder in winter
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-27

Its achievement is another record
that we can be proud of.
With the Armistice al drafting
Of soldiers ceased. The local board
wound up its affairs and passed in
to history. All the men in the
last few months were discharged
almost Immediately. The great
environments Of the country emp
tied themselves Of thousands of
new and old soldiers. Everything
was being made ready for the flood
Of overseas veterans who would
soon be coming back in as great
numbers as they were rushed over.
December, January and February
saw the camps Of the country
fairly empty. Now we were ready
for the A. E. F. Up to this time
scarcely any Of the overseas So
diers he'd returned. The wounded
and such experts as were needed in
the training of the raw material
were about the only ones.
The great fighting divisions were
to a great extent destined to form
a part of the Third American Army
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-27

having son killed during the last
few hours Of the war. Olaf Thomp-
son Of Vinegar died in battle with
in few hours Of the signing Of
the armistice. Private Thompson
was the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ole
Thompson Of Oak Ridge. He en-
tered the service April 26th going
to Camp Grant with SIX other men.
In June he was sent abroad with
the S9th Division. To have fought
the fight to a triumphant finish
and to die in the moment Of Vic
tory is the record Of this Villas
county soldier. Who could ask or
do more?
After the shouts and the tumult
had died on the Armistice celebra-
tions Villas county stood up and
surveyed its achievements. They
were no mean ones at that. With
a population Of but 1875 souls she
sent 373 men and women to the
Army and Navy. Of these eight
died in service and seventeen were
wounded.
Over half of this 373 saw service
were so shattered that they will
die before two years have passed.
Over half Of this 373 saw service
in France and a goodly portion Of
that half ended the war in the
Meuse-Argonne or in other battles
fought by Americans at the same
time. The record of the Indians
on the Lac du Flambeau Reserva-
ton is especially noteworthy. Out
Of less than four hundred Indians
on the reservation some As saw ser
vice in some branch of the army or
navy. In a state noted al over the
Union for its great German popu-
lation Villas county was singularly
free from the faint Of German
sympathy. There Of course were
the rabid miIitarists who saw sus-
picious things in the actions of
every person Of Germanic descent
but as a whole the county held to-
gether for the common cause, Ger
man or no German, all Yankee
Americans.
The record Of the county during
the Liberty Loan campaigns a,one
bear out the fact that the county
was if not 1000 American it was
at least $3.50 SO. 1851 250.00 is
the sum total Of the County's
efforts in the four great govern
ment drives. That means a $50
subscription for every man or
woman and child in the county.
Had that been the end Of their pa
triotism in the way of finances,
that in itself would have been
enough but besides thi, the coun-
ty contributed $72l6 to the Red
Cross; 1,125 to the Y NJ. c. A.;
$500 to the X. c.; and S3,907 to the
War Service Fund, oversubscribing
our quota in the latter by nearly a
thousand dollars. Add to this the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-27

ct is for US the living rather to be dedi-
Gated here TO the unfinished work that
they have so nobly carried on. 1t is rather
for US to be here dedicated to the great
task remaining before us, that from these
honored dead we take increased devotion
to that cause for which they here gave
the last full measure of devotion, that we
here highly resolve that these dead shall
not have died in vain, that this nation
under God shall have a new birth of Free
dom and that government Of the people,
by the people and for the people shall not
perish from the earth" Nincoln)
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-27
Casualties
Continued from page 3

Continued from page
very interesting news just received
from the naval attache at the I.
5. embassy in Paris. This was to
the effect that the war was over.
An Armistice had been signed.
Howard was rather taken aback.
He tried to get the news verified
and was only partially successful.
He was in such a tremendous hurry
to get the news first to the United
States that he rashly used the La
Depeche Of Brest to get the news
out uncensored 1t arrived in New
York in time to catch the noon edi-
tions. The nation celebrated as
only one could at the end Of such a
war The next day the report was
found to be false. The nation went
back to its war work.
After her hectic celebration Of
the seventh, Villas County went
back to her preparation for the
draft contingent due November IL.
They also put over a big drive for
War Welfare Work. This drive was
in favor Of such organizations as
the Red Cross, the K. c., the Jewish
Welfare, the Y. NJ. c. A. and others.
Taken altogether these organiza-
tions were laudable efforts. The
county as was its habit dug down
deep. This drive as all others went
over with great success.
As November II dawncd in Villas
County the preparations were all
made to send another contingent to
the National army. They were
scheduled to take the morning train
out Of Eagle River. They were all
on hand. The band was there; it
played. The people were all there;
they cheered and wept as was the
custom and everyone looked for
ward to a regular war issue day.
Then came the news. The war was
over, The armistice had been signed
at five that morning. 1t would take
effect six hours after signing. Even
though the town had done itself
noble four days previous it pro
cecded to put it on real this time.
Schools were dismissed. Stores
closed. The band kept on playing.
Everyone paraded. Bells rang and
whistles blew continuously. Then
the three o'clock train pulled in.
The war worn veterans Of the Bat
tie Of Monico returned home from
the wars. There was another Gel
ebration. Everyone did things that
ordinarily would have been out Of
the question. But who cared?
Everything was done. The war
was finished.
Villas County was one Of the few
counties in the United States to
whom fell the grevious honor of
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-27
The Red Cross

The local chapter Of the Red
Cross responded nobly to al calls
sent in by the state and national
organizations. Over ten thousand
articles Of clothing, bandages, com
fort kits, ETC., were made and for
warded to the camps during the
two years Of hostilities. The Red
Cross was strictly a community
affair. Everyone worked, young
and old, to make the success it was.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-27

$4,000 invested in war saving
stamps and you have a total that
speaks loudly for itself. Of the
seven hundred families in the coun-
ty, 500 signed Food Pledge cards.
Only twenty refused t. sign them.
Amos Radc fife, the Food Commits
sioner and Charles Weigand the
Fuel Commissioner found the coun-
ty willing to cooperate with the
government in any way asked.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-27

81 Have 4 Rendezvous With Death"
I HAVE rendezvous with Death
LAT some disputed barricade,
When spring comes back with rustling shade
And apple-blossoms fill the air
| have rendezvous with Death
When Spring brings back blue days and fair.
1t may be he shall take my hand
And lead me into his dark land
And close my eyes and quench my breath
1t may be | shall pass him still.
! have a rendezvous with Death
On some SCARED slope of battered hill
When Spring comes round again this year
And the first meadOW-fOWers appear.
God knows tWere better to be deep
PilloWed in silk and scented down.
Where Love throbs out in blssful sleep,
Pulse nigh to pulse and breath to breath,
Where hushed aWakenings are dear
But | have a rendezvous with Death
At midnight in some flaming town,
When Spring trips north again this year.
And | to my pledged word am true,
| shall not fail that rendezvous.
(Alan Seeger, killed in action, July 4th, 1916,
with the French Foreign Legon)
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-27

newly organized under General
Dickman, whose job it was to hold
down the Coblenz Bridgehead.
Many of them stood the watch on
the Rhine. These soldiers won d
be the last to come back.
The first to come back were the
independent units, the casual COM
panies and the reserve divisions.
The soldier coming out Of France
did not as q general rule climb the
hill at LeHavre. He left from
other places. The major portion Of
the A. E. F. left from Brest and
Bordeaux. A smaller part left
from Marseilles, St. Nazaire, Roch-
effort, and Nantes.
Brest was at its best" when the
soldiers began to arrive going back
to the States. Camp Pontenezen
had been formed into one of the
greatest camps in the world. Over
a hundred thousand soldiers could
be crowded into its iron shacks and
tents without crowding it to its
capacity. 1t was especially this
period of its career that gave Brest
its unsavory reputation. Altho |
went through Brest myself, | am
going to give the experiences Of
other men than my own.
For instance one Eagle River
man said, We were at Brest TWEEN
ty-one days. 1t rained every day.
We were biIleted in tents. There
was no floor but the Brest mud.
At night we coaled ship in the
harbOr."
Another said, The mud was all
the way from five inches to five
feet deep. We had no stove in our
billet although it was March. |
have waited three hours in the rain
for breakfast and then received
only a little piece Of bacon, a lit
tie rice and some coffee"
Another said, i worked all day
in the venereal camp digging
bitches in the rain. 1t rained so
hard and 50 long that our slickers
were wet through"
I'VE fixed a stretch Of road and
made a kitchen real fancy for the
inspection Of Secretary of the Navy
Danie,s. | understand that the
opinion Of the Secretary was very
favorable. He did not have the
eyes of Pershing. He did not see
behind the camoufage."
Zone night we were aroused to
go down to the harbor to coal ship.
That wasn't so bad but it was re
peated for the next seven nights.
Although it rained it was almost
impossible to wear our slickers
when we were working on the
coal"
Il dug graves in the rain; ate in
the rain; coaled ship in the rain;
sept in a leaky tent. 1t was rain
ing when we left"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-27

"Brest was the worst nl...
saw. 1t was far worse " y
Agony or any camp bob; r'a
lines, mostly because tbera
excuse for it. VA
One day an official cano
to our company and asked -,
we thought Of the Y. NJ G ~
report was to be published
It was completed Our on; 0.-
that organization was ratbo ','oa
than the bottom Of tbo
Ocean. He said it corresnooJ..
thousands Of other reports
der whether or not thar rena.. .1
ever been published" ~
We did all the work thar
battalion could be expoctol ~.
Several of our men wore v.,. ~
and had not recovered o o0..
That made no difference
worked with the rest lag
When we first landed n d.
from Trier, we We're tod +ba+ ~
did not salute all officers tb,, y.
departure would be DELAYED + ".
insulted an NJ. P. the result u. ~ -. W
same. We had reveil.e at day5, ".
or before and then stood .ra, ,.a
two hours before we were m,r. N.
two miles to our kitchen. "
passed other kitchens befro W,
came to our own"
ITO shout, Who won the W.rr.
a Brest M. P. meant that we won~
have to stay for a week ~
longer. We were SO held down
intolerable discipline that had =,
stayed for a week longer | belle.
the men would have mutmie.
There was open dissatisfaction ON
threats towards the ncn-coms an
officers"
Those are a few first hand n,
dents of this delectable place
agree with the last testimony an
wonder that the entire Camp Pom
enezen didn't go Red. The "A,
that it didn't remains as the grea
est monument Of long-suferr
that can be raised to the memo
of the doughboy. They had ever
thing against them; they went
as gentlemen; went through HI
and came out better sports TIL
when they entered. Only those "
went through can realize the tru
of the statements above.
To the troops leaving from b
deauX, the experience was Just
rigorous. Scattered around {
city within a radius Of twer
miles were a dozen camps that Ell
now are enough to make an ov
seas man vince when you menu
their names. Camp Jennico
(the familiary Jennycart), PAUL
Bastide, St. Sulspico, BaSsie
Yvrac, are a few Of the most s
DRY ones. There was nothing b
ter at Bordeaux than there was
Continued on Page 10)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-21
DONALD LOWRIE'S STORY Back in Prison
New and Amazing Serial Describes Ont
Mans Long But Losing Battle
for Freedom

Meanwhile, despite my best ef-
forts and lots Of worry, the Satur-
day Night was losing ground. 1t
seemed impossible for us to get
hold OF a capable advertising man.
ager or to increase our circula-
ton.
Each issue contained a full page
OF fine, copper plate illustrations,
sometimes two pages, and many
of my advertising friends asked
me how I did it, they knowing
the cost Of such production. With
our small circulation and lack OF
advertising, it did look like throw
INF money away to keep up such
high class Illustrations.
Why Illustrations Were Possible
The secret was that I had no.
ticed, in going over our ex.
changes-the Detroit Saturday
Night, the Bridgeport Saturday
Night, the Toronto Saturday
Night, and others-that many of
their cuts were of such nature
and general interest as to make
them available for reproduction
in Texas.
knew that cuts, once used,
were seldom used again, becom-
ing funk" So I arranged for
second use Of these distantly
used illustrations, and secured
many striking and artistic cuts
for almost nothing-that is, al
most nothing by comparison
with what we should have had
to pay for originals produced in
Dallas. Also, had bought
service from several syndicates,
with exclusive territorial rights,
and that had toned up the sheet.
The open shop movement had
made such rapid Roadway that
1t no longer needed much pub
lefty, and the Saturday Night
was practically without a policy.
Late in the summer Stevens
came to me with a proposition
to increase the capitalization of
the paper, and asked me to UNI
dertake selling stock. The sug-
gestion didn't appeal to me. I
made a lukewarm reply, pointing
out that as the paper was then
being conducted increased CAPT.
talization would only prolong its
inevitable demise. Nevertheless,
Stevens had his lawyers draw
up papers for increased capitali.
zation, and finally agreed to
see Strickland, the interurban
builder for that section, and
others with whom I had become
more or less well acquainted.
A Business Proposal
Much ito my surprise, I got
Strickland interested. He had
his attorney look up our financial
status, and then stated that If
Stevens, as owner of the Dallas
Press, would cancel the debt
which the Saturday Night owed
him for printing, amounting TO
something like SIS, 900, as re-
call IL, he would head a sub
scriptich for additional stock;
This condition was accepted and
acted upon, and / undertook the
sale Of stock, managing to in
terest and get subscriptions from
O number Of prominent persons.
Ny chief argument was that
the Saturday Night was a credit
to the city, that Dallas was big
enough and growing rapidly
enough to support it, and that,
eventually, the paper ought to be
q good paying proposition.
At the same time, my heart
wasn't in what I was doing.
Stevens was to retain controlling
interest, and I felt, with all due
respect to him, that he was not
cut out for a successful pub
Usher.
The summer waned and I had
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-21
FOXY


A we walked along a trail
IA through a thick forest = In
South Africa, Bobby was anus
ing himself and satisfying his APP
petite at the same time by pick
ing some, delicious red berries
which grew in profusion, tossing
them up in the air and catching
them in his mouth.
Some times he caught them
and sometimes he didn't-mostly
didn't, 1 think.
You're getting better" I
laughed, after this performance
had been going on for some time.
How would you like to toss
all Of your food in the air like
that, to eat it?" asked Bunny,
winking at me.
ct wouldn't be so good with
lemon meringue pie, would it?"
gurgled Bobby as he caught one
berry and swallowed it with a
broad grin on his face.
I'm not joking, Bobby" said
Bunny. How would you like
to have to do that?"
I'm afraid / would get pretty
thin unless / got better at 1t
than 1 am now" Bobby replied.
II can show you q fellow who
has to do it to eat, but he
doesn't get thin" announced
what are you talking about.
Bunny?" Bobby asked rather
scornfully.
About q fellow who eats that
way-and what's more he cant
throw it up with his hand like
you can, either"
What's the trouble with him
-paralyzed?" asked Bobby, with
a sneer.
Hasn't got any hands,. re-
piled Bunny quietly.
''Oh, that's different" said
Bobby. He was getting inter-
ested now and wanted to know
what this creature was like. So
he changed his tune, and as mock
as Moses said:
ST certainly would like to sec
him, Bunny"
Possibility of running into one
today" Bunny ventured.
'Ohr' exclaimed Bobby. There
are more than one?'
More than onew cried Bunny.
0A4O0AA say So AAA6I NC $SONN
to show you family"
Bobby was all interest by now
and didn't let Bunny get very far
away from him. He was right on
Bunny's heels from then on.
Suddenly the little rabbit stop
ped. cooked his left ear up and
Salo:
"Hark!'
There was great Tapping Of
wings and we stood as still as
three cigar store Indians. The
Tapping came ncarer-nearer.-
nearer.
It was right over our heads
now. We held our breaths. Down
it came, and there, right in front
Of us, glided a great big bird,
which lowered a moment above
the ground and then lit gracefully
almost at our very feet.
He was a big fellow, with q
great lumpy piece OF horn-like
substance on his head, which I
learned afterward is called a
casque. And he had a grea: bill
like a poll parrot.
Straight over to the bush
where the berries grew walked
this big bird, picked off a berry,
threw It up in, the air with his
bill, opened his mouth wide ard
caught 1t fairly as 1t fell down.
What do you think Of that?"
cried Bobby. | But why does he
do it?"
THAT is a hornbill," announced
Bunny. land. although his beak
is very large, as you see, he only
has a very tiny tongue, so he
has to eat that way"
Il wonder If I could get that
good If I practiced," said Bobby,
picking another berry.