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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-03-15
SOCIETY

llllIlllII luIll Observation-Disclosures
Mrs. H. B. Roberts, highly esteemed
former Cordelean, is now making hel
home with her brother, Dr. Clayton
Quillian in San Antonio, Tex.
Miss BROKER and little niece, who
have been the guests of Misses Lille
and Mae Dunlap, returned Monday tt
her home at Columbia, S. c.
Mrs. w. E. Spears, who was recently
operated on at Cordele Sanitorium fol
serious ailment, is convalescing anG
has returned to her home near the
city. --. -.t
Mrs. Howell, of Moultrie, who has
recently been making her home with
her mother, Mrs. Jane Ray, and who
has been seriously ill for some days
is reported considerably improved
today.
Dr. w. B. Elliott, of Albany is spend
ing a week in Cordele, looking after
the practice of his father, DR.. ]. w.
Elliott, who has exchanged with him
for the week and is attending to his
practice in Albany.
Miss Macarthur, one Of the nurses at
the Cordele Sanitorium, spent the
week end at Plains, where she was the
guest of her sister, who is superintend,
ent of the sanitorium there.
After a visit to her aunt, Mrs. A. l.
Webb, Mrs. w. J. Harrell returned on
Monday to her home at Eastman. She
was accompanied by Mrs. Webb who
will be her guest for several days.
DR.. w. E. Edwards has returned
from Milledgeville, where he was
called on account of the illness of his
daughter, Miss Ruth, who is student
of the Georgia Normal an Industrial
College.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Branch and Miss
Mary Branch, of Macon, arrived il
the city Saturday afternoon to be the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Fleming
Mr.. Branch returned to Macon Sun
Gay, and Mrs. Branch and Mis-
Branch will remain the guests of Mrs
Fleming for several days.
Miss Marie Diffee, who has been tax
ing a course in painting in Atlanta
will return home in the early spring
She contemplates opening class il
China painting in Cordele, and for tho
benefit of her pupils expects to have
a kiln constructed for burning th'
china
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-03-15

Misses Bula Bivins and Janet scan
drett and Messrs. ]. B. Ryals and Ed
win Powell were the guests Sunday OF
friends at Butler, making the trip by
automobile.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-14
REPLIES TO FALL
Funston Criticises Senator for
Attack on Officers.
Columbus Charges False and
"GrOss Injustice," He Says.

San Antonio, Texas. April 14.-In a
telegram to the adjutant general, Cen
eral Funston has declared that most
of the statements made by Senator
Fall. of New Mexico. in a recent letter
to Senator Gallinger about the Column
bus raid were wholly false and ridi-
culous.
Sharply criticizing Fall for making
an attack on officers and men of the
Thirteenth cavalry when they are
hundreds of miles down in Mexico on
arduous duties, General Funston pro-
ceeds to defend his men against this
gross injustice He says the senao
tors assertion that citizens fought so
minutes before the arrival of the
troops in town is mere rubbish" He
says Private Griffin fired the first
shot and within five minutes the 9TH
er soldiers of the camp were in action;
but being so greatly outnumbered,
they could not prevent the bandits
from going on into the town.
Got Few Horses.
In reply to Falls claim that the
bandits got a hundred American cav
airy horses, Funston says the first re-
port gave the horses lost as As, which
included those killed and a consider
able number stampeded and after
wards recovered. He points to the
fact that 3 bandits were killed in the
corral as proof that the raid on the
horses was not successful.
The general expresses the opinion
that when Colonel Slocum returns he
will have opportunity to prove his as
sertions in the courts.
Intelligence officers have taken
steps to learn definitely the move
ments of General Arnulfo Gomez's
troops on the Senora-Chihuahua line
If this Carranzista force becomes
IN Of VT
ton, American troops will be concen-
trated at the point of danger.
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PRESS CLUB DINNER
Kansas City Newspaper Men Guests
of Local Writers Monday.


Kansas City newspaper writers will
be the guests and victims of members
of the Topeka Press club at a dinner
Monday night. Invitations have been
sent to members of the Newspaper
club and plans have been laid for a
feature program in honor of the Mis-
souri, side news sleuths.
The dinner will be held in the tea
room in the Mills building and it is
probable that go local and visiting
news writers will attend. Some of the
feature performances for which the
club has already won recognition have
been planned in, honor of the visitors
Members of the club will meet at $50
at club rooms in the Mills building.
Charles Sessions, dean, of the To-
peka crew of working newspaper men,
will preside at the dinner. He will
introduce the speakers and crack the
whip for the performers. A number
of members of the staff of Kansas
City daily papers are expected to at
tend the dinner.
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CONDENSED NEWS
Chinest Rebels Killed.

Shanghai, April 14.-Three leaders
of the revolutionary force in Kwang
Tung province were assassinated and
several others wounded yesterday dur
ing a military conference at Canton,
capital of the province. The men
killed were Ton Shou-Kuei, who was
attending the conference as repre-
sentative of Lung Ci-Kuang, governor
of the province: Wang Kuang-Ling,
chief of police, and Tong Kok-Tun.
Propose Commounity Ownership.
Toledo. Ohio. April 14.-Commun-
ity ownership of the Toledo Railways
and Light company was proposed to
Mayor Milroy today by a special COM
mittee of merchants, attorneys and
editors. appointed by the mayor to
draft such plan. Henry L. Doherty
of New York, managing director of
the company has consented to the
proposal it is said. Shares would be
offered 70 Toledo citizens at $40 par.
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SIEGE, 1913 DAYS
England Apprehensive for Fate
of Kut-El-Amara Force.
Condition of .T0Wnshend's Be-
Ieagured Garrison a Mystery.

London, April 1.-THE morning pa
pers express some apprehension re-
garding the situation of General
Townshend at Kut-el-Amara, although
it is unanimously affirmed that
Wednesdays Turkish official COM
munication is greatly exaggerated. As
to the size of the beleaguered force,
there is no certain information, ac-
cording to a statement made in parlia-
ment The division originally under
General Townshend's command was
supplemented by other troops when
it advanced on Ctesiphon. But his
least 500 casualties.
The Daily Mail says:
Cut Off by Turks.
"One hundred and twenty-eight
days have passed since the Turks be-
gan the siege of Kut-el-Amara and
severed General Townshend and the
remnants of his division from the out
side world For 1913 days he has
looked down the Tigris for the aid
that is so slow to come. OF his con-
dition we have been permitted 20
know nothing. That is not cheerful.
But Gordon in the last hours of his
epic defense at Khartoum, ordered
the bands to play merrily. And all
great soldiers have shown this spirit
in days of danger.
'fKut-el-Amara is one of the drear-
lest habitations in the world. The floods
and weather are now worse than ever
and this means immensely in
creased difficulties for the relief force.
The delay is the more serious be-
cause in every camp there must come
a time when the stores and supplies
run low"
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will be tried at the next term of court
and if convicted and sentenced to hang
it will be up to o. T. Wood, United
States marshal, to do the job.
Jones was indicted for the murder
of Henry Schmidt, another convict, be-
cause Schmidt put salt in Jones's cof-
fee. The murder is alleged to have
been committed with crude knife.
Robert Stroud was convicted for the
murder of Andrew f. Turner, a guard
at the federal prison in March of this
year.
Five men were indicted for counter
feiting-James w. Jackson, colored ;
Alex Denning, Edward Denning, John
Adams and George Nickalson. Adams
and Nickalson entered their pleas of
guilty last night and the other three
will plead some time today.
The other indictment returned last
night was against David e. Parks,
charging him with sending an inn
proper letter through the mail to Mrs.
Mary Woods of Hiawatha- His plea of
guilty has been prepared by Ed
Rooney, an attorney, and will be en-
tered at the first opportunity.
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Carranza Telegraphs Embassy
Announcing q. 5. Losses.
Says His Troops Aided in Re-
storing Order in Village.
U. S. TO RECOGNIZE DANGER
Against Accusing Natives in
Passing Through Country.
First Loss of Lives in FunstOn's
Punitive Expedition.

Washington. April 14.-In' battle
IN Parral between American troops
and the civilian population Wednesday
General Carranza telegraphed his en-
bassy here saying MANY deaths" oc-
cured on both sides. Carranza troops
aided the Americans in attempting to
restore order General Carranza has
appealed TO the u. S. to recognize the
dangers of arousing the natives.
One Killed Is Report.
The first loss of American lives in
the punitive expedition in Mexico oc-
cured in the firing on the American
troops at Parral. Official advices re-
ceiVed here today say that Mexican
civilians fired into the troops, killing
one American and wounding another.
The troops replied, killing many
Carranza troops did not fire on the
Americans but assisted in restoring
order.
The advices say that when the
American troops entered the local
commander recalled the American as
surance that they would not pass
through towns. The firing started by
excited civilians followed. The sit
nation uuieted but later another clash
between the American troops and the
civilians occurred in which there were
more deaths among the Mexicans.
News of the clash was contained
IN the following telegram from
Oueretaro dated yesterday and sent
by foreign minister Aguilar to Eliseo
Arrendondo. General Carranza's am
bassadOr here:
N-Please confer with the Honorable
Secretary Lansing and inform him
that today at l p. m. a column of
$50 American soldiers entered the city
of parral. The mayor of the city,
Jose De La Luz Herrera Immediately
called the attention of the commander
of this column to the inconvenience
of his entering the city. His soldiers
Immediately withdrew but when they
were leaving the people protested
and the mayor and military command
ser tried to control them with their
appeals in order to prevent friction
but owing to the imprudence of CT
william who fired a shot a general dis
order followed in which one American
soldier was killed and several civilians
were wounded
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ALBA KNOWS Them
Mexican Police Officer Believes His
Countrymen Will Fight Uncle Sam.

While Augustin Alba is hoping to
the contrary. being an American citi-
zen. he is expecting daily to hear of
the massacre of a garrison of United
States troops in Mexico. Alba is on
the Topeka police force as a plain
clothes man, and has been connected
with the force for fifteen years. He
keeps in touch with affairs in his ma
tive country through conversations
with Mexicans fresh from the south.
Recent information from Mexico,
secured first hand by Alba, leads him
to believe that plans are being formed
to make an attack on the United
States troops with troops of all MeN-
can factions under the leadership OF
Villa. Alba believes the ordering of
the American troops out of Mexico by
Carranza is a part of the plot. The
battle, according to Alba's Informal
ton, will be somewhere near the city
of Chihuahua.
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SUFFS REACH WICHITA
Meetings Held at Hutchinson and
Newton This Afternoon.

Wichita, Kan, April 1.-THE fly
ing squadron of the suffragists
reached Wichita last night and was
greeted by one hundred and fifty
prominent men and women of the
city. They continued on their way to-
day and planned to hold meetings at
Hutchinson and Newton this after
noon.
A banquet was given last night for
the eastern women. Eugene Stanley,
son of the late Governor w. Z. STAN
ley, delivered the address of welcome
and Mrs. Florence Bayard Hilles of
Wilmington, Del, responded. Miss
Lucy Burns, national vice chairman
of the Congressional union, delivered
the address of the evening
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Grain Gossip.
GBy special wire to T, J. Myers. Columbian
Ruilding.l

Minnea polls wheat stocks have decreased
$4,000 bushels thus far this week.
The revised estimate of the wheat area
in India is 30, 22T 900 acres as compared
with 81, 230 900 acres harvested last year.
Elevator stocks Of wheat in Kansas City
have decreased 100 436 bushels thus far this
week and corn stocks increased "a $3.50 bush
els
The acreage of winter wheaot in Russia
shows a decrease Of more than 80 per cent.
according to a report of the minister of
agriculture.
Talk of late start of wheat seeding in
the Canadian west is going to become less
pronounced" said a message from Winni-
peg. I'm Alberta field work is increasing
daily
Exports from the United States and Can
ada yesterday were 1.762.O00 bushels of
wheat. 10000 barrels of flour, Al, 900 bushels
of corn and 100000 bushels of oats wheat
and flour combined, 1852 600 bushels.
Estimated shipments Of wheat from Ar
gentina this week are 100000 bushels,
compared with 3.50S, 900 bushels actually
exported last week and 5.752,000 bushels
a year ago. Estimated corn shipments are
$50 900 bushels
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on the United States soldiers Garcia
declared
Other reports stated, however, that
the officers of the Parral garrison
could not control their men and that
the soldiers took part in the fighting.
Herrera Is Mayor.
The fact that the mayor of Parral is
Jose De La Luz Herrera is considered
significant here. He is the father of
General Luis Herrera, who, despite his
cordial meeting with General Pershing
at the front a few days ago, is still re-
ported as the leader of the anti-AmeIi-
can element in CarranZa'S army.
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WATCH CARRANzA
Further Instructions to Keep Tab on
GOmez's Force.

San Antonio. April 14.-Acting on
instructions sent from General Fun
stons headquarters, scouts were sent
today to locate and keep in touch
with General Arnulfo Gomez's force,
reported moving southeast toward
Casas Grandes. General Funston
said he had taken other precautions
to guard against any action directed
towards the expeditoionary force.
1t was also increasingly evident to-
day that the war departm ent has en-
deavored to provide against all posi-
bilities although the str1ctest secrecy
has been observed.
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CORPS IN DANCER
Anxiety Felt Over Clash With
q. s. Cavalry at Parral.
De FactO General at JuareZ
Suppresses Wild RumOr.

Washington, April 14.-Deep anx-
iety was felt in official circles today
over the fate of Major Tompkins and
his little force of United States cavalry
attacked in Parral, Mexico, on
Wednesday Known to be outnum-
bered. perhaps beleaguered in a dis
trict VIGOROUSLY anti-American, it was
feared that the troopers might be in
grave danger. Lack of information of
the isolated detachment intensified the
anxiety for their safety.
While awaiting official confirmation
regarding the outcome of the first
battle the American troops have had
in Mexico with the natives and what
steps General Funston has taken to
prevent further trouble. the question
of what effect the attack will have on
the administrations Mexican policy
was under consideration today by
President Wilson and his official fam
lily.
No Immediate Withdrawal.
General Carranza's note and tele-
grams urging the withdrawal from
Mexico of the American troops and all
information at hand regarding the
latest military development were
ready to be laid before the cabinet. II
was said to be practically certain that
no immediate order for withdrawal
of troops will be given.
Congress has an opportunity to show
us IeSllHS u Inc S1ludtlOu tOudy. Inc
news of the attack on the American
soldiers at Parral arrived after ad-
| journment yesterday. The Carranza
| withdrawal proposal, however, seemed
| to meet the general sentiment among
| the members that the administration
| is free to handle the situation for the
present.
Rumor Mongers Busy.
Ell Paso, April 14-In spite of
alarming rumors and considerable ap-
prehension which was expressed in
some quarters the night in FL Paso
| and JuareZ passed peacefully. AS far
as is apparent on the surface the
Mexicans in this city and rJuarez have
only languid interest in the situa-
| ton brought about by General Car
ranza's request for the withdrawal of
the American troops and the clash at
Parral,
| At the same time American agita-
| tors who have been busy for weeks
spreading stories of the United States
intention to embark on war of con-
quest, have not overlooked their OPP
| portunity. Their first effort was the
spreading of a story in Juarez that
| hundreds of people had been slain in
an attack upon Parral by American
soldiers and that the "Gringoes" had
been defeated with great losses. Gen
erai Gavira, the Carranza command
| er, took speedy steps to crush this
yarn by posting in prominent place
the decree of General Obregon which
was read by thousands yesterday. The
people accepted the official version
| and what little excitement had been
| created quickly abated.
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GRAND JURY is BUSY
Eight Indictments Have Been Re-
turned Since Session Began.

The grand jury which has been
grinding away in the federal building
since Wednesday morning made its
first report Late last night and its re-
port lays the foundation for two legal
hangings in Kansas where legal execu-
tions were tabooed years ago.
j. S. Jones and Robert Stroud, fed
eral convicts at Leavenworth, were
indicted for murder, one of a fellow
convict and one of a guard. The muir
ders were committed on government
soil, hence the state law against cap
ital punishment does not apply. They
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-14
TURKS CLAIM A VICTORY
Put Strong Force of Russian Cavalry
to Flight in Far East Campaign.

Constantinople, April 1.-THE fol-
lowing official statement was made
public here today.
"a force of Persian warriors and
Turkish attachments on the morning
of April attacked Russian cavalry,
some three regiments strong, in the
vicinity of Sujbulak and put it to
flight IN the direction of Urumiah
persian Armenia). Otherwise there
were no important enga gements'
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Kansas City. April 14.-wHEAT-Cash
Market unchanged to lie higher. No. 2
hard, $1.12Q1.20: No. 3. $110@11S; No. =
red, S1.15@1.22 No. 3. S1.09l114,
CORN-Market unchanged to 12c higher
No. mixed, 69s4 G70c; No. 3, 690691sc
No. white. Tie; No. 3. Toe; No. 2 yellow,
7215673c; No. 3, 7115@72c.
OATS-Market unchanged. No. white,
4411a@ 4515c; No. mixed, 40041c.
RYE@S7c.
HAY-Market steady; unchanged.
KAFIR-No. 8 white. S1.05.
WHEAT-Reeeipts rs cars.
BUTTER-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Market unchanged.
EGGS-Firsts, dc.
CLOSE: wHEAT-May, s1.0T%; July,
SLOTS.
CoRN-May. es1ac: JOY, 7OLc.
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Wall St. New York. April 14.-ST0CKS-
Supporting orders were Of a more substan-
tiai character than on the previous day.
leading stocks soon recovering to over
final prices of that session. Dealings were
on the largest aud broadest scale of recent
weeks. the first hours business approx
mating 100000 shares. Rails again dis
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT

Chicago. April 14.-WHEAT-Ex at
the immediate opening wheat traders today
seemed to be disposed to minimize the ser
iousness of Mexican and German difficult
had a more tangible bearing on supply
and demand Assertions that the rainfall
in Nebraska was much less plentiful than
had been supposed gave an advantage to
the bulls and helped to cause a rapid re-
covery in values The upturn was aided
chasing future deliveries Opening prices
which varied from yesterdays finish to
%@Ac lower were followed by a decided
advance all around
Word that the Holland-American line
had yielded to strikers demands and that
stocks of wheat was a bullish factor. Later
though apparently baseless rumors in rela-
ton to the German ambassador and the
calling of troops by President Wilson led
to a sharp setback in prices. The close
was unsettled, varying from a shade off
TO sc net advance, with May at 81 10as a
1857 and July at S1.15.
CORN-Corn swayed with wheat; light
ness of receipts tended to life prices
OATS-Oats took the same course as 9TH
er cereals.
gave strength to the provisions
The close was steady at 1s@4c TO sc net
advance.
liverpool Grain Market.
Liverpool, April 14.-WHEAT-Spot No.
Manitoba, 13s Sd; No ., lbs I'd; No. .
red western winter. lis Cd; No Northern
CORN-Spot, American mixed new,
los Sd
Chicago Grain Market.
Chicago, April 14.-WHEAT-Close: May,
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wethers. $s.75@e.50: ewes, sS.Oo@s 70;
stockers and feeders. s6.ood1 0.5O.


Kansas City Live Stock Sales.
1.-THE following sales were made this morn
ing at the Stock Yards, Kansas City, and
reported over long distance telephone d.
rect to the State Journal by Clay, Robin
son & Co. live stock commission mer-
ehants,l
Kansas City, April 14.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 600 head. Market steady.
HOGS-Receipts 1900 head. Market 5n
$9.7715.
sHEEP-Receipts 5000 head. Market
steady. Lambs. $11.60.
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Chicago. April 14.-HOGS-Receipts H.
600 Market strong, DC to Zoe above yester-
days average Bulk of sales. 50. 756I 9.95
light, S9.45M1000; mixed, $95JM IL. 90
heavy, So. $50 1000; rough. s9.35di9.55: pigs.
81. 40H9.20
Ns,9ya Ma e NJ, ~ n da sassny,
steers, S7.75nsT0; stockers and feeders,
$5.9006.60; cows and heifers. $4.106i9. 20
calves 81. 25MIO2J
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market weak.
Wethers. S7oOG9.25: lambs. S7.75M11.s0
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New York, April 14.-BUTTER-Market
lower and unsettled. Creamery extras, 81
score, 3614 M36%c.
EGGS-Market irregular. Fresh gather
ed extras, o31s@24c.
CHEESE-Market irregular. State held
specials, 1S1ac-
PoULTRY-AIive. firm; dressed, strong.
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Kansas City, April 14.-HOGS-Receipts
1000. Market 10c higher. Bulk of sales.
So.50G975; heavy, s9.65d9.s0: packers and
butchers, S9-55@9.75; light, S9.40d9.65
CATTLE-Receipts 600 Market steady.
Prime fed steers. $9.25G9.75: dressed beef
steers SS.25d9.25; western steers. 5000
S.25: southern steers. S7O0MST5: cows.
$500 S % -heifers, S7.50I9.TJ; stockers and
feeders. S67JGS75; bulls, S57507.75
calves, s6O06 1923.
SHEEP-Receipts LOO Market steady.
Lambs, s10.s5G 80; yearlings 50 -504u 90 !;
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WARM AND BRIGHT


foot since yesterday morning, making
the stage today 6.3 feet.
Temperatures today averaged de-
grees below normal. The wind blew
at the rate of miles an hour from the
northeast. Following are hourly read
ings for the day furnished by the
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DAILY WEATHER REPORT.


Furnished by the Local Office of the
Weather Bureau. Topeka. Kansas, for the
"a hours ending at Z a. m. today
Sfafians in Ea1aoa