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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-28
MARTIN LEAVING
SECRETARYPOST
General Officer az Rock Island AS
sociation Tenders Resignation,
Effective at Once
rs MUCH PROGRESS UNDER nm
u. b. Berquist, Boys Secretary Also
Quits Ia Accept Better Posi-
ti0n i'm Davenport

L r. Martin, general secretary OF
the Rock Island Y. NJ C. A.. has pre-
scented his resignation to The board Of
directors and 1t has been accepted,
effective al once. Charles Atkinson,
assistant general secretary. viii be in
charge OF the affairs of the associa-
tion until a successor is chosen
During the :wo and a half years that
Mr. Martin has served the association
here he has made an enviabIe record.
All of the various departments have
made much progress and the institu-
tiou is In the finest shape in its his
tory.
What Mr.. Martins plans are for the
future have not been announced. He
has several fattering offers in view
but is not decided as TO where he VIII
locate He has made many friends IN
the city who VIII regret TO see him
leave and will wish him the greatest
measure Of success in whatever field
he may locate.
Berquist Also Quits.
u. p. Berquist, boys secretary, has
also resi- gued He has accepted a bet
ter position ia the same line Of work
i'm the Davenport i. NJ e. a He has
proven very capable and the associa-
tioD regrets much to see him leave,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-28
COLLEGE VOCALLsTs
BEGIN EASTERN TRIP

The Wennerberg male chorus Of Au-
Eustana college left this afternoon for
a trip through the eastern states that
VIII be concluded April IL. The 20
regular members of the chorus VIII
make the trip. accompanied by Dirac-
tor j. " Bergquist and Manager An
drew Eempe. besides the two young
lady solOists Miss Esther Pearson Of
Chicago, a former student Of the Au-
gustana conservatory, and Miss Huldab
Peterson. one Of the most promising
members of the graduate class Of the
conservatory this year.
The WeDnerberg. although It may
not be generally known. is one of the
States today. The quality Of voice is
excellent and the leadership could not
be improved upon. Furthermore il
has been announced by Manager
Eempe that the ticket sale has every
where been OF the heaviest and large
audiences are assured The student
body recognizes ehe chorus as one of
the best drawing cards that the school
has and IS confident that this wear S
Weunerberg viii make q better i'm
preston than ever.
The Oriole chorus Of 20 ladies'
voices viii start les season programs
tonight in Trinity Lutheran church of
Moline April Is IT viii appear at
Orion, on the 14Eh ia Cambridge aud
ON he 20Gh IN Grand Mound Profess
sor Arvid SamueIs0n is directing the
chorus and believes that this years is
the finest that he has ever had under
his supervision. The voice quality of
the chorus is exceptionally fine and it
lis expected that il will be a rare treat
to hear il. Professor SamueIs0n is
the soi0ist of the chorus and lie Roy
Carlson acCOmpsnist
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-28


The transfer Or Major General j.
Franklin Bell from the western de-
partucuJ with headquarters at San
Francisco to the eastern department
with headquarters at New York. has
more than ordinary interest to people
81 Rock Island.
General Bells vile was formerly
Miss Sauio Buford daughter Of Cap
tain and Mrs #. J. Buford. pioneer
residents of Rock Island VINO lived at
First avenue and Twelfth street
General Bell lis well known here hav-
ing visited FIN Rock Island on mum
erous occasions
His transfer is said to be reeoE-
ni7aa In official circles as promo
ton for the valiant service he gave
aia country during the Spanish
American war and i'm the Philippines
Efe takes the place Of Major General
Leonard Wood VINO was transferrei
from the eastern department to tbs
southeastern department.
Mrs Bells sister is the wife Of
General Darlington and two OF hen
unc3ez. she late General John Bufora
tn command Of the cavalry at the
battle Of Gettysburg and the late Gen
aral ~ r Bufor6, distinguished them
/ selves in the service In the Civil war
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-28
STATION TROOPS
AT THE ARSENAL
Guard Units Of Second Battalion Re
port II Roch Island Before
Marching u Island.
ROLL CALL Is Ar THE ARM0RY
Company II Of Monmouth, q Of Dixon
and r Of Sterling in City To-day
-uunaFiH Has Charge.

The second battalion of taa sixth
regiment under command 81 Major e.
n Dunayin Of tbis city. ordered for
guard duty at Rock Island arsenal,
reported there TO-DAY.
Company r Of Moline went direct
from that city ID the arsenal via the
Moline bridge. Company IT Of Mon
mouth. Company Of Sterling and
Company o d Dixon. this other units
Of tie battalion. came TO Rock Island
FIRST and then marched to tine arsenal
and reported.
Company 81 Of Monmouth arrived fri
Rock Island last night and the men
we're uuarteret al the local armgEu
until this morning. when they marched.
after mess and roll call, over the Rock
Island bridge To the arsenal
Companies G 81 Dixon and q OF 5ter-
ling arrived IL Roek Island this morn
ing over the Burlington lines Both
companies marched 10 the arsenal az
ter roll call at the local armory. All
the companies are fully equipped for
field service These four companies,
comprising the second battalion. will
remain on duty at tHe arsenal indefn-
iteIy
IT, IS not thought that Major Dun
aYin viii spend ell q his time on the
arsenal. but his duties viii require at
least part of his time there Lieu
tenant CuIliu Of the Sterling company
has been transferred TO Major Guua-
WINS supply department lie arrived
Ia Rock Island yesterday
Major III. G. Porter OF Alexis. senior
officer Of the 5irth regiment and tu
full charge og the first battalion OF tha
regiment. 81 which Company A Of this
city is a member, arrived in Rock Is
land last night After comp citing his
business here he returned 90 Alexis
this afternoon. The first battalion
comprising Companies 8 OF Rock Is
land, b of AIed0 G Of GaleahurR and
d Of Oak Park. as well as companies
IA the thtr8 battalion have thus far
received orders only to mobilize az
their respective armoTies 10 recruit ID
war strength and await further orders.
Under Army Orders.
The troops stationed at tHa arsenal
will be under regular army orders.
Pup tents will be pitched On suitable
grounds there and all raftous VIII
come from the camp cooks The guard
around the arsenal VIII be greatly
increased
Nothing definite can be learned Just
where Company a and the first bat
talon will be sent 1t IL rumored
that the local guardsmeu VIII be or
dered TO Springfield but this report
could not be verified. The local Off
GERS state that they are awaiting fur
Their orders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-28
MRS. MARY BULGER
GAINS A NEW POINT

Judge w T. Church in circuit court
this morning sustained a demurrer
fled by the reIator in the quo war
ranto proceedings brought by Mrs.
Mary Bulger against Otto Seidlitz and
gave this respondent until Saturday to
plead.
Thus far the advantage has been
with Mrs. Buiger in the action which
she has brought attacking the legality
OF the license which Mr. Seid1itz has
for his saloon at 4534 Fifth avenue. It
is inumated that both fine and custer
Judgment may be entered against the
respondent, although his counsel are
seeking to have the order limited to
apply only TO the first license which
was granted TO Mr.. Sefdlitz and which
was admittedly void, and not 10 the
second which was subsequently issued
and under which he is now operating.
All the news all the time-Thc
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-28
John Carlson.

John Carlson. aged 40. died at 3
O'Clock yesterday afternoon at St. An
thongs hospital after a long illness
with uraemia- Carlson was found un-
conscious ia his room at 1920 Sixth
avenue last Sunday night. Carlson
had resided in Rock Island for a num-
Der Of years. AS far as is known he
has no relatives here. He was a ma
tive Of Sweden. The remains we're
removed to Moeter's undertaking
paTlOTs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-28

The funeral Of Mary Katherine. IT.
months-old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. M 0'Connor Of Toledo, Ohio. was
held this afternoon at 1870 at the home
or her grandmother, Mrs. Nora Nc
Carthys 1920 Ninth avenue. Dean J. J.
Quinn Of st. Joseph's Catholic church
was in charge Of the services. Burial
was in Calvary cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-28
Funeral of Hrs. Narfba r,ev-

The funeral of MIS-. Martha Frev
was held at . o'clock this afternoon
at Trinity Episcopal church. Rev.
Granville II. Sherwood. rector of the
church, conducted the services. Burial
was in Chippiannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-28
Obituary,


Daniel, 11-months-old son Of Mr.
and Mrs Martin T. Frank. 500 EIey-
enth avenue. died at s O'Clock yester-
day afternoon after short illness with
pneumonia Besides the parents he
leaves two sisters. Norma and Ruth.
and two brothers, Gilman and Verne
Funeral services viii be conducted
tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock at the
home, Rev f j. Rolf officiating. Bur
Ia- viii be IN .LLnpLannocA aam.LarE- :
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-28
CnrRT TAXES RECESS

In order that Judge ". r. Church
and court attaches could attend the
funeral Of the late Senator Frank A.
Landees Moline, circuit court adjourn
ed az noon today until O'Clock this
afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-28
ORDER NEW ONO RFerrFT.

Columbus. Ohio, March 2S.-Adju-
tant General Wood today issued a call
for the organization at once OF
another regiment Of infantry for the
Ohio National Guard 10 be recruited
IA eastern Ohio
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-28
SONS MUST JOIN OR
BE DISOWNED BY HER

Spokane. Wash, March 2S-"Their
mother said they would not be sons of
hers if they did not answer the call of
their country" said former Governor
VI. E. Hay Of Washington, today, re
garding she enlistment of his three
sons in the country's national guard.
ALI of the Hay boys are graduates Of
a military academy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-28

The funeral Of James. Cox was held
this morning at $50 at the home Of
his brother. Thomas = Cox. 22I6
Fourth avenue. and at 9 o'clock at St
Mary's Catholic church Father Peter
klucE was i'm charge OF the services
Burial was in Calvary cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-28
GOV. WHITMAN TO DRAFT erFv

New York. March Governor
Whitman has announced tina. he viii
draft men for the national guard IN
bring the force up "a the strength re-
CURED b. the war department.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-28
Under Army Orders
no NAVE PATRIOTIr ST-vDty.

Burlington. Pa, March 2B.-Navor
James NJ. Bell of Burlington has de
clared next Sunday patriotic Sun
day" urging fin q proclamation that
ministers Of the gospel preach patri-
Otfc sermons on that day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-28

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-28

All the news all the time-Thc
Argus.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-12
LAY DELEGATES
HERE TOMORROW

About 100 lay Delegates Of
the Cordele district, Metho-
dists' will be here tomorrow
and will begin the session
which will witness the laying
OF. plans for the coming year.
This will include financial seed
ules and other derails of bust
nesswhich Will require atten-
ton.
w. B. Stubs, of Savannah,
and Dir. w. n. Ainsworth will
be here and addres" the dele
gates at the session. Presi-
ding Elder, w. F. Smith will
be in charge Of the session.
There will be a luncheon
gregation at four o'clock in the
served by the ladies of the con-
afternoon at the church for
the visitors and their friends.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-12
HALIFAX DEATHS
HAVE DECREASED
FATALITIES CUT TO 1900 AND
MAY BE SMALLER.


HALIFAX, Dee. 12.-The revised es-
innate today of the explosion casual
ties reduces the death list to appoxi-
mately eighteen hundred. The known
dead total eight hundred and it is be-
lieved not to be over a thousand bodies
lie under the debris.
The list of victime is steadily becom-
ing smaller as relatives are reunited
and refugees return from three to five
hundred persons are totally or partially
blind, two hundred children have lost
both parents. According to the Ameri-
can-Canadian workes, relief ship
from Boston entered the harbor today.
A general funeral service over all
the dead will be held Friday. Some
bodies will rest beside the victims of
the Titanic and Burgoyne disasters in
Fairview cemetary.
The official inquiry into the disaster
will begin late today.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-12
BIBLE FUND TAKES
AJUMP UPWARD

Five persons donated to the
soldiers Bobls fund last hight
and this morning. This gave
it little rise and now the Dis
patch has $19.25N which be-
longs to the fund. TIE total
up to yesterday as Announced
was $14.00. Mrs. j. HNChurch
we'll gives $500; Wayne\Fant,
$500; Mrs. Ada /Fountain,
$1O0; Mrs. Ada FountaM,
$1.00; D. S. Williamson, $1.6Q
and Mrs. M. D. Plrvis, Csc.
-. ..-,.' This helps and with a
steady climb lieKthiS, We VIII
soon have a creditable amount
to go from CoFdele. But the
fund should not stop where it
is. The people Of CoHdele and
the county should send up
more funds for this cause and
It should be brought in without
delay. Please look after
yours now and get it where you
will not miss it.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-12
MEANS CASE SOON
GOES TO TWELVE
ARGUMENT OF LAWYERS STARTS
STATE OFFERING NO MORE
EVIDENCE.

CONCORD, N. c., Dec 1.-THE
state announced soon after converting
court this morning that it would offer
no more evidence in the trial of CASTOR
b. Means, charged with the murder of
Mrs. Maude A. King 1t had been the
states announced intention to intro.
duce several more witnesses today.
Before Solicitor Clements began the
argument for the state, Judge Cline an
nounced he would not permit any mem
Der of counsel in addressing the jury
to discredit any witness because he
comes from any other county of the
state.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-12
five YEAR TASK
CROWDED in One
INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE FIND
MOVEMENT HEAVY.

WASHINGTON, Dec 12.-Inquiry by
conrgess into the general conduct of
the war was begun today with investi-
cations By the senate military commit
ee of the war departments wark in
olming and equipjng American forces.
Major General Crozier, chief of
ordinance, said it was apparent that
the original program didn't contem-
plate cur participation in the war
We have compressed a five year pro.
gram into one year when Il became
that one million men program
would not do"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-12
MAY BRING WESTERN
SHEEP TO SOUTH

SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. 12.-J. A.
Delfelder, the "sheep king of Wyo-
ming" who has benn in Georgia as the
guest of the Georgia Land Owners AS
ISOLATION, visited Savannah last week
at the request of the Morning News
and exhibited a wonderful moving pic
ture of Wolf Hunt" in which some
six hundred of more COW boys and cow
girls took part. Mr.. Delfelder showed
the conditions confronting Wyoming
sheep and cattle men and predicted
before long the ten mil lion acrs of
idle land in the South would be taken
us for sheep both for mutton and wool.
The Wyoming sheep king was tender
ed luncheon while here and at this
luncheon he said Georgia had an ex-
cel1ent opportunity or raising one
third of the wool in the United States
if thefarmers would make use of their
idle lands. The Georgia Land Owners
Association is now working on a plan
to bring cattlemen to this state.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-12
MUM Der %
FIRST GUN FIRED
IN WAR WITH
AUSTRIA
CONGRESSMAN TINkHAM OF BOS-
TON WAS AT THE GUN.

ITALIAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS
NORTHERN Tally, Tuesday, Dec. IL.
The fist American shot against Aus
TIA was fired by Representative Tink-
lam of Boston, on the lower Piave,
when Tinkham pulled thestring firing
large hundred and forty-nine mill
meter gun, sending a shell to Austrian
positions across hte river The Italian
battery men gathered about the gun
and raised cheer as the American
congressman fired.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-12
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
VISIT SAVANNAH

SAVANNAH, Ca, Dec. 12.-Five
hundred marines from the training sta
tion at Paris Island, S. c., were guests
of Savannahians for the week end
when'th number of soldier-sailor boys
visited here Many of the marines
were entrtained in private homes and
taken to the theater. These boys
have been in training for some time
and they are now enroute to France
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-12
fire GETS into
SHELL FACTORY
SLIGHT DAMAGE AND NO ONE
WAS HURT.

WILMINGTON, Dec. 12.-Fire oc-
CURED this morning in the shell load
ing department of the Bethlehem Steel
Company's ammunition plant near
New Castle. The flames caused an eX-
plosion of loaded shells. They scatter
ed everywhere. A report says the
roar of the explosion resembled the
bombardment of a town.
SMALL DAMAGE.
NEW YORK, Dec 1.-the explosion
o New Castle plant of the Bethlehem
Steel Corporation caused only COM
paratively small damage, it was stated
at the New York office of the corpora
ton today. Officials said advices in
dicated that none were hurt.
One Man is Killed.
One man the chief of the guard of
the plant was killed when his head
was blown off by shell. The burned
building contained forty-six hundred
shells, all of which exploded. An ac-
cident on a trolley line delayed about
five hundred men on the way to work.
Incendiarism is suspected. Mona
chinery was in operation and no fire
was in the building.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-12
DEMANDS SEARCHING
INQUIRY OF BATTLE

LONDON, Dec. 12.-The Times this
morning prints conspiculously an edito
rial demanding prompt and searching
inquiry into thebattle on the southern
end of the Cambria Salient November
80 and thefollowing day, owing, it is
said to disquieting first hand amplifi-
cations of censoed accounts and those
said to include charges of plundering
and assertions that the British were
caught unready.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-12
HEARINGS TO DETERMINE
RICE OF NEWS PRINT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Manufac-
turers, jobbers and consumers of news
print paper we're today invited by the
Federal Trade Commission to attend
the news print paper hearings begin
ming here January T. The information
adduced at the hearings will be used
by the commission in fixing the price
of news paper.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-12
May DELAY new.
ASSEMBLY OPENING
RUMORS DEMONSTRATION AND
UNREST AMONG BOLSHEWIKI.

PETROGRAD, Monday, Dec. -
Theconstituted assembly will be open
ed by representatives Of the National
commissaies on arrival in Petrograd of
over four hundred members of the as
sembly, according to proclamation is
sued today from Smolny Institute
The evening newspapers say, accord
ing to the best available estimates on
ly hundred and twenty-three dele
gates have been elected but returns
to be received will complete the cleo
ton of four hundred and seven mem
bers tomorrow.
Anti Bolshewiki elements see in the
Smolny Institute order an attempt to
delay the organization of the assembly
in which about six hundred should sit
Rules previously drawn by the provis
ional government committee provided
that one third of the membership
should be quorum sufficient to open
the assembly. The dates of opening
in Petrograd is matter of conjecture
Demonstrations are rumored.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-12
UNCLE NAT EXTOLS
OUR PROHIBITION
SPEAKS AT ANTi-SALOON LEAGUE
MEETING IN WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Getting
many benefits in his state because of
prohibition, Former Governor Harris
Of Georgia addressing today's conven-
tion session of the Anti-Saloon League
of America declared he wanted to have
part in thecampaign to make the ma
ton dry. Speakres from other dry
states told of the good effects of prohi-
bition in their communities.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-12
AUSTRIANS LOSE
BATTLESHIP
SUNDAY
ToRPEDoED AND SUNK AT NIGHT
CREW SAVED.

LONDON, Dec. 12.-The Austrian
battelship Wien was torpedoed and
sunk Sunday night, according to the
Vienna official statement received in
Amsterdam and forwarded by the Cen
trail news. Most of the crew was
saved
The Wien displaced five thousand
five hundred and twelve tons and had
a complement of four hundred and fo.'-
ty-one men.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-12
no GREAT ACTIVITY
ABOUT VERDUN RONT

PARIS, Dec. 12.-German parties
fell out of the French lines northwest
Of Rheims last night, according to to-
activity Of Importance is elsewhere
eported, although there will lively artil-
lery exchanges in the Verdun region.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-12
AREAL ACTIVITY
CAMBRIA FRONT
FIVE GERMAN PLANES BROUGHT
DOWN. 8 BRITISH MISSING.

LONDON, Dec. 12.-There was
great activity in the air Monday, cape-
cially in the Cambria regiou, according
to the official statement on ac-.ll oper
lions issued last night. British planes
dropped bombs on enemy Villages and
the ten Germans bombed the British
area. Five German machines were
brought down and three British are
missing.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-12
ROIJMANIA CEASES. sua 49,
HOSTTLITIES FOR TIME

JASSY. .Roumania, Monday, Dec; IL
Official announcement was made today
of signing an armistice in accorda ice
with which hostalities were suspended
at 1920 last night until further notice
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-12
State Asks First Decree.

Clements in his argument asked a
verdict of first degree murder and out
lined the states contentious that the
defendant quandered large portion os
the woman's estate and then killed her
to escape the day of accounting. He
stated the first year Means handled
the property hundred and eighty five
thousand was spent, whereas she had
spent only hundred and fifty thous-
and during the preceding nine years,
although she lived in Paris and tray
eled much in Europe and America.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-12
HOP TO RELIEVE
ROAD CONGESTION

WASHINGTON, Dec 12-The ship
ping boad today set aside $1,000, 900 of
the ship building fund TO the constuc
ton of "a barges and four tugs to go on
the Mississippi river The hope is to
relieve contested railway traffic con-
.ditiOnS - a ~ ---, -
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-12
MUST LIVE NEAR
CANTONMENT TO GET OFF

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Men in
the National amry are not to be given
Christmas furloughs unless they live
within trolley distance of their conton-
ments the war department has decided
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-12
Boil SHEWTKI CLAIMS
DEFEATED KORNIKOFF

PETROGRAD, Monday Dec. IL
A small detachment of Bolshewiki and
Kornikotfff troops had battle yester-
day near Kharkov, near of Moscow.
The Bolshewiki authorities claim the
Kornikoff forces were defeated.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-12
RUSSIAN FORCES
WILL DEMOBILTzE
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS WITH GER.
MANY NOW ON.

COPENHAGEN Dec. pa semi-of-
fetal Geman news agency says the de-.
of the Russian forces have
already begun and that peace negotia-
tons restricted to the Russian front
Have been authorized.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-12
THIRTY MILLION
DAILY EXPENSE
GREAT BRITAIN PUTS UP TREMEN
DOUS WAR FUND.

LONDON, Dec. 12.-Chancellor Bon
ar Law intoducing a vote of credit in
the House of Commons today said he
estimated the present vote would car
ry the expenditures to the end of
March, 1918.
He declared the average daily expen-
ditiures now is six million seven hun
dred and ninety-four thousand pounds.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-12

Mrs. A. H. Leach, Of Laurel
Hill, Fla, has leased a two
story dwelling on Eighth street
and will reside here during the
coming year.