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The Washington herald., 1917-02-15
What Leading Newspapers
Say on the War Situation

hereabout. and naturally the imperial
government will pass our nationals out of
the German empire without hesitation or
question.
Kansas City star.
Mr.. Bryan's proposal TO take from Con-
gress the power Of declaring war and TO
leave the determination OF that question
to referendum vote of the American
people might be worth considering II
wars were less unreasonable things 10
deal with. II they were slow and hesi-
tant In their approach. like measles, for
instance, instead of swooping down like
appendicitis. there might be time to print
and distribute the ballots, advertise the
election for thirty days and declare the
result-in case California got its returns
IN on time-before the enemy had pene-
trated further into the interior than
Pittsburgh,
But the difficulty is that wars are about
the most impolite institution the world
mas ever had TO put up with. They have
no consideration for anybody's con-
venience. II Mr.. Bryan will ar
range with the nations of the world to
conduct their wars with more of the
rehnements and graces of polite society
we might consent TO look into his plan.
But goodness knows our elections are
trouble enough to us now withut having
TO get UP In. the middle of the night and
hold one in our shirt tails while war is
kicking in the door.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-28
Sewing Circles Formed.

Several sewing circles have been
formed in the club, and those who are
willing to sew for the French orphans
will be welcomed to the following
groups: one group meets at the home
Of Mrs. Robert b. Marshall, 1857 18th
street, at 10 o'clock on Tuesdays; an
other meets at the same hour on We'd
nesdays at the home of Mrs. William
Applegate. 1923 Vermont avenue. and
the third meets once a month at the
home of Miss Grace Willis. 3615 New
ark street, Cleveland Park. The mem
bers of this last group busy themselves
making garments at home.
The committee of the Twentieth
Century Club which has the direction
of the concert in charge Includes:
Mrs. Ernest Bicknell, chairman; Mrs.
William Applegate, Mrs. Frank Baker,
Mrs Alfred H. Brooks, Mrs. Edward b.
Clark, Mrs. Theodore Lee Cole, Mrs.
Henry S. Graves. Mrs. Gilbert Fl. Gros-
Venor, Mrs. George ]. Hesselman. Mrs.
r. H. Liggett, Mrs. Robert B. Marshall.
Mrs William J. Meyers. Mrs. Raymond
Morgan. Miss Mabel Pillsbury, Mrs.
Frank H. Rutter, Mrs. Benjamin Smith.
Mrs. Erwin Smith. Mrs. Eugene E.
Stevens, Mrs. Luke c. Strider, Mrs
Lyman B. Swormstedt, Mrs. C. Z. Town,
Miss Joy Webster and Mrs. William F.
Woodland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-28

The HOusekeepers' Alliance will ceIe-
brate Thrift day, February 3, at 2:S0
pm. at the Theodorus Bailey Myers
Mason House, 1906 goth street. a dis
cussion Of how to increase saving In
housekeeping will be led by DIR. Ben
jamin r. Andrews, professor of home
economics of Columbia University New
York, who will speak on Household
Budgets" The public is invited. No
admission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-28
Care for More Than 1900.

More than 1900 refugee frontier chill
dren are being clothed, nourished. in
structed and sheltered almost entirely
through the generosity of Americans
and under the supervision of an organ
ization called the Franco-American
Committee for the Protection of the
Children of the Frontier. The work
was started almost by accident. it is
announced, by Frederic r. Coudert of
New York and Mr.. Cruppi, who found
near Belfort 205 destitute children
wired to America for funds. took them
to Paris and at once began enlistfng
the services of other benevolent per-
sons in their behalf. Yet with all its
success the committee is constantly
Obliged to decline to accept orphans
and otherwise unfortunate children be.
cause of IA lack of funds for their care.
Last year the Twentieth Century
Club bought or made and sent to Paris
for the orphans more than a thousand
garments. with several hundred dollars
in cash This winter the club members
hope to do much more. Mrs. Frank
Baker, 1901 Biltmore street, who buys
all materials and packs and sends the
boxes, will be glad to receive contri-
buttons of money or material or of
erood used clothing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-28
MAKING RIVER BANK HIGHER.
Dredge at Work in Channel Near
Highway Bridge.

Shoots digging machine, which has
been employed with the United States
Army engineer service dredge Atlas in
channel making and banking along the
Virginia shore of the Georgetown chan
mel from the Highway bridge to Analos-
tan Island. is now working on the sec
ton nearest the bridge. making the
bank higher. The work being done by
the dredges makes lake of the portion
of the Virginia flats back of the seawall
This in time will be filed in and added
to the solid land.
Under the court decision of year or
two ago this will become a part of the
District, though 1t is on the Virginia
side of the river. 1t will be separated
from the Virginia shore proper by a
channel about seven feet deep and a
hundred feet wide.
1t is expected the dredges will COM
plete this work within the next few
days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-28

Miss Marguerite. Brown of this city
soprano. and Nation Boyce, organist of
st. Matthew'S Church, are to furnish
the musical program at 4 concert to be
given at o'clock the afternoon of Feb
ruary at All Souls Church, 18th and
L streets northwest, the beneficiaries
of which will be the orphan children
driven from the invaded territory of
Belgium, France and Alsace-Lorraine
This joint recital has been arranged
for by the war relief committee of the
Twentieth Century Club, which has for
some time been actively interested in
the support of these children, now being
cared for in colonies of from fifty to
one hundred established in France.
Miss Brown the soprano. had her grand
opera engagements cut Short by the
war, while Mr.. Boyce has been organ
ist Of St. Aloysius' Church at oxford,
England, and has studied at the Re
gensburg Church Music School, in Pa-
yaria
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-28

WOman's Christian Temperance Union.
The first of the series of meetings
under the auspices of the Health and
Mothers Club of the District w c. T.
U. will be held Tuesday evening. at s
o'clock. at the Emery School building,
Lincoln road near Randolph street
northwest North Capitol and Ecking-
ton unions will be joint hostesses.
Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes will talk on
Our Fairgrounds" Mrs. j ]. Locher
on Motion Pictures DR.. Iauretta e.
Kress on the Physical Needs of the
on Recreation and Some of Its Prob
lens" Miss Lucille Ehling will play a
violin solo. Mrs. Pauline Simpson
and Miss Margaret Tew will sing and
the Misses Pearson will render piano
selections. The public Is cordially in
vited to attend.
The Northwest Branch, W. &. r. u,
met Thursday afternoon at the Yer
president. DR.. Loretta Kress, presided
The meeting was opened with scrip
turai reading and prayer by Mrs.
LOTUS.
The speaker of the day was not able
to be present. and informal talks were
II. Moore told of the placing of a grow
ing flower by the bedside of young
girl patient at the tuberculosis Hos.
pital. The former president. Mrs. NJ C.
Hull, spoke in the interest of prohibi-
ton, and urged the members to be pres
U. headquarters February 16 at pm.
at a health and mothers meeting, when
Mrs. Court F. Wood will renresent
Martha Washington.
Five new members were added: Mrs
Hyatt. Mrs. Kendrick, Miss kilgore,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-28
structed to make suitable arrange

The Shakespeare Society Of Washing
ton met Friday evening at the Cairo.
Rev. George Buckler, president, an
nounced that the society will send
twelve delegates to the national Shakes
peare convention, which will meet in
London in April. Mrs. Eleanor Buck
Ter. Shakesperean instructor. is coach
ing members for several plays for
early presentation by the society. Mrs.
Samuel Burleigh Milton, musical di-
rector. and Mrs. Leonora Sherwood
sang. with Mrs. Homer Ritter as &C
companist. Miss Blanch Ridelfnger
gave reading from Romeo and
Juliet" Senator Sterling of South Da-
kota gave selections from Shakes
peare's works and spoke of the master
mind of Shakespeare as delineated in
lecture by Robert 1ngersoll
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-28

Mrs. Lillard and Mrs. NJ. A. Sample.
1t was announced that the organiZa-
lion has obtained $4,000 new members.
making a total membership of $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-28

The Col. Ann Hawkes. Hay Society,
e.. A. r., senior members gave dance
January 20 in the ballroom of the Cairo.
The guests were received by Mrs. Mer-
chant and Mrs. Wheat. president and
vice president of the society, and by
Miss Stout, state director of the c. A.
II. The affair was so successful that
il has been decided to make 1t an an
nual occasion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-28

The sylvia Pleasure Club met Mon
day at pm. After the initiation of two
new members. arrangements were COM
pleted for the dance and valentine party
to be given by the club in February.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-28

Stella Albanese, ffteen-year- old
daughter of Mrs. Annie Albanese. near
Elkton. Md, was struck and killed by
a Baltimore and OHIO train.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-05
WHAT OTHERS SAY.
WHAT OF TOM WATSON.

The following paragraph appeared
in the Savannah Press yesterday:
What has become CT Thomas f.
Watson? We have heard from
some source that he has gone to
New York to enter a salitarium.
1t may be true that he is o sani-
tarium in New York, and it may not
be Sc He has had enough trouble
OF late to put him there. The death
Of his only daughter, Mrs. Oscar Lee,
a most excellent woman, occurred
about the time his papers were barred
from the mails The bereavement is
said to hae vcruched his spirit and
broken his heart We have heard
that in his sorrow, he asked the au-
thorities to let him alone-that he
would go to the deserts if they want
ed him to, but he wants to be lei
alone.
The late Thomas NJ Norwood, on
one occasion, many years ago, sad:
THE pale face of death should be a
flag of truce 1t is a trite saying
and it is apropose in the case Of Mr..
Watson, who is an object of deepest
sympathy. We are quite sure that
despite fractional differences, the
warm hearts of Georgians everywhere
-Valdosta Times.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-05

to that organizations support; they
are sure it will get along somehow
without their presence or interest and
they will not be missed. Then there
are the farmers who urge curtailment
of a certain crop and quietly proceed
to reap a golden harvest by planting a
larger acreage of it than ever. Now
we have thefood grabbers. Up in At
lanta there is shortage of sugar due
largely to the failure of the public to
cooperate by buying only small
amounts at a time. Getting wind of
the possible shortage, scores of per-
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-05
OFFICIAL ORGAN CRISP COUNTY
THE SUGAR SHORTAGE.


There is sucn Il cry about the short
age of sugar in this section of the
country that one often wonders wha
ist he real cause. The usual reason
given is that the fact thai this coun
try is furnishing much CT the sugar
used in the countries now figh ing
Germany. The Central powers used
to furnish much OF the sugar used in
the Old World. They are still Fro
ducing their own sugar,-if they have
any, but England is drawing from
this country and the New World. AS
in + nee and Italy The Russian
supply we were sending is stopped
The supply of sugar everywhere
but in this country has been cut far
below the average consumption pei
capita, and here it is beginning to IN
dergo regulation The world is lcW
hardly consuming half the sugar ii
was using before the war Butwh 2rc
is the sugar?
Some sections of the United States
are temporarily short sugar because
the Nation is partially filling impera-
tive need Of the allies and is sup.
plying sugar for its troops in Franco
In 1917 the UnitedS tates has exIc-t
ed over Is times as much as had av-
eraged in the three years preceding
the war.
The worlds sugar crop for 1916 -
II was nearly 100000 tons less than
that of 1928. A greater shortage
however, affects the European allies
because their own production Las
been greatly cut, and prior to tn
war Germany and Austria exported
each year approximately 1,722C90
tons In prewar times England re
ceived "a per cent of her total sugar
supply from the central powers, which
is new supplied from the United
States sources.
While European allies are being
materially aided with sugar from The
United States they are far from get
ting more than their share at the OK
pense Of the citizen who once N Il
while may have to drink his coffee un.
sweetened. The average consump-
ton of sugar per capita in England
before the war was more thnn 93
pounds a year. Now the maximum
limit is 26 pounds, with some likc'i-
hood of thai being unobtainable. In
France the limit is is pounds per cap
tia; in Italy u pounds.
The average consumption of sugar
per capita in the United States is still
about 80 pounds.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-05
MANY WAR SUGGESTIONS.

One CT the evidence Of real patro
tism is the announcement coming
from Washington that from one end
of this country to the other many
suggestions hIve been made as to
inventions and devices for conduct,
ing operation against the enemy in eff,
fectiye manner. Thousands of per
some have ideas and devices that are
INTENDED to be used in the destruct-
ion of the unersea craft.
The inventors have been busy with
schemes and the war and navy de-
partments have been beseiged with
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-05
NO NEWS, GOOD NEWS.

People il this country and in this
section are beginning to- wonder
what has Lecome of the boy in France
That occurs everytime there is no
letter at he time one should come
Cordele has boy working on the
lines where General Byng made it SO
have seen letters from that boy and
friends often have something to say
about him. 1t was known that he was
n the thick of the British drive when
he information came that Byng had
made his gains and of course there
vas much concern But no news is
good news
We have many more boys in the
renches in France now. The state
ment was made last week that every
state in the union has troops on the
front. That means that our boys are
here and we are anxious about them.
Although the failure to receive let
ers from men in the service is not
l3asant to relatives and friends at
1ome the adage mo news is good
2ews" never was more true than at
resent. The report of every casu-
lily at hoLe CT abroad is immediate
wired or cabled to officials at Wash
ngton, being relayed from there with.
ut loss Of time to the emergency ad-
ress CT the soldier or sailCr affected
is also at once released for publ.
alton in the newspapers. No news of
casualties has or will be held up
No man in the service has received
riders not to write home; he has been
Urged, on the contrary to keep in
ouch with relatives and friends. The
orces in France have at their dispos.
ii post cards giving general informa
on in regard to health and the re.
,eipt of letters and parcels, which
nay be dispatched without payment
Of postage
Care is also taken to see that mail
attended for soldiers and sailors
caches them promptly. Where the
egimental and company designation
{ soldier is not known it may be
secured by application to the Adju
ant Generals Office, Washington. d
In one week 1,674 letters with in
efficient addresses were received at
his Office. On 1882 the addresses
we're completed and they were for
yarded 1913 were returned to send
rs, 5S went to the dead letter office
'ecause senders' addresses were not
;iven and the balance were held
With the view that the addresses might
'e completed later.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-05

them 1t has been continual study
of these and the elimination of the
useless. The good are put to the
test and it is said that many are being
applied to good effect.
Since war was declared the naval
consulting board has received more
than 10000 suggestions, plans or mod
els of ingenious devices for use by the
Navy Del artment-more than two
thirds of them concerning the prob
lem of combating the menace of the
enemy submarines all suggestions
receive careful attention, those of
merit being brought 70 the attention
OF the Secretary of the Navy.
While many proposals have been
found to be impractical, much valu
able aid has been given to various
branches of the war service. The
Naval Consulting Board and the Navy
Department have prepared for free
distribution pamphlets giving gener-
al information to inventors that they
may avoid misconceptions-on of
the most general being that some mir
aculous machine may be conceived
by the use Of which the seas may at
once be cleared of submarines.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-05

Mr.. Hoover wants a man to want
much less here below than the poet
said he wanted and in wanting that
Mr.. Hoover wants a plenty.
The Colonel is realizing more fully
every day that when he said he was
private citizen of the privatest kind
he was not misrepresenting.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-05

Our soldiers and sailors may not
accept medals from foreign powers
but our secretaries dare not deny it
when American women are given med
ais and crosses in recognition to our
allies
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-05

sons have slyly laid up large stocks
of sugar and the result is that, while
there is quite probably enough in the
citv to supply the needs of all, very
little is on the market and some may
have to do without for spell The
food situation in this country can be
saved by confidence and good faith,
but there are going to be local short
ages and inequalities wherever there
is such spirit as has been shown by
some of the Atlanta housewives.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-05

Mary Garden calls the retailers of
complexion powders and medicines
to prolong youth "the Beauty Bandit
IT," but she refrains from the charge
that they are working in the pay of
potsdam to ruin the health of the
next generation of Americans
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-05
NOT The RIGHT SPIRIT
Says The Savannah News:

Says The Savannah News:
1t is one of the most natural things
in the world for person to hold back
and ''let George do it." It is fault
common to nearly all of us that we dis
count too greatly the Importance of do
ing our own part. Sometimes this
is due to thoughtlesness, sometimese
to a negligent disposition and some
times to selfishness. There are
membsrs of every organization, be
it religious, social, commercial or phil
anthropic, who contribute in no way
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-05
Members of the Associated Pless.

Members Of the Assoclated FieS3
The Associated Press is eXclpsi'c',
entitled to the use for republication
of all news dispatches credited to ii
or not otherwise credited in this pa
per and also the local news published
herein.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-05
WEEKLY,

Communications on all topics pub
lished when not too long and accompa-
MED by full names and address. Not
responsible for views of contributors.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-05

Entered as second class matter al
he postoffice al Cordele, Georgia, TN
der the act of March 9Th, 1879.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-05

Mrs. Earnest Bass of Americas was
, visitor in the city today
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-05

w. II. DORRIS-Attorney-atLaw over
Exchange Bank, Cordele, Ga.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-05

DR.. A. H. -Deptist-Riggs
Disease and Orthodontia, Holmes Bldg
Phone No. 40 Cordele, Ga
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-05
PROFESSIONAL CARDS

DR.. A. J. WHELcHEL, Physician ard
Surgeon, American National Bank
Building. Cordele, Ga.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-05

DR.. 3. L-X-RAY-Eiectro
Therapeutics and Internal Medicine
American National Bank Bldg.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-05

DR.. T. e. BRADLEN'-Eye, Ear, Nose
and Throat and Fitting of Glasses.
Westbrook Bldg. Coraele, Ga
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-14
FIRM DEMAND WILL BE MADE ON GERMANY FOR THE
 RELEASE OF AMERICAN SEAMEN FROM YARROWDALE;
 PRELIMINARY INQUIRY HAS BEEN SENT TO BERLIN
Cabinet Meets and Considers This NeW Phase of Situd- Hon-V Vigorous Action 10 beTdken-NOD Decision
 Reached on Question
 of Aiming Ships

Washington, February 13An inquiry concerning the rede by Germany of the American brought in by the prize ship Yarrowda dispatched to Berlin today by the United States preliminary vigorous action the not promptly released
 The pgh of these sailors occupied much of the time at to- days cabinet meeting given to the crisis growing out of Gernany submarine warfare It agreed that their lib again should be demanded in most emphatic fashion, Pend ing complete reports the treatment of German warbound ships the Philippines Hawaii and elsewhere how ever the government will content itself with the inquiry to why the Amercans are held and under what conditions
 Every Phase Situation Discussed
 The cabinet discussed every phase of the international sit uaton The question of providing navy for American ship desiring their vessels for defense sdered but stated officially aerward that dec sion reached It is understood that there division of opinion with most of the cabinet officers strongly favorng furnishing the gun both the ground that permitting ships remain idle in port suggests acquescence in Germany and because the congestion of bound freight the counrs ports assuming serious proportions Two three members said to have conended that the policy would be unwse. The President will decide the question:
 sinking at announcing grace" being in shipping dene thanked apprecaby against American life fConnuea Page I've,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-14
Summary of the News
GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS 1-Firm demand will be made on Ger many for release of scamen from Yarr0wlaIe. NH Preliminary inquiry sent to Berlin. Bernstorff is hopeful there will be no actual war.
 Armed hand of Mexicnns cross over the line.
 U-boat menace to be combatted, claim of British. Largest naval appropriation bill In history passes House. Tumulty,s name will again he brought into leak inquiry. Cuban revolt is we'll under way. Austrian submarine sunk by gun on merchant ship. 2-White Star line steamer Afric Is sunk and IT of crew are miss- ing.
 Amer'can ships secure guns if needed. < Amer,can sailor is wounded when ship is shelled. 3--Tuscnlooxa man, member cavalry regiment, dies. 8eSpright Dovveli will be candidate for long term 12-An indications point to early re- turn of Alabama brigade
 LOCAL NEWS 5-Supreme court to settle solicitors status tomorrow Attorney protests against record- CTS court methods Mrs. Parke chosen by suffragtsts as chairman for year Barber reports on police depart- ment Only $500 now needed for Mercy Home.
 Headquarters of Odd Fellows may he moved to city. 7-Suffrage school begins today.
 FEATURES 4-Editorial comment. G-SOciety. S-SpOrts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-14

The hearings will have to do chiefly with an examination of brokers anu their customers accounts during the Teak" period. it was explained by sherman L. Whipple, counsel to the committed, He was in conference here today. pending the arrival of the full committee. with Phillip F. Campbell, one of the members
 Mr. Whipple declared the existence of leak had been established in Washington by the admission of two newspaper men that they had supplied to brokerage houses employing them forecasts ot the contents of the peace note.
 Now that the leak has been estab-