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, 1917-11-29

Just the newest things in breakfast
caps are of Chinese inspiration and
among them appears the cap with
malines crown and wired lace frill for
a brim that is shown in the picture.
Narrow bands of ribbon, Joined In a
rosette on the top of the head, sup
port the lace frill and n narrow gold
braid at the head of the frill adds a
rich touch to this bit of finery.
The bedroom slipper in the hand OF
the fair wearer of the cap Is made
of satin ribbon sewed to a soft sole
and gathered about the top. 1t Is held
on hE u narrow band of fiat elastic,
covered with shirred ribbon.
, 1917-11-29

Rats destroy grain when newly
planted, while 1t is growing, in shocks.
stalks, NOW, crib. granary. elevator.
car, or ship.
, 1917-11-29

Among the prettiest gifts for Christ
mas appears this set made of chenille
braid and fur. The chenille is woven
in alternating, diagonal stripes of red
and black and the neckband and cuffs
are lined with soft, black satin. Soft,
glossy bands of black fur are sewed
on the edges of the collar and cuffs and
the ends of each fasten together with
snap fasteners.
On the collar there is a rosette of
puffs of black malines, conferred with
a cluster of tiny, dark, red roses and
their foliage.
, 1917-11-29
orlnd Grains for Gown.

1t is always desirable to grind all
grains for the dairy COW because of
the large amount of feed that a COW
must digest In order to produce well,
, 1917-11-29
OTTO PRAEGER.
Second Assistant Postmaster General
Parcel Post Limit Seven Pounds.

Parcel Post Limit Seven Pounds.
It will be noted that parcels weigh
ing seven pounds but no more can be
all the way to France.
The twenty-pound parcels which are
intended for Christmas gifts and which
are to be delivered on Christmas day
are sent by the war department from
its port of embarkation at Hoboken,
N. J.. These parcels, which must not
exceed twenty pounds in weight, can
be sent to the address given in Hobo
ken in any way that the sender
chooses.
OF course the post Office department
has been handling the smaller Christ
mas packages all the way through to
France, but In order to insure their de-
livery on Christmas morning 1t was
necessary to mail them by November
Is. However, the fact that the mailing
was o late for delivery on Christ
mas day does not mean that packages
cannot still be sent by parcel post.
They can be sent any day in the year
at the rate of IL cents for each pound
BtIl, ullu lllo lult Nv llOlu lld
ever point In the United States the
package is sent.
How Packages Must Be Addressed.
Packages for the soldiers must be
addressed to the individual, with his
company and his regiment and then
must be added the words american
Expeditionary Forces" 1t is not nee
essary to add the name of the country.
1t will be noted that in the lnstruc-
tons given above and prepared In the
second assistant postmaster generals
office nothing is said specifically con
corning the kind of things which may
be sent to the soldiers and civilians
connected with the expeditionary
forces. 1t is perfectly proper to send
sugar, provided 1t is properly wrapped.
The reason sugar is spoken of here
is because there seems to have been
some misunderstanding about 1t.
Matches must not be sent In n cir
cumstances. Neither must anything
inflammable, except, of course, ordi-
nary packing material, be included,
nor must there be any chemical or
fresh fruit in the packages. Candy
can go If properly protected from
MASKING up and running other things
in the mail. Jars of fruit properly
sealed and protected against break
age can be sent. Nothing of an *
plosive nature must be put into the
parcels.
1t is necessary that the parcel post
packages weighing up to seven
pounds shall be wrapped so that the
post office authorities may examine
their contents. The rules for the
packages which the war department
sends are given explicitly In the above
official communication. 1t is desired
to accentuate the fact that parcels up
to seven pounds in weight can be sent
by ordinary parcel post at any time Of
the year, but that Christmas boxes
which are to go by the way of the war
department at the address given above
will not be forwarded II they are re-
ceived az Hoboken later than Decem-
her q
, 1917-11-29

western Newspaper Union.
Gentlemen: In answer to your inquiry
for the American Expeditionary Forces.
1 beg to advise you as follows:
Parcel post for soldiers and civilians
connected with the American Epedition-
airy Forces in France, when carefully
packed and properly addressed. will be
accepted by all postmasters for direct
transmission through the mails. Such
parcels may weigh up to seven pounds.
Parcels for the soldiers and civilians
connected with the American Expedi-
tionary Forces may contain anything
that is admissible to the domestic par
Gel post except perishables which may
spoil on the long journey to Europe.
Parcel post for the American Expe-
dictionary Forces need not be packed in
wooden boxes. but should be carefully
packed in the strongest kind of paste
board box to assure its safe arrival at
the front.
In addition to this parcel post service
to the troops. the war department will
undertake to carry Christmas parcels
for the American Expeditionary Forces
provided such parcels are sent care
the Commanding General. Port of En-
barkation. Pier /, Hoboken. New Jer-
sey." and are packed in wooden boxes
not more than two cubic feet in volume.
well strapped. and with a hinged or
screw top. Such Christmas boxes may
be sent to the Commanding Officer. Port
of E~mbarkation. either by express or
through the malls. and must not exceed
20 pounds in weight. The army will In
spect the contents of each box and un-
dertake its delivery from Hoboken to
the addressee. The war department will
receive Christmas packages up to De-
cember 9Th.
Yours very truly.
OTTO PRAEGER.
$500
, 1917-11-29
War Department viii Transport
Christmas Packages for
Boys in France.
LAST SAILING DATE DEC. 5
ohieia Statement Issued by Post
Office Department to Eliminate
Confusion Regarding Reg
uIations.
BY EDWARD q. CLARK.

Neutrality-suspicious. all over the
united States queries come to Wash
ington concerning the exact rules gov
erning the sending of parcels to the
members of the expedltionary forces in
france. Confusion seems to prevail
everywhere. 1t is due to a number of
causes, the principal one of which
seems to be that the instructions were
sent out piecemeal and that some of
the first rules were amended.
Here Is the official statement on
the subject which I have just secured
from the post office department:
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-08
GOVERNMENT TO INSURE
ALL THE FIGHTING FORCES
Administration Will Ask Congress, for
the Necessary LegsIation-PIan Is
Approved by Insurance Men.

Washington, July 5.-Congress is
to be asked to enact legislation to pro-
vide insurance for Americas fighting
men.
This was assured today as a result
OF conferences between administra-
ton officials and the country's lead
ing insurance representatives over the
governments scheme for insuring the
lives Of its soldiers and sailors.
The plan is approved by the insur-
ance men.
A bill, embodying the administra-
TONS plans, soon will be submitted
to congress. 1t will be drafted by
government officials with insurance
officials acting in an advisory capaci-
ty.
1t is expected that the proposed leg
islation will be fashioned somewhat
after the federal workmans compen-
sation act.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-08
WOMEN AS. CHAuFFEuRs
BEHIND BATTLE FROFT
Nearly Two Hundred French Wom-
en- Will Soon Be Driving Military
Cars.

Paris, June 30.-Between a hundred
and fifty and two hundred women
soon will be driving military motor
cars behind the front. Women have
tried since the beginning of the war
to enlist in the automobile service.
The "Club Feminin Automobile" was
the center of this group and it had
secured the signatures of several hun
bred of the thousand women in Paris
who held license to drive motor cars.
The passive resistance of the different
war bureau held them back until now.
The women are obliged to enlist for
three months and to agree to submit
scrupulously to military rules and dis
cipline. They will in the beginning re-
place motor ambulance drivers in the
foregn sanitary sections who are trans
ferred to other services. Later on they
may replace men in other automobile
sections. The commanding officers of
four military regions have made appli-
cations for women recruits to drive
service cars.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-08
SUPPLIES ASSURED.

Washington, July 6.--Clothing and
camp equipment for the first million
men of the new armies will be de-
livered by September /, the tentative
date OF the mobilization of the first
increment of the national army. A
statement issued onight by the war
department said that adequated sup
plies for all the National Guard and
national army will be available by
the time the troops arc called out.
The main shortage was in tentage
material. The original plan of put
ting the National Guard in cantonment
was due to this. 1t was abandoned
when the cooperation of the supply
department of the national council
of defense was able to secure what
was needed.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-08
AMERICAN OCEAN LINER
ORIENTAL SUNK DY SUB
Was First American Ship to Pass
Through War Zone After Ruthless
Submarine Warfare Begun.

Washington, July THE American
steamer Orleans, of the Oriental Nav
igation company, has been torpedoed
and sunk by submarine. Four of
the crew were drowned but all men,
bers of the armed naval guard were
saved. The State departmnt, announc-
ing the sinking today withheld the
place and the time OF the attack.
AS the first ship flying the Ameri-
can flag to brave a transatlantic voy-
age after Germany announced her
policy of relentless submarine war
fare, the Orleans was given great
demonstration on her arrival at Bor-
deauX
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-08
GERMAN MILITARY CRITIC
FEELS AMERICAS FORCE
Capt. Won SaIzmann Declares if War
Lasts Until 1918 1t Will Be Necessa-
ny to Reckon with Military Force.

Copenhagen, July 7.-Captain Won
Salzmann, military critic of the Ber-
lin Vossische Zeitung, devotes two
columns to the military influence of
America on the war with which he
says, it will be necessary to reckon
il the struggle lasts until 1918. He
states the powerful influence of the
American intervention on Germany's
opponents and on neutrals is already
evident that effect must not be I'M
derestimated.
Captain Won Stlzmann says that in
regard to the quality the American sol
diers will not attain the standards of
brilliance cnaracterizing the French
and German armies, or their talent in
leadership, fineness in execution and
quickness Of decision, but that Ameri-
can military contribution, like Great
Britain's, will find expression in num-
bers and mechanical appliance of
of brute power. Americas numbers,
he writes, are counted upon by the
Entente in respect of men, artillery
and particularly aviators. Incorporat-
d in divisional units with British and
French troops, as Captain Won Salz-
mann expects the American troops
to be, he says they will be worthy op-
ponents.
Nevertheless the Americans will
not aeffct the result on the Western
front, he writes, because Field Marshal
Won Hindernburg, says the submarine
will force decision before they be-
come a decisive factor.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-08
CoZored Neus
Observation-Disclosures
BY Rev. Lee O'NeaI.

Prof. IL. A. Hunt, principal of Fort
Valley High and Industrial school, and
wife; also Odis O'Neal, the farm dem
Onetrator, were in the city last Sunday
10 sec Mrs. Clara Sect, who has been
sick for several weeks. Mrs. Scott is
an alumnus Of the Fort Valley high
school. Her splendid record made at
the school and since being away
caused Principal Hunt to call to see
her Mr.. Hunt is one of the foremost
negro educators OF the south. To
know the nan is help to any one.
His accomplished wife has been Of
great help to him.
Mrs. L. S. Ross motored to Coney
to take a party to a double funeral
The funeral OF Mrs. Sula Butler Ct
Jacksonville was preached at Bethel
church Thursday evenign by Rev. A..
S. Clark. 1t was sad occasion in
view of the fact that she. was one Of
four children reared without a moth
er, but Miss Lydia Walker being the
older, has reared and educated them
She is survived by two sisters and one
brother, James, who is in Grovania
and Misses Lydia and Carrie Of Cor
dele.
There has been organized a Glover
Leaf club for the young people with
Miss Ethel Rivers as president. We
predict a happy club. See who is
president
The quartet Of the Seldom Institute
entertained the audience at Bethel
church Thursday night to the delight
Of all present. 1t is out Of the ordinary
and really deserves the hearty support
Of all good people. Miss Robinson, an
der whose care they are travelling, is
a modest and yet cultured lady. She
is a graduate Of Fist university, and
class mate Of Mrs. DR. Wilson at
whose home she stopped.
MIS-. Pearl Hall and Laura llaISen-
dove Of Damascus, are in the city Wis
ting their sister, Mrs. Tommie Hall
en- Eleventh avenue.
Geo. WCodard is very i'll. His bro h
er, Rev. J. w Wcodard, has been with
him continuously, and Mrs. Wood
ard OF Fitzgerald, has also been at
tending him.
Dr.. j. G. Kyles has his new five
passenger automobile with al modern
| improvements. It is a peach.
Mrs. Annie Myrick has returned
from a trip TO Forsyth.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-08

Mrs. P. l.. Lasmer spoke at Arab
on the Fourth of July
The Seldom Institute gave another
exhibition Friday night at Allen TEN
pie, A. M. E. church to the satisfac-
ton of all. Miss Robinson and her
quartet deserve the supper of every
one.
DR.. E. r. Golfer is never so happy
as when she is near him.
DR.. Reed is around here. She
smiles too
Mrs. Lucille Virgins is Off on her
vocation and visiting relatives and
friends at Rochelle.
The East ST. Lous trouble is only
the beginning of sorrow in that neck
of the woods. Also it Will mean the
return Of some who went north with
cut thought. Many who lost their
heads TO go will never be able to re-
turn. We talked to one person lust
returned who said, 81 advise that
those who are here stoy, unless they
have plenty Of money for support"
Let US say what we have always said:
1t is far better to be patient, trust in
God ana let down your buckets here.
The Primitive Baptist is on with
q three days meeting
The Federation Club continues its
good work under the direction of Mrs.
Walter Lewis.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-08
SOLDIERS OF ATLANTA ANKLE
THEIR OWN SOCIAL RULES

Atlanta, July lis it good form for
soldier in khaki to attend social
functions without his coat?
They are doing it in Atlanta, but
some of the social arbiters are very
much worried for fear it's violative of
the forms and proprieties that should
be observed.
The dope from other towns where
troops are quartered is that the SOL
diers always wear their coats to So
cial functions, but this doesn't bother
the soldiers here.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-08
EAST ST. LOUIS BLACKS
WON'T RETURN To WORK
Efforts of Corporations Fail. Plan to
Remove Negroes to the South Pro-
posed.

East St. Louis, July Efforts of
large corporations to induce negro
workers, WHO fled after recent roits,
to return to work have not ben sue,
cessful.
An. agent for large factory went
tG a municipal lodging house, where
he found 400 negroes quartered, with
offers of work. He got only five hands.
Three Mississippi business men Of
fered the st. Louis Red Cross to take
500 to 1000 Of the negroes back to
the south on a chartered train or
steamboat
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-08

FOR RENT-Nine rooms, nice hall,
bath and all improvements. Webb
fer Office tenants. Mrs. l.. H. Webb.
24-St-pd.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-08

Government test applied TO all
wheat. Can tell you in few minutes
exact amount flour, shorts and bran
your wheat turns out. |. NJ. Powell
& Sons Milling Co. 1877
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-08

FOR EENT-Store room formerly oc.
cupied by Stead's Drug Store; will
be Tor immediate possession. For in
formation apply to w. G. Mckenzie.
17-tf.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-08

If you cannot get satisfactory re-
pairs on your car, bring it to me.
Jack Nipper. Bland Villa. 21-3t-pd
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-08

WANTED-To trade Cordele city prop
erty for Ford car, either roadster
or touring car. Apply to J. W. Spires,
Arab, Ga. 21-3t-pd.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-08

FOUND-gold bar pin with red fiz
cap and scimtod apparently Shriners
design. Owner can have by paying
LOT inns ad, W. j. Hall 24-1t
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-08

FOR RENT-Two unfinished rooms,
= Apply to p T. Hatcher, at Walkers
Barber shop. 22-3t-pd
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-08

If mined at the present. rate, the
coal supply of Texas will HAST 5000
years.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-08

YOU CAN find mules and horses at
Frank e. Williams Sales Stable for
sale or trade at~any time 24-7t
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-08

Peace hath her health problems no
less than war.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-08

WHY WoRRY-about finding a
market? You can sell cottonseed, pea
nuts. velvet'>beans, corn and hay,
sweet potatoes and anythingyou raise
at Frank e. Williams Safes Stables.
We are getting ready foE the business.
24-7t.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-08

IF YOU have something you want
to sell, carrSit to Fyank E. Williams
Sales Stables They BUY anything. 24-7t
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-08

Our mill is now in good shape. We
are grinding new wheat for public and
making very fine grade flour. Send
us your wheat and see what we can
do for you. l. M. Powell 6, Sons Mill
ing Co. f3.tf
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-08

FOR RENT-6-rq6m cottage. screened,
electric lights and bath. All con
veniences, good community SIC per
month. Call phone BOG, 24-3t-pd
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-08

PLENTY MONEY TO LEND-On i'm
proved city ard farm property. C.
M. mckenzie. 79-tf
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-08

New York now has women boot
blacks
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-08

Plenty of money to lend on farm
lands in Crisp county at IL per cent
interest. HUGH LASSETER 22-tf
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-08

400 TYPEWRiTERS! All kinds and
all grades, Remingtons $12 up. Instruc.
ton book with each machine Type
and repair parts for all makes OF
Typewriters. Empire Type Foundry,
Buffalo, N. Y.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-08

Grinding for public solicited, and
new flour and shorts for sale !. M.
Powell & Sons Milling Co. 13-tf
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-08

QUICK LOANS-Made on both city
and farm lands. See C. M. McKen.
zle. 79-tf
The Detroit times., 1917-04-21
DEAN EDWARDS
PLANS SERMONS
ON NATIONALISM

Dean Frederick Edwards an
nounces a series OF four sermons on
"Our National Duty" at the Sunday
night services in st. Paul's Episco-
pal cathedral
While each OF these sermons will
be complete in itself. touching on
some phase OF Americanism, they
will carry the same great theme
of the duty OF the American man
and the American Christian in this
hour of national crisis and are adj
dressed particularly 10 the young
men OF Detroit.
Dean Edwards, one OF the most
torceful speakers In the American
Episcopal church. took this subject
at the recent downtown MONDAY
Lenten services. The Miles the
alter WAS crowded 20 the doors at
every address he made and he has
had so many requests from prom
inent men 10 continue this sub
Jet since The declaration OF war
that he has decided to make II a
part OF the popular Sunday night
T:3O cathedral services during the
next hour weeks.
The Detroit times., 1917-04-21
BETHANY CHURCH
MAKES SPLENDID
PROGRESS IN YEAR

Reports OF the Affairs Of Bethany
Presbyterian church. submitted at
The annual congregational meeting.
showed that substantial progress
had been made in all branches Of
church endssvoT The total mem
bership nov is 800, 2S5 having been
gained in the last year. The close
OF the year found the church in
splendid financial condition. and
with a record OF expenditures OF
about $4,000 for the year Benevo-
lences we're In excess OF s. 900.
Elders elected were James Laird.
NJ II. Dempsey, william Thorburn.
D. n Van Dusen and David Binney.
Trustees reelected TO serve on the
financial board we're John Goschen-
hofer, John Shaw and John Luker.
A board OF deacons were created
with the following members: Neil
Fenkel. Dougald McDougall. Harry
r. Baker. Charles v. Mills. David
Sutherland. Hugh A. Mclean and
Walter Binney
The sunday school membership
now Is 1000, a gain OF 300 in the
last year.
The Detroit times., 1917-04-21
PAGEANT IS NOT
ART PERvERSI0N


Percy Jewett Burrell. director OF
the pageant OF Darkness and
Light" which opens In Detroit next
week, scores those critics who have
called the great missionary produe-
ton a perversion OF ART. He char
acteriEes the charges as absurd.
A short time ago the pageant pro
feet was severely criticised by GER
tain local ministers. on the ground
that any alliance OF theater and
thurcn was a compromise with the
forces OF the devil. That attack was
quickly silenced. when the more
liberal and progressive OF the min
listers endorsed the show. The new
attack came from an entirely unex-
pected quarter.
A small group Of artists Lee the
word 30 forth that they opposed the
pageant on abe ground that 10 use
art for propaganda IL q desecration.
The claim that We are psrverting
sre Is absurd" Director B1rrell said
III art Is worth while for It's own
sake. Il IL more worth while for
humanity's sake Thru this pageant
We are impressinE hundreds OF thou
sands OF people with the importance
SorK done by missionaries In
spreading Christian civilization in
an quarters OF the world. We en-
terrain them while we are teaching
them. That seems TO me doubly
worth while.
Art can De used for any noble
purpose The nobler the purpose Is,
the nobler the art will be- The
church and the arts OF painting.
sculpture and drama went hand In
land for centuries.
1T is difhcult TO combat the sort
~ narrowness that comes with a
preconeeived notion OF what an art
can or cannot do legitimately. For
tunstely the contention that art
must not be contaminated by any
contact with the solid matters OF
life is confined 10 a few persons
Who live in a rarined atmosphere
The people are with us. We expect
10 show this pageant In Detroit 70
audiences agEregating 100000 peo
pie. Let them Judge whether h Is
worth while"
The Detroit times., 1917-04-21
NEWS OF THE CHURCHES
PRESBYTERIAN
MEN INVITED TO
HEAR MODERATOR

All Presbyterian men VIII be vel
come at q supper 20 be held in
Trumbull-ave. Presbyterian church
Friday. April "a at s;ls In honor
OF DIT. John A. Marquis. moderator
OF the general assembly Of the Pres
byterian church
A mass meeting will be held In
the church Immediately following
the supper at which Moderator Mar.
quis win address the gathering DR.
Marquis IL one OF the most popular
speakers In the church and holds
the highest once attainable In the
Presbyterian church in the United
States.
The meeting has been arranged
under the Joint auspices Of the
Michigan Synod's Home Mission
committee and the Detroit Presby.
tery's committee on mems work.