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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-05-09
TWO BOYS DROWNED
WHEN BOAT CAPSizES
Robert Powe and Sen Hooks Die
When Boat swalnps in Flint River

Albany, May 8.-Robert Powe, 10
years old, and Ben Hooks, II years
old, were drowned in Flint river, in
the southern section of Albany, about
o'clock this afternoon. Both bodies
were recovered within half an hour.
The two boys, with Louis Roby, an
other boy about the same age, started
out in boat. The boat began to leak
and the boys became excited, overturn
ing the boat The Roby boy swan out
but the others were drowned i'll five
feet from the bank.
The alarm was given by the Roby
hoy and some negro women, who were
fishing on the river, and aid was
summoned. A pulmotor was used in an
effort to save the boys, but i'll vain
Their mothers are widows.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-05-09

It's cash proposition. But it will
nay you to borrow at s per cent in
order to save Is per cent on Auto Cas-
ings, April % to May - Watt &
Holmes Hardware, Cordele, Ga. 63.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-05-09
ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK MARKET
SPECIAL REPORT.

Today's receipts; Cattle, $500
hogs, $4,000; sheep, 1900.
CATTLE: Market opens the week
in fairly active condition at steady
prices, yet the trade is 25 to so c
per cwt. lower than it was ten days
ago, at which time values were at
he highest known level in the history
Il the trade.
Quotations: Choice to prime fed
.teers $1,000 to &12; good to choice
$3.50 TO 5000. medium to good $S.75
to $3.50: common to medium $50 to
$50; grass steers $3.50 to $3.50, ac-
cording to weight and quality and
flesh; fat COWS 50 to $40; medium So
TO $S.75; cutters 81 to 8; Gamers $3.50
0 $G.75; heavy bulls $3.50 to $3.50;
light bulls $7.25 to $S.25; common
warnings 81 to $3.50; fed yearlings
IS to $3.50; heretics $3.50 to So; veal
ers $3.50 to SIP; good to choice
etcckers and feeders $3.50 to $3.50;
medium to coed 81 to $3.50; common
10 medium $6.25 to $6.75; stock heif-
ers 1878 to S725, and stock COWS $6.25
to $6.75.
HOGS: Best weights opened steady
to SC lower, while the pig market was
fully quarter lower, Choice hogs
zoo lbs. up $3.50 to $15.75: 10 to 200
lbs, S15.25 to $15.50; mixed hogs
100 lbs and up $149O to $15.25; 100
to 40 ID. pigs $12.25. to $31.75; light
er pigs $3.50 to $11.50; best rough
hogs STATS to SIS, with half fat roughs
at $40 to $12 At the close the trade
was very dull at the prices. The de-
mand fer southern hogs is limited and
they are selling lower than they have
IN many days.
SHEEP: This trade opened today
July as high as it was at the close
70 last week and it is now SOC higher
han it was a week ago today. Choice
wool lambs SIS to $17; medium to
coed $14.75 to $t5.75; good to choice
clipped lambs $13.75 to $14.50; culls
$1,000 to 81; good to choice fat sheep
911.50 to 1925; medium fat sheep
SIC TO $1l.50; choppers $3.50 to $9.25;
Gamers $3.50 to 81, and bucks $1,000
to Sf125,
GOATS: Fat kids $3.50 to $1150
and aged goats $3.50 to $3.50.
NATIONAL LIVE STOCK
COMMISSION CMOPANY.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-05-09

Til board bill for last years babies
was lmcst as great as the underta-
ker'dbill for last years babies.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-05-09

To make cattle for Identification an
tncentor has patened stud buttons
hat can be clamped through their
ears.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-05-09

One eighth Of the children born in
the United States die before they are
a year old.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-05-09
erie: DROPS OF
HEAVILY IN SAVANNAH

Sannah, May S--F'or the first
year. prohibition, from May l, 1916,
to Ny 1, 1917, official figures com
piledrom police records show crime
of cry description has decreased in
Savan pan from 20 to so per cent, av-
eragg over so per cent for ali class
es otrime
DI likeness has decreased from
1,457or 1916 to A18 for 1917, a dimin-
ishin OF 1883 cases or II ror cent.
Assdt with intent TO murder, from
SO cfes in 1913 % 10 in 1917, 80 cases
less r 81 percent. Burglary dropped
front37 to ia decrease Of IS ger
cent Larceny from the person, from
% t Is, 80 percent decrease.
Allough similar figures from other
Geona cities are rot yet available, it
is thf gh to be certain that Savannah
was far the most orderly and well
behabd city in the whole state dur
ing te past year.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-05-09
KNIGHT SCONCLUDE
ANNUAL CONCLAVE
Knights TempIar At ThomasviIle Sc
Iect Savannah as Place to Hold
Their Next ConcIaVe.

Thomasville, May 4.-The Grand
Commandery, Knights Templar OF
Georgia concluded its ffty-sixth con
clave this afternoon. Savannah was
selected as the next place of meet
ing, on the Third Wednesday in next
May.
The new officers elected were:
Grand commander John M. Harwell,
Atlanta; deputy grand commander,
Fred Clarke, of Savannah; grand cap
tain general, Edward X. Farmer of
Fitzgerald; grand captain general, A.
c. Atkins of Cordele; grand senior
warden, j. c. Wattes of Rome; grand
junior warden, Charles A. McAllister
Of Macon; grand prelate, Guyton
Fisher of Whitman; grand treasurer,
NJ. A. Weir of Macon; grand secre-
tary, Charles A. Wood of Savannah;
grand standard bearer, Thomas d..
Ridley, of Dalton; Grand sword bear
er, William Mealon OF Gainesville;
grand warden, S. H. Jones of Milledge
VILE
The grand commandery voted $50
to Belgian relief, to be sent through
Thomasville men; 500 was given the
industrial home at Macon; a fund of
81 goo was started as an endowment
for the Masonic home at Macon. A do
na'ion OF $500 will hereafter be Civ
en- to the commandery.
Past Commander r. L. Wylly, OF
this city, was presented with dia-
mond studded jewel, the presentation
made by Ernest A. Curtis, of Savan-
nah. An ovation was given j. X. Orr,
of Atlanta, deputy grand master OF
the grand encampment, and an appro-
Ration Of $4,000 was ordered to
lace Georgia commander properly be-
ore The triennaI conclave in Phila-
gel'ha.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-05-09
BAPTIST MINIST ER
GAINS 10 POUNDS
THOUGHT MOST PATENT MEDi-
CiNES FAKES, BUT is NOW CON.
WINGED THAT TANLAC is AN
EXCEPTION.

81 am an ordained Baptist minister,
and have always been greatly opposed
10 patent medicines of any kind" said
Rev. Jno NJ Sims, Of Atlanta, recent
| ly. "In fact, | have always regarded
| the great majority OF them as nothing
more or less than fakes, but ] want
| to say to you that | believe Tanlac
is an exception to the rule, because
have never taken anything that
helped me as much as this medicine.
Mrs Sims had not been very we'll
and on the recommendation Of friends
bought the first bottle for her, but
when | took it home she refused to
take it. 1t was DIST very badly run
down myself and in need of a medi-
cine of some kind, and as my friendss
had spoken so highly Of Tanlac | de-
cided to try it myself. l have only
taken two bottles and have gained
ten pounds in weight. When l weigh
ed with my oyercoat on | weighed two
hundred and fifteen pounds. When
weighed few weeks later on the
scales up the street without my over
coat, | weighed two hundred and ten
pounds, which is ten pounds more
than | weighed before ! began taking
it.
81 suffered principally from nerv-
Gus indigestion and inactive liver. My
kidneys also gave me a great deal
OF trouble. | would lay awake fGr
hours at night as | was 50 nervous
1 was so run down / was almost
nervous wreck. l was not myself at
al and was losing weight and
strength rapidly My digestion was
80 badly IMPAIRED l had to avoid
sweets Of ell kinds. as much as
a9.s Ia. n. Frequently after eating
would suffer for hours with heart
turn and other forms of Indigestion.
"Tanlac seems to have corrected
these troubles entirely. l have been
entirely relieved of indigestion and
cen now eat anything with impunity.
can even eat honey without suffer
ing any i'll effects whatsoever
CAS- | told you before, used to suf-
FER a great deal with my kidneys and
would have to get up at all hours of
The night. l can now go to bed and
get d good nights rest, and never
wake up until morning. l get up feel
ing rested and refreshed and ready
fer my work.
yes, indeed, Tarlac is a wonder
full medicine. There is no doubt about
it. l heartily recommend it for what
it has done for me-"
Rev. Sims son was also present
at the time he made this remarkable
statement, and was so favorably i'm
pressed with what his father had to
say regarding Tanlac that he at once
decided to get it for his wife.
Tanlac is sold in Cordele exclusive
ly by Jennings Drug Store, successor
to j. E. Ryals Co., in Hatley by Rob
erts & Co, in Arab by City Drug
Store, il Seville by E. P. Wilson, in
Vienna by Forbes Drug Co., in Byron
vile by Byromville Drug Co., in Una
diiIa by Bobbitt's Pharmacy, in Pine
hurst by DR.. W. NJ. Iarlsham & Son,
in Lilly by the Lilly Drug Co, i'll Tep-
pettville by Teppettville Drug Co., r.
F. d. Vienna, Ca; r. KEN and Co.,
PIMA, Ga, r. f. D.. Cordele, Ga, J. D.
Lester & Bro. Capron, Ca, r. r. D.
from MOntezuma-
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-05-09
CoEs SAYS WE ARE
IN FOR TWO YEARS

IN FOX W. YESri0
Savannah. May 9.-That Germany
may shell and lombard our coasts
with q. beats, and that this country
IS in for two years or more Of terrible
fighting with the Teutonic empires is
the opinion OF Irwin Cobb, noted war
correspondent and writer, who vas
III this city last week with his wife to
visit his mother-n-law, Mrs. Marcus
S. Baker
Cobb says Amerca had better re-
alize the war is no frolic and had bet
ter prepare for long and bitter strug
gle before Germany is conquered.
Cobb spent much time as a correspon-
dent behind the German lines in Bel
GUM year ago, sending his stories
to the Saturday Evening Post.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-05-09
ANOTHER 500, 900, 900
GOING TO GREAT BRITAIN
United States Advances Money t.
Meet British Bills for May.

Washington, May THE govern
ment has decided 10 lend Great Brit
ain S10O.OO0,O0O to meet her needs in
this country during May. A second
instalment Of $25,0OO,OOO was trans
ferred to the sBritish embassy today,
naung, with the $4,000 loaned her
Saturday, total Of onc-half Of the
May loan.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
RAILROADS READY TO AID COUNTRY
 IN CASE IF WAR
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NEW YOR& Feb. 16. - The rail- roads of the United States today in formed President Wilson that the re- sources of their organization are at the disposal of the government in the event of war.
 Presidents or officials of the IS roads were appointed as a special commit tee on national defense, which will work in conjunction with the com manders of the four departments of the United States army w. w. Alter bury, vice president of the Pennsyl- vania railroad, sent a telegram to the White House saying this was the plan of the railroads.
 The committee. organized here to- day at a meeting of the American Railway Association Committee, vii act under the guidance of President Wilson's national council for defense Daniel Q. Willard, president of the Baltimore and Ohio, is a citizen mem Der of the council in charge of trans portation and communication and vii act in an advisory capacity both for tho new committee and for the council ir the railroads preparedness measure The association's committee on na- tional defense succeeds. in authority { committee formed last fall in cooper ate with the war department in trans. porting troops to the Mexican border
 President Atterbury of the railway association sent to the heads of it. members at the close of today's meet. ing telegrams declaring that the pres. lent emergency facing our country call. for loyal support and earnest co-op- Ieration," by the roads with the fedora defense body.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
SHIP WITH FORMER
 AMBASSADOR TAKEN
 ID CANADIAN PORT
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 HALIFAX, \. S., Feb. 16.-The Scan dinavian-A liner Frederick VIII. from New York, with Count von Bernstorff. the former German am bassador to the United States and his party of German consular officials homeward bound on board, anchored in Halifax harbor tonight.
 Powerful searchlights were played on her from both sides of the harbor as she steamed slowly to her anchorage, conveyed by a swarm of naval patrol boats.
 In keeping with the assurances given by Great Britain to the United States for the safe conduct of the former am bassador, extraordinary precautions were taken to safeguard the ship. Searchlights illuminated the adjacent waters and naval launches were de- tailed to keep up an active patrol in the vicinity of the anchorage during the period the liner is in port for examina- tion by the British naval authorities.
 Interpreters came from Ottawa and Toronto to assist in examining passen- gers scrutinizing passports and carry ing out the examination usually per formed at Kirl1wall up to the time of the declaration of Germany's frightened submarine blockade of the coasts of Great Britain and her allies.
 The Frederick VIII arrived off the harbor this morning, but acting on a previous understanding with British naval authorities that she was not to steam by the defenses in daylight turned her nose seaward again and did not return to the harbor entrance until nightfall Patrol boats at once Hooked about her and escorted her to her an chorage, which was so chosen that those on board could not command a view of the city.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
CLASSIFICATION OF
 COUNTIES BRINGING
 MANY SUGGESTIONS

that more than half million dollars had been appropriated for the state university where only a little more than one per cent of the children of the state had an opportunity to be educat- ed. Surely the state could afford to pay a million for the education of all the children of the state.
 Another supporter of the amendment was Mir. McGratn of Greenlee. Other advocates of the amendment were Messrs. Goodwin. Naugn and Walton. It was vigorously opposed by Messrs Baxter and Richardson.
 Expedited Laws
 Lowell Observatory at Flagstaff and the fund for it's maintenance bequeathed by the late Dr. Percival Lowell to a trust will not be subject to the inher- tance tax law of this state or to gen. eral taxation under the laws. The two bills introduced and passed in the senate the da before under suspension of the rules, were brought into the house and similarly hurried through and signed and returned to the senate
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Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
Germans Hamper Americans

LONDON, Feb. 16.-While restoring American control to the relief work in Belgium, the Germans are still hamper ing the work by restricting the move ments of relief ships and their car goes They have cancelled the. safe conducts formerly given those vessels, reports received here say, and have ab- solutely prohibited the transport of vessels or merchandise between Great Britain and Holland.
 The Germans permit vessels to ap- proach and leave Rotterdam by the North Sea, but this passageway is so full of British and German mines as to be hazardous and almost impracticable.
 The purchasing activities of the com mission overseas, amounting to 100, 900 tons of foodstuffs monthly, already has been suspended for a fortnight Ob- structions raised by the Germans has held up 160,000 tons of foodstuffs. Un- der existing conditions the suspension means that more than 75 .000, 900 tons has been lost to the hungry people of Belgium, while the demurrage and other charges on detained ships exceeds 15O,O00, and increases at the rate of l5,000 daily.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
BORDER TO
 BE PATROLLED NIGHT
 AND DAY BY VALRY
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HACHITA, N. M., Feb. 16.-Lieuten- ant Colonel J. C. Waterman, command ing the Hachita district, sent orders to his troops today to maintain both night and day patrol along the border in stead of only day patrol as heretofore. At the same time unofficial reports were received here that all of the cav airy regiments on the border from Fl Paso to Douglas, Arizona, has been told to keep themselves in readiness to move immediately on instructions from General Funston. These prepara- tions are believed to be cautionary against SalaZar's threat of another raid.
 Two troops of regular cavalry rein forced the border patrol today and two more leave for the border tonight They are under the command of Cap tain Sidney D. Maize These troops, according to Lieutenant Colonel Wat erman, are for patrol duty only and have no orders to go into Mexico.
 The funeral of Andrew P. Peterson, Burton Jensen and Hugh Acord, has been postponed until tomorrow morn ing to permit all relatives to attend. Philip Hurst, the presiding Mormon elder at Fl Paso, and a number of Mormon missionaries will attend.
 The bodies will be buried on the Campbell ranch, which the three men had leased for grazing purposes. A search for missing cattle led them to
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Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
VICTORY FUR PUBLISHERS. NEVIS
 PRINT PRICES MAY CONE DOWN

McAdoo's .4id had made possible tho results President Wilson has watch ed the situation since the trade com mission began it's inquiry eight months ago.
 The investigation was put under way last summer under d resolution adopted by the senate. Information gathered tending to show antitrust law violations was turned over to the department of jusice, while all infor- nation bearing on economic phases of the situation was collected by the commission. At the hearings held last fall and as late as January the manufactW CTS, it is said, discouraged the commissions efforts to find a solution for prohibitive prices. After the grand jury proceedings were started they came voluntarily to Washington with their proposition.
 It is estimated that if the proposal Is accepted and reasonable prices are fixed at least S30,000,000 will be saved to American publishers this year. Nothing is said of increased production but 1t is understood the manufacture, 5 are willing to keep enough machines on news print to insure a paper supply for the entire country.
 It was learne dtoday that the Cana dian government under orders in coun- cil will fix maximum price of two and one half cents a pound on news print sold to Canadian publishers. leaving the price to be charged Americans to be determined ih this country. The two governments have worked in concert in the situation, trying to find means to avert the threatened disaster to pub fishers.
 The trade commissions report to congress on it's investigation will be delaed until decision is rendered on 1 today's proposal.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
American Press Summaru

Striking at the French line in Cham
 pagne, midway between Verdun and
 Rheims. troops of the German crown
 prince have taken ground to a depth
 of half mile on a front of a mile and
 half. The attackers captured S5s
 prisoners. including 21 officers. and 20
 machine guns.
 The crown prince had not been active
 since his partly successful attack on
 French positions northwest of Verdun.
 on January 26. The latest thrust in
 Champagne comes a few days less than
 year after the beginn-ng of the attack
 by him on the outlying Qualifications
 of Verdun.
 South of Ripont, between Tabure and Cernay, was the scene of the German success. Most of the ground gained was contained in the Maisons de Cham pagne farm and on Hill 1855. which lies about one third of a mile south of the farm The latest official statement mentions only artillery activity in the vicinity of Maisons de Champagne and declares there was no infantry activity there. -Berlin's supplementary report | mentions no further activity in Cham pagne.
 EXcepts for raids by British, French l and German troops at various points l along the front in France and two | small engagements in Galicia, there has l been no important infantry fighting on the other battlefields. Official com | munications report much aerial activity l on the western front
 Shipping totalling at least 9,535 tons | has fallen prey to the German submar- | ines. according to the latest reports l All the seven vessels sunk, which in- | clude a sailing vessel and a trawler.
 were of British registry. Of the five steamers sunk, the tonnage of one, the l kynuSti, is not available. The Hope | moor, of 3,74O tons, was the largest | victim reported.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
WOMEN TALK TOO
 MUCH, SAY MEN
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DENVER, Feb. 16.-Farmers' wives near Mead, Colo, mOnopoiized the ten party telephone line of the Mountain States Telephone X Telegraph com pany there during the entire day with their gossip and the men can't use the telephone for business until the women have gone to bed, D. A. Strong testi- fled today at the public hearing before the public utilities commission which is Investigating complaints of rates and service.
 The city attorney of LaJunta and representatives of telephone users at Fort Collins and Colorado Springs ap- peared before the commission, com plaining regarding rates and service. About thirty persons testified during the day. The hearing will be continued tomorrow morning
Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
CUBAN RETURNS
 MAY BE LOOKED |NTO CAREFULLY
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-A sugges ton that an American commission re- view the returns from Cuba's presiden tial election. over which an armed revo- lution has developed. was considered at the state department today as one pos sible solution Of. ths situation AL though reports received here do not indicate that the revolting liberals have made much headway, the United States government is deeply concerned lest the movement assume more definite form with the voting February 20 in Oriente province, where the deciding votes in the presidential contest may be cast.
 No decision regarding a review of the returns was reached today. The sug- gestion grew out of a declaration by Orestes Ferrara and Raimundo Ca brera, liberal representatives in New York, that the party would regard such
 step with satisfantion and would abide " the result. It was saic there had been no indication that the conservative party might not resent that form of assistance.
 The Petrel. a small American gun boat, entered the harbor Of Santiago today and is closely watching develop ments there, while the repair ship Dixie
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Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
FINANCES OF NATION
 ARE READY FOR WAR
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The ma tion's finances are mobilized to meet any situation likely to be presented in the near future, in the opinion of the federal reserve board whose precau- tionary measures, undertaken upon the severence of diplomatic relations with Germany, has assumed concrete form and are believed to cover every contingency that may arise.
 There are at present on deposit with federal reserve agents i'll the various reserve districts approximately SS0O,- 600, 900 in cash and the huge reserve of $500 000 900 is available at Washing ton for use whenever it may be need ed. As a precautionary measure. the board has requested the bureau of en- graving and printing to engrave a large additional sum of reserve notes which will be ready for use in case the occasion may arise.
 An estimate by George M. Reynolds of Chicago, that the banks of the coun- try are present able to withstand fi- ancial strain involving eight times the sum involved in the panic of 1907, is believed by officials to be correct appraisal of the strength of the federal reserve system.