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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-17

too far of to attend drills of organ
lied companies. Now that tho COM
panies are In service they do not know
how to go about enlisting. or where
TO enlist after they mako up their
minds.
ALI BRANCHES OF SERVICE
ARE IN NEED OF MEN
Our only advice to them is to go
to the nearest town where q company
is stationed and there enlist. Tho ar
tillery. Infantry. coast artillery. cav
airy and hospital branches require
many men. We are anxious for these
units to recruit to war strength be-
mobilization camp on July 26. By on
listing now. young men can select the
organization in which they want to
servo or the branch OF service they
prefer"
Examinations will start this week for
officers commissioned since June 3.
1915. These exnminatins will be held
at Fortress Monroe at frst, but later
others may be held In the western part
OF the State for the benefit of officers
who are now doing police protection
duty. Six second leutenants OF the
Fourth Infantry will be examined this
weeg. having been ordered to Fortress
Monroe These officers are Joseph w.
Bennett. Emporia James B. Cherry,
Portsmouth: Charles NJ. c. Doran. Nor
folk; Joseph r. Moss. N'averly; Rich
ard II. Nottingham, Capo Charles. and
Richard A. Wilson, Cape Charles.
With the entire command back In civil
life. members of the Richmond Grays'
Battalion are gladly taking advantage
OF the American Locomotive Works
and the Richmond Cedar Works to fur
nish them with temporary positions un-
til they are called into service in July.
Nineteen men accepted positions with
tho former yesterday.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-17
FORMING new UNITS
OF COAST ARTILLERY
State Authorities Hope Soon to Have
Complete Regiment OF
Ten Companies.
SALE BACK FROM LEXINGTON
Finds Many Young Men Throughout
State Planning to Enlist, and Be-
Loves State Commands Will Soon
Be Brought TO War Strength.

Federal recognition having been
granted company of coast artillery at
Fredericksburg. Colonel 10 Lane
stern. Inspector General Virginia
National Guard. and Major Philip S.
Ward, United States Army, left last
night for Grundy to look over com
pany which has been formed there. The
new company will be inspected to-
morrow night. and If found accept
able by Major Ward. will become a
part, or the Virginia National Guard.
Through Acknowledgement w. w.
Sale. the Governor yesterday issued
an order accepting the Third Com
pany' as part OF Virginia's coast ar
tillery complement The Third Com
pany Is located at Fredericksburg and
was granted Federal recognition on
Thursday. The First and Second Com
panies. OF Roanoke and Lynchburg,
arc in tho Federal service, being sta
toned at Fortress Monroe. where they
arc receiving training on the big coast
defense guns.
1t is probable that tho Fifth Com
pany will be organized In South Rich
mond Success has been met with at
that point. and it Is expected that
tho command will soon be ready for
mustcr-in. With five companies In the
service. battalion will be formed.
with a major in command.
TEN COMPANIES TO DE
RAISED IN STATE IT POSSIBLE
Ten companies Of coast artillery will
BIO raised in the State II possible, maxi
Ing complete regiment The coast ar
tillery units drill as infantry and as
artillery. 1t is expected that the reg-
ular companies. as fast as they can
be replaced by guardsmen. will be
withdrawn from the coast defcnses and
utilized either as infantry or as gum
ners IN tho heavy batteries, which will
eventually be sent to Europe.
Ad1utant-Generel Sale returned yes
terday from Lexington where he has
been attending meeting OF the board
OF visitors OF the Virginia Military
Institute. One of the results of the
trip was the knowledge gained by
General Sale that there are hundreds
OF young Virglnians anxious TO Join
the State forces but do not know how
10 20 about II.
"Everywhere I went found young
men eager TO sec service" said Cen
eral Snle yesterday. The majority
arc men who live In tho country and
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-17
Montague Is Made
Prophet at Sight
Richmond Congressman CiOcn
Signal Honor al Grand Con-
Ucntion Of Masonic Order.

At tho grand convention Of the
Yelled Prophets OF the Enchanted
Realm, held in Washington during
the past week. Andrew Jackson Mon
tague, member of Congress from this
district. was made n prophet at sight.
an honor which has never before been
conferred on any one In the grand
convention OF this order.
Edward S. Schmidt, Of Washington
was elected grand monarch, and E. c.
Pelouze. OF this city, was advanced to
grand orator. this making the Rich
mond man fourth in line for the chief
honors OF the Order Of Yelled Prophets
Tho signal honor to Congressman Mon
tague was at the solicitation OF SAINTS
Grotto. Of Richmond. and he was pre-
sented by George j. Hooper. monarch
OF SAINTS Grotto. of Richmond. with
the fcz and button which are en-
blems of the grotto.
SAINTS Grotto. Of Richmond, had the
largest delegation of any grotto In
attendance. the stationed officers. who
were voting delegates. being George
J. Hooper. Clyde w. Rogers and
George r. Myers. w. r. Walker. sec
rotary Of Samis Grotto. attended the
meeting OF secretaries.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-17
WHERE'S YOUR CARD?
Albert Brown Cannot Show His and II
Locked Up Until He
EXPLAINS.

Albert Brown. colored, nge twenty
two years. is victim Of hard luck
or so he claims.
Albert at last accounts was LOCK- ed
up at First Precinct Police Station
charged with failing to register on
June s, having been taken into custody
late last night by Patrolman Gary when
he could not produce the necessary reg
istration card
Albert says that he registered, but
that his card is at home awaiting In
spec,ion by some police officer who
preached the subject to him prior to
the time PatroIman Gary appeared on
the scene. Albert further avers that he
can straighten the matter UP to-day.
The police are making every ef-
fort to round up the slackers who
failed to register, and where's your
card:" is one OF the first questions
asked every prisoner who gives an
ago between twenty-one and t!... -
one.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-17
MORE THAN 100 ENROLL
Young Women Training Themselves to
Take Places of Men Called
to COlorH,

to Colors.
While exact figures arc not yet avail
able. 1t Is known that over 100 young
women of the city enlisted at John
Marshall High School Building yester-
day for the summer course Of train
Ing to prepare them for enlistment in
the Office reserve corps. The purpose
of this corps Is to train large num-
ber Of young women in office work. SO
that the business of tho community
will not suffer- when the draft goes
into effect. When the eight-week
course is completed. the graduates OF
the school will become members OF
the office reserve. and they Will be
subject to'call as they arc needed
The school will train in the prin-
ciples of bookkeeping. operation OF
the typewriter and dictaphone. and
general office work. Mr.. Locker Is In
charge of the school. and he Is very
much pleased at the enthusiastic re-
sponse OF the young women to the call
of their country.
Glasses will be organized Monday.
June is. and will meet ivo times 1,
week. from $3.50 In the morning until
1870 in the afternoon.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-17
Crushed to Death.

Especial to The Times Dispatch1
CULPEPER. VA. June ia. L
Satterwhite. Of Beaver Dam, brake
man on Il Chesapeake and Ohio freight
train, was caught between two cars
while shifting at the yards hero this
morning and so badly crushed that
death resulted almost instantly. The
body was sent to the home of the
young mans parents. at Beaver Dam.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-17
Reception md mil.

Adah Chapter, Order Of Eastern
Star, will hold Il reception and ball /,
the B Village Auditorium, Hopewell,
Tuesday evening.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-17

ST. Joseph's Buys Liberty Bonds.
Members OF st. Joseph's Alumnae AS
ISOLATION, at their last meeting, adopt
cd resolution instructinE the treas
urer to; .bscribe to r Libo.,y loan bond.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-11
Wednesday, April II, 1917.

1t is not improbable that the
shocking disaster at the Eddystone
Pa, munitions plant which resulted in
the killing of more than hundred
persons, mostly women and childreR
was due to the Vaccinations Of Ger.
man agents operating in this country
to prevent the manufacture and snip
ment Of war. supplies to the allies. AT
the same time it is not good judgment
to jump to the conclusion that all ac-
cidents OF this nature are due to sucn
causes. The manufacture Of NUM-
tons in this country has grown to
such proportions inf such short time,
there Is such an intense desire TO in
crease production and so many of the
employees are necessarily uneXper
fenced that accidents are bound to-
happen in this dangerous business &c
cidents are altogether too frequent III
long-est2blsihed industries in which
The workers have had YEARS of train
ms. The really marvellous fealNe Of
the munitions business IND this coun-
try during the past three years is
that there-have-Ro. been More esplos-
lens and greater losses of life Ono
of the tasks that will deyolve upon the
TO some extent during tho |
coming year will be that of safeguard |
ing the workers in the munitions |
plants that will produce the war sup |
plies for the use of our army and |
navy. With the element OF inflated |
profits somewhat eliminated and the |
experience that has heen acquired
since the beginning of the European
war there should be aIeduction in the
numbei. Of suer ,lisasteFsi as TINT at
They. will be tre9hent
'AousR ahyhoa e@g.A ll;ttSli,lGsa
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-11
THE STARS AND STRIPES
Many Forms OF Flags Were Used BY
Original Colonies $500

Today probably several milton
American nags are waving seieney IN
the varied breeges or oar spacious
land9 significant Of che calm and dislii.
iledc yet deep and, lasting patriotism
OF the American people BE this our
native land OF adopted country. wa
pledge allegiance TO that dag uncover
as we pass, and wear il IN miniature
as q token OF oulf loyahN -ADdHyet
what do we know about It's origin. its
meaning, ana its history, A lecture
trip to the United States National
Museum in Washington. the national
depository of American relies will tell
Won much OF the flag.
Naturally there were many forms Of
early flags, especially colonial types
used by the individual colonies. and
militia regiments, before the flag of
the United States was established by
our continental Congress on July 4,
l777, now celebrated IS Flag day
This act required that the Gag OF the
United States be OF 13 alternate red
and white stripes and that the union
he L. white stars on blue field rep
resenting a new constellation, but 1t
did not define how many points the
stars should have, how they should be
arranged, nor make provision for ad-
lit:onai ones
At the time Of the adoption Of this
resolution. Washington is said to have
observed, eve take the star fron
heaven, the red from our mother conn
try, separating il By. White stripes,
thus showing that we have separated
from her, and the white stripes shall
20 down to posterity representing lib
erty." q "HS
I The first display OF the Stars and
Stripes" Is believed to have been on
August 6. 1777. when the new flag was
hoisted over the troops at Fort Schuy.
Ter, Rome, n. T. John Paul Jones, is
said to have been the first to fly the
Stars and Stripes over the high seas,
on the Ranger in November, 1777.
The national museum, has an early
naval 12-star type flag said to have
been flown by John Paul Jones during
the war of the Revolution.
Il has been we'll said that our ma.
tional emblem stands for American
ideals and ideas-it is not the flag of
family or a house, but the flag of
the whole people. It is the emblem
OF liberty and freedom, being ndica.
tive of individual independence and
yet symbolic of united and closely
bonded people. Far from being mere
ly painted and dyed cloth. 1t repre-
sents the constitution and government
of q hundred million free people, it
stands for the people themselves, and
records the history Of their nation.
In the National Museum at Wash
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-11

An executive order dated October 20.
1912. tended 20 standagdiae the Stars
and Stripes. and yet, further specifi-
cations, in sizes We're SQUAD necessary
by President Wilson, Only last Neg.
This history Of our flag indicates
that the. stars and Stripes was not
carried BY OF. ;ropfs in battle until
the period OF the Mexican warG 1876,
A. Several flags OF this psriod are in
tho .ruse1m collections, Among them,
Is flag OF IS stars and strlpes carried
throughout the war by The battalion
OF volunteers which enlisted from
Ma, Wand ana the District. of Column,
bia; and the aag Q, Co. |, 4th resi-
ment Of indiana infantry, Of - stripes.
with an eagle in the field Ten flags
OF the collection pertain to the Civil
wa
Other FLAGS include some OF the
Spanish American war a flag owned
b. admiral Charles Wilkes. United
States NJ y. o miniature flag carried
by Capt c. =. Hall in the arctic 1864
G9: the American Colors carried by
Rear Admira! Pclry in his Arctic ex-
plora ions in 1893; the flag carried by
the Smithsonian African expedition
undo. the command OF Col Theodore
Roosevelt in 1909-lo; and numerous
examples { the national ensign which
has flown in SO many notable engage
mentl and during countless worthy
r-ca a4,.,f riw irriJ
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-11

All interesting tribe Ct the upper
Amazon has been, discovered which in
its division of work Is renndfGl OF the
guilds of the middle ages. one portion
makes clothing and nothing else; an-
other one is purely agricultural; an
other dovotes its tine and labor To the
construction o. weapons. and so on.
Their pottery, however is the most
notable OF their productions. Some OF
these jars are extremely large, but
very thin, although strong and durable.
Some of the smaller vessels are almost
us thin as papcr.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-11
roeWa.erpnsrf Tents


Hire issthe way to Waterproof cloth.
Dissolve tm l,o,ai;ls cfhro'ins ii,ufonf
sullbus Of hot linseods oIigoPo'lh' iBto
n tub to which wringos is attached.
Pass tho cloth through the hot Oh and,
aS soon as VOL soaked through the
wringer. S!iredd on fence or groun,i
immediately until thoroughly dry. Dry
iiig may take Il week or more. This
solution will treat about fifty yards Of
cloth
For waicrprooiing a tent Nessmuk in
his "Woolcraft gives this recipe,
which no says is excellent To ten
quarts Of water add ten ounces Of lime
and four ounces of alum. Jet it stand
until clear. Fold the cloth or tent snug
ly and put II into another vessel. pour
tho solution in and let II soak for
twelve hours. then rinse n lukewarm
rain water Stretch and dr. in the syn
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-11
sleO Reward. S10e

The readers of This paper will he
pleased 10 learn that there II at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
Catarrh. IialfS Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure nov known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being n constitutional
disease. requires g constitutional treat
ment Halls Cntarrh Cure - taken in
ternally. acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF thc system. there
by destroying the foundation Of the dis
ease. and giving the patient strength by
building mp the constitution ana assisting
nature IN doing it's wprlo Tie prOpgie,ors
have so much faith IN it's curative pow
ers that they OFFER One Hundred poliara
Cor any case that il fails 10 cure. Send
for list of testimQnlaIs
Address: +. }. CtIEEEY & CO. Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists f5c.
Take Halls Family Pils for constipation
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-11
FACE Value.

Escarole-She said: II want you to
take me at my face value. Don't judge
me by my fathers wealth" Chiffon
ade--And whar did you say? Escarolle
Why. I told her til,it the present. price
of dyes, paints and cosmetics was so
hirn that / couldn't afford to he as
sociateti with her.-Life.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-11

I'VE should all leave footprints IN
the sands of time quoted thc parlor
philosopher.
''They would only show that some of
us have been going backward object
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-11
> out of 9 on a Pullman

A random test was recently
made in a crowded Pullman Club
Garland il was found that, of the
men who were smoking cigarettes,
S out of 9 were smoking Fatimas.
Probably an unusually high per-
centage even for Fatimas; but this
case is merely one Of the many
evidences that more and more
representative men are now-a-
days choosing q sensible cigarette.
4 UGeh q TN ktf
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-18
TO MUSTER OUT men
WITH DEPENDETS
Orders Are Received by Second Regi-
ment Monday-OnIy Few Soldiers
Are Affected.

Macon, Ga, April 17.-An order was
received at the Second regiment head
quarters here Monday that all mem
bers having dependent families, must
be mustered out of the service.
1t was reported some time ago that
orders would be received that the SOL
diers with dependent families might
be mustered out. Only small num-
Der of men in the Second are affected.
Quite few were discharged from the
government service for this reason
very shortly after the troops were mus
tered into the service of the govern
ment ser rice for this reason very
shortly after the troops were muster
ed into the service of the government
last summer
1t is believed that the order was
caused by the additional expense in
Cured. Soldiers with dependent fami-
lies have received from SIS to $40
month in addition to their regular
pay.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-18
ROAD NOTICE
Crisp County.
To All Whom It May Concern:

To All Whom 1t May Concern:
Take notice that Whipple & McKen-
zie Royal Supply company, R. A.
Bedgood, ct al, having applied for
an order seeking the establishment of
a new road which has been laid out
and marked conformably to law by
commissioners duly appointed and a
report thereon made on oath by them;
said road commencing at point on
the Thigpen Trail at or about the in
tersection of said Trail with the origi-
nal land line between land lots num-
bers so and 81 in the Fourteenth dis
trict of said county and running east
practically along said land lines, enter
ing land lot 81 in the Thirteenth dis
trict of said county somewhat south
of the northern corner thereof, then
in q general easterly and then south
easterly direction through said lot 81
in the Thirteenth district of said coun-
ty and continuing in general south
easterly direction in and through lot
SO to about the land line between lots
So and III in said Thirteenth dis
trict, and then in general easterly
direction, touching lots SO and ITO in
said thirteenth district to a point on
the National Highway.
Now if no good cause can be shown
to the contrary by persons interested
in this matter, the order will be grant
ed at the office of the county commits
soners in said county on the first
Tuesday in May. 1917, establishing
the said new road.
This Sd day of April, 1917.
CRISP COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
1O1.4t E. F. TYSON, Clerk.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-18
NOTICE OF SALE.

GEORGIA, Crisp County:
By virtue of an order from the Court
of Ordinary of Crisp county, Georgia,
granted at the January term, 1917,
will sell at public cutlery on the
first Tuesday in May, 1917, at the
courthouse door in said county, be-
tween the legal hours of sale:
Cordele city lots numbers seventeen
and eighteen in block three hundred
thirty-two, and lot nineteen and the
west half of lot number twenty in
block number one hundred thirty-sev-
en-, according to the registered map
Of survey of the city of Cordele, Crisp
county, Georgia. Also lots numbers
seven, eight, nine and ten in block
No. Z in plot No of the o Anderson
survey south of the city of Cordele,
said last named lots being a part OF
land lot number two hundred thirty
one in the tenth District of Crisp coun-
ty. Georgia. Said sale to be to the
highest bidder for cash, and being the
land of the late Major Holiness, de-
ceased.
This April 8, 1917.
101.4t w. H. M'KENZlE.
Administrator on the estate of Major
Holmes, deceased.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-18
ROAD NOTICE.
JORGIA, Crisp County.

GEORGIA, Crisp County.
To All Whom 1t May Concern:
Take notice that M. ]. Mikel, ]. H.
Churchwell, J. A. Ward, ct al, having
applied for an order seeking the es--
adjustment of new road, which has
been laid out and marked conforma-
bly, to law by commissioners duly ap-
pointed and a report thereon made on
oath by them; said road commencing
at the main residence on Benton Price
Company place in lot 16 in the Tenth
district, running thence southeast
through lots 10, an 10, by the old
Elijah Butts home thence on through
lots and "a, crossing the Seaboard
All Line Railroad at Daphne Station,
thence through lot rs to the south line
Of said lot %, thence due south to the
Ferry road.
Now if no good cause can be shown
to the contrary by persons interested
in this matter, the order will be grant
ed at the Office of the county commits
sioners in said county on the first
Tuesday in May, 1917, establishing
the said new road.
This Sd day of April 1917.
CRISP COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
1O1-4t E. F. TYSON, Clerk.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-18
TO THE PUBLIC.

One certain promissory note sign
ed by C. A. Pitts and payable to Geo.
Miller executed July 10, 1916, due Sep
TENDER 18th 1916, for $4,000, bearing
interest from date at the rate of s
per cent per annum STIMULATING for
attorneys fees and waving homestead
has been either lost or destroyed and
all parties are warned from trading
for same. This 18th day of April 1917.
103*1t GEO. MILLER.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-18
CHARTER AMENDMENT.
GEORGIA, Crisp County:
To the Superior Court of Said Coun

GEORGIA, Crisp County:
To the Superior Court of Said Coun'
The petition of Georgian Pharma'
cy, a corporation, shows to the court
as follows:
/. That on the 25th day of May
1916, this court granted an order
incorporating petitioner as body cor
porate with certain privileges named
in the petition and order OF incorpor-
alton.
2. That by inadvertence and mis-
take the capital stock of said corpor-
alton as fixed by the original petition
and order Incorporation, at Six Thou
said Dollars ($6,O00.O0) when it
should have been Three Thousand
Dollars ($3,O0O.00) which was the
amount actually paid in at the time
of incorporation.
3. Petitioner desires to have Its
capital stock authorized reduced from
Six Thousand Dollars ($6,O0O.OO to
Three Thousand Dollars ($3,0O0OO)
which is the amount for which certi-
flcates OF stock have been Issued.
ana which is tHe ouiy uAouAt "iANA
has been actually paid In.
b.. Wherefore, petitioner prays that an
order be granted amending the char
ter of petitioner as originally granted
reducing the amount of capital stock
from Six Thousand Dollars t$6,0000O
to Three Thousand Dollars (3,O0O0O
and that same be incorporated as a
part of the original charter granted
MATHER M. EAKES,
Attorney for Petitioner
GEORGIA, Crisp County.
IL. A. Littlejohn, Clerk of Crisp SUI
perior Court, certify that the above
and foregoing is a true and correct
copy of the original petition for
amendment of charter now on file in
my office. This March 2Sth, 1917.
99.4t ]. A. LITTLEJOHN,
Clerk Crisp Superior Court.