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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-08-22
,ASES SET FOR
SEPTEMBER TRIAL
LOCAL BAR ASSIGN WORK IN
SUPERIOR COURT FOR FIRST
WEEK IN SEPTEMBER.

uLa VI &C tdOC0 WI DC III OldDl III Llldi
on the first day Of court No divorce
cases are assigned and counsel rep
call the courts attention to set the
cases. 1t is further ordered by the
court that all cases not reached and
disposed of on the day for which said
cases are assigned for trial such
cases will be in order for trial the fol
lowing day.
Monday, September 3rd, 1917
Watt-Holmes Hdw. Co., VS..
Mrs. E. A. Henderson.
996--P. S. Barber, vs. Hardin and
Breazeale, ct al.
121O-Edwin w. Buck, VS.. A. NJ.
Bell
162S-Gulf Refining Co., VS.. A. E.
dall.
167O-W. E. Edwards, ct. al, VS..
Farmers State Bank, ct all
1761-A. Hoen G Co., VS.. Suwanee
Hotel Co, ct. al.
1888. B. Liggin, VS.. w. E. Vance
1792-John Silvet & Co., VS.. e. l..
Harwell.
93-Haynes-Henson Shoe Co., VS..
9. l.. Harwell
1896 Waxelbaum Co., VS.. E. L.
Iarwell.
S43-Empire Realty Trust Co., VS..
)harles A. Barry.
19OO-Mrs. W f. Vance, VS.. S. D,
Liggin.
1917--Metcalf Live Stock Co, VS..
:. A. Pitts
1922-Metcalf Live Stock Co., VS..
9. A. Pitts, ct al
19S6-W. G. Whiteside, VS.. S. B.
liggin.
2O62-Jas. H. Brown, VS.. J. A. Pilot.
amos, ct. al.
2075-Jepe Burnam, VS.. r. A. Minis.
20S2-Steff Harsakas, VS.. N. d.
Macris.
3OO7-W. E. Hubbard, VS.. w. ca
Hamilton.
SOl5-Max Farkas, ct. al. VS.. C. A.
Pitts.
3O45-Henry Mcmillan, VS.. T. D.
Musselwhito, ct al.
3075-Mrs. Nj. Jackson, VS.. ]. L.
l4ashley.
3OS5-The e. A. roy Co., VS.. Mrs.
Y. G. Salter and j. II. Salter.
2O9O-C. NJ. Knott, Guardian, VS..
Mrs. l.. V. Holiday.
4027-Charles Jack Ship, VS.. ]. A.
Ward, ct al
4OS9-Camilla Cotton Oil & Fertz.
Co., VS.. Bank of Arab.
4O4O-P. s. Barber, VS.. w. r. Rob,
erts.
4O41-Mrs. S. E. Holton, VS.. E. c.
Youngblood
4O43-G. e. Holmes, VS.. j. w. Hurt.
045-Chattahoochee Fertz. Co., VS..
J. A. Rycroft, et al
4044-Sam L. Thomas, VS.. Jim But.
terworth.
4O47-Mrs. Annie l. Ellis, VS.. ]. w.
williamson, ct al
4O49-Charlie Stokeberry, VS.. Ru-
fus Ellis
4O51-W. f. Edwards, VS.. l. NJ. Pow
ell.
4O52-James McMurray, VS.. Julius
Mobiles.
4O5O-Mrs. Nora Clements, VS.. vir-
gil Clements.
4O5S-Mrs. Nora Clements, VS.. vir-
gil Clements.
4O54-Globe Bargain House, VS.,
Ben & Max Grablowsky.
4055-Haman Brothers, VS.. Lester
Gunter
4O56-Cordele Sash Door Lbr. Co.,
VS.. Walter T. Lewis.
405S-Virginia Carolina Chemical
Co., VS.. H. j. Wade.
4059-Virginia Carolina Chemical
Co, VS.. p c. Culpepper.
4O6O-Virginia Carolina Chemical
Co, VS. J. j. Stripping.
4O62-J. NJ Veach Co., VS.. Ryals
Baker Co, ct. al.
Southern Cotton Oil Co, VS.
w d. Borough.
4065-Ludden & Bates Southern
Music House, VS.. Mrs. c. L. Pounds
ct al
4O66-E. F. Stroller, VS. c. II. Har
grove.
4O67-Eugene V, Haynes Co., VS.. t
d. Coppedge.
4O6S-G. T, Cunningham, VS.. A. c
Frasuer.
4O7o-Palmer Webb Co, VS.. ]. W
Campbell
4O71-B. H. Palmer, VS.. R. l.. Bed
good, ct. al
4O74-Avery & Co., VS.. A. ]. Tay
lor.
Tuesday, September 4th, 1917.
SS1-Seaboard Air Line Railway
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-08-22
81. A. B. Shearer."
Red Cross Work.

Relative to the work of the Atlanta
women in their prompt response to
the call from the National Red Cross
for $50 bandage to be used in navy
hospital work, the time specified as
two weeks for the work, the secre-
tary of the local Red Cross chapter
work has received the following wire:
"Ship supplies via Adams exnress
heartiest congratulations on prompt
and efficient service of Atlanta chan.
ter in filling this rush order for the
United States navy.
-. G.. Blaine, Jr.,
Associate Director Bureau of he.
velopment, Red Cross"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-04
HAD HOT SEA BATTLE
PIucky Italian Cruiser Fought Whole
Austrian Fleet.

Washington, Oct. "details of the
Italian cruiser Aquilas fight in the
Adriatic with Austrian airplanes, de-
stroyers and cruisers, reaching here
today from Rome, add to yesterdays
account a brilliant story of how the
gallant Italian ship, while fighting a
fire in her own hold, drove off the de-
stroyers was bombed by the hydro
airplanes, and single handed engaged
three Austrian cruisers until help
came up and then safely got to port
under her own steam. The Italian
naval commanders having learned
that number of Austrian ships were
moving along the eastern shore of the
Adriatic, ordered a squadron of Ital-
ian destroyers to attack them.
one Austrian officer was killed, the
ship commander was seriously wound
ed and the imperial flag was shot off
an Austrian warship during an en-
gagement.
The Italian torpedo flotilla and 9TH
er units of the Italian fleet pursued
the retreating Austrian ships.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-04
Coal Dealers Have Only Third
of Normal Supply.
Operators Association Appeals
to Fuel Administrator.
CHARGE CARS ARE HELD UP
Cite 400 Carloads Standing
Four Days at Mines.
Took 1,40O Cars Average of 13
Days To Cover 169 Miles.

Washington, Oct 4.-with coal
dealers having only a third of their
normal supplies for domestic con-
sumption, the fuel administration to-
day considered new orders to relieve
the coal shortage in many sections. If
necessary, it was said, passenger
trains will be held on sidings to per-
init coal freights the right of way.
The National Coal Producers asso-
citation seeks a new priority order
tries board to prevent low class freight
receiving preference over coal
Cities Threatened With Shortage.
Already it has been learened that
1,4OO cars of coal took an average
of thirteen days to cover the 169 miles
from the PittSburg district to the great
lakes. -Four hundred cars stood at
mines four days without moving.
The railroads are undermanned,
according to operators. Slow trans
portation, even more than car short
age, threatens to leave cities short of
coal when the first real cold weather
sets in.
Garfield to Break Deadlock.
Washington, Oct. 4.-Fuel Admin
istrator Garfield probably has been
called to break the wage deadlock
between bltumlnouS operators and
miners in joint conference here.
| With a coal shortage again worry
ing officials, the operators moved to-
| day to hasten an agreement here by
asking Garfield to settle points in diff
ference between the owners and the
men. They asked the men to join in
the request The miners, however, say
the operators seek merely to pass re-
sponsibility for higher coal prices to
Garfield
A compromise is believed certain
however, this week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-04
SHE DRANK ACID
Had QuarrelIed With Husband
Over Cost of Living.
Topeka Woman Tried to Kill Self
This Afternoon.

Mrs. Taylor Baker, 42S Van Buren
street, today attempted suicide by
swallowing carbolic acid after an
argument with her husband, a street
car motorman, over the expense of
living.
Mrs. Bakers attempt to take her
own life occurred about 2:3O o'clock
this afternoon. According to a story
told by Mrs Ruth Cochran, Mrs. Bak-
er's sister, the argument over the high
cost of living involved the question of
her (Mrs. Cochran) continuing to live
with the Bakers.
Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Cochran says,
grasped a carbolic acid bottle and
swallowed some of the contents. Mrs.
Cochran, who is a cripple, having lost
one leg, sprung on her crutches to her
sister and forced her finger down her
throat, causing expulsion of the
liquid.
Dr. Thomas A. O'Connor, county
mediately, and said that Mrs. Baker
may recover.
Forty-five minutes after the at
tempted suicide, Mrs. Baker was still
unconscious and her husband refused
! to talk, according to the sheriffs Of
flee.
! Later after Mrs. Cochran had told
her first story to Undersheriff Robert
Miller she seemed to reconsider it, and
said that during the argument Baker
knocked her down and then Mrs.
Baker took the acid
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-04
State Board VIII Investigate
Pay of Chambermaids.
Look Into salaries" Paid
Mattresses Also Planned.
SOME MAKING So A WEEK
Laundries Also Are Due for
Call on the Carpet.
Board VIII Begin Big Session
Monday Morning.

Now the Kansas hotel and restau-
rant men are to have season of sor-
row. The hotel board, acting under
the state welfare commission, pro-
poses to take a look at the ways and
habits of the girls in public eating
and sleeping houses. Announcement
was made today of a meeting of the
hotel board in the state house Mon
day, October %.
While no announcement has been
made of the detailed plans of the
board it is known that number of
witnesses will be called. Working
conditions in some of the hotels and
restaurants are not the best, reports
show In fact several complaints
have been made showing that girls re-
ceive wages as low as SO week and
board and clothe themselves. While
the state board does not propose a
wage that will keep the chamber
maids and waitress ladies in AL
society, they may inquire concerning
the exact extent of liberty bond in
vestments possible by girls who re-
ceive SO for their services.
Not only will the hotel board call
the eating and sleeping house pro-
prietors on the carpet, but there is
another era of trouble for the laun-
drymen and mercantile establish
ments. AS soon as the troubles of the
hotel and restaurant men are settled
the laundry board will reopen the
question of wages for girls In Iaun-
dries. Another hearing of the mer-
camille board will be held in the
offices of the welfare commission ans
several important decisions concern
ing wage conditions and regulations
will be announced this fall
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-04
CAN'T FIND Law
Officials Stumped by New Paw
ing Bond Problem.
Matter Is Checked Up to the
Attorney General.

How will payment be made for the
paving of the last link in the West
Sixth street road from Summit street
to the city limits? This was the prob
lem confronting the city commission
ers this morning when bids for the
paving We're opened.
Bonds will be issued but under what
Law no one seems to know. The new
statute passed last year by the state
legislature provides that bonds for
work done by both county and city
working together shall be issued the
same way and under the same laws
as bonds are issued for other similar
improvements" But City Attorney
George p. Hayden can find mo such
animal a similar Improvement.
The problem was carried to the at
torney general of the state for an
opinion on the matter. He will iron
the proposition out for the commits
sioners and will render an opinion
some time late this afternoon.
Will Issue Bonds.
The roads will be financed by a 80
per cent payment from both the city
and the county: the remaining 40 Der
cent will be assessed against the prop
erty. Bonds will have to be issued
for the 80 per cent shares but under
what classification and by what law it
is not known.
The problem tied up the final legal
step in the paving of the roadway un-
til late this afternoon. Bids on the
work, as far as the city was concerned.
were better than expected, two of
them being below the engineers esti-
mate. But no contract will be gran
ed until this evening
Following are the bids on the paw
ing opened this morning at the com
mission meeting:
kaw Paving company ny........,,...S56171 1C
security faVlng company. ......... 5.4:}S. .46
AIlan * r tulton company. .......... 1861 sc
A TX. simpson. Observation-Disclosures. < 157 ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-04
TO WIND UP CAMPAIGN
X. and L. of S. Workers VIII Raise
Total Subscription This Week.

With the $4,000 goal for the
Knights & Ladies' hospital and home
campaign less than $4,000 away,
workers decided this noon to wind up
the campaign this week, or at least
to make a desperate effort to see the
goal reached and the campaign end
ed.
Teams will report at the Chamber
of Commerce at $50 o'clock tomor-
row morning, receive assignme ent
cards and will enter on the last lap
of the $4,000 campaign. Many
large subscriptions are still outstand-
ing and will probably be secured to-
morrow morning.
Collections to date total $3.50,
slightly over $4,000 short of the goal.
With several large subscriptions yet
to be collected and many more calls
to be made. the business will probably
be finished this week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-04
IN PLEA FOR ACTION
G. of C. Roads Committee Asks County
Commissioners to Act ON Petitions.

Action is what the good roads COM
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce
wants, according to the conversation
at the noon luncheon of the commit
tee members. Action on petitions for
a hard surfaced road to Douglas
county is all that the committee will
request from the Shawnee county
commissioners.
A resolution was passed this noon
asking the commissioners to take
action on the petitions now in their
hands" At present two petitions have
been presented to the county commits
sioners for proposed highways in
Shawnee county to join Lawrence and
Topeka with a 365 day road. The
petitions were presented to the COM
missioners more than a month ago,
and as yet no action has been taken
A petition has been filed with the
county officials asking for approval of
hard surfaced road to the Douglas
county line. One petition refers to a
road out East Sixth street, known as
the North road. The other paper is
Tor road from the south side of the
city following the old Watson road
Neither road was advocated at the
noon meeting of the roads committee
The whole idea of the meeting was "a
road" without regard as to location.
Action on the petitions by the county
commission is desirable on account OF
the federal aid to such roads The
committee in session this noon ex-
pressed hopes that the petitions would
be presented to the state highway
commission before the federal aid on
good roads fund is depleted or cancel
ed. Both petitions will probably be
presented to the state commission and
there a selection of location will prob
, ably be made.
The good roads committee of the
Chamber of Commerce will appear in
hot he Tltx r1fa1 F11is- i'm
ers Friday morning and will take the
-,r-c.rnc,sitinra 1.-ith thn cffinials
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-04
A FEEBLE "COMEBACK''
German Minister'S Papers Missing
U. S. Must Have PurIoined EN-.

Amsterdam, Oct. 4.-The Nord
Deutsche Allgemine Zeitung in dis
cussing dispatches of the German
minister to Mexico to the Berlin for
eign office made public by the Ameri-
can state department, says that as
large number of dispatches sent by
the minister in 1916 appear to be
missing, it is clear they were stolen
at the instigation of the government
of tho United States at a time when
America was at peace with Germany.
land its representatives were over
fl wing with assurances of strictest
neutrality
This violation of all principles of
international law and neutrality" the
German semi-official organ says fur
nishes the best commentary on Presi-
dent Wilson's pretensions to the war
denship of public law thruout the
world"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-04
FRENCHRAIDACAIN
Frankfort and Rastatt Bombed
in ReprisaI Attack.
"SQuare Accounts" for German
Assault on Barbecue.

Paris, Oct. Another aerial raid
over Germany was made last night by
French aviators. The cities of Frank
fort and Rastatt were bombed.
The following official announce
ment was given out:
I'm reprisa1 for the bombardnent
of Barbecue, our aviators bombed
Frankfort and Rastatt."
Rastatt is a town of $4,000 in Baden
fourteen miles southwest of I<arIs-
ruhe.
This is the second attack on Frank
fort in the last week since the French
inaugurated their policy of reprisals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-04
Haig Reports Predicted Drive
Launched Today at 6 A. M.
Advance on Wide Front and
With Satisfactory Progress.
MASS DEADLY SHELL FIRE
First Report States Some Pris-
Oners Already Brought Back
Germans Desperately Resist,
Being FOrewarned of Plan.

London, Oct. 4.-British troops
started successfully early today on
another big push" in Flanders.
East of Ypres. we attacked at s
O'Clock this morning on a wide front
shal Haig reported. "A number have
already been prisonered."
For ten days. London has been
eagerly awaiting just such news as
that contained in Haigs message.
During that time massed British
guns have been pouring a concentrated
fire of the greatest intensity the war
has yet recorded on German positions
in the Ypres sector.
The bombardment has been inter-
spersel with desperate German as
saults. The enemy high command
realized the tremendous gun fire
presaged another British drive and
has sought in every manner to mass
troops and guns to prevent it.
Smash Key to German Lines.
Nearly week ago, correspondents
at the British front gave hint of what
was preparing. Then a day or so
later they aroused London's expect
ancy to the highest pitch by myster-
iously announcing nothing would be
reported from the British front fer
| twenty-four hours. 1t was during this
| time, the public figured today, that
Haig completed all plans for the drive.
Presumably Haig struck again to-
! day at the Passchendaele ridge line
the strategy center of the German
! front in Flanders. 1t is the key to the
( German lines from there to the coast,
the dominating geographical citadel
defending the Roulers railway and
certain arteries of communications
with the German bases at Zeebrugge
and OSfand
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-04
REFORM ON THE ROCKS
Increase Reichstag Representation in
Large Cities Now a Dead Issue.

Copenhagen, Oct. 4.-German news
papers report that the project for
granting additional representation to
overgrown reichstag districts and for
introducing the principle of proper
tiona1 representation in the large
cities is on the rocks.
The government, while f1atly reject
ing all other proposals of the reichs-
tag main committee for the reform
of the imperial constitution, promised
to introduce a bill embodying this
minor reform, but several federal
states now object SO vigorously to the
bill, which should have been intro
duced at this session of the reichstag,
that its fate is doubtful
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-04
RED CROSS PAGEANT
Between 10000 and $4,000 Nurses ana
Workers Parade in New York

New York, oct. A remarkable
parade will be held here today when
1900 Red Cross nurses, soon to go
to France, will march down Fifth av-
enue. Between 10000 and $4,000 Red
Cross workers and others, will march
to the music of "a bands. headed by
John Philip Sousa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-04
PUT 1T UP TO HOOVER
Hog Growers of Six States-IncIuding
Kansas-Want Him to Fix Price.

Waterloo. Ia. Oct. 4.-Resolutions
adopted by hog breeders of six corn
belt states-Iowa. Illinois, Minnesota,
Nebraska. Kansas and Missouri-in
conference here, were forwarded to
Herbert c. Hoover. food administrator,
asking that he fix the price at which
next years spring pigs will sell when
of market size.
The breeders recommend a price
based on a ratio of ! 4 bushels of corn
to 100 pounds of pork put on the mar
ket after August l, 1918. This mea-
sure was set forth as necessary to in
sure large increase in production so
urgently demanded by the food ad-
Tninistratioff
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-04
WHITES STORY

william Allen White, well known
suthor and editor, who is now in
France. is writing a series of six
letters for the State Journal His
first article, Facing Death I'm
armed" is a glowing tribute to the
American Ambulance service in
France, and will appear in this pa
per Saturday, October 6.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-04
SLAP FOR LA TOILETTE
Denver Mechanics Union Demands
Senate Expel Senator.

Denver. Oct. 4.-Resolutions re-
questing the expulsion from the United
States senate of Robert M La Fol-
lette were adopted and forwarded to
the senate by Eddy council No. 16,
Junior order of United American
Mechanics.
The resolutions describe Senator La
Follette's course as .'antagonistic to
the best interests of the American
people and. so essentially traitorous
that the safety of the republic de-
mands his expulsion as an example to
other traitors
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-04
PROGRAM is ISSUED
State Historical Society Ready fo,
Annual Meet Here.

The State Historical society will
hold its annual meeting in Topeka
Tuesday, october 16. Programs for the
meeting are being printed today and
members of the society from all sec
tions of the state are expected, ac-
cording to w E. Connelley, secretary.
number of prominent speakers
will speak at the meeting of the So
ciety this year. Chancellor Frank
Strong of the state university, will be
the principal speaker at a meeting the
night of October 16
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-04
LOSE FIVE SMALL SHIPS
Italy's Loss Thru Submarine Attacks
During Week Slight.

Rome, Oct. 3.-Italian shipping
losses by mines or submarines for the
week ending September 80 in all seas
were two sailing vessels of more than
100 tons and three sailing vessels of
less than 100 tons. One small sailing
vessel escaped when attacked by a
submarine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-04
PAINT BANK YELLOW
Cashier, Son of Rich Man, Had
Claimed Army Exemption.

Grand Island, Neb., Oct IA large
streak of yellow paint across the
front of the Grand Island National
bank surprised the sight of early ris-l
ing citizens this morning. The streak
had been painted on during the night
after Lucius r.. Bringinger. the banks
cashier had claimed exemption from
the draft and had his claim allowed.
Bringinger is the son-in-laY of
Chris Hanson, president and chief
owner of the bank
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-04
MEXICO SHY ON EATS
Carranza Tells Delegation He Has Au-
thorized Treasury to Buy Cereals.

Mexico City. Oct. A delegation
from the National Chamber of Com
merce called upon President Carranza
last night to advise him that the short
age of cereals thruout the repubIsc
was growing very grave and to ask
what remedial measures had been
taken.
The president replied that he was
aware of the situation and said he had
authorized the treasury department to
take steps to obtain supplies of corn
and other foodstuffs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-04
EXILE GERMAN EDITOR
Give Him and Publisher 4S Hours to
Leave Guatemala.

Guatemala City, Guatemala. OCT
4.-Doctor II. Shnitzler and NJ. q.
Stabler, respectively editor and pub
fisher of a German daily newspaper,
which was suppressed some time ago
but resumed publication under an
other name, have been given forty
eight hours in which to leave the
country. The wife of Stabler is an
American woman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-04

lie liAlS aANSl liOOu IcdCilC0
the highest point recorded for nearly
month. The temperature averaged
eight degrees above normal The wind
was blowing seven miles an hour from
the north at 2 O'Clock this afternoon
More fine weather and lots of it was
the forecast made today. 1t is SO
clear that the prediction gave a fore
cast for three days, and fair weather
was promised for the rest of the week
Fair weather tonight Friday and
probably Saturday: cooler weather the
rest of the week was the forecas st
made today. Skies were clear over
the entire western section of the coun-
Continued on Page TwoJ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-04
SWEDEN is PEEvED

Stockholm. Oct. 4.-The detention
OF swedish vessels by the United
States France and Great Britain and
the capture of Swedish coal ships on
the Rotterdam-G &C Gothenburg route by
the British is causing much indigna-
ton here even among Swedes. most
frien lily to the allied cause. The
swedish press unites in expressing its
displeasure.