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Williams news., 1917-02-22

An optimist takes a day off when he has a toothache.
Williams news., 1917-02-22

A scoop which is also a scale has been invented by man in Mobile, Ala.
Williams news., 1917-02-22
Cut From Menu.

"What are you paying for eggs?" "Nothing. They're too blamed high"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-17
CARD OF APPRECIATION.

Fort Early Chapter D. A. R. decires
to thank the following teachers of spe-
cial departments for scholarships Civ
en- through the chapter and also wishes
to announce the names of those secur-
ing the scholarships, namely: '
Mrs B. Pate, Violin-Miss Adelaid
McIvar
Miss Mildred Fakes, Piano-Miss ia
ME Beth McIvar..
Miss Marguerite Durrett, Piano
Miss Marguerite Walden.
Miss Jennie Belle Jackson, Oratory
-Maste Robert Cummings.
Miss Helen Rosser. Piano-Miss
Mary Lester
Mrs. Loan Brown, Piano-Miss
Aline Williams.
Conner School of Music, Piano
Name not secured.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-17
CHRISTMAS CAROLS
TO Be SUNG AGAIN
LADIES PREPARING FOR FITTING
CELEBRATION.
Icy Mrs. T. J. Durrett)

The season nears for the singing
CT the Christmas corols! Had you
thought of it?
The Symphony Club desires and
urges that we all get the Christmas
spirit, and thai we begin to sing a.
bout it each day from now till the
eve CT the glad day. The children
are practicing the carols in the
schools and are singing them well
We invite each and every child in
the little city of Cordele, to Join
with us on Christmas eve in singing
the carols through the streets. We
appael to the community spirit of
every man and woman of our town
and beg you to do your part to add
your bit at this season Of all others
towards making glad the hearts of
those who are bereaved and sorrow
ing, to glorify the Prince of Peace,
to show your patriotism and your
civic pride, to come together as one
people and sing the Christmas car
OILS about the community tree.
1t is also requested that you illu-
inmate your homes, placing in evil
dence in your windows, the Red
Cross flags.
By way of creating a sweeter spirit
among neighbors, a drawing them
closer together in one purpose and
thought, and for the purpose of learn
ing the carols nd national songs, the
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-17
ITALIAN FRONT
WAS NEARLY QUIET

ROME, Sunday Dec 15.-There was
little infantry fighting on the front be-
tween the Brenta and Piave Saturday
and one hostile attack was checked,
says the war office statement. There
was much artillery fighting on the
northern front.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-17

: Symphony Club have declared their
willingness to hold community
singings next week. Will you let
/, them come into your homes and prac
tice with you? viii you 60 70 the
home of your neighhor, even if it
doesn't suit you, just exactly, and en-
joy a good sing?
The songs to be used are:
1t Came upon a Midnight Clear,
America, Silent Night! Holy Night,
Onward Christian Soldiers. Star Span
gled Banner, to be sung after the
march at the tree.
During the singing CT the Star
Spanglei Banner it is customary
among those educated in military
tactics to stand at attention. The
citizen man at attention stands with
his has in his right hand resting on
his left shoulder, retaining an erect
position. May we ask that this pa
trictic custom be adhered to in Cor
dele?
The Symphony Club urges all our
fellow citizens to join with us on
Christmas Eve night at five o'clock
to sing the carols and our national
airs and assemble around the COM
munity tree with prayerful hearts
that the King of Glory and the
Prince of Peace may soon reign over
The universe q
Announcements Of the plan of
march will be made later.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-17

CHRISTMAS GIFTS

There must of necessity be con-
siderable revision OF our Chriatmas
lists this year. World conditions
have imposed this upon us. Happily
there are thai will not stand both
subtraction and addition. Go over
ever yours carefully, take out the
names Of those who donot need your
Offering write to such and suggest
that in the place of the gifts that
you have usually exchanged, the
money, time and energy be donated
toward Red Cross work or toward
Christmas cheer for those left alone
or desclate because Of the war. Go
over your lists again, adding as many
of these as you can provide for.
You will find much pleasure in such
providing. Try it.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-17
WONDERFUL HOUSE WHERE

WONDERFUL HOUSE WHERE
SANTA CLAUS DWELLS
Wouldn't you like to see the wo2-
derful land
Where Santa Claus makes his
The magic shops and buildings grand
Filled with toys from cellar to
dome;
Where busy thousands work day and
night
Making the pretty things Srta
Claus gives,
Weaving into each gift their joy and
delight,
In the beautiful home where Santa
Clause lives?
Over fields of ice, over hills of snow,
I'D Is the wonderful home where Santa
saa Clause dwells;
Where love brightens life with it's
eternal glow
And the blessed song Of Christmas
bells.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-17
DEFENDANT OF BETSY ROSS

The only known defendant Of
Betsy Ross, the famous Quakeres,
Nlo be invitaton of Gers! Washing
ton, sewed together the colors which
formed the fist "Old Glory" is Jane
Ross, a popular and prominent ac-
tress of New York, who, since the
United States entered the world con-
flict has been more than usually
conspicuous by her devotion to the
cause.
Jane Ross, whose late home was
Cincinnati, has won her way to fame
n pictures and on the dramatic stage
Sch is an actres of considerable YER
satility, having done brilliant acting
i'll American, English and lancaster
plays, with Irish between times
Fer last New York appearance was
in "Hobson's Choice, that excellent
Lancashire comedy by Iden Payne
tho celebrated English pcoIuc-.
Hiss Tees also acted in Tho Eve
Frankforters" and "The Butterfly on
the Wheel, among many others and
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-17
PRESIDENT WILL NOT
FURTHER HANDLE ROADS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-It was in
Dictated today that the President will
make no further move in the railroad
situation until congress reconvenes
after the Christmas holidays.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-17
VIENNA HOLDS ELECTION.

VIENNA, Ca, Dec. 15.-In the reg
ular election here this week Mayor j.
w Lyle was reelected without oppo-
sition. P. A. Lennard and R. w
Burke were elected aldermen. Only
1872 votes were cast in the election and
Mayo Lyle received this number.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-17

Until futnur notice the officers in
our army ad navy ae the paymasters
but the quartemastes are running a
close econd.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-17

for two years her face graced many
screen in pictures made in the me
tropolis of the west.
The traditions of patriotism instilI
dc by the famous Betsy Ross have
not been forgotten by Jane. She
wears the colcrs sill red, white and
blue, represented by her copper color.
cd hair, white skin and blue eyes,
She remains our one dest patriotic bet
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-17
PHILATHIA CLASS MEETING.

The members of the young ladies
Philathea class of the Methodist
church held their regular monthly
meenting Friday evening with Miss
Theresa Branch. Officers for the en-
suing years were elected After the
business session pleasant social hour
was spent.
Miss Annie Kate Fletcher, of For
syth, arriver yesterday to spend the
Christmas holidays with her sister,
Mrs. Thomas Nesbit
Mr.. and Mrs. Epsy, of Cordele, who
have recently come to Macon to live,
have taken apartment with Mrs.
Cladue Estes, Ala College street. Mrs.
Espy is deeply interested in all Red
Cross an is enthusiastic D. A. R. hav-
ing been former regent of the chapter
at Cordele and is now state chairman
d. A. R. better film Communicable
con News.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-10-27

better economic opportunity and is
bringing him in direct competition
with the world The rights and privi-
leges of the Negro must be safe IN
America, in fact, of all Americans, be-
fore there is a complete democracy.
We have a great many grievances
against this country, but in the midst
of this crisis the race must not lose
its faith and hope in the future. The
Negro is destined to become one o.
the greatest of the American people.
We must become the greatest among
ourselves. The Negro has been politi-
cally disfranchised in the South and
industrially disfranchised in the
North, but the war is giving the race
the first economic opportunity. In 1860
if any one had said that fifteen years
later there would be Negro congress
men he would have been thought era
zy, and if fifteen years later one
would have said that there would not
be any the same would have been
thought of him, but the race that is
down in the equation today may be up
tomorrow DIR. Miller brought wave
of hope to the race when he told how
the Negro was now better trained as
a soldier, and of the 622 young colored
men who were recently commissioned
in the United States army. He told
how after all America offered the
greatest opportunity for the develop
ment of the Negro, and he urged the
race not to be like the man with one
talent, but to use what it had, but
to constantly add to that. He closed
his address asking that America give
to the Negro full democracy for which
hundreds have suffered.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-10-27
WYOMING PEERLESS OIL CON-
PANY.

T HE fact that c. F. Kennedy is
the promoter of the Wyo-
L ming Peerless Oil Company
is a guarantee of the successful
investment any one desiring oil
stocks can have, as from the pub
lies association with Mr.. Kennedy
in business for the years past,
anything that he is connected
with spells success.
With the holdings which include
the Big Muddy Oil Field, East Salt
Creek and Lost Soldier Fields in
wyoming, there is no chance bus
mess for the investor but a GER
tainty equivalent to gilt-edge
stock. Mr.. Kennedy being cred
tied by those who do business
with him as being on the square,
is specially interested in the well
fare of patrons as his motto
Your interests are my interests
is the foundation stone of his
success in life.
We are glad to be able to GER
tify the foregoing of man who
merits every word that is said
about him.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-10-27

Washington, D. C. Oct. 15.-
On last Saturday night, Private
Jerry Ward, of the First Sepa-
rate Battalion. shot Andrew }.
Casper, a carpenter employed on
work at Camp Ordway. Ward
was on guard duty and Cooper
failed to stop when ordered to
halt on approaching the camp, at
the wrong gate, Cooper was only
slightly wounded. He claims to
be somewhat deaf. several hum
dred carpenters refused to work
unless the colored guards were
removed. They have been re-
moved and Ward will be court
martialed, the city authorities
not being allowed to try him.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-10-27


you will remember, 1 am sure, that
you are on trial. 1t will be for you to
prove that men of your race, when
led by competent, efficient and fear
less men of the same race, are not
afraid to do, to dare and to die. Thank
God, neither you, nor your race, is on
trial to prove its patriotism. On a
hundred battlefields, from Boston
Common to Carrizal, the colored peo-
pie have proved their patriotism and
their willingness to make the su-
preme scrifice for Justice, for fair
play, for liberty. In every one of our
country's wars, the colored people
have exhibited a high sense of patrio-
tism and faithfulness to duty, as well
as an eager willingness to contribute
their best in mind and spirit to the
nations cause. They have never
failed the Republic and they will not
fail it now. The spirit of the men
who will compose the national army
was exhibited at Atlanta, Georgia, a
day or two ago. When the colored
contingent from Thomas county,
Georgia, appeared at the assembling
point in Thomasville, just prior to
their movement to Camp Gordon, At
lanta, Georgia, one of the number,
James Florney, had not finished his
crop, and made last appeal for res
pite until he could finish farming. The
exemption officer said he would call
for a volunteer from the other col
ored men who had been certified but
not yet called, and there was STAN
pede for the job"
The speaker then related number
of striking stories of the bravery ex-
hibited by Negro soldiers on various
battlefields and concluded as follows:
zone word more and l am done: In
your relationships with your men, you
will keep in mind the psychological
aspect of the adventure upon which
you are embarking. Cheerfulness be-
gets cheerfulness, and, more than
that, willingness, yea eagerness, to
undertake any duty, responsibility or
risk. In this supreme hour, when the
fate of the republic is at stake, your
emphasis, 1 am sure, will be upon
duties and responsibilities of the
sacred privilege of serving ones
country in her hour of need.
81 know you will, each of you, come
back, as Secretary Baker states it,
partners in heroism with the men of
Europe serving the Allied cause, with
your shield, or on it:
81 bid you God Speed and Good
Luck
The Colorado statesman., 1917-10-27
Prof. Kelly Miller Of
Howard University
Hailed as New
Race Leader

New York City, Oct. Is, 1917
Three thousand people rose to their
feet and cheered Prof. Kelly Miller of
Howard University and hailed him as
the new leader of the Negro race at
a large mass meeting last Sunday af-
ternoon at the Palace Casino. The
great demonstration came in the
midst of the address of Prof. Miller,
when he was reviewing the past his
tory of the Negro in this country and
based that upon his plea that the Ne
gro should receive the full protection
from this nation. For fully three min
utes the large audience broke loose in
wild enthusiasm and cheered and
waved their hats in the air and threw
upon the shoulders of the well known
Howard educator the responsibilities
of leading the race to. victory. The
address, which struck new note of
hope and optimism for the race, equals
in many respects the most notable adj
dresses ever heard in this nation, riv-
aling that of the late Booker T. Wash
ington at the Atlanta exposition. DR..
Miller urged the race to be loyal to
the country and to themselves, told of
the unrest as brought about by the
Negro exodus, made a plea for an
equal chance, and said that the races
must work together in this country.
His review of the Negro in the wars
of the country and the nation was the
most thrilling ever heard here. The
meeting was held under the auspices
of the New York News Charity Bureau
and was one of the series of meetings
held by the organization to raise S3,-
900 for it's work. Guilford Crawford
called the meeting to order and pre-
sented Rev. A. c.. Powell, the fear
less race champion and pastor of the
Abyssinia Baptist church, who presid-
ed. The first address was made by
Miss Martha Venable, and was follow
ed by George Harris, who said that
it was following the, many appeals
from the homeless people after the
fire in the West in 1914 that resulted
in the organization of the bureau. In
four years over $4,000 jobs have been
secured and 100 families aided. Other
addresses were made by Hon. Marcus
Marks, Mrs. Robert De Silvia, DR.. W.
H. Brooks and Watt Terry. Music
was furnished by the Walker Female
Quartet.
DR.. Powell, in presenting Prof. Mil
Ter, told of the recent open letter to
President Wilson, in which he asked
for fair play for the Negro of America
DR.. Powell struck a great response
from the audience when he presented
him as the new leader of the Negro
race, and it was then that the noted
educator got his tremendous ovation.
Prof. Miller talked in his famous terms
of mathematical deductions, basing his
philosophy relative to the Negro upon
terms of mathematical logic. He said
that the Negro must continue to keep
his record for loyalty to this nation
and that the appearance of the Negro
with a uniform brought about added
respect. He called attention to the
economic unrest of the Negro, as
brought on by the exodus, and said
that the migration northward was
based upon the same reason that the
80 900 600 foreigners came to this ma
ton. Speaking further, he said; THAT
the Negro is destined to become one
of the present beneficiaries of the
war. The war is giving the Negro
The Colorado statesman., 1917-10-27

Philadelphia, Pa. Miss Lillian
Garnet, 314 Rodman street, a
student of the Mccall School,
Sixth and Pine streets, entered a
piano contest with six white stu
dents to play for the school as
sembly. She made an average
Of one hundred per cent, and now
has charge of the assembly mu-
sic for the entire term.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-10-27
EIGHTH INFANTRY
ARRIVES IN TEXAS

Camp Logan, Houston, Tex, Oct. 10.
Franklin A. Denison, commanding, ar
rived here early Tuesday morning
amid wild cheering and jollification.
AS the men were nearing their des-
illinois," and the "Wearin' of the
Green" and other familiar melodies
that added splendor to the scenes of
merrymaking as the long line of the
Eighth passed down the road on its
way to camp. All the regiments in
camp turned aside other duties and
gave the Eighth hearty welcome and
escorted them to Section 13, the site
of their new home. There were
happily lot of soldiers when the old
tune of the band drifted into Jazz"
rag and caused the shouting and
cheering to arise to deafening pitch.
Assigned to Section 13.
Although the journey was ended
without any catastrophe or any diff
real fight of the hoodoo-old No. 13
bobs up for it's trial. Some of the
boys of the regiment have shown
signs of slight uneasiness regarding
old 13, but no one remained awake
to talk about the changing of this
disturbing link in the adventureless
trip. Brigadier General H. d. Todd,
Jr., had expressed his desire to make
a change should the number become
disturbing in the minds of the regi-
ment.
The Regiment All Smiles.
Nothing could have pleased the
Eighth boys more than to receive
such a hearty welcome from their
comrades in Company G, who had pro-
ceeded them to Texas. The Seventh
infantry (white) received the regi-
ment with smiles and handshakes and
former lines through which the
Eighth paraded. Colonel Denison is
quoted as having commented on the
glowing welcome in a calm but highly
appreciative manner: Its a fine SEN
timent and we will certainly live up
to our old reputation for efficiency"
Guard Movement Stops.
With the influx of 2,165 men of the
Eighth the movement of the guards
stops There are now 21,413 men in
camp at Houston. Some 6,400 drafted
men are expected before the end of
the week 1t is thought that the men
who are trained at Camp Grant and
Camp Dodge will be sent here for
training when some of the regiments
are withdrawn to do foreign duty.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-10-27
NO 10

ders, regardless of what they are, just
or unjust.
If there are any among you who
cannot do this, go at once to the Ad-
jutants office and request your dis
charge, right now.
You must obey the laws of Texas
and any other southern state. All per-
sonal feelings must be sacrificed for
the United States army.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-10-27

1 have come here from Houston,
Texas, where l have been investigat-
ing the trouble with the oath infan-
try, one of our Negro regiments. 1t
was a plain case of race question,
pure and simple, and the War Depart
ment of the United States Govern
ment is not and will not be bothered
trying to solve race questions at this
time We have a greater object in
view. We must win this war. We
are fighting for democracy and not
race questions.
This trouble started by the mem
bers of the oath infantry refusing to
obey the laws of Texas and other
southern states. You people who are
here from the South can appreciate
what l say that in different states of
the South ehere are jim-crow laws
that must be adhered to. So, here
in Houston, Texas, is the law. In diff
ferent places there were posted signs,
some For White" and others For
Negroes"
Soldiers Exercised Equal Rights.
Members of the gath infantry went
around with chips on their shoulders,
pulling down these signs, sitting in
parks, cars and theaters where these
signs of segregations were and re-
fusing to adhere to them. They OBJ
jected to the rules of segregation,
drank out of water barrels that were
marked for white soldiers only and
overturned the water barrels marked
for Negroes.
The oath infantry was sent to Texas
to obey the laws of the state, and to
see that they were obeyed. This they
refused to do, interfered with the po-
lice in helping them to carry out the
regulations. Probably the police were
wrong in not upholding the soldiers,
but the government has nothing to do
with the police.
Accuses gath Men of "chip on
Shoulder"
the beating of Corporal Baltimore. A
policeman is arrested and under in
dictment of murder. The direct cause
was that the men had a chip on their
shoulder and the uprising would have
taken place anywhere and at any
other place.
Govt. No Concern for "Race Ques-
tions," Only Seeks to Win War.
This is the most unfortunate hap
pening for the Colored race in the
history of the United States. I'm
fortunate in this respect. War is
on. conscription is the law of the
land. United States has no time for
race questions, and, does not propose
to entertain such. The country is at
stake and we must uphold the govern
ment and win this war, at any cost
Calls Segregated Camp Same Chance
as Whites"
The War Department started to
give the Negro the same chance as
the whites have, to show whether
they (Negroes) were real part of the
nation, by establishing this Reserve
Officers Training Camp here at Fort
Des Moines, giving them the same
training as is given at the other
training camps.
Govt. Rules for "Negroes."
Negroes must obey laws and Or