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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-11-11
us TO MOVE
ARMIES TO WAR
mn and CHINA HAVE
leisOooS TO 2ts 900
SOLDIERS FoR ALLLEs.

SOLDIERS FOE ALLIES.
IN Francisco, Cal, Nov The
she waen the three nations OF east
sia now warning on the central pow
Ners Japan, Siam, China..will expidi.
! lions to the face the Teuons in Europe
seems imminent.
japan has been in the great war
from the first, Siam and China fol-
lowed us into thc, conflict in July and
August CT this year.
This aligning of Asia against the
enemy puts behind the allies from 615,-
600 to 2,1SO,000 soldiers.
Present War
'a Army Strength
Janan -----4-- 100000 100000
Siam .-------- $4,000 $4,000
China ----e4--- 100000 100000
Japan's can be thrown against the
enemy the quickest, are the best. and
at presenttare the most numerous
But China s possibilities are the great
est, welt-politic making Chinese pa.ri-
ipation in the west the easiest to ar
range by the allies.
Task Of Allies.
The task of putting this man pow
er of Asia on to Europes battlefelds
is herculean,
The allies must transport Aisiatic
and half way around the world to put
it into the conflict-brin Asia to
Europe. There are three ways open
to the allies: ~ by the sea from h8ia
to the west front, through sIe Indian
ocean and Mediterranean; (2)
overland to the east front, by the
Trans-Siberian railway almost wholly
and (S) aepossdthe Pacific and Amer
lea by ship and train.
This will take months4-not less THAI.
three or four, from the perfecting OF
plans Of transportation of forces to The
west
BY the Indian ocean and the Madto
ranean, Chinese and Siamese troops
are fifty days from the west trent
Should Japanese armies be sent to
the east front, to bolster up revolu-
ton torn Russia, forty-fye days would
be consumed by the operation Itself
fifteen days of mobilization for Nip
= pon's veterans, and thirty days of
transit over the Siberian railway
Chaos in Russia might lengthen this.
Movement over the Pacific to the
west front caRsumel City days tine.
past experience and eneonomy OF ship
ping being against the, Panama route.
yiiTnsnRpoptation. ~
Effective rAsiaticsi participation viii
tax the transportation of the allies 4,
This means that half,a million. of
men of Asia must be thrown into the
conflict quickly and i'm, large ocoptip-
y gents. 55iai lhH f6Q a ,ails.
BY sea5tN means the use of thirtY
ships ofa5,0DO totisi 1.-THE net loading,
space is about sixty per sof The,
ships aphcitygtwoltonsbeing allowed
to the man. II takes from three days
to week to prepare vessels fbr ttansI
tl4| u 1
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-11-11
UNITED STATES OPERATES
EVERY SHIP FL YING FLAG
SHIPPING BOARD TAKES OVER
ALL PRIVATE VESSELS PAY
ING OWNERS LITERALLY.

Washington Nov. 9--All ships flying
the American flag are now operated by
the United States government. They
were cammandered October 10. The
private owners no longer has anything
TO say about his vessel-where it goes
what il carries and what it charges.
The ships taken over aggregate q
0o0, 100000 tons and number $50.
dropped into the shipping board to
see the effect of this operation
found cambridge Colby, one of The
newly appointed members, with an of
flee full of people waiting and astring
Of telegraph messengers going and
coming.
ut has been an almost continuous
flow OF kilograms for four days" Col
by explained Il have had an expert
at my elbow and have worked every
night until after midnight so that every
telegraphic question might be imme-
diately answered. We were very anX-
ious to have no interruption IL the traf-
fic. Things are going very nicely"
The government is paying from
S575 to 81 dead weight ton for vessels
it takes over This insures the owners
comfortable profit, though less than
the previous war ocean rates. The
owner gets paid for HIS vessel used
or not, and it is up to the government
to use 1t to the best advantage Of war
and industry.
The army and navy have first call.
After that industry important to the
war In some cases the ships are
turned back to the private owners to
be operated for government account.
"All this" Colby explained, will
steady freight rates and expedite war
supplies The element of competition
being removed, the vessels will be as
signed where they are most needed
and can do The best service. We have
adopted the method England came to
after experimenting with other plans"
Colby says the shipping board will
succeed soon in taking over Dutch
ships now tied up in America ports.
There are" said he, complicated
questions involved, but these vessels
can not be permitted to lie idle when
the world needs them
Commissioner Raymond Stevens Of
the shipping board, is at work to speed
up the construction Of vessels. Il has
been decidedto pay oyertime. rates for
oxtrb work, and, if thelabor san be had
to work two or three shifts, Of eight
hours each day BY this means it will
be possible to add to the estimate of
,000 600 tens to be turned i'll.
American shipyards. by March 1, 1918.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-11-11
pqyt service.

pqyt service,
il Overland, 100 trains of So carriages
OF. the Epropeap kind would have 70 bp
pqt at The service Of the new partici-
pants TO bring them rapidly TO ne
front. u 81,
The Washington times., 1917-12-17
AMERICAN FLYERS
DROP XMAS GIFTS
ON BASE HOSPITAL
By J. W. PEGLER.
United Press star Correspondent.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. Dec. 1.-THE soggy notes
OF a bugle pierced a fog enveIoping
a certain valley in which is located
an American hospital, with American
nurses and orderlies.
Everybody recognized instantly the
air raid alarm. All hurried to cover.
Above an aeroplane swooped down,
dropped three objects, turned a few
fiip-fiops. showing the great Allied cir
Gle and star marking its wings, and
ducked hurriedly away.
Apparently the Boches were still
keeping up their dastardly trick OF
raiding hospitals. Apparently also
they were using machines camou-
tagged to look like Allied planes.
But the three objects which the
aviator dropped didn't explode.
Some Orderlies hustled out to look
at them. They were neatly wrapped
parcels.
When they were opened they proved
10 be Christmas presents for the Sex
members Of an American ae.o squad
ron in the hospital. The machine was
later identified as an American aero
plane which had flown from the tram
ing grounds for the Santa Claus stunt
The Washington times., 1917-12-17
WOMEN LEAD BRITISH
POPULATION BY MILLION

There are 100000 more women
than men in England today.
The age OF discretion for women
voters in England is considered to be
from thirty to thirty-fve years OF age.
There are some of'the facts brought
out by Miss Helen Fraser, OF London,
England, in her speech before the
National American Woman Suffrage
Association mass meeting in Polls
Theater yesterday. The meeting
closed the convention OF the associa-
tion which has been I'm progress a
week
Since the wal" said Miss Fraser.
there have been no political parties
or meetings. but at the conference
between party leaders. Administration
representatives and Suffragist repre-
sentatives. 1t was agreed that the
women would be given the vote after
the war and that the proper age limit
should be from thirty to thirty Ave
years OF age"
DIR. Anna Howard Shaw declared
that President Wilson, chad at last
come TO the suffrage platform" and
used some OF the Presidents late
speeches to prove this
Other speakers were Miss Adela
Potter, Mrs. Nellie McCIung, Of Can
ada. and DIR. Anna Howard Shaw.
Mrs. Newton Baker, wife Of the Sec
rotary of War, sang
The Washington times., 1917-12-17
'SUTH|N GENL MAN
AGED HIS 'L|KKER'
INH|S WOODENLEG

CHARLES TOWN. W. Va. Dec. IL
The eye of the law may be pene-
trating and all that, but when it gets
to be like an x-ray and can detect
'likksr" In my wooden leg. it's time
for all Southern gentlemen who like
a little nip. prohibition or not, to sit
up and take notice"
Such was the declaration today Of
Cecil Stamper when he began serv
ing a sentence OF two months in jail
for violating the prohibition laws.
Stamoer bored a hole in his wooden
leg and secreted therein whisky. He
said he thought the liquor would be
better il It aged a while in wood.
Stamper's mistake was made when
he was found removing his leg toe
frequently. The court is now con-
siderinE eonflscating the leg IL
The Washington times., 1917-12-17
STUDENTS.
QUIT CLASSES:T0.
AIDMERCHANTS

About 1000 Washington high
school students went to work in the
city's stores and business houses to-
day instead Of to classes. This is
the FIRST time that an exodus from
the schools on such a scale has oc-
CURED with the permission OF the
Board of Education. The student
statesmen will work until after the
holidays. returning to school Janu-
airy 2.
More than $4,000, it is estimated.
will be earned during the coming ten
days by the students who have tenn
porarily forsaken their books. The
situation in the Capitals stores due
to the holiday season was acute. and
the students come as a great relief.
More than 400 students were eX-
cused from Business High School.
Many OF them have been taking the
course in salesmanship>at the school.
About 300 students were excused
from Central and as many more be-
tween Mckinley Manual Training.
Eastern. and Western High Schools.
The permission granting students
over sixteen years OF age and in
fore the schools actually closed for
the holidays was given by the board
after recommendations from the
Chamber OF Commerce had been re-
ceived. Isaac Cans. OF Saks & Com
pany. was the originator OF the stu
dent-help plan.
The Washington times., 1917-12-17
TOO MEAN FOR TRENCHES,
SO Is ORDERED TO JAIL

CHICAGO, Dee. David r. Hun
ter was brought before Judge SteIk
in the court Of domestic relations yes
tcrday charged with failing To sup
port his wife and child.
Il want him To 90 IN the army, your
honor. so that We can be sure Of a
salary" was his wife's request. Il
have to worksin Il factory to support
our baby. and he is 50 mean he even
registered as single man SO that we
would not get any OF his salary il he
should be drafted"
The army doesn't want men as
mean as that said Judge SteIk. "A
year in the house Of correction is
where he belongs"
The Washington times., 1917-12-17

Of the attacking wave was held up by
an enemy machine gun as 1t ap
preached the third trench. The
French mitrailleur. armed with rib
and several grenades, wormed his way
forward from shell hole to shell hole
to within fifteen yards OF the enemy
gun. His first grenade killed q Ger
man gunner. and his second blew the
machine-gun from its position. Sew
eral Germans rushed forward froL
shell holes to replace 1t, but Var
KENNELS well-ainsed grenades killed
a few and forced the others to refug,
in a blockhouse. The persistent poill
followed and bayoneted the first who
tried to emerge. The blockhouse was
taken and the assaulting wave swept
on.
Exactly four months later to a day,
Van KENNEL was again in the first
line and went over the top with the
FIRST attacking wave. A little later he
found himself alone far ahead OF his
comrades and, seeing a blockhouse,
he promptly captured IT. Two Ger
mans then opened fire on him with a
machine gun from a neighboring shell
hole. With only his rife and fighting
the gun single-handed, the poilu
killed one German gunner immedi-
ately. The second dropped a few mo-
ments later. When his comrades ar
rived Van KENNEL was calmly man.
ming the enemy weapon and block
house
Thus with a record Of many Ger
mans accounted for, two blockhouses
and two machine guns captured all
single-handed, Van Kemmel today
wears on his breast two Of the most
highly valued medals OF the French
military service.
The Washington times., 1917-12-17
Justice Gives Drunk"
Most Severe Penalty,
Ride in Street Car

BALTIMORE, Dec. 11.-Justice
Johannsen. of the western police
court here, has hit upon a novel
manner of punishment for those
who are brought before him for
being drunk.
William Harris, fifty-five. was
p before the Justice for being
drunk. After calling attention TO
the warm bed OF the police sta
ton cell. the Justice sentenced
the defendant to ride home lin
one of the cold cars OF the United
Railways"
AT you have to wait as long
as 1 did this morning" continued
the Justice. land find it as cold
inside when you finally get on,
this is the most severe punish
mest I can pass upon a man Of
your age"
The Washington times., 1917-12-17

The washington Bureau of the
United Press today sent out the fol
lowing dispatch.
That German spy entered and
robbed the British war missions Of
Aces, in the Munsey building here, is
a theory under official investigation
today.
A key to the missions private United
States postoffce box is the principal
article missing. The robbery oc-
CURED on a recent night, despite the
presence of armed Canadian soldiers
on duty at the sole entrance.
1t was an INSIDE job" according to
detectives. As a result thea most
thorough scrutiny of every employees
past has been instituted.
watchmen even accompany the col
ored scrubwomen and jauitors on
their nightly duties through the Brit
ish Offices.
Iron Gate Erected.
A strong iron gate reaching from
the marble floor to the ceiling has
been erected at the entrance and
every lock in the suite and to ada
cent Offices has been changed.
Under heavy locks and bars In the
missions Offices is the most important
allied military and naval information
in existence outside OF England.
American military secrets which con
stantly figure in the vital negOtia-
tions. between this Government and
Great Britain also are locked up in
the missions archives. Entry to these
records would be as a paradise to a
German spy.
British officials, however, deny
that any information Of value was
taken.
certain bag which a trusted mes
senger used in carrying military pa
pers is missing. 1t was said to have
been empty, however.
U. 8. OfaeIaIs At Work.
The Washington detective department
was notified OF the robbery after Brit
ish secret service men failed to obtain
a clue to the thief. The United States
Secret Service also is informed OF the
robbery.
The occurrence is worrying Brit
ish officials, particularly in view Of
the recent discovery OF a carrier
pigeon in the missions offices. Its
The Washington times., 1917-12-17
BRITISH HAVE WON
UP TO PRESENT, IS
Won T|RP|TzW|EW

AMSTERDAM. Dec. IT.-"Up TO the
present time in this war Great Brit
ain has won, rather than lost" de-
clared Grand Admiral Won Tlrpitz in
recent speech before the fatherland
party. The remarks are quoted in
full in German newspapers that have
just arrived here.
Peace based on the status quo ante
or on remuneration" he is further
quoted as saying, ais out Of the ques-
ton for Germany"
In regard to the proposal that Ger
many relinquish zeebrugge and Os-
tend in return for Calais, Won Tir-
PITT declared that the evacuation OF
Calais would never be equivalent to
the loss OF such first-class security"
The Channel tunnel, he said, would
become fact after the war
The Washington times., 1917-12-17
$4,000 TONS WARD OFF
COAL FAMINE IN n. Y.

NEW YORK. Dec. 17.-Dangog Of q
serious coal famine was delayed here
today for approximately three days al
tho least
Twenty-Five thousand tons Of COAL
taken from New Jersey terminals. we're
distributed Sunday. Apartment houses
manufacturing plants. and others drew
their share Of the fuel
II there Is no heavy snow. coal VIII
flow into the city at a normal rate IL
was stated.
The Washington times., 1917-12-17
Here Are Two Chances
For Sherlock HoImeS-Do
Carrier Pigeons Garry Keys?

presence has never been satisfactor-
lily explained.
An air OF added mystery is added
by the fact that another pigeon is
reported to have been discovered in
the offices of Howard Coffin, chair
man OF the United States aircraft
production board. This circumstance
caused bewilderment among Collins
attaches and inquiries were made
concerning the possibility OF a Ger
man spy using the birds.
The Munsey building housed the
Council of National Defense, United
States shipping board, and other I'M
portant war offices. 1t still contains
many OF the Governments most i'm
portant war branches and offices OF
volunteer WI chiefs.
AS a result of the robbery on the
topmost floor in which the British
mission is located, the guard through
out the structure has been increased.
The Washington times., 1917-12-17
POILU CAPTURES
FOE BLOCkHOUSES
ALL BY HIMSELF
by w. $. FORREST
Omitted Press STAFF COrrespondel

WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD. Dec. 17.-For making
speciality OF capturing German block
houses and machine guns single
handed, George Van KENNEL. French
machine-gunner. was today officially
announced as recipient OF the Mill
tary Medal as well as the title or
Chevalier OF the Legion OF Honor.
Van KENNEL is a second Michael
OLeary.
Though he Is machine-gunner,
the French poilu has chiefly earned
his honors by taking them from the
enemy.
When the French troops took the
first and second German lines on the
Vauclere plateau. Van KENNELS part
The Washington times., 1917-12-17
WIN WAR" PARTY
SEEKS VICTORY IN
CANADA ELECTION

MONTREAL, Que, Dec. 1.-THE
win the war party" Is today seeking
to defeat in the annual elections the
Laurier, which, IL victorious, it is
said, would soon put Canada out of
the war. Today's election IL a
struggle between the Borden govern
ment, which stands for CONSUMPTION
and aggressive war and the Laurier
faction.
1t is believed that the English
speaking peoples OF Canada will vote
for CONSUMPTION, although It has
against it the solid Quebec French
Canadians
The Washington times., 1917-12-17
U.S.. FLYER IN FRANCE
BREAKS LEGS IN FALL

PARIS, Dec. 1I.-Leo Benoit. an
aviator OF Attleboro. Mass, il In IA
field hospital with both OF his legs
broken as the result of a iail on
Thursday when he fell while making
a flight at a French aviation school.
no American flyers in the l"iay-
cite flying squadron. are each credit
ed with bringing down a German
plane during the last week. They
were Charles J. Biddle, OF ATda!nzla'
Pa, and Phelps Collins, OF Detroit
The Washington times., 1917-12-17
CUTRR RATEHALF,
ADVISES COMMISSIONER

Railroad passenger rates should BE-
cut in half. AL F. shaughnessy, Nevada
railroad commissioner. told the New
lands Joint Congressional Railroad
Committee at today's hearings.
The roads have tried to Guido each
other in luxurious equipment" he said.
And as a result the people must paw
the bill. The average capacity Of pas
senger train g. $50 persons. but the aver
age actual number carried Is hfty-four.
which makes a dead weight tonnage OF
ten tons for each passenger.
The Washington times., 1917-12-17
SEEK OPEN HEARING IN
PROBE WEDNESDAY

The House naval probe will open We'd
nesday. with Secretary Daniels and
Admiral MCGOWAN as the first wit
nesses. the investigation committee de-
cided today.
Congressman Britton OF Illinois. Re
publican member Of the subcommittee,
will fight to have the testimony Of all
witnesses given in open session except
in cases where testimony would actually
aid Germany and her allies.
The Washington times., 1917-12-17
POLICE GET CRAP SHOOTERS.

CHICAGO. Dec. IA number OF
policemen who had surrounded an AFRO
crap shooting joint were to break n a.
the signal GO" one OF the players gfi
excited and, unconsciously gave the u
nal The cops arrested seven out OF
0lsgsA.
The Washington times., 1917-12-17

stamper does not agree e H5gs q CO.
In q neighboring cell O. the JAZZ
here is another citizen. who gays hfs
name as John Doe. He Is ssrving
a sentence for carrying tars hot
water bottles filled win whisky
strapped about his chest
The Washington times., 1917-12-17

The short, quick route
Of low attitudes the
Fl Paso Short Line
via Rock Island Ell
Paso Southwestern
Southern Pacific.
Dining-car service that
is supreme value in
quality and courtesy
get it costs DOu no more.
The Californian is another
famous fast train tOSouthern
California. See the Apache
Trail en- route.
Our Travel Bureaus will be
glad to plan your trip for you
n. NJ. Brown. Rock Island Lines
as Colorado Bldg, Washington
A. j. Pos.cn. southern Pacific Linei
Oil G Street, y. W., Washington
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-10
MANDAN KNIGHTS
ENJOY EVENING
WITH ST. ELMO

Headed By a beautiful, ungettable
Angora goat, and with a ten-piece
band to furnish inspiration, 60 Man
dan Knights of Pythias, members OF
Lodge No. IA, rolled in on a special
train at $50 last evening for an an
nual love-feast with St. Elmo Lodge
No. 4. t~E"ilssf
The evening was{ one which long
will be remembered It'll Missouri val
ley Pythianism. Dawn was very
near when the festivities$ came to an
end this morning, and farewells were
said. The big night was ushered in
with the comforting Of the third rank
upon a class Of five candidates, rep.
resenting both sides Of the river.
There followed, light luncheon, af-
ter which came a program of toasts,
during which responses were made
by Judge j. M. Hanley, Chancellor
Commander II. II. Williams, Supt G.
L. Love and E. H. Champion Of Man
dan; Claire Cornell of Leith, kitch-
ell Allenworth, f. c. Wright and 9th
ers. of Bismarck.
Features of the cvetiiiis were songs
from Scott G. JConyne' and Spencer
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-10
WHY RHEUMATISM COMES
WITH colo: WEATHER
(By Valentine Mott Pierce, M. o.

(By Valentine Mott Pierce, M. o.
A close connection exists between
these two-cold weather and rheu-
matism. Prof. Alex. lIaig OF London
has the most followers in the medi-
cal profession in the belief that the
presence in the system of uric acid,
or it's salts in excess, is the real cause
of rheumatism. Every one has rec
ogniZed the difference in the appear
ance Of their water as soon as it
gets cold; there is often a copious
sediment of "brickdust."
Several causes may lead up to an
accumulation Of uric acid in the sys-
tenn, which, in. turn, cause rheuma-
tism Or govt, Or creaky joints. For
one reason the skin does not throw
off the uric acid, by profuse sweating,
as in the hot weather, and the kid
neys are unable to take care Of the
double burden. Another reason is
that people do not drink as much wa
ter in cold weather as in summer,
which helps to flush the kidneys.
Again, they eat more meat in cold
weather, and some people are so sus-
ceptible That they soon develop rheu-
matism after eating meat.
At all such times persons should
drink copiously of hot water, say, a
pint morning andS pigllt, and take
Anuric double strength) three or
four times atlday sThis Anuric comes
in tablet form and can be had at al
most any drug store. 1t dissolves the
uric acid in. the system and carries
it outward ] would advise everyone
to take Anuric occasionally, and con-
tinue for three or four weeks, and in
that way avoid rheumatism, govt and
many of the painful disorders due to
uric acid in the system.
Make yourself healthy and strong
by open-air exercise and diet. Then
cleanse the liver by occasionally slim
ulating its action with a pleasant lax
alive composed of the May-apple,
dried juice Of aloe, and root Of jalap,
sugar-coated and long sold by all
druggists as DR.. Pierce's Pleasant
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