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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-05
SUNDAY WILL NOT
PREACH OUT DOORS

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 4.-Billy Sunday
is not a swearing man and uses oath
to emphasize his language, but he has
sworn one solemn oath which he is
determined not to renounce, and that
is against outdoor preaching.
A week ago yesterday Mr. Sunday
went up to- the town of Toccoa on
the Southern Railroad some ninety
miles above Atlanta, and found ten
thousand people crowded in the pub
tic square, waiting his better Judge
ment he gave them one of the best
sermons in his repertoire. Ever since
that day he has been paying the pen
atty with compound interest.
Full of cold from head to foot, so
hoarse he can hardly talk, the great
evangelist has kept going on his will
power alone, despite the pleas of
MA" Sunday and ether members of
his organization that he go to bed
and stay there two or three days until
he gets in condition again.
He has refused to go to bed, but al
so has taken an oath that he will new
ar preach again outdoors.
Never again, for anybody in any
PLACE under any circumstances, he
has announced three or four times in
The past two days, will l preach out
doors"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-05
NEGRO SOLDIERS ARE
PR0VIN FINE MEN

Atlanta, Ca, Dec. Atlanta ne
groes under the leadership of their
pastors and prominent white citizens
interested in welfare work among the
colored race are planning a systemat-
ic program for the entertainment and
and recreation of the negro soldiers
at Camp Gordon.
Since the white troops from Ten
nesee, Georgia and Alabama were
transferred from the National Army
to the various National Guard units
from these three states, the drafted
negroes at Camp Gordon are the only
houthern soldiers left there, except
the officers of the U. S. R., all of
whom are southern.
The negroes have taken to soldier
life in fine spirit and their officers
are proud of them Several young
southern boys after trying out the
foreigners" sent here from eastern
states filed applications to be trans
ferred to the command of the negro
troops, where they find that they can
get along vastly better with the dar-
kies than with the congolomeration of
Americans, near-Americans and hy-
phenated Americans who replaced
the drafted white men of the three
southern states.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-05
TRYING BY PRAYER
TO REMOVE BIG DEBT

Atlanta, Ga, Dec 4.-Failing to Sc
cure the whole amount needed to pay
off the mortgages On the Baptist Tab
ernacle of this city, although thous-
ands Of dollars have been received,
he congregation has decided to post
gone the mortgage burning from
Thanksgiving Day, on which it was
originally scheduled, 10 Christmas
Day, and as a means of furthering the
mortgage fund they have decided to
hold unique and remarkable prayer
service.
The entire night of Saturday, De-
cember Is, will be spent in prayer
for the Lord 10 move the friends Of
the Tabernacle to send dollar for
The fund. The allnight prayer SER
ice will be divided into periods Of
thirty minutes each and a group of
members will conduct the prayer in
each period Rev. j. w. Ham, pastor
plans to spend practically the whole
night on his knees.
A dollar apiece was asked by the
Tabernacle from more than $4,000
friends throughout the country, the
amount needed to pay off the mort
gage being something over $4,000.
The uniqueness of the appeal has at
tracted unusual attention and respon-
ses have come all the way from
Maine to California. To raise an $780,
900 fund by means of dollar subscript-
'ons requires a great many givers,
however, and the goal has not yet
been reached.
Rev. j. w. Ham, the pastor, was a
successful evangelist who accepted
the call to the Taberr acle in spite of
it's heavy debt, and he has declined
to accept any stipulated salary until
the mortgage is paid.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-05
FEAGLE-TAYLOR FURNITURE co.
Phone 518
1900 PEOPLE ATTEND
WOMAN'S FUNERAL

Savannah, Dec. 5-A total of
more than 1000 are reported to have
attended the funerals of Mrs. j V.
Bowen and baby daughter, Ponita,
and S. B. DeLoach, who were killed as
1 result of an automobile accident on
Chatham county road Friday night
Separate funerals were held for the
mother and daughter and Mr.. De-
Leach. The mother and daughter
were inferred in the same casket. The
accident which C used the death of the
three was one of the most horrible
ever known in this section.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-05
GEORGIA CONGRESSMAN
MAKE STRONG APPEAL

Washington, Nov. 3.-Congressman
Brand of Georgia, started off the new
session today with a strong appeal
for practical food conservation. In
his opinion too much pork and other
eXpenive meats is eaten and he would
remedy the situation. Arriving here
today, he presented PRECEDENT Wilon
with two Georgia possums, which
were delivered at the white house.
Thanking Mr.. Brandt for his unexpec
ed gift, the president said that hay
ing lived in Georgia many years, he
knew how good a fat possum, sur
rounded with sweet potatoes, is, and
that the white house family would
enjoy theirs to the fullest when it
was passed through the hands of the
chez.
Mr. Brand also gave two of the
same Georgia products to Speaker
Champ Clark. The latter smacked
his lips and said that tomorrow he
would have the Georgia Congressman
and few others to see just what the
Athens possum tastes like and to see
if it is as good as the Missouri ar
ticle
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-05

We hear of fall prices but moth
ing of the fall Of prices, says the
Jacksonville Times Union
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-05

Add breadcrumbs to the scrambled
eggs to increase the quantity.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-05

Green vegetables keep their color
better if boiled rapidly and covered.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-05
Prominent Physician
Discusses CaI0r11eI

DR.. William Brady in an article about
calomel in the Atlanta Constitution re-
Gently said:
"Ca1omel is a cathartic and very
crude and superhuous one. 1t pro-
duces no special effect upon the liver
or upon the secretion of bile. 1t has
no more influence over biliousness
than any other active physic. 1t is
Just the ancient standby, cheaper
than most other physics and retained
in use because old dogs seldom learn
new tricks
As substitute for a poison like
calomel modern physicians prescribe
purely vegetable cathartics. Mar
GEORGIA MEDIcR,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-05

The wages paid women workers in
the French munition factories are
graduated according to the character
of the work and to their capacity The
average varies between the minimum
of cents an hour to the maximum Of
Is cents an hour.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-05

tins Liver Medicine does all the
good calomel does without produc-
ing calomers injurious effects. Mar
tins Liver Medicine is a standard
proprietary preparation for constipa-
ton, sick headache and other stom-
ach and liver troubles. Purely vege-
table as to ingredients, pleasant in
taste, mild in action and fully guar
anteed. If not satisfied with it, take
the empty bottle to your druggist
and get your SOC back.
Try dose or so of Martins Liver
Medicine when you feel that you
need a liver regulator or dose of
physic. All good druggists sell Martins
Liver Medicine.
, 70 FF,coy r,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-05
G. S. &F. RAILWAY

Arrival and departure of trains at
Cordele, Ga. Schedule effective Nov.
18th, 1917.
DEPARTURES: :.
Northbound: 1850 A. NJ; 2:10 A.
NJ; 1855 A. M; S:45 A. M; 2:13 p.
M;
DEPARTURES
Southbound: 1887 A. NJ; 1877. A.,
M; 300 A. NJ; 1859 p. M; G:35 P.
M.
ARRIVALS.
From North: 1857 A. M; 1:2S
A. M; 2:55 A. NJ; 1875 p. M; $50
P. M.
ARRIVALS.
From South. las A. M; 900
A. M; 2:45 A. NJ; $40 A. M; 1:49
P. M.
Schedule figures shown as informa-
ton but not guaranteed
For further information call on
r. L. Huffman Tiki. Agt., c. B. Rhodes
Cordele, Ca, G. P Agt.
Macon, Ga.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-05
CROP SHORTAGE
is REPORTED

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 4-That some ne
groes will fight before they will run
from a crap game raided by police
officer was proven early yesterday
morning in the case of William Nc
Kinney, an Atlanta patrolman who
narrowly escaped with his life and
killed one negro before he brought the
cubist party to accept his terms.
While his partner waited outside
Mckinney walked into the house and
found half dozen or more negroes
shooting craps in the most approved
and enthusiastic style When he or
dered them to come forward and sub
nit to arrest they showed fight and
he drew his revolver. One of them
threw a flat iron which struck the
trigger and discharged a bullet into
the flor. Mckinney then backed into
a closet and killed the negro who
threw the flatiron The others ran
so fast they unjointed a water pipe
and tho b0ucn Wac floOdad
The outside officer caught two of
the crapshooters emerging from the
house.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-06-29
Appointed Bee Specialist.

Announcement is made that c. l..
Same. OF Madison county, has been APP
pointed Bookkeeping specialist In the
chronology division OF the state de-
partment OF agriculture, and he takes
up his duties at once. working under
the direction OF State Entomologist
Franklin Sherman. Mr.. Sherman says
OF the bee industry in this state that
it is assuming very important pro-
portions and in this period OF high
cost OF living. bees will be found an
especially profitable side line" there
being no work or expense to the in
dustry except the care Of the bees and
gathering the honey. Mr.. Sans has
been long interested in bee culture
and has $50 hives at his place In Mad.
ison county now.
Mr.. Sherman reports one bee
keeper in Martin county as having
$50 hives now and working with the
view OF having 1000 hives just as
quickly as he can develop the add.
tional colonies. One North Carolina
bee-keeper reported recently having
$50 gallons OF extracted honey for
sale.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-06-29
Washington

The personal letter to President Will.
son from King Albert of Belgium, de.
livered by Baron Moncheur, head Of
the Belgian mission to this country,
which has just been made public, is
one of great laudation and felicitation
for the American people.
The American war machine which
is to select $4,000 soldiers for serv-
ice in France is geared up and ready
to start work President Wilson's proc
lamation Of regulations, which will
start the machine by putting into oper-
alton the actual selection of men, is
completed and ready to be issued.
The rules of selective CONSUMPTION
will be promulgated SOON Two classes
of exemption boards will be created.
The momentous lottery in connec.
ton with selective consumption will
very likely be conducted during the
first week of July.
The sixteen great contonments for
the new army will be built under a
special form Of contract, by the terms
Of which no contractor will be permit
ted to overcharge the government, the
maximum profit Of any contract being
fixed at s250,OO0.
President Wilson has issued proc
lamation designating the week of June
1880 as recruiting week for the regu.
lar army and calling upon unmarried
men without dependents to enroll for
war service in order that the ranks
of the regulars may be filled promptly.
This is the presidents first call for
volunteers In the present war
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-06-29
Bishop kiIeo Going to China.

Durham.-Bishop John C. Kilgo, Of
the Southern Methodist Episcopal
church, will leave his Charlotte home
next week for four.month sojourn in
China, Japan and Korea. BY appoint
ment OF his office as one Of the nine
bishops OF the Southern Methodist de-
nomination, he goes to the Orient as
the presiding church official In the
East. Bishop Warren c. Gambler, OF
Atlanta. Ca. will preside over the
North Carolina Conference that meets
in Greenville in November, and Bishop
]. T. Atkins. OF Asheville, will con.
vene the Western North Carolina Con.
feernce in the absence Of Bishop Kilgo.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-06-29
European War

Twenty.seven ships BRITISH Of
more than sixteen hundred tons each
have been sunk in the last week. No
fishing vessels are included in the
number This is the largest number
since the disastrous week ending April
2S, and shows that The submarine
is still the greatest menace TO the
allied powers.
Sixteen children, only two OF whom
were over five years OF age, victims
Of the last German air raid on London.
were given a public burial, being laid
in a common grave, over which a fit.
ting monument will be erected.
Former King Constantine OF Greece
has arrived at Lugano. Switzerland.
He was met by a large number OF Ger.
man personages, and shown all the at.
tention commensurate with his dig.
nifty.
Robert Grimm, Swiss Socialist, who
has been in Russia agitating the peace
program, has been deported. The min.
lister Of posts says il any others, So
ciallsts or otherwise, act as Grimm
die, he will meet similar fate, or
maybe worse
The American oil tank steamship
John D. Archbold, belonging to the
Standard Oil company, has been sunk
by German submarine.
Denmark dispatches report that
throughout Germany grain crops are
burning up in an unprecedented heat
wave.
Tropical temperatures are reported
throughout the German empire, and
the weather bureau states that the
prospects for rain or lower tempera.
lures are very slight.
The women have won the ballot
in England. The house OF commons
by a large majority, which astonish.
ed the warmest supporters of the
measure, passed the final reading of
the clause in the electoral reform bill
dealing with the question Of women's
suffrage
King George OF England has deem.
ed 1t advisable due to the conditions
brought about by the war that those
princes and princesses OF his family
who are his subjects and bear German
titles and names should relinquish
these titles and henceforth adopt Brit.
ish surnames.
Il hope | never hear OF such an incl.
dent again." was Minister Of War Ke-
rensky's short dismissal of request
from committee Of soldiers, ap.
proved by the workmen's and soldiers
council OF the city of Buigulma, Rus.
STA, for leave for nine companies Of
soldiers.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-06-29
J. II. Moves Heads Jr. O. U. A. NJ.

Asheville.-John II. Moves, Of New
Hampshire. was chosen by the Ma
tional Council, Junior Order United
American Mechanics as National
Councillor. II. R. Lochner. Of Ken
lucky, is vice-Councilor.
The other officers elected are as fol-
lows: Charles Reimer, Of Maryland,
National Treasurer; George II. Davis,
OF Maryland, National Conductor; Sam
W. Plyler, OF South Carolina, National
Warden; Wilbur F. Cannon, OF Col.
orado, and W. F. Lambert, OF West
Virginia, National Inside Sentinel; Jas.
r. Mansfield, of Virginia, and Mr..
Briggs, of Oklahoma, National Outside
Sentinel; Rev. M. d. Lichliter. Of Penn.
sylvania, National Chaplain.
Milwaukee was named as the next
meeting place. The council meets
every two years.
Following the election OF officers.
the council took up the question OF
levying a special tax on the members
to provide an additional fund OF 100000
for the orphanage OF Tiffin, Ohio.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-06-29
Auto Tax Soon Due agar.


The time has again come around
for paying the automobile tax and the
secretary Of state, ]. Bryan Grimes.
is mailing out copies OF the new state
automobile law, which is sweeping In
its provisions.
Some of the provisions Of the act,
especially those that have been
changed or added, are given for the
benefit OF the owners OF cars. One
which Is being constantly violated
will, after July l, be rigidly enforced
throughout the state. This is section
IL, which makes 1t unlawful for chill.
dren under sixteen years OF age to
operate an automobile upon any pub.
lie highway.
Section II provides for a maximum
speed OF eighteen miles in the resi-.
dence section OF a city or town. ten
miles in the business section. and
twenty-five miles in the country. Tho
muller cannot be cut out in any In.
corporated city or town.
Section 20 protects the owners OF
cars by making II unlawful for any
person to use an automobile without
the knowledge or consent OF the own.
er, expressed or implied.
Section 81 provides the penalty for
a violation OF any section OF the act.
providing that upon conviction the
fine is not to exceed $50, or imprison-
ment for more than thirty days.
In his note to the automobile own
ers. Secretary Grimes calls attention
to two provisions Of the law as fol.
lows:
Beginning with July /. every ma.
chine operated on the highways OF this
state shall be equipped with dinners
Or defectors so arranged that no por'
ton OF the beam or reflected light
when measured seventy-fve feet or
more ahead OF the lamps shall rise
above forty.two inches from the level
surface on which the vehicle stands
Under all conditions OF load.
Under chapter lao. public laws OF
1917 two plates, one to be placed on
he front OF a registered motor We.
licle and one on the rear thereof, are
o be furnished. These plates must be
'igidly fastened to the machine--at
east fifteen inches above the ground.
Do not swing them to the axle. Un-
Ter no circumstances can the 1918
,lates be used on your machine until
July l."
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-06-29
MORE THAN HALF MILLION
MEN HAVE Volunteered
Between 100000 and 100000 Men Are
Now Enrolled

Washington. More than half mil
lion men have volunteered In the
American army and navy during the
period OF less than three months that
has elapsed since war was declared
to exist.
The army, navy and national guard
represented an aggregate strength OF
little more than 100000 men when
the war resolution was adopted. Today
between 100000 and 100000 are en-.
rolled in the various branches OF the
fighting services and the great major
ity OF them are armed. equipped and
under training. They will be joined
at the end OF the summer by nearly a
million men selected for the new ma
tional army from the millions register
ed for war duty June 5.
The regular army totalled little
more than 100000 men three months
ago; II Is nearing the 250000 mark
today and war officials, backed by the
press Of the country, are bending every
effort TO bring 1t up to 100000 during
the present week.
The National Guard, 10000 strong
when war came. numbers nearly 260.-
900 today, according to the best esti-
mates available. OF that number
nearly $4,000 actually are under arms,
guarding against German plotters and
doing the job in a thoroughly and SOL
dierly way
The marine corps. whose slogan OF
first to fight" has been heard by the
government, which attached season.
ed regiment Of sea soldiers to Major
General Pershlng's expeditlonary force
to France, has been raised from 1900
to nearly 10000 men.
The regular bluejacket force OF the
navy, the men behind the big guns
and who already are trying their metal
against the enemy off the Irish coast
under vive Admiral Sims, or upon
armed freighters has been raised
from less than 10000 to 10000. The
boys of the country have thronged to
the navy In great numbers.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-06-29
FOOD CONTROL BILL
IS PASSED BY HOUSE
ONLY FIVE MEMBERS CAST voTEa
AGAINST ADMINISTRATION
MEASURE.
PROHIBITION AMENDMENT
ForbIds Making Use Of Foodstuffs In
intoxloants.--Dry Victory Came
Aster q Long Preliminary Struggle
Carries $,52, 100000 Appropriation.

Washington. - The administration
food control bill, giving the President
broad authority to control the distri-
button OF food, feed and fuel for war
purposes and appropriating $l52,bOo,-
900 for It's enforcement and admins
tration, was passed by the House after
far.reaching prohibition provisions had
been written into II.
The vote was 1856 to five, Represen-
tatives McLemore Slayden and Young,
Of Texas, democrats, and Meeker.
Missouri and Ward, New York, re-
publicans, voting in the negative.
The prohibition provisions adopted
would prohibit the use OF foodstutfs
for the manufacture OF alcoholic bev-
erages, and would give the President
authority to take over for war pur-
poses all liquor now on hand. They
were put into the measure during the
evening in committee OF the whole
and when the bill came up In the
House proper the anti-prohibltion fac
ton did not demand another vote.
Few important changes were made
BY the House outside the prohibition
section. The control powers Of the
President were limited to articles spe-
officially mentioned in the bill, instead
OF giving him blanket authority; VOL
untary aids In control work were
made subject to the penal provision;
all persons In the fool administration
except those serving without compesa-
ton were placed under civil service.
and the President was required to
make an annual report on the opera
ton OF the bill.
After several hours OF parliament
tary sparring, during which the pro-
hibitory proposals were thrown cut
repeatedly on points OF order. the
prohibition element got the upper
hand and forced adoption OF amend
ments which would forbid the use OF
any foodstuffs during the war for
making intoxicants. and would give
the President authority to take over.
in his discreation, all stocks OF diJ-
titled liquors.
Action on the prohibition amend
ments was taken In committee OF the
whole and opponents Of the propos-
ais Immediately began mastering their
forces for a reconsideration when the
bill comes up for final discussion In
the House.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-06-29
EXPORT Of FOOD
UNDER CONTROL
GOVERNMENT CONTROL or Ex-
PORTS AUTHORIZED IN
ESPIONAGE BILL.
EXPORT COUNCIL IS NAMED
Commerce Department Directed to
Administer Details.-Presldent Is
sues Statement Outlining Country's
Policy.-No curtailment Of Trade.

Washington. OF American
exports, authorized in q clause Of the
espionage bill, was assumed by Pres.
ident Wilson with the appointment OF
an export council comprising the Sec
retaries OF state, agriculture and COM
merce and the food administrator. An
executive order creating the council
directs the department Of commerce
to administer all details Of operation.
A victorious conclusion OF the war
can come, said the President In a
statement outlining the country's ex-
port policy only by systematic direc-
ton Of American trade.
"The free play Of trade will not be
arbitrarily interfered with" he said.
1T will only be inteiligently and sys.
tematically directed In the light Of full
information with regard to the needs
and market conditions throughout the
world and the necessities OF the people
at home, and our armies and the ar
mics OF our associates abroad"
The first proclamation will require
the licensing OF all coal and fuel ship.
ments. including bunkers, and Its pur-
pose is to give the government first a
firm grasp on shipping. The second
will provide a system Of licensing for
every class Of exports to the European
neutral countries, and is designed to
prevent supplies from reaching Ger
many.
Every move under the act will be
made under presidential proclamation
issued on the advice Of the exports
council. which will meet every day to
discuss subjects of policy. The three
cabinet members and the food admin.
istrator probably will name represen.
tatives to take care of most OF the
routine work. These men probably
will be DR.. E. E. Pratt, of the depart.
ment OF commerce; Lester II. Wool
sey, of the state department, Assistant
secretary NrO0man, OF the uepartmeh,
OF agriculture, and a representative
OF the food administration.
Licensing will be done by the com.
merce departments bureau Of foreign
and domestic commerce, Of which DR.,
Pratt is head. The bureau will be
expanded by the addition OF about
three hundred employees. To cover the
cost OF operation, Secretary Redfeld
will ask for $4,000 from the Presi.
dents emergency fund and later will
ask OF Congress s750000 to carry the
bureau through the year.
Collectors of customs who are un.
der the treasury department will he
charged with preventing unlicensed
cargoes from leaving the country.