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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-29

F. T. Jennings of Sylvester was here
on business Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Nesbit spent
the week end on a visit to Albany.
Miss Lula Sheppard of Fitzgerald,
who has been visiting Mrs. A. l. Webb
is now visiting in indian Springs.
T. H. Johnsonof McRae, former
Cordele boy, son of Ex-Chief of Police
T. H. Johnson, is in the city visiting
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Westbrook have
returned from visit of several days
to friends and relatives in Social Cir
Gle
DR. ]. C. Patten left last night for
Philadelphia where he goes to take a
post graduate course in dentistry. DR..
Patten will be away from his Office for
several weeks.
Orie Bray of the city fire depart
ment left Thursday night for White
Springs and other pleasure resorts in
Florida for a ten days vacation
Mr. and Mrs M. w. Fouche of TaZe
we'll and Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Fouche
of Lansing, Mich, are the guests for
the week of Mr.. and Mrs. G. H.
Fouche on Thirteenth avenue.
Uncle Bill Tomlinson, former Tax
Receiver of Crisp county but now
resident of Albany, is in the city
shaking hands with every one just
like he did when he was a candidate.
Miss Mamie Sue Russell is spending
some time at Rochester MINI. attend
ind the bedside of her father A. E,
Russell who is taking treatment at
sanitorium at that place.
E. A. Hopkins of Savannah, Assist
ant Master Mechanic and road fore
man of engines for the S. A l.. rail
road, spent Thursday in the city on
business.
The Sheppard family of Crisp coun-
ty have been invited and will attend
a birthday dinner to be given today
by G. L. Sheppard of Albany, this be-
ing Mr.. Sheppard's 54th birthday an
niversary.
Willie Hamilton a former Cordele
Boy but for the past two years a res
ident of Macon, being employed by the
Fourth National bank of that city,
was in Cordele the past week visiting
hhome folks and preparing to leave
for the army training camp at Fort
Mcpherson.
W. X. Hale, superintendent South
ern Express company of Jacksonville,
and r. X. Russell, Division Agent of
Valdosta, were among the many prom
inent visitors to this city during the
week end
Loman Mckinney son of ohm Nc
kinney, who has for several weeks
past suffered from typhoid at the home
of his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jes-
Sc Clements at Arab, is recovering.
Many friends will be happy to learn
of his improvement.
The many relatives and friends in
this city of Miss Estelle Summer of
Atlanta, trained nurse of the Wes-
leyan Memorial Hospital, will be in
terested to learn that she has offered
her services and has been accepted
to go as an army nurse to France. In
formation received from Miss Sumner
is to the effect that she will leave in
a few days for the battle front in
France to do her "bit" in caring for
the wounded soldiers of Uncle Sam
and his allies.
rIrzNrpNI Nore yAur,I
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-29
LOVELY SIX O'CLOCK DINNER
AND THEATRE PARTY.

AND THEATRE PARTY.
A beautiful social affair of the week
was the six o'clock dinner and Thea
ire party given Thursday evening by
Miss Emily Webster, complimenting
congenial crowd of her scheolmates.
At the dinner covers were laid for
ten the table being most attractive
with its snowy linen, pretty China and
beautiful center piece of shasta daisies
in artistic arrangement. A delicious
four course dinner was served by
Mrs. Webster, mother of the charming
young hostess assisted by Mrs. E. B.
Mann and Mrs A. J. Whelchel. The
guests at the dinner were Misses
Faustelle Williams, Sara Stroller
Alice Whipple, Thelma Cooke, jamie
Howell, Aline Fem, Lena Mcdonald
Emily Webster, Dr. A. ]. Whelchel and
Mr. E. B. Mann.
After dinner Miss Webster rendered
her guests theatre party to see the
"Prim Rose Ring" entertaining be-
sides her girl friends Messrs. Allen
Churchwell, Glover Macarthur, D c.
Browder, Russell Harris, Walter Ed
wards, Frank Smith and Robert Har-
rs. After the pictures at the theatre
the guests returned to the home of
the hostess and enjoyed a pleasant
prom party.
At the close of the evening a de-
lightful ice course was served out on
the lawn.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-29
FITZGERALD GOES WITH
EMPIRE GROCERY COMPANY

w. G. Fitzgerald, popular grocery
clerk and coroner of Crisp county, is
now associated with the Empire Gro
Gerry company. He will be glad to
serve his friends at this place in the
future.
Mr.. Fitzgerald has served as a gro
Gerry clerk in several businesses in
Cordele and knows the business.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-29
SWIMMING PARTY FOR
MISS FERGERSON.

Friday afternoon Mrs. Jake Cutler
entertained with most enjoyable
swimming party for her house guest
Miss Mary Fergerson of Desota. The
party went out in the early afternoon
to the ever popular Adkins pool and
after enjoying for some time the de
lights of the water with the splendid
sport of swimming, the young peo
pie again joined Mrs. Cutler who had
a delightful lunch awaiting them, and
a jolly time was spent about the pic
mic spread.
Those enjoying Mrs. Culler's hos
pitality on this occasion were Misses
Fergerson, Carrie Mae Mckenzie and
Pansy Webb, Messrs. George Morris
William Bivins and Edwin ]. Jones.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-29

G. S Sheppard is reported to be
confined at his home from sickness.
His f5Sends throughout the county
sympathize with him and hope for his
early recovery.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-29
HOUSE PARTY INSPIRATION
FOR PLEASANT AFFAIRS.

The college set house party of the
past week was the inspiration for a
number of enjoyable social affairs for
the young people of the city.
Miss Lillian Cannon Entertains.
A most delightful occasion of Tues
day evening was when Miss Lillian
Cannon entertained for the jolly set
at a lovely social at her home at
which time she had with her many
guests other than those of the house
party. Miss Cannon again compli-
mented the guests of the house par
ty Wednesday morning with swim
ming party, and Wednesday afternoon
with picture party.
Miss Frederick Boatright Hostess.
Thursday evening this favored
crowd was entertained in a delightful
manner by Miss Fredrica Boatright at
which time other guests than those
of the house party enjoyed the hospi-
tally of the young hostess and the
hours were whiled away with music
and dancing.
Young Men Compliment House Party
Thursday afternoon Messrs. Glad
stone Fleming, Ulysses Whipple, Ed
gar Fletcher, Leon Webb and Carl
Nonpo,, oOroDlipoap+od tho bouca nor
ty with a most delightful picnic lunch
and swimming party at Adkins pool.
The party was chaperoned by Mrs. F.
G. Boatright.
Mrs. M. r Smith Honors House Party
Entertaining in her usual charming
way, Mrs. NJ R. Smith honored the
house party Thursday evening with
a most pleasant affair at her home on
Fourteenth avenue. Many amuse-
ments filled the hours of the evening
and the occasion was pronounced one
of the most enjoyable Of the week.
Among the young men guests at Mrs.
Smiths party were Messrs Ned and
James Howell of Vienna Friday Mrs.
Smith again conplimented this merry
set of girls with a.spend-the-day party
at which a morning water melon cut
ting was one of the pleasant features
of the day.
Miss Evelyn Robuck Gives Party.
The house party being the guest of
Miss Evelyn Robuck Friday evening,
she entertained for it with an inform
al but lovely party at her pretty home
at Bland Villa. No event of the week
furnished m%e PLEASURE for the house
party than did this delightful occasion.
Out of town young men guests at
Miss Robuck's party were Messrs. Ed
win and DeLacy. Jessup of Eastman
Lynn Turner of Ashburn and Ned and
James Howell of Vienna Saturday a
spend the day party was given by
Miss Robuck to the house party and
other girl friends, completed the
week of pleasures for this congenial
crowd of college girls.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-29
cALHoUN-sTARR.

A marriage of much interest to a
large number of friends was that of
Miss Bessie Calhoun and Mr.. Andrew
Starr, which occurred Wednesday
evening. Taking their friends some
what by surprise, this young couple
quietly walked into the Methodist par
sonage Wednesday evening after pray
er meeting and had the nuptial knot
tied
Rev. Anthony spoke the impressive
words which made the happy couple
man and wife.
The bride is the third daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Calhoun of this
city and is pretty and accomplished
The groom is a young business man
Of sterling qualities, being the capa-
BILE baggage agent at the Union depot.
Mr. and Mrs. Starr have wide cir
Gle of friends who extent hearty con-
gratulations.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-29
Residence Phone
Number 68
RED CROSS NOTICE.

Group No. 2 is requested to take
charge of the work room U. d c. day
Tuesday July 81: Mrs. F. A. Colquitt
Captain; Mrs. C. c. Cleveland, alter
nate; Mrs A. Atkins, Miss T. R. At
kins, Miss Louise Bercaw, Mrs. D. A
R. Crum, Mrs. Fannie Culver, Mrs. w
H. Chapman, Mrs. D. Holmes, Mrs
Max Land, Mrs j. E. Lindsey, Mrs
w. c.. Pierce, Mrs. Fannie Sheppard
Mrs. j. A Ward, Mrs. H Watson
Those who cannot come are request
ed to provide substitutes.
TALLULAH R. ATKINS, Pres.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-29
BREAD DEMONSTRATION
ON NORTHERN HEIGHTS.

A light bread demonstration will be
given at Northern Heights school
house wednesday afternoon at four
o'clock. Every one interested is in
vited to attend.
MRS. RUTH M. JOHNSON
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-29
FAIRCLOTH-WARREN.

Allen Faircloth, a popular young
farmer of Hatley and Miss Sula B.
Warren, popular young lady also re-
siding at Hatley, were married last
Sunday morning, Rev. A. Walters per
forming the ceremony at the home of
the brides parents in Hatley Both
young people have the best wishes of
a host of friends for happy welded
life
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-29
BREAD DEMONSTRATION.

On account of rain, the bread dem
onstration at the Methodist church
was not given as was announced it
would be. This demonstration will
be given there next Thursday after
noon at o'clock.
MRS. RUTH M. JOHNSON,
County Home Demonstration Agt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-12

James W. Gerard, the former American ambassador to Germany, accompanied by his staff and more than 100 American citizens, left Berlin Saturday evening and now is on Swiss territory. Representa- lives of the German government and members of the diplomatic farewell to the departing nmbas- sador.
 The British continue their oper- ations against the Germans, with Bapaumc their objective. Satur- day night a strong system of trenches to the north of Beau mont-Hamel. in the Ancre region. extending over a front of more than three-quarters of a mile, was captured and 215 Germans made prisoners. South of the river, near PysI, other trenches were taken and German attempts to recapture their lost positions south of Sally SaiIlisel were frustrated by the British guns. Elsewhere along the line trench raids, bombardmcnts and aerial activity have featured the fighting.
 There has been considerable fighting fin the Austro-ItaIian zone and in Mesopotamia between the British and Turks. In the Gorizia sector of the former theatre the Austrians are reported to have entered Italian trenches, inflicted heavy casualties on the defenders and captured 665 men.-In addition, machine guns. bomb throwers and much war material were taken. Rome admits the occupation of small portions of the Italian front line trenches in this region, but says they are being kept under barrage fire by the Italians.
 In Mesopotamia the British in their operations against the Turks have occupied new front of more than 5000 yards, pushing back the Turks for a depth varying from 800 to 1000 yards.
 In the eastern theatre the Ger rms captured Russian trenches near Stanislau, in Galicia, but according to Petrograd.
 Unofficial advices are to the ef- feet that Emperor William has called an important conference at Headquarters which will be attend
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-12
Local Data
Merchantmen U-Boat
 Deutschland Is Still in
 Home Port of Bremen

New London, February 11.-Up to January 31 the German merchant sub marine Deutschland had not left her home port, according to statement made to the Associated Press tonight by Paul G. L. Hilken. vice president and general manager of the Eastern Forwarding company.
 While Mir Hilken declined to dis . cuss the probability of another voyage to this country by the Deutschland, it was learned from reliable sources that neither the Deutschland nor sister submarine would leave Germany for America until after the present crisis had passed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-12
Officials Do Not, HoWeDer, Want 10 Actually Arm Ships, orAdDise Arn1ing
 Them, Yet Situation
 Must Be Relieved

Washington February 11American ship who have been holding their vessels in port because of inability to obtain guns for defense against submarines probably will have their difficulty solved in few days Strong intmatons given in official quarters tonight that while the will not actually merchant craft formally advise arng
 way will be found to put at the disposal of who desire to prepare to defend against illegal attack
 The enforced des of the American merchant fleet being viewed with growing dsque and the general view here that only the export trade but the nations standing before the world demands tat American vessels continue ply the high without regard the German proclamation whc the gov ernment has repudated with the o its power short of war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-12

London, February 1.-The British steamer Japanese Prince, with many Americans aboard, which was sunk by German submarine. was torpedoed without warning, according to a dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company. All the crew were landed, the dispatch adds.
 torpedo struck the Japanese Prince amidships with terrific explosion. The crew took to the boats and were picked up within an hour. Many were injured by the explosion but none fatally.
 The 75 men aboard the ship, including 30 American cattlemen, were saved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-12
GERMANS HEARD
 FALSE RUMORS
 FROM AMERICA
Detention of Gerard and Threat of Holding News paper Men Hostage Was Caused by Reports That Teutonic Citizens Were Being Badly
 Treated in the United States and
 Their Property Taken From Them

Copenhagen, February 10(Via London, February 11) The German governments attitude in endeavorng to induce Ambassador Gerard sign prococo reafming the time treaties with the United States regarding mutual protection of nationals of hoses and the hints of possible deten
 on of American newspaper hostages undoubed
 y influenced by aast dispatches from the United States regarding treatment of German citizens and property there the Associated Press correspondent who left Berlin Saturday morning and has reached Copenhagen able
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-12
NOTHING MORE WAS SAID

From that point nothing further was heard of the protocol or of the possi- bility of detaining Americans
 The German governments attitude un- doubtedly was influenced by the press dispatches with which the German news papers were then being flooded assert ing that German ships were being seized and their crews interned in the United States, these dispatches being virtually the only news which the government was then receiving, no official communica- tions from Count Won Bernstorff having come since time several days before the rupture of relations.
 As soon as authoritative informa tiop was received in direct dispatches; that the reports of the eonfiscation of ships and the internment of sail ors were incorrect and that no ob- stacles were being placed in the way of Count Von Bernstorffs departure under a safe conduct, arrangements for the issuance of passports to the ambassador and his suite began to proceed with marked aceeleration, and the foreign office officials, who hith- erto would speak only with vague in- definiteness of the probable aate for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-12

London, February 1.-The British steamer Sallagh has been sunk, Lloyds shipping agency announces today.
 This may refer to the British steamer Salagh, of 3S11 tons gross. owned by El- der Derpster & Co., of Liverpool. She has been in the British government ser vice. No steamer Sallagh is listed in available records.
 London, February n.-Lloyds shipping agency reports the Italian bark Luiginag' of 100 tons, aground. The captain and 10 men were lost. Five men were saved. The vessel is a total loss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-12
THE WAR SITUATION

ed by Dr. Won Bethmann-H HolIweg, the imperial chancellor and high army and navy officers. The pos sibiIity of modifying Germany's submarine warfare, so far as 1t np- plies to neutraIs, will, it is said, be discussed.
 Sundays report of Germany,s underwater boat campaign showed only one vessel, the British steam CT SaIaga. 3S11 tons, as having been sent to the bottom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-12
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, February 11.-Weather forecast for Alabama and Mississippi: Partly cloudy north central portions; unsettled and colder south portions Monday; Tuesday fair with rising tenn perature.
 Georgia: Partly cloudy Monday, probably preceded by rain in south portion; colder east and south portions; Tuesday fair with slowly rising tenn perature.
 Tennessee: Fair and continued cold Monday: Tuesday fair and warmer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-12

As soon as reassuring advices were received from the United States and as soon, too, as the German government saw that the attempt to negotiate a protocol reratifying the treaty of 1799 with additions and expansions had failed it gracefully receded from its position and nothing further was heard of newspapermen as hostages.
 ANOTHER INSTRUMENT
 The protocol, which Count Montgelas, head of the American department of the German foreign office. submitted to Am bassador Gerard on the part of Foreign Secretary Zimmerman, contained besides a formal re-ratification of the treaty pro- visions of 1799 and 1928 regarding mutual treatment of nationals caught in a bel number of important additions and ex- pansions. It provided that merchants should be allowed to continue their busi- ness and retain their residences until the end of the war unmolested; that no law affecting the validity of contracts should be applied to Germans in America or tc Americans in Germany and that all pat ents should be inviolate-a question of importance in view of the high value fl not the indispensbility of certain Ger man patents in the manufacture of mu- nitions and explosives.
 Quite as trenchant in it's bearing or the pending problems was the provision of an instrument which Ambassador Gerard was asked to sign specifying ex plicitly that not only enemy property as such should be exempt from seizure cl restrictions in its use beyond those ap. plying to all property, but that enemy ships in ports of the opponent should no be seized during the war nor forced tc leave port unless to sail under safe con duct and guarantee of exemption iron seizure by the allied belligerents, for ( home port. Provisions also was made fo a safe conduct when it was necessar,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-12

were virtually entirely closed to Amer jeans.
 With the departure of the embassy some of the nonofficial Americans be- gan to trickle across the boundries, and if it develops that no detentions will be enforced in America there seems every reason to expect that the bars will be lowered and permissions granted Many Germans are expressing their opinion of the action of the American government to their American acquaintances or even to strangers, but for the greater part the population seems inclined rather to go out of it's way to treat the Amer jeans in it's midst with more than nor mai consideration. to assure them that there is no occasion for alarm or appre- hension, and even to offer any services they can to assist their American friends and acquaintances in arranging their af- fairs for departure. We are no barba- rians,' is the phrase often repeated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-12
WRECKS OF SHIPS STRIVING COAST
 SOUTH AMERICA
British Steamer Sallagh Is Reported Sunk by Lloyds Agency Japanese Prince, Is Said to Have Been Destroyed Without Warning.
 All Americans Aboard Were Saved

considerable
 
  filled explosive substance blanks andc of provisions s-,t finding off the Brazilian coast of indications of a anavale engagement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-12
Arthur Pclky Knocked Out

Panama. February 11.-"Kid' Nor folk, champion heavyweight pugilist of the Isthmus of Panama, today knocked out Arthur PelkyS in the thir- tcenth round
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-12
GERARD WAS THREATENED

Ambassador Gerard's refusal to sign the treaty after he had ceased to per- form his ambassadorial functions or to telegraph for instructions unless he was permitted to use code led Count Mont gelas to hint that a refusal to sign the protocol might materially affect the status of Americans in Germany, and the privilege of departure, mentioned spe- officially, of the American correspondents whom Ambassador Gerard desired to take out with him and whose fate was ap- parently thought to carry particular weight in American public opinion. This intimation of the possibility of detaining Americans even under the status of rupture of diplomatic relations not war, and the use of newspaper representa- tives as supposedly important pieces upon the diplomatic chess board. caused MT
 Gerard to declare roundly that he could not be party Ito any such pressure, and that he doubted whether any of the newspaper men could be "sandbagged" or influenced in any way by considera- tions of personal safety or convenience, and that he must persist in his earlier expressed standpoint regarding these
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-12

in sight A British cruiser, however, had been sighted earlier in the day
 On February the Kroonland sighted several miles off her port bow what of- ficers declared was a submarine. The craft approached within couple of miles, remained in sight for 15 minutes and dis appeared.
 Two hours later black funnel ship appeared. No signals were given and those set by the Kroonland were unan- swered. For sometime the mysterious stranger kept course parallel to the Kroonland and then disappeared.
 The Kroonland, on leaving Liverpool and every night until the last night be- fore reaching this port, sailed with all lights burning and the name of the ship and the American flags painted on her sides clearly illuminated Saturday night lights were extinguished.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-12
MYSTERIOUS SHIPS, ONE A SUBMARINE, INV ATLANTIC OCEAN

New York said to have been submarine appearance of being raider submarine officers n.r.ers of the fromL Liverpool
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-12

fiscation of ships and internment of civil ;ars was to send orders to the frontier not to recognize the regular police vises unon American passports. but to request special military wise, and to instruct the police to turn over all decision to the military authorities few Amer jeans who completed the formalities for go;np abroad before the police stopped issuing vises, succeeded in getting across the frontier before the order was gener- ally enforced. The others reaching the frontier with vised passports were turned hack. and until today the German borders
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-12

On February 1. one day out from LiV- erpool those on board declared they Wit messed the destruction of a Dutch freighter by submarine shell fire. Ine Kroonland then was about Il miles on the Irish coast, and opposite Fastnet ,iebt The crew of the ship sunk entered a ,ifeboat and were lowed away by the submersible.
 The Kroonland was within five miles or tbe Dutch steamer and saw the sub mersible come to the surface, approach inc freighter, then sink her by three shots from a deck gun. The submarine. accord ing to Captain Barman. left the scene at a high speed. "so fast he added that inc trailing boat was almost lifted out of the water.
 While the Dutch ship was being de- stroved. nine other ships could be seen closer in shore, but no war vessel was