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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-16

comparatively light casualties the
British commander-in-chief considers
a demonstration of the superiority OF
his army when It undertakes the Of
fensive after careful preparation, and
for the first time he does not hesitate
to predict the final result:
Nothing can save the enemy from
complete defeat. and brave and tena-
cious as the German troops are. It is
only a question how much lOnger-they
can endure the repetition of such
blows"
Between the lines can be read the
British strategy The enemy cannot
be Outfianked or forced into the open,
and detectives hardly enter into the
calculations of the General staff. But
by fierce and sustained attacks, often
repeated, heavy losses can be inflicted
upon the enemy and his morale beaten
down, until he will have no desire to
stand and fight It out. Then there
Will be what the French call a de
Dacle." In plain English, rout; and
instead Of giving way a mile or two
the German army will abandon the
field and retire" from French and
ultimately Belgian territory.
This is the vision OF Sir Douglas
Haig, one of the most reserved OF
men, a soldier who knew the bitter
ness Of defeat when the British force
he commanded in the first month OF
the war was cut to pieces by the enc
my and only a remnant of it was saved
by the courage and professional skill
Of Sir Horace SmithDorrien and of
Haig himself.
We venture to say that the supreme
confidence thus exhibited by the Brit.
ish commander-in-chief and his pre-.
dlction of the breaking of the German
military power constitute a momen
| tons record In the great war
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-16
WE CONGRATULATE RussELL.

THE Socialist party Of New York has ousted Charles
Edward Russell the immediate being that
he did not resign from the mission TO Russia when
asked TO do by party officials
We congratulate Russell on his good judgment-and
in vie* OF the circumstances we congratulate him for
being out OF the company Of persons whose political
Judgment has been un-Amercan and suicidal
The Socialist party has given one more exhibition
OF proGermanism- more; for this in addition to
many other counts.
j is 10 be noted that this action against Russell
comes at a time when he is in Russia on a government
mission TO a sister republic
Whether the conscious purpose OF this action at this
time is 10 embarrass Russell and the American gov
eminent be proyed-bu that its eject is such
is without question
Antipatriotc is the word for this action
Il is matter for satisfaction Russells part that
these men longer wish to call him one Of them but
such action taken just is OF a piece with all the
other hand-maiden work for the Kaiser that has been
done in America
Russell is known in Delaware. He spent several
days in Wilmington. He here to forward the
Socialist party which just has expelled him because o.
the Performance o. parroac outy 70 wn oe re-
called thu John spargo one o. he NOSE osominen
Socialists America recently repudateo ana resigned
the Socialist party because or It's pgo-Germn ten
denotes and also because II had ceased 10 represent
properly the true spirit OF the Socialist movement
Both Russell and spargo have advanced materially
in public respect since they ceased to be members Of
that un-Amercan party which has prostituted and still
is prostituting, the real Socialist movement
Well Mr Bill Hohenzolern. how do you like our Sc
iective service?
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-16
THE HIGHT THAT FAUED.

81 DEslhE TO announce the absence" reads the
s0einn announcement Of the Democratic whip
pro 'empore OF the Senate "o the Senator from ILL
nols INT lewis) on official business
as = very impressive and doubtless Senator Ham"
"onicial business" on which he was engaged
When the announcement was made Mr. Lewis was
representing the administration in the First coDres
sIonal District Of New Hampshire vainlv epdeavo,n
10 persuade the voters that Democrat should he sent
70 Congress to NIL the vacancy in that district in order
70 stand by the President"
Judging by the returns, however, the thousands o,
farmers that section OF the Granite State did not
10 take the pink whiskered seriously and #
is whispered that his presence even made votes for
the successful Republican candidate
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-16
LET'S LICK OUR OWN PLATES.

A CORPORATION for the manufacture of ceramic
IA products has been launched at Meinngen, Ger
many, with capital stock Of about a million dollars
The aim is take the English sanitary and china
factories present under process Of liquidation
and consolidate them under head This is Of
many instances showing that Germany not waiting
until after the adjust herself after-the
conditions Democratic friends would have
DO in this country
The official figures show that between 1885 and 1912
imports Of chinaware from Germany increased 410
per cent Germany well-nigh chased England Of
market for during the period imports of Eng
fish showed decrease of 20 per cent Only few
days ago Lord Beresford speaking at a luncheon in
London suddenly discovered that plates from which
the guests we're eating imported from Germany.
The In Germany Of all classes of labor,
in chnaware making in normal times reduced to
hourly basis is about cents, compared with nearly
% cents in the United States and the produc
ton is to be found chiefly in the item OF labor.
Obviously best to Offset the low German
of production is the protective tariff and either
that policy will be restored to the United Saes
chinaware market will be handed to Germany
after tho
We refuse to eat out Of Germany's hand, why should
eat OFF Germany's plates?
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-16
SMYRNA AND THE RED CROSS.

From the Smyrna Times
Smyrna Red Cross Society has near
~ reached the 200 mark The SPLEEN
did impetus given the securing OF
members tho past two weeks shows
what Smyrna can do The patriotism
and true heart interest shown toward
this noble Red Cross Work is most
gratifying. Keep up the good work and
let Smyrna have a large and thriving
membership.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-16
DELAWARE AND THE LIBERTY LOAN.

N BIAAWARE asked, by the Federal Reserve
~ Board. to take 100000 OF the s2OOOOOOOOO Of
Liberty Loan bonds
1t has taken, it is estimated, between sl2OOOOOO and
$l5oooooo Of them or between three and four times
the State allotment.
We doubt that any other State in the Union has done
30 we'll. There good reason therefore for the
ringing Of bells, the blowing whistles and the wide
spread exchange OF congratulations that occurred in
city and State at noon yesterday Those the
outward and visible signs OF the fact that
Delaware had moro than lived up to her responsibilities
to the United States in time OF peril and financial stress
Those who actively instrumental in producing
such magnificent result deserving of fencitaton
the that crowned their efforts and made
OF Delaware Of the banner II not the banner Lib
arfy Loan subscription states.
From time to time recently It has appeared in the
public prints that Delawares allotment OF the bonds
was $l5,00000O. That error II grew OF a
false announcement by member Of the Philadelphia
Liberty Loan Committee, who had authority
rant Of an official nature for making such a statement
The milk in the cocoanut is that the Federal Gov
eminent asked Delaware to take s4OOOOOO OF the bonds
and that instead OF stopping s4OOO0OO she took be-
tween $12OOOOOO and sl50OO0OO
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-16
SOC CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT
PATTIES. 39c.-

Guth Creme-o-Peppermint in choco-
late Packed in one pound boxes.
And the flavor! Ripe mint in cream,
and the name describes the taste.
$50 the pound box
Every Day assorted chocolates, 29c
the pound box Danforth Dependable
Drugs. Market and Second streets. AID.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-16
GEMS OF THOUGHT

Home interprets heaven Home is heaven for be-
ginners-Parkhurst
.-.--.
To be conscious that you ignorant is a great
step 10 knowledge.-Disraeli
Fame is something which must be won; honor only
something which must not be lost.-Schopenhauer.
.-.-.-.
IN that worthiest OF all strugges-the struggle for
sell-nasteTy and goodness-we far less patient
WIN ourselves thfn Cod is with -Holiand
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-16
STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL

A strawberry festival will be held
on the lawn at Oak Hill School, on
the Lancaster Pike, on next Wednes
day afternoon and evening. Ice cream.
cake, Strawberries and candies will
be on Sale.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-16

. AMERICANS AT THE FRONT.
BY the United Press.
LONDON, June 16-Leverett
Bent. of Stoneham. Mass, private
" in the Canadian Nineteenth Bat
. talon, is about ready to leave the
" hospital and return to the front.
= but says he would rather return
. to the United States and enlist
. under "Old Glory" However"
he remarks. Americans and Brit
ish are both going to march the
same direction-due east, for the
Rhine and Berlin
-
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-16

Eightyeght onion dealers have been indicted Bos-
ton for conspring to monopolze interstate
in onions. A strong indictment II it had been beans
might have had the spectacle of a Georgia hanging
at the Hub.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-16
MAR AID THE SWEET TOOTH.

n RIM-vIsAGED war is robbng childhood OF its gum
" drops.
Cheerup. children the worst is yet to come.
The candy dealers of New York, N Y, have petit
toned for the reconage OF two-cent pieces. They be-
lieve two-cents going be the standard price for
kids candy hereafter.
Already they have hiked prices up Gumdrops that
used to be two-for-a-penny threefor-two-
cents.
All-day suckers decreasing in size and will last
a healthy baby scarcely half an hour
There's this ray Of hope illuminating the gloom, how
ever-perhaps less candy will be good for the youth
OF the nation.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-16

IF the Wants-are popular, they must
meet the demands of the public. ADV.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-16

Judging from the number Of floods We have had
there must be whopping big silver lining concealed
someWhere
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-16

Russias utopia would be the less enjoyable
and it might be whole lot certain if she would
wait with the trimmings until she has taken OF
the foe at her gates
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-16

When the full story of German intrigue is told after
the war the world will marvel that nation could
conceive much corruption.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-16

Well, Mr. Bill Hohenzoern. how do you like our Sc
iectye seryceg
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-02-07
RYE FIELD WON
AGAINST COLD
w. t. NAPIER HAS 200 ACRES IN
ABRUZZi RYE-LlTTLE EFFECT
OF COLD

Here is where a man with rye plant
ed as a heavy grain crop wins. His
wheat is not so badly damaged, but
Farmer w. T. Napier believes his oats
are badly injured owing to the fact
that they were nearly in the boot and
so tender they could stand the Sc
we're freeze His losses in oats may
be worse than one would enjoy where
they were as fine as Mr.. Napier's.
But he has in Abruzzi rye two hun
dred and four acres and the crop
promises something. Mr.. Napier is
not bit uneasy as to what the cold
snap did to this grain for it seems
not hurt bit. He has hopes of COW
ering in an immense rye yield where
he may not get oats His chances now
are far above the average on a bum
per rye crop. He values this crop
as one of those which will net him
more cash money than all the cotton
Mr.. Boil Weevil is going to get for
the other planters.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-02-07
READS OUTPUT
ALREADY SOLD
LOCAL FERTILIZER PLANT TURN
ING EVERY WHEEL TO FILL ITS
ORDERS ON TIME.

The Read Phosphate Company's
plant has sold it's entire output for the
season and already the salesemn are
off the road Every pound of fertili-
ger that the local plant can make up
is sold and the factory is turning every
wheel to fill these orders. Local Man.
ager Alex Martin and his entire force
are wearing smiles that reveal great
happiness at the volume of business
which has been given the local plant
The Read Phosphate Company's To-
cal plant is one OF the most important
of local industries. The volume of bus
mess done here is very large. The
fact that it has its entire output sold
this early in the season is one of the
best testimonials that the farmers Of
Crisp and surrounding territory think
much of its goods and the character
OF business which it does.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-02-07
THE BEST WEEv|L
MEET Of The
SEASON
BANKER TAYLOR AND PROFESS
SOR HART WERE INSPIRING
TAKERS. SMALL CROWD AC-
COUNT OF COLD.

Thirty to forty local business men
and farmers were at the farmers bus
mess mems boil weevil meeting at the
court house Monday morning and
heard two Of the most practical adj
dresses that have ever been delivered
on this topic here. The speakers were
Prof. w. +. Hart of the state college
of agriculture and j. M. Taylor, bank
or and business man Of Port Gibson,
Miss, and about three thousand good
farmers who were kept away on ac-
count of the extremely cold weather
missed some OF the best information
that has been brought to this section.
Banker Taylor declared the weevil
fight is a fight to the finish; that there
can be no let up now or at any other
time. He told of how the cotton out
put in his home county had been re-
duced from $4,000 bales a year to
$500 bales. He said it broke the
banks and made every farmer suf-
fer, but now conditions are so changed
that everybody is really in better shape
than at the start of the fight, and no.
body would go back to the old way.
Prof Harris talk was discussion
Of the food crops and sensible way
to get results in stock raising. Both
speakers urged that no community
should be welded to one crop I'M
portance was placed in the length Of
time it takes to change from one crop
to another. They said of peanut grow
ing that it takes three years to change
over; that the progressive farmers go
first, then the luke warm and last
these that have to.
Both the visitors were heard in the
county commissioners room at the
court house. They answered numbers
of questions for the crowd and made
the meeting one OF great value to
those present.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-02-07
NEW MAN HEADS
SOUTHERN NOW
w. f. M'COLLUM OF VALDOSTA
COMES TO TAKE CHARGE OF LO-
CAL FURNITURE HOUSE. BRINGS
FAMILY.

w. f. McCollum, a business man of
Valdosta, is a resident of Cordele now
the manager of the Southern Furni-
ture Company. He succeeds B. II. Rol-
Inns who is still a resident of Cordele.
Mr.. McCollum is a man of expert;
ence in the business which he is en-
tering here and will Immediately de-
vote his time to making such improve
ments as are considered necessary to
put him on top in the furniture bust
ness. DR.. W. w. McCollum. who was
largely responsible for the establish
ment of the southern Furniture Com
pany, and has been its president from
the start, is now sole owner of the
business.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-02-07
BEST GRAIN CROP
ESCAPED THE
FREEZE
INDICATIONS ARE THAT ONLY
LATE CROPS OF OATS ARE TO-
tai LOSS. WHEAT NOT BADLY
HURT

1t will be several days before it is
definitely know whether the grain
crop is badly hurt in this section of
the state. me indications now are
that Crisp has not sustained heavy
loss in either wheat or oats. 1t is just
now matter of waiting for the grain
to develop it's full strength again. In
some fields appearances are that there
can be no renewal of strength, while
in others little damage is done.
Some of the late crops are dead.
Oats which had good Roadway are said
to have withstood the cold fairly well.
Late oats are not so fortunate and is
more than half the plantations the
loss is now believed to be total. Those
reporting conditions on wheat say it
is not badly damaged.
The general impression is that the
farmers who have lost their grain crop
will try to make cotton on the land
and Will sustain total loss When the
weevil gets to work.
Those who have talked during the
week are rather in the dumps about
the grain loss, but they feel that the
freeze in many ways will help, for in
sects, including Mr.. Weevil, have suf-
fered considerably and malaria has
had a great blow delivered.
Small truck, cabbage plants and
similar early farming has also suffer
ed heavily from the severe cold. The
full damage to the grain crop will be
determined within a week and the final
Investigations will be made with great
interest by those who have planted
heavily.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-02-07
MRS. FLORINA w. STOY.

Mrs. Florina w. Stoy, widow of H.
r. Stoy, 68 years of age and a native
of Charleston, died yesterday morning
at S.45 o'clock al the residence of her
daughter, Mrs. j. K. Livingston, Forty
ninth and Drayton streets, Savannah,
Ga, after an illness Of several months.
Besides Mrs. Livingston, the deceased
is survived by two other daughters,
Mrs. C. E. Davis and Mrs. w. w. Ha-
ney of Madison, Fla, and two sons.
H. T. Stoy Of Cordeie and C. l.. Stoy
of Houston The body will be sent this
morning at S:45 o'clock to Madison,
where funeral and interment will take
place The body will be accompanied
by relatives.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-02-07
MARY SUNSHINE TO RETURN

The children of Cordele will be de-
lighted at the announcement that Mary
Sunshine is to return on the story
hour for tomorrow afternoon at three
o'clock at the library and at the show
Friday afternoon and evening at the
Palace. Baby Marie Osborne is the lit
tie heroine. She comes this time I'M
der the title: Shadows and Sun
shine.''
The children know this fine little
movie girl from splendid acting in
MARY Sunshine" The same little girl
comes back again on the new show and
it is an opportunity for both the little
ones and grown ups to see an excel
lent picture.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-02-07
Mr.. WI. ROBUCK
WILL HEAD BIC
CAMPAIGN
LOCAL DIVISION OF BAPTISTS
MISSIONARY EFFORT HAS BEEN
ENTRUSTED TO LOCAL BAPTIST
WORKER.

w. L. Robuck, local business man
and a leader in local church work, is
the man upon whose shoulders has
fallen the duty of heading the local
division of the Georgia Baptist cam
paign to raise half a million dollars
with which to pay off indebtedness of
Baptist institutions of the state.
The state has been divided into thir-
ty districts and Cordele has been made
the center of district number six This
district has been assessed $4,000 and
it becomes Mr. Robuck's duty to con-
duct the campaign which is to bring
in the fund Friends OF the move
ment here are happy at the choice and
believe no better man could have been
sent to the task. That Cordele will
come up in hurry with the full
amount is not questioned anywhere,
but Mr.. Robuck desires that the COM
munity take hold and push the work
to completion early so as to make it
possible for this division to have some
credit for promptness.
Plans for the campaign will be an
nounced later and the work will be
outlined carefully with view of max
ing it easy and convenient for those
who desire to have part in making up
the fund
The Baptists Of this locality and the
district represented are known over
south and middle Georgia as liberal
and prompt in the matter of meeting
denominational obligations and Mr..
Robuck, as head of the movement, as
sures himself from past conduct in
such matters, that there will be no
difficulty in reaching the required
amount when the stakes are set and
pulling begins.
Mr. Robuck leaves for Atlanta to-
morrow afternoon to meet with Direc-
tor C. ]. Hood and the other members
TO the working body making up the
organization This body will visit the
orphanage and the Baptist hospital in
Atlanta and then go to Bessie Tiff at
Forsyth and later to Macon on Satur-
day where an inspection of Mercer
University and the property of that in.
stitution will be made. The details OF
conducting the campaign will be fully
discussed during this trip. Mr.. Ro-
buck will announce his own working
plans on his return to Cordele.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-02-07
COLD R0MPED ON
MANY FAUL TY
WATER PIPES
WATER SYSTEM WITHOUT DRAIN.
AGE CUTOFF CAUSED EXPLOS-
IONS IN SToRES-SEVERAL
CLOSE CALLS.

A train of complaints a mile long
followed in the wake of the cold spell
just passing OF chief local interest
was the surprisingly large number of
close calls residents of the community
had with ranges and hot water sys-
TENS that were frozen. w. d. Wilson
wears an injured chin, an explosion in
his range hurting fragment of cast
ron stove door with terrific force and
striking him with but a glance. A full
blow might have proven fatal. At the
home of Louis Miller another range
let go with hot water back and there
was another very close call for the oc-
cupants of the cook room. There were
three explosions that did considerable
damage.
This trouble came from building
fires in the ranges while the pipes to
The reservoirs we're frozen. There can
be no danger so long as fire is not
started while the pipes are full of ice.
An investigation has proven that
remarkably large number of the water
systems OF the city have no combina-
ton drainage and cut off valves. The
street cut off is worse than no cut Off
at all for the reason that it makes an
inexperienced person believe he is safe
when he is not. There should be
drainage cut off in every system,--that
is, cut off that will at the same time
throw ont all the water contained in
the pipes from this valve to the spl-
gots. Then the valves should be open
cd after the cut off is made. There
can be no danger OF explosion or
freeze where the plumbing is so equip
ned There are numbers of houses in
Cordele which have no water cut Off
except that on street, and one has to
dig up the valve there.
The inspector of plumbing, it is sug-
ppsted. might do the community
great favor if he would make inspec-
ton and require the drainage cut OH
installed.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-02-07
BISHOP F. F. reese
CONFIRMS CLASS
THREE NEW MEMBERS ADDED
TO EPISCOPAL CHURCH ON AN
NuAL VISIT TO cORDELE.

Bishop F. F. Reese came here from
Savannah and was in charge of the
special confirmation services Sunday
at the local Episcopal church, Rev
John M. Walker, vicar. There was a
class of three confirmed.
This was the ANNUAL visitation of the
bishop and was day full Of interest
for the Episcopalians. Members of
the local congregation are among the
best citizens in the community and
both local pastor and the flock were
especially pleased to have the head
of their church in Georgia with them
for the day.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-02-07
COLD SNAP CLOSED
SCHOOLS FOR DAY
LOW TEMPERATURES MADE 1T
UNSAFE FOR YOUNGSTERS MON
DAY-A DAY OFF.

Low temperatures in the school
rooms Monday morning caused Super
intendent Brewer to send the children
from all the city schools at the hour
for work and the day was spent in an
effort to better conditions while the
children cuddled close to the CRATES
in their own homes. Conditions at
the start Monday were said to be so
bad as to make it unsafe for the
schools to be maintained during the
day
Teachers have reported low tenn
peratures on former occasions and
complaints have been made, but it was
not until Monday deemed necessary
to suspend school on account of the
severe cold Parents in many homes
we're pleased at the return Of the chill
dren. for the cold school room in the
times of extremely low temperatures
was considered dangerous.
The start was made on time Tues
day and now that the cold wave has
gone, the schools are moving again as
if nothing out of the ordinary had &C.
cured