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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-01-28
DR.. LANE At METHODIST CHURCH

DR.. Chas. Lane, of Macon, a preach
err and lecturer of prominence, will
preach at the Methodist church Sun
day morning and evening at II a. m.
and z p. m. DR. Lane is well known
here and no doubt will be heard by a
large congregation.
The public is cordially invited to
hear him.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-08-16
Senator BankheaG, Of Alabama,
Also AbOliSheS aEae COnStiiU-
ton
To "Make the World Safe for
Democracy"
De1aEOcr Gcy''

leaving the Germans TO lnlnd tnef own DuSl-
ness!
IF the Senator was so shortsighted, six
months ago, after more than t1c0 ye0ys of the
qcdr, perhaps he is not seeing things more
clearly, even now.
But the Alabama Coal and Iron Com
panies. the Steel Trust, and the Railroads are
immensely interested in the continuance Of
the war. Possibly BanShead doesn't see this,
and doesn't think that ace do.
Upon what evidence does Senator Bank
head base his statement, that autocratic Ger
many would destroy us" IN order to per-
petuate it's own autocracy?
Give us the evidenced Name the facts
Come down to direct and clear assertions
without rhetorical hourishes, and vague gen
eralities.
When and H0lo did Bankhead discover that
Germany meant to "destroy us? What
n1otjce actuate5 her? No Senator, no Cabinet
officer, and no foreign minister limited such
thing in 1914, or 1915, or 1916.
Ambassador Gerard had been living for
years in Berlin, and he knew nothing of it.
On january 7, 1917, he was banqueting with
German high officials, and telling them of the
Presidents olive branch message to the
Kaiser. January, 1917!
What's happened since, to harrow up the
soul of the noble Bankhead? What is it that
has filled this patriot with fears Of German
designs to "destroy us? Who scared him,
and how?
Poor little United States not safe from
d German autocracy, 5000 miles away, and
with deep water in betveen
Poor little United States! Our Navy is
no dependence. We don't know how to lay
mines to protect our coasts, as other nations
do! We don't know how to meet the enemy,
on this side, with the twelve or fifteen million
men who would instantly spring to arms in
defense Of our soil!
Poor spineless towards that we are! We
are afraid to risk fight with the Germans,
unless re hare the English and French to
help us!
Did any set of Americans ever before place
American power and pluck in so abject and
pitiable posture?
Did the United States Government ever be-
fore confess publicly its craven fear of for
eign nation?
Where was all this dread of German eau
tocracy' in 1914, 1915, and 1916 and up to
April 2, 1917?
If German autocracy had harbored any de-
signs against our Republic, she ac0uzd hare
made the attack before she arrayed all En-
rope against her.
Excepting observation-disclosures a treacherous
aNy--the Germans find themselves hemmed
lii by bitterly hostile nations.
No matter how the war ends, none of the
big nations will be "crrshed"
Even France was not destroyed in 1870;
and instead Of Germany forcing autocracy
upon her, France aoas aUoaced to peacea6W
estc6AsA A REPUBLIC, in place of the Catholic
autocracy which the Germans had smashed
in the war.
The French Republic. then peaceably es-
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-08-16
THE JEFFERSO NIAN
Thursday, August 1e, 1914

Thursday, August 1e, 1917a
but the law of the Roman church, and the ter-
rible oaths of the Roman priesthood and seq
cret societies, devotes them to eternal inns
pacable warfare against democratic Repu5-
lies, like ours.
This being self-evldently true how can a
rational and honest Senator say, that German
autocracy means to overthrow our demo4
cratic institutions?
What would Germany gain by it, if she
could do it?
And how can she do it, when our available
man-power is two to her one, and the ocean
rolls between us?
Such talk is not sincere The ignorant
might be deceived by it, but such Senators
as Banl1head know better
Another fact to remember is this: When
the American Colonies set up their independ-
ent Republic, Prussian autocracy was first
to make friendly treaty of commerce with
it. This was in 1893; and the arch-autocrat,
Frederick the Great, was King of Prussia 1t
the time.
That treaty existed for more than 100
years; and the last request the Berlin auto
Gratis made of our Ambassador, was that he
would renew it.
Quite properly Mr.. Gerard declined to act
without authority, but it is right that our
people should know the fact.
e will also remind you, parenthetically,
that many German fought for American
independence in the Revolutionary War; and
that Washington owed perhaps as much to
the faithful services of Baron DeKalb, who
scientifically drilled the volunteers, as he did
to any other European officer.
Won StoUDen was another of these German
yolunteers.)
For us to undertake the forcible change
of the domestic government of 65,000,O0O
Germans, living on the other side of the
world, seems to me an enterprise, compared
to which the Crusade of One Hundred thou
sand children, against the Mohammedans, TO
capture an empty grave near Jerusalem, was
project full Of common sense, and extremely
apt to succeed-a although it didn't.
But for 65,OOO,OOO Germans to cross over
to oar side of the world, and undertake a
forcible change in our government-we who
number 100000! seems to me similar to
nothing I ever heard of, or read of, outside
of Thomas DeQuincey's "Confessions of an
English Opium Eater
England couldn't coerce us, when we num-
bered only three millions; and it took four
gears for the Eastern States, the, Northern
States, and the Western States, together aoith
24O,00O Southern np0untaineers, and the 5no-
migrants from all parts Of Europe, to coeroe
the Southern States back into Union which
their own fathers had helped to make.
What folly or impudence, it is, to say that
if Germany can win the war, she will next
attack us!
Is there no coacardice, in saying that we, by
ourselves, cannot resist German invasion?
Is there nothing ignominious and pusillani-
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-08-16

When you reflect upon this unquestioned
historic fact how does it affect the war-craze
argument, that German autocracy means to
"destrOy u.s.!
Isn't the peaceful existence of the French
Republic, for IL years, an overwhelming re-
ply to the war-craze argument?
But let me give you another fact which
refutes the war-proft MANAGES
The Swiss Confederation was formed long
before the Prussian system was created by
the father Of Frederick the Great, and the
Swiss democracy is q neigh60r to the Prus
sian autocracy
Has the German autocracy ever meddled
with the Swiss democracy? Not IN the least.
On the contrary, the neighbors have always
been good friends, and are so at this day.
When the Ambassador of the German au-
tocracy was at last sent home, after Presi-
dent Wilson's sudden reversal of>his position,
it was the Minister of the Swiss democracy
who took over the German interests in Wash
ingtOn and his first efforts 2cere FOR PEACE.
This gave otfense to the Administration, and
the Swiss Minister was snubbed.
The case of Holland is likewise in point
She is another nei9hbor to German autoc-
racy. Her democratic institutions have not
been moested, in all the long years since Hol
land became as much of self-ruling country
as England.
Belgium also has been Germany neighbor,
and has steadily become more democratic in
her domestic government.
Even -Hungary-mOre oWly-did
the same thing.
In short, the indisputable historical fact
is, that the neighbors Of Germany ocho8o
frontiers touch hers, have all changed their
internal systems, AWAY FROM AUToCRACY, and
t01r05rd8 democracy, since 1870, when the Ger
man Empire stood forth as ''the dominant all-
tocracy of Europe"
In that very year, 1870, the Italians rose
against the rottenest and cruellest autocracy
in the world-that of Pope Plus IX.-and
when this wicked despot appealed to the Prus
sian autocrat (King William, then), and
made written application for Prussian troops
to shoot down Italian patriots Gas the Aus
trian soldiers Of Franz Joseph had often done,
most dtrOci0uS1y), Bismarck pigeon-hoed the
Popes letter, until after the Italian patriots
had captured papal Rome, and set up their
own government.
The constitutional monarchy thus set up,
has existed ever since, and acas Ge1many'S ally
at the beginning Of the acar.
And this CONSTITUTIONAL ITALY HAS NOT
DECLARED WAR UPON GERMANY!
Let me ask you whether you can have faith
in the sincerity Of the men who contend, that
Germany's triumph over England and France
would mean an attempt on her part to change
our form Of government?
Do you believe that they believe it?
What ac0uzd be Germany's MOTIVE?
No man hates German militarism more in
tensely than | do, but candor compels me to
say that it has not endeavored to dictate sys-
TENS Of government to other nations.
Bless your eyes! Didn't Portugal throw
off a Roman Catholic royal autocracy, few
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-29

Veteran players will be missing
from the line-ups in the various foot
ball games between the college teams
this afternoon. The star gridiron ath-
letes have rallied to the call OF Uncle
Sam and the members of last years
freshmen and scrub teams will Of
necessity be called upon to fill the
breach. However, the sport is ex-
pected to prove as popular as hereto
fore.
Only one of the big college elevens
will be in action. Cornell is scheduled
to play Rochester. The Ithaca team il
expected &c have successful season,
as within the last few days six MEM
bers of last years eleven reported for
practice.
Pittsburgh opposes West Virginia,
while among the other important
games TO be played are Annapolis vs..
Davidson, Rutgers vs.. Ursinus, Rens-
selaer Poly VS.. Williams and an ALL
Star Army Ambulance eleven VS.. Penn
State.
The local gridiron season will also
be ushered in with Fordham playing
the soldier eleven from Fort Wads-
worth. while Stevens Tech meets the
East Orange High School.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-29
Miske Slaughters
Big Carl Morris

Billy Miske, giving away full fifty
pounds, fought sensational ten-round
battle against Carl Morris at the Har-
lem Sporting Club last night. The
light-heavyweight had the better of
every round except the third, which
was even.
In the fifth and seventh rounds Miske
crossed Morris with terrific rights TO
the jaw as the giant came numbering
in. Carts knees sagGed under the i'm
pact Of the blows.
Kid Mcfarland, the referee, worked
fully as hard as the principals, and he
drew cheers from the crowd as he tore
the men apart in the clinches.
Miske asked no odds from his big
foeman, and when Morris started to
rough il in the clinches Billy came
right back at him, fighting off the Sa-
pulpa mammoth. Only Carls great
strength and bulk stopped him from
going down under Miske's pile driving
rights and lefts TO the jaw and body.
Morris relied on upper cutting when in
clinches and rarely landed clean
blow.
Misks hurt his left hand early in the
ninth round, but even so he held Nor
ris off by savage fighting II was one
Of the best exhibitions the St. Paul
man has put up in this city. The
weights were: Miske, 17s; Morris, 22s
hounds
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-29
Undergraduate
Goodness Ruins
Harvard Sport
Alumni Bulletin Defends Big
Three Attitude Under
War Conditions

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Sept 2s.-Un'
dergraduate lack Of interest is the
chief reason why Harvard is not play
ing varsity football and other sports
this fall, according to an article in
1.-THE Harvard Alumni Bulletin"
princeton, Yale and Harvard have
been subjected to some criticism be
cause they, unlike most OF the Ameri,
can colleges, have practically given W
intercollegiate athletics for the dura-
ton Of the war;" declares "The Alumri
Bulletin" "'The Bulletin cannot speak
for Yale and Princeton, but, so far as
Harvard is concerned, the usual ath.
letic schedules have been dropped, be
cause Harvard undergraduates show
little interest in football, baseball
rowing and the other forms of sport
Efforts were made last spring TO de
velop scrub mines and crews, with the
hope that contests might be arranged
with some of the nearby colleges, but
the Harvard students were so much alb
sorbed in military training and other
activities connected with the war that
they had no desire TO take part In
athletics.
at would be impossible to carry or
in Cambridge this fall the football
training which has hitherto led up Il
games with Princeton and Yale; the
interest in those activities was much
below par last year, and it has practi'
co1ly now disapDeared
The responsibility for the abandon.
ment of intercollegiate athletics a.
Harvard rests chiefly on the under.
graduates themselves.
The expectation that they may soon
20 to the front, news of the deaths OF
their former companions, and the ex-
pectation that the list of Harvard
dead and missing will soon grow much
larger have put athletics in the back
ground.
Those who have believed that inter.
collegiate athletics were tremendously
exaggerated are beginning to hope that
the cessation Of games between bar
ward and its closest friends in sport
may lead perhaps to sounder basis
for rivalry.
"The time and money spent in prep
aration for the Harvard
Yale contests, and in the contests them
selves, the publicity given to each an
nual series Of meets, their interfer-
ence with the functions which institu-
tions of learning are supposed to per-
form. and the steady approach Of inter
collegiate athletics to the standards OF
professionalism, have been deplored by
many friends of sport. If the wal
brings about reform of some Of the
existing abuses, that result will be vel.
coined, although attained at terrific
COS. "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-29
Schoolboys Clash
With the Pigskir,

schoolboy football elevens will take
10 the gridiron this afternoon in their
hrst games Of the 1917 campaign. There
Will be a decided scrub aspect TO the
combinations, as the high school stu
dents have enlisted in the military
service in large numbers. Several
teams have been unable TO begin prac-
tice owing to their inability 70 engage
coach.
The High School of Commerce has
picked out a worthy opponent for its
hrst contest In Mount Vernon High
School, the game to be played on the
iatter's grounds. Practice has been
going on at Commerce for the last few
weeks, and with the return of four
1915 players the West Sixty-siXth
Street school is confident Of success
ful season.
Two contests are scheduled between
Brooklyn institutions, the meeting OF
Boys High and st. Paul's School at
Garden City being the biggest game OF
the day. In order 10 obtain much
needed practice the Commercial eleven
viii meet an alumni team.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-29
Only 7wo Fauorites Win
On the Track at Aqueduct

The rain Of Wednesday night had
little effect on the going at Aqueduct
yesterday. However, the threatening
weather kept the attendance down to
the regulars, and speculation with the
memory brokers was practically at a
standstill.
The opening Of the Laurel meeting
has caused many Of the layers and
players to skip, and II things do not
improve in the next few days there will
not be enough layers left to make a
wager with. They are all complaining
about the players running out on them,
and the bettors are sore because they
are forced to take short odds on almost
everything they want to bet on.
The talent again received fine drub-
bling yesterday, only two first choices
managing to finish in front.
The Parkside Handicap, at a mile and
a sixteenth, was the star attraction,
but it was nothing TO enthuse over.
Daddy's Choice turned one of his usual
somersaults and landed In first place,
while Right, the favorite, finished bad
third.
Garbage went out to make the pace
in the Parkside Handicap. but he had
not gone far when Right took the lead
and a good advantage turning into the
stretch, but along came Daddy's Choice
and Crank. Right quit badly, while
Daddy's Choice and Crank went on and
fought out the finish, Daddy's Choice
winning by head.
Sslvestra. at odds on. scored easily in
the last race. She was close up to the
pace, and when ready took the lead and
won galloping.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-29
Stevens Scrubs Will
Oppose East Orange

After weeks of preliminary training
the Engineers, of Stevens, got their
first real chance at football yesterday
afternoon. when Coach Mac Gall put
the men through three hours Of hard
scrimmage During this scrlmmage
the varsity scored at will. The scrubs
put up a good fight, but were trampled
on to such a degree that three teams
had to be used against the varsity.
Bloss. Deghue, Piquet and Peterson. Of
last years varsity, showed up in good
form.
Buchanan and Benjamin starred for
the scrubs. Benjamin, who was the
pilot Of last years eleven at Orange
High. showed unusual skill in handling
the scrubs.
This afternoon the scrubs will play
East Orange. The men who make a
good showing in this game will be
given an opportunity TO show their
skill in the opening varsity game.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-29
No Secret Football
Practice at Harvard

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Sept. 28.-Se-
cret practice, the one big bogie Of un-
dergraduate Harvard, has passed tenn
porarily out of existence with the
knell Of varsity football Daily work
behind closed gates, which usually
starts the first week in October and
continues until the final week Of the
season, will have no place in fresh.
man football, which is being played at
Harvard this fall
Freshman football now has the stage
on Soldiers Field. A squad Of sew
enty men are hard at practice under
Head Coach Donald J. Wallace. With
big time football shelved, it is ex'
pected that the alumni at Harvard,
Princeton and Yale will transfer their
interest and affection 70 their baby
class teams and everything TO make
this likely is being done at all three
colleges
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-29
Football Makes
Its Annual Bow
Minus Veterans
Fordham and Stevens Open
Local Season-Rutgers
Meets Ursinus
Opening Games
On the Gridiron

At Observation-Disclosures VS.. Cornell.
At New Observation-Disclosures VS..
Rutgers.
At Morgantown - Pittsburgh We.
West Virginia.
At Annapolis-DavidsOn VS.. Navy.
At Carlisle-Albright VS.. Carlisle.
At Observation-Disclosures Angles
VS.. Brown.
At Observation-Disclosures Poly
VS.. Williams.
At Schenectady-St. Lawrence vs..
Union.
At ForGham-Fort Wadsworth VS..
Fordham.
II Baltimore-Eastern VS.. Johns
Hopkins.
At Boston-NOrwich VS.. Boston.
At Neutrality-suspicious. City VS..
Washington and Jefferson.
At Hoboken-East Orange High vs..
Stevens Tech.
At State College-Army Ambulance
VS.. Penn. State.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-29
Havre de Grace Results

Firs: race five and haf furlongs --Tumble
Inn. log walls. $40 5000 ard $3.50 VOC
paysnlni Il7 iRoWanl. $40 and .27O second
Ideal l5j IHayc,l. g. 30. tlird Tine. % -
scrairhel-IOcsyu.AEy. JuAEitA' MateoAa and Lady
SsonI race Gvo mliss,--welsh King. li2
fO'Connor S4eO. $50 and 50 90 won: March
Court 1893 iSf.yensI. $50 and $3.50. second 4,
C.h. ~ IaalEyl. $50. third. Tine. ioS 2'5.
Seratrnnd-ZclNoud
Thl-d raoo six mrionssl-R eprobate. loI LOU.
der. $50 S1-c and So. won; Blle B. 10
(HaynssI tiJ0. third. Tine. lilo 10 Scratched
Two Royals FGfhom Masque Glitter. Wiley Dab
la O,yn G. and Rosemary,
Fourth place tone mile and seventy yards 49,
Priscilla Mullens llS Rice. 5! so. s. 80 and
81 10. Won. queen q the SEA: los collins. So 70
and $3.50. ssoUd. Celtic. lo2 tAuhrosel. E.5o
third. Time. las. scratehet-AsN Ma Graphic
Fif,h race lone mile and serenity yaris)-Mono-
moy lO6 Rowan, $3.50, $3.50 and 81 40. Won :
Highland Lad, lle tMOoueyl. 5000 and s. 10.
second LAngicn 40 tHsresl. 1910. third Time.
IS. embellishments.
SIKH race lone mile and sittesnthl--Sky PilO'.
Chois. 100 lRlos. s. 80 and 81 so. secund: He,se.
lo2 lColliHsl, 50 TO- third Time. 81. Scratched
Fair Mac. AmA1Amator Preston. Lynn. Broom
Corn and stir ,.
sr7cEth roe Claiming. f1ueyear-o.Is and up
ward ono mile Ali fILlusI-G. II Miller. 10
tRowAnI. $3.50. $50 second. EgmonL lo5
Haynes. 81 80. uli-I. Time % IS. Amphion.
PsymsSter. BABY sister Billy Oliver AID Rose
aatu- also
BASEBALL TODAY. games; first game
l:l5. New York Americans VS.. Chicago.
Polo Grounds. Admission 6oc.-Adyt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-29
White Sox Exhibition
Schedule Is Altered

CHICAGO, Sept. 28.-Postponement
of the Chicago-New York games to-day,
necessitating playing at New York next
Monday, caused a swift change to be
made in the schedule of exhibition
games for the American League cham
pions. -
Instead Of playing Cleveland here
next Tuesday, as originally planned,
the game will be transferred to Cleve-
land. The teams will return here for
a game Wednesday. As these contests
are not under the jurisdiction OF the
National Commission, the players will
not share in the receipts. The games
will be the last in which the Chicago
club will engage before meeting New
York In the world series.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-29
RUTGERS Rockies Will
Oppose Ursinus To-day

NEW BRUNSWICK, Sept. 2S.-Rut-
gers will put team composed almost
entirely Of ROCKIES" into the field
against Ursinus in the opening game
OF the season tomorrow afternoon.
Unless Whitehill and Kelly. injured
Thursday, recover in time, there will
be only two veterans on the team.
Captain Kendall will have his old
place at tackle, but Robson has been
shifted from tackle to a new place at
end. Gargan. the real find OF the sea
son, brother Of Frank Gargan, Of
Fordham. was injured to-day and GER
tainly will not be in the Ursinus game.
Sanford has worked out a big assort-
ment of plays for his men, however,
and they are in excellent shape at the
present time. The team seems TO be
almost as far advanced as was the vet
eran team OF last year at this time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-29
Snow Chosen Captain
Of Harvard's Eleven

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Sept. 2s.-Har-
wards informal football team will be
captained by william B. Snow, ir., OF
Stoneham, member of the Naval Re-
serve, who is continuing his studies at
Harvard while on furloueh. Shows
position is guard, and he was men,
Der of the varsity eleven last fall.
Wingate Rollins, who made his letter
as substitute back on Eddie Mahsn's
team, has been appointed head coach.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-29
II. Frazee Turns Down
Haughton's Challenge

BOSTON. Sept. 28.--President II. II.
Frazee, of the Boston American League
Club, to-day definitely declined TO ac-
cept the challenge OF President p. ID.
Haughton, Of the Boston National
League Club, TO play city series at
the close Of the regular season.
The Red Sox owner said there ap-
peared 70 be no genuine demand for
these games by the local followers Of
baseball.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-29

Fpt race (,woJeS dds; i've and half FUR
RabllntA II. 100. Thlm~. los. Mis- BDn. liz
FI,iy Boots. lo7; DILL Master. los: Mstoaka. 1903
mile AID seveuty yarytsl-Beau OF Menlo. ll3. Pay
master. lls: lsehgibibblc li3: PEG. 10: Rose
water. ITO. Fra. lOi: Napoleon. lo.. Mis- Rep
resent e9 E<moat. Il3. Baiirvm il5. Gvodsood
!l3: Merry Jubilee. 10 Defender loi; 'Patless
lOS a Bar ~ Pl.,riI. l02
Third race tail sSrs siI furiorpl-Birac. III
Back BAY. Ice. Sea Beach. 100. Murphy. ll5
Bond 100: NlkmAn. l0i
Fourth race FOR three year dds and upward: ore
mile and an eishthi-OmE khlyy4m. las. Uncle
Bryr. III. I'D Roche. lo2. flitterro,d. ll?: Prs
c.l!A Mgl.as. los. Holiday. e5.
Fifth race for nres- oldS and upw ard ere
mills and seve1y ysrisl-Red Post liz. Dart