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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-07
ANCIENT KUKLUX
WARNED oilers
RODE STREETS OF BIRMINGHAM
DISTRIBUTING CARDS AS
THEY WENT

BIRMINGHAM, May About a
hundred and fifty white robed men at
tired in the regulation Kuklux Khan
uniform with the American flag and
frey cross in the lead, rode through
tie streets last night warning oilers
to find work and do it.
They distributed cards stating that
the Kla intended to see that there
was nc oilers
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-07
OVERMAN BILL ON
FAVORABLE REPORT
ONLY ONE VOTE AGAINST IN CON-
MITTEE

WASHINGTON, May THE Over
man bill, granting broad powers to
the President to reOrganize and CO.
ordinate the government departments
was ordered favorably reported to the
House today by the Judiciary commit
tee, by vote Ct fifteen to one.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-07
fine NEW FLAG IS
FLYING HERE now
WEATHER SOON BEATS OUT
BEAUTY OF BANNER NEW ONE
is PURCHASED.

Out of the fund which Miss Hamil-
ton, local home demonstration agent,
raised several days ago for a new
flag. fine bunting American flag is
up today and the appearance is indeed
much improved
The flag fund was deposited in the
American National bank and only a
portion of it used There remains
$3.50 yet to be used in buying other
flags
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-07
U--BOAT SINKS BIG
AMERICAN VESSEL
lOLD DOMINION FRElGHTER is DE
STROYED-ELEVEN LIVES
LOST

NEW YORK, May T. The Ameri-
can steamship Tyler, thirty-nine hun
bred tons, formerly an Old Dominion
freighter, has been torpedoed and sunk
off the French coast, according to in
formation i'm marine circles today.
Eleven members of the crew we're
killed or drowned. OF these five were
navy gunners.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-07
BRITISH PAPERS REMEMBER
HORROR OF LUSITANIA

LONDON. May THE Lusitania
anniversary was commemorated by the
newspapers today with big captions
and special articles recalling the
crime which the British public is not
likely to forget.
The Daily Graphic in an editorial,
laments that the public apparently is
I9coming dulled to the horror of the
Lusitania atrocity.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-07
IRISH CHURCH IS
RAISING BIG FUND
CATHOLICS SLOW TO ACCEPT RE.
SPONSIBILlTY FOR SPENDING

LONDON. May Ireland remains
remarkably quiet, says the Dublin cor
respondent of he Daily Mail. He adds:
although the church is raising an
enormous national defense fund which
is ostensibly collected to fight con-
;cription, it apparently does not pre-
'er to accept the responsibility for the
manner in which the money is to he
ipent, and the control of the fund has
aassed to the hands CT the Sim FeiiS.
Conditions appear to be growing
worse, as nationalsm is being sp:3ad
further along on the Sim Fein flood
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-07
FINAL ACTION ON BILL
FOR DISLOYAL UTTERANCES

WASHINGTON. May THE 'espion
age bill to punish disloyal acts and
utterances. and giving the Post master
General broad powers to determine
what are disloyal publications. is be-
fore the House today for final legisla-
tive action.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-07
GERMANS FIRED ON
RED CROSS TRAIN
AMERICAN MISSION BARELY eS
CAPPED GERMANS AT ODESSA

AMSTERDAM, May 1.-THE event
ful fight from Jassy, the Rumanial
capital the American Red Cross MIS-
, sion to Rumania, which has now arriv
ed in London, escaped from Odessa
thirtv-six hours before the Germans
entered the city only to be fired on by
n German battery in Ukraine.
No damage was done to the Rec
Cross train.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-07
TAMMANY ADMITS WOMEN
4 ON POLITICAL COMMITTEES

T. NEW YORK, May T. Tammany
Hall established preceddenet today
when it admitted women as members
of the Executive Committee.
After the fall primaries, there will
be an equal number of men and wo
men chosen.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-07
WEATHER GENERALLY FAIR
FOR COMING WEEK

w WASHINGTON, May 4-Generally
fair Weather without temperature
changes of consequence is the wealth
er forecast for the south Atlantic
states the coming week.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-07
r. FL We STEEL
SHIPS ARE
COMPLETE
EIGHTY THOUSAND TONS OF SHIP
PING DELIVERED

WASHINGTON. May 6.-Ten steel
ships, fftyseven thousand six humid
red tons, six wooden ships, twenty
one thousand five hundred tons were
launched in American yards the week
ended May 5, the Shipping board an
nOunceS.
Twelve steel ships of more than
eighty thousand tons were delivered
complete during the same time.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-07
Chamberlain Is Hot

WASHINGTON, May 7.-SenatOr
Chamberlain, chairman of the military
committee announced in the senate to-
day that with the support Of the senate
his committee would investigate the
aircraft situation
He declared his committee propos-
ed TO put their finger on the men re-
sponsible' for the conditions of air
craft production.
He added: THE committee doesn't
propose to engage in any whitewash-
ing process either"
Replying to questions Senator Cham.
berlain unreservedly declared that not
one American built battle plane had
yet been sen to Europe. although ma
terials in large quantities had Baen
shipped abroad for assembly.
A number of Senators participated
in the discussion
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-07
ANOTHER CALL FOR
1900 DRAFT MEN
WILL BE SENT TO CAMP ON MAY
TWENTIETH

WASHINGTON, May 7.-Requisi-
ton on all states except Arizona, Del
eware, Vermont for four thousand and
sixty especially qualified draft regis
trants to go to camp May 20, was sent
out today.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-07
British Make Raids

LONDON, May THE British made
a successful raid last night near Neu-
VILE Vitasse, southwest of Arras, the
war office reports. Three machine
guns we're captured. The statement
saws there was nothing further to re.
port.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-07
AIRCRAFT UNDER
CLOSE GRILL
TODAY
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO
LOOK FOR MISUSE OF FUNDS

WASHINGTON. May Attorney
General Gregory, acting at the Presl-
dents direction, today began planning
an investigation which is to disclose
if there has been malfeaSance Of mis-
use of the great six hundred and forty
MILLION appropriation for the aircraft
production
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-07
Active Artillery Fighting

PARIS May 7-Active artillery
lighting occurred on both sides of the
Avre front southeast of Amiens, it
is officially announced
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-07
AMERICANS ARE
REACHING "
FRONT Y
FRENCH PREMIER TELLS OF NEW
FORCES

PARIS, May 7-American troops
are continuing to arrive at the front
in force. Premier Clemenceau told
the Echo de Paris on returning today
from a two-days visit to the front,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-07

WANTED: To rent two or three rooms
for light housekeeping. Furnished or
unfinished Phone 33S-ask for Mrs
Fielder.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-07
IIIHIIlImIIlhIIElIIlIuTlliArNIrflIi;IIrmmIII
ATTENTION

Parties holding orders for our
One Cent Sales good will please
bring the order. We have the
goods and can fill the orders.
Don't forget to buy a Liberty
Bond or Savings Stamp-the
boys at the front need our help.
Visit our soda fount We
serve delicious true fount fla
vors in our soda water and ice
cream,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-12-05
tor @OTQDaD

Announces q Tractor
And q Price
THE SAMSON ooaaao is a powerful, rugged
TRACTOR, capable of pulling two IA inch
plows at all times-three IA inch plOws
under favorable conditions.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-04-12
NORTH WILDWOOD

Mr.. and Mrs. J. Simpson spent Sum-
day here at their house, the st. Claire.
Robert Work and family spent Sun
day in their west 10Th avenue cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lutts were down this
week at their 18Th avenue house.
G.. Rudduck and family, of German
town, are here for a few weeks in their
apartments on east 18th venue
q. Smith, of Cynwydd, Pa. was
down a few days ago and planted some
trees and flowers on his west 10Th ave
nue. property.
Among the Sunday visitors were
Mr.. aud Mrs. w. e. Clark, at their
west 10th avenue house, and VIM. and
Annie Lowry, west 18th avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Gallagher and Mrs.
Horrocks were Sunday guests at the
Earnshaw home.
New front windows adorn the dining
room at the Hazelhurst.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-04-12
The Wildwood Boy Scouts TOp
the sand Hills at the Crest

Last Friday night the Boy Scouts
had a meeting In the city hall. Follow
ing the meeting there was boxing by
several fellows. Then they formed ia
line and marched down towards the
Crest. After arriving at the Crest, As
sistant Scoutmaster CORTLAND Steel
man told the fellow 6 how the men
went s'over the top" In France, which
got the boys interested and they want
ed to do the anne thing. After explain
ing how to do it, they were formed in
position; when The command was given
the boys dashed over the top of the
sand like the wind, and did we'll for
the first time. They were taught how
to take command by a whistle. Then
they got ready to march back to the
city hall. After arriving there Mr..
Steelman said, "Well, boys, as soon as
school let's put we are going camping
for ten days or two weeks" This
pleased the boys, and they wanted to
know the ms and outs. After describ-
ing q little about what would happen
the meeting broke up. The fellows
say, 'Time cannot come any to soon
for camping" A SCOUT.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-04-12
Frank Words From Governor

Governor Walter E. Edge, Of New
Jersey, President Wilson's home state,
Is a Republican who defeated the can
didate President Wilson favored. He
is, however, as loyal al any Wilson
man to the cause of America. His
frank words Of protest against too
much suppression Of facts, in his adj
dress to the advertising men, are not in
the spirit of factious criticism, yet they
are impressive.
/ don't believe in censorship. I feel
the American people can be trusted.
| do not understand why the addresses
of men killed or wounded cannot be
published. The war-makers In WASH
ington must be frank, If they expect
the war workers throughout the
United States to be tolerant. \ \
We have been drifting away from
democracy here. Perhaps after the
var we may re-enact a democracy of
our own.
How many Americans agree with
Governor Edge? We do not know. No
one can know. But we are sure the
number is Tremendous and that it is
growing by leaps and bounds. 1t Is
not in any lway confined to members
Of the party to which Governor Edge
belongs. The -sentiment is running
through all parties, ignoring all past
lines Of political cleavage. 1t is a
formidable sentiment-far too formid-
able to be treated negligently.
The President will make no mistake
Ii he listens to the warning of his sue
cessor in the Governorship of New Jer-
sey, even though that successor is in
the other party. The truest statesman
ship is taking the people into your
confdence.-BrookIyn Eagle, Demo
cratic.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-04-12

To effect the needed saving of wheat
we are wholly dependent upon the
voluntary assistance of the American
people and we ask that the following
rules shall be observed:
l. Householders to use not to exceed
a total of IL pounds per week of
wheat products per person. This
means not more than Ia pounds of
victory bread containing the required
percentage of substitutes and one-half
pound of cooking flour, macaroni,
crackers, pastry, pies, cakes. wheat
breakfast cereals, all combined.
2. Public eating places and clubs to
observe two wheatless days per week,
Monday and Wednesday, as at present.
In addition thereto, not to serve to
any one guest at any n meal an
aggregate of breadstuffs. macaroni,
crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, wheat
breakfast cereals, containing a total
of more than two ounces of wheat
-four. No wheat products to be served
unless specially ordered. Public eat
ing establishments not to buy more
than six pounds of wheat products for
each ninety meals served, thus o n
forming with the limitations requested
of the ~householders.
3. Retailers to sell not nor than
one-eighth Of a barrel of flour to any
town customer at any one time and
not more than ~one-quarter Of a barrel
to any country customer at any one
-. - - ~ r. ~ coll nyhnnf
products without the sale Of an equal
weight of other cereals.
4. We ask the bakers and grocers to
reduce the volume of Victory bread
sold, by delivery Of the three-quarter
pound loaf where one pound was sold
before, and corresponding proportions
in other weights. We also ask bakers
not to increase the amount of their
wheat flour purchases beyond 20 per
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-04-12
OTTENS HARBOR NOTES

George Ursenbach entertained a large
party of friends from the VIM. Penn
theatre, West Philadelphia, On Sunday
last at his summer bungalow. A sour
krout dinner was Served at 2.30. A
jolly party of thirty did justice 10 it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beeber, 432 west Baker
avenue, entertained their son from
Camden on Sunday.
Week beginning Monday, April Is,
will be clean up week. Everybody do
their bit and make the Harbor a place
to be proud of. Arrangements have
been L.ade to take all rubbish away.
Axel Lindholm has returned from
the Quaker City where he has been
employed at Cramps ship yard. He
will have charge of the Reading fish
platform at the Harbor this season.
Fred Katzowiski has purchased a
skift from John Page for outside fish
ing.
Officer Clegg is seen each evening
doing his bit with the plough. Heck
poets to have one of the prettiest war
gardens in the City of Wildwood.
John Jensen has been on the sick
list.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-04-12
ALLIED FOOD SHIPMENTS
REACH LARGE TOTAL.

A general idea of the quantity of
food sent to European allies by the
United States from July l, 1914, to
January 1, 1918. is given by figures
just announced by the q. S. Food Adj
m~inistration. In that period the Unit
ed States has furnished complete year.
ly rations for 57,100,933 people. In
addition there was enough extra pro-
TEN to supply this portion of the diet
for %, 194,57 additional men.
The total export of wheat and wheat
flour to the three principal allies is
equivalent to about 3S4, 900, 900 bushels.
Pork exports for the 81 years amount
ed to almost 100000 900 pounds. Ex-
ports of fresh beef totaled 443, 4S4,4 400
pounds. The amount of food exported
to Russia is negligible compared with
that sent to the western allies.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-04-12
Great Wheat Stocks
Isolated.

It's the shortage In ships that
Is putting the Allies and the
United States on wheat rations.
Great stocks of wheat r iso-
lated in India, and Australia. At
great sacrifice In ship space and
use the Allies are forced to Sc
cure some wheat from Argentina.
On January l, Australia had
stored 100,0OO,0OO bushels of
wheat that was ready for ex-
port-but there were no ships.
Then came the new crop with
an exportable surplus of S0,000,-
600 bushels. Now Australia has
approximately 1S0,O00,000 BUSH
els waiting for ships.
India, at the same time, had
100000 bushels of wheat
stored for export. During April
50,000,000 bushels more out of
the new crop will be added to
the pile.
Argentina closed the last ship
ping season with 100000
bushels of wheat left In the
stock available for export. The
new crop will add 135.000.OOO to
the left over.
1t is not a problem that the
wheat does not exist In the
world-it is entirely a problem
of shipping, which has thrown on
America the obligation of dlvid-
ing our stock with the Allies.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-04-12
Money For Ambulance

The twenty-four members of the
Wildwood Ladies' Red Cross Auxiliary
who participated in the Easter Monday
parade got busy the same day and in a
short time had received contributions
to the amount of $125, to form the nu-
cleus of a fund for the purchase of an
ambulance to be presented to Battery
D., the cost of which, complete with
all necessary accessories, will be about
81, 800.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-04-12

cent. of the average monthly amount
purchased in the four months prior to
March l.
5. Manufacturers using wheat prod
ucts for non-food purposes should
cease such S entirely.
6. There is no limit upon the use of
other cereals, fiours, and meals, CORE,
barley, b%uckwheat. potato -four. ct
cetera.
Many thousand families throughout
the land are now using no wheat prod
ucts whatever, except a very small
amount for cooking purposes, and are
doing SO In perfect health and satisfac-
ton. There Is no reason why all of
the American people who are able~to
cook in their own households cannot
subsist perfectly well with the use of
less wheat products than one and one
half pounds a week, and we specially
ask the 'well-to-do households in the
country to follow this additional pro-
gramme in order that we may provide
the necessary marginal supplies for
those parts of the community less able
to adapt themselves to so large a pro-
portion of substitutes.
In order that we shall be able to
make the wheat exports that are alb
~solutely demanded of us to maintain
the civil population and soldiers of the
allies and our army, we propose
to supplement the voluntary co-opera-
ton of the public by a further limita-
ton of distribution, and we shall place
at once restrictions on distribution
which will be adjusted from time to
time to secur as nearly equitable dis
tribution as possible. With the arrival
of harvest we should be able to relax
such restrictions. Until then we ask
for the necessary patience. sacrifice
and cooperation of the distributing
trades.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-04-12
America Consumed AZ, 900, 600 Bushels Monthly.
From Now Until Harvest Must Use
Only $1,000, 900.
RATION PER PERSON IS Il POUNDS
OF WHEAT PRODUCTS WEEKLY
Military Necessity Calls for Greater Sacrifice Here-Allied War
Bread Must Be Maintained-Our Soldiers and
Sailors to Have Full Allowance.

If we are to furnish the Allies with the necessary proper
ton of wheat to maintain their war bread from now until the
next harvest, and this is a military necessity; we must reduce
our monthly consumption to- 2%1,0Oo,000 bushels a month, as
against our normal consumption of about az, 900, 900 bushels,
or so per cent. of our normal consumption. This is the situa-
ton as set forth by the U. S. Food Administration at Washing
ton. Reserving a margin for distribution to the army and for
special cases.. leaves for general consumption approximately
~ pounds of wheat products weekly per person. The Food
Administrators statement continues: Many of our consumers
are dependent upon bakers bread. Such bread must be durable
and therefore, requires a larger proportion of wheat products
than cereal breads baked in the household. Our army and
navy require a full allowance. The well-to-do in our population
can make greater sacrifices in the consumption of wheat
products than can the poor. In addition, our population in
the agricultural districts, where the other cereals aref album
dant, are more skilled in the preparation of breads from these
other cereals than the crowded city and industrial populations.
With improved transportation conditions we now have avail
able a surplus of potatoes. We also have in the spring months
a surplus of milk, and we have ample corn and oats for human
consumption. The drain on rye and barley, as substitutes. has
already greatly exhausted the supply of these grains.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-04-12

Building Association funds to loan
on first mortgage in amounts to suit.
Robert J. Kay secretary, Wildwood,
N. j.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-04-12
ONLY AMERICA IAN HELP.

4 "on your side are boundless !
K supplies of men, food, and mate
X rial; on this side a boundless de- +,
X mand for their help.
K sour men r war-weary and
K their nerves have been strained
X by more than three years of
4 hard, relentless toll.
4 sour position Is critical, par
X tlcularly until the next harvest,
X but the United States can save
. us.
K "You Americans have the men,
X the skill, and the material to
4 save the allied cause"
4 SIR JOSEPH MACLAY.
4 British Shipping Controller.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-04-12
Observation-Disclosures
CAPE NAY COUNTY


Sealed bids for the erection OF a wooden
wagon and implement shed at the County
Farm, Cape Day Cour House, N. j., in ac-
cordance with plans and specifications viii
be received and opened at a regular meeting
of the Board at the court house, Cape May
Court House, N. j., at twelve o'clock noon on
Tuesday, May 9TH, 1918.
Plans and specifications can be obtained
upon application TO Joseph G. Champion,
Architect, Ocean City, N j.. if accompanied
by a deposit of $500, which amount will be
refunded if the plans and specifications are
returned In good condition or accompany
q bid.
Each bid must be accompanied by a deposit
in cash or certified check made payable to
the County of Cape May in the sum OF One
Hundred Dollars. and the successful contrac-
tor will be required to furnish surety COM
par Dond satisfactory TO the Board in a sum
equal to one-half the amount OF the contract
Price. The Board reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
By direction of the Board.
Y Dated April 8, 1918.
The Press., 1918-09-05
WELLINGTON

Miss Mersereau is recovering iron a quite severe illness. MT. Cosgrov' is having good week.
 E.. l.. Pratt has returned to New York
 w. A. GetchelI of Everett, Mass, now at Harry Pratt's for week.
 J. L.. Reed, wife and children, Lucille Maxwell and Chauncy, came the las day of August for week with his pal ents at Koniockety.
 Miss Ethel Ellis has returned to NeV York to open at the close of vacation The Settlement House, where she ha long been one of the hell pful and de lfghtful superintendents.
 Miss Mcintosh, a lifelong friend Oi the Misses Musnear and Ricketts left Hillside Wednesday for her home in Elizabeth, N. J., having endeared her I self to all with whom she was assO- I ciated
 The news of the passing on of Mrs Samuel Bartlett, although not unex- pected, brought a pang of sorrow to many hearts, especially in the church that she loved and of which she had since her early girlhood been most faithful member. The husband, son and daughter have the deepest sympathy of all. The church sent flowers, asters, of which she was par ticularly fond.
 South WillingtOn
 MT. and Mrs. A. Burian of New York are visiting with MT. and Mrs Chas. PObuda.
 Arthur Bushnell is back on his old job again, in the dairy barn of the G. Hall Jr. Go.
 Mrs. Geo. Phillips of Palmer visited with MT and Mrs. w. H. Bracket the past week.
 Mrs. David Anderson and Agnes Blackburn, both of Norwich, visited with Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Bracket last week
 Homer Neal Jr. left last week for a business trip through the south. He will be gone until about the middle of October
 School opens next Monday morning. It is expected that a teacher from Maine will take charge of the gram mar department
 Louis Service has given up his pos itiOn in the bleach house and will take short rest before returning to the New Bedford Textile school.
 The Camp Fire girls enjoyed a nice auto trip to Ocean Beach last Thursday, where they were the guests at the summer home of Mrs. w. H. Hall
 Mrs. E. J. Mathews and children, George and Sarah, returned home last Saturday from Staffordville where they visited with Mrs. Edith Mathews.
 Rev Earl w. DarrOw of West Hartford preached last Sunday at Memorial church. Mr. and Mrs. Dar- row were the guests of MT. and Mrs Wm. H. Bracket over Sunday.
 Next Wednesday night at the Mem Orial church E. T. HOhenthal, chair man of the State Prohibition com mittee, will speak. The meeting will be under the auspices of the Christian EndeavOr Society. - f
 Moose Meadow.
 Orrin Smith is harvesting a fine crop oi beans from his garden.
 Mrs. Ethel Hughes spent Saturday and Sunday at Camp Deven's.
 Mrs. Clapp of Westford was visitor at Sunny Hill farm one day last week.
 William F. Squier and Son, Goodwin, and Jairus Harrington attended the fair at Hartford on Monday.