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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-05
EDUCATION AND SELF
RESTRAINT.
From the vzidosta Times

!
A negro educator is quoted as say
ing TO an assembly OF educa;ed mem
bers Of his race: by right living
obeying the laws and showing due
Difference TO every man. you will
demonstrate to the world what educa-
ticn makes out Of negroes who obtain
it. And in this way you will show
the white man more yiyidly 80 in
any other way the need of education
and gain his cooperation even more
widely tim at present" Though the
majority of, negroes are and are like
ly to remain farmers and manual la
borers, it is obvious that they need
many well educated teachers, preach
ers and other professional men of
their own race. The need of educated
black men in various lines is recog-
nized even in the South, where. as
elsewhere. it is understood that by
means of the education of any class
of people. the cause of law and order
is advanced
Mere book learning makes no man
better at heart, but increased 'intelli-
gence tends to make nim better cit
izen. for he learns that it is better TO
be inoffensive. honest and response
bic in his relations with other men.
The illliterate may also learn this by
experience. but education causes men
to see their own best interests more
clearly and thus promote what we call
civilization. Such have been the re-
suits of education among the whites
and there should be similar results
from the progress of education among
the blacks.
The savage has risen into ciyiliza-
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-05

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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-05

In New York, City, it is reported
that 'the reason the government gives
our soldiers, before sailing for France,
the opportunity of signing their names
to postcards informing their friends
that have arrived safely overseas,
is to cover the sinking of American
transports, which is said to happen
frequently with great loss of life
The pro-German who invented that
story betrays a touching disappoint-
ment Our troops have recently been
crossing the ocean at the rate of 10O,-
600 q week, without the loss of sing
lie transport, Before going aboard ship
the soldiers are allowed to write cards
to friends and relatives announcing
their safe arrival ON the other side;
the cards are held by the Post Office
until the War Department receives
a cable that the ship is in an English
or French port, and then the cards are
mailed. BY that means the officers
and men are saved the expense of cab
ling. and the cables are relieved of
the burden Of such messages, and the
delay is avoided that would result if
the cards were mailed in England or
France.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-05
A TllLMAN DESTROYER

One of Uncle Sans late destroyerS
has been named for the late Senator
Tillman, in honor of his long service on
the Senate Committee on Naval AT.
fares Time was. in his ''pitchforS
days" when the names destroyer and
Tillman were rather closely asseeia-
ted.-Tifton Gazette.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-05

While censoring war news it might
be we'll to look after some of the
scare head" intellects about us.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-05

Berlin has a typhoid outbreak from
poisoned milk. Perhaps the tactical
fluid was intended for one of the
prison camps.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-05
Member. Of Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively
entitled to the use for republication
Of all news dispatches credited to it
or not otherwise credited in this pa
per and also the local news published
herein.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-18
YANKEES COUNTERATTACK


Pershing's Men Hold Fire Till Foe
Nears, Then Pour Deadly Hail.
With the Americans on the Marine,
July 16. = The Americans shortly be-
fore noon launched a heavy counter
attack against large forces of Germans
which had forced a crossing Of the
Marne at three points on a four mile
front, east of Chateau Thierry. The
result of this fighting is not yet known.
The Germans succeeded in crossing
the river at Mezy, at J%aulgonne and at
La Bretonnere farm, north of Fossoy.
Fossoy is four miles, Mezy six miles
and Jaulgonne eight miles east of Cha
teau Thierry.
The Americans we're pushed back
from the Marine not more than a mile
and a quarter at the point of greatest
penetration - Fossoy and held tn
Germans to ever smaller gains else,
where east Of Chateau Thierry.
West Of Chateau Thierry, the enc
my's efforts to recapture Vaux lasted
only a couple of hours, after which the
American counterattack thrust them
back far beyond their starting point
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-18
Lord Robert Cecil Discusses
Worlds Trade Problems
After Present War.
FORM PACT
Twenty-Four Governments Join an
Economic observation-disclosures
Must Abandon Military Ambi-
tions to Secure Admission.

London, July 16.-Lord Robert Cecil,
under secretary of state for foreign
affairs and minister of blockades, in
a comprehensive statement regarding
the worlds trade after the war de.
clared that an economic association of
"a nations, comprising the Allies, al.
ready is in existence.
Whether Germany eventually shall
be admitted to this economic associa-
ton, declares the British minister.
will be determined by the test estab.
lished by President Wilson, when the
President said on Dec. 4 that If the
German people should still, after the
war was over, continue to be obliged
to live under ambitious and intriguing
masters interested to disturb the a
of the world" it might be impossible
TO admit them to the partnership of
the nations, or to free economic inter-
course.
Lord Robert described this state.
ment by the President as a definition
OF the qualifications for membership
in the association of nations, and
added:
ITO these declarations we give our
Warmest assent"
Germany One Obstacle.
Germany is the one obstacle to this
economic association of nations" said
Lord Robert. The Germany described
by President Wilson--a Germany liv-
ing under ambitious and Intriguing
masters.
"Germany's economic policy toward
all the groupings of peoples from the
Arctic ocean to the Black sea-" he
continued, "is absolutely contrary to
our principles. Economic %independ-
ence and free choice are the last
things which Germany will ever allow
to the peoples within her reach.
$50 long as this is the policy of
Germany, how can we admit her to
membership in the free association of
nations to which we already belong?"
asked lord Robert. Before we can
offer her any participation in our re-
sources we must release her victims
from the economic slavery THAT she is
imposing upon them"
Wilson States PRINCIPLES.
With regard to the economic princi.
pies of this association of nations,
Lord Robert said President Wilson
had on Jan. 8 stated them in memoir
able words when he advocated the
removal, SO far as possible, of all eco
nomic barriers and the establishment
of an equality of trade among the
nations consenting to peace and asso-
ciating themselves for it's mainten-
ance."
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-18
Wild UpR0AR
Dr.. Dernburg Says Peace Should
Be Negotiated.
Germany Can Only Maintain Leading
Position by Making Moral
Conquests.

Amsterdam, July 13.-Dr. Bernhard
Dernhurg, former German colonial
minister, during a debate in the Prus-
siam upper house, argued that a peace
Was concluded on the battle
field alone. Without the cooperation
Of diplomacy, he declared, no peace
could be established.
Ii Prussia. said DR.. Dernburg, is to,
maintain her leading position she must
make and continue to make moral con-
quests.
2 am rather doubtful whether she
has succeeded in this" he added.
Shouts of Contradiction.
There were shouts of contradiction.
at this and the extremist Junker, Herr
'O1donbars I@nu1chan;-troplied with a.
~fiamboyant discourse on the greatness
of the house of Hohenzollern, whose
members, he said. had ever educated
themselves and their people to fight
and die for the state.
DIR. Dernburg is the last mar who
ought to- talk about moral c]onquests,"
he added. Such things lead to banl
quets in honor of the American ambas-
Bador, Gerard"
DR.. D%ernburg replied:
Il never regarded Mr.. Gerard as a
fit object for moral conquests. l did
attend the banquet in question, but so
did the vice chancellor and the seere.
tary OF state for foreign aairs."
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-18
WILSON vET0ES Bill
President Objects to Raising
Price of Wheat to $40.
Message Declares Measure Would
Add Materially to General High
Cost of Living.

Washington, July 13.-The annual
appropriation bill containing an amend.
ment increasing the price of wheat to
$40 per bushel has been vetoed by
President Wilson.
Members OF Congress from wheat
growing states will make a fight to
pass the bill over the veto, but indi.
cations are that the wheat price pro-
visions will be eliminated.
The Presidents message said the in
crease in the price of wheat would add
81 to the cost of a barrel of flour and
would add S3S7, O00, 900 to the price
Of the 500, 900 900 bushel crop of 1918
wheat. 1t also would cause a CORES
ponding increase m the price of Ca.
madam wheat, the message said, and
would add very materially to the gen
eral high cost Of living.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-18
TURKEY MAKES DISCLAIMER
Says 1t Has No Knowledge of Attack
on u. S. Hospital.

Says tt Has No knowledge Of Attack
OF U. s.. Hospital.
Washington, July 13.-TurKey has
Informed the state department. that it
has no knowledge of the reported
attack on the American hospital and
consulate at Tabriz. but says an i'll
vestigation is being made.
The United States asked for an ex-
PLANTATION of this incident, which, if
regular Ottoman troops were involved,
might mean a declaration of war,
through both Spanish and Swedish
diplomatic channels. The attack was
reported June 10, by the Spanish
consul, who took charge of the con-
sulate when the American consul with
a large party of Americans and other
foreigners left the Persian city at the
approach of the Turks.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-18
Insists on Holland Supplying
Large Amount of Food
Necessities.
SPIES FURNISH DATA
Sending $4,000 Cows, 5000 Horses,
10000 Tons of Cheese, 100000
Eggs and Other Supplies.

Stockton, July 13.-According to
the TELEGRAPH, Germany has demanded
from Holland $4,000 COWS. 5000 horses,
10000 tons of cheese, 1000, 900 eggs,
Is tons of fatty products, a large guam
tity of poultry, 5000 tons of sugar and
100000 hides.
In addition, Germany also wants a
certain amount of quinine, while from
the Dutch colonies an additional
credit OF 100000 forms monthly is
desired.
The newspaper says the demands
We're made by Germany as a result of
an inquiry in the country districts of
Holland by a swarm of economic spies,
and must be met before questions of
German counter-concessions can be
considered.
Vienna Food Ration Less.
Amsterdam, July 1.-THE alarming
state of the food situation in Vienna
is described in a dispatch to the Ber-
lin Tageblatt from it's Vienna CORE
spondents, who says:
The daily rations per head are
fixed at approximately three ounces
of bread and -four substitutes: one
ounce of meat. less than a quarter of
fat, two and a half ounces of potatoes,
three-quarteT nee Of jam and a
quarter Of an ounce of war coffee, max
ing the total daily allowance seven
and t~hree-quarters ounces"
These rations may be supplemented
by recourse to secret channels and by
the payment Of exorbitant prices, the
correspondent declares. For exam.
pie, flour can be secured by paying
the equivalent of from $3.50 to IS a
pound; meat at from S5.75 to 81, and
horse flesh at $3.50 a pound. Meals
at the middle class restaurants cos
$3.50.
Bad Weather to ProIong Famine.
Zurich, July 12.-The Hungarian
food administrator, Herr Paul, has in
formed the correspondent at Budapes
of the Vienna newspaper, Die Zeit
that there is no hope at present of oh
tanning any foodstuffs from Roumani;
or Ukraine while the cold, wet wealth
er in Austria Hungary has retarde,
the harvest there. Normal rations O
bread and flour, the minister said
certainly could not be resumed be
fore the end of August
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-18
FRANCE IS SALUTED
Tribute Is Paid by United States
for Her Sacrifices.
French Tri-Color Flies Beside Stars
and Stripes on Government
Buildings.

Washington, July 16.-By celebrat-
Ing Bastille day, America paid tribute
to France for her heroic sacrifices in
the war for world freedom.
By order of President Wilson the
French Tri-color was displayed beside
the Stars and Stripes on all v
ment buildings. including the White
House, while celebrations were held in
most cities and towns over the u
try.
Members of the famous French Al
pine ~chasseurs, and other French SOL
dlers in the United States were honor
guests in a number of cities and ad.
dressed mass meetings. Four minute
men OF the Committee or Public In.
formation read to the millions they ad.
dressed a message Ito tho people of
France, which has been sent to Paris
through Ambassador .~Jusseraud, and
the Presidents message to the French
nation was read at a number of com.
munity celebrations.
Navy Observes Day.
Bastille day was observed by the
American navy as is American indie.
%pendence day, including statutes at
noon by the. ships, all Of which were
dressed with flags.
In Washington Basti1le, day was oh.
served with a community mass meet.
ing. ]. Hamilton Lewis, of Illinois,
spoke ON behalf of America and the
response. for France was made by M.
Edouard De Billy, deputy French high
commissioner to the United States.
Resolutions we're adopted and trans.
mitted to France and a choir sang
"The Marseillaise" and 1.-The Star
Spangled Banner"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-18
NO CENSORSHIP ON THE NEWS
Postmaster General Gives Assurances
to Congress.

Washington, July 13.-There will be
no censorship of newspaper dispatches
under government control of telegraph
lines, Postmaster General Burleson as.
sured Congress.
The fear expressed by many mem.
bers of the Senate that Mr.. Burleson,
if given control of the wires, would
censor all press messages, caused him
to tell Senator Lewis, Illinois, that as
soon as the wires are taken over, news.
papermen will be called in and asked
to name one of their members to sur.
ervise transmission of press messages
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-18
Orders War Plans Pushed.

Stockholm, July 13.-The Bolsheviki
war commissariat of the Northern re-
gion Of Russia. following the landing
of Allied troops on the Thurman coast,
ordered hurried war preparations, 1t
was learned here. Military units
have ordered formed and the work
men and peasants of the classes OF
1869 have been called into service
for ut least six months. Three hun.
dred Serbian and Italian officers have
been arrested at Archangel on order
of Premier Lenine, It 10 reported.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-18
Fifth German Offensive Opens
When Front of Sixty-five
Miles Is Assai|ed.
HEAVY DRIVE ON YANkS
Big Battle Extends From Chateau
Thierry to Champagne, With
Bitter Assaults on Positions
Occupied by Americans.

London. July 16.-After a wait of
80 days since they were halted in their
plunge toward Compiegne, along the
west bank of the Disc, the Germans
have launched a new phase of their
mighty offensive by attacking from
Chateau Thierry to Maison de Cham
payne, north of Massiges and far east
of Rheims. over a front about IS miles
in length.
Latest reports from the battlefield
state that the Germans have crossed
the Marine at several places. This
probably refers to the reaches of the
Marine between Chateau Thierry and
Dormans.
American troops are engaged in the
battle in this particular region and
reports say they are handling the
enemy we'll" They broke up the Ger.
man drive in the Vaux region, west
of Chateau Thierry, by dashing coun-
terattacks.
Reports show that, so far as the
length of the line is concerned, the
present drive is the greatest Of the
year. At first, it was believed from
the French war Office statement that
the line was about so miles in extent,
but apparently the report from Paris
told simply of the length of the French
portion of lines under attack. The at.
tack against the Cambria front March
81 was over a front of IS miles.
Terrific Gunfire Loosed.
A terrible artillery fire was loosed
against the Allied lines from Chateau
Thierry on the west to Maison de
Champagne. north of Massiges, on the
east.
For hours the Allied lines were un.
der a tempest of the most tremendous
character. MOI only was the actual
battle area under bombardment, but
towns and cities far behind the lines
were made targets for great 10 and -
inch projectiles fired from what ap-
pears to be naval siege guns brought
up behind the German positions.
New Territory Chosen.
The Germans chose a sector, which,
except for a surprise attack around
Rheims. late in June, has been quiet
since the offensive launched on the
Aisne on May 81 came to a standstill.
East of Rheims and north Of Chalons
there has been but little fighting of
significance for a long time.
The Germans hold the north bank
of the Marine for a distance of about
20 miles east of Chateau Thierry
+Thoir limo looyoc tho Marno poor thc
village of Dormans and runs off to the
northeast of Rheims, where it turns
abruptly to the southeast and runs
down the valley OF the Vesle river tc
the village of La Pompelle, where il
uns eastward and runs in a relative
ly straight line to Nerdun. Maison d.
Champagne. the eastern limit of the
present battle, is 81 miles west O
Verdun.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-18
Orders s~peedier Coal Movement.

New York, July ia drive tor
speedier movement Of coal to the At
lantic seaboard was inaugurated by
A. II. Smith, regional director Of East
ern railroads. In a message to federal
managers and general managers Of
carriers in the eastern district Mr..
Smith said the usual summer slump in
coal movement must be avoided. Coal
production during the fortnight end
ing June Is was the largest in the
country's history. Mr.. Smith said, but
there has since been a rapid decline,
"due to decreased car supply"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-18
Housing Concern Created.

Washington, July 13.-The Depart
ment of Labor announced the creation
of the United States Housing corpo.
ration, incorporated under the laws
of New York, which will take over
virtually all of the functions now
being performed by the departments
bureau of industrial housing and trans.
portation. All the stock Is held by
Secretary Wilson on behalf of the
United States. except n share each
allotted to Otto NJ Eidlitz and George
G. Box. president and treasurer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-18
SPANISH INFLUENZA RACES
illness in Germany Is Due to Hunger
n Exhaustion.

Amsterdam, July Is. The illness
from which thousands of persons in
German industrial districts are suffer.
ing and which has been described as
Spanish influenza is really an illness
due to hunger and consequent exhaus-
ton, the Telegraf says it has learned.
In various industrial towns in West
phalia and the Rhine provinces, the
newspaper reports, many deaths are
occurring daily and the hospitals are
full of patients suffering with this
malady.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-18
Disquise Did Not Avail.

New York, July ia German avi-
ator, riding in a British airplane,
c%amouhaged to resemble a French ma
chine, and with the pilot wearing an
American uniform, was captured in
France by American flyers. according
to word reaching here in a letter from
Miss Violet McAllister, Portland, Me.
The letter was made public here by
the Salvation Army. of which Miss Nc
Allister is a member. The aviator was
brought down from above the Ameri.
a lines when he failed to give q
countersign.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-18
GERMANS ASK THREE BILLION
Demand Made on Russia For Payment
of War Indemnity.

Paris. July 13.-Germany's claim for
indemnity from Russia amounts 10 the
round sum of s3,605, 600, 900, according
to a report printed in the Berlin
Vossische Ze:tung, Of the work done
by the mixed commission to take up
consideration of claims growing out
of the conclusion of the Erest-Titovsk
peace.
This commission has concluded its
sessions in which the German repre-.
sentatives. says the newspaper, pre-.
sented claims aggregating the amount
named for war damages.
Immediate settlement of the claim
is asked.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-18
Americans Lose Way In Euron.

Americans Lose Way In Europe.
Geneva, Switzerland, July 16.-Four
American soldiers stationed at the
town of Mouthe, In eastern France
lost their way while on leave and
wandered across the neighboring
Swiss frontier. They were surprised
when stopped by Swiss soldiers, the
Americans at first taking them for
Germans. The entire village OF Soul.
lat turned out to see the Americans.
Afterwards n OF the Americans re.
marked that Europe was so small
one could cross o frontier every
AZ.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-18
AUSTRIA ABOUT TO CRUMBLE

Rome Military and Political Observers
Are Confident.
Rome, July 13.-'Austria is about to
crumble away" is the opinion of politi-
the publication of the latest reports
from Albania and the Balkans, where
the Allies have succeeded in perfect
ing a single front, extending from the
Adriatic sea to Salonki, on the Aegean
sea, a distance of some 200 miles.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-18
Ia AMERICANS DIE IN ACTION

Washington, July 1e.-The last
army casualty list shows: Killed in
action, IA; died of wounds, Z; died of
disease, 7; died Of accident and other
causes, l; wounded severely, %; miss
ing, 3; total, 60.
The names of Corp. L. M. Miller,
Hortonville, Wis, and Private G. E.
Nelson, Fall Creek, Wis, both of whom
died of disease, appear on the list.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-18
10000 Could Gust RoIshevlki.

Chicago. July is. - One hundred
thousand troops could s%ubjugate the
Bolsheviki in Russia, says n mem.
Der OF the Japanese Red Cross mis-.
sion that arrived in Chicago on a
tour Of the country. X. X. Kawan-
kami, secretary to Prince Yoshinisa
Tokuwaga, said:
Japan Is not looking for annexa.
ton Of territory. Like the other AL.
lies. she Ia seeking not for herself.
but for world advancement. 1t would
not take many troops to settle the
Russian question. possibly 10000"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-18
MEN ARE CALLED
August Summons Takes 1000 Draftees
From Minnesota,

St. Paul, July ia call for 1000
Minnesota draftees for entrainment to
Jefferson barracks, Mo-, the five days
beginning Aug. 5, has been received by
Adiutant General Rhfnow from Pro-
v0st Marshal General Crowder. It
was the smallest regular call received
in Minnesota since the operation of
the selective draft.
Washington advices were that $780,
900 men are to be indicted into the
service in August.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-18
DELAYS DRY LEGISLATION
Senate Will Take Up Prohibition Plan
on August rs.

Washington, July 16.-National pro.
hibition legislation was postponed by
Congress until Aug. rs, at least.
In arranging for a midsummer va
cation, a formal unanimous consent
agreement was entered into by the
Senate to defer until Aug. 26, fur.
Their consideration of the S1l. 900 600
emergency food production bill, con.
tanning the amendment for bone
dry" wartime prohibition effective New
Years day.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-18
GENERAL CADORNA RETIRED
italian Commander Loses Rank and
Pay as Result of Defeat.

Pay as Result of Defeat.
Rome, July ia military bulletin
DEGREES the retirement, with loss of
rank and pay, of Generals Cadorna,
Parro and Capello.
General Diaz, commander-in-chief of
the Italian armies, has been decorated
with the grand Gordon of the military
order Of Savoy.
General Cadorna was commander-in-
chief of the Italian armies last year
when the Austro-German drive forced
them back to the Piave river follow
ing the Caporetto disaster.