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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-23
SHE RIFF SALES
GEORGlA-crisp County.

GEORGlA-crisp County.
viii be sold before the court house
door Of said county on the first Tues,
day in February, 1918. within the legal
hours of sale, city lots rs, q and II
in block 1863, of the City of Cordele.
said state and county. Said property
levied on as the property of J. G. Bur
ram, to satisfy an execution Issued on
the 18th day of June, 1911, from the
Superior court of Crisp county, Ca. in
favor of J. Fl. Lamb Co., and against
J C. Burnam. Tenant in POS session
given written notice
Also 1.-THE same time and place will
be sold one half undivided interest iii
end to city lot No. II, in block No. 1lG
of the City of Cordele, Crisp county
Ca, to satisfy an execution Issued Oh
the Sth day of January, 1916, from the
Superior court Of Crisp county, Ga. in
favor of Webster Motor Company and
against Ocie Hall. Levied en- as the
property of Ocie Hall. Tenant in pc
session given written notice.
This the 9TH day of January, 1918
1-9-4t-pd ]. A. WARD, Sheriff
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-23
Menace to War.

con my responsibility as a senator
charge that since our entrance into the
war Roosevelt, by his attacks on gov
eminent, has been menace and OBJ
struction to the successful prosecution
of the war.
1.-The only possible effect of these
wildly published utterances of this
man., said Senator Stone, "has been
as they were designed to be, to discard
it and bring the present government in
To public disfavor and weaken it's hold
on popular confidence. That seems to
be the Roosevelian standard of pa
.triotism.
Similar utterances made by less pow
erful citizens, Senator Stone asserted,
would subject them to prosecution for
disloyalty.
'"Of all men," the Missouri senator
continued, Roosevelt is most respon
sible for what he denounces. He does
his work cunningly. In the front OF
his propaganda he throws a deceptive
political camouf1age. l charge that
Theodore Roosevelt, whether willingly
or out of sheer madness-I do not
KNOWS the most potent agent the
kaiser has in America"
The Republican plans he cited, Sena
tor Stone said, have been "adroitly di
rected"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-23
NOTICE OF CHANGE OF CHARTER

nv HE VT Ot1ANGE Vt SNlNn IN
Notice is hereby given that petition
for charter filed in the Office of the
Clerk of the Superior Court of Crisp
County, Georgia, on October 20, 1917
by A. H. Edwards of Crisp County,
Georgia, j. r. Fem, of Crisp County,
Georgia, and r. A. Gibbs, of Wilcox
County, Georgia, seeking a charter
and formation of q corporation under
the name and style of South Georgia
Paige Company, is hereby amended
and changed from the name of South
Georgia Paige Company to that of
Edwards Auto and Supply Company.
This notice is given and advertised
once week for four weeks in the
newspaper in which the legal adver-
tisements of the County of Crisp is car
ried in accordance with the law in
such cases made and provided.
Jones and Bussey
Petitioners Attorneys.
|, ]. A. Littlejohn, Clerk of the SUI
perior Court of Crisp County, Geor.
gia. do certify that the above and fore.
going is true copy of the original
of file in my office.
This the 14th, day of January, 1918
j. A. Littlejohr
Clerk Superior Court Crisp County
Georgia.
l-15-4t
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-23
SAVANNAH OBSERVES FIRST
HEATLESS DAY TO LETTER

Savannah, Jan 23.-Savannah meas
ured up to all expectations in that
she observed the first "heatless" day
to the letter. The clerical forces of
the stores that remained open yes
terday came to work fully prepared
with ample clothing which they were
in the performance of their duties
during the day. Most of the stores in
Savannah were closed for the day
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-23
COAL SITUATION BETTER
NOW in ATLANTA


Atlanta, Jan 22.-Atlanta's domestic
coal situation is easier today than it
has been in weeks, thanks a combina-
ton of strict coal yard system fol
lowed by the National Fuel Admins
tration's closing order, which has diver
ted large supply of coal from indus
trial and commercial establishments to
the city,s domestic needs in the past
two days.
Stores selling food, both wholesale
and retail, will be permitted to stay
open and use coal throughout Georgia
until five o'clock this afternoon, accor-
ding to an order issued late Saturday
night by D. A. M. Soule, federal food
administer for Georgia, through his
executive secretary, Major D. F. Nc
Clatchey, who has headquarters in
Atlanta.
The coal administrations closing
| order authorizes the food administra-
| tors in each state to designate those
plants manufacturing non-perishable
foods which may continue to operate
Under this authority, the food admin
istration has ordered all candy fac
tories in Georgia to use no fuel for
heat, and use no power derived from
fuel, during the continuance of the clos
ing order.
| Atlanta manufacturing plants u.s.
ing hydro-electric power and having
arrangements of such nature that
employees can work without heat are
continuing to operate just as usual,
as the order does not affect motive
power derived from water. Those
which cannot operate without heat,
however, are shut down, as are also,
OF course, the plants using steam pow
er.
Practically all Atlanta stores, ex-
cept food stores, are closed today in
observance of the order and Atlanta
newspapers issued only the limited edi'
tons which are customary on nation
al holidays. Atlanta Office buildings
had no heat today except in offices oc-
cupied by doctors, dentists, depart
ments of the government, railroad
companies, telephone and telegraph
companies, and restaurants. All barber
shops were closed for lack of hot wa
ire and heat.
Hopper Alexander, United States
district Attorney for the Northern
district of Georgia, has ruled that nc
fuel of any kind can be used for hea'
or power i'll plants and places of bus
mess affected by the order. This pre-
vents occupants of offices from USING
kerosene oil heaters Or gas heaters
and prevents a number of plants from
using shavings, sawdust and lumbe
scraps for getting up steam in thei
boilers.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-23
Whipple and Mckenzie
Petitioners Attorneys.

Georgia, Crisp County.
IN person appeared w. w. McCollum
who on oath says that he is the Presi
dent and sole Stakeholder of the Sou
thern Furniture Company, and that
the allegations contained in the fore
going petition are true.
w. w. McCollum.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
January End, 1918.
B. S. Dunlap, N. p, c. c. Ga.
Georgia, Crisp County.
The foregoing petition read, consid-
cred, ordered filed, and COPY of same,
with this order, be published accord
ing to law
Further ordered that said petition
be heard by the Court at the court
house in said County on January 30,
1918, at nine o'clock A. NJ, in vacation,
or at such time to which said hearing
may be adjourned and at said time
let any stakeholder or other person
show cause why said application
should not be granted and said Cor
poration dissolved
This January End, 1918. At Chambers
D. A. r. Crum, ]. S. c. c. c..
Georgia, Crisp County.
| hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is a true and correct of the
original petition and order now of
file in this office.
Witness my hand and seal of office,
January End, 1918.
]. A. Littlejohn, Clerk Superior Court
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-23
Three car loads of apples provided

Three car loads of apples provided
by the International Apple Shippers
Association are on their way to Eng
l1nd ard France. The Red Cross will
distribute some of the fruit to the
wounded in hospitals and the Y. M.
c. A. will take apples to the men in
the trenches. ? =.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-23
EXECUTORS SALE.

GEoRGIA--Crisp County.
By virtue of an order of the Court of
Ordinary of Crisp County, Georgia.
granted at the January term, 1915, !
will sell at public cutlery on the first
Tuesday in February, 1918, in front Of
the court house door in said state ind
county, between the legal hours of sale
City lots Nos. II, 10 and IA in block
No. 2O5 in Cordele, Crisp County. Ca,
as designated by the registered map OF
survey of Cordele Said sale will be
to the highCs, bidder for cash.
1,9-4t-pd. A. w. HERBERT,
Exector of o. Heibert, dacHasod.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-23
SAYS ROOSEVELT
AGENT OF KAISER
SENATOR STONE FLAWS FORMER
PRESIDENT.

WASHINGTON Jan. 21.--Character
izing former President Roosevelt as
"the most potend agent the kaiser has
in America" and "the most seditions
man of consequence in America" Sen
ator Stone addressing the senate to-
day, charged that Republican leaders
re engaged in studied effort to make
politics out Of the war. Their object
is to take the government over into
their own hands" by partisan criticism
of the conduct of the war, he declared.
Senator Stones address, carefully
prepared, the first of political signifi-
canoe made in congree since the Uni
ted States entered the war, and regard
ed as the forerunner of bitter partisan
strife, excoriated partisanship in the
war. Besides Colonel Roosevelt, the
Missouri senator named Chairman viii
cox, of the Republican national COM
mittee, and Senator Penrose among the
Republican leaders as his Witnesses"
to the political plot he alleged. Inves-
legations by congress of war opera
tons, Senator Stone also declared,
have almost entirely been launched by
Republicans and adroitly exploited for
partisan purposes.
Citing statements of the Republican
leaders regarding the political plans
and editorials Of Colonel Roosevelt,
which, he said, are "villianous screeds''
published for money, Senator Stone de-
cleared.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-23
LEGAL
-; -
"A Advertisements
CHARTER SURRENDER.

GEORGIA-Crisp County.
To The Superior Court of Said County:
The petition of Cordeie Electric
Company respectfully shows:
l. That petitioner is corporation
whose domicile and principal office
have been at Cordele, said state and
county, continuously from organization
in March, 1896. until the time of the
fling of this petition.
II. That the original charter was
granted to petitioner by the Superior
Court of Dooly County, Georgia, at the
March term, 1896, of said court.
Ill. That at that time the said coun
ty of Dooly included the said city of
Cordele, but that in the year, 1905, the
Legislature of the state created new
county to be known as Crisp county,
and that the City of Cordele was in
cluded therein.
~. That the original charter gran
ted petitioner by the Superior Court Of
Dooly County incorporated petitioner
under the name and style of "CITI-
EN- ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER
COMPANY, and that on September G.,
1913, the name of the said corporation
was changed to "CORDELE ELEC-
TRIO COMPANY" by an order of this
court
v. That at petitioners office at
Cordele, Georgia, on November Goth,
1917, at meeting of the stockholders
called for that purpose a resolution
was passed authorizing the dissolution
OF said corporation and the surrender
OF its charter to the state.
Wherefore, the premises considered,
petitioner prays a decree of the court
accepting the surrender of petitioners
charter and authorizing the dissolu-
ton Of said corporation, the liquidation
of its affairs, and the distribution of
its assets among its stockholders.
And your petitioner will ever pray,
Arizona republican., 1918-03-29
OFFICIAL STATEMENTS
ENGLISH
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 LONDON, March 28.-After an all day battle north and south of the Scarpe, with Arras as the chief center, the Britis, forces have beaten off the Germans, with heavy loses to the enemy, accord ing to the report from Field Marshal Haig tonight. The text of the statement says:
 "Heavy fighting occurred during the day along the whole British line from southeast of the Somme to northeast of Arras, battle front of some 55 miles.
 "This morning, after an intense enemy bombardment and covered by cloud of smoke, the enemy opened fresh attack in great strength on a wide front south and north of the Scarpe. At the same time a series of partial at tacks was delivered by him along our line southward to the Somme.
 ''In the new sector of battle, east of Arras, the enemy succeed ed in forcing his way through our outpost line and hard fighting has been proceeding all day in our battle positions. Here all the ene- my's assaults have been repulsed with heavy loss to him.
 "Fierce fighting is still. taking place south of the Scarpe.
 At BoyeIles, MoyenneviIIe, Ab- lainviIIe, Bucquoy and Puisieux, our troops also have been repeat edIy attacked and have beaten off a number of determined assaults. At Derenaneourt the enemy sue ceeded in forcing his way for the second time into the village, but was driven out once moro by our counter attack, with the loss of many killed or taken prisoner.
 South of the Somne, our troops have been fiercely engaged all day in the neiehborhood of Arviliers, Vrely and HameI. Different loeaIi- ties have changed hands frequent Iy in bitter fighting, but our posi- tions have been maintained. Heavy fighting continues in this sector aIso."
Arizona republican., 1918-03-29
JAPANESE SH|PBU|EDERS AGREE TO SELL
 SHIPS ID AMERICA FUR SERVICE IN WAR

years old. Some indeed are still await. ing completion.
 Deliveries of the ships at American ports are to begin not later than May and to be finished in September, a pro- gressiyely higher price per ton to be paid according to the month of de- livery as a premium on early deliveries.
 Get Ton for Ton in Steel
 In return for the sale Of the ships the war trade board has agreed to de- liver to the Japanese shipbuilders a corresponding amount of steel for ship building, ton for ton against delivery of the ships.
 Further negotiations are in pro- gress to secure from Japanese ship builders 100000 additional tons of new construction, the ships to be built in return for new steel placed at the dis posal of the builders by the war trade board. Recent editorials in such papers as the Jiji Shimpo of Tokio, show an encouraging disposition in regard to the furnishing of tonnage for allied war needs in the light of a patriotic contribution to allied war purposes and with this spirit prevailing a quick and reasonable satisfactory result from these negotiations is hoped for"
Arizona republican., 1918-03-29
BUT SIX FEET ABOVE
 EARTH A|RMEN FIGHT
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PARIS, March 2s.-The following official statement has been issued on French aerial operations:
 "On March 23 one of our groups of escadrilles carried out 125 patrols and 120 reconnoitering missions in the region of St. Quentin. Ham, La Fere and Noyon. More than 50000 kilos of projectiles were dropped from March P to 26 on conveys, trains and enemy troop concentra- tions, which suffered heavy losses.
 "Descending at times to within six. feet above the earth, our pilots atf@aked with machine guns enemy conNngents, firing thousands of cartridges. Forty-two German air planes and six captive balloons were brought down"
Arizona republican., 1918-03-29
QUARTER MILLION IF
 ROUNDS FROM PLANES
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WASHINGTON, March 2s.-In a statement tonight Major General March, acting chief of staff, assured the American people that there was no cause for alarm in the advances made by the Germans in the great battle now raging in Picardy. and expressed complete confidence in the triumph of the allied arms.
 General March said:
 Whatever may be the present ground held by the Germans; what ever sacrifice of men the situation must entail. the allies will see It through and will win.'
 Late tonight the general still was without any word from General Pershing concerning the American troops participating in the battle.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-29

operation intended to stop an English blow from the north co-incident with that begun by the French.
 The British held firm north of the Scarpe, but to the south of the river have been driven back. Their line now is near that occupied in July, 1916, and runs straight from Arleux, north of Arras to Bosleux, on the line held by the British on the north side of the dent driven into their lines by the German thrust.
 BERLIN ADMITS HEAVY LOSSES
 Berlin admits that the losses have been very heavy. The casualties are referred to as "normal" which, in view of the magnitude of the battle, may mean that the Germans have paid heavily for the ground they have won It is admitted that at certain points the losses have been greater but it is pointed out that the proportion of slightly wounded is very high.
 AMERICANS ARE FIGHTING Americans have been in the fighting and have acquitted themselves nobly. Dispatches from Paris state that they have won the praise of the French of ficers for their conduct in the midst of the mighty battle. 1t is said that | f%rUSTlCdU OiNlSioUS dfC HHtpf9 bflltS forming the strategic reserve" of the allied armies. If that is the case, it | is probable they were in the fighting near Noyon yesterday and shared with the French the burden of breaking into 1 the German lines.
 1 There has been nothing from the other sectors in Belgium, France Or | Italy to indicate that new drive in any of them is imminent. There have been artillery developments at various points, but no infantry fighting is noted in official reports.
 TURKS SANGUlNARILY DEFEATED The British army in Mesopotamia has achieved signal success against the Turks by either killing or captur- ing the entire Turkish force in the neighhorhood of Hit. This town is on the Euphrates about 100 miles to the westward of Bagdad. It is reported that British cavalry is operating in the rear of the Turkish forces.
 Bitter discontent with their German masters is being evidenced by the Russians in Ukraine and it is probable that the Bolshevik successes at Odessa will be followed by new advances against the Teutons.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-29
SNOW MAY DELAY
 GERMAN ADVANCE
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LONDON, March 2S.--The Reuter- correspondent at British headquarters reports heavy attacks against Arras today both to the north and south of the Scarpe. The attack on the north speedily died down, but that on the south assumed serious proportions. and by Il o'clock in the morning dense waves of the enemy. supported by a tremendous artillery bombardment were reported to have made some ad . vance.
 The barometer is falling and snow is threatened according to this corre- spondent.
 Nothing can be learned of the ap- pearance of enemy tanks on the British front, while those left by the retreating British were systematically destroyed, . Reuters correspondent reports. The enemy is continuing to bring 7 troops from far and near to replenish his reserves and along wide stretches the German front is held by mere screen of troops.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-29
GERMAN
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BERLIN, (via London), March 28.-The text of today's German official statement reads:
 'On the battlefield of Flanders, the English again brought up divisions which they had brought up from other fronts. To the northwest of Bapaume we drove the enemy back to the old crater positions in the direction of Buc- quoy and Hebterne.
 "The enemy fought fruitIessIy with special subbornness to re- take Albert. Strong attacks ac- companied by tanks broke down with sanguinary losses on the slopes of the hills to the west of the town.
 "To the south of the Somme our divisions at many points broke their way through the old enemy positions and drove the British and French back into re- gions of France which have re- mained untouched by the war since 1914.
 "The victorious troops of the German crown prince have pene- trated into the enemy positions to a depth of 60 kiIometers in an uninterrupted attack from St. Quentin across the Somme. They pushed forward yesterday as far as Pierrepont and took possession of Montdidier.
 "our losses have been generally kept within normal limits, aI- though at some of the most vital points they were heavier. Out of enemy one hundred wounded it is estimated that from 60 to 70 received slight injuries.
 "on the Lorraine front, artil- lery battles increased in violence. Captain Baron von Richhofen has achieved his seventy-first and seventy second aerial victories.
 From the other theaters of the war there is nothing new to re- port :"
Arizona republican., 1918-03-29
Attack on Arras Sector Fairly Met Though
 Part of English Line Is Pushed Back Upon
 Old Stand at Hamel; French Make Advances

e LOWLY ASSUMING the shape of giant plowshare N the German drive in Picardy has come almost to
 halt except at the very tip Of the salient driven into the lines of the entente allies As the covered by the Teutonic offensive stands now it extends tn south almost straight line from Landrcour on the old Hin denburg ne to Montddier well behind the allied posi- tions as they stood in 1916.
 Savage fighting has taken place on the French part of the ne The German attempts to advance on the treme tip of the salient driven into the French positions have ruess and they have been driven back at the point of the bayone The British on the front north of the Scape also have repsed the enemy but south of this river they have been forced to retire.
 New Line in France Is Jagged
 From Montider the line to the northeast runs with sharp angle to Warve1s and there turns northward and passes along the Some to above Albert where lit again turns to the northeast until 1t joins the old lines held by the contendng armies the morning of march 2
 Out of the confusion of the battle, and the contrary claims of the conestng armies two new features stand put.
 The first is that the French front of six miles have driven into the German lines along the southern side of the salient established by the Teutonc drive. The other is that the Germans have begun new operation to the east of Aas which may be the inception of widen ling of the area of battle to the nOrthward.
 All Look Anxiously to French
 At the present moment the allied world is looking anxiosv for news the of the French thrust into the flank of the German forces The fact that the drive progressed rapidly and cut deep notch into the German held ground in the region of Noyon indicate that this movement Is the counter offensive which has been peced the last three days Progress by the French for la considerable distance into the German forces would cut off the Teutons fighting at the tip of the plowshare and compel them to retreat at least pause until the menace to their communications be removed
 further advance by the French might easily overturn the whole plan of the Germans and bring about new phase of the battle in which the allies would strike hard a along the front and compel the Germans to renqus their dearly bought cOnquests.
 The German activity Arras may have for It's purpose either drive at the allies lines defensive
Arizona republican., 1918-03-29
French Claim
 Gains Made M Noyon Region
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 PARIS, March 28.-On the front from lassigny to Noyon our troops have advanced over line about 10 kiIometers long to a depth of two kiIometers, says the war office statement issued tonight. The re- pulse of the Germans in villages further west also is announced.
 The statement reads:
 "Continuing to attack with strong forces in the region of Mont didier during the whole morning, the enemy attempted to enlarge his gains west and south of this town, but with magnificent elan our troops counter attacked with the bayonet and drove the Germans out of the villages of Courte- manchs, MesniI-St. Georges and AssainviIIers. On the Somme sec tor we are holding our line solidIy.
 "Our troops have made an ad. vance over a front about ten kiio- meters long and two kiIometers deep on the front from lassigny to Noyon. On the left bank of the Disc savage attacks by the enemy has given him no advantage, our troops holding their positions ener- qeticaIly."