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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-27
OFFICIAL ORGAN CRISP COUNTY.

Is it any wonder that there are so
many stories current to the effect that
the former Car Nicholas has been
assassinated? Russia is SO complete
Iy in the hands Of cut throats and
murderers that such thing just must
happen.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-27

Now the legislature in a single day
has adopted the amendment provid-
ing for national prohibition Some
things wrong Where are the lobby
lists and the floor leaders who used
to speak by the clock? What's SEN
timent got to do with it?
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-27

large number OF the blind women Of
the United Kingdom, for whom there
is now practically no employment.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-27

Members OF the Associated Ptess.
The Associated Press Is exclusively
entitled to the use Tor republication
of all news dispatches credited 10 II
or not otherwise credited in this pa
per and also the local news published
horein.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-27
DISPATCH PUB. co.
cHAs. e. BROWN 80 :, Editor.

Communications on all topics pub
lished when not too long and accompa-
MED by full names and address Not
responsible for views Of contributors.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-27

IN Published Daily Except Saturday
SemLweekly. Sunday and Wednes
ay.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-30

Payments on bonds, second
 district. |. 420,OOo oo district, district ' ' S 42,ooo % district ~ 2s2,s55 % Interest on new bonds sec , ond district, $1,250.000,
 months, AZ per cent. 28,125 VU Interest on notes, second
 district, 1,695 oO Payment to Sinking Fund, second district. 11,OOO Vu
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-30
$1,134,s26 76

The present gross debt
 is, $S.54s,sOO % The Sinking Fund appl- cable to it's payment is 712,1l1 A Leaving the net debt $7,SS4'7So 90 that the
 city's grand list is $195 ,0Oo,OoO uV The legal debt limit
 would be $s.75O.OoO % The present per capita
 debt, based on a pop
 ulation of 160,000 is
 about 49 Oo
 Appropriation Percentages.
 Not including any of the payments to be met from the proceeds of bond issues, the appropriations recom- mended by me, for all purposes call for. approximately. the following percentages of the city's revenues from all sources. next year:
 Percentages Debt Service, including note for
 State Tax, 25.5 Schools and Library. 2O.S Police Department. 9.4 Fire Department, 9.S Charities Department, 5.4 Health Department, including
 garbage collection and disposal, A.
 Street Improvements, care of
 bridges and street sprinkling, 1O.t Parks. z. Street, Lighting, 2s Public Welfare and Clinic, IT. City Engineer, O-i City Court, O:' National Guard and County Tax, IL Police and Charities Building, O. | Town Clark's office, O.' War Bureau expenses, O.' Building Commissioners, O. Tax Commissioners, O. | Collectors office, U. i Election expenses O. Salaries V' Advertising, Printing and Sta
 tionery, U. All other purposes, z.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-30

 > Cit,
 January 2S, 1918.
 Following are the apl recommended by me in tn trict:-- Advertising, print
 ing and sta
 tionery $6,000 % Ambulance & Elmer
 gency 19,950 % Apportionment,
 Board of 300 % Appraisal, Board
 of 5,4OO % Assessors, Board of,
 or Tax Commis-
 sioner 20,721 % Barnum Price 50 % Bonds, Aims house, 0,000 % Bonds, Better
 ment, 2.oOO % Bonds, Improvement
 No. 1 10,000 % Bonds, New High
 school 5000 % Bonds, New High.
 School Equip ment, 5000 % Bonds, Public Clinic 5000 % Bonds, Reissue | 5000 % Bonds, schools
 Series A" 10000 % Bonds, Schools
 Series B" 15,000 % Bonds, Voting Machine 1900 % Building Commis-
 sioners 13,150 % City Attorney 2,000 % City Engineer 2,OOO % City Hall 12,301 % City Plan Com
 mission 1000 % Claims Com
 mittee 1000 % Claims Commit
 mittee, Pen
 sions 1,5O0 % Collectors
 Office 15,613 % Common Road Re-
 pairs 5000 % Contract & Sup
 ply, Board of 3,100 % County Tax 35,000 % Cu1verts, Repair ing 250 % Dog Tax 500 % Dog Warden 2,500 % Election Booths 2,25o % |, Election Expenses, Primaries 752 % Election Expenses, : Miscel- laneous 1000 % Election Expenses, , Registrars of
 Voters 8,S57 50 Election Expenses, g Selectmen 400 % I Election Expenses, g Voting Ma e chine 1,70o % e Garbage Dis
 posal 7S,000 % = Health, Slaugh- 0 ter House LAO co n Health S0,0O0 50 U Health, Isola- ' tion hospi- h tai 14,O47 % e Hunters Li- o censes 1,6OO % y Interest on IL Funded e Debt 1o6,172 25 g Interest on l. Notes s,1s5 % IS Land Dam e ages 1,5OO % 5 Library
 Fund 4S.0oo %
 Lights 1000 % Ie Macadam IS Repairs 10000 %
 Memorial
 l Day 1900 % 70 Miscellaneous 2,000 %
 National Guard 10 Tax 35,0OoSO0
 Personal ., Il Damages 1000 O0
 Personal Tax ,5 Compiling 2,250 co
 p0lice $500 % le office S Char
 tics Build ,0A Ang 7.sss 50
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-30
THE TIMES: JANUARY 30, 1918
Poor, Care of

Poor, Care of
 Hillside
 Home $83,69o % Poor, Care
 of 47,750 co Poor, Hospitals & Asylums 63,0oO O0 Poor, City
 Nursery 6,705 co Poor. Salaries & Office Ac- count 18,600 co Probate Court 1,40O co Recreation Com mission 27,100 co Relief, Board
 of 1,945 % Salaries 9,350 co Schools S73,845 co Schools, Build
 ing Notes 14,000 60 Schools, State
 Trade 1880 % Sealer of Weights i & Measures 4,175 % 1 Services & Fees 1000 % Sinking Fund 5000 GO State Tax 1917, Note for 197,514 51 Street Clean | ing 10000 % Street Grad
 ing 2,000 % Tree Remov-
 al 1000 GO Town Clerks
 Office 1S,s65 50 Public Welfare
 Building
 Clinic 56,ooO % Public Welfare
 Building, Main
 tenance 1S,235 % Welfare Building,
 Equipment & Fur
 nishings 4,000 % Medical Inspection of Parochial Schools 12,735 % War Bureau Expenses 13,000 %
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-30

I recommend tax rates as follows: In First district 1-10 mills.
 In Second district Il 5-10 mills. : Making a total rate of 20 6-1O mills on all property situated within the limits of the Second district.
 Respectfully submitted, BERNARD HEATING, City Auditor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-30
SECOND DISTRICT.

SECOND DISTRICT. Following are amounts for which no acquisitions have been made by any board, committee or officer, but which will be required for purposes specified: InstaIlments on Notes. Paving Notes, Due Aug. 1, 1918, $40,000 % Sewer Notes. Due Aug. 1, 1918, 2,000 % s 42,00O %
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-30

s260,4S0 %
 Interest on Serial Notes. $40,o Paving Notes, mos, 1-2 per cent, $s0o co $12,000 Sewer Notes, mos 1-2 per cent, 270 % $10,000 Sewer Notes, 6 mos, 1-2 per cent, 225 % 5000 Bishop Fund to La dies Charita- bIe Society, VT. 6 per cent, 300 %
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-30

The following is q list of the esti- mated receipts, of the Second District exclusive of tax receipts to wit;
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-08
near Beers GO
UNDER BAN WITH
ALCOHOLIC DRINK
Breweries May Be Converted
to Ice Manufacture, Cold
Storage and Other
Uses.

Washington, Sept. 7.-Manufac.
turers of near beers and other SUBJ
stitutes. it was officially explained, Are
affected by the decision to cut off
brewing of beer. Millions of dollars
have been invested in the business.
One of the largest breweries in the
country recently erected an addi-
tional $l.0C00OO plant solely for the
brewing of this beverage.
The principal uses breweries can
be converted to are the manufacture
of ice, cold storage, making of yeast
for baking, rolling barley and grind
ing grains for mill feed. Al, these
purposes would likely be considered
essential to the war or civil popula-
ton.
Manufacture OF all other beverages
of the so-called soft" variety some
months ago was curtai!ed so per cent
by the food administration as sugar
conservation measure Further cur
tallment of the manufacture of such
beverages and mineral waters is un-
der consideration and may take the
form of further reducing supplies of
sugar. fuel, materials for containers
and food products and limiting trans
portation facilities.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-08
John E. Buckingham Is
Called by U. S. Roads
To Handle Foodstufs

Chicago, Sept. 7.-{Special Tele-
gram.)-J. E. Buckingham. general
baggage agent for the Burlington
railroad, has been communicated in
to government service. the Railroad
War board having made him head
of the department that will have to
do with the transportation of food
and foodstuffs during the continuance
OF the war. His headquarters will
be in Washington.
With Mr.. Buckingham going into
the government service, L. II. Steb-
bins, assistant at Omaha. becomes
general baggage agent and will have
his headquarters in Chicago.
L. M. Whitehead. chief clerk
in the general passenger agents Of
fice, Omaha. becomes assistant gen.
eral baggage agent, succeeding Steb-
bins.
John E. Buckingham is an Omaha
boy. For years he has been with the
Burlington. commencing his railroad
career in the Omaha headquarters OF
the company. While here promotions
came along rapidly. he going from
clerk to chief clerk in the general
passenger Office to assistant general
passenger agent. Later he was called
to Chicago as assistant to the pas
senger traffic manager. Subsequently
he was appointed general baggage
agent. a position he has held for the
last SIX or seven years.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-08
BRITISH FLYERS
DOWN q ENEMY
PLANES IN'DAY
Tons of Bombs Dropped by
Airmsn on Railway Con-
neCt::ons Held by En-
emy in France.

London Sept. 1.-The official state
ment on aerial activities over tht
battle zone says:
"Ef ven German airolanes were
brought down on September 6 in ali
fighting and II were driver down out
of control. One enemy balloon was
destroyed. Five of our machines are
missing.
"Observation for the artillery was
continued both by airp.ares ard bal.
looms. Some valuable reconnaissance
were carried out by ou. machines and
large numbers of photographs were
taken, while our balloons reported
much useful tactical information.
During the day aid the following
night 81 tons of bombs were dropped
by our airmen, the railway connec-
tions at Armentieres, Lille, Douai
Denain, Cambria and St Quentin be.
ing heavily attacked. All our night
flying machines have returned"
An official communication on bomb.
ing and raiding operations issued by
the air ministry tonight says:
"On the night of September 81 our
squadrons carried out attacks against
two hostile airdromes. Fires were
caused, but observation of the results
was hindered by weather conditions.
as were operations generally. All OF
our machines returned.
"On the morning OF September E
Our squadrons attacked the railways
at Ehrang -four miles northeast of
Treves. Pruss az and the chemical
works at Mannheim. Good bursts were
observed on and beside the railway
lines at Ehrang,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-08
LARGE j. s.
ARMYF0RMS
IN FRANCE
More Than 80 Per Cent of
Americans "0ver There"
Now Under Pershlng's i
Direct Command.

Washington, Sept. 7.-Concentra
tion of American troops in the
American sectors in France is pro-
ceeding rapidly and General Pershine
now has under his direct command
more than 90 per cent OF the troops
who have reached the other side. This
was revealed today by General March,
chief of staff,
General March made no comment
as to the purpose Of this concentra-
tion and said nothing that might in
dicate probability of an all-American
drive. He did say the custom of
brigading new divisions with the
French or British forces to hasten
their preparation for front line duty
had not been abandoned.
But as our men 60 over there
now pretty we'll instructed" he added,
"the time they stay in the training
camps over there is very much less"
General March announced also that
the 9th division, previously training
behind the British lines, is now on
the line in Flanders. This was inter
preted to mean that the division soon
would be withdrawn to join Perish
ing's army.
Retreating On loo-Mile Front.
In his review of the battle situa-
ton, General March pointed out that
the Germans are retreating along a
l00-mile front from the Arras- Cam
brai sector to Rheims with French,
British and Americans in close pur-
suN. Official reports show that the
enemy is now 90 miles from Paris at
the closest point, General March
said, while the old Hindenburg line
stands at the point of maximum dis
tance only 10 miles beyond the pres
ent active front.
THE pressure which forced this re-
treat" General March said. came at
two points; the British front between
Arras and Peronne and the Franco
American sector on the plateau of
Soissons."
Reviewing the progress in each
sector, General March said the Brit
ish thrust toward Cambria had paused
along the line of the Sensee marshes
and the Canal Du Nord with Cambria
only seven miles away. and no natural
Continued on Page Two. Column Three)
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-08
Poles in Sympathy
With Allies, Declares
Count Zammoyoski

Paris, Sept. 7.-(Havas)-Th,
masses OF the Polish nation are
diametrically opposed to the tenden,
cies of these Polish politicians with
whom Germany is attempting to
negotiate, declares Count Zammoy.
ski. chairman of the National Polish
committee. in letter he has written
to Premier Clemenceau voicing salts.
faction over the recent allied vic
tories. The German eff ,rts to win
Polish sympathy and assistance will
be fruitlesS, the count is emphatic in
asserting. as Poland has never doubt
ed that its future lay with the entente
allies and in the triumph of their
cause. \
Premier Clemenceau in reply thank.
ed the writer and added:
Neither Germany nor Austria any
longer doubts that our day of victory
will come France. adh.ring to its
traditions and in accord with its al.
lies, will do its utmost to revive Po-
land according to its nation al aspira.
ton and win its historic borders"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-08
Henry Ford to Make
Active Campaign for
Seat in u. S. Senate

Detroit, Sept. 7.-Hepry Ford in a
statement today announced he would
become an active instead of passive
candidate for election to the United
States senate. He stated that he
would do whatever he could within
the strict letter and spirit of the law
to win the election. ~
Mr.. Ford said he accepted the dem
ocratic nomination in the exact spirit
in which it was rendered by the lead
ing democrats Of the state when they
offered to form a nonpartisan combi-
nation with the republicans.
Answering criticism that his son,
Edsel. had been given deferred draft
classification. Mr.. Ford said:
Full responsibility for his absence
from the firing line rests with me-
When the duly authorized authority
says his services are more needed in
the army than here in these industries,
he will be found at the front fight
lug"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-08
JAP PANESE make
RAPID ADVANCE ,
ON USSURI FRONT
BoIshevik Forces Destroy Rail-
way and Water Service
Stations and Poison
. Wells.

Shanghai, Sept. 7.-Japanese forces
have occupied the town of Kha.
barovsk. Siberia. according to ad.
vices received here from Vladivostok
khabarovsk is the seat of the gen.
eral government OF Amur and capital
of the Littoral or maritime province
1t is situated at the junction of the
Amur and Ussuri rivers and is on the
Ussuri branch of the Siberian
railway.
Cossacks Reach Borgia.
Vladivostok, Sept. 7.-On the U.s.
surf front Japanese cavalry has oc-
cupied Imam at the junction of the
Imam andUssuri rivers. Prisoners re-
port CONSERVATION in the ranks of the
bolshevik forces on the discovery of
the presence of entente allied troops
which they did not suspect until they
were in actual contact with them.
On the Manchurian front General
Semenoff's Cossacks have reached
the Notifications of Borgia. on the
trans-Siberian railway, lS0 miles
southeast of Tchitau, the capital of
trans-Baikalia. A detachment of
japanese cavalry covered the right
wing, took Chingyang after a sharp
fight. and captured 100 prisoners and
a baggage train. The enemy is re-
firing toward the Onon river. 81
miles northeast of Borgia.
Bolsheviki Poison Wells.
Harbin, Manchuria Sept. 7.-Bol-
shevik forces have Destroyed the
trans-Siberian railway in the region
west of Dauria, a town 20 miles from
the point where the railroad crosses
the Manchurian border. The water
problem in that district is acute as the
water service stations have been de-
stroyed by the bolsheviki who have
poisoned the wells.
There is an unconfirmed report that
the Czecho-Slovaks troops operating
in the vicinity of Lake Baikal have
fought their way eastward and now
control the railway thence nearly to
Tchita. If this report is true the
Czecho-Slovak forces here believe
they will have no difficulty in joining
hands with them.
y Alexief Attacks Bolsheviki.
aTokio, Sept. 7.-White guards and
Cossacks under General Alexieff
opened hostilities against the, boil
sheviki at Blagor,eshtchensk, capital
of the Amur province of Asiatic Rus.
sia, on August Is, according to dis.
patches received here, which add that
the soviets there fled.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-08

Along the line to the junction with
the French. heavy resistance con-
tinues and indications are increasing
that the Germans do not propose TO
be hurried in their retreat in this dis
trict northwest of Rheims.
Artillery in Violent Action.
The artillery on both sides was in
violent action, but with the exception
of patrolling there was no effort at
infantry work. s..
The general line held by the Ameri-
cans has not Changed. From one
place the Americans brought in Sc
prisoners, members of one of the
guards divisions. Among them were
two~officers, one of whom is 1t. Gas
pard Alversleben, whose father is re-
puted to be one of the emperor's ad-
visers. 1t was this lieutenant who
commanded the detachment that re-
Gently compelled a small American
force to evacuate Fismette. 1t was
the organization to which that force
belonged that captured him.
Americans Ru1h Wood. .
The capture of the wood near the
canal was accomplished after inten-
siye artillery preparation and in the
face of q smothering FIRE. The:Ameri-
cans crept close in during the dark
ness and rushed the woods about
o'clock. From the woods. enough ma
chine gun nests were left to give a
sharp greeting, but the real line of
bursts was from beyond the canal.
But this was met with a strong
American counter fire.
The raising of smoke screen
north of the Aisne early in the day
gave rise to the presumption the Ger
mans were already moving back. This
was dispelled by later developments,
although it would not surprise any
one if they withdrew shortly. Some
regard it as probable the Germans in
tend to make Z stand along the
Aisne,...at least until the. onward
movement of the French and British
north of Soissons is more definitely
established. .E-. g5
Enemy Retiring Slowly.
Northeast of Rheims there is an
evident dislike on the part of the Ger
mans for retirement and in the broken
country there remains strong forces
which are moving only very slowly
towards the rear. If the Germans
wish, they can maintain their present
position for many days yet, but for
every day it appears probable that the
price they must pay will be increased.
From one prisoner comes an ex-
pfanation of why .lieutenants lately
have been found Commanding COM
panies. He said orders had been is
sued that because Of the scarcity of
officers, companies in the future
should be commanded by lieutenants,
battalions by captains and regiments
by majors. -.r
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-08
BrusiIoff Released by
BolShevik Government

Amsterdam, Sept. 7. - General
Brusiloff. commander-in-chief of the
Russian armies during the Kerensky
regime, has been released by order OF
the bolshevik government, according
to Moscow dispatch to the Rhenish
Westphalian Gazette of Essen. No
discriminating evidence was disclosed
at his examination. the dispatch adds.
A Copenhagen dispatch on
February s. reported General
Brusiloff had been arrested at Mos.
COW. The nature of the charSE
against him was not disclosed
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-08
Haywood and q Other
!. |. W. W. Leaders In
Cells at Leavenworth

Leavenworth. Kan, Sept. 7.-Wil-
liam D. Haywood, secretary of the
Industrial Workers of the World,
and 81 other members of the organi-
zation convicted at Chicago on
charges of violating the espionage
act, were received in the federal
prison here this afternoon.
Haywood, chewing gum, and .p-
parently at his ease, entered the
prison from about the center of, the
long line. He said the bomb explo-
sion in Chicago was unfortunate and
inopportune and had interfered with
their efforts to get bail.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-08
Presence of U. S. Troops
DemoraI:zes Austrian Army

Rome, Sept. Premier Orlando,
in receiving Salvatore A. Cottillo,
New York state senator, read tele-
gram from Berne, describing the de-
noralizing effect that the presence
of American troops on the Italian
front is having on the minds OF the
Austrians. -,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-08
All Men 15 Years Old,
Up to 18th Birthday,
Must Register Sent. 1

All men who are IS years old
must register under the last selec-
tive service act on Thursday, Sep
tember IL.
This includes thost who are IS
and not yet As.
1t makes no difference if you are
IS and day, or a week, or a month
over: if you are not yet IS you must
register in accordance with the law,
which includes all men from 18 to
rs.
If your 46th birthday falls on
September IL, or before that date,
you do not have to register. But if
you are not actually 46 years of age
on Thursday you must make out a
card.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-08
German Warship Goes Down
Off AmeIand Island Coast

Amsterdam, Sept. 7.-One Of a
squadron Of German warships cruis.
ing off the coast of the Island OF
Ameland Friday evening ran on a
mine or was torpedoed. according to
reports received here. The shib was
seen suddenly to heel over and dis
appear.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-08
BoIshev:k Council in Amur
Declares War on China

Vladivostok, Sept. THE Russian
bolshetik council at Blagoyieshtch.
ensk. capital of the Amur province
OF Asiatic Russia. has declared war on
China because the Chinese govern
ment is sending troops to the northern
Manchuran front. The Siberian fro"
.er has been closed and the bolsheviki
are cou6scating Chinese property,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-08
c. H. Pickens Called to War
Service Council Meeting

c. H. Pickens, manager Of the
firm of Paxton & Gallagher, has been
called to Washington to a meeting
Of the war service council. This is
hoard of six members from all
sections of tie United States which
will confer with Food Administrator
Hoover on matters pertaining to food
conservation and improved service.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-08

BY Associated Press.
Marshal Foch's successive hammer
blows along the German lines from
Rheims to Arras since July l8 have
well nigh completely flattened out the
bulges created by the German often
sives.
The we'll co-ordinated progress of
his attack has brought him to point
where he may we'll be able to strike
q still more disastrous blow to the
German defensive system.
Line Broken on Wide Front.
From Laon to Cambria the Hinden-
burg line stood all last year in the
way of the allied armies seeking to
drive back the enemy from norther
France and Flanders. Little imprs
sion was made in that line eys
temporarily in General Byng's
below Cambria; last tall. Alread -,
this summers caSnpaignsthc lips ms
been pierced on wide front along ;fs
northerly stretches by the British and
within the past few hours ii has been
penetrated in its southeriy reaches
by the French.
1t appears that Marshal Focllss plan
may involve the turning. .of the line on
both its f1anks-at Cambria and Laon.
In the north the British have been for
several days in a position to deliver
what might easily prove vital stroke
to the west of Cambrai. where they
have halted at the Canal Du Nord and
made no move toward driving home
the blow which the logic Of the situa-
ton points to as insyitable.
Left Flank Under Guns.
In the south the armies of General
Petain have now fought their way to
positions where the left flank of the
line is under the guns and the edges
of the defensive positions are be-
ginning to feel the effect OF the pound
ing.
On the western outskirts of the
bastion of St. Goba.n, defending
Laon. the French already at Barisis
+. Continued en- Page Two. Column Two.)