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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-15
s0UTHALL RECOVERING
FROM SERIOUS WOUNDS
Former Tfmcs-Dispatch Reporter In
jured i'm Battle in
France.
SERVES WITH MARINE CORPS
Sends Letter to His Mother Here
With Clipping Telling of Despcr-
ate Engagement in Which .tmcri.
can Soldiers Won Victory.

Rev. and Mrs W. w. Southan. c
North Sycamore Street. arc in receipt
of letter from their son. William
B. Southall. who has been three times
wounded in service since he enlisted
with the American expoditionary force,
and is now in the base hospital At
Neuilly. Paris rapidly recovering.
Young Southall. known as senator"
among the newspaper fraternity. was
a reporter on The Times Dispatch for
more than a year previous to his en-
listment in the marine corps. and
wide acquaintance in the city viii bc
interested In the following letter T.
his mother under date OF June 10:
Dear Nother-I shall make my let
ter short to-day-just enough TO tell
YOU I'm progressing ny leaps and
bounds To the state OF Ae1lth eniove.!
when the Germans took ne 10 hcnt.
To write a long letter when ones pen
pro,rudes from under Il barrelful OF
bendases is rather a difficult task.
The surgeons did eXcellcn- work.
All three Of my wounds appear To he
very clean. and are giving the Icas:
trouble. With the help of a cane can
even 60 to the dining-roo TO ca.
And such meals as I destroy. My APP
petite Is enormous. ] might say also
that the food is plentiful and If the
very best.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-15

Don't put this paper down until you
have read the Want Ads.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-15
The Confederate Museum

Open Daily from a. NJ 20 p. M.
Saturdays Q A. NJ. TO T. NJ.
TWELFTH AND CLAY STREETS.
ADMISSION. Csc.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-15
MEETS MANY PEOPLE
KNOWN IN RICHMOND

81 Sc. lots of people here who know.
acQuain;anccs IT mine in America. For
instance. one lady who lives mere IN
Paris told me she was friend of Miss
-srent Wits. our society editor. YOU
know. She said she would write Miss
Witt about me.
Another lady has done Y NJ e. 4.
work over here with John Garland Pol
lard. sun another knows Minna And
Red Cross man who gave me cigar
cites and chocolate on tho way from
the front Is a brother-in-la law OF r..
Mcclure. am inclosinr self
explanatory clipping from the London
Daily Mail"
The clipping Enclosed by the "Scna-
tor was particularly in reference to
the bravery shown by the United
States troops at Bellcau wood, which
is presumably where Mr. Southall was
wounded. and is written by Herbcr,
Baly. correspondent Of the London
Daily Mail Tho clipping is as fol-
lows:
Heavy artillery fire has marked III I,
activities on the Chatcau- Thicrry front
to-day. The chief interest here. how
eve:, still lies in the capture of Bciicau
wood. This achievement. So drama,!r
'aTd so fun OF exciting episodes. :,
Wonderful and yet 50 melancholv. viii
certainly live in American history.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-10
DISTRIBUTING POSTERS.
THIRD LIBERTY LOAN

Washington, Mar 9-Posters pro-
claiming the Third Liberty Loan in
striking phrases and careful designs
nine million of them in more than a
dozen designs-now are being dis
tributed to every city and hamlet of
the United States.
They are the silent sales agents of
the bonds, and their preparation has
yaken months of planning and careful
choosing. Hardly had the Second Lib
erty Loan closed before the cOuntry's
foremost artists and designers were
invited to go to work on the posters
for the third loan.
The result is collection of strik.
ing posters. considered artistically
and psycholcgically better than any
yet attempted in the two previous
loan drives. Soon they will be famil-
lar sights i'll store windows, on bill
boards, and E Il public places.
In addition FIVE million window stick
ers, 50,000,0 600 poster stamps, and l6
| 900, 900 badges have been ordered and
! will be ready for the opening day OF
the campaign.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-10
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
TO The People of Cordele.

10 Inc People OF COrGele.
The Cordele Electric Company, has
fled with the Railroad Commission of
Georgia an application asking that the
Commission fix a reasonable rate for
lights furnished to the people in the
eggs for sale.
city. The city will file answer and be
represented by the City Attorney so
far as the cit 81 concernedBboyn-h no
far as the application effects
the lighting of the city streets
and public buildings. The city so far
as the mayor and council will be au-
thorized to act, will be heard as to the
public with reference to the contracts
made by the city with the Electric Com
pany for lights for public use only.
The mayor and council will be power.
less to act relative to private contracts
of citizens, users generally of the cleo
trio current from the Electric Com.
pany plant for light and other purpo.
SEES.
| am giving this notice and informa.
ton that any one may be heard relative
to the change of rates if any are to be
made by the Electric Lighting Compa-
ny under authority of the State Rail
road Commission. The object Of the
Electric Light Company is to get per.
mission from the Commission to raise
the light rate on all consumers using
electric current for any purpose. The
application of the Cordele Electric
Company came before the Mayor and
Council and after careful considera-
ton was rejected and the Council de.
cl!ned to agree to raise in the rates
and contended that the rate being
charged was just and fair rate and
that raise in rates would be an in.
justice to the people of Cordele. If
there are any customers of the Elec-
trio Light Company who wish to be
heard on this cause, the way is open
ana the case will be heard in Atlanta
on the goth inst.
J. GORDON JONES. Mayor.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-10
GOVERNOR DORSEY Is /
GOING AFTER oilers
CAMPAIGN TO PUT
WARRANTS OF GEORGIA TO
WORK.

Atlanta Ca, Mar S.-There begins
today with the mailing of a special
communication by Governor Dorsey to
every county defense council in the
state, state wide, systematic, deter
mined campaign to put the Migrants
of Georgia to work.
The nation has no use for an idle
man in peace, much less in war He is
barnacle on the economic structure,
a Stacker worse than the Stacker who
runs away from military service. The
| government is calling on Georgia far
mers to raise more food Responding
with splendid patriotism, the farmers
are planning the greatest food crops in
the history of the state, but they must
| have laborers to cultivate their fields,
and are calling for labor as they never
have before. Thousands of able bod
! led men, white and black are idling
and lettering around the pool room of
cities, the loafing places of towns and
villages. doing no work, producing moth
ing, earning nothing, clogging the ma
tons war machine.
To meet this situation, Governor Dor
sey has called on the county defense
councils to get in touch at once with
their sheriff, solicitor and Judge: to
arrest and convict all Migrants; then
| to put these convicts on probation TO
work the farms.
Georgia's vagrancy law, one of the
best in the country, and Georgia proba-
| ton law, which allows wide discretion
to Judge in sentencing violators Of
penal statutes, join together to make
perfec instrument for utilizing the
states man power to the fullest ex-
tent.
Governor Dorsey believes it is the
duty of the state to put every idle
man to work before it calls on the gov
1rnment to furlough soldiers back to
the farms. He requests every news
paper and other agency for dissemina-
ting information to join the campaign
and keep it going throughout the war.
His confident belief is that idleness
can be made so uncomfortable, so dis
graceful, so criminal, that every idle
man will either be tried and convicted
or will be forced to go to work volunta- |
rlly to avoid conviction.
}. j. Brown, commissioner of agri |
culture, regards the step taken by the |
governor as one of the very hest
moves yet made to solve the farm In. |
Dor situation. Commissioner Brown
personally on his travels througout
the state has observed hundreds of
men in idleness. He knows from an
peais by farmers every day that eyery
loafer in the state can get a lob on =
farm in twenty-four hours if he wants
it. Hal M. Stanley, commissioner Of
commerce and labor. likewise strongly
indorses the governors stand. He
states that he can place 1000 men on
farms with applications already on
lille in the employment bureau Of his
office.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-10
FAIR WEATHER
FOR COMING WEEK

WASHINGTON, Mar. 9.-Generally
Atlantic states for the week beginning
Sunday. More seasOnable tempera-
.ures will continue through the great
portion Of the week.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-10
FOUR HUNDRED MILLIONS
FOR HEAVY ORDINANCE

WASHINGTON, Mar. 9.-Congress
was asked today by the army ordnance
bureau for a urgent deficiency appro-
pration of four hundred millions for
the manufacture of ordnance. principal
ly for heavy guns.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-10

A cubic foot of silo space will hold
about forty pounds of silage, if proper
~ packed. Those WHO are planning on
clos this year will find this helpfu,
IN figuring on the size silo needed
Southern Ruralist.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-03

that more Stamps were sold in the month of April than in all the period from De- cember 9. when the campaign began. un- til April l.
 NEGROES TAKING HOLD
 The manner in which the eolored peo- pie of this county are taking hold in the campaign is eliciting much favorable comment. War savings societies are be- ing organized right along in the colored schools. The colored people are planning to hold great patriotic War Savings rally at Capitol park about Che middle of this month, at which time addresses will be delivered by President Mcton of Tus- kegee institute. and other leaders of their race.
 Joseph H. Loveman. chairman of the city War Savings committee, states that Loveman, Joseph S Loeb will install an artistic War Savings booth in their store in charge of an expert salesman.
 The War Savings campaign in Alabama is very much in evidence, and will be more aggressive henceforth, as the plans worked out by State Director Johnson are put into execution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-03

divine law of Moses. Jews and non- Jews auke. were at one, he said, in the faith that dispersed Israel must be returned to the land of it's anc;snt occupation. Palestine. for not one jot or title of the sacred law is to te broken till all be fulfilled His breadth and liberality of vision made deep appeal to everyone present.
 The principal address was delivered by NIT. Ben Avi. who. though his Ea- tive tongue is Hebrew. spoke in cx- cellent English He told of his love for America and of her ideals, and pleaded that every Jew give of his all 10 the noble. unselfish cause for which America went to war The Jews of Palestine had experienced the bru- tality. and cunning of German lIl- trigue. using Turkey as It's tool to work utter destruction to Jewish in- terests in Palestine that Germany might build for itself spiritual capi- tai in Jerusalem.
 He pictured e1oquently the return of America's victorious armies, having fought disinterestedly that America, Albania, Syria, Bohemia and the Jews might be made free to develop their natural individuality unhampered. There would be glorious monuments erected in the streets of Jerusalem to Balfour Lloyd George and Woodrow Wilson, out of the fullness and grati- tude of the Jewish heart for what these great men had done.
 He told of the contribution to tho
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-03
Chaplain Smith Of 167th
 Tells HolU the Boys
 Enjoy Tobacco Fund

Mrs. Mortimer H. Jordan, chairman Of the 16Ith regiment tobacco fund for Bii- mingham. yesterday received letter from Lieut.. E. P. Smith. chaplain Of the regiment, telling how the boys ap- preciate the work being done for them at home.
 Lieutenant Smiths letter is as tel, lows:
 Headquarters l6Tth L. S Infantry,
 France, April Il, 1918 Mrs Mortimer H. Jordan. Chairman,
 Birmingham Tobacco Fund for Soldiers
 in France
 MT. Dear Mrs. Jordan; Copies of the Birmingham Age-Herald now reaching the soldiers of the old Flghtlns knourth' Alabama infantry dhe loth United States infantry, now doing Its pit somewhere in France, make us ap preeiate the kindness of yoursef anu the noble women of Alabama in the soou work you are doing in providing smohes for our soldier boys who are fightlnS the battle for democracy out here on the frontier of civilization. Every hl- tie box and every letter reeeived ps these noble boys from loved ones ana friends in the states is hailed With 1oy- full acclaim.
 If the good folks back home could realize the good they do some heart when they mail a package of chocolate, a package of smokes, or much needed toilet articles, they would gladly receive more than enough compensation for the small sacrifice made by them to gladden. the soldiers life in the trench and on the firing line One of the events in our life in France is when the mail comes in, when long lines of soldiers will wait for their names to be called out by the sergeant or one of the company officers.
 Every department of our great regi- ment from dear old Alabama is up to the very highest state of efficiency. Our soldiers are well trained and ex- oelently drilled in the arts of war. and a friendly rivalry exists between com. panies and platoons and each does it's best to excel the other. Our medical detachment is up to the very highest standard, and each member carefully ministers to the need of the sick among us. In this connection, I wish to say the general health of the men is better than at any previous time, very few being in the hospital. General moral conditions cannot be better, clean iiv- ing, wholesome food, careful sanitatio, and plenty of outdoor exercise contril ute to the health and morals of the men.
 ''We have had very few deaths from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-03
MUSIC STUDY CLUB
Committee on Artist Concerts Ap-
 pointed by New President

Mrs. C. ]. Sharpe, the new president of the Birmingham Music study club. has appointed the following committee on artist concerts, to serve for the ensuing F months: Mrs. Laurens Block Mrs. George Houston Davis and Mrs. E. T.. Rice, with Mrs. Sharpe as a member ex- officio.
 The proposition of the famous Paris Conservatory orchestra of S6 men to place Birmingham in it's AmericJn tim erary for October 23, conveyed by the French high commission through the Chamber of Commerce, was laid before the club and was referred to the above named committee with power to act.
 It is said that the possibility of having an appearance in Birmingham of the or chestra. considered by many critics as the greatest in the world, has aroused much enthusiasm in the Music Study club and in musical circles generally. The or chcStra covers high dCHSR1S90. .$6. G. chestra comes high, but it is thought 1t can be financed without any difficulty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-03
THRIFT CAMPAIGN ID BE AGGRESSIVE
 STATES JOHNSON
Local Billposting Concern Makes Generous Dona- tion of Space and Serv-
 ice to Aid Campaign

While keeping decorously out of the way of the Liberty Bond express, the Alabama War Savings unlimited, with Crawford Johnson at the throttle, has not lost minutes time on it's schedule
 This is by way of saying the War Savings Stamps and Thrift Stamps cam paign is proceeding vigorously and eff fectively.
 Robert w. Ewing, who has been ap- pointed Alabamas head of the National Retail Merchants division of the cam paign, is busily at work organizing his forces throughout the state.
 Two hundred and twenty-four sheet posters have been received from the na- tional committee and will be posted at once in Birmingham, Bessemer and other places in this county by Messrs. Douglass and Ribble, with Bert Clach in charge of the work, which is a gratutous con- tribution to the campaign by the bill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-03
TYNDALL ACCEPTED FOR Y. M. c. A. WORK IN
 OVERSEAS SERVICE

L. Porter Wood publicity director of the southeastern department of the Y. NJ. C. A., notifies The Age-Herald that Jo- seph Jefferson Tyndall, 1902 American Trust building has been accepted by the overseas personnel bureau of the Army and Navy Y NJ. c. A. for service in the American expeditionary forces in train- camp in England as a hut secretary
 Edward NJ. Nesbitt of Birmingham IS in Y. M. C.. A. service at Camp Seyier s. C., as religious work secretary He has been in the service of the association for several months and Chairman Moore reports that he is making quite success of it. MT. Nesbitt is graduate of the Alabama Presbyterian college at Annis- ton and of the Presbyterian Theological seminary at L-avisvii'e
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-03

all causes since we landed in France. Our men have been tested by the Boche, and you can rest assured that every one of them was true to the glorious tra- ditions and wonderful history of the Old Fighting Fourth in the eos. l don believe any state ever sent finer lot of fighting men to any war than the men composing our regiment, and when this war has been won and a just anu permanent peace has been made. we all hope to return to our loved ones, ana then We can tell them all about our trials and triumphs and at the same time give voice to our sincere apprecia- tion for what you and other noble wom- en of Alabama did for us.
 Very sincerely yours,
 LIEUT.. E. P. SMITH, Chaplain 167th '. S Inf, American Expeditionary Forces"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-03
Patriotic Action of the
 Stereotypers' Union

Members of the stereotypers' union of Birmingham in session yesterday decided that instead of sending a delegate to the national convention in Chicago they would buy two Liberty Bonds with the expense money which would be neces- sary. Ii was felt that this action would be of more direct benefit to the country than to participate personally in the na- tional convention at this tihe. c. A. Due was elected delegate to the Chicago convention and R. J. Crawford alternate. MT. Due, the newly elected delegate, heartily approved fthe action taken.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-03
MAJOR SIVLEY DIES
 AT HILLMAN HOSPITAL
Pioneer Citizen and Confederate Sol dier Answers Last
 Roll Call

Funeral services over the remains of William Lafayette Siyley, aged 75 years, who died yesterday afternoon at o clock at the Hillman hospital after a brief ill., ness, will be held this afternoon at East Lake cemetery at o'clock, the burial services to be in charge of Camp Will cox, United Confederate Veterans.
 Coming to Birmingham 40 years ago, when the population was only 15o0. MT Sivley engaged in the mercantile busi- ness at Elyton, and had been resident of this city since. For the past six years he had been night clerk at the Co., lonial hotel being familiarly known to the travelling men as Uncle Billy" He is survived by one son, E. J. Sivley of Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-03
CULPEPPER EXUM
 BACK FROM EAST
Telegrams Missed Him and Did Not Know of Sons Accident Until
 He Reached City

Culpepper Exum returned from the east last night and was elated to find that his young son, Culpepper Exum, Jr., was getting along so well from the wound re- gently suffered when he was shot with rifle in the hands of a playmate
 T didn't know a thing about it until stepped off the train tonight, said Mir. Exum. The telegrams which had been sent missed me all around and you can imagine my delight to find it was not more serious. I now feel that I have a veteran in the family even though I cant go to war myself'
 MT. Exum's name has been given con- siderable prominence recently as can- dicate for Congress. He said last night that there was no change in the situa- tion so far as he was concerned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-03

culture of the world that a Jewish state would make, that it would seek
 to carry to the nations of the east tie truths of justice and democracy which America heralded in the west Even now. despite tremendous obstacles. Palestine was producing great men. He mentioned Aaron Aronsohn, iAe discoverer of wild wheat. whose ex- periments our department of agricus- ture have utilized.
 The Jews were no longer content to live upon the past glories of their fathers, he declared. An ancient tra- dition of thousands of years inspired obligations upon the Jews to seek to prove worthy of that heritage, and the field for the enactment of the final and greatest aid of the Jewish drama. lay in Jewish state. His words of high. simple eloquence. coming from an unaffected spirit, true exemplar of the. new Je~ of Pal estile. found sympathetic echo in the hearts of everyone present. It was a moving speech and served as a fitting climax to an evening of great profit and enjoyment to all who were fortu- nate to attend.
 Mir Ben Avi will speak to the Bes- semer Zionist organization this even Ing.
 For Indigestion, Constipation Bil- iousness
 Just try one 50-cent bottle of LAX EOS WITH PEPSIN. A Liquid Diges- ,,lao t0 falsa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-03
JoHNsoN,s CLEVER TALKS

M. Johnson, who is touring the south as a special representative of the national committee, and whose clever chalk work has already delighted many of the school children of this county, appears today at the South Highlands school He goes from here to Georgia.
 As showing what a woman can do when her heart is in her work state headquar- ters points with pride to the fact that Mrs. J. B. Richardson of Blossburg sold &45 in War Savings Stamps and Thrift Stamps in one day.
 Among the visitors at headquarters were Lawrence Gerald, War Savings di- rector of Chiffon county. who reports the campaign progressing encouragingly in Chiffon.
 A report from Etowah county states
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-03
HEBREW ORATOR
 1. ST|RS CROWD WITH ]. PATRIOTIC ADDRESS
Zionist Aims and Aspira- tions Eloquently Outlined at Meeting Last
 Night

At the Knesseth Israel Synagogue last night, an enthusiastic audience composed in equal measure of both Jews and non-Jews. enjoyed a presen- tation of Zionist aims and aspirations, by Ittamar Ben Avi. distinguished Hebrew Journalist and orator, and Judge A. Latady, prominent local at torney. Mir. Latady was the first speaker and in an impressive speech of great! dignity. told of the Christian belief in a liberal fulfillment of the