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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-07

lian institutions for the blind have
been interested in the effort
IA yetthe institute has no graduate
fitted to enter civil life, because the
soldiers will not be discharged until
they have become proficientin new
occupation, and able to maintain indie
pendence The idea is not to keep
them off pension list-the insurance
policies they hold provide $ 100 a
month to keep them from want-but
to keep off the feeling of useessness
that leads to dspair, andhold out for
them a definite place in life in spite
of the handicap that has bee forced on
them. The poicy from is the same as
all the mutilated in the nation casual
ty lists.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-07
INCREASED STOCK RAISING

Last year there was some real mis-
sionary work in Crisp county in the
stock raising industry. No matter who
did it, the enlargement of this bust
ness became apparent. 1t was at the
first public manifestation in the fall
fair which was held in Cordele, for
lhere was indeed a fine live stock eX-
hibt The steady growth has spread
from one border to another Now the
tax returns show that out of the 1854
90 in tax gains, e1o2 600 of the increa-
SC was lii live stock alone.
Ih;s is the stride of single year,
We doubt very much il there is anoth-
er county in south Georgia which has
done so well, unless it is Tiff county
where during the past twelve months,
packing plant has been put into
operation. 1t may be said safely that
Crisp county has never made such
gain. This is wealth that may be
termed wealth. Live stock in this
day is property which our farmers
should doubly prize.
y But we are just starting. This coun-
ty is in its infancy in stock raising.
We ought to be able to realize this
early so that we may work for enlar-
cement of the industry with the cor
rect information before us. Crisp
is but just starting A gain of hun
dred thousand in year in live stock
is indeed a gain and is is encourag
ng. This condition is so helpful that
stock raiser should know it.
Then every farmer who is rot well
ON the way WIN ms StocK raising
should join the ever increasing army
Of stock raisers. 1t is business to
which every farmer must tie faith.
1t is business which must necessari-
ly enlarge and prosper as do our far
mers, for it is a business which makes
good as long as our farms are devot-
ing fair portion of their time to it.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-07
INDIGESTION
LOSS OF APPETITE
And Similar Troubles Helped by ziFOn Iron
Tonic, Says Albanian.

81 got a bottle of Ziron", writes
Marshall Rhordes, of Eufaula, Ala,
land took it for Indigestion, nervous.
ness, loss of appetite and similar trou-
bles. 1t helped me very much. My
mother-in-law suffered with the same
troubles, so I gave her a dose or two
of Ziron, and she says it helped her
greatly. l will always keep bottle
of Ziron in the house and will speak
a good word for it whenever l have
the opportunity.
Ziron is a new combination of Iron,
with the hypophosphites of lime and
soda, and other valuable tonic ingre-
dents, which have been found to
build up the enemic, weak, WORKOUT
system. Ziron puts iron into your
blood when you need it. If you are
pale, weak, nervous, depressed, have no
appetite, it is probably sign that your
blood needs Iron. Take Ziron.
Your druggist sells it, on a guaran-
tee. See him about it.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-07
TRADE INDExINe SOLDIERS


When soldier leaves the United
States he should not feel certain he is
going to win glory on the battlefield
in France. Whether officer or en-
listed man he is subjected to further
scrutiny in England and in France and
until little corps of keen eyed and
careful officers have completed the
examination no one can tell into just
what part of the big army machine,
he is going to. fit.
There are in England camps where
every man who passes through is
trade indexed." This is especially
true of one camp where large part
of the air men and motor transport
forces arrive shortly after debarka-
ton The records accompanying them
show what the men have been doing
in civil life and further examination
of tnem and a scrutiny of the demands
often determine the part they are to
take, sometimes only for temporary
duty but in scmG cases for an indie
finite period
From tits l0t are selected the men
who will go into the big repair shops
at once. Men experienced in elect
trical work are sent to stations where
their service is most needed. Orders
for automobile experts are filled and
not infrequently the men in command
of the station are called upon to sup
ply men for follow ng, for a time
at least. exactly the same kind Of
work they were doing in the United
States before their numbers in the
draft were called.
A big hspital is being erected
at one camp. The money for the mate
rial was furnished by the Red Cross
The work is being done by the RAINY,
the building is not materially diff
ferent from that of war hospital being
same class of skilled labor is being
erected in the United States, and the
used. Experts in the use of cement are
J working there Plumbers are doing the
same sort of work they were paid to
doin the United States, carpenters are
employed in doing as high grade labor
as could be found anywhere, and the
drawing of the plans and specifica-
tons was done by architects and en-
! gineers. All the men whose work is
going into the building have been TAX
men from the rank and file of those
who reached camp on their way from
the ports of debarkation. They will
be held there only so long as their
work ca the structure is required and
then they will reioin their organiza-
tons unless detailed for other work.
Officers engaged in fixing the trade
index of the army have boasted that
from the ranks OF the National Army
there may be found men who can do
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-07
any class of work required, from
grinding a diamond to working on the
rifling of big gun.
OUR BLIND SOLDIERS

.
OUR BLIND SOLDIERS
For them who shall exit in darkness
to the end of their days soldiers who
have paid with their eyesight part of
| the price of victory the army mac
hinery of reconstruction is now be-
ginning to function. At General Hospi-
tai No Z, just outside of Baltimore,
and under the special Red Cross Insti-
tute for the blinded, the first group
of nine has been assembled, and is
struggling painfully but hopefully over
the intriccaies of Braile type taking
the first steps. on the long road that
will end when senses of touch and
hearing have sharpened to keen
ness that will to some degree com
pensate for the missing optic nerve.
There are 10 more on the way back
from France to take up the training
and up to a recent date, this was the
total number of the absolutely sight
less that American armies had to re-
port.
Naturally enough, of the first nine.
accident and disaster incident to hand
ling of explosives accounted for a
large proportion than did casualty in
flicted by the enemy. Sergeant Zim-
mermen, Texas truck driver, first
man to come into the hands of the
institute and now is prize patient, was
found after an automobile accident in
France pinned to the ground under
his engine. He lived, but the optic
nerve was paraliZed. Yet now, after
comparatively but a few months, he
can read and write the Braile, which
is the curious set of dots pricked
through paper spells out letters for
sensitive fingers tips. and likewise
hammer out on a typewriter as accu-
rate letters for any persons reading.
hi i'm nf How
as future occupation for the blinded
soldiers in one Of the courses which
instructors have developed.
Having a very particular girl friend
in New York, and exchanging cores
pondence with her, it grew just bit
embarrassing to-. Sergeant thinner
man to require attendants to read all
her return letters to him. When his
Embarrassment was discovered a
young woman lending auxiliary aid
to the Red Cross boarded a train, and
is now in New York, teaching the
girl to write Braile too.
This is fair sample of the extent to
which the extra-official care is going
The Library of Congress has long
been famous for its reading room for
the blind, with its extensive publica-
ton in Braile Mrs. Gertrude Rider,
who heads it, has been an active assis-
tant to the institute, which is a build
ing of its own. There is cheer up
book now being prepared which will
assist the soldier students to learn as
well as to entertain, the heads of civil
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-07

Australia has food in abundance for
the allied world AS soon as some
more of those Hog Island ships go
down the ways, we are going to send
some of them after it. White bread
in abundance is awaiting there.
Mountains of raw sugar are banked
up in Cuba waiting for those new
ships to come. Doesn't it seem GER
tain that there is a time when we will
have all the sweets and white bread
needed?
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-07

The official report of the landing
of Allied naval and military forces at
Archangel carries with it the the state
ment that the forces have been glad
ly and enthusiastically received by
the Russian people. 1t will be easy to
win the confidence of the Russians
who are still hoping that something
may save them from disaster
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-07

Operators of public eating places
say there may be some sugar saved
when it is put into little envelopes for
the coffee but the holtelry saves very
little after the envelops are paid for,
Here is more business for the printer.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-07

One more Zeppelin was punctured
by the airmen taking care of Great
Britain in Monday nights raid. An
other was disabled and the raiders had
no time or opportunity to drop bombs.
This will probably be the last effort
of these million dollar fighting ma
chimes.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-07

Those Wilcox county tobacco raiser
keep on raising the price and adding
profit to what they have done this
year. There are strong indications
that tobacco will be one of the crops
in Crisp the following year.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-07

Japan is on the way to fight the enc
my out of Siberia. If necessary an
elaborate military preparation will be
made to save this country from Ger
man rule.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-07

1t is limited in the war dispatches
coming that the enemy must get out
from between the Vesle and the Aisne.
The Allies have splendid opportun-
ity to hammer on him from three
sides.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-07
Has Won Capelle lost his place be-
cause he cannot stop the flow OF Amer
lean troops into France?

Those who are going to enter con
tests for office during the coming pri-
mary have till August 20 to pay up
and get in. The warning has been
given.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-07

There are still question as to
what kind of premium list we are
going to put out for the fall fair 1t
is needed now and those who are go
ing to make exhibits ought to have
this information in hand The fair
work should be started.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-07

Mr.. Lloyd George has salary of
$4,000 a year as First Lord of the
Treasury, but is unpaid for his servi-
ces as Prime Minister.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-07
Members 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.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-07
PROFESSIONAL CARDS

THoS. J. McARTHUK. M. D.,--Speclal
Attention to Surgery and Gyniecology.
Cordele, Georgia.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-07

L. L. DAVIS, Attorney-at-Law, Office
Phone 1870, Cordele, Ga.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-07
WEEKLY.

Communication on all topics pub
lished when not too long and accompa-
MED by full names and address. Not
responsible for views Of contributors.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-05
A SUGGESTION.

On the way down to the office this morning, our attention was attracted by a sign on the door of a dentists office on Main street, which read: 'Hter Wird Deutsch gesprochen" (German spoken here). The sign is ably been there for some time. Tn the days of peace, and even up to the time of our entry into the war, there could have been no objection to such a sign, but now, when we are engaged in battle for our very ex istence, against Germany, it is hard ly tactful to say the least to permit the shield to remain where it is. It's very presence Is so obno&1o"- 10 some persons that it might provoke them to acts of violeuce, and that should be avoided, There IS no So0u reason why the sign should remain. out in Portland. Oregon. they have changed the names of all streets bearing German names, For instance, Rhine street is to be named Foch, Karl street will be called PershinZ and go on. The citizens of Portland have thus made it clear that they wish to eliminate as far as possible all traces of things German from municipal affairs. Yesterday a mob iii St. Louis lynched a man suspected of being a German sympathizer. We do not approve of such an act of violence and we trust that the per petrators will be punished, but at the same time the very deed itself carries a warming to all who, inten tionally or otherwise, arouse the feel ings of the public on questions re- lating to the war, especially in re- gard to Germany
 To come back to the sign in ques- ton, we earnestly hope that it will he removed before some irate citizen tears 1t down. and if the man who placed it there is now absent from the city, or declines to remove it, we trust that the police will attend to its removal. It will be for his own good and for the peace of mind Of many patriotic citizens to whom it's presence Is objectionable.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-05
F,ngIand's Need of Men.
(From the New York Times.

(F'rom the New York Ttmas.)
 In giving notice of 8 call to the colors of nearly half a million men from Great Britain alone, Sir Auck- iand Geddes., minister Of national service. says that, "excluding Russia and Rumania, the Allies have a sub stanttal superiority in fighting and ration strength over the Central Pow ers.'' The context seems to show that he includes the existing land forces of the United States, for he goes on to say that notwithstanding Russia s oefection, the resources of the Allies
New Britain herald., 1918-04-05
FACTS ABOUT THE AMERICAN NAVY

Navy life Is cut and dried beyond and plays, fights and idles with mo chine-like regularity unequaled In any other profession.
 F'urlough is no exception to the usual precision of man of-wars routine. At periodic intervals certain percentages of the ships company are granted certain amounts of leave. Only in emergency or to reward some marked vaIor-such as six months good behavior---is the bluejackets furlough extended.
 Ordinary liberty is different. Over night absence from the ship is grant ed at every opportunity. In port usually only one-quarter of the crew are required aboard----of course eX- cepting wartime when never more than half can go.
 One sailorman wasn't satisfied with plain liberty. He wanted more than just to hit the beach. To go and soak his soul in idleness was his one de sire So he set about finding the weak spot in this Navy system. He nailed 1t soon enough, And for one whole year ne worked the emergency gag as follows:
 He got a weeks leave from the Fleet base. On the sixth day his wife took sick and would have died except that the kindly Skipper wired a two days extension to her hus- bands furIough--which was just enough to let them take in the butch CTS picnic that Sunday.
 Next time his uncle was run over
New Britain herald., 1918-04-05

land Geddes must strike hard at tba enemy, as we'll as resist his attacks.
 Every day the hitting force of Britain becomes of greater importance to the alliance. On Britsin and the skill with which she handles hem man power in the months to coma everything depends
 France has by no means fought her- self to standstill, but to conserve her strength, Great Britain must
 carry on in the field, and that has been General Haigs task in the past SIX months. So the extra half million ot men to be called to the colors ard urgently needed. The drain on the British army in France is continuous. In the week ended January IA the British casualties on all fronts wers 24,9 officers and men, of whom 5,266 were killed. It was chiefly on the western front that these losses were incurred. Yet the dispatches tell of no great battle, only of raids. It is almost ncomprehensible that sd many men have been killed or woun5 ed. The fighting must have been un- intermittent and heavy. There is sig- nifieance in such a bulletin as this:
 An enemy raid attempted under cover of a heavy artillery barrage ca sr of Monchy during the night was re- pulsed by rife and machine gun fire 's
 The fact seems to be that q, great deal of ammunition is being burnedf on the British front by both sides. The losses are heavy-German as we'll as BritiSh-and the gaps in the line must be filled. England's need of 0oo,o0o fresh troops is. obvious.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-05

by a train or fell out of a balloon. or som ething violent like that, Then ! to vary matters the simp mind ed mariner proceeded to get into the 1 town jug which enabled him to pro cure extension through his friend the sheriff.
 When law courts. sick family, con tagious diseases and other mild ex- cuses failed to entice extra days from the tolerant Captain. the rascal was forced to invent even more crafty reasons why it was humanly inpos- sible for him to return on time.
 And all the while he kept within the law. Which was his undoins.
 For 1t Is also within the law to grant a man furlouCh and the very moment he has reached home to wire him that he must return i1nn ediately in order to be aboard for target prac- tice--which the man will not miss as that would mean losing prize money. Or to grant man furlough and just as he goes over the gangway to land him back on deck with the news that he is about 10 be a witness at court martial. Or to grant a man furlough when the ship has secret orders to sail an hour before he is due to leave
 Look here, my friend" said the Executive Officer after he and the man had been keeping within the law for about wear, let's call it square and stick to Navy ways
 "T've got to hand 1t to you, sir" was the answer--proving that even in its weak spots the Navy is cut and dried
New Britain herald., 1918-04-05

move 1t, for he doesn't want 1t. Offer him no food until the next meal.
 Do not force a child to eat. If he is not hungry. do not try to tempt his appetite by offering sweets when simple food is refused.
 >'Teach him to chew hts food thor oughly.
 Keep the child happy at meals Laugh and grow fat applies to chil- dren as well as adults.
 Do not give children highly sea- soned food. This is avoided by talk ing out the chiid's portion before sea. soning the dish for the family.
 Tt Is far better to give the child his meal apart from the family when you may take time to train him in good eating habits.
 ''The value of milk can not be oves- estimated: use Of oatmeal, hominy,
New Britain herald., 1918-04-05
|LY THE FLAG.

fizen of New Britain whq |nerican flag should unfurl |w in honor Of the anni-
 our entry into the war opening of the third Lib- am paign. And those who bf the Allies should fly
 We want to see more row than were ever flown ain before. If you haven't drape the stars and stripes How, or place the flag on or somewhere whore it Let there be no citizen n who will be compelled disgraceful admission
 not fly the flag on this hich is one of the most
 in the history of our t with the flag! It is your
 a mark of respect and nds your country. From
 every factory, and every hg in New Britain where az, let it wave tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-05
Two Heroes

A the start Of the Gerrhan offen- sive two British soldiers landed at Bouiogne, They had been discharged from the hospital and were on their way to rejoip their regiments at Ar ras. They found no transportation awaiting. trains were tied up, no au- tome piles available. Did they hesi- tate or seek excuses? No! They set off on foot and tramped the whole 65 miles that they might share the posts of danger with their comrades. A simple story, yet touched with an epic ompleteness that makes quiet things heroic. Would that all of Us could show so answering a devotion to the call of duty.--Boston Post.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-05

and America are, sufficient to assure victory and nothing but a psycho- logical catastrophe can save the Gen. tra1 Powers that may mean
 What stands out very clearly is that no dependence for the present is placed upon the American contin gents in France. It may be assumed that the British general staff be- lieves that the Americans should have q longer period of training before taking their place in the line. Some of the British troops were put in too early (from necessity for shock tao tics. Greater gains would have been made by veterans in the battle of the Sornme This is not 8 reflection upon the gallantry of the new army engaged in the operations of the sum nler and autumn of 1916. It demon- strated a superiority over the Ger man troops encountered, and the spirit of the British and Colonials was always splendid. Nevertheless. with additional training they would nave gone further and shown greater staying power. If the French and British can hold the line this year until midsummer, the American rein forcements will be able to come to their relief with a hitting power that should tell nightly in a counter of fensive. It is fortunate that the American commander. like Petain and Haig, is a believer in training troops for the battle ordeal until the finish ing touch has been given. Pending the readiness of the American army the Britisht according to SSiri Auch-
New Britain herald., 1918-04-05
Copyright 1918 by George
 Matthew AdanS)
THE MARSEIILAiSE

Ya sons of freedom. wake to glory! Harl1! hark! what myriads bid you
 risei Your children, wives and grandsircs
 hoary, Behold their tears and hear their
 cries! Shall hateful tyrantS, mischief
 breeding, With hrcling hosts, a ruff1an band, Alright and desolate the land While peace and liberty lie bleed
 ing? To arms! to arms, ye brave. The averaging sword unsheathe :: March on. march on! all hearts re-
 solved
 On victory or death. Now, now the dangerous storm is
 rolling Which treacherous kings confeder-
 ate raise: The dogs of war, let loose, are howl
 ing, And To. our, fields and cities blaze; And shall we basely view the ruin. While lavless force. with guilty
 stride, Spreads desolation far and wide, With crimes and blood his hands lm-
 bruing. To arm, to arnast ye brave The averaging sword unsheathe; March on! march on all hearts re- solved
 On victory or death. Q Liberty, can man resign thee, Once having felt thy generous
 f1amc? Can dungeons, bolts. or bars conf1ne
 thee? Or whips thy noblc spirit tame? Too long the world has wept, be-
 wailing, That falsehood's dagger tyrants
 wield, But freedom is our sword and
 shield, And all their arts are unaVail1ng, To arms, to arms! ye braye The averaging sword unsheathe; March on! march on: all hearts re-
 solved on victory or death.
 BROUGHT DE LESLIE.