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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-22
ANNOUNCEMENT

Rev. John W. Rowlett. of Atlanta
a well known minister of the Uniyer
salisS church is in the city today and
will hold "a parlcr, service this evening
at 1880 at the home of Mrs. D. A.
Pitts A cordial invitation is extend
ed to all to attend this service.
r. W. Carswell visited home folks
at Chauncy Sunday.
Claude Denham spent Sunday in
Mrs. H. P. Finger and children are
Visiting relatives in Helena.
Barney Ware spent Sunday with
home folks in Macon.
Ian 0ummertord, of Pembroke, a
former citizen of Cordele was here
the past week
#-#-a
Miss Mamie Minter, who has been
the guest the past week of Miss Bes-
sic Malone, has returned to her home
at Monticello.
Mrs. Grace Hill and Miss Ruby Pitts
spent the weekend in the city with
their mother, Mrs. D. A Pitts return
ing to Sylvester Sunday afternoon.
*-*-~
d. A. Duffy, who is now with Ar
INCUR and Company of Albany spent
Sunday in the city with his family.
The Smith & Golding Amusement Co
are erecting their portable roller skat-
ing rink on the Westbrook lot on 18th
Ave and will be ready for business to-
night, Jan. 22nd
The outfit consists of large hard
maple floor under WATERPROOF tent
and is we'll lighted and has seats for
the audience. Fibre roll skates are
used which keeps the floor clean and
prevents slipping. Mr. Smith advises
us that the rink will be opened from
$3.50 to 1890 a. m. and ladies will be
furnished skates free on this session
for the week ending Jan. 26th. This
will be an opportunity for, the married
ladies to learn. The. next session will
be from to 4:30 p. M, and one from
to p. M
A special session will be held on Sat |
urday from 1 to 2:30 for the school
children and in no case will school
children be allowed to skate during
school hours.
Roller skating is a national sport |
and is highly recommended by the med |
ical fraternity of the world. The PEG
pie of Cordele and vicinity will now
have an opportunity to indulge in this
graceful and heathful exercise and |
amusement.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-22

warm. A good deal of wood picked UP
from the woods in the park has served
himself to the utmost to keep them
to keep the fires going part of the time,
About the only animal taken any
pleasure in the blizzard is the grizzly
bear, whose warm coat of fur enables
him to laugh at winters icy blast.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-22
IT'S Up TO YOU! TO VIVA CAR
ITS EASY NOW, ENROLL TODAY
..,..,, ,v,. IT'S TIME TO START SOMETHING
M||IIg'E|I!lEIssIE.,.z.

The DAILY Dispatch during the past
week has shown its readers, and the
public in general, how they can pro-
fit immensely through their spare
time efforts among their friends and
acquaintance in the next few weeks !;
lit has given from day to day the par
ticulars in connection with it's Great
Automobile Prize Subscription Cam
paign, and Puzzle award and enroll
ment Of men, women and children, as
candidates for a share in the Big
$4,000 Prize List are now arriving at
The Dispatch Office in a nose pleas
ing way. Ladies and Gentlemen,
prominently identified with the best
interests of Cordele are showing the
greatest interest in this Campaign and
are entering into the spirit of the
Mammoth Enterprise with commenda-
BILE zeal Nominations are coming
in with every mail and within few
days now The Merry Race will be I'M
der way in earnest,
This Great Distribution of Automo-
biles, Piano, Grafonola and other
Prizes, which make a grand total of
over $4,000 was expressly planned for
the benefit of all our friends and read
ers. And The Dispatch hopes to see
you among it's candidates. We want to
help you earn an Auto of your own,
in the easiest way Imaginable, in
your spare time which otherwise slips
away without profit to yourself. The
Best Chances to be among the Grand
Prize Winners on the 9th of March
will naturally be be with the early
starters. Right now, in the prelimi
DEAR SIR: ENROLL
FOR THE DAILY DISPATCH AND
INSTRUCTIONS.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-22

Shortage of wheat in France is be
coming more alarming each week Pas
try is now classed as luxury and its
manufacture or consumption is now
suppressed except on Sundays and
holidays.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-22

,ast nary stages of the Campaign it is pos
the sible, if you will begin at once, to Sc
Dro- cure subscriptions so fast as to- dis
are dancee those tardy individuals who
and will require week to plan their line
ks: of action. Go to it quick! Vile they
Dar- are thinking it over. Run up such a
eat volume of business now as to insure
am your final success on closing day. You
oil will realize how easy it is as soon as
as you start, as The Dspatch in plan
Big ming this Big Campaign has simpli-
at fed the work of it's candidates in many
cas- ways. AS an inducement to prepaid
len. subscribers we have offered a 1918
,est Ford Touring Car as a Free Award,
the to yearly subscribers who solve the
and mathematical puzzle which is now
the carried daily in this paper. This
Ida Fascinating test of your ability at
ing figures will swing large number of
few subscriptions to our campaign candi-
I'M dates. Free copies of this puzzle sup
piled in any number to candidates for
mo- distribution. Put these out among
her your friends and then call for their
of subscriptions, and you will find them
for ready for you. Every body wants to
cad win that Ford Car, and every body
see thinks they can solve the puzzle.
t to Go to them puck and let them know
wn, that you are in the Big Campaign and
in out to win and have them turn their
lips puzzle solution and subscription over
The to you. The Main Thing Is To Do 1t
and Now! Today AT Once before others
Lrch beat you to it. Call at The Dispatch
arly Office this evening and talk it over
imi- with the Manager
LII MY NAME AS REPRESENTATIVE
Nd SEND ME- RECEIPT BOOK AND
very truly, IF. J
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-22
City and Vicinity
News

Earl Locke was Streator visitor
last night.
Al. Maierhofcr went to Chicago this
norning on short business "trip,
". ]. Kelly OF Streator. manager o.
the Woosworth Five and Ten Cent
store there. visited with friends in
ely yesterday.
Mrs Lucky and daughter. Minnie,
OF Grand Ridge returned to their
home Saturday evening after a visit
with Ottawa friends.
Miss Anne Hathaway went to Strea-
to. yesterday afternoon for n short
visit with friends there.
Attorney b. o. Berpe went To Chi
cago this morning for short bust.
ness trip.
Misses Hanna and Elizabeth Mel
son went to Chicago yesterday after.
noon for ashort visit with relatives
there
Miss Bass Feely Went to Streator
last evening for Il short visit with
friends there.
Misses Caroline Kelly and Mary
Boyle have returned 10 their homes
In this city. after visiting with
friends ana relatives in Aurora.
Misses Marguerite Mulhall and lrna
Met2ger have returned home after 4
few days visit with friends in Joliet
and Braceville.
William Hart has returned to 10,
liet, after spending few days with
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John Hart,
in this city.
Clarence Tbarpe, former Ottawa
resident now living in Joliet. return.
cd TO his home last night after spend.
ing two days in this city.
Mrs. George NJ. Trimhlc returned
home aftep business trip TO Chi
cago.
Cecil McEvoy went To Peoria today
on a short business trip.
Di. T. ". Burrows spent Monday IN
Chicago.
Owen Fox. son Of Owen G. Fox. has
returned 10 his home on St George
street after being patient at RybnrI
oSptal for five weeks
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-22
SNOW REEVES OLD
CUSTOM FOR DOCTORS

The recent blizzard forced IA revival
OF the Old custom OF calling a physi.
clan TO n country home.
Back in the early days OF the coun.
Try practitioner. it was the custom if
q farmer wanted a doctor for him to
hitch up his horse and go after one
Then came the telephone and doctors
got horses OF their own 70 enable them
to respond to telephone calls.
Along came the automobile and the
days OF open" winters Doctors no
longer kept horses and as the automo.
bile became a common vehicle, livery.
men gave place to the garage. few
!ivcrymen managed TO survive on the
trade Of folks who still enjoy riding
behind Il horse, but there were only
about half dozen horses for hire In
Ottawa Il few hours after the blizzard
broke.
And as the storm grew in intensity
'bihH WIZ b'iiiS NuN'll III, tulNlltI
were being born and the sick began
needing medical attention Autos
were useless as the roads were block
cd with drifts and even horses could
no, get through in places until 6
road was broken for them.
SO 1t became necessary for the farm
crs to revert TO the old system anc
break road and bring in bob sled,
so that physicians could get out to tn,
sick. There was considerable suffer
Ing but fortunately no fatalities, al
e though every physician in Ottawa M
derwcnt considerable hardship in AT
tending the needs Of patients in III
rural districts. Several faced tn
worst of the blizzard in order TO tax
relief 70 confinement cases.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-22
TEDDY AT CAPITAL
TO ANSWER STONE

Washington. Jan. % Colonel TheO-
dorc Roosevelt arrived in the capt. al
today at The height OF the worst biz
GARD OF The winter ready and appar
emily eager 10 Swing his blk stick
in the political Donny brook senator
Stone started with his speech in the
Senate yesterday The colonel was in
high spirits when the train pulled in
and manieStly enjoyed the cnthua. Jas
tic reception accorded him by persons
in the station.
He Immediately proceeded TO the
homc OF his sou.in,law, Representative
Nicholas lonRWorth The former
prrsident had no comment tC make
ON the Mar that has finally broken
ont between the administration and
certain elements OF Congress, bat he
indicated tina, he would have some.
thing TO say later. He d!d not con
zeal his satisfaction with events in
the Senate yesterday and il was
Mdcrtood he was preparing hot
reply 10 Senator Stone
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-22
WASHINGTON TO BLAZE
GARDEN CROPS TRAIL

Washington. Realizing that the
capital city should set an example
for the rest OF the country 10 follow
Washington already is making plans
to produce bumper home garden crops
next season. Numerous organizations
TO stimulate interest in home gar
denng have been formed, among the
leaders being HE Capital Garden club,
the first in the city to take up the
question OF increasing the food sup
ply by local cultivation.
The Capital Garden club started a
campaign recently to raise $1,000 To
delray the expenses of a campaign
of intensive education. and today the
sum is almost in hand Cash prizes
will be awarded those having the
best gardens and experts will be en-
Gagged to supervise the plots and As
sist in Their cultivation
The Department of Agriculture i
taking u keen interest in the home
garden project and Washington $
amateur farmers will have the adj
vantage Of the cooperation Of the
departments experts.
It is expected that the action OF
Clarence Wilson, food administrator
for the District OF Columbia, will be
followed elsewhere He has pledged
his cooperation and assistance, eX
pressing the belief thai the increast
OF production is just as important a
a war measure as the saving of food
; He believes excellent results could be
..accomp lished all over the country II
all other food administrators woult
make this part Of their duties.
Al any rate. Washington intends Il
show the way IN this important phas,
oi war work and viii blaze Il trail that
other cities will do we'll to follow
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-22
.-sa--4...-a..- --s----+..-----
RUMOR ACCOMMODATION
IS TO BE ABANDONED

4 report has been current here for
some time that plan was under way
to take of the Accommodation n
Rock Island train which now operates
between bureau and Chicago. At the
RCck Island office here inquiries
brought the statement that the r..
port had been current for some tiulc
but nothing OF an official nature had
been heard rs "a the proposed move
The rumor Is 30 the effect that the
Accommodation Is to Do clminatod
from the Rock Island schedule n n
war measure.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-22
PLUMBERS OPEN
STATE CONVENTION

Bl0onlinelou. Jan. 22.-The first
wartime convention OF the Illinois
Master Plum hers Association oT.ued
here today. latlio;ic features mark
90 the convention and war PROBLEMS
Mere discussed. II is the twenty
siSth annual meeting Ct the plumbers.
They will be in session Tor three days
Among tho speakers were Hon. Lo,I,s
Eitzhenry, OF bloomington. and Ser
gcant Bernard {. Molin. o. Chicago
The annual banquet and buffet
luncheon will be held this evening.
\ reception viii follow the banquei
L; which TIE wives OF the many dele
yates viii De entertained
in" constitution and bylaws OF the
association will be revise, probably
OH the Ia day OF the convention
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-22
TAI IAN ART
Is ENDANGERED

Rome "ltaly's punishment muat
exem plary; she must he ruined for
ever both 10 q military and an eco
nUmic way. Austria must destroy
all the art centcrs OF the Peninsula
and the execution OF this order must
be entrusted 10 Austrian ayiatOrs'
In the words quoted above the pow
erinl Vienna organ. the Fremdrnblatt.
attempts 10 write the doom OF Sa-
yoyan art.
Austria must destroy All. the art
centerS. exudes the callOuSed Hun.
The anger OF the nations fires forth
at the usttul conception OF dlsordered
Intellect. "All the ART centers" Of
Italy
Venice is today city OF sandbags.
Delicate architecture looms incongru
0usly forth in an cpidemis of piles Of
Sandbags. The portable art work ;
are reposlng in Genoa and Rome and
the works nontranspOrtabl are care
FULLY buried or. 40 in the ease o.
buildings. buried snuely in the friend
ly sandhags.
From May, 1919, To July. 1917, and
up to date. Venice has been und r
,.erial bombar,iment some fifteen sep.
arate times. At no time, however,
has any sorISus damage resuli ed
Bombs from the skies. however Wild
ly the enemy papers claim as their
objects the military ars.nals. always
have fallen suSpiciouaiy near ST
Marks. the Royal Palace. the Bridge
OF Sights and many private palace
! known 10 the Austrians The ceiling
/ Of the Scalzi church, lrescOed by Tie
/ polo, was wrecked The interior 81
( -. Francis vas seriously damaged be
1 fore the royal authorities finally dis
cerhcd the aims OF the enemy. Sine,
! the royal air service undertook a sys
/ tcmatic defense OF III, city the Aus
/ tIlana came To regard All asgiGnmen
/ 10 fly over Venice as Il practical rcn
dc yons with kismot
/ In August and September OF hi.
year the Austrians, despite serion.
aerlal losses. succeeded in droppinl
4 numbers OF inccndinry bombs in III,
city The ceiling OF St. Maria For
mo$a'a ana the trescoed dome OF 81
Peters we're burned.
Sculptor Kodin. who recently died
was standing IN the middle OF -
Marks Square with the mayor, Coun
Grimani when an in"endlary bonn
struck near St Marks. He is sal,
10 have remarked. MY heart stop
ped beating al the thought that s.
Marks would be destroyed Luckily
the bomb failed to explode.
All southern Italian cities have n
ceived ART works from the cities i
; the war zone Italy, in the north, ha
: been dcnuded of every portable mas
. terpiece.
The lines, according to all report
e from the line officers, are holdin,
, aud In some places advancing !
case. however, OF another such a.
> bnclc, should another Slice OF III
/. Venetian rcsiOn be abandoned To u
t enc my. ii il hard TO believe that Il
!, Gormans would make Of Venice al
ether Rheims, for useless vandalis'
q would simply estrangc the two rae,
4 ipr generations
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-22
Ottawa Amazed i
By Sudden Action

Tho quick action OF pure Lavoptlk
eye WASH Is siartling. \ school boy
h;i eye strain so badly he could not
read. A weeks use OF Lavoptik sur.
prised his teacher so much she used
It for her old mother ONE WASH
showed benefit. A small bottle IL
guaranteed to benefit EVERY CASE
weak. strained or inHamed eyes. The
QUICK Result is astonishing. Aluml,
mum eye cup FREE Vim. d. Duncan,
druggist
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-22

am making Real Estate Securing
loans. l. you have none! 10 loan, re-.
gardless ol amount, call me on the
phone. as can loan same for you on
CA, Edge Real Estate security Do
not allow your money 10 earn only
three per cent Emmett J. Kelly. SOC
Contra! Life Bldg .iome phone 5iS!..
Office lA3SI,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-22
KICK WIFE IN STOMACH
AND UPHELD By COURT

Lansing. Mich Jan "A stfe
struck in the stomach by her husband
vatir N bed f. NOT entitled 10 di
Sorce q he strikes her @nlie dream
ing h" Is lgaing a dog.
ThiG is ;h. holding OF the Supreme
Court in ne alyorce case Of Emily
EoaD -. Gt5sst !. K0ab. The has
band sI.t thc iream was due 10 hay-
ing separated 80 lighting dogs dur
tuE the GAY
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-22
u. S. SURPRISES
IRISH WEEKllES

New York, Jan, 22.--Three Irish
weeklics--thc Irish World. the Gaelic
American, and the Frecmans Jour
nal-have been barred from the mails
while Washington authorities are in,
vestigalng their cases it was learned
here today
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-22
MORRIS IS F ORCED
TO CONF|SCATE COAL
CONSIGNED TO IOWA
GRUMPY COUNTY SEAT TAKES
DRASTIC STEPS TO PREVENT
FFERlNG-OThER CITIES RE.
PORT SEVERE SHORTAGE IN
FUEL.

Morris still was at the bottom OF
its coal bin today. facing absolute
coallessness in few days unless re-
lief in the way of a large consignment
of coal arrives.
The Office of Fuel Administrator
Stocker was showcred with appeals
for coal but each application was care.
fully checked up and only those prac-
tically out OF coal wer. allowed any.
Those having enough to last three or
four days were told 10 cali in a day
or two.
The salient features OF the days
work at the coal administrators office
were:
No one permitted 10 get coal who
had more than two DAYS supply
No one allowed more than half n
ton OF coal.
Coal dealer with ear Of coal in his
own yards forced 10 get permission
from the fuel administrator before he
could take half ton to his home.
Every store in the city except druo
and grocery stores closed all day.
Grocery stores closed a noon.
Car OF coal on route to Iowa con
fiscated by the fuel administration
Towns Without Coal
At litchtield. III, the Southern Hi
nois Light & Power Company will b.
ont Of coal before morning. c. T.. Al
len, deputy state fuel administrator
said no aid can reach them in time
TO prevent complete shutdown.
Conditions in other cities were re
ported by Mr.. Allen as follows.
Silv's supplies exhausted pcrmls
zion TO coniscate coal granted.
, Bloomington Out OF GOAL; Cnio,
Gas l. Electric Company closed
Rcck island-Dcliveries restrict a
TO half-tOn lots.
Aurcra-St. Charles Home for bows
state institution, has coal to las
only until Saturday
e E'wood Out OF coal; none ayilablc
kankakee-POwer to confiscat
granted.
Po'o--Distfibution limited to 81
! bushal lots.
seeeher-Compl"tcly out, commit
toe OF citizens wired for help.
MISREPRESENTATION serious.
Peeaton'ca Wisconsin Condensc
MIX Company shut down.
pulaski--Out Of coal; families qua,
tered in few houses still supplied.
Al'en--."onplctclv out, authorize
to stop first train and conilscatc on
car
Fuel Administrator Woollen of II
diana telographei that he had diver
cd 30 cars prevented from reachin
Chicago by the snow No further 4
versions are contemplated, he said.
Chicago Schools Delay Opening
UPON request of Raymond +. Dun
nam, Cook County fuel admlnlstr;
tor, the public schools will renal
closed until next Monday.
This applies TO grade schools onl
ana abrogaioS the previous order h
the Board OF Education to open N
schools tomorrow.
Mr.. l'urham's order also direct
= all other schools, private and pnbli,
to close until Monday.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-22
Brick EmpIoye Eaints.

Romcs 2aecoritii, an omploye OF the
Chicago Retort a. Fire Brick Com.
pany. tainted while Il, work this
lie vas removed 10 Ryburn
hospital and DR.. =. j, Clnne was
called to attend him.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-22

The annual dance OF the Order Of
Mutual Protection at Schaefers hall
January 25th Come ana have a good
time. Dancing until D. III. Costu.a-
ing o. dance.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-22

jackson and south OF La Fayette from
Pine street, west 70 city limits,
James O'Moara everything west OF
city limits within township OF ottawa.
South Ottawa.
South Ottawa committees will be
under the supervision Of the follow.
inp:
|. l. Hanna, william Mischkc O. i.
Benson, W. +. prichard. II W. Farms.
worth, C. NJ Pool, l.. l.. Thompson l..
VI. Batne, Wilbur Lawrence II. V
Petit. Dr. Dana Palmer
A meeting Of the South Ottawa com
mittee IL called tor Wednesday, Jauu
airy %, at . o'clock In Room i03 of
the court house,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-22

VI. January Comes lagrlppe Lin
germs odds seem to settle in the syG-
tenn causing one to ache ali over feel
.evcrish and chilly, tired, heavy and
1roopin2 Mrs Lizzie Tylcs liendcr.
9on. Ky, writes. My daughter had
lagrippo Tor three weeks had the
,octor and bought medicine and none
If it did any good | give her Foley s
Honey and Tar and now she is al
right. have told all my friends about
1t" Insist on the genuine Foley's
Honey and Tar.-t'or sale by W d
Duncan
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-22
White Shriners Sttention!

The Masonic temple being closed
Gu account of the fuel conservation
order. there will, be no meeting q,
the White Shihe on Tuesday evening
January 22nd.
ETA MITCHELL, n. y. Z
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-22
Notice..

NOTICE.
Owing to the shortage OF fuel, the
clothing merchants Will,
until further notice. close their re.
spectiye places OF business every
Tuesday evening:
A. ALSCUCLER 4 SONS.
BOYS CLOTHING STORE.
CLApPER & WERNER.
GUS MAY.
JOSEPH RICHARDS
l.. SEAMAN.
sMALLENBERGER a co.
NJ. STIEFEL g. SON
VOGT Il BOYLE.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-22
START CAMP A|GN.
F 0 R DISTRIBUTION.
Of LOYALTY CARDS
SUB-coMMiTTEES WILL ASSIST
IN CIRCULATING AMERICAN
PROPAGGNoA-CiTY TO BE GOV.
EReO FROM LIMITS TO LIMITS.

Ottawas loyalty campaign is on in
earnest. Today and tomorrow under
the supervision OF the County Neish-
borhood Committee 4 complete can
sass OF the city will be made ~ men
who have been impressed into this
important service by government ~
quest. All the work is being done
gratis, school boys ana boy scouts
assisting in spreading good old Amcri
can nrOnn ganda
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-22
Exceptions to Al Rules.

In 50 complex thing a. human IA.
'nre, we must consider II hard to and
illes without exceptions.