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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-07

icme profit on the investment: be
sides paying out thousands of dollars
TO the farmers for Corn and other
grains. while the increase in produc
ion of these grains this year over
previous years promises to be i'm
menSe.
If you are interested IN helping
the Government increase food. nd in
building up the country adjacent 10
your town, and a business that will
pay big dividends on the investment.
lend your influence and encourage
the building of Grain Elevator.
A Grain Elevator at Cordele. Ga.
will make our citY q whole Sale
Grain Market. for all your Corn.
Oats. Wheat, Rye. Peanuts. Velvet
beans. besides a drying houses for
storing and keeping Sweet Potatoes
ran be added, and by building all the
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-07
BUILD ELEVATOR IN YOUR CITY

A Grain Elevator will do for corn
production, what the packing houses
in Moultrie and other towns have
done for Hog Production in Georgia
The Packing houses have increased
hog production in Georgia over two
thousand per cent in three and a
half years.
Elevators will do as much for
grain production in a like time: Gf
the people will build them) in other
words. we can make Georgia a Grain
Producing state, as we are making
Georgia a Hog State. by the simple
process OF making a market for corn
and other Grains.
Four Elevators have been built ii
Georgia during the last year and.
every one OF them has made a hand
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-07

above; it would eventually result, in
the building of a Large Feed Mill
plant here, by encouraging the grow
ing more feed and food stuffs, which
would help to win the war.
Yours for winning the war and
making the South great food
Country and Cordele, Georgia The
Wholesale Grain Market of the
South.
Respectfully Yours,
j. r. Kelly,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-23

Als men in great charge; that he
died nobly as soldier and a gentle.
man would wish to die, with his face
to the Germans" No higher tribute
could be paid than is contained IN
these brief words, the enconium of
one who with his own eyes saw the
heroic devotion OF comrade while
facing the furies of hell itself.
Lieut. Lowell added the consoliag
news that his comrades grave had
been marked by him so that in the
future, when peace at last comes to
this war distraut world, he can go to
it and place wreath upon it.
Mrs. Crane was notified this morn.
ing by The Herald of the death of
her husband the first news that she
had received She was unable to
come to the telephone, but her brother
took the message She had hoped 20
the last that reports of his death, not
yet officially confirmed to her, were
erroneous.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-23
MUST Use APPROVED
FORM IN PURCHASING
FLOUR WITHOUT NE Al
MAKING RECORD IN BOOK OR
SIGNING MANY NAMES TO ONE
CERTIFICATE WON'T DO.
AMOUNT ALLOWED BUYERS
Can Only Secure Twelve Pounds for
Each Member OF the Family or
Household and Must Not Buy Over
Thirty Days Supply.

Purchasers of flour who do not at
the same time buy an equal amount of
substitutes must sign the pledge or
certificate approved by the US. Food
Administration. Signing of a book Or
permitting many customers to sign
the same long blank will not answer
and if merchants or millers permit
this to be done they render them
selves liable for prosecution under
the regulations of the United States
Food Administration
Persons buying flour in this man.
ner must give the number of persons
in their families and must state the
number of pounds of flour purchased,
SO that the aggregate purchase will
not give them in excess of a thirty
days supply of wheat flour calculated
at the rate of twelve pounds per
month for each person in the family
or household.
Approved forms can be obtained in
any quantity at the office of The Her
aid and the use Of any but the form
approved by the Food Administration
would be most unwise.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-23
LIEUT.. CRANE, MAURy C0UNT|AN, DIES
N0BLY while LEADING HIS men IN
|CREAT CHARGE ON WESTERN FRONT

Another Maury countian has offer
ed the full measure of life's devo-
ton for his country his cause and
humanity, First Lieut. Leolne o.
Crane, of the Fifty ninth (regular)
Infantry having been killed in action
about July 16 somewhere in France
Confirmation of the death of Lieut.
Crane while braVely leading his com
pany was received here Thursday by
Miss Lula Lowell in a letter from her
brother Lieut. c. w. Lowell, of the
same regiment. The letter was writ.
ten on July Is and it is thought, al
though not stated in so many words,
that Lieut.. Crane was killed two or
three days earlier
Noble tribute was paid to the de-
votion and spartan courage of Lieut..
Crane by his compatriot in arms. He
said in his letter to his sister:
"Tell Mrs. Crane, wife of Lieut..
Crane, that her husband died leading
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-23
FIRST BAPTISTS MAY
CALL Or. HUBBARD HERE
EMINENT DIVINE FROM MISSOURI
HERE TO CONFER WITH
THE MEMBERS.

Dr. James H. Hubbard, of Palmyra
Missouri, may be called to the pastor.
ate of the First Baptist church here
which is now vacant.
Dr. Hubbard has been here for sev.
erai days in conference with the mem.
ber sand officials of the church, anC
on last night preached to them. He
has made a decidedly favorable i'm
preston and a call would not be un-
expected.
Mr. Hubbard has been until recent
ly pastor of the Baptist church in his
town and is one of the foremost min
listers of that denomination in the
"show me" state. Like many good
preachers of his denomination ne
takes lively interest in public al
fairs and was an ardent support OF
Joseph w. Folk, the brilliant former
Tennessean, recently elected to the
United States senate from Missouri
DR.. Hubbard made a number OF
speeches for Folk.
He is an ardent patriot. very much
interested in all war work and should
he come TO Columbia would be a val
liable addition to the ranks of the
war workers.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-23
DlvETTE RIVER NOW ENTIRELY
IN HANDS OF THE AT.
TAckERS.
TERROR AMONG THE ENEMY
Seventy Monster Tanks Concentrated
at One Point Work Havoc With the
Germans-Mie of the Ailette River
Has Been Crossed.
(By United Press.)

PARIS, Aug. 22.-The triumphant
French ever pressing onward regard
less of obstacles and the most tena
cious defense, have crossed the All
cite river on mile front and are
steadily pressing toward Crouey lie
Chateau This is eleven miles North
of scissors. In this sector the Ger
man divisions attempted desperate
counter attack but lightning like the
French turned and forced their re,
treat in panic. Noyon is rapidly being
enveloped and the Divette river is en-.
tirely in he hands of the victorious
French.
A big Ileet of seventy formidable
tanks attacking the enemy at one
point of ;he French advance spread
ter ror among the Germans. -.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-23
FRENCH REACH A|LETTE IN
THEIR ADVANCE BETWEEN
OISEtAND A|SNSE RIVERS
MORE THAN NINE MILES HAVE
BEEN GAINED SINCE OFFEN-
SlvE COMMENCED.
ARE CLOSING IN ON NOYON
Field Guns Are Now Smelling Envrons
Of Bulwark of this Part Of the Ger
man Line--Likewise Closing In on
Exits from Ham.
(By United Press.)

PARIS, August 22.-French troops
reached the Ailette river in theid ld-
vance between Oisne and the Aisne
the war office announced this morn
ing. Fighting is continuing on the
whole front from Lassigny to Sos-
sons. The French have captured
Auxbois, eleven miles Northwest of
scissors passing Northward reach
ing the Ailette river at Laquincy
Bageg. This represents a total ad-
vance of nine miles since Saturday.
Several other villages have been
taken.
The French are closing in on Noy-
on, the bulwark of the german line
from two directions. AT some places
they are only few hundred yards
from the town They are heavily
bombarding it with field guns, also
shelling German exists towards Ham
twelve miles to the North.
Military experts are predicting an
immediate withdrawal beyond the
Somme Allied aviators report consid-
cradle disorder among the Germans
and it is apparent that big prepara-
tions for big retirement.
over 1000 prisenrs have been
taken during past forty-eight hours,
besides vast quantities of war mat
erial. Thousand machine guns and a
hundred cannons also captured The
thrty-five miles on both sides of the
Disc.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-23
MAURY'S LAS! HERO
TWICE SERVED HIS
COUNTRY IN ARMS
LIEUT.. CRANE WAS VETERAN OF
SPANISH AMERICAN AND
GERMAN WARS.
WAS WITH MAJOR WHlTTHORNE
Died With His Face to the Enemy
Under the Stars and Stripes for
Which on Two Occasions He Had
Offered to Give His Life.
Thursdays Daily.)

Lieut.. Leoline o. Crane, whose
death is reported today killed in &C,
ton" while brayely leading his men
against the Hun, is of the stuff of
which heroes are made. He died at
the comparatively early age of forty
years, yet veteran of two wars. He
served in the Spanish American war
of 1898, when twenty years Of age.
He was one of the first to volunteer
in that struggle and left Columbia in
the company of the First Tennessee,
commanded by the late Major, then
Captain w. J. Whitthrone He made
good record as a soldier
Nineteen years later, at the call of
his country aagin for men to fight its
battles, preserve its liberties and save
its honor, although thirty nine years
of age, nine years beyond the draft
limit as it then stood or was expected
to stand for the duration of the war,
he again offered his life, his all for
the same dear old flag
Now he died, probably as he would
have wished, with his face squarely
to the enemies of his nation, beneath
the starry folds OF Old Glory, upon
foreign fields. Twice he offered his
life to his country, without the COM
pulsion of any service act and he has
died as become an Anglo Saxon, a
son of America, a native of the Old
Volunteer state.
Lieut.. Crane is survived by his wife
and children He has lived the great
er part of his life in Lawrence county,
near the line, but several years ago
moved to Columbia to educate his
children and when he entered the
army gave this as his home. He was
graduate from the second officers
training camp at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga,
and assigned to the Fifty Ninth In
fantry and early went across the seas.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-23
TRIUMPHANT FRENCH ARE
TIGHTENING GRIP upon
SECTION AROUND NOYON
CLERK LIPSCOMB is
MAKING OUT TAX BOOK
ENGAGED IN THE BIGGEST TASK
OF THE YEAR FOR HIS
OFFICE.

County Court Clerk Archibald w.
Lipscomb IS now engaged in the big
gest task of the year in his office,
the making out of the tax roll for the
county. 1t is task that requires
weeks of the most arduous and pains
taking labor He Is doing much of
the work at his home where be will
be uninterrupted as it is a difficult
matter to make the many calculations
necessary when one is constantly in
terrupted.
There are probably 5000 names on
the tax roll of the county an devery
name requires description of what
ever property Is assessed, even
though only poll tax, the various
amounts due the several funds for
which taxes are levied and finally
the aggregate. Every page of the tax
book must balance and then aggre-
gates must be made for each dis
trict. The book, under the law, must
be ready for delivery to the trustee
on the first Monday of October at
which time the taxpayers may, if they
desire. begin to settle their annual
obligations to the state and county.
The aggregate amount of taxes In
the current tax book will be the larg-
est known in the county. The assess
ment is slightly larger than ever be-
fore and the rate is higher.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-23
-Four TenneSse0nS
On Nations Roll
Of Honor of Today
(By United Pcess.)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22-Four Ten.
nesseans we're in today two lists Of
casualties made public by the war de-
partment. They are Lieut.. Hugh
Smith Thompson of Chattanooga
emergency address care of T. c.
Thompson, wounded severely: Lieut.
George w. Puryear emergency ad-
dress, Judge David B. Puryear, Mem
phis, missing in action; Private Gen.
eral Trent, emergency address, Mrs
Rachel Carter, Luther Tenn. missing
in action; and Corporal Carlos E.
Cole, emergency address. Mrs. Mar
garet Cole, Memphis, wounded Sc
verely.
The two lists today contain an ag
gregate of 391 soldiers and six ma,
rines divided as follows: soldiers,
killed in action. 32 missing in action
1856; wounded severely, 1852; died OF
wounds, 6; wounded, degree undeter.
mined, 4S: died from accident and 9th.
er causes, 2; died of disease, 4 pris
oners one. Marines, killed in action
): died of wounds received in action,
1. Total 6.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-23
CORN CROP REDUCED
IN COUNTY BY TWO
SEVERE DROUTHS
BOTE EARLY AND LATE PLANT
ING HAVE SUFFERED FOR
LACK OF RAIN.
PASTURES ALSO NEEDING WATER
Second Planting of Potatoes Hard Hit
by the Excessively Hot and Dry
Weather Since the First of the
Month; Stands Generally are Poor.

Maury county will not duplicate its
wonderful corn yield of last year.
That was hardly expected, but earlier
in the year it looked very much like
a Second best crop would be made,
but the drouth in fact two of them, of
the summer causes this estimate to be
changed. The crop in some sections
of the county. where the drouth has
been more severe than in others, will
but the yield considerably, some farm
ers estimating that they will not make
much over half as much as they made
on the same acreage last year.
In other sections where showers
have partially broken drouths of long
er duration elsewhere, the crop is
better. But no one estimates the yield
as high as 1t was last year. Probably
an estimate of two thirds of the yield
per acre made last year. for the en-
tire county. would not be far from
correct The drouth during the first
days of July hit the early corn hard.
The drouth for the past three or four
weeks has left its mark forever on the
late corn. 1t Is rather unusual IN
this county to have both the elrly
and the late corn crops damaged by
drouth, but that Is what has happen
ed this year.
Second planting of potatoes have
been hard hit by the lack of rain.
Where the potatoes have come w at
all the Stands" are generally Ioor
and many fields because of the exces-
sively hot, dry weather, have never
shown signs OF life Potatoes have
been planted as late as September /
and made a yield, but this requires an
unusually late fall and is a doubtful
proceeding.
Pastures have been seriously cut by
the dry weather and even where good
showers have fallen in the county
there has not been sufficient rain 10
do much for the grass crops. How
ever, cattle generally are reported in
good flesh and flies have not troubled
them as much as in the years when
rain is more abundant.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-23
The British report the capture of g.
600 prisoners yesterday
(By United Press.)

PARIS. Aug. 22.-The attack on
higher ground between Albert and
Bray is reported to be progressing
favorably ss this dispatch is written.
Fighting conditions today are less
favorable than they were yesterday
there being no fog or mist and the
sun hot North of Ancre the Germans
are opposing the British advance with
the utmost desperation with the Brit
ish only six miles from the old Hin
denburg line at one point. The enemy
is crowding the roads with additional
troops coming up It is evident that
Ryng's sudden thrust considerably dis
turbed the german high command IN
view of tine constantly developing
French success to the south.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-23
ANOTHER GREAT ATTACK
LAUNCHED BY BR|TONS
(By United Press.)

LONDON. August 22.-Brltish
forces attacked on the whole front
between Ancre and the Somme al
4.45 o'clock this morning, Gen. Halg
announced. The attack was made De
tween Dernan court and Etinham. one
Of the strongest defensive german
positions holding up the Northefr
wing of the original allied offensive
on the whole Picardy front.
II is understood that Americans are
brisaded with the British on this
front and may be engaged in this
offensive.
The Germans after fruitlessly coun
ter attacking positions won by the
British in yesterdays attack on th'
North front launched heavy countel
attack in that sector this morning
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-23
CAPACITY CROWD AT
MILITARY ACADEMY
LARGEST ATTENDANCE IN HIS
TORY OF THE INSTITUTION
NOW INDICATED.

Last years capacity at the Column
bia Military Academy has already
been filled said Col e. b. Fishburne
Of that institution this morning. The
attendance this session Is going to
pass all records from present indica-
tions. In order to meet the demand
for the out of town boys it has been
necessary to make large additions TO
barracks No. s. The prospects for
the school have never been more flat
tering than they are now.
During the coming week, Col Fish
burne stated, campaign will be made
for local patrons with fine prospects
Of flattering success. The faculty
of the school will be equal to any
military academy in the land.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-23
LONG ROLL OF DEAD
FOLLOWS WAKE OF
NORTHERN TORNADO
FIFTY KILLED AND HUNDRED
ARE INJURED AT FLORENCE
MINNESOTA.
COMMUNICATION LINES ARE DOWN
Railroad Officials Report That Twen.
ty-Five Are Known to Have Been
Killed and Much of Territory Has
Sent No Report.
(By United Press }

FLORENCE. Mimi, Aug. 22-Fifty
dead and more than one hundred in
jured are reported from the wake of a
tornado that devastated a wild sec
tion of territory and practically de-
stroyed the entire business district of
Tyler Minnesota. The wire communi-
cations are all down. but railroad Of
ficials report at least twenty five
known dead The property loss will
be enormous
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-23
MANUFACTURERS or ZONE
THIRTEEN MEET AUG. 29

Manufacturers of Zone thirteen of
Tennessee. which includes Maury
county, must meet at Nashville with
the manufacturers of Zones eight.
nine, ten. eleven and twelve on next
Thursday morning. August %. The
meeting place will be arranged by
Charles II. Brandon OF Nashville.
The call for the meeting has been
issued by John f. Edgerton, chairman
for Tennessee of the War Resources
Committee Of the federal government.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-23

The manufacturers are warned 10
send representatives to the meeting
whether they use coal or electric
power for failure to do so might re-
suit in stopping their current or coal
supplies. w. Ed Myer. state fuel ad-
ministrator is cooperating with Chair.
man Edgerton in arranging for the
meeting. Copties Of the call have
been received here by John Rhum 1r.
Of Mt. Pleasant, chairman for this
zone.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-23
LIEUT.. BLACK IS
GIVEN PROMOTION
FORMER COLUMBIA DRUGGIST is
NOW FIRST LIEUTENANT AT
SPARTANBURG, S. C.

Lieut.. Herman Black, of Columbia,
has been promoted to first lieutenant,
according to news received by mis-
bother, DR.. J II. Black Lieut. Black
graduated from the first officers
training camp at Fort Oglethorpe rs
a second lieutenant and was assigned
to the quartermasters corps and has
been given promotion for the recorl
he has made. Lieut.. Black is sta
toned at Spartanburg, S. c.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-23
SHORTAGE OF SUGAR KNOCKS SALE
OF VARIOUS KINDS BREAKFAST FOODS

atable the sundry breakfast foods that
flourished like green bay tree for
10 these many years. Manager T. II.
Grizzard, of the H. G. Hill Grocery
Company stated this morning that the
scarcity of sugar had very largely re-
duced the consumption of all of the
breakfast foods. Most of them must
be literally sweetened before suitable
for the average palate, hence break
fasts are more of the old fashioned
sort than they have been in a long
time.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-23

Shayings, chips, sawdust and whist
broOms for breakfast are nothing
like as popular with the American peo-
pie as they were before the war
Their sales have decreased very ma
terially in Columbia. The same is
true of the old stand by rolled oats
This is not due to any change in the
appetites of folks, but to the shortage
of sugar Two pounds of the powder
ed or granulated sweetening leaves a
mighty narrow margin for making pal
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-23
STUART STEPHENSON
RECEIVES PROMOTION
FROM SECOND TO FIRST LIEU.
TENANT-SON OF MR.. AND
MRS. j. r. STEPHENSON.

Columbia friends will be proud to
learn that Stuart Stephenson has re-
ceived a promotion from the rank Of
second Lieutenant TO that of First
Lieutenant. Lieut.. Stephenson is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Stephen
son of this city and is attached to
Company J., third. pioneer infantry,
American Expeditionary forces,
France,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-23
Enormous Toll
Prisoners Taken
Since July 18th
(By United Press.)

PARIS. Aug. 22-Since starting the
counter offensive on July IS the al
lies have taken one hundred thousand
prisoners according to the newspaper
Echo De Paris.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-23
(By United Press

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-Recom.
mending one man control of air craft
production, the speeding up Of produc.
tion, the announcement OF invention
and reduction of profits on future en-,
tracts, the senate air craft committee
on Investigation today submitted its
report TO the military affairs commit.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-23
Wholly Inadequate Number Planes
On American Front Says Committee

tee. The investigation disclosed the
watse of money because of the lack
of common sense early in the war,
but nevertheless the committee says
that much has been accomplished and
quantity production may be expected
later on.
The supply Of American planes on
the front If wholly inadequate, the
committee declares
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-23
AIRCRAFT RAIN ON PARIS
is FRUSTRATTD BY DEFENSE.
(By United Press.l

PARIS, Aug. 22.-An aircrafe raid
on Paris was frustrated by French
planes and anti-air craft defenses, it
was announced today
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-23
WEATHER FORECAST

Fair and slightly warmer tonight,
Friday party cloudy.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-23

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