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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-12
NOTICE OF scEDuLE CHANGE

Effective Sunday, May 18th, 1918,
the following changes in schedule of
G. S. & F. Ry. passenger trains into
and ont Of Cordele will be made:
Train No. 1, from Macon will arrive
at LAO P. NJ. instead of 1: 35 P. M. and
will depart for Jacksonville at 200
P. NJ. instead of 1859 P. NJ. Train No.
,, from Jacksonville will arrive at 1:5O
P. NJ. instead of 1:49 P. M. and will
depart for Macon at 2:1O P. NJ. instead
of 2:13 P. NJ. Train No. 8, arriving
Cordele from Macon at 1857 A. M,
and Train No. 95 Dixie Flyer arriv-
ing Cordele at 1928 A. NJ. will be con-
solidated and operated as Train No. v.
arriving Cordele at 1858 A. NJ, depart
ing for Jacksonville at 3:0S A. NJ.
Train No. "a arriving from Triton at
200 A. NJ. and Train No. 4. arriving
from Jacksonville at 2;45 A. NJ. will
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-12
e consolidated and operated as Train

be consolidated and operated as Train
No. 4, arriving Cordele at 2:15 A, NJ,
departing for Macon 2:25 A. NJ. Train
NO. 6, from Valdosta will arrive at
S:45 A. NJ. instead of $40 A. NJ. and
depart for Macon at $3.50 A. NJ. instead
! Of S:45 A. M. Train No. SO, South
land from Macon will arrive at 4:42
A. NJ. instead of 2:55 A. NJ. and will
depart for Triton at 4:5O A. NJ. instead
of 300 A. NJ. Train No. 81 South
land) from Triton will arrive 200 A.
NJ. instead of 1:45 A. NJ. and will dt-
part for Macon at 2:OS A. NJ. instead
of 1850 A. M.
c. B. RHODES, Gen Pass. Agent,
Macon, Georgia.
5-1U-5t.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-12
tage that grows more acute from da

tage that grows more acute from day
to day.
1t is safe to say that Georgia farm
ers alone could furnish lucrative en-
ployment to an army of 10000 to to
$4,000 men thrown out of work by pro-
hibition The exodus of negroes away
from this state, which commenced
before the war, coupled with the volun
tary enlistments and the draft coupled
with the large movement of men from
the farm to public work for the govern
ment, have created the worst labor
shortage in the history of this state,
The cry of throwing people out of
employment on account of national
prohibition will certainly have no
weight with the Georgia legislature
when it considers the proposed prohi-
bition amendment to the federal con-
stitution at its session this summer.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-12
sam TATE GIVES
BIG sum TO CHURCH
REPRESENTATIVE CHURCH > AT
WASHINGTON GETS GIFT

ATLANTA, May 10.--AnnOuncemen
was wade at the General Conference
of the Southern Methodist, Church
GA gift of twenty thousand dollars
from Sam Tate of Georgia for the Rep
resentative Church at Washington,
now nearing completion.
Rev. W. Ashby Christian of tRich-
mOnd was appointed fraternal delegate
to the General Conference of the Col
ored Methodist Church of America
now in session in Chicago.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-12
GRAIN AND FLOUR
STOCKS in HAND
SURVEY TAKEN MAY I SHOWS
AMOUNT OF BREAD sTuFFs

WASHINGTON May S-:-Colnmer-
cial stocks of wheat reported to the
United States Department of Agricul-
tule in a food Survey dated April
1918, amounted to 29,124,2s18 bushels.
according to a statement just issued
by the Bureau of Markets This
amount was held by 1876 firms con
sisting of elevators, warehouses;, grain
mills, and wholesale grain dealers
and was slightly less than 80 per ct,
Of the stocks held by the same firms
on April /, 1917 The commercial visi-
BILE supply figures for the nearest date
as published by the Chicago Board
of Trade, namely, April 6, 1913 showed
only 4,695, 1000 bushels on hand March
30. 1918, as against 48,525,00O bushels
for the same date year earlier.
It is pointed out that the compare
tive figures thus shown for the COM
mercial stocks of wheat this year and
last should be considered in connec
ton with the stocks still remaining
on the farms No figures arie available
with reference to he estimated stocks
on farms for April 1. However, fig
u,,sg previously issued by the depart
ment show that the estimated stocks
on frams for March J.. 1918. were great
err than for the same date a year ear
lier. being iii, $4,000 bushels as
against 1oO,65O,OOO bushels. At the
SAME time, the movement of wheat
to the eleven primary markets, accord
Ing to trade figures, was considerably
greter in Mrch 1917, tn an in March
this wear, being 2O,O62,Oo9 bushels as
against 100000 bushels These fig
ures indicate, it is stated, that the
stocks of wheat remaining on the
farms April / this year were greater
than those of year ago.
Stocks of Other Cereis
The survey covered commercial
stocks of wheat, corn. oats, barley and
rye. together with flour and flour
substitutes Data for stocks on hand
April /, 1917, as we'll as present stocks
were obtained.
The stocks of other cereals report
ed were in round numbers; corn. 80 |
million bushels; oats, 46> million; bar |
lev. Ia million; and rye million.
These figures represent the following |
PERCENTAGES of the April 1, 1917 stocks
corn, 1O4 percent oats. rs; barley.
142; and rye 100 percent. Hence |
while the commercial stocks of wheat |
and oats were considerably less on
April 1, 1918. than on April 1, 1917,
the stocks of corn flour and meal. |
and rye were larger.
M1heaI EIouP and Substitutes
The wheat flour. including a small |
quantity of whole wheat and graham |
flour, amounted to 2,31S.S47 barrels,
reported by SASS firms This amount
was 81 percent of the stocks held a |
year ago. The stocks of wheat-flour |
substitutes. namely. of flour and meal |
from grains other than wheat, were
all considerably larger than year go |
Of these wheat-flour substitutes the
the commercial stocks of corn, barley
amounting to total of 35 million
pounds, is by far the most important
item, This amount represents nearly
200 percent of the commercial stocks
of corn flour on hand April 1, 1917
TEAETAR ENERT AxFHF1N
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-12
/ CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR PROGRAM
FOR SUNDAY MOTHERS DAY

Song
Scripture Reading, Miss Hargreth
Sentence Prayers
Violin Trio, Adeline Melver, Joe
Cummins, and Oswald Walters
Presidents Mothers Day" Pro
clamation, VIM, Carmichael
Origin of Mothers Day, Adeline
McIver
Vocal Solo Mother, Mrs Lamar
Feagle
Story. Miss Louise Bercaw
Reading, Corrine Wilkes
Quotations
Vocal Solo. Thelma Mize
Mothers of the Famous, Miss
Bargrett
Song
Prayer for Mothers, By the Pastor.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-04-04
SHIPS TO MORSE UNMOLEsTED
Germany Has Selfish Motive in Per-
hitting American Supplies to
Pass.

Christiania.-Vessels sailing between
America and Norway outside the dan
ger zone and not touching British ports
lately have not been attacked by Ger
mans, probably more in their own in
terests than for any special love of
Norway. Germany for a long while
has not been able to send food to Nor
way, and as far as known has not
promised to do so.
German vessels sailing to Norway
must now have provisions, oil and kerr
osene for the whole round trip. Some
great Norwegian factories producing
articles for export to Germany are run
by German coal oil and kerosene, as
are fishing vessels obtaining fish for
export to Germany.
Norway at present receives from
Germany steel and iron for construc-
ton and is absolutely dependent on
Germany for the import of potassium
compound kainite.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-04-04
On Way to Front Lines.

Washington. - The announcement
that American soldiers actually are on
their way to the fighting lines to take
places beside their hard-pressed Brit
ish and French allies, sent thrill
throughout the national capital
was the first positive statement thai
General Pershing's forces actually are
on their way to the battle lines to help
stem the tide of the German drive.
The American soldiers previously
referred to in the official dispatches
being in the fighting are believed 10
have been the engineers or other aux
iliary troops, which probably were
caught at their work, as they were
few months ago at Cambria Wnen
the Germans suddenly enveloped par
ties of British forces behind their lines
in a swift turning movement
The sending of General Pershng
fighting troops to places in the BrltISn'
French line has been expected by NIL
itary experts to follow the creation u
a unified command under the French
chief of staff, General Foch, and GER
eral Pershing's formal offer OF all 'H'
available American resources.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-04-04
CONDUCTOR SHOPS EN- ROUTE
Pittsburgh Trolley Pilot Stops Car 20
Minates to Buy Sugar at Gro
Gerry Store.

Pittsburgh, Pa.-A new species of
traffic delay was experienced by pa
irons Of the Pittsburgh Railways COM
pany on an outbound Avalon street
car while it was passing through Belle
vue. The car stopped in front of
grocery and the conductor disap-
peared. Passengers waited many
minutes, meanwhile craning pecks in
vain to ascertain the cause of the ''tie-
up" Just as one man was about to
leave the car, saying he wanted to get
to his destination some time that day,
the conductor hoped aboard the car
with bundle Of groceries. 1T took
me twenty minutes to get a pound of
sugar in that store,' he said. Where
upon he gave two BELLS and the car
moved onward.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-04-04
Gigantic Task Faces Palmer

America. Here they have chance
to prove which. All those who have
any such information and report it will
be protected. Their names will not
be made public, nor will their Identity
be revealed in any further proceedings
Which may be instituted by this office
81 herewith call upon all citizens or
friends of the government who nave
any knowledge of property being held
by any person, for, or on account OF
an alien enemy, or of transfer OF
such property to another, or of any
debts owing by any person to an alien
enemy, or of persons who are officers
or directors of corporations Of which
any of its capital stock is owned by
anyone defined as an enemy or who
may have custody, or control OF any
property, either alone or with others
who may be classed as alien enemies,
to come forward and make full re-
port or give this Office any clues that
may locate such property.
''In doing this they will not only be
performing their duty, but will be rem
dering valuable service to the United
States and the men of the army and
navy who are to fight for us and our
institutions"
The bureau of investigation, which
has charge of preparing the cases
against violators of the trading with
the enemy act, has been quietly gather
ing evidence on a large number of
cases for the past six weeks. The
taking over by the government of the
large German plant Of the Schultz &
Koertting company of Philadelphia,
Pa, recently was done at the insti-
cation Of this bureau.
Who Is an Enemy.
Who is an enemy? Every person
or corporation having the custody or
possession Of any property, or having
a beneficial interest in any property
belonging to anyone living within the
boundaries of Austria, Germany, Bull
garia, or Turkey, or within any terri
tory now occupied by the military
forces of these countries is an alien
enemy. Such persons must report
such property or Interest, or lay them
selves open 10 the penalties provided
by the act, which are a fine of not
more than $4,000, or Imprisonment
for not more than ten years, or both.
An American citizen in Germany
may be an enemy under the act. THUS
American heiressas who married Ger
man husbands have their incomes from
the United States cut off. A citiz en-
of Germany, on the other hand, who
peacefully resides in this country,
obeys the law, and does not engage in
correspondence Or trading with persons
within the enemies lines or in per-
nicious activities against the q. S. A.
escapes any interference with his prop
erty. All aliens interned by the war
department, however, are enemies.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-04-04

Stirred by news of further British
and French reverses under the Ger
man drive, senators hurled a hurr1-
cane of criticism for failure of the
aeroplane and shipping program, lack
of guns and the governments failure
to inform the people in this dark hour.
The critics ripped the lid off the vol
untary censorship in order to give
the people the cold, hard facts.
Behind the sweeping assault in the
senate on March 26 there was a smack
of spicy army gossip in. the appear
ance of Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood in
secret conference with = Senators
Lodge, Wadsworth and others at the
capitol just previous to the volcanic
outbreak on the senate floor. Senator
Thomas of Colorado was sarcastic
"The Hun may ere long be- on our
soil. We must awake, quit deceiving
ourselves and mass every resource
nOW'
2 Secretary McAdoo says that "the
great events now happening in France
must fire the soul of every American
with new determination to put an
end to the execrable atrocities of Ger
man militarism."
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-04-04
PARIS EATS MORE HORSES
Prices Rise From % to 40 Cents for
Ordinary Cuts-SuppIy From
British.

Paris.-A more extended sale Of
horse meat is counted upon by the city
authorities to relieve the provisions
market. The sale of horse flesh for
many years has been considerable in
the poorer quarters of Paris. 1t has
increased considerably during the wNr
Last year 1884 horses were killed at
the Vanguard slaughter houses. The
increased supply of horse meat had no
depressing effect upon prices, however.
The British army is. now the chief
source of supply. More than 10000
horses were received from that source
last year, yet the prices went from the
equivalent Of % cents a pound to 40
cents for ordinary cuts and from As to
SO cents pound for the choice.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-04-04
100000 AMERICAN
SOLDIERS TO FRONT
ENTIRE FORCE Ia,
BEEN GIVEN INTO HANDS
OF GENERAL FocH.
ON THEIR Way TO FRONT
Germans Lose Great Numbers in 1u
ed and Wounded-Frencha and
British Make Gains,

The American army in France ic 3,
fight shoulder to shoulder with tbo
British and French troops who no,s
are engaged in the titanic strugp,o
with the Germans in Picardv Co.
eral Pershing's entire force has hoor
given into the hands of General Foch
the. new generalissimo, who is to nee
the men where he desires.
More than 10000 Americans. linton
sively trained and fully accouterod
are available or immediate use in old
ing to stem the tide of the German
hordes, and large numbers of them
on railroad trains and in motor trucks
and even afoot, already are on their
way to the battle front, eager to do
their part in defeating the invaders.
The miserable weather which has
broken over the country is proving m
deterrent to the Americans as thew
push forward from all directions TO.
ward the battle zone.
The acceptance by France of Gen
eral Pershing's offer for all American
men and material for the present
emergency has in effect virtually re-
suited in a unified army command
So far as the French ARMY and Ameri
can forces are concerned This il
shown by the fact that the orders is.
sued to the American troops are Of
French origin.
Great activity continued Throughout
the zone where the American troops
are CHARTERED, etc., as sent.
Even more activity was observed
behind the German lines opposite the
American front on the Toul sector. An
entire battalion was seen on the
march. Infantry at other points was
being shifted about, while the cav
airy also was seen again. Numerous
automobiles of members of the Ger
man staff made their appearance be-
hind the lines.
Three American patrols penetrated
the enemy's lines. One patrol went
in until electrically charged barbed
wire was encountered. This was cut
Enemy sniping posts took warning and
opened fire on the Americans, who
were forced to retire. No casualties
were suffered
Another patrol inspected German
front line trenches, but did not en-
counter a single German. The third
patrol penetrated the enemys wire
field to French airplane which fell
there last week. The engine of the
moved.
The enemy gas-shelled the Ameri-
can batteries without effect.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-04-04
SENDS OUT S. O. S. IN VAIN
Passing Ships Feared Distressed Bark
to Be Enemy Raider and
Avoided Her.

San Francisco.-Badly leaking while
only few miles off Honolulu and in
danger of sinking, the American bark
Retriever failed to obtain help from
passing ships, which apparently feared
the bark to be an enemy raider, &C.
cording to Capt. John Ross, who has
arrived here
The Retriever sent up distress sig
nails repeatedly, but they attracted no
attention, Captain Ross said. Federal
officials are investigating. After much
difficulty the Retriever made port, and
is now in drydock at Honolulu.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-04-04
NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD
DISPATCHES OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENINGs GATHERED FROM
OVER THE WORLD.
For THE BUSY READER
The Occurrences Of Seven Days Given
In An Epitomized Form For
Quick Reading
Domestic.

DVu1CSGACS
Following a series of unexplained
explosion, fire destroyed the six-story
building of the Jarvis Warehouse com
pany, incorporated, near the Erie rail
road terminal, in Jersey City, N. j.
and badly damaged the Erie repair
shop. The material damage is est1-
mated at a million and half dollars.
Major General March, acting chief
of the army staff, has given out
statement that the old system of Civ
ing addresses and other details of the
men killed and wounded in battle in
France gave information to the enemy
and brought swarms of claim agents
to harass the relatives of the men,
and this is the reason why the depart
ment has discontinued this informa-
ton.
The largest and most important food
seizure that has been made in the
Southeast, and perhaps in the United
States since the enactment of the fed
eral food administration laws, has
been announced by Andrew M. SouIe,
food administrator for Georgia, who
has seized 100000 worth of flour in
the possession Of a grocery company
at Elberton, Ga.
Glen Nevill, 18 years old, was shot
seven times and two Mexican men and
one Mexican woman killed in a raid
by Mexican bandits on the Nevill
South ranch, 43 miles south of Van
Horn, Texas.
Any firm or individual guilty Of prof
iteering or boarding is subject to a
fine of $4,000, four years in prison
and revocation Of license for the Pc
Rod Of the war.
Irvine L. Lenroot, so-called loyalist,
will have approximately $500 majority
over James Thompson, LaFollette can
didate in the contest for the Republi-
can nomination for United States SEN
ator in Wisconsin.
Reports are current in Wisconsin
that either the Democratic or Republi-
can nominee for the senate will be
asked to withdraw from the race in
favor Of the other, so that only one
so-called '1oya1ty'' candidate may op-
pose any possible combination.
Leaders of the Methodist Episcopal
church, South, meeting in Memphis,
Tenn, as committee of 100 to plan
for the participation Of the Southern
Methodist church with the northern
and Canadian branches of the denom-
ination in joint missionary campaign
as feature of the centennial celebra-
ton of the founding of the Methodist
mission board, tentatively fixed $685.
100000 as the amount to be raised by
the Southern branch of the Methodist
denomination.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-04-04

Florida, mining metal in New Mexico,
running real estate offices and retail
stores, conducting commission houses
and public utilities in all parts of the
country.
All this does not mean that our gov
eminent is conf1scating outright the
property of alien enemies. But just
now A. Mitchell Palmer, alien property
custodian, has the task Of locating all
such property and SO administering
it that it's income may be turned into
the treasury of the United States for
the purchase Of bonds to help prose-
cute the war against Germany and her
allies.
This property may be a partnership
in which persons residing in the terri
tory of the German allies are financi-
ally interested. But whatever it is,
real estate, life insurance, railroads,
mines, stocks or bonds, it must all be
reported. Also, all debts owed to Ger
mans or to her allies by Americans,
must be reported and paid to the alien
property custodian. Little or big, an
accounting is necessary.
One president of a trust company
personally admitted to him. MI. Pal
mer said, that he held 100000 worth
of German securities in his vaults, and
when asked why he had not reported
it, naively offered the excuse that he
did not know there was any law which
required such report.
Another significant case was the
statement made by a friend of bank
clerk, who said that he knew where
there was a bundle of bonds owned
by a former German consul, which
we're regularly clipped and secretly
sent I to an address in Sweden, and
from there relayed into Germany
where the owner now resided. When
asked why he did not report these
bonds, the friend of the bank clerk re-
piled that he could not berray q con-
fidence.
Chance to Prove Loyalty.
''The time has come" said Mr.. Pal
mer, when every citizen has got to
decide whether to keep the confidence
Of friends and remain silent, or come
forward and give information that wifi
stop the flow of money helping our
enemies in their efforts to crush the
United States. Persons holding any
such information are either loyal
Americans. or they are enemies to
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-04-04
Washington.

The United States senate cracked
under the strain of the giant battle
raging in France and launched a most
sweeping assault on the American war
government.
Back from visit to the western bat
tie front, Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, in
a confidential statement before the
senate military committee, declared
that allied military opinion is unani-
NOUS that the German offensive will
fail, and urged that a great Increase
to 100000 or 5000, 900 men-in Amer
ica's army must be made if we hope
that this country must enact compulso-
General Wood says there is no ques-
ton that the Germans on the western
front are numerically stronger than
the allies. He believes the allies are
in better position, and can give
some ground without losing effective
ness.
The third Liberty Loan, to open on
the 9Th of April, will be for three bill
lion dollars and all over subscriptions
at 471B interest. Bonds of the first
loan bearing 81 % interest and of the
second loan at 40, may be converted
into the new bonds.
Col. Douglas Macarthur, chief of
staff of the Rainbow division, has been
severely wounded. He had been re-
Gently decorated for bravery.
General Pershing has cabled the
war department that two regiments
Of American railroad engineers are
attached to the British forces on the
of
A message from Major General
March definitely disposes of the re-
ports that American reserves have
been sent into the battle as yet
A Toxic, Japan, dispatch says that
the interest in Europe in the posi-
bility Of japanese military interven-
ton in the war is duplicated in ia
pan, where the question of the dis
patch of an army to Siberia not only
overshadows everything else, but has
created national problem not ap-
preached in importance since the Rus
so-Japanese war, The correspondent
says Japan is still studying the Ques-
ton and has not decided upon her
policy.
Amsterdam reports are to the effect
that members of the Dutch parlia-
ment intend asking the Holland gov
eminent whether it is not time to re-
call the Dutch minister at Washington
and hand the United States minister
at The Hague his passports. The
Dutch are sore about the seizure of
their ships.
The attitude of the United States
toward Bulgaria will remain in the
present anomalous state until Bulga-
rian troops are used against United
States soldiers. 1t is known that Bull
garian soldiers have been sent to the
west front.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-04-04
JAGGED BITS OF GLASS
FOUND IN. BAKERS BhH'

New York.-Warning to the pun,
"to be most careful in the future WIZ
eating bread, rolls; cakes and paS.ly re
because Jagged bits Of glass n "od
been found in -four, bread ana Oi'
wrappers" was issued. .u+e
The warning added that comp '.nnt.
of this character have been sur'iC!'i IN
ly frequent to warrant the board +
publishing this warning, much a. NJ
djslikes to be put in the postum
seeming to unduly alarm the puON''