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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-24
NO WEATHER CHANGES
IN SOUT- FOR WEEK

WASHINGTON, Mar. 2S.-+No decid-
ed weather changes are indicated for
the south Atlantic states the coming
week. Temperatures will average
somewhat lower and more nearly
seasonable.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-24
IN MEMORY OF
MRS BECKIE CLIFTON

Our Heavenly Father has seen fit
to remove from among our friends,
beloved old lady, She had many ex-
cellent qualities of mind and heart
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-24
WILLIAMS WILL
HEAD new BODY
PRECEDENT OF THE EXCHANGE
ACCEPTS PLACE AMo
WORK BEGINS

J. ] Williams will be head Of the
new trade body for Cordele. At a
brief meeting Of the committee en-.
trusted with the duty of comforting
with him at the Suwanee hotel par
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-03
CAN THE HINDENBURG LINE
HOLD?

Can the Germans stop on the Hinoen-
burg line? In 1917, when the SUCCESS
full British attack took Bapaune ana
Penonne, tho Germans voluntarily re-
Tired TO the HlndenburS line. distance
Of from fifteen to twenty miles, laying
waste the country as they passed
over IT The British have again taken
Rannuue and Peronne. a retirement 10
the Hirdenourg line is again tneV1taoie'
but the beaten German army may not
be able to hold tho Hindenours nne-
They go back to it under condit1ops OIL
terent from those in 1911. They nave
been beaten in the open not once. out
MANY times. They have lost large
numbers Of prisoners and guns. Tner
supply of ammunition must be smaller
and they have no reserves IN the east
TO be- drawn upon now. On the other
hand. the forces Of the allies have been
greatly increased. They are 1lusneo
with victory and inspired with the hope
of final success. A portion OF the HIM
denburg line has already been taken
and # Is not at all improbable that with
good weather conditions. the whole line
may be rolled up and the German
armies sent reelinS back to the Kline
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-03
Liberty Loan Primer
Paying The Price.

Casualty lists from the French front
where the Americans have lately oeen
proving their mettle maSnihcently are
coming along slowly. How many OF
our boys have laid down their lives Is
Vet TO be fully told. How many are
diving daily we DO not know.
But we know that they are paying the
price Of war, the price OF liberty. the
price Of protection for their woman
tictcd at German hands upon the worn
On of Belgium France. Serbia Russia.
Rournani;,. and in every territory which
they or their Turkish allies have in
vaded.
fearlessly. willingly.
Iinon them, more than tho armies of
any other Of the allied nations today.
the eyes Of the world at large are rest
ing. They are expected 70 put the nm
ishinE touches upon tho Bochc defeat
Americas army today is holding tho
And within another year that power
will be inevitably. rclcntlcssly closing
in upon Berlin. II will be putting ali
end Of Kaiscrism. lnsuring world frcc-
dom.
will be the price American life and
American blood win pay. VIC must an
realize this. We must act accordingly.
II Is our duty. to keep them in the
best OF flghting trtm-and after NIL is
said and done VIC do that with INC
money we pay in taxes. the quarters We
put into thrift stamps. tho dollars we
loan to Uncle Sam in exchange Tor LID
crty Bonds.
We must keep not only tho troor
ships but tho ,munition vessels moving
Most Of all. must we keep tho ammuni-
ton trains moving. the ammunition
plants going. the stream Of munitions
flowing 10 every allied front.
For the harder tho Allies MT tho
quicker the Hun line will break. Tn"
quicker the end will come. tho smaller
nrice we will pay.
Nfe cannot afford. We DO not dhr" 30
slick In this city.
We must buy Liberty Bonds.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-03
A CHANGE OF FRONT

One Of the significant indications OF
the weakening Of the German war ma
chine is the changed attitude OF the neu-
trail nations of Europe. The Swedish
government had been distinctly pro-Ger-
man: in Spain. Austrian Influences have
been predominant in military and aTisto-
cratic circles. The mother OF the Span
ish king was an Austrian princess, ana
the dy1rastic and religious associations
Of Austria and Spain have been close Tor
centuries. During the four years OF the
var. Germany has received much VAL
liable assistance from both Sweden and
Spain. The Swedish trading class has
grown rich from the contraband trade
with Germany. There has been more
than a suspicion that Germany has been
allowed to maintain u submarine base on
the Spanish coast and German and Aus
TRAN influences have been rampant
throughout the peninsula
Within the past few weeks and par
ticularly. since the successful drive or
July Is. both Spain and Sweden have
assumed positions distinctly hostile to
Germany. After much negotiations
Sweden has consuumated commercial
treaty with the United States. by which
she releases 400. 900 tons Of her shipping
to the allies. She binds herself to es-
tablish conditions that will prevent the
reshipnent to- Germany Of any food or
supplies received from the allies. and
agrees to permit a considerable shipment
of Swedish iron ore to the allied nations.
Spain has takeu a more decisive step.
On account Of the sinking Of num-
Der of Spanish merchant vessels by Ger
man submarines. she has seized all Ger
man ships informed in Spanish harbors.
10 use them for her own purposes. Small
neutral nations that have been living
under the fear ot the German mailed
fist" are in a manner to be excused FOR
trucking to the German military power.
Undoubtedly. both. Spain and Sweden
have been influenced by what is known
10 nations as "enlightened sel1-inter-
ests" 1t may be assumed that en-
1ichtcred sclf-intcres1s" is back OF their
change Of front. They cannot fail TO
see Gernauy's weakening. They begin
al last 70 read the hand writing on
the wall and know that the end or
German military dcSpotism approaches.
For Thorn it ceases to inspire dread and
they begin to trim their sails 10 the
brsezes OF allied favor.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-03
A: GREAT OPPORTUNITY LOST

The aircraft collapse the
impressed the failure Lieutenant
Colonel appeared before the Sen
atac on11ntte follows:
IS
probably head and shoulders aheaa OF
following IN
in young at TINS game
Instead French machines whose patterns were
IN
materials with which to make 1t
experiments IN neo
and deadly
be developed Few
chimes and boys and sacrnc
still dependent upon the
their scouts anu
vance guards stack
Who ought in France
scale drive the
Germans the complete victory which ""
thousand or American ooS
billion dollars while
ee yan calling ahps hoped have the complete mastery OIL
America going to NIL the heavens
costly fdaa
perhaps be
onsaughs OF the Allies Whatever oeo
would increased
andtold Our airshp amntaoie costly failure W"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-03
RIPPING RHYMES
Useful Labor.
By WALT MASON.

I often hear fellow say. when
pointing to n neighbor, Il really think
that idle Jay should do some useful la
Dor He tramps the village selling
books, and boring thus his l'"t.crs: and
in these times OF war, gadzouks. we
have small use for letters. He ough; to
beg or steal Il hoe and work out his
salvation. and make Il hill Of spinach
grow to help to feed the nation. Per-
hans the neighbours wearing bells. as
on his path he's drifting: perhaps the
clothbound books he sells ar" loyal and
upljftinE. 1t we'll may chance his help
full tones inspire some husky crItter TO
20 and cleavc some T"utOn domes. ana
make the kaiser bitter. I've never
found 1t safe or sane /" judge the
other fellow, 10 say his motives AL are
vain. or that his course is yellow. We
all can, labor with our hands. with on
cr,,y untirinE: We can't how wood or TIL
tho lands, or keep the forge hrrS burn
inc For some must clerk and some
must preach or run Tn" railway sta
ton. and some must take their CLUBS
and teach the rising generation. inc
doctor cannot leave his sick who look TO
him for healing, because some LOUD 0l-
fensive htck OF slackers still ia srIelinE.
Before I'd throw out darkson" hints or
whisper things abusive. Id have TO
throw out darksome charts and prints
and diagrams conclusive.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-03

LAWYERS are trained 10 war: they
must be equally ready for attack or nc
fcnsc: they must be equally SkllItui III
thrust and In parry: they must advance
quickly nj the first sign Of weakness IN
the ranks OF the enemy, and II retreat
becomes necessary, it must be COO
Quoted without rout. or panic in IN
orderly manner. TO previously CHOSEN
position. This - why lawyers arc So
lcctcd to conduct wars--not always on
the battlefield. but in the supreme COM
mand behind the lines.
In fire." countries lawyers generally
r,u~.itutc or control the government
which assemblies the ar1ni's that so out
TO light the countrTs battles.
Lacky says: Lawyers contributed
more than any other profession 10 the
Revolution. Jefferson. Adams. Otis
Dickinson apd many other minor agents
in tho s;rug gle were lawyers.
Lawyers played an equally important
par, in the French revolution. that cen"
OF the American revolution which for
time was so much louder than the or'Si-
nal explosion
Madison. Polk. Lincoln and Mckinney
Presidents during the wars intervening
between the Revolution and To-Day. were
lawyers. and America lights in the great
est war the world has ever known under
the presidency Of O lawyer Noouro"
Wilson, In each OF the previous uFtIS
by battles lawyers planned III the c"un-
ell and urged the conntry's cause IN INC
forum, and the legal profession iur-
uishc., the most Of the mon who Huluc
the course uf the government in this
titanic struggle.
stanton. l.incoln's great war secre-
tary, and Chase. the great financial sec
rotary, were lawyers. The secretary OF
war. who on July l announced 10 inc
President that we had transported over
an infested ocean and landed safely on
the shores of Europe L019.1l6 men. Is q
lawyer; and the secretary Of the treas
ury who has made the words 'oillion
dollars" "a common as -tWo-oits. Is
lawyer.
II would be mere adcctation OF learn
in, to recitc the names Of lawyers VINO
have led armies. We need not vie with
rho trained soldier or boast of skill
upon the battlefield, but Andrew Jack
son whose name stands for tho most
notable victory American arms have yet
achieved IN baltic with thu soldiers OF
another country, was 4 lawyer.
Louis Cass world probably never have
been n presidential candidate had he not
commanded armies. proved a brave SOL
5ier and attained the title of general.
The Mexican war developed a number OF
lantycr-soldiers, and military reputa-
ion made Franklin Pierce President
TWO notable instances of lawyers who
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-03
LEGISLATIVE REFORM

In the Oklahoma legislature bill has
tbeeo introduced providing for the COM
Inf.ts reorsantzaton Of the legislative
body. 1t proposes to eliminate one Oh
the houses and reduce the membership.
SThe result will be a single legislative
. council. Tho Intenigencer has lons
been of tho opinion thxt this IS q uiucn
needed reform. No 8tHte needs It worse
than West Virginia. lnafnciencE IS the
mrs, name-os tho West Virginia ies1sia-
rive systeu-uot that we do not nave
many conscientious and able men IN our
ilestslature. The evil Is @ system "aHh
prevents these men from informing
themselves Of the states needs and
hampers their efforts to pass effective
LEGISLATION. Hero Is the situation:
We pick from all over the state
hodge-podge Of about one hundred ana
=. twenty-five legislators. Most OF them are
.new men in legislative work; they have
little acquaintance with public ques-
ttions, with sources Of revenue. with tue
requirements Of state institutions and
worst Of all. limited acquaintance with
each other. We toss them together AZ
Charleston and expect them 10 SIX weeks
to make an effective working organiza-
,tion; to get acquainted with each other
thoroughly and to legisiate tnte1igenIy
on many different questions OF a com
-pilcated and highly technical character
To provide FOR raising about S4.oos'V"o
per year and to appropriate that money
wisely. For this service we pay these
men tbe princely sum OF 81 day. sorne-
thing less than a common day iaoorcr
NAV make under present unusual con-
ditions.
The IoteIliscncer Is not convinced that
tho maintenance OF two legislative
bodies Is not desirable. 1t is convinced
that the membership Of the legislature
should DO greatly reduced; that the sal
aries OF the members should be largely
increased and that the sessions OF the
legislature, instead OK being limited to
+o-r-tye DAYS, should be extended to
q, reas, six months. and the power to
extend it's sessions to be vested Within
its own membership.
Membership in the West virginia
legislature has almost ceased 70 be AT
honor. A small number of worthy men
in each Legislative session have str'Fcn
TO rnairrtain the dignity and traditions OF
the body. To thos" men AS individuaiS
the state owes a debt Of gratitude. Eacr
year. however. it becomes more ard more
difficult, 10 secure good leKISlativ" tim
Der Even the most earnest members
OF the legislature realize how their c!'
.or,s for tho public good ar" hnmper"'
by The conditions under which they arr
,eonpell.d 10 work.
Tho Intellig-ncor trusts that some
c,ear-hcahed and nuolIc-sp!rI,ed lrEtsla'
tar VIII in the next Legislature session
nrepare measure designed 70 reform
the IVES, Virginia legislative body en-
tirely. That measure should hrst. largely
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-03
THE BOLSHEVIK

The attempt to assassirsats the Boil
shevik premier. Lenine, is one OF the
MANY signs of Russian disorGanization
Bolshevik authority throughout Russia
Is weakening. It is maintained now
only BY the bayonets OF tho Red GUARDS
and in many places tho Red Guards have
themselves proved insubordinato. Tho
Russian revolution which began with
the abolition of the death penalty. has
t;evelooed into an orgy Of blood and ter
ror. Tho Rolshevik have assassinated
thousands Of tho better class OF nus
.ians Each small leader of a gang Of
ruftians has taken to himself the power
Of HE and death over tho unfortunate
communities which he tcrrorizcs. II
will ba written as a remarkable paSo In
history that the last Of tho Ronanoffs,
the former car OF Russia was sent 70
his death by local Fcd Guard leaders
without, accusation or trial. and without
81 ich.pce for n single friend to snare
his peril or stand ny him In his last
hour. In Il state where armed humans
feel nj liberty to execute their former
r,Icr II NAV be assumed that tho ar-
craco law-AbidinE citizen hHs l'lle
rL,ur.. II he !uc,lrI TIA" i'll will ar Inc
rur,i,r4 who masuu"rad. ~ Soviet SOL
dirrs
This condition cannot hong continue In
Uu>sio II will md 40 soon az some
ni,lhnrit" maintaining law ana ORDER
arises with sufficient strength 10 assure
,hc pccrIe " protection. Already In 81
. h.r,a government friendly Ia the allies
is rapidly being established Russian
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-03
SAVING GASOLINE

Tho general observance Of the govern
ment's request to discontinue the use
of gasoline on Sunday is an evidence OF
the cheerful willingness OF the Ameri-
can people TO comply with all reason
able demands. We know that the gaso-
line is needed for war purposes we
know that II there is not enough to go
around It is the duty OF all individual
users to deny themselves. The re"
thouehtless citizens who took their
autos out for unnecessary purposes sun
day. were doubtless made 10 feel some
what uncomfortable Even those who
were compelled to use gasoline cars in
most cases regretted tho necessity. Next
sunday The Intehgenccr anticipates
there will be fewer cars out than there
were last Sunday. and II It becomes
necessary still further to restrict sas'-
line travelling, a government request will
be sufficient TO accomplish it
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-03
GERMAN ADMISSION
OF RETREAT THAT
WAS NOT PLANNED

AMSTERDAM. Sept. 2.-Peculiar light
on the reiterated German assertions
that The retreat Of the Teuton forces on
the western front was pre-arranged and
carried out according to plan without
undue haste Is cast by A. S. Meyer. war
correspondent Of the E1sen AllemcIne.
Zettune. who gives an account Of his
visit 10 a. high staff officer Of General
Won Huticrs army. to whom he was re-.
ferrcd for information. The officer, who
had no, slept three hours at a stretch
for days. showed traces Of excessive
fatigue.
In the midst OF the officers explann-
tory statement" says Meyer artlessly.
the telephone rang and news came thai
the enemy had rushed in on the leat
flank of the army Of Won Mnrwitz and
TINT his righ, flank was endangered. 4
sudden stream Of telephone orders d.
ircctcd tho retirement, and the officers
story was cut short.
I'VE had to leave hurricdly. VIC were
to lunch with General Won Hutier, but
during tho luncheon the telephone never
ceased ringing, and ron Ifuticr himself
was hurricdly called away by a young
orderly, who was TO have given Us the
rest OF the story"
As the correspondent does not procure
II. tho assumption seems 10 be )ust'hcu
TINT thrrc wns no story that day. .
Such incidents do not prevent hari
Rrsnnr. generally considered the presS
agent OF Emperor William. from oeclar.
Ing ,hnt superior Leadership and sk'li
are stlll on tho German side. Tho l<oKai-
Anzrlgrr nf Berlin finds II necessary u
print In large crosa-colunln type THIS as
s"rtinn from Rosncr: "Further. develop
mon:s may be awaited With complete
calm
On tho other hand General von Salz-
mann. writing In The .FoSsiachc-IeituhR
makes historical appeals la Germans Id
set their teeth and Ia carry on. The
German public which No often has oern
told that France WAS Mt hor last Eehp'
il now asked by General SazmAnn I"
remember that ne oounnleM Fesou
or the Entente Towers lie at Frances
barE. and that even the capture OF Paris
and t,,lals would not change that fact'
md would not bring France to her
knees.
S,lzmanu cxclalms. The Germans
would lnug. ngn have been ri"tors III
Paris and nllnN"r thu world.
This not being the case. General Snlz-
mann t.unrlni,s hts nrttn win THIS
stat cnnn'! n.,,,,.
"A I"ar- dn'int"d by thu brllish
r,.,ns IhuI ihr t'uthcr lund Will he wtI-
I ,ff m, man and that IL SOFAS. rich
and poor Will b. reduced TO siar"ry and
An Illuminating insight int" Teutohic
mentality is provided ny the Cnloeh"
ynllSs- Xni1ung, which. lAmenTing tho ter
rihi.. hioodShed and destruction caused
ny rne war, says
much AZ we detcst it Is human be-
ines and aE Christians, yet we exult in
It as Germans"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-03

A San Francisco life undrr*7itrr was
recently drafted into tho nrmy and I'm
medIatoly upon his arrival IN cnnin n
diary was started. Tho following Is
from his record:
They took me from n good nh and pn,
mo IN tho army. They took away my
rood clothes and gave m" olive drah md
hoavy clothing. They took away my
narno md Gnvc mo n number. S". t9I.
They mako mo 20 to BIRD when | nm not
sleepy and make IN" get UP when ! am.
They make lnr go to church. WhI'h !
n~vrr did before. The other day m"
preacher sald:
"Wn will now turn I" N". AL 'Ar!
thou weary. ART thou fo"lS"r-" and |
said, He'll. yes,' and they gave m" '~n
days In the guard h"iis".
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-03
lrroll J. Wentz. Dceprun. Nd.

Carroll J. Wentz- Dceprun. Nd.
Raymond E. Snyder. Lancaster. Pa.
Clnudc W. Palm. Shillington, Pa
Frank D. Rcinhart, Quakertowu. Pa.
Clifford White. W. Philadelphia, Pa
Missing In Action:
Licutennnts:
Ralph D. Oracle. Bemidji, MINI.
T. !. Herbert. Cleveland. Ohio.
Thomas p. Shea. Springfield. Mass.
Francis J. Byrne. Philadelphia, Pa
Lee Carroll. Cleveland. Ohio.
Gordon q. Tooth,nan, Roncsvsrts, W.
va.
James McNnmara, New Castle. Pa .
CeSare Pennachia, Scottsdale. Pa
Samuel r. Renzi, Connellsville, Pa
John Riley, Philadelphia, Pa
Sam Romcevich, Canton. Ohio.
Emmett Schilc. New Philadelphia o.
Joseph Coy Philadelphia. Pa.
Harry r. Culp, Bellevue Pa
Carl J. Ecklund. Ridgeway. Pa
Simon Klooen. Philadelphia, aP.
Carl Krinder, Buckhannon- ". Va
Exported 1nsHug IN Action:
Now Reported wounded.
Oscar ". Burns. Philadelphia. 4
Marion H. Rowe, R. r. D. No. .. Mans
field. Ohio.
John r. stinson. Philadelphia.
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attained military nnt"ri"ty on IN" req
eral side in the Civil war are Logan ana
lSen Butler: tho history or that COMBAT
il iillnd with the namrs or men VINO
abandoned ne forum for tn" hold ana
manr = lawyer scaled his DEVOTION |" the
cause he eSrouacd with his blood. Hayes
Garfield and Mckinley had war rec
nrds." without which neither would
have achieved the presidency.
The runrcdcracy. too. had lawyers IN
tho cnhinct and or the tented heIhs.
John Tyler Morgan and Pillow. natives
Of Tennessee are two OF III" lawyers VINO
proved prnwesS in battle which c1ua il"d
their prowess at tn" bar: and III" annals
Of every Confederate state furnishes
similar instances.
In the other free countries OF the
world lawyers playa part almost equally
prominent. AsQuith. under whose Lead
crship Great Britain refused the brine
offered for hcr neutrality "spouscd inc
caus" nf England and saved Franc" anu
tn" world. is lawyer: ne was sue
rccricd as prime minister ny L'"yo-
George another lawyer. who StIIl hoios
I'll" rrins Of government IN the Islam"
Empire Raymond poincair". president
of France. is 4 lawyer: and IN every
cabinet which has guided the destiny or
Franco during the desperate days OF the
last four years the legal profession has
bccn predominant.
II is safe To say that IL lawyers eyer
cis"d III" same influence in tn" govern
mcnt Of Germany that they 'XrrciS" IN
tho government Of our allies. L solemn
treaty would never hRv" hccn termed
~ SCRAP Of paper" and Germany would
not have made herself an outlaw ma
ton.
There never has ht-'n 4 battle for lib
crty fought in country which has Il
legal profession. where the members or
that profession have not participated
in the side Of liberty in such nunb crS
na to make it safe to say that the legal
profession las hcarkencd TO every call
OF Freedom. and has done Freedom SER
vice equally valiant with the sword as
with the pen.
Ever since our country entered this
WAS lawyers have been bewailing the
fact that tho lcEa; profession does not
Offer opportunity for service such MS Is
afforded tho members OF the medical
profession. and that. while every resi-
mcnt has it's chaplain. no lighting unit
scrms 10 have any need or lawyer
Tho shining spirit OF patriotism. which
study. knowledge and practice OF the
law implant In the breast Of tn" lawyer
is proven by the thousands OF memo RS
Of the profession found in the ranks @:
the Army OF Liberty. You could FORM
bar associations in every division OF tho
National Guard or National Army which
hos crossed the seas.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-03
GIVE POSLAM
A CHANCE AT
THOSE P|MPLES

Your friends and associates would
rather see You without rimpl"s. Il can
only b. detrimental Ia you I" tolerate
them Why not be rid of this .ca"S" ni
ON barrnsHmcnt" You can do so easily
with Poslnm's help.
Got Some I'oSlam today and spread II
over tho PimpleS tonight. Continue uii,
Ri they have disappeared. You will
probably have some Poslam lef; oyer
to treat Burns. Itching Scalp. Itching
Feet ChlhainS 1rritntions. You Will
bc amazed t" find tina, il goes 80 far and
docs 81 much.
Sold everywhere. For ire" Sample
write To Emergency Laboratories. 243
West Attn St. New York City.