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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-03-22

T. Another noted Yale athlete and
member of prominent New York fam
lily who at the beginning of the war
hastened to offer his services to his
country in the aviation division has
either been killed or captured by the
Germans.
He is Major James E. Miller. U. S.
signal corps, who at the time he en-
listed was a vice president of the
Columbia Trust Company. His mother
and wife, have received official infor-
nation that Major Miller recently fell
with his air plane within the German
lines ard that he was either dead or a
prisoner.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-03-22
Body Of Baby Found
in Kendallville Lake

KENDALLv1LLE, Ind, March %
The body of the two and one-half
year-old son of T. w. Shaffer, of this
city, missing for nearly week, was
found today in Henderson lake. a
mile and half away. The little one
had fallen into a stream near its
home and the body was carried into
the lake by the current
Failure of searchers for several
days to find trace of the missing
child had given rise to theory of kid
mapping.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-03-22
Hollm1der Resents
Seizure of Vessels

AMSTERDAM, March %. - A dis.
patch from The Hague to the Handels-
blad says one Of the most prominent
members of parliament intends to
ask the government whether 1t is not
time to recall the Dutch minister at
Washington and hand passports to the
American minister at The Hague.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-03-22
MRS. MARY MAYsuRN DEAD

GREENVILLE. o., March 22-Mrs
Mary Mayburn, 88 years old, died
o'clock Friday morning at her home
here. She Is survived by one daugh
ter, Mrs Patrick Fuller, residing north
of Richmond.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-03-22
AMERICAN is KILLED

OTTAWA, Mar. 22.-The Canadian
casualty list today contains the name
Of only one American-R. Traynor, Of
Jackson, Mich, who was gassed
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-03-22
SEIZE THREE SHIPS IN PANAMA

PANAMA, March 22.-The Ameri-
can authorities in the Panama Canal
zone have seized three Dutch ships in
accordance with the order issued by
President Wilson
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-03-22
THE WEATHER

For Indiana by the United, States
Weather Bureau - Thunder showers
this afternoon. Saturday, fair and
slightly warmer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-03-22
Showing POSITIONS on the Western Front

The map shows the points where the
Germans have launched their often
sive and where the American troops
are now Sighting In France. At (D
they are along the Chemin des Danes.
about Chavignon and other villages
west of Rheims. CD Shows the pres
ence OF Americans about Le Mesnil
and Tahure, east of the city of Rheims
and (3) is one of the most important
sectors occupied by American troops.
1t is on the eastern side of the st.
Mihiel salient, about the villages of
Seicheprey, Xivray and Flirey. a.
Shows where the Americans are sta
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-03-22

Teday's Temperature
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-08
BANDITS IN OIL REGION

Because five American employees
OF British and American oil companies
in the gulf oil fields of Mexico have
been murdered within six weeks,
while two others have been seriously
wounded, the other employees of those
companies threaten to strike unless
protection is afforded them. This
information comes from traveller.
who have just returned from Tempico
After the first four of the murders,
the travellers say, the oil employees
held a meeting and formulated their
demand for protection and threat of
going on strike unless it was prov
ded, A representative of the oil in
terests was sent to Washington but
the result of tine mission was I'M
known in Tampico when the travel
ers left that city.
Four of the murders referred to
according to fragmentary reports
that have been published were COM
mitted at the same time, June 30,
at La Cajeta, a point near Tampico,
txYhk -, 1AI
of the Mexican Gulf Oil Company
The victims were:L. A Dunn, Okla
homa City; r. M Cooper, Portland,
Ore; l.. r. Willard, Beaumont, Tex
Alfred Esparcia, San Francisco, Cal.
In addition, a Mexican employee of
the same company, National Flores,
of Tampico, was killed by the same
bandits, when they robbed the com
pany's office at La Cajeta of 10000
pesos.
The fifth murder was committed
July 80, at Tepetate. south of Tam
pico, and claimed the life of A. w.
Stevenson, cashier of the Texas Oil
Company. Stevenson was murdered
when he refused to turnover the CON-
pany's funds to the bandits.
The third payroll robbery, which
resulted in the serious wounding of
]. H. Brooks and Charles Horsman
occurred June % in the Panuco river
region. The two men, field employ
ees of the Aguila Oil Company, have
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-08
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treasury. At the present moment,
there was only a little over three
thousand francs in the strong box.
well, we'll take that" calmly re-
sponded the German.
More than 20O,0OO,OOO francs we're
thus levied between August and No
vember, 1914.
Then Field Marsal Baron wonder
Eoltz-Pasha decreed that Belgium
would have to pay monthly contri-
button Of 100000 francs during the
year and it would not be increased
and that it would not be renewed.
The Pasha's decree, however, provA
ed to be but another scrap of paper.
In November 1915, Baron Won Bis
sing called upon the councils of the
nine Belgium provinces to meet and
informed them that the promise of
his predecessor had been made in
good faith but with the implied con.
dition that war would be ended with
in the year and that he saw no alter
native but than to renew the month
ly contribution of 100000 francs
for another year.
On the goth of November, 1916, in
stead of abolishing the onerous tax
on Belgium, Won Kissing decided that
owing to the duration of the war,
the increase in prices-high cost of
living would have to increase the
monthly payments to 50,000,O00
francs. He added ominously, ITEM
porarily."
1t proved to be so, indeed, for, on
the 21st of May, 1917, the contribu-
ton was further raised to 6O,OOO,-
900 francs.
The flow of francs into the Golfers
Of the War Lord was too small
to satisfy the gargantuan appetites
of the militarymen however, and on
the 18th of September, 19l7,they
seized" 43O,OOO,OOO marks, consist-
ing all the deposits in German bills
of the Banque Rationale and the So
ciete Generate de Belgique, the two
largest banks in Belgium. When
one of the directors of the Societe
Generate refused to divulge that part
of the combination of the vaults
which he alone knew and without
which the vaults could not be open
ed, the Germans said that they would
blow them open with high explosiv-
es. The director rather than have
the vaults of the institution wreck.
ed decided to acquiesce. Thus what
will probably 60 down as the greatest
burglary of modern times was per-
petrated.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-08
GERMAN ROBBERIES

Germany has eXacted war contribu-
tons from Belgium during the first
year of the war amounting to total
$4G6, 100000 This is in addition to the
vast amount of machinery, materials
and the men taken from Belgium to
sustain Germany.
In this fifth year of the war it is
interesting to review the Financial
activities" of the Germans in Belgium
since that fateful day in Belgiums'
history. August 20, 1914, when the
German hordes entered Brussels.
During that month, as the Germans
armies were hacking their way
through the little kindgom, numerous
towns and cities were fined" and
war contributions were levied from
each province as the Germans pro
crossed southwestward
The first move of the German staff
when entering a town was to proceed
il the City Hall and announce to
the Burgomaster that for resisting
the advance of the Emerpor William
armies. his city or town had been
Tined so many thousand or million
francs, as the case may be. When
information comes travellers who
the Burgomaster would demonstrate,
Uhlans and Deaths HHear Hussars
would covet innocently in City Holl
Square or the Burgomaster would be
taken prisoner.
In one instance in the Province of
Liege the German commander of the
company entering the town informed
the Burgomaster that a war contri-
button of 100000 francs would have
to be forthcoming within two hours.
The Burgomaster demurred. Never
in the history of the little town had
there been so much money in the
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-08

just been discharged from the hos
pital at Tampico. They were shot
several times and hacked with mach
etes. wAE
According to the travellers stories,
foreigners in the oil regain are forced
to perform their work in isolated re-
gions without protection, not being
permitted to carry arms. In many
of these outlying districts, they say,
there is much ,anti-American feeling,
which is constantly inflamed by Ger
man agents.
Except for one weekly paper in
Tampico, published in English, there
are no pro-ally publications in the
oil regions, the oil regions, the field
being monopolized by pro-German
sheets 1t is extremely difficult, ac-
cording to the travellers, to get the
real facts of the oil region situation
into print.
The Mexican government troops,
they assert, contrary to official state
ments, have not succeeded in subdu-
ing Manuel Pelaez, the rebel leader
reported allied with the forces of
Felix DiaZ, and Pelaez continues to
levy tribute on the companies south
of Tampico, driving away any govern
ment troops that might attempt to
hinder his operations.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-08
SUNDAY IN MoULTRIE

We surprised ourselves by the way
we conserved gasoline Sunday. We
had all expected that we personally
would arise with a superior sort of
patriotism and would proudly strut
down town or out to church, but we
fully expected to see our disloyal
neighbors ignoring Mr.. Garfield's
request and going pell as usual and
having a hilarious time. Strange to
say the other fellow got up in the same
frame of mind, and he too was the
personification of loyalty and was
strutting about with walking cane
and high chin. 1t was such Sun
day as he have not seen in Moutrie
for many moons.-Moultrie Observer.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-08
TO OUR FARMER VOTERS

You will be told before election day
next Wednesday that Bill Harris is
Roman Catholic and that this is
the reason why President Wilson is
asking you to vote for him for the
| United States Senate Emmett Shaw
is covering his territory in south
Georgia now with that kind of state
ments. Emmett Shaw is also telling
orr farmers that the reason Hard
wick is not liked is because the boss
es connot control him. But you
know why Hardwick is not going
back to the United States Senate.
You know what his pr4German
efforts have been You know he tried
to keep our boys from going to France
and tried to keep us from passing a
law to punish German spies in this
country. The record is there and has
never been denied. He has tried to
keep this country from even support
ing its big armies in Europe. Do you
want to treat your boy and country
in this manner?
President Wilson is a true Pres
byterian from an old Georgia fami
ly Bill Harris also is a true Presby-
terrain from an old Georgia family,
and a member since he was 7 years
old There has never been a Catholic
church in Bill Harris community, Just
like there is not one in your com
munity This is the truth about it.
Please do not be misled.
Harwick, Howard, Shaw and their
through south Georgia in automobiles
who claim to be travelling statesmen
and who tell you that the race is
between Howard and Hardwick. 1t
Is all done to put you on their band
wagon Stick to your colors. Harris
will win, There is a reason why he
should win.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-08
GREAT BOMB DAMAGE
DONE AT KNOXVILLE

London, July 30 Evidence of the
destructive character of the British
air raids upon Thinonville, Germany
is afforded by aerial photographs
which have just arrived from France.
The first photograph, which was
taken during the first raid on Thion-
vile July 16 shows that the starting
of the big fire caused by bombs,
of the among the rolling stock East
of the freight station. The second
photograph, taken by British airmen
over the same place on the the follow
ing day shows charred remains of
several trains visible upon the track.
The freight station and nearly build
ings have been burned. The original
fire developed in to huge con
flagration, which was only arrested
ultimately on the river bank.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-08

Hertling is talking straight to the
German people when he tells them
that the crown and dynasty are at
stake when the people begin to talk
about the exercise of the franchise
that free people always has at its
command. If Germany were to per
nit the people to express themselves
at the ballot box as do the people Of
the United States, there would not be
war to fight very much longer.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-08

When the great trade centers had
all the business hogged in he east
those who vented to do as they most
desired in the matter of making big
profits on delayed shipments of their
goods had the rest of the country at
their mercy, but the present admin
istration found a way to get around
this great tie-up. As soon as South
ern pports were opened. and the big
volume OF business was for the first
time in history turned through our
Southern channels. il caused the big
centers in the east to clear the jam
quickly. Now it is announced that
there is no further congestion in the
East.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-08

Are you adding to your farming
wealth by increasing the hog stock?
Crisp county should over double her
wealth this year over last in big fat
hogs There is nothing like meat
production for ready money, Put
On in the proper manner ii will keep
the farm so that nothing reed be
bought without the cash with hich
to pa for it,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-08

Watch The peanut growers smile
as they clear up and take an account
of their earnings out of the crop. 1t
is already almost a certainty that the
peanut crop made the farmer more
many than did the cotton crop.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-08

Now they have the Dutch protes
ing against the loss of ships to the
submarines But that is all. The
Germans should remember that this
kind of procedure put Uncle Sam at.
ter them.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-08

Many of us are already spoiled
looking for big things from the allies
on the war front. A reverse don't
mention it, would make many of our
war news "rooters" awfully down in
sDirit
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-08

In Secretary Bakers department
those who will be in class one must
move out and get ready for war. The
war department is setting the exam
pie for the rest of the country The
men III class one viii not be able to
hide behind a government job.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-08

Did you ever hear of SO many new
towns in France? We need school
for learning to pronounce those new
names. To be sure, the French did
not lose all these towns when Hin
denburg was going in an opposite d.
rection.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-08

There is more trouble ahead for the
German fighting forces. Our tanks
are across the canal Dunord and out
in the clear country again.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-08

They are coming to Ham in the big
drive on the enemy. viii it come
to the allies as dearly as it comes to
us in this country?
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-08

When glass has been broken, 10
not try to pick or brush up the
small particles. Spread wooden
cloth over the top and the tiny
pisGes will cling to it.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-08

DR.. 3. DANlELS-Disease of the
stomach and other branches of inter
nal medicine treated with medicine
and physical means, such as EIectri-
city, Electric Light and other bath
vibration, Ex-Ray, etc.
CoRDELE, GEORGIA.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-08

You will have ample time to ascer-
tain before next Wednesday whether
it is true that the whole bunch of the
opposition is trying to beat Bill Har-
ris out of the senate. 1t is already
the whole field against him and the
good citizen who feels and knows the
Importance of backing the admins
tratiou and the president will do
Well To- pat Jside other wishes and do
a. much u.s. possible to elect Harris
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-08

The eusmy is giving up Kemmol
with more than ordinary regrets. An
Xplarsiioa made by one Of the Ger
man papers is laughahle. Ameri
cans were seen in the vicinity and it
made the Germans believe some kind
OF Yankee ruse was about to be put
over. The paper states that the i'm,
mediate withdrawal saved he accom-
plishment of that purpose The one
purpose of the Yankees was to re
move the Germans from the vicinity
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-08
Member. Of Associated Press.

The Associated ress is exclusively
entitled to the use for republication
of all news dispatches credited to it
or not otherwise credited In this pa
per and also the local news published
herein.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-08
Conner SCHOOL OF MUSIC

Piano. theory, history, ensemble play
ing and harmony taught. Certificates
given. Director for Sherwood School
Of Music. No change in prices.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-08
PROFESSIONAL CARDS

THoS. J. McARTHUR, M. D.,-Special
Attention to Surgery and GyDiecology.
Cordele, Georgia
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-08
OFFICIAL ORGAN CRISP COUNTY,

You will lie registered for war in
a short time now if you will hold to
your place in the line.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-08

MISS EDITH RUTLAND FLETCHER
Teacher of Piano--Teacher two years
in New York City The Dunning Sys.
fem gof beginners-Ideal Music Meth
cd. 81 per month Phone 344.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-08

Communications ON all topics pub
lished when not too long and accompa'
MED by full names and address. Not
responsible for views of contributors.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-08

JONES & BUSSEY, Lawyers. Prac.
tice in all courts. State and Federal
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-08
Mazda Lamps

Begin early the lesson Of
Good Light, Good Sight! Your
eyes and your shildren's eyes
are too valuable to be neglected.
Have good light in every part
of the house. If your home is
not wired for electric service,
this is the time to have it done.
Use Mazda lamps in every sock
ct. They give you more light
and keep the light bills down.
Georgia Public Service
COMPANY
PHONE 1O1.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-08

DR.. w. w. McCOLLUM, Dentist. West
brook Building, Cordele. Ga
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-08

L. 1. DAVIS, Attorney-at-Law, Office
Phone 100, Cordele, Ga.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-30
WHAT ONE NEUTRAL DOES.

Switzerland. winch might ST. easily
have r,ct j fate like Bclguim n the he
ginuIng Of the var, deserves great credit
far tllc usr She has made ui opportunities
afforded bv her ncutraill, Very early III
thu var She offered ~ act ~ IN ntcr-
nicdrrv for the exchange ~ prisoners IN
CapacltAicd for further military service.
First. France and Germany, then Italy
and Austria accepted thr offer She has
effected the exchange ot IL least 100000
prisoners Of war, and has been constantly
taking care Of thoso informed within her
borders. 1t is sand that she mas carried
without charge nearly twenty million
pieces al mail addressed to these men.
There are different klud~ and degrees Of
neutrality. and Of them All Switzerland )
seems to hc about the best From the
October II Nicholas
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-30
BRITISH TO AID SOLDIERS.
Free Employ ment Offices Opened 10
Place Returned Fighters.

The British HS strtn pf government frec
employment offices which like The nitei
States Employment Serviee. hns been
greatly dcyclnf@d md expanded during
the uar IS thc national industrial fnobrliEa-
tion machinery vii bc the ehief instrll
mcnt through which the British Govern
mcni Will dcnnh,ll1e its military forces
and the great army II elvillan wnr work
ctp whcn the wal u over
The government has Iuat created 4
civil department 81 decentralization and re
settlement under controller general.
who i responsible f. the minister ~
Labor Nlr Stephenson kcut - th" ron
trollcr general The department will have
IN charge the replacement program, using
he statf aud machinery 0l the employ
mcnt department of thr lnbnr ministry.
Which includes the administration of the
employment exchanges aud unempioy
Incnt insurance.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-30
IN THE PETROGRAD FORTRESS

Bessie Beatty, the American journalist,
who was in Pctrograd dIr,nE the Pol
shcvlk revolution. pad yIslt to the
Peter and Paul Fortress. where she
interviewed several Of tho imprisoned
officials of the old regime In the fol-
lowing passage from her article, The
G,ave oi Hope. in the Century, she
describes her conversation with tic
famous General SoukhomhnoiJ, who
is believed 10 have betrayed the Rus
sian army TO the Germans.
From the cells occupied BY he kcrcn-
sky ministers VIC went to those IN which
the prisoners OF the old regime had spent
the revolutionary year ignoraHt oi
the seething life beyond their PRISON
walls As VIC entered the cell Of SIOUX
homlinoff. minister OF the war under
the Gar. the two RUSSIAN members
OF the party led the way Soukhomhnof
rose and stepped forward 10 meet us.
As though with a single impulse. the
two revolutionists put their hafds be
hind their backs and bowed low| before
him They were ancient enemies they
could not shake hands.
''Soukhomhnotf started, recovered HIM
self, and bowed low in return. He turned
10 me, inviting me TO q seat on his cot
and apologized that he had nothing
better to offer lie wore a comfortable
lounging-robe. and there was certain
air of ancient elegance about him de-
pite his position and his PRISON cell
HIS hair-what there was 0l twas
quite white, and there were pouhhcs
under his faded, old blue eyes and deep
hines in his face The table beside nm
was as shipshape as a sailors KIT tic
picked up q portfolio ard opened il
His old hand shook as he united the
string, and revealed pile Of foolscap
closely written IN small. fine hand
II Is here, he said my case It
is all here ! have written tns 10 prove
that | am innocent
HE fingered the paper tenderly
II was the work OF many drearv hours
We let him talk about il for a few min
utes. then asked how he Jared there ia
prison under the BolshevIst regime
:" = have no complaint, he ssld Per
haps it is better than before, because
they give us the newspapers. That means
much to a man in prison. Today | am
verv happy, because my wife has just
been to see me Sle Is very good To me
and comes as often rs they will permit
her. Those are great days-the days ot
her visits
at was for this wife young. and cor
sioered beauty according 10 the Rus
sian standard that SoukLomlinoff Is
supposed to have sold his country IN
those days when the Russian troops
fell like dead leaves IN an October wand
because they had nothing hut make
hands with which 10 reet tie mighty
cannon Of the adva q German
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-30
UROlGHAI.I~WE.BEK

The wedding d Miss Maze Weber
daughter Of Mr. and Mr.. Waiter u
Weber. Of Tlghman, Md and John
z Rroughall. Of thls c1ty, was solemn
izcd NJ Grace NJ r. Church b. kcv
Herbert + Randolph The bride WIS
attended hy Miss Rose Weber, her sis-
Ter. wlulc William + Bronghall
brother d the groom, acted as best
man
The BRIDE made pretty picture N
= dark hne chiffon brnadcloth irav-
cling suit. wearing a bouquet OF sweet
heart roses and violcts The hr1dex-
maid wore a dark blue suit and carried
PINK roses
After honcvmoon trip 10 Niagara
Falls. Buffalo and other points north
ihey vill bc al home after December
Is Al 500 Concord avenue