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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-30

time and he goes TO sleep almost i'm
mediately, unless he is forcibly kept
awake. The leaders of at least one
regiment have had to adopt a plan
whereby all the members of patrol
when they lie down, join hands, with
the white officer at one end. He
ing the hand of the man next to him,
who repeats the pressure to his right
or left and receive and answering
pressure as evidence that his compan-
ions are awake.
Nevertheless, the negroes are al
ways ready for fight. One regiment
had begged its way into a portion Of
the line where action was assured in
the last German offensive, and that
action suddenly began Five of the
officers Of that regiment alone were
in hospital but heard few hours in
advance of what was coming.
The colonel left the hospital on
crutches, two other officers were
carried to the trenches on filters
and two more hobbled-so as to be
with their men and be assured they
gave good account of themselves.
They did.
In the main the negro troops are
deeply attacked to their white officers
and will 90 through fire and flood for
them-or with them. In the main
also the officers are attached to the
men, take pride in them and father
them no end The negroes are puncil-
ious in such details as saluting end
Difference to officers and superiors
though lax in other matters of dis
cipline which they do not understand
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-30
THE END OF WATSON

Watson loses all his contests and
now unless the state democratic ex-
cutive committee determines he shall
have another look in on the congress
SIGNAL job in the Tenth, the end has
come.
He may run Carl Vinson a close
race, but if we must judge from what
his good friends are saying in the
papers, Watson ran behind more
votes than he got to win. That was
the whole story.
Statements have already gone to
the state paper intimating that Wat
son is not going to make further eff
fort to hold the primary in the Tenth
as a nomination of himself for con
gress by the democrats. If that be
true, this is the end of it, for when
the Columbia county contest was set
tied Saturday, that concluded his
chance to upturn the primary results
by recount. ----.-
There are limitations that it will be
put up to Gov. Dorsey not let the state
convention turn down Watson's ap-
peal, but nothing definite as yet has
been developed to bear out the turth
of this assertion Governor Dorsey
ought to be able amply to take care
of himself in this matter and he ought
to handle it just as he would any
piece of business when it comes up
Watson need not be permitted to I'D.
turn a primary in Georgia just be-
cause he ran behind and missed the
required number of votes. There isn't
any other fair way to dispose of it
than to give the man who won it the
place and let him go to serve his peo-
pie in the best manner possible. 1t
is time for the Sage of McDuffee to
put out the fire and go home. Geor-
gians would be glad to hear of some.
thing else.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-30


fighting-ships, there bugles sound
family across the water to quiet
streets ashore.
The supreme task OF the navy has
been to make secure on all the date
of the declaratin of war and June 80
last, the needs of the Allies have in
volved the carriage by sea of some
20, 100000, men, 100000 animals
and about 11O,OOO,OOO tons of naval
and military stores, cargoes whose
vastness and diversity have never
been contemplated nor forseen. The
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-30

Germans could pour upon them The
wounded went out of that battle beg
ging their American stretcher bear
ers to give them an opportunity to
take one more shot! The last oppor-
unity was one of logged resistance
Did they win?
Was it ever recorded in the history
of fighting force that such body
of men lost their fight? They won
and they made history,-America
fighting history that will shine through
the ages!
Those were your companions, young
man, who have gone from your
range of friends and acquaintences.
They are the men who have long ago
pledged their all to uphold the free
dom of the homes and firesides they
left behind. You lonely young man,
here still unconcerned except to
make sure that there is nothing to
keep you from remaining here, are
you contented that they shall go to
such fighting so long as there is no
one there to do yours? Could you not
do something were you to try? How
many volunteers come back because
of physical defects?
You are needed Oh the front Your
country needs you now. You will
have to answer in the years to come.
What are you going to say when your
children ask you did your fighting?
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-30

Were you looking for the bond COM
mittee today? Be ready, they will find
before the campaign is over. They are
not going to bother you till you pass
October 1st. You know what that is
for Then you should be prepared. 1t
is no use getting the idea that the
others will take care of the Fourth
loan. 1t is too large. 1t will require
everybody to make it go-everybody,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-30

Suppose your neighbor had ap-
preached you in the fall of 1914 and
told you that in the fall of 1918 old
Georgia would raise fifty-five millions
in three weeks time to help crush Ger
many. You might have pinched your
self to ascertain whether you were
dreaming, or else you might have de-
sired to put on a lunacy trial for your
neighbor. Yo never can tell.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-30

After being pestered all day long,
Tommy succeeded in locating a per
sistent "cootie" under his shirt, near
his heart AS he bent his head in re
moving the offender a bullet whiz-
zled past where his head had been.
He held the mite between his fingers
and ruminated: 81 can't give you the
Victoria cross, but I'll do the next
best thing. Ill give you a home for
life" And he replaced the cootie be
meath his shirt.-Everybodys Maya
zine.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-30

The President Of Panama. stating
that it was his desire to facilitate in
every way possible the securing of
the prime necessities, now rendered
difficult by war conditions and the
embargo placed on foodstuffs by the
United States, the cnies source of
supply for Panama, ISSUED a decree
on May last permitting free turtle
fishing in all waters of the republic,
providing previous admission be OBJ
providing previous admission be OBJ
tanned from the respective local au-
thorities.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-30
WHOSE DOING YOUR FIGHTING

WHOSE DOING YOUR FIGHTING?
Young man, your children and their
children will read in their school his
tories of what your young American
companions did on the Ourcq river
in France between July 81 and Au-
gust this year Not for its military
importance but from the heroic as
suits made on the Germans at that
point will the little village of Sergy
remain for the school boys and girls
to read about and remember Here an
American division met and routed a
division of PrusSian Guards. Here
that same American division met
and defeated another division of Prus-
sian Guards,-and still held its ground
LOT five days in all the five that the
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-30

The big bond drive starts today.
Are you ready for your part? Get the
cotton business all out of the kinks
now and LIST the bond committees
have your word for a good block
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-30

Our community spent another Sun
day with almost universal observance
Of the gas restrictions. There was
not violation apparent. The auto
mobile were off duty. The Dispatch
is very proud of the manner in which
the community observes this war re-
quest.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-30

Doug Johnson, of Providence, KY,
had a SOW which gave birth to eight
pigs, and not a pig in the litter has
an eye.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-30

Normandy has town called o, Hol-
land river Y, Sweden village named
A, and China a city U.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-30

Saturday and Sunday-and today
every front was ablaZe with the fire
of Allied guns! How we hope that fire
brought disaster to the enemy!
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-30
WEEKLY.

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, 1918-09-30
Members Of Associated Press.

The Associated ] ress i5 exclusively
entitled to the use for republication
OF all news dispatches credited to 1t
or not otherwise credited in this pa
per and also the local news published
herein.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-08
The Letter List

LIST OF LETTERS REMAINING IN
the Post Office, at Harrisburg, Pa,
for the week ending June s. 1918:
Women's List Martha Arnold,
Mrs. Mary Brent. Gladys A. Christman
Bessie Crawford. Mrs. Mary B. Culp,
Mrs. Sophie Denison. Minnie Hender-
son. Mrs. Mamie Hilton, Mary Martin,
Mrs. Emmer Miners. Mrs. Laura
Month. Mrs. Jennie Rosezell. Mrs. Mel
VILE. Sherk. Mrs. Ada Sullivan. Mrs.
Chas. Taylor, Marion Ulfich. Mrs. H,
L. Robinson.
Mems List - DIR. W. F. Baker. S.
Fl. Baum. Mr.. Bentley. Harold Bricker,
Peter 3. Cutshall, Delbra Elliott, John
Fagen. Charles Fredericks. Edward
Frey, Carlton Goodiel. Frank Colt
SHALL Budd Gouldv. VIM. G. Halter
Edward p. Hupp. Mike Jones. Chas. F.
Jordan. Richard L. Lester. Diamond
Light, Edwin Lukens. Alick Marst
Andrew Martiu. w. B. Mehaffie (2l
John Morton. BOYD Rapp. f, L. Reed
VIM. Reeder John r. Riley. Elisha
Rimons. Cyril Runkier Carl Sander
son. L. solada. Jesse shank. T. j
Showaker. Rev. E. F. Smith. Morrow
weigle. Henry Witake. Rev. William
Young, s. II. Zaum.
Foreign-Harry Arrick.
Firms Baker. Young & Baker
National Building Granite ouarries
Association. u. $. Industrial Bureau
Persons should invariably have
their mail matter addressed to theil
street and number, thereby insupine
prompt delivery by the carriers.
FRANK c. SITES,
Postmaster.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-08
Shippers to Get Benefit
Of Express Merger; Rates
Lower; Shipments Better

Harrisburg shippers, with the
shippers of the nation as a whole,
will benefit by the recent consolida-
ton of the four large express COM
panies to form the American Rail-
road Express Company. Cheaper
rates and much more satisfactory
shipments are expected as a result of
this consolidation.
The Adams and American express
companies have always maintained
offices in Harrisburg. Henceforth.
under the Consolidation plan, when
shipments are brought to one office
consigned to territory more satisfac-
torily served by the other company,
these shipments will be transferred
to this branch. Under this arrange
ment express rates are expected to
be somewhat lower and claims for
loss due to delay in shipment con
siderably reduced. The new Or
ganization eXpectes further to re-
duce claims for loss by having men
watch carefully depots, cars, etc.
The nontransportation activities of
the separate companies will be con-
ducted as heretofore. Money orders.
travellers cheques, travel department
foreign exchange and banking and
their respective foreign organizations
which are of international magni-
tude, are among the things unaffect-
ed. These affairs will be conducted
from the separate offices of the COM
panies as before.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-08
Bottled Blood Saves
Men Shot in Battle;
Inject Into the Veins

Cincinnati, June s. - How the lives
of the fighting men on the battle
fronts of Europe are saved by the
injection of bottled blood into their
veins was told and discussed yester-
day by members of the American
Surgical Association in convention
here.
This blood is known to the medical
profession as citrate OF blood, and SiI
Arbuthnot Lane, of London, told the
delegates that in the April German
drive in northern France, when the
Third British Army was forced to re-
treat thirty bottles of citrate of blood
had been captured by the Germans. -
hope that the foe will use this blood,
said Sir Arbuthnot; perhaps it will
make better human beings out OF
Major w. ]. Mayo. OF Rochester
Mimi. announced that he had already
enlisted 100 persons of pure blood who
viii gladly offer their blood for the
treatment of American wounded.
Colonel Herbert A. Bruce, of To-
ronto, Can, reported that he had been
successful in 800 cases of blood trans
fusion during a short period of serv-
ice behind the lines.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-08
French Children Line
Road to Paris Cheering
Passing Yankee Wounded

With the American Army in Pic
ardy. June S.-Hundreds of French
children lined the main roadway to
Paris yesterday afternoon over
which American and French ambu-
Iances were carrying American
wounded. The children waved their
hands ard cheered the Americans.
AS far as is known, no Americans
have been made prisoner by the
Germans. --
Private Charles Ginsberg, a for
mer New York newsboy, but now
of Washington, Ga, captured a Ger
man in shellhole. lie searched the
German for hidden weapons, land
when he came upon photographs of
the prisoners two children the Ger
man wanted to fight. The prisoner
was allowed to keep the photo
graphs.
An American corporal found him
self behind the German lines two
days ago. BY keeping himself hid
den and crawling a foot at a time,
he reached the American line during
the height of to-days battle and in
time to take part in the victory.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-08
SEVEN INDICTED
FOR PLOTTING TO
COMMIT TREASON
Five Americans and Two Ger
man Subjects Accused in
Disloyalty Charge

New York. June S.-Five American
citizens and two subjects of the Ger
man empire. one of them a woman.
are named as fellow conspirators in
two indictments returned by a Fed
eral Grand Jury here yesterday. In
vestigators declare their operations
the mosts sensational undertaken by
German intelligence agents since the
war began.
Those named in the indictments
are Jeremiah O'Leary, Marie X. de
kictorica. Carl Rodiger, William ].
Robinson, John T. Ryan. Albert Paul
Fricke and Emil Ripper.
The indictments allege conspiracy
TO commit treason and conspiracy to
commit espionage. The assembling
and transmission of information
relative to Americas prosecution of
the war; the destruction of Amer
lean piers, docks and troop trans
ports with fire bombs; destruction of
quicksilver mines in this country to
hamper the manufacture of muni-
tons; assisting Germany in landing
an armed expedition in Ireland: TO-
mentation of a revolt against Brit
ish rule in Ireland; raising of funds
IN TINS country with which to finance
these operations, and destruction of
munition factories and mines in
Great Britain are charged as ramifi-
cations of the intrigue.
The wording of the indictments in
Inmates that the conspiracy may be
of even broader scope. This is sug-
gested by paragraph in the treason
indictment which alleges that in
June last year one of the defendants
sent cablegram to Often, Switzer-
land.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-08
Drops Dead of Heart.
Disease While at Work

William d. Eberts, 2149 Jefferson
street employed by the United Ice
and Coal Company, dropped dead
from heart disease at his work late
yesterday afternoon. He was discov-
cred in the coal yard at the COM
pany's elevator at Seventh and
Woodbine streets by William Put
man, "a fellow workman. He was en-
ployed unloading coal cars at the
elevator.
Eberts is survived by one son, S. II
Eberts, New York City; one daugh-
ter, Mrs. II. S. Swarts, of Harrisburg
two brothers, Samuel and George
and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Holtz and
Mrs. Abraham Hostetter.
sFuneral services will be held or
Tuesday evening at 7.45 o'clock al
the home of his daughter, Mrs. II. S
Swartz, 2149 Jefferson street, con-
Quoted by the Rev. ]. b. Markward
of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Further services and burial will take
place at Loysville, Perry county, on
"Wednesday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-08
MORSE STEAMER
VINLAND SUNK
BY SUBMARINE
Vessel Is Sent Down Off Vir-
ginia Capes; Huns Shell
Lifeboats

Washington. June S.-Sinking OF
the Norwegian steamship Ninland by
German submarine 6 miles off the
Virginia capes at 6 p. m. Wednesday
June 8. was announced last night 10y
the Navy Department. The crew was
rescued and landed yesterday at Cape
May, y. j..
The Viniand was sent down nine
hours after the British steamer
Harpathian was torpedoed S5 miles
farther from the Virginia coast. Until
word of her sinking came from Cape
May yesterday nothing had been
heard of the operations of the enemy
vessels since the landing of the Har-
pathian's crew yesterday.
No details were given in the brief
report by the department. This state
ment was issued:
The Navy Department is inform
ed that the Norwe gian steamer VIM
land, 1.193 tons, was bombed and
sunk by a submarine about 90 miles
off the coast of Virginia at p. m. on
June s.. The crew were landed al
Cape May, n. j"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-08

appointed to succeed himself for a
period of five years.
Other Appointments
General Mission Board-Otho Win
ger, North Manchester, Ind, Sue
ceeds himself.
General Sunday School Boards.
S. Blough, Astoria, Illinois. succeed
ing Lafayette Steele who resigns be-
cause of i'll health, time expires 1919:
James NJ. Mohler, Lection, Mo-. was
appointed to succeed himself on this
board for a period of five years.
Auditing Committee-E. NJ. But
terbaugh. Succeeds himself.
Temperance Committee-P. ].
Blough, Hooversville, Pa. succeeds
himself for period of three years.
Peace Committee-Dr. A. C.
Wieand, Chicago, ILL.,, succeeds
Charles NJ. Wright, time expired, for
a period of three years.
Committee on Dress Reform-J. ].
John, Maryland, succeeds S. \. Nc
Cam, deceased. time expiring 1920.
Miss Eva Trostle was appointed to
succeed herself on this committee
for period of three years.
Homeless Children Committee
Frank Fisher, Mexico, Indiana, sue
ceeds himself for term of three
years.
General Railway Transportation
Agent-P. S. Miller, Roanoke, Va.
Succeeds himself.
Treasurer Annual Conference-J.
B. Deter, West Milton. Ohio, sue
ceeds himself.
Tract Examining Committee-E.
r. Hoff, Chicago, Illinois, succeeds
himself.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-08

= - :. :
stead of at $50 o'clock as previously
announced Mrs. James I. Chamber
lain, campaign chairman, will pre-
side at this meeting. s
Concerning, this evenings meet
ing, Mrs. Chamberlain this morning
said: This meeting will be of in
tense interest TO all graduate nurses
who can attend. 1t is hoped all
nurses, whether ready for active
duty or not whether married or
single, will make point of attend
ing this very important meeting
where will be presented the imme-
diate need of recruits for the Army
and Navy and Red Cross Nursing
Divisions.
"A open and informal discussion
will follow the short program and
an opportunity will be given for all
questions to be. discussed and full
information given on all points bear
ing on the duties and requirements
as we'll as information on salaries.
uniforms, and insurance privileges
provided by the government for the
nurses enrolled in government serv-
ice"
Mrs. Lyman D. Gilbert, chairman
of the Harrisburg chapter. will give
short talk in which she will en-
phasize the deep interest taken by
the Harrisburg chapter in the success
of the drive in this territory. DIR.
Jesse Lenker. who has been in the
service at Fort Benjamin Harrison.
Ind, and who expects soon to return
there, will speak on the practical
work and needs for nurses.
The informal discussion will be
led by Miss Frances Scott. superin-
tendent of nurses at the Harrisburg
Hospital; Miss C. +. Lands, super
intendent of the Polytechnic Hospital.
and Miss Slicer, chairman of the
Red Cross Nursing Service EXter-
sion in Harrisburg.
This intensive drive which will end
on Monday evening, although nurses
will be recruited after that time,
is aiming primarily to stimulate the
enlistment of graduate nurses for
/ Red Cross service. Young girls with
/ the satisfactory requirements. how
] ever are to be given attention to
| stimulate their enrolment in train
| ing schools A drive to further
| stimulate these enrollments will be
! started next week, although no meet
! ings will be held.
The Harrisburg campaign is part
! of the intensive campaign being
waged throughout the United States
| this week in efforts to secure the en-
| listment of 5000 graduate nurses
| to be added to the 10000 already
/ enrolled to fill the quota of $4,000
nurses desired for service until jan
| uary !.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-08
AMERICAN VALOR
BRIGHTESTSPOTIN
WAR,SAYSGEORGE
Trained Skill With Which
Troops Take Their Part
Is Most Encouraging

London, June S.-Premier David
Lloyd George. in replying to q toast
to the success of the Entente Allied
arms at the dinner of the Printers
Society of London last night. said
that Britishers. have made unsur-
passed sacrifices for a great purpose
and n high ideal.
One of the most encouraging
things. the Premier continued with
the superb valor and trained skill
with which the Americans have
taken their part in the struggle and
feated the foe. 1t is a most encour-
aging thing, because there has been
a great flow of those troops and we
were depending on them"
If for any cause the Allies fail to
succeed 1t will be sorry world to
live in, Mr.. Lloyd George said.
In reference to the americans the
Premier said:
Il have just returned from France,
where 1 met a French statesman,
who had been at the battlefront soon
after an engagement where the
Americans fought. He was full of
admiration. not merely for their
superb valor. but the trained skill
with which they attacked and de-
feated the foe. His report of the
conduct of the American troops, a
division which had been in action for
the first time, was one of the most
encouraging things that l have
/ heard. We know that whenever
| they appear in the battle line they
will fight in a way worthy of the
great traditions of their great coun-
! try. This is in itself a source of
| support, sustenance and encourage
ment to all those who. with anxious
hearts are watching the conflict go
| ing on in France"
In conclusion. Premier Lloyd
| George said:
I'VE have faced a great crisis. We
have heard Ludendorff's threat OF
hammer blows. Hammer blows
would crush poor metal. but they
harden and consolidate good metal
| There is good metal in British hearts
and it has stood the test of centur-
| les. 1t will stand this new test and
so will that gallant people across
the chanpel, who are fighting for the
! honor of their native land.
/ Il never saw a sign of waverine
in any French face. They are full
of courage and determination and il
is united France more than ever