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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-27
FLOUR IS LIMITED
TO POUND And half
PER PERSON WEEK.. Y
DRASTIC RULES GOVERNING SALE
AND USE OF FLOUR ISSUED
BY SENATE ADMINS
TRAITOR SOtLE.

Atlanta, Ga, Mar 24,-Drastic rules
governing the sale and use of -four in
Georgia were announced SatuHay by
Dr.. Andrew M. Soule. federal food ad-
ministrator for Georgia, who declared
that the necessity for an increased ac-
emulation of wheat by this country is
90 stringent that people will be requr-
ed to live under a schedule Of one and
one-half pounds Of wheat -four pro
ducts per week per individual
Millers are not to be permitted to
sell individual consumption on any ba-
| sis other than that controlling the re
taller. Retailers are permitted to sell
no mol9 that one-fourth barrel of
flour to people living in the country
and not i'll easy access of the market,
while city dwellers can buy only half
this amount of one-eighth barrel
Public eating establishments will be
permitted to buy not more than six
pounds Of wheat flour products per
month per guest
Bakers must reduce the pound loaf
of victory bread" to a threa-quarter
pound size Flour will be taken en-
tirely out of all uses for manufacture
Ing purposes other than for the manu-
facture of food products. This will in
clude paEer pastes.
/ beginning next Monday morning the
message of DR. Soule will be effective
and corps of additional inspectors
will travel the state constantly to en-
! force it.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-27
NOT GUILTY
Drummer VERDICT
JURY RETURNED SEALED YER
DICT; OPENED UPON CONSENT
or COUNSEL AND PERMISSION
OF JUDGE SPEER

MACON, Mar 24-The jury in the
case of C. E. Drummer, charged with
violating the United States moral
zone law, last night brought in YER
dict of not guilty.
adge Speer and the court officials
mad gone and the verdict rendered
by the jury was a sealed one. By con-
sent of the counsel for the govern
ment and the defense Judge Speer al
lowed Commissioner Erwin to open the
verdict for publication.
The jury was last night given the
case TO consider at 6:10 o'clock.
The case has lasted six entier days
the jury being held together all the
time. 1t is estimated that Attorney
Mcneil has noted at least hundred
exceptions to rulings of Judge Speel
during the course of the trial.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-27
ADVISORY COMMITTED IS
NAMED ON FARMING

A few days ago it was announced
that the Secretary of Agriculture and
the Food Administrator had formed
an Advisory Committee of representa-
tive producers of farm products and
live stock, the members of which have
been selected with reference not only
to the larger agricultural interests but
also to geographical considerations
A partial list of the names of the
memters of the Committee already has
been made public. The full member
ship is as follows:
Z. S. Brigham, st. Adams VT, VIM.
F. Pratt, Batavia n. Y, c. j. Tyson,
Floradale, Pa. David Il. Cocker, Harris
vile S. G.. Henry c. Stuart. Elk Gar
den, Va. c. s Barrett. Union City. Ga.
David P Massie. Chillcothe Ohio.
Oliver Wilson. Peoria, H., D. O Maho-
ney. Niroqua. Wis. Marion SAMSON.
Fort Worth, Texas. F. J. Hagenbarth.
Spencer Idaho, n. II. Gentry, Sedalia,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-27
CRAWFORD FREE
OF NIGHT RIDERS
BELIEF OF COURT OFFICIALS,
RETURNING YESTERDAY FROM
CRAWFORD COUNTY, WHERE
CASE WAS TRIED.

MACON, Mar 25-Court officials
VINO retured from Crawford county
yesterday believe that there will be
nc mere trouble in Crawford county
CT the lower end of Houston county
over the "whitecappers" and might
riders"
Several months ago several negroes
were beaten apparently for no other
reason than that they operated auto
mobiles, some their own cars and
others being employed by farmers.
Prominent white citizens Of the dis
trict were engaged at the time and not
cniy demeanded that the gang be brok
On uD by local authorities, but appeal
el to the Governor to offer'a re-
ward for the capture of the mem
EeGs Of the gang.
Since this activity on the part of
leading citizens who organized a Wig
lance committee to protect the ne
grccs there has been no more terror
ling OF negroes.
At the session of the Crawford
court just closed at Knoxville, there
was two case on the docket in connec-
'ticn with the affair Only one Of these
was tried, that being the case against
Minus Harrison, charged with as
aaat and battery Hardison was ac-
Quilted, the jury being out two and e
half hours He proved an alibi A
ossa against HARRISON was represented
by Attorneys w e. Mcclellan, J.
". Wallace and John r. Cooper. Lew
IS Harrison, another defendent, is yet
10 be tried. He is represented by John
r Cooper
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-27

Mo, Isaac Lincoln, Aberdeen. S. d., J.
N. Hagan, Bismarck NJ d., w. G. Cor
don, Humboldt, Tenn, w. L. Brown,
Kingman Kan, H. W. Jeffers, Plains
hero, n. j., Eugene Funk, Bloomington,
ILL.,, Milo D. Campbell. Coldwater,
Mich, w w Harrah. Pendlaton, Ore.
George c. Redding. Fresno, Cal, w f.
Dodson. Baton Rough, La, c. w. Hunt,
Logan, Iowa, John Grattan, Golden,
Colo
The committee will he called into
conference by the two departments
from time to time to discuss national
agricultural problems, and the fl,
meeting will be held in the office OF
the Secretary of Agriculture on March
28th
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-27
WHEAT BEING Held
FOR HIGHER PRICES
BECAUSE OF BILL IN CONGRESS
70 INCREASE GOVERNMENT
GUARANTEE.

Washington, Mar. 2S.-Wheat re-
ceipts at mills have fallen from $780,
loco bushels to 100000 bushels week
within the last month, according to
figures received by government agen-
c1ss. The decline is ascribed to the
desire to hold wheat for higher prices,
which would be obtained if congress
passes a bill now pending in increase
Tie price of wheat to $3.50 per bushel
Corn growers have written the food
administration threatening to abandon
on the planting Of corn for the sowing
Of wheat unless the corn price also is
raised and fixed. Food administration
officials regard the situation as serious
since a great decline i'll the corn acre
aSe possibly might result in a treman-
dous decrease in hogs and other meat
animals.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-27
Pure Blood Means Perfect
Health.

The average druggist has handled
hundreds of medicines in his day.
some of which have long since been
forgotten. >,
But there is one that has been sold
~ the druggists throughout this
country, fer more than fifty years,
and that is S. s. s., the reliable blood
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-27
Watch Your Blood Supply,
Don't Let Impurities Creep In

medicine, that is purely vegetable.
Many druggists have seen wonderful
results accomplished among their
customers by this great old medicine,
and they know-that S. SIS. is onerof
the most reliable blood purifiers ever
made. Keep your blood free of inn
purities by the use of this honest old
medicine, and if you want medical
advice, you can obtain same without
cost by writing to Medical Director,
Swift Specific Co., % Swift Labora-
tory, Atlanta, Ga.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-07
NO EXCHANGES ON
SIBERIAN SITUATION
WITH JAPAN GOVT

Washington. March cit was made
plain today that the United States has
neither assented nor dissented from
any plan to Japan for action in ST.
IBERIA and that previous statement thar
no direct communications have been
exchanged between the two govern
ments on the subject were correct.
The American government has been
fully informed concerning the situa-
ton by Great Britain, Japan's ally by
special treaty, and discussions be-
tween London and Washington are
continuing. But so far as can be learn
ed Japan has not asked directly for ap-
prevail of the plans of the United
States, consequently Che latter is not
called upon to make a formal express
sion.
Great Britain is said to have ex-
pressed confidence in Japan's intentions
with a view to allaying any apprehen-
sion here that the Japanese might do
more than protect the war stores at
Vladivostok and combat German activ-
tiles. The understanding is that the
State department has been satisfied On
this point.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-07
II TUNNELS DUG
Looking to Delivery Of
Interned Germans
Order Architect Fort Douglas War
Denounced U. S. Government and
Said Hoped Germany Would Win the
War

salt Lake City. Utah, March 6.-Alexar-
der II. Lucas, u years old. supervising
architect under whose direction the way
prison marracks at Fort Douglas were
constructed, tonight was ordered intern
ed on a presidential warrant. 1t is charG-
ed that he denounced the government and
expressed the hope that Germany would
win the war.
Lucas was born in Germany and came
to America when he was IS years old. In
1874 he enlisted as volunteer in the 18th
New Jersey Infantry and fought with the
Union army until the close of the war. lie
was honorably discharged. In 1866 he Ell
listed in the regular United States army
and served three years.
Federal officers now are investiga ting
plot to effect a wholesale delivery of
war prisoners at Fort Douglas which re-
Gently WAS discovered Seventeen tunnels
were dug with view to effecting wnole-
sale delivery of interned German prison.
ers, federal officials announced.
Investigation federal officials of the
activities of Frank Dimmock, arrested
here recently when maps of militia ~
camps and Notifications were found in
his possession. revealed today that he
had escaped several months ago from an
informed German vessel in Chile.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-07
DR|FTED so HOURS
Six Survivors Torpe-
doed' Norwegian Ship
Left by Germans in
Icy Water

London. March 5.-The Norwegian
steamer IIavna. of 1850 tons gross. has
been torpedoed without warning. She
sank in less than one minute. The crew
OF IS had no time to launch a boat and
jumped into the sea. The captain and
hve survivors were landed Monday night.
Captain Hermansen and the Ave men
spent terrible night on a raft exposed
to intense cold. They found an upturned
lfeboat at dawn and managed to right
her. They had drifted about for so hours
when rescued by an American destroyer.
One man died in delirium, the others had
their feet frozen
The Germans watched the men strug-
Cling In the icy water. said Capt. Her
marsen. but did not offer any help. Later
they steamed alongside the raft and ask
ed the name Of the ship but ignored the
captains appeal to aid them to reach an
ubturned boat in the distance. Herman.
ser saw eight men on another raft. but
before evening all had died or were wash
ed off,
The second engineer of the Havna was
landed at another port He was rescued
from wreckage to which he had becn
ciinging for two days and nights.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-07
EXEMPTION BOARD
ACCEPTS 81 MEN

| Fifty men were examined by kennebe!
District No. Exemption Board i'll this
| city Wednesday, Of this number 81 weri
accepted for military service, nine were
referred to the Medical Advisory Board
and four failed to appear.
Examined and Accepted-Harold A. Mar
coux, 50 Water street, Waterville' Law
rarce@ F. Kelley, Belgrade; Ralph j.
Stanley, r. f. D. No. 81, Waterville; Al
yaI NJ. Frost, r. F. D. No. q, winthrop;
Duncan Mcdonald. Is Union street. Wa
| terviIle: John T. Murrey, 25 Redinrton
street, Waterville; Alton B. Berry, Mon
mouth; Ernest A. Prosser, II Cool street,
Wateryille; Forest L. Luce, Mt. Vernon;
Albert NJ. Brown, Oakland; Andrew j.
Dufour, Is Oxford street. Waterville
Clarence II. French, Chesterville; Wifred
j. Bouthot, q Gray street, Watervillc;
Eugene F. Butler, Edwards street. Wa
terville; Arthur J. Garrant, 81 Main street.
Waterville; Henry II. Carey. II Carreau
street, Waterville; James E. Barry II
Winter street, Watervile; William +.
Ward, Gilman street. Waterville; Will
fred Gilbert, 791 Water street, Water
vile; Maynard w. Dow, Kent's Hill; Eu-
gene kilbrde, Dewey street, RoxbIry.
Mass. (Monmouth); Munsod Ferris, 10
Lockwood street Waterville; Alton @.
LaChance, "A Water street Watervinc,
Harland l.. Hazelton, Monmouth; Karc-
kir. Der Sahagian, IS Gilman street. Wa
terville; Joseph +. Reny, IS King street,
No. 80, Oakland Frank III. Chandler Bel
- = ,l-11 Il, pi,,1
lirpe Louber. Cray street Waterfalls:
Arthur J. Breault. IS Main street. Wa.a--
Vile; Odias Champagne. Watervile; I'o-
saire Vashon. S3s Water street, Water
Vile; Cecil Il, Williams.
Accepted for Special Service-War-
rem II. Moses, 10 Temple street. Wat
erville; Ansel S. Kelley, Drawer A,
Harding, Mass; Joseph l.. Deblois. 7
Sherwin street, WatervilIe.
Cases Before the Medical Advisory
Board-Perley A. Abbott, Oakland: Jo-
seph, G. Aledo, IA King street, Water
Vile; Albert Poulin, ia Water street.
Waterville; Harold V. Hallett, r. f.
D. No. SO, Oakland; Howard s. Pratt.
High street. Waterville; Richard A.
Whiting, 126 Longwood avenue, Brook
line. Mass; Charles H. Pooler, POT IL
Water street, Waterville; Gideon Cows,
Temple court, Watervillc; Silas E.
Newell, Augusta.
Men Who Did Not Appear--John c.
Jones, 217 Waldo street, Rumford
(Oakland); Ernest Pooler, 70 IL Water
street. Waterville; Henry 2. Trefethen
Kent's Hill (Waterville): Alfred Boil
due, &c Northern street, Lower. Mass
(Waterville).
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-07
LOCAL HELLO
GIRLS CONTENT

The telephone operators of Waterviiie
are not to join In the general strike or
New England telephone operators on Fri
day according to Manager w. l.. Rankin
OF the local office, consequently the ser
vice in this city will not be at all disrupt
ed by the strike, and unless the eHec's
OF the strike are more far-reachlng than
now seems likely, the toll service IN mis-
vicinity will not be greatly disturbed.
Mr.. Rankin. said that he believed the
girls in the local office are too loyal to
the interests Of the company to join The
strike. The average pay of the telephone
girls is from $40 to So a week. the maxi
mum wage being sl4. They work only
eight hours with a short recess morning
and afternoon. They do not lose their
pay if they are out sick and have the
best working conditions OF any class OF
girls.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-07
Bio Book Drive

Miss Jennie Smith, the librarian of
the Public library, is arranging for the
big book drive which will be conduct
ed in Waterville during the week Of
March IS, when the Library War Ser
vice of the American Library Associa-
ton proposes to gather together 2000.-
600 books for the use of the soldiers
and sailors in camps in America, on
transports, on board naval vessels and
overseas The necessary organization
Of committees will soon take place and
systematic work will no doubt result
in Waterville doing her part as she has
in all other good movements since the
war began. From now till the 18th will
be a good time for people to be look
ing up what books they can spare from
their shelves fir the entertainment and
instruction of the boys.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-07

iae' OF the splendid, wholesor,.
.a;s ,ne boys over there were lIyirs IN
saiu 'here were fine. high-spiri,as ne
."csias1ic lot of boys. all eager .rs ea'
ing 10 90 their part. He told Of tha ~ WIZ
'iiui French village where Maior :, 'eaa
ana the hospital corps are s,,t;a '"is
sac 1t contained about 400 inbas,. Ne
ana is in valley surrounded h'. 'Aat'
.ilu' wooded hills. A river flow. ~. .eau'
the center of the town. the r;rsn Vusa
crossed by quaint stone bride, as
buildings are all of stone and are fro, 's !,
tn 500 years old. A'om ~
MAJOR Towne has rooms at thu -.
o. the mayor of the village and {, "Ou'e
popular with all the French ,,. sF
While at the station waiting for his ,ss
MI Mel was telling Major Towne's . .al'
ier' Edwin Towne. of his sons l,es 49,, -"'
why, they think he's the who,, ~.
over there 'ahs
He has control over the wbo,o ;.
pital, which is one of the largos, Nv NV
hospitals over there. They've %, "a, tas
eye on him and he is sure IN 90, ~ e'
something big before the war ,s o,. "
The Germans are very sick Of w..
MIR. Mel said, and if it was noss,s,
for the United States to get tho ~"
terial over there, he said he sbou,as.
be surprised if the end of the MY
would come before winter.
Mr.. Mel also called on Mrs FL.
ence NJ. Wallace to bring her news :.
her son Stanley. who is a memhor ',
the 102nd L. S. Field hospital and MI :
has been IN Major Towne's Office d.,
ing the winter engaged in clerical wo,.
He said the boys would have a ID, =.
hard work before they got through hr,
they were equal to the emergency o,s
/ it would be Wonderful experience "
them and Il great factor In their n,
ture development. Mr.. Mel left IA,
Brunswick Wednesday afterpoor
where he spoke last evening. He will
return to France in April laden Win
messages of love and cheer for the hov.
over there.
Dorothea Dix Tent, Daughters a,
Veterans. will meet at the home If
Miss Annie Parker Of Belmont avenue
Friday afternoon to sew for the Red
Cross.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-07
Sl2O9.2O RAISED IN
SALVATION ARMY DRIVE

The committee for the SalVatlon
Army drive to raise the sum of $1,000
for the Salvation Army work war work.
completed their duties Wednesday ana
reported the sum of $1209.20. The COM
mittee. consisting of Hon. w. 7. Hairts
chairman, DR.. A. Jolly treasurer, eXecu-
tive committee. H. r. Durham, George
D. Hegarty and l.. L. Thayer. did The
work quietly and efficiently. and by
their own efforts. They made no or
garization of teams and conducted no
specific campaign but invited few
people to give toward the fund ana
named the persons in the newspapers
to whom contributions might be paId.
The contributions were spontaneous
and according to the committee. those
who have given to everything gave 10
this movement. There were few re-
fusals but on the whole the campalSn
was a pleasure to those who conducted
it
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-07
DISTINCTIVE FLAG
For Third Liberty Loan
Which Will Ope n
April 6

Washington. March 6--The third Liber-
ty lean which will open one month from
today, is to have a distinctive flag Of its
own. Red-bordered white interior filled
with three vertical blue stripes-that is
the design for the honor emblem which
will be bestowed on each city exceeding
its quota of sales of Liberty bonds If
a city doubles it's quota a star will be
added and a TRIPPING of the quota will
be recognized by two stars.
Among other features of a system Of
honors devised for the third Liberty loan
and announced today by Secretary Nc
A6oo is the plan of giving window card
bearing reproduction of the flag to each
purchaser of bond and of establishing
hcfor rolls in each community.
1t is planned also to unfurl a state
honor flag at each state capital after the
campaign is ended, to bear the names
and records of each community which
wor quota flag The flag to be flown
as Washington after the campaign will
bear the record of,states.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-07
Advocate Directors Meet

The annual meeting o. The officers
and directors of the Advocate Publish
ing Co., was held Wednesday forenoon
at the office in the Savings Bank
building. The meeting was presided
over by the president, Dr. I. B. Mower,
d. D., Rev. c. E. owen acting as clerk
in the absence of Carroll n. Perkins.
The entire slate of officers We're re-
elected and are as follows: President,
DR.. l. B. Mower; treasurer. William A.
Smith; clerk. Carroll n. Perkins; di-
rectors, DIR. l. b. Mower W. A. Smith,
DR.. E. G. Whittemore of Waterville:
DR.. A. w. Anthony of Portland; Ior-
ace Purinton, Harry S. Brown. Water
Vile; DR.. III. M. Ford, Pittsfield, DIR. G.
e. Owen was present as q stOckholder.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-07
RED CROSS WORKER
TELLS OF CONDITIONS
or BOYS IN FRANCE

Rev. Ernest Mel of Hartford. CT. who
has just returned from France, where
he was a Red Cross worker, was in the
city Wednesday and called on Mrs. John
@. Towne, wife of Major John G. Towne,
with whom he was intimately associated
for two months while abroad. Mr.. Mel
said that the boys were very happy and
comfortable during the winter and were
like one great family. He told of the
long evenings in the Office when the off,
GERS and boys would gather about the big
fireplace and talk, and no matter what
the subject, he said that their talk would
invariably drift back to their homes
They got very close to each other that
way. he said, and all felt acquainted With
the home ties and families Of the others.
even though they had never seen them
and they were many, many miles away.
Especially did Mr.. Miei emphasize the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-07

The Current Events department OF
the Waterville Woman's Club met or
Wednesday afternoon at the home OF
the chairman, Miss Emma F. Lowering
on Leighton street. The subject of the
afternoon was "Shipbuilding" and ef
ter all had answered the roll call with
a current event, nearly all present gave
a three-minute talk on the general sub
ject which was covered from the early
days of shpbuilding to the present
Mrs. B. L. Bachelor also gave a very
interesting talk of Carrier Pigeons
Refreshments of sandwiches, cookies
and tea were served. The next meeting
will be with Mrs. Jabes IA. Gatchell Of
Western avenue, at which time it is
proposed to have speaker. Ea CHI men,
Der will invite two guests and each will
give 10 cents for the Red Cross work.