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they together but at play as we'll, as is attested by many of the pictures of Marines that have come from France. For there Is hardly a photo graph of "leathernecks" that does not show at least one Chasseur Alpin working or playing with his comrades from overseas.
 There is another point of great similarity between the "crack" fight ing men of America and France. Each has visited the native land of the other. and captured the hearts of the civilian populaces, just as surely as each has captured Fritz.
 Everyone in this country knows how the. sturdy little Frenchmen have won the affection of America since first they came to these shores. Never have foreign soldiers met with such wild acclaim.
 It was a very great lady indeed, you know. who told the lieutenant ill charge of the Chasseurs, when they were at our national capital:
 Ut is very lucky thing, Mon-
 sieur, that so few of your men
 speak English, For, were it other
 wise, they could never boast that
 they had never surrendered.
 They nave proved that they could
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fitted by tailors in this countr, ,- :. regulation French summer uni,os. ,a ut
 But no, the "Blue Devils" m.1, have none of 1t. we are one !" 'su, .sa said, "all fighting for the sam. .. .us What matters 1t whether ". >sss S French uniforms or American, nsS ~" us your uniform. We will h. ,,.'s S", to wear It." p''a
 So 1t came about that they do,,,, American khaki, to wear hacI .a :. France-truly symbolic of all c,,,,. ton drawn into one unit to ,.m, s' .s, the Prussian cursel WI
 "Hate Christening"
 One more distinction won by up,,. Devil" and Devil Dog" alike i, th.' a' nicknames. For it Is esteemed . ..'.. ,.s. honor over there for any orsan,s,;,. to be singled out for a special s. "s,,. christening" by the Hun. Only th,u units in all the Allied command h,,, thus far gained this niche in tn. p,r of Fame.
 The Highland kllties come ar dubbed the Ladies of Hell" by 4. moralized Fritz as he ded before tAs, wild onslaught. Then come the "p|i, Devils" of France. And, finally, th Devil Dogs" or "Teufelhundsun 4 America.
 "Oh yes!" remarked a Marine oyy there. anent this subject, "We'n las but"-this with the modesty 50 cha, acteristic of the Soldier of the Sea- you see they got here ahead of V That's the only reason"
 Yes, to look at them one w,tN think there could be no greater cm trast than between the big, rav.bonA Marine, in his forestry green or tada khaki. topped by the slouchy can paign hat, and the sturdy little Cha seur Alpin, all in blue and weat, his jaunty tam-o' -shanter, but tAm are only externals, after all and tin, will add to the proof already otE4 that they matter very little.
 Possibly Kipling might express something like this-so much Of hi writing has been murdered that h could hardly mind one more hom!da or so:
 When 1t comes to q fight or ajob I
 "They're as like as a row Of pins "Blue Devils of France and L.
 Marines
 "Are brethren under their skins
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l "Semper Fidelis"-both had always been faithful.
 Blue Devils Train Devil Dogs
 This similarity was noted by the authorities. So, despite the fact that the Chasseurs Alpins, who spoke Eng. fish were as few as the United States Marines who spoke French, the two organizations were thrown together, and 1t was the Blue Devils" who gave our Sea Soldiers their final war train. ing.
 To the. casual observer they may have appeared ill-matched, not only because of their different tongues, but even physically. The Chasseurs AL pins are short and stocky, for the big, rangy men.
 But, for all that, they Justified Kip. lings poem in no time. The big Ma. rine looked upon his sturdy little in- structor and voiced his opinion at once: "You are a regular guy!" And the little Blue Devil surveyed his new pupil, and decided: "Vous-etes un brave gars!" Though neither under stood the words the other spoke. each read in the others eyes the admira- ton and respect of one real fighting man for another. and they became, as blood brothers.
 They went to work with gusto. and found that their difference in lan' guages proved no bar at all It was a case of worthy master for worthy pupil. each with his entire heart in the task
 For grucliing weeks thcy worked
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together. the Blue Devils teaching and the Marines learning all the new tricks of the trade that have been developed since the great war began. It was a weary task, but neither wearied. When finally the pupils had been graduated form the School of War and sent forth to battle, they proved themselves worthy of their masters. Typical of this picturesque American fighting service. and trick of which their Blue Devil mentors may well be proud, was a surprise attack on the Marne, in which our Marines. forming the center of two and-a-half mile front. the Hanks of which were held by French veterans, dashed forward without firing single preparatory shell and snatched from the stunned foe important technical positions, penetrating his lines to a depth of nearly two miles and inflict- ing terrific losses
 Strong Friendship
 In addition to the real feeling of mutual respect which they had from the start, the French and American soldiers soon built up strong bond of friendship, and before they parted had become inseparable companicns
 Not only during work 'ng hours w.t:rn
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derstand how one mortal man couio
 hold his own against ten, and they | ~o..o.sad of a superStttiOuS

derstand how one mortal man could hold his own against ten, and they became possessed of superstitlous fear of the sturdy little fighters.
 No fighting organization in the his tory of the world ever made a more splendid showing than did the "Blue Devils" in those early days of the war. They fought and died, and still fought. But no man that is born of woman can endure that pace forever. The first great German menace had only just been stilled when it became known that the Chasseurs Alpins were no more They had fallen fighting. to a man. Theirs had been great victory, and they had paid the maxi mum price.
 Killed But Not Defeated But artistic, emotional France could not let the Corps die out. Through city, town, hamlet and countryside the sad news was spread, and from the four corners of the land sprang forth, to fill the ranks, the pick of the men that were left. Athletes they were, TOT Jue nOoI Pe%A !, iAOAA SNoAS walk of life; college sportsmen. art ists at the savate, boxers of high and lesser degree, and the like-men of every station, yes, but welded into one, with the great impulse of uphold ing the tradition of the proud Corps. They would show the Boche that the Chasseur Alpins can be killed but never defeated!
 Lonely graves on both sides of the line bear witness to the fact that they have succeeded. The banner of the Corps has never trailed in the dust, whether borne by amateur or profess sional soldier.
 A homely incident that occurred while the contingent of Blue Devils" was in this country created a new bond of sympathy between the little Frenchmen and the Americans.
 They arrived here just in time for the hottest weather, and they soon found that their heavy blue uniforms were uncomfortable. For even the in- trepid Blue Devil, who can weather the warmest fire from Prussian rifles, quails before the prospect of spending the summer in American cities wear ing woo1en blouse.
 The Americans in charge of the tour were for having the men out
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FILMS ARE USED TO
 TRAIN U. s. PILOTS

An American Aviation Training Camp in England, Aug. 9.-(Corres- pondence of The Associated Press.)- The moving picture is being widely used in the training of American pill Ots in this country. The young flying officers who are sent to the Arman- ent School here to acquaint them- selves with the use of airplane guns andg gungears find their three-weeks course a most interesting one, owing partly to the large share which the moving picture machine plays in the instruction.
 The pupil is not required to sit out a lengthy lecture read aloud from the notes of an instructor. Instead, the various branches of gunnery training, such as the stripping and assembling of guns, and the various points to be observed before, during and after flight, are demonstrated by films, accompanied by concise explanations by competent officers.
 Frequently film is run over the screen several times at different speeds so that the pupil gets a very intimate idea of the process being illustrated. Monotony and complexity find no place in this method of train ing.
 The films standardize the correct methods, and their instructional value IS far-reaching. The film kork is not confined to gunnery along, but is con- tinued in the other technical courses, such as aerial tactics and bomb drop ping. According to British instruct ors, the use of the film has shortened and improved the course of training in these departments very materially.
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constant torment. Thanks to modern science, there has been little or nc disease communicated by the rodents.
 Rats multiply rapidly in the trench es and thrive we'll They steal the sol, dier's rations, disturb his rest and spitefully bite him when he offers resistance. The pest is hunted with ferrets, terriers, poison and traps and when particularly numerous given a gas attack. After the trenches are drenched with gas, they are generally clear of rats for long period.
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CHINAMEN ENJOY
 TEMPLE PARTIES

Peking, Aug. 9.-"Temple parties" constitute a popular form of diver sion for the summer months in Pe- king. The hills to the westward are dotted with so-called temples-ramb- ling compounds of one-story build ings built centuries ago by emperors in memory of departed ancestors. The building invariably surrsund paved court or often series of such courts. shaded as 8 rule by century-old trees, In the temple proper is still to be found . gigantic "buddha" or idol be-
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FOUR BJG FIRMS
 OWNED BY HUNS
 SEIZED BY U. s.
A. w. Faber, Pencil Manu- facturer, Among Compan-
 ies Taken Over.

New York, Aug. 9.-SeiZure of four more enemy-owned corporations with a total capitalization in excess of by A. Mitchell Palmer, alien property Washington Advisory Committee of the selling branch of his department.
 The corporations, which will be sold under the supervision of Jos. F. Guffey, sales manager. at public auc- tion and with the approval of the Ad- visory Committee, are:
 The Berger & Wirth Co. of Brook lyn, manufacturers of printery and lithographers inks: organized about 1909 under the laws of New York, and owned by Emil Worlitzer of Leipzig, Germany.
 The Ziegle Company of Rosebank, $. l., manufacturers and importers of colors and chemicals; organized here on April 4, 1904. with capital stock of $250.00O; all owned by the C.. Ziegle Company of Stuttgart, Ger many.
 A. w. Falber of Newark, N. J., manu- lecturers of lead pencils and station cry supplies; trade name of busi- ness which has been in existence since 1761, with it's principle office at Stein, Bavaria. owned by Alexan- der, Count of Faber -Castell and his wife, Otillie, Countess of Faber- Castell, residents of Stein, Bavaria.
 George Benda of Boonton, N. J. manufacturers of bronze powders. branch of the concern of the same name in Fuerth. Bavaria; established in 1924; business here conducted by ,Adolph Neubauer. on behalf of him. self and partner, Eugene Kirschbaum, uOw in Germany
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A EARS AGO, before the Beast of " Berlin was recognized as a
 y world menace. before war and ~ misery stalked upon the face of the earth; before. even, the world be- lievsd that such conditions as obtain today could exist, those lines wore psnned. Yet they apply to one phase of the great war even more aptly lhan they do to the situation for which Kipling wrote them.
 For. had he written them but yes terday, Kipling could have found no words to describe better the epochal meeting of those two "crack" bodies of lighting men-the Blue Devils'' of France, and the Marines of the United States. or Devil Dogs," as they were dubbed by the rueful Boche after his Arst encounter with them.
 Nowhere on earth could there have oeen found two bodies of men so alike in traditions, training and stamina. "Always ready" could be applied alike to the Soldiers of the Sea. who guarded the vast ocean bor. aers of the Great Republic of the Now World. and to the Chasseurs Alpins. those sturdy fighters who gaaPded the mountain borders of the Great Republic of the Old World. Ard both had a right to tho motto
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not be downed by the Hun, but 1T
 they were able to talk the same
 language l am sure every one or
 them would find himself forced
 to capitulate to an American
 girl"
 Popular In France And 1t has been the same way with the Marines in France. Already lit- tie rumors of romance have crept from the American Expeditionary Forces, telling how our Soldiers of the Sea, who had pushed unscathed through a storm of German bullets had fallen victims to Cupid's darts. The Marines receive rather more pay than do the French soldiers, and they have been lavish to a point un- dreamed of before by the civilian pop ulation of France. In many an in stance a "leatherneck" has spent his entire months income to provide food or clothing for some poor refugee. And so they have been affectionately dubbed "the millionaire soldiers" by the French with whom they have come in contact.
 The greatest point of similarity be- tween the two "crack" Corps. how ever, probably lies in the manner in which the men were picked for each Just as in the ranks of Uncle Sams Marines you find the flower of the manhood of the greatest democracy of the West, so also do you find Frances finest men among the Chas. seurs Alpins.
 An Ancient Organization
 The Chasseurs are old, centuries older than the Marines, as an organ. ization, but as individuals they have become soldiers only since the begin. ming of the present war, just as in the case of the majority of the men in our Marine Corps.
 When the Germans first began their fierce onslaught in 1914, it was natural that the Chasseurs Alpins, typifying, as they did, the finest traditions of the French service, should bear the brunt of much of the heaviest fighting. It was their right.
 And they lived up to their tradi. tions. Outnumbered time after time, they always held their ground. and exacted heavy toll of the Hun It was then they earned their title, "Blue Devils" The Germans could not un-
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HUSBAND AND WIFE

Mrs. Frank P. Wood, Box IS, R. F. D. 2, Morrill,, Me, writes: Foley Kid ney Pills help me so much. My hus- band also has received much benefit from them. He was so lame he could not stoop over and now he feels no pain" Lame back, sore muscles, stiff joints, rheumatic aches and pains quickly conquered by Foley Kidney Pills. Mann's Pharmscy.-Advt.
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MARSHAL FOCH IS
 "2O YEARS YOUNGER'

Paris. Aug. (Havas Agency).-- Those who have met Marshal Foch in the last few days are unanimous in declaring that he Is in great good humor. according to La Liberte.
 Premier Clemenceau, who dinsd with the marshal yesterday, said he found him radiant and looking 70 years younger than when he had last seen him.
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ALLEN HEARIN IS
 WOUNDED IN FRANCE

Allen Hearin, former Pine Bluff boy. but who has been in France since April, was wounded in battle July IA, but not seriously, according to a message received by his par ents, Mir. and Mrs. Feno Hearin, of Little Rock. Young Hearin enlisted in the National Guard here last year and for while was stationed at Camp Beauregard
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RAT IS DEADLY
 ENEMY TO ALLIES

Behind British Lines in Frahce, Aug. 9.-An enemy whose activities do not figure in the official reports but against which Allied soldiers wage daily warfare is the rat. Tens of thousands of rats, huge sharp-fanged fighters, have dug themselves in among the billets and trenches in France and Flanders, and they are a
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LEARN sHIPBUILDING QUICKLY

Washington. August 9.-Conversion or man-power from peace to war work was given striking illustration re- cently at the Hog Island ship yard.
 Raymond Curatola, Fred Roller and Arthur Burnley entered the Hog Island riveting school to begin a 1O-
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day course which would fit them to held build the ships but in 20 work ing hours they were handling the pneumatic hammers and punches with such dexterity that they were told to report for regular work.
 Curatola was formerly a chauffeur. Roller had been a mechanic, Burnley was a horseshoer.
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The British army is supplied < with 4,400,000,00O cigarettes VI
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For there is neither race nor creed, Border. nor breed. nor birth. When two strong men stand face to
 face,
 Tho they come from the ends of
 the earth."
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Devil Dogs of France Give Our Devil Dogs Their Final War Training and Show Many New
 Tricks - They Become Fast Friends

Copyright. 1918, The International Syndicate
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-30
AVIATION FIELD
SOON TO Be
READY
COMMITTEE HAS FUND PRACTl
CALLY IN HAND, WORK TO
START

Cecil Williams and Jack Sheppard
young business men entrusted With
the duty of raising the fund with which
the local aviation lield is to be made
ready for the flyers from Southof
Field, have practically finished their
task and early next week the working
forces will. begin their preparation OF
the field for the landings.
This work will be taken up by the
city street force under Superintendent
Bolton and by the county chaipgang
force under Superintendent Cox The
plans for fitting the field will be push
ed to completion.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-30
RED CROSS CANTEEN
SERVICE FORMED
WILL TAKE CARE OF AND SERVE
THE TROOPS THAT PASS THRU
coRDELE.

At the regular meeting OF the Execu-
tive Committee of the Cordele Chap
ter of the Red Cross Friday afternoon
several important matters were dis
cussed and the general work of the
Chapter reported by the various com
mittees.
At this meeting the Executive Com
mittee took a. decided step forward
when after a full and lengthy discus
sion it was unanimously voted to
organize a Red Cross Canteen Service
in Cordele, for the purpose of taking
care of and serving the Troops with
refreshments when the Troop Trains
pass through our City. Chairman
Fakes has recently returned from a
visit to the Red Cross Division Head
quarters in Atlanta, while he was
there he discussed the Canteen Ser
vice with the Division Officers and OBJ
tanned full information about the es,
tablishing of one here and at the Meet
ing yesterday Mr.. Fakes made a re
port to the Executive Committee on
what he had learned about the Canteen
Service and strongly urged the estab
fishing of one in this City AS above
stated, the Committee voted unanim
ously and enthusiastically to estab-
fish the Canteen at once and officer.
were elected as follows:- Captain
Mrs. A. C.. Atkins: list. Lieut.. Mrs. F.
G. Boatright; End Lieut. Mrs. Dobbin
Holmes; Supply sergeant, Mrs. w. S.
Tillman; These officers will be ably
assisted in the work by splendid
body of ladies about 25 or 30 in num-
her, who will be selected at meeting
Monday afternoon. About thirty five
or forty ladies have volunteered their
services for this work, and these la
dies will be called together at a
Special Meeting in the Library Mon
day afternoon at 5 o'clock, when the
% who are to form the organization
at the present will be selected, an0
later on as the work increases others
will be added. This is a splendid work
one that is highly appreciated others
and one that is highly appreciated by
our Soldiers and also by the War De-
partment. More information will be
given next week about the. work of
the Canteen.
The Cordele Chapter is in most
flourishing condition now and there
is plenty of work to be done. The
Work Rooms wilT be opened again
Monday morning and all who can do
so are earnestly requested to be pre-
sent.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-30
WHY BOCHES WERE
in BOURESCHES
AMERICAN MAJOR HAD SERIOUS
MOMENT ABOUT VILLAGE

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, June 13-An attack was
made last night by the Germans on
Bouresches, which the Americans
were holding so violent that the worst
was feared. A report was received
that the twon had been occupied by
the Germans and a major was sent
from headquarters to ascertain the
facts. When he met the officers en-
trusted with the defense of the vii
Iage, he inquired Are the Boches in
Bouresches?" Eyes, sir" was the re-
ply.
WAS it not your order that no Ger
mans be allowed to remain in the vii
lage?"
yes"
Then. why in the hell have you
left them there?" was demanded.
THE burying party has not yet ar
rived, sir" was the quiet answer.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-30
BARE FACED FRAUD
DOMINATES HERE
LPRoFITEERING IN PACKING IN
( DUsTRY ENORMOUS

WASHINGTON, June 9.-Investi,
cations carefully conducted have led
to the conclusion that profteering ex-
lists among American industries at the
present time, and is due in part to adj
vantage being taken of war pressure
FLOR heavy production" and in part to
subordinate greed and bare-faced
fraud" the federal trade commission
announced today in report sent to
the senate. @a
The report shows unprecedented pro-
fits are being made in the packing in
dustries.