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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-10

aerial forces have lost 119 airplanes
and nine captive balloons. We have
lost in aerial combats so airplanes
and Two captive balloons"
French autohrities that i'll Deem
Der the English brougt down 65 Ger
man machines and the French Al, max
ing total of 106 instead of Sd admit
ted by the Germans The French
claim of enemy machines does not in
clude 35 German machines which were
seen to fall but the loss of which has
not been officially confirmed The
combined British and French aerial
losses during December were 43 ma
chimes instead of les claimed by Ger
many. OF these the British lost 80
and the French II
The German "camouflage in the
communique is found the words Tin
aerial combats 1t is pointed out
that the Germans forget to include
the number of their machines brought
down by anti-aircraft guns of the Al
lies while they claim as losses all Al
lied machines seen to fall within their
own lines and many of which are vir-
tually unchanged.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-10
ASSURING TESTIMONY

Wehther Secretary Houston of the
United States Department of Agri.
culture knows whereof he speaks is
hardly to be questioned for the rea-
son that he really is in q position to
know something of the foo dsupplies
of the country. His latest assurance
is that if conservation and production
20 on in the same ratio as that main.
tanned in 1917, there will be no dan
ger of food crisis,-not even food
shortage.
What this country has done in such
q year as last, it can do again 1t
is certain that more of our people are
seriously planning to help win the war
tain worked last year and there will
be more food crps and arger crops
this year than last. The west is 60
ing out of the season with tremendous
corn and wheat crops. because the
acreage is there. The south is going
to make its own supplies in meats and
food crops and thus relieve the mil
lions nsupplies that have heretofore
come into this section.
Georgia has a tremendous start in
this direction If this staN is a tair
example, the barns and granaries and
packing houses are going to groan I'M
der their burdens of food supplies.
II is our duty to make these crops
because it is our war an dive have
duties here at home while teh man
of cur own blood is there in the trench
es facing the fire More of us realize
this than ever before, and that's why
we are going to do even better this
year
Here are the assuring words If See
rotary Houston with regard to the
crops Of 1917:
Applying his testimony yesterday
before the house agricultural commit
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-10
WEE-WEE EDUCATION

Modern ideas in regard 20 child
raining lay stress upon adhering from
The beginning to certain set times for
feeding, sleeping, bathing and airing,
Tor regular habits lay the foundation
If moral teaching. They are also a
)con to the mother, resting her nerves
and giving her time to herself. which
in turn again to the benefit of the
child.
After physical needs have been pro
vide for, all he average normal
child needs is to be let alone Many
babies are constantly over-stimulated
by mothers who adore them. 1t takes
4 wise and unselfish mother to keep
her baby quiet Systematically. and
celegate him to a warm, safe. happy
background
Physicians agree that infants under
the age of months should never he
played with, or needlessly handled
OF caressed, and though it may be
he dearest delight TO rock and coddle
the new infant, and to watch his sweet
ways, the wise mother will place him
comfortably in crib or carriage. and
let him GO to sleep by himself. prefera
bly, IN the open air. Babies treated in
lhls sane. urselhsh fashion seldom cry
except for some good reasoa Self.
control and self-reliance see big
words to apply to infant education,
but these virtues have their founda-
ton in earliest childhood The child's
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-10
PEACEFUL INHABITANTS
SLAIN BY MEXICANS

Mexico City. Feb. 2S-One hundred
persons were slain by Zapata's men
in their latest known raid on Febru-
airy >. according to statements made
by General jose Cabrera. Taking ad-
vantage of the smallness of the gar
rlson in the little town of Aqua
Blanca, state of Mexico, a force of
Zapata adhercnts. estimated at 1000.
captured the place. killing 100 peaoe-
full Inhabitants and committing every
sort of an outrage upon the defense
less men, women and children. Ac-
cording to General Cabrera, he immed.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-10

wonderful mysterious little personality
must have time to develop itself, and
growth and strength come "in the
silence"
One of the first problems which
confronts the mother is the unceasing
activity of her small children. From
the moment they can creep, they are
doing something" every minute of
the day We simply cannot bid these
restless creatures keep still, for &C
we must learn to keep them busily
and happily employed, and to substi-
tute right activities for wrong ones
Constant repression makes a restless
and unhappy child. We must learn
to recognize abundant energy as good.
and turn it into right channels.
Bad and mischievous children are
simply the results of negative meth
DDS II is not enough b say, Run
away and play" but definite occu-
patton should be suggested The
positive upbuilding method is to say,
DO this" instead of Don't do that
and if one form of employment must
be developed which will enable him
to choose to do the right thing because
it is right, and to recognize the still
small voice within himself A desire
for right conduct must be awakened.
The will does not begin to grow until
a definite choice can be made. Strong
wills are good, agl a parent has no
more right to break child's will
than to break his arm or leg Be sure
that your request is just, and when
ever possible avoid a clash of wills.
Forced obedience, or obedience gained
through fear weakens the child's will
power End fosters cowardice and de-
ceit,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-10
INCREASE IN HOG PRODUCTION

Says the Triton Gazette.
Three years ago. the most serious
handicap to the Moultrie packing plant
was lack of hogs This season. with
the capacity of the Moultrie plant
multiplied by three; with new plants
in operation at Triton, Jacksonville,
Waycross Statesbcro and Savannah.
the hogs offered cannot be handled
and shipments by the trainload to
plants north and east are necessary.
Three years ago there was not
enough hogs on the market to keep
enc plant going; now eight times
lis initial capacity cannot handle the
hogs offered. Proof positive that the
market begets production. Had we no
packing plants in South Georgia. our
hog production would not greatly ex-
coed that of four years ago and this
section of the state would not be do
ing such q large part toward feeding
the nation and our Allies in the war
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-10
LABOR AND FREEDOM

The hope of labor lies in the oppor-
tunities for freedom; military domi-
nation, supervision, checks, bondage
lie in Prussian rule So declares the
executive committee of the American
Federation of Labor.
This is a right and clear conception
CT the issues involved i'll this war for
the working man II is not through
2 German regime but through democ-
racy that labor is to receive ADEQUATE
recognition and its realization of it's
rightful place in the world.
All Americans are supremacy and vi
tally interested in the war against
German autocracy and none more than
the working man of America To
him freedom means everything
The test is on whether the autocra-
tic regime of Germany has bred better
men than the free institutions of this
country has-whether the indepen-
dent men of America can fight so we'll
can manufacture such guns and air
planes and other instruments and mu-
nitions of war and put them into eff
fective use as can the human product
of German rule.
There is no doubt Of the result. but
it depends upon the whole American
People and not alone upon the fighting
men. We who remain iii salty at home
must do our part, work. economic,
save, and support the finances of the
government Industry, saving and
lendin gto the government are now ma
honal needs and national duties.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-10

an average of case day, Sundays
excepted. for three years They we're
mostly small affairs OF assertion, in
subordination, swindling and second
sryespionage
With 1917 opened the series of big
cases beginning with that of Bolo
Pasha, followed by the affair of the
Bonnet Rouge, involving eight persons
the Caillaux affair and the Lustalot-
Comfy, and the Reuter- cases. - =
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-10
BOUCHARDSON BUSIEST
MAN IN FRANCE

Paris, Feb. 2S.-Captain Bouchar-
don. The officer charged by the Third
Court Martial of Paris with the inves-
tigation of cases coming within the
jurisdictinon of that court, including
the Caillaux case, is said to be the
busiest man in France. He has just
disposed of the Bolo case with its
1000 documents, and has examined
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-10
GERMANS CONCEALLNG
ALRPL ANE LOSSES

Paris. Jan 19-(Correspondence of
the Associated Press) Germans are
trying to conceal their airplane losses
and augment those of the Entente AL
lies, according to French officials
Their last communique on the subject
said that Fin December the enemy
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-10

lately led force of government troops
to Aqua Blanca and routed the rebels
after inflicting serious losses. General
Cabrera, is in command of military
operations in the southern part of the
state of Mexico.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-10


ate in comment and it is now apparent
that the women of the east are fully
as well capacitated to exercise the
right of suffrage as are the women
of the west.
The reserved modest woman of the
south must know that this a privilege
that is coming her way soon, maybe,
it would better be termed duty. The
woman as voter would be one of the
most eleyating forces that ever touch
ed the ballot She has proven an
sgency for purifying politics, giving
the state fan election where ever
she has taken up the duty. When
it is imposed, she usually exercises
the right to the amazement and sur
prise Of every creaker-- and she is the
most independent of ali the voters at
the polls
Here is an editorial expression from
the Atlanta Constitution on the New
York woman at the polls:
1.-THE women of New York made
good use Of their first opportunity
% vote, when, in the congressional
election last Tuesday 31,85S of total
Of 1882 of women voters registered
cast their ballots in the four districts
IN which the elections were held, and
sent four good democrats and admin
stration supporters to congress. Only
between rs and 45 percent of the reg
stored male suffragists manifested
similar interest in the election
According to the reports OF the
election, the women Seemed to have
made up their minds what they were
going to do before they received their
ballots" indicating that they had Civ
on thought and due consideration to
the issues and TO the characters of
the nominees It showed in ottter
words, that they voted intelligently
md to a purpose
Election officials expressed sur
prise that the newly -enfranchised lad.
les asked so few foolish questions"
1ut there was no occasion for surprise
N that score, Tor why should intelli-
gent women ask foolish questions?
And, in that connection. ii probably
would be Illuminating to those aston
shed officials to visit the polls in one
Of the western states where women
laye been voting for years and note
he number of foolish questions pro
pounded by some of the men voters
o women election officials.
"The men were surprised, too, by
he rapidity with which the women
marked their bollots, turned them in
properly filled out aud retired from
he polling places. Why" exclaimed
ome of the men, the women acted
more intelligently and voted more ex-
1editiously than the men,"
Altogether there was nothing about
The election, neither in its progress
nor in It's results, intended to cause
New York to regret for an instant
that it had given its women the full
lights of citizenship; nor is the con
luct of the New York women last
Tuesday likely to interfere in the
east with the forward march of the
equal suffrage cause-which is des-
med soon to become nationwide as
certainly as is liquor prohibition!"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-10
NEW WOMEN VOTERS

The highest commentator has been
accorded the women Of New York
who the other day cast the ballot for
the first time in a regular election
with all the intelligence and foresight
of veterans in the business. The
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-10
DISPATCH PUB. CO.
cHAs. E. BROWN Editor.
Subscription Prioe--DaiIy

Communications on all topics pub
Hshed 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, 1918-03-10
Members of the Associated Press.

Members Of the Associated Press.
The Associated Press is exclusi.e'y
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
nerein
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-10

entered as second class natter at
The postofiice at Cordele, Georgia, I'M
der the act of March 9Th, 1879.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-10

Mks. Nathan Kan, of Savannah, is the
guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
r. Boniske, -o5s.''.--.-55-,gz
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-10
PROFESSIONAL CARDS

DR.. 3. DANIEL, Internal Medicine and
Physical Measures, such as Electro
thierapy, Hydrotherapy. Vibration,
Light Treatments, X-Ray, Etc. Cor
dele, Georgia.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-10

DR.. T. E. BRADLEl'-Eye, Ear, Nose
and Throat and Fitting of Glasses.
Westbrook Bldg. Cordele, Ga.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-10

w. H. -Attorney-at-Law, over
Exchange Bank, Cordele, Ga.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-10

JONES G. BUSSEY, Lawyers. Prac-
tice in all courts, State and Federal.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-10

DR.. w. w. MccoLLUM, Dentist, West
brook Building, Cordele, Ga
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-10

DR.. A. n. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Disease and Orthodontia, Holmes Bldg.
Phone No. 40 Cordele, Ga.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-10

Published Daily Except Saturday
Semi-Weekly, Sunday and Wednes-
day.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-21

ported from w.ll-infUrlned channels IL
hc the tasc with regard 20 NirHlhia-|h-
rnliua Chemical. American GHil' 'tln''--
cnn LinSecd, Ore lnd y. &. 9.
Accumulation IS rcrcrted ir"m sPf
cjalist channels; /" u. taking pi*"" h'
American Smelling Tor GuGGrnh"ih III
terrstS. following between IN" l"Ncl ia
Is and ST.. During reactions III me G'H
sral market lHtcl. the stock mas NJ
been permitted TO +" s-:l"" - ANA SIZE
down absorption is rcf"TI'd :" ""''ne
the periods OF weakness.
There appears "a 10 accumulation "'
some df the coal stocks, inrIuilnE po'"
iudustrialS and rails. mr':"r'liHS l" III
vesuIgations made i'll Sr''ciai.st cifc'es'
IL is stated. tho buying 81 i'ltsohfh n
Coal and Turns brother" has h'rh "t
sjgni1ican; character. There is no d"aDl
in our minds that (. d. g.. y. w. ].
& ". W.. Rcading and l-'hiEh VAN!
have bce, we'll taken lately III a Iu'''
way. ,
Predictions ar" being mad" Ia pah"-
inr circles vi thc lirst ErHCr Ih'Iu'''"H
international interests, that ''i" n"!
of American railroad $;u''kS al IN ~
,.st,uen, claSy Will H. greater anu
rrca,er for foreign account toward III"
end Of the year. Il seems i!iat t::' li"'
rjman issues. Il:ll stocks and '""'"r,'
trunk lines are especially l;R''i' '-'-"
class cnalrrs arr taI"n also.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-21
FINANCIAL COMMENT

icy Private Wire to a L. AA5ten COL
Financial N"ws Eullrtin-- IA ilway
equipment companies arc "a b" given
large orders in the u"Xt few months. ac-
cnrrlinE 10 Z prominent institution. It
is declared by Il thar the prosperity 8
sn strongly assured FOR. a long tim" 20
come that investors who fnil IL rrc0g-
nizn actively the situation in this group
will r"gr.t il later.
There seems L. h.. developing Il more
c",up!arrit ceiling in high financial cir.
ClrS witt regard IL the lahNr "n!innk
II IS hintcd That this situation IL now
under q control hrtt"r than nj any time
sinr, me var began. Consideration u
III. big demand for oil. tn" large volume
az output high prices and substantial
profits lrids CONSERVATIVES interests ~ Rs
mark that tho oil shares rs n rule are
still far ont nf limH with intrinsic val
rcS. IT is recommended that they he
bought on all rrnriinnE for tn" present.
titles Service Company Declared reg
ula- monthly dividend "f .! OF PR
cent in cash TN preferred and common
stock and :: Of ,,nr cent. payable in
stock on tho cnirrnnu stock. AL payable
November tn stock ~ record Dc!H-
Dor IL.
New York Financial News says: The
Industrial Alcohol Company has do
clared the regular quarterly dividend or
Ia; per cent. on the preferred stock.
Heaviest holders or United states
Sicel declared to b. undiSturbed by ac-
ton taken regarding prices of finished
steel products and intimat ions o. poSsi-
bic hullish action by United States steel
directors
II is Understood that tn" United state:
Rubber Company has applied to capital
issues committee for permission tn issue
81. OO0, 900 ilve-yeas per cent. mites.
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MARKET REVIEW

The needs uf the War - 'Hpccitth!
felt In The steel and copper lnt'n9'.i'-9'
So great ~ the demand for thtS" pro.
ducts, not only BY the United states PVT
AIS" TO supply the Allied nations,
rrnrtically the entire output Is uSHd tor
var rllrpuScs In copper the war CON
sumption Is az present estimated III
9Tl- per cent Of the total copper pro-
ducliun in this country. the rrt'"ih'i's
{, per cent is mostly exported l" meet
the necessary requirement "l oorn"s''E
r6nsunu:Iun in In nations OF IN" Al:l"S.
Recent monthly official r"portS 90 rr".
,.uc!.tS have Indicated that Ill" DISPOSAL
Of their product Tor war purposes aver
aged approximately 95 per cent ~
Stunning nv, monthly output nf .T"iii'''l
copper nj Suu'thnE near -"".'"''nI"
hounds, thu remaining per cent WouHi
REPRESENT lhg"n bmn pounds hrH'iahh'
for normal consumption. instead nl
This; however, il would SEEM thai III"
surIluS above the demand Incident -
war does not exceed 5.6GO.nhi rpul?h" y
month. very lIttlc Of which IL uriirf'"
to be- used III this Country. chs means
TINT practically every mann;hc'" ~, ~,
unit. every plant with 4 pr"'lnc;ir" Nph-
rlIS "f auy comparative Importance. ~
transformed for the time int" nuH!
ions factory. cr"u though The G"nn'''-
tI"n with war ma: not hr III Once 'ir
Nlnts Th" United Stal"S pr"lr'''A
about thFit-tUurln! at iIf WV ~ SHl'
ply ~ copper. I'll" $tnks in IN" hands
OF IN" Allies when :h' W.: began has
long sine" been depleted and ih' m"ti''.
nUW exported - ih'sr countries - all
Snlut"iy n...nlGd. Germany faces 4 cop
pr famine and, /" meet hrr needs. Is
melting statues and hUuS'h"ldarS are
ordered 70 turn III all their copper c""E-
ing u;crsl" AMI ornaments {" holy ont
the government. What il tru" 81 copper
is true AZ steel products and plants are
working ~ Gaparity 10 m"". an ever
growing necessity. War requirements
ard Resultant government control are
being f"lt mur4 and more zach LAY III
practically nvcry lin" of industry.
Liberty 2H'S opened or the CONSOLE
dat cd Stock EIchnng" at l?l.hh.' sold az
high rs 10l.l2 and ns low as in0oS, with
their last sale at l0d Us.
Liberty first 49, from H1.7> high To
1854 low. Last sale '9G.7h.
Liberty second 4's ranged from af.3G
high To ALE low. Last sal" 81.
Liberty first i = ranged from 1854
high to 91.Gh l"w. Last sal" 9T.ld.
Liberty s:coEd t4s ranged from
?1.t2 high 10 9T."2 low. Last sals 91.3n.
Liberty third It.'s ranged from a6.a6
high Ia 9S.9. low. Last sale aa.?S.
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mot A HAT1oN.'

They said that VIC were not a n1tfon:
lust q medley from various lands;
No national heart and no national SOUL
VITA no hope and no wish to john
hands.
Nothing TO hold us together;
No aims and ND drynms mat ~s
shared:
Ideals and hack grounds all different:
We couldn't make war--if VIC dared.
Then the word blared forth to the coun.
try.
Close ranks! For the Flag Of ~ ALL.
And the faith that brought us together
Shopc out at the ColorS call.
Ono crv came back from the people.
From Latin and Norman and SlaV;
"Amcrica! Freedom Is threatened!
Take all that VIC are and have.
I'VE know what We sought when ht
came here:
What wore working FOR. every one.
And that work has bound US together,
1T will hold till cternity's done
I'VE give you our lives and our dol
lars,
we viii work: VIC will fight: VIC will
die;
"Frr the faith that has builded a nation
Prom the four winds OF earth. and
the sky"
Lacy Jeanne Price
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-21
MARKET SHOWS
IMP ROVEMENT

NEW YORK. Sept. 20.--Suhstenttai
,rnprovement In both tons ana pres
rcther with an Increased FotuH'c 81
tNdins. created a distinc: change IN tne
s.ock market to-day. rs compared Win
yc.terda1.s lt<t1esS session. fieoI;n
buying, inauSurated at the opening 49,
steels and equipments rs iHaoetS ~.
tinued almost without ine'rEupt't'
crnt for fractional pfofit taking curlns
.he final hour and the closing W."
with prices showing advances o. ~
points in many instances.
The Issues commonly called War ahG
neacc stocks responded 10 th' up"Ha
turciuS although IN som" lnS;'n''s W
,n,nTnvrn,ui was attributed {" special
Soflrencss. United states SteSt rs ~
-, points 70 110h2. new hlsh ~
,he upward movement began Wa
ciated with expectations IN S"H'e u
tiers that general hlSn 'aau '.'.-,,,mrnt:
would be granted BY the soVctnitene.
and sharp advices in eauiptneuts
E$a}drin locomotive and American Sa'
and with anticipation OF tarEH Ne ,d
tracts Such issues as ShtppihSS @
oils. which had attracted raetlcdt go
ondary sclcs. although they did not isli
IN score gains also. Rails Responder
70 tho general advance NhIrn :tS"i.t
found encouragement in the prnp'ciouS
waS siaution- Sales .amouhteo " -A''
Eeccssions in Liberty 49, and t&s
were ascribed 70 preparations to SUP,
.crih,. 70 the Forthcoming new loan. ana
similar influences wrvr responsible loe
the scaling down in values OF the gen
eral bond list. Total saics war 'H'U0'
were sS,40o.0oo.
Foreign issues made further hcadway
IN spots. Paris SIS touched IS. the high
esd in a long time. Foreign eNchanse
rates Sere we'll maintained ASIDE from
Suiss hills, which reached new 40"
r;rur,.s Tor the present movement.
United States bonds Gold isSues> were
unchanged
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-21
CLOSING STOCK letter

(From Logan B. BrJ1n to A E hasten
b Co. By Privnte Wire.)
NEW YORK, Sept. c0--War reports
that reached the streets today. from an
allied viewpoint. were Of favorable In
terpretntion and. combined with the ap-
M rnnt internal disturbances in the Teu-
ionic countries. rcouraEed mode7tt"
inquiry for stocks on tn" part or tn:
more entcrprising trading clement. NJ
The same time causing some shorts 20
cover No definite statement as regards
Tho fixed price on steel products was
made following tho conference" or the
war Industries board and tho steel man
urar,1Ircrs yesterday. but something
along these lines IL expected TO p" dis
closed beforr the week end.
Aside from the factors ho"v" rrlater,
M W. inhucnccs were injected into thu
situation. and monetary conditions con-
tInue 10 be the live topic discussed CON
seuuontly repetition OF the irrcEu'Ht
markets which have been witnessed IN
me recent past vii doubtless continue
to be tho order Of things for while