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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-19
OFFICERS MATERIAL SCHOOL
AT UNIVERSITY OF PENN

Philadelphia, July 17.-Supplement-
ing its war activities which thus far
exceed those of any other institution
of learning in Pennsylvania, the Uni
yessity of Pennsylvania has establish
ed an "Oficers Material School"
wherein enlisted men in thenavyand
college students, who desire to enter
the navy, have an opportunity to win
commissions.
The school will be under the super
vision of the Navy Department and
the course will cover a period of six
weeks. The candidates are being hou
sed in the college dormitories, which
have been converted into temporary
PENIS contribution to the war in
the way of man power totals 6,102. OF
these men all but 625 are arrayed I'M
der the colors of Uncle Sam. The
marine barracks.
others are serving the Allies of the
United states.
Since the United States entered the
war, the campus and the many mag
nificant buildings of the University
have been at the call of the govern
ment for use as it saw fit in the train
ing of men for military service. The
University has conducted schools, I'M
der government direction, for the
traing of army medical officers, naviga-
ton, army ordnance, signal service,
course for nurses, as well as pre-
pairing men for other useful lines for
the army and navy.
Most members of the avitaion ex.
aiming cards throughout the cOun-
/ try were trained at the parent unit,
organized at the University of Penn
sylvania.
Three amulance units, a base hos
pital, several Red Cross units and
various detached units have been orga-
nized here. For the special use of
the army and navy, the University
Hospital has set aside 250 beds, and
many of the laboratories have been
placed at the disposal of the Govern
ment experts.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-19
DUTCH INVENTOR RECEIVES
BIG SUM FOR PATENT

Copenhagen, June 1.-THE Dutch in
ventor, .EllehammeT, recently sold his
patient rights in a new motor engine
to Norway and Sweden. The sum he
received is said to have been greater
than has ever been paid in Scandina-
via for an invention. The feature of
the new motor is steam. 1t is claimed
that it will supercede the ordinary eX-
plosion engine, that it is neither nor
bulkier than the benzine motor in COM
monusage and can use the cheapest
raw oils.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-19
BOOKS FOR
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
BRITISH ARMY USES PAY BOOK
SYSTEM

With the American Armiesin France
June neutrality-suspicious. OF the AS
ISOLATED Press)-Every American sol
der in France will receive a bank
book" enabling him to draw $3.50 a
month from any disbursing officer, IL
the change in pay methods OF the
American Expeditionary Force now
under consideration is put into effect.
The purpose is to enable every soldier
to obtain promptly at least part of his
monthly pay regardless Of where he
may be, whether in hospital or in
some organization other than his own.
The "pay book" system is in use in
the British army. The sum of $3.50
has been fixed as the minimum sum
which a soldier should have for his
personal wants every month and it
would be given to him on his demand.
Each three or four months there
would be a general accounting, at
which his total pay, his insurance and
other allotments, his Liberty loan sub
scriptions and other items would be
cast up, together with his monthly
drafts. The balance then due him
would be put at his disposal.
The soldier would have the advan'
tage of being able at all times and un'
der all circumstances to draw some
thing from any quarter master in
whose district he might find himself
The proposed system would elm
mate the present necessity Of having
on hand each soldiers service record
whenever he draws any money. The
service record system, designed for
times of peace, does not take into &C
count the frequent shifts which all
military men must be prepared for
In many instances nowadays it works
hardships on individual men who are
transferred faster than their service
records can follow them and who con
sequently cannot draw their money
when it is due, merely because the
formaItes cannot be complied with.
The proposed new system appeals
as especially advantageous for camps
where there are constantly large num-
bers of "casuaIs"-strays belonging to
dozens and scores of organizations
waiting to join their outfits yet unable
to-draw what money is due them I'M
til the service records have caught up
to them.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-19
CONTROL OF BLACK SEA
IS TURKISH DESIRE

Amsterdam. Juno 15.-"Turkish pol
icy is at present entirely dominated
by a desire to possess the upper hand
in the Black Sea-" writes the Balkan
correspondent of the Nieuwe Rotter-
damsche Courant", and practically
nothing else is discussed in the Tur-
kish press and leading political cir
cles. The proposal that the Russian
Fleet captured at Odessa and Sebas-
topol shall be handed over to Turkey
is warmly supported by the whole
press of the capital. The, Grand Viz
er told a deputation recently that the
Porte was. busy negotiating with Ger
many with a view to the realization
Of tbs universal pational desire and
that every effort would be made to
that end"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-19

The House ways and means commit.
tee took up Seab Wright's bill to tax
bonds, mortgages and notes, which he
failed to get included in the general
tax act asst year, and some stiff ar
gument ensued. William A. Wright is
stubornly trying to drive the bill
drought. An argument against it is
that it will drive every penny of out.
side money from the state and force
the calling of millions of dollars of
loans now outstanding and which
home banks cannot or will not handle
When a man does 6ood by stealth
it may require smart detective to
discover the motive.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-19
VIRGINIA MINING COMPANY
AFTER PORTO RICAN WORKERS

San Juan, Porto Rico, June o.
Five thousand Porto Rican workers
are wanted by a Virginia coal mining
company to bring it's mines upto 100
percent output. At present these min
es are under producing about rs per
cent. The solution of this problem lies
in labor and the Virginia corporation
believes that Porto Rico can furnish
that. 1t is willing to pay transporta-
ton and provide homes for Porto Ri
co laborers if way can be found for
bringing them North. This has been
made much more perplexing by the
sinking of the Carolina and the danger
OF other submarine attacks.
Still, Special Agent Roberts, who
is in charge of the transportation of
island workers to the mainland, Is
hopeful. He believes that the federal
government is going to make every
effort to take North workers who re-
glster for employment. He points out
that in the United States there is a
shortage of all kinds of labor while
here now that the sugar crop is over
a large number of men are idle and
without immediate prospects of find
ing work. II they are left here they
are condemned to long period of use
lessness and poverty, while their pre-
sence in the North would be a real
asset for the industries of the coun.
try.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-19
REQUIRES THREE WOMEN
TO DO WORK OF TWO MEN

Manchester, Eng, June IMAM
ayers OF shell manufactures reckon
that it requires three women, because
of their lighter physique, to do the
work OF two men. Experience has
shown that it is unwise to make a
long workday for the women and in
most of the shell factories in this dis
trict they put in only eight hours,
while men work eleven and a half and
in some pants twelve.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-19
NUMBER OF VISITORS
TO BERLIN INCREASING

,Icw York. July 17.-Tourist traffic
in Berlin is increasing according to
the Cologne Gazette of Jne ). In May
there were 119,6S7 visitors in Berlin
an increase Of 10000 as compared
with May of last year. The result of
peace with Russia is reflected in the
fact that there were 6,351 visitors
from Russia. There were two ar
rivals from France. four from the
United States and enc from England
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-19
No Worms in a Healthy Child

All children troubled with worms
have an unhealthy color. which indi-
Gates poor blood, and as a rule, there
is more or less stomach disturbance.
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC
given regularly for two or three weeks
will enrich the blood, improve the di-
gestion, and act as a general Strength
ening Tonic to the whole system. Ma
ture will then throw Off or dispel the
worms, and the child will BE in per
feet health. Pleasant to take. Coo per
hottie. Fri. IT,.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-19
WOMEN IN THE NEWS.

Girl ushers are now taking the plac-
es of the bellhops in Pittsburg. One of
the leading hotels has a score f
pretty young women engaged and
more will be employed if it is found
successful.
TN many cases the girls can render
more efficient service than the boys"
declared the manager. For instance;
when milady arises in the morning
and wishes to have her hair dressed
for the day she telephones her order
to the captain of the ushers. Every
one of the ushers is trained in the art
of attending to the coiffure'
Mr.. j. w. Tray of Americas was a
visitor in the city yesterday.
Little Misses Helen and Martha
Dixicn CT Birmingham, Ala, and Rosa.
lie Taylor of Butler are guests of
Miss Mary Jane Montfort.
Rev. +. L. Briggs, pastor of the I'm.
ion Evangelical church of Indian
Orchard, is going to France as a Y
M. c. A. worker and Mrs. Briggs is
going to fill his pulpit while he is
away. The Congregational Council
will ordain Mrs. Briggs, who is a Wei.
lesley College graduate, with full min.
isterial powers. She already has a
preachers license.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-19
A. H. Edwards spent yesterday in

A. H. Edwards spent yesterday in
Fitzgerald.
Misses Doris and Louise Taylor of
Cuthbert are visitors in the city.
Miss Nadine Little has returned
from visit to relatives in Fitzger-
aid.
Mr. John V. Blaum of Fitzgerald is
the guest of his sister, Mrs. Gordon A.
Cox.
Miss jeanette Lucas leaves today
for Cordele for a short visit-Val-
dosta Times.
Mrs. Gordon A. Cox has returned
from a visit to her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John F. Blum at Fitzgerald.
Miss Willie Mae Reynolds has re-
turned from a pleasany visit to re-
latives and friends at Macon and Nor
man Park.
Miss Mary Ellen Fen of pothan,
Ala, who has been the guest of Mrs.
lamar Feagle left yesterday for a
visit to friends in Albany
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-19
RPITAIN HAS HEAVY MAIL
TO ARMY AND PRISONERS

London, June 12-In the House Of
Commons today Postmaster General
A. II. Illingworth said that 100000
letters and $4,000 parcels were sent
to the army weekly. etters to prison
ers of war numbered 10000 a week
and parcels 26,000
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-19
INFLUENCE.

INFLUENCE.
When e'er a noble deed is wrought,
When Ger is spoken a noble thought,
Our hearts, in glad surprise,
To higher levels rise,
The tidal wave of deeper souls
Into our inmost being rolls,
And lifts us unawares
Out Of all meaner cares!
Honor to those whose words or deeds
Thus help us in our daily needs,
And by their overflow
Raise us from what is low.
> -Longfellow.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-19
RED CROSS AMRICO TOOTH PA;TE

An antiseptic refreshing paste, that
leaves a delightful aiter-ta3te. Clean
ses the teeth without injuring he
enamel. The antisepLic properties aid
in keeping the teeth and gums in a
healthy condition. This and more than
one hundred other Red Cross Remedies
and Toilet Preparations sold and guar
anteed only by
RED CROSS DRUG STORE
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-19

THE VERY BEST ACCOMMODATIONS
in loans on residence and business
property in cordeIe and Improved
farm Iands In OooIy, Wilcox, Turner,
and Crisp counties. We will serve you
efficiently and promptly and to your
very best advantage if you need loan.
DORIS AND BROWN, Attorneys,
Exchange Bank Building
coRDELE, GEORGIA..
6-11-26t
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-19
ExPLAINE ED.

"Ma, what is an Italian vendetta?"
at is one of the porches around
those new-fangled cottages, child
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-19

1t is useless to advertise for a lost
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-19

FEED:-Your milk COW ON Velvet
Beans. Cheapest good feed in town.
w. R. Bartee. Phone 361.
7-1O-26t.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-19

QUICK:-Transfer Service we move
you from one town to another right
now, transfer trunks and do your haul
ing in unsatisfactory manner at areason-
able price. City Dray and Transfer Co.
Phone 366-J
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-19

"PooR ROBIN SPRINGS":-An Ideal
Camping Place; Pure Water, Bath
ing, Boating, And Fishing. Electric
Lights. Man in charge, day and night.
Under new management. Special rates
to camping parties. NJ. G. Paxson,
Abbeville, Ga.
TIA to 10-1.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-19

MONEY TO LEND-at ilve percent
on improved city property. Small com.
missions. No delay. w C. WINFREE.
1-8-tf
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-19

WoOD-Good wood for sale-and we
deliver 1t right now-but we sell it
for cash only. S. M. WATSON & co.
Telephone 12O. S-19-tf
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-19

FOR SALE: Cut down Ford car good
mechanical condition. Bargain Price.
E. T. Rachels. Cordele, Ca,
7-9-10t pd.
, 1918-06-27

Letters nave recently been sent out
by DR.. H. r. Willard, secretary of the
state board of sheep commissioners, to
sheepmen, calling their attention to the
law requiring that all sheep be dipped
some time between April 10 and No
vember 1.
DIR. Willard states that many owners
of herds Of from % to 100 sheep are
writing to his office asking whether it
is compulsory for them to dip their
sheep. The law is very explicit upon
this matter, he says, and the owners Of
ven very small herds must also dip
their sheep. Report blanks showing
the time of dipping and other statisti-
cal information may be obtained by
writing to him for them. 1t is neces-
sary that these reports be made and
failure to have the blanks is not an ex-
cuse for neglecting the matter.
Dipping Immediately after shearing
is especially recommended by DR.. Mil
lard. If all sheep were required to be
dipped twice annually, danger from
ticks and scabies would be reduced te
the minimum, he says.
, 1918-06-27
sTALLINGs REPORTED CAPTURED
Former ~Eneampment Man Who Swim
died Many Valley People, Taken
i'm BY Federal Officials.

1t is reported in the state papers
that Leslie C.. Stallings, former pub
Usher of the Encampment Record, and
for II tim holding the appointment as
United States commissioner at En-
campment, has been captured at Wash
ington, d. c., by federal officers, and
will be brought back to Wyoming for
trial in the United States court.
During his term as U. s. commission
er Stallings is said to nave swindled
many upper valley residents by appro-
priating to his own uses various sums
of money turned over to him for trans
mission to the land office, said to ag-
gregate in the neighborhood of $40O,
and by other means many persons are
said to nave suffered considerable
losses through their dealings with him.
a number of Encampment people
were called to Cheyenne a few weeks
ago to give evidence as to their deal
ings with the former commissioner, aft
er which the net was spread for the al
legged swindler.
, 1918-06-27
The Price OF q Buggy.

A Missouri farmer, SO the story runs,
kicked because his dealer offered him
for 800 the same kind Of a buggy that
his father bought 20 years before for
$50. The merchant, upon investigation,
found that the mans father had paid
for his vehicle with 800 bushels of corn.
Whereupon, he offered his customer in
exchange for 300 bushels of corn, the
following articles:
One 800 buggy, one $75 wagon, one
$40 suit of clothes. one $40 dress for his
wife, one 81 dress for the baby, one So
box of cigars, $40 worth Of sugar, $40
worth of tea, 800 worth Of gasoline,
and $40 worth of ~lubricating oil.
The farmer refused the offer, but
without further argument paid the
merchant the 500 for the buggy, and
departed, satisfied that "then" is poor
comparison with the buying and sell
ing prices Of now.
, 1918-06-27
SARATOGA, CARBON COUNTY, WYOMING, THURSDAY, JUNE p, 1915.

rounded by her "children,'-always
boys and girls to her. though now
grown to mature years with boys and
girls around their own firesides. The
life SO long interviewer with theirs,
with fearful eyes they watched as it
slowly but surely passed over.
The love of a mother for her children
passeth human understanding. The
children gathered about her had long
ago passed out from the little home
circle. Business cares and their own
home circles have encroached upon
their time, may have robbed the
mother of much of their companionship,
but she was ever just the same, rejoic-
ing in their success and grieving at
their misfortunes. They may have
grown away from her, but she never
from them-they were still her boys
and girls. We know that years hence
the memory of her unselfish devotion
will make them better men and women
and her precepts be their guiding star.
, 1918-06-27
Red Cross

Some of the donations for the past
week: Rebekah lodge, $500; Mrs.
Frank White, $500; Oscar Mcintosh,
$1.00, and Mrs. Willis a pillow top to
be sold or auctioned off, s. r. Dillman
$1.00, and /. G. McCoid $500.
Miss Leila Kinney and Mrs. Dave Nc
Cont. from headquarters at Denver
were here during last Saturdays meet
ing and gave an instructive talk to the
advisory board and other members In
regard to the home service work, a
branch of which will be organized here
soon.
The lunch committee of last Saturday
turned in $3.50. Thase serving were
Mesdames G. w. Broadhurst, e. L.
Gould, Frank Schilt and Paul Pilon.
"a
A week ago Saturday the Spring
creek ladies served lunch and turned in
$27.S0. Mrs. Cushing was hostess to
all the children and entertained a fam
lily of rs.
The Knights Templar of Cheyenne
are in need of fish for a banquet to be
given there on the 9th of July and have
asked Saratoga to- supply them. Any
one wishing to send in some speckled
beauties to that lodge can pack them
in leaves and send them so as to reach
Cheyenne on the evening of the 8th OF
the morning of the 9th, and please
credit to the Platte Valley Red Cross,
as they have offered to share the p-o-
ceeds of the banquet with us.
IA
Next Saturday there will be an i'm
portant meeting of the executive com
mittee to talk over plans for the con-
tribution Of heifer calves from ranch
ers to start an American Red Cross
herd. This will be explained further
in a later issue.
This chapter has received orders
from headquarters for las sweaters
and S75 pairs of sox, to be completed
and in the warehouses not later than
September 1, also stating that both sox
and sweaters must be well n smooth
ly knit.
, 1918-06-27

Under the new instructions, all men
heretofore classified in Glasses 2, 8 and
4 are to be r~e-classified.
The men now in the second and third
classes are to be put in Glass la.
These classes include married men with
or without children whose dependents
have other e of support, skilled
agricultural and industrial laborers,
men with dependent parents or broth
ers or sisters, and municipal officers,
firemen, policemen, railroad mail
clerks and industrial experts. All men
heretofore classified under these heads
are now to be put in Class la.
Married men now in Glass 4 will be
put in Glass 2-B.
All married men having children and
not engaged in farming or mining will
be required to secure other employ
or will be re-classified.
The new Qu%estionnaires sent out for
, 1918-06-27
Second Drawing Takes Plac. Friday

Friday of this week has been fixed
by the war department as the day for
the drawing of ~selective draft order
of about 100000 young men
registered for military service on
June 3. The drawing will be at the
secretary's office, where the great
lottery was conducted last year to es-
tablish the order numbers of about ten
million men. 1t will begin at 8 o'clock
In the morning and will be concluded
before noon, according to estimates.
In the first order numbers it was
necessary to use 10000 numbers in Or
der to cover the list of the largest
draft boards. This time it is estimated
that the longest roll of new registrants
will hardly exceed 1000 to 1000, and
no slips will be furnished above that.
, 1918-06-27
DEATH OF GRANDMA WILCOX.
Resident Of Platte Valley Since 1887
Passed Away at Sons Home ON
Sunday Evening, June 20.

At the home of her son, Charles M.
Wilcox, in Saratoga, Mrs. Evelyn Clark
Wilcox passed quietly away at 7:30 p.
frail health for some months, but only
for the past three weeks had it been
apparent hat the end was near. The
immediate cause of death was arterial
trouble caused by advanced age. The
funeral services were held at the Pres
byterian church at 4 o'clock on June
25th, conducted by the Rev. J.. w.
Charlton. Interment was in the Sara
toga cemetery.
The deceased leaves to mour her
loss -four sons, Chas. M, John F., Hor-
ace c., and David S. Wilcox, and one
daughter, Mrs. Chas. G.. Ivey/ of Raw
Inns, all of whom were with her during
her last hours. Sixteen grandchildren
and eighteen great-grandchildren also
survive her, and one brother, Theodore
Clark, residing in Chicago, and one
sister, Margaret Clark, who lives in
San Francisco. At the request of the
uCNCdoth, htI Jul oCCulItu Us utdl
the evening as possible. and she was
laid to rest by her sons.
Evelyn Clark was born March 81,
1882, at Fort Plain, N. Y . At the age
of Z years years she, with her parents,
removed to Geneva Lake, Wis, in
which place she grew to ~womanhood,
and where in 1850 she was united in
marriage to Hiram L. Wilcox, also of
New York. In 1854 Mr.. and Mrs. Will
cox removed to Iowa, locating in the
Their small village of Council Bluffs.-In
1872 they moved to Lincoln, Neb., re-
manning there until the summer of
1887, when they came to Saratoga. In
January, 1893, Mr.. Wilcox passed over
to the Great Beyond, his last days also
being spent at the home of his son,
Charles.
In early womanhood Mrs. Wilcox
became a Christian and this faith sus-
tanned her through a long and useful
life. Sc had for some time known that
the end of Ter earthly life was neal
at hand, and recently said to an init.
mate friend, Il am setting my house In
order, that l may be ready" She was
tenderly cared for by her sons AND
daughters, Mrs. Ivey nursing her dur
ing her last illness. All that love anG
care could provide was hers, but 'tht
grain was ripe; the harvest must bt
%garnered."
She ran the journey of her life in 81
years and three months. 1t is a patti
marked with deeds of kindness and
cheer. Flowers, not thorns; sunshine
not shadow, did she scatter everywhere
Truth was the inspiration of her life
and by kindness she exemplified its
great worth.
To her the struggle and burden bear
ing of earth are ended, and we conf
IDENTIFY trust that like one who awakes
from a troubled dream she has awak
ened to see life's endless morning breaI
and knows herself at home with al
the vast throng of loved ones, missing
from earth, safe about her.
During her last hours she was sur
, 1918-06-27

use in the second draft are entirely
different from the former question
naires, and are framed on the basis up
on which those who registered under
the first draft will be re-classified.
, 1918-06-27

There will be services every Sunday
evening at 8 o'clock at st. Barnabas'
church during the summer months.
Sunday school will be held on Sunday
afternoons at 4:30. Everyone is invit-
ed to these services, whether a member
of this church or not.
, 1918-06-27
WOODROW WILSON,
President of the United States.

Pursuant to the above proclamation
all residents of Saratoga and commu-
nifty are hereby notified to attend u
meeting at the school house ON Friday,
June 2Sth, 1918, promptly at 2 o'clock,
WIN. G. IRVINE,
Wyoming War-Savings Director, Un
sSer Authority of the United State
Treasury.