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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-26

Christmas Boxing Results.

SH''stUan ooS'U9 Ncsuts.
Philadelphia - Willie Jack
son topped George young"
Erne In the sixth round.
Portland. Me.-Frankie Burns
shaded Battling Roddy in
twelve rounds.
Lancaster, Pa.--Battling Le-
whisky won from Leo Houck in
six rounds.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-26
CHRISTMAS DAY MARKED
BY RIOTS IN BERLIN
Republican Guards Attempt to Storm Marstall
Building Many DesertiOns Among the
Followers of Ebert GOvernment-Palace
of Crown Prince Wrecked.

Copenhagen, Dec 26.Sreet fighting, which
believed to have been killed. ragged Berlin through
out Tuesday and Christmas day. Republican guards made
era efforts to storm Marsa building where revou-
onay sailors barreaded but epused said adces
from Berlin today The revouionares have their head
quarters in this building Further riots expected.
No Telephone Communication
Berlin, Dec. GA. P)-Teephonc communication be-
Berlin and Danzig has interrupted Tuesday
ning Attempts to communicate with the Baltic port by of
Posen have failed.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-26
LAWYERS

hoe YarnelI VIII Assign His Docket
for Next Term Friday.
I,dge oscar Yarnell will assign his
ki,ct In the circuit court Friday
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-26

Danzg occupied last week by Polish forces from France
under command of Gen. Haller.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-26
CHRISTMAS DRIEST in
CHATTANOOGA HISTORY
PROHIBITION IN FULL Eff
Feet THROUGHOUT DAY.
No Arrests by sheriff's Office
and Only Three for Drunk
enness by Police.

The midnight bells last night rang
out the driest Christmas in the his
tory of Hamilto q ounty. From IL
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-26
David Lawrence win write d

peace conference.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-26

CONTINUED On Page Eighty
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-28
REVENUE OFFICER
ASKS ASSISTANCE
APPEALS TO GOVERNORS TO
HELP RUN DOWN MOONsHINERs

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-The ne
cessity of arousing the state and coun-
ty officials to their responsibilities in
assisting the government to break up
the manufacture of moonshine whis-
key is urged upon the governors of
prohibition states today in a letter
from internal revenue commissioner
Roper The letter says: "The open
defiance of federal authority and the
apparent inability of the local police
to cope with the situation is astounding
and distressing" He declares that
the morale of every army camp in
the prohibition states is in jeopardy
through illicit distilling apd the sale
Of whiskey ?
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-28
GREAT SUB DRIVE
PLANNED FOR
SPRING
SECRETARY BAKER SAYS GER
MANY NOW MAKING REPAIRS
FOR EFFORT

WASHINGTON, January 2S.-The
How OF men, munitions and supplies
from America to france is the objec-
tive on which Germany will enter her
strongest submarine offensive in the
pring, it is announced in Secretary
Bakers weekly war review.
The U-boats which have beea oper-
ating in the Atlantic lanes have been
recalled to their home ports for re-
pairs in preparation for the drive on
trans Atlantic shipping,
Secretary Baker points out that the
the submarine attacks will probably
be accompanied by the expected Ger
man drive on the west front
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-28
LASSETER WILL GO
TO KANSAS CITY
LOCAL ATTORNEY WILL MOVE
FAMILY WEST TO FILL
GOVERNMENT POSITION

Attorney Hugh Lasseter, who few
days ago was appointed as a govern
ment representative to superintend
esteates valuation under the income
tax law, is to move to Kansas City at
once. He will be home tonight or to-
morrow fer the purpose of making the
necessary arrangements to go. He
will make his home in the west as
long as he is engaged in this work
Mr. Lasseter is a native Dooly coun-
ty boy, a graduate of Mercer Uni
versity Law School, a2d has been city
attorney in Cordele He has been
nearly all of his time of residence
here identified with Sunday school
and church work and has been super
intendent of the Methodist Sunday
School for three years
Mrs Lasseter, as Miss Jones, before
her marriage, was teacher of history
in the high school here. She has
identified herself with the woman's
work in the community in several
different ways, has been president Of
he ITALIAN club and also of the Wo-
mans Missionary Society.
Mr.. and Mrs Lasseter have many
friends here who will regret to lose
them. They will carry the best wish
es Of the entire community with them
into their new home
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-28
AMERICANS AR {
: imp ATIENT
: OF TASK
BAKER SAYS HUGE UNDERTAK.
ING REQUIRES TIME.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-Secretary
Baker today replied to Senator Cham.
berlain's charges Of inefficiency in war
department at public hearing before
Ehe senate military committee.
He began by making a verbal state.
ment without his manuscript at the out
set
He said he thought much of the crit
icism came from the Impotence of the
American people "to do this great
think quickly"
He conceded freely that in SO great
an enterprise it was impossible that
\ there would be no delays or short.
comings," but the confidence of the
country is necessary to such tremen-
dous efforts.
He said the mistakes cited by Sena-
tor Chamberlain gave disproportion-
\ ate aspect Referring to the alleged
neglect of the dead in the camps, Sec.
rotary Baker explained that there are
more than million men under arms
in this country.
Secretary Baker declared that for
one reason CT another the impress,
sion had gone out into the country that
the War Department has fallen down
in it's conduct of the war and was to
'Ethat question he wished to address
himself. He praised the spirit of both
the leaders of the Army and the civil
ians who have ccme to Washington
/ to place their experience at the dis.
I posal of the nation.
He said he had no purpose 20 de.
fend any individuals, or himself; that
he had no purpose to deny the short
comings or mistakes.
1--WE have made every effort to cor
rect them"
He said there might be instances
100000 = --zz1.3
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-28
LIBRARY is OPEN
FUELLESS MONDAYS
LIBRARIAN is AT LIBRARY TO
SERVE PUBLIC AS USUAL

Miss Louise Bercaw,. librarian, calls
attention of The public to the fact
that the library is open en- 'fueless"
Mondays, the fuel order not having
included librarians. Her announce
ment follows:
Quite few people have very natur-
ally been under the impression that
the Carnegie Library has been and
should be closed on the fuelless Mon
days. This is a mistake for libraries
are exempt under the ruling. The Ma
con Telegraph in the Monday morn
ing edition, January 2S, gives list of
these exempt as Colleges, churches,
schools, public Libraries and public
museums"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-28
NEW MOTOR TRUCK
TRANSFER line
A. w. Heibert and L. r. Tooic Start
New Business in Cordele

A new motor truck transfer line Is
being established in COrdele. This will.
be known as the City Dray & Trans
fer Company. A. w, and R. L. Toole
are the local citizens interested and
they will personally supervise the
business
They will make an effort to have
a dependable quick service with mo-
tor trucks exclusively They will be
prepared for long service and trouble
calls CT all kinds The new business
promises to fill a need over a wide
cCmmuaity
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-28

of shortcomings, but only instances.
Although mere than a million men
are under arms in this country, Sec
rotary Baker said, the number Of com
plants received is relatively small
percentage, probably not more than
eighteen.
The complaint of neglect OF a pa
tient at Camp Wheeler, he said, it de-
veloped, was unjustifed resulting from
'the distressed Imagination of a wild
ow"
Secretary Baker declared that Ma
jor General Wood recommended the
calling out of large army, although
the men could not be provided with
rifles at cnce or clothing.
He said every soldier who needs a
rifle has one and of better type
than if the British Enfield had been
adopted.
Defending the lack of Lewis guns,
Secretary Baker reiterated that Gen.
Pershing does not want Lewis guns
for the ground forces but only for
aviation purposes,
Declaring that by securing artillery
from Farce it would save the ships
Secretary Baker added:
81 am telling no secret when say
that tie ships are the cruX of our
problem" He said all the foreign rep
resentatives, and also the War Coun-
ell were participants, headed by Col
House were ready to declare that Sc
curing ordnance from England and
France did not take supplies they
needed, but will help them.
lie disclosed mat bodyS decision
tc adopt the so called rechambered
Enfield rifle reached late one night
at it's Office at conference attended
by Gen PeTshing who was then pre-
pairing to go to- France, Scott Bliss,
Crozior, and Kahn and some "othor
experts in rifles"
The decision .ad the unanimous
support # every man at the conference
Secretary Baker said there are now
thirty-two divisions of troops ready to
go OF France.
81 do not know how fast it may be
necessary to send them. but I know
how fast we have sent them and how
fast we plan to send them"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-28
AUSTRALIAN TOWN
SUMNER GID tot ALLY
LOSS OF LIFE AT MACKAY FEAR
ED TO BE HEAVY

LONDON, Jan. IS. aThe town OF
Mackay in Queensland, Australia has
been completely submerged and it is
feared the loss of life is very great,
according TO dispatch from Brisbane
There have been reports during the
last few days of great disaster at Mac
kay owing to a cyclone and rain, but
details ahve not been obtainable.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-28
and
BOLSHEVlKI
FIGHT
AUSTRIANS WOULD NOT HELP
BOLSHEVlkI TROOPS.

AMSTERDAM, Jan 29.-Heavy fight
ing has been in progress several days
between the Ukrainians and Bolsheviki
troops according to an account Of
press dispatches from Ukrainian
sources.
When the Ukrainians made an at
tack ON Lutsk Volhynia, the Bolshe
wiki commander there appealed for as
sistance to the Austro-Hungarian
commander of the district who de-
clined to aid him.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-28
SNOW Ties UP ALI.
EASTERN TRAFFIC
COLD WAVE COMING SOUTH
AGAIN TONIGHT.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2S.-Industrial
railway centers Of the east were for
ccd to slow down their war operations
again today by another general snow
storm In many sections it was heavy.
The Indications are that snow will
continue through Tuesday.
A codl wave for the south is the fore
cast, this extending as far south as
Northern Floriday by Tuesday
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-28
REvOL u ton IN
FINLAND IS
REPORTED
LONG THREATENED CRASH HAS
COME IN EASTERN PROVINCES


STOCKHOLM, January 2S.-The
long threatened revolution in Finland
is proceeding in the eastern provinces
according to meager reports reaching
Haparanda and forwarded here.
The railway station at Relingsford
is reported to have been occupied by
Russian Red Guards. Sharp fighting
has taken place at Viborg
Russian soldiers are said to be aid
ing the Red Guards and reinforce
ments are said to have been sent from
Petrograd.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-28
JOHN D. TRAVELS
IRREGULAR" PASSENGER

Savannah, January 28.-John D..
Rockefeller paid Savannah flying
visit while on his way to Ormond Fla.
icr The wiater yesterday Like every
one else in these war times, he travel
ed regular" Private cars are now
tabOoed by the government by the
government and Mr. Rockefeller sell
dom uses such things anyway.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-28
BAKER MAKES REPLY TO WAR CRITICS
WOOD IS INJURED.
INJURED IN FRANCE
AMERICAN OFFICER ON OBSERVA-
TON TOUR WHEN SHELL
ACClDENTLY EXPLODED

Washington, January 27-MajCr
General Leonard Wood, in France cl
G.. observation tour, was slightly
wounded today by an accidental eX-
plcsicn which killed five French SOL
die.s and hurt two ether American
officers.
Secretary Baker announced the in
cident in this statement:
"a cable dispatch from the head
qusE ters CT General Fershing states
that an accidental explosion occurring
today killed five French soldiers and
slightly injured Major General Wood
in the arm, LieuteGant Colonel Char
les E. Kilbou1na in the eye and Ma
jcr Kenyon A. Joyce in the arm"
Il is understood that TIE message
WIS brief and gave ne furtehr details,
General Wccl's tour wood carry him
both to the fcc2t AID to the American
training camps behind the lines, bat
there is no indication as TO where
the accident occurred.
All of the divisional commanders
have been or will be sent to Europe
for brief periods. General Wood, com
manding Camp Funston, Kan, went
ever seyer5l weeks ago.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-28
y. S. PATROL BOAT
'Ezn12 HsaI p'~'TT'' '
HITS ON ROCKS
NO CASUALTIES BUT BOAT MAY
BE LOST.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-An Amer
lean patrol boat is today reported to
the navy department as ashore on the
rocks in European waters.
1t went ashore in fog Friday last.
There are no casualties but the YES
sci will probably have to be abandoned
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-28
u. S. AVIATOR.S DROP
BOMBS in GERMANY
FOUR JOIN FRENCH AND MAKE
ONE DRIVE SAFELY

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Jan 2S.-Four American ayi
ators attached to the French squadron
have participated in daylight bomb
ing raid over Germany All Of them
returned safely. The weather was fog
gy and they were unable to determine
what damage they had done.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-28
OUTBREAKS ARE
q
OCCURRING IN /.
GERMANY +:
SOLDIERS SEMITIC QUELL ClTi-
IZENS IN INDUSTRIAL
CENTER

LONDON, Jan. 2S.-Reports of dis
turbances iii Germany are again cur
rent in Holland Severe outbreaks
are said to have occurred in the Rhein-
ish industrial districts, Troops with
machine guns have been summoned
to Muelhan a city on the Rhine OPP
posite Cologne but there are no de-
tails
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-28
ANDANIA WENT TO
OCEANS BOTTOM
SIG STEAMER BEING TAKEN TO
PORT WAS TORPEDOED

LONDON, Jan 2s THE ,cunarder
Andania, reported yesterday to have
been torpedoed but not sunk went to
the bottom in spite Of all efforts to
get her into port, according to nforma
ton received by the Associated Press
today
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-28
2IRO(UE ST AGES A
BIG BREAD RIOT
5000 PERSONS PROTEST AGAINST
REDUCTION OF BREAD.

ZURICH, Jan. 2S.-Three thousand
persons took part in a surburb Of Prag
ne Friday against the reduction OF
1our rations a Vienna dispatch says.
The rioters were dispersed with diff
Guilty by the police after considerable
damage was done.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-28
CORDELE PLACED
NOW ON WAR
FOOTING
EVERY RETAILER WHO CELLS A
POUND OF WHEAT FLOUR
MUST SELL A POUND OF SOME
OTHER CEREAL WITH 1T

President Wilson's proclamation OF
Saturday puts. the entire population
of the United States on war foot
ing. Every man, woman and child is
food soldier
Every nation other than the Ameri-
can, engaged in the world war, has
leg been on war ratiOns. The restric-
ton of the use Of certain food com
mCdities in This country is least strin-
gent among all the regulatory pro-
grams adopted by the natioGs. 1t is
sufficiently s,rcng, though to meet
the demands upon the United States,
if the people of the country adhere
to regulations in whole hearted spirit,
and at the same time will do SO with
Gu making it necessary to apply
fCrceful measures.
From this date the comsymptioa Of
wheat flour by the people OF the
United States must, of necessity, be
net more than 20 percent CT the nor
NAL consumption by us IN 1917 Thir-
~ percent CT the home consumption
saved for war purposes will meet the
situation abroad and make good the
promise of the United States.
Fifty-Ffty Sales Co Into Effect
! Complying from instructions from
| Washington, the federal fed ADMIN
is;rator for CordeIe, Rep sentative
DCrris, has announced that. beginning
at once, bakers must bake mixed
bread, rising gradually to 20 percent
other cereals than wheat, that point
in percentage to be re- ched by Feb
ruary "a. On and after February "a
all bakery products must c-2.ain not
mere than so percent wheat flour, and
be maintained 1T that STANDARD un-
less otherwise directed by subsequent
order.
An immediate order is to become
eflectice which will insise on 'Gfty-Gfty
sales for every pound of wheat flour
sold by retailers, u@less exceptions
are made by state administrators up
On proper showing in especially meri-
torus cases. In other words, begin
ming at cnce every retail grocery dea-
Ter in Georgia-similar orders hav-
/ ing issued to the ether sta.es-Who
sells a pound Of wheat flour or ana
after this date must sell with it a
pound CT some other cereals A "a
pound sack of flour must be accom-
panied by "a pounds of corn meal, roll
ed oats or oat meal, rice, barley or
rye product or similar cereal.
This feature Of the food control
regulation has changed in that it is
rot permitted longer to be optional
with the retail merchant whether or
not he will affect this form Of comb.
nations sales, and henceforth it be
comes obligatory that he do effect
them under direction Of the federal
food administration, and that he snail
make no exception in the matter OF
retail sales, unless there is a speci
fife exemption in Individual cases by
the federal food administrator
/ --X------
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-28
Our
Optical
Department

"a
Has been neglected during the
holiday rush, but we are glad
to announce that we are now in
position to take care of all pa
tients, and Mr.. c. A. Crowell, our
gistel I'd Optrometrlst, will be
glad to serve you at all times.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-28

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Adair County news., 1918-02-20
FARMERS MEETING SATURDAY.

Mr.. J. L. Miller emergency
farm demonstration agent, for
Adair County, has been here for
the past week arousing the inter
est of our farmers to the impor-
lance of taking advantage Of
various Government propositions
to furnish the farmers fertilizer
at nominal cost, that more food
and other products necessary for
the successful prosecution of the
war may be produced this year.
The meeting on Saturday was a
very beneficial one and much in
terest was manifested in the CO.
Operative plan of purchasing fer
tilizer.
At this meeting an order for
fifty tons of fertilizer was made
up. This will go to the farmer
at the lowest wholesale price
that can be secured by the State
Department of Agriculture. A
local dealer will be selected by
the farmers to handle this and
future orders, and will be allowed
Scots per ton for his services.
Mr.. Miller is highly pleased with
the cordial way in which Adair
County farmers are taking hold
of the new ideas and benefits
that he is bringing to them from
our "Uncle Sam"
The Adair County news., 1918-02-20
A GOOD REPORT.

The Biennial Report of V. o.
Gilbert, State Superintendent of
Public instruction, a copy of
which we have been recently
favored with, is a statement of
potent facts, and evidence of
splendid progress in the affairs
of public education in Kentucky
during the past two years.
The legislation referred to in
this report has already accom-
plished great good and will con-
tinue to do so for the children,
and for the public schools. If
the people and the press of Ken
lucky only knew what sweat
and blood" the man who holds
this unenviable position, is COM
PEELED to shed, in his honest
efforts for the children and peo-
pie of Kentucky against the odds
imposed by State House dema-
gogs and machine politicians, a
greater interest would be mani
tested in, and a greater support
given these workers for Ken
tucky's emancipation from the
scourges of political intrigue,
political graft, and political
illiteracy; in fact, the whole con-
"demned" family, that stands in
the way of Kentucky's progress.
The Adair County news., 1918-02-20
WHEN THE BOYS COME
MARCHING HOME.

Forgetting our first duty for
the while-WAR and PATRIOT
ISM: If we democrats would
make Kentucky safe for demo-
cracy, as all of us want to do let
the Triumverate from Frankfort
to Louisville, and Washington, let
surrender to Democracy, that
Democracy, in Kentucky, may
rule. Give the plain people one
more chance, shuttle the cards
over, and have a new deal. If
this is not done in Kentucky. be-
fore 1.-THE boys come marching
home" who knows what then
may happen? The idols of other
days, for lack of wisdom 70 exer
else ''frugality" in these days of
wartime plenty" may seek to
be pages again." or grateful
for a janitor's job. The moral
is; Let the democracy of Ken
lucky, if she would continue to
be Democratic, as God grant she
may be, renounce and break
away from both machines, and
let the boys who are for America,
Kentucky, and Democracy get
in the band wagon of FREE
DOM"
The Adair County news., 1918-02-20

ing of roads and in securing
state aid for this porpose, and in
the building of schools, and state
aid for their maintenance and
improvement, than they are in
paying off in one generation, a
state debt that they had no part
in making. Yea, more, than in
how the $4,000 emergency"
Tax Commission appropriation is
to be distributed among "Stanly"
Democrats and Morrow" Re-
publicans. Heretofore the schools
have cotton 26cts out of so, and
the roads have COTTON five cents
out of fifty.five. This iniquitous
bill proposes to rob the people of
both the public school and the
public road. In the name of all
the gods! what else are the peo-
pie getting out of this govern
mert" at Frankfort? If you let
this Bill become law you will
have become the modern Plate
of childhood's sacred heritage,
and the off duty sentinel of the
farmers rights in Kentucky. Be
game, as you can be, and forbid
the commission of such a crime!
The Adair County news., 1918-02-20

so bad as the Parson down at
Murray, but sufficiently so to OBJ
ject to our editorial expression
last week about the sinking of
the Tuscania and the shedding
of American blood by Ger
man murderers, whom such lily
livered people. by their compro-
missing utterances, unwittingly
aid and abet. We were not
given the privilege of going to
the trenches in the blood wash
ed regions of Northern France to
fight them, but we are endeavor-
ing to give them the shot of our
best battery, here at home, and
thereby, do our "bit." We are
expecting to neither hold nor in
crease our circulation in Germany
and Austria Hungary. America
is big enough for us.
The Adair County news., 1918-02-20
SparksviIle.

Mr.. J. B. Carmen, who has
been confined to his room for
several weeks with rheumatism,
is very poorly.
Mr.. ]. P. Compton, of Weed,
was at this place last Tuesday.
The Adair County news., 1918-02-20
DANGER SIGNAL!
Mr.. STANLEY:

If the Hamilton House Bill be-
comes a law over your signature,
you write in blacker ink your
own political death warrant and,
la addition, an indictment of the
Democratic party "in control"
in Kentucky.
The farmers and the masses
are more interested in the build
The Adair County news., 1918-02-20

Mr., Homer Hayse took meas
les last Sunday,
Mr.. Coy Reece and Miss Vera
James were happily married at
the home of the bride last Thurs
day.
F. W, Wilson sold a mule to
Allen Walker, last Monday, for
$16O.
Martin Rowe, deputy sheriff,
was in Columbia last Monday.
Mr.. Dello Rowe informed your
reported that he was going back
to Attica, Ind, in a few days.
| He is going to work in the Coop
er Car shop.
Blanche. a little daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Tilden Wheeler
has been very sick for several
days, but is better at present.
The Adair County news., 1918-02-20
ANOTHER "PRO.SLACKER."

We lost our first subscriber
this week. He is a pacifist. Not