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THE SOUTH FEEDING ITSELF
Great Change in Agricultural Condi-
lions in the Cotton States.

From inc rn,tsd sioto Department Of Agri-
culture Weekly Ssps Letter.
There used to be q story about a
Southern farmer who bought hts beans
, in Boston. his furniture In Grand Rapids,
his food in Cincinnati and his feed in
st. Louis and all he raised on his farm
was a pack Of dogs. hut that story, aC-
cordlng TO reports coming in every day
| to the United States Department OF
| Agriculture, Is getting SO far from the
truth that II hardly deserves place
| In the widest fiction.
For the South Ia beginning to feed
itself. More than that. 1t Is begin
ming to help feed other sections OF tho
| country The South is divorcing itself
from its dependence on the one crop sys-
tenn. and In raising food and feed as
well as cotton in large quantities.
FNurthermore---and what is Of immedi-
ate 1918 importa nce--the South by feed
ing itself In decreasing the drain on the
North and West and Ia releasing prod
ucts OF those sections to he shipped
across the ocean as liberty food.
Here are some Items that prove the
evolutlon--almost the revolution--in
! Southern agriculture:
Until four years ago not n single car
load of hogs was shipped from seven
teen counties In southern Alabama. In
the year that ended April /. 1918. the
carloads Of hogs shipped from the same
seventeen counties numbered 2,S52. The
total value OF these hogs Is estimated to
he more than 100000. Formerly this
section produced little except cotton.
Now It Ia contributing TO thu food sup
plies OF the nation, II Is raising pea
nuts. velvet beans, corn, oats and winter
grazing crops and has permanent pas
lures OF Bermuda grass and lespedeza
These forage crops are transformed into
pork by the direct feeding route.
In the census year 1909 only 1880
acres were planted 10 velvet beans In
the South. Suddenly Southern farmers
discovered the effectiveness Of this plant
as forage and feed for live stock and in
! improving soil. In 1917 the velvet bean
crop covered 1900 600 acres, all in the
South.
Soy beans gree on only 1929 acres In
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LOUIS THE DOG BITTEN.
Ungrateful Animals Have Taken q
Nip Mt Genius.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN---Sir: Let
me relate in tho third person Incidents
| experienced by myself
My best friend was summerins ut
the water Gap in 1898. Each morning
he left the boarding house intent on a
sketching walk. One time mile away.
passing n house. up Jumped black
Spitz--running, leaping in front--in
short, wishing TO be recognized, My
friend. always polite, whistled. pats the
dog and takes him on this walk. For
two weeks this companionabls outing
seemed desirable. The next time, for
| no reason whatsoever. Mr.. Spite showed
eigns OF vciousness While told to
hunt for a stick, suddenly the dog
makes a bound at my friend and tries
to bite his hand Unable to under
stand this ferocity in his canine friend
he resorts to his weapon. his cane, and
| commands the dog to run home Shy
Ing large stones at MIN eXpedites the
dogs vamocsing. Next time he passed
! the house the dog, instead of asking
to be petted. barks, snaps and tries TO
leap murderously at my friend.
Another Illustration OF the danger OF
relying on the friendliness In n canine
companion. My best friend, while so
journing for month at Yuma. Arix.,
was wont to scour the desert for sub
Jects for paintings. It was hot: 1879
degrees in the shade. One day he finds
himself two miles out OF the village
He sees a Chnaman's hut surrounded
by Usage bushes, What can be back
| OF hose trees? he meditates He
scra mbles through the thicket--passes
large hole. half hidden by brush
then on in the open. All! a fine view
on distant Yuma and the Colorado
River! He stands still. and sketches
the scene. But without warning, as
noise or breath. he suddenly feels his
| ankle being bitten. He could not utter
a sound. Looking behind. he secs
giant Newfoundland dog. Too large to
tackle him. he allows himself to be
chswed up, Fortunately. two minutes
after. Chinamans voice roars /:
Pedro! Gomez" The dog lets hold Of
my friends ankle in time TO escape
absolute death. Then my friend ex-
amines his wound. a deep hole the size
OF the dogs incisor. He takes his
handkerchief and binds his ankle. Three
miles away from any doctor. and 1870
degrees in the shade At Yuma tho
doctor cauterixss the bite Just In time.
Last night a man was bitten and he
died this morning" says the Doc,
I always liked doss-and most every
dog takes to mo spontaneously. How
| ever. a good advice would be to aiways
guard against too much trust In them,
| as IL proved by the two incidents that
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officers and enlisted men OF the Amer
lean Expeditonary Forces who received
an income OF $1,000 or moro for the
calendar year 1917 are required to pre-
pare income tax return51so that they
will reach the proper collectors OF In
ternal revenue in the United States not
later than October 1, 1913, the War De-
partment announced to-day.--Despatch
from Washington.
We hope the Treasury Department
will be able to enlist the assistance of
the Post Office Department for the SOL
d!ers. 1t would not be a popular thing
to punish a fighter in France because
the postal authorities lost or delayed
his income tax return.
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The Squealer.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN---Sir: on
reading In THE Sun that German
newspapers are indignant because
American soldiers ara using shotguns
was reminded OF a card shark In Lead
VILE in 70. He had held out big
hand for a killing and had It stuck in
the top Of his boot Finally he got his
bankroll into big pot and reached for
his holdout to switch in but found II
gone. Hold on" he yelled. II amt
going to play In this game, there's
cheating going on" f. J. RIGas
NEw York, July 23.
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THE SOLDIERS INCHES.
Five FoOters Now Have o Chance for
Military Service.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN--str: Re
gard!ng the letter on the editorial page
Of THE Sun Of July 81. signed "F." and
dated July co. beg to inform you that
on Friday, July 10. all local boards In
New York city were notified by tele-
gram that the minimum height require
ment had again been reduced to sixty
inches and the minimum weight require
ment to 40 pounds, the amendment be-
Ing available for all classes.
The minimum height requirement was
nixty inches w to June S. 1918. when
II was raised to sixty-three inches, and
tho minimum weight from 100 to 11e
pounds. The latest change in physical
requirements restores the minimum
height to what 1t was June s.
venture to predict that II the only
ground OF rejection of your CORES pond
ent was his height. he will be indicted
into military service OF the United States
very soon. MARTIN CoNRoY
Director OF the Draft for the City OF
New York.
New York, July 90.
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new government shall be composed

new government shall be composed
as follows:
Provincial legislatures. to be com
posed of directly elected representa-
tives
"A Viceregal legislature for all India.
to be composed OF two chambers---the
Legislative Assembly OF India and the
Council Of State.
THE Indian Privy Council members
of which are to be appointed by the
King Emperor.
"A Council of Princes"
This plan Is really in the nature Of
trial. In ten years after Its adop-
ton commission Is to be appointed
to resurvey the political situation and
to determine what further power can
be given the native government. Then
similar commissions IRE to follow at
Intervals Of not less than twelve
years. In this way Great Britain
hopes to determine the ability Of the
native for active and intelligent vot-
ing as well as his capacity for self
government.
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The Fighters.

We know what happened in Belgium.
We know what happened In France,
Wa know what each village suffers
As the Prusslan hordss advance.
We are In this war for Justice.
We arc lighting for lasting peace,
We are In this war for each living soul
TIL war shall forever cease.
As the living God OF Mercy
Gave His life to make men free,
30 tho Allied nations carry on
His night for Liberty.
And we shall not cease our lighting
TIL that God OF Peace and Love
Shall have given US our Victory
And Peace reigns from above.
PHYLLIS Harper.
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THE VETS IN FRANCE.
Word Wanted Of the Men Who Serve
In an Unsung Corps.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--SG. I
read THE SUN every morning and al
ways look for something written up
about our boys In the Veterinary Hos
pital. but not word do I md
The majority OF them were selected
and are serving their country, but they
seem to be forgotten.
II We didn't hear from them n couple
Of times a year we wouldn't know there
was a Veterinary Hospital in France
l think It 10 about time we hear
about their good work. for they work
hard every day. Sundays included no
time Oft and long hours.
A FRIEND OF THE VETS.
New YORK, July %.
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In Identical scores, 81, six under fives.
Travelling at that sustained speed over
Apawamis takes stendy nerves, a
strong will, aglle. powerful and well
controlled muscles.
We are informed that speeches at
tournament dinners are intensely pa
triotic, that the singing Of THE Bat
tie Hymn Of the Republic" is led by
a civil war veteran, and that when
the toastmaster asks members having
n son Over There to rise nearly the
whole company stands up.
We confidently list the Seniors golf
rs an essential industry.
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A Woman's View Of BIouse,.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuS---Sir: In
regard to the sailors blouses: Suppos-
ing a bit OF the undergarment does
peep out at tho neck? A sailor could go
without one as far as regards the
thickness OF the blouse; but some
women The more sheer the garment,
the less necessity there seems 10 be for
under side garments. Let them put
this in their pipes and smoke IT,
RIvKRHEAp, July 20. MET
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The August Century, a midsummer 10
t'on number. contains short stories by
Alice Hogan Rice, Thomas Beer. Arthur
Johnson, L. Frank Tooker and Adele Force
Kollook, and. in collaboration. Izola Forres-
ter and Mann Payne. David Gray's THE
Boomerang Ia continued. There are ar
ticles on the Y. NJ. c. A, work In France,
by Herbert Adams Gibbons; on the fail OF
tho Cars winter palace. by Bessie Beatty,
and on Debussy, by Lawrence Gilman.
Anne Douglas ssdswick goes on With her
delightful "reminiscences of a childhood IN
Brittany. The verse is by Louis Inter
meyer. William Rose Bendt. Charles Han.
son Towne and s, Foster Damon.
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T. Pluribus Cnum.

Look ut the casualty list Of any
day and you will be struck by the
;ncongruous contrast and combination
Of names. Or perhaps rs a cosmopol-
itan New Yorker, accustomed day by
day to the like polyglot confusion.
You will not be struck by 1t at all but
will accept 1t as a matter of course.
If so, then your absence Of surprise
only goes to emphasize the point and
to make strange matter more
strange. For there Is nothing na-
tional about the look Of the list. moth
ing distinctively American-unless 1t
be the very lack of apparent outstand-
ing nationality.
The names appear to have been
chosen at random from all the nations
of the earth. Along with those which
evidence the English origin of our
parent stock there will be others
plainly French. Italian, Irish, Span
ish, Scandinavian, Greek, Armenian,
German-what you will and yet 9TH
ers too foreign even to localIze, names
vaguely oriental, names Of the Slav
from Central Europe or the Balkans,
names Of the international Jew. Prob
ably there was never such an army
in the world; not in the Crusades. nor
under the gathered power of Persia,
nor behind the eagles Of imperial
Rome.
These men gave blood and life as
Of one nation, and for one common
home. They are Americans now. 1t
is nothing to the purpose what they
or their fathers may once have been.
Nor does 1t matter ut all that ours
is largely draft army. The same
mixture Of races appears in the Navy
and the Marines. recruited by volun-
teerlng. For the compulsion by which
these men gathered for battle is Of
their own making, the corporate will
OF themselves and millions Of their
like, the act of government which
consciously and upon principle de-
rlves its power from the consent Of
the governed.
That is the essential point. We
are nation truly, perhaps more
truly than we know. But ours Is not
like most others, nationality in
herited through race, language and
religion, through immemorial tradi-
tion Of an old and common dwelling
place. We have our traditions in
deed, although most of them are too
young for us to know them by that
name: our tradition of pluck, our trn-
dition of inyentiveness and initiative,
our tradition Of humorous, unsenti-
mental courage. We have land and
language, although they are for many
of us not yet mother country nor a
mother tongue. We are that strange
thing In the world. nation con-
sciously Of the spirit made one by
one idea and entered into as volun-
tary society by such as are Of ripper
years and able to answer for them
selves; nation founded upon its
scriptures, like religion.
The wise men who set down in
written words the thought which
made us builded otherwise and bet
ter than they knew. For they went
about to build nation out Of fed.
Grated States; but they achieved un-
awares Pentecost of patriotism, q
union in one spirit, out of every race
and every tongue. 1t is In that spir-
:tual sense of one faith, one system,
and one purpose that they have
bound our commonwealth together and
made us, out Of many, one.
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A large steamer. with part Of her
smokestack gone and her bridge dam
aged, in tow Of Government tug of
the southern New England coast. was
reported by tho captain OF Long
Island Sound steamer at an unnamed
port yesterday: tho damage the ship
had suffered led the skipper who re-
ported her to believe she had met a
German submarine, and his opinion
was greatly strengthened when he OBJ
served that ahe bore the markings Of
the Belgian relief service.
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Helping Bismarck Ont.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir. Pos
sibly the city Of bismarck would feel
easier under tho name OF Mark Twain,
an American democrat. s. l.. NJ.
PrTTsBuRu, Pa, July 20.
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invade Canada from this country with
100000 German reservists was exactly
what might have been expected from
the kaiser's agents here. The gullibil-
ity OF Prussian efficiency Is one OF It's
most amazing qualities.
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The Kaiser once demanded that all
American ships in European waters
should be painted like barber poles
but the camoufiage corps Indignantly
denies that his wish was the father
Of their art.
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War and Place Names.

editorial comment on Bismarck, N. D..
reminds me that this State Ia burdened
with Potsdam. New Hamburg and New
Berlin. Chance for geographical re-
form right at home. READER.
NEW York, July 23.
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Those who have wondered over the
fate Of the Dove Of Peace will be re-
lieved to learn that she has put on a
uniform and Is serving Uncle sAM as a
carrier pigeon on the western front.
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The National Baseball League has
voted not to 60 out OF business. despite
the draft. Even in professional sport
half a loaf may turn out to be better
than no bread
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Prdestr iAnism Included.

nicker--Trsn.po rtstion cos.s 80, gl,4
up
BocEcr-The Huns will even fnd /, .r,.
more to run back to Berlin.
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The Government has now taken over
almost everything but the tempera-
ture.
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Tho Americans are taking towns
faster than they can learn to pro-
nounce the names OF them.
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New fuel director Of New York
State,--Nepspoper headline.
Is the present hot spell a sample Of
what he intended to do?
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The Crown Prince may be striving to
earn a reputation as a master OF the
art OF retreating.
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THE EVENING Sun. Per Month. .to.Se
THE EVENING Bun, Per Year .....' eyo
THE EVENING sun Foreign. Per Mo. i.oo
All checks. money orders. &c,. to be
made payable 10 THE Sun.
Published daily, including Sunday, by the
Bun Printing and Publishing Associat!ouu'
$50 Nassau ST.. Borough Of Manhattan. y. \.
President, Frank A Munsey, $50 Nassau 81.
Vice President. Erwin Wardmhn; Scerttarl'
r. II. Titherineton; Treas, VIM I. Dswart,
all Of 100 Nassau Street.
London ONCE, 40-43 Fleet street.
Paris once. q Rue de la Michodiere, on
Rue du Quatre Scptembre.
Warrington office, Munsey Building.
Brooklyn ONCE, Room 202, Eagle Build
ing. sos Washin gton street.
~ our Jrfends rho favor as Wth manh.
scripts and Nlusfrot tons for publication ptsh
TO have rejected articles returned they masf
IN oil cases send stamps for that purpose.
TELEPHONE. BEEKMAN 1900.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-22
LOCAL BOARD PLANS
FOR REGISTRATION
OFFICE WILL BE OPEN FROM
SEVEN TILL O'CLOCK JUNE 5th

The local registration board has al
ready been making plans for registra-
ton of June 5th of those who have
reached the age of q years during
the period since last June 5th.
The law requiring this has been
passed and signed by the president
and the war department has already
called for the registration in an offici-
al order This has reached the local
board and on June 9TH the work will
be done according to law
Those who have reached q years
of age since last June 5th. no matter
what nationality, race or color, are
required to register with the board
No man is exempted from this regis
tration Those who fail to register
will be hunted and dealt with as de-
serters from the army.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-22
WOMEN PRAISE
STELLA-v VITAE

We wantevery afflicted 10 try
at least one bottle of SteilasVitae on
our plain, open gu9ranteeito return the
money paid for it if it does not benefit
II you doubt our word that it viii
relieve the distressing aches pains ana
misery peculiar 10 the diseases OF Wo~
men, read 1hetestinOnyo of these women
who have tried it and are glad to tell
others what H. has done for them. The
only interest they have in the matter
/ is that which any true woman feels III
! helping to relieve hesuf1eringSo other
women. You can believe them.
Mrs. J. F. Lee, Milstead, Ga, had
7 female complaint for years. Three bot
( ties of STELLA-VITAE cured her, she
said, and added ,"I am certainly thank
! full for this great female tonic" Mrs.
Paralee Frazier, Longyiew, Tex, eT-
pressed appreciation of ELLA-FTTAE
in these words: 81 cannot say too much
! for this wonderful meehcine, / had
taken other female medicines for two
years with 10 good results. ] am truly
grateful for the good SBI1hLA y TIA e
has Done mep'E Mrs. Sandy Nithers,
Of Greensboro, Ala, was terrible sui
ferer from female trouble-and only q
Woman};n0WS What that fnean9 Her
condition got so bad her pains threw
her into spells like fits. Her husband
I feared she would lose her mind. The
I Greensboro doctors pronounced her in
durable. Then somebody suggested
! that she take STEILh-NITAE. She did
so. The first dose lightened her spells.
STELLA-NTTAE is perfectly harm
( less compound ahd ii noteRly a!levlateo
a w0man's pain, but builds up her
health; ii stimulates aeT appetite, aids
digestion, quiet5 her nerves and clears
her complexion. II improves her per-
sonal appearance.
All dealers sell Stella-Vitae, and are
authorized TO return the money paid
for the first bottle if it does not benefit
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-22
q OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES =
GEORGIA, Crisp County,


To All Whom It May Concern.
I. Miss Luta Dixon having in proper
form applied to me for Permanent Let
ters,of Administration on the-estate OF
Mrs. Prudence Dixon. late of said
County, this is to cite all and singular
the creditors and next OF kin of Mrs.
Prudence to be and appear at my OF.
r.. go. :.s:. e T. ;=s'ts :-.'1., s-i -t get
fee within the time allowed by. law,
and show cause, if any they can. why
permanent administration should not
be granted hte Miss L lnltavfp Dixon on
Mrs. Prudence Dixon estate.
Witness my hand and official sigma
t,re, this the 9Th day of May, 1918.
w. P. FLEMING, Ordinary.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-22
CASUALTY LIST. CARRIES
|. / FORTY ONE 4NAMES TO-DAY

WASHINGTON, May 21--'The casu-
atty list contains forty-one names.
Killed in action, 3; died of wounds, /;
died of accident, Z; died of disease,
3; wounded severely Is; wounded
Slightly. 8; missing in action. 2,
E Lieut., Phillip W. Hunter of York.
s. c. is missing in action and Private
Lehnie NJ. Silver Of Converse, S. G.,
is wounded severely
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-22
FIRE DESTROYES AIRPLANE
PLANT AND MACHINES

SAN FRANCISCO. May 21-Fifteen
airpIanes in various stages of con
stIucton and considerable quantity
of dried spruce and irish linen were
reported destroyed here today in a
fire that swept the plant Of the Fow-
Ter Airplane corporation.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-22
URGE ORGANIZATION OF
ALL. EVANGELICAL. CHURCHES

COLUMBUS Ohio. May u --Resolu-
tons urging the organization Of all
Evangelical churches Of the United
states were adopted today by the gen
eral assembly of the Presbyterian
church north
The action was declared to be the
most important taken by any denomc
ination in recent years
elm director used phones for
trench BATTLES complete system in
stalled for gigantic battle in For
tie Il reedom Of the World. given at
tie Circle Theatre THURSDAY May BIRD
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-22

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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-22
Il. So; 81: '-.:''
Observation-Disclosures
GEORGIA, Crisp County.

1EOh8lAy Siiop SNNHC'
To All Whom 1t May Concern:
Mrs. J. w. Watkins, resident OF
said State and County, having, Undue
form applied to the undersigned for
guardianshipof the person and prop
erty of ]. w. Watkins, of said County
who is alleged to be mentally incapa
citated. notice. is hereby given that
said application. will be heard at the
next court of Ordinary for said Coun
ty, on the first Monday in June 1918
j. Witness my hand and official sigma
ture this the 9Th day of May 1918.
w. P. FLEMING. Ordinary.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-22

Canada aided big war film with
soldiers. Dominion government lent
men fer filming For the Freedom of
the:World", to be given at the Circle
Theatre Thursday May 23rd.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-22
TEMPORARY DICTATOR IS ~
NAMED FOR FINLAND

STOCKHOLM, May 21--Judge Swim
hufvd has been nominated temporary
dictator by the Finnish diet
He was former president Of the diet
being reelected on four different oc-
casions
r,I sa# gir &.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-22
R. & A. CHANGES SCHEDULE

- W. W. Croxton, 9, ?. a.
Effective Sunday, May 26th. A. B.
& A. Ry. schedule will be as follows:
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-22

EAST BOUND: Lv. Cordele 4;5Q A.E7a
NJ. 2;05 P. NJ. -asa 'ao aas3 sssIii
WEST BOUND: Ii. Cordele 1915 A:
NJ, 1;48 P. NJ. S-.Sss1aHa d