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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-08
OUR WAR COSTS

Why does it cost the United States
so much more to make war than it
costs any of it's co-belligerents?
What is being done with the tens
of billions being raised from Liberty
Bonds and taxation One often hears
these questions.
The anwer is not difficult.
1t is, simply, that it costs an Ameri-
can more to do anything than it costs
anyone else in the world. That is the
best reason why Americans should
buy Liberty Bonds.
The American army is composed
of workingmen. The American work
ing man demand higher standard of
everything than any other working
man in the world When he becomes
soldier he carries that standard
with him, and, comparatively, gets it.
Napoleon said, and everybody ever
since has repeated, that an army
travels on its stomach. So naturally
the subsistence of the American sol.
der comes first in the long bill which
is rapidly running to 100000 day
The regular ration list of the Ameri-
lean calls for forty-nine different
items of food 1t includes many things
which are Injuries to the soldiers of
the foreign armies. At that, it only
costs 80 cents day to feed a sol
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-08
IN JERICHO

Allied soldiers in the valley of the
Jordan know now how really unkind
were persons who, in pre-war days,
wished them in Jericho" To these
fighting men, Jericho and its dust
covered envirous mean heat, flies
mosquitoes and snakes, mildly adver-
tised by the Turks in. this message
set up opposite the British liners:
Don't fear an offensive from us; we
will come over later when you are
all dead.
This summer, day after day, army
thermometers along the Jordan re-
gistered from Jos to 1876. Yet with
scarcely a breeze, and these dust
laden, the Australian and New Zea-
land horsemen holding these line,
bringing from a temperate climate
a reserve of health and vigor lack
ing in the natives withstood the or
deal. 1t is the second or third sum-
mer that tells.
The files and mosquitoes of the
valley know no pity. In the early days
of the fighting, when it was impossible
to take the necessary sanitary pre-
cautions, they bred in myraids, but
now pools of stagnant water have
been elimated and large tracts of
scrub burned. AS a result the number
of malaria cases has been surprising
ly.
OF the minor evils the snakes are
the worst, but due to the precautions
taken by officers and men, casual
ties from snake-bites have been COM
paratively insignificant, despite the
of the reptiles and their
venomous suecies.
One captured Turk had been attack
ed and bitten by a serpent four feet
long, and as he lay on his cot in
British hospital, he told how he had
strangled the reptile and then tainted
His nerves were shattered by the in
cident, and medical officers said it
would be years before they were again
as Ormal.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-08

| the war till that Germany is wiped
off the map of the nations of the earth
From one end of this country to the
other the zeal and eagerness with
which that task has been taken up
has shown itself to the enemy for
long time past. The war lords know
as well as we know that there is but
that one purpose. They know as
we know that they cannot win their
fight so long as America is so hearth
ly joined with the other nations of
Europe in the one aim to destroy the
trouble makers.
1t is but natural that the emperor
should want to hold on His power
ceases the day Germany lays down
the sword, and yet that thing is TO
come. 1t is fight to desperation,
and it is even struggle for his own
personal freedom and safety. No
one need be surprised that he and his
close friends want to know where
they will land when it is all over
They need lose no sleep. There |
is no peace for them yet. If the ma |
tions at war with Germany ever prove
gracious enough to permit the country |
to go unframed, they may be sure
The men who caused the struggle and
then prolonged it in an effort to grab
more territory will pay for it. If
hey are willing to lay down their
arms and take justice as it ought to
be melted out to them, there is not
l likelihood that the war will last
much longer. That is not the case,
ana consequently there will not be
my peace-at least for while The
lay we can announce that the empe-
or and his advisers have been beat
n, we can say that the war is at an
nd
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-08

We say $40, $45 and $50 for a
suit; we have some for less and
some for more. We'd like to
have you see the $45 suits first
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-08
PEACE?-NOT YET

The German leaders who have the
war in hand apparently want to find
where they will land ahead of time.
They are the men who know better
than anybody else on earth of the
extreme guilt that should hang heavy
about their necks. They naturally
want to know what punishment is to
come. With all its weakness the
German conscience still syeaks out
in unmistakable language. With
the exception of the emperor and a
few leaders who surround him, there
is no desire now to pursue the aims
that have proven so costly to all the
peoples who have been involved. It
would be easy to quit had the Ger
man populace an opportunity to de-
eide for themselves.
But the men responsible for the
great struggle, the men who from the
start have never cared for human
lives neither within nor with out
their borders, are still inclined to go
on with the fighting. They have no
part in the present move for peace
except to find if possible where they
would land when the hammer drops.
They are not trying honestly to get
an end of hostilities. They would try
in such way as to make the appeal
seem sincere were they ready to lay
down their arms.
We have but the one course yet to
pursue. Germany,-the Germany that
has made the world so much trouble,
must be destroyed That is the
task yet before us. We will be in
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-08
CALL FOR CITY PRIMARY

The city democratic executive Com
mittee met at the council chamber
September %, 1918 and adopted the
following resolution:
Resolved that the date of primary
for the election of a mayor and three
aldermen be fixed for Tuesday Nov
10, 1918. Candidates for mayor will
be assesses $40 each and candidates
for aldermen $1,000 each for defray-
ing the expenses of the election.
Resolved further that entrance fees
must be paid to the secretary by
midnight, November 9Th, before the
date of said election.
(Signed) G. B. Wilkes, Chairman,
B. S. Dunlap, F. L. Bartholomew,
S. ]. Hill, T. NJ Coker, Secty 9-23- to
11-5
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-08
FOR SALE RIGHT

One hundred and fifty acres of land
off the west side of lot of land No.
80 in the Sixth district of Dooly coun-
ty Georgia, being formally part of
the ]. G. borough estate. About 1875
acres in cultivation Main public road
divides it. Three houses If not sold
at once will be taken off the market,
Write or Phone D. C. Ketchum, Wen
ma, Georgia sun-mon-wed.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-08

You heard the appeal of Bill"
McAdoo with regard to the Fourth
Liberty loan yesterday, did you not?
Don't let allied successes and the
rafting strong appeals of the enemy
for peace bother you, or lead you to
believe that the thing is going to be
over right soon. Buy more liberty
bonds, that's the way.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-08

Hindenburg has quit dying and is
now busy resigning. We often are
made to grow curious about what
kind of parsonage learns about these
quarrels with the kaiser and makes
reports of them to the allies. We
must have quite fine system of es-
pionage working over the lines.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-08

der. The figure is low because the
government has the advantage oil
dealing in billions and tons where the
individual deals in dollars and pounds
Even so, the army has felt the increas-
ed cost of living because it cost only
1881 cents a day to feed soldied
during the Spanish war.
Take into account the almost stag
gering sums the government has
spent for food alone since the war be-
gan: $4,000, 100000 worth of flour
$14,000,000 worth sugar; $43,000,000
worth of bacon; $12,0OO,O0O worth of
beans $9,0O0000 worth canned toma
toes; $3,000,000 worth of rice. 1t
sounds almost like food bill for a
nation.
Without any disparagement what
ever of the rationing system of the
co-belligerents it may be said that
while the food of the British soldier
compares favorably with that of his
American cousin, the French ration
is less acceptable to the American
and that of the Italian should get
very cold reception.
The equipment of the American
soldier is no less I'D to standard than
his food. Since the beginning of the
war the government has spent $685.
100000 for shoes. Only recently
contract was let which is intended
to keep every soldier with two pair
one for marching and one for general
wear. The price in quantity of millions
was well over S. a pair. Old sol
diers of the regular army can remem-
Der when the government issued
"brogans" far removed in quality
from army shoes of today.
The American soldiers clothing so
far has cost round 100000, 900. For
his blankets the government has
spentv $150,0OO,O0O. Every thing else
is in proportion for in every parti-
cular of his equipment the govern
ment has supplied the soldier with
the same relative high standard he
was accustomed to at home in civil
life. The extra cost of maintaining
an army on foreign soil has entered
into the huge bill because it has
been found that it costs $423.27 to
equip and maintain a soldier a year
abroad as against $3277S at home.
Of this sum $251.S5 goes for food. The
rationing expenses at home is $3.50.
The high standard has been carried
o the soldiers pay. For all practical
purposes of estimate the American
soldier is the highest paid fighting
nan in the world. He actually gets
more than the average German Of |
icer. To the $33 month a private
eceives from the government is ad-
led sum for his dependents, depend
ng upon their condition and number
canada land the other British colon
es more nearly approximate the pay
he American soldier then any others
f the co-belligerents.
Taking into consideration all these
ems it is not strange that Americas
var bill is greatest.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-08

The enemy wants to negotiate for
peace on the terms as they have
broadly been presented in the address
ses Of President Wilson. None of
then, have said they were ready to
quit fighting and accept leace on the
terms which Wilson las laid down.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-08

Bulgaria gave theCentral powers
a whole month to get out of Bulgar
territory. Seems to us this is long
time, but what have we to do with
il?
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-08

AS an aid to poultrymen a Massa-
chusetts man has invented a ma
chine that at regular intervals de-
livers water to a trough and scatters
measured feed broadcast.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-08
WEEKLY,

Communications on all topics pub
iished when not too long and accompa-
nied by full names and address. Not
responsible for views OF contributors.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-08
Members Of Associated Press.

The Associated rcss Is exclusively
entitled to the use for republication
OF all news dispatches credited to 1t
or rot otherwise credited in this pa
per and also the local news published
herein.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-27
With the Automobile Mem
OFF ON TRIP

w. M. Thompson, proprietor Of
the w. NJ. Thompson Auto Supply
Co., with his wife and Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Michael. will leave
March 1 for q months trip In
California.
Thompson will ship his Odds
mobile, equipped with Goodyear
cord tires, 10 San Francisco. and
from there will tour the state.
During the last IL months
Thompson has driven his Odds
more than 10000 miles and the
repair bill has not exceeded $22.
II have every confidence in my
Olds," said Thompson, land anti
cipate an enjoyable trip in the
south. In fact. like the car bet
ter now than l did when / pur-
chased 1t from the Hainsworth
Motor Co.
During Mr.. Thompson's alb
sence w. Il. Green will have
charge of the accessory and Ford
repair departments.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-27
OPTIMISTIC

Motor car manufacturers and
dealers are very optimistic, re-
ports c. l.. Ross, vice president
and manager of the Pacific Car
Co., who has just returned from
a months trip in California.
This optimism was reflected at
the auto exhibit held in San
Francisco, he says.
Last year at this time there
were 1000 new cars In the ware
houses and showrooms of San
Francisco, and now there are less
than 1000.
Every indication is that there
will be a shortage Of cars, even
in the secondhand market.
Ross planned to buy up some
used cars in San Francisco and
Los Angeles, but found the
dealers there are asking from
500 to $500 more than are
dealers in Tacoma.
Ross was accompanied by his
wife. and they toured nearly
5000 miles in a WHY'S Six dur
ing their stay in the southern
state.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-27
NOT 4 PARTICLE
OF DANDRUFF OR
4 FALLING HAIR
Save your hair! Double
its beauty in just a
few moments.
25-cent I'D a n d e r i ne"
makes hair thick, CLOS
sy, wavy and beautiful

Within ten minutes after an ap-
plication Of Danderine you can
not find q single trace of dan
druff or falling hair and your
scalp will not itch, but what will
please you most will be after a
few weeks use, when you see
new hair, fine and downy at first
-yes-but really new hair
growing all over the scalp.
Danderine IL to the hair what
fresh showers of rain and sun
shine are to vegetation. It goes
right to the roots, invigorates
and strengthens them. Its exhil-
arating, stimulating and life-pro-
ducing properties cause the hair
to grow long, strong and beauti-
full.
A little Danderine Immediately
doubles the beauty Of your hair.
No difference how dull, faded,
brittle and scrasgy, Just moisten
. cloth with Danderine and care
fully draw 1t through your hair,
taking one small strand at time.
The effect is amazing-your hair
will be light, fluffy and wavy,
and have an appearance Of abund-
ance; an Incompatible luster.
softness and luxuriance.
r Get q 26-cent bottle of Knowl-
tons Dnnderine from any drug
store or toilet counter, and prove
that your hair is as pretty and
soft a. any-that It has been neg
lectsd or injured by careless
treatment--that's all-you surely
can have beautiful hair and lots
of II II you will just try . little
Danderine.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-27
Early to Bed
Early to Rise

BY a member of Co. b, 112 Field
Signal Bat, Camp Sheridan, Ala.
When person enlists in the
army he does not expect to re-
cline in a garden of roses, eating
Strawberries and slipping hot
chocolate, but he can't prevent his
idle thoughts from carrying him
back to the place where they
have napkins and Chinese laun-
dries.
At no time is the terribleness,
the absolute misery, that war en-
tails, borne more forcibly to his
mind than when he is reused
from his slumbers on cold morn
ing by the shrill blasts of a bugle.
One by one the boys trickle from
their tents with that same de-
jected expression a man wears who
bought Brewery Stock a month be-
fore the state went dry. 1t had
been chilly and cloudy for a few
days and on this particular morn
ing the prodigal sun was peeping
up over the edge of the world as
IL afraid to come out and shine a
bit.
The Pied Piper who drew the
rats from their hiding places with
his horn had nothing on our
trumpeter. When I hear that
quaint old melody called RE-
veille" as 1t floats thru the chill
mists Of early morning the effect
is marvellous, instan 'aneous. Moth
ing on earth could make me move
SO quickly at time when
wouldn't even roll over to see the
kaiser in a cage.
The morning ! have in mind
found me nestled deep down
among my army blankets dream
ing of home and its comforts.
heard the Icy notes of the bugle,
but they sounded family and far
away, SO kept right on dreamin'.
1 had progressed as FAR as big
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-27

leather chair which always rested
SO dignified before the crate fire
when someone shook me. was
panic-stricken. With a few we'll
aimed twists and passes l draped
myself in a uniform. bolted
from the tent and started for for
nation. Half way down the COM
pany street Assembly sounded and
/ shifted into high. On the way
l tried in a series Of mighty ef-
forts to encase my self In a Red
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-27
Same Place
Appear Before Draft
For Examination

The following men are due to
appear before the county draft
board No. ! for physical examin-
ations this week. The exams are
being given by DR.. o. w. Lough-
len, 1904 9th avenue, and the
men are to report there instead Of
at the downtown office.
Wednesday.
George Wilson Sell, Ragner
Christianson, Charles William
Hufeison, Harold Ivan Hansen,
William Brown Frisbee.
Thursday.
Alfred Joseph Pergel, Howard
Olden, Jack Gould Ingersoll,
Nickola Mosich, Howard Grey
Reichert, Harold Louis Meis, Ed
ward John Pole, Elias Philip
Rowe, Nick Mamolite, William
Reynolds. Carl Berigh Lund,
Hugh Holmes Marshall, Edward
Alfred Thornton, William Bryson
Spairs, Walter Joseph Fegan.
Friday.
Charles A. McGaw, Victor Perry
S0renson, George Gunderson, Hill
ding X. Swanson, Wilson A. Hon
mig, John Herman, Allan Eyre
Dudgeon.
Saturday.
Sidney G. Anschell, Leon III.
Hawkins, Tom Thompson, Walter
Raymond Allstrom, Henry Albert
O'Brien, Leon Haskell, jr., Elmer
Edman, Jacob Weber, Peter Vital
jich, Percy Hembroff, Leroy Percy
Haines, Elmer Edward Vergowe,
Frank Earl Cuculich, Dewitt Ray
Clingenpool, Ray e. Day, Warde
c. Hiberly, Herman A. Simon,
Give limerick, Thomas Leo Kean,
Reginald G. Downie
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-27

q q ~
Jimmy erosion wears a real
spring smile these days.
o o o
It's all on account of the way
business keeps up. Using JIM
my's own expression, Its out of
sight"
O 90
]. w. Capek & Co. report a
great demand for Ford cars. Get
your order in as early as possible
before the spring drive" is the
word that has gone out from this
company.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-27
Edited by Edith Cunningham

service who wish to procure extra copies of the pa
per in which letters or other articles appear to
speak early.
q If you do not procure the papers the same night
the letter appears you ought to telephone the cir
culation manager not later than the following
morning in order to avoid disappointment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-27
81 ORDERS
FOR FORDS

The Manley-Thompson Co. has
obtained So orders for Ford cars
since Feb. /. Harry Manley re-
ports.
"Our greatest trouble is to get
sufficient cara and trucks to sup
ply the demand" said Manley.
1T has been two or three weeks
since We even received a shiL-
ment OF cars from the Ford fac
tories.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-27
Brothers in Marines

Chauncey Goodrich. who enlist
ed here in the marines last may
and is now stationed at Quantico
Maryland, has been promoted Il
the rank of corporal and is ex-
pecting to take an examination fcI
sergeantcy.
His brother, Leslie D., heard sc
many good reports about the ma.
rine corps from his brother that
he has enlisted and is now al
Mare Island, Cal.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-27

Fred Viewer
says Ambu is
the real sleuth
for locating
lighting a n d
starting trou-
bles.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-27

Cross sweater that would havt
been tight on a good-sized boy. l
crashed into position breathlosqu
in time to be late and waited for
the penalty.
1t was iast as I expected. ana
as ti' .p soak" uttered the ave-.
full lords stood face to face with
the horror of a - hay detail.
War may be hell, but it's the
private who gets It most OF the
time. a
Private William r. Coleman. "
s. cavalry. shot by Mexican snipox
while on duty at border.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-27

"An Ambued car" says Fred
(meaning test by Ambu) "saves
many dollars OF trouble later"
O o o
McEldowney is at it again =
day and night wash rack service
--Pape and Sackville in charge.
n D n
Fifty-two orders for Ford cars
since Feb. that's going some
for the Manley-Thompson Co.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-27
SfNiONIZING

SIMONIZING
A simonizing, polishing, enam-
cling and celluloiding station
has been opened at McEldowney's
garage, 14th and A streets, by
Edward Pape and William Sack
vile.
They will maintain a day and
night service. Both Pape and
Sackville are thoroly expert
enced in this line of work, having
made specially of 1t for the last
three years.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-27

More than so used light cars
offered at special prices all week.
says r. G. Field, OF the Pacific
Car Co.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-27

note that finally an agreement,
sealed and delivered. now exists
between the United States and
Great Britain, which places every
British and Canadian subject in
this country in position where
he cannot possibly escape liability
to service in the war; still l hope
even at this late date such sub
jects will want to show their 10y
atty and manhood by coming for
ward before they are actually
compelled to do so thru conscrip-
ton"
Under this agreement, recently
signed, every British and Cana
dian subject between the ages of
20 and 45 years is bound to fight
either under the flag OF his birth
or the flag of his adoption, and
he is allowed 60 days of grace In
which to decide"
Britishers and Canadians, there
Is recruiting office for you right
here in this city.
On the fourth floor of the Ma
tional Bank of Tacoma building
all day there Is man on duty
waiting for you to come In.
Corp. Stonstreet and Sergt.
Willis Of the Canadian army are
giving their time there every day.
Same Place
The Major-My dear Lady
Maud, where did you find that
magnificent complexion?
Lady Maud--Where you lost
yours, major--in a bottle.-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-27

Bob Schnack
Of K%nedy &
Schnack, offers
a Goodrich over
size tire for
Fords that Is a
hummer.