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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-02
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE

The Mayor and City Council OF Cor
dele, will offer for sale, on the pre-
! misses, beginning at 10 o'clock A. M,
on the 18th, day OF July next, the pro.
perty known as the "City Hall" prop
erty, and being lots Nos. and on
Block number 10 as appears from map
of survey of the City of Cordele, to-
gether with the building located there
on. Said plot Of ground has 100 feet
frontage on Wall Street and runs
back north 100 feet to railroad right
Of way.
The Mayor and City Council re-
serves the right to reject any and all
bids, and the sale is made subject to
ratification and confirmation by said
Mayor and City Council. Should any
party, or parties desire to submit pri-
vate sealed bids, they may do so by
depositing the same with the clerk,
said bid, or bids to be opened after
the public auction herein referred to
and any and all such private bids shall
be considered by the Mayor and City
Council, and accepted, or rejected, as
they may see fit, in the same manner
as the public bid.
Terms, one third cash, balance to
be arranged to suit the purchaser, the
deferred payments bearing eight per
cent interest.
]. II. LAMB,
Chairman, Building and Grounds
Committee.
10 6-10-to 7ed5-1S
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-02
HOKE IS GOING TO
FAME BY PEA ROUTE

ATLANTA, July q The famous
Georgia field pea has now been adop-
ted as part of the regular ration for
the soldiers Of the United States, as
the result of the efforts of United
States Senator Hoke Smith and the
Georgia Bureau Of Markets.
The showed the Surgeon General
OF the Army that the Georgia field is
an excellent article of diet, and he
has authorized their listing on the
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-02

FOR RENTS or 4 up stairs rooms
at 513 Twelfth Ave, E. Phone 3G4
7Il-2t pd.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-02
ALL HEALTH ACTIVITIES GO
UNDER PUBLIC HEAL TIL SERVICE

WASHINGTON. July president
Wilson by executive order today
placed all sanitary and public health
activities carried on by executive
Bureaus and agencies and offices
created during the war, under the
Jurisdiction of the Public Health Ser
vice.
The order was promulgated to avoid
confusion and duplication of effort
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-02
DIR. WASHINGTON GLADDEN.
DIES AT AGE OF 81

COLUMBUS Ohio, July Rev. Dr.
Washington GLADDEN., nationally known
of congregational minister and
Author died this morning as the re-
suit of a stroke of paralysis suffered
last Sunday.
He was eighty-two years old.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-02

QUICK LOANS--Made on both city
and farm lands. See G. M. McKen-
sic. 79-tf
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-02

ration as substantive article for navy
beans, showing equivalent weights on
he basis of protein and energy value.
The recognition of the food value
of the famous Georgia crop is expec-
ted to create at once market for
very large portion OF the crop.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-02

FoUND:-Pair linen pants for large
man. Picked up in streets week ago.
Owner can have by describing and
paying for this ad. Call Phone 30.
7-2-3t
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-02
ENTERTAINED AT THEATRE

PARIS, July 1.-"Stars and Stripes
announces that a detachment of Amer
lean soldiers will be sent to Rome to
take part in the Fourth of July cele-
bration there.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-02

|, II thought you said the foreign gink
was spy and that he was to be shot
at sunrise"
$50 he was, but fog butted in and
there wasn't no sunrise. Life.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-02

Groves TasteIess Chill Tonic :
destroys the malarial germs which
are transmitted to the blood by the
Malaria Mosquito. Price Coo.
Tues If.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-02

\AI A n I AD G.
ONE CEN T A W0RDS y
Cash In Advance. Three
60 Times for Price. OF Two - :

LOST:-June % probably between
Depot and high school building @
gold brooch imitation circular saw
alb. 1ut in Diameter with pin fasten-
ing, finder please write Mrs. Geo. +.
'NIlssel Sycamore, Ga.
7-2-2t.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-02

LoANs--Large or smalr, prompt SER
vice. low interest, small commission.
w G. WINFREE. 1-8-tf.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-16
TWO CENT TAX ON ALL
 BANK CHECKS PROPOSED

Washington, Oct. 15.-A stamp tax of two cents on all bank checks is pro Vided for in an amendment to the war revenue bill adopted by the senate f. nance committee which is revising t'e house draft
 The amendment was adopted by vote of eight to six. Many members, however, expressed doubt as to lts ac- ceptance by the senate. Such tax is opposed by treasury department off cials and many senators because it not only would be 8 serious inconvenience 10 business but would tend to discour- age thrift and encourage hoarding.
 The amount Of revenue from such talk would be small in the opinion of experts
 Consideration of the revenue bill progressed so rapidly today that Chairman Simmons tonight reiterated his prediction that the bill would he completed by about October 9.
 Aside from the bank check amend ment the only change made in the house stamp tax section was 70 ex- empt fidelity and surety bonds from such taxes. An amendment placing these under a monthly tax as provided in the bill for casualty nsTrInce was substituted.
 To aid in maintaining coal produc- ton at a maximum during the war, liberal allowances to coal opera tors for depletions and amortizations were urged today by Fuel Administrator Garfield. This leniency, Mir Garfield told the committee, also should he ai- lowed because of the unusual hazards of the occupation.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-16
BELIEVE GRIP EPIDEMIC
 HAS BEEN CONQUERED

Boston, Oct 15.-Reports from all parts of Massachusetts led officials of the state department of health to be- lieve the influenza epidemic had been conquered. They expressed hope that from this time on the number of new cases would show diminishing ratio and that within the next week or ten days the epidemic would be ended
 In Fall River, New Bedford, Law renee, Worcester and Fitchburg, the worst centers of infection in the last few days pronounced improvement was shown today. Conditions continue bad in the western part of the state, but even there the health department sees signs that the situation is clear ing.
 Major Roger Wolcott, in charge of the draft in Massachusetts, said to- night that physical examinations of draftees in all the eastern counties would be resumed on Wednesday, The improved conditions have released a large number of examining physicians who have been fighting the disease. Major Wolcott said it was hoped ex- aminations in the western counties might be resumed within a few days.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-16

Maximilian, the chancellor, is report to have strongly opposed such a course, dreading a reaction against the Junker's element by the socialists but imperial approval was given Won Hindenburg's plans and the reuest for peace followed
 No indication has been given as to when replies will be made by Presi- dent Wilson to the Austrian and Turk ish appeals for peace It is under stood that there is no ground for the apprehension which has arisen ill Austria that the president would re- fuse to reply to Premier BurIan's ap- peal because of the autocratf2 cl4arac- ter of the Austrian government. It was said that this might well figure ip final peace proposal, out would mot operate to prevent the considera : tion of an armistiee which Austria seeks.
 The same is true of the Turkish ap- peal, and, while not officially stated it is believed that the prime reason for delaying replies to both these ap- pilcatlonS is to afford time for inc presidents response to Germany $ reace proffer to filter to the masses of Austria and Turkey through the rig orous censorship that exists. ln> the meantime, attention now is centered on the military situation and renewed efforts to furnish the armies closing in on the central powers al the men and material needed to achieve a military victory in the field
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-16
Chaotic Conditions
 in Central Powers
Reports Have Reached Wash ington Through Official Sources by Way of Neutral Countries of Internal Troubles.

Washington, Oct. 15.-Interral poiit- 1cal conditions in Germany and pos slbly in Austria Hungary as well as the military situation on the western front are expected to determine the nature and time of the German reply to President Wilson's communication Of yesterday definitely closing the door to peace negotiations with German au- tocracy. The presidents note probably already has reached Berlin through the Swiss foreign office.
 Reports reaching Washington today through official sources by way of neu- tral countries not only indicated the existence of almost chaotic conditions in the Central Powers, but also said that it was Field Marshal Von Hin- denburg himself who was responsible for the German government accepting the presidents peace terms and seek ing an immediate armistice
 It was said that at recent meet ing of the military powers and the heads of the parties in the re4chstag, Won Hindenburg boldly declared that Germany must have peace at once on the best terms she could get He said the armies no longer had the ne cessary munitions and materials to continue the struggle, nor was there any source of supply so far as he was aware
 In the light of this situation, the field marshal said he felt the time had come to try first for an armistice and then for peace and he urged that this could be put in the light of d conces- sion to the demands of the socialists and pacifists in Germany Prince
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-16

nesses without the medium of banks, although the act under which the cor poration operates specifics that this method shall be applied only in ex- ceptional cases" This situation. dis closed today in report of the cor roration to congress, explains why Secretary McAdoo and directors of the corporation have been considering asking amendment of the act to pro vide that the usual method of making advances shall be direct to industries and the exceptional method through
 banks.
 The corporation up to October 1 had advanced through banks S2;112,000. All
 loans were secured by collateral which aggregated s64,03S. 900 of which only
 $Se0,O00 was in Liberty bonds. Actual payments under the advances authorized amounted to S24,1S3, 900. With the balance subject to draft The corporation has declined to
 p7ake public the names of interests
 to whom advances were made. acting on the assumption that it's relations with borrowers were confidential. In- terest rates charged were not disclosed although it is known a number of l loans were made at seven per cent The law provides that the rate on loans direct to war enterprises shall i be at least one per cent. higher than
 prevailing rates for discount of ninety
 day commercial paper. These dis
 count rates are 9-4 per cent. in al federal reserve districts except Rich mond, San Francisco and Kansas City
 where they are 5 per cent.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-16
s11,ooo,oco SUBSCRIPTIONS
 PLEDGED IN IS MINUTES

Boston, Oct 15.-Subscriptions to the fourth Liberty loan totalling almost as much as the entire amount subscribed in the New England district yesterday were pledged in fifteen minutes today. a ta meeting of several hundred busi- ness men, bankers and representatives of corporations. The meeting, held at the Exchange club, was arranged by the business mems committee of the New England Liberty loan committee. The subscriptions totalled more than $11,000,000 and all were in addition to previous liberal purchases of bonds by the same individuals, firms or corpora tions. Many of the original subscrip- tions were doubled.
 The largest amounts pledged were $1,000,00 each by the United Shoe Machinery corporation, the Boston Five Cent Savings bank, the Pacific Mills and the Calumet and Hecla Min ing company.
 In addition. Charles S. Avery of the
 wool Committee announced at the meeting that the wool houses of this city today had increased their sub scriptions from 5,400, GOO to $S,900,000 and planned to raise a total of $10,- l 900 900.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-16
STREAMS HAVE SEIZED A
 LARGE AMOUNT OF MATERIAL

Washington, Oct 15.-Advancing northward from Nish, Serbian troops on a wide front have captured the heights dominating both banks of the southern Morava, taking A field guns, Serbian official statement reaching here today said. In the capture of Nish large amount of war material was seized.
 Serbian detachments operating in the Kriva Palanka region report, the state ment says, that, contrary to the stipu- lations of the arnistice, the Fourth Bulgarian division carried off into Bulgaria approximately 2,7o0 sheep 4,000 horses, z, 300 oxen, 1,020 mules and 1,500 wagons.
 The statement says Bulgarian cap tain ordered the storehouse of grain at Stratzin to be burned and the cat tie belonging to the population taken to Bulgaria.
 The Serbian cavalry in an advance in the direction of Kurshumlia and Prokouphe have taken numerous pris- oners from three new German di- visions and four 15-centimeter howit- gers and two field guns.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-16
FOREST FIRES HAVE BROKEN
 AFRESH IN MINNESOTA

Duluth, Minn.. Oct. 15--Fanned by a wind increasing in velocity, forest fires broke out afresh tonight on 25-mile stretch between Lawler and McGrath about sixty miles southwest of here. Adjutant General Rhinow and Governor Burnquist left Duluth for LaWler and Aitkin with 100 home. guardsmen to aid in fighting the flames.
 McGrath is reported to oe burning and the fire, report said, was advanc- ing on Solona, White Pine and other villages.
 General Rhinow is considering call. ing out the entire guard force of thc tate to hold .1e flames in check.
 Reports fJ | the burned area to- night wovef the effect that the bod ies of victims have been re- covered much of the devastated section stIu to be explored. Officials continued to estimate the number of dead at close to 1000.
 Coincident with the announcement that state officials will hold a rehabili- tation conference tomorrow at Moose Lake, scores of refugees who have been quartered here, started back for their homes. Nearly all expressed the intention of rebuilding their farm StedoS. me HFSt steps to DC taken, II was said, will be to provide funds un- der a recent amendment to the state constitution permitting loaning of state trust funds to farmers for long terms. Already local dealers are re- ceiving-large orders for lumber and other building material to be used in the work of rehabilitation.
 General relief measures, it was said, would be ina .gurated under the direc- tion of the sIate public safety com mission, the state calamity board and relief committee. inc governor and the adjutant general
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-16

arms be served. and on various sectors they are meeting with success. In the Romagne sector further gains have been made by the Americans in the face of terrific artillery and machine gun fire and the natural defenSes and great systems of wire entanglements which had to be negotiated. Owing to bad weather the airnen have been un- able ot give their usual brilliant as sistance to the manoeuvers.
 To the west the French are slowly closing in upon Rethel on their way to Mezieres, being only two miles dis tant from the town. West of Grand Pre- they have effected further cross- ings of the Aisne. About 800 Ger mans were made prisoner in this fighting.
 In Flanders the British have taken the important railway center of Menin, Thourout has fallen, and the Thourout- -Courtrai railroad has been almost won. Numerous towns have been recaptured by the allied forces and large numbers of prisoners have been taken. Many guns also have fallen into the hands of the allies. The capture of Thourout completely out Hanks the German submarine base at Ostend and brings the allied troops Wllnln ten nlIeS. OI DruSe' NHoIlCS tIiS railroad line runs northward to Zee brugge, Germany's other U-boat base base on the North sea.
 Reports are to the effect that the Germans are withdrawing what is left of their forces in the north, both navaI and military.
 In Albania the Italians have occupied | the Austrian naval base of Durazzo on the Adriatic. while in Serbia the allied forces are continuing to press the en- emy troops north of Nish.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-16
CBy The Associated Press.9

Tho entente forces in Belgium and Trance continue successfully to drive inc enemy before them. In Belgian Flanders the advance is somewhat rapid. but on all the sectors in France the Germans are fighting with des- peraiion to hold hack their foes.
 Tho great wedge that is being driven hy the Belgian. British and French troops in Flanders now threatens seri- ously the tenure by the enemy of many positions in north Belgium from inc Lys river to the sea, including the submarine and other bases along the coast. while to the south the Lille s,lient gradually is being enmeshed and doubtless soon will receive atten- ton from the pincers, which are being oiled for the task of retaining this important tract of territory as far as Nalenciennes for France.
 Meanwhile the French and American forces are struggling valianty forward in their drive northward from the Champagne region into the country over which the Germans must effect d retirement to their own border in the event Of a final debacle. As has been Inc case always since the offensive be- gan. the Germans are vigorously de- lending their positions, using innu- merable machine gun attachments ir nudeaTors 10 hold their ground. Par uculariy vicious are the counter ihrusts that the Americans are being compelled to sustain east and west oi
 he Mouse. where the entire enemy front k threatened with immediate collapse should General Liggett's meT crash through the line for materia Eains
 Nevertheless. both the American. and French are demanding that theil
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-16
BRISBANE PROBE MAY
 RESULT IN GENERAL INQUIRY

Washington, Oct. 15.-Investigation by the senate judiciary sub committee into the purchase of the Washington Times by Arthur Brisbane with the aid of money advanced by brewers very likely will develop into a general inquiry into the activities of German propagandists in this country
 This was. indicated today by mem bers of the committee after informa- ton obtained by the army intelligence service had been submitted to the committee. in executive session. Sena- tors declined to discuss the information but announcement was made that Cap tain c. B. Lester of the army intelli- gence service had been subpoenaed to appear next Tuesday when the in quiry will begin It also was under stood that George Greet, chairman of the committee on public information would be called as a witness.
 In further preparation for a general inquiry, the committee has asked E. Lowry Humes, former federal district attorney at Pittsburgh, to furnish the committee with digest of information secured by the government as to the political activities of brewers as re- cations at Pittsburgh while a similar request also was sent to B. F. Looney, attorney general of Texas
 A. Mitchell Palmer, alien property custodian, whose charges made in a speech in Harrisburg, Pa, resulted in the. senate ordering the investigation, appeared before the committee today, but opening of the hearing was post poned because of the illness of Alex ander Konta of New York, the princi- pal witness. Counsel for Konta filed an affidavit of his client denying that Konta was in any way connected with the purchase of the Washington Times
 Konta explained that in writing let ter to Bernard DeTnberg, once chief German propagandist in America, out lining the newspaper situation in New
 Rork and the opportunity of German propa gandists to obtain control of a
 newspaper there, he was acting as l Dernbergs broker and denied that he had had any dealings with Dernberg since or with any brewers.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-16
C CONSTITUTIONAL POWERS
 OF THE GERMAN EMPEROR

New York. Oct 15.-Neither the ahancellor nor the ministry of foreign tNairs has any authority to speak in Inc name of the German empire, eX- cnt by order Of the emperor Daniel plumenfhal. former member of the reichstag from Strassburg and former .enator from Alsace Lorraine, declared lcre tonight
 ln a statement commenting on the raims Of Prince Maximilian and Dr. ~of in their recent notes to President Wilson that they represented the Ger nan people as well as the government Nr. Blumenthal quoted from the Ger YaD constitution to show that com liete authority Is in the hands of the monarch. To destroy Prussian mili- lrism, he added. the organization of he empire must be overturned.
 The German people are wholly with 1ut a voice In international affairs. according to the former Alsatian off - cial. who represents in this country the interests of the French lost urovinces" His statement follows:
 "Prussian militarism, responsible for The world catastrophe, draws it's sireugth from the constitution of the German empire of April 16, 1871, which is ito legal basis.
 According to this constitution, the king of Prussia is the hereditary chief or the 25 German confederate states Article II says that he represents the empire in international relations, de- cares war and makes peace in the name Of tho empire
 Consequently neither the chancel- Tor nor the minister for foreign affairs has any authority to speak in the name of the empire, unless 1t be at the very order of the emperor. The German people has no voice whatever. There fore. in order to destroy Prussian mil ltarism. the organization of the em- vire must be destroyed"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-16
f2.sss.5s4 MEN REGISTERED
 FOR SERVICE SEPTEMeER 12

Washington. Oct 15-Final returns from all states show that 12,g65, 594 men registered for military service on september 12. This was lS7, 7,ss6 in eX- c,ss of the estimate of 12,77s, i5S made ..y experts in the office of Provost Marshal General Crowder, based on predictions from census figures.
 Texas was the last state 10 report. Us registration as announced tonight Iy General CrowAer was 52l,4r against the original estimate of 546,- JN7.
 The total announced today does not include registrations received by mail ly local boards after September l2 nor belated enr1llments by men who were absent from the country that day. Including such cases, it is be- licved the actual figure will be ap- proximately 13,o00, 900. This will still l @ further increased by the registra- lions in Alaska, Porto Rico and Ha- vail which arc to be held on later dates recently fixed by the president
 With the figures compiled today, the total number of men who have been registered in the reservoir of the se- loctive service system since the United states entered the war. including those registered June 8. 1917: last June and August A and September F, is % l5s, ,021
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-16
NEW YORK LACKS GOA
 PER CENT OF $1,S0c, DOC, 900

New York, Oct. 15.-The New York federal reserve district tonight faced the necessity of raising S1,0S6,eli,4 ,4O9 or 604 per cent. of it's $1,S00,0 100000. Fourth Liberty loan quota in the four remaining days of the campaign.
 Subscriptions officially reported to- night amounted to only $S0.549,550. the poorest days showing the distr.ct has made since the campaign began Tie grand total reported tonight was S!i3.- gSS,600, or 39.6 per cent. of the dis trict's quota, but these figures did not include many large subscriptions made today under the stimulus of President Wilson's firm reply to the German peace note.
 New York city's total tonight was $494,940,900 or 37.1 per cent. of it's quota. Totals for the suo-districts with their percentages. include: north ern New Jersey $76,005,S5O, or 52,S; Fairfield county. Conn, and West chester and Roclzland counties, N, 1, $19,395, ,450, or 54.9.
 It was announced that 392 towns and cities in the district have won honor flags for over subscriptions.