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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-25
A GREAT TRIBUTE s

One Englishman writes from Kan
sas City to a London newspaper to
express his surprise because Ameri-
can are not Boosting over the achieve
ments of the Ameaican soldiers in
the war.
Before the Americans began to
fight he was much impressed by
evidences of great enthusiasm for the
war and little realization of the
sacrifices involved
81 wondered what would happen
when the Americans had their first
big affair he writes. | anticipated
an unprecedented burst of patriotism
which would probably exaggerate
what had been accomplished by the
American troops.
THE German drive started, and
the reports came in of the way the
boys had held the line and stood
firm, and, in fact had done all that
their home folks had expected of
them. There seemed to be an ominous
calm when the news arrived began
to. look for the uproar, for the enthu-
siam which my previous experience
had led me to expect.
Now comes the enigma The calm
continued. One man said, Were
getting lot of credit. | wonder if
it's true Women, whom l had heard
again and again making remarks to
the effect that the boys would show
them how to fight, were absolutely
subdued Not a single boastful ex-
preston have | heard On all sides
people are wearing quiet smile. The
external enthusiasm seems to have
vanished right into their hearts, and
today the United States is realizing
with quiet pride the seriousness and
tremendous possibilities of the cause
it has undertaken.
when | read in dispatches from
England of the impression the Ameri-
cans were making by their modesty
and their quiet way of accomplishing
things. | was inclined to be skeptical
| am no long skeptical. The past few
weeks of the war seem to have
changed everything and l now know
more of the United States as
nation then | could have learned had
I lived here for thirty years of peace
time"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-25

Every farmer who has been de-
pending upon his cotton to help him
buy bonds of the Fourth Liberty Loan
VIII have some disappointment to
face right soon unless there is rap
i'd disposition of the price.fxing mat
ter. But the worry over it should
not make any one say something that
can be construed as a violation of the
espionage laws. No matter how hot
you get over it, better leave your
thoughts unspoken than to make it
possible for some one to say that you
are guilty of unpatriotic expressions
about your government or anything it
may do in the prosecution of the war
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-25
destruction has been accomplished.

destruction has been accomplished.
The extended range of aircraft
wireless leads to its use from air.
planes on long reconnaissance, and
the operator in the hut in the areo-
drome, miles behind the lines, is the
first to learn, perhaps of new Ger
ma howitzer emplacement, perhaps
of the massing of troops intended to
effect surprise "a vain hope, thanks
"a
to the wireless --
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-25

The statement is made that a west
ern miner made over eighteen dol
lars in an eight hour day by loading
over thirty tons of coal That is Il
hard story to believe 1t is not easy
for one man to handle that much
coal in a day even were it already
out of the coal vein
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-25

ip0ne thing can be appropriated in
Crisp county: We are not in as bad
condition as in 1914 with the cotton
and we are not at all likely to run
into that kind of situation. The ex-
element will all clear away right
soon and then we will see the bust
ness hum put on again.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-25

The Dispatch in this issue prints
quite a long COMMUNICATION from Sen
ator Hoke Smith regarding the CON
ditibn of cotton and the price fixing
plans. 1t will be hard for the gov
eminent to explain nuless there is a
very prompt disposition of the agita-
ton. The cotton gamblers are having
the time of their life at the present.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-25

Please do not get the idea that we
are soon to have an end of the war
That part of ii has not yet been de-
teTmined, Notwithstanding the fact
we have done almost everything that
could be done to Germany except to
make them quit fighting.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-25

The British in Palestine were fac
ing hundred thousand Turks when
they pulled that big surprise the
other day. 1t was a most fortunate
turn and it will mean a great gain
for the allies.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-25

Everybody is again busy with a
dues uonairo The new registrants
up TO fhc age of thirty are in
the midst of a busy time making the
answer 10 as to reach the local board
in time
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-25

London is beginning to take note
of the wonderful work of the Serbs
and the French in the Balkans. The
news yesterday clearly indicated that
very little had been expected of the
new attack on this front
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-25

Daily we are forced to admit our
complete surprise at the wonderful
gains made by the Serbs in their
contest with the Bulgars 1t is now
more than likely that the Germans
have no fine fighters to send to the
relief of the back yard scrap and the
Bulgars are going to get their share
of the punishment.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-25

Everybody has been looking for
lift on cotton of late and there APP
pears far more interest in the price
fixing news than in the war Our
farmers are entitled to at least some
definite information as to what is to
be done with cotton.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-25

On the French and American lines
there was nothing doing yesterday.
But 1t was just lull. Please do not
forget that the allies are doing as
much as possible to move the Ger
mans out of France.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-25
AMERICANS aNdFRANeGl'

y RMEHiCRNS I'm " rtANNE
The supply of clothing for Ameri-
can soldiers in France is maintained
on a prodigious scale, for soldier SER
vice is hard on clothes and shoes,
and besides the million outfits always
on hand there is the continual renew
al and upkeep. This up-keep for a
single month for the American force
now in Farnce is 100000 service
coats, 100000 pairs of trousers, 200,-
900 overseas caps, 100000 pairs of
puttees, 100000 pairs of socks, and
100000 pairs of field shoes, or about
three million articles monthly Of
these six essentials, with long list
of lesser articles.
More is coming all the time, said
one of the officers of the Quartermas-
ter's Department, "but if nothing
more was sent we would be in good
shape to look after all requirements
for the next three months
"A considerable part of the big re-
serve stock must be kept at the hos
pitfalls, where the calls come suddenly
and cannot wait. The wounded come
in with clothing blood-soaked and
muddy and most of it has to be re-
newed So that at a 10000 bed hos
pital there are 10000 cmplete outfits
besides reserve of 1000 more
Sizes and weights also greatly in
crease the requirements. There are
some 70 sizes of army shoes carried.
On soldier called for IL IL AA,
which was so beyond anything in the
millions of shoes on hand that he had
to be sent to an orthopedic hospital
1t is estimated that about four pairs
of shoes per man are required for a
year, which for a army of million
men means 100000 pairs of shoes.
In underclothes, wool and cotton
light and heavy are carried, but the
soldiers seem to prefer wool even for
summer times.
Looking ahead to the winter, it is
calculated that $4,000 stoves will be
needed to keep the troops warm
through the four or five months Of
cold weather, and some 10000 wood
cutters will be required to produce
the mood for heating. There are al
ready $4,000 foresters at work, but, as
their product is being used largely for
buildings, more will be put on for the
wood-cutting and the total of enlisted
may reach reach $4,000.
Wood is the chief dependence for
warming, as the 175,000 tons of coal
brought in from England every month
is used chiefly by the railroads and
constructive works. French forests
are proving the main source of sup
ply. but Spain and Switzerland are al
so furnishing large supplies of lum-
Der.
Every day a table is made up to
show the exact state of all the sup
plies required by this army. This ia
BILE is a sort of barometer which gives
warning of any shortage But there
is no shortage, and on the contrary
all the articles considerably over-run
the provision for three months stock
always ahead. Flour, for instance,
is on hand much beyond the three
months limit, and so are beans and
tobacco A.
1t is known each day, too, whether
the advance zone has its required mf-
nimum o fifteen days of reserve
stores, Il lit ormediate zone thirty
days, and. The base ports fortg-ffve
days--in All three months of feser6
from America on the way to the
fighting front.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-25
OFFICIAL ORGAN CRISP COUNTY

The most common letter is e. In
1000 letters e occurs 1877 times in
English. 1874 times in French, l45
times in Spanish and IT'S times in
German.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-25

Metal plates to be clamped to the
guard of an electric fan has been in
vented which scatter it's breezes as
well as would be done by an oscilat-
ing fan.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-25

Communications on all topics pub
lislled when not too long and accompa-
MED by full names and address. Not
responsible for views Of contributors.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-25
Member, Of Associated Press.

Members Of Associated Press.
1he Associated Iress is exclusively
entitled to the use for republication
" all news dispatches credited to 1t
Or not otherwise credited in this pa
DER and also the local news published
herein.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-14
New Church Edifice

The First Presbyterian church,
the most recent religious edifice
to be erected in Ardmore, is also
the largest and handsomest, Stand.
ing at the northeast corner of
West Broadway and c street,
northwest, it occupies a plot OF
ground so by l40 feet. The mod
crn English Gothic style Of archi-
lecture was followed in its con-
struction and the sum of $4,000
was expended in the erection of
the building, which is OF mat-face
brick with black mortar, the trim
mings being entirely OF terra Gotta.
The roof is OF green tile. There
are two entrances to the church,
the main one on Broadway and the
other on c street, the steps being
built Of Indiana Bedford stone.
The c street entrance leads into =
small yestibule, from which a
flight OF stairs extends to the
tower
The spacious auditorium, 90 by
so feet, with a seating capacity Of
200, is finished in oak, and is fur
nished with pews built OF white
oak. The walls are plastercd and
are tinted a light gray. Loaded
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-14
Ten Reasons Why You Should Make
Your Farm Loans With Us.

You get the lowest
2You &c what you
3You keep your business money a
4You the annually, choosing the
you pay of the loanb is
6YOu loan a small
You have the Court records forecosed
8YOu get the when the title
If title defective, will endeavOr
9YOu referred
with whom have had dealings ascertain
o our
1OYou all that coming you
Live will with satisfactory.
]. r. Dexter
Suite POOL Simpson Bldg, Ardmoe
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-14

Frank S. Gates.
Kennett Hudson.
H. G. Potterf.
N. B. Feagin.
G.. P. Selvidge.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-11

l33O-32 $. 18th. cor. carp ST.. lot 37xsl
TT, with 2-story building; suitable for
storage, or garage; low PRICE and easy terms
Real Estate Trust bldg.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-11
SANITARIUMS
APARTMENTS

BEAUTIFUL. location; special scientific car,
nervous. elderly: every comfort nurses
booklet. DR.. Randall. CITY Line. Chest. HI!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-11
MERTON

New houses, SO, 500 and up: on Merton ans
the station: prices will be raised $1,000 o.
more on July / Open avery day:
JAMES r, SCOTT. phone Merton 500.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-11
BoARDING
COUNTRY BOARD WANTED

BOARD ON FARM near Philadelphia on
or two weeks In July. by couple with 2
veRr-old how and baby under | year; stat
terms. NJ 6O7. Ledger Office.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-11

HOUSEKEEPING APARTMENTS
MT. VERNON. 1902 rooms. private bath:
kitchenette. mail boxes, phonei reasonable.
18TH. N. 1907 rooms. kitchenette. IS. so:
1 room, private bath, $50 UP.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-11
NEW MISREPRESENTATION

CAPE MAY-Cottages for rent lif
from beach and Convention Han. !,
to j. v. Ellison. Commonwealth Trust.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-11
AUTO TIRES
MOTORCYCLES AND BICYCLES
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

NEW and second hand bicycles; tires 81 up.
ANDREW T. BIRCHETT. sos s. 22d.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-11
OFFICES, BUSINESS ROOMS. Ere.

OFFICE sPACE-Io. ooo souar. feet: snSf<
ern, onice building: center OF city; 10Ef
rental: VIII divide. Apply Kahn q 0rG0N4
berg. 800 Morris Bldg. go
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-11
REAL T A WANTED
REAL ESTATE FOR RENT

. CITY ~
HOUSE. 1920 Master. IS roomh. =
apartment house: h. W. heat, Must ~ seSS<
70 be appreciated. HENRY BROS, 1918 T3f<1
he~r. Room 3lI. Phone. Hilbert 4Sp8.
i"n3 iiNE Sr.-Centrally located residences =
N excellent condition: has 3 bedroome- "a
"a thruoms: $50. ~ ner month. WHIrES.
factori.s. Warehouses. Mfg, Floors II
loa3-lO3J n. IODINE ST.-Four-story bull6sS
ing adaptable for leather finishing or o{h1<
MANUFACTURING business; immediate .poase{$
sTion: B9BERT PATRICK. 615 Real ESt&ttS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-11

MEDIA-Beautiful stone. colonial hose; l.
rooms: all ronveniences: open nrep1ar@1
garsge: mile to stations and good r0&
TO philadelphia, Chester and Hog IsloN(
n'v REM. Lewis. 81 South ave. Media. r6S3
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-11
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

--
CITY
1895 CLEARFIE1.D ST. = T~o story, s
rooms and bath. frst-class condition;
price $500 for quick sale.
and bath; large lot: price ss7oo..
! rooms. all conveniences. price ,225o.
sns an for oSoS Scm pr9 sISyers1 a nssr t erGsa ~ a
Robert Patrick, 6l5 Real Est. Trust Bldg.
FIVE 3-story houses t5 to y rm. ants. and
.bathsl; inc grocery, store. est 81. years;
l!os.l5oS;l79 J;iIoa Pine st; iIo2 Panama
R. TAYLOR MIDDLETON. Tos Walnut st.
l2Oo-ll.i3 s. 18th ST. and 1921 Latonla
Stood condition; one a corner. excel
lent business location: home buyer, or in
Real Estate Trust Bldg.
1891 AND 1898 s. 18TH sT.-Two story.
all modern improvements: excellent .condi.
ton: low. price for quick sale. Robert
Patrick. 6lh Real Estate Trust Rldg,
1871 JACKSON sT-Three storw. 10 rooms
and bath; for quick sale, $500, easy
Trust Bids.
CEDAR and Allegheny ave.--8 rooms, bath
and laundry; ,an nproyements stons
por'ns GAM Si9faRS asir % Rsns iSst T"s ave nee'eo
PACIFIC ST. 2o13 e. tFrankford and Erie
aves. "a rooms and bath; porch. front.
modern home; to settle estate. J sis'
~LOGAN-403s Warnock. 3 rooms and bath,
modern. IMMEDIATE POSSESSION.
$4,000. COLLINS. lnl2 LehiEh.
1921 ,RoRER sT.-Good nome; very little
CAMER6N. esl1 Ken-inston. ave
s. GOTH ST, 1905 rooms. modern: porch,
hot-water heat, ebc. light: $4,000.
COLLINS. 1912 LehiEh.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-11
COHOCKSINK MILLS

STEAM AND d. C. ELECTRIC
Larse and small floors. 1882 RandolpQ. I,
surance. ,splendid light: Broad and yqG1!
ace SITS: suitable for mfg. or warehNn1
HAVE ART who VIII erect. buiidjnr. c57<
trail or other location. for satisfactory go
srf. T27 Walnut AZ. Tr%I
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-11
SITUATIONS wANTED-FEMALE
SITUATIONS wANTED-MALE
EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES

EDUCATIONAL. and Domestic Emrloyuent
Cooks. cham. wait. nurses. .gover'ses s%upplies
MISS ROSE D~OUGHERTY. 1913 Girard ave.
Cooks. Cha ~mhermaids. laundresses.
Homework girls want nositions.
NINE. PLATZ. American Ag'cy-Help sun
piled. wanted. 305 s. l1th. Phi. Wal. 1913
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-11
MORTGAGES

$50 NOTE OR MORToA0U
Immediate ssttlemento =
TO Unsettled Estate LoAuoSk
$1,000 DEMPsEY leo.
delphia and nearby New Jereey ~
svlvania. LAMB 4 90. 141 WalnNkz
IsT AND ID MORTGAGES placed.
Y. Rarpes. IVA Commonwealth Tv94
MONEY FOR IsT OR % MTdEe. &
Evening star., 1918-08-11

boat. and 1t made us pretty sober.
I guess I began to cry again.
"Oh, shut up!", Swatty said. 'Tf
you're going to blubber all the time
and not try to help. wish I'd killed
that man all by myself. You shut up
and try to help me think what to do.
or I'll go and tell everybody you kill
ed him."
"You won't do III" I said.
"Yes. I WILL" he said. And I'll
prove 1t on you. You didn't look at
that man and did, and I know what
kind of man he Is"
what kind of man is he?"
asked.
Hes tough kind" Swatty said.
"And if you don't shut up your bawl-
Ing I'll say you and him got into an
argument about religion and you shot
him because he wouldn't come and
join in with you and get 1t. And folks
will believe that. because you've just
son why any Of US should kill him.
haven't got religion, have l."
WELL" said, for I saw Swatty
could do just like he said, what are
we going TO- do, anyway
side the city limits"
we didn't have q right to shoot
anybody" said Swatty. I'VE had
right to see IL there was anybody in
the shanty boat before we shot at it.
Well all three be hung II they find
out we did It,"
Well. had an idea Just then. but
1 didn't say 1t to Swatty. 1 didn't
really think it-it Just come
thought it would be mighty noble
and true and religious II I'd go to
the mayor or somebody and Just say:
II killed a man up there at the old
shanty, boat on the river. but nobody
Is to blame but me; Swatty amt and
Bony amt. So go ahead and hang
me. I did It, and 1t was my target
rifle" But thought that II I was go
ing to be hung I'd not feel so lonesome
II Swatty and Bony got hung. too.
Anyway. Swatty started to talk and
forgot 1t.
We've got to keep from getting
arrested and put into Jail and hung"
Swatty said. II don't know how, but
we've got to. We've got to be care
ful and not let anybody know we
shot that man. If they find II out
they'll hang US sure. II Bony hadn't
gone off with the skin we'd be all
Evening star., 1918-08-11
IA} Soca aSIAHd the ESt
EAbnfHJ J k1tuedis " e /6zg0.
Cd 4ar. r.skaf,tcd 70 suA .A4f
I,vnfD IkSf STOOD asa Aa0ANo
] F~F

right. We'd get in the skiff and row
out to the middle of the river and
lay fiat in it, and nobody would see
us. We could float down the river
as far as we wanted to and hide in
canebrake or somewhere. Or maybe
we'd row up the Missouri and hide in
the Rocky mountains. If they got
after us we could turn bandits or
something"
You could" said. but couldn't"
Il forgot you'd got religion" he
said. you'd have to start a ranch.
But we can't do that. because Bony
went off with the skiff."
What We decided was that nobody
would be apt to find the dead man
that day. Maybe they'd never find
him. Unless somebody like us hap
pened to go into the old shanty boat
he might never get found, and then
the next spring. when the Mississippi
had her spring fiood-or that same
fall, IL the water got high enough
we could come up and float the old
shanty boat out of the mud and take
her out in the river and sink her.
We talked over lot Of things. and
the more we talked the more 1t didn't
seem SO bad. 1t looked as II we had
a chance not to get hung after ALL
/ wanted to cut across the corn field
to the hill and go home that way, SO
that IL anybody saw US they'd think
we had been up in the woods and not
near the shanty boat; but Swatty said
that wouldn't do, because our foot
prints would show in the corn field,
and detectives would trace us by them
IL they started out to find who mur-
dered the man. He said 1t would be
more innocent to go right down the
railroad track. and IL anybody asked
us anything to say we hadn't been up
as far as the shanty boat, and that
Bony had got a stomach ache or
something and gone home first with
the boat. So we did that. We walked
down the track. We talked about
the murder all the time. and the more
we talked the surer we were nobody
would think we did It.
Well, we got to my gate all right,
and Swatty and me crossed our hearts
we wouldn't say anything about kill
ing the man, and I tried to think
how I'd act so nobody at home would
think anything different than they
always did, and went into the house.
1t was pretty late. They were eating
supper. So / went in and sat down,
and father sco1ded me q little for be-
ing late. like he does nearly every
day, and then he said something else,
Son." he said. after supper you'll
1t over to me-"
Well. I almost Jumped out Of my
skin, I was 30 scared.
Now you needn't begin any Of
Evening star., 1918-08-11

non." And we said all right. we
wouldn't. We took turns rowing, like
we always did, and pretty soon we
got to the Slough and we rowed in
and shot at turtles a while. and then
Bony said. "Gee, the mosquitoes are
eating me upw And they were eating
all Of US up, SO we fioated out into
the river and just floated. We threw
the bailing can over and shot at 1t
until 1t went down, and just about
then we were going past the old
shanty boat and we began to shoot at
that.
1t was up on the mud and partly
sunk into It, and the hull was SO rot
ten you could kick hole in 1t, and
1t wasn't anybody's, anyway. Every
body had thrown stones at the win
dows in the side and broken them, and
nobody cared, I guess; but nobody
had broken all the windows in the end
toward the river, because that end was
toward the river, so we shot at the
windows. At first we couldn't hit
them and we drifted below. but we
rowed back again and in closer. and
then we all hit them. We hit them
q lot Of times, until they were all
smashed out, and we began to say
who had hit the most times. and
,swatty said: Lets go ashore and sec