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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-09
0. 7. COVER IS In
JUDCESHIP
RACE
LOCAL MEMBER OF THE BAR HAS
MADE DEFINITE ANNoNCE-
.MENT

OF. Cover former representative
from Crisp in the state legislature
member of the Cordele bar and law
yer we'll known over this section OF
Georgia, has made definite announce
ment that he is in the race for the
iudgship of the Cordele circuit, super
ior court.
It has been generally understood for
e long time that Judge D. A. R. Crum
would stan for election. Al present
there are mother prospectives at least
IN this community.
Mr.. Cover has been mentioned in
connection with the race for some
time, but today his first definite state
ment was given out and this was to
the effect that he is running. Every
indication points to right lively race.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-09

Lieutenant Edwin DENLY resigned
his seat in the House to enlist as a
private in the Marine Corps. He was
a member of congress from Michigan
and is now stationed at Paris Island
S. c. where his promotion has been
rapid Although forty-eight years of
age. Lieutenant DENLY feels fit enough
to join the hardest fighting branch of
the American forces. In 1885 he went
ii China with his father, who wa
then United States minister. When
the Spanish-American war broke Out
in 1898 he entered as a gunner's mate
on the U. S. S. Yosemite. In 1902
he was a member of the Michigan
House of representatives.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-09
MARINE CASUALTIES.

Washington.-The Marine casualties
were fifty-two Killed in action, four
died of wounds, five; wounded severity
thirteen; wounded in degree unde'
termined, thirty.
Among the killed in action was Pri
vate Henry A. McNeaI of Concord, Ga
Wounded severity, Walter Cofield, Yves
ley Ga. Wounded in a degree unde
termined, Jasper Land, of Cannon Ga
and Horace r. Haley, of Commerce
Ga.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-09
Britain's Wheat Acreage

Figures based on return date Feb
/. 1918, from all farmers occupying
over 20 acres of land in England and
Wales show that in January Of this
year the area under winter wheat was
2,504,000 acres,a as compared with
1,7525,O00 acres in January, 19t7-an
increase for 1918 OF 45 per cent. over
1917, and 90 per cent. over the aver
age of 10 years before the war.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-09
British Get Many Towns

London, Aug. 9.-On the Lys front
the British now hold LOGON, Lecornet,
Male, Quentin Lepetit, Pacaut and
Lesart. The Germans put up a vigor-
Gus resistance north of the Somme.
The statement shows there was hea-
Wy fighting between ChipiIIy and Nor
Iancourt.
Above the Lys region on the front
north of KENNEL the British carried
out a local oueration last night in
which their line was advanced on
something like front of more than
thousand yards.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-09
SINGLETON NORRIS INJURED
SOMEWHERE ON BATTLEFRONT

Among the casualties coming in yes.
terday morning was the name of Sin
gleton Morris, who sometime ago went
to France from some point in North
Carolina This young man was not so
desperately wounded, according 20 the
information that can be gathered at
present.
He is a nephew of Mrs. ]. w Can
non of Cordele, and he has friends who
are much interested in the outcome OF
his injuries.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-09
GREAT TRIBUTE
TO AMERICAN
SOLDIERS
BELIEVED IN ENGLAND THAT
AMERICANS MADE TURN OF
WAR POSSIBLE

London, Aug. 9.-Feeling here is that
the Importance of the successful new
battle cannot be overestimated. 1t
is regarded as the turning point or
the years campaign, and perhaps even
the turning point of the whole war.
In the initiative which has now been
taken from the enemy and within a
month the Allies have engaged in Two
important battles with conspicuous
success.
1t is not too much to say the Ameri-
can army has been the chief factor in
this result The experienced military
critic of the Westminster Gazette
says what all soldiers who have seen
American mettle put to the test are
saying, that the American troops are
equal to any in the world.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-09

vance to a maximum depth Of seven
miles in the center along the Amicns-
cIauInes-Lafere Railway.
Along the whole front the average
advance of the infantry is from five
to six miles.
From Lihons the line runs south
ward to Meharcourt, southeast of Ro-
sieres. This represents total max
irum advance of eleven miles. 1t will
be impossible for the Germans to hold
their Montddier positions, it is be-
Loved here. 1t is also believed the
advance on the Picardy front makes
Amens secure against enemy attack
and has removed the threat against
Paris.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-09
GERMAN DIVISIONAL
GENERAL "A PRISONER
WEDGE IS DRIVEN
ELEVEN
MILES
ARMORED TANKS TEAR THROUGH
GERMAN LINES RAPIDLY

German lines or the Picardy front
south of the Somme river have been
badly broken by the savage thrust OF
the British and French armies. A
wedge has been driven into the enemy
territory to a depth of eleven miles
along the Observation-Disclosures Rail
way which runs southwark from
ChauInes and which forms the chief
army supply line for the Germans fight
ira in the Montdidier sector.
London announces $4,000 prisoners
and guns too numerous to mention as
having been taken in the first twenty
four hours of the present drive. The
results of this drive appear to have
ecIipsed those obtained by the Ger
mans or the first of any of their ter
rifle offensives of the past spring and
summer.
So far reports show progress still
being made by the fighting south Of
the Somme with the Allies going for
ward almost without opposition.
Battlefield dispatches indicate that
great numbers of armored tanks tore
through the Germans, throwing the
whole German defensive organization
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-09
Alcohol From Sotol

AlchOl is being made in Ciudad
Juarez, Mexico, from a plant called
sotel, which grows uncultivated in
Mexico and Southern Texas. Consul
E. A. Dow reports that from Is to %
gallons of alcohol can be produced
from one ton of the plant.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-09

Paris, Aug. e.-(5attIe Front)-The
battle south of the Somme was resum-
ed early this morning. The Allies
have made favorable progress from
the start reaching their selected OBJ
jeotiVes.
Powerful calvary forces are in &C.
ton.
Reports to eleven thirty show the
attack developing VIGOROUSLY on a
great scale.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-09
Advance Eleven Miles

London, Aug .9.-(Franco-British
Battle Front)-The British advance
on the front south of the Somme
reached a maximum depth of eleven
miles, according to news reaching here
shortly after noon today.
The total prisoners were reported at
ter, thousand.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-09
HOLD FIRST SERVICES
AT ARAB NEW CHURCH

The first services conducted in the
new Methodist church at Arab, now
practically completed, were held last
Sunday, the paster, Rev. j. o. ]. Tay-
lor,occupying the pulpit. The occa-
sion was one Of much Importance and
interest to the Arab people, the ser
vice being largely attended and the
sermon by Rev. Taylor very approp-
Tiate.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-09
$4,000 Prisoners

London, Aug. 9.-Fourteen thousand
prisoners and guns too numerous to
court were taken in the British drive
on the front south of the Somme, says
today war office report. The calvary
is still pursuing the enemy.
The French have taken Fresnoy-En
Chaussee, while the British have
reached a point east of LequesneI and
cax. Progress is continuing.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-09
SPAIN AFTER HUNS
FOR SINKING ship

Madrid, (Thursday(-Spain has ad-
dressed. new note TO Germany con-
corning torpedoing of Spanish ships,
Foreign Minister Dato announced to-
day, after the cabinet held an extra
ordinary session.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-09
into chaos.
German General Captured

With the British Army, Au9. 5.-A!-
lied airmen have blown up many brid-
ses over the Somme. The enemy re-
treat is seriously embarrassed and i'm
merse stores of ammunition were
abandoned by the Germans in their
hasty retreat.
It is reported that the German divis-
ional general has been captured in the
drive.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-09
7.MiIe Infantry Advance

London, Aug. 9.-The British have
captured Moreancourt on the northern
end of the Somme battle front and the
line now runs from that point south
ward to APPOINT southeast of Moreuil.
This represents ard infantry ad-
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-09
French Go Four Miles

On the French Front, France, Aug.
9-French troops on the front six
miles northwest of Montddier have
advanced depth of four miles and
captured nearly three thousand pri-
soners. Important material was also
captured.
The advance was carried out with
extremely light losses.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-09
Preparing for Retreat

With the British Army, France, Aug.
9.-(Reuters)-The Germans are blow
ing up their ammunition dumps in the
battle area. This is considered an in
dication that they are preparing for
retreat.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-09
IMMENSE STORES OF MUNITIONS CAPTURED BY ALLIES
URGE ENACTMENT
new DRAFT
BILL
WANT SEPTEMBER 5TH TO BE RE-
GISTRAT,oN DAY
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Washington, Aug Prompt enact
ment of the draft extension bill 50
that September 5th may be fixed for
registration was urged by Secretary
Baker before the senate military Cora
mi;tee today.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-09

One hundred and fifty different
languages, each with a complicated
multitude of dialects of it's own, are
spoken in India
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-09
NOTED JAPANESE :
SOLDIER COMMANDS
WILL BE IN CHARGE OF AMEN
CAN FORCES IN SIBERIA

Washington. Aug. 9.-Gen. Kikuze
Otani, noted soldier, has been chosen
to command the Japanese section, and
he will be ranking officer of the Amer
'can-Allied expedition to Siberia.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-09
1900 Prisoners; 200 Guns

London, Aug. e.-More than 1900
prisoners and 200 guns we're captured
by the Allies to noon today, according
to advices this afternoon.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-09
Paris Bombarded

Paris, Aug. 9.-The Paris region was
again bombarded by the German long
range cannon today.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-09
EXPLOSION KILLS
TWO ON VESSEL
UNITED STATES SHIP IN FOREIGN
WATERS MEETS ACCIDENT

Washington, Aug. 9-'rwo men were
killed and three we're injured in bofi-
err explosion on the United States ship
Appatin, in foreign waters. the navy
announced today. E
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-09
Germans Quit LYs Valley

Londor. Aug. 9.-The Germans are
evacuating their positions in the Lys
valley on the Flanders front.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-09

Sir Cecil Hertslet has completed
fifty years of continuous service in
the British Foreign Office.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-12-20
Dent-WOOt0n.

Dent WOOtOn.
Miss Mary Dent, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. T. Dent of this place,
and Mr.. ]. Aubrey Wooton., were
married at Barlow, Copiah, County,
Miss, last Saturday afternoon. Miss
Dent has been a member of the facul-
ty of the Agricultural High School
at Barlow for several months. Mr..
Wooton is a son of a planter of Co.
piah county, and was at home on a
furlough, being a member of the Ma
rine corp, stationed at Paris Island,
S. C.
Harper Barnes.
Miss Eunice Harper and Mr.. R. E.
Barnes were married last Saturday
night at the Baptist parsonage in
Shuqualak. Mrs. Barnes is a
granddaughter of Mr.. Drake. well
known in the southern part of the
county. She is a native of Texas but
has lived in Shuqualak for some time.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-12-20
THIS SOUNDS REASONABLE.

If you happen to be II or IL miles
asst of Macon on the Memphis road,
nd s Aething happens to your car,
koulGnt yoube glad if somebody close
|ad the gasoline or part you
Fanted? Well, buy your gasoline and
be so-forth from that party, so he
an afford to carry this line of goods.
We have in stock the following:
Gasoline Tires
/ Tubes Best Oil
nd all small parts with which to fix
bur car. Home adjustment on tires.
live me a part of your business.
G. s. DINSMORE,
. Prairie Point, Miss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-12-20
CITATION NOTICE.
The State Of Mississippi

The State of Mississippi
In the Chancery Court of Noxubee County
VIM. Robinson vs.. Selma Robinson-No 4l90
To defendant, Selma Robinson, whose where
abouts complainant, after diligent inquiry
TO ascertain same. has been unaple to do so.
We command you TO be and appear before
the Chancellor Of our said chancery court at
a term thereof TO be holden ct the court house
in the City Of Macon. in said county of Nox-
ubee. on the 4th Monday of April, A. D.. 1919,
then and there 20 plead. answer or demur To
defendant
Witness my sig ,turs and the seal of said
Court afhxsd at II once In City OF Macon,
this the ltth day Deesmber 1918.
NO. A. TYSON, Clerk,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-12-20
Picture Show Program
FOR NEXT WEEK.

o NEXT WEEK.
Pictures Each Night at 8 o'clock
MONDAY NIGHT
The Vitagraph Feature
LOVE WATCHES"
Featuring Corinne Griffith
TUESDAY NIGHT
The Triangle Picture
THE ~MATRIMANIAC"
Featuring Douglas Fairbanks
and
A Keystone Comedy
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
The Vitagraph Feature
GALL MAN"
Featuring Harry Morey
A Vitagraph Comedy
THURSDAY NIGHT
The Special Feature
LES MISERABLES"
Featuring William Farnum
FRIDAY NIGHT
The Fox Standard Picture
WHEN A M SINS"
Featuring Theda Bara
SATURDAY NIGHT
The Metro Picture
THE DEMON"
Featuring Edith Storey
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-12-20
CHURCHES

Baptist
Or. W.T.. Lowey Of Blue Mountain
viii preach at the Baptist church
Sunday morning and evening. The
public are cordially invited.
Sunday School at 9:45 q. N.
Preaching 11:O0 q. and 700 p. m.
B. Y. P. U. 500 p. NJ.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday Z p. m.
Methodist
Preaching service--11 q. m.-7p.m.
Sunday School------9:45 a. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday, p. m.
All r most cordially invited.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-12-20
viii you have music in your
home Christmas? You should
come in and hear the. Edison.
Tdm's Drug Store.
NOTICE To CREDITORS

In the Chancery Court Of Noxubee Co., Miss.
The Estate of Alfred Mcconnell, deceased
No. 4188.
Letters Of administration on said estate
having been on the 18th day of December
1918. granted to the undersigned by the Chan
Gerry Court of said County Of Noxubee
All persons having claims against said es-
tate are required TO have same ~probated and
registered by said clerk within one year from
date. A failure for one year to probate
and register any claim will bar the same.
18th day of December 1918.
L. S. MCCONNELL,
Administrato Of said Estate.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-12-20
SHERIFF READY TO COLLECT
TAXES.

The sheriff's books are now ready,
and have been for several weeks, to
collect taxes for Noxubee county.
There will be a big rush after Christ
mas and you can be waited on much
quicker and with more satisfaction if
you will come early. Don't put it
off for a more convenient day.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-12-20

Christmas Cards and Book
lets, all designs, kinds and
prices. at Tdm's Drug Store.
ideal Christmas gifts.
Tam's Drug Store.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-12-20
SOCIAL DoINGS.

Mrs. 7. S. Borgess. entertained the
Auction Bridge club on Wednesday
afternoon. A lovely plate lunch was
served to eight guests. Thrift were
presented Mrs. ]. G. Horton.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-12-20
The dolls are going fast, so
|nae in at once UhiIe a feW are
I'LL Ieft.--Tdm'S Drug Store
CAR LOAD OF MULES.

A car load of mares and mules.
1ill weigh from 1000 to 1900 pounds.
pst received and can be seen at the
& Pagan old stand.
G. G. PAGAN.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-12-20
81 ACRE FARM FOR SALE.

121 ACRE FARM FOR SALE.
This is very good corn or alfalfa
I'd, quarter mile from new rock
I'D, opened 1917. One mile from
Iunty road, six miles east of Macon,
[iss. Will sell at once. Price
k7.50 per acre. For particulars ap-
n to Box 81, Ramona, Kansas.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-12-20
A MUSICALE

For the benefit of the Natchez Or
phan Asylum will be given on Mon
day December 23d, from 8 to 8 o'clock
at residence of Miss Jeanne Ferris,
where the following program will be
rendered:
Triumphal March from Aida---Verdi
Lucian and Frances Dent
Constant Devotion-----------Geibe
Madge Harris
Violin Solos:
Cavatlna
Under the Double Eagle Wagner
C. M. Boyle
Novelette, Mcdowell
Miss Ferris
Vocal Solo.
Somewhere a Voice is Calling
Mrs. G. B Richmond
Venetian Gondolied- - Mendelsshon
Maude Yates
To a. Wild Rose-----------McDowel
Edwin Murphey
Flute Solo:
Robin Adair -Steckmest
Mr.. Richmond
Russian
Dora Dare
Violin Solos:
Traumeri Schumann
Serenade Badine----- Gabriel Marie
c. M. Boyle
Bridal Flowers--------- Spaulding
Lucian Dent.
heaulng selected
Beryl FAINT.
The Rose of No Mans Land-------
Mrs. Richmond.
Piano Solo:
Tarantelle ills
Mary Jones Hauenstein
Violin Solos:
Angels Serenade
Dixie Emmett
C. M. Boyle
A Perfect Day---------C. Bond
with
Piano, Violin and Flute
The patronage of tn public is soli-
cited.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-12-20

FOR RENT-S0 acres land, nice
ssidence, three miles from Macon.
lenty Of water. I. L.DORROH.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-12-20

Eggs, pullets and friers for sale.
Prices reasonable.
MRS. A. ~. BUCK.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-12-20
BRONZE TURKEYS.

For sale-Toms, SIS; hens, 81. Most
of the hens are two years old.
MRS. J. H. HUBBARD,
Mashulaville, Miss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-12-20

The Christmas Gift IDEAL
For your OWn lasting enjoy
ment-The NeU Edison at Tam
Drug Store.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-12-20
lie. PIERCE LAND FOR SALE.

A bargain is offered in the Pierce
I'd, which is offered for sale. 100
in one tract and 40 acres in
pther. If you want a cheap piece
land write
NJ. MAER REALTY CO.,
Columbus, Miss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-12-20

Piano, Violin and Flute
The patronage of tn public is soil
cited.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-01
German Press Declares New York
Protects Itself With BQrbed Wire

NEW YORK, Mar. German
newspapers have informed their read
ers that New York city for it's pro-
lection has sirded itself with a barb
ed wire fence 625 miles in length. The
Germans ALSO have been told that fiji
ty thousand soldiers are guarding the
port of New York, that rigorous meas
ures have been taken in Chicago and
elsewhere and that Hoboken is desert
ed. Under the caption American War
Fever" the Cologne Gazette, of Janu-
airy Is, copy of which has been re-
ceived in this city, publishes the fol-
lowing despatch under an Amsterdam
date:
1T is reported from New York that
barbed wire fence of over 1000 kiIo-
meters in length has been drawn
around the docks and piers of New
York. This gigantic fence encircles the
whole of New York and also the ad-
Joining cities of Brooklyn, Hoboken
and Jersey City. No one is allowed to
pass through this fence without per-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-01

mission. especially no enemy aliens.
Fifty thousand soldiers have been
detailed to guard the port terminals.
Any persol found lettering i'll the vi
cinity of the barbed wire fence is i'm
mediately shot All Germans who
either reside or work within the barb
ed wire zone must vacate the district
Immediately.
"1n Chicago alone $4,000 Germans
have been forced to move out OF the
harbor district. These rigorous regu-
lations have caused great excitement
among the business men of the en-
tire country because they are COM
PEELED to do without their German em-
ployees if their places of business are
near the docks. A delegation of mas,
ter butchers has vainly pleaded to an
alleviation of these regulations
"The Germans who in Hoboken had
built up a colony resembling q little
piece of Germany have all been forced
to leave and that port, which already
had suffered heavily from the war, is
row absolutely deserted
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-01
rs SELECTS
JOIN SERVICE

Up to Friday noon % selective sery-
army board under the war depart
ment's new policy.
Many other selects are planning to
enroll between now and Tuesday night.
when the doors will be closed. The
class will be sent to the training
camps next Thursday.
The new plan provides that any man
in the draft may be inducted into one
of four branches of the army service
through the army board and thus
select his own training camp and duty.
The four branches are: Medical,
Coast Artillery, Spruce Production, and
Infantry.
The army board Friday received
word that the war department is III
need of several hundred photograph
ers.. Indiana's quota is. so and the
Richmond board is called upon to pro-
vide at least one of this number. Any
photographer who is registered and
who wishes to enter that service may
be inducted at any time upon applica-
tion to the board offices at the court
house. The 25 men who definitely
had enlisted Friday noon were:
Medical Department-Ralph Nico-
demus, Eugene Bowman, T. E. Ken
worthy, Stanley Smith, Gus Powell,
Joseph F. Schmedinghoff, Rudolph ].
Price, w. e. Brennan, Carl Glidewell,
Dean Seidel, Walter Evans, Leroy c..
Moore.
Spruce Production R. P Ken
worthy, William B. Williams, Ray
Wickemeyer, Morris Gay. Theodore J..
Keller. Sam Shook, Howard French.
Coast Artillery - Willard Duning,
Harry Pottenger, Carl Huff Charles
Wirts.
Infantry-Wilbur A. Miller, Albert E.
Kuhlenbeck
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-01
Men Apply for Places
on Farm But There is
No Demand for Services

INDIANAPOLIS. Mar $50 far
this year more men have applied to
the Indiana State Free Employment
bureau for farm work than could be
placed. according to Henry A. Roberts,
supervisor OF the state bureau. Not
single farmer has asked the aid of
the state in getting help, although
about forty applications for farm work
have been filed. Although the rush
of farm. work does not begin much
before the middle of March, Mr. Rob
erts says It would be well for farmers
who expect to be unable to get help
themselves to apply early to the state
so their wants may be known and an
ticipated.
Four branch offices of the bureau
are kept oren all the time. They are
at Fort Wayne, South Bend, Terre
Haute and Evansville The central
part of the state is served from the
Indianapolis office.
There are more men out of work at
present in the state than a year ago,
Mr.. Roberts says, and for that reason
he does not expect as much trouble to
supply the farmers demands for help
as was experienced last year. The
farmers may expect further short
age before the year is over, he says,
as the draft will continue to take
available labor from the rural dis
tricts.
The state bureau has been placing
from 1900 to 1,700 men a month in all
classes of labor.