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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-23
AN ECHO TO GREAT
BERTHA COMING
SIGNIFICANT QUESTION is ASK.
IN PARIS

Paris, Aug. 23.-In special type
Lheure prints prominently this enig
matte note: will an echo to the Great
Bertha soon be heard?" Will the echo
have a Yankee accent?
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-27
Florida Oranges Distributed Among
Soldiers Near First Line in France
Americans Could be Detected by Their Ability to Catch Every
Orange Coming Their Way--"They are Great on the q
Catch Said an Officer, 'They Caught
the Measles and the Mumps

Maybe French poilus can give the
Americans pointers on throwing hand
grenades, but it takes the boys from
the good old U. S. A. to teach their
allies the grand old game of catch;
as a truck load of Florida oranges
recently distributed 'oyer there" dem
onstrated.
This was revealed Interestingly in a
letter received from an Army and
Navy Y. M. G. "A. secretary at the
aTs eFof f 70 pT5td IIis fsss But the
American forgets hds features, and,
with generations Of baseball, from
sandlot to professional major league
training, just picks 'em out of the air
with either hand" he writes.
The fielding abilities of the two ma
tionaliaies were demonstrated when
the Red Triangle distributed a big
motor truck load of the southern SAT-
from spheroids direct from Florida's
fruit trees to the men up near the front
line trenches in France. AS the ~"
workers motored by, detachments OF
soldiers along the road, they pitched
the oranges to them. The first recip-
tents were French soldiers; an ammu-
milton train. Most of the men missed
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-27

catching the oranges tossed, two to a
man, but lost no time picking them
up. The motor truck whirled through
"a village filled with American troops,
and the fun began.
Here the difference between the
French and American methods was
shown" writes the Army Y. M. G. A.
secretary. "The French had high
catching average if each poilu nabbed
one out Of ten of the saffron glnhes-
Tsffle loconlotiSs drawing al aisansanis
ton train to the front, caught six IN
succession
"a hundred negro soldiers we pass
ed, Americans all, showed the same
proficiency. You could tell that they
were trained in a land where baseball
is the national pastime.
Zone officer, upon witnessing this
catching bee said, AN American boy
can catch anything. About half of our
company caught the mumps and the
other half the measles The officer
must have his little joke. Our Amerl-
can boys, however, are the healthiest
among the allied armies, and among
the best fed. Their morale is the
best"
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-27
Government
Asks Us to Eat
More Potatoes

Washington, D. c., April 27.-As
new potatoes come in, eat more of
them this spring than you usually do,
reducing proportionately your CON
sumption of wheat products. You will
pc helping to save food for war win
mng. You will be helping the pros
per1ty Of the South. There is an alb
formally large hold-over of northern
potatoes now moving to market; they
are very cheap. If the new southern
crops move as early as usual the mar
ket will still be flooded with the old
supply. Southern growers are being
advised by the United States depart
anent OF agriculture to delay digging
their crop, and to hold back its mar
keting in the north as long as possible.
At the same time the southern con-
sumers must eat more of the southern
crop at home. This will mean more
money for the South and more wheat
for the allies. If southern consump-
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-27
Resume Of the Desperate and
Bloody Fighting Of Yesterday!

KENNEL hill, a height which has
been looked upon as the key to the
southern side of the Ypres salient, and
one of the most important strategic
positions on the northern battlefront
in France, has been taken by the Ger
mans, after a defense which will be-
come one of the heroic chapters of the
war. The hill was surrounded and the
French forces entrenched on it's slopes
were overcome.
The loss of the hill, which is admit
ted in official statement by Gen. Del
ma Radcliffe, chief director of military
operations at the British war office,
brings to the allies a realization that
the whole Ypres position is in peril
from the German drive northward
from the lowlands lying to the west
of Armentieres.
The Teutons launched terrific at
tacks along the whole Wytschaete-
Bailleul-Meteren line Wednesday, ap7
parently for. the purpose of finding a
point which might yield. They evi-
IDENTIFY found that spot in the section
of the front held jointly by the Brit
ish and French troops, and against it
they hurled fresh divisions which
fought their way forward all day
Thursday until at nightfall they had
surrounded KENNEL hill and isolated
| the French troops holding the posi-
ton.
| All night long the fight went on ano
| it was not until Friday that the Ger
mans succeeded in storming up the
| slopes of the height.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-27
SENATOR JONES MAKES STIRRING
APPEAL TO CONGRESS FOR The
PASSAGE OF WATER-POWER B|LL||
In the Senate This Afternoon He Said sThe Fault
is With Congress and Congress Alone"
WE HAVE DEVELOPED 10 PER CENT WHILE
GERMANY HAS DEVELOPED so PER
CENT OF WATER POWER

Washington, April 27.-Declaring
that congress and congress only is re-
sponsible for the "stagnation and de-
lay in development of the country's
waterpower resources, Senator Wesley
4. Jones of Washington, speaking in
the senate chamber today, called upon
members of both houses to unite in.
speedy action on pending water power
legislation, which he declared "would
make the United States impregnable
In time of war and commercially dom
inant in time of peace"
A bill for water power development
approved by the cabinet members APP
pointed by the president to agree on
water power legislation which will in
vite development and still conserve
the nations interests, now is awaiting
action and is pressed for passage by
many as war measure. al
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-27

"Why does not congress enact legis-
lation which will make possible the
development Of our water powers ?"
demanded Senator Jones. "For ten
long years restrictive water power
laws have prevented the utilization of
the energy contained in our descend
ing waters. | dislike to say it, but
we of America are wont to deceive
ourselves as to actual conditions. We
wait until tomorrow to do the things
we should have done yesterday. Let
us put the blame where it belongs.
The fault is with congress and with
congress alone. 1t cannot escape the
responsibility. Failure Of congress to
pass a workable water power law at
this session will be nothing short of
crime and disloyalty to the dire neces-
sity of our country"
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-27

The loss of KENNEL hill is serious
for it overlooks much of the lowlands
lyin back of the allied lines in the
Ypres salient. The hill is AGA feet
high, rising from lowlands on the
south and east. 1t is six miles south
west of Ypres. This German success
cuts a deep notch in the allied line
to the southwest of Ypres and com
pletely outfanks the British on the
northern slopes of Messines ridge to
which they We're forced by the Ger
man assault of two weeks ago. So i'm
portant is the possession of KENNEL
hill that the allies must launch coun-
ter attack to recapture it, and the
French have begun savage attack on
the height.
If the Germans continue to hold it
and either consolidate their lines or
push on, the allies will be at great
disadvantage in future engagements
The last reports from the scene of
the battle are that the Germans are
attacking on line from LaClytte to
the Ypres-Comines canal.
LaClytte is about a mile and halt
north of KENNEL hill and is six and g
half miles west of the Ypres-Comines
canal, which runs almost due south
from Ypres.
There have been artillery duels al
various points along the French front
to the south of the Somme, as well as
positions further south. Only the US
ual patrol engagements have been re
ported from the italian front.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-27
Rep. Harris Speaks
in Interest Of the
Third Liberty Loan


At the meeting last night in the city
park, in the interest of the Third Lib
erty loan, Representative S. D. Harris
made the leading address. Mr.. W. II
Straub, the postmaster of St. Peters
burg, also made an excellent speecM
Mr.. Alex Linn presided, introducing
the speakers, and Mr.. Arthur Kroner
led in the singing, while the Citizens
band furnished excellent music. There
was fair audience present, and the
speakers made their addresses with
great enthusiasm and were warmly
applauded.
We trust that many of our people
will take the advice of these leading
men of our county and purchase LIB
erty bonds.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-27
Civic Club Had a Pleasant Meeting

A special meeting of the Civic club
was held in the Rest Room yesterday
afternoon. 1t was the last meeting at
which the president, Mrs. John S.
Davis, will meet with the club until
next fall. Mrs. Davis will spend the
summer in Missouri. Plans were laid
for the summer work, which will be
left in the efficient hand of Mrs. ]. C.
Beekman, who has just placed new
benches in the park as a gift of this,
club.
Mrs. Davis has been working hard
to secure subscriptions to a Liberty
bond to be purchased by the club, and
announced that much more than half
The sum had been secured, SO that the
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-27
Tarpon Greek Boy Writes From France
Been Over There Three Weeks and Says
He is Feeling Fine

Vasile Halikakis received post
card from his son Mitchell, who has
been in France about 4h,,ae. suaaks.
III Eeilelf IS m the aslati olpss 15otin
fsther and son are well knosn h Tar
pom Springs and many friends will be
glad to know that the boy is all right.
The message on the card is repro
duced below, with its characteristic
Greek phraseology:
censored w. B. Spencer, Capt. Inf.
u. S. r.
.sFrance, April 2, 1918.
ssDear Father:
81 am still well and feeling fine.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-27

club confidently expects to ego over
the top"
After the meeting the members adj
J9ulned in a body to the Park ice
cream parlor, where they were the
guests Of Mrs. Frank ]. Heynen. AS
this was also Mrs. Heynen's last meet
ing before leaving, the festivity took
TIE form Of farewell to Mrs. Davis
ard Mrs. Heynen, and many were the
wishes expressed for a happy summer
and reunion next fall.
The Civic club at its meeting yes
terday voted to attend the farewell to
sar soldier boys in the city, and to put
their good wishes in the practical form
az boxes of goodies" to be eaten en-
F5ute to their camp.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-27
ALLIES HAVE CAPTURED POSI-
TONS FROM L0CRE TO LACLYETTE
IN FLANDERS, ". OF MT NNnEL
Germans Made Hard Fight for Voorrne-
zeele, but Could Not Gust British

London, April 27.-C Continuing their
counter attacks east Of Amiens, the
allies have gained further advantages
in the Hangard and yillers- Breton
neaux sector, it is announced officially.
The French have recaptured positions
from Locre to LaClytte in Flanders,
west of Mount KENNEL. The fighting
to the north of Lys is very severe.
The enemy advance was held back at
all points and heavy losses inflicted
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-27
Holland Has
Not Received an
Ultimatum from
Central Powers
GERMAN MINISTER STILL AT
THE HAGUE, THOUGH DUTCH
MINISTER HAS LEFT BERLIN

Washington, April 27.-The German
minister to the Netherlands is still at
The Hague. He did not leave for Ger
many as was reported, the Neither
lands legation announced to-day. The
Dutch minister to Berlin has returned
to The Hague, it was said, to discuss
with the government the progress of
the negotiations with Germany. No
ultimatum of any kind has been issued
to Holland by Germany, it was as
serted.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-27

Murder Case
Will be Re
Opened in
San Francisco
Wilful Fraud and Malfeasance in Of
fee win Be Charged Against
'Frisco's District Attorney.

San Francisco, April 27.-The re-
moval of the death sentence imposed
on Thomas j. Mooney and the COM
plete setting aside of all previous pro-
ceedings in his case, and new trial
for him will be moved in court next
Thursday, on the ground of wilful
fraud and malfeasance in Office on the
part of District Attorney Charles M.
Fickert and his assistants, it was an
nounced today by Maxwell McNutt,
attorney for the condemned man.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-27
Weeks British
Casualties are
1860 Report
Out Today!

London, April 81. Casualties in the
British ranks reported for the week
totaIled 1889. Despite the heavy
. fighting that has been going on for
more than month the casualties are
only now beginning to approach the
high figures for a week last year when
the British were on the offensive on
the Western front.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-27
Is Months in
Penitentiary
for DR.. Buenz
HEAD OF GERMAN SHIP co. SUP
Piled GERMAN RAIDERS
FROM NEW YORK

Atlanta, Ga, April 27-Dr. Carl
Buenz, former directing head of the
Hamburg American Steamship line of
New York, today began an 1S-months
sentence in the federal prison here,
having been convicted recently of aid
ing in supplying German raiders with
food and coal.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-27
Break
in Cotton Prices

New York, April 27.-over-night
war news was responsible for another
big break in cotton prices today. In
the first half hour July declined six
dollars per bale, selling at twenty
five-twenty, Later the market rallied
over two dollars bale on covering.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-27

Hope YOU are same. Having fine
weather over here. Hope to come
a sasaa Is sa | sat reg a7dy q T1ifip'
Staursicy. Don't worry am in good
place and got good captain and am
going to work in few days. And soons
you write letter home to mother, write
something for me and wire me some
money soons you get this letter in this
address. Answer quick.
"From your dear son,
MITCHELL HALIKAKIS."
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-27

Washington, April 27.-Special
training camps for artillery officers
will be established at Camps Jackson,
Columbia, Eustis, and Newport News.
About four thousand field artillery eli
gibles will be ordered to Camp Jack
son.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-27
II American
Ambulance Men
Won French War
Crosses in the
Battle Now On

Paris, April 27.-Eleven ambulance
men have won the war cross by gal
liant service in the battle now in prog
ress. Included in this list is Lieut..
Ralph Richmond, commanding Section
642.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-27
German Attack
Near Themes
Was Broken up
Last Night F!

Paris, April GA German attack
near Themes, southeast of Amiens,
was broken up last night, the war Of
fee announces. Artillery fighting
continues on the front between Vilers-
Bretonneaux and Hangard.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-27

on the Germans. The Germans made
heavy attack on the front south of
Ypres. There was a long battle for
Voormezeele, two miles south Of
fpres, which the British retained, also
taking hundreds of prisoners.
With the British Army in France,
April During the early hours of
today no fresh German offensive was
recorded on the Ypres sector
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-27
Airplane Kills
Miami Citizen
While Fishing
NO DETAILS ARE GIvEN-yIC-
TIM WAS n YEARS OLD

Miami, Fla, April 27.-J. w. Frow,
aged n, was killed this morning while
fishing in Biscayne bay, by an air
plane from the naval aviation station
here. Mr.. Frow was a pioneer resi-
dent Of this section.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-27
Up Goes the 3rd
Liberty Loan to
Over z Billion

Washington, April 27.-Partial re-
ports on Liberty Day sales have rails
ed the total of the third liberty loan
subscriptions to $2,113,99S,35o.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-27
1O3 Names on
the Casualty
o I,ist Today

Washington, April 27.-The casual
ty list today contains 103 names,
Killed in action, IL; died Of accident,
A; died Of disease, 2; wounded severe
", Az; wounded slightly, 81; missing
in action, 2.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-27
jury CouIdn /
Agree in the
Eastman Case

New York, April ~ The jury in
the case Of Max Eastman and others
associated with him in connection with
the publication Of alleged seditious
articles in q socialist paper, The Mass
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-27
July Corn Fell
"a Cents Blu.
Today at Chi.

Chicago, Ill, April 27.-There was a
sharp break in grain prices today.
July corn fell 4 "a cents per bushel.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-27

Washington, April q. Showers the
first part of the week, with tempera-
ture above normal again the last part
of the week, is forecast for the South
Atlantic States the coming week.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-27

All the local, county, and state
news-that is news-while it is
news. Boosting Tarpon Springs.
Wide-awake, Truthful, Unafraid
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-27

1Iices and lost foodstuff
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-27

able to agree and was discharged.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-29
ATTORNEY R. [. CATERS
 GOVERNMENT PROSECUTOR

The Seattle Times Of July Is has recent appointment of former Cor dova man to an important government position:
 Appointment of K l.. Capers, an attorney of Seattle and Alaska, as as sistant to Clarence l.. Reames, special assistant United States attorney gen eral, was announced this morning by the chief government prosecutor Ca pers will enter upon his new duties immediately
 Selection of the new assistant was made by Reames on the recOmmenda- tion or q large number Of leading at torneys, business men and judges of the state. The appointment will hold good for the duration of the war.
 The amendment to the espion- age act, the passage of the so-called sabotage bill and the initiation of large number of suits in this district against disloyal naturalized citizens have vastly increased the work in the office of the special prosecutor and necessitated the enlargement of the force The new assistant will handle selective draft violation cases, viola tions of the espionage act and suits and other proceedings for the cancel lation of naturalization certificates of unpatriotic naturalized citizens.
 "Capers is 33 years old. At the age of l4 he worked as special delivery boy in the postoffice at Dallas, Texas. At the age of l6 he was a stenogra- pher in law office at Dallas In 1 1906 he was appointed secretary to the United States attorney at Dallas, where he worked until the fall of ! 1908 at which time he entered the ! University of Texas. He was gradu- ated from the university in 1911 and practced law for a year at Midland, ! Texas. coming to Seattle in 1912 to enter the office of Attorney James D. l Murphy as a law clerk. In April. ! 1912, he entered the office of Boglo, i Graves. Merritt X BOgle and served this firm until the fall of 1914, when he went to Alaska. He remained i'll the Northland until March. 1918, when he returned to Seattle and formed q ina"
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-29
CHURCH CONSOLIDATION
 IN CONNECTICUT TOWNS

NEW HAVEN. Conn, July 29.-At least q temporary union of churches in eighteen Connecticut towns has been accomplished within q year. ow. ing to circumstances resulting from the war. reports committee of the Connecticut Federation of Churches Denominations joining in the move ment were Baptist, Methodist, Congre- gational Free Baptist, Lutheran and Independent Methodist Thirty.seven church organizations now are COmbin- ing services in eighteen buildings. In one town Baptists and Free Baptists united under Methodist minister.
 Each church organization has re- tained it's own officers and adheres to it's own denominational beliefs. In most cases the union is considered a temporary expedient for the period of the war It is pointed out that the federation Of the churches is not ir- revocable.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-29
FUR TRADE |S
 AT THE MERCY OF
 ALIEN WORKMEN

LONDON. July 29.--Fur dealers in London say that furs in America and Great Britain are to be higher in price next fall and winter than ever. Alien furriers in London have 9d- yanced the prices of the furS they are uniting on the market 200 per cent since spring, and many of these were damaged skins.
 In some of the London shops fur coats were displayed recently al prices ranging from $20O tO $25O which q short time ago could have been bought for $50 or S75.
 We are quite at the mercy Of the Russian alien wOrkman," British furrier said "They know more about the fur trade than anyone else. l would not guarantee the plainest fur coat at $100. as, owing to the lack of proper workmanship, and the shortage of furs. a coat is often made up of some pieces that are faulty. though some parts of il may be good.
 Tt is difficult just now to get the alien furriers to do repairing. They are keeping coats and fur wraps in hand for months, as they do not want to be bothered with repair work while they can be preparing new garments for their full haryests of abnormal prices"
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-29

The Northwestern Hardware Com pany has just received a shipment Of "DesOlvo" sewer and drain pipe clean CTS.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-29

Have you looked over our stock of Congoleum rugs? The Northwestern Hardware store
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-29

Your eyes fitted. Compound and stigmatic lenses replaced See Os' borne
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-29

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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-09-18
LAST ELECTION RETURNS
DEVELOPED no CHANGES

Nichols Elected to Congress. Boyd to
House OF Representatives. Watts wild
be New Supervisor and Moore COun-
ty Commissioner.
Official election returns as canvassed
Thursday made no changes in the out
ccived by this paper for it's last Issue.
Samuel j. Nichols was elected to Con-
gresS over Horace l.. BOmar by about
400 votes. In this county the vote
stood l4S1 for Nichols against 1885
for Bomar. Mr. Nichols carried Lau-
rens, Spartanburg and Union counties
while Mr.. Bomar carried GrcCnville
county by few hundred votes. On
account Of the close vote in the district
Mr.. Bomar requested recount and
this was granted.
County Officials.
In tho races for county Offices, r.
Dunk Boyd defeated Jas. II. Sullivan
by vote Of 1880 to 1882. John d. w
Watts defeated the incumbent super
visor, II. L. Rumbcrt by vote OF 1895
TO 1868. ~ II. Moore defeated j. \
O'Dcll for County Commissioner by
vote Of i70S to 1918.
The nominees on the face Of the re
! turns by wide margins for State Of.
/ fees were:
va''cn states senate: ". \ ro'roc';
'Chcraw
| A.,orncy %cncral: Sam Wolfe, Az
/ dorson.
Railroad commissioner: II. il. Az
mold, Spartanburg.
I~......5a.U..C. o. ag!iCuituye: u
Harris, Pcndcton.
The total vote in the second pri
mary last Tuesday was 1904 III
CiiciGl count for the various Office
follows:
Senate: Peoples, 30,0t4; Polocl
1920.
Attorney general: sapp, 34,sl2
Wolfe, 45,07S.
! Railroad commissioner: Arnold. A.
07S; Richardson, 1862
Commissioners Of agriculture: GaI
rison, 37,0GS; Harris, 4 $50.
Comptroller general: Gilmore, %
21S Osborne, 1856; Summcrsctt, 20
$50.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-09-18
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