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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-18
DEATH CALLS TO
MISS MABEL
CALHOUN
EsTlMARLE YOUNG WOMAN
DIED AT NOON IN MACON
TODAY

Miss Mabel Calhoun, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Calhoun of Cordele,
died at noon today at the Williams
Sanitarium in Macon after suffering
from influenza and what was later
termed pneumonia for several days.
It had been known here that she
was i'll and her father went to be at
her bedside. He had spent the past
two days with her Her mother was
too i'll to make the trip and illness in
the family here prevented her from
making the effort.
The remains were shipped from
Macon on the evening train and the
funeral will occur here tomorrow af-
ternoon at three O'Clock. The news
of her death has brought sadness to
the whole community. Miss Calhoun
became a nurse two years ago. She
She had won wide circle of friends
in Macon and those who knew her
here from childhood had long appre-
ciated her lovable qualities. The fam
fly viii have the sincere sympathies Of
the whole community.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-18
REBECCA IS OVER
With BOND QUOTA

Rebecca, Ca, Oct 1s-Rebecca dis
trict is over the top and still going
on the Fourth Liberty Loan. Rebecca's
quota was $4,000.
Fourteen thousand one hundred has
been subscribed and the committee is
still working.
Frank H. Taylor started the bali by
subscribing for $1,000 The total was
oversubscribed by owe seventy sub.
soriptions, with third of the district
yet to see The card. system was used.
This is the first district in the coun-
ty to go over
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-18
GERMANS BEGIN
RETIREMENT
ON Disc
FRENCH IN PURSUIT OCCUPY AN
GUlLCOuRT

Paris, Oct 1S.-The Germans have
begun new retirement movement in
the area between the Disc and Serre
rivers, and between Laon and Cam
Drai, it is officially announced The
French are advancing from Archery
and Choigny in pursuit of the German
rear guards. AnguilcoUrt has been
occupied by the French In the Ar
come region the French have crossed
the Aisne near Vouzieres. The fight
ing continues in the areas west Of
Grand Pre-.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-18
CONGRESS READY
FORADJOURNMENT
PASSAGE DEFICIENCY BILL Elk.
PEcTED BEFORE END OF
SESSION

Washington, Oct. 1S.-Congressional
leaders today prepared for the ad.
journment of Congress from October
20 to November IL for over election.
The passage of the six billion def
cheney bill by both houses is expected
before that time, thus clearing the
legislative calender for. a brief vaca-
ton.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-18
VIENNA AD MITS
EVACUATION
BEGINS
THREE SMALL NATIONS TO BE
LIBERATED

London, Oct 1s.-The evacus+
ton Of Serbia, Albania and Monte
negro by the forces of the Central
powers has begun, according to
Vienna dispatch forwarded by the
Amsterdam correspondent of the
Central News.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-18
PEACE STOCKS TAKE
UPWARD JUMP
ACTIVITIES MUCH LIKE THOSE OF
1866

New York, Oct. 49,. Not Withstand
ing official warnings from Washing
ton that the war is not over yet, a
boom in peace stocks which began
early this week, today assumed
broad proportions
In point of activity the movement
rivalled many of the war sessions of
the exchange in 1855
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-18
LIBERTY LOAN IS
PILINC UP
FAST
FOUR AND A QUARTER BILLIONS
WITH TWO DAYS. TO GO

Washington, Oct 1s.-The Liberty
Loan neared the home stretch this
morning with four and quarter bill
lions subscribed.
Despite the tremendous undersub-
scribed ba1ance the campaigns through
out the country reported today that
they would be satisfied with nothing
less than oversubscriptions a
Et,,v lonIe--
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-18
7 Buy Ronds+--------
Conner SCHOOL OF MUSIC
CLOSED TEMPORARILY

The Conner School OF music has
been closed temporarily. This step
has been taken to safeguard all inter-
ests against prevalent ills.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-18

Londcn, Zone o'cIock) Belgian
calvary is pursuing the enemy and
trying to cut off his retreat TO
Client. The artillery is following
swiftly, carrying out vigorous
bombardment. IT,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-18
SIX BILLION DEFICIENCY
BILL BEING CONSIDERED

Washington, Oct. 1S-The consid-
GRAFTON Of the six billion military de-
fciency bill was resumed today by
theHouse with the leaders hopeful
that it could be passed before adjourn
ment and sent to the Senate.
Only few sections were completed
yesterday.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-18
Bonds
4,ooo Prisoners Captured

TIVUU FFISUHETs CaPLUfEu
London, Oct. 1e.-More. than
four thousand prisoners were cap
tured by Haig's forces yesterday,
in the offensive in the Bohain-Le-
Cateau region, 1t is officially an
nounced.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-18
CUT Off RETREAT
OF GERMAN TO
CLIENT
BELGIAN CALVARY Is STRIKING
RAPIDLY

London, Oct. fa.-Turcoins, six
miles northeast of Lille has been
entered by the British, according
10 the Eesenins News.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-18
Zeebruuoe Occupied

London, Oct. fs.-Zeehruage
and the port of Rruses, the second
important German submarine
base on the Belgian coast has
been occupied by the Allied forces
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-18
|OUESTIONARES
next TO OLDER MEN

Washington, Oct. 18-Questionaires
for men from 81 to As and ofthe Is
year age classes were ordered re-
leased today by General Crowder in
all the Local Board districts where
the classification of other groups has
been completed.
This vii leffect more than half of
all the territory of the United States
progress having been more rapid than
was expected The boards will re-
lease ten per cent per day
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-18

Bruges, seven miles south Of
Zeebruage has been evacuated by
the Germans, Belgian army head
quarters learns. "a
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-18
AUSTRIA Will Be
FEDARALIZED
NATION
-EMPEOROR CHARLES ISSUES
PROCLAMATION TODAY

Vienna, via Basel, Oct. 1S-Steps for
the reorganization Of Austria on a
federalized basis was proclaimed by
Emperor Charles today.
The plan does rot incl'lde the n
of Austrian Poland with the independ-
ert Polish state" the Emperor declar-
ed The city of Trieste and the Tri-,
este region will be treated separately
fin conformity with the wishes OF the
population"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-18
Bruges Evacuated

London, Oct. 1s.-Bruges, seven
miles south of Zeebrusee, has been
evacuated by the Germans, ac-
cording to information received at
Belgian army headquarters.
Buy Bonds
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-18

Buy Bond
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-20
PRESIDENT IN PARIS.
Mr.. Wilson Breaks All Manner Of Pre-.
cedents.

President Wilson has been smashing
all kinds Of precedents in Paris and he
continues to do so. He is not asking
anybody what the custom Is with re-
gard to certain things; but whenever
he wants to do anything, he does 1t
after the American custom Of making
rather than following precedent.
On Sunday the president attended
service at the American Episcopal
church and heard q sermon by RI
Rev. w. A. Guerry, bishop OF South
Carolina. This was in the afternoon
During the morning he had attended
the service Of the American Presoyte-
rian church.
When distinguished visitors desire to
place wreaths on the tombs Of distin-
guished dead, the procedure is to order
the wreath from the florist, who places
It on the tomb desired, with the card
of the donor. Mr.. Wilson sent Admi-
raj Grayson to buy the wreath. The
florist wanted to follow the usual pre-
cedent. Admiral Grayson insisted
however, in taking the wreath away
with him. The president carried the
tribute to the old Picpus cemetery, and
placed it on the grave himself With
the wreath he left his personal card
on which was inscribed: I'm memory
Of the great Lafayette from a fellow
servant Of liberty"
Also 1t is the custom Of high digni-
taries to send for the persons they
want to see. Whenever the president
wants to see any Frenchman or any
body else, he goes to see him. He
spent some time in the office Of Pre-
mier Clemenceau on Saturday. accom-
panied only by Col. House, who re-
mained outside with French general.
while the president and premier talked
for an hour.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-20
NO. 1O2

sight, all Of Us towseled and sick and
the two on the radiators burning UP
because the darn thing was hot.
go see what IL the matter with
those men, he said to his adjutant,
and Major Kinds came over to look
at US.
Where you been?' tho major in
quired, and we told him as promptly
as VIC could that we had been In bath
ing some three miles down the river.
We didn't even attempt to get down or
the machine and come to attention
when the major spoke to US. We knew
we couldn't and he knew 1t too.
well. go on to your quarters now
he said and turning upon his heel. left
U.s. smile on his face.
Il learned later that he told the gen.
eral We had been in bathing down the
river and were little late in getting
in.
But General Pershing knew the
trouble. His eye took in the whole sit
uation at a glance and he'd seen birds
in the same kind OF condition before.
He sent the major to US because he
knew the major would order US to
quarters. whereas otherwise We might
walk around and raise the devil.
though there wasn't a chance Of II on
that occasion.
Were we much sick? We seven
had quarters pretty close together and
a series Of the most pitiful groans you
ever heard went out from US one after
another during that night. Alcohol.
pie peaches and spring water was
scattered over the floor in a most dis
gusting mess next morning.
The general give me the once over
next morning and thought detected
just sparkle in his eye. But he didn't
say a word.
He doesn't worry so long as you arc
on the job"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-20

in line behind each other and advance
with their hands UP. The fact that
they surrender each behind the other
is sufficient to show that they fear
them.
tried 10 get into that branch also
but was unsuccessful. 1t is a good
bra=ch. Usually about this time. or
before. there would be q casualty and
being medical man. would have to
get % work on him which consisted
Of merely stopping the hemorrhage II
;hvre Was or. and bandaGing the
wound and seeing that nc got off the
field. So you sec l could not follow
up tho infantry 10 any extent for
Jerry would usually have few guns
left unsmothcrcd by our fire to open
ur and Let down counter barrage
upon us. That is the most trying mo-
mcnt for the doughboy and there are
u;tlticS. In fact, if the tanks are
plentiful enough there will be few
more until our objectivcs were attain
cd
tancc designated by map to gain and
it was seldom that We did not get
there ahead of schedule time. | was
once working along where the infan-
try had passed over and was aston
iShcd 10 see six Jcrrys come out of q
dugout in the air saying 'kamcrad.'
The pallOr OF their faces was most
noticeable and one would not wonder
at II from fresh shell holes around
their underground homes. or course
the other medical men and | had no
accepted their surrender toutc d suite
and put them to work taking in the
wounded. They are most valuable for
that and display q great willingness
to be Of use. once they see you are
not going to kill them. All except the
officers, and they are easily persuaded
f not too gentle methods were tried.
But now it is all over. and the con-
dition of their Empire is worse.
think than most supposed. Most GER
tainly they will be unable to renew
hostIities as you have seen the dras-
tic conditions of the armistice. 1t is
the one we have been expecting and
wishing for but II certainly surprised
me that the slogan of the first Amcri-
can forces. which YOU know, was,
"IIcaVcn. Hell or iiobOkCn by Christ
mas" will come near to being realized.
us to the laSt port mentioned. II was
an expression to the spirit in which
they fought. OF the men. and they
were men. who made great sacrifice
for this greatest cause. any amount OF
tribute and remCmbcrance is too little.
For the price they checrfully paid
the prayers of the world are ans
wcrcd to them we are indebted for
the riddancc Of the Hun who remain
ed Hun and Nandal TO the end.
As ever, your son
George.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-20
And yet he had his sober moments.
even when drunk.

And yet he had his sober moments,
even when drunk.
It was his habit to sleep all day, for
night was his time to work and to
play. Generally he would pile him.
self in some out Of the-way corner OF
an office or under the stairway or in
the cellar and sleep. He loved the
hours Of midnight or the small hours
Of the morning. Sometimes seeing n
number of men on the street together
he would mount a dry goods box or
barrow and recite Poe's Raven" or
some other poem.
Being a born actor and possessed Of
q rich and resonant voice he would
stir his hearers to that pitch they
thought him equal to Booth or For
rest. Following his recitation he would
launch a TRADE against the world for
not recognizing true genius and up
braid the crowd of listeners for not
furnishing sufficient coin to fan the
dramatic spark which he possessed in
to flame. It was such exquisite nerve
that the coin was forthcoming. With
his pockets full he visited the print
ing offices, bade the boys an affection
ate farewell and was off.-Macon
Telegraph.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-20
BUSINESS IN THE WEST.
Some of the Hustlers Practice Novel
Stunts.

Some of the Hustlers Practice Novel
Stunts.
The merchant who Is able to do
something out Of the ordinary has no
mean advantage over the one who is
content to go along in the same old
way, year in and year out or course
II Is impossible for The Forum to give
a complete and comprehensive plan
adaptable to every line Of business, but
the following hints may awaken the
sluggish thought germ in your mind
thus causing the idea to bear fruit.
A shirt dealer in Chicago. blessed
with q bald head, advertises his pict-
ure in street cars and public places,
with the words printed across the bald
spot reading. meet me face to face"
A shoe store in Iowa has built up a
big trade in shoe trees by showing a
pair of shoes in a small closet, demon
strating how well shoes will keep their
shape equipped with trees.
A printer in Indiana calls himself the
True Promise Printer" stating every
lob will be finished the time promised
or a discount be given" People IN a
hurry bring all their rush jobs to him.
and, as he keeps his word. he has a
monopoly on hurry-up jobs.
A photographer in Indianapolis ad-
yertises that he keeps the negatives OF
all pictures In filing cases. so a per-
SON who has once had a photo taken
can order duplicates by number oi
filing case. A duplicate Of the file
number Is given to each customer, to
work out the plan.
A merchant in Montana, who Is
proud of the number Of years he has
been in business. prices every Item
with the number Of years he has been
established. For example, this Is the
twenty third year in business. so all
foods are marked "23 cents" or "S1.23
or "ss.23," as the case may be. Nex'
wear the figures "24" will be used
Thus by this simple method he contin'
ually reminds people Of the number
of years he has been established.
A florist in Chicago gives with eacf
sale a short treatise on the care OF the
plant you buy.
A western maker Of check protect
ors gives you a written guarantee tt
make good any loss arising from rails
ed checks when his device Is used
thus at one stroke he makes you sar'
from the check raiser when you buy
one of his machines.
A tea and coffee dealer In Lima o.
keeps a pot of tea ready for those whit
like a sip before they buy. and but
ter dealer on a small hot fresh-baket
muffin.
A. merchant in Louisville gives
discount to all those who will hau
their own furniture home. A banne'
or flag Is given with the words there
on, furniture for blanks" TIT
store Is known as "The self-hau
Store"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-20

In a speech to the retiring drat1
boards in New York last Saturday ma-
Tor General Enoch H. Crowder mace
an appeal for the retention Of the draft
system for raising armies in time OF
war. In support of that appeal ne re-
viewed the record Of the board IN reg
istering 23,700,000 Americans IN eisn-
teen months, putting into the field D.
600, 900 fighters and having ready T.
600, 900 more when the armistce was
signed. These fighters, he said, nao
proved themselves equal to the trained
veterans of France. both in aggressive
ness and soldierly bearing. The coun-
try, no doubt, most heartily agrees
with General Crowder in this matter
especially on the proposition that the
conscription plan is the best way OF
raising effective armies for use IN time
of war. But as to how the conscrap-
ton plan is going to apply to the rais-
ing of the smaller armies IN time OF
peace seems to be the big question
now. It Is eminently desirable that al
young men should have military train
ing; but to accomplish this without
making US o military nation 10 the pus-
zle. It is generally agreed that We 90
not want to be q military nation except
in time Of war.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-20

Old Time Printers-There was 'hel-
ley. the Irish count, as he styled him.
self, who would come occasionally for
a month or 80 from a round-the-
world trip, making the circuit without
a dollar and all his baggage crammed
In his vest pocket, II he had vest;
IL not it didn't matter. When he blew
into a printing Office here In Atlanta
New Orleans or Charleston-any-
where-he was as welcome as a keg OF
beer at midnight, and that was some
welcome.
The count was rated as one OF the
swiftest printers, and where some
made IS the day he could easily make
$s or SO. But o days work was
gracious plenty at a time. In the
days when the late Col. W. A. Hun
was mayor and presided over the po-
lice court, the police had orders to let
the count alone unless he got to fight
ing, but unlike old Limerick. he was
not q fighter. On the other hand. the
drunker he got the jollier he became
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-20

IN sase-4.vtzsa-24c ~;
bonds. Many Of them may not under
stand why the bonds OF the republic
sell below par and why securities.
such as those Of New York city. that
bring smaller returns sell at decid-
edly higher price.
The explanation is that many per-
sons. in their patriotism, bought more
Liberty bonds than they were able to
carry and have been forced TO dispose
of them. Other persons, through one
vicissitudc or another, have been COM
pclled to have money at once and to
get Il. have sacrificed their Liberty
bonds.
Pay no attention to the quoted price
OF Liberty bonds. II means nothing
except a temporary dip. 1t would not
be worth noticing except that hun
dreds OF thousands, possibly millions
of earnest persons who bought the
pledges OF the government. may mis-
understand the facts and worry or
think there Is basis for worry.
The Liberty bonds that sell today
decidedly below par will sell In hve
or ten years decidedly above par.
Various of the issues now quoted ne
tween 93k and 96k are likely to sell In
less than ten years at 10 and in less
than IS years at 1l5.
Hold on to your Liberty bonds.
They are better than gold. They are
the greatest security in the world.
A financial analyst might draw
terrific indictment Of the investment
public for buying New York city hcrds
when Liberty bonds were to be had.
Here are the counts on which the III
dictment might be drawn.
New York city has population OF
G. 900. 900 and debt Of sl.49O,Ooo,ooo'
This is s24S per capita.
The debt Of New York city is great
or than was our national debt before
we entered the war.
The United States has population
Of 1O6 OO0. 900 and n debt Of $lS,0oO'-
100000. That is $40 per capita
Uncle Sam Is buying pack Liberty
bonds to reduce his debt and has pur-
chased and retired $224,o0o.ooo OF
them already. Mr.. McAdoo took ad-
vantage of the low market price. get
ting the bonds at an average OF 96 and
making a lot Of money for the govern
ment
The secretary Of the treasury Is au-
thorized to buy in the open market
s5CO. 100000 a year Of Liberty bonds
There will be another issue OF In
dependence bonds next spring and
probably that will clear up our war
finance needs. Then you may look for
steady advance in the quoted value
of Liberty bonds.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-20

Twenty -Three."-The slang phrase.
"Twenty-three for you!" dates from
the dramatization Of THE Tale OF
Two Cities" and was introduced by
the actors who played 1t. Dickens, 1t
will be recalled, describes the women
sitting about Paris endlessly knitting
They would knit twenty-five stitches,
one for each suspected person, and
when they came to the twenty-third
stitch the person for whom that stood
was doomed. Sidney Cartons stitch
was the twenty-third.
According to the traditions OF the
staze, the actors in the play got into
the habit Of saying to any intruder or
TO a man who bungled or blundered.
"Twenty-three for you," meaning that
he must get out as he was good for
nothing or that his room was better
than his company. The words spread
from behind the scenes into the
streets and for four years were par
of the colloquial language Of the p a.,
ple. The expression IL not 80
often as It used to be. but o'
II occasionally eveDSnow.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-20
soLpIERSHIP TO CITIZENSHIP
Unnaturalized Americans Merely Sign
Their Names.

nolr Names.
Unnaturalized soldiers in the Ameri-
can expeditionary forces are to become
citizens Of the United States by simply
signing paper.
They may become citizcns even II
they had lived in the United States on
ly a few days before they enlisted.
Subjects Of enemy nations, too. who
are considered loyal to the United
States may be the one simple proce-
dure renounce their allegiance to Will
helm II or Charles Whichever sover-
eign the accident of birth gave them
and become as real citizens as II they
were born In PItesburg in 1885.
All this is provided for in G. o. 151.
directing that company commanders
Immediately carry out the provisions
Of the act congress passed last May to
permit naturalization Of aliens fight
ing in Uncle Sans armies.
The procedure has been made pur-
posely simple. The one paper, to be
signed in duplicate, combines all the
requirements Of the usual naturaliza-
ton process which takes five years. 1t
combines the petition for naturaliza-
ton, the affidavit Of witnesses and the
oath Of allegiance. After an alien
born soldier signs the paper, he Is to
be regarded as an Amt lean citizen.
with no Ifs or "ands." The notation
will be made on his service record.
But-before he signs, his command
er must have assured himself that the
candidate has fully understood the
terms of the step he Is taking, and that
he Is sincere in his intention to return
to the United States to live after the
war. His character must be good, also.
Tie alien-born must be told that
they are not compelled to take out the
s4tfseushsPa.-pe5ssss.@azs,,s1Bssasasssae
wishes the right to be given purely on
a voluntary basis.
The government will see that the
granting Of citizenship rights by the
paper signed Is made a part OF the
court records Of the nearest naturali-
zation court to the place OF the regis
trants former residence. 1t will see
also that he eventually receives final
certificate Of naturalization when he
returns to the United States. Final
certificates will not be sent to soldiers
abroad, because the papers might fall
into the hands of the enemy.
An allen may change his name also
at the same time he signs the paper
by simply making a notation on the
margin.-Stars and Stripes.