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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-21
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TOTAL ARMY CAMP DEATHS
HIGHEST FOR THE WEEK

WASHINGTON, Mar. 21.--The army
health report of last week made pub
lie today shows the health of The
troops generally good.
A higher sick and death rate pre-
vailed in the national army than in the
national guard camps, due the report
says to the recent arrival at the camps
of large numbers of drafted men.
Total deaths for the week at all
camps were a hundred and eighty
against hundred and fifty-six the
week before
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-21
GREAT PATRIOTIC
MEETING WEDNESDAY
ISSUES
ASTIRRI|NC
ADDRESS
CALLS ON RUSSIA TO STAND
FIRM AND FIGHT.

MOSCOW, Tuesday. Mar 19.-Rus
STA will eventually become German
provin . and the Russians will lose
their liberty and submit to peace
forreG by the central powers, Ameri-
can Ambassador Francis declared in
a statement to the Russian l.ople, is.
sued from the American embassy at
Vologda.
The amhl ssador pledged American
help to any government in Russia that
would l1sist German generations.
He urged them to forfeit their polit-
ical differences and said he would not
lave Russia until compelled by force.
'"rhe friendship lrtween Russia and
the United States which has existed
a century or more. should be augmen-
ted rather than impaired" the stara-
ment said, by Russia becoming re-
public. Americans are sincerely desi-
iO"' 'h"l .he huoSidHS DC permitted
to continue free and independent and
not become subjects of Germany.
II the Itllssians will be brave and pa
triotic, firm and united, they will be
able to drive the enemy from their
borders, and procure therefore at the
end of nineteen-eighteen and enduring
peace for Themselves and the world.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-21
PLANNING GREAT
MEETING
HERE
EXTENSIVE PREPARATION FOE
IMPORTANT ADDRESS OF
DR.. A. M. SoUIE

AT "a called meeting of the Crisp
County Patriotic Club in the office OF
Judge Z. V. Whipple al noon arrange
ments were made for an urgent call
upon every man and woman within
reach to hear Er A. ~ Soule at the,
. Crisp County colrt house at three
O'clock ne,t Wednesday afternoon.
Business men of Cordele have once
again pledged to see hat their places
CT business are closed during the hour
They are taking upon themselves the
duty of personally inviting every
friend to come and they are also i'm
pressing those who do not know IL
that this is one of IT,. most 0mpOrtant
occasions of the year. "a
In all the churchres of The county
Sunday announcements viii be made.
with regard to the meeting and nd
dress and number of men have
agreed to see that the meeting is:
widely adver Used. Advertising space
will be used and other means Of i'm
pressing the Importance Of the ocr
casion will be utilized
Before the address of DR.. Soule
Wednesday afternoon five minute
periods will be allotted 20 the Liber
ty Bends, to the Thrift Stamps, and
to the Red Cross at which time en-
livened appeals win be made. 4
This will be meeting at which pa.
riotism will run high and the whole
purpose is to get the entire county
and territory about Cordele thorougst
ly aroused and working shoulder e
shoulder to help in the duties of VIM
ming the war.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-21
FINISH ALL EXAMS
HERE TOMORROW
CRISP REGiSTRANTS WILL COM
PLETE THE FIRST PHYSICAL
Stsf.@ TESTS A ONCE.

All of the FOG Crisp county regis
trants who were called for chysical
examination will have finished thir
work by tomorrow night. The local reg
istration board consisting of M. NJ
Fakes, Judge w. P. Fleming and DR.
A. L. Macarthur, has pushed steadily
ahead with the work and so far, they
have encountered no irregularities
worth noting.
The l9gistrants are being examined
by the following local physicians: DR.
Macarthur. DR.. Bradley, Dir. Whelchei
Dr. l.. e. Williams and Dr. Pierce
Williams.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-21
OFFICER AND THREE MEN
KILLED IN COLLISION


WASHINGTON, Mar. 21.-One
American officer and three men were
killed aboard an American destroyer
March 10Th, when the vessel collided
with British warship, the navy do
partment announced today.
A number of American sailors were
injured,
The explosion of depth charge on
the American destroyer Manley caused
the casualties. Lieutenant Comman.
der Richard Mccall Elliott, of New
York was among the killed. The in.
jured include Seaman Richard S. Gal.
man, of Troth, S. c.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-21
EDWARDS OF SAVANNAH
IS NOT A CANDIDATE

Savannah, Ca, Mar. 21.-Hon. Chas.
G. Edwards, former congressman from
the First district, is not a candidate
for the United States senate from
Georgia. He says he never finally. en-
tered the race, the report sent ont
from Atlanta being much more posi-
tive in this way than he intended it
should be. He says he will sacrifice
his ambition to go to the United States
senate or elsewhere to see Hardwicl1
beaten. The incumbent he says
should and will be beaten.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-21

PODKLESS SATURDAYS ARE
INDEFINITELY SUSPENDED

Savannah, Ca, Mar 2l.-Georg'3 b.
Benton. chairman of the hotel and res
.taurant food administration for the
southern district and manager of the
Hotel Savannah, has received word
from the United States food admins
tration that "porkless Saturdays" have
been Indefinitely suspended The
regulations, though, urged the conser-
walton of wheat tobe more closely OBJ
served. Theorders say there is an
over-abundance of potatoes and urged
that these be used and wheat saved
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-21
POWER FOR WILSON
TO TAKE ANY PROPERTY

Washington, March 2O.-Under
bill sent to 1he senate military COM
mittee today by Acting Secretary
NAof War Crowell, the president would
be empowered during the war to
htake over private property of any
kind, personal or real estate with
compensation for he owner, when.
ever deemed necessary for the nation
al security or conduct of the govern.
ment.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-21
AMERICANS GO
THROUGH
LINES
RAIDS CONDUCTED WITH FRENCH
ASSISTANCE

AMERICAN ARMY, FRANCE, Mar.
2l-The American troops in a sector
cast of Luncville participated tonight
in raid of German trenches. penetra-
ting the enemy lines some distance.
Hand to hand fighting ensued.
The raiders returned after forty
minutes. Further details are unavail-
able at this hour (ten o'clock
The raid was carried out in conjunc-
tion with the French after a brief but
Intense blrrage.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-21
MRS. RUTH TAYLOR
DEAD ADVANCE AGE
WIFE OF FREMONT COMMUNITY
FARMER WILL BE BURIED
E.Sset' TODAY.

Mrs. Ruth Taylor, wife of e. T..
Taylor, well known farmer in the Ire
mont community, died at six o'clock
last night after lingering illness
which doubtless was superinduced by
her advanced age. Mrs. Taylor was a
woman of widely beloved Christian
character. She had many friends.
The fureral occurs this afternoon at
the Borough cemetery She is sur
vived by her husband and three chill
dren. The children are G. S. L. and
N. Y. Taylor and Mrs. NJ. Foster.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-21
TEUTONS SPEND
HEAVILY
FOR WAR
NEARLY TWO BILLION MARKS A
MONTH IN EXPENSE.

AMSTERDAM, Mar. 2l.-A war
credit of fifteen billion marks was
Brought before the Reichstag yester-
day for the first reading. Count Won
Rodent, secretary OF the Imperial
treasury, said Germany's monthly war
costs had increased from two billion
marks in the winter of nh.ateen-fifteen
sixteen, TO three and three-Quarter bill
lions the last five months
He gave the total cost of tie war as
five hundred and fifty billion marks,
of which the entente has expended
three hundred and seventy billion. he
said.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-21
GENERAL LEE CHRISTMAS
TO REBUILD GUATEMALA

WASHINGTON,- Mar. 2l.--General
Lee Christmas, the noted Central
American reyalutionist and soldier of
fortune, has been engaged by the
President of Guatemala to take charge
of the work of restoration as chef of
the sanitation order.
Guatemala City was shaken into
ruins a few weeks ago byqearthquakes.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-21
AMERICAN RED CROSS
ESCAPE SFROM RlJMANlA

WASHINGTON. Mar. 21.-The
American Red Cross mission to Ruma-
mia which fed from Jassy to Odessa
to escape the advancing German ar.
mics, arrived safely at Moscow, ac-
cording to advices received today by
Red Cross headquarters.
The rarity consists of twanty-eight
members, mostly physicians and
nurses.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-21
DR.. MOORE AT WAYcRoss.

Waycross. Mar. 2l.--Dr. Allen r..
Moore, pastor of the First Christian
church OF Savannah is assisting in a
series OF meetings that are being held
Et he First Christian chuch of thig
city, and doing splendid work, and be-
ing heard by large crowds.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-21
GREATEST MOVEMENT
GERMANY HISTORY
EMPEROR SENDS MESSAGE WITH
GRAVE WORDS. "

LONDON, Mar. Give are at the
decisive moment of the war and one of
the greatest moments in German his.
tory Emperor William said in tel
agram to the Rheinisch provincial
-. s. v,
council, according to cetral news
dispatch from Amsterdam.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-21
BUYING IMPROVED MACHINERY

Waycross. Mar 21--The sale of
improved machinery to the farmers
of this section has been the greatest
this season that was ever known.
One dealer in farming implements
who has been doing good business
for years states that his sales during
the pas season were greater than any
five previous years
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-21
TO DEDICATE CHURCH SUNDAY

Ocilla, Mar 21.-The Methodist pep
pie of Ocilla are planning fer great
evnet Easter Sunday There will be
a great homecoming of all the for
mer members of the church and he
beautiful new church will be dedicated
Bishop j. H. Mccoy. of Birmingham.
will preach the dedic ltory sermon
and formally dedicate the building.
The Methodists CT this city are just
ly proud of their new church.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-21
GREAT PROGRAM FOR
M'AD00 IN SAVANNAH

Savannah, Mar When Secre.
tary of the Treasury McAdoo comes
to Savannah on April 10 20 speak here
that night he will be enter aimed
with great program. 1t is planned OF
give him a dinner at one OF the ho-
tells which will be attended by all
the leading business men of the city.
A big soldiers concert will also be
arranged for in connection with his
address.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-21
HEAVY ARTILLERY ON
ENTIRE FRENCH FRONT

PARIS, Mar. 2l.-There has been-in-
tense and sustained bombardment of
sectors north and southeast of Hheism
as we'll as on the Champaign front the
war office announced.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-21
COTTON DENIED LETTER
ABOUT CATTLE FEEDERS

WASHINGTON. Mar. 21.-A letter
to the Cudahy Packing Company writ
ten by e. Dana Durand at Chicago,
January 18th, directing that the price
to feeders be kept down was written
without authority of J. P. Cotton, head
of the meat division of the food admin
istration, Cotton today told the senate
agricultural committee.
Cotton said it had been his endeavor
to pay fair prices to cattle feeders.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-21
WOOD and BELL Are
BACK FROM EUROPE
ARRIVED HERE TODAY FROM A
FENcH PORT.

: AN ATLANTIC PORT, Mar 2l.-
Major Generals Leonard Wood and ].
Franklin Bell, commanders respectful
ly Of the Eighty-ninth and Seventy
seventh divisions of tl.9 National army
arrived today from France on French
steamships.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-21
COOPER MUST GO
\ ON REQUISITION
WAYcRoss BANKER GIVE OVER
TO ILLINOIS AUTHORITIES

4, ATLANTA, Ca, Mar 2l.-Governor
Dorsey today honored the Illinois re-
auisitieRs FOR; IsawReRee j. Cooper, pres.
iaent of the First National Bank of
Waycross. He Is wanted in Chicago
on a warrantssworn out by Simon
Hamburg, charging fraud in connec-
ton with a real estate deal.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-21
FRENCH DRIVE BACK
STRONG ATTACKS
TEUroNs AssHiL FRENCH IN THE
WoEvRE.

PARIS. Wednesday, Mar. pa
strong attack was made today by the
Germans against the French positions
in the Woeyre.
The war office announces the enemy
wasdri.en back after spirited fighting.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-21
ENEMY VESSELS
ARESENT TO
BOTTOM
Al sss-~;-----s--
TWO DESTRoYERS AND TWO TOR
4. PEDo BOATS DESTROYED /.
OFF DUNklRk

LONDON, Mar. 21.-Two enemy de.
atEoyors and two torpedo beats have
been sunk by force CT five British
and French destroyers, the Admiralty
announces. One British destroyer
was damaged
The engagement occurred at Dun
kirk this morning. British Casualties
were slight, and there we're no French
casualties.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-21
LENROOT STILL LEADS IN
WISCONSIN ELECTION

MILWAUKEE,, Mar. 21.--Lenroot's
cad over Thompson, the LaFollette
candidate, today stood twenty three
hundred and twenty-six. Y
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-21
STRANGE Gets
PHIL COOKS PLACE
STATESBoRo MAN TO BECOME
SECRETARY OF STATE.

y ATLANTA. Ca, Mar. Ex-Governor
Dorsey today appointed Judge Henry
B. Strange, of StatesborO. secretary of
state for the unexpired term of the
late Phil Cook
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-21
THE FINANCE CORPORATION
BILL PASSED THE HOUSE

WASHINGTON, Mar. 21-The ad-
cinistration bill to establish the war
finance corporation passed the house
today.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-21
AUSTRIAN ARTILLERY IN
WESTERN FRONT FIGtI /

VIENNA, Mar 2t.--Austro-Huuga.
rian artillery has taken part in IT,
fight against the English and Frenc',
western fronts.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-21
BRITISH CAPTURE THREE
TOWNS IN PALESTINE

LONDON, Mar. 2l.-The British
have captured three towns in Pales.
tine, it is announced.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-21

w. w. Bercaw, of Washington City
is here spending a few days.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-21
SEND us YOUR
PRESCRIPTIONS

FRESH, ~ RE DRUGS nave
their full strength and curative
properties. We wish to empha-
size this statement, because we
consider no prescription as hav-
ing been conscientionuely filled
unless the drugs are PURE,
FRESH AND or THE BEST
QUALITY. We take the same
pride in accuracy of our com
pounding of drugs. To insure
the best drugs. accuracy in filling
prescriptions as specifically Or
dered by the doctor bring them
to us. y
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-01
BARNETT REELECTED
by THE K|WAN|S CLUB
Kiwanians Elect Offices
for Year at Southern
Club Luncheon

An enthusiastic meeting of the XII
wants club was held Yesterday ar inc
southern club. at which time the fol
lowing officers were chosen to lead
the Indian aggregation next year:
j. Mercer Barnett, president; Joe III
Loveman. first vice president: John r
1eatman. second vice president; A. J
Arrant treasurer; w. v. Trammell
secretary.
The following will serve as direct
ors: Clarence E. Mason, Chairman: e
F. Stovall. F. M. Bromberg, w. A. Cur
RE and Rev. Middleton S. Barnwefi.
President j. Mercer Barnett made a
splendid talk in which he told of the
many things done by the Indian ar
sregation during the past year and
what they were expected to do this
year. He thanked them for the honor
conferred on him in re-electing him
president and assured them with such
cooperation as he received he was
sure the Kiwanis club would go "over
the top again this year
Col. T. o. Smith made a most in
spring talk complimenting the mem
ebrs on their patriotism and the spleli-
did work done by them during the va
rious campaigns. Birmingham should
be proud of such bunch of patri-
otto workers. declared Colonel Smith.
The following new members have
been elected: Arthur t. McWane, Har-
ry Coffin, Glenn Gazam, Perkins Ellis.
Harold McDermott. c. G. Blackwell. Fl.
S, Geismer. d. Croheim and John Har-
alison.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-01
ANNOUNCEMENTS

South Highland School Improvement
association announces an important
meeting in it's auditorium tomorrow
at 10 o'clock. ~
DIR. Phillips will address the moth
ers on the 3-min school tax.
The sterograph with lantern slides
will be illustrated.
"A full attendance is requested.
Mrs. Dupont Thompson will lecture
at the Seventeenth Avenue school this
afternoon at o'clock on the High
School Bond Issue"
The Huntsville Avenue C. L. c. s. will
meet this afternoon at o'clock with
Mrs. Charles Geohegan at her home.
There will be call meeting of the
Frances Willard union, w. c. t. u, this
afternoon at the home of Mrs. George
Smith. 1901 South Eleventh avenue. All
members are asked to attend, as inn
portant business will be discussed.
The regular monthly meeting of the
General Sumter chapter. D. A. r., will
be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at
the Southern club.
The Volunteer Relief association will
meet This morning at 1880 o'clock at
the Y. w. G. a.
The Alabama division of the T.. A. OF
10. r. c. will meet today at 2:30 o'clock
in the Fraternal hall. All officers will
meet at l o'clock.
The board of control of the State
Training School for Girls will hold its
regular monthly meeting this morning
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-01

b7ENHE following programme will be
given today at the twenty-seeond
annual convention of the United
daughters of the Confederacy division
being held in Tanadega this week
Wednesday, May l, 10 O'Clock a. m:
Convention called to order, Mrs. j. A.
Rountree. president.
Invocation, Rev. ]. NJ Thomas.
Vocal SOLO Mrs r. p Lane
Ritual, Mrs. c. w. McMahon, chaplain
Roll call of division officers and chap
tiers, Mrs. NJ E. Curtis, secretary. Di-
reetors respond by giving chapter motto
and flower.
Report Of committee on credentials,
Mrs. A. G. story, chairman.
Report of state officers.
Luncheon 1890 by hostess chapter.
p. m.-Convention called to order.
Reports of standing committees:
Soldiers Home, Mrs. j. A. Kirkpatrick
History, Mrs. ]. E. Aderhold.
Education, Mrs. B. T. Roberts.
Scholarships, Mrs. l.. NJ. Bashinsky
Historical souvenirs, Miss Edna Rogers.
Legislation, Mrs e. l.. Fuzzy.
Relief, Mrs. Lewis Sewall.
Memorial highways. Mrs B. B. Ross
Finance, Mrs. E. T. Dunkerly
Address, Mrs. J. r. Aderhold, histo-
rian.
Trio. Misses Chambers. Bishop and
Lane.
How the L. D. c. Operates with the
Red Cross" Mrs j. A Rountree.
Piano solo, Miss Louise Walton.
Duet, Miss Chambers and Miss Lane.
Benediction
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-01
Music In Camps Is Not Intended According to
My Idea to Be An Uplift Work AS Much AS
a Cheer Up Work, Hence the Popular
Songs the Boys Like Should Be Sung
-KENNETH S. CLARK

whom I can reach by speaking to them
, on the subject, just now important an
adjunct music is to our soldiers, MT
Clark said. II like to tell them how our
bows enjoy singing, not heroic or martial
music especially because they do not
take their work heroically, but rather in
the dead game spirit of the born fighter
who does not idealize himself in the
least but how they love to sing songs
about now they are going to whip the
Kaiser. Hundreds of patriotically IN
cIined musicians get a big bunch Of pa
triotism out of their systems by com
posing what they think will be adopted
as our national war song every week.
and out of hundreds and thousands OF
compositions maybe once in a while
find something worth while. The general
idea of the sort of thing that soldiers
like TO sing or something typical of
America as singing nation, is appall-
ing.
zone way that I have found success
full in encouraging our soldiers to 40
some compositions of their own" Mr.
Clark said, SIS to tell them that the
American Tirperary hasn't yet been
written, and that it s up to them to write
it. At an ambulance corps in Allentown,
Pa, where most of the men were college
men. I had them parody their favorite
college songs, and it afforded them a lot
Ol pl6dSuTe.
II started my music propaganda talks
in Washington before the Congressional
club there, composed of the wives OF
congressman" Mr.. Clark said, never
dreaming that it would go any farther
than just around the vicinity of Balti-
more and Washington, but / found that
it really took firmer hold and assumed
"a more national scope than / thought
and I was asked to continue the work
and bring before the people of the United
States the importance and the influence
of music during the war. OF course, in
the next war If we have one 20 years
hence, which I earnestly hope won't be
the ease that generation with the help
of the excellent public school system of
music, will be a generation of c1ti-
waited musicians, but today few if any
of our soldiers when they are at home
care for opera or ever attend classical
concerts. They prefer good vaudeville
show or moving picture show with
pleasing musical accompaniment, hence
it is the popular music they know ana
like. II every gathering of community
singing or clubs or social affairs would
adopt the slogan of singing our camp
songs, pretty soon we'd have America a
singing nation as it marches on to VIC
tory over Hohenzollernism and Teutonic
principles in general"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-01

formed about the work and the object of
it, I feel sure they will be in a better
position to say what amount we shall
have then by a casual glance at the
work Second, in getting people together
in community singing to sing the bright
swinging, happy songs that the boys
over there love SO much. Even though
they can't hear the sound of cur voices
they will feel the same effect of being
cheered up as a big crowd has on a
football game; in other words, a singing
army of civilians as well as a singing
fighting army is what we want
ION this mission. three pioneers start
ed out" Mr.. Clark said, myself, JEFF
frey O'Hara and Robert Lloyd. Now
there are over fifty song leaders in the
various training camps in the United
States. I conduct the music at Camp
Meade in the big Liberty Theatre at the
camp, which seats three thousand peo-
pie and you've never heard such singing
and have never seen such a spirit in
all your life. 1t is tremendous and a
great inspiration"
II have a weeks leave of absence to
make trip and tell some of the people