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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-31

same fitting together of confused
parts, until at last all the pieces form
a completed whole of fifteen of these
so-called automatic trains" so cars
to train, each train moving off to
one of the American divisions.
At a small interior village of the
American Advance Force is the cen
ter from which the automatic trains
move out daily. The place is well for
ward in the advance zone, just far
enough away from the fighting to be
out of reach of hostile raids and yet
near enough to permit the supplies
to move forward with the greatest
facility.
1t was a sleepy village last October
with 1900 inhabitants, today it is
center - intense activity with Ameri-
can working force o: $4,000 eleven
times the pna lation year ago-with
r. miles Of .'ard trackage, As enormo-
ia warehouse railways radiating to
every point of the long front held
wholly or in part by American troops
Last month $4,000 cars were moved
or over 1000 a day in this stupendous
steam of supplies going forward to
the fighting forces.
2 cars of refrigerated fresh beef
2 cars of fresh bread.
Z cars of food comprised in the sol
dier's ration.
4 cars of fuel for cooking.
Ia cars OF forage for hores.
car of gasoline mineral oil and
for motors.
l car for mail and packages.
These are the fixed and practically
elements of each automatic
train, the same wants of food and
forage being repeated day after day
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-31
FOR COLDS AND GRIPPE
DOCTORS FIND REMEDY

Physicians and druggists are elated
over vhe fact that they have at last
found a genuine and dependable re-
medy for colds, sore throat influenza
and la grippe. For years they have
depended chiefly upon the old style
calomel which is certainly fine, but
unfortunately many people would not
take because of its nauseating and
dangerous qualities.
Now that the pharmaceutical che
mists have perfected a nausealess cal
omel called "Calotabs" whose medi-
cinal virtues are vastly improevd, the
doctors and druggists are claiming
that Calotabs are the ideal remedy to
abort cold over night and cut short
an attack of sore throat or la grippe.
They are also finding it most effec-
tive as the first step in the treatment
of pneumonia.
One Calotab on the tongue at bed
time with a swallow of water-that's
all. No salts, no nausea nor the Sigh
est interference with your eating or
your work and pleasure. The next
morning your cold has vanished and
your whole system is purified and re-
fresher. Calotabs are sold only in orr.
ginal sealed packages; price thirty.
five cents. Your druggists recem
mends and guarantees them by re
funding the price if you are not de
ligtehd.-adv.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-31

Honestly, if you were in position to
take a careful survey of the "flu" in
all parts Of Jour own home communi-
ty we believe you would find that a
great deal Of the suffering has been
due t. lack of common knowledge
of treatment of the ordinary ills at
tending colds. People who read moth
ing and learn nothing from other or
binary sources, have a hard time
when they are called upon to deal
with as stubborn troubles as have in
the past three weeks been upon us.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-31

Once more, you should remember
that the amendment to the state con-
stitution exempting college endow-
ments from taxation is to be voted
ON in the regular ELECTION November
5. Please be sure that you lend this
measure enough attention to see
that you vote for it, College endow-
ments Ought to be encouraged and
unless we remove the taxing disad-
vantages, we will remain far behind
Few states in the union tax college
endowments.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-31

We want to remind you of the big
crop of stumps you have,-a crop that
is always a dead expence to you, 1t
will be one of tie longest strides for
ward YOU ever made ID you will come
out with them No farmer who has
net stopped to figure on it has any
idea of the cost in improved farming
there is in the stumps which have
not been taken out. Go for them
now ard put the farm on different
basis.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-31

Republicans. they say, are going to
make an effort to put Williams of
Dublin over. Let him come on out
with an issue that will make him
worthy opponent of Bill Harris 1t
will require more than the fall of the
price in cotton, with which Harris
had nothing to do. The last time a
good republican had anything to do
with the national government, cot
ton only brought around fifteen cents
pound. There is nothing in the
cotton record that will make it easy
for Williams in Georgia.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-31
PRICES OF FOOD ARE
EVER MOVING UP AND UP

Washington, d. C.-Retail prices OF
food increased per cent. from Aug
ust Is to September Is; IA per cent.
from September 1917, to September,
1918, and 70 per cent. from September
1918, to September, 1918, the bureau
of labor announces. The increases
were determined from reports by retail
dealers on 20 articles of food.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-31
FURTHER CUT IN USE OF
SUGAR NEXT TWO MONTHS

Restrictions upon the use of sugar
by manufacturers will be even more
rigid than heretofore during the
months of November and December,
according to announcement made on
Thursday by DR.. Soule, federal food
administrator for Georgia.
Soft drink manufacturers will be
allowed Is per cent. of their normal
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-31

sugar consumption. They have been
allowed 50 per cent. of their normal
supply. Ice cream manufacturers are
put on the same basis, as well as prac-
ticaliy all makers of beverage syrups,
molasses, CONNECTIONS, chewing gum,
chocolate, cocoa, cough drops, matted
milk. soda water and similar articles.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-31
Bet that Italian drive will soon re-
veal Just how badly the AustriahS
want to get out of the war.

The French say that a separate
neace with Austria would be an alb
surd thing. They evidently have Up
mind the German insincerety that is
still dominating the Austrians.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-31

If there is any truth in the state
ment that the British prisoners are
being cruelty and inhumanely treat
ed nv the Germans. The Allies ought
to pay them back, pound for pound
before the last of hostilities
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-31
A NEW NAVAL BASE


France there is an American ma"
establishment which is sort
composite of the busy activity Of
Navy Departmentment at Washing
ton and of one of the big navy yard
on the American seaboard.
Vice Admiral Wilson commanding
the American naval forces in France
=
waters, has his headquarters he
with an executive staff quartered in
of the largest buildings Of the city,
fronting the Place President Wilson
American bluejackets are on gaurd
at all the entrances, and steady files
of American naval officers and sail
ors crowd the corridors on their vari
Gus duties.
The streets are filled with Ameri-
can sailors on 'liberty parties" often
5000 and 5000 in single party. And
on the water front there is the hust
lie and activity of huge navy yard,
with scores of American naval craft
and transports lying in the harbor,
and the shore alive with vast naval
installation.
Beside the rush of the port itself,
this is the naval administration center
for 300 miles of the French coast,
divided into three districts, with a
number of the chief ports into which
the masses of American men and
material are pouring.
Aside from the American tranport
fleet which comes and goes, there is
standing perronnel of officers and
men in these districts, with some 80
ship-destroyers, repair ships, convert
ed yachts mine sweepers and naval
tugs. The shore establishment is on
the same extensive scale, with aero
dromes for balloons and airplanes,
great stacks of coal and mammoth
tanks for fuel oil
Naval headquarters is in constant
wireless touch with the whole range
of this naval activity, along the 300
miles of front and far out to sea
where the conveys are steadily NOV
ing in and out. All the orders are is
sued here for this intricate movement |
the meetings at sea at appointed |
places, and the zig-zag routes which |
will cheat the hostile craft lying off |
the coast From outside Headquarters |
one sees the wiress antennae stretch
ing off to a nearby church steeple, |
thus giving a great sweep Of wire |
for gathering the sound waves. There
is also direct telegraph and telephone !
so that if need be conversations
may go between the naval chiefs |
and American officers at Paris or
London.
1t is huge work this big establish
ment is carrying on. On the strictly |
naval side are the defensive and Of |
fensive operations defense of Ameri- |
can and other allied shipping in the
vast movement of men and material |
across the Atlantic, and offensive
in the war of determination being
made against enemy submarines.
Outside of the naval operations, |
there is the steady march of a vast |
naval construction at all the ports
along this 300 miles of sea front |
repair plants, fuel stations, oil tanks
water marks. and all the require
ments of great naval establish
ment which is constantly expanding. |
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-31
WAR HAS SUSPENDED MANY
NEWSPAPERS IN THE u S

War conditions have forced the
consolidation of $50 daily papers in
the United States and the suspension
of $50 papers since 1914.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-31

Georgia has not lost a better sold
der in the war than Col ]. A. Thomas
of Macon, who died at sea OCTOBER
16 on his way to France to join the
active war service.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-31
,a.mhsr, Of Associated presa.

The Associated ress Is exclusively
entitled to the use for republication
OF all news dispatches credited to IL
or rot otherwise credited in this pa
psr and also the local news published
herein.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-31

A woman is the inventor of a para
sol that can be collapsed and convert
ed into a knitting bag.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-31
KNOCKS OUT PAIN
The FIRST ROUND
Comforting relief from pain
makes Sloan's the
Worlds Linirnent

This famous reliever of rheumatic
aches, soreness, stiffness, painful
sprains, neuralgia pains, and most
other external twinges that humanity
suffers, from, enjoys its great sales
because it practically never fails to
bring speedy, comforting relief.
Always ready for use, it takes little
to penetrate sOithoHt rubbing and produce
results. Clean, refreshing. At all drug
stores. A large bottle means economy.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-31

Communications on all topics pub
lished when not too long and accompa-
MED by full names and address. Not
RESPONSIBLE for views of contributors.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-31

Synthetic milk is being produced
from peanuts by European chemists.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-31
PROFESSIONAL CARDS

l.. L. DAVIS, Attorney -at-Law. Office
Phone 100, Farmloans at 51-29d inter-
est, Cordele, Ga.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-31

Groves TasteIess Chill Tonic
restores vitality and energy by puri-
flying and enrichening the blood You
can soon feel its Strengthening. In
MIGRATING Effect Price 60c. TIL IT,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-31

THOS. j. MeARTHUR, M. Especial
Attention to Surgery and Gyniecology
Cordele, Georgia.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-23
ANTI-LOAN
TAKERS HELD
PREACHED DIsLoYALTY TO JET.
FERSoN FARMERS AND WERE
NEARLYeLYNcHE

Des Moines. April 20.-Two Des
Moines men-disciples Of new relig-
ious 'cult-are in the county jail, charg-
ed with preaching against the Liberty
Loan.
The prisoners, who were arrested
near Jefferson, narrowly escaped
lynching at the hands Of enraged cit
liens in that community.
They We're placed in the Jefferson
jail over night, and were placed under
heavy guard and later were brought to
Des Moines. They gave their names as
Thomas Mcmillan and c. H. Brown.
According to Witnesses, the Des
Moines disciples, who claim to have
been working for the Lord" told farm
ers:
War is sin, and the taking Of a
human life is unforgivable. When you
buy Liberty Bonds, you buy bullets
which will be used to kill people,"
The anti-Liberty Loan preachers
called upon scores Of families and are
said to have devoted their efforts prin-
cipally upon the women.
They are said to have expressed this
creed:
God does not believe in taking hu-
man lives. We will not protect the
American flag or even our wives If
murder is involved. God wants peace.
He is opposed to war"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-23
MOTHER VICTIM
OFFALSERUMOR
HEART FAILS WHEN REPORT
OF SOLDIER SONS DEATH
Is CIRCULATED.

n
North English, April 20-Mrs. Jess
Bickford, a victim Of the deadly
tongue of rumor, was buried
Thursday Mrs. Bickford had been Ill
for some time. and when she heard
the report OF her son Earl's death,
a member of Co. H, of the 10th
Infantry in France, the shock being
too much for her weak heart, she
lapsed into Inconsistencies and died
within a few hours.
The report, which was circulated
over the neighborhood telephone lines
was entirely without foundation and
of unknown origin.
Mrs. Bickford was only 81 years OF
age, as she was born in Washington
county in 1867. Soon after her mar.
riage she located on the present
family farm, near North English
where she has lived for twenty-six
years. Besides her soldier son, she
is survived by four other children and
her husband, all living at North Eng
lish, and by three brothers and four
sisters.
The funeral services Thursday were
conducted from the Christian church
by the pastor, Rev. r. B. Hyten, and
interment was in the North English
cemetery.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-23
ENGINE HIT CAR
KILLING DRIVER
HOWARD THOMAS BROUGHT TO
NORTH ENGLISH AFTER
QUINCY ACCIDENT.

North English, April 2a.-Howard
Thomas, who was killed by a switch
engine in the yards at Quincy, H., was
Il North English man. The body was
brought here and funeral services
we're held today from his mothers
home at 2:30 p M, by Rev. j. H.
Krenmyre, pastor Of the M. E. church.
Mr.. Thomas was in the employe OF
the John Hunzinger Contracting Co,
and had been working on new store
building at Fifth and Main streets in
Quincy. The day of the accident he
had been loading hosting engine on
a fiat car and was attempting to crank
his automobile preparatory to leaving
the yards when struck by the engine
His wife and one daughter, 10 years
of age. survive him. Their home was
temporarily in Quincy. He leaves also
his aged mother, Mrs. Mary Thomas
and number of brothers and sisters.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-23
DRIVE HALTED.
BAKERS VIEW
SECRETARY TELLS SENATORS
ALLIES WILL HOLD PRES
EMIT l!NE.

Washington, D. c., April 20.-An op
timistic view of the military situation
in France was given today by Score
tary Baker and war department Off
cials at their weekly conference with
members of the senate military com
mittee, who were told that the mill
tary experts believe the German drive
has been stopped, with every pros
pect of permanence both on the
French front at Amiens and also In
Flanders.
Further German attacks of consid
cradle force are expected shortly, the
senators were told, at some new point
not yet disclosed, but with the allied
fighting forces confident of holding
the enemy.
Disposition of the allied forces, par.
ticularly General Pershing's were dis.
closed confidentially to the commit.
teemen, who expressed pride in the
part taken by the American expedi.
ton.
Progress of production of war ma.
terials was detailed to the senators.
Some of them said afterwards i'm.
provement in the aviation program
was indicated and much improvement
was reported in Atlantic Transports
ton and in the quick handling OF
ships, especially at French ports.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-23
DRY TOWN SCARED
HER HUBBY AWAY

Muscatine, April 2O.-A divorce
which is now going through the pre-
liminary steps in the district court is
charged to the closing of the saloons
in Muscatine, by one of the parties to
the action.
The original suit was brought some
time ago by August Jasper to secure
divorce from his wife, Louisa Jas
per. Subsequently the wife fled an
answer to her husbands petition and
counter action. An answer to the
cross petition has been filed. The
couple we're married in Rock Island on
August Is, 1894.
In her answer to the petition the
wife declares that her husband has not
provided for his family and that he
went to Rock Island because the
saloons closed in Muscatine.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-23
HARDING SAYS
BUY COAL NOW
GOVERNOR IN PROCLAMATION
URGES PEOPLE TO LAY IN
WINTER SUPPLY

Governor w. l.. Harding has issued
the following proclamation calling at
tention to q possible coal famine and
urging the purchase and storage OF
the winter supply now:
1.-The coal situation in Iowa Is SER
lous and commands the attention of
all our people at this time. The de-
mands Of the state from March to
March approximate fourteen million
tons of coal. Last year, the Iowa
mines, running almost full time and
fully manned, produced only nine
million tons.
"The federal government has insti-
tuted the joining system, SO that we
will be dependent largely upon coal
from Iowa mines. Not to exceed four
million tons can be shipped in from
the outside. There are approximately
fifteen thousand miners in the state.
Nearly 10 per cent of these skilled
men have left the state, due to the
fact that since March I the mines OF
Iowa have been idle great portion
of the time.
This idleness is largely due to the
fact that our people are not buying
and storing Iowa COAL The idle time
already gone and the loss OF miners
means that we are facing coal fam
Inc for the next winter that is vital
to the peace, happiness and prosper
ity of the people Of the state. II we
are short of coal next winter, it means
shorter hours in schools, II not their
closing, shorter business hours, fac
tories running on short time or closed,
and great Inconvenience and discom-
fort in many homes.
"To keep up the morale and the
productive efficiency Of our people. 1t
is the plain, patriotic duty OF every
lcitizen, so far as he can, to place his
order for Iowa coal now for imme-
date delivery"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-23
DROP GERMAN
SAYS DEYOE
STATE UPERINTENDENT AD.
viSEs AGAINST STUDY OF
ENEMY LANGUAGE

Des Moines, April 20.-"Surely the
time has come to stop honoring. the
German Of Today by teaching the Ger
man language to our boys and girls in
the schools" says State School Super
intendent Deyoe in letter to Iowa
school officers recommending the GUST
ing of German from curriculi.
Our state institutions of higher
education recently modified college en-
trance requirements in order that Ger
man may be dropped at once in all the
high schools in the state" he continues.
Except for the ambition Of the Ger
man nation the world might be at
peace.
I'VE recommend that the study of
German be suspended in our public
schools on or before Friday, April rs,
1918 We suggest that lessons in Amer
lean civics and citizenship be substi-
tuted in place of the German for the
remainder OF the present school year."
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-23
POSTPONE WORK
ON /. S. u. CAPITOL

I IOWA City. April 2o-The freproof-
ing OF the Old Capitol at the state
university, provision for which was
made in an appropriation Of $4,000
BY the last legislature, will be post
Doned until America has beaten the
kaiser, according to J. M. Fisk, super
lntsndent of grounds and buildings at
he university. The materials needed
for the work, he explains, are steel,
concrete and other products which are
used extensively in the carrying on of
the war.
"Not only are these supplies expen-
sive and difficult to obtain at the
present time,' the university man
says, "but their use in large quanti-
ties, in our opinion, would be distinct
ly unpatriotic, in view of the fact that
the work is not Immediately essential.
The improvement planned for this
summer is, therefore, postponed in
definitely"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-23
SOCIALISTS GAVE
CASH TO CAUSE

Davenport, April 20.--Cash dona-
tons of from 80 cents to 50 each
from 179 individuals, together with S25
subscribed by the German Singing So
ciety, enabled the socialist party to
raise campaign fund of $265.3O for
the city election, according to a state
ment of expenses filed with the county
auditor by Harold Metcalf, chairman
of the party and manager of the cam
paign.
The party's expenditure, however,
exceeded the amount subscribed for
the fund by $10.23. and the socialists
came out of the campaign with de.
fcit.
Names of the contributors and the
I amounts subscribed are included in
the report on file. The party raised
S69. rs through collections at the meet
ings and from contributions deposited
in the campaign boxes at headquar.
tiers.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-23
HUNS BRING
up RESERVE
British Loss In First Month
of Great Battle, Far Less
Than That of Germans I;
Lull Precedes Attack.

London, April 2o.-British casual
ties reported during the week ending
today total 12,38S divided as follows:
Killed or died of wounds: Officers,
575; men, 1859.
Wounded or missing: Officers, 2,173;
men, 1881.
The casualties reported for this
week are approximately half as large
again as those reported in the preced.
ing week. Although heavy fighting
has now been In progress month,
however, the lists have not begun to
approach in size those of last year in
the months Of active operation when
the British were on the offensive.
GERMANS LOSS APPALLING
Unfavorable weather has settled
down upon the northern battle field
but up to the present the Germms
have selected mist and rain and cold
periods as opportune for striking and
the lull in their attacks is due more
probably to their appalling losses
which in the past ten days have caused
such depletions in organization that Of
fensive tactics must wait the arrival
Of new troops.
The enemy Is moving up new troops
and supplies along the -Lys river and
these are being bombarded heavily.
The British have borne the brunt OF
the present campaign which will end
its first month today and their line still
is unbroken. The enemy has not been
able to pierce it and roll up the side as
he apparently intended.
ALLIES READY TO STRIKE
Facing them on the western front
the Germans find British, French,
American, Belgian, Portuguese and
Italian troops.
The number Is increasing constantly,
while the Germans undoubtedly have
used up their veteran divisions in the
battles of the past month.
The Germans can not halt now II
they would attempt to crush the allies
while they themselves yet have
strength Field Marshal Haig's Fabian
tactics have BEEN more than a match
for the strong, head-on rushes of the
Germans. In month Of the heaviest
fighting OF the war, the Germans have
gained nothing the allies, could not at
ford to lose when at the same time
they could inflict losses more than
commensurate with the value Of the
positions sacrificed. In fact, the allies
now are in better position for an over
towering offensive than they were on
March 81.