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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-08
BY Miss Julia Neal

arranged for the League Services
Sunday afternoon at 4:3O. You are
cordially invited to come and bring
friend.
SUZANNE DANCE.
A delightful affair of the week was
the dance given at the Suwanee
Hotel on Wednesday evening. Mus
ic was furnished by. Mueckes orches.
ira, and the occasion was enjoyed
by the dancing contingent of the city
and a number of out of town guests.
SERVICE AT BAPTIST CHURCH
Sunday School $40 A. M. Supt,
T. J. Durett. Reading 1900 A. M. by
T. w. Tippett. Reading 8: 30 P. M.
morning Theme: christianity a wirld
couquring Principle Evening ser
mon: The Christian Race.
SUNDAY SERVICE METHODIST
Sunday school at $40 A. Nor
ganised Bible classes, for men, wo-
men, and boys and girls, and a glad
hand for all, you will be made to
feel at home, Come Thou with us
and we will do thee good"
Preaching at II A NJ and 8 P. M.
Good music some special features.
The pastor urges all to attend as
he wishes to call attention to some
important matters at both services.
Rev. and Mrs w B. Sans and
children who have been spending a
vacation with relatives in South Car
DINA, have returned to Cordele. Mr..
Sans will conduct services at Christ
Episcopal church this morning at II
o'clock, but there will be no night
service.
Nathan Boniske of Camp Green is
spending the week end here.
Miss Janet Stanford has returned
from visit to friends in Dawson.
Miss Ruby Pitts is teaching in the
Ashburn Public School this year.
., Mrs. Laura Willis has returned
home after a visit to Indian Springs
and other points.
Mrs. w. G. Culpepper of Savannah
is the guest of her mother, Mrs. A. l..
Lowe.
Miss Maggie En- Coney has return
ed Savannah after a visit to re-
latives and friends in the city.
Mrs. L. w. Pierce and little daugh-
ter, Myrtle, of Rochelle were guests
the past week of Mrs. B. S. Ambrose
Mrs. Pounds and son, P B. former
residents of Cordele, now of Filter
aid, were visitors in the city the past
week
Mrs. w. S. Lee and Miss Kate
Moore of Baker, Fla. who have the
guests of Mrs. l.. H. Dickerson have
returned home.
$50
Mr. and Mrs. Hill of Atlanta are
now making Cordele their home. Mr..
Hill has a position with the Southern
Cotton Oil Company.
Lieut.. Branch Fleming and Glad
stone Fleming of Camp Wheeler are
snendinp the week end here with
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-08

arranged for the League Services
Sunday afternoon at 4:3O. You are
cordially invited to come and bring
a friend
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-08

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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-27
county, was Concerned. follows:

county. was concerned, follows:
July 20. 1918.
Hon. J. w. Riley, Superintendent Of
| Schools. Cass county. Fargo, N. D.
Ny dear Mr.. Riley:
Writing you further with refer
ence to the above subject I today
received a letter from Charles Ban
CERT stating that he had advised
Reverend Elster not TO do anything
towards resuming German in school
until he had further information
from me. This is in accordance
with the telegram, a copy Of which
was contained in my letter Of July
18th to you.
have gone over the situation here
most carefully and find that you
did all that you possibly could. first
! speaking with Mr.. Box at Cassel-
ton about the German in the school
and later telephoning him at Bis
marck, and later receiving a letter
from him which Is as follows:
I'VE respectfully call your atten-
North Dakota council Of Defense,
That no school or instruction Of
whatever nature. in the German
language will be allowed IN the state
Of North Dakota and compliance
with this order must be immedi-
ate.'"
Shortly after you took your ac-
ton down there I happened to read
about 1t in the newspaper so I went
to the council of defense for a ex-
PLANTATION in regard to 1t, for al
though l had attended every meet
ing l have no recollection Of an or
der being upon the matter Of the
German language ever passing. In
VeStigation showed that no such res
Olution had been passed.
/ called in Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Bronson and the members of
the state council Of defense with
the exception OF the governor, and
Mr. Bronson and / conferred in the
matter and came to the conclusion
that the council of defense had no
authority to prohibit the teaching Of
German in religious schools. The
county superintendent, of course,
have full authority to take the mat
ter up with the superintendent In
vestigation showed further that the
instructions sent you were sent by
one Of the head stenographers in Mr..
BOX's office. namely Mrs. Emeline
Claytan. They were sent you with
out authority by the council Of de-
Tense. 1t is unfortunate that this
has happened. but, Of course, there
was AASSiIl5iS LOl NOu ~ uO UuI 10
proceed under them.
By this mail l am sending a copy
Of this letter to Attorney Charles c.
Bangert.
assure you that am sincerely
sorry that Mrs Clayton took this
authority upon herself. II there is
anything l can do to ameliorate the
situation and to show you that we
thoroughly appreciate your good
work in carrying out the orders Of
the state council Of defense l shall
be glad If you will let me know. The
splendid way in which you have
done your duty in other things, such
as compelling school districts to fly
the American flag on school houses
has merited the warm appreciation
of the people of the state, and / am
sincerely sorry that this matter
should have caused you any incon-
Venience or annoyance.
Yours very truly,
WILLIAM LANCER,
ATTORNEY General. |
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-27

franchise, il the heat consumers ae-
quiesced.
THE course to be followed must
be determined by the city commits
sion," said Mr.. Shure. II don't want
to be quoted as debating a policy;
that is the province of the commits
sion. My work is to tell the commits
sion what it can do".
The matter Of determining what
action can be taken against the COM
pany has been left to Judge B. F,
Spalding, assistant city attorney
who will file report with the city
commission at its regular meeting
Wednesday.
Violation Of Charter,
That the Union Light, Heat & Pow
er company had Arbitrarily violated
its charter in raising it's rate for
steam for heating purposes, invali-
dating it's contract, was the conten-
ton Of Atty. ". r. Lowell, who ad-
dressed the city commission in special
session Monday afternoon in the in
terest Of half a dozen property own
ers and steam users Of the city.
MrS Lowell asked that the city re-
woke the charter unless the company
lived up to it's agreement.
"In 1903, the Union Light, Heat &
Power company accepted an ordi-
nance provided by the city that the
company should at no time charge
in excess of the rate Of 40 cents a foot
for radiation" said Mr.. Lowell. Dur
ing the Is years that have passed, the
company has marketed its exhaust
steam and has made thousands, per-
haps hundreds Of thousands Of dol
lars out Of the contract that they had
accepted.
"Of late the company has been So
Letting from all the consumers a
contract in violation of their fran
chise and contract, and at a rate in
excess Of that agreed upon. This
must be carefully distinguished from
other utilities, such as electricity and
gas, which the company is under no
contract at a fixed rate. The COM
pany has no right to violate that con-
tract just because it happens to be
losing money.
Anyone who enters into contract,
and is growing rich at it has no right
to violate that contract because con-
ditions make it no longer profitable,
and come here to ask you to revoke
that franchise and declare the con-
tract vol unless the company abide
by it. After the war, when condi-
tons have adjusted themselves, the
company will have large amount Of
exhaust steam which it will be- glad
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-27
CANNOT REVOKE
Heat FRANCHISE
UNTIL There Is
REAL VIOLATION
Union Light Must First
Shut Off Somebody's
Heat, Says Shure
HIGHER CONTRACTS
CAN BE OFFERED
Action Not Violation Of
Franchise, IF Consum-
ers Acquiesce

Until the Union Light. Heat &
Power company actually shuts Off
the heat Of a Fargo heat consumer
upon his refusal to sign a contract
for the higher rate demanded by the
company, the city Of Fargo cannot
revoke the heating franchise Of the
company, w. H. Shure, city attorney,
said this afternoon.
Intention Of violation is not vio-
lation," said Mr. Shure, "and until
there is actual violation the city can
not, in good faith, act. There must
be tangible evidence upon which to
take action.
Mr.. shure said that an injunction
could be secured against the COM
pany if it attempted to shut off the
heat Of any consumer for refusing to
sign the new contract.
That the company has a perfect
right to make any agreement it saw
fit with the consumers OF heat, was
the contention Of Mr.. Shure. He
added that such action by the COM
pany would not be in violation Of its
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-27
Soldiers WIZ
Put On Minstrel

A minstrel show will be staged by
the soldiers at the Army Vocational
training school at the agricultural
college in about 10 days, according to
a decision made at a meeting Of
more than 40 interested men Mon
day.
Emil CHASER, in charge Of the
Y. M. c. A. hut at the camp, and
Sergeant Fields have been chosen to
coach the men, and with the amount
Of good material at the camp, the
show will undoubtedly be a great
success
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-27
German Attack Fails.

With The French Armies in
France, Monday, Aug. 26.-(Reuters)
Heavy German forces made a des-
perate attempt to drive the French
from the heights between Juviguy
and Crecy-au- Mont yesterday. The
attack was carried out by the First
Guards division, which has been
brought from the region Of Charles
Vile.
The French at first yielded a little
ground between Pont st. Mard and
Orme de Monteceuve. They then
brilliantly counter attacked the en-
envy and not only managed to re-es-
tablish their former positions but
made a slight advance, occupying a
line more to the east ami moving
into the Domaine wood.
Later in the evening the enemy
made a number Of attacks on the
new French line but they were re-
pulsed in fighting of the severest
character The battlefield was COW
cred with German dead.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-27

up with Mr.. LANCER. by telephone
He asked me to state the matter as
tersely as possible in a letter. which
l did. and such letter was mailed
Immediately. Mr.. LANCER never re-
sponded to that letter.
THE next | heard was on June rs
when / received a letter from the
council Of defense, quoting the or
der for the closing of German Ian
guage schools. The order had been
mailed by the council Of defense Ill
rectly to the school officers in the
district affected.
Acting upon that order, and upon
the further personal assurance Of Mr.
Box given subsequent to the time OF
receiving the order, went to Pom
tiac township. in the extreme south
western part Of Cass county, to close
the German Lutheran parochial
school conducted in a small build
ing adjacent to the church. didn't
find Rev. Mr.. EIster at home, but
found his son. a lad of Is, in charge.
/ quoted the order to him, and in
formed him that it would be neces-
sary to close the school.
THE next l heard was the letter
from Attorney General LANCER 20
the effect that Rev. Mr.. Elster had
IS~EASAA I41C 4A4SbGLSA up Will IlAAl
through an attorney. His letters
speak for themselves.
Il have been criticized in several
quarters for not closing the school in
Pontiac, for 1t was established
after Mr.. hangers last letter was
written. make the correspondence
public so that the people may be In
formed as to the actual situation"
The Order.
The following is the first letter
received by Mr.. Riley setting forth
the council Of defense's supposed or
der for closing German schools:
Copy Of the letter sent to the fol-
lowing:
Theodore Priewe, C. o. Ocker, and
John Wahoska, all at Armenia,
North Dakota.
Dear Sir:
fifth
1t has been brought to our atten-
ton that in the public school house.
in the common school district No. %,
Anemia Township, Cass county,
North Dakota, there is now being
conducted private school instruct
ing the pupils in the German lam
guage and German subjects.
We respectfully call your atten-
ton to the order and ruling Of the
North Dakota council of defense;
that no school or instruction, of
nature, in the German Ian
guage will be allowed in the State
Of North Dakota, and the compll-
ance Of this order must be immedi-
ate.
Trusting to receive your acknowl-
edgement Of this letter and the as
surance Of your willingness to obey
the order of the council of, defense
and the wishes Of this state.
Yours very truly,
THOMAS ALLAN BOX,
Secretary.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-27
Mr.. RiIey's Reply.

In reply to Mr.. LANCER. Mr.. Riley
wrote as follows:
July II, 1918.
William LANCER Attorney General,
Bismarck, N. D.
Dear Mr.. LANCER: am in receipt
OF your letter in regard to the clos
ing of German schools.
To say that / am utterly Disguised
with this affair is putting it mildly.
beg your indulgence while give
you a history of this German school
trouble in this county.
About two months ago citizens Of
District No. %, west Of Armenia,
came to me in regard to closing the
German school in that district. /
told them that I had no authority
in the matter, but that I would make
inquiry. / called Mr.. Box at Cas-
selton and was told that his impress
sion was that action by the state
council Of defense had been taken
In regard to the teaching OF Ger
man, but that he was unable to say
just what had been done. He was
going to Bismarck the next morning
and look up the records and phone
me in regard to it not later than
Monday afternoon. Tuesday / GALE
ed for Mr.. Box at Bismarck i'm order
to refresh his memory, but was told
by the operator that he had gone to
Minot
then called you, Mr.. LANCER, and
was asked to state the case as terse-
tx as possible I'M a letter and that
YOU would see that the matter
would receive proper considerat ton.
no this have had no reply unless
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-27
Tobacco Fund
g. Collector Is
Sent TO Jail

Persons who are soliciting money
for tobacco funds for American cold
iers in France are swindIers, Fargo
police said this afternoon.
Reports of the activities Of several
such persens in Fargo and vicinity
reached the police Monday, one girl
being arrested Monday night after
having collected s6.15, and this
morning, in county court was fined
500 or so days in Jail. She went
to Jail.
"suoh persons are swindIers," said
Louis DahIsren, chief of police, "and
will be arrested. Any person that is
approached by one of them should at
once communicate with the police"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-27
TO sell at the old prizes
World BE ElnffinrI.

10 Sell at the OLD pGE@SA
Would Be Rlufftnu.
You have no right to disregard the
rights OF the consumers Of the city.
ask that you enforce the franchise,
and protect the users of heat. II may
be suggested to you that you can't
do 1t, that the company wtuld well
come the order not To use it's mains
for heat this winter, but it would not
welcome a revoking OF its franchise
and If it let on that 1t did, it would
only be bluffing."
Mr.. LovelTs talk was followed by
some discussion as to what action
could be taken against the Union
Mr.. Lowell suggested that an injunc-
ton be secured by the city, though
Judge B. F. Spalding, assistant city
that If the right OF any consumer was
violated by the company the consum-
er could secure an injunction.
ri am sure that Mr.. Spalding will
agree that If it is possible for con-
sumner to secure an injunction" said
Mr. Lowell, that 1t would also be
possible for the city to do so, being
that the city is principal to the
contract"
g. resolution instructing the city at
COrney to deL9fmlQS "LldI dCL4OAA
could be aiken against the Union
Light, Heat & Power company, and
report at the regular meeting on
Wednesday.
Says Coercion Ie Used.
Several property owners and users OF
heat furnished by the copany test1"
fed that the company threatened to
shut off their heat unres the new con-
tract, which was sent to consumers
by the company late in July and early
in August, was not signed by Sep"
teber i.
That an employee Of the company
threatened to shut off his heat unless
he signed without haggling, was the
testimony Of e. e. Cole, proprietor Of
the Metropole and Cole hotels. David
Shields, owner Of the Prescott hotel
and two apartment buildings on
Front street, said that he had been
notified by registered letter that he
must sign the contract by September
Il.
Old Rates Are Doubled.
The new rates proposed by the
company are more than double the
old rates. They are $3.50 a thousand
pounds for the first 10000 pounds a
month, $1.10 a thousand pounds for the
second 10000 pounds and so cents for
each additional thousand pounds.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-27
Tho Garden Of Eden Story.

no NaaFdeh OF Eden Story.
The final chapter was written bv
Mr.. LANCER on July 90, when he
PLACES the blame for issuing the an
ti-German language school order to
a stenographer-a woman. Mr.. Lam
gers letter, which marked the close
Of the incident so far as Mr.. Riley
or the German school issue in Cass
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-27
PROGRESS MADE ALL
ALONG The Line
CONTINUED from page ~

400 or 500 yards. There his infantry
was stopped and driven back.
AT Bapaume the New Zealanders
after fierce fighting, established
themselves in the northern outskirts
Of the town.
Further north English troops
progressed toward Baugnatre. We
have had hard fighting about
Croisilles.
"On the right Of the battlefront
the Australians continued their ad-
vance astride the Somme and made
substantial progress toward Dom
pierre and to the east of Suzanne.
"On the left Of the battlefront the
Canadians yesterday captured the
ridge to the east Of Wancourt and
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-27
Another From Lancer.

On July IS, Mr.. LANCER wrote to
Mr.. Riley, dealing particularly with
his failure to respond to Mr.. Riley's
first request for a ruling on the Ger
man language issue, made early in
June, both by telephone and by let
ter, and ignored by the attorney
general. The July IS letter:
Hon. J. w. Riley. Superintendent Of
Schools, Cass County, Fargo, N.
Dear Mr.. Riley:
1 am in receipt Of your letter and
the following is a copy Of my tele-
gram Of today to Attorney Charles
c. Bangert:
Hold letter in regard German
school until you hear from me. Mis-
taken instructions sent out by stem
ographer council OF Defense"
Also following is copy Of my tel
egram of today to you:
Your letter not received by me.
Turned over to council Of defense by
Mr.. Cox, see letter June 9th. Letter
follows"
The reason why I never answered
your letter that 1t was turned over
by my assistant, Mr.. Cox to the
council OF defense and I never saw
We pride ourselves upon giving all
our correspondence the very prompt
est attention and I regret very much
that you should be up against 1t as
you are. You can depend upon 1t
that will give you every exhonora-
ton possible. I know YOU have act
ed in good faith and I shall be pleas
ed to help you in the very fullest
way.
Yours very truly
WILLIAM LANCER.
Attorney General.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-27
Letter From Lancer.

Following this action in closing
the Elster school, MI Riley had his
first letter from Attorney General
LANCER as follows:
July 16. 1918.
J. W. Riley, Supt. of Schools, Fargo,
N. D.
Dear Mr.. Riley:
l am in receipt Of a letter from
attorney Charles G. Bangert Of En-
derlin, which reads as follows"
Rev. H. Elster a German minis
ter living north Of Enderlin, has just
been in and he tells me that in his
absence yesterday Mr.. Riley the
superintendent Of schools of Cass
county, called at his home where he
Is conducting q religious German
school, and told his people that he
was there at the request of the state
council of defense with instructions
to close the school. This came
somewhat as a. surprise to the rev.
erend as he had received no commu-
nication whatsoever from anyone
and of course he feels that he would
like further explanation.
For your information, and for the
information Of the council of de-
Tense, I might say that his congre-
cation has been absolutely loyal in
it's supporter every war measure,
although, OF course, there are those
who are not of German descent who
might claim otherwise. At the same
time, IL you will investigate their
records I think you will find my
statement to be true. Reverend FL
ster tells me that they teach abso-
lutely nothing but religion and that
their whole teaching bears down up
on the question and the necessity of
loyalty to the government under
which they live. OF course, realizs,
personally, that in these times many
things are necessary which have not
been thought of under any other
conditions, but I am writing you as
friend to ascertain just what or
ders, If any, have been issued by the
council Of defense and how far these
orders extend.
will appreciate 1t If may hear
from you by return mail.
(Signed) Chas. G. Bangert.
]. W. Riley.
am enclosing a copy Of my reply
thereto. Evidently somebody in the
council Of defense office signed Mr..
Box name to a letter and misin-
formed him. / am certainly sorry
that this happened. Yours very
truly,
North Dakota Council Of Defense.
By William LANCER, Legal Advisor.
Please send me copy of any in
structions sent you by council of
defense. w. LANCER.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-27
COUNCIL BLANES WOMAN

Continued from page ~
Tuesday I called up Bismarck, only
to find that he had left the city.
Nothing From LANCER.
"At that stage, 1 took the matter
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-27
Letter 70 Ranaers.

Following is the letter sent by At
torney General LANCER to Attorney
Bangert:
July 16, 1918.
Charles G. Bangert, Enderlin, N. D..
Dear Friend Bangert: I am in
receipt today Of your favor Of July
18th in regard to the school con-
Quoted by Rev. H. Elster, whom you
say is a German minister living
north OF Enderlin. No order has
ever been made by the council Of
defense doing away with German re-
ligious schools. Both the state and
national constitution guarantee re-
ligious liberty. The only order that
the council of defense has passed
upon is relating to teaching German
In the public schools, and does not
at all relate to religious matters.
I will be glad to take this up with
Mr.. Riley If you wish me to.
Yours very truly,
North Dakota Council of Defense.
By Legal Advisor
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-27
Styles

include full length, belted
Coats, three-quarter double-
breasted Johnny Coats, or
short belted models in Yukon
Seal, Baffin Seal, Seaiette,
Peco and Esquimette Plush,
many trimmed with luxurious
Furs,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-27
More Signs Of Confusion.

With The British Army In France,
Monday, Aug. 28.-There are signs
of greater confusion behind the Ger
man lines. Companies OF various
regiments have been thrown in al
most any places. The strength OF
large number Of these companies
has been whitfield down until they
hardly contain % men, according to
prisoners.