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Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20

An outbreak which promises to give Russia in its present state of affairs much trouble is that of. cholera. It is bad enough under normal conditions,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20

As widespread as has been the sym- pathy expressed over the death o1 Lieut.. Quentin Roosevelt will be the hope that he is still alive, although
 in German hands. \
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20

With other things bound upward at a record breaking clip it is decidedly strange that the thermometer hasn't been more seriously affected.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20

That Poland promises to be decided iy rich picking is plainly indicated by the announcement that there are five royal candidates for the throne.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20

With the people of Germany going harefooted it shows what effect the pressure of war conditions are hav- ing upon that country.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20

In his Note on the Egyptian Budget in April Sir ". Brunyate stated -hat NIT. Henry Ballou, a leading authority on cotton pests, had reported favor ably on the measures taken by the Government. The name was previous ly given enormously as Professor Balls.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20

It is time for Austria to wonder what it is going to do with it's, ally which falls down on an offensive.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The man on the corner says: There is no use trying to conserve good in tentious.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20

strikes me that might be hell enough for most any of US,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20

We get warning from the past to ''be not anxious for the morrow, :" i but we should be mighty careful of our todays, which became concerted | yesterdays. or fixed records of our be-
 havior. It was John Muir, the emi- nent naturalist, who set forth in greatest detail the self -registerins .
 character of the great, lived trees of the west; and this prompts
 me to question whether these great trees are the only things God has | made which self register If the human soul was known to us to bf
 a self-resistefing instrument, I think we should be a little mofe careful
 about our days, don't you? What il
 we should discover in the better land | that no one condemns us, but that l our self-registering machinery is both our shame and contamination That would be surprise party never
 equalled in mortal life and I rathel think we should not have much to sax for ourselves. It would not need anS recording angel to keep an account oI our sins of omission or commission
 and they would be there so we could tread them if no one else could. |
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pie, rigorous living. Hunting and
mountain climbing are among his Ia

vote paslincs.
| Though he was somewhat delicate
as a boy, Mr. Holt reports him today
a straight, upright figure with a broad
full chest denoting great physical
strength in spite of his short stature
Nevertheless, his face shows the
strain Of the war; He has aged con
siderably as compared with the pic
lures taken of him previous to hostili
ties. He is only 40 years old, bu,
looks older. ,.
4"What did he lave to say about the
political and military situation?"
asked.
you must remember" Mr.. Holt re.
piled, "that one, cannot quote u King
directly. While we discussed various
phases Of the situation very freely,
would not be at liberty to give a YER
batim report Of his opinions. In fact,
he was careful In talking with me not
to express himself positively Oh mat
ters of state policy. When l en-
croached on such ground, he. would
generally counter by asking me what
they told me in Rome about it.
\ y An Admirer Of America.
"For Instance, l asked him If II
was true that Italy desired America t0
send military aid to her. He asked
If they told me that in Rome.
""'Yes,' | replied.
"'rhe King said that was right
Italy did want our aid. He said we
could help particularly by sending
them steel and coal.
"He expressed a great deal of inter-
est in American affairs and the neri-
cab attitude toward the war and kept
me busy answering thoughtful Iues-
tons about them. He expresS!,I the
greatest feeling of friendship towards
America and appreciation f6r what we
have already done in the war. He
thought our efforts already made were
marvellous.
He was greatly interested in my
account Of the formation Of The Italy
America Society, Of which Charles q,
Hughes is president, He asked after
former Ambassadors Henry White and
O'Brten and spoke warmly in praise Of
the present American Ambassador,
Thomas Nelson Page.
N'"The King enjoys telling anecdotes
and he tells them well. We snapped
a number Of yarns in the course of our
talk.
zone of the Kings stories ilIustrat,
ed the ingenuity of Italian war prison.
ers in Austria in communicating with
their families. One ltaliap priya:s
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wrote Eome from, an Austrian prison
| describing at great length the splendid
ireamppnt he was receiving, comforla'
bic quarters and clothing; good and
plentiful food. nothing hut Kindness
from the guards. In short he cor
cluded, they theat me in every way a.
though were Eaptista'
l"'rl'e austrian censor supposed he
referred to John the Baptist as a
climax of eulogy and readily passed
The letter. \ .~.., .a
""Bapti:sta, it seems, was the name Of
a NANCY old cur suffered to live in an
outbuiIdihg of the soldiers home and
subject to general neglect and abuse. \
II can well understand, after meet
ing him under such conditions, why
the King Of Italy is the ideal of his
army and the ideal of his people.
Americans need have no hesitation in;
feeling that the royal head Of Italy is
doing his bit and a big bit toward
making the world safe for Democra.
cy." .' ~
Italian Morale High. -
r The morale Of the Italian people IS
now at the top notch, according to
Holt. He said that the mischief which
reached Its climax with the Austrian
invasion last October had been un.
done. In the course of his tour OF the
country he found every one, from the
King and Premier down to the com
mon soldiers and the peasantry, thor
Oughly determined to push the war to
tie last limit Of their resources and
perfectly confident of ultimate victory
over, the Hun. e.
One Of the efforts of the German
prupugandists which was meeting with
considerable success a yeak ago was
the attempt to bring about feeling
of. estrangelnent between, the Italian
and American peoples Mr.. Holt de-
cIures that whatever progress this
effort Of the Teutonic propagandists
may have had, it has been overcome.
At the present time he finds every
where a feeling of the utmost cordial
ity towards the American people and
supreme confidence in the disinterested
motives Of our Government and its
ability to aid the Allied cause.
ANY impression that the Italian
people are suffering from extreme pri-
walton and are on the verge Of demon
alizatiOn is utterly erroneous" declar-
ell Mr.. Holt. "Of course, the condi-
ton everywhere in Europe is bad to-
day. Every nation that has been in
the war for three years is suffering
and suffering ocutely. But nowhere
that went did l see indications of ex-
IRENE Substitution nor did find any
where among any class Of people any
thug but determination to push the
war to the end and firm belief that
it would end in overwhelming victory
for Italy and her Allies.
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Hamilton Holt Interviews Victor
Emmanuel at the Front, Where
: He Lives Rugged Life
Of q Soldier.
Dy GARRETT SMITH.

"
An. alliance with Republican France
in, the world war for Democracy is per.
fectly Understandable to every citizen
Of the United States. In the case Of
our other Chief Allies. however. there
are still left some old-fashioncd Amer.
leans, fed on the king-baiting school
histories OF generation ago, VINO are
q bit puzzled to find the country Of
George Washington lined up with the
"king-rldden" nations Of Europe.
To no sure, even these bewildered
."'-s have come to admit grudgIngly OF
late that Canada'is pretty democrat
ic nation and that somehow it has
come about that the King Of England
has little or no authority in the EN-.
pire. But Italy still sticks in the men.
tai crops OF many--Italy offspring of
tile Caesars, ultimate symbols of royal
tyranny to their minds, Italy till late
~ ally of Germany and Austria, Italy
stlll ruled by an old-fashioned king,
something of good fellow personal
", they are told, but still a King
But it seems he isn't an old,fash.
toned king at ALL asked an Italian
army officer about it recently.
."NEhy is it," ! said that you 1tal.
ians, the spiritual descendants Of MAJ.
zini and Garlbaldi, don't live up 10
your traditions and make your coun-
" 2 republic?"
:. King Would Be President.
""The answer. is simple" he replied.
I'VE don't do it because We have re.
public already in everything but the
name. and our King is our chief repub-
lican., 1t Is reported that the King
once said that whenever his people
wished him to abdicate the throne and
change the kingdom into formal re-
public he would be the first to favor
the request and he would like the hon
Or Of being elected Italy's first presi-
dent" "
This view Of Victor Emmanuel as q
royal democrat is strikiasS interpret
ed by Hamilton Holt. editor of The
Independent, who has just returned
from Italy, where he had most un.
Usual interview with His Majesty.
Mr.. Holt went. to Italy as the repre-.
sentative of the italy America So.
siety at the time Of the celebration
VI the third anniversary of Itaiys en-.
trance into the war. He was received
IN Rome with much ceremony. He
represented the United States at the
great celebration at the Augusteum,
the Prince OF Wales representing Eng.
land, Minister Jules Simon, France
and Premier Orlando, Italy, on the
same occasion. He had formal inter
views with the Premier and other Im
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q. the scenes while doing it,
A Hard.Workjna Monarch.

n Haro.WorkIng monarch.
That this unceremonious reception
Of representative Of the American
Democracy was no pose for theatrical
effect, Is clearly evident from Mr..
Holt's report of what he observed and
learned of the Kings daily routine.
The Monarch has selected this little
villa for his headquarters on account
Of its location in convenient reach of
every part of the hattle-line. Each
morning lie rises early, eats q simple
breakfast, has light luncheon put up
for him, gets into his automobile and
spends the day visiting some point on
the line, comforting with the officers
and talking with the soldiers, learning
their needs first hand and Inspiring
them by his presence and his counsel.
At night hetstudies the plans of battle
for the following day and never retires
without sending a letter to, his family,
to whom he Is >passionately devoted.
He always speaks Of his wife and
cldldren"-never Of the Queen" or
1.-THE Prince and the Princesses."
Grown Prince Humbert, In one of
his letters, asked, the King when he
would return home to his boy. Victor
Emmanuel replied that he could not
leave while thousands OF bis "boys"
were risklng their lives. In fact. dur
ing the whole three years In. which
ltaIy has been ip the war the King has
taken only a twoweeks' Through each
year to visit his home, likeNany soldier
in the ranks. ..
Does Not Avoid Danger.
He has made observations Of the
battlefield from dlriyihles and aero.
planes. At one time in 1916 lie climb.
ed to the snow,covered crest of Rauch.
keel Mountains when the temperature
was below zero in, order that he nigh,
congratulate 1.-The Alpine troops who
had just captured several Austrian pc
stions. The ascent was, difficult AMI
hitherto has been undertaken only by
hardy and experienced ,nountaineers
lie has frequently been under fire. On
one occasion when he was visiting an
outpost with the General Staff while
18 inch shells we're exploding in every
direction. some within little over 100
yards from where the King and the
officers were standing, His Majesty
COUNTED the projecttles as they fell
and then sat down on the grass and
pencilled down an account to show
how much the hon,bardment was cost,
ing the Austrians. r
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His Democratic Traditions.

The Kings ability to play his pres
IN, role is the result both of his demo
cratic inhcritance from. his Savoy an.
res'ors and his Spartan upbrlnging.
He was tntOred by u stern. old army
colonel, who, at the. direction Of the
boys royal father, treated him in ev-
cry way like the son of a private citi-
zen. tie has ever since preferred sim
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portant officials. But nowhere was
the head Of the nation in\eyidence.
"Tinally, after these formalities
were over" Mr.. Holt told me, Il was
conducted up through the northern
provinces to the hills just behind the
hattie line. We stopped at a little
villa belonging 70 a small wine
merchant, which had been requisi-
toned for government use. There
were two or three sentine|s about the
grounds and as many orderles within.
That was all, no other evidence that
it was a post Of any great importance.
An officer led me up to a ed-chamber
on the third floor and knocked. /,
Royal Headqua' 49, ."suest.
"Inside was cordially greeted by
a modest, middle-aged little man In
"a plain uniform that could scarcely
distinguish from that of a common
soldier, no epaulets, gold braid or
medals, nothing but a ribbon showing
years of service such as any soldier
might wear. After a-hearty hand
shake, he invited me to be seated"
That was the King of Italy as one
Yankee saw him. '-,
"There was not the slightest hint of
royal ceremony about our meeting"
declared Mr.. Holt. ''He simply ushered
me into his apartment and invited me
to siN down, ~as any private citizen
would receive another. And 1t was a
very simple little apartment with no
hint of luxury about it. There was a
simple bed, washstand, bureau and
two or three little straight-back chairs
chairs that looked as though they
might be Of maple. l remarked on the
simplicity Of his quarters and he said
they were much better than some he
had occupied. -. -
No Pose Of Royalty.
I'm Eve minutes time had lost all
sense of being in the presence Of roy.
atty. You know that ordinarily court
etiquette demands that q. private citt.-
zen shall no: speak to a king 10 the
course Of an Interview except to an.
swer His Majesty. Before realized
it had forgotten all about that con.
vention and we were chatting freely,
asking and answering questions back
and forth and actually swapping yarns
In good old Yankee fashion. He kept
me talking for three-quarters OF an
hour and, Of course, had nothing to-
do with the length Of the call, as nat
urally followed custom to the extent
of waiting for him to terminate the In.
tewiew. The King speaks perfect
English, has n good sense Of lflmor,
enjoys telling a good story and, enjoys
listening to one In fact the only diff,
ference apparent to me in our status
as look back on it was that such an
interview was very unusual expert.
ence for me, while It was not at all un.,
usua! for the King, and forgot to be
conscious or that at the time.
"Victor Emmanuel impressed me as
a sort of combination Of COlonefHouse,
and> the late Frank II. Stockton. lie is
Il man Of simple ami charming nIanner,
without pose, who has thruwn himself
heart and soul into the cause OF his
country and is working for it night
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sA',r.-'f:St. 80. i
fSaln sir. iioit, ''ne5 gave me Il h'aphIc
description of his experience in one
town near the frontier. The Austrlans
discovered his presence in the town
and began bomharling It. Tie King
Immediately Withdrew from the town
in order that, rs he told me, he might
not unnecessarily imperl the resi-
dents. What he did not tell me was
that he departed froh, the town open
~. for he was evidently much more
concerned for the safety of the people
than he was over the peril to his own
life.
ln:erest in War Mechanics.
"He is very much i6terested-in the
mechanics of Warfare. He described
graphically the barrage drill Of the
Italian troops as he had witnessed It.
1t seems that In the Italian army this
drill differs from that I'M any of the
other Allied armies In that a real bar
rage fire Is employed. 1t Is according
~ a very dangerous performance. He
also described In great, detail sub
marine listening device he had tested.
His explanations of Italian aerial
bombing methods were very interest
Ing. He said that one important reason
why his airmen were not bombing Aus
trian cities was that the towns within
practical reach had q great many .Ital-
ian residents. 1t requires so much
gasoline for planes to reach the pure.
ly Austrian towns far away. he ex:
pla1ned, that they cannot carry big
enough weight Of bombs to make it
worth while. ..
"When was at the front ! was\al
lowed TO fire one Of the 70 centtmeter
guns at the German lines. told the
King Of this experience, and he eager
ly asked If thought ] had killed any
Germans. He declared that I didn't
look like very bloodthirsty fellow.
'''He showed me with great glee. a
German cross from a captured air
plane lie had framed and hung on the
wall Of his room. He described the
different designs he had seen painted
on German planes and was particular
~ amused at ope which had the design
Of Teddy Bear"
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S'5!: 9h. q lA5M 'gea9A 9sa ed
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-15
FIRST AMERICAN TANKS

Another consignment of American
man power that might be labeled
Made in England" is ready for its
shipment to the western front. 1t is
the personnel of the first American
tank battalion.
Trained by veterans of the British
tank service, and equipped with the
most modern of the land warships,
the new force is expected to give an
excellent account of itself The
British coaches of the American
crews have expressed their approval
of the manner in which their pupils
have adapted themselves to the OPP
Grafton of the machines, and unless
they are mistaken, the men whose
training in England is just being
completed will be given enviable
roles. Their machines have the best
points of both the English and the
French tanks and the training of the
men has been in the light of eXpe-
riences already gained by the fight
ers of France and England.
To every man in the American out
fit there have been impaired the sto-
ries of mistakes made early in the his
tory of tn tank warfare. Enlisted men
and officers have been told what to do
and what not to do; all their admon-
itions have been based not on theory
but on actual experiences. gained in
face of the German fire, loosed always
upon the slightest intimation that the
tanks are numbering to the front.
But as a reminded that the enemy's
fire is ineffective is the insignia adopt
ed for the American tank corps-two
salamanders, crawling creatures that
worm their way unframed through
the flame and smoke.
Is is expected that because of the eX-
cellence of the weapon with which it
will fight and the training it has I'M
dergone the American contingent
will prove itself exceptionally etfici-
emit; for, even as the American engi-
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-15
ANNA HELD'S FUNERAL

New York, Aug. 14.-Several humid
red members of the theatrical profess
ion paid tribute the the memory of
Anna Held at funeral services here
today. The casket containing the bo-
dy of the actress was draped with the
American and the French flags and
surrounded with a mass of flowers.
The Rev. John d. Murphy of Baltimore,
conducted the services.
The body will be buried in Paris
but will be put in a vault here until
after the war.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-15

We have number OF good citi-
etis who are anxious vote for En-
NETT Shaw for the Uuited State,
Senate. The good name of the coun
ty will not be honored should it be
carried for Shaw, 1t would become
the but of all political jokes if ii
should make Shaw a leader Shaw
may be ever so good but he cannot
win the Office he is asking and he
will not get enough votes over Geor-
gia to make it even half way easy to
explain should Crisp so for him in
the primary Those who have the
ballot should realize also that it is
q solemn duty to try to elect the man
whose best chance is to beat Hard
wick The issue is between Hard
wick and Harris. We ought to take
one or the other.
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neers have been careful to combine
in the American tank the best fea-
lures of those now used by the Brit
ish and French, SO have the instructors
of the persannel been scruplously
careful to inculcate the most adyan-
tageous methods of offence and de-
fence.
Further cause for believing the
American tank corps will live up to
the estimate of the British instruct
is the character of its personnel, both
men and officers. They are careful
ly selected men picked from the thou
sands that volunteered when the call
for tank men was made. Two base re-
qulSlteS were insisted upon, IlTSI, eF-
cry man must be physically fit, and,
second temeprmentally adaptable.
The training that evry man has r
ceived has meant that he is either de-
livered to the commanders at the
front as a wonderfully efficient unit
or is mercilessly thrown out of the
service. He is turned over to the
fighting force is an expert mechanic,
man drilled in the operation of both
machine guns and heavier ordnance,
a tactician and strategist, and, final
ly,as a man with no evidence OF
nerves.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-15
LET US GET THIS

Last summer a tobacco man from
dele to look up site for tobacco
warehouse, to establish a market for
tobacco, but at the time people in
Crisp county had no interest in the
matter of raising tobacco and the Car
DINA man said ii would be of no use
to work on the warehouse question
until some tobacco was produced in
the vicinity of Cordele.
This year we have heard of the
tobacco sales at Abbeville, Douglas
and other points, but Abbeville is at
our very door and has proven the big
value of tobacco, the fine money re-
turns per acre,-the money coming
in a month or so ahead of the cotton
More recently an agricultural agent
of one of the big railways said that
Cordele was an ideal place for to-
bacco market; that it had such fine
railway facilities. So much better
than Fitzgerald and Triton, two towns
that were very anxious to establish
market
The agriculture! nan said that peo-
pie in Carolina were very anxious to
start q tobacco factory in South Geor-
gia that they would furnish the mon
ey; they all knew about it,and would
put up factory jls: as soon as con
ditions got ripe for It
Here is what the Chamber of Com
merce can do some good, some real
construction work.
Some of our planters are begin
ming to see that cot:oi IS not the
wlcl. thing ir farming There is a
very bright future for this country
in a farming way and which means
bright for everything else for pri-
marily all wealth comes from the
soil.
1oc CT
the close of the war our country
shall have a great many ships of
commerce. Europe will need all kinds
of food stuffs. Already the govern
ment is interested in sending vel
vet bean meal to England and France.
The value of peanuts is no longer
an experiment, neither is the live
stock industry.
Add up the corn,velvet and soy
beans, peanuts, hogs and cattle and
then tobacco take into consideration
that Cordele is but 165 miles
from the Atlantic ocean then gaze
on the great merchant fleet which
will mean the cheapest of ocean
freights-Say what's the matter with
South Georgia Whats the matter
with Crisp county?-Whats the mat
ter with dele?-There all right.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-15
Won BOEHM MADE
MARINE CAMMANDER
GERMAN RETREAT SPECIALIST
HAS NEW CHARGE

Paris Aug. 15.-Gen. Ven 3oehm
German retreat specialist, has been ap-
pointed to the supreme German com.
mand on the Somme front. Newspap.
ers believe this change is highly sig.
nificant.
The German withdrawal north OF
Albert is looked upon as the first ap
pIication of his tactics.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-15

The French made the gains of the
second day. Let us hope they will
be richly rewarded for their bravery.