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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-08
UNIQUE SENTENCES
FOR. NAUGHTY HUNS
ACCORDING TO FANTASTIC GER.
MAN FICTION.

d Coblenz. May 3, Correspondence of
The Associated Press Some fantas-
tic fiction is published in German
newspapers by writer's from Frank
fort and Leipsic who have visited
CoblenZ and returned home to write
whatever they may please about the
| American army. Many of the stories
they tell are new TO the officers of
the Third army who count them as
German propaganda.
One writer of long article in the
Leipsic paper dealing with life in
Coblenz relates alleged instances of
ridiculous sentences imposed upon
\ Germans by the American army
court. In one case he says the wife
1 of government official, annoyed on
| the street by a drunken soldier ex-
claimed in her anger: If only all the
! Americans would go to the devil!'"
| The military court he says, punished
her for this religious wish" by SEN
| fencing her to appear every morning
for thirty days at the headquarters
of the commanding officer and repeat
ing to those present the phrase: Il
am glad that you are still here, gen
tlemen, and it is my wish that you
continue to stay here for a long
while"
This is all news to the American
officers. If any woman appears at
headquarters every morning, the SEN
tries on duty there have failed to no |
tice it. 1t is part of their job to |
prevent trepassing by Germans at the !
main entrance of the Third army
headquarters
Another fictious tale narrated by |
the Leipsic writer to arouse German |
dislike for Americans, deals with a |
case in whic ha woman, splashed by !
mud from an automobile calculated |
those dirty American automobiles. +"
For this the Leipsic Muchausen AYERS,
a military court sentenced her to |
climb the fortress of Ehrenbrietstein
daily at 5 a. m. for thirty days car
rying a pail, scrubbing brush and I
securing rang and to clean siv Ameri-
can automobiles. Upon completion of
this task, he asserted she was re-
quired to walk back home sililarly
equipped.
Another fantastic tale told by the
Leipsic Journalist is of a sentence
which he declares was imposed upon
a hotel owner whose nerves could no
longer stand the wild music" pro-
duced by the American bands and who
commented upon it unfavorably. In
punishment, the fiction writer claim
ed, the hotel man was sentenced to
march daily for thirty days along
side the band and after its parade to
tell its leader, "sir, your music pleases
me to perfection"
American intelligence officers are
endeavoring to ascertain through what
channels the Leipsic correspondent
obtained the alleged information"
while in Coblenz. particularly stories
about the fines and sentences imposed
upon women. Court records do not
reveal any such cases.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-08

officers; Sunday school, Bible classes
and societies send delegates, paying
their way if necessary, and all who
can, come at your own expense. These
are times when we must catch the
spirit of sacrificial service shown by
Christ for us and by our soldiers and
war workers, for opportunities neg
lected entail responsibilities, and the
greatest Of opportunities are right
upon us, crying for us to measure up
and grasp them"
Some Of the most distinguished
speakers not only from the south but
men of international reputation will
address the Atlanta conventions
More than $4,000 delegates are eX-
pected. While the hotel Accommodations
are large and will care for large
number of visitors, it has been found
necessary to open privates homes to
the delegates. Members of every
church denomination in Atlanta will
help to entertain them.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-08
SUNDAY SERVICES AT
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday School 1915 a. m.

Sunday School 1918 a. m.
This is "Children's Day" The
pastor will preach at 1880 a. M. on
Saving the Children From the Bond
age of Evil Customs" A subject that
should interest every child and par
ent in the city. Doubtless large
congregation will hear this discussion.
AT $50 p. m. the service will ne
evangelistic. the subject will be
Memory, Reflection and Imitation
Special music at all the services, a
large chorus of young men and woGen
will sing at the evening service
Room and a cordial welcome tor all.
Teh last Utah legislature had four
women members, all Democrats.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-08
Mr.. Jennings Mangor
Chero Cola Bottling Co.
Cordele, Ga.
Gentlemen:


very acquainted | Just
write lines Chero Cola Schrners
ceamna in Albany last Tueasday should
was there and life had much fun
good things Barbecue
all my life
1t stand off look and listen them they
all like a
happy Shrner gentemen1a that leaves his wife and
other troubles home schriner
tie JOye Road and makes quick HAPPY
1t has been said by Sage evidently
that little fooislness is rehed by WE'LL
chance
he wants and with it.
Schrners the things
things drink s of
bottled CTERO COLA
days when they attacked by thirst they that cold
of CheO Cola will knock will
like schIiners ought feel which good
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-25

Metropolis, the eortege continued uninter-
rupted from l o'clock in the afternoon
until long after dark
Nearly 25000 uniformed soldiers, sailors
and marines, veterans Of the war, led the
procession and American and Zionist
flags, Graped with mourning, and ban
ners telling Of the sacrifices of JewTy N
the worlds conflicts for democracy and
humanity were borne sioft throughout
the long line. From tie first massed
ranks Of uniformed marchers to the LAST
groups .of tired stragglIrs, coiors ana
poster appeals against Inc reported po-
groms were vaiantly carried forward
At Carnegie hall the cortege was dis
missed. group by group
mass meeting tonig1st concluded the
days demonstration.
The Jewish East Side has been in mourn
ing all afternoon, with shops manufac-
turing plants and Yiddish theatres closed.
Governor Smith, United states Senator
Medill Mccormick Of I'inois, Lieutenant
Governor Walker, Ma1T Hylan and ia
cob Fl. Schiff We're d taDng the speakers
at tonights meeting.
In a statement given out today, the
Ukrainian national committee of the
Ukrainians deeply regre tthe massacres
of Jews in the Ukraine and elsewhere,
and that responsibility for those in the
Ukraine rested mainly upon the. irregu-
lar bands of partisan leaders over which
the Ukrainian government had little or
no control.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-25
DEATH RATE
RECORDED FOR CITY
Birmingham's Death Rate
Lowest of Any Metropolis
i'm the United States

Birmingham is fast developing into one
of the most beautiful cities in the ma
ton.
1t is leading the entire south with a
minimum of mortality and the death
rate last week was the lowest of any
metropolis in the United States.
For the past six months the mortality
neriod with the best sanitated city in
low ebb, Birmingham ranking for this
period with the best sanitated city in
the country, north or south, east or west.
This information is obtained from a
survey of health statistics by Dr. J. d.
Bowling, head of the city and county
board of health. The death record for
Birmingham last month was ITO per
cent per 1000 population.
The total of deaths was 1884 less than
for the same month of last year. Last
months deaths reached 212 and of this
number Ill were negroes. For the same
period last year the number was 596. OF
the 212 deaths last month, SO were non
residents and Sc were under two years
of age.
Typhoid, tuberculosis and infantile dys-
entery lead in the causes
Total births for last month were 33l
as against $50 for the same month last
year. There were 125 more births than
deaths for October, this year. The heavy
mortality rate for October, 1918, was due
in a large extent to the epidemic of in
fluenza, from which the city now is free
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-25

OF the United Mine Workers Journal,
tonight.
Mr.. Searles, in commenting on the tele-
gram sent by Mr.. McAdoo to Federal
Fuel Administrator Garfield. which de-
clared that the operators made enormous
profits in 1917 and 1918, made the follow
ing statement
'sThe statement of W. 6. McAdoo, for
mer secretary of the treasury, that coal
operators made shocking and indefensl-
BILE profits in 1917 must be an interesting
revelation to those persons who have
been wondering about the present coal
price situation. Evidently McAdoo knows
what he is talking about, for he had<ac-
cess to the income tax returns made by
coal operators.
"He says operators made as much as
1000 per cent on their capital stock in
1917 Ever since the wage controversy
started hetween the operators and the
miners tssa rninefYs-have insisted that the
operators could Srasnt a substantial in
crease to-~the miners out of their pofits
without Increasing the price of coal to
the operators have been making more
money during the last two or three years
than they ever made before in their lives,
while the miners continued to work for
less than living wages. And now Me-
Adoo makes the showing even stronger
| than the miners ever did The trouble
with the operators all. along has been
that they did not propose to do any
thing that would cut into their enormous
profits
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-25
ALABAMA ALUMNI
TO MEET TODAY
Matters of Interest to Be
Considered at Luncheon
at Southern Club

Birmingham alumni of the University
of Alabama will meet at the Southern
club at u 80 O'Clock today for the purpose
of discussing that institution and espe-
cially its football team, which has made
such a good record during the present
season.
More alumni have gone with the team
into other states this season to see the
game displayed than in any former sea-
son, over 200 going to Nashville and
about the same number to Atlanta.
Those interested in the team say thdL
next year this number will be greatly
increased, and that wherever the team
goes it will have a large crowd OF Ala
bamians to boost and pull for it.
1t is stated that several games VIII ne
played in Birmingham next year with
Georgia, Vanderbilt, Sewanee, Mississip-
pi Agricultural and Mechanical and
probably others.
The university football team has lost
only one game this season, faring In tnat
respect as we'll as any other team in
the south, and it has been up against
some of the strongest elevents In the
south.
Every alumni of the university IS re-
uuested to be at the luncheon today, as
the matters to be discussed are of the
greatest Importance to them and to their
alma mater and its football team
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-25

II Barnum & Bailey's animal trainer
had been on the scene--well. it would
have been a bowling Sabbath out in the
jungles of Birmingham.
More's the pity that noble band OF
huntsmen, including w. D. Smith, Hubert
Norwood, Gentry Hillman, John Warren
John H. Taylor, w. g. Oliver and rev
other musket experts, we're not on the
joh with high-powered rifles and repeat
ing shotguns.
AS it was, there occurred more commo-
ton, confusion and confla-gration for
period of 10 minutes than when Aerxes
crossed the Hellespont
The jamboree came so Unexpectedly and
unpremeditatediy the innocent cuipr1ts
stood spellbound and speechless. which is
something extraordinarily unusual when
their identity is disclosed as two of Biz
mngham's modest and retiring profes-
soinal gentlemen. BY way of intreduc-
ton, Gen. Virgil v. Evans, international
News Service, and George Lewis Bales,
assistant city attorney.
They had invaded the jungles leisurely
on the Sabbath, merely to look over the
aviation site of the Dixie Flying corpor-
alton, lying between the Alabama Great
Southern railway tracks and Avenue #.
The jungles were formed by a dense
growth of broomsedge in a splendid state
of unrestricted cultivation. lndeed, the
field looked like canebrake on the Chill
hover river, wherever that is.
The Hearst representative In Birming-
ham wondered what would happen
should he toss a lighted match into a
clump of the broomsedge.
The assistant city attorney imagined
it would burn.
Flash went the match. Puff went the
broomsedge.
A,1A han 80 - iD1y
With the simultaneous f1utter of two
populous coveys of quail, soaring
straight for tall timber, came an ava
lanehe of wild animals.
Rabbits picked UP their pedal extremi-
ties and made a Seaboard fast express
look like the one-horse cart in which
grandfather used to come to Birmingham
and peddle spinach and rutabagas.
Even the squirrels had found roost-
ing place out in the broomsedge thieket
and they rushed out in pellmeli fashion
There were varied other animals, but
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-25
Big Jan1boree When Fire
Breaks Out in Jungles

, they ran so fast neither the Hearst man
nor the city official could distinguish
between panthers, wildcats and poreu-
pines.
But the real climax came with the
rapid fire exit of a drove of African golf
players. The craps shooters burned the
wind. To them it looked like a concen-
trated attack by both police and fire de-
partments.
In smooth. level spot where the
broomsedge had been worn away. enough
craps were found to supply equipment for
any well regulated hotel in the city.
As the flames rolled on, craps shooters
and coons and other menagerie perform
ers rolled out
IL Noah's ark had been shipwrecked and
the animals broke loose, the commotion
and neighborhood excitement could not
have been wilder, according to meager
reports that filtered in yesterday from
the fire-scorched desert.
But while the fowls of the air and the
wild beasts and dark-skinned ivory roll
ers have fled the spot, the field today
presents a broad and inviting spot for
the landing of any aircraft looking for a
good town in which to alight
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-25
MESSENGER BOYS
EXCHANGE STEALS
MANY MILLIONS
Held Regular Sessions Sew
eral Times a Day When
Crimes We're Planned
and Carried Out

New York, November 24.-An organ
lied messenger boys" exchange APP
peared tonight at a new angle in the
theft of more than 100000 in stock and
bond securities during several months
from the financial district, according to
detectives working on the case.
The exchange is said to have met
several times daily at a central POINT
in the financial district, and instead of
each boy going to all the offices for
which he carried certificates, one boy
would be assigned to deliver the bonds
each of them had for the same p-ace.
This method, according to the police,
greatly simplihed the work of security
thieves and hampered the officers in
tracing stolen certificates.
Stolen securities were used in at least
one instance to prove a brokers' good
financial standing to the Consolidated
stock exchange, according to Assistant
District Attorney Dooling, who is inyes-
tigating the 81 100000 thefts
Mr., Dooling said that Norman 8
Bowles, now under indictment in Wash
ington for receiving alleged stolen Sc.
curities, deposited 100 shares of Worth.
ington Pump and Machinery company
stock with the Consolidated exchanges
on October "A after his suspension from
the floor for failure to meet clearing
house balances. The stock, according
to. Mr.. Dooling. previously had beer
stolen,
David w Sullivan of the brokerage
firm of Sullivan & Co. was arraignee
today before Judge Otto A. Rosalsky IL
connection with the thefts on a specific
charge of receiving stolen property. H,
was held in $4,000 bail on charge o
receiving 200 shares of Crucibe Stee
stock valued at $4,000, knowing same tt
, be stolen.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-25

London. November 24.-Frnnk l..
Polk, under secretary of state and
head of the American peace dele
cation, conferred with Rear Adj
miraI Harry 5. Knapp, commander
of the United states naval forces
in European waters, and other
naval officers today on the Amer
lean naval position with respect
to DnImatia.
1t has been n question in the
minds of American naval officers
here as to Just what might happen
in connection VITA the American
forces in the Adriatic should DAN
nunziO attempt raid on Spalto,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-25
Looks Like America Might Be
Forced Take Hand in DaLr1atia

where the American ships have
t>-Sk base.
Great surprise has been ex-
pressed IN naval circles respecting
the action of the Italian admiral,
Milo. at cara, who cordially
greeted D'AnnunziO and Joined In
his movement. 1t is authorita-
lively learned that Admiral MILO
led the American officers to be-
ueve that he would at least re-
matn neutral should D'Annunzio
attempt further aggression.
Commander A. 8. Hickey OF the
U. $. $. Maddox, who has just re-
turned from the Baltic. was called
into the conference to give first
hand Information on recent hap
peninE in the Baltic states ana
Northern Russia.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-25
CLAIMS FIRE BURNED
THIRTY MIN u I E S
BEFORE A WARNING
Continued from Page one)

death within arms length of the rescuers,
but could not be reached.
And tonight in the French-speaking and
Catholic communities of Evangeline par
ish, where sobbing relatives speak of the
loss of a member of the family in the
biggest disaster of the parish known in
their age, they refer to it in broken Eng
lish as 'the fire at the Devils hall" in
steal of the Deville building.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-25
Cigarettes Slated to
Start New Climb

New York, November 24.-The high
cost of smoking is going higher. One
of the largest retailing concerns with
branches in all parts of the country an
nouneed today that the retail price OF
various popular American blends" OF
cigarettes, now retailing at eighteen
cents a package of twenty, would be
advanced to twenty cents, or something
over eleven per cent about December l.
The raise, it is declared, Is necessary
to make up an increase of eighty
cents a thousand in the wholesale
price. Higher cost of cigarette to-
baeco is blamed for the advance.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-25
Wilson and Cabinet
Now Hold Settlement
of Strike in Hand


other inland waterways, was made sub
ject to diversion by the railroad admin
istratien in the same way as bituminous
coal loaded in railway cars. The second
order turned over to the director general
of railroads the authority to restrict or
prohibit the use or consumption of
bituminous coal for the purpose of pro-
ducing or manufacturing coke in bee hive
ovens.
"A report circulated among the eper-
ators and discussed by them at a meet
ing following the withdrawal OF Mr.. Gar
field and the miners that Mr.. Lewis had
accepted the principles enunciated by the
fuel administrator, was denied by Mr..
Lewis.
81 cannot accept anything I do net I'M
derstand," said Mr. Lewis, but | do con-
strue the statement as a justification OF
the figures submitted by Secretary Will
son."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-25
HUNDRED THOUSAND
JEWS MARCH AS A
MASSACRE PROTEST
Parade Led by $4,000 Sol
diers and Sailors in Uni
form as 1t Marches to
Age-Old Dirge
{TEyEs
BY Associated Press

New York, November 2-New York to-
day Witnessed its greatest parade Of any
one people-more than 10000 Jewish men
and women marching to an age-old He
brew dirge, in protest against alleged
rnassacres of their people in the Ukraine,
Winding for hours from the lower East
Side to Carnegie hall. in the heart Of the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-25
. That Does Not Affect Head

A Quinine That Does Not Affect Head
Because of it's tonic and laxatice ef-
feet. LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
Tablets can be taken by anyone with
out causing nervousness or ringing
in the head. There's only one "Bromo
Quinine." e, w. GROVES signature
on the box. SOC.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-25

would be greatly benefited by the
General Strengthening Tonic Effect Of
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC. 1t
purifies and enriches the blood and
builds up the whole system. Cen
eral Strengthening Tonic for Adults
and Children. Coo.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-25
IMcAdoo Takes a Shot at
Profits Made by Operators
Continued from Page One)
income tax returns of the soft coal
mine owners be made public.
EDITOR sEARLEs, STATEMENT

Indianapolis, November A.-The state
ment of w. G. McAdoo, former secre-
tary of the treasury. that coal operators
made as high as 1000 per cent on their
ca pital in 1917 must be an interesting
revelation to those persons who have
been wondering about the present coal
price situation said Ellis Searles, editor
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-25
The Weather
BY Associated Press

Washington, November 25.-The follow
ing is the forecast:
Alabama: Fair Tuesday and probably
Wednesday; somewhat colder Wednes-
day north portion; gentle to moderate
south winds
Georgia: Fair Tuesday and probably
Wednesday; gentle to moderate south
winds
Mississippi; Fair Tuesday; Wednesday
fair south, probably rain and colder north
Interchangeable to moderate south, winds
ourcoasr | If
Tennessee: Fair Tuesday; warmer CEN
traA and east portions Wednesday colder
and cloudy. probably rain.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-25
A TickIe is the BegiAning

of a throat cold or painful cough.
HAYES HEALING HONEY Stops the
Tickle by Healing the Throat. S5c per
bottle.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-25
Local Data

For the "a hours ending at p. m, No
vember "a, 1919:
Highest temperature ................... II
Lowest temperature ..................... 5l
Mean temperature Observation-Disclosures o.
Normal temperature .................... o.
Excess in temperature since Jan. 1 123
Rainfall 0.00
Total rainfall since Jan. 1............43 AZ. 81
Deficiency in rainfall since Jan. L.. O.SS
Relative humidity, a. m. !.......-... ST
n. m. ................. 50
n. m. 70
Dry thermometer, a. m. ...-.......... %
p. m. W
p. m. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. W
Wet thermometer, a. m. .............. 5O
l p. m. .................'..-... OF
p. m. ............-.'.' o'