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and cooks at Camp Pike, Ark. This. school about the biggest in the world, has graduated 177 bakers, S99 mess sergeants, $40 first and 1870 second cooks since it's establishment in Aug. 1916. ~
 The Central School for Hitter ates established last week at the Y. NJ. c. A. auditorium at Camp Pike by the educational department of the ''Y" under authority of the morale depart ment of the army, will turn out 1000 men who will be able to read and write simple sentences Fine progress is being made by the students, due to their appli- cation and to the simple and efficient methods employed by the "Y" secretaries.
 Consolidation is being carri- ed out with greater rapidity at Camp Pike than at other camps in the country, according to re- ports from the Arkansas can tonment. About 5000 men were discharged last week, with about 1,600 on Friday. The average is 1000 a day. Some delay in discharged men in camp is caused by instructions to release immediately upon arrival the men from overseas. who are beginning to reach the camp. There are about 2S.OO0 men now in Camp Pike, with 4,000 more on the rails. There are 1889 officers still in Camp Pike.
 Five hundred and twenty officers and men of the Air ser- vice reached Camp Pike last week, after serving for nearly a year in England. The train was in charge of Lieut.. John c. Jelly of Warren, Ark. and was accom- panied from Camp Mills by M. iE. LeDieu, "Y" secretary who looked after the comfort and welfare of the men enroute. Just how most of the men in the army feel about their ser vice is we'll demonstrated by the declaration of a young .Arkan- sawyer. T didn't want to come
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Afterwards Santa disappear ed and in the childest fancy was heard as he drove off of the roof
 Santa was recalled however before he left and held an in- formal reception with the little ones who gathered about him and shared the contents of his pack of toys.
 The pastor, Rev. J. Drum mon, gave a beautiful and im- pressive talk, closed with the benediction.
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ounces per man. In add1 there were tons of pork, other goodies, such as berries, apple sauce, ca yams, creamed potatoes, peas pickles, olives, fruit salad with nlayO3 dressing, lemon, pumpAln potatoe pies, cakes of all ice cream fruit puncn, and cocoa. Assorted nuu fruits, candy, cigars ana rettes. Christmas trees ~ tertainment were he'd III " and other welfare
 buildings, and the splrl'us was emphasized in pl0 at the Y. M. c. A., K. olO, ish welfare board ana | A. houses. About l'OVo ren of Little Rock were ]" out in autos and were su the different organizauOh' dinner. In the afternoon were guests at a special nance at the camp theau then at a tree and dlsln' of presents at the '. " Hostess House. This delighted the kluuio9 the soldiers, and addsp home feature to the cels''
 The s7th. division trained at Camp Pike he t. returned here for demo tion, News has been in Little Rock that May '.asd Sturgis, who comllials sis X s7th., with many oi .ssrs I and men have trails, ''.t the soth. and made , pr rss army of occupation laasn,l ,, This could not be cOnr ',.as. Camp Pike headq''a, asa,.mat it was stated no my .o tl instructions relative csmp turn of the s7th. 1O '. s, had been received ss stunned that those n'sD DsN homes homes are within ,,','s the 'd ss radius of Camp rlas as.,ss, sent here for ul'' .nr,l nothing has come ,,aats ',''s Washington to i'lal,a,, 't'sr these men VIII
 over there,
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Wanted to ent:-twO, three or four furnished rooms for light housekeeping. Apply to Dr. Rubin, Dentist, Murphy Bldg.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-20
WENONA NEWS

We are having lots of rain and the
farmers are most done laying by theii
crops but the boil weevil will lay by
their cotton we think the Boil weevil
is whistling Hot times" for the farm
ers this year but beside cotton
There have been about seven cars
Of watermelons SHIPPED from our little
town demanding very good prices.
Messers r. B. Smith A. /. Stansell
and son, Harvey, motored to Atlanta
Oh business this week.
Mr.. w. b. Reid visited relatives in
GAINESVILLE the week end.
Several from here attended the
singing convention at Bethel Saturday
and Sunday. They report fine singing
and plenty to eat. ~ /
Miss Linnie Green Messers Royal
Bedgood, Lonnie Odom and Henry
Barnwell of Arab were with friends
here Sunday.
Mrs. w. C. Elder of Cordele visited
her daughter, Mrs. Claude Bennett
Sunday.
A good many from here attended
preaching services at the Primitive
church at Cordele Saturday might.
Mr. II. L. Graham of Cordele, visited
relatives here Saturday night and
Sunday.
Miss Jewel Lynn Fullerton is the
guest, of Mrs. Edd Barber at Vidalia
Mr.. Grady Brewer of Arcadia is The
guest of Mr.. Wayman Thompson this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. E. Fielder, and
daughter Jaunita of Cordele and Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Phillips and son Ben
nett, visited relatives at Cuthbert
Saturday and Sunday.
Messers Edd Franklin and Gibbs
Williams are visiting friends and
relatives in North Georgia this week.
Rev. j. 0. Suttles viii begin meet
ing at the Baptist church Saturday
and Its every body go and make this
a good meeting.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-20

by compelling the farmers o fthis
country to pay an excessive high price
for all potash they are Obliged to use
in making their crops.
The letter takes the stand that as
The farmes of this country were more
instrumental in winning the war than
any other class not actually fighting
in the trenches that now the nav is
'er, they should be given the priv
lege of buying the fertilizers they
must have to do. successful farming
1t the cheapest prices they can be
tanned in world market unfet'
tered by import duties.
The war made it impossible for
notash to be obtained from Germany
and concern started the manufac-
ture in the West. The price for this
company's product was excessively
high, but was apparently justified by
he emergency. Now, the letter says
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-20
24o POUND PIGS

With corn above so cts. hogs eat
their heads off very quickly. The
hog that takes two Or three months
to get on full feed never brings you
q profit
WheE you are ready to put your
shoats on feed, begin with the B. A.
Thomas Hog Medicine Use regularly
and watch your shoats round out
into fat hogs in nine months-hogs
going well over 200 pounds and as
high as 240 pounds. Figure the av-
erage feeding and you wilt'see why
che b. A. Thomas medicine is good
investment. Try feeding out your
hogs on this plan and if you are not
more than pleased, we will refund
the cost of the medicine.
WATT G. HOLMES HARDWARE CO.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-20
GEORGIA TAKES HAND
in POTASH FIGHT
Head of Market Bureau Exposes
Scheme of Potash Interests Which
Are Urging import Duties.

Atlanta, July 19.-Director L. B.
Jackson, of the Georgia Bureau of
Markets, Department of Agriculture,
has made public a letter to the at
torney of the potash interests in
Washington, who is working for the
passage of the resolution that provides
for import duty on potash brought into
the country, which shows up the
scheme on the part Of the potash in
terests to establish a giant industry
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-20
ARAB NEWS ITEMS

Messers M. d. Mike and s. A.
Royal made business trip to Able
vile Thursday.
Miss Lizzie Lou Smith of Sycamore
is visiting Miss Leila Belle Monk
Miss Lillian Pitts has as her
guest this week Miss Corene Pitts
and Miss Exile Kingery from Pavo.
Mrs. Judson Walker and little
daughter of Griffin are visiting her
mother Mrs. J. H. Dedgood.
Misses Ethel and Bessie Pitts,
have return from a visit to Mrs.
Brown Lockwood, at Ideal Ga.
Miss Christine Royal has return
from a several weeks visit in North
Carolina.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Pitts have as
their guests Mr.. and Mrs. Add Story
Mr.. Sam Stoy and Miss Ola Story of
Kissimmee, Fla.
Messrs Richmond Bedgood and Ben
McWilliams visited friends on camp
ing party at Myrtle Springs Wednes-
day.
Mrs. w. A. Miller is visiting in
Atlanta.
Messers Drew and Virgil McWil-
liams attended the Ball game in
Pinehurst Thursday.
Mr.. w. A. Monk made a business
trip to Atlanta this week.
Miss Ruth McWflliam spent Mon
day afternoon in Cordele shopping.
Misses Ella and Pearl Pate visited
in Cordele Wednesday.
Mrs. Alma Trussel, visited in
Americas Thursday.
Mrs. S. A. Morris left Friday for a
few days visit in Manchester.
Mrs. R. S. W1omble and sons Glynn
and Donald have returned from a
visit to relatives in Sycamore
Mrs, ]. w. McNeily and son Leon.
of Kennesaw, Ga. are guests of Mr.
and Mrs. ]. S. Barnwell.
Mrs. O. G. Swetman of Biloxi, Miss.
arrived Friday to visit Mrs. Lula
Harden.
J. S. McWilliams is spending THE
week end with relatives at Americas.
DR.. and Mrs. w. A. Miller returned
home Friday. DR.. Miller has re-
ceived his discharge from the Medi-
cal corps and will again practice here.
Though, as all others, who have been
in service, he thinks he will enjoy
life seeing his friends and doing
before he takes up his work. DR.. Mil
Ter has many friends here and all are
glad to see him at home, a citizen
again. Perhaps no friend is more
glad to see him back than DR.. V. o.
Hazard. who has so faithfully looked
after the sick in the community and
he welcomes help at this time.
M. d. Mikel, S. A Royal, Alton
Hamilton John Wilson and R. G..
Burkett attended THE opening of the
tobacco market at Abbeville Thurs
day.
Mrs. T. j. Royal and children of
Cordele were visiting here Thursday.
Mrs. j, N. Crawford returned to
Jacksonville, Fla. Tuesday, following
a visit. to her sister Mrs. T. o. Epps.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-20
SUNDAY JULTt2ess1sfs

he potash companies of the West
would continue to charge this ex.
;,cssive price by placing a duty Of
$50 a unit ON all potash imported
into the United States This is plac'.
ing an unusual and unnecessarily bur-
den upon the farmers of this country,
as the elimination of peace will open
the potash trade with FRANCE, as
Lorraine is one OF the r1cnest
potash producing countries in the
world.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-20
GUNSH0T OUlND. is Fatal.
VICTIM CLAIMS. BY DESIGN
Deathbed Statement of Harold Beech
err al Fitzgerald Said to Declare He
Had QuarreIed With Malcolm
Prldqen Before Shooting.

Fitzgerald, July 18.-Harold Beech
er was fatally shot by Malcolm Prid-
gen at Mobley's Blug Thursday morn
ing as the result of a quarrel. Prid-
gen shot Beecher in the leg with an
automatic shot gun, shattering the
leg above the knee. Beecher was
rushed to the Ben Hill Sanitarium and
an operation performed by DR.. Frank
Ward in the attempt to save his life
but the enormous loss of blood during
the automobile trip from the scene OF
the shooting to Fitzgerald proved IA
tai and Beecher died Thursday after
noon.
Although eye-witnesses to the affair
declared that the tragedy was the re-
suit of an accident, it is alleged that
Beecher in a deathbed statement said
that it was the result of a quarrel,
that Pridgen had tried to shoot, him
in the head but he had knocked the
barrel of the shot gun down so that
the charge went through his leg.
Pridgen disappeared after shooting
and a searching party had failed to
discover his whereabouts at a late
hour Thursday night
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-20

HOW MANY-Chero Cola crowns in
the show case at Williams Swimming
Pool? Three prizes: 1st-$5; End $3.50
and 3rd-case of Chero Cola. Every
bottle of Chero Cola you buy entities
you to a guess. Try your luck. 7-16-St
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-20

| Io you suffer with indigestion?
Ifoe's Liver. Purge IS guaranteed to
elieve Indigestion, constipation and
1 sick headache Your money back y
i OF satisfied with the results. Fant's
!; Drug and Seed Store. E20s26t.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-20

A Frenchman claims to have en-
vented an electric curling device for
women's hair so effective the hair
retains its shape for months.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-20

There are. 200 varieties of silk pro
ducing insects. r *
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-20

Cures all liver ills-Joe's Liver
Purge. For sale at Fant's Drug and
Seed Store. 7-20-26t
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-05

nshness and exploitation.
The Peace Conference at Paris.
however, has opened the door to a
new. and what might be converted
INTO an adequate. policy for dealing
with the tangle. 1t has been sue-
gested that the United States be made
mandatory under the league OF ma
lions for the rehabilitation OF Mexico.
In executing this commission there
could be no accusation OF Interior
motive. We should be respc1sible To
the worlds highest tribunal for the
manner in which we carried out our
task. As a result OF its successfpr
accomplishment the rest OF the world
and the Mexican people PARTICULARLY
would be the chief gamers. The nm
happy country would be cleared of
bandits. its millions Of people cou,d
go back to work in the assurance that
they would not be at the mercy Of
marauding bands. and a nation now
impoverished would be enriched by
the orderly development Of its bound
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-05

So rapid and efficient has been de-
mobilization In Canada that her
whole army will be returned by the
end Of July. but the debt Of Canada
to her valiant sons will not be Gan.
celled when the last man II dis
charged with his bonus.
The Canadian government has set
aside all public lands within thirteen
miles Of any existing lines Of rail-
way, that returned soldiers may have
n advantage of locating reasonably
close to transportation. It has also
provided for the purchase of private
lands in any province for resale to
soldiers. This purchase. however, is
rot made from real estate specu-
lators. Those eligible to take ad-
vantage Of the government offer are
Canadian, Imperial and Colonial SOL
diers who have served outside the
Dominion. or Canadian troops serv-
eng at home who have been injured
in such service. These men, when
passed upon by the Solser Settle
ment Board. will be loaned up to
$4,000 for the purchase Of land and
M to $4,000 for the purchase of :m-
Elements and stock. The man is
given 25 years to repay the first loan
at S ner cent amortized. having the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-05
REAL AMERICANISM

I've var debt. To these losses and
burdens we must add the grave social
and Industrial disturbances due to
war.
BY rejecting the league covenant,
the nations. we expose the United
States of America TO a repetition OF
these calalnities, we invite a recur-
renee OF war with all its awful costs
and disasters. President Wilson and
the supporters OF the league are zeal
ously striving to secure for the whole
world the blessings Of assured peace.
but to no other nation would the as
surance OF peace be a greater bless
ing. It means that we want to be
left free to work out our national
destiny u~ndisturbed by the clash Of
years warns us that a resort to arms
in any part of the world must compel
us 10 take thought about our own
responsibility, our own security.
The people of the United States or
dained and established their Constltu-
ton not only TO form a more perfect
union, but to establish justice. in
sure domestic tranquility, provide
for the common defense, promote the
general welfare. and secure the bless
ings OF liberty to ourselves and our
posterity," Every one of these great
ends will be served by the league of
nations. international IN their scope.
Mr.. Wilson's labors In behalf of the
league are intensely and In the very
highest degree national and Ameri-
can
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-05
BRITAIN FROWNS UPON
R A OF LITERATURE

London. Aug. 3.-American authors
as we'll as British soon will have the
protection of legislation in parliament
To prevent the further pirating OF
their works in one or the other
,ry as the result of the embargo act
of 1916.
In parliament Lord Askwith asked
whether any steps would be taken to
insure that American authors. and
such British authors as had first pub
lished works in the United States
since 1915 should not be deprived of
copyright protection by reason of the
terms and results OF the embargo act
Of 1915, which had prevented stimuli
~t4neous publication.
Lord Somerleyton replied that ne
sotiations had been proceeding be-
tween the government and the gov
eminent of the United States. The
government was fully alive to the ne
cessity OF preventing any further
piracy OF works published in either
country during the war. If the pow
ers possessed were insufficient the
question of introducing legislation
ould be considered.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-05
THE COURSE OF PRICES

commodity rise In this country until
the beginning Of 1917. This com
parison is based on $50 commodities
in both countries. These $50 com
modities In the United States con-
tinued during our participation In the
war on a comparatively even plane.
whereas in England they continued
TO shoot upward at about the same
ratio as IN 1915. France. on forty
four commodities, starting at the
same level in 1914 as the United
States, continued slightly higher than
our commodity level. but early in
1918 the index numbers began to
diverge, France continuing sharply
upward.
Fluctuations In the United States
commodity prices were less violent
than those In England. Australian
prices Were higher than those in the
United States from 1914 to 1915. but
sower In 1917 and 1918. These prices
began to diverge in 1914 from the
united States price, level course. and
the widest spread was about tho time
this country entered the war. Com
Parsons with Russia are of little
value, Japan Jagged behind Ameri-
a prices until 1918, when they
seem to have taken the lead up-
ward OF the fourteen countries
studied by Professor Mitchell there
were only W In which the level Of
prices all through the war period was
Less than In the United States. and
they were India and Argentina.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-05

Homhastice leaders OF the opposi-
tlen to the peace treaty and the
league of nations lay much emphasis
"a their love for America and their
devotion to the interests OF the
American people. One of them, Sena-
tor watson. OF Indiana. even went TO
tho extent OF calling President VIII
ron m Internationally by way OF
showing that the Hoosier statesman
0Acught himself the better American
OF course the president declined TO
called an internationslist. for he
knows that what he is doing is of
ne very highest service to America
20 America first War in the future
would unavoidably involve LIE. The
1eAgue of nations which the president
advocates would prevent war. 1t
would have prevented the war OF 1914
II II had then been IN operation.
VIA We nave spent IN niood ana
tsoagure In the war Just closed Is
tAe price we paid for not having a
Ieaxus of nations. For that war we
raised an army OF tour million men.
We rent over two million soldiers
Over the seas. The casualty lists OF
~ War Department show that 34,-
90 American soldiers were killed In
action. $4,000 died of wounds, $4,000
of disease, 5000 by accident. There
we're 2I4.0oo wounded. The score
tAry OF the treasury, In a statement
just issued, shows hat by the 30th
0f next June. when the whole cost OF
the var Will have been financed. we
shall have a total public debt of
twenty six and a half billions: all but
about one billion Of thai vast sum will
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-05

10 those who have been staggering
under the burden OF high living
costs. there In some element OF salts
faction In q study of the course of
oommodity prices in other countries
during the war period. Remoteness
from the scene of conflict. or diff
zneoncs In economic organization, or
onndnuance of neutrality. apparently
tailed to pro&.~> the civilized
eraee OF the world from the effect of
- enormous war expenditures. the
abnormal demand for foodstufs and
Dkher material. tia Generalization of
ohipp4ng other than for war purposes.
the dtsiocadon OF international ex-
1aange. and the general imitation of
credits and c~urrenciea
Professor Wesley C. Mitchell. In his
UtuAy OF international price corpari-
nons. shows conclusively that the con-
Doevntve policy adopted by the
United States in her war financing
~ resulted In a lower commodity
ns4ce level than that existing in other
foiugerent countries. and. in most in
DGAnces. In neutral countries. Canada
gporienced 4 commodity price level
I nm the middle Of 1916 almost uni
4DEmly higher than that in the United
4 6tates, taking wholesale prices as the
6sasurs-
England started in 1914 from prac-
ooa11y the same level as the United
RStes and experienced an exceedingly
Y Snxp rise. which ran parallel to the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-05
OUR DUTY TOWARD MEXICO

Public sentiment. in this country
Nth regard to Mexico recently has
undergoing a change. Up to a
time ago probably a majority
~ our people favored a Il nds-on
sIru1ley IN the hope hat u southern
I1g1sbor would be able to solve her
ri problems a~cceptably TO herself
T11 the rest OF the world. II was
Eot that progress might be slow, but
ro would be hope 80 long as there
progress. 1t begins to look.
GUnyer. Is II Mexico is either 'un-
1a1ng or incapable of working out
1900 ~ rehabilitation.
z A4AAve kept our hands off Mexico
xSxrak6nvs wished to continue to do SO,
Dasentiy this unsettled country has
~1 unsupported our f~orbearance and
UpxArestimated the patience OF the
(11fSoG the world.
#apate OF numerous pro~vocations
Mnee always Stunned Intervention.
10fA had an ugly sound. In the
many Y had = nayor Of sell
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-05

second loan in four equa, install
ments. beginning the third year. with
interest at 5 per cent, but no interest
viii be charged on this loan for the
first two years.
The Land. Colonization and De-
v~eiopnaent Department of the Can.
adian Pacific Railway, which owns
much of the mos- desirable land
along its lines. is also making a very
desirable proposition to the would-be
farmer with a small capital to in
vest, be he Canadian or from the
States. 1t sells virgin soil at a price
far below the cost of a similar farm,
| n the United States. requiring only
an initial payment of 10 per cent.
After this the farmer has twenty
years to pay for his land. the unpaid
balance being left at 6 per cent. II
the farmer improves his property
and his tenure is satisfactory he
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-05

Few people will take advice unless
charged for II.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-05

What man has done woman thinks
she can undo.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-05

rate of interest is reduced to 2 per
cent for the first two years. After
the initial 10 per cent no further
payment is required for four years.
except the interest. He then pays.
Oft one-sixteenth Of the principal
each year in addition to the interest.
Experience has shown, however,
THAI the average industrious farmer
cen cwn his farm free and clear in
six Years. while many succeed in do
ing so in as short a time as two
years.
This back-to-the-land plan serves
not only to develop the country AMI
provide a living for returned soldiers
and others. say political economists,
hut is a great factor in combating
social and industrial unrest. They
believe a nation of landowners can
not. in the nature Of things. be Boil
clcyiet
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-05

If the enterprise were merely based
upon the protection of American in
terests in a iawless country. Our
purpose would be made plain to all
and our hands could be kept clean.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-05

Wil1is-Did the doctor do anything
to hasten your recovery"
Wallace-Oh, yehl he told me he
was going to charge me a guinea a
visit."-London Tit-Bits.