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Putnam patriot., 1919-01-24

belongings and when did come along
to join the rest of the party in the
ante-room, ! saw that the bride had
review of them from her post at the
door as they passed into the room and
presented their Fluctuations. Quite
naturally l supposed they had all
done the eongratulating in a thor
ough manner, and did not want to be
piker. so | stepped up as big as life
and gave the bride a real honest-to-
goodness sonorous kiss. / immedi-
ately noticed a rather amused ex-
preston on the faces of one or two
and upon investigation learned that
/ was well ahead of the game, for by
mutual agreement they were saving
up that part of the show till we were
outside. / must have been like GER
tain other people whom | know who
want what they want when they want
it; so taking it all the way through
Johnnie figured rather more in his
friends wedding than he went for to
do.
yesterday afternoon the King of
Italy arrived in the city. Captain
Brett, the chief of this division, has
gone to Germany, and the little stem
ographer and I have to be the goats
while he is away, so we held the fort
while the others went to see the
king. In the evening, however, we
saw him in the movies, so that was al
most as good. 1t was incidentally
rather quick time to get the films
out.
81 have a room right up near the
Troeadero. Ambassador Sharpe
hangs his hat just few doors away.
A couple of nights ago, when l was
going te>my room, | stopped in front
of his mansion long enough to see all
the celebrities drive in to the big re-
ception in honor of President Will
son. 1t was very remarkable
gathering of notable persons, as you
have probably read. The President
and Mrs. Wilson arrived in a most
beautiful limousine brilliantly illum-
mated. l would have given a good
deal to be fly on the wall at the re-
ception. The Wilson's seemed to have
made quite a hit over here and hope
they will keep it up.
eve are all as pleased as you are
to know that the war is over, and
shall be mighty glad to come march
ing home again.
81 believe my feelings coincide
with those of most of the boys in
that the more l see of England and
France the more l appreciate Ameri-
ca.
"Well, / must go along home now
and get in a little sleep. With best
wishes,
Il am, yours sincerely,
.'John A. c. Warner"
Putnam patriot., 1919-01-24
Coolies MAKE
NIGHT ATTACKS
Putnam Boy Part of Army of
Occupation In Germany
Has Been Over the Top Several
Times.

The following letter written in De-
cember from somewhere in Ger
many" is from Arthur J. Anger. Co.
A, 9th U. S. Engineers. He is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Anger of
Putnam. He says:
Dear Mother and Pa
Afew lines to let you know l am
we'll and hope you are the same. l
am sorry to say couldn't write soon
er as ! have been so busy | haven't
had time enough to shave or wash but
twice week. | haven't had time to
wash my underelothes, but now that
we are as far in Germany as we are
to go, | may have more time to my
self and | hope / may then get rid of
my coolies. Say, they go wild over
me- How many times have | got up
in the middle of the night to get af-
ter them in my underwear. They
only get after you at night will
be glad when the day comes when |
can say | haven't any more coolies
| think it will be soon. We expect
in another month to be relieved by
some French troops. | hope 1t will
be soon for am sick and tired of
this work. / have been here whole
wear and never had chance to go to
see the pretty parts of France, al
though ! have seen some pretty cit
les.
"What | have seen of France was
MT so bad. / went through Paris
twice but saw nothing worth while.
often said ] would like to see Paris.
Now | feel as if | would like to see
Berlin ! suppose you remember the
letter in which | told you we would
hang the Stars and Stripes on the
Berlin gates. Well, we're on our way
up there. You remember when
told you it was the beginning of the
end. Well, on July IA, 1918, the
third division was on the Marine. The
battle started and we were the first
ones to cross the river on a foot
bridge that the 9th u. s. Engineers
put over at $50 o'clock July Is.
Fritz was on the other side but at 8
o'clock we had our bridge over and
the troops were crossing -four
abreast. Lots of them swan across
Believe me, that was happy day
We had old Fritz on the run and we
kept right after him. We had some
of the Huns that were in that battle
They don't like to think of it.
don't myself.
Towards the end of the war VIZ
started out to put up some wire anc
when we got there we had to act "a
| infantary. Now believe me, you tall
about going over the top. weni
over the top and l wish you coult
have seen me. was in mud most vi
to my neck but got out of it. wen
over the top twice with my compan,
and once with the machine gun.
went over the top twice in one day
and two days later went over once
more. That was the last time and
was glad. We went in as infantry
on Saturday and came out Sunday al
8 o'clock in the morning.
"Now that everything is over the
only thing | have been wishing is that
could have been with you for
| Christmas dinner, but there was no
chance at all IS we are part of the
army Of occupation and on the way
to Berlin. | am sure we will be on
the way home pretty soon and hope
L -.
Putnam patriot., 1919-01-24
PUTNAM CITIZENS AMONG OFF,
GERS
Mystic Valley Water Company Holds
Annual Meeting

At the annual meeting of the Mys-
tic Valley Water company held at
Stonington, the following directors
were elected: L. H. Fuller, Putnam;
ID. B. Spalding, F. w. Battey, +. Z.
Fuller. H. B. Noyes, G. II. Gilpatric,
Putnam; Frank T. Newcomb.
The officers elected We're:
President, d.. B. Spalding.
Treasurer and general manager,
L. Fl. Fuller, Putnam.
Assistant treasurer, Miss Mabel ID.
Kent, Putnam.
Secretary, George E. Grinnell.
Putnam patriot., 1919-01-24

The Patriot is continually adding
new type to its job department. Good
printing and good service.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-01
THE AMERICAN SCHOOL

In far. AWAY. ENGLAND, 9 lady who
loves the surroundings of the home
for the boy laments the fact that the
boys attending school cannot live at
home and receive the care and guild.
ance of their mothers.
Boys of well-to.do families in Eng.
land rarely see their parents except
during holidays. They attend boarding
schools. beginning in their early
teens, some when they are only sew,
en- or eight, AS a rule these schools
are so far distant from the pupils
homes that their parents see the boy
only for month at Christmas, a
month at Easter and during the mid
summer holidays which last about
six weeks.
II is the children of the poor that
attend the day schools or free
schools as they are called. The public
schools of the United States have no
counterpart in Great Britain What
are known as public" schools here
are the fashionable private boys
schools like Elton. Harrow and Rugby.
entrance TO which is so difficult that
boys are booked for them in their
babyhood.
Lady Beecham. after pointing out
the advantage OF the American day
schools says that the boy growing
up in thh way 10 comprehend their
mothers. when they marry nave far
more sympathy with their wives
r think" she roptinued. shat
much eonjugal trouble in this country
is due to Qua system of educating our
ons. The English boy sees little OF
his mother and sisters, almost moth,
ing of feminity in general. and grows
TO manhood understanding the mini
mum about the ideas and ideals of wo-
men When he. marries his experience
is often gained at the expense of his
wife, which does not make for hap
t-- 80 4
py marriage.
1t is almost revolutionary to con-
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-01

the G. A. R. the Women's Relief, the
Mems Relief, the Stomach Relief, the
Navy League, the Red Cross, the Iron
Cross, the Double Cross, and every
other cross Of all colors, until l am
cross myself; and by the Y. M. c. A.,
the Children's Home, the Dorcas So
ciety, and every hospital in town. The
government has so governed my bust
ness + don't know who owns it. All
know is | am supposed to be an mex
haustible supply OF money for every
known need, and because will not
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-01
A FRANK CONFESSION

Lyons Progress: In remitting his
income tax, a man wrote TO the in
ternal revenue collector:
81 have been heId up, held down,
siandbagged, walked on, sat on flatten-
ed out and squeezed First, by the
United States government for the
federal war tax, the excess profits tax
and the Liberty Loan bonds; for the
state, county and city highway tax,
the motor tax and the syntax. From
the Society of ST. John the Baptist,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-01
denim our fine old public schools, with

denim our fine old public schools, with
their enormous weight of tradition
but ! confess ] would, like to see the
day school and the co-educational sys.
tenn SO common in America, play a
much bigger part in the upbringing
OF our sons"
Lady .Beecbam sees the glory of
it all at a distance. She does not know
that we fail to get the boys to school,
In the boarding schools of England,
which, after all, are not the schools
the mother could hope for If she
would build real morals for the boys,
the youngsters have to attend school
There isn't any such thing as hockey,
or farming a week and going to
school a week. There isn't any such
thing as falling. out !. when the work
holds the boy to the blocks. He is
there all the time.
We have the home Influences in
the American schools. and in some of
the states where compulsory educa-
tion is not a joke, the children attend
1t cannot be said, however, that Eeor-
gians attend school regularly A lack
of attendance, destroys ALI effective
unity in scholastic courses and winds
fup with an impression on the mind of
the youngster that school is main
tanned for the purpose Of providing
a place TO go when there isn't any,
thing else to do. Lack Of attendance
in school is probably our worst draw.
back.
9fiI In fsait4tt.t.4 M4fE :iae ts!4a d
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-01
LOOK Ar GEORGIA FIRST


of the resourceful publicity efforts
being put forth to attract settlers
TO the Canadian 4 Northwest the
Agusta Chronicles truly observes:
Nothing is being said OF the
short summers, of the long hard
winters and other disadvantages
as compared with this section Of
the oonntrHs.It must be admitted
that The -pessiHnties are there
ana shey are well presented, but
comlarK ID with The South -es7-
pesgllY this particular section or
thsso4sh- tAsFe.ls not.an argu-
mehfs i ft for them % Stand on
in se4entipg their etsims for
eonalneEEatioq,s' +,
TiHSsl inc invitations romnarison; it
is sinssy the pet ms. Nd0gtiIlSest has
its rlsasnhble advantages, and to Ger.
tain ihEsn serilg types OF men II holds
a zeEal hpps But for ali.roand OPP
pdfHsniaies 5ind lifeBheefing con-
ditiodssatJ does not. .coinpare with re-
t1S IL saN@
gionEnks Georgia. and neighboring
tatNhers else, indeed, could the
hom ksr and investor find induce
1uenls rich AS hsrss2,.... ,s.l.szS...s =
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-01

Edere come Blalock, Walker and
Holder. running already for governor.
looking for Flynt next. and then
some mere. Georgia has merry old
time ahead.-that is provided things
get "het'' up. This number altogether
MI one great whoop will more than
llkely be heard.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-01
THE TEXAS CASE.

t q
The DULLES on the suffrage cues
ton are sure that Georgians would
have. nothing to do with extending.
the ballot to women were they: per-
mitted to express themselves We
have been told often by these DULLES
that Texas. was not going to do it.
The people Of Texas, if we have
their record straight, hate the, poor
negro worse than anybody i'm the
world 1t is quite sure thing that
they win not stand for negro vote
in the primaries. That is much like
Georgia, but the negro. woman will
certainly have no more to do with
white primary than will the negro
man. The matter Of the negro vote lis
not in the way. 1T had much to do
with settling the Texas suffrage mat
ter" It--csnnot' heve~s"a nything to do
with settling it in Georgia any furth-
er than to be dragged in by those who
would havee.it as a. weapon with
which to fight.
THE DULLES dare the suffrage
forces to make a dash in Georgia.
Somebody will have laugh when
that dash is made. Women are be-
ing given the ballot from one end Of
the country to the other. At present
there are not enough states left to
1defeat the federal amendment Every
time state is called upon to decide,
it tumbleS over into the woman suf-
frage column and makes the opposi-
tion smaller. Texas will be there
When Texas makes it over any OF
them can. Don't let your nerves go
rafting the fire alarm. Don't lose any
good sleep. The women of Georgia
will be given the ballot right soon.
and you will help bestow it!
------------------...----- .f
The Argentine government has re
l.-a.,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-01
THAT GAS RANGE

Many of the housewives living in
.Cordele know something about the
advantages Of the gas range. Sum-
mrer time Is here and the servant pro-
blem is still unsolyed. We believed
when, the war was fully under way
that the day would come again when
the cook would return She has come
back far, far too slowly and hundreds
OF women are doing their own house.
Keeping and cooking just as they did
teqhelpgwin1 the war. Most of this is
due to the yet prevailing scarcity of
labor. sira +
Standing over, the hot range is a
hot season is nothing calculated to
win house keepers to the cooking. No.
body csres % be stewed like that all
day long, and it is not altogether q
thing for the community to boast of
tiat]it has to beidone. We have a
way. out, Of il. Que that q, would quits
naturally increase our pride in our
municipal advantages. m /.
Every good man ought to hope for
the sday To come early when, the city
can own and operate its own light
and power plant. The wood range can
then be superseded in the kitchen by
the electric range enenof the ideals
of modern housekeeping. The electric
range is the perfection Z of all avail.
able cooking devices, but for us it is
Aot available on account of, current
cost. f
b The MISREPRESENTATION with the muni-
cipal plant might be our right to make
the cost of fuel current what we
please. It would be ours, and ours
would mean the public's: # we want
ed TO sell the housekeeper fuel cur.
rent in theasummer time at price
she could ~ Il pay, then the electric range
would be possible Lets own that
miami !if'I f4.-iH f#H4'aa ti''s
il would be a privilege greatly to-
be enjoyed by every citizen, were we
permitted to control the light and.
power rates. These affect the whole
publics, Maintaining a plant to give
the public current at Cost would mean
quite an advantage and from the first
lay itEa' lieand tolbea ours I'VE would
begin to use. tie plant in. the day time
10 t. g,eGtest advantage. 1t carries
no day LOAF. now worth consideringa
but has to be kept moving. 1T might
heat the ranges for the housekeepers
with but small additional cost
Lots of good things are included in.
municipal ownership of the power
plant One among, them not least to
be- considered Ia isfthe elimination il a of
the seething hot wood range in the
summer months of the year.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-01

There is a legal battle under way
il,Itlle cou sui III W. MaGoi that has deve
lobed the scharge that a woman was
narriea "a die ,iio,t Maconfs 'wealthiest
negroes two Ahours aafterihis body was
ensbalmed: We will wager our next
MI
years salary. that tiger. stump Juice
hsa something to do with it. t
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-01

sell all | have and 60 out and beg,
borrow or steal money to give away.
have been. cussed, ,-, discussed boy.
cotted, talked to- talked about, lied
about, held up, hung up, robbed
and nearly ruined; and the only reaI
son am clinging to life is to see
what is coming next
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-01
#::,Sornebodyar oughtsto call off the
weather. NAH and advise with him
sifh n essi sa Fh ~ ,i,ii-
about the continued program for rains
It is getting toll avery monotonetis'
sort or daily occurrence. r'~'''''~-'''7

'Have you built that tobacco, barn
yet? You will need it before June
gets awaYi. You swill not have time to
~ 81 Ii. iii'i;t ~ #E I'll H. Il HI :.
constfhettiit saftertthe fifstHpickingi
is ready
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-01

Over In Dodge county people are
making much OF the beautiful sights
OF the wheat shocks in the fields.
Oyer our way the field 1arks when
they 60 out to catch boil weevils have
great pieces of bark tied to their feet
to keep them from begging down.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-01

From a mixture of sugar cane re-
fuse and bamboo fiber 9. Trinidad
planter has succeeded in making a
paper equal in quality to the best
wood, pulp product. s. :. ~. -r ~
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-01

Ibid you eyer see a June promise so
many weddings? The calendar Is
fiSil in Georgia, And Texas has the
~ ass Y L,-rs IS. .A-.lS- sss ~-~- :.
whole world beaten, They are taking
I'd airplanes out there.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-01

The Argentine government has re
Quired the railroads TO heat their cars
Mn passenger trains as health meas
ure
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-01
Memhera of Aasociated Press.

Y Members of Associated Press. r 4
III The Associated Press is exclusively
entitled to the use for republication,
M all, news DISPATCHES credited tb ZIG
os not otherwise credited FIJI this pa
per and also the local news published
herein. ne I ma ffF n or {
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-01
MAN AND BABY KILLED 70
WHEN TRAIN HITS AUTO

Chester, S, c., May so.--Burton H.
Massey, a well known contractor OF
Rock HILL. and his baby were killed
and Mrs Massey was probably, fatal
ly injured when an automobile in
which they were riding was struck
by freight train on the .Seahord Air
Line railroad, at Catawba Junction,
late yesterday. '5.t.... ,.e 4
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-01

The United States owns fully, one.
half of the worlds stock Of diamonds.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-01

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The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-13
BANANAS MAKE BERLIN GLAD


As I was passing down the Fried
hchstrasse, says correspondent OF the
London Times, writing from Berlin,
my eye was caught by Q crowd Of
people which suddenly collected In
front Of a delicatessen shop.
1t was only with difficulty that one
could get near enough to see what II
was that attracted so much attention.
I heard exclamations Of wonder and
admiration, and on looking q little
more closely save bunch Of bananas
which the shopkeeper had Just hung
up In the window and which was q
novelty to the Berliners. who for near
ly five years have seen not q trace
Of this fruit. once SO plentiful and
cheap In the capital.
The smiling faces and little Jokes
made II quite evident that the banana
was recognized an symbol Of peace,
and that the delight felt at it's
presence was due to the evidence II
afforded that the blockade IL q
thing Of the past.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-13
Holding Down q Profession.

A young fellow living in one Of In.
diana's small towns was graduated
from the high school and looked about
for some easy, yet lucrative profession.
He finally decided TO study medicine,
and settled down in the Office Of the
towns most popular doctor for a sum.
mer's reading. AS he read he watched
this busy mans hours Of work.
One day in the late summer the doc.
tor came in out Of drenching rain.
tired out, and trifle cross. CHANGING
at the immaculate young fellow, whose
heels were reposing on The office desk.
he asked brusquely:
still think you want to be a doe
tori"
"ie-es," came the languid answer.
but I've decided TO practice only on
fair days, and not go out of nights."-
indianapolis News.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-13
LATEST STYLE IN HAIR CUTS
New verk Tensorisl Artist Advertisss
70 Trim the Sean "Physise-
nomieaily."

Hair cut physiognomlcally" 10 the
impressive sign on the window Of q
''tonsorisl artist" In the downtown sec.
ton Of New York.
whats the sign meanr asked q
customer who drifted into the shop ~
q barber started 20 wait on him.
II don't know" was the reply. "Soms
Dew-fangled Idea OF the boss"
When appealed to the proprietor Of
the place sweIled with pride and IN
his welghtiest tones explained his
brain child In this manner:
THAT means that when you get into
the chair we study your face and then
proceed to cut your hair In such q
manner that the trimming will con
form TO your general physiognomy
meaning your face. Sometimes . man
In victim Of his barber In regard 10
his appea earance-yOu know there are
some men In the barber business here
who ought to be shoemakers and can
not see nny further than the hand
that holds the expected tip. We bury
defects In the face by the manner Of
hair cutting and enhance the good
points. Women don't overlook this 10
putting M their hair and there Ii no
rensOn why men should"
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-13
MANY MILLIONS CANNOT READ
ons.Tsnth Of Population Of the United
States over Ten Year, Are
llliterate.

According to the best estimates"
says writer In Everybody's for July,
"ahout l0,0oo,oOO, or more than one.
tenth Of our population over ten years
old. cannot read or write Engish-R
number greater than the whole popu'
lation OF Canada; greater than the
whole population Of the South In the
populations Of 10 OF our states, Aud
Of this number. fully half can neither
read. write nor speak English. In
some cities, such as rnsssic, n, j.. or
Fall River, Mass, these strangers mum
Der a sixth or more Of the population,
"lf this enormous population, allen
In speech or literature or custom, were
merely "a population merely living
among us, that would be one thing to
think about. But all OF this 10000.
600 are also working among us, trying
to build some kind OF life for them.
selves. And In 80 doing, they have
brought themselves into a closer re.
iationsh'p with us than We are often
willing TO admit, even II We are aware
Of IT, More than IS per cent Of the
people who make our steel and iron
more than ~ per cent of those who
make our clothes, more than % per
cent Of those who refine our sugar
are foreign.born. And nearly all Of
them cannot read or write English,
and at least a quarter Of them cannot
read or write their own language. Six
hundred and twenty thousand Of the
million who mine our coal are foreign.
born. and %6S,00 Of these come from
non n'English-speaking races, with but
the slightest ability. II any. TO read the
English language"
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-13
Some AIrpiane Gas 10 Pink.

There Is a difference between auto
mobile gasoline and airplane gasoline.
For aircraft the gas must be lighter
and more volatile, that Is, evaporate
more readily, than ordinary gas. This
causes II to work better at great alti-
tudes. There are three grades OF gas
oline for our aIrplanes, one for train.
ing planes. better grade Of gasoline
for bombing planes and the very best
grade for the fighting planes. Eight.
ing gas" as II Is called. is colored
pink. This is to distinguish II from
other grades 80 that inexperienced
men working at the aviation fields
will not use this valuable gasoline for
other purposes. This pink gas is as
pure as 1t can be produced. refined
and dOubly refined and strained or
filtered until there are no impurities
left In it.-American Boy.