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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-16
Is A TOTAL WRECK
SAYS TENNESSEAN
Nho Says He Now Feels Fine, Since Taking
zIrOn Iron Tonic.

David Jones, of Forbus, Tenn,
writes: 81 got bottle of Ziron and
will say that never had anything to
come in so good time as was think
ing of giving up, l was so weak. |
cannot tell you how bad l felt. Had
stomach trouble. loss of appetite.
couldn't sleep, in fact was a total
wreck an over, as am subject to weak
spells in the Spring of the year. After
using Ziron will say now feel fine
and can do fine days work. l think
you have a good medicine, and l can
surely recommend it to any one who
needs a tonic.
Medical authorities and text books
agree that iron is needed to keep the
system in good condition. Investiga'
ton shows that pale, weak, tired PEG.
pie generally lack the necessary a.
mount of iron in their blood. The
strength that iron gives may be OBJ
tanned by taking Ziron Iron Tonic.
Try it. Ask your druggist about his
guarantee on Ziron. INA
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-16
FIRST TEST GIVES
BILL fine STAND

Atlanta, July 16.-The first test of
strength between the advocates of
the bill to submit the question of
capital removal to a vote of the peo-
pie and the Atlanta opposition to the
bill came on in the Senate today and
Atlantas strength was brought fully
into the open and shown to be four
teen members.
Following the outgeneraiing of the
Atlanta opposition both on strength
and parliamentary procedure. Senator
B. j. Fowler said: Ill.,.
81 am enormously gratified, yet the
result is not at all different from
what l have known all the while it
would be. Our people knew exactly
what we were doing and the whole
thing worked out identically as we
had wanted it to. 1t puts us in position
toa curately tabulate the entire
Senate to man. With three of the
members of our organization i'm
mediately outside of the door of the
chamber, two on the floor not voting
either way and one out of the city,
all will showed that Atlanta was
able to muster vote on their own
prepared effort to run away with us
Of only fourteen votes. The vote was
20 to IA as taken. On the plan worked
it shows very clearly that we have
more than enought votes in the
Senate to pass the bill when we are
ready"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-16
BIG SUM PROVIDED
FOR STATE SCHOOLS

Atlanta July 16.-Georgia has APP
propriated four million dollars for, its
common schools next year and four
and one half million dollars for the
year following.
The appropriation for next year is
a half million dollars more. than was
made the present year and a round
million more than now two years
hence.
The four-million-dollar appropria-
ton constitutes over As per cent of
the total revenue of the State. 1t will
be more than half of the state re-
venue two years from now unless
there is a big increase in Georgia's
bank account.
Advocates of common school edu-
cation in Georgia, of which there
is a large number among the law
makers consider the action of the
Legislature, in making the large
appropriation, a decided victory for
grammer schools. 1t was stated by
one of the speakers before the House
who argued for the increased ap-
preparation, that pupils in the COM
mon schools get SO or 81 per capita
in Georgia and $500 or $500 in
higher education.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-16
24O POUND PIGS

With corn above so cts. hogs cal
their heads off very quickly. The
hog that takes two or three months
TO get on full feed never brings you
profit.
When 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 24O pounds. Figure the av-
erage feeding and you will see why
the B. A. Thomas medicine is a 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, 1919-07-16

than twenty, both fetchingly CARRIED
in Uncle Sans kaki, at the matrOn's
ward, police headquarters.
They had spent the night there
They were arrested by a mixed de-
tail of provost guards and city de-
tectives at Mrs Hughly's home on
Corley street after they had donned
Uncle Sans khaki as a convenient
costume for motorcycling. Military
Regulations says that nobody out Of
the service may wear any part of a
uniform. After explanations the two
young women were given their liberty.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-16
ATLANTA WOMEN ARRESTED
FOR WEARING u. S. UNIFORM

Atlanta, July 16.-"They let us
fight in Russia, they made traffic
cops and conductorettes and she
shell makers out of us in western
Europe, and they're begging us to
vote right here in Atlanta why on
earth can't women enjoy some OF
the comforts men have when ii
comes to clothes?"
Mrs. Jennie Hughly and Mrs
Florence Fitch, both pretty and less
The Washington herald., 1919-02-27

got the machine gunner on the plane.
the plane plunged. a sudden wreck.
lay in No Mans Land. a useless but
attractive piece of debris.
Hallway across the little bit of
No Mans Land the German rifiemen
began to shoot-wild. The American
shotguns replied. Like bugs sprayed
off vines the Teutons began to go
down as the American shells, ali
buckshotted to the limit in that last
reloading. crashed their hail into
them. 1t was terriically earnest
Worthwhile 1t lasted. Right and left!
But the men trained at the traps.
each as quick as a wasp. each with
with a record of over ninety out of
100; several able to make straight
strings. did not miss often. Then, as
German machine guns began to slut
ter, the Americans leaped into the
trench again, guns so hot the bar
rels could not be touched. some of
them bleeding froIh slight wounds, all
of them happy. tor the American
trapshooter had met the Boche on
his own ground and smashed him fat
The attack was nipped in the bud.
Ralston and his men got their
crosses, too.
From Cantigny on, the shotgun
was used, more and more. The
Boche bombers were afraid to stand
up to II. In stopping massed or in
filtrating charges it proved itself su-
perior to everything else. No Teuton
unit ever got home into trenches oe-
Tended by cool shotgun boys Field
and Stream.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-27
Reinstatement of Soldiers
In Civil Service Positions

The Civil Service Commission au-
thorfzes the following:
Anticipating the time when men
who left the Federal classified civil
service to take up arms in defense
OF the country would be mustered
out and, therefore. seeking employ
men. the United States Civil Seryic.
Commission recommended to the
President that provision be made
for the reinstatement in the civil
service of such men. Accordingly,
the President issued the following
Executive order dated July IS. 1918:
a person leaving the classified
civil service to engage in the mill
itsry or naval service OF the gov
ernment during the present war
with Germany. and who has been
honorably discharged. may be re-
tnstated in the civil service at any
time within five years after his dis
charge, provided that at the time of
reinstatement he has the required
fitness to perform the duties of the
position to which reinstatement is
sought" II
" will be noted that under the
terms Of the Executive order a man
who was separated from the civil
establishment to take part in the
war may be reinstated in a civil
service position within five years
after his discharge from the mill
ftary or naval service. 1t will
further be noted that there is no re-
strtction that the man must be rein
stated in the particular; position
from which he was separated. I'm
der the terms OF the Executive or
der he may be reinstated anywhere
in the civil service, provided that
at the time of reinstatement he has
the required fitness to perform the
duties of the position to which rein.
statement Is sought
The Washington herald., 1919-02-27

Of course, have placed golden for each
service flag.
Two years boys began their places
the fight the battles for the freedom of the world
left proudly placed white
flag 10 world loyalty of your
Today they coming back
Others have filled their places while they gone, the
filled But Of
would be place for them when they returned
It's for show loyalty to them
months of their lives made money sacrifice
often suffered in health been crippled by
them adjust business that those who
wan TO you do 30.
be twice proud of service flag when white
if there's wel-hlled
you'll helping Uncle Sam solve his biggest problem the
problem of the eurning
The Washington herald., 1919-02-27
Placed by His Side.

Wounded himself. Stanley was ly-
ing in the first-aid station. waiting
The Washington herald., 1919-02-27
District Machine Gun Units Won Praise
From Pershing for Heroism in France
MIR. Employer:
How Many White Stars on Your
Service Flag?
Service Flag!

Here model service flag for business
day. In the golden for soldier gone
Three of the blue in the white
slightly smaller showing that three employees
been taken back and in the other white
three soldiers employed who did before
Mr.. Business Man. you taking back soldier boys
went from your business into the army?
Are finding places for other soldier boys who you
seeking work. ......'
If you you make felt through
of flag and perform duty patriotic which
first led to its display.
Whenever of your boys back his job white
slightly smaller of blue, thus leaving
blue appearing around the white.
Whenever hire soldier boy whom did employ be-
FORE put red border of your flag.
your boys have given their lives the service you
The Washington herald., 1919-02-27
Irapshooting the Boche
Big Sport at Cantigny

Uncle Peter Sampson chuckled. The
paper from which he was reading
cracked as he twiddled 1t between
thumb and forefinger. He was lolling
back easily in the rustic chair before
the fireplace OF the Wellvale Gun
Clubs bungalow. The sudden winter
dusk was coming on. but the dancing
freight fought It within doors. The
trap boys streaming by homebound
whistled cheerily. Old Sandy Mulli-
gan came in, after locking the trap
pits, and sat down to warm his hands
before the fire.
Horson Britten, opposite Sampson,
glanced up at the chuckle, and In
quired:
What's the word from your neph-
ew, Paul Ralston? You told me that
YOU had a letter from him that you
were going to read over after we
shot our string out, Peter"
That's what I'm chuckling at.
Hors';' his letter tickles me most to
death
whats he been doing? Been get
ting decorated or captured the kai-
ser?'
mo. He's been trapshooting the
Boche-"
What? Say it again. so I'll get 1t. t"
"Trapshooting the Boche. It's time
to let you and the other claybird
smashers know. now the censorship
Is off. about the greatest trapshooting
tournament in history"
Sampson folded up the paper. got
out his pipe. lighted it and. while the
dusk deepened and the freight
danced, told his two friends, Britten.
who sometimes outshot him, and
Sandy Mulhgan, ground keeper. quot
ing from letters that he produced
from pocket after pocket and piecing
with his own comments and state
ments of facts as he knew them:
Came ms "Cnnned Corn.o
"'Hors,' this begins away back be-
fore America entered the war. Your
secretary, John Keniver, was redhot
for action then and quit the club and
went into an officers training camp
as soon as he could. He used to come
out here when he was home week
ends and rag the boys of the club.
young and middle-aged, who, under
my nephew's leadership. were plug
ging away at clay birds. He. would
complain because they, as he said,
fooled away time and energy on trap
shooting instead of getting ready to
enlist. saying he did not see how a
man could bother over a stray miss
or two. or fret because made only
e5 out of a possible 100 string. / was
puzzled myself over the way those
fel,ews stuck to it and kept noticing
that they had plenty of ammunition
that kept coming in cases labeled
canned corn opened up a box of
shells one day and saw marked on
the shot -wad:
OK drs.
IN BIS
Then / thought the boys had gone
crazy, but even when / asked Ralston
about it he only grinned and said it
was new stunt to make the boys
hold in closer and not trust to the
scatter of No. SIS. He was preparing
the top string men of the club for
tournament. he said.
'National?' asked.
International he laughed.
II thought 1t was all joke about
the tournament, because there could
be none then. but they kept at 1t and
always shot at unknown traps, un-
known angles so began to suspect
The Washington herald., 1919-02-27
John Eopoucci First Washington Boy the World

4 day after leaving for France from
Camp Meade, where he received his
military training. Before leaving the
camp he wrote TO his mother that
he believed he would not return from
France. but that he was content TO
die in such a cause and for such a
country.
He WAS born in the District twenty
three years ago and received his edu-
cation In the schools of the city.
First Sailor Killed
John Eopoluccl, the first sailor
killed In the war, had been in the
navy twelve years at the time of his
death. He left the United States with
eleven other men from the navy yard
on March Is as a guard to a cargo
ship that was sailing for France.
On April ] the ship, the Aztec. was
torpedoed of the stormy coast of
France and Eopolucci was never seen
again He had been serving on guard
duty the night the ship went down
and. his superior officers believed. left
the ship with one of the last boats
to cast of in the storm At the time
of his death he was 80 years OF age.
having lived, when not at sea, in
Washington all of his life.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-27

there was more to ii, especially as
Ralston one night showed me a letter
he had written to Black Jack PERISH
ing, the American general, who Is an
! old trapshooter, you know, telling the
! general that the Wellvale squad of
picked men were letter-perfect on the
use Of that strange load and at un-
known traps. unknown angles. Yet
when every man in the squad kept
delaying his enlistment I thought it
strange. and when the first draft
came and all of them claimed exemp-
ton they were all married, you
know l began to get a bit hot at
them. But it made no difference to
them. They kept coming out here.
early and late, and plugging away.
You were on that Western trip last
year, and so didn't know how things
were going here, 'Hors.'
Then, of a sudden, the whole crowd
faded out of town between two suns.
and all we could get out of the wom-
en- was that they had enlisted in a
bunch and gone off down to one of
the Texas camps, under special or
ders from Washington. We thought
| 1t was some sort of secret service
work, or maybe tank service. that
was to be kept quiet. After Paul got
across / began to get inklings in his
letters that prepared the way for
what was to come, and now when
! that official German complaint against
the actions of our Wellvale bows and
others like them; well. 1 can make 1t
all public, Horson. Like this:
Passing over the time spent in
that training camp and what they did
there. with the thousands of others
who trained like them, let's jump, as
they did, right over to the part Of
| the front that the Americans took
over ahead OF Cantigny. You remem-
Der that that was where the Boche
ran into something new and began to
whine for the first time about what
he called American barbarism,'
/ Paul Ralston and Hod Taylor and
Billy Russell and John Martin and
all the rest of our boys landed there
! in Cantigny about the time, as was
found from captured papers on Ger
man officers, that the German high
command was ready to launch an at
tack on that part of the line. The
Americans had an advanced set of
listening posts established below
ground there, under an old trench
which they had let the foe capture
so they wanted just to hold on there
for the time being so that spy-post
would be of use. The Germans want
ed to edge forward: not attack In
force, then. That gave our boys their
chance to prove on a small scale, that
Black Jack Pershing's idea was o. X.
Later they and others proved it to
the hilt in wider and wider areas,
until the Hun ran home.
Veteran Laughed at Weapons.
For when our fellows were sent
out to the foremost angle the ad-
Vanced American trench element
made over against the foe lines, who
should Ralston run into but your Sec
retary. Keniver. all decorated with
his Croix de Guerre, steady as a rock
In command of company, a regular
veteran. Keniver ragged Ralston
about his long delay in getting to the
front, and they jollied back and
forth. and when Keniver saw the
weapons our boys had. well, he
laughed.
"'shotguns to stop these geezers
with What nextr
You've tried everything else from
Dig guns to popguns, and you may
The Washington herald., 1919-02-27

for stretcher-bearers. when Eopolucci
was brought in and placed on the
ground by his, side Recognizing his
friend and knowing that he had not
many minutes TO live. the young man
begged Stanley IL he ever reached
Washington to find his mother and
tell her that her sons last thoughts
were of her.
Stanley promised and. raising his
head to speak to Eopolucci. found
that he was dead. having died before
knowing that his message would be
delivered
The young soldier died one year to
The Washington herald., 1919-02-27
Two Gold Stars Are Shining
For Brave Eopolucci Brothers
"She Gave More Than Richest Man in Amer.
ica," Says Secretary of Navy, in Praise
of Their Mother-One Was Sailor.

Among the gold stars on the service
flags of the District Of Columbia are
two for John and William Eopolucci.
sons of Mrs. Anne Eopolucci, $40
street southeast. of whom the Secre-
tary Of the Navy declared:
she gave more than the richest
man in America could give in money.
for she has given her sons
John Eopolucci was the first sailor
of the American navy to die in the
war with Germany, perishing on
April 1, 1917, when the Aztec was tor
pedoed off the coast Of France by a
German submarine. and William
Eopolucci, the first boy to be drafted
from the Southeastern section of the
District. died on September IS in one
of the bloodiest battles of the war.
Brings Dying Message.
b. When the District boys returned
home a few weeks ago Private John
Stanley brought Mrs. Eopolucci the
dying message of her soldier son,
whispered to the other boy as young
Eopolucci lay mortally wounded in a
first-aid station near Argonne Forest
Stanley said that Eopolucci was
wounded in an engagement near the
Argonne Forest and was lying few
yards from the American trenches
when another Washington boy, Pri-
vate Comphers, heard his means.
Despite the fact that Comphers
knew an attempt at rescue meant
almost certain death he crept from
the shelter of the trenches and to the
spot where Eopolucci lay, finally
managing to drag him back, though
he was himself mortally wounded
while doing so.
Placed by His Side.
Wounded himself, Stanley was ly-
ing in the first-aid station, waiting
The Washington herald., 1919-02-27
shotgun Wrecked Plane.

The German filer banked his ma
chine and it made a perfect turn,
right over our line and hung out
there for moment. just about sew
enty-five yards away. a beautiful
mark for Ralston. Just as the Teu-
ton machine gun in the plane began
to spit Ralston swung onto its pilot
as the Hun plane man gripped his
levers and glared down through his
green goggles. The right barrel
crumpled the Teuton pilot; the lert
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-01
Jimmy Coon and His Friends
The Adventures Of the Little People of -
the Great Forest ~
Father Ooon,s Plans for Dinner.

stood at the bottom of the Hemlock
apartments, and Teddy Postum was
swinging from-a low branch of a
nearby tree, by his long tail, and
they all were calling Father Coon.
They made such aHracket that all the
little Folk Of the Great Forest looked
out of their windows and doors to see
what the rumpus was all about.
Father Coon was hard to wake, for
he had been hunting all night. but
from the window of the top floor.
and he wanted to know what in
thunder the noise was all about, that
honest people couldn't sleep in their
beds? No.. j
When he saw Cousin Bruin, how
ever, he was all smiles, Inc he said
he would be down at once, just as
soon as he could throw on his new
fur house coat. Jimmy called out:
"Now( Father, be sure and put on
your Thinking Cap SO that you can
make a plan for Cousin Bruins din
ner. He is Just as hungry as q. Bear.
Postum for a few days, and SO you
and 1 will have to find dinner for
Cousin Bruin."
Cousin Bruin smiled a broad smile.
He was glad Jimmy Coon was a lit
tie afraid Of him. for he found 1t very
pleasant to have relatives find all his
meals for him!.
Soon Father Coon came down In
the elevator from the top floor. and
he had on his new fur house coat,
and his best thinking cap.
You know that when people put on
their thinking caps, they can just
make a plan that will work in a wink.
So now Father Coon had a fine piaA
that popped into his head just the
minute he put ON that thinking cap;
but he didn't want Cousin Bruin to
know 1t was that easy to find meals
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-01

The Delta Gamma fraternity enter
tanned a large company, OF young
women, this AFTERNOON cornplime ntary
to the Delta Zeta members. their
patronesses ana their national officers
who are In the city attending to in.
stallation ceremonies.
Guests included members Of the
other f~raternities on the campus. and
their patronesses. Hours were from
a to s o'clock and presiding at the
tea table was Mrs. g A. Abbott.
An interesting musical was given
by the hostesses. Spring flowers were
used to decorate the rooms.
MI. and Mr.. A. K. Anderson Of
North Third street are the proud par
ents Of q baby o born February %.
~ X
Mrs.. D. 9hannahnn Of Merrifleld left
the city this noon for New York city:
where she will be the guest Of ,ssher
'daighter1and son-in-1aw. Mraaand
Mrs. b. w. Seymore Of that city.
X X f go
The Athletic club OF Model High
school entertained d company of-the
younger. set last evening at an I'M
formal dancing party in the X. Of G..
hall. Hours were from 9 to 10 o'clock.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-01

The Baptist Young Peoples society
met last evening in the church par
lors and enjoyed their annual BAN
quet. A spring" program character
izing the approaching season was
given; members of the society taking
an active part. II
Miss Harriet Tingley was electex
president; Miss Grace Loughlin. vice
president; Miss Dorothy Webster,
secretary, and Archie tombstone was
made. treasurer.
A yellow color scheme was carried
out in the banquet appointments.
Bowls of yellow jonquils, yellow tap
ers and place cards adorned the table,
and the banquet was served at $3.50.
Miss winifred Nelson presided. as
toastmistress. and an interesting pro-
gram ~of<toasts and music was given,
followed by an informal hour of mu-
sic and games. +,
Miss Lillian Carlson was chairman
Of the refreshment committee; Miss
Thelma Sherman had charge of the
tickets. Miss Harriet Tingley was in
charge of the decorations, and Miss
Margaret Loughlin arranged for the
serving.
The annual party Of the st. Paurs
Episcopal choir was held last evening
in the Guild hall. The program was
in charge of Don v. Moore and was
composed Of a number of splendid
dances and musical numbers.
Miss Madeline Gets, Miss Agnes
Rhodes and Miss Doris Payne gave
some attractive dances and Miss
Payne with Ruth McNichol. Margaret
Dow and Mary Moore sang several
Hawaiian songs, accompanying them
with the ukulele. Among other num-
bers, were vocal solos by Theodore B.
Elton, E. r. Montgomery, Mrs.
Elizabeth Chamberlain, and Miss
Ruth McNichol. The Lilac Hedge
trio, composed Of Mr.. Moore, MI.
Montgomery and Mr.. Elton gave a
short pleasing number, concluding the
program.
Dancing and cards were INDUCED
in after the program and refresh
ments were served under the direction
OF Mrs. w. Rawson.
X Il X
Miss Helen M. Lafkin and Mrs. Guy
3 Fairchild returned from Inkster
yesterday where they organized plans
for q Blue Triangle campaign to be
held there. They conducted a house.
Toulouse anvas and also met the
high school girls and made plans for
tag day, which they will have during
the farmers convention.