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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-01
BOLS CAUSE BIG
PANIC IN
RIGA
IN BALTIC TO MEET RUS
SIAN FLEET

Copenhagen, Jan. Riga is panic
stricken over the advance of the Boil,
shevik forces which now are only is
miles away, and many families are
fleeing from. the city, according to
Berlin advices,,
The Russian fleet will attempt to
leave Kronstadt, and meet the Brit
ish in the Baltic.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-01
5O,O00 BALES TO ENGLAND

Mobile, Ala, Dec 3l.-Approvimat-
ed $4,000 bales of cotton will be ship.
ped through the port during of Mo
bile for the British government dur
the month of January according to
an announcement made today by S
A, Leblanc, manager Of the Mobile
Liners, Inc.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-01
COLD WAVE WARNINGS;
ALSO GULF STORM ON

Washington, Jan. Gold wave
warning have been ordered for Ala
bama, Northwest Georgia and North,
west Florida; and Northwest Storm
warnings for the Gulf Coast from Bay
st. Louis to Key West.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-01
SURRENDERED SUBS
BEING ALLOTTED
UNITED STATES GETS ONLY a IS
REPORT

London, Jan. 1.-The Mail says the
surrendered German submarines are
being divided, France getting 49, tia
ly 10, Japan 7, and the United States
4.
1t does not say hof the remaining
1877 are to be allotted.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-01
BIG LEAGUE PLAYERS TO
TRAIN IN FLORIDA CAMP

New York, Jan. With the an
nouncement yesterday that the New
York Americans wauld train in Flor
ida this spring instead of Macon, it
was learned that the New York Ma
tional is also considering changing
their spring training quarters from
Marlin Springs, Texas to some place
in Florida.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-01
THREE THOUSAND RETURNING
TROOPS REACH PORT

Newport News, Jan. carrying g.
200 returning troops, the steamer
Princess Matoika, arried here today.
They include approximately 1000
wounded men
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-01
Advancing Westward

London, Jan l-Bolshevik troops
continue their advance westward in
Esthonia. LivOnia They are march
ing on Reyal and Riga, according to
Russian wireless report received
ere. S"siwlfz'g
Southeast OF Riga the Bolsheviki
have taken Bomershof on the Dvina.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-01
IN w1fWt
FOOD COMMISSION HAS
STARTED FOR VIENNA

Berne, Jan. 1.-The interAllied com
charged with the investiga-
ton of the food situation in German
Austria has left here for Vienna.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-01

Mrs b. r. Pamers friends will be
pleased to learn that her condition
has been more favorable for several
days
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-01

Robert D. Harris, who has been
spending the holidays here will re-
sumo his studies at Tech.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-01
IALkfED TROOPS
in CONSTANTTNOPLE
II
FRENCH, BRITISH AND ITALIANS
ASSIGNED TO DUTY

London, Jan IA battalion of
French troops has been assigned to
occupy Steamboat, district in Constan-
tinOple, while a British battalion will
ccupy Pera, the European quarter.
=, forces viii .occpy another dis
The city.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-01

Mr. Billie Greer and family have-
moved to Albany.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-01

Mrs. Jenette Reed has returned
llpme from a visit to relatives in
florida.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-01

NO MARKET-HoLIDAY
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-14

Mrs. B. o. Tufnell writing in ref
erence to Bruges, says: 81 think it
may be of interest to you to know that
Bruges is extraordinarily little chang
ed since the war. We were most agree
ably surprised to find our things left
behind intact and only one case had
been opened. The hotel was still well
run and comfortable, and the food was
good, only the pre-war prices had
changed for the worse! The beautiful
old city looked much the same as be-
fore. The carlton is still pealing in
the belfry, and few Of the public build
ings have suffered. The port has been
greatly altered, and there the signs Of
war are very evident, not only in the
huge works started by the enemy, but
in the effectual destruction of them by
our airmen. The shops are open, and
the life of Bruges goes on as it did.
Only the welcome appearance Of khaki
clad men or businesslilSe w. A. A. C.'s
strikes a strange note in the cobbled
spaces of the Grande Place."
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-14
ROAD IMPROVEMENT
MAY Be Numbered
ATTORNEYS FIND FLAW IN BOND
ISSUES or PAST AND
FUTURE.
WOULD AMEND CONSTITUTION
humber Of Years Taxes May BE
Levied For Improvement Limited
as Well as the Amount
That Is Levied.
Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge
The good roads movement in Louis
lana received a big setback through
the decision Of the State Supreme
Court that taxes for road purposes
are limited to mills for five years,
according to a letter received by
Governor Pleasant from New Orleans
attorneys. The attorneys requested
Governor Pleasant to take steps to
have an amendment to the Constitu-
ton submitted in order to remedy
the situation.
The decisions were in two cases,
Thement Lumber Company We. Par
fish Of Winn, and Hayne VS.. Assessor.
Both cases were on rehearing SO
there is no chance to have them
changed or modified The attorneys
point out that it is impossible to issue
any bond that will not require tax
for more than FIVE years and in al
most all cases the tax will be over 5
mills.
To strengthen their arguments, Gra-
ham & Martin and Word & Oakley of
Chicago sent two quoted letters re-
ceived from John c. Thompson Of
New York. one Of the leading bond
authorities, that he will not be able to
approve any parish or road district
bonds until fully satisfied as to the
cases decided in sac Supreme Court.
The attorneys said that as condi-
lions now stand, every road bond Is
sued 10 the state since 1919 is in per-
Il because almost every bond is more.
than mills for more than Eve years.
These bonds depend for the payment
Of their principal and interest on a
tax levied each year and If the tax
is uncollectable. there must be de-
fault in the payment Of principal and
interest. Under these circumstances,
for the good name Of the state and
its credit, they assert a default in
these bonds must be avoided by all
means.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-14
HIGH ON sCROLL OE FAME
&c Written the Name Of Frank Luke,
One Of the Best Of American
Air Fighters.

What Lieutenant Luke, famous
American aviator, would, and often
did, attempt was illustrated by his last
fight. Starting out alone to attack
three "drachens," or observation bal
looms, he had seen behind the German
lines in front Of Verdun, he was inter
cepted by ten enemy machines. He
engaged them all, got two of them, and
escaped the others by seeming him
self to be disabled. His fall" was
from directly over the balloons, and be-
fore they could be lowered or protect
ed he shot all three of them in flames,
But then Luke disappeared, and what
became Of him was not known until
after the armistice.
When the allies entered the village
of Murvaux the rest of the story was
learned from the peasants. The Amer
lean had been forced by wounds or the
disablement of his machine to descend,
but he did not land until he had used
his machine gun to the extent Of kill
ing eleven of the many German sol
diers stationed there. Then he alight-
ed safely in a nearby field and was
seen to quit his machine and start for
little stream as if to get water. Ger
man soldiers ran up, and either by
them or by a shot from further away
he was killed. The German officer in
command kicked the body and ordered
that no one touch it. There 1t lay till
the next morning, when the villagers
were allowed to take it, uncovered, in
cart, to their cemetery and bury it.
So ended Frank Luke az the age Of
20. He had lived much, if not long,
and down in Phoenix, Ariz., where he
was born, they are justly proud Of
him. He does not lack appreciation
elsewhere, for Captain Rickenbacker
says: "Had he lived he would have put
me out Of business long ago as Ameri-
cas- leading ace. I wouldn't have had
a show against him."
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-14
BASEBALL is HELPED
BY LONG DISTANCE
Adoption of Rule Was Life Saver
to Many Noted Players.
When Ten Feet Was Tackled Onto
Distance of Pitcher From Plate
Many Veterans Took on New
Lease of Life in Game.

The Iengthening of the pitching dis
lance in 1893 was life saver to many
players who are now famous in the
annals of baseball history. To the
veteran players it meant a new lease,
for many of the famous hitters were
getting lamentably weak with the
stick. To the youngsters just break
ing in it meant another trial. Hugh
Jennings would have never been
known to the game today but for the
sQuelching of the growing dominance
of the hurler. Possibly the familiar
'sE-Yah' of this scarlet-plumed son of
Erin would never have been heard
throughout the land, for Hughey was
about ready to quit, so discouraged
was he with the way he was hitting
and Jennings was not the only one
who stood on the ragged edge of moth
ing. Billy Keeler, Jesse Burkett, John
McGraw, Jakey Beckley were helped
along by the handicap placed upon
the festive hurler and stepped into
the 300 class when the additional 10
feet was tackled on the distance be-
tween LueSS lWO pldlSSs
Eighteen hundred and ninety-tWo
was the last season the hurler had the
50-foot distance to work from and
it was the first season of the amalga-
nation of the National league and the
American association, which was
formed into one 12-club circuit so an
the best batsmen were punched under
one head. When the batting averages
were totaled up at the end of that
season the names of only IL bats1nen
were found in the 300 list. Such
star batsmen and formerly consistent
300 hitters as Arson, Jim O'Rourke,
Pete Browning, Roger Conner, Jimmy
Ryan and George Van Haltren slipped
below the 800 mark. The foxy hurler
surely held the whip hand over the
lusty slugger and kept getting better.
Such classy pitchers as Rusie, Cy
Young, Frank Killen, "Dumplings''
Mcmahon, Edward Stein, "Kid" Glea-
son, Charles (K.) Nicols, Frank
Dryer, Gus weighing and the great
Breitenstein were in their glory and
going like wildfire.
Imagine Walter johnson or Grover
Alexander shooting them over from 81
50-foot distance Under those condi-
tions today the .30O-hitter would be-
come extinct, would wither from the
land, the 200 class would be the Sc
lect circle.
If the 5O-foot distance were again
the proper thing it would take years
for the batsmen to get used to it, just
as it took the pitchers years to master
the heightened distance, but it took
a new generation of hurlers to do it.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-14
War ana Roller Skates.

II is a far cry from the world war
TO a chIld's roller skates, but accord
ing to the fashion expert Of Popular
Mechanics Magazine, roller skates Of
the latest approved model are after
the style of British fighting tanks.
Novelty always being uppermOst In the
Juvenile heart 1t matters not that the
new skates are bit snowshoelike in
size. The new skates are like all 9TH
ers except that they are surrounded
by tanklIke bodies made Of light sheet
metal.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-14
NEW STAR APPEARS IN SOUTH
Moon Dueote, colIeglan Now Playing
With Mobile, Looks Like Another
George slsler.

II there is any ball club that has an
option on Mobile players it had bet
ter be closing on Moon Ducote. This
collegian, breaking into the profess
sional game, looks ike another George
Slsier all over. He has been playing
the outheld, but he can play frst or
pitch. and he sure can hit and run
bases. The st. Louis Cardinals have
been working with Mobile ana pre-
sumabIy have first choice, but you
never can tell
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-14
Memorial to Great Naval Deed.

Were it possible for the British peo-
pie to forget that greatly daring naval
deed of the war known by the un.n-
spring title of the Zeebrugge raid, the
present movement on foot to commem-
crate it will assure for it perpetual
fame. Happily the initiative has been
taken by the city Of Bruges, so there
is not the slightest element of vain
glory in the idea of a memorial to be
erected on suitable site within a few
yards of the spot where the blockships
Intrepid and Iphigenia were success
fully sunk. The actual sinking Of
these vessels for the purpose Of pre-
venting the German submarines using
the canal to Bruges, was rendered pos
sible only by the gallantry of the at
tack made by the old cruiser Vindic-
tive, which was afterward sunk across
the fairway at Ostend. Standing on
an elevation, the monument will be
visible far out to sea.-Christian Sci
ence Monitor.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-14
DIAMOND
NOTES
Ray Morgan is playing second base

Ray Morgan is playing second base
for Baltimore.
Val Pienich has made good start
with the Griffmen.
Manager Griffith declines to claim
the pennant this season.
George Uhle, fresh from Cleveland
sandlot baseball, is said to be conner.
This is Hughey Jennings thirteenth
year as leader of the Detroit Tigers.
DOME Bush played his fifteen hun
dredth game for the Tigers on April
q. It was against the White Sox.
A San Francisco woman has sued
for divorce, alleging cruelty because
her husband won't let her attend ball
games.
Earl Baldwin failed to shine with
the Yankees largely because he lacked
''pep." So he has gone back to San
Francisco.
If Earl Keiser makes good on the
White Sox Kid Gleason may have an
overseas battery in game before
long-Keiser and Jenkins.
80
The Chicago White Sox look pretty
good this spring and many believe
they will give the Red Sox hot fight
all the way for the final honOrs.
Baseball enthusiasm in the East
has been duplicated in the West, and
the games played so far In the Pa
cIfc Coast league have packed the
parks.
Ray Fisher Of the Cincinnati Reds,
formerly with the New York Amerl-
cans has the honor Of pitching the first
three-hit game in the major leagues
this season.
Pitcher Frank Graham seems to
have caught on in good shape with
Kansas City and John Cancel win de-
liver several players to Oklahoma
City ia exchange for him.
Bobby Roth. who was dissatisfied n
Cleveland. has been made to feel al
home in Philadelphia, and Connie
Mack believes that he viii be one o.
the bulwarks Of the Athletics.
Luther Boone. formerly a member Of
the New York American league club
but for the last three years under con.
tract with Toledo II the American Is
ISOLATION. has been sold to St Paul.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-14

It begins to look as if Lee Magee
and Ed Konetchy have made a real
ball club out of WiIbert Robinson's
Dodgers of Brooklyn. When the
Dodgers were playing the Yankees in
the spring exhibition series it was
feared that Robinson would have moth
ing this year but a fair outf1eld and a
pitching staff.
Without Second Baseman.
With Schmandt injured, the Dodger
leader was without u second baseman.
And he had no first sacker of quality.
Magee joined the Brooklyn club
without having done any spring train
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-14

ing. But he is player who never
let's himself get in poor condition dur
ing the winter. So he is fit now, with
a few games under his belt, and is
playing great ball af1eld and at the
bat.
Konetchy, too, reported after the
season started. But he, too, rounds
to form quickly.
Magee and KOnetchy were the two
best bets the Cardinals had years ago
when Miller Higgins was in st. Louis.
They appear to be Brooklyn's two best
bets, outside of lack Wheat and the
pitching staff in this year of 1919.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-14
SUSPENSE Worse Than Attack,

There are sailors who will tell you
that the actual torpedoing. of a vessel
was not very much worse than the sus-
pense and the many false alarms-any
of which might have proved to be an
enemy submarine. A merchant cap
tain was looking out to sea one day,
when in the distance he thought he
saw something dark and round. He
watched to see whether it would move.
1t did move and then suddenly 1t dived.
There was no time to do anything,
since he did not know from what direc-
tion the torpedo might come. He watt
ed. To his horror the dark, round OBJ
ject rose from the waves only 80 yards
away from the boat. He said it was
the worst moment In his life until he
realized on further inspection that the
''periscope" was in actual fact q large
seal with a dirty yellow necA end a
full crop of whlskers.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-14

Plans for improving the roads Of
East Feliciana parish were advanced
at mass meeting in the courthouse
at Clinton. W. A. West Of Norwood
was chairman and every ward in the
parish was represented. The parish
wide good roads bond issue was urg-
ed, the east and west sides Of the
parish having been somewhat divided
in the matter Of the proposed In
debtedness.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-14

Anti-saloon forces OF the United
States. apparently having won their
fight for prohibition in this country,
now announce campaign to make
the whole world dry, according to dis
patches reaching New Orleans. The
keynote viii be sounded June 8 at
Washington by Williams Jennings
Bryan, who then will tour the South
for the cause, winding up in New Or
leans July /.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-14

M the recent Victory Loan cam
paign tho women of Tangipahoa par
ish raised a total Of s144,325, The
parish chairman, Mrs. G. M. scarle,
gives the figures Of the. respective
towns as follows; Hammond and
Natalbany, s41,10O; Amite, S4O.e60:
Kentwood, $4,000; Ponchatoula, $1s,-
900; Independence, $4,000; Loranger.
$4,000; scanlon, $4,000; Tangipahoa,
SLIPS; Roseland, $3.50.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-14

successor to Roger Bresnahan, Rollie
viii have more trouble than a party
afflicted with corns, bunions, 'insom-
MIA and the st, Vitus dance, all work
ing together. He will have Bresnahan
to boss him as president, which is
trouble enough without the rest. lei
der's progress will be watched with
some interest by fans.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-14
RoLLIE zEIDER is MANAGER
Former Major League Player is Boss
Ing Toledo Team Under Diree-
ton of Bresnahan.

Rollie Zeider, who lost a lucrative
job with the New York Yankees be
cause he was afflicted with a bunion,
made good with the Chicago Federals
and Cubs, is now manager of the To-
ledo American association club. AS
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-14
The souree n Voc eco Luelt.

Show do you happen to have such
good luck with rosesT asked the neigh
Dor.
"Don't know" replied the amateur
gardener, unless II is because hoe
the ground a lot and spray them II
lot, and work with them a lot"
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-14

The value of having an engineer to
handle all details Of road work has
been proven in Lafayette parish. w.
P. Robert was recently appointed to
this position and under his supervi-
sion grading work in the SecoAd
Word is being done at a cost Of $500
a mile, as against a contract price
Of $725 which was bid.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-14

The Methodists Of the Abbeville
community are very much elated over
the fact that while Louisiana was the
first state to exceed its quota in the
centenary drive for a fund Of $S5, OO0,-
600. Abbeville has won the honor Of
being the first town in the Lafayette
District to raise its allotment, and
that district was the first in the
state.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-14
MAHAN DIRECTING IN FRANCE
Former Harvard Athlete Assisting
Director Hart Teach Art Of
Baseball at Tout.

3. w. Mahan, former Harvard var
sity football, baseball and track ath-
lete, now lieutenant in the United
States marine corps, is assistant attn
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-14

At a "get together" meeting and
banquet held by the Alexandria
wholesale men, iobbers and their trav.
cling men, w. D. Coleman, traffic
manager of the Alexandria Chamber
of Commerce, made an address in
which he explained the new tariff
rates He said they were very favor
able to Alexandria.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-14

A resolution protesting against, the
Smith-Towner bill in Congress, de-
signed to place schools, public, pri-
vate and paroacllial, under Federal
control, and a resolution asking that
the claims of Ireland for freedom be
recognized by the Peace Conference,
were adopted by the sixteenth annual
convention Of the Louisiana Fedora
ton OF Catholic Societies at it's final
session at New Orleans.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-14

Mexicans to the number Of several
thousands probably can be trans
ferred from various points in the
United States to Louisiana points for
agricultural service. This was re-
vealed when Senator Gay laid before
nthony Caminetti, commissioner gen.
eral Of immigration at Washington
the situation which confronts agricul-
tural activities in Louisiana.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-14
JUST PARAGRAPHS.

New Orleans Victory Loan officials
called attention to the fact that New
Orleans and the New Orleans division
Of the Sixth Federal Reserve District
went well over their quota in the
loan, despite the report from Wash
ington that the district as a whole
had not made its allotment
A Knights Of Columbus initiation
was held at Thibodaux under the au-
spices Of Lafourche Council No. 1114,
when ninety applicants were put
through the first, second and third
degrees Of the order,
The Lafayette Association of Com
merce has determined to make a
fight on the proposed removal Of the
business district office of the Ameri-
can Railway Express to the depot in
that city.
All freight depots in Louisiana will
be allowed to change their hours Of
opening from to a. m. through this
amendment of Rule 70 by the Rail-
road Commission at its monthly SEES
sion.
The railroad commission granted
the Missouri Pacific permission to
discontinue its mixed train service
between Vidalia and Monroe This
was granted because of the establish
ment Of an exclusive passenger SER
vice ordered recently.
Wade Mortin, who was defeated by
w. P. Martin for Congress after a
close race in the Third District in
1916, Is being named by political COS
sipers at Baton Rouge as a candidate
for state treasurer at the coming prI-
mary.
Governor Pleasant has just reeeIv-
ed an invitation from Rufus G. Will
son. secretary Of the World Cotton
Conference, to preside at a meeting
Of the conference, to be held IN New
Orleans October 1876. He has ac-
cepted.
The plan to extend a grand vel
come to the soldier boys Of Vermilion
parish July 4, is gaining in popularity
and promises to be a success. Com
mittees have been named to handle
the affair.
Legislative amendment to the phar
maceautical law to prohibit unquaii
ned persons from handling medicines
IS contemplated BY the Louisiana
state Board Of Pharmacy. which held
its quarterly meeting Ia New Orleans
The Lafayette Methodist Church
according to report nearly doubled itl
quota 81 the centenary drive
MORROW place was struck ~ g cy
clone recently and serious damage d
reported
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-14

The Lafayette Association of Com
merce has determined to make a
fight on the proposed removal Of the
business district Office of the Ameri-
can Railway Express to the depot in
that city.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-14

A knights Of Columbus initiation
was held at Thibodaux under the au-
spices Of Lafourche Council No. lila,
when ninety applicants were put
through the first, second and third
degrees Of the order.