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VOL. 3.
ALLIED AMBASSADORS CALLED FOR CRISIS IN POLAND; *
WARSAW’S MUNITION LINES HAVE BEEN CUT BY RUSSIANS
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DEMAND STRAGHT ANSWER
FROM SOVIETS
Not Ultimatum but Demand
for Quick Answer as to
- Future Purpose.
Paris, Aug. 4—lin view of the
Polish situation urgent telegrams
Vere ’ Nt 100 «. phe allied am
-3 ,‘Lm ,(he American
askiy "‘M" irn from their
i bassadorial
German Request. !
_The first business to be (:nnsidex'ed‘
at this ambassador’'s meeting will be
the adnptign of a leply to Germany‘
upon her request for permision to use
troops for defensive purposes in thej
Allerstein region. |
London.—The Blitish government
is irritated over what it believes is
Soviet Russiz’ equivocation over the
British suggestion that the Rusians
halt at the armistice line of demark
ation on Poland and begin peace nego
tiations.
It has dispatched a sharp note to
the Soviet government demanding a
ves or no answer fo ‘whether that gov
ernment intends to listen to the sug
gestion.
4 Eheotec it is reported. contains no,
fi%%fi"the nature of
an ultimatum, simply réquesting a
quick answer as to what Russia in
tends to do. ‘
What is regarded here as an omin
oug silence of Warsaw, so far as of
ficial messages are concerned, was
broken today, but the dispatches con
tained little to indicate what is going
on’ An unconfmead repowt said:
the British and French missions had
lcft the Polish capital. An English
semi-official agency received today,
tho first message from Warsaw since
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l. Topeka, Aug‘._i.—;-;t-uatu{' Charles
Curtis and Gov. Allen, republicans,
! are leading their respective opponents
‘tor renomination on the face of the
|retums fom yesterday's sttate wide
| primary as tabulated early today.
'lncomplete returns indicate all re
ipublican representatives in congress
|| were renominated.
MILLERS AND ACTIVE BUYERS
HELPED BREAK.
Chicago, Aug. 4—Excited general
selling brought a sensational smash in
;wlleat prices today. The market
opened five to thirteen cents lower, in l
a few minutes, however, the markel.l
rebounded as much as eleven cents in |
,Some cases. |
There were assertions that domes
tic millers and active buyers helped
strengthen the market later, so did!
reports of Canadian crop damage, and!
the early losses were virtually 'wiped!
out. The market closed nervous at|
about ysterday’s finish: December |
2.29 to 2.30, March 2.32. ]
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MEXICAN ARMY |
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FOR INSURGENTS
WILL FIGHT GOVERNOR CANTU
OF. CA;Li_FORNIA. : ~
thougand ~ men for the campaign
against the insurgent governor Cantn
of Lower California has been ordered
by the government, according to a
statement isued last night by the sec
retary of war Calles.
Chinese and Japanese residents ofl
Lewer California have send an appeal
to the United States asking that they
I:ie permitted to cross into California
during the campaign against Cantu. ‘
'Mnnday. showed evidence of censor
ship.
I Dispatches of the Associated Press
correspondent at Warsaw, are coming
throu§h in virtually normal time of
transmission. One message received
this morning was timed in Warsaw.
lten forty last night.
Allies Begin Plans. ¢
Paris, Aug. 4—Conversations rela
tive to the Polish situation were be
gun last evening between Paris and
!Lnndon. according to the Journa!
| Most papers agree - that a. new ex:
gchange of viewg is necessary because
of the decision of the Soviet Govern
ment to conduct peace negotiatione
coincident to negotiation of an armis
tice with Poland.
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‘TURKS OPEN WAR
- ON GREEK ARMIES
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| SIXTY MILE FRONT IN ASIA
] MINOR ATTACKED.
| Constantinople, August 3.—The
I'l‘mkish nationalist forces opened a
bitter offensive against the greeks
| along a sixty-mile front in Asia Minor|
!on Monday. The battle line extended
lalong the Bagdad railroad. westward
]nfom. Kutahia to Simav.’ ']
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DORSEYS ANNOUNCEMENT
IS WELCOMED
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l Thomasville, August 3.—The an
nouncement of governor Dorsey of his
| eandidacy for the office of United
Statefi Senator has been received with
warm appreciation here and he will
no doubt receive a large vote both
in the town and county.
His conduct of the affairs of the
state has won the governor many
friends here and there are those who
were opposed to him when he first
ran for governor who wil not only
vote for him for Senator but will lend
their aid in helping further his elec
tion.
CORDELE, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1920
HARDING HITS
‘SECOND FRONT PORCH CAM(G
PAIGN SPEECH
SEEKS PEACE AT HOME
Would Prefer That to the
Peace of All theWorld,
Says Speaker.
Marion, Aug. 4.—Decrying appeals
to classes as a menace second only to
the surrender of nationality to inter
nattionality, Senator Harding in his
second front porch presidential cam
paign speech today declared if he
could hcoose but one, he would rather
have industrial and social peace at
home than command the internation
al peace of all the world.
He asserted that it would be unwise
for this counttry to permit *“our ac
tivities in seeking peace in the old
world to blind us to the essentials of‘
peace at home.” |
Taking up the league of nations.%
Harding declared it to be the other;
extreme to the referendum on thei
proposed declaration of war, The ad ‘
dress was delivered to a delegation of
Wayne Count, Ohio, republicans. |
“l emphatically agree,” Harding
4add, that vo authority other than
w O L
h “Accepting this as truth, why make
a covenant that violates the good
faith of nations. Suppose that under
article ten a program of armed force
is agreed upon and the congress of
the ¥nited States declines to respond.,
The exccutive would be called o'
carry on a war without constitutional!
authority, or we should prove our
compact nc more than a “scrap Uf!
paper. j
“We are on the side of both safety
and honor to hold for ourselves the
world.” :
WESTERN UNION MUST GET PER
i MISSION FIRST.
Washington.—President Wilson is
understood to have issued orders to
the army and navy departments not
to permit the Western Union to land
on American soil the cable line from
the Barbadoes until permission is se
cured from the State Department.
Application for permission has been
made by the company, but so far as
can be learned it has not yet beén ac
ted upon.
MASONIC NOTICE
There will be a called meeting of
Cordelia Lodge No. 269 F. & A. M.
Thursday evening, August sth at 3
o'clock. All members are urged to
be present. The Fellow Craft degre=
will be put on. Visitorg welcome,
. W. H. McKenzie, W. M.
J. M. Witherington, Secty.
ATTENTION SIR KNIGHTS
There will be a regular conclave of
Cyrene Commandery No. 13, K. T. held
at its asylum on Friday, August 6th,
at 8 o'clock, p, m. Your presence is
urgcd as there will be important bus
iness, 8-4-2 -
G. S. Harris. Recordaer, -
PRAYER MEETING
Remember.that we will have to in
crease our attendance for August at
the prayer service if we make a bet
ter record than July. Don’t forget it,
but lay aside your paper and come to
praver meeting and finish the paper
on returning.
| CLOTHING BIRMS LAVING
| . OFF WBRKNG FORCES
f;"""t lcaigo. A, 4.—The, federal
]‘ a%:d jury i _'stiguung} the re
% it railroadi@trikes will report
is afternd ‘? b It was an
nounced at.@' Federal building
It 'is roporsetd that forty-one
leaders in thigbtrikes ‘LaVe. been
' indicted. - < .
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NEW RARRATES
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CORRAUCUST 26
BOTH; FREFGET AND %ENGER
-4 INCREASES MADE."
Washingtony August 4.—Tha Ameri:
can tm@ pufilic and American
shipping may expéct to lLegin paying
the increaée‘g,,,taré‘ and freigfie;ates.
as authorized by the intgrstale com:
mission, August 26§ represgntatives- of
the railroads ann@unced .today that
it was planned to put the new rates
into effect on that date.. .
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KENNEDY PUTS
HOMé,EU;\rk? OVER
SCORE ONE TO N&1 HT PUT
DAWSON TO BAD Y:UTERDAY.
The home teamffg playing Dawi i{.'fto |
day, ‘f,
Another victofi over Dawson came
the way of the &me team yester*v‘
with Kennedy p@é]xmg. It was one
Pt the good q_nes.s"d @
tomorrow. It was stated wroxlgl\"
yvesterday that Rochelle would be
here, but it is Rebecca whic'h becomes
owner of the' Sylvester players.
The home team plays Leslie at
Leslie Friday and Leslie here Satur
day. Camp Gordon comes Monday.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of
next week. This is a good bill and
will be worth dolling up to see.
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FOREARLY FALL
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- CITY OF WARSAW
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IBUG RIVER DEFENSES FOR-
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!BRIDGES ARE LEFT OPEN
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| Communications Cut With
i; Danzig Line of Munitions
—Red Cross Busy.
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j Paris, Aug. 4—Warsaw will have
to be evacuated within two or three
lduys in the opinion of French un'!{
; British military experts there ang the |
“governmen® irexpected to be movad
within that period probably to Cracow
- The report of the military missior
‘(l,u(‘]an'e(l the Polish army along the
llf'ug "river retreated so precipitattely
that it did not destroy the bridges he
hind it. This river was Warsaw’s
last line of defense.
A special Russian cavalry corps ol
!military men is reported driving
)southwest along the borders of the
F_Allenste'ul district and had yesterday
‘reached a point thirty miles from
i\,Mlawa, 31 lilil?;'sgrnorthwest nf Warsaw
‘on the'direet raflway line f?')nn Danzjz
te the Polish capital. ’
« Hxperts reported the Polish forces
emoralized on the whole northery,
"centrat; frpntp"gnd falling . back; that
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Polish armistice delegateg return
ed to Warsaw Tuesday night and the
Polish government had little hope o
the speedy arranging of an armistice
;,‘prerts said the gravest concern was
the catting off of Warsaw’s direc
communications with Danzig, upo
which Poland is dependent for mili
tary supplies.
Doctors Are Exhausted
C‘arcow, Tuesday, Aug. 3.—Thous
ands of wounded soldiers are taxing
the hospital facilities here and doc
wors and nurses are exhausted by long
vigils, often dropping beside the oper
ating tables. Three hundred womer
are being given a hasty elementar
course.ip an improved school opened
by the American Red Cross.
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Moving Red Cross.
Warsaw, August 3.—Provisiona
headquarters of the American Rec
trges nave been established at Cra
cew, I rase it becomes recessary to
abanden Waraw. About .fifty Red
Cress women workers are still in the
city. but they have packed their bag
cage and are rvady to leave on short
notice, The Y. M. C. A. has also taken
precautionary measures.
'WENONA REVIVAL IS
} HAVING GOOD ATTENDANCE
| The Methodist revival which ha.
been under way at Wenona since Sur
}(luy. is holding a fine-attendnce, saic
; Rev. C. L. Wall, the pstor today spekk
ing of the success of the revival,
. Rav. T. B Stanford, pastor of the
First church iy Cordele, is doing som«
jsnlt-mli(l preaching and there can b
‘ little doubt about the splendid result
;’l'l|¢z meetings will run through Sun
}'luy l-nm'ning. Everybody is cordiall
Cinvited to come and enjoy thes
; meetings,
' CONGRESSMAN CRISP WAS
) IN CORDELE BRIEF TIME
I Congressman Charles R. Crisp was
‘here a short time today on his way
from Fitzgerald to his home in Amer
icus. He had been to Fitzgerald on a
speaking trip and stopped here only.
a short time to shake hndg with
friends. ‘
TELLING ON CHICAGO
BREWERS FOR VIOLATIONS
Chicago, .‘\ll;:,';:_—.:\ list of Chicago
Brewers said to have violated the
prohibition law by making heer con:
l.'lin‘ing one to two and three quarters
percent alcohol was forwarded to
Washington ttoday by Maj. Dalrympla
district prohibition enforcement offi
cer.
COX MAY GIVE DAY TO TENNES
SEE FIGHT. ‘
Marion, Aug. 4.—Another appeal for
held to secure the ratification of the
suffrage amendment in the Tennesse?
legislature was brought to Senator
Harding today by Mrs. Abbey Scott
Baker. She told the unominee the
women had not been safficient to, line
up a majority of the legislature, and
nnless he or Cox, or both, took steps,
the cause might be lost.
After a talk with the nominee Mrs.
Baker said she was very much pleas:
ed at Harding'y attitude.
'
Cox in Fight.
Dayton, Aug. 4—Following a refll-1
ful night at Jacksonburg farm Gov.
C‘ox faced another busy day clearimfl
his desk for the notification ceremo:
nies next Saturday. ‘
No engagements will be on today’s
calendar but the governor expected;
to give further consideration to the
women suffrage fight in Tennessee, ‘
POLICE CHIEFS. ‘
g S DT "'}'“ [TDI AT
e omMErRT AT DUDLIN
;IXTH YEAR OF OFFICERS
ASSOCIATION.
President D. R. Barber. of Bain:
ridge has called for the sixth annu
session of the Georgia Assogiation
f police chiefs, sheriffs and railroad
special agentg to be held in Dublin
m August 25th and 26th. : “
Secretary and *Treasurer L. 'M.J
sumner, special agent for the S+a |
board here, has sent out the im'im--‘
‘ions to all officers and members, '
William J. Burns and Governor
yrgey have been invited to mk ; ad
lresses.
CALL FRIENDS OF
MEETING Al LOCAL LIBRARY
NEXT WEEK.
A meeting has again bee called for
Thursday afternoon of next week at
four-thirty for the purpose of taking
ap plans for the Crisp county hospital
friends of the cause are being invited
o attend the meeting with the hope
of gtting something started.
A number of ladies are interested
and will give their attention to the
movement with the hope of accom:
olishing something.
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NO ALLIED SUBJECT PERMITTED
TO CROSS FRONTIER.
Allenstein, East Prussia, August 3—
Threats by the Russian Soviet forces
0 execute instantly any ¢ivil or mili
! ary subjects of the allied powers,
who cross the frontier are reported
v refugees arriving here from the
region occupied by the Russians.
This has caused the Inter-allied
('cmmission in this district to an
jcunce that no person will for any
reason be permitted to enter the Rus
sian controlled zone. Refugees (le-‘
rizll"t’ the Russians are shooting alli
the land owners and property hold-|
ers and others suspected of having[
money. |
AFTERNOON
EDITION
NO. 225. !
DRAWING WRATH:
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PREMIER HUGHES
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RETARDED ENLISTMENTS
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Hughes Refers to Religio
Bigotry of Catholic Priee
From Australia. LR
| Melbourne, August 3.—Pregiér
’Hughes of Australia speaking he
today attacked Archibishop Manti
in a speech which virtually was g
reply to the statemeémt made pufi ‘
in New York City by Mannix July 28
before sailing for the British Islds,
in which he vigorously 4 e
Hughes. ; i Gt
“Spurred by boundles personal am
"bition, and hatred for Gr_eg_ (
Mannix has fanned the dying emhess
of religious bigotry into a fiel
blaze, gathering around hinr +évem
fantastic alien and Sinn Feiner #
Australia,” said Hughes., “He 'fi&k
incessanily during the war to prev ';;
recruiting and to help the enemy @9
feat the alies.” 4
Referring to the alleged threat 59
Mannix to “deal with Hughes” ~"
the priest’s return to Austialia, %
premier said, ‘He may; but flrstof-ffi;e;
he has to return.”” ,és
' LIGHTNING HUAg’ll;S THREEL = .=
| Sylvester, Aug. 3.~During a se; epe
electric storm about 3:30 yestarday
afternoon, lightning- struck a shai
tree acros the street from the ‘oolx
house here mear which were t#
mules and,‘two horses hitched. . All
four of the animals were kndcqu'(l
down and one ogf the horses killed
instantly| The others wete piokh
ably not seriously infured. The horsg
killed helonged to Johnnie Johnson,
cclered. No other damage has beeh
reported. . g'!
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