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Exercises will start in the school auditorium at eleven thirty in the fning. - ‘ %@ address of welcome will be de livéred by Mayor Max E. Land. ‘ The response will be delivered by‘ Rev C. L. Bass. 1 Mr. F. P. Pelter will have an ad dress touching some subject of vital“ i‘nterest. Mr. M. E. Medden will like wise deliver an address. Another ad dress will be delivered on behalf of the employees by Mr. A. J. Smith. | These addresses will be intersper sed with music furnished by a splen did band which comes from Valdosta. The Cordele Concert Band. will also D by TG AL Rinas s w~ the etercises in the auditorium. Lo cal citizens will join the visitors in this spread and make it an abundant basket affair. The barbecue, Bruns wick stew and lemonade will accom pany and thé dinner will be spreal A Great Drink 'IT NEVER FAILS TO SATISFY W i “» e i)’fl | ' l,fiyf‘! wfi"l‘ . (IS / ) N L "4 s(‘ \} - W N (T, . '~ 4y i | T : " A Bottle i ‘ " ' GORDELE COCA - | eo%&fio'rrmm" COMPANY e V" J‘“ .'" ! L "’- Wi . - i e | . it o ) i , ” , e ; N W i | Wi e4\\ ¥, R : )1 Y \‘ . 3 4 ; \ / p A ”;‘. y POLISH COUNTER | ,i b *g’f‘i L CLEARS "DANZIG | A -~ SOVIET TROOPS 't i | e : FAVORABLE REPORTS FROM | FRENCH MISSION , SEer ‘COUNTER DRIVE CONTINUES f L With Thorn as Base Poles ~ Clear Danzig Corridor of ~ Russian Troops. !‘. Paris.‘Aug. 18.—The Polish counter ’oft'ensive with horn as base has suc icessfully cleared the Danzig corridor ’of Russian troops, according to re ports from the French mission in Po ;land today. Polish forces are still: ~driving eastward, the report says. Soviets Weakening Warsaw, Tuesday, Aug. 18.—Bolshe vik forces anancing into Poland march ahead without any (:(méerm about lines of communication, uccord-! ing to statements of refugees gathev-‘ ‘ed by the Warsaw Gazette. They have thug lost all touch with their bases of operation and the refugees state they had ,not the slightest difA" ficulty in leaving their villages for there was nothing behind the relative ly thin Bolshevik fromt line. They declared it was possible to travel many miles without seeing a single Bolshevik soldier. Vigorous action on the part of the Poles will be sufficient to inflict a decisive defeat upon the Soviet arm ies, the newspaper declares. Soviet officers who have been taken prison ers confirm this information, adding tha.succesdes of Gen. Wrangle in sou: thern Russia is causing cbnsidemblel anxiety in the ranks of the Bolshevik army. ' ' s - ot Sttt op large tables on the school grounds in the shade of the trees. The athletic stunts will take place ‘immediately after dinner on the school grounds. These consist of tug of war,‘ hammar throw, and many other inter esting features. Prizes are - offered for all the events and contests for these will be very lively. There will be another program in the auditorium after the athletic con-l | tests. This program will be directed i with a view of entertaini'ng the child-. fren and others who do not go to thei ball park, and it will be in charge of n’umber of young ladies from Macon.j The dance at the'Suwanee Hotal ! dining room will last from three in the: }aflemoon to 5:45 o'clock. Music fox‘f i. this event will- be furnished by | Muecke’s orchestra from Macon. ‘L The swimming pool will be open all i dz'iy for the visitors and many will take : advantage of this feature. l The ball game starts at 4:45 at the ! ball park. This is a free attraction i and a splendid one. G. S. &F. Macon !esnployees will furnish the visitor’s |team while the Cordele regulars will l take care of the other end. These two teams promise an exhibitioi l worthy of the attendance of everybody l —and it will be open to the entire pub /lie. JAPAN HEARS KOREANS il/ - ARE PLANNING' INSURRECTION . Tokio, Tuesday, Aug. 17.—Advices from Seoul state there are rumors f,hat' ‘Koreans are pianning insurrec-. tv:fionarvy demonstrations upon the occa siop of the visit of the American con gressional party to that city. The Americans dre at present in China, on their return from the Philippines. CORDELE, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1920 INVISTIGATION IS : STARTED TO FIND THF 2 ULCK IN * TICKLE ME” New York, Aug. 18.—James shev lin, federal prohibition enforcement agent today started an investigation to ascertain whether there is I'enll,\" any tickle in the little souvenir bot tles passed out last night at the open . ing performance of “Tickle Me,” at ;l‘ local theatre. While singing an en core “We have got something”, the chorus girls passed out small bottles labelled whiskey. Some in the _uudi-i ence opened the som"enirs. tasted. smacked their lips and gave. applause that left no doubt as to their opinion of refreshment. I EX-SERVICE MEN WORLD ' WAR SOLDIERS IN SPLENDID AFFAIR. Those in charge of urrangcm‘enti have planned to hold the barbecue for the ex-service men at Cobb’s fal-nl\ on Thursday, August 26. At that time there will be a rally for membership in the John B. Ryals Post which it is hoped will take in all the young sol diers of Crisp county. Every ex-service man is invited to attend. More than that he is urged to attend and be the guest of the mem bers and officers of the post for this event. There will be plenty to eat and drink and some good speakerg will be on the pr&gram. : This is no dress affair. It is a get together even which every soldier is expected to attend. All the plans are being worked out by the committees and they hope to have a most gmang Dr. W. B. Elliott, commander of the local post, left today to attend the an nual convention of the state organi zation in Augusta. ; : LEFT FOR ATLANTA LAST NIGHY TO ENTER CAMPAIGN. Senator W, H. Dorris left for Atlan ta last night to open headquarters in his campaign for the court of appeals. He will remaip in the capital through out the remaining portion of the time and do what campaigning he can from that point. ;% /., Ay b Bet‘o__ré leaving Cordele he secured thie :unanimous epdorsement of i home bar and the bar of the entire Cordele judicial circuit. With this as a starter he expects to make his fight over the state for the office. PLANS TO RELIEVE GOV. COX OF DETAILS OF CAMPAIGN. Columbus, Aug._l-t;..—-—"l‘he conference on national campaign plans with Sen ator Harrison of the national speak ers bureau, was the principal political affair today before Gov. Cox. Harri sop was called here to discuss round ing out the Governor’s personal organ ization for the remainder of the cam pa;ign and also the affairs referred frém the national headquarters at New York, and the relief of Gov. Cox from the direction of details of the speak ing itinerary, such as train arrange: ments, schedule making and other af faisr, was to be taken up with Senator Harrison. AND DAILY SENTINEL v Laas G A | : ) ELEVENKILLED SO ‘ ' :‘ e, : I CLASH WITH ; 8 3 Y i SERIOUS DISORDERS IN UPPER SILESIA | CONTINUOUS RIFLE. FIRE Trouble Starts When Civi-, lian Strike Protest Russo- Polish War. l ; 5o | Ber)ln.——Unmte fire and hand grenade explosions ave reported to be proceedingifatigno c'clock this | morning at Kattewitz, Upper Sileda, | where serious, fighting degured last evening betwee;thench troops and | civilians who struek in protest against the Russo-Polish fwar and demanded the disarmamentgof factional troops. 12 Killed, Wounded. o Berlin, Ttgeg@?, Aug. 18.——French% troops clashggig'z\flth the inhabitants | Silesia today, elgven persong being of the town bf Kattowitz, upper [ Killed and 25 wounded. i Polish troopaf_'g,.tempted to break up | a mass meetll@'g“fiat Rybnik, 25 milesi southwest of Kattowitz, and in the dis | order one wg%}!llled and four wmmd-i ed. Workerg of all towns in upper. Silesia struckf“ai noon today as Il‘ protest'agalns@_ the war between Rus - sia and Poland. . GERMANS INVITED TO INANG ‘:-.v‘,;’ i . FINANGIAL CONGRESS have been invited by the Leagu ~ of nations to participate in the financial congress to be held at Brussels September 24. 'l‘ U R N I P SEKD Now is the time to plant your fall turnip seed. We have just received a large ship ment of all varieties. Let us fill your ovder with seed that are fresh and will grow. Best prices, ’ STEAD’S DRUG STORE WHIPPLE & McKENZIE BLDG PHONE 1 A, M. STEAD, Prop. e TRLAET (U Tkt e ey YT e w@fw CONDEMNED T 0 - HANG, FATHER TAKES . POTSON TOEND LIFE LLI i R Aberdeen, Miss., t‘Aug.!' 180 1, Mqrshall. [father of Charles' Marshall who will be hanged next Friday at Tupelo for the murder of four mem bers of the Miller family at Amory, swallowed poison at his home today. Prompt medical attention is believed to-have counteracted the effect of the 'l.rugi,.‘) ad«n'ding to a telephone mes sage. a The elder Mars'l;%ll was also convic ted in connection with the murrders and sentenced to a life term but the supreme court reversed the decree and ordered him discharged. » 1 FIRST TWO BALES HAVE REACHED CITY DR. SHIPP 'AND A. F. VAUGHN w 'BRING IN FIRST STAPLE. Dr. H. W. Shipp and A, F. Vaughi| havoe tha first bale honors for Crisp tounty fer 1920. They Lrought in a bale weighing 394 pounds yesterday and placed it at Wright & Sheppard’s. the old Farmers’' Union. This clagsed as fully middling and 'was sold to J. L. Lashley for forty cents a pound. The second bale came today and was placed at the same warehouse. It was produced by Mr. A. F. Holt, a farmer in the extreme southwestern portion of the county. It classed good mid dling, weighed 480 pcunds ‘and was scld to Sam Culpepper for 32 1-2 cents a pound, e J' ,;fi J‘2' : 0 ~' §’> -‘ ég‘ e -' eAA‘R TH ™ O e "’T‘ ) 'Antwerp‘,‘Aug. 18.—Barl Thomeon, Dartmouth (-bllege star who is repre senting Canada in the Olympic gawes today wop ‘the final heat of the hun dred andeefn, nieters ._hurdie,é hanging 4 new woMa récord bf fourteen and fowrßffhig] seeorfds. H. E. Barron, of ‘Philadélphia, ‘'was ~second, and Fred Murray, of New York, third. Americans captured the first two places in the qualifying round or the sixteen pound Olympic hammer thirow Patrick Ryan, of New York, threw the har mer 52.83 meters; B. Bennett, of Chicago g;e(:on(l. M. J. McGrath of New York stood fifth. | “HAD BIG CROWDS AT ASHBURN i AND REBECCA YESTERDAY ' '! Cliff Walker will speak at the court ]‘huuso here Monday morning next at eleven o’clock in the interest of his candidacy for governor of Georgia. This announcement will be read with )‘wido general interest, for this candi ldut.(-, is said to be delivering most teli ing blows to the enemies of democracy ‘ in Georgia. [| Hid fight has been noticeably strong ;uml praiseworthy many people say dui " ing the past few weeks and he is at :tructing the attention of those who lhope to see Watson and Hardwick {and all the other Deds eliminated (f.l'f)m political consideration in this ‘ state. ' He had large crowds to hear him fvin both Rebecca and Ashburn yester ]‘.du,\' and came away fully confident I that he had givep a good account o ', the day for democracy and the thing: (il. standg for here and thoughout the {'country. His friends are delighted jat his coming to Cordele and hope t¢ ' ;muke for him a wide hearing. TENN. RATIFIES ’ ;:"V ' ' AMENDMENT BY VOTEOFSOTO46 EFFECTIVE FOR SEVENTEEN MILLION WOMEN COX GREATLY PLEASED Antis Have Only Two Days in Which to Pemand Re censideration. Nasliville, Aug. 18.—Tennessee, the /Lh'rt'y;"shtjh, mn}p,;g{fiw?fi the woman sulfrage amendment today. the house by a vot'e of fifty t(‘)' forty- six concur g:rir.g in the action of senate which vo iten favorably last week. The constitutional change thus he come effective for seventecn miilion woraen of the country to vo e in the pris dential election unless the lower house of the a:-;semhl,v rescinl, itg ac £, Socaker Walker, leader o° the antis 1 .o opponentg in position to demand a tecongideration by changing his votet [~ nay to aye «nd moving {0 recon sider, ‘the house adjourned to ten o'¢lock temorrow. Both sides tighueieo the An-s this afternoon for a final Geht. - sany attempt Walker mav make st be made within the nexi two . Cox Comments Columbus, Aug. 18.—“The civiliza _ion of the world is saved,’motherg of America will stay the hand of war and cevadiate the trifle itk &St egislature has another significance— i,' is ‘an earnest of the democratic pol >?(-,y to pay platform plédges, declared YGov. Cox, commenting on the suffrage victory. b May Reconsider. . Raleigh ,Aug. 18.—Sufi1'ége leaders oredicted today that an effort would e made probably before evening to "ave the senate reconsider the votei by which it decided yesterday to pos!.- pone action on ratification fo the s“f'l frage amendment until the next regu lar session of the legislature, o s The legality of ratification was uestioned by many legal authorities ind leaders of the anti-suffragis'ts hava announced repeatedly that should Ten lessee ratify, an appeal tq the courts'l vould be made immediately on the zrounds that the elgislature ha(l' no ‘ight to act because of state constitu ional inhibition. Others contend the United Stateg supreme court decis ion holding void the clause of the Ohio constitution relating to a refer sndum on z.tmendments also nullifies the provisions of the ’l‘en'nessee legis tation in the question. Expect Early Vote. Nashville, Aug. 18.-—Possible moves of the opposition to delay action on' ratification of the suffrage am;endment“ was the ppincipal topic ¢f discussion when the Tennessee house met mdayi to resume debate on the measurei Suffrage forces, however, are expect ing a vote withing a few hours. Undep the rules, the house might adjourn or night table the ratification issue, or jt might be postponed indefinitely. BROGDON PURCHASES ARNOLD .. PLANTATiON AT PENIA Mr. Hoyt Brogdon has purchased the €. G. Arnold plantation consisting of 200 acres at Pinia and wil occupy the place 'within a shcot time. It ‘has a good dwelling and sevgral tenant, houses and is stumped and in a high state of cultivation. iHe yaid $16,000 for the property. As soon as he can get well located, he 'wil be back in the dairy business., Mr. H. S. Brogdon wil yecupy the Gary residence in Northern Heights, a place which he bought. - GJGJGJG . RUSSIAN TERMS. : i CARRY RESPECT « A MVE i (b 5 s 4 el L& POLAND’S RIGHT: TO DETERMINE own.Fomiioé GOVERNMENT = * § RIGHT TO INDEPE F Must Demand Strongf, anntees from Polish Land lords Against Attack. & Moscow, Tuesday, Aug 17.-4Pué Russian Soviet peace terms wewfii to the Polish delegates at thp:fl%nfi’ meeting with 'the Soviet répteigei‘&u_i tives in Minsk today. The ngxsn a.!h; swer will be returned tomnrrr& ; '} T——— 14 The official statement rexa'r.dii‘ig; l ""»; meeting of the pence'd"él'egiit’&i»;: the Minsk conterence opened. ~ ; night with a speech by Ch‘ A ‘.‘ ' i_ ishovski after which credentigls. wWere exchanged. The chalrmén""efi‘fififsif' ed Russian respect for Poland's.inde: pendence, sovereign rights: and ‘right to determine her own for mof goveriif ment and said Russia accor@ag;,tgfi.l';'%; land more territory than the entel}tg. Danishovski said Russia must de mand from Polish landlords such gu&i antees against renewed attacks_’- u}s would not be necessary from Polish workers and peasants. The Polil'hdé} egates proposed to hold the mext st ting August 19-“‘,, ted to. oot SR * The First ship made i Ashelon sibh into the water at 'Pop\hafli 3 V% the Maipe coats in 1607. W :a : 7 D Marie Bunch, of Albany, mdf‘. l;g ‘dred Rose, of Atlanta, are vis-‘l&' Lucile Gunter this week. n Ay / / ; do *We have just t'ece'ived; a nice shipment of the’ famous ‘Johnson Bros:’# gold band poreelain. | 3 e This is open stoek:” goods and we have all’: of the staple itemns sueh as Cups and Saucers, 4, 6,7, and 8-in Plat}y% Soupes, Oatmeal @nd Platers, also: a good many other items. . s You *can buy - auy amount of these poods that you want. ' & #2B IA Consider the quality. and you will find ious ¢ prices right on these goods. 55 SN o , SR :fi‘:‘. ik i S OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT - ettt et e e, PHONE 483 EIGHTH BT, McCollum Bullding N@-.' 287.