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PATHETIC FIGURE!
AMONG WAR RUINS
| Lone, Aged Woman Is Sole Inhab.
i Kant Left In French Vil
lage.
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NAMED LA DAME INDOMITABLE
All Who Survived Hun Carnival of
Rage and Rapine Which Swept
the Place, Left Long, Long
Ago.
American Army Headquarters In
France.—In the charred village they
call her La Dome Indomitable. Not a
bad name far her, either. There Is i
great gnn In the French army called
Indomitable. The enemy has trained
Its heavy weapons on this giant cylin
der of destruction, but old Indomitable
still belches^ Its deadly hall upon the
• Hons, and so the old lady of — was
named after this famous gun, writes
Don Martin In the New Tork Herald.
I saw her the other day In the recon
structed ruins of her once comfortable
house. Two artillery officers—Ameri
can—have billets with her. She takes
care of their rooms, shines their boots
and leggings and puts on a button now
and then when they know nothing
about It
Then, when she Is not busy at home,
she washes dishes for the Salvation
Army canteen or performs more labori
ous service, for all of which she re
ceives ten cents an hour. That Is
enough. She doesn't need much. She
begins her dally routine at five lp the
morning and finishes at seven in the
evening. Then she walks two miles
to a shop to get her allowance of
bread, and after ten o'clock, when her
“boys” are In bed and asleep, she
throws herself on a bed of boxes and
old clothes, with one blanket for cov
ering, and sleeps.
Village’s Only Inhabitant
Lp Dame Indomitable Is the only In
habitant left In the village. It Is no
place for women. Children—all who
survive the Hun carnival of rage and
rapine—left long, long ago. The old
folks dragged a weary way from the
humble, aged stone buildings In which
they and their ancestors had lived for
many generations—yes, for hundreds
of years. Soldiers occupied the town.
Then the Germans came. Three times
the quaint village was taken and re
taken. The gaunt remnants of the
| ■>' old dwellings could tell frightful stor
ies of slaughter and magnificent tales
of valor. So can La Dame Indomit
able. Rut she says little. She Just
works. She wants to help France. Of
ficers told her a long time ago she
,could go anywhere she wished. Even
.the grandeurs of Paris were pictured
to her in the hope that she might bo
lured from the abode of danger In
which she resides.
But why should she go? .
“No, I’m not old,” she says. 'Tm
only sixty-five or maybo seventy. I'm
a strong woman yet, but when I carry
water this long, long distance and then
walk to the boulangerle for bread some
times my heart beats too fast maybe,
but that’s all."
So there she stoys. She has been
seen away up on the brow of the hill
looking down on the German-held terri
tory. One does not need glasses to see
It She trudges along shell swept roods
when it Is necessary, as It often is.
“A shell may hit me—yes, perhaps,
sometime. But we nil have our work
to do.”
Waves of deadly gns swept over the
stricken group of ruins from time to
time. Ln Dame Indomitable has her
mask. An ofilcer gave It to her. It Is
the best. The officers sec that she gets
the best. Her two American artillery
officers hurry to their billets when the
gas drifts Into the village. They have
nothing to do there. They Just go to
make sure that their hostess Is safe. I
had a cup of chocolate with her In her
house and learned her story. I do not
thmk she ever told It before.
Thanked by General.
“When the war was Just nt the be
ginning," she said ln French. “I hod
three sons. They hurried off to get
their uniforms and rifles. Then I
waited. One day our soldiers came
pouring Into the town. They had been
driven back by the Germans. Many
were injured. I took ns many as I
could in my house and made coffee for
them. You see my house was better
before It was struck by shells.
“While I was making coffee a big
shell struck this house and killed :
some of the soldiers. Another one had
both legs taken off. 1 helped them all
I could, but they went away and the
•^Germans came. They are cruel, but I am
g old, so I am alive. Then our boys came
again and I made my house a hospital.
It was struck twice more and I was
hurt a little, too, but not much. I don’t
nt to leave. I have lived here all
r life and here Is tvhero I shall die.”
The eyes of the old lady glowed un
der the spell of a thought she find not
yetexpressed.
“A French general came and thank
ed me for what I did tor our soldiers,”
she said.. “Then, long after, he wrote
me a letter saying I was a brave wom
an and bad brave sons. I have the
letter —you may sco It"
TURKS PROFANE HOLY PLACE
Mount 8lnal Disfigured by All 80rts of
Markings of Spots That Christians
Hold 8acred.
“ " nlma * laatlTe man -(Dental corps of the United States
fl^rTTn^. " ee ^:_” h0 “ cend 'Army. Examinations have been clos-
gaol without a thrill of reverence.
Here was given the law that Is In
scribed on the countless tablets of
half a world, the maxims that have
ruled much of the lives of billions of
men and women for thousands of
years. The barren grandeur of the
peaks, the rocky difficulty of the as
cent, are pitched ln the proper key.
Unfortunately, the Moslem rulers of
the region have cluttered up the
neighborhood of the mount Itself with
all manner of childish legends and
"authentic" relics. Orientally toler
ant, they have not only accepted the
Jewish traditions of the spot, which
havo become a part of their great ri
val religion, Christianity; they havo
DENTAL CORPS OF ARMY CAN
TAKE CARE OF 8,000,000 MEN
The dental requirements of an army
of more than 5,000,000 men now can
be met bythep resent force of the
ed and no further additions will be
made to the corps for some time,
number of dental officers has expand
ed since war was declared from 58 t
6,810. Commissions were offered tc
5,457 dentists in all parts of the coun
try, and all but 271 were accepted.
The averagen umber of tooth fill
ings in the Army ranges from 226,000
to $260,000 a month. Special dental
infirmaries have been established in
the camps and cantonments, to which
newly inducted soldiers are sent for
examination shortly after arrival in
the camps.
RETAILERS MUST EN
FORCE SUGAR RULES
HOUSEHOLDERS MUST PLACE
THEMSELVES ON HONOR AND
NOT TO HOARDE.
Atlanta, Ga., July.—Attention of
ail householders in the State is di
rected by the Food Administration
to the,fact that, under the sugar rul
ings which went into effect recently,
ther etail merchant is permitted to
make sales of only two pounds at one
time, to town or city customers on
five pounds to the customers, and no
sales may be made to families in ex-
imi
FOR SALE
iOO aeres of land’B ntilea north
east of Cbrdelo on Tremont Public
Road. One 3-room house and one 4
room house on same, about 86 acres
of land in cultivation. See or write
W. E. Ward, Cordele, Ga., Route B.
Just received car of Hickory wae-
on>. Heard & Grace,
Every hour is valuable in farm
work this year, wainti the Department
of Agriculture. Avoid delays in
thrashing. Every hour a thrashing
machine is kept Idle because of a
breakage or bad adjustment means
timel ost in the work of getting food
for the soldiers fighting to preserve
American principles and America.
„ „ . t - • - A 8ch ° o1 f ° r dental instruction as cess of tlfrec pounds n
added to them and overlaid them with been established where 85 officers are . •
all manner of crude superstition. assigned each month to take the 2- number of members in
Thus they will show you the very months’ course. ‘ ncl “ dm ? 8ervants -
- - The burden is put upon the mer
chant by the United States Food Ad-
rock where the children of Israel set
up the golden calf, and another com
monplace bowlder which Is guaranteed
to be the ode smitten by Moses w,hen
the wandering Hebrews were thirsty.
Exhibit C Is the rock on which Moses
broke the first tablets ln his anger.
Then there is a garden with a chap
el, Inclosing the spot where Elljabwns
fed by the ravens. A second cbapel In
the garden is sacred to Moses. Near
by Is a Moslem relic in the shape of- a
rock which bears the footprint of Mo
hammed’s camel, a sort of a legendary
fossil. Even ln a Christian monastery
this somewbat primitive Insistence on
marking the concrete spot where re
ligious history was made seems to per
sist, for you will be shown an altar
which Is said to be erected over the
site of the burning bush.
LEG&L ADVERTISEMENTS
Olin Black
MIND SUPREME OVER PAIN
Notable Instances When Agony Was
Subdued by Determined Exercise
of the Power of the Will.
It Is said that even the most acute
physical pain can be overcome by a
determined effort of the wilL
Dr. Edward H. Clarke suffered from
a fatal malady, which produced the
most agonizing pain; and yet he could
detcrminately withdraw his conscious
ness, so to speak, from that pain by
fixing It upon another object, that, ob
ject being the working out of his own
neutral train of thought ln the compo
sition of a book.
This Is well known to havo been
the case also with regard to Sir Wal
ter Scott, who, during n very severe,
and painful Illness, dictated the “Bride
of Lammermoor.” The most remark
able fact about tbo composition of this
work was that, after his recovery, ho
entirely forgot nil that he had done,
the book on Its publication coming to
him as an enflroly new work, with
which he had nothing whatever to do.
He only remembered the general out
line of the story upon which he had
composed his novel; this he had heard
ln early life, and it remained with
him; but of the working up ft this
story into the novel, while he . lay on
his sofa contending with paroxysms
of agony, ho had no recollection.
Laura Black.
’ Petition for divorce, Dooly Super
ior Court, August Term, 1918.
To Defendant, Laura Black;
The plaintiff, Olin Black, having
filed his petition for divorce against
Laura Black in this Court, returnable
to this term of court, and it being
made to appear that Laura Black is
not a resident of said county, and al
so that she does no reside within the
State, and an order hhving been made
for service on her by publication:
This therefore, is to notify you,
Laura Black, to be and appear on the
First Monday in November, 1918,
then and there to answer this com
plaint.
Witness the Hon. D. A. R. Crum,
Jndge of the Superior Court of the
Cordele Judicial Circuit.
This July 3rd, 1918.
C. A. POWELL,
Deputy Clerk, Dooly Superior Court.
2 a m f t m.
Measuring ThoughL
Interesting experiments In measuring
the action of the mind, or thought,
havo been made by scientists. It takes
about two-fifths of a second to call
to mind the country In which a well-
known town Is situated, or the lan
guage Id which a family author wrote.
We can think of the name of the next
GEORGIA—Dooly. County.
Whereas C. S. Thompson, guar
dian for Lillian Thompson, has ap
plied to me for a discharge from his
guardianship of said Lillian Thomp
son. This is to cite all persons con
cerned to file objections if any they
have on or before the first Monday
in August next, else ho will be dis
charged from his guardianship as
prayed for. This July 1, 1918.
J. D. HARGftOVE, Ordinary.
ministration, of taking a statement
from each purchaser that he has not
on hand, including the intended pur
chase, an amount of sugar in excess
of the above basis, and the merchant
is required for his own protection to
hold these statements from purchas
ers subject to examination or inspec
tion by the agents of the Food Admin
istration.
In order to comply with the sugar
ruling retail merchants have been au
thorized, for their own protection, to
provide themselves with the following
form of household applications, which
they are to have signed, after which
the merchant will file in his place of
business;
I hereby apply for purchase of
pounds of sugar for household use at
Street, City of
There are persons in may
family, including servants.
I hereby certify on my honor that
I will not attempt to purchase sugar
elsewhere in excess of three pounds
per person per month for home con
sumption, in conflict with this, state
ment. I further certify that this pur
chase, including sugar now on hand,
or in my possession, or under my con.
rol, will ot exceed a thirty days’ sup
ply on the above basis.
(Signed)
Date
(This applies only to cane or beet
sugar in all forms. The merchant must
hold this certificate subject to inspec
tion of the agents for the Federal
Food Administration for Georgia.)
FOR SALE—One 1918 Indian,
twin, olectrical equipped, three speed
forward, if you want a real machine
at almost your own price
GEORGIA—Dooly County. at almost your own price seo
Mrs. Laura M. Henderson, Gunr- write me at once. Postmaster, Pine-
dian of Luther G. Williams has appli- hurst,
ed to me for a discharge from her
guardianship of Luther G. Williams,
this is therfore to notify all persons
concerned, to file objections if any
they have, on or before the first Mon
day in August next, 1918, else she
will be discharged from her guardian
ship as applied for.
This July 1st, 1918.
J. D. HARGROVE, Ordinary.
GEORGIA—Dooly County.
Whereas, T. F. Bivins administra-
tor estate of Ella Smith late of said
month In half the time we need to [county deceased, has in due form ap-
thlnk of the name of the last month.
It takes on an average one-third of n
second to add numbers containing one
digit, and half a second to multiply
them.
Such experiments give ns wonderful
insight Into the mind. Those used
to reckoning can add two to three ln
less time than others; those familiar
with literature can remember more
quickly than others that Shakespeare
wrote “Hamlet.” It takes longer to
mention a mouth when a season has
been given than to say to what month
a season belongs. The time taken up
ln choosing a motion can bo measured
as well as the time occupied In per
ceiving. /
2,000 MILES FOR FAREWELL
Aged Father Travels From Calgary,
Canada, to Camp Taylor, to Bid
Boys Good-By.
want
my 11
FOR SALE—Good plug Mule and
» good 2 8-4 two-horsc wagon. Ap
TO to Empire Cotton Oil Co„ tf
Louisville, Ky.—After traveling 2,-
000 miles, Clinton Vance, elghty-two
years old, Is here to visit his two sol
dier sons, now at Camp Zachary Tay
lor.
Mr. Vance left his homo near Cal
gary, Canada, some time ago, otter re
ceiving a letter from bis sons saying
they expected soon to leave for “over
there.”
He and his sons moved to Canada
three years ago from Orleans lad,
and at the outbreak of the war both
of the yonng men returned home to
enlist Mr. Vance Is a farmer near
Calgary, and said both of his sons
own large farms In Canada.
“Knows Kaiser Personally.”
Carlisle, Pa.—Emil Yonng, who says
he Is.personally acquainted with ths
kaiser, was detained by the federal
authorities because he could show no
naturalization papers. He asserted ha
had served In the German army.
plied to theundersigned for leave to
sell all of the real estate belonging to
the estate of said deceased. This is to
notify all persons whomsoever, that
I will pass upon said application on
first Monday in August, next, 1918.
Given under my hand and official sig
nature, this July 1st, 1918.
J. D. HARGROVE, Ordinary.
GEORGIA—Dooly County.
Whereas S. E. Statham Adminis
trator of the estate of J. J. Murray,
deceased, has in duo form applied to
to the undersigned, for leave to sell
all of the real estate belonging to
the estate of said deceased and nil
personal property belonging to said-
estate, this is therfore to cite all per
sons whomsover that I will pass upon
said application at the regular Aug
ust Term, 1918, of Dooly Court of
Ordinary. All objections must be
filed by or beforo said Term of Court.
July 1st, 1918.
J. D. Hargrove, Ordinary.
GEORGIA—Dooly County-
Will be sold before the court house
door in said county on tjie flipt Tues
day in-July, 1918, the same being the
2nd day of July between the hours of
10 a. m., and 4 p. m., to'the highest
and best bidder for cash, the follow
ing described property to-wit; Lot No.
C in Block 4, fronting Main Strict,
located in Doollng, Dooly County Ga.
Said property levied upon as Ce
property of E. J. Folds; the defend
ant, by virtue of an execution issued
from Dooly Superior Court, in favor
of G. W. Fullington against E. J.
Folds, defendant. Tenant in posses-
sion notified in terms of the law.
. This Juns 5th, IBIS.
B. O. Davis, Sheriff.
Professional Cards.
P. E. WILLIAMS, M D.
Physician and Surgeon
Vienna, Ga.
Office oyer Walton Bros. Store
r.-r. Bivins, m. i>. u. a. Mobley, m. n
BIVINS & MOBLEY,
Physicians and Surgeons.
Celle Promptly Answered.
Vienna, - - - Georgia.
L. L. WOODWARD.
Attorney-at-Law.
Vienna, - - . Georgia.
V. O. DAVES
Rbvsiciau and Surgeon
Office in COOPER BUILDING
Celle promptly answered
0HA8. S. GURR
Insurance
Office in Vienna News
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DENTAL SURGEON
VIENNA, - GEORGIA
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CORDELE, GA.
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^ Ijlprmj at Law
Offices 'Otoe American Bank
ing Corporation
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Sbuthern hospitality—it’s
almost a magic phrase to many.
But really it stands for honest
friendship, cordiality and (you’ve
guessed it) lots of delicious goodies.
Luztanne Coffee is always In
cluded in Southern hospitality
because it tastes, so good. Fra
grant hot coffee for people who
knowwhat’sgood—thaifeLuzlanne.
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